DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 13 MAY 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 13 MAY 2016

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1. SANIA & MARTINA LEAD WOMEN'S DOUBLES RANKINGS

i. Tennis players Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis continue to lead the latest Women's Doubles rankings.

ii. Sania and  martina Hingis ranked no.1 in mixed doubles .

iii. American Serena Williams continued to top the Singles rankings,

iv. In Men's Singles rankingsNovak Djokovic toppe the list.

2. SHASHANK MANOHAR ELECTED UNOPPOSED AS ICC’S FIRST INDEPENDENT CHAIRMAN

i. cricket administrator Shashank Manohar  was elected unopposed as international Cricket Council first independent Chairman.

ii. He was the sole nominee for the position and the ICC Board  unanimouslyelected him.

iii. International Cricket Council is  the international governing body of cricket

iv. ICC Headquartered at Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

3. PRESIDENT PRANAB MUKHERJEE APPROVES NAMES OF FOUR NEW JUDGES OF SUPREME COURT

i. President Pranab Mukherjee has approved names of four new judges for Supreme Court by signing their warrants of appointment as per Article 124 of Constitution.

ii. These include 3 chief justices of high court and one senior advocate. 

iii. The recommended names are:

a)     Justice A M Khanwilkar Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court.

b)     Justice D Y Chandrachud  Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court.

c)      Justice Ashok Bhushan Chief Justice of Kerala High Court.

d)     L Nageswara Rao senior advocate and former Additional Solicitor General.

4. UDAY KOTAK, ONLY INDIAN IN FORBES MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE IN THE FINANCIAL WORLD LIST

i. Forbes magazine released the list of Money Masters: the Most Powerful People in the Financial World.

ii. The list comprises of 40 most powerful peoples in the financial world which include only Indian in the list is Uday Kotak, the CEO of the Kotak Mahindra Bank.

iii. He is ranked 33rd in the list.

iv. The list has been topped by Stephen Schwarzman of Blackstone Group followed by David Tepper of Appaloosa Management and Jamie Dimon of JP Morgan Chase & Co.

5. HOCKEY INDIA RECOMMENDED RITU RANI AND VR RAGHUNATH FOR ARJUNA AWARD

i. Hockey India recommended Indian women’s team captain Ritu Rani and senior men’s team drag-flicker VR Raghunath along with Dharamvir Singh for Arjuna Award.

ii. It also recommended Sylvanus Dung Dung for Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award and veteran coach CR Kumar for Dronacharya Award.

iii. The Arjuna Awards are given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports.

6. H R NAGENDRA COMMITTEE ON YOGA EDUCATION IN UNIVERSITIES SUBMITTED ITS RECOMMENDATIONS

i. The Union Government announced that the H.R. Nagendra Committee on Yoga Education in Universities has recommended seven programmes for implementation in universities.

ii. The Union Government had constituted a committee on yoga education in universities.

iii. The committee was headed by Professor H.R. Nagendra, Chancellor, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana, Samsthana, Bengaluru.

Seven programmes recommended by the committee for implementation in universities are:

a.          Certificate Course in Yoga  of 6 to 12 months duration

b.         Bachelors of Science -BSc.(Yoga) of 3 to 6 years

c.          Post Graduate Diploma in Yoga of 1 to 2 years

d.         Post Graduate Diploma in Yoga Therapy of 1 to 2 years

e.          Masters of Science - Yoga of 2 years to 4 years

f.           Doctor of Philosophy-Yoga of 3 to 5 years

g.          Doctor of Philosophy- Yoga of 4 to 6 years

6. NEHRU’S 5-YEAR PLANS TO MAKE WAY FOR 15-YEAR ‘VISION’

i. The Centre has decided to discontinue five-year plans after the current which ends in March2017.

ii. It will be replaced with a longer vision of 15 years that will factor in social goals and sustainable development goals.

iii. The government is planning to put in place a seven-year strategy as part of  a ‘National Development Agenda’  to convert the long-term vision into a policy statement that can be implemented.

iv. The NDA will focus on social and economic sectors as well as on  defence and internal security.

7. CHINA AND PAKISTAN JOIN HANDS TO BLOCK INDIA’S ENTRY INTO NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP

i. China and Pakistan are closely coordinating moves to block India’s entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group.

ii. China is stating that it would either support NSG entry for both India and Pakistan, or none of them.

iii. Nuclear Suppliers Group is a multinational body concerned with reducing nuclear proliferation.

iv. It controls the export and re-transfer of materials that may be applicable to nuclear weapon development and by improving safeguards and protection on existing materials.

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1.         MARTINA HINGIS BELONGS TO WHICH COUNTRY?

a. Switzerland              

b. USA  

 c. Canada         

 d. South Africa

2.         ICC HEADQUATER IS LOCATED AT?

a. Paris                          

b. Washington

c. New York

d. Dubai

3.         WHO IS THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA?

a. P.Sathasivam

b. RM Lodha

c. HL Dattu

d. TS  Thakur

4.         HOW MANY NAMES OF NEW JUDGES HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA?

a. 3

b.4

c.5

d.6

5.         WHO IS THE ONLY INDIAN IN FORBES MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE IN FINANCIAL WORLD LIST?

a. Chandana Kochar

b. Uday  Kotak

c. Anil Ambani

d. None of these

6.         ‘RITU RANI’ BELONGS TO WHICH GAME?

a. Badminton

b. Tennis

c.  Hockey

d. Cricket

7.         HR NAGENDRA COMMITTEE HAS BEEN CONSTITUTED FOR?

a. YOGA education

b. IPL

c. Financial Inclusion

d. None of these

8.         NEHRU’S  5  YEAR  PLANS MAKE A WAY FOR_________

a. 10 –year ‘vision’

b. 20-year ‘vision’

c. 15-year ‘vision

d.  12-year ‘vision’

ANSWER KEY

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

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QUANT QUIZ-23 FOR SBI CLERK & PO –MIX TOPIC

QUANT QUIZ-23 FOR SBI CLERK & PO –MIX TOPIC

Q.1  A 200 metre  long train moving with an average speed of 72 km/h crosses a platform in 20 seconds. A man crosses the same platform in 8 seconds. What is the speed of the man?

(a) 5 m/s  

(b) 18 m/s

(c) 25 m/s  

(d) Cannot be determined

Q.2 Two men P and Q working separately can mow the field in 6 and 8 hrs respectively. If they work in stretches of one hour alternately, P beginning at    6a.m., when will the mowing be finished?

(a) 2:15p.m  

(b) 12:45pm

(c) 3:45p.m  

(d) 12:25 pm

Q. 3 The simple interest accrued on an amount of Rs. 8,000 at the end of three years is Rs. 1200. What would be the compound interest accrued on the same amount at the same rate in the same period?

(a) Rs. 1,750 

(b) Rs. 1,275

(c) Rs. 1160 

(d) Rs. 1261

Q.(4-8) The circle-graph given here shows the spendings of a country on various sports during a particular year. Study the graph carefully and answer the questions given below it.

4. What percent of total spending is spent on basket ball and others?

A. 25/2%

B. 25%

C. 45% 

D. 45/2%

E. 40%

5. How much percent less is spent on golf than that on tenis?

A. 27%

B. 20%

C. 37.5%

D. 25/2%

E. 33%

6.If the total amount spent on sports during the year be Rs. 15,000 , the amount spent on football is:

A. Rs. 2250

B. Rs. 1950

C. Rs. 2100

D. Rs. 3150

E. Rs. 3000

7.How much percent more is spent on cricket than that on hockey?

A. 23%

B. 27%

C. 100/3%

D. 28.5%

E. 30%

8. If the total amount spent on sports during the year was Rs. 50000, the amount spent on tenis and golf  together was:

A. Rs. 22,250

B. Rs. 11,250

C. Rs. 15,000

D. Rs. 13350

E. Rs. 18,000

Q.9  A vendor bought toffees at 10 for a Rs 5. How many for a Rs 6 must he sell to gain 20%?

A. 6

B. 4

C. 5

D. 8

 Q.10. A man sold  a cycle for Rs. 2400 and sells it at a loss of 20%. What is the cost price of the cycle?

A. Rs.3000

B. Rs. 2160

C. Rs. 1290

D. Rs. 1202

ANSWERS

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

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BANKING QUIZ -3 FOR SBI CLERK & PO

BANKING QUIZ -3 FOR  SBI CLERK  &  PO

1. Expand the term ALM as used in Banking/Finance sector ? 

(1) Asset Liability Maturity

(2) Asset Liability Management

(3) Asset Liability Manpower

(4) Asset Liability Mismatch

(5) Asset Liability Maintenance

2. Consider the following statements with respect to IFSC code used in Banking System:

A) IFSC Stands for Indian Financial System Code

B) It is 11­digit alphanumeric Unique Code

C) IFSC is used be the NEFT system to route the message to the destination banks/branches.

1.Only A

2.Only B

3.Only C

4.Only B and C

5.All A, B and C

3. Termination of an insurance policy due to non­payment of premium  is technically called as?

1.Death

2.Lapse

3.Forfeiture

4.Seize

5.None of these

4) FAC stands for............

1) Fuel Adjustment Component

2) Food Adjustment Component

3) Full Adjustment Component

4) Free Adjustment Component

5) Fuel Arrangement Component

5. Which is not a money market instrument ?

(1)Treasury Bills 

(2)Commercial Paper

(3)Certificate of Deposit 

(4)Equity Share 

(5)None of these

6. Government securities with terms of more than ONE year are called

(1) Treasury bills

(2) Government bonds 

(3)Bills of exchange 

(4)Capital bills 

(5)All of the above

7. What is full form of SLR in banking term:

(1).Statutory liquidity rate

(2).Statutory liquidity ratio

(3).Statutory liquid rate

(4)Stagnent liquidity ratio

8. The primary relationship between the banker and the customer is that of :

(1) trustee and beneficiary

(2)debtor and creditor

(3) principal and agent

(4)lesser and lessee

9. Which category of accounts are opened under Financial Inclusion:

(1)Senior Citizens Deposit

(2)Super Sever Accounts

(3)No-Frill Accounts

(4)SBI Vishesh

10. The appointments of Banking Ombudsman will be carried out by which of the following?

(1) Finance Ministry

(2) RBI

(3) Govt. of India

(4) SEBI

(5) None of these

ANSWER  KEY

1. 2

2. 5

3. 2

 4. 3

5. 4

6. 1

7. 2

8. 2

9. 3

10. 2

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REASONING QUIZ -24 FOR SBI CLERK & PO

REASONING QUIZ -24   FOR SBI CLERK & PO

Direction (1–6) :  Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions. A word-and-number arrangement machine, when given an input line of words and numbers, rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of the input and its rearrangement. (All the numbers are two digit no’s)

Input: go now 53 39 18 for again 66

Step 1 : 66 go now 53 39 18 for again

Step 2 : 66 again go now 53 39 18 for

Step 3 : 66 again 53 go now 39 18 for

Step 4 : 66 again 53 for go now 39 18

Step 5 : 66 again 53 for 39 go now 18

Step 6 : 66 again 53 for 39 go 18 now

 Step-6 is the last step of the above input.

As per the rule followed in the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.

1. INPUT: CHANOYU WINK 24 44 57 HEINZ BEECH 71.

 HOW MANY STEPS WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE REARRANGEMENT?

a) Three

b) Four

c) Five

d) Six

e) None of these.

2. INPUT: TREES 18 27 DESK ARE 91 HOUR ZERO 31 16 CHAIRS.

Which of the following will be step 4 ?

a) 91 are 31 trees 18 27 desk hour zero 16 chairs

b) 91 trees 18 27 desk are hour zero 31 16 chairs

c) 91 are 31 chairs trees 18 27 desk hour zero 16

d) 91 are 31 chairs 27 desk 18 trees hour zero 16

e) None of these.

3. INPUT: HOW TWO 38 23 87 43 ROOM OVER

 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS WILL BE THE LAST?

a) Step 4

b) Step 5

c) Step 6

d) Step 7

e) None Of these.

4. STEP 2 OF AN INPUT IS:   94 CAR 86 WINDOW SHUT 52 31 HOUSE

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS DEFINITELY THE INPUT?

a) 94 car window 86 shut 52 31 house

b) 86 window 94 car shut 52 31 house

c) car shut window 86 52 31 house 94

d) cannot be determined

e) None of these.

5. INPUT: SHOW 51 37 NOW FOR 82 49 GOOT

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS WILL BE THE LAST BUT ONE?

a) Step 7

b) Step 8

c) Step 6

d) Step 5

e) None of these.

6. STEP 4 OF AN INPUT IS:  58 BOX 47 DEW 15 21 TOWN POT

WHICH OF THE STEPS WILL BE THE LAST?

a) Step 7

b) Step 6

c) Step 8

d) Step 9

e) None of these

7. IF THE LETTERS OF THE WORD 'SUPERIOR' ARE ARRANGED IN THE ENGLISH ALPHABETICAL ORDER, THE POSITION OF HOW MANY LETTERS WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED ?

a) None

b) One

c) Two

d) Three

e) None of these

8. IN A CERTAIN CODE LANGUAGE THREAT IS WRITTEN AS UBFSIU AND FIRE IS WRITTEN AS FSJG. HOW IS UNRIPE WRITTEN IN THAT CODE LANGUAGE ?

a) FQJQMT

b) OVJSFQ

c) FQJSOV

d) FQHQOV

e) None of these

9. HOW MANY SUCH PAIRS OF LETTERS ARE THERE IN THE WORD 'REALISATION' EACH OF WHICH HAS AS MANY LETTERS BETWEEN THEM IN THE WORD AS IN THE ENGLISH ALPHABET ? (IN BOTH FORWARD AND BACKWARD DIRECTIONS)

a) None

b) One

c) Two

d) Three

e) more than three

10.A WALKS 10 METRES IN NORTH AND 10 METRES TO THE RIGHT. THEN EVERY TIME TURNING TO HIS LEFT, HE WALKS 5, 15 AND 15 METRES RESPECTIVELY. HOW FAR IS HE NOW FROM HIS STARTING POINT ?

(a)5 metres                     

(b)10 metres                     

(c)15 metres                                   

(d)20 metres

(e)23 metres

ANSWER KEY 

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

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