Multiple Choice Current Affairs: 13 May 2015

1) Which among the following has recently decided to introduce the concept of a Red Flagged Account (RFA) in a bid to minimize fraud risks?

(A) RBI

(B) SEBI

(C) PFRDA

(D) IRDAI

2) Achal Kumar Jyoti was recently appointed as the?

(A) Vigilance Commissioner

(B) Union Home Secretary

(C) Chairman of National Human Rights Commission

(D) Election Commissioner 

3) Which e-commerce company has recently acquired Bengaluru-based mobile app development platform company named Native5?

(A) Flipkart

(B) Myntra

(C) Snapdeal

(D) Amazon

4) Microsoft has recently announced that ____may possibly be the last Windows operating system?

(A) Windows Express

(B) Windows Edge

(C) Windows 10

(D) Windows 13

5) Name the political party of Prime Minister David Cameron which won the UK elections recently?

(A) Conservative Party

(B) Scottish National Party

(C) Labour Party

(D) Liberal Democrats

6) National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) recently recommended government to raise the ‘creamy layer’ criterion for OBCs from the present 6 lakh to?

(A) 5 lakhs

(B) 9 lakhs

(C) 10.50 lakh

(D) 12.50 lakh

7) Mumbai sessions court on 6 May 2015 sentenced Bollywood film star Salman Khan to five years in prison, for killing a man in a hit-and-run accident happened in which year?

(A) 1991

(B) 2002

(C) 2009

(D) 2013

8) National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on 8 May 2015 announced a ___ percent reduction in charges for transactions on its inter-bank ATM network?

(A) 5 %

(B) 2 %

(C) 8 %

(D) 10 %

9) Envoys of the Philippines and Norway were recently killed in a chopper crash happened in which country?

(A) Indonesia

(B) Pakistan

(C) Afghanistan

(D) Nepal

10) Hindustan Awami Morcha (HAM) is a new political party recently launched by?

(A) Prashant Bhushan

(B) Kisan Hazare

(C) Baba Ramdev

(D) Jitan Ram Manjhi

Answers

1) Ans. (A) RBI

2) Ans. (D) Election Commissioner

3) Ans. (B) Myntra

4) Ans. (C) Windows 10

5) Ans. (A) Conservative Party

6) Ans. (C) 10.50 lakh

7) Ans. (B) 2002

8) Ans. (D) 10 %

9) Ans. (B) Pakistan

10) Ans. (D) Jitan Ram Manjhi

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 12 May 2015

1) Government appointed four new Governors:

--> The BJP-led NDA government on 12 May 2015 appointed four Governors and transferred two others, who had been appointed during the tenure of the previous UPA government.

--> Droupadi Murmu, former Odisha Minister, has been appointed Governor of Jharkhand, whereas J.P. Rajkhowa has been given the governor post of Arunachal Pradesh.

--> Tathagata Roy, former president of the BJP’s West Bengal unit from 2002 to 2006 and member of the party’s national executive, has been made the Governor of Tripura; whereas V. Shanmuganathan has been appointed Governor of Meghalaya.

--> Lieutenant General (Retd.) Nirbhay Sharma, Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, has been transferred and appointed Governor of Mizoram for the remainder of his term.

--> Jharkhand Governor Syed Ahmed has been transferred and appointed Governor of Manipur for the remainder of his term. 

2) Neel Mukherjee won £10000 UK literary award:

--> Kolkata-born writer Neel Mukherjee's "The Lives of Others" has won the UK's Encore Award for the best second novel.

--> The novel The Lives of Others reflects the political and social convulsions of an entire society and based upon story of one family living in Calcutta in 1960s.

3) Deepak Iyer appointed as MD & CEO of Bharti AXA General:

--> Bharti AXA General Insurance has announced the appointment of Deepak Iyer (currently managing director — Indian subcontinent at Wrigley India Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Mars Inc) as its new chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director (MD).

4) International Nurses Day 2015 observed:

--> International Nurses Day was observed across the world on 12 May 2015.

--> The day is observed every year on the 12 May on anniversary of birth of Florence Nightingale’s birth.

--> The day is observed to mark contributions of nurses towards  people’s health.

5) Fresh earthquake of 7.3 magnitude struck Nepal :

--> An earthquake of 7.3 magnitude struck Nepal on 12 May 2015 with significant impact on India.

--> At least 60 people were injured and over 1,500 injured in Nepal while 16 people died across the border in Bihar.

--> According to data disclosed by USGS, the epicenter of this earthquake was 18 km south-east of Kodari or approximately 80 km north-east of Nepali capital Kathmandu.

6) Indian-origin Priti Patel gets British cabinet rank:

--> Indian-origin Tory MP Priti Patel has been appointed minister of state for employment in British Prime Minister David Cameron's new cabinet.

7) GST Bill referred to Select Committee:

--> The Constitution amendment bill providing for the roll-out of the long-pending Goods and Services Tax (GST) was 12 May 2015 referred to a Select Committee.

--> The 21-member panel will give its report by the last day of the first week of the Monsoon Session.

--> Finance Minister Arun Jaitley moved the motion for referring the Bill (The Constitution One Hundred and Twenty-second Amendment Bill, 2014) to the Select Committee.

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April 2015 Complete Current Affairs PDF (Free Download)

Friends.. Here is the complete Current Affairs PDF of April 2015. We have covered all important Current Affairs from upcoming exam perspective. This will be a handy reference for SBI PO 2015, SSC CGL 2015 and other competitive exams. Check the below link to download as PDF. Comment your suggestions for further improvement.

Let's rewind some of the important happenings in April 2015.

* Aditi Arya won the fbb Femina Miss India 2015.

* Australia won ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.

* Mustafa Kamal resigned as ICC president.

* Balbir Singh Senior conferred with Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award.

* Dr. Nasim Zaidi appointed as the Chief Election Commissioner.

* New MUDRA Bank launched.

* Thane named National Earth Hour Capital.

* Sachin Tendulkar elected as member of prestigious Laureus Sports Academy.

* New Zealand won the 2015 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.

* High-intensity earthquake rocked Nepal.

* ICICI Bank launched Tap-n-Pay.

* Sitaram Yechury elected as the general secretary of CPI (M).

* Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry received the ISO 9001:2008 certification.

* Surender Singh appointed DG of CISF. Check more from PDF!!!

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Employment News: 09th May - 15th May 2015

1. INDIAN SECURITY PRESS

Name of Post – Supervisors Technical and Jr. Officer Assistant.

 No. of Vacancies - 46

Last Date     -   30 days after publication.

2. UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (UPSC)

Last Date     -  28.05.2015

3. OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LTD

Name of Post –  Official Language Officer

No. of Vacancies -13

Last Date    - 15.05.2015

4. NATIONAL BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTIONS LTD.

Name of Post – General Manager and Additional General Manager

No. of Vacancies - 28

Last Date     - 31.05.2015

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MCQ Current Affairs: 12 May 2015

1) Indian Army on 5 May 2015 inducted which indigenously developed supersonic surface-to-air missile which is capable of targeting enemy helicopters, aircraft and UAVs from a range of 25 km?

(A) Tejas

(B) Pinaka

(C) Akash

(D) Dhanush

2) Jonathan Trott who has recently retired from International Cricket is from which country?

(A) England

(B) West Indies

(C) Australia

(D) Ireland

3) Asian Youth Athletic Championship 2015 which began recently is being held in?

(A) Pune, India

(B) Doha, Qatar

(C) Daka, Bangaldesh

(D) Seoul, South Korea

4) Land Boundary Agreement Bill to allow the operationalisation of the 1974 India-Bangladesh Land Boundary agreement was recently numbered as the 119th Constitution Amendment Bill. When it was passed, it became the Constitution ___th Amendment Bill?

(A) 99

(B) 100

(C) 101

(D) 111

5) Which technology giant has recently launched a cloud computing-based offering named 'Edu-Cloud', designed to offer digital learning and teaching in schools and higher educational institutions?

(A) Goofle

(B) Facebook

(C) Yahoo

(D) Microsoft

6) Stuart Bingham who won World Snooker Championship is player from which country?

(A) UK

(B) USA

(C) Egypt

(D) South Africa

7) A Cow-urine refinery was recently inaugurated at Jalore in which state?

(A) Goa

(B) Kerala

(C) Bihar

(D) Rajasthan

8) Which among the following document was recently made mandatory for Central excise registration?

(A) Aadhaar Card

(B) Passport

(C) PAN Card

(D) All of these 

9) Who was recently appointed as the new chairperson of the Children Film Society of India (CFSI)?

(A) Naseeruddin Shah

(B) Mukesh Khanna

(C) Saurabh Raj Jain

(D) Shashi Kapoor

10) Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India has recently launched a new TV rating system in India. This will replace existing which rating system?

(A) TAM (Television Audience Measurement)

(B) TCRS (Television Content Rating Systems)

(C) House Hunters

(D) Eurodata

Answers

1) Ans. (C) Akash

2) Ans. (A) England

3) Ans. (B) Doha, Qatar

4) Ans. (B) 100

5) Ans. (D) Microsoft

6) Ans. (A) UK

7) Ans. (D) Rajasthan

8) Ans. (C) PAN Card

9) Ans. (B) Mukesh Khanna

10) Ans. (A) TAM (Television Audience Measurement)
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11 May 2015 Current Affairs Important Updates

1) KV Kamath appointed BRICS bank president:

--> Banker KV Kamath was appointed on 11 May 2015 as the head of the New Development Bank, also called BRICS Bank that was set up by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa last year.

--> Kamath will have a five year term of the bank, which is likely to be operationalised within one year, Finance Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi said.

--> Kamath is at present the Chairman of the India's largest private sector bank ICICI 

--> Kamath, 67, would serve first five-year term as the bank’s head, followed by a Brazilian and then a Russian.

--> BRICS Bank will have its headquarters in Shanghai.

2) Justice Cyriac Joseph appointed NHRC acting chief:

--> National Human Rights Commission Member Justice Cyriac Joseph was on 11 May 2015 authorised to act as the Chairperson of the Commission until the appointment of a new Chairperson.

--> Justice KG Balakrishnan completed his tenure as the sixth and longest serving Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission on 11 May 2015.

--> According to the orders issued by the President, Justice Joseph’s appointment will be effective from 13 May 2015.

3) National Technology Day observed:

--> The National Technology Day was observed in India on 11 May 2015.

--> Every year, National Technology Day is celebrated across India on 11 May to memorize the anniversary of Shakti, the Pokhran nuclear test held on 11 May 1998.

4) Karnataka high court acquitted Jayalalithaa in 19-year-old disproportionate assets case:

--> Jayalalithaa was acquitted by the Karnataka High Court in the disproportionate assets case that came as a huge relief to the AIADMK chief that will enable her stage a political comeback and return to the Chief Minister's post.

--> The High Court observed that the prosecution could not prove that Jayalalithaa has disproportionate assets and that the defence showed satisfactory evidence proving the source of her income and the others as well.

5) PM inaugurated India's first private greenfield airport in West Bengal:

--> Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday became the first passenger to fly out of the Kazi Nazrul Islam airport in West Bengal's Andal, days before it begins commercial operations.

--> India's first private greenfield airport located in Durgapur-Andal region has been set up in collaboration with the Changi International Airport, Singapore.

--> It is likely to begin commercial operations from May 18.

6) Hollande becomes first French president to visit Cuba:

--> French President Francois Hollande has met Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro on a historic trip to Havana.

--> Hollande is the first French president to visit Cuba since 1898, and the first Western head of state on the island since its thaw with Washington.

7) India Post launched dedicated E-Commerce Centre in New Delhi:

--> Department of Posts on 11 May 2015 launched a dedicated E-Commerce Centre in New Delhi to cater the e-commerce business enterprises.

-->  It was launched by Union Communication and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad at Safdarjang, New Delhi.

--> This processing centre will exclusively handle all the e-commerce business.

8) Ravi Shankar Prasad launched India Post mobile app named 'PostInfo':

--> Telecom Minister Ravi Shanker Prasad has officially launched India Post’s first Android app named Post Info.

--> Highlighting the importance of the Internet based Digital Economy; Minister Prasad made it clear that India Post needs to become a major force in this domain.

9) Andy Murray defeated Rafael Nadal to win Madrid Masters final:

--> Andy Murray claimed his first victory over Rafael Nadal on clay to win the Madrid Masters on 10 May 2015.

10) Satish Reddy is the new chairman of National Safety Council:

--> Satish Reddy, the Chairman of Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, has been appointed as the new chairman of the National Safety Council (NSC).

--> Reddy takes over as the chairman from Venu Srinivasan, who steered the workings of the Council since July 2011.

--> NSC is the apex body set up by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, to generate, develop and sustain a voluntary movement on safety, health and environment at the national level.

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Current Affairs Quiz: 11 May 2015

1) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently joined social media platform Weibo popular in which country?

(A) Russia

(B) USA

(C) China

(D) France

2) World Asthma Day 2015 is observed globally on?

(A) May 5

(B) May 1

(C) May 3

(D) May 4

3) Recently BHEL has commissioned Bijlee Utpadan’s thermal unit in which state?

(A) Gujarat

(B) Rajasthan

(C) Haryana

(D) Bihar

4) World’s largest flag was recently unfurled in which country?

(A) India

(B) Tunisia

(C) Chile

(D) Belgium

5) Name the gender-neutral new title that could soon join Mr, Mrs, Miss and Ms as an honorific for transgender people in Oxford English Dictionary?

(A) Mx

(B) Mgy

(C) Mes

(D) None of these

6) Which team emerged champions in the 19th Federation Cup national senior athletic championship recently?

(A) Railways

(B) Services

(C) Indian Army

(D) ITBP 

7) Which Indian was recently elected unopposed as Asian Football Confederation (AFC) vice-president?

(A) Jyotiraditya Scindia

(B) Praful Patel

(C) Sachin Pilot

(D) Arun Jaitley

8) NASA’s Messenger spacecraft has recently crashed into the surface of which planet?

(A) Mercury

(B) Pluto

(C) Venus

(D) Mars

9) Nadia district in which state was recently declared as the first 'open defecation-free' district in India?

(A) West Bengal

(B) Bihar

(C) Jharkhand

(D) Gujarat

10) India has recently extended e-tourist visa scheme to ___ more countries?

(A) 13

(B) 20

(C) 31

(D) 46

Answers

1) Ans. (C) China

2) Ans. (A) May 5

3) Ans. (D) Bihar

4) Ans. (B) Tunisia

5) Ans. (A) Mx

6) Ans. (C) Indian Army

7) Ans. (B) Praful Patel

8) Ans. (A) Mercury

9) Ans. (A) West Bengal

10) Ans. (C) 31
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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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