DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 11 JUNE 2016
(Daily News India)
1. WORLD
BANK CUTS GLOBAL GROWTH FORECAST TO 2.4 %
i. The World
Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim has slashed the global growth forecast of
2016 by 0.5 % to 2.4 %
ii. The
world economy will grow at 2.4% in 2016 and at 2.8% in 2017.
iii. The
forecasted rate has been declined due to
low commodity prices and weak global trade.
iii. But
India will remain one of the fastest growing major economies, ahead of China,
for the next three years.
2. INDIA
RANKED 141 ON GLOBAL PEACE INDEX
i. India has
been ranked 141 on the 2016 Global Peace Index.
ii. The
first place is grabbed by iceland and Serbia placed on the 163 rank.
iii. Last
year India was ranked at 143 place.
3. INDIA
BECOMES THIRD LARGEST OIL CONSUMER
i. According
to the reports of World Energy India has surpassed Japan to become the world’s
third-largest oil consumer.
ii. The largest
consumer of oil in world is the United States, China and India.
4. ADB
APPROVES $100 MN LOAN FOR IRRIGATION SYSTEM IN TN
i. Asian
Development Bank has approved a USD 100 million loan to strengthen a key
irrigation system and improve water management in Tamil Nadu.
ii. The
Cauvery delta on the east coast of Tamil Nadu, is known as the ‘rice bowl’ of
the state.
iii. 70 % of
the delta population engaged in farming and fishing, but access to water is
unreliable and flooding common during the monsoon season.
5.
PAKISTAN TOPS IN 2016 MALWARE INFECTION INDEX
i. Pakistan has topped the list of 19 countries in the 2016
Malware Infection Index in the
Asia-Pacific region.
ii. Indai
was placed in the index at 8th position.
iii. The
index highlights the key malware threats in the Asia-Pacific region.
6. G KALYANAKRISHNAN APPOINTED AS NEW CHIEF
EXECUTIVE FOR NUCLEAR FUEL COMPLEX
i. G
Kalyanakrishnan has been appointed as New Chief Executive of Nuclear Fuel Complex ,
Hyderabad.
ii. He has
replaced N. Saibaba, who retired on completion of two years of the extended
period of service.
7.
SHARAPOVA BANNED FOR TWO YEARS OVER DOPING
i. Maria
Sharapova Russian tennis player was banned for two years by the International
Tennis Federation.
ii. The ban is
imposed on her after she got tested positive at the Australian Open 2016 in
Anti doping test.
iii. She was
using a drug banned in sports named meldonium.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. A DEBT
INSTRUMENT WHICH HELP ISSUERS TO GET CAPITAL WHILE INVESTORS RECEIVE FIXED
INCOME IN FORM OF INTEREST IS CALLED AS _________________.
a. White
bond
b. Green
bond
c. Gold bond
d. Silver
bond
2. WHICH
PRIVATE BANK HAS LAUNCHED INDIA’S FIRST CERTIFIED GREEN BOND?
a. HDFC Bank
b. Yes Bank
c. Federal
Bank
d. Axis Bank
3. WHICH
STATE OF INDIA WILL OBSERVE ‘21ST OF EVERY MONTH AS YOGA DAY’?
a.
Maharastra
b. Rajasthan
c. Gujrat
d. Telangana
4. IN
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATES OF INDIA , ‘ INTERNET SATHI’ A JOINT INITIATIVE
OF GOOGLE AND TATA HAS NOT BEEN LAUNCHED?
a. West
Bengal
b. Bihar
c. Rajasthan
d. Gujrat
5. MAJOR
GENERAL’ PER LODIN’ HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS HEAD OF UN MILITARY OBSERVER GROUP IN
INDIA &PAKISTAN?
a. Italy
b. USA
c. Spain
d. Sweden
6. ‘AKHIL
SHARMA’ WINS DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL LITERARY AWARD FOR WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
NOVELS?
a. Family
Life
b. Life
Journey
c. Journey
of Life
d. Life of
Family
7. THE
FAMOUS FOOTBALL PLAYER ‘CRISTIANO RONALDO’ BELONGS TO WHICH COUNTRY?
a. Sweden
b.
Switzerland
c. Real
Madrid
d. UK
ANSWERS:
1. B 2.
D 3. A 4.
B 5. D 6.
A 7. C
