DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 29 JAN 2018
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
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1. INDIA AND CAMBODIA INK 4 AGREEMENTS
i. India and Cambodia signed four
agreements in the field of cultural exchange, an exchange line of credit of
$26.9 million, memorandum of understanding to cooperate in legal matter and an
agreement on prevention of human trafficking.
ii. The documents were exchanged in
presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Cambodian PM Hun Sen
following delegation-level talks between the two countries. New Delhi has
agreed to set up a centre of IT excellence in Cambodia.
2. INDIA TO HOST INFORMAL WTO MINISTERIAL GATHERING IN NEW DELHI
i. Trade ministers from various
countries including Australia, Japan and Switzerland met for an informal WTO
ministerial gathering in Davos, Switzerland. India was represented by Deepak
Jagdish Saksena, ambassador and permanent representative to the WTO.
ii. India announced that it will host
an informal WTO Ministerial gathering in March 2018. The meeting would be held
in New Delhi on March 19-20.
3. HIMACHAL CM LAUNCHES 'SHAKTI' APP FOR WOMEN'S SAFETY
i. The Chief Minister of Himachal
Pradesh, Jai Ram Thakur launched the ‘Shakti’ app for women’s safety in the
state. The app was developed by the National Informatics Centre of the Himachal
Pradesh government.
ii. It would be available in both Hindi
and English languages and would not require internet connectivity. The main
objective of the launch of the app and the helpline is to fight crimes against
women in the state.
4. GRAMMY AWARDS 2018- COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS
i. The 60th Annual Grammy Awards,
honouring the best achievements from October 2016 to September 2017 were held
at Madison Square Garden in New York City, the USA. James Corden was the host
of the ceremony for the second year in a row.
ii. It was Bruno Mars' night at the
Grammy Awards held in New York, with the three biggest wins - Album of the Year
and Record of the Year for 24K Magic and Song of the Year for 'That's What I
Like'.
Here's the list of winners of the 60th
Grammy Awards.
Album Of The Year: Bruno Mars
Record Of The Year: Bruno Mars, 24K
Magic
Song of the Year: Bruno Mars', That's
What I Like
Best Pop Solo Performance: Ed Sheeran,
Shape of You
Best Dance Recording: LCD Soundsystem,
Tonite
Best Pop Vocal Album: Ed Sheeran,
Divide
Best Music Film: The Defiant Ones
Best Children's Album: Feel What U
Feel, Lisa Loeb
Producer of the Year, Classical: David
Frost
5. AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2018- COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS
i. The Australian Open is a tennis
tournament held annually in Melbourne Park, Australia. The 2018 Australian Open is the 106th edition
of the tournament.
ii. Roger Federer defeated Marin Cilic
in the final. It was Federer's 20th Grand Slam title. In women's' single,
Caroline Wozniacki became the first Danish player to win a Grand Slam singles
title, defeating Simona Halep in the final.
iii. Here is the complete list of
Winners of Australian Open: 1. Men's Singles - Roger Federer
2. Women's Singles - Caroline Wozniacki
3. Men's Doubles - Oliver Marach and Mate
Pavic
4. Women's Doubles - Kristina
Mladenovic and TÃmea Babos
5. Mixed Doubles - Gabriela Dabrowski
and Mate Pavic
6. TAI TZU YING OF TAIWAN WINS INDONESIAN MASTERS
i. The world no.1 Tai Tzu Ying of Taiwan
has defeated Saina Nehwal in the finals of the Indonesia Masters in Jakarta.
ii. Tai Tzu has now defeated the former
world No.1 nine times in their last 10 meetings.
7. SANDEEP LAMICHHANE BECOMES 1ST NEPAL PLAYER TO GET IPL CONTRACT
i. Sandeep Lamichhane became the first
cricketer from Nepal to land a deal an IPL contract. He was picked by Delhi
Daredevils in the player's auction. The 17-year-old, the only Nepal player in
the IPL auction, was sold at his base price of Rs 20 lakh.
ii. The leg-spinner hogged the
limelight in 2016 U-19 World Cup by becoming the second-highest wicket-taker in
the tournament with 14 scalps in six innings.
OBJECTIVE
QUESTIONS BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
Q1. WITH WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTRY, INDIA HAS SIGNED FOUR
AGREEMENTS IN THE FIELD OF CULTURAL EXCHANGE, AN EXCHANGE LINE OF CREDIT OF $26.9 MILLION, MOU TO
COOPERATE IN LEGAL MATTER AND AN AGREEMENT
ON PREVENTION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING?
a)
Indonesia
b) Hungary
c)
Denmark
d) Cambodia
Q2. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATE GOVERNMENT HAS RECENTLY
LAUNCHED THE ‘SHAKTI’ APP FOR WOMEN’S SAFETY IN THE STATE?
a)
Himachal Pradesh
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c)
Jharkhand
d) Punjab
Q3. WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING COUNTRY WILL HOST AN INFORMAL WTO
MINISTERIAL GATHERING IN MARCH 2018?
a)
USA
b) Switzerland
c)
India
d) China
Q4. THE WORLD NO.1 TAI TZU YING HAS DEFEATED WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING PLAYER IN THE FINALS OF THE INDONESIA MASTERS 2018?
a)
Li Xuerui
b)
Saina Nehwal
c)
Nozomi Okuhara
d) P V Sindhu
Q5. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF CAMBODIA?
a)
Phnom Penh
b)
Hanoi
c)
Vientiane
d)
Bangkok
ANSWERS:
1 - D 2 - A 3 - C 4
- B 5 - A
