DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 26 JUNE 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 26 JUNE 2016

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1. HARIKA WON BEST WOMEN'S PLAYER IN KAZAKHSTAN BLITZ

i. Grand Master Harika Dronavalli won the best women's player award in the Eurasian Blitz chess tournament in Kazakhstan.

ii. Harika had won the best woman's prize at the Zalakaros International Chess Festival in Hungary

2. NAGALAND GOVERNOR LAUNCHES WOMEN'S HELPLINE NUMBER '181'

i. Governor of Nagaland and Assam P B Acharya has launched women helpline number – 181.

ii. He also inaugurated Sakhi, a one stop Centre for the support women affected by violence both in private and public spaces under one roof.

3. UK PRIME MINISTER DAVID CAMERON ANNOUNCED RESIGNATION AFTER BREXIT VOTE

i. The Prime Minister of United Kingdom  David Cameron announced his resignation hours after the Brexit vote that favoured leaving the European Union .

ii. During the campaign he advocated for remaining with the EU.

iii. In the referendum 51.89 % of the voters preferred to leave the EU.

4. MAHASHANGARH DECLARED AS THE SARRC CULTURAL CAPITAL FOR 2016-17

i. Mahasthangarh, the 3rd century BC archaeological site in Bogra, Bangladesh, has been declared as the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation cultural capital for the year 2016-17.

ii. It  will host festivals on literature, foods ,films and dances from October 2016 to September 2017.

iii. The year 2016-17 has also be declared the SAARC Year of Cultural Heritage.

5.  INDIAN-ORIGIN LAWYER TO CHAIR PANEL ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN SOUTH SUDAN

i. Indian-origin lawyer Yasmin Sooka has been appointed to chairman of UN commission to monitor the human rights situation in South Sudan.

ii. The committee was formed by the United Nations Human Right Council 

iii. The other two members of the committee are Kenneth R. Scott  and Godfrey M. Musila .

iv. The committee has been formed to monitor human rights violations in South Sudan and make recommendations for the process of transitional justice, healing and reconciliation.

6. INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND ILLICIT TRAFFICKING HAS BEEN OBSERVED ON JUNE 26^TH                                                 

i. The International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is observed every year on June 26.

ii. The day is observed to raise awareness about the major problem of illicit drugs.

iii. The theme of the day is “Listen First”.

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1. THE CHESS GRANDMASTER “HARIKA DRONAVALLI” WHO WINS BEST WOMEN’S PLAYER AWARD BELONGS TO WHICH COUNTRY?

A. Italy

b. France

c. India

d. Spain

2. WHO IS THE GOVERNOR OF NAGALAND?

a. Padama Balkrishna Acharya

b. Padamanabha Acharya

c. Loknath Mishra

d. Nikhil Kumar

3. WHAT IS THE WOMEN’S HELPLINE NUMBER LAUNCHED BY THE GOVERNOR OF NAGALAND?

a. 180

b. 1091

c. 1090

d. 181

4. WHERE ARE THE HEADQUARTERS  OF SAARC IS LOCATED?

a. New Delhi, India

b. Kathmandu, Nepal

c. Colombo, Srilanka

d. Dhaka, Bangladesh

5. WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF SARRC?

a. Sheel Sharma

b. Ahmed Salim

c. Arjun Bahadur Thapa

d. None of these

6. RECENTLY, WHO IS APPOINTED AS THE CHAIRMAN OF UNITED NATIONS RIGHT COUNCIL?

a. Yasmin Sooka

b. Ahmed Salim

c. Hardoi Singh

d. Milkha Singh

7. WHAT IS THEME OF “INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND ILLICIT TRAFFICKING”?

a. Stay Away

b. Don’t take drug

c. Free drug society

d. Listen First

ANSWERS:

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

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 25 JUNE 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 25 JUNE 2016

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1. BREXIT WON AS BRITAIN VOTES TO LEAVE EUROPEAN UNION

i. The United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union after 43 years in a historic referendum.

ii. According to the reports London and Scotland voted strongly to stay in the Union.

iii. But the remaining vote has been done against it which mainly contains the north of England.

2. UNION GOVERNMENT APPROVED SETTING UP OF DISTRICT LEVEL ADVISORY AND MONITORING COMMITTEES

i. Union Ministry of Urban Development has approved the setting up of District Level Advisory and Monitoring Committees.

ii. The committees are formed to promote people centric planning and execution of new urban development schemes.

iii. These committees will include Members of Parliament and Members of Legislative Assembly.

iv. These Committees will oversee, review and monitor implementation of urban development, affordable housing and urban poverty alleviation programmes.

3. UNION GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES INDIA’S FIRST PILOT PROGRAMME TO RUN TWO-WHEELERS ON CNG IN NEW DELHI

i. Union Government has launched a pilot programme to run two-wheelers on Compressed Natural Gas  in New Delhi to curb air pollution in cities.

ii. The project was jointly launched by Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar

iii. The project has been launched by Indraprastha Gas Limited under its “Hawa Badlo” movement.

4. RBI RELEASES FRAMEWORK ON PAYMENTS SYSTEMS

i. Reserve Bank of India has released 'Vision-2018' document.

ii. The ‘Payment and Settlement Systems in India: Vision-2018’ aims at building best of class payment and settlement systems for a ‘less-cash’ India .

iii. It will also ensure access to mobile banking services to even basic phone users.

5. M S DHONI BECOMES BRAND AMBASSADOR OF EXIDE LIFE INSURANCE

i. Exide Life Insurance has announced India's ODI and T20 cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni as its brand ambassador.

ii. Mr. Dhoni will feature in the Exide Life Insurance marketing campaign “Lamba saath, bharose Ki baat.”

6. BCCI APPOINTS ANIL KUMBLE AS THE NEW COACH OF INDIAN CRICKET TEAM

i. Former Spinner Anil Kumble will be the new coach of Indian Cricket Team.

ii. He will serve the Indian team as a coach for one year.

iii. He is the highest wicket-taker for India till date and third in the international list.

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1. HOW MANY COUNTRIES ARE THE MEMBERS OF EUROPEAN UNION?

a. 29

b. 27

c. 28

d. 30

2. WHERE ARE THE HEADQUARTERS OF EUROPEAN UNION SITUATED?

a. Brussel

b. London

c. Paris

d. Rome

3. WHO IS THE PRESENT UNION ENVIRONMENT MINISTER OF INDIA?

a. Dharmendra Pradhan

b. Prakash Javadekar

c. Nitin Gadkari

d. Piyush Goyal

4. THE “PAYEMENT AND SETTELMENT SYSTEMS IN INDIA: VISION 2018” PROGRAM HAS BEEN LAUNCHED BY WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS?

a. SEBI

b. IRDA

c. NPCI

d. RBI

5. RECENTLY, WHO HAS BECOME THE BRAND AMBASSADOR OF “EXIDE LIFE INSURANCE”?

a. Yuvraj Singh

b. MS Dhoni

c. Sachin Tendulkar

d. Virat Kohli

6. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING HAS APPOINTED AS THE NEW COACH OF INDIAN CRICKET TEAM?

a. Anil Kumble

b. Ravi Shastri

c. Rahul Dravid

d. Saurav Ganguly

ANSWERS:

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

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QUANT QUIZ - 39 FOR SBI PO & IBPS –MIX TOPIC

QUANT QUIZ - 39 FOR SBI PO & IBPS –MIX TOPIC

Q.1 The ages of Manoj and Dinesh are in the ratio of 4 : 5 respectively. After 5 years, the ratio of their ages will be 8: 9. What is the age of Manoj ? (In years)

1) 12 

2) 5 

3) 10 

4) 8 

5) None of these

Q.2 In an election between two candidates one got 80% of total valid votes. 20% of the total votes are invalid. If the total votes are 8000, what is the number of valid votes the other candidate got ?

1) 1280 

2) 1880 

3) 4324 

4) 1722 

5) None of these

Q.3 The mean of the marks obtained by 120 aspirants is 80. If the marks obtained by one of the aspirants was incorrectly calculated as 80, whereas the actual marks obtained by him was 70, what is the correct mean of the marks obtained by the aspirants?
(1) 69  
(2) 79.91
(3) 70  
(4) Cannot be determined
(5) None of these

Q.4  Rajesh purchased a chair for Rs.  1000. He sold it at 10% loss. With that money he again purchased another chair and sold it at a profit of 12%. What is his overall loss/profit?

1) Rs. 80 profit 

2) Rs. 80 loss 

3) Rs. 60 profit 

4) Rs. 60 loss 

5) Rs. 50 loss

Q.5 Two taps A and B can fill a cistern in 15 and 30 minutes respectively. There is a third exhaust tap C at the bottom of tank. If all taps are opened at the same time, the cistern will be full in 25 minutes. In what time can exhaust tap C empty the cistern when full? 

a.12 Min

b.11 Min

c.10 Min

d.9Min

e.15 Min

Q.6  The age of a man is two times the sum of the ages of his four sons. Three years hence, his age will be equal the sum of the ages of his sons. The father’s present  age is

1)46 years

2)28 years

3)20 years

4)18 years

5)None of these 

Directions : Find the Relation Between X & Y

Q.7   I. 2x^2 + 6x – 36 = 0 

      

         II. 2y^2 + 25y + 78 = 0

Q.8    I. x^2 – 6x – 16 = 0 

         II. 3y^2 + 22y + 24 = 0

Q.9    I. x^2 – 26x + 169 = 0 

         II. y^2 – 28y + 196 = 0

Q.10 The ratio of the present age of a Father and son is 7 : 3. Four years ago the ratio of their ages was 5 : 2. What will be the Father's age five years from now? (in years)

1) 86 

2) 89 

3) 87 

4) 84 

5) 88

ANSWERS

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

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REASONING QUIZ- 50 FOR SBI CLERK & PO

REASONING QUIZ- 50 FOR SBI CLERK & PO

Questions: (1-5) Study the information given below and answer the questions based on it.

Eight MD's A,B,C,D,E,F,H,I of eight companies viz. Ashus, Syska, Phillips, Micromax, HCL, YAHOO, Infosys and Tech Mahindra, not necessarily in the same order, are sitting for a round table conference facing the centre. The following data is given:

• MD of HCL is sitting third to the left of MD of Ashus.

• C and B are sitting opposite to each other.

• C is MD of Phillips.

• MDs of HCL and Syska are immediate neighbors.

• A is sitting third to the right of MD of Ashus.

• E is sitting second to the right of I and is also the MD of Infosys.

• Neither A nor F is the MD of Tech Mahindra also A is not the MD of Infosys

• D the MD of Micromax is sitting third to the right of F.

• H is sitting immediate right of MD of Micromax.

1. Which of the following are incorrect statements according to the given information?

a) MD of Ashus is second to the right of F

b) MD of YAHOO and Phillips are next to each other

c) H is MD of Tech Mahindra

d) D is sitting between B and H

e) MD of Micromax is sitting second to the right of the MD of HCL

2. Who is sitting in between MD of HCl and E?

a) B

b) MD of Syska

c) C

d) MD of YAHOO

e) MD of HCL

3. YAHOO:Infosys :: Ashus: ?

a) Micromax

b) Syska

c) Tech Mahindra

d) Phillips

e) HCL

4. Who among the following is the MD of Yahoo?

a) F

b) A

c) H

d) I

e) E

5. Which of the following is a correct statement?

a) H is the MD of Ashus.

b) MD of Ashus and Infosys are neighbors.

c) A is the MD of Syska.

d) MD of Phillips is sitting opposite to MD of Tech Mahindra.

e) All are correct.

6. Each consonant in the word “IDENTIFIDIRECTORION” is replaced by the next letter in the English alphabet and each vowel is replaced by the previous letter in the English alphabet in alphabetical order, which of the following will be the third from the left and sixth from the right end in the new arrangement?

(a)C

(b)D  

(c) H  

(d) T 

(e) None of these

7. In a row of forty people, Queen is 14^th from the left end and there are sixteen persons between Queen and Minister. What is Minister's Position from the right end of the row?

(a) 11th      

(b) 1Oth       

(c) 30th    

(d) Data inadequate    

(e) None of these

Directions (Q.8-10) Statements are given followed by some conclusions. You have to consider the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the following conclusions if any, follow from the given statements:

8. Statements:    All Mahindra are companies.

Some companies are good

Some books are goods

No director is Mahindra

Conclusion:

(I) Some companies are not director

(II) All book being companies is a possibility

(III) Some goods are not Mahindra

a) Only (i) and (iii) follow 

b) Only (iii) follow

c) Only (i) and (ii) follow 

d) All follow 

e) None of these

9. Statements:     All books are boring 

No book is interesting 

Some books are important

No important is interesting

Conclusion:

(I) All important being boring is a possibility

(II) All interesting being boring is a possibility

(III) Some boring are not interesting

a) Only (i) and (iii) follow 

b) Only (iii) follow

c) Only (i) and (ii) follow 

d) All follow 

e) None of these

10. Statements:   All jungle are dense 

No dense is forest 

Some forests are destroyed 

Some destroyed are jungle

Conclusion:

 (I) All destroyed being jar is a possibility

(II) All destroyed being forests is a possibility

(III) Some destroyed are not forest

a) Only (i) and (iii) follow 

b) Only (iii) follow

c) Only (i) and (ii) follow 

d) All follow 

e) None of these

ANSWER

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

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