GK 23 APRIL 2015

1) Indian-American Vivek Murthy took charge as U.S. Surgeon-General:

--> Indian-American Vivek Murthy was sworn-in as the U.S. Surgeon-General by Vice-President Joe Biden at a ceremony on 23 April 2015, becoming the youngest-ever in-charge of the country’s public health.

--> Dr. Murthy, who took the oath on the Gita, is now the highest ranking Indian-American in the Obama administration.

Probationary Officer Vacancies in SBI

State Bank of India (SBI), Central Recruitment & Promotion Department, Corporative Center, Mumbai has invited applications for the recruitment of 2000 Probationary Officer Vacancies in SBI. Eligible candidates can apply online from 13-04-2015 to 02-05-2014. Details are as follows:

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1) Who was selected for Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2014 recently?

(A) Shashi Kapoor

(B) Gulzar

(C) Bharathi Raja

(D) Soumitra Chatterjee

2) As per recent news reports, Andhra Pradesh government is all set to declare which heritage city as the capital of Andhra Pradesh?

(A) Visakhapatnam

Current affairs Que. 31 March 2015

1) Supreme Court on 24 March 2015 declared which section of Information Technology Act as unconstitutional and struck it down, which had led to the arrests of many people for posting content deemed to be “allegedly objectionable” on the Internet?

(A) Section 24

(B) Section 24A