DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 24 JUNE 2016
(Daily News India)
1. UNION
CABINET EXTENDS THE DEADLINE OF UDAY SCHEME
i. The Union
Cabinet has approved the extension of the deadline for implementing the Ujjwal
Discom Assurance Yojana by a year to March 31, 2017.
ii. It is
considered as a important step for providing 24X7 affordable and
environment-friendly Power for All.
iii. The Ujwal
DISCOM Assurance Yojana is the scheme
for providing financial assistance and
revival package for electricity distribution companies of India.
2. FM ARUN JAITLEY TO VISIT CHINA TO ATTEND AIIB
ANNUAL MEET
i. Finance
Minister Arun Jaitley is on a five-day visit to China to attend AIIB annual
meet starting from 23rd of June.
ii. He will
attend the first annual meeting of the board of governors.
iii. Asian
Infrastructure Investment Bank was started with corpus of 100-billion US dollar.
3. UNION
CABINET APPROVED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND OF FUNDS FOR STARTUPS
i. The Union
Cabinet has approved the establishment of Fund of Funds for Startups.
ii. The fund is establishment for funding the the
Start-up India Action Plan.
iii. The
plan was started in January 2016 to boost start-up ecosystem in the country.
5. ANDY
MURRAY WON FIFTH TIME QUEEN'S CLUB TITLE
i. British
tennis star Andy Murray has created history by grabbing the Queen's Club tournament
for a record fifth time.
ii. He
defeated Milos Raonic in final.
iii. He had
earlier won the Championships in 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2015.
6. NAGPUR
AND CHINA'S JINAN BECOME 'SISTER CITIES'
i. Nagpur
and the Chinese city of Jinan have become 'sister cities' after signing a pact.
ii. It will
allows the exchange of ideas and technology in the field of education, youth affairs, urban planning and sports.
iii. The
agreement will allows Nagpur to seek financial assistance from Jinan to execute
development projects.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. HOW
MANY STATES OF INDIA HAVE JOINED UDAY SCHEME?
a. 16
b. 14
c. 15
d. 18
2. WHO IS
THE PRESIDENT OF ASIAN INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT BANK?
a. Jin Liqun
b. Jim Kong
c. Kong Yen
d. None of
these
3. THE
FAMOUS TENNIS PLAYER “MILOS RAONIC” BELONGS TO WHICH GAME?
a. USA
b. Canada
c. Spain
d. Scotland
4.
“QUEEN’S CLUB TITLE” BELONGS TO WHICH GAME?
a. Cricket
b. Football
c. Hockey
d. Tennis
5. WHICH
OF THE FOLLOWING TWO CITIES OF INDIA & CHINA HAVE BECOME “SISTER CITIES”
FOR EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AND TECHNOLOGY?
a. Mumbai
& Bejing
b. New Delhi
& Shanghai
c. Nagpur
& Jinan
d. Pune
& Jinan
ANSWERS:
1. C 2.
A 3. B 4.
D 5. C
