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Showing posts with label May 2015. Show all posts
Showing posts with label May 2015. Show all posts
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Daily GK Updates: 28 May 2015
1) Bombay Chronicle is the newspaper
founded by? - Feroz Shah Mehta
2) The first acting Viceroy of British
India was? - Robert Napier
3) Grey Revolution is associated with? -
Housing Development
4) The mixture of gases used in the
treatment of Asthma is? - Oxygen and Helium
5) Which acid is used as an Antiseptic? -
Boric Acid
6) Sanguivores are the animals that feeds
on? - Blood
7) Trichology is the study of? - Hair
8) The first state to use electronic voting
machine in an entire state election is? - Goa
9) The Indian state with least number of
people below poverty line is? - Goa
10) Talcher Coal fields are situated in the
state of? - Odisha
11) Ukai Dam is in the river? - Tapti
12) Decimal system of coinage was
introduced in India in? - 1957
13) PAN stands for? - Permanent Account
Number
14) Brass is an alloy of? - Copper and Zinc
15) Aluminium in the earth's crust is found
as? - Bauxite
Details of Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana for Exams
28.5.15
Current Affairs, May 2015, Narendra Modi PM of India, Study Materials, Welfare Schemes
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Friends.. in the last post we discussed
about Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana. In case you missed that post: Click Here. Today we are going to discuss about the second scheme ie. Pradhan Mantri
Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana.
2. Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana
When
announced: In Union Budget 2015-16 presented by Finance Minister
Arun Jaitley in Loksabha on 28 February 2015.
When
launched: 9 May 2015
Who
launched: Prime Minister of India Shri.Narendra Modi
Launched
from where: Kolkata
Note: Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima
Yojana is for Life Insurance Cover. Here are the features of this scheme.
Eligibility:
Available to people in the age group of 18 to 50 and having a bank account.
People who join the scheme before completing 50 years can, however, continue to
have the risk of life cover up to the age of 55 years subject to payment of
premium.
Premium:
Rs.330 per annum. It will be
auto-debited in one instalment.
Payment Mode: The payment of premium will be directly
auto-debited by the bank from the subscribers account.
Risk Coverage: Rs.2 Lakh in case of
death for any reason.
Terms of Risk
Coverage: A person has to opt for the scheme every year. He can also prefer to give a long-term option
of continuing, in which case his account will be auto-debited every year by the
bank.
Who will implement this Scheme?: The scheme will be offered by Life
Insurance Corporation and all other life insurers who are willing to join the
scheme and tie-up with banks for this purpose.
Government
Contribution:
(i)
Various other Ministries can co-contribute premium for various
categories of their beneficiaries out of their budget or out of Public Welfare
Fund created in this budget out of unclaimed money. This will be decided separately during the
year.
(ii)
Common Publicity Expenditure will be borne by Government.
Daily Current Affairs: 27 May 2015
1) AFSPA withdrawn from Tripura after 18 years:
--> The Tripura government on 27 May
2015 lifted the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, (AFSPA) from the state with
immediate effect, chief minister Manik Sarkar announced.
--> Armed Forces Special Power Act
(AFSPA) was in effect for the last 18 years to curb insurgency.
--> According to Chief Minister Manik
Sarkar this decision was taken in the meeting of the council of ministers
--> The Act was promulgated in the state
in February 16, 1997 due to relentless violence and bloodshed.
2) Trevor Bayliss appointed England cricket team's head
coach:
--> Australian Trevor Bayliss has been
appointed as the new head coach of England, the England and Wales Cricket Board
(ECB) announced on 26 May 2015.
--> Trevor Bayliss led Sri Lanka from
2007-2011 and took temporary charge of Australia for their Twenty20 series in South Africa in
2014.
--> He has also coached Kolkata Knight
Riders in the Indian Premier League.
3) PM to visit Bangladesh from June 6:
--> Prime Minister Narendra Modi will
embark on a two-day visit to Bangladesh beginning 6th of June with an aim to
inject new momentum in the bilateral relationship by enhancing cooperation in
connectivity, economic and other areas.
4) Jawaharlal Nehru remembered on 51st death anniversary:
--> The nation on 27 May 2015 remembered
Jawaharlal Nehru on his 51st death anniversary with President Pranab Mukherjee,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other leaders paying tributes to the country's
first Prime Minister.
--> Born on November 14, 1889, Nehru was
one of the prominent nationalist leaders of the freedom struggle in the 20th
century and the central figure of independent India as its first Prime Minister
till his demise on May 27, 1964.
5) Manabi Bandhopadhyay set to become India's first
transgender college principal:
--> Manabi Bandopadhyay is all set to
become India's first transgender college principal.
--> Manabi, currently works as an
associate professor in Bengali at Vivekananda Satobarshiki Mahavidyalaya in
West Bengal.
--> She is going to take charge as the
principal of Krishnanagar Women's College in West Bengal on June 9.
6) Punjab gets WHO award for campaign against tobacco:
--> World Health Organization (WHO) on
27 May 2015 announced it was honouring Punjab for its exemplary campaign
against tobacco.
--> The WHO lauded the state's efforts
for taking measures to curb the usage of tobacco in any form and launching a
sustained campaign to educate the masses besides taking punitive measures to
punish offenders.
--> The award would be given on May 31,
the day observed as 'World No Tobacco Day'.Read Daily Current Affairs: Click Here
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
GK Updates for 27th May 2015
1) Who is the first
person to become the Chief Minister of two states? - N.
D. Tiwari (He was the CM of Uttar Pradesh as well as Uttarakhand).
2) The author of
the book "Why Socialism" is? - Jayaprakash
Narayanan
3) Who took over
the leadership of Dandi March after the arrest of Mahatma Gandhi? - Abbas Tyabji
4) 'Bhoomi Putra'
was the editorial of which famous Indian Organization? - Bhoodan Movement
5) The French
writer who wrote the biography of Gandhi is? - Romain
Rolland
6) Shreemati
Nathibai Damodar Thackersey, the first women university in India is in? - Pune
7) Element with the
highest specific heat capacity? - Hydrogen
8) Khudai-Khid
Matgar is the organization started by? - Khan Abdul
Ghaffar Khan
9) September 25 is
celebrated as Anthyodaya Day is the birthday of? - Pandit
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
10) Asian Games
2018 will be held at? - Jakarta
Read 1000+
GK Questions for competitive Exams: Click Here
Latest Current Affairs MCQ: 27 May 2015
1) Name Indian Navy's latest anti-submarine
warfare class stealth corvette which was launched on 19 May 2015?
(A) INS Kavaratti
(B) INS Sardar Patel
(C) INS Porbandar
(D) INS Kalavari
2) Researchers have recently discovered the
driest place on the Earth in the Atacama Desert and named it Maria Elena South
(MES). In which country it is?
(A) Algeria
(B) Chile
(C) Uganda
(D) Cuba
3) Which tech giant has recently acquired
Coherent Navigation, a Bay Area firm working on high-accuracy GPS and
navigation technologies?
(A) Microsoft
(B) Google
(C) Apple
(D) None of these
4) Laszlo Krasznahorkai who recently won
the Man Booker International Prize 2015 is from which country?
(A) Australia
(B) Canada
(C) Turkey
(D) Hungary
5) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 19 May
2015 returned to India after completing his tour to three nations. Which among
the following country was not among his visit?
(A) China
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Mongolia
(D) South Korea
6) Who was recently named as England men’s
cricketer of the year 2014-15?
(A) Eoin Morgan
(B) Moeen Ali
(C) Stuart Board
(D) Joe Root
7) Who among the following is the recipient
of Pt Haridutt Sharma Award 2015?
(A) Vikram Seth
(B) S Krishna Kumar
(C) Anurraddha Prasad
(D) Vivek Mishra
8) Which club recently won the Spanish La
Liga title for the 23rd time?
(A) Real Madrid
(B) Barcelona
(C) Valencia
(D) Atletico Madrid
9) Which country topped the first World
Environmental Democracy Index?
(A) Switzerland
(B) Lithuania
(C) Norway
(D) USA
10) Tathagata Roy recently sworn in as the
governor of?
(A) Tripura
(B) Mizoram
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Sikkim
Answers
1) Ans. (A) INS Kavaratti
2) Ans. (B) Chile
3) Ans. (C) Apple
4) Ans. (D) Hungary
5) Ans. (B) Bangladesh
6) Ans. (D) Joe Root
7) Ans. (C) Anurraddha Prasad
8) Ans. (B) Barcelona
9) Ans. (B) Lithuania
10) Ans. (A) Tripura
Read Previous Quiz Questions: Click Here
26th May 2015 Important Current Affairs
1) Nirbhay Sharma sworn-in as Governor of Mizoram:
--> Lt General (Retd) Nirbhay Sharma was
on 26 May 2015 sworn-in as the Governor of Mizoram at the Durbar Hall of Raj
Bhavan.
--> Justice T Vaiphei, judge of the
Gauhati High Court, administered the oath of office to General Sharma.
--> He is the eighth governor of
Mizoram.
2) NASSCOM launched cyber security task force:
--> National Association of Software and
Services Companies (NASSCOM) and Data Security Council of India have launched
NASSCOM Cyber Security Task Force.
--> It aims to build India as a global
hub for providing cyber security solutions, developing cyber security R&D
plan and develop a skilled workforce of cyber security experts.
--> Rajendra Pawar, Chairman, NIIT will
be the chairman of NASSCOM Cyber
Security Task Force.
3) Snapdeal acquires m-commerce tech startup MartMobi:
--> E-commerce major Snapdeal has
acquired Hyderabad-based mobile technology startup, MartMobi for an undisclosed
amount.
--> The move will help the firm
strengthen its mobility platform for merchant partners.
--> Founded by Pramod Nair and Satya
Krishna Ganni, MartMobi creates mobile sites and apps for e-commerce stores,
small and medium-sized businesses.
4) Modi launched DD Kisan Channel:
--> Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 26
May 2015 launched Doordarshan's farmer-centric channel - DD Kisan.
--> The government has made DD Kisan a
"must carry" channel making it mandatory for cable and Direct to Home
(DTH) operators to provide it to their subscribers.
--> The channel was announced in the
Budget Speech of Arun Jaitley in February 2015.
5) Four Indians among world's 100 most powerful women:
--> SBI Chief Arundhati Bhattacharya,
ICICI bank head Chanda Kochhar, Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and HT Media
Chair Shobhana Bhartia are among the world’s 100 most powerful women, according
to the Forbes’ annual list which is topped by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
--> Two women of Indian-origin PepsiCo
Chief Indra Nooyi and Cisco Chief Technology and Strategy Officer Padmasree
Warrior also make the list.
--> The top 5 include US presidential
hopeful Hillary Clinton (2), philanthriopist Melinda Gates (3), Federal Reserve
Chair Janet Yellen (3), GM CEO Mary Barra (5).
--> The 59-year-old Bhattacharya has
been ranked 30th on the list, followed by Kochhar on the 35th spot,
Mazumdar-Shaw (85) and newcomer on the list Bhartia is on the 93rd spot.
6) Govt formed panel headed by Vijay Kelkar to revisit PPP
infra model:
--> Union government has constituted a
10-member committee to review and revitalise public private partnership (PPP)
mode of infrastructure development.
--> The committee will be chaired by
former finance secretary Vijay Kelkar and submit its report within a period of
3 months from the date of its Constitution.
Read Daily Current Affairs: Click Here
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Current Affairs Quiz: 26 May 2015
1) Who recently won the Rome Masters Tennis
title?
(A) Roger Federer
(B) Novak Djokovic
(C) Rafael Nadal
(D) Andy Murray
2) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 16 May
2015 became the first ever Indian Prime Minister to visit Mongolia. Name the
capital of Mongolia?
(A) Victoria
(B) Tashkent
(C) Phnom Penh
(D) Ulaanbaatar
3) Draupadi Murmu recently sworn in as the
first woman Governor of which Indian state?
(A) Bihar
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Karnataka
4) India recently assumed the presidency of
the 68th World Health Assembly (WHA) after a gap of 19 years. 68th World Health
Assembly (WHA) was held at?
(A) Geneva
(B) Tokyo
(C) Ottawa
(D) Cambodia
5) US president Barack Obama on 18 May 2015
joined which social networking site with his official handle @POTUS?
(A) Facebook
(B) Twitter
(C) LinkedIn
(D) Google Plus
6) Vice chairman of NITI Aayog Arvind
Panagariya recently launched its new website. Name the URL?
(A) Niti.gov.in
(B) Nitiaayog.gov.in
(C) Aayodniti.org
(D) Nitiaayog.nic.in
7) Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) MP Surendrajeet
Singh Ahluwalia was recently appointed chairman of a Joint Committee of
Parliament that will look into?
(A) Women's Reservation Bill
(B) GST Bill
(C) FDI Bill
(D) Land Acquisition Amendment Bill
8) Federal Bank on 18 May 2015 enetered
into credit card segment through the launch of co-branded credit cards in
partnership with which bank?
(A) ICICI
(B) HDFC
(C) SBI
(D) Kotak Mahindra Bank
9) Nelong Valley in which state was opened
recently for tourists for the first time since the 1962 Indo-China war?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Bihar
(C) Uttarakhand
(D) Himachal Pradesh
10) Supreme Court has recently banned
photos of politicians in government advertisements based on which committee
recommendation?
(A) N S Madhava Menon Committee
(B) T S R Subramanian Committee
(C) Ajay Chauhan Committee
(D) Not based on any committee recommendation
Answers
1) Ans. (B) Novak Djokovic
2) Ans. (D) Ulaanbaatar
3) Ans. (C) Jharkhand
4) Ans. (A) Geneva
5) Ans. (B) Twitter
6) Ans. (A) Niti.gov.in
7) Ans. (D) Land Acquisition Amendment Bill
8) Ans. (C) SBI
9) Ans. (C) Uttarakhand
10) Ans. (A) N S Madhava Menon Committee
Daily Current Affairs Updates: 25 May 2015
--> Country's largest private lender
ICICI Bank has on 25 May 2015 launched a service through which customers can
make transactions using just their voice, without using other means of
authentication like a password.
--> The voice recognition service authenticates
customers based on their speech patterns and allows them to execute banking
transactions through the bank's call centre, the bank said in a statement.
--> Normally customer use authentication
like entering card numbers, answering security questions and entering a
personal identification number (PIN) to carry out a phone banking transaction.
--> Now their voice will act as the
password for banking transactions through the call centre and it is secure.
2) Manoj Mishra appointed as CMD of National Fertilizers:
--> Government has appointed Manoj
Mishra as Chairman and Managing Director of state-run National Fertilizers Ltd
(NFL).
--> Mishra, currently posted as Director
Finance at State Trading Corporation (STC), is likely to assume the charge of
CMD of the fertiliser firm this week.
3) Government cleared 21 FDI proposals worth Rs. 281 crore:
--> The government has cleared 21
foreign direct investment (FDI) deals worth Rs. 281 crore but deferred Kotak
Mahindra Bank’s proposal to hike foreign investment limit in the bank to 55 per
cent.
--> FDI proposals under approval route
are cleared by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB).
4) Sunil D'Souza, former PepsiCo executive, appointed as
Whirlpool India MD:
--> Home appliances maker Whirlpool of
India has appointed Sunil D'Souza as managing director.
--> He will come on board effective June
22, 2015.
--> He joins appliances manufacturer
Whirlpool from PepsiCo where he was the Head of PepsiCo’s VIMAPS Business Unit
in Malaysia.
5) Bank staff to get 15% wage hike:
--> Around one million employees of 43
banks, including state-owned ones, will get a 15% hike in salaries as the
Indian Banks' Association (IBA) on 25 May 2015 signed a wage agreement with
unions and officers' associations.
--> The revision, applicable with effect
from November 1, 2012, will benefit employees and officers in public sector
banks, old private sector banks and a few foreign banks.
--> The 15% hike would put an extra
burden of Rs 4,725 crore on banks, IBA chairman T M Bhasin said.
6) Ajinkya Rahane, Kumar Sangakkara conferred with CEAT
awards:
--> Ajinkya Rahane won the CEAT Indian
Cricketer of the Year award while former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara
clinched the International Cricketer of the Year honour at a ceremony held in
Mumbai on 25 May 2015.
--> Former India captain Kapil Dev, who
led the country to the first of two World Cup titles in 1983, was conferred
with the International Lifetime Achievement Award at the 19th edition of the
awards.
--> The award winners:
1) International Lifetime Achievement
Award: Kapil Dev
2) International Cricketer of the Year:
Kumar Sangakkara
3) Indian Cricketer of the Year: Ajinkya
Rahane
4) International Batsman of the Year:
Hashim Amla
5) International Bowler of the Year:
Rangana Herath
6) T20 Player of the Year: Dwayne Bravo
7) Popular Choice Award: Kieron Pollard
8) Special Award: Rohit Sharma
9) Domestic Cricketer of the Year: R Vinay
Kumar
10) Young Player of the Year: Deepak Hooda.
7) 200 rallies to mark 1 year of Modi government:
--> BJP will celebrate Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s one year in office with a week-long campaign called “Jan Kalyan
Parv” or “People’s Welfare Festival” .
--> The party will hold 200 rallies
across the country with Mr. Modi scheduled to address the first meeting at
Nagla Chandrabhan village in Mathura, the birthplace of Deendayal Upadhyaya, on
May 25.