Daily Free Current Affairs 18 Oct 2015 ( Daily News India )

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 18 OCT 2015

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1. ‘TYPHOON KOPPU’ HITS NORTHERN PHILIPPINES

i. Typhoon Koppu  hitted the Northern Philippines effecting the coast with powerful winds.

ii. It has struck the remote northern coastal town of Casiguran.

Currency of Philippines: Philippine peso

Capital of phililppines: Manila

2. ‘SAKETH MYNENI’ GRABBED 2015 VIETNAM OPEN TENNIS TROPHY

i. India's tennis player Saketh Myneni grabbed the Vietnam Open tennis trophy in the men’s singles category.

ii. Saketh myneni defeated Australia's Jordan Thompson.

iii. It is his first singles ATP Challenger title of the season 2015.

3. INDIAN SHORT FILM ‘AN OLD DOG’S DIARY’ WON AWARD AT 2015 LONDON FILM FESTIVAL

i. Indian short film, An Old Dog’s Diary has won Best Short Film Award at London Film Festival.

ii. The movie was Directed by Shai Heredia and Shumona Goel.

iii. The film reveals the cultural conditions of Indian avant-garde painter Francis Newton Souza’s work and its institutionalisation by assembling the puzzle-piece evocations of his portrait.

4.  ‘XUERUI LI' GRABBED 2015 DENMARK OPEN TITLE OF BADMINTON

i. China’s Xuerui Li has grabbed Denmark Open Badminton Title in the women’s single category at Denmark.

ii. She has defeated P V Sindhu of India in the finals.

iii. In men’s single category it the Title was won by China’s Chen Long. 

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DAILY GK QUIZ BASED ON NEWSPAPER 17,18, 19 OCT. 2015

DAILY GK QUIZ BASED ON NEWSPAPERS-17,18,19 OCT 2015

SR.	DAILY GK QUIZ	ANSWER
1.	Forex reserves for the week ended 9th October 2015 stood at	$ 353 bn
2.	Horvard University’s Prestigious humanitatian award for 2015 is won by	Kailash Satyarthi
3.	3rd India-Africa Form Summit held in	New Delhi
4.	Which company Quit as IPL Sponsor	Pepsi
5.	Full Form of NJAC	National Judicial Appointments Commission
6.	SC struck down which Amendment	99th
7.	Telecom service providers to compensate their subscribers with how much for every dropped call	Rs. 1
8.	Aditya Birla Group forays into e-commerce segment by launching Fashion portal named	Abof.com
9.	Paragliding World Cup will held in	Himachal Pradesh, India
10.	Which country won the Sultan Johar Cup after beating India in the finals	Britain
11.	Who won the Shanghai Masters tennis title	Novak Djokovic
12.	All India Football Federation (AIFF) appointed which Indian Former Captain as an Advisor	Bhaichung Bhutia
13.	Who won the Denmark Open by beating Indian Shuttler  PV Sindhu in the final	Li Xuerui of China

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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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