DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 11 AUG 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 11 AUG 2016

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1. RBI RELEASED 3RD BI-MONTHLY MONETARY POLICY STATEMENT 2016-17

i. RBI governer Raghuram Rajan has released the third bi-monthly monetary policy statement for the fiscal year 2016-17 and kept the rates unchanged.

ii. In monetary policy RBI kept the repurchase repo rate at 6.5 %, cash reserve ratio at 4 %, Reverse Repo Rate at 6.00%, Marginal Standing Facility Rate  at  7.00%, Bank Rate- 7.00% , Statutory Liquidity Ratio at 21%.

iii. The Growth forecast at 7.6% for the current fiscal and Inflation target remains 5% for January 2017.

2. INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE WORLD'S INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OBSERVED ON 9TH AUGUST

i. The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples is observed on August 9 .

ii. The day is observed  to promote and protect the rights of the world’s indigenous population.

iii. The theme for 2016 International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples is 'Right to Education'.

3. MAHARASTRA GOVT LAUNCHES 'QUIT INDIA 2' MOVEMENT TO MARK ITS 75TH ANNIVERSARY

i. To mark the 75th anniversary of Quit India Movement, Maharashtra Government launched Quit India 2-from Swaraaj to Suraaj initiative.

ii. The initiative would focus on freedom from illiteracy, farmer suicide, wastage of water, addiction among youth and corruption.

4. IROM SHARMILA ENDS 16-YEAR-LONG FAST

i. Human rights activist Irom Chanu Sharmila  today has ended her 16-year-long fast against Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 .

ii. She  has been fed through nasal tube since November 2000. Moreover, she spent most of her time in judicial custody in a hospital in Imphal.

iii. The Iron Lady of Manipur went on a hunger-strike at the age of 28 following a massacre in Imphal in which 10 persons were killed.

iv. Her primary demand was repealing of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) of 1958 from her state.

v. She started the world's longest hunger strike till date, on 2 November 2000 by refusing food and water for more than 500 weeks.

5. UNION GOVERNMENT CONSTITUTES AMITABH KANT COMMITTEE TO REVIEW E-COMMERCE RULES

i. The Union Government has decided to set up a committee to look at easing the policy regime for e-commerce players, including the rules for foreign direct investment .

ii. The committee will be headed by Amitabh Kant, CEO of National Institution for Transforming India Aayog.

iii. The Committee  will Examine various issues in e-commerce sector and making recommendations for further liberalisation of the policy.

6. YOGA GURU TKV DESIKACHAR PASSES AWAY

i. Renowned Yoga Guru TKV Desikachar has passed away following a brief illness in Chennai.

ii. He was known for transforming the way yoga was practiced and turned it into both a wellness concept and a therapy.

iii. He also founded the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram where today about 1000 students visit every month to learn yoga.

7. DINESH KUMAR KHARA APPOINTED AS MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SBI

i. Dinesh Kumar Khara was appointed Managing Director  of State Bank of India.

ii. The appointment was confirmed by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet  headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1.  WHO HEADS THE “APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE” OF THE CABINET?

a. President –Mr. Pranab Mukherjee

b. Vice President- Md Hamid Ansari

c. Prime Minister- Mr Narendra Modi

d. Both A and C

2. NAME THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SBI , WHO IS RECENTLY APPOINTED BY “APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE”?

a. Dinesh Kumar Khara

b. Dinesh Sharma

c. Dinesh Singh

d. None of these

3. “AMITABH KANTH COMMITTEE” IS CONSTITUTED BY UNION GOVERNMENT FOR WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES?

a. NPA Assets

b. Foreign Policies

c. Monetary Policies

d. e-Commerce Policies

4. WHAT IS THE THEME OF “INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE WORLD’S INDIGENOUS PEOPLE”?

a. Right to live

b. Right to Education

c. Right to Liberty

d. Right to Freedom

5. WHAT PERCENT OF GROWTH HAS BEEN ESTIMATED BY RBI IN ITS 3^RD BI-MONTHLY MONETARY POLICY REVIEW?

a. 7%

b. 7.5%

c. 7.6%

d. 7.8%

6. WHAT IS THE INFLATION TARGET OF RBI FOR JAN 2017?

a. 5%

b. 5.5%

c. 4%

d. 4.5%

7. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATES HAVE LAUNCHED “QUIT INDIA2-FROM SWARAAJ-SURAAJ INITIATIVES”?

a. Kerela

b. Tamil Nadu

c. Gujrat

d. Maharastra

ANSWERS:

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

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 10 AUG 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 10 AUG 2016

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1. PM LAUNCHES MISSION BHAGIRATHA AND LAYS FOUNDATION STONE OF KEY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN TELANGANA

i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the Telangana government's ambitious Mission Bhagiratha at Komatibanda Village in Telangana.

ii. The objective of the scheme is to provide safe drinking water to all.

iii. The Prime Minister also laid the Foundation Stones for important development projects such as 1600 MW Thermal Power station of NTPC at Ramagundam

2. ODISHA GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES SPECIAL ASSISTANCE SCHEME FOR ELDERLY WEAVERS

i. The Odisha government launched a special assistance scheme named ‘Baristha Bunakar Sahayata Yojana’ for elderly weavers to mark the National Handlooms Day.

ii. The main aim of the scheme is to  improve the financial condition of weavers

iii. The Baristha Bunakar Sahayata Yojana is for all senior weavers who are above the age of 60 years.

iv. Under this scheme all weavers who are above 60 years  will get a monthly pension of 500 rupees, and those above 80 years would get 700 rupees.

3. UNION MINISTER PRAKASH JAVADEKAR INAUGURATES CHHATTISGARH’S FIRST IIT

i. Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar has inaugurated the Indian Institute of Technology  Raipur at the Government Engineering College campus.

ii. The IIT will have its own campus by the time its first batch of students pass out.

4. OVER 1000 DANCING ROBOTS SET GUINNESS RECORD IN CHINA

i. A new Guinness World Record for the most robots dancing simultaneously has been set up by China.

ii. In the world record  1,007 robots participated and broke the earlier set up by  china of previous record of 540 dancing robots.

5. PM NARENDRA MODI LAUNCHES YAAD KARO KURBANI CELEBRATIONS

i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Yaad Karo Kurbani celebrations at birthplace of freedom fighter Chandra Shekhar Azad at Alirajpur in Madhya Pradesh.

ii. The Yaad Karo Kurbani is 15-day programme aimed to commemorate 75^th anniversary of the Quit India Movement and 70 years of Independence.

iii. The 70 saal Azaadi, Yaad karo Qurbani campaign is aimed at developing a feeling in every person that nation is first and individual is secondary.

iv. It aims to provide an opportunity for the people to recall the supreme sacrifices made by freedom fighters during freedom struggle.

6. SYNDICATE BANK LAUNCHES NEW PRODUCTS

i. MD & CEO of Syndicate Bank Arun Shrivastava has launched new products to ease customer transactions.

ii. The  first products launched by the bank was the fund transfer based on ‘Aadhaar Number through NUUP’, using an ordinary mobile phone without internet connection.

iii. The another product is  ‘Fund Transfer through IMPS’ at any branch for instantaneous credit to any bank account.

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

i. Indian Gymnast Dipa Karmakar created history by becoming the first Indian gymnast to enter the Olympic final at the Rio Olympic Centre.

ii. The 22-year-old qualified for the final round in the Individual vault final of artistic gymnastics after finishing eighth on the standings.

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1. IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DISTRICTS OF TELANGANA, PM LAUNCHES AN AMBITIOUS “MISSION BAHGIRATHI” TO PROVIDE SAFE DRINKING WATER TO ALL?

a. Komatibanda

b. Gajwel

c. Medak

d. Begusarai

2. NAME THE CHIEF MINISTER OF ODISHA?

a. Naveen Patnaik

b. Nitish Kumar

c. Pinarji Desai

d. MK Virk

3. IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CITIES OF CHATTISGARH , THE 1^ST IIT COLLEGE HAS BEEN INAUGURATED BY UNION MINISTER PRAKASH JAVADEKAR?

a. Champa

b. Raipur

c. Korba

d. Bhilai

4. FIRST “PIZZA ATM” IS OPENED IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING UNIVERSITIES OF US?

a. Standford University

b. Harvard University

c. University of California

d. Xavier University

5. NAME THE FORMER RBI DEPUTY GOVERNOR, WHO HAS RECENTLY JOINED IDFC BANK BOARD?

a. HR Khan

b. D Subbarao

c. Anand Sinha

d. R Gandhi

6. WHICH PUBLIC SECTOR BANK HAS LAUNCHED FUND TRANSFER BASED ON “AADHAR NUMBER THROUGH NUUP” USING AN ORDINARY PHONE WITHOUT INTERNET CONNECTION?

a. SBI

b. PNB

c. ICICI

d. Syndicate Bank

7. WHERE ARE THE HEADQUARTERS OF “NETWORK 18” LOCATED AT?

a. Noida

b. Gurgaon

c. Bangalore

d. Chandigarh

8. NAME THE CEO OF “NETWORK 18”?

a. Deepak Bahl

b. Rahul Bahl

c. Anil Ambani

d. Mukesh Ambani

ANSWERS:

1) C     2) A    3) B    4) D    5) C     6) D    7) A    8) B

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ - 10 AUGUST

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ - 10 AUGUST

1.    Name the former Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh who was found dead at the Chief Minister’s official residence.

a)    Kalikho Pul

b)    Tomo Riba

c)    Mukut Mithi

d)    Dorjee Khandu

ANS A

2.    Name the American swimmer who set a new world record to win gold in the women's 400 metres freestyle at the Rio Olympics.

a)    Jazmin Carlin

b)    Leah Smith

c)    Katie Ledecky

d)    None of the above

ANS C

3.    The Wildlife Institute of India announced that it will house India’s first repository on tigers under its new Tiger Cell. Who is funding the Tiger Cell?

a)    National Institute of Animal Welfare

b)    National Board for Wildlife

c)    National Institute of Feline Welfare

d)    National Tiger Conservation Authority

ANS D

4    Name the bank that appointed former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) deputy governor Anand Sinha to its board.

a)    ICICI Bank

b)    HDFC Bank

c)    IDFC Bank

d)    IDBI Bank

ANS C

5.    The Lok Sabha in August 2016 passed The Constitution (122nd Amendment) (GST) Bill, 2014. The Bill exempts which of the following Goods and Services from its purview?

a)    Tobacco Products

b)    Alcohol

c)    Steel

d)    Furniture

ANS B

6.    The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples was observed on 9 August 2016 with the theme

a)    Indigenous Peoples' and Life

b)    Indigenous Peoples' Right to Education

c)    Ensuring indigenous peoples' health and well-being

d)    Indigenous peoples building alliances: Honouring treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements.

ANS B

7.    Name the state that has accorded in-principle approval to implementation of Kalinga Siksha Sathi Yojna.

a)    Odisha

b)    West Bengal

c)    Kerala

d)    Jharkhand

ANS A

8.    The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples was observed on 9 August 2016 was adopted via a resolution by UN General Assembly in the year?

a)    1981

b)    1994

c)    1999

d)    2003

ANS B

9.    Which of the following institution is responsible for enforcing ban on Ponzi Scheme which were in news recently?

a)    State Government

b)    Union Government

c)    SEBI

d)    RBI

ANS A

10.    Which of the following statements in regard to Mental Health Care Bill, 2013 that was passed by Rajya Sabha is false?

a)    It is based on UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ratified in 2002

b)    It calls for setting up Central and State Mental Health Authority

c)    It talks about the rights of persons with mental illness

d)    It asks for constitution of Mental Health Review Commission and Board

ANS A

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ - 8 AUGUST

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ - 8 AUGUST

1.    Who of the following will be sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Gujarat?

a)    Nitinbhai Patel

b)    Vijay Rupani

c)    Nitin Patel

d)    Saurabh patel

ANS B

2.    Name the country that has banned Pokemon Go app because of unspecified security concerns.

a)    Russia

b)    China

c)    Yemen

d)    Iran

ANS D

3.    Name the state that has decided to provide as many as 1200 wi-fi hotspots in its capital.

a)    Bihar

b)    Maharashtra

c)    Andhra Pradesh

d)    Karnataka

ANS B

4.    Name the country that decided not to host the European Road Cycling Championships, planned for 14 to 18 September 2016, for security reasons.

a)    France

b)    Germany

c)    Austria

d)    Belgium

ANS A

5.    Name the state that launched a unique Water Resources Information System to assess accurate reserves of water in thousands of Tanks and reservoirs across the state.

a)    Karnataka

b)    Uttarakhand

c)    Delhi

d)    Telangana

ANS D

6.    What is the name of China’s first satellite for mobile telecommunication that was launched recently?

a)    Yaogan 26

b)    Hipparcos

c)    Tiantong-01

d)    Wukong

ANS C

7.    Union Government has issued an advisory to all states to cap the cost of dengue diagnostic tests in private hospitals at

a)    500 rupees

b)    600 rupees

c)    800 rupees

d)    1000 rupees

ANS B

8.    Which of the following is not part of the four countries on which India will impose anti-dumping duty on imports of certain cold-rolled steel products?

a)    China

b)    Japan

c)    Korea

d)    Brazil

ANS D

9.    Name the portal launched by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to check illegal money collection?

a)    Sanchay

b)    Sachet

c)    Sanchit

d)    Nirikshak

ANS B

10.    The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in August 2016 constituted which committee to look at various facets of household finance in India?

a)    Sumit Bose Committee on Household Finance

b)    Tarun Ramadorai Committee on Household Finance

c)    Harun R Khan Committee on Household Finance

d)    Deepak Mohanty Committee on Household Finance

ANS B

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