Nobel Peace Prize 2015

The Nobel Peace Prize 2015 was awarded to National Dialogue Quartet "for its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the Jasmine Revolution of 2011".

Here are the details:

* The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2015 is to be awarded to the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet for its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the Jasmine Revolution of 2011. The Quartet was formed in the summer of 2013 when the democratization process was in danger of collapsing as a result of political assassinations and widespread social unrest. It established an alternative, peaceful political process at a time when the country was on the brink of civil war. It was thus instrumental in enabling Tunisia, in the space of a few years, to establish a constitutional system of government guaranteeing fundamental rights for the entire population, irrespective of gender, political conviction or religious belief.

* The National Dialogue Quartet has comprised four key organizations in Tunisian civil society: the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT, Union Générale Tunisienne du Travail), the Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts (UTICA, Union Tunisienne de l'Industrie, du Commerce et de l'Artisanat), the Tunisian Human Rights League (LTDH, La Ligue Tunisienne pour la Défense des Droits de l'Homme), and the Tunisian Order of Lawyers (Ordre National des Avocats de Tunisie).
Also Check Nobel Prize winners of previous year from here.

Read More

October 2015 Current Affairs - PDF Download [Second Week]

Friends..Here is the Current Affairs for the Second week of October 2015 (5 October 2015 to 11 October 2015) in PDF Download format. Download the Current Affairs as PDF in your mobile, tab or desktop and read & revise wherever you go.

1) Who won the Nobel Peace Prize 2015? - Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet

Note: It was awarded for its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of Jasmine revolution of 2011. The Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet comprised four key organizations in Tunisian civil society. These are:  The Tunisian General Labour Union, The Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts, The Tunisian Human Rights League, The Tunisian Order of Lawyers.

2) Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman was on 8 October 2015 named as the Cultural Ambassador of which country? – Seychelles

3) Which bank on 8 October 2015 launched a mobile payment service based on mVisa? - ICICI Bank

Note: The service enables customers to make electronic payments from their smartphones at traditional stores, e-commerce sites, deliveries made at home, radio taxi and utility bills among others.

4) Who were on 7 October 2015 jointly awarded with the 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry? - Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar

Note: They were awarded for having mapped how cells repair damaged DNA and safeguard the genetic information at a molecular level.

5) Who were on 5 October 2015 awarded Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine? - William C Campbell (Ireland) and Satoshi Omura (Japan) and Youyou Tu (China)

Note: William C Campbell (Ireland) and Satoshi Omura (Japan) was awarded for their discoveries concerning a novel therapy against infections caused by roundworm parasites and the other half to Youyou Tu (China) for her discoveries concerning a novel therapy against Malaria.

6) Who was on 4 October 2015 was elected President of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)? -Shashank Manohar

Note: He was elected unopposed during a special general meeting called by the BCCI following the demise of Jagmohan Dalmiya.

7) Who was on 8 October 2015 awarded with the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature? - Svetlana Alexievich

Note: Svetlana Alexandrovna Alexievich is a Belarusian investigative journalist and non-fiction prose writer, writing in Russian.

8) Who was recently elected as the Head of Inter-governmental Panel for Climate Change? - Hoesung Lee

Note: He succeeded RK Pachauri of India, who stepped down in February 2015 after a female researcher accused him of sexual harassment.

9) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 7 October 2015 approved implementation of the World Bank assisted National Watershed Management Project named? – Neeranchal

10) Name the German Chancellor who visited India between 4 October and 6 October 2015? - Angela Merkel

11) Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Conference 2016 will be held at ___ from 8 January to 10 January 2016? - New Delhi

12) Indian Navy on 6 October 2015 commissioned the first indigenously-designed and built torpedo launch and recovery vessel ___? - INS Astradharani

13) Union Government on 5 October 2015 launched second phase of the immunisation programme, Mission Indradhanush, focusing on ___ districts? – 352

14) Name the renowned music director and lyricist who died on 9 October 2015 following a multiple-organ failure in Mumbai? - Ravindra Jain

Note: His famous songs are Geet Gaata Chal, Chor Machaye Shor, Chitchor, Nadiya ke Paar, Ram Teri Ganga Maili, Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se, Do Jasoos and Henna.

15) Who was on 8 October 2015 chosen for the 2015 Hridaynath Mangeskar Award? - A R Rehman

16) South Africa on 8 October 2015 won the three-match T-20 International series against India 2-0. Who was named Player of the series? - JP Duminy

17) Air Force Day 2015 was recently observed on? - 8 October 2015

18) Who was on 5 October 2015 appointed as permanent CEO of Twitter? - Jack Dorsey

19) Name the noted Telugu film producer who  died of the old-age-related illness on 4 October 2015? - Edida Nageswara Rao

20) Who was on 9 October 2015 appointed to the Board of capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)? - Tapan Ray

Note: Tapan Ray succeeded Anjuly Chib Duggal on the SEBI board.

21) World Egg Day was recently observed on? - 9 October 2015

 Also Check Current Affairs Quiz- October 2015

22) World Sight Day (WSD) was observed on 8 October 2015 with theme? - Eye care for all

23) World Post Day was observed globally on 9 October 2015 with the theme? - Posts claim their place in the changing communication landscape.

Note: The day is observed annually on the anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in 1874 in the Swiss Capital, Bern.

24) Which team on 4 October 2015 won the Women’s European Volleyball Championship title? – Russia

25) Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 7 October 2015 approved the setting up of three new All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AllMS) under which scheme? - Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna (PMSSY)

26) Who recently resigned as CEO of iGate Corporation? - Ashok Vemuri

27) Union Cabinet on 7 October 2015 approved the construction of National War Memorial and a National War Museum at? - New Delhi

28) Who were on 6 October 2015 jointly awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics for their discovery of neutrino oscillations? - Japan's Takaaki Kajita and American Arthur B. McDonald

29) Name the renowned Carnatic flautist who died on 9 October 2015? - Natesan Ramani

30) British researchers on 2 October 2015 developed a new mobile app named ASCmeI.T that will help people with which disease? – Autism

31) Who was on 10 October 2015 appointed as the chairman of Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)? - Sekhar Basu

Note: By virtue of this position, he will also occupy the office of secretary, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).

32) Which organization on 6 October 2015 released the Global Financial Stability Report October 2015? - International Monetary Fund (IMF)

33) Union Cabinet on 7 October 2015 approved the payments of Productivity-Linked Bonus (PLB) equivalent to ___ days’ wages for railway employees for the financial year 2014-2015? - 78 wages

34) Which organization on 6 October 2015 released World Economic Outlook (WEO) October 2015? - International Monetary Fund (IMF)

35) Name the Indian Cyclist who recently became first-ever Indian to win five medals at Taiwan Cup? - Deborah Herold

36) Who were on 6 October 2015 awarded with the 2015 PEN Pinter Prize? - Saudi blogger and activist Raif Badawi and British poet and critic James Fenton

37) Which state government on 9 October 2015 launched the Operation Valsalya project to trace, rescue and reunite the missing children with their family? – Kerala

38) Which state government on 9 October 2015 launched  e-Pragati project? - Andhra Pradesh

39) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on 3 October 2015 inaugurated an Extreme Altitude Research Centre at? - Chang La, Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir

40) India’s e-commerce giant, Flipkart, on 4 October 2015 appointed ____ as the new Chief Finance Officer (CFO)? - Sriram Venkataraman

41) World Habitat Day was on 5 October 2015 observed across the world with the theme? - Public Spaces for All

42) Who won the 2015 FIDE World Chess Cup? - Sergey Karjakin

43) Which country won 2015 FIBA Asian Basketball Championship? – China

44) Sania Mirza and ____ on 3 October 2015 won the women's doubles title of Wuhan Tennis Open? - Martina Hingis

45) National Anti-Drug Addiction Day was observed on? - 2 October 2015

Download PDF Current Affairs October 2015-Second Week

Also check 
Current Affairs October 2015 - First Week (PDF Download)
October 2015 Current Affairs - PDF Download [Third Week]

Read More

Daily Current Affairs: 10 October 2015 [PDF Download]

Here is the Important Daily Current Affairs Updates for 10 October 2015. You can download this article as PDF from the below link.

1) Shekhar Basu appointed as Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission:

--> Renowned scientist Shekhar Basu has been appointed as the Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and Secretary of Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).

--> He will replace R K Sinha who superannuates on 23 October 2015.

--> He will have tenure till September 19, 2016 i.e. till he attains the age of 64 years.

--> Prior to this appointment, Mr. Basu was Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) and Chief executive of the Nuclear Recycle Board (NRB). 

2) Veteran music director Ravindra Jain passed away:

--> Renowned music director and lyricist Ravindra Jain died due to multiple-organ failure in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

--> He has also been conferred with various awards for his work including Filmfare Award for Best Music for Ram Teri Ganga Maili (1985), Lata Mangeshkar Lifetime Achievement Award of Maharashtra Government and Padmashri in 2015.

3) Nepal Prime Minister Sushil Koirala resigned:

--> Nepal Prime Minister Sushil Koirala has resigned from office by submitting his resignation to President Ram Baran Yadav.

--> He has resigned to give way to Parliament to elect new Prime Minister and government as per country’s new Constitution which was adopted on September 20, 2015.

--> President Ram Baran Yadav has accepted the resignation and asked Mr. Koirala to conduct daily administrative functions till a new government is formed.

4) Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis won 2015 China Open Women’s Doubles:

--> The Indo-Swiss pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis has won the 2015  Women’s Doubles Title of China Open.

--> In the final match played in Beijing the pair defeated the Chinese pair of Yung-Jan Chan and Hao-Ching Chan in three sets score of 6-7, 6-1 and 10-8.

5) A.R. Rahman named Cultural Ambassador for Seychelles:

--> Oscar-winning composer Allah-Rakha Rahman has been named the Cultural Ambassador for Seychelles.

--> In this regard Seychelles government has issued a certificate validating his new role for his contribution in enhancing the country’s art and culture development.

6) India’s first Dolphin Community Reserve to come up in West Bengal:

--> India’s first Dolphin Community Reserve will be established in West Bengal to protect the endangered mammal, Gangetic river dolphins.

--> Decision in this regard was taken at a meeting of the State Wildlife Board chaired by state Chief Wildlife Warden Azam Zaidi.

7) Union Government launches app to book unreserved rail tickets:

--> Indian Railways has launched mobile application to book unreserved rail tickets for the convenience of passengers.

--> The launched IT enabled passenger services app was launched by Union Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu in New Delhi.

8) National Dialogue Quartet wins 2015 Nobel Peace Prize:

--> National Dialogue Quartet (NDQ) in Tunisia has won prestigious 2015 Nobel Peace Prize.

--> Norwegian Nobel Committee has selected NDQ for its decisive contribution in building pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the 2011 Jasmine Revolution.

--> NDQ was established in 2013 as an alternative, peaceful political process at a time when Tunisia was on the brink of civil war aftermath of revolution.

 9) Kerala Government launches Operation Valsalya to track missing children:

--> The Kerala government launched the Operation Valsalya project to trace, rescue and reunite the missing children with their family.

10) Tapan Ray appointed to Board of Securities and Exchange Board of India:

--> Corporate Affairs Secretary Tapan Ray was appointed to the Board of capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).

--> He succeeded Anjuly Chib Duggal on the SEBI board.
Download this current affairs as PDF here

Also Check our Current Affairs Quiz October 2015

Read More

10 October 2015 IBPS PO Prelims Review & Questions (Slot 1)

Hi friends.. Today (10.10.2015) is the third day of  IBPS PO 2015 Prelims Exam. Today also exam will be held in four slots ie, 9 AM, 11:30 AM, 2 PM and 4:30 PM. First slot exam at 9AM is over. As per the reviews from our friends exam was of Moderate level. Here is the detailed analysis of the first Slot exam along with expected cutoff. 

Here is the Pattern of IBPS PO Prelim Exam.

1) English Language - 30 Questions - 30 Marks

2) Quantitative Aptitude - 35 Questions - 35 Marks

3) Reasoning Ability - 35 Questions - 35 Marks

Total - 100 Questions- 100 Marsk - 1 Hour

Lets check the detailed analysis of each section of 10th October IBPS PO V Prelim first slot.

English Language (Level – Moderate)

1. Reading Comprehension (British Bank Based) - 10 questions -Moderate

2. Reading Comprehension – 10 Questions RC on Bank of  England -Moderate

3. Cloze Test – 5 Questions (Private Schools and Govt. Schools) - Moderate

4. Fillers - 5 Questions - Easy

5. Errors -  5 Questions - Moderate to Difficult

Quantitative Aptitude (Level –Moderate)

1. Data Interpretation - 10 questions - Moderate

2. Number Series – 5 Questions - Moderate

3. Approximation – 5 Questions - Easy to Moderate

4. Quadratic Equation - 5 questions - Easy

5. Simplification - 5 questions - Easy

6. Miscellaneous(Age, Mixture Allegation, Partnership, Profit Loss, Average, Boats & Stream, Compound/Simple Interest, Time & Work, etc.) - 10 questions -Moderate

Reasoning Ability (Level – Easy to Moderate)

1. Syllogism – 5 Questions - Easy

Note: Syllogism Questions was of 2 statement and 2 conclusion. Also possibility questions was asked but it was of easy level.

2. Coding & Decoding - 5 questions -Easy

3. Inequalities - 5 questions - Easy

4. Sitting Arrangement (Circular) - 5 questions - Moderate

5. Puzzles(Complex Arrangement based on Colour and Months/ North South Arrangement) - 10 questions - Moderate to Difficul

6. Coding Decoding – 5 Questions - Easy

7. Blood Relation – 3 Questions - Easy

8. Miscellaneous Questions – 2 Questions  - Easy

The overall expected cutoff of IBPS PO Prelims Exam from this exam will be around 36 – 41 for general category.
Check Review of IBPS PO Prelims 2015 held so far . 

Read More

Current Affairs Quiz – 10 October 2015

Friends.. Here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 10 October 2015. Practice and improve your knowledge. 

Questions for the day. Click the ‘START QUIZ’ button to start the quiz.

1) Who among the following was recently elected as the new Chairman of Inter-governmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC)?

(A) Hoesung Lee

(B) R.K. Pachauri

(C) Ismail El Gizouli

(D) Youyoung Than

2) Name the India-China Joint Military Training Exercise which will be conducted at Kunming Military Academy of Yunnan province in China from 12 to 23 October 2015?

(A) Surya Kiran

(B) HAND-IN-HAND

(C) Mitra Sakhti

(D) None of these

3) 83rd Indian Air Force Day was recently celebrated on?

(A) 5 October 2015

(B) 7 October 2015

(C) 8 October 2015

(D) 9 October 2015

4) Who among the following won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature?

(A) Svetlana Alexievich

(B) Patrick Modiano

(C) Mo Yan

(D) Jhumpa Lahiri

5) World Egg Day was observed on?

(A) 1 Ocotober

(B) 3 October

(C) 6 October

(D) 9 October

6) World Post Day is observed globally on?

(A) 9 October

(B) 10 October

(C) 7 October

(D) 6 October

7) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) recently approved World Bank assisted National Watershed Management Project named?

(A) Varsha

(B) Meghraat

(C) Neeranchal

(D) Jal

8) Who among the following was recently named as the Cultural Ambassador for Seychelles?

(A) Sachin Tendulkar

(B) Amitabh Bachchan

(C) A.R. Rahman

(D) Aishwarya Rai

9) Tomas Lindahl (United Kingdom), Paul Modrich (US) and Aziz Sancar (US) have jointly won 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work in?

(A) G-protein-coupled receptors

(B) DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) repair

(C) Multiscale models for complex chemical systems

(D) Super-resolved fluorescence microscopy

10) Name the Indian Navy’s first totally indigenously-designed and built Torpedo launch and recovery vessel (TRV) which was was commissioned on 7 October 2015?

(A) INS Kochi

(B) INS Varahamihira

(C) INS Kalapani

(D) INS Astravahini
Attempt Quiz to check the right answers. 
Check our Previous Current Affairs Quiz 2015

Read More

RBI Grade-B Officer Recruitment 2015 Notification Out

Hi friends..Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has published notification for the recruitment of 134 Officer in Grade-’B’ (General) vacancies by direct recruitment. Eligible candidates may apply online from 05-10-2015 to 23-10-2015. Details are as follows:

Important Dates:

Starting Date to Apply Online & for Payment of Fee: 05.10.2015

Last Date to Apply Online for & for Payment of Fee: 23.10.2015

Date of Phase-I Online Examination: 21 & 22.11.2015

Date of Phase-II Online Examination: 07.12.2015

RBI Vacancy Details:

Total No.of Posts: 134

Name of the Posts: Officer in Grade-’B’ (General)

1. General: 67 Posts

2. SC: 15 Posts

3. ST: 13 Posts

4. OBC: 39 Posts

Educational Qualifications (as on 01/10/2015) : A minimum of 60% marks (50% in case of SC/ST/PWD) or an equivalent grade in Bachelor’s degree as well as in 12th and 10th standard examinations. The minimum qualifying percentage or an equivalent grade for the Bachelor's Degree will be in aggregate for all semesters / years.

Age (as on 01/10/2015): Between 21 and 30 years (candidates must have been born not earlier than 02/10/1985 and not later than 01/10/1994). For candidates possessing M.Phil. and Ph.D. qualification, upper age limit will be 32 and 34years respectively. For candidates having experience as an officer in Commercial Bank/Financial Institution in Public Sector as also prior experience in Reserve Bank of India, upper age limit is relaxed to the extent of number of years of such experience subject to a maximum of three years. For such candidates, upper age limit should not exceed 33 years including experience. For experience, probationary period will not be reckoned. Refer item 8 below for relaxation in upper age limit for specified categories.

Number of attempts: Candidates belonging to unreserved i.e. General Category, who had already appeared Six times for Phase-I Examination for this post in the past, are not eligible to apply. No such restriction applies to candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PWD, if the posts are reserved for them.

Selection Process: Candidates will be selected based on online examinations & interview.

Phase-I online Examination (Objective Type) : This Paper for 200 marks will be held on November 21/22, 2015. Depending on the number of candidates, the examination may be held on some other days also. A candidate, however, has to appear for examination in only one shift on any day. The date, time and venue on which a candidate has to appear for examination will be specified in the Admission Letter (AL) to be downloaded by the candidate. The ‘corrected-scores’ obtained by each of the candidates in different sessions (if held) will be normalized using equipercentile method. The Paper consists tests of (i) General Awareness (ii) English Language (iii) Quantitative Aptitude and (iv)Reasoning, with composite time of 120 minutes. Other detailed information regarding the examination will be given in an Information Handout, which will be made available for the candidates to download along with the Admission letter for examination from the RBI website.

Application Fee: Candidates have to pay Rs. 850/- (Rs.100/- for SC/ ST/ PwD candidates) through online by using Debit Cards (RuPay/ Visa/ MasterCard/ Maestro), Credit Cards, Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards/ Mobile Wallets. No fee for RBI Staff.

How to Apply: Eligible candidates may apply online through the website www.rbi.org.in from 05-10-2015 to 23-10-2015.

You can check more details from the official notification below.

Official Notification of RBI Grade-B Officer 2015

Click Here to apply online

Read More