Current Affairs-January 2013 Part-3
Current Affairs-January 2013
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177. Consider the following statements about Commercial Paper (CP) used in India:
Both 1 and 2
In a bid to make commercial papers (CPs) attractive, the Reserve Bank of India has allowed issuers to buyback these instruments before maturity. The central bank, in its directions on CP, has also diluted by a notch the minimum credit rating requirement for CPs so that more companies can tap this route to meet their short-term funding requirements for their operations. A CP is an unsecured money market instrument issued in the form of a promissory note. These instruments are issued by corporate borrowers to diversify their sources of short-term borrowings and to provide and additional instrument to investors. In its directions on CPs, the RBI said the buyback of CP should be through the secondary market and at prevailing market price.
178. Which among the following countries has the largest recoverable resources of Shale gas?
China
China has greater incentives to develop its shale gas resources. According to the U.S. Energy Department’s Energy Information Administration, the country’s recoverable resources are larger than those of the United States at 36 trillion cubic meters.
179. Recently, which among the following governments has entered into a dialogue with imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan in order to convince the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to disarm?
Turkey
The Kurdish insurgency, now three decades old, has resulted in the deaths of some 40,000 people (mostly civilians) in the heavily Kurdish southeastern part of Turkey. Last year, the conflict between the Turkish military and Kurdish guerrillas based in northern Iraq intensified with a series of tit-for-tat attacks. Turkish security forces killed almost 1,500 Kurdish guerillas last year alone. The PKK has sought to establish an independent Kurdish homeland. Recently, the Turkish government has entered into a dialogue with imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan in order to convince the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to disarm.
180. . Recently, which among the following countries has signed a bill to avert fiscal cliff in the country?
United States
U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law the fiscal cliff bill that extends lower tax rates permanently on annual household income under $450,000 and postpones automatic spending cuts for two months
181. The world’s largest solar telescope will come up in ____________?
Ladakh
The Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), has zeroed in on Ladakh as the probable destination for the world’s largest solar telescope. The 2-metre class state-of-the-art National Large Solar Telescope built by IIA at an expected cost of Rs 150 crore is planned for completion in 2017. The proposed telescope, which will be used to observe the Sun during the day needs long hours of sunshine and clear visibility conditions. The device will help Indian scientists carry out “cutting edge research” aimed at studying the Sun’s atmosphere.
182. Who among the following is the winner of the Tipperary International Peace Prize for 2012?
Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai, the teenaged Pakistani schoolgirl shot by a Taliban gunman last year, is to be given Ireland’s prestigious Tipperary International Peace Prize for 2012 for her courage and determination to speak out in support of equal access to education for every child.
183. Which among the following State governments has decided to implement a new scheme known as “Kanyadan” under which an incentive of Rs 11,000 per girl will be handed over to each of the beneficiary brides during the mass marriage ceremony to be organized by Red Cross Societies or any registered non- government organisation (NGO) in the state?
Haryana
The scheme is aimed to check the social evils like dowry system. To avail the benefit of the scheme, the beneficiary should be Haryana domicile and must be 18 years of age that is the minimum legal age for the marriage of a girl on the date of her marriage. This incentive would be given for solemnizing mass marriages, at least 11 marriages at a time, by Red Cross Societies or any registered NGO in the State. This incentive will be given irrespective of the caste, race, creed, religion or income of the beneficiaries, but they would have to provide a certificate regarding proof of girl’s age such as birth certificate or that of matric.
184. Which among the following countries has became first country in Asia to order chemical castration of child rapist?
South Korea
In a landmark ruling, a South Korean court sentenced a 31-year-old pedophile to 15 years in jail and ordered the country’s first ever chemical castration. The ruling is the first since the country passed a law in 2011 that allows hormonal treatment or chemical castration for convicted child molesters, who are at risk of repeating their crimes. South Korea was the first country in Asia to adopt this type of treatment, although Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Poland and the US state of California have used it for years.
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