DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 19 JUNE 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 19 JUNE 2016

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1. PETER THOMSON ELECTED AS PRESIDENT OF 71ST SESSION OF UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

i. The United Nations General Assembly elected Peter Thomson as President of its upcoming 71st session.

ii. He will replace current General Assembly President Mogens Lykketof.

2. GOVERNMENT APPROVES RS 2,070-CRORE HIGHWAY PROJECT IN PUNJAB

i. The Union Cabinet has approved a Rs 2,070-crore highways project in Punjab.

ii. The project are approved under its hybrid annuity mode to ensure faster movement of traffic between Chandigarh and Ludhiana.

3. SUPRIYA SAHU APPOINTED AS DIRECTOR GENERAL OF DOORDARSHAN

i. Supriya Sahu has been  appointed as Director General of Doordarshan.

ii. She will be the full-time director general of Doordarshan after two year as the post was lying vacant since July 2014.

4. SURESH CHANDRA APPOINTED AS UNION LAW SECRETARY

i. Senior legal service officer Suresh Chandra was appointed as Union Law Secretary

ii. He is currently Additional Secretary in the department.

iii. He will replace G Narayana Raju.

5. PIYUSH GOYAL LAUNCHES VIDYUT PRAVAH AND URJA MOBILE APP

i. Union Minister of State for Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal has launched ‘URJA’- Urban Jyoti Abhiyaan Mobile app.

ii. The app is developed  to improve consumer connect with the Urban Power Distribution sector by providing information of IT enabled towns on important parameters.

6. FIRST BATCH OF THREE FEMALE FIGHTER PILOTS COMMISSIONED

i. Creating history, the first batch of three female pilots - Bhawana Kanth, Avani Chaturvedi and Mohana Singh were inducted in Indian Air Force fighter squadron.

ii. In February 2016 President Pranab Mukherjee had announced that all military combat roles will be opened to women in the future.

7. KERALA TOURISM GRABBED FOUR AWARDS AT ‘FILMAT’ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IN POLAND

i. Kerala Tourism won four awards at ‘FilmAT’ in one  of the biggest international film festivals dedicated to tourism art and ecology in Poland.

ii. Three of the honours were won by a single campaign named ‘Responsible Tourism’ initiative started by Kerala Tourism.

iii. The three awards were won under the categories of the Best Promotional Social Campaign, Protection of Nature, and Eco-Food categories respectively.

iv. The tourism board's ad film ‘The Great Backwaters of Kerala’ won the ‘Best Editing Award’.

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1. WHO IS THE UNION TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS MINISTER OF INDIA?

a. Manohar Parrikar

b. Suresh Prabhu

c. Nitin Jairam Gadkari

d. None of these

2. RECENTLY, SURESH CHANDRA HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING POSTS?

a. Union Law Secretary

b. Union Legal Advisor

c. Union Labour Secretary

d. Union Defence Secretary

3. WHO IS THE CHIEF MINISTER OF GOA?

a. Manohar Parrikar

b. Laxmikanth Parsekar

c. Digmbar Kamat

d. Pratap Singh Rawat

4. WHICH MOBILE APP HAS BEEN LAUNCHED IN GOA TO ENHANCE CONSUMER CONNECTIVITY BY UNION POWER MINISTER ‘PIYUSH GOYAL’?

a. Vidyut Pravah & URJA

b. Ujjwal

c. YUVA

d. All of the above

5. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF POLAND?

a. Krakow

b. Gdarisk

c. Warsaw

d. Zakopane

6. NAME THE STATE OF INDIA WHICH GOT FOUR AWARDS AT ‘FILMAT’ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IN POLAND?

a. Himachal Pradesh

b. Rajasthan

c. Jammu & Kashmir

d. Kerela

ANSWERS:

1. C     2. A     3. B     4. A     5. C     6. D

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 18 JUNE 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 18 JUNE 2016

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1. 17 JUNE IS OBSERVED AS WORLD DAY TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION

i. The World Day to Combat Desertification is being observed on 17^th June across the world.

ii. The day is observed to promote public awareness related to international cooperation to combat desertification and the effects of drought.

iii. The theme of the day is “Inclusive cooperation for achieving Land Degradation Neutrality”.

2. SUNIL MITTAL ELECTED AS CHAIRMAN OF INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

i. The chief executive of Bharti Group, Sunil Bharti Mittal has been elected chairman of the International Chambers of Commerce.

ii. He replaced Terry McGraw.

iii. International Chambers of Commerce  is the world’s largest business organisation that was founded in 1919.

 Headquarters: Paris, France.

3. SENIOR IAS OFFICER SUPRIYA SAHU APPOINTED AS DIRECTOR GENERAL OF DOORDARSHAN

i. Senior IAS officer Supriya Sahu was appointed as Director General of Doordarshan.

ii. She would replace Aparna Vaish who was acting head of Doordharsan.

4. HOLLYWOOD ACTRESS ANNE HATHAWAY APPOINTED AS UN WOMEN GOODWILL AMBASSADOR

i. Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway was named as the Global Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women.

ii. She will focus her efforts on injustices mothers around the world and also challenging issues like unpaid leave, wage gaps and a lack of access to affordable childcare.

iii. Anne Hathaway Anne Hathaway is Hollywood actress and singer from United States.

iv. The UN Women agency work for promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women.

5. UNION CABINET APPROVES MOU BETWEEN ISRO AND CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY

i. The Union Cabinet has given approval for the Memorandum of Understanding  between Indian Space Research Organization  and Canadian Space Agency  on cooperation in the field of outer space.

ii. It will help in the establishment of joint team, drawing members from CSA and ISRO.

iii. It will provide opportunities for diverse research and development in the field of peaceful uses of space technologies

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1. WHICH DAY HAS THEME AS AN ‘INCLUSIVE COOPERATION FOR ACHIEVING LAND DEGRADATION NEUTRALITY’?

a. World Disaster Day

b. World Day to Combat Desertification

c. World Management day

d. None of these

2. RECENTLY, SUNIL MITTAL ELECTED AS CHAIRMAN OF INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. WHOM HE HAS REPLACED?

a. Terry Mcgraw

b.Thomas Gray

c. Rayan Booth

d. Shaleb Booth

3. WHERE IS HEADQUARTER OF INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?

a. New York, USA

b. Washington, USA

c. Rome, Italy

d. Paris, France

4. RECENTLY, WHO IS APPOINTED AS DIRECTOR GENERAL OF DOORDARSHAN?

a. Arpana Vaish

b. Supriya Sahu

c. Manpreet Saini

d. Animesh Saini

5. HOLLYWOOD ACTRESS “ANNE HATHWAY” IS RECENTLY APPOINTED AS AN AMBASSADOR TO WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS?

a. UN Women goodwill

b. UN Women sport goodwill

c. UN peace

d. UN security

6. WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY?

a. Robert Lynn

b. Sylvain Lo Parte

c. Boondar Lynn

d. None of these

ANSWERS:

1. B     2. A     3. D     4. B     5. A     6. B

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 17 JUNE 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 17 JUNE 2016

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1. RAILWAYS FLAGS OFF 1ST TIME-TABLED FREIGHT TRAIN

i. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has flagged off India's first timetabled freight train, named ‘Cargo Express’, from Delhi to Bengaluru.

ii. The move aims to reduce the delay and uncertainty over the time schedule for delivery of goods.

iii. Earlier passenger trains in the country used to get preference over goods trains for transportation across busy routes.

2.  HRD MINISTER SMRITI IRANI LAUNCHES VIDYANJALI IN NEW DELHI

i. Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani has launched Vidyanjali, a school volunteer programme in New Delhi.

ii. Vidyanjali is an initiative under Padhe Bharat Badhe Bharat.

iii. The  main aim is to enhance community and private sector involving government-run elementary schools across the country.

iv. Vidyanjali will help to bring change in the quality of education in schools.

3. 3,049 PEOPLE PERFORM LARGEST KARMA DANCE IN MADHYA PRADESH ENTERS GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS

i. During the recent event in District Mandla of Madhya Pradesh 3,049 people performed largest karma dance.

ii. The Karma dance is entered in Guinness book of world records for performing largest Karma Naach dance ever.

iii. The people took part in the dance to celebrate the culture and history of the Gond tribes of central India.

4.  KIRAN BEDI LAUNCHES A MOBILE APP TO HELP SENIOR CITIZENS IN DISTRESS

i. The “HelpAge SOS App’’ was launched by Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi.

ii. The app provides for an SOS-Save our Seniors button to immediately reach to the counsellor desk of Help Age for rendering emergency help and assistance.

iii. It has 24x7 functionality and aims at helping elders in distress at any given time.

iv. The App will provide one-click emergency services to senior citizens.

5. RUSSIA LAUNCHES MOST POWERFUL NUCLEAR ICEBREAKER ARKTIKA

i. Russia's new Project 22220 nuclear-powered icebreaker dubbed Arktika was launched .

ii. It is the world’s largest and most powerful vessel of its kind.

6. MARGARET ATWOOD AWARDED 2016 PEN PINTER PRIZE

i. Canadian poet and novelist Margaret Atwood was awarded the 2016 PEN Pinter Prize.

ii. She has also been shortlisted for the Booker Prize five times, winning once for her novel The Blind Assassin.

iii. The PEN Pinter Prize is an annual literary award launched in honour of the late Nobel Literature Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter.

7. 'A NEW WORLD' - THE OFFICIAL SLOGAN FOR RIO OLYMPICS

i. The Rio 2016 organising committee revealed the official slogan for the first Olympic and Paralympic Games in South America – “A new world” .

ii. For Rio 2016, the core values of the slogan and the manifesto are unity, respect for diversity and the will for change.

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1. INDIA’S 1^ST TIME-TABLED FREIGHT TRAIN NAMED “CARGO EXPRESS” IS RUNNING WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TWO STATIONS?

a. Delhi-Kolkata

b. Delhi-Chennai

c. Delhi-Bengaluru

d. Delhi-Mumbai

2. “VIDYANJALI”-A SCHOOL PROGRAM IS INITIATED UNDER WHICH GOVERNMENT SCHEME?

a. Swach Bharat Abhyan

b. Ujwal Yojna

c. Padhe Bharat Badhe Bharat

d. None of these

3. NAME THE CULTURAL DANCE FORM OF MADHAYA PRADESH WHICH HAS ENTERED ITS NAME IN GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS FOR PERFORMING LARGEST DANCE EVER?

a. Karma

b. Bihu

c. Kucchipudi

d. Kathak

4. WHICH APP IS LAUNCHED FOR HELPING SENIOR CITIZEN IN DISTRESS?

a. Help age senior

b. Help age SOS app

c. Senior citizen

d. Distress number

5. “MARGARET ATWOOD”, WINNER OF 2016 PEN PINTER PRIZE, HAS ALSO BEEN SHORTLISTED FOR WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING AWARDS?

a. Pultizer Award

b. Booker Prize

c. Nobel Prize

d. Literary Award

ANSWERS:

1. C     2. C     3. A     4. A     5. B     

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