DAILY
FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 14 MARCH 2015
1.
MODI’s VISIT TO SRI
LANKA:
Ø Indian Prime Minister Narendra
Modi visited Sri Lanka on Friday.
Ø India signed 4 bilateral
pacts-agreements on visa, custom, youth development and building Rabindranath
Tagore memorial.
Ø India to provide $318
million line of credit to upgrade Sri Lanka’s Railway.
Ø
Before Narendra Modi, Rajiv Gandhi was the last
Prime Minister to visit Sri Lanka in 1987.
NOTE-> President of Sri Lanka
-> Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister of Sri
Lanka-> Ranil Wickreme Singhe
Capital
of Sri Lanka-> Colombo
Narendra Modi is on a 3
nation tour of Seychelles, Mauritius and Sri Lanka.
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS
NEWS:
Q.1
How much amount is provided by India to Sri lanka for its railways?
A.
$298 million
B. $318
million
C. $350
million
D.
$400 million
2.
RBI SIGNS CURRENCY SWAP
DEAL WITH SRI LANKAN CENTRAL BANK:
Ø Reserve Bank of India
has agreed for a $1.5 billion currency swap agreement with Sri Lankan
Central Bank.
Ø
The Deal was signed to keep the Sri Lankan currency
stable.
NOTE-> At current value,
1 Indain Rupee is equal to 2.12 Sri Lankan Rupee.
Currency of Sri
Lanka-> Sri Lankan Rupee
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS
NEWS:
Q.1 With
which country RBI signed the currency swap deal?
A.
Sri Lanka
B.
Australia
C.
New Zealand
D.
China
3.
KARNATAKA CLINCHED RANJI TROPHY:
Ø Defending champions Karnataka
clinched their 8th title of Ranji Trophy.
Ø Karnataka defected Tamil Nadu in
the final of Ranji trophy at wankhede stadium in Mumbai.
NOTE: Ranji Trophy
is a domestic first class cricket championship played in India.
EXPECTED
QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS:
Q.1 Who won the Ranji
Trophy 2015?
A.
Rajasthan
B.
Maharashtra
C.
Tamil Nadu
D. Karnataka
4.
TIMES RELEASED THE WORLD
REPUTATION RANKING 2015:
Ø The Times Higher
education released the World Reputation Ranking 2015.
Ø Harvard University ranks at the Top
followed by Cambridge University and Oxford University.
Ø United States claims the most
University with 43 out of 100.
EXPECTED
QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS:
Q.1 Which University
tops the list of World Reputation Ranking 2015 Released by Times?
A. Cambridge University
B. Yale University
C. Harvard University
D. Oxford University
NOTE-> No Indian
University is added in the World reputation ranking released by Times.
