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Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Daily Current Affairs 18 Nov 2015 ( Daily News India)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 18 NOV 2015
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1. ZARIN DARUWALA APPOINTED AS CEO OF STANCHART BANK INDIA
i. Zarin Daruwala appointed as Chief Executive Officer  of Standard Chartered Bank, India.
ii. She has replaced Sunil Kaushal, who is appointed as Regional CEO for Africa and West Asia.
iii. Standard Chartered Bank is a British multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in London.

2. CHINA’S TIANHE-II SUPERCOMPUTER NAMED AS THE WORLD’S MOST POWERFUL SUPERCOMPUTER SYSTEM
i. China’s Tianhe-II supercomputer is named as the world’s most powerful supercomputer system for the sixth consecutive time.
ii. It was stated in 46th edition of Top500 list of supercomputers.
iii. The Top500 list is published after every 2 years.

3. FOUNDATION OF MEGA FOOD PARK IN TELANGANA LAID
i. Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal has laid the foundation stone of the first Mega Food Park in Telangana.
ii. It is the first Mega Food Park in Telangana and will be set up with the project cost of Rs. 108.95 crore.
iii. Mega Food Park aims to provide modern infrastructure facilities to the market with strong backward and forward linkages.

4. PRITHVI RAJ SINGH ELECTED TO BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF WORLD WATER COUNCIL
i. Prithvi Raj Singh of Jal Bhagirathi Foundation was elected to Board of Governors of World Water Council  for 2016-18.
ii. The elections took place during the seventh General Assembly of WWC Members in Marseille, France.
iii. World Water Council is an international platform to facilitate the efficient conservation, protection, management, development, planning,  and use of water in all its dimensions.
iv. It was established in 1996 and headquartered in Marseille, France.

5. DELHI TO HOST THE 1ST INTERNATIONAL QAWWALI FESTIVAL 2016
i. Delhi is going host the first International Qawwali Festival 2016
ii. The festival is named as ’ Taali Ho’ going to be held from 12 February 2015 to 14 February 2015.

6. IAMAI RELEASED INTERNET IN INDIA 2015 REPORT
i. Internet and Mobile Association of India released a report ‘Internet in India 2015 report’
ii. The report stated the usage of internet on different devices  in different areas (village and urban) and among different demographic segments.
iii. The report has stated that India is the  the second-largest in internet users in the world after China.

7. KIREN RIJIJU HONOURED WITH DISASTER RISK REDUCTION ASIA CHAMPION TITLE
i. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, declared as the Disaster Risk Reduction champion for the Asia Region by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction.
ii. Kiren Rijiju has became the first Indian to be conferred with this honour.

iii. The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction was established in December 1999 and its main purpose is the implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction.
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Daily GK Quiz Based on Newspaper 17 Nov 2015

GK QUIZ BASED ON NEWSPAPERS – 17 NOV 2015
SR.
DAILY GK QUIZ
ANSWER
1.
Who is appointed as the India’s permanent representative to the United Nations (UN)
Syed Akbaruddin
2.
The veteran Bollywood actor who passed away in November 2015
Saeed Jaffrey
3.
By which year Ministry of Tourism proposed to increase the share of Indian tourism in global tourism from 0.68 percent to 1%
2016-17
4.
Who will chair the Governing Council of recently constituted National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF)
ArunJaitley
5.
 The theme of BRICS 2016 Summit that will be held in India              

Building Responsive, Inclusive and Collective Solutions
6.
 According to the latest Open Doors Report of the Institute of International Education in New York, Indian students has increased in the US in 2014-15 by
30 %
7.
 Which country defeated Russia to retain Fed Cup tennis
Czech Republic
8.
 Which state Government decided to waive off 110 crore loans of over 25000 weavers
Andhra Pradesh
9
 BWF World Junior Championships held in
Lima, Peru.


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Daily Current Affairs 17 Nov 2015 ( Daily News India )

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 17 NOV 2015
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1. SYED AKBARUDDIN IS INDIA’S NEXT PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO UN
i. Syed Akbaruddin is appointed as India’s next Permanent Representative to United Nations.
ii. Syed Akbaruddin is currently serving as an Additional Secretary in Ministry of External Affairs .
iii. He will replace Asoke Mukerji.
iv. The United Nations is an intergovernmental organization to promote international co-operation

2. NEPAL FOOTBALL CHIEF GANESH THAPA BANNED BY FIFA
i. FIFA has banned Nepal's football chief Ganesh Thapa for 10 years for corruption.
ii. FIFA accused Thapa of committing various acts of misconduct in 2009 and 2011 during elections at the Asian Football Confederation congress.
iii. FIFA means The Fédération Internationale de Football Association is the governing body of association football.

3. SIRIL VERMA WON SILVER MEDAL AT 2015 WORLD JUNIOR BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS
i. Indian shuttler Siril Verma has won silver medal at the prestigious 2015 BWF World Junior badminton Championships.
ii. Siril has now joined the group of Indians shuttlers such as Saina Nehwal, RMV Gurusaidutt, HS Prannoy, PV Sindhu and Sameer Verma who have won medals for India in the Junior World Championships

4. CZECH REPUBLIC DEFEATED RUSSIA TO RETAIN FED CUP
i. The Czech Republic grabbed Fed Cup title after beating Russia in Prague.
ii. Czech Republic has won fourth Fed Cup in five years.
iii. Fed Cup is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launched in 1963 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the International Tennis Federation

5. UNION MINISTRY OF FINANCE CONSTITUTED THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE NATIONAL INVESTMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE FUND
i. Union Ministry of Finance constituted the Governing Council  of the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund.
ii. The Governing Council was mandated to consider approval of guidelines for Investment of Trust property and Corpus of NIIF and parameters for appointment and performance of investment managers/ advisors among others.
iii. National Investment and Infrastructure Fund is set up to support new and stressed projects and help restart the investment cycle.
iv. Initial corpus of National Investment and Infrastructure Fund is 20000 crore rupees.

6. ODISHA IMPLEMENTED NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY ACT, 2013 IN 14 DISTRICTS
i. National Food Security Act 2013 was implemented in 14 districts of Odisha on 16 November 2015.
ii. The beneficiaries would get 5 kg of rice at 3 rupees or 5 kg of wheat at 2 rupees from Public Distribution centres in the 14 districts.
iii. The National Food Security Act, 2013 is an Act of the Parliament of India which aims to provide subsidized food grains.





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Monday, November 16, 2015

Daily Current Affairs 16 Nov 2015 ( Daily News India)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 16 NOV 2015
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1. INDIA AND AUSTRALIA COMPLETE FORMALITIES FOR CIVIL NUCLEAR PACT
i. India and Australia have completed procedures for the two-nation civil nuclear deal
ii. The deal was conducted at the bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull at G-20 Summit at Antalya in Turkey.
 iii. The civil nuclear deal between India and Australia has been signed in last year but now they have cleared the enforcement of nuclear deal between two countries.
iv. Australia has the world’s highest Uranium reserves.

2. HEALTH MINISTRY INAUGURATES COUNTRY’S FIRST AMRIT OUTLET AT AIIMS
i. Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has opened country’s first Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment  outlet at AIIMS in New Delhi.
ii. AMRIT programme aims to sell drugs at highly discounted rates for cancer and cardiovascular diseases.
UNION HEALTH MINISTER: J P NADDA

3. PHILIPPINES TO HOST 2015 ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION SUMMIT
i. Philippines will host 2015 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in capital city Manila of Philippines.
ii. Philippines is going to host it for second time.
iii. The Theme of the 2015 APEC Summit is “Building Inclusive Economies, Building a Better World”
iv. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation is regional economic forum of 21 member countries and India has the status of observer in APEC.
v. It was established in 1989 in order to leverage the growing interdependence of Asia-Pacific region’s economies and promote free trade in the region. Headquarter: Hong Kong.

4. XUERUI LI WON WOMEN'S SINGLES TITLE AT CHINA OPEN SUPERSERIES
i. Chinese shuttler Xuerui Li grabbed Women's Singles title of China Open Superseries Premier Badminton tournament.
ii. She has defeated India’s ace shuttler Saina Nehwal.

5. NICO ROSEBERG WINS 2015 BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX TITLE OF F1
i. Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg of Germany has grabbed the 2015 Brazilian Grand Prix title of Formula One at Sao Paulo.

ii. Nico Rosberg has earlier won this year Spain, Monaco, Australian ,Mexican Grand Prix and now Brazilian Grand Prix titles.
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Daily Current Affairs 15 Nov 2015 ( Daily News India)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 15 NOV 2015
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1. WORLD PNEUMONIA DAY WAS OBSERVED ON 12th NOVEMBER
i. World Pneumonia Day was observed on 12th November across the world.
ii. Theme of the day is Every Breath Counts: Stop Pneumonia Now.
iii. The aim of the day is to raise awareness of pneumonia, promote prevention and treatment and generate action to fight the illness.
iv. Pneumonia is an infection affecting lungs and it leads to symptoms like cough and phlegm, fever, chills, vomiting and breathing difficulty.

2. CHILDREN’S BOOK WRITER KAMALA LAXMAN PASSED AWAY
i. Famous writer of children’s books Kamala Laxman passed away in Pune.
ii. She was widow of legendary cartoonist R K Laxman.
iii. Some famous books written by kamala laxman are: The Thama Stories, Raman of Tenali & Other Stories, Thama and His Missing Mother etc

3. BRITAIN ANNOUNCED ‘2017 AS THE UK-INDIA YEAR OF CULTURE’
i.2017is announced as the UK-India Year of Culture by Britain.
ii. Britain announced it to mark the 70th Anniversary of Indian Independence.
iii. To mark this day Britain government will send Shakespeare’s First Folio and the 800 year old Magna Carta to tour India.

 4. ‘NAVAL SHIP VISHWAKARMA’ COMMISSIONED INTO INDIAN NAVY
i. INS Vishwakarma, the Shipwright School is commissioned into  Indian Navy.
ii. INS Vishwakarma was commissioned in keeping with the Navy’s thrust towards indigenisation and ‘Make in India’ initiative
 iii. Shipwright School  was established in 1941 at INS Shivaji for training shipwright artificers of Indian Navy.  
CHIEF OF THE NAVAL STAFF: ADMIRAL RK DHOWAN

5. PM NARENDRA MODI INAUGURATES AMBEDKAR MEMORIAL IN LONDON
i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the recently acquired Ambedkar memorial in London
ii. Maharashtra Government  recently acquired ambedkar’s  house at King Henry’s Road in London, United Kingdom.
iii. Maharashtra government had bought this house in London where social reformer and architect of the Indian Constitution Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar had stayed as a student in the 1920s.
 iv. Now it is converted into an international memorial consisting of a public museum and a library owing to its cultural and national importance and pride of millions of people of India.


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GK Quiz Based on Newspapers -12,13,14,15,16 Nov. 2015

GK QUIZ BASED ON NEWSPAPERS-12, 13, 14, 15, 16 NOV 2015
SR.
DAILY GK QUIZ
ANSWER
1.
Who is appointed as vice-chairman of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
RaghuramRajan
2.
Number of sectors of Indian economy where in Government relaxed the FDI norms in November 2015
15
3.
Name of Bhutan's Prime Minister who is on a visit to India in November & is the Chief Guest of India Ideas Conclave in Goa
Tshering Tobgay
4.
What is theme of India Foundation’s India Ideas Conclave held at Goa
Learning from Civilisation
5.
Name of Indian-origin barrister in UK, who is sworn-in as a Circuit Judge in the UK
Kalyani Kaul
6.
What is The theme of 12th Asia-Europe Foreign Ministers' Meeting (ASEM FMM12) that took place in Luxembourg in November 2015 
Working Together for a Sustainable and Secure Future
7.
Name of Liberian teenager who in November 2015 was awarded with the prestigious International Children’s Peace Prize 2015
Abraham M. Keita
8.
Which agency released the World Energy Outlook 2015 November 2015 
International Energy Agency (IEA)
9.
In the latest World Energy Outlook 2015 released in November 2015, India's import of oil will easily exceed the European Union by which year
2040
10
Defence Minister ManoharParikkar dedicated which long range maritime patrol aircraft at the Naval Air base in RajaliArakkonam

P8i
11.
Which village of Assam’s KarbiAnglong district gave the ‘Right of Passage’ to elephants in an effort to secure a crucial elephant corridor in the Northeast
Ram Terang village
12.
The former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor who is appointed as Executive Director on the board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) 
Subir Gokarn
13.
Indigenously made communications satellite that was launched successfully in November 2015 by European Ariane 5 VA-227 launch vehicle
GSAT-15
14.
Former intelligence chief of Croatia whose HDZ party won the parliamentary elections of Croatia in November 2015
TomislavKaramarko
15.
Which cricketer in November 2015 became the first cricketer in Ranji Trophy history to notch up 10000 runs
WasimJaffer
16.
Rank of Indian men hockey team in the latest released global hockey rankings
6th
17.
Rank of Indian women hockey team in the latest released global hockey rankings
13th
18.
Novak Djokovic defeat which player to win the Paris Masters for the third straight year
Andy Murray
19.
Which country will host the 17th Under-17 (U-17) FIFA Football World Cup in 2017
India
20.
Conference of Power, New Renewable Energy and Mines Ministers of States and Union Territories held in November 2015 in
Kochi, Kerala
21.
Name of Mobile App launched by Union Human Resource Development Minister SmritiIrani in November 2015 to identify areas of improvement in students, teachers and curriculum to facilitate and implement change
Saaransh
22.
Power Ministers of all States and Union Territories in November 2015 unanimously resolved to achieve the 24x7 Power For All by which year ?
2019
23.
What is the name of the remote sensing satellite launched by China in November 2015 is 
Yaogan-28
24.
The joint military exercise between India and Russia in Rajasthan is codenamed?
INDRA 2015
25.
Who is the winner of the 32nd Indian Oil Surjit Hockey Tournament
Indian Railways
26.
The year by which renewable energy supply will double in major economies of the world as per a study released by World Resource Institute

2030
27.
What is the Name of the book released by ISRO to commemorate the second anniversary of Mars Orbiter Spacecraft launch
From Fishing Hamlet to Red Planet
28.
Web portal launched by Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) to host educational resources for students, teachers, parents, researchers and educators –
e-Pathshala
29.
Name of the web portal for comprehensive school evaluation which enables the schools to evaluate their performance in more focused and strategic manner 
Shaala Siddhi
30.
The amount of package announced by Prime Minister NarendraModi in November 2015 for Jammu & Kashmir –
80000 crore
31.
The cricketers who in November 2015 became the first cricketers to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange
Sachin Tendulkar, Shane Warne
32.
Which country was provisionally suspended from track and field events by International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) due to doping allegations against the country’s athletes, coaches, trainers, doctors and officials.
Russia
33.
Name of  Advanced Torpedo Defence System  developed by DRDO which was handed over to the Navy
Maareech
34.
International Day for Tolerance observed on
16-Novemner
35.
The Shipwright School, a premier technical establishment, was in November 2015 is commissioned as
Indian Naval Ship (INS) Vishwakarma
36.
Who won the Brazilian Grand Prix
NicoRosberg
37.
Children's books writer who passed away recently and is famous for stories such as Thama and His Missing Mother and tales of Tenali Raman
Kamala Laxman
38.
Who defeated SainaNehwal to clinch Women’s Singles title at China Open Superseries
Xuerui Li
39.
World Pneumonia Day was observed on 12 November 2015 across the world with the theme
NowEvery Breath Counts: Stop Pneumonia
40.
The  Summit on Migration was held in November 2015 at
Valletta, Malta.
41.
Terrorists attacked in Paris killing around 130 civilians,majority of the deaths occurred while people watching a friendly football match between France and Germany at Stade de France (National Stadium of France) and
The Bataclan concert venue
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