DAILY GK UPDATES 15,16 JANUARY 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS-15-16 JANUARY 2015

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1)      H.S. BRAHMA IS NEW CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER

Ø  The President of India has appointed Hari Shankar Brahma as the new Chief  Election Commissioner.

Ø  He will be 19^th CEC of India.

Ø  He will succeed V.S.Sampath.

Ø  H.S.Brahma will be 2^nd CEC from the northeast after J.M.Lynghod.

               EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     Who among the following has been appointed as the 19^th CEC of India.

a.       S.N.Khullar

b.      H.S.Brahma

c.       V.S.Sampath

d.      P.L.Punia

2)      CENSOR BOARD CHIEF LEELA SAMSON RESIGNS

Ø  Chairperson of Central Board of Film Certification Leela Samson has resigned.

Ø  She resigned after Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) cleared the Controversial film ‘Messenger of God’ featuring DeraSacha Soudha Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in lead role.

Ø  FCAT is statutory body which comes under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

               EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     Who has resigned over controversial film ‘Messenger of God’

a.       Leela Samson

b.      LalitaKumarmanglam

c.       Mamta Sharma

d.      Sutirthabhatacharya

3)      KIRAN BEDI JOINS BJP

Ø  Former IPS officer KiranBediJoined the BJP in the presence of Party Chief Amit Shah, union Minister ArunJaitley and Harsh Vardhan

Ø  She will contest the Delhi Assembly Elections in February

Ø  She is the first women IPS officer

               EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     Who was the first women IPS officer

a.       BinnyMahajan

b.      KiranBedi

c.       Bachanderi Pal

d.      ArunimaSinha

4)      RBI CUTS REPO RATE BY 25 BASIC POINTS

Ø  RBI has cut down repo rate by 25 basis point to 7.75 percent from 8 percent

Ø  It was announced ahead of the scheduled date of monetary policy announcement on 3^rd Feb, 2015 as part of RBI’s 6^th bi-monthly Monetary Policy statement

Ø  Repo Rate – 7.75%

Ø  Reverse Repo Rate – 6.75%

Ø  Cash Reserve Ratio – 4%

Ø  Marginal Standing Facility – 8.75%

Ø  Banking Rate- 8.75%

               EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     Match the following

1. Repo Rate                                    a. 8.75%

2. Reverse Repo Rate          b. 7.75%

3. Cash Reserve Ratio          c. 4%

4. Banking Rate                   d. 6.75%

5)      67^th ARMY DAY IS BEING OBSERVED ON 15^TH JANUARY

Ø  India has observed 67^th Army Day on 15^th January, 2015

Ø  This day is observed annually to commemorate when Lt. General K.M. Cariappa o 15^th January, 1949. Become the first Indian commander-in-chief of the Indian Army post independence by succeeding British Army General Roy Butcher

               EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     67^th Army Day is observed on:

a.       10^th January

b.      12^th January

c.       15^th January

d.      16^th January

6)      ANUPAM SHRIVASTVA IS NEW CMD OF BSNL

Ø  AnupamShrivastva is appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of BSNL

Ø  Currently, A.N.Rai is heading additional charge of CMD.

               EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     Who has been appointed as CMD of BSNL

a.       AnupamShrivastva

b.      P.N.Bhagwat

c.       H.S.Brahma

d.      J.N.Dixit

7)      PRABHU NATH DWIVEDI BAGGED SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARD FOR SANSKRIT

Ø  Noted Sanskrit scholar PrabhuNathDwivedi was named as winner of the Sahitya Akademi award, 2014

Ø  He has been hounded for his work ‘Kanakalochanaha’ , a collection of 16 short stories based on various social issues

Ø  Sahitya Akademi award is conferred every year on writers who have shown outstanding works in one of the twenty four major India languages

               EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     Who has won Sahitya Akademi Award,2014:

a.       PrabhuNathDwivedi

b.      Gurbaksh Singh

c.       K.K.Goyanka

d.      S.S.Pangeriya

8)      BHAKTI SHARMA SETS WORLD RECORD IN ANTARCTIC OCEAN BY SWIMMING 1.4 MILES IN 52 MINUTES

Ø  Indian open water swimmer Bhakti Sharma  set a record in swimming.

Ø  She made this record by swimming 1.4 miles in 52 minutes in one degree temperature in the Antarctic Ocean.

Ø  She became the first Asian and youngest women in the world to achieve this

               EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     Who is Bhakti Sharma

a.       Swimmer

b.      Wrestler

c.       Boxer

d.       Tennis Player