DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 4 MAR 2018
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
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1. NORTH EAST ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 2018 – RESULTS
i. During February 2018, Legislative Assembly Elections were held
in three North Eastern States – Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland.
ii. Tripura State Legislative Assembly election – BharatiyaJanata
Party along with its ally, Indigenous
People’s Front of Tripura has won 43
seats and has thereby got the majority.
iii. BJP won has 35 seats while IPFT has won 8 seats. Meghalaya
State Legislative Assembly election
threw a hung verdict as none of the parties contesting the election managed
to get a clear majority. Nagaland State Legislative Assembly election, was for
59 out of 60 seats.
vi. Incumbent Chief Minister TR Zeliang’s Naga People’s Front won
27 seats and emerged as single largest party.
2. KARNATAKA UNVEILS HEALTHCARE SCHEME AROGYA KARNATAKA
i.Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah unveiled ‘Arogya Karnataka’ (Healthy
Karnataka), a healthcare scheme to provide quality primary, secondary and
tertiary treatment to Below Poverty Line and Above Poverty Line families in
Karnataka.
ii. Under this scheme, individuals from all below-poverty-line
households in the state will get free treatment at government hospitals.
iii. For individuals from above-poverty-line households, the State Government will bear
about 30 per cent of the treatment cost. Important National Parks – Bandipur
National Park, Bannerghatta National Park
3. ODISHA GOVT LAUNCHES ‘AMAGAON, AMAVIKAS’ PROGRAMME
Odisha State Government has launched ‘AmaGaon, AmaVikas’ (our
village, our development) programme.
ii.The objective is to reach out to the people in rural areas of
Odisha and involve them in developmental activities.
iii., Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik flagged off ‘AmaGaon,
AmaVikas’ video vans.
iv. These video vans will move across Odisha and will highlight
various welfare schemes of Government.
v. Odisha State Government believes that this initiative will help
in solving people’s grievances instantly.
4. INDIA BECOMES FASTEST
GROWING ECONOMY AGAIN GROWS AT 7.2 PER CENT IN Q3
i. India regained its tag of fastest growing economy from China,
as Chinese economy recorded a 6.8 per cent growth rate during October-December
2018 quarter of the current fiscal.
ii. The higher growth rate indicates that Indian economy has
finally overcome the disruptions caused by Goods and Services Tax.
5. GADCHIROLI BOOK READING EVENT SETS NEW GUINNESS WORLD RECORD
i. Gadchiroli book reading event created a new Guinness world
record breaking the Guinness world record created in Turkey on 18th May 2017.
ii. Nearly 7,000 people participated in the book reading event
conducted at Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. The event was organised by police
authorities.
iii.The book reading event in Turkey held on 18th May 2017 had
participation from 5,754 people.Maharashtra women’s team wins interstate
national tennis championship 2018 in ChhattisgarhOn 3rd March 2018, the
Maharashtra women’s team won the interstate national tennis championship 2018
held in Chhattisgarh.
6. MAHARASHTRA WOMEN’S TEAM WINS INTERSTATE NATIONAL TENNIS
CHAMPIONSHIP 2018:
i. The interstate national tennis championship 2018 was organised
by the Chhattisgarh State Tennis Association under the guidance of All India Tennis
Association from 26th February to 3rd
March 2018.
ii. Maharashtra’s MihikaYadav defeated Delhi’s RishikaSunkara
6-2,7-6,(3) in the finals.
Some National Parks in Chhattisgarh: KangerGhati National Park –
Jagdalpur. Indravati National Park – Bijapur district
7. AFGHANISTAN’S RASHID KHAN BECOMES YOUNGEST INTERNATIONAL CRICKET
CAPTAIN
i.Rashid Khan of Afghanistan has become the youngest captain in
international cricket.
ii. Rashid Khan is 19 years old.
iii. Afghanistan is now playing against Scotland in first of the
ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
Q1. IN WHICH THREE NORTH EASTERN STATES, LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
ELECTIONS WERE HELD IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2018?
1. Tripura, Meghalaya Nagaland
2. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur
3. Nagaland, Sikkim, Mizoram
4. Mizoram, Assam, Sikkim
Q2. NAME THE HEALTHCARE SCHEME INTRODUCED BY KARNATAKA
GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE QUALITY PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND TERTIARY TREATMENT TO BELOW POVERTY LINE (BPL) AND
ABOVE POVERTY LINE (APL) FAMILIES
IN KARNATAKA.
1. Attention Karnataka
2. Healthcare Karnataka
3. Arogya Karnataka
4. Nomadic Karnataka
Q3. RASHID KHAN HAS BECOME THE YOUNGEST CAPTAIN IN INTERNATIONAL
CRICKET. HE BELONGS TO WHICH COUNTRY?
1. Pakistan
2. South Africa
3. Srilanka
4. Afghanistan
Q4. WHICH INDIAN STATE’S WOMEN TEAM WON THE INTERSTATE NATIONAL
TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP 2018 HELD IN CHHATTISGARH?
1. Rajasthan
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Maharashtra
4. Gujarat
Q5. IN THE OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2017 QUARTER (Q3) OF THE CURRENT
FISCAL, INDIAN ECONOMY GREW AT ______% RATE AND THERE BY REGAINED ITS TAG OF WORLD’S FASTEST GROWING
ECONOMY?
1. 7.1%
2. 7.2%
3. 7.3%
4. 7.4%
ANSWERS:
1-A 2-C 3-D 4-C
5-B
