Current Affairs and Gk -March Part-1 2013

Current Affairs and Gk -March 2013

57. Which among the following is the first in India to receive Rs.25 lakh as carbon credits from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

(UNFCCC)?

[A]Dwarka composting plant
[B]Gurgaon composting plant
[C]Faridabad composting plant
[D]Okhla composting plant

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Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) for helping the environment. The plant uses 200 tonnes of municipal waste to produce manure that can

be used in parks and gardens. The plant operates under Public Private Partnership with IL&FS and is the first plant in the country to receive such

credits. Since 2007, the plant has converted two lakh tonnes of municipal waste into manure through ‘aerobic composting technology’.

58. Who among the following will become the second president in Africa to be indicted by the ICC – after Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir?

[A]Raila Odinga
[B]George Saitoti
[C]Uhuru Kenyatta
[D]Joshua Sang

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election under a new constitution and also the first presidential election after the 2007 post-election violence. Unlike his late father, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta,

Uhuru does not carry a fly-whisk as a mark of authority, instead he carries the heavy indictment by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against

humanity committed after the previous elections, in 2007. He will become the second president in Africa to be indicted by the ICC – after Sudan’s Omar al-

Bashir.

59. Recently, the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee has released the Commemorative Postage Stamp on Sahir Ludhianvi. Sahir Ludhianvi was a well-known

____________?

[A]Urdu poet
[B]Kannada poet
[C]Tamil poet
[D]Malayalam poet

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commemorative postage stamp on 8 March. He was recognized as the poet of the young because of his writings on love and beauty. He wrote with great

sensitivity on the values and social concerns of the contemporary period. Ludhianvi was a popular Urdu poet and Hindi lyricist, who worked extensively in

Hindi films. He won the Filmfare Award twice, in 1964 and 1977, and in 1971 was awarded the Padma Shri.

60. . Which among the following countries is the 1st largest ‘spam spewing nation’ in world?

[A]United States
[B]India
[C]China
[D]Russia

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highest-ranking country in the study, Asia topped the list of continents with 36.6 per cent of the world’s spam accounted for. In the latter half of 2012,

India had been leading the way but has now fallen back to third, with China leapfrogging into second place after a spell in the lower half of the list,

statistics from SophosLabs revealed. US is still firmly on the top, distributing more spam than any other country in the world, clocking in at a

“respectable” 18.3 per cent of junk email sent.

61. Which among the following have bagged the Indira Gandhi award for the best debut film in the recent National film awards?

[A]Chittagong and Dhag
[B]Dhag and 101 Chodiyangal
[C]Chittagong and Vicky Donor
[D]Chittagong and 101 Chodiyangal

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Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the

organization set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Golden Lotus

(Swarna Kamal). The award was instituted in 1980, at 28th National Film Awards and awarded annually for films produced in the year across the country, in all

Indian languages.

62. The Leveson Report reviewed the general culture and ethics of the media in which among the following countries?

[A]United States
[B]Britain
[C]France
[D]Russia

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phone hacking scandal, chaired by Lord Justice Leveson, who was appointed in July 2011. The Inquiry published the Leveson Report in November 2012, which

reviewed the general culture and ethics of the British media, and made recommendations for a new, independent, body to replace the existing Press Complaints

Commission, which would be recognised by the state through new laws. Recently, the political parties in Britain reached a deal on implementing the Leveson

proposals to regulate the press.

63. Which among the following convention is an international treaty that defines a framework for diplomatic relations between independent countries?

[A]Nirobi Convention
[B]Vienna Convention
[C]Paris Convention
[D]Bern Convention

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between independent countries. It specifies the privileges of a diplomatic mission that enable diplomats to perform their function without fear of coercion

or harassment by the host country. This forms the legal basis for diplomatic immunity. Recently, the European Union (EU) has cautioned India against

violating the Vienna Convention, in the backdrop of the Supreme Court’s order restraining Italian Ambassador Daniele Mancini from leaving the country.

64. Which among the following countries is not one among the world’s top four largest weapons exporter?

[A]Russia
[B]France
[C]Germany
[D]China

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cent of global arms sales, replaced Britain in the exclusive club of five biggest weapons sellers, said a report from the Stockholm International Peace

Research Institute (Sipri). The United States is the biggest exporter, accounting for 30 per cent of global exports. Russia with 26 per cent, Germany with

seven per cent and France with six per cent exceed China’s sales. An increase in supplies to Pakistan, which now account for more than half of China’s arms

exports, and a booming domestic arms manufacturing sector have enabled China’s rise as a global weapons player, analysts say. India, in contrast, remains the

biggest importer, accounting for 12 per cent of the world’s imports and continuing to rely on countries such as Russia for its defence needs.

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