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Wednesday, October 26, 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ –25,26 OCTOBER

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ –25,26 OCTOBER

1.   Which country formally begun the process of withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC)?
a)    South Africa
b)   Japan
c)    Pakistan
d)    China
ANS A

2.    Who is the author of the book All the Kremlin's Men: Inside the Court of Vladimir Putin?
a)    Arkady Ostrovsky
b)    Henry Hardy
c)    Mikhail Zygar
d)    David Satter
ANS C

3.    Name the Sikh-American actor after whom a day was named in New York?
a)    Dharma Singh Khalsa
b)    Vikram Kaur Khalsa
c)    Waris Ahluwalia
d)    Babaji Singh
ANS C

4. Two Indian Coast Guard Ships were recently commissioned into Indian Coast Guard. They are christened as?
a) ICGS Aadesh and Rajhans
b) ICGS Aryaman and Atulya
c) ICGS Jija Bai and Atulya
d) ICGS Aryaman and Aadesh
ANS B

5. Who won the 2016 United States Grand Prix?
a) Nico Rosberg
b) Lewis Hamilton
c) Daniel Ricciardo
d) None of the above
ANS B

6. India defeated which country to win the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup?
a) Iran
b) Pakistan
c) Bangladesh
d) Australia
ANS A

7. What was the theme of the 2016 World Osteoporosis Day?
a)  Love Your Bones: Protect Your Future
b)  Stop at One: Make your First Break your Last
c)  Serve up Bone Strength
d)  Real Men Build Their Strength From Within
ANS A

8. Which personality was selected for the Yash Bharti Awards 2016?
a)  Nawazuddin Siddiqui
b)  Naseeruddin Shah
c)  Om Puri
d)  Irfan Khan
ANS B

9. Which country recently passed a law banning the sale, import and production of alcohol?
a) Iraq
b) Qatar
c) Saudi Arabia
d) Oman
ANS A

10. Which bank recently declared Silchar as its 5th zone in North East after Guwahati, Shillong, Dibrugarh and Jorhat?
a) State Bank of India
b) Bank of Baroda
c) Bhartiya Mahila Bank
d) Punjab National Bank

ANS A
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Tuesday, October 25, 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ –23,24 OCTOBER

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ –23,24 OCTOBER


1.    Which city recently bestowed honorary citizenship on Dalai Lama?
a)    Venice
b)    Sicily
c)    Milan
d)    Rome
ANS C
2.    Who was recently elected as the President of the International Gymnastics Federation?
a)    Vasily Titov
b)    Morinari Watanabe
c)    Georges Guelzec
d)    Bruno Grandi
ANS B

3.    The State Bank of India (SBI) declared its 5th zone in North-East India. Name the place where this zone is located?
a)   Dibrugarh
b)   Guwahati
c)    Shillong
d)    Silchar
ANS D
4.    Which Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC) was commissioned by Indian Navy in the third week of October 2016?
a)    INS Tihayu
b)    INS Kalvari
c)    INS Kursura
d)    INS Chakra  
ANS A
5.    Who is the author of the book titled The Adivasi Will Not Dance?
a)    Kunal Basu
b)    Manjula Padmanabhan
c)    Kiran Doshi
d)    Hansda Sowendra Shekhar
ANS D
6.    Who is the author of the book The Sleepwalker's Dream?
a)    Ramachandra Guha
b)    Dhrubajyoti Borah
c)    Margaret Alva
d)   Amitav Ghosh 

ANS B
7.    Who of the following has authored the book Andhere Se Ujale Ki Aur that was released in October 2016?
a)    Madhu Dandavate
b)    Amit Shah
c)    Arun Jaitley
d)   Swapan Das Gupta 

ANS C
8.    India was ranked at what position in the FIFA ranking that was released on 20 October 2016?
a)    121
b)    137
c)    146
d)   123   
ANS B


9.    Union Government unveiled a Regional air connectivity scheme. Provide its abbreviated name?
a)    URJA
b)    UDAN
c)    UDNA
d)    UDO

ANS B
10.    Which country  formally announced its separation from the United States recently?
a)    Philippines
b)    Pakistan
c)    Nepal
d)    Vietnam

ANS A



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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ –21,22 OCTOBER

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ –21,22 OCTOBER


1.    The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council reached a consensus during first day of three-day meeting. Consider the following statements in context to the consensus and discussion that was reached on the day.
I.    Base year for calculating the revenue of a state would be 2015-16
II.   The states would be compensated for any loss of revenue after implementation of the new indirect tax regime 
III.    The council discussed possible GST rates, including a five-slab structure
Which is/are correct?
a)    Only I and III
b)    Only I and II
c)    Only I
d)    I, II and III
ANS B

2.    Which of the following animals, The International Union for Conservation of Nature is all set to declare, a Critically Endangered species?
a)    Kashmiri Red Stag
b)    Nilgai
c)    Blackbuck
d)    Both (a) and (b)
ANS A

3.    Kigeli V Ndahindurwa who passed away recently was the last king of which of the following countries?
a)    Gabon
b)    Ethiopia
c)    Rwanda
d)    Morocco
ANS C

4.    Who announced the formation of a new political party named Peoples Resurgence and Justice Alliance (PRJA)?
a)    Irom Sharmila
b)    Yogendra Yadav
c)    Medha Patkar
d)    None of the above
ANS A

5.    India and Myanmar signed three Agreements in New Delhi. Consider the following statements in context agreements?
I.    MoU on Banking Supervision between RBI and Central Bank of Myanmar
II.    MoU on Cooperation in the field of Railways was inked
III.   Agreements were inked during India visit of state Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi  
Which is/are correct?
a)    I, II and III
b)    Only I and II
c)    Only I and III
d)   Only III
ANS C

6.    Which country  will be provided 2 billion US dollars by World Bank aid to tackle climate change?
a)    Pakistan
b)    China
c)    Bangladesh
d)    India
ANS C

7.    In which city Election Commission’s first ever International Conference on Voter Education was held?
a)    New Delhi
b)    Panji
c)    Lucknow
d)    Mumbai
ANS A

8. What is VoICE.NET that was recently in news?
a) NRI survey cum competition
b) Global Knowledge Network on voter education
c) Computer virus 
d) ATM virus
ANS B

9. Who won the World Railway Shooting Championship Cup?
a) Deutshe Bahn
b) Indian Railways
c) Canadian Pacific Railway
d) China Railway Corporation
ANS B
10. Sino India Cooperation 2016, a joint tactical exercise between India and China was recently held in?
a) Beijing
b) East Siang
c) Ladakh
d) Kurung Kumey
ANS C

11. Which city was officially declared as one of the venues for hosting the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup?
a) Mumbai
b) Kochi
c) Pune
d) Kolkata
ANS B

12. Which country  is hosting the 2016 Asian Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy?
a) China
b) Indonesia
c) Malaysia
d) Japan

ANS C


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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 24TH OCT 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 24TH OCT 2016
(Daily News India)
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1. PM LAUNCHES #SANDESH2SOLDIERS CAMPAIGN
i. PM Narendra Modi has launched a campaigning named as #Sandesh2Soldiers campaign.
ii. The campaign is launched  through which people can send their Diwali greetings and messages to the soldiers to boost their morale.
iii. The messages can be sent under the #Sandesh2Soldiers campaign on the Narendra Modi App, through MyGov.in, and also through All India Radio.

2. INDIA BEAT IRAN TO WIN 2016 KABADDI WORLD CUP
i. India beat Iran to win their third successive Kabaddi World Cup.
ii. India beat Iran 38-29 in the title clash to lift the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup in Ahmedabad on Saturday.

3. NORTH KOREA WON 2016 FIFA U-17 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP
i. North Korea won the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup after defeating Japan on
penalties in the final of the tournament.
ii. North Korea, who were the champions of the tournament's maiden edition in 2008, became the first team to win the tournament twice.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 23TH OCT 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 23TH OCT 2016
(Daily News India)
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1. PM NARENDRA MODI ANNOUNCED INDIA'S FIRST RAILWAY UNIVERSITY IN VADODARA
i. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the integrated terminal building of Vadodara's Harni airport
ii. He also distributed artificial limbs and other implements to more than 8000 'Divyangs' (disabled persons) in the city.

2. AVIATION SCHEME UDAN (UDE DESH KA AAM NAAGRIK) STARTED
i. The Centre government unveiled a regional connectivity scheme known as UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik)
ii. Under the scheme, airlines will be offered a slew of sops at smaller airports such as waiver of landing and parking charges.

3. FIFA UNVEILS MASCOT FOR 2018 WORLD CUP
i. Zabivaka the wolf followed in the footsteps of Naranjito the orange, Footix the football-playing rooster and Fuleco the armadillo by being named as the official mascot of the 2018 World Cup.
ii. The wolf whose name according to FIFA means “the one who scores”

4. MAHESH SHARMA CHAIRS FIRST MEETING OF RECONSTITUTED CABC
i. Culture and Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma has chaired the first meeting of the Reconstituted
Central Advisory Board on Culture.
ii. The members of the CABC were requested to highlight priority areas in the fields of art, music, dance and literature.

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Monday, October 24, 2016

GK SERIES FOR SSC,IAS,PCS,HAS,HCS AND OTHER COMPETITIVE EXAMS (HISTORY-9)

GK SERIES FOR SSC,IAS,PCS,HAS,HCS
AND OTHER COMPETITIVE EXAMS
(HISTORY-9)

KHILJI DYNASTY

Khilji Dynasty (1290 - 1320)
The Khiljis had a Turkish-Afghan origin. AlauddinKhilji (1296-1316 AD) was a prominent Khilji ruler.
Jallauddin Khalji(1290 – 96 AD)
·         Jalaluddin Khilji founded the Khilji dynasty.
·         He was a liberal ruler and adopted the policy of religious toleration.
·         In order to win the goodwill of the Mongols, the sultan married one of his daughters to the Mongol leader Ulugh Khan, a descendent of Chengiz Khan.
·         One of the most important events of Jalaluddin’s reign was the invasion of Devagiri, the capital of the Yadava kingdom in the Deccan, by Ali Gurshasp (later sultan Allaudin Khilji), the nephew and son – in – law of the sultan, and the governor of the Kara. After his successful campaign to Devagiri in 1296, Ali Gurshasp invited the sultan to come to Kara, to receive the enormous wealth brought from the Deccan as present. Jalaluddin came to Kara in 1296, where he was murdered by Ali Gurshasp, who proclaimed the sultan with the title of Allahuddin.
Allauddin Khalji(1296 – 1316 AD)
·         He was the first Turkish Sultan of Delhi who separated religion from politics.
·         He proclaimed Kingship knows no Kinship.
·         First ruler among the Delhi Sultans who didn’t ask for Mansur (letter of investiture) from the Caliph but called himself the deputy of Caliph.
·         He adopted the title Sikander – e – Sani or the second Alexander.
·         He annexed Gujarat (1298), Ranthambhor (1301), Mewar (1303), Malwa (1305), Jalor (1311).
·         In Deccan, Aluddin‘s army led by Malik Kafur defeated Ram Chandra (Yadava ruler of Devagiri), Pratap Rudradeva (Kakatiya ruler of Warangal), Vir Ballal III (Hoyasala ruler of Dwarsamudra) and Vir Pandya (Pandya ruler of Madurai).
·         Malik Kafur was awarded the title Malik Naib.
·         In order to avoid the problems created by the nobles, Alauddin issued 4 ordinances:
o   Confiscation of the religious endowments and free grants of lands.
o   Reorganized the spy system.
o   Prohibited the use of wine.
o   Nobles should not have convivial parties and they should not inter-marry without his permission.
·         He introduced the system of Dagh (the branding of horse) and Chehra (descriptive roll of soldiers).
·         The post of special officer called Mustakharaj was created for the purpose of collection of revenue.
·         All goods for sale were brought to an open market called Sarai Adal.
·         Many forts were built by him and the most important of them was Alai fort. He also constructed the Alai Darwaja, the entrance gate of Qutub Minar. He also built the Palace of thousand Pillars called Hazar Sutun.
·         Amir Khusrau, the poet musician, was his favorite court poet.
·         Alauddin appointed his trusted commanders, including Ghazi Malik (later known as sultan Giyasuddin Tuglaq), as warden to the North-western marches.
·         In 1316, after death of Alauddin, Malik Kafur seized the throne.
·         Before Kafur died, he nominated Shihabuddin (Alauddin‘s 6 year old prince) as King but imprisoned eldest prince Mubarak Khan.
Shiabuddin Umar (1316)
·         He was the minor son of Jhitaipali who was raised to throne after the death of Allauddin.
·         He became victim of the court politics and was later blinded.
Mubarak Khalji (1316 - 20)
·         He released 18,000 prisoners
·         He reversed all the administrative and market reforms of Allauddin Khalji.
·         During his time Devgiri was annexed.

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Sunday, October 23, 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 21TH OCT 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 21TH OCT 2016
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1. THE ADIVASI WILL NOT DANCE AUTHORED BY HANSDA SOWVENDRA SHEKHAR
i. The book titled The Adivasi Will Not Dance, penned by Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar is releaed.
ii. The characters of the book are set in the fecund, mineral-rich hinterland and the ever-expanding, squalid towns of Jharkhand.
iii. Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar is a medical officer with the Government of Jharkhand.

2. SEBI RE-CONSTITUTES PANEL ON DISCLOSURE, ACCOUNTING STANDARDS.
i. SEBI has re-constituted its committee which advises the regulator on issues related to disclosure requirements and accounting practices for various entities in the securities market.
ii. The Committee will be  chaired by Tata Sons Director Ishaat Hussain.
iii. The expert panel also includes representatives from Sebi, Finance Ministry and Corporate Affairs Ministry.

3. INDIA RANKED BEST IN FIFA RANKINGS IN 6 YEARS
i. The Indian football team ranked 137th from 148 in the latest FIFA ranking in over six years after India defeated Puerto Rico in an International Friendly in Mumbai lat month.
ii. India were ranked 137th in 2010 which stayed India’s best ever FIFA Ranking.

4. BOOK ON VIRAT KOHLI TITLED ‘DRIVEN: THE VIRAT KOHLI STORY’ LAUNCHED
i. The book on Virat Kohli named' Driven: The Virat Kohli Story' launched.
ii. The book was authored by senior journalist Vijay Lokapally.
iii. The book celebrates the career of Virat Kohli and introduces readers to the man not known to many.

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