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Thursday, February 26, 2015
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 recommended increase
in the share of states in the centre's tax revenue from the current 32% to
42%-the single largest increase ever recommended.
--> The finance commission is a body set
up under Article 280 of the Constitution, primarily to recommend measures and
methods on how revenues, need to be distributed the Centre and states.
2) Chris Gayle hit the first double century in World Cup
history:
--> West Indies opener batsman Chris
Gayle created history by becoming the first batsman to score a double century
in the World Cup.
--> He made this record by scoring 215
runs off just 138 balls in a Pool-B match against Zimbabwe held at Manuka Oval
stadium in Canberra, Australia.
--> It was also only the fifth double
century in all ODI cricket and the first by a non-Indian, with Rohit Sharma
(two), Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag the only other batsmen to achieve
the feat.
3) Delhi Govt. launched mobile app on sale of liquor:
--> The Delhi Government on 24 February
2015 announced that it had developed a mobile application “mLiquorSaleCheck”
for end consumers of liquor, which will provide detailed information about the
liquor being sold in the city.
4) R. K. Pachauri resigned as Chief of UN panel on climate
change:
--> After facing allegations of Sexual
Harassment by a junior colleague, TERI Director General, Dr. R K Pachauri has
resigned as the chief of UN environment body IPCC.
--> Dr Pachauri, a leading voice on the
dangers of climate change, has denied the allegations and has claimed that he
is a victim of computer hacking.
5) 27 Indian satellites currently operational: Govt:
--> As many as 27 satellites, including
11 which facilitate the communication network in the country, are currently
operational and one more is to be launched next month, the Lok Sabha was informed
on 25 February 2015.
--> One more satellite would be launched
next month while three more are in the pipeline, Minister of State in the Prime
Minister’s Office Jitendra Singh said during Question Hour.
6) BJP-PDP coalation to form govt. in J&K:
--> After nearly two months of talks on
formulating a common minimum programme of governance, the Bharatiya Janata
Party and the Peoples Democratic Party on 24 February 2015 announced their
alliance for forming a “popular’’ government in Jammu and Kashmir.
--> This is the first time that the BJP
will participate in governance in Jammu and Kashmir.
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 the burden of
parents in meeting the educational expenses of their children? - Shiksha Sahyog
Yojana
5) If an organization wishes to venture
into Insurance Business it has to obtain a licence first from which of the
following? - Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA)
6) Who put up the most stiff resistance against
the British in India? - The Marathas
7) Who among the following is considered
as"Father of Indian Ballistie Missile Programme"? - APJ Abdul Kalam
8) The practice of military governorship
was first introduced in India by the? - Greeks
9) Which one of the following dynasties was
ruling over North India at the time of Alexander's invasion? - Nanda
10) Which cricketer recently hit the
fastest century in One-Day International (ODI) cricket? - AB de Villiers
11) Who was appointed as the Chairman of
Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) recently? - Pahlaj Nihalani
12) Tansen, a great musician of his time,
was in the court of? - Akbar
13) Which one of the following had
supported Mahatma Gandhi on the Non-cooperation resolution at the Special
Calcutta Session, 1920? - Motilal Nehru
14) Which one of the following books is the
official History of Revolt of 1857? - Eighteen Fifty Seven
15) Which operation was started by the
British Government to arrest the leaders of Quit India Movement? - Operation
Thunderbolt
16) The gas used for artificial ripening of
green fruit is? - Ethylene
17) Silent valley is situated in? - Kerala
18) Novak Djokovic won his fifth Australian
Open title 2015 defeating whom? - Andy Murray
19) Union Govt. recently sold its 10% stake
in which company, becoming the biggest ever share sale by any private or public
sector company in India? - Coal India Limited (CIL)
20) Reserve Bank on 30 January 2015
constituted a high-powered panel to re-examine and recommend appropriate set of
businesses, size, conversion and licensing terms for the urban cooperative
banking sector. Who is the chairman of the committee? - R Gandhi
21) The percentage of nuclear enery in
India's total energy generation is? - 2%
22) Which one of the following scientists
has carried out researches both in the field of biology and physics? - Jagdish
Chandra Bose
23) Who won the Australian Open women's
singles title 2015? - Serena Williams
24) Sergio Mattarella was recently elected
as the new President of? - Italy
25) 35th National Games was recently held
at? - Kerala
More questions will be added soon... LIC AAO Study Materials: Click Here
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
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? - 1930
6) The most famous centre of learning
during Maurya period was? - Taxila
7) Who is regarded as the 'Mother of the
Indian Revolutionaries'? - Bhikaiji Cama
8) The East India Company was founded in? -
1600
9) Who introduced English in India? - Lord
William Bentick
10) In November 1830 who traveled to the
United Kingdom as an ambassador of the Mughal emperor to plead for his pension
and allowances? - Raja Ram Mohan Roy
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 Commission?
(A) Finance Secretary
(B) Home Secretary
(C) Defence Secretary
(D) Foreign Secretary
4) Which E-Commerce company has recently
acquired luxury fashion portal Exclusively.com for an undisclosed amount?
(A) Flipkart
(B) Snapdeal
(C) Shopclues
(D) Myntra
5) Which mobile company has recently
partnered with UNICEF to provide health, education and youth-focussed content
to its customers in 17 African countries?
(A) Reliance
(B) Airtel
(C) Idea
(D) Vodafone
6) Which Airport in India has been adjudged
the best, among the world's most performing airports in the 25-40 million
passengers per annum category by the Airport Council International (ACI)
recently?
(A) Indira Gandhi International Airport,
NewDelhi
(B) Trivandrum International Airport,
Thiruvananthapuram
(C) Chennai International Airport, Chennai
(D) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport,
Hyderabad
7) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 19 February
2015 launched the nationwide Soil Health Card Scheme in Suratgarh town of
Sriganganagar district of which state?
(A) Haryana
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Punjab
(D) Uttar Pradesh
8) Which among the following process began
on 19 February 2015 with the ritual 'halwa ceremony'?
(A) Printing of Budget 2015
(B) Printing of Rail Budget 2015
(C) Printing of Economic Survey 2015
(D) None of these
9) India's longest running movie _______
ended its marathon run at Mumbai's Maratha Mandir cinema after almost 20 years
recently?
(A) Deewana
(B) Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
(C) Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
(D) Devdas
10) Which bank recently started Tech
Learning Centres to promote tech-banking?
(A) ICICI Bank
(B) Yes Bank
(C) SBI
(D) Axis Bank
Answers
1) Ans. (C) Sourav Ganguly
2) Ans. (A) Bengaluru
3) Ans. (D) Foreign Secretary
4) Ans. (B) Snapdeal
5) Ans. (B) Airtel
6) Ans. (A) Indira Gandhi International
Airport, NewDelhi
7) Ans. (B) Rajasthan
8) Ans. (A) Printing of Budget 2015
9) Ans. (B) Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
10) Ans. (C) SBI
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
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. NMDC
Limited, Karnataka
Name of Post- Junior Officer (Mechanical
Trainee/Electrical/Civil Trainee etc.), HEM Operator GR I Trainee etc
No. of Post- 311
Last Date- 10.03.2015
5. Brahmaputra
Cracker and Polymer Limited
Name of Post- Chief Manager (Finance &
Accounts), Senior Manager (Chemical/Fire & Safety/Laboratory), Manager
(Chemical/ Cpmtract etc), Deputy Manager (Chemical etc.), senior Engineer
(Chemical/Instumentation/Mechanical etc.)
No. of Post- 66
Last Date-
28.02.2015
6. Union
Public Service Commission Notifies Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical
Service Ecamination,2015 and Combined Geo-Scienctit and Geologist
Examination,2015
Last Date- 20.03.2015
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 year award at the Take Solutions India Golf Awards 2015 in New Delhi on 16
February 2015?
(A) Shiv Kapur
(B) Anirban Lahiri
(C) Gaganjeet Bhullar
(D) Arjun Atwal
4) Which company on 16 February 2015,
announced that it had signed a definitive agreement to fully acquire U.S.-based
automation technology provider Panaya for an enterprise value of $200 million?
(A) Wipro
(B) TCS
(C) IBM
(D) Infosys
5) India-born Punit Renjen was on 16
February 2015 appointed the next chief executive of which US-based accounting
giant, becoming the first person of Indian-origin to head a 'Big-Four' audit
firm?
(A) McGladrey
(B) PwC
(C) Ernst & Young
(D) Deloitte
6) India has ceremonially handed over to
which country a vintage Dakota aircraft, which played a crucial role in the
1971 Bangladesh liberation war?
(A) Maldives
(B) Nepal
(C) Thailand
(D) Bangladesh
7) Rajinder Puri who died on 15 February
2015 was a famous?
(A) Cartoonist
(B) Historian
(C) Scientist
(D) None of these
8) Which bank has recently launched India's
FIRST Green Infrastructure Bonds?
(A) ICICI Bank
(B) Yes Bank
(C) Axis Bank
(D) South Indian Bank
9) Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic was recently
sworn in as the first female president of?
(A) Uruguay
(B) Poland
(C) Greece
(D) Croatia
10) How many Indians were there in 100
shortlisted for one way trip to Mars recently?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
Answers
1) Ans. (A) Srilanka
2) Ans. (C) Delhi Daredevils
3) Ans. (B) Anirban Lahiri
4) Ans. (D) Infosys
5) Ans. (D) Deloitte
6) Ans. (D) Bangladesh
7) Ans. (A) Cartoonist
8) Ans. (B) Yes Bank
9) Ans. (D) Croatia
10) Ans. (C) 3
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, free funds transfers to any bank in India through RTGS / NEFT, free ATM
cards etc.
-->
The revised MoU will benefit almost 19.5 lakh pensioners and 10 lakh
serving personnel who hold Pay or Pension accounts with SBI.
2) TRAI removed interconnection usage charges (IUC):
--> Telecom regulator TRAI on 23
February 2015 removed charges that a landline service provider has to pay to
the other service providers for transmitting its customers' phone calls -a move
that is likely to lead to lower tariffs.
--> Now, calls made from landline-to-landline
or landline-to- mobiles will not include the interconnection charge, which was
20 paise.
--> Trai has also reduced network
interconnection usage charges (IUC) on calls made from mobile phones by about
30 per cent to 14 paise per call from 20 paise earlier.
3) Rana Bhagwandas, first Hindu chief justice of Pakistan,
died:
--> Former acting chief justice of
Pakistan Rana Bhagwandas passed away in Karachi on 23 February 2015..
--> He was the first Hindu and the
second non-Muslim head of the supreme court of Pakistan. First non-Muslim CJP
was Alvin Robert Cornelius (He was Christian).
--> Bhagwandas became the acting CJP
during the 2007 judicial crisis in Pakistan and also briefly became the acting
chief justice of Pakistan when the incumbent CJP Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
went on foreign tours in 2005 and 2006.
4) Tamil director RC Sakthi passed away:
--> Popular Tamil director R.C Sakthi,
who launched Kamal Haasan in a lead role, breathed his last at a private
hospital in Chennai on 23 Feb 2015.
--> Sakthi started his career as a
theatre artist. He floated a theatre troupe with his friends and went on to act
in a few plays before moving to cinema.
--> His last directorial venture was in
1993 - the Tamil film “Pathini Penna" - which fetched him two State awards
for best film and best dialogue writer.
5) Ram Niwas Goel elected Speaker of Delhi Assembly:
--> AAP MLA Ram Niwas Goel was on 23
February 2015 unanimously elected Speaker of the Delhi Assembly on the first
day of the two-day session of the House.
--> Another ruling party legislator,
Bandana Kumari, was elected Deputy Speaker of the House where the main and only
opposition, BJP, has a negligible presence with just three legislators.
--> 67-year-old Goel was elected from
Shahdara constituency in north Delhi.
6) National sports awards scheme revamped:
--> Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and
Sports has amended National Sports Awards Schemes.
--> The amended schemes include Rajiv
Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, Arjuna Award, Dhyan Chand Award and Dronacharya
Awards.
--> According to the new provisions, the
selection committee for the Arjuna Award will be headed by a retired Supreme
Court or High Court judge, and not more than one sportsperson/coach from a
particular discipline shall be a member of the panel to avoid any bias towards
any particular discipline.
--> A sportsperson of eminence/sports
administrator/sports expert belonging to para sports will now be a member of
the Arjuna Award selection panel.
--> These amendments were based upon
several suggestions made by selection committee for Arjuna Awards headed by
Kapil Dev.
7) 87th Academy Awards/ Oscars 2015 presented:
--> The 87th Academy Awards ceremony,
presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) was held
at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
--> The Academy Awards (commonly
referred as Oscars) were presented in twenty four categories.
--> ‘Birdman’, a dark comedy about a
former superstar struggling to revive his Broadway career, shone at the 2015
Oscars.
--> Click Here for complete list of
winners.
8) Himachal Pradesh to present India's first paperless
budget:
--> Himachal Pradesh is set to become
the country's first state to present a 'paperless' budget on March 11.
--> Since the state already has the
country's first green assembly, all documents related to budget estimates would
be made available online and only around 10 budget copies would be printed for
record.
--> Running the proceedings on e-Vidhan
would save the state exchequer Rs 15 crore annually.
--> Chief minister Virbhadra Singh had
inaugurated e-Vidhan on August 4, 2014.
9) India, Nepal joint military exercise commenced in Nepal:
--> The 8th Indo-Nepal Battalion level
combined military training - 'Exercise Surya Kiran-VIII', commenced on 23
February 2015 at the Integrated Army Training Centre, Saljhandi, Nepal.
--> The focus of the drill is to
practice Counter Insurgency and Counter Terrorist Operations in mountainous and
jungle terrain.
10) Budget Session of Parliament began:
--> Budget Session began on 23 February
2015 with President Pranab Mukherjee's address to members of both houses of
Parliament.
--> In his address, President Mukherjee
said 'Sab ka Saath, Sab ka Vikas' is the government's fundamental view.
--> He appealed to all the Members of
the Parliament to spend 50 percent of MPLAD fund on the 'Swachh Bharat'
mission.
--> The first part of the Budget Session
will continue till March 20 while the second part will commence after a
month-long break from April 20 and conclude on May 8.
--> The Rail Budget will be presented on
February 26, Economic Survey on February 27 and General Budget on February 28.
11) State-run banks to be closed on alternate Saturdays:
--> Public sector banks, including the
country's biggest lender State Bank of India, will remain shut on alternate
Saturdays, according to a deal reached between employee unions and the Indian
Banks' Association, which represents lenders.
--> Employee unions were demanding a
five-day week, but an agreement was reached on keeping alternate Saturdays off.
--> An agreement was also reached to
hike wages of over 7 lakh public sector bank employees by 15 per cent. The wage
hike will be applicable from November 2012 and will be valid for five years.
Monday, February 23, 2015
Oscars 2015: Complete List of Winners PDF Download
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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 Still Alice have been named Best
Actor and Actress in a Leading Role. Here are the complete list of winners. You can download this as PDF from below link.
Download as PDF: Click Here
Best Picture: Birdman
Actress in a Leading Role: Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Actor in a Leading Role: Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
Directing: Alejandro
Gonzalez Inarritu, Birdman
Actress in a Supporting Role: Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Actor in a Supporting Role: JK Simmons, Whiplash
Foreign Language Film: Ida
Writing - Adapted Screenplay: Graham Moore, The Imitation Game
Writing - Original Screenplay: Alejandro G Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr &
Armando Bo, Birdman
Cinematography:
Emmanuel Lubezki, Birdman
Music - Original Score: Alexandre Desplat, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Makeup and Hairstyling: Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Costume Design: Milena
Canonero, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Music - Original Song: John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn for 'Glory' from Selma
Visual Effects: Paul
Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher, Interstellar
Documentary Short Subject: Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Dana Perry, Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1
Documentary Feature:
Citizen Four
Film Editing: Tom
Cross, Whiplash
Sound Editing: Alan
Robert Murray and Bub Asman, American Sniper
Sound Mixing: Craig
Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley, Whiplash
Production Design: Adam
Stockhausen (Production Design); Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration), The Grand
Budapest Hotel
Short Film - Live
Action: The Phone Call
Short Film -
Animated: Feast
Animated Feature Film: Big Hero 6l.