GUJCOCA held unconstitutional by the Union Government

Gujarat Control of Organised Crime Act (GUJCOCA) was withheld by the Union Government as the “ present mind of the parliament and the

constitution” does not

approve some of the

provisions in the Act.

“ The parliament no longer

approves a  confession

before a police officer”

Union Minister for Home

Affairs said. He added that

the " Parliament no longer

approves that a person

should be held without

bail and without charge

sheet for a longer period

than the period stipulated

in the CrPC". 

The bill was adopted by Gujarat assembly in June 2009 rejecting the three amendments recommended by the President. The Bill was originally passed in 2004 but was sent back for reconsideration by President A P J Abdul Kalam. “Acts of terrorism “ in the original bill was replaced by “organized crime”.

 

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Union appoints  B N Sri Krishna Committee to study the formation of Telangana State

Kirit Parikh  Panel on Fuel Prices submits report

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Economy

1.  On increasing CRR, according to RBI, inflation

A. Increases                                            B. Decreases

C. Increases first and then decreases    D. Decreases first then increases

2.  The approximate GDP of Tamil Nadu is

A. 180,000 crores    B. 257,000 crores

C.  90,000 crores    D.480,000 crores

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C. Ahead of Nepal     D. Ahead of Malaysia

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A. Louis Pasteur           B.Ludwik Hirzsfeld

C.Joseph L Goldstein   D.Alexander Fleming

5. Subramaniam Chandrashekar, won the Nobel Prize in Physics in the year

A. 1978         B.1981

 C. 1984         D.1983

6.  Who among the following nuclear scientists was associated with India’s First Nuclear Tests in Pokharan

A. Dr A P J Abdul Kalam          B. Homi Jahangir Bhaba

C. Raja Rammana                     D. G. Madhavan Nair

7. Myology is the study of

A. Bones                                             B. Muscles

C. Gross structure of an organism    D.Fungus

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C. Solar irradiance            D.Relative Humidity

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A. Fixation of Nitrogen reaction of Nitrogen and Hydrogen

B. Method of producing Sulfuric Acid

C. Method of bromine extraction from brine

D. Refining Bauxite to Aluminia

10. National institute of virology is at

A. Pune

B. Deradhun

C. Chennai

D. Bangalore

 

 

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US President Barack

Obama has appointed

Jhumpa Lahiri ,

Indian-American Pulitzer

Price winning author, as

a member of Committee

on Arts and Humanities.

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SAARC summit postponed: Indo– Pak talks delayed

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day summit of Home

ministers of SAARC

is postponed as

Nepal has requested

to delay the event

till the middle of

March.

The Union Minister

for Home Affairs P Chidambaram and the Pakistani internal affairs minister Rahman Malik were likely hold a bilateral talks in the summit that was to be held on Feb 26-28 in Islamabad.

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and elements operate from across

the border to perpetrate terrorist

acts in our country.”  He said many

States affected by left wing

Terrorism is the greatest threat to

our internal security. He also

Mentioned about 3,94,000

Sanctioned posts in Police forces

of State and Union Territories lying

vacant.

Meanwhile India and Pakistan

have discussed the agenda for
composite dialogue

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Nuclear capable AGNI III test fired successfully

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Of 3500 to 5500 Kms and

capable of carrying nuclear

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was test fired for the fourth
time here today from wheeler

Island off the coast of Orissa.

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10% reservation for muslims in employment: West Bengal CM

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program, Endeavour blasted in
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to the ISS that will increase its
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