Current Affairs-January 2013 Part-2
Current Affairs-January 2013
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121. Rajkeswur Purryag, Chief Guest at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2013, is the President of the _____________?
Mauritius
Mauritius President Rajkeswur Purryag is the Chief Guest at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2013. Rajkeswur also known as Kailash Purryag has his ancestral roots in Gaya district of Bihar. This being fourth time, a Bihar-Origin Person has been invited to be the Chief Guest of this Largest Event of NRIs across the World.
122. Which among the following States has been selected for the Krishi Karman Award for its best performance in the increase in foodgrain production during 2010-11?
Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh has been selected for the Krishi Karman Award for its best performance in the increase in foodgrain production during 2010-11. The state has achieved an annual growth rate of 4.3 per cent in the 11th five-year plan (2007-12) compared to 2.3 per cent in the previous plan period in crop production and the national level target of 4 per cent. The state has envisaged an annual growth rate of 6.5 per cent in crop production during the 12th five-year plan.
123. Who among the following Indian-American is re-nominated by the US President Barack Obama as one of the federal judges?
Srikanth Srinivasan
Indian-American Srikanth Srinivasan is among the 33 federal judges re-nominated by the US President Barack Obama for the US Court of Appeals. Srinivasan is the only Indian American re-nominated by Obama for the District of Columbia Circuit. In June 2012, he was nominated by Obama to serve on the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
124. IC 2233, which is recently in news is a _________?
Galaxy
Recently, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has produced the beautiful image of the spiral galaxy IC 2233, one of the flattest galaxies known. Lying in the constellation of Lynx, IC 2233 is located about 40 million light-years away from Earth. This galaxy was discovered by British astronomer Isaac Roberts in 1894.
125. Who among the following is the head of the committee, which is recently set up to suggest measures for cost-cutting and optimal utilisation of assets of Air India?
Ravindra H. Dholakia
A committee was set up to suggest measures to lower the high costs of Air India’s operations and improve utilisation of resources in line with best global practices to help the state-run carrier achieve the goals of its turnaround and financial restructuring plans. A five-member committee, headed by IIM- Ahmedabad’s Prof Ravindra H Dholakia, was set up by Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh after a review meeting of the ailing national carrier’s functioning. Though the panel has been given two months to submit its report, it has been asked to give interim recommendations without waiting for its final report so that these could be implemented by Air India immediately.
126. Christopher Martin-Jenkins, who recently passed away was a well-known _____________?
Journalist
Christopher Martin-Jenkins, one of the foremost journalists and commentators in the history of cricket, has died. The journalist, also known as CMJ, worked as the BBC’s cricket correspondent twice, first between 1973 and 1980 and then from 1985 and 1991, while also commentating on the network’s television coverage between 1981 and 1985. He was hugely respected as a journalist, commentator, and administrator. In 2007 he became the only career journalist and broadcaster to deliver the annual Marylebone Cricket Club Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture, an honour that ranked him alongside the likes of Desmond Tutu, Imran Khan, and Richie Benaud. In 2009 he was awarded an MBE, and in 2010 and 2011 he served as the president of the MCC, which owns Lord’s.
127. Which among the following is the oldest Swiss private bank that would shut its doors permanently after more than 2½centuries, following its guilty plea to charges of helping wealthy Americans evade taxes through secret accounts?
Wegelin
Wegelin & Co, the oldest Swiss private bank, pleaded guilty to a criminal charge of conspiracy for helping wealthy Americans to evade taxes on at least $1.2 billion hidden in offshore bank accounts. Wegelin was the first foreign bank to be indicted by US authorities in recent history. The indictment, announced last February, shook the storied world of Swiss banking. Wegelin, founded in 1741, effectively broke itself up following the indictment by selling the non-US portion of its business.
128. Who among the following is the author of the novel titled – Bring Up the Bodies?
Hilary Mantel
Hilary Mantel has won the 2012 Costa novel prize for her Booker Prize-winning book Bring Up The Bodies. She became the first living UK author to receive the prize twice, having won it for its prequel Wolf Hall.
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