DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ - 7 AUGUST

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ - 7 AUGUST

1. Which of the following state has become the first state in the country to introduce minimum wages for part time workers?

a) Rajasthan

b) Odisha

c) Tamil Nadu

d) Bihar

e) Madhya Pradesh

ANS A

2. India’s economy may grow at a slightly slower pace of ____________ this fiscal amid weaker global demand and risk aversion, says an HSBC report.

a) 7.4 per cent

b) 7.7 per cent

c) 7.3 per cent

d) 7.0 per cent

e) 7.1 per cent

ANS A

3. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has launched a mobile application called ________ for measuring real-time mobile Internet speed that consumers get.

a) GoGrow

b) MYMobile

c) Higher

d) MySpeed

e) None of the above

ANS D

4. The Supreme Court-appointed green panel EPCA has recommended high pollution cess, of up to what per cent on the cost of diesel cars with engine above 2,000 cc?

a) 15 per cent

b) 20 per cent

c) 25 per cent

d) 10 per cent

e) 50 per cent

ANS C

5. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister Kalraj Mishra has unveiled the world’s largest Charkha at which of the following Airport in India recently?

a) Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna

b) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata

c) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai

d) Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi

e) Kempegowda International Airport, Bangaluru

ANS D

6. The Shri Krishna AYUSH University would have courses of all the systems of AYUSH. Which state is to have the country’s first-of-its-kind AYUSH University?

a) Bihar

b) Haryana

c) Uttar Pradesh

d) Maharashtra

e) Gujarat

ANS B

7. Which bank recently sold 18 per cent of its stake in Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company to joint venture partner Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company (DILIC)?

a) Bank of India

b) Bank of Maharashtra

c) State Bank of India

d) Punjab and Sindh Bank

e) None of the above

ANS A

8. Which of the following Bank was named in the Hall of Shame list of 158 banking institutions that have invested billions of dollars in companies making cluster bombs recently?

a) ICICI Bank

b) Punjab National Bank

c) State Bank of India

d) Axis Bank

e) Kotak Mahindra Bank

ANS C

9.Which of the following state government has launched a new scheme Kalinga Siksha Sathi Yojana with an aim to provide education loan at 1 % interest to students for pursuing higher studies recently?

a) Bihar

b) Jharkhand

c) Chhatisgarh

d) Odisha

e) Rajasthan

ANS D

10.    Who of the following was India’s flag bearer during parade at 2016 Rio Olympics opening ceremony?

a)    Sania Mirza

b)    Mahesh Bhupathi

c)    Abhinav Bindra

d)    Dipa Karmakar

ANS C

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ - 4 AUGUST

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ - 4 AUGUST

Q1.  Which of the following countries has been hit by severe tropical Typhoon Nida?

a.     Japan

b.    United States

c.     France

d.    China

Ans: D

Q2.  Who is the newly elected Prime Minister of Nepal?

a.     Khadga Prasad Oli

b.    Pushpa Kamal Dahal

c.     Khil Raj Regmi

d.    Baburam Bhattarai

Ans: B

Q3.  Which union ministry has launched Twitter Sewa for addressing the complaints of common man in the telecom and postal sectors?

a.     Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

b.    Ministry of Communications

c.     Ministry of Human Resource Development

d.    Ministry of Science and Technology

Ans: B

Q4.  Who has been appointed as the new President of Microsoft India?

a.     Kamal Jain

b.    Anant Maheshwari

c.     Rishikesh Bose

d.    Bawa Singh

Ans: B

Q5.  Which state government has launched citizen governance mobile App “HIM TCP”?

a.     Himachal Pradesh

b.    Jammu & Kashmir

c.     Sikkim

d.    Haryana

Ans: A

Q6.  The book “Until the Lions: Echoes from the Mahabharata” has been authored by whom?

a.     Bibek Debroy

b.    Anjan Sundaram

c.     Hansda Sowendra

d.    Karthika Nair

Ans: D

Q7.  The Union Cabinet has approved signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and which of the following countries for bilateral cooperation in water resources management and development?

a.     Russia

b.    Bhutan

c.     Germany

d.    Tanzania

e.     Afghanistan

Ans: D

Q8.  The Union Cabinet approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC), .............?

a.     Bhutan

b.    Russia

c.     Thailand

d.    South Korea

e.     Japan

Ans: A

Q9.  The World Bank announced that plans to provide more than __________ to support India’s solar initiatives.

a.     $10 billion

b.    $15 billion

c.     $1 billion

d.    $5 billion

e.     $20 billion

Ans: C

Q10.  The seventh meeting of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Immigration Authorities was held

a.     New Delhi

b.    Kathmandu

c.     Islamabad

d.    Dhaka

e.     Mumbai

Ans: C

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 9 AUG 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 9 AUG 2016

(Daily News India)

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1. MODI LAUNCHES PMO APP AT MYGOV ANNIVERSARY EVENT

i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the new PMO app at a function organised by MyGov in New Delhi.

ii. The app would correspond to the website of the Prime Minister’s Office.

iii. The new app will allow mobile users to connect with the website of the Prime Minister's Office.

 2. NATIONAL HANDLOOM DAY HAS CELEBRATED ON 7 AUGUST

i. The second National Handloom Day has been celebrated all over the country on 7 August

ii. The first National Handloom Day was celebrated last year in Chennai on 7th August, 2015.

iii. It seeks to highlight the contribution of handloom to the socioeconomic development of the country and promote handlooms to increase income of weavers and also enhance their pride.

3. TELANGANA SIGNS MOU WITH ISRO FOR WATER RESOURCES INFO SYSTEM

i. Telangana Irrigation Department has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian Space Research Organisation for setting up a Telangana Water Resources Information System  on the ‘Bhuvan’ web portal.

ii. The main aim is to capture every field-level irrigation network including dams/barrages, anicuts, main and field channels, etc. and mark every irrigation structure on satellite visualisation tool Bhuvan 

iii. It will assess the accurate reserves of water in thousands of Tanks and reservoirs across the state.

4. GYMNAST DIPA KARMAKAR BECOMES FIRST INDIAN TO QUALIFY FOR VAULT FINALS

i. Gymnast Dipa Karmakar created history by becoming the first Indian gymnast to qualify for the finals of artistic Gymnastics at the Rio 2016 Olympics.

ii. She qualified after finishing eighth on the standings in the final round in the Individual vault final of artistic gymnastics

iii. Dipa Karmakar is from in Agartala, Tripura.

iv. She had created history becoming the first Indian female gymnast to win bronze medal  in history of the games.

5. OLYMPICS 2016 OPENS WITH A GLITTERING CEREMONY IN RIO DE JANERIO

i. The 31st Summer Olympic Games has opened in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, with a vibrant opening ceremony at the Maracana Stadium.

ii. Acting Brazil President Michel Temer declared open the Games.

iii. The theme of Rio De Janerio Olympic is world peace and environment.

6. IOA ANNOUNCES CASH AWARD FOR MEDAL WINNING ATHLETE IN RIO OLYMPICS

i. Indian Olympic Association has announced a cash award of 50 lakh rupees for the gold medal winning athlete in the Rio Olympics.

ii. The government also announced reward of 30 lakh rupees for silver and 20 lakh rupees for bronze.

iii. The coaches will be awarded an equivalent of 50 % of the amount that the athletes receive.

iv. Indian Railways has also announced a cash award of 1 crore rupees for its athlete who wins a gold medal at the Rio Olympics.

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1.  AT WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PLACES 1^ST HANDLOOM DAY CELEBRATED?

a. Mumbai

b. Gandhi Nagar

c. New Delhi

d. Chennai

2. WHEN NATIONAL HANDLOOM DAY IS BEING OBSERVED?

a. 7^th August

b. 6^th August

c. 8^th August

d. 9^th August

3. “MARACANA STADIUM” IS SITUATED AT?

a. Kolkata, India

b. New York, USA

c. London, Britain

d. Rio De Janerio, Brazil

4. NAME THE 1^ST INDIAN GYMNAST, WHO HAS RECENTLY WON THE BRONZE MEDAL IN RIO SUMMER OLYMPICS?

a. Mary Kom

b. Dipa Karmakar

c. Sindhu Karmakar

d. Hema Karmakar

5. ISRO SIGNS MOU WITH WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATES?

a. Gujrat

b. Rajasthan

c. Telangana

d. Kerela

ANSWERS:

1) D                2) A                3) B                4) D                5) C

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 8 AUG 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 8 AUG 2016

(Daily News India)

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1. UNION GOVERNMENT AIMS TO ROLL OUT GST FROM APRIL 1, 2017

i. The Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced that the Government has set the ambitious target to start imposing the Goods and Services Tax from 1st April 2017.

ii. He also unveiled a detailed roadmap for GST implementation.

iii. The announcement was made after Rajya Sabha had passed The Constitution (122nd Amendment) (GST) Bill, 2014.

2. UNION GOVERNMENT FIXES AN INFLATION TARGET OF 4 PERCENT FOR FIVE YEARS

i. The Union Government has set an inflation target of 4 % for the next five years with a range of plus/minus 2 % for the next five years under the monetary policy framework.

ii. The agreement is finalised after Union Government and Reserve Bank of India  had agreed on a monetary policy framework.

iii. Union Government will soon set-up Monetary Policy Committee  to adhere to the target till March 31, 2021.

3. SOUTH INDIA'S FIRST DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INAUGURATED

i. ISRO chairman A S Kiran Kumar has inaugurated a 'C Band Polarimetric Doppler Weather Radar' at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre  Thiruvananthapuram.

ii. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had inaugurated the first Doppler weather radar in Cherrapunji which was built by the ISRO.

iii. This Doppler weather radar can provide advance information about cyclones,storms,, and other severe weather conditions.

iv. The data from this radar would help India Meteorological Department  to forecast weather predictions.

4. NAIDU LAUNCHES SWACHH SURVEKSHAN FOR 500 CITIES

i. Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu has launched Swachh Survekshan-2017 for 500 cities in the country.

ii. The idea of the program is to make competitive environment make the cities clean in New Delhi.

iii. The main objective of Swach Survekshan is not to point out shortcomings but to suggest ways to improve the state of cleanliness in the particular area.

5. IBM AND APPLE OPEN FIRST GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT HUB IN INDIA

i. IBM in partnership with Apple has launched a new global development hub at Manyata Tech Park, Bengaluru.

ii. It aims to help the clients in India complete digital mobility process platform.

iii. IBM is also planning to launch satellite centres in many other countries including China, Romania, and Brazil.

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1. NAME THE CHAIRMAN RAJYA SABHA OF INDIA?

a. Arun Jaitley

b. Ghulam Ali Azad

c. Md. Hamid Ansari

d. P J Kurien

2. WHAT PERCENT OF INFLATION IS BEING TARGETED BY UNION GOVERNMENT FOR FIVE YEARS?

a. 4%

b. 4.5%

c. 4.6%

d. 4.8%

3. HOW MANY COMPANIES ARE PARTICIPATING IN INDIA’S INTERNATIONAL FOOTWEAR FAIR?

a. 253

b. 263

c. 273

d. 283

4. NAME THE SCHEME WHICH IS LAUNCHED TO SUGGEST WAYS TO IMPROVE THE STATE OF CLEANLINESS IN THE PARTICULAR AREA?

a. Swach Kalayan

b. Swach Bharat

c. Swach Survekshan

d. None of the above

5. “MANAYATA TECH PARK” IS LOCATED AT?

a. Bangalore

b. Gurgaon

c. Mumbai

d. Surat

6. WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF BRAZIL?

a. Nymar Temer

b. Michel Temer

c. Nelson Temer

d. Raga Temer

7. WHAT IS THE THEME OF “RIO SUMMER OLYMPICS 2016”?

a. World Sports Enthusiasm

b. World Interface Development

c. World Awareness about Sports

d. World Peace & Environment

ANSWERS:

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

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