Wednesday 3 May 2017
Daily GK Update 03rd May, 2017
World Press Freedom Day: 03rd May
i. Every year, 3rd May is celebrated as the World Press Freedom Day. It is celebrated by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).ii. UNESCO, the Government of Indonesia, and the Press Council of Indonesia co-organized the World Press Freedom Day's main event and the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize Ceremony in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 1-4 May 2017.
4th National Standards Conclave held in New Delhi
i. Department of Commerce, Government of India in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and the National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB) has organized the 4th National Standards Conclave on 1-2 May 2017 at New Delhi.ii. The objective of the two-day Conclave was to bring awareness and prepare Industries, Central Government Ministries, State Governments, regulatory/standards-setting and conformity assessment bodies on the growing importance of “Standards” in the changing scenario of global trade.
Madhya Pradesh becomes 1st state to shift to January to December financial year
i. Madhya Pradesh has become the first state to switch to the January-December financial year from the existing April-March cycle.ii. The move breaks a 150-year tradition as India started adopting the April-March financial year from 1867. So, now the Budget session of the next financial year will be held either in December 2017 or January 2018.
Department of Telecom launches 'Tarang Sanchar' portal
i. Manoj Sinha, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Communications and Minister of State for Railways, formally launched the 'Tarang Sanchar portal' in an event organized at New Delhi.ii. The web portal is for Information sharing on Mobile Towers and EMF Emission Compliances. The portal aims to generate confidence among the public about the effectiveness of the EMF compliance process in India.
iii. Additionally, any person can request for EMF emission measurement at a location by paying a fee of Rs 4000 online. It is am an important move for Prime Minister’s vision of Digital India.
Mallikarjun Kharge appointed as new chairman of PAC
i. Mallikarjun Kharge is the new chairman of the 21-member (14 from Lok Sabha and 7 from Rajya Sabha) Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament.ii. Kharge has replaced Congress leader K V Thomas whose term ended on April 30.
iii. The chairman of PAC is appointed by the speaker of Lok Sabha.
Shabana Azmi starrer 'The Black Prince' awarded at film fest in Houston
ii. The film is a historic biopic on the poignant life story of the last king of Punjab - Maharajah Duleep Singh.
iii. The film is Directed by Kavi Raj.
Rajive Kaul gets diplomatic service award from South Korea
i. Chairman of Nicco group and past president of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Rajive Kaul was conferred with the Order of Diplomatic Service Merit Sungnye Medal of the Republic of Korea for his services rendered as honorary consul general of South Korea in Kolkata.ii. The award was conferred by the acting President and Prime Minister of South Korea Hwang Kyo-ahn at a programme in New Delhi recently.
The 44th Annual Daytime EMMY AWARDS 2017 announced
i. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) has announced the winners of the 44th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards held in California, USA.ii. The NATAS is a professional service organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational and technical achievements within the television industry.
Here is the list of winners-
- OUTSTANDING MORNING PROGRAM- Good Morning America (ABC)
- OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES- Steve Burton, The Young and the Restless (CBS)
- OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES- Kate Mansi, Days of Our Lives (CBS)
- OUTSTANDING GAME SHOW- Jeopardy
- OUTSTANDING INFORMATIVE TALK SHOW- The Dr. Oz Show (SYNDICATED)
- OUTSTANDING ENTERTAINMENT NEWS PROGRAM- Entertainment Tonight (CBS)
- OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES- General Hospital (ABC)
- OUTSTANDING CULINARY PROGRAM- Eat the World with Emeril Lagasse (Amazon).
Important Takeaways from above GK Update for Exams are as follows-
- World Press Freedom Day is celebrated on 03rd May
- It is organized by UNESCO
- UNESCO is responsible for coordinating international cooperation in education, science, culture and communication
- Irina Bokova is the Director-General of UNESCO
- UNESCO Headquarters based in Paris, France
- 4th National Standards Conclave was held in New Delhi
- It was organized by Department of Commerce, Government of India
- Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman is the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Commerce & Industry.
- Madhya Pradesh became the first state to shift to January to December financial year
- India started adopting the April-March financial year from 1867
- The CM of MP is Mr. Shivraj Singh Chauhan
- Governor of MP is Mr. Om Prakash Kohli (Additional charge).
- Department of Telecom launched 'Tarang Sanchar' portal
- Manoj Sinha is the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Communications and Minister of State for Railways launched the portal.
- Mallikarjun Kharge has been appointed as new chairman of PAC
- The chairman of PAC is appointed by the speaker of Lok Sabha.
- The Black Prince was awarded the Special Jury Remi Award at the 50th annual Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival (WHIFF)
- The film is Directed by Kavi Raj
- Rajive Kaul gets diplomatic service award from South Korea
- He is present Chairman of Nicco group
- The acting President and Prime Minister of South Korea is Hwang Kyo-ahn
- Daytime EMMY AWARD is conferred by NATAS
- National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is the full form of NATAS
- The event was held in California, USA.
QUIZ-03
Q1. The book entitled ‘Faces and Places’ was written by _____________.
(a) Dr. NeelamMajumdar
(b) Mr. Subhash Jha
(c) Prof. Deepak Nayyar
(d) Mr. MansoorAlam
(e) Mr. Anil Jajodia
Q2. Which one of the following is the oldest and the deepest lake in the world?
(a) Chilika Lake
(b) Lake Superior
(c) Dal Lake
(d) Lake Baikal
(e) Wular Lake
Q3. World's largest stock exchange is in ________________.
(a) Honk Kong
(b) Paris
(c) Mumbai
(d) Geneva
(e) New York
Q4. Who won Man Booker Prize 2015 for 'A Brief History of Seven Killings'?
(a) Marlon James
(b) Jon Rickey
(c) Paul Beatty
(d) Hilary Mantel
(e) Kiran Desai
Q5. Money laundering is related with ___________
(a) Financial Budget
(b) Black Money
(c) Bank Loan
(d) Both (b) and (c)
(e) None of the above options are true
Q6. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) was established in _____________.
(a) 1990
(b) 1991
(c) 1992
(d) 1993
(e) 1994
Q7. The Buxa Tiger Reserve is situated in ___________.
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) West Bengal
(c) Assam
(d) Maharashtra
(e) Jharkhand
Q8. Tagline of Corporation Bank is _____________.
(a) Apka Apna Bank
(b) Tradition of trust
(c) Together we can
(d) A premier public sector bank
(e) Trusted family bank
Q9. What is the Name of international border shared between India and China?
(a) Line of Control
(b) The McMahon Line
(c) 39th parallel
(d) 45th parallel
(e) 17th parallel
Q10. Headquater of Union Bank of India is in ______________
(a) Mumbai
(b) New Delhi
(c) Kolkata
(d) Chennai
(e) Ahemdabad
Q11. Name the Indian Company that has won golden peacock award 2016.
(a) GAIL
(b) BHEL
(c) SAIL
(d) Reliance Steels
(e) None of the above options are true
Q12. Kaziranga national park in Assam is famous for ______________.
(a) Asian Monkey
(b) Rain Deer
(c) Crocodiles
(d) one-horned rhinoceroses
(e) Tigers
Q13. Barehipani water Fall is located in which one of the following Indian States?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Kerala
(c) Karnataka
(d) Madhya Pradesh
(e) Odisha
Q14. International Mother language day is celebrated on _________________.
(a) February 04
(b) February 13
(c) February 21
(d) February 28
(e) February 14
Q15. Mundra Thermal Power Station is situated in _____________.
(a) Gujarat
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Jharkhand
(e) Tamil Nadu
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ANSWERS
S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Vice President of India Shri M. Hamid Ansari released a book entitled ‘Faces and Places’ by Prof. Deepak Nayyar, noted economist and former Vice Chancellor of Delhi University at a function.
S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. Lake Baikal is a rift lake in Russia, located in southern Siberia, between Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Buryat Republic to the southeast. It is the oldest and deepest lake in the world.
S3. Ans.(e)
Sol. World's largest stock exchange is in New York, USA.
S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. The prize has been awarded each year since 1969 to the best original full-length novel, written in the English language, by a citizen of the Commonwealth of Nations or the Republic of Ireland. In 2014, it was opened for the first time to any work published in the United Kingdom and in the English language. Marlon James won Man Booker Prize 2015 for 'A Brief History of Seven Killings'.
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Money laundering means concealment of the origins of illegally obtained money, typically by means of transfers involving foreign banks or legitimate businesses.
S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Securities and Exchange Board of India was established on April 12, 1992 in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992.
S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Buxa Tiger Reserve is a 760-square-kilometre (290 sq mi) tiger reserve located inside the Buxa National Park in West Bengal, India, in the Buxa Hills of the southern hilly area of Bhutan. Animals found in the park include, the Tiger, Civet, Elephant, Gaur (Indian bison), Indian Boar and Red jungle fowl.
S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. Tagline of Corporation Bank is 'A premier public sector bank'. Its head quater is in Mangalore.
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. The McMahon Line is a line agreed to by Britain and Tibet as part of the Simla Accord, a treaty signed in 1914. It is the effective boundary between China and India, although its legal status is disputed by the Chinese government.
S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. Union Bank of India is one of the largest government-owned banks of India. It is listed on the Forbes 2000, and has assets of USD 13.45 billion. All the bank's branches have been networked with its 6909 ATMs as on 30 September 2015. Its headquater is in Mumbai.
S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. The ‘Maharatna’ firm, Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has won the prestigious 2016 Golden Peacock Award for Corporate GovernanceGolden Peacock Award. The award was received by Ashwini Kumar, CEO of Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) on behalf of SAIL during the 16th London Global Convention on Corporate Governance and Sustainability in London, United Kingdom (UK).
S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India. The sanctuary, which hosts two-thirds of the world's great one-horned rhinoceroses, is a World Heritage Site.
S13. Ans.(e)
Sol. Barehipani Falls is a two tiered waterfall located in Simlipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is one of the highest waterfalls in India. The Barehipani Falls has a total height of 399 metres (1,309 ft).It is tiered waterfall with two drops. The tallest single drop is 259 metres (850 ft).
S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. International Mother Language Day (IMLD) is a worldwide annual observance held on 21 February to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. First announced by UNESCO on 17 November 1999, it was formally recognized by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution establishing 2008 as the International Year of Languages.
S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. Mundra Thermal Power Station or Mundra Thermal Power Project is located at Mundra in Kutch district in the Indian state of Gujarat. The power plant is one of the coal-based power plants of Adani Power. The coal for the power plant is imported primarily from Bunyu, Indonesia. Source of water for the power plant is sea water from the Gulf of Kutch.
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