DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 25 SEP 2016
(Daily News India)
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 8TH 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
