DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 8 AUG 2016
(Daily News India)
1. UNION
GOVERNMENT AIMS TO ROLL OUT GST FROM APRIL 1, 2017
i. The Union Finance Minister Arun
Jaitley announced that the Government has set the ambitious target to start
imposing the Goods and Services Tax from 1st April 2017.
ii. He also unveiled a detailed roadmap
for GST implementation.
iii. The announcement was made after
Rajya Sabha had passed The Constitution (122nd Amendment) (GST) Bill, 2014.
2. UNION
GOVERNMENT FIXES AN INFLATION TARGET OF 4 PERCENT FOR FIVE YEARS
i. The Union
Government has set an inflation target of 4 % for the next five years with a
range of plus/minus 2 % for the next five years under the monetary policy
framework.
ii. The agreement is finalised after Union
Government and Reserve Bank of India had
agreed on a monetary policy framework.
iii. Union Government will soon set-up
Monetary Policy Committee to adhere to
the target till March 31, 2021.
3. SOUTH
INDIA'S FIRST DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INAUGURATED
i. ISRO chairman A S Kiran Kumar has
inaugurated a 'C Band Polarimetric Doppler Weather Radar' at the Vikram
Sarabhai Space Centre
Thiruvananthapuram.
ii. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had
inaugurated the first Doppler weather radar in Cherrapunji which was built by
the ISRO.
iii. This Doppler weather radar can
provide advance information about cyclones,storms,, and other severe weather
conditions.
iv. The data from this radar would help
India Meteorological Department to
forecast weather predictions.
4. NAIDU
LAUNCHES SWACHH SURVEKSHAN FOR 500 CITIES
i. Union Urban Development Minister
Venkaiah Naidu has launched Swachh Survekshan-2017 for 500 cities in the
country.
ii. The idea of the program is to make
competitive environment make the cities clean in New Delhi.
iii. The main objective of Swach
Survekshan is not to point out shortcomings but to suggest ways to improve the
state of cleanliness in the particular area.
5. IBM
AND APPLE OPEN FIRST GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT HUB IN INDIA
i. IBM in partnership with Apple has
launched a new global development hub at Manyata Tech Park, Bengaluru.
ii. It aims to help the clients in India
complete digital mobility process platform.
iii. IBM is also planning to launch
satellite centres in many other countries including China, Romania, and Brazil.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. NAME
THE CHAIRMAN RAJYA SABHA OF INDIA?
a. Arun Jaitley
b. Ghulam Ali Azad
c. Md. Hamid Ansari
d. P J Kurien
2. WHAT
PERCENT OF INFLATION IS BEING TARGETED BY UNION GOVERNMENT FOR FIVE YEARS?
a. 4%
b. 4.5%
c. 4.6%
d. 4.8%
3. HOW
MANY COMPANIES ARE PARTICIPATING IN INDIA’S INTERNATIONAL FOOTWEAR FAIR?
a. 253
b. 263
c. 273
d. 283
4. NAME
THE SCHEME WHICH IS LAUNCHED TO SUGGEST WAYS TO IMPROVE THE STATE OF
CLEANLINESS IN THE PARTICULAR AREA?
a. Swach Kalayan
b. Swach Bharat
c. Swach Survekshan
d. None of the above
5.
“MANAYATA TECH PARK” IS LOCATED AT?
a. Bangalore
b. Gurgaon
c. Mumbai
d. Surat
6. WHO IS
THE PRESIDENT OF BRAZIL?
a. Nymar Temer
b. Michel Temer
c. Nelson Temer
d. Raga Temer
7. WHAT
IS THE THEME OF “RIO SUMMER OLYMPICS 2016”?
a. World Sports Enthusiasm
b. World Interface Development
c. World Awareness about Sports
d. World Peace & Environment
ANSWERS:
1) C 2) A 3) C 4) C 5) A 6)
B 7) D
