Current Affairs Updates: 17 June 2015

Here is the 18 June 2015 Current Affairs GK Updates. We have compiled the important happenings of June 18 for competitive exam perspective including Persons in News, Important Days in June 2015 etc.

1) India's 'Greatest Architect,' Charles Correa died:

--> Charles Correa, arguably India's greatest contemporary architect, passed away on 16 June 2015 in Mumbai.

--> A proponent of 'open-to-skies' spaces, he liked using local techniques and aesthetics in his buildings.

--> Correa played a defining role in developing architecture of post-Independence India and has designed some of the most outstanding structures.

--> He was the man behind the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial in Ahmedabad and the Madhya Pradesh assembly building,Jawahar Kala Kendra in Jaipur, the Permanent Mission of India at the U.N., New York, Kala Academy in Goa. 

2) Prime Minister launched 'Narendra Modi Mobile App':

--> Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 17 June 2015 launched the ‘Narendra Modi Mobile App’ to provide instant updates and an opportunity to receive messages and emails directly from him.

--> The Android-based application is also aimed at giving a chance to people to interact with him and share ideas and suggestions.

--> Apart from providing a chance to interact with the Prime Minister and share ideas and suggestions, it will also give latest thoughts from Mr. Modi and his blogs.

3) In a first, AI's 72-seater lands at Kullu-Manali airport:

--> Air India's 72-seater aircraft landed on Kullu-Manali airport at Bhuntar for the first time on 17 June 2015.

--> Earlier, only 48-seater aircraft were operating on the route.

--> Indian Airlines was the first to operate its small aircraft on Delhi-Kullu airway in the late 50s when the airport was built.

4) “Housing for All by 2022" Mission gets cabinet approval:

--> The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, on 17 June 2015 gave its approval for launch of Housing for All by 2022 aimed for urban areas with following components/options to States/Union Territories and cities:

a) Slum rehabilitation of Slum Dwellers with participation of private developers using land as a resource;

b) Promotion of affordable housing for weaker section through credit linked subsidy;

c) Affordable housing in partnership with Public & Private sectors and

d) Subsidy for beneficiary-led individual house construction or enhancement.

5) Bandhan gets final RBI approval and they will start bank on August 23:

--> Kolkata-based microfinancier, Bandhan Financial Services, received the final approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 17 June 2015 to start a full-fledged bank.

--> After more than a decade, a new private sector lender will start operations from August 23.

6) Maharashtra government approved new anti-spitting law:

--> Maharashtra government on 16 June 2015 approved an anti-spitting law, in a bid to keep the city streets cleaner.

--> Thus Under the proposed law, a fine of Rs. 1000 and provision for one-day community service at a public office or a government office have been made.

--> Maharashtra becomes the first state in India to get an anti-spitting law.

7) World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought observed:

--> The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is a United Nations observance each June 17.

-->  Its purpose is to highlight ways to prevent desertification and recover from drought.

--> The theme for 2015 is "Attainment of food security for all through sustainable food systems."

8) Archana Ramasundarama appointed Director of National Crime Records Bureau:

--> Archana Ramasundaram was on 17 June 2015 appointed as the Director of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), New Delhi.

--> Ramasundram is an IPS officer of 1980-batch of Tamil Nadu cadre.

9) Japan's Parliament passed a Bill to lower voting age from 20 to 18:

--> Parliament of Japan (Diet) on 17 June 2015 passed a bill to lower the voting age from 20 to 18.

--> The bill that seeks revision of the public office election law was passed by the House of Councilors (upper house) after being approved in the House of Representatives (lower house).

10) G Gurucharan given additional charge as Director General of Bureau of Indian Standards:

--> Senior IAS officer G Gurucharan was on 17 June 2015 given additional charge as Director General, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for three months.

--> He will hold the additional charge till the appointment of a regular incumbent or until further orders.
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English Quiz - SBI PO Prelims 2015 and SSC CGL 2015

Friends..Here are some additions to our English Quiz for SBI PO 2015 Prelims. These questions are equally useful for SSC CGL, SS CHSL, RBI Assistant, FCI Assistant, IBPS RRB 2015 etc.

Directions: In Question Nos, 1 and 2, four words are given in each question, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.

1. (A) Accessible

(B) Akcessible

(C) Accesseble

(D) Accesible

2. (A) Camouflage

(B) Camaflouge

(C) Cemoufleae

(D) Cemouflage

Directions: In Question Nos. 3 to 12, you have two brief passages with 5 questions following each passage. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

Passage – I (Q. Nos. 3 – 7)

The Critical Faculty is the most potent one in the human make-up. Its pervasiveness and force have not properly been recognized because like breathing, it is so much a part and parcel of human activity. The difference between a  simpleton and an intelligent man, according to the man who is convinced that  he is of the latter  category, is that the former wholeheartedly accepts all things that he sees an ears while the latter never admits anything except after a most searching scrutiny. He imagines his intelligence to be a sieve of closely woven mesh through which nothing but the finest can pass.

The critical sense is essential for keeping social transactions in a warm state. Otherwise life would become very dull and goody -goody. The critical faculty is responsible for a lot of give and take in life. It increases our awareness of our surrondings; it sounds dignified no doubt, but it seems also to mean that we can watch someone else's back better than our own. We never know our own defects till they are pointed out to us, and even then we need not accept them. We alwaysquestion the bonafides of the man who tells us unpleasant facts. On the surface it is all very well to say, 'I want an honest criticism; that will help me, not compliments.' I wish people would mean it.

3. The negative side of the critical faculty is that

(A) it makes us critical of others.

(B) it makes us critical of ourselves.

(C) it sounds dignified but it is not actually so.

(D) it is a tool for creating classificatory division.

4. People who solicit others opinions (about themselves) generally want

(A) effusive compliments

(B) honest criticism

(C) harsh facts

(D) precise feedback

5. The critical faculty is defined as the `most potent one in human make-up' because

(A) it is all pervasive and powerful.

(B) it separates the simpleton from the intelligent man.

(C) it is a help in social transactions.

(D) All of the above

6. What, according to the writer, is the essential link between breathing and the critical faculty?

(A) Both are required in social relations

(B) Both are exercised by human beings

(C) Both grow with age

(D) Both stop with death

7. The self-defined intelligent man defines himself on the basis of

(A) his obvious divergence from the simpleton.

(B) his superior intelligence as a whole.

(C) his possession of the critical faculty.

(D) lar his heightened awareness of his surroundings.

Directions: In Question Nos. 8 to 10, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error

8. A chill wind blew (A)/ and icy fingers of death (B)/ crept up my spine(C) /No error (D)

9. Such rules (A)/ do not apply to (B)/ you and I(C)/ No error

10. The river(A)/has overflown(B)/its banks(C)/No error(D)

Answers

1) Ans. (A) Accessible

2) Ans. (A) Camouflage

3) Ans. (A) it makes us critical of others.

4) Ans. (A) effusive compliments

5) Ans. (A) it is all pervasive and powerful.

6) Ans. (B) Both are exercised by human beings

7) Ans. (C) his possession of the critical faculty.

8) Ans. No error (D)

9) Ans. (C) you and I

10) Ans. (B) has overflown
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IBPS RRB Notification 2015 for CWE Clerk and PO - Apply Online

Friends.. IBPS has invited online applications for Common Recruitment Process for Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) recruitment of Group “A”-Officers (Scale-I, II & III) and Group “B” Office Assistants (Multipurpose). The examination will be conducted online by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) tentatively in September 2015. Eligible candidates can apply online from 8 July 2015 to 28 July 2015. Further details are as follows: 

Important Dates:

Starting Date to Apply Online & for Payment of Fee: 08.07.2015.

Last Date to Apply Online & for Payment of Fee: 28.07.2015.

Online Examination: Tentatively in September 2015.

Age Limit: Candidates age limit will be considered as on 01-07-2015. Age relaxation is applicable as per rules.

Office Assistant: Between 18-28 years

Officer Scale I: Between 18-30 years

Officer Scale II: Between 18-32 years

Officer Scale III: Between 18-40 years

Educational Qualification:

For Office Assistant (Multipurpose):

Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent and must have proficiency in local language.

For Officer Scale I:

Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent and must have proficiency in local language.

For Officer Scale II (General Banking Officer):

Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent with at least 50% marks in aggregate with 2 years experience as an officer in a Bank or Financial Institution.

For Officer Scale II (Specialist Officer): Please refer official notification from below link.

Application Fee:

Officer (Scale I, II & III)

- Rs. 100/- for SC/ST/PWD candidates.

- Rs. 600/- for all others

Office Assistant (Multipurpose)

- Rs. 100/- for SC/ST/PWD/EXSM candidates.

- Rs. 600/- for all others

Pattern of Examination

Office Assistant (Multipurpose) and Officer Scale-I

1. Reasoning: 40 Questions : 50 Marks

2. Numerical Ability: 40 Questions : 50 Marks

3. General Awareness: 40 Questions : 40 Marks

4. English Language or Hindi Language: 40 Questions : 40 Marks

5. Computer Knowledge: 40 Questions : 20 Marks

Total: 200 Marks: 200 Questions: 2 Hours

For exam pattern of Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer), Officer Scale-II (Specialist Cadre) and Officer Scale- III please refer official notification from the below link.

Negative Marking: For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score.

For more details and apply online check below links.

Download Notification for RRBs Phase IV (RRBs-CWE-IV)

Apply Online 
IBPS RRB IV -Office Assistant
IBPS RRB IV -Officer Scale I
IBPS RRB IV -Officer Scale II and III

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MCQ Current Affairs: 17 June 2015

1) Which country on 07 June 2015 conferred its prestigious liberation war honour on former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee for his “active role” in its independence struggle?

(A) China

(B) Nepal

(C) Sri Lanka

(D) Bangladesh 

2) Who has been recently appointed as the new chief of the elite counter-terror force National Security Guard (NSG)?

(A) R C Tayal

(B) Manish Kumar Agrawal

(C) Rajender Pal Upadhyay

(D) J N Choudhury

3) Who won the French Open Men's singles title 2015?

(A) Novak Djokovic

(B) Andy Murray

(C) Stan Wawrinka

(D) Rafael Nadal

4) Who won the French Open women's singles title 2015?

(A)  Lucie Safarova

(B) Maria Sharapova

(C) Bethanie Mattek-Sands

(D) Serena Williams

5) India and which country on 8 June 2015 signed a Memorandum of Understanding for development of vaccines?

(A) Russia

(B) Netherlands

(C) Singapore

(D) South Africa

6) Who was recently appointed as the new Chief Information Commissioner?

(A) Vijai Sharma

(B) Sudhir Bhargava

(C) Basanth Seth

(D) KV Chowdary

7) 16th edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) informally known as the “Bollywood Oscars, was recently held at?

(A) UK

(B) Rome

(C) Singapore

(D) Malaysia

8) Who was recently appointed as new Central Vigilance Commissioner?

(A) T.M. Bhasin

(B) KV Chowdary

(C) Pradeep Kumar

(D) None of these

9) World Ocean Day was observed on?

(A) 8 June

(B) 9 June

(C) 5 June

(D) 7 June

10) Who recently won the 2015 Canada Grand Prix of Formula 1?

(A) Nico Rosberg

(B) Sebastian Vettel

(C) Lewis Hamilton

(D) Felipe Massa

Answers

1) Ans. (D) Bangladesh

2) Ans. (A) R C Tayal

3) Ans. (C) Stan Wawrinka

4) Ans. (D) Serena Williams

5) Ans. (B) Netherlands

6) Ans. (A) Vijai Sharma

7) Ans. (D) Malaysia

8) Ans. (B) KV Chowdary

9) Ans. (A) 8 June

10) Ans. (C) Lewis Hamilton

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Daily Current Affairs 16 June 2015

Friends..Here are the Important Current Affairs Updates for 16 June 2015.

1) BSNL aims to launch m-wallet with SBI over next 2 months:

--> Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) plans to introduce mobile wallet (m-wallet) over the next two months with State Bank of India as its banking partner.

--> As per the bank, m-wallet will be different from others as money can be withdrawn for any unutilised fund and allow withdrawal from SBI ATMs.

--> Mobicash Wallet mobile user can pay for various services such as recharge of prepaid cards and mobile/utility bills, book film tickets and shop online beside one can transfer money using the service. 

2) Indian Oil Corp's Lotus Xangpo petrol pump world's highest altitude outlet:

--> Indian Oil Corp's (IOC) petrol pump, Lotus Xangpo Memorial filling station, in Leh has become the world's highest altitude retail outlet to be powered by solar power.

--> A solar power generation system has been installed at the petrol pump situated at 11,500 feet above the sea level to replace polluting diesel generator, the company said.

3) Taj Mahal now WiFi enabled:

--> Tourists visiting the Tajmahal can now access Wi-Fi service for free for the first 30 minutes as the facility was formally launched by Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on 16 June 2015.

--> After free usage limit of 30 minutes, a customer can continue using the service on paid basis for which subscription plans are available in various denominations.

--> The facility has been set up by state-run operator BSNL with the optical fibre backbone which can provide high internet speed of up to 100 Mbps.

4) Sunil Chhetri becomes first Indian to score 50 international goals:

-->  Sunil Chhetri became the first Indian footballer to score 50 international goals during his team’s 2018 World Cup qualifying match against Guam.

--> Chhetri’s feat, though, came in a losing cause, as India suffered their second successive defeat in the preliminary joint qualification second round.

--> Former captain Bhaichung Bhutia stays at the second spot with 42 goals in 107 matches while IM Vijayan has 40 goals from 79 games.

5) Election Commission of India (ECI) suspended recognition of National People's Party (NPP):

--> Election Commission of India (ECI) on 16 June 2015 suspended the recognition of National People's Party (NPP) as a state party in Meghalaya.

--> The NPP is headed by former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma.

--> The decision was taken in lieu of its failure in filing the election expenditure statement related to 2014 Lok Sabha general elections within the prescribed limit of 90 days.

6) Nathu La pass in Sikkim reopened for Kailash-Manasarovar pilgrims after 53 years:

More than a half-century after China closed the Nathu La Pass on the Sikkim-Tibet border, the first batch of 50 Indian pilgrims and tourists will be going to the legendary Kailash-Manasarovar in Tibet on 18 June 2015.

--> This follows a bilateral agreement to open the pass for Indian visitors which was signed on September 18 last year when the Chinese President Xi Jinping visited New Delhi.
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SSC CGL 2015 - General Knowledge Quiz

Here are some GK Questions for SSC CGL 2015.

1. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(A) Hevea Tree — Brazil

(B) Sumatra Storm — Malaysia

(C) Kajan River — Borneo

(D) Dekke Toba fish — Brazil

 2. Which of the following resources is renewable one?

(A) Uranium

(B) Coal

(C) Timber

(D) Natural Gas

3. How many neck canal cells are found in the archegonium of a fern?

(A) One

(B) Two

(C) Three

(D) Four

4. Which angiosperm is vesselless?

(A) Hydrilla

(B) Trochodendro

(C) Maize

(D) Wheat

 5. Who was the first child born after operative procedure?

(A) Caesar

(B) Huxley

(C) William

(D) Pasteur

6. Myrmecology is study of? 

(A) Insects

(B) Ants

(C) Crustaceans

(D) Arthropods

7. NIN (National Institute of Nutrition) Central Office is located at?

(A) Hyderabad

(B) Mumbai

(C) Bengaluru

(D) Kolkata

8. Cactus is referred to as

(A) Hydrophyte

(B) Mesophyte

(C) Xerophyte

(D) Epiphyte

9. Which of the following is not a renewable resource?

(A) Thorium

(B) Geothermal heat

(C) Tidal power

(D) Radiant energy

10. Which of the following statements is correct?

(A) Mahadeo hills are in the west of Maikala hills.

(B) Mahadeo hills are the part of Karnataka Plateau.

(C) Mahadeo hills are in the east of Chhotanagpur Plateau

(D) Mahadeo hills are the part of Aravalli ranges.

Answers

1) Ans. (D) Dekke Toba fish — Brazil

2) Ans. (C) Timber

3) Ans. (A) One

4) Ans. (B) Trochodendro

5) Ans. (A) Caesar

6) Ans. (B) Ants

7) Ans. (A) Hyderabad

8) Ans. (C) Xerophyte

9) Ans. (A) Thorium

10) Ans. (A) Mahadeo hills are in the west of Maikala hills.
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15th June 2015 Daily Current Affairs Updates

1) Snapdeal acquired mobility solutions company Letsgomo Labs:

--> Domestic e-commerce giant Snapdeal has acquired Gurgaon based mobility solutions company Letsgomo Labs.

--> With this acquisition Letsgomo team will become part of Snapdeal.

--> It will help to strengthen Snapdeal position in the m-commerce domain by further strengthen it mobile technology capabilities. 

2) Supreme Court cancelled AIPMT 2015:

--> Supreme Court on 15 June 2015 set aside the 2015 All India Pre-Medical Entrance Test (AIPMT) over irregularities in the conduct of the exam.

--> The apex court directed the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), which conducts the exam, to re-conduct the test within four weeks.

--> The order was passed by the vacation bench of Justices RK Agrawal and Amitava Roy which ruled on a batch of petitions seeking re-conduct of the AIPMT following the leak of the question paper and circulation of answer keys through electronic devices at different examination centres across 10 states.

3) Adani Group inks pact to set up 10K MW solar park in Rajasthan:

--> Adani Group has set a target of 10,000 mw of solar power generation capacity by 2022 and has signed a joint venture agreement with the government of Rajasthan to set up a 10,000 mw.

--> The group's arm Adani Renewable Energy Park has signed a pact with the Rajasthan government for a 50:50 joint venture, namely Adani Renewable Energy Park Rajasthan, for the solar power project which will emerge as the largest such integrated facility in India.

4) BSNL started offering free Roaming across India:

--> State-run telecom firm BSNL on 15 June 2015 started offering free roaming across the country, which will allow all its mobile customers to receive calls at no extra cost.

--> Government under National Telecom Policy 2012 has set a goal to achieve free roaming gradually.

--> Among private telecom operators Aircel has started offering free incoming calls to its customers in five south Indian states while on roaming in the region.

5) United Kingdom celebrated 800 years of Magna Carta:

--> United Kingdom (UK) celebrated 800 years of signing of Magna Carta on 15 June 2015.

--> The celebrations to observe signing of 8 century year old historic document which had laid foundation for modern democratic society was led by  Queen Elizabeth II.

--> UK Prime Minister David Cameron was also had joined the queen to mark the celebrations.

6) Denmark’s Mogens Lykketoft elected as President of UN General Assembly:

--> Mogens Lykketoft from Denmark was unanimously elected as President of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

--> He was only the nominee put forward by the Western Europe and other group (WEOG).

7) Mahindra Group bagged multi-million dollar aerospace deal with Airbus:

--> In a boost to prime minister Narendra Modi's Make in India initiative, Airbus Group announced to award aero-components production contract to Mahindra Group

--> The contract has been awarded to Mahindra Group subsidiary, Mahindra Aerospace by an Airbus Group company, Premium AEROTEC of Germany.

8) Union Government launched augmented reality application ‘Sakaar’

--> Union Government has launched Augmented Reality technology based mobile application named ‘Sakaar’ to highlight the achievements of the Department of Space.

--> It was launched by Minister of State (MoS) in the Department of Atomic Energy Dr. Jitendra Singh in New Delhi.

--> Sakaar application and its multimedia content for Android devices is developed by Development and Educational Communication Unit (DECU) of ISRO.
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