Current Affairs Quiz- 15 August 2016

Hi Aspirants, here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 15 August 2016. Questions will be very useful for all upcoming Banking, UPSC, SSC, PSC Exams etc.

1. Union Government has constituted a National Committee on Trade Facilitation (NCTF) to develop the pan-India road map for trade facilitation. It will be headed by?

Answer: Pradeep Kumar Sinha, Cabinet Secretary of India.

2. Which bank has recently launch an Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) based *99# mobile application for their customers for basic banking needs?

Answer: Union Bank of India (UBI)

Note: It was launched in partnership with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the umbrella organisation for all retail payments system in the country.

3. India’s first ever BIO-CNG plant producing CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) from agricultural residue was recently inaugurated at?

Answer: Pune, Maharashtra.

4. Who was recently appointed as the new Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court?

Answer: Justice Manjula Chellur

Note: She will succeed CJ Dhirendra Hiralal Waghela who retires on August 24, 2016. She will be second woman Chief Justice of the Bombay HC, after Sujata Manohar in 1994.

5. Govt has conferred Shaurya Chakra posthumously to Lt. Col. E.K. Niranjan of the National Security Guard. Shaurya Chakra is the ___ highest peacetime gallantry medal of the country?

Answer: 3rd

Note: Lt. Col. E.K. Niranjan was killed while defusing a grenade at the scene of the terror attack at Pathankot IAF base in January 2016.

6. Havildar Hangpan Dada has been posthumously honoured with Ashok Chakra on the eve of Independence Day. Ashoka Chakra is the country’s highest award for gallantry during?

Answer: Peace Time

Note: Dada had shown exemplary courage, devotion & gallantry beyond the call of duty during an encounter with a group of terrorists in J&K.

7. Jharkhand government has recently introduced the e-POS (electronic point of sale) system. Jharkhand has become only ___ State in country to have their PDS system digitised?

Answer: 3rd

8. Who won the Gold Medal in the 100m men's Final of Rio Olympics 2016?

Answer: Usain Bolt

Note: Bolt recorded his season best time of 9.81 seconds. American Justin Gatlin settled for a Silver with a time of 9.89 sec & Canada’s Andre De Grasse finishing 3rd.

9. Who recently created history by producing the best-ever performance by an Indian gymnast in the Olympics history?

Answer: Dipa Karmakar

Note: Dipa finished 4th in the women’s vault finals in the Rio. The gold was won by American Simone Biles (15.966).

10. As announced by Union Government on 14 August 2016, the ___ year-old practice of presenting a separate Rail Budget is set to come to an end from the next financial year?

Answer: 92

Note: The Finance Ministry accepted Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu’s proposal to merge Rail Budget with the General Budget.

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Crack SSC CGL 2016 in 15 days - How?

Hi Aspirants..Hope your preparation is going in full swing for the upcoming SSC CGL Exam 2016. Very limited time is remaining. We have thought of sharing an article detailing some last minute tips so that you can face the exam with No Tension.

What is SSC CGL?

Combined Graduate Level (CGL) exam conducted by Staff Selection Commission every year is undoubtedly the much awaited competitive exam in India and the tough competition makes the exam tough to crack as well. The number of candidates appearing for the exam is on the increase year by year. Approximately around 20 lakhs candidates appear for the exam each year for little around 1000 posts in various Central Government Organizations. After Civil Services Examination, it’s also the second most glamorous exam in India and hence it’s often called as Mini Civil Services Exam. 

What I can do?

How you utilize the remaining limited time can make a big difference. This year SSC CGL comes with some massive changes unlike previous year. This is the first time the SSC is going to conduct an online exam for CGL. Combined Graduate Level Examination 2016- examination is scheduled to be held from 27th August, 2016 to 11th September, 2016. First let’s have a look at the new pattern for SSC CGL 2016:

What’s the new Pattern of CGL?

A. General Intelligence & Reasoning - 25 Questions - 50 Marks

B. General Awareness - 25 Questions - 50 Marks

C. Quantitative Aptitude - 25 Questions - 50 Marks

D.English Comprehension - 25 Questions - 50 Marks

Total time will be 75 Minutes. That means you have less than one minute to attend a question.

Note: There will be negative marking of 0.50 for each wrong answer in Tier-I. So inorder to improve the score you have to keep the negatives at the barest minimum.

Lets now analyze each topic separately:

A. General Intelligence & Reasoning

This is certainly the most scoring section of the exam for everyone. Half of the questions from this section can be solved with your simple logic. However the following topics are key areas: Analogy and classification, non-verbal reasoning, syllogisms, coding-decoding, blood relations, direction test and series. From non-verbal reasoning, the major types of questions asked in the exam are: (a) mirror image and water image (b) paper cutting, punching and folding (c) figural series completion (d) embedded figures. Make sure you cover all of them. Don’t neglect statement-conclusion & statement-assumption questions from inferential reasoning. Even with limited practice, you can score 2 to 3 marks as these questions are fairly simple. Keeping the time in mind, try to solve the question as soon as possible. The time you save in this section will become handy in the Quantitative Aptitude section.

B. General Awareness

Often students preparing for CGL feels that it is the toughest topic as anything under the sun can be asked in this section. GK has the most comprehensive syllabus and requires a lot of time for preparation. An analysis of previous year question papers show that Science, politics, history, geography, economy are the most liked topics for the question makers. Also some questions are repeatedly seen asked. Even though Current Affairs too comes under this section, not more than 5 questions are expected. Current Affairs is expected to be mainly concentrated on sporting events, latest appointments, summits etc. which you can easily score.

Following topics needs attention: (a) the firsts in India (b) common chemical compounds (c) folk dances of India & traditional festivals (d) Indian constitution (e) socio-religious movements of pre-independent India (f) national income & market structure (g) important scientific phenomena (h) medieval & modern Indian history.

But don't waste your much valuable time for studying GK in these last minutes, as you can't expect what can be asked. GK will be tough for everyone and hence this section will not make a big difference. At the same time GK can land you in trouble as well when it comes to negative marking. So be very careful. Just attend the sure questions and let off the remaining.

C. Quantitative Aptitude

This topic the so called "Super Man" of CGL. How strong you are in Quantitative Aptitude decides the fate. Aptitude section consists of four major areas: Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry. Geometry is the most important among all the areas. You must give it special emphasis. Trigonometry must not be avoided at any cost. Focus on height and distance as well as trigonometric identities. Data interpretation and analysis will become much easier if you have a good understanding of percentages and ratio and proportion. Within arithmetic, profit and loss, simple interest and compound interest, time and distance and time and work happen to be the key topics and you can solve them with ease if you study the simple logic behind each topic. Algebra, including simplification, is generally considered a tough nut to crack. It deserves more practice as compared to other areas.

D. English Comprehension

After GK this is the topic which can make you cry after Answer Keys are released. Chances of getting negative marks are much high for the topic. Preparation for this section would include focusing on the following topics: one-word substitution, idioms and phrases, synonyms and antonyms, fill in the blanks (sentence completion), sentence errors, reading comprehension, sentence rearrangement and jumbled-up sentences. Narration and active voice / passive voice may or may not be there in tier-I exam. You may overlook them if there is a scarcity of time. Quite often vocabulary-based questions (one-word substitution, synonyms and antonyms) as well as idioms and phrases from past SSC papers get repeated. So, it makes a lot of sense to go through previous year exam papers and focus specifically on these questions.

The difficulty level of reading comprehension passages is not high. However, some practice is needed to locate the answers to comprehension questions asked from these passages. Moreover be careful with reading comprehension, as it can take away your valuable time. Don't invest much time for this topic.

For cracking sentence error spotting questions, knowledge of grammatical rules is essential. If you find yourself lacking in grammar, you should focus on practicing English usage questions such as fill in the blanks, sentence rearrangement and jumbled-up sentences.

Apart from the above two 'MOST IMPORTANT' aspects that have to be taken care of in the last minute preparation are:

1. Previous Year Question Papers: Try to solve as many previous questions as you can. We at Currentaffairs4examz have uploaded the solved question papers of previous year exams. You can check some previous question paper from the below links: http://goo.gl/XWt2up , http://goo.gl/zhLBb8 , http://goo.gl/wYL3jN )

2. Attempt as many mock test as you can: Click Here to check mock test uploaded by SSC (http://www.thepracticetest.in/SSC/)

For GK you can refer our mock tests (http://quiz.currentaffairs4examz.com/category/general-knowledge-gk)

So be motivated.. Exam stress is tough but if you want to get somewhere, you have to put the work in. Push yourself because, no one else is going to do it for you.

Wish you all the Best for the exams.

Currentaffairs4examz Team.

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Current Affairs – 14 August 2016

Hi Aspirants, here is the Current Affairs Quiz covering the important happenings of 14 August 2016 useful for all upcoming exams.

1. Union Government has launched the first phase of Smart Ganga City programme in 10 cities located along River Ganga on 14 August 2016. Name the Union Water Resources Minister?

Answer:  Uma Bharti

Note: 10 Cities/Towns are Haridwar, Rishikesh, Mathura, Varanasi, Kanpur, Allahabad, Lucknow, Patna, Sahibganj and Barrackpore.

2. Name India’s top squash player who recently won the prestigious PSA Australian Open held in Melbourne?

Answer: Dipika Pallikal

3. Na Muthukumar who died on 14 August 2016 was a famous?

Answer: Lyricist

Note: He won two national awards for the songs Ananda Yazhai Meetukiral in Thanga Meengal and Azhage Azhage in Saivam. He is the only Tamil writer who wrote 103 songs in single year (2012).

4. Name the Bollywood actors who bagged the best actress & best actor awards at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2016?

Answer: Sonam Kapoor & Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Note: Sonam was awarded for her performance in Neerja & Nawazuddin won for his role of psycho serial killer in Raman Raghav 2.0.

5. Who recently became India's first captain to win two Tests in West Indies?

Answer: Virat Kohli

Note: Bishen Bedi, Ajit Wadekar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and MS Dhoni won one Test each as captain in West Indies.

6. South Indian Bank (SIB) & ____ has recently announced their collaboration to launch co-branded credit cards for the customers of South Indian Bank?

Answer: SBI Card

7. India will be celebrating its ___th Independence Day on 15 August 2016?

Answer: 70th

8. According to a recent research by NASA which planet was habitable for up to 2 billion years?

Answer: Venus

Note: NASA report suggests that the planet had a shallow water ocean & cooler surface temperatures for up to 2 billion years. The findings were obtained with a model similar to the type used to predict future climate change on Earth. Measurements by NASA’s Pioneer mission to Venus in the 1980s first suggested Venus originally may have had an ocean.

9. Name the world No. 61 women badminton player who defeated Saina Nehwal in the group stage of Olympics 2016?

Ans: Maria Ulitina of Ukraine

10. What was the theme of 2016 International Youth Day (IYD) observed on 12 August?

Answer: The Road to 2030: Eradicating Poverty and Achieving Sustainable Consumption and Production

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Practice Online Test for SSC CGL 2016 - General Knowledge

Hi Aspirants, here are some useful General Knowledge  questions for the upcoming SSC CGL Exam 2016. As the exam is online, we have made a online quiz so that you can have an idea of how questions are likely to be asked. In real-time you could check your score as well. 

1. Which of the following Indian Firm has been listed in the top 50 global R&D spenders?

Tata Motors

2. Which state government has recently planned to set up the state’s first Petcoke (Petroleum Coke) based power plant?

Kerala

3. India’s biggest Wildlife Rescue center was recently commissioned at _________.

Nagpur

4. Decimal system was introduced by

Bhaskara

5. The stone Age people had the first domestic

Sheep

6. Which was the first metal used by man?

Copper

7. The Gandhi Mandapam where Gandhiji’s ashes were placed before immersion is in

Kanyakumari

8. Which of the following regions did not form the part of Ashoka’s empire?

Madras

9. Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry has recently constituted a 13 member expert committee on Sanskrit, this committee was head by _______.

N Gopalaswami

10. Who is the 1st player to win the ATP World Tour Finals for 4th Consecutive time?

Novak Djokovic

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SSC CGL Online Exam 2016 - Download Admit Card/Call Letter (Tier-1)

Hi Aspirants, SSC has started the process of uploading the admit cards for its CGL Tier-1 online exam 2016. As you known the exam will be held from 27 August to 11 September 2016. Aspirants can download their SSC CGL exam admit card 2016 from the webiste of the respective regional webistes of Staff Selection Commission.

You can check the below links for the Admit Card

Candidates from Rajasthan, Delhi,Uttarakhand

Candidates from Maharashtra, Gujrat,Goa

Candidates from Madhya Pradesh,Chhattisgarh

Candidates from West Bengal, Orrisa,Jharkhand, A&N Island, Sikkim

Candidates from Assam, Arunachal Pradesh,Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland, Mizoram

Candidates from Andhra Pradesh, Punduchery,Tamilnadu

Candidates from Karnataka, Kerla

Candidates from Hariyana, Punjab, J&K,Himachal Pradesh

Candidates from Uttar Pradesh & Bihar

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GK Quiz for SSC CGL Online Exam 2016

Hi Aspirants, here are some useful GK Questions for SSC CGL Exam 2016 scheduled to be held from 27 August 2016 to 11 September 2016.

1. What is the currency of Ecuador?

(A) Ecuador Peso

(B) US Dollar

(C) Dinar

(D) Pound

2. Who among the following established the Bhil Seva Mandal in 1922?

(A) Narain Malhar Joshi

(B) Amritlal Vitthaldas Thakkar

(C) Jyotiba Phule

(D) Baba Amte

3. Which among the following apparently impressed Jahangir to issue a farman in 1613 A.D. to the English to establish a factory at Surat ?

(A) Reconciliation between the English and Portuguese

(B) A heavy dose of bribe to Nur Jahan

(C) A secret offer of naval help to the Mughal emperor to oust the Portuguese

(D) The defeat of Portuguese naval squadrons by the English

4. Who is the present Union Rural Development Minister of India?

(A) Narendra Singh Tomar

(B) Najma Heptullah

(C) Kalraj Mishra

(D) Ananth Kumar

5. Which is the capital of Turkey?

(A) Damascus

(B) Tunis

(C) Ashgabat

(D) Ankara

6. Which among the following was the first Presidency of British East India Company in India ?

(A) Madras

(B) Hugli

(C) Surat

(D) Masulipattam

7. Who among the following preached the doctrine of “One religion, one caste and one God for mankind“?

(A) Jyotiba Phule

(B) Vivekananda

(C) Sri Narayan Guru

(D) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

8. Ladakh Festival is celebrated at which of the following state?

(A) Uttar Pradesh

(B) Bihar

(C) Rajasthan

(D) Jammu and Kashmir

9.  International Day of Peace was observed on?

(A) 13 September

(B) 12 August

(C)  21 September

(D) 10 December

10. Which country has declared, Cow as their National Animal?

(A) Maldives

(B) Nepal

(C) Bangladesh

(D) Sri Lanka

Answers

1) Ans. (B) US Dollar

2) Ans. (B) Amritlal Vitthaldas Thakkar

3) Ans. (D) The defeat of Portuguese naval squadrons by the English

4) Ans. (A) Narendra Singh Tomar

5) Ans. (D) Ankara

6) Ans. (C) Surat

7) Ans. (C) Sri Narayan Guru

8) Ans. (D) Jammu and Kashmir

9) Ans. (C) 21 September

10) Ans. (B) Nepal

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Exam Pattern and Syllabus for IBPS Clerk Exam 2016

Hi Aspirants, Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has published the Notification for its Clerical Cadre Recruitment 2016 (IBPS CWE Clerk VI 2016 Notification Published). It’s time now to change the gear and start preparation seriously. But first we have to understand the pattern of the exam, its syllabus, negative marking etc. Let’s have a look on the same.

Exam Pattern

IBPS will conduct Online Common Written Exam for Clerk VI 2016 in two tiers i.e. the online examination will be held in two phases, preliminary and main. Total marks of Preliminary exam is 100 in a duration of 1 hour for objective type questions & total marks of Main examination is 200 in a duration of 2 hours for objective type questions. The tests except the Test of English Language will be available bilingually, i.e. English and Hindi.

Syllabus for the Preliminary Examination 

 Syllabus for Main Examination

 Negative Marking

There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. 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. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate; there will be no penalty for that question.

Scores: The corrected scores obtained by each of the candidates in different sessions (if held) will be normalized using equipercentile method.

Cut-off Score (Online main examination)

Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum score in each test of Online Main Examination and also a minimum total score to be considered for further process. Depending on number of the State/ UT wise vacancies available, cut-offs will be decided and candidates will be considered for provisional allotment. Prior to the completion of provisional allotment process scores obtained in the Online Main Examination will not be shared with the candidates.

NOTE: MARKS OBTAINED IN THE MAIN EXAMINATION ONLY WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR FINAL MERIT LISTING.

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IBPS CWE Clerk VI 2016 Notification Published

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has published notification for online examination (Preliminary and Main) for the next Common Recruitment Process for selection of personnel for Clerical cadre Posts in the Participating Organisations. Exam is tentatively scheduled in November/ December 2016 & January 2017. Eligible candidates can apply online from 22-08-2016 to 12-09-2016. Details are as follows:

Important dates:

Starting Date to Apply Online & Payment of Fee through Online: 22-08-2016

Last Date to Apply Online & Payment of Fee through Online: 12-09-2016

Download of call letters for Pre Exam Training: 25-10-2016 to 07-11-2016

Conduct of Pre Exam Training   07-11-2016 to 12-11-2016

Download of call letters for Online Examination (Preliminary): 18-11-2016 onwards

Date for Online Examination (Preliminary): 26 & 27-11-2016 and 03 & 04-12-2016 (if required)

Result of Online Exam (Preliminary): December 2016

Download of Call letter for Online Exam (Main): December 2016

Online Examination (Main): 31-12-2016 & 01-01-2017

Provisional Allotment: April 2017

Educational Qualification: Candidate should possess Degree (Graduation) in any discipline from a University recognised by the Govt. of India or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government & Operating and working knowledge in computer systems is mandatory.

Age limit: Candidates age limit should be between 20 to 28 years as on 01-08-2016. Age relaxation as applicable for OBC, SC/ST, PWD candidates.

Selection Process: Candidates will be selected on the basis of Online Examination (Preliminary and Main).

Application Fee

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

-- Rs.600/- for all others.

How to Apply: Eligible and interested candidates can apply online through IBPS’s website www.ibps.in from 22-08-2016 to 12-09-2016.

Check CWE Clerks-VI Official Notification

Exam Pattern and Syllabus for IBPS ClerkExam 2016

Click Here to Apply Online 

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Current Affairs Quiz Questions - 13 August 2016

Hi Aspirants, here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 13 August 2016 useful for upcoming competitive exams like IBPS, SSC, UPSC, PSC Exams etc. We have prepared the questions in such a way as likely to be asked in these exams.

1. Which bank has recently launched a program called "Project Ananya" that focuses on improved customer service and offering latest in digital banking services?

Answer: Syndicate Bank

Note: The bank plans to transform 10 % of its branches to the new format in the next 6-12 months. The first Ananya branch was opened by MD and CEO Arun Srivastava.

2. Indian's multinational pharmaceutical company Cipla Limited has appointed ____ as the managing director (MD) & Chief executive officer (CEO) of effective September 1, 2016?

Answer: Umang Vohra

Note: The current incumbent, Subhanu Saxena will step down from his position on August 31, 2016 to attend to emergent family priorities.

3. World Elephant Day was observed on?

Answer: 12 August

4. Supreme Court of India on 12 August 2016 has lifted the ban on registration of high-end diesel cars and SUVs having engine capacity of 2000 cc and above in which city?

Answer: New Delhi

Note: Ruling in this regard was given by SC bench headed by Chief Justice TS Thakur on record the affidavits filed by some car makers and Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers.

5. World Bio-Fuel Day was observed across the world on?

Answer: 10 August

Note: The day is observed every year with an aim to create awareness about non fossil-fuels (Green Fuels).

6. The 2016 International Youth Day was celebrated on?

Answer: 12 August

7. Name the Chinese table tennis champion who became the fifth male player to complete the Grand Slam by winning gold medal in Rio Olympics 2016?

Answer: Ma Long

8. Which state Government on 10 August 2016 decided to grant 33 percent reservation to women in Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)?

Answer: Nagaland

Note: The decision was announced by the Chief Minister TR Zeliang during the State Level Watershed Conference held in Kohima.

9.  Who topped the 100 Richest Tech Billionaires In The World 2016 List of Forbes?

Answer: Bill Gates

10. Name the Indian cricket player who has equalled Kapil Dev and Bhuvneshwar Kumar's record for taking two five wicket hauls and scoring two half-centuries in a Test series?

Answer:  Ravichandran Ashwin

Note: He has joined Kapil Dev and Bhuvneshwar Kumar as the third Indian player to take two five wicket hauls and score two half-centuries in a Test series. Kapil Dev has achieved it twice in his illustrious career. Bhuvneshwar Kumar achieved this in the five-Test series against England in 2014.

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