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Sunday, July 2, 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 27TH JUNE 2017

(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
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1. K KASTURIRANGAN HEADS PANEL ON NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY
i. Former Indian Space Research Organisation head Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan has been appointed by Union Ministry of Human Resource Development to head the committee to draft the National Education Policy.
ii. The National Policy on Education was framed in 1986 and modified in 1992. The government has now appointed a committee to draft the final policy document.
iii. HRD ministry has also chosen 8 other experts and educationists from various backgrounds.
iv. Other members include Vice-Chancellor of SNDP University, Mumbai, and educationist Vasudha Kamat; Princeton University Mathematics professor Manjul Bhargava; Retired bureaucrat J. Alphonse; Baba Saheb Ambedkar University of Social Sciences, Mhau, Vice-Chancellor Ram Shankar Kureel; Vice-Chancelllor of Tribal University, Amarkantak, TV Kattamani; Gauhati University Persian language professor Mahzar Asif; KM Tripathy from Uttar Pradesh and Central Advisory Board on Education member M.K. Shridhar.

2. GOA CM MANOHAR PARRIKAR INAUGURATES 3 DAY MODI FEST IN PANAJI
i. Goa CM Manohar Parrikar has inaugurated the 3-day Making of Developed India Festival (MODI) Fest at Kala Academy in Panaji.
ii. It is a programme for taking the achievements of the government to the common people. Parrikar mentioned that after taking initiatives, it is also important for the government to inform people about them.
iii. The MODI Fest showcases the progress of various policies and programmes of the central government and its achievements in the last 3 years.
iv. It also includes economic and infrastructure development, budget reforms, Digital India, women empowerment, skill development for youth, financial inclusion and incentives for the farming sector.

3. WORLD BANK CLEARS $250-MILLION LOAN TO TRAIN INDIA’S JOB SEEKERS
i. The World Bank has cleared a USD 250-million loan, referred to as Skill India Mission Operation for making Indian youth more employable through reskilling.
ii. World Bank’s SIMO is a 6- year programme in support of the Indian government’s National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
iii. SIMO will be implemented through the National Skill Development Mission and will specifically target labour market entrants.
iv. Utilising funds procured through this loan will increase the market relevance of short-term skill development programmes at the national and state level.
v. Under this programme, adults in 15-59 years of age, underemployed or unemployed, will get the skill training. It will also include the 1.2 crore youngsters in the age group of 15-29 years who are entering the labour market every year.

4. MANUSHI CHHILLAR FROM HARYANA WINS THE TITLE OF MISS INDIA 2017
i. Manushi Chhillar from Haryana won Femina Miss India 2017 title. Sana Dua from Jammu and Kashmir is the 1st runner-up and the 2nd runner-up is Priyanka Kumari from Bihar.
ii. The event was held at Yash Raj Studios in Mumbai. Karan Johar and Riteish Deshmukh hosted the event; whereas Sonu Nigam, Sushant Singh Rajput, Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor performed live on-stage to entertain the guests.
iii. Following a new format this year, the beauty pageant toured 30 states/UTs across India and young girls from various states including Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jharkhand participated in the contest.

5. J-K GOVERNOR N N VOHRA APPOINTED AS PRESIDENT OF IIC
i. Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra has been appointed the President of the India International Centre – one of the premier cultural institutions in the country.
ii. N N Vohra was appointed as the president at the Annual General Meeting which was held on June 23.
iii. The appointment was made after eminent jurist Soli Sorabjee quit the presidential post. The India International Centre is a well known non-official organisation located in New Delhi.
iv. It serves as a meeting place for the various cultural and intellectual offerings the city has to offer, while maintaining its non-official character, non-aligned motivations and remains uncommitted to any particular form of governmental, political, economic or religious affiliation

6. SPACEX SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES TWO FALCON 9 LANDINGS IN ONE WEEKEND
i. SpaceX has successfully launched and landed the 2nd Falcon 9 rocket in roughly 48 hours. It gives SpaceX two wins in its “weekend doubleheader.”
ii. It’s the company’s 9th launch of 2017, and, six months in, are the most completed by SpaceX in a single year. The rocket took off from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base.
iii. It delivered 10 satellites into orbit for the communications company Iridium. Today’s Falcon 9 was a new one sporting larger, upgraded titanium hypersonic grid fins.
iv. SpaceX’s marks the 13th successful landing overall and its 8th at sea. The successful delivery of 10 Iridium satellites to space brought Iridium’s satellite count up to 20.

7. NOTED MALAYALAM FILMMAKER KR MOHANAN PASSES AWAY
i. Noted filmmaker K.R. Mohanan passed away. His prominent films include “Ashwathama”, “Purushartham” and “Swaroopam”.
ii. Mohanan played a key role in setting up the CPI-M-backed Kairali TV in the nineties and also headed the programme division of the channel during its formative period.
iii. K.R. Mohanan was also an accomplished documentary filmmaker. He is graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India and also headed the Kerala State Chalachithra Academy.

8. INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND ILLICIT TRAFFICKING
i. The 2017 International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking was observed on 26 June.
ii. The theme of International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking was Listen First – Listening to children and youth is the first step to help them grow healthy and safe.
iii. It is an initiative to increase support for prevention of drug use that is based on science and is thus an effective investment in the well-being of children and youth, their families and their communities.
iv. It was decided to observe the day and to strengthen action and cooperation to achieve the goal of an international society free of drug abuse.

OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

Q1. WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN APPOINTED BY UNION MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT TO HEAD THE COMMITTEE TO DRAFT THE NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY?
a)  K Radhakrishnan
b)  K Kasturirangan
c)  Shailesh Nayak
d)  U R Rao
Q2. 3- DAY MODI FEST FOR TAKING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT TO THE COMMON PEOPLE WAS INAUGURATED IN WHICH CAPITAL CITY?
a)  Gandhinagar
b)  Bhubaneswar
c)  Panji
d)  Lucknow
Q3. WHICH INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL ORGANISATION HAS CLEARED A USD 250-MILLION LOAN, REFERRED TO AS SKILL INDIA MISSION OPERATION FOR MAKING INDIAN YOUTH MORE EMPLOYABLE THROUGH RESKILLING?
a)  Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
b)  Asian Development Bank
c)  International Monetary Fund
d)  World Bank
Q4. WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAS WON FEMINA MISS INDIA 2017 TITLE?
a)  Manushi Chhillar
b)  Priyanka Kumari
c)  Anukriti Gusain
d)  Sana Dua
Q5. WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE INDIA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE - ONE OF THE PREMIER CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS OF INDIA?
a)  Kalyan Singh
b)  Om Prakash Kohli
c)  N N Vohra
d)  Vajubhai Vala

ANSWERS: 

1 - B    2 - C    3 - D    4 - A    5 - C
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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 25 & 26 JUNE

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 25 & 26 JUNE

1. UNION MINISTER FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION VENKAIAH NAIDU INAUGURATED THE ‘HOMES FOR ALL’ PROPERTY SHOW IN WHICH CITY?
a) Jaipur
b) Lucknow
c) Bengaluru
d) Ahmedabad

ANS - D
2. FIRST MEETING OF THE INDIA-RUSSIA HIGH LEVEL COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WAS HELD IN?
a) Moscow, Russia
b) Ufa, Russia
c) Novosibirsk, Russia
d) New Delhi, India

ANS - C
3. AN INCUBATION CENTRE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY START-UPS IS TO BE SET UP AT THE CSIR-CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY IN?
a) Nagpur
b) Hyderabad
c) Ranchi
d) Kochi

ANS - B
4. WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING BANKS HAS RECEIVED SKOCH AWARDSIN 9 DIFFERENT CATEGORIES?
a) Vijaya Bank
b) Punjab National Bank
c) Bank of Baroda
d) Syndicate Bank

ANS - A
5. TWO KONKANI LITERARY PERSONALITIES, ________ AND ______ FROM GOA HAVE BEEN CHOSEN FOR SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARDS?
a) Vincy Quadros and Amey Naik
b) Vincy Quadros and Victor Fernandes
c) Victor Fernandes and Amey Naik
d) Laurence Gomes and Amey Naik
ANS - C
6.  SPORTS JOURNALISTS FEDERATION OF INDIA AT ITS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING DECIDED TO CONFER THE BEST SPORTS PERSON OF THE YEAR AWARD ON WHICH SPORTS PERSON?
a) P V Sindhu
b) Rohit Sharma
c) Sania Mirza
d) Virat Kohli

ANS - A
7.  SUNIL KAKAR HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE MANAGING DIRECTOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF WHICH COMPANY:
a) BPCl
b) IDFC Ltd.
c) BHEL
d) NMDC

ANS - B
8.  JAGANNATH TEMPLE AT PURI IS LOCATED IN WHICH INDIA STATE?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Odisha
d) Bihar

ANS - C
9.  WHICH INDIAN BADMINTON PLAYER CLINCHED HIS 4TH SUPER SERIES TITLE WITH AN INCREDIBLE STRAIGHT-GAME TRIUMPH OVER REIGNING OLYMPIC AND WORLD CHAMPION CHEN LONG IN THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN FINAL IN SYDNEY?
a) P Kashyap
b) Aditya Joshi
c) Ajay Jayaram
d) Kidambi Srikanth

ANS - D
10.  WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING IS THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK ‘THE EMERGENCY – INDIAN DEMOCRACY’S DARKEST HOUR’?
a) D Shankar Nath
b) A Surya Prakash
c) L Jeevan Lal
d) G Krishna Reddy

ANS - B


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Thursday, June 29, 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 25TH JUNE 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 25TH JUNE 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
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1. VENKAIAH NAIDU INAUGURATES ‘HOMES FOR ALL’ PROPERTY SHOW IN AHMEDABAD
i. Union Minister for Urban Development, Housing and Poverty Alleviation Venkaiah Naidu inagurated the ‘Homes For All’ property.
ii .The show is organized by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and GIHED CREDAI in Ahmedabad.
iii. On the occasion, Mr. Naidu has launched several smart initiatives such as AMC Seva Mobile Application, Janmitra Card -‘One Card Many Services’, Amdavad Airport Shuttle Service, and Intelligent Transit Management System among others.
iv. The Janmitra card enables multimodal transport journey payments like Transit Services Ticketing for AMTS, BRTS, Payments for Municipal Services, Payment for any other retail transaction.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 26TH JUNE 2017

(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
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1. WORLD’S HIGHEST RAIL TRACK SURVEY TO COMMENCE AT LEH
i. Indian Railways will start the final location survey of the 498 km long Bilaspur-Manali-Leh line at Leh in Jammu and Kashmir.
ii. The proposed new rail line will connect all important locations between Bilaspur and Leh namely Sunder Nagar Mandi, Keylong, Manali, Tandi, Koksar, Darcha, Upshi and Karu.
iii. Coming up at a height of 3,300 metres, the strategically important rail project is touted to become the highest rail track in the world, overtaking China’s Qinghai–Tibet Railway.
iv. Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu will inaugurate the work for the final location survey at an estimated cost of Rs 157.77 cr. Survey is funded by the defence ministry and has been entrusted to RITES, a Railways PSU.

2. 135TH JAGANNATH PURI CHARIOT FESTIVAL BEGINS IN ODISHA
i. The 135th Jagannath Yatra starts from June 25 and ends on July 3. The end of Yatra is termed as the return cart festival or BahudaJatra.
ii. The Jagannath Yatra festival will be held in Odisha. The Rath Yatra festival is related to Lord Jagannath. According to Hindu calendar, this yatra is celebrated every year on Ashadh Shukla Dwitiya.
iii. The 5000 year old chariot festival marks the return of Lord Krishna to Vrindavan with his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra.
iv. This yatra includes three majestic chariots Nandighosa, Taladwaja and Darpadalan.
v. Sudarsan Pattnaik has carved beautiful art on RathYatra of Lord Jagannath at the Puri beach in Odisha with message “Let us all immerse in the spirit of unity & brotherhood”.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 24TH JUNE 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 24TH JUNE 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
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1. INDIA’S BIGGEST MUNICIPAL BONDS PROGRAMME LAUNCHED IN MAHARASHTRA
i. Pune Municipal Corporation launched India’s biggest municipal bonds  programme. The project looks to raise Rs 2,264 cr in five years. Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu launched the programme at Bombay Stock Exchange.
ii. In its first tranche, the Pune Municipal Corporation raised Rs.200 cr through the Bombay Stock Exchange’s bond trading platform at a coupon rate of 7.59% for 10 years.
iii. The issue received a good response with bonds being over-subscribed by six times.

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Tuesday, June 27, 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 23 & 24 JUNE

 DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 23 & 24 JUNE
Q1. Which operation will be launched by Indian Railways to improve services in Rajdhani and Shatabdi Express trains?
a.     ’Operation Swarn’
b.    ’Operation Clean-up’
c.     ’Operation New Look’
d.    ’Operation Swachh’
Ans: A
Q2. Which entity signed a MoU with Housing and Urban Development Corporation for facilitating “Housing for All by 2022″?
a.     FICCI
b.    NABARD
c.     EPFO
d.    SIDBI
Ans: C
Q3. Which among the following has become 3rd Indian State to be ‘Open Defecation Free’?
a.     Telangana
b.    West Bengal
c.     Kerala
d.    Gujarat
Ans: C
Q4. 2017 Biotechnology Innovation Organization International Convention was held in?
a.     Germany
b.    US
c.     China
d.    UK
Ans: B
Q5. Kenneth I Juster, is set to be _______ new ambassador to India?
a.     France’s
b.    UK’s
c.     Russia’s
d.    US’s
Ans: D
Q6.  Which among the following Municipal Corporation launched India’s biggest municipal bonds programme?
a.     New Delhi Municipal Corporation
b.    Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
c.     Pune Municipal Corporation
d.    Indore Municipal Corporation
Ans: C
Q7.  Central Government released a commemorative postage stamp on completion of 50 years of?
a.     The Passports Act, 1967
b.    The Finance Act, 1967
c.     The Voters Card Act, 1967
d.    The Banking Act, 1967
Ans: A
Q8.  The World Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank have together agreed to extend the loan to which Indian state towards helping it build a reliable, quality and affordable power supply to citizens?
a.     Jharkhand
b.    Andhra Pradesh
c.     Kerala
d.    Telangana
Ans: B
Q9.  Who among the following launched the Startup India Virtual Hub at New Delhi?
a.     Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
b.    President Pranab Mukherjee
c.     Vice-President Hamid Ansari
d.    Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
Ans: D
Q10.  What was the theme of ‘UN Public Service Day’ celebrated?
a.     The Future is Now
b.    Public Service for Inclusive Growth
c.     Public Service as a Career
d.    Public Service and Use of Technology
Ans: A


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