Current Affairs-January 2013 Part-2
Current Affairs-January 2013
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113. Bombay Jayashri, who is recently in news is a _____________?
Carnatic vocalist
Carnatic vocalist Bombay Jayashri has bagged an Oscar nomination, one of 11 for Ang Lee’s Life of Pi . Jayashri was nominated in the Original Song category for ‘Pi’s Lullaby’ along with composer Mychael Danna.
114. The International CES (Consumer Electronics Show), which is a world’s largest electronics trade show held each January in __________?
United States
The International CES (Consumer Electronics Show) is a major technology-related trade show held each January in the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
115. Recently, the GAIL (India) has commissioned the Dabhol LNG terminal which is located in ___________?
Maharashtra
GAIL (India) has announced the successful commissioning of the Dabhol LNG terminal located at Ratnagiri in Maharashtra, around 340 km south of Mumbai. This 5 million tonnes capacity LNG terminal has been set up with an investment of Rs.4,000 crore and will go a long way in meeting the demand of user industries in Maharashtra. Gas from this terminal would be supplied to southern states through a pipeline.
116. Which among the following is planning to conduct the Airborne Tropical Tropopause Experiment (ATTREX), a multi-year airborne science campaign to probe unexplored regions of the upper atmosphere and detect how a warming climate is changing Earth?
NASA
NASA will send a remotely piloted research aircraft 65,000 feet over the tropical Pacific Ocean this month to probe unexplored regions of the upper atmosphere and detect how a warming climate is changing Earth. The first flights of the Airborne Tropical Tropopause Experiment (ATTREX), a multi- year airborne science campaign with a heavily instrumented Global Hawk aircraft, will take off from and be operated by NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Water vapour and ozone in the stratosphere can have a large impact on Earth’s climate. The processes that drive the rise and fall of these compounds, especially water vapour, are not well understood. ATTREX will study moisture and chemical composition in the upper regions of the troposphere, the lowest layer of Earth’s atmosphere.
117. Recently, Scientists have created a new polymer film that can generate electricity from water vapour to power micro— and nanoelectronic devices. The new polymer film is made from an interlocking network of __________ and ______________.
polypyrrole and polyolborate
The new material developed by engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology changes its shape after absorbing tiny amounts of evaporated water, allowing it to repeatedly curl up and down. Harnessing this continuous motion could drive robotic limbs or generate enough electricity to power micro— and nanoelectronic devices, such as environmental sensors. The new film is made from an interlocking network of two different polymers. One of the polymers, polypyrrole, forms a hard but flexible matrix that provides structural support. The other polymer, polyolborate, is a soft gel that swells when it absorbs water.
118. Who among the following Indian-origin politician would become the first woman Speaker of Singapore’s Parliament?
Halimah Yacob
Ms. Halimah, a former labour lawyer, is a Member of Parliament from the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) and has extensive experience in the labour movement, social work and pre-school education. She would be resigning as Minister of State (MOS) at the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports on January 13 as office holders cannot be elected Speaker.
119. As per the Economic Freedom of the States of India 2012 report, which among the following has topped the list of 20 large states in terms of economic freedom, governance and inclusive growth?
Gujarat
“The top state in India in (terms of) economic freedom in 2011 was Gujarat. It displaced Tamil Nadu which had been at the top in 2009,” said the report of ‘Economic Freedom of the States of India 2012’ which was released by former RBI Governor and present Rajya Sabha Member Bimal Jalan. According to the report prepared by noted economists Bibek Debroy, Laveesh Bhandari, Ashok Gulati and Swaminathan Aiyar, Gujarat is followed by Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh. The economic freedom index, which is based on the methodology developed by Canada-based Fraser Institute, is an indicator of economic governance, state level reforms and inclusive economic growth. Gujarat freedom index, the report said, has been rising fast and estimated at 0.64 points, much ahead of Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh at 0.56 points. Haryana and Himachal Pradesh have been placed at fourth and fifth positions respectively.
120. . The MONUSCO is a United Nations peacekeeping force in the _______________?
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or MONUSCO is a United Nations peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) which was established by the United Nations Security Council to monitor the peace process of the Second Congo War, though much of its focus subsequently turned to the Ituri conflict, the Kivu conflict and the Dongo conflict
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