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

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 13 OCT 2015

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1.  ‘ECONOMIST ANGUS DEATON’ WINS 2015 NOBEL PRIZE IN ECONOMIC SCIENCES ANNOUNCED

i. Economist Angus Deaton has won 2015 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.

ii. He is selected for his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare.

iii. His analysis and research work has linked detailed individual choices and aggregate outcomes which has helped to transform the fields of macroeconomics, microeconomics and development economics.

2.  ‘NOVAK DJOKOVIC’ IN MEN AND ‘GARBIÑE MUGURUZA’ IN WOMEN WON 2015 CHINA OPEN

i. The 2015 China Open for the men was won by Novak Djokovic and Women’s Singles title was won by Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain.

ii. Men’s Doubles title was won by Vasek Pospisil of Canada and Jack Sock of US.

iii. Women’s Doubles title was won by Sania Mirza of India and Martina Hingis of Switzerland.

3. ANNUAL MEETINGS OF WORLD BANK GROUP AND IMF HELD IN PERU

i. Annual meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund were held in Peru.

ii. The meeting was attended by central bankers, finance ministers and private senior executives from the member countries of both the World Bank Group and the IMF.

iii. They have discussed the Role of World Bank and the IMF to support the 2030 agenda for Sustainable Development Goals and implementation of the 2010 IMF quota and governance reforms.

4. ‘RANGANATH D MAVINAKERE’ IS APPOINTED AS NEW CFO OF INFOSYS

i. Infosys has appointed Ranganath D Mavinakere as its new Chief Financial Officer.

ii. Ranganath D Mavinakere will replace Rajiv Bansal.

iii. Infosys is India’s second largest software services firm.

5. INDIA-SRI LANKA ‘EXERCISE MITRA SHAKTI’ BEGINS

i. Mitra Shakti exercise between India and Sri Lanka begins in Pune, Maharashtra.

ii. It is started to understand the transnational terrorism, developing interoperability and conduct of joint tactical operations.

iii. The main purpose of exercise is to eradicate the menace of terrorism in all its forms between both countries.

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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 12 OCT 2015 ( DAILY NEWS IN INDIA )

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 12 OCT 2015

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1. ‘PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK’ GRABBED BEIGHTON CUP OF HOCKEY

i. Punjab National Bank grabbed the Beighton Cup hockey tournament at the Sports Authority of India  ground in Kolkata.

ii. PNB  has defeated Indian Oil Corporation by 5-3 in final.

iii. Beighton Cup is  one of the oldest field hockey tournaments, which  was started in 1895,in the Remembrance of   T.D. Beighton, Legal of the Government of Bengal.

2. ‘K P SHARMA OLI’ ELECTED AS THE NEW PRIME MINISTER OF NEPAL

i. Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli of Communist Party of Nepal CPN-UML was elected as new Prime Minister of Nepal.

ii. He became first Prime Minister of Nepal under the newly adopted secular, republic and federal Constitution of Nepal.

3.’ NOVAK DJOKOVIC’ WON 2015 CHINA OPEN MEN’S SINGLES TITLE

i. Novak Djokovic won the China Open Men’s Singles title h held at the National Tennis Centre in Beijing.

ii. Novak Djokovic defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain to won the title

iii. He is the only player to have won the title six times.

4. ‘AJAY JAYARAM’ GRABBED 2015 DUTCH OPEN MEN’S SINGLES TITLE

i. Ajay Jayaram of India grabbed  the 2015 Dutch Open Men’s Singles badminton title held at Almere in Netheralnds.

ii. Ajay Jayaram defeated Estonia’s Raul Must by 21-12 21-18.

iii.Ajay Jayaram won his maiden title in 2014, it was the fourth overall title for India.

iv.Earlier the other two titles were won by Prakash Padukone and Chetan Anand in 1982 and 2009 respectively.

5. ‘TAPAN RAY’ APPOINTED TO BOARD OF SEBI

i.Tapan Ray Secretary of Corporate Affairs was  appointed to the Board of  Securities and Exchange Board of India.

ii.Tapan  Ray has  succeeded Anjuly Chib Duggal on the SEBI board.

SEBI was formed in 1988,

Chairman of SEBI: Upendra Kumar Sinha,

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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 11 OCT 2015 ( DAILY NEWS INDIA )

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 11 OCT 2015

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1. ‘MISSION ABAAS’ LAUNCHED BY ODISHA GOVERNMENT

i. Odisha Government launched Mission Abaas, state’s urban housing mission, to provide affordable houses to Economically Weaker Sections, Low Income Groups and slum dwellers.

ii. The main objective of scheme is  protection and welfare of slum dwellers by providing affordable housing  with basic amenities of life such as regular water supply, electricity,roads, and drainage facilties.

CM OF ODISHA: Naveen Patnaik

2. ‘INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL CHILD’ OBSERVED ON 11 OCT

i. International Day of the Girl Child was observed across the world on 11 October.

ii. The Theme of the day was :The Power of Adolescent Girl: Vision for 2030.

iii. The objective of the day is to raise awareness about importance of girl child and steps to promote gender equality.

3.  ‘LEWIS HAMILTON’ WON 2015 FORMULA-1 RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX TITLE

i. Lewis Hamilton of Britain and Mercedes racing driver  won the 2015 Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix title held at Sochi Autodrom in Sochi, Russia.

ii. Hamilton  has won the ninth title in the 2015 season.

iii. He had already won titles in Australia, China, Bahrain, Canada, the UK, Belgium, Italy and Japan prior to the present victory.

4. ‘INDIA WON MEN’S HOCKEY TEST SERIES’ AFTER DEFEATING NEW ZEALAND

i. India won the Men's Hockey Test series after defeating New Zealand in, India BY 2-1.

CAPTAIN OF INDIA MEN HOCKEY TEAM: Sardar Singh

CAPTAIN OF INDIA WOMEN HOCKEY TEAM: Ritu Rani

5. ‘NOVEMBER 26’ TO BE OBSERVED AS ‘CONSTITUTION DAY’

i. India will observe 26 November as Constitution Day.

ii. The day is observed to spread awareness of Indian Constitution and its architecture.

iii. Importance of the day is that on 26 November 1949, Indian constitution was adopted by the 389 member Constituent Assembly and it came into force on 26 January, 1950.

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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

We are going to share an official PDF file for Objective current affair collection for IBPS PO and other banking examination. Those who are preparing for any banking Exam can download this Official PDF file by AAA-Bright Academy Chandigarh to get updated with Last 6 Months Current affair questions.  In future we are going to share more files like this which really helps students in cracking the Banking/SSC Examinations. All the Best.

IBPS PO OBJECTIVE CURRENT AFFAIRS (March 2015- Sept. 2015)

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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 )

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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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