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Tuesday, April 11, 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 9 & 10 APRIL

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 9 & 10 APRIL

1. TWO-DAY NATIONAL TB SUMMIT, FOR RAISING AWARENESS AND INCREASING MOMENTUM TO FIGHT AGAINST TB WAS HELD IN?
a) Bengaluru, Karnataka
b) Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh
c) Nagpur, Maharashtra
d) Panaji, Goa

ANS - B
2. WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING IS SET TO BECOME THE UNITED NATIONS’ YOUNGEST-EVER ‘MESSENGER OF PEACE’?
a) Malala Yousafzai
b) Mark Zuckerberg
c) Virat Kohli
d) Selena Gomez

ANS - A
3. WHICH PRIVATE SECTOR BANK HAS ANNOUNCED THE LAUNCH OF ITS UNIFIED PAYMENTS INTERFACE ON CHILLR?
a) Kotak Mahindra Bank
b) Bandhan Bank
c) HDFC Bank
d) Yes Bank

ANS - C
4. WHICH PRIVATE SECTOR BANK HAS ANNOUNCED THE OPENING OF ITS IFSC BANKING UNIT AT THE GUJARAT INTERNATIONAL FINANCE TEC-CITY?
a) Karur Vysya Bank
b) RBL Bank
c) IDFC Bank
d) Federal Bank

ANS - B
5. WHICH WEB PORTAL AND MOBILE APPLICATION HAS BEEN INAUGURATED BY UNION HOME MINISTER RAJNATH SINGH, TO ENABLE THE WILLING DONORS TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THE FAMILY OF SOLDIERS WHO SACRIFICED HIS/HER LIFE IN LINE ON DUTY?
a) ‘Veer Sipahi’
b) ‘Shaheedo ko Salaam’
c) ‘Sainik Kosh’
d) ‘Bharat ke Veer’

ANS - D
6.  M VENKAIAH NAIDU UNION MINISTER OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION, LAUNCHED 352 HOUSING PROJECTS IN 53 CITIES ACROSS 17 STATES. TOTAL HOW MANY HOUSES WILL BE CONSTRUCTED UNDER THESE PROJECTS?
a) 4 lakh
b) 1 lakh
c) 3 lakh
d) 2 lakh

ANS - D
7.  UNION MINISTER FOR INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING M. VENKAIAH NAIDU INAUGURATED THE THREE-DAY NATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL IN:
a) Kochi, Kerala
b) Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh
c) Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
d) Panaji, Goa

ANS - C
8.  WEST BURDWAN HAS BEEN DECLARED AS 23RD DISTRICT OF WHICH INDIAN STATE?
a) West Bengal
b) Telangana
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Madhya Pradesh

ANS - A
9.  UTTAR PRADESH GOVERNMENT HAS GIVEN ITS APPROVAL TO BUILD A MUSIC VILLAGE NAMED ‘BISMILLAH KHAN SANGEET GRAM’. USTAD BISMILLAH KHAN WAS AN EXPONENT OF WHICH MUSICAL INSTRUMENT?
a) Tabla
b) Flute
c) Sitar
d) Shehnai

ANS - D
10.  INDIA HAS WON 12 MEDALS AT ASIAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP WHICH WAS HELD IN:
a) Tokyo, Japan
b) Tashkent, Uzbekistan
c) Moscow, Russia
d) Bangkok, Thailand

ANS - B


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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 9TH APR 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 9TH APR 2017
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1. TWO-DAY NATIONAL TB SUMMIT HELD IN DHARAMSHALA
i. Two-Day National TB Summit, for raising awareness and increasing momentum to fight against TB was held in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh.
i. Governor of Punjab VP Singh Badnore and Himachal Pradesh Health Minister Kaul Singh Thakur inaugurate the summit.
ii. This is the 1st such summit on TB which will bring together Central & State Ministers, Members of Parliament, bureaucrats, celebrities, donors, health experts, corporate partners and organisations working to eradicate TB. All these stakeholders will pledge their support for ‘TB free India by 2025’.

2. CENTER DECLARES KERALA DROUGHT-HIT, ANNOUNCES RS. 24000 CR RELIEF TO 8 STATES
i. The union government declared Kerala as a drought hit state along with 7 other states and announced a drought relief package of Rs 24000 cr to drought affected areas as well.
ii. Government has allowed 50 additional working days under The NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GURANTEE SCHEME.
iii. 7 states which are included along with Kerala are Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttarkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 7 & 8 APRIL

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 7 & 8 APRIL

1. PM NARENDRA MODI LAID THE FOUNDATION STONE OF A MULTI-MODAL TERMINAL ON RIVER GANGA IN WHICH DISTRICT OF JHARKHAND?
a) Ranchi
b) Sahibganj
c) Bokaro
d) Chatra

ANS - B
2. ‘JHARGRAM’ HAS BEEN DECLARED AS 22ND DISTRICT OF WHICH INDIAN STATE?
a) Telangana
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) West Bengal

ANS - D
3. POST ANNOUNCEMENT OF RBI’S 1ST BI-MONTHLY MONETARY POLICY STATEMENT FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 2017-18, THE REVERSE REPO RATE STANDS AT:
a) 5.50%
b) 5.25%
c) 6.00%
d) 5.75%

ANS - C
4. WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING TOOK CHARGE AS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF RBI?
a) Malvika Sinha
b) Avani Parikh
c) Shikha Patni
d) Prabha Menon

ANS - A
5. ‘INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE’ IS CELEBRATED ON WHICH DATE EVERY YEAR?
a) 4th April
b) 3rd April
c) 6th April
d) 5th April

ANS - C
6.  CHIEF MINISTER OF WHICH STATE HAS LAUNCHED ‘DEENDAYAL RASOI YOJANA’ IN 49 DISTRICTS OF THE STATE?
a) Haryana
b) Rajasthan
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Bihar

ANS - C
7.  INDIA HAS SIGNED $175 MILLION LOAN AGREEMENT WITH WHICH INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL ORGANISATION FOR IMPROVING SOLAR TRANSMISSION SYSTEM?
a) New Development Bank
b) World Bank
c) International Monetary Fund
d) Asian Development Bank

ANS - A
8.  ISRO AND INDIAN AGRICULTURE MINISTRY HAVE DECIDED TO TEAM UP TO GEO-TAG AGRICULTURAL ASSETS. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE BEHIND THIS TIE-UP?
a) Formulating schemes for development in the agricultural sector
b) Getting real time status of agricultural assets
c) Better land and crop management
d) All of the above

ANS - D
9.  US BASED NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION HAS LAUNCHED INDIA’S FIRST BASKETBALL SCHOOL IN WHICH CITY?
a) New Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Kochi
d) Kolkata

ANS - B
10.  WORLD HEALTH DAY’ IS CELEBRATED ON WHICH DATE EVERY YEAR?
a) 7th April
b) 5th April
c) 6th April
d) 8th April


ANS - A
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Monday, April 10, 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 8TH APR 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 8TH APR 2017
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1. DEENDAYAL RASOI YOJANA LAUNCHED IN 49 DISTRICTS OF MP
i. Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan has launched subsidized meal scheme at Rs.5 in Gwalior. This scheme helps people to get economical nutritious and good quality food under the Deendayal Rasoi Yojana at cheaper rates.
ii. The scheme includes 49 districts in 1st phase. Breakfast will be served at Rs 5 and lunch will be served at Rs.8.
iii. All these arrangements will be done by Level Coordination and Monitoring Commiittee in which they will monitor all aspects of scheme and at least 2000 people will serve every day.
iv. The budget of this scheme is Rs 10 cr and it will be funded by Corporate Sector under Corporate Social Responsibility.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 7TH APR 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 7TH APR 2017
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1. PM MODI LAYS THE FOUNDATION STONE OF A MULTI-MODAL TERMINAL ON RIVER GANGA AT SAHIBGANJ IN JHARKHAND
i. PM Narendra Modi is on an official visit to Jharkhand to lays the Foundation Stone of a Multi-Modal Terminal on River Ganga at Sahibganj district in Jharkhand. In a series of tweets, PM Modi mentioned that construction of Sahibganj multi-modal terminal at Sahibganj will create business and job opportunities in Jharkhand and will particularly benefit people in rural areas.
ii. PM Modi also laid the foundation stone of one of the longest river bridges on River Ganga that will connect Sahibganj to Katihar district of Bihar. This 5.8 km long 4-lane bridge will be built by National Highways Authority of India at an estimated cost of Rs 2,266 cr.
iii. PM Modi also inaugurate the Govindpur-Jamtara-Dumka-Sahebganj Highway, during his visit to Jharkhand.

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Saturday, April 8, 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 6TH APR 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 6TH APR 2017
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1. NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATING INDIA 2017 HELD IN NEW DELHI
i. The national conference on Communicating India 2017 held in New Delhi.
ii. The conference was organized by the Vivekananda International Foundation in collaboration with the the Indian Institute of Mass Communication and India Media Centre, University of Westminster, London, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library with the association of Prasar Bharati.
iii. A day-long conference was based on the three main themes: Telling India’s story to the world, Communicating via Journalism and Dialogue with Diaspora.
iv. Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu , Journalist Sanjay Baru , Jay Panda-Member of Parliament, University of Westminster, London, Dr Daya Thussu-Professor of International Communication are participated in the conference.
v. Venkaiah Naidu highlights the importance of communication and also he adduce that PM Modi using social platforms Twitter and Radio to share his thoughts with people.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 5 & 6 APRIL

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 5 & 6 APRIL

1. THE SOUTH ASIA SUBREGIONAL ECONOMIC COOPERATION FINANCE MINISTERS MEETING HAS STARTED IN WHICH COUNTRY?
a) China
b) South Korea
c) India
d) Nepal

ANS - C
2. WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED THE FIRST WOMAN DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE OF GUJARAT?
a) Neha Arusia
b) Geeta Johri
c) Nidhi Mathur
d) Nikita Sharma

ANS - B
3. NAME THE RENOWNED HINDUSTANI CLASSICAL VOCALIST OF JAIPUR GHARANA WHO DIED IN APRIL 2017?
a) Mogubai Kurdikar
b) Mallikarjun Mansur
c) Gangubai Hangal
d) Kishori Amonkar

ANS - D
4. WHAT IS THE THEME OF THE 2017 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF MINE AWARENESS AND ASSISTANCE IN MINE ACTION THAT WAS OBSERVED RECENTLY?
a) Needs driven. People Centred.
b) Peace without mine action is incomplete peace
c) Mine Action is Humanitarian Action
d) More than Mines

ANS - A
5. BERHAMPUR THAKURANI YATRA FESTIVAL BEGINS IN WHICH INDIAN STATE?
a) Nagaland
b) Manipur
c) Assam
d) Odisha

ANS - D
6.  WHICH STATE GOVT. HAS ANNOUNCED TO PROVIDE ONE-TIME GRANT OF RS 21,000 TO ALL THOSE FAMILIES WHOSE THIRD GIRL CHILD WAS BORN AFTER AUGUST 24, 2015 UNDER THE CURRENTLY OPERATIONAL ‘AAPKI BETI HUMARI BETI’ SCHEME?
a) Chhattisgarh
b) Haryana
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Jharkhand

ANS - B
7.  NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATING INDIA 2017 WAS HELD IN?
a) Mumbai
b) Varanasi
c) Kochi
d) New Delhi

ANS - D
8.  WHAT WAS THE AIM OF 9TH UK-INDIA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL DIALOGUE HELD IN NEW DELHI?
a) To lay out plan for Britain’s exit from European Union
b) To facilitate operations of British Hedge Funds in Indian Capital Market
c) To combat cross border tax evasion, enhance cooperation in financial services and boost investments encouraging Indian companies to raise funds through masala bonds
d) To sign a currency swap agreement between Bank of England and Reserve Bank of India

ANS - C
9.  WHICH COUNTRY HAS OFFICIALLY RECOGNISED BITCOIN AS A METHOD OF PAYMENT?
a) Japan
b) Switzerland
c) France
d) Australia

ANS - A
10.   WHO HAS BECOME INDIA’S FIRST TRANSGENDER POLICE OFFICER?
a) Shalini Dave
b) Vibha Rajput
c) Prithika Yashini
d) Mridula Bose

ANS - C


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Thursday, April 6, 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 5TH APR 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 5TH APR 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
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1. GOVERNMENT SETS UP NATIONAL BOARD FOR ELECTRIC MOBILITY
i. To promote electric mobility and manufacturing of electric/hybrid vehicles and their components, Central Government constituted National Board for Electric Mobility.
ii. Its Chairperson is the Secretary of Department of Heavy Industry.
iii. Members are Senior Bureaucrats including Secretaries in the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Power and Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas.

2. SOUTH ASIA SUBREGIONAL ECONOMIC COOPERATION FINANCE MINISTERS’ MEETING HELD IN NEW DELHI
i. South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Finance Ministers’ Meeting held in New Delhii. Mr.  Arun Jaitley, Union Finance Minister chaired the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Finance Ministers’ Meeting at Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi. Along with Finance Ministers from Bangladesh, India, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Myanmar and Sri Lanka, officials from Asian Development Bank were also present.
ii. From this meeting, Myanmar has become the 7th nation to join SASEC as a member country.

3. MALAYSIAN PRIME MINISTER MOHD NAJIB TUN RAZAK’S 5 DAY VISIT TO INDIA
i. Mohd Najib Tun Razak, the PM of Malaysia was on an official visit to India for 5 days.
ii. Seven MoUs that were signed in presence of Malaysian PM Mohd Najib Tun Razak and Indian PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi.
iii. Out of the 7 MoUs signed between Malaysia and India, the most significant was the one between Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board and MIGHT Technology Nurturing Sdn. Bhd for implementation of 4th Generation Technology Park in Andhra Pradesh.

4. BERHAMPUR THAKURANI YATRA FESTIVAL BEGINS IN ODISHA
i. The festival of Goddess Budhi Thakurani called Berhampur Thakurani Yatra begun in southern Odisha.
ii. The month long festival will be celebrated by the weaving community, known as Devangiris.
iii. The festival was organized by P Durga Prasad Desibehera, whose family has been conducting the festival for generations.
iv. Berhampur is called the Silk city of Odisha. The festival has been celebrated in Berhampur from 1672.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 4TH APR 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 4TH APR 2017
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1. PRESIDENT 3 DAY VISITS TO WEST BENGAL, JHARKHAND AND BIHAR
i. Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, President of India is on an official visit to Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Bihar.
ii. 1st April – Kolkata, West Bengal: President was the Chief Guest at 52nd Annual Convocation of Indian Institute of Management – Calcutta.
iii. 2nd April – Jharkhand: In the capital city Ranchi, President laid foundation stone of Rabindra Bhawan and Haj House.
iv. Other functions and ceremonies attended by President in Jharkhand included: Inauguration of 44 Kms Deoghar – Basukinath Solar Street Light Project, laying foundation stone of Software Technology Parks of India, Centre and Employees State Insurance Corporation Hospital.
v. 3rd April – Bihar: President concluded his 3-day tour by visiting Vikramshila University Monument, Shyama Charan Lahiri Peeth, Museum at Vikramshila and Gurudham-Bounsi in Bihar.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 3 & 4 APRIL

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 3 & 4 APRIL

1.  INDIA’S FIRST INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE (ICFMD) HAS SET UP IN WHICH STATE?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Odisha
c) Haryana
d) Assam

ANS - B
2. THE 19TH EDITION OF COMMONWEALTH FORESTRY CONFERENCE HAS STARTED IN WHICH STATE?
a) Kerala
b) Odisha
c) Assam
d) Uttarakhand

ANS - D
3.  WHAT IS THE THEME OF THE 2017 WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY (WAAD)?
a) Towards Autonomy and Self-Determination
b) Autism and the 2030 Agenda: Inclusion and Neuro diversity
c) Sustainable Development: The Promise of Technology
d) Employment: The Autism Advantage

ANS - A
4. WHICH UNION MINISTER HAS LAUNCHED POWERTEX INDIA SCHEME TO BOOST POWERLOOM SECTOR?
a) Arun Jaitley
b) Rajnath Singh
c) Smriti Irani
d) Narendra Modi

ANS - C
5. WHO OF THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS NEW CHIEF JUSTICE OF MADRAS HIGH COURT?
a) Justice Manjula Chellur
b) Justice Pritinker Diwaker
c) Justice G. Rohini
d) Indira Banerjee

ANS - D
6.  WHO HAS CLINCHED THE 2017 WOMEN’S SINGLES INDIA SUPER SERIES TOURNAMENT?
a) Carolina Marin
b) Sung Ji-Hyun
c) P V Sindhu
d) Saina Nehwal

ANS - C
7.  WHO HAS WON THE 2017 MEN’S SINGLES MIAMI OPEN TENNIS TOURNAMENT?
a) Milos Raonic
b) Dominic Thiem
c) Rafael Nadal
d) Roger Federer

ANS - D
8.  WHO HAS BEEN CHOSEN FOR THE 2017 UNESCO/GUILLERMO CANO WORLD PRESS FREEDOM PRIZE?
a) Mazen Darwish
b) Dawit Isaak
c) Ahmet Sik
d) Reeyot Alemu

ANS - B
9.  VIPUL, AN INDIAN FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE NEW INDIAN CONSUL-GENERAL IN WHICH POPULAR ARAB CITY?
a) Dubai
b) Abu Dhabi
c) Baghdad
d) Riyadh

ANS - A
10. UNION MINISTRY OF TOURISM HAS SANCTIONED RS 98.35 CR FOR TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN WHICH STATE?
a) Sikkim
b) Uttarakhand
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Assam

ANS - D


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