DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 9 May 2015
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1. NORTH KOREA SUCCESSFULLY TEST FIRED BALLISTIC MISSILE:
i. North Korea has successfully test fired underwater ballistic missile.
ii. This underwater ballistic missile is capable of striking and wiping out hostile forces in any waters.
About North Korea :
a. Currency : won
b. Capital: Pyongyang
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
Q1. Which country is recently successfully test fired underwater ballistic missile?
a. North Korea
b. South Korea
c. China
d. USA
2. CONSERVATIVE PARTY WINS UK GENERAL ELECTION 2015:
i. David Cameron’s Conservative Party have won the UK General Election 2015.
ii. Conservative Party have secured 331 seats from a total of 650 seats.
iii. David Cameron will continue to be the Prime Minister of UK.
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
Q1. Which Party won UK’s General Election 2015?
a. Liberal Party
b. Scottish National Party
c. Conservative Party
d. Labour Party
NATIONAL NEWS
3. COMMEMORATIVE COIN ON SWAMI CHINMAYANANDA:
i. Prime Minister, Narendra Modi released commemorative coin on Swami Chinmayananda.
ii. Coin was launched to mark the birth centenary of Swami Chinmayananda.
4. ACHAL KUMAR JYOTI BECOMES ELECTION COMMISSIONER:
i. Achal Kumar Jyoti is appointed as the new Election commissioner.
ii.Achal Kumar Jyoti is a retired IAS Officer of 1975 batch.
Note: Nasim Zaidi is the Chief Election Commissioner
5. SBI LAUNCHED RUPAY PLATINUM DEBIT CARD:
i. State Bank of India has launched RuPay platinum Debit Card in association with NPCI.
ii. RuPay card is accepted at all payment channels like ATM’s, PoS and E-Commerce.
iii. Card is issued free of cost to customers maintaining a quaterly balance of 50,000 rupees.
NPCI – National Payment Corporation of India.
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
Q1. Which Bank has launched RuPay Platinum Debit Card in Association with NPCI?
a. UCO Bank
b. PNB Bank
c. SBI Bank
d. Bank of Baroda
