Current Affairs-November 2012 Part-1
Current Affairs-November 2013
25. Which among the following acts need to be amended to allow FDI in multi-brand retail?
[A]Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA)
[B]Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA)
[C]Consumer Protection Act
[D]Companies Act 1956
Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA)
26. Recently, a bust of Rabindranath Tagore was unveiled at world famous Borobudur temple. In which among the following country the Borobudur temple is
located?
[A]Malaysia
[B]Myanmar
[C]Thailand
[D]Indonesia
Indonesia
The bust of Indian Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore was unveiled at Indonesia’s Borobudur temple. Borobudur Temple, one of the world’s
greatest ancient monument and UNESCO world heritage building, is the largest Buddhist temple complex in the world dating back to the 9th century.
[A]Ramesh Mitra Committee
[B]Rajendar Committee
[C]Asok Kumar Committee
[D]Rajiv Varma Committee
Asok Kumar Committee
The Asok Kumar Committee, which examined ways to make air travel hassle-free for persons with disabilities and reduced
mobility, has assessed the situation in airports across the country and made recommendations to ease their travel travails. The committee was
constituted by the Ministry of Civil Aviation to review the existing Civil Aviation Requirements on Carriage by Air of Persons with Disability and/or
Persons with Reduced Mobility (CAR), examine best practices in the world and present a detailed set of guidelines to improve the experience.
security – 2012 ?
[A]Haryana
[B]New Delhi
[C]Punjab
[D]Rajasthan
Punjab
[A]E. Donnall Thomas
[B]Joseph Murray
[C]Thomas Starzl
[D]Alexis Carrel
Dr. Joseph Murray
Dr Joseph Murray, the surgeon who performed the world’s first successful human organ transplant, has died. The Nobel prize
winner almost six decades ago performed the surgery that transformed the medical science. In December 1954, Dr Murray made history when he transplanted
a kidney between identical twins.
[A]Plutonium 162
[B]Iodine 131
[C]Polonium 210
[D]Cobalt 60
Polonium 210
Recently, the body of Yasser Arafat was exhumed to determine whether his death in 2004 was caused by polonium-210 poisoning.
31. Which among the following State has topped the Planning Commission’s latest Environmental Performance Index (EPI) list?
[A]Himachal Pradesh
[B]Sikkim
[C]Uttarakhand
[D]Andhra Pradesh
Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand has more than just natural beauty to boast of. It also tops the list of best-performing States and Union territories in
terms of environmental well- being.Uttarakhand is followed by Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Sikkim, and Andhra Pradesh on the Planning Commission’s
Environmental Performance Index (EPI) list. Environmental well-being is one of the considerations for devolution of funds to the States under the Gadgil
formula. Uttarakhand has been given a cumulative score of 0.8123, followed by Himachal Pradesh (0.7316), Chandigarh (0.7270), Sikkim (0.7149), and
Andhra Pradesh (0.7147).
32. Which among the following university in Australia has launched the Bradman Foundation Scholarship that will help a young Indian student to study in
Australia?
[A]University of Newcastle
[B]University of Canberra
[C]University of Adelaide
[D]University of Wollongong
University of Wollongong
An Australian university has announced a scholarship named after legendary cricketer Donald Bradman for Indian students.
The scholarship is to be awarded to an Indian student who wants to play the game and undergo study also. The scholarship would be given to a student who
demonstrates strong participation in cricket.
He will have half his or her tuition fees paid for the duration of a degree at the University of Wollongong, near Sydney.
The university is offering the scholarship with the Bradman Foundation, a charitable trust established in 1987 to promote
cricket as a cultural and sporting force . Bradman, Australia’s greatest sporting hero, died in 2001 aged 92. He played his last match in England in
1948 and retired with a yet-to-be topped Test batting average of 99.94.
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