DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 1 AUG 2016
(Daily News India)
1. PM
MODI FLAGS OFF 'RUN FOR RIO'
i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has flagged
off the Run for Rio event in New Delhi today to celebrate the Olympic mood in
the country.
ii. The mass
run was announced by the Sports Minister Vijay Goel at a press conference.
iii. India
is going to participate in rio Olympics this month.
2. PM MODI
WISHES RIO-BOUND ATHLETES IN 'MANN KI BAAT'
i. PM Modi in his famous Mann ki Baat
programe talked about various subjects
such as health, environment, technology, Olympics games .
ii. He also
appealed the country to encourage the Indian contingent for the 2016 Rio
Olympics.
iii. He also
announced Government hospitals and other facilities will provide free medical
care to needy pregnant women in the country.
3. GOLD
BOND SCHEME SEES RECORD RS. 919CR IN 4TH TRANCHE
i. The government's collections under the
Sovereign Gold Bond scheme realised through the fourth tranche reached around
Rs. 919 crore, the highest achieved yet.
ii. The
bonds were issued at price fixed at Rs. 3,119 per gram, the amount was
mobilised through over 1.95 lakh applications representing around 2.95 tonnes
of gold.
iii. The SGB
scheme was launched as an alternative to keeping physical gold.
4. CENTRE
GOVERNMENT TO ORGANISE ‘MAKE IN INDIA’ CONFERENCE IN BHUBANESWAR
i. Centre government has decided to organise a
Make in India conference in Bhubaneswar in December this year.
ii. The
conference would be organised by the Department of Industrial Policy and
Promotion under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to attract investment in
the state as well as the country.
5. BIHAR
LIFTS BAN ON TODDY SALE, CONSUMPTION
i. Bihar government has lifted the ban on the
sale and consumption of toddy (palm wine) in the state.
ii. In April
after Bihar imposed a total liquor ban in the state it also banned the sale of ‘toddy’.
6. KERALA
TOURISM BAGS SIX NATIONAL TOURISM AWARDS
i. Kerala
Tourism has bagged six National Tourism awards for 2014-15 in the marketing
category for states.
ii. Kerala
Tourism received three out of the six awards for states in the Tourism Promotion
and Publishing category.
iii. Last
wek it also won Pata award for promoting tourism.
7. AAAI
CONFERS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD ON ADMAN SRINIVASAN SWAMY
i. The Advertising Agencies Association of
India announced the recipient of this year’s AAAI Lifetime Achievement Award as
Srinivasan K Swamy popularly known as Sundar Swamy.
ii. This
Award is the highest honour to be given to an individual in India for his/her
outstanding contribution to the Advertising Industry.
iii. This
award was started in 1988 by AAAI and so far 23 persons have been bestowed with
it earlier.
8. SKYDIVER
LUKE AIKINS SETS RECORD FOR HIGHEST JUMP WITHOUT PARACHUTE
i. Skydiver Luke Aikins, became the first
person to jump from a height of 25,000
feet without a parachute, landing in a net in southern California.
ii. He has
completed the jump in Simi Valley of Los Angeles.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. THE
FORMER HEALTH SECRETARY BP SHARMA IS BEING REPLACED BY WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING OFFICIALS?
a. MN Mishra
b. CK Mishra
c. SH Mishra
d. KN Mishra
2. WHAT
IS THE AIM OF “MISSION HARITA ANDHRA PRADESH”?
a. To
increase the green cover in the state to 50% by the year 2029.
b. To
increase the agricultural growth in the state to 50% by the year 2029.
c. To
increase the green cover in the state to 80% by the year 2039.
d. Both B
& D
3. IN
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CITIES, THE UNION RAILWAY MINISTER LAID FOUNDATION STONE
FOR THE NEW RAILWAY STATION?
a. Agartala
b. Gangtok
c. Dispur
d. Imphal
4. WHAT
IS THE CURRENCY OF THAILAND?
a. Yuan
b. Rupee
c. Thai Baht
d. Takka
5. THE
HEADQUARTERS OF INTERNATIONAL WEIGHTLIFTING FEDERATION ARE LOCATED?
a. Geneva,
Switzerland
b. Budapest,
Hungary
c. Rome ,
Italy
d. Paris,
France
ANSWERS:
1. B 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. B