DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 3 JULY 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 3 JULY 2016

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1. SAMEER EMERGES FASTEST ATHLETE OF 56TH NATIONAL INTER-STATE ATHLETICS

i. Sameer Mon, the veteran sprinter of India, won gold in 100 meter dash in 10.60 seconds at the 56th National Inter-state Senior Athletics Championships in Hyderabad.

ii. He became the fastest athlete in the country.

iii. He was a member of the bronze winning Indian 4x100m relay quartet in Delhi Commonwealth Games.

2. PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI'S ADDRESS 'MANN KI BAAT' TO BE BROADCAST IN BANGLADESH

i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ will now also be telecast to Bangladesh.

ii.The programme which reaches crores of people in real time featuring PM Modi talking on various subjects related to social, economic and political  which have international audience soon.

iii. The purpose behind this soft diplomacy is to strengthen bilateral ties and break the stranglehold of Pakistani and Chinese radio channels in the neighbouring country.

3. MINISTRY GRANTS RECOGNITION TO PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE OF INDIA

i. The Sports Ministry has announced that it has granted recognition to the Paralympic Committee of India.

ii.It will give a huge confidence boost to the several para-athletes who have qualified for Rio Paralympics.

iii. The International Paralympic Committee announced temporary lifting of suspension imposed on the national body last year

4.  MAHARASHTRA TARGET OF PLANTING 2 CRORE TREES IN STATE CROSSED

i. Maharashtra government started an initiative for plantation of about 2 crores trees

ii. The campaign will benefit the environment as well as also counter problem of soil-erosion, help the wild animals in their growth.

5. INDIA JUMPS 19 PLACES ON WORLD BANK LOGISTICS PERFORMANCE INDEX

i. India improved its ranking in the World Bank group's bi-annual "Logistics Performance Index 2016", jumping from 54th in 2014 to 35th in 2016.

ii. This was announced by the World Bank Group in its recent launch of the report.

iii. In the latest ranking India has gone past countries like New Zealand, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Iceland, Latvia and Indonesia who were ahead of it in the index.

iv.India's jump of 19 positions in the ranking demonstrates the commitment of various Ministries and agencies of Government of India to make it easy to do business in India.

6. STATE BANK OF INDIA LAUNCHES TWO NEW DIGITAL OFFERINGS

i. The country's largest lender State Bank of India has launched 2 new digital offerings on the occasion of 61st State Bank Day.

ii. SBI has partnered with Flipkart to offer its consumers the facility of pre-approved EMI Facility on purchases. Under this partnership SBI will provide overdraft facility to pre-qualified set of customers for transacting on Flipkart for a minimum purchase of Rs. 5000.

iii. The bank also launched a social media banking platform for Facebook and Twitter users, called ‘SBI Mingle’ which will help the customers with a host of banking services on their social media accounts, at their own convinience.

7.  RAPID RURAL POLICE RESPONSE SYSTEM LAUNCHED IN PUNJAB

i. A Rapid Rural Police Response System was launched across Punjab to ensure prompt and effective police response in the state's over 12,000 villages.

ii. Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, who launched the scheme, also flagged off 400 new motorcycles and 220 new Bolero jeeps under the new system.

iii. Under the system, police will respond to any crime or law and order situation within 20 minutes of it being reported.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 2 JULY 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 2 JULY 2016

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1. RAILWAY MINISTER SURESH PRABHU LAUNCHES NIVARAN PORTAL

i. Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu Minister of Railways  has launched "NIVARAN portal" an online system.

ii.The system is launched for redressal of service related grievance of serving and former railway employees.

iii. Nivaran portal is an online system that will facilitate the employees to lodge their grievances and also monitor the progress.

2. TEJAS INDIGENOUSLY BUILT AIRCRAFT INDUCTED INTO IAF

i. The Indian Air Force inducted the first squadron of the indigenously made Light Combat Aircraft Tejas.

ii. The Tejas a multi-role supersonic single-engine aircraft designed and developed by the Aeronautical Development Agency in collaboration with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

3. SBI LAUNCHED DIGITAL VILLAGE PROGRAMME

i. Balal village in Kasargode district in Kerala is one of the 21 villages selected across the country by the State Bank of India under the SBI Digital Village initiative.

ii.The programme is  launched by the SBI Chairperson on State Bank Day on 1st July.

ii. The objective of the initiative is to popularise digital banking in rural areas.

4.  WORLD FAMOUS FUTURIST, WRITER ALWIN TOFFLER DIES AT 87

i. Alvin Toffler the Famous author of Future Shock, passed away in United States.

ii. Alvin Toffler was known for his works discussing modern technologies.

iii.His works included the digital revolution and the communication revolution with emphasis on their effects on cultures worldwide.

5. INDIA’S FIRST INTEGRATED DEFENCE COMMUNICATION NETWORK LAUNCHED

i. India's first integrated defence communication network was launched.

ii.It will enable the army, air force, navy and the Special Forces Command to share situational awareness for a faster decision-making process.

iii. The Defence Communication Network is a strategic, highly secure and scalable system, has a pan-India reach from Ladakh to the North East to island territories.

6.  GURPREET SINGH SANDHU AGAIN, BECOMES FIRST INDIAN TO FEATURE IN EUROPA LEAGUE

i. Indian goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu was named in Norwegian club Stabaek FC's squad for their Europa League.

ii.He became the first from India to play in the continental competition.

ii. In 2014, he became the first Indian to start a first team match in a top-division league of Europe. 

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SBI PO Exam Analysis on 2nd July 2016 (First Shift)

*SBI -PO EXAM ANALYSIS*

2- JULY ( 1st Shift)

Overall Paper was moderate
*English* Level moderate
- cloze test-5 Qn
- Comprehention- 10 Qn
- Para Jumble- 5 Qn
- Fill in blanks- 5 Qn
- Finding Erroe-5 Qn

* Math* level difficult
- Number Series- 5 Qn
- DI / Graph- 10 Qn ( bar/ Line)
- Quadratic Eq - 5 Qn
- Approximation- 5 Qn
- Airthematic - 10 Qn ( geometry also)

*Reasoning* Level moderate
- Puzzle - 20 Qn
( In a line, 2 column puzzle)
(Like Given in bright academy reasoning book chapter Puzzle 3,4,5)
- Inequalities- 5 Qn
- Blood relation - 3 Qn
- Direction- 2 Qn
- Sitting arrangement- 5 Qn
(in a column people sitting)
*Good Atempt 55-65*

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New Pattern for SSC CGL EXAM 2016

New Pattern for SSC CGL EXAM 2016
Tier 1+2+3 = 200+400+100=700

Tier-1 (100 Ques)=200 Marks *(ONLINE)* *TIME 75 min*

-ve Marking of .50 for wrong ans*

*Exam date Tier 1 (27 Aug 2016)*

STRUCTURE OF SSC CGL-TIER-I
Sr. No.		Name of tests (objective)		No of Questions		Maximum Marks		Duration of the test
1		General Intelligence & Reasoning		25		50		Composite time of 75 Min.
2		General Awareness		25		50
3		Quantitative Aptitude		25		50
4		English Comprehension		25		50
Total				100		200
STRUCTURE OF SSC CGL-TIER-2
Sr. No.	Name of tests (objective)		No of Questions		Maximum Marks		Duration of the test
1	Quantitative Abilities		100		200		Composite time of 2 hours
2	English Comprehension		200		200
Total			300		400

Tier-3 Descriptive *(OFFLINE)*(English/Hindi) = 100 marks 

*Essay/Precis/Letter*

****Skill Test applicable to few post.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 1 JULY 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 1 JULY 2016

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1. CABINET CLEARS PAY HIKE FOR 1 CR. GOVT EMPLOYEES AND PENSIONERS

i. The Cabinet has approved pay hike in the salay of more than 1 Cr. central government employees.

ii. They  will get a pay hike after the government approved the implementation of the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission.

ii. The report submitted by the commission headed by Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur in November last year recommended a 14.27 percent hike in basic pay at junior levels, 23.55 per cent overall hike in salaries, allowances and pension.

iii. The entry level pay was recommended to be raised to Rs. 18,000 per month from the current Rs. 7,000 a month.

2. FSSAI SIGNS MOU WITH ASCI

i. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India and the Advertising Standards Council of India signed MoU with each other to put check on the issues of misleading advertisements in the food sector.

ii. Under this MoU they will make it a compulsory check upon the process of complaints against misleading ads by food companies.

3. NASA TESTS ROCKET BOOSTER FOR SPACE MISSION

i. A booster for NASA’s Space Launch System the most powerful rocket in the world, has been successfully tested.

ii. It will pave the way for future human exploration in deep space, including the journey to Mars.

iii. This final qualification test of the booster system shows real progress in the development of the Space Launch System.

4. AMUL SIGNS UP AS OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF INDIAN TEAM TO THE OLYMPICS

i. India’s leading food products company Amul has signed up as the official sponsor for the Indian contingent to the Rio Olympics 2016.

ii. The company will launch a series of advertising campaigns for milk and other dairy products to promote this association.

iii. Amul has embarked upon an ‘Eat Milk with Every Meal’ campaign.

5. EXERCISE ‘JALRAHAT’ COMMENCES IN ASSAM

i. The armed forces conducted a exercise  to control Natural calamities named as exercise ‘Jalrahat’ started in  Narangi Cantt in Assam.

ii. It is a joint initiative by State Govt and Armed Forces for relief during floods.

6. GOVT LAUNCHES WEB PORTAL TO KEEP A CHECK ON ENVIRONMENTAL APPROVALS FOR MINING OF MINERALS

i. A new web portal has been launched for online submission and monitoring of environmental approvals for mining of sand and minor minerals.

ii.  Prakash Javadekar Minister of State of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the web portal will enhance transparency of the entire application process.

7. INDIA'S SANJEEV RAJPUT WINS SILVER IN ISSF

i. Sanjeev Rajput shooter of India bagged a silver medal for India in men's 50-metre rifle.

ii. The gold medal was acquired by Petar Gorsa from Croatia.

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1. WHO HEADS THE COMMITTEE OF “7^TH PAY COMMISSION”?

a. Justice HL Dattu

b. Justice TS Thakur

c. Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur

d. All of the above

2. WHERE ARE THE HEADQUARTERS OF NASA SITUATED?

a. Washington DC

b. New York

c. Houstan

d. Texas

3. WHAT IS THE FULL FORM OF “NASA”?

a. National Areospace Agency

b. National Aeronautics & Space Administration

c. National Aeroresearch & Space Aministration

d. None of these

 4. “EAT MILK WITH EVERY MEAL” CAMPAIGN HAS LAUNCHED BY WHICH FOOD PRODUCT COMPANY?

a. Nestle

b. Mother Dairy

c. Nutralite

d. Amul

5. NAME THE OPERATION WHICH IS CONDUCTED IN ASSAM TO CONTROL NATURAL CALAMITIES?

a. JALRAHAT

b. JALRAKSHAK

c. JEEVAN SURAKSHA

d. All of the above

6. THE FAMOUS SHOOTER “PETER GORSA” BELONGS TO WHICH COUNTRY?

a. Finland

b. Croatia

c. Denmark

d. Canada

ANSWERS:

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

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 30 JUNE 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 30 JUNE 2016

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1. N S VISHWANATHAN APPOINTED AS THE NEW DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF RBI

i. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet appointed NS Vishwanathan as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.

ii. He is currently working as an executive director at the RBI.

iii. He will replace H R Khan, who will retire on July 3.

2. INDIA RANKED 105TH ON WEF'S HUMAN CAPITAL INDEX

i. India has been ranked 105th out of 130 countries on the World Economic Forum's Human Capital Index.

ii. The index measures countries’ ability to nurture, develop and deploy talent for economic growth.

iii. Finland topped the index and india is placed on 105^th rank.

iv. The index has been released by Geneva-based World Economic Forum.

3.  RAJNATH SINGH INAUGURATES H.Q. OF JHARKHAND'S SPECIAL ANTI-MAOIST FORCE

i. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has inaugurated the newly constructed headquarters of Jharkhand's special anti-Maoist force 'Jharkhand Jaguar' in Jharkhand's capital city Ranchi.

ii. Jharkhand Jaguar is an anti-Maoist squad formed eight years ago in 2008 .

iii. The force has led many successful operations against Maoists so far.

4. ODISHA GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE EDUCATION LOAN AT 1% INTEREST

i. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has launched a new scheme Kalinga Siksha Sathi Yojana.

ii. The aim  of the scheme is to provide education loan at 1 % interest to students for pursuing higher studies.

iii. The State government dedicated this scheme to former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik on his Birth Centenary.

iv. Under this scheme poor students can avail professional and technical education loan up to 10 lakh rupees at 1% interest rate.

5. TWO INDIANS GET QUEEN’S YOUNG LEADERS AWARD 2016

i. Two Indians, Kartik Sawhney, and Neha Swain, have won the 2016 Queen's Young Leaders award in the United Kingdom.

ii. Sawhney and Swain have won the prestigious award for their exceptional work in transforming the lives of others and making a lasting difference in their communities.

iii. The Queen’s Young Leader Award is given to youths who are taking the lead in their communities and using their skills to transform lives.

6 FOUNDER OF TITAN, XERXES SAPUR DESAI HAS PASSED AWAY

i. Xerxes Sapur Desai, the man who founded India's largest watchmaker company 'Titan Co Ltd', has passed away in Bengaluru.

ii. He also worked with Tata Press, Tata Chemicals, and Taj Hotels before setting up Titan in 1986.

iii. After the success in watches, he started Tanishq, the jewelry business that is now a trusted brand and India’s largest jewelry firm.

7. INDIA MAINTAINS THE THIRD POSITION IN ICC ODI TEAM RANKINGS

i. According to ICC Ranking India has maintained its number three position in the ICC ODI team rankings.

ii. The ranking list is topped by world champions Australia.

iii. The second place was occupied by New Zealand with 113 rating points.

iv. In the MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen India’s Virat Kohli is placed second while South Africa’s AB de Villiers has been on the top place.

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1. NAME THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF RBI WHO HAS BEEN REPLACED BY NS VISWANATHAN BY THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE APPOINTMENT COMMITTEE OF CABINET?

a. SS Mundra

b. R Gandhi

c. Urjit R Patel

d. HR Khan

2. WHICH COUNTRY TOPS THE LIST OF “WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM’S” HUMAN CAPITAL INDEX?

a. Finland

b. Scotland

c. Spain

d. USA

3. HOW MANY COUNTRIES ARE SURVEYED BY GENEVA BASED “WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM”?

a. 161

b. 152

c. 130

d. 131

4. THE ANTI-MAOIST SQUAD “JHARKHAND JAGUAR” HEADQUARTERS LOCATED AT WHICH CITY OF INDIA?

a. Ranchi

b. Hazaribagh

c. Dhanbad

d. Patna

5. WHO IS THE GOVERNOR OF ODISHA?

a. MN Shah

b. Shila Dixit

c. Kiran Bedi

d. SC Jamir

6. WHICH COUNTRY’S BATSMAN HAS GOT 1^ST RANK ACCORDING TO MRF TYRES ICC PLAYER RANKING?

a. Australia

b. India

c. South Africa

d. West Indies

ANSWERS:

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

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