Current Affairs Questions & Answers - Oct 3, 2015

ANSWER: Typhoon Mujigae

Explanation:
The 22nd typhoon of the year, Typhoon Mujigae will hit China at the speed of 64.8 kph. Typhoon is currently gathering speed in the South China Sea. Around 340,000 people were evacuated with train and flight services suspended as Typhoon Dujuan hit east China’s Fujian province on 28th September 2015.

ANSWER: 146th

Explanation:
Rich tributes were paid to the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 146th birth anniversary on October 2nd, Friday at New Delhi’s Rajghat Memorial by PM Narendra Modi, President Pranab Mukherjee and Vice President Hamid Ansari. All over the world, Gandhi Jayanti was celebrated on October 2 which is also observed as the international day of non violence.

ANSWER: 111th

Explanation:
Former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri’s 111th birth anniversary was celebrated on October 2nd. He was born in Varanasi, UP and dropped his caste derived surname Srivastava in 1917. He was given the title of Shastri following his graduation from Kashi Vidyapeeth in the 1920s. He was selected as PM of India in 1964 and led India during the war against Pakistan in 1965. During the war, he coined the slogan, “Jai Jawan, Jai Kishan” which came a national slogan. During his tenure as PM, the Green Revolution and the White Revolution was initiated. Varanasi International airport is named after the former PM who died in Taskhent and is the first person to be posthumously awarded Bharat Ratna.

ANSWER: Bronze Age

Explanation:
Ancient Britons may have mummified their dead during Bronze age based on a microscope analysis conducted at University of Sheffield to compare the bacterial bio-erosion of skeletons from various sites across the UK with the bones of the mummified bodies from Yemen and Ireland. The mummified bones demonstrate superior levels of historical preservation. This indicates funeral rituals and beliefs during this period were very different than earlier thought.

ANSWER: Asteroids acting as delivery vehicles

Explanation:
Researchers from Russia have discovered that water reserves on moon are the result of asteroids functioning as delivery vehicles and not falling ice comets as study using computer simulation has found. Scientists have made the discovery that a massive asteroid can deliver greater amounts of water to the lunar surface than cumulative fall of comets over a billion year period. The simulation has also shown that when short period comets fall, most of the water evaporates and less than 1 percent of it remains in impact point. Fall of asteroids containing water can generate deposits of chemically bounded water located within lunar craters.

ANSWER: Intended Nationally Determined Contribution

Explanation:
India has submitted the following INDC to UNFCC:
Promotion of a healthy and sustainable way of living based on traditions and values of conservation and moderation.
- Adoption of a climate-friendly and a cleaner path than the one followed hitherto by others at corresponding level of economic development.
- Reduction in the the emissions intensity of its GDP by 33 to 35 per cent by 2030 from 2005 level.
- Achieving 40 per cent cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel based energy resources by 2030, with the help of transfer of technology and low cost international finance, including from Green Climate Fund.
- Creation of additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent through additional forest and tree cover by 2030.
- Adaptation of climate change by enhancing investments in development programmes in sectors vulnerable to climate change, particularly agriculture, water resources, Himalayan region, coastal regions, health and disaster management.
- Mobilisation of domestic and new and additional funds from developed countries to implement the above mitigation and adaptation actions in view of the resource required and the resource gap.
- Constructing capacities, create domestic framework and international architecture for quick diffusion of cutting edge climate technology in India and for joint collaborative R&D for such future technologies.

ANSWER: Frilp

Explanation:
Cloud software services provider FreshDesk has announced the acquisition of Chennai based social recommendation app Frilp. All 19 Frilp employees will join Fresh Desk’s development centre. Frilp stands for Friend’s Help and connects users with local services as well as business through friend recommendations. It was founded in 2012 by Shyan Anandaraman and Senthil Santhaswamy and raised money from angel investors including Fresh Desk execs.

ANSWER: 2.8

Explanation:
WTO on 30th September released a 2015 Annual Report providing overview of WTO activities in 2014 and 2015. According to the report, world trade will grow by 2.8 percent in 2015 against 2.5 percent growth in 2014. In 2016, world trade is expected to increase by 3.9%. The most recent entrant to this world grouping is 161st member Seychelles which joined in April 2015. Report also indicated India was involved in 43 trade disputes between 1995 and 2014 and undertook second highest dumping initiations. Since 2014, the only Indian in the 7 member Appellate Body of the WTO is U. S. Bhatia.

ANSWER: James Bell

Explanation:
Apple has appointed former Boeing Co CFO James Bell on its board of directors. He is the only African American to be appointed in the board. There are two women on the 8 member director board. Two top execs, Lisa Jackson and Denie-Young Smith are also from African American community. Apart from serving as the CFO of Boeing during the 38 year career, Bell was also interim CEO in 2005, filling the vacancy created by J Crew Group CEO M. M. Drexler. He also is on the board of Dow Chemical, CDW and JP Morgan Chase.

ANSWER: Change dot org

Explanation:
On Gandhi Jayanti, Change dot org, the largest social change platform in the world launched its website in Hindi to promote better access in India. With over 30 lakh users and over 350 campaigns in India, it is the most advanced form of digital campaigning. Some of the most famous figures who have started petitions on Change dot org include Milind Deora, Kirron Kher and Sonakshi Sinha.

ANSWER: INS Sahyadri

Explanation:
Through the Look East and Act East policy, INS Sahyadri as part of Operational Deployment has entered Da Nang Vietnam to boost bilateral ties and inter operability between the navies of the two nations. INS Sahyadri is a warship of the Shivalik class which has been indigenously built. It is a multi role stealth frigate which is being captained by Capt. Kunal Raj Kumar. India and Vietnam have cultural and economic links from the 2nd century AD boosted by maritime commerce. A security dialogue was instituted in 2003, while India and Vietnam signed a Joint Declaration on establishing a strategic partnership in the year 2007 and an MoU on Defence Cooperation in 2009.

ANSWER: Mid Day Meal Rules 2015

Explanation:
Union Government has notified Mid Day Meal Rules 2015 under the NFSA containing provisions related to welfare schemes such as Mid Day Meal Scheme. MDM rules were finalised following consultation with states and involve the following provisions:

- Entitlements of children: Every child within the age group of six to fourteen years studying in classes I to VIII who enrol and attend the school, shall be provided hot cooked meal.

- Implementation of the Scheme: Every school shall have the facility for cooking meal in hygienic manner.

- Responsibility of School Management Committee: The School Management Committee mandated under Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 shall also monitor implementation.

- Utilisation of School Funds: The Headmaster or Headmistress of the school shall be empowered to utilise any fund available.

- Testing of the meals by Accredited Labs to ensure nutritional standards
Food Security Allowance: If the Mid-Day Meal is not provided in school on any school day due to non-availability of food grains, cooking cost, fuel or absence of cook-cum-helper or any other reason, then the State Government shall pay food security allowance.