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Thursday, March 9, 2017

MONTHLY GK CAPSULE (NEWSPAPER ANALYSIS) FEB. 2017

Monthly GK Capsules of Feb. 2017
Here is the new Monthly GK Capsules. This time we are going to share official PDF file of AAA-Bright Academy which contains Monthly GK updates of Feb. 2017. So if you are preparing for any Government, Bank, Railways, SSC Examination this PDF file is very helpful to you. All the best to all participants for the upcoming Examination.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 8TH MAR 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 8TH MAR 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
SHARED BY: WWW.DAILYGK.IN

1. CABINET APPROVALS ON MARCH 6, 2017
i. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the PM Shri Narendra Modi approved the proposal for revival of 50 under-served/un-served airports/airstrips of the State Governments, Airports Authority of India and Civil enclaves.
ii. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has also approved the Revised Cost Estimate-I of 400 MW Koteshwar Hydro Electric Project in Uttarakhand.
iii. The Cabinet gave its ex-post facto approval for the Memorandum of Understanding between India and Portugal on cooperation in the field of IT&E which was signed on January 6 in New Delhi.
iv. The Cabinet has also given its approval for India’s accession to the Customs Convention on International Transport of Goods under cover of TIR Carnets and for completion of necessary procedures for ratification, for its entry into force.

2. NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON JAL KRANTI ABHIYAN BEGINS IN NEW DELHI
i. A day long National conference on Jal Kranti Abhiyan was inaugurated by Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Sushri Uma Bharti, in New Delhi.
ii. Jal Kranti Abhiyan was launched on June 05,2015 by Uma Bharti with 4 important components: Development of Model Command Area, Jal Gram Yojana, Pollution Abatement and Mass Awareness Programme.
ii. Its objective is to strengthening grass root involvement of all stakeholders including Panchayati Raj institutions and local bodies for Participatory Irrigation Management.

3. CHHATTISGARH CM RAMAN SINGH PRESENTS RS 76,032 CR BUDGET FOR 2017-18
i. Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh presented the annual budget of Rs 76,032 cr for 2017-18 in the state legislative assembly. The main focus of the budget is on digital inclusion and infrastructure development and on welfare of poorest of poor and inclusive growth.
ii. The estimated expenditure is 7.58% higher than the revised estimate of 2016-17. The revenue surplus is estimated at Rs 4,781 cr, the Gross fiscal deficit is estimated at Rs 9,647 cr, which is 3.49% of the GSDP.
iii. The budget allocates 36% of expenditure for the development of scheduled tribe sector and 12% for the scheduled caste sector.
iv. The social sector expenditure is estimated at 41% and economic sector expenditure is 38% of the total expenditure.
v. Allocation for agriculture has been increased by 26% to Rs. 10,434 cr. Irrigation facilities: Rs. 5243 cr, . Organic Farming Mission: Rs. 25 cr, Divyang (specially-abled people) college at a cost of Rs 2.56 cr will be set up at Raipur for educational upliftment of special children

4. INDO-NEPAL JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE ‘SURYA KIRAN-XI’ BEGINS IN UTTARAKHAND
i. The 2-week long India-Nepal joint military exercise ‘Surya Kiran-Xi‘begins in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand.
ii. Its aim is to train both the troops in the area of various counter insurgency operations over a prolonged period.
iii. It will also focus on other important aspects such as humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations and environmental conservation.

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Wednesday, March 8, 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 7 & 8 MARCH

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 7 & 8 MARCH

1. INDIAN NAVY’S OLDEST FLAGSHIP AIRCRAFT CARRIER INS _______, ALSO KNOWN AS ‘GRAND OLD LADY’ WAS DECOMMISSIONED AFTER BEING INTO SERVICE FOR 30 YEARS.
a) INS Vedanta
b) INS Vikram
c) INS Vikramaditya
d) INS Viraat

ANS - D
2. RENE PREVAL WHO DIED AT THE AGE OF 74 WAS THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF WHICH COUNTRY?
a) Cuba
b) Israel
c) Haiti
d) Mexico

ANS - C
3. THE INDIAN WOMEN’S HOCKEY TEAM DEFEATED WHICH COUNTRY TO CLINCH THEIR 3RD CONSECUTIVE WIN IN THE 5-TEST HOCKEY SERIES IN BHOPAL?
a) Germany
b) Belarus
c) United States of America
d) Latavia

ANS - B
4. THE 2000TH BRANCH OF VIJAYA BANK HAS BEEN OPENED IN WHICH CITY ON MARCH 4, 2017?
a) Tirupati
b) Visakhapatnam
c) Kadapa
d) Kakinada

ANS - A
5. THE JOINT MILITARY TRAINING EXERCISE AL NAGAH-II IS BEING CONDUCTED BETWEEN INDIAN ARMY AND THE ARMY TROOPS OF WHICH COUNTRY?
a) Japan
b) Myanmar
c) Bangladesh
d) Oman

ANS - D
6. THE WEEK LONG BHAGORIA FESTIVAL IS CELEBRATED BY TRIBAL COMMUNITY OF WHICH INDIAN STATE?
a) Assam
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) West Bengal

ANS - B
7.  WHO HAS WON THE MEN’S SINGLE TITLE IN THE BRASIL OPEN 2017?
a) Albert Ramos
b) Marcus Daniell
c) Rogério Dutra
d) Pablo Cuevas

ANS - D
8.  THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON JAL KRANTI ABHIYAN WAS HELD IN WHICH CITY?
a) New Delhi
b) Kolkata
c) Mumbai
d) Bangaluru

ANS - A
9.  INDIA’S FIRST SMART TRIBAL VILLAGE HAS BEEN INAUGURATED IN WHICH STATE?
a) Madhya Prdaesh
b) Gujarat
c) Jammu & Kashmir
d) West Bengal

ANS - C
10.  IN COLLABORATION WITH WHICH CHATBOT PLATFORM, HDFC LIFE HAS LAUNCHED INDIA’S FIRST LIFE INSURANCE CHATBOT?
a) Imperson
b) Rebot.me
c) Haptik
d) Bots for Messengers


ANS - C
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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 7TH MAR 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 7TH MAR 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
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1. HARYANA PRESENTS OVER RS 1,02,329.35 CRORE BUDGET FOR FY 2017-18 IN STATE ASSEMBLY
i. Captain Abhimanyu, The Haryana Finance Minister, presented the proposed budget of Rs 1,02,329.35 cr for the fiscal 2017-18 in the state assembly which is Rs 9,041.59 (13.18%) more than previous year’s budget..
ii. 9 priority areas: Agriculture, urban development, rural development, infrastructure, IT governance, education, women empowerment, health, development of youth and culture.
iii. The Haryana Budget Session is going in Haryana Assembly (Vidhan Sabha).

2. TRIBAL FESTIVAL ‘BHAGORIA’ BEGINS IN JHABUA
i. Bhagoria Festival, also known as Bhagoria Haat Festival, celebrated by the tribal people of the Indian state Madhya Pradesh in Jhabua district.
ii. The festival which has been organized at 34 places in the state is celebrated in the month of March before the Holi Festival by the local tribes called Bhils and Bhilalas.
iii. The week-long festival is organised at different Bhagoria haats in the form of Svayamvara or Marriage Ceremony located in Jhabua, Dhar, Alirajpur, Barwani and Khargone districts in western Madhya Pradesh.

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Tuesday, March 7, 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 5 & 6 MARCH

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 5 & 6 MARCH

1. WHEN IS THE WORLD HEARING DAY OBSERVED?
a) March 1
b) March 4
c) March 3
d) March 5

ANS - C
2. WHO IS THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK TITLED NUMBERS DO LIE: 61 HIDDEN CRICKET STORIES?
a) Shoaib Akhtar
b) Kapil Dev
c) Sachin Tendulkar
d) Akash Chopra

ANS - D
3. THE STATE GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA HAS SIGNED AN MOU WITH WHICH TECHNOLOGY GIANT TO SUPPORT DIGITIZATION EFFORT OF THE STATE?
a) Google India
b) Microsoft
c) Tata Consultancy Services
d) HCL Technologies

ANS - A
4. SYED SHAHABUDDIN WHO DIED ON MARCH 4, 2017 WAS A ____?
a) Scientist
b) Journalist
c) Novelist
d) Politician

ANS - D
5. OPERATION THUNDERBIRD AND OPERATION SAVE KURMA WAS CONDUCTED BY WHICH AGENCY TO COMBAT WILDLIFE CRIME?
a) Wildlife Conservation Trust
b) Wildlife Crime Control Bureau
c) Wildlife Trust of India
d) National Tiger Conservation Authority

ANS - B
6.  THE TIRUPATI AIRPORT IN ANDHRA PRADESH HAS BEEN RENAMED AS ___________
a) Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Airport
b) Sri Venkateswara Airport
c) Sri Mukhalingam Airport
d) Amaravati Airport

ANS - B
7.  WHICH NORTH EASTERN STATE IN INDIA HAS AGREED TO SUPPLY ADDITIONAL 60 MW OF POWER TO BANGLADESH TO SOLVE ITS POWER CRISIS?
a) Meghalaya
b) Mizoram
c) Assam
d) Tripura

ANS - D
8.  WHICH STATE HAS LAUNCHED THE TIRTHA DARSHAN SCHEME TO ENABLE THE SENIOR CITIZENS BELONGING TO BPL TO GO ON PILGRIMAGE AT GOVERNMENT EXPENSES?
a) Haryana
b) Sikkim
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Bihar

ANS - A
9.  SHE LEADS TECH INITIATIVE HAS BEEN LAUNCHED BY WHICH COMPANY TO SUPPORT WOMEN FOUNDED OR CO-FOUNDED STARTUPS ACCESS TO YEAR-LONG PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES TOOLS, MENTORSHIP AND RESOURCES?
a) LinkedIn
b) Youtube
c) Facebook
d) Google

ANS - C
10.  BIJU PATNAIK WHOSE 101ST BIRTH ANNIVERSARY WAS OBSERVED ON MARCH 5 WAS A FORMER CHIEF MINISTER OF WHICH STATE?
a) West Bengal
b) Kerala
c) Assam
d) Odisha

ANS - D



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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 6th MAR 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 6th MAR 2017
(Daily News India)
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1. ANDHRA PRADESH RENAMES TIRUPATI AIRPORT AND VIJAYAWADA AIRPORT
i. The Andhra Pradesh State Cabinet during a meeting chaired by CM N Chandrababu Naidu approved proposals to rename the Vijayawada Airport and the Tirupati Airport.
ii. The cabinet proposed to rename the Vijayawada Airport in Gannavaram as ‘Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao Amaravati Airport’.
iii. The Tirupati Airport at Renigunta has been renamed as ‘Sri Venkateswara Airport’ after Lord Venkateswara of the temple town.

2. INDIA TO SUPPLY ADDITIONAL 60 MW POWER TO BANGLADESH
i. North Eastern state Tripura has agreed to supply an additional 60 MW to Bangladesh over the 100 MW of power the north-eastern state is supplying to the neighboring country.
ii. This development comes after Bangladesh sought 100 MW electricity from India to solve its power crisis in the eastern part of the nation.
iii. The Country has been receiving 100 MW since March 23, 2016, it has also been provided 500 MW by the West Bengal government.

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Monday, March 6, 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 3 & 4 MARCH

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 3 & 4 MARCH

1. WHO HAS BECOME NEW SECRETARY-GENERAL OF SOUTH ASIAN ASSOCIATION FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION?
a) Amjad Hussain B Sial
b) Ahmed Saleem
c) Abul Ahsan
d) Arjun Bahadur Thapa

ANS - A
2. THE 2017 INTERNATIONAL YOGA FESTIVAL HAS STARTED IN WHICH STATE?
a) Jharkhand
b) Bihar
c) Uttarakhand
d) Madhya Pradesh

ANS - C
3. WHICH INDIAN CITY HAS BEEN RANKED AS THE BEST CITY IN THE 4TH EDITION OF THE ANNUAL SURVEY OF INDIA’S CITY SYSTEMS 2016 BY JANAAGRAHA CENTRE FOR CITIZENSHIP AND DEMOCRACY?
a) Pune
b) New Delhi
c) Mumbai
d) Thiruvananthapuram

ANS - D
4. THE NATIONWIDE SWACHHTA PAKHWADA HAS BEEN ORGANIZED BY WHICH MINISTRY TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT SWACHH BHARAT ABHIYAN?
a) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
b) Ministry of Women & Child Development
c) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
d) Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga

ANS – B

5. WHICH STATE HAS EMERGED AS THE TOP MOST STATE TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM REGISTRATION UNDER THE GOODS AND SERVICES TAX REGIME WHEN COMPARED TO OTHER STATES OF INDIA?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Assam
c) Kerala
d) Uttar Pradesh

ANS - C
6.  WHERE WAS THE 13TH ECONOMIC COOPERATION ORGANIZATION SUMMIT HELD?
a) Tehran
b) Ankara
c) Kabul
d) Islamabad

ANS - D
7.  WHO IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SUPREME COURT CONSTITUTED SPECIAL INVESTIGATING TEAM ON BLACK MONEY?
a) Arijit Pasayat
b) Kirti Saxena
c) M.B. Shah
d) M.L. Mehta

ANS - C
8.  THE AMMA KALVIYAGAM PORTAL LAUNCHED BY TAMIL NADU IS A PART OF WHICH VISION OF LATE CHIEF MINISTER JAYALALITHAA?
a) Vision TN 2023
b) Vision TN 2019
c) Vision TN 2020
d) Vision TN 2022

ANS - A
9.  WHEN IS THE NATIONAL DEFENCE DAY OBSERVED?
a) March 5
b) March 2
c) March 1
d) March 3

ANS - D
10.  WHAT WAS THE THEME OF THE 2017 WORLD WILDLIFE DAY OBSERVED?
a) The Future of Wildlife Is In Our Hands
b) Listen To The Young Voices
c) It’s Time To Get Serious About Wildlife Crime
d) Sustainable Development of Wildlife


ANS - B
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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 5TH MAR 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 5TH MAR 2017
(Daily News India)
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1. FINAL DRAFT OF CENTRAL GST & INTEGRATED GST APPROVED BY GST COUNCIL
i. The Goods and Services Tax Council headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley unanimously cleared the crucial Central GST and Integrated GST draft bills during its 11th meeting at Vigyan Bhavan.
ii. The state had recommended as many as 26 changes regarding CGST and IGST, all of which were accepted by the Centre.
iii. Under the IGST bill which is related to taxation of inter-state transfer of goods, the legislation has been made for cross empowerment of state and central officers.
iv. Both Centre and states have agreed to provide a composition scheme for small businesses. Now the small businesses with an annual turnover of up to Rs 50 lakh will pay 5% tax (to be shared equally between the Centre and states).

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