(Thanks Utkarsh) 17 August 2014 Current Affairs:: 1) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 16 August 2014 dedicated to the nation the largest indigenously-built destroyer warship – INS Kolkata. This huge 6800-tonne warship has been manufactured by which PSU defence unit? – Mazgaon Dock Limited (MDL) Explanation : Mazgaon Dock Limited is public-sector undertaking (PSU) unit based in Mumbai. It is engaged in manufacturing warships and submarines for the Indian Navy, as well as offshore platforms and associated support vessels for offshore oil drilling. INS Kolkata is a part of the Kolkata Class destroyers and is the first of the three such ships that will join the Indian Navy in the next few years. It has an in-built anti-submarine capability and can take on an anti-ship missile and fighter aircraft. INS Kolkata is also the first Indian ship to be armed with the land attack, anti-ship Brahmos missile. ………………………………………………………………… 2) The 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games started on 16 August 2014 in China with Rugby making its return to the Olympic programme after 92 years with these Games. Which Chinese city is hosting these Games? – Nanjing Explanation : The Youth Olympic Games were established by the International Olympic Committee in 2007. The first-ever Summer Youth Olympic Game was held in 2010 at Vancouver (Canada). Over 200 countries are taking part in these Games to be held from 16 to 28 August 2014. ………………………………………………………………… 3) Who was appointed the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on 16 August 2014? – K.V. Thomas Explanation : K.V. Thomas is a senior Congress leader and former Food Minister. PAC is the top finance panel of the Indian Parliament and is constituted for the auditing of the expenditure of the Government of India. It comprises of selected Members of Parliament (MPs). It is formed every year with a strength of not more than 22 members of which 15 are from Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament, and 7 from Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament. The term of office of the PAC members is one year. The Chairman of PAC is selected from the opposition. ………………………………………………………………… 4) The greatest-ever female chess player retiredfrom competitive chess arena on 14 August 2014 with the conclusion of the 41st World Chess Olympiad at Tromsø (Norway). She had been the world No.1 woman player for 25 years and had been one of the world’s top players for a couple of decades. She was once ranked No. 8 among men. What is the name of this legendary player? – Judit Polgar Explanation : Judit Polgar of Hungary has sometimes been rated as the greatest sportswoman of all time. Judit did not want to play with women because they posed no challenge for her. Besides, she was good enough to beat the strongest of men. She has defeated 10 world champions. The chess greats whom Judit Polgar had defeated in her illustrious career included Garry Kasparov, Viswanathan Anand, Anatoly Karpov, Veselin Topalov and the present World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen. She was the youngest of the three legendary Hungarian sisters – called Polgar Sisters, the other two being Susan (the eldest) and Sofia (the middle-one). ………………………………………………………………… 5) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced on 14 August 2014 that its board has given approval to create an additional post in the rank of Deputy Governor. For this RBI has approached the government for required legislative changes. Which post is this? – Chief Operating Officer (COO) Explanation : The RBI, the central bank of India, is presently headed by a Governor and assisted by four deputy governors looking after different functions of the bank. It now wants to create a post of COO and re-allocate work among the five. The RBI has been deliberating on a broad HR restructuring exercise to align organisational resources and structures with the needs of the domestic economy and changes in the external environment. …………………………………………………………………
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