DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 24 AUG 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 24 AUG 2016

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1. HIMACHAL PRADESH ASSEMBLY RATIFIES GST BILL

i. The Himachal Pradesh assembly has unanimously ratified the Constitution Amendment Bill on GST.

ii. The Bill was introduced by CM Virbhadra Singh on the first day of five-day monsoon session.

iii. Himachal Pradesh has become the fourth after Assam, Bihar and Jharkhand to ratify the Bill.

2. NATIONAL SPORTS AWARDS – 2016

i. Rio Olympics 2016 medalists PV Sindhu and Sakshi Malik  have been chosen for Khel Ratna award for 2016.

ii. The highest sporting award of India will also be given to Dipa Karmakar and Jitu Rai.

iii. Bisweshwar Nandi  coach of dipa karmakar will be awarded Dronacharya Award for 2016.

3. JAGDISH MUKHI SWORN IN AS LT GUV OF ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR

i. Senior BJP leader Jagdish Mukhi appointeed as  the 12th Lieutenant Governor of the union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

ii. He replaced Lt General AK Singh.

4. BRAJENDRA NAVNIT AND V SHESHADRI APPOINTED AS JOINT SECRETARIES IN PMO

i. Senior IAS officers Brajendra Navnit and V Sheshadri have been appointed as Joint Secretaries in Prime minister office.

ii. The Prime Minister's Office consists of the immediate staff of the Prime Minister of India, as well as multiple levels of support staff reporting to the Prime Minister.

iii. The PMO is headed by the Principal Secretary, currently Nripendra Misra

5. BADNORE SWORN IN AS NEW PUNJAB GOVERNOR

i. V P Singh Badnore took oath as the new Punjab Governor and also as Administrator of Chandigarh Administration.

ii. Punjab and Haryana HC Chief Justice S J Vazifdar administered the oath of office and secrecy to Badnore.

6. GOVERNMENT SET TO BAN CASH TRANSACTIONS OVER RS 3 LAKH

i. The government is set to ban cash transactions over Rs 3 lakh.

ii. The move is taken to clamp down on black money in the economy following recommendations from the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team.

iii. The Rs 3 lakh-limit is aimed to ensure that transactions are made using credit or debit cards, cheques or drafts which can be easily tracked.

7. AHMEDABAD TO HOST 2016 KABADDI WORLD CUP

i. The Kabaddi World Cup will be hosted by Ahmedabad from October 7 to 22.

ii. 12 kabaddi teams from USA, Pakistan, Canada, UK, Australia, Iran, Poland ,Bangladesh, Korea, Japan and Kenya will participate in invent

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1. RECENTLY, WHICH STATE HAS RATIFIED GST BILL?

A. Bihar

B. Himachal Pardesh

C. Punjab

D. Assam

2. WHO WILL RECEIVE THE DRONACHARYA AWARD OF 2016?

A. Kapil Dev

B. Jitu Rai

C. Bisweshwar Nand

D. Dipa Karmakar

3. WHO HAS BEEN SWORNED AS THE 12^TH LT. GOVERNOR OF ANDAMAN & NICOBAR?

A. Jagdish Mukhi

B. AK Singh

C. Jagdish Singh

D. Jeevan Singh

4. WHICH STATE OF INDIA HAS SIGNED MOU WITH INDIAN POST TO PROVIDE THE LOAN FOR TWO-WHEELER?

A. Haryana

B. Tamil Nadu

C. Bihar

D. Karnataka

5. HOW MANY COUNTRIES ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE 2016 KABBADI WORLD CUP?

A. 12

B. 13

C. 10

D. 9

ANSWERS

1) B          2) C     3) A    4) D    5) A

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REASONING QUIZ-60 FOR IBPS- PO & CLERK

REASONING QUIZ-60 FOR IBPS- PO & CLERK

I. Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

Eight persons – Jimmy, Khushi, Laxmi, Monu, Queen, Rita, Shivay, and Tarun are sitting around a circular table facing the centre but not necessarily in the same order. Each of them is related to Monu in some way or the other. Two persons are sitting between Queen and Laxmi. Monu is sitting second to the left of Queen. Three persons are sitting between Laxmi and the wife of Monu. The son of Monu is sitting second to the right of the wife of Monu. Three persons are sitting between the son of Monu and the brother of Monu. The daughter of Monu is sitting second to the left of the brother of Monu. Jimmy is sitting to the immediate right of Rita. Rita is neither son nor wife of Monu. The sister of Monu is sitting second to the left of Rita. Khushi is sitting to the immediate right of the sister of Monu. Two persons are sitting between Khushi and the father of Monu. Tarun is sitting second to the right of the mother of Monu.

1. Who amongst the following is the brother of Monu?

A. Laxmi

B. Shivay

C. Tarun

D. Rita

E. Jimmy

2. What is the position of Monu’s daughter with respect to Monu’s son?

A. Third to the right

B. Second to the left

C. Third to the left

D. Second to the right

E. Immediate right

3. Who amongst the following is the wife of Monu?

A. Khushi

B. Shivay

C. Rita

D. Laxmi

E. Tarun

4. How is Jimmy related to Tarun?

A. Son

B. Niece

C. Grandson

D. Granddaughter

E. Nephew

5. Who amongst the following is the mother-in-law of Monu’s wife?

A. Queen

B. Rita

C. Shivay

D. Khushi

E. Queen

Direction (6-10): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions

There is a group of six persons living in a four-storey building. The persons are Peehu, Nisha, Rewa, Swati, Tina and Uvi. Each storey of the building has two flats. Thus, there are eight flats in all and two of them are vacant.

a) Rewa is heavier than Nisha, who in turn is heavier than Uvi.

b) The heaviest of the group lives on the top floor while the lightest lives on the ground floor.

c) Tina is lighter than Swati.

d) One of the flats on the first floor is vacant while one on the second floor is also vacant.

e) Peehu is neither the heaviest nor the lightest.

f) There are only two people heavier than Rewa. Peehu is not one of them.

g) Nisha shares the floor with the heaviest of the group while Rewa shares it with the lightest.

6. Who among the following is the lightest in the group?

a) Peehu

b) Rewa

c) Uvi

d) Nisha

e) None of these

7. On which floor does Peehu live?

a) Ground

b) First

c) Second

d) Can’t be determine

8. Who among the following shares the floor with Rewa?

a) Nisha

b) Peehu

c) Swati

d) Uvi

e) None of these

9. Tina and Peehu ______________________.

a) Lives on the same floor

b) Have two floors between their floors

c) Lives on adjacent floors

d) Have one floor between them

e) None of these

10. Starting from the heaviest of the group, what is the rank of Nisha in order of weight?

a) 3rd

b) 4th

c) 5th

d) Either 4^th or 5^th

ANSWER KEY

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

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BANKING QUIZ -43 FOR IBPS-PO &CLERK EXAM

BANKING QUIZ -43 FOR IBPS-PO &CLERK EXAM

1. Name the organization which is monitoring Application Tracking System?

1. SEBI

2. Ministry of Broadcasting and Information technology

3. RBI

4. NITI AYOG

5. All of the above

2. A financial transaction and debtor finance in which a business sells its invoices to a third party at a discount is called as___________.

1.  Debtor Transaction

2. Factoring Transaction

3. Assets Transaction

4. Loan Transaction

5. None of the above

3. State Bank of India has launched mobile wallet “State Bank Buddy” with collaboration of which of the following companies?

1. Accenture

2. Infosys

3. Accenture & Master Card

4. Infosys & Rupay Card

5. IBM & Visa Card

4. Name the India’s first automated locker facility with high-end robotic technology?

1. Smart Vault

2. Digital Locker

3. e-Locker

4. Digital Vault

5. Online Locker

5. What is the minimum limit of transaction from contactless cards without personal identification number?

1. Rs 3000

2. Rs 2500

3. Rs 1000

4. Rs 2000

5. Rs 2600

6. Name the bank which has launched contactless debit, credit and multi-currency forex card?

1. HDFC Bank

2. Yes Bank

3. ICICI Bank

4. SBI

5.  Axis Bank

7. When a corporate entity wishes to raise money from the market it can do that by issuing

1. National Savings Certificate

2. Kisan Vikas Patra

3. Treasury Bills

4. Commercial Papers

5. None of the Above

8. Trade Gap means

1. Gap between total imports and total exports

2. Gap between total GDP and total consumption

3. Gap between available liquidity and expected demand in next five months

4. Gap between budgeted revenue collection and actual collection of the same

5. None of the above

9. Which of the following agencies in India is responsible for computation of national income?

1. NCAER

2. RBI

3. NSS

4. CSO

5. None of the Above

10. A “Photo Quote” feature on which of the following banks mobile-banking apps?

1. Axis Bank

2. SBI

3. ICICI Lombard

4. Bank of Baroda

5. Union Bank of India

ANSWER KEY

1.3, 2.2, 3.3, 4.1, 5.4, 6.5, 7.3, 8.1, 9.4, 10.3,

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REASONING QUIZ-59 FOR IBPS- PO & CLERK

REASONING QUIZ-59 FOR IBPS- PO & CLERK

Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Ten friends Ramesh, Kunal, Anisha, Rajesh, Khushi, Sonu, Piosha, Ahmed, Hansika and Anshul are sitting in two rows with five persons in each row. The persons in row one are facing south and the persons in row two are facing north. Each person in row one faces a person from the other row. All of them like a different dish, such as Burger, Pizza, Kulcha, Aloo Tikki, Pastry, French fries, Muffins, cold drinks, Pasta and momos, but not necessarily in the same order.

a) The persons who like Pastry and french fries sit opposite each other.

b) Sonu sits opposite Ramesh, who likes Burger. The one who likes Pizza sits opposite the one who likes Cold drinks.

c) Anshul is not facing north but sits third to the left of Piosha, who likes Pizza.

d) There is only one person between Kunal and Anisha. Khushi sits at one of the ends of the row and likes French fries.

e) The one who likes cold drinks is on the immediate right of Rajesh, who does not like momos. The persons who like Kulcha and Aloo Tikki respectively are not facing north. Anisha likes Muffins.

f) The one who likes Aloo Tikki sits opposite the one who is second to the right of Kunal.

g) Hansika does not like momos. Khushi sits opposite the one who sits second to the left of the one who likes Kulcha.

1.  Name the person who likes Aloo Tikki?

a. Rajesh

b. Ramesh

c. Hansika

d. Kunal

e. Ahmed

2.  Which of the following are sitting 2^nd right of a person who likes pastry?

a. Piosha

b. Sonu

c. Rajesh

d. Ahmed

e. Hansika

3. Choose the correct option, which do not belong to following group?

a. Pasta

b. Pastry

c. Burger

d. Ahmed

e. Khushi

4. Who is sitting 3^rd right of a person who is facing Piosha?

a. A person who likes cold drinks

b. A person who likes aloo tikki

c. A person who likes pasta

d. A person who likes French fries

e. A person who likes muffins

5. Which of the following are facing north direction?

a. Ahmed, Kunal

b. Hansika, Khushi

c. Anisha, Piosha

d. Anshul, sonu

e. Anisha, Ramesh

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

Eight friends – Aman, Ravi, Vikas, Disha, Varun, Ritika, Rupali and Alka – are sitting around a circular table facing the centre but not necessarily in the same order. Each of them likes a different cricketers – Kohli, Bhajji, Sachin, Kumble, Rohit sharma, Afridi, Wasim akram and Gavaskar.

There are two persons between those two persons who like Kohli and Bhajji and neither of them sits opposite Aman. Vikas and Rupali are immediate neighbours and neither of them likes Gavaskar or Bhajji.Aman, who likes Wasim akram, sits second to the right of the person who likes Gavaskar. Ravi and Varun neither like Gavaskar nor sit adjacent to Aman. Varun, who likes Bhajji, sits second to the left of Rupali, who likes Kumble. Vikas does not like Kohli.

The immediate neighbour of Varun faces Vikas, who sits third to the left of the one who likes Wasim akram. Ritika does not like Gavaskar. Both Disha and Alka do not like Kohli and Sachin. Ravi likes Afridi while Disha likes Rohit sharma. Ravi is not an immediate neighbour of Aman.

6. Who of the following is the favourite Cricketer of Alka?

a. Sachin

b. Gavaskar

c. Kohli

d. Kumble

e. None of these

7. Sachin is the favourite Cricketer of which of the following persons?

a. Aman

b. Ravi

c. Vikas

d. Disha

e. None of these

8. Who among the following sits exactly between Aman and Alka?

a. Ritika

b. Disha

c. Varun

d. Ravi

e. None of these

9. Which of the following statements is/are true about Ravi?

a. Ravi likes Rohit Sharma.

b. Ravi sits immediate neighbour of one who likes Sachin.

c. Ravi sits between Varun and Disha.

d. Ravi is immediate left of Rupali.

e. None of these

10.  Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and thus form a group. Which of the following does not belong to that group?

a. Aman – Wasim akram

b. Ritika – Kohli

c. Varun – Bhajji

d. Disha – Sachin

e. Alka – Gavaskar

ANSWER KEY

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

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REASONING QUIZ-58 FOR IBPS- PO & CLERK

REASONING QUIZ-58 FOR IBPS- PO & CLERK

1. Complete the series.

   B2CD, _____,BCD4, B5CD, BC6D.

1. BC3D

2. B2C2D

3. BCD7

4. B2C3D

2. Which word does NOT belong with this group?

1. Loaf

2. Sourdough

3. Pumpernickel

4. Rye

3. What was the grand total of Red team of College PU?

I. Ramesh correctly remembers that Red team scored a grand total of above 82 but below 91.

II. Sanjay correctly remembers that Red team scored above 77 and below 84.

1) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient

2) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient

3) If the data either in statement I alone or statement II alone are sufficient to answer

4) If the data in both the statements I and II together are necessary to answer

5) If the data given in both I and II together are not sufficient

4. What is the position of Ganesh?

I. Esha stands between Arvind and Bina and Ganesh stands between Bina and Disha.

II. Fatima stands at an extreme end of the row and there is only one person between Fatima and Disha.

1) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient

 2) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient

3) If the data either in statement I alone or statement II alone are sufficient to answer

4) If the data given in both I and II together are not sufficient

5) If the data in both the statements I and II together are necessary to answer

5. What is the total number of candidates in the academy?

I. The ratio of girls to boys is 4 : 6.

II. The number of candidates has grown by 5% this year as compared to 4% last year from the number 2000, which it was year before last.

1) If the data in both the statements I and II together are necessary to answer

2) If the data either in statement I alone or statement II alone are sufficient to answer

 3) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient

4) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient

5) If the data given in both I and II together are not sufficient

Directions (6-10) Read the following passage carefully and answer the Question given below it.

Six friends Rajesh, Vivek, Tarun, Sanjay, Nishant and Sukhdev married within a year in the months of January, March, May, June, August and October and in the cities of Manali, Panji, Patna, Bhagalpur, Shimla and Pune, but not necessarily following the above order. The bride’s names were Heena, Khushi, Meena, Yuvika, Nargis and Nishma, once again not following any order. The following are some facts about their weddings.

Tarun’s wedding took place in Patna; however he was not married to Heena or Nishma. Rajesh’s wedding took place in Manali and Nishant’s in Bhagalpur; however neither of them was married to Khushi or Yuvika. The wedding in Pune took place in January. Meena’s wedding took place in March, but not in Manali. Heena and Nargis got married in January and August and in Pune and Patna. Sanjay visited Panji or Pune after his marriage in October. Sukhdev was married to Khushi to June.

6. Meena’s husband is____________.

1.   Nishant

2.   Vivek

3.   Rajesh

4.   Sanjay

5.   Tarun

7. Vivek’s wedding took place in__________.

1.   Panji

2.   Shimla

3.   Pune

4.   Bhagalpur

5.   Patna

8. In Shimla, the wedding of one of the friends took place in the month of

1.   March

2.   June

3.   August

4.   October

5.   May

9. Sukhdev’s wedding was held in

1.   Panji

2.   Patna

3.   Pune

4.   Bhagalpur

5.   Shimla

10. In the month of August, which of the following couples got married?

1. Nishma-Rajesh

2. Heena-Nishant

3. Yuvika-Sanjay

4. Vivek-Heena

5. Nargis- Tarun

ANSWER KEY

1.1,2.4,3.4,4.2,5.3,6.1,7.3,8.2,9.5,10.5,

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BANKING QUIZ - 42 FOR IBPS-PO & CLERK EXAM

BANKING QUIZ - 42 FOR IBPS-PO & CLERK EXAM

1. Under which Act are the KYC norms implemented?

A. Prevention of Money laundering Act 2002

B. Foreign Contribution and Regulation Act, 1976

C. SEBI Act 1992

D. Banking Regulation Act, 1949

E. Both (C) and (D)

2. RBI has eased norms in cheque dishonour cases of Rs ______ and above.

A) 50 lakh

B) 10 crore

C) 1 lakh

D) 1crore

E) 5 crore

3. A collection of non-bank financial intermediaries that provide services similar to traditional commercial banks is known as _________.

A. Off-shore Banking

B. Investment Banking System

C. Merchant Banking System

D. Conventional Banking

E. Shadow Banking System

4. The bank loans under the scheme “Stand Up India” shall be referenced to _______.

A. NABARD

B. SIDBI

C. RBI

D. MUDRA

E. DRDA

5. In SNRR Account, SNRR stands for _________.

A. Single Non Resident Rupee

B. Statutory Non Resident Rupee

C. Statutory Non Reflex Rupee

D. Single Non Resident Rupee

E. Special Non Resident Rupee

6. Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has its headquarters in

(A) Mumbai

(B) Kolkata

(C) New Delhi

(D) Bhubaneswar

(E) None of these

7. What is PMI?

(A) Purchasing Managers Index

(B) Purchasing Managers Indian

(C) Prudential Managers Index

(D) Prudential Managers Indian

(E) None of these

8. Banking sector comes under which sector?

(A) Industrial sector

(B) Manufacturing sector        

(C) Realty sector

(D) Services sector

(E) None of these

9. Under which act does RBI issue directives to banks?

(A) Banking Regulation Act, 1949

(B) RBI Act, 1934

(C) DICGC Act, 1961

(D) PMLA Act, 2002

10. Which of the following is an example of world-wide financial messaging network?

(A) NEFT

(B) SWIFT

(c) SFMS

(D) CHIPS

(E) None of these

ANSWER KEY

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

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