Australian Open 2015- Complete Winners list PDF

*The 2015 Australian Open took place at Melbourne Park, Australia between 19 January to 1 February 2015. It was the 103rd edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year 2015. Stan Wawrinka was the defending champion in men's singles but lost to four-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals. Reigning women's champion Li Na did not defend her title, as she retired from professional tennis...

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Latest Current Affairs PDF - January 2015 (Fourth Week)

Download as PDF-Click Here 1) Which cricketer on 18 January 2015 hit the fastest century in One-Day International (ODI) cricket? - AB de Villiers Note: The 30-year-old South African captain scored the century in just 31 balls against West Indies. The previous record was held by New Zealand’s Corey Anderson who scored a century in 36 balls. He also broke 19-year old record of the fastest ODI half-century held by Sanath Jayasuriya. De Villers...

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6th February 2015 Important Current Affairs

1) First meeting of NITI Aayog held: --> In the first meeting of NITI Aayog on 6 February 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took views of economists to boost growth, said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. --> The ex-officio members and special invitees of the Aayog also attended the first meeting of the body. --> The first Vice-Chairman of the Aayog, Arvind Panagariya, and full time member Bibek Debroy and V K Saraswat had joined...

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Marathi novelist Bhalchandra Nemade chosen for Jnanpith Award 2014

* Eminent Marathi litterateur Bhalachandra Nemade has been chosen for the 50th Jnanpith Award for 2014. * The decision to confer the 50th Jnanpith award on 76-year-old Nemade was taken in a meeting of the 10-member selection board chaired by noted scholar, writer, and critic Prof Namwar Singh in New Delhi. * Born in 1938, Namade occupies a unique place in Marathi literature. * His hugely celebrated works — from "Kosala", 1963 to his...

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Current Affairs Quiz: 7 February 2015

1) Alibaba, the world's biggest and most valuable ecommerce firm, recently entered India's e-commerce space with 25% stake in? (A) Myntra (B) Paytm (C) Shopclues (D) Flipkart 2) Who was on 4 February 2015 appointed as the new home secretary? (A) Anil Goswami (B) G.K Pillai (C) L.C. Goyal (D) Subham Goswami 3) World Cancer Day was recently observed on? (A) February 4 (B) January 27 (C) February 3 (D) February 5 4) Which neighboring country...

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Daily GK Updates: 6 February 2015

1) Which Indian state has maximum number of districts? - Uttar Pradesh               2) Which company brought out the world's first cell phone? - Motorola               3) Who is the author of the book ‘Economic Nightmare of India’? - Charan Singh       4) Feroz Gandhi...

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 5 February 2015

1) Pragyan Ojha's action cleared by BCCI: --> BCCI has cleared suspended left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha's action and he is now eligible to play in first-class games with immediate effect. --> The 28-year-old spinner was barred by the BCCI in December last year following investigations into the elbow extension during bowling which was found to be more than the permissible limits by the International Cricket Council (ICC).  2) Alibaba entered...

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Current Affairs MCQs: 5 February 2015

1) Who will chair the External Advisory Committee (EAC) of RBI to evaluate applications received for small finance banks, as announced recently? (A) Bimal Jalan (B) Usha Thorat (C) R Gandhi (D) Shyamala Gopinath  2) Who won the Best Actor (Female) award at the 60th Filmfare Awards announced recently? (A) Anushka Sharma (B) Alia Bhatt (C) Kareena Kapoor (D) Kangana Ranaut 3) 12 year old, Saloni Dalal of which state became the...

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