DAILY GK UPDATES 20 JANUARY 2015

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1) PAHLAJ NIHALANI APPOINTED NEW CENSOR BOARD CHAIRPERSON

Ø  Union Government has appointed Filmmaker PahlajNihalani as Chairperson of Central board of film Certification

Ø  He will be in office for three years

Ø  CBFC- It is a statutory body under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

EXPECTED QUESTIONS

1.     Who among the following has been appointed as chairperson of CBFC

a.       PahlajNihalani

b.      Leela Samson

c.       Chandra Parkash

d.      Jeevitha

2) POLITICAL SCIENTIST RAJNI KOTHARI

Ø  Eminent Political Scientist, scholar and former Planning Commission member Rajni Kothari passed away

Ø  His famous works are:

Ø  Caste in Indian Politics (1970)

Ø  Politics in India

Ø  Rethinking Democracy (1973)

EXPECTED QUESTIONS

1.     Who was Rajni Kothari

a.       Economist

b.      Sportsperson

c.       Singer

d.      Political Scientist

3) 8^TH EDITION OF WORLD FUTURE ENERGY SUMMIT, 2015 AT ABU DHABI

Ø  The World Future Energy Summit, 2015 has begun in Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Ø  It will provide platform for commercial solution to clean and green energy

EXPECTED QUESTIONS

1.      where is 8^th edition of World Future Energy Summit,2015 to be held:

a.       Sanna City

b.      Jordan

c.       Abu Dhabi

d.      Yamen

4) FIRST SUCCESSFUL ORGAN DONATION FROM NEWBORN TAKES PLACE IN UK

Ø  The donor was six day who had died due to poor health

Ø  Doctors from UK carried out the first successful organ donation from a new born body

Ø  It is considered as milestone in neonatal care after donor’s kidney and liver were used to save the lives of two.

EXPECTED QUESTIONS

1.     In which country successful organ donation from new born is done

a.       USA

b.      UK

c.       India

5) WORLD CONGRESS ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 2018 WILL BE HOSTED BY HYDRABAD

Ø  National Association of Software and services (NASSCOM) and Telangana C.M K.ChandershakharRao decided to hold the event World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) in 2018.

Ø  Theme- ‘Future of Enterprises’

Ø  This will be the first WCIT to be held in India

EXPECTED QUESTIONS

1.     Where will be WCIT , 2018 held:

a.       India

b.      US

c.       UK

d.      Russia

6) INDIAN-AMERICAN FRANK ISLAM CONFERRED WITH MARTIN LUTHER KING AWARD

Ø  Martin Luther King Award is presented to Indian-American entrepreneur and philanthropist Frank Islam

Ø  He was given this award for his for his efforts in international service and civil engagement.

Ø  Martin Luther King Award is on annual award which was started in 1991.

EXPECTED QUESTIONS

1.     Who among the following is presented with Martin Lither King Award

a.       Aziz Qureshi

b.      Frank Islam

c.       SulemanArif

d.      Peter Islam

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DAILY GK UPDATES 18, 19 JANUARY 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS-18-19 JANUARY 2015

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1) LIGHT COMBAT AIRCRAFT ‘TEJAS’ HANDED OVER TO IAF

Ø  The first of the indigenously-built Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)Tejas Series Production-1 was handed over to the Indian Air Force (IAF) byDefence Minister ManoharParrikar at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Bengaluru. 

ABOUT TEJAS:

Ø  Tejas is a Light Combat Aircraft that uses fourth generation technologies.

Ø  It is built from CFCmaterials.

Ø  It is fitted with Open Architecture Computer (OAC) 

Ø  LCA Tejas is a lightweight multi-role jet fighter developed by India under a project that commenced in 1983 and had cost 17000 crore rupees to the exchequer.

Ø  It came from the LCAprogramme that was initiated to replace the ageing MiG-21 fighters in Indian AirForce’s combat.

2) AB DE VILLIERS HIT FASTEST CENTURY IN ODIS

Ø  South Africa’s cricketer AB de Villiers on 18 January 2015 hit the fastest century in One-Day International (ODI) cricket.

Ø  The 30-year-old South African captain scored the century in just 31 balls.

Ø  He achieved the feat against West Indies. 

Ø  The previous record was held by New Zealand’s Corey Anderson who scored a century in 36 ballsagainst the West Indies on 1 January 2014.

Ø  Villiers made fastest ODI half-century in just16 balls

Ø  Villiers 149 included 16 sixes helped South Africa to score 439, the second highest total in one-dayinternationals.

3) YEAR 2014 RANKED AS EARTH'S HOTTEST YEAR SINCE 1880

Ø  The year 2014 was ranked as the Earth’s hottest year since 1880 as per the two separate analyses done by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) scientists and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists. The global average temperature for 2014 was roughly 1.24°F (or 0.69°C) warmer than the 20th-century average that included record heat in the western United States, Europe, Australia, and much of the Pacific Ocean.

4) DEEP KUMAR UPADHYAY APPOINTED NEPAL'S AMBASSADOR TO INDIA

Ø  Nepali Congress leader Deep Kumar Upadhyay was appointed as Nepal's Ambassador to India.

Ø  Earlier, Upadhyay has served as an AssistantFinanceMinisterof Nepal.

Ø  The post was lying vacant for more than 3 years when the Maoist-led government called back its ambassador to India RukmaShukshereRana in August 2011.

Ø  She was called back after she was found serving as the Managing Director of Indian joint venture Dabur Nepal.

5) SANIA MIRZA, BETHANIE MATTEK-SANDS WON SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL

Ø  SaniaMirza and her partner BethanieMattek-Sands of the US won the women’s doubles title of the Sydney International Tennis Tournament.

Ø  With this win, the duo earned 470 ranking points each and split 39000 US Dollar as prize money.

Ø  This was the fifth WTA title for Sania and Bethanie together

Ø  It is one of the oldest professional tennis tournaments of the world. It started in 1885.

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SHARE YOU IBPS PO INTERVIEW EXPERIENCE ON 19-01-2015

IBPS PO Interview Experience (19th January 2015)

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Today IBPS finally starts their interview process. We will share your interview experience with our readers we are requesting all our selected readers who appeared in this interview to share their experience with us. And we will publish the best interview experience on our website. We request you to try to categorize them in the following manner.

1. Introduction

2. Banking Sector

3. Current Affairs

4. Educational Background

5. Family Background

6. Hobbies / Area of Interest

7. Professional Experience

8. Others

(We request to Copy Paste the above format in the comment section and write the related questions which was asked in front of the given title)

You can also send them at prlobright@gmail.com

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DAILY GK UPDATES 17 JANUARY 2015

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1)      HARYANA GOVERNMENT APPOINTED RAMDEV ITS BRAND AMBASSADOR

Ø  Haryana Government has announced Yoga Guru Ramdev as its Brand Ambassador

Ø  It aims to promote Yoga and Ayurveda in the state

Ø  State government also plan to open ‘Vyayamshalas’ and ‘Yogshalas’ in 6500 villages and cities of Haryana

               EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     Who has been appointed as Brand Ambassador of Haryana Government

a.       Ramdev

b.      Amir Khan

c.       Amitabh Bachchan

d.      Madhuri Dixit

2)      J & K WON NATIONAL E-GOVENANCE AWARD

Ø  J&K has won National e-Governance award 2014-15 for its e-Panchayat project

Ø  This award was instituted in 1997 by Department of Administrative Reforms

Ø  J &K state has bagged this award for first time

     

3)      GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LAUNCHED VENTURE CAPITAL FUND FOR SCHEDULED CASTE SCHEME

Ø  Central Government has launched Venture capital fund for Scheduled Caste Scheme to encourage entrepreneurship amongst SCs.

Ø  It is launched by Union Social Justice Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot

Ø  Initial capital for this scheme is 200 crore

Ø  Industrial finance corporation of India will be the sponsor of this scheme

Ø  Settler and Asset Management Company will operate the scheme

               EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     Which of the following section of society is targeted by venture Capital fund

a.       STs

b.      OBCs

c.       SCs

d.      Christians

4)      TRIBAL FOOD FESTIVAL INAUGRATED IN NEW DELHI

Ø  Union Tribal Affairs Minister JualOram inaugurated Tribal Food Festival, 2015 in New Delhi

Ø  Main objective is to introduce and create awareness on the varieties of Tribal Foods

Ø  It is organized by Tribal Co-operative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) on behalf of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs

               EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     Where is Tribal Food Festival 2015 be held:

a.       New Delhi

b.      Mumbai

c.       Gujarat

d.      Chandigarh

5)      SANIA MIRZA, BETHANIE SANDS WON SYDNEY DOBLE TITLE

Ø  India’s SaniaMirza and American BethanieMattek Sands has won double title at the Sydney international tennis tournament, 2015

Ø  They defeated American Abigail Spears and Raquel Kops-Jones in the final

Ø  Sydney International Tennis Tournament was started in 1885 and is one of the oldest tennis tournament in the world

               EXPECTED QUESTIONS:

1.     Which among the following tournament has been clinched by SaniaMirza and BethanieMattek Sands:

a.       ATP Abu Dhabi

b.      Sydney International Tennis Tournament

c.       US Open

d.      China Open

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