DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 22 JUNE 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 22 JUNE 2016

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1. SRI LANKAN PRESIDENT AND PM NARENDRA MODI   INAUGURATE DURAIAPPAH STADIUM IN JAFFNA

i. PM Narendra Modi  with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena have inaugurated Duraiappah Stadium in Jaffna.

ii. The renovation work of the stadium is funded by India.

iii. The newly renovated Duraiappah Stadium has been named in rememberance of a former Mayor of Jaffna late Alfred Thambirajah Duraiappah.

2. UNION MINISTRY OF AYUSH RELEASES YOG GEET FOR 2016 INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY

i. The Union Ministry of AYUSH Ministry has released a Yog Geet known as Yoga song for celebrating the second International Yoga Day on 21^st  June 2016.

ii. The Yoga song was selected from the 1,000 entries were received through a national-level competition organised by the AYUSH Ministry.

iii. It is the three-minute-15-seconds song in Hindi.

iv. It has been produced and written by Dheeraj Saraswat.

3. CHINA’S SUNWAY TAIHULIGHT DECLARED WORLD’S FASTEST SUPERCOMPUTER

i. Chinese supercomputer Sunway TaihuLight was declared as the world’s fastest supercomputer.

ii. Sunway TaihuLight is a supercomputer that can perform 93 petaflop operations per second.

iii. List of TOP Supercomputers

a.       Sunway TaihuLight of china

b.      Tianhe-2 of  china

c.       Titan of USA

4. KANNADA FILM ‘THITHI’ WINS BEST FILM AWARD IN 19TH SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

i. ‘Thithi ‘, a Kannada film won the best film award and best script writers award at the Asia New Talent Awards in the Shanghai International Film Festival.

ii. It is the only Indian film that has been selected for screening in the festival of Shanghai.

5. FORMER CRICKETER CHETAN CHAUHAN NAMED AS NIFT CHAIRMAN

i. Former BJP MP Chetan Chauhan has been appointed as the Chairman of the National Institute of Fashion Technology.

ii. NIFT the premier fashion institute was set up in 1986.

iii. It comes under the Union Ministry of Textiles.

6. UNION GOVERNMENT BANS USE OF POTASSIUM BROMATE AS FOOD ADDITIVE

i. The Union Government banned use of potassium bromate as a food additive on recommendation of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India .

ii. Potassium bromated is a cancer causing chemical .

iii. According to the most commonly available brands of pre-packaged breads, pav and buns, tested positive for potassium bromate and potassium iodate.

7. SBI NAMED IN HALL OF SHAME LIST OF BANKS FUNDING CLUSTER BOMB MAKERS

i. The State Bank of India named in the Hall of Shame list of 158 banking institutions that have invested billions of dollars in companies making cluster bombs.

ii. State Bank of India  is the only Indian bank on the list that includes global giants like JP Morgan, Barclays, Bank of America and Credit Suisse.

iii. The report looks at investments into companies involved in the production of cluster munitions.

iv. Cluster munition is a form of air-dropped or ground-launched explosive weapon that releases or ejects smaller submunitions.

v. These are designed to kill personnel and destroy vehicles.

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1. WHAT IS THE CURRENCY OF SRI LANKA?

a. Rupee

b. Rupiah

c. Dinar

d. Dollar

2. DURAIAPPAH STADIUM IN JAFFNA WAS INAUGURATED BY PM NARENDRA MODI & SRI LANKAN PRESIDENT. NAME THE PRESIDENT OF SRI LANKA?

a. Mahinda Rajapaksa

b. Chandrika Kumartuvga

c. Maithripala Srisena

d. None of these

3. “YOG GEET” IS RELEASED ON 2^ND INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY BY UNION MINISTERS OF AYUSH. WHAT IS THE TIME DURATION OF “YOG GEET”?

a. 2min 45 sec

b. 3min 15 sec

c. 4min 5sec

d. 3min 10sec

4. NAME THE WORLD’S FASTEST SUPERCOMPUTER WHICH IS LAUNCHED BY CHINA?

a. Titan

b. Tihane-2

c. Tihane-3

d. Sunway Taihulight

5. WHO IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE KANADA FILM ‘THITHI’ WHICH WON THE BEST FILM AWARD AT THE 19^TH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, SHANGHAI?

a. Ram Gopal Verma

b. Raam Reddy

c. Gk Iyer

d. Both c & d

6. RECENTLY, WHO IS APPOINTED AS THE CHAIRMAN OF NIFT?

a. Chetan Chauhan

b. Chetan Kaushal

c. Chetan Bhagat

d. Chetan Singh

7. NAME THE CHEMICAL WHOSE ADDITION TO THE FOOD PRESERVATIVES CAUSES CANCER AND BAN BY UNION GOVERNMENT?

a. Meledonium

b. Potassium Chlorate

c. potassium Bromate

d. Potassium Chloride

ANSWERS:

1. A     2. C     3. B     4. D     5. B     6. A     7. C

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 21 JUNE 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 21 JUNE 2016

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1. PUNJAB GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES MUKH MANTRI PUNJAB HEPATITIS C RELIEF FUND

i. The Punjab government has launched a special fund named “Mukh Mantri Punjab Hepatitis C Relief Fund”

ii. It is started to provide free treatment for patients affected by Hepatitis C.

iii. Punjab became the first Indian state to provide free treatment to confirmed cases of Hepatitis C.

iv. Hepatitis is a medical condition in which there occurs inflammation of liver cells and its complications vary with the type of infection.

2. UNION GOVERNMENT APPROVES 100% FDI IN DEFENCE, AVIATION AND E-COMMERCE SECTORS

i. The Union Government has approved 100% foreign direct investment in defence, Aviation and e-commerce sector.

ii. The changes are made to promote job creation and ease of doing business in the country.

iii. Noe  India becomes most open economy in the world for FDI.

3. INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA 2016 OBSERVED ACROSS THE WORLD ON 21^ST JUNE

i. The International Day of Yoga was on obserced  on 21^st  June  across the world.

ii. The theme of the day is ‘Connect the Youth’.

iii. The Day highlights the important role of healthy living  in the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals, adopted in 2015 by all 193 UN Member States.

4. JUNE 20 OBSERVED AS WORLD REFUGEE DAY

i. Every year June 20 is observed as World Refugee Day.

ii. The day is observed  to raise awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world.

iii. The day aims to draw attention to the plight of refugees and also to celebrate their courage and resilience and renew commitment to solve refugee problems.

5. INDIA WINS SILVER MEDAL AT ARCHERY WORLD CUP IN ANTALYA

i. The Indian mixed recurve team of Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das has won the silver medal at the Archery World Cup held in Antalya, Turkey.

ii. The gold was won by South Korea after defeating india.

6. AUSTRALIA WINS 2016 CHAMPIONS TROPHY TITLE OF HOCKEY

i. Australia has grabbed the 2016 Champions Trophy title of Hockey by defeating India by 3-1 score.

ii. Australia created history by winning the title for record 14 times.

iii. Champions Trophy Hockey is an international field hockey tournament organized by the International Hockey Federation.

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1. NAME THE STATE WHICH HAS LAUNCHED “MUKH MANTRI HEPATITIS C FUND”?

a. Punjab

b. Kerela

c. Bihar

d. New Delhi

2. UNION GOVERNMENT APPROVES 100% FDI IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DEPARTMENTS?

 a. Aviation Department

b. Defence Sector

c. e-Commerce Sector

d. All of the above

3. WHAT IS THE THEME OF “2016 INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY”?

a. Cheer Life

b. Connect to the youth

c. Healthy Life

d. Stay Healthy

4. WHEN INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY IS OBSERVED ACROSS THE WORLD?

a. 19^th June

b. 20^th June

c. 21^st June

d. 26^th June

5.”20^TH JUNE” IS OBSERVED AS?

a. World Humanitarian Day

b. World Heath Day

c. World Water Day

d. World Refugee Day

6. WHO WON THE GOLD MEDAL IN WORLD ARCHERY CUP 2016 AFTER DEFEATING INDIA?

a. South Korea

b. North Korea

c. Japan

d. China

7. WHO IS THE CAPTAIN OF AUSTRALIAN MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM?

a. Jamie Dwyer

b. Liam De Young

c. Mark Knowles

d. None of these

ANSWERS:

1. A     2. D     3. B     4. C     5. D     6. A     7. C

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 20 JUNE 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 20 JUNE 2016

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1. NRIS CAN NOW JOIN NPS ONLINE THROUGH ENPS

i. The Union Finance Ministry has announced that non-resident Indians can now open National Pension Savings accounts online.

ii. They can invest through eNPS if they have Aadhaar Card or Permanent Account Number card.

iii. NPS are being regulated by the PFRDA a regulator established by the Finance Ministry.

2. STATE BANK OF INDIA CREATES A RS 200 CRORE FUND FOR STARTUPS

i. India's largest public sector lender State Bank of India has created a IT innovations and startup fund.

ii. The fund is setup with the corpus of Rs 200 crore for investment in promising startups.

3. RIO DECLARES FINANCIAL CRISIS

i. Rio de Janeiro's governor declared a state of financial emergency.

ii. They requested federal funds to help fulfill obligations for public services during the Olympics that start Aug. 5.

iii. Rio is expecting about 500,000 foreign visitors during the Olympics, which led a financial crisis and political crisis that last month led to the suspension of President Dilma Rousseff.

4. UN WOMEN ANNOUNCES ANNE HATHAWAY AS ‘GOODWILL AMBASSADOR’ TO PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY

i. The United Nations entity tasked with promoting gender equality today announced the appointment of American actor Anne Hathaway as global Goodwill Ambassador.

ii. She previously served as an advocate for Nike Foundation and travelled to Kenya and Ethiopia to raise awareness on child marriage.

5. GOVT DECIDES TO ALLOW EXPORT OF 10% MISSILE SYSTEMS TO FRIENDLY COUNTRIES

i. Government has decided in principle to allow export of missile systems to 'certain' countries who have friendly relationship with India.

ii. The deal was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in April last year during his visit to France.

6. INDIA, SOUTH KOREA LAUNCH PLATFORM TO PROMOTE INVESTMENTS

i. India and South Korea today launched a platform to promote and facilitate investments from the east Asian country.

ii. The platform 'Korea Plus' was launched by Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her South Korean counterpart Joo Hyunghwan in New Delhi.

iii. It is a special initiative to promote and facilitate Korean Investments in India.

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS OF INDIA THE NRIS MUST HAVE TO OPEN ENPS ACCOUNT IN INDIA?

a. Adhar Card

b. PAN Card

c. Voter ID Card

d. Both (a) & (b)

2. WHAT AMOUNT OF LOAN HAS BEEN GIVEN BY SBI TO STARTUP FUNDS?

a. Rs 200 Cr

b. Rs 300 cr

c. Rs 350 Cr

d. Rs 250 Cr

3. SBI HEADQUARTERS LOCATED AT?

a. Chennai

b. New Delhi

c. Mumbai

d. Kolkata

4. WHO IS THE UNION MINISTER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY OF INDIA?

a. Nirmala Sitharaman

b. Nitin Jairam Gadkari

c. Sushma Swaraj

d. Manohar Parrikar

5. NAME THE PLATFORM WHICH IS LAUNCHED BY INDIA-SOUTH KOREA TO PROMOTE INVESTMENT IN INDIA?

a. South Korea Plus

b. Indo-Korea Plus

c. Korea Plus

d. None of these

ANSWERS:

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

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