DAILY
CURRENT AFFAIRS-25, 26, 27 JANUARY 2015
1)
NATIONAL GIRL CHILD DAY IS OBSERVED ON 24TH JAUNARY
Ø National
Girl child day was started by the Women and
Child development Minister since, 2008
Ø It is celebrated to promote the girl position in the society
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.
Which day is celebrated as National Girl Child Day
a.
23rd
January
b.
24th
January
c.
26th
January
d.
28th
January
2)
PAULINA VEGA CROWNED MISS UNIVERSE 2015
Ø Columbia’s Paulina
Vega was crowned as 63rd Miss Universe
Ø Miss USA Nia Sanchez from Las Vegas was runner –up while
Miss Ukraine Diana Harkusha was second runner-up
Ø Miss Universe was founded in 1952 by the California clothing company Pacific Mills
Ø This is one of the three largest beauty pageants in the
world and one of the most anticipated beauty reagent worldwide
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.
Who has been crowned as Miss Universe 2015
a.
Daina
Harkusha
b.
Nia
Sanshez
c.
Paulina
Vega
d.
Megan
Young
3)
NATIONAL VOTER DAY OBSERVED ON 25TH JANUARY
Ø 25th January, 2015 is observed as fifth National Voters Day
Ø Theme of this year is ‘easy
registration, easy correction’
Ø It was started in 2011 to commemorate the foundation of day
of the Election commission of India
Ø Present Chief Election Commissioner – H.S Brahma
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.
Which day has been observed as National Voters Day
a.
21st
January
b.
25th
January
c.
28th
January
d.
27th
January
4)
INDIAN SOCIALIST SARASWATHI MENON IN UN PEACE BUILDING PANEL
Ø U.N Secretary General Ban-ki-Moon
has appointed Saraswati Menon in
peace building panel that will review peace building activities
Ø Ms. Menon has been the director of the Policy Division of
U.N women, equality and the Empowerment of women and the director of the UNDP’s evaluation officer
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.
Who has been appointed as the nominee in peace-building
panel by Ban-ki-Moon:
a.
Saraswati
Menon
b.
V.K.Sinha
c.
Arvind
Mayaram
d.
Bibek
Oran
5)
RBI LIFTED BAN ON CARRYING RS 1,000 , Rs. 500 BANK NOTE TO NEPAL
AND BHUTAN.
Ø RBI lifted ban on carrying Indian bank note of Rs 1000 and
Rs 500 denominations to and from Nepal and Bhutan
Ø However, one person can carry Rs. 25000 of such notes only
Ø It will provide great relief to workers and tourists from
both nations
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.
To which two countries, RBI lifted ban on Rs 1000 and Rs.
500
a.
Nepal
and Bhutan
b.
Bangladesh
and Bhutan
c.
Pakistan
and Nepal
d.
Nepal
and Bangladesh
6)
US PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA ON THREE DAY VISIT TO INDIA
Ø US President along with first lady Micheal Obama and a delegation had arrived in India
Ø He will be the chief guest on 26th January, 2015
(Republic Day)
Ø He is the first American President to be Chief Guest on Republic Day
Ø He is the first US President to be in India twice while in
Office.
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.
Who become first US President to be chief guest on Republic
Day
a.
Barack
Obama
b.
Hillary
Clinton
c.
George
Washington
d.
Jimmy
Carter
7)
FIRST KHUSWANT SINGH MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR POETRY TO ARUNDHATHI
SUBRAMANIAM
Ø Poetess Arundhathi
Subramaniam has won the inaugural Khushwant
Singh Memorial Prize for Poetry
Ø She has been conferred for her work ‘When God Is A Traveller’
Ø This prize was established in 2014 by Suhel Seth in memory of the late Khushwant Singh
Ø It is conferred to Indian Poets in English or Indian
Language translation
Ø This award is carrying a cash prize of RS 2 lakh
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.
Who has been conferred with Kushwant Singh Memorial Prize
for Poetry
a.
Arundhathi
Subramaniam
b.
Nirupama
Rao
c.
Arundhathi
Roy
d.
Usha
Sangwan
8)
QUEEN ELIZABETH II IS OLDEST LIVING MONARCH IN WORLD
Ø Queen
Elizabeth II of Britain is now the
world’s oldest living monarch.
Ø She is the daughter of king George VI
Ø Earlier, Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz was oldest living monarch but he died
recently
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.
Who among the following is oldest surviving Monarch in the
world
a.
Queen
Elizabeth II
b.
Jigmey
Wangchuk
c.
Salman
Aziz
d.
Rambaran
Yadav
9)
ANTI-AUSTERITY SYRIZA PARTY WON GREECE’S GENERAL ELECTION
Ø Anti-Austerity
Syriza Party has won the general
elections in Greece
Ø It has won about half the seats in Parliament
Ø It is led by Alxis Tsipras
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.
Which party has won the Greece General Election
a.
Anti-Austerity
Syriza
b.
National
Congress
c.
New
Democracy Party
d.
People
Party of Greece
10) MAJOR
MUKUND VARADARAJAN AND NAIK NEERAJ SINGH AWARDED ASHOK CHAKRA POSTHUMOUSLY
Ø Major
Varadarajan and Naik Kumar Singh were awarded the highest peacetime military award,
Ashok Chakra posthumously by
President Pranab Mukherjee
Ø They have been awarded for laying down their lives while
battling groups of militants in separate operations in Shopian and Kupwara
district of Kashmir
Ø Ashok Chakra is highest peacetime military award
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.
Who is the highest peace time military award
a.
Ashok
Chakra
b.
Kirti
Chakra
c.
Param
Vir Chakra
d.
Shaurya
Chakra
11) EDGAR LUNGU
SWORN IN AS NEW PRESIDENT OF ZAMBIA
Ø Edger
Lungu has sworn in as sixth
President of Zambia
Ø He succeeds Micheal
Sata who died in office in Oct, 2014
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.
Who among the following has sworn in as president of Zambia
a.
Micheal
Sata
b.
Edgar
Lungu
c.
Md.
Morsi
d.
Modibo
Keita
12) POOJA
THAKUR, FIRST WOMEN TO LEAD GUARD OF HONOUR AT RASHTRAPATHI BHAVAN
Ø Wing commander Pooja
Thakur has become the first women officer to lead the Guard of honour which was inspected by the US President Barack
Obama at Rashtripathi Bhavan
Ø Pooja Thakur belongs to Administrative branch of the Indian
Air Force
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.
Who become the first women to lead Guard of honour at
Rashtrapathi Bhavan
a.
Nisha
Thakur
b.
Namrata
Thakur
c.
Pooja
Thakur
d.
Shina
Gupta
13) SAINA
NEHWAL WON SYED MODI GRAN PRIX GOLD TITLE,2015
Ø Saina
Nehwal has clinched the Syed Modi International India Grand
Prix Gold Badminton title in 2015 in the women’s single category at Lucknow
Ø She defeated world champion Carolina Marin of Spain
Ø Syed Modi championship is named after a famous Indian
Badminton player Syed Modi, an eight time National Badminton Champion
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.
Who has won Syed Modi Badminton title 2015 in women single
category
a.
Saina
Nehwal
b.
Sania
Mirza
c.
P.V.
Sindhu
d.
Serena
Williams
14) P.KASHYAP
WON SYED MODI GRAND PRIX GOLD TITLE 2015
Ø Parupalli
Kashyap has won Syed Modi India
Grand Prix Gold Badminton title 2015
Ø In the final, he defeated Kidambi Srikanth
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.
Who has won Syed Modi Badminton title in Men Single Category
a.
Kidambi
Srikanth
b.
Parupalli
Kashyap
c.
Vijay
Kumar
d.
Virender
Singh
15) R.K.LAXMAN
PASSED AWAY
Ø Prominent cartoonist and humorist Rasipuram Laxman passed away
Ø He was 94
Ø He is best known for iconic character ‘the common man’ for his daily cartoon strip, ‘you said it’ in The Times of India (TOI).
Ø His Autobiography ‘The
tunnel of Time: An Autobiography’
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.
Who was R.K.Laxman
a.
Writer
b.
Actor
c.
Director
d.
Cartoonist
16) FOR FIRST
TIME ALL WOMEN PARADE ON 66TH REPUBLIC DAY
Ø For the first time in the history of Indian Republic day,
all-women contingent from the three forces Army, Navy and Air Force marched
down in parade.
Ø Army Contingent was led by Capt Divya Ajith
Ø Navy Contingent was led by Lt. Commander Sandhya Chauhan
Ø Air Force Contingent was led by Squadron Leader Sneha Shekhawat
Ø Each contingent had 148 women personnel
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.
India celebrated __________ Republic day
a.
64th
b.
65th
c.
66th
d.
67th