DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 22 MAY 2018
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
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1.
ANTI TERRORISM DAY: 21 MAY
i.
The Anti Terrorism Day is observed on 21 May every year in our country to make
the people aware of the anti-social act of terrorism and its impact on human
suffering and lives.
ii.
The official announcement of National Anti Terrorism Day was made after the
assassination of India's seventh Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on 21 May 1991.
iii.
He was killed in Tamil Nadu in a campaign by the terrorist. Then, under V.P.
Singh government the centre has decided to observe 21st May as Anti Terrorism
Day.
2.
INDIA SUCCESSFULLY TEST-FIRES BRAHMOS
MISSILE ALONG ODISHA COAST
i.
India successfully test-fired the Indo-Russian joint venture BrahMos supersonic
cruise missile from a test range along the Odisha coast to validate some new
features.
ii.The
trial was conducted to validate its “life extension” technologies developed for
the first time in India by DRDO and team Brahmos.
3.
PM MODI LEAVES FOR SOCHI FOR INFORMAL
SUMMIT WITH RUSSIAN PRESIDENT
i.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has left on a day-long visit to Russia.
ii.
Mr Modi will hold an informal summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi.
The interaction will be part of regular consultation between the leadership of
the two countries.
4.
RUSSIA UNVEILS WORLD'S 1ST FLOATING
NUCLEAR POWER STATION
i.
Russia unveiled the world's first floating nuclear power station at a ceremony
in the port of the far northern city of Murmansk.
ii.
Constructed by the state nuclear power firm Rosatom, the 144 by 30 metre ship holds two reactors with two 35 megawatt
nuclear reactors that are similar to those used to power icebreaker ships.
5.
INDIA’S Q4 GDP GROWTH LIKELY AT 7.4%:
ICRA REPORT
i.
Rating agency ICRA Ltd expects gross domestic product growth in the fourth quarter of the fiscal
2017-18 at 7.4% on account of good Rabi crop harvest and improved corporate
earnings, up from 7.2% in the third quarter.
ii.ICRA
Limited was set up in 1991 by leading
financial/investment institutions, commercial banks and financial services
companies.
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
Q1.
THE ANTI-TERRORISM DAY IS OBSERVED ON _____________ EVERY YEAR IN OUR COUNTRY
TO MAKE THE PEOPLE AWARE OF THE ANTI-SOCIAL ACT OF TERRORISM AND ITS IMPACT ON
HUMAN SUFFERING AND LIVES.
(a)
15 May
(b)
21 May
(c)
19 May
(d)
20 May
Q2.
INDIA SUCCESSFULLY TEST-FIRED THE INDO-RUSSIAN JOINT VENTURE BRAHMOS SUPERSONIC
CRUISE MISSILE FROM A TEST RANGE ALONG THE ___________ COAST TO VALIDATE SOME
NEW FEATURES.
(a)
Karnataka
(b)
Madhya Pradesh
(c)
Goa
(d)
Odisha
Q3.
NAME THE COUNTRY THAT HAS UNVEILED THE WORLD'S FIRST FLOATING NUCLEAR POWER
STATION IN THE PORT OF THE FAR NORTHERN CITY OF MURMANSK.
(a)
France
(b)
Russia
(c)
China
(d)
Japan
Q4.
OLD AN INFORMAL SUMMIT WITH RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN.
(a)
Samara
(b)
Moscow
(c)
Sochi
(d)
Murmansk
Q5.
RATING AGENCY ICRA LTD EXPECTS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) GROWTH IN THE
FOURTH QUARTER OF THE FISCAL 2017-18 AT ___________ ON ACCOUNT OF GOOD RABI
CROP HARVEST AND IMPROVED CORPORATE EARNINGS.
(a)
7.4%
(b)
7.3%
(c)
7.2%
(d)
7.1%
ANSWERS:
1-b 2-d 3-b 4-c 5-a
