DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 25TH DEC 2016
(Daily News India)
1. EAZYPAY APP LAUNCHED BY ICICI BANK FOR
MERCHANTS
i. ICICI Bank has
launched a payments collection app EazyPay for offline merchants and retailers
which will allow customers to pay via UPI, cards, net banking and the bank’s
Pockets wallet apps.
ii. This is an app only
for ICICI Bank customers who have a current account with the bank and will not
allow other bank account holders to register on the app.
2.
NATIONAL CONSUMER DAY: 24 DECEMBER CELEBRATED WITH THEME ALTERNATE CONSUMER
DISPUTES REDRESSAL
i. The 31st National
Consumer Day was celebrated on 24 December across India.
ii. The theme was Alternate
Consumer Disputes Redressal.
iii. The World Consumer
Rights Day is observed on 15 March annually.
3. DEFENCE PURCHASES WORTH RS 7,000 CRORE GETS GOVERNMENT
APPROVAL
i. The Defence Minister
Manohar Parrikar-led highest acquisition body of the Defence Ministry approved
four proposals worth over Rs 7,000 crore
ii. The government on
Friday gave the go-ahead to the Indian Air Force to purchase one more C-17
heavy transport aircraft worth Rs. 5500 crore.
iii. The government also
gave its approval to procure 1,500 defence systems that will be placed on top
of armoured vehicles.
4. INDIA CLINCHED ASIA CUP UNDER-19 TITLE
BEATING SRI LANKA
i. India won the Asian
Cricket Council Under-19 Asia Cup titleafter beating Sri Lanka in the final at
the R Premadasa stadium in Colombo.
ii. Abhishek Sharma won
Man of the Match title.
5. SHIVA KESHAVAN GRABBED GOLD AT ASIAN LUGE
CHAMPIONSHIP
i. India’s Shiva Keshavan
clinched a gold medal at the Asian Luge Championship.
ii. Japan's Tanaka Shohei
won Silver and Chinese Taipei's Lien Te-An claimed bronze.
6. GOOD GOVERNANCE DAY BEING OBSERVED TO MARK
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE'S BIRTHDAY
i. Good Governance Day is being observed to mark
the birthday of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
ii. On this ocasion, six
major initiatives will be launched by the
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.
iii. The endeavour of the government is to improve delivery
systems, to promote digital transformation and take forward the connectivity
revolution in all sectors.
7.
SHANKHA GHOSH HAS BAGGED 52ND JNANPITH AWARD
i. The Jnanpith Selection
Board conferred the 52nd Jnanpith Award on eminent modern Bengali poet Shankha
Ghosh.
ii. Jnanpith award is
India’s one of the prestigious awards given in the field of literature.
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED
ON TODAY’S NEWS
Q1.
WHICH BANK HAS LAUNCHED A PAYMENTS COLLECTION APP EAZYPAY FOR OFFLINE MERCHANTS
AND RETAILERS?
a) ICICI Bank
b) HDFC Bank
c) SBI
d) Axis Bank
Q2.
WHICH COUNTRY HAS WON 2016 ASIA CUP UNDER-19 TITLE BY DEFEATING SRI LANKA?
a) Bangladesh
b) Pakistan
c) West Indies
d) India
Q3.
WHO WAS CONFERRED WITH THE 52ND JNANPITH AWARD?
a) Ampasayya Naveen
b) Shankha Ghosh
c) Raghuveer Chaudhari
d) Mahasvetha Devi
Q4.
THE THEME OF THE NATIONAL CONSUMER DAY 2016 IS?
a) Consumer is God
b) Role of Media in Protecting Consumer Rights
c) Antibiotics off the Menu
d) Alternate Consumer Disputes Redressal
ANSWER:
1 - A 2 -D 3 - B 4
- D
