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CLAT is not only about content

This issue contains: BASELINE SCORE learning but more importantly the
CLAT 2016 – Crack it in style! ENGLISH >25 emphasis is on practice, speed, accuracy
MATH >10 and above all presence of mind. Thus,
Page 1 apart from studying, you should focus on
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE >25
doing speed tests on all these subjects,
Interview with toppers LOGICAL REASONING >25 as most students complain that they are
Page 2 - 3 LEGAL APTITUDE >30 unable to complete the question paper
News in Brief for want of speed. Working out past year
b. DRAWING UP A STRATEGIC papers of CLAT, AILET and plenty of
Page 4 - 9 online tests will be of immense help in
PLAN:
Check your Current Affairs time management besides giving you a
Once you are aware of your varied exposure to questions. For
Quotient
strengths and weaknesses, embark instance, you should not take more than
Page 10 - 12
on a strategy to hone your strong 10 minutes to crack the math
points and ways and means to section, about 20 minutes to complete
English, fifteen minutes to do GK
CLAT 2016 – Crack it in style! overcome your weaknesses.
section and finally 25 minutes each
CLAT is the most defining Admittedly, time is too short indeed for Legal and Logic.
examination which opens avenues to to master areas where you lag
study law in India’s coveted National behind. However, systematic efforts d. LEARN TO MULTI – TASK:
Law Schools. National Law Schools can be made to strengthen one’s We are living in an era where
we are expected to multitask and excel
serve as great destinations to pursue vocabulary, grammar or basic in each of it. No doubt, most of you are
law and are instrumental in churning arithmetic. Make full use of SRIRAM tied up with your final leg of preparation
out talented legal professionals. This modules as well as other authentic for the Board Examination, but putting
path breaking move in your life now books to gain conceptual clarity in all CLAT preparation in cold storage until
April is not a good idea. Squeeze 60
hinges upon your making it to a top areas.
minutes a day during February and
National Law School. March (except on days preceding
c. DEVELOP INTEGRATED examination) and lo! You will have sixty
Here is what it takes to crack the APPROACH PREPARATION hours.
CLAT: STYLE: e. FILL YOUR MIND WITH
Focusing only on one POSITIVE THOUGHTS:
a. ASSESS YOUR PRESENT Vacuum clean your minds
APTITUDE LEVELS: subject for days together and, then completely and fill it with positive
CLAT, as you would have figured moving on with another subject is thoughts. Don’t waste your time
out by now, is an aptitude test, not an ideal strategy. This approach speculating your CLAT outcome, spend
testing your basics in English, will not yield results in a competitive every unproductive minute and hour into
assimilating knowledge and remind
Math, GK and Reasoning (Legal & examination. Study at least 2-3
yourself that you are the master of your
Logical). subjects every day with a well- destiny! SRIRAM TEAM
planned schedulePageand
1 ofcoverage.
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“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live for ever.”
Mahatma Gandhi
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would be covered eventually in SL

3. Describe the role played by Times. For Me, Static GK was a
Sriram Law Academy in your challenge. The Sriram Law Academy
success. analysis of GK proved to be helpful
DARSHAN : SLA has played a vital role since many questions that were
in my success. The weekly sectional asked were already covered in the
tests and the mock tests proved to be tests. The SLA A-Z GK book was
crucial as practicing on them handy as it included all the crucial
increased accuracy and time speed. parts of GK.
The Sriram Law Times was extremely
helpful during the last few days as 6. Would you like to share some
DARSHAN PATANKAR
majority of the questions were based tips with our students who are
AIR 507 CLAT 2015
on current affairs. The books of SLA gearing up for the 2016
were precise and up to the mark. The examination?

SRIRAM LAW ACADEMY strategies given by SLA were very DARSHAN : CLAT is not a difficult exam

interacted with Darshan Patankar helpful. to crack if one is focused and sincere.

who secured a top rank in CLAT 2015. Taking weekly tests on the SLA
4. How did you manage to tackle website is a must. Reading the
Here’s the interview: "negative marking" in CLAT? Newspaper daily is a must and
DARSHAN : This year was the first year especially from October 2015- April -
1. You have achieved a top rank in wherein the exam was held online 2016. Giving regular mock tests is a
CLAT 2015. How does it feel? and there was lot of pressure during key as you know where you stand.
DARSHAN : It is a great feeling to be in the exam. But I backed my instinct in Everyone tends to take maths lightly,
one of the top law universities of the sections and people seemed quite but it is a section wherein if one
India. The hard work has paid off. astonished when I told them that I practices regularly, scoring 17-18/20
had attempted 195 questions. The is not difficult. People tend to have
2. What / who inspired you to key thing to tackle negative marking fear of online examination. One can
consider law as a career option? was to not to worry about losing 0.25 only get rid of that fear only if one
DARSHAN : My parents told me that I mark and to back my instincts. takes mocks regularly by keeping a
have the legal cult in me and asked
countdown timer near you. Practice
me to give a thought to make a 5. GK is a vast area. Given that makes a man perfect. Best of Luck!
career in the legal field. After you had to work on both Current
searching on options in the legal Affairs and Static GK, how did you
field, we came to know about CLAT. go about it? Darshan Patankar hails from
After going through the SLA DARSHAN : I was strong in Current Mumbai. He was a student of
SRIRAM ACHIEVER 2015.
courseware, I found it quite Affairs because I read the newspaper
fascinating and interesting. daily and a few things that I missed

“You have to dream before your dreams can come true”

A.P.J.ABDUL KALAM
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CLAT, neither less nor more. For

3. Describe the role played by current G.K, compendiums, MCQ's

Sriram Law Academy in your would suffice.

AISHWARYA: SRIRAM LAW

ACADEMY mocks were helpful in 5. Would you like to share some

terms of G.K and maths primarily, tips with our students who are

compendiums and last minute tips gearing up for the 2016

were helpful. Thank you for the examination?

AISHWARYA JAIN,
constant guidance, support and AISHWARYA: In the end it’s your
AIR 47 CLAT 2015 AIR 12 AILET 2015
amazing mocks. It was a great constant effort throughout the year.

SRIRAM LAW ACADEMY experience to be associated with Your preferences to your want to

interacted with AISHWARYA JAIN Sriram Law Academy. spend the next five years in your

who secured a top rank in CLAT and dream college versus to the ones

AILET 2015. 4. SLA : How did you manage to which distract you is what will

Here’s the interview: tackle "negative marking" in really matter. Be calm on the D day.

1. You have achieved a top rank CLAT? 50% of the work is your calmness.

in AILET 2015. How does it feel? AISHWARYA: I have grown in G.K It is what decides who is better

AISHWARYA: It feels that all the from day one till last day and it was a among equals. Keep working and

hardwork I had put was worth it. It step by step process. It was toughest believe in yourself and you will make

further firms my belief in hard work. for me among all the areas. For static it. Good Luck!!

G.K you need to divide topics which

2. What / Who inspired you to are covered under CLAT/AILET. First

complete the theory of a topic and Aishwarya Jain hails from

consider law as a career option?
Lucknow. She was a student of
AISHWARYA: My brother inspired me then do as many MCQ's as possible to SRIRAM ONLINE MOCKS 2015.
make you believe that you have She secured AIR 47 in CLAT
as he ventured out and looked for
2015 and AIR 12 in AILET
career options which were not oft perfected the topic. It’s important to
2015.
repeated and law was the one I remember; it is neither IAS nor a
She has joined National Law
choose as his insight and school level G.K quiz. So your School, Bangalore.

explanations made me believe that it preparation has to be in terms of

is one of the best career options.

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“Arise! Awake! and stop not until the goal is reached” – Swami Vivekananda
SRIRAM LAW TIMES - A BI-MONTHLY NEWSLETTER December 2015 – January 2016

4. German Chancellor from Nagaland for her novel,

Angela Merkel was named “When the River sleeps”.
NEWS IN BRIEF as 2015 Person of the 11. Author Anuradha Roy won
Year by Time Magazine for the DSC Prize for South
her commendable leadership Asian Literature, 2016 for
APPOINTMENTS
acts to sail Germany and her novel “Sleeping on
1. Mr. Syed Akbaruddin is Europe as well through Jupiter” which deals with
India’s 21 st
Permanent during the Greek debt crisis, violence against women.
Representative at the U.N. refugee problem as well as 12. The Union government
2. Jeff Williams was appointed Russian intervention in released a list comprising 10
as the Chief Operating Officer Ukraine. Padma Vibhushan, 19
(COO) of Apple Inc. 5. Indian American professor Padma Bhushan and 83
3. Radha Krishna Mathur, Rakesh K Jain was selected Padma Shri awardees.
the former Defence Secretary for the National Medal of 13. Padma Vibhushan was
and a retired IAS officer of Science 2015 of United conferred on Yamini
Tripura cadre has been States (US). Krishnamurthi, Rajnikanth,
appointed as the new Chief 6. Andy Murray of the UK Dr. V.Shanta, Sri Sri Ravi
Information received the 2015 BBC Shankar, Jagmohan, Dr.
Commissioner of India. Sports Personality of the Vasudve Kallunte Aatre,
4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi Year award in London Avinash Dixit, Late Dhirubhai
has appointed Amitabh 7. Miss Philippines Pia Ambani.
Kant as the chief executive Alonzo Wurtzbach was, on 14. Noted Padma Bhushan
officer of NITI Aayog 20 December 2015, awardees include Sania
following the retirement crowned Miss Universe Mirza, Saina Nehwal, Anupam
of Sindhushree Khullar . 2015 at the final of 64th Kher, Udit Narayan, Vinod
edition of Miss Universe held Rai and others.
AWARDS in Las Vegas, USA. 15. Lance Naik Mohan Nath
8. The prestigious ‘Sangita Goswami from Army’s elite
1. India – born author Salman Kalanidhi’ award was Para Special Forces has been
Rushdie is awarded the conferred on noted Carnatic awarded the Ashok Chakra
prestigious Mailer Prize vocalist, Sanjay posthumously.
for lifetime achievement. Subramaniam. 16. “Spot light” a drama about
2. Indian – origin Tamil writer 9. The Revenant’ and sexual abuse in a Catholic
Jamuludeen Mohammed ‘Mozart in the Jungle’ Church won top prizes at the
Sali was declared as the emerged as the top winners Screen Actors guild
winner of the prestigious at the Golden Globe Award. Awards.
South East Asian Write Brie Larson won the best 17. Miss Spain Mireia
Award for Singapore. actress and Leonardo Lalaguna Royo was
3. Indian American professor Dicaprio won the best actor crowned Miss World 2015
Rakesh K Jain was selected 10. The Hindu Literary Prize at the Beauty of Crown
for the National Medal of 2015 was awarded to Theater in Sanya, China.
Science 2015 of United Easterine Kire, a poet, 18. Eminent Gujarat novelist,
States (US). novelist and children’s writer critic and poet Raghuveer
Chaudhary was declared
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“To succeed in your mission, you must have a single-minded devotion to your goal.”
A.P.J.ABDUL KALAM
SRIRAM LAW TIMES - A BI-MONTHLY NEWSLETTER December 2015 – January 2016

the winner of the 51st best practices to help the 5. Chennaiyin FC beat the
Jnanpith Award for the Board members understand hosts FC Goa to win the 2nd
year 2015 by the Jnanpith the nuances of certifying Indian Super League
award jury headed by noted films. Actor – director Kamal (ISL) Football tournament at
writer Namwar Singh on Hassan and film maker the Jawaharlal Nehru
December 29. Gautam Ghosh were Stadium in Fatorda, Goa.
19. Eminent music maestro included in the Shyam 6. Kane Williamson becomes
Illaiyaraja, was declared Benegal Committee set up by the first cricketer from New
the winner of Kerala the Union Government to Zealand to top the
Tourism’s Nishagandhi look into the functioning of International Cricket Council’s
Puraskaram (Award) Central Board of Film (ICC’s) Test rankings.
2016 on December 31, Certification. 7. Reigning World Champion
2015. Magnus Carlsen of
Sports
20. Midnight’s Furies: The Norway emerged the
Deadly Legacy of India’s 1. World Champion Australia champion of the London
partition’ by Nisid Hajari defeated Belgium 2-1 in Classic Chess Tournament.
won the William E.Colby the final on December 6, 8. The 12th South Asian Games,
Award for 2016. The book 2015 at the Sardar 2016 will be organized in
covers the Partition and the Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Guwahati and Shillong
violence that surrounded that Raipur to lift the second from February 6 to 16,
event. edition of Hockey World 2016. The 12th South Asian
League 2014-15. Host Games logo is a circle
COMMITTEES AND India clinched the bronze with eight petals,

COMMISSIONS medal in the HWL, beating representing the

the Netherlands. countries participating in
1. The Union Government on 2. Former Sri Lanka captain it. Tikhor is the name of
December 14, 2015 set up a Mahela Jayawardene was the mascot of the Games.
one-member judicial awarded with an honorary It is a one horn rhino who is
committee to look into the life membership of the sharp, modern and naughty
implementation of the One Marylebone Cricket Club in its look.
Rank One Pension (OROP) (MCC). 9. Mumbai Garuda clinched
scheme for ex-servicemen. 3. Vijay Kumar won the centre the inaugural edition of the
Justice (Retd.) Narsimha fire pistol gold in the 59th Pro Wrestling League (PWL),
Reddy, former Chief National shooting beating Haryana
Justice of Patna High championship at the Dr Karni Hammers 7-2 in the final on
Court will lead the Singh Range in Tughlakabad December 27, 2015 at K.D.
committee which has been in New Delhi Jadhav Stadium, New Delhi.
asked to submit its report 4. FC Barcelona beat 10. Top-seed world champion
within six months. Argentina in the final to win Magnus Carlsen of Norway
2. The Union Information and the 2015 FIFA Club World on December 29, 2015
Broadcasting Ministry Cup at the International clinched the Qatar Masters
constituted a committee, Stadium in Yokohama, Japan. Chess Open 2015.
headed by film maker 11. BCCI’s top award, “Poly
Shyam Benegal to suggest Umrigar Cricketer-of- the
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Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.”
- Robert Collier
SRIRAM LAW TIMES - A BI-MONTHLY NEWSLETTER December 2015 – January 2016

- year 2015” award has the Australian Open, thus 2. Himachal Pradesh
been won by India’s test becoming Germany’s first becomes the first state of
captain Virendra Kohli Grand Slam Champion in 17 India to launch Rotavirus
12. India’s off - spinner R. years. vaccination project.
Ashwin emerged as the 21. Novak Djokovic delivered 3. Andhra Pradesh became
No.1 Test bowler and all- a crushing defeat on Andy the first state of India to join
rounder in the ICC rankings Murray at Melbourne Park the Union Government’s
at the end of 2015 and clinched his fifth Ujwal Discom Assurance
13. Col.C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Australian Open Title. With Yojana (UDAY) that aims at
Achievement Award was this win, he equaled Roy reviving debt stressed power
given to former Indian Emerson’s record of six distribution companies.
stumper Syed Kirmani. Australian Opens. 4. Union Environment Minister
14. Pranav Dhanawade, a 22. K. Srikanth won the Syed Prakash Javadekar on 4
class X student from Modi International Grand December 2015 released the
Maharashtra, became the Prix title in Lucknow India State of Forest
first batsman in any class of Report (ISFR) 2015. The
cricket to score 1000 runs in report states that India’s
a single innings in a forest and tree cover has
BOOKS & AUTHORS
competitive match. been increased by 5081 sq
15. Leonel Messi won his fifth 1. Shatrughan Sinha’s km. The total forest and tree
world player of the year biography “Anything But cover is 79.42 million
crown at the FIFA Ballon d’ Khamosh” was released in hectares, which is 24.16
Or ceremony. January 2016 amidst much percent of the total
16. Stan Warwrinka beat fanfare. geographical area.
Borna Coric to claim his 2. The’ Turbulent years: 5. Madhya Pradesh has the
fourth Chennai Open Title. 1980 – 96’ is an auto largest forest cover of 77462
17. The Indian women’s biography of President sq km in the country,
cricket team scripted Pranab Mukherjee was followed by Arunachal
history by clinching its released by Vice – President Pradesh with a forest cover
maiden Twenty 20 series Hamir Ansari. of 67248 sq km and
with over three – time World Chhattisgarh with 55586 sq
Champion Australia. km.
18. Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu 6. Mizoram with 88.93
clinched the Malaysia
IMPORTANT NEWS – percentage of forest
Masters Grand prix Gold INDIA cover has the highest
Title. forest cover in percentage
19. Sania Mirza and Martina 1. The Union Cabinet approved terms, followed by
Hingis won the Australian setting up of six new Lakshadweep with 84.56
Open Doubles Title. This is Indian Institutes of percent.
their eighth title in a row. Technology (IITs) in 7. The Odisha Government
20. In a dramatic turn of events, Andhra Pradesh, launches ‘Anwesha
Angelique Kerber of Chhattisgarh, Goa, scheme’ to provide free
Germany defeated World Jammu, Kerala and education to scheduled caste
No. 1 Serena Williams in Karnataka. and scheduled tribe students.
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- “The starting point of all achievement is desire” - Napoleon Hill

SRIRAM LAW TIMES - A BI-MONTHLY NEWSLETTER December 2015 – January 2016

8. India’s first indigenously clearance and not the the 24 x 7 all India helpline –
designed and built warship place of issue. 1906 for LPG leaks.
Indian Navy Service (INS) 13. Bihar government on 23 16. The Madurai Bench of the
Godavari was December 2015 banned 15- Madras High Court
decommissioned in Naval year old diesel vehicles prescribed a dress code for
Dockyard Mumbai. from plying in the state entry into temples with effect
9. The United Nations capital, Patna. from January 1
Development Programme 14. A panel headed by Chief 17. The 103rd Indian Science
released its Human Economic Adviser Arvind Congress took place on 3rd
Development Report Subramanian has given January in Mysore. The
2015 on December 14, following recommendations theme for the session was
2015. India ranked 130 th
for the implementation of “Science and Technology
place of 188 countries Goods and Services Tax: for Indigenous
with HDI value of 0.069,  The one per cent tax Development in India”.
which puts the country in the proposed to be levied on PM Narendra Modi gave the
medium human development the Goods and Services keynote address and feted a
category in the latest report. Tax (GST) on inter-state few Nobel laureates and
Indian Origin American
India’s rank in last year HDI trade of goods to help
mathematician Manjul
was 135. Norway topped manufacturing states be
Bhargava.
the HDI 2015 followed by done away with.
18. The terrorist attack on the
Australia and New Zealand.  The main of standard
Pathankot Air Force
10. The Lok Sabha passed The GST rate should be in
Station claimed the lives of
Payment of Bonus the range of 16.9 –
an unacceptably high number
(Amendment) Bill, 2015 18.9 per cent. It prefers
of officers.
that seeks to raise the it to be between 16.9 per
19. One of the main
eligibility limit for payment of cent and 17.7 percent.
recommendations made by
bonus. The standard rate will
the R.M. Lodha committee
11. The Rajya Sabha passed the apply to most goods and
appointed by the Supreme
Juvenile Justice (Care and services in the new Court held that betting in
Protection of Children) indirect tax regime. The cricket must be legalized.
Bill, 2015 that permits lower rate for goods Further, it also suggested
Juveniles between the ages should be at 12 per measures to spruce up BCCI.
of 16-18 years to be tried cent and the highest 20. Telegana has become the
as adults for heinous rate at 40 per cent. first state to introduce
offences. The highest rate is for compulsory gender education
12. The Rajya Sabha passed demerit goods such as at the graduate level.
the Negotiable alcohol, luxury cars, 21. Supreme Court on the 12th
Instruments tobacco, etc. The rate on January refused to lift the
(Amendment) Bill, 2015 precious metals in the ban on “Jallikattu” which it
the Act provides for filing range of two per cent to called an inherently cruel
of cheque bounce cases six per cent. sport and that animals cannot
at the place where a 15. The Minister of Petroleum be bullied into pain and
cheque is presented for and Natural Gas inaugurated suffering in the name of
tradition and custom.
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“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure”.
- Bill Cosby
SRIRAM LAW TIMES - A BI-MONTHLY NEWSLETTER December 2015 – January 2016

22. The ‘Start Up India’ 27. The Mysuru – Varanasi flighter jets, nuclear reactors
Workshop was held in Vigyan Express will become the and a major commitment to
Bhavan, New Delhi with country’s first Braille – counter terror cooperation.
much fanfare. P.M. Narendra embedded train. 33. The Republic Day parade for
Modi unveiled the action plan 28. On 20 th
January, Indian the first time included a
for start-up movement. The Space Research Organization foreign contingent with the
Start-up India Action Plan (ISRO) launched the IRNSS French 35th Infantry
lists out a comprehensive set – 1E, the fifth of the seven – regiment leading it.
of structural and regulatory satellite Indian Regional 34. The Urban development
reforms in order to achieve Navigation Satellite System ministry has announced the
this such as Income tax (IRNSS) into space. IRNSS is list of 20 cities selected for
exemption, easing designed to provide accurate the first phase of smart
compliance through reduction position information service cities mission. Each of
of regulations and having to users in India and the these cities will receive
fixed qualifications as to what region extending up to Rs.200 crore per year to build
a ‘start-up’ is etc. 1,500km. smart infrastructure.
23. Rohit Vemula, student 29. The French President 35. India is ranked 76th position
belonging to Dalit Francois Hollande was the in the Transparency
community, a Research chief guest at the 67 th
International’s Corruption
Scholar at University of Republic Day parade in New Perception Index, 2015
Hyderabad committed suicide Delhi. out of 168 countries. India
triggered by alleged 30. Ending months of political has improved its past year’s
harassment by the instability in Arunachal position. The Index was
authorities. Pradesh, the State has been topped by Denmark for the
24. National Voters’ Day was brought under President second consecutive year.
observed on January 25 th.
Rule. 36. The 14th edition of 2016
The Election Commission 31. Women activists belonging to Pravasi Bharatiya
came into being on that day Ranrangini Bhumata Divas (PBD) Conference was
in 1950. Brigade who attempted to held in New Delhi from
25. P.M. Narendra Modi released enter the Shani January 8-10, 2016.
the first set of 100 Shingnapur temple in
declassified files pertaining Maharashtra’s IMPORTANT NEWS-
to Netaji Subhas Chandra Ahmednagar district were INTERNATIONAL
Bose at the National detained by the police. The
Archives of India in the 400 years old tradition debars 1. Pakistan on December 15,
presence of members of the women from worshipping the 2015 successfully test-fired
Bose family. stone idol of Lord Shani on the nuclear capable
26. The largest and tallest account of “harmful Shaheen – 1 A ballistic
tricolor was hoisted at vibrations” to be emanated missile with a strike range of
Pahari Mandir in Ranchi. from the deity. 900 km
The flag measures 66 feet in 32. India and France signed 14 2. For the first time, Saudi
height and 99 feet in width. agreements, including an Arabian voters elected
It was hoisted on a 293 – intergovernmental agreement women in at least 18
foot tall pole. for the purchase of Rafale municipal council seats.
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“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other”.
- Abraham Lincoln
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3. World Trade Organization France, Russia, Germany, UK of Maharashtra that

(WTO) unanimously and US signed last year. amends Section 66 (1)(c)
approved Afghanistan’s 9. A deadly blizzard walloped of the Factories Act, 1948
WTO membership at its the eastern United States that restricts women from
Tenth Ministerial Conference paralyzing Washington working at a factory between
(MC 10) in Nairobi, the and other cities. 7PM and 6 AM.
capital of Kenya. 10. The World Health 2. The President has given his
4. The Philippines became the Organization (WHO) has assent to the Commercial
first Asian country to approve predicted that Zika virus Courts, Commercial
disease caused by Division and Commercial
the sale of the world’s first –
mosquitoes is spreading Appellate Division of High
ever dengue vaccine,
through the Americas and Courts Act, thus enabling
Dengvaxia.
likely to affect 3 – 4 million setting up of commercial
5. The World Health
people. Zika is linked to a benches in select high courts.
Organization (WHO) declared
foetal deformation known as Further the President has
the end of Ebola virus
microcephaly in which given assent to the
transmission in the
infants are born with Arbitration and
Republic of Guinea. Conciliation
abnormally small heads.
6. China officially ended its (Amendment) Act, this
‘One Child Policy’ on PEOPLE WHO PASSED enabling speedy settlement
December 27, 2015 as the of high value business
AWAY
159 – member National disputes.
People’s Congress Standing 1. Veteran classical dancer and
Committee, the top organ of Padma Bhushan recipient INTERNATIONAL
China’s Parliament passed the Mrinalini Sarabhai passed SUMMITS
law, allowing married couples away on January 21st at 97
to have a second child in years. Mrinalini Sarabhai was 1. The World Trade
China. proficient in Bharatnatyam, Organisation (WTO)’s tenth
7. The Chinese – led Asian Kathakali and Ministerial Conference was
Infrastructure Mohiniyattam. She was held in Nairobi, Kenya,
Investment Bank ( AIIB) married to Vikram from 15 to 19 December
was formally opened for Sarabhai, father of India’s 2015. It was chaired by
business in Beijing. The Space programme. She set Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for
bank would focus on up a dance school called Foreign Affairs and
financing needs for basic “Darpana’ in Ahmedabad. International Trade, Amina
infrastructure. 2. Gen. K.V. Krishna Rao, the Mohamed. India was
former Army Chief, who was represented by the
8. The U.S. removed a wide
governor of Jammu & Commerce Minister Nirmala
range of sanctions
Kashmir for two terms passed Sitharaman.
against Iran after the
away. 2. The 46th annual conference
International Atomic Energy
of the World Economic
Agency (INEA) confirmed
LEGISLATIONS/ Forum began on 19th of
that Tehran had met its
January at the Swiss Ski
commitments to roll back its BILLS PASSED resort of Davos. The theme
nuclear programme under an
of this year’s conference was
agreement with China, 1. President Pranab Mukherjee
“Mastering the Fourth
gave assent to Factories
Industrial Revolution”
(Amendment) Bill, 2015
9

“Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith”.
- Steve Jobs
SRIRAM LAW TIMES - A BI-MONTHLY NEWSLETTER December 2015 – January 2016

5th November as the World first social mobile Wallet.

______ Day Name it.

Check Your 7. In the winter session of the 15. Name the dancing legend
CURRENT AFFAIRS Parliament the ____ and who was an exponent of

Quotient _____ Amendment Bill 2015 Mohiniyattam, Bharatnatyam,

was passed, which facilitates & Kathakali who passed away

the procedure of Arbitration. recently.

1. An eminent Gujarati 8. After Steff Graf, who became 16. For the novel ‘Sleeping on
litterateur has been selected the next German woman to Jupiter’ which popular
for the 51 st
Jnanpith Award. win the Australian Open this novelist won the acclaimed
He was earlier awarded the year? DSC Prize for Literature
Sahitya Academi Award. 9. Which Indian CM was 2016?
Name him awarded the K. Veeramani 17. Name the new ‘start up’
2. After Airtel, Aircel & Vodafone Social Justice Award by the branch of SBI launched in
which service provider has EV Periyar Foundation? Bengaluru?
launched 4G Telecom service: 10. Which Indian Judge has been 18. The 68th Indian Army Day
3. Who has been appointed as appointed as the Lokayuktha celebrated to honour the first
CEO of NITI Aayog which of UP? commander of the Army
replaced the 60 year old 11. India overtook which nation K.M.Cariappa was celebrated
Planning Commission? as the World’s largest rice on _____
4. Which Australia cricketing Exporter? 19. Winning the 2016 FIFA Ballon
talent was named the ICC 12. Who was the only person to ‘d’ or Award ,Lionel Messi has
Test Cricketer of the Year be posthumously awarded won it ____ time since its
named after sir Gary sobers? the Padma Vibhushan this inception.
5. A part of the team which year? 20. What was imposed for the 6th
won 1983 World Cup, and a 13. Recently, in which city was time in J & K following the
legendary wicket keeper has India’s tallest and largest flag untimely death of the CM as
been rewarded the Col. C.K. hoisted measuring 293 ft and per the Section 92 of the
Naidu Lifetime Achievement weighing 80 kg? J&K
Award. Name him 14. India’s digital payment 21. The _____ edition of the
6. After seeing havocs of startup company TransSev Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas was
________,UNGA designated has launched the nation’s held in New Delhi?
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22. For her novel “ A God in 29. Which European politician surrounding the ban of a

Ruins’ ____ won the 2015 was announced TIME certain food item.

Costa Novel award becoming Magazine’s Person of the 36. Which private Space

the 1st British Author to win Year 2015? Company, for the first time,

it. 30. Which two cities were chosen launched a rocket that came

23. Which UN official has been through an auction to replace back to the earth after

appointed the UN High Chennai and Rajasthan as delivering a spacecraft to

Commissioner for Refugees? bases of IPL teams after the orbit?

(UNHCR) franchises CSK and RR were 37. Which country was recently

24. Which African country, the banned for two years? accepted as the 163rd

birthplace of Ebola, was 31. Who was sworn in as the 43rd member of the World Trade

declared free of the disease Chief Justice of India, Organization (WTO)?

by WHO? succeeding HL Dattu? 38. Which multilateral bank,

25. Which Indian state 32. Which Indian sand artist’s considered as a rival to the

controversially passed a law Santa Claus sculpture has World Bank, was formally

stating that education featured in the Limca Book of opened by the Chinese

qualifications are a must to Records? President Xi Jinping in Beijing

contest Panchayat polls? 33. Which former FIFA President in January 2016?

26. Which PSU was the highest was banned from the sport 39. Which British actor, famous

ranked Indian company in for 8 years following for his roles such as that of

Fortune magazine’s list of allegations of corruption? Severus Snape in the Harry

Top 500 companies? 34. Which African country, in Potter movies, died at the

27. Which neighbouring country’s deep recession, agreed to age of 69 in January 2016?

Parliament, built by the make Yuan its legal tender in 40. The Supreme Court stayed a

Indian government, was exchange for clearance of 40 central government

inaugurated by PM Modi in million dollars of debt? notification lifting a ban on

December 2015? 35. Who, or what, was which traditional festival of

28. Which far-left, anti-austerity announced as search engine the south?

political party registered a Yahoo’s Personality of the

stunning performance in the Year 2015? Yahoo was taking

Spanish parliamentary a dig over a controversy

elections in December 2015?

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2 Reliance Jio
3 Amitabh Kant
4 Steve Smith
5 Syed Kirmani
6 Tsunami
7 Arbitration & Conciliation
8 Angelique Kerber
9 Nitish Kumar
10 Justice Sanjay Misra
11 Thailand
12 Dhirubai Ambani
13 Ranchi
14 Udio
15 Mrinalini Sarabhai
16 Anuradha Roy
17 SBI Incube
18 15th January
19 5th time
20 Governor’s Rule
21 14th edition
22 Kate Atkinson
23 Filippo Gradi
24 Guinea
25 Haryana
26 Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)
27 Afghanistan
28 Podemos (We can)
29 Angela Merkel
30 Pune and Rajkot
31 Justice TS Thakur
32 Sudarsan Pattnaik
33 Sepp Blatter
34 Zimbabwe
35 Cow
36 SpaceX
37 Afghanistan
38 Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
39 Alan Rickman
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