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August 2 nd WeekQ1. Who was appointed as the 23rd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

for a time period of three years on 6 August 2013?

Ans. Raghuram Govind Rajan

Note: He is the Chief Economic Advisor to the government of India and hesucceeds D. Subbarao who demits the office on 4 September 2013. He is 50 years


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of age and so far, he is the youngest person to become the Governor of theCentral Bank of India.

Q2. Who became the first Indian bowler to top the bowlers' chart in the latest ICC

ODI Player Rankings after former captain Anil Kumble claimed the top position

in the ODI Rankings in 1996?

Ans. Ravindra Jadeja

Q3. Name the India's first indigenous nuclear submarine which became active on

10 August 2013?

Ans. INS Arihant

Q4. Which house of Parliament passed the historic companies Bill 2012 on 8

August 2013?

Ans. Rajya Sabha

Note: The new legislation, which would replace the nearly 57-year-oldCompanies Act of 1956 and would encourage the companies to undertake socialwelfare voluntarily instead of imposing the social responsibility. The bill was

passed by the Lok Sabha on 18 December 2012.

Q5. Who has created a new history for India on 10 August 2013 by becoming the

first women to win a medal for India in the World Badminton Championship?

Ans. PV Sindhu

Note: She won a Bronze medal. Worlds third position player RatchanokInthanon defeated Sindhu in the semi finals.

Q6. Which tennis player topped the Forbes list of highest-paid female athletes for

the ninth straight year? Visit- http://currentaffairs4examz.blogspot.in/

Ans. Maria Sharapova


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Q13. Ministry of Communications and Information Technology inaugurated

Data portal of India in New Delhi on 8 August 2013. Name the URL of the

website?

Ans. www.data.gov.in

Note: It is aimed at sharing more and more data as it empowers and connects topolicy making.

Q14. Name the indigenously developed rockets which were successfully test-

fired by India on 7 August 2013from a multi-barrel rocket launcher (MBRL) from

a base at Chandipur-on-sea near Balasore, off the Odisha coast?

Ans. Pinaka rockets

Note: Pinaka is an area weapon system with a range of 40 km.

Q15. Which team won the Nehru Trophy Boat Race 2013 held in Kerala?

Ans. Shree Ganeshan Chundan

Note: The Nehru Trophy Boat Race is conducted every year on the secondSaturday of August. The tradition of the boat race started in 1952 after the firstPrime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru visited Punnamada Lake in Alleppey

(Alappuzha), Southern Kerala.

Q16. Name the Professional Snooker Player of India who won a Gold Medal in

2013 World Games in Snooker discipline?

Ans. Aditya Mehta

Q17. Where was the World Games 2013 took place where Aditya Mehta, the

Professional Snooker Player won a gold medal for India?

Ans. Cali, Colombia

Q18. Who took charge as the Executive Director of the Union Bank of India on 5

August 2013? Visit- http://currentaffairs4examz.blogspot.in/


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Ans. Rakesh Sethi

Q19. India and Pakistan exchanged fire at which area of Poonch Sector of Jammu

and Kashmir on 6 August 2013 killing five Indian Soldiers?

Ans. Chakan Da Bagh

Q20. Who took oath to the office of US ambassador to United Nations on 2

August 2013?

Ans. Samantha Power

Q21 Who won the men's 10,000m at the World Athletics Championships held inMoscow?

Ans. Mo Farah

Q22. 14th World Championships in Athletics started on 10 August 2013. Where

was it being held?

Ans. Moscow, Russia.

Q23. Name the Kadapa MP and YSR Congress party President who resigned

from his position on 10 August 2013 due to the decision taken by congress

regarding Telangana?

Ans. Jaganmohan Reddy

Q24. Indian Police Wrestlers won five gold medals on 5 August 2013 (the fifth

day) in the World Police and Fire Games. At which place the games were held?

Ans. Belfast, England


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Q32. New International Terminal constructed at whic airport started its

operation on 7 August 2013?

Ans. Chennai airport

Q33. Which country on 6 August 2013 successfully completed a Trial Run of

World's Deepest Rail Tunnel under the Bosphorus Strait connecting Istanbul's

European and Asian sides?

Ans. Turkey

Q34. Who took oath as the new President of Iran on 4 August 2013?Ans. Hassan Rouhani

Q35. The first case of the human-to-human transmission of which flu was

reported on 6 August 2013 from China?

Ans. H7N9

Q36. Where was the first public sector breast milk bank inaugurated on 07


Ans. Kolkata

Q37. A company from Maryland, USA Sanaria has developed a malaria vaccine

that has become the first in providing 100% protection against malaria. What is

its name?

Ans. PfSPZ.

Q38. Which chess player from India won the Denmark's Politiken Cup on 5 July

2013 at Copenhagen, Denmark by gaining 9 out of the total possible 10 points?


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Ans. Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi

Q39. Name the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Amazon who on 5 August

agreed to buy the newspaper assets of the Washington Post Company for 250

million US dollar?

Ans. Jeffrey P Bezos

Q40. Who on 9 August 2013 won the Gujar Mal Modi Award for Science and

Technology 2013?

Ans. Vinod Prakash Sharma

Note: He is an eminent scientist. The award was instituted by the G.M. ModiFoundation in the memory of industrialist Rai Bahadur Gujar Mal Modi in 1988.

August 3 rd WeekQ1. Name the Double Trap shooter of India who was recommended for the Rajiv

Gandhi Khel Ratna award 2013?

Ans. Ronjan SodhiNote: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is Indias highest honour for asportsperson. Sodhi had won two silver medals at the 2010 CommonwealthGames and a gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games. In 2011, he became the firstIndian to successfully defend a World Cup title.

Q2. Name the first ever indigenously designed and built aircraft carrier launched

by India on 12 August 2013?

Ans. INS Vikrant

Note: Click Here to read more . INS Vikrant has a length of 260 metres and it is 60metres wide. Vikrant is scheduled for extensive trials in 2016 before beinginducted into the Navy by 2018 end.


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Q3. Name the indigenously-developed nuclear-capable surface-to-surface missile

successfully test-fired by India on 12 August 2013?

Ans. Prithvi-II

Note: Prithvi-II is the first missile to be developed under India's prestigious

Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP). It is capable ofcarrying 500 kg to 1000 kg of warheads. It has a range of 350 km.

Q4. India celebrated its .........th Independence Day on 15 August 2013?

Ans. 67

Q5. Name the Wimbledon 2013 Womens Singles winner who announced her

retirement from Lawn Tennis on 14 August 2013?Ans. Marion Bartoli

Q6. Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry on 13 August 2013 decided to

extend Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG (DBTL) scheme to how many more

districts from 1 September 2013?

Ans. 35

Note: With this extension the total districts covered under this scheme would goup to 55 districts. New districts which will be covered under the scheme include12 in Kerala, seven in Andhra Pradesh, seven in Himachal Pradesh, five inPunjab, two in Madhya Pradesh and one each in Maharashtra and Goa. With thisKerala becomes the first state to be completely covered under Direct BenefitTransfer for LPG (DBTL) scheme.

Q7. Name the Indian submarine which sank with 18 crewmen after explosion on

14 August 2013 at the high-security naval dockyard in Mumbai?

Ans. INS Sindhurakshak

Note: Click Here to read more

INS Sindhurakshak is the ninth of the ten Sindhughosh-class diesel-electricsubmarines of the Indian Navy. At the time of its sinking, there were reportedly18 crew members on board and all are feared dead.


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Q8. First season of the Indian Badminton League (IBL) started on 14 August 2013

at New Delhi. IBL is the franchise league which is proposed under?

Ans. Badminton Association of India (BAI).

Note: The schedule of the IBL is 14 August 2013 to 31 August 2013. The league

will include Indian as well as foreign badminton players.

Q9. Who are the brand ambassadors of the Indian Badminton League (IBL)?

Ans. Deepika Padukone and Aamir Khan

Q10. Name the franchise cities included in IBL?Ans. Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad, Nagpur and Lucknow.

Q11. Union Minister of State for Personnel and Training V Narayanasamy on 12

August 2013 introduced The Right to Information (Amendment) Bill 2013 in Lok

Sabha. What is the objective of the bill?

Ans. Bill was introduced to amend the Right to Information Act, 2005, toexclude the political parties from the definition of Public authority for thepurpose of the Act.

Q12. Who was the chairman of selection committee for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

and Arjuna award this year? Visit- http://currentaffairs4examz.blogspot.in/

Ans. Billiards legend Michael Ferreira.

Q13. Who won the 100 metre sprint title at the 14th IAAF World Championships

2013 held in Moscow on 11 August 2013?

Ans. Usain Bolt

Q14. Name the sports persons recommended for Arjuna awards 2013?


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Ans. Virat Kohli (Cricket), Chekrovolu Swuro (Archery), Renjith Maheshwary(Athletics), PV Sindhu (Badminton), Kavita Chahal (Boxing), Rupesh Shah(Snooker), Gaganjeet Bhullar (Golf), Saba Anjum (Hockey), Rajkumari Rathore(Shooting), Joshna Chinappa (Squash), Mouma Das (Table Tennis), Neha Rathi(Wrestling), Dharmendra Dalal (Wrestling), Amit Kumar Saroha (Parasports).

Q15. A Street in Winnipeg city of which country has been named after Mahatma

Gandhi on the occasion of India's 67th Independence Day?

Ans. Canada

Q16. Which state Government on 7 August 2013 became the first state in the

country to disburse salary of its staff through their Aadhaar-linked bankaccounts?

Ans. Maharashtra

Q17. Janata Party led by Subramanian Swamy has merged with which party on

on 11 August 2013?

Ans. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

Q18. Who won Women's Rogers Cup 2013?

Ans. Serena Williams

Q19. Who won Mens Singles Title in Rogers Cup 2013?

Ans. Rafael Nadal

Q20. Name the bill passed by Rajya Sabha on 13 August 2013 under whichmarriages solemnized in India irrespective of the religion of the persons getting

married will have to be compulsorily registered?

Ans. Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2012


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Q21. Who was appointed as a member of the Union Public Service Commission

(UPSC) on 8 August 2013? Visit- http://currentaffairs4examz.blogspot.in/

Ans. Vinay Mittal

Note: He is a former Indian Railway Traffic Service officer. Appointment of the

UPSC member is for a period of six years or until he/she attains the age of 65years, whichever is earlier. The Commission consists of a Chairman and tenMembers.

Q22. Who is responsible for appointing the chairman and members to the UPSC?

Ans. Department of Personnel & Training (Union Ministry of Personnel,

Public Grievances & Pensions)

Q23. What is the structure of present Union Public Service Commission?

Ans. Present Union Public Service Commission headed by D P Agrawal, andmembers of UPSC are Rajni Razdan, Venkatarami Reddy Y, Alka Sirohi, David RSyiemlieh, Manbir Singh, former CBI director Amar Pratap Singh and FormerNavy Vice Chief D K Dewan.

Q24. Who was named as the captain of the 18-member Indian squad for the AsiaCup hockey tournament on 11 August 2013?

Ans. Sardar Singh

Q25. AERB has given clearance for the unit 1 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power

Plant (KNPP) to produce 500MW of power on 15 Aug 13. AERB stands for?

Ans. Atomic Energy Regulatory Board

Q26. Central Government on 13 August 2013 raised customs duty on gold, silver

and platinum to ............ percent in a bid to curb the surging imports and

burgeoning Current Account Deficit.

Ans. 10


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Q27. Name the Egypts Vice President who resigned in protest over the attacks

on pro Mohamed Morsi supporters in Cairo on 14 August 2013?

Ans. Mohamed Elbaradei

Q28. Union Cabinet on 13 August 2013 approved the proposal for setting up of

the Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC). What is the aim of setting

such a Commission? Visit- http://currentaffairs4examz.blogspot.in/

Ans. To remove ambiguity and establish a stable and non-adversarial taxadministration.

Q29. Indian Police team won a record breaking haul of ........... medals after

participating in the World Police & Fire Games held at Belfast from 1 August to

10 August 2013?

Ans. 83

Note: It includes 48 Gold, 22 Silver and 13 Bronze Medals.

Q30. Which company became Aditya Birla groups most valuable company on 12

August 2013?

Ans. Idea Cellular

Q31. Who won Mali's Presidential elections on 12 August 2013?

Ans. Ibrahim Boubacar Keita

Q32. The first Cyber Forensic Laboratory (CFL) of India was established in which

High Court on 11 August 2013?

Ans. Tripura High Court


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Q33. Union Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister K.V.

Thomas on 7 August 2013 introduced National Food Security Bill 2013 in Lok

Sabha. This will replace which ordinance?

Ans. National Food Security Ordinance, 2013

Q34. Who won the Gold medal in Womens pole vault final at World Athletic

Championship in Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia?

Ans. Isinbayeva

Q35. International Youth Day was observed on 12th August. What was the

theme of the day this year? Visit- http://currentaffairs4examz.blogspot.in/Ans. Youth Migration: Moving Development Forward.

Q36. Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on 16 August 2013 unveiled the

National Skill Certification and Monetary Reward Scheme. What is the objective

of the scheme?

Ans. To motivate the youth for acquiring vocational skills.

Q37. Which country has declared one month emergency following political

violence occupied by supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi?

Ans. Egypt

Q38. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on 14 August 2013 unveiled the

second phase of comprehensive multi-media initiative Glimpses of the India

Story. What is the aim of such an intiative?

Ans. To inform the people about the measures taken by the UPA Government


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Q39. India won six medals at the 7th Asian Junior Wushu Championships which

concluded on 13 August 2013. Where was the Championship held?

Ans. Manila, Philippines

Q40. Name the oldest penguin of the world which turned 36 years old on 12


Ans. King Penguin Missy

Q41. Who won the Cadet Girls singles title at Guatemala Junior and Cadet Open

Table Tennis championships on 11 August 2013?

Ans. Sagarika Ghosh

Q42. Mars one in the first week of August 2013 announced that more than ............

lakh people have applied for a one-way trip the Mars (the red planet)?

Ans.one lakh

Q43. Travel & Tourism Fair (TTF) 2013, the biggest travel trade show of India,

started off on 16 August 2013 at which place?

Ans. Ahmadabad

Q44. Name the largest blast furnace of India operationalised by Steel Authority

of India Ltd (SAIL), on 10 August 2013?

Ans. Durga

Q45. Name the Indias best known naturalist and ornithologist who passed away

on 11 August 2013? Visit- http://currentaffairs4examz.blogspot.in/

Ans. Zafar Futehally


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Q46. Name the New App developed by German Scientists to find lost things?

Ans. FindMyStuff

Q47. Which Indian player has won 10000 dollar the Internalional Tennis

Federation (ITF) Women's Tennis Tournament on 11 August 2013?

Ans. Sowjanya Bavisetti

Q48. Indian-American Trio won top honours at the 11th National Geographic

World Championship. Where was it held?

Ans. Russia's St. Petersburg city.

Q49. Name the first British to perform a space walk who retired from NASA in

the second week of August 2013?

Ans. Colin Michael Foale

Q50. Who was appointed as 11th Director of the IIM A (Indian Institute of

Management, Ahmadabad) on 13 August 2013?

Ans. Ashish Nanda

August 4 th WeekQ1. Food Security Scheme was launched by UPA Chairperson and Congress

President Sonia Gandhi at Delhi on 20 August 2013 on the occasion of former

Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's 69th birth Anniversary. Name the states in which

it came into force from 20 Aug 2013?

Ans. Delhi, Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana and Uttarakhand

Note: The food security scheme aims at ensuring the poor to get essential foodcommodities such as wheat and rice at affordable prices (Rice at 3 Rs/kg, Wheatat 2 Rs/kg, Coarse grain 1 Rs/kg).


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Q2. Who has been awarded with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2013?

Ans. Ronjon Sodhi

Note: Click Here to read more

Q3. Global digital measurement and analytics comScore stated in its report that

India is the worlds third largest Internet user after which countries?

Ans. China and USA

Q4. Name the country which India surpassed to become worlds third largest

Internet user?

Ans. Japan

Q5. Social networking giant Facebook on 21 August 2013 joined forces with six

other technology giants namely Ericsson, MediaTek, Nokia, Opera, Qualcomm

and Samsung to launch Internet.org. What is the aim of it?

Ans. To make Internet access affordable for people across the globe.

Q6. Who has been appointed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as his Special

Envoy to visit Japan in the rank of a Cabinet Minister on 22 August 2013?

Ans. Ashwani Kumar

Note: Ashwani Kumar resigned as Union Law Minister on 10 May 2013 forallegedly interfering in a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe in coalblocks allocation.

Q7. Who has, on 22 August 2013, became the first woman to be selected as the

head of the Navratna public sector unit (PSU), Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd

(HPCL)?

Ans. Nishi Vasudeva


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Ans. My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions

Q13. Who was on 17 August 2013 appointed as the Director General of CRPF

(Central Reserve Police Force) by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs,

Government of India?

Ans. Dilip Trivedi

Q14. Name the Microsoft CEO who on 24 August 2013 announced that he will

retire within 12 month from post?

Ans. Steve Ballmer

Q15. ISRO called off GSLV-D5 launch with just an hour to go before the launch

as a "leak" had been detected in fuel tank on 19 August 2013. GSLV-D5 was

supposed to carry which satellite?

Ans. GSAT-14

Q16. Bollywood actor and UNICEF (United Nations International Children's

Emergency Fund) Goodwill Ambassador Amitabh Bachchan on 23 August 2013

joined the UN and its humanitarian partners to promote The World Needs More

global campaign. What is the aim of the campaign?

Ans. Campaign seeks to turn words into real assistance for communitiesaffected by humanitarian crises.Note: It was launched on 19 August 2013.

Q17. Where was the second Asian Youth Games held recently from August 16 to

24, 2013?

Ans. Nanjing, China

Note: India's finished 10th with an overall tally of 14 medals (3 gold, 4 silver and7 bronze)


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Q18. Union Cabinet of India on 22 August 2013 cleared a proposal to scrap the

collegium system of appointing judges to the Supreme Court and High Courts. It

will be replaced by ..............?

Ans. Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC)

Note: According to the proposal, the government will set up a panel headed bythe Chief Justice of India (CJI) to appoint and transfer senior judges. The othermembers of the proposed Commission will comprise the Law Minister, two judges of the Supreme Court, two eminent persons as members and Secretary(Justice) in the Law Ministry as Member Secretary.

Q19. State Government of Rajasthan on 21 August 2013 laid the foundation stonefor world's biggest solar park at which place?

Ans. Bhadla of Jodhpur District of Rajasthan .

Q20. Name the India's second largest tyre maker who on 21 August 2013

announced a tie-up with Manchester United to become its official tyre partner in

UK and India?

Ans. Apollo Tyres

Q21. Which State Government adopted an Anti-Black Magic and Superstition

Ordinance on 21 August 2013?

Ans. Maharashtra

Note: The ordinance was adopted by the state cabinet after the death of anti-

superstition activist Narendra Dabholkar.

Q22. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 20 August 2013 further relaxed the Statutory

Liquidity Ratio (SLR) to provide more funds to banks for lending. What is SLR?

Ans. SLR stands for Statutory Liquidity Ratio. This term is used by bankersand indicates the minimum percentage of deposits that the bank has to


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maintain in form of gold, cash or other approved securities. In other words, itis ratio of cash and some other approved securities to liabilities (deposits). Itregulates the credit growth in India.Note: RBI has now allowed banks to retain those holdings at 24.5 percent.

Q23. Thirty-Seven pilgrims which included women as well as children were

killed when the Saharsa-Patna Rajyarani Express ploughed on them at the speed

of 80 kmph on 19 August 2013. Where the accident had took place?

Ans. Bihar's Khagaria district.

Q24. Mahendra Singh Dhoni Beat Nadal and Bolt in Recent Forbes List of

Highest-Paid Athletes. Now he is at which place in the list?

Ans. 16th

Note: Tiger Woods is at first with the annual income of 78.1 million US dollarfollowed by the tennis player Roger Federer with the earnings of 71.5 millionUS dollar and at third was basketball player Kobe Bryant with the earning of61.9 million US dollar.

Q25. India's first National Media Centre was inaugurated by Prime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh on 24 Aug 2013. Where was it situated?

Ans. New Delhi

Q26. Men's Asia Cup hockey tournament kicked off on 24 Aug 2013. Where it

was being held?

Ans. Ipoh in Malaysia

Q27. Which Indian player was placed in 6th position in the latest ICC T20

Rankings?

Ans. Virat Kohli


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Q28. Who received Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhbhavna Award on 20 August

2013 on the occasion of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's 69th birth

Anniversary?

Ans. Sarod Maestro Amjad Ali Khan

Q29. World Bank assisted National AIDS Control Support Project was launched

by which department under Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare in New

Delhi on 24 August 2013?

Ans. Department of AIDS Control

Q30. Name the two Lumia series smartphomes launched by Nokia in India 22August 2013?

Ans. Lumia 925 and 625

Note: Lumia 625 is priced at 19999 rupees, while Lumia 925 is available in themarket for 33499 rupees. Lumia 625 is a smart and affordable device which hasthe advance Lumia features and a large screen where users can haveentertainment.

Q31. Telugu writer, novelist and columnist and Winner of Sahitya Akademi who

passed away on 21 August 2013?

Ans. Malathi Chandur

Q32. Mental Health Care Bill, 2013 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha in the third

week of August 2013. What is the important clause of the bill?

Ans. Bill seeks to decriminalise suicide, while at the same time, makingaffordable mental health care a right for everyone.

Q33. The 19th Delhi Book Fair started off on 23 August 2013 at Pragati Maidan,

New Delhi. What is the theme of the 19th Delhi Book Fair?

Ans. Libraries and Readership.


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Q34. Which company was adjudged the Best Performing Integrated Steel Plant in

the country for the year 2011-12, on 22 August 2013, based on the

recommendations made by a Panel of Judges that selected companies for the

Prime Minister`s Trophy awards for the year 2011-12?

Ans. Tata Steel

Q35. Who was appointed as the Chairperson of the National School of Drama

Society on 19 August 2013 by the President of India?

Ans. Ratan Thiyam

Note: He is the renowned theatre personality from Manipur.

Q36. Who won gold in Mens Singles Squash at the second Asian Youth Games

in Nanjing, China on 19 August 2013 for India?

Ans. Kush Kumar

Q37. Who was selected on 12 August 2013 to receive the Sir Edmund Hillary

Mountain Legacy Medal?

Ans. Harshwanti Bisht

Note: He is a Professor of economics, conservationist and mountaineer

Q38. World Photography Day was celebrated on ........th August 2013?

Ans. 19 August

Q39. Who was appointed Head of Atomic Energy Organisation in Iran on 16

August 2013?

Ans. Ali Akbar Salehi


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Q40. Who was named a recipient of the 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award by

the American Society of Civil Engineers Environmental and Water Resources

Institute (ASCE-EWRI) on 16 August 2013?

Ans. Vijay Singh

Note: He is a professor and a distinguished chair in the Department of Biologicaland Agricultural Engineering at Texas A&M University.

Q41. Who will took over as Nepals new Indian ambassador?

Ans. Ranjit Rae

Q42. Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on 19 August 2013 unveiled the statue

of which Nobel Laureate at New Delhi?

Ans. Norman Borlaug

Q43. Who won a bronze medal for India in the 96-kg freestyle category at the

World Junior Wrestling Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria on 17 August 2013?

Ans. Satywart Kadian

Q44. Name the former Pakistani military ruler was indicted by an anti-terrorism

court on 20 August 2013 in the 2007 assassination of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto?

Ans. Pervez Musharraf

Q45. Government of India on 19 August 2013 decided to include Hysterectomies

as a component in the fourth round of the National Family Health Survey(NFHS), which will begin in January 2014. What is Hysterectomy?

Ans. Hysterectomy is the complete or partial removal of the uterus, andsometimes ovaries, cervix and fallopian tubes.

Q46. Where was the 5th India-China Strategic Dialogue on held 20 August 2013?


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