SH-CURRENT AFFAIRS DECEMBER 02, 2017

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‘Jai Kisaan’ app launched in Goa

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar launched the Jai Kisaan App.It is an initiative of Adventz group, a conglomerate of 25 companies.

The aim of the app is to fulfil the needs of the farmer’s community in India. It gives agricultural information and cultivation, covering crop nutrition, protection, seeds, and diagnostic services .The app will not only give the farmers database but also help them with the various initiatives of the government such as the health cards.

Goa

Capital: Panaji

Chief Minister: Manohar Parrikar

Governor: Mridula Sinha

India donated 500 tonnes of rice to Kingdom of Lesotho

India donated 500 metric tonnes of rice to the Kingdom of Lesotho (in Southern Africa).The country is facing acute food shortage, the High Commissioner of India to South Africa and Lesotho, Ruchira Kamboj handed over the donation to the government of Lesotho.

Kamboj also inaugurated the India-Lesotho Centre for Advanced Information Technology at the Lerotholi Polytechnic in Maseru. This project is fully-funded by the Government of India.

Lesotho

Capital: Maseru

Currency: Lesotho loti

Prime Minister: Pakalitha Mosisili

President: Tom Thabane

Incubator for Women Startups in Telangana

Telangana government has announced that it will set up a incubation centre for startups by women entrepreneurs. K T Rama Rao, the state’s industries and IT minister, said the government would also set up a Rs 15-crore fund to meet the investment needs of these start-ups.

The government is planning to launch a series of initiatives to encourage women entrepreneurs including creation of a women startup incubator ‘WE Hub’, a first such incubator in the country.

NITI Aayog Chief Executive Officer Amitabh Kant announced that the Aayog will support We-Hub under the Atal Innovation Mission. The Aayog will also create a special women’s cell to ensure enhanced funding for the women entrepreneurs.

Telangana

Capital: Hyderabad

Chief Minister: K. Chandrashekar Rao

Governor: E. S. L. Narasimhan

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New pattern English: Quiz

Dear Readers,

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

Dear Readers,

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

New Pattern English: Quiz

Directions (1-15): Four sentences are given with a blank in each. Five words are also given. The blank in each sentence can be filled by one or more words. Similarly, each word given in the choices can go into any number of sentences. Identify the number of sentences each word can go into and mark as your answer the maximum number of sentences any word can go into. 

Q1. A. The millionaire has __________ Rs. 10,00,000 for this priceless artifact.

B. In a/an __________ to rescue the child who was caught in fire, she sustained burns.

C. I went to the railway station to __________ goodbye to my friend.

D. I was asked to __________ a price by the auctioneer.

(a) quoted

(b) attempt

(c) bid

(d) say

(e) spend

Q2. A. He __________ many spine-chilling anecdotes to us.

B. The law extends to several __________ groups.

C. This person is not __________ to me in any way, he is a trickster.

D. The two groups are __________ to each other.

(a) allied

(b) connected

(c) related

(d) recounted

(e) narrated

Q3. A. Can you please __________ the bell?

B. The words spoken by him still __________ in my ears.

C. Mahatma Gandhi was the __________ leader of the Non-Cooperation movement.

D. I shall give you a __________ after reaching home.

(a) sound

(b) ring

(c) chief

(d) call

(e) sell

Q4. A. Many students still __________ around the college, even after the classes are over.

B. Every citizen of India should __________ his head in shame at the brutal killings in the name of religion.

C. There is ample space in the wardrobe for you to __________ your clothes.

D. “__________ the perpetrators of the crime!” shouted the angry mob.

(a) execute

(b) loiter

(c) hang

(d) bend

(e) store