#Current_Affairs: 11-13 Sep 1. Who was conferred with the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2012 on 12 September, 2013 by the President Pranab Mukherjee? – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia 2. Which party came to power in Norway after defeating Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg’s Labour Party in the recently held national elections? - Conservative Party (Conservative Party led by Erna Solberg ended 3. Who was elected as the 9th President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in place of Jacques Rogge on 10 September, 2013? – Thomas Bach of Germany 4. Which team defeated India in the final of the SAFF Football Championship on 11 September, 2013 to win their maiden SAFF title? – Afghanistan 5. Which company will buy 51% stake in Jaypee Cement Corporation’s 4.8 mtpa (metric tonne per annum) Gujarat unit as announced on 11 September, 2013? – UltraTech 6. What is the name of a giant volcano that has been discovered in the Pacific Ocean recently and which is almost equal to the size of the UK? – Tamu Massif 7. A research team has recently found that the third largest object near Earth, which was believed to be an asteroid for about last 30 years, is actually a comet. What is the name of this object? – 3552 Don Quizote 8. Ashok Vemuri, who resigned from Indian software major Infosys as board member and head of its Americas business and Global Head of Manufacturing and Engineering services, took over as President and CEO of which software services company on 12 September, 2013? – iGate Corporation 9. A BCCI probe on the IPL spot-fixing scandal has found cricketers Ajit Chandila, Ankit Chavan, S. Sreesanth and Amit Singh guilt on multiple counts. All these players belong to Rajasthan Royals and face bans ranging from 10 years to life. Who conducted this probe for BCCI? – Ravi Sawani, Head of BCCI’s anti-corruption unit 10. According to the World Ultra Wealth Report 2013 by Wealth-X, among the five BRICS countries, which country recorded the largest increase in its Ultra-High Networth Individual (HNIW) club during the last one year? – India
Posted on: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 03:58:44 +0000
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