DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 23TH OCT 2016
(Daily News India)
1. PM
NARENDRA MODI ANNOUNCED INDIA'S FIRST RAILWAY UNIVERSITY IN VADODARA
i. PM
Narendra Modi inaugurated the integrated terminal building of Vadodara's Harni
airport
ii. He also distributed
artificial limbs and other implements to more than 8000 'Divyangs' (disabled
persons) in the city.
2. AVIATION
SCHEME UDAN (UDE DESH KA AAM NAAGRIK) STARTED
i. The
Centre government unveiled a regional connectivity scheme known as UDAN (Ude
Desh ka Aam Nagrik)
ii. Under
the scheme, airlines will be offered a slew of sops at smaller airports such as
waiver of landing and parking charges.
3. FIFA
UNVEILS MASCOT FOR 2018 WORLD CUP
i. Zabivaka
the wolf followed in the footsteps of Naranjito the orange, Footix the
football-playing rooster and Fuleco the armadillo by being named as the
official mascot of the 2018 World Cup.
ii. The wolf
whose name according to FIFA means “the one who scores”
4. MAHESH
SHARMA CHAIRS FIRST MEETING OF RECONSTITUTED CABC
i. Culture
and Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma has chaired the first meeting of the
Reconstituted
Central
Advisory Board on Culture.
ii. The
members of the CABC were requested to highlight priority areas in the fields of
art, music, dance and literature.
5. RUPEES
2,000 NOTES WILL BE IN CIRCULATION SOON
i. Banknotes
of the denomination of Rs.2,000 will be in circulation.
ii. The
Reserve Bank of India has completed preparations for introducing this new
high-value currency.
iii. The
notes have already been printed and their despatch from the currency printing
press in Mysuru has commenced.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED
ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. HARNI
AIRPORT IS SITUATED IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CITIES OF INDIA?
a.
Gandhinagar
b. Vadodara
c. Ahemdabad
d. Rajkot
2. “UDAN
SCHEME” IS RELATED TO WHICH OF THE FOLLOWINGS?
a. Aviation
Department
b. Education
Department
c. Foreign
Trade
d. Women
Development
3. WHERE
ARE THE HEADQUARTERS OF BIMSTEC LOCATED?
a.
Kathmandu, Nepal
b. Dhaka,
Bangladesh
c. Bangkok,
Thailand
d. New Delhi
, India
4. WHO
HAS CHAIRED THE FIRST MEETING OF RECONSTITUTED ‘CENTRAL ADVISORY BOARD ON
CULTURE (CABC)?
a. Mukesh
Sharma
b. Kapil
Sharma
c. Mahesh
Sharma
d. Rishi
Sharma
5. WHICH
CURRENCY PRINTING PRESS HAS COMMENCED THAT RS 2,000 NOTES WILL BE CIRCULATED
SOON?
a. Nasik
b. Pune
c. Kolkata
d. Mysuru
ANSWERS:
1. B 2. A 3.
B 4. C 5.
C
