DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 01 SEP 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 01 SEP 2016

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1. INDIA JUMPS 19 PLACES IN LOGISTICS PERFORMANCE INDEX: WORLD BANK

i. India jumped 19 places in the Logistics Performance Index to rank 35th in this year’s list.

ii. The World Bank has recently released a Logistics Performance Index (LPI) 2016 report titled ‘Connecting to Complete 2016’.

iii. The logistics' list was topped by Germany.

2. BHUTAN SET TO HOST ASIAN TENNIS TOUR EVENT NEXT MONTH

i. Land of the thunder dragon’s Nation Bhutan is set to become the fourth Asian country to host a tournament on the Asian Tennis Tour.

ii. India, Thailand and Iran have already hosted a series of tournaments, both men and women, on ATT and Bhutan is scheduled to host its maiden event from September 16 to 18.

3. FIRST MILITARY HERITAGE WEBSITE LAUNCHED

i. India's first military heritage website, coloursofglory.org was launched by Glory Foundation at Chennai.

ii. A veteran of the 1971 Indo-Pak war, city based Captain D.P.Ramachandran who is also the executive trustee of the foundation declared the war heroes of South India held great significance to the history of India.

4. MOBIKWIK JOINS HAND WITH 12 STATE ELECTRICITY BOARDS

i. India's largest digital payment company in India, MobiKwik has announced coalition with 12 state electricity boards.

ii. The MobiKwik took this initiative ahead of its expansion plan to set up a national base for utility payments.

5. UNION MINISTER JP NADDA UNVEILED MERA ASPATAL – MY HOSPITAL INITIATIVE

i. Union Health and Family Welfare Minister JP Nadda launched the ‘Mera Aspataal’ (my hospital) initiative.

ii. This move seeks to empower the patients by seeking their views on the quality of experience in a public healthcare facility.

6. GUJARAT BECOMES FIRST STATE TO DISTRIBUTE 2 CR. LED BULBS

i. Under the Government’s initiative of affordable LEDs for all (UJALA) scheme, Gujarat has become the 1st state to distribute 2 crore LED bulbs.

ii. Gujarat has reached this milestone in just 96 days and over 42 lakh households have already benefitted from the scheme.

7. 100-YEAR-OLD ATHLETE FROM INDIA, WINS GOLD MEDAL AT MASTERS GAMES

i. India’s 100-year-old athlete, Man Kaur has won Gold medal at the American Masters Games in the 100-meter dash. She took a minute-and-a-half to cross the finish line in Vancouver.

ii. Kaur from Chandigarh was the only female competitor in her age category at the competition for older athletes.

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1. WHAT TITLE HAS BEEN GIVEN TO LOGISTIC PERFORMANCE INDEX 2016 BY WORLD BANK?

a. Connecting World

b. Supply Logistic

c. Connecting to Complete

d. Logistic Connection

2. ASIAN TENNIS TOUR WILL BE HOST BY WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES?

a. India

b. Mayanmar

c. Thailand

d. Bhutan

3. WHICH PAYMENT APP HAS ANNOUNCED COALITION WITH 12 STATES ELECTRICITY BOARD FOR UTILITY PAYMENT?

a. Paytm

b. Mobikwik

c. Freecharge

d. Gobibo

4. NAME THE UNION HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE MINISTER OF INDIA?

a. JP Nadda

b. Sadananda Godwana

c. Suresh Prabhu

d. Amit Shah

5. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF GUJARAT?

a. Rajkot

b. Gandhinagar

c. Surat

d. Daman

ANSWERS:

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

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 31 AUG 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 31 AUG 2016

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1. PV SINDHU TO BE COMMANDANT IN CRPF

i. Central Reserve Police Force India (CRPF) has decided to appoint Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu as it’s brand ambassador and bestow the honorary rank of Commandant on the ace badminton player.

ii. A Commandant rank in the CRPF is equivalent to the position of a Superintendent of Police (SP) and such an officer commands a battalion of about 1,000 personnel, when posted in field operations.

2. YOGESHWAR DUTT’S BRONZE MEDAL TURNS TO SILVER

i. Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt's London 2012 bronze might be upgraded to silver.

ii. The upgrade has been triggered by a positive dope test of late Russian wrestler Besik Kudukhov, the original silver winner in the 60-kg freestyle event.

iii. Following the upgrade, India now has eight Olympic silver medals.

3. INDIA AND US SIGN LOGISTIC EXCHANGE PACT BOOSTING DEFENCE TIES

i. India and the US have signed an important agreement that will make the two nations logistical allies and enable both the militaries to use each other's assets and bases for repair and replenishment of supplies.

4. INDIA AND MYANMAR SIGN FOUR AGREEMENTS.

i. India and Myanmar have signed four MoU to enhance cooperation and bilateral relations between the two countries.

Agreements:

a.    The first agreement pertains to the construction of 69 bridges on the Tamu-Kalewa section of the trilateral highway connecting India, Myanmar and Thailand.

b.   The second agreement is on upgrading the Kalewa-Yargi section of the trilateral highway.

c.    The third agreement is for cooperation in the field of renewable energy,

d.   The fourth agreement cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine

5. INDIA TO GROW AT 7.6% IN FY'17: RBI

i. The RBI, in its Annual Report, has projected India's growth rate at 7.6% in 2016-17, up from 7.2% last year.

ii. The Reserve Bank of India is India's central banking institution, which controls the monetary policy of the Indian rupee.

6. DOGRI WRITER PADMA SACHDEV GETS SARASWATI SAMMAN

i. Padma Sachdev was awarded the prestigious Saraswati Samman for the year 2015 for her autobiography 'Chitt-Chete' in Dogri language. She was felicitated by Delhi's Lt Governor Najeeb Jung in New Delhi on 29 August 2016.

ii. The 76-year-old poet and novelist's autobiography, published in 2007, was shortlisted from 22 works written in as many languages published between 2005 and 2014.

7. PM NARENDRA MODI INAUGURATES 1ST PHASE OF SAUNI YOJANA IN JAMNAGAR

i. PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated the first of the 4 phases of the ambitious irrigation (worth Rs 12000 Cr.) scheme, Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation Yojana (SAUNI), at the Aji-3 dam near Rajkot.

ii. Phase-1 of the project has been developed at a cost of Rs. 1,562 crore with 58 km of pipeline.

8. ANANTH KUMAR LAUNCHES ‘PHARMA SAHI DAAM’ MOBILE APP

i. The Union minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers and Parliamentary Affairs Ananth Kumar launched a mobile App. developed by NPPA, which shows the MRP fixed by NPPA for various scheduled drugs on the real time basis.

ii. In the Sidelines the Minister also urged a ‘3A (Availability, Affordability and Accessibility) approach to achieve health security for every citizen of India.

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1. RECENTLY, INDIA HAS SIGNED MOU WITH WHICH COUNTRY TO ENHANCE LOGISTIC EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE ARMIES OF THE TWO COUNTRIES?

a. China

b. Japan

c. Korea

d. US

2. NAME THE TRILATERAL HIGHWAY WHICH IS CONNECTING THREE COUNTRIES INDIA , MAYANMAR AND THAILAND?

a. Tamu-Kalewa

b. Tamu-Mayana

c. Tamu-Indo

d. Indo-Mayana

3. WHAT IS THE INDIA’S GROWTH RATE ACCORDING TO RBI ANNUAL REPORT?

a. 7.5%

b. 7.6%

c. 7.2%

d. 7.1%

4. PM NARENDRA HAS LAUNCHED SAUNI YOJANA FOR WHICH WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES?

a. Financial Inclusion

b. Forex Exchange

c. Irrigation Purposes

d. Employment

5. NAME THE APP WHICH IS RECENTLY LAUNCHED BY MINISTRY OF CHEMICAL AND FERTILIZERS?

a. Medicine Right Away

b. Pharma Sahi Daam

c. Pharma Right

d. Medicine Price

ANSWERS:

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

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 27, 28 AUGUST

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 27, 28 AUGUST

1.    Name the Sri Lankan cricketer who announced retirement from international cricket in August 2016?

a)    Kumar Sangakkara

b)    Tillakaratne Dilshan

c)    Mahela Jayawardene

d)    Lasith Malinga

2.    Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) e-Box launched by Union Minister Maneka Gandhi. Human being up to which age are recognised as a child under POSCO Act 2012?

a)    16 years

b)    10 years

c)    14 years

d)    18 yearsANS D

3.    For how many number of Olympics Games Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the decision to set up a task force to prepare action Plan?

a)    Four

b)    One

c)    Three

d)    Two

4.    As per RBI’s direction, at which percent the women self-help groups (SHGs) in rural areas will be granted loans by all banks?

a)    8 percent

b)    7 percent

c)    9 percent

d)    6 percent

5.    In which Dargah, Bombay High Court on 26 August 2016 ruled that women should be permitted to enter the sanctum sanctorum of a Dargah set in the heart of Mumbai.

a)    Jangli Peer Dargah

b)    Syed Qadar Shah Vali Dargah

c)    Hazrat Baba Fakhruddin Pir

d)    Haji Ali Dargah

6.    Which state granted 980 crore rupees by the World Bank to dredge the Brahmaputra as an initiative to develop waterways to Bangladesh and to other South East Asian countries.

a)    West Bengal

b)    Assam

c)    Arunachal Pradesh

d)    Sikkim

 7.    Which country agreed to provide eight submarines to Pakistan by 2028.

a)    China

b)    USA

c)    North Korea

d)    RussiaANS A

8.    Name the  Indian city that will host the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in 2017?

a)    Bengaluru

b)    Delhi

c)    Jaipur

d)    Hyderabad

9.    Who is the author of the book “I Want 2 be Tendulkar”?

a)    Manish Sharma

b)    Devdutt Pattanaik

c)    Savi Sharma

d)    Sudeep Nagarkar

10.    Who will head the 11-member committee that was constituted by Finance Ministry to suggest steps to promote card payments?

a)    Arvind Subramanian

b)    DB Shekatkar

c)    Anand Desai

d)    Ratan P Watal

ANSWER

1.B, 2.D, 3.C, 4.B, 5.D, 6.B, 7.A, 8.A, 9.A, 10.D,

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 27 AUG 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 27 AUG 2016

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1. SOUTH INDIA’S FIRST CHILDREN COURT WAS INAUGURATED IN HYDERABAD

i. After Goa and Delhi, Telangana has become the third state to inaugurate south India’s first Children’s Court was inaugurated in Hyderabad.

ii. This court is a child-friendly court and sixth in the country with features like separate waiting rooms for children and a video camera trial for the accused, mandated under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POSCO) Act-2012.

2. TELANGANA AAROGYASRI TRUST BAGS FICCI AWARD

i. The GPS-enabled mobile app of the Telangana Aarogyasri Healthcare Trust bagged this year’s Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)’s healthcare excellence award.

ii. It is the IInd award for the app having secured the ‘Elite Smart Healthcare Conclave’ for being the most important mobile app in the nation.

3. UNION GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES POCSO E-BOX

i. The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development has launched Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses e-box, in New Delhi.

ii. It was launched by the Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi in New Delhi.

iii. POCSO e-box is an online complaint management system for easy and direct reporting of sexual offences against children and timely action against offenders under POCSO Act, 2012.

iv. It is an initiative of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights  for Direct online Reporting of Child Sexual Abuse.

4. RBI RECOMENMDED BANKS TO EXTEND LOANS TO WOMEN SHGS AT 7% RATE

i. RBI has recomended banks to provide loans to women self-help groups in rural areas at 7% per annum.

ii. The Reserve Bank of India said all women self-help groups  will be eligible for interest subvention on credit up to three lakh rupees at 7% per annum under the Deendayal Antyodaya

 5.  1ST BRICS FILM FESTIVAL FROM SEPT. 2^ND TO SEP 6^TH  IN NEW DELHI

i. India will be hosting the first BRICS film festival which will be starting from from Sept. 2^nd to 6^th New Delhi.

ii. The film festival will showcase an amalgamation of culture, films, song, dance and food of the 5-member countries including Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa

6. INDIAN ECONOMY TO GROW 7.9% THIS FISCAL REPORTED BY GOLDMAN SACHS

i. US multinational banking firm Goldman Sachs forecasted Indian economy’s growth rate at 7.9% in this year 2016-17.

ii. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is an American multinational banking firm.

iii. The company is engaged in global investment banking, investment management, securities, and other financial services, primarily with institutional clients.

7. SRK, AKSHAY, SALMAN & BIG B AMID TOP 20 HIGHEST-PAID GLOBAL ACTORS

i. The Forbes magazine published the list of highest paid actors featuring Shah Rukh Khan and Akshay Kumar as the top two highest paid actors on 8th and 10th rank.

ii. Salman Khan is also ranked on 14th rank, which is followed by legend Amitabh Bachchan on 18th position.

iii. The list is topped by former WWE wrestler and present actor, Dwayne Johnson.

8. FIVE INDIAN COMPANIES RANKED AMONG WORLD'S 100 MOST INNOVATIVE

i. Five Indian companies ranked among world's 100 most innovative companies launched by forbes.

ii. The list is topped by Tesla Motors for the second consecutive year.

iii. Indian Companiesin the list are  Asian Paints ranked at 18th position ,Hindustan Unilever  ranked at 31^st, Tata Consultancy Servicesranked at  66^th, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries  ranked at 73^rd , Larsen & Toubro ranked  at 89^th spot.

9. DHYAN CHAND LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WILL BE CONFERRED WITH THE JHARKHAND DUNGDUNG

i. Former Olympian Silvanus Dungdung to be honoured with Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award.

ii. Dhyan Chand was an Indian field hockey player, who is considered as one the greatest field hockey player of all time.

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1. WHICH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WAS LAUNCHED BY UNION GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT THE CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL OFFENCES?

a. POCSO e-Box

b. e- childcare

c. e- Complaint

d. None of these

2. “GOLDMAN SACHS” IS A MULTINATIONAL COMPANY OF WHICH COUNTRY?

a. Japan

b. china

c. USA

d. Russia

3. WHO WILL BE HONORED WITH THE MAJOR DHAYAN CHAND LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD?

a. Silver Dungdung

b. Silvanus Dungdung

c. Disilva dug

d. None of these

4. WHEN WAS THE “ANTYODYA SCHEME” LAUNCHED?

a. September 2015

b. September 2013

c. September 2016

d. September 2014

5. WHICH APP BAGGED THE FICC’S HEALTHCARE EXCELLENCE AWARD?

a. Telangana Aarogyasri Heathcare

b. Telangana Ausadhi Healthcare

c. Maharastra Arigyarishi

d. None of the above

6. HOW MANY INDIAN COMPANIES ARE RANKED THE WORLD’S 100 MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANIES BY FORBES?

a. 6

b. 5

c. 3

d. 9

ANSWERS:

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

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