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4 September 2014 ======================================= 1) What was the overall status of livestock population in the country as stated in the 19th Livestock Census for 2012 released on 3 September 2014? – Overall decline of 3.3% in livestock population as compared to 2007 Explanation : The 19th Livestock Census (2012) published by the Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries was released on 3 September 2014. The main conclusion in the Census is that during 2012, the total livestock population, consisting of buffaloes, sheep, goats, pigs, horses and ponies, mules, donkeys, camels, mithun and yak, stood at 512.05 million in 2012 against 529.69 million in 2007. However, the number of milch animals (in-milk and dry), cows and buffaloes, increased from 111.09 million to 118.59 million, up 6.75%, while the number of ‘animals-in–milk’ increased from 77.04 million to 80.52 million, showing an increase of 4.51%. The population of female cattle (cows) also increased to 122.9 million, up 6.52% over the 2007, along with a 7.99% rise in female buffalo population, which stood at 92.5 million in 2012. However, the goat and sheep population registered a decline of 3.82% and 9.07% respectively over the previous census. The camel and donkey population also decreased sharply by 22.48% and 27.22% in 2012, over the 2007 Census. The 19th Livestock Census was conducted during 2012 with reference date 15 October 2012. The first livestock census was carried out in 1919-20 and since then 18 such endeavours have been completed. ………………………………………………………………………… 2) What was India’s position in the Global Competitiveness Report 2014-15 that was released on 3 September 2014 by Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF)? – 71st Explanation : India slipped by 11 places in the 2014-15 as against 60th position in the report for 2013-14. India’s position was lowest among the 5 BRICS countries. China, which has improved its position by one place to 28th spot, leads the BRICS grouping. Russia is ranked at 53rd position, followed by South Africa (56th) and Brazil (57th). Switzerland was once again placed as the most competitive economy, followed by Singapore and United States. Other countries in the top ten are Finland (4th), Germany (5th), Japan (6th), Hong Kong SAR (7th), Netherlands (8th), United Kingdom (9th) and Sweden (10th). According to the report, India’s slide in the competitiveness rankings began in 2009, when its economy was still growing at 8.5% (it even grew by 10.3% in 2010). ………………………………………………………………………… 3) What is the name of the newly launched domain name in Devanagari script that includes 8 Indian languages including Hindi and Marathi? – .bharat domain Explanation : The name would have ‘.bharat’ (.भारत) in Hindi script as its extension instead of commonly top level domains such as , .net or .in. With the launch, individuals or companies who are interested in owning a website with domain name in Hindi language would be able to book the name in Hindi script. The 8 Indian languages which can have .bharat domain are Bodo (Boro), Dogri, Hindi, Konkani, Maithili, Marathi, Nepali, and Sindhi. However, this domain will be available in all the Indian languages very soon. ………………………………………………………………………… 4) What is the name of a deadly ‘Trojan’ virus which hacks and steals personal credit and debit card data and is prowling in the Indian cyberspace as announced on 3 September 2014 by Indian cyber security watchdog CERT-In? – “Backoff” Explanation : “Backoff” is being seen spreading through computer networks which use Windows as their operating systems. It targets Point of Sale (POS) systems and propagates by scanning for systems with remote desktop applications enabled. The virus is capable of stealing customer payment cards data like card holders name, account number, expiration data, CVV code among others from POS systems. The virus is so notorious that it is able to capture keystrokes and communicate with the command and control server for further hacking. CERT-In (Computer Emergency Response Team India) is the nodal agency to combat hacking, phishing and to fortify security-related defences of the Indian Internet domain. ………………………………………………………………………… 5) Which city sent highest number of students to Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) during 2014 as revealed in a detailed analysis by the Joint Implementation Committee (JIT), released by IIT Kharagpur? – Jaipur Explanation : The other five cities with most number of successful candidates are Delhi, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Patna and Mumbai. The six cities account for 10,882 or 40.07 per cent of the candidates who qualified this year. While 1,26,995 candidates registered this year, 1,19,581 appeared in both papers and 27,152 candidates qualified JEE (Advanced) 2014. 2,780 students qualified as against 10,116 registrations from Jaipur. The data reveals that among the states, which have the maximum candidates qualifying, Andhra Pradesh (18.32%), Rajasthan (15.81%), Uttar Pradesh (12.21%), Maharashtra (8.52%) and Delhi (NCT) (6.61%) occupy the top five positions. The IIT-JEE for 2014 was conducted by IIT Kharagpur. ………………………………………………………………………… 6) Which auto company introduced Ciaz, its new mid-sized sedan, on 3 September 2014? – Maruti Suzuki Explanation : Maruti Suzuki, which already dominates the compact cars segment in India, wants to target the top spot in mid-sized sedan category with Ciaz. Maruti Suzuki has twice in the past tried to grab a share of this segment with Baleno and SX4. However, these models failed to make a significant impact. Ciaz would be officially launched during first week of October 2014. …………………………………………………………………………
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