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Dear Aspirants,

In our endeavor to help in your GK preparation, here is Current Affairs Supplement Part – I. This supplement covers the important pieces of information that were part of May – 2009 to November – 2009 period. The data compiled below is up to 10th November 2009. The supplement focuses on Personalities, Places and Awards that are important from the examination point of view. Hope this supplement will serve the intended purpose of helping you in General Knowledge section of the forthcoming MBA entrance examinations.

1. PERSONALITIES

A. Heads of Important International Organizations

1. United Nations Secretary – General: Ban-ki-Moon 2. President of the International Court of Justice: Hisashi Owada 3. Director – General of International Labor Organization (ILO): Juan Somavia 4. Director – General of Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO): Jacques Diouf 5. Director – General of World Health Organization (WHO): Dr. Margaret Chan 6. Head of United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF): Ann Veneman 7. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR): Antonio Guterres 8. Director – General of United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO): Irina Bokova 9. President of the World Bank (WB): Robert B. Zoellick 10. Managing Director the International Monetary Fund (IMF): Dominique Strauss Kahn 11. Director-General of World Trade Organization (WTO): Pascal Lamy 12. Head International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): Mohamed ElBaradei 13. Secretary – General of the Non Aligned Movement (NAM): Hosni Mubarak 14. Secretary – General of South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC): Sheel Kant Sharma 15. Chairman of South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC): Mahinda Rajapaksa 16. Head of the Commonwealth of Nations: Queen Elizabeth-II 17. Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Nations: Kamalesh Sharma 18. Secretary General of Amnesty International: - Irene Zubaida Khan 19. Secretary – General of Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): Jose Angel Gurria 20. Secretary General of Organization of Petroleum Exporting countries (OPEC): Abdalla – Salem – El - Badri 21. President of European Commission: Jose Manuel Durao Barroso 22. President International Olympic Committee (IOC): Jacques Rogge 23. President of International Cricket Council (ICC): David Morgan 24. Chief Executive Officer of International Cricket Council: Haroon Lorgat 25. President FIFA: Joseph Sepp Blatter 26. Chairman of Federal Reserve Bank of America: Ben Bernanke 27. President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB): Haruhiko Kuroda

MBA Additional General Knowledge 1 Test Prep Supplement I_ 2009 B. Heads of important Government Offices,Institutions / Other organizations

1. Chief Justice of Supreme Court of : K. G. Balakrishnan 2. Chairman of Sangeet Natak Academy: Ram Niwas Mirdha 3. President of Sahitya Academy: Sunil Gangopadhyay 4. Chief Executive Officer of Prasar Bharti of India: Baljeet Singh Lalli 5. Chairman of the Planning Commission of India : Dr. 6. Deputy chairman of the Planning Commission of India: Montek Singh Ahluwalia 7. President of Confederation of Indian Industries (CII): Venu Srinivasan 8. Director General of Confederation of Indian Industries (CII): Chandrajeet Banerjee 9. President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industries (FICCI): Harsh Pati Singhania 10. President of National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM): Som Mittal 11. Chairman of National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM): Pramod Bhasin 12. Chairman of National School of Drama: Amal Allana 13. Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG): 14. Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC): Pratyush Sinha 15. Director General of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research: Samir K. Brahmachari 16. Director of Indian Agriculture Research Institute(IARI): Hari Shankar Gupta 17. Chairman of the Election Commission / Chief Election Commissioner: Naveen Chawla 18. Attorney General of India: Goolam E. Vahanwati 19. Solicitor General of India : 20. Law minister to the :- M. 21. Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India: T.S. Vijayan 22. Chairman cum Managing Director of (CMD) of General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC): Yogesh Lohia 23. Chairman of Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority (IRDA): J. Hari Narayan 24. Chairman of National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development (NABARD): Umesh Chandra Sarangi 25. Chairman of University Grants Commission (UGC): S. K. Thorat 26. Chairman of (PTI): Viajy Kumar Chopra 27. Governor of Reserve Bank of India: D. Subbarao 28. Chairman of the : O.P. Bhatt 29. Secretary General of : P.D.T. Achary 30. Speaker of the Lok Sabha: 31. Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha: 32. Chairman of the Rajya Sabha: Mohammad Hamid Ansari 33. Deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha: K. Rahaman Khan 34. Secretary –General of the Rajya Sabha: Vivek Agnihotri 35. Chairperson of the Children Film Society of India: Nandita Das 36. Chairman of National Film Development Corporation of India: Om Puri 37. Chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC): D. P. Aggarwal 38. Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI): Dr. J.S. Sarma 39. Cabinet Secretary to the Government of India: K. M. Chandrashekhar 40. Chairman of Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI): C. B. Bhave 41. President of ASSOCHAM: Swati Piramal 42. Central Information Commissioner (CIC): Presently vacant 43. Chief of the Army Staff: Deepak Kapoor

Additional General Knowledge MBA 2 Supplement I_ 2009 Test Prep 44. Chief of the Air Staff: P. V. Naik 45. Chief of the Naval Staff: Nirmal Kumar Verma 46. Chief of the Integrated Defense staff: Suresh Chand Mukul 47. Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI): Ashwini Kumar 48. Chairman of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO): K. Radhakrishnan 49. Chairman of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB): Amrita Patel

C. Important Commissions and Chairpersons

1. Chairman of 13th of India: Dr. Vijay Kelkar 2. Chairman of 18th Law Commission of India: A. R. Lakshamanan 3. Chairman of National Knowledge Commission: Sam Pitroda 4. Chairman of National Farmer Commission: M.S. Swaminathan 5. Chairman of National Investment Commission: Ratan Tata 6. Chairperson of the National Commission for Women: Girija Vyas 7. Acting chairperson of National Human Rights Commission: G. P. Mathur 8. Chairman of National Commission for Minorities: Mohammed Shafi Qureshi 9. Chairman of the National Commission for Backward Classes: S. R. Pandian 10. Chairman of National Commission of Economically Backward Classes: S. R. Sinha 11. Chairman of National Commission of Scheduled Castes (SCs): Buta Singh 12. Chairman of National Commission of Scheduled Tribes (STs): Urmila Singh 13. Chairman (part time) of Forest Commission of India: B.N. Kirpal 14. Chairman of Central Water Commission: A.K. Bajaj 15. Chairman of Company Law Board: S. Balasubramanium 16. Chairman of National Statistical Commission: R. Radhakrishna 17. Chairman of the Committee on the Fully Convertibility of Rupee/ Capital Account Convertibility: S. S. Tarapore 18. Chairman of the sixth pay commission: B. N. Srikrishna 19. Chairman of the committee appointed to study at the status of Muslims in India: Rajinder Sachar 20. Chairman of the Babri Masjid demolition issue: M.S. Liberhan 21. Chairman of 1993 bomb blast case: Justice Sri Krishna

D. Important Personalities who passed away in 2009& their associated fields i. International Personalities

1. Mark Felt — Also known as ‘Deep Throat’ the secret informant of the Watergate Scandal that ultimately led to the collapse of the Richard Nixon government. 2. Harold Pinter — The Nobel prize winning British Playwright. 3. Samuel P. Huntington — A famous political scientist known for his views on clash of civilizations. 4. Jade Goody — A dental surgeon by profession and a world famous reality show artist. 5. Henry Allingham — World’s oldest man 6. Les Paul — A guitar legend 7. Kim Dae Jung — Former President of

MBA Additional General Knowledge 3 Test Prep Supplement I_ 2009 ii. Indian Personalities

1. Manjit Bawa — A distinguished painter 2. Vimla Thakar — A noted Gandhian and a spiritual thinker 3. Firoz Khan — A noted cine-actor 4. Raja Chelliah — A noted economist , known for his report on tax reforms in India 5. Vishnu Prabhakar — A renowned author 6. Syed Abdullah Bukhari — Former Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid 7. D.K. Pattamal — A famous Carnatic vocalist 8. Gangubai Hangal — A renowned Hindustani classical vocalist 9. Leela Naidu — Known Hindi film actress 10. — Former Queen of Jaipur 11. Y.S. Rajshekhar Reddy — Chief minister of

2. IMPORTANT PLACES

Sports related venues

1. Olympic Games 2008: Beijing () 2. Olympic Games 2012: London (U. K) 3. Olympic Games 2016: Rio de Janiero 4. Asian Games 2006: Doha (Qatar) 5. Asian Games 2010: Guangzhou (China) 6. Asian Games 2014: Incheon (South Korea) 7. Tenth South Asian Federation Games-2006: () 8. Eleventh South Asian Federation Games-2010: Dhaka (Bangladesh) 9. Commonwealth Games 2006: Melbourne () 10. Commonwealth Games 2010: (India) 11. Winter Olympic Games 2006: Turin, 12. Winter Olympic Games 2010: Vancouver () 13. Winter Olympic Games 2014: Sochi () 14. International Cricket Council World Cup –2003: 15. International Cricket Council World Cup – 2007: West Indies 16. International Cricket Council World Cup – 2011: India + Sri Lanka + Bangladesh 17. FIFA World Cup 2006: 18. FIFA World Cup 2010: South Africa 19. FIFA World Cup 2014: 20. 35th National Games of India – 2010:

Additional General Knowledge MBA 4 Supplement I_ 2009 Test Prep 3. IMPORTANT AWARDS

A. Important Awards and Winners

1. Nobel Prize Winners 2009

Peace: Barack Obama “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples”

Literature: Herta Müller, A Romanian author.

Economics: Elinor Ostrom & Oliver E. Williamson for their analysis of economic governance

Physics: Charles K. Kao Willard S. Boyle George E. Smith “for groundbreaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication”& “for the invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit – the CCD sensor”

Chemistry: Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Thomas A. Steitz Ada E. Yonath “for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome”

Medicine: Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider, Jack W. Szostak “for the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase

2. Ramon Magsaysay award-2009/Asia’s Nobel Prize: Deep Joshi, a renowned social worker who brought professionalism in the working of NGOs and contributed immensely in the development of rural India.

3. Man Booker Prize for fiction for 2009: This award has been won by Hilary Mantel for her novel Wolf Hall

4. 81st Oscar Awards 2008: a. Best Picture of 2008: Slumdog Millionaire b. Best Actor: Sean Penn in Milk c. Best Actress: Kate Winslet in The Reader d. Best Director: Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire e. Best Foreign language film: Departures, a Japanese movie

5. Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development in 2009:

6. Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace & Reconciliation in 2009: This award has been won by Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel laureate and famous pro democracy leader of Myanmar.

7. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2008-09: The latest recipients are (Women’s boxing), Sushil Kumar (Wrestling), Vijender Kumar (Men’s Boxing).

8. Jananpith Award for 2006: Ravindra Kelekar for his numerous works in Konkani language and Satyavrat Shastri for his number of works in Sanskrit.

MBA Additional General Knowledge 5 Test Prep Supplement I_ 2009 9. Dada Saheb Phalke award for 2009: This prize has been won by veteran singer Manna Dey

10. Miss Universe 2009: This title has been won by Stefania Fernandez of

11. 2008: , Ksenia Sukhinova, won this coveted title.

12. Vyas Samman 2008: Mannu Bhandari is the latest recipient of this award for 2008.This award has been given her for her autobiographical work ‘Ek Kahani Yeh Bhi’.

13. Stockholm Water Prize 2009: Bindeshwar Pathak, the man behind the “Sulabh International”, is the winner of this award.

B. Important Sports Awards and winners

1. FIFA World Cup 2006: Italy won the FIFA World cup held at Germany, by defeating in the finals.

2. Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament 2009: India became the champion in 2009 by defeating .

3. Grand Slam Tournaments

A. Wimbledon – 2009 i. Men’s Singles title was won by Roger Federer by defeating Andy Roddick ii. Women’s Singles title was won by Serena Williams by defeating Venus Williams

B. French Open – 2009 i. Men’s Singles title was won by Roger Federer by defeating Robin Soderling ii. Women’s Singles title was won by Svetlana Kuznetsova by defeating Dinara Safina

C. U. S. Open – 2009 i. Men’s Singles title was claimed by Juan Martin Del Potro by defeating Roger Federer. ii. Women’s Singles title was won by Kim Clijsters by defeating Caroline Wozniacki

D. Australian Open – 2009 i. Men’s Singles title was claimed by Rafael Nadal by defeating Roger Federer . ii. Women’s Singles title was won by Serena Williams by defeating Dinara Safina

4. World Chess Championship 2008: Vishwanathan Anand defeated Vladimir Kramanik to defend the World Chess Championship title.

Wishing You All The Very Best!

Career Launcher Team

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