DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 27 MARCH 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 27 MARCH 2016

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1. SURYA DEVA APPOINTED AS UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER

i. law professor Surya Deva has been appointed as an adviser on human rights and multinationals and businesses by the UN Human Rights Council .

ii. He will be a member of the 4 member working group on the issue of human rights, transnational corporations and other business enterprises.

iii. The organisation contributes to the development of international human rights standards.

2. HOCKEY INDIA ANNUAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED

i. Deepika and PR Sreejesh has won the Dhruv Batra Player of the Year Award for Women and Men at the Hockey India Annual Awards.

ii. Late Captain Shankar Laxman has been honoured with the Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award.

3. ARVIND KEJRIWAL NAMED AMONG WORLD’S 50 GREATEST LEADERS BY FORTUNE MAGAZINE

i. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been named among the world’s 50 greatest leaders by Fortune magazine.

ii. He is sole leader from India in the list and has been placed at 42nd position.

ii. The list is topped by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.

iii. Top 5 persons in th e list are Jeff Bezos followed by Angela Merkel, Aung San Suu Kyi , Pope Francis , Tim Cook.

4. UNION GOVERNMENT RELEASES SELF-REGULATION CODE OF ETHICAL BUSINESS CONDUCT FOR INDUSTRY

i. The Union Consumer Affairs Ministry has released a self regulation Code of ethical business conduct to be adopted by the Industry on providing best products and services.

ii. The code contains provision of trustworthy products and services for the consumers, comply with the competition and anti-trust laws and respond to consumer complaints promptly.

iv. It covers six principles to be adopted by the industry:

a.    Safety of products and services

b.   Building sustainable supply chains

c.    Marketing products ethically

d.   Non-indulgence in unfair trade practices

e.    Complying with competition and anti-trust laws

f.     Prompt response to consumer complaints.

5. ANDHRA GOVT SET TO INAUGURATE COUNTRY'S FIRST LIFT IRRIGATION PROJECT

i. Andhra Pradesh government has  become the first Indian state to implement lift irrigation.

ii. Andhra Pradesh government is going to inaugurate Pattiseema lift irrigation project.

iii. The first river linking project in country connecting Godavari with Krishna river.

iv. The project was designed to lift 80 trillion metric cubic feet of flood water in a span of 110 days during the flooding season between July and October from Godavari.

6. FEDERAL BANK TO OPEN STARTUP INCUBATION CENTRES

i. Federal Bank is going  to open an incubation centers for startups in Bangalore and Ernakulam.

ii. These branches will offer advice on capital, regulatory support and even disburse funds for Startups.

iii. These centres are named as Launchpad and are equipped with fast internet connections, support staff from the financial world and advisory mechanisms.

iv. These centres would be the perfect for future entrepreneurs because they will be equipped with bank executives capable of dealing with the financial requirements of start-ups

7. HARYANA CABINET HAS APPROVED JAT RESERVATION BILL

i. The Haryana cabinet today approved the Jat reservation bill.

ii. The bill is passed after the Akhil Bhartiya Jat Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti threatened to resume the agitation if its demands are not met by the end of this month.

iii. The Haryana cabinet today cleared the bill that proposes to provide reservation to five communities, including Jat, Jat Sikh, Tyagi, Bishnoi and Ror.

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QUANT QUIZ-19 BASED ON PIPE AND CISTERN

QUANT QUIZ-19 BASED ON

PIPE AND CISTERN

1. A cistern has 3 pipes, A, B and C .A and B can fill it in 2 and 3 hrs. respectively. C is a waste pipe. If all the 3 pipes be opened at once, 7/24 of the cistern will be filled up in 30 minutes. In what time can C empty the full cistern:

a. 3 hr                                  

b. 4 hr                                  

c. 5 hr                                  

d. 6 hr

2. In what time would a cistern be filled by three pipes whose diameters are 1 cm, 2 cm, 3 cm running together, when the largest alone fill it in 42 minutes, the amount of water flowing in by each pipe being proportional to the square of its diameter:

a. 27 min                           

b. 36 min               

c. 18 min                

d. 24 min

3. In what time would a cistern be filled by three pipes whose diameters are 1 cm, 2 cm, 4 cm running together, when the largest alone fill it in  hrs, the amount of water flowing in by each pipe being proportional to the square of its diameter:

a. 38 min                           

b. 42 min               

c. 44 min                

d. 48 min

4. A cistern can be filled by two pipes in 30 and 40 minutes respectively. Both the pipes were opened at once, but after some time the first was shut up, and the cistern was filled in 10 minutes more. How long after the pipes had been opened was the pipe shut up:

a. 90/11 min                   

b. 90/7 min                      

c. 90/13 min                    

d. 45/2 min

5. Two pipes can fill a cistern in 30 and 15 hrs respectively. The pipes are opened simultaneously and it is found that due to leakage in the bottom, 5 hrs extra are taken for the cistern to be filled up. If the cistern is full, in what time would the leak empty it:

a. 60 hrs                             

b. 45 hrs                 

c. 35 hrs                 

d. 30 hrs

6. There are 10 filling pipes each capable of filling a cistern alone in 6 minutes and 6 emptying pipes each capable of emptying a cistern alone in 8 minutes. All pipes are opened together and as a result , tank fills 22 lts of water per minute. Find the capacity of the tank.

a. 48 lts                               

b. 36 lts                              

c. 24 lts                               

d. 16 lts

 7. A cistern has a leak which would empty it in 8 hrs. A tap is turned on which admits 4 lts per minute into the cistern, and it is now emptied in 16 hrs. How many lts does the cistern hold:

a. 3840 lts             

b. 2840 lts                         

c. 3880 lts                         

d. none of these

8. One filling pipe A is 6 times faster than second filling pipe B. If A can fill a cistern in 28 minutes, then find the time when the cistern will be full if both fill pipes are opened together.

a. 20 min                           

b. 24 min               

c. 18 min                

d. 12 min

9. One fill pipe A takes 4 minutes more to fill the cistern than two fill pipes A and B opened together to fill it. Second fill pipe B takes 9 minutes more to fill cistern than two fill pipes A and B opened together to fill it. When will the cistern be full if both pipes are opened simultaneously.

a. 4 min                              

b. 6 min                              

c. 5 min                              

d. none of these

10. Two fill pipes A and B can fill a cistern in 12 and 16 minutes respectively. Both fill pipes are opened together, but 4 minutes before the cistern is full, one pipe A, is closed. How much time will the cistern take to fill.

a. 9/1/7 min                          

b. 8/1/7  min

c. 9/2/7 min

 d. none of these

ANSWERS

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

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REASONING QUIZ–18 BASED ON PUZZLE

REASONING QUIZ–18 BASED ON

PUZZLE

Directions (1-5): seven Friends A,B,C,D,E,F and G studied in colleges X,Y,Z and are currently in different professions namely medicines, fashion designing, engineering, business, acting, teaching and architecture. At least two and not more than three friends had studied in the same college.

C is an architect and studied in college Y. E is not businessman. Only G amongst the seven friends studied in college X along with E. F is an engineer and did not study in college Y. B is an actor and did not study in the same college as F. A did not study in college Z. Those who studied in college X are neither fashion designer nor teacher. None of these who studied in college Y is a teacher.

1. Who among the following have studied in college Z:

a. B,A                        

b. C,F                        

c. B,D,F                    

d. A,D                                  

e. D,F

2. Which of the following groups represents the students of college Y:

a. C,F,G                                

b. A,C,D                   

c. A,B,C                    

d. D, B, C                 

e. none

3. What is the profession of F:

a. Engineering                

b. Business                       

c. Medicines                     

d. Acting                

e. none

4. Who amongst the following is the profession of medicine:

a. E                            

b. G                           

c. A                            

d. D                           

e. none

5. What is the profession of A:

a. Teaching                       

b. medicine                      

c. business            

d. fashion designing    

e. none

Direction (6-10): A,B,C,D,E,F and G are members of a sports club and have liking for different games carom, table tennis, badminton, bridge, hockey, football and lawn tennis but not necessarily in the same order. Each one of them has liking for different musical instrument Sitar, guitar, Harmonium, Flute, Tabla, Banjo and Santoor not necessarily in the same order. B likes carom & Banjo. E likes to play bridge but not harmonium or Tabla. A plays Badminton and flute. The one who plays lawn Tennis does not play Tabla. C plays Harmonium and G plays Hockey.

6. Who plays santoor:

a. D                           

b. A                           

c. E                            

d. D or E                 

e. none

7. D plays which game:

a. Table tennis               

b. lawn tennis                 

c. football              

d. can’t determine        

e. none

8. Which of the following combination of game –person-musical instrument is definitely correct:

a. Badminton- B-Flute                                    

b. Table Tennis- E – Santoor

c.   Lawn Tennis – D – Tabla                        

d. Table Tennis- C – Tabla                            

e. none

9. Who plays football:

a. C                            

b. D                           

c.G                             

d. F                            

e. none

10. Who plays table tennis:

a. C                            

b. F                            

c. D                            

d. can’t determine        

e. none

ANSWERS

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

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Daily Current Affairs 26th March 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 26 MARCH 2016

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1. RBI ISSUED REVISED FRAMEWORK FOR REVIVAL AND REHABILITATION OF MSMES

i. The Reserve Bank of India issued revised Framework for Revival and Rehabilitation of Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises.

ii. The Framework has to be put in place by the banks before 30 June 2016.

iii. It shall be applicable to MSMEs having loan limits up to 25 crore rupees including accounts under consortium or multiple banking arrangement.

iv. In order to have faster resolution of stress in an MSME account, every bank shall form Committees for Stressed MSMEs

2. UNION CABINET APPROVED MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND UAE TO MOBILISE LONG TERM INVESTMENT INTO NIIF

i. The Union Cabinet gave its ex-post facto approval for a MoU between India and the United Arab Emirates to mobilise long term investment into the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund.

ii. It is signed to maximize economic impact mainly through infrastructure development in commercially viable projects in India.

iii. It will facilitate establishment of a transparent and high-level framework and collaboration platform for smooth flow of investments for this purpose.

iv. National Investment and Infrastructure Fund was approved by the Union Cabinet in last year to fund new and rejuvenate stressed projects.

3. ARVIND KEJRIWAL NAMED AMONG WORLD’S 50 GREATEST LEADERS BY FORTUNE MAGAZINE

i. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been named among the world’s 50 greatest leaders by Fortune magazine.

ii. He is sole leader from India in the list and has been placed at 42nd position.

iii. The list has been topped by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.

iv. Top 5 persons in the list are Jeff Bezos, Angela Merkel, Aung San Suu Kyi , Pope Francis and Tim Cook.

4. ANDHRA PRADESH GOVERNMENT INAUGURATES COUNTRY’S FIRST LIFT IRRIGATION PROJECT

i. Andhra Pradesh government inaugurated India’s first river linking project  Pattiseema lift irrigation project connecting Godavari River with Krishna River .

ii. The project has been completed in a record time of one year by the Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited.

iii. It has the capactiy to lift 80 tmc (trillion metric cubic feet) of flood water from Godavari River in a span of 110 days during the flooding season between July and October.

5. BHEL COMMISSIONED 600 MW JAIPUR THERMAL POWER PLANT IN TELANGANA

i. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited announced  commission of  a 600 MW coal-based thermal power plant in Telangana.

ii. The 1200 MW Jaipur Power Plant is being developed by Singareni Collieries Company Limited.

iii. Earlier in December 2015 the 600 MW Kakatiya Thermal Power Plant Stage was commissioned at Bhoopalapally in Warangal district.

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Daily Current Affairs 25th March 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 25 MARCH 2016

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1. MARCH 25 OBSERVED AS INTERNATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE OF THE VICTIMS OF SLAVERY AND THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE

i. Every year 25th March is being observed as International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

ii.TRhe day is observed to honours and remembers those who suffered and died as a consequence of the transatlantic slave trade.

iii.It also aims at raising awareness about the dangers of racism and slave trade .

iv.The Theme of the day is “Remember Slavery: Celebrating the Heritage and Culture of the African Diaspora and its Roots”.

2. UNION CABINET APPROVED IMPLEMENTATION OF PRADHAN MANTRI AWAAS YOJANA GRAMIN

i.Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the implementation of rural housing scheme of the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin .

ii. This will help achieve the goal of Housing for All by 2022.

iii.The Scheme will provide financial assistance for construction of 1 crore pucca houses to all houseless

3. UNION CABINET APPROVED INDIA’S ACCESSION TO THE ASHGABAT AGREEMENT

i. The Union Cabinet gave its approval for India to accede to the Ashgabat Agreement.

ii.The Agreement is an international and transit corridor facilitating transportation of goods between Central Asia and the Persian Gulf.

iii.It will enable India to utilise this existing transport and transit corridor to facilitate trade and commercial interaction with the Eurasian region.

iv.Ashgabat Agreement was initially signed among Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Oman and Qatar in April 2011.

v.It aims to develop a shortest trade route between Central Asian countries and Iranian and Omani ports.

4. PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI INAUGURATED BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY TO NE STATES VIA BANGLADESH

i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated broadband connectivity to North Eastern States via Bangladesh to strengthen telecom services in the region.

ii.Under this project an international gateway for broadband connectivity will be set up at Agartala in Tripura.

iii.The cost of the project is around 19 crore rupees and BSNL will bear annual operational expenditure of around seven crore rupees from its own resources.

5. JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI APPOINTED CHAIRMAN OF CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL

i. Justice Permod  kohli has been appointed as the Chairman of Central Administrative Tribunal .

ii.He was appointed for a period of five years.

iii. Central Administrative Tribunal was constituted in November 1985 under Section 29 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985.

6. 9TH INTERNATIONAL ABILYMPICS STARTED IN FRANCE

i. 9th International Abilympics started at Bordeaux in France.

ii.Abilympics is coined from Olympics of abilities of persons with disabilities.

iii.It is a global work skills competition held every four years.

iv.It aims to promote social awareness in the field of skills development and employment both locally and internationally, and foster friendship among the competing nations.

v.The name Abilympics comes from the idea of organizing a competition to promote the skills of persons with disabilities. It combines Abilities with the idea of the Olympics.

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