GK Updates for NICL Assistant and AO Exam 2015

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1) The Indian folk dance “Cheraw” is also known as the? - Bamboo dance of Mizoram

2) The national tourism agency of Britain has recently roped in which Bollywood actor for promoting an India-centric tourist campaign? - Saif Ali Khan

3) The famous tombs of the seven Qutub Shahi rulers are located close to which of the following forts? - Golconda Fort in Hyderabad

4) Kushok Bakula Rimpochee is the new name of which Airport? - Leh Airport, Jammu & Kashmir

5) World Wildlife Day is celebrated annually on? - March 3

5) Which one of the following famous events is being held in Jaipur, Rajasthan in January every year since 2006? - Jaipur Literature Festival

6) Paul van Ass on 16 March 2015 took charge as the chief coach of? - Indian men’s hockey team

7) In which region of India did the dance form ‘Mohiniattam’ develop? - Kerala

8) Which country recently unveiled a new political theory named “Four Comprehensives”? - China

9) ‘Epicentre’ is a term commonly associated with which of the following? - Earthquake

10) The headquarters of Indian Mountaineering Foundation is at? - Delhi

11) Bharat-Nepal Maitri Bus Seva” was flagged off recently. This bus service will connect Varanasi to? - Kathmandu

12) Who has written “Abhigyan Shakuntalam”? - Kalidas

13) Currency for Republic of Colombia? - Colombian peso

14) Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers? - Ananth Kumar

15) Headquarters of Financial Stability Board? - Basel,Switzerland

16) Word CTS-2010 is related with? –Cheque

17) Which of the following sanctuaries is famous for one-horned Rhinoceros? - Kaziranga National Park

18) ITPO stands for? - India Trade Promotion Organisation

19) Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently launched India's first indigenously developed rotavirus vaccine Rotavac. This vaccine protects children from which disease? - Diarrhea

20) What is the expansion of the term WAN in computer terminology? - Wide Area Network

21) Who recently became the first ever film personality to be felicitated with a National award for creating awareness about child trafficking? - Rani Mukerji

22) Wet, tropical deciduous forests are found in which region of India? - The Siwaliks

23) Which of the following city is widely regarded or known as the ‘garden city’ of India? - Bengaluru

24) Name the Digital Life Certificate for Pensioners launched by Prime Minister recently? - Jeevan Pramaan

25) The world famous Red Fort of Delhi was built by which of the following Mughal rulers? - Shahjehan

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Current Affairs Questions: 31 March 2015

1) Supreme Court on 24 March 2015 declared which section of Information Technology Act as unconstitutional and struck it down, which had led to the arrests of many people for posting content deemed to be “allegedly objectionable” on the Internet?

(A) Section 24

(B) Section 24A

(C) Section 66A

(D) Section 66

2) 62nd National Awards were announced on 24 March 2015. Who was the head of the feature film Central panel Jury this year?

(A) P. Bharathiraja

(B) Basu Chatterjee

(C) Saeed Akhtar Mirza

(D) Rohini Hattangadi

3) World Tuberculosis Day was observed on?

(A) March 25

(B) March 22

(C) March 24

(D) March 26

4) New Zealand on 24 March 2015 defeated which country in the semifinals of the ICC World Cup cricket?

(A) Sri Lanka

(B) England

(C) Australia

(D) South Africa

5) Flight 4U 9525 (Airbus A320) plane of which German company carrying 150 people crashed on 24 March 2015 in a remote area of the French Alps?

(A) Germania

(B) Germanwings

(C) Lufthansa

(D) Air Berlin

6) Malcolm Fraser who passed away on March 20, 2015 was the former Prime Minister of which country?

(A) Australia

(B) Italy

(C) Singapore

(D) Canada

7) "Let Girls Learn" campaign, an initiative to ensure adolescent girls get the education they deserve, was recently launched by which country?

(A) India

(B) China

(C) Britain

(D) USA

8) Which airport in India was recently named as South India's busiest airport and third largest in the country?

(A) Veer Savarkar International Airport, Port Blair

(B) Cochin International Airport, Kochi

(C) Chennai International Airport, Chennai

(D) Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru

9) Artist Bharti Kher of India was recently awarded the esteemed Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters award. This is the highest cultural award of which country?

(A) Bhutan

(B) Australia

(C) Japan

(D) France 

10) Name the Digital India initiative launched by government recently which will enable the citizens of the country to have a direct communication with the governmental bodies via Tweets and SMSes?

(A) Man Ki Baat

(B) Twitter Samvad

(C) Mera Khata

(D) Meri Sarkar

Answers

1) Ans. (C) Section 66A

2) Ans. (A) P. Bharathiraja

3) Ans. (C) March 24

4) Ans. (D) South Africa

5) Ans. (B) Germanwings

6) Ans. (A) Australia

7) Ans. (D) USA

8) Ans. (D) Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru

9) Ans. (D) France

10) Ans. (B) Twitter Samvad

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 30 March 2015

1) Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya posthumously awarded Bharat Ratna Award:

--> Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya was presented with the prestigious Bharat Ratna Award on 30 March 2015.

--> The award was presented by President Pranab Mukherjee to Madan Mohan Malviya's family.

--> The ceremony was held in the historic Durbar hall where many chief delegates witnessed the ceremony along with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Home Minister Rajnath Singh and other senior delegates.

--> Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya is known for his contribution in India's education system and his role in the Indian Independence movement.

2) Renowned Hockey player Balbir Singh Senior honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award:

--> The renowned Hockey player, Balbir Singh Senior has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural Hockey India Annual Awards that held on 28 March 28 2015, in New Delhi.

--> The 90-year-old received the trophy for Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award along with a cheque of 30 lakh rupees.

--> Balbir Senior represented team India and was among the 16 iconic Olympians during the London Olympics in 1948.

--> He played a major part in Helsinki Olympics in 1952 and Melbourne Olympics in 1956.

3) Himachal Pradesh Government launched India’s first e-Vidhan Mobile app:

--> Virbhadra Singh, the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh on 30 March 2015 launched part one of e-Vidhan Mobile app.

--> The apps could be accessed by all cabinet ministers 45minutes before the question hour on android and tablets.

--> It would provide information about the day's business and thematter provided on the apps could be corrected online.

--> With this launch, Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha became the first state assembly in the country to launch e-Vidhan Mobile app.

4) Delhi Government banned all forms of chewable tobacco:

--> Sale, purchase, storage and manufacturing of all forms of chewable tobacco including guktha and pan masala containing tobacco was banned in the national capital, Delhi from 30 March 2015.

--> Delhi Government has decided to run campaigns on a large scale to educate the masses about the ban and harmful effect of chewable tobacco.

--> The AAP government has issued a notification banning all products of chewable tobacco in all forms.

5) Coast Guard's Fast Patrol Vessel 'Anagh' & Interceptor boats commissioned:

--> Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) named Anagh and Two Interceptor Boats named C-430 and C-417 on 29 March 2015 were commissioned into Indian Coast Guard’s Eastern Fleet.

--> They were commissioned by Lieutenant General Ajay Kumar Singh (retd), Lt Governor of Puducherry in a traditional ceremony with full military honours in Chennai. 

6) President Mukherjee presented Padma Awards:

--> President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday presented the Padma Awards.

--> President Mukherjee presented the Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri awards at a Civil Investiture Ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

--> The Padma Vibhushan awardees were: L.K. Advani, Parkash Singh Badal and Jagadguru Swami Rambhadracharya.

--> The Padma Bhushan awardees were: Dr. Swapan Dasgupta, David Frawley, Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, Needamangalam Gopalaswami, Saichiro Misumi, Sudha Raghunathan, Harish Narendra Salve, Satpal, Dr. Ashok Seth, Rajat Sharma and Prof. Khadg Singh Valdiya.

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Expected Questions for NICL AO & Assistant Exam 2015

1. What is normal body temperature? - 98.6 °F

2. Dengue is caused by which virus? - DENV

3. A historic bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi was recently unveiled at the Parliament Square in which country? - Britain

4. Currency of Australia? - Australian dollar

5. Capital of Singapore? - Singapore

6. Who was recently selected for the prestigious Saraswati Samman for the year 2014? - Veerappa Moily

7. Which former Prime Minister was foreign minister in Moraji Desai government? - Atal Bihari Vajpayee

8. Velikonda Range is located in which state? - Andhra Pradesh

9. Government of India has recently decided to establish a National Marine Police Training Institute in which state? - Gujarat

10. Who invented Jet engine? - Hans von Ohain and Sir Frank Whittle

11. New Zealand's Martin Guptill recently hit the highest ever World Cup score of 237 not out against which country? - West Indies

12. Which is primary component of natural gas? - Methane

13. What is the Official UN theme for the 2015 International Women’s Day? - Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Picture it!

14. Led pencil is having component of? - Graphite

15. Byte is the unit of? - Memory

16. Who was recently appointed as the head of an innovation council of Indian Railways called ‘Kayakalp’? - Ratan Tata

17. Mufti Mohammad Sayeed recently took oath as the Chief Minister of which state? - Jammu and Kashmir

18. Varaha Mihira wrote a book “Brihat Samhita”, it is related with? - Astronomy

19. Which animal in Logo of WWF? - Giant Panda

20. World Sleep Day is observed on? - March 13

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Employment News: 28th March - 03rd April 2015

1. UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Name of Post –Assistant Director (Cost), Assistant Mineral Economists (Intelligence), Etc.

No. of Vacancies –16

Last Date - 17 Apr 2015

2. STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION, NEW DELHI

Name of Post – SubInspectors in Delhi Police and Central Armed

Police Force (CAPFs) and Assistant Sub – Inspector in CISF

No. of Vacancies - 2902

Last Date     -   28 Apr 2015

3. STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION, CHENNAI

Name of Post – Photographer in Weavers Service Centre,

Junior Chemist in Regional Agmark Laboratory

No. of Vacancies - 3

Last Date     -   27 Apr 2015

4. PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK, NEW DELHI

Name of Post – Company Secretary, Manager (Security), File Officers etc.

No. of Vacancies - 53

 Last Date - 16 Apr 2015

5. SECURITY PRINTING AND MINTING CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD. 

Name of Post – Manager, (R & D), Dy. Manager (Tech.) etc.

 No. of Vacancies - 10

Last Date – 30 days from the date of publication

6. INDIAN ORDNANCE FACTORIES, PUNE

Name of Post – LDC, Store Keeper, Medical Assistant etc.

No. of Vacancies – 13

Last Date – 21 days from the date of publication

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Multiple Choice Current Affairs Quiz: 30 March 2015

1) Who was selected for Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2014 recently?

(A) Shashi Kapoor

(B) Gulzar

(C) Bharathi Raja

(D) Soumitra Chatterjee

2) As per recent news reports, Andhra Pradesh government is all set to declare which heritage city as the capital of Andhra Pradesh?

(A) Visakhapatnam

(B) Kadapa

(C) Amaravati

(D) Vijayawada

3) Ministry of Railways on 23 March 2015 decided to restrict the number of tickets that an individual can book via the e-ticketing platform named?

(A) PRS

(B) IRCTC

(C) Book My Travel

(D) Travel Yaari

4) Name the renowned ecologist who has been chosen for the prestigious 2015 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement on 23 March 2015?

(A) MS Swaminathan

(B) Kasthuri Rangan

(C) Jayaram Ramesh

(D) Madhav Gadgil

5) World Meteorological Day was observed on?

(A) March 20

(B) March 25

(C) March 23

(D) March 21

6) Pakistan held its first Republic Day parade in seven years on 23 March 2015. Pakistan Day commemorates March 23, 1940, when?

(A) Pakistan was formed separating from India

(B) Muslim League demanded the establishment of separate nations to protect Muslims in the then British colony of India.

(B) Name "Pakistan" was adopted

(D) Pakistan got independence from British Rule

7) IRCTC has recently launched a new service called 'RuPay prepaid cards' which will enable passengers to book their tickets, do shopping and pay service bills - all online. This service was launched in collaboration with which bank?

(A) Union Bank of India

(B) State Bank of India

(C) ICICI Bank

(D) Bharatiya Mahila Bank

8) World's heaviest book on the Buddha's life authored by whom was recently unveiled in Agra?

(A) Mahatma Gandhi

(B) Ashoka Maurya

(C) Dr B R Ambedkar

(D) Jawaharlal Nehru

9) Who recently became the youngest Archer to enter India Book of Records?

(A) Dolly Shivani Cherukuri

(B) Raghav Joneja

(C) Bhakti Sharma

(D) Saloni Dalal

10) Indian Navy on 24 March 2015 has commissioned three Immediate Support Vessels (ISVs) supplied by which country, having pennant numbers T-38, T-39 and T-40?

(A) Russia

(B) Kuwait

(C) France

(D) UAE

Answers

1) Ans. (A) Shashi Kapoor

2) Ans. (C) Amaravati

3) Ans. (B) IRCTC

4) Ans. (D) Madhav Gadgil

5) Ans. (C) March 23

6) Ans. (B) Muslim League demanded the establishment of separate nations to protect Muslims in the then British colony of India.

7) Ans. (A) Union Bank of India

8) Ans. (C) Dr B R Ambedkar [Note: The book in English on the Buddha's life by Dr B R Ambedkar was translated into Hindi and etched into a stainless steel tome weighing a whopping 2,000 kg]

9) Ans. (A) Dolly Shivani Cherukuri

10) Ans. (D) UAE

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29th March 2015 Daily Current Affairs Updates

1) Aditi Arya crowned Miss India World 2015:

--> Aditi Arya was declared fbb Femina Miss India World 2015 at a star-studded event at the Yash Raj Studios, Mumbai on 28th March 2015.

--> Afreen Racheal Vaz was adjudged first runner-up while Vartika Singh second runner up at the grand finale of 52nd year of fbb Femina Miss India.

--> Aditi will represent the country at Miss World pageant 2015.

--> The event was judged by eminent personalities from the industry like John Abraham, Manisha Koirala, Sonu Nigam, Anil Kapoor, Firoz Nadiadwala, Abu Jani & Sandeep Khosla, Shilpa Shetty, Sonali Bendre, Shiamak Davar and Chitrangada Singh.

2) Adoor Gopalakrishnan honoured with Bhupen Hazarika award:

--> Internationally acclaimed filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan was on 29 March 2015 presented with the Bishwaratna Dr Bhupen Hazarika International Solidarity Award by Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi in Guwahati.

--> Gopalakrishnan became the second recipient of this biennial award, the first one being Lubna Marium of Bangladesh in 2013.

--> The award carries a citation, a shawl, a memento and Rs 5 lakh.

--> The award was instituted by the Asam Sahitya Sabha and sponsored by the Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL).

3) Saina Nehwal and K Srikant won Indian Open Super Series:

--> Saina Nehwal has lifted the women's singles crown of the India Open Super Series Badminton tournament while Kidambi Srikanth won the men's singles title at the India Open Super Series on 29 March 2015.

--> Saina defeated Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand in straight games 21-16, 21-14.

--> K Srikant beat Denmark's Viktor Axelsen 18-21, 21-13, 21-12 to win his maiden India Open Super Series.

--> The event was held at Siri Fort Indoor Complex in New Delhi. 

4) Australia won ICC Cricket World Cup 2015:

--> Australia won the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 for the record fifth time on 29 March 2015 by defeating New Zealand by 7 wickets.

--> The final was played at iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Australia.

--> New Zealand had won the toss and had chosen to bat first and had set the target of 183 runs to Australia after losing all wickets in the 45th over.

--> Australia rarely looked troubled, sealing a seven-wicket win in 33.1 overs, with captain Michael Clarke scoring 74 and Steve Smith 56 not out.

* Man of the Match: James Faulkner (Australia)

* Man of the Tournament: Mitchell Starc (Australia) - 22 wickets in the tournament.

5) BJP becomes largest political party in the world:

--> Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) has emerged as the largest party in the world with a membership of 8.8 crore on 29 March 2015.

--> The BJP has surpassed the Communist Party of China that has a strength of 8.6 crore members.

--> Online Membership drive which was launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in November last year has marked 8.80 crore membership of BJP and expects to cross 10 crore by the end of March 2015.

6) Michael Clarke retired from ODI cricket:

--> Michael Clarke, the Australian cricketer, on 29 March 2015 retired from One Day Internationals (ODI) after final match of 2015 Cricket World Cup.

--> He will continue to represent Australian cricket team in the Test matches.

--> He has 7981 runs to his credit in ODIs from 245 matches, of which 130 was his highest score.

7) Sebastian Vettel won Malaysian Grand Prix:

--> Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel won the Malaysian Grand Prix on 29 March 2015 to end Mercedes’ long Formula One winning streak.

--> Lewis Hamilton finished second while Nico Rosberg finished third.

--> It was Ferrari’s first victory since the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix.

8) World leaders bid farewell to Lee Kuan Yew:

--> Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 29 March 2015 lauded Singapore’s founder and first premier Lee Kuan Yew as a “global thinker”, and said India deeply valued his friendship and his support for its economic progress.

--> Modi, who arrived in the morning to attend the State Funeral Services of Lee, described the former Singapore PM as “among the tallest leaders of our times”.

--> 91-year-old Lee died of severe pneumonia on March 23.

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Daily Current Affairs: 28 March 2015

1) Saina Nehwal becomes first Indian woman shuttler to be world no. 1:

--> Saina Nehwal created history on 28 March 2015 as she became the first Indian woman shuttler to attain the world number one ranking after her closest challenger for the spot, Spain's Carolina Marin, lost in the India Open Super Series semifinal in Delhi.

--> Though the official rankings will be out only on 2 April 2015, the 25-year-old Indian has been assured of her ascent to the top owing to Marin's loss in the last-four stage.

--> Prakash Padukone had the distinction of being the No. 1 men's badminton player but Saina became the first Indian woman to achieve this feat.

2) Earth Hour 2015 observed across the World:

--> Ninth edition of Earth Hour was observed on 28 March 2015 across the World organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

--> The event is held worldwide annually encouraging individuals, communities, households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights for one hour, from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. on the last Saturday in March, as a symbol for their commitment to the planet.

--> It was famously started as a lights-off event in Sydney, Australia in 2007.

--> Since then it has grown to engage more than 7000 cities and towns worldwide.

3) Isro launched India's 4th navigation satellite IRNSS 1D:

--> The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on 28 March 2015 successfully launched India’s fourth navigation satellite.

--> The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), in its twenty-ninth flight (PSLV-C27), carried IRNSS-1D.

--> This is the first launch after A S Kiran Kumar took over as chairman of Isro.

--> The launch was earlier scheduled for March 9, 2015, but was postponed to March 28, due to technical reasons.

--> The first satellite IRNSS-1A was launched in July 2013, the second IRNSS-1B in April 2014 and the third on October 16, 2014.

4) Poonam Mahajan becomes first woman president of BFI:

--> For the first time since it came into existence in 1950, the Basketball Federation of India got a woman as its president when Poonam Mahajan was unanimously elected as the head of this 65 year old federation — the governing and controlling body of basketball in India on 28 March 2015.

--> At the Annual General Meeting of the BFI, president of Maharashtra State Basketball Association (MSBA), who is also the BJP national secretary and MP from the Mumbai North-Central Lok Sabha constituency, Poonam was unanimously elected as the new president of BFI for a four-year (2015-2019) term.

--> The 34-year-old Poonam is the youngest president of any national federation in India.

--> In yet another first, another woman, Roopam Harish Sharma — secretary of Delhi Basketball Association — was unanimously elected as the Secretary General of the BFI.

5) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) sacked founder members Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan:

--> Aam Aadmi Party removed the party’s founder members Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan from its national executive on 28 March 2015.

--> AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal accused the two leaders of working against the party and said, "Yogendra Yadav, Prashant Bhushan tried to defeat AAP in Delhi polls."

6) Mizoram Governor Aziz Qureshi sacked:

--> Union Government on 28 March 2015 sacked Aziz Qureshi as the Governor of Mizoram, within three months of transferring him to the north-eastern state from Uttarakhand.

--> He had a term till 2017.

--> Governor of Mizoram and Keshari Nath Tripathi, Governor of West Bengal, would discharge the functions of the Governor of Mizoram, in addition to his own duties,  a communiqué from President Pranab Mukherjee’s office said.

7) Scientist Murty Kambhampati chosen for US presidential award:

--> An Indian-American biology professor is among 15 scientists, who have been selected for a prestigious U.S. presidential award for excellence in the field of science, mathematics and engineering mentoring.

--> Murty S Kambhampati, a professor of biology at Southern University at New Orleans will receive the award at a White House ceremony later this year.

8) Defence ministry cleared airborne warning control system:

--> Defence ministry on 28 March 2015 cleared a proposal for Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) to be developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation.

--> Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) at a meeting cleared the proposal for two AWACS, which includes buying two Airbus A330s, worth Rs.5,113 crore.

--> Decision in this regard was taken by Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar.

9) Rajasthan enacted law to ban camel slaughter:

--> Rajasthan Assembly has passed a law that bans the slaughter, trading and unauthorised transportation of camels.

--> Camel had been declared as the State animal last year though there was some opposition from the communities whose livelihoods depend on camel.

10) Social activist Medha Patkar quits Aam Aadmi Party:

--> Social activist Medha Patkar announced on 28 March 2015 that she has decided to resign as primary member of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) following the turbulent events in Delhi in which the party ousted a group of senior leaders.

11) Australia captain Michael Clarke announced retirement from ODIs:

--> Australia captain Michael Clarke made a shock announcement on 28 March 2015 by saying Sunday's World Cup final against New Zealand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground would be his last one-day international.

--> Clarke, who turns 34 next month, said it was the right time to retire from one-dayers in order to prolong his Test career and give his successor as ODI captain the opportunity to prepare fully for the next World Cup in England in 2019.

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