DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 10 MAY 2016
(Daily News India)
1. INDIAN
BOXERS WON 4 MEDALS AT 7TH ASIAN YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP
i. Indian
boxers won four medals at the 7th Asian Youth Championships held in Kazakhstan.
ii. India
finished at third with three silver and a bronze medal in the tournament.
iii.The
Indian boxers won silver medals are National champion Ankush Dahiya in 60kg, Ashish Kulhirya in 64kg and Reyal
Puri in 81kg category.
iv.bronze
medal is won by Manjeet Singh in 91kg
category.
v.Kazakhstan
topped the medal tally with 6 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze medals followed by
Uzbekistan
2. SINGLE
EMERGENCY NUMBER ‘112’ TO BE OPERATIONAL THROUGHOUT INDIA FROM JANUARY 1, 2017
i. The
single emergency number ‘112’ will be operational throughout India from January
1, 2017.
ii.It will
provede to help people reach immediate services of police, ambulance and fire
department.
iii.The
single emergency number will be similar to the ‘911’ all-in-one emergency
service in the United States and 999 of United Kingdom .
UNION TELECOM MINISTER: RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD
3. UNION
GOVERNMENT RELEASES COMMEMORATIVE COIN ON MAHARANA PRATAP
i. The Union
Government has released a commemorative coin of Rs 100 and a circulation coin
of Rs 10 on the 475th Birth Anniversary celebrations of Maharana
Pratap.
ii.The coin
was released by Union Tourism Minister Dr Mahesh Sharma in New Delhi.
iii.
Maharana Pratap, the ruler of Mewar is regarded as one of the greatest warriors
in Indian history.
4. GOI
STARTS UBIN DRIVE FOR BUDDING ENTREPRENEURS
i. The
Government of India has started the process for issuance by Unique Business
Identification Number drive.
ii. It will
help enable budding entrepreneurs to set up their business without any delays .
iii.This
portal will be automatically linked to Ministry Of Corporate Affairs portal after it is issued to the intended
beneficiary.
iv.It is a
major step towards ease of doing business and the start-up India initiative of
the government
5. INDIA
RANKS NINTH IN 2015 CRONY-CAPITALISM INDEX
i. India is
ranked ninth in 2015 Crony-Capitalism Index with crony sector wealth accounting
for 3.4 per cent of the gross domestic product
ii. The
index was based on new study by The Economist which had used data from a list
of the world’s billionaires and their worth published by Forbes.
iii. In 2014
India was also at ninth place.
iv. Top place
is grabbed by Russia followed by Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore.
v.Germany
was ranked lowest and was found out to cleanest country, where just few of the
country’s billionaires derive their wealth from crony sectors.
6. ASIA'S
FIRST RICE TECHNOLOGY PARK TO BE ESTABLISHED IN GANGAVATI
i. Karnataka
Government has decided to establish Asia’s first Rice Technology Park at Gangavati
in Koppal district.
ii.The state
government has also decided to set up a
Maize Technology Park at Ranebennur in Haveri district.
iii. It will
help growers to add value to their produce and get better returns and also
enhance quality of the produce.
7. INDIA
WOMEN WRESTLERS VINESH PHOGAT, SAKSHI MALIK QUALIFY FOR 2016 RIO OLYMPICS
i. Two
Indian women wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik have qualified for 2016
Rio Olympics.
ii. Vinesh grabbed
her place for the Olympic berth after defeating Avin Demirhan of Turkey in the
48 kg category.
iii. Sakshi
Malik also entered the final in the 58 kg category and qualified for Rio Olympics.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. WHICH STATE OF INDIA IS GOING TO ESTABLISH ASIA’S FIRST RICE
TECHNOLOGY PARK?
a.Kerala
b.Karnataka
c.Madhya pardesh
d.Uttar paredesh
2. WHO IS THE CHIEF MINISTER OF KARNATAKA?
a.Jatendra singh
b.Akhilesh yadav
c. Siddaramaiah
d.Oommen Chandy
3. WHICH COUNTRY TOPPED IN THE CRONY-CAPITALISM INDEX?
a.Russia
b.China
c.India
d.Germany
4. WHO IS UNION TOURISM MINISTER IN INDIA?
a. Mahesh Sharma
b.Suresh prabhu
c.Niti gadkari
d.Radha mohan singh
5. IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING YEARS THE SINGLE EMERGENCY NUMBER
‘112’ TO BE OPERATIONAL THROUGHOUT INDIA?
a.January 1, 2017
b.January 1, 2018
c.1st April 2017
d.1st march, 2018
6. WHICH COUNTRY TOPPED IN THE 7TH ASIAN YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP?
a.Afganistan
b.Kazakistan
c. Uzbekistan
d.Turkmenstan
ANSWERS:
1.b
2.c 3.a 4.a 5.a 6.b
