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Tuesday, August 18, 2015

WEEKLY GK QUIZ 13-19 AUGUST 2015 - TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE NOW

WEEKLY GK QUIZ 19 - AUG
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1. The Indian football team has been ranked _______ in the latest FIFA rankings?
A) 161st                                         B) 156th
C) 148th                                        D) 160th
2. Which IIT college has signed a MoU with the Law School of George Washington University (GWU) for students and faculty exchange?
A) IIT Mumbai                             B) IIT Kharagpur
C) IIT Kanpur                              D) IIT Delhi
3. With which country India has inked MoU to boost ties in New and Renewable Energy?
A) Indonesia                                B) Japan
C) Mozambique                           D) US
4. South Indian based Cycle Agarbathi has roped ________ as its brand ambassador?
A) Debni Kumari                         B) Amitabh Bachchan
C) Gopi Chand                             D) Saina Nehwal
5. Which state government has decided to name the gold trophy of the state school science festival, after former president APJ Abdul Kalam?
A) Kerala                                      B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Tamil Nadu                             D) Maharashtra
6. Who has been appointed as Governor of Bihar?
A) Ram Nath Kovind                   B) Somesh Rai
C) Kiran Vimla                             D) Pratap Singh
7. Which city has topped the Swachh Bharat rankings among 476 cities in the country?
A) Mysore                                                B) Chennai
C) Bhopal                                     D) Tumkuru
8. Who has been appointed as governor of Himachal Pradesh?
A) Acharya Dev Vrat                  B) Narain Rathore
C) Shakti Rao                               D) Arvind Rai
9. The ‘Yodha Park’ has inaugurated to mark 50 years of the 1965 Indo-Pak war in___?
A) Mathura city                           B) Jodhpur
C) Srinagar                                   D) New Delhi
10. Who was George Cole?
A) scientist                                   B) sports person
C) TV actor                                  D) geologist
11. Global satellite named ‘GlobalSat for DRR’ has been proposed to be named after___?
A) Bhimsen Joshi                         B) Abdul Kalam
C) CN Rao                                     D) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
12. Who was Sean Price?
A) movie director                        B) politician
C) music composer                     D) scientist
13. Who won Ramanujan Prize for 2015:
A) Amalendu Krishan                 B)  Neha Sharma
C) Karan Menon                          D)  Ashok choudary
14. When is National Handloom Day is observed:
A) 7 Aug                                       B)  9th Aug
C)  7th July                                                D) 4th aug
15. Who got Germany’s highest civilian award ‘order of merit’:
A) Amelic Maurremo                  B) Ragavendra Gadagkar
C) Amant Parsad                         D) APL Abdul Kalam
16. When is Hiroshima Day is observed:
A) 6th Aug                                     B) 9th Aug
C) 10th Aug                                   C) 3rd Aug
17. Who is signed up for Tiger Ambassador in Maharashtra:
A) Amir khan                               B) Salman Khan
C) Shahrukh Khan                       D) Amitabh Bachchan
18. Which player’s name is recommended for Khel Ratna:
A) Sania Nehwal                          B) Sania Mirza
C) Deepika Kumari                      D) Laxmi Rani
19. Who is the Director of Securities Exchange Board of India:
A) Y.V. Reddy                               B) U K Sinha
C) Ashwin Kumar                        D)  H R Khan
20. Which city is topped in Swachh Bharat Rankings:
A) Mysore                                    B) Bangalore
C) Kerala                                      D) Punjab

ANSWER
1) B
2) B
3) C
4) B
5) A
6) A
7) A
8) A
9) A
10) C
11) B
12) C
13) A
14) A
15) B
16) A
17) D
18) B
19) B
20) A
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Monday, August 17, 2015

DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 17 AUGUST 2015 (DAILY NEWS INDIA)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 17 AUG 2015
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1.  ABHISHEK VERMA GRABBED GOLD AT ARCHERY WORLD CUP:
i.  Indian Archer Abhishek Verma Grabbed Gold in the Archery World Cup state 3 competition at Wroclaw , Poland.
ii.  He defeated Esmaeil Ebade of Iran in the final.

2. DEEPIKA KUMARI AND MANGAL SINGH CLINCHED SILVER MEDAL
i.   Indian Recurve Pair Deepika Kumari and Mangal Singh won Silver medal at the World cup State 3 Competition at Wroclaw ,Poland.
ii.  They defeated pair of Mexican players Aida Roman and Juan Rene Serrano

3. ‘START UP INDIA STAND UP INDIA’ CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED BY PM:
i.  PM Narendra Modi flagged off a new campaign start up India, stand up India to promote Bank Financing.
ii.  The aim is to provide Banks financing for boosting new entrepreneurship
iii.  The scheme is launched on Independence Day
The Banks should encourage at least one Dalit, or tribal entrepreneur and at least one woman for entrepreneurship.

4. KERALA STATE AS ‘DIGITAL STATE’
i.  The Kerala Government has declared Kerala as ‘Digital State’
ii.  Kerala became the first state to achieve it.
iii.  Kerala has 100% mobile connectivity, 75% E-literacy and e-district plans in all district.
CM of Kerala –Oommen Chandy
Digital India mission was started by Narendra Modi.


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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 16 AUGUST 2015 (DAILY NEWS INDIA)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 16 AUG 2015
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1.  FISHERIES POLICY 2015 LAUNCHED BY ODISHA:
i.  Odisha Government approved ‘Fisheries Policy 2015’
ii.  The aim of new policy is to increase the productivity of fish from Island and marine
iii.  The Government aims to develop 15000 hectare of new ponds of fresh water.
i) China is the largest producer of fish in world and India is on 2nd place.
ii) Andhra Pradesh tops in fish production among Indian States, Andra Pradesh is followed by West Bengal.

2. SANIA 1ST INDIAN SHUTTLER TO WON SILVER MEDAL AT WORLD BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP
i.   Indian Shuttler Sania Nehwal won Silver medal at World Badminton Championship in Jakarta Indonesia.
ii. She is the first Indian Shuttler to won silver medal at world Badminton Championship
iii.  Earlier in 1983 Shuttler Prakash Padukone was 1st Indian to won Bronze.

3.  TAJ MAHAL BECOMES FIRST MONUMENT IN WORLD TO HAVE TWITTER ACCOUNT
i.  The Taj Mahal became the 1st historical monument in the world to have a twitter account.
ii.  It is launched by Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav on 69th Independence Day.
Tajmahal was built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in the remberance of his wife Mumtaj Mahal at Uttar Pradesh.

4. ‘INDRA-DHANUSH MISSION’ STARTED BY GOVERNMENT
i.  The union Government has launched Indradhanush mission to revamp functioning of Public Sector Banks.
ii.   It was launched by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
iii.  It aims to achieve the objective of economic growth through improving credit and minimising the political interference in the functioning of Public Sector Banks.

iv.  The seven shades of Indradhanush includes appointments, deserting PSBs, Capitalization, Empowerment, Governance, accountability, Bank Board Bureau.
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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 15 AUG 2015 (DAILY NEWS INDIA)

RS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 15 AUG 2015
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1.  INDIAN MEN’S HOCKEY WON EUROPEAN SERIES
i.  India’s men Hockey team won European series after defeating Spain in the final at Spain.
Name of Indian Men’s Hockey Captain: Sardara Singh
Name of Indian Women’s Hockey Captain: Suraj Lata Devi

2. INDIA IMPOSED ANTI DUMPING DUTY ON POTASIUM CARBONATE
i.   India imposed Anti dumping duty on Potasium carbonate imports from Taiwan and South Korea
ii.  Potasium Carbonate is used in the manufacture of Lamps, TV picture tubes etc.
iii.  Anti Dumping Duty imposed by the government on imported products which have low prices as compared to domestic market.
iv.  World Trade Organization provides right to impose Anti Dumping Duty

3.  ‘GUJAR MAL MODI AWARD’ TO MUSTANSIR BARMA:
i.  Professor Mustansir Barma won Gujar Mal Modi Award for innovative science and Technology.
ii.  The Award is given for his contribution in the field of Science and Technology.
The award is given in the memory of Gujar Mal Modi who was an Scientist and made outstanding contribution in the field of Science and Technology.

4. ‘APJ ABDUL KALAM AWARD’ TO SCIENTIST N. VALARMATHI
i.  First APJ Abdul Kalam award, given to ISRO Scientist N.Valarmathi.
ii. The award was announced on the name of Former President APJ Abdul Kalam by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister after his death on 27th July as a Tribute to people’s former President.

CM of Tamil Nadu: J. Jayalalitha
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Friday, August 14, 2015

DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 14 AUG 2015 (DAILY NEWS INDIA)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 14 AUG 2015
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1.  ‘OM PRAKASH MUNJAL’ FOUNDER OF HERO CYCLE DIED
i. The founder of Hero Cycles Om Prakash Munjal Passed Away.
ii. Hero Cycles limited, manufacturer of bicycles was founded in 1956 at Ludhiana in Punjab.
iii. Hero cycles limited is the world’s largest bicycle manufacturer.

2. GOVERNMENT HAS REVISED NATIONAL SOLAR TARGET FOR 2022
i.   Government has revised the national solar mission for 2022 from 20000 MW to 1 lakh MW
ii.  The target is  revised by the ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
iii. National Solar Mission was approved by government in 2010. The aim of mission is to promote maximum use of solar energy.
Minister of New and Renewable Energy: Piyush Goyal

3.  O.P RAWAT NEW ELECTION COMMISIONER OF INDIA
i.  Om Prakash Rawat is appointed as New Election Commissioner of India. Earlier this vacancy of Election commissioner was vacant.
i) Election Commission is a 3 member body. It has one Chief Election Commissioner and two Election Commissioners. It was formed in 25 January 1950.
ii) Chief Election Commissioner- Nasim zaidi
iii) Election Commissioner- Achal Kumar
iv) Election commissioner – Om Prakash

4. IRDAI ALLOWED BANKS TO PACT WITH INSURERS
i.  Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India has allowed banks to pact with insurers.
ii. Earlier banks are not allowed to have tie up with more than one insurer
iii. IRDAI is formulating new Guidelines for Bancassurance and the above decision is taken under the new guidelines of Bancassurance.

5.  ‘LPG GAS SUBSIDY’ TRANSFER SCHEME ENTERED IN GUINNESS BOOK
i.   The Direct Benefit transfer scheme for Transferring LPG Gas subsidy directly into the bank account of consumers have been recognized as largest cash transfer programme in world and entered into Guinness Book of World Records.

ii.   The current rate of a LPG refill is at ₹752 for a 14.2 kilogram canister and the subsidised price is ₹417, with the remainder ₹335 as subsidy.
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Thursday, August 13, 2015

DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 13 AUG 2015 (DAILY NEWS INDIA)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 13 AUG 2015
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1.  MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN INDIA AND NEPAL FOR PETROLEUM PIPELINE
i.  Union Cabinet has give its approval for construction of Petroleum pipeline.
ii.  It will promote bilateral co-operation in the oil and gas sector between both countries.
Currency of Nepal: Nepalese rupee
PM of Nepal: Sushil Koirala

2. SUDHAKAR NEW PRESIDENT OF GYMNASTIC FEDERATION OF INDIA:
i.   Sudhakar Shetty is elected as the President of the Gymnastic federation of India.
ii.  Sudhakar Shetty replaced Jaspal Singh Kandhari.

3.  ACHARYA DEV APPOINTED AS GOVERNOR OF HIMACHAL PRADESH:
i.  Acharya Dev Vrat sworn as new Governor of Himachal Pradesh.
ii.  He is Appointed as 27th Governor of Himachal Pradesh.
iii.The Governors  are appointed by the president for a term of 5 years.
A Governor must:
i) be a citizen of India
ii) be at least thirty-five (35)years old
iii) not hold any other office of profit.

4. TWO INDIANS IN ‘100 RICHEST PEOPLE IN TECHNOLOGY’ LIST
i.  Azim Premji of Wipro and Shiv Nadar of HCL grabbed place in top 20 positions in the list of ‘100 Richest people in Technology’.
ii.  First place is grabbed by world’s richest Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.
iii.  The list of ‘100 Richest People in Technology’ is published by American magazine Forbes.

5.  UN’S GREEN CLIMATE FUND ACCREDITED ‘NABARD’:
i.  National bank for agriculture and rural development is accredited by the United Nation Green Climate fund as a National implementing entity for undertaking climate change related projects.
ii.  United nations Green Climate fund provides finance for clean energy projects.

      Green Climate Fund is located inSouth Korea
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