DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 5 MARCH 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 5 MARCH 2015

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1.      RBI CUTS REPO RATE 25 BPS:

Ø  In a step to easing loans, RBI has further lowered the Repo Rate by 25 bps to 7.5 % from 7.75 %.

Ø  This is the second time since January 2015 that RBI has made cut in Repo Rate.

Ø  Reserve Repo Rate has moved down to 6.5 Percent. Cash Reserve Ratio has remained unchanged at 4 percent.

Ø  Repo Rate: It is a Rate at which RBI lends short term to other banks.

Ø  Reverse Repo Rates: It is a rate at which other banks either lends to RBI or gain interest by Depositing money in RBI.

EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS:

Q.1 What is current Repo Rate?

A.      7.5 %

B.      7.75 %

C.      6.5 %

D.     7.00 %

Q.2 What is current Reverse Repo Rate?

A.      6.75 %

B.      6.5 %

C.      6.5 %

D.     7.5 %

2.      RAHUL JINDAL GETS FULBRIGHT- NEHRU DISTINGUISHED CHAIR TO INDIA :

Ø  Dr. Rahul Jindal, an Indian–American physician is selected for Fulbright-Nehru Distinguished chair.

Ø  Rahul Jindal is a professor of surgery and global health at the uniformed services university of health science in Maryland , U.S.A.

3.      MAHARASHTRA ANIMAL PRESERVATION AMENDMENT BILL , 1995 PASSES:

Ø  After 19 years of wait, finally president gave hill assent to the Maharashtra animal preservation amendment Bill,1995.

Ø  The bill was presented in the Maharashtra assembly in 1995 and was sent for President Approval in 1996.

Ø  According to the bill, BEEF will now be banned in Maharashtra.

Note: PRANAB MUKHERJEE is the President OF INDIA.

EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS:

Q.3 which state recently passed animal preservation amendment Bill?

A.      Uttar Pradesh

B.      Punjab

C.      Maharashtra

D.     Haryana

4.      RANI MUKHERJEE BAGS AN AWARD FOR REPRESENTING THE CAUSE OF WOMEN:

Ø  Rani Mukherjee is awarded by National Institute of Gender Justice for representing the cause of women.

Ø  Rani Mukherjee got this prestigious Award for Creating awareness about child trafficking in New Delhi.

Ø  Rani mukherjee is first from the Bollywood Industry to get such an Award.

 EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS:

Q.4 Which bollywood star gets an award by NIGJ for representing the cause of women?

A.      Vidya Balan

B.      Hema Malini

C.      Jaya Bachchan

D.     Rani Mukherjee

5.      DILIP SHANGHVI BECOMES RICHEST INDIAN:

Ø  Dilip Shanghvi overtakes Mukesh Ambani to be the richest Indian according to FORBES magazine.

Ø  Dilip Shanghvi is the founder and managing director of SUN PHARMACEUTICALS.

Ø  Forbes magazine publishes the list of richest people around the GLOBE. Mr. Shanghvi moved up to 37^th position while Mr. Ambani slipped to 43^rd.

EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS:

Q.5 Who is the richest INDIAN according to FORBES?

A. Dilip Shanghvi

B. Mukesh Ambani

C. Anil Ambani

D. Bharti Mittal

6.      TELECAST OF NIRBHAYA DOCUMENTARY BANNED:

Ø  Delhi High Court banned the telecast of Nirbhaya Documentary, ‘INDIA’S DAUGHTER’.

Ø  The documentary is based on the Interview of a convict in the DECEMBER 16 DELHI gang rape case.

Ø  Even after INDIA’S ban, BBC aired the documentary in the U.K. and other countries.

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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 4 MARCH 2015

DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 4 MARCH 2015

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1.         KEWAL.K. SHARMA BECOMES NEW CHIEF SECRETARY OF DELHI:

Ø  Kewal K Sharma is appointed as the new chief secretary of Delhi.

Ø  Kewal K Sharma is a 1983 Batch IAS officer.

Ø  Kewal K Sharma is released from his previous post, chief secretary of Goa.

NOTE:- It is the union Home Minister who appoints the chief secretary to state Government.

EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS:

Q.1 Who is the new chief Secretary of Delhi?

A.         J.Harinarayan

B.         A.K. Chaudhary

C.         Kewal K Sharma

D.        Prem Prashant

2.         BALDEV SHARMA APPOINTED AS NEW CHAIRMAN OF NATIONAL BOOK TRUST:

Ø  The union government of india appointed baldev Sharma as the new chairman of National Book Trust.

Ø  Baldev Sharma replaced A.Sethumadhavan.

Ø  Baldev Sharma is a former Panchajanya editor.

About NBT: NATIONAL BOOK TRUST is an Indian publishing house, founded in 1957 by the union government of india under the ministry of education. NBT publishes a monthly newsletter about recent publications.

EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS:

Q.2 Who is appointed as the new chairman of national book trust?

A.         Baldev Sharma

B.         Samir Jain

C.         A. Sethumadhavan

D.        Ram Kripal Singh

3.         INSURANCE BILL PRESENTED IN LOK SABHA:

Ø  Long awaited insurance bill was presented in lok sabha yesterday.

Ø  Jayant sinha, union minister of state for finance introduced the insurance laws(amendment) bill,2015.

Ø  The bill seeks to increase the foreign direct investment cap in the insurance sector to 49%.

EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS:

Q.3 Who is the union minister of state for finance?

A.         Jagat Prakash Nadda

B.         Anant Geete

C.         Rajiv Pratap Ruby

D.        Jayant Sinha

4.         INDIA –NEPAL SECOND BUS SERVICE STARTS:

Ø  India and Nepal are set to start a second bus service between the two nations.

Ø  This time a direct bus linking Kathmandu and Varanasi is set to operate from tomorrow.

Ø  Earlier a bus service between india and Nepal is the one linking New Delhi and Kathmandu.

5.         APPLE BECOMES NO.1 IN SMARTPHONE SALES:

Ø  Apple has surpassed Samsung to become no.1 in smartphone sales.

Ø  Samsung was at top spot since 2011 but in quarter 4 of 2014, apple beats Samsung for the top spot.

About Apple: Apple is an American multinational corporation with its headquater at Cupertino, California, U.S.A.

Chairman of Apple- Arthur d. levinson Ceo of Apple- Tim Cook

EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS Free CURRENT AFFAIR:

Q.4 Which company records highest sale of smart phones in quarter4?

A. Apple

B. Samsung

C. Xiaomi

D. Micromax

6.          NATIONAL SAFETY DAY  OBSERVED ON 4^th MARCH:

Ø  4^th march is recognized as National Safety Day.

Ø  National safety council is a self governing body which was established on 4^th march 1966 to enhance the safety awareness among people.

EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS Free CURRENT AFFAIR:

Q.5 When is national safety day celebrated?

A.         8^th March

B.         6^th March

C.         4^th March

D.        11^th March

7.         FIVE INDIAN WOMEN IN FORBES BILLIONAIRE LIST:

Ø  5 indian women have made it to the forbes billionaires list.

Ø  Among the total of 197, 5 indian women listed in forbes billionaire list are:

A.         Savitri Jinadal -> Chairperson of Jindal steel & power ltd.

B.         Indu Jain-> Chairperson of Bennett, coleman & co. ltd.

C.         Anu Aga-> Chairperson of Thermax ltd.

D.        Kiran Mazumdar-> CMD of Biocon ltd.

E.         Vinod Gupta-> wife of Qimat Rai Gupta(founder of Havells)

Ø  Globally, CHRISTY WALTON is the world’s richest woman. CHRISTY WALTON inherited a stake in retailer walmart.

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