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CURRENT AFFAIRS-14 JANUARY 2015
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1)
ALUR SEELIN KIRAN KUMAR IS NEW CHAIRMAN OF ISRO
Ø Union Government has appointed AlurSeelinKiran Kumar as new Chairman of Indian Space Research
Organization.
Ø He will be succeeding K.Radhakrishnan.
Ø He will have tenure of 3 years.
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.
Who among the following has been appointed as new chairman
of ISRO
a.
K.Radhakrishnan
b.
AlurSeelinKiran
Kumar
c.
K.Madhavan
d.
ShaileshNayak
2)
UNION GOVERNMENT SACKED DRDO CHIEF
Ø Union Government has sacked chief of Defense Research and Development Organization ,Avinash Chander, 16 months before his contract ends.
Ø He was appointed as DRDO chief in June 2013
Ø He is the chief architect of Agni series of ballistic missile system and considered as Agni man of India
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.
Who is known as Agni man of India
a.
K.Radhakrishnan
b.
DalbirShingh
c.
Avinash
Chander
d.
Suresh
Rana
3)
INDIA’S FIRST CNG TRAIN IN HARYANA
Ø Railway Minster Suresh
Prabhu has flagged off India’s first Compressed
Natural Gas (CNG) powered train in Haryana
Ø It will run from Rewari
to Rohtak
Ø It is powered by Diesel Electric Multiple unit
Ø It is based on dual fuel system – diesel and CNG
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.
India’s first CNG train has been flagged from Rewari to :
a.
Rohtak
b.
Gurgaon
c.
Kaithal
d.
Ambala
4)
RAGHURAM RAJAN WON GOVERNOR OF THE YEAR AWARD
Ø RBI governor RaghuramRajan
has won governor of the year in the central banking awards for 2015
Ø It is given by a British Magazine
Ø He was chosen for his focused approach in leading the RBI
Ø He was chief economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 2003-07 and was chief
economic advisor to Indian Government in 2013
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.
Who has won Governor of the year award
a.
RaghuramRajan
b.
D.
Subbarao
c.
Y V
Reddy
d.
C.D.
Deshmukh
5)
MOM TEAM WON SPACE PIONEER AWARD 2015
Ø The team of ISRO’s Mars
Orbiter Mission has won space Pioneer Award, 2015,by National Space Society
Ø They will receive this award during National Space Society’s
34th International Space Development Conference in May 2015.
Ø This award is given by NSS,
an American educational and scientific organization
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.
Who has won Space Pioneer Award, 2015:
a.
MOM
team
b.
AGN
team
c.
Chandrayan
Team
d.
IRNDs
team
6)
K.K.GOYANKA SELECTED FOR VYAS SAMMAN, 2014
Ø Hindi, writer Dr.
Kamal Kishore Goyanka has been selected for VyasSamman, 2014.
Ø He has been selected for his work ‘PremchandKeeKahaniyoKaaKaalkramanusarAdhyayan’
Ø VyasSamman is instituted by K.K.Birla foundation in recognition of Hindi Literature, with 2.5
lakh monetary award.
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.
Who among the following instituted VyasSamman
a.
K.K.Birla
Foundation
b.
Reliance
Capital
c.
Adani
Foundation
d.
Sahara
Foundation
