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Saturday, November 7, 2015

GK Quiz Based on 4,5,6,7 Nov. Newspaper 2015

GK QUIZ BASED ON NEWSPAPERS-4, 5, 6, 7 NOV 2015
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DAILY GK QUIZ
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1.
Union Government decided to impose how muchSwachh Bharat Cess on all services
0.5%
2.
What is theme of Ground Zero Summit 2015 on Information Security in Asia
Securing Digital India
3.
Which Two nations in November 2015 agreed to open seven more border trading points to facilitate flow of essential goods -
Nepal and China
4.
Which state government has passed 80000 crore rupees budget to provide relief to – drought-hit farmers
Madhya Pradesh
5.
Supreme Court in November upheld which state’s decision to ban online lotteries -
Kerala
6.
Microsoft's 'Future Unleashed’ summit was held in November in which place
Mumbai
7.
Which village of Maharashtra called ‘capital of malnutrition’ will be the first digital village in the country
Arisal
8.
The 21st International Conference on Frontiers in Yoga Research and its Applications will be organisedin January 2016 in which city
Bengaluru
9.
Govt. approved amendment to the Double Taxation Avoidance Convention (DTAC) signed between India and
Turkmenistan
10.
Which  state proposed 1656 crore rupees AMRUT Action Plan to improve urban infrastructure
Madhya Pradesh
11.
Who became the first female Vice President of Tanzania is
SamiaSuluhu
12.
Underworld don ChhotaRajanis being deported from which country
Indonesia
13.
The veteran film actor who is honoured with the VishnudasBhave Award
VikramGokhale
14.
Which country topped the FIFA world ranking for the first time in November 2015 -
Belgium
15.
Who is author of the book Rebooting India: Realizing a Billion Aspirations
NandanNilekani and Viral Shah
16.
RBI in November 2015 issued revised and uniform guidelines on Internet Banking facility for
Cooperative Banks
17.
Malayali poet and lyricist who was awarded the Pushkin Medal, a state decoration of Russia -
OttaplakkalNambiyadikkalVeluKurup
18.
Who is appointed as the Managing Director of the Oxford University Press India (OUPI)
V.Sivaramakrishnan
19.
Name of Indian Cultural Week celebrated in Shanghai in November 2015 at China Shanghai International Arts Festival (SIAF)
India in Shanghai
20.
The bonus approved by the Union Cabinet for Rabi Pulses of 2015-16 season over and above the recommendations of the CACP
75 rupees per quintal
21.
Which Indian bowler became fastest Indian to reach 150 test wickets
RavichandranAshwin
22.
NarendraModi on 5 November 2015 launched three gold related schemes. The schemes are –
i) Gold Monetization Scheme
ii) Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme
iii )Indian Gold Coins.

23.
Who will take over as the 43rd chief justice of India on 2 December 2015.
Justice T.S. Thakur
24.
Who is sworn-in as Defence Minister of Canada
HarjitSajjan
25
Who is appointed as Indian High Commissioner to United Kingdom
Navtej Singh Sarna
26.
Who topped the Forbes list of the World's Most Powerful People 2015 among 73 Most Powerful People.
Vladimir Putin
27.
Shoaib Malik announced retirement from Test Cricket is from which country
Pakistan


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Daily Free Current Affairs 07 Nov. 2015 ( Daily News India )

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 7 NOV 2015
(Daily News India)
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1. NAVTEJ SINGH SARNA APPOINTED AS INDIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER TO UNITED KINGDOM
i. Navtej Singh Sarna  appointed as Indian High Commissioner to United Kingdom.
ii. Earlier he was in the Ministry of External Affairs looking after country’s diplomatic affairs with the UK and other European nations.
iii. He has also served as Indian Ambassador to Israel.

2.'INDIA IN SHANGHAI’ CULTURAL WEEK INAUGURATED AT SHANGHAI
i. ‘India in Shanghai’ cultural week was inaugurated at China Shanghai International Arts Festival at the Shanghai Grand Theatre in china.
ii. The festival began on 16 October and will continue till 16 November 2015.
iii. The Purpose of India Culture Week is to have a better understanding of India among Chinese people.
iv. ‘Visit India Year in China’ is a tag given to year 2015 to encourage more Chinese tourists to travel to India.

3. UNION GOVERNMENT TO IMPOSE 0.5% SWACHH BHARAT CESS ON ALL SERVICES
i. Union Ministry of Finance decided to impose 0.5 percent Swachh Bharat Cess on all taxable services.
ii. It will be levied in addition to the 14 percent service tax.
iii. The amount collected from this will be used to support Swachh Bharat initiative.
iv. The Union Government is planning to spend around 134000 crore rupees by 2019 to construct 11 crore 11 lakh toilets in the country under Swachh Bharat Mission.

4. UNITED NATIONS CELEBRATED 70 YEARS OF ITS ESTABLISHMENT
i. United Nations celebrated 70 years of its establishment on 24 October 2015.
ii. To mark this historic occasion, a special Annual General Assembly was held at its headquarters in New York.
iii. The United Nation was formed on 24 October 1945 with an aim to maintain international peace and security and achieve international co-operation in solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian character.

5. RBI ISSUED GUIDELINES FOR INTERNET BANKING FOR COOPERATIVE BANKS
i. Reserve Bank of India issued guidlines on Internet Banking for all licensed cooperative banks including Urban Cooperative Banks, Cooperative Banks and Districts Co-operative Banks.
ii. These guidelines relate to Internet Banking facility and Internet Banking with Transaction facility.
iv. All licensed Urban Cooperative Banks, Cooperative Banks and Districts Co-operative Banks which have implemented Core Banking Solution and migrated to Internet Protocol Version 6 may offer Internet Banking facility to their customers, without prior approval of RBI.

6. 21ST INCOFYRA TO BE HELD IN BENGALURU IN 2016
i. The 21st International Conference on Frontiers in Yoga Research and its Applications will be held at Prashanti Kutiram, Bengaluru.
ii. The event will began from 3 to 7 January in 2016.
iii. The theme of the conference is ‘Yoga in Integrated Healthcare Systems’

iv. The conference targets to promote the research findings in the field of medicine, Dialectology, Cardiology and Mental Health.
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Thursday, November 5, 2015

Daily Free Current Affairs 5 Nov 2015 ( Daily News India )

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 5 NOV 2015
(Daily News India)
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1. INDIAN BOXER SHIV THAPA RANKED NO.2 SPOT IN WORLD RANKINGS
i. Ace Indian boxer Shiva Thapa has been ranked at second spot in the latest international rankings of boxing in the 56 kg category.
ii.The top spot in the 56 kilogram category was grabbed by Michael Conlan from Ireland.
2. JITU RAI WON SILVER IN 13TH ASIAN SHOOTING CHAMPIONSHIP
i. Ace shooter Jitu Rai grabbed India's first senior medal at the 13th Asian Shooting Championship in Kuwait City.
ii. He won the silver in the finals of the men's 50 metre pistol event.
iii.India also won four silver and two bronze medals in the junior events of the championships.
3. JUSTICE T.S. THAKUR WILL BE NEXT CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA
i. Justice T S Thakur  will be next Chief Justice of India and he will replace  CJI Justice Dattu.
ii.Justice Thakur is the senior most judge of the Supreme Court.
iii.He would be the 43rd CJI.
CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA: JUSTICE H.L DATTU
4. JUSTICE MB SHAH SUBMITTED REPORT ON BLACK MONEY
i. Special Investigation Team on Black Money headed by MB shah submitted its third report to the Union Ministry of Finance.
ii.The SIT found that over 2600 persons are directors on more than 20 companies and at least 20 companies are operating from the same address at 345 places which indicate the violation of Companies Act, 2013.
iii.The Special Investigation Team on Black Money was constituted by the Union Cabinet in May 2014.
iv.The sit was formed on the directions of the Supreme Court to go deeper into the cases of black money where Indians have stashed their assets abroad and also suggest policy measures to combat the illegal activity.
5. TATA MOTORS APPOINTED LIONEL MESSI AS GLOBAL BRAND AMBASSADOR FOR ITS PASSENGER VEHICLES
i. Tata Motors appointed Argentina’s football player Lionel Messi as Global Brand Ambassador for its passenger vehicles.
ii.Tata Motors will be the first Indian brand endorsed by the international sports icon.
iii.Lionel Messi is four consecutive times Best Player of the World and now he is the captain of Argentina football team.
6. FLIPKART APPOINTED SUROJIT CHATTERJEE AS HEAD OF CONSUMER EXPERIENCE AND GROWTH
i. India’s e-commerce giant Flipkart appointed Surojit Chatterjee as the Senior Vice-President and Head of Consumer Experience and Growth.
ii. Surojit Chatterjee will be responsible for consumer experience across desktop and mobile.

iii. Flipkart is an e-commerce company founded in 2007 by Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal.
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Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Daily Free Current Affairs 04 Nov. 2015 ( Daily News India)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 4 NOV 2015
(Daily News India)
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1. TROPICAL CYCLONE CHAPALA HITS YEMEN
i. Tropical Cyclone Chapala has hitted Yemen triggering heavy flooding and causing damage in coastal region of the war racked country.
ii. Meteorological Department has categorized Cyclone Chapala as a Category 4 equivalent storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
iii. Cyclone Chapala is the most powerful storm that has hit Yemen in last five decades
PRESIDENT OF YEMEN: MOHAMMED ALI AL-HOUTHI
CURRENCY OF YEMEN: YEMENI RIAL

2. AIR PROGRAMME ON CHILD LABOUR BAGGED TOP PRIZE AT ABU PRIZES
i. All India Radio's Programme on child labour bagged the first prize under the Community Service Announcement category at the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union Prizes 2015 at Ankara, Turkey.
ii. The programme was aired in Malayalam language and was titled Nilkkam Ivarkkoppam, which means Stand beside Them.
iii. The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union is a non-profit, professional association of broadcasting organisations.

3. MAHARASHTRA GOVERNMENT APPROVES APJ ABDUL KALAM AMRUT YOJNA
i. Maharashtra Government has approved APJ Abdul Kalam Amrut Yojna scheme to provide one full hot cooked nutritious food to pregnant, lactating women in the tribal areas.
ii. APJ Abdul Kalam Amrut Yojna is launched to curb malnutrition among tribal children by providing nutrition to pregnant women for 6 months when the child’s growth is at its peak.

4.’INTERLINKING OF INDIAN RIVERS’ BOOK WRITTEN BY RADHA KANT BHARATI RELEASED
i. Interlinking of Indian Rivers book written by Radha Kant Bharati was released by AB Pandya Chairman of Central Water Commission
ii. The book explains the social, economic and commercial significance of linking of rivers in the country. It also discusses National Water Policy and disputes over the sub-continent of India.

5. PAKISTANI CRICKETER SHOAIB MALIK ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM TEST CRICKET
i. Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik announced his retirement from Test cricket.
ii. Now he will play only in the One-Day International.

6. SURESH N PATEL APPOINTED AS MD & CEO OF ANDHRA BANK
i. Suresh N Patel was appointed as the managing director and chief executive officer of Andhra Bank.
ii. He had succeeded CVR Rajendran.

7. SHEKHAR KAPUR TO HEAD JURY AND ANIL KAPOOR TO BE CHIEF GUEST AT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF INDIA 2015
i. Anil Kapoor was selected to be the chief guest of the 46th International Film Festival of India that will began in Goa this month.

ii. Film director Shekhar Kapur was selected to be the head of the jury. 
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Special Notes For Punjab Municipal Corp. Examination - 1

PUNJAB JOBS STUDY MATERIAL
SPECIAL NOTES FOR PUNJAB MUNICIPAL CORP. EXAM -1, 2
Dear Readers we are sharing here Special notes for Punjab Municipal Corporation Exam. These Notes include Special Material Related to Subject Knowledge (50-Marks).We will share some more Material Tomorrow. So stay in touch with us for regular updates on free current affairs as well as for other study material for competitive Examination.

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