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Anna Hazare’s fight for corruption has spread far and wide. What is Anna’s real name?

Anna Hazare’s fight for corruption has spread far and wide. What is Anna’s real name?

Anna Hazare’s fight for corruption has spread far and wide. What is Anna’s real name?
1. Which school in Delhi is under fire for tagging poor students to differentiate them from the rich?
Convent of Jesus &Mary
Delhi Public School, RK Puram
St. Andrews Scots Senior Secondary School
 
The posh school in east Delhi made children admitted on freeship to wear an ink mark “F/S”, denoting freeship, on their collars to distinguish them from the rest. The school is legally bound to admit 10% economically disadvantaged students under the freeship quota. The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights has issued a notice to the school.
2. A human rights commission has reported that more than 2,000 corpses have been found buried in several unmarked graves in Kashmir. Which agency conducted the inquiry?
Amnesty International
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)
Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission (J&KSHRC)
 
Headed by a senior police official, the 11-member J&KSHRC conducted the inquiry over three years. The corpses were found in villages near the Line of Control, which divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan. The 2,156 bodies are believed to be victims of separatist revolts.
3. A human settlement was recently unearthed in Sri Lanka, believe to be the oldest of its kind identified. Where in Sri Lanka was it found?
Haldumulla
Anuradhapura
Colombo
 
Archaeologists discovered the site near Koswatta village in Haldumulla, which is situated 850 meters above sea level. Foundations of four houses, fireplaces, coal, iron, rock tools, pieces of clay pots and beads were found. The foundations of two houses date back 3750 years.
4. Anna Hazare’s fight for corruption has spread far and wide. What is Anna’s real name?
Anna Baburao Hazare
Kisan Baburao Hazare
Munna Kisan Hazare
 
Fondly known as Anna, Kisan Baburao Hazare, is recognised for development work he carried out in his village Ralegan Siddhi. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan award in 1992. The 79-year-old Gandhian has been tagged ‘Desh Ka Naya Gandhi’ for his unrelenting fight against corruption and formation of a strong Lokpal. In the past few days, he has courted arrest and is fasting at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan.
5. Somali pirates recently hijacked a tanker with 21 Indians aboard off the Oman coast. What is the name of the tanker?
Fairchem Bogey
Darkhorse Chem
Pharmachem Bogey
 
This pirate attack is the second such incident in the Gulf Arab state's waters since January. The chemical-oil tanker managed by Mumbai-based Anglo-Eastern Ship Management was hijacked while anchored in Salalah port. Apart from 21 Indians, the ship has 27 crew members from Algeria, Ukraine and the Philippines.
6. Which church in Pune was vandalised with miscreants running off with Rs150 from the donation boxes?
St Mary’s Malankara Catholic Church
St Augustine’s Catholic Church
St John’s Methodist Church
 
Unidentified miscreants broke into St Mary’s Malankara Catholic Church at Warje Malwadi on August 14. The suspects scribbled on the walls, vandalized paintings, artifacts and burning the tabernacle, the holy Bible and other prayer books. The motive, according to police, was theft.
7. The Tamil Nadu government will soon set up an aerospace park to manufacture and assemble aircraft in the state. Which company has it appointed as its consultant for the ambitious project?
Raytheaon
Larsen and Toubro-Ramboll
Lockheed Martin
 
State-owned Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation currently in the process of identifying land for an Maintenance, Repair, Operations facility near Chennai airport and has requested State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu to allot 100 acres in suburban Sriperumbudur. Larsen and Toubro-Ramboll will carry out the feasibility study and marketing assistance for the project.
8. What was recently spotted in China skies which restricted air traffic by about an hour on August 18?
A UFO
A huge rubber balloon
A broken parachute
 
Chinese paper Shanghai Daily reported that the UFO was seen over the runway at Chongqing Municipality's Jiangbei International Airport, following which flights were disrupted. Airport authorities were of the opinion that the supposed “UFO” could be a sky lantern, which the Chinese consider a symbol of good luck.
9. Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority chief Rahul Asthana has refuted reasons for the existence of potholes on city roads. What is his defence?
None of MMRDA’s business
Pothole issue politically-driven
Not enough funds to address problem
 
MMRDA chief Rahul Asthana has washed his hands clean of the pothole issue in Mumbai, saying the authority was not responsible for potholes. According to him, only three roads are under MMRDA’s possession and its not responsible for the rest of the city roads. The three roads are JP Road for metro, RC Marg for monorail and the Andheri-Ghatkopar Link Road.
10. Which regional party recently merged with the Congress?
Praja Rajyam Party
Rashtriya Lok Dal
Biju Lok Dal
 
Led by Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi, the Praja Rajyam Party was launched in August, 2008, has 18 MLAs in the 294-member Andhra Pradesh assembly. Chiranjeevi said he was joining the Congress “as party chief Sonia Gandhi has got a lot of affection and love for him.”

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