DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 17 OCT 2015 ( DAILY NEWS INDIA )

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 17 OCT 2015

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1. ‘WORLD FOOD DAY’ OBSERVED ON 16 OCTOBER

i. World Food Day was observed on 16 October 2015.

ii.The theme of the day is Social Protection and Agriculture.

iii.The day is observed with an aim to raise public awareness about hunger challenges and encourage people worldwide to take action in the fight against hunger. 

2. ‘MALAYSIA’ TO INVEST 30 BILLION US DOLLARS IN INDIA

i. The Construction Industry Development Board of Malaysia proposed to invest 30 billion US dollars in urban development and housing projects in India.

ii. CIDB also proposed to take up a Green City Project at Garhmukhteshwar in Uttar Pradesh.

President of malasyia: Najib Razak

Currency of Malaysia: Malaysian Ringgit

3. RBI FORMED ‘FINANCIAL INCLUSION FUND’

i. Reserve Bank of India has formed Financial Inclusion Fund with Rs. 2000 crore corpus for expanding availability of banking services.

ii. This fund will provide help for the developmental and promotional activities covered under the financial inclusion schemes.

iii. financial inclusion means is a drive for the delivery of financial services at affordable costs to low-income segments of society and availing financial services where   financial services are not available.

4. SUPREME COURT DECLARES ‘NJAC’ UNCONSTITUTIONAL

i. Supreme Court has declared National Judicial Appointments Commission Act, 2014 and 99th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2014 unconstitutional and void.

ii. Constitutional Bench of Supreme Court was headed by Justice J S Khehar .

iii. Supreme Court bench has announced  that Collegium system will remain operative which was established in 1993 for the appointment of judges to the higher judiciary.

iv. The petitions had challenged the new law on the selection and appointment of judges mentioning that it is unconstitutional and aimed at hurting the independence of judiciary.

v. Earlier, The parliament had unanimously passed the NJAC Act, 2014 and the 99th Constitutional Amendment Act to replace the twenty years old collegium system of judges appointing judges in higher judiciary.  

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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 16 OCT 2015 ( DAILY NEWS INDIA )

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 16 OCT 2015

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1. ‘ZAHEER KHAN’ ANNOUNCED RETIREMENT FROM INTERNATIONAL CRICKET

i. Zaheer Khan one of India’s finest pacers announced retirement from all forms of international.

ii. He will continue to play in IPL for one more season.

iii. Zaheer khan is the fourth highest Indian wicket-taker in Tests matches and he is also the third highest wicket-taker in international cricket among left-arm pacers.

2. ‘INDIA AND ISRAEL’ SIGNED 10 MOUS TO ENHANCE BILATERAL COOPERATION

i. India and Israel signed 10 Memorandam of Understandings in various fields.

ii. The MoUs were signed during the visit of President Pranab Mukherjee's to Israel.

iii. He is the first President of India to visit Israel.

List of some important Agreements:

1. Avoidance of Double Taxation

2. Cultural Exchange Programme

3. MoU for Institutional Collaboration between Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IITKGP) and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

4. MoU between Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and Hebrew University of Jerusalem

3. DRDO MISSILE COMPLEX RENAMED AS DR APJ ABDUL KALAM MISSILE COMPLEX

i. Defence Reseach Development Organisation Missile Complex in Hyderabad was renamed as Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar.

ii. It was renamed on the 84th Birth Anniversary of Dr Kalam, the Missile Man.

Director General of DRDO: Dr. S Christopher

4. ‘KUNDHAVI KADIRESAN’ APPOINTED AS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF FAO

i. Kundhavi Kadiresan was appointed as the Assistant Director  of United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.

ii. She is also appointed as Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific.

iii. Kundhavi Kadiresan  is an economist and she has spent most of her professional career with the World Bank Group in Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe

 FAO Director General: José Graziano da Silva  

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DAILY GK QUIZ BASED ON NEWSPAPERS-16 OCTOBER 2015

DAILY GK QUIZ BASED ON NEWSPAPERS-16 OCTOBER 2015

SR.	DAILY GK QUIZ	ANSWER
1.	A constitutional bench of Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice of India H.L. Dattu has allowed Voluntary use of Aadhaar Card in Four Schemes namely-	(1)MGNREGA (2)Jan DhanYojana (3)Provident Fund (4)Pension
2.	Which country is building a dam on Brahmaputra River in Tibet Region-	China
3.	The RBI announced a merger of two funds to create a new Financial Inclusion Fund with a corpus of -	Rs2000 crore
4.	Which German company has recently decided to recall and refit 2.4 million diesel vehicles next year	Volkswagen
5.	TRAI has raised the penalty on telecom operators for poor mobile service quality including call drops from Rs 50,000 at present to	(i)      Rs. 1 lakh for first violation (ii)   Rs. 1.5 lakh for second violation (iii)     Rs. 2 lakh thereafter
6.	Name of the Indian Cricketer who recently decided to take retirement for international cricket	Zaheer Khan
7.	Name of the Scheme Launched by Railway Ministry to provide confirmed accommodation waitlisted Passengers	Alternate Train Accommodation Scheme – VIKALP
8.	In first match at professional Boxing Vijender Singh defeated which player	Sonny Whiting
9.	According to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) how many banks are involved in Black Money Transfer	9  Number of banks

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6-Months GK Booster for IBPS-PO Mains Exam 2015

6-Months GK Booster for IBPS-PO Mains Exam

Dear Students, we are sharing for readers of WWW.Dailygk.IN last 6- months GK and Banking booster for IBPS PO mains and other upcoming exams. This booster is very useful for upcoming Exams as it is prepared topic wise by the research team of AAA-Bright Academy and is very easy to remember. 

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We will soon share Special Booster-2 near 25 October as IBPS is also asking latest current affairs .So keep a close vigil on the upcoming posts.

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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 15 OCT 2015 ( DAILY NEWS INDIA)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 15 OCT 2015

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1. ‘KAILASH SATYARTHI’ SELECTED FOR HARVARD HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR 2015

i. Nobel Peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi has been selected for the Harvard Humanitarian of the Year Award 2015.

ii. The award is given for his recognition for championing the cause of child reform and ending all forms of violence against children.

iii. Harvard Humanitarian of the Year Award  is given by US based Harvard University to recognise the works and deeds individuals who have improved the quality of lives and inspired people to greater heights.

2. ‘MALABAR NAVAL EXERCISE’ 2015 BETWEEN INDIA, US AND JAPAN STARTED

i. India, United States and Japan navies have started 2015 Malabar Naval Exercise in Bay of Bengal and India Ocean.

ii. The exercise is part of annual series of exercises conducted to advance multi-national maritime relationships and mutual security issues.

3. ‘TATA HOUSING TIED-UP WITH FACEBOOK’ TO SELL ITS HOMES ONLINE

i. Tata Housing  tied-up with social networking firm Facebook to sell its  homes online. For this purpose, Tata Housing launched the new campaign titled Social sell on Facebook.

ii. The company plans to sell around 250 units of its new five-acre residential project in Goa.

iii. Earlier Tata Housing started selling homes online in India in through its partnership with Google.

4. ‘PRANAB MUKHERJEE’ BECOMES 1ST INDIAN PRESIDENT TO ADDRESS ISRAELI PARLIAMENT

i. Pranab Mukherjee became 1st  Indian President to address Israeli Parliament ‘Knesset’

ii. He addressed the Knesset during his official visit to 3 countries including Jordan, Palestine and Israel.

iii. Israel is going to support   India’s bid for a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council.

5.  ‘MARLON JAMES’ WINS 2015 MAN BOOKER PRIZE

i. Jamaican author Marlon James has won 2015 Man Booker Prize.

ii. He is honoured with this award for his novel ‘A Brief History of Seven Killings’.

iii.He became first Jamaican to win Man Booker Prize in the 1970s.

iv.Man Booker prize was started in 1969 to promote the  literary work in fiction by rewarding the best novel of the year written in English and published in the United Kingdom.

6. ‘OMID KORDESTANI’ APPOINTED AS EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF TWITTER

i. Omid Kordestani appointed as Executive Chairman of Twitter.

ii.He will replace Jack Dorsey, who is appointed on the post of Chief Executive Officer of Twitter.

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DAILY GK QUIZ BASED ON NEWSPAPERS-15 OCTOBER 2015

DAILY GK QUIZ BASED ON NEWSPAPERS-15 OCTOBER 2015

SR.	DAILY GK QUIZ Questions	ANSWER
1.	The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based inflation rate was in negative zone for consecutive 11th months at?	4.54 %
2.	First Arab-India Economic Forum willheld in?	Dubai
3.	Name of the Jamaican Author who wins Man Booker Prize- 2015?	Marlon James
4.	Name of the Book that wins the Man Booker Prize -2015?	A Brief History of Seven Killings
5.	Name of Book Written by British Indian Author AunjeevSahota that was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize2015?	The Year of Runaways
6.	Newly appointed Executive Chairman of Twitter?	OmidKordestani
7.	Which country became the first European country to sign Mou on establishment of Nalanda University?	Portugal
8.	Malabar Exercise - 2015 held between which two countries?	India and US
9.	India sign pact with which country on Double taxation avoidance and cultural Exchange?	Israel
10.	Which University has honored Tibetan Prime Minister Lobsang Sangay with Presidential Medal for Promoting Peace?	Salzburg University of USA
11.	Which Government launched ‘Bill Banvao,InaamPao’ Scheme?	Delhi Government

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