Persons in News- March 2015 (PDF Download)

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* Mufti Mohammad Sayeed - Sworn in as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.

* Martin Crowe - Former New Zealand cricket captain, inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.

* Roger Federer - Won the ATP Tennis Championship Men’s single title held in Dubai.

* Jitan Ram Manjhi - Former Bihar chief minister, he launched Hindustani Awam Morcha.

* Jagmohan Dalmiya - He was unanimously elected the president of the BCCI.

* Bill Gates - He was named world's richest person again.

* Hifikepunye Pohamba - Namibian President, he won Mo Ibrahim prize for African leadership.

* Rafael Nadal - He won Argentina Open tennis title.

* Mary Kom - (i) She was appointed as the brand ambassador of the Northeast (ii) She has decided to quit boxing after the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

* K.S. Lavkumar - Renowned ornithologist, he died.

* Rani Mukerji - She was was felicitated by Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury who is the chairperson for the National Institute of Gender Justice for her contribution towards gender sensitization through her 2014 release Mardaani.

* Dadarao Danve - He resigned from the Union council of Ministers as he was made Maharasthra BJP president.

* Leslee Udwin - Director of the controversial BBC documentary film “India’s Daughter”.

* Narendra Modi - (i) Named among the 30 most influential people on the internet by Time magazine. (ii) He became first Indian PM to visit Sri Lanka in 28 years. (iii) He was named among the 50 greatest leaders in the world by Fortune magazine.

* Ram Sundar Das - Former Bihar Chief Minister, he passed away.

* G Karthikeyan - Kerala Assembly speaker, he passed away.

* Saina Nehwal - (i) She created history as she became the first Indian woman shuttler to attain the world number one ranking. (ii) Became the first Indian in 14 years to reach the final of the All England Open Badminton Championships (iii) She won Indian Open Super Series title.

* Ashwin Mittal - Walmart India has appointed him as chief operating officer.

* Vinod Mehta - Veteran journalist, he passed away.

* Kumar Sangakkara - (i) Heannounced retirement from Test cricket, (ii) He became the first player to score four successive one-day international centuries.

* Arun Singh - He was appointed as India’s ambassador to the U.S.

* Veerappa Moily - He was selected for Saraswati Samman 2014.

* MS Dhoni - (i) He registered most wins by an Indian captain in the history of the cricket World Cup. (ii) He Became first Indian captain to register 100 ODI wins.

* Dr. Manmohan Singh - He was accused of criminal conspiracy and breach of trust in the allocation of a coal mine by Special CBI Court.

* David Hale - He was nominated as next US ambassador to Pakistan.

* N. Sakthan - He was elected Kerala Assembly Speaker.

* Mohamed Nasheed - Former Maldives President,  he was sentenced to 13-year imprisonment.

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* Dr. Alka Beotra - She was nominated to the Executive Board of WAADS (World Association of Anti Doping Scientists) from India.

* Bhaiyyaji Joshi - He was re-elected RSS general secretary.

* Sonakshi Sinha & Arjun Kapoor: They won Golden Kela awards (Worst offerings of Indian cinema).

* K. Srikanth - (i) He won Swiss Grand Prix Gold Badminton championship (ii) He won Indian Open Super Series title.

* Narayan Desai - Veteran Gandhian, he passed away.

* Lewis Hamilton - He won Australian Grand Prix 2015.

* Christine Lagarde - IMF chief, she visited India during March 2015.

* Paul van Ass - He took charge as chief coach of the Indian men’s hockey team.

* Bombay S Kamal - Veteran singer and music compose from Malayalam, he passed away.

* Ashu Suyash - Took charge as Crisil (Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited) CEO.

* Minoti Apate - Indian pancreatic cancer researcher in Australia and she has been named New South Wales Woman of the year 2015.

* Benjamin Netanyahu - His right-wing Likud party swept past its main rival in Israel's election.

* Kavinder Gupta - He was elected as the speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly.

* Air Marshal Sohail Aman - He was appointed as Chief of Pakistan Air Force.

* Smriti Irani - WEF named her as Young Global Leader from India.

* Ratan Tata - He was appointed as the head of an innovation council of Indian Railways called ‘Kayakalp’.

* Meira Kumar - Former Lok Sabha Meira Kumar’s book entitled “Indian Parliamentary Diplomacy – Speaker’s Perspective” was released.

* Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan - India-born Nobel laureate Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan has been confirmed as president elect of Britain's prestigious Royal Society.

* Justice Uma Nath Singh - Sworn in as new Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court.

* Lata Mangeshkar - She won the 'Laadli Voice of the Century' award.

* Shahir Krishnarao - Bard and Marathi folk legend, he passed away.

* Martin Guptill - He hit the highest ever World Cup score of 237.

* Rajendra Singh - Activist Rajendra Singh won Stockholm Water Prize 2015.

* Katherine Viner - She will be the next editor-in-chief of The Guardian & will be the first woman to run the newspaper in its 194-year history.

* Yusufali Kechery - Renowned Malayalam poet,  he passed away.

* Sarath Fonseka - He became Sri Lanka's first field marshal.

* Sania Mirza & Martina Hingis - They won BNP Paribas Open tennis title.

* Lee Kuan Yew - The founding father and first prime minister of Singapore. He passed away.

* Novak Djokovic - He won BNP Paribas Open final.

* Shashi Kapoor - Selected for Dadasaheb Phalke award 2014.

* Madhav Gadgil - Renowned ecologist, he won prestigious Tyler Prize 2015 for Environmental Achievement.

* Dolly Shivani Cherukuri - She became the youngest Archer to enter India Book of Records.

* Bharti Kher - She was conferred with the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters of France.

* KM Mani - Kerala Finance Minister, he was appointed chairman of the empowered committee of state finance ministers on Goods & Services Tax (GST).

* Akhil Sharma - Indian-American author, he won The Folio Prize 2015.

* Gopaldas Neeraj - Veteran poet, he was awarded inaugural National Kavi Pradeep Samman by Madhya Pradesh govt.

* Vikas Swarup - Noted novelist, he was appointed as the new official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs.

* Ruth Porat - Google Inc appointed Ruth Porat as its Chief Financial Officer.

* Justice Ashok Bhushan - He sworn in as the Chief Justice of Kerala High Court.

* Michel Platini - He was re-elected as the UEFA President.

* John F. Nash, Jr. and Louis Nirenberg - They shared Abel Prize 2015.

* Atal Bihari Vajpayee - Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was presented with the prestigious Bharat Ratna Award on 27 March 2015.

* Lieutenant Kiran Shekhawat - She became the first Indian woman officer to die in the line of duty.

* Poonam Mahajan - She became the first woman president of Basketball Federation of India.

* Aziz Qureshi - Mizoram Governor Aziz Qureshi sacked.

* Medha Patkar - Social activist Medha Patkar quits Aam Aadmi Party.

* Michael Clarke - Australia captain Michael Clarke announced retirement from ODIs.

* Aditi Arya - She was declared fbb Femina Miss India World 2015.

* Adoor Gopalakrishnan - He was honoured with Bishwaratna Dr Bhupen Hazarika International Solidarity Award.

* Mitchell Starc - He was named Player of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 tournament.

* Sebastian Vettel - He won Malaysian Grand Prix 2015.

* Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya - He was posthumously awarded Bharat Ratna Award & his family members received the award from President on 30 March 2015.

* Balbir Singh Senior - Renowned Hockey player, he was honoured with Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award.

* Daniel Vettori - New Zealand cricketer, he announced retirement from international cricket.

* Muhammadu Buhari - He was elected as President of Nigeria.

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Current Affairs Quiz Questions: 3 April 2015

1) Gandhi Peace Prize for 2014 was recently won by which Organization?

(A) Bachpan Bachao Andolan

(B) Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)

(C) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre ( BARC )

(D) Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) 

2) Which former Prime Minister of India was presented with the prestigious Bharat Ratna Award by President Pranab Mukherjee on 27 March 2015 in New Delhi?

(A) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

(B) Manmohan Singh

(C) HD Deve Gowda

(D) IK Gujral

3) Which state recently launched the country's first e-ration card service?

(A) Rajasthan

(B) Gujarat

(C) Bihar

(D) Delhi

4) Which state recently became the first State in the country to fix a minimum educational qualification for contesting elections to the Panchayati Raj Institutions?

(A) Haryana

(B) Kerala

(C) Rajasthan

(D) Andhra Pradesh

5) Which movie has won the best film on environmental conservation/preservation at 62nd national film award?

(A) Chotoder Chobi

(B) Ottaal

(C) Court

(D) Chotushkone

6) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on 27 March 2015 commissioned the 210 km long Lumding-Silchar broad gauge line. This links 3 north eastern states except?

(A) Mizoram

(B) Tripura

(C) Manipur

(D) Mizoram

7) World Theatre Day (WTD) was celebrated on?

(A) March 27

(B) March 28

(C) March 29

(D) March 30

8) Union government has recently declared national mourning on 29 March 2015 as mark of respect to the former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew of which country?

(A) China

(B) Malaysia

(C) Singapore

(D) South Korea

9) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was recently ranked ____th among the 50 greatest leaders in the world by Fortune magazine annual list?

(A) 10th

(B) 5th

(C) 28th

(D) 16th

10) Who was named best actor in the 62nd National Film Awards?

(A) Sooraj Venjaramood

(B) Srijit Mukherji

(C) Dhanush

(D) Vijay

Answers

1) Ans. (B) Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)

2) Ans. (A) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

3) Ans. (D) Delhi

4) Ans. (C) Rajasthan

5) Ans. (B) Ottaal

6) Ans. (D) Mizoram

7) Ans. (A) March 27

8) Ans. (C) Singapore

9) Ans. (B) 5th

10) Ans. (D) Vijay (For Kannada Film- Nanu Avanalla Avalu)

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General Awareness for NICL AO and Assistant Exam 2015

1) Capital of Mali? - Bamako

2) Which application is used for accessing the information on internet? - Web browser

3) The Temples of Khajuraho were built by? - Chandelas

4) The majority of Earth's crust is composed of which rock? - Sedimentary

5) Where is St. Peter’s Basilica located? - Vatican City

6) Dibang Nation Park is located in?- Arunachal Pradesh

7) Headquarters of United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)? - Madrid, Spain

8) Study of atmospheric phenomena is called? - Meteorology

9) The longest river in Asia is? - River Yangtze

10) Union minister of law & justice? - Sadananda Gowda

11) The concept of Directive Principles of State Policy in Indian Constitution is adopted from that of? - Ireland and Spain

12) NATO full form? - North Atlantic Treaty Organization

13) Umesh Yadav and Axar Patel are related to which sport? - Cricket

14) Who is the Chairman of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)? - Prime Minister of India

15) ‘Gidda’ is popular folk dance from which state of India? - Punjab

16) In India the power of ‘Judicial Review’ is enjoyed by the? - Supreme Court and High Court only

17) C.K. Naidu lifetime achievement is related to which sports? – Cricket

18) Gir national park is situated in? - Gujarat

19) Brand Ambassador of ICC world cup 2015? - Sachin Tendulkar

20) National Good Governance Day was observed on? - 25 December

21) Capital of Germany? - Berlin

22) How many Permanent Members are there in the Security Council? - 5

23) Capital of Chile? - Santiago

24) Epigraphy is the study of? - Inscriptions

25) IRCTC stands for? - Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation

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Daily Current Affairs: 1 April 2015

1) ICC president Mustafa Kamal resigned:

--> Mustafa Kamal resigned as president of the International Cricket Council (ICC) on 1 April 2015 with an outspoken attack on the world governing body after he was prevented from presenting the World Cup trophy.

--> Then, a spat erupted between Mr. Kamal and ICC chairman N. Srinivasan, who presented the World Cup to Australia.

--> Mustafa Kamal during the world cup had made controversy after his country's World Cup quarterfinal defeat by India saying that there was "no quality in the umpiring" and suggested the result had been "pre-arranged".

--> Mr. Kamal, who is also Bangladesh’s Planning Minister, said his decision was “final” and “not negotiable.

--> Citing the constitution, he said only the president had the right to hand over the trophy to the winners of a match.

2) Farida Khambata is Tata Sons' first woman director:

--> Tata Sons, promoter of the major operating Tata companies, appointed top-ranked investment strategist Farida Khambata as the first woman independent director in the company's 103-year history.

--> While Khambata is the first woman professional to be a part of the Tata Sons board, Navajbai Tata, wife of Sir Ratan Tata, the younger son of Tata Group founder Jamsetji Tata, was the first woman from the promoter family to join the Tata Sons board.

--> Ronen Sen former ambassador to the US was also inducted as an independent director.

3) Gulshan Rai took charge as India's first cyber security chief:

--> Gulshan Rai on 1 April 2015 took charge as India’s first cyber security chief under the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) as Special Secretary for cyber security.

--> Prime Minister Narendra Modi in March 2015 had created this new post in PMO and had appointed Rai as its head.

--> Prior to this appointment, he was Director-General Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) at the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY).

--> He also heads the E-Security and Cyber Law division in the Union Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.

4) Aahar scheme launched in Odisha:

-->  Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched his government’s much-hyped subsidised Aahar scheme on the occasion of the State’s Foundation Day on 1 April 2015.

--> The scheme was launched in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Berhampur, Sambalpur and Rourkela in the first phase.

--> It aims at providing meal at Rs. five to the urban poor.

--> Each Aahar outlet will cater to a thousand people daily between 11 am and 3 pm.

5) Misao Okawa, Worlds oldest person died in Japan at age 117:

--> Misao Okawa, the World’s oldest person on 1 April 2015 died in Japan at the age of 117 and 27 days.

--> She was awarded the Guinness World Records title of oldest living person as well as the oldest living woman on 27 February 2013, a few days before her 115th birthday.

6) Brendon McCullum named New Zealand's 'Cricketer of the Year':

--> New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum was named "Cricketer of the Year" at the New Zealand on 1 April 2015.

--> McCullum, who led New Zealand to their first World Cup final, was the supreme award winner at the ceremony, winning the "Sir Richard Hadlee" medal.

--> Team-mate Kane Williamson won the "Batsman of the Year" award across all three formats of the game.

7) Justice Sunil Kumar Sinha appointed as Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court:

--> Justice Sunil Kumar Sinha on 30 March 2015 was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court.

--> He was appointed by the President Pranab Mukherjee in accordance with the Article 217 (1) of the Constitution of India.

8) Kyle Mills retired from all forms of cricket:

--> New Zealand pace bowler Kyle Mills announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on 1 April 2015.

--> Mills was consistently ranked among the world's top 10 one-day bowlers throughout his illustrious 14-year career, and for a long time was ranked number one.

--> Mills represented New Zealand in 170 ODIs and took 240 wickets to be the Black Caps' second highest wicket-taker in the shortened game behind Vettori, who took 297.

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Current Affairs MCQ: 2 April 2015

1) Who was recently appointed as the new spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs?

(A) Syed Akbaruddin

(B) Sushma Singh

(C) Vikas Swarup

(D) Vishnu Prakash

2) Which technology giant has recently appointed Ruth Porat as its Chief Financial Officer?

(A) Google

(B) Yahoo

(C) Facebook

(D) Twitter

3) Who was on 26 March 2015 sworn in as Chief Justice of Kerala High Court?

(A) Justice Meena Kumari

(B) Justice Ashok Bhushan

(C) Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant

(D) Justice Uma Nath Singh

4) Michel Platini was re-elected by acclamation as UEFA president for a third term on 24 March 2015. UEFA represents the national football associations of?

(A) Asia

(B) Africa

(C) South America

(D) Europe

5) RBI on 25 March 2015 signed a USD 400 million currency swap agreement with the Central Bank of which country for three years?

(A) Sri Lanka

(B) Nepal

(C) Bhutan

(D) Maldives

6) Who was named Man of the Match in the semi final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 played between India and Australia?

(A) James Faulkner

(B) Mitchell Starc

(C) Steve Smith

(D) Michael Clarke 

7) Who bagged the best actress award at the 62nd National Film Awards?

(A) Priyanka Chopra

(B) Kareena Kapoor

(C) Sonam Kapoor

(D) Kangana Ranaut

8) Who recently emerged as the only Indian author among 10 finalists for this year’s Man Booker International Prize?

(A) Siddhartha Mukherjee

(B) Amitav Ghosh

(C) Ashok Srinivasan

(D) Jeet Thayil

9) John F. Nash, Jr. and Louis Nirenberg recently won the Abel Prize 2015 for their contributions to mathematical sciences. Of this, John F. Nash is also a winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize in?

(A) Physics

(B) Chemistry

(C) Peace

(D) Economics

10) Which film has been selected as the Best Hindi Film for the 62nd National Film Awards?

(A) Queen

(B) PK

(C) Mary Kom

(D) Haider

Answers

1) Ans. (C) Vikas Swarup

2) Ans. (A) Google

3) Ans. (B) Justice Ashok Bhushan

4) Ans. (D) Europe

5) Ans. (A) Sri Lanka

6) Ans. (C) Steve Smith

7) Ans. (D) Kangana Ranaut

8) Ans. (B) Amitav Ghosh

9) Ans. (D) Economics

10) Ans. (A) Queen 

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GK for KPSC Secretariat Assistant Exam 2015

Friends.. Here are some useful General Knowledge Questions for Kerala PSC Secretariat Assistant Exam 2015. Equally these questions are useful for other competitive Exams also.

1) Manav Seva Award has been instituted in the memory of? - Rajiv Gandhi

2) In which year Aam Aadmi Bima Yojna was launched? - 2007 (Exact Date 02-10-2007)

3) What was the pen name of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhaye? - Kamla Kant

4) Name the government scheme launched in 1985 for providing financial assistance to rural and urban poor for construction of houses? - Indira Awaaz Yojna

5) The total number of judges of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is? - 15

6) Jawaharlal Nehru award is given for? - International Understanding

7) What is the aim of Janani Suraksha Yojana launched in 2005? -  Reducing maternal deaths by promoting deliveries in public and private health institutions.

8) 15th August is the Independence Day of India and? - South Korea

9) Who is the author of the book ‘We Indians’? - Kushwant Singh

10) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was launched in which year? - 2005

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ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Quiz Questions for Exams

Friends.. As you know the 11th edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup was held from 14 February to 29 March 2015. Many new records were created during this world cup and hence a question related to Cricket World Cup will surely be there in the upcoming exams. Hope this article helps you to face those questions with confidence. If you think any possible question was missed out, just comment below. We will add them. 

1) The 2015 Cricket World Cup was jointly hosted by? - Australia and New Zealand

2) How many teams participated in the tournament? - Fourteen teams

3) Total how many venues were there for the 2015 Cricket World Cup? - 14

4) When was the first and last time Australia and New Zealand jointly hosted the Cricket World Cup? - 1992

5) Who was the Ambassador of the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup? - Sachin Tendulkar

6) Which ground hosted the final match of the tournament? - Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia

7) Which team lifted the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup? - Australia

8) The final match was played between Australia and? - New Zealand

9) Who was the leading run scorer (547 runs) of the Cricket world cup 2015? - Martin Guptill

10) Who scored the highest individual score of Cricket world cup 2015? - Martin Guptill (237 Runs)

11) Which player had the highest average of Cricket world cup 2015? - Kumar Sangakkara (108.2)

12) Which player scored the most number of 100s in Cricket world cup 2015? - Kumar Sangakkara (Four)

13) Which players took the most number of wickets in Cricket world cup 2015? - Mitchell Starc and Trent Boult (22 wickets each)

14) Who took the most number of wickets in a single innings of Cricket world cup 2015? - Timothy Southee (7/33 against England)

15) Name the two players who scored double century in Cricket world cup 2015? - Martin Guptill and Chris Gayle

16) Which is the only test playing nation that did not qualified for quarter finals? - England

17) Who was named the player of the Tournament? - Mitchell Starc

18) Name the two players who took a hat-trick in the World Cup 2015? - Steve Finn and JP Duminy

19) Who scored the fastest World Cup fifty in 18 balls during this edition? - McCullum

20) Who hit the fastest 150 in ODIs (in 64 balls) during this edition of World Cup? - AB de Villiers

21) Which team defeated India in the Semi Finals of Cricket world cup 2015? - Australia

22) Who became the first Indian to score a World Cup century against Pakistan during this edition? - Virat Kohli

24) Who was named the Man of the Match in the final of Cricket world cup 2015? - James Faulkner

25) Who captained Australia in the Cricket world cup 2015? - Michael Clarke

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