DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 09 JAN. 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS-09 JANUARY 2015

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1)      THE 19^TH NATIONAL YOUTH FESTIVAL BEGINS IN ASSAM

Ø  The 19^th National Youth Festival has begun in Guwahati, Assam.

Ø  It is celebrated to mark 152^nd birth anniversary of youth icon Swami Vivekananda.

Ø  Theme – Youth for Clean, Green and Progressive India

      EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     Swami Vivekananda’s birthday is observed as:

a.       National Youth Festival

b.      National Sports Day

c.       National Solidarity day

d.      National Awareness Day

2)      ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988, SIGNED BY PRESIDENT

Ø  President Pranab Mukherjee signed as ordinance to amend the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988.

Ø  This ordinance will pave the way for plying of e-rickshaws on roads of National Capital region.

Ø  Article 123 of Indian Constitution empowered President to issue ordinance when Parliament is not in Session

        EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     Which vehicle under newly amended Motor Vehicle Act 1988 has been considered:

a.       e- rickshaw

b.      e- car

c.       e-cycle

d.      e-byke

3)      WOMEN ON REPUBLIC DAY PRADE

Ø  The armed forces for the first time will have all-women marching contingent in the Republic Day parade.

Ø  U.S. President, Barack Obama will be Chief Guest on this Republic Day.

Ø  ‘Naari-Shakti’ is main theme of the parade as suggested by Prime Minister NarendraModi.

      EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     What is the theme of 65^th Republic Day Parade

a.       Naari Shakti

b.      Sex-ratio

c.       Enlightenment of women

d.      Self –reliance of women

4)      P.M. INAUGRATES DANDI KUTIR MUSEUM IN GUJARAT

Ø  P.M has inaugurated the DandiKutir Museum in Gandhinagar, Gujarat

Ø  It was inaugurated on the 13^th edition of ParvasiBhartiya Divas and 7^th edition of Vibrant Gujarat.

Ø  It is the biggest permanent museum in the world based on life of one person –Mahatma Gandhi.

Ø  It is a state-of-art three storey museum based upon the life and works of Mahatma Gandhi

      EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     Where is DandiKutir Museum Inaugrated

a.       Surat

b.      Gandhinagar

c.       Ahmedabad

d.      Thane

5)      KAILASH SATYARTHI’S PRIZE FOR DISPLAY AT RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN MUSEUM

Ø  KailashSatyarthi dedicated his prize to nation.

Ø  Kailashsatyarthi won Nobel Peace Prize, 2014 for his campaign against Child Labour (BachpanBachaoAndolan)

      EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     Who among the following Indian has won Nobel Peace Prize, 2014

a.       KailashSatyarthi

b.      K.N.Tripathi

c.       Aziz Qureshi

d.      AnkushFerozi