DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 3 APR 2018
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1. NIRMALASITHARAMAN IN RUSSIA TO ATTEND MOSCOW CONFERENCE
i. Defence Minister NirmalaSitharaman is in Russia to attend the
7th Moscow Conference on International Security. This is her first visit to
Russia in her capacity as the Defence Minister.
ii. During her three-day tour, she will meet her Russian
counterpart Army General Sergei Shoigu and other senior leaders.
2. WEST BENGAL INTRODUCES 'RUPASHREE SCHEME’ FOR MARRIAGE OF POOR
GIRLS
i. The state government of West Bengal introduced a new scheme
called ‘Rupashree’ in order to provide marriage assistance to girls coming from
economically weaker families with a budgetary allocation of Rs 1500 crore.
ii. The scheme proposes to extend one-time financial assistance
worth Rs 25,000 to the family of the girl whose annual income is up to Rs 1.5
lakh.
3. WORLD-CLASS TOURIST AMENITIES UNVEILED AT KONARK SUN TEMPLE
i. A world-class interpretation centre and other tourist
facilities for visitors were inaugurated at the Konark Sun Temple, Odisha.
ii. The facilities were inaugurated by the Union Petroleum
Minister DharmendraPradhan.
4. E-WAY BILL FOR INTER-STATE MOVEMENT OF GOODS COMES INTO FORCE
i. With the beginning of the financial year 2018-19, the e-way
Bill System for Inter-State movement of goods comes into force.
ii. Under this system businesses and transporters have to produce
before a GST inspector e-way bill for moving goods worth over Rs 50,000 from
one state to another.
5. INDIA RANKS 37TH IN GLOBAL STARTUP ECOSYSTEM: STARTUPBLINK
REPORT
i. According to report released by global startup ecosystem map
Startupblink, India was ranked 37th out of 125 countries in global startup
ecosystem in 2017.
ii.Startupblink is a global startup ecosystem map with tens of
thousands of registered startups, coworking spaces, and accelerators.
ii. The list, measuring startup ecosystem strength and activity,
was topped by the United States followed by the United Kingdom.
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED ON
TODAY’S NEWS
Q1. WHICH STATE GOVERNMENT HAS ROLLED OUT ‘RUPASHREE SCHEME’ FOR
MARRIAGE OF POOR GIRLS?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Odisha
[C] West Bengal
[D] Assam
Q2. WHAT IS THE NAME OF BILLING SYSTEM LAUNCHED IN THE BEGINNING
OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR?
[A] E- Way Bill.
[B] E- Bay Bill.
[C] E- Pay Bill.
[D] M- Pay Bill.
Q3. WHERE DID A WORLD-CLASS INTERPRETATION CENTRE AND OTHER
TOURIST FACILITIES FOR VISITORS WERE INAUGURATED?
[A] Meenachiamman Temple.
[B] Amarnath Temple.
[C] Amritsar Temple.
[D] Sun Konark Temple
Q4. DEFENCE MINISTER NIRMALA SITHARAMAN IS IN WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING COUNTRY TO ATTEND THE 7TH MOSCOW CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL SECURITY?
[A] Netherlands
[B] South Africa
[C] Indonesia
[D] Russia
Q5. ACCORDING TO REPORT RELEASED BY GLOBAL STARTUP ECOSYSTEM MAP
STARTUP LINK, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTRY HAS TOPPED OUT OF 125 COUNTRIES IN GLOBAL STARTUP
ECOSYSTEM IN 2017.
[A] Russia
[B] United Kingdom
[C] United States
[D] China
ANSWERS
1-C 2-A 3-D 4-D 5-C
