Daily Current Affairs 2nd March 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 2 MARCH 2016

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1. INDIA SIGNED MOU WITH WORLD BANK FOR MADHYA PRADESH HIGHER EDUCATION QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

i. India signed a financing agreement for credit of 300 US dollars for the Madhya Pradesh Higher Education Quality Improvement Project with the World Bank.

ii. The project was signed for financing programme related to disbursement linked indicators.

iii. These are started to ensure increase in enrolment of full time students and transition rate, to achieve NAAC accreditation criteria by the participating Higher Education Institutions and strengthening of governance structure.

iv. The project has three components

a.    Grants Support to Higher Education Institutions

b.   State Level Initiatives  

c.    Improving System Management.

2. ZERO DISCRIMINATION DAY OBSERVED ON 1 MARACH

i. 1 March is observed as Zero Discrimination Day

ii. The day was observed with the theme - Stand Out.

iii. Zero Discrimination Day is an opportunity to join together against discrimination and celebrate everyone’s right to live a full and productive life with dignity.

3. POET DR BHAGWATI LAL VYAS SELECTED FOR 2015 BIHARI PURASKAR

i. Eminent poet Dr Bhagwati Lal Vyas has been selected for the 2015 Bihari Puraskar.

ii. The award is given for his anthology of Rajasthani poems ‘Katha Sun Aawe Hai Sabad’

iii. Bihari Puraskar was started by the K K Birla Foundation in 1991  for an outstanding literary work in Hindi or Rajasthani.

4. MILITARY EXERCISE FORCE EIGHTEEN BEGINS IN PUNE

i. The multinational Military Exercise Force Eighteen conducted by Indian Army has started in at Pune, Maharashtra.

ii. In this exercise about 300 participants from 18 ASEAN countries participated.

iii. Association of Southeast Asian Nations is a group of 10 countries for economic and political strength.

iv. The Exercise Force Eighteen is the largest multinational ground forces exercise to be conducted on Humanitarian Mine Action and Peace Keeping Operations.

5. WEF RELEASED GLOBAL ENERGY ARCHITECTURE PERFORMANCE INDEX REPORT 2016

i. World Economic Forum released the fourth edition of the Global Energy Architecture Performance Index Report 2016.

ii. India has been ranked at 90th position and the list is topped by Switzerland.

iii. World Economic Forum is the annual index which provides a benchmark to help countries address energy transformation challenges and identify opportunities across their energy systems.

iv. Among the BRIC nations the list was topped by Brazil.

6. BAHADUR SINGH RANA WON GOLD IN 50 KM RACE WALK IN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

i. Olympian Basant Bahadur Singh Rana grabbed the gold medal in men’s 50km race walk event f the National Championships in Jaipur.

ii. The 32 year old Rana has a personal best of 3:56:48 which he clocked in the 2012 London Olympics, which was a national record.

v. In the Women’s category, Neena K.T won the gold medal 

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MONTHLY GK CAPSULE (NEWSPAPER ANALYSIS) FEB. 2016

Monthly GK Capsules of Feb. Month

Here is the new Monthly GK Capsules. This time we are going to share official PDF file of AAA-Bright Academy which contains Monthly GK updates of January Month 2016. So if you are preparing for any Government, Bank, Railways, SSC Examination this PDF file is very helpful to you. All the best to all participants for the upcoming Examination.

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Reasoning Quiz-9 Based on Coding-Decoding

QUIZ-19 FOR LIC –AAO EXAM

REASONING –CODING -DECODING

1. If code of the word ‘COMFORTABLE’ is ‘XLNULIGZYOV’  then code for ‘BENGALURU’ is:

a. YMVZTOIFF                     

b. YVMZTOFIF                                 

c. YVMTZOFIF                     

d. VYMTOFZIF

2. In a certain code, word ‘BANDWITDTH’ is coded as ‘EOCCZLYIM’ then code for ‘ DIRECTING’ in that code language:

a. FKTEFSKNX                     

b. FTKEFKSNX                                 

c. TFKEFKSNX                     

d. FTEKFKSNX

3. In a certain code language ‘MEDITATION’ is written as ‘NOITATIDEM’  hen how is ‘KEYBOARD’ written in that code language:

a. DRAOBYEK                      

b. DAROBYEK                                  

c. DOARYBEK                       

d.  none of these

4. In a certain code ‘BLUE’  is coded as ‘BCCE’  .Then cod for ‘YELLOW’ is:

a. GDDEFE               

b.  GEDDFE                          

c. EEFGDD                

d.  GECCFE

5. If ‘ CRICKET’ is coded as ‘DTLGPKZ’ , then how ‘COMPUTER’  is coded in that language:

a. DQPTZZLZ                       

b. DPQTZZZZ                                   

c.  PQTZLZZ             

d. none of these

Directions (6-10):  Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

In a certain code ‘all candidates must qualify’ is written as ‘na li ja pa’, ‘qualify in all subjects’ is written as ‘ta ja li ra’ and ‘candidates read all subjects’ is written as ‘sa li na ra’.

6. What does ‘li’ stand for:

a. Subject                              

b. qualify                              

c. must                                  

d. all

7. What will be the code for ‘ja na’:

a. Must qualify                     

b. candidates subjects                    

c. qualify subjects    

d. none of these

8. How will ‘all subjects’ be coded:

a. Li sa                                  

b. li ra                                               

c. raj a                                   

d. pa li

9. What will be the code for ‘must’:

a. Pa                          

b. ka                                      

c. li                            

d. na

10. How will ‘candidates should read all subjects’ be coded:

a. Ka na pa li ra                   

b. sa li ra na ja                                 

c. na ka sa li ra                     

d. can’t determine

ANSWERS

1.C, 2.B, 3.A, 4.D, 5.A, 6.D, 7.D, 8.B, 9.A, 10.C,

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Quant Quiz-9 Based on Permutation/Combination

QUANT QUIZ-9 FOR LIC –AAO EXAM

PERMUTATION /COMBINATION

1. How many 3 digit different numbers can be formed from the digits 3,4,5,6,7 without repetition:

a. 60                          

b. 80                                     

c. 120                        

d. 135

2. Find the number of ways in which 8 players out of 12 players can be selected such that 2 particular player are always included and 3 particular players are always excluded:

a. 6                            

b.7                                         

c. 8                            

d. 9

Direction (3 -5): Answer the below given questions using the word ‘GANESHPURI’

3. The letter S and E respectively occupy the first and last places:

a. 8!                           

b. 10!                                    

c. 2! X 8!                   

d. none of these

4. Vowels should not be together :

a. 6! X 4!                               

b. 8! X 3!                               

c. 7! X 4!                   

d. none of these

5. How many words of 5 letters each can formed each containing 3 consonants and 2 vowels:

a. 14400                               

b. 120                                               

c. 480                        

d. none of these

6. How many different signals can be given using any number of flags from 6 flags of different colour:

a. 325                                   

b. 2550                                             

c. 1045                                 

d. none of these

7. A group of 4 is to formed from 5 women and 4 men in such a way that at least 2 women are there:

a. 101                                   

b. 100                                               

c. 201                        

d. none of these

Directions (8- 10): In how many ways 5 Indian and 4 Englishman can be selected at a round table

8. There is no restriction :

a. 5! X 4!                             

b. 8!                                      

c. 9!                           

d. none of these

9. All the 4 Englishman sit together:

a. 6! X 4!                               

b. 5! X 4!                               

c. 8! X 4!                   

d. None of these

10. All the 4 Englishman do not sit together:

a. 8! – 5! X4!            

b. 9! – 5! X 4!                                   

c. 8! – 6! X 4!          

d.  none of these

ANSWERS

1.A, 2.B, 3.A, 4.C, 5.A, 6.B, 7.A, 8.B, 9.B, 10.A,

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Daily Current Affairs 1st March 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 1 MARCH 2016

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1. EK BHARAT SHRESHTHA BHARAT PROGRAMME TO BE LAUNCHED

i. ‘Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat’ programme will be launched to link States and Districts in an annual programme .

ii. The programme will connects people though exchanges in areas of language, culture, trade, tourism and travel.

2. DINESH SHARMA APPOINTED AS CHAIRMAN OF GOVERNING COUNCIL OF IFAD

i. Dinesh Sharma Governor to the International Fund for Agriculture Development was elected as the Chairperson of the Governing Council of IFAD .

ii. He was elected for a period of two years in Rome, Italy.

iii. IFAD was established in 1977 as the Specialized Agency of the United Nations to work towards removing poverty and hunger in rural areas all over the world.

iv. India is a founder member of IFAD and a key contributor among the member countries.

3. WAWRINKA WON DUBAI TITLE

i. Switzerland Player Stanislas Wawrinka won the Dubai Tennis Championships title by defeating Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus.

ii. Earlier he also won the 2014 Australian Open and 2015 French Open.

4. TWITTER LAUNCHES POSITION OF STRENGTH CAMPAIGN TO EMPOWER WOMEN

i. Twitter for first time has launched ‘Position of strength campaign’ in India to empower women to raise voices against any form of discrimination.

ii. The campaigning will spread awareness to bridge the gender equality gap online in India

iii. It will also inspire the  women leaders next generation to have an influential voice in society.

iv. The campaign has been already been launched in Australia and Ireland.

5. ARMAAN EBRAHIM WON FMSCI MOTORSPORTS MAN OF THE YEAR TROPHY

i. Car racer Armaan Ebrahim was awarded the Motorsports Man-of-the-Year Trophy by the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India.

ii. B.I. Chandhok  received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to motorsports in the country.

iii. Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India was established in 1971 and is a long-standing member of the Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme  for the promotion and control of motor sport in India.

6. RAHUL SACHDEV WON 1ST ALL INDIA OPEN INVITATIONAL SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP 2016

i. Rahul Sachdev won the 1st All India Open Invitational Snooker Championship 2016 in Aurangabad, Maharashtra.

ii. He defeated Pushpender Singh of Railways in the final.

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