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Thursday, December 3, 2015

Daily Current Affairs 3 Dec 2015 (Daily GK)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 3 DEC 2015
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1. JUSTICE TIRATH SINGH THAKUR SWORN IN AS 43RD CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA
i. Justice Tirath Singh Thakur sworn in as 43rd Chief Justice of India by President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati  Bhavan, New Delhi.
ii.He has replaced Justice H L Dattu who retired on 2 December 2015.
iii.Justice Thakur headed the bench which delivered the verdict to in the spot-fixing scandal during IPL.
iv. He also headed the bench which ordered probe into the multi-crore chit fund scam known as Saradha scam.

2. BRAZIL ENTERED LONGEST RECESSION SINCE 1930S
i. Brazil’s economy is contracting from last some months, now it has contracted by 1.7 percent during July-September 2015 compared to April-June .
ii. It was Brazil's third consecutive quarter of contraction starting from January 2015 and makes the country's longest recession period since the 1930s.
iii. Inflation has risen above 10 percent in Brazil highest in 12 years.
Reasons for recession in Brazil: Main reasons for recession in Brazil are continuing global economic slowdown, decline in exports and scandal at the government-run oil company Petrobras.

3. INDIAN ECONOMY GREW BY 7.4% IN Q2 OF FY 2015-16: CSO
i. Central Statistical Office announced that India’s Gross Domestic Product grew by 7.4 percent in the second quarter of 2015-16 financial year.
ii. Central Statistical Office is a part of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
iii. India continues to be the fastest growing economy in the world in 2015 with growth rate of 7.4%.
iv. Recently India had overtaken China as the world’s fastest growing major economy.

4. UNION CABINET APPROVED MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND GERMANY FOR SOLAR ENERGY
i. The Union Cabinet approved a Memorandum of Understanding with Germany to expand bilateral development cooperation in Solar Energy.
ii. It will help in increasing use of solar energy in India through technical and financial cooperation.
iii. India has set target of having 100000 MW for solar power generation capacities by 2022 under the National Solar Mission.

5. UNION CABINET APPROVED MOU WITH ISRAEL ON WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION
i. The Union Cabinet gave its approval for Memorandum of Understanding between India and Israel in sectors relating to the field of water resources management and development cooperation.
ii. The MOU will help both the countries in strengthening the techniques in efficient use of water, micro-irrigation, re-use of waste water techniques.

6. VIJAY KUMAR CHOUDHARY ELECTED AS BIHAR ASSEMBLY SPEAKER
i. Senior Janata Dal (United) leader Vijay Kumar Chaudhary was elected as new Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly.

ii. Recently Elections has been conducted in Bihar for the new government, Nitish kumar sworned in as new CM of Bihar.
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Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Daily Current Affairs 02 Nov. 2015 (Daily GK)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 2 DEC 2015
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1. UNION GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES GIAN SCHEME TO BOOST HIGHER EDUCATION
i. Union Ministry of Human Resource Development has launched Global Initiative of Academic Networks Scheme to boost the quality of higher education in India.
ii.The scheme was launched by Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani at the Indian Institute of Technology  campus.
iii. The Scheme aims at improving the quality of higher education in the country through international collaboration.
iv.The scheme will Facilitate participation of high quality international academicians for delivering short-term courses and programs in Indian institutions.
UNION MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT: SMRITI IRANI

2. INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY OBSERVED ON 2ND DECEMBER
i. The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery was observed globally on 2 December.
ii. The day is observed for the elimination of human trafficking, child labour and other forms of modern-day slavery.
iii.International Day for the Abolition of Slavery  focuses on eradicating different  forms of slavery, such as trafficking in persons, sexual exploitation, and the worst forms of child labour, forced marriage, and the forced recruitment of children for use in armed conflict.

3. THAKUR ANOOP SINGH WON GOLD MEDAL IN WORLD BODYBUILDING AND PHYSIQUE CHAMPIONSHIPS
i. India’s Thakur Anoop Singh has won gold medal in the 7th WBPF World Bodybuilding and Physique Championships.
ii. He won the medal in the fitness physique category.
iii.India won 11 medals in the championships and it was held in Bangkok, Thailand.

4. MAHARASHTRA IS BIGGEST STATE ECONOMY: BRICKWORK REPORT
i.Credit rating agency Brickwork Ratings has stated Maharashtra is the biggest economy among the states in India.
ii.In the list of biggest economies Maharashtra  is followed by Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.
iii.Maharatra received  maximum revenues through taxes and is followed by Gujarat and Tamil Nadu.
iv.In case of  Services sector Growth Karnataka leads in the list is followed by Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh.
v.Fastest growing state is Bihar followed by Madhya Pradesh  and Goa.
vi. Slowest growing states is Telangana followed by Punjab, Rajasthan .

5. PRESIDENT GAVE HIS ASSENT TO LABOUR LAWS (GUJARAT AMENDMENT) BILL 2015
i. President Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent to the Labour Laws (Gujarat Amendment) Bill 2015.
ii.The Bill passed by the Gujarat Assembly in February 2015 now became an Act after the assent of President.
iii.The bill was passed by the Assembly with an aim to relax labour laws and give an impetus to industrialisation of the state.


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Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Daily Current Affairs 1 Dec. 2015 (Daily GK)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 1 DEC 2015
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1. 1ST DECEMBER IS OBSERVED AS WORLD AIDS DAY
i. 1st December is observed in  World as  World Acquired ImmunoDeficiency Syndrome Day.
ii. The day is observed to raise awareness about the human immune deficiency virus infection.
iii. The Theme of the day is ‘Getting to zero, End AIDS by 2030
iv. World Health Organization has started World AIDS Day.

2. WORLD LEADERS LAUNCHED MISSION INNOVATION FOR ACCELERATING CLEAN ENERGY REVOLUTION
i. World leaders launched Mission Innovation for accelerating clean energy revolution across the world.
ii. The mission was launched by 20 countries, including India, at the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2015 in Paris, France.
iii. The main aim is to promote global clean energy innovation with an objective to make clean energy widely affordable.

3. ‘DR ABDUL KALAM IGNITE AWARD’ PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT PRANAB MUKHERJEE
i. President Pranab Mukharjee presented Dr APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE awards 2015 to 40 school students of 27 districts from 18 states.
ii. Dr APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE Award is a national competition of original technological ideas and innovations by children up to class 12 or those out of school up to the age of 17 years.
iii. The awards of IGNITE competition are announced every year on 15 October on the birth anniversary Dr APJ Abdul Kalam which is celebrated as the Children's Creativity and Innovation Day.

4. HINDUJA BROTHERS HONOURED WITH LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AT ASIAN BUSINESS LEADERSHIP FORUM 2015
i. Hinduja Brothers were honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual Asian Business Leadership Forum Series in Dubai.
ii. The award recognizes the most powerful and influential business leaders.
iii. The Asian Business Leadership Forum Series is Asia’s most prestigious annual business leadership event series.

5. WEALTH-X RELEASED WORLD'S 20 MOST GENEROUS PEOPLE LIST
i. Wealth-X released the World’s 20 Most Generous People list.
ii. The list was prepared after considering all the donations given by individuals till date.
iii. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has topped in the list of philanthropist in the world Sand Wipro’s Chairman Azim Premji was the only Indian in the list and he secured fourth position.


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Monday, November 30, 2015

Free Daily GK Quiz Based on 23 To 30 Nov. 2015 Newspapers

GK QUIZ BASED ON NEWSPAPERS – 23 – 30 NOV 2015
1. Who won the presidential elections of Argentina- Mauricio Macri
2. India and Malaysia signed MoU on Cultural Exchange Programme agreement for the which period- 2015-2020 
3. The first South Asian Annual Disaster Management Exercise (SAADMEx-2015to provide a platform for strengthening Regional Disaster Response Mechanism amongst the SAARC countries will be organized in which country- India
4. First meeting of the Indo-European Water Forum was held in- Delhi
5. Who won the `ATP World Tour finals played in London by defeating - Roger Federer- Novak Djokovic
6. Which country won the 8th Men’s Junior Asia hockey cup played in Malaysia- India
7. 27th ASEAN Summit that was held in- Kuala Lumpur
8. Theme of the 27th ASEAN Summit- Our People, Our Community, Our Vision
9. Indian-American politician who is  nominated as executive director to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) with mbassador rank by US President Barack Obama- Swati Dandekar
10. The statue of which modern saint of India was unveiled in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by Prime Minister Narendra- Swami Vivekananda
11. 2nd World Congress on Disaster Management (WCDM) held in - Visakhapatnam
12. IBSF World Snooker Championship is won by- Pankaj Advani
13. The Women World Snooker Championship 2015 held in Hurghada, Egypt was won by- Wendy Jans of Belgium
14. India signed pact of Cyber Security & Governance Issues with which country- Malaysia
15. Which bank opened a representative office in - Dhaka, Bangladesh- Axis Bank
16. Sushashan express flagged off by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu will run between - Balrampur to Gwalior
17. Who became the first woman Prosecutor General of Maldives- AishathBisam
18. The Ministry of Urban Development in November 2015 approved an investment of 3120 crore rupees investment plans for basic urban infra boost for 102 cities approved under- Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation
19. Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvettethat was formally handed over to Indian Navy at Kolkata- Kadmatt
20. First day-night Test match will be played at- Adelaide Oval
21. World Robot Olympiad (WRO), 2015 was held in- Doha, Qatar
22. Bihar’s Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced to ban the sale of liquor in the state with effect from- 1 April 2016
23. Constitution Day was observed across India on- 26 November
24. The person known as Father of the White Revolution and Milkman of India, whose birth anniversary was celebrated as National Milk Day- DrVergheseKurien
25. Which organ of United Nations said that the year 2015 is likely to be the warmest year on record – World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)
26. Who is appointed as the President of The Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM)-Sunil Kanoria
27. International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women was observed across on- 25 November
28. Name of Campaign to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women- UNiTE to End Violence against Women
29. Government decided to bring down the target year of achieving complete rural road connectivity under Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY) from 2022 to- 2019
30. Appointed as chairperson of Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS)- Anju Bobby George
31. Who is appointed as Chairman of Readership Studies Council of India (RSCI)- CVL Srinivas
32. Name of the Early Intervention and School Readiness Scheme launched by Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment- DISHA
33. Nuclear-capable missile launched from INS Subhadra is- Dhanush
34. 13thASEAN-India Summit was held in- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
35. 10th East Asia Summit (EAS) was held in- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
36. Indian cultural centre in Kuala Lumpur,Malasia would be named after- NetajiSubhas Chandra Bose
37. The 14th ASEAN-India Summit will be held in which country in 2016- Lao PDR
38. Who is appointed as the director of the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore - DilipVengsarkar
39. Exchange Board of which country signed Memorandum of Understanding with Securities and Exchange Board of India on bilateral cooperation and technical assistance - Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission
40. Master DinanathMangeshkar Award in the field of theatre, film and music is given to Marathi actor- Prashant Damle
41. Who is appointed as Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM)- Michael Keating
42. RamnathGoenka Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to journalism is given to- Kuldip Nayar
43. Who is appointed as strategic coach for the Indian men’s Hockey- Roger Van Gent
44. Military operation launched by USA for the intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is named- Operation Inherent Resolve
45. India signed 10 agreements on mutual co-operation in Defence, Civil Aviation, National Planning and cyber Security with which country- Singapore
46. Which state is to developed as Bamboo State of India- Mizoram
46. Programme by Corps of Signal (Indian Army) and CII is named- DEFCOM-2015
47. India defeated Which country to win Under-19 Tri-Series cricket title- Bangladesh
48. Great Britain defeated which country to win 2015 Davis Cup tennis title- Belgium
49. Who won 2015 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix- Nico Rosberg
50. Who defeated Wladimir Klitschko to become world heavyweight champion        Tyson Fury
51. ICC suspended Which West Indies spinner for illegal bowling action- Sunil Narine
52. Which Indian Player won Macau Open Grand Prix Gold Badminton tournament for 3rd consecutive time- PV Sindhu
53. Name of missile co-developed by India and Israel and successfully tested recently- LRSAM

54. Who is appointed as Secretary General of Commonwealth of Nations- Patricia Scotland
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Daily Current Affairs 30 Nov 2015 (Daily GK)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 30 NOV 2015
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1. GREAT BRITAIN WON 2015 DAVIS CUP TENNIS TITLE
i. Great Britain won the 2015 Davis Cup tennis title after defeating Belgium by  3-1 in Belgium.
ii. Great Britain, won this title after 116 years since 1936.
iii. Davis Cup is the international team event in men's tennis and considered as the world cup of tennis.
iv. The women's equivalent cup of the Davis Cup is the Fed Cup.

2. INDIA DEFEATED BANGLADESH TO WIN UNDER-19 TRI-SERIES CRICKET TITLE
i. India won the Under-19 one day tri series after defeating  Bangladesh at Kolkata.
ii. Tri-Nation Under-19s Tournament in India was participated by  nations  India, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

3. MERCEDES DRIVER NICO ROSBERG WON 2015 FORMULA 1 ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX
i. Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg won the 2015 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix title  in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
ii. Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg, the German driver defeated Lewis Hamilton of the UK.
iii. Earlier Nico Rosberg, has won the sixth title in the 2015 including Spain, Monaco, Austria, Mexico and Brazil.
4. TYSON FURY DEFEATED WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO TO BECOME WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION
i. Britain's Tyson Fury defeated Ukraine’s Wladimir Klitschko to become the world heavyweight champion in Germany.
ii. Tyson Fury is a two-time former British and English champion, a former European, Commonwealth and Irish heavyweight champion. He is also a former WBO Inter-Continental and WBO International heavyweight champion.
iii. He is the second longest reigning heavyweight champion of all time.

5.ANIL KHANNA RE-ELECTED AS PRESIDENT OF ASIAN TENNIS FEDERATION
i. Anil Khanna was re-elected as the President of Asian Tennis Federation.
ii. He was elected for four years in the Annual General Meeting held in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
iii. At present, he is the President of the All India Tennis Association.



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Daily Free Current Affairs 29 Nov. 2015 (Daily GK)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 29 NOV 2015
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1. PV SINDHU WON 2015 MACAU OPEN GRAND PRIX GOLD BADMINTON TOURNAMENT
i. Ace Indian shuttler Pusarla Venkata Sindhu has won the 2015 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold Badminton tournament in the women’s single category.
ii. PV  Sindhu  won the Title after defeating  Minatsu Mitani of Japan .
iii. She has won this title for the third consecutive time after winning it in 2013 and 2014.

2. ETHIOPIAN BIRHANU LEGESE AND KENYAN CYNTHIA LIMO WIN 2015 DELHI HALF MARATHON
i. Birhanu Legese from Ethiopia and Cynthia Limo from Kenya have grabbed the 2015 Delhi Half Marathon in men’s and women’s categories.
ii. In Delhi Half Marathon around 34,000 athletes and runners from different parts of the world had participated.
iii. The Indian runners Nitendra Singh Rawat and Lalita Babar ranked first in the men’s and women’s category.

3. ICC SUSPENDED WEST INDIES SPINNER SUNIL NARINE FOR ILLEGAL BOWLING ACTION
i. International Cricket Council suspended West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine from bowling in international cricket.
ii. The International Cricket Council found his bowling action to be illegal.
ICC CHAIRMAN: SHASHANK MANOHAR
PRESIDENT OF ICC: ZAHEER ABBAS

4. PATRICIA SCOTLAND APPOINTED AS SECRETARY GENERAL OF COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS
i. Dominica-born British lawyer Patricia Scotland was appointed as the Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Nations.
ii. She becomes the first British citizen and first woman to hold the post in the 66-year history of 53-member Commonwealth.
iii. She will replace India's Kamalesh Sharma.
iv. Commonwealth Secretary-General is the head of the Commonwealth Secretariat, the central body that has served the Commonwealth of Nations since its establishment in 1965.

v.Its main aim is to represent the organisation globally and to promote its values and principles mainly for democratic standards and development. It is headquartered in London.
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