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Tuesday, August 25, 2015

DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 25 AUGUST 2015 (DAILY NEWS INDIA)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 25 Aug 2015
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1.  TATA SIGNED MOU TO DEVELOP ANDRA PRADESH’S VILLAGES
i.  Tata trust has signed Memorandum of Understanding with Andhra Pradesh government to develop 264 villages as ‘Smart Villages’
ii.  Tata trust has taken this project as Corporate Social Responsibility
iii.  Tata trust will work in the areas of education, health and nutrition, self employment for youth, fisheries, drinking water etc.

2. POSTAL STAMP ON ‘ASHOKA’ RELEASED BY UNION GOVERNMENT
i.   Union Government has released postal stamp on emperor Ashoka and it was released by union Telecom minister Ravi Shankar.
ii.  Postal stamp of Rs 5 is released on the birth anniversary of Ashoka
iii.  Ashoka was an Indian Emperor of Maurya Dynasty who ruled India between 269 BC to 232 BC

3.  AMOL PALEKAR NEW CHAIRMAN OF INDIA’S OSCAR JURY
i.   Actor and Director Amol Palekar is appointed as new Chairman of India’s Oscar Jury.
ii.  He will head the 17 member Jury for Selecting Indian movies to enter the best foreign film category of Oscar Awards.
Oscar awards are given by America Annually for honoring achievements in film industry .It is presented by Academy of Motion Picture arts and Science.

4. KUMAR SANGAKARA RETIRED FROM INTERNATIONAL CRICKET
i.  Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakara announced his retirement from International cricket
ii.  Kumar Sangakara had already taken retirement from Twenty-20 cricket and one day international
iii.  In 2015 he became 1st batsman to score hundreds in 3 consecutive world cups.

5.  UNFCCC AND MSSRF TO WORK FOR CONSERVATION OF COASTAL RESOURCES IN ANDHRA PRADESH
i.   United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and MS Swminathan Research Foundation have agreed to work together for the conservation of coastal resources in Andhra Pradesh.
ii.  They will work to Restore the Sorlagond mangrove forest cover in Krishna District
iii.  They will work to improve fish cultivation for landless families.
CM of Andhra Pradesh: N. Chandrababu Naidu
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Monday, August 24, 2015

DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 24 AUGUST 2015 (DAILY NEWS INDIA)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 24 Aug 2015
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1.  USAIN WON WORLD 100M TITLES AT WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP.
i. Usain Bolt , Jamaican Athlete has won 100m in world Athletics Championship held in Beijing, China
ii.  He is known as ‘Fastest Person in World’
iii. Earlier in 2009 he had won 100 m in World Athletic Championship
2. ROGER FEDERER WON CINCINNATI MASTERS TITLE
i.   Roger federer of Switzerland has won Cincinnati Masters title for 7th time in Cincinnati USA.
ii.   Roger federer defeated Novak  Djokovic.
      Novak Djokovic is a World No. 1 player in Tennis
3.  GUJARAT 1ST STATE OF INDIA TO LAUNCH ‘AGRO SOLAR POLICY’
i.   Gujarat has became 1st state in India to start ‘Agro solar policy’ to encourage farmers to utilize solar energy.
ii.  The policy will encourage farmers in the state to tap free solar energy from sun , which will in turn help them to earn additional income from power generation companies.
4. ‘BANDHAN’ 1ST MICRO FINANCE COMPANY TO START OPERATION AS COMMERCIAL BANK
i.  Bandhan Bank has become the first micro finance company in India to start operation as scheduled bank.
ii.  Bandhan Bank has Started working in Kolkata.
iii.  It has received in principle approval from RBI on June 2015.
iv.  Earlier it  started as Not for profit micro finance enterprise in 2001.
       Head of Bandhan Bank: Chander Shekar Gosh


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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 23 AUGUST 2015 (DAILY NEWS INDIA)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 23 Aug 2015
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1.  ‘MINIMUM ALTERNATE TAX’ RELIEF TO FII
i. Former Justice A P Shah committee has recommended for relief to foreign institutional investors on Minimum alternate tax (MAT)
ii. The committee has recommended that MAT should not be imposed on FIIs for the period preceding 1st April 2015.
·         Members of Committee on Minimum Alternate Tax : A P Shah (Chairman ) , Dr Girish Ahuja , Dr Ashok Lahiri
2. PUNJABI UNIVERSITY GRABBED ‘MAULANA ABDUL KALAM AZAD TROPHY’ 2014:
i.   Punjabi University has grabbed prestigious Sports Award Maulana Abdul Kalam (MAKA) trophy for the year 2014
ii. The award will be given to Punjabi University of Patiala on 29th August.
iii. Maulana Abdul Kalam Trophy is given to top performing Universities/ institution for inter University tournaments in sports
      29th August: National Sports Day
3. ‘ADITI ASHOK’ 1ST INDIAN TO WON LADIES BRITISH AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
i.   Indian Golfer Aditi Ashok won ladies British Amateur Golf Championship at Mooretown Gold Club at Leeds in United Kingdom.
ii.  She has became the first Indian player to won ladies British Amateur Stroke Play Golf   championship.
iii.   She is the youngest winner to won this tournament.
4. ‘FREE LAPTOP SCHEME’ IN PUDUCHERRY
i.  Free laptop scheme is launched in Puducherry by CM N Ram Gasamy
ii. The scheme is launched to provide free laptops to all students who have passed 12th from government higher secondary schools from 2013 to 2015.

iii. The aim of this scheme is to increase Digital literacy in India.
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Saturday, August 22, 2015

DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 22 AUGUST 2015 (DAILY NEWS INDIA)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 22 AUG 2015
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1.  “RISHTA” PROJECT LAUNCHED BY HIMACHAL PRADESH GOVERNMENT
i.  “Rajiv Gandhi Illuminating Scheme for Hill Town Advancement” project is launched by   Himachal Pradesh Government for Smart LED Street Lights
ii.  Himachal Pradesh has became the first state government to start LED based street lights in north India.
CM of Himachal Pradesh : Virbhadra Singh

2. CHETAN BHAGAT RELEASED ‘MAKING INDIA AWESOME’
i.   Chetan Bhagat has released a new book ‘making India Awesome’
ii.  Chetan Bhagat is the country’s biggest selling writer.
iii.  In this Book he explained and provided solutions for the country’s current issues like poverty , unemployment, corruption, violence against women, illiteracy etc.

3.  “WEB PORTAN VIDYA LAKSHMI” LAUNCHED BY UNION GOVERNMENT:
i.   The Union Government has launched a web portal ‘Vidya Lakshmi’ for helping students.
ii.  This portal will provide information to students for getting education loans from banks and government financial institutions.
Union Minister of Education: Smriti Irani

4. RANIL WICKREMESINGHE IS NEW PM OF SRILANKA
i.  Ranil Wickremesinghe has sworn in as new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.
ii.  Recently Parliamentary Elections 2015 were held in Sri Lanka.
iii.  Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and United National Party (UNP) has inked a memorandum of Understanding to make government in Sri Lanka.
President of Sri Lanka : Maithripala Sirisena
Currency of Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan rupee

5.  ‘MRS FUNNY BONES’ BOOK RELEASED BY TWINKLE sKHANNA
i.    Bollywood Actress Twinkle Khanna has authored a book ‘Mrs Funny Bones: She is just like ‘you and a lot like me’.
ii.  This book explains how a modern women looks at India and how India looks back at her.

6.  NASA’S “LADEE” FOUND NEON GAS ON MOON:
i.   National Aeronautics and Space Administration Spacecraft ‘LADEE’ (Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer) found neon gas on moon.
ii.  It is the first time that availability of neon gas is found on moon’s atmosphere

NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Headquarter of NASA: Washington D.C.
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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 21 AUGUST 2015 (DAILY NEWS INDIA)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 21 AUG 2015
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1.  BANGLADESH 1ST COUNTRY TO GET FUNDS FROM UNITED NATIONS FOR SOLAR HOME SYSTEMS
i. Bangladesh is the first country in world to receive the 3.56 million US dollar from United Nations for Solar home system to maximize the use of solar energy at homes.
ii. The fund will be given by United Nations frame work convention for climate change (UNFCC) to Bangladesh’s two companies. Infrastructure development company ltd and Grameen Shakti.
PM of Bangladesh : Sheikh Hasina
Currency of Bangladesh: Taka

2. COCHIN AIRPORT WORLD’S 1ST AIRPORT TO FULLY OPERATE ON SOLAR POWER:
i.   Cochin International Airport limited of Kerala has become 1st airport in world to fully operate on solar power
ii.  The airport will get solar power from 12MWP solar power plant grid near the Cochin  Airport.
CM of Kerala: Oomman Chand

3.  WORLD HUMANITARIN DAY OBSERVED ON 19TH AUGUST:
i.   World Humanitarin Day is observed on 19th August by United Nations General Assembly to recognize humanitarian and those who lost their lives working for humanitarian causes.
ii.  The theme of the day was ‘Inspiring the World Humanity’

4. CONVERSION OF URBAN CO-OPERTIVE BANKS INTO REGULAR BANKS RECOMMENDED BY R.GANDHI
i.  The high powered committee of RBI headed by RBI deputy governor R.Gandhi has recommended conversion of Urban Co-operative Banks into regular banks.
ii.  Urban Co-operative banks with business size of 20000 crore are recommended for conversion into regular banks.
iii.  Earlier in January a high powered committee on Urban co-operative banks is formed under the chairmanship of RBI deputy Governor R. Gandhi on conversion of Urban Co-operative banks into commercial banks.
Governor of RBI: Raghuram Rajan

5.  ASHWANI LOHANI NEW CMD OF AIR INDIA LTD:
i.    Air India limited has appointed Ashwani Lohani as its new Chairman and Managing Director.
ii.   Aswani Lohani has replaced Rohit Nandan

iii.  Ashwani Lohani is appointed for next 3 years.
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Friday, August 21, 2015

PRIVIOUS YEAR HIGH COURT QUESTION PAPERS 2011, 2012,2013

In this post we are going to share previous Year question papers High Court Question papers. Below we share the pdf file links which contains 2011, 2012,2013 questions papers. So those who are preparing for the High Court Examination 2015 download these papers to understand what type of questions asked in the Examination. 





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Thursday, August 20, 2015

DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 20 AUGUST 2015 ( DAILY NEWS INDIA )

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 20 AUG 2015
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1.  SEBASTIAN COE NEW PRESIDENT OF IAAF
i. Former Olympic Champion Sebastian Coe is elected as new President of International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF)
ii. He will replace Sergey Bubka.
iii. Sebastian had won 4 Olympic medals in Athletics.
IAAF: It is an International Governing Body for Athletics. It was founded in 1912.
Headquarter at Monaco

2. HISTORIAN BABASAHEB GOT ‘MAHARASTRA BHUSHAN AWARD 2015’
i.   Historian Babasaheb got Maharashtra state’s highest civilian award ‘Maharashtra Bhushan Award 2015’
ii. He is famous as ‘Shivaji’s Poet’
iii. The award was given by Governor of Maharashtra C. Vidyasagar Rao.
CM of Maharashtra: Devendra Fadnavis

3.  THREE INDIAN COMPANIES IN ‘TOP 100 INNOVATIVE COMPANIES LIST’ REALISED BY FORBES:
i.   Forbes the US Magazine realized list of top 100 innovative companies.
ii. The list is topped by California’s Tesla Motors.
iii. 3 Indian Companies: Hindustan Unilever has been ranked at 41st, TCS stood at 64th and Sun Pharma at 71st in the list of 100 innovative companies.

4. ‘IN PRINCIPLE’ APPROVAL BY RBI TO 11 PAYMENT BANKS APPLICANTS
i.  Reserve Bank of India has given approval to 11 payment Bank applicants out of 41 applicants.
ii. ‘In Principle’ means Approval for 18 months period.
i) Payment Banks: These are those banks which can take deposits, allow remittances and can sale financial products but cannot lend to its customer.
ii) Minimum capital for setting up a payment Bank: 100 crore.

  
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Wednesday, August 19, 2015

DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 19 AUGUST 2015 ( DAILY NEWS INDIA)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 19 AUG 2015
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1.  ‘SAFF’ UNDER-16 TITLE WON BY BANGLADESH
i.  South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Under-16 title is won by Bangladesh after defeating India at Sylhet District Stadium of Bangladesh.
ii.  Bangladesh defeated India by 4-2 in Penalties.
PM of Bangladesh : Sheikh Hasina
Currency of Bangladesh : Taka
Capital of Bangladesh : Dhaka

2. BOMBAY STOCK EXCHANGE SETS UP NEW SYSTEM FOR CHECKING MONEY LAUNDERING
i.   Bombay Stock Exchange(BSE) sets up a new system for checking money laundering through Stock Exchanges.
ii.  ‘Suspicious Transactions Reports’(STRs) is started by BSE.
iii.  BSE has told its members to provide an monthly STRs to Financial Intelligence unit of Government on suspicious trades to check money laundering.

3.  S P MISHRA, TPP NAIR AND ROMEO JAMES NAMES RECOMMENDED FOR 2015 DHYAN CHAND AWARD
i.  SP Mishra, TPP Nair and Romeo James names recommended for 2015 Dhyan Chand Award
ii.  The Selection committee was headed by former Indian Hockey captain Zafar Iqbal.

Dhyan Chand Award is named after famous Indian Hockey Player Dhyan Chand. It is India’s highest Award for lifetime achievement in sports.

4. ‘BUDDY’ A NEW APP LAUNCHED BY SBI
i.  State Bank of India launched a mobile wallet application ‘SBI Buddy’
ii.  This app will provide convenient and secure digital payment system.
iii.  It is available in 13 languages.
iv.  It is launched by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
SBI Chairman : Arundhati Bhattacharya.

5.  GOVERNMENT LAUNCHED TWO FUNDS FOR MSMEs AND STARTUPS
i.  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has launched two funds India Aspiration Fund (IAF) and SIDBI make in India Loan for enterprises (SMILE)
ii.  IAF will invest in venture capital funds for Micro Small and medium enterprises to meet its equity requirement.
     Initial carpus –Rs 2000 cr.
iv.  SMILE is a debt fund which will provide soft term loan to MSME to meet its debt equity requirement
     Initial Corpus- Rs 10000 cr
     FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT (FIU) FIU is an central agency for Receiving analyzing and processing financial transactions. And providing information related to suspect transaction to intelligence agencies.

6.  TAJMAHAL WORLD’S FIFTH ATTRACTIVE TRAVEL HOTSPOT
i.  India’s Taj Mahal has Grabbed fifth rank in the list of most attractive travel hotspot in world.
ii.  The first rank was grabbed by Cambodia’s ‘The Temple of Angkar’.
Name
Location
Rank
The Temple of Angkar
Cambodia
1st
The Great Barrier Reef
Australia
2nd
Inca City of Machu Picchu
Peru
3rd
Great Wall
China
4th
Tajmahal
India
5th


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Tuesday, August 18, 2015

DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 18 AUGUST 2015 (DAILY NEWS INDIA)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 18 AUG 2015
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1.  PM NARENDRA MODI VISITED MASDAR CITY
i.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Masdar city of Abu Dhabi
ii. Masdar City is a zero carbon planned city .It basically relies maximum on solar energy and other renewable energy resources.
iii.  It is world’s one of most sustainable urban developed city with renewable energy sources.
iv.  It is Reducing wastage to zero.

2. GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED RAJIV GANDHI KHEL RATNA AND ARJUNA AWARD 2015  LIST
i.   The Government announced the awardees list of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award for 2015.
ii.  The selection committee was headed by Justice V K Bali, former Chief Justice of Kerala High Court.
RAJIV GANDHI KHEL RANTA 2015
 S. No.
Name of the sportsperson
Discipline
1
Ms. Sania Mirza
Tennis

ARJUNA AWARDS 2015
 S. No.
Name of the sportsperson
Discipline
1
Naib Subedar Sandeep Kumar
Archery
2
MR Poovamma
Athletics
3
Kidambi Srikanth Nammalwar
Badminton
4
Mandeep Jangra
Boxing
5
Rohit Sharma
Cricket
6
Dipa Karmakar
Gymnastic
7
Sreejesh PR
Hockey
8
Manjeet Chhillar
Kabaddi
9
Abhilasha Shashikant Mhatre
Kabaddi
10
Sawarn Singh
Rowing
11
Anup Kumar Yama
Roller Skating
12
Jitu Rai
Shooting
13
S Sathish Kumar
Weightlifting
14
Bajrang
Wrestling
15
Babita Kumari
Wrestling
16
Yumnam Sanathoi Devi
Wushu
17
Sharath M Gayakwad 
Para-Swimming

3.  SACHIN TENDULKAR TO BE TIGER AMBASSADOR IN MAHARASTRA:
i.  Maharastra Government has appointed Sachin Tendulkar as its new Ambassador for Tiger Conservation Project
ii.  The aim is to create awareness about saving the tigers in State
iii. Earlier superstar Amitabh Bachchan has been appointed as Tiger ambassador in Maharastra .
CM of Maharastra: Devendra Fadnavis

4. AJIT KUMAR NEW CHAIRMAN OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES SELECTION BOARD
i.  Ajit Kumar Seth is appointed as new chairman of Public Enterprises Selection  Board.
ii.  The appointment is made for next 3 years term.
iii.  Ajit Kumar Seth has replaced Atul Chaturvedi.
i) Public Enterprises Selection Board makes policies for the managing of Central Public Sector Enterprises and to advise government on top managerial post appointments.
ii) Public enterprises Selection Board is formed in 1987.

5.  ANDY MURRAY WON ROGERS CUP 2015
i.  Andy Murray won Rogers Cup Masters tournament 2015 in Montrial, Canada.
ii.  Andy Murray defeated Tennis World Number One Player Novak Djokovic.

6.  RUSSIA TO BACK INDIA FOR A PERMANENT SEAT IN UNSC
i.  Russia clarified that it is going to support India for a permanent seat in United Nations Security Council (UNSC)
ii.  Earlier United States clarified its support in the Favour of India.

United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the six principal organs of United Nations. The main objective of UNSC is to maintain International Peace and Security. India wants a permanent seat in UNSC
.UNSC have 5 permanent members: China, France, Russia, USA. UK
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