DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 30 JUNE 2016
(Daily News India)
1. N S
VISHWANATHAN APPOINTED AS THE NEW DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF RBI
i. The Appointments Committee of the
Cabinet appointed NS Vishwanathan as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of
India.
ii. He is currently working as an
executive director at the RBI.
iii. He will replace H R Khan, who will
retire on July 3.
2. INDIA
RANKED 105TH ON WEF'S HUMAN CAPITAL INDEX
i. India has been ranked 105th out of
130 countries on the World Economic Forum's Human Capital Index.
ii. The index measures countries’
ability to nurture, develop and deploy talent for economic growth.
iii. Finland topped the index and india
is placed on 105th rank.
iv. The index has been released by
Geneva-based World Economic Forum.
3. RAJNATH SINGH INAUGURATES H.Q. OF JHARKHAND'S
SPECIAL ANTI-MAOIST FORCE
i. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh
has inaugurated the newly constructed headquarters of Jharkhand's special
anti-Maoist force 'Jharkhand Jaguar' in Jharkhand's capital city Ranchi.
ii. Jharkhand Jaguar is an anti-Maoist
squad formed eight years ago in 2008 .
iii. The force has led many successful
operations against Maoists so far.
4. ODISHA
GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE EDUCATION LOAN AT 1% INTEREST
i. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik
has launched a new scheme Kalinga Siksha Sathi Yojana.
ii. The aim of the scheme is to provide education loan at
1 % interest to students for pursuing higher studies.
iii. The State government dedicated
this scheme to former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik on his Birth Centenary.
iv. Under this scheme poor students can
avail professional and technical education loan up to 10 lakh rupees at 1%
interest rate.
5. TWO
INDIANS GET QUEEN’S YOUNG LEADERS AWARD 2016
i. Two Indians, Kartik Sawhney, and
Neha Swain, have won the 2016 Queen's Young Leaders award in the United Kingdom.
ii. Sawhney and Swain have won the
prestigious award for their exceptional work in transforming the lives of others
and making a lasting difference in their communities.
iii. The Queen’s Young Leader Award is
given to youths who are taking the lead in their communities and using their
skills to transform lives.
6 FOUNDER
OF TITAN, XERXES SAPUR DESAI HAS PASSED AWAY
i. Xerxes Sapur Desai, the man who
founded India's largest watchmaker company 'Titan Co Ltd', has passed away in
Bengaluru.
ii. He also worked with Tata Press,
Tata Chemicals, and Taj Hotels before setting up Titan in 1986.
iii. After the success in watches, he
started Tanishq, the jewelry business that is now a trusted brand and India’s
largest jewelry firm.
7. INDIA
MAINTAINS THE THIRD POSITION IN ICC ODI TEAM RANKINGS
i. According to ICC Ranking India has
maintained its number three position in the ICC ODI team rankings.
ii. The ranking list is topped by world
champions Australia.
iii. The second place was occupied by
New Zealand with 113 rating points.
iv. In the MRF Tyres ICC Player
Rankings for ODI batsmen India’s Virat Kohli is placed second while South
Africa’s AB de Villiers has been on the top place.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. NAME
THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF RBI WHO HAS BEEN REPLACED BY NS VISWANATHAN BY THE
RECOMMENDATION OF THE APPOINTMENT COMMITTEE OF CABINET?
a. SS Mundra
b. R Gandhi
c. Urjit R
Patel
d. HR Khan
2. WHICH
COUNTRY TOPS THE LIST OF “WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM’S” HUMAN CAPITAL INDEX?
a. Finland
b. Scotland
c. Spain
d. USA
3. HOW
MANY COUNTRIES ARE SURVEYED BY GENEVA BASED “WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM”?
a. 161
b. 152
c. 130
d. 131
4. THE
ANTI-MAOIST SQUAD “JHARKHAND JAGUAR” HEADQUARTERS LOCATED AT WHICH CITY OF
INDIA?
a. Ranchi
b.
Hazaribagh
c. Dhanbad
d. Patna
5. WHO IS
THE GOVERNOR OF ODISHA?
a. MN Shah
b. Shila
Dixit
c. Kiran
Bedi
d. SC Jamir
6. WHICH
COUNTRY’S BATSMAN HAS GOT 1ST RANK ACCORDING TO MRF TYRES ICC PLAYER
RANKING?
a. Australia
b. India
c. South
Africa
d. West
Indies
ANSWERS:
1. D 2.
A 3. C 4.
A 5. D 6.
C
