DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 21 AUG 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 21 AUG 2016

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1. SACHIN TENDULKAR ADOPTED VILLAGE IN OSMANABAD UNDER SAGY

i. Rajya Sabha MP Sachin Tendulkar has adopted Donja village in Osmanabad district of Maharashtra for development under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna programme .

ii. Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana is a rural development programme.

iii. The programme was launched by the Prime Minister of India on the birth anniversary of Jayaprakash Narayan, on 11 October 2014.

2. IIT-KANPUR ADOPTED VILLAGES UNDER NAMAMI GANGE

i. IIT-Kanpur has adopted 5 villages under the Namami Gange programme .

ii. It will use its expertise to restrict the flow of sewage into the river.

iii. The five villages adopted by the institute are: Ramel Nagar, Hari Hindpur, Khoyra Katree, Pratapur, and Katri Ladhva Khera.

iv.  IIT-Kanpur will ensure sewage water is not disposed of in the river and  also keep a check on quality of drinking water and sanitation.

3. 7 INDIAN COMPANIES AMONG TOP 200 CARBON CLEAN FIRMS

i. Seven Indian companies have been listed on carbon-clean list of 200 largest companies worldwide.

ii. Japan's Toyota Motor topped the list.

iii. Indian companies listed on the list are:

a.    Suzlon Energy at 68^th place for wind farms.

b.   Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd at 106^th place for wind electric generators and solar cells.

c.    Tata Chemicals placed at 114^th rank for chemicals for biodiesel, solar energy and fuel cells.

d.   Thermax Ltd is placed at 139^th rank.

e.    Exide Indus at 153^rd place for electric storage batteries.

4. HINDI AUTHOR SUNITA JAIN HONOURED WITH VYAS SAMMAN AWARD

i. Hindi scholar and writer Sunita Jain has been honoured with Vyas Samman 2015 for her poetry collection "Kshama".

ii. West Bengal Governor K N Tripathi conferred the award on the scholar.

iii. The award is started by the K K Birla Foundation and is given annually to outstanding literary work in Hindi authored by an Indian citizen.

5. DOHA BANK OPENS FIRST BRANCH IN KERALA

i. Doha Bank has  inaugurating its first branch in Kerala.

ii. The branch will offers all banking products to corporate and retail customers.

iii. It will be formally inaugurated by the State Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

6. ALIBABA GROUP LAUNCHES ‘MILLION BOOKS’ DONATION DRIVE

i. The Alibaba Group, with Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust has launched ‘Mission Million Books’initiative in India.

ii. It has been started to invite Indian citizens to donate textbooks and educational material for the underprivileged.

ii. Alibaba Group Holding Limited is a Chinese e-commerce company that provides consumer-to-consumer, business-to-consumer and business-to-business sales services via web portals.

7. URJIT PATEL APPOINTED AS NEXT RBI GOVERNOR

i. Urjit Patel is the new Reserve Bank of India Governor.

ii. He will replace Raghuram Rajan as the RBI governer.

iii. Raghuram rajan is going to step down on September 3, after his term comes to an end.

iv. Urjit will be India's 24th RBI Governor.

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1. WHEN SANSAD GRAM YOJANA WAS LAUNCHED?

a. October, 2009

b. October, 2008

c. October, 2014

d. October, 2015

2. IIT KANPUR HAS ADOPTED HOW MANY VILLAGES IN UTTAR PRADESH UNDER “NAMAMI GANGE” SCHEME TO RESTRICT THE FLOW OF SEWAGE?

a. 9

b. 5

c. 3

d. 4

3. NAME THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK “KSHAMA”?

a. Sunita Jain

b. Sumitra Jain

c. Nupur Jain

d. Jaya Jain

4. WHERE ARE THE HEADQUARTERS OF DOHA BANK LOCATED?

a. Qatar

b. Kathmandu

c. Colombo

d. Singapore

5. NAME THE DONATION DRIVE WHICH IS LAUNCHED BY ALIBABA GROUP ALONG WITH CROSSWORD AND RATNA NIDHI?

a. Mission Education

b. Mission Book

c. Mission Literacy

d. None of these

6. WHO IS GOING TO BECOME 24^TH RBI GOVERNOR OF INDIA?

a. HR Khan

b. C. Rangarajan

c. Urjit Patel

d. Anand Sinha

ANSWERS:

1) C     2) B    3) A    4) D    5) B    6) C

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REASONING QUIZ-54 FOR IBPS- PO & CLERK

1. Risab and Aman are two friends talking with each other. The shadow of Risab falls on the right side of Aman. If Risab is facing north then the direction in which Aman is facing?

A) South

B) South West

C) East

D) North East

2. A boy facing north turns 120’ in clockwise direction and then turns 90’ in anti clockwise. In which direction now he is facing?

A) North in anti clockwise direction

B) South in clockwise direction

C) East in anti clockwise direction

D) West in clockwise direction

3. How many pairs of letters are there in the word (in forward direction) PENTIUM, each of which have as many letters between then in the word as they have between then in the English alphabet?

A) None

B) One

C) Two

D) Three

E) More than three

4. If RECIPROCAL is written as QFBJOQPBBK in a certain code, then how is REFERENCES written in that code?

A) QEEQMBFR

B) QEFQMBFR

C) QFFQMMBF

D) QFEQFMBFR

E) None of these

Directions (5–10): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it:

Eight family members Piyush, Jag, Rina, Siya, Tina, Usha, Visha and Varun are sitting in a circle facing centre.

‘Visha’ is second to the left of the son of Siya. Between ‘varun’ and the brother of Piyush only two persons are sitting and Jag is brother of Piyush . Rina and ‘Siya’ are not the brother of Piyush. The son of ‘Siya’ and the wife of Siya are sitting immediate of Tina. Rina is the wife of Jag. ‘Usha’ is the mother of varun. Usha is not an immediate neighbor of Jag and ‘Visha’. Visha is the sister of Tina and mother-in-law of Rina. ‘Usha’ the wife of ‘Siya’ is sitting third to the right of ‘Rina’. ‘Piyush’ is the son of varun. Piyush is left of Siya. Siya is not an immediate neighbor of Usha or Rina. Also male family member are  immediate neighbours of Siya.

5. Who is second to the left of Visha?

A.   Brother of Piyush

B.   Mother of Visha

C.   Siya

D.   Mother of Jag

E.   Aunt of Piyush

6. How many persons are there between Piyush and his brother?

A.   None

B.   One

C.   Two

D.   Three

E.   Four

7. Who is the son of Siya?

A.   Tina

B.   Varun

C.   Piyush

D.   Jag

E.   None of these

8.  What is the position of sister-in-law of Piyush with respect to his grandmother?

A. 4^th to the left

B. 4^th to the right

C. 2^nd to the right

D. 3^rd to the left

E. None of these

9.  How is Varun related to Tina?

A. Sister-in-Law

B. Brother

C. Brother-in-Law

D. Can’t be determine

10. If Tina is related to Rina, varun is related to visha then how is Jag is related to?

A. Piyush

B. Usha

C. Siya

D. Tina

ANSWER KEY

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

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BANKING QUIZ -38 FOR IBPS-PO &CLERK EXAM

1. R stands for _______ in CDR.

1.   Ratio

2.   Recycle

3.   Reserve

4.   Regulation

5.   Restructuring

2. CGT stands for

1.   Capital gain tax

2.   Crucial gain tax

3.   Capital gain tribe

4.   Capital gross tax

5.   None of these

3. Which state owned bank has become the top mobiliser under Gold Monetisation Scheme, launched by Modi government?

1.   Bank of Baroda

2.   State Bank of India

3.   Bank of India

4.   Central Bank of India

5.   Punjab National Bank

4. Full form of BPLR.

1.   Basic Prime Lending Rate

2.   Benchmark Prime Lending Rate

3.   Benchmark Primary Lending Rate

4.   Basis Prime Lending Rate

5.   Benchmark Prime Lending Result

5. Which foreign bank has decided to shuts down its retail banking branches in India?

1.   Deutsche Bank

2.   DBS Bank

3.   RBS Bank

4.   HSBC Bank

5.   Doha Bank

6. Expand ITBA.

1.   Income Tax Building Application

2.   Income Tax Business Authority

3.   Income Tax Building Alliance

4.   Income Tax Business Application

5.   None of these

7. MICR code is a ______ digits code.

1.  9

2.  8

3.  12

4.  10

5.  13

8. Automated Clearing House is a service provided by

1.   Reserve bank of India

2.   National Housing Bank

3.   Finance Ministry

4.   National Payments Corporation of India

5.   State Bank of India

9. Which one of the following stock exchanges will get its own postage stamp?

1. MCX Stock Exchange

2. National Stock Exchange of India Ltd

3. Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)

4. Bangalore Stock Exchange

10. A cheque which is truncated during the course of clearing cycle is called __________

1.   Stale Cheque

2.   Truncated Cheque

3.   Self Cheque

4.   Mutilated Cheque

5.   None of these

ANSWER KEY

1.5, 2.1, 3.5, 4.2, 5.3, 6.4, 7.1, 8.4, 9.3, 10.4,

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REASONING QUIZ-53 FOR IBPS- PO & CLERK

 REASONING QUIZ-53 FOR IBPS- PO & CLERK

1. In which direction X was facing when he stopped walking?

I.X walked 25m towards west, took a left turn and walked 15m. He again took a left turn and stopped after walking 25m.

II.X walked 25m towards east, took a right turn and walked 10m and he took a left turn and stopped walking 30m

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

2) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient

3) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient

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

2. On which day of the week definitely was Rehan’s birthday?

I. Rehan celebrated his birthday after Monday but before Saturday

II. Rehan’s friends met Rehan on his birthday before Wednesday.

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

3. Who among Asha, Bipasha, Chetana, Disha and Eishani each having a different age, is definitely the youngest?

I. Bipasha is younger than Eishani but not the youngest.

II. Chetana is younger than only Eishani and Asha.

1) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient

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

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 statement II alone are sufficient

4. In a row of 20 students facing north, what is Piyusha’s position from the right end?

I. Awani is fifth to the right of Piyusha and 18th from the left end of the row.

II. Manisha is third to the left of Piyusha and 11th from the right end of the row.

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 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. How many Daughters does Jagjeevan have?

I. Meena and Kanak are sister of Trisha

II. Trisha’s mother is wife of Jagjeevan

1) If the data given in both I and II together are not 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 statement I alone are sufficient

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

6. In a queue, Raman is standing 23^rd from the left and Nidhi is standing 14^th from the right. There are seven persons are standing between them.  Kunal is exactly sitting in the mid of both as well as standing behind of Nidhi. Then, how many persons are standing in a queue?

1. 29

2. 30

3. 28

4. Can’t be determine

7.  Khushi is 27^th from the right of the row and Arnav is 14^th from the left of the same row. If they interchange their position and Khushi becomes 20^th from the right.  Then, what is Arnav’s position from the left after interchanging their position?

1.  7

2. 8

3. 20

4. 10

Directions (8 – 12): Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

A number arrangement machine when given an input of words, rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and steps of rearrangement.

Input  : 49 61 kindly 25 tell 47 your previous name 97

Step 1 : previous 49 61 kindly 25 tell your name 97 47

Step 2 : your previous 49 kindly 25 tell name 97 47 61

Step 3 : name your previous 49 kindly 25 tell 47 61 97

Step 4 : tell name your previous 49 kindly 47 61 97 25

Step 5 : kindly tell name your previous 47 61 97 25 49

And Step 5 is the last step of the above input. As per the rules followed in the above step, find out the approximate step for the given input

Input: 101 57 amy there 59 mean 93 wish be 37 left 55 in time

8. Which step would be the following input?

 time wish there mean 57 amy 93 be left in 37 59 101 55

1. Step 6

2. Step 4

3. Step 3

4. Step 5

5. None of these

9. What is the position of ‘be’ in Step 2?

1. Seventh from the left

2. Fourth from the right

3. Fifth from the left

4. Sixth from the right

5. None of these

10. How many elements are there between ‘wish’ and ‘amy’ in step 6?

1.2

2.3

3.4

4.5

5. None of these

11. Which of the following would be the fifth from the left end in step 3?

1. amy

2.93

3. mean

4.55

5. None of these

12. How many steps are required to complete the rearrangement for the given input?

1.6

2.7

3.8

4.9

5. None of these

ANSWER KEY

1.1, 2.2, 3.2, 4.3, 5.1, 6.3, 7.1, 8.5, 9.4, 10.2, 11.1, 12.2,

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BANKING QUIZ -37 FOR IBPS-PO &CLERK EXAM

BANKING QUIZ -37 FOR IBPS-PO &CLERK EXAM

1. A bank without any branch network that offers its services remotely through online banking, telephone/mobile banking and interbank ATM network alliances is known as

(1) Universal Banking

(2) A Direct Bank

(3) Door Step Bank

(4) Indirect Bank

(5) Unit Banking

2. The Aadhar-enabled Payment System (AEPS) is a bank-led model that facilitates banking facilities through banking correspondents across banks. However, Aadhaar- enabled basic types of banking transactions do ‘not’ include

(1) Aadhaar to Aadhaar funds transfer

(2) Balance enquiry

(3) Cash withdrawal

(4) Small overdraft facility

(5) Cash deposit

3. The arrangement under which banks sell insurance products acting as the agents of the respective companies are called the

(1) Insurance joint venture

(2) Hybrid Insurance Model

(3) Bancassurance Model

(4) Insurance Broking

(5) Integrated Model

4. The concept of ‘Micro Credit’ essentially concentrates on

(1) Provision of credit to the poor

(2) Providing safe place to hold savings

(3) Accepting deposits

(4) Consumption smoothening as and when needed

(5) Facility to transfer money

5. An Equity share is also commonly referred to as

(1) Preferred stock

(2) Debenture

(3) Convertible share

(4) Security receipt

(5) Ordinary share

6. Which of the following institutions is regarded as the ‘Lender of the Last Resort’ by Banks in India?

(1) State Bank of India (SBI)

(2) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

(3) The State Treasury

(4) World Bank

(5) Department of Financial Services (DFS)

7. To improve access of the poor to banking, RBI has advised banks to open branches with minimum infrastructure supporting up to 8 to 10 Business Correspondents (BC) at a reasonable distance of 3-4 km. Such branches are known as

(1) Nodal branches

(2) Micro branches

(3) Ultra small branches

(4) Mini branches

(5) Satellite branches

8. Which of the following services relate to execution of transactions directly with consumers, rather than corporations or other banks?

(1) Retail Banking Services

(2) Industrial Banking Services

(3) Investment Banking Services

(4) Corporate Banking Services

(5) Wholesale Banking Services

9. Financial activities tax and Financial stability contribution is proposed by?

1) G-8

2) SAARC Summit (second)

3) G-20

4) SAARC Summit (First)

5) None of the above

10. Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has its headquarters in

1.   Basel, Switzerland

2.   Tashkent, Uzbekistan

3.   Manila, Philippines

4.   Washington D.C., USA

5.   Beijing, China

ANSWER KEY

1.2, 2.4, 3.3, 4.1, 5.5, 6.2, 7.3, 8.1, 9.3, 10.1,

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SBI PO INTERVIEW NOTES 1.1 AND 1.2

Those who are going to appear in SBI PO interview round can download these two most important file related to the SBI PO interview Notes. 

SBI PO INTERVIEW NOTES 1.1

SBI PO INTERVIEW NOTES 1.2

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 19,20 AUGUST

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 19,20 AUGUST

1. Union Government launched the TARANG mobile application to

a)    Track power transmission projects

b)    Receive complaints from telecom users

c)    Monitor central sector schemes

d)    Facilitate business to business services

2. Which international quasi-judicial body recently banned wrestler Narsingh Yadav for four years following an appeal by World Anti-Doping Agency?

a)    United States Merit Systems Protection Board

b)    Court of Arbitration for Sport

c)    International Narcotics Control Board

d)    None of the above

3. The State Bank of India Board approved merger of this bank with itself

a)    Kotak Mahindra Bank

b)    Yes Bank

c)    Bharatiya Mahila Bank

d)    Canara Bank

4. Who won the men’s 200m gold in the 2016 Rio Olympics?

a)    Adam Gemili

b)    Michael Johnson

c)    Colin Jackson

d)    Usain Bolt

5. With which country India signed a short-term route agreement for petroleum products?

a)    Nepal

b)    Afghanistan

c)    Bangladesh

d)    Bhutan

6. Union Ministry of Power launched the e-Trans web portal to

a)    Track power availability for farmers

b)    Facilitate e-bidding of projects

c)    Develop green energy corridors

d)    Facilitate monitoring of thermal power plants

7. Who was selected for 2016 Sangeet Martand Ustad Chand Khan Lifetime Achievement Award?

a)    Satish Vyas

b)    Tarun Bhattacharya

c)    Shiv Kumar Sharma

d)    Bhajan Sopori

8. What was the theme of the World Humanitarian Day that was observed on 19 August 2016?

a)    The World You’d Rather

b)    Inspiring the World's Humanity

c)    Shared Humanity

d)    One Humanity

9. Name the world’s largest airship that recently made its maiden voyage in England.

a)    Airlander 5

b)    Airlander 11

c)    Airlander 10

d)    Airlander 8

10. Name the Indian female wrestler who won the bronze medal in the 58 kg category at the Olympic Games in Rio.

a)    Geeta Phogat

b)    Sakshi Malik

c)    Geetika Jakhar

d)    Geeta Singh

ANSWER

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

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