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05-May-2018 Current Affairs

Briefing for Competitive Quiz 5th May 2018

Briefing for Competitive Quiz 5th May 2018

1. The International Day of Sports is celebrated on April 6 every year. This day is celebrated with the aim of promoting the spirit of development and peace in the United Nations General Assembly.
2. World Homeopathic Day is celebrated on April 10 every year. This day is celebrated on the occasion of Birthday of Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann.
3. The H. D. Deve Gowda Government Trust in the Center was defeated in 11 April 1997. After withdrawing the support of the Congress, 292 MPs voted in favor of the Deve Gowda government's confidence vote in the minority, while 158 members were in favor of it. Six Members of Parliament did not participate in the poll. His government could stay in power for 10 months.
4. The Greco Festival is being celebrated in Russia. After the winter go, when the weather starts to normal, this festival is celebrated. Most young people are involved in this and they take part in various sports activities.
5. Hemchand Yadav was former cabinet minister of Chhattisgarh. At present, Hemchand was working as BJP's Deputy Vice President in Durg district of Chhattisgarh. He has passed away recently.
6. Peter Grünberg was the famous physicist of Germany. They did important work in the field of digital data storage. He has been awarded European Inventor of the Year and the German President's Future Award. He has passed away recently.
7. "Ujhaan" is a mobile app launched in Tamil Nadu. Through this mobile app, farmers will get facilities like farmer crop insurance, fertilizer and seed storage center, agricultural equipment rental center, climate forecasting. Through this app, information on available subsidies on new tissue culture labs will also be available.
8. "Indian Competition Commission" is a semi-judicial statutory body. There is a president and 3 members in "Indian Competitiveness Commission". Earlier this commission had one president and 6 members. This commission was established in October 2003.
9. "Forest fund development center" has been established in Chhattisgarh. The main objective of setting up this development center is to increase the rate of forest produce in the Chhattisgarh region.
10. "Prime Minister Ujjwala Yojna" has been started in Delhi. Under this scheme free gas connections will be distributed to the poor families. This scheme has been started with the aim of providing clean and environmentally friendly fuel to the families of the kitchen to eliminate wind emissions.

 

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