DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 25 SEP 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 25 SEP 2016

(Daily News India)

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1. INDIA AND RUSSIA STARTED  JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE IN VLADIVOSTOK

i. The 8th edition of the Indo-Russia joint military exercise ‘Indra 2016’ was started  in Vladivostok in Russia.

ii. Indra  is a biannual exercise which has been carried out between the two allies since 2003.

2.COMMITTEES FOR THE BIRTH CENTENARY OF PANDIT DEENDAYAL UPADHYAY

i. The PM, Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the formation of two committees for the commemoration of the birth centenary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay.

ii. The Prime Minister will chair a 149 member National Committee, and the Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, will chair a 23 member Executive Committee.

3. ARUN GOYAL APPOINTED ADDITIONAL SECRETARY IN GST COUNCIL

i. Senior IAS officer Arun Goyal has been appointed as Additional Secretary in the Goods and Services Tax  Council.

ii. The Council, headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, is formed to decide on tax rate, exempted goods and the threshold limit.

4. WORLD’S LARGEST RADIO TELESCOPE BUILT IN CHINA

i. China has built world’s largest radio telescope nicknamed Tianyan known as Heavenly Eye” or “The Eye of Heaven.

ii. It has started its operation and is part of China’s drive to become a science powerhouse.

iii. It is located in the Dawodang depression a natural basin in Pingtang County in the Guizhou Province, Southwest China.

iv. It is the world’s largest single dish radio telescope and the second largest radio telescope after the Russian RATAN-600, which has a sparsely filled aperture.

5. MISSION PARIVAR VIKAS TO BE LAUNCHED IN SEVEN STATES FOR IMPROVED FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES

i.The Union Health Ministry has decided to launch Mission Parivar Vikas in seven states for improved family planning services.

ii. Its main objective is to accelerate access to high quality family planning choices based on information, reliable services and supplies within a rights-based framework.

iii. The key strategic focus area of this initiative will be on improving access to contraceptives through delivering assured services, dovetailing with new promotional schemes and  ensuring commodity .

6. PINKY BALHARA WINS BRONZE MEDAL IN 5TH ASIAN BEACH GAMES

i. India’s Pinky Balhara has won bronze medal in the sporting event of kurash at the 5th Asian Beach Games held at Da Nang, Vietnam.

ii. She won the medal in women’s 52kg category .

iii. Kurash is a form of wrestling that had originated from Uzbekistan.

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1. “INDRA 2016” IS ASSOCIATED WITH WHICH OF THE FOLLOWINGS?

a. Indo-China joint military exercise

b. Indo-Russia joint military exercise

c. Indo-Pak joint military exercise

d. Indo- Bangladesh joint military exercise

2. “KURASH”, A WRESTLING FORM HAD BEEN ORIGINATED FROM WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING NATIONS?

a. Uzbekistan

b. Kazakistan

c. Bhutan

d. Nepal

3. NAME THE COUNTRY WHICH HAS BUILT WORLD’S LARGEST RADIO TELESCOPE “TIANYAN” KNOW AS HEAVENLY EYE?

a. Japan

b. Russia

c. China

d. Korea

4. WHO IS APPOINTED AS ADDITIONAL SECRETARY IN GST COUNCIL?

a. Arun Goyal

b. Narendra Singh

c. Arun Sinha

d. Navtej Sidhu

5. WHERE WAS THE 8^TH JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE OF INDO-RUSSIA STARTED?

a. Jaipur, India

b. Moscow, Russia

c. Dehradun

d. Vladivostok, Russia

ANSWERS:

1. B     2. A     3. C     4. A     5. D