Topics to be covered from Hindu Paper dated on Tuesday November 27^th

       

Topic	Page No.
No consensus on FDI debate yet; Trinamool softens stand	1
Striking at the root of corruption	10
Daddy, can I have a bank?	10
Myanmar’s census a crucial democracy test	11
CAG audit of RIL KG D6 hits another roadblock	12
India, China favour joint economic strategy	13
India puts forward wish list to U.S., post polls	14

 

Brajesh Mishra

Brajesh Mishra, India’s first National Security Adviser and the man who supervised the testing and incorporation of nuclear weapons as an integral part of the country’s security strategy, died in New Delhi on September 28, 2012.

Born on 29 September 1928, Brajesh Mishra joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1951. He served as charge d’affaires in Beijing after the 1962 Sino Indian War and was India’s ambassador to Indonesia. He was also Ambassador and India’s permanent representative in Geneva. His last posting was as India’s permanent representative to the United Nations from June 1979 to April 1981. He continued with the United Nations, on deputation, till June 1987.

In April 1991, he joined the BJP and became head of its foreign policy cell. He resigned from the party in March 1998 on becoming principal secretary to the Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. From November 1998 to 23 May 2004, he was also the first National Security Advisor and was instrumental in creating an institutional structure for national security management.

He will always he famous as the brain behind India’s nuclear tests in 1998, which effectively changed the country’s strategic direction. It was a calculated risk, but by opening up to the US subsequently, he recalibrated India’s strategic stance from being an international outlier to a significant player on the global stage. He also bequeathed the only nuclear doctrine that India has had. Although it was not officially adopted by the government, it’s the only doctrine that India’s military strategists follow even today.

It was his outreach to the US that not only worked towards ending nuclear sanctions against India, but the Next Steps in Strategic Partnership (NSSP) was actually the precursor to ...and laid the groundwork for .. the 2005 nuclear deal that Manmohan Singh signed with George Bush.

It was Brajesh Mishra again who was the architect of Vajpayee’s outreach to Pakistan in 1999 with the Lahore bus trip.

As Vajpayee’s troubleshooter, he was one of the most powerful principal secretaries the PMO had ever seen. After Brijesh Mishra, the post of principal secretary to the Prime Minister became such a powerful one that it eclipsed the status of cabinet ministers.

He was awarded Padma Vibihushan in 2011.

Yash Chopra

Bollywood movie mogul Yash Chopra whose classic love tales made him the Indian film industry’s ‘King of Romance’, died in Mumbai on October 21, 2012. He was 80.

Chopra’s earliest major hits included the 1975 action film “Deewar” and the romance ‘Kabhi Kabhie’ in 1976, both of which helped establish Amitabh Bachchanas Bollywood’s biggest star. The popular 1989 film “Chandni” had Chopra’s signature touches romance, music and a European setting.

He also directed “Dil to Pagal Hai” , “Lamhe” and “Veer-Zaara,” which won the popular award at the International Indian Film Academy and the Golden Lotus award at India’s National Film Awards. His final film, Jab Tak Hai Jaan”, is scheduled for release next month. Yash Raj Chopra was born in Lahore, now in Pakistan, on September 27, 1932. He began his career as an assistant director to his elder brother B R Chopra and directed his own first film ‘Dhool Ka Phool’ in 1959. His first commercial as well as critical success was Waqt (1965), a multi-star family drama. In 1973, Chopra founded his own production company Yash Raj Films.

Considered among one of the greatest filmmakers in the history of Hindi cinema. Chopra’s career has spanned over five decades and over 50 films.

Chopra has won several film awards, including six National Film Awards and eleven Filmfare awards including four Filmfare Award for Best Director.

 

Questions

1. Consider the following statement(s):-
1. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's tobacco control campaign has launched music video 'Life Se Panga mat Le Yaar'.
2. The Government of India launched the National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP) 2007-08,to implement the tobacco control laws and create awareness on the harmful effects of tobacco.
3. Evidence suggests that 40% of all TB deaths are directly attributable to tobacco use.
Which of the above statement is/are correct:-
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 
(c) 1, 2, 3(d) 3 only

2. Consider the following statement(s):-
1. Assam is going to be the first state in the country to conduct Gross State Happiness Index survey.
2. Supported by the United Nations Development Programme,the survey will be based on bhutan gross national happiness.
3. The happiness index will be measured on the aspects of living standard, health, education, culture etc.
Which of the above statement is/are incorrect:-
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 
(c) 1, 2, 3
(d) None of these
3. Consider the following statement(s):-
1. The International Advisory Panel (IAP) is of the view that National Rural Health Mission has made progress in its journey of providing accessible, equitable and affordable health care ever since its launch in 2003.
2. There is a three point decline in the IMR both in 2009 & 2010 and the decline in rural IMR is greater than the decline in Urban IMR.
3. Extensive focus on child care through implementation of the ASHAs; incentives for ASHAs for delivering such care in the rural areas; launch of Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram (JSSK), in June, 2011 with initiatives stipulating free drugs, free diet, free diagnostics, and, if required, free blood, besides free transport from home to institution.
Which of the above statement is/are correct:-
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 
(c) 1, 2, 3
(d) 3 only

4. Consider the following statement(s):-
1. Artificial heart 'Heartmade II', considered a boon for those suffering from heart ailments will soon be going to be launch in Southeast Asia.
2. It will be demonstrated at the 58th annual meeting of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons to be organised in kolkata.
3. Artificial hearts are typically used to bridge the time to heart transplantation, or to permanently replace the heart in case other heart transplantation is impossible.
4. The first artificial heart to be successfully implanted in a human, was the Jarvik-7, designed by Paul Winchell and also attributed to Robert Jarvik and implemented in 1982.
Which of the above statement is/are correct:-
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4(d) 3 only

5. Consider the following statement(s):-
1. India and France stressed on the need to build on the existing good bilateral cooperation in the area of Science and Technology (S & T).
2. India stated that cooperation in new areas where France has expertise like geological mapping, water resource management, sub soil management, health, bio technology, nano material, Information Communication Technology, cloud computing and supercomputing can be explored, and thus there is need for commercializing technology and translating research into the well-being of the society.
3. France too stressed on the need to develop cooperation in higher education and scientific research.
Which of the above statement is/are correct:-
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 
(c) 1, 2 and 3(d) 3 only