Latest Current Affairs: 22 April 2015

1) Sania Mirza on 12 April 2015 created history by becoming the first female tennis player from India to achieve the world number one rank in doubles. She overtook which player to achieve this?

(A) Sara Errani

(B) Martina Hingis

(C) Roberta Vinci

(D) Cara Black

2) Which country won Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament 2015 recently?

(A) Australia

(B) India

(C) Malaysia

(D) New Zealand

3) Who won the Chinese Grand Prix racing 2015 on 12 April 2015?

(A) Nico Rosberg

(B) Sebastian Vettel

(C) Lewis Hamilton

(D) Kimi Raikkonen

4) Name the new airline company in India which commenced its commercial operations with flight services to Hubballi and Thiruvananthapuram on 12 April 2015?

(A) Vistara

(B) Air Deccan

(C) Air Pegasus

(D) None of these

5) Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) recently commissioned 600 MW thermal power project in which state?

(A) Madhya Pradesh

(B) Chhattisgarh

(C) Tamil Nadu

(D) Haryana

6) Ace Indian shooter Jitu Rai has won a bronze medal in the 10 meter Air Pistol (Men) in the ISSF World Cup Rifle/ Pistol Shooting competition. Where was the event held?

(A) Changwon in South Korea

(B) Helsinki in Finland

(C) New Delhi in India

(D) Tokyo in Japan

7) Government on 13 April 2015 notified the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act, 2014 and also ___th constitution amendment act?

(A) 99th

(B) 100th

(C) 94th

(D) 101st

8) Which state government on 13 April 2015 announced Cabinet-rank status for yoga guru Baba Ramdev?

(A) Gujarat

(B) Maharashtra

(C) Jharkhand

(D) Haryana 

9) Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on 12 April 2015 announced that she would be contesting the election for the office of U.S. president to be held in which year?

(A) 2015

(B) 2018

(C) 2016

(D) 2017

10) Name the Foreign Minister of North Korea who visited India from 12 April to 14 April 2015, which was also the first-ever visit of a foreign minister of North Korea to India?

(A) Wang Yi

(B) Ri Su Yong

(C) Fumio Kishida

(D) None of these

Answers

1) Ans. (A) Sara Errani

2) Ans. (D) New Zealand [India finished third in the tournament].

3) Ans. (C) Lewis Hamilton

4) Ans. (C) Air Pegasus

5) Ans. (B) Chhattisgarh

6) Ans. (A) Changwon in South Korea

7) Ans. (A) 99th

8) Ans. (D) Haryana

9) Ans. (C) 2016

10) Ans. (B) Ri Su Yong

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21st April 2015 Daily Current Affairs Updates

1) MakeMyTrip acquired travel startup Mygola:

--> Online travel company MakeMyTrip on 21 April 2015 announced that it has acquired certain assets of Mygola.com and the entire Mygola team has joined MakeMyTrip.

--> The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

--> The acquisition was done through MakeMyTrip’s Innovation Fund, which invests in early-stage or start-up companies in the travel technology space. 

2) Japan's maglev train clocked new world speed record — 603 km/hr:

--> Japan’s Magnetic levitation technology (Maglev) train has clocked a new world speed record smashing through the 603 kilometre per hour mark in a test run near Mount Fuji.

--> The new record has surpassed its previous record of 581 kilometre per hour which was set in 2003.

--> Central Japan Railway Company owns this fastest passenger train and is planning to have a train in service in 2027 on the 286-km route between Tokyo and the central city of Nagoya.

3) Pakistan conferred Nishan-e-Pakistan award on Chinese president Xi Jinping:

--> Pakistan on 21 April 2015 conferred its top civilian award ‘Nishan-e-Pakistan’ on Chinese President Xi Jinping for his outstanding contribution in promotion of relationship between the two countries.

--> The ceremony was organised at the President House where President Mamnoon Hussain conferred the award on Mr. Xi.

--> The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Federal Ministers, Members of National Assembly and Senate, Services Chiefs and Chinese delegation.

--> The Nishan-e-Pakistan is Pakistan's highest civil award given by the government for the highest degree of service to the country.

--> The award was established in March 1957.

--> Nelson Mandela, Queen Elizabeth II, Morarji Desai and Dwight Eisenhower are among the recepients of the award.

4) Cambridge historian Chris Bayly passes away:

--> Christopher Alan Bayly, one of the foremost historians of nineteenth century and a member of the influential Cambridge school of historiography passed away on 20 April 2015.

--> As a historian he was specialised in global, Indian and British Imperial history.

--> His works were based on the 18th and 19th century India and British imperial.

5) E-Samiksha launched to monitor rail projects online:

--> With an aim of monitoring implementation of various ongoing projects including Rail Budget proposals, railways on 21 April 2015 launched E-Samiksha, an online monitoring mechanism.

--> It was launched by Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu in New Delhi.

6) Former Odisha Chief Minister JB Patnaik passed away:

--> Former Governor of Assam and three-time Chief Minister of Odisha Janaki Ballav Patnaik passed away on 21 April 2015.

--> Patnaik had served as CM of Odisha for three times and was in office from 1980 to 1989 and again from 1995 to 1999.

7) Ninth Civil Services Day observed:

--> Ninth Civil Services Day was observed across India on 21 April 2015.

--> The day is observed by all Civil Services to re-dedicate and re-commit themselves to the cause of the people.

--> The Ninth Civil Services Day focuses on Minimum Government, Maximum Governance with specific sectoral emphasis on Social Sector, Housing, Employment & Skill Development and Agriculture.

8) Zimbabwe will become first Test nation to visit Pakistan since 2009:

--> The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed that Zimbabwe will be the first Test team to tour Pakistan since 2009, but remained unclear about the venues for the limited over series.

--> No Test team has toured Pakistan since March, 2009 when militants attacked the Sri Lankan team in Lahore.

9) I-T Department won Prime Minister's award in Public Administration:

--> The Income Tax Department was on 21 April 2015 awarded 'Prime Minister's award for excellence in Public Administration' for 'Easy Tax Compliance through Quality Service'.

--> The award was presented to the department by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of Civil Services day.

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Daily Current Affairs: 20 April 2015

1) ICICI bank launched near-field communications-enabled payment service 'Tap-n-Pay':

--> ICICI Bank in collaboration with Tech Mahindra launched a payment service 'Tap-n-Pay' based on the near-field communications (NFC) technology, enabling customers make over-the-counter payments without using cash.

--> It can be used for merchant payments by merely tapping a NFC-enabled mobile phone or a tag on the counter.

--> The service is a close-end one, only for a close group of customers, like canteen payments at the work place, and not universal like a debit or credit card, the banks said in a statement, adding the merchant will have to first register for the service and then enroll customers for using it.

--> Any person having any bank account, and not limited to ICICI customers, can avail the service, the statement said, adding a user will have to avail the NFC tag or configure it on the mobile phone.

2) India's newest stealth destroyer INS Visakhapatnam launched in Mumbai:

--> INS Visakhapatnam, the first Indian Navy P15-B stealth destroyer, is launched in Mumbai on 20 April 2015.

--> The indigenously-designed ship's air defence capability is designed to counter the threat of enemy aircraft and anti-ship cruise missiles, and will revolve around a vertical launch and long-range surface-to-air missile system.

--> The vessel is expected to be commissioned into the India Navy in 2018.

3) Budget Session resumed in Parliament:

--> The parliament resumed second half of the budget session on 20 April 2015 and the focus remains on the contentious land ordinance that was tabled in the parliament. Upr

--> Rajya Sabha will begin its second spell on April 23.

--> Both Houses will have 13 sitting each till May 8.

4) New York Times won Pulitzer for Ebola coverage:

--> The New York Times won two prestigious Pulitzer prizes on 20 April 2015 for coverage of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, described by the Pulitzer board as courageous and vivid journalism that engaged the public and held authorities accountable.

--> The Pulitzers honour extraordinary work in U.S. journalism, literature, drama and other areas and bring welcome attention and recognition to newspapers and websites.

--> For its Ebola coverage, The New York Times staff won the prize for international reporting and freelancer Daniel Berehulak won for feature photography.

5) Rajaji National Park in Uttarakhand declared as India's 48th Tiger Reserve:

--> Uttarakhand, the State with the second highest tiger population after Karnataka, now has a second tiger reserve, besides the Corbett Tiger Reserve.

--> The Rajaji National Park has now been notified as the Rajaji Tiger Reserve by the Centre.

--> The tiger reserve (1075.17 sq-km) includes the 255.63 sq-km area of Rajaji National Park’s buffer zone.

6) Cricket South Africa launched Africa T20 Cup:

--> Cricket South Africa (CSA) has announced a new tournament to be known as the Africa T20 Cup.

--> The tournament featuring Zimbabwe, Kenya, Namibia, hosts South Africa and 12 CSA affiliates will run from September 4 to October 4.

7) Neeraj Kumar appointed BCCI's ACSU chief:

--> Former Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar was, on 20 April 2015, appointed as chief advisor of the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s Anti Corruption & Security Unit (ACSU) for a term of one year.

--> The decision to appoint Mr. Kumar was taken at the Governing Council Meeting of the Indian Premier League, which was chaired by chairman Rajeev Shukla.

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Daily GK Updates: 21 April 2015

1) The Indian Constitution was amended for the first time in which year? - 1951

2) The word 'socialist, secular' and 'unity and integrity of the Nation' were added to our constitution by which Amendment? - 42nd Amendment

3) Where is the headquarters of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)? - Lucknow

4) Which five year plan was a failure due to Indo-China war followed by Indo-Pakistan? - Third Five Year Plan

5) The Chairman and members of the UPSC hold office for a term of? - Six years

6) Frontier Gandhi was the nickname of? - Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

7) Our National song (Vande Mataram) has been taken from? - The novel ‘Anand Math’ written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

8) All India Harijan Sangh was founded by? - Mahatma Gandhi

9) Delhi was made Union territory in which year? - 1956 

10) UNESCO world heritage site Stepwell Rani-Ki-Vav is located at? - Gujarat

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Current Affairs Quiz Questions - 20 April 2015

1) Richie Benaud who passed away on 10 April 2015 in Sydney was a famous?

(A) Cricket commentator

(B) Nuclear Scienthist

(C) Author

(D) Historian

2) Which city was recently awarded the title of Global Earth hour Capital 2015?

(A) Thane

(B) Sydney

(C) Ottawa

(D) Seoul

3) Which city was named India’s Earth Hour Capital 2015?

(A) Rajkot

(B) Pune

(C) Thane

(D) Coimbatore

4) National Safe Motherhood day was observed across India on?

(A) 11 April

(B) 12 April

(C) 13 April

(D) 14 April

5) An Asteroid numbered 316201 was recently named after?

(A) Viswanathan Anand

(B) Srinivasa Ramanujan

(C) Malala Yousafzai

(D) Bernard Shaw

6) Which Indian tennis player won the ITF Futures tournament on 11 April 2015?

(A) Somdev Devvarman

(B) Rohan Bopanna

(C) Mahesh Bhupathi

(D) Yuki Bhambri

7) Apurvi Chandela recently won a bronze medal in the 10 metres air rifle event at the ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup held at?

(A) Helsinki, Finland

(B) Changwon, South Korea

(C) Amsterdam, Netherlands

(D) Bhubaneswar, India

8) India's first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) recently became operational at GIFT City in Gandhinagar district of which state?

(A) Kerala

(B) Maharashtra

(C) Karnataka

(D) Gujarat 

9) In a landmark development, U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President ____ held a meeting on 11 April 2015, which marked the first summit between the two countries since the height of the Cold War?

(A) Raul Castro

(B) Michelle Bachelet

(C) Simpson Miller

(D) Enrique Peña Nieto

10) Renowned novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, sculptor and recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature, Gunter Grass who passed away on 12 April 2015 was from which country?

(A) Mexico

(B) France

(C) Germany

(D) Canada

Answers

1) Ans. (A) Cricket commentator

2) Ans. (D) Seoul

3) Ans. (C) Thane

4) Ans. (A) 11 April

5) Ans. (C) Malala Yousafzai

6) Ans. (D) Yuki Bhambri

7) Ans. (B) Changwon, South Korea

8) Ans. (D) Gujarat

9) Ans. (A) Raul Castro

10) Ans. (C) Germany

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SBI PO 2015- Quantitative Aptitude (QA) Questions for practice

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1) If 30% of A = 20% of B, then find the value of A : B?

(A) 1 : 3

(B) 3 : 2

(C) 3 : 1

(D) 2 : 3

2) At what rate per annum will the simple interest on a certain sum of money be 1/5 of the amount in 10 year?

(A) 5%

(B) 2%

(C) 1%

(D) 8%

3) Average of ten numbers is 7. If every number is multiplied by 12, what will be the average of new numbers?

(A) 7

(B) 9

(C) 82

(D) 84

4) The average of four consecutive odd numbers is 24. Find the largest number?

(A) 25

(B) 27

(C) 29

(D) 31

5) 6 boys can complete a piece of work in 16 h. In how many hours will 8 boys complete the same work?

(A) 10

(B) 8

(C) 12

(D) 14

6) A man riding his bicycle covers 150 metres in 25 seconds. What is his speed in km per hour?

(A) 20 km/hr

(B) 21.6 km/hr

(C) 23 km/hr

(D) 25 km/hr

7) A sum of Rs 600 amounts to Rs 720 in 4 years. What will it amount to if the rate of simple interest is increased by 2%?

(A) Rs 724

(B) Rs 648

(C) Rs 768

(D) Rs 792

8) A person's present age is two-fifth of the age of his mother. After 8 years, he will be one-half of the age of his mother. How old is the mother at present?

(A) 38

(B) 40

(C) 42

(D) 44

9) Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 20 and 30 minutes respectively. If both the pipes are used together, then how long it will take to fill the tank?

(A) 10 mins

(B) 12 mins

(C) 15 mins

(D) 20 mins

10) A train is moving at a speed of 132 km/hour. If the length of the train is 110 meters, how long will it take to cross a railway platform 165 meters long?

(A) 7 second

(B) 7.5 second

(C) 8 second

(D) 8.5 second

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Answers

1) Ans. (D) 2 : 3

2) Ans. (B) 2%

3) Ans. (D) 84

4) Ans. (B) 27

5) Ans. (C) 12

6) Ans. (B) 21.6 km/hr

7) Ans. (C) Rs 768

8) Ans. (B) 40

9) Ans. (B) 12 mins

10) Ans. (B) 7.5 second

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Daily GK Updates: 20 April 2015

1) Which Article of the constitution of India restricts courts not to inquire into proceedings of Parliament? - Article 122

2) Constitution of parliament as per article 79 of the constitution shall be consisting of? - President, Council of states and the House of the people 

3) Where is the tomb of Shah Jahan situated? - Agra Fort

4) Next winter Olympics in 2018 will be held at? - Pyeongchang, South Korea

5) Voting right by the youths at the age of 18 years was exercised for the first time in the General Election of? - 1989

6) What is the motto of international cricket council? - Great Sport Great Spirit

7) How many players are there in each side of a Basketball game? - 5

8) Who had opposed the Champaran Satyagraha of Mahatma Gandhi? - Rabindranath Tagore

9) The Great emperor Kanishkha belonged to which dynasty? - Kushana

10) In the third battle of Panipat Marathas were defeated by? - Afghans

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19th April 2015 Daily Current Affairs Updates

1) Nasim Zaidi to assumed charge as new Chief Election Commissioner:

--> Nasim Zaidi, on 19 April 2015, assumed charge as the 20th Chief Election Commissioner succeeding H.S. Bramha who retired on 18 April 2015 after completing his term.

--> Zaidi will have a tenure up to July, 2017 when he attains the age of 65.

--> Incidentally, he is the only one left in the three-member constitutional body as the others have retired.

--> The government is yet to fill up the vacancies of two Election Commissioners. 

2) Sitaram Yechury is new general secretary of CPI-M:

--> Rajya Sabha member Sitaram Yechury was elected the fifth general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on 19 April 2015.

--> Outgoing general secretary Prakash Karat proposed Yechury’s name for general secretary which was unanimously accepted.

--> The official announcement of the leadership change in the CPI (M) came towards the end of the six-day party congress at Visakhapatnam .

-->  Sitaram Yechury takes over the reins of the party from Prakash Karat, who has completed three terms as general secretary of the party.

Previous four general secretaries of CPI (M): Sundarayya(1964-1978), EMS Namboodiripad(1978-1992), Harkishan Singh Surjeet(1992-2005), Prakash Karat(2005-2015)

3) Lewis Hamilton won Bahrain Grand Prix:

--> Defending world champion Lewis Hamilton extended his lead in this year's title race on 19 April 2015 when he drove to a near-flawless victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix.

--> Hamilton came home 3.3 seconds clear of Finn Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari who stole second ahead of Nico Rosberg when the second Mercedes driver suffered a braking problem on the penultimate lap.

--> Hamilton's victory lifted him to 93 points in the championship, giving him a clear lead ahead of Rosberg, on 66 points.

4) Bangladesh sets historic series-win against Pakistan:

--> Bangladesh recorded their first series win against Pakistan after opener Tamim Iqbal’s second successive century secured a seven-wicket victory in the second one-day international on 19 April 2015.

5) Pranjala wins Asian junior championship:

--> India's Y Pranjala clinched the Asian Junior Tennis championship title after a come-from-behind victory over top seed Chinese Zheng Wushuang at New Delhi on 18 April 2015.

--> She also had won the Asian Junior Tennis doubles title along with partner Zheng Wushuang on 17 April 2015.

6) Congress launched 'Zameen Wapsi' website against land bill:

--> Taking the battle on the land bill issue to social media, Congress on 19 April 2015 launched a "Zameen Wapsi" website.

7) Mary Kom won best film at Stockholm International Film Festival:

--> Omung Kumar's 2014 directorial "Mary Kom", which was selected for the Stockholm International Film Festival Junior (SIFFJ), has won the Best Film award and has been endowed with the Bronze Horse Award, the festival's top honour.

--> The jury for the junior section of the festival consisted of children from the age of nine to 17.

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