Topics to be covered from Hindu Paper dated on Thursday November 22nd     

Topic	Page No.
Kasab Hangs, Justice for 26/11 still exclusive (Operation ‘X’ top secret from beginning to end: Symbol of terror gets grave in jail known for Gandhi	1
The hangman’s justice	10
Keeping the nation in the dark	10
Welcome move on clinical trials	10
Ticket to paradise in a brutal world	11
Chasing a name in jighadi heartland	11
Gorenment, Congress shun triumphalism	12
Drop death penalty from statue: Human Rights watch	13
No agreement yet on rule under which FDI debate is to be taken up	15
Temple beside Charminar – more evidence	15
Three Indians figure in DSC – 2013 shortlist	16
RBI advisory panel preferred rate cut	17
‘High inflation is definitely a reason for sluggish growth’	17
Window closes on new theory of particle physics	19
‘Lord of the Rings’ volcano erupts	19
Now, lipstick created from squid skin	19
Is No Touch Breast Scan useful for breast cancer screening?	19

Questions

1.Consider the following sentence/sentences about National Awards to Meritorious Teachers.

1.Every year, on the occasion of Teachers' Day (i.e. on September 5, the birthday of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Former President of India), the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of School Education and Literacy organizes a function for conferring these National Awards on meritorious teachers.

2.The Awards were instituted in 1959 to give public recognition to meritorious teachers working in primary, middle and secondary schools.

3.For teachers promoting inclusive education in schools and the education of children with disabilities in regular schools, 'Special Awards' have been instituted from the award year 2001. 

The correct sentence/sentences is/are

(a)1 and 2(b)2 and 3

(c)1 and 3(d)1, 2 and 3

2.Astronomers have discovered a new super-earth in the habitable zone around the red dwarf star. The exoplanet has a mass of 6.9 times that of Earth and an orbital period of 26 days. What is the name of exoplanet?

(a)Gliese 161(b)Gliese 162

(c)Gliese 163(d)Gliese 164  

3.Consider the following sentence/sentences about Basel Accord.

1.First promulgated in 1988 by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) under the aegis of the Bank of International Settlements.

2.The Basel accord established a set of minimum capital requirements that banks would be required to hold vis-à-vis the loans given out by them.

3.The Basel Accord stands on three pillars: minimum capital requirements, regulatory supervision and market discipline (in the form of disclosures being made to investors and other stakeholders).

The correct sentence/sentences is/are

(a) 1 and 2(b) 1 and 3

(c) 2 and 3(d) 1, 2 and 3

4.How many States and UTs have formulated Dowry Prohibition Rules, under the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, compatible with model rules circulated by Government of India. 

(a)18(b)19

(c)20(d)21

5.Consider the following statements regarding  SAARC  university.

1.India is committed to bearing 100% of the capital cost towards the establishment of the University.

2.Objective of university is to provide liberal and humane education to the brightest and the most dedicated students of  Asia so that a new class of quality leadership is nurtured.

3.At present, SAU (South Asian University) offers eight academic programmes.

Correct  statement is /are

(a)1 and 2(b)2 and 3

(c)1 and 3(d)all above