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GK December 19, 2012

1. Recently, members of Codava National Council staged a dharna at Jantar Mantar
to press their demand for an ‘autonomous Codava land’. In which among the
following State, Codava land is located?
[A]Tamil Nadu
[B]Karnataka
[C]Maharashtra
[D]West Bengal

Ans :- Karnataka
Members of Codava National Council staged a dharna at Jantar Mantar on 1st
November, to press their demand for an ‘autonomous Codava land'. They urged the
government to concede their long pending demand that the ‘Codavaland Autonomus
Region’ be given status under 6th Schedule of the Indian Constitution. They also
demanded that Codavas be accorded the status of ethno-linguistic tribal minority
status under Articles 340 and 342 of the Constitution. They demanded that steps
should be initiated to set up Codava Land Autonomous Region on par with the
Bodoland Territorial Council in Assam and Darjeeling Gorkhaland Territorial
Administration.

2. Recently, which among the following State has confirmed the outbreak of bird flu
in the state?
[A]Andhra Pradesh
[B]Assam
[C]Karnataka
[D]Tamil Nadu

Ans :- Karnataka
Recently Karnataka government said that tests had confirmed that the 206 chicken
and 17 ducks that died at the Central Poultry Development Organization at
Hesaraghatta near Bangalore were affected by the highly pathogenic avian influenza
(H5N1) virus.

3. In which among the following year, India-US-Japan trilateral talks were started for
the first time?
[A]2009
[B]2010
[C]2011
[D]2012

Ans :- 2011
India, U.S. and Japan on its third trilateral meet on 29 October 2012 discussed
trilateral cooperation in maritime security and a route through middle or north of
Myanmar leading up to Hanoi.The talks were held in New Delhi.The three countries
were on cycle of talk which they completed following this meet. The talk began with
their first meeting in Washington in December 2011 which was followed by next
meeting in Tokyo in April 2012.

4. Recently, Lionel Messi was presented with his second Golden Boot award in
recognition for scoring the most goals in Europe's domestic leagues last season.
Messi plays for which among the following team?
[A]Chelsea
[B]Aston Villa
[C]Barcelona
[D]Real Madrid

Ans :- Barcelona
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi was presented with his second Golden Boot award
in recognition for scoring the most goals in Europe’s domestic football leagues last
season. The 25-year-old Messi scored a Spanish-league record 50 goals for
Barcelona, edging out fellow Spanish league star Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid
by four goals. The Argentina international won his first Golden Boot in 2010 for his 34
goals that helped Barcelona win the league title. He is just two goals away from
equalling Brazil great Pele’s feat of 75 goals for club and country in one calendar
year, set in 1958.Messi also is the top scorer this season with 13 goals in La Liga,
smashing through the 300 goals mark for his career in just 419 matches.

5. What is the new enzyme launched by the Danish industrial maker Novozymes
that produces an extra 2.5 percent of ethanol out of the corn, addressing concern
that growth in biofuels has come at the expense of food production?
[A]zymogen
[B]Avantec
[C]Chymotrypsin
[D]Laccases

Ans :- Avantec
Danish industrial enzymes maker Novozymes have launched an enzyme that which
produces more ethanol from corn, addressing concern that growth in biofuels has
come at the expense of food production. The new enzyme, called Novozymes
Avantec , can squeeze an extra 2.5 percent of ethanol out of the corn.

6. What is the rank of India in the recent financial development index by World
Economic Forum (WEF)?
[A]26th
[B]32nd
[C]36th
[D]40th

Ans :- 40th
India’s ranking went down 4 places to 40th in 2012 compared to the previous year in
an index compiled by the World Economic Forum (WEF) to track financial
development of 62 countries due to poor enforcement of contracts and lack of
liberalization. The break-up of Financial Development Index showed that India
ranked 9th in non-banking financial services and capital markets tracked by the
index, but India lost out in in terms of banking financial services standing at 45th
place. The report came a few days after the Doing Business Report 2013 by the
World Bank ranked India at a low position of 132 out of 185 countries in 2013 report,
same as 2012.

7. Who among the following is the Sri Lanka's first woman Chief Justice and she is
set to be impeached on the charges of "improper conduct"?
[A]Thilini Sudhara Jayasinghe
[B]Sirimavo Bandaranaike
[C]Shirani Bandaranayake
[D]Dipika Chanmugam

Ans :- Shirani Bandaranayake
Sri Lanka's ruling coalition is all set to impeach the country's first woman Chief
Justice on the charges of "improper conduct" after weeks of a simmering spat
between the executive and the judiciary.A motion to remove Chief Justice Shirani
Bandaranayake from the post will be handed over to the parliamentary speaker.
Bandaranayake who was appointed last year became the first woman to head the
highest court. She was also the first woman judge in the Supreme Court.

8. Recently, who among the following has agreed to buy filmmaker George Lucas's
Lucasfilm Ltd and its "Star Wars" franchise for $4.05 billion?
[A]Warner Bros. Pictures
[B]Walt Disney
[C]Columbia Pictures
[D]Paramount Pictures

Ans :- Walt Disney

9. Who among the following is considered to be the father of Malayalam language?
[A]Oyyarathu Chandumenon
[B]Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri
[C]Thunchath Ezhuthachan
[D]Kumaran Asan

Ans :- Thunchath Ezhuthachan
Recently, Kerala Chief Minister inaugurated ‘The Malayalam University’ named after
Thunchath Ezhuthachan, considered to be the father of Malayalam language, at
Tirur in Malappuram district.

10. Recently, who among the following received the 27th Indira Gandhi award for
National Integration?
[A]Shyam Benegal
[B]Mohan Dharia
[C]Gulzar
[D]Javed Akhtar

Ans :- Gulzar
The Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration is a prestigious award accorded by
the Indian National Congress, after its former President and Prime Minister of India,
Indira Gandhi. This Award is given annually starting from 1985 to distinguished
persons/institutions for promoting national integration and understanding and
fellowship amongst religious groups, communities, ethnic groups, cultures,
languages and traditions of India and the strengthening, through thought and action
of the nation's sense of solidarity. The Awardee is selected by an Advisory
Committee of eminent persons representing art, science, culture, education,
literature, religion social work journalism, law and public life. The Award carries an
amount of Rs. 5 lakh in cash and a citation. The Award is given on the Martyrdom
Day i.e. 31 October.

Posted By :- Sanket Kadhi