DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 24 MAR 2018
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
AMBEDKAR JAYANTI TO BE CELEBRATED AS
'SOCIAL JUSTICE DAY'
The
birth anniversary of India's Dalit social reformer Dr BR Ambedkar will be
celebrated as 'Social Justice Day'.
Ambedkar became independent India's first law
minister, the principal architect of the Constitution of India.
Ambedkar
was awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously in 1990.
2.
ALL INDIA POLICE SCIENCE CONGRESS
KICKS OFF IN HIMACHAL
The
46th All India Police Science Congress organised by the Himachal Pradesh Police
Department and The Bureau of Police Research and Development began in Himachal
Pradesh.
It
began with a clarion call to the police by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur to
stay ahead of criminals by using technology to prevent and detect crime.
3.
SINDHU TO BE INDIA'S FLAGBEARER IN
GOLD COAST CWG
Star
shuttler P V Sindhu has been named the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent for
the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast next month.
She
won a silver medal at the Rio Olympics two years ago, the Hyderabad-based World
No. Sindhu is one of the favourites to win the badminton women's singles title
in Gold Coast.
4.
SHOOTER MANU WINS GOLD AT JUNIOR WORLD
CUP
Teenager
Manu Bhaker won her second World Cup gold medal inside a month, winning the
womens 10m Air Pistol title at the International Shooting Sport Federation Junior World Cup.
She
created waves across the shooting world by winning the senior World Cup gold at
the same 10m Air Pistol event in her senior team debut.
5.
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE OF
THE VICTIMS OF SLAVERY AND THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE OBSERVED ON 25 MARCH
International
Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
is observed on 25 march by United Nations
The
theme of International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the
Transatlantic Slave Trade in 2018 is “Remember Slavery: Triumphs and Struggles for
Freedom and Equality”.
6.
THEATRE OLYMPICS STARTED
IN MUMBAI
Filmmaker
Ashutosh Gowariker, along with veteran actor Vikram Gokhle, inaugurated the
eighth edition of Theatre Olympics in Mumbai.
The
festival will present 28 performances from a diverse range of theatre forms
from all over the world.
The
inaugural play was a Hindi production "Mohe Piya", by Waman Kendre,
director of National School of Drama
7.
WEST BENGAL TOPS THE LIST OF STATES
WITH MOST NUMBER OF BEGGARS
Union
ministry of Social Justice has released
data there are around 4 lakh beggars in total.
The
highest number of beggars, 81,000, are in West Bengal.
West
Bengal is followed by Uttar Pradesh and Bihar at number two and three
respectively.
Lakshadweep
has only two people begging for their livelihood.
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED ON
TODAY’S NEWS
Q1. WHICH
INDIAN SPORTSPERSON HAS BEEN NAMED THE FLAG-BEARER OF THE INDIAN CONTINGENT FOR
THE OPENING
CEREMONY OF THE 2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES IN GOLD COAST?
[A] Chinnaswamy Muniyappa
[B] Subrata Paul
[C] Suranjoy Singh
[D] P V Sindhu
Q2. WHICH
AMONG THE FOLLOWING SOCIAL REFORMER’S BIRTH ANNIVERSARY WILL NOW BE OBSERVED AS SOCIAL JUSTICE DAY ACROSS INDIA?
[A] Dr BR Ambedkar
[B] Vinoba Bhave
[C] Swami Vivekananda
[D] Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Q3. WHICH
INDIAN STATE HOSTED THE 46TH EDITION OF THE ALL INDIA POLICE SCIENCE CONGRESS?
[A] Assam
[B] Himachal Pradesh
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Haryana
Q4. WHO
AMONG THE GIVEN HAS CLINCHED GOLD IN WOMEN’S 10M AIR PISTOL EVENT AT THE INTERNATIONAL SHOOTING SPORT FEDERATION (ISSF)
JUNIOR WORLD IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA?
[A] Mahima Turhi Agrawal
[B] Manu Bhaker
[C] Devanshi Rana
[D] Manisha Keer
ANSWERS:
1-D 2-A 3-B 4-B
