DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 16 SEP 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 16 SEP 2016

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1. ‘BHATTACHARYA AND KOCHHAR AMONG MOST POWERFUL WOMEN OUTSIDE US’

i. India’s top women bankers, SBI chief Arundhati Bhattacharya, ICICI head Chanda Kochhar and Axis Bank CEO Shikha Sharma, are among the 50 most powerful women based outside the US.

ii. The list is announced by Fortune magazine.

iii. SBI chairman is  ranked second on the list, Kochhar at the fifth spot and shikha Sharma in the 19th position in Fortune’s ‘50 Most Powerful Women International’ list.

2. 3RD BRICS URBANISATION FORUM MEET STARTED IN VISHAKHAPATNAM TODAY

i. In Andhra Pradesh, the 3rd BRICS Urbanisation Forum Meet begins in the Visakhapatnam today.

ii. The meet will be inaugurated by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in the presence of Union Minister of Urban Development, M. Venkaiah Naidu and other dignitaries.

3.105 YR OLD KUNWAR BAI MADE 'SWACHH BHARAT ABHIYAN' MASCOT

i. 105 year old Kunwar Bai who was felicitated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for building toilet by selling off her goats, has been chosen as the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ mascot.

ii. Prime Minister Modi will felicitate Kunwar Bai at a function in the national capital to mark `Swachhta Diwas'.

4. DEVENDRA JHAJHARIA WINS SECOND GOLD, BREAKS WORLD RECORD AT RIO PARALYMPICS 2016

i. Javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia became the first Indian to clinch two gold medals at the Paralympics after he broke his own world record to clinch the top honours at the Rio Games.

ii. The 36-year-old is currently ranked third in the world.

5. ALEKSANDER CEFERIN NAMED NEW UEFA PRESIDENT

i. Union of European Football Associations elected Aleksander Ceferin as new president of  UEFA.

ii. He will succeed Michel Platini as President.

6. ANDHRA PRADESH BECOMES SECOND STATE TO ACHIEVE 100% ELECTRIFICATION

i. Andhra Pradesh has become the second state in the country after Gujarat to achieve 100% electrification of households.

ii. JM Financials published the report based on a national -level survey on electrification in various states.

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1. NAME THE CEO OF AXIS BANK?

a. Chanda Kochar

b. Chanda Sharma

c. Sikha Sharma

d. Sikha Kochar

2. THE 3^RD BRICS URBANIZATION FORUM MEET HAS HELD AT WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PLACES?

a. Vishakhapatnam

b. Hyderabad

c. Chennai

d. Mumbai

3. THE FIRST INDIAN “DEVENDRA JHAJHARIA” WHO HAS BAGGED TWO GOLD MEDALS AT RIO 2016 PARALYMPICS IS ASSOCIATED WITH WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SPORTS?

a. Discuss Throw

b. Javelin Throw

c. Shotput

d. None of the above

4. “ALEKSANDER CEFERIN” IS ELECTED AS THE NEW PRESIDENT OF WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS?

a. WHO

b. IMF

c. UNICEF

d. UEFA

5. WHERE ARE THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE UEFA LOCATED?

a. Geneva, Switzerland

b. Nyon, Switzerland

c. Basel, Switzerland

d. Paris, France

ANSWERS:

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

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REASONING QUIZ-80 FOR IBPS- PO & CLERK

REASONING QUIZ-80 FOR IBPS- PO & CLERK

Directions for questions (1-5): These questions are based on the following information.

Four persons A, B, C and D are sitting in row-I, facing South and another four persons – W, X, Y and Z are sitting in row-II, facing North. Each person in row-I is facing exactly one person from row-II. One of the persons is from Biotechnology.

B sits second to the left of the person, who is opposite the person from BCA. The person from BCA is an immediate neighbour of Y. Y is not from POLYTECHNIC, but is immediate neighbour of the person from IT. W is not from IT, but sits opposite the person from AGRICULTURE, who is not at any extreme. A sits opposite the person from Civil. C is from CSE and is an immediate neighbour of the person from Chemical. Z sits opposite the person who is immediate neighbour of C.

1._______persons are sitting between D and the person from Chemical?

1: One

2: Zero

3: Two

4: Either (1) or (2)

2. ______sits opposite the person from Biotechnology.

1: D

2: The person from POLYTECHNIC

3: The person from CSE

4: B

5: Z

3. ______sits second to the right of X.

1: Y

2: W

3: Z

4: The person from BCA

5: The person from IT

4. Four out of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given information and so form a group. Find the one which does not belong to that group?

1: B

2: C

3: The person from Civil

4: X

5: None of these

5. Which of the following is true?

1: The person from Chemical is at the right extreme.

2: C is not sitting opposite Y.

3: The person from AGRICULTURE and A are neighbours.

4: D is from BCA.

5: ALL of the

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REASONING QUIZ-79 FOR IBPS- PO & CLERK

REASONING QUIZ-79 FOR IBPS- PO & CLERK

(Q No: 1-5) Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

Seven friends namely A, B, C, D, E, F and G learn seven different languages namely Punjabi, Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Marathi, Telgu and Malayam, not necessarily in the same order, starting from Monday to Sunday(of the same week).

F learns a language on Wednesday. Only one person learns between F and the one who learns Marathi. Only three people learn between the one who learns Marathi and B. The one who learns Bengali learns immediately after B. Only two persons learn between the one who learns Bengali and G. A learns immediately before D. Only three persons learn between the one who learns Punjabi and the one who learns Telgu. F does not learn Punjabi. E learns before the one who learns Telgu. Only one person learns between E and the one who learns Tamil. A does not learn Hindi.

1. As per the given arrangement, B is related to the one who learns Bengali in a certain way and F is related to the one who learns Tamil in the same way. To which of the following is A related to in the same way?

A. the one who learns Malayam

B. the one who learns Hindi

C. the one who learns Punjabi

D. the one who learns Telgu

E. the one who learns Marathi

2. Which of the following statements is/are true about C?

A. C learns Hindi

B. C learns a language on Saturday

C. C learns a language immediately after F

D. Only two people learn between C and G

E. All the given statements are true.

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

A. D – Thursday

B. F – Sunday

C. B – Friday

D. A – Tuesday

E. G – Monday

4. Which of the following languages does D learn?

A. Marathi

B. Hindi

C. Bengali

D. Punjabi

E. Telgu

5. Who amongst the following learns Malayam?

A. E

B. A

C. G

D. D

E. C

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 15 &16 SEPTEMBER

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 15 &16 SEPTEMBER

1.    Name the country that recently announced to resume work on Giant Sea Wall to save its sinking capital?

a)    Philippines

b)    Maldives

c)    Malaysia 

d)    Indonesia

ANS D

2.    The Reliance Communications recently agreed to merge with Aircel. Name the parent company of Aircel?

a)    Maxis Communications

b)    Matrics Communications

c)   Matrix Communications

d)    None of the above

ANS A

3.    Who won the 2016-2017 Duleep Trophy Cricket tournament?

a)    Indian Blue

b)    India Green

c)    India Red

d)    Tie between India Blue and Indian Green

ANS A

4.    With which country Himachal Pradesh will develop a smart intergrated township in jathiadevi near Shimla?

a)    Singapore

b)    The United States

c)    Germany

d)   Italy

ANS A

5.    Which country  will host the 17th Summit of the Non Aligned Movement (NAM).

a)    Venezuela

b)    Cambodia

c)    Sri Lanka

d)    Malaysia

ANS A

6.    Which operation is launched by Army to maintain peace in the Kashmir Valley?

a)    Calm Down

b)    Aman ki Khoj

c)    Rakshak

d)    For Peace

ANS A

7.    Name the country that will host the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group?

a)    India

b)    Kenya

c)    Philippines

d)    Algeria

ANS A

8.    What was the theme of the 2016 International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer?

a)    30 Years of Healing the Ozone Together

b)    HCFC phase-out: a unique opportunity

c)    Ozone and climate: Restored by a world united

d)    Ozone Layer Protection: The Mission Goes On

ANS C

9.    Joint military training exercise of Indian and US Armies, coded as YUDH ABHYAS 2016, is being held in?

a)    Chaubattia, Uttarakhand

b)    Ajmer, Rajasthan

c)    Sri Nagar, Uttarakhand

d)  Mandi, Himachal Pradesh 

ANS A

10.    Which Typhoon  killed at least eight people in South-eastern China and Taiwan.

a)   Longwang

b)    Meranti

c)    Vamei

d)    Omar

ANS B

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 13 & 14 SEPTEMBER

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 13 & 14 SEPTEMBER

1.    Who won the 2016 MCC Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey Tournament?

a)    Food Corporation of India

b)    Indian Oil Corporation

c)    Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu

d)    Indian Railways

ANS D

2.    Which Indian para-athlete became the first Indian to win two gold medals at the Paralympics?

a)    Devendra Jhajharia

b)    Deepa Malik

c)    Deven Jhajharia

d)    None of the above

ANS A

3.    National Hindi Divas is annually celebrated on?

a)    12 September

b)    14 September

c)    10 September

d)    13 September

ANS B

4.    Which Indian American who won the 2016 Lemelson-MIT Prize?

a)    Bob Patel

b)    Ramesh Raskar

c)    Rajesh Bhaskar

d)    Revati Puranik

ANS B

5.    Indian para-athlete Devendra Jhajharia recently won gold medal in which of the following events of Rio Paralympics?

a)   Shotput

b)   Racing

c)   Javelin Throw

d)   Cycling

ANS C

6.    Who headed the Task force that submitted its report on a road map for elimination of poverty to the Prime Minister's Office?

a)    Arvind Panagariya

b)     Rahul Mukerjee

c)    Amitabh Kant

d)    Rahul Mukerjee

ANS A

7.    Who topped the list of most powerful women based outside the US released by Fortune?

a)    Ana Botin

b)    Erica Mann

c)    Ornella Barra

d)    Maria Ramos

ANS A

8.    SBI chief Arundhati Bhattacharya was placed at which position in Fortune’s list of most powerful women based outside the US?

a)    Second

b)    Sixth

c)    Eleventh

d)   Third

ANS A

9.    What was the theme for the International Day of Democracy that was observed on 15 September 2016?

a)    Engaging youth on democracy

b)    Strengthening Voices for Democracy

c)    Democracy and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

d)   Space for Civil Society

ANS C

10.    Which country signed $38 Billion in Military Aid with United States?

a)   South Korea

b)   Israel

c)   Ukraine

d)   Iran

ANS B

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REASONING QUIZ-78 FOR IBPS- PO & CLERK

REASONING QUIZ-78 FOR IBPS- PO & CLERK

Directions (1-5) Read the following information and answer the questions that follow:

A family consists of six members – Vasu, Gaurav, Rihaan, Aryan, Tanisha and Urvashi. There are only three females in the family – Vasu, Tanisha and Urvashi. The family consists of three couples, four pairs of brother and sister, one pair of brothers and one pair of sisters. Urvashi is not the sister of Vasu or Gaurav, Aryan is not married to either Urvashi or Tanisha. Urvashi’s husband is neither Gaurav nor Aryan. Rihaan is the brother of both Gaurav and Vasu.

1. Who is Aryan’s wife?

(a) Either Vasu or Tanisha

(b) Tanisha

(c) Vasu

(d) Urvashi

(e) None of the above

2. Which of the following is not a pair of brother and sister?

(a) Vasu and Gaurav

(b) Vasu and Rihaan

(c) Tanisha and Rihaan

(d) Gaurav and Rihaan

(e) None of the above

3. Which of the following is a pair of husband and wife?

(a) Rihaan and Urvashi

(b) Aryan and Tanisha

(c) Rihaan and Tanisha

(d) Gaurav and Vasu

(e) None of the above

4. Which of the following statements is false?

(a) Rihaan is Urvashi’s husband.

(b) Vasu is Urvashi’s sister-in-law.

(c) Rihaan has the same relation with Tanisha as Aryan has with Urvashi.

(d) Vasu is not Aryan’s sister.

(e) None of the above

5. Which of the following statements is true?

(a) Vasu and Tanisha are sisters

(b) Rihaan and Aryan are brothers

(c) Gaurav and aryan are brothers

(d) Urvashi is sister-in-law of Gaurav

(e) Tanisha and Vasu are sisters

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REASONING QUIZ-77 FOR IBPS- PO & CLERK

REASONING QUIZ-77 FOR IBPS- PO & CLERK

Directions (Q. 1-5): Study the information carefully and answer the given questions:

Eight friends Aarohi, Sherya, Lakshya, Mandeep, Aayan, Stayam, Piyush and Rashmi are sitting around a circular table but not necessarily in the same order. Some of them are facing the centre and some of them are facing outside (ie in a direction opposite the centre.) Facing the same direction means if one person faces the centre then the other person also faces the centre and if one person faces outside of cabin then the other person also faces outside of cabin. Facing the opposite direction means if one person faces the centre then the other person faces outside of cabin and vice versa. 

Immediate neighbours facing the same direction means if one neighbour faces the centre then the other neighbour also faces the centre and if one neighbour faces outside of cabin then the other neighbour also faces outside of cabin.

Immediate neighbour faces the opposite direction means if one neighbour faces the centre then the other neighbour faces outside of cabin and vice versa.

• Only one person sits between Sherya and Stayam. Rashmi sits third to the right of Stayam.

• Mandeep sits on the immediate right of Rashmi. Rashmi faces outside of cabin.

• Lakshya sits second to the left of Piyush. Piyush is not an immediate neighbour of Stayam.

• Lakshya faces a direction opposite that of Stayam. The immediate neighbours of Lakshya face opposite direction.

• Aarohi sits third to the left of Aayan. Aarohi is not an immediate neighbour of neither Piyush nor Sherya.

• Mandeep and Aarohi face the direction same as that of Aayan.

1. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the directions they are forming and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

(a) Sherya, Lakshya

(b) Rashmi, Mandeep

(c) Piyush, Aayan

(d) Aayan, Aarohi

(e) Stayam , Aarohi

2. Who among the following sit exactly between Rashmi and Stayam when counted from the right of Rashmi?

(a) Piyush, Aarohi

(b) Mandeep, Piyush

(c) Lakshya, Sherya

(d) Aayan, Lakshya

(e) Aarohi, Mandeep

3. Which of the following is not true regarding Sherya as per the given arrangement? 

(a) Piyush is an immediate neighbour of Sherya.

(b) All of the given options is true

(c) Only three people sit between Sherya and Mandeep.

(d) Lakshya sits on the immediate left of Sherya.

(e) Sherya faces outside.

4. What is Lakshya’s position with respect to Aayan?

(a) Immediate right

(b) Third to the right

(c) Second to the right

(d) Third to the left

(e) Immediate left

5. Who amongst the following are immediate neighbours of Piyush?

(a) Mandeep, Aayan

(b) Sherya, Mandeep

(c) Aarohi, Rashmi

(d) Aayan, Sherya

(e) Rashmi, Aayan

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BANKING QUIZ - 53 FOR IBPS-PO & CLERK EXAM

BANKING QUIZ - 53 FOR IBPS-PO & CLERK EXAM

1. Export Credit Packing Advance sanctioned to SSI exporters are covered under the credit guarantee scheme of ______?

(a) DICGC

(b) DRI

(c) ECGC

(d) GIC

2. Treasury bills are sold in India by?

(a) State Governments

(b) Reserve Bank of India

(c) Commercial Banks

(d) SEBI

3. As per the instructions given by the RBI, all banks are required to provide which of the following in all it's branches mandatorily?

(a) Service sector

(b) Special Counters for Senior Citizens

(c) Note Sorting Machines

(d) All of the above

4. Which of the following cannot be called as a Debt Instrument as referred in financial transactions?

(a) Stocks

(b) Bonds

(c) Certificate of Deposits

(d) Commercial Papers

5. What is the full form of ‘PPP’ in the context of Finance?

(a) Preferential Payment Plan

(b) Popular Private Project

(c) Partial Payment Project

(d) Public-Private Partnership

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