DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 11TH DEC 2016
(Daily News India)
Shared By: WWW.DailyGk.IN
1. HUMAN
RIGHTS DAY OBSERVED ON 10TH DECEMBER
i. The Human Rights
Day is observed on 10 December.
ii. It aims at
promoting and raising awareness of the two Covenants of Human Rights Day.
iii. Human Rights
Day was stated in 1948.
iv. It has stood as
the first major stride forward in ensuring that the rights of every human
across the globe are protected.
2. INDIA
AND VIETNAM INK NUCLEAR COOPERATION PACT
i. India and
Vietnam have signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement, it will strengthen the comprehensive strategic
partnership between the two countries.
ii. The two
countries signed three other agreements also— to enhance aviation links, to
jointly work in the area of energy efficiency and promotion of parliamentary
cooperation.
3. 21ST
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF KERALA
i. The 21st
International Film Festival of Kerala started in Thiruvananthapuram.
ii. The Festival
opened with Navid Mahmoudi's directorial debut 'Raftan,' which narrates the
story of a couple attempting to migrate from Iran to Europe.
4. JAPAN
LAUNCHES KOUNOTORI 6 CARGO SPACESHIP
i. Japan has
successfully launched a rocket carrying the unmanned cargo spaceship Kounotori
6 to deliver supplies for astronauts living in the International Space Station.
ii. The H-2B rocket
carrying the spaceship lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Centre in
southwestern Japan.
iii. The spaceship carries
some 5.9 tonnes of supplies, including food, drinking water and other
necessities, as well as some batteries and ultrasmall satellites.
5. PETER
GILCHRIST GRABBED THE LONG UP TITLE OF IBSF WORLD BILLIARDS
i. Peter Gilchrist
of Singapore defeated Sourav Kothari to win the 2016 IBSF World Billiards Long
Up title.
ii. The event was
held in Bengaluru.
6.
CHANNEL DIGISHALA LAUNCHED TO EDUCATE RURAL INDIA ABOUT CASHLESS TRANSACTION
i. Union Minister
of Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad, launched a TV channel
named ‘DigiShala’ to promote cashless
transaction in rural areas.
ii. The government
also initiated ‘Digi Dhan Abhiyan’ to achieve the objective of educating,
enabling and informing citizens about the cashless economy.
7.
L&T BAGS CONTRACT TO CONVERT SARDAR PATEL STADIUM TO WORLD’S BIGGEST
CRICKET STADIUM
i. Larsen &
Turbo has bagged a contract from the Gujarat Cricket Association to make Sardar
Patel Cricket Stadium of Gujarat the world’s biggest cricket stadium.
ii. Sardar Patel
Cricket Stadium is situated in Motera, Ahmadabad.
iii. After the
renovation, it will take over the Melbourne Cricket Ground of Australia in
terms of seating capacity.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
Q1. WHAT WAS THE THEME OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS DAY
THAT WAS OBSERVED ON 10 DECEMBER 2016?
a) My Voice Counts
b) Our Rights, Our Freedoms, Always
c) Every day is Human Rights Day
d) Stand up for someone’s rights today
Q2. WHICH FREE-TO-AIR CHANNEL WAS LAUNCHED BY UNION IT MINISTER RAVISHANKAR PRASAD TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT DIGITAL
PAYMENT?
a) Pathshala
Tv
b) Digi TV
c) Digishala Tv
d) None of the above
Q3. WITH WHICH COUNTRY INDIA ON 9 DECEMBER 2016
SIGNED A CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION AGREEMENT?
a) Russia
b) Vietnam
c) South Korea
d) Nepal
Q4. NAME THE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
OF VIETNAM WHO WAS ON AN OFFICIAL VISIT TO INDIA IN DECEMBER 2016.
a) Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan
b) Truong
Nhu Tang
c) Nguyen Thị Doan
d) Phạm Bình Minh
Q5. WHICH
COUNTRY LAUNCHES KOUNOTORI 6 CARGO SPACESHIP?
a) Russia
b) South Africa
c) China
d) Japan
ANSWER:
1 - D 2 - C 3
- B 4 - A 5 - D
