DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS-15-16 JANUARY
2015
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 19th
CEC of India.
Ø He will succeed V.S.Sampath.
Ø H.S.Brahma will be 2nd CEC from the northeast
after J.M.Lynghod.
EXPECTED
QUESTIONS:
1.
Who among the following has been appointed as the 19th
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 3rd Feb, 2015 as part of RBI’s 6th
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) 67th
ARMY DAY IS BEING OBSERVED ON 15TH JANUARY
Ø India has observed 67th
Army Day on 15th January,
2015
Ø This day is observed annually to commemorate when Lt.
General K.M. Cariappa o 15th
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.
67th Army Day is observed on:
a. 10th January
b. 12th January
c. 15th January
d. 16th 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
