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CURRENT AFFAIRS : AUGUST - 2010ABBREVIATIONS

MNP: Mobile Number PortabilityAWARDSMaulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy for Sports

The Punjabi University and Guru Nanak Dev University have been awarded the trophy foracademic session 2008-09 and 2009-10, respectively.

Gallantry Awards, 2010Ashok Chakra: Major Laishram Jyotin Singh, an unarmed army doctor serving in Kabul, whotook on a suicide bomber and killed him, has been awarded Ashok Chakra(posthumously),the highest peacetime gallantry award.Kirti Chakra: Captain Davinder Singh Juss of the Parachute Regiment and Vinod KumarChoubey, SP, Chhattisgarh, have been awarded Indias second highest peace time gallantryaward. Juss killed a foreign terrorist in February 2010 during an encounter in J&K and Choubeyfought against more than 300 naxalites.

OIL India emerges as shale gas hub

India could soon turn into a potential shale gas destination. Even though the work has just begun in India, initial studies by state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation of India(ONGC) on reserve estimation of shale gas in some of the country's sedimentary basins suchas Damodar and Cambay basin have revealed a resource potential of about 35 and 90 trillioncubic feet of gas.

RESEARCHWheat genome code cracked

British scientists have decoded the genome of wheat, in a breakthrough research that will prove valuable to crop breeders in countries like India, in increasing the yield of thestaple food crop. Wheat production worldwide is under threat from climate change at a time when there is an increase in demand from a growing human population.

Scientists at the University of Liverpool, in collaboration with the University of Bristoland the John Innes Centre, have sequenced the entire wheat genome and will make theDNA data available to crop breeders to help them select key agricultural traits for breeding.

Scientists have analysed the wheat genome, which is five times larger than the hu-man genome and is the largest genome to be sequenced till date.

SPACE RESEARCHScientists discover richest planetary system yetAstronomers have discovered a planetary system containing at least five planets and

which orbit a Sun-like star, HD 10180. They said there was evidence of two more planets inthe same system, which would make it similar to our solar system in terms of the number of planets and their arrangement.

The planets and their sun-like star are about 127 light years from Earth, astronomers with the European Southern Observatory said. The system is one of only 15 known to havemore than three worlds.

The five planets circle their parent star in a regular pattern like the planets of our solarsystem, only in a more compact arrangement, the researchers said. The confirmation of theextra planets would make it the highest tally of alien worlds ever spotted around a single star.

Of the two potential additional planets that may be present, one may have a mass thatis the closest to Earth's, if it is confirmed, they added.

The planet would be rocky, like Earth, but probably far too hot to sustain life. With atleast five Neptune-sized planets circling inside an orbit equivalent to that of Mars, the HD10180 system has a more populated inner region than our solar system.

It took astronomers six years to study it using a planet-finding instrument called theHARPS spectrograph, attached to ESO's 3.6 metre telescope at La Silla, Chile.

MISCELLANEOUSCensus of the seas

First global count of marine life logs 230,000 speciesbut scientists warns of massextinctions. It has been the biggest and most comprehensive attempt ever to answer thatage-old questionhow many fish are there in the sea? A 10-year study of the diversity, distri-bution and abundance of life in the worlds oceans attempts just that.

The Census of Marine Life estimates there are over 230,000 species in our oceans.A team of over 360 scientists around the world surveyed 25 regions, from the Antarctic

through the temperate and tropical seas to the Arctic.Among the major findings are:

A fifth of the worlds marine species are crustaceans such as crabs, lobsters, krill and bar-nacles. Add in molluscs (squid and octopus) and fish and that accounts for nearly half thespecies in worlds seas.

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Sreedhars COLLEGE FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS CURRENT AFFAIRS-AUGUST- 2010 Species often used in conservation campaigningwhales, sea lions, turtles and sea birds account for less than 2% of the species in the oceans. Enclosed seas such as the Mediterranean, Gulf of Mexico, Chinas shelves, Baltic, and theCaribbean are having the most threatened biodiversity. The most diverse regions are around Australia and south-east Asia. Australian and Japanese waters contain more than 30,000 species each and are amongthe most biologically diverse in the world. The manylight viperfish (Chauliodus sloani) is the most cosmopolitan marine creature with a presence in around a quarter of the worlds seas. The number of marine fish species known to science stood at 16,764, and was growing ataround 100 a year. There are believed to be 22,000 fish species in the world.

SPORTSATHLETICSNational Athletic Meet, 50th

Kerala, Punjab and Haryana stood overall first, second and third, respectively, in theNational Athletic Senior Championship held at NIS Patiala.

CRICKETSri Lanka-New Zealand-India One-Day Tri-series

Sri Lanka rode on Tillakaratne Dilshans century to clinch the tri-series title with an em-phatic 74-run win over India, ending M.S. Dhonis sequence of four consecutive series tri-umphs on Sri Lanka soil.

Sri Lanka-India Test SeriesVeteran V.V.S. Laxman cracked a fighting unbeaten 103 as India pulled off a five-wicket

win in the third Test to level the three-Test series 1-1. Laxman was adjudged the man of thematch while Virender Sehwag was adjudged man of the series.

Tendulkar becomes most-capped playerIconic Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar has become the most-capped Test cricketer

(169 Test matches). This feat was achieved in the third and final Test against Sri Lanka,played in August 2010. Steve Waugh (168 Test matches) of Australia had held the recordearlier.

FOOTBALL Santosh Trophy, 2010

Kerala lad Denson Devdas struck twice as Bengal made a spectacular comeback to beatPunjab 2-1, ending their 11 years title drought in the National Football Championship forSantosh Trophy.

GAMESYouth Olympic Games

Singapore hosted the first Youth Olympics from August 14 to 26, 2010. A total of 3,531athletes between 14 and 18 years of age from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) com-peted in 201 events in 26 sports.

Lyo and Merly were the official mascots. The duo ere made up of a red male lion and ablue female Merlion. A contest held to name the two mascots was won by two Singaporeans. Ittook designers from Cubix International about six months to complete designing the mascots.

China topped the medals tally with 30 gold medals, followed by Russia (18) and SouthKorea (11). India was ranked 58 with 6 silver medals and 2 bronze medals in its kitty.

It was during the 119th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Gua-temala City on the July 5, 2007 when the IOC decided to create Youth Olympic Games (YOG). The vision of the innovative concept for the new sport event is to inspire young people allaround the world to participate in sport and adopt and live by the Olympic values (excellence,friendship, respect).

Innsbruck and Seefeld will host the first Winter Youth Olympic Games from January13-22, 2012.

GOLFAtwal first Indian to win US PGA title

Arjun Atwal has become the first Indian ever to win a US PGA title when he won theWyndham Golf Championship.

HOCKEYChampions Trophy, 2010

Australia won their third successive Champions Trophy, and 11th in all, with a compre-hensive 4-0 win over England. Netherlands secured the third place. The championship washeld at Monchengladbach, Germany.

SHOOTINGTejaswini becomes first Indian woman to win gold at World Championships

Tejaswani Sawant scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman shooter to clincha gold medal at the World Championships, with a world-record equalling score in 50m Rifle

Prone event in Munich, Germany.

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25 JULY Military ruler of Myanmar General Than Shwe begins a five-day visit to India.26 JULY

Indias Ballistic Missile Defence shield receives a big thrust, with a supersonic interceptormissile bringing down an incoming enemy ballistic missile.27 JULY Election Commissioner Shahabuddin Yaqoob Quraishi appointed as the next Chief ElectionCommissioner. RBI hikes repo rate from 5.5 per cent to 5.75 per cent and reverse repo rate from 4 per centto 4.50.28 JULY British Prime Minister David Cameron arrives with the biggest ever British delegation inindependent India.30 JULY Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna bestowed on Saina Nehwal.31 JULY

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi inaugurates Indias larg-est desalination plantin Chennai.01 AUGUST KM Mathew, Chief Editor of the mass-circulation Malayalam newspaper Malayala Manorama,passes away. Gujarat government bans the use of mobile phones in schools and colleges.02 AUGUST The Lok Sabha approves the Securities and Insurance Laws (Amend-ment) and ValidationBill.03 AUGUST Sachin Tendulkar becomes the most-capped Test cricketer after taking field for his 169thmatch, breaking Australian Steve Waughs record.04 AUGUST The- government withdraws the recognition to Hockey India for violating its guidelines.05 AUGUST Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation sign an MoU for the con-struction of a 9.2 km corridor in Jaipur. DRDO and Indian Air Force sign an agreement for series production of computerized pilotselection system.06 AUGUST Railway Ministry begins accepting credit cards issued by banks with laminated photographas proof of identity for travelling on e-tickets.07 AUGUST India signs an agreement with Bangladesh to extend a $1 billion credit line to Dhaka fordeveloping 14 infrastructure projects.08 AUGUST Tejaswini Sawant becomes the first Indian woman shooter to clinch a gold medal at theWorld Championship. Bengal wins the 64th Santosh Trophy.09 AUGUST The Public Interest Disclosure and Protection to Persons Making the Disclosure Bill, 2010approved by the government.10 AUGUST India launches the Global Position System Aided Geo Augmented Navigation (GAGAN).11 AUGUST A Group of Ministers headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, gives its nod to includecaste in census.12 AUGUST Reserve Bank of India approves the proposed acquisition of Bank of Rajasthan (BoR) by ICICIBank.13 AUGUST

Health ministry completely rejects as unscientific and a conspiracy claims byresearchers that medical tourists are spreading a new superbug that is alleged to have

30-DAYS ACROSS INDIA

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originated in the country.14 AUGUST Major Laishram Jyotin Singh awarded the Ashok Chakra.15 AUGUST Manmohan Singh becomes the third PM to hoist the national flag from Red Fort for the

seventh time in a row.16 AUGUST The government clears a proposal to set up a commission to check illegal mining, followingreports of large-scale illegal mining in Karnataka.18 AUGUST President Pratibha Patil presents the Outstanding Parliamentarian award to the formerUnion ministers Murli Manohar Joshi (2009), senior SP leader Mohan Singh (2008) andPriyaranjan Dasmunsi (2007).19 AUGUST Rajya Sabha approves a new legislation to regulate foreign contributions and hospitality byindividuals and organisations, in the wake of changed internal security scenario.20 AUGUST Union Cabinet approves induction of two additional battalions for National Disaster ResponseForce (NDRF).21 AUGUST Rajya Sabha passes a bill to re-establish the historic Nalanda University as an internationalinstitute of learning. A bill to provide voting rights to Indians living abroad introduced in Rajya Sabha.23 AUGUST The Union Cabinet approves a further Rs 10,000 hike in the salaries of MPs.24 AUGUST Former bureaucrat Harishankar Brahma appointed as Election Commissioner. The Union environment and forests ministry rejects the clearance for Orissa Mining Corpo-ration to mine Niyamgiri hills for Vedantas aluminium refinery in Lanjigarh.25 AUGUST Lok Sabha passes the Civil Nuclear Liability Bill. A bill to increase retirement age of High Court judges from 62 to 65 introduced in the Lok

Sabha. 30-DAYS AROUND THE WORLD25 JULY Alberto Contador wins the 2010 Tour de France.26 JULY Wikileaks releases over 92,000 documents detailing unreported killings of hundreds of Afghan civil-ians and other incidents related to the war in Afghanistan to various newspapers, in one of the biggestleaks in US military history.27 JULY BP announces that Tony Hayward is to step down as CEO following the Deep-water Horizon oil spilland will be re-placed by Bob Dudley on October 1st.29 JULY North Korean foreign minister Pak Ui-chun arrives in Myanmar in the first visit since the two

countries restored ties in 2007, amid worries over nuclear cooperation. Malawi adopts a new national flag, replacing the previous flag originally adopted in 1964. UNESCOs World Heritage Committee removes Ecuadors Galapagos Islands from its list of endan-gered World Heri-tage Sites.30 JULY Flooding caused by monsoonal rain causes hundreds of deaths in northwestern Pakistan. Vanuatu marks thirty years of inde-pendence.31 JULY The United States Department of Commerce releases statistics showing that the United Stateseconomy shrank by 4.1 per cent between the 4th quarter of 2007 and the second quarter of 2009, adeeper recession than previously thought.01 AUGUST The Convention on Cluster Munitions, a global treaty outlawing cluster bombs comes into force. The Netherlands becomes the first NATO country to end its combat mission in Afghanistan. Scientists announce the discovery of the worlds first active undersea river, in the Black Sea.

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02 AUGUST The Government of the United States claims that nearly 5 million barrels of oil have spilt from theDeepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, International making it the largest accidentalmaritime oil spill ever. Politicians in Nepal fail to elect a new Prime Minister for the third time after no candidate secured

a majority. Former World No. 1 professional tennis player Ivan Lendl announces a re-turn after a 16-year break.05 AUGUST Russia and South Africa ink a deal under which Moscow will supply enriched uranium to Pretoria tomeet its nuclear fuel requirements.06 AUGUST Hewlett-Packard Co CEO Mark Hurd resigns after a probe into sexual harassment charges slappedagainst him found him guilty.07 AUGUST Juan Manuel Santos takes over as president of Colombia.08 AUGUST Australia beats England 4-0 to win the Champions Trophy hockey tournament.09 AUGUST

ICC confirms New Zealands Alan Isaac as its vice-president.10 AUGUST Existing President of Rawanda Paul Kagame secures another seven-year term as president.11 AUGUST President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva signs a decree promising Brazils co-operation with United Na-tions sanctions against Iran.13 AUGUST The eurozone economy grows by 1% in the second quarter of 2010, with the German economy growingby 2.2%, its fastest quarterly growth in more than 20 years. Sri Lanka convicts ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka on charges of engaging in politics while on activeservice. Myanmar announces plans to hold its first election in 20 years on Nov 7.14 AUGUST The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, the first of the Youth Olympic Games, begins in Singapore.15 AUGUST Sri Lanka unveils a new seaport in southern Hambantota which received a large amount of financialassistance from China.19 AUGUST Nepal replaces King Gyanendras face on the bank notes with a picture of the worlds highest peak,Mount Everest.20 AUGUST Norwegian stand-up comedian Hans Morten Hansen completes a 38 hours and 14 minute longstand-up marathon, setting a new world record for longest stand-up performance.21 AUGUST Australians go to the polls with results indicating a hung parliament.

Jimena Navarrete of Mexico crowned Miss Universe 2010 in Las Vegas, US.22 AUGUST Arjun Atwal scripts history by becoming the first Indian golfer to clinch a US PGA Tour title.23 AUGUST The UAE and the US inks an agreement for the exchange of technical information and cooperation innuclear safety, security and safe-guarding matters.24 AUGUST Iran operationalises the first phase of the proposed Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline, a $ 1.7 billion projectfrom which India has backtracked. China successfully launches its first high resolution, stereoscopic mapping satellite for accuratesurveys of its land resources.25 AUGUST A solar system is discovered for the star HD 10180 including a possible planet 1.4 times the size of

the Earth.

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India recently test-fired Interceptor Missile Indias plan to put Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) shield by 2012 received a big boost on

July 26, 2010 when India successfully test-fired a supersonic interceptor missile Advanced

Air Defence (AAD) which brought down an coming enemy missile (a modified version of Prithvi)of 2000 km range at an altitude of 15 km over the Bay of BengalNUHM stands for National Urban Health Mission

The Union Government is in the process of finalising National Urban Health Mission (NUHM)to provide better health care facilities to urban slum dwellers. The ambitious scheme costsRs. 33,000 crore and aims at having one outreach session in every slum every month andsetting up 4,214 public urban health centres.India will soon undertake her first scientific expedition to

The South Pole India will mount its first scientific expedition to the South Pole in November 2010 with a

team of eight scientists undertaking the icy journey from MaitriIndias research stationin the Antarctica region. The scientists would traverse a distance of 3000 km.As per the UNCTADs estimate the third largest FDI recipient in the world in 2010-12 wouldbe India

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in its report WorldInvestment Report 2010 released on July 22, 2010 indicated India would emerge as the third

largest recipient of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) for the three year period ending 2012.The Ramnath Goenka Journalist of the Year Award has recently been conferred on Siddharth Varadarajan

Siddharth Varadarajan of The Hindu received the Ramnath Goenka Journalist of the YearAward in the Print -Category on July 22, 2010 for his extensive coverage on Indo-US Nucleardeal.NPS-Lite is New Pension Scheme for Low Income Workers

The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) on July 22, 2010 introduceda new scheme NPS-Lite to benefit the economically disadvantaged sections and promote smallsavings during their productive life.The International Indu Katha Samman 2010 has been conferred on

Hrishikesh Sulabh Famous Hindi writer Hrishikesh Sulabh has been honoured with the International Indu

Katha Samman 2010 recently in London for his collection of short stories Vasant Ke Hatyare.The only Indian to be appointed as member of UN advocacy group for MDGs is

Mukesh Ambani Reliance Industries Limited Chief Mukesh Ambani has been selected by the United Nationsas a member of a key advocacy group in Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) He is the only

Indian to be part of the Advocacy Group whose mandate is to find ways to fight socio-economicevils such as poverty.The Indian Woman Badminton player recently ranked at Worlds no. 2 position is

Saina Nehwal Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal has jumped one place to career best second in the latest

International Woman Badminton ranking and got no. 2 position after registering victories inrecently held major competitions.The Indian who recently won his twelfth grand slam is

Leander Paes Indias Leander Paes in partnership with Zimbabwes Cara Black recently won his 12th

Grand Slam title after emerging victorious in mixed doubles title in Wimbledon TennisChampionship 2010.The two Indian Women who have figured among Forbes most inspiring women list are

Arundhati Roy and Indira Nooyi India-born head of PepsiCo Indira Nooyi and social activist and writer Arundhati Roy havebeen named among the worlds 30 most inspiring women in Forbes magazine list which was

recently released.Sangita Kalanidhi Award this year has been conferred on Bombay Sisters

Bombay Sisters C.Saroja and Lalitha have been selected for the prestigious Sangita KalanidhiAward of Chennai Music Academy this year. These sisters will preside over the 84th annualconference to be held from , December 15,2010 to January 1, 2011.The Prem Bhatia Award of Journalism has been conferred on

Ritu Sarin Ritu Sarin of the investigative reporting team of The Indian Express has been selected for

the Prem Bhatia Award for Best Political Reporting for this year.The number of people who have been made brand ambassadors for the Commonwealth Games2010 is Six

The Commonwealth Games Committee has recently officially announced the six brandambassadors for the Commonwealth Games 2010. The ambassadorsall sportspersons

include Olympians Abhinav Bindra, Sushil Kumar and Vijender Singh, Shuttler Saina Nehwal,Shooter Samresh Jung and Woman Boxer MC Mary Kom.

POINTS TO REMEMBER

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The Indian Army Officer who recently won medals at the World Health Games is Major Surendra Poonia

Major Surendra Poonia of the Presidents Body Guard won three glittering medalsa gold forpowerlifting, a silver for discuss throw and a bronze for javelin throwat the World HealthGames recently held in Croatia.The first cricketer to complete the record of 800 wicket in Test Cricket is

Muttiah Muralitharan Sri Lankas Muttiah Muralitharan became the first man in International Test Crickethistory to complete astonishing 800 wickets while playing a crucial role in Sri Lankas 10 wicket victory on July 22, 2010 against India on the final day of the first test. He took 800Wickets in test from 133 matches at average of 22.72.Recently the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in a groundbreaking ruling upheld anddeclared legal the Idependence of

Kosovo The International Court of Justice on July 22, 2010 said in its groundbreaking ruling that

Kosovos unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia in February 2008 did not violateinternational law declaring that international law contains no prohibition on declarations of independence.US President Barack Obama recently signed into law

The Dodd Frank Wall Street Consumer Protection Act On July 22, 2010 US President Barack Obama finally signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall

Street and Consumer Protection and thereby made sweeping reforms of Wall Street a reality.The year Tour De France Champion is

Alberto Contador Spains Cycling Super Star Alberto Contador won his third Tour De France in four year on

July 26, 2010 in Paris after leaving behind Luxembourgs Andy Schleck.The winner of German Grand Prix this year is

Fernando Alonso Spains Fernando Alonso emerged winner in the German Grand Prix on July 25, 2010 at

Hockenheim (Germany) to register first win since Bahrain Grand Prixthe opening race of the season. Felipe Massa of Brazil finished second in the race.The new ICC President is Sharad Pawar

Former Board of Control for Cricket Council (BCCI) Chief Sharad Pawar formally took overas President of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in Singapore during the annualconference week of the World Cricket body.

The World Football Cup 2010 winner is Spain Spain defeated the Netherlands in the final of the World Football Cup 2010 in Johannesburgon July 11, 2010 to emerge champion.The footballer who was declared the Best Player in World Football Cup 2010 is

Diego Forlan Uruguays Diego Forlan was declared the best player of 2010 World Football Tournament

recently held in South Africa and thus was honoured with Adidas Golden Ball for Best PlayerAward.The winner of Mens Singles title in Wimbledon Tennis Championship 2010 is

Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal of Spain defeated Czech Republics Tomas Berdych to clinch Mens Singles

title on July 4, 2010 in Wimbledon Tennis Championship 2010.The winner of Womens Singles title in Wimbledon Tennis Championship 2010 is

Serena Williams USA Serena Williams beat Russias Vera Zvonareva in the final of Womens Singles title in

Wimbledon Tennis Championship 2010 in first week of July 2010 to emerge champion.The new German President is Christian Wulff Christian Wulff 51, won 625 votes in the third round of voting in the Federal Assembly of

Germany to become Germanys youngest ever President in first week of July 2010 after leavingbehind Joachim Gauck who got 494 votes.The new Kyrgyzstan President is Rosa Otunbayeva

The first woman President of Kyrgyzstan and in Central Asia was sworn in on July 3, 2010in the capital Biskek. She will act as President of Kyrgyzstan for 18 months.The new President of Poland is Bronislaw Komorowski

Bronislaw Komorowski of the centre-right Civic Platform party emerged winner in thepresidential election in Poland with 53.01% votes in July 2010 while his opponent JaroslawKaczynski got just 46.99% of the votes.The 20th recipient of Rajiv Gandhi KhelRatna, the nations highest sports awards, is

-SainaNehwal This Indian shooter has been elected to the International Shooting Sport Federations (ISSF)

athlete committee -Abhinav Bindra

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Sreedhars COLLEGE FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS CURRENT AFFAIRS-AUGUST- 2010Vedanta Resources, the company that has proposed the takeover, of Cairn Energys Indiabusiness is headed by this NRI billionaire

-AnilAgarwal This eminent Indian-American physician and philanthropist, who was awarded with theprestigious Padma Shri this year has received the Ellis Island Medal by the US Congress forhis extraordinary contribution

-Dr Sudhir Parikh He has resigned as the President and, CEO of computer giant Hewlett-Packard (HP) after aprobe into sexual harassment charges slapped against him by one of the former contractors of the company, found him guilty -Mark Hurd The former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister, who has been arrested for his allegedinvolvement in the Rs 1,000crores public distribution system scam

-GegongApang The Hyderabadi contestant, who has won the fifth season of the music reality show IndianIdol -SreeramChandra The former UnionPower Secretary, who has been appointed as the Election Commissioner

-HarishankarBrahma The chairman of National Building Construction Corporation, who has taken over the reins of the countrys biggest generation utility NTPC Arup Roy Choudhury Juan Manuel Santos Colombias new President, has succeeded his former boss AlvarbUribe A panel headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has cleared the appointment of thesetwo personnel as Vigilance Commissioners in the Central Vigilance Commission

-R. Srikumar and LM Garg The controversial Justice PD Dinakaran, facing impeachment proceedings in the Rajya Sabha,has been made the Chief Justice of this High Court Sikkim High Court This Indian American finance expert has been, named as New Yorks first ever Chief Investment Adviser by the Mayor Michael Bloomberg Ranji Nagaswami This Lieutenant General from India has been appointed by United Nations Secretary-GeneralBan Ki-moon as Force Commander for the United Nations Organization Stabilization Missionin the Democratic Republic of Congo -Chander Prakash He will be given the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhawana Award for his contributiontowards the promotion of communal harmony, peace and goodwill

-Maulana Wahiduddin Khan This Army major, who died fighting a terrorist bare-handed, has been conferred the AshokChakra, the countrys highest peacetime gallantry award Major Laishram Jyotin Singh Indias largest desalination plant, drawing water from the Bay of Bengal, processing it usingthe reverse osmosis technology and then supplying purified water, was recently inauguratedin -Chennai India is going to start talks with this South Pacific island, which is the only sovereign countryin the world to have diplomatic ties with New Delhi Niuee The second International Space Exhibition and Conference was held in this Indian city, withglobal space agencies and vendors showcasing their latest technologies, products and services

-Bangalore India and the United Kingdom recently signed a 700 million deal during British Prime MinisterDavid Camerons visit for this aircraft

-Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) Hawk trainer The IAF will soon shift to a new, advance scientific tool to select pilots to replace the existingPilot Aptitude and Battery Test (PABT). The new system has been developed by -DRDO She has bettered Anju Georges triple jump,National record with a leap of 13.68 metres

Mayookha Johny He has been appointed as the co-chairman of National Advisory Council on Innovation andEntrepreneurship a group setup to support US Presidents innovation strategy

Gururaj Deshpandey Indias rank in the recently released World Investment Report-2010 by UNCTAD(United NationsConference on Trade and Development) -20th This has become the first State to launch Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojna in the country

-Rajasthan The mathematician, who was recently in news for his claim of solving the P vs. NP, one of thefamous 7-mellennium problem -Vinay Deolaikar The scientists from this country have successfully connected brain cells to a silicon chip tohear conversation between brain tissues, bringing human brain on a microchip a-realty innear future -Canada Recently, noted astrophysicist Stephen Hawking has warned that human beings only chanceof long term survival is not to remain on planet earth, but to colonize space : Stephen Hawkingbelongs to Britain According to the new International Multi Dimensional poverty Index (MPI), the number of poor people in India is

-645 million

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Sreedhars COLLEGE FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS CURRENT AFFAIRS-AUGUST- 2010This film director is working on the forthcoming film Midnights Children and is collaboratingon the screenplay with Salman Rushdie, the author of the only Indian novel on Times list of the 100 best English-language novels

-Deepa Mehta This Indian company has been called a Chop Shop by US Senator New York Charles E Schumer, while criticizing companies outsourcing highly paid American jobs

-Infosys This NewZealander has been elected the Vice-President of the lntemational Cricket Council(lCC) -Alanlsaac The 17th SAARC Summit will be held in -Male, Maldives HUMANITY- EQUALITY - DESTINY is the motto of this organization

Commonwealth Games Federation The chairman of the expert group, which is looking into the process of developing a ServicePrice Index for lndia

-Prof. C P Chandrashekhar The maximum HIV positive persons have been detected during the last 5 years (2005-2010)in this district

-Mumbai This State leads in the Swine Flu deaths in the year 2010 -Maharashtra The next appointed Chief Executive Officer of British Petroleum (BP), replacing Tony Hayward

-Bob Dudley The 15th African Union Summit was recently held in Kampala. Kampala is the capital of

-Uganda The current number of World Heritage Sites in India -28 The Chairman of a high level panel constituted by United Nations into the allegations of human rights abuses in the final months of the civil war in Sri Lanka

-Marzuki Darusman Recently, Chief Justice of India S H Kapadia released the Shree Ramayana Mahanveshanam,the great quest of Ramayana. It has been authored by

-Union Law and Justice Minister VeerappaMoily This North East State has seen largest growth in percentage of forest cover in the entireNorth East since 1987 -Tripura The investment limit by the Government of India on Indian private companies in defensesector, subject to license -100% The date on which the income tax department observes the Income Tax Day . -July24 The current number of notified Eco Sensitive Zones in India is -21Recently, the Delhi High Court banned the distance learning courses in a particular stream,following which UGC asked universities to stop such courses. The course stream being talkedabout is -Physiotherapy The first operational packet switching-network, and the predecessor of the Internet was

-ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) The mens and womens titles in the Cincinnati tennis championship have been won by

-Roger Federer and Kim Clijsters World Health Organization (WHO) has alerted the world with regard to this disease -Chagas This telecom giant has won the Indian cricket teams home series sponsorship rights for aperiod of three years -Bharti Airtel According to International Cricket Council, this country will host the first ICC Womens CricketChallenge -South Africa The government has withdrawn the recognition to this sports body for violating its guidelines

Hockey India The Union Textiles Ministry has reconstituted the Board of Governors for the National Instituteof Fashion Technology (NIFT) with as the Chairman of the panel

-Venu Srinivasan After successfully hosting the Hockey World Cup recently, India has been given the hostingrights of this International hockey event

-2011 Mens Champions Trophy The Scientific Indianhas been authored by

-Dr APJ Abdul Kalam and Y S Rajan Guinness Book of World Records has recently accorded this country as havingthe biggestdinosaur museum - China Pakistan government has recently extended the tenure of this Army Chief for another three years

-General Ahfaq Parvez Kayani This Muslim League leader has been elected the new PM of the Pak occupied Kashmir

-Sardar Ateek Ahmed Khan .

Election Commission has recently withdrew the National Party status of this, political party-Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD)

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1. Which countrys head from the continent of Africa recently visited India ?1) South Africa 2) Zimbabwe 3) Egypt 4) Sudan 5) None

2. Which of the following missiles was test-fired successfully recently ?1) Nag Missile 2) Prithvi II Missile 3) Both 1) and 2)4) Agni 5) None

3. United Nations recently imposed fresh sanctions on 1) Iraq 2) Iran 3) Venezuela 4) Brazil 5) None

4. Naoto Kan is the new Prime Minister of 1) North Korea 2) Japan 3) South Korea 4) Philippines 5) None

5. The Asian country where huge mineral reserves have recently been located ?1) Pakistan 2) Afghanistan 3) China 4) Bangladesh 5) None

6. The annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) was recently held in 1) Tashkent 2) Baku 3) Beijing 4) Shanghai 5) None

7. G-20 Nations Conference was recently held in 1) Washington 2) Riyadh 3) Toronto 4) Paris 5) None

8. Justice Rekha Manharlal Doshit has recently been appointed as the first woman Chief Justiceof 1) Allahabad High Court 2) Patna High Court3) Kolkata High Court 4) Bombay High Court 5) None

9. Anuvrat award has been conferred on 1) S. N.SubbaRao 2) V.P.D. Zokhumi3) SadguruJaggi 4) AnamikaVeeramani 5) None

10. The IIFA award for best actress has been given to 1) Kareena Kapoor 2) Vidya Balan3) Both 1) and 2) 4) Deepika Padukone 5) None

11. Who among the following has not been honoured with G. D. Birla Award recently ?1) V. P. Dhananjayan 2) Dr. Percy Barnivik3) Ms. Zokhumi Vankung 4) SadguruJaggi 5) None

12. Which movie was adjudged Best Film at the IIFA 2010 Awards ?1) 3 Idiots 2) Paa 3) LoveAajKal 4) Wake up Sid 5) None

13. In human trafficking, India has been ranked among 1) Tier III Countries 2) Tier II Countries3) Tier I Countries 4) Tier IV Countries 5) None

14. The maximum number of stunted children are found in 1) China 2) India 3) Pakistan 4) Afghanistan 5) None

15. International Youth Day is observed on 1) August 9 2) August 15 3) August 12 4) August 6 5) None16. The First World Classical Tamil Conference was recently held in 1) Coimbatore 2) Chennai 3) Madurai 4) Selam 5) None

17. Aftershock : Reshaping the World Economy After the Crisis is the book written by 1) Richard McGregor 2) Stefan Halper3) Raghuram Rajan 4) Philipe Legrain 5) None

18. India registered GDP growth rate at 1) 7.4% 2) 8% 3) 9.1% 4) 6.5% 5) None

19. Which of the following Companies paid the highest price for 3 G spectrum?1) BhartiAirtel 2) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.3) Reliance Communications 4) Vodafone 5) None

20. The Government has decided to extend the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Missionto 1) 30 more cities 2) 40 more cities3) 45 more cities 4) 28 more cities 5) None

21. Bharti Airtel which is Indias largest telecom service provider has recently bought Zain. Zain

is the biggest phone company of 1) Kuwait 2) U.A.E. 3) Egypt 4) Sudan 5) None22. President Pratibha recently conferred the honorary rank of the Indian Air Force (IAF) Group

Captain on 1) KapilDev 2) Sachin Tendulkar3) M.S.Dhoni . 4) VijayMallya 5) None

23. The winner of the Halle Grass Court title is 1) Roger Federer 2) Rafael Nadal3) LleytqnHewit 4) Mardy Fish 5) None

24. The winner of French Open (Mens Singles) Tennis Championship 2010 is 1) Rafael Nadal 2) Roger Federer 3) Andy Roddick 4) Robin Soderling 5) None

25. The first Italian woman to win French Open (Womens Singles) Tennis Championship 2010is 1) Serena Williams 2) Venus Williams3) Francesca Shiavone 4) Clijsters 5) None

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Sreedhars COLLEGE FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS CURRENT AFFAIRS-AUGUST- 201026. Saina Nehwal recently registered victory in which of the following Badminton Championships ?

1) Singapore Open Title 2) Indonesian Open Title3) Indian Open Grand Prix 4) All of the above 5) None

27. PSLV-C15 was launched on 1) July 12,2010 2) July 11,2010 3) July 10,2010 4) July 8, 2010 5) None

28. Before Memory Fades is an autobiography of 1) Fali S. Nariman 2) Ram Jethmalani3) K. G. Balakrishnan 4) Veerappa Moily 5) None29. Archaeologist recently discovered oldest text in 1) Jerusalem 2) Paris 3) Cairo 4) Khartoum 5) None

30. The winner of Football World Cup 2010 is 1) Spain 2) Germany 3) Brazil 4) Argentina 5) None

31. Bronislaw Komorowski has recently been elected as President of 1) Poland 2) England 3) Germany 4) Italy 5) None

32. PFRDA stands for 1) Pension Fund for Regulatory Development Assistance2) Pension Fund and Regulatory and Development Authority3) Provident Fund for Regulated Development Association4) Provident Fund for Regulated Development Authority 5) None

33. Sahabhagita Awas Yojana has recently been launched by 1) Orissa 2) Delhi 3) Rajasthan 4) Madhya Pradesh 5) None

34. Who has recently been elected the new Chairman of the Indian Banks Association (IBA) for2010-2011 ?

1) Aditya Puri 2) O.P.Bhatt 3) Chandrashekhar Verma 4) Subrahmanian 5) None35. IIFA Best Actor Award has been bagged by 1) Amitabh Bachchah 2) AamirKhan3) Sanjay Dutt 4) Boman Irani 5) None

36. Which of the following is not the member of G-8 grouping ?1) Italy 2) Germany 3) Brazil 4) Russia 5) None

37. The Canadian Grand Prix this year has been won by 1) Lewis Hamilton 2) Sebastian Vettel3) Jenson Batton 4) Mark Webber 5) None

38. Who recently Won European Grand Prix ?1) Sebastian Vettel 2) Fernando Alonso3) Valentino Rossi 4) Lewis Hamilton 5) None

39. Samantha Stosur who was a runner-up in French Open Womens Single Tennis Championship2010 is a citizen of 1) Canada 2) Australia 3) Czech Republic 4) Russia 5) None

40. Marais Erasmus who has been inducted In Elite Panel of ICC Umpires for 2010-2011 belongsto 1) Australia 2) Zimbabwe 3) South Africa 4) West Indies 5) None41. Julia Gillard is the first woman Prime Minister of 1) East Timor 2) Liberia 3) New Zealand 4) Australia 5) None

42. On July 2, 2010 RBI has hiked the key rates. Which were the rates raised by RBI ?1) Bank Rate and CRR 2) CRR and Repo Rate3) Repo Rate and Reverse Repo Rate 4) Repo Rate and CRR 5) None

43. CSO has revised Indias GDP growth rate for 2009-10 1) From 7.4% to 7.2% 2) From 7.2% to 7.4%3) From 6.7% to 7.2% 4) From 7.4% to 7.6% 5) None

44. At the end of March, 2010, foreign debt on India stood at 1) $241.4 billion 2) $238.2 billion 3) $210.4 billion 4) $ 208.3 billion 5) None

45. The first two leading countries as per the statistics of 2009 in natural rubbers consumptionin the world are 1) USA and China respectively 2) India and China respectively3) China and India respectively 4) USA and India respectively 5) None

46. Airways service company Spice Jet is being acquired by 1) Sun Group 2) Reliance (Anil Ambani) Group3) VijaiMalyas Group 4) Wipro Group 5) None47. As per the statistics on foreign debt at the end of March 2010, the ratio of long term debt andshort term debt stands at 1) About 80: 20 2) About 75 : 25 3) About 70: 30 4) About 65 : 35 5) None

48. As per the data released by RBI, the debt-service ratio which was 4.6% in 2008-09 became......for2009-10.1) 4.2% 2) 5.0% 3) 5.2% 4) 5.5% 5) None

49. How many circles have been allotted to Vodafone for 3G Mobile services.?1) 8 2) 9 3) 11 4) 13 5) None

50. RBI has replaced BPLR regime by Base Rate regime w.e.f. July 1, 2010. The largest bank SBIhas declared its base rate as 1) 7.5% 2) 8.0% 3) 8.25% 4) 8.5% 5) None

51. During the first two months of 2010-11 (i.e., April-May 2010) which of the following sectorsregistered the highest growth 1) Manufacturing 2) Electricity 3) Mining 4) All above three show equal growth 5) None

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Sreedhars COLLEGE FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS CURRENT AFFAIRS-AUGUST- 201052. During the first quarter period of 2010-11 indirect tax revenue collection showed a growth

of......1) 25% 2) 33% 3) 43% 4) 48% 5) None

53. Government has issued an ordinance announcing ULIPs as Insurance Product. Theregulations of ULIPs will now be done by-1) SEBIonly 2) 1RDA only 3) Both SEBI and IRDA4) Government itself 5) None

54. National Development Council in its meeting on July 24, 2010 has given approval to change11th plan annual growth target from 1) 8.5% to 8.1% 2) 9.0% to 8.5% 3) 9.0% to 8.1% 4) 9.0% to 8.4% 5) None

55. UNDP has introduced a new poverty index known as 1) Human Poverty Index 2) Poorest among Poor Index3) Social Poverty Index 4) Mult i-dimentional Poverty Index 5) None

56. Indian rupee has got its symbol as This symbol has been designed by 1) D.Udai Kumar 2) D. Kumar Raju3) Udai D.Raj 4) D.Udai Reddy 5) None

57. Forint as a currency of a particular European country is under severe stress because of thecurrent economic crisis. It is the currency of which country ?1) Portugal 2) Hungary 3) Greece 4) Spain 5) None

58. Which airport in India was in the news because of its table top runway ?1) Bangalore 2) Shimla 3) Srinagar 4) Mangalore 5) None

59. An important Indian industrialist has been found guilty in the recent judgement in the Bhopalgas tragedy. Who is this industrialist ?

1) Keshub Mahindra 2) Siddharth Bajaj3) KeshavRuia 4) Anand Mahindra 5) None60. Kalanithi Maran, owning a well known media house is acquiring majority stake in Spicejet

Airways. Which group does he head ?1) KalainarTV 2) Sun TV 3) ETV 4) JayaTV 5) None

61. The government has approved of 10% stake divestment in two public sector units. One of them is Coal India, which is the other one ?1) Hindustan Copper Ltd. 2) Hindustan Zinc Ltd.3) Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. 4) Bharat Aluminium Ltd. 5) None

62. Under the Direct Tax Code certain investments would be taxed on the basis of exempt, exempt,exempt norms. What does it indicate ?1) Tax need not be paid for the first three years of investment2) Income tax, surcharge and penalty need not be paid3) Income tax, wealth tax and inheritance would not be applicable4) Income tax would not be applicable on savings, interest earning and withdrawal 5) None

63. The Finance Ministry expects the fiscal deficit for the current year to come down from theestimated figures in the budget. What are the reasons given for this assessment ?1) The government is cutting down on many subsidies2) The increase in petrol and diesel prices will bring in additional revenues3) The revenue generated from 3G auction and broadband wireless auction4) IMF has provided long term loans 5) None

64. The oil company responsible for the oil spill has been penalized by the US govt. What is theamount of fine ?1) $20bn 2) $15bn 3) $ 30bn 4) $ 25 bn 5) None

65. Singapore has denied permission to LIC to set up a subsidiary there. Why ?1) LIC has not met the foreign investment norms prescribed2) LIC does not have credit rating from international agency3) Singapore insurance regulatory authorities have not passed the proposal4) Singapore wants permission for their local insurance company to get corresponding approval

for setting up a company in India5) None

66. The government has reached about 76% of the target for building rural roads under the BharatNirman project in 2009-10. What is-the-length of the roads constructed ?

1) 18,240 km 2) 12,510 km 3) 15,100 km 4) 16,050 km 5) None67. The famous artist S.H. Raza sold his work of art for a world record amount at an auction atChristies recently. What was the amount paid ?1) Rs. 12.5 crore 2) Rs. 16.4 crore 3) Rs. 15.6 crore 4) Rs. 17.8 crore 5) None

68. Intellectual property right is an important aspect in international trade. Which of the followingis covered under DPR ?1) Patents 2) Copyrights 3) Trademarks 4) All of these 5) None

69. An important business family partitioned their group business in an amicable manner recently.Which is this group ?1) Singhs of DLF group 2) Munjals of Hero Honda group3) Mittals of Airtel 4) Ruias of Essar group 5) None

70. What has been Indias GDP growth rate during 2009-10 ?1) 9.2% 2) 8.5% 3) 7.4% 4) 6.7% 5) None

71. Which of the following sectors contributes the maximum to Indias GDP?1) Agriculture 2) Manufacturing 3) Industry 4) Services 5) None

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Sreedhars COLLEGE FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS CURRENT AFFAIRS-AUGUST- 201072. Which of these statements is/are correct?

1. London-listed Vedanta Resources has agreed to acquire 51-60 percent stake in energyexplorer Cairn India for up to 6.1 billion pounds in cash.

2. Cairn India is Indias fourth-largest oil and gas company.1) 1 only 2) 2 only 3) Both 1 and 2 4) Neither 1 nor 2 5) None

73. The country will get four new Indian Institutes of Mass Communication (IIMC) from next

academic year. Which of these places is not among the four ?1) Rajasthan 2) Kerala 3) Jammu and Kashmir 4) Mizoram 5) None74. For the first time, the government has ranked 423 class 1 Indian cities on the basis of their

sanitation standards. The rating of cities was done under the National Urban SanitationPolicy and is part of an exercise started in 2009 to create awareness about sanitation. Whichcity has topped the list?1) Mysore 2) Surat 3) Gandhinagar 4) Chandigarh 5) None

75. The government has recently,approved a pension assistance, under the Swavalamban Scheme,to unorganised sector Workers to inculcate the habit of savings among this population. Whatis the amount the government would contribute to every New Pension System account of 40lakh such workers over four years starting this fiscal ?1) Rs 1,000 per annum 2) Rs 1,500 per annum3) Rs 2,000 per annum 4) Rs 2,500 per annum 5) None

76. Which of these statements is/are correct? -1. To benefit sugarcane farmers, the Government has cleared the proposal for implementation

of Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Program with an initial ex-factory price of Rs 17 per litre forethanol.2. The Expert Committee for pricing of ethanol is headed by Murli Deora.

1) 1 only 2) 2 only 3) Both 1 and 2 4) Neither 1 nor 2 5) None77. Which of these statements is/are correct?

1. The Departmentof Personnel and Training and IGNOU have signed an MoU that offersDistance and E-Learning programs to Government employees.2. India has launched the second phase of the Pan-African e-network, adding 12 more Africancountries to the project that makes available facilities and expertise of some of the bestIndian universities and super-specialty hospitals to the people of Africa.1) 1 only 2) 2 only 3) Both 1 and 2 4) Neither 1 nor 2 5) None

78. With the passing of the Salary, Allowance and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment)Bill, 2010, the basic salaries of the MPs will now be:1) Rs50,000 2) Rs 60,000 3) Rs 70,000 4) Rs 80,000 5) None

79. With the passing of the Salary, Allowance and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment)Bill, 2010 the pension of former MPs will now be:1) Rs 10,000 2) Rs 15,000 3) Rs 20,000 4) Rs 25,000 5) None

80. The Union Cabinet has approved the induction of two additional battalions for National DisasterResponse Force (NDRF). These two battalions will be posted at:1) Mumbai and Delhi 2) Ranchi and Hyderabad3) Patna and Vijaywada 4) Chennai and Chandigarh 5) None

81. The Centre has made a provision of money to mitigate the effects of climate change, a seriousproblem that India will face in the coming decades. The amount is:1) Rs. 10,000 crore 2) Rs. 15,000 crore3) Rs. 20,000 crore 4) Rs. 25,000 crore 5) None

82. Which of these technology giants is buying computer-security software maker McAfee Inc. for$7.68 billion ?1) Intel Corporation 2) Microsoft 3) Apple 4) Google 5) None

83. Which of these has become the first Australian bank to start full-fledged banking operationsin India ?1) Westpac Banking Corporation 2) National Australian Bank3) Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) 4) Macquarie Bank Limited 5) None

84. What amount does the government propose to raise through the sale of 5 per cent governmentequity in Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and l0 percent in Indian Oil Corporation(IOC) in the current fiscal ?1) Rs. 11,000 crore 2) Rs. 21,000 crore 3) Rs. 31,000 crore 4) Rs. 41,000 crore 5) None

85. Which of these statements is/are correct ?1. A bill to increase retirement age of High Court judges from 62 to 65 has been introduced inthe LokSabha.2. The Bill seeks to amend Article 217 and 224 of the Constitution to increase the retirementage of High Court judges.3. To get passed, the Bill needs support of two-thirds of the members in both Lok Sabha andRajya Sabha.1) l and 2 2) 2 and 3 3) l and 3 4) All are correct 5) None

86. When was the last time the retirement age of High Court judges was increased from 60 to thepresent 62 years ?1) 1960 2) 1961 3) 1962 4) 1963 5) None

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Sreedhars COLLEGE FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS CURRENT AFFAIRS-AUGUST- 201087. Which of these statements regarding the Bill in Lok Sabha to raise retirement age of High

Court Judges is/are correct ?1. The proposal was first mooted by then Law Minister H R Bhardwaj in April 2008. }2. Nearly seven years ago Justice Venkatachaliah-headed Committee, to Review the Workingof the Constitution had suggested increasing the retirement age of SC judges to 68 years andthat of HC judges to 65 years.1) 1 only 2) 2 only 3) Both 1 and 2 4) Neither 1 nor 2 5) None

88. Which state government has approved the reintroduction of anticipatory bail as provided inIndian Penal Code (IPC) a legal measure which was abolished 34 years ago ?1) Maharashtra 2) Karnataka 3) UP 4) MP 5) None

89. Which of these statements is/are correct ?1. The government has decided to set up a National Defence University at Kurukshetra inHaryana.2. It was recommended by a committee headed by eminent security analyst K Subrahmaniamafter the 1999 Kargil conflict with Pakistan.1) 1 only 2) 2 only 3) Both l and 2 4) Neither 1 nor 2 5) None

90. Which of these state governments has banned the iron ore exports from its ports and theissuance of permits for its transportation ?1) Karnataka 2) Andhra Pradesh 3) Orissa 4) West Bengal 5) None

91. Match the following:Arjuna Awardee2010 Sporting Event

A. Sanjeev Rajput 1. ShootingB. Deepak Mondal 2. Football

C. RajeevTomar 3. WrestlingD. Rehan Poncha 4. SwimmingA B C D A B C D

1) 1 2 3 4 2) 1 2 4 33) 2 1 3 4 4) 2 1 4 3 5) None

92. Match the following:Dronacharya Awardee 2010. Sporting EventA. Ajay Kumar Bansal 1. BoxingB. L. Ibomcha Singh 2. HockeyC. Subhash B. Aggarwal 3. Billiards and SnookerD.AKKutty 4. Athletics

A B C D A B C D1) 1 2 3 4 2) 1 2 4 33) 2 1 3 4 4) 2 1 4 3 5) None

93. Match the following:Magsaysay Award Winner 2010 CountryA-Tadatoshi Akiba 1. JapanB. Christopher Bernido 2. PhilippinesC. HuoDaishan . 3. BangladesD. A.H.M. Noman Khan 4. China

A B C D A B C D1) 1 2 3 4 2) 1 2 4 33) 2 1 3 4 4) 2 1 4 3 5) None

94. Match the following:Women Tennis Players CountryA. Victoria Azarenka 1.BelarusB. Agnieszka Radwanska 2. PolandC. Svetlana Kuznetsova 3. BelgiumD. Kim Clijsters 4. Russia

A B C D A B C D1) 1 2 3 4 2) 1 2 4 33) 2 1 3 4 4) 2 1 4 3 5) None

95. Saina Nehwal is the second badminton player to receive the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.

Who was the first one ?1) Prakash Padiikone 2) Pullela Gbpichand3) Chetan Anand 4) Madhumita Bisht 5) None

96. Indias latest super computer Annapurna was unveiled at the Institute of MathematicalSciences (IMSc) recently. IMSc is situated in which metropolitan city ?1) Chennai 2) Mumbai 3) New Delhi 4) Kolkata 5) None

97. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will be the Chief Guest on the Republic Day on January 26,2011.Yudhoyono is the President of:1) Indonesia 2) Malaysia 3) Thailand 4) Philippines 5) None

98. Aliah University is the first Muslim university of which Indian State?1) Bihar 2) UP 3) Kerala 4) West Bengal 5) None

99. Which of these statements is/a recorrect?1. The most recent Commonwealth Games were held in 2006 in Melbourne, Australia.2. The 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi are the nineteenth Commonwealth Games.1) 1 only 2) 2 only 3) Both 1 and 2 4) Neither 1 nor 2 5) None

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Sreedhars COLLEGE FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS CURRENT AFFAIRS-AUGUST- 2010100. Which of these statements is/are correct ? :

1. There are currently 54 members of the Commonwealth of Nations, but 71 teams participatein the Commonwealth Games.2. Commonwealth Games are the second-largest multi sport event in. the world, after theSummer Olympic Games1) 1 only 2) 2 only 3) Both 1 and 2 4) Neither 1 nor 2 5) None

101. The first Commonwealth Games were first held in which year and in which country ?1) 1930, England 2) 1930, Canada 3) 1934, England 4) 1934, Canada 5) None

102. Before Delhi, only one Asian city has hosted the Commonwealth Games. Which city hashosted it before and in which year?1) Manila, 1994. 2) Seoul, 2002 3) Kuala Lumpur, 1998 4) Beijing, 1988 5) None

103. Which of these statements is/are correct?1. The two principal bids for the 2010 Commonwealth Games were from Delhi, India andHamilton, Ontario, Canada.2. The 20th Commonwealth Games in 2014 will be held in Glasgow, Scotland.1) 1 only 2) 2 only 3) Both land 2 4) Neither 1 nor 2 5) None

104. Which of these was the latest/last country to join the Commonwealth of Nations in 2010 ?1) Guyana 2) Rwanda 3) Ghana 4) Tanzania 5) None

105. Which cricket board has approved a controversial 45-over, split innings one-day format fortrial in the National ODI Cup this season?.1) Cricket Australia 2) South African Board3) BCCI 4) English Cricket Board 5) None

106. After Shahid Afridis shock resignation and retirement from Test cricket, who has been

elevated as Pakistans Test captain?1) Salman Butt 2) Mohammad Yousuf 3) Mohammad Younus 4) Shoaib Malik 5) None

107. Match the following :Date DayA. September 11 1. World First Aid Day.B. September 15 2. International Day of DemocracyC. September 16 3. International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone LayerD. September 27 . 4. World Tourism Day

A B C D A B C D1) 1 2 3 4 2) 1 2 4 33) 2 1 3 4 4) 2 1 4 3 5) None

108. Which of these statements is/are correct ?1. Bengal beat Punjab to win the 64th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy.2. Punjab has won Santosh Trophy maximum numberof times.1) 1 only 2) 2 only 3) Both l and 2 4) Neither 1 nor 2 5) None

109. Which of these statements is/are correct ?1. B. Adhiban has become Indias 23rd Grandmaster in chess. ?2. Parimarjan Negi is the youngest Indian Grandmaster1) 1 only 2) 2 only 3) Both l and 2 4) Neither 1 nor 2 5) None

110. September 15 is celebrated as International Day of Engineers in India.The day is held inremembrance1) T Krishnamurthy 2) M Visvesvaraya3) V Rajaramanna 4) R Ramaswamy 5) None

111. Sachin Tendulkar recently became the most-capped Test cricketer in the world after takingfield for his 169th match. Whom did heovertake to reach the milestone ?1) Steve Waugh 2) Allan Border 3) Brian Lara 4) Javed Miandad 5) None

112. Which of these statements is/are correct ?1. Abhinav Bindra has been elected to the International Shooting Sport Federations (ISSF)

athlete committee2. In the 50th World Championships, held recently in Munich, Bindra finished in the Top 10.1) 1 only 2) 2 only 3) Both 1 and 2 4) Neither 1 nor 2 5) None

113. Which of these batsmen recently overtook the legendary Don Bradman in scoring the mostTest

hundreds at a single venue?1) Sachin Tendulkar 2) Ricky Ponting3) Kumar Sangakkara 4) Mahela Jayawardene 5) None

114. Indian eyes stunned higher-ranked China 2-1 to win the bronze medal in the inauguralAsian Women Champions trophy hockey tournament recently. Which team won thetournament ?1) Malaysia 2) South Korea 3) Japan 4) Thailand 5) None

115. Which of these has become the first NATO country to end its combat mission in Afghanistan ?1) Belgium 2) The Netherlands 3) Canada 4) Australia 5) None

116. TheInternational Security Assistance Force (ISAF) is active in which of these countries ?1) Afghanistan 2) Pakistan 3) Iraq 4) North Korea 5) None

117. Recently, Paul Kagame has secured an overwhelming majority in the countrys presidentialelection. Kagame belongs to which country ?1) Sudan 2) Rwanda 3) Nigeria 4) Algeria 5) None

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Sreedhars COLLEGE FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS CURRENT AFFAIRS-AUGUST- 2010118. Recently, Russia has approved a customs code and a single customs tariff for its emergent

customs union with two of its neighbors. The two countries are:1) Tajikistan and Uzbekistan 2) Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan3) Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan 4) Belarus and Kazakhstan 5) None

119. The 18th International AIDS Conference was held in which of these cities?1) Vienna 2) Geneva 3) Paris 4) Durban 5) None

120. Recently, the worlds largest tiger reserve has been designated in which of these countries ?1) Laos 2) China 3) Myanmar 4) Thailand 5) None

121. Recently, the highest eighth-wicket stand in Test history was created by ___ and ___ againstPakistan.1) Ricky Ponting and Mitchell Johnson 2) Jonathan Trott and Stuart Broad3) Jonathan Trott and Graham Swann 4) Michael Clarke and Doug Bollinger 5) None

122. Which of these statements is/are correct?1. The nuclear regulatory bodies of the UAE and the US have inked a deal for nuclearcooperation.2. The two countries earlier signed the historic 123 agreement.1) 1 only 2) 2 only 3) Both 1 and 2 4) Neither 1 nor 2 5) None

123. Which of these statements is/are correct?1. Iran has operationalised the first phase of the proposed Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline.2. Iran has the worlds largest reserves of natural gas.1) 1 only 2) 2 only 3) Both 1 and 2 4) Neither 1 nor 2 5) None

124. Which of these statements is/are correct?1. Project Tiger was initiated in India in 1973 to protect the Bengal Tigers.

2. The Indian government has increased its allocation for Project Tiger to $128 million in the11th five year plan, up from $32 million in the Tenth plan1) 1 only 2) 2 only 3) Both 1 and 2 4) Neither 1 nor 2 5) None

125. Which of these statements is/are correct ?1. The Russian Navy recently conducted a large-scale military exercises in Siberia and thecountrys Far East, named Vostok-2010.2. Russia has the biggest navy in the world.1) 1 only 2) 2 only 3) Both land 2 4) Neither 1 nor 2 5) None

126. One Gigabyte is approximately equal is1) 1000,000 bytes 2) 1000,000,000 bytes3) 1000,000,000,000 bytes 4) 1000,000,000,000,000 bytes 5) None

127. In context of the ongoing awareness and actions worldwide about Climate Change andEnvironment protection, what is the maximum safe level of Carbon Dioxide in the Earthsatmosphere which has been also called as climatological tipping point and demands formitigation of global warming before we reach at this point?1) 270 ppm 2) 300 ppm 3) 330 ppm . 4) 350 ppm 5) None

128. The Multi-Lingual Natural Disaster Information System (NDIS) has been developed by1) GSTL 2) Infosys 3) Wipro 4) Microsoft 5) None

129. Which of the following popular food brands in India also releases World Cricket Ratings ?1) Nestle India 2) Cadbury India 3) Amul 4) ITC 5) None

130. NK603, a genetically modified variety, which has been outlawed in European Union, is of which of the following crops ?1) Brinjal 2) Cotton 3) Maize 4) Wheat 5) None

131. Which of the following countries is the host of the 2014 Winter Olympics, officially known asthe XXII Olympic Winter Games?1) Australia 2) Russia 3) US 4) Norway 5) None

132. Which among the following municipalities of Meghalaya was recently in news, as it is slatedto be declared as winter capital of Meghalaya ?1) Baghmara 2) Tura 3) Williamnagar 4) Nongpoh 5) None

133. With which of the following countries, India is collaborating for her ambitious NationalBroadband Plan ?1) France 2) USA 3) Germany 4) Australia 5) None

134. In Rajya Sabha, under which of the following Articles 12 members are nominated by the

President from amongst persons who have special knowledge or practical experience in thefields such as literature, science, art or social service?1) Article 80 2) Article 81 3) Article 82 4) Article 83 5) None

135. Which among the following bridges of China is the longest trans-oceanic bridge in the world ?1) Nanpu Bridge 2) Lupu Bridge3) Xihoumen Bridge 4) Hangzhou Bay Bridge 5) None

136. With which country has India recently agreed to develop technical and professional cooperationin the agricultural sector and foster the trade of plants and animal products ?1) Brazil 2) Colombia 3) Argentina 4) Venezuela 5) None

137. Arrange the following cellular operators in the decreasing order of their subscriber base asper the latest data:1) Vodafone, Bharti, Idea, Aircel, BSNL and MTNL .2) Bharti, Vodaphone, Idea, Aircel, BSNL and MTNL.3) Bharti, Idea, Vodaphone, Aircel, BSNL and MTNL.4) Bharti, Idea, Aircel, Vodafone, BSNL and MTNL. 5) None

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Sreedhars COLLEGE FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS CURRENT AFFAIRS-AUGUST- 2010138. What is the number of digits in the MICR Magnetic Ink Character Recognition code mentioned

on the white strip at the bottom of the cheque just after the cheque number ?1) 6 2) 7 3) 8 4) 9 5) None

139. Who among the following is the first and only chief of naval staff who was sacked while stillserving ?1) Admiral Vijai Singh Shekhawat 2) Admiral Laxminarayan Ramdas3) Admiral Vishnu Baghwat 4) Admiral Madhvendra Singh 5) None

140. US President Barack Obama has recently signed a bill to steeply hike US visa fees for skilled workers to raise $600 million. The money would be utilized in:1) creating jobs for the American youth2) giving banks the extra capital to be distributed in the economy3) raising more forces for the Afghan war4) securing the US-Mexico border 5) None

141. South Korea has replaced the prime minister and seven other ministers in the biggest cabinetreshuffle since President Lee Myung-Bak came to power in Feb 2008. The new prime minister is1) Park Chun hee 2) Hyn jo Kao3) Kim Tae Ho 4) Tae Wo Jae 5) None

142. Which of these statements is/are correct ?1. A new global treaty banning cluster munitions has come into force.2.Many of the worlds major military powers - including the US, Russia and China - are notsignatories to the treaty.1) 1 only 2) 2 only 3) Both 1 and 2 4) Neither 1 nor 2 5) None

143. Which of these statements is/are correct?.1. Former foes Vietnam and the United States held their first ever defense talks recently.2. Vietnam views US influence in the region as a counterweight to China.1) 1 only 2) 2 only 3) Both 1 and 2 4) Neither 1 nor 2 5) None

144. Which country has ordered more than 2,000 cement, steel and dyeing factories to close downoutdated manufacturing units in a large-scale effort to reduce the countrys energyinefficiencies ?1) China 2) Japan 3) US 4) Germany 5) None

145. Nepal has decided to drop the. kings face from the currency notes Former King Gnanendrasface would now be replaced with a picture of 1) Himalayan glaciers 2) Mount Everest3) Nepali Parliament 4) Sickleand Hammer 5) None

146. Recently, the United Nations general Assembly voted to, declare that access to safe and cleandrinking water and sanitation is a basic human right. Which country proposed the resolution?1) India 2) US 3) Bolivia 4) Argentina 5) None

147. Which of these Latin American countries has recently suspended its defence agreemet with US?1) Bolivia 2) Paraguay 3) Uruguay 4) Colombia 5) None148. UN has declared Eastern Africa free of polio again. But which of these countries is presently

the hotbed of the virus, where it has paralysed 437 children since April ?1) Pakistan 2) Tajikistan 3) Nigeria 4) Afghanistan 5) None

149. Which of these European countries has registered its highest economic growth rate for 20 years in the second-quarter?1) France 2) Belgium 3) Switzerland 4) Germany 5) None

150. Which of these countries has declared a state of emergency as forest fires spread across thecountry ?1) Bolivia 2) Russia 3) Canada 4) Chile 5) None

151. With which country has India recently signed an agreement to extend a $1 billion credit linefor developing 14 infrastructure projects ?1) Sri Lanka 2) Bangladesh 3) Myanmar 4) Nepal 5) None

152. The Union Cabinet has recently approved a Bill to protect whistleblowers by providing forsevere punishment to those exposing the identity of people disclosing information. Whichofthese will be the nodal authority to handle complaints regarding this ?1) Fast Track Courts 2) Respective High Court3) Supreme Court 4) Central Vigilance Commissioner 5) None

153. Rajya Sabha has passed a bill to re-establish the historic Nalanda University in Bihar as aninternational institute of learning. The central government has constituted a Nalanda MentorGroup to examine the framework of international cooperation and proposed structure of partnership which would govern the re-establishment of this University. Who is the chairmanof this Grojjp ?1) Amartya Sen 2) R Gopalakrishnan3) Sam Pitroda 4) Sujatha Ramadorai 5) None

154. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has approved the setting up of a National Innovation Councilto prepare a road map for the Decade of Innovation 2011-2020. Who will head this Council ?1) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw 2) Samir Brahmachari ?3) Sam Pitroda 4) Kiran Karnik 5) None

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Sreedhars COLLEGE FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS CURRENT AFFAIRS-AUGUST- 2010155. The Union government has given its approval to the Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment

of Adolescent Girls or SABLA recently. Which of these statements regarding SABLA is arecorrect ?1. It will be implemented in select 200 districts spanning all states and Union Territories.2. An allocation of Rs 4,500 crore has been made for implementing the scheme during theremaining period of the XI Five Year Plan.3. The scheme will entail 75:25 sharing between the Centre and the states1) 1 and 2 2) 1 and 3 3) 2 and 3 4) All are correct 5) None

156. Which of these statements is/are correct regarding the recent elections in Australia ?1. Hung Parliament has come up in which both Julia Gillard and opposition leader Tony Abbottscrambling to broker deals to form a fragile coalition government.2. Four independents and a new Greens MP hold the balance of power, acting as theKingmaker 1) 1 only 2) 2 only 3) Both 1 and 2 4) Neither 1 nor 2 5) None

157. Which of these statements is/are correct ?1. Iran has recently unveiled an unmanned, long-distance bomber drone, named Karrar.2. Iran has already developed long-range missiles capable of hitting Israel and eastern Europeand of carrying a nuclear warhead.1) 1 only 2) 2 only 3) Both l and 2 4) Neither 1 nor 2 5) None

158. Which of these statements is/are correct? 1. Parliament has passed the Civil Nuclear Liability Bill after government dropped thecontentious provision of intent in the case of accident.2. The liability of the operator has been quadrupled to 2000 crore from the originally propose500 crore. This liability will have to be paid within a specific timeframe in the event of a

nuclear disaster.1) 1 only 2) 2 only 3) Both 1 and 2 4) Neither i nor 2 5) None159. Which of these statements is/are correct ?

1. A bill to provide voting rightsto Indians living abroad hasbeen introduced in Rajya Sabharecently.2. Earlier the NRIs were barred under Section 19 of the Representation of the Peoples Act,1950, if they remained outside India for six months for whatever reasons1) 1 only 2) 2 only 3) Both 1 and 2 4) Neither 1 nor 2 5) None

160. Which of these statements is/are correct ?1. The IAF has got the governments permission to fire back at Naxals in extremist hit areasin self-defence.2. The Central Government has cleared the caste-based census.1) 1 only 2) 2 only 3) Both 1 and 2 4) Neither 1 nor 2 5) None

161. Which among the following agricultural products is Indias main import item ?1) Pulses 2) Oil Seeds 3) Sugar 4) Edible Oil 5) None

162. Who is the first female Prime Minister of Australia ?1) Kamla Per sad Bissessar 2) Laura Chinchilla3) Cristina Fernandez 4) Julia Gillard 5) None163. The rate On which banks borrow from the RBI is called-.l) CRR 2) SLR 3) Bank Rate 4) Repo Rate 5) None

164. Renowned IndianChandgi Ram has passed away.1) Golfer 2) Wrestler 3) Swimmer 4) Boxer 5) None

165. Which of the following will be the venue of the India-ASEAN Summit to be held in 2012 ?1) Tokyo 2) Jakarta 3) Beijing 4) New Delhi 5) None

166. Renowned table-maestro--has passed away.1) Pandit Chandrakant Shantaram Kamat 2) Pandit Sharda3) Ustad Amir Hussain Khan 4) Zakir Hussain 5) None

167. The head office of the World Trade Organisation is located in-1) Nepal 2) India 3) Australia 4) Switzerland 5) None

168. Who is the new President of International Cricket Council?1) David Morgan 2) Jagmohan Dalmiya 3) Sharad Pawar4) Roddy Smith 5) None of these

169. Which of the following awards is given for excellence in the field of sports ?1) Kalidas Samman 2) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award3) Jnanpith Award 4) Arjun Award 5) None170. The co-inventor of the process of phototypesetting Louis Moyroud passed away recently. Hebelonged to which country .?1) France 2) Russia 3) China 4) South Korea 5) None

171. Vera Zvonareva is a famous player.1) Lawn Tennis 2) Golf 3) Table Tennis 4) Badminton 5) None

172. Sourabh Narang who passed away recently, was a famous.1) Actor 2) Singer 3) Scientist 4) Film Director 5) None

173. Who amongst the following Indian players won the Mixed Doubles of the Wimbledon TennisChampionship 2010?1) Mahesh Bhupati 2) Leander Paes3) Sania Mirza 4) Rohan Bopanna 5) None

174. Indian-Americanhas been nominated as Assistant Administrator for Asia in the UnitedStates Agency for International Development.1) Nisha Desai Biswal 2) Raj Shah 3) MayaChadda 4) Sugata Bose 5) None

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Sreedhars COLLEGE FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS CURRENT AFFAIRS-AUGUST- 2010203. Who has won the Wimbledon Championship 2010 womens singles title ?

1) Serena Williams 2) Vera Zvonareva3) Kveta Peschke 4) Katarina Srebotnik 5) None

204. Which of the following cups is not associated with the game of Badminton ?.1) Gary Cup 2) Thomas Cup 3) Sudirman Cup 4) Uber Cup 5) None

205. JurgenMelzer and ______ have won the Wimbledon Championships 2010.mens doubles title.1) Horia Tecau 2) Wesley Moodie3) Philip Petzschner 4) Robert Lindstedt 5) None

206. The present Reverse Repo Rate is ?1) 3.25% 2) 3.50% 3) 3.75% 4) 4.50% 5) None

207. Indias Leander Paes and Cara Black of _______ won the Wimbledon Championships 2010 mixed doublestitle.1) South Africa 2) Zimbabwe 3) Sweden 4) Romania 5) None

208. In which year Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana was launched ?1) 2007 2) 2008 3) 2009 4) 2010 5) None

209. Who has won the Wimbledon Championships 2010 boys singles title ?1) Marton Fucsovics 2) Benjamin Mitchell3) Agustin Velotti 4) Donald Ypung 5) None

210. Recently Keshub Mahindra was in news. He was the former Chairman of.1) Union Carbide (India) Ltd. 2) Tata Motors3) Mahindra. Satyam 4) Birla Cement 5) None

211. Kristyna Pliskova of _______ has won the Wimbledon Championships 2010 girls singles title.1) Japan 2) Australia 3) Czech Republic 4) Hungary 5) None

212. What is the capital of Netherlands ?1) Rotterdum 2) Dordrecht 3) Zeeland 4) Amsterdam 5) None of these213. Who has been honoured with the Doctorate of Science by the Queens University Belfast ?

l) Ratan Tata 2) Ela Bhatt 3) Amartya Sen 4) Murli Manohar Joshi 5) None214. Which of the following welfare schemes is NOT launched by the Government of India ?

1) AamAdmi BimaYojana 2) Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana3) National Food Security Mission 4) Millennium Development Goals 5) None

215. Which one of the following terms/abbreviations is used by banks in their major day to dayfunctions ?l)RTGS 2) NHPC 3) CT Scan 4) Carat 5) None

216. Who is the new CMD of lDBI Bank?1) Yogesh Agarwal 2) V.P.Shetty3) R.M.Malla 4) AnilK.Khandelwal 5) None

217. Which of the following is hot a major commodity exported from India?1) Gem and Jewellery 2) Uranium Ore3) Sugar 4) Agricultural Products 5) None

218. Indian-AmericanPreeta D.Bansal has been appointed the Vice-Chairman of the Councilof the Administrative Conference.1) Journalist 2) Scientist 3) Economist 4) Lawyer 5) None

219. Which of the following terms is used in the game of cricket ?1) Off Break 2) Pack 3) Roll Up 4) Centre Line 5) None

220. Shami Chakrabarti has been awarded with honorary degree by the.1) University of Liverpool 2) University of Manchester3) Oxford Brookes University 4) University of Southampton 5) None

221. Which of the following is an example of the instrument of Money Market in India ?1) Shares of blue chip companies 2) Certificate of deposits issued by Banks3) Gold and Gold Bonds 4) National Savings Certificates 5) None

222. What is the full form of NFS in banking ?1) Network Financial System 2) National Financial Service3) National Financial Switch 4) Network Financial Service 5) None

223. Which of the following books is written by Vikram Seth ?1) Rich Like US 2) The City of Joy3) God of Small Things 4) A Suitable Boy 5) None

224. Which country will host the 16th Asian Games in November 2010?1) China 2) Sri Lanka 3) South Korea 4) Malaysia 5) None225. Abhishek Bachchan is NOT associated with which of the following films ?

l)Paa 2) Ravana 3) Zameen 4) 3 Idiots 5) None226. Who is the author of the book Grandmothers Tale?

l) R.K.Narayan 2) Salman Rushdie 3) Chetan Bhagat4) Shashi Tharoor 5) None

227. Who amongst the following is NOT a famous English author ?1) Chetan Bhagat 2) Bhisma Sahni 3) Khushwant Singh4) Arundhati Roy 5) None

228. Which of the following terms is not related to Banking and Finance ?1) Private Equity2) Broker 3) Annuity 4) All are related 5) None

229. Who has been appointed the Commander of UN Peace keeping Force in the Democratic Republicof Congo?1) Chander Prakash 2) Deepak Kapoor3) Ranjit Singh 4) Dharam Singh 5) None

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Sreedhars COLLEGE FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS CURRENT AFFAIRS-AUGUST- 2010230. Which of the following cups is NOT related to cricket ?

1) Scindia Gold Cup 2) Asia Cup 3) Future Cup4) Moin-Ud-Dowlah Gold Cup 5) None

231. Who has received the Next Step Foundation 2010 award ?1) Nigel Evans 2) KeithVaz3) M.Veerappa Moily 4) Sonia Gandhi 5) None

232. Norman Hutchinson who passed away recently, was a famous.1) Industrialist 2) Portrailist 3) Translator 4) Author 5) None

233. Kokrajhar was in the news recently, is in- 1) West Bengal 2) Jharkhand 3) Assom 4) Chhattisgarh 5) None

234. The......movie The Mosquito Net has won the Crystal Globe award.1) Turkish 2) Scotlish 3) Spanish 4) English 5) None

235. Which unit of valuation is known as Paper Gold ?1) Dollar 2) SDR 3) Euro 4) Pound 5) None

236. Who has won the Egypt Open Table Tennis Championships ?l)LiChing 2) Soumyadeep Roy 3) Achanta Sharath Kamal4) Amalraj Anthony 5) None

237. What is the Full Form of SEPA ?1) S ingle Exchange Processing Agency 2) S ingle Euro Payments Area3) Single Electronic Processing Agency4) Super Electronic Purchase Agency 5) None

238. Which country has won the FIFA World Cup 2010?1) Netherlands 2) Germany 3) Uruguay . 4) Spain 5) None

239. Which of the following is not one of the Millenium Goals set by the United Nations ?1) Achieve Universal Primary Education 2) Improve Computer Literacy3) Combat HIV/AIDS 4) Global Partnership 5) None

240. Who has won the Golden Ball award in the FIFA World Cup 2010?1) Thomas Mueller 2) Iker Casillas3) Andres Iniesta 4) Diego Forlan 5) None

241. Under which of the following Ministries of Government of India works the Forward MarketsCommission ?1) Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution2) Ministry of Finance3) Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises4) Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises 5) None

242. Iker Casillas goalkeeper and captain of _____ has won the Golden Glove award in the FIFAWorld Cup 2010.1) Spain 2) Germany 3) France 4) Brazil 5) None

243. The Monetary Policy in India is formulated by .1) Central Government 2) Industrial Financial Corporation3) Reserve Bank of India 4) Industrial Development Bank 5) None244. Who has won the Golden Boot award in the FIFA World Cup 2010?1) David Villa 2) Wesley Sneijder3) Thomas Mueller 4) Andres Iniesta 5) None

245. A short-term government security paper is called .1) Share 2) D ebenture 3) Mutual Fund 4) Treasury Bill 5) None

246. The 2010 FIFA World Cup was theFIFA World Cup.1) 18th 2) 19th 3) 20th 4) 24th 5) None

247. WTO basically promotes .1) Financial Support 2) Global Peace3) Unilateral Trade 4) Multilateral Trade 5) None

248. The first-ever International Wheelchair Tennis Tournament was held in .1) India 2) Malaysia 3) Sri Lanka 4) Spain 5) None

249. Price Theory is also known as 1) Macro Economics 2) Micro Economics3) Public Economics 4) Development Economics 5) None

250. Recently, Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir was in news. He is the.l) Prime Minister of Somalia 2) Prime Minister of Sudan3) President of Somalia 4) President of Sudan 5) None

251. National Income is the1) Net National Product at Market Price2) Net National Product at Factor Cost 3) Net Domestic Product at Market Price4) Net Domestic Product at Factor Cost 5) None

252. How many Indians have been conferred with Malaysias prestigious Datukship title ? :1) Two 2) Three 3) Four 4) Five 5) None

253. How many countries are members of the Arab League?1) 20 2) 21 3) 22 4) 23 5) None

254. Dr. Tathagat Avatar Tulsi becomes the Youngest professor at ,1) IIT-Mumbai 2) IIT-Kanpur 3) IIT-Patna 4) IIT-Delhi 5) None

255. Which of the following sectors does not under tertiary sector ?1) Transport 2) Trade3) Business Services 4) Electricity 5) None

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Sreedhars COLLEGE FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS CURRENT AFFAIRS-AUGUST- 2010256. Who has been appointed the Chairman of NIFT Board of Governors ?

1) Saroj Pandey 2) A.Sakthivel 3) Venu Srinivasan4) Prashant Agarwal

257. The headquarters of OPEC is in .1) Vienna 2) Kuwait 3) Tehran 4) Algeria 5) None

258. The Ministry of Defence has signed a Memorandum of Understanding withto produceprogrammes on Ex-Servicemens lives.1) Airtel 2) Tata 3) Doordarshan 4) Reliance 5) None

259. How many Kendriya Vidyalayas will be established by the Central Government during EleventhFive Year Plan ?1) 95 2) 90 3) 107 4) 105 5) None

260. Which of the following statements is/are TRUE about Commonwealth Express Exhibition train ?(A) Common wealth Express Exhibition is a special exhibition train to spread awarenessabout Sports and Information Technology.(B) After covering major cities in the country, this exhibition train will conclude its journeyin Delhi on 1st of October.(C) The train consists of 11 coaches out of which five coaches have been allocated to RailwaySports Promotion Board.1) Only A 2) A and B 3) All are true 4) B and C 5) None

261. Which of the following Indian frigates has been launched by Indian Navy ?l)Tarkash 2) Talwar 3) Tabar 4) Trishul 5) None

262. Who is the Chairman of Expert Group Committee for sustainable system of pricing of petroleumproducts ?

l) Subir Gokam 2) Vijay L.Kelkar 3) Kirit Parikh 4) Usha Thorat 5) None263. In which city, the Rs. 26 crore Spice Park will be opened under the ASIDE Scheme.?1) Delhi 2) Jodhpur 3) Jaipur 4) Chennai 5) None

264. How many more vessels will be bought by Shipping Corporation of India by 2015 ?1) 20 2) 40 3) 30 4) 10 5) None

265. Which of the following states has approved Biodiversiry rule 2010 for preserving the richbiodiversity in state ?1) Assom 2) Meghalaya 3) Manipur 4) Uttaranchal 5) None

266. How many medium multi role combat aircraft will be bought by Indian Airforce after bidding bythe year 2011 ?1) 126 2) 129 3) 140 4) 151 5) None

267. Which state has been ranked second on implementation of MGNREGA ?l) Tripura 2) Rajasthan 3) Andhra Pradesh 4) Sikkim 5) None

268. According to the Deloitte report, Indias defence spending will be how much billion dollars by2015 ?l) $32bn. 2) $80bn. 3) $50bn. 4) $65 bn. 5) None

269. Which country has launched a spying satellite named Ofek 9 ?1) USA 2) Iran 3) Israel 4) Germany 5) None270. Which country has banned the use of the Veil and the burqa in public ?1) Russia 2) France 3) USA 4) Spain 5) None

271. Which is Americas Largest City ?1) Chicago 2) San Diego 3) Los Angeles 4) New York 5) None

272. Which country has produced over 17 kg. of enriched Uranium ?1) Iraq 2) Iran 3) Australia 4) Canada 5) None

273. Which country is the highest consumer of heroine in South Asia ?1) Pakistan 2) Iran 3) India 4) Russia 5) None

274. What is the name of the worlds largest gold coin which was sold at an auction in Vienna ?1) Apple Leaf 2008 2) Maple Leaf 20073) Green Leaf 2007 4) Apple Leaf 2007 5) None

275. Which country will host G-8 Summit in 2011 ?1)