CLAT GYAN’S GK COMPENDIUM

SEPTEMBER THE 25th, 2010

 Commonwealth Games Federation President – Mike Fennel
 Commonwealth Organizing Committee – Suresh Kalmadi
 Jnanpith Award for O. N. V. Kurup(Malyalam) and Akhlaq Khan Shahryar (Urdu) for
the years 2007 and 2008 respectively. [Read:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jnanpith_Award]
 Peepli Live – Depicting Urban – Rural Divide is India’s official entry for the Best
Foreign Film Category at the prestigious Oscars.
 Judge Yesu Ratnam of Nellore District is now the new record holder for the most
number of cases disposed(270) – beats the MP court recod of 152 cases
 Indian Hockey team captain – Rajpal Singh
 Securities and Exchange Board of India Chairman – C. B. Bhave
 Nuclear weapons capable, surface to surface missile – Prithvi
 Teresa Lewis – executed by Virginia court – first woman in about 100 years – created
uproar p as she was a person with diminished capabilities

SEPTEMBER THE 26th, 2010

 September 26 is known as the “World Heart Day” [as frivolous as it may seem, such
innocuous questions have the ugly tendency to turn up in the past years’ papers, and
even Mock tests]
 Manipuri woman boxer M. C. Mary Kom is a five-time boxing champion
 Manipur CM – Okram Ibobi
 Mirza Himayat Inayat Baig is the key accused in the German Bakery blast case.
 Assam Chief Minister: Tarun Gogoi
 ULFA Chief: Arabinda Rajkhowa
 Under Article 136 of the Constitution of India any person aggrieved by any judgment,
decree, determination or order in any cause or matter passed or made by any Court or
Tribunal in the territory of India may appeal to the Supreme Court of India.
Accordingly a person aggrieved by any order or judgment of High Court or of
Tribunal may appeal to the Supreme Court by filing Special Leave Petition.
 Union Urban Development Minister: Jaipal Reddy
  CitiGroup Chief Executive is Indian-American – Vikram Pandit (during the recession
that hit USA this company was going through a difficult time, many blamed its chief
exec, hence earning him the name “Vikram Bandit”)
 The Food and Agriculture Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations
Organization. It is situated in Rome, Italy and headed by Jacques Diouf

SEPTEMBER THE 27th 2010

 Union Finance Minister: Pranab Mukherjee
 Swavalamban is a pension scheme for the workers employed in the unorganized
sector.
 For the first time, three women have been chosen for the prestigious “Shanti Swaroop
Bhatnagar Prize for Scientific Excellence”. It is awarded by the Council for Scientific
and Industrial Research, at present it is headed by Samir Brahmachari. It was founded
by Shanti Swaroop.
 Economist Arjun Sengupta, also member of the Rajya Sabha from West Bengal was
cremated. He was an expert on developmental economics. He headed the Commission
for Enterprises in the Unorganized Sector, which culminated in the government’s
policies of special attention towards the same sector.
 Supreme Court Judge Aftab Alam will replace Justice V. S. Sirpukar as head of the
three member committee investigating corruption and land grab charges against
Justice P. D. Dinakaran.

SEPTEMBER THE 29TH 2010

 Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Chairman – J. Hari Narayan
 Asian Development Bank is located in Manila, Philippines and is headed by Haruhiko
Karuda
 Tembhli in Maharashtra is the first village to get Unique Identification Numbers
under the Aadhar scheme, it shall be then declared an “Aadhar village”.
 North Korea’s dictator-ruler Kim Jong Il made his son, Kim Jong Un a General.
Sending a message across that his son would be the eventual successor.

SEPTEMBER THE 30TH 2010

 Ranbir Singh Butola will head the Indian Oil Corporation, which is the nation’s
largest refining and fuel marketing firm.
 Mahindra Satyam Chairman: Vineet Nayar, CEO: CP Gurnani
 SBI Chairman: OP Bhatt. SBI was established as the Imperial Bank of India by the
British in 1806, making it the oldest commercial bank in the subcontinent. In 1959 the
Government passed the State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act, enabling the
State Bank of India to take over eight former State-associated banks as its
subsidiaries. On 13 September 2008, State Bank of Saurashtra, one of its Associate
Banks, merged with State Bank of India.
  The National Association of Software and Service Companies is headed by Harsh
Manglik
 Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry is headed Rajan Bharati
Mittal and its Sec-Gen is Amit Mitra
 A. N. Tiwari is the new Chief Information Commissioner, succeeding Wajahat
Habibullah. Tiwari will be the second CIC.

OCTOBER THE 1ST 2010

 Delhi’s Lt. Governor – Tejendra Kumar, Delhi’s CM – Sheila Dixit and Organizing
Committee for CWG chairman – Suresh Kalmadi
 Aung Suu Kyi – Non-Violent Burmese Nobel Laureate who has been under house
arrest for most of the last two decades will be freed after her house arrest period ends.
 NATO Chairman – Anders Fogh Rasmussen

[Note:This compendium has not touched upon the great amount of news that is coming from
Ayodhya, however, all related and important aspects will be covered by means of the
supplements that are being put up, as and when developments occur – ClatGyan will keep
you posted with what you need to know]

CG