1.     Don’t politiciZe triple talaq, find a solution: PM

·         In New Delhi, a function was organized to honour Basaveshwara, a Bhakti saint and founder of lingayat sect in Karnataka.

·         Here PM appealed to the Muslim community not to make this a political issue.

·         Triple talaq is an Islamic practice of divorce in which a Muslim man can give divorce to his wife by just saying ‘talaq’ word three times consecutively.

·         ‘Triple Talaq’ is unconstitutional and violates the rights of Muslim women.

·         But Muslim Personal Law and other Muslim representatives of Sunni Islam don’t want this practice to be abolished.

·         Various petitions are filed in courts for its abolition.

UNIFORM CIVIL CODE(UCC)

·         It is a proposal to have a common set of laws for every citizen of country irrespective of their religion.

·         Article 44 of Indian constitution says that there should be a uniform civil code in the country

·         But article 29 and 30 of Indian constitution gives the citizen right to follow their own religion, culture & customs.

·         So,the government is finding difficulty to work on this issue.

                                                                Source: The Hindu

2.     A department to add new entries to the Telegu Lexicon.

·         On the recommendation of Telegu language development committee, Andhra Pradesh government is planning to set up a Publication and Translation wing for coining new words.

·         The creation of new words should be done by an expert committee: C. Mrunalini who recently got retired from Telegu university.

                                                             Source: The Hindu

3.      ‘Silent zone’ around all religious places in Guwahati.

·         DM declared a radius of 100m from all religious places including temples, mosques, gurudwaras and churches as a “silent zone”.

·         The decision was taken under Rule 3(2) of Noise Pollution  (Regulation & Control) Rules, 2000, of the Environment Protection Act of 1986.

·         Rule 3 of this act deals with ambient air quality standards in respect of noise for different areas.

·         Use of loudspeakers is not permitted between 10pm to 6 am.

                                                       Source: The Indian Express

4.     India- Cyprus tax treaty get revised

·         This will help to promote bilateral investment.

·         It can help in Indian flagship programs like Make in India and other Cyprus investment projects.

·         Cyprus is one of the major sources of FDI in India.

Cyprus

·         It is an island country which is in eastern Mediterranean

·         Countries bordering it are turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Egypt and Greece.

                                                        Source: The Indian Express

                     QUESTIONS BASED ON

            CURRENT AFFAIRS: 30.04.2017

1.    Who was the founder of lingayat sect in Karnataka?

(a)             Ramanuja

(b)             Namadeva

(c)              Basaveshwara

(d)             Vallabhacharya

2.    Which article of Indian constitution says that there should be a uniform civil code in the country?

(a)             Article 29

(b)             Article 30

(c)              Article 51

(d)             Article 44

3.    Which city has become first to won Pierre L’enfant planning excellence and achievement awards 2017?

(a)               Gurugram

(b)               Bhubaneswar

(c)                Bangalore

(d)               Mumbai

4.    In which city, area around religious places is declared as ‘silent zone’?

(a)             Silchar

(b)             Haflong

(c)              Guwahati

(d)             Dhubri

5.    The Capital of Cypraus is?

(a)               Kyrenia

(b)               Polis

(c)                Morphou

(d)               Nicosia

                                        ANSWERS

1.      (c)

2.      (d)

3.      (b)

4.      (c)

5.      (d