DAILY
CURRENT AFFAIRS-29 JANUARY 2015
1) ‘S.JAISHANKAR’
APPOINTED AS NEW FOREIGN SECRETARY
Ø Union Government has appointed Subrabmanyan Jaishankar as the new Secretary of Ministry of
External Affairs.
Ø He will be replacing Sujatha
Singh
Ø Before this appointment, he was India’s Ambassador to United States.
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.
Who has been appointed as new foreign Secretary of India
a. Sujatha Singh
b. Nirupama Rao
c. Sushma Swaraj
d. S.Jai Shankar
2) K.DURGA
PRASAD APPOINTED AS SPECIAL DG OF CRPF
Ø K.Durga
Prasad has been appointed as
special Director General (D.G) of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
Ø CRPF is the largest Central Armed Police force of India
Ø It works under Ministry of Home Affairs
EXPECTED
QUESTIONS:
1.
Who is appointed as the Special DG of CRPF:
a. K.Durga Prasad
b. Dalbir Singh
c. Subash Kashyap
d. Anup Raha
3) MAHARASHTRA
TO OBSERVE SPETEMBER 17 AS INDUSTRIES DAY
Ø Government of Maharashtra has announced that Sep 17 will be observed as Industries
day in each district
Ø It will be observed to promote industrial growth in State
EXPECTED
QUESTIONS:
1.
Which day has been observed as Industries day by Maharashtra
government
a. 16th Sep
b. 17th sep
c. 18th sep
d. 19th sep
4) SEA ABOTT WON BRADMAN YOUNG CRICKETER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Ø Australian Cricketer Sean
Abbott has won Bradman Young
Cricketer of the year award 2015.
Ø Sean
Abbott is the bowler
EXPECTED
QUESTIONS:
1.
Who has won Bradman young Cricketer of the year award, 2015:
a. Sean Abbott
b. Phillip Hughes
c. Bret lee
d. Shane Watson
5) D.P. SINHA
IS NEW SECRETARY (SECURITY) IN THE CABINET SECRETARIAT
Ø Divya
Prakash Sinha is appointed as Secretary (security) in the Cabinet Secretariat by Cabinet Committee on
appointments.
Ø He will succeed Yashovardhan
Azad
Ø Prior to this, he was special director with Intelligence Bureau (IB)
Ø He is IPS officer (1979 batch) of Manipur –Tripura cadre
EXPECTED
QUESTIONS:
1.
Who among the following is appointed as Secretary (security) in
the Cabinet Secretariat:
a. U.K.Sinha
b. Ajit Sinha
c. D.P Sinha
d. Ranjit Sinha
6) ‘LIBBY
LANE’ IS APPOINTED AS ENGLAND’S FIST FEMALE BISHOP
Ø Church of England has appointed Libby Lane as its first female bishop at York Minister, England.
Ø By appointing her, Church of England ended its 500 years old
male dominated tradition
EXPECTED
QUESTIONS:
1.
Who has been appointed as England’s first female Bishop:
a. Libby Lane
b. Seana William
c. Alina
d. Elizabeth
