DAILY FREE GK UPDATES 14 MARCH 2015

DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 14 MARCH 2015

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1.      MODI’s VISIT TO SRI LANKA:      

Ø  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Sri Lanka on Friday.

Ø  India signed 4 bilateral pacts-agreements on visa, custom, youth development and building Rabindranath Tagore memorial.

Ø  India to provide $318 million line of credit to upgrade Sri Lanka’s Railway.

Ø  Before Narendra Modi, Rajiv Gandhi was the last Prime Minister to visit Sri Lanka in 1987.

NOTE-> President of Sri Lanka -> Maithripala Sirisena

                 Prime Minister of Sri Lanka-> Ranil Wickreme Singhe

         Capital of Sri Lanka-> Colombo

Narendra Modi is on a 3 nation tour of Seychelles, Mauritius and Sri Lanka.

EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS:

Q.1 How much amount is provided by India to Sri lanka for its railways?

A.      $298 million

B.      $318 million

C.      $350 million

D.     $400 million

2.      RBI SIGNS CURRENCY SWAP DEAL WITH SRI LANKAN CENTRAL BANK:

Ø  Reserve Bank of India has agreed for a $1.5 billion currency swap agreement with Sri Lankan Central Bank.

Ø  The Deal was signed to keep the Sri Lankan currency stable.

NOTE-> At current value, 1 Indain Rupee is equal to 2.12 Sri Lankan Rupee.

         Currency of Sri Lanka-> Sri Lankan Rupee

EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS:

Q.1 With which country RBI signed the currency swap deal?

A.      Sri Lanka

B.      Australia

C.      New Zealand

D.    China

3.        KARNATAKA CLINCHED RANJI TROPHY:

Ø  Defending champions Karnataka clinched their 8^th title of Ranji Trophy.

Ø  Karnataka defected Tamil Nadu in the final of Ranji trophy at wankhede stadium in Mumbai.

NOTE: Ranji Trophy is a domestic first class cricket championship played in India.

EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS: 

Q.1 Who won the Ranji Trophy 2015?

A.      Rajasthan

B.      Maharashtra

C.      Tamil Nadu

D.     Karnataka

4.      TIMES RELEASED THE WORLD REPUTATION RANKING 2015:

Ø  The Times Higher education released the World Reputation Ranking 2015.

Ø  Harvard University ranks at the Top followed by Cambridge University and Oxford University.

Ø  United States claims the most University with 43 out of 100.

EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS:

Q.1 Which University tops the list of World Reputation Ranking 2015 Released by Times?

A. Cambridge University

B. Yale University

C. Harvard University

D. Oxford University

NOTE-> No Indian University is added in the World reputation ranking released by Times.