Current Affairs-November 2012 Part-2

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193. . Which among the following day is celebrated as the “Water Conservation Day” in India?

[A]November 15
[B]November 17
[C]November 18
[D]November 19

Minister of India. On this occasion Union Ministry of Water Resources has decided to celebrate “Water Conservation Day" on 19th November 2012 to

create awareness regarding concern about depleting water resources & its vision for the water, underlining the Ministry’s commitment to be an active

contributor to the sustainability of this very important natural resource.

194. Recently, which among the following Oil and Gas company has acquired 26 per cent stake in ONGC’s Krishna Godavari basin deep-sea block?

[A]Gazprom
[B]Inpex Corporation
[C]Petronas
[D]ConocoPhillips

development of its Krishna Godavari basin deep-sea block. Inpex has acquired 26 per cent stake in ONGC’s block.

195. Recently, Social activist Medha Patkar launched a protest against the upcoming Pench River Project.In which among the following State the Pench

River Project is coming up?

[A]Rajasthan
[B]Gujarat
[C]Madhya Pradesh
[D]Jharkhand

Project.The under- construction Pench River Project has affected 300 farmers in 32 villages. As many as 116 of them belong to two villages, and are

seeking additional compensation for their submerged lands.The project is expected to irrigate Seoni and Chhindwara districts, besides providing water

for a power plant.

196. Which among the following State is set to become the first State in the country to provide ‘pucca’ houses to all its citizens?

[A]Manipur
[B]Sikkim
[C]Assam
[D]Bihar

‘social housing’ project. Under the project, housing will be provided to around 30, 000 people residing in ‘kutcha’ houses as on January 1, 2011, an

official release said.In its first phase, the project, named the ‘Chief Minister’s Rural Housing Mission’, will allocate around 6,000 single-storey

earthquake-resistant ‘pucca’ houses free of cost by 2013 to the poo.The 6,000 ‘kutcha’ house dwellers have been identified through a baseline survey

conducted by gram sabhas, followed by multiple levels of supervision and cross-checks by the rural management and development department.

197. Recently, which among the following State government and Israel Embassy joined hands to oraganise pilgrimage for Christians?

[A]Kerala
[B]Mizoram
[C]West Bengal
[D]Meghalaya

pilgrimage to places associated with the life of Jesus Christ.The pilgrimage is usually undertaken during the time of Lent (the 40 days of fasting that

precede the Last Supper), but the authorities have managed to organise it for this time of the year.The State government and the Israel Embassy have

made visa and travel arrangements for 200 pilgrims. A private airline will fly 50 passengers a special direct flight from Kolkata to Amman in Jordan

every Wednesday.

198. Kudumbasree Mission, which aims at the empowerment of women through forming self-help groups was launched by which among the following State?

[A]Tamil Nadu
[B]Kerala
[C]Andhra Pradesh
[D]Karnataka

activities. The purpose of the mission is to ensure that the women should no longer remain as passive recipients of public assistance, but active

leaders in women involved development initiatives. Kudumbashree project for poverty reduction launched on 17 May 1998.

199. In which among the following country the 7th Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum was organised?

[A]Norway
[B]Brazil
[C]Azerbaijan
[D]Turkey

200. Recently, in which among the following country, an international seminar on “Pre Engineered and Quick Launch Bridges” was held?

[A]China
[B]Japan
[C]USA
[D]India

Organisation and Indian Institution of Bridge of Engineers.The seminar emphasised the need to evolve new technology for constructing bridges in a short

span of time.There are about 2.33 lakh rail and road bridges in the country with about 33,000 rail bridges over a hundred years old.The seminar,

however, focussed on the need to construct over 700 road bridges in the difficult Himalayan ranges where landslides wreak havoc and uproot bridges.

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