DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 28TH DEC 2016
(Daily News India)
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1. VIRAL
ACHARYA APPOINTED AS DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF RBI
i. Viral Acharya has been appointed as the deputy
governor of the Reserve Bank of India by the Government of India.
ii. He will join the ranks of S S Mundra, Vishwanathan, R
Gandhi as one of four deputy governors of RBI.
2. INDIAN
ARMY SIGNS MOU WITH IIT GANDHINAGAR FOR CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS
i. Indian Army has inked an agreement with IIT
Gandhinagar to set up a research and development cell at the IIT campus to
identify problems and possible solutions for the Indian Army.
ii. The agreement will also enable the IIT and Indian
Army to collaborate in areas including critical technology requirements of
Indian Army, sharing of professional and technical knowledge.
3. PM
NARENDRA MODI LAYS FOUNDATION STONE OF 900 KM CHAR DHAM HIGHWAY
i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation
stone of Char Dham highway development project in Dehradun.
ii. The Char Dham project is a tribute to those who lost
their lives during flash floods in Uttarakhand.
iii. The project includes developing 900 km of National
Highways in Uttarakhand at Rs 12,000 crore.
iv. Char Dham Yatra is an annual pilgrimage to the
shrines of Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri.
4.
GUJARAT GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES BIOTECHNOLOGY POLICY 2016
i. Gujarat government lead by Vijay Rupani has introduced
the ‘Biotechnology Policy-2016‘ to
establish Gujarat as a preferred destination for manufacturing of biotechnology
products.
ii. Under this policy, the state government would provide
capital subsidy up to Rs 25 crore on the total investment for developing a
Biotechnology Park.
5. NAGAR
UDAY ABHIYAN IN MADHYA PRADESH
i .CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan has launched Nagar Uday
Abhiyan rallies in the state.
ii. In these rallies, urban welfare and other public
welfare schemes will be reviewed.
iii. This campaign will be conducted in three phases to
assess services being provided to citizens and bring them at standard live.
6. AU
FINANCIERS GETS FINAL NOD TO START SMALL FINANCE BANK OPERATIONS
i. AU Financiers Ltd
has received the final licence from the Reserve Bank of India to start a
small finance bank.
ii. AU Financiers was the only non-banking finance
companyamong the 10 entities to receive in-principle approvals to start small
finance banks.
7. BANK
OF MAHARASHTRA HAS ADOPTED VILLAGE IN SANGLI FOR DIGITAL TRANSACTIONS
i. Pune based public sector lender Bank of Maharashtra,
has helped to make the village of Malangaon, in Sangli district, Maharashtra, a
completely cashless village.
ii. Post the announcement of withdrawal of 500 and 1000
currency notes and the push towards a cashless society.
8.
INDIA’S FIRST DIGI DHAN MELA HELD IN GURUGRAM
i. India’s first Digi Dhan Mela was held in Gurugram to
promote cashless transactions in the post-demonetisation period.
ii. It educated the people on how to use mobile phones
and AADHAR for making payments online.
iii. The government will offer a daily reward of Rs 1000
that will be given to 15000 lucky consumers for a period of 100 days.
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED
ON TODAY’S NEWS
Q1. WHO
OF THE FOLLOWING WAS APPOINTED AS THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF RBI?
a) Sunderlal
Patwa
b) Viral Acharya
c) Satya Narayan
d) Nagraj Varma
Q2. WHICH
OF THE FOLLOWING CITIES OF UTTARAKHAND, PM NARENDRA MODI LAID FOUNDATION STONE OF CHAR DHAM HIGHWAY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT?
a) Haridwar
b) Mussoorie
c) Nainital
d) Dehradun
Q3.
INDIA’S FIRST DIGI DHAN MELA WAS HELD IN WHICH STATE?
a) Haryana
b) Punjab
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Bihar
Q4. WHICH
VILLAGE HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY BANK OF MAHARASHTRA FOR DIGITAL TRANSACTIONS?
a) Satara
b) Sangli
c) Thane
d) Latur
Q5. IN
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATE “NAGAR UDAY ABHIYAN” RALLIES HAS BEEN LAUNCHED?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Telangana
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Gujarat
Q6. WITH
WHICH INSTITUTE INDIAN ARMY HAS SIGNED MOU FOR CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY
REQUIREMENTS?
a) IIT
Gandhinagar
b) IIT Bombay
c) IIT Delhi
d) IIT Kharagpur
ANSWER:
1 - B 2 - D 3
- A 4 – B 5 – C 6 - A
