DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 23RD FEB 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 23^RD FEB 2017

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1. CABINET APPROVALS ON FEBRUARY 22, 2017

i. The Union Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs okayed revised norms for the Scheme for Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects with the production target enhancement to 40,000 MW from the present 20,000 MW.

ii. Cabinet has given its approval for signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between India and Australia for promotion and development of cooperation in civil aviation security.

iii. Cabinet has approved the signing of Air Services Agreement between India and Greece which has the potential to spur greater trade, investment, tourism and cultural exchange also in line government’s developments in the civil aviation sector.

iv. Union Defence Ministry has approved 38 additional coastal radar stations with the cost of Rs 800 cr to enhance coastal surveillance on India’ over 7500 km long line.

vi. The Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs approved investment proposal for generation component of 900 MW Arun-3 Hydro Electric Project in Nepal by state owned SJVN Limited.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 22ND FEB 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 22^ND FEB 2017

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1. APPLE ACQUIRES ISRAELI START-UP REAL FACE

i. An American multinational technology company Apple has announced to acquire Israel-based start-up “RealFace” for an undisclosed amount.

ii. This acquisition will help to add facial recognition to the upcoming Apple’s iPhone 8. Apple can use the technology from the Israeli start-up for its own facial recognition software.

2. IRAN LAUNCHES ADVANCED ROCKETS DURING MILITARY EXERCISES IN DESERT

i. The Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard launched sophisticated rockets during a military exercise in Iran’s central desert.

ii. The 3 day maneuvers called ‘Grand Prophet 11’.

iii. The launch comes despite warnings from the United States and the sanctions over the previous ballistic missile test.

3. SPACEX FALCON 9 ROCKET SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES FROM NASA LAUNCH PAD

i. The California-based SpaceX onboard its Falcon 9 rocket launched a robotic Dragon cargo ship with about 5,500 pounds of supplies and science experiments toward the International Space Station Launch Complex 39A of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

ii. The rocket’s 1st stage separated and touched down on a landing pad at the nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

iii. It marked the 8th successful landing for SpaceX Rocket Company. The company became the 1st private space firm to launch a rocket from a NASA facility.

4. PAKISTAN CRICKET LEGEND SHAHID AFRIDI ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM INTERNATIONAL CRICKET

i. Legendary Pakistani cricket Shahid Afridi announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket putting an end to 21-year career.

ii. Afridi had already quit the Test and ODI cricket earlier but still continued with T20.

iii .The 36-year-old star played for Pakistan Twenty20 team at the 2016 world championships in India. After that he stepped down as the captain and continued to play as a player.

5. ARUNACHAL CM PEMA KHANDU INAUGURATES COMPOSITE REGIONAL CENTRE IN ITANAGAR

i. Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu in the presence of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju inaugurated the Composite Regional Centre at Itanagar Banquet Hall, Arunachal Pradesh.

ii. Its aim is to create resources and infrastructure required for developing services for persons with disabilities. Total outlay for this project was Rs.20 Cr.

iii. The centre is established under the National Institute for Locomotor Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India Kolkata of Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 23 & 24 FEB

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 23 & 24 FEB

1. THE NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY CONGRESS 2017 WAS HELD IN WHICH STATE?

a) Himachal Pradesh

b) Kerala

c) Tamil Nadu

d) Assam

ANS - B

2. THE INDIA-CHINA STRATEGIC DIALOGUE WAS HELD IN WHICH CITY TO BOOST BILATERAL TIES AND RESOLVE DIFFERENCES?

a) Hong-Kong

b) Bangalore

c) New Delhi

d) Beijing

ANS - D

3. WHICH ORGANIZATION HAS SIGNED A MOU WITH THE IOT ACCELERATION CONSORTIUM OF JAPAN FOR FASTER ADOPTION OF IOT ACROSS INDUSTRY?

a) Data Security Council of India

b) National Resource Centre for Free/Open Source Software

c) National Association of Software and Services Companies

d) Centre for Internet and Society

ANS - C

4. WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE FIRST VICE PRESIDENT OF AZERBAIJAN?

a) Samir Sharifov

b) Elmar Mammadyarov

c) Mikayil Jabbarov

d) Mehriban Aliyeva

ANS - D

5. WHO IS THE AUTHOR OF THE PEOPLE’S MAHARAJA, A BIOGRAPHY OF PUNJAB CONGRESS CHIEF AMARINDER SINGH?

a) Khushwant Singh

b) Arundhati Roy

c) Vikram Sethi

d) Amitav Ghosh

ANS - A

6.  WHICH NORTH EAST STATE BECAME 22ND STATE TO JOIN UJWAL DISCOM ASSURANCE YOJANA?

a) Tripura

b) Manipur

c) Assam

d) Sikkim

ANS - D

7.  BRICS SUMMIT’S 1ST SHERPAS MEETING HELD IN WHICH COUNTRY?

a) Brazil

b) Russia

c) China

d) India

ANS - C

8.  WHICH BANK HAS BAGGED TWO AWARDS AT IBA BANKING TECHNOLOGY AWARDS?

a) Karnataka Bank

b) DCB Bank

c) Bandhan Bank

d) Dhanlaxmi Bank

ANS - A

9.  NATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL OF KERALA 2017 BEGINS IN WHICH CITY?

a) kollam

b) Kozhikode

c) kochi

d) Thiruvananthapuram

ANS - D

10.  WHAT IS THE INDIA’S GDP FORECAST FOR FY 17, AS PER LATEST REPORT BY THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND?

a) 7.0%

b) 6.6%

c) 6.8%

d) 7.2%

ANS - B

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 21 & 22 FEB

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 21 & 22 FEB

1. KHAJURAHO DANCE FESTIVAL HAS BEEN STARTED IN WHICH STATE?

a) Madhya Pradesh

b) Andhra pradesh

c) Kerala

d) Gujarat

ANS - A

2. WORLD DAY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE WAS OBSERVED ON?

a) February 18

b) February 19

c) February 20

d) February 21

ANS - C

3. WHO OF THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN ELECTED AS NEXT CM OF NAGALAND?

a) Edappadi Palaniswami

b) Pema Khandu

c) T R Zeliang

d) Shurhozelie Liezietsu

ANS - D

4. VED PRAKASH SHARMA WHO PASSED AWAY RECENTLY WAS A?

a) Politician

b) Novelist

c) Film Maker

d) Actor

ANS - B

5.   WHICH PAKISTANI CRICKET PLAYER ANNOUNCED RETIREMENT FROM ALL FORMS OF INTERNATIONAL CRICKET?

a) Misbah-ul-Haq

b) Mohammad Amir

c) Younis Khan

d) Shahid Afridi

ANS - D

6.   WHICH PRIVATE SPACE FIRM LAUNCHED A ROCKET FROM NASA’S KENNEDY SPACE CENTER IN FLORIDA TO SEND A DRAGON CARGO SHIP WITH SUPPLIES TOWARDS INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION?

a) SpaceX

b) Bigelow Aerospace

c) SpaceDev

d) Blue Origin

ANS - A

7.   WHICH STATE HAS LAUNCHED COMPOSITE REGIONAL CENTRE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES?

a) Haryana

b) Arunachal Pradesh

c) Andhra Pradesh

d) Karnataka

ANS - B

8.   WHICH MINISTRY HAS LAUNCHED THE SAATHIYA RESOURCE KITS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON ADOLESCENT RELATED ISSUES?

a) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

b) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

c) Ministry of Human Resource Development

d) Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

ANS - A

9.   WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES?

a) Rajesh Gopinathan

b) N. Ganapathy Subramaniam

c) V. Ramakrishnan

d) Natarajan Chandrasekaran

ANS - D

10.  WHEN IS THE INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY CELEBRATED?

a) February 22

b) February 20

c) February 21

d) February 23

ANS - C

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 19 & 20 FEB

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 19 & 20 FEB

1. THE MIG LEGAL AID SCHEME OF SUPREME COURT HAS BEEN LAUNCHED FOR MIDDLE INCOME GROUP PEOPLE WHOSE GROSS INCOME IS NOT MORE THAN RS -------- PER MONTH.

a) Rs. 45000

b) Rs. 75000

c) Rs. 60000

d) Rs. 50000

ANS - C

2. THE 2017 SOUTH ASIAN SPEAKERS’ SUMMIT HAS BEEN ORGANISED IN WHICH STATE?

a) Madhya Pradesh

b) Maharashtra

c) Kerala

d) Andhra Pradesh

ANS - A

3. WHICH BANK HAS SIGNED A MOU WITH INTERIOR INFRASTRUCTURE FIRM GREENPLY INDUSTRIES TO GROW ITS FINANCING BUSINESS?

a) Bank of Maharashtra

b) Bank of Baroda

c) State Bank of India

d) Union Bank of India

ANS - C

4. WHO HAS BEEN CONFERRED WITH THE 2017 LEGENDARY AWARD BY THE BRAND LAUREATE?

a) Shah Rukh Khan

b) Lata Mangeshkar

c) Marck Zuckerburg

d) Ratan Tata

ANS - B

5. NAME THE 20TH FAST PATROL VESSEL OF THE INDIAN COAST GUARD THAT WAS COMMISSIONED AT THE NAVAL BASE IN KOCHI?

a) ICGS ARMAN

b) ICGS ARYAMAN

c) ICGS ATULYA

d) ICGS AYUSH

ANS - D

6.  INDIA LOST TO WHICH COUNTRY TO WIN A SILVER MEDAL AT THE WOMEN’S ASIAN RUGBY SEVENS TROPHY?

a) Nepal

b) Laos

c) South Korea

d) Pakistan

ANS - C

7.  WHAT IS THE TOTAL WORTH OF THE CLOUD SEEDING PROGRAMME LAUNCHED BY THE MAHARASHTRA GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT RAIN?

a) Rs. 250 crore

b) Rs. 300 crore

c) Rs. 150 crore

d) Rs. 312 crore

ANS - A

8.  WHAT WAS THE AIM OF MIL BANCHE MADHYA PRADESH PROGRAMME HELD IN MADHYA PRADESH?

a) Distribute stationery in all government schools

b) Involve Government school students in tree plantation

c) Participation of Government Officials to teach for one day in government school

d) Encourage Women participation in teaching activities

ANS - C

9.  WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE MOBILE APPLICATION LAUNCHED BY ORIENTAL BANK OF COMMERCE?

a) Oriental Wallet

b) Oriental Batuaa

c) Oriental Pocket

d) Oriental Purse

ANS - B

10.  WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE NON-OFFICIAL DIRECTOR OF INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK BY THE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE OF CABINET?

a) Ramesh S Singh

b) G Subramaia Iyer

c) Nageswaro Rao Y

d) T C A Ranganathan

ANS - D

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 21ST FEB 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 21^ST FEB 2017

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1. BIHAR GOVERNMENT PROHIBITS STATE OFFICIALS FROM CONSUMING LIQUOR ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD

i. The Bihar Cabinet under the chairmanship of CM Nitish Kumar has ruled out a new rule under which no officials of the state government would be allowed to consume liquor either in the state or outside the state and not even abroad.

ii. This makes Bihar the 1st state to have such restrictions for officials and judges.

iii. The cabinet amended the Bihar Government Servants’ Conduct Rules 1976 and approved the Bihar Judicial Officers Conduct Rules, 2017.

iv. Any officer found guilty would be liable to face dismissal, suspension or even salary cuts.

2. KHAJURAHO DANCE FESTIVAL STARTS IN MADHYA PRADESH

i. The Khajuraho Dance Festival kicked off at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh.

ii. The dance festival is conducted every year by the Madhya Pradesh Kala Parishad.

iii. This cultural festival showcases various Indian classical dance styles such as Bharathanatyam, Kathak, Odissi, Kathakali, Kuchipudi and Manipuri with performances of some of the best exponents in the field.

3. SBI REBRANDS CORPORATE WEBSITE AS BANK.SBI

i. The country’s largest lender State Bank of India rebranded its corporate website as “bank.sbi” from the earlier “sbi.co.in”.

ii. Now bank.sbi is the highest domain protocol commonly known as generic top level domain.

iii. With this, SBI has become the 1st banking organization in India to adopt gTLD for its internet presence.

iv. The adoption of gTLD will enable SBI to use its corporate name .sbi as their website’s top-level identifier instead of using “.com” or “.co.in” as domains.

4. HEMA MALINI: BEYOND THE DREAM GIRL PENNED BY RAM KAMAL MUKHERJEE

i. Hema Malini’s journey from an actor and filmmaker to a politician penned by Ram Kamal Mukherjee is being chronicled as an authorised biography titled ‘Hema Malini: Beyond the Dream Girl‘.

ii. The biography is written by author-columnist Ram Kamal Mukherjee.

iii. The book will be published on her birthday by the publisher HarperCollins India.

5. SEBI APPROVES IRB INVIT FUND TO RAISE FUND THROUGH IPO

i. Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India has given its approval to IRB InvIT Fund to raise Rs 4,300 cr through an initial public offering.

ii. IRB InvIT Fund is an investment trust sponsored by IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited.

iii .Infrastructure Investment Trusts are like mutual fund schemes which pool in money from individual investors for investing in infrastructure initiatives.

iv. Some of the other such trusts registered with SEBI are GMR Infrastructure Investment Trust, MEP Infrastructure Investment Trust and IL&FS Transportation Investment Trust.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 20TH FEB 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 20^TH FEB 2017

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1. MAHARASHTRA APPROVES RS. 250 CR CLOUD SEEDING PROGRAMME

i. The state government of Maharashtra has approved a Rs. 250 cr Cloud Seeding Programme to experiment whether cloud seeding produces sufficient rain.

ii. Under this programme, the weather scientists will fly airplanes loaded with silver iodide  Maharashtra Approves Rs. 250 cr Cloud Seeding Programme over clouds above Solapur, Maharashtra during the monsoon 2017 beginning with a 3 year initial investigation.

iv. The programme is coordinated by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology and will deal to address the frequent drought in Vidarbha.

2. MIL BANCHE PROGRAMME HELD IN ALL GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS OF MADHYA PRADESH

i. An initiative by the government of Madhya Pradesh, “Mil Banche MP” programme was held in all the primary and middle government schools of the Madhya Pradesh to increase knowledge and the understanding about language among students..

ii. Under this programme, all the district administrators, public representatives, government officials, college students, retired officials, media persons, businessmen, doctors, engineers, sports persons and including common man will teach and interact with students of all government schools of the state.

iii. CM of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan also visited the Sanjay Gandhi Middle School in Bhopal where he had studied during his childhood.

v. The programme has been launched by the Tribal Development Department and State School Education under the direction of CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

3. INDIA BAGS SILVER MEDAL AT THE ASIAN WOMEN’S RUGBY SEVENS TROPHY

i. India won the silver medal at the Women’s Asian Rugby Sevens Trophy held at Vientiane, Laos.

ii. South Korea won gold medal by beating India 29-0 in the finals.

iii. Total 7 countries from across Asia including South Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Nepal, India, Pakistan and Laos participated in the Asian Rugby Sevens Trophy.

4. INDIA APPROVES USD 340 MILLION LOAN TO NEPAL FOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES

i. India has sanctioned a soft loan of US dollar 340 million to Nepal for various infrastructure development programmes.

ii. The approval paper was handed over by the Indian Ambassador to Nepal Ranjit Rae to Physical Infrastructure and Transport Minister of Nepal Ramesh Lekhak in the presence of Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu.

iii. The move is a part of India’s commitment for strengthening infrastructure in Nepal. The completion of infrastructural projects will not only strengthen physical connectivity but also emotional bonding between the people of both the countries.

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