DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 24 DEC. 2014

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS-24 DECEMBER 2014

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1)         TAMIL FILM DIRECTOR T.K. BALACHANDER PASSED AWAY

Ø  Veteran Director and filmmaker K.Balachander passed away.

Ø  He was conferred with Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2010) , the highest award for excellence in cinema.

2)         UNION GOVERNMENT CONSITUTED G.P. MATHUR COMMITTEE

Ø  Justice G.P. Mathur (former Judge of Supreme Court) Committee has been constituted by Union government to reinvestigate the 1984 anti-sikh riots.

Ø  The committee will submit its report within 3 months.

        EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.      Which among the following committee has been constituted by Union Government to investigate 1984 anti-sikh riots:

a.       Nanavati Committee                              b. G.P.Mathur Committee

c.   Swaminathan Committee                       d. J.C.Shah Committee

3)         RESULT OF ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS ANNOUNCED IN TWO STATES

Ø  J &  K People’s Democratic Party (JKPDP) has emerged as largest party in J & K by winning 28 seats out 87 assembly seats, followed by the BJP which has won 25 seats, National Conference – 15 seats and congress 12 seats.

Ø  JHARKHAND – BJP led Coalition was able to win 42 seats out of 81 seats in Jharkhand Assembly.

v BJP – 37 seats

v All Jharkhand Student Union – 5 seats

v Jharkhand got first stable government since it was formed in 2000.

        EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.      Which among the following two states recently concluded the state assembly elections:

a.       Jharkhand and Odisha                           b. J & K and Jharkhand

c.   J & K and Punjab                                   d. Punjab and Haryana

4)         NATIONAL CONSUMER DAY

Ø  24^th December is observed as National Consumer day, to strengthen Consumer Protection Act, 1986.

EXPECTED QUESTION

1.      Which date is observed as National Consumer Day:

a.       22^nd December                           b. 21^st December

c.   22^nd December                            d. 24^th December

5)         BHARAT RATNA ANNOUNCED

Ø  Former P.M Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Freedom Fighter Madan Mohan Malviya will be honoured with Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award.

Ø  The Bharat Ratna Award was instituted in 1951, recognize ‘ exceptional services or performance of the highest order’

Ø  The awardees receives a Certificate or Sanad signed by the President and a Peepal leaf shaped medallion, but no cash award.

         EXECTED QUESTIONS

1.      Name the highest civilian award which has been announced recently for former P.M Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Freedom Fighter Madan Mohan Malviya:

a.       Param Vir                                   b. Padam Vibhusan

c.   Padma Bhusan                           d. Bharat Ratna

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GK QUESTIONS ASKED IN IBPS CLERK 21 DEC. 2014 EXAM

G.K QUESTIONS ASKED IN 21 DEC MORNING AND EVENING SHIFT

1.     Tittle of the novel authorized by Yashwardhanshukla, a 13yrs old Delhi based school boy is- 'Gods Of Antarctica'.

2.     National capital of the Islamic Republiced Of Afganistan – kabul

3.     Indian super leaque is a profesional – football tournament

4.     Sh. Narendramodi was recently annoncedRs28000 cr package to establishrailway lines in- North East.

5.     For setting up mega solar power unit with capacity 1000 mw, the NTPC is entering into a Mou with the state Govtof ?- Andhra Pradesh

6.     Indian forces recently conducted a join combat exersice in uttarkhand with the army of united states of america,theexersice was known as :- "yudhabhyas 2014"

7.     AJiturai won a gold medal in recent asian games is associated with game of- shooting

8.     Under PMJDY SCHEME account holder will be covered under accidental insurance over what is the amount of cover under the scheme? – 100000

9.     Indian Air Force was recently gifted a vintage Dakota aircraft from the IAF MUSEUM to bangladesh air force.

10.  KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK has recently announced its acquisition  to - ING VYSYA BANK

11.  Under the recently introduced revamped ‘KisanVikasPatra scheme’ the investment double in how many months. 100 months

12.  International maritime Organisationis headquarter in - London

13.  What is the maximum amount that can be invested under the recently launched kisanvikaspatra

14.  FEMA full form -  Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999

15.  According to W.H.O. Nearly 80 % of global polio loses are accounted by which country? - PAKISTAN

16.  As per census 2011 the sex ratio in respect of urban population in India has increased from 900 in 2001 to 929in 2011.

17.  Insurance service provided by various banks in common known is BANCASSURANCE

18.  Cyclon storm which recently hit north coastal Andra Pradesh And South Odisha coasts was named as :-HUDHUD

19.  International Day For Person With Disabilities  is observed all over the world every year on- 3rd December

20.  “Khasi” Languageis claimed to be spoken by over 1.5 million people in the state of: - Meghalaya.

21.  What is the full form of AQB? - Average Quarterly Balance

22.  Where is WHO headquarters – Geneva

23.  What is the capital of Australia – Canberra

24.  Who can issue commercial paper? - corporates, primary dealers (pds) and the All-India financial institutions (FIS)

25.  In EBT,”e” stands for? – Electronic

26.  What is Argentina currency - Argentine peso

27.  Sarjubala Devi related to which sport? – Boxing

28.  Tapan raychaudharywho died recently was a? – Historian

29.  “Lowland” is written by? - JhumpaLahiri

30.  Lucknow City is banked on which river ?- Gomti

31.  Antyoday Divas is celebrated in whose memory?- PanditDeenDayalUpadhyaya

32.  What is the new constituency of SushamaSwaraj- vidhisha

33.  What is the venue of next G20 Summit – Turkey

34.  CBS full form - Core Banking Solution

35.  ULIP full form - Unit-Linked Insurance Plan

36.  Economics Nobel prize is conferred on - Jean Tirole

37.  Revised target of opening of accounts in PMJDY?- 10 crore

38.  Currency of Kingdom Of Bhutan is: NGULTRUM (1 inr = 1 ngultrum).

39.  BRICS BANK HEAD OFFICEwas  located in which country - china

40.  While speaking at the UN General  Assembly, our PM sh. Narendramodi gave a call for observing an   -  Yoga Day

41.  Who is Brazilian president? - DilmaRouseff

42.  BCCI life time achievement award 2014 - DilipVengasarkar

43.  How many digits are in IFSC CODE – 11

44.  Shanti SwarupBhatnagar Prize for physical sciences 2014 given to -Dr.PratapRaychaudhuri

45.  RBI allowed Minors Of Age______to open account? - 10 years

46.  Payment Banksworking capital - 100 crore

47.  Name of MARSOrbiter Missionwhich celebrated its 50th anniversary Mariner 4Mission

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GK QUESTIONS ASKED IN IBPS CLERK EXAM HELD ON 20 DEC. 2014

GK QUESTIONS ASKED IN IBPS CLERK EXAM

20 DEC MORNING AND EVENING SHIFT

Ø  Who is new chairman of PCI (Press Council of India)- Retired Supreme Court judge, Justice CK Prasad

Ø  Which company has made agreement with Surat City to make it the smart city
Microsoft

Ø  Where is the head quarter of the united nations environment programme (UNEP) is situated ?- Gigiri neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya

Ø  What is the new name of MCX? - ‘Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India Ltd’, abbreviated as ‘mSXI’ Old Name :Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. (Headquarters: Mumbai, India, Founded: 2003)

Ø  Where is the biggest nuclear plant in the world situated? - Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant

Ø  When United Nations day comes? - 24th October

Ø  Where is the venue of next Hockey world cup 2018 (Men’s)? – India ( Women’s in England )

Ø  What is Currency of Saudi Arabia -Saudi riyal

Ø  Which Day celebrated on 19 November- World Toilet Day

Ø  What is the Full form of IFSC- Indian Financial System code

Ø  First three digit in MICR represents- City

Ø  When International Non violence day comes? - 2nd October 

Ø  Vishwanathan Anand is related to which International sport? – Chess

Ø  What is the capital of Austria? – Vienna

Ø  What was the budget proposed for Mars mission (MOM) of India? - 450 Crore

Ø  Who is the author of “Dramatic decade”? - Pranab Mukherjee

Ø  Where is the next Venue of SAARC summit?  - Islamabad

Ø  Nobel Prize was given to whom in Medicine field?  May Britt Moser and Edward 

Moser

Ø  Dongfeng missile is developed by which country? – China (10,000 Km Range)

Ø  Who regulates Insurance Sector in India? - Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority

Ø  What is the Full form of GST- Goods and service Tax

Ø  What is the exchange date for pre 2005 Notes? - 1st Jan 2015

Ø  Rupay card is developed by? – NPCI ( National Payments Corporation of India)

Ø  What is the currency of Sri Lanka? - Sri Lankan Rupee (1 INR = 2.07241 LKR)

Ø  Ryder Cup is related to which sports? - Golf

Ø  Darjeeling Makaibiri is?- A tea estate

Ø  Where is the head quarter of International Court of Justice Headquarter is situated- Hague

Ø  Who is the author of “Crusader or Conspirator”? PC Parakh, IAS (Retd) Former Secretary, Ministry of Coal

Ø  Which state offering no govt. job for people who chew tobacco in India ?- Rajasthan Eric Betzig, Stefan W. Helland William E. Moerner got Nobel Prize in which field?- Chemistry

Ø  Where is the venue of next Euro cup in 2016? - France

Ø  What is the Capital of Iraq? - Baghdad

Ø  Who is the UN goodwill ambassador for South East Asia? - Farhan Akhtar

Ø  What is Jandhan yojna's objective? - Financial Inclusion

Ø  Dronacharya award is given in which field? - Sports Coaching

Ø  Who can issue commercial paper in India- Corporates, primary dealers (PDs) and the All-India Financial Institutions (FIs)

Ø  Who won the Noble prize 2014 in Economics ?-Jean Tirole

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 18 DEC. 2014

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS-18 DECEMBER 2014

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1)  TWINS AT PEAK OF MOUNTAINEERING GLORY

Ø  By scaling Mt. Vinson, Antarctica’s highest mountain, Tashi Malik and Nungshi Malik have

become the world’s first twins and siblings to climb the highest peaks on the seven continents.

Ø  They belong to Dehradoon, Uttaranchal.

Ø  They dedicate their mission to the course of Indian Girl Child

Ø  They stated their mission by Conquering Mt. Killimanjara, Mt. Everest, Mt. Elbrus, Mt.

Aconcagua, Mt. Carotenes Pyramid, Mt. McKinley and finally to Mt. Vinson.

         EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.  Tashi Malik and Nungshi Malik have become the world’s first twins or sibling to scale the highest peaks on the Seven continents, they belongs to which Indian State:

a.  Punjab                       

b. Uttrakhand             

c. Himachal Pradesh             

d. J & K

2.  By Scaling highest peaks on seven continents they dedicated their mission to:

a. Environment in India                      

b. Women Empowerment in India

c. Transportation in India                   

d. Indian Girl Child

2) INDIA TO GROW 5.5% , SAYS ADB

Ø  India will achieve 5.5% economic growth rate in 2014-15, as declining oil prices present a golden opportunity for many beneficial reforms.

Ø  Asian development Bank was established in 1966, with Head quarters at Manila

        EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.   What growth projection has been given by ADB for India:

a.  5.6%                          

b. 5.7%                       

c. 5.5%                        

d. 6%

3) AIBA BANS SARITA DEVI

Ø  The International Boxing Association suspended Sarita Devi for refusing to accept Asian Games bronze medal, held in South Korea.

Ø  She has been banned for one year.

        EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.  Who among the following Indian Boxing player has been banned for one year by AIBA:

a.   Sarita Devi           

b. Mary Kom              

c. SaniaMirza              

d. SainaNehwal

4) FORMER SC JUDGE AWARDED ‘PETA’ AWARD

Ø  Justice KS Radhakrishnan was given PETA India’s people of the year award (2014), for passing landmark judgment which imposed a ban on jallikattu bull race.

Ø  People for the ethical treatment of animals (PETA) is on animal rights organization.

         EXPECTED QUESTION

1. Who among the following has been awarded PETA India’s People of the year award:

a.  Justice K.G. Balakrishna                           

b. Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan

c. Justice MarkandeyKatju                           

d. Justice H.L.Dattu

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