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Thursday, July 14, 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 13 JULY 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 13 JULY 2016
(Daily News India)
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1. ADITYA PURI  CEO OF HDFC BANK NAMED BEST BANKING CEO IN ASIA
i. Aditya Puri the CEO of the second largest private sector lender HDFC Bank has been ranked as the best banking CEO in Asia.
ii. The HDFC bank's chief financial officer Sashi Jagdishan has been ranked as the best CFO.
iii. The bank is also ranked as the best IR company.

2. MINISTRY OF HEALTH LAUNCHES NATIONWIDE INTENSIFIED DIARRHOEA CONTROL FORTNIGHT"
i. Minister of Health and Family Welfare  J P Nadda launched nationwide Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight "
ii. It will be observed from July 11 to 23 July
iii. It is a very cost -effective intervention to control the risk of spread of diarrhoea which scales up during monsoon season.

3. KARNATAKA TRADE BODY INKS PACT WITH SANYA CITY
i. The Karnataka Region Economic and Trade Organisation and the Sanya People Municipal Government, China inked a memorandum of understanding to increase trade between Sanya City and Karnataka.
ii. The agreement allows for large and medium delegations from Sanya to visit Karnataka and vice-versa.
iii. This agreement also allows for Sanya city to be certified as an approved destination for delegation visits from Karnataka.

4. SUN PHARMA INTRODUCES ANTI-CANCER PRODUCT IN EUROPE
i.  Sun Pharma has announced rollout of Gemcitabine InfuSMART in Europe.
ii. InfuSMART is a technology in which oncology products are developed in a ready-to-administer bag.
iii. The  Sun Pharma become the world’s first pharmaceutical company to manufacture and launch a licensed RTA oncology product.
iv. InfuSMART is a technology in which oncology products are developed in a ready-to-administer bag after the company has received regulatory approval to produce InfuSMART in eight key.

5. JINSON JOHNSON, DHARAMBIR SINGH AND RENJITH MAHESHWARI QUALIFY FOR RIO 2016 OLYMPICS
i. Sprinter Dharambir Singh and Jinson Johnson along with Triple jumper Renjith Maheshwari  have  qualified for Rio Olympics in Brazil.
ii. Renjith Maheshwari and Dharambir Singh also broke two national records in Triple jump and 200-metre race event.
iii. Dharambhir became the first male Indian to qualify for Olympic after 36 years.

6. SBI INKS MOU WITH IIT BOMBAY TO PROMOTE STARTUPS IN FINANCIAL SECTOR
i. The State Bank of India has signed a memorandum of understanding  with the Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship  at IIT Bombay to promote innovation by start-ups in the financial sector.
ii. The SINE is IIT Bombay’s technology business incubator to promote innovation by startups in the financial sector.
iii. Under this agreement SBI and both the institutes will identify financial technology start-ups that have products or applications to cater to the financial sector.


CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1.      WHO HAS BEEN NAMED AS BEST CFO IN ASIA?
(a) Sashi Jagdishan
(b) Aditya Puri
(c) Nitika Bhakshi
(d) Samrat Raina
2.      WHO IS THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE?
(a) JP Nadda
(b) Suresh Prabhu
(c) Harsimrat Kaur
(d) Sudesh Parekar
3.      WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING APP LAUNCHED BY MAHARASTRA POLICE?
(a) Police Ask                
(b) Railway Elite            .
(c) Police Mitra
(d) Pratisaad Mitra
4.      SANYA CITY IS IN WHICH COUNTRY?
(a) Rusia
(b) India
(c) Bangladesh
(d) China.
5.      RECENTLY LAFARGE-HOLCIUM SOLD ITS INDIAN ASSETS TO WHICH COMPANY?
(a) Dabur
(b) Ambuja
(c) Nirma
(d) Alicia
6.      THE STUDY OF TREATMENT OF TUMOURS IS CALLED?
(a) Oncology
(b) Tumortology
(c) Cancerology
(d) Gemcitilogy
7.      DHARAMBIR SINGH IS ASSOCIATED WITH WHICH SPORT?
(a) Wushu
(b) Sprint
(c) Archery
(d) Triple jump

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


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Tuesday, July 12, 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 11-12 JULY 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 11-12 JULY 2016
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1. DUMPING DUTY IMPOSED ON PTA IMPORTS FROM 5 COUNTRIES
i. The Finance Ministry has imposed anti-dumping duty on purified terephthalic acid imports from China, Taiwan, Iran, Indonesia and Malaysia.
 ii. Anti-dumping duty is a protectionist tariff that a domestic government imposes on foreign imports
iii. When it believes imported goods are priced below fair market value.
iv. Purified terephthalic acid is a white, free flowing crystalline powder which is known as the primary raw material for the manufacture of polyester chips.
 v. It is used in a number of applications in textiles, packaging, consumer goods ,furnishings, resins and coatings is called as Purified Terephthalic Acid.

2. UNION GOVERNMENT CONSTITUTES CYBER CELL
i. The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development is taking measures to protect women and children from harassment and trolling on social media platforms.
ii. Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi announced a cyber cell in New Delhi
iii. The WCD Ministry has advised women and children to send their complaints, if they are being abused or harassed on social media platforms using the hashtag #IamTrolledHelp.

3. PORTUGAL WIN EURO 2016 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
i. Portugal defeated France by 1-0 to won their first ever EURO championship at Saint-Denis in Paris.
ii. This was the 15th UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Europe organised by UEFA.

4. WORLD POPULATION DAY IS OBSERVED ON JULY 11
i. The World Population Day is observed on July 11 to put attention on the urgency and importance of population issue.
ii. The theme of the day is “Investing in teenage girls”.
iii. It focuses on the empowerment of teenage girls.

5. 51ST JNANPITH AWARD CONFERRED ON GUJARATI WRITER DR. RAGHUVEER CHAUDHARI
i. President Pranab Mukherjee conferred the 51st Jnanpith Award on renowned Gujarati writer and litterateur Dr. Raghuveer Chaudhari .
ii. He was awarded with the India’s highest literary honour carrying a cash prize, a citation plaque and a bronze replica of Goddess Saraswati for the year 2015.
iii. Jnanpith Award is India’s highest literary honour.
iv. Its name has been taken from Sanskrit words Jnana and Pitha which means knowledge-seat.

6. FIRST WOMAN CHIEF JUSTICE OF NEPAL SUSHILA KARKI TAKES OATH
i. Sushila Karki has become the first woman Chief Justice of Nepal.
ii. The oath was administered by President Bidya Devi Bhandari.
iii. She is Known for her zero tolerance against corruption in the judiciary.

7. WINNERS OF 2016 WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONSHIPS OF TENNIS
i. The 2016 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament held from 27 June to 10 July 2016.
ii. The list of awardess:
a.       Men’s Singles Title is won by  Britain’s Andy Murray
b.      Women’s Singles Title Serena Williams of United States has won 2016 Wimbledon title in women’s singles category.
c.       Men’s Doubles Title French pair of Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut won the 2016 Wimbledon title in the men’s doubles category.
d.      . Women’s Doubles US pair of Serena Williams and Venus Williams won the 2016 Wimbledon title in the women’s doubles category.


CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1.      FINANCE MINISTER RECENTLY HAS IMPOSED AN ANTI-DEMPING DUTY ON PTA IMPORTS. WHAT IS THE FULL FORM OF PTA?
(a) Productive terephthatic acid
(b) Purified terephthatic acid
(c) Pure terephthatic acid
(d) Protective terephthatic acid

2.      WHO IS THE MINISTER OF WCD?
(a) K.C Rajkumar
(b) Vinita Sharma
(c) Maneka Gandhi
(d) Praneet Kaur

3.      WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS OBSERVED ON 11TH JULY?
(a) World friendship day                                 
(b) World population day                                .
(c) World consumer day
(d) World Humanitarian day

4.      WHO HAS AWARDED WITH 51ST JNAPITH AWARD?
(a) Dr. Raghuveer Chaudhari
(b) Dr. Amit Trivedi
(c) Dr. Chandan Chaudhary
(d) Dr. Varun Kumar.

5.      WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF NEPAL?
(a) Sushila Karki
(b) Yamini Thapa
(c) Veena Gurung
(d) Bidya Devi

6.      WHO HAS WON WOMEN’S SINGLES TITLE IN WIMBELDON 2016 TOURNAMENT?
(a) Venus Williams
(b) Serena Williams
(c) Nicolas Mahut
(d) Maria Sharpova


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

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 10 JULY 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 10 JULY 2016
(Daily News India)
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1. NATO SUMMIT BEGINS IN WARSAW
i. The NATO summit has been started in Warsaw, Poland.
ii. The leaders of the 28 NATO Allies and many partner nations will participate to enhance the Alliance’s security by strengthening its defence, and projecting stability beyond its borders.
iii. NATO leaders will discuss key security topics issues such as continuing support for Afghan forces, defeating Islamic State militants.

2. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN TO LEAD BUSINESS DELEGATION TO RUSSIA
i. Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will lead a delegation of over 110 Indian companies that will showcase their engineering prowess at a trade fair in Russia.
ii. India is the partner country for 'INNOPROM 2016', which is the largest annual international industrial trade fair of Russia.

3. KERALA GOVERNMENT IMPOSES 14.5 PER CENT FAT TAX ON JUNK FOOD
i. The Kerala government has announced its decision to impose 14.5 per cent tax on junk food.
ii. The ‘Fat Tax’ imposed on such food items will make food items like burgers, pizzas, pasta costlier.
iii. The need for the so-called ‘fat tax’ is explained by the fact the state currently has the second-highest obesity rate for children in India.

4.  RADHIKA MENON FIRST WOMAN TO RECEIVE AWARD FOR EXCEPTIONAL BRAVERY AT SEA
i. Radhika Menon will become the first woman in the world to receive the Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea from the International Maritime Organisation .
ii. The award is given for saving the lives of seven fishermen, whose hopes of survival were all but over.
iii. Five year ago, she became the first woman captain of the Indian Merchant Navy.

5. PORTUGAL WINS 2016 UEFA EUROPEAN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
i. Portugal has won the 2016 UEFA European football championship known as Euro Cup 2016 by defeating host France.
ii. It was Portugal’s first UEFA European Championship title.

6. TATHAGATA ROY SWORN-IN AS ACTING GOVERNOR OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH
i. Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy has sworn in as the acting Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.
ii. He became 18th Governor to be sworn in as Governor of Tripura.
iii. Constitutional provisions of Governor Article 153 says that there shall be Governor for each state
iv. The Governor is appointed by President and hold office during the pleasure of President.

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1.      WHICH COUNTRY WILL HOST NATO SUMMIT?
(a) Ireland
(b) Hungry
(c) Poland
(d) Germany

2.      WHICH STATE IMPOSED FAT TAX ON JUNK FOOD?
(a) Kerala
(b) Punjab
(c) Andhra pradesh
(d) Gujarat

3.      WHO HAS BECOME THE FIRST WOMAN CAPTION OF THE INDIAN MERCHANT NAVY?
(a) Radhika Menon       
(b) Rupinder Sandhu    .
(c) Samita Sachdev
(d) Nitu Sharma

4.      PORTUGAL HAS WON 2016 UEFA EUROPEAN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP BY DEFEATING?
(a) Germany
(b) France
(c) Brazil
(d) Austria.

5.      WHO HAS BECOME THE 18TH GOVERNOR OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH?
(a) Ananth Kumar
(b) Vikramjeet Sinha
(c) Aman Charkhwal
(d) Tadhagata Roy

6.      WHO IS THE MOST POPULAR PERSON IN THE WORLD?
(a) Francois Hollande
(b) Xi Jinping
(c) Vladmir putin
(d) Tshering Tobgay
ANSWERS:
                              1.  C      2.  A       3.  A          4.  B          5.  D      6.  C

   
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