December 2018 Legal Current Affairs for Law Entrance Exam

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2 December 2018 Legal Current Affairs for Law Entrance Exam DEC LEGAL CA QUIZ 15 Directions: Study the following questions carefully and answer the questions given below. 1. Who among the following was recently honoured with Meethoileima title? A. Saina Nehwal B. Mary Kom C. Sakshi Malik D. Dipa Karmakar E. None of these 2. Who among the following was recently named Time magazine's 'Person of the Year' along with several other journalists? A. Jamal Khashoggi B. Abdel Bari Atwan C. Al Waleed bin Talal D. Adnan Khashoggi E. None of these 3. C N Balakrishnan has recently passes away. He was former minister of which of the following states? A. Tamil Nadu B. Karnataka C. Kerala D. Andhra Pradesh E. None of these 4. Which of the following companies has recently collaborated with Oracle Marketing Cloud to take a smarter approach to customer experience management and business transformation initiatives? A. Reliance Mobile B. Samsung Mobile C. Micromax Mobile D. Route Mobile E. None of these

3 5. International Universal Health Coverage Day was recently observed on which of the following dates? A. December 10 B. December 13 C. December 11 D. December 12 E. None of these 6. With the increase in recognition of women s cricket and the popularity of the T20 format, Allan Border Medal is going to be rebranded as Cricket Awards from 2019 onwards. A. New Zealand B. South African C. Australian D. West Indies E. None of these 7. Who has recently become first Indian to win Breakthrough Star award at ITTF Awards ceremony? A. Manika Batra B. Vinesh Phogat C. Ankita Das D. Saina Nehwal E. None of these 8. India was ranked at 11th position in the Climate Change Performance Index Which of the following countries topped the index? A. Switzerland B. Sweden C. Japan D. Canada E. None of these 9. Which of the following countries has recently emerged as world's No. 2 arms producer? A. USA B. China C. Russia D. India E. None of these

4 10. Who among the following has recently been appointed as Vice-Chair of UN Panel of Auditors? A. Achal Kumar Jyoti B. Shashi Kant Sharma C. Rajiv Mehrishi D. Rajiv Gauba E. None of these

5 Correct answers: B A C D D C A B C C Explanations: 1. Who: MC Mary Kom What: honoured with Meethoileima title When: published on 12th December 2018 Manipur Government yesterday honoured AIBA World Women Boxing Gold medalist MC Mary Kom with the title "Meethoileima" (par excellent queen) at a function in Imphal. On the occasion, State Chief Minister N. Biren Singh handed over a cheque of ten lakh rupees to her. The Chief Minister also declared that the Imphal West DC Road towards Game Village will be named as MC Mary Kom Road Who: Jamal Khashoggi

6 What: was named Time magazine's 'Person of the Year' along with several other journalists When: published on 13th December 2018 Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in October in the kingdom's Istanbul consulate, was on Tuesday named Time magazine's 'Person of the Year' along with several other journalists. Apart from Khashoggi, the honour was also given to three other journalists - two Reuters reporters, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, jailed in Myanmar for their work exposing the mass killing of Rohingya Muslims, and Maria Ressa, the CEO of the Rappler news website, who has been made a legal target in the Philippines Who: Former Kerala Minister CN Balakrishnan What: passed away When: published on 11th December 2018 Former Kerala minister and senior Congress leader CN Balakrishnan, passed away on Monday night at the Amritha hospital in Kochi following deterioration in health caused due to pneumonia.

7 Following a dip in his health condition, the 87-year-old leader had been undergoing treatment at Amritha hospital during the last few days. He passed away at around 11 pm on Monday night. He was rushed to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at around 8:30 pm after his condition became critical. Born to Narayanan Ezhuthachan and Paruama at Thrissur on November 18, 1934, Balakrishnan began his career as a Khadi worker. A long-standing aide of former Kerala Chief Minister K. Karunakaran, Balakrishnan was the Thrissur District Congress Committee (DCC) president for 17 years and was also the treasurer of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) for a long period Who: Route Mobile What: collaborated with Oracle Marketing Cloud Why: to take a smarter approach to customer experience management and business transformation initiatives When: published on 12th December 2018 Route Mobile Limited ( Route Mobile ), a cloud-communication platform service provider and a Member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), today announced collaboration with Oracle Marketing Cloud, part of Oracle

8 Customer Experience (CX) Cloud Suite, which empowers organizations to take a smarter approach to customer experience management and business transformation initiatives. In today s world, enterprises across the globe are looking for cloud-based solutions to engage deeply with their consumers in an efficient and costeffective way. Oracle Marketing Cloud is one of the industry providers offering mobile consumer engagement with SMS messaging as a preferred channel for reaching consumers Who: International Universal Health Coverage Day What: was observed across the world When: published on 12th December 2018 International Universal Health Coverage Day (UHC Day) on 12 December aims to mobilize diverse stakeholders to call for stronger, more equitable health systems to achieve universal health coverage, leaving no one behind. It has become the annual rallying point for the growing global movement for Health for All. Every year on 12.12, we raise our voices to share the stories of the millions of people still waiting for health, call on leaders to make bigger and smarter

9 investments in health and remind the world that #HealthForAll is imperative for the world we want Who: Allan Border Medal What: to be rebranded as Australian Cricket Awards When: published on 13th December 2018 With the increase in recognition of women s cricket and the popularity of the T20 format, Cricket Australia (CA) and the Australian Cricketers Association (ACA) announced to rebrand its Allan Border Medal to Australian Cricket Awards from 2019 onwards. We are very proud of the history of cricket s premier awards and have taken the opportunity to change the name to reflect the evolution of the sport that has taken place in the years since the Allan Border Medal and the Belinda Clark Award, were first introduced, cricket.com.au quoted CA CEO Kevin Roberts, as saying. The Australian Cricket Awards will be a wonderful celebration of our sport and an occasion that highlights the achievement, passion, and dedication of our women s and men s players across all formats of the game, Roberts added.

10 7. Who: Manika Batra What: has become first Indian to win Breakthrough Star award at ITTF Awards ceremony When: published on 12th December 2018 Golden girl Manika Batra became the first ever Indian Table Tennis player to be decorated with the 'Breakthrough Table Tennis Star' award at the prestigious ITTF Star Awards, in Incheon. "I am really honoured and happy to have received the award. I feel, 2018 has been the best year of my career so far and I am happy for what I have achieved," Manika said at the ceremony

11 Who: India What: was ranked at 11th position in the Climate Change Performance Index 2019 When: published on 10th December 2018 Global carbon dioxide emissions are rising again but India's ranking has improved by three points, a Germanwatch report said. Sweden and Morocco were the leading countries, with the latter making significant expansion of renewable energy. Eight of the G20-countries performed very low, the report said, adding that the US and Saudi Arabia were at the bottom of the Climate Change Performance Index India moved to 11th rank from last year's 14 position as a result of an improved performance in renewable energy, comparatively low levels of per capita emissions and a relatively ambitious mitigation target for Who; Russia What: emerged as world's No. 2 arms producer When: published on 10th December 2018 A Swedish think tank said that Russia has emerged as the world's secondlargest arms producer after the United States. Russia surpassed Britain,

12 which had held that spot since 2002 and remains Western Europe's No. 1 arms maker. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said in its annual report on the world's 100 biggest armaments groups that the combined arms sales of Russian companies amounted to $37.7 billion in 2017, an 8.5 percent rise from a year earlier. Russia's sales accounted for 9.5 percent of a worldwide total of $398.2 billion. The report includes both domestic and foreign sales around the globe, but doesn't include Chinese companies because of unreliable statistics, the institute said Who: CAG Rajiv Mehrishi What: appointed as Vice-Chair of UN Panel of Auditors When: published on 11th December 2018 Comptroller and Auditor General Rajiv Mehrishi has become the Vice-Chair of the UN Panel of Auditors, CAG said on Tuesday. The United Nations Panel of Auditors consists of External Auditors of the United Nations and its agencies.

13 Presently, the panel consists of 11 countries -- India, Germany, Chile, Canada, France, Italy, Philippines, Ghana, Indonesia, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Currently, the panel is chaired by the Comptroller and Auditor General of the UK. The panel held its annual meeting in New York from 3 to 4 December 2018 and discussed various issues concerning audit of United Nations and the agencies under the United Nations System, CAG said in a statement. The panel also elected the Comptroller and Auditor General of the UK as Chair of the Panel for another term (2019).

14 Top 10 news of the day : 13 th December, MC Mary Kom honoured with Meethoileima title. (13 th December 2018 Current Affairs Questions for CLAT 2019) Manipur Government yesterday honoured AIBA World Women Boxing Gold medalist MC Mary Kom with the title "Meethoileima" (par excellent queen) at a function in Imphal. On the occasion, State Chief Minister N. Biren Singh handed over a cheque of ten lakh rupees to her. The Chief Minister also declared that the Imphal West DC Road towards Game Village will be named as MC Mary Kom Road. 2. Jamal Khashoggi was named Time magazine's 'Person of the Year' along with several other journalists. (Top 10 Legal Current Affairs Quiz of 13 th December 2018) Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in October in the kingdom's Istanbul consulate, was on Tuesday named Time magazine's 'Person of the Year' along with several other journalists. Apart from Khashoggi, the honour was also given to three other journalists - two Reuters reporters, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, jailed in Myanmar for their work exposing the mass killing of Rohingya Muslims, and Maria Ressa, the CEO of the Rappler news website, who has been made a legal target in the Philippines. 3. Former Kerala Minister CN Balakrishnan passed away. (Today s Current Affairs Questions of 13 th December 2018 for CLAT 2019) Former Kerala minister and senior Congress leader CN Balakrishnan, passed away on Monday night at the Amritha hospital in Kochi following deterioration in health caused due to pneumonia.

15 Following a dip in his health condition, the 87-year-old leader had been undergoing treatment at Amritha hospital during the last few days. He passed away at around 11 pm on Monday night. He was rushed to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at around 8:30 pm after his condition became critical. Born to Narayanan Ezhuthachan and Paruama at Thrissur on November 18, 1934, Balakrishnan began his career as a Khadi worker. A long-standing aide of former Kerala Chief Minister K. Karunakaran, Balakrishnan was the Thrissur District Congress Committee (DCC) president for 17 years and was also the treasurer of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) for a long period. 4. Route Mobile collaborated with Oracle Marketing Cloud. (CLAT 2019 Current Affairs Quiz of 13 th December 2018) Route Mobile Limited ( Route Mobile ), a cloud-communication platform service provider and a Member of Oracle Partner Network (OPN), today announced collaboration with Oracle Marketing Cloud, part of Oracle Customer Experience (CX) Cloud Suite, which empowers organizations to take a smarter approach to customer experience management and business transformation initiatives. In today s world, enterprises across the globe are looking for cloud-based solutions to engage deeply with their consumers in an efficient and costeffective way. Oracle Marketing Cloud is one of the industry providers offering mobile consumer engagement with SMS messaging as a preferred channel for reaching consumers. 5. International Universal Health Coverage Day was observed across the world on December 12. (Most Important Legal Current Affairs Questions of 13 th December 2018)

16 International Universal Health Coverage Day (UHC Day) on 12 December aims to mobilize diverse stakeholders to call for stronger, more equitable health systems to achieve universal health coverage, leaving no one behind. It has become the annual rallying point for the growing global movement for Health for All. Every year on 12.12, we raise our voices to share the stories of the millions of people still waiting for health, call on leaders to make bigger and smarter investments in health and remind the world that #HealthForAll is imperative for the world we want. 6. Allan Border Medal to be rebranded as Australian Cricket Awards. (Latest Legal Current Affairs Capsule of 13 th December 2018) With the increase in recognition of women s cricket and the popularity of the T20 format, Cricket Australia (CA) and the Australian Cricketers Association (ACA) announced to rebrand its Allan Border Medal to Australian Cricket Awards from 2019 onwards. We are very proud of the history of cricket s premier awards and have taken the opportunity to change the name to reflect the evolution of the sport that has taken place in the years since the Allan Border Medal and the Belinda Clark Award, were first introduced, cricket.com.au quoted CA CEO Kevin Roberts, as saying. The Australian Cricket Awards will be a wonderful celebration of our sport and an occasion that highlights the achievement, passion, and dedication of our women s and men s players across all formats of the game, Roberts added. 7. Manika Batra has become first Indian to win Breakthrough Star award at ITTF Awards ceremony. (Top 10 Objective Current Affairs Questions of 13 th December 2018 for CLAT 2019)

17 Golden girl Manika Batra became the first ever Indian Table Tennis player to be decorated with the 'Breakthrough Table Tennis Star' award at the prestigious ITTF Star Awards, in Incheon. "I am really honoured and happy to have received the award. I feel, 2018 has been the best year of my career so far and I am happy for what I have achieved," Manika said at the ceremony. 8. India was ranked at 11 th position in the Climate Change Performance Index (CLAT 2019 Current Affairs in Short of 13 th December 2018) Global carbon dioxide emissions are rising again but India's ranking has improved by three points, a Germanwatch report said. Sweden and Morocco were the leading countries, with the latter making significant expansion of renewable energy. Eight of the G20-countries performed very low, the report said, adding that the US and Saudi Arabia were at the bottom of the Climate Change Performance Index India moved to 11th rank from last year's 14 position as a result of an improved performance in renewable energy, comparatively low levels of per capita emissions and a relatively ambitious mitigation target for Russia emerged as world's No. 2 arms producer. (Top 10 Legal Current Affairs Questions and Answer of 13 th December 2018) A Swedish think tank said that Russia has emerged as the world's secondlargest arms producer after the United States. Russia surpassed Britain, which had held that spot since 2002 and remains Western Europe's No. 1 arms maker. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said in its annual report on the world's 100 biggest armaments groups that the combined arms sales of Russian companies amounted to $37.7 billion in 2017, an 8.5

18 percent rise from a year earlier. Russia's sales accounted for 9.5 percent of a worldwide total of $398.2 billion. The report includes both domestic and foreign sales around the globe, but doesn't include Chinese companies because of unreliable statistics, the institute said. 10. CAG Rajiv Mehrishi appointed as Vice-Chair of UN Panel of Auditors. (CLAT 2019 Current Affairs Questions and Answers of 13 th 2018) December Comptroller and Auditor General Rajiv Mehrishi has become the Vice-Chair of the UN Panel of Auditors, CAG said on Tuesday. The United Nations Panel of Auditors consists of External Auditors of the United Nations and its agencies. Presently, the panel consists of 11 countries -- India, Germany, Chile, Canada, France, Italy, Philippines, Ghana, Indonesia, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Currently, the panel is chaired by the Comptroller and Auditor General of the UK. The panel held its annual meeting in New York from 3 to 4 December 2018 and discussed various issues concerning audit of United Nations and the agencies under the United Nations System, CAG said in a statement. The panel also elected the Comptroller and Auditor General of the UK as Chair of the Panel for another term (2019).

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