Current Affairs and Essay/Short note topics for Competitive Exams

1. Irish president Michael D Higgins
2. 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising - Ireland
3. South Africa's parliament will debate on Tuesday a motion to impeach President Jacob Zuma, why ?
4. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni had ordered security forces into the Rwenzori region near the border with Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to stem a descent into lawlessness there since February's elections
5. Malaysia's debt-ridden state fund 1Malaysia Developmnent Berhad (1MDB) will become a shell company once its rationalisation plan is fully implemented, according to its president Arul Kanda
6. Pat Farmer, Australian Ultra-marathon long-distance runner and Former member of the Australian Parliament
7. Former Honduran President Rafael Callejas is expected to plead guilty to U.S. charges stemming from his involvement in bribery schemes under investigation at soccer's world governing body FIFA.