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Wednesday, June 29, 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 27 JUNE 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 27 JUNE 2016
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1.  BCCI TO HOST MINI IPL IN SEPTEMBER
i. The BCCI is set to introduce a new Twenty20 event, to be branded as mini IPL, outside India in September.
ii. According to BCCI president Anurag Thakur the BCCI is willing to host a mini IPL or IPL overseas with all the eight teams participating.

2.  MERCER'S COST OF LIVING SURVEY 2016 RELEASED
i. In Mercer's Cost of Living Survey Asia dominates the top 5 of 2016 Cost of Living Ranking  Hong Kong on the No. 1 spot.
ii. New York City is used as the base city for all comparisons and currency movements are measured against the US dollar.
iii. Top Five Indian cities were also ranked in the list are:
a.       Mumbai – Rank 82
b.      New Delhi – Rank 130
c.       Chennai – Rank 158
d.      Kolkata – 194
e.       Bangalore – Rank 180
Top 10 countries in the list are:
a.       Hong Kong
b.      Luanda Angola
c.       Zurich Switzerland
d.      Singapore
e.        Tokyo Japan

3. CHILE GRABBED 2016 COPA AMERICA FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT
i. Defending champion Chile won the 2016 Copa America Football tournament by defeating Argentina in a penalty shootout.
ii. In the final match New Jersey (US) Chile defeated Argentina by 4-2 goals in the penalty shootout as in the regulation period both teams failed to score goal.
iii. Copa America Football title is an international football competition. It is played between the men’s national football teams of South American Football Confederation.

4. INTERNATIONAL INDIAN FILM ACADEMY IIFA AWARDS 2016 PRESENTED
i. The 17th International Indian Film Academy Awards 2016 were presented in Madrid, Spain.
List of 2016 IIFA Awards
a.       Best Film award:Bajrangi Bhaijaan
b.      Best Director:Sanjay Leela Bhansali for Bajirao Mastani
c.       Best Actress in a Leading Role:Deepika padukune
d.      IIFA Award for Woman of the Year:Priyanka Chopra
ii. IIFA Awards are presented by the International Indian Film Academy every year.


CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1. WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF BCCI?
a. Anurag Thakur
b. Shanshank Manohar
c. Jagmohan Dalmiya
d. N Srinivasan
2. NAME THE COUNTRY WHO TOPS THE LIST OF COST OF LIVING SURVEY 2016 BY MERCER?
a. Luanda
b. Singapore
c. Japan
d. Hongkong
3. “CHILE” GRABBED THE TITLE OF 2016 COPA AMERICA FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT BY DEFEATING WHICH COUNTRY?
a. Madrid
b. Argentina
c. Sudan
d. Canada
4. WHICH OF FILM IS AWARDED AS THE BEST FILM IN THE 17TH INTERNATIONAL INDIAN FILM ACADEMY AWARDS 2016?
a. Bajirao Mastani
b. Piku
c. Bajrangi Bhaijaan
d. None of these

ANSWERS:
1.  A                2. D                 3. B                 4. C


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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 26 JUNE 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 26 JUNE 2016
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1. HARIKA WON BEST WOMEN'S PLAYER IN KAZAKHSTAN BLITZ
i. Grand Master Harika Dronavalli won the best women's player award in the Eurasian Blitz chess tournament in Kazakhstan.
ii. Harika had won the best woman's prize at the Zalakaros International Chess Festival in Hungary

2. NAGALAND GOVERNOR LAUNCHES WOMEN'S HELPLINE NUMBER '181'
i. Governor of Nagaland and Assam P B Acharya has launched women helpline number – 181.
ii. He also inaugurated Sakhi, a one stop Centre for the support women affected by violence both in private and public spaces under one roof.

3. UK PRIME MINISTER DAVID CAMERON ANNOUNCED RESIGNATION AFTER BREXIT VOTE
i. The Prime Minister of United Kingdom  David Cameron announced his resignation hours after the Brexit vote that favoured leaving the European Union .
ii. During the campaign he advocated for remaining with the EU.
iii. In the referendum 51.89 % of the voters preferred to leave the EU.

4. MAHASHANGARH DECLARED AS THE SARRC CULTURAL CAPITAL FOR 2016-17
i. Mahasthangarh, the 3rd century BC archaeological site in Bogra, Bangladesh, has been declared as the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation cultural capital for the year 2016-17.
ii. It  will host festivals on literature, foods ,films and dances from October 2016 to September 2017.
iii. The year 2016-17 has also be declared the SAARC Year of Cultural Heritage.

5.  INDIAN-ORIGIN LAWYER TO CHAIR PANEL ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN SOUTH SUDAN
i. Indian-origin lawyer Yasmin Sooka has been appointed to chairman of UN commission to monitor the human rights situation in South Sudan.
ii. The committee was formed by the United Nations Human Right Council 
iii. The other two members of the committee are Kenneth R. Scott  and Godfrey M. Musila .
iv. The committee has been formed to monitor human rights violations in South Sudan and make recommendations for the process of transitional justice, healing and reconciliation.

6. INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND ILLICIT TRAFFICKING HAS BEEN OBSERVED ON JUNE 26TH                                                 
i. The International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is observed every year on June 26.
ii. The day is observed to raise awareness about the major problem of illicit drugs.
iii. The theme of the day is “Listen First”.


CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1. THE CHESS GRANDMASTER “HARIKA DRONAVALLI” WHO WINS BEST WOMEN’S PLAYER AWARD BELONGS TO WHICH COUNTRY?
A. Italy
b. France
c. India
d. Spain
2. WHO IS THE GOVERNOR OF NAGALAND?
a. Padama Balkrishna Acharya
b. Padamanabha Acharya
c. Loknath Mishra
d. Nikhil Kumar
3. WHAT IS THE WOMEN’S HELPLINE NUMBER LAUNCHED BY THE GOVERNOR OF NAGALAND?
a. 180
b. 1091
c. 1090
d. 181
4. WHERE ARE THE HEADQUARTERS  OF SAARC IS LOCATED?
a. New Delhi, India
b. Kathmandu, Nepal
c. Colombo, Srilanka
d. Dhaka, Bangladesh
5. WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF SARRC?
a. Sheel Sharma
b. Ahmed Salim
c. Arjun Bahadur Thapa
d. None of these
6. RECENTLY, WHO IS APPOINTED AS THE CHAIRMAN OF UNITED NATIONS RIGHT COUNCIL?
a. Yasmin Sooka
b. Ahmed Salim
c. Hardoi Singh
d. Milkha Singh
7. WHAT IS THEME OF “INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND ILLICIT TRAFFICKING”?
a. Stay Away
b. Don’t take drug
c. Free drug society
d. Listen First

ANSWERS:
1. C     2. A     3. D     4. B     5. C     6. A     7. D


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Monday, June 27, 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 25 JUNE 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 25 JUNE 2016
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1. BREXIT WON AS BRITAIN VOTES TO LEAVE EUROPEAN UNION
i. The United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union after 43 years in a historic referendum.
ii. According to the reports London and Scotland voted strongly to stay in the Union.
iii. But the remaining vote has been done against it which mainly contains the north of England.

2. UNION GOVERNMENT APPROVED SETTING UP OF DISTRICT LEVEL ADVISORY AND MONITORING COMMITTEES
i. Union Ministry of Urban Development has approved the setting up of District Level Advisory and Monitoring Committees.
ii. The committees are formed to promote people centric planning and execution of new urban development schemes.
iii. These committees will include Members of Parliament and Members of Legislative Assembly.
iv. These Committees will oversee, review and monitor implementation of urban development, affordable housing and urban poverty alleviation programmes.

3. UNION GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES INDIA’S FIRST PILOT PROGRAMME TO RUN TWO-WHEELERS ON CNG IN NEW DELHI
i. Union Government has launched a pilot programme to run two-wheelers on Compressed Natural Gas  in New Delhi to curb air pollution in cities.
ii. The project was jointly launched by Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar
iii. The project has been launched by Indraprastha Gas Limited under its “Hawa Badlo” movement.

4. RBI RELEASES FRAMEWORK ON PAYMENTS SYSTEMS
i. Reserve Bank of India has released 'Vision-2018' document.
ii. The ‘Payment and Settlement Systems in India: Vision-2018’ aims at building best of class payment and settlement systems for a ‘less-cash’ India .
iii. It will also ensure access to mobile banking services to even basic phone users.

5. M S DHONI BECOMES BRAND AMBASSADOR OF EXIDE LIFE INSURANCE
i. Exide Life Insurance has announced India's ODI and T20 cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni as its brand ambassador.
ii. Mr. Dhoni will feature in the Exide Life Insurance marketing campaign “Lamba saath, bharose Ki baat.”

6. BCCI APPOINTS ANIL KUMBLE AS THE NEW COACH OF INDIAN CRICKET TEAM
i. Former Spinner Anil Kumble will be the new coach of Indian Cricket Team.
ii. He will serve the Indian team as a coach for one year.
iii. He is the highest wicket-taker for India till date and third in the international list.


CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1. HOW MANY COUNTRIES ARE THE MEMBERS OF EUROPEAN UNION?
a. 29
b. 27
c. 28
d. 30
2. WHERE ARE THE HEADQUARTERS OF EUROPEAN UNION SITUATED?
a. Brussel
b. London
c. Paris
d. Rome
3. WHO IS THE PRESENT UNION ENVIRONMENT MINISTER OF INDIA?
a. Dharmendra Pradhan
b. Prakash Javadekar
c. Nitin Gadkari
d. Piyush Goyal
4. THE “PAYEMENT AND SETTELMENT SYSTEMS IN INDIA: VISION 2018” PROGRAM HAS BEEN LAUNCHED BY WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS?
a. SEBI
b. IRDA
c. NPCI
d. RBI
5. RECENTLY, WHO HAS BECOME THE BRAND AMBASSADOR OF “EXIDE LIFE INSURANCE”?
a. Yuvraj Singh
b. MS Dhoni
c. Sachin Tendulkar
d. Virat Kohli
6. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING HAS APPOINTED AS THE NEW COACH OF INDIAN CRICKET TEAM?
a. Anil Kumble
b. Ravi Shastri
c. Rahul Dravid
d. Saurav Ganguly

ANSWERS:

1. C     2. A     3. B     4. D     5. B     6. A
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