DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 12th SEP 2016
(Daily News India)
1. MEA
LAUNCHES ONLINE MODULE FOR INDIAN STUDENTS STUDYING ABROAD
i. The
ministry of external affairs for maintaining the records and database of Indian
students studying abroad, Government of India has launched a Student
Registration module.
ii.The
portal is known as MADAD portal ,
madad.gov.in.
iii. This
initiative came into existence due to unavailability of the data on Indian students
studying abroad.
2. ODISHA
BAGS 9TH GLOBAL AGRICULTURE LEADERSHIP AWARD 2016
i. Odisha
grabbed 9th Global Agriculture Leadership Award 2016 in agriculture development
at New Delhi.
ii.Indian
Council of Food and Agriculture have
given this award in recognition of the efforts towards development of
agriculture and bringing rural prosperity.
3. CHRIS
GAYLE LAUNCHES HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY 'SIX MACHINE' IN INDIA
i.West
Indies opener Chris Gayle launched his autobiography ‘Six Machine'.
ii.It
contains extensive details about his life and career.
iii.It is
published by Viking-Penguin UK and launched by Anurag Singh Thakur, President
of the BCCI.
4. INDO
AND US ECONOMIC SUMMIT FROM SEPTEMBER 13
i. The 2-day
Indo-US Economic Summit will start today in New Delhi on September 13.
ii. Leaders
from business, government and academia from both the countries will participate
in the summit.
iii. They
will focus on the ways to enhance bilateral trade and investments between India
and the US.
5. YOGA
GURU RAMDEV SETS UP MEGA FOOD PARK IN NAGPUR
i. Renowned
Yog Guru and founder of Patanjali group Baba Ramdev has laid the foundation
stone of his dream project Patanjali Mega Food and Herbal Park in Mihan .
ii.Mihan is
located in the outskirts of Nagpur.
iii. He
announced that Patanjali group will give soft loans to farmers in the area for
producing various agro products.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK
QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1.
NAME THE PORTAL WHICH IS RECENTLY LAUNCHED BY MEA TO MAINTAIN THE DATABASE AND RECORDS
OF INDIAN STUDENTS STUDYING ABROAD?
a.
MADAD
b.
MADAG
c.
MAGAD
d.
MADGD
2.
‘SIX-MACHINE”, IS AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CRICKETERS?
a.
Sachin Tendulkar
b.
Ricky Ponting
c.
Chris Gayle
d.
MS Dhoni
3.
INDO-US ECONOMIC SUMMIT WILL BE HELD IN?
a.
Jaipur
b.
Mumbai
c.
Jharkhand
d.
Hyderabad
4.
WHICH STATE HAS GOT 9TH GLOBAL AGRICULTURE LEADERSHIP AWARD 2016?
a.
Bihar
b.
Odisha
c.
Jharkhand
d.
Rajasthan
5.
WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF VIETNAM?
a.
Da Nang
b.
Hai Phong
c.
Hochi Minh
d.
Hanoi
ANSWER
KEY
1.
A
2.
C
3.
C
4.
B
5.
D
