DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 22 MAY 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 22 MAY 2016

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1. MAY 21 OBSERVED AS ANTI-TERRORISM DAY

i. Every year May 21^st is observed as Anti-Terrorism Day throughout India /

ii. The day is observed to spread awareness among the people about the danger of terrorism and violence and its effect on the people, society and the country.

iii. The main objective is to promote unity, peace and harmony across the nation.

iv. The day marks the death anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi who was assassinated at an election rally near Chennai by a suicide bomber from the LTTE on 21 May 1991.

2. RATAN P WATAL APPOINTED AS PRINCIPAL ADVISER FOR SOCIAL SECTOR IN NITI AAYOG

i. Former Finance Secretary Ratan P Watal has been appointed as Principle Adviser for social sector in NITI Aayog.

ii. He has been appointed to the post for three years.

iii. NITI Aayog National Institution for Transforming India is premier policy think tank of Union Government.

iv. Economist Arvind Panagariya is Vice Chairman of the NITI Aayog.

v. Economist Bibek Debroy and former DRDO chief V K Saraswat are its full-time members.

3. SEBI TIGHTENS P-NOTE NORMS TO KEEP VIGIL ON FOREIGN INVESTMENTS TO CURB BLACK MONEY INFLOW

i. The market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India has tightened the Participatory Notes norms.

ii. The main purpose of this decision is to keep vigil on foreign investments to curb black money inflows in the country.

iii. SEBI has introduced Know Your Client compliance for holders of these instruments in order to bring them on a par with domestic investors.

iv. Participatory Notes are issued by registered foreign institutional investors  to overseas investors.

v. They are commonly known as P-Notes.

vi. P-Notes are issued to overseas investors who wish to invest in the Indian stock markets without registering themselves with the market regulator SEBI.

4. ANURAG THAKUR UNANIMOUSLY ELECTED BCCI PRESIDENT

i. Anurag Thakur was unanimously elected as 34th BCCI President at the board’s special general meeting in Mumbai.

ii. He is a BJP MP in Lok Sabha from Himachal Pradesh's Hamirpur district, is the second youngest BCCI chief.

iii. Fateh Singh Gaekwad in 1963 became the youngest BCCI President at the age of 33.

iv. He replaced Shashank Manohar who was earlier chief of BCCI.

5. LHAKPA 1ST LADY TO CLIMB MT EVEREST SEVEN TIMES

i. A 42 year old woman born in Nepal, Lhakpa Sherpa has climbed Mount Everest for the seventh time.

ii. She has broked her own record for the most ascents to the world's highest mountain by a woman.

iii. Lhakpa has reached the 8,850-meter peak from the Tibetan side.

6. ROGER FEDERER WITHDRAWS FROM FRENCH OPEN

i. Roger Federer has withdrawn from this year’s French Open after failing to recover from a back injury.

ii. The 34-year-old did not play in the Madrid Open earlier this month after hurting his back during practice for the tournament. Federer returned for the Italian Open but was beaten in the third round by Dominic Thiem.

iii. The Swiss has struggled with injury this year, having undergone knee surgery after January’s Australian Open.

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1. WHEN ‘ANTI- TERRORISM DAY IS OBSERVED IN INDIA?

a. 23  May

b. 25 may

c. 22 May

d. 21 May

2.  WHO IS THE VICE-CHAIRMAN OF ‘NITI AYOG’?

a. Narendra Modi

b. Arvind Panagariya

c. Bibek Debroy

d. Ratan P Watal

3. WHO HAS APPOINTED AS PRINCIPAL ADVISER FOR SOCIAL SECTOR IN NITI AYOG?

a. Bibek Debroy

b. Arvind Panagariya

c. Ratan P Watal

d. None of These

4. WHO HAS ELECTED AS THE NEW BCCI PRESIDENT?

a.  Shashank Manohar

b. Anurag Thakur

c. Vijay Seni

d. None of these

5. IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTRY IS MOUNT EVEREST IS LOCATED?

a. Nepal

b. India

c. China

d. Bhutan

6. _____________ IS THE FIRST LADY TO CLIMB MOUNT EVEREST FOR SEVEN TIMES?

a. Lhakpa

b. Monsha

c. Jniping

d. Khempal

7. THE FAMOUS TENNIS PLAYER ROGER FEDERER BELONGS TO WHICH COUNTRY?

a. Denmark

b. USA

c. Belgium

d. Switzerland

ANSWERS:

1. D    2. B    3.c      4. B    5. A    6. A    7. D

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SBI CLERK EXAM ANALYSIS ON 22ND MAY 2016

SBI CLERK EXAM ANALYSIS

Dear students we are sharing here analysis of SBI Clerk Prelim Exam that was held today.

Overall Paper was easy and focus to clear sectional cut off.


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English Language (Level – Easy)
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Reading Comprehension – 10 Qn
Cloze Test – 5 Qn
Spelling Mistakes  – 5 Qn
Spotting Error – 5 Qn
Parajumbles – 5 Qn

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Numerical Ability (Level – Easy)
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Number Series – 5 Qn
Simplification –  10 Qn
Data Interpretation - 5 Qn (Table Graph)
Miscellaneous Questions – 15 Questions ( mix level)
(Age, Mixture Allegation, Partnership, Profit Loss, Average, Boats & Stream, Compound/Simple Interest, Time & Work, etc.)

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Reasoning Ability (Level –Easy)
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Inequality – 5 Qn
Sitting Arrangement (Circle)-5 Qn
Puzzle – 10 Qn, (Line Arrangement)
Alphabetic Series – 5 Qn
Coding Decoding  – 5 Qn
Miscellaneous Questions – 5 Qn
*****Syllogism questions were not asked in today's pre exam.

Dear students level of the today’s exam was easy & good attempt will be
Reasoning -25-30
English - 20-25
Math - 15-20
Overall - 60-75
****Cutoff will be near 45-50 only

Disclaimer- this is our own anylysis and final merit and cut off may vary .

Dear students practice daily Math/ reasoning/ Banking QUIZ for mains exam at

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 21 MAY 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 21 MAY 2016

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1. FIVE STATE ASSEMBLY ELECTION 2016 RESULTS:

i. The 2016 Kerala Assembly Election has won by the CPI (M) led Left Democratic Front by the absolute majority by winning 91 seats of the total 140 seats. Pinarayi Vijayan is set to become the next Chief Minister of Kerala.

ii. Assam Assembly Election 2016 Bhartiya Janata Party  and its alliance partners have won an absolute majority by winning 87 seats out of 126 member House. Union Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal is all set to become the next Chief Minister of Assam.

iii. West Bengal Assembly Election  is won by all India Trinamool Congress Party  under the leadership of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has emerged victorious in the 2016.

iv. 2016 Tamil Nadu Assembly Election is  won by Ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Party under the leadership of Chief Minister J. Jayalalitha .

v. 2016 Assam election won by the BJP and by the Left front in Kerala with the DMK winning 17 of the 30 assembly seats.

2. PRESIDENT INAUGURATES INTELLIGENT OPERATIONS CENTRE IN RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN

i. President Pranab Mukherjee has inaugurated an Intelligent Operations Centre  in Rashtrapati Bhavan.

ii. A mobile application ‘Monitor’ for transformation of President’s Estate into a smart township is also launched.

iii. The theme of the centre is ‘4H’ theme of a humane, Hi-Tech, Heritage and Happy Township.

3.  JP NADDA LAUNCHES CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TO ASSESS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ON HEALTH

i. The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda has launched the Centre for Environmental Health in New Delhi.

ii. It was launched to assess the impact of environment-related problems like air pollution, pesticide use, climate change and sanitation on health.

4. HIMACHAL CM LAUNCHES PEHAL PROGRAMME

i. Himachal Pradesh CM Virbhadra Singh has introduced PEHAL programme in Shimla district.

ii. The programme aims to promote developmental works and government schemes through effective implementation.

iii. Shimla has become the 1st district in the state to launch such different programme to work as a team with the people.

iv. The PEHAL will focus on five areas namely- Health and Sanitation, Primary Education, Forest Rights, Campaign against drugs and skill development, and Women Empowerment.

5. INDIA LAUDED FOR MEDICINES WITH THE RED LINE CAMPAIGN ON ANTIBIOTICS

i. ‘Medicines with the Red Line’ a public awareness campaign launched by the Union Government to curb irrational use of antibiotics.

ii. The term Medicines with the Red Line was in news, as the campaign was appreciated by the Global Review on Antimicrobial Resistance.

6. INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST CONFERENCE STARTED  IN NEPAL

i. International Buddhist conference has started in Nepal to celebrate the 2,560th birth anniversary of Lord Buddha.

ii. The theme of the conference is "Lumbini, Nepal: the birth place of Lord Buddha and the fountain of Buddhism and world peace"

Prime Minister of Nepal: K P Sharma Oli.

7. BEIJING AND NEW DELHI YOGA CONFERENCE STARTED IN CHINA

i. Chinese yoga practitioners gathered in large numbers for a group performance in Kunming China to open the China-India Yoga Conference.

ii. The five day conference is featuring activities including courses from Indian yoga masters and yoga introductions for communities.

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1. WHO WILL BECOME THE NEXT CHIEF MINISTER OF KERELA?

a. Pinarajyi Vijayan

b. Iyer Swami

c. Swami Trimurti

d. None of these

2. WHAT IS THE THEME OF ‘INTELLIGENT OPERATION CENTRE’?

a. 3H

b. 4H

c. 2H

d. H

3. WHAT DOES 4H (‘INTELLIGENT OPERATION CENTRE’) STAND FOR?

a. Humane, Housing, Hi-tech, Happy Township

b. Horns, Heritage, Hi-tech, Happy Township

c. Humane, Hi-tech, Heritage, Happy Township

d. Horns, Home, Happy, Heritage

4. WHO IS THE PRESENT UNION HEALTH AND WELFARE MINSTER OF INDIA?

a. JP Nadda

b. Sushma Swaraj

c. Menika Gandhi

d. Smiriti Irani

5. RECENTLY IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATE OF INDIA ,’PEHAL’ SCHEME HAS BEEN LAUNCHED?

a. Haryana

b. Punjab

c. Orrisa

d. Himachal Pradesh

6. INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST CONFERENCE STARTED IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTRY?

a. Sri Lanka

b. China

c. Nepal

d. India

7. WHO IS THE PRIME MINISTER OF NEPAL?

a. KP Sharma Oli

b. SP Sharma

c. SS Sharma Oli

d. None of these

ANSWERS:

1. A     2. B     3. C     4. A     5. D     6. C     7. A 

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 20 MAY 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 20 MAY 2016

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1. MOODY FORECASTED INDIA'S GROWTH RATE AT 7.5% IN 2016 & 2017

i. International rating agency Moody's has forecasteda growth rate of about 7.5 percent for the Indian economy in 2016 and 2017.

ii. Moody stated that India's GDP growth is strong, private investment remains weak. Capital utilization rates also remain low.

2. BONDED LABOUR REHAB TO BE MADE CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME

i. Labour Minister  Bandaru Dattatreya stated that the Centre is revising the rehabilitation of bonded labour scheme bringing it into the Central sector.

ii. The government is planning to provide financial assistance from rs. 20,000 to rs. 1 lakh.

iii. The scheme proposes to increase the Budget provision from rs. 5 crore to about rs. 47 crore per annum.

3. NEPAL SBI BANK LAUNCHES PAYMENT GATEWAY

i. Nepal SBI Bank has launched payment gateway to provide online trade and non-trade transactions between the Himalayan nation 'Nepal' and India.

ii. The Payment Gateway was inaugurated by SBI Managing Director B Sriram.

iii. It will provide the customer of Nepal SBI Bank can utilize various features of mobile banking and other value added services along with the platform of the payment gateway.

4. PNB TOPS LIST OF WORST LOSSES IN INDIAN BANKING HISTORY

i. Punjab National Bank has reported the largest net loss of rs. 5,367.14 crore for 4th quarter ended 31st of March  in bad loans.

ii. This is the biggest quarterly loss in Indian bank history.

iii. Indian banks have seen a increase in bad loans after a clean up ordered of their books under an asset quality review by the Reserve Bank of India.

5. APPLE ANNOUNCES OPENING OF ITS MAP DEVELOPMENT CENTRE IN HYDERABAD

i. Apple CEO Tim Cook has announced the opening of its Hyderabad technology centre.

ii. The centre  will focus on the development of maps for its mobile products like iPhones, Macs,  iPads and Apple Watches.

iii. The centre has drawn in estimated investment of $25 million will employ up to 4,000 people according to the company.

6. UN SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS PATRICIA ESPINOSA CANTELLANO EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF UNFCCC

i. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Patricia Espinosa Cantellano of Mexico as Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

ii. She will replace Christiana Figueres of Costa Rica.

7. INDIAN AMERICAN RUPA IYER AWARDED FOR TEACHING IN US

i. Rupa Iyer an Indian-American bio-technologist has received the University of Houston's highest teaching award .

ii. The award is given for her sustained and significant contributions to education in the US.

iii. It is the highest award given in teaching by the varsity to the persson  who has ten or more years of teaching experience and has made sustained and significant contributions to education.

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1.  WHAT IS THE “INDIA’S GROWTH RATE 2016-2017” IS ESTIMATED BY “MOODY”?

A. 7.5%

B. 7.4%

C. 7.3%

D. 7.6%

2. WHO IS THE PRESENT UNION LABOUR MINISTER OF INDIA?

a. Sushant Singh

b. Bandaru Dattatreya

c. Ashok Kumar

d. None of these

3. NEPAL’S SBI BANK PAYMENT GATEWAY HAS BEEN INAUGURATED BY________________?

a. B. SriRam

b. Arundhat Bhattacharya

c. UK Singh

d. Raghu Ram Rajan

4. THE HEADQUATER OF ‘PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK’ IS SITUATED AT_________________?

a. Mumbai

b. Jaipur

c. New Delhi

d. Allahabad

5. WHO IS THE CEO OF “APPLE” ORGANIZATION?

a. Tim George

b. Tim Jhonshon

c. Tim Kartan

d. Tim Cook

6. APPLE ANNOUNCES TO OPEN ___________________ AT HYDERABAD, INDIA.

a. its map development centre

b. its IOS development centre

c. its SEO development centre

d. None of these

7. RECENTLY WHO IS APPOINTED AS EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF UNFCC?

a. Ban-ki-Moon

b. Patricia Espinosa Cantellano

c. Thomas Willson

d. None of these

ANSWERS:     

1. A     2. B     3. A     4. C     5. D     6. A     7. B

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