71. Who among the following has been named as the ‘2012 Person of the Year’ by Time magazine?
Barak Obama
US President Barack Obama has been named the ‘2012 Person of the Year’ by Time magazine, which said the re-elected commander-in-chief is the “symbol” and “architect” of a culturally and demographically changing America. This is the second time that Obama will feature on Time’s cover as Person of the Year. He was given the title in 2008 and becomes only the 13th person in the publication’s 85-year old history of naming ’person of the year’ to be chosen more than once as the year’s most influential newsmaker. Yousafzai, recuperating in Britain after being shot in the head by Taliban militants who opposed her fearless efforts to fight for the education rights of Pakistani girls, has “become perhaps the world’s most admired children’s—rights advocate”. Fabiola Gianotti, a head scientist at CERN was also shortlisted for the annual recognition by Time that called the Higgs Boson experiment as one of “science’s greatest achievements“.
72. Park Guen-hye is slated to become the first female President of ___?
South Korea
Park Guen-hye, the daughter of former military dictator Park Chung-hee, narrowly beat her opponent in the neck-and-neck race for the South Korean presidency. In February 2013, Ms. Park will be sworn in as the country’s first woman President.
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73. Bikaneri Nerma Bt (BN Bt), which is recently in news is indigenous Bt variety of ___________?
Cotton
Recently, a committee headed by Prof. S.K. Sopory found that the indigenous Bikaneri Nerma (BN) Bt cotton variety was contaminated by a gene patented by Monsanto.
74. Zulus are the largest ethnic group in which among the following country?
South Africa
The Zulu are the largest South African ethnic group, with an estimated 10–11 million people living mainly in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. Small numbers also live in Zimbabwe, Zambia and Mozambique. Their language, Zulu, is a Bantu language; more specifically, part of the Nguni subgroup. The Zulu Kingdom played a major role in South African history during the 19th and 20th centuries. Under apartheid, Zulu people were classed as third-class citizens and suffered from state-sanctioned discrimination. They remain today the most numerous ethnic group in South Africa, and now have equal rights along with all other citizens.
75. Kovvada nuclear power plant will come up in which among the following states?
Andhra Pradesh
76. Under the new Companies Bill, it is made mandatory for profit-making companies to spend __________ per cent of their profit for social welfare as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives.
Two per cent
The new Companies Bill will brings the management of the corporate sector in line with global norms. It introduces concepts like responsible self- regulation with adequate disclosure and accountability, ushers in enhanced shareholders’ participation and provides for a single forum to approve mergers and acquisitions.
77. What kind of change would you suggest to be made in the following to control inflation:
Both should increase
CRR increase means banks should keep more funds with RBI. Bank rate increase means banks should pay more interest if they borrow money from RBI. Both of these measures will decrease the liquidity in the economy, which in turn would be expected to bring down inflation.
78. Recently, article 371 (J) of the Indian constitution is making in news. The article deals with special status for _________?
Hyderabad-Karnataka region
Lok Sabha approved without debate a Constitution amendment Bill that will grant special status to six backward districts in the Hyderabad Karnataka region, with provision for reservation in education and jobs for local people. The Constitution (118th Amendment) Bill, 2012 seeks to insert a new Article 371-J to provide special recognition for the six backward districts in north Karnataka: Gulbarga, Yadgir, Raichur, Bidar, Koppal and Bellary. The Bill provides for setting up a separate development board and equitable allocation of funds for development of the region. Besides, it will provide a quota in public employment through constitution of local cadres and reservation in education and vocational training institutions for those who belong to the region by birth or domicile. The demand for such a board and reservations has been pending for several years.
79. Which among the following is not a member of the Colombo Plan?
Russia
The Colombo Plan is a regional organization that embodies the concept of collective inter-governmental effort to strengthen economic and social development of member countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The primary focus of all Colombo Plan activities is on human resources development. The Colombo Plan currently has 27 members, including countries in the Asia-Pacific region, non Commonwealth countries and countries belonging to regional groupings such as ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian Nations) and SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation).
80. . In which year, India’s population crossed 1 billion ?
2000
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