DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS-8-9 FEBRUARY
2015
1) GHULAM NABI AZAD RETAINS HIS RAJYA SABHA SEAT.
Ø GhulamNabi
Azad retains his RajyaSabha seat on Saturday.
Ø GhulamNabi
Azad is Vice-President of the J&K Pradesh Congress Committee.
Ø GhulamNabi
Azad is the ‘leader of Opposition’ in Upper House.
Note: There is no leader of opposition in the lower
house.
Upper house – RajyaSabha
Lower house – LokSabha
EXPECTED
QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
1.
Who is
the leader of opposition in Lower House?
a.
NarendraModi
b.
Sonia Gandhi
c.
Rahul Gandhi
d.
No one at present
2.
Who is the leader of opposition in
Upper House?
a.
NarendraModi
b.
GhulamNabi Azad
c.
Rahul Gandhi
d.
Sonia Gandhi
e.
No one at present
2) GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES CAPITAL INFUSION TO PSB’S VIA NEW
CRITERIA
Ø Government
has announced a capital infusion of Rs. 6990 crore in 9 public
sectorbanks.
Ø Government
took the decision or selected these 9 banks on new efficiency Parameters such
as ROA and ROE.
Ø Among
the 9 selected banks, SBI is to get Rs. 2,970 crore which is maximum followed
by Bank of Baroda’s Rs. 1260 crore , PNB- 870 crore and Canara Bank- Rs. 570
crore.
Ø ROA –
Return on Assets
Ø ROE –
Return on Equity
EXPECTED
QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
1.
Approximately
how much capital is infused in the PSB’s by the Government?
a.
5000 crore
b.
7000 crore
c.
6000 crore
d.
8000 crore
3) 57TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS
Ø 57th Annual Grammy Awards held at Staples
Centre in Los Angeles, California.
Ø Record of the Year Award – Sam Smith – ‘Stay with me’.
Ø Song of the year – ‘Stay with me’ (Dark Child
Version).
Ø Album of the year – Morning Phase.
About Grammy Award- These awards are accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and
Sciences (NARAS) of the USA to recognize outstanding
achievement in the Music Industry.
Ø First ever Grammy Awards show was held on 4 May,
1959.
4) BAFTA AWARDS 2015:
Ø 68th
BAFTA Awards held at the Royal Opera house in London.
Ø Best
Film Award – Boyhood.
Ø Best
Director – Richard Linklater (Boyhood).
Ø Best
Actor – EddlieRedmayne (The theory of Everything).
Ø Best
Actress – Julianne Moore (Still Alice).
Ø Best
Foreign Film – Ida (Poland).
About BAFTA Awards:
Ø BAFTA –
British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
Ø It was
founded in 1947 as the British Film Academy.
