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CURRENT AFFAIRS:

1. Who has been selected for 2015 Harvard Humanitaran of the year

Award – Kailash Satyarthi

2. The Country’s Prestigious DRDO Missile Complex in Hyderabad

renamed as – Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex

3. Pranab Mukherjee became first Indian President to address

which Country’s Parliament – Israeli Parliament Knesset

4. Which eminent Rajasthani Hindi Writer has returned his Sahitya

Akademi Award recently- Nand Bhardwaj

5. Which Indian Cricketer has announced his retirement on 15th

October 2015 – Zaheer Khan

6. Name of the Iranian Parliament which approved the Joint

Comprehensive Plan of Action for a historic nuclear agreement

recently – Majlis

7. 4th International Tourism Mart was inaugurated in which north

eastern city – Gangtok

8. Which Irish Boxer became the first to win the AIBA world boxing

Championship title 2015 – Michael Conlan

9. World Food Day was observed on which day – 16 October Theme

– Social Protection and Agriculture

10. Which place included as 498th town under AMRUT –

Rameshwaram, birthplace of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

11. Name the mobile app launched by Uttar Pradesh Government for

Health workers – mSehat

12. Tata Housing to sell its affordable homes online tied-up with –

Facebook

* Name the ten Gurus of the Sikhs in the right order :

Guru Nanak Dev Ji (1469 – 1539)
Guru Angad Dev Ji (1504 – 1552)
Guru Amardas Ji (1479 – 1574)
Guru Ramdas Ji (1534 – 1581)
Guru Arjan Dev Ji (1563 – 1606)
Guru Hargobind Ji (1595 – 1644)
Guru Har Rai Ji (1630 – 1661)
Guru Harkrishan Ji (1656 – 1664)
Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji (1621 – 1675)
Guru Gobind Singh Ji (1666 – 1708)

Satish Pillai, new MD & CEO of CIBIL
Credit Information Bureau India Ltd (CIBIL), India’s leader in credit information, has appointed
Satish Pillai as its new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer on Thursday.
Pillai succeeds Arun Thukral who retires this year after a decade. Satish Pillai has been serving
CIBIL in the capacity of Chief Operating Officer for more than four years where he was
responsible for product development and bureau operations.
Indian Railway’s launches Mobile ticketing app for suburban
commuters in Mumbai
Indian Railways launched a mobile ticketing application for unreserved tickets for commuters in
Western Railway. It was launched by Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu. This mobile ticketing
service will cover 35 stations between the 123 km long Churchgate -Dhauroad and facilitate a
hassle free travel for lakhs of daily passengers in Mumbai.
Sanjeev Nandan Sahai appointed as Delhi's new Home Secretary
Senior IAS officer Sanjeev Nandan Sahai was today appointed as the new Home Secretary of
Delhi, ending a bitter tussle between Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung and the AAP government.
Pal was removed by the AAP government after he signed a notification appointing Joint
Commissioner of Delhi Police M K Meena as new chief of Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) following
Jung's order.
China nominates Jin Liqun for President of AIIB
China nominates Jin Liqun for President of AIIB Share on emailShare on facebookShare on
twitterShare on printShare on google July 9, 2015No comments China has nominated its former
finance Minister Jin Liqun as the Presidential candidate for $100 billion Asian Infrastructure
Investment Bank (AIIB). Presently, Jin is Secretary General of AIIB’s interim secretariat
Term: Five years and can be re-elected once.
India, Kazakhstan
India and Kazakhstan have signed five agreements in various sectors focusing on strategic,
economic and trade cooperation between both nations. The agreements were signed in Astana
after delegation level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his counterpart Kazakh
President Nur Sultan Nazar.
Signed agreements are
Agreement on Defence and Military
MoU on Cooperation on Physical Cultural and Sports
MoU on Technical Cooperation in the field of Railways
Agreement on Transfer of Sentenced Persons.
Agreement on supply of Uranium to India

Emperors, 1526 - 1858

1526, May 27 Babur founds the Empire of Hind (usually referred to by historians as the Mughal Empire)
1540, May 17 Mughal rulers are expelled and superseded by the Afghan Suri dynasty
1555, Jul 23 Empire of Hind under the Mughal rulers restored
1600, Dec 31 East India Company was given monopoly privileges on all trade with the East Indies
1608 The Company's ships arrived at the port of Surat
1615 Jahangir granted the EIC the right to establish a factory at Surat
1717 EIC received a firman exempting the Company from the payment of custom duties in Bengal
1757 defeated the forces of the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj-ud-daulah , at the Battle of Plassey
1773 Lord North's India Bill, known as the Regulating Act of 1773, provided for greater parliamentary control over the affairs of the Company and placed India under the rule of a Governor-General
1858, Mar 29 the last Mughal ruler is deposed
1858, Aug 2 U.K. Act of Parliament annexes the Empire, creating British India (effective 1 Nov 1858)