DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 11TH FEB 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 11^TH FEB 2017

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1. ANDHRA PRADESH GOVERNMENT CONSTITUTES 33 MEMBER COMMITTEE FOR SAGARMALA PROJECT

i. A 33 member committee has been constituted under the chairmanship of Andhra Pradesh’s CM N Chandrababu Naidu for the speedy implementation of the Sagarmala Project in Andhra Pradesh.

ii. Sagarmala project aims to improve the state’s coastline and inland waterways.

iii. The committee will be responsible for overseeing the entire project and will bring together all the concerned departments and review their work on a daily basis for timely completion of the project.

iv. During the 1st meeting Naidu stressed on the opportunities that Andhra Pradesh has to develop a coast-led industrial economy.

v .The Andhra Pradesh Government and Visakhapatnam Port Trust have submitted proposals for 90 projects with an outlay of Rs.1,30,763 cr under the Sagarmala project.

2. GOVERNMENT TO OPEN 56 MORE POST OFFICE PASSPORT SEVA KENDRAS ACROSS INDIA

i. With the successful operationalization of the 2 pilot projects of utilizing Head Post Offices as the Passport Seva Kendra, the government has now decided to Open 56 More Post Office Passport Seva Kendras across India.

ii. The Ministry of External Affairs and Department of Posts are working to start the operation of the new centers as early as possible in various states including Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal.

iii. The pilot projects were launched in Mysuru and Gujarat.

3. CHINA RELEASES THEME FOR BRICS SUMMIT 2017

i. 2017 BRICS summit to be held in Xiamen, China in Sept 2017.

ii. The theme of the summit will be “BRICS: Stronger Partnership for a Brighter Future “.

iii. The main focus of the summit will be on 5 key things Deepening cooperation, Carrying out people-to-people exchanges, Strengthening global governance, Building broader partnerships and Making institutional improvements.

4. GOVT.  SELLS 2% STAKE IN ITC TO RAISE RS. 6,690 CRORE

i. As a part of its disinvestment plan for 2016-17, the central government sold 2 % of its stake in ITC to Life Insurance Corporation of India and earned Rs 6,690 cr.

ii. Held under the Specified Undertaking of the Unit Trust of India, the stake was sold at Rs 275.85 per share through block deals.

iii. This is the 2nd SUUTI disinvestment of 2016-17. Earlier in November, Centre divested 1.63 % stake in Larsen & Toubro to raise Rs 2,100 cr.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 11 & 12 FEB

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 11 & 12 FEB

1.  WHO IS THE HEAD OF THE 33 MEMBER COMMITTEE FORMED FOR THE SPEEDY IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SAGARMALA PROJECT IN ANDHRA PRADESH?

a) Siddaramaiah

b) Piyush Goyal

c) M. Venkaiah Naidu

d) N Chandrababu Naidu

ANS - D

2. THE FIRST PILOT BRANCH OF THE POST OFFICE PASSPORT SEVA KENDRA WAS LAUNCHED IN WHICH CITY?

a) Kolkata

b) Mysuru

c) Banglaore

d) Indore

ANS - B

3. WHAT IS THE THEME OF THE 2017 BRICS SUMMIT?

a) BRICS: Stronger Partnership for a Brighter Future.

b) BRICS and Africa: Partnership for Development, Integration and Industrialisation

c) Inclusive Growth: Sustainable Solutions

d) Building Responsive, Inclusive and Collective Solutions

ANS - A

4. WHICH MINISTRY LAUNCHED THE WORLD’S FIRST COMPREHENSIVE BRAILLE ATLAS FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED IN NEW DELHI?

a) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

b) Ministry of Human Resource Development

c) Ministry of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences

d) Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

ANS - C

5. WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION?

a) Shaktikanta Das

b) Hemant Bhargava

c) Girish Chandra Murmu

d) Ashwani Kumar

ANS - B

6.  WHO HAS BEEN NAMED AS THE NEXT CHAIRMAN OF SECURITY EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA TO SUCCEED UK SINHA?

a) Vikram Limaye

b) Vinod Singh

c) Ajay Tyagi

d) Sanjeev Sanyal

ANS - C

7.  WHEN IS THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SCIENCE OBSERVED?

a) February 9

b) February 12

c) February 10

d) February 11

ANS - D

8.  WHO HAS BEEN RECENTLY APPOINTED AS THE AMBASSADOR OF INDIA TO THE REPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR?

a) Nandita Parvathaneni

b) Subir Dutta

c) Naveen Srivastava

d) P. Harish

ANS - B

9.  THE 5 DAYS MULTINATIONAL AMAN-17 NAVAL EXERCISE IS BEING HELD IN WHICH COUNTRY FOR JOINT RESOLVE AGAINST TERRORISM AND CRIMES IN MARITIME DOMAIN?

a) Pakistan

b) United States

c) Sri Lanka

d) Australia

ANS - A

10.  THE 2017 HUNAR HAAT HAS BEEN ORGANIZED IN WHICH CITY?

a) Bangalore

b) Mumbai

c) New Delhi

d) Pune

ANS - C

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 10TH FEB 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 10^TH FEB 2017

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1. JHARKHAND CM RAGHUBAR DAS LAUNCHES UJALA SCHEME

i. Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das launched energy efficient fans and LED tube lights under the ‘Unnat Jeevan by Affordable LEDs and Appliances for All’  scheme in the state.

ii. The UJALA scheme is being implemented by Energy Efficiency Services Limited, a JV under the administration of Ministry of Power, Government of India.

iii. EESL plans to distribute more than 25 lakh LED tube lights and 1 lakh energy efficient fans to people on upfront payment. It is estimated that over 5.5 lakh consumers will benefit from the scheme.

2. CABINET APPROVALS-FEBRUARY 8, 2017

i. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved the ‘Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan’ to make 6 cr rural households digitally literate by March 2019 .The outlay for PMGDISHA is Rs.2,351.38 cr.

ii. The Union Cabinet chaired by the PM Shri Narendra Modi has been apprised of the Framework Agreement between India and Vietnam on cooperation in the exploration and uses of outer space for peaceful purposes.

iii. The Union government 2017 approved signing a Memorandum of Understanding between India and Senegal in the field of Health and Medicine.

3. 2017 DESERT FESTIVAL BEGINS IN JAISALMER

i. The 3 day long International Desert Festival 2017 started with great enthusiasm in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.

ii. The festival was inaugurated by Jaisalmer MLA Chhotu Singh Bhati and district collector  Matadin Sharma by flagging-off the shobha yatra.

iii. A cavalcade of 48 camels of Border Security Force was the major attraction on 1st day of the festival. Famous folk artists coming from different parts of the country performed as the procession moved further.

iv. The major attraction of 2017 is the women wrestling which has been introduced for the 1st time.

v. Other interesting events include camel polo race, kite flying competition, camel tattoo competition, the panihari matka race, shan-e-marudhara competition, camel decoration competition, tug of war, air warrior drill show by the Indian Air Force among others.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ - 9 & 10 FEB

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ - 9 & 10 FEB

1. WHICH COUNTRY IS HOSTING THE 3-DAY IMPLEMENTATION AND ASSESSMENT GROUP MEETING OF THE GICNT PARTNER COUNTRIES?

a) Russia

b) India

c) United States

d) United Kingdom

ANS - B

2. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING HAS BECOME THE FIRST STATE IN THE COUNTRY TO ESTABLISH A CASHLESS SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD GRAINS?

a) Gujarat

b) Andhra Pradesh

c) Punjab

d) Haryana

ANS - A

3. THE BOOK TITLED ‘VEERAPPAN, CHASING THE BRIGAND’ WAS WRITTEN BY?

a) Ajit Doval

b) K Padmanabhaiah

c) Rajiv Mehrishi

d) K Vijay Kumar

ANS - D

4. WHICH STATE IS THE FIRST NORTH-EAST STATE TO IMPLEMENT THE E-CABINET SOLUTION FOR THE STATE CABINET MEMBERS?

a) Mizoram

b) Assam

c) Arunachal Pradesh

d) Meghalaya

ANS - C

5. IT IS WITH THIS COUNTRY THE UNION CABINET WAS APPRISED OF THE SIGNING OF A BILATERAL MOU IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION.

a) France

b) Australia

c) Vietnam

d) Germany

ANS - A

6.  WHAT IS THE RANK OF INDIA IN THE 2017 INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INDEX RELEASED BY US CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE’S GLOBAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CENTER?

a) 45

b) 37

c) 43

d) 41

ANS - C

7.  WHAT IS THE TOTAL OUTLAY OF THE ‘PRADHAN MANTRI GRAMIN DIGITAL SAKSHARTA ABHIYAN’ APPROVED BY PRIME MINISTER MODI?

a) Rs. 2,525.25 crore

b) Rs. 2,351.38 crore

c) Rs. 2,250.12 crore

d) Rs. 2,935.05 crore

ANS - B

8.  THE ANNUAL DESERT FESTIVAL IS A POPULAR ART AND CULTURAL FESTIVAL CELEBRATED IN WHICH PART OF RAJASTHAN?

a) Jaisalmer

b) Jaipur

c) Jodhpur

d) Ajmer

ANS - A

9.  WHO HAS BEEN ELECTED AS THE NEW PRESIDENT OF SOMALIA?

a) Mohamud Ibrihim Adan

b) Omar Abdirashid Ali

c) Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo

d) Hussein Kulmiye Afrah

ANS - C

10.  NATIONAL DEWORMING DAY IS OBSERVED ON WHICH DATE?

a) February 11

b) February 9

c) February 7

d) February 10

ANS - D

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 9TH FEB 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 9^TH FEB 2017

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1. RBI'S MONETORY POLICY FEBRUARY 2017: KEEPS REPO RATE UNCHANGED AT 6.25%

i. RBI governor Urjit Patel led Monetary Policy Committee kept the key repo rate unchanged at 6.25% in the 1st monetary policy review of 2017 and after Budget 2017.

ii. Limit on cash withdrawal from savings banks accounts to be relaxed in 2 stages. From 20 February, 2017 limit to be increased from Rs 24k to Rs 50K. From 13 March, 2017 there will be no limit on cash withdrawal from savings bank accounts.

iii. 9.92 lakh cr new notes infused into market as on January 27. Inflation seen at 4-4.5% for April-September, 2017. For January-March, 2017 CPI stays below 5%.

2. 3-DAY GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON NUCLEAR TERRORISM TO BEGIN IN NEW DELHI

i. The Ministry of External Affairs in coordination with the Department of Atomic Energy is hosting the Implementation and Assessment Group Meeting of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism at the Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra, New Delhi. Nearly 150 delegates from various partner countries and international organisations will take part in the 3-day event.

ii. Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar inaugurated the meeting organised by the Ministry of External Affairs and the Department of Atomic Energy.

iii. The meeting highlights India’s commitment to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and technology and promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and global nuclear non-proliferation.

iv. GICNT was launched in 2006 jointly by the Russian Federation and the United States.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 8TH FEB 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 8^TH FEB 2017

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1. ASSAM FINANCE MINISTER HIMANTA BISWA SARMA PRESENTS RS 2,350 CRORE DEFICIT BUDGET 2017-18

i. The Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma presented the state Budget for the session 2017-18 in the state assembly. The budget was based on the theme “Resurgent Assam”.

ii. As per the Minister the state Budget 2017-18 was Rs. 2,349.79 cr. deficit Budget. The budget presented merged Non-Plan and Plan expenditures.

iii. The Government has redefined the role of Planning & Development Department. The department has been rechristened to the Department for Development and Transformation of Assam.

iv. The Budget Estimates of 2017-18, proposes to have a receipt of Rs 84,732.16 cr under consolidated fund of the state. Out of this, Rs 70,719.61 cr is on Revenue account and Rs 14,012.55 cr is under Capital account.

2. INDIA’S FIRST SOCIAL INNOVATION CENTRE LAUNCHED IN NIZAMABAD BY TELANAGANA GOVERNMENT

i. The Telangana government launched India’s 1st social innovation centre the ‘Kakatiya Hub for Social Innovation’ in Nizamabad.

ii. The social hub has been funded by the Telangana government and will be implemented through Kakatiya Sandbox ,which encourages entrepreneurship and innovation modelled after Deshpande Foundation’s Hubli Sandbox.

iii. The Kakatiya Hub will function like a rural incubator to encourage entrepreneurship at the grassroots level to promote the people in rural areas to become problem solvers by providing them necessary ecosystem  and structured guidance.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 7 & 8 FEB

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 7 & 8 FEB

1. WHAT IS THE TOTAL OUTLAY OF THE CHIEF MINISTER SAMAGRA GRAMYA UNNAYAN YOJANA  LAUNCHED BY ASSAM GOVERNMENT?

a) Rs. 40000 crore

b) Rs. 30000 crore

c) Rs. 25000 crore

d) Rs. 35000 crore

ANS – B

2. WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE MD AND CEO OF THE UJJIVAN SMALL FINANCE BANK?

a) Shinjini Kumar

b) R Baskar Babu

c) Manish Khera

d) Samit Ghosh

ANS - D

3. THE FIRST SMART POLICE STATION OF ANDHRA PRADESH HAS BEEN LAUNCHED IN WHICH CITY?

a) Guntur

b) Visakhapatnam

c) Tirupati

d) Vijayawada

ANS - A

4. WITH WHICH BANK, EARTHPORT PLC HAS SIGNED AN AGREEMENT TO ENABLE FASTER OUTBOUND CROSS-BORDER PAYMENTS FOR ITS CUSTOMERS?

a)  Yes Bank

b) ICICI Bank

c) Axis Bank

d) HDFC Bank

ANS - C

5. UJJIVAN SMALL FINANCE BANK HAS LAUNCHED ITS 5 PILOT BRANCHES IN WHICH INDIAN CITY?

a) Chennai

b) Mysuru

c) Kochi

d) Bengaluru

ANS - D

6.   “CIVIL SERVICE AWARDS” FOR EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN RECENTLY LAUNCHED BY WHICH STATE GOVERNMENT?

a) Assam

b) Arunachal Pradesh

c) Manipur

d) Odisha

ANS - B

7.   THE 23RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION ON TERRESTRIAL & SATELLITE BROADCASTING WAS HELD IN WHICH INDIAN CITY?

a) New Delhi

b) Chennai

c) Kolkata

d) Pune

ANS - A

8.   THE INDIA’S 1ST SOCIAL INNOVATION CENTRE THE ‘KAKATIYA HUB FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION’ HAS BEEN LAUNCHED IN WHICH STATE?

a) Kerala

b) Himachal Pradesh

c) Uttarakhand

d) Telangana

ANS - D

9.   WHICH COUNTRY WILL HOST THE 4TH BIMSTEC SUMMIT IN 2017?

a) Sri Lanka

b) India

c) Nepal

d) Bangladesh

ANS - C

10.   CHINA HAS SURPASSED WHICH COUNTRY TO BECOME THE WORLD’S LARGEST PRODUCER OF SOLAR ENERGY?

a) Germany

b) USA

c) France

d) United Kingdom

ANS - A

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 7TH FEB 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 7^TH FEB 2017

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1. CHIEF MINISTER SARBANANDA SONOWAL LAUNCHES CHIEF MINISTER SAMAGRA GRAMYA UNNAYAN YOJANA  IN ASSAM

i. CM of Assam, Sarbananda Sonowal, launched Chief Minister Samagra Gramya Unnayan Yojana in a function held at Sri Sri Madhavdev International Auditorium of Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra in Guwahati with an aim to develop all the villages to Assam in the next 5 years.

ii. Its objective is to bring a revolutionary change in the state by doubling the farm income by 2022.

iii. The financial outlay of the CMSGUY scheme is Rs. 30,000 cr. It will be implemented in phased manner in the villages of Assam till 2021-22.

iv. For the proper implementation of the scheme a Mega Mission Society has been constituted under the chairmanship of Sarbananda Sonowal.

2. HRD MINISTRY TO SET UP NTA TO CONDUCT EXAMS FOR HIGHER & SECONDARY EDUCATION

i. The Union Human Resource Development Ministry led by ‎under Prakash Javadekar is set to constitute a National Testing Agency which will be responsible for conducting examinations for higher and secondary education.

ii .The announcement was made in the Union Budget 2017-18 to set up NTA as an autonomous and self-sustained premier testing agency to conduct all entrance exams to higher education.

iii. The aim of setting NTA is to ease the work of the bodies like AICTE, CBSE, from the responsibilities of conducting exams, and eventually enable them to focus more on academics.

vi. The Agency will have its own independent experts, preparing their own question papers, and conducting exams.

3. ANDHRA PRADESH GETS ITS FIRST SMART POLICE STATION

i. Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu inaugurates the State’s 1st Smart Police Station at Nagarampalem in Guntur city in Amaravati.

ii. The Smart station has been built within 2 months at a cost of Rs 91 lakh as a pilot project. The Andhra Police administration has formulated plans to build another 100 Smart Police Stations across the state.

iii. The main motive behind such smart police station is to bring a sense of pride among the officers and satisfaction among the public.

iv. The smart police stations are fully air-conditioned with a dormitory, staff room, mini control room, a reception chamber and individual enclosures for the Station House Officer and 3 Sub-Inspectors.

4. AXIS BANK TIES UP WITH EARTHPORT

i. India’s 3rd largest private bank, Axis Bank has tied up with Earthport Plc, a cross-border payment network, to enable faster outbound cross-border payments for its customers through Earthport’s state-of-the-art global payments network.

ii. Axis Bank has become the 1st bank in India to connect with Earthport’s global payments network.

iii. The Bank joins a growing number of major banks across the globe that can, through a single connection with Earthport, send payments seamlessly to almost any bank account in the world on behalf of their clients.

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