DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 31 MAY 2016
(Daily News India)
1.
INDIA’S OWN SUBMARINE ASSEMBLY WORKSHOP INAUGURATED AT MAZGAON
i. Second
submarine assembly workshop of the Mazagon Dock Limited was inaugurated by
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar.
ii.
Submarine Marine Assembly Workshop is a pre-engineered building structure to
handle construction of multiple submarines simultaneously.
2.
SUNRISERS HYDERABAD GRABBED 2016 INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE TITLE
i. Sunrisers
Hyderabad has won the ninth edition of the Indian Premier League.
ii. It is
their maiden IPL title.
iii.Sunrisers
hyderabad defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore in the final match.
3. REAL MADRID GRABBED 2016
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
i. Real
Madrid won the 2016 European champions title.
ii. Real
Madrid defeated Atletico Madrid
4. 29 MAY
OBSERVED AS INTERNATIONAL DAY OF UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPERS
i. The
International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers was observed on 29th
May 2016 to honour the work of UN peacekeepers.
ii. The day
is observed in the memory of the UN peacekeepers who have lost their lives in
the cause of peace.
iii. The theme
of the event is “Honouring Our Heroes”.
5. TRIAL
RUN OF HIGH-SPEED SPANISH TALGO TRAIN CONDUCTED IN INDIA
i. Spanish
train Talgo’s trial run was conducted on the Bareilly to Moradabad route of
Uttar Pradesh.
ii. It was
conducted as part of the Railways’ strategy to increase the speed of trains.
iii. The
trail run was conducted by a joint team of the Railway Design Standards
Organisation and Spanish train manufacturer Talgo.
iv. Spanish
train Talgo is a lighter and faster vehicle with speed up to 115 km per hour.
v. Talgo's
lighter trains consume 30 percent less energy.
6. CHINA TO LAUNCH WORLD'S 1ST QUANTUM SATELLITE
i. China is
goping to launch the world's first quantum communication satellite.
ii It aims
to improving the security of data transmission.
iii. The
satellite will use quantum photons, which cannot be separated or duplicated,
making the communication immune to wiretapping or interceptions.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK
QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1.
“SUNRISERS HYDERABAD” IS THE WINNER OF 8TH IPL TITLE. THIS TEAM HAS
DEFEATED WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
TEAM?
a. Kolkata
Knight Riders
b. Royal
Challengers Bangalore
c. Kings IX
Punjab
d. Chennai
Super Kings
2. WHO
HAS WON “2015 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE”?
a. Real
Madrid
b.
Atletico Madrid
c. Spain
d. Scotland
3. WHEN
“INTERNATIONAL DAY OF UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPERS” IS OBSERVED?
a. 30th
May
b. 31st
May
c. 29th
May
d. 28th
May
4.
WORLD’S 1ST QUANTUM SATELLITE IS BEING LAUNCHED BY____________?
a. Japan
b. Korea
c. Sri Lanka
d. China
5. WHO IS
THE PRESENT DEFENCE MINISTER OF INDIA?
a.P.Chitambaram
b. Manohar
Parrikar
c. Sushma
Swarj
d. None of
these
ANSWERS:
1. B 2.
A 3. C 4. D 5. B
