DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 17 MARCH 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 17 MARCH 2015

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1) WIPRO APPOINTS NEW COO:

Ø  India’s third largest software firm Wipro, appointed TCS Veteran Abid Ali Neemuchwala as group president and Chief Operating Officer.

Ø  Abid Ali Neemuchwala was working with TCS for past 23 yrs and was heading the business process services globally.

EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS

1.     Who is appointed as the new COO of Wipro?

a.       T K Kurien

b.      Abid Ali Neemuchwala

c.       Vishal Sikka

d.      Anand Padmanabhan

2)   INDIAN WOMEN TEAM WINS WORLD HOCKEY LEAGUE:

Ø  Indian women team wins Round 2 of World Hockey League.

Ø  Indian women hockey team defeated Poland in the final of World hockey League staged at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium.

Ø  India defeated Poland by 3-1 in the final match.

Note: Ritu Rani is Captain of Indian Women hockey team.

EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS

1.     Indian Women hockey Team defeated which country to win the finals of World hockey League?

a.       Pakistan

b.      Poland

c.       Malaysia

d.      Thailand

3)   WORLD CONSUMER RIGHTS DAY WAS OBERVED ON 15^TH MARCH:

Ø  The World Consumer Rights day 2015 was observed on 15^th March with the theme ‘Helping Consumers Choose Healthy Diets’.

Ø  World Consumer Rights Day is celebrated on 15^th March every year since 1983.

EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS

1.     When is World Consumer Rights Day observed?

a.       15^th May

b.      18^th June

c.       17^th July

d.      15^th March

4)   SERVICES WON SANTOSH TROPHY:

Ø  Services won the 69^th edition of Santosh Trophy 2015.

Ø  Services defeated Punjab in the final of Santosh trophy played at Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana.

Ø  Services won the fourth title of Santosh Trophy.

Note: Santosh Trophy is an Annual Indian Football tournament which is also called Senior National Football Championship.

EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS

1.     Which team won 69^th edition of Santosh Trophy?

a.       Services

b.      Mizoram

c.       Punjab

d.      Kerala

5)   CRISIL APPOINTS ASHU SUYASH:

Ø  CRISIL appoints Ashu Suyash as the new M.D. and C.E.O. of the company.

Ø  Ashu Suyash replaced Roopa Kudva to become the new M.D. and C.E.O. of CRISIL.

Note: CRISIL is an Indian Unit of Standard and Poor.

CRISIL – Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited

MD – Managing Director

CEO – Chief Executive Officer

Chairman of CRISIL – Douglas Peterson

EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS

1.     Who is the new CEO of CRISIL?

a.       Douglas Peterson

b.      Roopa Kudva

c.       Ashu Suyash

d.      Henry Varnum Poor

6)   INFLATION AT RECORD LOW IN INDIA:

Ø  For the fourth straight month, wholesale price inflation showed negative growth.

Ø  With the continuous decrease in Inflation, it is expected that RBI would cut policy rates by 100 Basis points.