DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 28 JANUARY 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS-28 JANUARY 2015

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1)  ASHOK CHAKRA TO MAJOR MUKUND AND NAIK NEERAJ KUMAR

Ø  Wives of Shaeed Major Mukund Varadarajar 57 Rashtriya Rifles and Naik Neeraj Kumar, 44 Rashtriya Riffles, who showed valor, extreme courage and self sacrifice, while serving our Nation in Jammu and Kashmir , received Ashok Chakra, highest Peacetime Military Award by President Pranab Mukharjee on 26^th Jan 2015, 66^th Republic Day.

MILITARY AWARDS
WARTIME	PEACETIME
1.      PRAMVIR CHAKRA	1.      ASHOK CHAKRA
2.      MAHAVIR CHAKRA	2.      KIRTI CHAKRA
3.      VIR CHAKRA	3.      SHAURYA CHAKRA

EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     Which is the highest Military honour in Peace:

a.       Ashok Chakra

b.      Paramvir Chakra

c.       Vir Chakra

d.      Sena Medal

2)         KALYAN SINGH- NEW HP GOVERNOR

Ø  Two time UP Chief Minister , who was in controversy for involvement in Babri Masjid demolition case, was sworned as Rajasthan Governor in August 2014, has now given additional charge of Himachal Pradesh as Governor

Ø  Recently Kaptan Singh Solanki, governor of Haryana has preceded Shiv Raj Singh Patil and has given additional charge of Governor of Punjab and Administrator –Chandigarh.

Ø  Punjab and Haryana were separated in 1^st November 1966, with the recommendation of Shah Committee

Ø  1^st C.M of Punjab – Gopi Chand Bhagna

Ø  1^st C.M of Haryana – Bhagwat Dyal Sharma

Ø  1^st Governor of Punjab – Chander Lal Trivedi

Ø  1^st Governor of Haryana – Dharam veer

         EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     Who has been given additional charge of Governor of H.P:

a.       Kaptan Singh Solanki

b.      Shivraj Singh Patel

c.       Kalyan Singh

d.      Vir Bhadar Singh

3)         OBAMA LEFT INDIA FOR SAUDI ARABIA

Ø  3 day visit

Ø  Coffee/tea at Hyderabad House with Prime Minister

Ø  Address at Sirifort

Ø  Only US President as Chief Guest to Republic Day Parade

Ø  Pay homage at Raj Ghat