Daily Current Affairs 11th Feb. 2016 (Free GK Updates)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 11 FEB 2016

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1. CSO RELEASED ADVANCE ESTIMATES OF NATIONAL INCOME 2015-16

i. Central Statistics Office under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation released the Advance Estimates of National Income for the financial year 2015-16.

ii. Main highlights of Advance Estimates

a.    The growth in GDP during 2015-16 is estimated at 7.6 %

b.   The sectors which are likely to register growth rate of over 7.0 % are financial, real estate and professional services, trade, hotels, transport, communication and services related to broadcasting, and manufacturing.

c.    The per capita income in real terms during 2015-16 is likely to attain a level of 77431 rupees

d.   The consumer price index has shown a rise of 4.8 % during April-December, 2015-16

e.    GDP at current prices in the year 2015-16 is likely to attain a level of 135.67 lakh crore rupees

f.     The per capita net national income during 2015-16 is estimated to be 93231 rupees

2. MARINE MUSEUM INAUGRATED AT THE MARINE AQUARIUM AND REGIONAL CENTRE IN DIGHA

i. The Marine Museum was inaugurated at the Marine Aquarium and Regional Centre of Zoological Survey of India in Digha West Bengal.

ii. The newly constructed museum is open to the public contains Fish gallery, Coral gallery, and Molluscan gallery.

iii. It would help the students and public for the purpose of awareness on marine biodiversity conservations.

iv. Zoological Survey of India is a premier Indian organisation in zoological research and studies.

v. It was established on 1^st July 1916 to promote the survey, exploration and research of the fauna in the region.

3. NATIONAL AROGYA FAIR 2016 CONCLUDED AT DEHRADUN

i. The 4 day National Arogya Fair held at Dehradun in Uttarakhand.

ii. The themes were based on Immune system, Homeopathy in Women's disorders, Treatment in Ayurveda, Yog se Arogya and Non-Communicable Diseases management in Siddha System etc

iii. It was organized by AYUSH the Union Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa Rigpa and Homoeopathy

4. WORLD’S LARGEST CONCENTRATED SOLAR PLANT OPENED IN MOROCCO

i. The Noor Ouarzazate Solar Complex world’s largest solar power plant was opened in the Souss-Massa-Drâa area in Morocco

ii.The plant holds the capacity to produce enough energy to power over one million homes by 2018.

5. INDIA RANKS 37TH ON USCC’S 2016 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INDEX

i. Intellectual Property Index is released  by United States Chamber of Commerce  India was ranked 37th among the surveyed 38 countries.

ii. These 38 countries benchmarked in the 2016 index accounts for nearly 85% of the global GDP.

iii. Venezuela ranked lowest below India at 38th position .

iv. Top place is grabbed by US followed by UK then Germany etc.

6. GOVERNMENT SANCTIONS RS.580 CRORE FOR AGARTALA-AKHAURA RAIL LINK PROJECT

i. Union Government has sanctioned 580 crore rupees for Agartala-Akhaura railway link Project to connect Kolkata with Tripura via Bangladesh.

ii. The sanctioned fund will be used for the laying of the five km railway track up to Bangladesh border from Agartala.

iii. It was started after Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to India in January 2010 when both countries had agreed to lay the railway track.

iv. This project will play important role to improve connectivity and boost trade between the two countries.

v. It will also reduce the current 1700 km road distance between Kolkata to Agartala via narrow Chicken Neck Siliguri corridor to just 350 km by railway.

7. INDIA’S FIRST AVIATION PARK TO COME UP IN GUJARAT

i. Gujarat state government has decided to set up India’s first aviation park near Bagodara village in Ahmedabad district to strengthen the aviation sector.

ii. State government has given this task to Gujarat State Aviation Infrastructure Company Ltd .

iii. It is an integrated aviation park that aims to provide a single platform for manufacturing activities and human resources related to the aviation sector. 

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PREVIOUS PAPERS OF PUNJAB PUDA & MC EXAM 2015 VERY IMPORTANT FOR PATWARI MAINS EXAM

PREVIOUS PAPERS OF PUNJAB PUDA EXAM 2015 

VERY IMPORTANT FOR PATWARI MAINS EXAM

Now this time we are going to share previous year papers of Punjab Puda Exam 2015. These question papers are really very important for Patwari Examination 2016. So download them and study them carefully before the Mains Exam. All the Best.

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Daily Current Affairs 10th Feb. 2016 (Free GK Updates)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 10 FEB 2016

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1. NATIONAL DEWORMING DAY OBSERVED ON 10^TH FEBRUARY

i. National Deworming Day is observed on 10^th feburary.

ii. The day is observed to combat parasitic worm infections among preschool and school-age children.

iii.National Deworming Day is observed to reduce  the threat of parasitic worm infections  affecting about 24 crore children in India .

UNION MINISTER FOR HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE: JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA

2. RBI RELEASED REPORT ON INTRODUCTION OF INTEREST RATE OPTIONS IN INDIA

i. The Reserve Bank of India released the Report of the Working Group on Introduction of Interest Rate Options in India.

ii.The report committee was headed by Prof PG Apte.

iii. Recommendations of the Committee

a.    To start simple call and put Options, floors,caps, collars and swaptions

b.   Fixed Income Money Market and Derivatives Association of India /Financial Benchmark India Private Limited may come out with the list of eligible domestic money or debt market rates as benchmarks.

c.    No documentation relating to underlying exposure may be required for exposures up to 5 crore rupees, large corporate may also be allowed to take hedging positions for their anticipated interest rate exposures.

3. HINDU MARRIAGE BILL 2015 APPROVED IN PAKISTAN

i. The National Assembly committee of Pakistan passed Hindu Marriage Bill 2015.

ii. The committee adopted the bill he minimum age of the marrying male and female is fixed at 18 and making the law applicable to the whole of Pakistan.

iii.Before this act Hindus in Pakistan have been living without documentation of their marital status .

4. JUSTICE DHIRENDRA HIRALAL WAGHELA APPOINTED AS CHIEF JUSTICE OF BOMBAY HIGH COURT

i. Justice Dhirendra Hiralal Waghela was appointed the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court.

ii.Justice Waghela, presently serving as the Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court.

5. RAJENDRA K PACHAURI APPOINTED AS EXECUTIVE VICE CHAIRMAN OF TERI

i. Rajendra Kumar Pachauri has been appointed as Executive Vice Chairman of The Energy and Resources Institute .

ii. The Energy and Resources Institute is a non-profit research institution that conducts research work in the fields of energy, environment and sustainable development.

iii.It was established in 1974.

6. MAHARASHTRA TOPS IN INTERNET READINESS INDEX

i. Maharastra has topped in the Index of Internet Readiness of Indian States

ii. The purpose of the report was to help governments and business to leverage the strength internet penetration and suggest policy measures to be taken for improvements.

iii.Internet readiness aims to provide more clear picture of the digital ecosphere.

iv.Top 5 states in the internet readiness index are Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Telengana and Tamil Nadu.

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Quant Quiz-2 for LIC-AAO, SBI Clerk Examination 2016

QUANT QUIZ-2 FOR LIC –AAO & SBI EXAM

AVERAGE

1. Rahul bought 20 books at the rate of Rs 10 each, 45 pens at the rate of Rs 5 each and 15 pencils at the rate of Rs 3 each. Calculate the average price of all the stationary goods.

a. Rs. 5.875               

b. Rs. 5                                  

c. Rs. 6.023               

d. 7.25                                   

e. None of these

2. The average age of 25 boys in a class decreases by 6 months when a boy takes the place of a 20 year old boy. Find out the age of new boy.

a. 10.5 yr                               

b. 7.5 yr                     

c. 8.5 yr                                 

d. 6.5 yr                     

e. none of these

3. The average monthly income of 4 earning members of a family is Rs 7350. One member passes away and the average monthly income becomes Rs 6500. What was the monthly income of the person, who is no more:

a. Rs. 6928                

b. Rs. 8200                

c. 9900                                  

d. 13850                   

e. none of these

4. A cricketer has a certain average for 10 innings. In the eleventh innings, he scored 216 runs, thereby increasing his average by 12 runs. Find out his new average:

a. 96                          

b. 84                          

c. 97                           

d. 87                          

e. none of these

5. The average age of 54 girls in a class was calculated as 14 yrs. It was later realized that the actual age of one of the girls in the class was 10.5 yrs, but it was calculated as 13 yrs. What is the actual average age of the girls in the class?( find the approximate answer.)

a. 10.50 yr                

b. 12.50 yr                

c. 12 yr                                  

d. 14 yr                                 

e. none of these

6. Nine friends have a dinner in a hotel. Eight of them spent Rs 12 each on their meals and the ninth spent Rs 16 more than the average expenditure of all the nine. Find out the total money spent by them.

a. Rs. 126                              

b. Rs. 135                  

c. Rs 111                   

d. Rs 141                   

e. none of these

7. In a certain examination, the average marks of an examinee is 64 per paper. If he had obtained 18 more marks for his Mathematics paper and 4 more marks in his English paper, his average per paper would have been 66. How many papers were there in the examination:

a. 11                          

b. 13                          

c. 9                             

d.15                           

e. none of these

8. A person travels in his car and covers  part of his journey with 8 km/hr,  part with 6 km/hr and remaining  part with a speed of 10 km/hr. Find out his average speed during the whole journey.

a. 6.83 km/hr                       

b. 9 km/hr                

c. 4 km/hr                 

d. 8.5 km/hr             

e. none of these

9. The average of 5 consecutive odd natural numbers is k. If 2 more such numbers, just next to the previous 5 numbers are added, the new average becomes.

a.                        

b.                         

c.                        

d.                            

e. none of these

10. The average age of all the 100 employees in an office is 29 yrs, where  employees are ladies and the ratio of average age of man to women is 5:7.The average age of female employees is:

a. 18 yrs                                

b. 35 yrs                    

c. 25 yrs                    

d. 40 yrs                    

e. none of these

Answers

1.A , 2.B , 3.C , 4.A , 5.D , 6.A , 7.A , 8.A , 9.D , 10.

Quant Quiz-2 Complete EXPLANATION

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Daily Current Affairs 9th Feb. 2016 (Free GK Updates)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 9 FEB 2016

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1. INDIA AND NEPAL COMBINED MILITARY EXERCISE SURYA KIRAN IX STARTED IN UTTARAKHAND

i. India and Nepal Combined Military Exercise Surya Kiran IX has been started in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand.

ii. During Surya Kiran IX exercise both armies will focus on upgradation of practical and tactical skills by sharing each other’s experiences.

iii. They will also focus on enhancing interoperability in Counter Terrorism and Jungle Warfare operations in mountain terrain.

2. VISHAL MEHTA APPOINTED AS PRESIDENT OF INTERNATIONAL GROWN DIAMOND ASSOCIATION

i. Vishal Mehta was appointed as the President of the International Grown Diamond Association.

ii. It is a newly formed platform of more than Ten leading grown diamond producers, distributors and retailers.

iii. It is founded by the US with an aim to serve as the central path of communication,development and growth of the industry.

3. JOSHNA CHINAPPA CLINCHED SQUASH INDIVIDUAL GOLD AT THE SOUTH ASIAN GAMES

i. Joshna Chinappa grabbed  the gold medal in women's individual squash at the South Asian Games in Guwahati.

ii. He won the gold medal after defeating Maria Toorpaki Wazir of Pakistan.

 4. 12^TH SOUTH ASIAN GAMES INAUGURATED IN GUWAHATI

i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated  12^th  South Asian Games at the Indira Gandhi Athletics Stadium in Guwahati, Assam.

ii. The South Asian Games demonstrate 3-Ts which means Team Work, Togetherness and Talent.

iii. 2500 athletes from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives will be part of the games.

iv. The official slogan of the Games is ‘Play for Peace, Progress and Prosperity’.

v. The official mascot of the event is Tikhor, a one-horned rhino.

5. FORMER NEPAL PRIME MINISTER SUSHIL KOIRALA DIED

i. Nepal’s former Prime Minister Sushil Koirala passed away in Kathmandu due to chronic respiratory problem.

ii. Sushil Koirala had played important role  in adoption of Nepal's new constitution in September 2015

6. MAHINDRA AMC RECEIVED SEBI NOD FOR MUTUAL FUND BUSINESS

i. Mahindra Asset Management Company received Securities and Exchange Board of India’s  approval  for starting the Mahindra Mutual Fund.

ii. Mahindra AMC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services.

iii. Presently 40 mutual fund houses are operating in the country.

7. UNION GOVERNMENT TO SET UP NATIONAL ORGANIC FARMING RESEARCH INSTITUTE IN SIKKIM

i. The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is going to set up the National Organic Farming Research Institute in Sikkim.

ii. Union Government is also  helping the  State Government  in sustaining the organic farming and also in marketing  the State’s organic products.

iii. Recently Sikkim was officially declared as first fully organic state in India by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Union Agriculture Minister: Radhamohan Singh 

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