DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 26 MAY 2016
(Daily News India)
1. INDIA,
THAILAND, MYANMAR TO BE CONNECTED BY A 1400-KM ROAD
i. India, Myanmar
and Thailand will be connected by a 1,400-kilometre highway, to promote the
trade and cultural exchanges in these countries.
ii. It is
the first time that when India going to connect South East Asian nations by
road.
2. INDIA
IMPOSES BAN FOR TRAVEL TO LIBYA
i. India has
banned Indians from travelling to Libya, irrespective of the purpose of the
visit, in view of the prevailing security situation in that country.
ii. The
decision is taken due to security threats and challenges to lives of Indian
nationals in Libya
iii. Large number
of people is killed in clashes between unity government forces and fighters of
the Islamic State jihadist group.
3. BJP LEADER SARBANANDA SONOWAL TAKES OATH AS
ASSAM CM
i. In Assam,
BJP leader Sarbananda Sonowal has taken oath as the Chief Minister.
ii.BJP has
made its first victory in North Eastern
part of the country .
Governor of Assam: PB Acharyya.
4. NGT BANS OVER 10-YEAR-OLD LIGHT, HEAVY DIESEL
VEHICLES IN SIX KERALA CITIES
i. National
Green Tribunal has banned use of light and heavy diesel vehicles, which are
more than 10 years old, in six major cities.
ii. These cities are Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam,
Thrissur, Kochi, Kozhikode and Kannur.
iii. The
state government will not to register any diesel vehicle in the capacity of
2000 CC and more, except public transport and local authority vehicles.
5. 13 NEW
SMART CITIES UNVEILED BY GOVERNMENT
i. Thirteen cities have been selected in the
first phase of the government’s smart cities mission.
ii. These
cities includes Lucknow, Warangal, Bhagalpur, New Town Kolkata , agartala,Chandigarh,
Faridabad, Raipur,Imphal, Ranchi, Warangal, Port Blair and Panaji.
iii. Earlier
in January the first 20 smart cities were announced by the urban development
ministry.
iv. But it
came under fire for leaving out non BJP states such as Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and
West Bengal.
6.
E-MUNICIPAL COUNCIL' BUILDING TO START UP IN BUNDI, RAJASTHAN
i.
Rajasthan's Bundi is going to have an
'e-municipal council' to provide files and detailed of municipal council online.
ii. The city's municipal data files can be
accessed from anywhere on phones and computers.
iii. An 'e-municipal council' office is equipped
with solar panels and biometric entry.
7. FIFA'S ACTING SECRETARY GENERAL MARKUS
KATTNER DISMISSED OVER BONUS PAYMENTS
i. FIFA
acting Secretary General Markus Kattner was dismissed from his position with
immediate effect.
ii. He was
accused of paying himself bonuses worth millions of pounds.
iii. He
joined FIFA in 2003 as Director of Finance, becoming Deputy Secretary General
in 2007.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. WHO IS
THE PRESIDENT OF MAYANMAR?
a. Hitin
Kyaw
b. Hitin
Sein
c. Thein
Sein
d. Thein
Sein
2. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF THAILLAND?
a. Shanghai
b. Yangoon
c. Bangkok
d. Burma
3. THE
PRESENT CM OF ASSAM ‘SARBANANDA SONOWAL’ IS SUCCEEDED BY WHICH OG THE FOLLOWING
PERSON?
a. PB
Acharya
b. Tarun
Kumar Gogoi
c. Ajay
Acharya
d. Manoj
Shikre
4.
RECENTLY, IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATE OF INDIA , NGT BANS OVER 10-YEAR-OLD
LIGHT & HEAVY VEHICLES?
a. Tamil
Nadu
b. Karnataka
c.
Maharashtra
d. Kerela
5. HOW
MANY CITIES HAVE BEEN SELECTED IN THE FIRST PHASE OF GOVERNMENT’S SMART CITIES
LIST?
a. 10
b. 12
c. 15
d. 13
6. “E-MUNICIPAL COUNCIL” OFFICE HAS BEEN SETUP
IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CITY OF INDIA?
a. Shimla,
Himachal Pradesh
b. Bundi,
Rajasthan
c. New Delhi
d. Mumbai,
Maharashtra
7.
RECENTLY, WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE NEW CMD OF NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION
OF INDIA?
a. M.K
Sharma
b. P.K
Sharma
c. B.K
Sharma
d. S.K
Sharma
8. WHAT
DOES IMA STAND FOR____________?
a. Indian
Military Academy
b. Indian
Management Academy
c. Indian
Municipal Academy
d. None of
these
9.
RECENTLY, WHO HAS APPOINTED AS NEW COMMANDANT OF IMA?
a. General
SS Saini
b. Lt.
Gernail Singh
c. General
MK Saini
d. General
SK saini
10. ‘
ARJUNA AWARDS ‘ IS RELATED TO WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FIELD?
a. Art &
Culture
b. Sports
c.
Literature
d.
Journalism
ANSWERS:
1. A 2.
C 3. B 4.
D 5. D 6.
B 7. D 8.
A 9. D 10.
B
