DAILY GK QUIZ BASED ON NEWSPAPERS- 11 OCTOBER, 2015

DAILY GK QUIZ BASED ON NEWSPAPERS- 11 OCTOBER, 2015

1.      CBI raided which bank in connection with cash deposit of Rs 6172 cr

2.     In which Country 86 people killed as suicide bomber hit an Anti – Government peace rally

3.     International Girl child day is celebrated on

4.     Khushwant Singh Literature Festival 2015 Held in

5.     Which State has announced waiver of Interest and penal interest on crop loan from cooperative banks from current fiscal.

6.    Which state has hiked compensation from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 5 lakh to families of farmers who committed suicide.

7.    Nepal PM who resigned

8.     World Military Games 2015 held in

9.    Who won China’s open tennis double title

10.  Who is Head Of 5- member Bench To go into Constitutional Validity and Usage of Asdhaar

11.  FSSAI full form is

ANSWERS:

1.    Bank Of Baroda

2.    Turkey

3.    11-October

4.    Kasauli

5.    Karnataka

6.    Karnataka

7.    Sushil Koirala

8.    Mungyeong,South Korea

9.    Sania Mirza and Martian Hingis

10.  H.L.Dattu

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OBJECTIVE GK FOR IBPS PO EXAM 2015 ( MARCH 2015 - SEPT. 2015)

OBJECTIVE CURRENT AFFAIRS 2015

LAST 6 MONTH CURRENT AFFAIRS

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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 10 OCT 2015 ( DAILY NEWS INDIA )

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 10 OCT 2015

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1. ‘SEKHAR BASU’ AS NEW  CHAIRMAN OF ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION

i. Sekhar Basu  appointed as the  new chairman of Atomic Energy Commission.

ii. Sekhar Basu will replace  RK Sinha who superannuates on 23 October 2015.

iii. The Atomic Energy Commission was established in August 1948 to look after atomic energy activities in the country.

iv. The Atomic Energy Commission is under the direct charge of the Prime Minister.

2. VETERAN MUSIC DIRECTOR ‘RAVINDRA JAIN’ PASSED AWAY

i. Renowned music director and lyricist Ravindra Jain passed away due to multiple-organ failure in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

ii. His famous songs are Geet Gaata Chal, Chor Machaye Shor, Chitchor, Nadiya ke Paar, Ram Teri Ganga Maili, Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se, Do Jasoos and Henna.

3. ‘WORLD EGG DAY’ OBSERVED ON 9^TH OCT

i. World Egg Day was observed on 9 October 2015 across the world.

ii. The Day is observed raise awareness of the benefits of eggs and is celebrated in countries all around the world.

4. ‘V20 GROUP’ LAUNCHED BY VULNERABLE NATIONS

i. V20 Group launched by Finance Ministers of 20 nations vulnerable to climate change.

ii. The Group was launched during the annual meeting of International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Lima, Peru.

iii. The Group aims to pool resources for their fight against the impact of global warming and is a counterpoint to the G20 group of leading industrialised and emerging economies.

5. RENOWNED FLAUTIST ‘N. RAMANI’ PASSES AWAY

i. Renowned flautist Dr. Natesan Ramani passed away in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

ii. He was known for introducing the long flute in Carnatic music and had developed his own inimitable style in the field of flute music especially on Venu flute.

6. ‘JOINT DECLARATION TO ENSURE ORDERLY & LEGAL MIGRATION’ ISSUED BY BRICS

i. BRICS released Joint Declaration to ensure orderly and legal migration between member nations and to respect human rights.

ii. The declaration was issued at the first BRICS Ministerial meeting on Migration held in Sochi, Russia..

iii. The Indian delegation was headed by Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju.

BRICS INCLUDE: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa

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DAILY GK QUIZ BASED ON NEWSPAPERS 10 OCTOBER, 2015

DAILY GK QUIZ BASED ON NEWSPAPERS 10 OCTOBER, 2015

1. Supreme Court has accepted a PIL for Imposing Environmental charges on commercial vehicles entering which State/UT?

2. AAP has sacked which minister for alleged bribe video clip

3. Which political Party is seeking out donors within and outside party for first time?

4. President Pranab Mukherjee will be first Indian President to visit Which Country in over six decades?

5. PitanjaliAyurvedof Baba Ramdev entered in to partnership with which company to sell its product through its stores?

6. World mental health day is on

7. Nobel Peace prize 2015 won by

8. Ravindra Jain Who died was famous

DAILY GK QUIZ ANSWERS

1. New Delhi

2. Asim Ahmed Khan

3. Congress Party

4. Jordan

5. Future Group

6. 10^th October

7. Tunisia’s National DialogueQuartet ,for helping build democracy in the birthplace of Arab Spring

8. Musician

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DAILY GK QUIZ BASED ON NEWSPAPERS- 9 OCTOBER, 2015

DAILY GK QUIZ BASED ON NEWSPAPERS- 9 OCTOBER, 2015

1. Literature Nobel Prize 2015 won by?

2. In which State Legislative assembly beef Row took a violent turn?

3. Which Pakistani Singer stage show is cancelled in Mumbai following a protest by Shiv Sena?

4. Air Force Day is celebrated on?

5. World Post Day is celebrated on?

6. Snapdeal has signed agreement with which bank to sell pre-approved loan to assist sellers prepare for festive season?

7. In Forbes’ 50 Richest families in Asia, how many Indian Families are included?

8. South Africa beat India in T20 Freedom Series by Margin of?

9. A self Portrait of modernist Painter Amrita Shergil was sold in London for?

10. Who has been selected for HirdayMangeskar Award?

DAILY GK QUIZ ANSWERS

1. Svetlana Alexievich (Belarus) for her portrayal of life in the former Soviet Union.

2. J & K

3. Gulam Ali

4. 8^th October

5. 9^th October

6. Axis Bank

7. 14, led by Ambani Family

8. 2-0                         

9. 1.7 million

10. A.R. Rehman

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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 9 OCT 2015 ( DAILY NEWS INDIA )

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 9 OCT 2015

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1. ‘NATIONAL DIALOGUE QUARTET’ GRABBED 2015 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

i. National Dialogue Quartet in Tunisia has won 2015 Nobel Peace Prize.

ii. National Dialogue Quartet   is selected for its decisive contribution in building pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the 2011 Jasmine Revolution.

iii. National Dialogue Quartet was established in 2013 as an alternative, peaceful political process at a time, when Tunisia was on the brink of civil war aftermath of revolution.

2. ‘WORLD POST DAY’ OBSERVED ON 9^TH OCTOBER

i. World Post Day was observed on 9 October.

ii. The Theme of world post day was ‘Posts claim their place in the changing communication landscape’.

iii. The day marks the date of establishment of Universal Postal Union  in 1874 in Bern, Switzerland.

iv. World Post Day is observed to create awareness of the role of the postal sector in people’s lives.

3. INDO-CHINA JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE ‘HAND-IN-HAND’

i. Joint Military exercise between India and china HAND-IN-HAND will be conducted at Kunming Military Academy of Yunnan province in China

ii. It will be the fifth joint military exercise in the Hand-in-Hand series between armies of both countries which started in 2007.

4. ‘INDIAN AIR FORCE DAY’ OBSERVED ON 8TH OCTOBER 2015

i. Indian Air Force  on 8 October  celebrated its 83nd foundation day as Air Force Day at the Air Force Station in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.

ii. The day is observed to increase the awareness about the importance of IAF as an important part of the national security.

Air Chief Marshal: Arup Raha

5. ‘AR RAHMAN’ NAMED AS CULTURAL AMBASSADOR OF SEYCHELLES

i. Music composer AR Rahman was named as the Cultural Ambassador of Seychelles.

ii. He named as   Cultural Ambassador of Seychelles for his contribution in enhancing the country’s Art and Culture Development.

6.  ‘SVETLANA ALEXIEVICH’ NAMED FOR 2015 ‘NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE’

i. Svetlana Alexievich of Belarus has been selected for 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature.

ii. He is selected for her polyphonic writings, courage and a monument to suffering.

iii. She became 14th women Literature Laureate and she is also the first writer from Belarus to receive this award.

7. FORBES ‘ASIA’S RICHEST FAMILIES LIST’ RELEASED

i. Forbes released the list of Forbes' 50 richest families in Asia.

ii. The list was topped by Lee family of South Korea with 26.6 billion dollar.

iii. Ambani family ranked 3^rd in the list with worth of 21.5 billion dollar.

iv. India with 14 persons in the list has the most spots from any country.

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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 8 OCT 2015 ( DAILY NEWS INDIA )

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 8 OCT 2015

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1. ‘CYCLIST DEBORAH HEROLD’ 1^ST INDIAN TO WIN FIVE MEDALS AT TAIWAN CUP

i. Indian cyclist Deborah Herold grabbed 1gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze medal at the 2015 Taiwan Cup held in Taiwan.

ii. She became the first ever Indian cyclist to win in women's elite section.

2. ‘PROTOCOL FOR COOPERATION IN BLUE ECONOMY’ BETWEEN INDIA AND SEYCHELLES APPROVED

i. The Union Cabinet gave its approval to the protocol for cooperation in the field of blue economy between India and Seychelles.

ii. The Blue Economy is marine-based economic development that leads to improved human well-being and social equity, reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities.

iii. It includes the Reframing the oceans as “Development Spaces” that are subject to spatial planning.

3. ‘RAIF BADAWI AND JAMES FENTON’ SHARED 2015 PEN PINTER PRIZE

i. Raif Badawi and James Fenton  honored with the 2015 PEN Pinter Prize.

ii.Raif Badawi was named as the 2015 International Writer of Courage by Fenton himself during a public event held at the British Library in London.

iii.The PEN Pinter Prize is an annual literary award launched in 2009 by English PEN in honour of the late Nobel Literature Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter.

4. NOBEL PRIZE IN ‘CHEMISTRY’ FOR 2015 ANNOUNCED

i. Tomas Lindahl of UK, Paul Modrich of US and Aziz Sancar of US  have jointly won 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

ii. Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has chosen them for their research on mechanistic studies of  Deoxyribo nucleic acid  repair.

iii. They have provided basic knowledge of functioning of living cell functions and its application for the development of new cancer treatments.

5. UNION CABINET APPROVED SETTING UP OF ‘3 AIIMS’ UNDER PRADHAN MANTRI SWASTHYA SURAKSHA YOJNA

i. The Union Cabinet approved the setting up of 3 new All India Institutes of Medical Sciences under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna.

ii. The new AIIMS will be set up at Nagpur in Maharashtra, at Manglagiri in Andhra Pradesh and at Kalyani in West Bengal.

iii. These AIIMS will provide quality medical education, nursing education and also to provide tertiary healthcare facilities to the people of these locations.

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DAILY GK QUIZ BASED ON NEWSPAPERS- 8 OCTOBER, 2015

DAILY GK QUIZ BASED ON NEWSPAPERS- 8 OCTOBER, 2015

1. Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2015 won by?

2. Noble Prize for chemistry given for ?

3. Which Hindi poet returned his SahityaAkademi Award?

4. IIT Council has decided to waive fee of which category students?

5. Which Israel University has decided to give Honorary Doctorate to President Pranab Mukherjee?

6. Name of indigenously designed Torpedo Vessel commissioned into Navy?

7. Which organization publishes World Economic Outlook?

ANSWERS:

1. Tomas Lindahl (Sweden), Paul Modrich (USA) ,Aziz Sancar (Turkey)

2. Mechanistic Studies of DNA Repair

3. Ashok Vajpayi

4. Physically Challenged

5. Al Quds University

6. INS Astradharani

7. IMF (International Monetary Fund)

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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 07 OCT 2015 ( DAILY NEWS INDIA )

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 7 OCT 2015

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1.’SERGEY KARJAKIN’ GRABBED 2015 WORLD CUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

i. Sergey Karjakin of Russia has won 2015 World Cup Chess Championship held at Baku, Azerbaijan.

ii. Sergey Karjakin defeated Peter Svidler by 6-4 score.

iii. He holds the record for being world’s youngest Chess Grandmaster at the age young of 12 years and 7 months.

2. ‘TAKAAKI KAJITA AND ARTHUR B. MCDONALD’ HAVE JOINTLY WON THE 2015 NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS

i. Takaaki Kajita of Japan and Arthur B. McDonald of Canada have jointly won the prestigious 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics.

ii. They are selected for their key contributions to experiments showing that neutrinos change identities. They individually have discovered neutrino oscillations and shown that neutrinos have mass.

3. ‘INS ASTRADHARANI’ INDUCTED INTO INDIAN NAVY

i. INS Astradharani was inducted into Indian Navy at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

ii. It is Indian‘s first indigenously- built Torpedo launch and recovery vessel.

iii. It has replaced INS Astravahini which was decommissioned from India Navy in July, 2015.

4. ‘PRAVASI BHARATIYA DIVAS CONFERENCE 2016’ TO BE HELD IN NEW DELHI

i. The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Conference 2016 will be held in New Delhi from 8 January to 10 January 2016.

ii. The objective of the conference is developing a new paradigm for engagement with the Diaspora over the next decade.

5. ‘JACK DORSEY’ APPOINTED AS NEW PERMANENT CEO OF TWITTER

i. Twitter has appointed Jack Dorsey as permanent CEO for second time.

ii. He will replace Dick Costolo who had resigned in June, 2015.

ii. With this new appointment he will cease to be chairman of the board of Twitter but will continue to serve as a member of the board.

iii. Twitter is an online social networking service.

6.’CHINA’ GRABBED 2015 FIBA ASIAN BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

i. China grabbed the International Basketball Federation Asia Championship by defeating the Philippines in the final.

ii. The victory of FIBA Asian Basketball Championship has made china’s qualification for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

7. ‘WORLD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK REPORT’ RELEASED BY IMF

i. International Monetary Fund  released World Economic Outlook report  titled ‘Adjusting to Lower Commodity Prices’

ii. India’s growth is expected to strengthen from 7.3 percent 2015 and last year to 7.5 percent in 2016.

iii. Global growth is projected to decline from 3.4 percent in 2014 to 3.1 percent in 2015, before picking up to 3.6 percent in 2016

iv. According to report inflation in India, is expected to decline further in 2015, reflecting the fall in global oil and agricultural commodity prices.

8. RBI RELAXED NORMS OF FPI INVESTMENT IN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

i. The Reserve Bank of India5 relaxed the norms of Foreign Portfolio Investors of government debt.

ii. It also announced higher investment limits in rupee terms in government securities with a view to bring in an additional 1.2 lakh crore rupees by March 2018.

iii. These directions were issued under sections 10(4) and 11(1) of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999.

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DAILY GK QUIZ BASED ON NEWSPAPERS- 7 OCTOBER, 2015

DAILY GK QUIZ BASED ON NEWSPAPERS- 7 OCTOBER, 2015

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1. Name the author who returned the Sahitya Akademy award in protest against increasing intolerance for Rights to dissent?

2. According to Prime Minister GST likely to rollout in?

3. According to IMF India’s economy is expected to grow in 2016 at?

4. 2015 Nobel Prize for Physics won by?

5. 2015 Nobel Prize for Physics given for discovering?

6. Who won Chess World Cup?

7. When is World Habitat Day Celebrated?

8. Who is head of Panel which submitted report to increase 400% hike in basic salary of MLA’s of Delhi?

DAILY GK QUIZ ANSWERS

1. Nayantara Sahgal

2. 2016

3. 7.5%

4. Takaaki Kajita (Japan) and Arthur McDonald (Canada)

5. ‘Chameleon-like’ nature of Neutrinos

6. Sergey Karjakin of Russia

7. 5^th October

8. P.D.T. Achary

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