Current Affairs January 2015- Last Week (PDF Download)

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1) Who was crowned Miss Universe 2014 on 25 January 2015? - Paulina Vega, Miss Colombia

2) Who won the women’s single title of Australian Open on 31 January 2015? - Serena Williams

Note: She defeated Maria Sharapova, the world number two from Russia 6-3, 7-6(5) in Melbourne, Australia.

3) Name the eminent Cartoonist who died on 26 January 2015? - Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Laxman (RK Laxman)

Note: His Common Man, created in 1957, was the symbol of trials and tribulations of India's ordinary people.

4) Who was on 29 January 2015 appointed as the Chairman of the Sangeet Natak Akademi (SNA)? - Shekhar Sen

5) Who was appointed as the Foreign Secretary of India on 28 January 2015? - Dr. S Jaishankar

6) Who won the women’s singles of Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold Badminton Tournament 2015 on 25 January 2015? - Saina Nehwal

7) Alexis Tsipras on 26 January 2015 was sworn in as the Prime Minister of? – Greece

8) Who were on 26 January 2015 posthumously awarded with the highest peacetime military honour the Ashok Chakra by President Pranab Mukherjee? - Major Mukund Varadarajan and Naik Neeraj Kumar Singh

9) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 30 January 2015 constituted a High Powered Committee to re-examine and recommend appropriate set of businesses, size, conversion and licensing terms for the Urban Cooperative Banking (UCB) Sector. Who will chair the eight-member committee? - R Gandhi, the Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India.

10) Anti-Leprosy Day was observed on? - 30 January

11) Which country will host ICC Twenty20 World Cup in 2016 as announced recently? – India

12) Who took charge as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) recently? - Hanumanthu Purushotham

13) Name the Union Minister for Communications & Information Technology who on 30 January 2015 launched commemorative Postage stamps on the theme of Swachh Bharat Mission? - Ravi Shankar Prasad

14) Who won the inaugural Khushwant Singh Memorial Prize for Poetry at Jaipur Literature Festival on 24 January 2015? - Poetess Arundhathi Subramaniam

15) Who was appointed as the Special Director General (DG) of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on 27 January 2015? - K Durga Prasad

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16) People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) on 29 January 2015 announced to create India's first fenced elephant sanctuary at? - Bannerghatta Biological Park in Karnataka

17) Who was appointed as coach of National Men’s Hockey team on 30 January 2015? - Paul van Ass

Note: He succeeded Terry Walsh of Australia.

18) Malaysian government on 29 January 2015 officially declared the disappearance of which flight as an accident? - MH370

Note: The Beijing-bound Boeing 777 aircraft carrying 239 passengers and crew on board disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur on 8 March 2014.

19) Who was appointed as the Director General (DG) of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) on 30 January 2015? - Krishna Chaudhary

20) Who recently won the Allan Border Medal for the Australian Player of the Year? - Steve Smith

21) Who was on 25 January 2015 appointed as Secretary (Security) in the Union Cabinet Secretariat? - Divya Prakash Sinha

22) Who was on 30 January 2015 sworn in as 44th Chief Justice of Sri Lanka? - Kanagasabapathy J Sripavan

23) India on 31 January 2015 successfully test-fired indigenously developed canister-based inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) Agni-5 from? - Wheeler's Island off Odisha coast

24) Actor and comedian Mala Aravindan who died on 28 January 2015 was famous in which film industry? – Malayalam

25) Which company recorded the highest-ever profit of 18 billion US dollars in corporate history worldwide recently? - Apple Inc

26) Name the President and Founder of Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) who died on 29 January 2015? - Subhash Ghising

27) Who was on 27 January 2015 appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ogilvy & Mather India with effect from 1 March 2015? - Kunal Jeswani

28) Who on 25 January 2015 became the first lady officer to lead the Inter-Service Guard of Honour for a major visiting dignitary at the Rashtrapati Bhavan? - Wing Commander Pooja Thakur

29) Union Government on 30 January 2015 divested ___ percent of its stake in Maharatna Coal India Limited (CIL)? - 10

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Current Affairs Questions: 17 February 2015

1) Arvind Kejriwal on 14 February 2015 sworn in as the ____th Chief Minister of Delhi?

(A) 7th

(B) 8th

(C) 9th

(D) 10th

2) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 13 February 2015 said it would soon put in circulation currency notes with the denomination of Re 1. Who will sign in the new 1 rupee note?

(A) Finance secretary

(B) RBI governor

(C) Finance Minister

(D) President of India

3) Which state will host the next 36th National Games slated for 2019?

(A) Jharkhand

(B) Maharashtra

(C) Karnataka

(D) Goa

4) India on 14 February 2015 successfully test fired the supersonic BrahMos cruise missile from INS Kolkata. BrahMos has a range of?

(A) 200 Km

(B) 4500 Km

(C) 290 Km

(D) 300 Km

5) Which England fast bowler on 14 February 2015 took the first hat-trick of the 2015 ICC World Cup, against Australia?

(A) Steven Finn

(B) James Anderson

(C) Stuart Broad

(D) Moeen Ali

6) Video sharing site YouTube is celebrated its ___th anniversary on 14 February 2015?

(A) 15th

(B) 20th

(C) 10th

(D) 5th

7) Which team won the Raja Bhalendra Singh Trophy at 35th National Games, which ended on 14 February 2015 at Kerala, for topping the overall medal tally?

(A) Kerala

(B) Services

(C) Haryana

(D) Maharashtra

8) Which Kerala-based business conglomerate has recently launched the Friends for Life project (project aimed at effective management of human-elephant conflict) in partnership with World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature-India?

(A) Lulu Group

(B) Muthoot Group

(C) Malabar Gold

(D) V-Guard Group

9) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 14 February 2015 inaugurated the `Permanent Judicial Museum' at which high court?

(A) Calcutta High Court

(B) Orissa High Court

(C) Madras High Court

(D) Bombay High Court

10) India's first national tribal festival 'Vanaj', featuring around 900 artists across the country, recently began at?

(A) Portblair

(B) Jaipur

(C) Delhi

(D) Panaji

Answers

1) Ans. (B) 8th

2) Ans. (A) Finance secretary

3) Ans. (D) Goa

4) Ans. (C) 290 Km

5) Ans. (A) Steven Finn

6) Ans. (C) 10th

7) Ans. (B) Services

8) Ans. (B) Muthoot Group

9) Ans. (D) Bombay High Court

10) Ans. (C) Delhi

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Current Affairs Quiz: 15 February 2015

1) Union government on 12 February 2015 constituted a three-member special investigation team (SIT) to re-open and re-investigate 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases. Who will head the SIT?

(A) Pramod Asthana

(B) Rakesh Kapoor

(C) Kumar Gyanesh

(D) G P Mathur

2) Cricketer Brendon McCullum was named the country's Sportsman of the Year on 11 February 2015. He belongs to which country?

(A) Ireland

(B) England

(C) South Africa

(D) New Zealand

3) Name the Indian-origin scientist who has recently won the prestigious $500,000 National Science Foundation CAREER award?

(A) Sanjaya Rajaram

(B) Gurpreet Singh

(C) Manjul Bhargava

(D) Devyani Khobragade

4) Indian Navy had recently conducted Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster relief (HADR) exercise at?

(A) Andaman & Nicobar Islands

(B) Lakshadweep Islands

(C) Bay of Bengal

(D) Ladakh

5) Unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was recently launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. This satellite will be used by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to monitor?

(A) Sun

(B) Moon

(C) Ocean

(D) Mars

6) Which tech giant announced on February 11 that it has acquired Sunrise Atelier, the New York City-based maker of the popular and well-regarded Sunrise calendar app for iOS and Android?

(A) Twitter

(B) Facebook

(C) Instagram

(D) Microsoft

7) Yaduveer Gopal Raj Urs is new heir of which Royal Family?

(A) Mysuru Royal Family

(B) Travancore Royal Family

(C) Zamorin Royal Family

(D) Jaipur Royal Family 

8) Which company recently became the first company to reach a market value of $700 billion?

(A) Samsung

(B) Microsoft

(C) Apple

(D) Alibaba

9) World Radio Day was observed every year on?

(A) February 12

(B) February 7

(C) February 14

(D) February 13

10) Which among the following train derailed on 13 February 2015 near the border between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, in which, ten passengers died and over 100 were injured?

(A) Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express

(B) Bangalore City-Hazur Sahib Nanded Express

(C) Bangalore-Ernakulam Intercity Express

(D) Alapuzha-Dhanbad Express

Answers

1) Ans. (A) Pramod Asthana

2) Ans. (D) New Zealand

3) Ans. (B) Gurpreet Singh

4) Ans. (B) Lakshadweep Islands

5) Ans. (A) Sun

6) Ans. (D) Microsoft

7) Ans. (A) Mysuru Royal Family

8) Ans. (C) Apple

9) Ans. (D) February 13

10) Ans. (C) Bangalore-Ernakulam Intercity Express

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 15 February 2015

1) Chhetri and Devi presented with 2014 AIFF Player of the Year award:

--> Sunil Chhetri from Secunderabad and Bala Devi from Manipur were awarded the All India Football Federation (AIFF) 2014 Player of the Year - Male and Female trophy, respectively.

--> 31-year-old Chhetri, who is Captain for the Indian National Football Team, has been chosen as the winner for the 'AIFF 2014 Player of the Year' award on the basis of voting done by the Coaches from I-League Clubs.

--> Chhetri has been named AIFF Player of the Year four times in 2007, 2011, 2013 and 2014. 

2) India beat Pakistan by 76 runs in World Cup Opener:

--> Defending champions India launched their Cricket World Cup campaign in style as they produced a clinical performance to spank Pakistan by 76 runs, maintaining their unbeaten record against the arch-rivals in the mega event in Adelaide on 15 February 2015.

--> This is India's sixth consecutive World Cup game win against Pakistan since the rivalry started way back in 1992.

--> India put forth a competitive total of 300/7 riding on Virat Kohli's 22nd ODI hundred and then dismissed the opposition for 224 in 47 overs at the Adelaide Oval to secure two points.

3) Virat Kohli becomes first Indian to score century against Pakistan at World Cup:

--> Virat Kohli became the first ever Indian cricketer to score a hundred in the ICC World Cup match against Pakistan.

--> He reached the milestone with a single off Shahid Afridi in the 42nd over.

--> Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar's 75-ball 98 runs in 2003 at Centurion was so far India's best individual score against Pakistan at a Cricket World Cup.

4) China opened its largest overseas embassy in Pakistan:

-->  China has opened a new embassy in Pakistan, its "largest overseas" diplomatic mission, which foreign minister Wang Yi described as a symbol of friendship between the "all weather" allies.

--> An opening ceremony was held on February 13, during Wang's visit to Islamabad.

--> The opening of the new Islamabad embassy came as China and Pakistan deepen their all weather relations with the construction of the multi-billion Economic Corridor through the Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK).

5) Chhattisgarh gets award for renewable power development:

--> Chhattisgarh was felicitated for emerging as one of the best performing states in the renewable energy segment.

--> Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15 February 2015 presented the award to Principal Secretary of Chhattisgarh's Energy department, Aman Singh, during the Renewable Energy Global Investors Meet (RE-Invest) held in New Delhi.

6) Nagesh Kukunoor's 'Dhanak' honoured at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival:

--> Filmmaker Nagesh Kukunoor's film "Dhanak" has bagged The Grand Prix of the Generation Kplus International Jury for the best feature-length film and also received a special mention at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival.

--> The movie, which features Hetal Gada and Krrish Chhabria, was invited for the Generation Kplus programme at the gala, held Feb 5-15.

7) Dr. Tessy Thomas, Geeta Varadan jointly named for Nayudamma Award 2014:

--> Women scientists Dr. Tessy Thomas and Geeta Varadan on 15 February 2015 were jointly named for Dr. Y Nayudamma Memorial Award 2014.

--> They have been chosen for the award for their outstanding performance in the field of science and technology.

8) Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena arrived in India on a 4-Day visit:

--> In his maiden foreign trip after assuming charge, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena arrived on 15 February 2015 on a four-day visit during which he will hold talks with the Indian leadership on entire gamut of bilateral ties.

9) Indian yoga teacher sets Guinness record in Hong Kong:

--> A 29-year-old Indian yoga teacher in Hong Kong on 15 February 2015 set a Guinness World Record for performing Yoga continuously for 40 hours non-stop, demonstrating more than 1,500 'asanas'.

--> Yogaraj CP, a yoga instructor based in Hong Kong, broke the record for the 'Longest Yoga Marathon (Male)' by performing continuously for three days.

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Maharashtra Postal/Sorting Assistant 2014 Revised Result Out

Friends.. Maharashtra Postal Circle has today (16 January 2015) published the revised list of candidates selected under Direct Recruitment of Postal Assistants ( Post Offices/SBCO/Circle Office/ Regional Office/SBCO) and Sorting Assistants for the year 2013 & 2014. You can check the results from below link. Congratulations to all selected candidates!!

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 14 February 2015

1) Arvind Kejriwal sworn in as the eighth Chief Minister of Delhi:

--> Arvind Kejriwal took oath as Delhi's youngest chief minister on 14 February 2015.

--> Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Najeeb Jung administered the oath of office and secrecy to him at oath taking ceremony held at Ramlila Maidan, Delhi.

--> Along with Arvind Kejriwal following 6 Cabinet Ministers were sworn in.

--> They include Manish Sisodia, Asim Ahmed Khan, Sandeep Kumar, Satyendar Jain, Gopal Rai and Jitender Singh Tomar.

--> Earlier, President Pranab Mukherjee had appointed Arvind Kejriwal as Chief Minister of Delhi and 6 Ministers of his govenment as per provisions of Article 239AA of Constitution.

2) After 20 years, Re 1 notes to make a comeback:

--> The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 13 February 2015 said it would soon put in circulation currency notes with the denomination of Re 1.

--> The notes will be printed by the Government of India.

--> The RBI Act confers upon the central bank the right to issue notes of all dominations, except Re 1.

--> Such notes are issued by the government and bears the signature of the finance secretary. All other notes of different denominations are signed by the RBI governor.

3) India successfully tested BrahMos supersonic cruise missile:

-->  India on 14 February 2015 successfully test fired the supersonic BrahMos cruise missile from INS Kolkata, the navy`s most powerful and newest warship, in Arabian sea, an official said.

--> The Indian Navy commissioned INS Kolkata Aug 16, 2014. This is the first ship of this class, with two more in the pipeline.

--> All the three ships will be quipped with the vertical-launched BrahMos system as the prime strike weapon.

--> The BrahMos has a range of 290 km and can carry a conventional warhead of up to 300 kg.

4) India's first national tribal festival kicked off in Delhi:

--> India's first national tribal festival 'Vanaj', featuring around 900 artists across the country, began in New Delhi on 13 February 2015.

--> The five-day event is being organised by the government to conserve and promote the distinctive cultures of the tribal by providing them a national platform.

--> Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram urged media to given them adequate coverage.

5) PM inaugurated Bombay High Court's museum:

--> Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 14 February 2015 inaugurated the `Permanent Judicial Museum' at Bombay High Court, which has on display the Barrister Certificates of Mahatma Gandhi and Mohammed Ali Jinnah.

--> The museum has been set up as a part of the court's sesquicentennial (150th year) celebration.

--> Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Union Law Minister DV Sadananda Gowda and Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court Justice Mohit Shah were present on this occasion.

6) Steven Finn took first hat-trick of 2015 World Cup:

--> England fast bowler Steven Finn took a bizarre hat-trick off the last three balls on 14 Feb 2015 in World Cup clash against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

--> He thus became the first English bowler to take a hat-trick at a World Cup.

--> Finn became just the seventh player to take a hat-trick at a World Cup.

7) Muthoot partnered with WWF for Elephant project:

--> A new conservation project aimed at effective management of human-elephant conflict and protecting the habitats of Asian elephants in six states has been launched.

--> Kerala-based business conglomerate Muthoot Group has launched the 'Friends for Life' project in partnership with World Wide Fund for Nature-India. 

8) 35th National Games came to an end, Services tops medal tally:

--> Kerala bid farewell to the participants of the 35th National Games with an elaborate closing ceremony at the Greenfield stadium, Kariyavattom, on 14 February 2015.

--> Kerala Governor Justice P. Sathasivam presented the trophy for best performing State to host team captain Preeja Sreedharan, while the IOA president gave away the Raja Bhalendra Singh Trophy to the Services team, overall medals tally topper for a third time in a row.

--> Swimmers Sajan Prakash (Kerala) and Aakansha Vora (Maharashtra) were adjudged best performers in the men’s and women’s sections.

--> Goa will host of the next edition of National Games.

9) YouTube celebrated its tenth anniversary:

--> Video sharing site YouTube is celebrated its tenth anniversaryon 14 February 2015.

--> Set up in 2005 by three former PayPal employees, the site now has more than one billion users.

--> Some of the site's most popular clips have become cultural phenomena, such as South Korean singer Psy's addictive - and briefly ubiquitous - Gangnam Style.

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Today's (15 February 2015) SBI Associate Clerk Exam Questions: Evening Shift

Friends.. Here are the GA and Computer questions asked in today's (15 February 2015) evening shift exam. This will be useful for those having exam in coming days. If anybody would like to share more questions, kindly mail us at currentaffairs4examz@gmail.com. We will publish them here.

Below Questions were shared by: Neethu & Archana Kumari 

1) Lost Beagle 2 Mars lander was found recently 11 years after launch. Which agency launched Beagle 2? - European Union

2) Renminbi is currency of which country? - China

3) Mohiniyattam is the dance form of which state? - Kerala

4) Weightlifter Jimjang Deru of which state recently created a national record by lifting 238 kgs in the under 56 kg category? - Arunachal Pradesh

5) Shivalik hills range includes which among the following state? - Jammu & Kashmir

6) Who was recently appointed as Nepal's ambassador to India? - Deep Kumar Upadhyay

7) Smriti Irani recently laid foundation stone of IIM ____? - Visakhapatnam

8) Vaccine Raksha Blu was recently launched for which disease? - bluetongue disease

9) Who won Nobel Prize in economics? - Jean Tirole

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Employment News: 14 February to 20 February 2015

1. Food Corporation of India 

Name of Post- Junior Engineer (Civil Engineer/Electrical Engineer/Mechanical Engineer, Assistant Grade-II (AG-II) (Hindi), Typist (Hindi) and Assistant Grade-III (AG-III) (General/Accounts/Technical/Depot)

No. of Post- Approx 4318

Last Date-17.03.2015

2. Central Industrial Security Force

Name of Post- Head Constable/Ministerial in CISF-2015 for direct candidate and HC/Min (LDCE)-2015.

No. of Post- 700

Last Date- 14.03.2015

3. Union Public Service Commission

Name of Post-Stores Officers, Assistant Public Prosecutors, Assistant Survey Officers, (Special Advt.) Engineer & Ship Surveyor cum-Deputy Director (Tech).

No. of Post- 47

Last Date-  05.03.2015                            

Special Advt. Last Date-14.04.2015

4. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Kochi                        

Name of Post- General Workman-B (Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation.

No. of Post- 71

Last Date- 28.02.2015

5. Container Corporation of India Ltd., New Delhi  

Name of Post- Management Trainee and Assistant Company Secretary.

No. of Post- 26

Last Date-  08.03.2015      

       

6. India Space Research Organization, Andhra Pradesh

Name of Post- Technician-B (Chemical/Diesel Mechanic/Electrical/Fitter etc)

No. of Post-53

Last Date- 06.03.2015.

7. PSC, UP Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services Examination-2015

Last Date- 28.02.2015.

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