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Saturday, July 15, 2017
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 11 & 12 JULY
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIR QUIZ – 11 & 12 JULY
1.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS MERGED THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY
ALLEVIATION MINISTRIES. THE MERGED MINISTRY WILL NOW BE KNOWN AS?
a) Ministry of Housing Assistance and Urban Development
b) Ministry of Housing and Urban Revival
c) Ministry of Affordable Housing and Poverty
Alleviation
d) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
ANS - D
2.
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE HAS SIGNED A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
WITH WHICH STATE GOVERNMENT TO FORMALIZE ITS SUPPORT TO SET UP A
STATE-OF-THE-ART CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN TRANSFUSION MEDICINE IN STATE’S
CAPITAL?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Assam
c) West Bengal
d) Andhra Pradesh
ANS - C
3.
FINANCE MINISTER ARUN JAITLEY LAUNCHED A NEW INCOME TAX PAYER E-SERVICE MODULE
CALLED?
a) Aaykar Stambh
b) Aaykar Setu
c) Aaykar Nivaran
d) Aaykar Sahayak
ANS - B
4.
GOVERNMENT HAS EXEMPTED THE IMPORT OF WHICH ITEMS FROM THE GOODS AND SERVICES
TAX?
a) Aircrafts, aircraft engines and other
aircraft parts
b) Building construction material
c) Hybrid car engines and components
d) Heavy engineering machines
ANS - A
5.
WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN BESTOWED WITH THE SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR
AWARD AT THE ‘MARUTI SUZUKI SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR’ CHARITY GALA AWARDS?
a) Saina Nehwal
b) M S Dhoni
c) P V Sindhu
d) Virat Kohli
ANS - C
6. WHICH ENTITY HAS SIGNED A MOU WITH
DIRECTORATE GENERAL FACTORY ADVICE SERVICE & LABOUR INSTITUTES FOR
COLLABORATION ON OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND PREVENTION OF OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES
AND DISEASES?
a) Life Insurance Corporation of
India
b) NITI Aayog
c) Employee’s State Insurance
Corporation
d) International Labour
Organization
ANS - C
7. WHICH STATE GOVERNMENT HAS ANNOUNCED TO SET
UP AN INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SPORTS CITY IN THE STATE CAPITAL?
a) Karnataka
b) Odisha
c) Kerala
d) Goa
ANS - B
8. WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING BECAME THE 2ND
STATE TO LAUNCH E-RTI PORTAL THAT WILL ENABLE CITIZENS TO FILE ONLINE RIGHT TO
INFORMATION?
a) Delhi
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Manipur
ANS - A
9.
ACCORDING TO OECD-FAO AGRICULTURAL
OUTLOOK 2017-2026, RELEASED BY ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND
DEVELOPMENT AND FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS, WHICH
COUNTRY WILL BE THE WORLD’S LARGEST MILK PRODUCER BY 2026?
a) New Zealand
b) Australia
c) Denmark
d) India
ANS - D
10. WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAS TAKEN OVER AS
DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE DIRECTORATE OF REVENUE INTELLIGENCE?
a) Mukul Kumar Nayak
b) Debi Prasad Dash
c) Prakash Chand Ghelot
d) Rakesh Nath Dubey
ANS - B
Friday, July 14, 2017
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 10 JULY 2017
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 10 JULY 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
PRESIDENT MUKHERJEE LAUNCHED FOUR DIGITAL INITIATIVES OVER E-EDUCATION
i.
President Pranab Mukherjee launched digital initiatives Swayam, Swayam Prabha,
National Academic Depository and National Digital Library in New Delhi to push
e-education in the country.
ii.
According to ministry of human resource development these initiatives will
increase the Gross Enrolment Ratio in the higher education from 5 (2015-16) to
30 by 2020.
iii.
These courses have been developed by over 1,000 expert faculty members from
institutions like IITs, Delhi University and JNU.
2.
1ST INTERNATIONAL AVIATION SECURITY SEMINAR ORGANISED BY NATIONAL SECURITY GUARD IN HARYANA
i.
National Security Guard organised First International Aviation Security seminar
organised by National Security Guard in Manesar, Haryana.
ii.
The seminar was inaugurated by Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant
Sinha, whereas Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship
(I/C) Rajiv Pratap Rudy attended the seminar on the second day.
iii.
Rudy also unfurled the tricolor at the 26th highest Monumental Flagpole in the
NSG campus.
3.
FIRST EDITION OF WINGS 2017 – “SAB UDEN, SAB JUDEN”- EXPANDING REGIONAL
CONNECTIVITY HOSTED IN NEW DELHI
i.
Civil Aviation Ministry hosted the First edition of WINGS 2017 – “Sab Uden, Sab
Juden”- Expanding Regional Connectivity in New Delhi. The session was chaired
by the Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Shri P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju and the
Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Shri Jayant Sinha.
ii.
There was participation from 28 States and Union Territories and out of this 19
states and Union Territory made presentation emphasizing the special packages
to the airlines under RCS- UDAN.
iii.
During the Wings-2017, Interactive sessions with Stakeholders of entire
Ecosystem such as Tourism Departments, Airport Operators, Tour Operators and
other players in the value chain was convened.
iv.
The States capitalized upon the unique platform provided by the ministry,
wherein they had 112 one to one discussions (G2B meetings) with the Airlines
operators.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 09 JULY 2017
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 09 JULY 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
CENTRE ALLOTS RS 100 CR TO GOA UNDER SWADESH DARSHAN SCHEME
i. Tourism minister
Manohar Azgaonkar announced that Goa will be allotted Rs 100 cr by the Union
ministry for tourism under phase II of the Swadesh Darshan Scheme. The funds
will be used for developing the state’s coastal circuit from Panaji to Palolem.
ii. This is the 2nd
allotment of central financial assistance within one year. The amount was
approved after “A Special Purpose Vehicle formed by the Goa governments
department of tourism under the Goa Tourism Development Corporation made a
presentation before the Monitoring Committee. .
iii. The initial
allotment of Rs 100 cr under phase I for coastal circuit development is being
utilized for developing the coastal belt in North Goa from Sinquerim to Keri.
The phase II allotment of Rs 100 cr will be utilized for developing the South
Goa coastline from Panaji to Palolem.
2.
INDIA’S 1ST UNIVERSITY ONLY FOR DALIT STUDENTS TO COME UP IN HYDERABAD BY 2018
i. Telangana is the first
state to build India’s 1st university for Dalit students by 2018. The
university will be a part of the government’s policy of providing education
free of cost to students from weaker sections from kindergarten to
post-graduation level.
ii. The objective of
establishing an university for Dalit students is to provide them a
comprehensive education, so that they would come out as complete and
knowledgeable citizens.
iii. The proposal was
bring up by a government arm – Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational
Institutions Society.
iv. At present, there are
universities exclusively for women and religious minorities but not for weaker
sections.
3.
HARSIMRAT KAUR LAYS FOUNDATION OF PUNJAB’S FIRST MAIZE-BASED FOOD PARK
i. Union Food Processing
Minister, Harsimrat Kaur Badal laid the foundation stone, of Punjab’s first
maize based Food Park at Rehana Jattan village in Kapurt.hala District of
Punjab. Ms. Badal mentioned that there is an urgent need to turn to maize and
the government is working relentlessly to make maize as the third viable staple
crop of Punjab after wheat and rice.
ii. This food park will
be set up on 55 acres, at the cost of Rs. 123 cr. The Union government is
providing a financial assistance of Rs. 50 crore for the project.
iii. It is being
developed by Sukhjit Mega Food Park and Infra Limited and will generate
turnover of Rs 450 – 500 cr annually.
Thursday, July 13, 2017
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 9 & 10 JULY
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIR QUIZ – 9 & 10 JULY
1. UNION FOOD PROCESSING
MINISTER, HARSIMRAT KAUR BADAL LAID THE FOUNDATION STONE, OF PUNJAB’S 1ST MAIZE
BASED FOOD PARK IN WHICH DISTRICT OF PUNJAB?
a) Faridkot
b) Patiala
c) Kapurthala
d) Firozpur
ANS - C
2. THE UNION TOURISM MINISTRY HAS
ALLOTTED RS 100 CR TO WHICH STATE UNDER THE SWADESH DARSHAN SCHEME TO AUGMENT
ITS TOURIST INFRASTRUCTURE?
a)
Rajasthan
b)
Madhya Pradesh
c)
Goa
d)
Kerala
ANS - B
3. WHICH SCHEME HAS BEEN LAUNCHED
BY MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY FOR AWARENESS ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHTS TO INSPIRE ARTISTS AND BUDDING INVENTORS SO THAT THEY CAN PROTECT THEIR
CREATIONS AND INVENTIONS?
a)
‘Scheme for IPR Awareness – Advanced India; Innovative India’
b)
‘Scheme for IPR Awareness – Vibrant India; Innovative India’
c)
‘Scheme for IPR Awareness – Modern India; Innovative India’
d)
‘Scheme for IPR Awareness – Creative India; Innovative India’
ANS - D
4. WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING
ENTITY IS CONSIDERING SETTING UP A PUBLIC CREDIT REGISTRY IN INDIA TO ADDRESS
THE TWIN BALANCE SHEET PROBLEM OF THE BANKING SECTOR AND THE CORPORATE SECTOR?
a)
Reserve Bank of India
b)
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
c)
NITI Aayog
d)
Securities and Exchange Board of India
ANS - A
5.
WHICH COMPANY HAS LAUNCHED ITS FIRST DIGITAL HUB IN ASIA PACIFIC IN BENGALURU?
a)
Google
b)
Orcale
c)
Microsoft
d)
IBM
ANS - B
6. PRESIDENT PRANAB MUKHERJEE LAUNCHED WHICH
INITIATIVE TO TAKE EDUCATION TO THE REMOTEST CORNERS OF THE COUNTRY WITH THE
HELP OF TECHNOLOGY?
a)
Swayam Prabha
b)
Swayam
c)
National Digital Library
d)
All of the above
ANS - D
7. NATIONAL SECURITY GUARD ORGANISED FIRST INTERNATIONAL AVIATION SECURITY SEMINAR
IN:
a)
Bhuj, Gujarat
b)
Manesar, Haryana
c)
Amritsar, Punjab
d)
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Ans - B
8. A 2-DAY REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON “GOOD
GOVERNANCE AND REPLICATION OF BEST PRACTICES” WAS IN?
a)
Jaipur, Rajasthan
b)
Ranchi, Jharkhand
c)
Nainital, Uttarakhand
d)
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Ans - C
9. 12TH G20 SUMMIT WAS HELD ON 7TH AND 8TH JULY,
2017 IN?
a)
Beijing, China
b)
Toronto, Canada
c)
Tokyo, Japan
d)
Hamburg, Germany
Ans - D
10. NEPAL SBI BANK, A SUBSIDIARY OF THE STATE
BANK OF INDIA, LAUNCHED ITS FULLY AUTOMATIC DIGITAL BANKING CALLED ________IN
KATHMANDU?
a)
SBI Green Bank
b)
SBI Digi Bank
c)
SBIInTouch Bank
d)
SBI Green Bank
Ans - C
Tuesday, July 11, 2017
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 08 JULY 2017
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 08 JULY 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
“JIGYASA” – STUDENT-SCIENTIST CONNECT PROGRAMME LAUNCHED
i. ‘JIGYASA’, a student- scientist
connect programme was officially launched in New Delhi. Council of Scientific
and Industrial Research has signed Memorandum of Understanding with Kendriya
Vidyalaya Sangathan to implement this programme.
ii. MoU signing ceremony was held in
the presence of Dr. Harsh Vardhan – Minister of Science & Technology, Earth
Sciences, Environment, Forests and Climate Change and Minister of Human
Resource Development, Mr. Prakash Javadekar.
iii. Focus of ‘JIGYASA’ programme is to
connect school students and scientists so as to extend student’s classroom
learning with that of a very well planned research laboratory based learning.
2. HEALTH
MINISTRY HOLDS 4TH NATIONAL SUMMIT ON GOOD, REPLICABLE PRACTICES AND
INNOVATIONS IN PUBLIC HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS
i. Ms. Sumitra Mahajan – Speaker of the
16th Lok Sabha inaugurated the 4th National Summit on Good, Replicable
Practices and Innovations in Public Health Care Systems at Indore, Madhya
Pradesh.
ii. C K Mishra, Secretary (Health)
mentioned that the summit has been held in the backdrop of two important
events, one, shifting of goals from Millennium Development Goals to Sustainable
Development Goals and the other is announcement of National Health Policy,
2017.
iii. During the Summit, the Health
Ministry also gave away awards to the States and UTs on the basis of Health
Indicators and Service Delivery.
3. GARIB
NAWAZ SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTRES TO BE ESTABLISHED IN 100 DISTRICTS OF THE
COUNTRY: SHRI
MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI
i. The Minister of State for Minority
Affairs (I/C) & Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that Garib Nawaz Skill Development Centres
will be established in 100 districts of the country which will effectively
ensure employment oriented skill development of youth belonging to Minority
communities.
ii. In next 6 months, job oriented skill training centres in
various fields, will be established in Hyderabad, Lucknow, Noida, Jaipur,
Nagpur, Aurangabad and in many more states.
iii. Along with this, Ministry of
Minority Affairs will launch a mega education campaign Tahrik-e-Taleem. The
campaign will be launched on the birth anniversary of former President of India
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.
iv. The Ministry of Minority Affairs is
in the process to establish 5 world class educational institutions to provide
better education to students belonging to Minority communities in technical,
medical, Ayurved, Unani.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 07 JULY 2017
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 07 JULY 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
J&K ASSEMBLY PASSES GST RESOLUTION FOR IMPLEMENTATION
i. The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative
Assembly has become the last state to adopt the Goods and Services Tax
resolution during a special session on 5th of July.
ii. The resolution moved by state
Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu and was adopted through a presidential order.
With this, all the states have implemented the Goods and Services Tax.
iii. The amendment to the Constitution
last year enabled the Centre to roll out the new tax regime across the country.
State BJP chief Sat Sharma said that the revenues of Jammu and Kashmir would go
up by Rs 10,000 cr annually after the implementation,
iv. It would also safeguard the special
taxation powers enjoyed by the state under Article 370 of the Constitution.
2. PRIME
MINISTER NARENDRA MODI’S VISIT TO ISRAEL: OVERVIEW
i. PM Narendra Modi was on an official
visit to Israel. It was the 1st ever visit of an incumbent Indian prime
minister.
ii. Commemorating PM Narendra Modi’s
visit, Danziger Flower Farm named the flower Crysanthumun as ‘Modi’, on the
name of Prime Minister. PM Narendra Modi gifted his Israeli counterpart
Benjamin Netanyahu replicas of two sets of relics from Kerala, regarded as key
artefacts of the long Jewish history in India.
iii. Mahindra Telephonics and Israeli
firm Shachaf Engineering signed a MoU to collaborate on design, development and
manufacture of strategic electronics for military use. India, Israel sign 7
agreements, to cooperate in fight against terror.
iv. Narendra Modi announced to start a
new flight service connecting Delhi, Mumbai and Tel Aviv and invited youth of
Israel to visit India.
v. PM Narendra Modi has announced the
setting up of an Indian Cultural Centre in Israel.
3. SREI,
RUSSIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK TO CREATE $200 MN INNOVATION FUND
i. Kolkata-headquartered SREI
Infrastructure Finance has signed an MoU with Russia’s Vnesheconom bank on to create a $200 million IT and Innovation
Fund.
ii. The MoU was signed last month at
the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in the presence of PM Narendra
Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. This MoU provides for a credit line
of $500 million to SREI.
iii. The fund will promote Indo-Russian
cooperation in IT technologies and innovation in both countries.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 7 & 8 JULY
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIR QUIZ – 7 & 8 JULY
1. INDIA HAS RAKED AT WHICH
POSITION ON LATEST FIFA WORLD RANKING RELEASED ON 6TH OF JULY?
a) 96th
b) 81st
c) 101st
d) 86th
ANS - A
2. WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAS
BECOME THE LAST STATE TO ADOPT THE GOODS AND SERVICES TAX RESOLUTION DURING A
SPECIAL SESSION ON JULY 5?
a)
Kerala
b)
Jammu and Kashmir
c)
Assam
d)
West Bengal
ANS - B
3. ‘CRYSANTHUMUN’, A NEW
FAST-GROWING ISRAELI FLOWER HAS BEEN NAMED AFTER WHICH LEADER?
a) Russia
President Vladimir Putin
b) US President
Donald Trump
c) Indian
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
d) German
Chancellor Angela Merkel
ANS - C
4. WHICH INDIAN COMPANY HAS
SIGNED A MOU WITH RUSSIA’S VNESHECONOM BANK TO CREATE A $200 MILLION IT AND
INNOVATION FUND?
a)
Bajaj Finance
b)
Reliance Capital
c)
Tata Consultancy Services
d)
SREI Infrastructure Finance
ANS - D
5. WHICH PRIVATE SECTOR BANK HAS
TIED UP WITH PFG FOREX FOR REMITTANCE FACILITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF INDIAN
EXPATRIATES FROM AUSTRALIA?
a)
South Indian Bank
b)
Catholic Syrian Bank
c)
Bandhan Bank
d)
Federal Bank
ANS - A
6. WHICH PROGRAMME, AIMED AT CONNECTING SCHOOL
STUDENTS AND SCIENTISTS FOR EXTENDING STUDENT’S CLASSROOM LEARNING WAS LAUNCHED
IN NEW DELHI?
a)
‘VIGYAN PARICHAY’
b)
‘PRERNA’
c)
‘JIGYASA’
d)
‘AAVISHKAR’
ANS - C
7. THE GOVERNMENT WILL SET UP ‘GARIB NAWAZ’ SKILL
DEVELOPMENT CENTRES IN HOW MANY DISTRICTS OF THE COUNTRY TO OFFER
EMPLOYMENT-ORIENTED TRAINING TO THE YOUTH FROM MINORITY COMMUNITIES?
a)
100 districts
b)
150 districts
c)
125 districts
d)
200 districts
ANS - A
8. NAVAL FORCES OF WHICH COUNTRIES PARTICIPATED
IN MALABAR NAVAL EXERCISE 2017 WHICH BEGAN ON JULY 7, 2017 IN CHENNAI, INDIA?
a)
India, Japan and Sri Lanka
b)
India, US and Japan
c)
India, US and Australia
d)
India, Japan and Australia
ANS - B
9. NATIONAL ALUMINIUM COMPANY LIMITED IS SETTING
UP THE 1ST OF ITS KIND ALUMINIUM PARK IN?
a) Kota,
Rajasthan
b) Jamnagar,
Gujarat
c) Angul,
Odisha
d) Ratnagiri,
Maharashtra
ANS - C
10. RESEARCHERS FROM WHICH ENTITY HAVE PRESENTED
A STUDY INDICATING THAT INDIA WILL BE THE BASE TO THE ECONOMIC POLE OF GLOBAL
GROWTH OVER THE COMING DECADE, REMAINING AHEAD OF CHINA?
a)
Centre for Macro Development at Sydney University
b)
Centre for Economic Development at Cambridge University
c)
Centre for Global Development at Oxford University
d)
Centre for International Development at Harvard University
ANS - D