DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 11TH SEP 2016

 DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 11^TH SEP 2016

(DAILY NEWS INDIA)

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1. ISRO LAUNCHED INSAT-3DR FROM SRIHARIKOTA

i. The Indian Space Research Organisation  has launched GSLV rocket which will carry the weather satellite INSAT-3DR from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

ii. The 2211-kg INSAT 3DR will be placed in an orbit 36,000 km above Earth.

2. SIKKIM IS THE CLEANEST STATE IN INDIA

i. Sikkim has been adjudged as the cleanest state India in the survey conducted by National Sample Survey Office

ii. Jharkhand has been placed at the last in the list of 26 states.

iii. Kerala, Mizoram, Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Haryana, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Meghalaya are among the top 10 states.

3. PEPSICO'S INDRA NOOYI ONLY INDIAN-ORIGIN WOMAN IN FORTUNE LIST

i. Pepsi Co CEO and Chairman Indra Nooyi was ranked 2nd on the list of Fortune's 51 Most Powerful Women list.

ii. The list is topped by Mary Barra, CEO and Chairman of General Motors.

4. J SATYANARAYANA APPOINTED AS PART-TIME UIDAI CHIEF

i. Former IAS officer J Satyanarayana has appointed as part-time chairperson of Unique Identification Authority of India.

ii. The post has been lying vacant after the resignation of Nandan Nilekani in 2014.

5. NASA LAUNCHES FIRST MISSION TO COLLECT SAMPLES FROM ASTEROID

i. NASA the US space agency has launched its first mission to collect samples from an asteroid and return.

ii.It has been launched to learn more about the origins of life.

iii. The mission will travel for two years on a journey to Bennu, a near-Earth asteroid

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 11,12 SEPTEMBER

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 11,12 SEPTEMBER

Q1.  Name the bank that recently introduced the Software Robotics for power banking operations?

a.     ICICI Bank

b.    State Bank of India

c.     Axis Bank

d.    HDFC Bank

         Ans: A

Q2.  Which women cricketer was recently awarded an honorary life membership of the Marylebone Cricket Club?

a.     Anjali Sharma

b.    Nilima Jogalekar

c.     Sandhya Mazumdar

d.    Anjum Chopra

     Ans: D

Q3.  Which city topped the 2016 ‘Swachh Survekshan’ for rural India under Hills category?

a.     Mussoorie, Uttarakhand 

b.    Mandi, Himachal Pradesh

c.     Nainital, Uttarakhand

d.    Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

         Ans: B

Q4.  Which city topped the 2016 ‘Swachh Survekshan’ for rural India under Plains category?

a.     Satara, Maharashtra

b.    Nadia, West Bengal

c.     Dhanbad, Jharkhand

d.    Sindhudurg, Maharashtra

          Ans: D

Q5.  Who won India’s first gold medal at the Rio Paralympic Games?

a.     Ankur Dhama

b.    Mariyappan Thangavelu

c.     Varun Singh Bhati

d.    Virender Dhanka

          Ans: B

Q6.  Who won bronze medal in the Men’s High Jump T-42 event at the Rio Paralympic Games?

a.     Varun Singh Bhati

b.    Virender Dhanka

c.     Farman Basha

d.    Ankur Dhama

Ans: A

Q7.  Which state that bagged 2016 best agriculture state award at 9th Agricultural Leadership Summit 2016?

a.     Odisha

b.    Punjab

c.     Haryana

d.    Uttar Pradesh

Ans: A

Q8.  Which smartphone usage and carriage on board aircraft was prohibited by the Civil Aviation Ministry?

a.     Samsung Galaxy Note 7

b.    Lenovo K3 Note

c.     Xiaomi Redmi Note 3

d.    Apple iPhone 7

Ans: A

Q9.  Which registration module for Indian students studying abroad was launched by the Union Government?

a.     Sahayata

b.    India

c.     Madad

d.    Study

Ans: C

Q10.  RBI cancelled the certificate of registration of how many non-banking financial companies (NBFCs)?

a.     Six

b.    Three

c.     Five

d.    Four

Ans: C

Q11.  Which country  successfully conducted its fifth nuclear test, most powerful to date, in September 2016.

a.     North Korea

b.    Russia

c.     China

d.    Pakistan 

Ans: A

Q12.  Which insurance company approved by SEBI to launch its initial public offering (IPO)?

a.     Bharti AXA Life Insurance Co.

b.    Aviva Life Insurance Co.

c.     Aegon Life Insurance Co.

d.    ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co.

Ans: D

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 9,10 SEPTEMBER

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 9,10 SEPTEMBER

Q1.  Which Satellite Launch Vehicle used to launch the advanced weather satellite, INSAT-3DR by   ISRO?

a.     GSLV Mk.I

b.    GSLV-D5

c.     GSLV-F05

d.    GSLV-D6 

        Ans: C

Q2.  With which country India held the joint military exercise, PRABAL DOSTYK – 16?

a.     Sri Lanka

b.    Indonesia

c.     Kazakhstan

d.    Vietnam

        Ans: C

Q3.  For the first time The UN Charter was recently translated into which language?

a.     Urdu

b.    Sanskrit

c.     Mandarin

d.    French

        Ans: B

Q4. With which country India signed Air Services Agreement under Open Sky Policy in September 2016?

a.     Switzerland

b.    Russia

c.     Greece

d.    Thailand

Ans: C

Q5.  Which state  decided to link students' examination forms with their Aadhaar numbers?

a.     Bihar

b.    Maharashtra

c.     Uttar Pradesh

d.    Karnataka

Ans: A

Q6.  Which organization launched a one-step offline payments mode, called Bubble Pin?

a.     SimplyRecharge

b.    MobiKwik

c.     ZeeRecharge

d.    Pay2India

Ans: B

Q7.  What was the theme of the International Literacy Day 2016?

a.     Literacy and Sustainable Development

b.    Reading the Past, Writing the Future

c.     Literacy and Sustainable Societies

d.    None of the above

Ans: B

Q8.  How much amount of money was recently approved by the Union Government for Swadesh Darshan scheme?

a.     About 450 crore rupees

b.    About 250 crore rupees

c.     About 500 crore rupees

d.    About 460 crore rupees

Ans: A

Q9.  What was the theme of the 2016 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit that concluded recently?

a.     ASEAN Community Vision 2025

b.    Turning Vision into Reality for a Dynamic ASEAN Community

c.     Our People, Our Community, Our Vision

d.    One ASEAN, One Response

Ans: B

Q10.  Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit 2016 was held in?

a.     Cebu City, Philippines

b.    Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

c.     Vientiane, Laos

d.    Langkawi, Malaysia

Ans: C

Q11.  Which sportsperson was nominated by the Wrestling Federation of India for the Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civillian honour?

a.     Yashvir Singh

b.    Sushil Kumar

c.     Vijender Singh

d.    Alka Tomar

Ans: B

Q12. “ Majuli” that recently became the first island district of India is located in which state?

a.     Assam

b.    Arunachal Pradesh

c.     West Bengal

d.    Tripura

Ans: A

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 10th SEP 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 10^th SEP 2016

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1. HELPLINE NO. 14401 FOR INFO ON POWER CUTS LAUNCHED

i. The Department of Telecom (DoT) has created ‘Urja Mitra Helpline’ through which customers can get information on power outages from distribution companies by dialling 14401.

ii. Earlier URJA  mobile app is also launched aimed at enhancing the consumer connect with the urban power distribution sector.

2. INDIA'S LIGHT UTILITY HELICOPTER MAIDEN FLIGHT SUCCESSFUL

i. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  has successfully completed test flight of indigenous Light Utility Helicopter in Bengaluru.

ii. The LUH will replace the military’s obsolescent fleet of Chetak and Cheetah helicopters that have flown for over three decades.

3. GOVT APPROVES 6 START-UP CENTRES

i. The Central government has approved six proposals to set up centres of excellence to promote and fund start-ups.

ii. The proposals for six centres of excellence that were approved by the National Expert Advisory Committee include

a.          SINE-IIT Bombay

b.         Venture Center-NCL Pune

c.          CIIE-IIM Ahmedabad

d.         Research Park at IIT-Gandhinagar.

4. THITHI WINS BEST FILM HONOUR AT 1ST BRICS FILM FESTIVAL

i. Kannada film Thithi was conferred the Best Film award by Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu at the  1st BRICS Film Festival.

ii. Thithi has earlier won various honours like 68th Locarno International Film Festival, Marrakech International Film Festival, 19th Shanghai International Film Festival and 63rd National Film Awards.

5. 2016 ASEAN SUMMIT HELD IN VIENTIANE, LAOS

i.The Summit of Southeast Asian Nationst was held in Vientiane, Laos .

ii. PM of the Lao PDR H.E. Thongloun Sisoulith was Chairperson of the summit. \

iii.The theme of the summit was “Turning Vision into Reality for a Dynamic ASEAN Community”.

iv. Association of South East Asian Nationsis a group of 10 South Asian nations which came into existence on August 8, 1967

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