DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 23rd DEC 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 23^rd DEC 2016

(Daily News India)

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1.  NAJEEB JUNG:  LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF DELHI RESIGNED

i. Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung has submitted his resignation to the Government of India.

ii. According to a statement released by his office, Jung, who was the 13th Vice-Chancellor of the Jamia Millia Islamia university, would be returning to academics.

2. SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARD ANNOUNCED

i. Sahitya Akademi announced the Sahitya Akademi Awards for the year 2016 in 24 languages.

ii. Mumbai-based writer Jerry Pinto, Tamil author Vannadhasan, Hindi writer Nasira Sharma are among 24 others declared the winners.

iii. Among the winners are eight book of poetry, seven books of short stories, five novels, two on criticism, one of essays and one play.

iv. The books were chosen on the basis of recommendations made by a jury of three in the languages concerned and approved by its executive board.

3. GIRIJA VAIDYANATHAN : CHIEF SECRETARY OF TAMIL NADU

i. Girija Vaidyanathan has been appointed as Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu in place of P. Rama Mohana Rao.

ii. Ms.Vaidyanathan will also hold full additional charge of Vigilance Commissioner and Commissioner for Administrative Reforms.

4. GUJARAT GOVT ANNOUNCES AEROSPACE AND DEFENCE POLICY-2016

i. Gujarat government has announced Aerospace and Defence Policy-2016 to attract investment into fields of aerospace and defence design.

ii. Under the policy, investors will be entitled to get 100 % reimbursement on stamp duty and registration charges paid for purchase, lease or mortgage of land meant for setting up the facility in the areas of Aerospace and Defence.

5. INDIA SURPASSES UNITED KINGDOM TO BECOME 5^TH LARGEST ECONOMY

i. As per the report published in Forbes magazine, India has overtaken the United Kingdom in terms of the size of the economy.

ii. With this major shift in world economy, India has now become the 5^th  largest country in terms of the size of the economy after the United States, China, Japan and Germany.

6. CHINA INKS DEAL WITH BRICS BANK APPROVING 525 MN YUAN LOAN

i. China has inked an agreement with the New development bank set up by the BRICS approving a 525 million yuan loan for a solar power project in the country.

ii. This is the NDB’s first project in China, a solar photovoltaic power plant with total capacity of 100 MW to be built in Lingang Industrial Area of Shanghai.

7. INDIA WON BRONZE AT WOMEN'S U18 HOCKEY ASIA CUP

i. India wins bronze at women's U18 Hockey Asia Cup after defeating South Korea in Bangkok.

ii. China was the winner of the Women Under-18 Asia Cup. The country emerged victorious with a 4-2 victory over defending champions Japan in the final at the National Hockey Training Centre.

OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

Q1. WHICH STATE ANNOUNCED ITS OWN AEROSPACE AND DEFENCE POLICY 2016 IN DECEMBER 2016?

a)  J&K

b)  Punjab

c)  Telangana

d)  Gujarat

Q2. WHO WAS THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF DELHI THAT RESIGNED RECENTLY?

a)  Ram Nath Kovind

b)  Kiran Bedi

c)  Najeeb Jung

d)  Tathagata Roy

Q3.  GIRIJA VAIDYANATHAN HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS CHIEF SECRETARY OF WHICH STATE?

a)   Andhra Pradesh

b)   Tamil Nadu

c)   Telangana

d)   Gujarat

Q4. CHINA HAS INKED DEAL WITH BRICS BANK FOR APPROVING -------- YUAN LOAN?

a)   525 mn

b)   575 mn

c)   625 mn

d)   675 mn

Q5. INDIA WON BRONZE AT WOMEN'S U18 HOCKEY ASIA CUP. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTRY WON THE CUP?

a)   Malaysia

b)   Japan

c)   South Korea

d)   China

ANSWER: 

1 - D    2 - C    3 - B    4 - A    5 - D