DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 08 SEP 2016
(Daily News India)
1. 11TH
G20 SUMMIT CONCLUDED IN HANGZHOU
i. The 11th Summit of the Group of
Twenty concluded in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou.
ii. The theme of 2016 G20 Summit was
Toward an Innovative, Invigorated, Interconnected and Inclusive World Economy.
iii. The event was chaired by Xi
Jinping, President of China.
iv. 12th G20 summit 2017 to be held in
Hamburg, Germany.
2. UK
APPOINTS AMBASSADOR TO IRAN FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2011
i. The United Kingdom has appointed an
ambassador to Iran for the first time since 2011.
ii. Nicholas Hopton, a former British
ambassador to Qatar and Yemen will take
up the role.
3. ICC
ODI RANKINGS RELEASED VIRAT KOHLI REMAINS AT 2ND SPOT
i. India's batting maestro Virat Kohli
held on to the number two position in the latest ICC ODI rankings for batsmen.
ii. Rohit Sharma dropped a place to
seventh.
iii. AB de Villiers of South Africa is
the number-one ranked ODI batsman.
4. CM
INAUGURATES ASIA'S BIGGEST DIGITAL LIBRARY IN SILCHAR
i. Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal
inaugurated Asia’s biggest digital library dedicated to the memory of Dr. APJ
Abdul Kalam, former President of India, in NIT Silchar.
ii. The digital library is inugrated on
the occasion of the 55th Teachers’ Day.
5. JOHN
ABRAHAM ROPED IN AS BRAND AMBASSADOR OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH
i. The government of Arunachal Pradesh
has appointed Bollywood actor John Abraham as a brand ambassador for the state.
ii. He is appointed to promte tourism
to boost tourism with the help of actor.
6. WHO
CERTIFIES SRI LANKA MALARIA FREE
i. World health organisation has
certified srilanka malaria free.
ii. The Country recorded less than 1
000 cases of malaria per year by 2006, while for the past three-and-a-half
years, no locally transmitted cases have been recorded.
7. GRSE
HANDS OVER FAST ATTACK CRAFT 'TIHAYU' TO INDIAN NAVY
i. Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Limited handed over the Water Jet Fast Attack Craft “TIHAYU” to Indian Navy.
ii. “TIHAYU” is the second ship of the
‘Follow-on’ Series of WJFACs while INS Tarmugli is the first ship of the same
series.
8. WORLD’S
OLDEST CRICKETER LINDSAY TUCKETT PASSES AWAY
i. World's oldest cricketer, Lindsay
Tuckett, passed away in Bloemfontein at the age of 97.
ii. Tuckett represented South Africa in
nine Test matches against England between 1947 and 1949.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. WHICH
COUNTRY WILL HOST THE 12TH G-20 SUMMIT 2017?
a. China
b. Germany
c. UK
d. France
2. UNITED
KINGDOM HAS APPOINTED “NICHOLAS HOPTON” AS AN AMBASSADOR TO WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING NATIONS?
a. Iraq
b. Russia
c. Iran
d. Australia
3. WHICH
COUNTRY BATSMAN HAS GOT THE 1ST RANK IN ICC ODI RANKINGS OF BATSMEN?
a. South Africa
b. India
c. Australia
d. Sri Lanka
4. THE
CITY “SILCHAR” IS SITUATED IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATES?
a. Tripura
b. Meghalaya
c. Arunachal Pradesh
d. Assam
5.
“MALARIA” IS CAUSED BY _______________.
a. Bacteria
b. Virus
c. Parasite
d. None of these
6. NAME
THE CRAFT WHICH IS RECENTLY HANDED OVER TO INDIAN NAVY BY GRES?
a. Tarmugli
b. Aayu
c. Agni
d. Tihayu
7. THE
WORLD’S OLDEST CRICKETER “LINDSAY TUCKETT” BELONGS TO WHICH NATION?
a. South Africa
b. West Indies
c. Australia
d. England
ANSWERS:
1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. C 6.
D 7. A
