DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 12TH JUNE 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
KOLKATA TO GET INDIA’S FIRST UNDERWATER METRO
i. Kolkata will launch an
underwater Metro which will pass through tunnels several feet under the
Hooghly.
ii. The 1st underwater
transportation tunnel of India has been constructed 30 meters below riverbed.
iii. It will be
connecting 2 main terminals: Sealdah and Howrah – each of which has a footfall
of about 10-12 lakh passengers per day.
iv. It is just a few
meters away from the famous Howrah Bridge, built in the last century to connect
Howrah and Kolkata.
2.
22ND EDITION OF EUROPEAN UNION FILM FESTIVAL BEGINS
i. The 22nd European
Union Film Festival has opened at Siri Fort auditorium New Delhi on 10th June
with the screening of Estonian film Cherry Tobacco.
ii. The 5-day event is
being organized by the Delegation of the EU and Embassies of EU Members.
iii. It is in
collaboration with Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Tomasz Kozlowski,
ambassador of European Union to India said it is believed that cinema has a
universal appeal and helps to bring people and cultures together.
iv. The festival includes
the story of inner struggle of a father, and his complicated relationship with
his son; the coming of age of a 17-year-old girl, who has to take decisions
that even a grown up woman will find difficult to make.
3.
IOB LAUNCHES RETAIL MART IN THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
i. Indian Overseas Bank,
the Lead Bank for Thiruvananthapuram district, has launched the Retail Mart, a
retail lending concept, in Kerala’s capital city.
ii. The exclusive
facility that handles retail products has started functioning at the main
branch. The Retail Mart has been designed with an aim to complete all the
pre-release formalities at the customer’s doorstep.
iii. The bank will also
sanction quality retail loans at a competitive rate of interest with a minimum
turnaround time.
4.
SOUMITRA CHATTERJEE TO GET FRANCE’S LEGION OF HONOUR
i. Veteran Bengali film
actor Soumitra Chatterjee has been conferred with the highest French civilian
honour, the Legion d’Honneur.
ii. Ambassador of France
to India Alexandre Ziegler will be in Kolkata to present the honour.
iii. Exactly 30 years
ago, Bengali filmmaker Satyajit Ray was awarded the Legion of Honor by then
French President Francois Mitterrand in 1987.
5.
2017 FRENCH OPEN – OVERVIEW
i. 116th edition of the
French Open tennis tournament took place at Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France
from 28th May to 11th June 2017.
ii. Rafael Nadal won
Men’s Singles title by defeating Stan Wawrinka and Jelena Ostapenko won Women’s
Singles title by Simona Halep.
iii. Men’s Doubles won by
Ryan Harrison & Michael Venus and Women’s Doubles by Bethanie Mattek-Sands
& Lucie Safarova.
iv. Gabriela Dabrowski
& Rohan Bopanna won Mixed Doubles by defeating Anna-Lena Grönefeld &
Robert Farah.
6.
KUTWAL WINS GOLD AT WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DIFFERENTLY-ABLED
i. Shashikant Kutwal has
won the gold medal at the 17th World Individual Chess Championship for
differently-abled.
ii. Shashikant Kutwal is
a railway employee with Pune Division. The World Chess Championship held in
Slovakia.
7.
FEDERATION CUP NATIONAL SENIOR ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD IN PUNJAB
i. 21st Federation Cup
National Senior Athletics Championships was held from 1st – 4th June in
Patiala, Punjab.
ii. The event was
organized by Athletics Federation of India with support from Punjab Athletics
Association and Sports Authority of India.
iii. The championship
provided an opportunity to Indian track and field athletes to qualify for the
Asian Athletics Championships which is scheduled to be held in Bhubaneswar in
July 2017.
8.
RAMESH’S BOOK ON THE NATURALIST IN INDIRA GANDHI LAUNCHED
i. The book “Indira
Gandhi – A life in Nature” was launched by Congress president Sonia Gandhi at
the Indira Gandhi Memorial.
ii. The former Union
minister Jairam Ramesh, who has authored the book published by Simon &
Schuster, presented the 1st copy of the book to the Congress President.
iii. The book showcases
how Indira Gandhi led India to the path of conservation and made it a priority
of economic development. The book brings out some of the unpublished works
sourced through archives and personal sources material.
iv. Ramesh also
highlighted how the former PM brought the Project Lion 1st and then Project
Tiger for conservation of the big cats.
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED
ON TODAY’S NEWS
a) Kolkata
b) Delhi
c) Mumbai
d) Kochi
Q2.
THE 22ND EUROPEAN UNION FILM FESTIVAL HAS BEGUN IN WHICH INDIAN CITY?
a) Jaipur
b) New Delhi
c) Visakahpatnam
d) Varanasi
Q3.
WHICH PUBLIC SECTOR BANK HAS LAUNCHED THE RETAIL MART, A RETAIL LENDING
CONCEPT, IN KERALA’S
CAPITAL CITY THIRUVANANTHAPURAM?
a) Sydicate Bank
b) Corporation Bank
c) Indian Overseas Bank
d) Indian Bank
Q4.
WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING BENGALI FILM ACTOR HAS BEEN CONFERRED WITH THE HIGHEST
FRENCH CIVILIAN HONOUR, THE LEGION D’HONNEUR?
a) Victor Banerjee
b) Sumeet Ray
c) Vimal Basu
d) Soumitra Chatterjee
Q5.
WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAS WON THE GOLD MEDAL AT THE 17TH WORLD INDIVIDUAL
CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DIFFERENTLY- ABLED?
a) Shashikant Kutwal
b) Jwalant Thakkar
c) Kunal Jain
d) Priyanshu Beniwal
ANSWERS:
1 - A 2 - B 3 - C 4
- D 5 - A
