DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 3RD JAN 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 3^RD JAN 2017

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1. ANDHRA CM CHANDRABABU NAIDU LAUNCHES AROGYA RAKSHA SCHEME

i. CM of Andhra Pradesh Chandrababu Naidu has  launched a new health scheme, Arogya Raksha Scheme at Tummalapalli Kalakshetram in Vijayawada to provide the medical treatment to the people of the Above Poverty Line at Rs. 1200 premium per annum.

ii. This Scheme would provide health insurance coverage to about 35 Lakh APL families in the state.

iii. Under this scheme, an end-to-end cashless service would be rendered to a total of 1044 diseases covered.

iv. To avail the Arogya Raksha scheme benefits, every individual of the family would be required to pay Rs. 100 per month or Rs. 1200 per annum as policy premium

2. NHPC CMD HONOURED AT 10TH ENERTIA AWARDS

i. State-run National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Chairman and MD K M Singh has been conferred the 'Power & Energy Persona's Award for Individual Excellence' at the 10th ENERTIA Awards.

ii. Singh received the award from Former Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Upendra Tripathy.

3. INDIAN ORIGIN APPOINTED TO TOP MILITARY POST IN KYRGYZSTAN

i. An Indian-origin Saudi-based entrepreneur Shaikh Rafik Mohammed has been appointed Major General of Kyrgyzstan.

ii. He is appointed by Ali Mirza, Defence Minister of Kyrgyzstan at an official ceremony held in the country.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 2ND JAN 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 2^ND JAN 2017

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1.  MORI IN ANDHRA PRADESH GETS SMART DIGITAL VILLAGE TAG

i. Mori village in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, sealed its place on India's digital map by transforming completely into a Smart Digital Village.

ii. All the 1189 households in the village with a population of 4500 became fully digital as Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu finally launched the AP FiberNet project that will provide internet at a speed of 15 mbps, WiFi, a telephone connection and 250 cable television channels for a total price of Rs 149 per month.

2.  26 CRORE ACCOUNTS OPEN UNDER JAN DHAN YOJANA 

i. Over 26 crore accounts have been opened under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana across the country.

ii. This Scheme was launched by the PM Narendra Modi on August, 2014 with the objective of covering all households with at least one bank account.

3. WORLD FAMOUS 11-DAY GALA FESTIVAL BARGARH DHANUA JATRA BEGINS IN ODISHA

i. Odisha's World famous 11-day gala festival Bargarh Dhanua Jatra is all set to begin. All rituals were performed before Goddess Samaleswari, the presiding deity of the event.

ii. Dhanu Jatra is an annual drama-based open air theatrical performance celebrated in a 6 km radius in and around Bargarh municipality.

4. GUJARAT CM VIJAY RUPANI DEDICATED INDIA’S FIRST LASER TECHNOLOGY-BASED ADVANCED AVMS RTO CHECK-POST AT SHAMLAJI

i. Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani dedicated India's first laser technology-based advanced AVMS RTO check-post at Shamlaji of Aravalli district .

ii. The check-post is equipped with advanced ray technology with a cost of Rs 4.72 crore. Along with this  Rupani also laid foundation stones of various developmental works worth Rs 30 crore in tribal area of Aravalli district.

iii. The income from this check posts will be used  for welfare of poor, deprived and last-person of the state.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 1ST JAN 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 1^ST JAN 2017

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1. PM ANNOUNCES NUMBER OF MEASURES ON NEW YEAR’S EVENING

i. PM Modi made a series of announcements aimed at the welfare of the entire Citizen of the Country with main focus on the senior citizens, farmers, rural housing, women and small entrepreneurs to lighten the burden of demonetization.

ii. 3 crore Kisan Credit Cards will be transformed to RuPay credit cards. Additional fund of 20,000 crore given to NABARD to give loans to farmers.

iii. PM says small traders and businesses with a turnover of up to Rs 2 crore, 6% tax will be levied instead of 8% if they accept payments through banking and digital means.

iv. For pregnant women, a national scheme launched. Would be Mothers will get Rs. 6,000 for their delivery, vaccination, and nutritious meals.

2. RBI EXTENDS THE DEMONETIZED CURRENCY EXCHANGE DATE FOR NRIS

i. The Reserve Bank of India has taken a relief providing decision for the Non-Resident Indian and Indian Citizens who were staying abroad since November 9 to December 31 post demonetization decision.

ii. The Indian Citizens can exchange their demonetized notes up to March 31, 2017 while the Non Resident Indian citizens can avail this facility up to June 30, 2017.

iii. The bank informed that there would not be any limit for Indian residents while for the NRIs the maximum limit would be Rs 25,000.

3. JUSTICE MIAN SAQIB NISAR APPOINTED AS 25TH CHIEF JUSTICE OF PAK

i. Justice Mian Saqib Nisar has taken oath as the 25th Chief Justice of Pakistan.

ii. Justice Nisar has replaced Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali.

4. SIKKIM BECAME INDIA’S FIRST FULLY ORGANIC STATE

i. Sikkim has emerged as the India’s first fully organic state by converting around 75,000 hectares of agricultural land into sustainable cultivation.

ii. PM Narendra Modi formally certified Fully Organic State Status to Sikkim at a sustainable agriculture conference in Gangtok.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ - 1 & 2 JANUARY

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ - 1 & 2 JANUARY

1. PM MODI ON DECEMBER 31 HAS ANNOUNCED TO CONVERT HOW MANY KISAN CREDIT CARD INTO RUPAY CARD IN THE NEXT 3 MONTHS?

a) 3 Crore

b) 7 Crore

c) 5 Crore

d) 10 Crore

ANS - A

2. WHO OF THE FOLLOWING HAS APPOINTED AS THE 25TH CHIEF JUSTICE OF PAKISTAN?

a) Nazir Ahmed Butt

b) Mian Saqib Nisar

c) Mazhar Jami

d) Rizwan Akhtar

ANS - B

3. WHICH TWO NEW HINDI WRITERS HAVE BEEN CONFERRED WITH THE 2016  BHARATIYA JNANPITH NAVLEKHAN AWARD?

a) Vishnu Nagar and Govind Prasad

b) Tasneem Khan and Upasana

c) Madhusudan Anan and Om Nischal

d) Shraddha and Ghyansham Devansh

ANS - D

4. WHAT IS THE NEW EXTENDED DEADLINE ANNOUNCED BY THE RBI FOR THE NON RESIDENT INDIAN CITIZENS TO EXCHANGE THE DEMONETIZED NOTES?

a) June 30, 2017

b) March 31, 2017

c) July 31, 2017

d) April 1, 2017

ANS - A

5. PM MODI ANNOUNCED HOW MUCH FINANCIAL BENEFIT TO THE PREGNANT WOMEN IN RURAL AREAS AS?

a) Rs. 4000

b) Rs. 2500

c) Rs. 6000

d) Rs. 5500

ANS - C

6.  WHO HAS BEEN HONORED AS THE WORLD’S BEST PLAYMAKER 2016 BY THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF FOOTBALL HISTORY AND STATISTICS?

a) Andrés Iniesta

b) Lionel Messi

c) Riyad Mahrez

d) Toni Kroos

ANS - B

7.  WHICH INDIAN TENNIS PLAYER HAS ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE PROFESSIONAL TENNIS ON 01 JANUARY 2017?

a) Rohan Bopanna

b) Yuki Bhambri

c) Sumit Nagal

d) Somdev Devvarman

ANS - D

8.  WHO OF THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN SWORN IN AS THE NEW MAJOR GENERAL OF KYRGYZSTAN?

a) Amal Al Qubaisi

b) Khalifa bin Zayed

c) Shaikh Rafik Mohammed

d) Abdil Segizbaev

ANS - C

9.  WHO HAS WON THE 2016 MUBADALA WORLD TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP?

a) Rafael Nadal

b) Stan Wawrinka

c) Milos Raonic

d) David Ferrer

ANS - A

10.  WHICH E-COMMERCE FIRM HAS PLANNED TO LAUNCH AN “AIRBORNE FULFILLMENT CENTER” TO DEPLOY DRONES FOR DELIVERING ITS ITEMS IN MINUTES?

a) Flipkart

b) Alibaba

c) Amazon

d) Snapdeal

ANS - C

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MONTHLY GK CAPSULE (NEWSPAPER ANALYSIS) Dec. 2016

Monthly GK Capsules of Dec. 2016

Here is the new Monthly GK Capsules. This time we are going to share official PDF file of AAA-Bright Academy which contains Monthly GK updates of Dec. 2016. So if you are preparing for any Government, Bank, Railways, SSC Examination this PDF file is very helpful to you. All the best to all participants for the upcoming Examination.

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Weekly Current Affairs PPT for All Government Examination ( 25-31 Dec. 2016)

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GK Questions Asked in IBPS Clerk Mains Exam on 01st Jan. 2017

1.      Hand in Hand joint Military exercise – Between India and China ( begins in Pune )

2.      Gobind Sagar dam located in – Himachal Pradesh

3.      Balamurali krishnan who passed related to –  Indian Carnatic vocalist

4.      Which ETS having hourly time – NEFT

5.      P in EFTPOS stand for –  Electronic funds transfer at Point of Sale

6.      Kumarakom bird sanctuary in which state – Kerala

7.      Global citizen fest held in which state – Maharashtra, Mumbai

8.      Commercial Paper (Promissory note) are issued by –  Corporate companies

9.      India signs 145 M777 howitzer deal with which country – U.S.A

10.  Limit of foreign investment in Universal banks – 74%

11.  Which Microfinance is a universal bank – Bandhan Bank

12.  Theme of International Day of Persons with Disabilities – Achieving 17 Goals for the Future We Want

13.  Rabobank HQ – Utrecht, Netherland

14.  Full form of MMID – Mobile Money Identification Number

15.  Lending of RBI to commercial banks is called as – Repo Rate

16.  International children prize to which kid from UAE –  Kehkashan Basu

17.  Initially shares in RBI  owned by –  Private shareholders

18.  Payment bank having 100% equity participation by govt – IPPB

19.  Bollywood based theme park in – Dubai

20.  Now, One time Request for OTP not required for transaction upto  – Rs. 2000

21.  RBI working group chaired by –  Sudarshan Sen

22.  207 km bicycle highway inaugurate in which state – Uttar Pradesh

23.  Heart of Asia summit 2016 held in – Amritsar, india

24.  Immortals of Meluha authored by –  Amish Tripathi

25.  International Criminal Court HQ – Hague, Netherland

26.  BSBDA account can be extended to how many months after submitting OVD – 12 Months

27.  Best performing actor at Asia Pacific Screen Awards- Manoj Vajpayee

28.  Current and saving account that don’t operate for a period more than 2 yrs are called as – Dormant Account

29.  NBFC accept deposits for a maximum period of – 60 Months

30.  Irom sharmila belongs to which state – Manipur

31.  National Financial Switch (NFS) Developed by – IDBRT

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 31st DEC 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 31^st DEC 2016

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1. BIHAR GOVERNMENT APPROVES 50 % RESERVATION IN JUDICIAL SERVICES

 i. The Bihar Cabinet has declared 50 per cent reservation in all judicial services for aspirants belonging to the Extremely Backward Classes, Other Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

ii. The reservation will be in both Superior Judicial Services and Subordinate Judicial Services.

2. DIGITAL PAYMENTS: MEITY TEAMS UP WITH CAIT TO TRAIN RETAIL MERCHANTS

 i. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has decided to team-up with Confederation of All India Traders to further promote digital payments among the retail community.

ii. As many as 1 crore shopkeepers in about 1,000 towns of the country will be trained on digital payments under a memorandum of understanding between MeitY and CAIT

3. CHINA'S ALIBABA TO OPEN FIRST INDIA OFFICE IN MUMBAI

 i. Chinese e-retail giant Alibaba, which has made investments in India's Snapdeal and Paytm, is setting up its first office in India in Mumbai.

ii. The office will be located at the commercial Bandra-Kurla Complex in Mumbai.

iii. 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.

4. RBI EXTENDS LOAN REPAYMENT WINDOW TO 90 DAYS

 i. The Reserve Bank of India has asked lenders to provide borrowers 90 days for repayment of housing, car, farm and other loans worth up to 1 crore rupees.

II. RBI has decided to provide another 30 days over and above the existing 60 days.

5. RANVEER SINGH BECOMES NEW AMBASSADOR OF THUMPS UP

 i. Coca-Cola India has signed Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh as brand ambassador for its Thums Up brand.

ii. The company launched new thematic campaign starring Ranveer Singh in its 'Toofani' series, nearly four months after ending association with Bollywood superstar Salman Khan.

6. RISHI KAPOOR'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY TO RELEASE ON 15 JANUARY 2017

 i. Bollywood veteran Rishi Kapoor's autobiography titled Khullam Khulla will hit the stands on January 15 next year.

ii. The book's title has been borrowed from the 64-year-old actor's famous song Khullam Khulla Pyar Karenge Hum Dono.

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