DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 22 MAR 2018


DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 22 MAR 2018
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
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  1. 'WORLD'S BEST AIRPORT' TITLE GOES TO CHANGI, MUMBAI RANKED 63RD
 Singapore's Changi Airport has topped in the list of 'world's best airport' for the sixth consecutive year.
South Korea's Incheon Airport, Tokyo Haneda in Japan, Hong Kong and Doha Hamad turned out to be the top five in the list respectiveley.
Mumbai airport has been ranked on  63rd position followed by the airports in Bangalore and Delhi are at 64th and 66th place respectively.

  1. JACKFRUIT DECLARED AS KERALA’S OFFICIAL FRUIT
The Kerala government has declared jackfruit as its official fruit.
The aim is to promote ‘Kerala jackfruit’ as a brand in markets across the country and abroad, showcasing its organic and nutritious qualities.


  1. HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR TO INAUGURATE FIRST NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT
The Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir will inaugurate the two-day first National Conference on Drug Law Enforcement in New Delhi.
The conference is being organsied by the Narcotics Control Bureau  Ministry of Home Affairs.
The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh will be the Chief Guest

  1. INDIA TO BE SELF-RELIANT IN SILK PRODUCTION BY 2020
India will be self-reliant in the production of silk by 2020, announced by Minister of Textiles Smriti Zubin Irani in a media interaction.
The Union Cabinet’s decision approving the Integrated Scheme for Development of Silk Industry will help in increasing the production of Bivoltine silk  by 2020.

  1. DRDO PAVILION ADJUDGED AS MOST INFORMATIVE AT 105TH INDIAN SCIENCE CONGRESS
Defence Research & Development Organisation has received the ‘Most Informative Pavilion’ Award in Pride of India Expo at 105th Indian Science Congress at Manipur University, Imphal.
PM Shri Narendra Modi had inaugurated this annual mega event on 16 March 2018.

  1.  WE ARE SIKHS’ CAMPAIGN WINS TOP US AWARD
A campaign to create awareness of Sikhism and its followers in the US and fight prejudice has won a top award for excellence in public relations programming to promote public causes.
The “We Are Sikhs” campaign received the top 2018 PRWeek US award in the category of Public Cause.
The PRWeek US awards are nicknamed the “Oscars of the Public Relations Industry”.

OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

Q1. WHICH FRUIT WAS DECLARED AS OFFICIAL FRUIT OF KERALA?
1. Apple
2. Orange
3. Papaya
4. Jackfruit
5. Strawberry
Q2. RECENTLY, CHANGI AIRPORT HAS BEEN NAMED THE WORLD’S BEST AIRPORT TITLE AT THE SKYTRAX WORLD AIRPORT AWARDS HELD IN STOCKHOLM. CHANGI AIRPORT IS LOCATED IN WHICH COUNTRY?
A. China
B. Japan
C. Singapore
D. Malaysia
E. Indonesia
Q3. FIRST NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT ORGANSIED BY THE NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU (NCB) IS GOING TO BE HELD IN WHICH CITY?
A. Bengaluru
B. Chennai
C. New Delhi
D. Kolkata
E. Jaipur
Q4. APPROXIMATELY, TILL WHEN INDIA WILL BECOME SELF-RELIANT IN SILK PRODUCTION?
A. 2020
B. 2022
C. 2030
D. 2040
E. 2050
Q5. RECENTLY, WHICH CAMPAIGN HAS RECEIVED 2018 PRWEEK US AWARD IN THE CATEGORY OF PUBLIC CAUSE?
A. We Are Sikhs
B. #me too
C. Incredible India
D. #beat cancer
E. # Like A Girl by Always

ANSWERS:
1-D      2-C      3-C      4-A      5-A