14 July 2013 1) India ’s 21st nuclear plant attained criticality on 13 July 2013 and thus setting the stage for its commissioning before August-end. Which plant is this? – Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu (In the first stage, the 1,000-MWe plant would be synchronised with the southern grid with 400 MWe in another 30-45 days. Power production would subsequently be stepped up to 50 per cent, 75 per cent, 90 per cent, and finally 100 per cent. When it goes on stream, India ’s total capacity of nuclear power will go up to 5,780 MWe. It is the first pressurised water reactor belonging to the light-water reactor category and has been set up with Russian technical cooperation) 2) Who was sworn in as the 9th Chief Minister of Jharkhand on 13 July 2013? – Hemant Soren (He is the son of JMM Chief Shibu Soren and was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Syed Ahmed. Soren had staked claim on 9 July 2013 for formation of a government in alliance with Congress, RJD, smaller parties and independent MLAs. The alternative coalition comes nearly six months after the imposition of President’s rule, which was to end on 18 July 2013) 3) Which state will be the first to implement UPA Govt.’s highly ambitious Food Security Programme? – Delhi (Delhi Govt. is to launch this programme on 20 August 2013, which is also the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi) 4) Northern Ireland on 12-13 July 2013 was hit by combat rioting by Protestant extremists in which over 30 police officers were injured. Police reinforcements were called from Britain to combat rioting by Protestant extremists. Name of which Protestant order came to highlight which reportedly inspired these riots? – Orange Order Brotherhood 5) Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, who passed away in Milan on 13 July 2013, was main accused in which scam? – Bofors scam (His death brought to an end a quarter-century-old saga of political bickering between the Congress and its rivals over the infamous gun deal. Though all charges against the Italian businessman were withdrawn by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) two years back, his name and his alleged links with the Gandhi family kept the Bofors-pot boiling)
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