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Tuesday, January 10, 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 9TH JAN 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 9TH JAN 2017
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1.  PER CAPITA INCOME OF INDIANS TO CROSS RS 1 LAKH IN FY17
i. India’s per capita income is estimated to cross Rs 1 lakh in 2016-17, up from Rs 93,293 in the previous fiscal.
ii. As per the ‘First Advance Estimates of National Income, 2016-17’ released by CSO, the per capita net national income during 2016-17 is “estimated to be Rs 103,007” at current prices. This is higher by 10.4 per cent compared to Rs 93,293 during 2015-16.
iii. The Central Statistics Office said India’s GDP is expected to slow down to 7.1 per cent during 2016-17 from 7.6 per cent in the previous fiscal.

2. BUDGET SESSION OF PARLIAMENT TO BEGIN FROM JANUARY 31ST
i. The Budget session of Parliament convened to start from January 31, a day before the Union Budget is likely to be presented.
ii.  President Pranab Mukherjee has summoned the Rajya Sabha to meet on January 31, 2017.
iii. The practice of separate railway Budget presentation is being scrapped from this year. The railway estimates will be part of the Union Budget.

3. SANIA WON BRISBANE WOMEN'S DOUBLES TITLE BUT LOSES NO.1 RANK
i. Indian tennis playeer Sania Mirza picked up her first title of the season, combining with American Bethanie Mattek-Sands to lift the Brisbane International women's doubles title.
ii. The trophy ended Sania's 91-week reign as the world No.1 doubles player in the WTA rankings. That position was taken over by her partner Bethanie.

4. NOVAK DJOKOVIC WINS QATAR OPEN TENNIS TITLE
i. Serbian Player Novak Djokovic has won the Qatar Open tennis title held in Doha.
ii. He defeated Andy Murray of UK.

5. 2017 INTERNATIONAL KITE FESTIVAL BEGINS AT AHMEDABAD
i. A 7 day International Kite Festival is inaugurated by International Kite festival CM Vijay Rupani and Gujarat Governor OP Kohli at the Sabarmati riverfront, Ahmedabad.
ii. International Kite festival includes a theme pavilion based on ‘Tourist Destinations of Gujarat’, kite workshop, adventure games for kids, craft stalls to display the local art and food stalls with local delicacies for the visitors.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 8 & 9 JANUARY

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 8 & 9 JANUARY

1.  WHERE WAS THE 16TH FINANCIAL STABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL MEETING HELD?
a) New Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Hyderabad
d) Pune

ANS - A
2.  NAME THE LONGEST BULLET TRAIN WHICH WAS RECENTLY DEVELOPED BY CHINA TO COVER OVER 2,760 KM DISTANCE.
a) Kunming-Beijing HSR
b) Shangri-la of the World
c) Shenzhen night view
d) Shanghai Maglev Train

ANS - B
3.  14TH PRAVASI BHARTIYA DIVAS CONVENTION BEGINS IN WHICH CITY?
a) New Delhi
b) Goa
c) Gujarat
d) Bengaluru

ANS - D
4.  WHO HAS APPOINTED AS MANAGING DIRECTOR OF IBM INDIA PVT LTD?
a) Anil Jalali
b) Deepak Singh
c) Karan Bajwa
d) Sushil Chandra

ANS - C
5.  AS PER THE REPORT OF CSO, THE GDP GROWTH OF INDIA IS ESTIMATED AT WHAT PERCENT FOR FY 17?
a) 7.5 percent
b) 7.1 percent
c) 7.3 percent
d) 7.6 percent

ANS - B
6.  WHO OF THE FOLLOWING  WON THE  QATAR OPEN TITLE 2017 ?
a) Novak Djokovic
b) Rafael Nadal
c) Roger Federer
d) Andy Murray

ANS - A
7.  WHO IS THE WINNER OF BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DOUBLES TITLE 2017?
a) Martina Hingis & Sania Mirza
b) Bethanie Mattek-Sands &  Andreja Klepač
c) Sania Mirza & Bethanie Mattek-Sands
d) Ekaterina Makarova &  Sania Mirza

ANS - C
8.  IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CITY 2017 INTERNATIONAL KITE FESTIVAL HAS STARTED?
a) Rajkot
b) Gandhinagar
c) Vadodara
d) Ahmedabad

ANS - D
9.  WHICH BOLLYWOOD ACTOR HAS ROPED AS THE BRAND AMBASSADOR FOR ASIAN PAINTS PREMIUM EXTERIOR PAINT OFFERING ULTIMA PROTEK?
a) Imran Khan
b) Ranbir Kapoor
c) Irfan Khan
d) Salman Khan

ANS - B
10.  WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING  AFRICAN-AMERICAN ASTRONAUT BEING SEND TO INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION FOR THE FIRST TIME BY NASA?
a) Stephanie Wilson
b) Mae C. Jemison
c) Jeanette Epps
d) Joan Higginbotham


ANS - C
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Monday, January 9, 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 8TH JAN 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 8TH JAN 2017
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1. CAPGEMINI APPOINTED ANIL JALALI OF IBM AS HR HEAD FOR INDIA OPERATION
i. French Consulting Corporation Capgemini has nominated Anil Jalali as Chief Human Resources Officer for its India operation .
ii. Jalali will replace BL Narayan who is joining Capgemini’s Business Services Strategic Business unit as head of solutions and sales support.

2. 16TH FINANCIAL STABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL MEETING HELD IN NEW DELHI
i. The 16th edition of the Financial Stability and Development Council meeting was held in New Delhi under the Chairmanship of the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
ii. The Union Finance Minister  Arun Jaitley emphasized the significance of demonetization decision saying that the government’s measures to eliminate the shadow economy and tax evasion are expected to have a positive impact both on GDP and on fiscal consolidation in the long run.
iii. The main aim of this meeting was to discuss about the obstacles faced by the economy and to bring out the solution to tackle them. It also aimed at bringing new suggestions and outcomes in order to benefit the upcoming Budget 2017-18.

3. IBM INDIA APPOINTS KARAN BAJWA AS MD
i. IBM has appointed Karan Bajwa as MD of IBM India Pvt Ltd succeeding Vanitha Narayanan, who has been appointed as chairman of the Indian subsidiary.
ii. Karan Bajwa joined IBM in 2016 as Executive for Strategy and Transformation in the Asia Pacific region.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ - 7 JANUARY

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ - 7 JANUARY

1.  WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE CHAIRMAN OF TATA POWER CO LTD?
a) S Padmanabhan
b) Vikram Desai
c) Aditya Choudhari
d) Mohan Sekhar

ANS - A
2.  WHICH BANK HAS TIED UP WITH LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA TO BOOST VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN MSME SECTOR?
a) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
b) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
c) Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
d) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)

ANS - C
3.  IN WHICH STATE THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON “YOGA FOR DIABETES” WAS ORGANIZED?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) New Delhi
c) Maharashtra
d) Haryana

ANS - B
4.  WHO OF THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE NEW UK’S AMBASSADOR TO EUROPEAN UNION AFTER THE RESIGNATION OF SIR IVAN ROGERS?
a) Sir Michael Arthur
b) Sir James Bevan
c) Sir Dominic Asquith
d) Sir Tim Barrow

ANS - D
5.  WITH WHICH INDUSTRY  THE GUWAHATI BIOTECH PARK ORGANIZED THE ASSAM BIOTECH CONCLAVE 2017?
a) The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
b) Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
c) Federation of Industry & Commerce of North Eastern Region (FINER)
d) North East Federation on International Trade (NEFIT)

ANS - C
6.  WHICH MINISTRY HAS LAUNCHED AN IPR ENFORCEMENT TOOLKIT FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF ALL THE STATES TO ENABLE THEM BETTER DEAL WITH IP CRIMES?
a) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
b) Ministry of Law and Justice
c) Ministry of External Affairs
d) Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises

ANS - A
7.  WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE MD FOR IBM’S INDIA OPERATIONS REPLACING VANITHA NARAYANA?
a) Sanjay Kapoor
b) Akshay Patra
c) Rekha Menon
d) Karan Bajwa

ANS - D
8.  GANGMUMEI KABUI  WHO DIED RECENTLY WAS FORMER MINISTER OF WHICH STATE?
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Mizoram
c) Manipur
d) Assam

ANS - C
9.  NAME THE BOOK ON THE FORMER PRESIDENT APJ ABDUL KALAM RECENTLY RELEASED BY THE VICE PRESIDENT HAMID ANSARI.
a) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam as People’s President
b) The People’s President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
c) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s Journey as President
d) President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

ANS - B
10.  WHICH ACCIDENT INSURANCE SCHEME LAUNCHED BY THE KARNATAKA BANK FOR ITS SAVING BANK ACCOUNT CUSTOMERS?
a) KBL Insurance
b) KBL Bima Yojana
c) KBL Suraksha Bima
d) KBL Suraksha

ANS - D


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Saturday, January 7, 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 7TH JAN 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 7TH JAN 2017
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1. UNITED NATION RECOGNIZES 2017 AS YEAR OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM FOR DEVELOPMENT
i. The United Nations 70th General Assembly has recognised the year 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development.
ii. The declaration of 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development is a unique opportunity to raise awareness among decision-makers and the public about the contribution of sustainable tourism towards development along with mobilizing all stakeholders to work together in making tourism a catalyst for positive change.
iii. The Year also aims to support a change in policies, business practices and consumer behavior towards a more sustainable tourism sector than can contribute to the universal 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals.
iv .The World Tourism Organization , the United Nations Specialized Agency for Tourism, has been mandated to facilitate the organization and implementation of the International Year.

2. INDIA & KAZAKHSTAN SIGNS DOUBLE TAXATION AVOIDANCE CONVENTION AMENDMENT PROTOCOL
i. India and Kazakhstan have signed a Protocol to amend the existing Double Taxation Avoidance Convention between the two countries in New Delhi.
ii. The Protocol provides internationally accepted standards for effective exchange of information on tax matters.
iii. The Agreement was originally signed on 9th December, 1996 for the avoidance of double taxation and for the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income.

3. 4TH ASSAM INTERNATIONAL AGRI-HORTI SHOW TO BEGIN IN GUWAHATI
i. The Fourth Assam International Agri-Horti Show began in Guwahati, Assam.
ii. The CM of Assam, Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the programme.
iii. The Four-Day Show will be attended by about 200 organisations from 10 foreign countries. Nearly 600 farmers from Assam will be trained on doubling farmers’ income, more crops per drop and agri-preneurship development.

4. 3 DAYS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON YOGA FOR DIABETES ORGANISED
i. The Minister of State Shri Shripad Yesso Naik inaugurated the International Conference on “Yoga for Diabetes” which began in New Delhi.
ii. The 3 days conference aims to generate discussions on the role of Yoga in the prevention and management of Diabetes and draw up a roadmap to be adopted for the control of Diabetes through Yoga.

5. UNION GOVT. APPROVES ASSISTANCE OF RS 1782 CRORE FOR KARNATAKA
i. The Centre has approved an assistance of 1782.44 crore rupees for Karnataka. The state will get this sum from the National Disaster Relief Fund as drought relief.
ii. The decision was taken during a meeting of the High Level Committee chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
iii. The committee approved the grant after examining the proposal based on the reports of the Inter-Ministerial Central Team which visited the state. The assistance has been approved from the National Disaster Relief Fund.
iv. The committee also approved a grant of Rs. 209 crore to Uttarakhand which had been hit by floods in 2013.
v. The committee approved the assistance from the National Disaster Relief Fund and National Rural Drinking Water Programme in respect of Uttarakhand.

6. VETERAN ACTOR OM PURI PASSES AWAY
i. Veteran actor Om Puri has passed away after a massive heart attack.
ii. He has received an Order of the British Empire as well as Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of India.

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Friday, January 6, 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 6TH JAN 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 6TH JAN 2017
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1.  GOOGLE INDIA LAUNCHES MY BUSINESS AND DIGITAL UNLOCKED TOOL FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM BUSINESSES IN INDIA.
i. Google India has launched two new initiatives named My Business and Digital Unlocked for the small and medium businesses in India.
ii. My Business tool small businesses would be able to set up website from their  Digital Unlocked mobile devices.
iii. Digital Unlocked programme will impart mobile and online courses to help small businesses. It is a digital training programme to enable the small businessman to adapt them with the changing technologies.

2. JOVENEL MOISE ELECTED AS THE PRESIDENT OF HAITI
i. Jovenel Moise has been elected as the President of Haiti.
ii. Jovenel Moise is a businessman from Haiti capital city of Port-au-Prince and is related to banana export business.  Mr. Moise who is from Bald Heads Party has won 55.6% of the total votes casted.

3. RBI APPOINTED SUREKHA MARANDI AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
i. India’s central banking institution Reserve Bank of India was appointed Surekha Marandi as its Executive Director.
ii. She replaced U S Paliwal.
iii. Marandi was working as the Chief Vigilance Officer and Principal Chief General Manager in the Reserve Bank.
iv. She has also served on the Boards of United Bank of India and Bank of Baroda.

4. AUSTRALIAN CRICKETER ARTHUR MORRIS INDUCTED INTO ICC CRICKET HALL OF FAME
i. Former Australian cricketer Arthur Morris was inducted into the International Cricket Council’s Hall of Fame.
ii. Morris, who became the 82nd player to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, was given the honour posthumously.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ - 5 & 6 JANUARY

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ - 5 & 6 JANUARY

1. TABLE TENNIS OLYMPIC CHAMPION LI XIAOXIA, WHO HAS ANNOUNCED HER RETIREMENT BELONGS TO WHICH COUNTRY?
a) Japan
b) Thailand
c) China
d) South Korea

ANS - C
2.  WHICH COUNTRY HAS RANKED HIGHEST IN THE WORLD AMONG THE COUNTRIES OFFERING THE HIGHEST AVERAGE ANNUAL SALARY TO EXPATRIATES?
a) Norway
b) France
c) USA
d) Switzerland

 ANS - D
3. NAME THE CITY IN WHICH PM NARENDRA MODI HAS INAUGURATED THE FIVE-DAY ANNUAL INDIAN SCIENCE CONGRESS?
a) Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
b) Patna, Bihar
c) Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
d) Kochi, Kerala

ANS - C
4. WHICH E-COMMERCE COMPANY HAS BEEN AWARDED A PATENT FOR LAUNCHING A GIANT FLYING WAREHOUSE THAT WOULD ACT AS A LAUNCH PAD FOR DRONES TO DELIVER ITEMS WITHIN MINUTES?
a) Amazon
b) MobiKwik
c) Flipkart
d) Paytm

ANS - A
5. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MINISTER OF KARNATAKA FOR COOPERATION AND SUGAR, HAS BEEN PASSED AWAY RECENTLY DUE TO CARDIAC ARREST?
a) Vera Rubin
b) H S Mahadeva Prasad
c) Sunderlal Patwa
d) Ratnasiri Wickremanayake

ANS - B
6.  WHICH COUNTRY HAS ANNOUNCED FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND INITIATIVE TO OFFER SOME BASIC PAY TO UNEMPLOYED CITIZENS EVERY MONTH SELECTED ON RANDOM BASIS?
a) Finland
b) Norway
c) Sweden
d) Russia

ANS - A
7.  WITH WHICH BANK CONSUMER ELECTRICAL GOODS MANUFACTURER BAJAJ ELECTRICALS HAS TIED UP TO PROVIDE DIGITALIZED PAYMENT TO ITS VENDOR USING BLOCK CHAIN TECHNOLOGY?
a) ICICI Bank
b) HDFC Bank
c) Andhra Bank
d) Yes Bank

ANS - D
8.   NAME THE SOCIAL REFORMER AND RENOWNED POET TO WHOM GOOGLE DEDICATED ITS DOODLE TO PAY TRIBUTE ON HER 186TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY?
a) Mary Harris
b) Vijay Lakshmi Pandit
c) Savitribai Phule
d) Annie Besant

ANS - C
9.  WORLD BRAILLE DAY IS OBSERVED ON?
a) January 3
b) January 4
c) January 2
d) January 5

ANS - B
10.  WHICH MOBILE COMMERCE AND PAYMENTS FIRM HAS RECEIVED THE FINAL APPROVAL FROM RBI TO OPERATE AS PAYMENT BANK?
a) Freecharge
b) Oxigen
c) Paytm
d) MobiKwik

ANS - C



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Thursday, January 5, 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 5TH JAN 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 5TH JAN 2017
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1. CHINA LAUNCHES FIRST FREIGHT TRAIN TO LONDON
i. China has launched its first freight train to London.
ii. The train will travel for about 18 days and more than 12,000 km before reaching its destination in Britain.
iii. It will pass through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany, Belgium and France before arriving in London.

2. CENTRE APPROVES NEW PROJECTS FOR GANGA CLEANING OVER RS. 370 CRORE
i. The National Mission for Clean Ganga has approved many new projects at an estimated cost of over Rs 370 crore for its ongoing Ganga rejuvenation programme in Haridwar and Varanasi
ii. In Haridwar, 68 MLD sewage treatment plant in Jagjeetpur and 14 MLD STP in Sarai have been approved at an indicative cost of Rs 110.30 crore and Rs 25 crore respectively under Hybrid Annuity based PPP mode.
iii. The ‘Namami Gange’ programme was launched as a mission to achieve the target of cleaning river Ganga in an effective manner by involving all stakeholders.

3. TELANGANA AND ASSAM JOINS UDAY SCHEME
i. Assam and Telangana signed a pact with the Power Minister, Piyush Goyal to join the UDAY scheme in New Delhi in a bid to improve the performance of state run power distribution companies.
ii. Since the launch of the UDAY Scheme, the Power Ministry has signed Agreements with 18 states to join the Scheme. With the joining of Assam and Telangana, the total states covered under the scheme rose to 20.

4. FINLAND BECOME 1ST COUNTRY IN WORLD TO PAY BASIC INCOME TO RANDOMLY PICKED CITIZENS ON NATIONAL LEVEL
i. Finland become First country in world to pay basic income to Citizens to ensure a universal income offering greater security, especially as technological advances reduce the need for human labour.
ii. Its main aim to tackle unemployment, which stands at 8.1 percent in a nation of 5.5 million.
iii. Under this programme every month 2,000 selected unemployed will get 560 Euros.

5. MUNICH RE TO OPEN REINSURANCE BRANCH OFFICE IN MUMBAI
i. Germany based Munich Reinsurance Company has planned to open its branch office in Mumbai to provide the property-casualty, life, health reinsurance markets in India.
ii. Munich Re is one of the first foreign reinsurers to receive approval for a dedicated branch in India.

6. YES BANK TIES-UP WITH BAJAJ ELECTRICALS FOR VENDOR FINANCING USING BLOCK CHAIN
i. Yes Bank has tied-up with Bajaj Electricals for vendor financing using block chain solution.
ii. Block chain solutions is a distributed database that maintains a continuously-growing list of ordered records called blocks
iv. ICICI Bank was the India’s first bank to execute its first transaction on block chain.

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