DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 19 APR 2018
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
SHARED
BY: WWW.DAILYGK.IN
1.
SAUDI ARABIA OPENS 1ST MOVIE THEATER
IN 35 YEARS
i.
The opening of the first movie theater in Saudi Arabia has been highly
anticipated across the country, after over 35 years of prohibition for
religious reasons.
ii.
The first film screening is to be in the capital Riyadh, where a mixed Saudi
and foreign audience watched the Marvel superhero film "Black Panther".
2.
CHHATTISGARH TO DISTRIBUTE FREE
SMARTPHONES TO OVER 50 LAKH PEOPLE
i.
The BJP government in Chhattisgarh will start distributing smartphones to over
50 lakh people for free from May under the Sanchar Kranti Yojana .
ii.
Women heads of households will be the priority recipients of the smart phones.
3.
WORLD BANK: 19-CRORE INDIAN ADULTS
DON’T HAVE BANK ACCOUNT
i.
India has 19 crore adults without a bank account despite the success of the
ambitious Jan Dhan Yojana, making it the world’s second largest unbanked
population after that of China, the World Bank said.
Besides,
almost half of the bank accounts remained inactive in the past year, the
multilateral financial institution said in a report, even as it lauded the
Government’s financial inclusion scheme, the Jan Dhan Yojana, for bringing in
additional 31 crore Indians into formal banking system by March 2018.
ii.
It also said the country’s adult population with a bank account has more than
doubled to 80 per cent since 2011.
iii.
The Jan Dhan Yojana was launched by the Modi government in 2014.
4.
INDIA IS WORLD’S SIXTH LARGEST ECONOMY
i.
India’s Gross Domestic Product reached at $2.6 trillion for 2017, according to the
database of the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook for April 2018.
India
is now the world’s sixth largest economy, displacing France.
The
five economies ahead are the United States, China, Japan, Germany and United
Kingdom.
5.
MADHYA PRADESH CONFERRED MOST FILM
FRIENDLY AWARD
i.
The Most Film Friendly State Award was announced to state of Madhya Pradesh for
the Most Film Friendly State for its efforts towards easing filming in the
State.
ii.
State of Uttarakhand is given a Special Mention Certificate to recognize the
efforts made by the State of Uttarakhand towards creating a film friendly
environment.
6.
RAKESH ROSHAN TO GET LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT HONOUR
i.
Veteran filmmaker Rakesh Roshan will be felicitated with a Lifetime Achievement
honour at the Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Awards .
ii.
The award is given for his contribution as a producer, director, screenwriter,
editor and actor in Hindi films.
iii.
Rakesh Roshan has produced and directed movies like Kaho Na Pyar hai, Koi Mil
Gaya, Krish and Kaabil.
7. VP
RELEASES A BOOK TITLED 'BHAVDIYE'
i.
The Vice President of India released a Book titled
'Bhavdiye' based on Compilation of Letters written by Shri Kedar Nath Sahani.
ii.
The Vice President said that Shri Kedar Nath Sahani was a writer, freedom
fighter, social reformer and an icon who inspired others all over his life.
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED ON
TODAY’S NEWS
Q1.
INDIA IS NOW THE WORLD’S SIXTH LARGEST ECONOMY WORTH GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
(GDP) AT $2.6 TRILLION FOR 2017, ACCORDING TO THE
DATABASE OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND’S WORLD
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK (WEO). IT HAS REPLACED _______________.
(a)
Russia
(b)
Japan
(c)
Switzerland
(d)
France
Q2.
THE MOST FILM FRIENDLY STATE AWARD WAS ANNOUNCED RECENTLY BY THE CHAIRMAN OF
THE JURY, SHRI RAMESH SIPPY. NAME THE STATE THAT
WAS CONFERRED THE AWARD FOR THE MOST FILM FRIENDLY
STATE FOR ITS EFFORTS TOWARDS EASING FILMING IN THE STATE.
(a)
Maharashtra
(b)
Madhya Pradesh
(c)
Odisha
(d)
Gujarat
Q3.
WHICH COUNTRY UNVEILED ITS FIRST CINEMA IN MORE THAN 35 YEARS WITH A PRIVATE
SCREENING OF THE MEGA HIT HOLLYWOOD MOVIE ‘BLACK PANTHER’,
AS A TRIAL RUN BEFORE MOVIE THEATERS ARE OPENED
TO THE PUBLIC?
(a)
Egypt
(b)
Saudi Arabia
(c)
Yemen
(d)
Kuwait
Q4.
WHICH STATE GOVERNMENT WILL START DISTRIBUTING FREE SMARTPHONES TO OVER 50 LAKH
PEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE UNDER THE SANCHAR
KRANTI YOJANA (SKY) FROM MAY 2018?
(a)
Madhya Pradesh
(b)
Telangana
(c)
Manipur
(d)
Chhattisgarh
Q5.
NAME THE PERSON WHO WILL SOON BECOME THE FIRST INDIAN FILMMAKER TO GET A WAX
STATUE AT MADAME TUSSAUDS, LONDON?
(a)
Raj Kapoor
(b)
Yash Chopra
(c)
Karan Johar
(d)
Mani Ratnam
ANSWERS:
1-d 2-b 3-b 4-d 5-c
