Om sri ram om sri ram om sri ram
Pranjali Pabha
lokaa: samstaaha: sukhinobhavanthu
August Current Affairs
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1. The Syrian human rights activist and director of Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM) who has been freed by Syria after more than 3 years since his arrest in February 2012---- Mazen Darwish
2. The percentage by which China has decided to devalue its currency, the Yuan, also known as the renminbi, in order to increase its market-orientation and benchmark status ----1.9%
3. The theme of International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples observed on August 9, 2015----Ensuring indigenous peoples' health and well-being
4. Number of languages supported by the new Translator App launched by Microsoft for iOS and Android platforms is---50
5. The bollywood megastar who has been chosen to be Tiger Ambassador of Maharashtra state----Amitabh Bachchan
6. The behaviour ecologist from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.) as well as president of the Indian National Science Academy who has been awarded Germany’s highest civilian honour, the Cross of the Order of the Merit---Raghavendra Gadagkar
7. The secular blogger and owner of website Istishon who was hacked to death by unknown assailants in Bangladesh---Niloy Chatterjee
8. The country which has set up the world's largest mosquito factory to tackle dengue fever by releasing one million sterilised mosquitoes every week in a bid to dilute their population with insects that don't carry the disease----China
9. The venue of International Conference of Science, Technology and Public Policy for Achieving the Zero Hunger Challenge organised by M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) from 07 to 08 August 2015----Chennai
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1. The Syrian human rights activist and director of Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM) who has been freed by Syria after more than 3 years since his arrest in February 2012---- Mazen Darwish
2. The percentage by which China has decided to devalue its currency, the Yuan, also known as the renminbi, in order to increase its market-orientation and benchmark status ----1.9%
3. The theme of International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples observed on August 9, 2015----Ensuring indigenous peoples' health and well-being
4. Number of languages supported by the new Translator App launched by Microsoft for iOS and Android platforms is---50
5. The bollywood megastar who has been chosen to be Tiger Ambassador of Maharashtra state----Amitabh Bachchan
6. The behaviour ecologist from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.) as well as president of the Indian National Science Academy who has been awarded Germany’s highest civilian honour, the Cross of the Order of the Merit---Raghavendra Gadagkar
7. The secular blogger and owner of website Istishon who was hacked to death by unknown assailants in Bangladesh---Niloy Chatterjee
8. The country which has set up the world's largest mosquito factory to tackle dengue fever by releasing one million sterilised mosquitoes every week in a bid to dilute their population with insects that don't carry the disease----China
9. The venue of International Conference of Science, Technology and Public Policy for Achieving the Zero Hunger Challenge organised by M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) from 07 to 08 August 2015----Chennai
Union Budget 2015-16 Important Questions:
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9. IIT to be set up in which state ?
Karnataka
10. Which institue will be upgraded to full IIT ?
Indian School of Mines in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
11. What is FEMA and which section of it to be amended ?
FEMA (foreign exchange management act), Section 6
12. What does Public procurement law speaks about ?
wrongdoings by officials in public procurement
13. IIT to be set up in which state ?
Karnataka
14. Which institue will be upgraded to full IIT ?
Indian School of Mines in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
15. What is FEMA and which section of it to be amended ?
FEMA (foreign exchange management act), Section 6
16. What does Public procurement law speaks about ?
wrongdoings by officials in public procurement
17. Which states has been selected for Global Heritage sites ?
Kerala
18. PM Agri loans gets extra allocation of an amount, What is equal to ?
56 cr
19. What is PPP mode ?
Public Private Partnership
20. What are all the schemes related to insurance proposed in the union budget ?
Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana,
Atal Pension Yojana and
Pradhan Mantri jeevan jyoti Bima Yojana
21. The Union budget announced a new scheme, Nai Manzil. This scheme will be hepful for ?
Minority youth without a formal school-leaving certificate to obtain one and find better employment
22. Rs.70, 00 crores is allocated for what type of scheme ?
Investment on Infrastructure
23. Which state is to have University of disability Studies ?
Kerala
24. What is the amount allocated for Research and Development ?
150 cr
25. What is NITI and where is it located ?
National Institution of Transforming India (NITI) , Delhi
26. Centre for film production, animation and gaming to come up in which state ?
Arunachal Pradesh
27. PG Institute of Horticulture to be set up in which state ?
Amritsar
28. For the Atal Pension Yojana, govt. will contribute ___________ of the premium limited to Rs. 1,000 a year.
50%
29. Renewable energy target for 2022: __________ MW in solar; ___________ in wind; _______ in biomass and 5K MW in small hydro plants.
100K MW, 60K MW and 10 K MW
39. Visa on arrival for ________countries are available.
150 countries
31. NBFCs registered with the RBI and having asset size of __________ crore and above to be considered as ‘financial institution’ under Sarfaesi Act, 2002, enabling them to fund SME and mid-corporate businesses
Rs 500 Crore
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9. IIT to be set up in which state ?
Karnataka
10. Which institue will be upgraded to full IIT ?
Indian School of Mines in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
11. What is FEMA and which section of it to be amended ?
FEMA (foreign exchange management act), Section 6
12. What does Public procurement law speaks about ?
wrongdoings by officials in public procurement
13. IIT to be set up in which state ?
Karnataka
14. Which institue will be upgraded to full IIT ?
Indian School of Mines in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
15. What is FEMA and which section of it to be amended ?
FEMA (foreign exchange management act), Section 6
16. What does Public procurement law speaks about ?
wrongdoings by officials in public procurement
17. Which states has been selected for Global Heritage sites ?
Kerala
18. PM Agri loans gets extra allocation of an amount, What is equal to ?
56 cr
19. What is PPP mode ?
Public Private Partnership
20. What are all the schemes related to insurance proposed in the union budget ?
Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana,
Atal Pension Yojana and
Pradhan Mantri jeevan jyoti Bima Yojana
21. The Union budget announced a new scheme, Nai Manzil. This scheme will be hepful for ?
Minority youth without a formal school-leaving certificate to obtain one and find better employment
22. Rs.70, 00 crores is allocated for what type of scheme ?
Investment on Infrastructure
23. Which state is to have University of disability Studies ?
Kerala
24. What is the amount allocated for Research and Development ?
150 cr
25. What is NITI and where is it located ?
National Institution of Transforming India (NITI) , Delhi
26. Centre for film production, animation and gaming to come up in which state ?
Arunachal Pradesh
27. PG Institute of Horticulture to be set up in which state ?
Amritsar
28. For the Atal Pension Yojana, govt. will contribute ___________ of the premium limited to Rs. 1,000 a year.
50%
29. Renewable energy target for 2022: __________ MW in solar; ___________ in wind; _______ in biomass and 5K MW in small hydro plants.
100K MW, 60K MW and 10 K MW
39. Visa on arrival for ________countries are available.
150 countries
31. NBFCs registered with the RBI and having asset size of __________ crore and above to be considered as ‘financial institution’ under Sarfaesi Act, 2002, enabling them to fund SME and mid-corporate businesses
Rs 500 Crore
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