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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.
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
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
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
Saturday, 31 January 2015
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