DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 13th SEP 2016
(Daily News India)
1. INDIAN AND US ARMY EXERCISE ‘YUDH ABHYAS 2016’ STARTED IN
UTTARAKHAND
i. Under the Indo-US defence cooperation a joint military training
exercise, ‘Yudh Abhyas 2016’ is started in Uttarakhand.
ii. The exercise in Chaubattia was being conducted by the
headquarter Central Command.
2. CABINET APPROVES FORMATION AND FUNCTIONING OF GST COUNCIL
i. The Union Cabinet has approved the formation, process and
functioning of the Goods and Services Tax Council.
ii. The primary function of the GST Council will be to decide the
GST rate along with many other things.
iii. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will be heading the GST Council
and state e finance ministers will assist him.
3. VIDYA BALAN APPOINTED AS BRAND AMBASSADOR OF SAMAJWADI
PENSION YOJANA
i. Bollywood actress Vidya Balan has been appointed as brand
ambassador of the ambitious Samajwadi Pension Yojana by Uttar Pradesh
government.
ii. She is also associated with the "ghar-ghar
shauchalya" campaign of the Union government
iii. The main Objective of the scheme to encourage savings among
people living below the poverty line and provide them financial assistance.
4. FILIPINO REVENGE DRAMA WINS BEST PICTURE AT THE WORLD’S
OLDEST FILM FESTIVAL
i. A revenge drama ‘Ang Babaeng Humayo also known as The Woman Who
Left’ won the Golden Lion for Best Film Award at the 73 Venice Film Festival.
ii. Russian director Andrei Konchalovsky and Mexican film director
Amat Escalante shared Silver Lion for Best Direction for their respective films
Paradise and The Untamed.
5. GOVT LAUNCHES TOLL-FREE NUMBER FOR POSTAL COMPLAINTS
i. The government today launched a toll-free number 1924 to
register postal complaints.
ii. It will initially be operational for 12 hours on working days
and has been started in Hindi, Malayalam, and English.
6. MANDI AND SINDHUDURG EMERGE CLEANEST DISTRICTS IN INDIA
i. Mandi in Himachal Pradesh and Sindhudurg in Maharashtra have
emerged the cleanest districts in India.
ii.The report has been released in New Delhi by Drinking Water and
Sanitation Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.
CURRENT
AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. THE
BILATERAL MILITARY TRAINING “YUDH ABHYASH 2016” IS STARTED BETWEEN WHICH TWO
COUNTRIES?
a.
Indo-Nepal
b.
Indo-China
c. Indo-Us
d. Indo-Pak
2. A
REVENGE DRAMA ‘ANG BABAENG HUMAYO’ BAGS A TITLE OF BEST FILM IN 73RD
VENICE FILM FESTIVAL IS IN WHICH LANGUAGE?
a. Arabian
b. Urdu
c. Filipino
d. French
3. NAME
THE DIRECTOR OF THE FILM ‘ANG BABAENG HUMAYO ALSO KNOWN AS THE WOMAN WHO LEFT’?
a. Lav Diaz
b. Anderi
Diaz
c. Amat
Escalanted
d. None of
these
4. WHAT
IS THE GOVERNMENT’S TOLL FREE NUMBER WHICH IS RECENTLY LAUNCHED FOR POSTAL
COMPLAINTS?
a. 1921
b. 1923
c. 1924
d. 1925
5. IN HOW
MANY LANGUAGES, THE POSTAL COMPLAINTS TOLL FREE NUMBER IS LAUNCHED?
a. 4
b. 6
c. 2
d. 3
ANSWER KEY
1. C
2. C
3. A
4. C
5. D
