Weekly Current Affairs December 2017 (4th Week)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS

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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.

1. India ranks 109th in mobile internet speed and 76th in fixed broadband

India has ranked 109th in mobile internet speeds and 76th in fixed broadband speeds in Ookla's November Speedtest Global Index, where the country's average mobile speed was 8.8 Mbps and broadband speed was 18.82 Mbps.

• Norway ranked first in the world for mobile internet, with an average download speed of 62.66 Mbps, as of November.
• Singapore led in the fixed broadband category, with a 153.85 Mbps average download speed.

2. India declares $25 million assistance for Rakhine State

India has announced a development assistance of $25 million for Myanmar’s Rakhine State, from where thousands of Rohingya Muslims recently fled following incidents of violence against the community.

• This came a day after Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar visited Myanmar and met Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi.
• An estimated 6,00,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar’s Rakhine State since late August after large-scale violence there.

3. India to set up IT centre in Egypt's Al Azhar University

India will be establishing a Centre of Excellence in Information Technology (CEIT) at Al Azhar University, Egypt's highest religious authority and one of the world's most eminent seats of Sunni Muslim learning.

• All the equipment and course material has reached Egypt and premises are being prepared for CIET, which will provide high-tech education and skills to the country's youth, India's Ambassador to Egypt, Sanjay Bhattacharyya, said.

4. Guatemala to move its embassy to Jerusalem

The president of Guatemala says the Central American country will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.

• Guatemala was one of nine nations that voted earlier this week with the United States when the U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a non-binding resolution denouncing President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

New Pattern English Quiz

ENGLISH NEW PATTERN QUIZ

In each of the following questions, a statement and five choices are given. Select from among the choices, the most logical complement and mark its number as your answer:

Q1. The flight of IT talent to foreign shores is causing Indian companies to move into shutdown mode.
(a) Software professionals in India feel that working abroad is more lucrative. 
(b) Indian software professionals are considered as demigods. 
(c) Immigrant Indians are the biggest IT group in the US. 
(d) Due to the severe shortage of IT professionals, companies are failing to complete projects and are unable to sign contracts. 
(e) The bad economic situation in the US can lead to some of the IT companies shutting down.

Q2. The owners of private educational institutions have conveniently stepped into the shoes of shrewd businessmen, due to the absence of government control over them.
(a) The importance of education in the development of society cannot be underestimated.
(b) The inability of government schools to educate the vast population resulted in the mushrooming of private institutions.
(c) The owners of private educational institutions are more interested in monetary gains than in imparting quality education. 
(d) People generally believe that the standard of lower compared to private institutions. 
(e) It is sad that education is slowly going into the hands of businessmen whose main concern is anything but quality in education. 

New Pattern English Word Usage Quiz

ENGLISH NEW PATTERN QUIZ

Choose a appropriate word for given sentences:

1. A. The millionaire has __________ Rs. 10,00,000 for this priceless artefact.
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

2. 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

3. A. Akbar was known for his benevolence, people were happy during his __________.
B. Cleopatra has an ambion to __________ the world as a queen of beauty.
C. Beer to __________ in hell than to serve in heaven.
D. One should not allow indolence to __________ over oneself.
(a) reign
(b) dominate
(c) rule
(d) tenure
(e) overpower

4. A. For many years India was __________ in a tricky situaon, whether to go in for a nuclear weapon or not.
B. The marathon innings of the batsman came to an end when he was finally __________ by the same bowler who troubled him the most.
C. The notorious burglar was finally __________ by the cops.
D. I was __________ unaware when my photograph was clicked.
(a) held
(b) seized
(c) apprehended
(d) caught
(e) trapped

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SYNDICATE BANK PO Recruitment 2018

PO RECRUITMENT 2018

Syndicate Bank has released the notification for recruitment of Probationary Officers through Post Graduate Diploma in Banking and Finance. There are a total of 500 Vacancies in Syndicate Bank PO Recruitment. Syndicate Bank PO recruitment 2018-19 brings a big and bright opportunity for all banking aspirants. Keep on reading for all details of Syndicate Bank PO Manipal Recruitment 2018.

Following are some important dates as mentioned in the Official Syndicate Bank PO Recruitment Notification

Start date for Online Registration- 02.01.2018

Online Payment of Application Fees- 02.01.2018 to 17.01.2018

Last date for Online Registration- 17.01.2018

Download of Call letter for Examination After- 05.02.2018

Date of Online test(Tentative)- 18.02.2018

Eligibility Criteria for Syndicate Bank PO Manipal Recruitment 2018

Age: Minimum- 20 years, Maximum- 28 years

Educational Qualification (As on 01.10.2017) – Degree (Graduation) with minimum 60% (55% for SC/ST/PWD) marks in any discipline from a recognized University

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IPPB Recruitment Notification

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India Post Payments Bank Limited (IPPB) has released a notification for Deputation/Foreign Service of regular employees from DoP and Engagement of GDSs to IPPB. IPPB needs about 1150 employees on deputation/foreign service/engagementfrom the DoP to perform various roles at the Branches. Eligible and willing regular employees/Gramin Dak Sevaks could respond as per deputation/foreign service/engagement terms annexed in the notification. 

The important dates are as follows:

Activities	Dates
On-line registration including Edit/ Modification of Application by candidates	December 15, 2017 to January 05, 2018
Online Payment of Application Fees	December 15, 2017 to January 05, 2018
Download of Admit cards for online examination	January 12, 2018
Date of Online Examination (tentative)	January 20, 2018 – for Manager (Area Sales) and for Assistant Manager (Area Operations) January 21, 2018 – for Territory Officer