Current Affairs-November 2012 Part-2

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209. Recently, in which among the following country, the 21st ASEAN Summit was held?

[A]Thailand
[B]Malaysia
[C]Cambodia
[D]Vietnam




Cambodia


210. The year 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the first gurdwara built in the United States. Identify the gurdwara from the given options?


[A]Atlanta Sikh Gurdwara
[B]Gurdwara Gurjot Parkash Sahib
[C]Stockton Gurdwara Sahib
[D]Gurdwara Guru Gyan Sagar




Stockton Gurdwara Sahib
The 100th anniversary of the first gurdwara built in the United States was recognised in Congress.Stockton Gurdwara Sahib


came into existence in 1912 with the joint efforts of Sardar Basakha Singh and Bhai Jawala Singh.



211. Recently, which among the following public sector giants has started a 36-week skill development programme for 144 youngsters from Jammu and


Kashmir under the Centre’s UDAAN initiative which is aimed at imparting skills to the youth from the state?

[A]ONGC
[B]SAIL
[C]NTPC
[D]HPCL




NTPC


212. Vedantam Satyanarayana Sarma, was a dance icon for which among the following dances ?


[A]Gaudiya Nritya
[B]Kuchipudi
[C]Odissi
[D]Kathak




Kuchipudi
The icon of Kuchipudi dance form, Vedantam Satyanarayana Sarma passed away.Satyanarayana Sarma was born in 1935 and took to dance right


in his fifth year, initiated by Vedantam Prahlada Sarma. He was a child prodigy. He began playing the role of Prahlada in dramas staged during Navaratri

celebrations. He then shifted to portraying female roles. As he grew up, he struck to portrayal of heroine and earned name for Mugdha Nayiaka roles.

This attracted his paternal uncle renowned Lakshminarayana Sastry, a master in this art. Under his tutelage, Satyanarayana Sarma used to tour villages.

Initially, he learned classical music from Sishtu Brahmayya and later perfected it under the tutelage of Eleswarapu Sitaramanjaneyulu.He soon learned

‘Bhamakalapam’ created by Siddhendrayogi and began playing prime role of Satyabhama. He then joined Pasumarti Kondalarayudu Pelam (troupe) and stayed

there for a while.Chinta Krishnamurthy trained him in Yakshjaganas. He learned Bharatam from Lakshminarayana Sastry. He studied all the kalapas. He soon

became famous for the roles of Satyabhama, Usha, Devadevi and Viswa Mohini. He was the first recipient of ‘Sangeetha Nataka Academy’ award and

‘Padmasri’.



213. Who among the following was elected as the general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC)?


[A]Jiang Zemin
[B]Bo Xilai
[C]Xi Jinping
[D]Li Keqiang




Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping was elected as the general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC).He is also elected as


the head of the Central Military Commission, which controls the Command structure of 2.3-million strong People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the world’s

largest standing military.




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