DAILY GK UPDATES 11, 12 JANUARY 2015

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1)      WORLD HINDI DAY ON 10 JANUARY

Ø  10^th January is being observed as World Hindi Day

Ø  Objective – To promote use of Hindi language abroad

Ø  On this day in 1975, the first world Hindi conference was organized in Nagpur.

      EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     World Hindi Day is being observed on:

a.       9^th January

b.      10^th January

c.       11^th January

d.      12^th January

2)      S.KHULLAR IS APPOINTED AS CEO OF NITI AAYOD

Ø  Sindhushra Khullar is appointed as Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aayog

Ø  She will serve for one year

Ø  Government of India has replaced Planning Commission with a new institution named National Institution for Transforming India.

Ø  This institution will serve as think tank and policy formulation body.

      EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     Who among the following is appointed as CEO of NITI Aayog:

a.       S.Khullar

b.      Bibev Debroy

c.       V.K.Saraswat

d.      Usha Khullar

3)      FIRST CHINA- CELAC FORUM MEETING CONCLUDED IN BEIJING

Ø  The first ministerial meeting of China  and the community of Latin American and Caribbean states (CELAC) concluded in China.

Ø  The objective of this meeting is to deep political mutual trust, expanding co-operation and development between China and Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean region.

Ø  Next meeting will be held in Chile in 2018.

Ø  CELAC – is a regional bloc of Latin America and Caribbean Countries

Ø  It was establish in 2011 in Caracas, Venezuela

Ø  Total Membership – 33 countries

      EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     With Which of the following organization China concluded its Ist meeting

a.       SAARC

b.      CECAL

c.       EU

d.      APEX

4)      P.M MODI INAUGURATES 7^TH VIBRANT GUJARAT SUMMIT

Ø  P.M Narendra Modi inaugurated 7^th Vibrant Gujarat Summit in Gandhinagar

Ø  Vibrant Gujarat – It is business event

Ø  It was started by P.M Narendra Modi in 2003 as biennial event

Ø  Objective – Its objective is to provide single business leaders, investors, corporations and opinion makers.

Ø  For the first time , eight countries Canada, Japan, China, Australia, Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa and US have participated

      EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     Where is 7^th Vibrant Gujarat summit being held

a.       Surat

b.      Ahmedabad

c.       Gandhinagar

d.      Surashtra

5)      UNION GOVERNMENT UNBLOCK 32 WEBSITES

Ø  Government of India has unblocked 32 websites which were blocked earlier in Nov, 2014, for carrying ant-India views and spreading banned terrorists outfit ISIs propaganda

      EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     How many websites are unblocked recently by Union Government

a.       30

b.      32

c.       35

d.      40

6)      DRDO SUCESSFULLY TESTS ADVANCE ELECTRONIC SUITE IN TEJAS-PVI AIRCRAFT

Ø  DRDO has successfully tested an advanced electronic warfare suite in light Combat Aircraft Tejas-PVI

Ø  EW Suite consists of Radar Warner and Jammer

Ø  It has capability to provide warning to the aircraft pilot in case of detection of a radar threat

      EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     Who has developed Electronic Warfare Suite:

a.       ISRO

b.      DRDO

c.       DCA

d.      MOD

7)      FIRST BUDDHA HERITAGE WALK IN BIHAR

Ø  People from 11 countries have participated in first Buddha Heritage Walk in Bihar

Ø  It is organized by Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation

Ø  They walk from Bodh Gaya to Rajgir (the trail which lord Buddha had taken 2543 years ago to reach Rajgir)

      EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     Where is Buddha Heritage walk started:

a.       Bihar

b.      Gujarat

c.       U.P

d.      Assam

2.     How many countries participated in 1^st Buddha Heritage Walk

a.       10

b.      12

c.       11

d.      15

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DAILY GK UPDATES 10 JAN 2015

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1)         GOVERNOR’S RULE IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR

Ø  President Pranab Mukherjee approved the Governor’s rule in J&K.

Ø  It is because there is deadlock in the state over formation of a new government after assembly elections.

Ø  J&K has come under governor’s rule for the second time under Governor N.N. Vohra, the first was in 2008.

Ø  President’s Rule: In case of failure of constitutional machinery in any state of the India, the president’s rule is imposed under Article 356 of the constitution

Ø  In J&K, as per section 92 of the constitution, the Governor’s rule can be imposed for six month only after the consent of President of India if state machinery is not functioning

                 EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.        Which of the following state comes under Governor’s rule:

a.          Punjab

b.         J &K

c.          Assam

d.         Jharkhand

2)         SIRISENA SWORN IN AS 7^TH PRESIDENT OF SRI LANKA

Ø  MaithripalaSirisena has sworn-in as the 7^th President of Sri Lanka by defeating Mahindra Rajapaksa.

Ø  RanilWickramasinghe is sworn in as Prime Minister

                 EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.        Who among the following has sworn in as new President of Sri Lanka:

a.          Mahindra Rajapakse

b.         MaithripalaSinisena

c.          RanilWikramasinghe

d.         K.Sripavan

3)         M. KARUNANIDHI IS DMK CHIEF AGAIN

Ø  M. Karunanidhi is re-elected as Party President for the 11^th time

Ø  DravidaMunnetraKazhagam (DMK) , is a state political party in South-Indian State of Tamil Nadu and UT Puducharry

Ø  DMK was a former member of the united progressive Alliance (UPA)

                 EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.        Who is elected as 11^th time President of DMK:

a.          N Annadurai

b.         M. Karunanidhi

c.          MamtaBannarjee

d.         S.Karunanidhi

4)         BOOK TITLED ‘THE INDIAN PARLIAMENT-‘A CRITICALAPPOINTMENT’ RELEASED

Ø  Book titled ‘The Indian Parliament –A Critical Appraised’ was released by Vice President Hamid Ansari

Ø  It is authored by Prof.SudhaPai and Avinash Kumar of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

                 EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.        Who is the author of the book titled , ‘ The Indian Parliament-A critical Approaisel’:

a.          Meghnand Das

b.         SudheRai and Avinash Kumar

c.          Ashutosh Kumar

d.         Deepak Kumar

5)         TATA ‘VISTARA’ BEGINS OPERATION IN INDIA

Ø  Joint venture of TATA-SIA Vistara airlines started its flights operation in India.

Ø  It first flight was from Delhi to Mumbai

                 EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.        Vistara airlined is joint venture between Singapore international airline and ____________

a.          Kingfisher

b.         Tata

c.          Indigo

d.         Jet Airway

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