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Friday, December 25, 2015

Daily Current Affairs 25 Dec. 2015 ( Daily GK Updates )

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 25 DEC 2015
(Daily News India)
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1.UN ANNOUNCED 5TH NOVEMBER AS WORLD TSUNAMI AWARENESS DAY
i.The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution to observe 5th November every year as World Tsunami Awareness Day.
ii.The observance of the day will help to spread awareness among people across the world in matters related to the dangers of tsunami.

2.BIOCON LAUNCHED GENERIC VERSION OF HEPATITIS-C DRUG HARVONI IN INDIA
i. Biocon Limited launched the generic version of hepatitis – C drug in the Indian market.
ii.The generic version of the drug named Harvoni will be sold under the brand name CIMIVIR-L.
iii.Hepatitis-C is a viral disease that causes liver inflammation leading to diminished liver function or liver failure.

3.IDEA BECAME THIRD MOBILE OPERATOR TO LAUNCH 4G SERVICES IN INDIA
i. Idea Cellular became the third mobile operator in India to launch 4G services in India.
ii. Earlier the Bharti Airtel and Vodafone India had launched 4G services in India.

4.LOK SABHA PASSES BILL TO HIKE BONUS LIMIT
i.The Lok Sabha has passed the Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Bill, 2015 which  will allow doubling of wage ceiling for calculating bonus of factory workers.
ii.The Bill will amend the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965.
iii.The Bill provides for enhancing monthly bonus calculation ceiling to Rs 7,000 per month from the existing Rs 3,500.
iv.The amendment bill will be made effective from April 1, 2015

5.CCEA APPROVES RS 3,000 CRORE SCHEME FOR FISHERIES SECTOR
i.Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its approval for implementation of an umbrella scheme for development and management of fisheries.
ii.The Scheme is sponsored by central government on Blue Revolution that will be implemented  with an outlay of 3,000 crore rupees for a period of five years
iii.The scheme will cover will initiatives for development and management of inland fisheries, aquaculture and marine fisheries

6. NORTH INDIA'S FIRST CABLE BRIDGE INAUGURATED AT BASOHALI TOWN OF J&K
i.Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar dedicated the first cable bridge of North India to the nation  in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir  .
ii.The 592-metre bridge was constructed over river Ravi on Dunera- Basohli-Bhadharwah road.
iii.It would provide close connectivity between three northern states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab.
iv. It is fourth Cable Bridge in India and first in North India and Jammu and Kashmir.

7. ZIMBABWE ANNOUNCED TO ADOPT CHINESE CURRENCY YUAN
i. Zimbabwe announced it is going to adopt the Chinese Yuan as legal tender.
ii.Yuan will be a function of trade between China and Zimbabwe and acceptability with customers in Zimbabwe.
iii. China has become the largest investor in Zimbabwe.
iv.To stabilize its hyperinflation crisis, the nation has adopted foreign currencies, mostly the US Dollar and South African Rand, as legal tender.
v. This adoption helped the country to boost its economy.

8. FIFA’S INDEPENDENT ETHICS COMMITTEE BANNED SEPP BLATTER AND MICHEL PLATINI FROM FOOTBALL FOR 8 YEARS
i.The Ethics Committee banned FIFA President Sepp Blatter and Vice-President of Committee of FIFA for 8 years.
ii.They were banned for eight years from all football-related activities including administrative, sports or any other national and international events.

9. 10TH WTO MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ADOPTED NAIROBI PACKAGE
i. The 10th World Trade Organisation Ministerial Conference held in Nairobi, Kenya.
ii.The conference has adopted the Nairobi Package that is aimed to benefit poor member countries.
iii. The conference was attended by trade ministers of 162 member countries of the WTO.
iv.India was represented by Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Commerce & Industry Nirmala Sitharaman.
v.The Nairobi Package contains a series of six Ministerial Decisions on agriculture, cotton and issues related to least-developed countries.

10. INTERNATIONAL TENNIS FEDERATION ANNOUNCED WINNERS OF 2015 WORLD CHAMPIONS
i.The International Cricket Council announced the winners for the 2015 ICC Awards in Dubai, UAE.
ii.The awards were based on performance of individuals and teams, both men and women.
iii. List of awardees:
a)  Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year is given to Steven Smith (Australia)
b)  ICC Test Cricketer of the Year - Steven Smith (Australia)
c)   ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year - AB de Villiers (South Africa)
d)  ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year - Meg Lanning (Australia)
e)  ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year - Josh Hazlewood (Australia)
f)    ICC Associate and Affiliate Cricketer of the Year - Khurram Khan (UAE)
g)  ICC Twenty20 International Performance of the Year - Faf du Plessis (South Africa)



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Free GK Quiz-4 Based on IBPS Clerk Mains Booster 2015

Free GK Quiz for IBPS Clerk Mains
IBPS CLERK MAINS BOOSTER TEST-4
1.     Who is elected as new President of Nepal:
a.     Pradip Paudel               b. Bidhya Devi Bhandari
c.   Jyoti Acharya                d. Vikram Serpa
2.     Headquarter of ‘Bank for International Settlements’ (BIS) is situated at:
a.      New York                     b. Washington
c.     Switzerland                  d. Germany
3.     Who is elected as Defence Minister of Canada:
a.     Pradip Paudel               b. Bidhya Devi Bhandari
c.   Jyoti Acharya                d. Harjit Sajjan
4.     Who is elected as President of Industry body Federation of Indian Chambers of commerce and Industry (FICCI) :
a.     Pradip Paudel           b. Harshavardhan Neotia
c.   Jyoti Acharya                d. Vikram Serpa
5.     Who is elected as Union Minister of State for Home Affairs:
b.    Vikram Singh                b. Vijay Kumar
c.   Kiren Rijiju                     d. Sachin Goda
6.     Who is elected as new President of Argentina:
a.     Mauricio Macri              b. Tony Willison
c.   George Bathe                d. Jastin Lipton
7.     Who is appointed as a Director to the Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI):
a.     Vijay Kumar                  b. Raj Kashyap
c     Shaktikanta Das           d. Manish Jai Singh
8.     Who is sworn as the First Female Vice President of Tanzania:
a.     Samia Hassan Suluhu    b. Urashi Kunjial
c.    Tunkin Sam                  d. Goine Raha
9.     Who is nominated as Executive Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) :
a.     Tunkin Sam                   b. Justin Lam
c.    Roelant Oltmans           d. Swati Dandekar
10.  Who is appointed as the Chairman of India’s Oscar Jury Film Federation of India (FFI):
a.     Anil Kapoor                   b.Utpal Dutt

c.   Amol Palekar                 d. Dharmendra

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Thursday, December 24, 2015

Daily Current Affairs 24 Dec. 2015 ( Daily GK Updates )

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 24 DEC 2015
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1. BIHAR GOVERNMENT BANNED 15-YEAR-OLD DIESEL VEHICLES IN PATNA
i. Bihar government banned 15-year-old diesel vehicles in the Capital city Patna.
ii. The decision is taken in to decrease pollution.
iii. The Bihar State Pollution Control Board has stated that the air quality index of Patna has broken all its past record.

2. GAUTAM H BAMBAWALE APPOINTED AS INDIA'S HIGH COMMISSIONER TO PAKISTAN
i. Gautam H Bambawale was appointed as the High Commissioner of India to Pakistan.
ii. He is presently serving on  the post of  Indian ambassador to Bhutan.
iii. Gautam H Bambawale will replace TCA Raghavan who will retire on 31st december2015.

3. UNION GOVERNMENT LAUNCHED TWO MOBILE APPS FOR FARMERS
i. Union Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Minister Radha Mohan Singh launched two mobile apps namely Crop Insurance and AgriMarket Mobile.
ii. The apps were launched to celebrate the birth anniversary of former Prime Ministers Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Choudhary Charan Singh.
iii. The Mobile app Crop Insurance will help the farmers to find out complete details about insurance cover available in their area and to calculate the insurance premium for notified crops.
iv. Mobile app AgriMarket Mobile can be used by the farmers to get the market prices of crops in the mandi within 50 km radius of the device and other mandis in the country.

4. PAWAN KUMAR AGARWAL APPOINTED AS CEO OF FSSAI
i. Pawan Kumar Agarwal appointed as Chief Executive Officer of food regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.
ii. He will replace Yudhvir Singh Malik, who was shifted as Additional Secretary in Niti ayog.
iii. Yudhvir singh Malik is believed to be the man behind the ban on popular noodle brand Maggi, which has now been removed.

5. PANDORUM TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED INDIA’S FIRST ARTIFICIAL LIVER TISSUE USING 3D PRINTING
i. Pandorum Technologies Private Limited developed India’s first artificial liver tissue with the help of 3-D printing technology.
ii. The development is a major step forward in the on-demand manufacturing of 3D printed human organs.
iii. The artificial liver tissue performs critical functions of a human liver including, metabolism, secretion of biochemical’s such as cholesterol and albumin and detoxification.

6. DR. RAKESH K. JAIN SELECTED FOR 2015 NATIONAL MEDAL OF SCIENCE
i. Indian American professor Dr. Rakesh K. Jain has been selected for 2015 National Medal of Science of the United States.
ii. He will be presented this top award for his achievement and leadership in advancing the fields of science and technology
iii. National Medal of Science is an annual award established in 1959 by U.S Government.

7. RBI EXTENDS DEADLINE TO EXCHANGE PRE-2005 NOTES TO JUNE 30, 2016
i. Reserve Bank of India has extended the deadline for exchanging pre-2005 currency notes of different denominations by another six months to June 30, 2016.
ii. Facility for exchanging pre-2005 currency notes will only be available at identified bank branches and Issue Offices of the RBI.
iii. Earlier RBI had set the last date for public to exchange pre-2005 banknotes notes as December 31, 2015

8. 24TH DECEMBER IS OBSERVED AS NATIONAL CONSUMER DAY
i. National Consumer Day is observed on 24th December.
ii. The day is observed on 24th because on this day the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 had received the assent of the President

iii. The Act aims to provide consumers with effective safeguards against different types of exploitation such as defective goods, unsatisfactory services and unfair trade practices. 
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Free GK Quiz-3 Based on IBPS Clerk Mains Booster 2015

Free GK Quiz-3 Based on IBPS Clerk Booster

1. Which of the following is not a permanent member of a. UN Security council:
a. China                                  
b. France
c.    Japan                               
d. Britain
2. Who is appointed as the 1st president of W20 (Women 20):
a. Gulden Turktan                
b. William Tronjan
c.   Kristina Goena                
d. Jastin Ford
3. Narendra Modi become the first Indian Prime minister to visit which country after 59 years:
a. Thailand                            
b. Finland
c.   Ireland                             
d. Scotland
4. Who is the  Secretary of State of US:
a. John Kerry            
b. William Shaw
c.   K. Jonathan                      
d. Ford Wilson
5. External Affairs minister of India is:
a. Sushil Kumar                    
b. Sushma Swaraj
c.    Sushil Modi                     
d. Raj Nath Singh
6. Who topped the list of India’s 100 richest people released by Forbes:
a. Anil Ambani                      
b. Ratan Tata
c.   Mukesh Ambani              
d. Pawan Jindal
7. Headquarters of United Nations is at:
a. Germany                
b. Tokyo
c.    Washington                    
d. New York
8. Who is the UN Secretary-General at present:
a. Ban-Ki-Moon                     
b. sarjan Kari
c.   John Elison                      
d. Sam Kuteja
9. Rank of India in the Global competitiveness Report 2015-16:
a. 50th                                   
b. 40th
c.   55th                                  
d. 60th
10. G 20 summit - 2018  will be held in:
a. New York              
b. Sri lanka
c.    New Delhi                       
d. Washington
11. Which country proposed 4-point peace initiative with India:
a. Nepal                                 
b. China
c.   Bangladesh                      
d. Pakistan
12. Which state in USA allowed terminally ill patients to legally end their lives under a doctor’s supervision:
a. California               
b. Florida
c.   Texas                               
d. Georgia
13. Terror outfit ISIS destroyed the 2000 year old Arch of Triumph which is located in:
a. Silmara                              
b. Jakarta
c.   Palmyra                           
d. Syriana
14. Annual meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund were held at:
a. Peru                                   
b. Jakarta
c.   Scotland                           
d. New Delhi
15. Name of the Parliament of Iran is:
a. Diet                        
b. Majlis
c.   Sejm                                 
d. Cortes
16. Which country became the first European country to sign the MoU on Establishment of Nalanda University:
a. Turkey                             
b.France
c.   Poland                              
d. Portugal
17. Prime Minister of Israel:
a. Benjamin Netanyahu       
b. L. Hashem
c.    Midan-e- Ali                    
d. Al- Qudas
18. President of Palestine:
a.   Benjamin Netanyahu           
b. L. Hashem
c. Midan-e- Ali                 
d. Mohmoud Abbas
19. In Which country a street named after Mahatma Gandhi is inaugurated:
a. Jordan                                
b. Canada
c.    Thailand                         
d. South Africa
20. Typhoon ‘Koppu’ hits which country:
a. Jordan                                
b. Thailand
c.    Philippines                      

d. scotland

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