Current Affairs- 18 July 2015

Current Affairs- 18 July 2015

Latest Current Affairs questions & answers

1. Which country recently won the Hockey World League Semi-Final 2015?

Ans : Australia

2. Controversial Meiji sites in which country recently got the UNESCO world heritage status?

Ans : Japan

3. Name the noted Indian conservation biologist who was on 6 July 2015 admitted to the prestigious Royal Society?

Ans : Kamal Bawa

4. Fiji broke the record for the biggest win in international football with a 38-0 victory on 5 July 2015 over which country?

Ans : Micronesia

5. Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) recently granted permit to which airline company to start operations in India?

Ans : Trujet

6. Professor Lord Kamlesh Patel has become the first British Asian to be appointed as Director of?

Ans : England and Wales Cricket Board

7. Name the certifying firm in the country for digital signatures which recently launched eSign services?

Ans : eMudhra

8. India signed a historic uranium deal with which country on 6 July 2015 during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to that country?

Ans : Kazakhstan

9. Union home ministry has declared which state as a "disturbed area" for a further period of one year from June 30, 2015?

Ans : Nagaland

10. Sriram Kalyanaraman recently became the first person from private sector to be appointed as head of a public sector financial institution. He was on 8 July 2015 appointed as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of?

Ans :National Housing Bank (NHB)

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Current Affairs On Date 25-07-2015

Current Affairs On Date 25-07-2015

Friends here are most happening news from around the world that will help you for competitive exams preparation.

• PM Narendra Modi launched Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana in Patna.The Scheme has an outlay of 76000 crore rupees for implementation of the projects under which Union Government shall provide Grant of 63000 crore rupees.
• New Development Bank (NDB) floated by the BRICS nations, including India, to step up infrastructure funding in the emerging economies formally started its operations at its headquarters in Shanghai, China on 21 July 2015.
• The deadline for implementation of an ambitious online system, which will help in police verification for issuing passport, among others, was on 21 July 2015 extended till  March 2017 by the government.
• Union Government has launched a national campaign Surakshit Khadya Abhiyan in a bid to create awareness and capacity building on Safe and Hygienic food for all.
• Noted Canadian author Naomi Klein has won the 36th edition of American Book Award 2015.         
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• ISRO has successfully test-fired Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mark III project’s high-thrust cryogenic rocket engine.
• Narendra Modi launched India's biggest job portal called National Career Counselling Portal for the job seekers.
• France`s tennis legend Amelie Mauresmo was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
• Health and Family Welfare Secretary Bhanu Pratap Sharma was given additional charge of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India ( FSSAI), Chairperson, for three months.
• Indian wrestler, Sangram Singh won the World Wrestling Professionals (WWP) Commonwealth Wrestling Heavyweight Championship on July 18.

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GPSC Professors/Principal Recruitment 2015 (Adv no.10-25/201516)

GPSC Professors/Principal Recruitment 2015 (Adv no.10-25/201516)

Gujarat Service Public Service Commission has Released notification for Professors &Principal Posts in Various Government Colleges.

Recruitment details are as given below:

• GPSC Recruitment postwise details :
• Professor: 86 Posts (Advt. No. 10 to 24/2015-16)

1.Mechanical Engineering:23 Posts

2.Civil Engineering: 14 Posts

3.Computer Engineering: 04 Posts

4.Electrical Engineering: 11 Posts

5.Electronics and Communication Engineering: 09 Posts

6.Metallurgy Engineering: 01 Post

7.Applied Mechanics: 10 Posts

8.Information Technology: 03 Posts

9.Power Electronics: 01 Post

10.Mining Engineering: 01 Post

11.Bio-Medical Engineering: 01 Post

12.Instrumentation and Control: 02 Posts

13.Chemical Engineering: 04 Posts

14.Automobile Engineering: 01 Post

15.Environmental Engineering: 01 Post

                                 

Principal : 13 Posts (Advt. No. 25/2015-16)

For Educational Qualification Read in official notification.

Age Limit:  Candidates age should Not more than 47 years.

Online Apply Mide :-  Interested & eligible candidates will be apply online through website http://gpsc-ojas.guj.nic.in.

Important Dates of recruitment :

Online Application Starting Date:26-07-2015 at 1:00 PM

Online Application Last Date:12-08-2015 till 1:00 PM

To Read official Notification:Click Here

To apply Online :-Click here (starts frim 26-07-2015)

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