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Wednesday, July 22, 2015

DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 22 JULY 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 22 July 2015
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1.  MAURIC OBSTFELD BECOMES CHIEF ECONOMIST OF IMF:
i.   Maurice Obstfeld of USA is appointed as Chief Economist of IMF.
ii.  Maurice Onstfeld will succeed outgoing IMF Economist Oliver Blanchard
IMF – International Monetary Fund
Head Quarter – Washington DC ,USA
Member – 188 countries

2.  IMPORTANT APPOINTMENTS:
Name
Appointed as
Replaced
Bhanu Pratap Sharma
Chairperson of ISSAI
Was handling additional charge until now.
Pankaj Munjal
CMD of Hero Motors
O.P.Munjal
CMD- Chairman and Managing Director
FSSAI- Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

3.  DRISHTI, INSTALLED AT IGI AIRPORT:
i. Indigenous visibility Measuring System, DRISHTI, installed at IGI Airport.
ii. The CAT III B IGI Airport, New Delhi, is now the first airport in the country to have 10 indigenous systems operating in all its three runways.
iii.  Drishti System is very cost effective and is a Mandatory System required at all airports as per International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and World Meteorological Organisation (WMO).

4. PAMARTHY SHANKAR WON GRAND PRIX WORLD PRESS CARTOON 2014 AWARD:
i. Telugu Cartoonist Pamarth Shankar won Grand Prix World Press Cartoon 2014 Award.
ii.  Pamarth Shankar won the award for sketching Nelson Mandela.

5.  INDIAN RAILWAYS AND ODISHA GOVERNMENT SIGNED MOU:
i.  An MoU is signed between Indian Railways and Odisha Government for Dasappla-Balangir Railway line.

ii.  The agreement was signed by Ved Parkash Dudija ,Executive Director (works) Ministry of Railways and Sanjay Rastogi, commissioner-cum-secretary, Commerce and Transport Department, Odisha Government.
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Tuesday, July 21, 2015

DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 20-21 JULY 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 20, 21 July 2015
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1.  INDIA, MYANMAR ISSUED JOINT STATEMENT ON BILATERAL CO-OPERATION:
i.   India and Myanmar have issued joint statement on bilateral co-operation at Joint consultative   Commission (JCC) in New Delhi.
ii.  The JCC meeting was co-chaired by the External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and the    Foreign Minister of Myanmar U Wunna Maung Lwin.
iii.   The Second JCC meeting is scheduled to be held in Myanmar in 2016.

2. PRASHANT PATHRABE BECOMES AS INTERIM DIRECTOR OF FILM AND TELEVISION INSTITUTE OF INDIA:
i.    Prashant Pathrabe appointed as Interim Director of Film and Television Institute of India.
ii.   Prashant Pathrabe succeeded incumbent Director D J Narain
iii. Prashant Pathrabe is Maharashtra-based senior Indian Information Sevice (IIS) officer of 1992 batch.

3.  NELSON MANDELA INTERNATIONAL DAY OBSERVED ON 18TH JULY:
i.   Nelson Mandela International Day was observed on 18th July 2015 across the world.
ii. The objective of the Mandela Day is to inspire individuals to take action to help change the world for the better.
iii. For the first time the day was celebrated on 18th July 2010 as per a UN General Assembly resolution of November 2009.

4.  FIRST ‘AAM AADMI CLINIC’ AT PEERAGARHI RELEIF CAMP:
i.    Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on 19th July, 2015 inaugurated the first ‘Aam Aadmi Clinic’ at Peeragarhi Relief Camp.

ii.   The Clinic is aimed at providing better medical facility to the weaker section.
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Monday, July 20, 2015

DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 18, 19 JULY 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 18, 19 July 2015
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1.  RBI SIGNED CURRENCY SWAP AGREEMENT WITH SRI LANKA:
i.   RBI has signed Currency Swap Agreement with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka
ii.  According to the agreement , the Central Bank of Sri Lanka can draw upto 1.1 billion US Dollar for a maximum period of 6 months.

2.  ANDHRA PRADESH DISASTER RECOVERY PROJECT:
i.   India and World Bank have signed financing agreement for Andhra Pradesh Disaster Recovery Project.
ii.   India and World Bank have signed an agreement for assistance of 250 million US Dollars.

3.  CBS-ENABLED CO-OPERATIVE BANKS TO ISSUE ATM CARDS:
i. RBI has permitted CBS-enabled Cooperative Banks to issue ATM Cards in tie-up with a Sponsor Bank.
ii. By virtue of being a sub-member of National Financial Switch (NFS) are required to fulfill the risk management requirements prescribed by the sponsor bank.
CBS- Core Banking Solution

4.  SUNITA VISHWANATH HONOURED AS CHAMPIONS OF CHANGE:
i.   Indian American Sunita Vishwanath is honored as Champions of Change by US White House.
ii.  Sunita is selected for her work to encourage Hindus to take care of the Environment.
iii. Sunita Vishwanath is among 12 other faith leaders who are awarded for the efforts in protecting Environment and communities from the effects of climate change.
Note: Sunita Vishwanath is co-founder and active board member of the 14 year old front line women’s human rights organization.

5.  WHITE-FI TECHNOLOGY TO BOAST DIGITAL INDIA INITIATIVE:
i.  White-fi technology of Microsoft is set to boost Digital India Initiative
ii. White-fi technology of TV White Space Technology uses unspent spectrum on TV for internet usage.

6.  INS ASTRAVAHINI DECOMMISSIONED:
i.   INS Astravahini decommissioned after 31 years of service.
ii.  INS Astravahini is indigenously built Torpedo launch and Recovery Vessel (TLRV)



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WEEKLY GK QUIZ QUESTIONS - 15 JULY 2015

WEEKLY GK QUIZ 15-JULY
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1.     Who is appointed as India’s Head of Ericsson?
a.       P.V.Reddy                               b. Paolo Colella
c.   William Ricky                         d. Anurag Patel
2.     Aditya Puri is the highest paid CEO of which Bank?
a.       ICICI                                        b. Axis
c.   HDFC                                       d. Yes Bank
3.     Which state tops in the list of states of Intellectual property rights 2013-14?
a.       Maharashtra                          b. Sikkim
c.   UP                                            d. Bihar
4.     Who was conferred with Columbia’s highest civilian award?
a.       Narendra Modi                      b. Sushma Swaraj
c.   S S Negi                                   d. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
5.     First Unit of Bengaigaon. Thermal Power Project commissioned in?
a.       Assam                                     b. Manipur
c.   UP                                            d. Maharashtra
6.     Who released world investment report?
a.       World bank                            b. IMF
c.   ADB                                         d. UNCTAD
7.     Which mobile operator of India is world’s 3rd largest mobile operator?
a.       Vodafone                               b. BSNL                      
c.   Bharti Airtel                           d. Reliance
8.     Which country proposed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank?
a.       China                                      b. Japan
c.   USA                                          d. UK
9.     Which state government announced to form Krishi cabinet?
a.       Haryana                                 b. Punjab
c.   Andhra Pradesh                    d. Gujarat
10.Which country topped in the list of carbon emitters?
a.       India                                       b. USA
c.   China                                       d. UK
11.When is World International Day against Drug abuse and illicit trafficking observed?
a.       26th June                                 b. 21st June
c.   29th June                                 d. 1st May
12.Government announced to infuse how much additional fund in Public Sector Banks in 2016?
a.       Rs 11500 cr                           b. Rs. 12000 cr
c.   Rs. 10500 cr                           d. Rs. 8500 cr
13.Which state won the UN Public Service award for 2015 for eliminating open defecation?
a.       West Bengal                           b. Maharashtra
c.   Kerala                                     d. UP
14.In Which State recently Metro Rail Service Started?
a.       Punjab                                                b. Haryana
c.   Tamilnadu                              d. Jharkhand
15.Which country is the 1st to default on IMF debt?
a.       Greece                                                b. Italy
c.   USA                                          d. India
16.Which state started e-registration of property in all district?
a.       Madhya Pradesh                   b. Assam
c.   Punjab                                     d. Haryana
17.Which country’s President dissolved parliament?
a.       Sri Lanka                                b. Iran
c.  Iraq                                          d. Nepal
18.Which player named as Greatest Player of 21st Century?
a.       Kapil Dev                                b. Sachin Tendulkar
c.   Rahul Dravid                          d. Virat Kohli
19.Which Indian Player won women’s double Canada Badminton Tournament 2015?
a.       Jwala Gupta                            b. Deepika Kumari
c.   Bhagwan Das                         d. Sania Mirza
20.RBI increased deadline for exchanging pre-2005 currency notes extended upto?
a.       31st December 2015             b. 31st August 2015
c.   21st October 2015                  d. 31st January 2016

ANSWER
1)            B
2)          C
3)          A
4)          D
5)          A
6)          D
7)          C
8)          A
9)          C
10)     C
11)     A
12)     A
13)     A
14)     C
15)     A
16)     A
17)     A
18)     B
19)     A
20)     A
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