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Thursday, January 12, 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 11TH JAN 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 11TH JAN 2017
(Daily News India)
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1. KUMAR SHARADINDU APPOINTED AS THE NEW MD & CEO OF SBI PENSION FUNDS
i. SBI Pension Funds Pvt Ltd., a subsidiary of State Bank of India has appointed Kumar Sharadindu as its MD and Chief Executive.
ii. SBIPFPL is one of the 3 Pension Fund Managers appointed by Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority in India to manage the pension corpus of employees enrolled under the National Pension System for Government Employees.
iii. SBI Pension Funds had an Asset under Management of Rs 46,019 crore on March 2016, representing a growth of 47 % over the previous fiscal, and is the seventh largest pension fund manager in terms of market share and 35 % its AUM comes from the government sector.

2. GIONEE SIGNS UP VIRAT KOHLI AS BRAND AMBASSADOR
i. Mobile handset brand Gionee has named Virat Kohli as their new brand ambassador.
ii. Earlier Gionee had named in actor Alia Bhatt as its brand ambassador
iii. Kohli will be joining her in helping the brand to amplify its presence in India.

3. PAKISTAN SUCCESSFULLY TEST-FIRES SUBMARINE-LAUNCHED NUCLEAR-CAPABLE MISSILE’
i. Pakistan successfully test-fired its first Submarine-Launched Cruise Missile, Babur-3 from Indian Ocean.
ii. The missile has a range of 450 km is likely to heighten long-running tension between India and Pakistan.
iii. Babur-3 is a sea-based variant of Ground Launched Cruise Missile Babur-2, which was successfully tested earlier in December 2016.
iv. The missile has advanced guidance and navigation features and is incorporated with Global Navigation, Terrain and Scene Matching Systems.

4. 12TH WORLD HINDI DAY OBSERVED ON 10 JANUARY
i. The 12th World Hindi Day was celebrated on 10 January across the world to honour our Indo-Aryan language.
ii. The number of Hindi literates across the globe is reportedly rising at a high pace. Hindi is the fourth most-spoken first language in the world.

5. PM NARENDRA MODI INAUGURATED THE 8TH VIBRANT GUJARAT GLOBAL INVESTORS SUMMIT AT GANDHINAGAR
i. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the 8th Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit 2017 at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar.
ii. PM Modi inaugurated the Nobel Prize exhibition ‘Ideas Changing the World’ at  Nobel Prize exhibition Science City in Ahmedabad, Gujarat as a part of the 8th edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit
iii. PM met 9 Nobel laureates from across the globe.
iv. The Nobel laureates will interact with students, industry leaders ,scientists and policy makers through conference and meeting events, such as lectures, roundtables and other activities.
v. Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone for the redevelopment of the Gandhinagar railway station and inaugurated the International Stock Exchange at GIFT City.

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Wednesday, January 11, 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 10TH JAN 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 10TH JAN 2017
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1. TAMIL NADU BECOMES 21ST STATE TO JOIN UDAY
i. The Tamil Nadu Government signed an MoU with the Ministry of Power to join the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana scheme which aims at reviving the financial turnaround of debt stressed electricity distribution companies of India. With the agreement Tamil Nadu has become the 21st state to join UDAY scheme.
ii. Tamil Nadu’s discom TANGEDCO, would save around Rs 11,000 crore by 2019 under UDAY by saving interest cost, interventions in energy efficiency,  reduction in AT&C and transmission losses, coal reforms etc. The state will take over 75 per cent of Rs 30,420 crore debt of TANGEDCO.
iii. Under the scheme the balance debt is also issued as state guaranteed discom bonds, at coupon rates around 3-4 per cent less than the average existing interest rate.

2. 9TH JAIPUR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL BEGINS IN JAIPUR
i. The 9th edition of the world’s fastest growing film festival, Jaipur International Film Festival began on 7 January 2017 and will conclude on January 11, 2017 at the Golcha Cinema in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
ii. The five-day event aims to promote emerging directors, as well as encourage the exchange of knowledge, information, ideas and culture between India and the participating nations.
iii. A Committee headed by noted film director Shaji N Karun has selected internationally acclaimed cine-visionary Ramesh Prasad for the Life Time Achievement award at the JIFF.

3. ANDHRA PRADESH ORGANIZES ITS FIRST DIGI DHAN MELA
i. The first Digi Dhan Mela in the state of Andhra Pradesh was launched by the Urban Development and Information Broadcasting M. Venkaiah Naidu along with Andhra Pradesh CM N. Chandrababu Naidu in Vijayawada at the Indira Gandhi Municipal Stadium.
ii. The two-day event to be concluded on January 10, 2107 emphasized on teaching the people about the digital payment system like Internet, Debit cards, Credit cards, E-Wallet and other modes to encourage the cashless transactions.

4. RAJNATH SINGH LAYS THE FOUNDATION STONE FOR NEW NDRF CAMPUS
i. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh laid the foundation stone for the construction of a new campus of the National Disaster Response Force at Kondapavuluru village of Gannavaram mandal in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh.
ii. The campus would consist of world class training centre, dormitories, administrative block, residential area, swimming pool, helipad, play ground, guest house, quarters for officials, vehicle depot, training centre, school and other facilities.
iii. 10th Battalion NDRF is responsible for providing rescue operation during natural calamities, accidents, cyclones and floods in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka.

5. ASSAM GOVT COMES UP WITH E-WALLET
i. The Assam government will be shortly launching its indigenously-developed e-Wallet, Tokapoisa.in.
ii. Its main aim is to enable the people of the state for hassle-free online transactions in local language.
iii. The mobile application Tokapoisa.in has been developed by the Assam Electronics Development Corp. Ltd. Besides being an e-Wallet, it will be a virtual payment terminal.

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REASONING QUIZ- 90 FOR IBPS PO & CLERK

REASONING QUIZ- 90 FOR IBPS PO & CLERK

DIRECTIONS (1-5): STUDY THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CAREFULLY AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS GIVEN BELOW:

When a word and number arrangement machine is given an input line of words and numbers, it arranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of an input and rearrangement. (All the numbers are two-digit numbers.)

Input:  38 role care 15 25 ball note down 42 45

Step I:  45 38 role care 15 25 note down 42 ball
Step II:  42 45 38 role 15 25 note down ball care
Step III:  38 42 45 role 15 25 note ball care down
Step IV:  25 38 42 45 role 15 ball care down note
Step V:  15 25 38 42 45 ball care down note role
Step VI:  ball care down note role 6 6 7 9 11

And Step VI is the last step of the above arrangement as the intended arrangement is obtained.
As per the rules followed in the given steps, find out the appropriate steps for the given input.

Input:  level establish 56 relation given 48 52 find 37 justify 40 32

Q1. How many steps will be required to complete the arrangement?

(a) Six
(b) Seven
(c) Eight
(d) Nine
(e) None of the above

Q2. In which step are the elements ‘relation 48 52 justify’ found in the same order?

(a) Fourth
(b) Second
(c) Third
(d) The given order of elements is not found in any step.
(e) None of the above

Q3. What is the position of ‘37’ from the left end in the second last step?

(a) Second
(b) Fourth
(c) Third
(d) Sixth
(e) None of the above

Q4. Which element is fourth to the left of the element which is tenth from the left end in the last step?

(a) 4
(b) Level
(c) 10
(d) Relation
(e) None of the above


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REASONING QUIZ - 89 FOR IBPS PO & CLERK

REASONING QUIZ - 89 FOR IBPS PO & CLERK

DIRECTIONS (1-5): ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ON THE BASIS OF THE INFORMATION GIVEN BELOW.

There are Seven sportsmen – A, B, C, D, E, F, and G belong to different nations – Russia, China, KOREA, Japan, India, UK and Sri Lanka not necessarily in the same order. They participates in different sports – Kabaddi, Gymnastic, Long Jump, High Jump, Swimming, Boxing and Race but not necessarily in the same order. Each of them won one medals among Gold, Silver and Bronze. At least two persons won each of Gold, Silver and Bronze medals.
E participates in Swimming but neither belongs to UK nor India. D belongs to China but participates neither in Gymnastic nor in Race. Only A and C won the Bronze, but not in Race and also neither of them belong to India. The person belongs to Japan won Silver for Kabaddi. B participates in Long Jump. Neither of the two, F and the person belongs to India participates in Boxing. Only F and the person belongs to China won the Gold. F neither belongs to Sri Lanka nor UK. The person belongs to Russia participates in High Jump and won the bronze but is not A. The person who participates in the race belongs to Korea.

1. WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING WON THE SILVER?

1.   B
2.   The person belongs to Sri Lanka
3.   The person participates in Race
4.   Both B and the person belongs to Sri Lanka
5.   None of these

2. IN WHICH SPORT DID F PARTICIPATE?

1.   Gymnastic
2.   Boxing
3.   Race
4.   High Jump
5.   Cannot be determined

3. C BELONGS TO WHICH NATION?

1.   UK
2.   Russia
3.   Sri Lanka
4.   China
5.   Japan

4. WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING IS CORRECTLY MATCHED?

1.   Swimming - KOREA
2.   Boxing - Sri Lanka
3.   Race - Russia
4.   Long Jump - India
5.   Gymnastic – China

5. WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING BELONGS TO WON GOLD?

1.   G
2.   The person belongs to India.
3.   The person who participates in High Jump
4.   The person belongs to KOREA
5.   None of these


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GK SERIES FOR SSC,IAS,PCS,HAS,HCS AND OTHER COMPETITIVE EXAMS (HISTORY-21)

GK SERIES FOR SSC,IAS,PCS,HAS,HCS
AND OTHER COMPETITIVE EXAMS
(HISTORY-21)
MUGHAL-4

LATER MUGHAL EMPIRE
• Aurangzeb died in Feb 1707 in Deccan when the Mughal Empire consisted of 21 provinces Kabul in Afghanistan, 14 in North India and 6 in South India (Aurangabad, Berar, Bidar, Telangana, Bijapur, Hyderabad and Kandesh).
• In the South, the Maratha influence had become so formidable that large area of the South India were obeying two masters, one is the Mughal Authority and other is the Marathas and local rulers.
• On the west coast, the Portuguese held Goa, Chaul, Diu and Daman; The British held Calcutta, the French held Chandranagar, with their headquarters at Pondicherry in the far south.
• The war of succession amongst Aurangzeb’s surviving sons Muazzam, Azam and Kambaksh.
• Muazzam, subahdar of Kabul, was at Jamrud when he heard the news of his father Aurangzeb’s death. He crowned himself as Emperor with a title of Bahadur Shah at Lahore.
• Azam, subhadar of Gujarat, had hastened to Ahmadnagar and proclaimed himself Emperor.
• After securing peaceful possession of Agra and Delhi, Muazzam met Azam, who was advancing towards the North from Ahmadnagar via Gwalior, at Jajau near Agra in June, 1707. Azam was defeated and killed, along with his 2 sons by Muazzam.
• Kambaksh, subhadar of Bijapur assumed Sovereignty and conquered some important places including Gulbarga and Hyderabad.
• Bahadur Shah marched to the Deccan through Rajasthan and crossed the Narmada in May 1708. A battle took place near Hyderabad in 1709 in which Kambaksh and his son were killed.
Bahadur Shah I (1707-12)
·         Muazzam emerged victorious in the war of succession and ascended the throne with the name of Bahadur Shah I. He was the first and the last of the Later Mughals to have exercised the real authority. At the time of his succession, his age was 65 years.
·         He pursued a conciliatory policy towards Rajputs and Marathas. He acknowledged the independence of Mewar and Marwar. Sahu, the son of Sambhaji, who had been in Mughal captivity since the fall of Raigarh, was released.
·         Granted Sardeshmukhi (10% tax levied upon the Land revenue) to Marathas but not Chauth (one-fourth in form of tribute).
·         Made peace with Chhatarsal, the Bundela chief and Churaman, the Jat chief.
·         The jeziya imposed by Aurangzeb was withdrawn.
·         Bahadur Shah had to face considerable trouble in the Punjab, where after the death of Guru Govind Singh, Banda Bahadur had emerged very powerful and causing a lot of depredations. Emperor himself led the campaign against Banda Bahadur. The Sikhs were neither crushed nor conciliated. During the course of this campaign, Bahadur Shah died in 1712.
·         Mughal Historian Khafi Khan called him Shah-i-Bekhabar. He was buried at Delhi.

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Tuesday, January 10, 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 9TH JAN 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 9TH JAN 2017
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1.  PER CAPITA INCOME OF INDIANS TO CROSS RS 1 LAKH IN FY17
i. India’s per capita income is estimated to cross Rs 1 lakh in 2016-17, up from Rs 93,293 in the previous fiscal.
ii. As per the ‘First Advance Estimates of National Income, 2016-17’ released by CSO, the per capita net national income during 2016-17 is “estimated to be Rs 103,007” at current prices. This is higher by 10.4 per cent compared to Rs 93,293 during 2015-16.
iii. The Central Statistics Office said India’s GDP is expected to slow down to 7.1 per cent during 2016-17 from 7.6 per cent in the previous fiscal.

2. BUDGET SESSION OF PARLIAMENT TO BEGIN FROM JANUARY 31ST
i. The Budget session of Parliament convened to start from January 31, a day before the Union Budget is likely to be presented.
ii.  President Pranab Mukherjee has summoned the Rajya Sabha to meet on January 31, 2017.
iii. The practice of separate railway Budget presentation is being scrapped from this year. The railway estimates will be part of the Union Budget.

3. SANIA WON BRISBANE WOMEN'S DOUBLES TITLE BUT LOSES NO.1 RANK
i. Indian tennis playeer Sania Mirza picked up her first title of the season, combining with American Bethanie Mattek-Sands to lift the Brisbane International women's doubles title.
ii. The trophy ended Sania's 91-week reign as the world No.1 doubles player in the WTA rankings. That position was taken over by her partner Bethanie.

4. NOVAK DJOKOVIC WINS QATAR OPEN TENNIS TITLE
i. Serbian Player Novak Djokovic has won the Qatar Open tennis title held in Doha.
ii. He defeated Andy Murray of UK.

5. 2017 INTERNATIONAL KITE FESTIVAL BEGINS AT AHMEDABAD
i. A 7 day International Kite Festival is inaugurated by International Kite festival CM Vijay Rupani and Gujarat Governor OP Kohli at the Sabarmati riverfront, Ahmedabad.
ii. International Kite festival includes a theme pavilion based on ‘Tourist Destinations of Gujarat’, kite workshop, adventure games for kids, craft stalls to display the local art and food stalls with local delicacies for the visitors.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 8 & 9 JANUARY

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 8 & 9 JANUARY

1.  WHERE WAS THE 16TH FINANCIAL STABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL MEETING HELD?
a) New Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Hyderabad
d) Pune

ANS - A
2.  NAME THE LONGEST BULLET TRAIN WHICH WAS RECENTLY DEVELOPED BY CHINA TO COVER OVER 2,760 KM DISTANCE.
a) Kunming-Beijing HSR
b) Shangri-la of the World
c) Shenzhen night view
d) Shanghai Maglev Train

ANS - B
3.  14TH PRAVASI BHARTIYA DIVAS CONVENTION BEGINS IN WHICH CITY?
a) New Delhi
b) Goa
c) Gujarat
d) Bengaluru

ANS - D
4.  WHO HAS APPOINTED AS MANAGING DIRECTOR OF IBM INDIA PVT LTD?
a) Anil Jalali
b) Deepak Singh
c) Karan Bajwa
d) Sushil Chandra

ANS - C
5.  AS PER THE REPORT OF CSO, THE GDP GROWTH OF INDIA IS ESTIMATED AT WHAT PERCENT FOR FY 17?
a) 7.5 percent
b) 7.1 percent
c) 7.3 percent
d) 7.6 percent

ANS - B
6.  WHO OF THE FOLLOWING  WON THE  QATAR OPEN TITLE 2017 ?
a) Novak Djokovic
b) Rafael Nadal
c) Roger Federer
d) Andy Murray

ANS - A
7.  WHO IS THE WINNER OF BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DOUBLES TITLE 2017?
a) Martina Hingis & Sania Mirza
b) Bethanie Mattek-Sands &  Andreja Klepač
c) Sania Mirza & Bethanie Mattek-Sands
d) Ekaterina Makarova &  Sania Mirza

ANS - C
8.  IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CITY 2017 INTERNATIONAL KITE FESTIVAL HAS STARTED?
a) Rajkot
b) Gandhinagar
c) Vadodara
d) Ahmedabad

ANS - D
9.  WHICH BOLLYWOOD ACTOR HAS ROPED AS THE BRAND AMBASSADOR FOR ASIAN PAINTS PREMIUM EXTERIOR PAINT OFFERING ULTIMA PROTEK?
a) Imran Khan
b) Ranbir Kapoor
c) Irfan Khan
d) Salman Khan

ANS - B
10.  WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING  AFRICAN-AMERICAN ASTRONAUT BEING SEND TO INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION FOR THE FIRST TIME BY NASA?
a) Stephanie Wilson
b) Mae C. Jemison
c) Jeanette Epps
d) Joan Higginbotham


ANS - C
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Monday, January 9, 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 8TH JAN 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 8TH JAN 2017
(Daily News India)
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1. CAPGEMINI APPOINTED ANIL JALALI OF IBM AS HR HEAD FOR INDIA OPERATION
i. French Consulting Corporation Capgemini has nominated Anil Jalali as Chief Human Resources Officer for its India operation .
ii. Jalali will replace BL Narayan who is joining Capgemini’s Business Services Strategic Business unit as head of solutions and sales support.

2. 16TH FINANCIAL STABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL MEETING HELD IN NEW DELHI
i. The 16th edition of the Financial Stability and Development Council meeting was held in New Delhi under the Chairmanship of the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
ii. The Union Finance Minister  Arun Jaitley emphasized the significance of demonetization decision saying that the government’s measures to eliminate the shadow economy and tax evasion are expected to have a positive impact both on GDP and on fiscal consolidation in the long run.
iii. The main aim of this meeting was to discuss about the obstacles faced by the economy and to bring out the solution to tackle them. It also aimed at bringing new suggestions and outcomes in order to benefit the upcoming Budget 2017-18.

3. IBM INDIA APPOINTS KARAN BAJWA AS MD
i. IBM has appointed Karan Bajwa as MD of IBM India Pvt Ltd succeeding Vanitha Narayanan, who has been appointed as chairman of the Indian subsidiary.
ii. Karan Bajwa joined IBM in 2016 as Executive for Strategy and Transformation in the Asia Pacific region.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ - 7 JANUARY

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ - 7 JANUARY

1.  WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE CHAIRMAN OF TATA POWER CO LTD?
a) S Padmanabhan
b) Vikram Desai
c) Aditya Choudhari
d) Mohan Sekhar

ANS - A
2.  WHICH BANK HAS TIED UP WITH LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA TO BOOST VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN MSME SECTOR?
a) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
b) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
c) Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
d) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)

ANS - C
3.  IN WHICH STATE THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON “YOGA FOR DIABETES” WAS ORGANIZED?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) New Delhi
c) Maharashtra
d) Haryana

ANS - B
4.  WHO OF THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE NEW UK’S AMBASSADOR TO EUROPEAN UNION AFTER THE RESIGNATION OF SIR IVAN ROGERS?
a) Sir Michael Arthur
b) Sir James Bevan
c) Sir Dominic Asquith
d) Sir Tim Barrow

ANS - D
5.  WITH WHICH INDUSTRY  THE GUWAHATI BIOTECH PARK ORGANIZED THE ASSAM BIOTECH CONCLAVE 2017?
a) The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
b) Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
c) Federation of Industry & Commerce of North Eastern Region (FINER)
d) North East Federation on International Trade (NEFIT)

ANS - C
6.  WHICH MINISTRY HAS LAUNCHED AN IPR ENFORCEMENT TOOLKIT FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF ALL THE STATES TO ENABLE THEM BETTER DEAL WITH IP CRIMES?
a) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
b) Ministry of Law and Justice
c) Ministry of External Affairs
d) Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises

ANS - A
7.  WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE MD FOR IBM’S INDIA OPERATIONS REPLACING VANITHA NARAYANA?
a) Sanjay Kapoor
b) Akshay Patra
c) Rekha Menon
d) Karan Bajwa

ANS - D
8.  GANGMUMEI KABUI  WHO DIED RECENTLY WAS FORMER MINISTER OF WHICH STATE?
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Mizoram
c) Manipur
d) Assam

ANS - C
9.  NAME THE BOOK ON THE FORMER PRESIDENT APJ ABDUL KALAM RECENTLY RELEASED BY THE VICE PRESIDENT HAMID ANSARI.
a) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam as People’s President
b) The People’s President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
c) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s Journey as President
d) President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

ANS - B
10.  WHICH ACCIDENT INSURANCE SCHEME LAUNCHED BY THE KARNATAKA BANK FOR ITS SAVING BANK ACCOUNT CUSTOMERS?
a) KBL Insurance
b) KBL Bima Yojana
c) KBL Suraksha Bima
d) KBL Suraksha

ANS - D


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