Top Award/Prize winners in 2015 - The year that is gone by

Hi Aspirants.. It’s time to say goodbye to 2015. A new year is coming our way with lot’s of hope and freshness. At the outset Currentaffairs4examz wishes all our dear followers a great 2016 ahead.

Let’s have a look at the important Award/Prize winners of 2015. This will be very useful for upcoming competitive exams in 2016.

Nobel Prize Winners 2015

1) Nobel Peace Prize - Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet

2) Literature - Svetlana Alexievich

3) Physics - Arthur B. McDonald & Takaaki Kajita

4) Chemistry - Paul L. Modrich, Tomas Lindahl and Aziz Sancar

5) Physiology or Medicine - William C. Campbell, Satoshi Omura & Tu Youyou

6) Economic Sciences - Angus Deaton

Man Booker Prize

1) Marlon James - For his book "A Brief History of Seven Killings"

Oscar Award 2015

1) Best Picture: Birdman

2) Best Actor : Eddie Redmayne for the film "The Theory of Everything"

3) Best Actress: Julianne Moore for the film "Still Alice"

4) Best Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for the film "Birdman".

National Film Awards 2015

1) Best Actor - Vijay (Nanu Avanalla Avalu -Kannada Film)

2) Best Actress - Kangana Ranaut (Queen - Hindi Film)

3) Best Feature Film - Court (Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati & English)

4) Best Popular Film providing wholesome entertainment - Mary Kom (Hindi)

5) Best Direction - Srijit Mukherji (Chotushkone - Bengali Film)

Padma Award 2015

1) Padma Vibhushan - L. K. Advani, Amitabh Bachchan, Prakash Singh Badal, D. Veerendra Heggade, Mohammad Yusuf Khan alias Dilip Kumar, Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Swami Rambhadracharya, Malur Ramaswamy Srinivasan, Kottayan K. Venugopal, Karim Al Hussaini Aga Khan (Foreigner).

Jnanpith Award 2015

1) Winner - Raghuveer Chaudhari ( Gujarati writer)

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2015

1) Winner - Sania Mirza (Tennis)

Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2015

1) Winner - Shashi Kapoor

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Online Current Affairs Quiz – 30 December 2015

Hi Aspirants..Here is the Current Affairs Online Quiz for 30 December 2015. Trending topics for the day include Kamov 226T light helicopters, 51st Jnanpith award 2015 to Raghuveer Chaudhary, successfully test of Surface to Air Missile Barak 8 from INS Kolkata etc. First study the questions carefully & then attempt the quiz given at the bottom. This will improve your memory!! Try & share your score.

1) World Health Organization (WHO) on 30 December 2015 declared which West African country as Ebola-free?

(A) Kenya

(B) Guinea

(C) Liberia

(D) Nigeria

2) Russia’s Rostech State Corporation has recently signed one billion US dollar deal with ______ to manufacture 200 Kamov 226T light helicopters?

(A) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)

(B) Indocopters Private Limited

(C) Mahindra Group

(D) Ashok Leyland

3) Giorgi Kvirikashvili was on 30 December 2015 elected as the 12th Prime Minister of?

(A) France

(B) Georgia

(C) Canada

(D) Algeria

4) Who has been selected for the 51st Jnanpith award 2015?

(A) Ravuri Bharadhwaja

(B) Bhalchandra Nemade

(C) Kedarnath Singh

(D) Raghuveer Chaudhary

5) Iconic ____ poet and Padma Bhushan recipient Mangesh Keshav Padgaonkar passed away on 30 December 2015?

(A) Marathi

(B) Malayalam

(C) Urdu

(D) Kannada

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6) Indian Navy on 30 December 2015 successfully test-fired the Surface to Air Missile Barak 8 from INS Kolkata. Barak 8 missile was developed jointly by India and ___

(A) Russia

(B) Israel

(C) Canada

(D) China

7) SpiceJet on 29 December 2015 launched an end-to-end travel solutions platform named?

(A) SpiceVacations.com

(B) Spicetrip.com

(C) Spicetour.com

(D) SpiceHolidays.com

8) Rakhi Haldar and Kavita Devi on 29 December 2015 bagged gold in their respective weight categories in the Senior National Weightlifting Championships held at?

(A) Kochi, Kerala

(B) Patiala, Punjab

(C) Dehradun, Uttarakhand

(D) New Delhi

9) Well-known sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik’s _____ sculpture on 29 December 2015 found a place in Limca Book of World Records?

(A) Santa Claus

(B) Christmas Cake

(C) Taj Mahal

(D) Jesus Christ

10) Subir Sen who passed away on 29 December 2015 was a veteran ____

(A) Athelete

(B) Director

(C) Singer

(D) Writer

Answers

1) Ans. (B) Guinea

2) Ans. (A) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)

3) Ans. (B) Georgia

4) Ans. (D) Raghuveer Chaudhary

5) Ans. (A) Marathi

6) Ans. (B) Israel

7) Ans. (A) SpiceVacations.com

8) Ans. (B) Patiala, Punjab

9) Ans. (A) Santa Claus

10) Ans. (C) Singer

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Current Affairs December 2015 Free PDF Capsule - Third Week

Hi Aspirants..Here is the Current Affairs PDF Capsule of December 2015 - Third Week. We have covered all the Important Current Affairs Questions from December 2015 third week in this free PDF Capsule. This free Current Affairs PDF will help you in your SSC, UPSC, PSC, banking, insurance and other upcoming exams. We are also updating Daily Current Affairs Quiz on our site. Along with this PDF also follow the Daily Quiz series to brush up your knowledge. You can download the PDF from the below link.

Let's have a look at the important happenings from December 2015 Third Week.

1) Combined Commanders Conference, an annual tri-services event chaired by Prime Minister was held on 15 Dec. 2015 on board INS Vikramaditya at? - Kochi

Note: This is the first time when the conference was held outside New Delhi.

2) Who was on 15 December 2015 appointed as the Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)? - Arun Kumar Jain

3) Indian-origin politician, Pravin Gordhan was on 14 December 2015 appointed as new Finance Minister of which country? - South Africa

4) Union Government on 15 Dec. 2015 appointed which former Chief Justice of Patna High Court as the head of judicial committee on One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme? - Justice L Narasimha Reddy

5) Name the senior IPS officer who was on 14 Dec. 2015 appointed as India’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia? - Ahmad Javed

6) Which state government on 18 December 2015 decided to ban use of polythene across the state? - Uttar Pradesh

7) Francois Hollande who will be the Chief Guest at the 67th Republic Day parade of Indian on 26 January 2016 is the president of? – France

8) ISRO has successfully placed six commercial satellites from which country in their dedicated orbits using PSLV-C29 on 16 December 2015? – Singapore

9) Who was on 18 December 2015 appointed as Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of India? - Radha Krishna Mathur

Note: He succeeded Vijai Sharma, who completed his tenure on 1 December 2015. Mathur became the eigth CIC of India.

10) Who was on 18 December 2015 appointed as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Apple Inc? - Jeff Williams

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Complete Current Affairs PDF November 2015 Capsule

Hi Aspirants.. Here is the complete Current Affairs PDF Capsule for November 2015. We have covered all the important happenings from November 2015 in this PDF. This will be very useful for all upcoming exams including SSC, UPSC, LIC/Insurance, IBPS/Bank, Railway & other PSC Exams.

* Also attempt Current Affairs Quiz November 2015

* Download Current Affairs (Week Wise) from here

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Gujarati writer Raghuveer Chaudhary chosen for Jnanpith Award 2015

* Eminent Gujarati novelist, poet and critic Raghuveer Chaudhary has been selected for the 51st Jnanpith award 2015 for his contribution to Indian literature.

* “The Jnanpith selection Board has announced the recipient of the 51st Jnanpith Award today in a meeting. Eminent Gujarati litterateur Shri Raghuveer Chaudhary,” an official statement said on 29 December 2015.

* His nomination was decided at a meeting of the Jnanpith selection board chaired by writer and scholar Namwar Singh. 

* A novelist, poet and critic, Chaudhary is a recipient of Sahitya Academi Award for his novel, "Trilogy Uparvaas" in 1977. His popular novels include "Amrita", "Venu Vatsala", "Purvarang", "Laagni Samjyaa Vinaa Chuuta Padvanu" and others. While his most-known novel "Amrita" (1965) explores the concept of existentialism, other works like "Rudramahalaya" (1978) and "Somtirth" (1996) are historical fiction.

* Instituted in 1961, the award by Bharatiya Jnanpith recognises Indian literatteurs who write in one of the 22 Indian languages listed in Schedule Eight of the Indian Constitution.

* A Gandhian, Chaudhary, 76, has also worked as a columnist for many newspapers, such as Sandesh, Janmabhumi, Nirikshaka and Divya Bhaskar. He served as a teacher at the Gujarat University until his retirement in 1998. He has authored more than 80 books and received numerous literary awards for his significant contributions in Gujarati. He has also served many literary organizations.

* The Jnanpith selection board comprised of eminent writer and critic Prof Namwar Singh, Prof Shamim Hanfi, Harish Trivedi, Prof Suranjan Das, Ramakant Rath, Chandrakant Patil, Prof. Alok Rai, Dinesh Misra and Leeladhar Mandloi.

* Last year the Jnanpith award was given to Marathi writer Bhalchandra Vanaji Nemade, renowned for his books his books “Hindu” and “Kosala.”

* The recipients of the award are given a cash prize, a citation plaque and a bronze replica of Goddess Saraswati.

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Employment News: 26 December 2015 - 01 January 2016

Hi Aspirants..Here is the latest employment news for the week end 1 January 2016.

1. Employees State Insurance Corporation, Kerala.

Name of Post –Stenographer, UDC and MTS. 

No. of Vacancies – 314

Last Date –06.01.2016

2. SIDBI.

Name of Posts – Managers.

No. of Vacancies -100

Last Date – 11.01.2016

3. Canara Bank, Bangalore

Name of Posts – Technical Field Officer (Electrical), Technical Field Officer (Civil) etc.

No. of Vacancies – 74

Date- 12.01.2016

4. Employees State Insurance Corporation, Jammu & Kashmir.

Name of Posts – Stenographer, UDC and MTS

No. of Vacancies –31

Last Date – 06.01.2016

5. Employees State Insurance Corporation, Kolkata.

Name of Post –Stenographer, UDC and MTS.

No. of Vacancies -460

Last Date: – 06.01.2016

6. Satyawati College (Evening), Delhi.

Name of Post –Assistant Professor.

No. of Vacancies -46

Last Date: – 09.01.2016

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Expected Current Affairs Questions for IBPS Clerk Mains 2016

Hi Aspirants.. In this post we have compiled some very important questions from December 2015 useful for upcoming IBPS Clerk Mains Exam 2016 starting on 2 January 2015.

1) World AIDS Day is observed on? - 1 December

Note: This years theme was "Getting to zero, End AIDS by 2030". The federal theme for the World AIDS Day 2015 was The time to act is now.

2) Which film has been adjudged as the best film of the 46th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2015? - Embrace of The Serpent

3) Britain defeated which country to win Davis Cup 2015? - Belgium

4) Name the Russian film maker who was conferred upon the Lifetime Achievement Award at International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa, 2015? - Nikita Mikhalkov

5) RBI in its fifth bi-monthly monetary policy review on 1 December 2015 has maintained Repo rate at? - 6.75 percent

6) International Day for the Abolition of Slavery was observed globally on? - 2 December

7) Margi Sathi who died on 1 December 2015 was one of the finest exponents of? - Koodiyattom and Nangiarkoothu

8)  Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd (ICBC) on 2 December 2015 announced to become a strategic banking partner of? - Tata group

9)  International Day of Persons with Disabilities was observed across the world on? - 3 December

10) Who was on 3 December 2015 sworn in as 43rd Chief Justice of India (CJI)? -  Justice TS Thakur

11) Union government on 3 Dec.2015 announced to start electronic transfer of MGNREGA wages in 2016 from which state? - Kerala

12) Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan on 3 December 2015 became the co-owner of which International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) franchise? - Singapore Slammers          

13) 44th Navy Day was observed on? - 4 December 2015

14) Union Government on 3 December 2015 launched Accessible India Campaign or Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan to help? - Persons with disabilities

15) Name the eighth edition of India-Russia joint naval exercise which held at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh recently? - INDRA NAVY-15

16) Which country has recently replaced Mauritius as the top source of foreign direct investment (FDI) into India? - Singapore

17) Which country on 6 Dec. 2015 won the 2014-15 Men’s Hockey World League? - Australia

18) Armed Forces Flag Day was observed across India on? - 7 December 2015

19) Which state legislature has recently become the first in the country to launch an online mechanism for its members to send questions and move different motions in the House? - Maharashtra

20) Which cities on 8 December 2015 became the two new franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL)? - Pune and Rajkot

21) Who recently won the 2015 Female Badminton Player of the Year award? - Carolina Marin

22) International Anti-Corruption Day was observed across the world on? - 9 December

23) Which Indian cricket player on 9 December 2015 became the co-owner of the Pro Wrestling League team, UP Warriors? - Rohit Sharma

24) Which Indian player was declared as the number 1 test all rounder in the latest ICC rankings? -  Ravichandran Ashwin

25) Which South-East Asian country recently rejoined as a member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)? - Indonesia

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Official Answer Key of SSC CGL Tier-II 2015 released

Hi Aspirants...Staff Selection Commission(SSC) has released the official answer key of Combine Graduate Level(CGL) Examination 2015 Tier-II held on 25th & 26th October 2015. Candidates have to enter the Paper and Test Form No to check the answer key. Candidates can also submit representation about the answer key through the link provided upto 04.01.2016 at 9AM.

Click here to check the Official Answer key

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Current Affairs Quiz – 29 December 2015

Hi Aspirants..Here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 29 December 2015. Trending topics for the day include Vijay Hazare Trophy, Amitabh Kant as NITI Aayog CEO, Haskell Wexler, Deepak Mohanty committee etc. After studying each questions, attempt the quiz from the link given at the bottom & analyze yourself. 

1) Which team on 28 December 2015 clinched the Vijay Hazare Trophy?

(A) Kerala

(B) Goa

(C) Delhi

(D) Gujarat

2) Who was on 28 December 2015 given the additional charge of Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aayog?

(A) Shasi Kant Sharma

(B) Sindhushree Khullar

(C) Amitabh Kant

(D) Dinesh Arora

3) Which country on 29 December 2015 successfully launched Gaofen-4 Earth observation satellite?

(A) Argentina

(B) China

(C) Russia

(D) Pakistan

4) Union Government recently released the Government of India Calendar 2016. Name the theme of calendar 2016?

(A) Vikas Ki Nayi Udaan

(B) Clean India Green India

(C) Bharat Nirman

(D) Find What You Seek

5) The 18th Session of the India-Iran Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) was held on 28 December 2015 at?

(A) Bengaluru

(B) Tehran

(C) New Delhi

(D) Ahvaz

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6) Name the Oscar-winning cinematographer who died on 27 December 2015 in California, US?

(A) Haskell Wexler

(B) Bill Butler

(C) Conrad Hall

(D) John Alcott

7) Reserve Bank of India on 28 December 2015 released the Report of the Committee on Medium-term Path on Financial Inclusion. The 14-member committee was headed by?

(A) Raghuram Rajan

(B) Deepak Mohanty

(C) H R Khan

(D) Aravind Panagariya

8) Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) on 28 December 2015 appointed _______ as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with effect from 1 January 2016?

(A) Gautam Adani

(B) Sudipta Bhattacharya

(C) Dinesh Rajput

(D) Karan Adani

9) Irakli Garibashvili who resigned recently after two years in power is the Prime Minister of?

(A) Georgia

(B) Seychells

(C) Turkey

(D) Cuba

10) Which Indian airport on 28 December 2015 became country's first to offer e-boarding facility?

(A) Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru

(B) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad

(C) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai

(D) Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi

Answers

1) Ans. (D) Gujarat

2) Ans. (C) Amitabh Kant

3) Ans. (B) China

4) Ans. (A) Vikas Ki Nayi Udaan

5) Ans. (C) New Delhi

6) Ans. (A) Haskell Wexler

7) Ans. (B) Deepak Mohanty

8) Ans. (D) Karan Adani

9) Ans. (A) Georgia

10) Ans. (B) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad

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