Daily Current Affairs: 08 January 2014

1) Ridiculous for banks to charge for withdrawals at own ATMs: RBI DG- Lashing out at the proposal from the Indian Banks' Association to start charging customers for ATM withdrawals, Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor K C Chakrabarty has said that such a move on the part of banks would be 'ridiculous' and 'illogical'. 2) Nine people charred to death in Mumbai-Dehradun Express fire: Nine people were charred to death when a fire broke out...

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Current Affairs & GK Quiz- 06 January 2014

1) Justice (retd.) A.K. Ganguly had resigned on 6 January 2014 from his position as chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of which state, after he was accused by a law intern of making improper sexual advances? (A) Bihar (B) Maharashtra (C) West Bengal (D) Tamil Nadu 2) Film actor Uday Kiran who was one of the youngest winners of the filmfare award as best actor allegedly committed suicide on 6 January 2014. He was from which film...

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Current Affairs Quiz for competitive Exams- 5 January 2014

1) ISRO on 5 January 2014 successfully launched GSLV-D5 powered by an indigenous cryogenic engine which effortlessly put which 1,982-kg satellite into a perfect orbit after 17 minutes of flight? (A) GSAT- 5 (B) INSAT-9 (C) GSAT-14 (D) INSAT- 11 2) Who took over as the president of National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) recently? (A) R. Chandrashekhar (B) Som Mittal (C) Kiran Karnik (D) Dewang Mehta 3)...

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 07 January 2014

1) India successfully test-fired Prithvi-II missile: India today successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile, which has a strike range of 350 km and is capable of carrying warheads of up to 1000 kg, from a test range in Odisha. The launch was part of a user trial by the Army. Prithvi is capable of carrying 500 kg to 1,000 kg of warheads and is thrusted by liquid propulsion twine engines. The last user trial...

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Know about GSLV D5 launch & GSAT-14 Satellite: Useful for all competitive Exams

>>  ISRO on 5 January 2014 (Sunday) launched a 1,982 kg Indian communication satellite GSAT 14 aboard its new and improved version of the indigenous GSLV called the GSLV D5. >> The successful launch was a morale booster for ISRO which helps commercial launches using the GSLV and even prepare for a proposed Chandrayaan 2 mission in the days to come. Highlights of India's GSLV D5's mission 1) GSLV-D5 launched 1982 Kg GSAT-14,...

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Daily Current Affairs: 06 January 2014

1) Justice (Retd) A.K. Ganguly quits Bengal human rights panel:  Former Supreme Court judge, Justice (Retd) A.K. Ganguly has stepped down from his post as West Bengal Human Rights Commission (WBHRC), sources said. Ganguly reportedly tendered his resignation during a meeting with West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan on Monday evening at the Raj Bhavan. Neither Ganguly nor Raj Bhavan sources confirmed the development. Accused of harassing a...

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Current Affairs Quiz- 03 and 04 January 2014

1) Who has been elected as the Speaker of the Delhi Assembly on 3 January 2014? (A) Meera Sanyal (B) M.S. Dhir (C) Jagdish Mukhi (D) Narayan Rao 2) Targeting young individuals, which public sector bank on 3 January 2014 launched ‘Connect Card’, a new ATM cum Debit card in association with VISA that can be used for e-commerce across five lakh merchant outlets? (A) Canara Bank (B) Union Bank of India (C) State Bank of India (D) Indian...

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Daily Current Affairs: 5 January 2014

1) GSLV-D5 launched successfully :  India’s reputation in rocket technology grew as its communication satellite, carried by the hard-to-perfect Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, took off successfully on Sunday. Tension began to mount four minutes after takeoff, when the country’s home-grown engine ignited. Cheers went up when the propeller ignited successfully and sustained its combustion. Seventeen minutes and eight seconds after takeoff,...

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