DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 18 AUG 2016
(Daily News India)
1. NEW
GOVERNERS APPOINTED IN FOUR STATES
i. Banwarilal Purohit has been appointed as new Governer
of Assam after replacing Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya.
ii. V.P. Singh Badnore has been appointed as new Governor of Punjab.
iii. Jagdish Mukhi has been appointed as new Governor of Andaman and Nicobar
iv. Najma Heptulla has been appointed as new Governor of
Manipur.
2. RBI IMPOSED PENALTY ON FOUR COOPERATIVE BAN
i. Reserve Bank of India has imposed penalties on four
cooperative banks for violating RBI norms.
ii. The following banks are fined by RBI such as:
a.
Cooperative
City Bank of Guwahati
b.
Indapur
Urban Cooperative Bank
c.
Shri
Dadasaheb Gajmal Cooperative Bank of Pachora
d.
Model
Cooperative Urban Bank, Hyderabad.
3. UTTAR PRADESH CABINET APPROVES METRO RAIL FOR ALLAHABAD
i. A Metro Rail project for Allahabad has been approved
by Uttar Pradesh government.
ii. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired
by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.
iii. The state cabinet also approved a scheme to provide
free school bags and books to students till class VIII in government schools.
4. A.R.
RAHMAN HAS BEEN HONOURED WITH TAMIL RATNA AWARD
i. Oscar winning music maestro A.R. Rahman has been
honoured by the America Tamil Sangam with its Tamil Ratna Award.
ii. A.R Rahman was invited at the UNGA to perform a
concert to honour M.S. Subbulakshi, the doyen of Carnatic music.
5.
TELANGANA GETS HIGHEST GALLANTRY MEDALS IN COUNTRY
i. Telangana State has received the highest number of
gallantry medals for police personnel in the country on the eve of Independence
Day.
ii. It was the only State unit to secure the President’s
police medal for gallantry.
6. SEHWAG
BECOMES MCC'S HONORARY LIFE MEMBER
i. Virender Sehwag former India batsman has been awarded
the honorary life membership of the Marylebone Cricket Club
ii. Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London
founded in 1787.
iii. Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly
are already members of MCC.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. WHO
HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE NEW GOVERNOR OF PUNJAB?
a. Kaptan Singh
b. Captain Solanki
c. V.P Singh
d. Jagdish Mukhi
2. HOW
MUCH AMOUNT OF PENALTY WAS IMPOSED ON COOPERATIVE CITY BANK, GUWAHATI BY RBI?
a. 1 lakh
b. 1.5 lakh
c. 2 lakh
d. 5 lakh
3. NAME
THE CHIEF MINISTER OF UTTAR PRADESH?
a. Akhilesh Yadav
b. Kripal Yadav
c. Mahesh Yadav
d. Kesav Singh
4. NAME
THE PERSON WHO HAS RECEIVED “TAMIL RATANA AWARD”?
a. Rajani Kanth
b. A.R Rehman
c. Mahesh Babu
d. Chitranjan
5.
RECENTLY, WHO HAS BECOME HONORARY LIFE MEMBER OF MCC?
a. Sachin
Tendulkar
b. Rahul
Dravid
c. Virender
Shewag
d. Virat
Kohli
ANSWERS
1. C 2.
D 3. A 4.
B 5. C
