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Famous Temples in India

 Badrinath Temple: Chamoli district, Uttarakhand

 The Konark Sun Temple: Puri district of Odisha

 Brihadeeswara Temple: Thanjavur city of Tamil Nadu

 Somnath Temple: Prabhas Kshetra in Saurashtra (Gujarat)

 Kedarnath Temple: Garhwal area (Uttarakhand)

करेंट अफेयर्स सारांश: 23 जुलाई 2016

• एंटिगा क्रिकेट टैस्ट में वेस्टीइंडीज के विरुद्ध जिस भारतीय खिलाड़ी ने पहला दोहरा शतक बनाया - विराट कोहली

• ब्रिक्सक न्यू डेवलपमेंट बैंक के संचालक मंडल की प्रथम वार्षिक बैठक जहाँ आयोजित की गई - शंघाई

• भारत सतत विकास सूचकांक में जिस स्थान पर है- 110वें

Current Affairs Recap of the Day: 23 July 2016

• The BJP Lok Sabha member who has been appointed as the new Chairperson of Joint Parliamentary Committee examining the Land Acquisition Bill is – Ganesh Singh

• The Lok Sabha recently passed a bill to establish a new National Institute of Technology in the state of – Andhra Pradesh

• The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi recently unveiled a foundation stone for revival of a fertilizer unit located in – Gorakhpur

Current Affairs 22nd July 2016

1. Modi lays foundation stone AIIMS and revival of a fertiliser plant in Gorakhpur

2. India ranks 110th on Sustainable Development index out of 149 nations.

3. Centre forms a panel to prepare a draft bill on Ganga river

i. Centre has constituted a committee to prepare Draft Bill on Ganga to deal with all the issues related to the River.
ii. The committee will be chaired by the retired Justice Giridhar Malviya. 

करेंट अफेयर्स सारांश: 22 जुलाई 2016

• वह अफ़्रीकी देश जिसके साथ भारत ने पहली बार हवाई सेवा आरंभ किये जाने हेतु समझौते को मंजूरी प्रदान की: मोज़ाम्बिक

• वह फ्रेंच साइकिलिस्ट जिन्होंने 11 बार टूर डी फ़्रांस में भाग लिया था: डोमिनिक अरनोद

• विश्व मौसम विज्ञान संगठन (डब्ल्यूएमओ) द्वारा पृथ्वी के तापमान में दर्ज की गयी वृद्धि: 1.3 डिग्री सेल्सियस

Current Affairs Recap of the Day: 22 July 2016

• Rank of India in the inaugural Sustainable Development Goal Index released by Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) – 110

• This country topped the Sustainable Development Goal Index released by Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) – Sweden

• This organisation partnered with Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) of the United Nations - Bertelsmann Stiftung

CLASSICAL DANCES AND FOLK DANCES IN INDIA

            Indian Classical Dances

Bharatnatyam: Popular in South Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka

Kathak: North India
Kathakali: Kathakali is the classical dance form of Kerala. Kuchipudi: Kuchipudi is one of the classical dance forms of the South India. Kuchipudi derives its name from the Kuchipudi village of Andhra Pradesh. Manipuri: Manipuri is one of the six major classical dances of India. Manipuri dance is indigenous to Manipur, the North eastern state of India.

DEFENCE FORCE EXERCISE BETWEEN INDIA AND WORLD

    Garuda: India-France

    Hand-Hand: India-China

    Indra: India-Russia

    Jimex: India-Japan

    Malbar: Us-India

    Shade: Naval Forces Of India, Japan And China

    Surya Kiran: India And Nepal

    Varuna: France And India

Current Affairs Questions

Q1. India and Bangladesh has opened the newly constructed modern integrated check-post at Petrapole-Benapole point of the India-Bangladesh border in...............?
a) Bihar
b) West Bengal
c) Tripura
d) Sikkim
e) Assam
(Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are scheduled to inaugurate it through video conference and also be linked to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Bannerjee.)

Q2. India and which of the following countries have signed a Social Security Agreement (SSA) that will come into force on 1st October 2016 recently?
a) Germany
b) Russia
c) France
d) Bangladesh
e) Japan

Capital and Currency

Name	Capital	Currency
Algeria	Algiers	Dinar
Angola	Luanda	Kwanza
Cameroon	Yaoundé	CFA franc
Egypt	Cairo	Egyptian pound
Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	Birr
Gambia	Banjul	Gambian dalasi
Ghana	Accra	Ghana cedi
Kenya	Nairobi	Kenyan shilling
Liberia	Monrovia	Liberian dollar
Libya	Tripoli	Dinar
Madagascar	Antananarivo	Malagasy ariary
Mali	Bamako	CFA franc
Mauritius	Port Louis	Mauritian rupee
Morocco	Rabat	Moroccan dirham
Mozambique	Maputo	Mozambican metical
Namibia	Windhoek	Namibian dollar
Nigeria	Abuja	Naira
Rwanda	Kigali	Rwandan franc
Seychelles	Victoria	Seychellois rupee
Sierra Leone	Freetown	Leone
Somalia	Mogadishu	Somali shilling
South Africa	Cape Town	South African rand
South Sudan	Juba	South Sudanese pound
Sudan	Khartoum	Sudanese pound
Tanzania	Dodoma (official)	Tanzanian shilling
Tunisia	Tunis	Tunisian dinar
Uganda	Kampala	Ugandan shilling
Zambia	Lusaka	Zambian kwacha
Zimbabwe	Harare	US dollar