Current Affairs August 2013 General Knowledge Questions and Answers for preparing all Competitive Examinations. 1. Which Baltic nation has been given permission by the European Union for adopting Euro as its currency? Answer: Latvia. The country will replace its currency the lat, with the euro on 1 January 2014. 2. The Indian Grandmaster who won the Commonwealth Chess Championship? Answer: Abhijeet Gupta 3. Who was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand? Answer: Hemant Soren 4. Who is selected for the Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony 2013? Answer: Zubin Mehta 5. Who is appointed as the new coach of the Indian’s Men’s Hockey Team? Answer: Maharaj Krishan Kaushik 6. Jeane Claude Juncker, who resigned recently, was the Prime Minister of …………….? Answer: Luxembourg 7. The Swiss made solar powered air craft which has been in the news for completing a successful trip across the United States? Answer: Solar Impulse 8. World Population Day was observed on ………….? Answer: July 11 9. The Typhoon that caused widespread damage in Taiwan and East China in July, was named …………? Answer: Soulik 10. The recently released book ‘An uncertain Glory: India and its Contradictions’ is jointly written by ………. and ………… ? Answer: Amartya Sen and Jean Dreze 11. What is the name given to the largest virus ever seen on the earth, recently discovered by scientists? Answer: Pandoravirus 12. Which Indian tennis pair clinched their first ever ATP tournament by winning the doubles title in the 2013 Claro Open, held in Bogota, Colombia? Answer: Purav Raja and Diviji Sharan 13. Pi Approximation Day was celebrated worldwide on ………..? Answer: 22 July The Mathematical symbol ‘Pi’ represents the mathematical equivalent 22/7, which is similar to the date 22nd July. 14. Nelson Mandela International Day was observed on …………..? Answer: July 18 15. Which Indian won Gold in the Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Medellin, Colombia? Answer: Deepika Kumari 16. Which central Government agency has collaborated with the Tata Motors in developing India’s first Hydrogen powered bus? Answer: ISRO 17. The political party launched by Julian Assange to contest in the Australian elections this year? Answer: WikiLeaks Party 18. Which Afghan woman won the 2013 Magsaysay Award? Answer: Habiba Sarabi. She is the first and only woman governor in Afghansitan. 19. Who has been elected as the new President of Pakistan? Answer: Mamnoon Hussain 20. Who has been selected for the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award 2013? Answer: Amjad Ali Khan
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