Current Affairs 2010 - Questions and Answers

626. Who has taken over as the new Chief Information Commissioner of India following the retirement of Wajahat Habibullah recently?

627. French Nobel laureate Georges Charpak, who passed away recently, was known for achievements in which of the following?

628. The Allahabad High Court verdict on the status of disputed land in Ayodhya was in news recently. Which of the following issues received a unanimous verdict by the three judges?I. The disputed land should be partitioned between litigating partiesII. The structure demolished in 1992 was a mosqueIII. A temple was demolished to build the mosque in 16th century

629. Which of the following statements about FDI norms announced recently is/are correct?I. 100% foreign owned NBFCs will be allowed to set up subsidiaries without requiring to bring additional capitalII. Tobacco products have been brought under list of prohibited products under FDIIII. Three year lock-in period for FDI in real estate has been removed

630. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee released the first Budget Manual that attempts to outline the entire chain of events leading to the Union Budget recently. Which of the following statements about Budget is/are correct?Budget was introduced in India for the first time in 1860.The first Finance Member, who presented the Budget, was James Wilson. Finance Minister, Shanmukham Chetty, presented the first budget of independent India in November 1947.