DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 10th SEP 2016
(Daily News India)
1. HELPLINE
NO. 14401 FOR INFO ON POWER CUTS LAUNCHED
i. The Department of Telecom (DoT) has created ‘Urja
Mitra Helpline’ through which customers can get information on power outages
from distribution companies by dialling 14401.
ii. Earlier URJA
mobile app is also launched aimed at enhancing the consumer connect with
the urban power distribution sector.
2. INDIA'S
LIGHT UTILITY HELICOPTER MAIDEN FLIGHT SUCCESSFUL
i. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has successfully completed test flight of
indigenous Light Utility Helicopter in Bengaluru.
ii. The LUH will replace the military’s obsolescent fleet
of Chetak and Cheetah helicopters that have flown for over three decades.
3. GOVT
APPROVES 6 START-UP CENTRES
i. The Central government has approved six proposals to
set up centres of excellence to promote and fund start-ups.
ii. The proposals for six centres of excellence that were
approved by the National Expert Advisory Committee include
a.
SINE-IIT
Bombay
b.
Venture
Center-NCL Pune
c.
CIIE-IIM
Ahmedabad
d.
Research Park
at IIT-Gandhinagar.
4. THITHI
WINS BEST FILM HONOUR AT 1ST BRICS FILM FESTIVAL
i. Kannada film Thithi was conferred the Best Film award
by Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu at
the 1st BRICS Film Festival.
ii. Thithi has earlier won various honours like 68th
Locarno International Film Festival, Marrakech International Film Festival,
19th Shanghai International Film Festival and 63rd National Film Awards.
5. 2016
ASEAN SUMMIT HELD IN VIENTIANE, LAOS
i.The Summit of Southeast Asian Nationst was held in
Vientiane, Laos .
ii. PM of the Lao PDR H.E. Thongloun Sisoulith was
Chairperson of the summit. \
iii.The theme of the summit was “Turning Vision into
Reality for a Dynamic ASEAN Community”.
iv. Association of South East Asian Nationsis a group of
10 South Asian nations which came into existence on August 8, 1967
6. PRESIDENT
GIVES ASSENT TO THE CONSTITUTION (122ND AMENDMENT) (GST) BILL, 2014
i. President Pranab Mukherjee has given assent to the
Constitution (122nd Amendment) (GST) Bill, 2014 as per Article 111 of the
Constitution.
ii. After the assent of the president the
bill becomes law and gives way for the concept of one nation, one tax.
iii. The GST is a single indirect tax
throughout country.
iv. It will merge all indirect taxes
such as the Value Added Tax, excise duty, service tax, central sales tax,
additional customs duty and special additional duty of customs.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON
TODAY’S NEWS
1.
THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE LAO, “PDR H.E THONGLOUN SISOULITH” WILL HEAD WHICH OF
THE FOLLOWING SUMMITS?
a.
G-20
b.
G-7
c.
SARRAC
d.
ASEAN
2.
GST IS WHICH TYPE OF TAX?
a.
Indirect Tax
b.
Direct Tax
c.
Custom Tax
d.
None of these
3.
NAME THE FILM WHICH IS HONORED AS THE BEST FILM AT 1ST BRICS FILM
FESTIVAL?
a.
Bajirao Mastani
b.Thithi
c.
Airlift
d.
Mohenjodaro
4.
HELP LINE NO- 14401 IS FOR_________________.
a.
To get a LPG connection
b.
To get an electricity connection
c.
To get an information on power cut
d.
To get an information to water supply
5.
WHO IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE FILM –“THITHI”?
a.
Ram Reddy
b.
Mohan Reddy
c.
Jeevan Reddy
d.
Jashan Reddy
ANSWER
KEY
1.
D
2.
A
3.
B
4.
C
5.
A
