DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 25 MAY 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 25 MAY 2016

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1. KIRAN BEDI APPOINTED AS NEW LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF PUDUCHERRY

i. BJP leader and former IPS officer Kiran Bedi was appointed as Lt Governor of Puducherry.

ii. The post in the Union territory had been lying vacant from last two years.

iii. Lt Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Island Lt Gen Ajay Singh had been given additional charge of Puducherry.

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

i. Former Finance Secretary Ratan P Watal was appointed as Principal Adviser in NITI Aayog for 3-years.

ii. Earkier he was the Union Finance Secretary.

3. CHINA WON UBER CUP BADMINTON TOURNAMENT FOR 14TH TIME

i. Chinese women badminton team has won the Uber Cup title.

ii.China defeated South Korea by 3-1 in final at beijing.

iii. India won the bronze medal in the Uber Cup tournament.

4. DENMARK WINS FIRST THOMAS CUP BADMINTON TOURNAMENT

i. Denmark has won the 2016 Thomas Cup badminton tournament.

ii. Denmark defeated Indonesians by 3-2 in the final at China.

iii. Ashwin placed 2nd in ICC Test bowlers ranking

5. PANKAJ ADVANI CREATES HISTORY BY WINNING ASIAN 6-RED SNOOKER TITLE

i. India's Pankaj Advani has created history in Abu Dhabi by clinching the Asian 6-Red Snooker title.

ii. He has won the IBSF World 6 Red Championship last year also.

iii. He became the first player to hold both the world and continental championships in 6 Red snooker at the same time.

6. SARBANANDA SONOWAL SWORN-IN AS ASSAM CHIEF MINISTER

i. Senior BJP leader Sarbanand Sonowal was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Assam.

ii. Governor Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya administered his oath of office and secrecy at Khanapara in Guwahati.

iii. Sonowal became Assam’s second tribal chief minister after Jogen Hazarika in the 1970s.

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1. WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS NEW LT. GOVERNOR OF PUDUCHERRY?

a. Mamta Banerjee

b. shila Dixith

c. Kiran Bedi

d. anone of the above

2. WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS NEW PRINCIPAL ADVISOR FOR SOCIAL SECTOR IN NITI   AAYOG?

a. Anurag Thakur

b. Ratan P Watal

c. Vijay Shikre

d. Mamta Banerjee

3. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTRY IS DEFEATED BY DENMARK IN “THOMAS CUP”?

a. Japan

b. UK

c. Indonesia

d. China

4. THE FAMOUS PLAYER “PANKAJ ADVANI” BELONGS TO WHICH GAME?

a. Squash

b. Snooker

c. Hockey

d. Cricket

5.  WHO AMONG OF THE FOLLOWING CLINCHES “ASIAN 6- RED SNOOKER TITLE”?

a. Pankaj Advani

b. Pankaj Thakur

c. Pankaj  Singh

d. None of these

6.  RECENTLY, WHO HAS APPOINTED AS NEW CHIEF MINISTER OF ASSAM?

a. Sarbananda Sonowal

b. R. Radahakrishana

c. Narayan Singh

d. Pankaj Shah

7.  WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF ASSAM?

a. Guwahati

b. Itanagar

c. Dispur

d. Agartala

8. WHO IS THE GOVERNOR OF ASSAM?

a.  Padmanabha Balakrishna

b.  R. Radha krishan

c. NK Nair

d. None of the above

ANSWERS:       

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

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 24 MAY 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 24 MAY 2016

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1. INDIA'S FIRST REUSABLE SPACE SHUTTLE, RLV-TD LAUNCHED

i. Indian Space Research Organization has successfully launched its maiden indigenous  Reusable Launch Vehicle from Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh.

 ii. After launch from the Sriharikota spaceport, it glided back onto a virtual runway in the Bay of Bengal.

iii. The Re-Usable Launch Vehicle - Technology can put satellites into orbit around earth and then re-enter atmosphere.

2. INDIA AND IRAN SIGN 12 BILATERAL AGREEMENTS IN VARIOUS AREAS

i. India and Iran has signed 12 Memorandum of Understanding and agreements in various areas including building and operating the Chabahar port by India.

ii. some of the  agreements are:

1.         cooperation in culture,

2.         science and technology,

3.         library sciences,

4.         Cooperation between the EXIM banks of both the countries.

5.         MoU between EXIM Bank and Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO),

3. GOVT CONSTITUTES IEPF AUTHORITY

i. Government has constituted the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority to strengthen the framework for safeguarding the interest of investors.

ii. The authority would have the responsibility of administering the fund as well as maintain separate accounts and other records

iii. Corporate Affairs Secretary Tapan Ray has been appointed as its chairman.

4. JAYALALITHAA SWORN IN FOR 6TH TERM AS TAMIL NADU CHIEF MINISTER

i. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam  chief J Jayalalithaa has sworn in as chief minister of Tamil Nadu.

ii. Jayalalithaa holds the distinction of being the second person in the State to hold the CM office, she was first sworn-in as chief minister on June 24, 1991.

 GOVERNOR OF TAMIL NADU: K ROSAIAH IV.

5. GUJARAT CM LAUNCHES ‘SMART VILLAGE’ PROGRAM

i. Gujarat government has launched Smart Village program.

ii. The state government will select 300 villages for Smart Village program that will get 80 lakh to 2 crore rupees cash assistance to improve public facilities in the villages

iii. She will felicitate villages that have 100 percent completion of toilet.

6. ANURAG THAKUR ELECTED AS THE NEW BCCI PRESIDENT AND AJAY SHIRKE AS SECRETARY

i. Anurag Thakur has been elected as the new BCCI president Senior BCCI vice-president C K Khanna in Mumbai.

ii.He became the second youngest BCCI President.

iii. Ajay Shirke has been appointed as the BCCI Secretary.

7. SIKKIM CM PAWAN CHAMLING CONFERRED WITH NEPAL’S LITERARY AWARD

i. Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling has been conferred with the Yug Kavi Siddhicharan Award by Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli.

ii.The award is given for his commendable contributions in promoting Nepali literature in India.

ii. The Yug Kavi Siddhicharan Award is one of the Nepal’s prestigious literary award.

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1. WHO IS THE CHAIRMAN OF ISRO?

a. K. RadhaKrishan

b. A.S Kiran Kumar

c. Shailesh Nayak

2. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE INDIA’S FIRST RESUSABLE SPACE SHUTTLER?

a. RLV-TD

b. RJV-ID

c. INS-TD

d. INS-DI

3. WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF IRAN?

a. Syed Ahemed

b. Hassan Ahemed

c. Hassan Rouhani

d. None of these

4. “CHABAHAR PORT” IS LOCATED IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTRY?

a. Pakistan

b. Afghanistan

c. Bangladesh

d. Iran

5. WHO IS THE CHAIRMAN OF IEPF AUTHORITY OF INDIA?

a. Tapan Ray

b. Raghuram Rajan

c. U.S Paliwal

d. Gyan Bhusan

6. HOW MANY TIMES JAYALALITHAA HAS BEEN ELECTED ASTHE CHIEF MINISTER OF TAMIL NADU?

a. 7

b. 5

c. 6

d. 8

7. IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATE OF INDIA “ SMALL VILLAGE” PROGRAM HAS BEEN LAUNCHED?

a. Himanchal Pradesh

b. Uttar Pradesh

c. Gujrat

d. Kerela

8. WHO HAS BECOME THE NEW BCCI CHIEF ?

a. Shashank Manohar

b. Anurag Thakur

c. Ajay Shirke

d. U.K Sinha

9. WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE NEW SECRETARY OF BCCI?

a.  Shashank Manohar

b. Kapil Dev

c. Sunil Gavaskar

d. Ajay Shirke

10. “YUG KAVI SIDDHICHARAN” AWARD HAS BEEN GIVEN TO_____________?

a. Pawan Chamling

b. Pawan Kumar

c. K.P Oli Sharma

d. None of these

ANSWER KEY

1. b      2. a      3. c      4. d      5. a      6. c      7. c      8. b      9. d      10. a

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REASONING QUIZ – 32 FOR SBI CLERK AND PO

REASONING  QUIZ – 32 FOR SBI CLERK AND PO

In the following questions(1-4), the symbol  × , ∂ , % ,   © , @ , are used with the following illustrations.

 P % Q means P is not smaller than Q

 P © Q means P is neither smaller than nor equal to Q

 P x Q means P is neither greater than nor equal to Q

 P ∂ Q means P is not greater than Q

 P @ Q means P is neither greater than nor smaller than Q

1. Statement – G ∂ K ; K x M ; M@E

Conclusions -:

I.     J © K

II.    M © G

III.   G X E

A. Only  I & I are true

B. Only II & III are true

C. Only I & III are true.

D. All I, II & III are true

E. None of these

2.    Statements –  Z @ N; N © L ; L X F

Conclusions - :

I.     F © Z

II.    L X Z

III.   F ©N

A. None is true

B. Only I is true

C. Only II is true

D. Only III is true

E. Only II & III are true.

3. Statements – W % H ; H @ U ; U ∂ E

Conclusions :-

I.     U@ W

II.    UX W

III.   E % H

A. Only either I or II is true

B. Only III is true

C. Only I & II are true

D. All I, II & III are true.

E. Only either I or II and III are true.

4. Statements- W © S ; S∂ N; N%E

Conclusions :-

I.     E X S

II.    W © N

III.   E  @ S

A. None in True

B. Only I is true

C. Only II is true

D. Only III is true

E. Only I & II are true

Each of these questions are based on the information given below:

A ,B, C, D and E are five men sitting in a line facing to south - while M, N, O, P and Q are five ladies sitting in a second line parallel to the first line and are facing to North.

B who is just next to the left of D, is opposite to Q.

C and N are diagonally opposite to each other.

E is opposite to O who is just next right of M.

P who is just to the left of Q, is opposite to D.

M is at one end of the line.

5 .Who is sitting third to the right of D ?

A. Q

B. C

C. M

D. P

E. Data inadequate

6. Who is sitting third left of A?

A. Q

B. P

C. E

D. No persons are sitting on the left of A.

E. N

7. Which of the following pair is diagonally opposite to each other ?

A. EQ

B. BO

C. AN

D. BP

E. AM

8. Which of the following are sitting at the extreme ends?

A. EO & DP

B. BC & ON

C. PQ & BA

D. AN & CM

E. None follows

9. In arrangement who is sitting just opposite to N ?

A. B

B. C

C. A

D. D

E. E

10. Statement: The Minister said that the teachers are still not familiarised with the need, importance and meaning of population education in the higher education system. They are not even clearly aware -about their role and responsibilities in the population education programme.

Courses of Action:

A. Orientation programme should be conducted for teachers on population education.

B. Population education programme should be included in the college curriculum.

ANSWER

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

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REASONING QUIZ – 31 FOR SBI CLERK & PO EXAM 2016

REASONING QUIZ – 31 FOR SBI CLERK & PO

Direction(1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

In each of the following questions, three statements are given followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

1     Statements:

Some pearls are stones.

Some stones are diamonds.

No diamond is a gem.

Conclusions:

 I  Some gems are not pearls is a possibility.

II Some gems are not  diamonds.

III  No diamond is a pearl is definitely follow.

IV  No gem is a pearl.

A. Only I , II  and IV follow

B. Only III and IV follow

C. Only either I or IV and either II or III follow

D. Only III and either I or IV follow

E. None of these

2     Statements:

 All rods are bricks.

 Some bricks are ropes.

 All ropes are doors

  Conclusions:

 I  Some rods are doors is a possibility.

II Some doors are bricks.

III  Some rods are not doors.

IV  All doors are ropes is a possibility

A. Only I and II follow

B. Only I, II and III follow

C. Only either I or III, and II ,IV follow

D. Only either I or III, and IV follow

E. None of these

3. Statements:

All myths are fictions.

 No fiction is novel.

All novels are stories.

Conclusions:

I  No myth is novel is definately not follow

II Some stories are not fiction.

III  Some fictions are myths is possibility.

IV Some myths are not novels

A. Only either I or II and both III and IV follow

B. Only either I or IV and II follow

C. Only either I or IV and both II and III follow

D. Only II  and IV  follow

E. None of these

4. Statements:

No paper is pen.

 No pen is pencil.

All erasers are papers.

Conclusions:

I  Some papers are erasers is always true.

II No pencil is eraser is a possibility.

III  No pen is eraser.

IV All papers are erasers is a possibility

A. Only I and II follow

B. Only II and III follow

C. Only I, III and IV follow

D. All follow

E. None of these

. 

5. Statements:

No blue is sky.

No sky is road.

Some men are roads.

Conclusions:

I. All blue is men is a possibility

II. No sky is road

III. Atleast some men are road

IV. All sky is men is a possibility

A. None follows

B. Only I follows

C. Only II and III follow

D. Only I and III follow

E. All follow

Direction(6-9): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

A, B, H, K, M, P, R and S are eight team heads and are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at four corners of the square and face the centre while four sit in the middle of each of the four sides and face outward. B does not sit at any of the corners but sits second to the right of S. M sits third to the right of P. P is not an immediate neighbour of S. R and K are immediate neighbours of each other but R does not sit at any of the corners of the table. H is an immediate neighbour of neither P nor S.

6. What is the position of P with respect to M?

A) Immediate left 

B) Third to the right

C) Second to the left

D) Third to the left 

E) None of these

7. Who among the following sits second to the right of R?

A) M  

B) B 

C) A 

D) S 

E) P

8. Who among the following are the immediate neighbours of A?

A) H, B 

B) P, S

C) B, M 

D) A, R 

E) A, K

9. Who among the following sit(s) exactly between M and S?

A) Only B

B) K and R

C) Only H

D) H and M

E) No one sits between M and S

10. P is to the north of Q and S is to the east of P, who is to the south of W. T is to the west of P. Who among the following is towards south of W and north of Q ?

A) P

B) T

C ) S

D) Q

E ) None of these

ANSWER

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

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