DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 21 JUNE 2016
(Daily News India)
1. PUNJAB
GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES MUKH MANTRI PUNJAB HEPATITIS C RELIEF FUND
i. The
Punjab government has launched a special fund named “Mukh Mantri Punjab
Hepatitis C Relief Fund”
ii. It is
started to provide free treatment for patients affected by Hepatitis C.
iii. Punjab
became the first Indian state to provide free treatment to confirmed cases of
Hepatitis C.
iv. Hepatitis
is a medical condition in which there occurs inflammation of liver cells and
its complications vary with the type of infection.
2. UNION
GOVERNMENT APPROVES 100% FDI IN DEFENCE, AVIATION AND E-COMMERCE SECTORS
i. The Union
Government has approved 100% foreign direct investment in defence, Aviation and
e-commerce sector.
ii. The
changes are made to promote job creation and ease of doing business in the
country.
iii. Noe India becomes most open economy in the world
for FDI.
3.
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA 2016 OBSERVED ACROSS THE WORLD ON 21ST
JUNE
i. The
International Day of Yoga was on obserced
on 21st June across the world.
ii. The theme
of the day is ‘Connect the Youth’.
iii. The Day
highlights the important role of healthy living
in the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals, adopted in 2015
by all 193 UN Member States.
4. JUNE
20 OBSERVED AS WORLD REFUGEE DAY
i. Every
year June 20 is observed as World Refugee Day.
ii. The day
is observed to raise awareness of the
situation of refugees throughout the world.
iii. The day
aims to draw attention to the plight of refugees and also to celebrate their
courage and resilience and renew commitment to solve refugee problems.
5. INDIA
WINS SILVER MEDAL AT ARCHERY WORLD CUP IN ANTALYA
i. The
Indian mixed recurve team of Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das has won the silver
medal at the Archery World Cup held in Antalya, Turkey.
ii. The gold
was won by South Korea after defeating india.
6.
AUSTRALIA WINS 2016 CHAMPIONS TROPHY TITLE OF HOCKEY
i. Australia
has grabbed the 2016 Champions Trophy title of Hockey by defeating India by 3-1
score.
ii.
Australia created history by winning the title for record 14 times.
iii. Champions
Trophy Hockey is an international field hockey tournament organized by the
International Hockey Federation.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. NAME
THE STATE WHICH HAS LAUNCHED “MUKH MANTRI HEPATITIS C FUND”?
a. Punjab
b. Kerela
c. Bihar
d. New Delhi
2. UNION
GOVERNMENT APPROVES 100% FDI IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DEPARTMENTS?
a. Aviation Department
b. Defence
Sector
c.
e-Commerce Sector
d. All of
the above
3. WHAT
IS THE THEME OF “2016 INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY”?
a. Cheer
Life
b. Connect
to the youth
c. Healthy
Life
d. Stay
Healthy
4. WHEN
INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY IS OBSERVED ACROSS THE WORLD?
a. 19th
June
b. 20th
June
c. 21st
June
d. 26th
June
5.”20TH
JUNE” IS OBSERVED AS?
a. World
Humanitarian Day
b. World
Heath Day
c. World
Water Day
d. World
Refugee Day
6. WHO
WON THE GOLD MEDAL IN WORLD ARCHERY CUP 2016 AFTER DEFEATING INDIA?
a. South
Korea
b. North
Korea
c. Japan
d. China
7. WHO IS
THE CAPTAIN OF AUSTRALIAN MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM?
a. Jamie
Dwyer
b. Liam De
Young
c. Mark
Knowles
d. None of
these
ANSWERS:
1. A 2.
D 3. B 4.
C 5. D 6.
A 7. C
