Daily GK - 30/1/2015

1) The nation paid tribe to Mahatma Gandhi

• Jan 30, Our National father Mahatma Gandhi's 67th death anniversary.
• This day was observed as "Martyrs Day".

2) Nobel Prize winner died

• Charles Townes, 1964 Nobel prize for Physics for the invension of LASER passed away

3) R.K.Mathur, Secretary of defense holds Additional Charge

• R.K.Mathur to hold Additional charge of Dept of Defense Research and Development.
• Reena Ray given additional charge of Dept of School Education and Literacy.

4) India's FDI increased by 26% says Global investment trade monitor report

• In 2014, nearly 35 Billion investment with maximum growth in service sector
• UNCTAD Released the report

UNCTAD (Unired Nation Conference on Trade and Development)

Head Quaters: Geneva, Switzerland

5) Japanese Cartoonist Katsuhiro Otomo won Life time Achievement award at International Angouleme Comics festival.

6) Zimbabwae President Robert Mugabe to be the 54th national African Union Chairmen.

Currency and Capital

ITALY

Capital                                   : Rome

Currency                                : Euro

President                                : Sergio Mattarella

Prime Minister                       : Matteo Renzi

Official Language                  : Italian

Central Bank                          : Bankitalia (Banca d'italia)

Stock exchange (Index)         : Borsa Italiana (FTSC Italia Mid cap)

MCQ Current Affairs

[1] Who won the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2015 at the latest Jaipur Literature Festival?
A: Kamila Shamsie
B: Bilal Tanweer
C: Shamsur Rahman Faruqi
D: Jhumpa Lahiri
Ans - D: Jhumpa Lahiri

[2] Who has been appointed as an "Honorary Advisor" to the Ministry of Railways:
A: Vinod Rai
B: TSR Subramaniam
C: E Sreedharan
D: None of the above
Ans - A: Vinod Rai

[3] Syed Modi Grand Prix tournament belong to which sports?
A: tennis
B: cricket
C: billiard
D: Badminton
Ans - D: Badminton

[4] Who won the Miss Universe 2015 title?
A: Julia Furdea
B: Niketa Barker
C: Koyal Rana
D: Paulina Vega
Ans - D: Paulina Vega

[5] 24th of January was celebrated in India as:
A: National Girl Child Day
B: National e-Governance Day
C: National Day for the Disabled
D: None of the above
Ans - A: National Girl Child Day

[6] Paulina Vega was crowned as Miss Universe 2014. She belongs to which country:
A: Spain
B: Chile
C: Venezuela
D: Colombia
Ans - D: Colombia

[7] RBI has signed MOU on supervisory cooperation with which country's Central Bank
A: Kenya
B: Chile
C: Brazil
D: South Africa
Ans - C: Brazil

[8] Who has become first lady to lead first Inter- Service guard of Honour
A: Arunima Singh
B: Seema Puri
C: Smriti Singh
D: Puja Thakur
Ans - D: Puja Thakur

[9] Who has won Khuswant singh memorial prize for poetry
A: Shabana Azmi
B: Gulzar
C: Arundhati Subramanium
D: Javed Akhtar
Ans - C: Arundhati Subramanium

[10] Who has been appointed as new Greek Prime Minister
A: D Smith
B: Erich Tsis
C: Alexis Tsipras
D: Mudro Pras
Ans - C: Alexis Tsipras

Currency and Capital

NIGERIA

Capital                    : Abuja

Currency                : Nigerian Naira

President                : Goodluck Jonathan

Official Language  : English

Central Bank          : Central bank of Nigeria

Daily GK - 30/1/2015

1)  New Foreign Secretary for India

• Indian government has Appointed Jai Shankar as the Foreign Secretary.
• Jai Shankar replaced Sujithra Singh.

2) Former Environment minister Quits Congress

• Former Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan Quits Congress.

3) Malaysian Airlines MH370 met with accident says malaysian government

• Malaysian Airlines MH370 disappeared on March 8
• Civil Aviation minister says it disappeared as it met with some accidents in the sky.

4) Small and Payment bank licence Application

• RBI received request for Small bank from housing finance proprietor Dewan Housing Finance Ltd and Payment bank request from Business Correspondent Fino Paytech.

5) Coal India Ltd sale 10% of stakes and fetch record high Rs.22,600 in Retail Investment.

6) T20 World cup venue for 2016 will be held in India

7) Kerala National Games

• Boxing star Vijender Singh not to play in National games due to Injury.

8) Former Dutch Coach Paul Van Ass named as new Hockey coach of India