DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 28 MAY 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 28 MAY 2016

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1. GOVERNMENT APPROVES RS 5500 CR INVESTMENT TO IMPROVE INFRASTRUCTURE IN SIX STATES

i. The Centre has approved an investment of 5500 crore rupees for basic urban infrastructure in six states under Atal Mission.

ii. The States are Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Odisha, Jharkhand and Meghalaya.

iii. The investment will be made for providing household water taps, improving water supply, sewerage network and urban transport.

2. 1ST BULLET TRAIN TO RUN IN INDIA BY 2023 ANNOUNCED BY RAILWAY MINSTER

i. According to the Union Railway Minister, Suresh Prabhu, the first bullet train will run in India by 2023.

ii. The train will connect Mumbai and Ahmedabad and is expected to cover 508 km in about two hours.

iii. The train will run at a maximum speed of 350 kmph.

3. FITCH FORECASTED INDIA’S GROWTH TO RISE TO 8 PERCENT IN FY 2019 

i. According to the US based global rating agency, Fitch, India's economic growth rate will accelerate to 8% by fiscal year ending March 2019.

ii. Fitch also forecasted India's GDP to grow 7.5% in fiscal year ending March 2016  and improve to 7.7% in the current fiscal year and further to 7.9% in the fiscal year ending March 2018.

iii. According to the report India remains the fastest growing country across the world with GDP in 2016.

4. MAMATA BANERJEE TAKES OATH FOR SECOND SUCCESSIVE TERM AS WEST BENGAL CM

i. Trinamool Congress  chief Mamata Banerjee  has taken oath as the CM of West Bengal for the second consecutive five-year term.

ii. TMC won 211 seats out of the total 294.

iii. TMC became the first single party to win the seats without alliance in West Bengal's history.

iv. In 2011, Banerjee had become the first ever female CM of the state.

Governor of West Bengal:Keshri Nath Tripathi.

5. CENTRE APPROVES RS 4241 CR NIMZ IN ODISHA

i. The Centre has approved establishment of a National Investment and Manufacturing Zone in Odisha.

ii. The Union ministry of commerce and industry has approved the Rs 4,241 crore project.

iii. The project will create job opportunities for around 1.5 lakh people and will help Odisha grow as a manufacturing hub and help Paradip port's growth.

6. BRAHMOS SUPERSONIC CRUISE MISSILE TEST-FIRED

i. The Indian Air Force has successfully test-fired an advanced version of BrahMos land-attack supersonic cruise missile system.

ii. BrahMos is the first supersonic cruise missile.

iii. It is a joint venture between India and Russia. Both

7. HDFC AMONG WORLD'S TOP 10 CONSUMER FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY

i. The mortgage lender HDFC ltd has been ranked among the world's top ten biggest and most powerful companies in the consumer financial services sector on a Forbes list.

ii. The list is topped by global major American Express while HDFC ranked 7th.

iii. HDFC is the only Indian company in top ten under this category.

8. SONIA WON SILVER AFTER LOSING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL

i. Indian boxer Sonia Lather grabbed a silver medal at the AIBA Women's World Championships in 57 kg category.

ii. She got defeated from Alessia mesiano at Astana, Kazakhstan.

9. PARA ATHLETE SAROHA GRABBED GOLD IN RECORD BREAKING PERFORMANCE

i. Indian para athlete Amit Kumar Saroha from Haryana won the gold medal in men's club throw at the 2016 French Open Athletics Championship in Paris.

ii. He broke his asian Asian record which he set in last year's World Championships in Doha.

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1. NAME THE COUNTRY WHICH IS GOING TO HELP INDAI FOR BULLET TRAINS?

a. China 

b. Japan 

c. Malaysia

d.USA

2. HOW MUCH GROWTH RATE HAS BEEN FORECASTED BY FITCH FOR INDIA?

a.7.4%

b.7.5%

c.8%

d.7.9%

3. NAME THE PLACE WHERE UNION GOVERNMENT APPROVED TO SET UP NATIONAL INVESTMENT AND MANUFACTURING ZONE IN INDIA?

a. Odisha

b. Kerela

c. Haryana

d. Punjab

4. WHAT IS THE RANGE OF BRAHMOS SUPERSONIC CRUISE MISSILE? 

a. 350km

b.290km

c.25km

d.90km

5. WHO HAS BEEN RANKED TOP AMONG THE WORLD'S TOP TEN BIGGEST AND MOST POWERFUL COMPANIES IN THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR ON A LIST RELEASED BY FORBES?

a. HSBC 

b. American express 

c. Swiss bank 

d. China Construction Bank

ANSWERS:

1. B     2.B      3.A      4.B      5.B

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GK QUIZ-3 –GEOGRAPHY FOR ALL EXAMS

GK QUIZ-3 –GEOGRAPHY FOR ALL EXAMS

Q1 What is the name of the state tree of Punjab.

A) Palm

B) Banyan

C) Shisam                                                                                                              

D) Oak

Q 2 Nanga Parbat peak is located in ………

A) Jammu and Kashmir

B) Haryana

C) Punjab

D) Nagaland

Q 3.…………….. is the largest producer of rubber in India.

A) Chennai

B) Aurangabad

C) Himachal

D) Kerala

Q 4 The ………………… is the largest Mangrove forest not only in India but in the world.

A) Pichavaram

B) Pitara

C) Sundarbans

D) Bhitarkanika

Q 5 .……………also known as Jawaharlal Nehru Port, is the largest container port in India.

A) Nal Seva

B) Nhava Sheva

C) Kava

D) JTPT

Q 6.………………………. was an economic system where lower castes performed various functions for upper castes and in turn received grain.

A) Jajmani system

B) Yajmani system

C) Gajmani system

D) Sajmani system

Q 7. Which of the following is the capital of  Iran.

A) Teharan

B) Bagdad

C) Berlin

D) Kabul

Q 8.The ………….. Corridor was created in 1947 after the partition of Bengal between India and Pakistan.

A) Anamalai

B) Siliguri

C) Jhansi

D) None of Above

Q 9.Nathpa Jhakri hydel power project is located on ………………. River.

 (A) Ganga

(B) Brahmputra

(C) Satluj

(D) Yamuna

Q 10.……………. is the second largest brackish–water lake or lagoon in India.

A) Muthupet

B) Cherai beach lagoon

C) Sriharikota

D) Pulicat Lake

ANSWERS

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

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GK QUIZ-2 –GEOGRAPHY FOR ALL EXAMS

 GK QUIZ-2 –GEOGRAPHY FOR ALL EXAMS

1. In the southern part,India is bounded by the Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea on the southwest and the ……………..on the southeast.

A) Brahmaputra

B) Ghat

C) Bay of Bengal

D) None of Above                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       2.  What is the name of the highest peak of Himalayan belt in India ?

A) K-2

B) Nanda devi                                                                                                                  

C) Kanchenjunga 

D) Anaimudi                                                                                                                                                                                                              

3. Islands like Lakshadweep and the Andaman & Nicobar  are classified as ………….. in India.

A) LAC

B) UT (union territories)

C) States

D) Deserts                                                                                                                                      

4. The ………………. is the border between India and the People’s Republic of China.

A) LOC

B) LAC

C) LOG

D) None of Above

5. The first British colony was set up in ……… at Surat.

A) 1616

B) 1617

C) 1618

D) 1619

6.The Rann of Kutch is a marshy region located in Gujarat and bordering Sindh province of …………..

A) Pakistan

B) Bangladesh

C) Nepal

D) Afghanistan

7.The Himalayan range is considered as the world’s highest mountain range, and…………….. is the highest peak of this mountain belt                                                                                      

A) Hindu-Kush

B) Mt. Everest

C) Tirich Mir

D) Kunlun

8.Many cities in India have undergone  the process of name changes such as Baroda being renamed to ………….

A) Badodara

B) Varanasi

C) Vadodara

D) Baranasi

9. ‘Hangul’ is the state animal of which of the following state of india

A) Himachal Pradesh

B) Jammu & kashmir

C) M.P

D) Goa                                                         

10.The Brahmaputra is also called ……………………

A) Burlung-Buthur

B) Tsangpo-Brahmaputra

C) Yarlung Tsangpo

D) All of Above

Answers

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

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REASONING QUIZ- 35 FOR SBI CLEK & PO

REASONING QUIZ- 35 FOR SBI CLEK & PO

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 stone are stars. Some stones are diamonds. No diamond is a gem.

Conclusions:

 I   Some gems are stones is a possibility.

II   Some gems are diamonds is definitely not follow.

III  No gem is a diamond.

IV  Some  stone is not gem.

A. Only I and II follow

B. Only  I , 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 black are bricks. Some bricks are red. All red are doors.

  Conclusions:

 I  Some black are doors is a possibility.

II Some doors are bricks is definitely follow.

III  Some black are not doors.

IV  All black are door.

A. Only I and II follow

B. Only I, II and III follow

C. Only either I or III, and II follow

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

E. None of these

3. Statements: All myths are True. No fiction is novel. All novels are False.

Conclusions:

I  No myth is novel.

II Some True are novels.

III  Some True are myths.

IV Some myths are novels.

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

B. Only either I or IV and II follow

C. Only  I , III and IV follow

D. All follow

E. None follow

4. Statements: No woman is girl. No girl is smart. All beauty are womans.

Conclusions:

I  Some woman is beauty.

II No smart is beauty is possibility.

III No girl is beauty can never be true.

IV All women are beauty is a possibility.

A. Only I and II follow

B. Only II and III follow

C. Only I, II and IV follow

D. All follow

E. None of these

. 

5. Statements: No man is good. No good is way. No men are ways.

Conclusions:

I No way is man.

II No way is good.

III  Some good are not men.

IV  All ways are men.

A. None follows

B. Only I follows

C. Only I, II and III follow

D. Only I and III follow

E. None of these

Directions (Q. 6 - 10): In the given questions, assuming the given statements to be true. Find which of the given four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV is/are definitely true and give your answer accordingly.

6. Statement:   S > M ≥ D > H ≤ R ≤ T < W

Conclusions:

 I. H=T  

II. T> H

III. R < W 

IV. M > T

a) Only I, II and III are true.

b) Only II is true.

c) Only I and II are true.

d) Only III and either I or II are true.

e) All I, II, III and IV are true.

7. Statements:  M > U > L ≤ N; L ≥ Y > A

Conclusions:

  I. Y <N  

II. M < N  

III.M ≥N

IV. M > A

a) Only either II or III  and IV follow

b) Only IV and either I or III are true.

c) Only IV is true.

d) Only II is true.

e) Only III is true.

8. Statements:  J ≥ A > D = E; L< A < M

Conclusions:

  I. M < J  

II. A>E

III. D > L

IV. E < M

a) Only II is true.

b) Only I and III are true.

c) None is true

d) Only II and IV are true.

e) Only I and II are true. ,

9. Statements:  Y > F ≤ O ≤ P; F ≥ U < T

Conclusions:

  I. Y>P

  II. T < F  

  III. O > T 

  IV. P < U

a) Only I is true

b) Only II is true.

c) Only III is true.

d) Only I and IV are true.

e) None is true.

10 .Statement:  M > H ≤ Y  ≤ R < U = Z ≥ E

Conclusions:

 I. M > R  

II. Z  ≤ R

III. U>Y

IV. U ≥ E

a) Only I and II are true.

b) Only III and IV is true.

c) None is true.

d) Only II and IV are true.

e) Only II and III are true.

ANSWER

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

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