DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 24 APRIL 2015
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INTERNATIONAL
1. WORLD BOOK AND COPYRIGHT DAY
OBSERVED ACROSS WORLD:
. UN has observed World
Book and Copyright Day across the world on 23rd April 2015.
. UNESCO has designated Inchon,
South Korea as the World Book Capital for the year 2015
. World Book Day was
celebrated first time on 23rd April 1995 by UNESCO.
. UNESCO – United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
EXPECTED
QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
Q1. Which city is designated as World Book capital for the
year 2015?
a. Seoul
b. Paris
c. Inchon
d. London
2. VIVEK MURTHY TOOK OATH AS THE NEW US SURGEON GENERAL:
. Indian-American Vivek Murthy took oath as 19th US
Surgeon General.
. Vivek Murthy’s oath was
administered by the Vice-President of US, Joe Biden.
. Vivek Murthy succeeded
Boris D. Lushniak to be the youngest ever in charge of US Public Health
EXPECTED
QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
Q1. Who is the youngest US Surgeon General?
a. Vivek Murthy
b. Donald L.
Weaver
c. Boris D
Lushniak
d. Andry F.
Monley
3. KPMG ELECTED NEW CEO AND CHAIRMAN:
. Renowned US Accounting firm KPMG elected Lynne
Doughite to be the new CEO and Chairman.
. Lynne Doughite succeeded John Veihmeyer to be the
first women CEO and Chairman of KPMG International
. KPMG is among the World’s leading professional
services and one of the four biggest accounting firms is US.
. CEO –Chief Executive Officer
EXPECTED
QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
Q1. What is KPMG?
a.
NGO
b.
UN
Body
c.
Financial
Organization
d.
Accounting
Firm
NATIONAL
4. SHAHRUKH KHAN HONOURED WITH DADASAHEB PHALKE AWARD:
. Bollywood king Shahrukh Khan is honoured with
Dada Saheb Phalke film foundation Award 2015.
. Shahrukh Khan was conferred with the award for
his performance in the movie ‘ Happy New Year’
EXPECTED
QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
Q1. Which Actor Won Dadasaheb Phalke film foundation Award
2015?
a. Salman Khan
b.
Shahrukh
Khan
c.
Amitabh
Bachchan
d.
Aamir
Khan
5. RAILWAYS LAUNCHED NEW MOBILE APP ‘UTSONMOBILE’:
. Railway ministry has launched a new mobile
app, ‘Utsonmobile’ for paperless unreserved tickets.
. The application will cover 15 stations between
Egmore and Tambram Suburban sections in Chennai of the southern Railway.
. The application is developed by centre for
Railway Information Systems (CRIS).
Note: Suresh Prabhu is
Union Railway Minister.
EXPECTED
QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
Q1. Who is the Union Railway Minister?
a. Sadananda Gowda
b.
Ananth
Kumar
c.
Suresh
Prabhu
d.
Jagat
Prakash Nadda
6. PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE OF INDIA SUSPENDED BY SPORTS
MINISTRY:
. Union Sports ministry has suspended the recognisation
of Paralympics Committee of India (PCI)
. PCI was suspended for poor management and
conduct of 15th National Para Athletics Championships held in
Ghaziabad.
. Earlier PCI was indefinitely suspended by the
International Paralympics Committee (IPC).
Note: Sarvanan
Sonwal is the Union Sports Minister.
