DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS-20 JANUARY
2015
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1)
PAHLAJ NIHALANI APPOINTED NEW CENSOR BOARD CHAIRPERSON
Ø Union Government has appointed
Filmmaker PahlajNihalani as Chairperson of Central board of film Certification
Ø He will be in office for three
years
Ø CBFC- It is a statutory body
under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
EXPECTED QUESTIONS
1.
Who among
the following has been appointed as chairperson of CBFC
a. PahlajNihalani
b. Leela Samson
c. Chandra
Parkash
d. Jeevitha
2) POLITICAL SCIENTIST
RAJNI KOTHARI
Ø Eminent Political Scientist,
scholar and former Planning Commission member Rajni Kothari passed away
Ø His famous works are:
Ø Caste in Indian Politics (1970)
Ø Politics in India
Ø Rethinking Democracy (1973)
EXPECTED QUESTIONS
1. Who
was Rajni Kothari
a.
Economist
b.
Sportsperson
c.
Singer
d.
Political
Scientist
3) 8TH EDITION OF
WORLD FUTURE ENERGY SUMMIT, 2015 AT ABU DHABI
Ø The World Future Energy Summit,
2015 has begun in Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Ø It will provide platform for
commercial solution to clean and green energy
EXPECTED QUESTIONS
1.
where is 8th edition of World Future
Energy Summit,2015 to be held:
a. Sanna City
b. Jordan
c. Abu Dhabi
d. Yamen
4) FIRST SUCCESSFUL
ORGAN DONATION FROM NEWBORN TAKES PLACE IN UK
Ø The donor was six day who had
died due to poor health
Ø Doctors from UK carried out the
first successful organ donation from a new born body
Ø It is considered as milestone in
neonatal care after donor’s kidney and liver were used to save the lives of
two.
EXPECTED QUESTIONS
1. In
which country successful organ donation from new born is done
a.
USA
b.
UK
c.
India
5) WORLD CONGRESS ON
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 2018 WILL BE HOSTED BY HYDRABAD
Ø National
Association of Software and services (NASSCOM) and Telangana C.M
K.ChandershakharRao decided to hold the event World Congress on Information
Technology (WCIT)
in 2018.
Ø Theme-
‘Future of Enterprises’
Ø This will be the first WCIT to be
held in India
EXPECTED QUESTIONS
1. Where
will be WCIT , 2018 held:
a.
India
b.
US
c.
UK
d.
Russia
6) INDIAN-AMERICAN
FRANK ISLAM CONFERRED WITH MARTIN LUTHER KING AWARD
Ø Martin Luther King Award is
presented to Indian-American entrepreneur and philanthropist Frank Islam
Ø He was given this award for his
for his efforts in international service and civil engagement.
Ø Martin Luther King Award is on
annual award which was started in 1991.
EXPECTED QUESTIONS
1. Who
among the following is presented with Martin Lither King Award
a.
Aziz
Qureshi
b.
Frank
Islam
c.
SulemanArif
d.
Peter
Islam
