Saturday, 10 August 2013

August 10, 2013 Current Affairs

Who is the petroleum secretary of India?
a)Vivek Rae

Name the version of MS office launched by Microsoft for university students in India at Rs 4,199 for a 4-year subscription?
a)Office 365 University

Which telecom company is preparing alternative defense telecom network exclusively for armed forces by 2015, after which the defense sector is expected to release 150 megahertz of telecom spectrum?
a)BSNL

According to the corporate law, how many percentage of a companies' income should be used for Cooperate Social Responsibility?
a)Companies have to spend at least 2% of its average net profit during three preceding years on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities.

India’s cabinet on 8th August 2013 approved the creation of a Doordarshan-like organization for social media such as Facebook and Twitter. This organisation has been allotted a budget of Rs.22.5 crore until 2017, and will be a part of the ministry of information and broadcasting. Name it?
a)Bureau of New and Concurrent Media

Broadcaster Doordarshan has decided to start Hindi news channels for four states. Which states?
a)Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan

Expand IRDA?
a)Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority

The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty of Rs 5.62 lakh on a bank for the violation of the terms of agreement for opening and maintaining currency chests. On which bank was the penalty imposed?
a)SBI. The violation was found in SBI, Secunderabad branch.

Amazon founder and chief executive officer Jeffrey P Bezos has agreed to buy the newspaper assets for USD 250 million of which company?
a)The Washington Post

Expand ISI (Of Pakistan)?
a)Inter-Services Intelligence

Expand GAIL?
a)Gas Authority of India Limited

Japan on August 6th unveiled its biggest warship since world war II. Name it?
a)IZUMO

Expand FSDC?
a)Financial Stability and Development Council

What will be the initial investment in the women bank?
a)1000 crores

Windows announced that it is taking away the support of an operating system from 8th 2004. Which OS?
a)Windows XP

Other Important News

*World Bank and ADB to give $400 m for Uttarakhand
-For redeveloping the basic amenities like housing, agriculture, education and healthcare facilities besides reconstructing the damaged roads.
-ADB will give $30 million for tourism development, $95 million for highways and connecting roads, $10 million dollars solely for hill roads affected in the disaster, $12 million for drinking water and $6 million for the construction of drainage systems
-The World Bank would give $30 million for drinking water projects, $50 million for the repair of damaged buildings, $20 million for irrigation and $23 million for technical support

-90 per cent would be paid back by the Union Government and ten per cent by the State Government

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