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Sunday, September 25, 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 21,22 SEPTEMBER

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 21,22 SEPTEMBER

1. Which is  the most advanced surface-to-air missile that was successfully test-fired by India 8' off the Odisha coast?
a) Barak-8
b) Akash
c) Trishul
d) Maitri
ANS A
2. Which Nobel laureate was honoured as the 2016 Humanitarian of the Year by the Harvard Foundation?
a) Ban-Ki Moon
b) Malala Yousafzai
c) Aung San Suu Kyi
d) None of the above
ANS C
3. Name the person that was appointed as the India's Ambassador to Sweden recently?
a) Gulshan Singh
b) Monika Kapil Mohta
c) Azita Raji
d) H.E. Artak
ANS B
4. Which country topped the World Economic Freedom (WEF) Index 2016?
a) Hong Kong
b) Switzerland
c) Singapore
d) New Zealand
ANS A
5. What is the position of India in the World Economic Freedom (WEF) Index 2016?
a) 112th
b) 111th
c) 78th
d) 108th
ANS A
6. Joint Sea-2016 naval exercise was conducted between which of the following countries?
a) China and United States
b) India and Russia
c) China and Russia
d) India and China
ANS C
7. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India recently?
a) Nitin Srivastav
b) Usha Pal
c) VK Sharma
d) Usha Sangwan
ANS C
8. Which country was recently hit by Typhoon Meranti?
a) China
b) India
c) Vietnam
d) Malaysia
ANS A
9. Theme of the International Day of Peace that was observed across the world on 21 September 2016?
a) The Sustainable Development Goals: Building Blocks for Peace
b) Partnerships for Peace - Dignity for All
c) Sustainable Peace for a Sustainable Future
d) Disarmament and non-proliferation
ANS A
10. In which city the two-day North East Connectivity Summit is being held?
a) Shillong
b) Guwahati
c) Agartala
d) Kohima

ANS C
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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 19,20 SEPTEMBER

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 19,20 SEPTEMBER

1. Which joint naval exercise conducted between China and Russia in the South China Sea?
a) South China Sea Joint Exercise 2016
b) Ruschi-2016
c) Exercise RIMPAC
d) Joint Sea-2016
ANS D

2. Name the district that was recently declared as the 22nd district of Haryana?
a) Palwal
b) Charkhi Dadri
c) Gohana
d) Mahendragarh
ANS B
3. Who was recently appointed as the Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission?
a) Alka Sirohi
b) Deepak Gupta
c) Amit Lanba
d) None of the above
ANS A
4. In which state of India 7-day-long Naropa festival is being celebrated?
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Jammu and Kashmir
c) Sikkim
d) Uttarakhand
ANS B
5. Which country topped the 2016 Rio Paralympics that concluded in Brazil recently?
a) United States
b) Britain
c) Ukraine
d) China
ANS D
6. Name the Declaration that was adopted by the World Leaders recently at the United Nations General Assembly Summit for Refugees and Migrants?
a) Lima Declaration on Alternative Development
b) New York Declaration
c) Doha Declaration on Integrating Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
d) Universal Declaration of Human Rights
ANS B
7. Name the company that was acquired by Facebook recently to build Wi-Fi drones, data servers and virtual reality goggles faster?
a) Nascent Objects
b) Quickfire Networks
c) Two Big Ears
d) SurrealVision
ANS A
8. Which of the following financial services firms tied up with the Board of Control for Cricket in India recently?
a) Karvy Group
b) Janalakshmi Financial Services
c) Manappuram General Finance and Leasing
d) DSP Merrill Lynch Limited
ANS B
9. Naropa Festival that recently started in Ladakh region of India is also known as ?
a) Buddhist Kumbh
b) Kumbh of Leh-Ladakh
c) Kumbh of Himalayas
d) Hemis Festival
ANS C
10. Which political party of Russian President Vladimir Putin won the Russian parliamentary election?
a) Communist Party
b) United Russia party
c) Just Russian party
d) Liberal Democratic Party
ANS B
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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 17,18 SEPTEMBER

 DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 17,18 SEPTEMBER

1.    What was India’s rank in the 2016 Track Asia cup that was held in Delhi?
a)    Second
b)    Seventh
c)    Third
d)    Fourth
ANS A
2.    Theme of World Suicide Prevention Day  that was observed on 10 September?
a)    With Understanding New Hope
b)    Saving Lives, Restoring Hope
c)    Connect, Communicate, Care
d)   Stigma: A Major Barrier to Suicide Prevention
ANS C
3.    Who is the author of the book His Bloody Project?
a)    Ottessa Moshfegh
b)    Graeme Macrae Burnet
c)    Deborah Levy
d)    Paul Beatty
ANS B
4.    With which country India in September 2016 signed three agreements including improvement of road network?
a)    Nepal
b)    Bangladesh
c)    Myanmar
d)   Sri Lanka

ANS A
5.    Who is the author/s of the book India, Inter-Country Parental Child Removal and the Law?
a)    Anil Malhotra & Ranjit Malhotra
b)    Soli Sorabjee & Balram k. Gupta
c)    Anil Malhotra & Soli Sorabjee
d)    Ranjit Malhotra & Soli Sorabjee
ANS A
6. Which sports personality appointed as the Brand Ambassador of Punjab National Bank recently?
a) Sachin Tendulkar
b) MS Dhoni
c) Virat Kohli
d) Yuvraj Singh
ANS C
7. Who is the Pulitzer-winning US playwright that authored the masterpiece Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf and died recently?
a) Richard Nelson
b) Sean O'Casey
c) Tim Rice
d) Edward Albee
ANS D
8. Which of the following is the Guided Missile Destroyer Ship that was launched recently at Mazagaon Dock Ship Builders Limited (MDL), Mumbai?
a) INS Paradip
b) INS Visakhapatnam
c) INS Mormugao
d) INS Porbandar
ANS C
9. Which of the following won the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards?
a) Game of Thrones
b) Downtown Abbey
c) Veep
d) The Americans
ANS A
10. Who won gold medal in Junior World Wrestling Championships?
a) Jeba Hayat
b) Manisha
c) Priya Marwar
d) Priyesha Deshmukh
ANS B
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Saturday, September 24, 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 24 SEP 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 24 SEP 2016
(Daily News India)
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1.INDIA AND  FRANCE INKED DEAL FOR 36 RAFALE FIGHTER JETS
i. India and France  inked the 7.8-billion Euro deal for 36 Rafale fighter jets.
ii.The aircraft will be equipped with latest missiles and weapon system like Meteor and Scalp.
iii.The 7.8 billion Euro deal is crucial for the Indian Air Force and is expected to give India the dominant status in the air
iv.The Rafale jet has a strategic weapon has Beyond Visual Range  Meteor air-to-air missile with a range in excess of 150 kilometre.

2. JUNAID AHMAD APPOINTED AS WORLD BANK COUNTRY DIRECTOR FOR INDIA
i.Junaid Ahmad has been appointed as the World Bank Country Director for India.
ii. He will replace  succeed Onno Ruhl.

3. DEMOCRATS AND DISSENTERS AUTHORED BY RAMACHANDRA GUHA RELEASED
I. Book titled Democrats and Dissenters authored by Ramachandra Guha was released .
Ii.The book is a work of rigorous scholarship on topics of compelling contemporary interest, written with elegance and wit.
iii.Democrats and Dissenters covers a wide range of themes such as national projects of India’s neighbours to political debates within India itself, from the responsibilities of writers to the complex relationship between democracy and violence.

4. INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE OBSERVED ON 21ST SEP
i. International Day of Peace was observed across the world on 21st  September 
ii.The theme  for the day is The Sustainable Development Goals: Building Blocks for Peace.
iii.The day is dedicated to world peace, and specifically the absence of war and violence, such as might be occasioned by a temporary ceasefire in a combat zone for humanitarian aid access.

5. MUKESH AMBANI TOPS FORBES' 100 RICHEST INDIANS LIST
i. Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani has topped the Forbes' '100 Richest Indians' list.
ii. India's richest pharmaceutical magnate Dilip Shanghvi remains at 2nd.

6. RITU RANI RETIRES FROM INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY
i. Former Indian women's hockey captain Ritu Rani has announced her retirement from international hockey.
ii. The 24-year-old midfielder made the announcement in a mail to Hockey India president Narinder Batra.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 23 SEP 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 23 SEP 2016
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1. INDIA, US, AFGHANISTAN REAFFIRMS SHARED INTEREST IN COMBATING TERRORISM
i. India, United States and Afghanistan have reaffirmed their shared interests in combating terrorism and advancing peace and security in the region.
ii. They have exchanged views on the situation in Afghanistan and on regional issues of mutual interest.
iii.They welcomed the discussions focused on economic, political and development goals in Afghanistan including the regional dimension.

2. NAVTEJ SARNA APPOINTED AMBASSADOR TO THE US
i. The Union Government has appointed Navtej Sarna  as Ambassador to the United States.
ii. Navtej Sarna  is an Indian Foreign Service  officer of the 1980 batch.
iii. He also served as India’s ambassador to Israel from 2008 to 2012.

3. UNION GOVERNMENT APPOINTS THREE ECONOMISTS TO MONETARY POLICY COMMITTEE
i. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet has appointed three economists as the external appointees on the Monetary Policy Committee.
ii.They are Pami Dua, Chetan Ghate and Ravindra Dholakia.
iii. They will work to decide interest rates.
iv.Monetary Policy Committee under the RBI will decide monetary policy by setting interest rates.
v. It aims to bring significant changes in the power the RBI governor while deciding interest rates.

4. ECONOMIC FREEDOM OF THE WORLD 2016 REPORT RELEASED
i.India's Centre for Civil Society in collaboration with Canada's Fraser Institute released the Economic Freedom of the World 2016 Annual Report.
ii.The report is based on data from 2014 and measures the World Economic Freedom  Index by analysing the policies and institutions of 159 countries and territories.
iii.Hong Kong topped the index followed by Singapore and New Zealand at second and third position.

5. ADB APPROVES 631 MILLION US DOLLARS LOAN FOR VISAKHAPATNAM-CHENNAI INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR
i. The Asian Development Bank approved 631 million US dollars loan for construction of industrial corridor between Visakhapatnam and Chennai.
ii. It is India's first coastal industrial corridor running from West Bengal to Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu.
iii.The fund will help develop the first key 800-km section of the planned 2500-km East Coast Economic Corridor

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Friday, September 23, 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 22 SEP 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 22 SEP 2016
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1. INCREDIBLE INDIA TOURISM INVESTORS SUMMIT-2016 STARTED IN NEW DELHI
i. The Incredible India Tourism Investors Summit 2016 has started in New Delhi.
ii. It will provide a common platform for domestic and international investors to meet project owners from across Indian states and the private sector.
iii. It will host presentations of investible properties, session on why invest in India, Micro of Small and Micro Enterprises in tourism sector.

2. UNION CABINET APPROVES MERGER OF RAIL BUDGET WITH GENERAL BUDGET
i. The Union Cabinet has approved the proposals of Ministry of Finance to merge of Railway budget with the General budget.
ii. Merger of Railway Budget with the General Budget will be effective from the Budget 2017-18.
iii. It will save Railways from the liability of payment of approximately 9,700 crore rupees as an annual dividend to the Central Government.

3. VLADIMIR PUTIN'S WON ELECTIONS
i. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party won a huge victory in the country’s parliamentary election.
ii. The party led by vladmir Putin had won 54% of the vote in elections.

4. INDIA'S GDP TO GROW BY 8% OVER NEXT FEW YRS REPORT BY S&P
i. Standard & Poor's Global Ratings has forecasted a relatively high quality GDP growth of 8% for India over the next few years.
ii. This would be backed by a broadening consumption base.

5. DEAF SHOOTER PRIYESHA DESHMUKH WON BRONZE IN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
i. Deaf Indian shooter Priyesha Deshmukh won the bronze medal in her first-ever international competition at the first World Deaf Shooting Championships held in Russia.
ii. She won bronze in the 10m air rifle category and it was her maiden international participation.

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Wednesday, September 21, 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 21 SEP 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 21 SEP 2016
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1. MALAYSIAN ENVOY RELEASES TRANSLATED BOOK ON SAI BABA
i. The Consul General of Malaysia in India Eldeen Husaini Muhammad Hashim has released the translated version of 'Sai Charitra Granth', a book on the life of Sai Baba.
ii. The book is translated into Malay by a social outfit called 'I love Sai'.

2. 17TH NAM SUMMIT HELD AT VENEZUELA
i. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro  hosted the latest meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement .
ii. Vice President Hamid Ansari held talks with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on a host of issues of mutual interest.
iii. The Non-Aligned Movement is a group of states which are not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc.

3. ‘SELFIE WITH TOILET’ TO BOOST SWACHH BHARAT IN LUDHIANA
i. To make the Swachh Bharat Mission successful and encourage people to use clean toilets, the Ludhiana district administration has started a ‘Selfie with my Shauchalya’ campaign.
ii. Under the initiative, beneficiaries of toilets provided by the Punjab government and Bharti Foundation had been urged to click a selfie with their toilets.

4. NOBEL LAUREATE AUNG SAN SUU KYI TO GET HUMANITARIAN AWARD
i. Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been honored as the 2016 humanitarian of the year by students and faculty at the Harvard Foundation.
ii. Suu Kyi gained international prominence as the General Secretary of the newly formed National League for Democracy in Myanmar in 1990.
iii. She became one of the world’s most well-known political prisoners during her 15 years of house arrest for participating in protests against the government.

5. LONG RANGE SURFACE-TO-AIR BARAK-8 MISSILE SUCCESSFULLY TEST FIRED
i. India and Israel jointly developed most advanced long range surface-to-air missile   Barak-8 was successfully test fired .
ii. Barak-8 missile is long-range nuclear capable ballistic missile, developed jointly by Israel and India.

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Tuesday, September 20, 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 19 & 20 SEP 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 19 & 20 SEP 2016
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1. ALKA SIROHI APPOINTED AS UPSC CHAIRMAN
i. President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed Alka Sirohi as chairman of Union Public Service Commission as per Article 316 of Constitution.
ii. She will replace Deepak Gupta.
iii. Union Public Service Commission  is constitutional body which conducts the prestigious civil services examination to select IAS, IFS and IPS officers among others.

2. INDIAN SHOOTER SUBHANKAR PRAMANICK WON GOLD AT ISSF JUNIOR WORLD CUP IN AZERBAIJAN
i. Young Indian shooter Subhankar Pramanick has won the gold medal at the ISSF Junior World Cup for pistol, rifle and shotgun in Gabala, Azerbaijan.
ii.He won the gold medal in 50-metre rifle prone event

3. ANANDI RAMALINGAM ASSUMED CHARGE AS BHARAT ELECTRONICS LIMITED’S FIRST WOMAN DIRECTOR
i. Anandi Ramalingam assumed charge as whole time director of Bharat Electronics Limited.
ii. It is the first time that a woman has been appointed as the Director of the company.
iii. Bharat Electronics Limited is an Indian state-owned aerospace and defence company

4. PRIYESHA DESHMUKH WON BRONZE MEDAL IN WORLD DEAF SHOOTING CHAMPIONSHIPS
i. India’s Priyesha Deshmukh has won a historic bronze medal in the first World Deaf Shooting Championships held in Kazan, Russia.
ii. It  is her maiden international participation.
iii. The gold was won by Svitlana Yatsenko  and Serbia’s Gordana Mikovic won silver.

5. HARYANA CM MANOHAR LAL KHATTAR DECLARES CHARKHI DADRI AS 22ND DISTRICT
i. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced Charkhi Dadri as the 22nd district of the state.
ii. The state CM made the announcement at a public rally in Dadri in Bhiwani district.
iii. Charkhi Dadri is a district in Bhiwani district in the state of Haryana.

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