DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 22 AUG 2016
(Daily News India)
1. PM
MODI TO BE NEW BRAND AMBASSADOR OF INCREDIBLE INDIA
i. Indian
government’s Tourism Ministry has decided to make Prime Minister Narendra Modi
the brand ambassador of Incredible India.
ii. The face
of PM will be used for the advertisements and promotional films. Even Gujarat
Tourism’s prosperity will also be mentioned.
3. PM
MODI'S MONOGRAMMED SUIT ENTERS GUINNESS RECORDS AS 'MOST EXPENSIVE SUIT SOLD'
i. The
monogrammed suit worn by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during entered Guinness
Book of World Records as ‘the most expensive suit sold’.
ii. The suit
was worned by PM during his meeting with American President Barack Obama in 2014.
iii. The
suit was sold at an auction for Rs 4.31 crore.
3.
TWO-DAY MEETING OF BRICS WOMEN PARLIAMENTARIAN'S FORUM TO BEGIN IN JAIPUR
i. The
two-day meeting of the BRICS Women's Parliamentarian Forum will begin in jaipur.
ii. It will
be attended by 42 delegates from member countries.
iii. Lok
Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan will inaugurate the meeting .
4. USAIN
BOLT GRABBS 200M TO COMPLETE HAT-TRICK
i.
Jamaican's sprinter Usain Bolt has won the 200 metres final to add to his 100m
title at the Rio Olympics 2016.
ii. He had
also won the 200 metres race in 2008 Bejing and London 2012.
iii. The
legendary runner announced that he will retire from the sport next year.
5.
CHINA'S HIGH SPEED TRAIN MAKER LAUNCHES OPERATION IN INDIA
i. China
largest high-speed train maker has announced the launch of its first joint
venture plant in India.
ii. The
plant will manufacture and repair railway locomotives.
6. ANDHRA
PRADESH POLICE LAUNCHES PILOT PROJECT ON DNA PROFILING
i. Andhra
Pradesh Police has launched DNA Index System that allows generation of DNA
profiles from live samples like saliva and blood stains.
ii. The
system uses the latest DNA technology tool called RapidHIT.
iii. The DIS
allows generation of DNA profiles using buccal swabs, blood stains, saliva and other
live samples in less than two hours.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. THE
FAMOUS BADMINTON PLAYER “CAROLIN MARINA” BELONGS TO WHICH NATION?
a. Sweden
b. Scotland
c.
Switzerland
d. Spain
2.
RECENTLY, INDIA’S TOURISM DEPARTMENT HAS CHOOSEN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING AS THE
NEW BRAND AMBASSADOR OF “INCREDEBLE INDIA”?
a. Narendra
Modi
b. Priyanka
Chopra
c. Irfan
Khan
d. Vidya
Balan
3. WHO
WILL INAUGURATE “BRICS WOMEN PARLIAMENTARIAN’S FORUM” AT JAIPUR?
a. Arundhati
Bhattacharya
b. Sumitra
Mahajan
c. Chanda
Kochar
d. Sushma
Swarj
4. WHICH
COUNTRY TOPS THE LIST OF AISA PACIFIC ON FIXED BROADBAND?
a. Hong Kong
b. India
c. China
d. Australia
5. WHAT
IS THE CURRENCY OF GEORGIA?
a. Dollar
b. Pound
c. Lari
d. Krone
6. NAME
THE INDIAN-AMERICAN WHO HAS BECOME TEXAS WOMEN’S HALL OF FAME?
a. Renu
Singh
b. Renu
Khator
c. Renuka
Kumari
d. None of
the above
ANSWERS:
1)
D 2) A 3) B 4) A 5) C 6)
B
