DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 31ST OCT 2016
(Daily News India)
1. EASE
OF DOING BUSINESS REPORT INDIA A.P., TELANGANA TOP IN 2016 ALL-INDIA RANKING
i. Commerce
and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has released the report on State-wise
Ease of Doing Business rankings.
2.VIGILANCE
AWARENESS WEEK COMMENCES FROM TODAY (31ST OCTOBER 2016)
i. The
Central Vigilance Commission, as part of its efforts to promote probity in
public life and to achieve a corruption free society, observes Vigilance
Awareness Week every year.
ii. The
observance of the Vigilance Awareness Week has commenced from 31st October 2016.
iii. The
theme of the day is “Public participation in promoting integrity and
eradicating Corruption”.
3. MAHARASHTRA
TOPS NITI AAYOG’S AGRI MARKETING INDEX
i. Maharashtra
has topped in the implementation of
agricultural reforms and offers the best environment for doing agri-business,
according to an assessment by the Niti Aayog.
ii. Gujarat,
Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh are following maharastra in the 'Agricultural
Marketing and Farm Friendly Reforms Index'
4. NOVEMBER
1 TO BE OBSERVED AS NO TOBACCO DAY IN PUNJAB
i. Punjab
government will observe November 1 as ‘No Tobacco Day’.
ii. The
day is observed to discourage tobacco use in the state.
.
5. BENAMI
TRANSACTIONS ACT TO CURB BLACK MONEY COMES INTO EFFECT
i. The
new law to prohibit benami transactions will come into effect from 1st November
2016.
ii. The
parliament had passed the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016
to curb black money.
iii.
The new legislation provides for seven years imprisonment and fine for those
indulging in illegal transactions.
6. SANIA
MIRZA RETAINS WORLD NUMBER ONE RANKING IN WOMEN'S DOUBLES FOR 2ND CONSECUTIVE
YEAR
i. Ace
Indian tennis star Sania Mirza will end the season as world's top doubles
Tennis player for the second straight year.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED
ON TODAY’S NEWS
Q1. WHICH
COUNTRY TOPPED IN EASE OF DOING BUSINESS WORLD REPORT?
a. India
b. New Zealand
c. Iceland
d. Swedan
Q2. WHAT
IS INDIA’S RANK IN EASE OF DOING BUSINESS WORLD REPORT?
a. 87
b. 137
c. 140
d. 130
Q3. WHO
IS THE CHAIRMAN OF NITI AYOG?
a. Narendra Modi
b. Arvind Panagriya
c. K.V. Kamanth
d. Suresh Khanna
Q4. NAME THE STATE TOPPED IN NITI AYOG AGRI MARKETING INDEX?
a. Gujrat
b. Maharashtra
c. Kochi
d. Bihar
Q5. NAME THE STATE TOPPED IN INDIA’S EASE OF DOING BUSINESS
REPORT?
a. UP
b. Telengana
c. Haryana
d. Bihar
ANSWERS:
1. A 2. D 3. A 4.
B 5. B
