DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 10 FEBRUARY
2015
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1) BENGALURU BOY WINS BEST NEW AGE ALBUM
TROPHY AT GRAMMY
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Bengaluru based Musician
Ricky Kej won the Best New Age Album Trophy at 57th Grammy Awards at
the Staples centre, Los Angeles
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Ricky Kej produced
the album ‘winds of samara’ , his 15th album which bagged him a
grammy
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Ricky Kej shred
the Award with a well known flantist from Africa, Wouter Kellerman
EXPECTED
QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
1.
Who won the New Age Album Trophy in Grammy
a.
Rohan Joshi
b.
Ricky Kej
c.
Paul Avgernios
d.
Peter Kater
2) MAMATA BANERJEE MISSED NITI AAYOG
MEETING INTENTIONALLY
Ø West Bengal Chief Minister did not
attend the first Governor Council meeting of NITI Aayog
Ø NITI Aayog has replaced the six decade
old Planning Commission
EXPECTED
QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
1.
Which state CM did not attend NITI Aayog First Meeting
a.
Punjab
b.
Rajasthan
c.
West Bengal
d.
Uttar Pradesh
3) NAVEEN CHOPRA BECOMES NEW COO OF
VODAFONE
Ø Vodafone India chooses Naveen Chopra as the
New COO of Vodafone
Ø Naveen Chopra will succeed Sunil Sood
EXPECTED
QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
1.
Who is the COO of Vodafone
a.
Sunil Sood
b.
Naveen Chopra
c.
Marker Pieters
d.
Shravan Gupta
4)
SINGAPORE PRESIDENT VISITS INDIA
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Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam visits India for the first time.
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Tony Tan Kang Yam is on a four day visit.
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He will Inaugurate the opening of the peranakan Exhibition themed ‘The
Peranakan World : Cross-cultural art from Singapore and the Malacca Straits”,
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of bilateral relations, at the
National Museum in the New Delhi.
EXPECTED
QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
1.
Who is the President of Singapore
a.
Lee HsienLoong
b.
Halinahyacob
c.
Tony Tan Keng Yam
d.
SundareshMenon
5)
GOVERNMENT PROJECTS 7.4% GROWTH THIS YEAR
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Economy is projected to grow at a much faster rate of 7.4% as compared
to 6.9% in 2013-14, according to CSO.
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Government has recently updated the base year to calculate GDP to
2011-12 from 2004-05
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CSO- Central Statistical Office
6)
IVORY COAST BAGS 30TH EDITION OF AFRICAN CUP
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Ivory Coast wins African Cup for the 2ndtime defeating Ghana
in the finals.
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Tournament was initially scheduled to be hosted by Morocco but was ruled
out because of the Ebola Virus Epidemic in West Africa and shifted to
Equatorial Guinea
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Defeating Champions Nigeria did not Qualify.
Ø
It is also known as Orange Africa Cup and is associated with Football
EXPECTED
QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
1.
African Cup is associated with which sport
a.
Cricket
b.
Hockey
c.
Football
d.
Basketball
2.
Who won the 30th
edition of African cup:
a.
Ivory Coast
b.
Ghana
c.
Nigeria
d.
Equatorial Guinea
7)
VICTOROLDEST TO WIN ATP TITLE
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Victor becomes the oldest player to win ATP title at an age of 34.
Ø
Victor Estrella Burgos, a Dominician professional tennis player defeated
Feliciano Lopez in the final of the Inaugural Ecuador Open
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Estrella Burgos is the first ever Dominician to reach a top-level ATP
final
EXPECTED
QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
1.
Who is the oldest player to win ATB title
a.
Feliciano Lopez
b.
Victor Estrella
Burgos
c.
Leander Paes
d.
McCoy
8)
40-PEOPLE DIED IN A FOOTBALL MATCH IN CAIRO
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Nearly 40 people are dead during a football match at Egyptian Premier
League
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Thousands of Ticketless Fans tried to gain entry.
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Similar incident took place nearly 3 years ago during which 74 people
were killed.
9)
AAMIR KHAN AND ANUSHKA SHARMA AT THE TOP POSITION IN TIMES CELEBEX.
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PK movie stars, Aamir Khan and Anushka Sharma are at the top position
in TimesCelebexfollowed by Salman Khan
and Shahrukh Khan
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Times Celebex is a monthly rating Index.