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Friday, April 28, 2017
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 25TH APR 2017
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 25TH APR 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
BIHAR ASSEMBLY PASSES GST BILL
i.
Bihar State Legislature has ratified the Constitution Amendment Bill on Goods
and Services Tax.
ii.
According to the constitutional provision the Bill has to be passed by at least
50% of the state Assemblies.
iii.
The GST Bill is aimed at bringing a uniform tax regime in the country by
subsuming state levies.
iv.
The government intends to reach the golden number of 15 states in the coming
month.
2.
ONE OF ASIA’S LARGEST CHURCHES INAUGURATED IN NAGALAND
i.
The Sumi Baptist Church Zunheboto is in the northeastern state of Nagaland,
India. It is finally set for dedication after almost a decade since its
construction began.
ii.
It is the largest church building in Asia. It stands tall at 1864.9 m above the
sea level and measures 23, 73,476 Sq.ft.
iii.
Its budget is Rs 36 cr. Seating capacity is of 85,000 people. Its length is 203
feet breadth is 153 feet and height is 166 feet.
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 24TH APR 2017
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 24TH APR 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1. UP GOVERNMENT TO SET UP 40 YOGA WELLNESS CENTERS IN 40
DISTRICTS
i. Uttar Pradesh has decided to set up 40 Yoga wellness centers in
40 districts across the state in this current year. The International Yoga Day
is celebrated across the world on 21 June.
ii. The Centre is implementing National AYUSH Mission as a
Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
iii. The state government has also planned to start post graduate
courses at Unani College Allahabad, Government Ayurvedic College and hospital
Varanasi, Government Homeopathy College Allahabad and TT College Lucknow.
vi. A 1st herbal garden of the state would be set up soon near the
Government national Homeopathic college and hospital, Lucknow to encourage the
farmers to cultivate herbal plants across the state.
viii. In December 2016, the United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization had formally inscribed Yoga in its representative
list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 23 & 24 APRIL
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIR QUIZ – 23 & 24 APRIL
1.
UNION MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT HAS ACHIEVED A MILESTONE BY SUCCESSFULLY
GEO-TAGGING HOW MANY ASSETS CREATED UNDER MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL
EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE ACT?
a) 75 lakh assets
b) 1 crore assets
c) 2 crore assets
d) 50 lakh assets
ANS - B
2. IN WHICH STATE FIRST INDIA
INDONESIA ENERGY FORUM WAS HELD ON APRIL 20, 2017
a) Bengaluru, India
b) New Delhi, India
c) Bandung, Indonesia
d) Jakarta, Indonesia
ANS - D
3.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS RAISED OVER RS 1,200 CR THROUGH THE SALE OF 9.2% STAKE IN
WHICH PUBLIC SECTOR ENTERPRISE?
a) North Eastern Electric Power
Corporation
b) Garden Reach Shipbuilders
& Engineers
c) National Aluminium Company
Limited
d) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders
ANS - C
4.
WHICH VETERAN ACTRESS HAS RECEIVED THE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AT THE 80TH
BENGAL FILM JOURNALISTS’ ASSOCIATION AWARDS?
a) Moushumi Chatterjee
b) Moon Moon Sen
c) Jaya Bachchan
d) Sharmila Tagore
ANS - A
5. ‘EARTH DAY’ IS CELEBRATED ON
WHICH DATE EVERY YEAR?
a) 23rd April
b) 21st April
c) 20th April
d) 22nd April
ANS - D
6. AS PER ‘MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT BRIEF’
RELEASED BY WORLD BANK, WHICH COUNTRY IS THE WORLD’S LARGEST REMITTANCE
RECIPIENT FOR THE YEAR 2016?
a) India
b) China
c) Mexico
d) Philippines
ANS - A
7. WHICH STATE GOVT. HAS DECIDED TO SET UP 40
YOGA WELLNESS CENTRES IN 40 DISTRICTS OF THE STATE?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Rajasthan
c) Gujarat
d) Uttar Pradesh
ANS - D
8. GOVT. HAS ANNOUNCED THAT DECLARATIONS BY
BLACK MONEY HOLDERS ABOUT TAX PAYMENT AND DEPOSITS UNDER THE PRADHAN MANTRI
GARIB KALYAN YOJANA CAN BE MADE TILL:
a) May 25, 2017
b) May 31, 2017
c) May 10, 2017
d) May 15, 2017
ANS - C
9. WHICH STATE HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR KRISHI
KARMAN AWARD 2015-16 FOR HIGHEST PRODUCTION OF WHEAT?
a) Haryana
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Punjab
ANS - B
10. WHICH VESSEL OF INDIAN NAVY IS ON A TWO-MONTH
DEPLOYMENT IN THE SRI LANKAN WATERS FOR JOINTLY UNDERTAKING A HYDROGRAPHIC
SURVEY OF WELIGAMA BAYWITH SRI LANKAN NAVY?
a) INS Jamuna
b) INS Sarvekshak
c) INS Darshak
d) INS Sutlej
ANS - C
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 23RD APR 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1. FIRST INDIA, INDONESIA ENERGY FORUM’ HELD IN JAKARTA
i. First India Indonesia Energy
Forum was held in Jakarta, Indonesia. Union Minister of State (IC) for Power,
Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Mr. Piyush Goyal and Minister of
Energy and Mineral Resources of Indonesia, Mr. Ignasius Jonan took part in this
forum.
ii. The reports of 2nd Joint
Working Group on Oil and Gas, 4th Joint Working Group on Coal and 1st Joint
Working Group on New and Renewable Energy, which preceded the energy forum,
were presented to two Ministers during the Energy Forum.
iii. A Memorandum of
Understanding between the Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and the
Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources on cooperation in the
field of Oil and Gas was signed at the energy forum.
2. PRESIDENT OF NEPAL, BIDYA DEVI BHANDARI’S VISIT TO INDIA
i. Bidya Devi Bhandari, the 1st
female President of Nepal was on an official visit to India.
ii. During Ms. Bhandari’s visit,
both sides assessed the implementation of ongoing cross-border connectivity
projects including development of Terai roads, integrated border check posts,
cross-border railway lines and cross-border pipeline for carrying petroleum
products which is first of its kind in South Asia.
iii. Both sides also reviewed
bilateral energy cooperation, including development of 5,723 cr Arun 3 power
project in Nepal and Muzaffarpur-Dhalkebar high capacity transmission line.
Monday, April 24, 2017
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 21 & 22 APRIL
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIR QUIZ – 21 & 22 APRIL
1.
“INDIA STEEL 2017”, THE 3RD EDITION OF INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION
ON STEEL INDUSTRY WAS HELD IN WHICH CITY?
a) Kochi
b) Varanasi
c) Mumbai
d) New Delhi
ANS - C
2.
PM NARENDRA MODI WILL INAUGURATE ‘TEXTILES INDIA’ – A MEGA EVENT SHOWCASING THE
COUNTRY AS A GLOBAL SOURCING HUB IN WHICH CITY?
a) Gandhinagar, Gujarat
b) Ahmedabad, Gujarat
c) Rajkot, Gujarat
d) Vadodara, Gujarat
ANS - A
3. WHICH ASIAN COUNTRY WILL HOST
THIS YEAR’S ‘UN DAY OF VESAK’ CELEBRATIONS?
a) Nepal
b) Bhutan
c) Vietnam
d) Sri Lanka
ANS - D
4.
WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR AND
CHIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LIC HOUSING FINANCE?
a) Vipul Desai
b) Vinay Shah
c) Mahrukh Panthaky
d) Shailesh Oswal
ANS - B
5.
WHICH ASIAN COUNTRY LAUNCHED ITS 1ST SATELLITE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ASIA
BROADCAST SATELLITE?
a) Mongolia
b) Turkemnistan
c) Uzbekistan
d) Kazakhstan
ANS - A
6. WHICH SCHEME HAS BEEN LAUNCHED BY UNION LAW
MINISTRY TO REDUCE PENDENCY OF CASES IN LOWER COURTS, WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON
CASES PENDING FOR MORE THAN 10 YEAR?
a) ’Nyaya Mitra’
b) ’Nyaya Doot’
c) ’Nyaya Sewa’
d) Nyaya Saathi’
ANS - A
7. ‘INTER-MINISTERIAL CONSULTATION ON
ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE CONTAINMENT’ WAS HELD IN WHICH CITY?
a) Kolkata
b) Mumbai
c) New Delhi
d) Bengaluru
ANS - C
8. NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
CONDUCTED A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND STATE-LEVEL MOCK EXERCISE ON FOREST FIRE IN WHICH
STATE?
a) Chhattisgarh
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Uttarakhand
ANS - D
9. WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING NON-BANKING FINANCE
COMPANY HAS CONVERTED ITSELF TO SMALL FINANCE BANK?
a) Au Financiers
b) KT Financiers
c) LT Financiers
d) BK Financiers
ANS - A
10. INDIA HAS SIGNED AN INTER-GOVERNMENTAL
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR DEFENCE INDUSTRY CO-OPERATION IN SHIPBUILDING
WITH WHICH COUNTRY?
a) Japan
b) Republic of Korea
c) Indonesia
d) Philippines
ANS - B
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 22ND APR 2017
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 22ND APR 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
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1.
LAW MINISTER RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD LAUNCHES PRO BONO SERVICES, NYAYA MITRA, LEGAL
AID SCHEMES
i.
Union Law Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad launched following 3 initiatives for
providing legal aid to marginalised and vulnerable communities:
ii.
Pro bono legal service is a web-based initiative through which lawyers who want
to volunteer for ‘pro bono’ services can register on the justice department
website: doj.gov.in.
iii.
‘Nyaya Mitra’ Scheme aims to reduce pendency in lower courts of selected
districts. Cases which have been pending for more than 10 years will be
accorded priority.
iv.
Tele Law litigants from marginalised communities can avail legal advice from
expert panel of lawyers stationed at State Legal Services Centres by video
conferencing through the common service centres.
2.
INDIA DEVELOPS NATIONAL ACTION PLAN TO COMBAT ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE
i.
‘Inter-Ministerial Consultation on Antimicrobial Resistance Containment’ was
held in New Delhi. At this meeting, J P Nadda, Union Health Minister announced
the finalization of India’s comprehensive and multi-sectoral National Action
Plan to combat Antimicrobial Resistance.
ii.
AMR is the evolutionary ability of microbes such bacteria, virus and parasite
to become resistant to medicines which treat the diseases caused by them.
iii.
‘Delhi Declaration’ for collectively strategizing to contain AMR was signed by
all the ministers present at the meeting.
Saturday, April 22, 2017
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 21ST APR 2017
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 21ST APR 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
i. “India Steel 2017”, the 3rd
edition of International Conference and Exhibition on Steel Industry was held
at Mumbai Exhibition Center in Mumbai.. It was inaugurated by Union Steel
Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh.
ii. This
exhibition-cum-conference has been organised by Federation of Indian Chambers
of Commerce & Industry along with Union Ministry of Steel.
iii. Steel sector is one of the
core industries in India. It contributes 2% to India’s GDP and employs nearly 6
lakh people. Currently India is the 3rd largest producer of crude steel in the
world.
2.
PM MODI TO INAUGURATE ‘TEXTILES INDIA 2017 ON JUNE 30
i.
PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate a mega event Textiles India showcase the
country as a global sourcing hub in Gandhinagar.
ii.
Its main objective is to provide a platform to connect and collaborate with
global manufacturers, investors and buyers in the textiles sector.
iii.
Its theme will be India as a global sourcing hub and an investment destination;
exploring growth potential of technical textiles; and carving a niche market
globally for handcrafted goods.
iv.
It is a 3-day conference will be attended by several Union Ministers including
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Textiles Minister Smriti Irani.
3.
SRI LANKA TO HOST THE 14TH EDITION OF UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL DAY OF VESAK
2017
i.
The 14th edition of United Nations International Day of Vesak will be hosted by
Sri Lanka. The PM Narendra Modi will be the chief guest for UN Vesak Day.
ii.
The theme of this edition will be Buddhist Teachings for Social Justice and
Sustainable World Peace.
iii.
The events include an International Buddhist Symposium the participation of
over 400 delegates from 100 countries. Vesak is associated with 3 important
locations of Buddhist history Lumbini in Nepal, the birth place of Prince
Siddharta, Bodh Gaya Bihar State in India.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 20TH APR 2017
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 20TH APR 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
i. The UP
government led by yogi adityanath has renamed the Gorakhpur and Agra airports.
ii. The
Gorakhpur Airforce Station has been renamed as Mahayogi Goraknath Airport.
iii. The
Agra Airport will be renamed after RSS ideologue Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay
airport.
iv. The
Department of Disabled Welfare will now be known as ‘Divyang Jan Vikas
Empowerment’.
2. RECENT
APPROVALS BY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT: APRIL 19, 2017
i. Union
Cabinet has given its approval for procurement of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit
Trail Units for use in the General Elections, 2019.
ii. Cabinet
has given its approval for Ex-post facto approval for Constitution (123rd
Amendment) Bill 2017 and National Commission for Backward Classes (Repeal)
Bill, 2017
iii. In
order to ensure prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income,
Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing of a Protocol amending the
Convention between India and Portugal for avoidance of double taxation.
iv. Union
Cabinet has approved a proposal of extending stock limits on sugar traders by
another six months till October 2017.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 19 & 20 APRIL
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIR QUIZ – 19 & 20 APRIL
Q1.
NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR WOMEN HAS COLLABORATED WITH WHICH ENTITY TO DEVELOP
TRAINING MODULES FOR EMPOWERING WOMEN PANCHAYAT LEADERS?
a) SIDBI
b) NITI Aayog
c) IIM-Ahmedabad
d) Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
ANS - D
Q2.
WHICH STATE GOVT. HAS ANNOUNCED ‘ADVANCED FARMING ENRICHED FARMER’ SCHEME, WITH
AN AIM TO INCREASE FARMERS’ INCOME BY CUTTING PRODUCTION COST AND INCREASING
THE OUTPUT?
a) Rajasthan
b) Gujarat
c) Maharashtra
d) Madhya Pradesh
ANS - C
Q3.
PRESIDENT PRANAB MUKHERJEE HAS INAUGURATED 3RD EDITION OF THE GLOBAL EXHIBITION
ON SERVICES FROM RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN, NEW DELHI. GES 2017 IS BEING HELD IN:
a) Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
b) Pune, Maharashtra
c) Kochi, Kerala
d) Cuttack, Odisha
ANS - A
Q4.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BANKS CELEBRATED ITS 123RD FOUNDATION DAY ON 12 APRIL,
2017?
a) Bank of India
b) Punjab National Bank
c) Corporation Bank
d) Syndicate Bank
ANS - B
Q5. WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAS
BEEN PRESENTED SHAMBHAVI PURASKAR 2017?
a) Ashok Singh Bisht
b) Manohar Parelkar
c) Rakesh Kumar Nikhanj
d) Hari Shankar Rout
ANS - D
Q6. UTTAR PRADESH STATE GOVT. HAS DECIDED TO
RENAME AGRA AIRPORT AS?
a) Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
Airport
b) Subhash Chandra Bose Airport
c) Bhagat Singh Airport
d) Chandra Shekhar Azad Airport
ANS - A
Q7. IN THE LATEST WORLD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK,
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND HAS CUT DOWN INDIA’S GROWTH FORECAST FOR YEAR
2017BY 0.4 PERCENTAGE POINTS TO ______ %?
a) 6.8%
b) 7.2%
c) 7.6%
d) 7.4%
ANS - B
Q8. WHICH PRIVATE SECTOR BANK’S DATA CENTRE IN
HYDERABAD HAS ACHIEVED THE DISTINCTION OF BECOMING THE COUNTRY’S 1ST PLATINUM
RATED PROJECT UNDER IGBC GREEN DATA CENTRE RATING SYSTEM?
a) Axis Bank
b) HDFC Bank
c) Yes Bank
d) ICICI Bank
ANS - D
Q9. WHICH NOVEL BY ANIRUDDHAN VASUDEVAN HAS BEEN
CHOSEN FOR THE TRANSLATION PRIZE IN ENGLISH 2016 BY SAHITYA AKADEMI?
a) ’One Part Woman’
b) ’Women In India’
c) ’Journey of a Woman’
d) ’Plight of Women’
ANS - A
Q10. WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS
THE NEW CHAIRMAN OF THE BHAKRA BEAS MANAGEMENT BOARD?
a) Naresh
Jain
b) Vikas
Bhatt
c) Devendra
Kumar Sharma
d) Harshvardhan
Malhotra
ANS - C
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIR QUIZ – 19 & 20 APRIL
Q1.
NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR WOMEN HAS COLLABORATED WITH WHICH ENTITY TO DEVELOP
TRAINING MODULES FOR EMPOWERING WOMEN PANCHAYAT LEADERS?
a) SIDBI
b) NITI Aayog
c) IIM-Ahmedabad
d) Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
ANS - D
Q2.
WHICH STATE GOVT. HAS ANNOUNCED ‘ADVANCED FARMING ENRICHED FARMER’ SCHEME, WITH
AN AIM TO INCREASE FARMERS’ INCOME BY CUTTING PRODUCTION COST AND INCREASING
THE OUTPUT?
a) Rajasthan
b) Gujarat
c) Maharashtra
d) Madhya Pradesh
ANS - C
Q3.
PRESIDENT PRANAB MUKHERJEE HAS INAUGURATED 3RD EDITION OF THE GLOBAL EXHIBITION
ON SERVICES FROM RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN, NEW DELHI. GES 2017 IS BEING HELD IN:
a) Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
b) Pune, Maharashtra
c) Kochi, Kerala
d) Cuttack, Odisha
ANS - A
Q4.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BANKS CELEBRATED ITS 123RD FOUNDATION DAY ON 12 APRIL,
2017?
a) Bank of India
b) Punjab National Bank
c) Corporation Bank
d) Syndicate Bank
ANS - B
Q5. WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAS
BEEN PRESENTED SHAMBHAVI PURASKAR 2017?
a) Ashok Singh Bisht
b) Manohar Parelkar
c) Rakesh Kumar Nikhanj
d) Hari Shankar Rout
ANS - D
Q6. UTTAR PRADESH STATE GOVT. HAS DECIDED TO
RENAME AGRA AIRPORT AS?
a) Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
Airport
b) Subhash Chandra Bose Airport
c) Bhagat Singh Airport
d) Chandra Shekhar Azad Airport
ANS - A
Q7. IN THE LATEST WORLD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK,
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND HAS CUT DOWN INDIA’S GROWTH FORECAST FOR YEAR
2017BY 0.4 PERCENTAGE POINTS TO ______ %?
a) 6.8%
b) 7.2%
c) 7.6%
d) 7.4%
ANS - B
Q8. WHICH PRIVATE SECTOR BANK’S DATA CENTRE IN
HYDERABAD HAS ACHIEVED THE DISTINCTION OF BECOMING THE COUNTRY’S 1ST PLATINUM
RATED PROJECT UNDER IGBC GREEN DATA CENTRE RATING SYSTEM?
a) Axis Bank
b) HDFC Bank
c) Yes Bank
d) ICICI Bank
ANS - D
Q9. WHICH NOVEL BY ANIRUDDHAN VASUDEVAN HAS BEEN
CHOSEN FOR THE TRANSLATION PRIZE IN ENGLISH 2016 BY SAHITYA AKADEMI?
a) ’One Part Woman’
b) ’Women In India’
c) ’Journey of a Woman’
d) ’Plight of Women’
ANS - A
Q10. WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS
THE NEW CHAIRMAN OF THE BHAKRA BEAS MANAGEMENT BOARD?
a) Naresh
Jain
b) Vikas
Bhatt
c) Devendra
Kumar Sharma
d) Harshvardhan
Malhotra
ANS - C