Current Affairs-January 2013 Part-1
Current Affairs-January 2013
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33. Which among the following countries has announced that it has successfully sent a monkey into space?
Iran
Recently, Iran said it has successfully sent a monkey into space, describing the launch as another step toward Tehran’s goal of a manned space flight.
34. Which among the following is the new compression format that could dramatically cut the amount of Internet bandwidth currently used by video files?
H.265 codec
The UN telecommunications agency says its members have agreed upon a new compression format that could dramatically cut the amount of Internet bandwidth currently used by video files. The International Telecommunication Union says the format, or codec, known as H.265 would require just half the amount of data needed by its predecessor, H.264.
35. Super Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder (Super-TIGER) experiment is of which among the following organizations?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Flying high over Antarctica, NASA’s long duration balloon has broken the record for longest flight by a balloon of its size. The record-breaking balloon, carrying the Super Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder (Super-TIGER) experiment, has been afloat for 46 days and is on its third orbit around the South Pole, NASA said. The Super-TIGER flight shattered the previous record of 41 days and 22 hours, previously set in 2005. The Super-TIGER team plans to fly for another 8-10 days to have it fly closer to McMurdo Station before terminating the flight and recovering the experiment.
36. Recently, Scientists have discovered a new gene that could lead to new varieties of staple crops with 50 per cent higher yields. What is the new gene name?
Scarecrow
Called Scarecrow, the gene is the first discovered to control a special leaf structure, known as Kranz anatomy, which leads to more efficient photosynthesis.
37. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) group consist of __________ members?
16 countries
The RCEP is an ASEAN-led trade agreement linking the economies of 16 Asia-Pacific countries.
38. Recently, Milos Zeman became the first directly elected president of ___________?
Czech
Czech Republic’s leftist former prime minister Milos Zeman won his bid to become the country’s first directly elected president. Zeman will succeed President Vaclav Klaus, who has been a critic of the European single currency, the euro.
39. Recently, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced an agreement with __________ for the early stage research and development of a six-in-one combination paediatric vaccine to help protect children in India and other developing countries from polio and other infectious diseases.
Biological E Limited
Multinational drug-maker GlaxoSmithKline and the Hyderabad-based Biological E Limited have come together for early stage research and development of a six-in-one combination paediatric vaccine against polio and other infectious diseases.
40. . Market regulator Sebi has set up a committee headed by former cabinet secretary K M Chandrashekhar to look into various matters related to __:
Foreign Investments
Market regulator Sebi has set up a committee headed by former cabinet secretary K M Chandrashekhar to look into multiple routes for foreign investment such as foreign institutional investors, foreign venture capital investors, qualified foreign investors and non-resident Indian and suggest a simpler policy regime.
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