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Current Affairs and Gk -September 1-10, 2013

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Current Affairs and Gk -September 1-10, 2013

Important current affairs and Gk questions of September 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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81. Who among the followings has won Prime Minister Election in Australia?

[A]Kevin Rudd
[B]Julia Gillard
[C]Tony Abbott’s
[D]Stephen Smith




Tony Abbott’s
Tony Abbott’s Australia’s “unelectable” and gaffe-prone political leader, confounded critics by becoming the country’s latest Prime Minister, leading the opposition to a sweeping election victory and ending six years of Labour Party rule.


82. Which of the following cities has won the bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games?

[A]Madrid
[B]Tokyo
[C]Istanbul
[D]Durban




Tokyo
Tokyo was awarded the 2020 Olympics, capitalizing on its reputation as a safe pair of hands and defying concern about the Fukushima nuclear crisis. Tokyo defeated Istanbul 60-36 in the final round of secret voting by the International Olympic Committee.


83. Who among the following appoints Banking Ombudsman in India?

[A]Finance Minister
[B]RBI
[C]SEBI
[D]Government of India




RBI
The Banking Ombudsman is a person appointed by the Reserve Bank of India redresses the customer complaints against the banks.


84. A computer virus cannot be contracted by which of the followings?

[A]CD
[B]E-mail
[C]Scanner
[D]Internet downloads




Scanner
A hardware scanner inputs data into the computer from a hard copy, it’s impossible for a virus to infect the computer because the text is either made into an image or as plain text.


85. Who among the following has won women’s single title in the US Open Tennis Championship 2013?

[A]Victoria Azarenka
[B]Ashleigh Barty
[C]Serena Williams
[D]Andrea Hlavackova




Serena Williams
Top-seeded Serena Williams won her fifth U.S Open championship and 17th Grand Slam title overall by beating No.2 Victoria Azarenka 7-5, 6-7, 6-1 in a windy final.


86. Recently (September, 2013), India has agree to give $1 million to United Nations Relief and Working Agency for providing food and medicines to the refugees of which country?

[A]Pakistan
[B]Mali
[C]Palestine
[D]Somalia




Palestine
The Union Government of India gave one more million dollars to the United Nations Relief and Working Agency for providing food and medicines to Palestine refugees.


87. Recently (September, 2013), which Telecom Company pulls off one of biggest deals in corporate history with $130 billion sale?

[A]Airtel
[B]Aircel
[C]Vodafone
[D]Idea




Vodafone
British mobile phone group Vodafone pulled off one of the biggest deals in corporate history selling its stake in America’s biggest mobile phone business for $130bn.


88. The part of the eye which is transplanted in eye donation is ___?

[A]Cornea
[B]Iris
[C]Retina
[D]Lens




Cornea
Only the front transparent portion of the eye, the cornea is transplanted during eye donation.


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