Current Affairs-December 2012 Part-2

231. Which among the following is the first state in India to establish India’s first and unique cow sanctuary?

foundation stone of the Kamadhenu Cow Sanctuary at Salriya village in Susner tahsil of Shajapur district.Chief minister said that world’s unique cow

sanctuary will be made a cow pilgrimage centre. He also announced to set up a Cow Products Research Centre in the sanctuary. He said that a religious tourism

circuit will be developed by interlinking Maa Bagulamukhi Mandir at Nalkhera, Pipalya Balaji Mandir at Soyat, Baijnath Mahadev Mandir at Agar and the cow

sanctuary.

232. Recently, in which among the following countries, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit is concluded with Sakhir Declaration?

to one of union, transforming the Gulf Cooperation Council into a single entity that achieves righteous deeds and integration in response to the aspirations

of the GCC citizens and to meet the challenges they face. The Gulf Cooperation Council is a political and economic union of the Arab states bordering the

Persian Gulf and located on or near the Arabian Peninsula, namely Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates.

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Current Affairs-December 2012

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233. Who among the following is not among the latest winners of Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships?

for the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi fellowship, while legendary South Indian composer Illayaraja will receive the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award. N Rajam,

violinist who performs Hindustani classical music, T H Vinayakram and Ratan Thiyam have been selected for the prestigious the Sangeet Natak Akademi

Fellowships. The Fellowship of the Akademi is restricted to a very limited number at a given time. Presently there are only 40 Fellows of the Sangeet Natak

Akademi. The honour of Akademi Fellow carries a purse money of Rs 3 lakh, while Akademi Awards carry Rs 1 lakh besides Tamrapatra and Angavastram. Recently,

at the General Council meeting, the Akademi also selected 36 persons from the fields of Music, Dance, Theatre and Puppetry for the Sangeet Natak Akademi

Awards 2012.

234. Recently, which among the following has joined hands with Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), a sovereign wealth fund to jointly invest up to $2

billion (Rs.11,020 crore) to promote trade and economic cooperation projects?

invest up to $2 billion (Rs.11,020 crore) to promote trade and economic cooperation projects. The agreement, under which the two sides would invest up to $1

billion each, came as Russian President Vladimir Putin visited India. RDIF said the two firms will work together to facilitate access to long-term capital in

Russia and India and promote mutual investments between the two countries.

235. Who among the following became the first chairperson of the National Green Tribunal — the apex body constituted under a 2010 Act for deciding cases

pertaining to environmental protection and conservation of forests and natural resources?

judge to take over as the head of this tribunal after demitting his judgeship. The NGT was till date functioning without a full-time chief. His appointment

comes days after Chief Justice Altamas Kabir conveyed to the Centre his agreement with predecessor Justice S H Kapadia’s recommendation for appointment of

Justice Kumar as the NGT chief.

236. Which among the following is producing the P-8I Poseidon, a long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft for Indian Navy?

237. Which among the following is the first physical sciences research organisation to become an Observer at United nations?

organization, observer status. CERN runs the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) located underground below the France-Switzerland border. Recently, scientists at the

LHC had announced the discovery of the Higgs boson, an elusive fundamental particle that is said to lend mass to matter. CERN is also claimed to be the

birthplace of the World-Wide Web. The resolution to grant observer status to CERN was submitted by the Organization’s two Host States, Switzerland and

France, and was supported by its eighteen other Member States as well as by several non- Member States. The main reasoning behind this move was that CERN’s

activities cover areas of considerable interest to the General Assembly.

238. Who among the following is the father of Indian supercomputing?

239. World’s largest Coral reef is situated near___?

240. . After Sun, which among the following is the brightest star in the sky (as seen from Earth)?

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