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Wednesday, May 10, 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 6TH, 7TH MAY 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 6TH, 7TH MAY 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
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1. IBBI CONSTITUTES TECHNICAL COMMITTEE TO LAY DOWN TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR PERFORMANCE OF CORE SERVICES
i. Under IBBI (Information Utilities) Regulations, 2017 the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India constitutes Technical Committee to lay down Technical Standards for the performance of core services and other services.
ii. The Committee Members are: Chairperson, Dr. R. B. Barman, Dr. NandLal Sarda (Member), Dr.  Pulak Ghosh (Member) and Sh. V. G. Kannan (Member)

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 5 & 6 MAY

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 5 & 6 MAY

1. WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN ADJUDGED AS CLEANEST CITY IN SWACHH SURVEKSHAN 2017?
a) Indore, Madhya Pradesh
b) Surat, Gujarat
c) Kochi, Kerala
d) Amritsar, Punjab

ANS - A
2. SUBSIDIARY OF WHICH COMPANY HAS SIGNED A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH ENTERPRISE APPLICATION SOFTWARE MAJOR SAP SE TO LAUNCH ‘SARAL GST’ SOLUTION FOR TAXPAYERS?
a) Sun Pharmaceuticals
b) Tata Consultancy Services
c) Larsen & Toubro
d) Reliance Industries

ANS - D
3. WHICH FINANCIAL ORGANIZATION HAS STATED THAT INDIAN ECONOMY WILL GROW 7.4 % IN 2017-18 AND 7.6% IN 2018-19?
a) World Bank
b) International Monetary Fund
c) Asian Development Bank
d) New Development Bank

ANS - C
4. AS PER THE LATEST FIFA RANKINGS INDIAN NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM HAS RANKED AT _____POSITION?
a) 90th position
b) 100th position
c) 70th position
d) 80th position

ANS - B
5. UNION MINISTER M VENKAIAH NAIDU HAS RELEASED A SET OF 4 STORY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN, TITLED _________TO CREATE AWARENESS REGARDING CLEANLINESS AMONG THEM.
a) ‘Swachh Desh ki kahani – Dadi ki Zubani’
b) ‘’Swachh Ghar ki kahani – Dadi ki Zubani’
c) ‘Swachh Shehar ki kahani – Dadi ki Zubani’
d) ‘Swachh Jungle ki kahani – Dadi ki Zubani’

ANS - D
6.  THE INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY BOARD OF INDIA HAS CONSTITUTED A TECHNICAL COMMITTEE IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION 14 OF THE IBBI (INFORMATION UTILITIES) REGULATIONS, 2017. WHO WILL BE THE CHAIRPERSON OF THIS COMMITTEE?
a) Nand Lal Sarda
b) R B Barman
c) V G Kannan
d) N K Shetty

ANS - B
7.  13TH INTERNATIONAL PERMACULTURE CONVERGENCE WILL BE HELD IN?
a) New Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Hyderabad
d) Bengaluru

ANS - C
8.  27TH SESSION OF THE UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW WORKING GROUP IS BEING HELD AT THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL IN?
a) Geneva, Switzerland
b) Paris, France
c) New York, US
d) London, UK

ANS - A
9.  MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS MR. NITIN GADKARI INAUGURATED THE FIRST EVER INDIA INTEGRATED TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS SUMMIT IN?
a) Visakhapatnam
b) Bengaluru
c) Mumbai
d) New Delhi

ANS - D
10.  RESERVE BANK OF INDIA HAS ANNOUNCED THAT INDIA’S FOREX RESERVES TOUCHED A LIFETIME HIGH OF $____ BILLION AS ON APRIL 28, 2017?
a) $372.73 billion
b) $172.73 billion
c) $472.73 billion
d) $572.73 billion


ANS - A
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Tuesday, May 9, 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 5TH MAY 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 5TH MAY 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
SHARED BY: WWW.DAILYGK.IN

1. INDORE IS INDIA’S CLEANEST CITY: SWACHH BHARAT SURVEY
i. Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu released 3rd edition of the Swachh Survekshan which ranked 434 Indian cities on various cleanliness parameters.
ii. Indore in Madhya Pradesh emerged as the cleanest city and Gonda in Uttar Pradesh ranked at the bottom as the dirtiest city.
iii. Top 5 Clean Cities are: Indore – Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal – Madhya Pradesh is at 2nd place, Visakhapatnam – Andhra Pradesh is at 3rd followed by Surat – Gujarat and Mysuru – Karnataka at 4th and 5th place.

2. RECENT APPROVALS BY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT – MAY 3 2017
i. The cabinet has cleared the non performing asset resolution package that includes an ordinance to amend the Banking Regulation Act for empowering the Reserve Bank of India to deal with bad assets in an effective manner.
ii. Union Cabinet has given gave ex-post facto approval to the signing the Memorandum of Cooperation with Japan on Railway Safety.
iii. Union Cabinet has approved modifications in the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission relating to the method of revision of pension of pre-2016 pensioners and family pensioners.
iv. The central government has approved the signing of Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in area of Civil Aviation with Spain.
v. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the PM Narendra Modi has given approval for Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and Development of Agro-Processing Clusters for period 2016-20.

3. HARYANA AND MADHYA PRADESH STATE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY PASSES GST BILL
i. Madhya Pradesh and Haryana cabinet gave its approval to a draft bill for implementation of the Goods and Services Tax in the state. The GST will be implemented from 1st of July.
ii. With this the number of states that have passed the law of Parliament’s nod to the GST bills increased to 8.
iii. Different indirect taxes like the central sales tax, central excise duty and service tax are to be merged with the C-GST.
iv. S-GST will include state sales tax, luxury tax, VAT and entertainment tax.

4. RELIANCE, SAP LAUNCH ‘SARAL GST’ SOLUTION FOR TAXPAYERS
i. Reliance Corporate IT Park Limited, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with SAP to launch ‘SARAL GST’ solution for taxpayers.
ii. SARAL GST will provide simplified operations high quality of service and security to taxpayers.
iii. It will hold the proficiency of RCITPL as GST Suvidha Provider and SAP as Application Service Provider.
iv. GSP, RCITPL will connect ASPs to the Government’s GST system through Jio MPLS network. It will also help in boosting the Digital India initiative.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 4TH MAY 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 4TH MAY 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
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1. MP FIRST TO SWITCH TO JAN-DEC FISCAL YEAR
i. Madhya Pradesh became the 1st state in India to switch to the January-December financial year from existing April-March cycle.
ii. It will break a 150-year old tradition of adopting the financial year from April to March.
iii. CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan decided to shift the financial year to January-December. It is mentioned the Budget session of the next financial year will be held either in December 2017 or January 2018.
iv. CM also give direction to all cabinet ministers to prepare a quarterly, half-yearly and annual road map of works so that all works are done within a fixed deadline.

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Sunday, May 7, 2017

MONTHLY GK CAPSULE (NEWSPAPER ANALYSIS) April 2017

Monthly GK Capsules of April 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 April 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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Saturday, May 6, 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 3RD MAY 2017

(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
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1. HRD MINISTER PRAKASH JAVEDEKAR LAUNCHES VIDHYA –VEERTA ABHIYAN
i. Prakash Javadekar, The Minister for Human Resource and Development has launched Students for soldiers- a nationwide Vidya – Veerta Abhiyan.
ii. The portraits of Param Veer Chakra decorated soldiers were handed over to the Vice Chancellors of Delhi University, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Jamia Milia Islamia, Jammu and IIT Delhi.
iii. The “wall of heroes” depicting portraits of brave soldiers who showed exemplary bravery in defending the nation is expected to instill a sense of patriotism and nationalism among students.

2. 4TH NATIONAL STANDARDS CONCLAVE HELD IN NEW DELHI
i. 4th National Standards Conclave was held in New Delhi. It is organised by Department of Commerce, Govt. of India in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industry, Bureau of Indian Standards and the National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies and other knowledge partners
ii. Objective of 4th National Standards Conclave is to bring awareness and prepare Industries, State Governments, Central Government Ministries, regulatory/standards setting and conformity assessment bodies on the growing importance of “Standards” in the changing scenario of global trade.
iii. 9 sessions were held during this conclave, wherein several issues pertaining to standards in various sectors were discussed.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 3 & 4 MAY

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 3 & 4 MAY

1. UNION HRD MINISTER PRAKASH JAVADEKAR LAUNCHED CENTRE’S _____ TO ENCOURAGE 1,000 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO DISPLAY PORTRAITS OF WAR HEROES ON CAMPUS?
a) Veer Shraddhanjali Abhiyan
b) Veer Samman Abhiyan
c) Vidya Veerta Abhiyan
d) Veerta Gaurav Abhiyan

ANS - C
2. 4TH NATIONAL STANDARDS CONCLAVE WAS HELD ON 1ST AND 2ND MAY 2017 IN:
a) Chennai
b) Mumbai
c) Bengaluru
d) New Delhi

ANS - D
3. WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING BECAME THE 1ST CITY IN THE WORLD TO GET ITS OWN MICROSOFT-DESIGNED FONT?
a) London
b) Paris
c) Dubai
d) Bangkok

ANS - C
4. WHICH PRIVATE SECTOR BANK SAID IT HAS MADE 100 VILLAGES DIGITALLY-ENABLED IN 2017 AND PLANS TO TRANSFORM 500 MORE BY THE YEAR-END?
a) ICICI Bank
b) HDFC Bank
c) Kotak Mahindra Bank
d) Axis Bank

ANS - A
5. WHICH PORTAL HAS BEEN LAUNCHED BY GOVERNMENT TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO CHECK ELECTRO-MAGNETIC RADIATION COMPLIANCE STATUS OF MOBILE TOWERS?
a) ‘Tarang Suchna’
b) ‘Tarang Sanchar’
c) ‘Tarang Jaanch’
d) ‘Tarang Mahiti’

ANS - B
6.  WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAS BECOME THE 1ST STATE TO SWITCH TO THE JANUARY-DECEMBER FINANCIAL YEAR FROM THE EXISTING APRIL-MARCH CYCLE?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Gujarat
c) Goa
d) Maharashtra

ANS - A
7.  WORLD’S HIGHEST RAIL BRIDGE, WHICH WILL BE TALLER THAN EIFFEL TOWER IS BEING CONSTRUCTED ON WHICH INDIAN RIVER?
a) Narmada
b) Tapi
c) Chenab
d) Sabarmati

ANS - D
8.  WHICH PEER-TO-PEER ONLINE LENDING PLATFORM HAS BEEN LAUNCHED BY SINGAPORE-BASED FINTECH START-UP FINMOMENTA?
a) Tachyloans
b) Instaloans
c) Peerloans
d) Quickloans

ANS - A
9.  WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE OF THE PARLIAMENT?
a) Rameswar Teli
b) Rajen Gohain
c) Mallikarjun Kharge
d) Ranjeet Ranjan

ANS - C
10.  WHAT WAS THE 2017 THEME OF ‘WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY’?
a) ”Access to Information and Fundamental Freedoms: This Is Your Right!”
b) ‘Critical Minds for Critical Times: Media’s role in advancing peaceful, just and inclusive societies’
c) ”Media Freedom for a Better Future”
d) ”Ensuring Safety of Journalists”

ANS - B


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Friday, May 5, 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 2ND MAY 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 2ND MAY 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
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1. PRESIDENT OF CYPRUS NICOS ANASTASIADES HAS ARRIVED IN INDIA ON A 5-DAY VISIT
i. The President of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, was on an official visit to India. During his stay in Mumbai, he met Governor of Maharashtra, Vidyasagar Rao. He also gave a keynote address at a Business Forum.
ii. Mr. Anastasiades conferred the Grand Collar of the Order of Makarios III (Cyprus’s highest civilian honour) on President Pranab Mukherjee.
iii. India and Cyprus signed 4 MoUs – Executive programme on education, culture and scientific cooperation for the period 2017-2020. This agreement was exchanged between Indian External Affairs.

2. SEBI FINALISES NORMS FOR LISTING OF GREEN BONDS
i. Securities and Exchange Board of India has finalized norms for issuance and listing of green bonds.
ii. It will help in raising funds from capital markets for investment in the renewable energy.
iii. The rules have been finalised by the SEBI after taking into account inputs from the Finance and Environment ministries from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
iv. Green bonds help to meet an ambitious target India has of building 175 gigawatt of renewable energy capacity by 2022.

3. PM NARENDRA MODI RELEASES STAMP ON RAMANUJACHARYA’S 1000TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY
i. PM Narendra Modi released a commemorative stamp on the 1,000th birth anniversary of Saint Ramanujacharya in New Delhi.
ii. The central message of Saint Ramanujacharya’s life was inclusive society, religion and philosophy.
iii. Ramanujacharya saw manifestation of God in human beings and saw all devotees of God as equal.

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Thursday, May 4, 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 1 & 2 MAY

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 1 & 2 MAY

1. WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING INDIAN CITIES HAVE RANKED AMONG THE TOP 20 TOURIST DESTINATIONS IN ASIA PACIFIC REGION AS PER THE ‘MASTERCARD ASIA PACIFIC DESTINATIONS INDEX 2017’?
a) Chennai and Mumbai
b) Mumbai and New Delhi
c) Chennai and New Delhi
d) New Delhi and Bengaluru

ANS - A
2. RESERVE BANK OF INDIA SAID THAT ALL THE EXISTING ASSET RECONSTRUCTION COMPANIES MUST HAVE A MINIMUM NET OWNED FUND OF RS______ CR BY MARCH 2019?
a) Rs.50 Crore
b) Rs.150 Crore
c) Rs.125 Crore
d) Rs.100 Crore

ANS - D
3. WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAS WON THE JURY PRIZE GOLD MEDAL AT THE 10TH MOSCOW SAND ART CHAMPIONSHIP?
a) Rakesh Mohanty
b) Sudarsan Pattnaik
c) Narayan Lahoti
d) Vishwas Rao

ANS - B
4. ILIR META HAS BEEN ELECTED AS PRESIDENT OF WHICH COUNTRY?
a) Austria
b) Georgia
c) Albania
d) Montenegro

ANS - C
5. WHAT WAS THE THEME OF ‘WORLD IMMUNIZATION WEEK 2017’ OBSERVED FROM 24-30 APRIL 2017?
a) ’WideningVaccineDelivery’
b) ’InclusiveImmunisation’
c) ’NextGenImmunisation’
d) ’VaccinesWork

ANS - D
6.  NICOS ANASTASIADES, WHO WAS ON AN OFFICIAL VISIT TO INDIA IN APRIL 2017, IS THE PRESIDENT OF:
a) Belgium
b) Cyprus
c) Finland
d) Austria

ANS - B
7.  WHICH COMPANY HAS ANNOUNCED A NEW “SOLVE FOR INDIA” INITIATIVE THAT AIMS TO EXPAND AND ENERGISE THE START-UP ECOSYSTEM IN TIER II CITIES ACROSS INDIA?
a) Amazon
b) Facebook
c) Microsoft
d) Google

ANS - D
8.  WHICH STATE BECAME FIRST INDIAN STATE TO USE AUTOMATED WEATHER STATIONS?
a) Maharashtra
b) Gujarat
c) Odisha
d) Uttarakhand

ANS - A
9.  WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING WILL TAKE OVER AS NEW PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERATION OF INDIAN INDUSTRY?
a) Tina Biswas
b) Manisha Chainani
c) Shobana Kamineni
d) Kalyani Thakkar

ANS - C
10.  SPACEX LAUNCHED ______ROCKET CARRYING NROL-76, A CLASSIFIED PAYLOAD FOR THE US NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE?
a) Falcon 9
b) Falcon 8
c) Falcon 10
d) Falcon 12

ANS - A


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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 1ST MAY 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 1ST MAY 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
SHARED BY: WWW.DAILYGK.IN

1. SRI LANKA PM RANIL WICKREMESINGHE’S 5-DAY VISIT TO INDIA
i. Ranil Wickremesinghe, the PM of Sri Lanka was on an official visit to India. He is the 3rd leader from South Asian region to visit India during April 2017.
ii. During the visit of Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe, India and Sri Lanka signed a memorandum of understanding on economic cooperation in New Delhi.
iii. To strengthen cultural ties with Sri Lanka, Indian PM Narendra Modi will visit Sri Lanka on May 12, 2017.

2. MUMBAI, CHENNAI AMONG TOP 20 TOURIST DESTINATIONS IN ASIA PACIFIC
i. Chennai and Mumbai have ranked among the top 20 tourist destinations in Asia Pacific Region as per the Mastercard Asia Pacific Destinations Index 2017.
ii. In terms of total expenditure by international tourists, Singapore hosted the highest spending visitors at $254 per day. For the entire APAC region, overall tourism expenditure stood at $244.9 billion
iii. Chennai attracted 2 million international overnight arrivals and ranked 14th.  Mumbai ranked 15th with 4.9 million overnight arrivals.

3. RBI SAYS ARCS MUST HAVE MINIMUM NOF OF RS100 CR BY 2019
i. Reserve Bank of India said that all the existing asset reconstruction companies must have a minimum Net Owned Fund of Rs100 cr by March 2019.
ii. As per amended SARFAESI Act, 2016, “no ARC can commence or carry on the business of securitisation or asset reconstruction without having Net Owned Fund of not less than Rs 2 cr or such other higher amount as the Reserve Bank may, by notification, specify”.
iii. Asset Reconstruction Companies buy out non-performing assets and manages it to make it profitable. In the current scenario, RBI and Central Govt. are envisaging an important role for ARCs in dealing with stressed assets in the system.
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