Current Affairs-January 2013 Part-2
Current Affairs-January 2013
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145. Which among the following State government celebrates Rajgir Mahotsav, a colourful festival of dance and music?
Bihar
Rajgir, the ancient capital of the Magadhan empire in Bihar is held sacred by both Buddhists and Jains for its association with the Buddha and Mahavir. Department of Tourism, Bihar holds a colourful festival of dance and music, Rajgir Mahotsav or Dance Festival every year in Rajgir.
146. Recently, the Asia’s First Bio-Safety Level-IV Laboratory is established in __________?
Pune
India opened its first BIO-Safety Level –IV Laboratory in Pune. The lab has been established by Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) with support from Department of Science & Technology. The BSL 4 Facility is dubbed to have the highest level of bio-safety lab in the world and will be the first of its kind in Asia and India. Under the aegis of ICMR, there are few Biosafety Laboratories and some of them are being upgraded to Level III and IV. A total of 16 new; 14 BSL-II and 2 BSL-III Laboratories have been set up for working on viral diseases and TB in the country.
147. Who among the following is the winner of the Luge Asian Championship?
Shiva Keshavan
India’s top luge athlete Shiva Keshavan reclaimed the gold medal for the second time in succession by setting a new Asian record of 49.590 seconds in the Asian Championship.
148. Recently, the Northern Railway made history as the first train chugged through India’s longest railway tunnel, connecting Kashmir Valley to Banihal town on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway. The tunnel is constructed across the ________?
Pir Panjal Range
The tunnel, which was constructed by Hindustan Construction Corporation (HCC), will reduce the travel distance between Qazigund and Banihal from 35 kilometres (by road) to just 17.5 kilometres (by train). The Pir Panjal tunnel, which is the second longest in Asia, is a vital link in the Railways’ dream project of connecting Kashmir to Udhampur in Jammu region. The rail link will provide an alternative link between Kashmir and rest of the country as the Srinagar-Jammu national highway gets blocked regularly due to heavy snowfall.
149. Recently, the government has increased the ceiling for foreign direct investment ( FDI) in asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) to _________ per cent?
74 per cent
The government has increased the ceiling for foreign direct investment ( FDI) in asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) to 74 per cent from 49 per cent. This is, however, subject to the condition that no sponsor should hold more than 50 per cent of the shareholding in an ARC, either by way of FDI or by routing through a foreign institutional investor (FII).
150. . Who among the following is the new chairman of the Tata Group?
Cyrus Mistry
Cyrus Pallonji Mistry is an Indian businessman and Chairman of India’s leading business conglomerate, the Tata Group. He succeeded the previous chairman of the group, Ratan Tata, with effect from December 28 2012. He is the youngest son of Indian construction magnate Pallonji Mistry. Mistry will be the sixth Chairman of the group and the second not named Tata after Sir Nowroji Saklatvala.
151. Which among the following State governments in India has decided to observe the year 2013 as Information Technology Empowerment Year?
Madhya Pradesh
In Madhya Pradesh, the year 2013 will be observed as Information Technology Empowerment Year. All MoUs signed in the IT sector will be implemented during the Year. Work will be undertaken for development of new IT parks in Bhopal and Indore. Electronic manufacturing hubs will be established at Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior and Jabalpur. Rural women will be given IT training while maximum number of government officers and employees will be made IT-savvy. Besides this an IT cadre will be developed for making available skilled human resources from state to block levels. Work will be done on a mission mode in mobile governance sector so that good governance can be ensured at the lowest level.
152. Who among the following is the winner of the prestigious Aryabhatta award for 2011?
V.K. Saraswat
The former secretary of the Department of Ocean Development, A.E. Muthunayagam, will receive the prestigious Aryabhatta award, instituted by the Astronautical Society of India (ASI), for 2010 and V.K. Saraswat, Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister, will receive the award for 2011. They have been selected for their achievements in rocketry. The ASI awards for rocket and related technologies will go to G. Satheesh Reddy, associate director of the Research Centre, Imarat, Hyderabad, for 2010 and P. Kunhikrishnan of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Thiruvananthapuram, for 2011. The awards for spacecraft and related technologies will go to P. Chakraborty of the Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems (LEOS), ISRO, Bangalore, (for 2010) and Yateendra Mehta, ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore.
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