Current Affairs - 27 September 2014

US steps in to nip in bud Modi legal wrangle, says he enjoys immunity

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  NEW YORK: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have total immunity from legal proceedings in the US that have been initiated by human rights activists, the Obama administration said on Friday even as the Indian leader arrived in New York to a purported US court order pertaining to the 2002 Gujarat riots.
  
  Radical Sikh activists who have been carrying out a legal campaign in US to shame the Indian government for perceived human rights excesses attempted to embarrass Modi ahead of his arrival in New York by initiating legal action, resulting in a court order seeking his response to the 2002 communal riots in Gujarat. But the Obama administration stepped in to assure the visiting leader that he's safe from any legal wrangle even as he landed in New York.
  
  Senior Obama administration officials previewing the visit said in a teleconference that as a visiting head of government, Modi enjoyed complete immunity for the duration of the visit not only from court proceedings, but also from being personally served or handed court summons. "While we cannot comment specifically on this lawsuit, I can tell you that as a general legal principle, sitting heads of government enjoy immunity from suits in American courts," one official said.
  
  "Sitting heads of government also enjoy personal inviolability while in the United States, which means they cannot be personally handed or delivered papers or summons to begin the process of this," the official said, adding that, "as a matter of treaty, heads of delegation to the UN General Assembly enjoy immunity while in New York to attend the UN event."
  
  Although touted by an excitable media as the court issuing "summons" to the Prime Minister, the order by a district court in New York only enjoins the Indian Prime Minister to respond within 21 days after he is served notice, and in no way affects his US programme or his visit. Indian government sources say the action, which they suspect is supported by "forces inimical to India," is only aimed at embarrassing the Prime Minister on his first visit to the US in 14 years.
  
  "Steps being taken 2 address frivolous & malicious attempts 2 distract attention from the visit of @PMOIndia to US," Syed Akbaruddin, spokesman of India's external affairs minister tweeted as soon as the Modi touched down at JFK airport.

Stop prescribing antibiotics for fever and cold, Indian Medical Association will tell doctors

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  NEW DELHI: Faced with the scary prospect of losing lives to simple infections in the future, India is finally waking up to the dangers of reckless antibiotic use. The Indian Medical Association, a pan-India voluntary organization of doctors, will on Sunday launch a nationwide awareness programme on overuse of these live-savers, a practice that has led to emergence of drug-resistant organisms. 
  
  IMA will also ask fellow practitioners to avoid unnecessary prescriptions such as recommending antibiotics for patients with fever and cold which are generally caused by viral infections. 
  
  "In the past two decades, almost no new antibiotic has been discovered while bacteria have learnt to overcome the existing ones. If we don't conserve our antibiotics, a day will come when simple infections will become life threatening," said Dr Narender Saini, the secretary general of IMA. 
  
  Saini said Sunday onwards IMA plans to hold public lectures and 'training of trainers' aimed to press for rational use of drugs among the medical fraternity. IMA, he added, has 2.5 lakh member doctors registered with its 1,700 branches across the country and all of them will be part of the initiative.
  
  Several researches, including those conducted by WHO in India, have revealed that over-the-counter sale and purchase of antibiotics is rampant in the country. There is also lack of knowledge about the exact use of each antibiotic among physicians.

Nawaz Sharif raises J&K issue at UNGA, blames India for ‘another missed opportunity’

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  UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday raked up the Kashmir issue at the UN General Assembly here and blamed India for "another missed opportunity" to address outstanding issues by cancelling the foreign secretary-level talks. 
  
  Asserting that a "veil" cannot be drawn over the "core" issue of Kashmir, he said Pakistan is ready to work for resolution of this problem through negotiations. 
  
  "Our support and advocacy of the right to self- determination of the people of Jammu and Kashmir is our historic commitment and a duty, as a party to the Kashmir dispute," he said while addressing the annual UN General Assembly session. 
  
  Needling India, Sharif said that more than six decades ago, the UN had passed resolutions to hold a plebiscite in Jammu and Kashmir. 
  
  "The people of Jammu and Kashmir are still waiting for the fulfillment of that promise," he said. 
  
  "Many generations of Kashmiris have lived their lives under occupation, accompanied by violence and abuse of their fundamental rights. Kashmiri women, in particular, have undergone immense suffering and humiliation," he said. 
  
  For decades, attempts have been made, both under UN auspices and bilaterally in the spirit of the Lahore Declaration, to resolve this dispute, he said. 
  
  "The core issue of Jammu and Kashmir has to be resolved. This is the responsibility of the international community. We cannot draw a veil on the issue of Kashmir, until it is addressed in accordance with the wishes of the people of Jammu and Kashmir," Sharif told the gathering. 
  
  India had called off the foreign secretary-level talks in August after Pakistan high commissioner Abdul Basit met Kashmiri Hurriyat leaders in New Delhi, ignoring India's warning not to meet the separatist leaders. 

Pakistan is building smaller nukes, but they just might be more dangerous

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  Pakistan is likely working to create tactical nuclear weapons, which are smaller warheads built for use on battlefields rather than cities or infrastructure. These weapons are diminutive enough to be launched from warships or submarines, which makes them easier to use on short notice than traditional nuclear weapons. 
  
  Developing tactical nuclear weapons calls for miniaturization of current weaponry (the "Davy Crockett," developed by the US in the '50s, was designed to launch from a simple tripod). But as The Washington Post reports, analysts are divided on whether Pakistan will be able to make warheads tiny enough for sea-launching. 
  
  There's less uncertainty about the military advantage gained with such weapons. A warhead-toting navy would allow Pakistan to stay nuclear-capable regardless of what happens to its homeland, where its nuclear infrastructure is spread out. 

Uddhav calls Raj, duo sets up hotline for Sena-MNS talks

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  MUMBAI: A day after Maharashtra's two major political alliances came apart, the political firmament was rocked by talk of the estranged Thackeray cousins cosying up to each other. Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray reportedly called up MNS boss Raj Thackeray on Wednesday to inquire after his health. The two have since appointed representatives for their parties to "talk to each other".
  
  Sources said the Sena may want MNS as an ally in key civic bodies like Mumbai, Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli if BJP pulls out from these bodies.
  
  The development came as just-separated alliance partners attacked each other, indicating a bitter five-cornered fight for the October 15 polls.
  
  Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamna hit out at BJP, saying those who terminated the alliance were "enemies of Maharashtra". It described them as "crows of pitru paksha".
  
  BJP leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy said the comments were "uncalled for" and said Matoshree could not have expected BJP to "betray" smaller partners in the 'maha yuti'.

HC says taken for 'jolly ride', asks O P Chautala to surrender

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  NEW DELHI: Taking a dim view of former Haryana chief minister O P Chautala's poll campaigning while out on bail on health grounds, the Delhi high court on Friday directed him to surrender by October 17. Chautala has been sentenced to 10 years in jail in a teachers' recruitment scam case.
  
  Taking note of the CBI's submission that Chautala attended a rally in Haryana's Jind town on Thursday, Justice Siddharth Mridul warned Chautala a medical board would be set up to examine his health and submit a report. At this, Chautala's lawyer gave the assurance the INLD chief would surrender before October 17. The undertaking came just as the HC was on the verge of roping in AIIMS doctors for their views on the necessity of keeping Chautala hospitalised.

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE PRACTICE MCQs FOR SBI P.O. EXAM

• 1. The memory address of the first element of an array is called ___
  a) floor address
  b) foundation address
  c) first address
  d) base address
  e) second address
• 2. The term "push" and "pop" is related to the ___
  a) Array
  b) Lists
  c) Stacks
  d) All the above
  e) None of these
• 3. A data structure where elements can be added or removed at either end but not in the middle:
  a) Linked lists
  b) Deque
  c) Stacks
  d) Queues
  e) Bugs
• 4. Which of the following case does not exist in complexity theory?
  a) Best case
  b) Worst case
  c) Null case
  d) Average case
  e) Middle case
• 5. The operation of processing each element in the list is known as ___
  a) Traversal
  b) Sorting
  c) Merging
  d) Inserting
  e) Layout
• 6. Human beings are referred to as Homo Sapiens, which device is called Sillico Sapien?
  a) Hardware
  b) Robot
  c) Computer
  d) Monitor
  e) RAM
• 7. Asmall or intelligent device is so called because it contains within it a ___
  a) Computer
  b) Microcomputer
  c) Programmable
  d) Sensor
  e) Cursor
• 8. The Analytical Engine developed during First Generation of computers used ___ as a memory unit.
  a) Floppies
  b) RAM
  c) Counter Wheels
  d) Cards
  e) Wires
• 9. Which of the following devices is specially designed to forward packets to specific ports based on the packet's address?
  a) Switching hub
  b) Specialty hub
  c) Filtering hub
  d) Port hub
  e) Pin hub
• 10. What is the Operating System used in ATM machine?
  a) Windows XP
  b) Windows 7
  c) Linux
  d) Windows 8.1
  e) Windows XP or Linux based
• 11. BOSS is developed in which country?
  a) Japan
  b) USA
  c) UK
  d) India
  e) China
• 12. A system call is a method by which a program makes a request to the ____
  a) Input Management
  b) Interrupt processing
  c) Output Management
  d) Operating system
  e) Operating Management
• 13. Which of the following is the older high-level (non-assembler) programming language?
  a) C
  b) LISP
  c) FORTRAN
  d) BASIC
  e) C++
• 14. Which device is used as the standard pointing device in a Graphical User Environment?
  a) Keyboard
  b) Mouse
  c) Joystick
  d) Trackball
  e) Printer
• 15. The section of the CPU that is responsible for performing mathematical operations:
  a) Memory
  b) Register Unit
  c) Control Unit
  d) ALU
  e) None of the above
• 16. Which of the following might be used by a company to satisfy its growing communication needs?
  a) Front end processor
  b) Multiplexer
  c) Controller
  d) Concentrator
  e) All of the above
• 17. Microsoft .NET is ___
  a) Open Source
  b) Closed Source
  c) Browser
  d) Middle Source
  e) All the above
• 18. Technical documentation is prepared by?
  a) Users
  b) Coders
  c) Mangers
  d) Marketing & sales people
  e) Students
• 
  19. Comments can be added using __
  a) \comments
  b) /* */
  c) //
  d) %
  e) $
• 20. What are the three main types of computer programming languages?
  a) Machine language, assembly language, high level language
  b) Imperative language, functional language, declarative language
  c) COBOL, FORTRAN-77, C++
  d) a and c
  e) None of these
• 21. Which of the following network access standard is used for connecting stations to a circuitswitched network?
  a) X.3
  b) X.21
  c) X.25
  d) X.75
  e) X.8
• 22. Which of the following is usually a special one-time operation that must be completed over a limited time period?
  a) Batch
  b) Patch
  c) Project
  d) Word
  e) File
• 23. The latest PC keyboards use a circuit that senses the movement by the change in its capacitance. What are these keyboards called?
  a) Capacitance keyboards
  b) Mechanical keyboards
  c) Qwerty keyboards
  d) Dvorak keyboards
  e) Normal keyboard
• 24. An IC contains 50 gates each of which consists of 6 components. Its belong to:
  a) VLSI
  b) LSI
  c) MSI
  d) SSI
  e) SSC
• 25. Controls of data communication deal with ___
  a) the communication channel
  b) the computer
  c) terminals
  d) All of the above
  e) None of the above
• 26. Inventory is also referred to as:
  a) Stock
  b) Warehouse capacity
  c) Materials
  d) Materials in hand
  e) Storage
• 27. A server that can perform no other task besides network services is called ___
  a) Uno server
  b) Dedicated server
  c) Committed server
  d) Service server
  e) Client server.
• 28. What is the shortcut key of printing a document for computer having windows?
  a) Shift + P
  b) Alt + P
  c) Del + P
  d) Ctrl + Shift + P
  e) Ctrl + P
• 29. The processing of an application takes place between a client and a ___ processor.
  a) Front end
  b) Back end
  c) Middle end
  d) Only a and b
  e) a, b and c
• 30. ___ transforms one interface into another interface.
  a) Program
  b) Software
  c) Data
  d) File
  e) Data Base
• 31. What is the full form of CRT?
  a) Current Ray Tube
  b) Current Ray Technology
  c) Cathode Ray Tube
  d) Cathode Ray Technology
  e) Cat Ray Tube
• 32. The Analytical Engine developed during First Generation of computers used ___ as a memory unit.
  a) RAM
  b) Floppies
  c) Cards
  d) Counter Wheels
  e) ROM
• 33. Which of the following companies is a leader in manufacture of Hard Disk Drives?
  a) Samsung
  b) IBM
  c) Fujitsu
  d) Seagate
  e) Acer
• 34. ____ store data or information temporarily and pass it on as directed by the control unit?
  a) Address
  b) Register
  c) Number
  d) Memory
  e) None of these
• 35. In ___ mode, the communication channel is used in both directions at the same time?
  a) Full-duplex
  b) Simplex
  c) Half-duplex
  d) Duplex
  e) None of these
• 36. "New Comment" option can be found under ___ tab?
  a) Insert
  b) Data
  c) Review
  d) View
  e) File
• 37. Which key moves the cursor to the beginning of the next line of text?
  a) Shift
  b) Enter/ return
  c) Tab
  d) Backspace/ delete
  e) None of these
• 38. Identify the IP address from the following:
  a) 300.215.317.3
  b) 302.215@417.5
  c) 202.50.20.148
  d) 202-50-20-148
  e) 101.50. 2 0.148
• 39. Which one of the following is not a/an image/ graphic file format?
  a) PNG
  b) GIF
  c) BMP
  d) GUI
  e) None of these
• 40. In a client/ server model, a client program ___
  a) asks for information
  b) provides information and files
  c) serves software files to other computers
  d) distributes data files to other computers
  e) All the above
• 41. Dot-matrix, DeskJet, Inkjet and Laser are all types of which computer peripherals?
  a) Keyboard
  b) Software
  c) Monitor
  d) Hardware
  e) Printer
• 42. What is the meaning of 'Hibernate' in Windows XP / Windows 7?
  a) Restart the computers in safe mode
  b) Restart the computers in normal mode
  c) Shutdown the computer terminating all the running applications
  d) Shutdown the computer without closing the running applications.
  e) None of these
• ANSWERS:
  1) d; 2) c; 3) b; 4) c; 5) a; 6) c; 7) d; 8) c; 9) a; 10) e;
  11) c; 12) d; 13) c; 14) b; 15) d; 16) e; 17) b; 18) b; 19) d; 20) a;
  21) b; 22) c; 23) a; 24) c; 25) d; 26) a; 27) b; 28) e; 29) d; 30) b;
  31) c; 32) d; 33) d; 34) b; 35) a; 36) c; 37) b; 38) c; 39) d; 40) a;
  41) e; 42) d.