DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 30 AUG 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 30 AUG 2016

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1. AUGUST 29 IS OBSERVED AS SPORTS DAY

i. National Sports Day in India is celebrated on August 29^th  to mark the birth anniversary  of hockey legend Dhyan Chand.

ii. Dhyan Chand, considered as the greatest player in hockey.

iii. He played a key role in India's three consecutive Olympic triumphs in 1928, 1932 and 1936.

2. FOUR ATHLETES GET RAJIV GANDHI KHEL RATNA AWARD

i. Four athletes, including Olympic silver medallist P.V. Sindhu, gymnast Dipa Karmakar, shooter Jitu Rai and Olympic bronze medalist Sakshi Malik received the Rajiv Khel Ratna award.

ii. The awrdees has recived a medal and a citation with a cash prize of Rs.7.5 lakh.

3. DOHA BANK OPENS BRANCH IN KERALA

i. Qatar's based Doha Bank has opened a branch, the Kerala’s Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the branch.

ii. Doha Bank is one of the largest commercial banks in the State of Qatar

4. WEST BENGAL PASSES RESOLUTION TO RENAME THE STATE

i. The West Bengal Assembly today passed the resolution to rename the state to 'Bangla' in Bengali, 'Bengal' in English and 'Bangal' in Hindi.

ii. The Mamata Banerjee government had approved the change of name to either Bongo or Bangla.

5. PADMA SACHDEV AWARDED 2015 SARASWATI SAMMAN

i. Eminent Dogri language Poetess and novelist Padma Sachdev was awarded the prestigious Saraswati Samman for the year 2015.

ii. The award is given for her autobiography ‘Chitt-Chete’  written in Dogri language.

iii. Padma Sachdev Padma Sachdev is first modern woman poet of Dogri language.

6. 29 AUGUST OBSERVED AS INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST NUCLEAR TESTS

i. The International Day Against Nuclear Tests is observed on 29th August across the world.

ii. The day is observed to raise awareness about the effects of nuclear weapon test explosions or any other nuclear explosions.

7. MADHUKAR GUPTA COMMITTEE ON BORDER PROTECTION SUBMITS REPORT TO MHA

i. The Madhukar Gupta Committee on border protection submitted its report to the Home Minister Rajnath Singh .

ii. The panel has made a detailed study on threat perception, field visits and made a detailed recommendations pertaining to strengthening of border protection on Indo-Pakistan Border.

iii. It studied security and threats at Border States of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab and Jammu.

iv. The Committee headed by former Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta was appointed on 5 April 2016 for strengthening border protection and addressing the issue of gaps and vulnerability in border fencing along Indo-Pakistan Border.

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1. 29^TH AUGUST MARKS AS A NATIONAL SPORTS DAY ON THE BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF WHICH LEGEND PLAYER?

a. Dhayan Chand

b. Milkha Singh

c. Sunil Gavaskar

d. Sachin Tendulkar

2. HOW MANY ATHLETES HAVE RECEIVED RAJIV GANDHI KHEL RATNA AWARD?

a. 5

b. 6

c. 4

d. 2

3. RECENTLY, WHO AMONG OF THE FOLLOWING HAVE RECEIVED RAJIV GANDHI KHEL RATNA AWARD?

a. Viswanathan Anand

b. Sania Mirza

c. Mary Kom

d. Jitu Rai

4. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF QATAR?

a. Kuwait

b. Doha

c. Abu Dhabi

d. None of these

5. RECENTLY, WHICH STATE HAS PASSED THE RESOLUTION TO RENAME THE STATE?

a. West Bengal

b. Rajasthan

c. Bihar

d. Gujrat

6. “CHITT-CHETE”, THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF SARASWATI SAMMAN AWARDEE PADMA SACHDEVA HAS BEEN WRITTEN IN WHICH LANGUAGE?

a. Hindi

b. Dogri

c. Punjabi

d. Gujrati

7. “INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST NUCLEAR TEST” IS OBSERVED ON?

a. 28^th August

b. 30^th August

c. 31^st August

d. 29^th August

ANSWERS:

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

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REASONING QUIZ-66 FOR IBPS- PO & CLERK

REASONING QUIZ-66 FOR IBPS- PO & CLERK

(Q. No: 1-5) Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

M, T, D, F, H, R and W are seven students studying in three different colleges I, II and III with at least two in each college. Each of them has a favourite subject from Hindi, Sanskrit, Polity, Punjabi, Botany, Zoology and Computers, not necessarily in the same order.

D’s favourite is botany and studies in college II with only M. H does not study in college I and he likes Hindi. F studies in college III and does not like punjabi. Those who like Polity and Zoology study in the same college. W likes Computers and does not study in college I. R does not study with H. R does not like Zoology. M does not like Sanskrit.

1. What is M’s favourite subject?

A. Punjabi

B. Zoology

C. Data Inadequate

D. Polity

E. Other than those given as Options

2. What is R’s favourite subject?

A. Hindi

B. Polity

C. Punjabi

D. Botany

E. Other than those given as Options

3. Which of the following group of students studies in college III?

A. FTR

B. FWR

C. FM

D. Data Inadequate

E. Other than those given as Options

4. What is T’s favourite subject?

A. Zoology

B. Computers

C. Punjabi

D. Data Inadequate

E. Other than those given as Options

5. Which of the following groups of students study in College I?

A. TR

B. HR

C. HT

D. HF

E. Other than those given as Options

(Q. No: 6-10) Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H live on 8 different floors of a buildings but not necessarily in the same order. The lower most floor of the building numbered 1, the one above that is numbered 2 and so on.Each of them lives on a different floor also likes a different sports – Shooting, Wrestling, Kabbadi, Kho kho, Chess, Swimming, Shotput and Discuss throw.

The one who likes Chess lives on an even numbered floor. Only 3 people live between the one who likes Chess and C. Only 2 people live between C and D. D does not live on the lowermost floor. Only 3 people live between D and the one who likes Swimming.

E lives immediately above A. E lives on an even numbered floor. A does not like Swimming. A lives neither on the floor 3 nor 5.Only 2 people live between A and the one who likes Shotput. Only one person lives between the one who likes Shotput and Wrestling. The one who likes Wrestling lives below the one who likes Shotput.

B lives immediately above G. Only one person lives between G and the one who likes Kho kho. The one who likes Kabbadi lives immediately above the one who likes Shooting. F does not like Chess. A does not like Wrestling.

6. Which of the following game does H likes?

A. Swimming

B. Chess

C. Kho kho

D. Kabbadi

E. None of these

7. D lives on the which of the following floor numbers?

A.7

B.4

C.3

D.6

E. None of these

8. Who among the following likes Swimming?

A.H

B.E

C.C

D.F

E. None of these

9. Which of the following pair is correct?

A.E-Discuss throw

B.D-Discuss throw

C.G- Shooting

D.A – Shotput

E. None of these

10. Who lives below the person one who likes Kho kho?

A.F

B.H

C.B

D.C

E. None of these

ANSWER KEY

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

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BANKING QUIZ - 45 FOR IBPS-PO & CLERK EXAM

BANKING QUIZ - 45 FOR IBPS-PO & CLERK EXAM

1. When a country decides to conduct trade on favorable terms with another country for mutual benefits, this is called?

(a) FTA System

(b) Counter Trade

(c) Bilateral Trade

(d) MFN Status

2. Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) are international foreign exchange reserve assets issued by

a) IMF

b) WTO

c) ADB

d) World Bank

e) None of these

3. The headquarters of National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) are located at?

a) Bengaluru

b) New Delhi

c) Mumbai

d) Chennai

e) Kolkata

4. Payment of a cheque may be countermanded by the ___

a) Drawer

b) Payee

c) True owner

d) Drawee

e) None of these

5. Name an Indian domestic card scheme conceived and launched by the NPCI?

a. Master

b. Visa

c. Rupay

d. Mastero

e. All of the above

6. On which platform Corporation Bank has launched MUDRA cards?

a. Master

b. Visa

c. Mastero

d. Rupay

e. None of these

7. Which of the following organization has renamed?

a. TRAI

b. NHB

c. SIDBI

d. IRDA

e. NSE

8. Vodafone M-Pesa, a mobile wallet services firm, has tied up with which organization for cash collection process across the five states of India?

a. NPCI

b. WaterHealth India

c. Axis Bank

d. SBI

e. Red Cross Society

9. Where are the headquarters of Soft Bank located?

a. Tokoyo, Japan

b. Bejing, China

c. New York, USA

d. London, Britain

e. None of the above

10. The headquarters of Bandhan Bank are located at?

a. Chennai

b. New Delhi

c. Hyderabad

d. Mumbai

e. Kolkata

ANSWER KEY

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

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REASONING QUIZ-65 FOR IBPS- PO & CLERK

REASONING QUIZ-65 FOR IBPS- PO & CLERK 

Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions (1-5)

Avi, Bimal, Cruse, Deva, Edwen, Fatima, Gaurav and Heena are eight persons sitting around a circle facing outward in one arrangement and in a straight line facing north in another arrangement.

One of the immediate neighbour of Heena in straight line sits opposite Heena in the circle. Edwen sits third to the right of Bimal in the circle, while fourth to his left in the straight line. Fatima and Cruse are the immediate neighbour of Bimal in both the arrangements, but Cruse is not at the extreme ends of the row.

The one who sits on the extreme left end sits second to the right of Edwen in the circle. Heena is not on the immediate left of Fatima in both the arrangements. Gaurav sits on the immediate left of Heena in the circle, but both are not immediate neighbours of each other in the straight line. Dev sits third to the right of Fatima in the straight line. The one who sits on the immediate left of Bimal in straight line is sitting on the immediate right of Bimal in the circle

1. Which of the following pairs sits at the extreme ends of the row?

1. Gaurav,Avi

2. Dev,Gaurav

3. Dev,Fatima

4. Heena,Bimal

5. None of these

2. Who among the following sits on the immediate right of Fatima in the circle?

1. Avi

2. Bimal

3. Cruse

4. Edwen

5. None of these

3. The person sitting between Gaurav and Cruse in the circle is sitting what position in the straight line?

1. Between Cruse and Gaurav

2. Immediate right of Avi

3. Second from the right end

4. Third from the left end

5. None of these

4. The one who sitting in the right end of the row is sitting what position in the circle?

1. Between Bimal and Fatima

2. Immediate right of Gaurav

3. Between Edwen and Gaurav

4. Third to the right of Cruse

5. None of these

5. Who sits second to the left of Avi in the circle?

1. Edwen

2. Bimal

3. Cruse

4. Heena

5. None of these

Study the following information carefully to answer the questions given below (6-10).

Eight persons A,B,C,D,E,F,H and I are going to three different destinations Bihar, Assam, Rajasthan in three different cars- Swift, Avanti, Alto. Out of these three are females and also one in each car. At Least two persons are there in each car.

E, a male, is travelling with only I and they are not going to Assam.

A is travelling in Swift and going to Rajasthan. C is not travelling with B and H.

C and F are travelling together. H is not going to Assam. D is the sister of A and is travelling by Alto.

6. Members of which cars are going to Assam?

1) Avanti

2) Can’t be determined

3) Alto

4) Swift

7. In which car are four members travelling?

1) None

2) Alto

3) Avanti

4) Swift

8. Which of the following combinations represents the three female members?

1) ABC

2) CID

3) CFE

4) Can’t be determined

9. Who is travelling with H?

1) CF

2) SI

3) AB

4) Can’t be determined

10. Members of which of the following are travelling in Swift?

1) ACH

2) ABI

3) HAB

4) None of these

ANSWER KEY

1. 2

2. 1

3. 4

4. 3

5. 2

6. 3

7. 1

8. 4

9. 3

10. 3

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BANKING QUIZ - 44 FOR IBPS-PO & CLERK EXAM

BANKING QUIZ - 44 FOR IBPS-PO & CLERK EXAM

1. Which private sector bank was earlier known as UTI Bank?

a) HDFC Bank

b) ICICI Bank

c) Axis Bank

d) Yes Bank

2. Where are the headquarters of Federal Bank located?

a) Mumbai

b) Kochi

c) New Delhi

d) Bengaluru

3. In the Money market operations, the item widely accepted is?

(a) Treasury Bills

(b) Certificate of Deposits

(c) Inter Bank Participation Certificates

(d) None of the above

4. What is the full form of 'MUDRA'?

a) Micro-finance Units Development and Regulation Agency

b) Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency

c) Micro and Universal Development Refinance Agency

d) Micro Units Development and Regulation Agency

5.  MUDRA Bank as a wholly owned subsidiary of which institutions?

a) Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs)

b) Commercial Banks

c) Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)

d) Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs)

6. The process of the total valuation of the financial capital assets of a country is technically known as?

(a) Gross Domestic Resources

(b) Gross Domestic Product

(c) Net wealth of the country

(d) Market Capitalization

7. Which of the following Indian Act has been replaced by the enactment of FEMA in 1999?

(a) Indian Copyright Act

(b) FERA

(c) Indian Patent Act

(d) Both (b) and (C)

8. VAT is imposed on.........?

(a) Directly on consumer 

(b) On final stage of production

(c) On first stage of production

(d) On all stages between production and final stage

9. Which of the following organizations/agencies has established a fund known as ‘Investor protection fund’?

(a) BSE/NSE

(b) NABARD

(c) SEBI

(d) AMFI

10. India has different categories of Commercial Banks. Which of the following is NOT one such category?

(a) Private Banks

(b) Nationalized Banks

(c) Commodity Banks

(d) Co-operative Banks

ANSWER KEY

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

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REASONING QUIZ-64 FOR IBPS- PO & CLERK

REASONING QUIZ-64 FOR IBPS- PO & CLERK

I. Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

             Eight friends Arun, Bimal, Isha, Lily, Manu, Ram, Victoria and Lucas are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. All of them have a different profession Teacher, Actor, Writer, Singer, Musician, Lawyer, DANCER and Poet but not necessarily in the same order.

            Ram is third to the right of Lily, who was not DANCER and Poet. The one who was Lawyer is an immediate neighbour of Victoria and Isha. The one who was DANCER is second to the left of Ram, who was Singer. The one who was Poet is opposite to Ram. Lucas is not an immediate neighbour of either Isha or Ram but is third to the right of Bimal. The persons who were lawyer and Writer sit opposite to each other. Lucas was an Actor. The one who was DANCER sits third to the left of the Writer. The one who was Teacher and the one who was Poet are immediate neighbours. Arun was not Teacher. Manu is second to the right of Arun, who is an immediate neighbour of Ram and Lucas.

1. Which of the following is the profession of Bimal?

A) Actor

B) Musician

C) DANCER

D) Doctor

E) None of these

2 Who among the following is DANCER?

A) Isha

B) Victoria

C) Lucas

D) Either Isha or Victoria

E) None of these

3. If Victoria is third to the right of Manu then who among the following is immediate left of Bimal?

A) Ram

B) Manu

C) Isha

D) Victoria

E) None of these

4. Which of the following statement is true?

A) Bimal – Lawyer

B) Manu – Singer

C) Arun – Actor

D) Lily – Lawyer

E) None of these

5. Who sits between Musician and Writer?

A) Singer

B) Actor

C) Lawyer

D) Poet

E) None of these

II. Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

There are 7 persons P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are sitting in a row facing north. Each of them has a different profession – MD, Administrator, Teacher, Writer, Athlete , Racer and CA but not necessarily in the same order.

T is not a Racer but sits after the person who immediately follows U. Q is a teacher. The one who is an MD sits second from the right end. The Administrator sits on the immediate left of the Racer. P sits on the immediate right of V and on the immediate left of R. U is fifth from the left end of the row and he is CA. The Athlete is third from the left end.

6. Who among the following sits on the extreme right end of the row?

A. Administrator

B. Writer

C. CA

D. Racer

E. None of these

7. Who among the following is an MD?

A.Q

B.T

C.S

D.P

E. None of these

8. The person sitting on the second left of Q is

A. Racer

B. Administrator

C. CA

D. Athlete

E. None of these

9. Which of the following is true?

A.S – Writer

B.V – Athlete

C.P – CA

D.P – Racer

E. None of these

10. Who sits on the centre of the row?

A. Q – Teacher

B. Q – Racer

C. R- CA

D. P – Athlete

E. None of these

ANSWER KEY

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

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