DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 24 AUG 2016
(Daily News India)
1. HIMACHAL
PRADESH ASSEMBLY RATIFIES GST BILL
i. The
Himachal Pradesh assembly has unanimously ratified the Constitution Amendment
Bill on GST.
ii. The Bill
was introduced by CM Virbhadra Singh on the first day of five-day monsoon
session.
iii.
Himachal Pradesh has become the fourth after Assam, Bihar and Jharkhand to
ratify the Bill.
2. NATIONAL
SPORTS AWARDS – 2016
i. Rio Olympics
2016 medalists PV Sindhu and Sakshi Malik
have been chosen for Khel Ratna award for 2016.
ii. The
highest sporting award of India will also be given to Dipa Karmakar and Jitu
Rai.
iii.
Bisweshwar Nandi coach of dipa karmakar will
be awarded Dronacharya Award for 2016.
3. JAGDISH
MUKHI SWORN IN AS LT GUV OF ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR
i. Senior
BJP leader Jagdish Mukhi appointeed as the 12th Lieutenant Governor of the union
territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
ii. He
replaced Lt General AK Singh.
4. BRAJENDRA
NAVNIT AND V SHESHADRI APPOINTED AS JOINT SECRETARIES IN PMO
i. Senior
IAS officers Brajendra Navnit and V Sheshadri have been appointed as Joint
Secretaries in Prime minister office.
ii. The
Prime Minister's Office consists of the immediate staff of the Prime Minister
of India, as well as multiple levels of support staff reporting to the Prime
Minister.
iii. The PMO
is headed by the Principal Secretary, currently Nripendra Misra
5. BADNORE
SWORN IN AS NEW PUNJAB GOVERNOR
i. V P Singh
Badnore took oath as the new Punjab Governor and also as Administrator of
Chandigarh Administration.
ii. Punjab
and Haryana HC Chief Justice S J Vazifdar administered the oath of office and
secrecy to Badnore.
6. GOVERNMENT
SET TO BAN CASH TRANSACTIONS OVER RS 3 LAKH
i. The
government is set to ban cash transactions over Rs 3 lakh.
ii. The move
is taken to clamp down on black money in the economy following recommendations
from the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team.
iii. The Rs
3 lakh-limit is aimed to ensure that transactions are made using credit or
debit cards, cheques or drafts which can be easily tracked.
7. AHMEDABAD
TO HOST 2016 KABADDI WORLD CUP
i. The
Kabaddi World Cup will be hosted by Ahmedabad from October 7 to 22.
ii. 12
kabaddi teams from USA, Pakistan, Canada, UK, Australia, Iran, Poland ,Bangladesh,
Korea, Japan and Kenya will participate in invent
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1.
RECENTLY, WHICH STATE HAS RATIFIED GST BILL?
A. Bihar
B. Himachal
Pardesh
C. Punjab
D. Assam
2. WHO
WILL RECEIVE THE DRONACHARYA AWARD OF 2016?
A. Kapil Dev
B. Jitu Rai
C.
Bisweshwar Nand
D. Dipa
Karmakar
3. WHO
HAS BEEN SWORNED AS THE 12TH LT. GOVERNOR OF ANDAMAN & NICOBAR?
A. Jagdish
Mukhi
B. AK Singh
C. Jagdish
Singh
D. Jeevan
Singh
4. WHICH
STATE OF INDIA HAS SIGNED MOU WITH INDIAN POST TO PROVIDE THE LOAN FOR
TWO-WHEELER?
A. Haryana
B. Tamil
Nadu
C. Bihar
D. Karnataka
5. HOW
MANY COUNTRIES ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE 2016 KABBADI WORLD CUP?
A. 12
B. 13
C. 10
D. 9
ANSWERS
1) B 2)
C 3) A 4)
D 5) A
