DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 11th OCT 2016
(Daily News India)
1. WORLD
MENTAL HEALTH DAY OBSERVED ON 10TH OCTOBER
i. World
Mental Health Day is observed annually on 10 October.
ii. The
theme of the day is ‘Psychological First Aid’.
iii. The aim
of the day is to raise awareness about mental health issues around the world
and mobilising efforts in support of mental health.
2. NOBEL
PRIZE IN ECONOMICS 2016 AWARDED TO OLIVER HART AND BENGT HOLMSTROM
i. Two
U.S-based economists Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom have been awarded the
'Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences.
ii.The award
is given for their contributions to contract theory.
ii. Last
year the Nobel prize in Economics was awarded to Angus Deaton "for his
analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare".
3. MP TO
LAUNCH 'LALIMA ABHIYAN' TO MAKE STATE FREE FROM ANAEMIA
i. Madhya
Pradesh launched a campaign to make the
state anaemia-free scheme named 'Lalima Abhiyan'.
ii. Under
the campaign, free iron folic acid tablets will be provided in aagan wadis',
academic institutions and hospitals.
4. INDIAN
SHOOTER JITU RAI NAMED 'CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS' BY ISSF
i. The
International Shooting Sports Federation has awarded ace shooter, Jitu Rai, the
'Champion of Champions' title for pistol shooting in 2016.
ii. Jitu rai
beated Serbia’s Damir Mikec in the Champions Trophy 10m Air Pistol final.
5.'AIYOH'
NOW IN THE OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY
i. The
Oxford English Dictionary has included "Aiyoh" and "Aiyah"
in its latest edition.
ii. The word
has defined as, "In southern India and Sri Lanka, expressing distress,
regret, or grief; 'Oh no!', 'Oh dear!'".
6. ANDY
MURRAY DEFEATS GRIGOR DIMITROV TO WIN CHINA OPEN
i. British
tennis player Andy Murray beated Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov to win the China
Open.
ii. Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska defeated
British tennis player Johanna Konta to win the China Open Women's Singles at
Beijing, China.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK
QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. THE
FAMOUS TENNIS PLAYER ‘GRIGAR DIMITROV’ BELONGS TO WHICH NATION?
a. China
b. Romania
c. Bulgaria
d.
Switzerland
2. WHO IS
THE WINNER OF THE CHINA OPEN WOMEN’S SINGLES AT BEIJING?
a. Johanna
Konta
b. Agnieszka
Radwanska
c. Martinga
Hingis
d. Sania
Mirza
3. WHICH TWO
WORDS ARE ADDED IN THE LATEST EDITION OF THE OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY?
a. OMG &
Oh No
b. Yo Yo
& OMG
c. Yups
& Yakk
d. Aiyoh
& Aiyah
4. WHICH
COUNTRY PLAYER IS BEING DEFEATED BY INDIA ACE SHOOTER JITU RAI IN THE CHAMPIONS TROPHY 10
M AIR PISTOL FINAL?
a. Serbia
b. Japan
c. China
d. USA
5. NAME
THE SCHEME WHICH IS LAUNCHED BY MADHYA PRADESH STATE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE STATE
FREE FROM ANEMIA?
a. Pure
Blood
b. Sarv
Surkasha
c. Lalima
Abhiyan
d. None of
these
6. NOBLE
PRIZE IN ECONOMICS 2016 AWARD IS GIVEN TO TWO US BASED ECONOMISTS OLIVER HART
& BENGT HOLNSTRON FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FIELDS?
a. Contract
Theory
b. Inflation
Target
c. Forex
Trade
d. Pooling
System
7. WHEN
WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY IS OBSERVED?
a. 9th
October
b. 13th
October
c. 11th
October
d. 10th
October
ANSWER
KEY
1. C
2. B
3. D
4. A
5. C
6. A
7. D
