DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 30 AUG 2016
(Daily News India)
1. AUGUST
29 IS OBSERVED AS SPORTS DAY
i. National
Sports Day in India is celebrated on August 29th to mark the birth anniversary of hockey legend Dhyan Chand.
ii. Dhyan
Chand, considered as the greatest player in hockey.
iii. He
played a key role in India's three consecutive Olympic triumphs in 1928, 1932
and 1936.
2. FOUR
ATHLETES GET RAJIV GANDHI KHEL RATNA AWARD
i. Four
athletes, including Olympic silver medallist P.V. Sindhu, gymnast Dipa
Karmakar, shooter Jitu Rai and Olympic bronze medalist Sakshi Malik received
the Rajiv Khel Ratna award.
ii. The
awrdees has recived a medal and a citation with a cash prize of Rs.7.5 lakh.
3. DOHA
BANK OPENS BRANCH IN KERALA
i. Qatar's
based Doha Bank has opened a branch, the Kerala’s Chief Minister Pinarayi
Vijayan inaugurated the branch.
ii. Doha
Bank is one of the largest commercial banks in the State of Qatar
4. WEST
BENGAL PASSES RESOLUTION TO RENAME THE STATE
i. The West
Bengal Assembly today passed the resolution to rename the state to 'Bangla' in
Bengali, 'Bengal' in English and 'Bangal' in Hindi.
ii. The
Mamata Banerjee government had approved the change of name to either Bongo or
Bangla.
5. PADMA
SACHDEV AWARDED 2015 SARASWATI SAMMAN
i. Eminent
Dogri language Poetess and novelist Padma Sachdev was awarded the prestigious
Saraswati Samman for the year 2015.
ii. The
award is given for her autobiography ‘Chitt-Chete’ written in Dogri language.
iii. Padma
Sachdev Padma Sachdev is first modern woman poet of Dogri language.
6. 29
AUGUST OBSERVED AS INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST NUCLEAR TESTS
i. The
International Day Against Nuclear Tests is observed on 29th August across the
world.
ii. The day
is observed to raise awareness about the effects of nuclear weapon test
explosions or any other nuclear explosions.
7.
MADHUKAR GUPTA COMMITTEE ON BORDER PROTECTION SUBMITS REPORT TO MHA
i. The
Madhukar Gupta Committee on border protection submitted its report to the Home
Minister Rajnath Singh .
ii. The
panel has made a detailed study on threat perception, field visits and made a
detailed recommendations pertaining to strengthening of border protection on
Indo-Pakistan Border.
iii. It
studied security and threats at Border States of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab and
Jammu.
iv. The
Committee headed by former Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta was appointed on 5
April 2016 for strengthening border protection and addressing the issue of gaps
and vulnerability in border fencing along Indo-Pakistan Border.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. 29TH
AUGUST MARKS AS A NATIONAL SPORTS DAY ON THE BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF WHICH LEGEND
PLAYER?
a. Dhayan
Chand
b. Milkha
Singh
c. Sunil
Gavaskar
d. Sachin
Tendulkar
2. HOW
MANY ATHLETES HAVE RECEIVED RAJIV GANDHI KHEL RATNA AWARD?
a. 5
b. 6
c. 4
d. 2
3.
RECENTLY, WHO AMONG OF THE FOLLOWING HAVE RECEIVED RAJIV GANDHI KHEL RATNA
AWARD?
a.
Viswanathan Anand
b. Sania
Mirza
c. Mary Kom
d. Jitu Rai
4. WHAT
IS THE CAPITAL OF QATAR?
a. Kuwait
b. Doha
c. Abu Dhabi
d. None of
these
5.
RECENTLY, WHICH STATE HAS PASSED THE RESOLUTION TO RENAME THE STATE?
a. West
Bengal
b. Rajasthan
c. Bihar
d. Gujrat
6.
“CHITT-CHETE”, THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF SARASWATI SAMMAN AWARDEE PADMA SACHDEVA HAS
BEEN WRITTEN IN WHICH LANGUAGE?
a. Hindi
b. Dogri
c. Punjabi
d. Gujrati
7.
“INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST NUCLEAR TEST” IS OBSERVED ON?
a. 28th
August
b. 30th
August
c. 31st
August
d. 29th
August
ANSWERS:
1) A 2)
C 3) D 4)
B 5) A 6)
B 7) D
