DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 26 AUG 2016
(Daily News India)
1. BRICS
COUNTRIES ADOPT UDAIPUR DECLARATION ON DISASTER
i. The meeting of Ministers of Disaster
Management of BRICS countries concluded in Udaipur, Rajasthan with the adoption
of the Udaipur Declaration.
ii. Udaipur Declaration BRICS nations
to set up a dedicated Joint Task Force for Disaster Risk Management for regular
dialogue, exchange and mutual support.
iii. The meeting was a new milestone in
collaboration and cooperation among BRICS countries in the field of disaster
management.
iv. The main Objective is to Share
experiences on flood-risk management, current systems in each country for
forecasting extreme weather events.
2. 2016 RIO
OLYMPICS COMES TO AN END
i. The 31st Summer
Olympics hosted by Brazilian City, Rio de Janeiro ended.
ii. In olympics
games nearly 11,000 participants from 205 countries participated.
iii. Maximum medals
have been won by United States with maximum gold medals.
iv.USA finished
with 46 Gold, 37 Silver and 38 Bronze followed by Great Britain finished on second spot with 27
Gold, 23 Silver and 17 bronze.
iv. India finished
at joint 67th position in the medals tally with two medals.
3.
ABHINAV BINDRA TO HEAD NRAI REVIEW COMMITTEE ON RIO DEBACLE
i. National Rifle
Association of India constituted a five-member review committee to probe the
shooters' Rio Games debacle.
ii. The committee
will be headed by India's first and only individual Olympic gold-medallist
Abhinav Bindra.
iii. The committee
will examine and identify the causes behind shooting not securing any medals at
the Rio Olympics.
4.
CRISTIANO RONALDO WINS UEFA BEST PLAYER IN EUROPE AWARD
i. Cristiano Ronaldo
won the UEFA Best Player in Europe award for 2015-16.
ii. He won the
award for the second time in three years.
iii. Ronaldo scored
35 goals for Real Madrid in La Liga and 16 goals in Champions League
competition in 2015.
iv. He scored three
goals for Portugal at Euro 2016.
v. Messi won the
UEFA Goal of the Season award for 2015-16.
5. FORBES
RELEASES LIST OF THE WORLD'S HIGHEST-PAID ACTRESSES 2016
i. Forbes released the
list of The World's Highest-Paid Actresses 2016.
ii. Jennifer
Lawrence topped the Forbes magazine list for the second year with earnings of
46 million US dollars.
iii. Indian actress
Deepika Padukone is the only newcomer to the World’s Highest-Paid Actresses
list and the only Indian star to make the cut.
6. TOXIC
GAS LEAK AT BANGLADESH FERTILISER UNIT SICKENS 250; PLUGGED
i. Nearly 250 people, including
children, have fallen sick and hundreds of residents have been evacuated from
their homes after a toxic gas leak from a fertiliser unit in Bangladesh.
ii. Di-ammonium phosphate leaked from
the DAP Fertiliser Company Limited on the bank of Karnaphuli river last night.
7. NORTH
KOREA TEST FIRES NEW BALLISTIC MISSILE
i. North Korea today test fired a new
ballistic missile.
ii. It was launched from a submarine in
the Sea of Japan, off North Korea's eastern coast.
iii. The test comes one day after the
United States and South Korea launched joint military exercises on the
peninsula.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. 31ST
SUMMER OLYMPICS HOSTED BY WHICH COUNTRY?
A. Canada
B. Barzil
C. Nepal
D. Rome
2. NAME
THE CHAIRMAN OF NEWLY CONSTITUTES NRAI REVIEW COMMITTEE ON RIO DEBACLE?
A. Avinav Bindra
B. Jitu Rai
C. Sakshi Malik
D. PV Sindhu
3. THE
FAMOUS FOOTBALL PLAYER “CRISTIANO ROBALDO” BELONGS TO WHICH NATION?
A. UK
B. Scotland
C. Sewden
D. Portugal
4. WHO IS
THE WORLD’S HIGHEST PAID ACTRESS 2016 ACCORDING TO FORBES RELEASES?
A. Jennifer Lawrence
B. Jinnefer Lopez
C. Rihaana
D. Deepika Padukone
5. WHICH
OF THE FOLLOWING INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION OPENED BY BRICS COUNTRIES?
A. Asian Development Bank
B. New Development Bank
C. International Fund Bank
D. International Monetary Bank
ANSWERS:
1) B 2) A 3) D 4) A 5) B
