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Monday, February 16, 2015

DAILY GK UPDATES 15, 16 FEBRUARY 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 15, 16 FEBRUARY 2015
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1.      ARVIND KEJRIWAL TAKES OATH AS CM OF DELHI.
Ø  He is 8th CM of Delhi.
Ø  6 cabinet ministers Manish Sisodia, Satyendar Jain, Jitender Singh Tomar, Asim Ahmad Khan,  Gopal Rai, Sandeep Kumar also took oath along with Arvind Kejriwal.
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
1)    Arvind Kejriwal became …………Chief Minister of Delhi.
a)     8th
b)     6th
c)      9th
d)     5th

2.      BRAHMOS TEST FIRED SUCCESSFULLY
Ø  Brahmos, super sonic anti shipping cruise missile was test fired successfully.
Ø  Defence minister Manohar Parikar witnessed its launch from India’s recently       commissioned stealth destroyer INS Kolkata.
Ø  Range of Brahmos is 290km.
Ø  It is  jointly developed by India and Russia
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
1)    WHAT IS RANGE OF BRAHMOS MISSILE.
(a)  300 km
(b)  490 km
(c)   290km
(d)  180km

3.      USAIN BOLT WILL RETIRE IN 2017
Ø  Jamaican sprinter and 6 times Olympic medal winner USAIN BOLT has decided to retire after 2017 world championship to be held in London.
Ø  USAIN BOLT holds world record for 100mtr in 9.58seconds, 200 mtr in 19.9 seconds, 4*100mtr relay race in 36.84 seconds.
Ø  EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
1)  6-times Olympic medal winner Usain Bolt is from which country?
a)   Fiji
b)     USA
c)      India
d)     Jamaica

4.      INDIA BEAT PAKISTAN IN ITS WORLD CUP OPENING MATCH.
Ø  India won by 76 runs at Sydney's Merrylands RSL Club in Adelaide.
Ø  Virat kohli became the first Indian to score a century (107) against Pakistan in a world cup match
Ø  Actor Amitabh Bachchan made his debut as cricket commentator in this match.
Ø  This is 6th consecutive time that India beat Pakistan in a world cup match.
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
1)    Which Actor made his debut as cricket commentator in India Pak world cup match?
A.      Amitabh Bachchan
B.      Shah Rukh khan
C.      Salman khan
D.     Hrithik Roshan

5. “REINVEST 2015” HELD IN NEW DELHI
Ø  It is India’s first renewable energy global investors meet and Expo.
Ø  Prime minister Narender Modi attended the meeting.
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
1)    REINVEST 2015 was held in which city?
A.      Delhi
B.      Kolkata
C.      Mumbai
D.     Chennai

6.      BLACK MONEY BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS BY 2018 - SWITZERLAND
Ø  According to a Switzerland release India will have to wait till 2018 for Switzerland to provide bank account details of Indians under the automatic Information exchange framework.
Ø  Under the automatic exchange of information mechanism prepared by OECD. 40 countries including India agreed to help each other in fighting the tax invasion and frauds.
Ø  OECD – Organisation For Economic Co-Operation And Development.

7.      RBI DECIDED TO RE-ISSUE RS 1 NOTE
Ø  RBI recently decided to recirculate currency Note of Rs 1.
Ø  Currency notes are legal tenders under the Coinage Act 2011
Ø  It is important to mention here that 1 Rs currency notes are issued by Ministry of Finance, Government of India while other currency notes are issued by RBI.
Ø  RBI was established on April 1,1935 under Reserve Bank of India 1934 andwas Nationalized in the year of 1 January 1949.
Ø  One of the main function of RBI is to issue currency notes
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Saturday, February 14, 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 14 FEBRUARY 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 14 FEBRUARY 2015
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NATIONAL
1.      ARVIND KEJRIWAL TO TAKE OATH TODAY.
Ø  Arvind Kejriwal will take oath today as the new chief minister of Delhi.
Ø  Aam Aadmi Party won the recently held Delhi Assembly elections.
Ø  Aam Aadmi Party won a total of 67 seats out of 70.
Ø  Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal  with his 6 cabinet minister will take oath by Lieteuant Governor Najeeb Jung.
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:-
Q.1 who is the Governor of Delhi?
A.    Shiela Dixit
B.     Mridula  Sinha
C.     Najeeb Jung
D.    Keshari Nath Tripathi

2.      266 KG. OF GOLD LOST FROM TEMPLES
Ø  266 kg. of gold is lost from Padmana bhaswamy temple in Kerela.
Ø  Lost was shown in the audit report prepared by the former CAG, Vinod Rai.
Ø  CAG – Comptroller And Auditor General Of India.
Note – Current CAG is Shashi Kant Sharma.
EXPECTED QUESTION:-
Q.2 who is the Comptroller and Auditor General of India?
A.      Vinod  Rai
B.      V N Kaul
C.      A. K. Roy
D.     Shashi Kant Sharma

3.      OVER 9 DEAD AND 100 INJURED IN A TRAIN DERAIL:
Ø  Over 9 Dead and 100 Injured in a train derail near Karnataka – Tamil Nadu Border.
Ø  9 Bogies of the Bangalore EmakuamIutu city express derailed this morning.

INTERNATIONAL
4.      INDIA’S RANK RISE IN PRESS FREEDOM INDEX :
Ø  India’s rank rises in press freedom index from 140 in 2014 to 136 in 2015.
Ø  India is ranked 136 in press freedom index among 180 countries.
EXPECTED QUESTION:-
Q.3 What is the rank of India in press freedom index?
A.      134
B.      140
C.      136
D.     138
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Friday, February 13, 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 13 FEBRUARY 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 13 FEBRUARY 2015
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 NATIONAL
1) 3 MEMBER SIT TO LOOK INTO 1984 ANTI-SIKH RIOTS:
Ø  Union Government of India set up a 3-member SIT to look into 1984 Anti-Sikh riots.
Ø  IPS officer Pramod Asthana will lead the team.
Ø  Other members of the SIT are Shri Kumar Gyansh, Additional Deputy commissioner of Police, New Delhi and Rakesh Kapoor, a retired district and session Judge.
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
1.     Who is the head of the SIT to probe 1984 Anti-Sikh riots?
a.       Shri Kumar Gyansh
b.      Rakesh Kapoor
c.       Pramod Asthana
d.      Harpreet Singh

INTERNATIONAL
1)   LEADERS GATHER IN MINSK FOR UKRAINE CRISIS SUMMIT:
Ø  Leaders from 4 nations gathered in Minsk, Belarus for Ukraine crisis Summit.
Ø  Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine yields a peace deal.
Ø  Leaders from nations who attended the summit are.
A.Russia – Vladimir Putin (President)
B. Germany – Angelo Markel (Chancellar)
C. Ukraine – Petro Poroshenko (President)
D. France – Francois Hollande (President)
E. Belarus – Alexander Lukasherko (President)
Note – Minsk is the capital of Belarus
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
1.     Who is the president of Russia?
a.       Angela Markel
b.      Francois Hallande
c.       Vladimir Putin
d.      Alexander Hukashenko
2.     Who is the president of Ukraine?
a.       Petro Porpshenko
b.      Alexander Hukashenko
c.       Vladimir Putin
d.      Francois Hallande

2)  INDIAN ORIGIN SCIENTIST WINS US RESEARCH AWARD:
Ø  An Indian Origin Scientist, Gurpreet Singh wins $ 500,000 Research Award.
Ø  Gurpreet Singh won this Award to develop ultrathin metal sheets that can help produce better rechargeable batteries.
Ø  This Award is known as National Science Foundation Career Award.
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
1.     Who won National Science Foundation Career Award?
a.       Harpreet Singh
b.      Gurpreet Singh
c.       Amartya Sen
d.      Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

SPORTS 
1)   ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP KICK STARTS :
Ø  ICC Cricket World Cup starts on Thursday.
Ø  Srilanka takes on New Zealand for the first match.
Ø  There will be a total of 49 matches.
Ø  Total teams participating are 14.
Ø  Australia and New Zealand are the combined host for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.
Note: India is the only team to win a World cup at home in 2011.
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
1.     Who is the host of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015?
a.       South Africa
b.      Australia and New Zealand
c.       England
d.      India and Sri Lanka
2.     How many teams are playing in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015?
a. 14
b. 13
c. 15
d. 16
2)   HARYANA BOY BREAKS NATIONAL RECORD IN 35TH NATIONAL GAMES:
Ø  Haryana Boy, Rajinder Singh breaks National Record in 35th National Games.
Ø  Rajinder Singh Breaks the Eight year old Mark to win Gold in Javelin throw.
Ø  Rajinder Singh breaks the earlier National Record of 80.72 m by Anil Kumar Singh, with a massive throw of 82.23 m.
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
1.     Rajinder Singh is associated wih which game?
a.       Basketball
b.      Long Jump
c.       Javelin Throw
d.      High Jump


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