STATIC GK- The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)

Dear Aspirants,

Currently, UIDAI has been in the news as the Centre has made it mandatory to quote the Aadhaar number for opening bank accounts and for Generating Virtual ID for all Adhaar Card Holders from March, 2018. Now as we have seen in many past exams that always there were some questions asked from UIDAI so, we SH provides you short notes on UIDAI which will help you in upcoming banking exams.

Tagline of Aadhaar- Mera Aadhaar, Meri Pehchan

Earlier its tagline was “Aam Aadmi ka Adhikar” but now it has been changed to “Mera Aadhaar, Meri Pehchan”.

What is UIDAI?

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is a statutory authority established under the provisions of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (“Aadhaar Act 2016”) on 12 July 2016 by the Government of India, under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).

Prior to its establishment as a statutory authority, UIDAI was functioning as an attached office of the then Planning Commission (now NITI Aayog). Later, on 12 September 2015,the Government revised the Allocation of Business Rules to attach the UIDAI to the Department of Electronics & Information Technology (DeitY) of the then Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.

UIDAI was created with the objective to issue Unique Identification numbers (UID),named as "Aadhaar", to all residents of India that is-

(a) robust enough to eliminate duplicate and fake identities, and 

(b) can be verified and authenticated in an easy, cost-effective way. 

The first UID number was issued on 29th September 2010 to a resident of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Authority has so far issued more than 111 crore Aadhaar numbers to the residents of India. 

SH- Current Affairs Update 10th, Jan 2018

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Study Daily Current Affairs and stay updated as well as prepare for General Awareness section of bank exams. It's time to gear up your preparations for IBPS/RBI/SBI/SSC and with the daily dose of current affairs, you can easily prepare G.A and score well.

INDIAN AFFAIRS

Cabinet Approvals On January 10, 2018
In a bid to liberalise and simplify the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy and to provide ease of doing business in India, Union Cabinet has approved a number of amendments in the existing policy.
i. Cabinet approves MoU between India and Canada for cooperation in Science & Technology
ii. Cabinet approves implementation of CCEA decision on closure of Tungabhadra Steel Products Limited
iii. Cabinet approves continuation of Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme till the term of the 14^th  Finance Commission i.e. till March 31, 2020.
iv. Cabinet has approved proposal to amend Section 4(1) and Section 5(1) of the National Trust for the Welfare of Person with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999.

India, Indonesia hold 1st security dialogue, vow to combat terrorism
On January 9, 2018, India and Indonesia held their first bilateral security dialogue in NewDelhi
i. During the dialogue, India and Indonesia agreed on operational cooperation in security and counter-terrorism.
ii. Indian side was led by National Security Adviser Ajit Doval  while Indonesian side was led by H Wiranto, Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs.
iii. At the 5th Indonesia-India joint commission meeting in Jakarta, held in first week of January 2018 during Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s Indonesia visit, both countries had agreed to strengthen strategic partnerships across various key areas, including defence, security, maritime and economy.
Quick Facts about Indonesia:
♦ Capital – Jakarta
♦ Currency – Indonesia rupiah
♦ Current President – Joko Widodo
♦ Important Rivers – Mahakam, Citarum

Supreme Court stays High Court verdict against 85% pictorial warning on tobacco
On January 8, 2018, Supreme Court of India stayed a Karnataka High Court orderquashing 85% pictorial warnings on packets of cigarettes and other tobacco products.

Information about Pictorial Warning on packets of cigarettes and other tobacco products:
i. On December 15, 2017, Karnataka High Court had struck down the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Amendment Rules, 2014 which mandated 85% pictorial warning on tobacco products packaging space.
ii .A Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud stated that it was “unimpressed” with the submissions of the Tobacco Institute of India (TII) asserting that the stay would infringe tobacco manufacturers’ fundamental right to do business.
iii .The bench is of the opinion that health of citizens should be accorded highest priority.
iv. In context of this news, it is to be noted that as per a report by World Health Organisation (WHO), pictorial warnings prove to be very effective especially in creating awareness among illiterate consumers.

Panel under B.R. Sharma to take a call on national anthem in cinema halls
Union Home Ministry has appointed a 12-member inter-ministerial committee to recommend changes in the existing law of playing of the national anthem in cinema halls and public places.
Details of the inter-ministerial committee:
i. The committee is headed by B.R. Sharma, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
ii. Other members of this committee include officers of the Joint Secretary rank representing Ministries of Home Affairs, Defence, Culture, External Affairs, Women and Child Development, Parliamentary Affairs, Human Resource Development, Law and Information and Broadcasting, Minority Affairs and the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities.
iii. First meeting of this committee will be held on January 19, 2018 and it will submit its final report within six months.
iv. This committee has been formed in wake of Supreme Courts observation – ‘it could not be assumed that if a person did not stand up for the national anthem, he or she was “less patriotic.”
v. The committee will make recommendations in context of existing Acts and orders relating to the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971.

SSC CGL Tier-I 2017 Result Revised

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SSC CGL Tier-I 2017 Result Revised

SSC Revised the CGL tier-I result due to a technical glitch, a few tentative Answer Keys had not been revised. The Commission, therefore, undertook a comprehensive review. Based on the comprehensive review undertaken by the Commission, there has been a lowering in the cut off marks which has resulted in the revision of the result. This being a relaxation for the candidates who couldn't cross the previous cutoff marks, has brought a new ray of hope. Check the below table for further details.

SSC CGL Tier-I Exam was held from 5th august to 23rd august 2017. CGL result was declared on 30th October 2017.

SH- Current Affairs Update 9th, Jan 2018

Dear SH Aspirants,
Study Daily Current Affairs and stay updated as well as prepare for General Awareness section of bank exams. It's time to gear up your preparations for IBPS/RBI/SBI/SSC and with the daily dose of current affairs, you can easily prepare G.A and score well.

INDIAN AFFAIRS

Central Government notifies the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017
On January 3, 2018, Central Government notified the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017. Certain provisions of this amendment act will ease the implementation of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016.
Key Provisions of Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017:
i. As per Section 53 of the Companies Act, 2013 companies were prohibited to issue shares at a discount. Amendment Act has now allowed companies to issue shares at a discount to its creditors in instances wherein its debt is converted into shares as part of any statutory resolution plan/debt restructuring under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. 
ii. For defaulting companies, payment of managerial remuneration in excess of 11 percent of the net profits will now require approval of all stakeholders involved viz. banks, public financial institutions and other creditors.
iii. The amendment has also modified provision relating to registered valuer from undertaking valuation of any assets in which he has a direct or indirect interest.

Territorial Army battalion of ex-Armymen to clean Ganga
Central Government has sanctioned the raising of a Territorial Army (TA) battalion for cleaning River Ganga. This battalion will comprise only of ex-servicemen of the army.
Details about Territorial Army battalion to clean Ganga:
i. This battalion will be raised in February 2018 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, as a Composite Ecological Task Force (CETF) battalion of Territorial Army (TA).
ii. Central Government has allocated Rs 167 crore for this battalion.
iii. The CETF TA battalion will be headed by a Colonel-rank officer. It will have eight officers, 20 Junior Commissioned Officer (JCOs) and around 500 other ranks on its roll.
iv. It is to be noted that Territorial Army is considered as India’s second line of defence after the regular Army. Territorial Army functions under Union Defence Ministry.

Bihar Government bans electronic cigarettes
Bihar State Government has imposed a ban on manufacture, distribution, sale, purchase, display and advertisement of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) across the state.

i. E-cigarettes are handheld battery-run devices which are smoked just like a conventional cigarette. However the ingredient (in liquid form) may differ.
ii. The ban also applies to online sale and purchase of e-cigarettes.
iii. It is to be noted Bihar has already imposed ban on manufacture, distribution, trade, sale, purchase, display and advertisement of all tobacco products and items containing nicotine and not approved by the Drug Controller General of India (DGCI).
Quick Facts about Bihar:
♦ Capital – Patna
♦ Current Governor – Satya Pal Malik
♦ Current Chief Minister – Nitish Kumar
♦ Important National Park – Valmiki National Park

Error Correction- IBPS PO/ CLERK/SBI PO/ RBI ASSISTANT/ SSC CGL

Directions (1-10): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error if any will be in one part of the sentence, the number of that part will be the answer. If there is no error, mark (e) as the answer. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

Q1. The game (a)/will begin(b)/ Friday evening(c)/ whenever the clock strikes seven.(d)/No error(e)

Q2. There have been(a)/ effort to track individual(b)/ social outcomes such (c)/as health, education and safety. (d)/No error(e)


Q3. There is a (a)/pile of cases(b)/ pending in Supreme Court (c)/affecting all classes of citizens.(d)/No error(e)

Q4. There has been (a)/ a number of high profile (b)/cases reported in the media(c)/ that have shown the huge fault lines in the process. (d)/No error(e)

Q5. I’m (a)/looking for(b)/ an assistant on (c)/ who I can depend.(d)/No error(e)

Q6. The dresser in (a)/ Julia’s room (b)/is different than (c)/ the one in Cristina’s.(d)/No error(e)

Updated List of Brand Ambassadors: Static Awareness

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We are providing you the complete list of Brand Ambassadors. 

This is useful for upcoming exams RBI Grade B, NICL AO Mains, Dena Bank, IBPS PO 2017, SSC CGL 2017, SSC CHSL 2017, IBPS Clerk 2017, IBPS RRB 2017.

IBPS PO Pre Admit Card 2017 Out: Download

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IBPS PO 2017 PRE ADMIT CARD & CALL LETTER

IBPS has released the online exam call letter (Admit Card) for the post of IBPS Probationary Officers 2017-18. All the students who have applied for IBPS PO can download the call letters by clicking on the link provided below. 

Quantative Aptitude IBPS PO/RRB PO/ SBI PO

Q-1: Mayur weighs twice as much as Shweta. Shweta’s weight is 60% of Deepika’s weight. Rakesh weighs 50% of Vikas’s weight. Vikas weighs 190% of Mayur’s weight. Which of these people weighs the least ?

A. Mayur

B. Deepika

C. Shweta

D. Rakesh

E. None of these

Q-2: Two numbers are in the ratio P : Q. When 1 is added to both the numerator and the denominator, the ratio gets changed to R/S. Again, when 1 is added to both the numerator and the denominator, it becomes 1/2. Find the sum of P and Q?

A. 3

B. 4

C. 5

D. 6

E. None of these

Q-3: Efficiency of Asha is 25% more than Usha and Usha takes 25 days to complete a piece of work. Asha started the work alone and then Usha joined her 5 days before completion of the work. For how many days Asha worked alone?

A. 13 days

B. 11 days

C. 10 days

D. 15 days

Current Affairs September 13, 2017

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Indian Affairs

Cabinet Approvals on September 12 2017
On 12^th September ,2017 the cabinet approved introduction of certain bills and MoU’s for the socio- economic welfare of the people residing within it.

1 – The cabinet approves the introduction of the Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2017 in the Parliament
This amendment will be beneficial for persons who are not covered under CCS (Pension) Rules, at par with Central Government employees. This Amendment will increase the maximum limit of gratuity of employees, in the private sector and in Public Sector Undertakings/ Autonomous Organizations under Government of India.

2 – The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approves development of six laning of Narasannapeta-Ranastalam section of National Highway (NH) – 16 in Andhra Pradesh

3 – The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approves survey of Un-appraised Areas of Sedimentary Basins of India.
Details: –

1.      Project cost is Rs. 2932.99 crore spread over five years. The Target year is 2019-2020.

2.      National Oil Companies (NOCs) are meeting the fund requirement from their own sources, which will be reimbursed by the Government. The project will be implemented by NOCs, i.e. Oil India Limited (OIL) and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). OIL will conduct survey in North – Eastern States while remaining area will be covered by ONGC

3.      It will be monitored by Directorate General of on monthly basis.

4 – The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approves doubling of Daund-Manmad Railway Line for promoting Speedy, Reliable & Safe Service

Last Minute Tips for IBPS RRB Prelims Exams 2017 - 3rd Session

Last Minute Tips for IBPS RRB Prelims Exams 2017

You all are well aware that the Preliminary phase of the IBPS RRB Exam for the post of Officer Scale-1 started from 9th September 2017. Today we are going to provide you with some Last Minute Tips for IBPS RRB Exam to give some final touches to your preparation and help you all strategist the exam in a better way.

Before we move to that, a clear idea of the structure of the exam is a must. The IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1 exam pattern will consist of the following -

Reasoning Ability Hindi/ English- 40

Quantitative Aptitue Hindi/ English- 40

Composite time of 45 minutes

Total-80

Before you appear for IBPS RRB exam, take proper note of following –

1. Effective Time Management is a must to clear the exam. Do not try to solve each and every question. Select the questions you solve first carefully, keeping in mind your stronger areas. Try to first attempt the questions which are less time-consuming.

2. Speed and Accuracy are other important parameters that will help you clear this IBPS RRB exam. Make sure you maintain proper speed while solving the questions since the beginning.

3. Please keep in mind that there is Negative Marking of ¼ marks per question for each Wrong Answer.

Reading Comprehension

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Read the passage given below and solve the questions based on the passage

The painter is now free to paint anything he chooses. There are scarcely any forbidden subjects, and today everybody is prepared to admit that a painting of some fruit can be as important as a painting of a hero dying. The Impressionists did as much as anybody to win this previously unheard-of freedom for the artist. Yet, by the next generation, painters began to abandon the subject altogether, and began to paint abstract pictures. Today the majority of pictures painted are abstract.

Is there a connection between these two developments? Has art gone abstract because the artist is embarrassed by his freedom? Is it that, because he is free to paint anything, he doesn’t know what to paint? Apologists for abstract art often talk of it as the art of maximum freedom. But could this be the freedom of the desert island? It would take too long to answer these questions properly. I believe there is a connection. Many things have encouraged the development of abstract art. Among them has been the artists’ wish to avoid the difficulties of finding subjects when all subjects are equally possible.

I raise the matter now because I want to draw attention to the fact that the painter’s choice of a subject is a far more complicated question than it would at first seem. A subject does not start with what is put in front of the easel or with something which the painter happens to remember. A subject starts with the painter deciding he would like to paint such-and-such because for some reason or other he finds it meaningful. A subject begins when the artist selects something for special mention. (What makes it special or meaningful may seem to the artist to be purely visual – its colours or its form.) When the subject has been selected, the function of the painting itself is to communicate and justify the significance of that selection.

It is often said today that subject matter is unimportant. But this is only a reaction against the excessively literary and moralistic interpretation of subject matter in the nineteenth century. In truth, the subject is literary the beginning and end of a painting. The painting begins with a selection (I will paint this and not everything else in the world); it is finished when that selection is justified (now you can see all that I saw and felt in this and how it is more than merely itself).

Thus, for a painting to succeed it is essential that the painter and his public agree about what is significant. The subject may have a personal meaning for the painter or individual spectator; but there must also be the possibility of their agreement on its general meaning. It is at this point that the culture of the society and period in question precedes the artist and his art. Renaissance art would have meant nothing to the Aztecs –and vice versa. If, to some extent, a few intellectuals can appreciate them both today it is because their culture is an historical one; its inspiration is history and therefore it can include within itself, in principle if not in every particular, all known developments to

Practice Reasoning IBPS RRB PO 2017

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

Seven friends A, B, C, D, E, F and G live on seven different floors of a building but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor of the building is numbered 1 and the one above it is number

two and so on till the topmost floor is number 7. Each of them likes a different subject, Reasoning, Math, Computer, Gk, English, Marketing and Economics but not necessarily in the same order. A lives immediately above F and does not like Reasoning. The one who likes Maths lives on one of the odd-numbered floor below F.  E lives on one of the floor below B, but does not live on the lowermost floor. There are three persons between B and E. Only one person live between B and the one who likes Reasoning. The one who likes Economics lives on one of the even numbered floor above the one who likes Reasoning. Only two persons live between G and the one who likes Reasoning. The one who like English lives immediately above G, who does not like Maths. D lives on one of the floors above C. Only one person lives between the one who likes Computer and the one who likes Gk. D does not like Computer. G does not like Marketing.

1. Who among the following likes Economics?

A. B B. A

C. D D. C

E. None of these

2. How many persons live between the one who

likes Math and the one who likes Gk?

A. None B. Three

C. Two D. Four

Current Affairs September 8, 2017

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INTERNATIONAL

1. Mongolian Cabinet Has to Resign

Mongolian lawmakers have voted to dismiss the Prime Minister and his Cabinet for alleged incompetence and corruption related to the signing of government contracts with companies linked to three Cabinet members.

• A majority of lawmakers from the ruling Mongolian People's Party joined members of the opposition to pass the motion demanding that Prime Minister Jargaltulga Erdenebat and his 14-month-old Cabinet resign over the granting of contracts worth 328 million US Dollars.
• The MPP controls 65 seats in the 76 member Great Hural, with the opposition Democratic Party and independents sharing the remainder. Out of 73 lawmakers present during the voting, 33 from the MPP and nine opposition and independent lawmakers voted for the dismissal.
• Parliament is expected appoint a new Cabinet and Prime Minister in 45 days, and the current officials will continue serving in the interim.

SSC CGL 2017 Tentative Key

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Current Affairs September 4, 2017

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Indian Affairs

Swiss president Doris Leuthard is on a three-day visit to India
Swiss president Doris Leuthard will begin her three day visit to India on August 30 2017. She will be received gladly by India’s president Ram nath govind and PM Narendra Modi. These talks will strengthen bilateral ties and it will ramp up trade and investment ties.
Issues to be discussed in the meet: – 
i) The visit is significant as Switzerland is the chair of the Nuclear Suppliers Groupwhere India has been seeking membership.
ii) Both countries will sign trade agreements and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on railway infrastructure.
iii) India and Switzerland will try having new investment protection agreement.

Current Affairs 30th August, 2017

Indian Affairs

Cabinet Approvals on 30 August 2017
i. MoU by the Election Commission of India with the Election Management Bodies of other countries
ii. MoU with Myanmar for the Conservation of Earthquake-Damaged Pagodas at Bag
iii. Cabinet approves promulgation of GST (Compensation to States) Ordinance, 2017
iv. MoU on “India-Israel Industrial R&D and Technological Innovation Fund”
v. MoU between India and Brazil for cooperation in the fields of Zebu Cattle Genomics
vi. Cabinet apprised of jointly issue of postage stamps between India and Canada
vii. Cabinet approves equivalence of posts in PSUs, PSBs.

IBPS PO 2017- High Level Data Sufficiency

Direction (Q.1-5): Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered 1 and 2 are given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question or not.


Ques 1.

Who is the daughter of B? 
1. F is the brother of A. A is the husband of B.
2. A has two children C and E. C is the sister of E.
A. The data in Statement 1 alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement 2 alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
B. The data in Statement 2 alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement 1 alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
C. The data in Statement 1 alone or in Statement 2 alone are sufficient to answer the question.

Current Affairs 29th August, 2017

Indian Affairs

Tirumala Tirupati temple deposits 2780 kg gold with SBI
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams which is the famous temple of Lord Venkateswara and of the richest Hindu temple in India has deposited 2,780 kg of gold with State Bank of India under long term deposit schemeannounced on 29^th Aug 2017.
Key Points:
i.The gold deposits have been converted into the Long Term Deposit Scheme at a rate of 2.5% per annum for a period of 12 years from the date of investment under the Gold Monetisation Scheme.
ii.The temple receives offerings from devotees in cash, jewellery, gold, silver, property deeds, and Demat share

Current Affairs 28th August, 2017

Indian Affairs

Arun Jaitley hands over LRSAM to Indian Navy
Defence Minister Arun Jaitley handed over the Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LRSAM) jointly developed by India and Israel, to the Indian Navy at Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL) at Kanchanbagh, Hyderabad. The first batch of LRSAM, being inducted into the Navy, was symbolically handed over to Vice Admiral Karambir Singh, the vice-chief of naval staff.
i. The Rocket Motor Static Test Facility was dedicated to the nation by Arun Jaitley at BDL’s Ibrahimpatnam Complex located near Hyderabad. An amount of 48 Crores spent on this facility.
ii. The Union Minister inaugurated ASTRA Manufacturing Facility. Astra weapon system is an

Daily Wordlist 26, August 2017

Niggardly [ NIG-erd-lee ]
	[ adjective, adverb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (adj.) miserly, stingy or petty when spending 2. (adv.) like a niggard
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The niggardly reward given to sportspersons in this country is the main reason why India fares poorly in international sports events.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	India might get its own poor law—a prospect the niggardly Victorians could not “contemplate without serious apprehension”. Economist, Employment guarantees in India, Jan 27th 2005