DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 4 MARCH 2015
1.
KEWAL.K. SHARMA BECOMES NEW CHIEF SECRETARY OF DELHI:
Ø Kewal K
Sharma is appointed as the new chief secretary of Delhi.
Ø Kewal K
Sharma is a 1983 Batch IAS officer.
Ø Kewal K
Sharma is released from his previous post, chief secretary of Goa.
NOTE:- It is
the union Home Minister who appoints the chief secretary to state Government.
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS:
Q.1 Who is the new chief Secretary of Delhi?
A.
J.Harinarayan
B.
A.K. Chaudhary
C.
Kewal K Sharma
D.
Prem Prashant
2.
BALDEV SHARMA APPOINTED AS NEW CHAIRMAN OF NATIONAL BOOK TRUST:
Ø The union
government of india appointed baldev Sharma as the new chairman of National
Book Trust.
Ø Baldev
Sharma replaced A.Sethumadhavan.
Ø Baldev
Sharma is a former Panchajanya editor.
About NBT: NATIONAL
BOOK TRUST is an Indian publishing house, founded in 1957 by the union
government of india under the ministry of education. NBT publishes a monthly
newsletter about recent publications.
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS:
Q.2 Who is
appointed as the new chairman of national book trust?
A.
Baldev Sharma
B.
Samir Jain
C.
A. Sethumadhavan
D.
Ram Kripal Singh
3.
INSURANCE BILL PRESENTED IN LOK SABHA:
Ø Long awaited
insurance bill was presented in lok sabha yesterday.
Ø Jayant
sinha, union minister of state for finance introduced the insurance
laws(amendment) bill,2015.
Ø The bill
seeks to increase the foreign direct investment cap in the insurance sector to
49%.
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS
CURRENT AFFAIRS:
Q.3 Who is
the union minister of state for finance?
A.
Jagat Prakash Nadda
B.
Anant Geete
C.
Rajiv Pratap Ruby
D.
Jayant Sinha
4.
INDIA –NEPAL SECOND BUS SERVICE STARTS:
Ø India and
Nepal are set to start a second bus service between the two nations.
Ø This time a
direct bus linking Kathmandu and Varanasi is set to operate from tomorrow.
Ø Earlier a
bus service between india and Nepal is the one linking New Delhi and Kathmandu.
5.
APPLE BECOMES NO.1 IN SMARTPHONE SALES:
Ø Apple has
surpassed Samsung to become no.1 in smartphone sales.
Ø Samsung was
at top spot since 2011 but in quarter 4 of 2014, apple beats Samsung for the
top spot.
About Apple: Apple is
an American multinational corporation with its headquater at Cupertino,
California, U.S.A.
Chairman of Apple- Arthur d. levinson Ceo of
Apple- Tim Cook
EXPECTED
QUESTION FROM THIS Free CURRENT AFFAIR:
Q.4 Which
company records highest sale of smart phones in quarter4?
A. Apple
B. Samsung
C. Xiaomi
D. Micromax
6.
NATIONAL SAFETY DAY OBSERVED ON 4th MARCH:
Ø 4th
march is recognized as National Safety Day.
Ø National
safety council is a self governing body which was established on 4th
march 1966 to enhance the safety awareness among people.
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS Free CURRENT AFFAIR:
Q.5 When is
national safety day celebrated?
A.
8th March
B.
6th March
C.
4th March
D.
11th March
7.
FIVE INDIAN WOMEN IN FORBES BILLIONAIRE LIST:
Ø 5 indian
women have made it to the forbes billionaires list.
Ø Among the
total of 197, 5 indian women listed in forbes billionaire list are:
A.
Savitri Jinadal -> Chairperson of Jindal
steel & power ltd.
B.
Indu Jain-> Chairperson of Bennett,
coleman & co. ltd.
C.
Anu Aga-> Chairperson of Thermax ltd.
D.
Kiran Mazumdar-> CMD of Biocon ltd.
E.
Vinod Gupta-> wife of Qimat Rai
Gupta(founder of Havells)
Ø Globally,
CHRISTY WALTON is the world’s richest woman. CHRISTY WALTON inherited a stake
in retailer walmart.
