DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 18 MAY 2016
(Daily News India)
1. UNION
GOVERNMENT APPROVES PROPOSAL TO SET UP KALINGANAGAR NATIONAL INVESTMENT
MANUFACTURING ZONE
i. union government
has approved the proposal of Odisha
Government's to set up Kalinganagar National Investment and Manufacturing Zone
in Jajpur district.
ii. The Zone
will be a mega industrial zone.
iii.It will
have world-class township to manage the
needs of the investors.
iv.
Investment and Manufacturing Zone of India and is expected to invite 1 lakh Cr.
rupees investment
iv.It will
also generate 1 lakh 50 thousand direct jobs.
2. INDIA AND BANGLADESH POWER TIES WITH
21ST-CENTURY NUCLEAR DEAL
i. India and
Bangladesh has conducted a nuclear agreement with each other to engage the
bilateral neighborhood relationship.
ii. The
nuclear agreement has been signed between the Ministry of External Affairs and
the Bangladesh department of science and technology.
iii. The
Indian nuclear deal will provide and train Bangladesh to import their first
nuclear power plant from Russia.
3. UR RAO
BECOMES FIRST INDIAN TO BE AWARDED IAF’S ‘HALL OF FAME’ AWARD
i. Space scientist
Prof Udupi Ramachandra Rao became the first Indian to receive ‘Hall of Fame’
Award by the International Astronautical Federation.
ii. The
award is given for his outstanding contribution to the progress of astronautics
within the framework of the IAF activities.
iii. He will
receive the award at the 67th International Astronautical Congress
to be held in Guadalajara, Mexico in September 2016.
4. INDIAN
CLINCH SILVER AT ASIAN SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIP
i. Indian
women's squash team have won the Silver medal in the Asian Team squash
Championships.
ii. The
final was won by Malaysia.
iii.Last
year India won bronze-medal in the asian squash championship.
5. SUDHA
BREAKS 3,000M STEEPLECHASE NATIONAL RECORD
i. Sprinter Sudha
Singh set a new national record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase category.
ii.He broke
the record by clocking 9 minutes and 26.55 seconds in the IAAF Diamond League
race in Shanghai.
ii. The 2010
Asian Games gold medallist broke the 9 minutes and 27.09 seconds national
record timing set by long-distance runner Lalita Babar.
6. HDFC
BANK LAUNCHES SMARTUP FOR START-UPS
i. HDFC Bank
Ltd. launched SmartUp solution.
ii. It is a
first of its-kind dedicated platform for start-ups to fulfill all their banking
needs.
iii.The
SmartUp is tailored to meet all the requirements of a start-up, advisory and forex services and offering
banking and payment solutions
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK
QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1.
“KALINGANAGAR NATIONAL INVESTMENT MANUFACTURING ZONE” IS LOCATED IN WHICH OF
THE FOLLOWING STATE OF INDIA?
a.
Bihar
b.
Orrisa
c.
West Bengal
d.
Kerela
2.
INDIA HAS SIGNED ‘ 21ST CENTURY NUCLEAR DEAL’ WITH _________?
a.
China
b.
SriLanka
c.
BanglaDesh
d.
Mayanmar
3.
WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF BANGLADESH?
a.
Hamid Khan
b.
Shekh Hassina
c.
Abdul Sekh
d.
Abdul Hamid
4.
WHAT IS THE FULL FORM OF IAF?
a.
International Astronautical Federation
b.
International Administration Federation
c.
International Associates Federation
d.
None of these
5.
WHO AMONG OF THE FOLLOWING HAS BECOME FIRST INDIAN TO BE AWARDED IAF’S “HALL OF
FAME” AWARD?
a.
UN Singh
b.
UK Sinha
c.
UR Rao
d.
UR Singh
6.
WHO AMONG OF THE FOLLOWING BROKE THE STEEPLECHASE NATIONAL RECORD?
a.
Sudha Kumari
b.
sudha Singh
c.
Sudha Kakkar
d.
Sudha Roy
7. WHO IS THE CEO OF HDFC BANK?
a.
Aditya Roy
b.
Adtiya Singh
c.
Aditya Ambani
d.
Aditya Puri
8. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BANK LAUNCHES “
SMART UP FOR START-UP”?
a.
SBI
b.
HDFC
c.
ICICI
d.
Axis Bank
ANSWER KEY
1. b 2.c 3.
d 4. a 5. c 6. b 7.
d 8. b
