DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 15 MAY 2016
(Daily News India)
1. BEIJING GOING TO HOLD FIRST WORLD CONFERENCE ON TOURISM FOR
DEVELOPMENT
i. Beijing is going to hold the First World
Conference on Tourism for Development na from 18th to 21st of May, 2016.
ii. The conference aims to advance the
contribution of tourism to the UN Sustainable Development Goals under the theme
'Tourism for Peace and Development'.
iii. It will create a better understanding
on tourism’s contribution to development, including poverty alleviation and
peace.
2. FIFA APPOINTS FATMA SAMOURA AS FIRST FEMALE SECRETARY GENERAL
i. FIFA has appointed Fatma Samoura a
UN diplomat as its first ever female secretary-general.
ii. Fatma Samoura will be responsible
for the day-to-day running of football's world governing body.
iii. Her appointment was announced at
FIFA's congress in Mexico City by president Gianni Infantino,
3. INDIA'S FIRST SOLAR POWERED TRAIN SET FOR TRIAL IN JODHPUR
i. The Indian Railways is going to
conduct trial of its first solar panel-powered train in Rajasthan's Jodhpur
city.
ii. The Solar panels have been
installed on top of the coaches in the train.
iii.The solar energy will be used for the functioning of lights and fans inside
the coaches in the train.
4. ASHOK CHAWLA APPOINTED AS NEW NSE CHAIRMAN
i. Securities and Exchange Board of India
has approved the appointment of Ashok Chawla as new chairman of National Stock
Exchange.
ii. He will replace Mr. S B Mathur, who
has completed his tenure.
5. ANIL KUMBLE RE-APPOINTED ICC CRICKET COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
i. Former India captain Anil Kumble has
been re-appointed ICC Cricket Committee chairman.
ii.He is appointed for the second term of 3 years.
ii. Earlier he served as the chairman
in 2012.
6. RWANDA CAPTAIN BATS FOR 51 HOURS STRAIGHT AND CREATED A NEW
GUINNESS RECORD
i. Rwandan national captain Eric
Dusingizimana has set a new Guinness world record by batting out for straight
51 hours, the longest individual net session.
ii.He has broken the record set by India's Virag Mane, who had
batted a straight 50 hours.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK
QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS FIRST FEMALE SECRETARY GENERAL IN
FIFA?
a.Fatma
samoura
b.Afkham Fatima
c.Christine lagarde
d.Martina
2. WHICH COUNTRY’S BATSMAN CREATED A NEW GUINNESS RECORD BY
BATTING FOR 51 HOURS STRAIGHT?
a.Chile
b.Rwanda
c.Iraq
d.Brazil
3. WHERE IS THE HEADQUARTERS OF SEBI?
a.Mumbai
b.Hyderabad
c.Bihar
d.Delhi
4. WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS NEW CHAIRMAN OF NSE?
a.U.k
sinha
b.T.s vijyan
c.Ashok
chawla
d.Harish banwala
5. WHERE IS THE HEADQUARTER’S OF ICC?
a. Dubai
b.Iran
c.Bangladesh
d.Pakistan
ANSWERS
1.a 2.b 3.a 4.c 5.a
