DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 23rd DEC 2016
(Daily News India)
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1. NAJEEB JUNG:
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF DELHI RESIGNED
i. Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung has submitted his resignation
to the Government of India.
ii. According to a statement released by his office, Jung, who was the
13th Vice-Chancellor of the Jamia Millia Islamia university, would be returning
to academics.
2.
SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARD ANNOUNCED
i. Sahitya Akademi announced the Sahitya Akademi Awards for the year
2016 in 24 languages.
ii. Mumbai-based writer Jerry Pinto, Tamil author Vannadhasan, Hindi
writer Nasira Sharma are among 24 others declared the winners.
iii. Among the winners are eight book of poetry, seven books of short
stories, five novels, two on criticism, one of essays and one play.
iv. The books were chosen on the basis of recommendations made by a jury
of three in the languages concerned and approved by its executive board.
3. GIRIJA
VAIDYANATHAN : CHIEF SECRETARY OF TAMIL NADU
i. Girija Vaidyanathan has been appointed as Chief Secretary of Tamil
Nadu in place of P. Rama Mohana Rao.
ii. Ms.Vaidyanathan will also hold full additional charge of Vigilance
Commissioner and Commissioner for Administrative Reforms.
4.
GUJARAT GOVT ANNOUNCES AEROSPACE AND DEFENCE POLICY-2016
i. Gujarat government has announced Aerospace and Defence Policy-2016 to
attract investment into fields of aerospace and defence design.
ii. Under the policy, investors will be entitled to get 100 %
reimbursement on stamp duty and registration charges paid for purchase, lease
or mortgage of land meant for setting up the facility in the areas of Aerospace
and Defence.
5. INDIA
SURPASSES UNITED KINGDOM TO BECOME 5TH LARGEST ECONOMY
i. As per the report published in Forbes magazine, India has overtaken
the United Kingdom in terms of the size of the economy.
ii. With this major shift in world economy, India has now become the 5th
largest country in terms of the size of
the economy after the United States, China, Japan and Germany.
6. CHINA
INKS DEAL WITH BRICS BANK APPROVING 525 MN YUAN LOAN
i. China has inked an agreement with the New development bank set up by
the BRICS approving a 525 million yuan loan for a solar power project in the
country.
ii. This is the NDB’s first project in China, a solar photovoltaic power
plant with total capacity of 100 MW to be built in Lingang Industrial Area of
Shanghai.
7. INDIA
WON BRONZE AT WOMEN'S U18 HOCKEY ASIA CUP
i. India wins bronze at women's U18 Hockey Asia Cup after defeating
South Korea in Bangkok.
ii. China was the winner of the Women Under-18 Asia Cup. The country
emerged victorious with a 4-2 victory over defending champions Japan in the
final at the National Hockey Training Centre.
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
Q1. WHICH
STATE ANNOUNCED ITS OWN AEROSPACE AND DEFENCE POLICY 2016 IN DECEMBER 2016?
a) J&K
b) Punjab
c) Telangana
d) Gujarat
Q2. WHO
WAS THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF DELHI THAT RESIGNED RECENTLY?
a) Ram Nath Kovind
b) Kiran Bedi
c) Najeeb Jung
d) Tathagata Roy
Q3. GIRIJA VAIDYANATHAN HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS
CHIEF SECRETARY OF WHICH STATE?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Telangana
d) Gujarat
Q4. CHINA HAS INKED DEAL
WITH BRICS BANK FOR APPROVING -------- YUAN LOAN?
a) 525 mn
b) 575 mn
c) 625 mn
d) 675 mn
Q5. INDIA WON BRONZE AT
WOMEN'S U18 HOCKEY ASIA CUP. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTRY WON THE CUP?
a) Malaysia
b) Japan
c) South Korea
d) China
ANSWER:
1 - D 2 - C 3
- B 4 - A 5 - D
