gk supplement part i 2009

Additional General KnowledgeSupplement I_ 20091

Dear Aspirants,

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

1. PERSONALITIES

A. Heads of Important International Organizations

1. United Nations Secretary General: Ban-ki-Moon2. President of the International Court of Justice: Hisashi Owada3. Director General of International Labor Organization (ILO): Juan Somavia4. Director General of Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO): Jacques Diouf5. Director General of World Health Organization (WHO): Dr. Margaret Chan6. Head of United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF): Ann Veneman7. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR): Antonio Guterres8. Director General of United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO):

Irina Bokova9. President of the World Bank (WB): Robert B. Zoellick10. Managing Director the International Monetary Fund (IMF): Dominique Strauss Kahn11. Director-General of World Trade Organization (WTO): Pascal Lamy12. Head International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): Mohamed ElBaradei13. Secretary General of the Non Aligned Movement (NAM): Hosni Mubarak14. Secretary General of South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC): Sheel Kant

Sharma15. Chairman of South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC): Mahinda Rajapaksa16. Head of the Commonwealth of Nations: Queen Elizabeth-II17. Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Nations: Kamalesh Sharma18. Secretary General of Amnesty International: - Irene Zubaida Khan19. Secretary General of Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD):

Jose Angel Gurria20. Secretary General of Organization of Petroleum Exporting countries (OPEC): Abdalla Salem

El - Badri21. President of European Commission: Jose Manuel Durao Barroso22. President International Olympic Committee (IOC): Jacques Rogge23. President of International Cricket Council (ICC): David Morgan24. Chief Executive Officer of International Cricket Council: Haroon Lorgat25. President FIFA: Joseph Sepp Blatter26. Chairman of Federal Reserve Bank of America: Ben Bernanke27. President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB): Haruhiko Kuroda

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B. Heads of important Government Offices,Institutions / Other organizations

1. Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India: K. G. Balakrishnan2. Chairman of Sangeet Natak Academy: Ram Niwas Mirdha3. President of Sahitya Academy: Sunil Gangopadhyay4. Chief Executive Officer of Prasar Bharti of India: Baljeet Singh Lalli5. Chairman of the Planning Commission of India : Dr. Manmohan Singh6. Deputy chairman of the Planning Commission of India: Montek Singh Ahluwalia7. President of Confederation of Indian Industries (CII): Venu Srinivasan8. Director General of Confederation of Indian Industries (CII): Chandrajeet Banerjee9. President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industries (FICCI): Harsh Pati Singhania10. President of National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM): Som Mittal11. Chairman of National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM): Pramod Bhasin12. Chairman of National School of Drama: Amal Allana13. Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG): Vinod Rai14. Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC): Pratyush Sinha15. Director General of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research: Samir K. Brahmachari16. Director of Indian Agriculture Research Institute(IARI): Hari Shankar Gupta17. Chairman of the Election Commission / Chief Election Commissioner: Naveen Chawla18. Attorney General of India: Goolam E. Vahanwati19. Solicitor General of India : Gopal Subramanium20. Law minister to the Government of India :- M. Veerappa Moily21. Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India: T.S. Vijayan22. Chairman cum Managing Director of (CMD) of General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC):

Yogesh Lohia23. Chairman of Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority (IRDA): J. Hari Narayan24. Chairman of National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development (NABARD): Umesh Chandra

Sarangi25. Chairman of University Grants Commission (UGC): S. K. Thorat26. Chairman of Press Trust of India (PTI): Viajy Kumar Chopra27. Governor of Reserve Bank of India: D. Subbarao28. Chairman of the State Bank of India: O.P. Bhatt29. Secretary General of Lok Sabha: P.D.T. Achary30. Speaker of the Lok Sabha: Meira Kumar31. Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha: Kariya Munda32. Chairman of the Rajya Sabha: Mohammad Hamid Ansari33. Deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha: K. Rahaman Khan34. Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha: Vivek Agnihotri35. Chairperson of the Children Film Society of India: Nandita Das36. Chairman of National Film Development Corporation of India: Om Puri37. Chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC): D. P. Aggarwal38. Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI): Dr. J.S. Sarma39. Cabinet Secretary to the Government of India: K. M. Chandrashekhar40. Chairman of Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI): C. B. Bhave41. President of ASSOCHAM: Swati Piramal42. Central Information Commissioner (CIC): Presently vacant43. Chief of the Army Staff: Deepak Kapoor


44. Chief of the Air Staff: P. V. Naik45. Chief of the Naval Staff: Nirmal Kumar Verma46. Chief of the Integrated Defense staff: Suresh Chand Mukul47. Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI): Ashwini Kumar48. Chairman of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO): K. Radhakrishnan49. Chairman of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB): Amrita Patel

C. Important Commissions and Chairpersons

1. Chairman of 13th Finance Commission of India: Dr. Vijay Kelkar2. Chairman of 18th Law Commission of India: A. R. Lakshamanan3. Chairman of National Knowledge Commission: Sam Pitroda4. Chairman of National Farmer Commission: M.S. Swaminathan5. Chairman of National Investment Commission: Ratan Tata6. Chairperson of the National Commission for Women: Girija Vyas7. Acting chairperson of National Human Rights Commission: G. P. Mathur8. Chairman of National Commission for Minorities: Mohammed Shafi Qureshi9. Chairman of the National Commission for Backward Classes: S. R. Pandian10. Chairman of National Commission of Economically Backward Classes: S. R. Sinha11. Chairman of National Commission of Scheduled Castes (SCs): Buta Singh12. Chairman of National Commission of Scheduled Tribes (STs): Urmila Singh13. Chairman (part time) of Forest Commission of India: B.N. Kirpal14. Chairman of Central Water Commission: A.K. Bajaj15. Chairman of Company Law Board: S. Balasubramanium16. Chairman of National Statistical Commission: R. Radhakrishna17. Chairman of the Committee on the Fully Convertibility of Rupee/ Capital Account Convertibility:

S. S. Tarapore18. Chairman of the sixth pay commission: B. N. Srikrishna19. Chairman of the committee appointed to study at the status of Muslims in India: Rajinder Sachar20. Chairman of the Babri Masjid demolition issue: M.S. Liberhan21. Chairman of 1993 Mumbai 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 thatultimately 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 Worlds oldest man6. Les Paul A guitar legend7. Kim Dae Jung Former President of South Korea


ii. Indian Personalities

1. Manjit Bawa A distinguished painter2. Vimla Thakar A noted Gandhian and a spiritual thinker3. Firoz Khan A noted cine-actor4. Raja Chelliah A noted economist , known for his report on tax reforms in India5. Vishnu Prabhakar A renowned Hindi author6. Syed Abdullah Bukhari Former Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid7. D.K. Pattamal A famous Carnatic vocalist8. Gangubai Hangal A renowned Hindustani classical vocalist9. Leela Naidu Known Hindi film actress10. Gayatri Devi Former Queen of Jaipur11. Y.S. Rajshekhar Reddy Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh

2. IMPORTANT PLACES

Sports related venues

1. Olympic Games 2008: Beijing (China)2. Olympic Games 2012: London (U. K)3. Olympic Games 2016: Rio de Janiero4. 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: Colombo (Sri Lanka)8. Eleventh South Asian Federation Games-2010: Dhaka (Bangladesh)9. Commonwealth Games 2006: Melbourne (Australia)10. Commonwealth Games 2010: New Delhi (India)11. Winter Olympic Games 2006: Turin, Italy12. Winter Olympic Games 2010: Vancouver (Canada)13. Winter Olympic Games 2014: Sochi (Russia)14. International Cricket Council World Cup 2003: South Africa15. International Cricket Council World Cup 2007: West Indies16. International Cricket Council World Cup 2011: India + Sri Lanka + Bangladesh17. FIFA World Cup 2006: Germany18. FIFA World Cup 2010: South Africa19. FIFA World Cup 2014: Brazil20. 35th National Games of India 2010: Kerala


3. IMPORTANT AWARDS

A. Important Awards and Winners

1. Nobel Prize Winners 2009

Peace: Barack Obama for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy andcooperation between peoples

Literature: Herta Mller, 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 achievementsconcerning the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication& for the invention of animaging semiconductor circuit the CCD sensor

Chemistry: Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Thomas A. Steitz Ada E. Yonath for studies of the structureand function of the ribosome

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

2. Ramon Magsaysay award-2009/Asias Nobel Prize: Deep Joshi, a renowned social worker whobrought professionalism in the working of NGOs and contributed immensely in the development ofrural India.

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

4. 81st Oscar Awards 2008:a. Best Picture of 2008: Slumdog Millionaireb. Best Actor: Sean Penn in Milkc. Best Actress: Kate Winslet in The Readerd. Best Director: Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionairee. Best Foreign language film: Departures, a Japanese movie

5. Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development in 2009: Bill Gates

6. Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace & Reconciliation in 2009: This award hasbeen 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 Mary Kom (Womens boxing),Sushil Kumar (Wrestling), Vijender Kumar (Mens Boxing).

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


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 Venezuela

11. Miss World 2008: Miss Russia, Ksenia Sukhinova, won this coveted title.

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

13. Stockholm Water Prize 2009: Bindeshwar Pathak, the man behind the Sulabh International, isthe 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 France in thefinals.

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

3. Grand Slam Tournaments

A. Wimbledon 2009i. Mens Singles title was won by Roger Federer by defeating Andy Roddickii. Womens Singles title was won by Serena Williams by defeating Venus Williams

B. French Open 2009i. Mens Singles title was won by Roger Federer by defeating Robin Soderlingii. Womens Singles title was won by Svetlana Kuznetsova by defeating Dinara Safina

C. U. S. Open 2009i. Mens Singles title was claimed by Juan Martin Del Potro by defeating Roger Federer.ii. Womens Singles title was won by Kim Clijsters by defeating Caroline Wozniacki

D. Australian Open 2009i. Mens Singles title was claimed by Rafael Nadal by defeating Roger Federer .ii. Womens Singles title was won by Serena Williams by defeating Dinara Safina

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

Wishing You All The Very Best!

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