Daily Current Affairs Updates: 10 May 2015

1) Shashi Kapoor awarded Dada Saheb Phalke Award:

--> Veteran actor-filmmaker Shashi Kapoor was presented the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award on 10 May 2015 by Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley at Prithvi theatre here in a star studded event.

--> The I&B Minister called Shashi Kapoor as the most versatile personality of Bollywood and thanked him for his contribution to Indian cinema.

--> He is the 46th recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award to receive this honour for his outstanding contribution to the growth and development to Indian Cinema.

--> The veteran actor was unable to attend the award ceremony in Delhi due to his ill-health, therefore he was handed over the award at a function at Prithvi Theatre in suburban Mumbai.

2) Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated Namaste Russia:

--> President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated Namaste Russia, a festival of Indian culture, in Moscow on 9 May 2015 on the last leg of his tour to Russia.

--> Inaugurating the festival, the President said, it is cultural bonds that build solid bridges of friendship and understanding between peoples and countries.

3) PM Modi inaugurated IISCO plant at Burnpur:

--> Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated IISCO's steel plant at Burnpur in West Bengal on 10 May 2015.

--> The plant has been modernised at a cost of Rs. 16,000 crore and production capacity will go up from 0.85 mtpa to 2.9 mtpa.

--> The modernized facility will have the largest blast furnace.

4) Congress leader KV Thomas renominated PAC chairman:

--> Outgoing chairman of Parliament's Public Accounts Committee, senior Congress leader K V Thomas, has been renominated to the post for a second term.

--> PAC is one of the most important finance committees along with the Committee on Estimates and the Committee on Public Undertakings.

--> Since 1967, the post of the PAC Chairman has been held by a senior member of the main Opposition party.

--> The key committee examines CAG reports after they are tabled in Parliament.

--> The PAC, constituted every year, may consist of not more than 22 members -- 15 from Lok Sabha and not more than seven members from Rajya Sabha.

5) Nico Rosberg won Spanish Grand Prix 2015:

--> Nico Rosberg of Germany won the Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix on 10 May 2015.

--> Nico Rosberg had started the race from pole position and by winning the race has finally got the better of his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton who is leading this season.

-->  This was first victory for Rosberg since winning the Brazilian GP in November 2014 and the ninth overall of his Formula 1 career.

--> Sebastian Vettel finished third.

6) HDFC among world's top 10 list of consumer finance firms:

--> HDFC has emerged as the only Indian company among the world's 10 biggest consumer financial services firms, after giants like American Express, Visa and Mastercard.

--> HDFC is ranked 7th on the list, compiled by business magazine Forbes, where American Express is placed on the top, followed by Capital One Financial, Visa, Discover Financial Services and Orix in the top-five. Mastercard is ranked sixth.

7) Mother's Day celebrated across the globe:

--> Mother's Day is a modern celebration honoring one's own mother, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society.

--> It is celebrated on second Sunday of May every year.

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Daily GK Updates: 10 May 2015

1) In whose regime the capital of India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi? - Lord Hardinge

2) The civil disobedience movement began in? - 1930

3) This is the rate at which Reserve Bank of India borrows money from commercial banks? - Reverse Repo rate

4) The colour of star is an indication of? - Temperature

5) A line on a meteorological map joining places of equal rainfall is called? - Isohyet

6) Who won the world food prize for the year 2014? - Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram 

7) ‘The Argumentative Indian’ is a book written by? - Amartya Sen

8) How many players are there in a water polo team? - 7

9) Who is the author of the book ‘New Dimensions of India’s Foreign Policy’? - AB Vajpayee

10) In which year was the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) founded? - 1969

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9th May 2015 Important Current Affairs

1) PM Narendra Modi launched 3 social security schemes:

--> Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 9 May 2015 announced three flagship social security schemes, including an insurance cover for less than Re 1 per day.

--> Three schemes intend to widen the process of financial inclusion in the country include:

i) Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Yojana (PMJJBY).

ii) Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY).

iii) Atal Pension Yojana (APY).

--> The Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana will offer a renewable one-year life cover of Rs 2 lakh to all savings bank account holders in the age group of 18-50 years, covering death due to any reason, for a premium of Rs 330 per annum.

--> The Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana will offer a renewable one-year accidental death-cum-disability cover of Rs 2 lakh for partial/permanent disability to all savings bank account holders in the age group of 18-70 years for a premium of Rs 12 per annum per subscriber.

--> Atal Pension Yojana will focus on the unorganised sector and provide subscribers a fixed minimum pension of Rs 1,000, Rs 2,000, Rs 3,000, Rs 4,000 or Rs 5,000 per month, starting at the age of 60 years, depending on the contribution option exercised on entering at an age between 18 and 40 years.

2) Advanced version of BrahMos missile successfully test-fired:

--> An advanced version of the BrahMos land-attack cruise missile was successfully test-fired on 9 May 2015 from the Car Nicobar Islands.

--> This is the 48th test firing of the missile.

--> This test met all flight parameters, including high-level manoeuvers.

--> The BrahMos missile has been jointly developed by India and Russia. 

3) Indian Navy commissioned Porbandar base INS Sardar Patel:

--> INS Sardar Patel--was on 9 May 2015 commissioned in Porbandar, which Navy chief RK Dhowan said will help boost security of Gujarat's 1600-km coastline.

--> The base was commissioned by Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel.

--> The newly commissioned naval base is christened after India’s first Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Patel.

--> It is second naval base of Indian Navy on Gujarat coast, the first one is INS Dwarka at Okha in Dwarka district.

4) Russia celebrated victory day:

--> Victory Day is Russia's most important secular holiday, both commemorating the Soviet Union's huge suffering in the war and highlighting Russia's portrayal of itself as a force for peace and security.

--> Apart from Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Pranab Mukherjee, prominent leaders attending Russia’s Victory Day celebrations included Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev and Egyptian President Abdel Fateh Al- Sisi.

5) WHO declared Liberia Free of Ebola:

--> The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Liberia free of the Ebola virus, confirming that the country has had no new cases in 42 days.

--> More than 4,700 deaths from Ebola have been recorded in Liberia, more than in any other affected country.

--> Neighbouring Guinea and Sierra Leone continue to fight the outbreak.

--> The WHO regards a country Ebola-free after a 42-day period without a new case - twice the maximum incubation period.

6) Jitu Rai crowned TOISA Sportsperson of the Year:

--> Shooting player Jitu Rai was on 8 May 2015 declared the Sportsperson of the Year' at the Times of India Sports Awards in a glittering ceremony that was graced by the legendary Carl Lewis.

--> 'Flying Sikh' Milkha Singh received the 'Lifetime Achievement Award' from the 'Olympian of the century' and Times Group MD Vineet Jain.

7) Arvind Saxena, first RAW officer appointed in UPSC:

--> Arvind Saxena, in-charge of Aviation and Research Centre of external snooping agency RAW, was on 8 May 2015 appointed as a member of UPSC becoming the first officer of 32-year Research and Analysis Service to be named to the commission.

--> The UPSC is a 10-member body besides a Chairperson.

--> According to the order, Saxena's tenure will commence from the date he assumes the office of member, UPSC.

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March 2015: Complete Current Affairs Free PDF

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Let's rewind some important happening during March 2015

* Jagmohan Dalmiya elected as the President of the BCCI.

* Karnataka won Ranji Trophy title of cricket 2015.

* Kumar Sangakkara created WC record of hitting 4 back to back ODI centuries.

* Solar Impulse-2 arrived in India.

* First indigenously developed Rotavac vaccine launched.

* Veerappa Moily won prestigious Saraswati Samman for 2014.

* International Women’s Day celebrated.

* Martin Guptill scored highest ever score in World Cup cricket.

* Amitabh Bachchan appointed brand ambassador for campaign against Hepatitis B.

* Book "Indian Parliamentary Diplomacy- Speaker’s Perspective" written by Meira Kumar released.

* Services won Santosh Trophy 2015.

* Kidambi Srikanth won Swiss Open 2015.

* ISRO won Gandhi Peace Prize 2014.

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February 2015: Complete Current Affairs PDF (Free Download)

Freinds.. Here is the complete Current Affairs PDF of February 2015. We know this is coming your way after a long delay. We apologize for the delay. SBI PO 2015, SSC CGL 2015 and many other competitive are forthcoming. This will be a handy reference. You can download this from the below link. Comment suggestions and feedback. Happy Reading.

Here is the rewind of some of important happenings in February 2015:

* Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams won the Australian Open 2015.

* LC Goyal appointed as Union Home Secretary.

* Bhalchandra Nemade won Jnanpith Award 2014.

* ICICI Bank launched India’s first digital Bank on mobile phone named Pockets.

* Krishna Chaudhary took charge as the Director General (DG) of ITBP.

* Arvind Kejriwal sworn-in as Chief Minister of Delhi.

* Services won 35th National Games.

* Chris Gayle became the first person to make double century in any Cricket World Cup.

* Mufti Mohammed Sayeed sworn in as the 12th Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.

* AB de Villiers hit the fastest-ever 150 runs in one-day internationals (ODIs).

* National Science Day celebrated on 28 February.

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Current Affairs MCQ: 9 May 2015

1) Which club won the English Premier League title 2015?

(A) Chelsea

(B) Liverpool

(C) Manchester City

(D) Manchester United

2) Loretta Lynch was recently sworn in as the 83rd Attorney-General and first African-American woman to serve as the top law enforcement official of which country?

(A) Britain

(B) Australia

(C) Malaysia

(D) USA

3) Who presented the 62nd National Film Awards on 3 May 2015 at a glittering ceremony in New Delhi?

(A) Narendra Modi

(B) Pranab Mukherjee

(C) Arun Jaitley

(D) Hamid Ansari

4) Ten coaches of the Train no. 12223 LTT-Ernakulam Duronto Express recently derailed at the Salzora tunnel near Balli in which state?

(A) Maharashtra

(B) Karnataka

(C) Goa

(D) Kerala

5)  Name the Sail Training Ship of Indian Navy which recently left from Kochi on an eight month voyage named “Lokayan-2015”?

(A) INS Tarangini

(B) INS Rohini

(C) INS Vishakhapatnam

(D) None of these

6) World Press Freedom Day is observed on?

(A) 1 May

(B) 3 May

(C) 5 May

(D) 7 May

7) A bill to amend the Regional Rural Banks Act of which year was recently passed by Parliament on 28 April 2015?

(A) 1951

(B) 1964

(C) 1976

(D) 1991

8) Who recently became New York's first Indian-American woman judge?

(A) Raja Rajeswari

(B) Sindhu Khullar

(C) Maya Subramanian

(D) Frieda Peter

9) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on 28 April 2015 successfully tested an indigenous cryogenic engine from its propulsion complex at Mahendragiri which state?

(A) Andhra Pradesh

(B) Kerala

(C) Karnataka

(D) Tamil Nadu

10) Siddhartha Gigoo has recently won the 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for Asia region for his book?

(A) Family Life

(B) Umbrella Man

(C) Indiscoverable Destiny

(D) My Life

Answers

1) Ans. (A) Chelsea

2) Ans. (D) USA

3) Ans. (B) Pranab Mukherjee

4) Ans. (C) Goa

5) Ans. (A) INS Tarangini

6) Ans. (B) 3 May

7) Ans. (C) 1976

8) Ans. (A) Raja Rajeswari

9) Ans. (D) Tamil Nadu

10) Ans. (B) Umbrella Man

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Daily Current Affairs: 8 May 2015

1) Achal Kumar Jyoti appointed as Election Commissioner:

--> Achal Kumar Jyoti, a former Chief Secretary during the tenure of Narendra Modi as Gujarat Chief Minister, was on 7 May 2015 appointed as the Election Commissioner, filling one of the two vacancies in the three-member body.

--> His tenure as Election Commissioner will commence from the day he assumes charge, a Law Ministry notification said.

--> Jyoti will have a tenure of nearly three years, when he will turn 65, the age at which ECs demit office under the Constitution.

--> An EC or a CEC has a tenure of six years in office or till he or she attains the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.

--> After V S Sampath demitted office in January, H S Brahma was elevated as CEC. But after Brahma demitted office, two posts of ECs in the three-member body have remained vacant.

2) Myntra acquired Bengaluru-based Native5:

--> Myntra, an e-commerce portal for fashion and lifestyle products, has acquired Bengaluru-based mobile app development platform company, Native5.

--> This acquisition will strengthen and expand Myntra’s mobile technology team.

--> Native5, led by Kunal Abhishek, Barada Sahu, Shamik Dattaand and Manish Priyadarshi, was founded in 2012 and builds tools and services to enable cross platform app development on the cloud.

--> In April 2013, Myntra acquired Fitiquette, a San Francisco-based technology solution, a virtual fitting room.

3) Windows 10 to be Microsoft's final Windows OS version:

--> Microsoft's Windows 10 OS, which is slated to launch this summer for desktops, may possibly be the last Windows operating system from the company.

--> With the philosophy of "Windows as a service" for the future, Microsoft is planning to push out updates regularly for Windows 10 rather than introduce new versions of the operating system.

4) David Cameron's Conservative Party won UK Election:

--> In an election, the results of which defied all expectations and predictions, the Conservative Party, led by David Cameron, was swept back to power on 8 May 2015.

--> Unlike last term, David Cameron is back in power with clear majority, to govern the United Kingdom for another five years.

--> The Conservative Party won with 331 seats, comfortably crossing the 326 mid-way mark in the 650-seat House of Commons.

--> A distant second, the Labour Party won 232 seats, a loss of 26 seats.

--> Its leader Ed Miliband has stepped down.

5) NPCI cuts inter-bank ATM transaction fees by 10%:

--> National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on 8 May 2015 announced a 10 percent or 5 paise reduction in charges for transactions on its inter-bank ATM network.

--> The Reserve Bank-promoted body, whose inter-bank network, the National Financial Switch (NFS), witnesses the largest transaction volume, has reduced the charges to 45 paise on an increase in volumes and efficiency, the Corporation said.

--> The NFS has over 400 member banks and connects over 1.92 lakh ATMs.

--> The switching fee is charged to issuing banks for approved transactions.

6) Norway, Philippines Ambassadors killed in chopper crash in Pakistan:

--> Envoys of the Philippines and Norway and the wives of the Malaysian and Indonesian ambassadors were among seven persons killed when a Pakistani military helicopter crashed in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) on 8 May 2015.

--> The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed it had downed the chopper with an anti-aircraft missile.

--> The Pakistan Army, however, ruled out the possibility of any terrorist activity in the crash and said the chopper had crashed due to a technical fault while landing.

7) Jitan Ram Manjhi floats new party in Bihar:

--> Former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on 8 May 2015 formally launched a new party, Hindustan Awami Morcha (HAM).

--> Earlier after splitting with Nitish Kumar, Hindustan Awami Morcha was launched as a political front.

--> Hindustan Awami Morcha leader Shakuni Choudhary has been named its state president, and the party will contest all the 243 seats in the coming assembly polls.

8) Mhairi Black becomes youngest British MP since 1667:

--> 20-year old student Mhairi Black created history as she became the youngest British MP since 1667.

--> Representing the Scottish National Party (SNP), she defeated Labour Party’s Douglas Alexander in the seat of Paisley and Renfrewshire South.

--> Black thus became the youngest lawmaker since Christopher Monck entered Parliament in 1667 at age 13.

9) Government sets up panel to study MAT on FIIs:

--> Centre on 7 May 2015 announced that it will set up a high-level panel to examine the issue of minimum alternate tax (MAT) on foreign institutional investors (FIIs), a move aimed at calming jittery foreign investors, along with other "legacy issues".

--> The committee will be headed by justice A P Shah, the chairman of the Law Commission.

10) World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day observed:

--> World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is an annual celebration of the principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

--> World Red Cross Red Crescent Day is celebrated on 8 May each year.

--> This date is the anniversary of the birth of Henry Dunant (born 8 May 1828), the founder of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the recipient of the first Nobel Peace Prize.

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IDBI Bank 2015 Recruitment for 500 Executive

IDBI Bank has invited applications for the recruitment of 500 Executive vacancies on contractual basis. Eligible candidates may apply online from 06-05-2015 to 22-05-2015. Further details are as follows:

Important Dates:

Online Applications starts on: 06.05.2015.

Last Date for Online Application: 22.05.2015.

Payment of Application Fee/ Intimation Charges-Online: 06.05.2015 to 22.05.2015.

Last Date for Print out of Applications: 04.06.2015.

Vacancy Details

Total No. of Posts: 500

Name of the Post: Executive

Educational Qualification: Candidates should possess Graduation from a recognized University.

Age Limit (as on April 1, 2015):

Minimum: 20 Years

Maximum 25 years

The applicant must have been born not earlier than April 02, 1990 and not later than April 01, 1995 (both dates inclusive). Age relaxation is applicable for SC/ ST/ Ex Serviceman/ PWD applicants as per GOI rules.

Application Fee

--Rs.100/- for SC/ST/PWD candidates

-- Rs.600/- for all others.

How to Apply: Eligible candidates may apply online through website www.idbi.com from 06.05.2015 to 22.05.2015 and send their printout of application on or before 04.06.2015.

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Current Affairs Quiz: 6 May 2015

1) Floyd Mayweather Jr. who has on 3 May 2015 won the unified World Welterweight title of World Boxing Council, World Boxing Organisation and World Boxing Association defeating Manny Pacquiao is from which country?

(A) Philippines

(B) Kenya

(C) Australia

(D) USA 

2) Which Indian has recently acquired a stake in Xiaomi Technology, the No. 3 global smartphone maker?

(A) Azim Premji

(B) Mukesh Ambani

(C) Sunil Bharti Mittal

(D) Ratan Tata

3) Who has recently received Golden Medal for Merit in Work of Spain?

(A) Rafael Nadal

(B) Roger Federe

(C) Usain Bolt

(D) Floyd Mayweather

4) Ashraf Ghani who arrived in India recently on his first state visit to India is the President of which country?

(A) Bangladesh

(B) Afghanistan

(C) Maldives

(D) Saudi Arabia

5) Mazen Darwish who was recently honoured with UNESCO-Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2015 is the journalist from which country?

(A) Yemen

(B) Egypt

(C) Peru

(D) Syria

6) Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi who was recently in news as dead was the chief of which terrorsit organization?

(A) ISIS

(B) Boko Haram

(C) Hamas

(D) Hizbul Mujahideen

7) Dr Prannoy Roy who was recently conferred the RedInk Award for lifetime achievement is the executive co-chairman of?

(A) CNN-IBN

(B) Time Now

(C) NDTV

(D) Doordarshan

8) World Press Freedom Day is observed on?

(A) May 1

(B) May 2

(C) May 3

(D) May 4

9) Capgemini has recently acquired IGATE for $4 bn. Capgemini is a Management consulting company headquartered at?

(A) Tokyo

(B) Paris

(C) New Jersey

(D) Mumbai

10) Shuttler Lee Chong Wei who was recently handed a backdated eight-month ban for doping by the Badminton World Federation on 27 April 2015 is from which country?

(A) Malaysia

(B) China

(C) Singapore

(D) Japan

Answers

1) Ans. (D) USA

2) Ans. (D) Ratan Tata

3) Ans. (A) Rafael Nadal

4) Ans. (B) Afghanistan

5) Ans. (D) Syria

6) Ans. (A) ISIS

7) Ans. (C) NDTV

8) Ans. (C) May 3

9) Ans. (B) Paris

10) Ans. (A) Malaysia
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