DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 12 MAR 2018
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
INDIA’S TALLEST TRICOLOUR HOISTED IN
BELAGAVI, KARNATAKA
i.
India’s tallest tricolour hoisted in Belagavi, Karnataka flag hoisted in
Belagavi is 110m high from the base to
the top while its size is 120X80 ft.
ii.
The flag was hoisted by Belagavi District in-charge Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi.
iii.Earlier
the tallest flag was of 107 metre
tricolour flag hoisted in Pune was the highest, followed by 105 metre tall tricolour at Attari-Wagah
border.
2.
BENGAL TOPS IN RURAL JOB SCHEME, T.N.
IS SECOND
i.According
to data provided by the Minister of State for Rural Development,West Bengal is
the best performing State in terms of allotting jobs and utilising funds under
(MGNREGA).
ii.
West Bengal is followed by Tamil Nadu and Goa ranked at the bottom.
3.
MULTILATERAL HADR AIR FORCE EXERCISE
“SAMVEDNA” STARTED IN KERALA COAST
Multilateral
Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Air Force exercise, ‘Samvedna’
started in the coast of Kerala.
i. Samvedna means ‘Empathy’ and ’Samvedna’ is
being conducted by Indian Air Force in
association with South Asian Region nations.
iii.It
will establish synergy among Air Forces
of participating countries in jointly carrying out HADR activities in wake of
natural calamities.
v.
The exercise will be conducted to tackle the tsunamiu situation hitting in the western coast of India.
4.
ASSAM FINANCE MINISTER HIMANTA BISWA
SARMA PRESENTS STATE’S FIRST E-BUDGET
Assam
Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma presented state’s first e-Budget at the
legislative Assembly.
i.
Each legislator of Assam State Legislative Assembly was provided with a tablet
having details of the Budget.
ii.
During the discussions in the house, the legislators were able to access the
details through this tablet.
iii.
In order to truly make it an E-Budget, the reporters covering the state budget
were given a pen drive containing the details.
iv.It
is also been made available on Google
app
5.
WORLD OCEAN SUMMIT 2018 HELD IN MEXICO
i.
This was the fifth World Ocean Summit.
It was hosted by the Economist Group and it
was attended by 360 leaders from
government, industry, multilateral organisations, scientific community and
civil society all over the world took part in the World Ocean Summit 2018.
iii.
Problems related to the world’s seas and solutions to protect ocean resources
were discussed in the summit.
6.
BOLIVIA UNFURLS ‘WORLD’S BIGGEST FLAG’
Bolivia
unveiled world’s biggest flag which it claims to be the longest with 200
km lenghth.
i.
The flag extends between the cities La Paz and Oruro. It is made of blue cloth
and features Bolivian national symbols. Its width is three meters.
iii.
Bolivia demands access to the Pacific Ocean, which it lost to Chile in a war in
the 19th century.
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
Q1.
IN WHICH STATE, INDIA’S TALLEST TRICOLOUR WAS HOISTED?
A.
Kerala
B.
Goa
C.
Maharashtra
D.
Karnataka
Q2.
IN WHICH COASTAL STATE, THE MULTILATERAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND DISASTER
RELIEF (HADR) AIR FORCE EXERCISE, ‘SAMVEDNA’ BEGAN
OFF ON MARCH 12, 2018?
A
Gujarat
B.
Kerala
C.
Andhra Pradesh
D. West
Bengal
Q3.
IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATES, STATE’S FIRST E-BUDGET WAS PRESENTED AT THE
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY?
A.
Assam
B.
Karnataka
C.
Kerala
D.
West Bengal
Q4.
THE WORLD OCEAN SUMMIT 2018 WAS HELD AT _____________?
A.
River Ganga, India
B.
River Mississippi, US
C.
River Murray, Australia
D.
River Maya, Mexico
Q5.
WHICH COUNTRY UNVEILED THE WORLD’S BIGGEST FLAG?
A.
Bolivia
B.
Argentina
C.
South Sudan
D.
Libya
ANSWERS
1-D 2-B 3-A 4-D 5-A
