DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 13 MAY 2016
(Daily News India)
1. SANIA
& MARTINA LEAD WOMEN'S DOUBLES RANKINGS
i. Tennis
players Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis continue to lead the latest Women's Doubles
rankings.
ii. Sania
and martina Hingis ranked no.1 in mixed
doubles .
iii.
American Serena Williams continued to top the Singles rankings,
iv. In Men's
Singles rankingsNovak Djokovic toppe the list.
2.
SHASHANK MANOHAR ELECTED UNOPPOSED AS ICC’S FIRST INDEPENDENT CHAIRMAN
i. cricket
administrator Shashank Manohar was
elected unopposed as international Cricket Council first independent Chairman.
ii. He was
the sole nominee for the position and the ICC Board unanimouslyelected him.
iii. International
Cricket Council is the international
governing body of cricket
iv. ICC
Headquartered at Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
3. PRESIDENT PRANAB
MUKHERJEE APPROVES NAMES OF FOUR NEW JUDGES OF SUPREME COURT
i. President Pranab Mukherjee has
approved names of four new judges for Supreme Court by signing their warrants
of appointment as per Article 124 of Constitution.
ii. These
include 3 chief justices of high court and one senior advocate.
iii. The
recommended names are:
a) Justice A M
Khanwilkar Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court.
b) Justice D Y
Chandrachud Chief Justice of Allahabad
High Court.
c) Justice
Ashok Bhushan Chief Justice of Kerala High Court.
d) L Nageswara
Rao senior advocate and former Additional Solicitor General.
4. UDAY
KOTAK, ONLY INDIAN IN FORBES MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE IN THE FINANCIAL WORLD LIST
i. Forbes
magazine released the list of Money Masters: the Most Powerful People in the
Financial World.
ii. The list
comprises of 40 most powerful peoples in the financial world which include only
Indian in the list is Uday Kotak, the CEO of the Kotak Mahindra Bank.
iii. He is
ranked 33rd in the list.
iv. The list
has been topped by Stephen Schwarzman of Blackstone Group followed by David
Tepper of Appaloosa Management and Jamie Dimon of JP Morgan Chase & Co.
5. HOCKEY INDIA RECOMMENDED
RITU RANI AND VR RAGHUNATH FOR ARJUNA AWARD
i. Hockey
India recommended Indian women’s team captain Ritu Rani and senior men’s team
drag-flicker VR Raghunath along with Dharamvir Singh for Arjuna Award.
ii. It also
recommended Sylvanus Dung Dung for Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award
and veteran coach CR Kumar for Dronacharya Award.
iii. The
Arjuna Awards are given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, government
of India to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports.
6. H R
NAGENDRA COMMITTEE ON YOGA EDUCATION IN UNIVERSITIES SUBMITTED ITS
RECOMMENDATIONS
i. The Union
Government announced that the H.R. Nagendra Committee on Yoga Education in
Universities has recommended seven programmes for implementation in
universities.
ii. The
Union Government had constituted a committee on yoga education in universities.
iii. The
committee was headed by Professor H.R. Nagendra, Chancellor, Swami Vivekananda
Yoga Anusandhana, Samsthana, Bengaluru.
Seven programmes recommended by the committee for implementation
in universities are:
a.
Certificate Course in Yoga of 6 to 12 months duration
b.
Bachelors of Science -BSc.(Yoga) of 3 to 6
years
c.
Post Graduate Diploma in Yoga of 1 to 2 years
d.
Post Graduate Diploma in Yoga Therapy of 1 to
2 years
e.
Masters of Science - Yoga of 2 years to 4
years
f.
Doctor of Philosophy-Yoga of 3 to 5 years
g.
Doctor of Philosophy- Yoga of 4 to 6 years
6.
NEHRU’S 5-YEAR PLANS TO MAKE WAY FOR 15-YEAR ‘VISION’
i. The
Centre has decided to discontinue five-year plans after the current which ends
in March2017.
ii. It will
be replaced with a longer vision of 15 years that will factor in social goals
and sustainable development goals.
iii. The
government is planning to put in place a seven-year strategy as part of a ‘National Development Agenda’ to convert the long-term vision into a policy
statement that can be implemented.
iv. The NDA
will focus on social and economic sectors as well as on defence and internal security.
7. CHINA
AND PAKISTAN JOIN HANDS TO BLOCK INDIA’S ENTRY INTO NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP
i. China and
Pakistan are closely coordinating moves to block India’s entry into the Nuclear
Suppliers Group.
ii. China is
stating that it would either support NSG entry for both India and Pakistan, or
none of them.
iii. Nuclear
Suppliers Group is a multinational body concerned with reducing nuclear
proliferation.
iv. It controls
the export and re-transfer of materials that may be applicable to nuclear
weapon development and by improving safeguards and protection on existing
materials.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ
BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1.
MARTINA HINGIS BELONGS TO WHICH COUNTRY?
a.
Switzerland
b. USA
c. Canada
d. South Africa
2.
ICC HEADQUATER IS LOCATED AT?
a.
Paris
b.
Washington
c. New York
d. Dubai
3.
WHO IS THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA?
a.
P.Sathasivam
b. RM Lodha
c. HL Dattu
d. TS Thakur
4.
HOW MANY NAMES OF NEW JUDGES HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT
OF INDIA?
a. 3
b.4
c.5
d.6
5.
WHO IS THE ONLY INDIAN IN FORBES MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE IN
FINANCIAL WORLD LIST?
a. Chandana
Kochar
b. Uday Kotak
c. Anil
Ambani
d. None of
these
6.
‘RITU RANI’ BELONGS TO WHICH GAME?
a. Badminton
b. Tennis
c. Hockey
d. Cricket
7.
HR NAGENDRA COMMITTEE HAS BEEN CONSTITUTED FOR?
a. YOGA
education
b. IPL
c. Financial
Inclusion
d. None of
these
8.
NEHRU’S 5 YEAR
PLANS MAKE A WAY FOR_________
a. 10 –year
‘vision’
b. 20-year
‘vision’
c. 15-year
‘vision
d. 12-year ‘vision’
ANSWER KEY
1. B 2. D 3. D 4.
A 5. B 6.
C 7. A 8.
C
