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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