DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 6TH NOV 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 6^TH NOV 2016

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1. BUDDHA MAHOTSAVA KICKS OFF IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH

i. The three day Buddha Mahotsava celebration started in Arunachal Pradesh on November 4.

ii. It was organised by the District Administration of West Kameng to promote tourism in the state.

iii. The festival commemorates the life and teachings of Lord Gautama Buddha.Hundreds of Buddhist monks playing cymbals and drums are present at the festival.

2. ECONOMY LIKELY TO GROW AT 7.6 PER CENT IN 2016-17: NCAER

i. Economic think-tank NCAER has pegged India’s GDP growth at 7.6% for 2016-17.

ii. The manufacturing sector is giving positive signals with Purchasers’ Managers Index, Index of Industrial Production for core sectors.

iii. The Monetary Policy Committee has also forecasted a 7.6% growth.

vi. The National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) is one of India’s oldest economic think-tank set up in 1956.

3. ANDY MURRAY BECAME WORLD NUMBER ONE AFTER RAONIC WITHDRAWS FROM PARIS MASTERS

i. Britain’s Andy Murray became the new world number one player.

ii. Murray move to the top of the rankings for the first time in his career after replacing long-time incumbent Novak Djokovic.

iii. Djokovic had been No 1 since June 2014.

4. VICE PRESIDENT M. HAMID ANSARI RELEASES THE BOOK ‘AN ERA OF DARKNESS: THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN INDIA

i. Vice President of India, M. Hamid Ansari released book ‘An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India’ authored by Dr. Shashi Tharoor.

ii. The book explain about British rule in India was effectively and regularly supplemented by “famine, forced migration and brutality” – the ‘three examples of why British rule over India was despotic and anything but enlightened’.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 5TH NOV 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 5^TH NOV 2016

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1. INDIAN WOMEN’S HOCKEY TEAM WINS 2016 ASIAN CHAMPIONS TROPHY

i. Indian Women’s hockey team has won the 2016 Asian Champions Trophy held in Singapore.

ii. India defeated China by 2-1 goals.

iii. Asian Hockey Champions Trophy is held annually by the Asian Hockey Federation since 2011.

2. ANDHRA PRADESH TOPS WORLD BANK’S ENERGY-SAVING RANKINGS

i. In ease of doing business Andhra Pradesh ranked no. 1 from the World Bank in India in energy efficiency.

ii. The ranking of the states were released in the World Bank’s study report titled – ‘India’s State Level Energy Efficiency Implementation Readiness’.

iii. Andhra Pradesh topped i followed by Rajasthan , Karnataka  and Maharashtra.

3. TAYLOR SWIFT IS THE WORLD’S HIGHEST-PAID WOMAN IN MUSIC FOR 2016 IN THE LIST RELEASED BYFORBES

i. Taylor Swift has topped Forbes magazine’s list of the highest-earning female solo artists in music.

ii. Taylor swift has more than twice the income of the second-placed artist, Adele.

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MONTHLY GK CAPSULE (NEWSPAPER ANALYSIS) OCTOBER 2016

Monthly GK Capsules of Oct. 2016

Here is the new Monthly GK Capsules. This time we are going to share official PDF file of AAA-Bright Academy which contains Monthly GK updates of Oct. 2016. So if you are preparing for any Government, Bank, Railways, SSC Examination this PDF file is very helpful to you. All the best to all participants for the upcoming Examination.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ –5 NOVEMBER

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ –5 NOVEMBER

1.    Name the Twitter India Head who resigned recently?

a)    Umang Bedi

b)    Kirthiga Reddy

c)    Vikas Mehra

d)    Rishi Jaitly

ANS D

2.    Which South Korean directors will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the upcoming 47th International Film Festival of India?

a)    Kim Jee-woon

b)    Lee Chang-dong

c)    Park Chan-wook

d)    Im Kwon-taek

ANS D

3.    Which state topped the Agricultural Marketing & Farm Friendly Reforms Index?

a)    Kerala

b)    Maharashtra

c)    Haryana

d)   Punjab

ANS B

4.    Who recently took over as the Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes?

a)    Sushil Chandra

b)    Vivek Kumar

c)    Rani Singh Nair

d)    None of the above

ANS A

5.    Which state topped the list of state-wise Ease of Doing Business rankings that was released by Union Government?

a)    Andhra Pradesh

b)    Maharashtra

c)    Gujarat

d)  Tamil Nadu 

ANS A

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ –3,4 NOVEMBER

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ –3,4 NOVEMBER

1.    Himachal Pradesh was recently declared as India’s second Open Defecation Free State. Which was the first Indian state to be declared Open Defecation Free?

a)    Arunachal Pradesh

b)    Himachal Pradesh

c)    Sikkim

d)    Uttarakhand

ANS C

2.    The Rashtriya Ekta Diwas is observed annually to commemorate the birth anniversary of?

a)    Rajendra Prasad

b)    Sarojini Naidu

c)    Babasaheb Ambedkar

d)    Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

ANS D

3.    What was the theme of the 2016 Rashtriya Ekta Diwas that was observed recently?

a)    Unification of Bharat

b)    Run for Unity

c)    Integration of India

d)    None of the above

ANS C

4.    Who won the 2016 Mexican Grand Prix?

a)    Sebastian Vettel

b)    Lewis Hamilton

c)    Nico Rosberg

d)    Daniel Ricciardo

ANS B

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ –1,2 NOVEMBER

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ –1,2 NOVEMBER

1.    Who won Europe's top human rights award, the Sakharov prize?

a)    Nadia Murad Basee and Lamiya Aji Bashar

b)    Ilham Tohti and Mustafa Dzhemilev

c)    Mustafa Dzhemilev and Can Dündar

d)    None of the above

ANS A

2.    Which city hosted the three day bi-annual Naval Commanders’ Conference?

a)    New Delhi

b)    Shimla

c)    Kolkata

d)    Mumbai

ANS A

3.    The National Ayurveda Day is celebrated on?

a)    29 October

b)    27 October

c)    26 October

d)    28 October

ANS D

4.    The Union Cabinet approved the establishment and operationalisation of NAD. What is the full form of NAD?

a)    National Academic Depository

b)    Nationwide Academic Depot

c)    Nationalized Academic Depository

d)    None of the above

ANS A

5.    What was the theme of India’s first National Ayurveda Day?

a)    Prevention and Control of Diabetes through Ayurveda

b)    Ayurveda is Life

c)    Ayurveda Controls Diabetes and Chronic Disease

d)    None of the above

ANS A

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ –31 OCTOBER

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ –31 OCTOBER

1.    India and New Zealand signed three agreements during official visit of New Zealand Prime Minister John Key to India. Consider the following statements in context to the project

I.    MoU for cooperation in the field of Youth Affairs and Sports was signed.

II.    Arrangement regarding Food Safety Cooperation was signed .

III.    MoU on Defence cooperation was signed.

Which is/are correct?

a)    I, II and III

b)    Only I and II

c)    Only II

d)    Only I and III

ANS B

2.   Which  country  topped the list of 2016 Global Gender Gap Report that was released by World Economic Forum (WEF).

a)    Norway

b)    Rwanda

c)    Finland

d)    Iceland

ANS C

3.    Which rank was secured by India in the list of 2016 Global Gender Gap Report that was released by World Economic Forum (WEF)?

a)    115

b)    69

c)    87

d)    71

ANS C

4.    India recently signed revised Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement with which country?

a)    Bahrain

b)    Saudi Arabia

c)    South Korea

d)    North America

ANS C

5.    Who was the chairman of the committee on One Rank One Pension (OROP) that in October 2016 submitted its report to Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar?

a)    Justice (Retd.) L Narasimha Reddy

b)    Justice SN Dhingra Commission

c)    Shashi Shekhar 

d)    TVSN Prasad

ANS A

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ –29,30 OCTOBER

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ –29,30 OCTOBER

1.    Who won the 2016 Man Booker Prize?

a)    Madeleine Thien (Canada)

b)    Deborah Levy (UK)

c)    Paul Beatty (US)

d)    Graeme Macrae Burnet (UK) 

ANS  C

2.    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 October 2016 inaugurated 2016 National Tribal Carnival in which city? 

a)    Cuttack

b)    Mumbai

c)    New Delhi

d)    Ranchi

ANS  C

3.    Which country topped the list of global country rankings of business efficiency in World Bank's Doing Business 2017: Equal Opportunity for All?

a)    New Zealand

b)    Denmark

c)    Hong Kong

d)    Singapore

ANS  A

4.    Which rank was secured by India in the World Bank's Doing Business 2017: Equal Opportunity for All report?

a)   152^nd

b)    67th

c)    130^th

d)    107th

ANS  C

5.    The fourth edition of Joint Military Exercise Mitra Shakti 2016 began was conducted recently between India and which country?

a)    Qatar

b)    Japan

c)    Indonesia

d)    Sri Lanka

ANS  D

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ –27,28 OCTOBER

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ –27,28 OCTOBER

1. At which place, a team of scientists discovered a secret Nazi base of German dictator Adolf Hitler?

a) Greenland

b) Arctic Circle

c) Equatorial Region

d) Antarctic Circle

ANS B

2. Which Shrine recently granted equal access to women in entering the complete premises?

a) Assam's Patbausi Satra

b) Maharashtra's Shani Shingnapur temple

c) Kerala's Sabarimala temple

d) Mumbai's Haji Ali Dargah

ANS D

3. Which campaign was launched by PM Narendra Modi through which people can send their Diwali greetings and messages to the soldiers?

a) #Sandesh2Soldiers

b) #Sneh2Soldiers

c) #Salaam2Soldiers   

d) #Suno2Soldiers 

ANS A

4. As per the World Meteorological Organization, average level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere across the globe passed how many parts per million in 2015?

a) 516 parts per million

b) 400 parts per million

c) 425 parts per million

d) 350 parts per million

ANS B

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 4TH NOV 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 4^TH NOV 2016

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1. PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT BECOMES INTERNATIONAL LAW

i. The Paris Agreement officially entered into force on 4 November 2016 and decklared as international law.

ii. The agreement deals with greenhouse gases emissions mitigation, adaptation and finance.

iii. The Paris Agreement’s entry into force comes a month after countries representing 55% of the world’s emissions committed to joining the deal.

iv. 192 states and the European Union have signed the Agreement.

2. GST COUNCIL APPROVES 4-TIER RATE AT 5%, 12%, 18% AND 28%

i. GST Council approved a four-tier GST tax structure of 5%, 12%, 18% and 28%, with lower rates for essential items and the highest for luxury and de-merits goods that would also attract an additional cess.

ii. Goods and Services Tax is a proposed system of indirect taxation in India merging most of the existing taxes into single system of taxation.

3. INDIA TO HOST 7TH SESSION OF COP7 ON TOBACCO CONTROL FROM NOV 7-12

i. 7th Session of the Conference of Parties  to  WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control  will be held from november 7th to 12th at Greater Noida.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 3RD NOV 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 3^RD NOV 2016

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1. ICICI BANK LAUNCHES OVERDRAFT FACILITY FOR SALARIED HOME LOAN BORROWERS

i. ICICI Bank has launched a credit facility against home loans for salaried customers.

ii. The Home Overdraft facility will enable a salaried customer to seek loans up to Rs. 1 crore for personal needs against his/her property.

iii. Salaried individuals, who have a home loan and a salary account with ICICI Bank, are eligible to apply for the ‘Home Overdraft’ facility.

2. FOOTBALL WORLD CUP TROPHY DESIGNER SILVIO GAZZANIGA DIES AT 95

i. Silvio Gazzaniga, the goldsmith and sculptor who designed and created football’s World Cup trophy, has died at home in Milan

ii. He was known as “Mr Cups”,.he also designed UEFA Cup and the UEFA  Super Cup

iii. Silvio Gazzaniga designed and created the World Cup trophy in 1971.

iv. FIFA World Cup trophy is 18-carat solid gold trophy weighs approximately six kilograms.

3. WORLD SAVINGS DAY OBSERVED WITH THE THEME ‘GRABBING HOLD OF YOUR FINANCIAL FUTURE’

i. World Savings Day or World Thrift Day is observed every year on 31st October.

ii. The day is observed  to promote the savings all over the World.

iii. In India, World Savings Day was observed on October 30 because of the death of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the same day in 1984.

iv. The Theme of the day is Grabbing Hold of Your Financial Future.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 2ND NOV 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 2^ND NOV 2016

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1. BANKS TO REPORT FRAUDS OF RS 1 CRORE AND ABOVE TO CVC

i. Vigilance Commission has now made it mandatory for the public sector banks to report to it all such matters involving funds over Rs one crore.

ii. The Commission will also call regular monthly meetings of senior officials of Reserve Bank of India, CBI and banks to monitor probe in suspected bank frauds of Rs 50 crore and above.

2. FINANCE MINISTRY RELEASES RS 1,093 CRORE FOR RESTORATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN J&K

i. The finance ministry released first installment of special assistance of Rs 1,093.34 crore for repair and permanent restoration of damaged public buildings in J&K .

ii. The Prime Minister Reconstruction Plan for J&K was announced by Narendra Modi on November 7, 2015, for Rs 80,068 crore for post flood relief and restoration and long-term development of the state.

3. INDIA AND PALESTINE INKS MOU TO SETUP PALESTINE-INDO TECHNO PARK IN RAMALLAH

i. India and Palestine a MoU for setting up a Palestine-India Techno Park in Ramallah, Palestine.

ii. During the visit of President Pranab Mukherjee to Palestine in October last year, the announcement for setting up of park was made.

iii. The Palestinian side has made the land available for the project.

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