Page-2 of GKToday Archives: August, 2013

Stage set to launch India's first defence satellite

August 30, 2013

India’s first defence satellite GSAT-7 dedicated to Navy for maritime security is now set for the launch. The home-built satellite will be crucial as it will overcome Navy’s previous limitations from line of sight and ionospheric effects and will have ..

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Current Affairs: Top Headlines for August 30, 2013

August 30, 2013

Melbourne tops the list of liveable cities in world According to a survey conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit, the Australian city of Melbourne is the most liveable city in the world while conflict battered Syria‘s capital Damascus is the least liveable city. The survey also lists ..

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Iran to take legal action against US over 1953 coup

August 30, 2013

Iran has approved a bill that intends to sue the U.S for its involvement in the 1953 coup d’état that toppled the country’s democratically elected Prime Minister.  The bill comes following the release of latest declassified documents revealing more details ..

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GK & Current Affairs : August 29. 2013

August 30, 2013

1. As per the latest data, which state had largest number people living with HIV/AIDS in 2011? [A]Andhra Pradesh [B]Tamil Nadu [C]Karnataka [D]Maharastra Andhra Pradesh As per the HIV estimation 2012, the total estimated number of people living with HIV ..

GK & Current Affairs : August 27, 28, 2013

August 29, 2013

1. Recently (August,2013), which one of the following country become the first in the world to release “Zinc rich Rice variety” named Bri-62? [A]Bangladesh [B]India [C]China [D]Russia Bangladesh Bangladesh released world’s first zinc-enriched rice variety “Bri-62” capable fighting diarrhoea and ..

Current Affairs: Top Headlines for August 29, 2013

August 29, 2013

Rupee decline to make cars, consumer durables costly With rupee continuously loosing against dollar, cars, TVs, washing machines and other consumer durables are likely to cost more with companies set to increase prices to offset impact on their margins. Car-maker ..

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