Daily Current Affairs Updates: 24 February 2015

1) 14th Finance commission report tabled in Lok Sabha: --> Government has tabled the 14th Finance Commission report for the period 1st April 2015, to 31st March, 2020 in the Lok Sabha on 24 February 2015. --> Keeping its promise to give more financial autonomy to states, the Centre accepted the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission, paving way for a record 10 per cent increase in their share in the Union taxes. --> The commission...

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GK Updates for LIC AAO Exam 2015

1) The punch line of the advertisement of which of the following organization is "Jindagi ke sath bhi Jindagi ke bad bhi"? - Life Insurance Corporation of India 2) The central office of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is located at? - Mumbai 3) The Life Insurance Corporation of India has how many Zonal offices in India? - Seven 4) Which of the following schemes was launched by the LIC in December 2001 with the object to lessen...

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Daily GK Updates: 25 February 2015

1) Which is the only licensed flag production unit in India? - Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha in Hubli 2) Who is the founder of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) at Varanasi in 1916? - Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya 3) Who wrote ‘Indian War of Independence, 1857’? - V.D. Savarkar 4) Line demarcating the boundary between India and China is? - McMohan Line 5) The Civil Disobedience Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in? -...

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Multiple Choice Current Affairs Questions: 25 February 2015

1) Which former India cricket captain has been recently awarded an honorary life membership to the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)? (A) Sunil Gavaskar (B) Sachin Tendulkar (C) Sourav Ganguly (D) Kapil Dev 2) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 18 February 2015 inaugurated Aero India 2015 at? (A) Bengaluru (B) Kolkata (C) Kochi (D) Delhi 3) For the first time, which among the following secretary has been recently made a member of the Space...

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Employment News: 21 February - 27 February 2015

1. Union Bank of India  Name of Post -Forex Office and Economist No. of Post- 49 Last Date-28.02.2015 2. Indian Overseas Bank, Chennai Name of Post- Senior Manager-Credit No. of Post- 100 Last Date- 14.03.2015 3. Kendriya Vidyala Sansthan (HQ) Name of Post-Deputy Commissioner, Assistant Commissioner and Principal No. of Post- 95 Last Date-  30.03.2015                           4....

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Current Affairs Quiz: 24 February 2015

1) India on 16 February 2015 inked a civil nuclear cooperation agreement with which among the following countries? (A) Srilanka (B) Brazil (C) Nepal (D) Cuba  2) Yuvraj Singh was bought by which franchise for a whopping sum of Rs 16 crores in the IPL 2015 auction held on 16 February 2015? (A) Kings XI Punjab (B) Bangalore Royal Challengers (C) Delhi Daredevils (D) Rajasthan Royals 3) Who won the Best Professional golfer of the...

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23rd February 2015 Daily Current Affairs Updates

1) MoU signed between Indian Army and State Bank of India: --> A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Indian Army and State Bank of India (SBI) on the Defence Salary Package on 23 Feb 2015. --> The first MoU between SBI and the Indian Army was signed in 2011 and was valid for a period of three years. --> The basic features of the MoU include a number of free / concessional services like free drafts, free cheque books,...

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Oscars 2015: Complete List of Winners PDF Download

Friends.. Honoring the best cinematic talent from Hollywood, the 87th Academy Awards or the Oscars have finally wrapped up. Presented in 24 different categories, the winners for the most coveted film awards have been announced, putting an end to the suspense. While The Grand Budapest Hotel and Birdman faced a tie bagging four awards each, Whiplash managed to pick three trophies. Eddie Redmayne for The Theory of Everything and Julianne Moore for...

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