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Preface ......................................................................................................................................12 Pick of the Month......................................................................................................................13 Barack Obama won the U.S. Presidential Elections 2012 ...................................................13 Twenty First ASEAN Summit concluded in Cambodia .........................................................17 Shiv Sena Chief Balasaheb Thackeray died in Mumbai .......................................................18 Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab Hanged at Yerwada Jail, Pune ...........................................19 India and Afghanistan Signed Four Cooperation Pacts .......................................................21 India signed 70 million US Dollar loan Agreement .............................................................21 CCEA approved 9.5 percent Stake Disinvestment in NTPC .................................................21 Union Cabinet Cleared Setting up of 21 Textile Parks ........................................................22 Union Government approved an Anti-Piracy Scheme ........................................................22 Sebastian Vettel became Youngest Triple Champion .........................................................22 Bolt and Felix named IAAF World Athletes of the Year 2012 ..............................................23 Greenhouse Gases Level Reached Record High in 2011 .....................................................23 Tongariro Volcano erupted in New Zealand .......................................................................23 NASA launched Space Station Alert Service .......................................................................23 International .............................................................................................................................26 Pakistan Cabinet Ratified the Landmark Visa Pact with India .............................................26 India-Japan-US Trilateral Dialogue held in New Delhi ........................................................26 India-Canada finalised a Mechanism for Shipping Uranium ...............................................26 UK Lifted Travel Advisory on Jammu and Kashmir .............................................................26 Noor Inayat Khans Bust Unveiled at London by Princess Anne ..........................................26 India and Britain decided to enhance Cooperation ............................................................27 Central Intelligence Agency Director David Petraeus Resigned ..........................................27 www.jagranjosh.com
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The Review Meeting of the E-9 Countries Concluded ........................................................27 Nepal Elected as a Board Member of the ECOSOC .............................................................27 IEA: US would become Worlds Largest Oil Producer by 2017 ............................................28 France Recognised the New Syrian Opposition Coalition ...................................................28 Japans Lower House of Parliament, dissolved ...................................................................28 India and Japan Signed Earths Pact on Rare Earth Minerals ...............................................28 US Lifted the Ban Imposed on Imports from Myanmar ......................................................29 Bangladesh Opted out of D-8 Summit to be Held in Pakistan .............................................29 Death of Savita Halappanavar and Irish Abortion Law .......................................................29 China State Broadcaster Auctioned Prime Time Slot ..........................................................29 RBI and the State Bank of Vietnam signed a MoU ..............................................................30 India Voted Against Resolution to Ban Death Penalties .....................................................30 India Added New Items to promote Indo-Myanmar Trade ................................................30 Twenty First ASEAN Summit concluded in Cambodia .........................................................30 Tenth ASEAN-India Summit Concluded at Cambodia .........................................................30 The 2nd India-China Strategic Economic Dialogue .............................................................31 The 8th Meeting of the India-UK JWG on Counter Terrorism .............................................31 US Militarys Ban on Women at Combat Positions Challenged...........................................31 International Quizzes .........................................................................................................31 World Dairy ...............................................................................................................................35 Economy ...................................................................................................................................38 Government of India announced MSP for Cotton ..............................................................38 GAIL and RSPCL signed an Agreement of Joint Venture .....................................................38 Government decided to Digitize Cable TV Network ...........................................................38 South African Government Rolled Out Nelson Mandela Notes ..........................................38 Civil Aviation Ministry approved New Traffic Rights ...........................................................39
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Retail Inflation in India rose to 9.75 percent in October 2012 ............................................39 Union Cabinet cleared Proposal for Spectrum Sharing .......................................................39 Income Ceiling for LIG raised by Union Government of India .............................................39 Oman Banned Import of Eggs and Chicken from India .......................................................40 Petrol Price in India Slashed by 95 Paise ............................................................................40 RBI asked Banks not to Provide Loans for Purchase of Gold ...............................................40 Union Coal Ministry decided to de-allocate Four Coal Blocks .............................................41 National Cancer Institute to be Developed at Jhajjar .........................................................41 Economy Current Affairs Quiz ............................................................................................41 Corporate..................................................................................................................................45 Discovery Communication launched kids Channel .............................................................45 Master Card and Thomas Cook Came up Together ............................................................45 ONGC sold 26 percent Stakes to Japans Inpex Corp ..........................................................45 Gov. of Odisha Slapped 6000 crore Rupees fine.................................................................45 Online Travel Agency MakeMyTrip Acquired Hotel ............................................................46 BAE Systems Inked an Agreement with Smile Foundation .................................................46 Vodafone India tied up with ICICI Bank ..............................................................................46 Barista Lavazza and Penguin Books Tied up for Book Releases...........................................46 Karishma Appointed Brand Ambassador of McCain Food ..................................................46 Himalaya Drug Company won its Trademark Battle ...........................................................47 Lacoste Acquired by Swiss Company Maus Freres .............................................................47 Volvo Group to Invest Two Thousand Crore Rupees in India ..............................................47 Twitter Launched New Email sharing Feature ....................................................................47 Goldman Named 16 Indians as MDs and 3 as Partners ......................................................48 General Motors decided to expand its Production Capacity ..............................................48 Disa Holdings to sell its Shares in Indian Arm .....................................................................48
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Maldivian Airlines Signed Pact with Apollo Hospital...........................................................48 Airtel Completed Largest Network Transformation in Africa ..............................................48 Sahara Moved to SAT to Seek More Time ..........................................................................49 Dr. Reddys Laboratories launched Sildenafil Tablets .........................................................49 Nokia India Introduced Rebranded Map Service named HERE ...........................................49 PepsiCo won Title Sponsorship for Next 5 Years of IPL .......................................................49 Harley Davisdon launched its New Model Fat Bob .............................................................49 Fitch Downgraded the Debt Rating of Sony Corp. ..............................................................50 Portman Holdings Invested in Tata Housing Project...........................................................50 Maldives cancelled its Biggest Foreign Investment Project ................................................50 Corporate Current Affairs Quiz ..........................................................................................50 National ....................................................................................................................................54 Union Government lifted Export Ban on Some Milk Products ............................................54 Government Nod to Grant Ex-Serviceman Status ..............................................................54 SC: Criminal Case cant be Dismissed because of Delay......................................................54 TRAI issued a CAP of 100 SMSs on Concession Rates .........................................................54 President Pranab Mukherjee Launched Aakash Tablet 2....................................................55 The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 ...............................................55 Controversy over Clean Chit Given to RAPP by IAEA ..........................................................55 Rahul Gandhi Appointed Head of INC Coordination Panel .................................................55 Coal Ministry Issued Order for Deduction of Bank Guarantees ..........................................56 P Chidambaram Finalised GAAR Amendment ....................................................................56 GOI approved the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy .................................................56 Costal Chain of Static Sensors Positioned ..........................................................................56 National Current Affairs Quiz .............................................................................................57 Indian Diary ...............................................................................................................................60
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State .........................................................................................................................................63 HCL Signed MoU with Madhya Pradesh Government ........................................................63 Adhikaar Rally Held in Bihar Demanding Special Status .....................................................63 Biometric Attendance for Teachers in the State of UP .......................................................63 12th Foundation Day of Uttarakhand Celebrated ..............................................................63 Swiss Company Launched Health Product in Bihar.............................................................64 UP: Re-introduction of Sports Quota in Government Jobs .................................................64 50 % Reservation for Women in Assam Panchayat Election ...............................................64 Arjun Munda, announced Tablet Computers for Students .................................................64 CM of UP Inaugurated New Helpline Service for Women...................................................65 Tobacco Board went Hi-Tech, Launched e-auction ............................................................65 NTPC to impart Skill Development Programme for Youth ..................................................65 Delhi High Court Launched e-court Fee System .................................................................66 UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Announced Agri Loan waiver.........................................66 Sports........................................................................................................................................68 Virat Kohli Selected for BCCI Polly Umrigar Award .............................................................68 Sahara India Pariwar Felicitated London Olympic Medalists ..............................................68 Hironmoy Chatterjee Appointed as the CEO of AITA ..........................................................68 Bhupathi and Bopanna won First ATP Tour Masters Title ..................................................68 NADDP Suspended 11 Athletes for Two Years ...................................................................69 Philander Named South-African Sportsman of the Year .....................................................69 Sachin received AustraliaN Honour....................................................................................69 Pakistan won the Asian Kabaddi Championship .................................................................70 Dhoni Renamed his Super Bike Team ................................................................................70 Gaganjeet Bhullar Declared Youngest Indian on Golfer List ...............................................70 V. Dinesh Reddy appointed as the President of IHF ...........................................................70
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Life Ban on Mohammad Azharuddin Lifted ........................................................................70 Mirabai Chanu claimed 3 Bronze Medals in Jr Weightlifting ..............................................71 Granollers & Marc Lopez won the ATP World Tour Final 2012 ...........................................71 News Agencies Boycotted India England Test Series ..........................................................71 Davis Cup 2012: Czech Republic defeated Spain in the Finals ............................................71 WADA Proposed Four-Year Ban for Felony Athletes ..........................................................72 Daimler Purchased full control of Mercedes ......................................................................72 M. Mahalakshmi and R. Vaishali won Gold ........................................................................72 West Indies won the Bangladesh Test Series by 2-0 ...........................................................73 Sports Quiz ........................................................................................................................73 Science & Technology ...............................................................................................................76 Scientists Developed Test to Detect schizophrenics ...........................................................76 Device that Power Pacemaker by Heartbeat ......................................................................76 Scientists discovered Bacteria that Create Live Wire..........................................................76 Total Solar Eclipse seen in Northern Australia....................................................................76 Scientists Unveiled the Secret of Bactrian Camels by DNA Study .......................................77 Researchers Created a Paper-Thin Fabric to Stop Bullets ...................................................77 Scientist Decoded a Gene that Gives Humans an Edge over Apes ......................................77 14 New Genes Which Cause Rheumatoid Arthritis ............................................................77 Scientist decoded the Reason for Einstein Being a Genius .................................................77 Bionetwork of Bacteria Live in Belly Button .......................................................................78 Gene Discovered That Identifies Your Time of Death .........................................................78 Algorithm Developed for Controlling Computer Cursors ....................................................78 Sunita Williams Returned Back on Earth after 4 Months ....................................................79 Research on Paralysis Cure via Olfactory Ensheathing Cells ...............................................79 Researchers Developed New Tool to Keep Your Email Spam-Free .....................................79
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Device Developed to Imitate Dogs Nose ...........................................................................79 Massive Dwarf Planet of Solar System Has No Atmosphere ...............................................79 Scientists decoded how flu viruses replicate ......................................................................80 New Drug Discovered that can Halt Cancer from Multiplying ............................................80 Science Current Affairs Quiz ..............................................................................................80 Environment & Ecology .............................................................................................................84 SC: Expressed Concern over Growing Smog Cover on New Delhi .......................................84 World Rarest Whale Species found in Pacific Ocean ..........................................................84 DDA announced its Plans of Creating Four Diversity Parks .................................................84 Report indicating Growth in Vulture Population: BHNS .....................................................84 Australia Created Worlds Largest Marine Reserve ............................................................85 Tripura to Set up Two Elephant Reserves ..........................................................................85 Largest Crabs of the World Tracked With GPS Technology.................................................85 Greenland Continuously Lost 200 Million Tonnes Ice .........................................................85 Australia approved plan to save the Murray-Darling Basin ................................................86 One Liner Quizzes......................................................................................................................88 News Capsule ............................................................................................................................92 Lyricist Gulzar Conferred with Indira Gandhi National Award ............................................92 Anand Kumar of Super 30 Fame Declared Peoples Hero ...................................................92 Indian Ambassador to Bhutan Pawan Varma Resigned ......................................................92 Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Conferred with French Award .....................................................92 Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam invited to teach at Peking University .................................................92 Annual Greentech Environment Award to Mathura Refinery .............................................93 Sunita Williams Ventured on 7th Space Walk: Set New Record..........................................93 Pioneer of Pocket Cartoons in India, T. Samuel Died ..........................................................93 Veteran BJP Leader Kailashpati Misra Died ........................................................................93
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Chinese-British Writer Han Suyin died ...............................................................................94 President Presented Durgabai Deshmukh Awards for Women ..........................................94 Irom Sharmila completed 12 Years of Fast .........................................................................94 The World Development Report 2013-Jobs Released ........................................................94 Chairman of Khaitan Group S.K. Khaitan Passed Away .......................................................94 DRDO to Conduct Eighth Ballistic Missile Interceptor Test .................................................95 United Nation Declared November 10 as Malala Day ........................................................95 Ramanujans genius Proved by US Mathematician ............................................................95 NCRB released Figures of Total Convicts Lodged in Indian Jails ..........................................95 Report on Condition of Elderly People in Delhi-NCR Released ...........................................96 Hindus Press won INCQC ..................................................................................................96 BBC: DG George Entwistle Resigned Over covering Sexual Abuse ......................................96 Shanti Gandhi Elected to Kansas State Assembly ...............................................................96 Literary Critic Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak Got Kyoto Prize .................................................96 India International Trade Fair started in Delhi ...................................................................97 Hamid Karzai Visited India and discussed on various Issues ...............................................97 Omnishambles selected as the UK Word of the Year .........................................................97 Xi Jinping is the New General Secretary of the CPC ............................................................97 Madhav Chavan Awarded the Education Nobel Prize ........................................................98 Golconda Diamond was auctioned at a Record Price .........................................................98 Former Union Minister of India K.C. Pant Died ..................................................................98 Kamala Sadagopan the Eminent Tamil Novelist Died .........................................................98 Cigarette Package Health Warnings: Report Released .......................................................99 Report: Low Percentage of Enrolment of SC and ST Students ............................................99 Bera is 3rd Indian-American to win US Congressional Election...........................................99 Katherine Boo won US National Book Award for Mumbai Book .........................................99
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Savita Halappanavar Died in Ireland ................................................................................ 100 Gopi Chand Narang Awarded Moortidevi Award for 2010 ............................................... 100 Chinese Film, Eleven Flowers won NETPAC Award ........................................................... 100 Tulsi Govinda Baruah, the Assam Tribunes Chairperson died .......................................... 100 Microsoft Corp Organised Wowzapp 2012 for Students .................................................. 101 Skyfall, Became the Highest Grossing Bond Film Ever ...................................................... 101 Anil Dev Singh became new Chairperson of IOA Election Panel ....................................... 101 President of Liberia chosen for Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2012 ....................................... 101 Scott Flemming Became the New Indian Basketball Team Coach.....................................101 CEOs from the World Came Together to Combat Deadly Cancer .....................................102 Malala Yousafzai awarded with Bravery Award ............................................................... 102 President of India released a Commemorative Postage Stamp ........................................ 102 Super-Jupiter, the Largest Planet of Our Solar System ..................................................... 103 Yuvi- Book on Cricketer Yuvraj Singh Released.................................................................103 Mannam Int. Socio-Cultural & Charitable Center Inaugrated ........................................... 103 Book Victory India Authored by Colonel Vinay B Dalvi Released ...................................... 103 Gavaskar awarded Lifetime Achievement Award ............................................................. 103 Mount Tongariro Volcano Erupted .................................................................................. 104 GRACE: Greenland loses 200 million tonnes of ice every year .......................................... 104 3 Indians Shortlisted for DSC South Asian Literature Prize 2013 ....................................... 104 BBC Appointed Tony Hall as its New Director General ..................................................... 104 Ranjit Sinha Appointed as CBI Director for Two Years ...................................................... 104 Autar Kaw won US Professor of the Year Award-2012 ..................................................... 105 President of Brazil Lula da Silva awarded Indira Gandhi Prize .......................................... 105 Scientists Claimed South Pacific Island Does Not Exist At All ............................................ 105 Rafael Benitez Appointed Manager of Chelsea Football Club ........................................... 105
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Barbosa sworn-in as Brazils SCs First non-White President ............................................. 106 Ernest Bai Koroma re-elected as the President of Sierra Leone ........................................ 106 Arvind Kejriwal named his Political Party as Aam Admi Party .......................................... 106 BJP suspended Rajya Sabha Member Ram Jethmalani ..................................................... 106 Bangladeshs Worst-Ever Fire Accident Claimed Several Lives ......................................... 106 India-Maldives Joint Military Training Exercise EKUVERIN 2012 ....................................... 107 Marc Grossman, US Special Envoy to Af-Pak Resigned ..................................................... 107 Passport Seva Project won CSI-Nihilent e-Governance Award ......................................... 107 Questions of the Month .......................................................................................................... 109 Interview of IAS|PCS Topper ...................................................................................................111 Interview ......................................................................................................................... 111 For More Info .......................................................................................................................... 113 Find the Way of Your Choice Follow the Links Given Below ............................................. 113 Dont miss the information of past quarter, just CLICK BELOW ........................................ 113 For More Information Click on the Below Mentioned Links ............................................. 113 For Specific Notifications of UPSC Click on the Links ........................................................ 113
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PREFACE
Current Affairs PDF Magazine November 2012 includes the happenings of November Month. Current Affairs has its own importance for candidate preparing for different level of competitive examinations as well as types of examination. The content included in the magazine has been drafted for meeting the requirements of various examinations that includes IAS|PCS, SSC, Banking, MBA as well as Board Exams of CBSE and State Boards. The events mentioned here in the PDF Magazine are written by a team of experts, and tried to evaluate the same by genuine methods to make sure that the data represented here are correct. Our experts have tried to put on the efforts to make sure that the content provided remains for a longer period of time in the mind of people and perceived in actual manner, because fine perception of the events can only allow a candidate to apply the theories in existence in a suitable manner. The compilation of the world events and issues with relevance to the current perspectives had been included crossing the boarders of limitations that Print Media cant go for, we have tried to portray everything after analyzing and identifying the hidden theories within them, to serve the purpose for which we are here as a solution to your needs. Records and data, that shocked the world created an illusion and made the people living in it think, has been included in it. It is also important for a common man, an opinion leader for mass, a teacher who teaches a preacher who preaches, leader of a group who take decisions following the history of recent events or an economist who plans the economy with growth inclusive in his plans. It also allows a student in school and college to prepare for the quiz competitions at school level and other levels.
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fought and it included Health, Womens Right, Tax, Environment and Same Sex Marriage. One major challenge that lies behind the President, Barack Obama to deal with is to get rid of unemployment as; America registered an unemployment rate of 7.9 percent in October 2012. Opinions of both the leaders on all the five topics: Issues Barack Obama Mitt Romney Has already played a role on issues of health care while being a Governor of Massachusetts. If won, concentrated at taking out the hidden truths of Obamacare
Health
Would ask the insurance company to insure everyone, and will bring down the cost of treatment
He disliked gay marriages and He will permit the same sex have obstructed such things marriage from the society Permitted Abortions at will of He stood against the issue of the women Abortions Would have decreased taxes put forward to Rich people Will raise taxes for Rich which would have resulted in people to increase funds in growth of profits and in Governments account to help return increased number of poor and middle class people employment opportunities in the country Obama pointed out that he has already made investments of $80 billion for development of new energy mechanisms, by 2016, all the cars in America would give an average mileage of 35.5 miles per gallons
Womens Right
Taxes
Environment
Romney belief lied in Global Warming, but he would have made zero investments in controlling and curbing the Carbon Dioxide emissions
Indians Ami Bera- the third Indian-American in the U.S. House of Representatives www.jagranjosh.com
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Dr. Ami Bera is third Indian-American ever to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. The 45 years old Bera took a lead of 184 votes against Dan Lungren, the Republican rival from the seventh Congressional District of California. Before Bera, two Indians to be elected for the US House of Representatives include Dalip Singh Saund in the 1950s and Bobby Jindal was the House member before being elected to be the Governor of Louisiana from 2005 to 2008. Except Dr. Bera, five more Indian-Americans namely Dr. Syed Taj, Dr. Manan Trivedi, Upendra Chivukula and Jack Uppala and Ricky Gill, were candidates, who lost from their seats in the US elections. Except Ricky Gill all the other four were from Democratic Party. Dr. Syed Taj, who was a representative from Democratic Party, is the younger brother of Syed Shahbuddin and he basically belongs from Bihar. He lost in the tough fight against his opponent K Bentivolio from the seat of Michigan's 11th Congressional District. Tulsi Gabbard-First Hindu-American to be in the House Tulsi-Gabbard is the first Hindu-American to enter the U.S. House of Representatives. She defeated the Republican rival K. Crowley from the Hawaii seat in the one-sided contest. Tulsi doesnt belong to the Indian Heritage and is not an Indian. She is a daughter to the Catholic Father Mike Gabbard, who at present is serving as the Senator from the Hawaii State and her mother Carol Porter Gabbard, who is a Hindu is an educator and a business owner in Hawaii. Basic Facts Before Obama, Bill Clinton was the Democratic Party Representative to serve White House for continuous two terms after World War II. Obama is the first President after the wars to be re-elected in the office with an unemployment rate of 7.4 percent in the country. Obama in the last Presidential Elections of 2008 won 349 votes, which was higher than the votes he secured in the Presidential Elections of 2012.
History of US elections of 223 years: In the 223 years history of US Presidential Elections only eight Presidents contesting elections being in the White House lost the elections. Portfolio of Barack Obama (Democratic Party Representative) and Mitt Romney (Republican Party Representative) Qualifications: Barack Obama Mitt Romney MBA from Howard Business School Current Affairs PDF November 2012
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Juris Doctor from Howard Law School B.A. from Birmingham Young University/Stanford University
Books written by Obama: Dreams of My Father (1995), The Audacity of Hope (2006), Of the I Sing (2008) Books written by Mitt Romney: Turnaround: Crisis, Leadership and the Olympic Games (2004), No Apology: the Cause for American Greatness (2010) Presidential Elections in America and its Process Article 2 Section 1 of the US Constitution states that the executive Power of the Nation is vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice-President chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows: In USA the executive power is vested on the President, who holds the office for a term of four years with a vice-President, who is elected along with him for the same term. The Process Every state appoints in such a manner that the legislature thereof may direct a number of electors that is equal to the whole number of representatives and senators to which the state if entitled in the congress. No Senator or Representative, holding any office of Profit or Trust under United States can be appointed as an Elector. The Electors meet in their respective state and vote for two persons via ballot of which one person must not be an inhabitant of the same state. A list of all persons voted for must be made and the number of votes to every person by signing and certifying, the list is then sealed for transmission to the Seat of the Government of United States, which is directed to the Senates President. The President of the Senate opens all the certificates and the votes are counted in presence of the Senates and the House of Representatives. The person, who receives maximum votes, is elected as a President only when, the derived numbers meets the majority mark of the whole number of the electors appointed. In case the results bring out more than one person with majority or an equal number of votes than the House of Representatives can choose by ballot, one of them as the President that to with immediate effect. In case situation occurs, when none of the members have been successful in winning the majority than the House of Representatives can choose any one among the five with highest number of votes as the President. But in this situation, Votes need to be taken by the states and the representation of the states with one vote. The quorum (gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business) made for this purpose comprises a Member/Members from two-thirds of the States, along with the Majority of all the States is necessary to a Choice. www.jagranjosh.com
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In case after election of the President, the Person with maximum number of votes is elected as the Vice-President, but in case of two or more persons remains available with the same number of votes, then the Senate is responsible for choosing the VicePresident from them but by the process of Ballot (In 12th Amendment the clause in parentheses was superseded). A Natural born Citizen of United States or a Citizen of the United States at time of Adoption of the Constitution can only eligible to the Presidents Office and the person must have attended the age of thirty-five years, with at least fourteen years of residence in United States. In U.S. the Presidential elections are conducted after every four years and the count of this quadrennial election process started from 1972, on the Election Day that is on the Tuesday that falls in between 2 November to 8 November of the election year. The Next U.S. elections would be held on 8 November 2016 i.e. the Tuesday. Obamas re-election and its effects Re-election of Barack Obama as the US President would surely effect the world economy by the decisions which would be taken by him to bring up employment opportunities and take America out of the economic sluggishness. The most prevalent questions that may occur by the time, dust of celebrations sets down, is how Obama would deal with the fiscal cliff and the federal debt. Will the group of policies which includes the increase on tax to cut the massive spending by the Government, which can come into existence by January 2013, in case both the parties, Democratic and Republicans fails to arrive to a conclusion of how to reduce the federal debt. Finding a solution to the fiscal cliff would also be a big challenge to the incumbent President of USA and in case the President fails to answer to the requirements its sure that the US economy that is improving may be dragged back to the mode of recession like the European crisis.
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The Progress Report on the Implementation of Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity Signed Phnom Penh Statement on the Adoption of ASEAN Human Rights Declaration Exchange of View on Regional and International Issues
A Leaders Statement on the establishment of an ASEAN Regional Mine Action Center (ARMAC) was also issued during the summit. Document Signed and Adopted Phnom Penh Statement on the Adoption of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD) Concept Paper on the Establishment of an ASEAN Regional Mine Action Centre (ARMAC) ASEAN Leaders Joint Statement on the Establishment of an ASEAN Regional Mine Action Centre (ARMAC)
New Secretary General for ASEAN Le Luong Minh- the candidate from the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam was appointed as the upcoming Secretary General for ASEAN for the next five year term by the ASEAN Head of States. The nomination was done on the basis of alphabetical rotation plan for next five year that would start from January 2013 and end in December 2018. ASEAN ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) was created on 8 August 1967 at Bangkok, Thailand after ASEAN Declaration (also called Bangkok Declaration) was signed between the Founding Fathers of ASEAN, namely Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines and Thailand. With time 5 more South Asian countries joined the group namely Brunei Darussalam joined on 7 January 1984, Viet Nam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, and Cambodia on 30 April 1999. Today, ASEAN is a 10-member group by now. The group was formed with a basic idea of promoting social progress, economic growth and cultural development between the member nations and talk on the differences in a peaceful manner.
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Balasaheb was a leading face in the fight named Samyukta Maharashtra movement (United Maharashtra movement); to make Mumbai a place for Maharastrians that was witnessing the influence of South Indians, Gujaratis and Marwaris. Shiv Sena Shiv Sena is a Political Party that strongly supports the thought of Maharashtra for Maharashtrians. Shiv Sena has been a member in different Governments of the State in Maharashtra and was a member in the national cabinet as a coalition partner in the National Democratic Alliance government from 1998 to 2004. The party came up as a political force after it won a Mumbai Civic Body Elections in the year 1973. In late 1980s and early 1990s, Shiv Sena adopted the hard-line Hindu Ideology and joined hands with Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), the coalition won the assembly elections of 1995 and came to power in Maharashtra. In 1999 the coalition failed to win the majority.
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In the top-secret operation, the sole surviving terrorist of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab was hanged till death in Yerwada jail, Pune, on 21 November 2012. Kasab had killed 166 people on 26 November 2008 along with 9 other terrorists from Pakistan.
Background of Kasab Kasab was a Pakistani militant and belonged to Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist group. He was born on 13 July 1987 at Faridkot, Pakistan and is 25 years old. Kasab was found guilty in 80 offences which included murder, possession of explosives, waging a war against India and many more. The Supreme Court of India upheld the death sentence of Kasab on 29 August 2012. The
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defense lawyers on Kasabs side are Defense lawyers Amin Solkar, Farhana Shah and Abbas Kazmi. Kasabs execution is second-fastest in the history Kasabs execution is said to be the second fastest in the history of India, only after Banswarabased Ramchandra a.k.a Raoji. Raoji was executed in just 3 years after murdering his family. Raoji was put to death on 4 May 1996. Comparing the two, Kasabs execution is the second-fastest as he was hanged 4 years after his heinous terror attack in Mumbai. It is quite significant to note that the President Pranab Mukherjee decided to reject Kasabs mercy plea while 14 other petitions till October 2012 were pending and this also included Parliament attack terrorist- Afzal Guru besides other important names.
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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the disinvestment of 9.5 percent Government Stake in the Maharatna PSU-National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) on 22 November 2012 from its holding of 84.50 percent. The disinvestment would be done through the stock exchanges following the SEBI Rules, via an offer for sales of the shares. The equity disinvestment of NTPC would bring back a sum of about 13000 crore rupees. With this disinvestment the governments holding on NTPC would fall down from present 84.5 percent to 75 percent, which will adhere to the minimum public shareholding norms that was stipulated by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the market regulators. To Read More
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position in his Ferrari. However he had pre-race 13 points deficit while Vettel won the title by merely three points. Vettel was the third driver in the history of Formula One to win three consecutive titles. Others who have done this before are Michael Schumacher and Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio. The Red Bull team of Vettel took the third constructors' championship in the sequence on 18 November 2012 in Texas and finished with 281 points while Alonso with 278 points.
BOLT AND FELIX NAMED IAAF WORLD ATHLETES OF THE YEAR 2012
Usain Bolt won the IAAF World Athlete of the Year Award 2012 for the fourth time and United States sprinter Allyson Felix won women's World Athlete of the Year Award 2012 on 24 November 2012 during the IAAF's 100th Anniversary Celebration. The Jamaican sprinter Bolt had won for defending his gold medals in the 100 and 200 meter races of the summers Olympic Games, he also won the same award previously in 2008, 2009 and 2011. Bolt managed to be ahead of United States hurdler Aries Merritt and Kenyan runner David Rudisha to win the award. To Read More
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in the sky. The Spot the Station facility would be available across the world as the trajectory of the station carries more than 90 percent population on earth. To Read More
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INTERNATIONAL
PAKISTAN CABINET RATIFIED THE LANDMARK VISA PACT WITH INDIA
Pakistans Cabinet on 31 October 2012 ratified four recent agreements with India. The major of which is landmark visa pact aimed at facilitating restrictions on several categories of travellers, including senior citizens and businessmen. The meeting was chaired by Prime Minister of Pakistan M Raja Pervez Ashraf who also ratified three other agreements that is going to promote trade between the Pakistan and India. The visa agreement was signed by then external affairs minister S.M. Krishna and Pakistans interior minister Rehman Malik in Islamabad on 8 September 2012. To Read More
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Rights of a film on Noor Inayat Khan Zafar Hai and Tabrez Noorani, the two producers have obtained rights of the book Spy Princess: The Life of Noor Inayat Khan by Shrabani Basu in September 2012, in order to create a film.
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Nepal was elected on 8 November 2012 as a board member of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for a three year term starting from January 2013. Nepal along with seventeen other countries was elected as board members. Nepal was elected with 131 votes out of the total 194 in the UN General Assembly. The fifty-four member ESOSOC is one of the principal organs of the UN which coordinates the economic, social and related work of the UN and its specialized agencies and institutions.
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India and Japan signed an Earths Pact on 16 November 2012 that will enable the latter to import the rare Earth minerals from India. These rare minerals are very important for the Techsavvy industries of Japan. The pact came as a conclusion despite postponement of India-Japan annual summit. As per the signed pact, Japan will be able to import 4000 tonnes rare Earth minerals for a year from India. By signing the pact, Japan has branched out its supply from China for metals which are used in their industries. To Read More
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Current Affairs PDF November 2012 RBI AND THE STATE BANK OF VIETNAM SIGNED A MOU
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 16 November 2012 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) for promoting greater co-operation and sharing supervisory information, between the two supervisors. The MoU between the two banks was signed at Hanoi, Vietnam in the Headquarters of State Bank of Vietnam and by the Chief General Manager-In-Charge, Department of Banking Supervision, RBI- G. Jaganmohan Rao and Chief Inspector, Banking Supervision Agency, SBV- Nguyen Huu Nghia. The Deputy Governor, SBV- Dang Thanh Binh, and Indian Ambassador to Hanoi- Ranjit Rae graced this occasion of signing the MoU.
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ASEAN-India relations. Success was achieved in deciding the convening of the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit scheduled to be held on 20 December to 21 December 2012 at New Delhi, India, the summit will be held to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the ASEAN-India Dialogue Relations. To Read More
INTERNATIONAL QUIZZES
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1. India-Japan-US Trilateral Dialogue was held in New Delhi in to enhance cooperation on combating maritime security, combating piracy and leveraging their strengths to shape the Asia-Pacific architecture and was the third trilateral meeting of its type. What was the place, where the first round of these talks took place? a) Tokyo b) New Delhi c) New Jersey d) Washington Answer. (d) Washington 2. India and Canada in November 2012 succeeded in creating a mechanism for shipping Canadian Uranium to India clearing the mistrust generated on the Canadian side after the nuclear explosion from India. When did the explosion done and what was the main issue. a) In 1976, the Uranium that India was exporting to Canada, which was never sent by the Indian side to Canada b) In 1974 when India used the plutonium that was allegedly abstracted from the Canadian test reactor to carry on a nuclear explosion c) In 1990, when Canada tried to exploit the resources from India for explosion purposes instead of using it for generation of power d) None of these Answer. (b) In 1974 when India used the plutonium that was allegedly abstracted from the Canadian test reactor to carry on a nuclear explosion 3. Which of the following statements in relation to India-Canada finalised a Mechanism for Shipping of Canadian Uranium to India is false? a) Both the sides were successful in inking the agreement on the mechanism of shipment of the Canadian Uranium to India for the first time after 1974. b) The nuclear trade relations between the two nations were affected, when India used the plutonium that was allegedly abstracted from the Canadian test reactor to carry on a nuclear explosion in the year 1974 c) India and Canada on 6 November 2012 succeeded in creating a mechanism for shipping Canadian Uranium to India d) India and Canada signed a treaty that states that India can also use the Uranium if required for generation of Nuclear missiles www.jagranjosh.com
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ii. Statements a, b and c are false iii. Statement d is false iv. Statement a is false Answer. (iii) Statement d is false 4. United Kingdom recently in November 2012 lifted its travel advisory from an Indian State-name the state? a) Chattishgarh b) Mizoram c) Jammu and Kashmir d) Assam Answer. (c) Jammu and Kashmir 5. Name the lady reckoned to be a heroine of the World War II and was the worlds first lady radio operator, who was infiltrated in the then occupied France a) Noor Inayat Khan b) Phyllis Diller c) Makeda, Queen of Sheba d) Catherine II the Great Empress of All Russia Answer. (a) Noor Inayat Khan For More Quizzes
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WORLD DAIRY
1 November 2012 Pakistan Cabinet Ratified the Landmark Visa Pact with India
6 November 2012 India-Canada finalised a Mechanism for Shipping of Canadian Uranium to India UK Lifted Travel Advisory on Jammu and Kashmir Barack Obama won the U.S. Presidential Elections 2012
8 November 2012 Noor Inayat Khans Bust to be Unveiled at London by Princess Anne India, Britain decided to enhance Cooperation in Cyber Security Nepal Elected as a Board Member of the ECOSOC
9 November 2012 Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director David Petraeus Resigned
10 November 2012 The Review Meeting of the E-9 Countries concluded in New Delhi
11 November 2012 IEA: US would become worlds largest oil producer by 2017
16 November 2012 Japans Lower House of Parliament the House of Representatives, dissolved
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17 November 2012 US Lifted the Ban Imposed on Imports from Myanmar, before President Obamas Visit to the Nati Death of Savita Halappanavar Ignited Strong Reactions for Change in Irish Abortion Law
18 November 2012 Bangladesh Opted out of D-8 Summit Scheduled to be Held in Pakistan China State Broadcaster Auctioned Prime Time Slot at a Record Price
19 November 2012 India Added 22 New Items to promote Indo-Myanmar Border Trade The Seventh East Asia Summit concluded in Phnom Penh, Cambodia Twenty first ASEAN Summit concluded in Phnom Penh, Cambodia Tenth ASEAN-India Summit Concluded at Peace Palace, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
20 November 2012 India Voted Against UN General Assemblys Resolution to Ban Death Penalties The 8th Meeting of the India-UK JWG on Counter Terrorism held in New Delhi
26 November 2012 The 2nd India-China Strategic economic Dialogue held in New Delhi India and Sweden Signed Social Security Agreement in New Delhi
27 November 2012 US Militarys Ban on Women in most Combat Positions Challenged UN (United Nations) Panel passed N Korea Resolution by Consensus
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ECONOMY
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ANNOUNCED MSP FOR COTTON
The Union Government on 2 November 2012 announced a revised Minimum Support Price (MSP) for cotton and this would help in inducing stabilisation in cotton price. Cotton has witnessed a sharp decline in the past and remained operational round about its minimum support price. After the review meet conducted on 2 October 2012, by the Union Textiles Minister, Anand Sharma the revisions were done. The decided minimum support price of medium staple cotton has gone up to 3600 rupees per quintal from initial rate of 2800 rupees. Similarly, the MSP for long staple cotton has gone up to 3900 per quintal from 3300 rupees. This rate is fixed for the fiscal year 2012-13. To Read More
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Note issued by the South African Reserve Bank, displayed the 94-year-old anti-apartheid icons smiling face. Also, the earlier images of one of the five big animals featured on the old bank notes lion, leopard, rhino, buffalo and elephant will be retained on the reverse of the note. Nelson Mandela is currently living out his retirement in his childhood rural village of Qunu in the Eastern Cape Province. Nelson Mandela held office between 1994 and 1999 and he is the first black face to appear on South African money.
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Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) raised the income criterion for EWS housings from 60000 Rupees per year initially to 1 lakh Rupees now. To Read More
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to grant advances against gold bullion to traders or dealers, as such advances would be utilised with the purpose of offering finance for gold purchase at auctions and speculative holding of stocks and bullion. To Read More
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2. The Union Government of India in the Month of November 2012 announced a revised Minimum Support Price (MSP) for cotton and this would help in inducing stabilisation in cotton price. Cotton has witnessed a sharp decline in the past and remained operational round about its minimum support price. The previous minimum support price of medium staple cotton was 2800 rupees per quintal. What is the revised price for the same? a) 3000 rupees per quintal b) 3600 rupees per quintal c) 3200 rupees per quintal d) 4300 rupees per quintal Answer. (b) 3600 rupees per quintal 3. The GAIL Gas Limited and a State Petroleum Corporation Limited recently in November 2012 signed an agreement for a Joint Venture to lay down the natural gas supply pipeline in the state. Name the state petroleum corporation with which GAIL inked the agreement? a) Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Limited b) Maharashtra State Petroleum Corporation Limited c) Andhra Pradesh State Petroleum Corporation Limited d) Rajasthan State Petroleum Corporation Limited Answer. (d) Rajasthan State Petroleum Corporation Limited 4. The South African Reserve Bank in November 2012 rolled out new bank notes bearing the face of the countrys iconic personality of the nation, marking it as a tribute to him. Name the person, whose face was introduced in the currency notes? a) Marais Viljoen b) Nelson Mandela c) Frederik Willem de Klerk d) Kgalema Petrus Motlanthe Answer. (b) Nelson Mandela www.jagranjosh.com
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5. What was the percentage of retail inflation registered by Indian Market in the month of October 2012, as per the data released by the Union Government of India in November 2012 as per the measurement done on the scale of Consumer Price Index? a) 9.75 percent b) 9.43 percent c) 9.99 percent d) 10 percent For More Quizzes
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CORPORATE
DISCOVERY COMMUNICAT ION LAUNCHED KIDS CH ANNEL
Discovery Communications on 1 November 2012 officially launched its kid channel, Discovery Kids in Andhra Pradesh which targets kids below the age of 11 years. The channel was rolled out in three languages English, Hindi and Tamil in the month of October and is counted as the eighth channel in India, which is being run by Discover Communication.Discovery is considered among the 10 most-viewed channels in India which have around 140 million viewers every year. Also, Kids genre is considered third in terms of TV viewership, after entertainment and movies. If we take it in terms of advertisement revenue, this genre had a market of 300-400 crore rupees after the entertainment and movies genres. To Read More
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Current Affairs PDF November 2012 ONLINE TRAVEL AGENCY MAKEMYTRIP ACQUIRED HOTEL
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Indian Online travel company MakeMyTrip India Pvt. Ltd. on 6 November 2012 acquired the Hotel Travel Group (HT Group) for $25 million. Hotel Travel Group under the name Hotel Travel is operating its website www.hoteltravel.com for more than ten years and is working from South Asian countries of Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia. Talking of the Acquisition MakeMyTrip paid $15 million to the promoters of the HT Group partly in cash and partly in the form of MakeMyTrip shares in the first Closing which fell out on 6 November 2012. The rest amount of $ 10 million is supposed to be paid in the form of MakeMyTrip shares, in 3 annual tranches by March 2016. To Read More
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endorse the entire range of McCains Indian and International product portfolio. 38 Years old Karishma Kapoor asserted that McCain is a great solution for women, whether working or homemakers. McCain's had easy-to-prepare frozen products and snacks like french fries and aloo tikki as well as innovative snacks like potato bites and veggie nuggets. McCain is a great solution for women, whether working or homemakers. To Read More
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Current Affairs PDF November 2012 GOLDMAN NAMED 16 INDIANS AS MDS AND 3 AS PARTNERS
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Goldman Sachs, the international financial services giant, promoted 16 Indians as the Managing Directors in the second week of November. Three other Indians were named partners at Goldman Sachs Group. US-based group named 70 executives as the partners and 266 as the MDs and they will be holding positions starting from 1 January 2013. The three Indian partners are named Gaurav Seth, Vivek Bantwal and Amol Naik. The new partners will be based in America. To Read More
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African operations, including switching, radio, network management, data, charging, and consumer-services platforms and systems, the company said in a statement. To Read More
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company's facility at Bawal province of State of Haryana. The model has a 1585 cc engine with a six-speed cruise drive transmission, and a fuel tank which have an outstanding capacity of 18.8 litres. This new addition of Harley Davidson Bike from the Dyna family expands its portfolio of completely knockdown (CKD) models to six. To Read More
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3. Name the integrated travel and travel-related financial services company that launched prepaid foreign exchange borderless prepaid card in collaboration with MasterCard Worldwide, a global payments and technology company? a) Thomas Cook (India) b) Thomas Cook (Australia) c) Make My Trip (India) d) Make My Trip (Singapore) Answer. (a) Thomas Cook (India) 4. Japans oil firm acquired 26 percent stake of Krishna Godavari basin of deep sea block of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) in November 2012. Name the company that acquired this sea block from ONGC? a) Mitsui Oil Exploration b) Cosmo Oil Company c) Idemitsu Kosan d) Inpex Corp Answer. (d) Inpex Corp 5. Name the state that slapped a fine of 6000 crore rupees on Tata Steel for illegal mining in the month of November 2012? a) Andhra Pradesh b) Odisha
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NATIONAL
UNION GOVERNMENT LIFTED EXPORT BAN ON SOME MILK PRODUCTS
The Union Government body, Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 1 November 2012 lifted the export ban on milk products, especially on whole milk powder (WMP), dairy whitener, infant milk foods and other milk products till March 2013. In February 2011 to meet the domestic supply of Milk Products the Union government had imposed ban on export of all kinds of milk products that is skimmed milk powder (SMP), whole milk powder (WMP), dairy whitener, infant milk foods, casein and casein products. To Read More
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that the unregistered telemarketers are not able to send more than 200 SMSs per hour, from their phone or computer. To Read More
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A Coastal Chain of Static Sensors positioned along the coast of Andhra Pradesh was inaugurated by Ministry of Defence in a ceremony held at Coast Guard District Headquarters in Visakhapatnam on 23 November 2012. The event signified the operationalisation of the network on the East coast. A complete surveillance mechanism along the coast was needed post 26/11 incident. A chain of static sensors were planned to monitor the high sensitive traffic density areas along the coast of India. The coastal surveillance network will provide an integrated picture of all the vessels traversing along the coast. As part of this project, a chain of radar stations along the coast line of Andhra Pradesh were installed by the Ministry of Defence. The Chain of Static Sensors project being steered by the Indian Coast Guard, envisages fitment of high end surveillance gadgets on lighthouses and masts at various locations.
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4. Name the body that acts as the independent regulator of the telecommunications business in India? a) TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) b) TRAI (Teleconnect Regulatory Authority of India) c) TRAI (Telecommunication Regulation Authorised for India) d) TRAI (Teleservices Regulatory Authority of India) Answer. (a) TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) 5. The new version of Aakash 2 launched by the Indian President Pranab Mukherjee would be made available to students at a price of 1130 Rupees. The initial one lakh devices is going to be made available to students of which segment. a) Management Institutes and Universities b) Medical Institutes and Universities c) Engineering colleges and universities d) Mass Communication Graduates Answer. (c) Engineering Colleges and Universities For More Quizzes
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INDIAN DIARY
1 November 2012 Union Government Body CCEA lifted Export Ban on Some Milk Products Government Nod to Grant Ex-Serviceman Status to the Retired Paramilitary Staffs
11 November 2012 President Pranab Mukherjee Launched Low Cost Aakash Tablet 2
14 November 2012 The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 came into Force Controversy over Clean Chit Given to Rajasthan Atomic Power Plant by IAEA
15 November 2012 Rahul Gandhi Appointed Head of INC Coordination Panel for 2014 Lok Sabha Elections
17 November 2012 The Coal Ministry issued Order for Deduction of Bank Guarantees and de-allocation of Coal Blocks
22 November 2012 Union Cabinet of India approved the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy Costal Chain of Static Sensors Positioned along the Coast of Andhra Pradesh Current Affairs PDF November 2012
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STATE
HCL SIGNED MOU WITH MADHYA PRADESH GOVERNMENT
Public sector Enterprise Hindustan Copper Ltd (HCL) on 31 October 2012 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Madhya Pradesh government for obtaining required clearances of its proposed investment of 1856 crore Rupees in the state. The MoU was signed between HCL Chairman-cum-Managing Director K.D. Diwan, and Arun Kumar Bhatt, Managing Director, MP Trade & Investment Facilitation Corporation Ltd (TRIFAC), at a global investor summit in Indore. HCL is Planning to build a five million tonne capacity underground mine beneath its present opencast mine at Malanjkhand by 2017-18. To Read More
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Inclusion of important facets of the statehood movement in the state school syllabus. To Read More
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Chief Minister of Jharkhand Arjun Munda on the 13th Foundation Day of the State announced tablet computers for students who will pass matriculation. The Chief Minister made this announcement to prepare students of the states against the challenges that they would face in the tough competitive world of 21st Century. On the eve of foundation day celebration, the Chief Minister also declared that he would be working for making all the departments of the state paperless by getting them fully computerised. The chief minister also market the year ahead as the Year for the Youth and Skill Development and the state would government would work forward to create more employment opportunities for the youths in the state. The next five-year plan of the state had earmarked funds for benefitting about 25 lakh youths as a whole. On this foundation day celebration the state-government announced an end to the previous year agenda- the Year for Girl Child.
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Current Affairs PDF November 2012 DELHI HIGH COURT LAUNCHED E-COURT FEE SYSTEM
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The Delhi High Court on 20 November 2012 launched the e-court fee system at its premises to cut off the difficulty and delay in filing cases and to make the justice delivery system paperless and hassle-free. The new system launched is a joint initiative of Delhi Government and the Computer Committee of the High Court, which is headed by Justice B. D. Ahmed and it is going to allow litigants to buy stamp papers--used to file court cases online instead of having to physically stand in queue to do so. Also, the new system is fully secure as it could not be tampered with or counterfeited. To Read More
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SPORTS
VIRAT KOHLI SELECTED FOR BCCI POLLY UMRIGAR AWARD
Indian Cricketer Virat Kohli was chosen for the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) Polly Umrigar award for being India's top international cricketer in 2011-12. With this Virat Kohli is going to be honoured with a trophy and cheque of 5 lakh Rupees at the Annual BCCI Awards Ceremony in Mumbai on 21 November 2012. The other previous winners of this prestigious award are Sachin Tendulkar in year 2006-07 and 2009-10, Virender Sehwag in year 2007-08, with Gautam Gambhir and Rahul Dravid in year 2008-09 and 2010-11 respectively. Virat Kohli in year 2011-12 had scored: 627 run @ 52.25 from 7 Tests, which include two centuries. 1539 runs @ 73 from 26 ODIs, which includes seven centuries. 389 run @ 48 from ten T20 Internationals, which include four fifties.
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Indian Tennis Player Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna on 4 November 2012 won their first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title together defeating Pakistan's Aisam- Ul- Haq Qureshi and Netherlands' Jean- Julien Rojer by 7-6(6), 6-3 in the final of the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris. The pair Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna won 142500 in prize money and had also claimed 1000 ATP Doubles Team Rankings points, while their opponent and Barclays ATP World Tour Finals qualifiers Aisam-Ul- Qureshi and Jean- Julien Rojer claimed 69780 prize money and 600 points. To Read More
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Current Affairs PDF November 2012 PAKISTAN WON THE ASIAN KABADDI CHAMPIONSHIP
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Pakistan on 6 November 2012 was declared champion of the Asian Kabaddi Championship after Indian team walked out from the field in a protest against the referees decision of penalizing the Indian Coach. The Pakistani team was leading the game by 40 points against 31 points scored by the Indian side. The protest by the Indian players came after the Coach of Indian side; Goormel Singh was shown a green card after continuously disturbing the finals in protest of decision of the referee.
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The Andhra Pradesh High Court on 8 November 2012 lifted the life ban from playing Cricket on Mohammad Azharuddin which was imposed by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in Year 2000. The life ban on Mohammad Azharuddin came after he was found involved in the betting scandal and the match-fixing episode as per the BCCI three-member committee, comprising its erstwhile president A C Muthaiah and two vice-presidents Kamal Morarka and K M Ram Prasad. Overturning the BCCI decision, the bench of Justice which was comprised of justices Ashutosh Mohanta and Krishna Mohan Reddy gave relief to Azharuddin allowing his appeal challenging the order of a local court. To Read More
GRANOLLERS & MARC LOPEZ WON THE ATP WORLD TOUR FINAL 2012
The Spanish pair of Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez on 12 November 2012 defeated the Indian duo of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna in the Men's Doubles title clash of the ATP World Tour Finals in London. In the final match, the fifth seeded Indian duo went down fighting in a tight three-set game, 5-7, 6-3, 3-10. Meanwhile, Serbia's World Number One Novak Djokovic has bagged the Men's Singles trophy. Djokovic defeated World Number Two Roger Federer of Switzerland in straight sets, 7-6, 7-5, in the final match played early this morning.
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Current Affairs PDF November 2012 WEST INDIES WON THE BANGLADESH TEST SERIES BY 2-0
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West Indies on 25 November 2012 won the second match of the test series against Bangladesh at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium and sealed the series with 2-0. Tino Best the West Indies paceman claimed his career best six-wicket haul to help the team win the match against the competitors, which was followed by the five wicket haul in the first test against Dhaka. With this defeat Bangladesh faced its 65th defeat in the 75 tests played till date, since the time it got recognition as a test playing nations 12 years back. The list of defeat also includes 34 defeats by an innings. After marking this major win in the test series, West Indies would be playing five one-day internationals followed by a twenty20 international match.
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1. Name the cricketer who won South-African Sportsman of the Year 2012 award? a) Vernon Philander b) Hashim Amla c) AB de Villiers d) Robin Peterson Answer. (a) Vernon Philander 2. Name the nation that won Asian Kabaddi Championship-2012? a) India b) Pakistan c) Bangladesh d) Japan Answer. (b) Pakistan 3. Recently the Indian Cricket Captain and right handed wicket-keeper batsman, Mahendra Singh Dhoni renamed his Superbike Championship Team. What was the previous name of his racing team and it has been changed to? a) MSD R-N Racing Team India to Mahi Racing Team India b) MSD Racing Team India to MSD R-N Racing Team India c) MSD Mahi Racing Team India to Mahi Racing Team India d) Mahi Racing Team India to Mahi MSD Racing Team India
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4. Name the Indian Cricketer who was chosen for the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) Polly Umrigar award for being India's top international cricketer in 2011-12. a) Sachin Tendulkar b) Virat Kohli c) M.S. Dhoni d) Virendra Sehwag Answer. (b) Virat Kohli 5. Name the Secretary of the Bengal Tennis Association who on 1 November 2012 was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The All India Tennis Association (AITA). a) Manik Goswami b) Hironmoy Chatterjee c) Abhey Singh Chautala d) Gaganjeet Bhullar Answer. (b) Hironmoy Chatterjee For More Quizzes
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shadow in an area of about 150 kilometers in the Northern Territory of Australia sweeping across the east to the South Pacific after crossing across the northeast tip of the country. To Read More
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"extraordinary" prefrontal cortex - unlike those of most people which may have contributed to his remarkable genius. It was on Einstein's death in 1955 that his brain was removed and photographed from multiple angles with the permission of his family and was sectioned into 240 blocks from which histological slides were prepared. To Read More
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quite like the fellow dwarf planets which compelled some astronomers to believe that it had atmosphere, maybe like that of Pluto. To Read More
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Answer. (i) Statement a and c are correct 2. When was the term Photochemical Smog first used and described? a) In 1970s b) In 1980s c) In 1950s d) In 1940s Answer. (c) 1950s 3. The world's rarest whale species was spotted for the first time by scientists of New Zealand in the Pacific Ocean. What is the name of this rarest whale species? a) Spade-toothed beaked whales b) Bowhead Whales c) North Pacific Right Whales d) Southern Right Whales Answer. (a) Spade-toothed beaked whales 4. The research paper published by the scientists presents a positive report about the change in the number of vultures, which resulted in a catastrophic decline in its number by more than 99 percent in past two decades. The study reveals that there has been a marginal rise in the population of Vultures between 2011 and 2012. Who published the research paper? a) Delhi Development Authority (DDA) b) Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) c) Delhi Universitys Centre for Environmental Management of Degraded Systems d) None of these Answer. (b) Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) 5. Australia on 16 November 2012 created the world's largest network of marine reserves, protecting more than 2.3 million square kilometre of ocean environment. However, the Marine reserve creation is going to ruin coastal communities and it will also affect thousands of jobs with a serious impact on US $ 2 billion aquaculture Industry. This was criticised by which organisation/organisations?
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population saw a record fall of 95 percent, which by 2008 reached to an alarming mark of more 99 percent. To Read More
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According to the latest analysis, scientists who study the changing mass of this island with the help of satellite data, support the trends which were reported initially without including the record-breaking melting of ice of previous two summers. According to the researcher Isabella Velicogna of UCI, Greenland is one place where ice melting is taking place rapidly and this in turn is contributing to the rising sea levels. To Read More
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The Chairman of Assam Tribune Group of Newspapers died on 17 November 2012 at his residence in Rajgarh - Tulsi Govinda Baruah The Shiv Sena Supremo who died on 17 November 2012 at the age of 86 - Balasaheb Keshav Thackeray The California-based, Indian-American who became the only 3rd of the community to win Congressional Election, making it to US House of Representatives - Ami Bera The ex-Defence Minister of India and former Planning Commission Deputy Chairman who died on 15 November 2012- K.C. Pant The Person who was elected new General Secretary of the Partys seven-member Politburo standing committee by the Communist Party of China (CPC) on 15 November 2012 - Xi Jinping The UK Word of the Year 2012 , chosen Omnishambles by the Oxford English Dictionary -
Renowned literary critic and educator who on 10 November 2012 was awarded the prestigious Kyoto Prize in Kyoto- Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak The great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi who was elected to a State Assembly in the United States during the general elections held on 6 November 2012- Shanti Gandhi BBC Director General who on 10 November 2012 resigned from the job over covering sexual abuse- George Entwistle The Iron Lady from Manipur who on 5 November 2012 completed 12 years of her fast demanding cancellation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958 (AFSPA)- Irom Sharmila Chinese-British writer and physician who was known by her pen name Han Suyin, died at the age of 95 on 2 November 2012- Elizabeth Comber Veteran BJP leader, former governor of Gujarat and Rajasthan and former finance minister of Bihar who passed away in State of Bihar on 3 November 2012- Kailashpati Mishra Indian American astronaut who along with a fellow astronaut moved out of the International Space Station on 1 November 2012- Sunita Williams The Bollywood actress who on 1 November 2012 was conferred with the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters (Chevalier dans lOrdre des Arts et des Lettres) by the French Ambassador to India Franois Richier- Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
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Lyricist and well known poet who on 31 October 2012 awarded with Indira Gandhi National Integration Award by congress President Sonia Gandhi- Gulzar India's leading strategic thinker and analyst, who on 25 October 2012 won the 2012 Asia Society Bernard Schwartz Book Award for his recently published book" Water: Asia's New Battleground"- Brahma Chellaney Veteran Indian actress who on 25 October 2012 was Awarded with an Honorary Doctorate of Arts for her outstanding contribution to Indian cinema by the Edinburgh Napier University- Sharmila Tagore Actor and Satirist who died in a road accident on 25 October 2012 near Punjab's Nakodar town 40 km from Jalandhar- Jaspal Bhatti
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NEWS CAPSULE
LYRICIST GULZAR CONFERRED WITH INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL AWARD
Lyricist and well known poet Gulzar on 31 October 2012 awarded with Indira Gandhi National Integration Award by congress President Sonia Gandhi. The award was given on the eve of 28th death anniversary of the late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi who was assassinated on 31 October 1984. Marking the event, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh congratulated the poet for the award and asserted the fact that Gulzar Sahab is real talent and a great personality who is spreading the message of peace and brotherhood in the country. To Read More
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China on 2 November 2012 invited Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, the former President and Missile Man of India to teach at the Peking University of China. The nation also offered him the lab of his choice to work on with the students. The invitation came up during Dr. Kalams visit to the Beijing Forum by the Chairperson Zhu Shanlu of Peking University. To Read More
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was of 90 years of age and was suffering from prolonged illness. Kailashpati Misra who was born at Dudharchak village in Buxar district in 1923 served as governor of Gujarat from 7 May 2003 to 7 July 2004 and for a brief period of Rajasthan too during the same duration. He was a bachelor and popularly known as the "Bhishmapitamah" of State BJP. To Read More
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Shree Krishna Khaitan, the chairman of Khaitan group of companies, passed away on 4 November 2012. He was a native of Jhunjhunu village in Rajasthan and was born on 15 December 1939. It was S.K. Khaitan who had incorporated the Khaitan group of companies in 1975. Khaitan Group is one of the leading fan manufacturers in the country with interests in home appliances and lightings business. S.K. Khaitan was also a philanthropist and was also involved in several philanthropic activities in the fields of education and healthcare. To Read More
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position with 61 prisoners and Maharashtra with 50 such prisoners was at third position. To Read More
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deep thinking on humanities against intellectual colonialism in relation to globalisation. To Read More
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Current Affairs PDF November 2012 MADHAV CHAVAN AWARDED THE EDUCATION NOBEL PRIZE
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Dr Madhav Chavan was awarded the WISE prize, which is known as the Nobel prize for Education. He was felicitated on 13 November 2012 at the WISE summit in Doha, the capital of Qatar. The international award not only felicitated the person himself, but also recognized his efforts to provide lessons in literacy and numeracy for less fortunate and disadvantaged children and adults in India. To Read More
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Kadhavu a novel written by her bought her fame and for it she won Narayanasamy Iyer Award from Kalaimagal magazine. Her novel Padigal won the State Governments Prize in the year 1981 She was a deputy editor in Mangayar Malar a womens magazine
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perseverance of families striving for something better. The National Book Foundation, which administers the awards, nominated five writers in each of four categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry and young people's literature.
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Current Affairs PDF November 2012 MICROSOFT CORP ORGANISED WOWZAPP 2012 FOR STUDENTS
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Thousands of youths from the world came together from 9 November 2012 to 11 November 2012 to exhibit their technical and creative skills at Microsoft Corp-organised Wowzapp 2012 (Worldwide Hackathon for Windows). Wowzapp 2012 was organized for students who are interested in development of applications for mobiles, PCs as well as tablets in more than 100 places in the world. In Wowzapp 2012, around 16500 students from the world, including 3500 from 14 cities of India registered themselves. Wowzapp 2012 was organised in over 100 locations in the world. Participants made use of languages like JavaScript, C++ and C for development of applications on Windows 8. The applications approved will also be available on Windows Store apps. To Read More
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Scott Flemming was appointed as the head coach of the mens National Basketball Team in the third week of November 2012 by the Basketball Federation of India (BFI). Flemming has served as the assistant coach in NBA Development League of Texas Legends, often working as the head coach for present as well as future NBA players. He was also designated as coach and athletic director at Mount Vernon Nazarene University in Ohio. Flemming has a total record of 397226 with the Cougars. Flemming is excited for the head coach position. The former India head coach of basketball team- Kenny Natt will keep playing advisory role with BFI while keeping an eye on the mens as well as womens teams. He will now be the Director of Basketball at IMG Academy in Florida. Partners at the IMG Reliance played a crucial role in bringing Flemming to India.
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Current Affairs PDF November 2012 SUPER-JUPITER, THE LARGEST PLANET OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
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Astrophysicists at the University of Toronto in the third week of November 2012 discovered a new planet called Super-Jupiter which is thirteen times enormous than Jupiter. This is the largest planet discovered in our solar system. Super-Jupiter orbits around the star known as Kappa Andromedae which is 2.5 times greater than the Suns mass and is situated at 170 light years farther than the Earth. The star is quite young, 30 million years old, while the sun is 5 billion years old. To Read More
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The Mount Tongariro Volcano erupted on 21 November 2012 at Tongariro National Park, New Zealand. The volcano left behind the cloud of ashes that spread across three-kilometer in the Skies of the North Island. The eruption took place about 300 kilometers from Wellington and the reported time at which the volcano grumbled was recorded as 1:25 pm on 21 November 2012. The volcano was used as the backdrop of many scenes and sequences of the film Lord of the Rings.
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declared that Sinha would serve as the CBI director for two years starting from the date when he joins the office. Sinha will be taking over the office from AP Singh, the IPS of 1974 Jharkhand Cadre, who is retiring on 30 November 2012. To Read More
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Bangladesh constituted Inquiry Committee in order to find out the cause of this worst-ever fire accident. Concerned authorities were directed for proper medical treatment to the injured.
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INTERVIEW
Jagranjosh.com: Kindly tell us about the books and study material which you studied while preparing GS for Prelim exam? Arvind Kumar Singh: I prepared for all the sections of GS. For Indian Economy I read Dutt and Sundaram. I also read Budget and Economic Survey released by Government of India. I also went through UP special Uttar Pradesh Pariksha Vani. For Science section I read NCERT books. I prepared for History section by reading History of Modern India authored by SK Pandey. For polity section I read M Lakshmikant. Jagranjosh.com: What do you think about the changed pattern in UPPCS prelim exam? Arvind Kumar Singh: I think its a positive change. The changed pattern focuses on quality. The hardworking students will have better chance for getting selected. Jagranjosh.com: The prelim exam is the easiest or the toughest stage in the whole examination process. Comment? Arvind Kumar Singh: Since it is the first step, it is the toughest. But one should make consistent effort even after clearing this stage. To Read More
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UPSC Brought out Admit Cards to Combined Competitive Examination for recruitment to IES/ISS Download Admit Card for UPSC Geologist Examination 2012
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