Thursday, January 19, 2017
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 17 & 18 JANUARY
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ –
17 & 18 JANUARY
1.
THE WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX INFLATION INCREASED TO HOW MUCH % IN DECEMBER 2016
COMPARED TO 3.15 % WPI INFLATION IN NOVEMBER 2016?
a) 3.33 Percent
b) 2.96 Percent
c) 2.97 Percent
d) 3.39 Percent
ANS - D
2.
WHICH UNION MINISTRY HAS BEEN LAUNCHED ‘SEZ INDIA’ MOBILE APP FOR SPECIAL
ECONOMIC ZONES?
a) MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
b) Ministry of Commerce and
Industry
c) Ministry of Finance
d) Ministry of Labour and
Employment
ANS - B
3. WHAT IS THE INDIA’S RANK IN
THE INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT INDEX 2017?
a) 60th
b) 63rd
c) 61st
d) 62nd
ANS - A
4.
“PINAKIN” MOBILE APP HAS BEEN LAUNCHED BY WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATE TOURISM
DEPARTMENT TO BOOST TOURISM?
a) Kerala
b) Karnataka
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Andhra Pradesh
ANS - C
5.
WHAT IS THE INDIA’S GDP GROWTH FORECAST
RATE FOR FY 17, AS PER UPDATED “WORLD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK” REPORT OF INTERNATIONAL
MONETARY FUND?
a) 6.5%
b) 6.6%
c) 7.1%
d) 6.2%
ANS - B
6.
HOW MUCH LOAN AMOUNT HAS BEEN SANCTIONED
BY WORLD BANK FOR “NAGALAND HEALTH PROJECT”?
a) $68 million
b) $88 million
c) $58 million
d) $48 million
ANS - D
7. RBI RAISED THE CASH WITHDRAWAL LIMIT FROM ATMS
FROM RS 4500 TO?
a) Rs 10000
b) Rs 6000
c) Rs 18000
d) Rs 15000
ANS - A
8.
WHICH STATE HAS INAUGURATED PETROLEUM
CONSERVATION CAMPAIGN ‘SAKSHAM 2017’?
a) Assam
b) Nagaland
c) Sikkim
d) Manipur
ANS - B
9.
WITH WHICH COUNTRY INDIA SIGNED A MOU
FOR COOPERATION IN COOPERATIVE SECTOR?
a) Bangladesh
b) Sri Lanka
c) Mauritius
d) Maldives
ANS - C
10. THE NOVEL “THE BOOK THIEF”
HAS BEEN WRITTEN BY?
a) John Boyne
b) Mary Shelley
c) Markus Zusak
d) Ernest Hemingway
ANS - C
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 18TH JAN 2017
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 18TH JAN 2017
(Daily News India)
1.
IMF LOWERS INDIA’S GDP GROWTH RATE TO 6.6% FROM 7.6%
i.
According to the World Economic Outlook report the International Monetary Fund
has lowered the India’s GDP growth rate for the current fiscal year by one
point to 6.6% from its previous estimate of 7.6 % due to the effect of
demonetization on consumption and expenditure.
ii.
IMF also cut India’s GDP forecast for 2017-18 by 0.4 points to 7.2 percent as
against previous forecast of 7.6 percent.
iv.
The global growth for 2016 was estimated at 3.1 % that remained unchanged from
previous forecast while for 2017 the global forecast is estimated at 3.4 % for
advanced and 3.6 % for developing economies.
2.
YES BANK LAUNCHES BUSINESS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM YES FINTECH
i.
Private sector lender YES BANK in collaboration with T-Hub, Anthill and Let’s
Talk Payments launched a unique business accelerator program “YES FINTECH” to
provide start-ups a platform for creating sustainable and market ready products
as well as provide innovative banking solutions to the customers.
ii.
YES FINTECH has invited start-ups applications from across the global community
on its website www.yesfintech.com. It will select top 12 start-ups for 15 week
dual destination program to be held in Mumbai and Hyderabad.
iii.
The focus areas will be payments, forex & treasury, trade finance, capital
markets, lending, customer value added services, enterprise software and
government risk & compliance.
iv.
T-Hub is India’s fastest growing start-up engine specialized in innovation,
scale and deal flow. Anthill and Let’s Talk Payments are global platform for
financial technology.
3.
RBI HIKES CASH WITHDRAWAL LIMIT FROM ATMS TO RS. 10,000 PER DAY
i.
The Reserve Bank of India from January 16, 2017 has increased the limit of cash
withdrawal from ATMs to Rs 10,000 per day from the current Rs 4,500 with
immediate effect.
ii.
However the bank made no changes to the weekly withdrawal limits which is Rs
24,000.
iii.
The total limit to withdraw from current accounts has also been increased to Rs
1,00,000 per week from the current limit of Rs 50,000 per week which will also
be applicable on the overdraft and cash credit accounts.
4.
PETROLEUM CONSERVATION CAMPAIGN ‘SAKSHAM 2017’ INAUGURATED IN NAGALAND
i.
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas inaugurated one month long oil and
gas conservation campaign “Saksham-2017” at a function in Unity College,
Dimapur in Nagaland.
ii.
The awareness campaign was inaugurated by chief guest Ramongo Lotha, secretary
Food and Civil Supplies.
iii.
The main objective of the campaign is to spread the awareness on fuel
conservation so as to minimize the wastage of petroleum products as the demand
for it remains high.
iv.
India is the Third largest global consumer of petroleum and imports 80 % of the
crude oil to meet the demand.
vi.
The awareness campaign on oil and gas conservation is conducted every year by
the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
5.
INDIA SIGNS FINANCING AGREEMENT WITH WORLD BANK FOR US$ 48 MILLION FOR
“NAGALAND HEALTH PROJECT”
i.
The Joint Secretary of Department of Economic Affairs Mr. Raj Kumar and Acting
Country Director of the World Bank Mrs. Genevieve Connors are signed financing
agreement for IDA credit of US$ 48 million for the ‘Nagaland Health Project’.
ii.
The Nagaland Health Project has approved by the World Bank. The deadline of
Nagaland health Project is 31st March, 2023.
iii.
Its objective is to improve health services and increase their utilization by
communities in targeted locations in Nagaland.
6.
INDIA, MAURITIUS SIGNED MOU FOR COOPERATION IN COOPERATIVE SECTOR
i.
India and Mauritius has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate
cooperation in the cooperative sector.
ii.
The MoU was signed by Business, Enterprise and Cooperatives Minister of
Mauritius Soomilduth Bholah and Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh.
iii.
Under this MoU, India will extend its expertise and technology to Mauritius in
fisheries, agro industry and dairy sectors. The MoU will enable the two
countries to collaborate in the cooperative and related sectors and benefit
thousands of Mauritians.
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED
ON TODAY’S NEWS
Q1.
WHAT IS THE INDIA’S GDP GROWTH FORECAST RATE FOR FY 17, AS PER UPDATED “WORLD
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK” REPORT OF INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND?
a) 6.5%
b) 6.6%
c) 7.1%
d) 6.2%
Q2.
HOW MUCH LOAN AMOUNT HAS BEEN SANCTIONED BY WORLD BANK FOR “NAGALAND HEALTH
PROJECT”?
a) $68 million
b) $88 million
c) $58 million
d) $48 million
Q3.
RBI RAISED THE CASH WITHDRAWAL LIMIT FROM ATMS FROM RS 4500 TO?
a) Rs 10000
b) Rs 6000
c) Rs 18000
d) Rs 15000
Q4.
WHICH STATE HAS INAUGURATED PETROLEUM CONSERVATION CAMPAIGN ‘SAKSHAM 2017’?
a) Assam
b) Nagaland
c) Sikkim
d) Manipur
Q5.
WITH WHICH COUNTRY INDIA SIGNED A MOU FOR COOPERATION IN COOPERATIVE SECTOR?
a) Bangladesh
b) Sri Lanka
c) Mauritius
d) Maldives
ANSWER:
1 - B 2 - D 3 - A 4 - B 5
- C
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 17TH JAN 2017
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 17TH JAN 2017
(Daily News India)
1. WPI INFLATION RISES TO 3.39% IN DECEMBER 2016
i.
Breaking a 3-month declining trend, wholesale inflation rose to 3.39% in
December 2016.
ii.
Wholesale price index-based inflation had stood at 3.15% in November 2016, and
minus 1.06% in December 2015.
iii.
The increase was mainly due to a rise in prices of manufactured items, even as
food articles turned cheaper.
iv.
According to Ministry of commerce and industry’s data, overall wholesale food
inflation fell to minus 0.7% in December 2016, from 1.54% in November. But
inflation in manufactured articles rose to 3.67% in December, from 3.2% in
November.
2.
2016 RECORDED AS COUNTRY'S WARMEST YEAR
i.
2016 was India's warmest year ever since the documenting of meteorological
records began in 1901.
ii.
The information was revealed by the India Meteorological Department in its
release named ‘statement of a climate of India, 2016'.
iii.
2016 was warmer than last year by 0.24 degree Celsius.
3.
APP NAMED ‘SEZ INDIA’ LAUNCHED BY COMMERCE MINISTRY
i.
The Commerce Ministry has launched a mobile app ‘SEZ India’ which provides
detailed information related to special economic zones.
ii.
The app and would help the SEZ units and developers to find information easily
and track their transactions on SEZ Online System.
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 15 & 16 JANUARY
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIR QUIZ – 15 & 16 JANUARY
1.
IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CITIES IS THE 3-DAY INTERNATIONAL KITE FESTIVAL 2017
ORGANIZED?
a) Mumbai
b) Patna
c) Lucknow
d) New Delhi
ANS - D
2.
WHICH STATE HAS LAUNCHED DIGITAL DAKIYA SCHEME TO ENCOURAGE DIGITAL LITERACY IN
THE STATE?
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Bihar
d) Himachal Pradesh
ANS - B
3.
HOW MUCH % HAS THE SEBI LOWERED THE BROKERS FEES TO REDUCE THE OVERALL COST OF
TRANSACTION?
a) 25 Percent
b) 10 Percent
c) 15 Percent
d) 20 Percent
ANS - A
4. WHO HAS WON THE BEST DIRECTOR
AWARD AT THE 62ND FILMFARE AWARDS 2017?
a) Shakun Batra
b) Nitesh Tiwari
c) Abhishek Chaubey
d) Karan Johar
ANS - B
5. THE INDIAN ARMY DAY IS
CELEBRATED ON?
a) January 11
b) January 13
c) January 15
d) January 8
ANS - C
6.
WHICH TELECOM COMPANY HAS RECENTLY
LAUNCHED A CUSTOMER ACQUISITION AND CUSTOMER COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT PROJECT
TO PROVIDE AADHAR BASED E-KYC SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS?
a) BSNL
b) Airtel
c) Reliance
d) Vodafone
ANS - A
7.
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF
FAMOUS INDIAN ACTOR RISHI KAPOOR?
a) Mera Naam Rishi Kapoor
b) Uncensored Rishi Kapoor: From
Beginning to End
c) Rishi Kapoor: The Householder,
the Star
d) Khullam Khulla: Rishi Kapoor
Uncensored
ANS - D
8.
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE OPERATION WHICH
LAUNCHED BY THE BORDER SECURITY FORCE TO MAINTAIN STRICT VIGIL AT THE
INTERNATIONAL BORDER OF RAJASTHAN?
a) Operation Sarhad Paar
b) Operation Fog Vigil
c) Operation Sard Hawa
d) Operation Safety
ANS - C
9. WHERE WAS THE 3RD NATIONAL CONFERENCE “JAL
MANTHAN-III” HELD?
a) Pune
b) New Delhi
c) Lucknow
d) Indore
ANS - B
10.
THE UNITED STATES HAS LIFTED TWO DECADE
ECONOMIC EMBARGO AGAINST WHICH COUNTRY?
a) Sudan
b) Kenya
c) Libya
d) Egypt
ANS - A
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 16TH JAN 2017
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 16TH JAN 2017
(Daily News India)
1.
BSF LAUNCHES OPERATION ‘SARD HAWA’ AT RAJASTHAN BORDER
i.
Border Security Force has launched its 14 day operation Sard Hawa at the western
international border of Rajasthan to check the instances of infiltration due to
the dense fog in the area.
ii.
Its main aim is to keep a hawks eye on the international border, where vigil
has been beefed-up and officers have also been asked to be part of operation to
motivate jawans.
2.
2017 NATIONAL CONFERENCE “JAL MANTHAN-III” HELD IN NEW DELHI
i.
The third National conference “Jal Manthan-III” was inaugurated by Union
Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti
in New Delhi.
ii.
The conference was organized by the Ministry of Water Resources, River
Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.
3.
FIRST EDITION OF ABU INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION DANCE FESTIVAL HELD IN HYDERABAD
i.
The first edition of the ABU International Television Dance Festival organized
by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union was held in Hyderabad.
ii.
Its main objective is to create a bridge between young people from different
parts of the world.
iii.
The event showcased the traditional and contemporary dance performances by
artistes from over 10 counties across the Asia-Pacific region.
iv.
The festival was inaugurated by the Union Information & Broadcasting
Minister M Venkaiah Naidu while the CM of Telangana, K. Chandrashekar Rao was
the guest of honour.
4.
US ENDS TWO-DECADE ECONOMIC SANCTION ON SUDAN
i.
The US President Barack Obama announced to end of a 20-year economic embargo on
Sudan by lifting trade and financial sanctions to build up ties with the
Sudanese government.
ii.
The announcement was made based on the efforts by the Government of Sudan to
improve the security in the region.
iii.
This will enable Sudan to receive imported goods and services from the US as
well as Sudan release frozen Sudanese property and assets held in the US
besides permitting the trade with the oil and gas industry in Sudan.
5.
BSNL LAUNCHES AADHAR BASED E-KYC PROJECT
i
.BSNL has launched its Customer Acquisition and Customer Communication
Management project that aims to digitalize business process to ensure faster
service, accurate customer responses and customer satisfaction.
ii.
The project provides an Aadhar based e-KYC service for immediate activation of
new mobile connections across the country.
iii.
Under this project the customers will have the convenience of Aadhar based fast
and efficient utilization of services by BSNL.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 15TH JAN 2017
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 15TH JAN 2017
(Daily News India)
1. PONGAL
BEING CELEBRATED WITH TRADITIONAL GAIETY IN TAMIL NADU
i. Pongal
the harvest festival is being celebrated in Tamil Nadu with traditional gaiety
and grandeur.
ii. The
whole State especially the rural areas is having a festive look to celebrate
Pongal.
iii. For as
long as people have been planting and gathering food, there has been some form
of harvest festival.
2. KERALA
LAUNCHED ITS FIRST SOLAR POWERED BOAT ADITYA
i. The CM of
Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the first solar-powered boat of the state
water transport department, Aditya at a function held in Vaikom boat Jetty in
Kerala.
ii. Piyush
Goyal, Minister of State with independent charge for New & Renewable
Energy, Solar Powered boat was the chief
guest.
3. 4TH
INTERNATIONAL KITE FESTIVAL BEGINS IN NEW DELHI
i. Fourth
International Kite Festival begins in New Delhi .
ii.
Professional kite flying experts from across India and the globe are taking
part in the three-day festival.
iii. A
special kite making demonstration will also be organized where professional
kite flyers will showcase their expertise and demonstrate the art of kite
making.
4. 69TH
ARMY DAY BEING OBSERVED ON 15TH JANUARY
i. The
Indian Army celebrated its 69th Army Day. The day is celebrated every year on
January 15 to respect the Lieutenant General of India, K. M. Cariappa who was
the first Indian Army’s Commander-in-Chief.
ii. Large
number of serving, veteran and civil dignitaries paid homage to martyrs at the
Vijay Smarak. To mark the day, Army Parade was organised in New Delhi.
Monday, January 16, 2017
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ - 13 & 14 JANUARY
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIR QUIZ - 13 & 14 JANUARY
1.
WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE NEW HIGH COMMISSIONER OF INDIA TO THE REPUBLIC OF
SEYCHELLES?
a) Sankara Subbu
b) Ausaf Sayeed
c) Mamta Rohit
d) S.S. Sundram
ANS - B
2. WHO OF THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN
SWORN IN AS THE PRESIDENT OF NICARAGUA?
a) Luis Guillermo SolĂs
b) Trey Parker
c) Daniel Ortega
d) Danny Faure
ANS - C
3. WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE
CEO OF OLA FLEET TECHNOLOGIES?
a) Travis Kalanick
b) Prashant Malhotra
c) Sanjay Kapoor
d) Shalabh Seth
ANS - D
4.
WHO IS THE AUTHOR OF THE NEW CYBER VOCABULARY BOOK CYBER PATHSHALA THAT WAS
RELASED BY THE HRD MINISTER PRAKASH JAVADEKAR?
a) Tarun Vijay
b) Amitabh Sinha
c) Ravikant Garg
d) Amit Shah
ANS - A
5.
WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED THE PRESIDENT OF BMW FOR INDIA OPERATIONS WITH EFFECT
FROM MARCH 1, 2017?
a) Dieter Zetsche
b) Vikram Pawah
c) Atul Chopra
d) Guenter Butschek
ANS - B
6.
IN WHICH CITY WAS THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DISABILITY COMMUNICATION
HELD?
a) Mumbai
b) New Delhi
c) Indore
d) Chennai
ANS - A
7.
THE UNION GOVERNMENT HAS ANNOUNCED TO INCREASE THE MINIMUM PENSION FOR THE
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES TO RS.________ PER PERSON.
a) Rs. 9500
b) Rs. 7000
c) Rs. 10,500
d) Rs. 9000
ANS - C
8.
WITH WHICH COUNTRY JAPAN HAS SIGNED AN AGREEMENT ON JANUARY 13, 2017 TO PROVIDE
AN AID PACKAGE OF 1 TRILLION YEN FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS TO STRENGTHEN THE
BILATERAL RELATION?
a) Cambodia
b) Vietnam
c) Philippines
d) Malaysia
ANS - D
9.
WHICH GUIDED ROCKET SYSTEM WAS SUCCESSFULLY TEST-FIRED BY INDIA OFF ODISHA COAST?
a) Pinaka I
b) Pinaka II
c) Dhruv II
d) Shiva I
ANS - B
10.
WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF TATA CONSULTANCY
SERVICES?
a) Binny Bansal
b) Kunal Shah
c) Vijay Shekhar Sharma
d) Rajesh Gopinathan
ANS - D