DAILY GK UPDATES 11, 12 JANUARY 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS-11, 12 JANUARY 2015

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1)      WORLD HINDI DAY ON 10 JANUARY

Ø  10^th January is being observed as World Hindi Day

Ø  Objective – To promote use of Hindi language abroad

Ø  On this day in 1975, the first world Hindi conference was organized in Nagpur.

      EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     World Hindi Day is being observed on:

a.       9^th January

b.      10^th January

c.       11^th January

d.      12^th January

2)      S.KHULLAR IS APPOINTED AS CEO OF NITI AAYOD

Ø  Sindhushra Khullar is appointed as Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aayog

Ø  She will serve for one year

Ø  Government of India has replaced Planning Commission with a new institution named National Institution for Transforming India.

Ø  This institution will serve as think tank and policy formulation body.

      EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     Who among the following is appointed as CEO of NITI Aayog:

a.       S.Khullar

b.      Bibev Debroy

c.       V.K.Saraswat

d.      Usha Khullar

3)      FIRST CHINA- CELAC FORUM MEETING CONCLUDED IN BEIJING

Ø  The first ministerial meeting of China  and the community of Latin American and Caribbean states (CELAC) concluded in China.

Ø  The objective of this meeting is to deep political mutual trust, expanding co-operation and development between China and Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean region.

Ø  Next meeting will be held in Chile in 2018.

Ø  CELAC – is a regional bloc of Latin America and Caribbean Countries

Ø  It was establish in 2011 in Caracas, Venezuela

Ø  Total Membership – 33 countries

      EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     With Which of the following organization China concluded its Ist meeting

a.       SAARC

b.      CECAL

c.       EU

d.      APEX

4)      P.M MODI INAUGURATES 7^TH VIBRANT GUJARAT SUMMIT

Ø  P.M Narendra Modi inaugurated 7^th Vibrant Gujarat Summit in Gandhinagar

Ø  Vibrant Gujarat – It is business event

Ø  It was started by P.M Narendra Modi in 2003 as biennial event

Ø  Objective – Its objective is to provide single business leaders, investors, corporations and opinion makers.

Ø  For the first time , eight countries Canada, Japan, China, Australia, Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa and US have participated

      EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     Where is 7^th Vibrant Gujarat summit being held

a.       Surat

b.      Ahmedabad

c.       Gandhinagar

d.      Surashtra

5)      UNION GOVERNMENT UNBLOCK 32 WEBSITES

Ø  Government of India has unblocked 32 websites which were blocked earlier in Nov, 2014, for carrying ant-India views and spreading banned terrorists outfit ISIs propaganda

      EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     How many websites are unblocked recently by Union Government

a.       30

b.      32

c.       35

d.      40

6)      DRDO SUCESSFULLY TESTS ADVANCE ELECTRONIC SUITE IN TEJAS-PVI AIRCRAFT

Ø  DRDO has successfully tested an advanced electronic warfare suite in light Combat Aircraft Tejas-PVI

Ø  EW Suite consists of Radar Warner and Jammer

Ø  It has capability to provide warning to the aircraft pilot in case of detection of a radar threat

      EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     Who has developed Electronic Warfare Suite:

a.       ISRO

b.      DRDO

c.       DCA

d.      MOD

7)      FIRST BUDDHA HERITAGE WALK IN BIHAR

Ø  People from 11 countries have participated in first Buddha Heritage Walk in Bihar

Ø  It is organized by Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation

Ø  They walk from Bodh Gaya to Rajgir (the trail which lord Buddha had taken 2543 years ago to reach Rajgir)

      EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     Where is Buddha Heritage walk started:

a.       Bihar

b.      Gujarat

c.       U.P

d.      Assam

2.     How many countries participated in 1^st Buddha Heritage Walk

a.       10

b.      12

c.       11

d.      15