DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 23 MAY 2016
(Daily News India)
Shared By: WWW.DailyGk.IN
1. 27TH
INDIA AND INDONESIA CORPAT CONCLUDES IN BELAWAN
i. The 27th
edition of the India-Indonesia CORPAT has concluded in Belawan, Indonesia.
ii. The
navies of both countries conducted interactive session on measures to enhance
inter-operabilit.,
iii. The
27th CORPAT was held from 29 April to 19 May 2016.
iv. The
exercise is being carried out to keep the vital part of the Indian Ocean Region
safe and secure for commercial shipping and international trade.
2. BIHAR
GOVERNMENT BANS GUTKA AND PAN MASALA
i. Bihar CM
Nitish Kumar has announced the ban on
sale, distribution, storage, manufacture, consumption and publicity of tobacco
products like gutka and pan masala.
ii. Last
month state government announced complete ban on the sale of any types of
liquor in the state, but had allowed sale of Indian Made Foreign Liquor in
towns and cities.
3. WORLD
BANK ARM IFC TO INVEST $68 MN IN APOLLO HEALTH
i. World
Bank subsidiary arm International Finance Corporation is planning to invest
US$68 million in Apollo Health & Lifestyle ltd .
ii. AHLL is
a subsidiary of Apollo Health Enterprises Limited and includes a network of
primary healthcare clinics across the country.
iii. This
investment is the part of the overall raise of Rs 900 crore investment which
was earlier invested by IFC.
4.
FINANCE MINISTERS AND CENTRAL BANK GOVERNORS MEET HELD SENDAI
i. Finance
ministers and central banks governor from the Group of Seven developed nations
meeting in Sendai, Japan.
ii. They
have held discussions on the world economy, ahead of next week's G7 summit to
be held on 26-27th May in Ise-Shima, central Japan.
iii. The G-7
financial leaders discussed the future of the global economy to put the global
economy back on track and achieve sustainable growth.
iv. They
also discussed ways of dealing with tax evasion and questionable tax avoidance
in reaction to disclosures in the Panama Papers.
5. US
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES GAVE CONSENT TO BOLSTER DEFENCE TIES WITH INDIA ON PAR
WITH NATO
i. The US
House of Representatives have given its nod to improve defence ties with India.
ii. An
amendment to the National Defence Authorisation Act was
approved by the House.
iii. The
amendment is dubbed as ‘Enhancing Defence and Security Co-operation with
India’.
iv. It will
bring the country’s bilateral relations with India on par with its NATO allies
and Israel.
v. It
encourages the executive branch to designate an official to focus on US-India
defence cooperation.
6. IFC TO
INVEST $20 MILLION IN FCEL
i. Future
Consumer Enterprise Ltd has informed the
stock exchanges that International Finance Corporation will invest $20 million in the company
through equity-linked instruments.
ii. It will
use the funds to support growth plans and strengthen its balance-sheet.
7. HSBC TO SHUT DOWN HALF OF ITS BRANCHES IN INDIA, 300 JOBS TO
GO
i. UK based
banking giant, HSBC Holding Plc stated that it plans to close 24 branches in
India.
ii. The
decision comes after a strategic review of its retail banking and wealth
management business showed customers are increasingly opting for digital
banking services.
iii. This
decision will impact around 10 % of the company's retail customer base and lead
to 300 jobs losses.
8. BINALI
YILDIRIM SET TO BECOME PRIME MINISTER OF TURKEY
i. Transport
Minister of Turkey Binali Yildirim is all set to become as the country’s Prime
Minster.
ii. He will
succeed Ahmet Davutoglu, who earlier stepped down due to differences with
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. 27TH INDIA AND INDONESIA ‘CORPAT’ HELD AT?
a. Belwan
b. New Delhi
c. Mumbai
d. Singapore
2.
RECENTLY, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATE OF INDIA HAS BANNED “GUTKA AND PAN
MASALA”?
a. Punjab
b. Haryana
c. Bihar
d. Himanchal
Pradesh
3. WHO IS
THE PRESIDENT OF WORLD BANK?
a. Jim Kim
b. Kim Husan
c. Han Kang
d. Jim Yong
Kim
4. WORLD
BANK ARM IFC IS INVESTING___________ IN APOLLO HEALTH & LIFESTYLE LTD.
a. $ 69 mn
b. $ 68 mn
c. $66 mn
d. $67 mn
5. 42ND G-7 SUMMIT WILL BE HELD AT_____________.
a. Tokoyo,
Japan
b.
Washington D.c, USA
c. Paris,
Italy
d. Shima,
Japan
6. FULL FORM OF “NATO”?
a. North
Atlantic Team Organization
b. North
Zone Team Organization
c. North
America Team Organozation
d. None of
the above
7. THE
HEADQUATER OF HSBC BANK LOCATEDAT______________
a. Hong kong
b. Shanghai
c. London
d. NewYork
8.
RECENTLY, WHO HAS BECOME THE PRIME MINISTER OF TURKEY?
a. Ahmet
Davutoglu
b. Turkey
Binali
c. Alex
Parrish
d. Nimah
Binali
ANSWERS:
1. A 2. C 3.
D 4. B 5.
D 6. A 7.
C 8. D
