Q15. Union Govt. on 2 August 2013 unveiled the long awaited Unified License norms for the telecom sector. What are the main features of this new norm? The new norm provides for delinking of spectrum from operational permits and allows companies to offer services using any technology. Telecom companies would be allowed to offer mobile and fixed-line services using any technology. They can also provide Internet TV services. It allows companies to offer intra and inter-circle roaming, but bars operations from acquiring subscribers in areas where they don’t own a license The licenses acquired under this new norm will be valid for 20 years, and will be renewable for another ten years Telecom companies will have to pay a license fee of eight per cent of annual revenues from telecom services. All telecom companies will have to migrate to the new licensing regime upon expiry of their current permits Q16. Who was awarded 22nd Saraswati Samman of K.K. Birla Foundation on 2 August 2013? – Sugathakumari, the Malayalam poetess (She was given this prestigious award for her collection of poems in Malayalam entitled Manalezhuthu Q17. Which union territory of the country celebrated its 60th Liberation Day on 2 August 2013? –Dadra and Nagar Haveli Q18. Who was appointed as the first woman Managing Director (MD) of State Bank of India (SBI) on 3 August 2013? – Arundhati Bhattacharya Q19. Who took over as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Central Bank of India recently? – Rajeev Rishi Q20. Indian girls created history by winning country’s first ever bronze medal in the junior women hockey World Cup in the seventh edition of the cup held in Germany. India defeated which team on 4 August 2013 to win the bronze medal? – England Q21. Hasan Rouhani took oath as the new President of Iran on 4 August 2013. He replaced Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. What was special about his swearing-in ceremony? – It was the first time since Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution that foreign dignitaries attended the swearing-in ceremony of an Iranian president Q22. Russia and China flagged off their regular anti-terrorist war games in Russia’s Urals region from 3 August 2013. This joint military drill was seen by many defence experts as preparations for a local military conflict in Central Asia. What was the name given to this drill? – “Peace Mission 2013 ” Q23. China is establishing a 4,411-metre- high airport in the Tibetan area of its southwestern Sichuan province, which will become the world’s highest civilian airport when put into operation later this year. What is the name of this airport? – Daocheng Yading airport Q24. What is the name of a breast cancer drug of Roche Holding AG, patent for which was partly revoked in India recently? – Herceptin Q25. Households belonging to which community are the largest spenders on average as disclosed in the data from the National Sample Survey Office’s (NSSO’s) 8th quinquennial survey on employment during the 12 months up to June 2010? – Sikh Q26. The union govt. on 5 August 2013 reduced the customs duty on imports of rice bran and rice bran oil cake to nil with effect from 1 October 2013. What was the import duty on this commodity till now? – 15% Q27. Union Govt. on 5 August 2013 shelved the plans for disinvestment of its stake in BHEL due to BHEL’s low share price, decreased capital expenditure and less demand for power-sector equipment. What was the proposed target of selling govt. stake in BHEL? – 5% Q28. The first arrest for default in paying which tax was made recently after union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram made applicable provisions of CrPC (criminal procedure code) to arrest such offenders? – Service Tax Q29. How many embassies and consulates of the United States were closed till 10 August 2013 due to threat of a major al-Qaida attack? – 19 Q30. Who became the first Indian bowler since Anil Kumble to top the ICC ODI Bowlers Rankings, which were released by the ICC on 4 August 2013? – Ravindra Jadeja (Jadejas career-best rating of 733 has him tied for the pinnacle spot with West Indies spinner Sunil Narine. Kumble had claimed the No.1 position back in 1996 in these rankings) Q31. Who will be the new Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), as announced by the Finance Ministry on 6 August 2013? – Raghuram Rajan, who is at present the Chief Economic Advisor to the Govt. of India Q32. What is the name of the Gujarat village which came into limelight after discovery of prominent artifacts including gold-beads dating to the Harappan era? – Khirsara Q33. Who has recently agreed to purchase ‘The Washington Post’ and other newspapers for $250 million? – Jeff Bezos , founder of Amazon
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