DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 23 SEP 2016
(Daily News India)
1. INDIA,
US, AFGHANISTAN REAFFIRMS SHARED INTEREST IN COMBATING TERRORISM
i. India,
United States and Afghanistan have reaffirmed their shared interests in
combating terrorism and advancing peace and security in the region.
ii. They
have exchanged views on the situation in Afghanistan and on regional issues of
mutual interest.
iii.They
welcomed the discussions focused on economic, political and development goals
in Afghanistan including the regional dimension.
2. NAVTEJ
SARNA APPOINTED AMBASSADOR TO THE US
i. The Union
Government has appointed Navtej Sarna as
Ambassador to the United States.
ii. Navtej
Sarna is an Indian Foreign Service officer of the 1980 batch.
iii. He also
served as India’s ambassador to Israel from 2008 to 2012.
3. UNION
GOVERNMENT APPOINTS THREE ECONOMISTS TO MONETARY POLICY COMMITTEE
i. The
Appointments Committee of Cabinet has appointed three economists as the
external appointees on the Monetary Policy Committee.
ii.They are
Pami Dua, Chetan Ghate and Ravindra Dholakia.
iii. They
will work to decide interest rates.
iv.Monetary
Policy Committee under the RBI will decide monetary policy by setting interest
rates.
v. It aims
to bring significant changes in the power the RBI governor while deciding
interest rates.
4.
ECONOMIC FREEDOM OF THE WORLD 2016 REPORT RELEASED
i.India's
Centre for Civil Society in collaboration with Canada's Fraser Institute released
the Economic Freedom of the World 2016 Annual Report.
ii.The
report is based on data from 2014 and measures the World Economic Freedom Index by analysing the policies and
institutions of 159 countries and territories.
iii.Hong
Kong topped the index followed by Singapore and New Zealand at second and third
position.
5. ADB
APPROVES 631 MILLION US DOLLARS LOAN FOR VISAKHAPATNAM-CHENNAI INDUSTRIAL
CORRIDOR
i. The Asian
Development Bank approved 631 million US dollars loan for construction of
industrial corridor between Visakhapatnam and Chennai.
ii. It is India's
first coastal industrial corridor running from West Bengal to Tuticorin in
Tamil Nadu.
iii.The fund
will help develop the first key 800-km section of the planned 2500-km East
Coast Economic Corridor
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. NAME
THE PRESIDENT OF UNITED NATIONS OF ORGANIZATION?
a. Vuk
Jeremie
b. Jhon
William Ashe
c. Mogens
Lykketoft
d. Sam
Kutesa
2. WHO
HAS REPLACED “ARUN KUMAR SINGH” AS AN AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES?
a. Navtej
Sarna
b. Navjot
Sarna
c. Navjot
Singh
d. Navtej
Sharma
3.
MONETARY POLICY COMMITTEE HAS REPLACED WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES?
a. Monetary
Advisory Committee
b. Technical
Advisory Committee
c. Rate
Settlement Committee
d. None of
these
4. HOW
MANY MEMBERS HAVE BEEN APPOINTED BY THE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE OF CABINET ON THE
MONETARY POLICY COMMITTEE?
a. 5
b. 4
c. 2
d. 3
5. WHERE
ARE THE HEADQUARTERS OF ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK LOCATED?
a.
Shanghai,China
b. Beijing,
China
c. Manila,
Philippines
d. None of
these
6. WHAT
AMOUNT OF LOAN HAS BEEN APPROVED BY ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK FOR
VISHAKHAPATNAM-CHENNAI INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR?
a.
631million US $
b. 630
million US $
c. 632
million US $
d.
650million US $
ANSWERS:
1. C 2.
A 3. B 4.
D 5. C 6.
A
