DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 11 MAY 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 11 MAY 2016

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1. SHASHANK MANOHAR STEPS DOWN AS BCCI PRESIDENT

i. Shashank Manohar has resigned as President of Board of Control for Cricket in India .

ii. He also has resigned as the representative of BCCI on the International Cricket Council

iii. He was appointed as president after the sudden demise of Jagmohan Dalmiya.

iv. Board of Control for Cricket in India is the national governing body for cricket in India and is considered as world’s richest cricket board.

2. 10^TH MAY 2016 IS OBSERVED AS WORLD MIGRATORY BIRD DAY

i. World Migratory Bird Day  is being observed across the world on 10^th  May.

ii. The day is observed to raise awareness and highlight the need for the protection of migratory birds and their habitats.

iii. The Theme of the day is “Stop the Illegal Killing, Taking and Trade of Migratory Birds”.

3. INDIA VS PAKISTAN: WHY CAN’T WE JUST BE FRIENDS BOOK RELEASED BY HUSAIN HAQQANI

i. A book titled India vs Pakistan: Why Can’t we just be Friends authored by former Pakistani Ambassador to the U.S. Husain Haqqani released.

ii. The book on India-Pakistan relations stirred a controversy because it exposed Pakistan's role in the 26/11 terror attacks.

4. RBI CANCELLED CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF FOUR NBFCS

i. The Reserve Bank of India cancelled the certificate of registration of the four Non-Banking Financial Companies.

ii. RBI cancelled their certificates by using powers given under Section 45-IA (6) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

iii. The NBFCs whose certificates of registration were cancelled are given following:

a.    M/s Neelanjali Engineering Private Limited

b.   M/s Novoflex Tradecom Private Limited

c.    M/s Guide Investments and Trading Co. Pvt. Ltd

d.   M/s Enol Ventures Private Limited

5. INDIAN ARMY CONDUCTS ‘CHAKRAVYUH-II’ TRAINING EXERCISE IN RAJASTHAN

i.Indian Army had conducted major military training exercise ‘2016 Chakravyuh-II’ in Suratgarh, Rajasthan.

ii. The Chakravyuh-II exercise involved rapid mobilisation and execution of battle plans in conjunction with the Indian Air Force.

iii. The exercise is conducted to surveillance, intelligence, reconnaissance and communication systems test in a network-centric battlefield environment.

6. SENIOR ADVOCATE ATMA RAM NADKARNI APPOINTED ADDITIONAL SOLICITOR GENERAL

i. Senior advocate of Bombay High Court Atma Ram Nadkarni was appointed as Additional Solicitor General.

ii. The Appointment is made as Additional Solicitor General in Supreme Court for a period of three years.

iii. Additional Solicitor General of India is a law officer of India and is the third ranking lawyer of the Government of India.

iv. The main work of additional solicitor general is to advice to the Government of India upon legal matters, and to perform h other duties of a legal character.

7. MICHEL PLATINI RESIGNS AS UEFA PRESIDENT AFTER BAN APPEAL FAILS.

i. Michel Platini  resigned as Union of European Football Association’s  president after Court of Arbitration of Sports upheld the ban imposed by FIFA.

ii. The CAS rejected the appeal about the legitimacy of the payment ordered by ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter.

iii. FIFA’s Independent Ethics Committee banned Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini from football for 8 years due to corruption practices in FIFA.

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1. WHO IS THE PRESENT PRESIDENT OF INTERNATIONAL CRICKET COUNCIL?

a.Shaahank manohar  

b.Srinivasan  

c.Zaheer abbas  

d.None of these

2. WHO HAS RESIGNED AS THE REPRESENTATIVE OF BCCI AND ICC?

a.Anurag thakur  

b.Shashank manohar  

c.Zaheer zabbas  

d.Jagmohan dalmiya

3. WHEN IS “WORLD BIRD MIGRATION” DAY IS OBSERVED?

a.11^th may  

b.9^th may  

c.8^th may 

d.10^th may

4. WHO IS THE GOVERNER OF RBI?

a.Raghuram rajan 

b. URjit patel  

c.H.R khan 

d.R.Ghandhi

5. WHO IS THE PRESENT SOLICATOR OF INDIA?

a. Ranjit Kumar 

b.M.R rao 

c.Atma Ram Nandkarni 

d.None of these

6. WHERE IS THE HEADQUARTER OF UEFA?

a.Geneva

b.London

c.Switzerland

d.Paris

7. WHO IS THE AUTHOR OF “INDIA VS PAKISTAN: WHY CAN’T BE FRIENDS” ?

a.Husain Haqqani 

b.Abbas mastani 

c.Hamid ansari 

d.Yusuf khan

ANSWERS:

1.c       2.b       3.d       4.a       5.a       6.c  7.a

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QUANT QUIZ-22 FOR SBI CLERK & PO –MIX TOPIC

QUANT QUIZ FOR SBI CLERK & PO –MIX TOPIC

Q1 . 13    25    61    121    205    (?)
(1) 323
(2) 326
(3) 324 
(4) 313 
(5) None of these

Q 2 . 656    352    200    124    86    (?)
(1) 37
(2) 59
(3) 62 
(4) 57 
(5) None of these

Q 3. 2001 × 473 ÷ 1001 – 245 = ?
(1) 650  
(2) 700 
(3) 950  
(4) 850 
(5)1000

Q 4. √2450 - √1200 + √440 = ?
(1) 59  
(2) 53 
(3) 44  
(4) 25 
(5) 36

Q 5. 501/58 × 291/101 ÷ 31/155 = ?
(1) 140  
(2) 125 
(3) 95  
(4) 85 
(5)110

Q 6. Of  the science books in a certain supply room, 40 are on botany, 35 are on zoology, 30 are on physics, 40 are on geology, and 55 are on chemistry. If science books are removed randomly from the supply room, how many must be removed to ensure that 20 of the books removed are on the same science subject? 
(1) 81  
(2) 79  
(3) 96  
(4) 85  
(5) 100

Q 7. In how many different ways, letters of the word MANPOWER be arranged such that all vowels are together? 
(1) 360  
(2) 4320 
(3) 1440
(4) 2160 
(5) 40320

Q 8. On a certain test, 3 students each had a score of 90, 9 students each had a score of 80, 4 students each had a score of 70, and 4 students each had a score of 60. What was the average (arithmetic mean) score for the 20 students ? 
(1) 70.5  
(2) 75.0  
(3) 75.5
(4) 80.0  
(5) 80.5

Q 9. An orange vendor makes a profit of 20% by selling oranges at certain price. If he charges Rs. 1.2 higher per orange he would gain 40%. Find the original price at which he sold an orange.
a) RS. 5.6
b) Rs. 7.2
c) Rs. 4.8
d) Rs. 8
e) None of these


Q 10. If difference between CI and SI on a certain sum of money is Rs. 72 at 12% p.a. for 2 years then find the amount.
a) RS.6000
b) Rs.5000
c) Rs. 5200
d) Rs. 4900
e) None of thes

ANSWERS

1.4, 2.1, 3.2, 4.5, 5.2, 6.3, 7.2, 8.3, 9.2, 10.5,

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 10 MAY 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 10 MAY 2016

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1. INDIAN BOXERS WON 4 MEDALS AT 7TH ASIAN YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP

i. Indian boxers won four medals at the 7th Asian Youth Championships held in Kazakhstan.

ii. India finished at third with three silver and a bronze medal in the tournament.

iii.The Indian boxers won silver medals are National champion Ankush Dahiya  in 60kg, Ashish Kulhirya in 64kg and Reyal Puri  in 81kg category.

iv.bronze medal is won by  Manjeet Singh in 91kg category.

v.Kazakhstan topped the medal tally with 6 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze medals followed by Uzbekistan

2. SINGLE EMERGENCY NUMBER ‘112’ TO BE OPERATIONAL THROUGHOUT INDIA FROM JANUARY 1, 2017

i. The single emergency number ‘112’ will be operational throughout India from January 1, 2017.

ii.It will provede to help people reach immediate services of police, ambulance and fire department.

iii.The single emergency number will be similar to the ‘911’ all-in-one emergency service in the United States and 999 of United Kingdom .

UNION TELECOM MINISTER: RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD

3. UNION GOVERNMENT RELEASES COMMEMORATIVE COIN ON MAHARANA PRATAP

i. The Union Government has released a commemorative coin of Rs 100 and a circulation coin of Rs 10 on the 475^th Birth Anniversary celebrations of Maharana Pratap.

ii.The coin was released by Union Tourism Minister Dr Mahesh Sharma in New Delhi.

iii. Maharana Pratap, the ruler of Mewar is regarded as one of the greatest warriors in Indian history.

4. GOI STARTS UBIN DRIVE FOR BUDDING ENTREPRENEURS

i. The Government of India has started the process for issuance by Unique Business Identification Number drive.

ii. It will help enable budding entrepreneurs to set up their business without any delays .

iii.This portal will be automatically linked to Ministry Of Corporate Affairs  portal after it is issued to the intended beneficiary.

iv.It is a major step towards ease of doing business and the start-up India initiative of the government

5. INDIA RANKS NINTH IN 2015 CRONY-CAPITALISM INDEX

i. India is ranked ninth in 2015 Crony-Capitalism Index with crony sector wealth accounting for 3.4 per cent of the gross domestic product

ii. The index was based on new study by The Economist which had used data from a list of the world’s billionaires and their worth published by Forbes.

iii. In 2014 India was also at ninth place.

iv. Top place is grabbed by Russia followed by Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore.

v.Germany was ranked lowest and was found out to cleanest country, where just few of the country’s billionaires derive their wealth from crony sectors.

6. ASIA'S FIRST RICE TECHNOLOGY PARK TO BE ESTABLISHED IN GANGAVATI

i. Karnataka Government has decided to establish  Asia’s first Rice Technology Park at Gangavati in Koppal district.

ii.The state government has also  decided to set up a Maize Technology Park at Ranebennur in Haveri district.

iii. It will help growers to add value to their produce and get better returns and also enhance quality of the produce.

7. INDIA WOMEN WRESTLERS VINESH PHOGAT, SAKSHI MALIK QUALIFY FOR 2016 RIO OLYMPICS

i. Two Indian women wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik have qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics.

ii. Vinesh grabbed her place for the Olympic berth after defeating Avin Demirhan of Turkey in the 48 kg category.

iii. Sakshi Malik also entered the final in the 58 kg category and qualified for Rio Olympics.

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1. WHICH STATE OF INDIA IS GOING TO ESTABLISH ASIA’S FIRST RICE TECHNOLOGY PARK?

a.Kerala  

b.Karnataka  

c.Madhya pardesh  

d.Uttar paredesh

2. WHO IS THE CHIEF MINISTER OF KARNATAKA?

a.Jatendra singh  

b.Akhilesh yadav 

c. Siddaramaiah

d.Oommen Chandy

3. WHICH COUNTRY TOPPED IN THE CRONY-CAPITALISM INDEX?

a.Russia 

b.China 

c.India 

d.Germany

4. WHO IS UNION TOURISM MINISTER IN INDIA?

a. Mahesh Sharma 

b.Suresh prabhu  

c.Niti gadkari  

d.Radha mohan singh

5. IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING YEARS THE SINGLE EMERGENCY NUMBER ‘112’ TO BE OPERATIONAL THROUGHOUT INDIA?

a.January 1, 2017 

b.January 1, 2018  

c.1^st April 2017 

d.1^st march, 2018

6. WHICH COUNTRY TOPPED IN THE 7TH ASIAN YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP?

a.Afganistan  

b.Kazakistan 

c. Uzbekistan

d.Turkmenstan

ANSWERS:

    1.b                 2.c     3.a       4.a       5.a       6.b

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 9 MAY 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 9 MAY 2016

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1. 4TH SAIEVAC MINISTERIAL MEETING TO BE HELD IN NEW DELHI

i. The eight nations meeting named the South Asia Initiative to End Violence against Children’s is going to be held in New Delhi.

ii. The meeting will set strategies to ensure the protection and safety of the children of the region.

iii.It is will be hosted by the Ministry of Child and Women Development.

 MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT: MANEKA GANDHI

2. INDIA AND JAPAN TO SIGN MOU FOR COOPERATION IN SPORTS

i. India and Japan has decided to exchange sports persons, experts, coaches and administrators to improve the standard of the game between both nations.

ii. Both the nations has also agreed to play some friendly matches before the Under 17 World Cup tournament

iii. India is going to host the Under 17 World Cup tournament in 2017.

3. YES BANK GETS SEBI APPROVAL TO PROVIDE CUSTODIAN SERVICES

i. Private sector bank Yes Bank has received a ‘Custodian of Securities’ licence from the SEBI.

ii.Now yes bank can offer custodial services to financial market participants, including FIIs and foreign portfolio investors.

iii. A custodian is a financial institution that holds customers' securities for safekeeping so as to minimize the risk of their theft or loss.

4. FACEBOOK AND NASSCOM INKED MOU TO SUPPORT START-UPS

i. Facebook and NASSCOM has inked an agreement to build a product design initiative to engage the country's young entrepreneurs into becoming problem solvers and solution builders.

ii. This MoU promote innovative thinking and approaches to build solutions in key sectors where technology can play a transformational role.

iii. National Association of Software and Services Companies provides facilities for business and trade in software and services and encourages the advancement of research in software technology

5. SHASHI KAPOOR’S BIOGRAPHY ‘SHASHI KAPOOR – THE HOUSEHOLDER, THE STAR’ RELEASED

i. Veteran actor Shashi Kapoor’s autobiography titled ‘Shashi Kapoor – the Householder, the Star’ was released.

ii. The biography has been authored by film journalist Aseem Chhabra and with forword by Karan Johar.

iii.It explains the chapters of actor’s personal and professional life.

iv. Balbir Raj Prithviraj Kapoor known as Shashi Kapoor  acted in films more than 160 movies .

6. PAKISTAN BEAT INDIA AT ASIAN KABADDI CHAMPIONSHIPS

i. Pakistan defeated India at the Asian Kabaddi championships in Islamabad.

ii. This is Pakistan’s second successive win in the Asian Kabaddi title.

iii.Earlier they  won it in 2012.

                                CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON

TODAY’S NEWS

1. WHICH COUNTRY WON ASIAN KABADDI CHAMPIONSHIP?

a. India

 b. Pakistan

c. China                      

d. Bangladesh

2. WHICH BANK GOT PERMISSION FROM SEBI AS A CUSTODIAN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION?

a. SBI                          

b. ICICI

c.Yes bank                 

d. HDFC

3. WHO IS THE CHAIRMAN OF SEBI?

a. Raghuram rajan   

b. U.K sinha

 c. T.S vijayan                        

d. Urjit Patel

4. WHO IS THE MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT?
a. uma bharti                

b. maneka gandhi

 c. Radha mohan singh

d. Sumitra mahajan

5. NAME THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF SHASHI KAPOOR?

a. Play it my own way                     

b. The Householder, the Star

 c. The untold story of bollywood  

d.Unpredictable bollywood

ANSWERS:

            1.b      2.c      3.b      4.b      5.b

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 8 MAY 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 8 MAY 2016

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1. BANKRUPTCY BILL PASSED IN LOK SABHA

i. The Lok Sabha has passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Bill 2016.

ii.It will be a “transformational” legislation that will help to improve India’s ranking in the World Bank’s ‘Ease of Doing Business’ index.

iii. It main Objective is to reduce the crisis of the bad loans in the banking sector and also to cover, companies, individuals and partnership firms.

iv. The bill proposes for setting up an Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board and Insolvency and Bankruptcy Fund.

2. SBI LAUNCHES CARD-LESS PAYMENT SOLUTION FOR OFFLINE TRANSACTIONS

i. State Bank of India has launched a mobile payment solution that will enable customers to make digital payments at offline stores.

ii.Th e -paymnents can be made  by scanning a quick response code on their smartphones at merchant outlets.

ii.ICICI Bank and Axis Bank have already introduced this service named as mVisa application for their customers.

iii. The service will be available to all SBI debit card, credit card and net banking users.

3. ICICI FIRST INDIAN BANK TO PARTNER WITH NEW DEVELOPMENT BANK

i. ICICI bank has become the first  Indian financial institution in the country to tie up with the New Development Bank .

ii. This MoU would help NDB in exploring new bond issuance opportunities in the Indian and international bond markets.

CHAIRMAN OF NEW DEVELOPMENT BANK: MR. K V KAMATH

4. SNAPDEAL ACQUIRES TARGETINGMANTRA

i. E-commerce company Snapdeal has acquired predictive marketing technology startup TargetingMantra.

ii. The startup company is founded by Saurabh Nangia and Rahul Singh in March 2013 .

iii.The company  helps in managing customer life cycle through personalization, targeting and big data analytics.

5. GOOGLE INKS IDEA FOR DIRECT CARRIER BILLING

i. Google has entered into a partnership with telecommunications Idea Cellular to offer direct carrier billing in India.

ii. Now Idea users will be able to make purchases on Google Play Store directly through their postpaid and prepaid accounts.

iii. Costs for the same will be charged through monthly bills and phone balance respectively.

6. INDIA FINISH FOURTH IN JUNIOR SHOOTING WORLD CUP

i. The Indian players grabbed fourth place at the International Shooting Sport Federation Junior World Cup.

ii. The Indian juniors had won three gold, four silver and three bronze medals in the competition.

iii. Italy topped the medals tally with seven gold, four silver and one bronze followed up by Russia.

                                CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON

TODAY’S NEWS

1.WHICH COUNTRY TOPPED IN THE JUNIOR SHOOTING WORLD CUP?

a.India   

b.Italy 

c. Germany 

d. Russia

2. GOOGLE HAS ENTERED INTO A PARTNERSHIP WITH  WHICH TELECOMMUNICATIONS TO OFFER DIRECT CARRIER BILLING IN INDIA?

a. Reliance 

b. Airtel 

c. Idea 

d. Tata

3. NAME THE PERSONS WHO FOUNDED TARGETINGMANTRA COMPANY?

a.Binny bansal & Sanjay bansal 

b. Sunder pichai & Suraj Sharma

c. Ravi Dhiman & Vikash  

d. Saurabh Nangia & Rahul Singh

4. WHERE IS THE HEADQUARTERS OF NEW DEVELOPMENT BANK ?

a. Beijing

b. shanghai

c. Brunie

d. Kathmandu

5. WHO IS THE PRESENT SPEAKER OF LOK SABHA?

a. Sumitra mahajan

b. Hamid ansari

c. Meira Kumar

d. Neha sharma

ANSWERS:

                         1.B        2.C      3.D   4.B        5.A

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