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Saturday, August 8, 2015

DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 8 AUG 2015 ( DAILY NEWS INDIA)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 8 AUG 2015
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1.  NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS (AMENDMENT) BILL, CLEARED IN LOK SABHA:
i. Lok Sabha cleared the Negotiable Instrument (Amendment)Bill 2015
Features of Negotiable Instrument (Amendment) Bill 2015
ii. The bill will amend the negotiable instruments act 1881.
iii. The bill will amend the act to define the cases of bouncing of cheques can be filed only in a court in whose Jurisdiction the bank branch of the Payee lies.
iv. The Bill also amends the definition of cheque in the electronic form

2. THE AUGUST EDITION OF FIFA WORLD RANKING RELEASED:
i.   The August edition of the FIFA/Coca Cola World Ranking was released by coca cola .
ii. Top ranking in FIFA List:
(i)  Argentina
(ii) Belgium
(iii)Germany (2014 World Cup Winner)
(iv) Chile, entered top 10 rankings for the first time
FIFA- Federation International Football Association
Currency of Argentina: Argentine peso
Capital of Argentina: Buenos Aires
Currency of Germany: Euro
Capital of Germany: Berlin
Currency of Belgium: Euro
Capital of Belgium: Belgium

3.  NATIONAL HANDLOOM DAY OBSERVED ON 7TH AUGUST:
i.  PM Narendra Modi inaugurated 1st National Handloom Day in Chennai to mark Swadeshi Movement.
ii.  He also launched ‘India Handloom’ Brand.
CM of Tamil Nadu: J. Jayalithaa

4.  ANTI DUMPING DUTY IMPOSED BY INDIA ON VITAMIN C IMPORTS:
i.  India has imposed anti dumping duty on Vitamin C imports from China.
ii. The Anti Dumping duty is imposed for the next 5 years, to safeguard the interest of domestic industries in India.
Anti Dumping Duty: WTO provides the right to impose anti dumping on the countries, who are dumping their goods to Indian market at low prices. In India Union Ministry of Commerce Recommends for Anti Dumping duty but it is imposed by Union Ministry of Finance.
Union Minister of Commerce: Nirmala Sitharaman
Union Minister of Finance: Arun Jaitely
WTO- World Trade Organization
Headquarter: Geneva, Switzerland
Head of WTO- Roberto Azevedo
Members: 162 (Recently Kazakhstan joined WTO as its 162nd member.)

5. TRIPURA PASSED RESOLUTION TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY: 
i. Legislative assembly of Tripura passed resolution to abolish death penalty.
The issue of capital punishment sparked after the death penalty is imposed on Yakub Menon. He was convicted under the charges of terrorism for his involvement in 1993 Mumbai blast.
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Friday, August 7, 2015

DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 7 AUGUST 2015 (DAILY NEWS INDIA)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 7 AUG 2015
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1. SMART HUMSAFAR PLAN STARTED BY SBI LIFE INSURANCE
i. SBI Life Insurance started Smart Humsafar, a unique plan which offers multiple benefits of savings and insurance cover for husband and wife under a single policy.
ii. In case of death of one of the spouses, a payment of sum assured is made to the surviving spouse.
Head of SBI: Arundhati Bhattacharya

2. ASEAN FOREIGN MINISTERS’ MEET HELD IN ,MALAYSIA      
i. The 48th ASEAN foreign Ministers’ meet was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
ii. The meet was chaired by Anifah Aman, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia.
iii. The theme of this ASEAN meet is  "Our People, Our Community, Our Vision",
iv. The motive of the Theme is  to create an ASEAN Community which is truly people-oriented, people-centred comprising all areas of cooperation.
v. The ASEAN foreign ministers meet was participated by India’s Minister of State for External Affairs of India Gen (Retd) VK Singh.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a political and economic organization of ten Southeast Asian countries. It was formed on 8 August 1967 .The group aims to accelerating economic growth, social progress, and socio-cultural evolution among its members, protection of regional peace and stability, and opportunities for member countries to resolve differences peacefully.
Headquarter of ASEAN at Jakarta, Indonesia

3. RBI ALLOWS BANKS TO SHIFT, MERGE OR CLOSE BRANCHES IN URBAN AREAS
i. Reserve Bank of India has allowed banks to shift, merge or close branches in urban areas, except in rural areas, at their own discretion.
ii. The central bank said that customers of the branch should be informed well in time before actual shifting, merger or closure of the office.
iii. RBI said shifting, merger, or closure of any rural branch as well as a sole semi urban branch would require approval of the District Consultative Committee or District Level Review Committee.
·      The Governor of reserve bank of India is Raghuram Rajan
·       Deputy Governors of RBI: H.R Khan, Urjit Patel,R.Gandhi and S.S Mundra
·      RBI was established in 1935

4. INDIA AND MYANMAR SIGNED AGREEMENT TO SET UP CESDT
i.  India and Myanmar inked an agreement to set up Centre of Excellence in Software Development and Training (CESDT) in Myanmar.
ii.  The project will avail setting up of a state of the art Information and Communication Technology Centre, imparting intensive teachers training, extending support for ICT curriculum development
iii.  The agreement was signed in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia during the  ASEAN Meet.
President of Myanmar: Thein Sein
Myanmar  Capital: Naypyidaw
Myanmar  Currency: Burmese kyat

5. 4G SERVICES LAUNCHED BY BHARTI AIRTEL IN INDIA
i.   Bharti Airtel  launched pan-India 4G high-speed data services.
ii. The service was launched in 296 towns across India and it will be available to customers through 4G-enabled mobile phones, internet dongles and Wi-Fi  routers.
iii. Airtel the largest telecom company of India became the first company to roll out the  pan-India 4G network.
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Thursday, August 6, 2015

DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 6 AUG 2015 (DAILY NEWS INDIA)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 6 AUG 2015
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1. MGNREGA WORKERS TO GET DIRECT RELEASE OF WAGES INTO BANK ACCOUNTS
i. Union Cabinet has approved the proposal of direct release of wages in to the bank accounts of the MGNREGA  workers .
ii. This will lower the levels of corruption in MGNREGA by bringing greater transparency in movement of funds.
The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 was started in 2006. later  in 2009 it is renamed as the "Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act" .It is an Indian labour law and social security measure that aims to guarantee the 'right to work'. It aims to ensure livelihood security in rural areas by providing at least 150 days of wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. It is one of the important scheme being implemented by government to achieve inclusive growth.

2. AMALENDU KRISHNA  WINS RAMANUJAN PRIZE
i.  The Ramanujan Prize for 2015 has been won by mathematician Amalendu Krishna of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai.
ii. The award given for his outstanding contributions in the area of Algebraic K-theory, Algebraic cycles and the theory of motives.
Ramanujan Srinivasa was an Indian mathematician and autodidact who, with almost no formal training in pure mathematics, made extraordinary contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series, and continued fractions.The Indian government started Ramanujan Prize  in 2005. This is the second time it is being awarded to an Indian. Earlier Sujatha Ramadorai  won it in 2006.

3. SOLAR TELESCOPE ‘MULTI APPLICATION SOLAR TELESCOPE’ OPERATIONALISED AT UDAIPUR SOLAR OBSERVATORY
i.   Udaipur Solar Observatory has operationalised a unique telescope ‘Multi Application Solar Telescope’  for detailed study of solar activities which could facilitate space weather predictions in the future.  
About Multi Application Solar Telescope’
i.   It will be used to measure vector magnetic fields of active regions at different heights of the solar atmosphere.
ii. It will also be used to study seismic effects of solar flares.
4. THE SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES (PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES) AMENDMENT BILL PASSED BY LOKSABHA
i.   The Lok Sabha has passed the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill, 2014. The bill will replace  the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Ordinance, 2014.
Features of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill, 2014
i. Forcing an SC or ST individual to vote or not vote for a particular candidate in a manner that is against the law is an offence under the Bill.
ii. Wrongfully occupying land belonging to SCs or STs is an offence under the Bill.
iii. New offences added under the Bill include Garlanding with footwear, compelling to dispose or carry human or animal carcasses, or do manual scavenging, abusing SCs or STs by caste name in public, attempting to promote feelings of ill-will against SCs or STs or disrespecting any deceased person held in high esteem, and imposing or threatening a social or economic boycott.
iv. Preventing SCs or STs from using common property resources or from entering any place of worship that is open to the public or from entering an education or health institution will also be considered an offence.

WORLD'S HIGHEST-PAID ACTORS  LIST RELEASED BY FORBES
i. Forbes  released the list of 2015 World's Highest-Paid Actors.
ii. The list was topped by Robert Downey Jr. for the third year in a row, with earnings of 80 million US dollars.
iii. Amitabh Bachchan and Salman Khan stood at seventh position with earnings of 33.5 Million US dollar
iv. Akshay Kumar stood at ninth position with earnings of 32.5 Million US dollars
v. The other two Bollywood actors in the list are Shah Rukh Khan and Ranbir Kapoor.

Forbes is an American business magazine owned by Forbes.
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Wednesday, August 5, 2015

WEEKLY GK QUESTIONS QUIZE 29 JULY- 5 AUG 2015

WEEKLY GK QUIZ 5 - AUG
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1. When is World Youth skill day is observed:
a. 15th July                                    b. 16th July
c.   11th June                                d. 21st June
2. Which committee is formed on Financial inclusion:
a. Deepak Mohanty                     b. Rajeev Sharma
c.   Rajesh Shukla                         d. Neha Sharma
3. Who is the head of BCCI:
a. Kapil Dev                                  b. Sunil Gavaskar
c.   Ravi Shankar                          d Jagmohan Dalmiya
4. Who won champion of change award:
a. Neha Kattar                              b. Sunita Wiswanath
c.   Ashok Kumar                         d. Vijay Sharma
5. World Bank signed $ 250 million loan pact with India for which state:
a. Kerala                                       b. Punjab
c.   H.P                                           d. Andra  Pradesh
6. India has signed Currency Swap deal with which country:
a. Sri Lanka                                  b. USA
c.   Japan                                       d. China
7. Who is Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution:
a. Venkiah Naidu                         b. Ram Vilas Paswan
c.   Radha Mohan                         d. Simarti Irani
8. Which country recently offered help to India in cleaning Ganga:
a. Israel                                         b. UK
c.   Iraq                                         d. Japan
9. Name the player who sets world record in 1500 m at Monaco diamond League:
a. Genzebe DiBaba                      b. Gratlin
c.   Rakesh Khanna                      d. Amelie Mauresmo
10. Who is appointed as new chairman of Narmada Valley Development Authority:
a. Rakesh Sahini                          b. Rajesh Kumar
c.   Bhanu Partap                         d. Pradeep
11. Which company is going to launch white Fi technology in India:
a. HCL                                           b. Microsoft
c.   IBM                                          d. Nokia
12. Which city is selected by UNESCO as city of Music:
a. Varanasi                                   b. Kerala
c.   Karnataka                               d. Bihar
13. Who is appointed as New chairman of IPL:
a. Rajiv Shukla                             b. Jagmohan Dalmiya
c.   Kapil Dev                                d. Sachin Tendulkar
14. Which country imports maximum goods from India:
a. Sri Lanka                                  b. USA
c.   China                                       d. Britain
15.  When is Nelson Mandela International Day is observed:
a. 15th July                                                b. 18th July
c.   21st June                                  d. 10th July
16. Who amongst the following recently resigned from the post of Presidentship of FIFA :
a. Hindol Seng                              b. Sepp Blatter
c.   John Watler                            d. Kem Johnson
17. Who is appointed as Chief Economist of IMF:
a. Maurice Obstfeld                     b. Christine Logard
c.   Jim Yong Kim                          d. Ban Ki Mon
18. Which country is going to build Choppers with India:
a. Russia                                       b. Israel
c.    USA                                         d. UK
19. Name the player who is inducted into the International Tennis hall of fame:
a. Amelie Mauresmo                   b. Sania Mirza
c.   Novak Djokovic                      d. Andy Murrah
20. Where is the Headquarter of Indian Space Research Organisation:
a. Bengaluru                                b. Karnataka 
c.   Kerala                                     d. Chennai

ANSWERS
1) A
2) A
3) D
4) B
5) D
6) A
7) A
8) A
9) A
10) A
11) B
12) A
13) A
14) A
15) B
16) B
17) A
18) A
19) A
20) A
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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 5 AUG 2015 ( DAILY NEWS INDIA)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 5 AUG 2015
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1. ‘SAMANVAY’ LAUNCHED BY MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT FOR   GRAM  PANCHAYATS:
i.   ‘SAMANVAY’ web portal is launched  to monitor progress and implementation of the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana  for development of Gram Panchayats.
ii. It will provide information about all Government schemes including  Central and State government for Gram Panchayats.
‘SAMANVAY’ will act as a database for information on various gram panchayat related activities through various schemes undertaken by the Central and State Governments. A magazine ’Panchayat Darpan’ is also launched to monitor the progress of the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana.
Union Rural Development Minister: Chaudhary Birender Singh.

2. BHARAT BHARTI  LITERARY AWARD TO KASHINATH SINGH:
i.   Hindi litterateur Kashinath Singh has been chosen for the Bharat Bharti literary award.
ii. He had penned down many books and novels his most famous novel is’ Kashi ka Assi’
iii. Bharat Bharti literary award is Uttar Pradesh state’s highest literary award.
Chief minister of Uttar Pradesh : Akhilesh Yadav

3. ‘OPERATION MUSKAAN ‘ BY GURGAON POLICE TO TRACE MISSING KIDS:
i.   ‘Operation Muskaan’ was  launched by railway police to trace missing children and to reunite them with their parents.
ii. The operation was launched with an aim to prevent child trafficking and rescue children from persons who  engage them in begging, sexual trade and other antisocial activities.

4.       ‘OPERATION SHISHTACHAR’  LAUNCHED BY  DELHI POLICE
i.   ‘Operation Shishtachar’ is launched by Delhi police to teach lesson to eve-teasers.
ii. The operation aims to nab offenders and teach lesson of manner to them.
     women police officers dressed in civil will be posted at busy places like markets, metro stations, cinema halls and buses stands to keep a eye on young men .The operation is launched following  several complaints by girls that they often have to face eve teasing in busy places, especially crowded markets and metro stations.

5.       IQBAL AHMED ANSARI APPOINTED AS ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE OF PATNA HIGH COURT:
i.   Justice Iqbal Ahmed Ansari was  appointed as acting Chief Justice of Patna High Court by President Pranab Mukherjee  under article 233.
Article 223 of Indian Constitution states for the appointment of acting Chief Justice when the office of Chief Justice of High Court is vacant or when any such Chief Justice, by reason of absence or otherwise, is unable to perform the duties of his office.

6.       CHINA TO MAKE FIVE-HUNDRED-METER APERTURE SPHERICAL TELESCOPE:
i.   China to make Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST), in Guizhou province of south west China.
ii. It will be the World's Largest Radio Telescope, whose dish size will be equal to 30 football stadiums.
Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope has been described as an Ear that will help scientists to listen the universe, to get weaker radio signals from outer space and solar system.
Telescope:
an optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer.
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