DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 18 JULY 2016
(Daily News India)
1. RBI
INSTRUCTED BANKS TO EXCHANGE UPTO 20 SOILED NOTES FREE OF CHARGE
i. The
Reserve Bank of India has instructed banks to exchange up to 20 pieces of
soiled currency notes with a maximum value of Rs. 5,000 free of charge.
ii. If the
number of notes to be exchanged is more than 20, banks can levy service charge.
2. OVER
14 LAKH LPG CONNECTIONS RELEASED UNDER PMUY
i. More than
fourteen lakh LPG connections have been released to the women of BPL families
under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana.
ii.
According to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, the scheme is currently
under operation in 487 districts of 17 states.
iii. The
schemeaims at providing LPG connections to five crore below-poverty-line
beneficiaries over the next three years.
3. MP
CABINET APPROVES SETTING UP OF HAPPINESS DEPARTMENT IN STATE
i. In Madhya
Pradesh, the Shivraj cabinet has given its nod to set up Happiness Department
in the state.
ii. This
department will work as knowledge resource centre on the subject of happiness.
iv. A state
Happiness Institute will also be established under the Happiness Department.
v. Madhya
Pradesh is the first state of the country to set up such a Department.
4. MISBAH-UL-HAQ
BECOMES OLDEST CAPTAIN TO SCORE TEST HUNDRED
i. Pakistan
captain Misbah-ul-Haq has scored 110 against England .
ii. He became
the oldest cricketer of 42 years and 47 days to score Test hundred.
5. NELSON
MANDELA INTERNATIONAL DAY 2016 OBSERVED ON 18 JULY
i. Nelson
Mandela International Day was observed across the world on 18 July 2016.
ii. The day
is observed in the honour the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nelson Mandela.
iii. The day
is aimed at inspiring individuals to take action to help change the world for
the better.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. NAME
THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF RBI WHO IS RECENTLY APPOINTED?
a. Urjit
Patel
b. R Gandhi
c. SS Mundra
d. NS
Vishwanathan
2. WHAT IS
AN OBJECTIVE OF PRADHAN MANTRI UJJAWAL YOJNA?
a. LPG
connection for women of BPL families
b. Infant
vaccination
c. Youth
employment
d. All of
the above
3. NAME
THE GOVERNOR OF MAHARASTRA?
a. Kiran
Bedi
b. K
Sankaranarayanan
c. NK Nair
d. VK Singh
4. THE
FAMOUS CRICKET PLAYER “MISBAH-UL-HAQ” BELONGS TO WHICH COUNTRY?
a.
Afghanistan
b.
Bangladesh
c. Pakistan
d. None of
these
5. THE
FAMOUS POLITICIAN “NELSON MANDELA” BELONGS TO WHICH COUNTRY?
a. America
b. South
Africa
c. Greece
d. Canada
ANSWERS:
1. D 2.
A 3. B 4. C 5. B
