Current Affairs and Gk -August 2013 part-2
Current Affairs and Gk -August 2013
Important current affairs and Gk questions of August month for IAS, RAS, SSC CGL, UPSC, BANK PO, UPSC,RPSC, Bank exams and all other exams.If you like the post kindly give rating.
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185. Which one of the following is not a “Classical Language of India”?
[A]Malayalam
[B]Kannada
[C]Telugu
[D]Bengali
Bengali
Tamil, Sanskrit, Kannada, Telugu and Malayalam are so far declared as classical language of India.
186. As per the RBI, the cap on the foreign investment for a new bank is?
[A]51%
[B]49%
[C]74%
[D]100%
49%
As per the RBI new guidelines, there would be a cap of 49% on foreign holdings in new banks and it must have a minimum paid up capital of Rs 500 crore.
187. Who among the following has been recently (August 2013) elected as President of Zimbabwe?
[A]Morgan Tsvangirai
[B]Robert Mugabe
[C]Rita Makarau
[D]Mkhululi Nyathi
Robert Mugabe
Africa’s oldest president, Robert Mugabe, was declared winner of Zimbabwe election. Zimbabwe’s Election Commission announced Mugabe had beaten Tsvangirai with just over 61 percent of the votes, against nearly 34 percent for Tsvangirai.
188. Which one of the following pairs is not correct?
[A]Gorkha Janmukti Morcha – West Bengal
[B]Tulu Nadu – Tamil Nadu
[C]Bodoland – Assam
[D]Vidarbha – Maharashtra
Tulu Nadu – Tamil Nadu
Tulu Nadu state movement aims the formation of a separate Tulu Nadu state from Karnataka.
189. Who among the following is set to head the “Tax Administration Reforms Commission” of India?
[A]C Rangarajan
[B]P Chidambaram
[C]Parthasarathi Shome
[D]Koushik Basu
Parthasarathi Shome
Parthasarathi Shome, advisor to Finance Minister P Chidambaram, is set to head to the Tax Administration Reforms Commission, which has been tasked to review the tax rules enforced by officials. Shome, an economist and tax expert of international repute, has already named head of a forum to interact with industry groups on tax related issues and disputes.
190. . The “Karakoram Pass” links which of the following two countries?
[A]India and China
[B]China and Pakistan
[C]India and Pakistan
[D]India and Bangladesh
India and China
The Karakoram pass is a 4,693 meter mountain pass between India and China.
191. World’s largest solar park is coming up in which one of the following states?
[A]Maharastra
[B]Gujarat
[C]Rajasthan
[D]Tamil Nadu
Rajasthan
State government of Rajasthan laid the foundation stone for the world’s biggest solar park at Bhandla of Jodhpur district. The solar park with generation capacity of 3000WM would be commissioned in phased manner. In its first phase the solar park will generate 1000 MW. It would be established in 10 thousand hectare land and Asian Development Bank will provide 3000 crore rupees loan for the for development of transition lines.
192. The term “Elasmobranches” is a collective name for the____?
[A]Shark, Skates and Rays
[B]Shark, Rays and Dolphins
[C]Shark, Skates and Dolphins
[D]Skates, Dolphins and Rays
Shark, Skates and Rays
The term Elasmobranches is a collective name for the sharks, skates and rays. Elasmobranches have a skeleton made of cartilage, no swim bladders and rough skin made up of small dermal dentils. Elasmobranches are renowned for their highly tuned senses.
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