DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 19 & 20 SEP 2016
(Daily News India)
1. ALKA
SIROHI APPOINTED AS UPSC CHAIRMAN
i. President
Pranab Mukherjee has appointed Alka Sirohi as chairman of Union Public Service
Commission as per Article 316 of Constitution.
ii. She will
replace Deepak Gupta.
iii. Union
Public Service Commission is
constitutional body which conducts the prestigious civil services examination
to select IAS, IFS and IPS officers among others.
2. INDIAN
SHOOTER SUBHANKAR PRAMANICK WON GOLD AT ISSF JUNIOR WORLD CUP IN AZERBAIJAN
i. Young
Indian shooter Subhankar Pramanick has won the gold medal at the ISSF Junior
World Cup for pistol, rifle and shotgun in Gabala, Azerbaijan.
ii.He won
the gold medal in 50-metre rifle prone event
3. ANANDI
RAMALINGAM ASSUMED CHARGE AS BHARAT ELECTRONICS LIMITED’S FIRST WOMAN DIRECTOR
i. Anandi
Ramalingam assumed charge as whole time director of Bharat Electronics Limited.
ii. It is
the first time that a woman has been appointed as the Director of the company.
iii. Bharat
Electronics Limited is an Indian state-owned aerospace and defence company
4. PRIYESHA
DESHMUKH WON BRONZE MEDAL IN WORLD DEAF SHOOTING CHAMPIONSHIPS
i. India’s
Priyesha Deshmukh has won a historic bronze medal in the first World Deaf Shooting
Championships held in Kazan, Russia.
ii. It is her maiden international participation.
iii. The
gold was won by Svitlana Yatsenko and
Serbia’s Gordana Mikovic won silver.
5.
HARYANA CM MANOHAR LAL KHATTAR DECLARES CHARKHI DADRI AS 22ND DISTRICT
i. Haryana
Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced Charkhi Dadri as the 22nd district
of the state.
ii. The
state CM made the announcement at a public rally in Dadri in Bhiwani district.
iii. Charkhi
Dadri is a district in Bhiwani district in the state of Haryana.
6. TRACK
ASIA CUP 201 INDIAN FINISHED AT SECOND POSITION
i. The 2016
Track Asia Cup concluded at the Cycling Velodrome in IG Stadium in New Delhi.
ii. Hong
Kong topped the chart with 18 medals which comprise 11 Gold, four Silvers and
three bronze.
iii. India
finished at second position with 16 medals, including five gold, four Silver
and seven bronze.
7. 16
SEPTEMBER OBSERVED AS INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE OZONE LAYER
i. The
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer is observed every
year on September 16 for the preservation of the Ozone Layer.
ii. The
theme of the day is “Ozone and climate: Restored by a world united”.
iii. The day
is observed for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer.
iv. The
ozone layer is a region of Earth’s stratosphere that absorbs most of the Sun’s
ultraviolet radiation that may cause skin cancer.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. UNDER
WHICH ARTICLE OF CONSTITUTION THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA HAS APPOINTED AS ALKA
SIROHI AS THE CHAIRMAN OF UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF INDIA?
a. 317
b. 315
c. 316
d. 319
2. NAME
THE FIRST WOMAN WHO IS RECENTLY APPOINTED AS THE DIRECTOR OF BAHRAT ELECTRONICS
LIMITED?
a. Anandi
Ramalingam
b. Anandi
Patel
c. Anandi
Sirohi
d. None of
these
3. WHICH
OF THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN DECLARED AS THE 22ND DISTRICT OF HARYANA?
a. Bhiwani
b. Fatehbad
c. Hisar
d. Charkhi
Dadri
4. GOLD
MEDALIST “SUBHASHANKAR PRAMANICK” AT ISSF JUNIOR WORLD CUP IN AZERBAIJAN IS ASSOCIATED
WITH WHICH GAME?
a. Shooting
b. Shotput
c. Discuss
Throw
d. Javelin
Throw
5. WHAT
IS THE CAPITAL OF AZERBAIJAN?
a. Qabala
b. Bako
c. Quba
d. Lankaran
ANSWERS:
1. C 2.
A 3. D 4.
A 5. B
