Tuesday, 6 August 2013

August 06, 2013 Current Affairs

What position did India won in junior Hockey world cup 2013?
a)Bronze. India defeated England with a score 3-2

Which company has come up with plans of beaming the internet with giant balloons in areas without access to Internet?
a)Google

From which date the Commodity Transaction Tax (CTT) came into effect?
a)July 1, 2013

Which day is celebrated as international Nelson Mandela Day?
a)July 18

Which language is declared as the 5th classical language in 2013?
a)Malayalam. Languages so far declared as classical language are Tamil(2004), Sanskrit(2005), Kannada and Telugu (In 2008), and Malayalam(2013).

What target percentage is govt planning to achieve in the year 2017 in literacy?
a)80%

Name the programme started by union Govt to skill and place 50,000 youth who are in the Naxal affected districts of 9 states?
a)Roshni

Istanbul convention is concerned with what?
a)Violence against women

Who is the winner of Canadian Grand Pix formula one championship in montreal?
a)Sebastian Vettal

Who is the new chief information commissioner of India?
a)Sathyananda Mishra

Which is the only port in India which is a public company?
a)Enore

Which country launched the manned space mission Shenzhou-10 carrying 3 person to space?
a)China

In which country did govt decide to shut down its public television and radio broadcaster?
a)Greece

Which year is India expected overtake China in terms of population?
a)2028

With what is 'Challo Assembly' associated with?
a)Protest for Telungana

Which is going to be the world's highest airport, which is to be inaugurated this year last?
a)Daocheng Yading airport. It is 4411 meter high

"Peace Mission 2013" is the name of the military exercise started by which two countries?
a)Russia and China

What is 'Little Boy' and 'Enola Gay'?
a)Name of the atom bomb showered in Nagasaki and Hiroshima on August 6, 68 years ago.

Where is ICC 2015 to be hosted?
a)Melbourne, Australia

Name India's first Indigenous aircraft carrier?
a)INS Vikrant. It was developed in Cochin shipyard

Who won Washington open 2013 tennis men's singles title?
a)det Potoro

Who won Ashes cricket test 2013?
a)England.

Who wrote the book 'India, the future is now'?
a)Shashi Tharoor

Name the book written by Malala Yousafzai?
a)'I am malala'

Who is the co-operative affairs minister of India?
a)Sachin Piolet

Expand NSEL?
a)National Spot Exchange Limited

Expand FTIL?
a)Financial Technology India Limited. It was founded by Jignesh Sha. NSEL is the subsidiary of FTIL

Expand FMC?
a)Forward Markets Commission

Name the port opened in Sri Lanka with Chinese participation?
a)Colombo Port

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