DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 9th OCT 2016
(Daily News India)
1. INDIAN
AIR FORCE DAY OBSERVED ON 8TH OCTOBER
i. The Air Force Day is observed annually on 8 October across India.
ii.It is the 84th celebration of
the Day which began in 1932.
2. FOREX
RESERVES TOUCH RECORD HIGH OF $372 BILLION
i. India's foreign exchange reserves scaled a new high of USD 371.99
billion.
Ii. The reserves had risen by USD 1.166 billion to USD 370.766 billion.
3. FUND
OF RS.114 CR APPROVED FOR HRIDAY PROJECTS
i. The Union Ministry of Urban Development has approved projects worth
Rs.114 crore under HRIDAY scheme.
ii.The scheme is approved for
improving infrastructure facilities around core heritage sites in five cities.
ii. These five cities are: Varanasi, Amritsar,Dwaraka , Puri and
Warangal.
4. INDIA’S
FIRST INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION CENTRE INAUGRATED BY DEVENDRA FADNAVIS
i. Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated India’s first centre for
international arbitration in Mumbai.
ii. The MCIA will be governed by a 17-member governing council.
iii. The Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration will initially be
located at Express Towers.
5. HARIKA
DRONAVALLI BEATS HOU YIFAN AT INTERNATIONAL CHESS MEET
i. India's Harika Dronavalli defeated World No. 1 Hou Yifan of China to
be at joint fourth position in the Isle of Man international Chess tournament.
6. BATHUKAMMA
EVENT ENTERS GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS
i.The Telangana government on Saturday organised the traditional state
festival of 'Bathukamma' on at the Lal Bahadur stadium in Hyderabad.
ii. The event is attended by about ten thousand women and it made new
Guinness Book of World Record.
iii. The Telangana government has declared 'Bathukamma' as a state
festival.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK
QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. WHEN
INDIAN AIR FORCE DAY IS OBSERVED?
a. 9th October
b. 8th October
c. 10th October
d. 11th October
2. WHAT
AMOUNT OF FUND IS APPROVED TO HRIDAY SCHEME BY THE UNION MINISTRY OF URBAN
DEVELOPMENT?
a. Rs. 114 cr
b. Rs 115 cr
c. Rs 115.5 cr
d. Rs 114.6 cr
3.
INDIA’S FIRST INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION CENTRE IS INAUGURATED IN WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING CITIES?
a. Delhi
b. Bangalore
c. Mumbai
d. Kolkata
4.
“BATHUKAMMA” IS A STATE FESTIVAL OF WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING?
a. Telangana
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Karnataka
5.
INDIA’S HARIKA PRONAVALLI BELONGS TO WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING GAMES?
a. Badminton
b. Table Tennis
c. Squash
d. Chess
ANSWER
KEY
1. B
2. A
3. C
4. A
5. D
