DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 7 AUG 2016
(Daily News India)
1. VIJAY RUPANI TO BE CM OF GUJARAT
i. BJP state
chief Vijay Rupani has been named as the new Chief Minister of Gujarat and Nitin Patel as Deputy CM of gujrat.
ii. Former Cm
of Gujrat Anandiben Patel has resigned a few days ago.
2. FIRST TECH MEET OF HYDROCARBON VISION 2030
i. The first
technology meet under the Hydrocarbon Vision 2030 for Northeast India has been
started in Guwahati .
ii. The meet
is a stepping stone to put the north-east region on top of Indian energy map by
utilising its hydrocarbon potential in line with the Hydrocarbon Vision 2030.
iii. The
experts from different PSUs and private sector oil firms are attending the
two-day technology meet.
3. ODISHA OPENS 100 NEW
MULTI-PURPOSE CALAMITY SHELTER UNITS
i. CM Naveen
Patnaik has dedicated 100 multi-purpose shelter houses to the people of Odisha
for use during floods and cyclones.
ii., The main aim of the programme is to
ensure zero casualty during calamities.
iii. Theses
100 new shelters will add to the state’s existing 526 multi-purpose shelter
houses, adding people can take shelter in these places during calamities like
floods and cyclones.
4. RBI IMPOSES PENALTY ON TWO COOPERATIVE BANKS OF CHHATTISGARH
i. Reserve Bank
of India has imposed the penalty on two cooperative banks of Chhattisgarh under
the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
ii. The Zila
Sahakari Kendriya Bank Maryadit, Raipur and Raipur Urban Mercantile Cooperative
Bank Limited are the two on which RBI imposed the penalty of five lakh rupees
each.
iii. The banks
are penalized for violating the directives/guidelines of the Central Bank on
'Know Your Customer' norms.
5. IBJA ANNOUNCES AWARDS FOR INDIAN MEDAL WINNERS AT RIO 2016
OLYMPICS
i. India Bullion
and Jewellers Association has announced
500 gms Sovereign Gold Bonds and silver to the Indian medal winners at the Rio
2016 Olympics.
ii. The
Sovereign Gold Bonds of 500 gms will be awarded to the Gold Medal winners and 1
kg silver will be awarded to Silver Medal winners.
iii. This
timeAC the Indian Olympic Association is going to send the nation's largest
ever delegation in Summer Olympic history.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. RECENTLY WHO HAS TAKEN
OATH AS THE NEW CHIEF MINISTER OF GUJRAT?
a) Anandiben
Patel
b) Vijay
Rupani
c) Nitin
Patel
d) Amit Shah
2. “GUWAHATI” IS SITUATED IN WHICH RIVER’S BANK?
a) Ganga
b) Yamuna
c) Brahamputra
d) Kosi
3. NAME THE CHIEF MINISTER OF GOA?
a) Laxmikanth
Parsekar
b) Laxmikanth
Sinha
c) Laxmikanth
Iyer
d) None of
these
4. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF CHHATTISGARH?
a) Raipur
b) Bhopal
c) Sagar
d) Gwalior
5. WHO IS THE AUTHOR OF “KATHANIBARI GHAT”?
a) Sarojani
Naidu
b) Rabindranath
Tagore
c) Munsi Prem
Chand
d) Mahim Bora
6. RBI IMPOSED PENALTY ON WHICH STATE COOPERATIVE BANK?
a) Chhattisgarh
b) Madhya
Pradesh
c) Gujrat
d) Tamil Nadu
7. FIRST TECH MEET OF HYDERABAD VISION 2030 HELD AT?
a) Gangtok
b) Imphal
c) Guwahati
d) Agartala
ANSWERS:
1) B 2) C 3) A 4) A 5) D 6)
A 7) A
