GK Daily Updates - 31st & 1st Feb 2015

1) External Affairs minister Sushma Suraj, Foreign Secretary S.Jaishankar Arrived at Beijing International Airport in China

• To insulate and advance a growing economic relationship
• Border dispute Indo - China Border
• Energy and defense ties 
• New Railway line
• Mountain safety research

2) Successful AGNI-V

• Inter continental Ballistic Missile with range of 5000 K.M.
• launched from TATRA track on the wheeler Island off the Odisha Coast
• 50 tonne, 17 meter long, three style missile.
• Carry 1.1 tonnes of nuclear war head. 

3) Direct Benefit Transfer can save Rs.33087 crore annually in food subsidy says NSSO report

4)Italy new President elected

• Constitutional Court Judge from Sicily, Sergio Mattarella Elected as the President of Italy

5) Indian Overseas Bank Issued bond to raise capital of 1000 Crore Rupees

6) Indian Foreign Reserve at $322.03 Billion and down by $98 Million from previous weak.

7) 35th National Games in Kochi Kerala 

• Goodwill Ambassador Sachin Tendulkar, Anju Boby George and P.T.Usha holds the Games Torch

8) Abinav Bindra won Gold in IWK Hockbrueck Shooting in Munich.

9) Serena Williams won Womens Australian Open and its her 19 Major Title beating Maria Saradpova 

Country & Capital & Currency

FRANCE

Capital : Paris

Currency : CFC Franc

President : Francois Hollende

Prime Minister : Manuel Valls

Official Language : French

Central Bank : Banque de France

Stock exchange and Index : Euronext Paris and CAC 40

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