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Current Affairs-November 2013

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169. Recently, which among the following firm has been appointed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) for inspection and audit

of Food Business Operators (FBOs)?

[A]Food Safety Network
[B]Safe Foods
[C]Trace One
[D]Intertek



Intertek
Intertek is a leading provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries around the world. The Intertek Food


laboratory in Gurgaon has been accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Testing Laboratories.



170. . Recently, who among the following has been named as the most powerful woman in business in India for the second consecutive year


by Fortune Magazine?

[A]Mallika Srinivasan
[B]Aruna Jayanthi
[C]Chanda Kochhar
[D]Shikha Sharma



Chanda Kochhar
ICICI Bank MD and CEO Chanda Kochhar has been named as the most powerful woman in business in India for the second consecutive year


by Fortune Magazine. Mallika Srinivasan of TAFE and Aruna Jayanthi of Capgemini India follow Kochhar in the second and third place, respectively. In the

Fortune list of 50 most powerful businesswomen, there are six new entrants. While 19 have moved up their places, 17 have witnessed a decline in their

rankings.



171. Recently, which among the following State in North-East India announced a joint venture with ONGC and Tata Chemicals would set up a Rs 5,000 crore


fertiliser manufacturing unit?

[A]Meghalaya
[B]Assam
[C]Tripura
[D]Manipur



Tripura
The Tripura government in a joint venture with ONGC and Tata Chemicals would set up a Rs 5,000 crore fertiliser manufacturing unit in


north Tripura district by using the natural gas available in the state. With the commissioning of the project, the demand for fertiliser will be met not

only for Tripura but also for the entire north-east region, West Bengal, Odisha and a large chunk of the fertiliser could be exported to neighbouring

Bangladesh.



172. Which among the following countries has won the inaugural Asian Cricket Council’s Twenty20 Asia Cup after beating Pakistan in final at Guangzhou,


China?

[A]China
[B]India
[C]Thailand
[D]Malaysia



India
The Indian women’s cricket team lifted the inaugural Asian Cricket Council’s Twenty20 Asia Cup after beating arch-rivals Pakistan by 18 runs


in a low- scoring final in Guangzhou, China.



173. In which among the following city, the Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal, the first permanent Zonal bench became operational?


[A]Hyderabad
[B]Bangalore
[C]Kochi
[D]Chennai



Chennai
The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the first permanent Zonal bench, became operational in Chennai. It would cover


four southern States and the Union Territories of Puducherry and Lakshadweep.The guiding principles of the Bench would be sustainable development,

precautionary principle and the ‘polluters pay’ concept. Of the over 400 cases filed and 250 cases disposed of by the Principal Bench in New Delhi, the

cases from the southern zone were dominant, which could be due to high level of awareness. Already, environment-related cases in the Green Benches of

the High Courts of the southern States were being transferred to the NGT’s southern zonal branch. NGT has got original and appellate jurisdiction on

matters pertaining to seven Acts related to water, air, forest conservation, environment protection and biological diversity.



174. Recently, Who among the following Bollywood actress is conferred with the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by France?


[A]Katrina Kaif
[B]Priyanka Chopra
[C]Kareena Kapoor
[D]Aishwarya Rai Bachchan



Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan conferred with the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters (Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des


Lettres) by François Richier, Ambassador of France to India, on behalf of the French authorities. This prestigious distinction comes in

recognition of her invaluable contribution to the world of cinema and the development of Indo-French cooperation in cinema, art, and culture. Earlier

Indian recipients include Shahrukh Khan, Raghu Rai, Nandita Das, late Habib Tanvir, and Upamanyu Chatterjee. Recipient of several Indian film awards,

she was also the youngest Indian actress to receive the Padma Shri in 2009. She starred in the film Devdas in 2002, which was an official selection at

the Cannes Film Festival and the most successful Indian movie in France. She was also the first Indian actress to be a jury member at Cannes.



175. Shilpotsav-2012, an annual event is conducted by which among the following ministry?


[A]Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
[B]Ministry of Tribal Affairs
[C]Ministry of Tourism
[D]Ministry of Rural Development



Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
SHILPOTSAV-2012 is an annual event of the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment. This is the


sixth year of Shilpotsav. The Shilpotsav was started during the year 2007- 08 by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment by way of

collaborating with all the Apex Corporations and National Institutes under the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, with an objective to

provide a platform to the beneficiaries assisted under the developmental schemes of various Finance & Development Corporations and National

Institutes to showcase their art & craft. The event also provides opportunity for publicity of Ministry’s schemes with live examples of success and

triumph over the poverty and unemployment among the target group with assistance from the Ministry’s schemes.



176. Recently, in which among the following State the 28th National Junior Athletic championships were held?


[A]Bihar
[B]Uttar Pradesh
[C]Karnataka
[D]Tamil Nadu



Uttar Pradesh
In Uttar Pradesh, 28th National Junior Athletic Championship concluded in Lucknow on 1st November. The five day event which began on


27th October in Guru Govind Singh Sports College, Lucknow. Around 2200 athletes from 26 states participated in 125 events of this edition of the

national junior athletic championship. Kerala emerged victorious with overall team championship title. It also bagged the best overall female team

championship award, whereas Haryana won the title of overall male team championship award. The event witnessed the breaking of 14 national records and

35 meet records. Rajendra Kumar Bind of Uttar Pradesh won the title of best athlete.



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