Daily Current Affairs: 5 May 2015

1) Akash missile inducted in to Indian Army:

--> The Army on 5 May 2015 inducted the first regiment of the indigenously-developed Akash surface-to-air missile system, capable of targeting a multitude of aerial threats up to a range of 25 km.

--> Akash has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation and is being built by Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL).

--> It was originally planned as part of the five missiles under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme initiated in 1984.

--> Each regiment of Akash consists of six launchers with each launcher having three missiles.

2) Jonathan Trott retired from International Cricket:

--> England batsman Jonathan Trott has retired from international cricket with immediate effect after a disappointing tour of the West Indies.

--> Trott only returned to the England side last month following an extended break from the game due to a stress-related illness but scored a meagre 72 runs, including three ducks, at an average of just 12 in the three-test series against West Indies.

--> South African-born Trott played 52 tests, scoring 3,835 runs at an average of 44.08 after scoring a century on his debut in the 2009 Ashes series.

--> He also played 68 one-day internationals, scoring 2,819 runs at an average of 51.25.

3) Union Cabinet cleared 119th Constitutional Amendment Bill:

--> Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 5 May 2015 approved the 119th Constitutional Amendment Bill on Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) between India and Bangladesh.

--> Under the land boundary agreement, India and Bangladesh will exchange several enclaves which are under each other's adverse possession

--> The bill also includes the territories in Assam in addition to territories of West Bengal, Tripura and Meghalaya.

4) Microsoft India Launches Edu-Cloud:

--> Microsoft India on 5 May 2015 unveiled Edu-Cloud, a cloud computing-based offering, designed to offer digital learning and teaching in schools and higher educational institutions through virtual learning platforms in India.

--> Bhaskar Pramanik, Microsoft India Chairman, said Edu-Cloud is expected to benefit 1 million teachers and 6 million students in over 1,500 institutes over the next 18 months.

5) Stuart Bingham won World Snooker Championship:

--> Stuart Bingham completed an astonishing transition from journeyman to king of the Crucible as he brilliantly beat Shaun Murphy to take the Betfred World Championship.

6) Cow-urine refinery inaugurated at Jalore:

--> Rajasthan medical and health minister Rajendra Rathore inaugurated a cow-urine refinery at Jalore.

--> The refinery, set up at Pathmera Gaushala, will prepare cow-urine extract for use in the formulation of various products.

7) PAN made mandatory for Central excise registration:

--> Permanent Account Number (PAN) has been made mandatory for private firms seeking central excise registration.

--> The registration will now be given within two days of filing online applications, as per the new simplified rules formed by the Finance Ministry "to improve the ease in doing business in manufacturing".

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6th May 2015 Daily GK Updates

1) International Day for Biological Diversity is observed on? - 22 May

2) "Matters of Discretion: An Autobiography" is an autobiography by which former Indian Prime Minister? - Inder Kumar Gujral

3) Who is the first recipient of World Food Prize? - Prof. M. S. Swaminathan (in 1987)

4) Porto Novo is the capital of which African country? - Benin 

5) Number of players in Polo? - 4

6) Weight of a body at the centre of Earth? - Neutralises

7) National University of Advance Legal Studies is situated at? - Kochi

8) The constituent assembly was formed on the recommendation of? - Cabinet Mission

9) Psephology is the study of? - Election, Voting etc.

10) First language which is used for the application in Internet is? - Java

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Constitution of India Quiz- Part 3

41) In the case of disagreement on a Bill, in the two Houses of Parliament? - A joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament is convened

42) The maximum number of Anglo Indians who can be nominated to the Lok Sabha are? - 2

43) The Legislative Council in a state can be created or disbanded by the? - State Legislative Assembly alone

44) The rank of the different Ministers in the Union Council of Ministers is determined by the? - President

45) The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament is appointed by? - Speaker of Lok Sabha

46) If a member of Parliament voluntarily acquires the citizenship of a foreign country? - He will be disqualified from membership

47) Who among the following fixes the salaries and the allowances of the Speaker of Lok Sabha? - Parliament

48) The question of disqualification of a member of the State Legislature shall be decided by? - The Governor in consultation with the Election Commission

49) The maximum strength of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha respectively is? - 545 and 250

50) A Bill refferred to a joint sitting of the two Houses of the Parliament is to be passed by? - A simple majority

51) What is zero hour? - When matters of utmost importance are raised

52) Who is the highest Law Officer of a state? - Advocate General

53) To which of the following Bills the President must accord his sanction without sending it back for fresh consideration? - Finance Bills

54) For whose removal Parliament's resolution is not needed? - Judge of Supreme Court

55) If a Minister of a state wants to resign, to whom he should address the letter of resignation? - Chief Minister

56) Which of the following bills cannot be introduced first in the Rajya Sabha? - Money Bills

57) For those Union Territories, which have no Legislative Councils of their own, laws are passed by? - Parliament

58) What is the maximum number of elected members in a State Assembly? - 500

59) Which parliamentary committee in India is normally chaired by a prominent member of the Opposition? - Public Accounts Committee

60) Who presides over the Lok Sabha if neither the Speaker nor the Deputy Speaker is available? - The senior most member of the Lok Sabha

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Multiple Choice Current Affairs: 5 May 2015

1) Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) was recently adjudged the world's best airport for the year 2014, under the category of handling 25 to 40 million passengers per annum. IGIA is situated at?

(A) Mumbai

(B) Chennai

(C) Delhi

(D) Bengaluru

2) Army on 26 April 2015 conducted a major exercise, 'Akraman-II' in which state?

(A) Goa

(B) Odisha

(C) Punjab

(D) Rajasthan

3) 14th edition of Indo-French naval exercise 'Varuna' concluded on 2 May 2015. It was held in which state?

(A) Kerala

(B) Goa

(C) Jammu and Kashmir

(D) Maharashtra

4) Magnus Carlsen won Shamkir chess tournament on 26 April 2015. Magnus Carlsen is from which country?

(A) Spain

(B) China

(C) Switzerland

(D) Norway 

5) International Dance Day is observed on?

(A) May 1

(B) April 30

(C) May 2

(D) April 29

6) Which bollywood actor was recently conferred the Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar Award?

(A) Sharukh Khan

(B) Amitabh Bachchan

(C) Nazarudhin Shah

(D) Anil Kapoor

7) Which state government on 30 April 2015 issued a circular banning the use of the phrase “Horn Ok Please” on the rear side of commercial vehicles?

(A) Maharshtra

(B) Delhi

(C) Andhra Pradesh

(D) Uttar Pradesh

8) Maharashtra’s Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) on 1 May 2015 filed an FIR against CEO of which e-commerce major on charges of for selling prescription drugs online?

(A) Amazon

(B) Snapdeal

(C) Flipkart

(D) eBay

9) “Educate Encourage Enlighten” will be the new tagline of ____ as announced recently?

(A) CBSE

(B) New Education Policy

(C) Ministry of Human Resource Development

(D) None of these

10) What is the name given to the massive rescue and relief launched by the Indian Army in Nepal?

(A) Operation Maitri

(B) Operation Seva

(C) Operation Rahat

(D) Operation Neeti

Answers

1) Ans. (C) Delhi

2) Ans. (D) Rajasthan

3) Ans. (B) Goa

4) Ans. (D) Norway

5) Ans. (D) April 29

6) Ans. (D) Anil Kapoor

7) Ans. (A) Maharshtra

8) Ans. (B) Snapdeal

9) Ans. (B) New Education Policy

10) Ans. (A) Operation Maitri
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Indian Constitution Quiz - Part 2

Friends.. Here is the Part of Constitution of India Quiz. 

21) The Indian constitution borrowed the concept of a five-year plan from the constitution of? - Russia

22) Maximum number of Members of Rajya Sabha is? - 250

23) How many languages initially recognised by Indian Constitution as National Languages? - 12

24) When was the 42nd Amendment of the Constitution adopted? - 1976

25) Which article of the Indian Constitution provides special safeguards for the welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes? - Article 339

26) Under which constitutional amendment 30% seats in village panchyats have been reserved for women in India? - 73

27) How many schedules were there in original Constitution? - 8

28) Article 32 of constitution is related to? - Fundamental Rights

29) In the Indian Constitution, opportunities for the development of scientific temper, humanism and spirit of inquiry and reform are found in the? - Fundamental Duties

30) With the enactment of 92nd Constitution Amendment) Act, 2003, how many Indian languages figure in the 8th schedule of the Constitution of India? - 22

31) Which constitutional Amendment provides for reservation in admissions in private unaided institutions for members of scheduled castes/tribes and other backward classes? - 93rd Constitutional Amendment

32) An Inter-state council was set up in 1990 under Article 263 of the constitution by the recommendation of? - Sarkaria Commison

33) In which part of the constitution are Emergency Provisions provided? - Part XVIII

34) Holding of elections in the Panchayats is decided by? - the State Government

35) Who was Chairman the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution in set up on 27th August 1947? - Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar

36) When was the Protection of Human Rights Act passed? - 1993

37) Which is the largest Committee of the Parliament? - The Estimates Committee

38) The maximum limit for members of assembly in a state is? - 350

39) Imposing President's rule in case of emergency is given in which article of the Constitution? - Article 356

40) The constitution Bill regarding delinking of Religion from politics was? - 80th Amendment Bill

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4th May 2015 Daily Current Affairs Updates

1) PM Modi joined Chinese social media platform Weibo:

--> Prime Minister Narendra Modi has joined Chinese social media platform Weibo.

--> Weibo is often referred to as Twitter of China.

--> Announcing the news of his joining Weibo on Twitter, PM Modi said, "Hello China! Looking forward to interacting with Chinese friends through Weibo."

--> PM Modi has joined Chinese social media platform just weeks before his scheduled visit to the country.

--> The Chinese microblogging service Weibo rolled out an IPO in April 2014. 

2) World Asthma Day 2015 observed:

--> World Asthma Day 2015 was observed globally on 5 May 2015.

--> Theme of the year is You Can Control Your Asthma and sub-theme is It’s Time to Control Asthma.

--> World Asthma Day takes place on the first Tuesday of May.

--> The inaugural World Asthma Day was held in 1998.

3) World’s largest flag unfurled in Tunisia:

--> World’s largest flag was unfurled at an event in Ong Jmel in the southern desert area of Tunisia.

--> Tunisian national flag of the size of 19 football pitches was unfurled in a bid to set a Guinness World Record and promote patriotism in the face of Islamist extremism.

--> The flag of 104,544 square metre was made using 80 kilometres of fabric and weighed arounf 12.6 tonnes.

4) BHEL commissioned Bijlee Utpadan's thermal unit in Bihar:

--> State-owned electrical equipment maker Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has commissioned a 195-MW thermal unit in Muzzafarpur district in Bihar.

--> The commissioned thermal unit is the first of the two 195-MW units to be commissioned by BHEL at the thermal power plant of Kanti Bijlee Utpadan Nigam (KBUNL).

--> KBUNL is a joint venture of NTPC and Bihar State Power Generation Company Limited.

5) Gender neutral 'Mx' 'to be added' to Oxford English Dictionary:

--> In a first, a gender-neutral new title “Mx” could soon join Mr, Mrs, Miss and Ms as an honorific for transgender people and anyone else who does not identify with a particular gender.

--> Over the past two years, the title has been quietly added to official forms and databases in Britain and is now being considered for inclusion in the next edition of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED).

6) Future Group's retail business to merge with Bharti Retail:

--> The Board of Directors of Kishore Biyani-owned Future Retail approved the consolidation and realignment of its retail operations with Bharti Retail Ltd.

--> To streamline the operations resulting from the consolidation, the respective boards of directors propose to demerge the retail business of Future Retail to Bharti Retail and to demerge the infrastructure business of Bharti Retail to Future Retail, a company statement said.

--> The first, to be known as Future Retail, will host the retail operations of both entities while the second, to be known as Future Enterprises, will host the infrastructure, investments and assets of both the companies.

7) Sandeep Jajodia removed as Boxing India President:

--> Boxing India president Sandeep Jajodia was removed as the president of the Boxing India as he lost the no-confidence motion 2-55 in a special general meeting

--> Accepting the defeat, Jajodia sent a letter to all the members appealing them to think for the betterment of the sport.

8) Army athletes emerged champions in Federation Cup:

--> The Indian Army team emerged champions in the 19th Federation Cup national senior athletic championship, scoring 123.5 points at the end of the four-day event at the Mangala stadium in Mangaluru.

--> The Tamil Nadu team came second by securing 114 points.

--> Kerala claimed the overall championship in the women's category with 86 points followed by Karnataka with 68 points.

9) AIFF chief Praful Patel elected AFC vice-president:

--> All India Football Federation (AIFF) President Praful Patel was recently elected unopposed as Asian Football Confederation (AFC) vice-president, South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Region.

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Employment News: 02nd May - 08th May 2015

1. Staff Selection Commission

Name of Post – Assistant, Inspector, Sub-Inspector, Accountant, tax   Assistant, Auditor, etc.

No. of Vacancies – Not given

Last Date     -    02.05.2015

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2. Ordnance Factories

Name of Post – LDC, MTS  etc.

No. of Vacancies - 20

Last Date     -    23.05.2015

3. Serious Fraud Investigation Office

Name of Post – Additional Director, Sr. Assistant Dy., Assistant Dy

Private Secretary, Prosecutor-II.

No. of Vacancies - 12

Last Date     -  within 45 days from the publication.

4. Naval Dockyard Mumbai

Name of Post –  Elect. Fitter, Plater, Painter, Welder, Shipwright, etc.

No. of Vacancies -299

Last Date    - 1700 Hrs on 20 May 2015

5. Airports Authority of India

Name of Post – Various Posts

No. of Vacancies - 322

Last Date     - 20.06.2015

6. Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited

Name of Post – Various Posts

No. of Vacancies - 125

Last Date       -    31.05.2015

7. National Mineral Development Corporation Limited

Name of Post – Maintenance Assistance

No. of Vacancies - 138

Last Date   - 12.05.2015

8. State Trading Corporation Of India Ltd. Name of post – General Manager (joint), Chief Manager

No. of Vacancies – 5 

Last Date   - 31.05.2015

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Latest Current Affairs Quiz: 4 May 2015

1) Microsoft on 29 April 2015 announced its next Web Browser’s name as?

(A) Invent

(B) Edge

(C) Pluto

(D) Micro Explo

2) Which former Union Finance Minister was recently honoured with Officier de la Légion d’Honneur (Officer of the Legion of Honour), the highest French civilian distinction?

(A) Murali Manohar Joshi

(B) P Chidambaram

(C) Pranab Mukherjee

(D) Yashwant Sinha 

3) Name the Eminent scientist who was recently conferred with Japan's highest civilian award for his outstanding contributions to science and Indo-Japanese science coperation?

(A) K Radhakrishnan

(B) APJ Abdul Kalam

(C) CNR Rao

(D) TKM Nair

4)  A powerful earthquake measuring 7.9 on Richter scale struck which neighboring country of India on 25 April 2015?

(A) Nepal

(B) Bhutan

(C) China

(D) Bangladesh

5) World Malaria Day is observed globally on?

(A) 21 April

(B) 25 April

(C) 27 April

(D) 30 April

6) Senior IPS officer Surender Singh was on 1 May 2015 appointed as the new DG of?

(A) BSF

(B) ITBP

(C) CRPF

(D) CISF

7) What is the authorized capital of each Regional Rural Bank (RRB) as per the recent amendments in Regional Rural Bank (Amendment) Bill 2014?

(A) Rs.5 crore

(B) Rs. 100 crore

(C) Rs. 1000 crore

(D) Rs. 2000 crore

8) Department of Telecom has recently extended the deadline to fully implement the mobile number portability across the country to?

(A) April 1, 2016

(B) October 2, 2015

(C) July 3, 2015

(C) January 1, 2016

9) International Labour Day is observed on?

(A) May 1

(B) April 29

(C) April 3

(D) May 2

10) NASA's Messenger spacecraft has recently crashed into the surface of which planet ending its historic 11-year mission?

(A) Saturn

(B) Mars

(C) Pluto

(D) Mercury

Answers

1) Ans. (B) Edge

2) Ans. (D) Yashwant Sinha

3) Ans. (C) CNR Rao

4) Ans. (A) Nepal

5) Ans. (B) 25 April

6) Ans. (D) CISF

7) Ans. (D) Rs. 2000 crore

8) Ans. (C) July 3, 2015

9) Ans. (A) May 1

10) Ans. (D) Mercury
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