CURRENT AFFAIRS / Genarl Awareness : MARCH 2013

INTERNATIONAL

·        President to be chief guest at Mauritius national day

President Pranab Mukherjee will be the chief guest at the national day celebrations of Mauritius on March 12. He will visit 3days from March 11 to 13 in Mauritius. In this visit he will sign several bilateral treaties including ones on health and tourism.

·        India vote against Sri Lanka on human rights issue; stresses on reconciliation at UNHRC

In the 22nd session of United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) during the adoption of the Report of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in Geneva, Indian government, under pressure by DMK to vote against Sri Lanka on human rights issue, has stressed for action on issues like early progress towards reconciliation, apart from credible probe into alleged rights violations.
The government has been criticized for appreciating the Sri Lankan government for implementing India’s suggestions to implement the recommendations of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) Report and to promote trilingual policy.

·        60th National Film Awards

The 60th National Film Awards were announced on 18 March 2013. Films such as Kahaani and Paan Singh Tomar were given some of the big awards at National Film Awards which are said to be the most popular film honours in Indian Cinema.

The artists who gave benchmark performances in acting and film making in the year 2012 were rewarded in the National Film Awards 2013.

The list of winners chosen by the jury in National Film Awards 2013 is as follows:

• Best actor: Irrfan Khan for Paan Singh Tomar and Vikram Gokhale for Marathi film Anumati
• Best film - wholesome entertainment: Vicky Donor
• Best film on social issues: Spirit (Malayalam)
• Best Animated Film: Delhi Safari
• Best Children's Film: Dekh Indian Circus
• Best Supporting Actress: Dolly Ahluwalia for Vicky Donor
• Best supporting actor: Annu Kapoor
• Best original screenplay: Sujoy Ghosh for Kahaani
• Best screenplay (adapted): OMG Oh My God
• Best actress: Usha Jadhav for Marathi film Dhaag
• Best actor: Irrfan Khan for Paan Singh Tomar
• Best Playback Singer - Male: Shankar Mahadevan for Bolo Na from the film Chittagong
• Best Playback Singer - Female: Aarti Anklekar Tikekar for Marathi film Samhita
• Best Choreography: Pandit Birju Maharaj for Vishwaroopam (Tamil)
• Best Editing: Namrata Rao for Kahaani (Hindi)
• Best Special Effects: Eega (Telugu)
• Best sound recording: Gangs of Wasseypur
• Special Jury Award - Actress: Parineeti Chopra for Ishaqzaade
• Special Jury Award - Actor: Nawazuddin Siddiquie for four films
• Special Jury Award - Film: Rituporno Ghosh for Chitrangada

GENERAL AWARENESS NOVEMBER - 2012

1.Who where the new cabinet ministers of India ?
    K.Rahman Kha n -Minority affairs
    Dinisha J.Patel - Mines
    Ajay Maken - Housing And Urban Alleviation
    M.M.Pallam Raju - Human Resource Development
    Ashwani Kumar - Law and Justice
    Harish Rawat - Water resource
    Chandresh Kumari Katoch - Culture

General Awareness August 2012

1.Full form of ASEAN ?

     Association of South East Asian Nations

2.Last ASEAN summit was held at ?

    Cambodia,Phnom Penh(20th)

3.Foreign minister of Cambodia ?

     Hor Namhong

4.Who is the new Home Minister of India?

      Sushil k.Shindae

GENERAL AWARENESS 2012

I am just posting general awareness from January 2012. It may be useful for all type of competitive exams..
Best of Luck...

JANUARY-2012

1.Lokpal bill is deferred in which house ?

     Lok sabha(lower house)

2.Who is Japanese Prime Minister ?
     Yoshihiko noda

3.what is the full form of CBMs ?
    confidence building measures

4.With which country Indian signed CBMs ?
     Pakistan

5.What is the position of India in Philantropy Index according to the charities aid foundation(CAF) ?
     91 (USA first,second Ireland)

6.Full form of NSSO?
    National Sample Survey Organisation

7.From which satellite constellation india is going to obtain precision signals..?
    Glonass(Russia)