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Saturday, January 21, 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 21TH JAN 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 21TH JAN 2017
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1. PM MODI INAUGURATES SECOND RAISINA DIALOGUE IN NEW DELHI
i. PM Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the 2nd  edition of Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi. The conference has been organized by Delhi based prestigious think tank Observer Research Foundation and the Ministry of External Affairs.
ii. The theme of the 3 day conference is “The New Normal: Multilateralism in a multipolar world”.
iii. Prime Minister Modi highlighted that India’s economic development is deeply impacted by the developments in the world and vice-versa. World needs India’s sustained rise as much as India needs world’s rise.

2. 58TH INDIA INTERNATIONAL GARMENT FAIR BEGINS IN NEW DELHI
i. The 58th edition of India International Garment Fair was inaugurated by the Union Textiles Minister Smriti Zubin Irani in New Delhi.
ii. The three day long fair has been organized by Apparel Export Promotion Council India.
iii. The event is Asia’s largest apparel Fair providing a platform for the overseas buyers to source garments products and develop business relationships with India in the apparel and fashion accessories sector.

3. 10TH JAIPUR LITERATURE FESTIVAL BEGINS IN JAIPUR
i. The 10th edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival was inaugurated at the historic Diggi Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan jointly by CM Vasundhara Raje, American poet Anne Waldman, veteran lyricist Gulzar and spiritual writer Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev.
ii. The theme of the 10th edition of Jaipur Literature Festival is the “Freedom to Dream: India at 70”.
iii. The 5 day event would see the participation by over 250 authors, politicians, thinkers, popular culture icons, connoisseurs, speakers, book lovers among others.

4. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT SCHEME INAUGURATED IN MIZORAM
i. The Entrepreneurship Development Scheme was launched under the New Economic Development Policy by Lalmalsawma, Mizoram Chief Secretary in Mizoram.
ii. The State government has allocated Rs.2 Crore for New Economic Development Policy.
iii. EDS would be instrumental in the state government’s efforts to achieve market economy from subsistence economy.

5. INDIAN RAILWAYS LAUNCHES ‘MISSION 41K’ TO SAVE ENERGY WORTH RS 41,000 CRORE
i. The Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu launched ‘Mission 41K’ to revamp the existing railway system.
ii. The mission’s main aim is to save the Indian Railways’ expenditure of Rs 41,000 crore on energy consumption over the next 10 years.
iii. To achieve the target, the railway has planned a series of measures that includes: switching over 90% of traffic to electric traction from diesel, procure electricity at cheaper rates through open market instead of sourcing it through DISCOMs.

6. GOVT. SIGNS MOU TO SET UP 1,000 ‘JANAUSHADHI KENDRAS’
i. The Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India has signed Memorandum of Understanding  with the National Yuva Cooperative Society to set up 1,000 ‘Janaushadhi Kendras‘ under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana scheme.
ii. Its main objective is to provide medicines at an affordable price.
iii. The central government has targeted to open 3,000 such centers across India by the end of this fiscal year.

7. CBDT CLARIFIES NO TDS OR ADVANCE TAX CREDIT FOR INCOME UNDER PMGKY
i. The Central Board of Direct Taxes has cleared that income declared under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojna would not be entitled to get any credit by way of advance tax paid or the tax deducted at source or tax collected at source.
ii. This is in contrast to the earlier Income Declaration Scheme under which these credits were allowed.
iii. PMGKY was set up to give an opportunity to those who deposited tax-evaded money in bank-demonetized currencies.
iv. Under this scheme, a person declaring undisclosed income would need to pay a tax of 30%, in addition to a penalty of 10% and a Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan cess of 33% on the tax.

8. WORLD BANK SANCTIONS RS 1,376 CR FOR TRIPURA POWER UPGRADATION
i. World Bank has sanctioned Rs 1,376 crore for upgradations and improvement of the Tripura power system network.
ii. A large number of 132 KV and 33 KV substations will be constructed and upgraded under this project across Tripura.
iii. The Power Upgradation project is divided into 5 phases. SPML Infra Ltd has got the contract of the first phase with the budget of Rs 461 crore.

9. PRIYANKA CHOPRA WINS HER 2ND PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD FOR TV SERIES QUANTICO
i. The Bollywood Actress Priyanka Chopra won her 2nd People’s Choice Award for Favourite Dramatic TV Actress at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California.
ii. Priyanka won for her role as CIA agent Alex Parrish in the ABC thriller TV series Quantico.
iii. Priyanka defeated her ABC counterparts Ellen Pompeo, Taraji P. Henson, Kerry Washington and Viola Davis to win the Favourite Dramatic TV Actress award.


OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

Q1. WHICH INDIAN ACTRESS HAS WON THE FAVOURITE DRAMATIC TV ACTRESS AWARD IN THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD 2017?
a)  Shabana Azmi
b)  Deepika Padukone
c)  Aishwarya Rai
d)  Priyanka Chopra
Q2. WHAT WAS THE THEME OF THE 2017 RAISINA DIALOGUE HELD IN NEW DELHI?
a)  Come Together for Economic & Social Development
b)  The New Normal: Multilateralism in a Multipolar World
c)  Connecting Asia Through World
d)  Asia: Regional and Global Connectivity
Q3. IN WHICH CITY WAS THE THREE DAY LONG 58TH INDIA INTERNATIONAL GARMENT FAIR 2017 ORGANIZED?
a)  Gandhinagar
b)  Karnal
c)  New Delhi
d)  Pune
Q4. WHICH STATE HAS LAUNCHED THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT SCHEME UNDER THE NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY?
a)  Mizoram
b)  Haryana
c)  Uttar Pradesh
d)  Maharashtra
Q5. WHAT IS THE THEME OF THE 5-DAY-LONG 10TH JAIPUR LITERATURE FESTIVAL THAT WAS INAUGURATED?
a)  Total Recall: The End of Privacy
b)  Oral tradition, in India and elsewhere
c)  Freedom to Dream: India at 70
d)  Stay Connected with Us

ANSWER

1 - D    2 - B    3 - C    4 - A    5 - CDAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 21TH JAN 2017
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1. PM MODI INAUGURATES SECOND RAISINA DIALOGUE IN NEW DELHI
i. PM Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the 2nd  edition of Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi. The conference has been organized by Delhi based prestigious think tank Observer Research Foundation and the Ministry of External Affairs.
ii. The theme of the 3 day conference is “The New Normal: Multilateralism in a multipolar world”.
iii. Prime Minister Modi highlighted that India’s economic development is deeply impacted by the developments in the world and vice-versa. World needs India’s sustained rise as much as India needs world’s rise.

2. 58TH INDIA INTERNATIONAL GARMENT FAIR BEGINS IN NEW DELHI
i. The 58th edition of India International Garment Fair was inaugurated by the Union Textiles Minister Smriti Zubin Irani in New Delhi.
ii. The three day long fair has been organized by Apparel Export Promotion Council India.
iii. The event is Asia’s largest apparel Fair providing a platform for the overseas buyers to source garments products and develop business relationships with India in the apparel and fashion accessories sector.

3. 10TH JAIPUR LITERATURE FESTIVAL BEGINS IN JAIPUR
i. The 10th edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival was inaugurated at the historic Diggi Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan jointly by CM Vasundhara Raje, American poet Anne Waldman, veteran lyricist Gulzar and spiritual writer Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev.
ii. The theme of the 10th edition of Jaipur Literature Festival is the “Freedom to Dream: India at 70”.
iii. The 5 day event would see the participation by over 250 authors, politicians, thinkers, popular culture icons, connoisseurs, speakers, book lovers among others.

4. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT SCHEME INAUGURATED IN MIZORAM
i. The Entrepreneurship Development Scheme was launched under the New Economic Development Policy by Lalmalsawma, Mizoram Chief Secretary in Mizoram.
ii. The State government has allocated Rs.2 Crore for New Economic Development Policy.
iii. EDS would be instrumental in the state government’s efforts to achieve market economy from subsistence economy.

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Friday, January 20, 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 20TH JAN 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 20TH JAN 2017
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1. 30 MORE COUNTRIES TO JOIN ASIA INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT BANK
i. The Foreign Ministry spokesperson of China, Hua Chunying informed that thirty more countries have applied for joining the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank besides 57 founding members.
ii. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is an international financial institution that aims to support the building of infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region.
iii. China is the largest shareholder having 26.6% voting shares. India is the second largest shareholder with 7.5% followed by Russia 5.93% and Germany with 4.5%.

2. UN REPORT ESTIMATES INDIA’S GDP TO GROW BY 7.7% IN 2017
i. Based on the UN report on World Economic Situation and Prospects, India’s economy is projected to grow by 7.7% in the fiscal 2017 because of being the fastest growing large developing economy.
ii. The United Nations report projected that India is going to be benefitted due to its strong private consumption and gradual introduction of significant domestic reforms.
iii. The growth estimate for 2018 has been projected at 7.6%. However, it also stated that low capacity utilization and stressed balance sheets of banks and businesses will have negative effect on strong investment revival in the short term.
v. Earlier the IMF cut India’s growth rate for the current fiscal year to 6.6% from its previous estimate of 7.6% while the World Bank too lowered India’s GDP growth for 2016-17 fiscal to 7% from its previous estimate of 7.6%.

3. ANTONIO TAJANI ELECTED NEW PRESIDENT OF EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
i. Italian Political Leader Antonio Tajani has been elected as the new president of the  European Parliament in Strasbourg, France.
ii. He will replace Germany’s Martin Schulz.Tajani won 351 votes to defeat his Italian counterpart Gianni Pitella against 282 votes in four rounds of voting.

4. BHARTI AXA GENERAL APPOINTS SANJEEV SRINIVASAN AS CEO, MD
i. Sanjeev Srinivasan has been appointed as CEO and MD of Bharti AXA General Insurance.
ii. Srinivasan was currently working as Chief Commercial and Principal Officer of General Insurance.
iii. He will focus to driving new distribution tie-ups, create a balanced portfolio, and creating a customer centric brand to drive profitable growth.

5. ICICI PRU ACQUIRES 8.41% STAKE IN FINO PAYTECH FOR RS 100 CRORE
i. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has acquired 8.41% stake in Fino Paytech Ltd for a total consideration of Rs 100 crore.
ii. Fino Paytech Ltd provides technology-based solutions and services related to financial inclusion. Earlier, FPL was granted payment bank licence by the RBI.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 19 & 20 JANUARY

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 19 & 20 JANUARY

1. WHAT IS THE INDIA’S RANK IN PASSPORT INDEX 2017?
a) 78th
b) 73rd
c) 77th
d) 82nd

ANS - A
2. WHICH CITY RANKED MOST DYNAMIC CITY IN THE WORLD IN WEF REPORT?
a) Hyderabad
b) Pune
c) Bengaluru
d) Chennai

ANS - C
3. WHICH STATE HAS LAUNCHED AANANDAM SCHEME TO HELP POOR?
a) Telangana
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Karnataka
d) Andhra Pradesh

ANS - B
4. WHO OF THE FOLLOWING HAS WON THE HINDU PRIZE 2016?
a) Anil Menon
b) Manjula Padmanabhan
c) Kunal Basu
d) Kiran Doshi

ANS - D
5.  WHICH INDIAN CRICKETER HAS BEEN INDUCTED INTO THE LEGENDS CLUB ‘HALL OF FAME’?
a) Ravi Shastri
b) Kapil Dev
c) Mohammad Azharuddin
d) Javagal Srinath

ANS - B
6.  WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE CEO AND MD OF BHARTI AXA GENERAL INSURANCE?
a) Pankaj Murarka
b) Anoop Rao
c) V.K. Sharma
d) Sanjeev Srinivasan

ANS - D
7.   WHICH INDIAN SCIENTIST DIED RECENTLY WHO WAS WELL-KNOWN AS THE BLACK HOLE MAN OF INDIA?
a) CV Vishveshwara
b) M.G.K. Menon
c) Raja Ramanna
d) Soumya Swaminathan

ANS - A
8.   FOR WHAT AMOUNT THE ICICI PRUDENTIAL LIFE INSURANCE HAS ACQUIRED 8.41% STAKE IN FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICE PROVIDER FINO PAYTECH LTD?
a) Rs. 170 crore
b) Rs. 100 crore
c) Rs. 155 crroe
d) Rs. 120 crore

ANS - B
9.   WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ON JANUARY 17, 2017?
a) François Hollande
b) Sergio Mattarella
c) Antonio Tajani
d) Petro Poroshenko

ANS - C
10.  WHO IS THE CURRENT UNION MINSTER OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILISERS?
a) Ananth Kumar
b) Narendra Singh Tomar
c) Kalraj Mishra
d) Thawar Chand Gehlot

ANS - A



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Thursday, January 19, 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 19TH JAN 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 19TH JAN 2017
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1. BHEL COMMISSIONS 500 MW THERMAL UNIT IN WEST BENGAL
i. Government owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited has commissioned new 500 MW Thermal Unit in West Bengal.
ii. This was the second 500 MW at Sagardighi Thermal Power Station Phase II project in Murshidabad district of West Bengal.

2. KIRAN DOSHI WON THE HINDU PRIZE 2016
i. Kiran Doshi won The Hindu Prize 2016 at the 7th edition of The Hindu Lit for Life festival 2017 held in Chennai.
ii. The festival was inaugurated by contemporary artist Gulamohammed Sheikh at Sir Mutha  Kiran Doshi Conferred 'The Hindu Prize 2016' for Jinnah Often Came to Our House Venkatasubba Rao Concert Hall in Chennai.

3. CABINET APPROVALS: JANUARY 18, 2017
i. The Memorandum of Understanding  signed between India and Serbia for promoting cooperation in the field of Information Technology and Electronics.
ii. The Indian Space Research Organisation and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency has signed a Memorandum of Understanding at Tokyo, Japan for cooperation in the field of outer space.
iii. India and United Arab Emirates signed a Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation in the field of Small and Medium Enterprises and Innovation.
iv. The Memorandum of Understanding was also signed between India and the United Arab Emirates for Institutional Cooperation in Maritime Transport for multi-lateral and bilateral benefit in sustainable trading activities.
v. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between India and Vietnam in the field of Cyber Security  at Hanoi.
vi. The Union Cabinet has approved the 12th Plan Proposal of the DARE/ICAR Plan Scheme for the ‘Establishment of Indian Agricultural Research Institute - Jharkhand’.

4. ANANDAM SCHEME LAUNCHED IN MADHYA PRADESH TO HELP POOR
i. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has launched Aanandam programme of the newly-formed Aanand Department.
ii. Its main aim is to help the poor and the needed person.
iii. The people who wishes to help others can visit website www.anandsansthanmp.in to become Anandak under Anandam Scheme.
iv. Aanandam scheme will help the poor people to get the daily needs like blankets, jackets, sarees, utensils, school bags from the wealthy people. For this particular place is alloacted in each district to collect this items.

5. ASIA’S CLEANEST VILLAGE MAWLYNNONG IN MEGHALAYA BECOMES ROLE MODEL FOR CLEANLINESS
i. Mawlynnong village in the district of the Meghalaya state has become a role model for cleanliness said by the Secretary of the village. Mawlynnong was awarded the prestigious tag of ‘Cleanest Village in Asia‘ in 2003.
ii. To maintain its cleanliness, all villagers carry cleanliness drive on every Saturday. Now it have created opportunities to become tourists’ prime destination in North East.
iii. Every family in this village have constructed toilets in 1989 and 3 public toilets have been constructed under Swachh Bharat Mission.

6. KANGRA FIRST EVER DISTRICT TO GEO-TAG ALL ASSETS UNDER MGNREGA
i. Kangra village in Himachal Pradesh achieved the geo-tag 100 % of the assets generated under the MGNREGA.
ii. Kangra was the first district in India to achieve this target. It would help people in integrated development of all sectors like education, agriculture, irrigation, health etc.

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Wednesday, January 18, 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 17 & 18 JANUARY

 DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 17 & 18 JANUARY

1. THE WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX INFLATION INCREASED TO HOW MUCH % IN DECEMBER 2016 COMPARED TO 3.15 % WPI INFLATION IN NOVEMBER 2016?
a) 3.33 Percent
b) 2.96 Percent
c) 2.97 Percent
d) 3.39 Percent

ANS­ - D
2. WHICH UNION MINISTRY HAS BEEN LAUNCHED ‘SEZ INDIA’ MOBILE APP FOR SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES?
a) MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
b) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
c) Ministry of Finance
d) Ministry of Labour and Employment 

ANS - B
3. WHAT IS THE INDIA’S RANK IN THE INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT INDEX 2017?
a) 60th 
b) 63rd
c) 61st 
d) 62nd

ANS - A
4. “PINAKIN” MOBILE APP HAS BEEN LAUNCHED BY WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATE TOURISM DEPARTMENT TO BOOST TOURISM? 
a) Kerala
b) Karnataka
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Andhra Pradesh

ANS - C
5.  WHAT IS THE INDIA’S GDP GROWTH FORECAST RATE FOR FY 17, AS PER UPDATED “WORLD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK” REPORT OF INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND?
a) 6.5%
b) 6.6%
c) 7.1%
d) 6.2%

ANS - B
6.  HOW MUCH LOAN AMOUNT HAS BEEN SANCTIONED BY WORLD BANK FOR “NAGALAND HEALTH PROJECT”?
a) $68 million
b) $88 million
c) $58 million
d) $48 million

ANS - D
7.  RBI RAISED THE CASH WITHDRAWAL LIMIT FROM ATMS FROM RS 4500 TO?
a) Rs 10000
b) Rs 6000
c) Rs 18000
d) Rs 15000

ANS - A
8.  WHICH STATE HAS INAUGURATED PETROLEUM CONSERVATION CAMPAIGN ‘SAKSHAM 2017’?
a) Assam
b) Nagaland
c) Sikkim
d) Manipur

ANS - B
9.  WITH WHICH COUNTRY INDIA SIGNED A MOU FOR COOPERATION IN COOPERATIVE SECTOR?
a) Bangladesh
b) Sri Lanka
c) Mauritius
d) Maldives

ANS - C
10. THE NOVEL “THE BOOK THIEF” HAS BEEN WRITTEN BY?
a) John Boyne
b) Mary Shelley
c) Markus Zusak
d) Ernest Hemingway

ANS - C



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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 18TH JAN 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 18TH JAN 2017
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1. IMF LOWERS INDIA’S GDP GROWTH RATE TO 6.6% FROM 7.6%
i. According to the World Economic Outlook report the International Monetary Fund has lowered the India’s GDP growth rate for the current fiscal year by one point to 6.6% from its previous estimate of 7.6 % due to the effect of demonetization on consumption and expenditure.
ii. IMF also cut India’s GDP forecast for 2017-18 by 0.4 points to 7.2 percent as against previous forecast of 7.6 percent.
iv. The global growth for 2016 was estimated at 3.1 % that remained unchanged from previous forecast while for 2017 the global forecast is estimated at 3.4 % for advanced and 3.6 % for developing economies.

2. YES BANK LAUNCHES BUSINESS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM YES FINTECH
i. Private sector lender YES BANK in collaboration with T-Hub, Anthill and Let’s Talk Payments launched a unique business accelerator program “YES FINTECH” to provide start-ups a platform for creating sustainable and market ready products as well as provide innovative banking solutions to the customers.
ii. YES FINTECH has invited start-ups applications from across the global community on its website www.yesfintech.com. It will select top 12 start-ups for 15 week dual destination program to be held in Mumbai and Hyderabad.
iii. The focus areas will be payments, forex & treasury, trade finance, capital markets, lending, customer value added services, enterprise software and government risk & compliance.
iv. T-Hub is India’s fastest growing start-up engine specialized in innovation, scale and deal flow. Anthill and Let’s Talk Payments are global platform for financial technology.

3. RBI HIKES CASH WITHDRAWAL LIMIT FROM ATMS TO RS. 10,000 PER DAY
i. The Reserve Bank of India from January 16, 2017 has increased the limit of cash withdrawal from ATMs to Rs 10,000 per day from the current Rs 4,500 with immediate effect.
ii. However the bank made no changes to the weekly withdrawal limits which is Rs 24,000.
iii. The total limit to withdraw from current accounts has also been increased to Rs 1,00,000 per week from the current limit of Rs 50,000 per week which will also be applicable on the overdraft and cash credit accounts.

4. PETROLEUM CONSERVATION CAMPAIGN ‘SAKSHAM 2017’ INAUGURATED IN NAGALAND
i. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas inaugurated one month long oil and gas conservation campaign “Saksham-2017” at a function in Unity College, Dimapur in Nagaland.
ii. The awareness campaign was inaugurated by chief guest Ramongo Lotha, secretary Food and Civil Supplies.
iii. The main objective of the campaign is to spread the awareness on fuel conservation so as to minimize the wastage of petroleum products as the demand for it remains high.
iv. India is the Third largest global consumer of petroleum and imports 80 % of the crude oil to meet the demand.
vi. The awareness campaign on oil and gas conservation is conducted every year by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.

5. INDIA SIGNS FINANCING AGREEMENT WITH WORLD BANK FOR US$ 48 MILLION FOR “NAGALAND HEALTH PROJECT”
i. The Joint Secretary of Department of Economic Affairs Mr. Raj Kumar and Acting Country Director of the World Bank Mrs. Genevieve Connors are signed financing agreement for IDA credit of US$ 48 million for the ‘Nagaland Health Project’.
ii. The Nagaland Health Project has approved by the World Bank. The deadline of Nagaland health Project is 31st March, 2023.
iii. Its objective is to improve health services and increase their utilization by communities in targeted locations in Nagaland.

6. INDIA, MAURITIUS SIGNED MOU FOR COOPERATION IN COOPERATIVE SECTOR
i. India and Mauritius has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate cooperation in the cooperative sector.
ii. The MoU was signed by Business, Enterprise and Cooperatives Minister of Mauritius Soomilduth Bholah and Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh.
iii. Under this MoU, India will extend its expertise and technology to Mauritius in fisheries, agro industry and dairy sectors. The MoU will enable the two countries to collaborate in the cooperative and related sectors and benefit thousands of Mauritians.

OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

Q1. WHAT IS THE INDIA’S GDP GROWTH FORECAST RATE FOR FY 17, AS PER UPDATED “WORLD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK” REPORT OF INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND?
a)   6.5%
b)   6.6%
c)   7.1%
d)   6.2%
Q2. HOW MUCH LOAN AMOUNT HAS BEEN SANCTIONED BY WORLD BANK FOR “NAGALAND HEALTH PROJECT”?
a)  $68 million
b)  $88 million
c)  $58 million
d)  $48 million
Q3. RBI RAISED THE CASH WITHDRAWAL LIMIT FROM ATMS FROM RS 4500 TO?
a)   Rs 10000
b)   Rs 6000
c)   Rs 18000
d)   Rs 15000
Q4. WHICH STATE HAS INAUGURATED PETROLEUM CONSERVATION CAMPAIGN ‘SAKSHAM 2017’?
a)   Assam
b)   Nagaland
c)   Sikkim
d)   Manipur
Q5. WITH WHICH COUNTRY INDIA SIGNED A MOU FOR COOPERATION IN COOPERATIVE SECTOR?
a)   Bangladesh
b)   Sri Lanka
c)   Mauritius
d)   Maldives

ANSWER: 
1 - B    2 - D    3 - A    4 - B    5 - C


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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 17TH JAN 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 17TH JAN 2017
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1.  WPI INFLATION RISES TO 3.39% IN DECEMBER 2016
i. Breaking a 3-month declining trend, wholesale inflation rose to 3.39% in December 2016.
ii. Wholesale price index-based inflation had stood at 3.15% in November 2016, and minus 1.06% in December 2015.
iii. The increase was mainly due to a rise in prices of manufactured items, even as food articles turned cheaper.
iv. According to Ministry of commerce and industry’s data, overall wholesale food inflation fell to minus 0.7% in December 2016, from 1.54% in November. But inflation in manufactured articles rose to 3.67% in December, from 3.2% in November.

2. 2016 RECORDED AS COUNTRY'S WARMEST YEAR
i. 2016 was India's warmest year ever since the documenting of meteorological records began in 1901.
ii. The information was revealed by the India Meteorological Department in its release named ‘statement of a climate of India, 2016'.
iii. 2016 was warmer than last year by 0.24 degree Celsius.

3. APP NAMED ‘SEZ INDIA’ LAUNCHED BY COMMERCE MINISTRY
i. The Commerce Ministry has launched a mobile app ‘SEZ India’ which provides detailed information related to special economic zones.
ii. The app and would help the SEZ units and developers to find information easily and track their transactions on SEZ Online System.

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