DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 6 & 7 MARCH 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 6 & 7 MARCH 2015

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1.      ASHWIN MITTAL BECOMES NEW CFO OF WALMART INDIA:

Ø  Ashwin Mittal becomes the new CFO of walmart India and Javier Rojo becomes real estate and business development head.

Ø  Ashwin Mittal replaced Jill Anderson to become the new CFO of Walmart India.

Ø  Walmart is the world’s largest supermarket chain.

Ø  CFO-> chief financial officer

Headquater of Walmart-> Bentoncille, Arkansas, U.S.

CEO-> Doug Mcmillon.

Chairman-> S.Robson Walton.

2.      PM NARENDRA MODI IN 30 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE ON INTERNET: TIME MAGAZINE.

Ø  According to TIME magazine Indian PM Narendra Modi is among the 30 most Influential people on internet.

Ø  Time magazine states that Indian PM has roughly 38 million followers on social Networking sites twitter and facebook.

Ø  Time is an American weekly news magazine published in NEW YORK CITY AND FOUNDED IN 1923.

EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS:

Q.1 Which Indian leader is named among 30 most influential people on internet by times magazine?

A.      Narendra modi

B.      anna hazare

C.      arvind kejriwal

D.     Sonia Gandhi

3.      ALMOST 15 CRORE AADHAR CARD LINKED TO BANK ACCOUNTS:

Ø  NPCI has recently announced the linking of 15 crore aadhar cards to bank accounts.

Ø  NPCI has set a target of linking the bank accounts of 17crore DBTL beneficiaries of aadhar card holders by 30^th June, which now seems to be achievable.

Ø  NPCI- NATIONAL PAYMENT CORPORATION OF INDIA.

Ø  DBTL- DIRECT BENEFIT TRANSFER FOR LPG.

NOTE: - A.P.HOTA is M.D. and C.E.O. of NPCI.

EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS:

Q.1 Who is the CEO of NPCI?

A.      J.P.Joshi

B.      A.P.Hota

C.      Anand Mishra

D.     Sneha Puri

4.      INDIA LOWEST IN ECONOMIC PARITY FOR WOMEN:

Ø  India is ranked lowest among 16 Asia-pacific countries in economic parity for women, according to MASTERCARD’S latest index of women’s advancement.

Ø  New Zealand is at the top with the index score of 77, followed by Australia’s 76.

Ø  India with an index score of 44.2 is even below Bangladesh(44.6) and Sri Lanka(46.2).

EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS:

Q.1 Which country has highest index of women’s advancement according to mastercard?

A.      Australia

B.      U.S.A.

C.      Germany

D.     New Zealand

5.      NORMS FOR HOME LOANS EASED FOR UPTO RS.10 LAKH:-

Ø  RBI eased norms for home loans upto RS.10 Lakh.

Ø  RBI eased the norms by allowing banks to include STAMP DUTY and REGISTRATION charges to the cost of a unit.

Ø  Earlier banks do not include stamp duty, registration and other documentation charges in the cost of housing property, which forms around 15% of the cost of house.

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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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