DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS-24 JANUARY
2015
1)
KERALA GOT FIRST
‘INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MUSIC’
Ø Cultural
Minister of Kerala, K.C. Joseph
announced setting up of International
Institute of Music in Kerala which will be first International Institute in
India dedicated to Music.
Ø A
trust has been constituted which is headed by Sarod Maestro Ustad Amzad Ali Khan to set up institute
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1. Which Indian state got its
first International Instittute of Music
a.
Gujarat
b.
Kerala
c.
Tamil Nadu
d.
Madhya Pradesh
2)
‘JHUMPA LAHIRI’ WINS DSC PRIZE FOR SOUTH ASIA LITERATURE
Ø Indian-American
author Jhumpa Lahiri won prestigious
DSC prize for literature for her book ‘The
lowland’
Ø She
has received $ 50,000 DSC prize for
her book.
Ø DSC Prize – It
was started in 2011. It is awarded annually to writers of any ethnicity or
nationality writing about South Asia such as politics, history or people.
Ø It
is funded by Infrastructure company the DSC group.
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.
Who
won DSC Prize 2015 for Literature
a.
Vijay Shesadri
b.
Sudha Rai
c.
Jhumpa Lahiri
d.
Chetan Bhagat
3)
‘SUNIL SOOD’ IS APPOINTED AS CEO OF VODAFONE INDIA.
Ø Vodafone
has appointed Sunil Sood as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for its
India operation .
Ø He
will be first Indian CEO of Vodafone.
Ø He
will replace Martin Pieters
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.
Who
is the first Indian to serve as CEO of Vodafone India
a.
Sunil Sood
b.
Sunil Kumar
c.
Vijay Kumar
d.
Raman Sood
4)
‘LEE WAN KOO’ NAMED AS THE NEW PRIME MINISTER OF SOUTH KOREA
Ø President
Park Geun-Hye appointed Lee Wan Koo as the new South Korean
Prime Minister
Ø He
succeeds Chung Hong Won who had
resigned over a ferry disaster in April last year.
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.
Who
is named as the new South Korean Prime Minister
a.
Lee Won Koo
b.
Park Geun Hye
c.
Hugo Chovez
d.
Chung Hong Won
5)
‘YEMEN’ SUFFERS POLITICAL VACCUM
Ø President
Mansour Hadi of Yemen along with
Prime Minister Khaled Bahah and his
Cabinet resigned
Ø Yemen
Government’s resignation comes after the President agreed to the demands of Shia Houthi Rebels.
Ø Houthi
rebels are fighting to win greater autonomy for their heartland Saada Province and also to protect Zaidi(Islam sect exclusively in Yemen)
religious and cultural traditions.
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1.
Shia
Houthi rebels belongs to:
a.
Afghanistan
b.
Pakistan
c.
Yemen
d.
Iraq
