The Daily Brief – 24th July, 2017

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• Iran and Iraq have signed an MoU on military cooperation and fight against terrorism and extremism in the two countries. It includes sharing information and training in this field. This is a change after the war Iraq and Iran fought for 8 years from 1980 to 88 during the rule of Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein.
• According to US State Department’s Country Report on terrorism, India had the 3^rd highest number of terrorist attacks in 2016, ahead of Pakistan. The Tope 3 countries are Iraq, Afghanistan and India.
• USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78), the world’s largest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia has been inducted into the US Navy.
• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the sale of the Indian government’s 51.11% stake along with management control in HPCL to ONGC. However, HPCL will still be a PSU after the acquisition.

  

• H S Prannoy won the 2017 Yonex US Open Grand Gold badminton tournament championship. This is his third grand prix gold in badminton.
• England won the 2017 ICC Women’s World Cup title after defeating India by 9 runs at Lord’s Cricket Ground, London. It was England’s 4^th
• ISRO’s former chariman, Udupi Ramachandra Rao passed away in Bengaluru. He played an important role in building India’s satellite programmers from the very first satellite, Aryabhatta.
• Researchers from the San Antonio Catholic University of Murcia, Spain have discovered Novobiocin compound which can be potentially used to fight the Zika Virus infection.
  

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  Today’s Quiz
  

  1. Which company is going to take over HPCL’s management control?

  
  INC
  HPL
  OIL
  ONGC
  

  2. Which is the number 1 country in the US State Department’s Country Report on terrorism?

  
  Iraq
  Afghanistan
  India
  Iran
  

  3. What is the name of India’s first satellite?

  
  Arya
  Aryabhatta
  Argo
  Agni
  

  4. What is the name of the compound which can be potentially used to fight the Zika Virus infection?

  
  Novobiocin
  Nivofloxin
  Norflozin
  Neodicin
  

  5. Who won the 2017 ICC Women’s World Cup title?

  
  India
  South Africa
  England
  Australia