DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 27 SEP 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 27 SEP 2016

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1. WORLD TOURISM DAY OBSERVED ON 27 SEPTEMBER

i. The World Tourism Day is being observed annually on 27th September  across the world.

ii.The day is observed to raise awareness about the importance of tourism.

iii.The Theme for the World Tourism Day is  "Tourism for all promoting universal accessibility’.

2. VIJAY KELKAR ELECTED PRESIDENT OF INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE

i. Former petroleum secretary Vijay Kelkar has been elected as a president of the prestigious Indian Statistical Institute.

ii. Vijay Kelkar has replaced former RBI governor C Rangarajan.

iii.It is one of the oldest and most prestigious institutions focused on statistics.

3. VEERAPPA MOILY-LED PARLIAMENTARY PANEL TO EXAMINE MERGER OF BUDGETS

i. The parliamentary committee headed by the Congress MP M Veerappa Moily, has been constituted to review the all budgetary reforms.

ii.The committee will also review the disinvestment policy, the banking sector in India, RBI’s emerging role and its framework.

4. AGRICULTURE MINISTER INAUGURATES KRISHI UNNATI MELA IN MATHURA

i. The Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Shri Radha Mohan Singh has inaugurated the 4 days Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Krishi Unnati Mela – in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.

ii.The fest is orgainised to promote new technology advancement in agriculture.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 26 SEP 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 26 SEP 2016

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1. INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE TOTAL ELIMINATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS OBSERVED ON 26 SEP

I. International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons was observed on 26 September.

ii. The Day provides an occasion for the world community to reaffirm its commitment to global nuclear disarmament as a high priority.

iii.It also provides an opportunity to educate the public and their leaders about the real benefits of eliminating such weapons, and the social and economic costs of perpetuating them.

2. AJAY SINGH ELECTED BFI PRESIDENT

i. Uttarakhand’s Ajay Singh has been elected president of the Boxing Federation of India.

ii. The Mumbai-based Jay Kowli won the post of secretary-general as the election process for the office-bearers of the new National federation was completed.

3. JAPAN TO HOST 2026 ASIAN GAMES

i. Japan’s Aichi prefecture and its capital city Nagoya were confirmed as co-hosts of the 2026 Asian Games.

ii. South Korea is already hosting the Winter Olympics at Pyeonchang in 2018 and Tokyo will hosts the 2020 Summer Olympics before the winter games go to Beijing in 2022.

4. R ASHWIN BECOMES FASTEST INDIAN & SECOND OVERALL TO TAKE 200 TEST WICKETS

I. Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin became the fastest Indian and second overall to take 200 wickets, reaching the milestone in his 37th Test.

ii Ashwin left behind the likes of Dennis Lillee and Waqar Younis, who took 38 Tests to get to 200 wickets.

5. SANIA MIRZA AND BARBORA STRYCOVA LIFT TORAY PAN PACIFIC OPEN TROPHY IN TOKYO

i. India's Sania Mirza and her Czech partner Barbora Strycova lifted the women’s doubles title in the Toray Pan Pacific Open trophy in Tokyo.

ii.The Indo-Czech pair defeated the unseeded Chinese pair of Chen Liang and Zhaoxuan Yang .

iii.This is Sania and Strycova's second title in three tournaments since they have paired together.

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GK SERIES FOR SSC,IAS,PCS,HAS,HCS AND OTHER COMPETITIVE EXAMS (HISTORY-1)

Indus Valley Civilization (IVC)

3500 – 1300 BCE

[The Harappan Culture: Bronze Age Civilization]

Features of Indus Valley Civilization:

·         Cities were divided into two parts i.e. Upper town(west), also known as Citadel (i.e. fortified) and Lower Town(east).

·         Red pottery painted with designs in black.

·         Copper, bronze, silver, gold present.

·       Bodies were buried in wooden coffins, but during the later stages ‘H symmetry culture’ evolved where bodies were buried in painted burial urns.

·    Efficient town planning with streets running from North-South and East-West directions, cutting each other at right angle.

·         Northern-most site- Manda (J&K).

·         Southern-most site- Daimabad (Maharashtra).

·         Eastern-most site- Alamgirpur (UP).

·         Western-most site- Sutkagendor (Pakistan).

·         Important Ports towns: Lothal , Surkotada , Dholavira

·         Mature Harappan phase: c. 2600 – 1900 BCE.

·         Largest Harappan site in India is Rakhigarhi in Haryana.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 25 SEP 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 25 SEP 2016

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1. INDIA AND RUSSIA STARTED  JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE IN VLADIVOSTOK

i. The 8th edition of the Indo-Russia joint military exercise ‘Indra 2016’ was started  in Vladivostok in Russia.

ii. Indra  is a biannual exercise which has been carried out between the two allies since 2003.

2.COMMITTEES FOR THE BIRTH CENTENARY OF PANDIT DEENDAYAL UPADHYAY

i. The PM, Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the formation of two committees for the commemoration of the birth centenary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay.

ii. The Prime Minister will chair a 149 member National Committee, and the Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, will chair a 23 member Executive Committee.

3. ARUN GOYAL APPOINTED ADDITIONAL SECRETARY IN GST COUNCIL

i. Senior IAS officer Arun Goyal has been appointed as Additional Secretary in the Goods and Services Tax  Council.

ii. The Council, headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, is formed to decide on tax rate, exempted goods and the threshold limit.

4. WORLD’S LARGEST RADIO TELESCOPE BUILT IN CHINA

i. China has built world’s largest radio telescope nicknamed Tianyan known as Heavenly Eye” or “The Eye of Heaven.

ii. It has started its operation and is part of China’s drive to become a science powerhouse.

iii. It is located in the Dawodang depression a natural basin in Pingtang County in the Guizhou Province, Southwest China.

iv. It is the world’s largest single dish radio telescope and the second largest radio telescope after the Russian RATAN-600, which has a sparsely filled aperture.

5. MISSION PARIVAR VIKAS TO BE LAUNCHED IN SEVEN STATES FOR IMPROVED FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES

i.The Union Health Ministry has decided to launch Mission Parivar Vikas in seven states for improved family planning services.

ii. Its main objective is to accelerate access to high quality family planning choices based on information, reliable services and supplies within a rights-based framework.

iii. The key strategic focus area of this initiative will be on improving access to contraceptives through delivering assured services, dovetailing with new promotional schemes and  ensuring commodity .

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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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