Current Affairs September 27, 2017

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Indian Affairs

Indian Navy commissions INS Tarasa, a Water Jet Fast Attack Craft at MumbaiOn 26th September 2017, INS Tarasa, a Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (FAC) was commissioned into the Indian Navy by Vice Admiral Girish Luthra, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command at the Naval Dockyard, in Mumbai.
i.INS Tarasa is 50 m long.It is powered by three water jets, with speed more than 35 knots (65 km/hr).It is equipped with a 30 mm main gun and several light, medium and heavy machine guns.
ii.INS Tarasa was built by the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata.This is the last Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (FAC) built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE).
iii.This is the second ship of the Indian Navy to be named INS Tarasa. The first INS Tarasa was in service of the Navy from 1999 to 2014.

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.

English Quiz: IBPS PO, Clerk/ RRB PO/ SBI PO2017

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                         Today's quiz covers three important topics that are for sure expected in Bank Exams. If one gets a good grip of these topics, then they can have an advantage over others. It is very important for you to understand what to pick and what not to.

Directions (Q.1 to 5): Rearrange the following seven sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F) and (G) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the question given below them.

A) Japanese toys, for instance, are in great demand despite the heavy import duty.

B) The toys that they produce are almost without exception, of inferior quality.

C) Their manufacturers here need to be reminded of this.

D) The two toy-libraries in Mumbai also rely largely on foreign-made toys.

E) But making them is no child’s play

F) Toys are meant for children.

G) Not surprisingly, many parents prefer to buy the imported variety even though these are usually much more expensive.

1. Which of the following will be be the THIRD sentence?

1) C        2) B        3) D        4) E        5) G

2. Which of the following will be be the LAST sentence?

1) C        2) D        3) B        4) E        5) G

3. Which of the following will be be the FIRST sentence?

1) E        2) G        3) A        4) F        5) B

Current Affairs September 18, 2017

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Indian Affairs

Home Minister launches Intelligence wing of Sashastra Seema Bal and WARB app
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has launched first Intelligence Wing of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and Welfare & Rehabilita tion Board (WARB) App in New Delhi authorized to Protect the shared borders of India with Nepal and Bhutan. It has been confirmed as the Lead Intelligence Agency (LIA) for both the Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bhutan borders.
Need of Intelligence Wing of SSB  :-
i.SSB Director General Archana Ramasundaram informed that Intelligence Wing of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) is used to prevent criminals and smugglers from taking advantage of the friendly borders with Nepal and Bhutan.
ii.The intelligence wing will have 650 field and staff agents to gather information about these borders frequently used by criminals and Kashmiri terrorists returning from Pakistan.
Welfare and Rehabilitation Board (WARB) App :-
Welfare and Rehabilitation Board (WARB) App implements to facilitate retired CAPFs (Central Armed Police Forces) and Assam Rifles personnel to get their grievances redressed, then can look for skill development training through National Skill Development Corporation under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna, re-employment and other relevant important information.

INS Garhial carries relief material under ‘operation Insaniyat’ for Rohingya refugees
India will be started ‘operation Insaniyat’ by INS Garhial to help Bangladesh for the Rohingya refugees. Indian Navy will carry around 86 thousand family packs as relief material in the ongoing operation.

·         The ship will be expected to reach Chittagong on 25th of this month. The ship carries relief material consisting of rice, pulses, sugar, salt, cooking oil, biscuits and mosquito nets will be provided to the affected people.

·         On 14th and 15th of September ,A C-17 Globemaster aircraft of the Indian Air Force delivered around 107 tonnes of relief material for Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh in two sorties to Chittagong.

Each jute bag based family pack has rations, toiletries and mosquito net. These have been handed over to District administration in Cox Bazar for distribution to refugees.

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.

Computer Awareness IBPS PO Mains- Cloud Computing

CLOUD COMPUTING

DEFINITION

CLOUD COMPUTING REFERS TO BOTH THE APPLICATIONS DELIVERED AS SERVICES OVER THE INTERNET AND THE HARDWARE & SOFTWARE SYSTEMS IN THE DATA CENTERS THAT PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES.

CHARACTERISTICS OF CLOUD COMPUTING

ON-DEMAND SELF-SERVICE - VENDORS PROVIDE CLOUD RESOURCES ON DEMAND OF USERS. MOST USERS START WITH LIMITED RESOURCES AND INCREASE THEM WITH TIME. ON-DEMAND SELF-SERVICE ALLOWS THEM TO REQUEST RESOURCES ON RUN TIME. 

BROAD NETWORK ACCESS - RESOURCES HOSTED IN A PRIVATE CLOUD NETWORK THAT CAN BE ACCESSED FROM A WIDE RANGE OF DEVICES I.E PCS, TABLETS, SMARTPHONES AND FROM WIDE GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS.

RESOURCE POOLING - PROVIDER'S RESOURCES ARE POOLED TO SERVE MULTIPLE USERS. RESOURCES CAN BE SCALED TO SUIT NEEDS OF ONE USER WITHOUT AFFECTING ANOTHER. 

RAPID ELASTICITY - MEANS SEAMLESS PROVISIONING FOR THE END USER. IN OTHER WORDS, CLOUD RESOURCES SEEM TO BE INFINITE AND AUTOMATICALLY AVAILABLE. 

MEASURED SERVICE - REFERS TO A METERING MECHANISM WHEREBY BOTH USERS AND PROVIDERS GET AN ACCOUNT OF WHAT HAS BEEN USED DUE TO CLOUD RESOURCES BEING AUTOMATED. IN SHORT, PAY AS YOU GO.

SERVICE MODELS/ CLOUD STACKS

CLOUD SERVICES CAN BE DIVIDED INTO 3 STACKS:

1. INFRASTRUCTURE AS A SERVICE (IAAS)

IN THIS MODEL, USERS GET THE VIRTUALIZED COMPUTING RESOURCES. THE PROVIDER WILL HOST HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, SERVERS, STORAGE, NETWORK CONNECTIONS, BANDWIDTH AND LOAD BALANCES ETC ON BEHALF OF USER. THIS HELPS USERS IN MANAGING SCALABILITY OF OPERATIONS WHERE THE

Data Interpretation FOR IBPS PO, RRB, CLERK MAINS

Data Interpretation

Q:1-5 Study the pie-chart carefully to answer the questions given below:

The pie-charts shows the percentage quantity of fruits at two fruit shops A and B.

      1)  What is the difference between the quantity of Guava at Shop B and that at Shop A?

a) 40 kg     b) 45 kg     c) 35 kg

d) 30 kg     e) 50 kg

      2)  If the price of Mango is Rs.30 per kg, Apple Rs.40 per kg and Orange Rs.20 per kg, then what is the ratio of their costs at Shop A?

a) 1 : 4 : 6                    b) 9 : 8 : 5                                c) 3 : 7 : 8

d) 5 : 4 : 1                    e) 2 : 5 : 7

     3)  The quantity of Mango at Shop B is what percent of the quantity of Mango at Shop A?

a) 20%                         b) 220%                                   c) 120%

d) 80%                         e) 180%

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 9, 2017

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Indian Affairs

21st GST Council meet in Hyderabad
On 9^th September 2017, the 21st meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council was held at Hyderabad International Convention Centre, in Hyderabad.
GST Council Meet:

1.      This is the first time the GST Council met after filing of GST returns.

2.      The meet was headed by Finance Minister Mr.Arun Jaitley. Finance Ministers of all states attended the meet.

3.      The issues discussed in the GST Council meet were – increasing tax for luxury products, lowering tax for commonly used products like idli& dosa batter, dried tamarind, custard powder and kitchen gas lighter, operation of GSTN (GST Network), tax on khadi and

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.

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Current Affairs September 6, 2017

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Indian Affairs

NITI Aayog launches National Nutrition Strategy
On 5th September 2017, Leader of the Green Revolution Dr.M.S.Swaminathan and Padma Shri Dr.H.Sudarshan launched the National Nutrition Strategy, along with Vice Chairman of Niti Aayog Dr.Rajiv Kumar and Member of Niti Aayog Dr.Vinod Paul.
Aim of the National Nutrition Strategy:
The National Nutrition Strategy aims to ensure that every child, adolescent girl and woman attains optimal nutritional status by 2022.
National Nutritional Strategy:

IBPS PO-RRB QUANT NIGHT REVISION PART-1

Compound Interest

• Assume that two persons together lent Rs. P at R% compound interest in such a way that the amount one person gets after T₁ years is same as the amount other person gets at the end of T₂ years. Then,
  
  Share of the first person in the principal = P1+(100100+R)n    where n = T₂ - T₁

Current Affairs September 2, 2017

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INDIAN AFFAIRS

Karnataka launches unified health scheme ‘Arogya Bhagya’
Karnataka government will merge the existing seven health schemes to launch a unified health scheme- ‘Arogya Bhagya’. It will cover all 1.4 crore households of the state.
Key Points:
i.The main theme of the ‘Arogya Bhagya’ scheme is ”Treatment Firstand Payment Next”.
ii.All the health facilities will be provided through Aadhaar linked Universal Health Card.
iii.Universal Health Coverage scheme would help the card holder to get treatment in all the enroll private hospitals besides government hospitals to get treatment without paying any cash.

Current Affairs September 1, 2017

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Indian Affairs

Narendra Modi inaugurate annual conference ‘Rajaswa Gyan Sangam’ in New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the annual conference – Rajaswa Gyan Sangam, 2017 in New Delhi on 1^st of Sep. He addressed the tax administrators during the conference.
Key Points:

Current Affairs 31st August, 2017

Indian Affairs

Government approves first phase of Army reforms
On 30^th august ,2017, The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) approved implementation of the first phase of recommendations of Shekatkar Committee. This committee was formed to recommend measures to enhance combat capability and rebalancing Defence Expenditure of the Armed Forces with an aim to increase “teeth to tail ratio”, It had given 99 recommendations to the government on December 2016, out of which the Ministry of Defence has decided to implement 65 suggestions in phased manner.

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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.