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Nuclear Bill or Nuclear Liability Bill Passed by Lok Sabha

Nuclear Bill or Nuclear Liability Bill has been Passed by Lok Sabha. The Civil Liability for the Nuclear Damages Bill, 2010 was approved by a voice vote. The main opposition party BJP has supported Congress led Government in passing the bill. This has opened the way for nuclear commerce with the world as most Neuclear suppliers are asking for Liability bill.

The Government dropped the controvertial provision of “intent” in case of accidents, while adopting a BJP amendment. They have also increased the liability to three times from 500 crore to 1500 crore.

The Lok Sabha members rejected a Left / CPI(M) asked amendment to fix the liability cap on operators rpt operators in case of accidents at Rs.10,000 crore instead of the Rs.1,500 crore proposed in the measure.

The left has alleged that Government is passing the bill just to please Barak Obama and Americans before his visit to India. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh however made a spirited speech in the debate rejecting allegations.

The passing of bill will make India attractive for business supplying nuclear machinery and will help India advance with Civil Nuclear Power.

1.  New Rupee Symbol of India or Indian Rupee Symbol represents ?

Answer: A mix of the Devanagri ‘Ra’ and Roman ‘R’, to become the fifth currency in the world to have a distinct identity.

2. New Rupee Symbol of India or Indian Rupee Symbol designed by _______________

Answer: IIT post-graduate D Uday Kumar

3. New Indian Rupee symbol has been revealed by Cabinet on ?

Answer: July 15, 2010

4. Who  is the first Indian girl to get Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in Badminton?

Answer: Saina Nehwal

Badminton ace Saina Nehwal to get Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna. World No.2 Saina Nehwal has been chosen for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. Saina is the first Indian girl to reach the Olympics singles quarterfinals and the first Indian to win the World Junior Badminton Championships.

5. Who took charge as Chief Eelection Commissioner on July 30, 2010 ?

Answer: S Y Quraishi

S Y Quraishi takes charge as Chief Eelection Commissioner

1. Who was the famous Indian musician in charge of the opening music at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta in 1996?
Answer: Ustad Zakir Hussain

2. Who was the first Indian to participate in the Olympic Games?
Answer: Norman G Pritchard

3. Which famous Indian actor was honored with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994?
Answer: Dilip Kumar

4. Who was the first Indian to join the Indian Civil Services?
Answer: Satyendranath Tagore

5. Who was the first Indian to be honored with the Param Vir Chakra?
Answer: Major Som Nath Sharma

May 30, 2010:

6. Name the first woman Chief Minister of India.
Answer: Sucheta Kriplani

7. Who was the first woman to become the Lt. General of the Indian Army?
Answer: Lt General (Mrs) Punita Arora

8. Name the first Indian who got an Oscar.
Answer: Bhanu Athaiya (Best Costume Designer for Richard Attenborough’s film Gandhi in 1982)

9. Who was the first Indian to be honored by the Royal Society in the field of Science?
Answer: Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose

10. Who was the first woman Governor of India?
Answer: Sarojini Naidu

May 29, 2010:

11. Who was the first Indian musician to receive the Padma Bhusan?
Answer: MS Subbulakshmi

12. Name the living Indian legend who has found a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for having sung in almost 20 languages for over 1,825 ms and working with 165 composers.
Answer: Lata Mangeshkar

13. Name the first man to climb Mt. Everest without oxygen.
Answer: Phu Dorji

14. Who was the first Indian woman to swim across the English Channel?
Answer: Arati Saha

May 28, 2010:

15. Who is the Indian sportsperson to have won the maximum number of international track and field medals?
Answer: P.T.Usha

16. Two Indians have received the Nobel Prize for Physics. Can you name them?
Answer: Chandrasekhar Venkata Raman (1930) and Subramanium Chandrasekhar (1983)

17. Who was the first Indian to get the Nobel Prize?
Answer: Rabindranath tagore (1913)

May 27, 2010:

18. Who is the only Indian to have won an Oscar for lifetime achievement in films?
Answer: Satyajit Ray

20. Name the first President of India.
Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad

21. Name the youngest grandmaster in India.
Answer: Parimarjan Negi

22. Topper of prestigious IIT-Joint Entrance Examination 2010.

Answer: Anumula Jithendar Reddy from Madras zone

23. Which are the BRIC countries?

a. Brazil, Russia, India, and China
b. Botswana, Rwanda, Ivory Coast, and Croatia
c. Bangladesh, Romania, Indonesia, and Cambodia

Answer: a – Brazil, Russia, India, and China