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Saturday, March 28, 2015

DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 27 MARCH 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 27 MARCH 2015
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                                                INTERNATIONAL NEWS

1) INDIA SINGED 6 AGREEMENTS WITH QATAR:
Ø  India and Qatar signed 6 agreements to increase commercial and economic exchanges between the two nations.
Ø  The deal was signed in New Delhi between the Prime minister of India Narendra Modi and Emir of Qatar, sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani.
Ø  The six agreements were as follows:
Ø  Agreement on transfer of sentenced persons.
Ø  MoU for co-operation in the field of information and communication technology.
Ø  MoU between ministry of earth sciences and Qatar Meteorological department for scientific and technical cooperation.
Ø  MoU between diplomatic institute of MOFA, Qatar and Foreign Service Institute, MEA
Ø  MoU for co-operation in the field of Radio and Television.
Ø  Agreement for Mutual Co-operation and Exchange of News.
Ø  Note:    The deals have a special focus on the make in India Initiative.
Ø  Capital of Qatar – Doha
Ø  Currency of Qatar - Riyal

2)  BIOLOGICALLY USEFUL NITROGEN DISCOVERED ON MARS:
Ø  NASA’s curosity rover found evidence of nitrogen on the surface of mars.
Ø  Nitrogen was found in the form of Nitric Oxide which was released when Martian sediments were heated.
Ø  The Discovery is significant because of the critical role of nitrogen as the building block of RNA and DNA which control life processes.
      Note: NASA- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Ø  RNA – Ribonucleic Acid
Ø  DNA – Deoxyribonucleic Acid
Ø  Curosity Rover was launched on 26th November 2011 by NASA (U.S.A.)

                                  
3)   TWITTER LAUNCHES A NEW APP:
Ø  Twitter launches a new app , ‘ Periscope’.
Ø  Periscope is a streaming video application. It allows anyone to steam live video to a wide audience with their smartphone.

NATIONAL NEWS

4) MINISTERY OF RAILWAYS CONSTITUTED AJAY SHANKAR COMMITTEE:
Ø  Ministry of Railways has constituted Ajay Shankar committee to review PPP cell functioning.
Ø  Ajay Shankar is a former secretary, Department of Industrial policy and promotion (DIPP) under Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
Ø  PPP – Public Private Partnership
      Note:   Suresh Prabhu is the Union Railway Minister
      EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
1.     Ajay Shankar Committee is constituted by which Union Ministry?
a.       Railway Ministry
b.      Ministry of Minority Affairs
c.       HRD Ministry
d.      Finance Ministry

5)  CCEA APPROVED THE NATIONAL SUPER COMPUTING MISSION:
Ø  Union Cabinet committee on Economic Affairs under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the National Supercomputing mission.
Ø  The National Super Computing Mission is aimed at bringing the high performance computing (HPC) facilities.
Ø  The mission will be implemented at an estimated cost of 4500 crore rupees over a period of seven years.
Ø  This mission will be implemented Jointly by DST and Deity.
Ø  DST – Department of Science and Technology
Ø  Deity – Department of Electronics and Information technology.
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
1.     Who is the head of the CCEA?
a.       Sonia Gandhi
b.      Narendra Modi
c.       Atal Bihari Vajpayee
d.      Amit Shah

6)  PM LAUNCHES PRAGATI PLATFORM:
Ø  Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches PRAGATI platform for redressal of grievances of common man.
Ø  It aims at monitoring and reviewing Union Government programmes and projects as well as projects flagged by state governments.
Ø  PRAGATI :– Pro- Active Governance and Timely Implementation platform.

7)  DSIJ GETS PSU AWARD:
Ø  Dalal Street Investment Journal was presented 6th Public Sector Undertakings Award.
Ø  List of Important Awardees:
Ø  Maharatna of the year – Manufacturing -  NTPC
Ø  Most Effefient Maharatna –Manufacturing – BHEL
Ø  Best General Insurance Company – New India Assurance Company
Ø  Navratna of the year – Non-Manufacturing – PFC
Ø  Most Efficient Public Sector Bank – Bank of Baroda

Ø  Fastest Growing Maharatna – Non-Manufacturing – Coal India.
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Thursday, March 26, 2015

BAKING AWARENESS QUIZ QUESTIONS PART-2

BANKING TEST - 2 
1.     Savings Accounts can be opened by
1)        All individuals fulfilling KY C norms
2)        All tax payers
3)        All individuals above the age of 18
4)        All businessmen
5)        All students below the age of 18
2.     Choose the correct sentence
1)        KYC norms are not applicable for Financial Inclusion
2)        Loans can be granted to students at a low rate of interest
3)        Home loans are not useful for public
4)        NRI customers are not profitable customers
5)        Online marketing is very costly
3.   In a Savings Account, money can be deposited on
1)        Monthly basis
2)        As per the convenience of the depositor
3)        Annual basis        
4)        In one lump sum
5)        Quarterly basis
4.  Which of the following terms is not related to banking?
1)  Repayment     
2)  Loan
3)  NPA                 
4)  Fasting
5)  Deposit
5. Insurance cover for bank deposits in our country is provided by-
1)  SBI                   
2)  Government of India
3)  GIC                   
4)  LIC
5)  DICGC
6. The Headquarters of International Monetary Fund (IMF) is in—
1)  Manila
2)  Paris
3)  Washington DC          
4)  London     
5)  Jakarta
7. What does the letter 'L' stands for in the term LAF commonly used in financial/economic news?
1)  Liquidity                        
2)  Least
3)  Liabilities                    
4)  Long
5)  Liquid
8. Which of the following is not a primary function of a Bank?
1)  Granting Loans
2)  Collecting Cheques/Drafts of customers
3)  Facilitating import of goods
4)  Issuing Bank Drafts
5)  Selling Gold/Silver Coins
9. Which of the following represents correct meaning of 'REPO RATE’?
1)  Rate on which RBI sells Government Securities to Banks
2)  Rate for borrowing rupees by banks from RBI
3)  Rate offered by banks to their prime customers
4)  Rate applicable for grant of priority sector loans
5)  None of these
10.   Which bank is the banker to the Central Government?
1) Central Bank of India
2) Reserve Bank of India
3) Punjab National Bank
4) State Bank of India
5) All of these 
ANSWER

1.     1
2.     2
3.     2
4.     4
5.     5
6.     3
7.     1
8.     3
9.     2
10.2
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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 26 MARCH 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 26 MARCH 2015
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1) RUTH PORAT BECOMES NEW CFO OF GOOGLE INC:
Ø  Google Inc has appointed Ruth Porat to be the new Chief Financial Officer.
Ø  Ruth Porat will succeed Patrick Pichette who announced his retirement.
Ø  Currently Ruth Porat is working as CFO at Morgan Stanlay.
Note:    CEO of Google – Larry Page

2)  EIH APPOINTED NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR:
Ø  Vikramjit Singh Oberoi is appointed as the new Managing Director of EIH ltd.
Ø  Vikramjit Singh Oberoi will succeed Shib Shanker Mukherjee.
Ø  Currently Vikram Oberoi is a joint MD and COO (Chief Operating Officer).
Note: EIH limited runs the Oberoi hotels under the aegis of the Oberoi group.

3)   MAHARASHTRA GETS RS 2000 CRORE FROM CENTRE:
Ø  Union Government has sanctioned 2000 crore rupees for drought hit districts of Maharashtra.
Ø  The high level committee(HLC) of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has sanctioned 2000 crore rupees to Maharashtra under NDRF.
Ø  HLC comprised of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Finance Minister Arun Jatley and Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh.
Ø  NDRF – National Disaster Relief Fund
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
1.     Which state got Rs. 2000 crore under NDRF?
a.       Rajasthan
b.      Maharashtra
c.       Sikkim
d.      Himachal Pradesh

4) 3 YEARS OLD BECOMES YOUNGEST ARCHER TO ENTER INDIA BOOK OF RECORDS:
Ø  Dolly Shivani Cherukuri of Andhra Pradesh becomes the youngest Archer to enter India Book of Records.
Ø  Dolly Shivani Cherukuri of 3 years scored 388 points in the recurve segment in two distances , seven and five meters at volga archery academy in vijayawada.
Ø  Dolly Shivani cherukuri shot 36 arrows each from 5 mtrs and 7 mtrs to score 388 points.
Note:   AAI – Archery Association of India.
·         She was 9 days less than three years at the time of entering the India Book of Records.

5)  3 ISVs COMMISSIONED IN VISHAKHAPATNAM:
Ø  Indian Navy has commissioned 3 immediate Support Vessels (ISVs) in Vishakhapatnam.

Ø  Vice Admiral Satish Soni commissioned three ISV’s comprising T-38, T-39  and T-40 at the Vishakhapatnam Naval Dockyard in Andhra Pradesh.
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