Current Affairs-December 2012 Part-2

Current Affairs-December 2012

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161. Leslie Claudius, who recently passed away was a legendary __________ player from India.

Claudius had three Olympic gold medals — London 1948, Helsinki 1952 and Melbourne 1956. At Rome in 1960, he led India to a silver—medal finish. Claudius was

conferred with the prestigious Padmashree Award back in 1971.

162. Recently, who among the following has brought the Miss Universe crown back to the United States for the first time in more than a decade?

ends a long losing spell for the U.S. in the competition co-owned by Donald Trump and NBC. An American had not won the right to be called Miss Universe since

Brook Lee won the title in 1997. Miss Philippines, Janine Tugonon, came in second, while Miss Venezuela, Irene Sofia Esser Quintero, placed third.

163. Who among the following is the author of the poetry collection titled ‘These Errors are Correct’ in English?

Awards, which was dominated by poets. Thayil, whose novel ‘Narcopolis’ was shortlisted for Booker Prize, was selected for his poetry collection ‘These Errors

are Correct’ in English category.

164. Recently, which among the following has announced that it will buy NYSE Euronext, the parent of the New York Stock Exchange in an 8.2 billion dollar

deal that will end the independence of the 220-year-old Wall Street icon?

the New York Stock Exchange in an 8.2 billion dollar deal that will end the independence of the 220-year-old Wall Street icon.

165. Recently, the Skynet 5D satellite is launched to expand the telecommunications for the _________ military.

French Guiana. Skynet 5D is the fourth in Britain’s new generation of Skynet military satellites. he Skynet system is a public-private arrangement between

Britain’s Ministry of Defence and the space firm Astrium, which builds the satellites. Skynet 5D is designed to provide coverage over West Asia, Africa and

Asia.

166. Who among the following is the winner of World Soccer’s World Player of the Year award for 2012?

167. On which among the following dates, the Minorities Rights Day is observed in India?

Declaration on Rights of Persons who belong to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities. On 18 December 2012, the National Commission for

Minorities released the special issue of publication called Minorities India.

168. In which year, Rabindranath Tagore won Nobel Prize?

Shanti Niketan of West Bengal.The celebration is jointly organized by the Vishwa Bharti University and Institute of Chinese studies, New Delhi.

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Current Affairs-December 2012

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169. Recently, which among the following country has returned as many as 215 coins of the Kushan-era in the 1st century AD to Afghanistan National Museum?

Pakistan and western India participated both in seagoing trade and in commerce along the Silk Road between China and the Mediterranean. By positioning

themselves at the center of the Silk Road, midway between China and India in the east and the Mediterranean world in the west, the Kushans became a world

power second only to China and Rome and the first unified force in Afghanistan to dispense rather than receive authority. The Kushan Empire lasted from 20-

280 AD. Earlier this year, the British Museum assisted in returning 843 artefacts to Afghanistan’s national museum that were looted during the Civil War.

170. . What is the name of the biggest asteroid in Solar System?