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).

Quantitative Aptitude: Inequalities Quiz

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1. Quantity I: The age of teacher, if the average age of 36 students is 14. When teacher’s age is included the average increases by 1.
   Quantity II: The age of teacher, if the average age of 19 students is 35. When teacher’s age is included the average increases by 0.5.
   A) Quantity I > Quantity II
   B) Quantity I ≥ Quantity II
   C) Quantity II > Quantity I
   D) Quantity II ≥ Quantity I
   E) Quantity I = Quantity II or Relation cannot be established
   
   
2. Quantity I: Profit Percentage , if Some articles were bought at 6 articles for Rs. 5 and sold at 5 articles for Rs. 6.
   Quantity II: Profit Percentage, if 100 toys are bought at the rate of Rs. 350 and sold at the rate of Rs. 48 per dozen.
   A) Quantity I > Quantity II
   B) Quantity I ≥ Quantity II
   C) Quantity II > Quantity I
   D) Quantity II ≥ Quantity I
   E) Quantity I = Quantity II or Relation cannot be established

Current Affairs December 14-15, 2017

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Rajasthan becomes first in country to offer e-mail IDs in Hindi

Rajasthan has become the first state in the country to offer free e-mail address in Hindi to its residents.

• This facility will lead to millions of new users who are not comfortable with English e-mail ids.
• The project has been implemented by the state IT department with the partnership in form of in-sourcing with private IT companies.

Submarine Kalvari to be commissioned by PM Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will commission India's first Scorpene class submarine, Kalvari, into the Indian Navy in Mumbai on 14 December.

• The Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders delivered Kalvari on September 21to the Navy after successfully completing all trials.
• Scorpene submarines can undertake varied missions such as anti-surface and antisubmarine warfare, intelligence gathering and mine laying.

New Pattern for English: Quiz

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Direction: In the passage given below words are given in bold, each followed by a number given in the brackets. Every word in bold has five alternatives. Find the word which best suits the place. If the given word suits the blank, mark 'no correction/change required' as the answer:

In the 1980s, ‘pseudo-secularism’ and ‘minority-ism’ were the two principal issues of Indian politics. These expressions, used by the BJP, denote grievances (1) of Muslims by the ruling Congress, and in subsequent decades, by regional forces.
A section of the Hindu majority also always felt secure (2) about it. This grief was shared by many Congress leaders as well. The Muslim leadership, too, in the name of marginalization from the structures of power and economy, pursued their politics almost exclusively for emotive identity-related issues of personal law, Urdu, Muslim universities, etc. Cultural identities were not defined in terms of regional, ethnic and linguistic diversities of the religious communities. At least on this particular issue, ‘secular’ politics, their Muslim leadership and the majoritarian communal politics were all on the same board. Playing the majoritarian communal card became easier for a Hindu team (3). The Muslim leadership asked for their conservatism to be preserved and safeguarded (4).Whatever they asked for was granted, all in the name of ‘secularism’. Muslim politics did not go beyond this, even though their uninterupted (5) under-representation in every sphere of education, economy and power continued.

1) Find out the appropriate word 1. 
a) irritation
b) enragement
c) placation
d) baleful
e) No correction required

Reasoning: Quiz for RBI Assistant/ IBPS SO/

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

There are ten people i.e. A, B, C, D, E, P, Q, R, S and T who has seated on two parallel row, each row consist of six chairs. A, B, C, D, and E sit at 1st row which facing South direction and P,Q,R,S and T sits at row 2 which is facing north direction. They all like different professions i.e. Scientist, Chemist, Lawyers, Architect, Dentist, Engineers, Geologist, Physicians, Notaries and Pharmacists.

The one who likes Dentist sits opposite to P. The one who likes Scientist sits 3rd left of T. C does not sits at any extreme end. One seat is vacant exactly between P and Q. The one who likes Chemist sits 2nd from right end of the row 2. A faces vacant seat and D faces Q. There are 3 seat between S and Q who does not face the one who likes Lawyers. T sits opposite to the one who likes Engineers who sits at extreme end. E sits just right of one vacant seat. R faces the vacant seat that is 2nd right of A. The one who likes Lawyers faces the one who sits 4th to left of the one who likes Chemist. There is only one seat between the one who likes Dentist and Lawyers. The one who likes Notaries sits immediate right of the one who likes Physicians. The one who likes Physicians sits near to B. The one who likes Geologist faces the one who sits beside to vacant seat. The one who likes Architect, sits beside the one who faces the one who likes Dentist.

Q1. Who among the following likes Engineering profession?

(a) C

(b) E

(c) R

(d) S

(e) B

SH- CURRENT AFFAIRS DECEMBER 2nd WEEK- 03 to 09 , 2017

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Current Affairs Update 28th -30th November, 2017

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New pattern English: Quiz

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Directions (1-10): In the following questions, choose the grammatically correct sentence from among the five options given for each question. 

Q1. A. It looks like it is going to rain this afternoon.

B. It looks as if it is going to rain this afternoon.

C. It looks as if it is going to rain today afternoon.

D. It looks like it is going to rain today afternoon.

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D 

(e) None of these 

Q2. A. A belief that he is humble and being really humble is what makes him so likeable.

B. A belief that he is humble and being really humble are what makes him so likable.

C. Believing that he is humble and really being humble is what makes him so likeable.

D. Believing that he is humble and really being humble are what makes him so likable.

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D 

(e) None of these 

Q3. A. This book left by who knows whom? has been lying here for days.

B. This book - left by who knows whom - has been lying here for days.

C. This book left by - who knows who? - has been lying here for days.

D. This book left by - who knows who - has been lying here for days.

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D 

(e) None of these 

Q4. A. I can understand my sister better than my mother.

B. I can understand my sister more than my mother.

C. I can better understand my sister than my mother.

D. I can understand my sister better than I can understand my mother.

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D 

(e) None of these 

Puzzle/Syllogism New Pattern: Reasoning

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Directions (Q. 1-5): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:

Eight People – Sharma, Mishra, Akash, Rahaman, Bablu, Kumar, Naveen and Yuvan live in ten different floors of a building (but not necessarily in the same order). Two of the floors in the building is vacant. The lowermost floor of the building is numbered one, the one above that is numbered two, and so on till the topmost floor is numbered ten. Each one of them also likes different browsers, namely Opera, Firefox, UC, Safari, Avant, Slim, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer(but not necessarily in the same order).

The number of people living below Kumar is same as the number of people living between Kumar and Yuvan. Kumar lives an odd numbered floor above the floor numbered four. The top most floor is vacant. Only one person lives between Mishra and the one who likes Safari. Only three floors between Rahaman and the one who likes Avant. The number of floors between the one who likes Google Chrome and the one who likes Safari is two. The one who likes Slim lives immediately above Naveen. Only three floors between Naveen and Sharma. The one who likes Internet Explorer lives immediately above the one who likes Opera. Akash lives one of the odd numbered floors above the one who likes Avant. The number of floors between Kumar and the one who likes Firefox is only one. Only one person lives between the one who likes Internet Explorer and the vacant floor. Only two people live between Akash and vacant floor. The number of floors between two vacant floors is five. The one who likes Internet Explorer and Firefox not live in the floors numbered 8 and 7 respectively. The one who likes Safari browser lives immediately below the floor in which Akash lives.

1). How many people live between Akash and Bablu?

a)  Four

b)  Three

c)  None

d)  Five

e)  Two

2). Which of the following floors are vacant?

a)  3, 10

b)  5, 10

c)  4, 10

d)  2, 10

e)  1, 10

Current Affairs Update 13 -17th November, 2017

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Static GK- Continents

What is a Continent?

Though there are many definitions of the term “continent,” it is generally used to identify large distinct land masses that make up planet Earth’s surface. What we know as land are actually the areas which happen to be at a high enough elevation to not be flooded by the lakes, rivers, and oceans of the world which surround them. The continents shapes and boundaries are ever-changing as the water surrounding them defines the land that makes up the continent. It is important to remember the five oceans of the world, as the continents make up just 1/3rd of Earth’s surface.

What are the 7 Continents of the World?

Today, we have seven continents on planet Earth surrounded by five oceans. Each of the seven continental land masses is diverse and distinctly unique with their own plants, animals, deserts, mountains, rivers, lakes, cultures, and weather. A continent is larger than an island and is usually made up of multiple countries and span millions of square miles. The 7 continents of the world are North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia.

How Many Continents Are There?

Some consider the North and South American continent to be just one landmass referred to as the “American Continent.” Europe and Asia continent are also combined at times and referred to as “Eurasia.”  The continent of Australia is often confused with the country of Australia. The Australian Continent includes Australia (country), Tasmania, New Guinea and others. This region is also referred to as “Oceania,” which includes the previously listed countries as well as New Zealand, Micronesian, and Polynesian islands. Oceania is generally not considered a continent as it does not make up “a single continuous landmass.”

·         5 Continents: Depending on when you went through school and the country you were educated, you may have learned that there were just 5 continents. Africa, America, Asia, Australia, and Europe. Interestingly, this is why we have five rings to symbolize the Olympic Games

·         6 Continents: In certain countries it is common for students to learn about just 6 continents. America, Antarctica, Asia, Africa, Australia (Oceania), and Europe. There are some geography experts that acknowledge just 6 continents where the continent of Asia and Europe are combined into a new continent called “Eurasia” as these two continents are one single land mass.

·         7 Continents: The most commonly accepted number of continents is 7. North America, South America, Africa, Antarctica, Australia (Oceania), Europe, and Asia.

Below you will find a comprehensive 7 continents list exploring each of the continents with a summary. Under each continent you can follow the link below it to learn more!

7 Continents List 

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

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

Important Revolutions In India: Static Awareness

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We are providing you the Static GK Material that will help you learn some important static facts in a slow and steady manner. Just go through the below table because it contains all the important dams of India and you may find question related to this in the upcoming exams.

Important Revolutions in India