Static GK Awareness- SSC/SBI Clerk/Railways

BOUNDARIES BETWEEN COUNTRIES

1. Line of Actual Control: India & China on the Northern Border
2. Line of Control: India and Pakistan
3. Durand Line: Afghanistan and Pakistan
4. Radcliffe Line: India and Pakistan (its includes Bangladesh Line)
5. Blue Line: Israel & Lebanon
6. Purple Line: Israel and Syria
7. Green Line: Israel and its neighbours
8. (Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria)
9. Mason-Dixon Line: Maryland and Pennsylvania/Delaware in Colonia America
10. Curzon Line: Poland & Russia
11. Military Demarcation Line (MDL) or
12. Armistice Line: North Korea and South Korea
13. McMohan Line:Northe east India &Tibet
14. Maginot Line:France& Germany
15. Mannerheim line: Russia & Finland
16. Order Neisse Line: Germany & Poland
17. (aftermath of World War II)

Daily Current Affairs: 7th January 2018

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1. Bengaluru most well read city in India: Survey

Bengaluru has emerged as the most well read city in India, while Mumbai and Delhi stands at second and third position, respectively, according to a survey conducted by Amazon India’s Annual Reading Trends Reports for 2017.

• Among books, ‘Indian Polity (5th Edition)’ ranked as the top selling book on Amazon India across the country while ‘Sita – Warrior of Mithila’ emerged as the highest selling fiction book of 2017.     

2. Govt to set up FTII in Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh would get its first Film and Television Institute, being set up by the union government as part of tapping the potential of the North Eastern region, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said.

• This would be the second such one in the country.

Points to Remember

• The first Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) was set up in Pune, an autonomous institute operating under the Information and Broadcasting Ministry.
• It was established in 1960. Anupam Kher is its present Chairman.

3. 18th All India Whips Conference to start from Jan 8

Deliberations on paperless parliament and state legislatures by rolling out e-Sansad and e-Vidhan are on the agenda of 18th All India Whips Conference to be held in Udaipur.

• Union Parliamentary Affairs minister Ananth Kumar is slated to inaugurate the conference to be held on January 8 and 9.
• It will be attended by whips of various political parties from different states.

Daily Current Affairs: 6th January 2018

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1. US puts Pakistan on Special Watch List

The US has placed Pakistan on a ‘Special Watch List’ for “severe violations” of religious freedom.

• It is the only country to be put under the newly-formed list.
• The Special Watch List is for countries that engage in or tolerate severe violations of religious freedom but may not rise to the level of the CPC.

2. Tamil Nadu leads the nation in higher education enrolment

Tamil Nadu has emerged as the leader in the country in terms of Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education.

• The All India Survey on Higher Education report (2106-2017), released by Minister of Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar , saw the State lead with a GER of 46.9%.
• Among Union Territories, Chandigarh recorded 56.1%.
• GER for higher education is calculated with reference to the age group 18-23.

3. Mamata Banerjee launches West Bengal govt’s official emblem  

The West Bengal government has launched its official emblem in a programme at Nabanna, two days after getting the approval from the central government.

• The official emblem is conceptualised and designed by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
• Terming the occasion as historic, she said the state emblem – the “Biswa Bangla” logo with Ashoka Pillar of the national emblem – would be used in all the official works and documents of the Bengal government from now on.

Daily Current Affairs: 5th January 2018

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1. World Braille Day: 4 January

World Braille Day is annually celebrated on January 4, the birthday of Braille inventor, Louis Braille.

• The day recognizes the contributions of Louis Braille in helping blind and visually impaired people to read and write.
• Braille is a code that uses bumps and indentation on a surface to represent letters, which can be recognized by touch.
• Louis Braille, a French man who was blinded in an accident at a very young age, invented it.

2. Iceland Becomes First Country to Enforce Equal Pay Laws

Iceland has become the first country in the world to legalize equal pay, charting a new history.

• Under the new law, companies and government agencies that employ at least 25 people will be fined if they can’t prove they pay men and women equally.
• Iceland has been ranked by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as No. 1 in gender equality for the past nine years.

3. Govt launches Swachh Survekshan 2018

The government has announced the launch of cleanliness survey for this year as part of Swachh Bharat Mission.

• The Swachh Survekshan 2018 will rank 500 cities on national level which have more than 1 lakh population, while 3,541 cities with less than 1 lakh population will have State and Regional ranking.
• The 2017 edition was conducted in January-February 2017 covering 434 Urban Local Bodies. Indore emerged as the cleanest city in the country in that survey.

Daily Current Affairs: 4th January 2018

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1. India Cancels $500 Million Deal For Israeli Anti-Tank Missiles

India has cancelled a $ 500 million deal to buy 1,600 Spike anti-tank guided missiles from Israel, the state-owned defense contractor Rafael Advanced Defense Systems announced.

• Spike is a man-portable “fire and forget' missile that can hit moving targets such as a tank.
• India had opted for the Israel's Spike over the Javelin missiles offered by Washington in 2014.

2. Indian Railways to install GPS devices on 2,700 electric locomotives

In a bid to provide real time train information, the government plans to install GPS devices on over 2,700 electric locomotives by December 2018, Parliament was told.

• “Railway Ministry in collaboration with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is implementing Real-Time Train Information System (RTIS) which involves tracking of train by placing GPS/GAGAN (GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation System) based devices on locomotives,” Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain told the Lok Sabha in a written reply.
• “In Phase one, the RTIS project will cover about 2,700 electric locomotives in which the GPS device will be installed.
• This phase is planned to be completed by December 2018,” he said.

3. Government approves Rs 6,809-crore Zojila Pass tunnel project in J&K  

The Union Cabinet has approved the construction of Asia's longest bi-directional Zojila Pass tunnel at an estimated cost of Rs 6,089 crore, which will reduce the travel time between Srinagar and Leh to 15 minutes from the current 3.5 hours.

• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, gave its go-ahead to the 14.2-km long tunnel project in Jammu and Kashmir to provide all-weather connectivity between Srinagar, Kargil and Leh, which remains cut-off from the rest of India during winters due to heavy snowfall.

Daily Current Affairs: 3rd January 2018

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1. Jharkhand CM launches programme

Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das has launched "Saubhagya Yojana", a programme that would provide electricity to all the 29,376 villages in the state.

•    Launching the "Saubhagya Yojana" here, Das said only 38 lakh households out of 68 lakh households in the state could get electricity in 67 years.

•    However, this government has provided electricity to 13 lakh households in just three years.

•    By December 2018, the target is to provide electricity to the rest 17.64 lakh households.

2. Joint Schemes for SC, OBC, Safai Karamcharis and Disabled Persons

The Government is implementing a Scheme, namely the Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS) that provides grant-in-aid to non-governmental organizations for various projects relating to rehabilitation of persons with disabilities. 

•    The objective of the scheme is to enable persons with disabilities to reach and maintain their optimal, physical, sensory, intellectual, psychiatric or social functional levels.

3. UP theme state for Surajkund crafts mela

The Haryana tourism department has disclosed that Uttar Pradesh would be the theme state for the 32nd Surajkund International Crafts Mela, which would be organized at Surajkund, Faridabad from February 2 to 15.

•    Apart from all other states, about 24 countries would also participate in it.

•    The fair organized by the Haryana Tourism and Surajkund Fair Authority in collaboration with the Union ministries of tourism, textiles, culture and external affairs, exhibited handicrafts, handloom variety and prosperity of India at global level.

Daily Current Affairs 2nd January 2018

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1. Saudi Arabia, UAE introduce VAT in first for Gulf

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates introduced value-added tax, a first for the Gulf which has long prided itself on its tax-free.

• The five percent sales tax applies to most goods and services and analysts project that the two governments could raise as much as $21 billion in 2018, equivalent to 2.0 percent of GDP.
• The other four Gulf states, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar are also committed to introducing VAT but have delayed the move until early 2019.

2. Maneka Gandhi to inaugurated online portal ‘NARI’

In a big leap forward to empower women, the Minister of Women & Child Development, Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi has inaugurated an online portal NARI in New Delhi.

• Developed by the Ministry of Women & Child Development, the portal will provide women citizens with easy access to information on government schemes and initiatives for women.
• Further to provide a platform for NGOs and Civil Societies to interact with the Ministry of Women & Child Development, e-Samvad portal has also been developed which was inaugurated by the WCD Minister.
• The NARI portal summarizes over 350 government schemes and other important information for the benefit of women, with more being added everyday.
• There are tips on good nutrition, suggestions for health check ups, information on major diseases, tips for job search and interview, investment and savings advice, information on crimes and against women and reporting procedures, contacts of legal aid cells, simplified adoption procedures and much more. 

3. UP declares Noida, Yamuna E-way as electronics manufacturing zone

The Yogi Adityanath government has released its 'Uttar Pradesh Electronics Manufacturing Policy' under which Noida, Greater Noida and the Yamuna Expressway region has been declared as an electronics manufacturing zone.

• A minister said the aim of this policy is to ensure that the state gets the status of a favourite investment destination.
• The target of the policy is to attract investments worth Rs 20,000 crore in the ESDM sector and 3 lakh jobs by 2022.

Current Affairs: 1st January 2018

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1. Pakistan to set up $1.51 billion hydropower project in PoK

Pakistan has decided to set up a new hydropower project of over 700 megawatts in PoK through foreign financing at an estimated cost of USD 1.51 billion by 2022.

• The Azad Pattan Hydropower Project (APHP) is a run of river scheme located on Jhelum River in the Sudhanoti district of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and about 90 kilometres from Islamabad.
• The project would be completed by 2022 for which the authorities have sought an import tariff at Rs 8.05 per kilowatts.

2. India ranked 90th among 163 countries in the positive peace index

Despite the unrest in the last one year, there is an atmosphere of peace in 93rd countries.

• In the ranking released by the Institute of Economics and Peace named Positive Peace Index 2017, India has been ranked 90th among 163 countries.
• Sweden, Switzerland and Finland are the top three countries respectively In the index.

3. Centre releases Rs 24,500 crore to compensate states post GST

The revenue loss to states on account of GST implementation was Rs 24,500 crore between July-October and the Centre has released compensation to make up for it, Parliament was informed.

• As per the details of GST compensation released to states as on November 30, Karnataka got maximum compensation from the Centre at Rs 3,271 crore, followed by Gujarat (Rs 2,282 crore) and Punjab (Rs 2,098 crore).
• The other states that required hefty compensation include Rajasthan (Rs 1,911 crore), Bihar (Rs 1,746 crore), Uttar Pradesh (Rs 1,520 crore), West Bengal (Rs 1,008 crore) and Odisha (Rs 1,020 crore).

Current Affairs November 27, 2017

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INDIAN AFFAIRS

Maneka Gandhi launches training program for Elected Women Representatives of Panchayats
On November 26, 2017, Union Minister of Women and Child Development (WCD), Maneka Gandhi launched an intensive training program for Capacity Building of Elected Women Representatives (EWRs) of Panchayati Raj Institutions in New Delhi.

More Information about Capacity building of Elected Women Representatives (EWRs) Programme:
i. This program is being organized by National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) under Ministry of WCD.
ii. Under this programme, approximately twenty thousand EWRs covering nearly 50 EWRs from each district will be trained by March, 2018.
iii. The training programme will focus on women’s issues and will provide information on education and financial matters.
iv. Objective of this training programme is not only to create model villages but also to prepare women as political leaders of the future.

New Pattern English: Error Detection

Directions (1-15): In the following questions, two sentences are given, spot the error in the sentence:

Q1. I. Yesterday I have written a letter to my friend.

II. My letter ought to have reached him this morning.

(a) if there is an error only in the first sentence;

(b) if there is an error only in the second sentence;

(c) if there are errors in both sentences; and

(d) if there is no error in either of the sentences.

(e) None of the above

Q2. I. He was so stammering that he stopped his speech between each word.

II. I shall give you sweets when you will pass the examination.

(a) if there is an error only in the first sentence;

(b) if there is an error only in the second sentence;

(c) if there are errors in both sentences; and

(d) if there is no error in either of the sentences.

(e) None of the above

Q3. I. I came to borrow a small sum of money from you.

II. Do you object to my sitting in your room for a while?

(a) if there is an error only in the first sentence;

(b) if there is an error only in the second sentence;

(c) if there are errors in both sentences; and

(d) if there is no error in either of the sentences.

(e) None of the above

Most Important For Reasoning Section Of IBPS PO 2017

IBPS PO Examination is going to be held on 7th, 8th, 14th and 15th of October. Many of you must be worried about the Reasoning Section. Aspirants, worrying about things is not an option. Stay positive as once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results. Reasoning Ability is an onerous section. With the increasing complexity of questions, it becomes hard for one to give it the cold shoulder. This is why, we, team SH is providing you all with the most important topics that are likely to be asked in the upcoming IBPS PO Exam 2017.

The pattern of this Section is getting complex day by day and most of the topics of this section are now being asked in the form of puzzles only. Earlier students used to have a mindset of ignoring the complex puzzles, thereby solving the other questions that are comparatively easy. But to their dismay, this strategy won’t be working anymore as so many questions from the other topics like directions, etc. are being asked in the form of puzzles only. The number of questions being asked on puzzles ranges from 60-65% of all the questions in Reasoning Section. Here are the most important topics of reasoning section that you need to prepare for IBPS PO 2017.

Inequalities: 

The other most important topic for IBPS PO Prelims Quant Section is Inequality. The number of expected questions on this particular topic is 5. It is one of the easiest topics in Reasoning. You will have the compare the quantities given to you and there will be statements followed by the given equation. You have to find out which of the statements is correct.

Syllogism: 

The number of expected questions on this topic is more than 6. The questions can be based on the usual old pattern as well as the new pattern of Reverse Syllogism in which the conclusion is given in the question and you have to choose the correct statements for that particular conclusion. It is one of the easiest and scoring topics so prepare it well and you will be able to bag 5 marks very easily in Reasoning Ability Section.

High Level Puzzles- IBPS PO MAINS/CLERK/SBI PO/RRB MAINS/ RBI

Directions: (1-5) Read the information given below and answer the questions.
Eight friends- Rahul, Amit, Gaurav, Deep, Rishabh, Raghav, Hari and Aarit got married on different days viz. Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Sunday are sitting around a circular table facing the centre of the table. Only two friends got married on each of the given days. Also, all these friends got married in different months i.e. -January, February, May, July, September, October, November and December. No two people who got married on the same day are sitting adjacent to each other except those who got married on Tuesday. The person who got married in July is sitting on the immediate left of the person who got married in December. Rishabh got married in neither December nor May. Aarit got married in October on Friday and is sitting to the immediate left of Amit, who got married on Tuesday. Amit didn’t marry in May. Raghav who got married in September on Tuesday, is sitting Opposite to Hari. Only Rahul, who got married in February, is sitting between Hari, who got married in July and the person who got married in November.Persons who got married on Monday are sitting Opposite to each other.Each of the persons who got married on Sunday is sitting adjacent to the person who got married on Monday.Deep didn’t marry in December.

1.Who got married in January?
a. Amit
b. Deep
c. Gaurav
d. Rishabh
e. None of these

2.In which month did Gaurav marry?
a. December
b. May
c. January
d. February
e. None of these 

3.Who among the following got married on Monday?
a. Gaurav and Aarit
b. Rishabh and Rahul
c. Deep and Gaurav
d. Rahul and Raghav
e. None of these

4.Who is sitting opposite to the person who got married in October?
a. The person who got married in July
b. The person who got married in November
c. The person who got married in February
d. The person who got married in May
e. None of these

5.Which of the following pairs is sitting adjacent to the person who got married in September?
a. Amit and Aarit
b. Rishabh and Deep
c. Deep and Aarit
d. Aarit and Gaurav

Reasoning for IBPS PO/RRB/CLERK/SBI PO/RBI

Directions (1-5): Study the information and answer the following questions:

In a certain code language

"believe these change will" is coded as “ 12@M 1@H 5#T 12#W”

"board before his departure" is coded as “1#S 6@S 19#J 16#S”

"market both side trading" is coded as “ 1#O 4@E 20@U 18@F”

Q1. What is the code for ‘urgently'?

(a) 7@M

(b) 7#M

(c) 8@M

(d) 7@N

(e) None of these.

Q2. What is the code for ‘confidence'?

(a) 14@D

(b) 15@D

(c) 14@C

(d) 14#D

(e) None of these.

Q3. What is the code for ‘return'?

(a) 2@S

(b) 20#S

(c) 20@T

(d) 20@S

(e) None of these.

Q4. What is the code for ‘between'?

(a) 20#H

(b) 20@F

(c) 22#F

(d) 20#F

(e) None of these.

Q5. What is the code for ‘bankers'?

(a) 4#S

(b) 14@S

(c) 14#S

(d) 14#T

Quantative Aptitude for IBPS PO/ Clerk/SBI PO/ RRB-Mains

Q1. When a cycle manufacturer reduced selling price of cycle by 50%, the number of bicycles sold radically increased by 600%. Initially the manufacturer was getting only 140% profit. What is the percentage increase of his profit?

(a) 10%

(b) 14%

(c) 0%

(d) Cannot be determined

(e) None of these

Q2. A pump can be operated both for filling a tank and for emptying it. The capacity of tank is 2400 m3. The emptying capacity of the pump is 10 m3 per minute higher than its filling capacity. Consequently, the pump needs 8 minutes less to empty the tank than to fill it. Find the filling capacity of the pumpa

Q3. A dishonest dealer marks up the price of his goods by 20% and gives a discount of 10% to the customer. He also uses a 900 gram weight instead of a 1 kilogram weight. Find his percentage profit due to these due to these maneuvers.

(a) 8%

(b) 12%

(c) 20%

(d) 16%

(e) None of these

Q4. A rabbit on a controlled diet is fed daily 300 g of a mixture of two foods, X and food Y. Food X contains 10% protein and food Y contains 15% protein. If the rabbits diet provides exactly 38 g of protein daily, how many grams of food X are in the mixture?

(a) 100

(b) 150

(c) 200

(d) 140

(e) None of these

Q5. Krishna can do a work in 10 days while Mohan can do the same work in 20 days. They started work together. After 3 days Krishna left the work and Mohan completed it. For how many days Mohan worked alone more than the number of days required when both work together to complete the work ?

Quantative Apptitude for IBPS PO/RRB Mains

Directions (Q1- Q2): The following questions are accompanied by three statements (A) or (I), (B) or (II), and (C) or (III). You have to determine which statements(s) is/are sufficient/necessary to answer the questions. 

Q1. What is the value of a two–digit number?

A. The sum of the digits is 5. 

B. The difference of the squares of the digits is 15. 

C. The difference of their digits is 3. 

(a) A and B together are sufficient 

(b) B and C together are sufficient

(c) C and A together are sufficient

(d) Any one pair of A and B, B and C or C and A is sufficient

(e) A, B and C together are necessary 

Q2. What is the perimeter of a rectangular field? 

I. The area of the field is 2400 sq.metres. 

II. The diagonal of the field is 50 metres. 

III. The ratio between the length and the breadth of the field is 3 : 2. 

(a) All I, II and III together are required 

(b) Any two of I, II and III are sufficient 

(c) Only I and II are required 

(d) Only II and III are required 

(e) None of these 

Q3. Ashutosh calculates his profit percentage on the selling price whereas Hitesh calculates his profit on the cost price. They find that the difference of their profit is Rs. 135. If the selling price of both of them are the same, and Ashutosh gets 30% profit and Hitesh gets 25% profit, then find their selling price. 

(a) Rs. 1250

(b) Rs. 1150

(c) Rs. 1450

(d) Rs. 1350

(e) none of these

Q4. Sandesh got Rs 6000 as his share out of the total profit of Rs 9000 which he and Sanket earned at the end of one year. If Sandesh invested Rs 20000 for 6 months, whereas Sanket invested his amount for the whole year, the amount invested by Sanket was 

(a) Rs 60000

(b) Rs 10000

(c) Rs 40000

(d) Rs 5000

(e) None of these

Q5. Avanish and Bikas entered into the partnership with Rs 700 and Rs 600 respectively. After 3 months Avanish withdrew 2/7of his stock but after 3 months more he put back 3/5 of what he had withdrawn. The profits at the end of the year are Rs 726, how much of this should Avanish receive? 

(a) Rs 633

(b) Rs 336

(c) Rs 663

(d) Rs 366

(e) None of these