DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 11 JULY 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 11 JULY 2015

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1.  INDIA SINGED MOU WITH USA:

i.   India and USA signed MoU on Cooperation to establish PACESetter Fund.

ii.  The agreement was signed by Upendra Tripathy, Secretary , Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and Richard Verma, United States Ambassador to India.

iii.  PACESetter fund is established with a corpus of about 500 crore rupees with both the countries contributing equally.

2.  7^TH BRICS SUMMIT:

i.   7^th BRICS Summit held in Ufa, Russia.

ii. 7^th BRICS Summit held with the theme , ‘ BRICS Partnership- a powerful factor of Global development’.

iii. 6^th BRICS summit was held in Fortaleza in Brazil in 2014 and next, 8^th Summit will be held in      New Delhi.

COUNTRY	REPRESENTED BY
B- Brazil	Dilma Rousseff
R- Russia	Vladimir Putin
I – India	Narendra Modi
C- China	Xo Jinping
S- South Africa	Jacob Zuma

3.  ISRO LAUNCHED 5 SATELLITES:

i.    Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched 5 British Satellites into Space.

ii.  The Satellites were launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikotta.

4.  BANDHAN BANK APPOINTED ITS CHAIRMAN AND BOARDS OF DIRCTOR:

i.    Kolkata based Bandhan Bank appointed its Chairman and Boards of Director

ii.    Ashok Kumar Lahiri is appointed as the Chairman of the Bandhan Bank.

iii. Founder of Bandhan financial Services Ltd, Chandra Shekhar Ghosh is appointed as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank.

Note: Ashok Kumar Lahiri is the former Chief Economic Adviser to the Union Government.

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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 10 JULY 2015

DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS: 10 JULY 2015

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1.  GLOBAL TOBACCO EPIDEMIC 2015 REPORT:

i.   WHO released Global Tobacco Epidemic 2015 Report.

ii.  The focus of the report was on ‘R’ of MPOWER measure which stands for ‘Raise taxes on tobacco’

About WHO (World Health Organization):

           Headquarter- Geneva, Switzerland

           Head- Margaret Chan (Director General)

2.  STATE OF SAFETY NETS 2015 REPORT:

i.   World Bank has released state of safety Nets 2015 Report.

ii.   According to the report, only 1/3^rd of the World’s poor are covered by safety nets program with largest gaps in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

About World Bank :           

           Headquarter – Washington DC

           Members- 188 countries (IBRD)

                            - 172 countries (IDA)

           President – Jim Yong Kim

3.  SRIRAM KALYANARAMAN BECOMES MD AND CEO OF NATIONAL HOUSING BANK:

i.    Sriram Kalyanaraman is appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of National Housing Bank.

ii.  Sriram Kalyanaraman is the first person from the private sector to head a public sector financial Institution.

iii.  Sriram Kalyanaraman is appointed for a tenure of 5 years.

4.  INDERJIT SINGH WINS GOLD AT WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES:

i.  Inderjit Singh becomes first Indian to win a Gold medal at World University Games in Gwangju (South Korea).

ii.   In the last edition of World University Games in Russia, Inderjit Singh won Silver medal.

iii.  Inderjit Singh is associated with ‘Shot Put’.

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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 9 JULY 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 9 JULY 2015

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1.  MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS REPORT 2015:

i.   The United Nations has released Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Report 2015

ii. This report is an annual assessment of Global and Regional Progress towards the 8 MDGs.

iii. These 8 Millennium Development Goals are produced by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA).

2.  INDIA INKED 3 AGREEMENTS WITH UZBEKISTAN:

i.   India and Uzbekistan Inked 3 Agreements to enhance bilateral cooperation.

ii.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on a two day visit to Uzbekistan.

About Uzbekistan:   Capital – Tashkent

                                   Currency- Som

                                   President – Islam Karimov

3.  INDIA KAZAKHSTAN SIGNED FIVE AGREEMENTS:

i.    India and Kazakhstan signed 5 Agreements which also includes a contract for supply of Uranium

ii.  The agreement were signed in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayer.

About Kazakhstan :  Capital – Astana

                                   Currency- Tenge

4.  GENNADY DADALKA ENTERED GUINESS WORLD RECORDS:

i.  Russian Cosmonaut Gennady Padalka entered Guinness World Records.

ii.  Gennady Padalka entered Guinness World Records for spending 804 days on the ISS.

ISS- International Space Station

5.  HDFC BANK LAUNCHED WATCH BANKING APLICATION:

i.  Country’s second largest private Bank, HDFC Bank launched Watch Banking Application for Apple Watch.

ii.  It is an upgraded version of HDFC Banks mobile banking app.

HDFC- Housing Development Finance Corporation

      CEO- Aditya Puri

      Headquarter- Mumbai

6.  PRITIMAN SARKAR AWARD 2014-15:

i.  Jodhpur film society honored with Pritiman Sarkar Award 2014-15.

ii.  This is the consequent fourth time that Jodhpur film Society is awarded for the best film society in Northern Region in raising awareness and film appreciation.

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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 8 JULY 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 8 JULY 2015

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1.  FOUR BROADBAND PRODUCTS DEVELOPED BY C-DOT:

i.   Four World Class Broadband products developed by C-DOT launched under Digital India.

ii.  Union Minister for Communication and IT, Ravi Shankar Prasad launched the products in New Delhi.

C-DOT- Centre for Development of Telenatics

2.  NAKSHATRA VATIKA INAUGURATED:

i.   President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated Nakshtra Vatika at Rashtrapati Nilayam Gardens.

ii.  The Nakshatra Vatika will be the second specialized Gardens within the complex of Nilayam Garden, which already has Herbal Garden in it.

iii. The Gardens will be open for the public in January.

3.  MEKONG-JAPAN SUMMIT:

i.    7^th Mekong-Japan summit held in Tokyo.

ii.  Japan committed $ 6 billion to Mekong region countries.

iii.  Mekong region countries include Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

About Japan:

                       Capital- Tokyo

                       Currency- Yen

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FREE WEEKLY GK QUIZ ON 8TH JULY 2015

WEEKLY GK QUIZ 8-JULY
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1.       Where is the Headquarter of Asian Development Bank?

a.       Geneva                                  b. Manilla

c.   Singapore                              d. Bhutan

2.       In which state Paryavaran Mahotsav begins?

a.       Punjab                                   b. Gujarat

c   Sikkim                                     d. UP

3.       Which Bank launched Online Forex platform?

a.       SBI                                         b. PNB

c.   ICICI                                       d. HDFC

4.       Which service for weather alert was launched by union government?

a.       Now Cast                               b. Sakaar

c.    Gagan                                                d. Aakash

5.       In which year Battle of Waterloo was fought?

a.       1915                                      b. 1947

c.   1815                                       d. 1921

6.       Which application was launched to Aid National Mission for clean Ganga?

a.       Safar                                      b. Now cast

c.   Bhuvan                                  d. Gagan

7.       Who is appointed as Kerala’s Ayurveda Tourism Brand Ambassador?

a.       Sania Mirza                           b. Saina Nehwal

c.   Steffi Graf                              d. Sareena William

8.       Which country Tops in Swiss money list?

a.       India                                      b. UK

c.   USA                                         d. China

9.       Alibaba.com recently tied up with which bank for Small and medium enterprises?

a.       ICICI                                       b. HDFC

c.   Axis                                        d. SBI

10.  Which state banned sale of thermacol plates?

a.       Jharkhand                             b. Punjab

c.   Haryana                                 d. UP

11.  Which former Indian Woman Hockey captain died recently?

a.       Neha                                      b. Shashi Bala

c.   Urmila Sharma                      d. P.T.Usha

12.  India has how much Forex reserves in 2015?

a.       $354 bn                                 b. $650 bn     

c.   $ 1200 bn                              d. $ 450bn

13.  Which country is the world’s costliest place to live?

a.       USA                                        b. UK

c.   Angola                                    d. Canada

14.  When is World refugee Day observed?

a.       12^th June                                b. 18^th May

c.   20^th June                                d. 21^st June

15.  In which state modernised Anganwadi centre is launched?

a.       Haryana                                b. UP

c.   Mumbai                                  d. Jharkhand

16.   Which country topped in FDI recipient list?

a.       USA                                        b. China

c.   India                                       d. Dubai

17.  Who is appointed as new president of International cricket council?

a.       Jagmohan Dalmiya              b. Richard Henry

c.   Zaheer Abbas                                   d. Chritopher

18.  Which Guru founded Shri Anandpur Sahib?

a.       Guru Nanak Dev                  b. Guru Hargobind Singh

c.   Guru Teg bahadur               d. Guru Arjun Dev

19.  India retains which place  in recent ICC ODI ranking?

a.       First                                       b. Second

c.   seventh                                  d. Sixth

20.  Which team won FIFA U-20 world cup 2015?

a.       Serbia                                                b.Brazil

c.   New Zealand                         d. India

ANSWERS

1.        B

2.        C

3.        A

4.        A

5.        C

6.        C

7.        C

8.        B

9.        A

10.   A

11.   B

12.   A

13.   C

14.   C

15.   A

16.   B

17.   C

18.   C

19.   B

20.   A

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