DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 1 JUNE 2018
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
ORDINANCE TO SET UP COUNTRY’S 1ST
NATIONAL SPORTS UNIVERSITY GETS PRESIDENT’S ASSENT
i.
President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to an ordinance to set up the
country’s first national sports university in Manipur.
ii.
The Union Cabinet had approved an ordinance in May 2018 in this regard.
2.
MANEKA GANDHI LAID FOUNDATION OF
INDIA'S 1ST ADVANCED DNA FORENSIC LAB
i.
Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi laid the
foundation stone of India's first advanced DNA forensic laboratory in
Chandigarh.
ii.It
is setup to reduce the backlog of cases needing advanced forensic analysis.
ii.
Ity will help Central Forensic Science Laboratory campus to assist in
investigation and prosecution of crimes including those committed against women
and children.
3.
INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT LAUNCHES NEW
BENAMI TRANSACTIONS INFORMANTS REWARD
i.
The Income Tax Department has issued a new reward scheme titled “Benami
Transactions Informants Reward Scheme, 2018” to seek people’s participation in
the Income Tax Department’s efforts to unearth black money and to reduce tax
evasion.
ii.
The scheme is aimed at encouraging people to give information about benami
transactions and properties as well as income earned on such properties by such
hidden investors and beneficial owners.
4.
GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES NEW SCHEME ‘SEVA
BHOJ YOJNA’
i.
The Union Ministry of Culture introduced a new scheme called ‘Seva Bhoj Yojna’
to reimburse the central share of CGST and IGST on items for
food/prasad/langar/bhandara offered free of cost by charitable religious
institutions.
ii.
The scheme has been launched for financial years 2018-19 and 2019-20 with a
total outlay of Rs. 325.00 crores.
5.
GIVES PADMA SHRI AWARD TO TOMMY KOH
i.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi handed over the Padma Shri award, one of India's
highest civilian awards, to former Singaporean diplomat Tommy Koh. Koh was
among 10 ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) receipts of the
prestigious award this year.
ii.
He is currently chairman of the board of governors of the Centre for
International Law at the National University of Singapore.
6.
NEPAL, SCOTLAND AMONG 4 TEAMS INDUCTED
IN ICC ODI RANKINGS
i.
The ICC has included Nepal, Netherlands, Scotland and the UAE in their ODI
rankings list apart from the 12 existing countries.
ii.
The Netherlands secured ODI status and a place in the 13-team ODI league by
winning the ICC World Cricket League Championship in 2017, while Scotland,
Nepal and the UAE earned ODI status by finishing as the three leading
associates (along with the Dutch) in the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018.
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED ON
TODAY’S NEWS
Q1. UNION MINISTER
FOR WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT MANEKA GANDHI LAID THE FOUNDATION STONE OF
INDIA'S FIRST ADVANCED DNA FORENSIC LABORATORY IN ______________ AS PART
EFFORTS TO REDUCE THE BACKLOG OF CASES NEEDING ADVANCED FORENSIC ANALYSIS.
(a)
New Delhi
(b)
Guwahati
(c)
Chandigarh
(d)
Dispur
Q2. THE INCOME TAX
DEPARTMENT HAS ISSUED A NEW REWARD SCHEME TITLED _____________ TO SEEK PEOPLE’S
PARTICIPATION IN THE INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT’S EFFORTS TO UNEARTH BLACK MONEY AND
TO REDUCE TAX EVASION.
(a)
Black Money Transactions Informants Reward Scheme, 2018
(b)
Benami Transactions Informants Reward Scheme, 2018
(c)
Illegal Transactions Informants Reward Scheme, 2018
(d)
Illegal Money Transactions Informants Reward Scheme, 2018
Q3. PRIME MINISTER
NARENDRA MODI HAS RECENTLY HANDED OVER THE PADMA SHRI AWARD, ONE OF INDIA'S
HIGHEST CIVILIAN AWARDS, TO FORMER SINGAPOREAN DIPLOMAT ______________.
(a)
Lee Kuan Yew
(b)
Tommy Koh
(c)
Chan Heng Chee
(d)
Wong Lin Ken
Q4. PRESIDENT RAM
NATH KOVIND HAS GIVEN HIS ASSENT TO AN ORDINANCE TO SET UP THE COUNTRY’S FIRST
NATIONAL SPORTS UNIVERSITY IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATE?
(a)
Karnataka
(b)
Kerala
(c)
Manipur
(d)
Rajasthan
ANSWERS
1-c 2-b 3-b 4-c
