Daily Free Current Affairs 02 Nov. 2015 ( Daily News India )

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 2 NOV 2015

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1. NICO ROSBERG WON 2015 MEXICAN GAND PRIX FORMULA 1 CHAMPIONSHIP

i. Mercedes racing driver Nico Rosberg of Germany grabbed the 2015 Mexican Gand Prix Formula 1 championship.

ii. Nico Rosberg defeated Lewis Hamilton of Britain.

iii. He had already won the titles in Spain, Monaco and Australia.

2. ROGER FEDERER WON 2015 SWISS INDOORS MEN’S SINGLES TITLE

i. Roger Federer of Switzerland grabbed the Swiss Indoors men’s singles tennis title.

ii. Roger federer defeated Rafael Nadal of Spain in the final match held at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland.

3. HERO MOTOCORP FOUNDER INDUSTRIALIST BRIJMOHAN LALL MUNJAL PASSED AWAY

i. Hero MotoCorp  founder industrialist Brijmohan Lall Munjal passed away in New Delhi. 

ii. He was the founder and chairman of Hero MotoCorp and Hero Honda which is the world’s largest motorcycle manufacturer

iii. In 1956, he had started India’s first bicycle manufacturing unit under the brand name Hero Cycles later it became the world’s largest cycle maker.

4.  INDIA BECOMES WORLD’S 7TH MOST VALUED NATION BRAND

i. India was placed at 7th position in world’s most valuable nation brands report among the 100 nations by Brand Finance.

ii. United States had topped this list followed by China, Germany, United Kingdom, Japan, France and India.

iii. India is the second most valued brand country among BRICS emerging economies after China and followed by Brazil, Russia and South Africa.

5. FACEBOOK AND BSNL INKED AGREEMENT TO SET UP 100 WIFI HOTSPOTS IN RURAL INDIA

i. Facebook inked agreement with Bharat Sanchar Nigam limited to create 100 WiFi hotspots in rural areas of western and southern India.

ii. Facebook will invest 5 crore rupees per annum for buying bandwidth from BSNL.

iii. BSNL expects to complete the WiFi project by 31 December 2015.

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Daily Free Current Affairs 01 Nov. 2015 ( Daily News India )

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 1 NOV 2015

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1. INDIAN RAILWAYS LAUNCHES VIKALP SCHEME FOR WAITLISTED PASSENGERS

i.Indian Railways has launched Vikalp scheme to avail waitlisted passengers to get an alternative train accommodation.

ii. The scheme has been launched in trains running on Delhi-Lucknow and Delhi-Jammu sectors.

iii.Indian Railways aims to achieve the objectives of Providing confirmed accommodation to waitlisted passengers and to Ensure optimal utilisation of available accommodation for these passengers.

UNION RAILWAY MINISTER: SURESH PRABHU

2. SANIA MIRZA AND MARTINA HINGIS WON SINGAPORE BNP PARIBAS WTA FINALS

i. Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis has won the 2015 BNP Paribas WTA Finals Women’s double category in Singapore.

ii.They have defeated Garbine Muguruza and Carla Suarez Navarro of spain.

iii.Earlier, they have also won the Indian Wells Open, Miami Open, Charleston Opem, Wimbledon, US Open, Guangzhou Open, Wuhan Open and China Open.

3. RUGBY WORLD CUP 2015 WON BY NEW ZEALAND

i. New Zealand has won the 2015 Rugby World Cup for third time by defeating Australia.

ii.Rugby World Cup is contested after every four years between the top international teams.

iii.First world cup of Rugby was first held in 1987.

4. BRAHMOS SUPERSONIC CRUISE MISSILE SUCCESSFULLY TEST-FIRED

i. India has successfully test-fired BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile from INS Kochi.

ii.The purpose of the test was to check the capabilities of BrahMos and INS Kochi, the country’s newest stealth-destroyer, which was inducted into the navy recently.

iii.BrahMos can be launched from land, Sea, Sub-seas and air.

5. NATIONAL UNITY DAY OBSERVED ON 31^ST OCT

i. The National Unity Day was observed on 31 October.
ii.The day is observed to commemorate the  140^th birthday of Sardar Vallabhai Patel.

iii.PM Narendra Modi flagged off Run for Unity at Rajpath in New Delhi.

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DAILY GK QUIZ BASED ON NEWSPAPERS-30,31 OCTOBER 2015

DAILY GK QUIZ BASED ON NEWSPAPERS-30,31 OCTOBER 2015

SR.	DAILY GK QUIZ	ANSWER
1.	Who is elected as 54th Speaker of US House of Representatives	Paul Ryan
2.	Who is appointed as CEO and MD of Jabong	Sanjeev Mohanty
3.	Who is nominated on RBI Central Board of Directors	Shaktikanta Das
4.	Who is awarded 2015 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought	Raif Badawi
5.	National Unity Day in India	31 October
6.	Who is selected for New York Global Leaders Dialogue Humanitarian Award	Bindeshwar Pathak
7.	Who won the Presidential Elections of Tanzania	John Pombe Magufuli
8.	Who is appointed as Managing Director of BlackBerry India	Narendra Nayak

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GK Questions Asked in IBPS Mains Exam Held on 31 Oct 2015 ( Evening Shift )

GK QUESTIONS ASKED IN IBPS – PO MAINS EXAM (EVENING SHIFT)

1) What is the full form of C in MICR- Character

2) Bank with head office in Kolkata – Bandhan Bank

3) Constituency of Nitin Gadkari - Nagpur

4) Federal Reserve is the Central Bank of which country-USA

5) Book ‘India the future is now’ is  written by – ShashiTharoor

6)  What is the currency of Egypt - Pound

7) What is the cost for Delhi National Memorial – Rs 400 cr

8) Rupay is launched by- National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)

9) Where is BIS located- Basel, Switzerland

10) Nobel prize in literature - Svetlana Alexievich

11)  Lima is the capital of - Peru

12) Headquarter of Central bank of India is in - Mumbai

13) Betla national park is located in which state- Jharkhand

14) Ravindra Jain who passed recently was a famous- music director- singer-lyricist

15) 1st dec is celebrated as – Aids Day

16) 1st Person to be awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously – Lal Bahadurshastri

17) Who is President of Iran- Hassan Rouhani

18) Bi-Monthly Policy is Formed by –RBI

19) Chetan Anand is related to –Badminton

20) Manmoon Hussain is president of – Pakistan

21) International Devel Association is a subsidiary of –World Bank

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Free Current Affairs 31 Oct 2015 ( Daily News India )

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 31 OCT 2015

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1. BINDESHWAR PATHAK SELECTED FOR NEW YORK GLOBAL LEADERS DIALOGUE HUMANITARIAN AWARD

i. Sociologist Bindeshwar Pathak was selected for the prestigious New York Global Leaders Dialogue Humanitarian Award.

ii. He was selected for his contribution for sanitation and improving the quality of life for millions of scavengers.

2. CHINA ABANDONED ITS DECADES OLD 'ONE CHILD POLICY'

i. China has abandoned its decade’s old one child policy of children’s.

ii. Now china has allowed couples to have two children as it has abolished its decades old One Child Policy.

iii. One Child Policy was introduced in 1980 to control the population and to limit demands for water and other resources.

3. BRICS NATIONS INKED MOSCOW DECLARATION FOR SUPPORTING MULTILATERAL SCIENCE PROJECTS

i. BRICS nations signed Moscow Declaration for partnership in addressing common regional and global socio-economic challenges by utilising science, technology and innovation.

ii. It was signed at the meeting of the BRICS Ministers for Science, Technology and Innovation held in Moscow Russia.

iii. Indian delegation was led by Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences.

iv. The joint declaration will promote co-investment of resources to support multilateral Research and Development Projects in mutually agreed areas by BRICS nations.

4. ECONOMIC AFFAIRS SECRETARY SHAKTIKANTA DAS NOMINATED ON RBI CENTRAL BOARD

i. Union Government has nominated Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das to the Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India .

ii. Central Board of Directors is responsible for its general superintendence and direction of RBI.

iii. There are 21-members in Central Board of Directors of RBI which includes Governor, Four Deputy Governors, Two Finance Ministry represent tatives Ten Directors are nominated by Union Government and four directors are from local boards of RBI.

     GOVERNER OF RBI: RAGHURAM RAJAN                   

5. JOHN MAGUFULI ELECTED AS NEW PRESIDENT OF TANZANIA

i. John Pombe Magufuli of ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi  party has won the Tanzanian Presidential election.

ii. He became fifth President of Tanzania since its independence from United Kingdom .

CAPITAL OF TANZANIA: DODOMA

CURRENCY OF TANZANIA: TANZANIAN SHILLING

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GK Questions Asked in IBPS PO Mains Exam on 31 Oct. 2015 ( Morning Shift )

GK QUESTIONS ASKED IN IBPS –PO MAINS EXAM (MORNING SHIFT)

1) Name of SushmaSwaraj Constituency - Vidisha,Madhya Pradesh

2) Who is new  CMD of PNB - UshaSubramanium

3)  Where is capital of Syria  - Damascus

4) lock in period for KisanVikasPatra?- 30 Months

5) Name of portal launched for Education Loan -  www.vidyalakshmi.co.in

6) Physics Noble Prize Winners 2015 - Arthur B. McDonald &TakaakiKajita

7) What is the time limit given to Small Banks to be in Operation - 18 Months

8) Housing for all till which year - 2022

9) Banking ombudsmen is appointed by- RBI

10) Where is Buxa national park- West Bengal

11) Literacy rate according to 2011 census-74.04%

12) Who is Bank Bureau Board head authority- RBI governor

13) Who regulate National Housing Bank- RBI

14) Cricketer Frank Tyson belong to which country- England

15) Indian Bank Association headquarters - Mumbai

16) Where is UUIN university - Tokyo

17) Name the banks declared DSIB by RBI - SBI& ICICI

18) What is currency of Egypt - Pound

19) Rajiv Gandhi KhelRatna award 2015 given to - SaniaMirza

20) Basel Committee is related with- Banking

21) DRDO opened its Highest ReseachCentre in -Leh, Ladakh, J&K

22) First Micro Finance Company that changed into a Bank - Bandhan Bank

23) When is Good Governance Day – 25 December

24) How much FDI is allowed in White label ATM- 100%

25) Export risk is Insured by which financial institution- ECGC

26) Who was recipient of 1st Bharat Ratna- C. Rajagopalachari

27)  Where is Head-quarter of IBRD - Washington

28) Where is the Head-quarter of Indian Bank - Chennai

29)  Shishu Kishoris a scheme by - MUDRA BANK

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Daily Free Current Affairs 30 Oct 2015 ( Daily News India)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 30 OCT 2015

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1. RBI ALLOWED NRIS TO SUBSCRIBE TO NATIONAL PENSION SYSTEM

i. The Reserve Bank of India has allowed non-resident Indians to subscribe to the National Pension System.

ii. National Pension System will act as an investment option for NRIs under Foreign Exchange Management Act 1999.

iii. National Pension System was launched in 2004

iv. Its main aim is to institute pension reforms in the country and to inculcate the habit of saving for retirement amongst the citizens.

2. INDIA-AFRICA FORUM SUMMIT HELD IN DELHI DECLARATION

i. India and Africa Forum Summit has adopted a Delhi Declaration 2015 and India-Africa Framework for Strategic Cooperation.

ii. These agreements were adopted at the conclusion of third Summit it was attended by 54 African countries and indiain New Delhi.

iii. They have discussed collaborations in the fields of peace and security between India and Africa

3. DEFENCE ACQUISITION COUNCIL APPROVED MAJORMILITARY PROJECTS

i. The Defence Acquisition Council headed by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar approved new military modernisation proposals worth over 12000 crore rupees.

ii. The approvals include the acquisition of two additional regiments of the indigenous Pinaka multiple-launch rocket systems to the upgrade of 26 Ilyushin transport aircraft by Russia.

4. RAIF BADAWI AWARDED 2015 SAKHAROV PRIZE FOR FREEDOM OF THOUGHT

i. Blogger Raif  Badawi awarded Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought for the year 2015.

ii. Raif Badawi, author of the website Free Saudi Liberals, was convicted of insulting Islam and he was sentenced to 10 years in jail.

iii. Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought has been awarded by the European Parliament to individuals or organisations for their contribution to the fight for human rights and democracy.

5. AMIT KUMAR GRABBED SILVER MEDAL IN IPC ATHLETICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

i. Indian para-athlete Amit Kumar Saroha grabbed silver medal in men's club throw F51 event in the IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha.

ii. Now, Amitkumar has secured his place for 2016 Rio Paralympic Games.

6. NAJIB SHAH APPOINTED AS CHAIRMAN OF CBEC

i. Senior IRS officer Najib Shah appointed as Chairman of Central Board of Excise and Customs.

ii. Central board of excise and customs is an apex body on Indirect Taxes.

ii. The Central Board of Excise and Custom is an national agency responsible for administering Customs and Central Excise Taxes in India.

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DAILY GK QUIZ BASED ON NEWSPAPERS-28, 29 OCTOBER 2015

DAILY GK QUIZ BASED ON NEWSPAPERS-28, 29 OCTOBER 2015

SR.	DAILY GK QUIZ	ANSWER
1.	Who is appointed as Managing Director of BlackBerry India	NarendraNayak
2.	Which Indian movie bagged People’s Choice Award at Rome Film Festival	Angry Indian Goddesses
3.	Who is appointed as Chairman of Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC)	Najib Shah
4.	Which state Government declared 33 percent quota for women in government jobs	Madhya Pradesh
5.	Who is elected as first women President of Nepal	Bidhya Devi Bhandari
6.	Joint Naval Exercise SLINEX 2015 is between which two countries	India and Sri Lanka
7.	What is India’s rank in Ease of doing business: World Bank	130
8.	Who is appointed by Citibank as Chief Economist for India	SamiranChakraborty

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