DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 20 APR 2018
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
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1.
OPPOSITION SUBMITS MOTION TO IMPEACH
CHIEF JUSTICE DIPAK MISRA
i.
seven opposition parties led by the Indian National Congress submitted a notice
to the Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President, M Venkaiah Naidu for the
impeachment of Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra.
ii.
According to reports, over 60 MPs of the Rajya Sabha belonging to seven
different political parties gave the notice seeking the removal of the Chief
Justice.
iii.
The impeachment is demanded over the grounds of alleged improprieties including
favouritism in allocating cases to benches in the Supreme Court.
Dipak
Misra is the 45th Chief Justice of India.
iv.
The procedure for the removal of a Supreme Court judge including the Chief
Justice is laid down in Article 124(4) of the Constitution.
2. DEEPIKA
PADUKONE, VIRAT KOHLI AMONG TIME'S 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE
i. The TIME Magazine released the 100 Most
Influential People List of 2018 designating individuals whose time is now.
ii. The 2018 list features the names of four
self-made Indians- Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone, Indian cricket captain
Virat Kohli, Ola co-founder Bhavish Aggarwal and Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella.
iii. The list also features the Heads of
various countries such as Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, Saudi Arabia's Crown
Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Chinese President Xi Jinping, North Korean leader
Kim Jong-Un etc.
3. JIM
BRIDENSTINE CONFIRMED AS NASA CHIEF
i. The US Senate confirmed the appointment of Jim Bridenstine
as the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA), the US space agency.
ii. He became the 13th Chief of NASA and his
name is recommended by USA President.
4. INDIA
TO BID FOR 2026 YOUTH OLYMPICS
i. The
Indian Olympic Association has decided to bid for the 2026 Youth Olympics as
well as the 2030 Asian Games and the 2032 Summer Olympics.
The
bidding process for the 2026 Youth Olympics is likely to start in early 2020.
ii. Germany and Australia have expressed
their desire to bid for 2032 Olympics and more countries are expected to join
the bid later.
5. VICE-PRESIDENT
INAUGURATES CIVIL SERVICES DAY EVENT IN NEW DELHI
i. Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu
inaugurated the two-day Civil Services Day event in New Delhi.
ii. The Day focuses on the topic ‘Evolving
Strategies for Transforming Aspirational Districts’.
iii. The Vice President also released a book
'Emulating Excellence- Takeaways for Replication'.
iv. The day is celebrated for the civil servants
to rededicate themselves to the cause of citizen and renew their commitments to
public service and excellence in work.
6. VIJAY
GOEL LAUNCHES CENTRAL PROJECT MONITORING UNIT FOR E-VIDHAN PROJECT
i. Minister of State for Parliamentary
Affairs Vijay Goel inaugurated the new office of Central Project Monitoring
Unit for the e-Vidhan project of the Government at the Parliament House .
ii. This was done as a part of Swachhata
Pakhwada being observed by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
iii. e-Vidhan
is a part of the broader Digital India Programme of the Government and is
likely to contribute to the cleanliness and environment by reducing the use of
papers to a great extent.
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED ON
TODAY’S NEWS
Q1. NAME
THE PROJECT THAT UNION MINISTER OF STATE FOR PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, STATISTICS
AND PROGRAMME
IMPLEMENTATION, VIJAY GOEL INAUGURATED THE AT THE PARLIAMENT HOUSE ANNEXE
ON APRIL 20, 2018.
[A] e-Vidhan
[B] e-Kranti
[C] e-Mandi
[D] e-Courts
Q2. WHICH
OF THE FOLLOWING INDIAN PERSONALITY WAS NOT APPEARED IN 2018 TIME 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE LIST?
[A] Virat Kohli
[B] Satya Nadella
[C] Bhavish Aggarwal
[D] None of these
Q3. WHICH
OF THE FOLLOWING WAS NOT CELEBRATED ON APRIL 21?
[A] World Earth Day
[B] World Creativity and Innovation Day
[C] National Secretaries day
[D] National Civil Service Day
Q4. TO
WHICH ENTITY US SENATE CONFIRMS APPOINTMENT OF JIM BRIDENSTINE AS
ADMINISTRATOR?
[A] National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[B] Space X
[C] Environmental Protection Agency
[D] National Aeronautics and Space Administration
ANSWERS:
1-A 2-D 3-A 4-D
