Daily Free Current Affairs 24 Oct 2015 ( Daily News India )

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 24 OCT 2015

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1. UNION GOVERNMENT IMPOSED ‘ANTI-DUMPING DUTY ON CHINESE AUTO PARTS’

i. The Union Finance Ministry has imposed anti-dumping duties on imported Chinese auto parts for a period of five years.

ii. The Anti-dumping duty is used by a country under the multilateral World Trade Organisation to protect its domestic producers and market from below-cost/cheap imports.

iii. Anti dumping duty can be imposed for a maximum period of 5 years.

2. ‘FIRST WORLD INDIGENOUS GAMES’ STARTED IN PALMAS

i. First World Indigenous Games has been started in the northern Brazilian city of Palmas.

ii.The opening ceremony of the multi-sport event was attended by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff.

iii.It is first of its kind of international multi-sport event that will involve around 2000 indigenous athletes belonging to different indigenous ethnic groups from 30 countries.

iv. These Games will include sports events like archery, canoeing, spear tossing and a race through the forest.

3. INDIAN MOUNTAINEERS NAMED AN UNTOUCHED ‘MOUNTAIN PEAK AS APJ ABDUL KALAM’

i. Mountaineers Arjun Vajpai and Bhupesh Kumar created history by becoming first people to climb unnamed peak in Himachal’s Spiti Valley.

ii. They named the peak as Mout Kalam, in honour of former President of India, Dr. Abdul Kalam.

4. ‘ASHWINI KUMAR’ HONORARY MEMBER OF IOC PASSED AWAY

i. Ashwini Kumar  honorary member of International Olympic Committee passed away.

ii. He was 94 years old.

iii. He was the President of the Indian Basketball Federation and President of the Punjab Olympic Association for 12 years.

President of international Olympic committee:

5. PRESIDENT OF ZIMBABWE ‘ROBERT MUGABE’ AWARDED WITH’ 2015 CONFUCIUS PEACE PRIZE’

i. President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe honoured with the 2015 Confucius Peace Prize by China.

ii. He was honoured for Injecting fresh energy into the global quest for harmony.

iii. The prize was started in 2010 by China and It is given for promoting peace in  world.

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DAILY GK QUIZ BASED ON NEWSPAPERS-23 OCTOBER 2015

DAILY GK QUIZ BASED ON NEWSPAPERS-23 OCTOBER 2015

SR.	DAILY GK QUIZ	ANSWER
1.	Which city is inaugurated as the New Capital of Andhra Pradesh	Amaravati
2.	Who is the Author of the Book ‘The Chinar Leaves’	M. L. Fotedar
3.	Which country decided to offer $15 bn for India’s Ist Bullet Train	Japan
4.	Which Company has decided to Acquire SanDisk	Western Digital
5.	Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal lost her world No.1 rank to	Carolina Marin of Spain
6.	Who is awarded with 2015 Confucius Peace Prize	Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe
7.	First World Indigenous Games began in	Brazil
8.	Who is appointed as first male member of NCW	Alok Rawat
9.	Britain signed Strategic Investment Agreements for building three nuclear plants with which country	China

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Daily Free Current Affairs 23 Oct 2015 ( Daily News India )

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 22 OCT 2015

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1. PM LAID FOUNDATION STONE OF ‘SHRI VENKATESWARA MOBILE & ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING HUB’

i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi  laid the foundation stone of Shri Venkateswara Mobile and Electronics Manufacturing Hub in Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh.

ii. Shri Venkateswara Mobile & Electronics Manufacturing Hub will create more than 10000 jobs within a year.

iii. Andhra Pradesh is going to be a preferred destination for mobile handset and component manufacturing companies.

iv. It is country’s first dedicated mobile manufacturing electronics cluster to be established under Union Government’s flagship Make in India initiative.

Cm of Andhra Pradesh: N. Chandrababu Naidu

2. BANKS ALLOWED TO FIX ‘INTEREST RATES ON GOLD DEPOSIT SCHEME’ BY RBI

i. Reserve Bank of India has allowed banks to fix their own interest rates on gold deposits under the Gold Monetisation Scheme.

ii. RBI has said Banks are free to set interest rate such as principal and interest on the deposit denominated in gold.

3. UNION GOVERNMENT APPROVED ‘AMRUT PROJECTS’

i. The Union Ministry of Urban Development gave its approval to the first batch of state level Action Plans under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation.

ii. The Action Plans for 89 cities have been approved under AMRUT project in cities of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan.

Union Minister of Urban Development: Venkaiah Naidu.

4. ‘ALOK RAWAT’ 1ST MALE MEMBER OF NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR WOMEN

i. Alok Rawat became 1st  male person  to be appointed as member of National Commission for Women.

ii. National Commission for Women is a statutory body established on January 1992 to review the constitutional and legal safeguards for women.

Chairman of national commission for women: Lalitha Kumaramangalam

5. PM NARENDRA MODI LAYS FOUNDATION STONE FOR ‘ANDHRA PRADESH’S NEW CAPITAL CITY’

i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone  for Amaravati, a new capital city of Andhra Pradesh on the occasion of Dussehra and Vijaya Dashmi.

ii. The State government had inked MoU with Singapore government agencies for preparing the master plan for Amaravati.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister: N. Chandrababu Naidu

6. ‘CAROLINA MARIN’ OF SPAIN RANKED ‘WORLD NO. 1 PLAYER IN BADMINTON’

i. Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal lost her World No.1 ranking to Carolina Marin of Spain.

ii. Saina Nehwal  lost her rank after making early exists from Japan Open and Denmark Open. 

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Daily Free Current Affairs 22 Oct. 2015 ( Daily News India )

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 22 OCT 2015

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1. ‘K CHOCKALINGAM’ WINS 2015 PAUL H APPLEBY AWARD

i. K Chockalingam Noted criminologist  has been honoured with Paul H Appleby Award.

ii. The award was given to him by Indian Institute of Public Administration for his distinguished services to public administration and to the institute.

iii. The Award has been started in honour of a noted author Paul H Appleby in recognition of his works in the field of public administration.

2. UNITED NATIONS RELEASED A REPORT TITLED ‘THE WORLD’S WOMEN 2015’

i. United Nations released a report named The World’s Women 2015.

ii. United nations said Mortality rate among Indian girls below the age of five higher than the boys.

iii. India is among the countries having largest surplus population of men and worrying under-five sex ratio.

iv. Number of girls in India dying before the age of five is relatively higher compared to the boys.

v. Child marriage is the most common practice in south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. India accounts for one-third of the total global child brides.

3. ‘SEONG-JIN CHO’ WON 17TH INTERNATIONAL FREDERIC CHOPIN PIANO COMPETITION

i. Seong-Jin Cho of South Korea won the 17th international Frederic Chopin Piano competition in Warsaw, Poland.

ii. The second prize was won by Charles Richard-Hamelin of Canada

iii. The Frederic Chopin Piano competition held after every five years and is one of the few in which pianists play pieces by a single composer.

4. ‘RELIANCE CAPITAL’ INKED AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE ‘GOLDMAN SACHS MUTUAL FUNDS BUSINESS’

i. Reliance Capital Asset Management signed agreements to acquire Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s onshore business in India.

ii. RCAM will acquire it after paying some of 243 crore rupees to acqire all onshore mutual fund schemes of GSAM India.

5. ‘GLOBAL MATERNAL NEWBORN HEALTH CONFERENCE’ 2015 HELD IN MEXICO CITY

i. The Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference 2015 was held from 18 October to 21 October 2015 in the Mexico City.

ii. It was a technical meeting focused on accelerating progress towards effective and sustainable coverage of maternal and newborn interventions at scale.

iii. It provided a forum to identify, understand and respond to the most urgent health needs of mothers and newborns.

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DAILY GK QUIZ BASED ON NEWSPAPERS-21 OCTOBER 2015

DAILY GK QUIZ BASED ON NEWSPAPERS-21 OCTOBER 2015

SR.	DAILY GK QUIZ	ANSWER
1.	In which Country 18 Punjabi’S have been elected as Members of House of Commons (Parliament) ?	Canada
2.	Which Indian Cricketer who announced his retirement from International Cricket	Virender Sehwag
3.	World Iodine Deficiency Day is observed on	21st October
4.	Which Indian Telecom Company sold 8,300 mobile towers in Africa for $ 1.7 bn	Airtel
5.	Which party won Canadian Federal Election 2015	Liberal Party
6.	Who became the New Prime Minister of Canada	Justin Trudei
7.	Who is appointed as the new Chairman of All India Sports Council	Vijay Kumar Malhotra
8.	Who won the Rustam-e-International title	Satyawart

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GK Quiz-2 Based on IBPS PO Booster

GK BOOSTER TEST- 2 (PAGE 11- 20)

1. Renowned Hindi Poet who died recently:

a. KailashVajpeyi                         b. Surya Bahadur

c.  Ramesh Chander                    d. KrishanChander

2. John Forbes Nash Jr. who died recently was an famous :

a. Comedian                                 b. Dancer

c.  Actor                                        d. Mathematician

3. The Creator of Chandigarh’s Rock Garden who died recently was:

a. Ramesh Chander                     b. Nek Chand

c. KrishanChander                      d. Surya Bhadur

4. Former President of India Who died recently was:

a. K R Narayanan                                    b. Shankar Dayal Sharma

c.  A P J Abdul Kalam                   d. R. Venkataraman  

5. Founder of Hero Cycle who died recently was:

a. Om PrakashMunjal                  b. Vijay Bhardwaj

c. Sumit Jindal                              d. T.C Goyal

6. Former President of Board of Cricket in India(BCCI) who died recently was:

a. SharadPowar                           b. JagmohanDalmiya

c.  Sunil Govaskar                                    d. ShasnakManohar

7. Which Indian Airport is awarded with prestigious Golden Peacock National Quality Award for the year 2015:

a. Indira Gandhi Airport

b. LokNayakJaiparkash Airport

c. Delhi International Airport

d. Swami Vevekanand Airport

8. Which player is awarded with Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award:

a. SaniaMirza                               b. P V Sindhu

c.  Novak Djokovic                       d. Roger Federer

9. Who among the following is awarded with ‘DadasahebPhake Award -2015’:

a. Salman Khan                            b. Sakhrukh Khan

c.  Aamir Khan                             d. VevekOberoi

10. Who is awarded with Pakistan’s Highest Civilian Award ‘Nishan-E-Pakistan’ award:

a. Chinese President Xi Jinping

b. US President Barack Obama

c.   Indian Prime Minister NarendraModi

d.   Pakistan Former Prime Minister Benjir Bhutto

11. Who among the following is awarded with ‘Janpith Award’

a. BhalchandraNemade              b. Sarojini Khan

c.  Surya Chander                                    d. Krishanchander

12. Who among the following is awarded with ‘World Food Prize 2015’

a. Sir FazleHanan                                    b. Dr. Amalendu Krishnan

c.    Peter Heggs                           d. Dr. Krishanchander

13. Name of Indian Film who won the Best Screenplay Award in the Foreign Language Category at the Madrid International Film Festival, Spain:

a. Court                                         b. Launch box

c.  Buddha in Traffic Jam                        d. Gandhi

14. Who among the following is awarded with ‘Ramanujan Prize’

a. BhalchandraNemade              b. Dr. Amalendu Krishnan

c. Surya Chander                         d. Dr. Krishanchander

15. SaraswatiSamman is awarded to Dr. M VeerappaMoily for Writing Ramayana in :

a. Urdu                                          b. Punjabi

c.  Kannada                                  d. Bengali

16. Who among the following is awarded with Rajiv Gandhi KhelRatna Award:

a. Sunil Chetri                              b. P.V.Sindhu

c.  R.Ashwin                                  d. SaniaMirza

17. Who among the following is awarded with ‘VyassSamman’ for the year 2014:

a.   Dr. Kamal Kishore goenka   b. Dr. Amalendu Krishnan

c.    Surya Chander                      d.    Dr. Krishanchander

18. National Humanities Medal -2014 awarded by White House is given to :

a. JhumpaLahiri                           b. Sumit Jindal

c.  T.C.Goyal                                  d. Vijay Bhardwaj

19. Who among the following is awarded with Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2014:

a. NICL                                          b. FCI

c.    BHEL                                      d. ISRO

20. World Health Day is observed globally on:

a. 8^th May                                      b. 7^th April

c. 10^th April                                  d. 14^th June

21. World Book Day is observed globally on:

a. 8^th May                                      b. 7^th April

c.  23^rd  April                                d. 14^th June

22. World Press Freedom Day is observed globally on:

a. 3^th May                                      b. 7^th April

c.  10^th April                                 d. 14^th June

23. Anti Terrorism Day is observed globally on:

a. 8^th May                                      b. 7^th April

c.  10^th April                                 d. 21^st May

24. World Blood donor Day is observed globally on:

a. 8^th May                                      b. 7^th April

c.  10^th April                                 d. 14^th June

25. ________ is observed as the ‘International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking’:

a.   8^th May                                    b. 26^th June

c.   10^th April                                d. 14^th June

26. National Mandela International Day is observed globally on:

a. 18^th July                                    b. 17^th April

c.  20^th April                                 d. 19^th June

27. International Tiger Day is observed globally on:

a. 18^th June                                   b. 17^th May

c.  29^th July                                   d. 24^th September

28. National Handloom Day is observed on:

a. 8^th June                                     b. 7^th November

c.  7^th August                                d. 30 July

29. World Humanitarian Day is observed globally on:

a. 18^th May                                   b. 27^th April

c.  10^th July                                   d. 19^th August

30. International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer is observed globally on:

a. 16^th September                                    b. 17^th April

c.  15^th April                                 d. 16^th June

31. World Rhino Day is observed globally on:

a. 28^th June                                   b. 22^nd September

c.  13^th September                       d. 26^th January

32. Author of the Book ‘China-Confucius in the Shadows’ is:

a. PoonamSurie                           b. Prof Bhim Singh

c.  HindolSengupta                      d. Daniel A Bell

33. Author of the Book ‘Red Tape to Red Carpet’ is:

a. PoonamSurie                           b. Prof Bhim Singh

c. HindolSengupta                       d. Gina Rinehart

34. Author of the Book ‘Flood of Fire’ is:

a. PoonamSurie                           b. Prof Bhim Singh

c.  AmitavGhosh                           d. Daniel A Bell

35. Author of the Book ‘Mrs Funny Bones’ is:

a. Twinkle Khanna                      b. Prof Bhim Singh

c.  HindolSengupta                      d. Daniel A Bell

36. Author of the Book ‘Making India Awesome’ is:

a. ChetanBhagat                          b. Prof Bhim Singh

c. HindolSengupta                       d. Daniel A Bell

37. Indo-French Combined Naval Exercise is named as:

a. Varuna-15                                b. Surya Kiran -12

c.  Himmat- 11                             d. Indra-15

38. India has recently test fired and __________ missile, Astra at Chandipur, Odisha:

a. Surface to air                           b. surface to surface

c.   air to air                                  d. power loading

39. India’s Rank in the Environmental Democracy Index(EDI) released by Washington Based World Resources Institute (WRI):

a. 14^th                                            b. 15^th

c.  41^st                                           d. 24^th

40. A New Web Browser ‘Edge’ is developed by :

a. Google                                      b. Apple

c. Microsoft                                  d. Blackberry

ANSWERS: GK BOOSTER TEST – 2

1. A

2. D

3. B

4. C

5. A

6. B

7. C

8. C

9. B

10. A

11. A

12. A

13. C

14. B

15. C

16. D

17. A

18. A

19. D

20. B

21. C

22. A

23. D

24. D

25. B

26. A

27. C

28. C

29. D

30. A

31. B

32. A

33. D

34. C

35. A

36. A

37. A

38. C

39. D

40. C

     

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