one liners current affairs 3rd June, 2016

One-liners current affairs 03-06-2016

• The CPI(M) leader P Sreeramakrishan was elected speaker of the Kerala Assembly.

Extra Knowledge:            

The largest lake of Kerala: Vembanad Lake

The capital of Kerala:  Thiruvananthapuram  

Governor of Kerala: P.Sathasivam

CM of Kerala:  Shri Pinarayi Vijayan

The literacy rate of Kerala is: 93.91%

Highest Literate District of India: Serchhip (98.76%) district of Mizoram 

Bharathappuzha is called the Nile of Kerala.

Anamudi is highest peak of Kerala. It is also the highest peak of Western Ghats.

Periyar wild life sanctuary at Thekkady in Indukki district is a popular tourist attraction.

• India’s Power Secretary PK Pujari and US Ambassador to India Richard Verma have signed an MOU to enhance cooperation on energy security, clean energy and climate change in New Delhi.

Extra Knowledge:            

When did New Delhi became the Capital of India: 13 February, 1931

• Mr. NK Chari  has been appointed Managing Director of the State Bank of Mysore (SBM)

• Reserve Bank of India has given a approval to BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) start an online bidding platform for sovereign Gold Bond scheme.

Extra Knowledge:            

RBI does not transact the business of Jammu & Kashmir and Sikkim State Government

• India and Tunisia have signed two MOU’s for co-operation in information technology and promotion of traditional handicrafts. Mr. Ansari also invited 350 Tunisian citizens to India for training in different institutes over the next five years.

Extra Knowledge:            

PM of Tunisia: Habib Essid

Currency of Tunisia: Tunisian dinar

• Dr. R Seetharaman,a Qatar-based Indian banker, conferred with 2016 Green Economy Vision Award.

•  Tamil actor and director Balu Anand died at his house in Kalampulayam. He was 62 year old.

• In FIFA rankings Argentina is out Ist place and Belgium is at the 2^nd spot. 

Extra Knowledge:            

FIFA President: Gianni Infantino

FACTS ABOUT FIFA

(FIFA) is the international governing body of association football which was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Durand Cup is associated with Football game 

• Durand Football Tournament or Durand Cup is a football competition in India which first held in 1888.

• Luis Figo is the president of Futsal league

• Jeff Bezos is the founder of Amazon (an e-commerce giant)

• The SEBI banned 76 entities for allegedly using fraudulent trading methods.

Extra Knowledge:            

SEBI has recently raised the transaction limit in exchange traded currency derivatives to 15 million US dollars from 10 million US dollars for both foreign and domestic investors.

• The government has set the Financial Sector search and Recruitment Committee headed by Cabinet Minister PK Sinha to decide on members and heads of financial regulatory agencies.

Today’s Word 

in-du-bi-ta-ble (adjective)

: certainly true: not able to be doubted.

in dubitability (noun)

in-du-bi-ta-bleness (noun)

in-du-bi-ta-bly (adverb)

Example:

• The indubitable fact that there are no more woolly mammoths or saber-toothed tigers around.

Synonyms: 

• accomplished, certain, inarguable, incontestable, indisputable, irrefutable, positive, undeniable.

Antonyms: 

• answerable, arguable, contradictable, doubtable, moot, negotiable.