Current Affairs of the Day: 30 November 2016
Nov 30, 2016
• The IAS officer who was recently appointed as the Chief Secretary of Delhi is - M. M. Kutty
• A group of scientists recently revealed that the Great Barrier Reef suffered from its worst coral die-off ever recorded. The Great Barrier Reef is located in - Australia
• The Parliament of Thailand recently invited Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn to be the new king of the country. He will also be known as - King Rama X
• The Indian snooker player has won bronze at IBSF World Snooker Championship 2016 is -Pankaj Advani
• The Indian short film that won the award UNESCO Salon Youth Video Competition is -Magical Piano
• Asia’s first and longest cycle highway was inaugurated in- Uttar Pradesh
• Percent of tax that will be levied if the declarant voluntarily declare the undisclosed income- 30 Percent
• RBI reduced the monthly cash withdrawal limit from the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) accounts to- Rs 10000
• Head of the Committee of Chief Ministers on demonetisation that was constituted recently- N Chandrababu Naidu
• Country that hosted the 50th anniversary of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)- India
• The South Indian temple that has eased its dress norms and permitted women devotees to offer their prayers wearing salwar suits is- Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple
• Wealthiest Hindu place of worship- Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple
• Bangladesh Liberation war was fought in- 1971
• The second Indian-American to be nominated by Trump for a top post in his administration is-Seema Verma
• The Court that held the son, irrespective of his marital status has no legal right to live in his parent’s house. Parent’s house means, the house self-acquired by the father/mother is - Delhi High Court
