DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 07 JAN. 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS-07 JANUARY 2015

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1). KRISHNAMURTHY APPOINTED PRIVATE SECRETARY OF UNION DEFENCE MINISTER

Ø  P .Krishnamurthy (IAS) is appointed as Private Secretary of Union Defence Minister ManoharParikar

Ø  He will be serving for the period of 5 years.

      EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     Who has been appointed as a Private Secretary of ManoharParikar (Defence Minister)

a.       P. Krishnamurthy

b.      Anoop Mishra

c.       ArjunMehra

d.      ParkashJha

2). P.M. RELEASES COMMEMORATIVE COINS TO MARK 175^TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF JAMSETJI TATA

Ø  P.M has released commemorative coins to honour Tata group founder JamsetjiNusserwanji Tata

Ø  P.M released coins in the denomination of Rs. 100 and Rs 5 to mark his 175^th birth anniversary.

Ø  He will be the first industrialist in India to be honored by Government in such a manner.

Ø  He is regarded as ‘Father of Indian Industry’.

Ø  Tata Iron and steel Company ltd (TISCO) is Asia’s first and India’s largest steel company.

Ø  Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore

Ø  Jamshedpur district in Jharkhand is named after him.

      EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     Name the first industrialist who has been recently honored on his 175^th birthday by commemorating coins of Rs 100 and Rs 5:

a.       Jamsedji Tata

b.      Abhinav Birla

c.       Sidharath Birla

d.      DheeruBhaiAmbani

3)      NATIONAL SUB-JUNIOR BILLIARDS TITLE 2015 WON BY S.SRIKRISHNA

Ø  S. Srikrishna has won his first National sub-Junior Billiards title at the BRC glister National Billiards and Snooker Championship 2015.

Ø  He defeated Ishpreet Singh Chadha

      EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     Who has won sub-Junior Billiards title 2015:

a.       S. Srikrishna

b.      KidambiSrikanth

c.       Manoj Kumar

d.      VishwanathanAnand

4)      PRESISDENT SIGNS ORDINANCE AMENDING CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1955

Ø  President Pranab Mukherjee signed ordinance to amend Citizenship Act, 1955.

Ø  It was signed on the opening ceremony of ParvasiBhartiyaDiwas 2015.

Ø  It will merge Person of Indian Origin (PIO) and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) scheme to provide lifelong visa facility and exemption from appearing before the local police station on every visit.

Ø  It also aims to change marriage act that states the compulsory one year stay to get Indian Citizenship.

      EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     Recently amended, Citizenship Act, 1955 provides relaxation of __________ to PIOs:

a.       Dual Citizenship

b.      Passports

c.       Free Visa

d.      Permanent Residence

5)      PARVASI BHARTIYA DIWAS, 2015 TO BE HELD IN GUJARAT

Ø  The three-day meet of Indian Diaspora i.e. ParwasiBhartiyaDiwas ,2015 to be held in Gujarat.

Ø  PBD is celebrated on every 9^th Jan because on this day, M.K.Gandhi returned from South Africa in 1915.

Ø  This will also mark the 100^th anniversary of Gandhi’s return.

      EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     ParwasiBhartiyaDiwas Is Observed On:

a.       7^TH JAN

b.      10^TH JAN

c.       6^TH JAN

d.      9^TH JAN

6)      PUNJAB BECOMES FIRST STATE TO BAN LOOSE CIGARETTE SALES

Ø  Punjab has become the first state in India to ban sale of loose cigarettes to dissuade consumer who don’t get to see pictorial warning that appears on pack.

      EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     Which state in India has become the first to ban loose cigarette sale:

a.       Haryana

b.      Himachal Pradesh

c.       Punjab

d.      J &K

7)      CHINA TO BUILD LONGEST HIGH SPEED TRAIN

Ø  China has signed a deal with Russia to build the world’s longest high speed railway connecting Beijing with Moscow.

Ø  It will be 700 km long track

      EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     What is the extension of upcoming longest high speed train proposed by China:

a.       Beijing to Moscow

b.      Beijing to Berlin

c.       Beijing to Ottawa

d.      Beijing to St. Petersburg