Current Affairs-January 2013 Part-2
Current Affairs-January 2013
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129. Recently, who among the following is appointed as the new Managing Director of the IBM India?
Vanitha Narayanan
IBM said it had appointed Vanitha Narayanan as the Managing Director of its India operations with immediate effect. She takes over from Shanker Annaswamy who will continue to remain in IBM as the Senior Adviser to the corporation on India Enterprise, the company said in a statement.
130. . Who among the following headed the committee on “Restructuring of Centrally Sponsored Schemes”?
B K Chaturvedi
131. Recently, Saina Nehwal secured the second position in the latest Badminton World Federation Rankings. Who among the following is in the first position?
Li Xuerui
Saina Nehwal, the Olympics bronze medallist on 17 January 2013 clinched her career best second rank in the latest rankings released by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). To clinch the second position in the latest rankings released, Saina scored 80091.7444 points and is leaded by the Chinese Li Xuerui, who has 94626.7153 points by her name.
132. Which among the following NGO prepares the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER)?
Pratham
133. Recently, which among the following countries scientists have developed the world’s first bendable battery?
South Korea
South Korean Scientists have developed world’s first bendable lithium-ion batteries, paving way for flexible mobile devices. Researchers led by Professor Lee Sang-young of the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea developed imprintable, fluid-like polymer electrolytes that are used for lithium-ion batteries. Conventional batteries use liquefied electrolytes and are put into square-shaped cases, which makes them inflexible with risks of explosion. Because of these disadvantages, there have been efforts to develop high-molecule electrolytes. The use of fluid-like electrolytes not only makes the battery bendable but also more stable.
134. Which among the following committee is related with the issues and concerns in the Non-bank financial companies (NBFCs) sector?
Usha Thorat Committee
135. Who among the following is the new CEO of the HCL Technologies Ltd.?
Anant Gupta
India’s fourth largest software services company HCL Technologies announced the appointment of Anant Gupta as its new CEO, replacing industry veteran Vineet Nayar. Mr. Gupta has been with the company for 19 years and is credited with building its infrastructure vertical, which is now worth over USD 1 billion business. The change marks the latest instance of senior level shuffle in the USD 100 billion Indian IT-BPO sector.
136. Recently, in which among the following countries, the Qadri movement was held?
Pakistan
Muhammad Tahir ul Qadri, a little-known founder of an Islamic charity who returned last month from Canada to Pakistan, has threatened to shake up politics there ahead of general elections in the spring. The Muslim cleric with a history of ties to the military who hasbeen calling for the Pakistani government to resign reached a deal with the administration on January 17, that will give him a say in the electoral process ahead of elections. Earlier he triggered a political crisis by launching mass protests in the capital. He has been calling for the military to play a role in the formation of the caretaker administration that takes over in the run-up to scheduled elections.
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