Daily Dose-23.10.2012

1. Govt. approves an ordinance to completely digitise TV Broad-casting. The entire nation has been targeted to be covered by –
a)2013                                b)2014
c)2016                                d)2015

2. Kaushik Basu the ex-economic adviser of PM recently in news, appointed as
a)President of IMF
b)President of World Bank
c)Economic Adviser of UNO
d)Chief Economist of World Bank

3. India Signed MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) on Tourism with ASEAN on January 12, 2012. The agreement took place in-
a)Indonesia                         b)Thailand 

c)Malaysia                          d)Singapore

4. Who will be the Chief Guest of 11th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas?
a)President of Mauritius
b)President of Trinidad and Tobago
c)Prime Minister of Mauritius
d)PM of Trinidad and Tobago

5. Who is the UN-Arab League special envoy for the Syrian conflict?
a)Kofi Annan                      b)Lakhdar Brahimi
c)Vannina Maestracci          d)Nabil El Araby

 

Budget Terms

 Budget or Annual Financial Statement

This is actually the annual budget, as stated in the Constitution. Divided into three parts — Consolidated Fund, Contingency Fund and Public Account — it has a statement of receipts and expenditure of each. Expenditure from the Consolidated Fund and Contingency Fund requires the nod of Parliament.

Satellite Communication

 I. Introduction

An artificial satellite is a manufactured object that continuously orbits the Earth or some other body in space. Most artificial satellites orbit the Earth. People use them to study the universe, help forecast weather, transfer telephone calls over the oceans, assist in the navigation of ships and aircraft, monitor crops and other resources, and support military activities.

 

The Outer Space Treaty

Two years after Yuri Gagarin became the first human to venture into space, the U.N. General Assembly adopted the ‘Declaration of Legal Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space.’ It recognized “the common interest of all mankind in the progress of the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes.” These ideals were enshrined in an international treaty called the Outer Space Treaty that was adopted in December 1966 and which entered into force a year later.