Current Affairs September 28, 2017

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Indian Affairs

India MoU with Norway & collaborates with US and Japan
Government of India has collaborated with US, Japan and Norway in the fields of health security, rail safety and health co-operation respectively.
India and Norway sign ‘Letter of Intent’ to extend health co-operation:
i.Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare signed a ‘Letter of Intent’ with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
ii.This Letter of Intent aims to extend the co-operation in health sector through the Norway India Partnership Initiative (NIPI) for a period of 3 years, starting from 2018.
India and United States renew Commitment on Health security:
i.India and United States renewed their commitment to work together in the healthcare sector.
ii.This would provide better solutions to the health challenges faced by the people of both the countries.
India and Japan Co-operation in Rail Safety:
i.Indian Ministry of Railways had requested Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) for technical co-operation in Rail Safety.
ii.This co-operation will enable exchange of information and visit of experts from both sides… 

CARA launches monthly ‘Jan Sampark’ Program to facilitate adoption
On 27th September 2017, the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) started a monthly ‘Jan Sampark’ program to enable the public to obtain information related to Adoption, in New Delhi.
Jan Sampark:
i. This programme is the first of its kind, regarding adoption.
ii. Around 150 Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAPs), Adoptive Parents and representatives of agencies participated in the session.
iii. The session lasted more than four hours.
iv. Details regarding Immediate Placement and Special Needs Adoption Module of Child Adoption Resource Information & Guidance System (CARINGS) and the newly launched Grievance/Query portal were shared with the participants.
v. This event will be a regular feature every month apart from the quarterly Facebook live chat by CARA.
vi. CARA operates under the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
About Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA):
i. Headquarters – New Delhi
ii. CEO – Mr.Deepak Kumar

Input Output: Reasoning

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

(All the numbers are two digit numbers)

Input : 40 made butter 23 37 cookies salt extra 52 86 92 fell now 19

1. Step I: butter 19 40 made 23 37 cookies salt extra 52 86 92 fell now
2. Step II: cookies 23 butter 19 40 made 37 salt extra 52 86 92 fell now
3. Step III: extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19 40 made salt 52 86 92 fell now
4. Step IV: fell 40 extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19 made salt 52 86 92 now
5. Step V: made 52 fell 40 extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19 salt 86 92 now
6. Step VI: now 86 made 52 fell 40 extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19 salt 92
7. Step VII: salt 92 now 86 made 52 fell 40 extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19

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.

Coding And Decoding: Quiz

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1. In a certain code ENGLISH is written as FMHKJRI. How is OCTOBER written in that code?

(a) PBUNCDS 

(b) PBUCNSD 

(c) BPUNCSD

(d) PBUCNDS 

(e) None of these

2. If a 'truck' is called 'train', 'train' is called 'tractor', 'tractor' is called 'ship', 'ship' is called 'aeroplane', 'aeroplane' is called 'bulldozer' and bulldozer' is called 'scooter' which of the following can fly?

(a) Ship 

(b) Aeroplane 

(c) Bulldozer

(d) Tractor 

(e) None of these

3. In a certain code language 'te da ka ni' means 'intelligence is in genes', 'se po lo ni' means, 'genes are not responsible' and 'ba da fu te' means 'intelligence is through experience'. What does 'ka' stand for in that code language?

(a) genes

(b) through

(c) intelligence 

(d) in

(e) responsible

Current Affairs September 26, 2017

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Indian Affairs

Prime Minister launches Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana ‘Saubhagya’
On 25^th September 2017, Prime Minister Mr.Narendra Modi launched a new scheme, Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana –‘Saubhagya’, to carry out electrification of all households in India.
Saubhagya:
i.The total budget for this project is Rs.16,320 crore. Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) provided is Rs.12,320 crore.
ii.The budget allocated for the rural households is Rs.14,025 crore. For which, GBS is Rs.10,587.50 crore.
iii.Budget allocated for urban households is Rs.2,295 crore. For which, GBS is Rs.1,732.50 crore.
iv.All the States and Union Territories should complete household electrification by 31^st December 2018.
v.The beneficiaries for free electricity connection would be identified using Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 data.
The aim of this Scheme is:

·         Environmental upgradation by eliminating Kerosene usage for lighting

·         Improvement of education, health services and communication

·         Increasing economic activities and jobs

·         Improvement of quality of life particularly for women

About Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (REC):
Headquarters – New Delhi
Chairman & MD – Mr.P.V.Ramesh Babu….

2nd India-Indonesia Biennial Trade Ministers’ Forum Meeting held in New Delhi
On 25th September 2017, the 2nd India-Indonesia Biennial Trade Ministers’ Forum Meeting was held in New Delhi.
2nd India-Indonesia Biennial Trade Ministers’ Forum:
i. Mr.Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Commerce and Industry of India, and Mr.Enggartiasto Lukita, Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia participated in the meet.
ii. Higher Officials from both the countries also participated.
iii. Both the Ministers decided on arranging meeting of ‘the Working Group on Trade & Investment’, ‘the Working Group on Trade Facilitation & Remedies’ and ‘Meeting of Regulators’.
iv. Opportunities for joint ventures, textile machinery manufacturing, textile parks and Special Economic Zones were discussed.
v. Mr.Suresh Prabhu suggested Indonesia to make use of ‘Make in India’, ‘Invest India’ and ‘Start-up India’ initiatives.
About Indonesia:
i. Capital – Jakarta
ii. Currency – Indonesian rupiah
iii. Official language – Indonesian
iv. President – Mr.Joko Widodo

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Ratio and Proportion: Quiz

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Q1. Half the girls and one-third of the boys of a college reside in the hostel. What fractional part of the student body is hostel dwellers if the total number of girls in the college is 100 and is one-fourth of the total strength?   

(a) Two-fifths 

(b) Five-twelfths 

(c) One-fifth 

(d) Three-eights 

(e) None of these

Q2. The monthly incomes of two persons are in the ratio of 4 : 5 and their monthly expenditures are in the ratio of 7 : 9. If each saves Rs. 50 a month, then what are their monthly incomes? 

(a) Rs. 100, Rs. 125

(b) Rs. 200, Rs. 250

(c) Rs. 300, Rs. 375 

(d) Rs. 400, Rs. 500 

(e) None of these