DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS-08 JANUARY 2015
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1) GUYANA PRESIDENT DONALD RAMOTAR IS CHIEF GUEST ON PARVASI BHARTIYA DIVAS
Ø The chief Guest of the 13th edition of ParvasiBhartiya Divas is Guyana President DonaldRomotar.
Ø He will also be presented with ParvasiBhartiyaSamman (The highest conferred an overseas Indian and PIOs)
Ø PBD is being held in Gujarat to mark the 100 years of Mahatma Gandhi’s arrival from South Africa to India in 1915
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1. Who will be the chief guest on 13th edition of the PBD:
a. Shinzo Abe
b. Donald Ramotar
c. Barack Obama
d. AnerudJaugnauth
2) AMITABH BACHCHAN NAMED AS THE BRAND AMBASADAR OF AP HEALTH SECTOR
Ø Bollywood Actor Amitabh Bachchan is appointed as the brand ambassador of health sector in Andhra Pradesh by Andhra Pradesh State Health Minister KamineniSrinivas
Ø He will participate in various health related campaigns for A.P government
Ø Amitabh Bachchan is also brand ambassador of Gujarat Tourism and Polio eradication campaign.
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1. Which state government has appointed Amitabh Bachchan as Brand Ambassador of Health Sector:
a. Punjab
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. Haryana
d. Gujarat
3) INDIAN DIPLOMAT ATUL KHARE APPOINTED AS UN UNDER SECTRATARY GENERAL FOR FIELD SUPPORT
Ø Atulkhare is appointed as UN under Secretary-General for field support ,Department of field support by Secretary General of UN Ban-Ki-Moon
Ø He will succeed Bangladesh’s AmeerHaq.
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1. Who among the following Indian diplomat is named as UN under sectratary General of Field Support
a. S.Jaishankar
b. RanjanMathai
c. AtulKhare
d. NirupamaRao
4) DINESH ORAON ELECTED AS SPEAKER OF JHAKHAND ASSEMBLY
Ø Dinesh Oraon (BJP) is elected as speaker of Jharkhand Assembly.
Ø He is the 10th speaker of the Jharkhand Legislative assembly
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1. Dinesh Oraon is ________________ speaker of Jharkhand Assembly:
a. 11th
b. 6th
c. 5th
d. 10th
5) ICICI LAUNCHED INDIA’S FIRST CONTACTLESS CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS
Ø India’s largest private sector Bank ICICI has launched India’s first contactless debit and credit cards.
Ø This card will allow to make electronic payments by waving the cards near the machanttermind instead of swiping.
Ø These cards are based on the Near Field Communication Technology and powered by Mastercard contactless and visa paywave technologies
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1. Which among the following Indian Bank has launched first contactless Debit and Credit Cards
a. HDFC
b. ICICI
c. Axis Bank
d. Yes Bank
6) ‘LARRY PAGE’ CHOOSEN FORTUNE BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR 2014
Ø Chief executive officer and co-founder of Google Mr. Larry Page is named as Business Person of the Year 2014 by Fortune Magazine
Ø CEO of Apple ‘Tim Cook’ is ranked second
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1. Who is named as Business Person of the year, 2014 by fortune Magazine
a. Larry Page
b. Bill Gates
c. Tim Cook
d. John C.Martin
7) TULSI GABBARD AND AMI BERA TAKE OATH FOR SECOND TERM IN US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Ø Congresswomen TulsiGababard is the first Hindu law maker in US to take oath on Bhagvad Gita.
Ø Dr. Ami Bera is the only serving Indian – American in Congress.
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1. Who among the following is the first US lawmaker to take oath on Bhagvad Gita:
a. TulsiGabbard
b. Ami Bera
c. NavneetGhaba
d. SunitaRao
8) PAKISTAN PRESIDENT SIGNS BILL TO SET UP ARMY COURTS
Ø Special Military Courts will be set up in Pakistan to fast track terror- related cases.
Ø It aimed to create constitutional military courts to try and punish terrorists
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1. Which country has set up special military courts to punish terrorists:
a. India
b. Bangladesh
c. Pakistan
d. Afghanistan
9) TENCENT LAUNCHED FIRST PRIVATE ONLINE BANK OF CHINA NAMED ‘ WE BANK’
Ø Tencent limited launched first online bank of China and was named as ‘We Bank’
Ø It aimed to boost business
EXPECTED QUESTIONS:
1. What is the name of first private online bank launched in China:
a. We Bank
b. Our Bank
c. Community Bank
d. Sole Bank
