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Thursday, April 20, 2017
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 17 & 18 APRIL
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIR QUIZ – 17 & 18 APRIL
1.
WHICH RAILWAY STATION IN BHOPAL HAS BECOME INDIA’S FIRST PRIVATELY-RUN RAILWAY
STATION?
a) Habibganj Railway Station
b) Raniganj Railway Station
c) Sahibganj Railway Station
d) Kunwarganj Railway Station
ANS - A
2. BRICS SPECIAL ENVOYS ON
MIDDLE-EAST MEET WAS HELD IN:
a) Moscow, Russia
b) Beijing, China
c) Durban, South Africa
d) Visakhapatnam, India
ANS - D
3. ’RONGALI BIHU’ FESTIVAL IS
CELEBRATED IN WHICH STATE OF INDIA?
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Assam
c) West Bengal
d) Goa
ANS - B
4.
WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAS BECOME THE FIRST STATE TO LAUNCH A SPECIAL
AWARENESS DRIVE TO ENSURE THAT TRANSGENDERS IN THE STATE REGISTER AS VOTERS IN
LARGER NUMBERS?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Telangana
c) Maharashtra
d) Uttarakhand
ANS - C
5. ROBERT W. TAYLOR, WHO PASSED
AWAY RECENTLY, WAS A RENOWNED:
a) American Computer Scientist
b) American Astronaut
c) American Historian
d) American Mathematician
ANS - A
6. PRESIDENT PRANAB MUKHERJEE INAUGURATED THE
KEMPEGOWDA FESTIVAL IN:
a) Bengaluru
b) New Delhi
c) Hubli
d) Bijapur
ANS - B
7. SAGARMATHA FRIENSHIP 2017’ IS THE 1ST EVER
JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE BETWEEN WHICH TWO ASIAN COUNTRIES?
a) Bangladesh and Nepal
b) China and Bangladesh
c) China and Nepal
d) India and Sri Lanka
ANS - C
8. AS PER WORLD BANK REPORT, THE INDIAN ECONOMY
IS EXPECTED TO GROW AT ____% IN 2017?
a) 7.8%
b) 7.5%
c) 8.1%
d) 7.2%
ANS - D
9. BHEL HAS COMMISSIONED TWO UNITS OF 270 MW
THERMAL POWER PROJECT IN WHICH DISTRICT OF MAHARASHTRA?
a) Nashik
b) Latur
c) Kolhapur
d) Jalna
ANS - A
10. UNION HRD MINISTER MR. PRAKASH JAVADEKAR
LAUNCHED A PORTAL AND A MOBILE APP OF RUSA IN NEW DELHI. WHAT DOES ABBREVIATION
RUSA STAND FOR?
a) Rojgar Uchchatar Shaaksharta
Abhiyan
b) Rojgar Uchchatar Shiksha
Abhiyan
c) D.Rashtriya Uchchatar
Shaaksharta Abhiyan
d Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha
Abhiyan
ANS - D
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 15 & 16 APRIL
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIR QUIZ – 15 & 16 APRIL
1.
WHICH STATE’S POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS INITIATED ‘TARE ZAMEEN PAR’ PROGRAMME FOR
UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN?
a) Maharashtra
b) Jharkhand
c) Rajasthan
d) Gujarat
ANS - B
2.
WHICH POLICE SQUADS HAVE BEEN LAUNCHED BY HARYANA STATE GOVT. TO STOP
HARASSMENT OF WOMEN IN PUBLIC PLACES?
a) ’Durga Vahini’
b) ’Stree Shakti’
c) ’Gulabi
Squad’
d) ’Pink Patrol’
ANS - A
3.
WHICH COUNTRY HAS RAISED $9 BILLION THROUGH ITS 1ST GLOBAL ISLAMIC BOND ISSUE?
a) UAE
b) Qatar
c) Oman
d) Saudi Arabi
ANS - D
4.
WHICH FINANCIAL INSTITUTION HAS APPROVED $375 MILLION LOAN TO INDIA FOR
DEVELOPING ITS 1ST WATERWAY PROJECT – THE NATIONAL WATERWAY 1?
a) New Development Bank
b) International Monetary Fund
c) World Bank
d) Asian Development Bank
ANS - C
5.
WHICH OPERATION HAS BEEN LAUNCHED BY INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT TO PROBE OVER 60000
INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING 1300 ‘HIGH RISK’ INDIVIDUALS, WHO UNDERTOOK HIGH VALUE
CASH TRANSACTIONS DURING NOTE BAN PERIOD?
a) Operation Clean Money II
b) Operation Black Money II
c) Operation Dhan Chase II
d) Operation Swachh Dhan II
ANS - A
6. WHICH STATE CELEBRATED ITS 70TH FOUNDATION
DAY ON APRIL 15?
a) Bihar
b) Karnataka
c) Uttarakhand
d) Himachal Pradesh
ANS - D
7. WHICH STATE GOVT. HAS SIGNED MOU WITH CENTRAL
GOVT. FOR “POWER FOR ALL” SCHEME IN THE STATE?
a) Goa
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Kerala
ANS - B
8. TO EASE BAD DEBT, RBI HAS COME OUT WITH A
REVISED PCA FRAMEWORK FOR BANKS WHICH WILL BE EFFECTIVE FROM APRIL 1. WHAT DOES
ABBREVIATION PCA STAND FOR?
a) Prompt Corrective Action
b) Punitive Corrective Action
c) Punitive Consolidation Action
d) Prompt Consolidation Action
ANS - A
9. WHICH ENTITY HAS DEVELOPED A GOVERNANCE,
REWARD AND ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK FOR PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS?
a) Union Finance Ministry
b) Reserve Bank of India
c) Bank Boards Bureau
d) NITI Aayog
ANS - C
10. WHICH WEB APPLICATION HAS BEEN LAUNCHED BY
MANIPUR CHIEF MINISTER NONGTHOMBAM BIREN SINGH, TO MONITOR ALL GOVERNMENT
FUNDED PROJECTS AND ENSURE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY?
a) SHEESHA
b) DARPAN
c) PRAMAAN
d) MIRROR
ANS - B
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 16TH APR 2017
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 16TH APR 2017
SHARED BY: WWW.DAILYGK.IN
1.
PM LAUNCHES GNFC’S CASHLESS/LESS CASH TOWNSHIP MODEL ACROSS 12 STATES
i.
During his Nagpur visit, PM Narendra Modi launched a less – cash township
model, developed by Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd across
81 townships in 12 States.
ii.
The less-cash model across the States has been facilitated by GNFC under the
auspices of NITI Aayog. It is to be noted that GNFC’s township at Bharuch in
Gujarat became India’s first 100% cashless township.
iii.
56 out of 81 selected townships are in Gujarat, whereas 25 townships are
located in other 11 states including Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Delhi,
Chhattisgarh, and Bihar.
2.
HIMACHAL PRADESH CELEBRATING 70TH HIMACHAL DAY
i.
Himachal Pradesh celebrated its 70th Foundation Day. It came into existence in
year 1948 post merger of 30 odd princely states.
ii.
On the occasion of the 70th foundation day of Himachal Pradesh, CM Virbhadra
Singh launched an ‘Unemployment Allowance Scheme’ at a state level function in
Chamba.
iii.
Under the scheme Himachal Pradesh State Government will provide unemployment
allowance of Rs 1,000 per month to youth having intermediate or above
qualification whereas the unemployed youth with disability would be provided
allowance of Rs 1,500 per month.
Sunday, April 16, 2017
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 15TH APR 2017
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 15TH APR 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
PRADHAN MANTRI MUDRA YOJANA TOPS TARGET FOR 2016-17 LOANS CROSS TARGET OF RS
1.8 LAKH CR
i. Pradhan Mantri Mudra
Yojana was announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley tops target for 2016-17,
loans cross target of Rs 1.8 lakh cr the Union Budget for financial year 2016.
ii. Loans extended under
the PMMY during 2016-17 have crossed the target of Rs 1.8 lakh cr.
iii. PM Modi mentioned
that there is an urgent need to focus on some 5.75 cr self-employed people who
use funds of around Rs 11 lakh cr, and have an average debt of merely Rs 17,000
but they end up employing 12 cr people.
2.
AFTER UP’S ANTI ROMEO SQUAD HARAYANA LAUNCHES OPERATION DURGA
i. Haryana announced the
launch of Durga Vahini: police squads that aims to stop harassment of women on
public spaces.
ii. Strong actions will
be taken against “eve-teasers“. The state government had already established
women police stations in all the districts to ensure women’s safety.
v. The campaign Operation
Durga was launched after identifying places where such anti-social elements
were indulging in eve teasing, stalking, vulgar comments, and other similar
activities.
iv. Haryana govt to give
free laptops to first 500 meritorious students
3.
33 YEARS OF OPERATION MEGHDOOT A SAGA OF UNMATCHED BRAVERY
i. After 33 years of
Operation Meghdoot, the Indian Army’s longest deployment on strategically
located Siachen Glacier celebrating a saga for bravery, courage, heroism and
sacrifice on the world’s highest and coldest battle field.
ii. Two disputed
boundaries with Pakistan and China. It lies in the
Karakoram Range in the North West India. Siachen Glacier is 76.4 km long and
covers about 10,000 sq km uninhabited terrain.
iii. On this day, a
Platoon of 4 Kumaon led by then Captain Sanjay Kulkarni planted the 1st Indian
Flag on Siachen Glacier at Bilafond La which began Operation Meghdoot.
4.
ALIA BHATT FEATURES ON FORBES 30 UNDER 30 ASIA LIST
i. Actress Alia Bhatt has
featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list. She is the only Bollywood actress who
has made it to this year.
ii. Indian actress Alia
Bhatt has acted in over 20 high-earning Bollywood movies. At least 6 of the
films she has acted in earned very well that is over $15 million
Friday, April 14, 2017
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 14TH APR 2017
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 14TH APR 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
RECENT APPROVALS BY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT – APRIL 12 2017
i.
The Union Cabinet, chaired by PM Narendra Modi has approved signing of
Framework of Understanding on Cooperation in the Hydrocarbon Sector with
Bangladesh.
ii.
A Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the field of justice between
India and the North African country, Tunisia has been approved by the Union
Cabinet.
iii.
The judgment pertaining to Target Plus Scheme under Foreign Trade Policy
2004-09 was passed by Supreme Court on October 27, 2015.
iv.
Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy will be built at a cost of over Rs.
655 cr.
v.
Cabinet approves setting up of a Special Purpose Vehicle to be called
Government e-Marketplace.
2.
AUSTRALIAN PM TURNBULL ARRIVES IN NEW DELHI ON 4-DAY VISIT
i.
Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull was on an official visit to India from 9th-12th
April. This was Turnbull’s 1st visit to India after he assumed office in
September 2015.
ii.
India and Australia inked 6 pacts after comprehensive talks between PM Narendra
Modi and visiting Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull in New Delhi.
iii.
Indian PM Narendra Modi and Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull jointly inaugurated
TERI-Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre through a video conference.
iv.
Union Minister for Youth Affairs, Vijay Goel and Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull
launched Sports Partnership in Mumbai with an aim to increase cooperation in
sports among India and Australia.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 13TH APR 2017
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 13TH APR 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
PARLIAMENT PASSES HIV AND AIDS (PREVENTION AND CONTROL) BILL 2017
i.
Parliament passed Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2017 to ensure equality for HIV
positive persons in spheres of education, employment and treatment.
ii.
The bill prohibits discrimination towards HIV positive persons in areas of
education, healthcare treatment, jobs, availing insurance, holding
public/private office and residing or renting a property.
iii.
Affected person’s informed consent has to be sought before disclosing his/her
HIV status.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 12TH APR 2017
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 12TH APR 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1. LOK
SABHA PASSES 123RD CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT BILL 2017
i. Lok Sabha passed 123rd Constitution Amendment
Bill, 2017 with 360 members voting in favour and 2 members voting against it.
This amendment bill seeks to grant constitutional status to National Commission
for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes.
ii. The amendment bill was introduced in Lok
Sabha by Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Social Justice and Empowerment Minister.
iii. The amendment bill seeks to insert Article
338B in the Indian Constitution. This article will list out the structure and
functions of the proposed National Commission for Socially and Educationally
Backward Classes.
2.
GOVERNMENT SETS UP INTER-MINISTERIAL PANEL TO MONITOR UDAN
i. The Government has set up an
inter-ministerial committee to monitor the regional air connectivity scheme
UDAN which seeks to make flying affordable by connecting unserved and
under-served airports.
ii. UDAN- Ude DeshKa Aam Nagrik. The
Inter-Ministerial Monitoring-cum-coordination Committee would be responsible
for Regional Connectivity Scheme overall monitoring of the schemes.
iii. The panel would be responsible for
coordination among the stakeholders including state government. The panel
members include Bureau of Civil aviation security, Airport Authority of India
chairman and Representatives from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation,
iv. In the flights operated under RCS around 50%
of the seats would have afire cap Rs2500 per seat/hour. Other benefits include
zero airport charges for the operators and 3 years restricted on the routes.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 13 & 14 APRIL
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIR QUIZ – 13 & 14 APRIL
1.
WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING SCHEME HAS BEEN STALLED BY UTTAR PRADESH STATE GOVT.?
a) Samajwadi Kisan Sahayta Scheme
b) Samajwadi Pension Scheme
c) Samajwadi Gram Ujala Scheme
d) Samajwadi Bal Saaksharta Scheme
ANS - B
2. A
MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE OF G20 MINISTERS IN CHARGE OF DIGITALISATION WAS HELD
IN?
a) Rome, Italy
b) Lucca, Italy
c) Berlin, Germany
d) Dusseldorf, Germany
ANS - D
3.
NBFC MANAPPURAM FINANCE HAS LAUNCHED ITS OWN PREPAID CARDS IN TIE-UP WITH WHICH
PRIVATE SECTOR BANK?
a) Yes Bank
b) ICICI Bank
c) Axis Bank
d) HDFC Bank
ANS - A
4.
WHICH ENTITY HAS JOINED HANDS WITH THE STATE BANK OF INDIA TO PROMOTE CASHLESS
TRANSACTIONS LIKE ‘SBI BUDDY E-WALLET’ AND POS MACHINES?
a) NABARD
b) Bombay Stock Exchange
c) Department of Post
d) National Stock Exchange of
India
ANS - C
5.
WHO IS THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK ‘MATOSHREE’, WHICH WAS RECENTLY RELEASED BY PM
NARENDRA MODI?
a) Union Textiles Minister,
Smriti Iran
b) Union Home Minister, Rajnath
Singh
c) President of the Bharatiya
Janata Party, Amit Shah
d) Lok Sabha Speaker, Sumitra
Mahajan
ANS - D
6. UNION CABINET HAS APPROVED MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF JUSTICE BETWEEN INDIA AND WHICH
NORTH AFRICAN COUNTRY?
a) Libya
b) Algeria
c) Tunisia
d) Morocco
ANS - C
7. UNION CABINET HAS APPROVED SETTING UP OF
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM AND ENERGY AT:
a) Kochi, Kerala
b) Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
c) Bhubaneswar, Odisha
d) Kandla, Gujarat
ANS - B
8. WHICH STATE GOVT. HAS RE-LAUNCHED ‘ADARANA’
SHCEME?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Karnataka
c) Haryana
d) Punjab
ANS - A
9. GOVT. HAS FORMED AN INTER-DISCIPLINARY
COMMITTEE TO EXAMINE EXISTING FRAMEWORK REGARDING VIRTUAL CURRENCIES. WHO IS
THE CHAIRMAN OF THIS COMMITTEE?
a) Bhavin Goyal
b) Siddharth Kaushik
c) Jitendra Panchal
d) Dinesh Sharma
ANS - D
10. M.S.MAHABALESHWARA HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS MD
AND CEO OF WHICH PRIVATE SECTOR BANK?
a) Axis Bank
b) Karnataka Bank
c) Federal Bank
d) Karur Vysya Bank
ANS - B
Thursday, April 13, 2017
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 11TH APR 2017
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 11TH APR 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1. PM MODI LAUNCHED SPECIAL DIGITAL EXHIBITION MARKING 100 YEARS
OF CHAMPARAN SATYAGRAHA
i. An exhibition titled “Swachhagraha – Bapu Ko Karyanjali – Ek
Abhiyan, Ek Pradarshani” inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi at National Archives
of India in New Delhi.
ii. This exhibition has been organized to mark 100 years of
Champaran Satyagraha, which was Mahatma Gandhi’s 1st experiment in using non-violence
and non-cooperation as methods to protest.
iii. M Venkaiah Naidu, Minister for Information &
Broadcasting, released the 3 books to mark 100 years of Champaran Satyagraha
–‘Romain Rolland and Gandhi Correspondence’, ‘Gandhi in Champaran’ and “Mahatma
Series (8 volumes)”.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 11 & 12 APRIL
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIR QUIZ – 11 & 12 APRIL
1.
AN EXHIBITION TITLED “SWACHHAGRAHA – BAPU KO KARYANJALI – EK ABHIYAN, EK
PRADARSHANI” WAS INAUGURATED BY PM NARENDRA MODI. THIS EXHIBITION WAS HELD IN?
a) East Champaran, Bihar
b) New Delhi
c) West Champaran, Bihar
d) Ahmedabad, Gujarat
ANS - B
2.
INDIAN PM NARENDRA MODI, BANGLADESH PM SHEIKH HASINA AND WEST BENGAL CM MAMATA
BANERJEE JOINTLY FLAGGED OFF THE TRIAL RUN OF THE KOLKATA-KHULNA PASSENGER
TRAIN THROUGH VIDEO-CONFERENCE FORM NEW DELHI. THIS TRAIN SERVICE HAS BEEN
NAMED AS?
a) Maitree Express – II
b) Bandhu Express – II
c) Samjhauta Express – II
d) Indo-Bangla Friendship Express
– II
ANS - A
3. ‘WORLD HOMEOPATHY DAY’ IS
CELEBRATED ON WHICH DATE EVERY YEAR?
a) 12th April
b) 13th April
c) 11th April
d) 10th April
ANS - D
4.
WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING CHAIRED THE 11TH STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE
INTER-STATE COUNCIL IN NEW DELHI?
a) Vice-Presdient, Mohammad Hamid
Ansari
b) President, Pranab Mukherjee
c) Union Home Minister, Rajnath
Singh
d) Prime Minister, Narendra Modi
ANS - C
5.
‘EXERCISE NOMADIC ELEPHANT – XII’ IS THE JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE BETWEEN ARMIES
OF INDIA AND:
a) Russia
b) Myanmar
c) Mongolia
d) Malaysia
ANS - C
6. 123RD CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT BILL 2017, WHICH
WAS PASSED BY LOK SABHA ON APRIL 10 SEEKS TO GRANT CONSTITUTIONAL STATUS TO?
a) National Commission for
Socially and Educationally Backward Classes
b) National Commission for Women
c) National Commission for
Scheduled Tribes
d) National Commission for
Scheduled Castes
ANS - A
7. THE GOVERNMENT HAS SET UP AN
INTER-MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE TO MONITOR THE REGIONAL AIR CONNECTIVITY SCHEME
UDAN WHICH SEEKS TO MAKE FLYING AFFORDABLE BY CONNECTING UNSERVED AND
UNDER-SERVED AIRPORTS. THIS COMMITTEE WILL BE CHAIRED BY?
a) Prime Minister of India
b) Chairperson of Airports
Authority of India
c) Union Minister of Civil
Aviation
d) Civil Aviation Secretary
ANS - D
8. THE GOVERNMENT HAS REDUCED THE NUMBER OF
CENTRALLY SPONSORED SCHEMES TO ____ UMBRELLA SCHEMES FROM 66?
a) 20 umbrella schemes
b) A.16 umbrella schemes
c) D.28 umbrella schemes
d) C.24 umbrella schemes
ANS - C
9. FOREIGN MINISTERS FROM THE G-7 COUNTRIES
GATHERED FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING IN?
a) Rome, Italy
b) Lucca, Italy
c) Milan, Italy
d) Venice, Italy
ANS - B
10. WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING SMALL FINANCE BANKS
HAS LAUNCHED A SOCIAL DEPOSIT SCHEME CALLED HRUDAYA DEPOSIT?
a) Equitas Small Finance Bank
b) Capital Small Finance Bank
c) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
d) ESAF Small Finance Bank
ANS - D