DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 3 AUG 2016
(Daily News India)
1. PATNA
PIRATES WON 4TH SEASON OF PRO KABADDI LEAGUE
i. The Patna
Pirates have won the fourth edition of STAR Sports-ProKabaddi League .
ii.It
defeated Jaipur Pink Panthers in the
final at Hyderabad .
iii. Patna
made history as they became the only team to lift the trophy twice in the
tournament’s history of four editions.
2. LEWIS
HAMILTON WON 2016 GERMAN GRAND PRIX TITLE OF FORMULA ONE
i. Mercedes
driver Lewis Hamilton has won the 2016 German Grand Prix title of Formula One.
ii.It was
his fourth consecutive win in the 2016 season and overall fifth title of the
2016 season.
iii. Earlier
in 2016 he had won Monaco , British ,
Hungarian, Canadian and Austrian Grand Prix.
3.
STRATEGIC FORCES COMMAND EXEMPTED FROM AMBIT OF RTI
i. The
Strategic Forces Command which forms part of the National Command
Authority has been added to the Second
Schedule of the Right to Information Act
2005.
ii. Union
Government has issued a notification mentioning SFC has been brought under
sub-section (2) of Section 24 of the RTI.
iii. The
Section 24 of the RTI exempts security and intelligence establishments from its
purview.
iv. Strategic
Forces Command is a tri-Service command that forms part of India’s Nuclear
Command Authority
v. It is
responsible for the management and administration of the country’s tactical and
strategic nuclear weapons stockpile.
4. RANI SINGH NAIR TAKES OVER AS CHAIRPERSON
OF CBDT
i. Senior
Indian Revenue Service officer Rani
Singh Nair appointed as new Chairperson of Central Board of Direct Taxes .
ii. He will
replace Atulesh Jindal .
iii. The
Central Board of Direct Taxes provides essential inputs for policy and planning
of direct taxes in India.
iv. It is
the policy-making body of the Income Tax Department under the Union Finance
Ministry.
5. WALL
OF WISHES’ INAUGURATED TO CELEBRATE OLYMPIC MOOD
i. Sports
Minister Vijay Goel inaugurated ‘Wall of
Wishes’ at India Gate Lawns in New Delhi.
ii. The Wall
of Wishes was launched in presence of Olympian Boxer M C Mary Kom to celebrate
the Olympic mood in the country.
iii. Rio
Olympics is scheduled to be held from 5 August to 21 August 2016.
iv. The Wall
was inaugurated after the RUN FOR RIO, which was organised on 31 July 2016 by
the Ministry
v. This year
India is sending its largest ever contingent to participate in the Olympic
Games.
6. INDIA TO HOST KABADDI WORLD CUP IN OCTOBER
i.
International Kabaddi Federation has announced the selection of India for
hosting "The 2016 Kabaddi World Cup".
ii. The
World Cup is featuring 12 countries namely USA, Canada, UK, Australia, Iran,
Poland, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Korea, Japan, Kenya, and India.
iii. The
event is scheduled to be held in October 2016 but the dates for the event will
be announced later.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. “GACHI
BOWLI STADIUM” IS SITUATED IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CITIES OF INDIA?
a. Kolkata
b. Chennai
c. Hyderabad
d. Nagpur
2. “PATNA
PIRATES” IS THE TEAM OF WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SPORTS?
a. Kabbadi
b. Kho kho
c. Cricket
d. Football
3. NAME
THE WINNER OF “2016 GERMAN GRAND PRIX TITLE”?
a. Miles
Axlerod
b. Nico
Rosberg
c. Lewis
Hamilton
d. None of
the above
4. THE
FORMER CHAIRMAN OF CBDT “ATULESH JINDAL” IS BEING REPLACED BY_______________.
a. MK Nair
b. Ravi
Singh
c. Vikash
Nair
d. Rani
Singh Nair
5. HOW
MANY COUNTRIES ARE GOING TO PARTICIPATE IN KABADDI WORLD CUP 2016?
a. 12
b. 15
c. 19
d. 10
ANSWERS:
1. C 2. B 3. C 4.
D 5. A
