DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 21TH OCT 2016
(Daily News India)
1. THE ADIVASI WILL NOT
DANCE AUTHORED BY HANSDA SOWVENDRA SHEKHAR
i. The book
titled The Adivasi Will Not Dance, penned by Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar is
releaed.
ii. The
characters of the book are set in the fecund, mineral-rich hinterland and the
ever-expanding, squalid towns of Jharkhand.
iii. Hansda
Sowvendra Shekhar is a medical officer with the Government of Jharkhand.
2. SEBI
RE-CONSTITUTES PANEL ON DISCLOSURE, ACCOUNTING STANDARDS.
i. SEBI has
re-constituted its committee which advises the regulator on issues related to
disclosure requirements and accounting practices for various entities in the
securities market.
ii. The
Committee will be chaired by Tata Sons
Director Ishaat Hussain.
iii. The
expert panel also includes representatives from Sebi, Finance Ministry and
Corporate Affairs Ministry.
3. INDIA
RANKED BEST IN FIFA RANKINGS IN 6 YEARS
i. The
Indian football team ranked 137th from 148 in the latest FIFA ranking in over
six years after India defeated Puerto Rico in an International Friendly in
Mumbai lat month.
ii. India
were ranked 137th in 2010 which stayed India’s best ever FIFA Ranking.
4. BOOK
ON VIRAT KOHLI TITLED ‘DRIVEN: THE VIRAT KOHLI STORY’ LAUNCHED
i. The book on Virat Kohli named' Driven:
The Virat Kohli Story' launched.
ii. The book
was authored by senior journalist Vijay Lokapally.
iii. The
book celebrates the career of Virat Kohli and introduces readers to the man not
known to many.
5.
PAKISTAN WARNS INDIA AGAINST BREACHING INDUS WATER TREATY
i. Pakistan
has warned India that it will take appropriate action if India violates the
Indus Water Treaty.
ii. Indus
River is important for Pakistan around 65% of the Pakistan’s geographical area
including entire Pakistan’s Punjab province is part of Indus basin.
iii. Indus
Waters Treaty is a water-distribution treaty between India and Pakistan which was
brokered by the World Bank .
iv. The treaty
deals with sharing of water of Indus water system having six rivers — Beas,
Ravi, Sutlej, Indus, Chenab and Jhelum between the two countries.
v. According
to the treaty, control over three eastern rivers Ravi, Beas and Sutlej was
given to India.
vi. While
control over three western rivers Indus, Jhelum and Chenab was given to
Pakistan.
6. LONDON
TOPS IN THE GLOBAL POWER CITY INDEX
i. According
to the 2016 Global Power City Index report London has topped for the fifth
consecutive year.
ii. Mumbai
is ranked at 39th on the list of the world’s leading global cities for
business, innovation and culture.
iii. London
is followed by New York then Tokyo.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED
ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. WHICH
OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS HAVE RE-CONSTITUTED THE COMMITTEE ON DISCLOSURE AND ACCOUNTING
STANDARDS?
a. RBI
b. Union
Ministry of Finance
c. SEBI
d. Central
Statistical Organization
2. WHAT
IS THE RANK OF INDIA IN FIFA RANKINGS?
a. 137
b. 138
c. 148
d. 140
3. WHO IS
THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK “DRIVEN THE VIRAT KHOLI STORY”?
a. Vijay
Kelkar
b. Vijay
Lokapally
c. Chetan
Bhagat
d. None of
these
4. WHEN
WAS INDUS WATER TREATY SIGNED BETWEEN INDIA & PAKISTAN?
a. 1965
b. 1967
c. 1960
d. 1958
5. THE
GLOBAL POWER CITY INDEX RELEASED BY________________.
a. Mori
Memorial Foundation
b. World
Bank
c. IMF
d. NDB
6. NAME
THE CITY WHICH HAS TOPPED THE LIST OF GLOBAL POWER CITY INDEX?
a. Amsterdam
b. Seoul
c. Mumbai
d. London
ANSWERS:
1.
C 2. A 3.
B 4. C 5.
A 6. D
