DAILY GK UPDATES 10 FEBRUARY 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 10 FEBRUARY 2015
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1) BENGALURU BOY WINS BEST NEW AGE ALBUM TROPHY AT GRAMMY
Ø  Bengaluru based Musician Ricky Kej won the Best New Age Album Trophy at 57th Grammy Awards at the Staples centre, Los Angeles
Ø  Ricky Kej produced the album ‘winds of samara’ , his 15th album which bagged him a grammy
Ø  Ricky Kej shred the Award with a well known flantist from Africa, Wouter Kellerman
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
1.        Who won the New Age Album Trophy in Grammy
a.          Rohan Joshi
b.         Ricky Kej
c.          Paul Avgernios
d.         Peter Kater

2) MAMATA BANERJEE MISSED NITI AAYOG MEETING INTENTIONALLY
Ø  West Bengal Chief Minister did not attend the first Governor Council meeting of NITI Aayog
Ø  NITI Aayog has replaced the six decade old Planning Commission
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
1.        Which state CM did not attend NITI Aayog First Meeting
a.          Punjab
b.         Rajasthan
c.          West Bengal
d.         Uttar Pradesh

3) NAVEEN CHOPRA BECOMES NEW COO OF VODAFONE
Ø  Vodafone India chooses Naveen Chopra as the New COO of Vodafone
Ø  Naveen Chopra will succeed Sunil Sood
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
1.        Who is the COO of Vodafone
a.          Sunil Sood
b.         Naveen Chopra
c.          Marker Pieters
d.         Shravan Gupta

4)   SINGAPORE PRESIDENT VISITS INDIA
Ø  Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam visits India for the first time.
Ø  Tony Tan Kang Yam is on a four day visit.
Ø  He will Inaugurate the opening of the peranakan Exhibition themed ‘The Peranakan World : Cross-cultural art from Singapore and the Malacca Straits”, Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of bilateral relations, at the National Museum in the New Delhi.
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
1.        Who is the President of Singapore
a.          Lee HsienLoong
b.         Halinahyacob
c.          Tony Tan Keng Yam
d.         SundareshMenon

5)    GOVERNMENT PROJECTS 7.4% GROWTH THIS YEAR
Ø  Economy is projected to grow at a much faster rate of 7.4% as compared to 6.9% in 2013-14, according to CSO.
Ø  Government has recently updated the base year to calculate GDP to 2011-12 from 2004-05
Ø  CSO- Central Statistical Office

6)   IVORY COAST BAGS 30TH EDITION OF AFRICAN CUP
Ø  Ivory Coast wins African Cup for the 2ndtime defeating Ghana in the finals.
Ø  Tournament was initially scheduled to be hosted by Morocco but was ruled out because of the Ebola Virus Epidemic in West Africa and shifted to Equatorial Guinea
Ø  Defeating Champions Nigeria did not Qualify.
Ø  It is also known as Orange Africa Cup and is associated with Football
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
1.        African Cup is associated with which sport
a.          Cricket
b.         Hockey
c.          Football
d.         Basketball
2.        Who won the 30th edition of African cup:
a.          Ivory Coast
b.         Ghana
c.          Nigeria
d.         Equatorial Guinea

7)   VICTOROLDEST TO WIN ATP TITLE
Ø  Victor becomes the oldest player to win ATP title at an age of 34.
Ø  Victor Estrella Burgos, a Dominician professional tennis player defeated Feliciano Lopez in the final of the Inaugural Ecuador Open
Ø  Estrella Burgos is the first ever Dominician to reach a top-level ATP final
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
1.        Who is the oldest player to win ATB title
a.          Feliciano Lopez
b.         Victor Estrella Burgos
c.          Leander Paes
d.         McCoy

8)    40-PEOPLE DIED IN A FOOTBALL MATCH IN CAIRO
Ø  Nearly 40 people are dead during a football match at Egyptian Premier League
Ø  Thousands of Ticketless Fans tried to gain entry.
Ø  Similar incident took place nearly 3 years ago during which 74 people were killed.

9)   AAMIR KHAN AND ANUSHKA SHARMA AT THE TOP POSITION IN TIMES CELEBEX.
Ø  PK movie stars, Aamir Khan and Anushka Sharma are at the top position in  TimesCelebexfollowed by Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan
Ø  Times Celebex is a monthly rating Index.