Current Affairs PDF July 2015 Free Download- Third Week

Friends..Here is the Important Current Affairs Updates from third week of July 2015 (19 July 2015 to 25 July 2015). This will be useful reference for all upcoming exams. You can download the free PDF from the link below. Also attempt our Current Affairs Online Quiz to brush up your knowledge.

1) Name the Earth-like exoplanet which was discovered by Kepler Mission? - Kepler 452b

2) Name the world’s first malaria vaccine which was on 24 July 2015 got approval from European Medicines Agency (EMA)? - RTS,S or Mosquirix

3) Name the capital of the Republic of Guinea, which was on 21 July 2015 named as the World Book Capital for 2017 by UNESCO? – Conakry

4) Which ground will host the final of the ICC World Twenty20 World Cup to be held in India during 2016? - Eden Gardens ground in Kolkata.

5) Who was on 20 July 2015 appointed as Chairperson of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)? - Bhanu Pratap Sharma

6) Name the two-time Grand Slam winner and former number one tennis player of France, who was on 18 July 2015 inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame? - Amelie Mauresmo

7) Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on 25 July 2015 launched which scheme from Patna? - Deendayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY)

8) Who was on 24 July 2015 chosen for the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize 2015 in the Academic Category? - Historian Ramachandra Guha

9) National Broadcasting Day was recently observed on? - 23 July 2015

10) Name the Indian-American boy who on 11 July 2015 won the Junior Title at the US Powerlifting Association National Championships 2015 that was held at the Golden Nugget Casino in Las Vegas? - Amitoj Chhabra

11) Who was on 20 July 2015 appointed as Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) with effect from 8 September 2015? - Maurice Obstfeld

12) Name the Kerala Tourism's Project which on 18 July 2015 bagged the 2015 Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) award in the ‘Heritage & Culture’ category? - Muziris Heritage Project (MHP)

13) India’s 1st indigenously designed and developed High Thrust cryogenic rocket engine was recently tested from? - ISRO Propulsion Complex, Mahendragiri

14) Name the indigenously designed and developed Visibility Measuring System which was installed at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, New Delhi recently? – DRISHTI

15) Who was on 24 July 2015 appointed as the Director-General (DG) of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)? - Ajay Mathur

Note: TERI is a non-profit research institution that conducts research work in the fields of energy, environment and sustainable development.

16) Who were on 24 July 2015 awarded with the first-ever Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize by the United Nations (UN)? - Helena Ndume of Namibia and Jorge Sampaio of Portugal

17) Name the Cartoonist who gave life to the cartoon character Archie, who died on 20 July 2015? - Tom Moore

18) Name the countrywide campaign, to create mass awareness and capacity building for safe and hygienic food launched by Union government recently? - Surakshit Khadya Abhiyan

19) Name the cartoonist working with the prominent Telugu Daily newspaper Sakshi, who on 11 July 2015 won the Grand Prix World Press Cartoon 2014 Award for sketching Nelson Mandela? - Pamarthy Shankar

20) Nelson Mandela International Day was observed across the world on? - 18 July 2015

21) Name the noted Urdu fiction writer who died on 19 July 2015? - Dr Bisheshar Pradeep

22) India was recently ranked ___th in terms of power generation from nuclear source? - 12^th

23) CCEA chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 21 July 2015 approved to extend the deadline for implementation of Crime and Criminals Tracking network and Systems (CCTNS) project till? - March 2017

24) Union Government on 20 July 2015 launched National Career Counselling Portal under which ministry? - Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

25) Who was on 21 July 2015 appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Flipkart-owned fashion store Myntra? - Ananth Narayanan

26) Which Indian firm on 23 July 2015 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Augur Overseas Operation of Singapore to manufacture Aerostats and Airships in India? - Reliance Unmanned Systems

27) Which 10-year old was on 22 July 2015 won the IJGA World Stars of Junior Golf event in Las Vegas? - Shubham Jaglan

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Current Affairs PDF Capsule for RBI Assistant Exam 2015

Friends.. As you are aware Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is going to conduct its Assistant Exam on August 1,8,9 and 16. RBI Assistant Exam is having the following five sections: Reasoning, English Language, Numerical Ability, General Awareness and Computer Knowledge. Each section will be having 40 questions with 1 mark each. Exam will be for 2 hours. There is negative marking of 0.25 for each wrong answer. 

When it comes to the exam, General Awareness is the toughest topic for most of the candidates. From previous questions it is well proven that most of the questions of GA are from Current Affairs. Banking related questions are mostly from Current Affairs only. Hence we are bringing you this Current Affairs PDF Capsule for RBI Assistant Exam 2015 which will be a useful reference for your success in the exam.

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IBPS Clerk Exam 2015 Notification Out

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) invited application for recruitment to the post of Clerks (CWE CLERKS-V). The candidates eligible for the post can apply through prescribed format before 01 September 2015. Further details are as follows:

Name of the Post: Clerical Cadre (CWE Clerks -V)

Important Dates:

Opening Date for Registration: 11 August 2015

Closing Date for Registration: 01 September 2015

Online Examination (Preliminary): 05 December 2015, 06 December 2015, 12 December 2015 and 13 December 2015

Online Examination (Main): 02 January 2016 and 03 January 2016

Educational Qualification: Candidate should possess Degree (Graduation) in any discipline from a University recognised by the Govt. Of India or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government. Operating and working knowledge in computer systems is mandatory.

Age limit: Candidates minimum age limit is 20 years and maximum age limit is 28 years as on 01-08-2015, i.e. a candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-08-1987 and not later than 01-08-1995 (both dates inclusive). Age relaxation is applicable 5 years for SC/ ST, 3 years for OBC, 10 years for PwD & Others as per rules.

Application Fee: Candidate have to pay application fee/ intimation charges of Rs. 100/- for SC/ ST/ PWD category and Rs. 600/- for all others.

Selection Procedure:

Candidates will be selected on the basis of their performance in the written test and interview. The written test will comprise of a Preliminary examination followed by a Mains examination. Candidates qualifying the preliminary examination will be eligible to appear for the Mains examination.

How to Apply: Eligible candidates may apply online through IBPS’s website www.ibps.in from 11-08-2015 to 01-09-2015.

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Current Affairs Quiz: 28 July 2015

Friends..Here is the Daily Current Affairs Quiz for 28 July 2015 useful for all competitive exams upcoming. Hope you have ready the descriptive Daily Current Affairs 28 July 2015. 

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1) History was made on 14 July 2015 as the NASA spacecraft 'New Horizons' hurtles past which planet?

(A) Saturn

(B) Jupiter

(C) Pluto

(D) Mars

2) World’s largest religious congregation Sinhastha Kumbh Mela has recently begun at Trimbakeshwar, Nashik district of which state?

(A) Maharashtra

(B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) Bihar

(D) Punjab

3) India and which country on 15 July 2015 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in New Delhi, for cooperation in the field of election management and administration?

(A) Russia

(B) Georgia

(C) Tajikistan

(D) Bhutan

4) Union Ministry of Urban Development on 15 July 2015 launched the National Heritage Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) for ___ cities in the country?

(A) 49

(B) 23

(C) 12

(D) 9

5) Artist Sayed Haider Raza was recently conferred with Commandeur de la Lgion dHonneur (the Legion of Honour), the highest Civilian Award of which country?

(A) Japan

(B) Canada

(C) Italy 

(D) France

6) BCCI has recently decided to scrap which among the following T20 league with immediate effect?

(A) IPL

(B) Big Bash

(C) T20 Runners Cup

(D) Champions League T 20

7) India recently won the three-match One Day International (ODI) Series against Zimbabwe 3-0. Who captained India during this series?

(A) Ajinkya Rahane

(B) Virat Kohli

(C) Rohit Sharma

(D) Suresh Raina

8) Which country has recently established the world’s largest cancer registry system?

(A) India

(B) USA

(C) Australia

(D) China

9) Who was recently appointed as chairman of Narmada Valley Development Authority (NVDA)?

(A) Rakesh Sahni

(B) Suresh Kalmadi

(C) Kiran Takur

(D) Pradeep Kumar

10) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently set up a committee to work out a five-year action plan for financial inclusion. The 14-member panel will be headed by?

(A) H.R.Khan

(B) Deepak Mohanty

(C) Vijaya Bhaskar

(D) U. S. Paliwal
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28th July 2015 Current Affairs Updates

Friends..Here is the Daily Current Affairs and GK Updates for 28 July 2015 useful for those preparing for upcoming exams. Also attempt our Daily Current Affairs Quiz to sharpen your preparation.

1) Missile man of India APJ Abdul Kalam passed away:

--> Former President APJ Abdul Kalam passed away in Shillong on 27 July 2015 following a massive heart attack.

--> Kalam collapsed at Indian Institute of Management (IIM)-Shillong at about 6.52 pm while he was delivering a lecture.

--> Government has decided to declare national mourning for seven days as a mark of respect for late former President Abdul Kalam.

--> Kalam, who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007, was born in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu on 15 October 1931, and studied physics and aerospace engineering.

--> His role in development of ballistic missile and launch vehicle technology earned him the moniker - 'Missile Man'.

--> Kalam played a pivotal role in the nuclear tests that India conducted in 1998 in Rajasthan's Pokharan.

--> Kalam was conferred with Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, in 1997 for his immense and valuable contribution to country's scientific research and modernisation of defence technology. 

2) IT Secretary R S Sharma appointed as TRAI chairman:

--> Information Technology Secretary Ram Sevak Sharma on 27 July 2015 was appointed chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai).

--> Sharma was set to retire in September as secretary of department of electronics and information technology.

--> A 1978-batch IAS officer of the Jharkhand cadre, he was a probable choice because of his familiarity with the telecom and IT sector.

--> He will take place of Rahul Khullar who had retired in May 2015.

3) Andhra Pradesh Government to rename Rajahmundry as Rajamahendravaram:

--> Rajahmundry shall henceforth be known as Rajamahendravaram, announced Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu at the concluding meeting of the Godavari maha pushkaram.--> The new name is derived from a Chalukya dynasty ruler of the 11th century who ruled over the city.

--> The city, located on the banks of Godavari, is the headquarters of Rajahmundry urban and Rural mandals.

4) Chris Froome won the Tour de France 2015:

--> Chris Froome won the Tour de France 2015 on 26 July 2015 to become the first Briton to won this most prestigious cycling championship twice.

--> Chris Froome, who had won the championship in 2013 beat Colombia’s Nairo Quintana to create cycling history for Britain.

-->  He became the first Briton to win the Tour de France twice as he safely finished the arduous championship at its finishing line in Paris.

5) Mexico won record 7th CONCACAF Gold Cup:

--> Mexico spoiled Jamaica's first trip to the CONCACAF Gold Cup final with a dominant 3-1 triumph that gave them a record seventh Cup title.

--> Jamaica had become the first Caribbean team to reach the final, but Mexico stole the storyline at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field by winning their third Cup championship from the last four played.

6) Swati Maliwal took charge as Chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women:

--> Swati Maliwal on 28 July 2015 took charge as the Chairperson of Delhi Commisson for Women (DCW), along with three other members.

--> Her appointment was approved by Lt Governor Najeeb Jung.

7) Ashish Bahuguna appointed as the New Chief of Food Regulator FSSAI:

--> Ashish Bahuguna, former agriculture secretary, has been appointed as the chairman of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India or FSSAI.

--> The tenure of the chairman is for three years.

--> Until now, Health Secretary Bhanu Pratap Sharma was temporarily in-charge of the post.

--> Mr Bahuguna, a 1978-batch Indian Administrative Service officer of Rajasthan cadre, retired in February this year.
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Employment News: 25th July - 31st July 2015

Friends..Here is the Latest Employment News for the week ending 31 July 2015.

1. Union Public Service Commission. Commission.

Name of Exam – Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2015

No. of Vacancies – 463

Last Date – 14.08.2015

2. O/o The Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks 54.

Name of Posts – Examiner of Patents & Designs

No. of Vacancies - 459

Last Date – 24.08.2015 

3. Baroda Uttar Pradesh Gramin Bank

Name of Posts – Office Assistants

No. of Vacancies – 136

Date – 05.08.2015

4. Central University of South Bihar

Name of Posts – Professor and Associate Professors

No. of Vacancies –66

Date – 10.08.2015

5. Haryana Power Utilities.

Name of Post –Assistant Engineers (Electrical, Mechanical, Electronic IT & Civil) and Upper Division Clerk

No. of Vacancies -317

Date – 16.08.2015

6. Ramanujan College, New Delhi.

Name of Post –Associate Professors, Officer, Assistants, etc.

No. of Vacancies – 28

Last Date – 14.08.2015

7. Indian Rare Earths Limited

Name of Post – Sr. Manager, Manager, Sr. Officer, Deputy Manager, etc.

No. of Vacancies – 38

 Last Date - 14.08.2015

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GK and Current Affairs Updates: 27 July 2015

Friends..Here is the Daily Current Affairs and GK Updates for 27 July 2015 useful for all upcoming exams. We are covered important National, International happenings for the day in competitive Exam point of view. Also don't forget to participate in our Current Affairs Quiz 2015 and GK Quiz.

1) Sebastian Vettel won Hungarian Grand Prix 2015:

--> Ferrari’s driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany won the 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix of Formula One (F1).

--> Sebastian Vettel is a four-time world champion and this was his 41st career win and first since the Malaysian GP in the second race of this season.

--> Vettel dedicated his win to Jules Bianchi, the French driver who died last week at the age of 25 from injuries sustained in a head-on crash at the Japanese GP last October.

--> Daniil Kvyat finished second and Daniel Ricciardo finished third. 

2) IDFC gets banking licence from RBI:

--> IDFC Ltd said on 24 July 2015 the Reserve Bank of India had granted a banking licence to the financial company, making it the second lender to enter the banking sector after more than a decade.

--> The Indian microfinance company Bandhan Financial Services and Mumbai-based IDFC were the only two companies to be granted preliminary bank permits last year.

--> Bandhan said in June it would launch banking operations in August.

3) World's largest flower blooms in Tokyo for first time in 5 years:

--> A Titan Arum, believed to be the world's largest flower, bloomed this week in Tokyo's Jindai Botanical Garden for the first time in five years.

--> The flower Titan arum measuring 2-meter (6.5 feet) in height rarely flowers and is notoriously difficult to propagate.

--> It is commonly called the corpse flower because it smells like rotting meat that helps attract pollinators such as beetles and flies.

4) World's 1st malaria vaccine gets regulatory nod:

--> The world's first malaria vaccine cleared one of the final hurdles as it received a positive scientific opinion from European regulators and now awaits approval from the WHO before it could be administered within the next few years across Africa.

--> The vaccine, named Mosquirix, was on 24 July 2015 given the green light by London-based European Medicines Agency after more than 30 years of research, detailed in 230,000 pages of data.

--> The vaccine will be examined by the WHO which will give its recommendation in November this year.

5) Dhoni named as 9th most marketable sportsman:

--> According to figures released by the London School of Marketing, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been named as the ninth most marketable sportsman in the world.

--> He sits ahead of the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Maria Sharapova, Kobe Bryant and Usain Bolt among others.

--> The list is headed by tennis star Roger Federer who lost in the Wimbledon this year to Novak Djokovic.

6) Anand Krishnamurthy appointed CEO and MD of CSB bank:

--> Anand Krishnamurthy is now the new MD and CEO of Catholic Syrian Bank (CSB) replacing Rakesh Bhatia who had quit due to personal reason.

--> This appointment was done by the board of directors of CSB among the three named sent to RBI.

7) Earth-like planet found by NASA's Kepler telescope:

--> Scientists using NASA's powerful Kepler telescope have found a planet beyond the solar system that is a close match to Earth.

--> The planet, which is about 60 percent bigger than Earth, is located about 1,400 light years away in the constellation Cygnus.

--> While similarly sized planets have been found before, the latest one, known as Kepler-452b, is circling a star that is very similar but older than the sun at a distance about the same as Earth's orbit.

8) 16th Anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas observed:

--> The 16th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas observed across the nation on 26 July 2015.

--> On this day in 1999 Indian Army defeated Pakistan Army in the Kargil War.

--> The observance of the day in 2015 was marked with paying tribute to Kargil War heroes by laying a wreath at Amar Jawan Jyoti in Delhi by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and three service chiefs - Army chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha and Navy chief Admiral RK Dhowan.

9) PM Modi launched ‘Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana’:

--> Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 July 2015 launched the ‘Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana’ for power sector reforms in rural areas with a view to ensuring round the clock electricity supply to farmers and rural households.

--> Speaking at the launch of the scheme at Patna, Modi said that development is the panacea for all problems related to poverty and unemployment.

--> The new power scheme focuses on feeder separation (rural households and agricultural) and strengthening of sub-transmission and distribution infrastructure, including metering at all levels in rural areas.

--> The earlier scheme for rural electrification, Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY), which was launched by previous UPA government, has been subsumed in the new scheme as its rural electrification component.

10) S. Sreesanth discharged in Indian Premier League 2013 Spot-Fixing Case:

--> S. Sreesanth and 41 others have been discharged by a Patiala House Court in New Delhi in the Indian Premier League 2013 spot-fixing scandal.

--> The entire case has been dropped due to lack of evidence.
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English Online Quiz for upcoming Exams

Friends..Here are some useful English Online Quiz for cracking upcoming exams. This quiz will be useful for SSC CGL/CHSL 2015, FCI/RBI/OICL Assistant Exam 2015, IBPS RRB/PO 2015 and other PSC Exams. Try out the quiz & share your score.

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1) The train is..........time.

(A) besides

(B) between

(C) behind

(D) by

2) Ninety members voted..........favour of the resolution.

(A) in

(B) to

(C) for

(D) from

3) Good citizens always abide..........the law.

(A) with

(B) of

(C) by

(D) for

4) There is a disturbing nexus..........politics and sports in India.

(A) among

(B) with

(C) by

(D) between

5) What do you make..........all this ?

(A) with

(B) of

(C) by

(D) for

6) The art exhibition is to be officially opened..........Wednesday..........2 p.m.

(A) on; at

(B) at; on

(C) from; on

(D) on; from

7) He cut his finger..........a knife.

(A) with

(B) by

(C) from

(D) into

8) There is an exception..........every rule.

(A) for

(B) from

(C) to

(D) in

Ans. (C) to

9) You should start at dawn to reach the station..........time.

(A) upon

(B) by

(C) in

(D) into

10) I have resigned myself..........my fate.

(A) at

(B) with

(C) on

(D) to

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