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Saturday, May 6, 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 3 & 4 MAY

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 3 & 4 MAY

1. UNION HRD MINISTER PRAKASH JAVADEKAR LAUNCHED CENTRE’S _____ TO ENCOURAGE 1,000 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO DISPLAY PORTRAITS OF WAR HEROES ON CAMPUS?
a) Veer Shraddhanjali Abhiyan
b) Veer Samman Abhiyan
c) Vidya Veerta Abhiyan
d) Veerta Gaurav Abhiyan

ANS - C
2. 4TH NATIONAL STANDARDS CONCLAVE WAS HELD ON 1ST AND 2ND MAY 2017 IN:
a) Chennai
b) Mumbai
c) Bengaluru
d) New Delhi

ANS - D
3. WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING BECAME THE 1ST CITY IN THE WORLD TO GET ITS OWN MICROSOFT-DESIGNED FONT?
a) London
b) Paris
c) Dubai
d) Bangkok

ANS - C
4. WHICH PRIVATE SECTOR BANK SAID IT HAS MADE 100 VILLAGES DIGITALLY-ENABLED IN 2017 AND PLANS TO TRANSFORM 500 MORE BY THE YEAR-END?
a) ICICI Bank
b) HDFC Bank
c) Kotak Mahindra Bank
d) Axis Bank

ANS - A
5. WHICH PORTAL HAS BEEN LAUNCHED BY GOVERNMENT TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO CHECK ELECTRO-MAGNETIC RADIATION COMPLIANCE STATUS OF MOBILE TOWERS?
a) ‘Tarang Suchna’
b) ‘Tarang Sanchar’
c) ‘Tarang Jaanch’
d) ‘Tarang Mahiti’

ANS - B
6.  WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAS BECOME THE 1ST STATE TO SWITCH TO THE JANUARY-DECEMBER FINANCIAL YEAR FROM THE EXISTING APRIL-MARCH CYCLE?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Gujarat
c) Goa
d) Maharashtra

ANS - A
7.  WORLD’S HIGHEST RAIL BRIDGE, WHICH WILL BE TALLER THAN EIFFEL TOWER IS BEING CONSTRUCTED ON WHICH INDIAN RIVER?
a) Narmada
b) Tapi
c) Chenab
d) Sabarmati

ANS - D
8.  WHICH PEER-TO-PEER ONLINE LENDING PLATFORM HAS BEEN LAUNCHED BY SINGAPORE-BASED FINTECH START-UP FINMOMENTA?
a) Tachyloans
b) Instaloans
c) Peerloans
d) Quickloans

ANS - A
9.  WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE OF THE PARLIAMENT?
a) Rameswar Teli
b) Rajen Gohain
c) Mallikarjun Kharge
d) Ranjeet Ranjan

ANS - C
10.  WHAT WAS THE 2017 THEME OF ‘WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY’?
a) ”Access to Information and Fundamental Freedoms: This Is Your Right!”
b) ‘Critical Minds for Critical Times: Media’s role in advancing peaceful, just and inclusive societies’
c) ”Media Freedom for a Better Future”
d) ”Ensuring Safety of Journalists”

ANS - B


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Friday, May 5, 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 2ND MAY 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 2ND MAY 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
SHARED BY: WWW.DAILYGK.IN

1. PRESIDENT OF CYPRUS NICOS ANASTASIADES HAS ARRIVED IN INDIA ON A 5-DAY VISIT
i. The President of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, was on an official visit to India. During his stay in Mumbai, he met Governor of Maharashtra, Vidyasagar Rao. He also gave a keynote address at a Business Forum.
ii. Mr. Anastasiades conferred the Grand Collar of the Order of Makarios III (Cyprus’s highest civilian honour) on President Pranab Mukherjee.
iii. India and Cyprus signed 4 MoUs – Executive programme on education, culture and scientific cooperation for the period 2017-2020. This agreement was exchanged between Indian External Affairs.

2. SEBI FINALISES NORMS FOR LISTING OF GREEN BONDS
i. Securities and Exchange Board of India has finalized norms for issuance and listing of green bonds.
ii. It will help in raising funds from capital markets for investment in the renewable energy.
iii. The rules have been finalised by the SEBI after taking into account inputs from the Finance and Environment ministries from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
iv. Green bonds help to meet an ambitious target India has of building 175 gigawatt of renewable energy capacity by 2022.

3. PM NARENDRA MODI RELEASES STAMP ON RAMANUJACHARYA’S 1000TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY
i. PM Narendra Modi released a commemorative stamp on the 1,000th birth anniversary of Saint Ramanujacharya in New Delhi.
ii. The central message of Saint Ramanujacharya’s life was inclusive society, religion and philosophy.
iii. Ramanujacharya saw manifestation of God in human beings and saw all devotees of God as equal.

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Thursday, May 4, 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 1 & 2 MAY

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 1 & 2 MAY

1. WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING INDIAN CITIES HAVE RANKED AMONG THE TOP 20 TOURIST DESTINATIONS IN ASIA PACIFIC REGION AS PER THE ‘MASTERCARD ASIA PACIFIC DESTINATIONS INDEX 2017’?
a) Chennai and Mumbai
b) Mumbai and New Delhi
c) Chennai and New Delhi
d) New Delhi and Bengaluru

ANS - A
2. RESERVE BANK OF INDIA SAID THAT ALL THE EXISTING ASSET RECONSTRUCTION COMPANIES MUST HAVE A MINIMUM NET OWNED FUND OF RS______ CR BY MARCH 2019?
a) Rs.50 Crore
b) Rs.150 Crore
c) Rs.125 Crore
d) Rs.100 Crore

ANS - D
3. WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAS WON THE JURY PRIZE GOLD MEDAL AT THE 10TH MOSCOW SAND ART CHAMPIONSHIP?
a) Rakesh Mohanty
b) Sudarsan Pattnaik
c) Narayan Lahoti
d) Vishwas Rao

ANS - B
4. ILIR META HAS BEEN ELECTED AS PRESIDENT OF WHICH COUNTRY?
a) Austria
b) Georgia
c) Albania
d) Montenegro

ANS - C
5. WHAT WAS THE THEME OF ‘WORLD IMMUNIZATION WEEK 2017’ OBSERVED FROM 24-30 APRIL 2017?
a) ’WideningVaccineDelivery’
b) ’InclusiveImmunisation’
c) ’NextGenImmunisation’
d) ’VaccinesWork

ANS - D
6.  NICOS ANASTASIADES, WHO WAS ON AN OFFICIAL VISIT TO INDIA IN APRIL 2017, IS THE PRESIDENT OF:
a) Belgium
b) Cyprus
c) Finland
d) Austria

ANS - B
7.  WHICH COMPANY HAS ANNOUNCED A NEW “SOLVE FOR INDIA” INITIATIVE THAT AIMS TO EXPAND AND ENERGISE THE START-UP ECOSYSTEM IN TIER II CITIES ACROSS INDIA?
a) Amazon
b) Facebook
c) Microsoft
d) Google

ANS - D
8.  WHICH STATE BECAME FIRST INDIAN STATE TO USE AUTOMATED WEATHER STATIONS?
a) Maharashtra
b) Gujarat
c) Odisha
d) Uttarakhand

ANS - A
9.  WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING WILL TAKE OVER AS NEW PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERATION OF INDIAN INDUSTRY?
a) Tina Biswas
b) Manisha Chainani
c) Shobana Kamineni
d) Kalyani Thakkar

ANS - C
10.  SPACEX LAUNCHED ______ROCKET CARRYING NROL-76, A CLASSIFIED PAYLOAD FOR THE US NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE?
a) Falcon 9
b) Falcon 8
c) Falcon 10
d) Falcon 12

ANS - A


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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 1ST MAY 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 1ST MAY 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
SHARED BY: WWW.DAILYGK.IN

1. SRI LANKA PM RANIL WICKREMESINGHE’S 5-DAY VISIT TO INDIA
i. Ranil Wickremesinghe, the PM of Sri Lanka was on an official visit to India. He is the 3rd leader from South Asian region to visit India during April 2017.
ii. During the visit of Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe, India and Sri Lanka signed a memorandum of understanding on economic cooperation in New Delhi.
iii. To strengthen cultural ties with Sri Lanka, Indian PM Narendra Modi will visit Sri Lanka on May 12, 2017.

2. MUMBAI, CHENNAI AMONG TOP 20 TOURIST DESTINATIONS IN ASIA PACIFIC
i. Chennai and Mumbai have ranked among the top 20 tourist destinations in Asia Pacific Region as per the Mastercard Asia Pacific Destinations Index 2017.
ii. In terms of total expenditure by international tourists, Singapore hosted the highest spending visitors at $254 per day. For the entire APAC region, overall tourism expenditure stood at $244.9 billion
iii. Chennai attracted 2 million international overnight arrivals and ranked 14th.  Mumbai ranked 15th with 4.9 million overnight arrivals.

3. RBI SAYS ARCS MUST HAVE MINIMUM NOF OF RS100 CR BY 2019
i. Reserve Bank of India said that all the existing asset reconstruction companies must have a minimum Net Owned Fund of Rs100 cr by March 2019.
ii. As per amended SARFAESI Act, 2016, “no ARC can commence or carry on the business of securitisation or asset reconstruction without having Net Owned Fund of not less than Rs 2 cr or such other higher amount as the Reserve Bank may, by notification, specify”.
iii. Asset Reconstruction Companies buy out non-performing assets and manages it to make it profitable. In the current scenario, RBI and Central Govt. are envisaging an important role for ARCs in dealing with stressed assets in the system.
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Tuesday, May 2, 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 30TH APR 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 30TH APR 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
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1. CHHATTISGARH PASSES STATE GST BILL, BECOMES 5TH STATE TO ADOPT TAX REFORM LAW
i. Chhattisgarh passed Goods and Service Tax Bill on April 28th and become the 5th state in the country after Bihar, Telangana, Jharkhand and Rajasthan.
ii. Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh said the bill has been enacted to implement the concept of one nation, one tax, one market. He also stated that the GST Bill is expected at simplifying the tax system and expanding the tax base.
iii. The Bill was tabled earlier in the House by Commerce and Industries Minister Amar Agarwal.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 29 & 30 APRIL

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 29 & 30 APRIL

1. TOTAL INVESTMENTS SO FAR APPROVED UNDER PRADHAN MANTRI AWAS YOJANA (URBAN) HAVE CROSSED RS. ___?
a) One lakh crore
b) Three lakh crore
c) Four lakh crore
d) Two lakh crore

ANS - A
2. ________HAS LAUNCHED DIGITAL GOLD IN COLLABORATION WITH ACCREDITED REFINERY MMTC-PAMP, WHICH ALLOWS USERS TO BUY, SELL AND EVEN STORE GOLD?
a) PayUmoney
b) Mobikwik
c) Freecharge
d) Paytm

ANS - D
3. WHAT WAS THE 2017 THEME OF ‘WORLD DAY FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK’,?
a) Making Decent Work a Reality
b) Optimize the collection and use of Occupational Safety and Health data.
c) Promoting Safety and Health in a Green Economy
d) Workplace Stress: a collective challenge

ANS - B
4. INDIA’S FIRST EVER TRANSGENDER SPORTS MEET WAS HELD IN WHICH STATE?
a) Maharashtra
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Kerala
d) Tamil Nadu

ANS - C
5. INDIA’S FIRST BOOK VILLAGE WILL BE INAUGURATED IN WHICH VILLAGE OF MAHARASHTRA?
a) Bhilar
b) Andharwadi
c) Chikhali
d) Beldari

ANS - A
6.  WHICH COUNTRY HAS PLACED INDIA IN ITS ‘PRIORITY WATCH LIST’ FOR NOT PROVIDING ADEQUATE PROTECTION TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS?
a) Japan
b) US
c) France
d) Germany

ANS - B
7.  WHICH INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION HAS STATED THAT GOODS AND SERVICES TAX, THE LANDMARK TAX REFORM TO BE IMPLEMENTED FROM 1 JULY, WOULD HELP RAISE INDIA’S GDP GROWTH RATE TO ABOVE 8%?
a) International Monetary Fund
b) World Bank
c) New Development Bank
d) Asian Development Bank

ANS - A
8.  A SMALL PANCHAYAT WARD IN____ BECAME INDIA’S 1ST DIGITALISED PANCHAYAT WARD?
a) Punjab
b) Telangana
c) Kerala
d) Rajasthan

ANS - C
9.  WHICH 2 INDIAN-AMERICANS ARE AMONG 46 EMERGING COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY LEADERS SELECTED BY AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION FOR ITS PRESTIGIOUS FELLOWSHIP?
a) Sanjana Rai and Sundeep Muppidi
b) Sanjana Rai and Rajesh Nair
c) Ritu Raju and Rajesh Nair
d) Ritu Raju and Sundeep Muppidi

ANS - D
10.  WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING INDIAN COAST GUARD SHIP WAS DECOMMISSIONED ON APRIL 28?
a) ICGS Veera
b) ICGS Varuna
c) ICGS Varad
d) ICGS Varaha

ANS - C


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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 29TH APR 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 29TH APR 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
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1. UMA BHARTI LAUNCHES CENTRE’S EXTENSIVE WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAMME FOR DROUGHT PRONE AREAS OF COUNTRY
i. Ganga Rejuvenation Minister Uma Bharti launched Centre’s extensive water conservation programme for drought prone areas of country.
ii. This programme was launched at Bandri in Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh in presence of Irrigation Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Narottam Mishra and Dharmpal Sing – Irrigation Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
ii. The programme aims to increase irrigation area and protect water resources in Bundelkhand region, Marathawada region (in Maharashtra) and Kalahandi, Bolangir and Koraput in Odisha.

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Monday, May 1, 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 28TH APR 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 28TH APR 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
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1. PM MODI INAUGURATES MAIDEN SHIMLA-NEW DELHI FLIGHT UNDER UDAN SCHEME
i. PM Modi inaugurates maiden Shimla-New Delhi flight under UDAN scheme, PM Narendra Modi flagged-off 1st UDAN flight from Shimla to Delhi under the Regional Connectivity Scheme.
ii. PM Modi also flagged off UDAN flights from Nanded (Maharashtra) to Hyderabad and Kadapa (Andhra Pradesh) to Hyderabad through video conferencing link.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 27 & 28 APRIL

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 27 & 28 APRIL

1. WHAT WAS THE 2017 THEME OF ‘WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DAY’, CELEBRATED ON APRIL 26?
a) “Innovation – Improving Lives”
b) “Innovation for Sustainable Development”
c) “Innovation for Inclusive Growth”
d) “Innovation – Towards Green Future”
ANS - A

2. SUBSCRIBERS OF WHICH GOVT. YOJANA CAN NOW HAVE ONLINE ACCESS TO THEIR STATEMENT OF TRANSACTION?
a) Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana
b) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
c) Atal Pension Yojana
d) Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana
ANS - C

3. WHICH COUNTRY WILL HOST 18TH WORLD ROAD MEETING ON NOVEMBER 13, 2017?
a) South Africa
b) Brazil
c) Russia
d) India
ANS - D

4. G-20 FINANCE MINISTERS’ AND CENTRAL BANK GOVERNORS’ MEETING WAS HELD ON 21 APRIL, 2017 IN?
a) London, UK
b) Washington D.C., US
c) Paris, France
d) Berlin, Germany 
ANS - B

5. WHICH PRIVATE SECTOR BANK HAS WON THE PRESTIGIOUS ‘GOLDEN PEACOCK INNOVATIVE PRODUCT/SERVICE AWARD 2017’ FOR ITS INNOVATIVE MOBILE TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT, SIMSEPAY?
a) Yes Bank
b) IDFC Bank
c) Bandhan Bank
d) Karur Vysya Bank
ANS - A

6.  RAJIV RAI BHATNAGAR HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO THE POST OF:
a) Director General, National Security Guard
b) Director General, Central Reserve Police Force
c) Director General, Central Bureau of Investigation
d) Director General, Indo-Tibetan Border Police
 ANS - B

7.  AS PER NITI AAYOG’S ‘INDIA 2031-32: VISION, STRATEGY AND ACTION AGENDA’ EVERY INDIAN CITIZEN WILL HAVE HOUSES, VEHICLES, AIR CONDITIONERS BY YEAR:
a) 2032
b) 2022
c) 2042
d) 2025 
ANS - A

8.  RBI WILL SOON PUT INTO CIRCULATION NEW RS 5 COINS TO CELEBRATE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF:
a) Delhi High Court
b) Chennai High Court
c) Allahabad High Court
d) Kolkata High Court 
ANS - C

9.  DR BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION KERALA STATE AWARD FOR THE YEAR 2016-17 FOR EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION HAS BEEN GIVEN TO:
a) Mahesh Vijayan
b) Rajesh Raj
c) Praveen Krishnan
d) Dileep Nair

ANS - D
10.  WHICH ENTITY HAS UNVEILED A SOLAR CALCULATOR APP THAT CAN ACCURATELY CALCULATE ALL THE BENEFITS OF INSTALLING SOLAR PANELS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY?
a) ISRO
b) DRDO
c) BHEL
d) IIM – Ahmedabad


ANS - A
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