News Updates This Month-Jan 2015

News Updates This Month-Jan 2015

Appointments

1.       Senior IAS officer Alok Kumar has been taken over as Secretary Of Central Vigilance Commission(CVC), country’s top anti-corruption body.

2.       Lt. General Rizwan Akhtar has taken over as the Head of the Inter-Services Intelligence(ISI)

3.       The Former Supreme Court Judge Chandramauli Kumar Prasad has been selected to be the next Chairman of the Press Council of India.

Deaths - 

1.       Veteran actor of Indian Cinema Sadashiv Amrapurkar, died in Mumbai on Nov 3, 2014. He was 65.

2.       Marxist Communist Party(CPM) founder leader M V Raghavan died on Nov 9, 2014 after prolonged illness.

3.       M S S Pandian, an eminent social scientist passed away in New Delhi on Nov 10, 2014. He was 53.

4.       Senior Congress Leader and Former Union Minister Murli Deora passed away on Nov 24, 2014 after prolonged illness. He was 77.

5.       Legendary Kathak Dancer Sitara Devi died in Mumbai on Nov 25, 2014. She was 94.

Resignation –

1.       Us Defence Secretary Chuck Hugel resigned in the last week of Nov 2014.

Defence –

1.       China has developed a highly accurate home made laser defence weapon system capable of shooting down small scade drones flying at low altitude.

Environment –

1.       Air pollution seems to have a direct negative impact on grain production in India, a study warned on Nov 3, 2014. Upto the 90% of the decrease in potential food production seems linked to smog, made of black carbon and other pollutants.

2.       The Defence Terrain Research Laboratory (DTRL) of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an early warning system through sensors to map the triggers which can lead to landslides and other natural calamities.

Archaeology –

1.       More than two decades after they were unearthed in South Delhi, a large hoard of 287 coins medieval coins has been acknowledged as holding the key to an unbroken numismatic narrative of the reigns of North Indian rulers spread over four centuries.

Crime –

1.       Research in eight urban cities across the world has found that Delhi has a very low crime rate compared to New York and Istanbul.

Space –

1.       China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation displayed the machine and the technological hardware set up at air show at Zhuai.

Misc News –

1.       A husband may have to pay monthly advance to his estranged wife from the day she applied for maintenance and not always from the date of court order, the Supreme Court has held.

2.       A nesting site of the extremely rare white-bellied heron has been discovered in  remote part of the Namdapha Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh.

3.       Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Nov 7, 2014 launched his ambitious model village project in Uttar Pradesh’s Jayapur village in Varanasi.

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Books and Authors This Month-Jan 2015

Books and Authors This Month-Jan 2015

1. The Dramatic Decade : The Indira Gandhi Years – Pranab Mukherjee
2. Borders to Board Room : A Memoir – Habib Rahman
3. Chanakya Returns – Timeri N Murari 

   

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4. Playing It My Way – Sachin Tendulkar
5. Towards a Knowledge Society : New Identities in Emerging India – Debal K Singa Roy

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Current Affairs One liner General Knowledge Sep 2015

·         Who won CEAT Indian Cricketer of the Year Award? – Ajinkya Rahane

·         Who has been appointed Indian Ambassador to Iran? – Saurabh Kumar

·         Who has become Poland’s new President?- Andrzej Duda

·         John Nash passed away. He was awarded Noble prize in which subject? – Mathematicians

·         Who has been appointed as India’s Defence Secretary? – G. Mohan Kumar

·         How many total medals were won by India at the AIBA Womens’s Junior World Championships? – Five

·         How many Gold medals were won by India at the Doha International boxing tournament? – Four

·         Which film won the Promising Future prize in the uncertain Regard section at the 68^th Cannes Film Festival? – Masaan

·         Who won the eighth edition of Indian Premier League (IPL)?- Mumbai Indians

·         Which film won the top most award the Palme’dOr at 68^th Cannes Film Festival? – Dheepan

·         With which country India signed a new strategically important 10-year defence framework pact? – USA

·         Which country’s player won under-15 category of World School Chess Championships? – India

·         Suchitra Bhattacharya Passed away. She was a .. ? – Novelist

·         What is the rank of India on the Global Human Capital Index? – 100^th

·         Who won the bronze medal in the 50m Rifle Prone Event of the ISSF World Cup? – Gagan Narang

·         Which ministry started ‘USTAD’ Yojana? – Ministry of Minority Affairs

·         Who has been sworn in as the Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission, US? – Jonodev Osceola Chaudhuri

·         Which Indian Cricketer has been appointed as Brand Ambassador of UC Broswer? – Yuvraj Singh 

·         Which City will host the World Senior Badminton Championships in 2017? – Kochi

·         Franz Wright passed away. He was a .. ? – Poet

·         Which state’s health minister was conferred with the World No Tobacco Day Award 2015 by WHO? – Uttarakhand

·         Name the Indian-American who won Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award in the US? – Karan Singh

·         Who won Gold in 85 Kg category of the Free Style event in Asian Cadet Wrestling Championship? – Arun Kumar

·         Brad Haddin has announced his retirement. He is the batsman of which country? – Australia

·         In which country world’s first undewater tennis court will be built? – Dubai

·         Who has become Guyana’s new President? – David Granger

·         Who presided over the 68^th session of the World Health Assembly (WHA)? – Jagat Prakash Nadda 

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Compendium-History and Culture of India Jan 2015

Compendium-History and Culture of India Jan 2015

1.      The dynasty founded by the Sher Shah during medieval history of India, is known as -- ? – Sur Dynasty

2.      Who founded the sect of the Virasaivas? – Basav

3.      Who was the author of Tuglaqnama? – Amir Khusrau

4.      What was a major cause of the 4^th Anglo-Maratha war? – Tipu’s strategic and political relation with the French

5.      Who was the founder of Saluva Dynasty in Vijaynagar? – Vir Narsimha

6.      Who was the contemporary Mahavir Swami and founder of the sect of Ajivika? – Makhali Gosala

7.      Who established his capital at Purushapura or modern Peshawar? – Kushan King Kanishka

8.      Chachnama, an authentic historical source of the Arab conquest of Sindh, was originally written in.. ? – Arabic

9.      Which muslim ruler was given the title of Lakh Baksh for his charity and generosity? – Qutub-ud-Din Aibak

10.  When Qutub-ud-Din Aibak died all of a sudden at Lahore, who was the next ruler of slave Dynasty in India? – Aram Shah

Compendium-Indian National Movement Jan 2015

Compendium-Indian National Movement Jan 2015

1.      The World War II came to a successful end to the Britishers during the period of viceroyalty of .. ? – Lord Wavell 

2.      Kanpur Conspiracy case was against the leaders of .. ? – Communist Movement

3.      Mahatma Gandhi gave the mantra of Do or Die in the national movement of .. ? – Quit India, 1942

4.      Which leader of the Congress was totally fevour of the Cabinet mission plan? – Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

5.      Who attended the second Round table conference in 1931 as the sole representative of the Congress? – Mahatma Gandhi

6.      Who compared the Dandi march with the historic March of Ramchandraji to Lanka?- Moti Lal Nehru

7.      The simon commission report submitted in 1930 formed the basis for .. ? – The Government of India Act, 1935

8.      Which Indian Leader was commonly referred to as the Father of Indian unrest by the Britishers? – Bal Gangadharl Tilak

9.      The Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College which later on grew into the Aligarh University was opened during the period of viceroyalty of .. ? – Lord Lytton

10.  The revolutionary woman who led the revolution of 1857 in Oudh was .. ? – Begum Hazrat Mahal

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Compendium – Indian Polity and Constitution Jan 2015

Compendium – One Liner General Knowledge-Jan 2015

Indian Polity and Constitution Jan 2015

1.       Under which article, is it possible to appoint the same person as Governor of two states? – Article 153

2.       Which article declares in the Indian Constitution, there shall be a Vice-President of India? – Article 63

3.       How money members are there in the estimate committee of the Parliament? – Thirty

4.       Which bill can be introduced in the Lok Sabha by only on the recommendation of the President? – Money Bill

5.       How many members of Lok Sabha are required to be present to complete the Quorum of the lower house of the parliament? – 55 members

6.       The term of office of a member of the Rajya Sabha is .. ? – Six years

7.       Who was the first unopposed elected President of India? – Dr. Neelam Sanjeev Reddy

8.       Which article of Constitution of India seals with the all India Services? – Article 312

9.       Which part of the constitution of India deals with the Emergency Provisions? – Part XVIII

10.   Procedure for nomination of members to Rajya Sabha and method of election of President in the Indian Constitution have been borrowed from.. ? – The Irish Constitution

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