Monday, 26 August 2013

August 26, 2013 General awareness

Where is the 35th national games to be held, in Feb 2014?
a)Kerala. Ammu, the great horn bill is the Mascot

Who is the new chief of Southern Navel Command?
a)Rear Admiral P Ajith Kumar

Who is the present chairman and MD of IDBI?
a)M S Raghavan

Which country has agreed to assist India, by training the officials in cyber security, mega city policing and forensics, critical and infrastructural protection etc... for fighting against terrorism?
a)USA

Name the bomb expert of LeT who was been arrested by India in August 2013?
a)Abdul Karim alias Tunda

Who is the chairman of PMEAC(Prime minister's Economic Advisory Council)?
a)Y V Reddy. He is the former RBI governor

Who won world 200 m title for the third successive time at the world Athletics Championship 2013 held in Mosco?
a)Ussain Bolt (19.66 seconds). His own team mate Warren weir won silver medal (19.79 secs).

Name the three India states which received UN Public Service Award, held in Baharin?
a)Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand. The programme was held in Manama, the capital city of Baharin

What is the name of the Mahila Bank which is to be started exclusively for women?
a)Bharathiya Mahila Bank

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed a firm in Kerala to operate as a non-banking financial company (NBFC) that follows Islamic principles as Muslims are unable to use normal banks because laws covering the sector require banking to be based on interest, which is forbidden in Islam. Name it?
a)Sharia Banking. It will be based in Ernakulam, Kerala

Who was selected as the winner of 21st Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhbhavna Award?
a)Amjad Ali Khan

Who won this years Belgian Grand Prix on August 25th 2013?
a)Sebastian Vettal

Which country has bypassed Japan to become the world’s third largest Internet user after China and the United States?
a)India. Three-fourths of its online population is under 35, says comScore report. China has the world’s biggest online presence. Its Internet users outnumber Indians by the ratio of 5: 1. 

NASA said that its next moon mission will be to study what causes the moon's mysterious glow. Name the orbiter which will be used?
a)Lunar Atmospheric and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE)

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