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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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 25, 26 DEC. 2014

DAILY CURRENT AFFIARS 25, 26 DEC. 2014

1.       GOVERNMENT APPROVED ORDINANCE FOR INSURANCE BILL

o   Foreign Investment cap in insurance sector has been increased from 26% to 49 %.

o   Government re-promulgate Ordinance to allow resumption of coal block allocation.

o   Government opened the medical device sector to foreign investment by allowing 100% FDI in these devices.

o   Insurance sector FDI will result in capital inflow of $6-8 billion

2.       25-DECEMBER-GOOD GOVERNANCE DAY

o   The Government of India has declared 25 December, the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee as Good

Goverance day.

o   Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya, the founder of  Banaras Hindu University were Given Bharat Ratna recently.

3.       ARMS TRADE TREATY (ATT)CAME IN TO FORCE

o   Global Arms trade Treaty regulating $85 billion came in to force.

o   60 nations had ratified and 130 had signed the treaty.

o   The ATT was adopted by UN General Assembly on 2 April,2013.

o   India was among 23 nations that had abstained from voting on treaty resolution last year.

o   UN secretary Ban Ki Moon said that Treaty will help prevent transfer of weapons to terrorist and Human rights Abuser.

o   India said that treaty resolution was Weak on terrorism and  non state actors.

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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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