DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 8 JUNE 2016
(Daily News India)
1. RBI
HAS ANNOUNCED SECOND BI-MONTHLY MONETARY POLICY STATEMENT
i. RBI
Governor Raghuram Rajan has announced the Second Bi-monthly Monetary Policy
Statement for the year 2016-17.
ii. This
time the repo rate is remained unchanged at 6.5%, reverse repo rate stays at
6.00 %, and CRR remains at 4%.
iii. Liquid
adjustment facility rate will remain unchanged at 6.0 %, and the MSF rate and
the Bank Rate at 7.0 %.
2.
HIMACHAL PRADESH BECOMES FIRST STATE TO LAUNCH GREEN-CONCEPT BASED STATE DATA
CENTRE
i. Himachal
Pradesh became the first state in the country to have a State Data Centre .
ii.It is
designed to minimize power requirement and increase power utilization
efficiency.
iii. It was
launched by the Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh in Shimla.
3.
GUWAHATI DECLARES GANGETIC RIVER DOLPHIN AS ITS ‘CITY ANIMAL’
i. Guwahati
has become the first city in the country to have its own ‘city animal’.
ii.They
declared Gangetic River Dolphin as its mascot.
ii. Gangetic
River Dolphin is locally known as ‘Sihu’ which remains in the River Brahmaputra
along Guwahati.
4. SWACHH
YUG CAMPAIGN TO MAKE GRAM PANCHAYATS AND GANGA OPEN DEFECATION FREE
i.
Government has launched a campaign ‘Swachh Yug’ for creating change among
people staying in villages along the holy river.
ii. The
government is making efforts to make villages located along Ganga open
defecation-free,
5. DIA
MIRZA NAMED AMBASSADOR FOR SWACHH SAATHI PROGRAMME
i. Bollywood
actress Dia Mirza has been named as the ambassador for Swachh Saathi programme.
ii. It is a
youth-based programme of Swachh Bharat Mission.
iii. Under
this Programme more than 2000 interns would be enrolled to coordinate around
10000 schools across India.
iv. They
will also ensure that all students in the schools take the pledge for Clean
India.
6. US
ARMY RESERVE OFFICER DESHAUNA BARBER CROWNED AS MISS USA 2016
i. Deshauna
Barber a serving Army Reserve officer of United States has crowned as the Miss USA 2016. at the Miss
USA competition 2016 held at the T-Mobile Arena off the Las Vegas Strip.
ii. Barber
became the first-ever military member to win Miss USA title.
iii. Now She
will represent the USA at Miss Universe Competition 2016.
7.
WALMART RETAINS TOP POSITION IN FORTUNE 500 LIST
i. In 2016
rankings Walmart has topped the Fortune 500 list for the fourth consecutive year.
ii. Apple
the most profitable company on the list, with $53 billion in profits slipped to
No. 3 from No. 5
8. SERENA
BECOMES WORLD'S TOP PAID SPORTSWOMAN
i. According
to Forbes Magazine report Serena Williams has overtaken Maria Sharapova as the
world's highest-paid sportswoman.
ii. She earned
USD 28.9 million over the past 12 monthsand
Sharapova earned USD 21.9 million over the past 12 months.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. WHAT
IS THE NEW MSF RATE ACCORDING TO 2ND BI-MONTHLY MONETARY POLICY
REVIEW?
a. 6.6%
b. 7%
c. 7.5%
d. 6%
2. WHICH
IS THE 1ST STATE TO LAUNCH GREEN CONCEPT BASED STATE DATA CENTRE?
a. Himachal
Pradesh
b. Madhya
Pradesh
c. Uttar
Pradesh
d. New Delhi
3. WHICH
CAMPAIGN IS LAUNCHED TO MAKE GREEN PANCHAYATS AND GANGA DEFECATION FREE?
a. Swacch
Bharat
b. Clean
India
c. Sawcch
Yug
d. All of
the above
4. WHICH
ANIMAL HAS BECOME CITY ANIMAL OF GUWAHATI?
a. Tiger
b. Bear
c. Turtle
d. Gangetic
Dolphin
5. WHICH
OF THE FOLLOWING ARE NAMED AS BRAND AMBASSADOR OF “SWACCH SATHI YOJANA”?
a. Vipasha
Basu
b. Diya Mirza
c. Vidaya
Balan
d. Kajol
6.
RECENTLY, WHO OWNED THE TITLE OF MISS USA 2016?
a. Deshauna
Barber
b. Alexndra
Barber
c. Caleb
Parrish
d.
Nataly Booth
ANSWERS:
1.
B 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. B 6.
A
