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Saturday, December 13, 2014

Current Affairs MCQs for Exams: 13 December 2014

1) India thrashed Belgium 3-2 on 11 December 2014 to enter the semifinals of Hockey Champions Trophy. The Hockey Champions Trophy 2014 is being held at which stadium in Odisha, India?
(A) Barabati Stadium
(B) Kalinga Stadium
(C) Sector 42 Stadium
(D) Anna Stadium

2) Mukesh Ambani led-Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) announced selling 49% stake in its iconic textile brand ‘Vimal’ to which Chinese textile company?
(A) Bosideng
(B) Metersbonwe
(C) Shandong Ruyi
(D) Youngor

3) Delhi High Court in an interim order on 11 December 2014 has restrained which Chinese mobile company from importing and selling its mobile phones in India due to charges of patent infringement?
(A) Lenovo
(B) Huawei
(C) Xiaomi
(D) Ericsson

4) First 'World Diamond Conference' was recently held at?
(A) Moscow
(B) New Delhi
(C) Tokyo
(D) Phnom Penh

5) YouTube on 11 December 2014 added an option to watch videos even when users are offline through its mobile application. YouTube is owned by?
(A) Google
(B) Microsoft
(C) IBM
(D) Yahoo

6) Ding Junhui on 11 December 2014 became the first Asian player to take the world number one snooker ranking. He is from which country?
(A) South Korea
(B) Japan
(C) Thailand
(D) China

7) Which player on 11 December 2014 became the third cricket player in Test match history to score a century on his debut as captain?
(A) Rohit Sharma
(B) David Warner
(C) Virat Kohli
(D) Steven Smith

8) Name the Hindi romantic-drama film which completed its 1,000 week on 12 December 2014?
(A) Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
(B) Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
(C) Kal Hoo Na Ho
(D) Maine Pyar Kiya

9) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by the Prime Minister on 11 December 2014 approved the creation of the intra state transmission system in which state?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Bihar
(D) Tamil Nadu

10) Madan Mitra who was arrested for his role in the Saradha scam by CBI on 12 December 2014 is the transport minister of which state?
(A) Kerala
(B) Haryana
(C) West Bengal
(D) Jharkhand

Answers
1) Ans. (B) Kalinga Stadium
2) Ans. (C) Shandong Ruyi
3) Ans. (C) Xiaomi
4) Ans. (B) New Delhi
5) Ans. (A) Google
6) Ans. (D) China
7) Ans. (C) Virat Kohli
8) Ans. (A) Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
9) Ans. (D) Tamil Nadu
10) Ans. (C) West Bengal

Daily Current Affairs 12 December 2014

1) CCEA approved creation of intra state transmission system in Tamil Nadu: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by the Prime Minister has approved the creation of the intra state transmission system in Tamil Nadu. The total cost of the project is Rs 1593 crore. The activities envisaged in the Tamil Nadu project are establishment of 400 kV Grid Sub-Station at Thannampatty, augmentation of various 230 kV Grid Sub-Stations and associated transmission systems. The project is proposed to be completed within a period of three years. The cost on creating transmission infrastructure is proposed to be met through KfW loan (40%), NCEF grant (40% of the total project cost) and the remaining 20% of the total project cost as state contribution. 

2) Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge completed its 1,000 week: Nineteen long years after it was first screened, Hindi romantic-drama film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, or DDLJ as it popularly referred to, continues to win hearts. On 12 December 2014, the film completed its 1,000 week at the iconic Maratha Mandir cinema hall in South Mumbai. The film has been running uninterrupted at this single-theatre cinema hall at its usual playing time slot of 11:30 am for the last 19 years. Like the first show, the screening on Friday also went house-full as the faithful, mostly youngsters, flocked to the hall. The film, which went on to win a National and several Filmfare awards, was first screened at Maratha Mandir in October 1995, and is by far the longest running film in Indian cinema.

3) West Bengal transport minister Madan Mitra arrested in Saradha scam: West Bengal transport minister Madan Mitra has been arrested for his role in the Saradha scam. The minister was questioned by the CBI earlier on 12 Dec 2014 in connection with the multi-crore scam. The Trinamool leader has been booked for cheating, criminal conspiracy and misappropriation.

4) Pawan Kalyan’s Janasena gets Election Commission’s approval: The Janasena Party founded by popular Telugu actor Pawan Kalyan, who played a key role in campaign of BJP-TDP combine, is now registered with the Election Commission, paving the way for its foray into electoral politics. “The Election Commission of India has given registration to the ‘Janasena Party’ as a political party Under Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act,1951 with effect from 24.11.2014 vide Registration Number 56/118/2014/PPS-I dated 28.11.2014,” the outfit said in a statement. Pawan Kalyan, younger brother of former Union Minister and actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi, is a top-ranking hero in the Telugu film industry.

5) Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the book “Born Again on the Mountain“: Prime Minister, Narendra Modi launched a book titled "Born Again on the Mountain" authored by Arunima Sinha, first female amputee to climb Mount Everest, in New Delhi on 12 December 2014. Arunima Sinha is the first female amputee and first Indian woman amputee to climb Mount Everest. The book describes her struggle to become mountaineer after starting her career as a volleyball player. She was a national level volleyball player who was pushed out of a running train by thieves on 11 April 2011 while resisting them. One of her legs had to be amputated below the knee as a result. But this never deterred her. Two years later, she retrained as a mountaineer and became the first female amputee to scale Mount Everest on 21 May 2013.

6) Sikkim CM Pawan Chamling completed 20 years in office: Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling, who is serving his fifth consecutive term, completed 20 years in office on 12 December 2014. 64-year-old Chamling first assumed office on December 12 in 1994 when his Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) won the Assembly elections. He won a fifth consecutive time in the state Assembly elections held in May 2014. Chamling is currently the longest serving Chief Minister in the country. He may break the 23-year-old record of Jyoti Basu, Chief Minister of West Bengal from June 21, 1977 to November 6, 2000, if he completes his present tenure in 2019.


7) 19th International Film Festival of Kerala begins: Kerala’s own annual celebration of cinema, the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), began at Thiruvananthapuram on 12 December 2014. At the inaugural function, the Lifetime Achievement Award was given to noted Italian filmmaker Marco Bellocchio. Bellocchio told the audience that he was happy to come to Kerala from the land of Fellini to understand the culture, tradition and enjoy the fascinating beauty of the capital city of Kerala. IFFK jury chairman and Chinese director Xie Fei said that Satyajit Ray, Raj Kapoor and Nargis had fascinated filmmakers of his generation in China. ‘Dancing Arabs’ by Eran Riklis was the inaugural film. The lead actor in the film Thoufeek was honoured at the inaugural ceremony. The seven-day festival would screen 140 films from 38 countries.

Union Ministers and their Constituencies - PDF Download

Friends.. In the recent Bank Exams it is seen that one question related to Union Ministers and their Constituencies is being asked. Hence in this post we are bringing you the list of important Union Cabinet Ministers, their Portfolios and their constituencies. You can download this post as PDF from the print friendly button below. Hope this help you.
1) Narendra Modi- Prime Minister - (Constituency: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh)
2) Shri Rajnath Singh -Minister of Home Affairs -(Constituency : Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh)
3) Smt. Sushma Swarajy - Minister of External Affairs, Overseas Indian Affairs - (Constituency: Vidisha , Madhya Pradesh)
4) Shri Arun Jaitley - Minister of Corporate Affairs, Finance -(Gujarat Rajya Sabha)
5) Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu- Minister of Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Parliamentary Affairs - (Karnataka Rajya Sabha)
6) Shri Nitin Gadkari - Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shipping - (Constituency: Nagpur, Maharashtra)
7) Shri D V Sadananda Gowda - Law & Justice - (Constituency: Bangalore North, Karnataka)
8) Sushri Uma Bharati - Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation - (Constituency: Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh)
9) Dr. Najma A. Heptulla - Minister of Minority Affairs - (Madhya Pradesh- Rajya Sabha)
10) Shri Ram Vilas Paswan - Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution - (Constituency: Hajipuri, Bihar)
11) Shri Kalraj Mishra - Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises- (Constituency: Deoria, Uttar Pradesh)
12) Smt. Maneka Gandhi - Minister of Women and Child Development - (Constituency: Pilibhit , Uttar Pradesh)
13) Shri Ananth Kumar - Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers- (Constituency : Bangalore South, Karnataka)
14) Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad - Minister of Communications & Information Technology- (Constituency: Bihar - Rajya Sabha)
15) Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati - Minister of Civil Aviation - (Constituency: Vizianagaram , Andhra Pradesh)
16) Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal - Minister of Food Processing Industries - (Constituency: Bathinda , Punjab)
17) Shri Anant Gangaram Geete - Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises - (Constituency: Raigad , Maharashtra)
18) Shri Jual Oram - Minister of Tribal Affairs- (Constituency: Sundargarh, Odisha)
19) Shri Radha Mohan Singh - Minister of Agriculture - (Constituency: Purvi Champaran , Bihar)
20) Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot - Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment - (Madhya Pradesh, Rajya Sabha)
21) Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani - Minister of Human Resource Development - (Gujarat, Rajya Sabha)
22) Shri. Manohar Parrikar - Minister of Defence - (Uttar Pradesh, Rajya Sabha)
23) Shri Suresh Prabhu - Minister of Railways - (Haryana, Rajya Sabha)
24) Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda - Minister of Health & Family Welfare - (Himachal Pradesh, Rajya Sabha)
25) Shri Narendra Singh Tomar - Minister of Mines, Steel - (Constituency: Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh)

13th December 2014 IBPS Clerk Exam GA & Computer Questions - Evening Shift

Friends..Here are questions from today's (13 Dec 2014) Evening Shift IBPS Clerk Exam. This will be useful for those having exams in coming days. If anybody remembers more questions kindly share with us in our mail id: currentaffairs4examz@gmail.com. Thank you.

Courtesy for the below questions for sharing with us: Vignesh Raju, Jyoti Ranjan

General Awareness and Computer Questions
1. Capital of Canada? - Ottawa
2. Currency of Indonesia? - Indonesian rupiah
3. Who is the new Chief Justice of India? - H L Dattu
4. RTGS full form? - Real Time Gross Settlement
5. Nasik is situated on the bank of which of the river? - Godavari River
6. Name the winners of noble prize for Medicine 2014? - John O'Keefe, May-Britt Moser & Edvard I. Moser
7. Swacch Bharat Mission logo was designed by? - Anant Khasbardar
8. Fullform of FCCB? - Foreign Currency Convertible Bond
9. The Book "Narrow road to Deep North" which won the Man Booker Prize 2014 was written by? - Richard Flanagan
10. What is the minimum validity of Kisan Vikas Patra? - 2 years and 6 months
11. Name the players who were inducted in Bradman Hall of fame recently?- Sachin Tendulkar and Steve Waugh
12. Headquarters of UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization)? - Vienna
13. Who was conferred Euromoney's 'Central Bank Governor' of the year award recently? - Raghuram Rajan
14. Who won Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award in Medical Sciences? - Anurag Aggarwal
15. Pankaj Advani is related to which sports? - Billiards
16. National Dairy Development Board is located at? -Anand in Gujrat
17. Unbreakable is the autobiography of?- Marykom
18. FTZ full form? - Free Trade Zone
19. Pakistan tied up in millitary operations with which country recently? - China
20. Name the first nuclear submarine designed and built by India? - Arihant
21.  .docx is the extension of which file? - Word file
22. FCCB full form? - Foreign Currency Convertible Bond
23. Nanga Parbat Mountains are located at? - Pakistan
24. According to 2011 Census most of the slums are in which city? - Mumbai
25. Capital requirement to set white label ATM? - Rs.100 crore
26. Under Jan Dhan Yojana Account, life insurance is covered by? - LIC
27. Child mortality rate is high in which state? -Tamil Nadu
28. TRAI regulates which industry in India? - Telecom
29. SEBI has recently barred real estate firm DLF from accessing capital markets for how many years? - 3 years
30. Unwanted emails are called? - Spams
31. Largest among gb,kb,mb,byte? - GB
32. GUI full form? - Graphical user interface
33. Undo short cut? - Cntrl + Z
34. ALU full form? - Arithmetic logic unit

IBPS Clerk Exam Questions 13 December 2014 - Morning Shift

Friends..Here are GA & Computer questions from today's (13 Dec 2014) Morning Shift IBPS Clerk Exam. This will be useful for those having exams in coming days. If anybody remembers more questions kindly share with us in our mail id: currentaffairs4examz@gmail.com. Thank you.

Courtesy for the below questions for sharing with us: Vaishnavi Devi, Vishnu Prasad

General Awareness and Computer Questions
1. Capital of Saudi Arabia? - Riyadh
2. Currency of Brazil? - Brazilian Real
3. IPO full form? - Initial Public Offering
4. NPA full form? - Non-Performing Asset
5. BIOS full form? - Basic Input Output System
6. Middle 3 digits of MICR code stand for? - Bank code
7. Indian Air Force day is celebrated on? - 8 October
8. Gujarat govt. recently declared Vadodara as? - State Cultural Capital
9. Richard Flangan who won Man Booker Prize 2014 belongs to which country? - Australia
10. ING Vysya Bank recently decided to merge with which bank? - Kotak Mahindra Bank
11. Constituency of Union Minister Nidhin Gadkari? - Nagpur, Maharashtra
12. Name the Union Minister for Science and Technology? - Harsh Vardhan
13. Before Narendra Modi who gave speech in Hindi at United Nations? - A. B. Vajpayee
14. NAV full form? -Net Asset Value
15. Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature 2014? - Patrick Modiano
16. Tinku Luka is related to which sports? - Athletics
17. Headquarters of UNDP? - New York
18. 'Verse' e mail service was developed by which company? - IBM
19. KYC is used as a tool against? - Money Laundering
20. Women Kabaddi Team won which medal in Asian Games recently? - Gold
21. Seema Poonia related to which sports? - Discus Throw
22. Interest on Saving Account is given on? - Daily basis
23. Which country topped medal tally in Asian Games 2014? - China
24. Full form of GIGO? - Garbage In, Garbage Out
25. MS DOS is? - Command Based OS
26. CASA account full form? - Current Account, Savings Account
27. What was the theme of SAARC smmit 2014? - 'Deeper Integration for Peace and Prosperity'
28. Which one is not a monetary tool? - Base Rate
29. Short Cut key to go to the first line of the page? - Ctrl + home
30. Which one of the following is an operating System? - Windows 8
31. What is the maximum yearly deposit in PPF accounts? - Rs.1.5 lakhs

Friday, December 12, 2014

Quiz Questions from Current Affairs: 12 December 2014

1) Who was named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year for 2014 on 10 December 2014?
(A) Narendra Modi
(B) Ebola fighters
(C) Vladimir Putin
(D) Ferguson Protestors

2) United Nations Organisation (UNO) on 11 December 2014 declared which day as World Yoga Day?
(A) June 21
(B) May 21
(C) December 21
(D) July 21

3) Recently a controversy has arised due to alleged religious conversion at which place, which rocked the proceedings of Parliament as well?
(A) Aligarh
(B) Varanasi
(C) Agra
(D) Lucknow

4) Kailash Satyarthi of India and Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan on 10 December 2014 received the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014. At which city of Norway, Nobel Peace Prize is presented?
(A) Stavanger
(B) Bergen
(C) Oslo
(D) Trondheim

5) Government has recently decided to decriminalize ‘attempt to suicide’ by scrapping it from the Indian Penal Code. Under which section of IPC does this comes?
(A) Section 350
(B) Section 315
(C) Section 314
(D) Section 309

6) Jammu and Kashmir recorded historic win over which former champions in Ranji Trophy on 10 December 2014?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Karnataka
(C) Goa
(D) Tamil Nadu

7) Which former Australian captain has been chosen as the new head coach of Indian Premier League team Mumbai Indians on 10 December 2014?
(A) Mathew Hayden
(B) Adam Gilchrist
(C) Ricky Ponting
(D) Michael Beven

8) The trial run of the Guwahati-Shillong-Dhaka passenger bus service was flagged off on 10 December 2014. Dhaka is the capital of?
(A) Paksitan
(B) Nepal
(C) Bhutan
(D) Bangladesh

9) Boxer Sarita Devi on 10 December 2014 finally received her Asian Games bronze medal which she had refused at the victory ceremony. Where was the Asian Games 2014 held?
(A) Sochi, Russia
(B) New Delhi, India
(C) Incheon, South Korea
(D) Beijing, China 

10) Name the Russian President who arrived on a one day visit to India on 11 December 2014?
(A) Dmitry Medvedev
(B) Vladimir Putin
(C) Stephen Harper
(D) Tony Abbott
 Answers
1) Ans. (B) Ebola fighters
2) Ans. (A) June 21
3) Ans. (C) Agra
4) Ans. (C) Oslo
5) Ans. (D) Section 309
6) Ans. (A) Mumbai
7) Ans. (C) Ricky Ponting
8) Ans. (D) Bangladesh
9) Ans. (C) Incheon, South Korea
10) Ans. (B) Vladimir Putin

BSNL Jr Accounts Officer (JAO) Recruitment 2014 - 962 Posts

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), New Delhi has published notification for the recruitment of 962 Junior Accounts Officer (JAO) vacancies. Further details are as follows:

Important Dates:
Starting Date to Apply Online: 01-12-2014 at 00:00 Hrs.
Last Date to Apply Online: 31-12-2014at 24:00 Hrs.
Date of Examination: 22-02-2015.

Total No.of Posts: 962
Name of the Posts: Junior Accounts Officer (JAO)
1. OC: 389 Posts
2. OBC: 260 Posts
3. SC: 195 Posts
4. ST: 118 Posts

Educational Qualification: Candidate should be a qualified Chartered Accountant/ Company Secretary/ Cost & Works Accountant/ M.Com in Master of Commerce from recognized institution/ university.

Age Limit: Candidates age should be between 20-30 years as on 01-01-2015. Age relaxation is applicable for SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD/ Ex-Servicemen candidates as per rules.

Selection Process: Candidates will be selected based on All India Competitive Examination. The exam will consist of two papers:
Paper-1: General English and General Aptitude/Awareness : 3 Hours & 150 Marks
Paper-2: Financial Management/Cost Accounting/Tax and Commercial Laws: 3 Hours & 300 Marks

How to Apply: Eligible candidates may apply online through the website externalexam.bsnl.co.in from 01-12-2014 at 00:00 Hrs to 31-12-2014 at 24:00 Hrs.

Read detailed advertisement: Click Here

Apply Online: Click Here

Computer Quiz for IBPS Clerk Exam 2014

1) Laser printer is a type of?
(A) Impact printing
(B) Non-impact printing
(C) Both of above
(D) None of above

2) What is full form of BMP?
(A) Byte map
(B) Bit map
(C) Byte map process
(D) Bit map process

3) Which among following is associated with monitor?
(A) CRT
(B) ALU
(C) CU
(D) ARU

4) In terms of network what is meaning of SAP?
(A) Smart Access Point
(B) Service Access Point
(C) Service At Point
(D) Service Access Permission

5) With which of the following all formulas in excel starts?
(A) /
(B) *
(C) $
(D) =

6) Which is not a font style?
(A) Bold
(B) Superscript
(C) Italic
(D) Regular

7) What is full form of CSS?
(A) Creative Style Shots
(B) Creative Style Sheets
(C) Cascading Style Sheets
(D) Cascading Style Shots

8) Background color on a document is not visible in?
(A) Web layout view
(B) Print Preview
(C) Reading View
(D) Print Layout view

9) Which of the following keyboard shortcut can be used for creating a chart from the selected cells?
(A) F11
(B) F10
(C) F4
(D) F2

10) What is full form of PDF?
(A) Printed Document Format
(B) Public Document Format
(C) Portable Document Format
(D) Published Document Format

Answers
1) Ans. (B) Non-impact printing
2) Ans. (B) Bit map
3) Ans. (A) CRT
4) Ans. (B) Service Access Point
5) Ans. (D) =
6) Ans. (B) Superscript
7) Ans. (C) Cascading Style Sheets
8) Ans. (B) Print Preview
9) Ans. (A) F11
10) Ans. (C) Portable Document Format

Daily Current Affairs Updates: 11 December 2014

1) Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in India: Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin on his arrival in India, saying he looks forward to a “productive visit that will take India-Russia ties to newer heights.” As Putin arrived on a 24-hour visit for the annual bilateral summit, Modi tweeted his welcome in Russian and then in English. He wrote on his official twitter handle that he is “delighted” to welcome Putin to India.

2) India thrash Belgium 3-2, to enter Champions Trophy semis: India stormed into the semi-finals of the hockey Champions Trophy after thrashing Belgium 4-2 in the quarter finals at the Kalinga stadium in Bhubaneswar. The team will face arch-rival Pakistan, which beat the Netherlands in the other quarter-final and will be looking to take the revenge for the Asia Cup defeat. 

3) Virat Kohli scored fighting century against Aussies; becomes third debut captain in test history to acheive milestone: Virat Kohli on 11 December 2014 became the third cricket player in Test match history to score a century on his debut as captain. Kohli notched up his seventh century in his 30th Test. Kohli's impressive 184-ball innings of 115 on day three propelled the tourists to 369 for five at stumps after Australia declared on 517 for seven before the start of play. There was a heart-in-mouth moment when he first arrived at the crease though, with Mitchell Johnson's short-pitched delivery hitting him full-on in the helmet.

4) Ding first Asian to clinch world number one spot: China's Ding Junhui on 11 December 2014 became the first Asian player to take the world number one snooker ranking after a record-setting season which saw him claim five major titles. The 27-year-old from Yixing is only the 11th man to be world number one after Ray Reardon, Cliff Thorburn, Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry, John Higgins, Mark Williams, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Neil Robertson, Mark Selby and Judd Trump.

5) YouTube gives Indian users option to watch video offline: YouTube on 11 December 2014 said it was giving Indian users the option to watch videos even when they are offline through its mobile application, as the video service owned by Google looks to boost its usage in the country. The new offline feature for the You-Tube app lets people take videos offline, using WiFi or their data plans. Once taken offline, the videos can be viewed without an Internet connection for up to 48 hours.

6) Delhi High Court ordered Xiaomi to suspend smartphone sales in India: The Delhi High Court in an interim order has restrained Xiaomi as well as e-commerce firm Flipkart from selling in India handsets of the Chinese mobile maker that run on the technology patented by Ericsson. The court has also restrained Xiaomi or its agents from making, assembling, importing or offering for sale its devices which are infringing the mobile phone technology patented by Ericsson. The two firms have been order to stop selling infringing devices until February 5, when the court is due to hear the case. Xiaomi entered India in July this year and has been a huge hit among customers in a market that has at least 80 different phone makers including Samsung and a bunch of domestic firms.

7) Modi and Putin inaugurated 'World Diamond Conference' at Vigyan Bhawan: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin jointly inaugurated 'World Diamond Conference' at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. The conference is a joint effort of the World Diamond Mark Foundation (WDMF), the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) and supported by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of India.


8) Aadhar-enabled biometric attendance soon: The Centre has decided to introduce Aadhar-enabled biometric attendance system in its offices across the country. The system will be installed at all the offices in Delhi by December 31. At other places it may be installed by the Republic Day, January 26, next year. The manual system of attendance would be phased out accordingly. “The equipment will be procured by the Ministries/departments as per specifications of the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) on the Directorate-General of Supplies and Disposals rate contract from authorised vendors,” said an official release.