DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 7th OCT 2016
(Daily News India)
1. IMF
REVISES INDIA'S ECONOMIC GROWTH UPWARDS TO 7.6% FOR FY17 AND 18
i. The
International Monetary Fund has raised projections for India's economic growth
by 0.2 percentage points to 7.6% for 2016-17 and 2017-18.
ii. The
International Monetary Fund is an international organization headquartered in
Washington, D.C.
2. SUSHIL
CHANDRA APPOINTED CBDT CHAIRMAN
i. The
Government has appointed Indian Revenue Service Officer Sushil Chandra as the
next chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes.
ii. He will
take over from the current CBDT Chairperson Rani Singh Nair, who will retire on
October 31. Chandra is currently posted as Member, CBDT.
3.
POWERFUL TYPHOON CHABA TO HIT JAPAN
i. Powerful
typhoon Chaba barrelled toward Japan after it hit a South Korean resort island
causing flight cancellations and flooding streets.
4. MOHAN
REDDY APPOINTED HON. CONSUL OF GERMANY
i. Germany
has appointed former Nasscom Chairman B V R Mohan Reddy as an Honourary Consul
of that country in Hyderabad.
ii. Mohan
Reddy will be the Consul for Germany in Telangana and Hyderabad.
5. NEW
SOLAR POWERED GUARD VAN OF GOODS TRAIN FLAGGED OFF
i. Railways
Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu flags off the newly manufactured Guard Van of
Goods (Freight) Train, in New Delhi.
ii. The
newly manufactured Guard Van of Goods Train has been equipped for the first
time with Solar powered Light, Fan, and Mobile Charging Point along with the
facility of Zero discharge Bio Toilet.
6.
FINANCE MINISTRY TO SET UP PUBLIC DEBT MANAGEMENT CELL
i. Union
Finance Ministry has constituted a Public Debt Management Cell (PDMC). The cell
was created to streamline government borrowings and better cash management with
the overall objective of deepening bond markets.
ii. The
Joint Secretary (Budget), Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance
would be the overall in-charge of the ODMC.
7. FIRST
BRICS U – 17 FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT KICKED OFF IN GOA
i. The first
BRICS Under-17 football tournament kicked off in Goa.
ii. The
initiative of the Government of India aims at taking the ongoing interaction
and cohesion amongst the BRICS nations.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. WHERE ARE
THE HEADQUARTERS OF INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND LOCATED?
a. Washington
DC
b. Geneva
c. New York
d. None of
these
2. NAME
THE POWERFUL HURRICANE WHICH HAS HIT JAPAN?
a. Hurricane
b. Katrina
c. Chaba
d. Tonado
3. WHICH
COUNTRY HAS APPOINTED MOHAN REDDY AS THE HONORARY CONSUL OF INDIA?
a. USA
b. Germany
c. Japan
d. Russia
4. FIRST
BRICS U-17 FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT HAS STARTED IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CITIES?
a. Delhi
b. Nagpur
c. Mumbai
d. Goa
5. NAME
THE UNION RAILWAY MINISTER OF INDIA?
a. Suresh Prabhakar
Prabhu
b. Suresh
Malla
c. Dipa
Kamakar
d. None of
these
ANSWER
KEY
1. A
2. C
3. B
4. D
5. A
