Current Affairs-January 2013 Part-1
Current Affairs-January 2013
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17. Recently, which among the following has unveiled two phones, terming them the world’s “biggest” and the “most powerful” smartphones?
Huawei Technologies
Huawei Technologies has unveiled two phones, terming them the world’s “biggest” and the “most powerful” smartphones. The company said the phones (Ascend Mate and the Ascend D2) with bigger, higher-resolution screens were aimed at challenging much bigger rivals, including Samsung and Apple. The Ascend D2, a small phone but with a high-definition screen with 443 pixels per inch can be compared with the most advanced Samsung and Apple phones, which have resolutions around 300 pixels per inch range. The Ascend Mate has a 6.1-inch display compared to Samsung’s biggest smartphone to date, the Galaxy Note II, with a 5.5-inch display. It has an 8-megapixel front-facing camera.
18. The National Institute of Sports is located in ___________?
Patiala
Founded in 1961, Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports or NIS, is Asia’s largest Sports Institute located in princely city of Patiala. The Institute was renamed as Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports in January 1973. NIS is housed in the Old Moti Bagh palace of earstwhile royal family of Patiala, which was purchased by Government of India after Indian Independence.
19. Which among the following States conducts the flagship biotech event, BioAsia every year?
Andhra Pradesh
20. . Recently, who among the following has won the FIFA Ballon d’Or award for a fourth year running?
Lionel Messi
Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi has been awarded the Ballon d’Or for a fourth year running. Messi, 25, hit 91 goals during 2012 and beat club team-mate Andres Iniesta and Real Madrid’s Ronaldo to the trophy. Despite his goals, the Catalan giants failed to win either the Spanish league title or Champions League last year. Abby Wambach won the women’s award and Vicente del Bosque the coach accolade, while the team of the year was made up only of players from Spain’s La Liga.
21. In which among the following countries, the Bishwa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of the Muslims after the Hajj has concluded?
Bangladesh
Bishwa Ijtema (sometimes spelled Vishwa Ijtema) brings together Muslim believers to Tongi, a northern suburb of the capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka. The three-day event is organized by the Tablighi Jamaat, a missionary organization. English speakers refer to the festival as the World Muslim Congregation ( ijtema is Arabic for “public gathering”). After the Pilgrimage to Mecca ( hajj), it is considered one of the largest Muslim gatherings in the world. Since 1966, Muslims from Bangladesh and other countries have congregated at Tongi’s 190-acre venue along the banks of the Turag River, where they pray, discuss the Quran, and receive instruction from religious scholars. The number of people attending has increased over the decades, expanding to an estimated three million in 2008. Devotees pour into crowded boats and climb rooftops to watch the proceedings. In order to meet the language needs of various believers, translations are provided in English, Arabic, Urdu, and Bangla. Unlike other Muslim gatherings that may have a political perspective, Bishwa Ijtema forbids political speeches and encourages prayers for harmony and world peace.
22. Which among the following has won the Best Picture and Best Director Awards at the Golden Globe Awards 2013?
Argo
Ben Affleck has won best director and best drama for his film Argo at the Golden Globe awards. Best actor in a drama went to Daniel Day-Lewis for his role in the biopic Lincoln, while British singer Adele won best song for the theme to the James Bond film Skyfall.
23. Recently, which among the following western countries military has intervened in the ongoing Mali conflict by sending it’s troops to Mali?
France
Recently, France secured fresh United Nations backing for its military action in Mali and reinforced its ground forces with an armoured column after driving Islamists from their northern bases with air strikes.
24. Recently, the Vice President of India visited one of the South East Asian countries on the occasion of celebrating 40 years of diplomatic relations between the two nations. Identify the country from the given options?
Vietnam
The President of Vietnam, Sang has welcomed the Indian Vice President’s visit as it is contributing to further strengthening the two nations’ friendship. The Vietnam-India relationship has grown steadily since both countries established diplomatic ties 40 years ago—ties acknowledged and celebrated during the Vietnam-India Friendship Year in 2012. The Indian Vice President identified Vietnam as a pillar in the Indian East Look policy, praising the long-standing friendship initiated by Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and late President Ho Chi Minh and nurtured by succeeding generations.
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Current Affairs-January 2013
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25. Who among the following was co-founder of Reditt and the developer of the early version of the RSS (Rich Site Summary) – web feed system?
Aaron Swartz
Recently, the open Internet lost one of its most passionate and talented champions, one who spoke up often against the inequalities of information flow and access on its World Wide Web. Aaron Swartz, all of 26, committed suicide as a result of depression, which many believe was triggered by the federal charges he was facing for hacking into the JSTOR (short for Journal Storage) academic database in 2011. Swartz was first noticed when he co-authored the RSS standard (for feeds) at 14, soon after which he became a tireless crusader for free access on the web. He was the chief architect of OpenLibrary.org, a free public catalogue of books under the Internet Archive project, an early member of the Creative Commons team, and more recently, led a successful campaign against two key legislations — SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act) – that sought to clamp down on intellectual property rights violations online.
26. The Orchha Sanctuary, which is recently in news in located in ___________?
Madhya Pradesh
Recently, the Madhya Pradesh has conducted the first-ever vulture census in Orchha Sanctuary in Tikamgarh district, where 125 vultures of four species and their nests have been found. These include 50 indigenous vultures, 63 White Backed, 9 Egyptian and 3 King Vultures. For the first time, migratory Cinereous Griffon Vulture, which comes from the Himalayas, was also found in Orchha Sanctuary. IUCN has included vultures of gyps specie in the endangered list. The number of vultures in Madhya Pradesh too has declined during the last two decades. With this in view, the Forest department is making special efforts for vulture conservation, including holding symposiums. There are 22 species of vulture of which 15 are found in eastern and 7 in western countries. Amendments have been made in Wildlife Conservation Act-2002 for conservation of vultures and notified in the Wildlife Act 1972.
27. Which among the following countries is more effected by the cyber espionage campaign called Operation Red October (otherwise known as Rocra), which is targeting diplomatic, governmental and scientific research organizations in several countries for at least five years?
Russia
According to Kaspersky Lab’s analysis report, Operation Red October, called “Rocra” for short, is still active as of January 2013, and has been a sustained campaign dating back as far as 2007. The primary focus of this campaign targets countries in Eastern Europe, former USSR Republics, and countries in Central Asia, although victims can be found everywhere, including Western Europe and North America. The main objective of the attackers was to gather sensitive documents from the compromised organizations, which included geopolitical intelligence, credentials to access classified computer systems, and data from personal mobile devices and network equipment. While Russia tops the list of countries with 38 detected infections, India ranks fifth with 14 infections, after Kazakhstan (21); Azerbaijan (15); and Belgium (15). The United States is also on the list with six attacks.
28. Which among the following has became the first state in the US to take steps to enact tough new laws to confront growing gun violence in schools in the country, by imposing new restrictions on assault weapons?
New York
New York has become the first state in the US to take steps to enact tough new laws to confront growing gun violence in schools in the country, by imposing new restrictions on assault weapons. The State senate voted overwhelmingly in favour of a legislation that seeks to expand a ban on assault weapons and prevent the mentally ill from possessing guns making it the first state to put in place “the toughest, most comprehensive” gun laws in the aftermath of the mass shooting in a Connecticut elementary school. The moves by one of America’s most populous states came as media reports said President Barack Obama was contemplating new steps to curb gun violence nationwide without having to seek approval of the Congress.
29. Which among the following countries will launch the Mission Insight 2015 to find out whether organic compounds are present on Mars or not?
United States
Amitabha Ghosh, chairman of the science operations working group of NASA Mission Operations at the Exploration Rover Mission, is set to work on a third Mars mission. The Mission Insight 2015, which Ghosh is now working on, will focus on whether organic compounds are present on Mars. If such compounds are detected, the next step would be a biological mission to determine whether the Martian organic compounds are animate or not
30. . Who is the current Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission?
K.G. Balakrishnan
31. Which among the following communities is looking into various issues related to five minority universities proposed to be set up by the Centre?
Sukhadeo Thorat
32. Samuel Yin, one of Taiwan’s richest men has launched the Asian equivalent of the Nobel Prize. What is the name of this new prize?
Tang Prize
Samuel Yin, one of Taiwan’s richest men launched the Asian equivalent of the Nobel Prize — the Tang Prize— by donating Tw$3 billion (about $101 million) for it. The prize is named after China’s Tang Dynasty (618-907) — which inspired generation after generation with admiration for its vibrant characteristics of self-confidence and cosmopolitan inclusiveness — the qualities that the Tang Prize seeks to promote. Beginning in 2014, prizes will be awarded every two years in four categories:
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