DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 28TH DEC 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 28^TH DEC 2016

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1. VIRAL ACHARYA APPOINTED AS DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF RBI

i. Viral Acharya has been appointed as the deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India by the Government of India.

ii. He will join the ranks of S S Mundra, Vishwanathan, R Gandhi as one of four deputy governors of RBI.

2. INDIAN ARMY SIGNS MOU WITH IIT GANDHINAGAR FOR CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS

i. Indian Army has inked an agreement with IIT Gandhinagar to set up a research and development cell at the IIT campus to identify problems and possible solutions for the Indian Army.

ii. The agreement will also enable the IIT and Indian Army to collaborate in areas including critical technology requirements of Indian Army, sharing of professional and technical knowledge.

3. PM NARENDRA MODI LAYS FOUNDATION STONE OF 900 KM CHAR DHAM HIGHWAY

i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of Char Dham highway development project in Dehradun. 

ii. The Char Dham project is a tribute to those who lost their lives during flash floods in Uttarakhand.

iii. The project includes developing 900 km of National Highways in Uttarakhand at Rs 12,000 crore.

iv. Char Dham Yatra is an annual pilgrimage to the shrines of Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri.

4. GUJARAT GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES BIOTECHNOLOGY POLICY 2016

i. Gujarat government lead by Vijay Rupani has introduced the  ‘Biotechnology Policy-2016‘ to establish Gujarat as a preferred destination for manufacturing of biotechnology products.

ii. Under this policy, the state government would provide capital subsidy up to Rs 25 crore on the total investment for developing a Biotechnology Park.

5. NAGAR UDAY ABHIYAN IN MADHYA PRADESH

i .CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan has launched Nagar Uday Abhiyan rallies in the state.

ii. In these rallies, urban welfare and other public welfare schemes will be reviewed.

iii. This campaign will be conducted in three phases to assess services being provided to citizens and bring them at standard live.

6. AU FINANCIERS GETS FINAL NOD TO START SMALL FINANCE BANK OPERATIONS

i. AU Financiers Ltd  has received the final licence from the Reserve Bank of India to start a small finance bank.

ii. AU Financiers was the only non-banking finance companyamong the 10 entities to receive in-principle approvals to start small finance banks.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 27TH DEC 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 27^TH DEC 2016

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1. CENTRE GOVT. GIVES RS 1,982 CRORE FOR ANDHRA PRADESH’S POLAVARAM PROJECT

i. The Centre Govt. has released Rs 1,982 crore for the multipurpose Polavaram irrigation project in Andhra Pradesh through NABARD, which sanctioned the long term irrigation fund under Prime Minister Krishi Sinchayee Yojana.

ii. Polavaram Project is a multi-purpose irrigation project which has been accorded national project status by the central govt.

iii. Polavaram project will provide irrigation facilities for over 7.20 lakh acres.

2. KARNATAKA GOVT. LAUNCHES 25 BIO-DIESEL BUSES IN THE STATE

i. In an effort to reduce pollution caused by diesel buses, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation has launched 25 bio-diesel buses in the state.

ii. These eco-friendly buses will ply on four routes, including Chennai and Tirupati.

iii. It will cost around Rs90 lakh each, bio-diesel buses eject 60-70% less emissions than diesel buses and would reportedly save the Corporation Rs80 lakh each year.

3. ODISHA GOVT. LAUNCHES MALARIA CONTROL PROGRAMME DAMAN

i. The Odisha government has decided to intensify state sponsored malaria elimination scheme 'Daman' (Durgama Anchalare Malaria Nirakaran) in eight remote districts of the state.

ii. The state government has approved the scheme to be implemented in 8,000 villages of these districts and adding the programme is an innovative and integrated approach for control and prevention of malaria.

4. FARMERS GET ADDITIONAL 60 DAYS TO REPAY CROP LOANS: RBI

i. The Reserve Bank of India has given an additional 60 days to Farmers to repay their crop loans due in Nov-Dec 2016 and prompt repayment would be eligible for the extra 3% interest subsidy.

5. MAHARASHTRA CM LAUNCHED 'TRANSFORM MAHARASHTRA' INITIATIVE

i.  Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis launched an initiative 'Transform Maharashtra' at IIT Bombay's 'Mood Indigo' festival.

ii. The CM will address issues related to youth in governance.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ - 26, 27 DECEMBER

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ - 26, 27 DECEMBER

1. HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME ATAL-AMRIT ABHIYAN LAUNCHED IN WHICH STATE?

a) Manipur

b) Assam

c) Tripura

d) Tamil Nadu

ANS - B

2.  WHO OF THE FOLLOWING WON THE NATIONAL TITLE IN 6-RED SNOOKER?

a) Geet Sethi

b) Yasin Merchant

c) Ishpreet Chadha

d) Pankaj Advani

ANS - D

3.  INDIA SUCCESSFULLY TEST FIRED ITS HOME-GROWN LONG RANGE INTERCONTINENTAL SURFACE-TO-SURFACE NUCLEAR CAPABLE BALLISTIC MISSILE AGNI-5. WHAT IS THE RANGE OF AGNI 5?

a) 5000 kilometer

b) 3500 kilometer

c) 2500 kilometer

d) 1000 kilometer

ANS - A

4. THE FIRST LUCKY GRAHAK YOJANA AND DIGI-DHAN VYAPAR YOJANA AWARDS WERE ANNOUNCED BY UNION GOVERNMENT ON GOOD GOVERNANCE DAY. WHAT IS THE MONETARY AMOUNT THAT WAS AWARDED TO THE WINNERS OF THESE TWO AWARDS?

a) Rs 5000

b) Rs 10000

c) Rs 1000

d) Rs 25000

ANS - C

5.  THE FIRST 2G ETHANOL BIO-REFINERY WILL BE SET UP IN WHICH STATE?

a) Odisha

b) Punjab

c) Haryana

d) Rajasthan

ANS - B

6.  GOOD GOVERNANCE OBSERVED ON WHICH DATE, TO MARK THE BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE?

a) 23 Dec

b) 24 Dec

c) 26 Dec

d) 25 Dec

ANS - D

7.  INDIA WON THE ASIAN CRICKET COUNCIL UNDER-19S ASIA CUP TITLE BY DEFEATING SRI LANKA. WHO WAS AWARDED AS THE MAN-OF-THE-SERIES?

a) Abhishek Sharma

b) Himanshu Rana

c) Praveen Jayawickrama

d) Rahul Chahar

ANS - B

8.  THE UNION GOVERNMENT RECENTLY LAUNCHED OCMC TO PROVIDE SPEEDY REDRESSAL OF CONSUMER GRIEVANCES. WHAT DOES OCMC STAND FOR?

a) Online Consumer Merchant Centre

b) Online Consumer Medical Centre

c) Online Consumer Mediation Centre

d) Online Consumer Media Centre

ANS - C

9. WHICH BANK HAS LAUNCHED A PAYMENTS COLLECTION APP EAZYPAY FOR OFFLINE MERCHANTS AND RETAILERS?

a) Axis Bank

b) ICICI Bank

c) HDFC Bank

d) SBI

ANS - B

10.  NAME THE INDIAN ACTOR WHOSE 500TH FILM IS GOING TO PREMIERE AT THE ANNUAL SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL IN JANUARY 2017?

a) Amitabh Bachchan

b) Sharukh Khan

c) Anupam Kher

d) Salman Khan

ANS - C

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