DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 17TH DEC 2016
(Daily News India)
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1. VG
KANNAN APPOINTED CEO OF INDIAN BANKS’ ASSOCIATION
i. V G Kannan has took charge as Chief
Executive of the Indian Banks’ Association .
ii. He succeeds M V Tanksale.
iii. Kannan had retired as Managing
Director & Group Executive of State Bank of India.
2.
INDIAN-AMERICAN WOMAN ELECTED AS MAYOR
i. First time, an Indian-American woman
Savita Vaidhyanathan has been elected as the new Mayor of the key Californian
city of Cupertino..
3.
SEVENTH EDITION OF BILATERAL EXERCISE ‘EKUVERIN’ STARTED IN MALDIVES
i. The Seventh edition of Exercise
EKUVERIN will be held at Kadhdhoo, Laamu Atoll, Maldives.
ii. The aim of the exercise is to
conduct military training with emphasis on amphibious & counter-terrorism
operations with a view to enhancing interoperability between the two armies.
iii. The Exercise is a 14-day platoon
level joint military exercise between the Indian Army & the Maldives
National Defence Force.
4. SMRITI
MANDHANA NAMED IN ICC WOMEN’S TEAM OF THE YEAR
i. India’s Smriti Mandhana has been
named in the ICC Women’s Team of the Year 2016.
ii. The women’s team of the year has
been added to the list of awards to acknowledge and appreciate outstanding
performances of women’s cricketers over a 12-month period.
5. INDIA
TOPPED ASIA’S INNOVATION CHART
i. India has topped the Asia's
innovation chart Index.
ii. The ‘Silicon Valley’ of the east,
Bengaluru, which is 5th largest hub at the global level, saw most of the
innovations in 2016.
6. 5TH
EDITION OF INDIA-ARAB PARTNERSHIP CONFERENCE
i. The 5th India-Arab Partnership Conference
was held in Muscat, Oman.
ii. The theme of the conference was ‘Partnership towards innovation and
cooperation in IT’.
7. ICFA
PRESENTS 'GLOBAL AGRICULTURE LEADERSHIP AWARD 2016' TO RATAN TATA
i. Indian Council of Food and
Agriculture has presented 'Global Agriculture Leadership Award 2016' to Tata
Sons interim Chairman Ratan Tata in Mumbai on 15th December 2016.
ii. The Leadership Awards jury
conferred on Tata the 'Lifetime Achievements Award 2016' for his
transformational role in scaling Tata Group as the globally admired group
during his stint of two decades as Chairman.
8.
NIGERIA'S AMINA MOHAMMED: NEW UN DEPUTY SECRETARYGENERAL
i. New United Nations SecretaryGeneral
Antonio Guterres has announced Nigeria’s Environment minister, Amina Mohammed
as his Deputy SecretaryGeneral.
ii. Guterres also announced the
appointment of Ms.Maria Viotti of Brazil
and Ms Kyungwha Kang as Special advisor on policy, a new role he intends to
create.
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED
ON TODAY’S NEWS
Q1. THE
SEVENTH EDITION OF EXERCISE EKUVERIN COMMENCED RECENTLY. THE EXERCISE IS BETWEEN WHICH TWO COUNTRIES?
a)
India and Cambodia
b)
India and Sri Lanka
c)
India and Mauritius
d)
India and Maldives
Q2. 5TH INDIA – ARAB
PARTNERSHIP CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN WHICH PLACE?
a) UAE
b) Oman
c) Saudi Arabia
d) Kuwait
Q3. WHO
WAS RECENTLY APPOINTED AS THE DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS?
a)
Jan Eliasson
b)
Amina Mohammed
c)
Antonio Guterres
d)
None of the above
Q4. WHICH
INDIAN-AMERICAN WOMAN ELECTED AS MAYOR OF CALIFORNIAN CITY?
a)
Savita Vaidhyanathan
b)
Smriti Mandhana
c)
Vandana Luthra
d)
Suchi Mukherjee
Q5. WHO
IS APPOINTED AS CEO OF INDIAN BANKS’ ASSOCIATION?
a) Rajiv Takru
b)
K V kamath
c)
V G Kannan
d) Mohan V Tanksale
ANSWERS:
1 - D 2 - B 3 - B 4
- A 5 - C
