Current Affairs and Gk -September full month, 2013
Important current affairs and Gk questions of September month for IAS, RAS, SSC CGL, UPSC, BANK PO, UPSC,RPSC, Bank exams and all other exams.If you like the post kindly give rating. Useful for any competitive exam like IAS, bank PO, SSC CGL, RAS, CDS, UPSC exams and all state related exams.
177. Who among the following has been chosen for the “Global Diversity Award”?
Amitabh Bachchan Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has been chosen for the Global Diversity Award. He will be honoured with the Global Diversity Award in Delhi Wednesday. Amitabh was honoured with the PadmaShri in 1984 and the Padma Bhushan in 2001. In July 1999, he was named the “Greatest Star of Stage or screen of the Millennium” by a BBC online poll.
178. As per the latest figures, which of the following BRICS nation has recorded largest increase in Ultra-High Net worth individuals?
[A]Russia [B]India [C]China [D]Brazil
India Despite of continuing economic gloom, India has recorded the largest increase in Ultra-High Net worth individual club among the BRICS nations in the last one year, with a total of 7,850 super rich people in the country.
179. Which of the following countries and their currency is not correctly matched?
Rajasthan Rajasthan will provide free dialysis facility to the kidney patient in government hospitals of the state from Gandhi Jayanti (October 2). All the patients, BPL or APL, would be provided free dialysis facilities in government hospitals.
181. In which of the following places, union government decided to set up an “Information Technology Investment Region”?
[A]Bangalore [B]Hyderabad [C]Bhopal [D]Panaji
Hyderabad Central government has decided to set up an Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR) in Hyderabad. The cabinet committee on economic affairs chaired by Manmohan Singh, approved ITIR near Hyderabad subject to certain conditions. Total investment envisaged for ITIR is about 1.19 lakh crore of which IT/ITES sector could attract 1.18 lakh crore and the Electronic Hardware Manufacturing 1.01 lakh crore.
182. Recently (September, 2013), which country firm has won a 1,900 crore order from India to supply self-protection system for Dhruv, indigenous Advanced Light Helicopter?
[A]France [B]Swedish [C]Japan [D]Russia
Russia Swedish defence firm Saab announced it has won a 1, 900 crore order from India to supply self-protection system for Dhruv, its indigenous Advanced Light Helicopter. The order, worth Swedish Krona 216 million, was placed by Indian Defence Public Sector Undertaking for aerospace systems, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.
183. Which of the following states of India are home to Rhino? 1.Assam 2.West Bengal 3.Bihar 4.Uttar Pradesh Chose the correct answer from the codes given below: