DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 01 JAN 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS-01 JANUARY 2015

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1)       ISRO CHIEF K. RADHAKRISHNAN RETIRES

Ø  ISRO chief K.Radhakrishnan retired today.

Ø  Dr. ShaileshMayak, Secretary Earth Science, has been given the additional charge of Secretary, department of Space.

EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.      K.Radhakrishnan retired recently, which of the following organization he was heading:

a.       ISRO

b.      DRDO

c.       EPFO

d.      IRDA

2)       LITHUANIA 19^TH EUROPEAN COUNTRY

Ø  Lithuania became 19^th European union country to Join Eurozone.

Ø  There are total 28 member state of European Union but only 19 are Eurozone countries

         EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.      Which among the following has become 19^th country to join Eurozone:

a.       Croatia

b.      Lithuania

c.       France

d.      Italy

3)      GANGA HERITAGE CRUISE TAKES OFF

A private cruise service showcasing the cultural and religious diversity of West Bengal along the Ganga from Kolkata to Murshidabad was launched.

4)           WOMEN SAFETY MOBILE APP ‘HIMMAT' LAUNCHED

Ø  Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh launched India's first integrated mobile application for women safety called ‘Himmat', in the presence of Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung.

Ø  The ‘Himmat' application will strengthen women safety. Person who will download this smart phone-based application can alert the police in the hour of need by either shaking the phone or pressing the power button twice.

Ø  It is directly linked to the Police Control Room and they will get an indication immediately

5)      STAMPEDE KILLS 35 IN SHANGHAI ON NEW YEAR'S EVE

Ø  35 people were killed and 42 injured in a stampede at the China’s city.

Ø  The celebrations went astray at the Chenyi Square of Shanghai's popular riverfront Bund area when people reportedly rushed to collect coupons resembling US Dollars.

6)      UNSC REJECTS PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD BID

Ø  The UN Security Council rejected a Palestinian resolution calling for an Israeli withdrawal from the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem and the establishment of a Palestinian state by late 2017.

Ø  The resolution called for a peace deal within 12 months.

Ø  There were eight votes in favour, including France, Russia and China, two against and five abstentions, among them Britain. Australia joined the US in voting against the measure.

7)    GOVT. SPLITS CMD POST  NAMES NEW CHIEFS FOR 4 PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS

Ø  In a significant decision the government today split the post of chairman and managing director (CMD) of public sector banks seeking to create a new management structure.

Ø  The government said it has decided to now separate the post of chairman and MD & CEO.

Ø  Apart from the SBI, in the new appointments of PSBs, the chairman will be a part-time Board member who would preside over the Board meetings and will not be an executive chairman.

Ø  As part of the new process, the government appointed four new CEOs of banks.

Ø  R Koteeswaran has been appointed as MD and CEO of Indian Overseas Bank

Ø  AnimeshChauhan will head Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC)).

Ø  Kishore Kumar Sansiwillbe the new MD and CEO of Vijaya Bank.

Ø  P.Srinivasappointed asMD and CEOto United Bank of India.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 31 DEC. 2014

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS-31 DECEMBER 2014

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1)         DHONI RETIRES FROM TEST CRICKET

Ø  India’s most successful captain M.S.Dhoni has retired from Test Cricket

Ø  He will continue to lead India in One-Day and Twenty 20 Internationals

Ø  He finished with most Test wins (27) as skipper, beating the previous best of 21 by SourabhGanguly.

Ø  Out of the 90 Tests he played, Dhoni led India in 60 matches.

Ø  Under Dhoni's captaincy, India have won the top prize,the No.1 Test ranking for 18 months starting,the 50-over World Cup in 2011 and the World Twenty20 on his captaincy debut in 2007.

EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     M.S.Dhoni the captain of Indian Cricket Team, took retirement from which Tournament:

a.       One Day International

b.      T 20

c.       Test Match    

d.      IPL

2)         K.K.PAUL IS UTTRAKHAND GOVERNOR

Ø K.K.Paul has been appointed as Governor of Uttrakhand.Previous Governor Aziz Qureshi, who had taken the Modi government to Supreme Court for alleged attempts to ease him out of office, was shifted to Mizoram.

         EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     Who among the following has been appointed as new Governor of Uttrakhand:

a.       ShivrajPatil

b.      K.K.Paul

c.       R.F.Radriq

d.      Aziz Quresh

2       Who among the following is new Governor of Mizoram:

a.       Aziz Qureshi

b.      K.K.Paul

c.       Surjit Singh Barnad

d.      Sheela Dixit

3)       CBI GIVES CLEAN CHIT TO AMIT SHAH

Ø  A CBI court in Mumbai give clean chit to BJP president Amit Shah in the fake encounter case related to the killings of gangster Sohrabuddin Sheikh and his associate TulsiramPrajapati in Gujarat in 2005-06.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 30 DEC. 2014

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS-30 DECEMBER 2014

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1)       GOVERNMENT TO EASE LAND ACQUISITION RULES FOR INDUSTRIES

Ø  The Union Cabinet cleared ordinance to ease rules for defense, infrastructure and rural power projects.

Ø  The right to fair compensation and transparency in rehabilitation and resettlement Act,2013 come into force in Jan 1, 2014

EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.      Which ordinance has recently come into force regarding Land Acquisition:

a.       The right to fair compensation and Transparency in rehabilitation and Resettlement Act

b.      Lokpal Bill

c.       The company bill

d.      Women empowerment bill

2)       BLUE STAR TIE UP WITH EUREKA FORBES

Ø  Air-conditioning firm Blue star has collaborated with Eureka Forbes, a major player in offering water purification products, to launch a range of water coolers with inbuilt Aquagurad water purifier

        EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.      Which company has been tied up with Blue Star:

a.       Eureka Forbes               

b.      b. Godrez

c.       L.G

d.      Samsung

3)       UKRAINE NO LONGER ‘NON-ALIGNED’ COUNTRY

Ø  President of Ukraine signed a bill dropping his country’s non-aligned status.

Ø  NAM is group of countries which are aligned against major power block.

Ø  It was founded in Belgrade in 1961.

        EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.      Which among the following country has left the membership of NAM:

a.       India                              

b.      Ukraine

c.        Nepal

d.      Bhutan

4)       CHINA BLOCKED GMAIL

Ø  Google Inc’s Gmail is blocked in China due to disruptions

EXPECTED QUESTION

1.      Which among the following country blocked Gmail recently:

a.       Pakistan                         

b.      Bangladesh

c.   China     

d.   India

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 27,28,29 DEC., 2014

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS-27, 28, 29 DECEMBER 2014

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1)         RAGHUBAR DAS SWORN IN AS THE NEW CM OF JHARKHAND:

Ø  Raghubar Das to be first non-tribal CM of Jharkhand

Ø  Jharkhand was established a 28^th state of India in 2000

EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.      Who among the following is sworn in as CM of Jharkhand:

a.       ArjunMunde

b.      ShibuSoren

c.    Raghubar das

d.   MadhuKoda

2)         YANGON VOTED FOR FIRST TIME

Ø  Myanmar’s commercial hub Yangon went to polls for the first municipal elections in six decades

Ø  Yangon get first chance to vote under the country’s quasi-civilian government, which replaced outright military rule in 2011

        EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.      Which of the following Myanmar’s city witness the first time Elections:

a.       Nay-pay-daw

b.      Yangon

c.   Phanompenhh

d.  Ventane

3)         CURRENCY NOTE OR RUPEE 1 TO REPRINT

Ø  Union government has decided to print one rupee note after 20 years

Ø  The issue of one rupee note has been stopped since 1994

        EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.      Which currency note has been permitted to be re-issued after 20 years:

a.       Rupee 1 

b.      Rupee 2

c.   Rupee 5 

d.  Rupee 10

4)         NAND CHATURVEDI DIED

Ø  Famous Hindi poet and litterateur NandChaturvedi died

EXPECTED QUESTION

1.      Who was NandChaturvedi:

a.       Hindi poet

b.       Tamil poet

c.        Punjabi poet

d.      Malyalam poet

5)         2^ND YASH CHOPRA MEMORIAL AWARD

Ø  Amitabh Bachchan awarded with Yash Chopra Memorial Award by the Governor of Mahrasthra C. Vidyasagar

         EXECTED QUESTIONS

1.      Who received 2^ndYash Chopra Memorial Award:

a.       AshaBosle

b.      Amir Khan

c.       Amitabh Bachchan       

d.      Dharminder

6)         NATO HAS FORMALY ENDED ITS WAR IN AFGHANISTAN

Ø  North Atlantic Treaty organization has formally ended its war in Afghanistan after 13 years of conflict

Ø  NATO handover the responsibility to maintain peace and security of Afghanistan to its government

         EXECTED QUESTIONS

1.      In which among the following country NATO ended its war:

a.       Pakistan

b.      Iran

c.   Iraq

d. Afghanistan

7)         GOVERNEMENT MEETS TARGET OF 10 CRORE ACCOUNTS

Ø  Government has met its target of opening 10 crore Bank Accounts under its flagship scheme of PradhanMantri Jan DhanYojana.

Ø  The target was met a month before its revised deadline of 26^th Jan, 2015

         EXECTED QUESTIONS

1.      Which of the following scheme has achieve its target before its deadline:

a.       PardhanMantri Jan DhanYojana

b.      PardhanMantriSadakYojana

c.       DindyalUpodhyaSharmeJayate Scheme

d.      IndraAwasYojana

8)         AIR ASIA PLANE GOES MISSING (QZ8501)

Ø  An Air Asia plane with 162 people on board disappeared while on its way from Indonesia to Singapore

         EXECTED QUESTIONS

1.      Which of the following flight go missing :

a.       Air Asia 

b.      Quants

c.        Lufthansa

d.      Air India

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