Saturday, January 13, 2018
ONE LINER CURRENT AFFAIRS -12th Jan, 2018
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We are here for you to provide the important one line current affairs January 12 2018 which have unique updates of all daily events from all newspapers such as The Hindu, The Economic Times, PIB, Times of India, India Today, Indian Express, Business Standard, all Government official websites. Our complete current affairs helps you to get more marks in Banking, insurance, etc all other competitive Exams.
1. 4th ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture and Forestry held in New Delhi
2. PM Narendra Modi inaugurates National Youth Festival
3. Niti Aayog to provide rankings to 115 aspirational districts
4. Kerala Govt permits prisoners to donate organs
5. Election Commission sets up panel under Umesh Sinha to suggest new poll rules
6. Kozhikode railway station cleanest, Nizamuddin gets lowest
7. India tops domestic air passenger traffic demand at 16.4%, says IATA
8. India gives $45.27 million aid to develop KKS harbour in Sri Lanka
9. India, Bhutan jointly unveil 'Special logo' for Golden Jubilee celebrations
10. South Australia planning to build the world’s largest thermal solar plant
11. Sri Lanka removes ban on sale of alcohol to women
12. Nepal ends India's monopoly on internet access with new Chinese link
13. Reliance Jio planning its own cryptocurrency "JioCoin"
14. India emerged as top borrower from China-sponsored AIIB in 2017
15. GAIL to Set Up India's 1st Coal-to-gas Conversion Plant in Odisha
16. Kazakhstan beats Iraq to be OPEC's biggest oil over-producer
17. Anil Khanna to head IOA Finance Commission
18. Kajol named ambassador for Swachh Aadat Swachh Bharat
19. Indu Malhotra becomes Woman Lawyer To Be Directly Promoted As Supreme Court Judge
20. PM Modi ranked among top 3 leaders by Gallup International survey
21. ISRO Successfully Lifts Off PSLV-C40 From Sriharikota , its 100th Satellite Launch
22. Asian Games bronze medalist Sukhchain Singh Cheema dies in road accident
23. Former BJP MLA Bindu Lal dies in UP
24. National Youth Day- January 12
25."Majuli: Resources and Challenges" - Book explores Majuli, its challenges
SH- Current Affairs Update 11th, Jan 2018
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INDIAN
AFFAIRS
Governors’
committee submits report to President Kovind
On January 10, 2018, Committee of Governors submitted a
report, titled ‘Rajyapal —Vikas Ke Rajdoot: Catalytic Role of Governors
as Agents for Change in Society’ to President Ram Nath Kovind.
i. The report outlines best practices that have been adopted by
offices of Governors, issues and an action-outcome framework to deal with them.
ii. The report suggests that governors should play a
mentoring role in overall implementation of developmental schemes in
their respective states.
Ministry
of Road Transport & Highways signs MoU with Transport for London
On January 10, 2018, Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways signed a
memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ‘Transport for London’ (TFL) in
New Delhi.
Details about Ministry of Road Transport & Highways – Transport for
London (TFL) MoU:
i. Under this MoU, expertise of TFL will be used to revamp
the public transport system in India.
ii. TFL is a statutory agency that manages the transport system for
Greater London. It has been responsible for creating a strong and dependable
public transport system in the city.
iii. The MoU will focus on capacity augmentation, improving
customer services, conducting scientific data analysis, promoting digital
transactions in ticketing and implementing effective IT systems in Indian
transport sector.
iv. Emphasis will also be laid on use of electric vehicles in
public transport and adopting public-private partnership (PPP) models
for operations.
West
Bengal government launches water ATM Project in city and suburbs
On 10th January 2018, West Bengal Panchayat and Rural
Development and Public Health Engineering minister Subrata Mukherjee announced
the launch of water ATM project to ensure bacteria-free drinking water in
schools.
Water ATM project in West Bengal:
i. Water ATMs are being set up in the city and suburbs of West
Bengal. The machines are made in Germany.
ii. Pilot projects have been launched in some parts of Kolkata
already. Nearly 50 water ATMs are to be set up in Kolkata.
iii. Mainly, schools and hospitals will be covered under this
project. This project is carried out with the help of Japan
International Cooperation Agency, the Asian Development Bank and the World
Bank.
iv. Subrata Mukherjee said that, if anyone proves the presence of
harmful bacteria in any of the water ATMs, they will be handed Rs 2 lakh.
About Asian Development Bank (ADB):
♦ President – Takehiko Nakao
♦ Headquarters – Metro Manila, Philippines
CABE
sub-committee recommends free education for girls up to PG level
A sub-committee of Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) looking
into the issues of girl education in India has recommended free and compulsory
education for girls up to post-graduate level across India.
Information related to CABE sub-committee recommendations:
i. This sub-committee of CABE was formed by Union Human
Resources Development (HRD) Ministry in February 2017. It is headed
by Telangana’s Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Kadiyam
Srihari.
ii. Announcement pertaining to the recommendation of free and compulsory
education for girls was made after sub-committee’s meeting which was attended
by Assam Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma,
Jharkhand Education Minister Neera Yadav, Human Resources Development
Department Special Secretary, Rinarayi and Member Secretary Meenakshi Garg.
iii. In the interim report which will be submitted to Union
Minister for Human Resource Development, Prakash Javadekar on January 15, 2018
sub-committee has made several recommendations including setting up exclusive
residential degree colleges for Schedules Castes (SC)/Scheduled Tribes
(ST) women and provision of health and hygiene kits for girls.
Bhopal
Becomes 1st Railway Station to have Sanitary napkin Vending Machine
On January 1, 2018, Bhopal station has become the first railway station in the
country to have Sanitary napkin Vending Machine.
Sanitary napkin Vending Machine at Bhopal Railway Station:
i. This machine has been named ‘Happy Nari’.
ii. It was installed by the Railway Women Welfare
Association of Bhopal division with help from a local NGO
‘Arushi’.
iii. Women passengers can get two napkin for just in Rs. 5 from
this machine.
iv. The machine has a capacity of storing 75 sanitary napkins at
once. It will be refilled by a female staff attendant at the waiting room.
v. Total cost of setting up the machine (including monitoring
staff’s compensation and sanitary napkins) was only Rs. 20,000.
India
misses 2017 deadline for Kala Azar elimination
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley while presenting the General Budget 2017-18
said that the Government has prepared an action plan to
eliminate Kala-Azar by 2017.
Kala-Azar Elimination:
i. Kala-azar also known as black fever, and Dumdum fever is
a slow progressing indigenous disease caused by a single-celled parasite of the
Leishmania family.
ii. India has not only missed Kala–Azar elimination
deadline announced by Finance Minister, but Kala- Azar endemic blocks have
increased from 61 to 68 in 17 districts of Bihar and Jharkhand.
iii. However, according to Dr P K Sen of the National
Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP), active case findings
rather than an actual increase in the disease is the reason for increase in
number of endemic blocks.
iv. Elimination in this context is defined as reducing the
annual incidence of Kala Azar (KA) to less than 1 case per 10000 people at the
sub-district level.
v. Health Ministry officials are of the view that pending
construction of concrete houses since 2001-02, was the primary reason behind
the failure to control this disease.
Prez
Kovind inaugurates three-day 4th International Dharma Dhamma conference
On January 11, 2018, President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated 4th
International Dharma-Dhamma Conference on “State and Social Order in
Dharma-Dhamma Traditions” at Rajgir in Nalanda district of Bihar.
Details about 4th International Dharma Dhamma conference:
i. This conference has been organised by Nalanda
University, in collaboration with the India Foundation, Centre for Study of
Religion and Society, Vietnam Buddhist University and Union Ministry of
External Affairs.
ii. It is a part of the commemorative events to celebrate the
Silver Jubilee year of ASEAN-India Dialogue Partnership.
iii. Other dignitaries who will attend this three-day event include
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Bihar Governor Satya Pal Malik,
Kingdom of Thailand’s Minister for Culture, Vira Rojpojchanarat and Sri Lankan
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Development Assignments Tilak Marapana
iv. The conference will conclude on January 13, 2018.
Friday, January 12, 2018
Cabinet Approvals: January 10, 2018 (STATIC GK)
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On January 10, 2018, Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved following initiatives/bilateral agreement:
Cabinet approves major changes in FDI policy:
In a bid to liberalize 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.
Major Amendments in FDI Policy:
- 100% FDI under automatic route has been approved for Single Brand Retail Trading.Till now, only 49% FDI was permitted under automatic route while FDI beyond 49% and up to 100% was to be brought through Government approval route.
- Foreign airlines have been permitted to invest up to 49% under approval route in Air India.
- It has been clarified that real-estate broking service does not amount to real estate business and is thus, eligible for 100% FDI under automatic route.
- Foreign institutional Investors (FIIs) and Foreign portfolio investment(FPIs) have been allowed to invest in Power Exchanges through primary market.
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Canada for cooperation in Science & Technology:
This memorandum of understanding (MoU) will provide a mechanism to foster scientific cooperation between Research & Development (R&D) and academic institutions of India and Canada.
- The MoU was signed between Indian Government’s Department of Science and Technology and Canada’s Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC).
- In order to promote multidisciplinary research partnership between India and Canada, the MoU envisages supporting India-Canada Centre for Innovative Multidisciplinary Partnership to Accelerate Community Transformation and Sustainability (IC-IMPACTS) programme.
- Safe and sustainable infrastructure and integrated water management have been identified as areas for mutual cooperation under this MoU.
Thursday, January 11, 2018
Reasoning for Clerk Mains 2017/SSC CGL TIER II
Dear Students,
Reasoning is a game of wits and presence of mind! Yes, it is true and it might seem as the greatest of the challenge after English Section’s surprises but yet this one can easily be dealt with. You just need correct practice and hardwork your brain to quickly make decisions of what to attempt and what to leave. And for same we are providing you questions of Reasoning Question and Answers. Solve these to Practice latest pattern reasoning question for bank exams.
Directions (1-3): Each of the following questions consists of six statements followed by options consisting of three statements put together in a specific order. Choose the options that indicate a combination where the third statement can be logically deduced from the first two statements and that option will be your answer.
Quantitative Aptitude- Clerk Mains 2017/ SSC CGL 2017 Tier-II
Dear Students,
Q6. One type of liquid contains 25% of milk, the other contains 30% of milk. A container is filled with 6 parts of the first liquid and 4 parts of the second liquid. The percentage of milk in the mixture is:
Quantitative Aptitude is a very important section you must prepare if you are aiming for a job in Bank or Insurance sector. These two weeks are very important as IBPS RRB Clerk Mains are lined up. So, these 15 questions can help you practice three very important topics of Quant Section.
Directions (Q.1-5): In the following questions, two equations numbered I and II are given. You have to solve both the equations and
Give answer (a) if x > y
Give answer (b) if x ≥ y
Give answer (c) if x < y
Give answer (d) if x ≤ y
Give answer (e) if x = y or the relationship cannot be established.
Q6. One type of liquid contains 25% of milk, the other contains 30% of milk. A container is filled with 6 parts of the first liquid and 4 parts of the second liquid. The percentage of milk in the mixture is:
(a) 27%
(b) 31%
(c) 29%
(d) 33%
(e) None of these
Q7. Two gallons of a mixture of spirit and water contains 12% of water. They are added to 3 gallons of another mixture, containing 7% of water and half a gallon of water is then added to the whole. Find the percentage of water in the resulting mixture.
Q8. There are two circles of different raddi. The area of a square is 196 sq. cm, whose side is half of the radius of the larger circle. The radius of the smaller circle is three-seventh that of the larger circle. What is the circumference of the smaller circle?
(a) 12π cm
(b) 16π cm
(c) 24π cm
(d) 32π cm
(e) None of these
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