DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 2 AUG 2016
(Daily News India)
1.
RAILWAY MINISTER SURESH PRABHU FLAGS OFF 'TRIPURA SUNDARI EXPRESS'
i. Railway
Minister Suresh Prabhu has flagged off maiden broad-gauge train between
Agartala and Delhi named ‘Tripura Sundari Express’.
ii. The
‘Tripura Sundari Express’ will run weekly between Agartala and Anand Vihar in
Delhi
iii. Railway
minister suresh prabhu also laid the foundation stone for Agartala-Akhaura
International Rail Project.
2. ANDHRA
PRADESH INKS MOU WITH JAPAN TO DEVELOP FOOD VALUE CHAIN
i. The
Andhra Pradesh government has inked a Memorandum of Understanding with Japan to develop a food value chain in
the state.
ii. Under
the MoU Japan's will encourage direct investments by Japanese companies in the
fields of agriculture and food-related industry in Andhra Pradesh.
3.
IRCTC'S APP TIE-UP WITH MOBIKWIK FOR E-CASH PAYMENTS
i. Mobile payments company MobiKwik and Indian Railway Catering
and Tourism Corporation have announced partnership for app MobiKwik .
ii. The will provide e-cash payments on IRCTC's e-catering app,
Food on Track.
iii. The app
allows passengers to book and get food from their preferred restaurants,
delivered right at their train coaches.
iv. MobiKwik
is a mobile wallet and online payment system where a user can store money to
make mobile and DTH recharge, pay utility bills and shop using wallet with over
50,000 merchants.
4. ICICI
BANK REDUCES MCLR BY 0.05%
i. Country's
largest private sector lender ICICI Bank has announced a 0.05% reduction in its
marginal cost of funds based lending rate.
ii. The
overnight MCLR will be 8.90% under the revised rate structure which is
effective from today.
iii. The
Reserve Bank of India introduced the MCLR from April 1 this year for faster
transmission of its policy actions into actual lending rates by the banks.
iv. The MCLR
replaced the base rate system.
5. SYED
NAYEEMUDDIN CONFERRED MOHUN BAGAN RATNA
i. The Mohun
Bagan Football club has conferred club’s highest decoration Mohun Bagan Ratna on
legendary Indian Footballer Syed Nayeemuddin.
ii. He
became the 16th recipient of the prestigious award given for making contribution
to the success of the club.
iii. He is
also the only sportsperson awarded with the prestigious Arjuna and Dronacharya
Awards for football.
6. DILIP
RATH ASSUMES ADDITIONAL CHARGE AS NDDB CHAIRMAN
i. Dilip
Rath appointed as the chairman of National
Dairy Development Board .
ii. The
chairman’s post fell vacant last week after T Nandakumar resigned before his
five-year term ended.
iii. Dilip Rath
is currently the managing director of NDDB.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1.
“AKHAURA” CITY IS SITIUSTED IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES?
a. Nepal
b.
Bangladesh
c. Srilanka
d. China
2. NAME
THE CHIEF MINISTER OF TRIPURA?
a. Manik
Sarkar
b. Sarbnanda
Sonowal
c. Pinarji
desai
d. None of
these
3. WITH
WHICH E-WALLET COMPANY, IRCTC TIES UP FOR E-CASH PAYMENT?
a. Patym
b.
Freecharge
c. Mobikwik
d. easy payment
4.
“MARGINAL COST OF FUND BASED LENDING RATE SYSTEM (MCLR)” HAS BEEN REPLACED
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SYSTEM?
a. LIBOR
b. MIBOR
c. SLR
d. Base rate
system
5. WHEN
“MOHUN BAGAN DAY” IS CELEBRATED?
a. 2nd
Aug
b. 3rd
Aug
c. 29th
July
d. 31st
July
6. “SYEED
NAYEEMUDDIN” THE 16TH RECIPIENT OF MOHUN BAGAN AWARD BELONGS TO
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SPORTS?
a. Cricket
b. Football
c. Lawn
Tennis
d. Badminton
ANSWERS:
1. B 2. A 3. C 4.
D 6. B
