Personality of the Darf
Vilasrao Deshmukh
The Union Minister for Scince and Technology and former Maharashtra Chief Minister, Vilarao Deshmuki, died in Chennai on August 14, 2012.
Born on May 26, 1945, Babhulgaon, and educated in Pune, Deshmukh secured a degree in law before returning to his village to join politics. He was elected member of the village council in 1974, and became the village head (sarpanch) in 1979. In 1980, Latur was made a district by dividing Qsmanashad. Deshmukh was elected from Latur to the state assembly the same year and continued to be a member of the assembly for 15 years. Deshmukh was member of the assembly and part of the state cabinet till 1995, when Congress lost polls. He handled many important portfolis in the state government, including home education, rural development and sports.
Deshmush received a big setback when he lost the elections in 1995 to Shivajirao Patil Kavhekar but came back with a resounding triumph in the 1999 poll. His political sagacity landed him the coverted chief minister’s chair for the first time in October, 1999. He continued in the post from October 18, 1999 to January 17, 2003, when he had to make way for Sushilkumar Shinde, amid growing factionalism in the state Congress. He won the Legislative Assembly polls in October 2004 and was sworn in as chief minister for the second time on November 1 that year. Amid mounting public, outrage over the 26/11 Mumbai attacks in 2008. Deshmukh resigned owinng moral responsibility and shifted to Delhi taking the Rajya Sabha routr. He was inducted as Union Minister for Heavy industries and Public Enterprises and later as Minister for Rural Development. He was appointed as Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences on July 12, 2011.
Like most politicians controversies did not spare him too. Deshmukh’s role was questioned by the Comptroller and Auditor. General in its 2012 Report which said that as chief minister in 2005, he alloted a 23,840 square metre plot of land in Mumbai to his family run Majara Charitable Trust. The market value of the land was Rs.30 crore. But it was allotted for a parltry Rs.6.56 crore. He was also under scanner in the Adarsh housing scam for giving various clearances to the controversial housing society as chief minister.
Questions
1. Match the following
List I List II
A. Pratip Chaudhuri 1. SBI chairman
B. SL Bansal 2. OBC chief
C. D Sarkar 3. Union Bank head
D. Leif Eskesen 4. Chief Economist for India and ASEAN in HSBC
Code:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 1 3 2 4
(d) 2 3 1 4
2. Consider the following statements
1. The 'Look East' policy has given an important place to the country's eastern coast in the world maritime business.
2. Government has decided to retain the 49 percent foreign investment in the TV news channels and FM radio under the government route .
Incorrect statement is/are
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) None of above
3. Consider the following statements regarding National Policy on Information Technology 2012 and choose the thrust areas of the policy
1. To increase revenues of IT and ITES (Information Technology Enabled Services) Industry from 100 Billion USD currently to 300 Billion USD by 2020 and expand exports from 69 Billion USD currently to 200 Billion USD by 2020.
2. To provide fiscal benefits to SMEs and Startups for adoption of IT in value creation.
3. To make at least one individual in every household e-literate and to provide for mandatory delivery of and affordable access to all public services in electronic mode.
4. To enhance transparency, accountability, efficiency, reliability and decentralization in Government and in particular, in delivery of public services.
Code:
(a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) All above (d) None of above
4. Match the following
List I List II
A. Shri A.P.Singh 1. Director, CBI,
B. Shri J.M. Garg 2. Vigilance Commissioner
C. Ms. Praveen Mahajan 3. Chairperson, CBEC
D. Shri H S Brahma 4. Election Commissioner
Code:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 2 1 3 4
5. Consider the following statements regarding SANDHAN, the Indian language search engine
1. The search engine has been launched in Bengali, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu.
2. Sandhan has been launched by Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DEITY)
3. An additional URL based semantic search facility is provided for Tamil language.
Correct statement is/are
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) All above
6. Consider the following statements Rajiv Gandhi Equity Saving Scheme"(RGESS)
1. The scheme would give tax benefits to new investors who invest upto Rs. 50,000 and whose annual income is below Rs. 10 lakh.
2. After the first year, investors would be allowed to trade in the securities in furtherance of the goal of promoting an equity culture and as a provision to protect them from adverse market movements or stock specific risks as well as to give them avenues to realize profits.
3. Under the scheme, those stocks listed under the BSE 100 or CNX 100, or those of public sector undertakings which are Navratnas, Maharatnas and Miniratnas would be eligible. Follow-on Public Offers (FPOs) of the above companies would also be eligible under the scheme. IPOs of PSUs, which are getting listed in the relevant financial year and whose annual turnover is not less than Rs. 4000 crore for each of the immediate past three years, would also be eligible.
Correct statement is/are
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) None of above
(d) All above
List I List II
A. Pratip Chaudhuri 1. SBI chairman
B. SL Bansal 2. OBC chief
C. D Sarkar 3. Union Bank head
D. Leif Eskesen 4. Chief Economist for India and ASEAN in HSBC
Code:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 1 3 2 4
(d) 2 3 1 4
2. Consider the following statements
1. The 'Look East' policy has given an important place to the country's eastern coast in the world maritime business.
2. Government has decided to retain the 49 percent foreign investment in the TV news channels and FM radio under the government route .
Incorrect statement is/are
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) None of above
3. Consider the following statements regarding National Policy on Information Technology 2012 and choose the thrust areas of the policy
1. To increase revenues of IT and ITES (Information Technology Enabled Services) Industry from 100 Billion USD currently to 300 Billion USD by 2020 and expand exports from 69 Billion USD currently to 200 Billion USD by 2020.
2. To provide fiscal benefits to SMEs and Startups for adoption of IT in value creation.
3. To make at least one individual in every household e-literate and to provide for mandatory delivery of and affordable access to all public services in electronic mode.
4. To enhance transparency, accountability, efficiency, reliability and decentralization in Government and in particular, in delivery of public services.
Code:
(a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) All above (d) None of above
4. Match the following
List I List II
A. Shri A.P.Singh 1. Director, CBI,
B. Shri J.M. Garg 2. Vigilance Commissioner
C. Ms. Praveen Mahajan 3. Chairperson, CBEC
D. Shri H S Brahma 4. Election Commissioner
Code:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 2 1 3 4
5. Consider the following statements regarding SANDHAN, the Indian language search engine
1. The search engine has been launched in Bengali, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu.
2. Sandhan has been launched by Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DEITY)
3. An additional URL based semantic search facility is provided for Tamil language.
Correct statement is/are
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) All above
6. Consider the following statements Rajiv Gandhi Equity Saving Scheme"(RGESS)
1. The scheme would give tax benefits to new investors who invest upto Rs. 50,000 and whose annual income is below Rs. 10 lakh.
2. After the first year, investors would be allowed to trade in the securities in furtherance of the goal of promoting an equity culture and as a provision to protect them from adverse market movements or stock specific risks as well as to give them avenues to realize profits.
3. Under the scheme, those stocks listed under the BSE 100 or CNX 100, or those of public sector undertakings which are Navratnas, Maharatnas and Miniratnas would be eligible. Follow-on Public Offers (FPOs) of the above companies would also be eligible under the scheme. IPOs of PSUs, which are getting listed in the relevant financial year and whose annual turnover is not less than Rs. 4000 crore for each of the immediate past three years, would also be eligible.
Correct statement is/are
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) None of above
(d) All above
