DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 12 AUG 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 12 AUG 2016

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1. AZIM PREMJI AND SHIV NADAR IN FORBES LIST OF 100 RICHEST TECH TYCOONS

i. Wipro Chairman Azim Premji and HCL co-founder Shiv Nadar are the only two billionaires from India in Forbes' list of the world's 100 richest people in technology.

ii. The list has been topped by Microsoft founder Bill Gates.

iii. Azim Premji ranks 13th on the list and Shiv Nadar ranked on the 17th spot .

2. FINANCE MINISTER ARUN JAITLEY LAUNCHES DATA BANK PORTAL OF MSMES

i. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has launched a data bank Portal of micro, small and medium enterprises in New Delhi.

ii. The main aim of the portal is to gather information about micro, small and medium enterprises.

3. CBDT CONSTITUTES COMMITTEE TO REVIEW MEDIA POLICY

i. Central Board of Direct Taxes has constituted a new committee to "review" the existing media policy for communicating the activities of the board and the income tax department to the public.

ii. The 9 member committee will be headed by Mr. Gopal Mukherjee.

iii. Central board of direct taxes is a board which manages implementation of direct taxes.

4. MADHYA PRADESH AND PUDUCHERRY JOIN UDAY SCHEME

i. Madhya Pradesh and the UT of Puducherry have signed the memorandum of understanding  with the Ministry of Power to join the Ujwal Discom Assurance scheme.

ii. After the joining of these state’s in Uday scheme the total number of states and union territories who   a part of UDAY has increased to 16.

5.  BHEL APPOINTS AKHIL JOSHI AS DIRECTOR

i. Bharat Heavy Electricals limited  has appointed Akhil Joshi as the Director (Power).

ii. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited is a power plant equipment manufacturer and operates as an engineering and manufacturing company based in New Delhi, India.

6. SAINA NEHWAL IS THE BRAND AMBASSADOR FOR ITC'S SAVLON

i. ITC’s leading health & hygiene brand Savlon, has announced the name of ace shuttler- Saina Nehwal as its brand ambassador.

ii. In its new campaign, Savlon seeks to inspire parents to let go of their fears  and encourage children to push their limits and maximize their potential to succeed in life.

7. INDIA'S ONLY WEIGHTLIFTER OUT OF RIO OLYMPICS

i. India's only weightlifter Sathish Sivalingam was ousted from the men's 77 kg weightlifting event at Rio olympic  .

ii. Satish inished fourth in his group after lifting 329 kg, as against his group's best lift of 346 kg.

iii. He had earlier won the gold medal in the same category at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1.  WHO HEADS THE COMMITTEE OF CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES (CBDT)?

a. Mr. Gopal Mukherjee

b. Mr. Kanha Chaturvedi

c. Mr. Narayan Mukherjee

d. Mr. Gopal Chaterjee

2. RECENTLY, WHICH UNION TERRITORY HAS SIGNED MOU WITH MINISTRY OF POWER TO JOIN UDAY SCHEME?

a. Daman & Diu

b. Chandigarh

c. Dadara & Nagar Haveli

d. Puducherry

3. IEAK, AN INTERNATIONAL LEADER IN FURNITURE MARKET IS A COMPANY OF WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES?

a. Jaipur

b. Australia

c. Sweden

d. Finland

4. IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CITIES OF INDIA , IEAK IS GOING TO OPEN ITS FIRST STORE?

a. Jaipur

b. Hyderabad

c. Mumbai

d. Kolkata

5. NAME THE NEW BRAND AMBASSADOR OF ITC’S SAVLON ?

a. Sania Nehwal

b. Sania Mirza

c. Mary Kom

d. Vidya Balan

6. NAME THE RECENTLY APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF BHEL?

a. Raman Joshi

b. Ranjan Joshi

c. Mohan Joshi

d. Akhil Joshi

ANSWERS:

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

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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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