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Friday, July 15, 2016
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 15 JULY 2016
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 15 JULY 2016
(Daily News India)
1. ASHOK
PATNAIK IS NATGRID CHIEF
i. The
government has appointed Ashok Patnaik as the Chief Executive Officerof the
National Intelligence Grid.
ii. The
appointment is being seen as the government’s effort to revive the project,
which was conceived in the wake of the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
iii. NATGRID
is one of the intelligence reforms undertaken in the wake of the Mumbai attacks
of November 2008.
iv. NATGRID
is a centralised agency which stores sensitive personal information on citizens
from almost two dozen agencies to be made available for counter-terror
investigations.
2. NEW
CENTRAL SCHEME TARGETS SKILLING OF ONE CRORE PEOPLE
i. The
Cabinet has cleared the plan of Rs. 12,000-crore to train 60 lakh youths and certify 40 lakh
informally skilled workers over the next four years.
ii. The fund
is approved for the Pradhan Mantri
Kaushal Vikas Yojana which includes a
programe to revive the traditional
Guru-Shishya approach to train youth .
iii. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana is
the scheme to enable and mobilize a
large number of Indian youth to take up outcome based skill training and become
employable and earn their livelihood.
3. HARIKA
DRONAVALLI WINS FIDE WOMEN’S GRAND PRIX TROPHY IN CHINA
i. India's
Grand Master Harika Dronavalli won the
Fide Women’s Grand Prix trophy in Chendu China.
ii. She
defeated Russia’s Olga Girya to win the title.
4. UNION
GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES OPERATION ‘SANKAT MOCHAN’ TO EVACUATE INDIAN CITIZENS FROM
SOUTH SUDAN
i. The Union
Government has started the operation ‘Sankat Mochan’ to evacuate Indian
citizens from South Sudan’s capital Juba.
ii. Sankat
Mochan in Hindi means reliever from troubles.
iii. The
operation is being undertaken by Indian Air Force and will be headed by Union
Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs General (Retd.) VK Singh.
5. CCEA
APPROVES DISINVESTMENT OF 15% IN NBCC
i. The
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
has approved the disinvestment of 15% paid up equity of National
Buildings Construction Corporation Limited .
ii. The
disinvestment of 15% will done out of Union Government’s 90% shareholding.
iii. The
disinvestment would result in estimated receipts of approximately 1,706 crore
rupees to the Government.
6. BSE
INTRODUCES 'PAPERLESS SIP'
i. Bombay
stock exchange has introduced 'Paperless SIP'
that would allow mutual fund investors to make transactions through
various modes of payments.
ii. The
additional feature on BSE's mutual fund platform - StAR MF - would allow MF distributors to register
SIPs for their clients, who can pay SIP amounts through various modes.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. WHERE
ARE THE HEADQUARTERS OF NATGRID LOCATED AT?
a. Mumbai
b. New Delhi
c. Bangalore
d.
Chandigarh
2. NAME
THE OFFICIO WHO IS RECENTLY APPOINTED AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF NATGRID?
a. Manohar Patnaik
b. Baljeet
Patnaik
c. Ashok
Patnaik
d. None of
these
3. NAME
THE SCHEME WHICH IS LAUNCHED BY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TO ENABLE THE YOUTH TO TAKE
UP OUTCOME BASED SKILL AND BECOME EMPLOYABLE?
a. Pradhan
Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna
b. Pradhan
Mantri Budhi Vikas Yojna
c. Pradhan
Mantri Ujjwal Vikas Yojna
d. All of
the above
4. WHAT
IS THE CAPITAL OF SOUTH SUDAN?
a. Zande
b. Nuer
c. Baka
d. Juba
5. WHICH
OPERATION IS LAUNCHED BY UNION GOVERNMENT TO EVACUATE INDIANS FROM SOUTH SUDAN?
a. Airlift
b. Sankat
Mochan
c. Raksha
Setu
d. Air
Evacuation
ANSWERS:
1. B 2.
C 3. A 4. D 5. B
Thursday, July 14, 2016
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 14 JULY 2016
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 14 JULY 2016
(Daily News India)
1. INS
KARNA COMMISSIONED BY NAVY CHIEF
i. Indian Navy has commissioned INS
Karna, an independent base of Marine Commandos at Bheemunipatanam Naval Base, Visakhapatnam.
ii. It was commissioned by Chief of
Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba .
iii. The Marine Commando Force was
raised as the Indian Marine Special Force in February 1987 at INS Abhimanyu in
Mumbai, Maharashtra.
2. BANGLADESH
AND INDIA SIGNED RAMPAL POWER PLANT CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT
i. Bangladesh and India have signed a
landmark deal for the construction of a 1,320-megawatt coal-fired power plant.
ii. It is the biggest project under
bilateral cooperation that would mark the transition from electricity export to
generation level.
3. SRK
AND AKSHAY JOIN TAYLOR SWIFT IN FORBES HIGHEST PAID CELEBRITY LIST
i. Bollywood stars Shahrukh Khan and
Akshay Kumar were the only Indian celebrities to make way for the Forbes list
of world’s highest paid celebrity.
ii. Shahrukh Khan successfully grabbed
the 86th position on the list.
iii. Akshay Kumar was placed on 94th
position with making about 31.5 million dollars in a year.
iv. Musician Taylor Swift with $170
million in her earning bag seized the top spot on the list.
4. HDFC
TO SELL MASALA BONDS
i. Housing Development Finance Corp is
set to become the first Indian company to sell masala bonds.
ii. A rupee-denominated bond sold to
foreign investors and listed on an overseas exchange.
iii. It plans to raise as much as Rs
3,000 crore.
iii. These bonds will bear a fixed
coupon and will have a incumbency period of 3 years and 1 month.
iv. The company has named Axis Bank,
Credit Suisse and Nomura as joint venture runners and lead managers to the
event.
5. ICC
HAS RELEASED TEST, ODI, AND T20I RANKINGS
i. The International Cricket Council has
released the official ICC men’s Team Rankings from Test, One Day International
and T20I cricket.
ii. India held the second position in
the latest ICC Test rankings and Australia leads the Test rankings.
iii. Top 3 teams in ICC ODI Rankings:
a.
Australia
b.
New Zealand
c.
India
iv. Top 3 teams in ICC T20 Rankings:
a.
New Zealand
b.
India
c.
West Indies
v. Top 4 teams in Women’s Rankings
a.
Australia
b.
England
c.
New Zealand
d.
India
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. WHO IS
THE CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF?
(a) Sunil Lambha
(b) Devanand Kumar
(c) Dalbir Singh
(d) Ram Dass Katari
2. INDIA HAS
SIGNED ITS RAMPAL POWER PLANT CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT WITH WHICH COUNTRY?
(a) Rusia
(b) Nepal
(c) Bhutan
(d) Bangladesh
3. WHO HAS
TOPPED THE FORBES HIGHEST PAID CELEBRITY LIST?
(a) Shahrukh Khan
(b) Taylor Swift .
(c) Robert Downey Ji
(d) Jacki Chan
4. WHO IS
THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF HDFC BAKS?
(a) Shikha Sharma
(b) Amrita Puri
(c) Aditya Puri
(d) Keki Parekh.
5. ICC HAS
RELEASED ITS TEST, ODI AND T20 RANKINGS, WHICH COUNTRY AMONG THE FOLLOWING
TOPPED THE ICC T20 RANKING?
(a) NewZealand
(b) India
(c) Australia
(d) West Indies
ANSWERS:
1.
(A) 2. (D) 3. (B) 4.
(C) 5. (A)
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 13 JULY 2016
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 13 JULY 2016
(Daily News India)
1. ADITYA
PURI CEO OF HDFC BANK NAMED BEST BANKING
CEO IN ASIA
i. Aditya
Puri the CEO of the second largest private sector lender HDFC Bank has been
ranked as the best banking CEO in Asia.
ii. The HDFC
bank's chief financial officer Sashi Jagdishan has been ranked as the best CFO.
iii. The
bank is also ranked as the best IR company.
2.
MINISTRY OF HEALTH LAUNCHES NATIONWIDE INTENSIFIED DIARRHOEA CONTROL
FORTNIGHT"
i. Minister
of Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda launched
nationwide Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight "
ii. It will
be observed from July 11 to 23 July
iii. It is a
very cost -effective intervention to control the risk of spread of diarrhoea
which scales up during monsoon season.
3.
KARNATAKA TRADE BODY INKS PACT WITH SANYA CITY
i. The
Karnataka Region Economic and Trade Organisation and the Sanya People Municipal
Government, China inked a memorandum of understanding to increase trade between
Sanya City and Karnataka.
ii. The
agreement allows for large and medium delegations from Sanya to visit Karnataka
and vice-versa.
iii. This
agreement also allows for Sanya city to be certified as an approved destination
for delegation visits from Karnataka.
4. SUN PHARMA INTRODUCES ANTI-CANCER PRODUCT IN EUROPE
i. Sun Pharma has announced rollout of
Gemcitabine InfuSMART in Europe.
ii. InfuSMART
is a technology in which oncology products are developed in a
ready-to-administer bag.
iii. The Sun Pharma become the world’s first
pharmaceutical company to manufacture and launch a licensed RTA oncology
product.
iv.
InfuSMART is a technology in which oncology products are developed in a
ready-to-administer bag after the company has received regulatory approval to
produce InfuSMART in eight key.
5. JINSON
JOHNSON, DHARAMBIR SINGH AND RENJITH MAHESHWARI QUALIFY FOR RIO 2016 OLYMPICS
i. Sprinter Dharambir
Singh and Jinson Johnson along with Triple jumper Renjith Maheshwari have qualified
for Rio Olympics in Brazil.
ii. Renjith
Maheshwari and Dharambir Singh also broke two national records in Triple jump
and 200-metre race event.
iii.
Dharambhir became the first male Indian to qualify for Olympic after 36 years.
6. SBI
INKS MOU WITH IIT BOMBAY TO PROMOTE STARTUPS IN FINANCIAL SECTOR
i. The State
Bank of India has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Society for Innovation and
Entrepreneurship at IIT Bombay to
promote innovation by start-ups in the financial sector.
ii. The SINE
is IIT Bombay’s technology business incubator to promote innovation by startups
in the financial sector.
iii. Under
this agreement SBI and both the institutes will identify financial technology
start-ups that have products or applications to cater to the financial sector.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1.
WHO HAS BEEN NAMED AS BEST CFO IN ASIA?
(a) Sashi
Jagdishan
(b) Aditya Puri
(c) Nitika
Bhakshi
(d) Samrat
Raina
2.
WHO IS THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE?
(a) JP Nadda
(b) Suresh
Prabhu
(c)
Harsimrat Kaur
(d) Sudesh
Parekar
3.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING APP LAUNCHED BY MAHARASTRA POLICE?
(a) Police
Ask
(b) Railway
Elite .
(c) Police
Mitra
(d)
Pratisaad Mitra
4.
SANYA CITY IS IN WHICH COUNTRY?
(a) Rusia
(b) India
(c)
Bangladesh
(d) China.
5.
RECENTLY LAFARGE-HOLCIUM SOLD ITS INDIAN ASSETS TO WHICH
COMPANY?
(a) Dabur
(b) Ambuja
(c) Nirma
(d) Alicia
6.
THE STUDY OF TREATMENT OF TUMOURS IS CALLED?
(a) Oncology
(b)
Tumortology
(c)
Cancerology
(d)
Gemcitilogy
7.
DHARAMBIR SINGH IS ASSOCIATED WITH WHICH SPORT?
(a) Wushu
(b) Sprint
(c) Archery
(d) Triple
jump
ANSWERS:
1.
(A) 2. (A) 3. (C) 4. (D) 5. (C) 6.
(A) 7. (B)