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Monday, November 23, 2015

Daily Free GK Quiz Based on Newspapers 19,20 2015

GK QUIZ BASED ON NEWSPAPERS-19,20 NOV 2015
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1.
What is Rank of India in the Global Gender Gap 2015 released in November 2015
108
2.
A Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Internet of Things (IoT) was jointly launched by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Intel in Which city of India
Hyderabad
3.
Who is head of the Committee set up on revisiting & revitalizing the PPP model of infrastructure development that submitted its report to the Government
Dr. Vijay Kelkar
4.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in 2015 allowed customers of whichtype of banks to avail the internet banking facility
Regional Rural Banks
5.
In which city the 2nd World Congress on Disaster Management was inaugurated in November 2015
Visakhapatnam
6.
Which country will host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in 2025

Republic of Korea
7.
What Percentage hike is recommended by 7th Central Pay Commission in its report

23.55 %
8.
Which Country signed agreement with Egypt to build a nuclear power plant in November 2015
Russia

9.
Seventh Central Pay Commission was headed by
Justice (retd) AK Mathur
10.
The Indian tennis player-turned who is awarded with an honorary doctorate of Arts by the University of East London
Ashok Amritraj
11.
Who is Author of the book titled ‘Dial D for Don: Inside Stories of CBI Case Missions’
Neeraj Kumar
12.
Who won the second Indiana All India FIDE Rating Chess tournament
SrishtiPandey
13.
Refugees of which two countries were barred from entering the countries by a bill passed in the US House of Representatives
Syria and Iraq
14.
Maharashtra government planned to replace all 40 lakh agriculture pumps with energy-efficient ones by which year
2019
15.
What is theme of International Men’s Day (IMD) that was celebrated on 19 November
Make a Difference for Men and Boys
16.
Country that blocked social media platform Facebook And WhatsApp and Viber on security grounds in November
Bangladesh
17.
What Percentage of disinvestment in Coal India Limited (CIL) is approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)
10 %
18.
Which Scheme is launched by Union Government under the National Manufacturing Policy, 2011 to boost MSME sector
Technology Acquisition and Development Fund (TADF)
19.
India’s new Ambassador to China is 
Vijay KeshavGokhale
20.
Indian signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in the field of Animal Health with which country
Vietnam

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Daily Free GK Quiz Based on Newspaper 18 Nov. 2015

GK QUIZ BASED ON NEWSPAPER-18 NOV 2015
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1.
In which country 170 people were taken hostages in a hotel by militants in November 2015
Mali
2.
The first ever World Indology Conference will be held at
Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi
3.
Nitish Kumar is sworn-in as Chief Minister of Bihar for how many time
5th Time
4.
In which country United States (US) reopened its embassy after 24 years
Somalia
5.
2015 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development  is given to
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
6.
23rd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders Summit held  in
Manila, Philippines
7.
RBI in November 2015 made it mandatory for individuals and companies to take prior approval before acquiring shares or voting rights in a private bank for increasing the aggregate holding to
5 %
8.
The amount of loan by Asian Development Bank  for increasing transmission capacity of cross-border electricity link between Bangladesh and India is
120 million dollars
9.
24th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit will be held in 2016 in which country
Peru
10.
The Global Gender Gap Report 2015 was released by
World Economic Forum


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Saturday, November 21, 2015

Daily Current Affairs 21 Nov 2015 ( Free GK Quiz )

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 21 NOV 2015
(Daily News India)
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1. SYRIAN JOURNALIST ZAINA ERHAIM WINS 2015 REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS PRIZE
i. Syrian woman journalist Zaina Erhaim has been honoured with ‘Reporters without Borders Prize’
ii. The award is announced for her determination and courage covering news in civil war and conflict ravaged Syria which is known as the most dangerous country in the world for journalists.
iii. She has trained about 100 citizen reporters, maximum from them are women of Syria.
 iv. Reporters Without Borders Prize  is given annually by Paris based NGO Reporters Without Borders .
v. It is given to those journalists who have contributed to the defence and promotion of press freedom.

2. UNION GOVERNMENT LAUNCHED THE TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT FUND
i. Union government has launched the Technology Acquisition and Development Fund under the National Manufacturing Policy.
ii. The Scheme facilitates acquisition of clean & green technologies by micro, small and medium units across the sectors.
iii. Under this scheme financial support will be provided in acquiring of technology or Patent from across the Globe based on applications received from MSMEs.

3. PRESIDENT TO INAUGURATE 1ST EVER WORLD INDOLOGY CONFERENCE
i. President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the 1st ever World Indology Conference at Rashtrapati Bhavan today.
ii. World Indology Conference is organised in collaboration with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations.
iii. President Pranab mukherjee will present a Distinguished Indologist Award to Prof. Heinrich Freiherr Von Stietencron from Germany.
iv. The conference is a platform for bringing the best scholars from across the world, to discuss the present state of Indology, its relevance and also the challenges faced by them in India and abroad.

4. 23RD APEC ECONOMIC LEADERS SUMMIT HELD AT MANILA
i. 23rd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders Summit was held at Manila, Philippines.
ii. The summit was chaired by Philippines President Benignos. Aquino III.
iii. The theme of the Summit was’ Building Inclusive Economies, Building a Better World’
iv. Peru will host the next 24th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in 2016.
v. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation is a forum for 21 countries to promote free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region. It was established in 1989.

5. RBI APPROVAL MANDATORY FOR BUYING OVER 5% STAKE IN PRIVATE BANK
i. RBI has announced it is mandatory for individuals and companies to take prior approval before acquiring shares or voting rights in a private bank for increasing the holding to 5 percent or more than 5%.
ii. RBI has directed banks to report any suspects who may have used dubious methods to get over the ceiling of 5 percent with a view to acquire controlling interest in the bank.
iii. RBI has also stated that the provisions will apply to the existing and proposed major shareholders of the private sector banks and all private sector banks, including Local Area Banks.

6. UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON AWARDED HONORARY DOCTORATE TO ASHOK AMRITRAJ
i. Ashok Amritraj Tennis champion-turned Hollywood filmmaker, was awarded with an honorary doctorate of Arts by the University of East London.
ii. He was honoured with this award for promoting talented moviemakers from across the world, including India.
iii. The University of East London is a located in London, England.


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Friday, November 20, 2015

Daily Current Affairs 20 Nov 2015 (Free GK Quiz)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 20 NOV 2015
(Daily News India)
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1. 7TH CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION HEADED BY JUSTICE AK MATHUR SUBMITTED ITS REPORT
i. The 7th Central Pay Commission headed by Justice AK Mathur submitted its report to the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
ii. The commission has recommended 23.55 percent hike in pay and allowances of government employees.
iii. The recommended pay revision will come into effect from 1 January 2016.
iv. The minimum pay for government employees is recommended to be set at 18000 rupees per month.
v. One Rank One Pension proposed for civilian government employees on line of OROP for armed forces.

2. 2ND WORLD CONGRESS ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT STARTED IN VISAKHAPATNAM
i. The second World Congress on Disaster Management has started in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
ii. It was inaugurated by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.
iii. It was jointly hosted by the Disaster Management, Infrastructure and Control Society and Andhra Pradesh government.

3. NITISH KUMAR TO TAKE OATH AS BIHAR CM FOR 5TH TIME
i. Janta Dal United leader Nitish Kumar will be sworn-in as Chief Minister of Bihar for the fifth time today.
ii. Rashtirye Janta Dal president Lalu Prasad's son MLA Tejaswi Prasad Yadav  will sworn in as  deputy Chief Minister.

4. UNHCR SELECTED FOR INDIRA GANDHI PRIZE FOR PEACE, DISARMAMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FOR 2015
i. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is chosen for the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2015.
ii. The jury was headed by Vice President of India Mohammad Hamid Ansari on birth annniversary of Indira Gandhi.
iii. UNHCR was chosen for the award in recognition of its immense contributions in helping millions of refugees in their rehabilitation and resettlement.
iv. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was established on 1950 by the UN General Assembly with an aim to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide.
      Headquarters of UNHCR: Geneva, Switzerland

5. CCEA APPROVED EXTENSION OF INDIAN DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE SCHEME
i. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved extension of Indian Development and Economic Assistance Scheme for next five years from 2015-16 to 2019-20.
ii. It was approved by the Prime Minister presiding CCEA in view of continued relevance of the scheme.
iii. The main aim of the scheme is to promote India's strategic political and economic interest abroad by positioning it as an emerging economic power, investor country and partner for developing countries.

6. RAM KRISHAN TRIVEDI, THE FORMER GUJARAT GOVERNOR AND CEC, DIED
i. Former Gujarat Governor Ram Krishna Trivedi died on 19 November after prolonged illness in Lucknow.
ii. He also served as the Chief Election Commissioner from 1982 to  1985.
iii. He was the first person to introduce the voter ID cards in Indian Elections.



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Thursday, November 19, 2015

Daily Current Affairs 19 Nov 2015 ( Free GK Quiz)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 19 NOV 2015 (Free GK Quiz)
(Daily News India)
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1. WORLD TOILET DAY OBSERVED ON 19 NOVEMBER
i. World Toilet Day was observed on 19 November across the world.
ii. The theme of the world toilet day was Sanitation and Nutrition.
iii. The main aim of the world toilet day is to raise awareness among the people in the world who don’t have access to a toilet.
iv. Indian government launched the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan on 2 October 2014 to clean india and government is planning to spend 134000 crore rupees by 2019 to construct 11 crore 11 lakh toilets.

2. GLOBAL TERRORISM INDEX 2015 RELEASED BY INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMICS AND PEACE 
i. Institute for Economics and Peace released Global Terrorism Index 2015.
ii. It is a summary of the impact of terrorism in 162 countries regarding lives lost, injuries, property damage and number of incidents.
iii. According to this report deaths from terrorism increased 80 percent in 2014 to the highest level ever.
iv. Iraq topped in list of terrorism and India was ranked sixth in the list.
v. Global Terrorism Index  was launched by the Institute for Economics & Peace,it ranks countries by the impact of terrorist.

3.’ EK KADAM UNNATI KI AUR’ INITIATIVE LAUNCHED BY INTEL FROM TELANGANA
i. Intel India launched Ek Kadam Unnati Ki Aur initiative from Nadimpalle village in Mahabubnagar district of Telangana.
ii. The main of the programme is to promote digitalization in rural India.
iii. It will be implemented in 10 states across the country.

4. JUSTICE T. S. THAKUR APPOINTED AS THE NEW CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA
i. The President has appointed Justice Tirath Singh Thakur as the Chief Justice of India.
ii. President appoints new chief justice by  exercising the powers given under article 124 of the Constitution of India,
iii. Justice Thakur is the 43rd Chief Justice of India.

5. UNION CABINET APPROVED GERMAN AS ADDITIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS
i. Union Cabinet gave its approval for German as additional foreign language in Kendriya Vidyalayas.
ii. German language will now be taught as an additional foreign language in KVs.
iii. It was agreed to support the respective programmes and efforts in India and Germany to broaden knowledge of each other’s languages in accordance with the National Policy of each country.

6. WADA SUSPENDS RUSSIAN ANTI-DOPING AGENCY
i. World Anti-Doping Agency has suspended Russia's anti-doping agency.
ii. The decision had been taken after Russian anti doping agency had been implicated in the scandal and was accused of destroying samples requested for analysis by WADA.
iii. World Anti-Doping Agency is a foundation created through a collective initiative led by the International Olympic Committee established on  1999 in Lausanne, Switzerland, to fight against drugs in sports.

7. INDIAN CYCLISTS WON FIVE MEDALS IN TRACK ASIA CUP
i. Indian cyclists won five medals on the opening day of the Track Asia Cup in new delhi.
ii. The cyclists won one gold medal, three silver medals and one bronze medal in Track asia cup.
iii. Anu Chutia grabbed a silver medal in the 500m race in the junior women category
iv. Deborah grabbed a silver medal in new national record time of 35.77 seconds.
v. Junior women team of Anu Chutia and Rajesh Nayana won a gold medal in Team Sprint event.
vi. The women elite team of Deborah and Kezia Vargheese grabbed silver in Team Sprint.
vii. The trio of Emerson, Arkaprava Baul and Ranjith Singh grabbed one bronze in Team Sprint event in junior men category.


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