Current Affairs August 2013 Questions and answers in PDF. Current Affairs August 2013 Questions and Answers for preparing PSC | SSC | UPSC | Civil Services | Bank | RRB and all other 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. Where will be the cartoon museum set up by Kerala Lalitakala Academy in honour of cartoonist R. Sankar inaugurated? Answer: Kayamkulam 11. The recently released book ‘An uncertain Glory: India and its Contradictions’ is jointly written by ………. and ………… ? Answer: Amartya Sen and Jean Dreze 12. What is the name given to the largest virus ever seen on the earth, recently discovered by scientists? Answer: Pandoravirus 13. 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 14. 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. 15. Nelson Mandela International Day was observed on …………..? Answer: July 18 16. Which Indian won Gold in the Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Medellin, Colombia? Answer: Deepika Kumari 17. Which central Government agency has collaborated with the Tata Motors in developing India’s first Hydrogen powered bus? Answer: ISRO 18. The political party launched by Julian Assange to contest in the Australian elections this year? Answer: WikiLeaks Party 19. Which Afghan woman won the 2013 Magsaysay Award? Answer: Habiba Sarabi. She is the first and only woman governor in Afghansitan. 20. Who has been elected as the new President of Pakistan? Answer: Mamnoon Hussain Visit keralapscblog/2013/09/current-affairs-questions-and-answers.html for Downloading the complete current affairs August 2013 in pdf file.
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