DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 23 MAY 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 23 MAY 2016

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1. 27TH INDIA AND INDONESIA CORPAT CONCLUDES IN BELAWAN

i. The 27th edition of the India-Indonesia CORPAT has concluded in Belawan, Indonesia.

ii. The navies of both countries conducted interactive session on measures to enhance inter-operabilit.,

iii. The 27th CORPAT was held from 29 April to 19 May 2016.

iv. The exercise is being carried out to keep the vital part of the Indian Ocean Region safe and secure for commercial shipping and international trade.

2. BIHAR GOVERNMENT BANS GUTKA AND PAN MASALA

i. Bihar CM Nitish Kumar  has announced the ban on sale, distribution, storage, manufacture, consumption and publicity of tobacco products like gutka and pan masala.

ii. Last month state government announced complete ban on the sale of any types of liquor in the state, but had allowed sale of Indian Made Foreign Liquor in towns and cities.

3. WORLD BANK ARM IFC TO INVEST $68 MN IN APOLLO HEALTH

i. World Bank subsidiary arm International Finance Corporation is planning to invest US$68 million in Apollo Health & Lifestyle ltd .

ii. AHLL is a subsidiary of Apollo Health Enterprises Limited and includes a network of primary healthcare clinics across the country.

iii. This investment is the part of the overall raise of Rs 900 crore investment which was earlier invested by IFC.

4. FINANCE MINISTERS AND CENTRAL BANK GOVERNORS MEET HELD SENDAI

i. Finance ministers and central banks governor from the Group of Seven developed nations meeting in Sendai, Japan.

ii. They have held discussions on the world economy, ahead of next week's G7 summit to be held on 26-27th May in Ise-Shima, central Japan.

iii. The G-7 financial leaders discussed the future of the global economy to put the global economy back on track and achieve sustainable growth.

iv. They also discussed ways of dealing with tax evasion and questionable tax avoidance in reaction to disclosures in the Panama Papers.

5. US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES GAVE CONSENT TO BOLSTER DEFENCE TIES WITH INDIA ON PAR WITH NATO

i. The US House of Representatives have given its nod to improve defence ties with India.

ii. An amendment to the National Defence Authorisation Act   was approved by the House.

iii. The amendment is dubbed as ‘Enhancing Defence and Security Co-operation with India’.

iv. It will bring the country’s bilateral relations with India on par with its NATO allies and Israel.

v. It encourages the executive branch to designate an official to focus on US-India defence cooperation.

6. IFC TO INVEST $20 MILLION IN FCEL

i. Future Consumer Enterprise Ltd  has informed the stock exchanges that International Finance Corporation  will invest $20 million in the company through equity-linked instruments.

ii. It will use the funds to support growth plans and strengthen its balance-sheet.

7. HSBC TO SHUT DOWN HALF OF ITS BRANCHES IN INDIA, 300 JOBS TO GO   

i. UK based banking giant, HSBC Holding Plc stated that it plans to close 24 branches in India.

ii. The decision comes after a strategic review of its retail banking and wealth management business showed customers are increasingly opting for digital banking services.

iii. This decision will impact around 10 % of the company's retail customer base and lead to 300 jobs losses.

8. BINALI YILDIRIM SET TO BECOME PRIME MINISTER OF TURKEY

i. Transport Minister of Turkey Binali Yildirim is all set to become as the country’s Prime Minster.

ii. He will succeed Ahmet Davutoglu, who earlier stepped down due to differences with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

 

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1. 27^TH   INDIA AND INDONESIA ‘CORPAT’ HELD AT?

a. Belwan

b. New Delhi

c. Mumbai

d. Singapore

2. RECENTLY, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATE OF INDIA HAS BANNED “GUTKA AND PAN MASALA”?

a. Punjab

b. Haryana

c. Bihar

d. Himanchal Pradesh

3. WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF WORLD BANK?

a. Jim Kim

b. Kim Husan

c. Han Kang

d. Jim Yong Kim

4. WORLD BANK ARM IFC IS INVESTING___________ IN APOLLO HEALTH & LIFESTYLE LTD.

a. $ 69 mn

b. $ 68 mn

c. $66 mn

d. $67 mn

5. 42^ND  G-7 SUMMIT WILL  BE HELD AT_____________.

a. Tokoyo, Japan

b. Washington D.c, USA

c. Paris, Italy

d. Shima, Japan

 6. FULL FORM OF “NATO”?

a. North Atlantic Team Organization

b. North Zone  Team Organization

c. North America Team Organozation

d. None of the above

7. THE HEADQUATER OF HSBC BANK LOCATEDAT______________

a. Hong kong

b. Shanghai

c. London

d. NewYork

8. RECENTLY, WHO HAS BECOME THE PRIME MINISTER OF TURKEY?

a. Ahmet Davutoglu

b. Turkey Binali

c. Alex Parrish

d. Nimah Binali

ANSWERS:

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

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 22 MAY 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 22 MAY 2016

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1. MAY 21 OBSERVED AS ANTI-TERRORISM DAY

i. Every year May 21^st is observed as Anti-Terrorism Day throughout India /

ii. The day is observed to spread awareness among the people about the danger of terrorism and violence and its effect on the people, society and the country.

iii. The main objective is to promote unity, peace and harmony across the nation.

iv. The day marks the death anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi who was assassinated at an election rally near Chennai by a suicide bomber from the LTTE on 21 May 1991.

2. RATAN P WATAL APPOINTED AS PRINCIPAL ADVISER FOR SOCIAL SECTOR IN NITI AAYOG

i. Former Finance Secretary Ratan P Watal has been appointed as Principle Adviser for social sector in NITI Aayog.

ii. He has been appointed to the post for three years.

iii. NITI Aayog National Institution for Transforming India is premier policy think tank of Union Government.

iv. Economist Arvind Panagariya is Vice Chairman of the NITI Aayog.

v. Economist Bibek Debroy and former DRDO chief V K Saraswat are its full-time members.

3. SEBI TIGHTENS P-NOTE NORMS TO KEEP VIGIL ON FOREIGN INVESTMENTS TO CURB BLACK MONEY INFLOW

i. The market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India has tightened the Participatory Notes norms.

ii. The main purpose of this decision is to keep vigil on foreign investments to curb black money inflows in the country.

iii. SEBI has introduced Know Your Client compliance for holders of these instruments in order to bring them on a par with domestic investors.

iv. Participatory Notes are issued by registered foreign institutional investors  to overseas investors.

v. They are commonly known as P-Notes.

vi. P-Notes are issued to overseas investors who wish to invest in the Indian stock markets without registering themselves with the market regulator SEBI.

4. ANURAG THAKUR UNANIMOUSLY ELECTED BCCI PRESIDENT

i. Anurag Thakur was unanimously elected as 34th BCCI President at the board’s special general meeting in Mumbai.

ii. He is a BJP MP in Lok Sabha from Himachal Pradesh's Hamirpur district, is the second youngest BCCI chief.

iii. Fateh Singh Gaekwad in 1963 became the youngest BCCI President at the age of 33.

iv. He replaced Shashank Manohar who was earlier chief of BCCI.

5. LHAKPA 1ST LADY TO CLIMB MT EVEREST SEVEN TIMES

i. A 42 year old woman born in Nepal, Lhakpa Sherpa has climbed Mount Everest for the seventh time.

ii. She has broked her own record for the most ascents to the world's highest mountain by a woman.

iii. Lhakpa has reached the 8,850-meter peak from the Tibetan side.

6. ROGER FEDERER WITHDRAWS FROM FRENCH OPEN

i. Roger Federer has withdrawn from this year’s French Open after failing to recover from a back injury.

ii. The 34-year-old did not play in the Madrid Open earlier this month after hurting his back during practice for the tournament. Federer returned for the Italian Open but was beaten in the third round by Dominic Thiem.

iii. The Swiss has struggled with injury this year, having undergone knee surgery after January’s Australian Open.

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1. WHEN ‘ANTI- TERRORISM DAY IS OBSERVED IN INDIA?

a. 23  May

b. 25 may

c. 22 May

d. 21 May

2.  WHO IS THE VICE-CHAIRMAN OF ‘NITI AYOG’?

a. Narendra Modi

b. Arvind Panagariya

c. Bibek Debroy

d. Ratan P Watal

3. WHO HAS APPOINTED AS PRINCIPAL ADVISER FOR SOCIAL SECTOR IN NITI AYOG?

a. Bibek Debroy

b. Arvind Panagariya

c. Ratan P Watal

d. None of These

4. WHO HAS ELECTED AS THE NEW BCCI PRESIDENT?

a.  Shashank Manohar

b. Anurag Thakur

c. Vijay Seni

d. None of these

5. IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTRY IS MOUNT EVEREST IS LOCATED?

a. Nepal

b. India

c. China

d. Bhutan

6. _____________ IS THE FIRST LADY TO CLIMB MOUNT EVEREST FOR SEVEN TIMES?

a. Lhakpa

b. Monsha

c. Jniping

d. Khempal

7. THE FAMOUS TENNIS PLAYER ROGER FEDERER BELONGS TO WHICH COUNTRY?

a. Denmark

b. USA

c. Belgium

d. Switzerland

ANSWERS:

1. D    2. B    3.c      4. B    5. A    6. A    7. D

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SBI CLERK EXAM ANALYSIS ON 22ND MAY 2016

SBI CLERK EXAM ANALYSIS

Dear students we are sharing here analysis of SBI Clerk Prelim Exam that was held today.

Overall Paper was easy and focus to clear sectional cut off.


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English Language (Level – Easy)
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Reading Comprehension – 10 Qn
Cloze Test – 5 Qn
Spelling Mistakes  – 5 Qn
Spotting Error – 5 Qn
Parajumbles – 5 Qn

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Numerical Ability (Level – Easy)
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Number Series – 5 Qn
Simplification –  10 Qn
Data Interpretation - 5 Qn (Table Graph)
Miscellaneous Questions – 15 Questions ( mix level)
(Age, Mixture Allegation, Partnership, Profit Loss, Average, Boats & Stream, Compound/Simple Interest, Time & Work, etc.)

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Reasoning Ability (Level –Easy)
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Inequality – 5 Qn
Sitting Arrangement (Circle)-5 Qn
Puzzle – 10 Qn, (Line Arrangement)
Alphabetic Series – 5 Qn
Coding Decoding  – 5 Qn
Miscellaneous Questions – 5 Qn
*****Syllogism questions were not asked in today's pre exam.

Dear students level of the today’s exam was easy & good attempt will be
Reasoning -25-30
English - 20-25
Math - 15-20
Overall - 60-75
****Cutoff will be near 45-50 only

Disclaimer- this is our own anylysis and final merit and cut off may vary .

Dear students practice daily Math/ reasoning/ Banking QUIZ for mains exam at

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 21 MAY 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 21 MAY 2016

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1. FIVE STATE ASSEMBLY ELECTION 2016 RESULTS:

i. The 2016 Kerala Assembly Election has won by the CPI (M) led Left Democratic Front by the absolute majority by winning 91 seats of the total 140 seats. Pinarayi Vijayan is set to become the next Chief Minister of Kerala.

ii. Assam Assembly Election 2016 Bhartiya Janata Party  and its alliance partners have won an absolute majority by winning 87 seats out of 126 member House. Union Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal is all set to become the next Chief Minister of Assam.

iii. West Bengal Assembly Election  is won by all India Trinamool Congress Party  under the leadership of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has emerged victorious in the 2016.

iv. 2016 Tamil Nadu Assembly Election is  won by Ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Party under the leadership of Chief Minister J. Jayalalitha .

v. 2016 Assam election won by the BJP and by the Left front in Kerala with the DMK winning 17 of the 30 assembly seats.

2. PRESIDENT INAUGURATES INTELLIGENT OPERATIONS CENTRE IN RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN

i. President Pranab Mukherjee has inaugurated an Intelligent Operations Centre  in Rashtrapati Bhavan.

ii. A mobile application ‘Monitor’ for transformation of President’s Estate into a smart township is also launched.

iii. The theme of the centre is ‘4H’ theme of a humane, Hi-Tech, Heritage and Happy Township.

3.  JP NADDA LAUNCHES CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TO ASSESS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ON HEALTH

i. The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda has launched the Centre for Environmental Health in New Delhi.

ii. It was launched to assess the impact of environment-related problems like air pollution, pesticide use, climate change and sanitation on health.

4. HIMACHAL CM LAUNCHES PEHAL PROGRAMME

i. Himachal Pradesh CM Virbhadra Singh has introduced PEHAL programme in Shimla district.

ii. The programme aims to promote developmental works and government schemes through effective implementation.

iii. Shimla has become the 1st district in the state to launch such different programme to work as a team with the people.

iv. The PEHAL will focus on five areas namely- Health and Sanitation, Primary Education, Forest Rights, Campaign against drugs and skill development, and Women Empowerment.

5. INDIA LAUDED FOR MEDICINES WITH THE RED LINE CAMPAIGN ON ANTIBIOTICS

i. ‘Medicines with the Red Line’ a public awareness campaign launched by the Union Government to curb irrational use of antibiotics.

ii. The term Medicines with the Red Line was in news, as the campaign was appreciated by the Global Review on Antimicrobial Resistance.

6. INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST CONFERENCE STARTED  IN NEPAL

i. International Buddhist conference has started in Nepal to celebrate the 2,560th birth anniversary of Lord Buddha.

ii. The theme of the conference is "Lumbini, Nepal: the birth place of Lord Buddha and the fountain of Buddhism and world peace"

Prime Minister of Nepal: K P Sharma Oli.

7. BEIJING AND NEW DELHI YOGA CONFERENCE STARTED IN CHINA

i. Chinese yoga practitioners gathered in large numbers for a group performance in Kunming China to open the China-India Yoga Conference.

ii. The five day conference is featuring activities including courses from Indian yoga masters and yoga introductions for communities.

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1. WHO WILL BECOME THE NEXT CHIEF MINISTER OF KERELA?

a. Pinarajyi Vijayan

b. Iyer Swami

c. Swami Trimurti

d. None of these

2. WHAT IS THE THEME OF ‘INTELLIGENT OPERATION CENTRE’?

a. 3H

b. 4H

c. 2H

d. H

3. WHAT DOES 4H (‘INTELLIGENT OPERATION CENTRE’) STAND FOR?

a. Humane, Housing, Hi-tech, Happy Township

b. Horns, Heritage, Hi-tech, Happy Township

c. Humane, Hi-tech, Heritage, Happy Township

d. Horns, Home, Happy, Heritage

4. WHO IS THE PRESENT UNION HEALTH AND WELFARE MINSTER OF INDIA?

a. JP Nadda

b. Sushma Swaraj

c. Menika Gandhi

d. Smiriti Irani

5. RECENTLY IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATE OF INDIA ,’PEHAL’ SCHEME HAS BEEN LAUNCHED?

a. Haryana

b. Punjab

c. Orrisa

d. Himachal Pradesh

6. INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST CONFERENCE STARTED IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTRY?

a. Sri Lanka

b. China

c. Nepal

d. India

7. WHO IS THE PRIME MINISTER OF NEPAL?

a. KP Sharma Oli

b. SP Sharma

c. SS Sharma Oli

d. None of these

ANSWERS:

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

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