Current Affairs August 2013 questions and answers

Current Affairs August 2013 questions and answers

1. Who of the following was sworn the new Prime Minister of Australia on 18 September 2013?

a. Kevin Rudd
b. Julia Gillard
c. Tony Abbott
d. David Watsom

2. Who of the following has been appointed the Director General of Bureau of Indian Standards(BIS) on 2 July 2013?

a. Sharad Gupta
b. Tapan Roy
c. Raghuram Rajan
d. Sunil Soni

3. Who of the following was appointed the next Chief Justice of India on 29 June 2013?

a. Soumitra Sen
b. Altamas Kabir
c. P. Sathasivam
d. V Ram Prakash

4. The US inventor, Doulas Engelbart died recently, was also known as the father of _____?

a. Keyboard
b. Computer Mouse
c. CPU
d. MotherBoard

5. Who of the following actress got the best Actress award at 14th IIFA awards 2013?

a. Deepika Padukone
b. Anushka Sharma
c. Vidya Balan
d. Kareena Kapoor

6. ___________ was recently (July, 2013) nominated by Barack Obama, as the next FBI Director?

a. James Comey
b. Jim kerry
c. Robert Mueller
d. James Adams

7. Who of the following was appointed the new Chief Minister of Jharkhand on Jul 13, 2013?

a. Arjun Munda
b. Hemant Soren
c. Madhu Koda
d. Shibu Soren

8. In which of the following sectors India and Iraq signed a pact to enhance co-operation in Aug, 2013?

a. Energy
b. Infrastructure
c. Bilateral Trade and Commerce
d. All of above

9. The Union Cabinet recently gave approval to rename the Bengaluru International Airport as __________?

a. Karnataka International Airport
b. Yelahanka International Airport
c. Kempegowda International Airport
d. Hiriya Kempegowda International Airport

10. Where is Pipavav Port located, the first private sector port of India that has reclaimed top position in seafood exports for second consecutive year?

a. Gujarat
b. Rajasthan
c. Kerala
d. Karnataka

11. Choose the state that is recently declared as the first Smoke free state of the country as per compliance to Section 4 of the Cigarettes and other tobacco Products Act(COTPA) 2003.

a. Himachal Pradesh
b. Haryana
c. Assam
d. Karnataka

12. Which of the following countries recently conducted first classroom lecture from space, addressed around 330 primary as well as middle school students at the High school?

a. China
b. India
c. France
d. US

13. Name the country whose former Prime Minister was recently sentenced to seven years in prisons and a lifetime ban on holding public office by a lower court of Milan after he was found

guilty of soliciting sex from a minor and abusing his powers to cover up his actions.

a. Iran
b. Italy
c. Brazil
d. France

14. Name the country that became the 28th member of the European Union.

a. Croatia
b. Slovenia
c. Brazil
d. France

15. According to statistics released in June-July 2013, which of the following countries became the top buyer of Nigerian crude oil?

a. India
b. US
c. UK
d. China

16. _______________ recently launched its operations in India by opening a branch in Mumbai?

a. Citibank Singapore
b. Nepal Bank Ltd.
c. Chiba Bank Japan
d. Bank International Indonesia

17. President Pranab Mukherjee recently signed the ordinance on food security which seals to give legal rights over subsidized grains every month to how much percent of the population?

a. 60
b. 65
c. 67
d. 62

18. Which of the product have been banned by Indian government from its testing on animals and thus India become the first country in South Asia to end such tests?

a. Cosmetic
b. Foods
c. Medicine
d. Toiletary