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Thursday, May 14, 2015

DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 13,14 MAY 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 13, 14 MAY 2015
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INTERNATIONAL
1. PRITI PATEL GETS BRITISH CABINET RANK:
i.  Indian origin Priti gets British Cabinet Rank.
ii. Tory MP Priti Patel is appointed as Minister of State for employment in British new Cabinet.

2.   EARTHQUAKE HITS AGAIN IN NEPAL:
i.    An Earthquake of Magnitude 7.3 hits again in Nepal near Everest.
ii. Earlier an Earthquake of 7.8 magnitude devastated Nepal on April 25, this year.
iii. Tremors were also felt in India and Bangladesh by the earthquake which was centered in east of Nepal’s Capital Kathmandu.

3. FIRST BRICS CUP TO BE HELD IN INDIA:
i. BRICS nations have decided that an under-17 football tournament will be played between the nations.
ii. The first season of the tournament will take place in India.
B – Brazil
R- Russia
I – India
C- China
S – South Africa
                                                           NATIONAL NEWS
4. NEW GOVERNORS IN 6 STATES:
i. President of India has appointed new Governors in 6 different states.
ii. following are the new Governors appointed:
States
Governor
Jharkhand
Droupadi Murmu
Manipur
Dr. Syed Ahmed
Arunachal Pradesh
J P Rajkhoda
Mizoram
Lt. General (retd.) Nirbhay Sharma
Tripura
Tathagata Roy
Meghalaya
V Shanmuganathan

5. DEEPAK IYER JOINS BHARTI AXA GENERAL INSURANCE:
i. Deepak Iyer is appointed as MD and CEO of Bharti AXA General Insurance
ii. DeepakIyer will replace Milind Chalisgaonkar
iii. Prior to this Deepak Iyer was MD at Wrigley India
MD – Managing Director
CEO – Chief Executive Officer

6. ATAL PENSION YOJANA LAUNCHED:
i. Prime Minister launched Atal Pension Yojana (APY) in Kolkata, West Bengal.
ii. Atal Pension Yojana is launched for unorganized sector.
iii. The scheme is intended to enhance old age income security of the working poor and is focused on encouraging and enabling them to join the NPS (National Pension System)

7. K SATISH REDDY BECOMES CHAIRMAN OF NSC:
i. K Satish Reddy is appointed as the chairman of National Safety Council (NSC)
ii. appointment was done by the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment
iii. K Satish Reddy is the chairman of Dr. Reddy’s laboratories ltd.
                                  
SPORTS
8. ANDY MURRAY WON MEN’S SINGLE TITLE OF MADRID TENNIS OPEN:
i. Andy Murray of Britain has won Men’s Single title of Madrid Tennis open
ii. Andy Murray defeated Rafael Nadal of Spain in the final.

9. VIKAS GOWDA WON GOLD AT HAMAICAN INTERNATIONAL INVITAION MEET:
i. Discus thrower Vikas Gowda won Gold at Jamaican International Invitation Meet.
ii. Vikas Gowda threw at a distance of 65.14 m to win the event
iii.  Chaid Wright of Jamaica came second with a throw of 61.84 m.
BUSSINESS

10. INDIAN ARMY SINGED MO WITH BANK OF INDIA:
i. Indian Army has signed an MoU with Bank of India on Defense salary Package
ii. First MoU between BOI and Indian Army was signed in 2011, for 3 years and it is revised now.
About Bank of India: Headquarter – Mumbai       
CMD – Vijayalakshmi R Iyer

11. RBI RELEASED THE REPORT TITLED STATE FINANCES:
i. RBI has released the report titled State Finances.
ii. Report is the study of Budgets of 2014-15.
iii. Theme of this year’s report is Fiscal Consolidation: Assessment and Medium Term Prospects

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Tuesday, May 12, 2015

DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 12 MAY 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 12 May 2015
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1. PRANAB MUKHERJEE INAUGURATED NAMASTE RUSSIA FESTIVAL:
i.  President of India, Pranab Mukherjee Inaugurated Namaste Russia Festival in Moscow.
ii. It is celebrated to showcase Indian Culture in Russia.

2.   ADVANCED VERSION OF BRAHMOS MISSILE SUCCESSFULLY TEST-FIRED:
i.    India has successfully test fired advanced version of Brahmos Supersonic Cruise Missile.
ii.  Test-fired was conducted at Nicobar Islands in Andaman and Nicobar.
iii. Brahmos-III has a range of 290 km and can carry weight upto 300 kg.

3. NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY DAY OBSERVED ACROSS THE COUNTRY:
i. National Technology day was observed across the country on 11th May.
ii. National Technology Day is celebrated to memorize the anniversary of Shakti, the Pokhran Nuclear Test held on 11th May 1998.

4. K V KAMATH APPOINTED AS BRICS BANK PRESIDENT:
i. Eminent Banker K V Kamath is appointed as the president of the New Development Bank set up by the BRICS
ii. K V Kamath is appointed on a 5 year term.
Note:       B – Brazil
                       R – Russia
                       I – India
                       C – China
                       S -  South Africa
Headquarter of New Development Bank – Shanghai, China
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
Q1. WHERE IS THE HEADQUARTER OF NEW DEVELOPMENT BANK?
a. New Delhi
b. Shanghai
c. Brasilia
d. Moscow
Q2. WHO IS APPOINTED AS PRESIDENT OF NEW DEVELOPMENT BANK?
a. Arundhati Bhattacharya
b. Christina Logarde
c. K V Kamath

d. Ban Ki Moon
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Monday, May 11, 2015

DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 10, 11 MAY 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 10, 11 May 2015
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1. SHASHI KAPOOR CONFERRED WITH DADA SAHEB PHALKE AWARD:
i. Veteran Actor Shashi Kapoor is conferred with the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2014.
ii. The Award was presented to Shashi Kapoor by Union Information and Broadcasting Minister, Arun Jaitley at a function in Mumbai.
iii.  Shashi Kapoor is 46th Film personality to receive this award.
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
Q1. WHO IS CONFERRED WITH DADA SAHEB PHALKE AWARD 2014?
a. Dev Anand
b. Shashi Kapoor
c. Amitabh Bachchan
d. Hema Malini

2.   LIBERIA DECLARED AS EBOLA FREE:
i.    WHO has declared Liberia as an Ebola Free state.
ii. Among the three Ebola hit areas, Liberia, Sierra and Guinea. Liberia is declared Ebola Free.
WHO- World Health Organization
Headquarter – Geneva, Switzerland
Head – Margaret Chan
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
Q1. WHICH AFRICAN COUNTRY IS RECENTLY DECLARED AS EBOLA FREE?
a. Guinea
b. Sierra Leone
c. Liberia
d. Nigeria

3. ROHAN BOPANNA AND FLORIN MERGEA WON MEN’S DOUBLES:
i. Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea have won Men’s Doubles title of Madrid Tennis Open
ii. The Duo received 247560 Euro prize money

Player Name
Country
Rohan Bopanna
India
Florin Mergea
Romania
Defeated
Nenand Zimonjic
Serbia
Martin Matkowski
Poland

EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
Q1. ROHAN BOPANNA IS ASSOCIATED WITH WHICH SPORT?
a. Lawn Tennis
b. Cricket
c. Badminton
d. Table Tennis
Q2.  FLORIN MERGER BELONGS TO WHICH NATION?
a. Poland
b. Serbia
c. Romania
d. U.K
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Saturday, May 9, 2015

DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 09 MAY 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 9 May 2015
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1.   NORTH KOREA SUCCESSFULLY TEST FIRED BALLISTIC MISSILE:
i. North Korea has successfully test fired underwater ballistic missile.
ii. This underwater ballistic missile is capable of striking and wiping out hostile forces in any waters.
About North Korea :
a. Currency : won
b. Capital: Pyongyang
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
Q1. Which country is recently successfully test fired underwater ballistic missile?
a. North Korea
b. South Korea
c. China
d. USA

2. CONSERVATIVE PARTY WINS UK GENERAL ELECTION 2015:
i.  David Cameron’s Conservative Party have won the UK General Election 2015.
ii.  Conservative Party have secured 331 seats from a total of 650 seats.
iii.  David Cameron will continue to be the Prime Minister of UK.
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
Q1. Which Party won UK’s General Election 2015?
a. Liberal Party
b. Scottish National Party
c. Conservative Party
d. Labour Party


NATIONAL NEWS
3. COMMEMORATIVE COIN ON SWAMI CHINMAYANANDA:
i. Prime Minister, Narendra Modi released commemorative coin on Swami Chinmayananda.
ii. Coin was launched to mark the birth centenary of Swami Chinmayananda.

4.   ACHAL KUMAR JYOTI BECOMES ELECTION COMMISSIONER:
i. Achal Kumar Jyoti is appointed as the new Election commissioner.
ii.Achal Kumar Jyoti is a retired IAS Officer of 1975 batch.
Note: Nasim Zaidi is the Chief Election Commissioner
                            
5. SBI LAUNCHED RUPAY PLATINUM DEBIT CARD:
i. State Bank of India has launched RuPay platinum Debit Card in association with NPCI.
ii. RuPay card is accepted at all payment channels like ATM’s, PoS and E-Commerce.
iii. Card is issued free of cost to customers maintaining a quaterly balance of 50,000 rupees.
NPCI – National Payment Corporation of India.
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
Q1. Which Bank has launched RuPay Platinum Debit Card in Association with NPCI?
a. UCO Bank
b. PNB Bank
c. SBI Bank
d. Bank of Baroda
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Friday, May 8, 2015

DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 08 MAY 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 8 May 2015
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                                               NATIONAL NEWS
1. DD NEWS MOBILE APP LAUNCHED:
i. Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting , Arun Jaitley launched DD News Mobile App.
ii. Arun Jaitley also launched an E-book of ministry of Information and Broadcasting on its initiatives and achievements.
2.   INVESTMENT LIMIT INCREASES FOR FIPB INVESTMENTS:
i.  Union Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) gave its nod for increase in the investment limit for cases requiring prior approval of Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB)
ii. Limit has been raised to 3000 crore Rupees from 2000 crore Rupees.
                                              
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
3. INDIA SINGED MOU WITH IRAN:
i. India and Iran have signed an Inter-Governmental MoU for the development of Chabahar Port in Iran
ii. MoU signed by Minister for Shipping and Road Transport and Highways , Nitin Gadkari and his counterpart Abbas Ahmed Akhoundi.
About Iran:
a.       Capital – Tehran
b.      Currency – Rial
c.       President – Hassan Rouhani
4.   FORBES RELEASED GLOBAL COMPANIES LIST:
i. Forbes Magazine has released Global 2000 companies list of World’s largest , most powerful public companies.
ii.   A total of 2000 companies were listed from 61 countries.
iii.  Indus trial and commercial Bank of China topped the list for 3rd consecutive year.
Note: SBI has ranked 152, A total of 16 Indian companies are in the list.


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