DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS-03 JANUARY
2015
1)
INDIAN ORIGIN APPOINTED TOP ADVISOR TO SINGAPORE PRESIDENT
Ø Veteran Indian Origin civil Servant J. Y. Pillay is re-appointed
as the Chairman of Presidential Council of Advisor (CPA) by Singapore President
Tony Tan Keng Yam.
Ø Term – 4 years
Ø He will exercise the functions of President’s office in the
absence of President.
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.
Who among the following Indian-origin is appointed as top
advisor to Singapore President:
a.
J.S.
Pillai
b.
J.Y.Pillai
c.
Nikhil
Sharma
d.
Richard
Verma
2)
U.S. ENVOY ARRIVED INDIA
Ø The first Indian-American US ambassador to India, Richard
Rahul Verma arrived here today.
Ø He promised to work in advancing the strategic bilateral
partnership between New Delhi and Washington.
Ø S.Jaishanker is Indian Ambassador to U.S
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.
Who among the following has been appointed as first
Indian-American U.S. Ambassador to India:
a.
Tony
Joy
b.
Nandan
Row
c.
Richard
Rahul Verma
d.
John
Roueff
3)
DR. VARANT RANCHOD GOWARIKAR PASSED AWAY
Ø Former ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) Chief
Passed Away.
Ø Dr. Gowarikar along with Vikram Sarabhai (Father of ISRO)
started working on Satellite technology in the Tata Institute of Fundamental
Research
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.
Who was Dr. Vasant Ranchod Gowariker:
a.
Scientist
b.
Actor
c.
Writer
d.
Politician
4)
WORLD’S FIRST CLONED BUFFALO DELIVERS SECOND CALF
Ø World’s first cloned buffalo ‘Garima’ delivered its second
calf at the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) Karnal.
Ø The calf named ‘Krishna’ is the eighth calf cloned by NDRI.
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.
Where is National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI)
a.
Ambala
b.
New
Delhi
c.
Karnal
d.
Chandigarh
2.
What is the name of the world’s first cloned buffalo:
a.
Garima
b.
Krishna
c.
Karena
d.
Dolly
5)
R.K. SRIVASTVA, NEW CHAIRMAN OF AAI
Ø IAS officer R.K.Srivastva took over as the new chairman of
Airport Authority of India.
Ø He succeeds Sudheer Raja.
Ø AAI is Statutory body under the Ministry of civil Aviation.
It is responsible for upgrading, managing and maintaining Civil aviation
infrastructure in India.
Ø Union Minister of civil Aviation –Ashok Gajapathi Raju.
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.
Who among the following took over as the new chief of
Airport Authority of India:
a.
R.K.Srivastva
b.
Arun
Jaitly
c.
Parbhakar
Sinha
d.
Sudheer
Kumar
6)
KIRAN VADODARIA ELECTED INS PRESIDENT
Ø Kiran Vadodaria of Sambhaav Matro was elected as president
of Indian Newspaper society for 2014-15.
Ø INS is founded in 1939
Ø Headquarter of INS is at New Delhi
Ø INS is an independent body authenticating circulation
figures of newspaper and periodical in India.
Ø It promotes freedom of Press in India.
Ø It acts as central organization of the Press of India.
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.
Who has been appointed as new chairman of Indian Newspaper
Society:
a.
P.V.Chandren
b.
Kiran
Vadodaria
c.
Pawan
Agarwal
d.
Rishi
Dorole
7)
‘PK’ BECOMES HIGHEST GROWING BOLLYWOOD FILM
Ø Aamir Khan starer PK has broken the Dhoom 3 record to become
the biggest earner in Bollywood by collecting Rs. 278.52 crore.
Ø Director – Raj Kumar Hirani
Ø Producer – Raj Kumar Hirnani
, Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Sidharth Roy Kapur
Ø Writer – Raj Kumar Hirani and Abhijit Joshi
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.
Who is the director of the highest growing Bollywood film
‘PK’:
a.
Raj
Kumar Hirani
b.
Abhijeet
Joshi
c.
Sidharth
Roy
d.
Aamir
Khan
8)
IOB’S NEW MD AND CEO TAKE CHARGE
Ø R. Koteeswaran has taken charge as Managing Director and
Chief Executive Officer of Indian Overseas Bank.
Ø IOB is major nationalisd bank based in Chennai
Ø IOB is founded in 1937
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.
R. Koteeswaran is new MD and CEO of :
a.
Axis
Bank
b.
SBI
c.
Indian
Overseas Bank
d.
PNB
9)
A.K. MITTAL, NEW CHAIRMAN OF RAILWAY BOARD
Ø Union government has appointed A.K. Mittal as chairman of
Indian Railway Board.
Ø He will succeed Arunendra Kumar
Ø Union Railway Minister – Suesh Prabhu
Ø Indian Railway Board is the apex body of the Indian Railway.
It functions under the control of Parliament of India through Ministry for
Railways
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.
Who is the appointed as new Chairman of Indian Railway Board
a.
Arunendra
Kumar
b.
Suresh
Prabhu
c.
A.K.Mittal
d.
Surendra
Nath
10) UNION
GOVERNMENT EXTENDED THE ARMED FORCES ACT, 1958 FOR ANOTHER 1 YEAR IN ASSAM
