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Friday, January 23, 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 24 JANUARY 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS-24 JANUARY 2015
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1)         KERALA GOT FIRST ‘INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MUSIC’
Ø  Cultural Minister of Kerala, K.C. Joseph announced setting up of International Institute of Music in Kerala which will be first International Institute in India dedicated to Music.
Ø  A trust has been constituted which is headed by Sarod Maestro Ustad Amzad Ali Khan to set up institute

EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.     Which Indian state got its first International Instittute of Music
a.       Gujarat
b.      Kerala
c.       Tamil Nadu
d.      Madhya Pradesh

2)         ‘JHUMPA LAHIRI’ WINS DSC PRIZE FOR SOUTH ASIA LITERATURE
Ø  Indian-American author Jhumpa Lahiri won prestigious DSC prize for literature for her book ‘The lowland’
Ø  She has received $ 50,000 DSC prize for her book.
Ø  DSC Prize – It was started in 2011. It is awarded annually to writers of any ethnicity or nationality writing about South Asia such as politics, history or people.
Ø  It is funded by Infrastructure company the DSC group.

         EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.     Who won DSC Prize 2015 for Literature
a.       Vijay Shesadri
b.      Sudha Rai
c.       Jhumpa Lahiri
d.      Chetan Bhagat

3)         ‘SUNIL SOOD’ IS APPOINTED AS CEO OF VODAFONE INDIA.
Ø  Vodafone has appointed Sunil Sood as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for its India operation .
Ø  He will be first Indian CEO of Vodafone.
Ø  He will replace Martin Pieters

         EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.     Who is the first Indian to serve as CEO of Vodafone India
a.       Sunil Sood
b.      Sunil Kumar
c.       Vijay Kumar
d.      Raman Sood

4)         ‘LEE WAN KOO’ NAMED AS THE NEW PRIME MINISTER OF SOUTH KOREA
Ø  President Park Geun-Hye appointed Lee Wan Koo as the new South Korean Prime Minister
Ø  He succeeds Chung Hong Won who had resigned over a ferry disaster in April last year.

         EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.     Who is named as the new South Korean Prime Minister
a.       Lee Won Koo
b.      Park Geun Hye
c.       Hugo Chovez
d.      Chung Hong Won

5)         ‘YEMEN’ SUFFERS POLITICAL VACCUM
Ø  President Mansour Hadi of Yemen along with Prime Minister Khaled Bahah and his Cabinet resigned
Ø  Yemen Government’s resignation comes after the President agreed to the demands of Shia Houthi Rebels.
Ø  Houthi rebels are fighting to win greater autonomy for their heartland Saada Province and also to protect Zaidi(Islam sect exclusively in Yemen) religious and cultural traditions.
         EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.     Shia Houthi rebels belongs to:
a.       Afghanistan
b.      Pakistan
c.       Yemen

d.      Iraq
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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 23 JANUARY 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS-23 JANUARY 2015
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1)         SOLANKI SWORN IN AS GOVERNOR OF PUNJAB
Ø  Haryana Governor Prof. Kaptan Singh Solanki took over the additional charge of Governor of Punjab
Ø  He will be succeeding Shivraj Patil
Ø  He will be 34th Governor of Punjab
        EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.        Who among the following took additional charge of Governor of Punjab
a.          Kaptan Singh Solanki
b.         Shivraj patil
c.          Aziz Qureshi
d.         K.K.Paul

2)         P.M. NARENDRA MODI LAUNCHES ‘BETI BACHAO BETI PADHAO’ COMPAIGN
Ø  P.M. Narendra Modi launches Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao Compaign to save and empower girl child
Ø  He launched this compaign from Panipat in Haryana
        EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.        Who launched Beti Bachao- Beti Padhao compaign:
a.          Narendra Modi
b.         Rajnath Singh
c.          Suresh Prabhu
d.         Harshwardhan Singh

3)         S.C BARS ‘N.SRINIVASAN’ FROM CONTESTING BCCI ELECTIONS
Ø  Supreme Court has barred Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president N.Srinivasan from contesting any BCCI election on grounds of conflict of interest
Ø  This judgement was given by two member SC bench of Justice T S Thakur and and FM I Khalifulla
        EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.        Who has been banned from contesting BCCI election by Supreme Court:
a.          N. Srinivasan
b.         L. Srinivasan
c.          M.Srinivasan
d.         K. Srinivasan

4)         SAUDI ARABIA’S KING ‘ABDULLAH BIN ABDULAZIZ’ PASSED AWAY
Ø  Saudi Arabia’s king Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has passed away
Ø  Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is his successor and new king of Saudi Arabia
        EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.        Who was Abdullah bin Abdulaziz
a.          King of Bhutan
b.         King of Saudi Arabia
c.          King of Nepal
d.         King of Yamen

5)         TELUGU DIRECTOR ‘M.S. NARAYANA’ PASSED AWAY
Ø  Telugu comedian and director Mylavarapu Surya Narayana has passed away
Ø  He was 63
Ø  He had acted in over 700 Telugu movies
        EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.        Who was M.S. Narayana
a.          Actor
b.         Sportsperson
c.          Writer

d.         Singer
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Thursday, January 22, 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 22 JANUARY 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS-22 JANUARY 2015
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1)      ‘JAN DHAN YOJANA’ MAKES IT TO GUINNESS WORLD RECORD
Ø  NDA government’s flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) has entered into Guinness book of World Records
Ø  Guinness book of World records has given certificate stating it as most bank accounts opened in one week
Ø  It was achieved by the Department of Financial Services (GOI)
Ø  It aimed to financially empower the poor by providing them access to formal banking system
Ø  PMJDY has achieved feat of opening of 11.50 crore bank accounts under it in the short span of 5 months since it was launched.
                  EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.     Which of the following social scheme makes it to Guinness World Record
a.       PMJDY
b.      SAGY
c.       MNREGA
d.      IAY

2)      GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LAUNCHES ‘HRIDAY’ SCHEME
Ø  GOI has launched a Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) scheme to preserve and rejuvenate the rich cultural heritage of the country
Ø  Union Government allocated Rs. 500 crore for this project
Ø  It has been launched by Urban Development Minister Venkiah Naidu in New Delhi
Ø  Initially, 12 heritage cities have been identified. These cities are: Amritsar, Varanasi, Gaya, Puri, Ajmer, Mathura, Dwarka, Badami, Velankanni, Kanchipuram, Warangal and Amravati
                  EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.     How many cities have been identified for initial phase under HRIDAY
a.       10
b.      11
c.       12
d.      14

3)      BIBEK DEPROY TAKES OVER AS MEMBER OF NITI AAYOG
Ø  Economist Bibek Debroy has taken over as the full time member of National Institute for Transforming India, Aayog
Ø  P.M. Narendra Modi had appointed Bibek Debroy along with Scientist V.K.Saraswat as full time member of NITI Aayog
                  EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.     Who among the following has taken over as full time member of NITI Aayog
a.       Sindushiri Khullar
b.      Bibek Debroy
c.       V.K.Saraswal
d.      Arvind Pangariya

4)      BUDGET SESSION FROM FEB. 23
Ø  The Union Budget session of parliament will begin on 23 Feb., 2015.
Ø  The railway budget and the General Budget will be presented on 26 Feb and 28 Feb While economic survey on 27 Feb.
Ø  Budget is Annual Financial Statement(Article -112)
Ø  Railway Budget- It is estimate of receipt and expenditure of Ministry of Railway only
Ø  General Budget- It is estimate of receipts and expenditure of all ministries of union Government
                  EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.     When will be the first Budget session of NDA government started:
a.       Feb 21
b.      Feb 22
c.       Feb 23
d.      Feb 24

5)      PUBJAB GOVERNOR PATIL RETIRES
Ø  Punjab Governor Shiv Raj Patil completes his five year tenure
Ø  Governor is directly appointed by the President of India for five year or till the pleasure of President
Ø  He serves as link between centre and state government
                  EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.     Who among the following retires as governor of Punjab
a.       S.F.Rodridges
b.      Shiv Raj Patil
c.       Surjit Singh Barnala

d.      Parkash Singh Badal
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