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121. Recently, which among the following country has organised the second Global Innovation Roundtable?

[A]USA
[B]Australia
[C]India
[D]Japan



India
The National Innovation Council organised the second Global Innovation Roundtable on November 1-2, 2012.


123. Recently, in which among the following country’s Parliament, a petition has been tabled to recognise the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in India as


“genocide”?

[A]France
[B]Australia
[C]Canada
[D]USA



Australia
Twenty eight years after the anti-Sikh riots in India, a petition has been tabled in Australian Parliament seeking recognition of the


1984 violence as “genocide.”The petition, with 4,453 signatures, was moved by federal MP Warren Enstch. Tabling the petition, Mr. Enstch said that as

long as the 1984 events “continue to be referred to as ‘anti-Sikh riots’ there could be no closure for the Sikh community.”



124. Recently, in which among the following country, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), made up of 24


countries and the European Union met to discuss about carving out new marine sanctuaries in Antarctica?

[A]Russia
[B]Canada
[C]Australia
[D]USA



Australia
Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), made up of 24 countries and the European Union met in


Hobart, Australia to discuss about carving out new marine sanctuaries and protect thousands of species across Antarctica. But the talks were failed due

to resistance led by China and Russia.



125. Recently, which among the following has joined as the 20th member of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) group?


[A]South Africa
[B]Cameroon
[C]USA
[D]Nigeria



Cameroon
The Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) has admitted the US as dialogue partner and Cameroon as the 20th


member of the group in the last meeting held in Gurgaon.



126. Recently, which among the following university in India has signed MoUs with two Chinese universities to open the first ever campus of an Indian


university in China?

[A]Nirma University
[B]Anna University
[C]Osmania University
[D]Manipal University



Manipal University
Karnataka-based Manipal University has signed agreements with two Chinese universities to take forward the process of exchange


of faculty and students. It is a step towards its long-term plan of opening the first ever campus of an Indian university in China. The university

signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Shanghai’s Tongji University and Tianjin University.



127. Recently, which among the firm has lost its patent over a drug, used to treat Hepatitis C, after the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB)


has revoked the patent?

[A]Cadila Healthcare
[B]Aventis Pharma
[C]F. Hoffmann-La Roche
[D]Glenmark Pharmaceuticals



F. Hoffmann-La Roche
In a move that could open the door to less expensive Hepatitis C drugs, the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) has


revoked the patent on Roche’s pegylated interferon alfa-2a.Roche markets the drug, used to treat Hepatitis C, under the brand name Pegasys, and it costs

a patient over Rs 3 lakh for a six-month course.In a landmark order, the IPAB set aside Roche’s patent on Pegasys, stating that the “invention is held

to be obvious". A product needs to have an inventive step, among other features, to get a patent, which in turn gives it market exclusivity for 20

years. Setting aside the patent on Pegasys would allow other drug companies to make similar versions of the drug, bringing relief to over 12 million

Hepatitis C patients in the country.Pegasys was the first medicine to receive a product patent in 2006, after the Indian Patents Act was amended in

2005. The post-grant opposition was filed by Sankalp Rehabilitation Trust, represented by Lawyers Collective. The case is significant, being the

country’s first post-grant opposition. Besides non-governmental organisation Sankalp, Wockhardt too had filed a post-grant opposition, but did not go

through with an appeal.



128. Recently, who among the following has taken over as the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) from


Vice Admiral SPS Cheema?

[A]Naresh Chandra Marwah
[B]Naresh Chandra
[C]Suresh Chand Mukul
[D]NK Verma



Naresh Chandra Marwah


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