DAILY GK 24 OCT 2019

DAILY GK 24 OCT 2019

1.    VFS receives NBFC licence from RBI

ü The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) gave Vreedhi Financial Services (VFS) a license to act as a non banking finance company (NBFC). It’s objective is to provide credit and other services to micro enterprises operating in tier two three cities and small towns.

2.    ‘Bharat Ki Laxmi’ initiative

ü Bollywood actress DeepikaPadukone and Badminton player P.V.Sindhu were named as the brand ambassadors of ‘Bharat Ki Laxmi‘ movement.It is an initiative by PM Narendra Modi. The aim of this initiative is to celebrate the contribution & accomplishments of women of the nation for the public good. The hashtag for the initiative is #BharatKiLaxmi.

3.    SouravGanguly takes over president of BCCI

ü Former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly, took over as the 39th President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) . Prior to his appointment, C K Khanna served as the interim president.

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DAILY GK 23 OCT 2019

DAILY GK 23 OCT 2019

1.    USISPF summit 2019 

ü The US India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) under the delegation of its chairman Mr. John Chambers, called on Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi in New Delhi for the USISPF summit 2019.

2.    QS India University Rankings 2020

ü 2^nd edition of Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) India University Rankings 2020, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) has again topped all Indian Institutes in the list with an overall score of 88.5 followed by IISc- Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (ranked 2^nd with 84.7 score) & Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD),which has improved a notch to rank 3^rd with  82.2 scores.

3.    SBI Monthly EMI for debit card customers

ü Pine Labs,an Indian merchant platform company has joined hands with State Bank of India (SBI) to offer EMIs (equated monthly instalments) for debit card transactions.

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DAILY GK 22 OCT 2019

DAILY GK 22 OCT 2019

1.    Two-day Sudarshan Chakra Vahini war exercise 2019 of Indian Army held at Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

2.    G20 Health Ministers’ Meeting 2019

ü The 3rd G20 Health Ministers’ Meeting 2019 was held in Okayama City, Japan.

Special vision for projected 20% of elderly population in India by 2050 was also discussed.

3.    World intellectual property indicators 2019

ü According to “World Intellectual Property Indicators (WIPI) 2019” report for 49 countries released by the United Nations World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), India has emerged as a top 10 nation (ranked 7^th ) in the rankings of IP (Intellectual Property) filing activity by origin & its patent filings rose to 7.5% to 3,473 in 2018.

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DAILY GK 21 OCT 2019

DAILY GK 21 OCT 2019

1.    India’s most polluted city

ü According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) of India, Loni rural (Dehat) of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh emerged as the most polluted city in India with the Air Quality Index (AQI) figures at 358.

2.    Telangana tops in capex on irrigation

ü According to CARE Ratings, Telangana was ranked first in terms of expenditure incurred on capital outlay/asset creation (capex) by State governments during 2015-2019 on irrigation in India.
Tamil Nadu spent highest on urban development; Bihar on rural development; Uttar Pradesh in the areas of transport, energy, public health, education and housing and Maharashtra on agriculture.

3.    IMNEX-2019 commences

ü The 2nd edition of India- Myanmar Naval Exercise IMNEX-2019 has begun in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

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DAILY GK 20 OCT 2019

DAILY GK 20 OCT 2019

1.    King and Queen of the Netherlands visit to India

ü King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands visited India.25th edition of DST-CII India Netherlands Technology Summit was held in New Delhi.

2.    91st Interpol General Assembly

ü India will host the 91st International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) General Assembly in 2022. The proposal was made by Union Home Minister Amit Shah to the Interpol Secretary General Jürgen Stock during a meeting in New Delhi.

ü The 88th General Assembly of Interpol was held in Santiago, Chile from October 15 – 18, 2019.

3.    2019 Army commanders’ conference

ü The 2019 biannual event of the Army Commanders conference was held in New Delhi. Defence minister Rajnath Singh addressed the army officers.

ü The Indian Army launched a new programme called OASIS (Officers Automated Structures Information System). The purpose of this programme is to digitize the official records of the army officers.

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DAILY GK 19 OCT 2019

DAILY GK 19 OCT 2019

1.    NITI Aayogs’ India Innovation Index 2019

ü According to the index, Karnataka ranked as the most innovative state in India. It was followed by TamilNadu and Maharashtra in the second and third places respectively.

2.    University-Industry Linkage Index 2019

ü In the survey conducted by Progress, Harmony and Development Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) and the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, Karnataka topped the University-Industry Linkages (UILs) Index 2019 with the score of 7.8 out of 10. Kerala and Gujarat were ranked second and third respectively.

3.    11th Nuclear Energy Conclave 2019

ü The Union Minister of State Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated the 11th Edition of Nuclear Energy Conclave 2019 in New Delhi. It was held under the theme “Economics of Nuclear Power- Innovation towards Safer & Cost Effective Technologies”. It was organized by India Energy Forum (IEF).

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 13TH – 14TH OCT 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 13^TH – 14^TH OCT 2019

1.        Which country will issue a commemorative coin to mark the 150th birthday anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi?

A) United Kingdom (UK)

B) Russia

C) China

D) United States(US)

E) None of these

2.        Who topped in the 21st edition of the annual GG2 Leadership Awards ceremony 2019 in London?

A) Chuka Umunna

B) Gina Miller

C) Sajid Javid

D) Priti Patel

E) None of these

3.        Which country becomes the member of Group of 20 (G20) Global Smart Cities Alliance on Technology Governance recently?

A) United States

B) India

C) Bangladesh

D) Myanmar

E) None of these

4.        Under which act, Balancehero India Private Limited was Penalized worth Rs 12.88 lakh by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for non-compliance of regulatory guidelines?

A) Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2005

B) Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2006

C) Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2008

D) Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007

E) None of these

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DAILY GK 14 OCT 2019

DAILY GK 14 OCT

1.    “Dharma Guardian 2019”

ü  The 2^nd joint military exercise ‘Dharma Guardian-2019’  between India and Japan will be held in Mizoram. The event is being held at Counter Insurgency Warfare School located in Vairengte, Mizoram.

2.    ‘Vajra Prahar 2019 ‘

ü  The joint military exercise ‘Vajra Prahar’  between India and the US begins at Seattle’s (in Washington, US) . It is held alternately in India and America. In 2018, the practice took place in Jaipur, Rajasthan.

3.    ADB will provide $190 million loan

ü  The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India (GoI) have signed loan agreement worth $190 million to upgrade 754 kilometers of Rajasthan state highways.

4.    People’s Choice Award 2019

ü  ‘Spirit of Kerala’, a short film based on a boat race from Kerala directed by Arun Joseph, won the People’s Choice Award 2019 at My Rode Reel Film Competition 2019 which is the world’s largest short film competition worth over $1,000,000.

5.    International day for disaster reduction-October 13, 2019

ü  The theme for the year 2019 is “Reduce disaster damage to critical infrastructure and disruption of basic services”.

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DAILY GK 13 OCT 2019

DAILY GK 13 OCT 2019

1.    ‘India Sports Summit – Fitness: $10 Billion Opportunity’

ü  The ‘India Sports Summit- Fitness: $10 Billion Opportunity’ was inaugurated by the Union Minister for Sports & Youth Affairs Mr Kiren Rijiju in New Delhi. 

ü  Indian shooter Heena Sidhu, Khelo India athletes Esow Alben (cycling) and Esha Singh (Shooting) were felicitated for their achievements.Also India is striving to get Kabaddi a place in the Olympics in 2024.

2.    India’ s 1st Garbage Cafe

ü  Chhattisgarh state Health Minister T S Singhdeo has inaugurated India’s 1^st  ‘Garbage Cafe’ with the tagline ‘More the waste better the taste’  in Ambikapur of Surguja district. The concept of this cafe is that ragpickers and the homeless will collect plastic waste, and in return, the municipal corporation will offer them food.

ü  Also Ambikapur has clichéd the title of the 2^nd cleanest city in India after Indore, Madhya Pradesh.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 12TH OCT 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 12^TH OCT 2019

1.        Which of the following State/UT is among the top five states/UTs which performed well as per the National Health Mission performance index 2019 by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW)?

A) West Bengal

B) Haryana

C) Uttarakhand

D) Bihar

E) None of these

2.        Where was the 13th Conference of Central Council of Health and Family Welfare (CCHWF) for 2019 held?

A) Guwahati, Assam

B) Kolkata, West Bengal

C) New Delhi, Delhi

D) Mumbai, Maharashtra

E) None of these

3.        By which year, government has set a goal of spending the 2.5% of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) to National Health Policy (NHP) 2017?

A) 2025

B) 2020

C) 2022

D) 2030

E) None of these

4.        Name the new initiative launched by Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan for Zero Preventable Maternal and Newborn Deaths?

A) e-Sahaj

B) Mahila – E Haat

C) Least Available Depth Information System(LADIS)

D) Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan (SUMAN)

E) None of these

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 11TH OCT 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 11^TH OCT 2019

1.        How much percent of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners were approved by cabinet on October 9, 2019?

A) 11%

B) 17%

C) 15%

D) 13%

E) None of these

2.        Name the India’s first dedicated two long-haul special aircraft equipped with missile defence systems that will serve Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind and Vice President Venkaiah Naidu?

A) Boeing 777-300ER aircraft

B) Boeing 737-300ER aircraft

C) Boeing 757-300ER aircraft

D) Boeing 797-300ER aircraft

E) None of these

3.        Where did the environment ministry has given the approval for developing a commercial airport worth Rs.1,400 crores on October 7, 2019?

A) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

B) Guwahati, Assam

C) Kolkata, West Bengal

D) Kutch, Gujarat

E) None of these

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