2012 updates

FEW IMPORTANT ACTS ABOUT GENERAL AWARENESS-2012

·         Mr. D.K.Mittal is appointed as the director of Reserve Bank of India.

·         Somalia has been named on the top with highest exposure and least resilience to Global risk.

·         ‘Sheikel’ is the currency of Israel.

·         The need of merchant banking was launched by the Banking Commission in the year 1972.

·         Rajya Vidya Mission is a rename of Saakshar Bharat Mission.

·         Sunil Kanoria is appointed as a new chairman of Assocham.

·         International Mother’s Language day is celebrated on 21 February 2012.

·         Tansen award for classical Indian music is awarded to Siddheshwari Devi.

·        The combination of commercial banking and investment banking includes securities business is called Universal Banking.

·         Sachin Tendulkar is the first cricketer to be awarded with the honorary life time membership of the Sydney cricket ground.

·         Meira Kumar is the Lok Sabha Speaker of India became the first to led the parliamentary delegation who visited Pakistan in 2012.

·         Gunnerus Sustainability Award is the first major international award for work on sustainability.

·         Mohd. Waheed Hasan is appointed as the new President of Maldives after the resignation of Mohd. Nasheed.

·         Mr. Rajeev Mathur is appointed as the new chief of Central Industrial Security Force (C.I.S.F.).

·         The monetary policy tool which allows banks to borrow money through repurchase agreement is called as Liquidity Adjustment Facility.

·         Online Tax Accounting System (OLTAS) was introduced in April, 2004.

·         Removal of poverty for the first time was the main focus of 6^th five year plan.

·         The 15^th World Sanskrit Conference was hosted by New Delhi, India.

·         Six people have been conferred National Award on the occasion of National Science Day.

·         The focal theme for the National Science Day this year was “Clean Energy Options and Nuclear Safety”.

·         Youth to the Edge pilot scheme is being lunched with the motto “Adventure to the paradise Unexplored”.

·         Ministry of Human Resource Development lunched a web portal for implementation of the National Scheme of Incentive to Girls for Secondary Education (N.S.I.G.S.E.)

·         Bashar-Al-Ahmad is the President of Syria.

·         India and Russia agreed to enhance co-operation in the hydrocarbon sector, including exploitation of resources and explore investment opportunities in IT, Infrastructure and Tourism sector.

·         Mr. Vijay Kelkar is appointed as the new Chairman of the 45 nation strong Asian Organization of the Institution of the Accountants General.

·         Mallikarjuna Kharge is the present Union Labour and Employment minister.

·         Mr. Kartar Singh Duggal recently passed away. He was the famous Writer.

·         China has rolled out its first home made magnetically levitated train.

·         The satellite named Navid-e-Elm-o-Sanat was recently launched by Iran.

·         India is the 4^th Largest Steel Manufacturer of the World. China is the largest to do so.

·         Graham Ford is the new cricket team coach of Sri Lanka.

·         Ranji Trophy that recently held at Chennai was won by Rajasthan.

·         Secondary Market is the place where existing securities are bought and sold.

·         The mutual fund that comes with the sales charge or commission is called as Loaded Funds.

·         Antiques, Silver, Real Estate etc. acts as a store for value.

·         Rashtriya Swastha Bima Yojna was launched on October 1^st, 2007.

·         The Mini Pravasi Bhartiya Divas was held at Dubai.

·         Indian singer Shaan has been appointment as the Brand Ambassador of Anti-Tobacco Campaign.

·         Sahara India Group has renewed its long term sponsorship deal with Indian Hockey team by signing a five year long agreement with Hockey India.

·         Recently R.D.Sharma passed away. He was a famous science writer.

·         Recently Emil Bloc resigned. He was Prime Minister of Romania.

·         Foreign Exchange Reserves are maintained by Reserve Bank of India (R.B.I.).

·         ING Vyasya is a private sector entity.

·         National Disaster Response Force comes under Ministry of Home Affairs.

·         The main reason for the resignation of former president of Maldives Mr. Mohd. Nasheed was the removal of the chief justice of Maldives.

·         The Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (P.M.E.A.C.) has estimated the country’s economy would grow by 7.1% in the current financial year, ending March 31, 2012.

·         The name of India’s 3^rd Resesarch Centre at Antarctica is ‘BHARTI’. The cost of the project is 230 Crores.

·         The validity period of equitable mortgage is 12 years.

·         An instrument in writing containing an unconditional order signed by the maker directing a certain person or the bearer of that instrument is called ‘A Bill of Exchange’.

·         Treasury bill is issued for minimum of 91 days.

·         RBI issues currency notes against Minimum Reserve System (1957).

·         Yoveri Kaguta Museveni is the current president of Uganda from 26 January 1986 till date.

·         The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago was the chief guest at 10^th Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas 2012. Who is he? ---Kamla Prasad Bissesar.

·         The 99^th Indian Science Congress was held from 3-7 Jan, 2012 in the city Bhubaneshwar.

·         The percentage population of China is 19.4%. According to census 2011 the percentage of population of China is higher than that of India which is 17.5%.

·         A tax introduced in the Union Budget 2011-12 is thought to be the major move. The tax is Goods and Service Tax (G.S.T.).