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Sunday, January 1, 2017

GK Questions Asked in IBPS Clerk Mains Exam on 01st Jan. 2017

1.      Hand in Hand joint Military exercise – Between India and China ( begins in Pune )
2.      Gobind Sagar dam located in – Himachal Pradesh
3.      Balamurali krishnan who passed related to –  Indian Carnatic vocalist
4.      Which ETS having hourly time – NEFT
5.      P in EFTPOS stand for –  Electronic funds transfer at Point of Sale
6.      Kumarakom bird sanctuary in which state – Kerala
7.      Global citizen fest held in which state – Maharashtra, Mumbai
8.      Commercial Paper (Promissory note) are issued by –  Corporate companies
9.      India signs 145 M777 howitzer deal with which country – U.S.A
10.  Limit of foreign investment in Universal banks – 74%
11.  Which Microfinance is a universal bank – Bandhan Bank
12.  Theme of International Day of Persons with Disabilities – Achieving 17 Goals for the Future We Want
13.  Rabobank HQ – Utrecht, Netherland
14.  Full form of MMID – Mobile Money Identification Number
15.  Lending of RBI to commercial banks is called as – Repo Rate
16.  International children prize to which kid from UAE –  Kehkashan Basu
17.  Initially shares in RBI  owned by –  Private shareholders
18.  Payment bank having 100% equity participation by govt – IPPB
19.  Bollywood based theme park in – Dubai
20.  Now, One time Request for OTP not required for transaction upto  – Rs. 2000
21.  RBI working group chaired by –  Sudarshan Sen
22.  207 km bicycle highway inaugurate in which state – Uttar Pradesh
23.  Heart of Asia summit 2016 held in – Amritsar, india
24.  Immortals of Meluha authored by –  Amish Tripathi
25.  International Criminal Court HQ – Hague, Netherland
26.  BSBDA account can be extended to how many months after submitting OVD – 12 Months
27.  Best performing actor at Asia Pacific Screen Awards- Manoj Vajpayee
28.  Current and saving account that don’t operate for a period more than 2 yrs are called as – Dormant Account
29.  NBFC accept deposits for a maximum period of – 60 Months
30.  Irom sharmila belongs to which state – Manipur
31.  National Financial Switch (NFS) Developed by – IDBRT


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Saturday, December 31, 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 31st DEC 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 31st DEC 2016
(Daily News India)
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1. BIHAR GOVERNMENT APPROVES 50 % RESERVATION IN JUDICIAL SERVICES
 i. The Bihar Cabinet has declared 50 per cent reservation in all judicial services for aspirants belonging to the Extremely Backward Classes, Other Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
ii. The reservation will be in both Superior Judicial Services and Subordinate Judicial Services.
2. DIGITAL PAYMENTS: MEITY TEAMS UP WITH CAIT TO TRAIN RETAIL MERCHANTS
 i. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has decided to team-up with Confederation of All India Traders to further promote digital payments among the retail community.
ii. As many as 1 crore shopkeepers in about 1,000 towns of the country will be trained on digital payments under a memorandum of understanding between MeitY and CAIT
3. CHINA'S ALIBABA TO OPEN FIRST INDIA OFFICE IN MUMBAI
 i. Chinese e-retail giant Alibaba, which has made investments in India's Snapdeal and Paytm, is setting up its first office in India in Mumbai.
ii. The office will be located at the commercial Bandra-Kurla Complex in Mumbai.
iii. Alibaba Group Holding Limited is a Chinese e-commerce company that provides consumer-to-consumer, business-to-consumer and business-to-business sales services via web portals.
4. RBI EXTENDS LOAN REPAYMENT WINDOW TO 90 DAYS
 i. The Reserve Bank of India has asked lenders to provide borrowers 90 days for repayment of housing, car, farm and other loans worth up to 1 crore rupees.
II. RBI has decided to provide another 30 days over and above the existing 60 days.
5. RANVEER SINGH BECOMES NEW AMBASSADOR OF THUMPS UP
 i. Coca-Cola India has signed Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh as brand ambassador for its Thums Up brand.
ii. The company launched new thematic campaign starring Ranveer Singh in its 'Toofani' series, nearly four months after ending association with Bollywood superstar Salman Khan.
6. RISHI KAPOOR'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY TO RELEASE ON 15 JANUARY 2017
 i. Bollywood veteran Rishi Kapoor's autobiography titled Khullam Khulla will hit the stands on January 15 next year.
ii. The book's title has been borrowed from the 64-year-old actor's famous song Khullam Khulla Pyar Karenge Hum Dono.

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Friday, December 30, 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 30TH DEC 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 30TH DEC 2016
(Daily News India)
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1. GOVT LAUNCHES SWACHH SWASTH SARVATRA INITIATIVE
i. Government of India launched Swachh Swasth Sarvatra initiative, aiming at strengthening health centres in open defecation-free blocks.
ii. The objective of this initiative is to strengthen community health centres in 708 Open Defecation free blocks across the country to enable them to achieve higher levels of cleanliness and hygiene.

2. CABINET APPROVES ORDINANCE TO MAKE POSSESSION OF OLD NOTES PENAL OFFENCE
 i. The Cabinet has approved promulgation of an Ordinance to make possession of a large number of scrapped banknotes a penal offence making holding of old 1,000 and 500 rupee notes after March 31st 2017 beyond a threshold amount a criminal offence.
ii. The possession will attract a monetary fine of 10,000 rupees or five times the cash held, whichever is higher.

3. IMPORTANT CABINET APPROVALS ON 28TH  DECEMBER 2016
 i. Cabinet Approves Ordinance to Penalize Person with Scrapped Notes Post March 31.
ii. Cabinet Approves Road Connectivity Project for LWE Affected Areas
iii. Centre gives ex post facto approval for ratification of ISA’s Framework Agreement
iv. Centre Gives Green Signal for Apex Corridor Development Body
v. Centre Approves Rs 266 crore investment for Delhi under AMRUT

4. INDIA SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH BHUTAN FOR GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION
 i. India has signed an agreement with Bhutan for assistance in green and sustainable construction of infrastructure in the Himalayan kingdom.
ii. The MoU was signed between Central Public Works Department  under India’s Ministry of Urban Development and the Department of Engineering Services, under Bhutan’s Ministry of Works and Human Settlements.

5. RAJASTHANI WRITER SATYA NARAYAN CHOSEN FOR BIHARI PURASKAR
 i. Eminent Rajasthani writer Satya Narayan has been chosen for the Bihari Puraskar by the K K Birla Foundation.
ii. He will be awarded  for his Hindi book titled ‘Yeh Ek Dunia’ which was published in 2010.The book is a meticulous depiction of various circumstances of life in the contemporary world. 

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 29TH DEC 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 29TH DEC 2016
(Daily News India)
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1. INDIA SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH BHUTAN FOR GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION
i. India has signed an agreement with Bhutan for assistance in green and sustainable construction of infrastructure.
ii. The MoU was signed between Central Public Works Department , under India’s Ministry of Urban Development and the Department of Engineering Services, under Bhutan’s Ministry of Works and Human Settlements.

2. GOI LAUNCHES SWACHH SWASTH SARVATRA INITIATIVE
i. Govt. of India has launched Swachh Swasth Sarvatra initiative, aiming at strengthening health centres in open defecation-free blocks in New Delhi.
ii. Launching this initiative, Health Ministry J P Nadda stated that the objective of this initiative is to strengthen community health centers in 708 Open Defecation free blocks across the country to enable them to achieve higher levels of cleanliness and hygiene.

3. HARYANA GOVT. TO SET UP COUNTRY’S FIRST CATERPILLAR TRAIN
i. Haryana Government has decided to set up a pilot corridor for an initiative of 'Caterpillar Train' that will fly over city’s traffic.
ii. The concept of Caterpillar Train was co-developed by an Indian Railways engineer Ashwani Kumar Upadhyaya along with Emil Jacob, both PhD  Caterpillar Train scholars at MIT.

4. FORMER IAS OFFICER ANIL BAIJAL TO BE NEXT LT GOVERNOR OF DELHI
i. Anil Baijal has replaced Najeeb Jung as the next Delhi Lt Governor. 
ii. Delhi's former Lt-Governor Najeeb Jung had resigned 18 months before the end of his tenure. 

5. CENTRE APPROVES RS 266 CRORE INVESTMENT FOR DELHI
i. The Central Govt of India has approved investments of Rs266 crore rupees for improving water supply and sewerage networks in Delhi.
ii. With this approval, the Urban Development Ministry has now given nod to a total investment of Rs 489 crore rupees for improving urban infrastructure in the national capital under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation guidelines.
6. SP VAID APPOINTED AS THE NEW J&K POLICE CHIEF
i. The Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet has cleared the appointment of 1986 batch IPS officer Dr Shesh Pal Vaid as new Director General of Police.
ii. He will succeed DGP K Rajendra.

7.  RAJASTHANI WRITER SATYA NARAYAN CHOSEN FOR BIHARI PURASKAR
i. Eminent Rajasthani writer Satya Narayan has been chosen for the 26th Bihari Puraskar by the K K Birla Foundation.
ii .Narayan selected for his Hindi book titled ‘Yeh Ek Dunia’ which was published in 2010.
iii. This book is a meticulous depiction of various circumstances of life in the contemporary world. 

8. MEGHALAYA TO HOST NATIONAL GAMES 2022
i. Meghalaya has got the opportunity to hold the National Games 2022.
ii. Meghalaya clinched the bid for hosting the prestigious 2022 national games in the state overshadowing four other bidders Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Chhattisgargh and Uttarakhand.

OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

Q1. HOW MUCH AMOUNT HAS BEEN ALLOCATED BY THE CABINET FOR THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN OF DELHI FOR 2016-17 UNDER AMRUT?
a)  Rs. 266 crore
b)  Rs. 223 crore
c)  Rs. 250 crore
d)  Rs. 289 crore
Q2. WHICH INDIAN STATE HAS LAUNCHED INDIA’S FIRST CATERPILLAR TRAIN, AN INNOVATIVE CONCEPT THAT WOULD FLY OVER CITY’S TRAFFIC?
a)  Uttar Pradesh
b)  Haryana
c)  Himachal Pradesh
d)  Gujarat
Q3. WITH WHICH COUNTRY INDIA HAS SIGNED A BILATERAL TECHNICAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT FOR GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION OF INFRASTRUCTURE?
a)  Italy
b)  Nepal
c)  Israel
d)  Bhutan
Q4. WHICH INDIAN STATE WILL HOST THE 2022 NATIONAL GAMES?
a)  Manipur
b)  Assam
c)  Meghalaya
d)  Mizoram

ANSWER:
1 - A    2 - B    3 - D    4 - C   


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Thursday, December 29, 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ - 28, 29 DECEMBER

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ - 28, 29 DECEMBER

1. Which Bank has launched ‘Bank Sakhi‘ innovative scheme for employing women in villages to promote and improve the cashless transactions in rural areas?
a) AUGB
b) UGB
c) BUPGB
d) KVGB

ANS - D
2. Which state government of India has launched a new malaria control programme named “DAMAN”?
a) Odisha
b) Punjab
c) Karnataka
d) Uttar Pradesh

ANS - A
3. Aadhaar Pay cashless merchant solution was launched by which of the following banks?
a) RBL Bank
b) IDFC Bank
c) HDFC Bank 
d) ICICI Bank

ANS - B
4.  Which of the following is former Sri Lankan Prime Minister who passed away recently?
a) Ranil Wickremesinghe
b) Sirimavo Bandaranayake
c) Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
d) Mahinda Rajapaksa

ANS - C
5. Who of the following was appointed as the Deputy Governor of RBI ?
a) Sunderlal Patwa
b) Viral Acharya
c) Satya Narayan
d) Nagraj Varma

ANS - B
6. Which of the following  cities of Uttarakhand, PM Narendra Modi laid foundation stone of Char Dham highway development project?
a) Haridwar
b) Mussoorie
c) Nainital
d) Dehradun

ANS - D
7. India’s first Digi Dhan Mela was held in which state?
a) Haryana
b) Punjab
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Bihar

ANS - A
8. Which Village has been Adopted by Bank of Maharashtra for Digital Transactions?
a) Satara
b) Sangli
c) Thane
d) Latur

ANS - B
9. In which of the following state “Nagar Uday Abhiyan” rallies has been launched?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Telangana
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Gujarat

ANS - C
10. With which institute Indian Army has signed Mou for critical technology requirements?
a) IIT Gandhinagar
b) IIT Bombay
c) IIT Delhi
d) IIT Kharagpur

ANS - A


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