Current Affairs (June to November)2016

Current Affairs

1. The refendrum on ‘Brexit’ is on June 23. What is brexit which has been in news?________ Britian Exit(from European Union)

 2. The Kanha , pench tiger reserves and its corridor are currently in debate. In which state they are located? _________Madhya Pradhesh

 3. Where is the proposed controversial Nainpur and Balghat narraw railway gauge? _________Madhya Pradesh

4. Rafale deal is still in negotiation. It was signed by India and _________?France

5. Donald trump, nominated for the US presidential election is from _________political party? Republican

6. Gulbarg Society killings, Brutal communal killing of 69 people in Gujarat was in _________year?2002

7. Reserve Bank of India gave permission to set up payment banks to _________entities? 11

8. Vodafone m pesa which got permission to set up _________bank in india was hugely successful in Kenya in that field. Payment bank

 9. UN is against Indian Penal Code(IPC) 377 that criminalize LGBTI acts. Expansion is _________Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Intersex acts

10. The bank which will facilitate savings and withdrawals but won’t lend money as loans is called as _________Payment Bank

11. The PM of India and the president of the US signed a _________dollars US - India clean energy initiative and a _________dollars US-India catalytic solar finance program. 20 million and 40 million

12. Where was Shangri la dialogue event taken place_________? Singapore

13. Where is the next SCO meet which will take place on June 23-24? Tashkent

 14. India is in a bid to be the member of nuclear supplier group. How many countries are there in NSG? 

_________48

 15. India’s foreign secretary is _________?S. Jaishankar

 16. Kaziranga national park in Assam is famous with _________animal? One horned Rhino

 17. _________is the name of the solar powered airplane wich started from UAE on a global circling voyage? Solar impulse 2

18. Proposed 122nd constitutional amendment bill is for _________GST

19. What is 119th constitutional amendment bill_________? LBA between India and Bangladesh

20. The 99th constitutional amendment bill is for NJAC. The expansion of NJAC is _________?National Judicial Appointment Commission

21. How many countries are there in UN permanent security council_________? 5

 22. The man eater tiger Sultan was in news and debate. He was in which tiger reserve of Rajasthan? _________Ranthampore, Rajasthan

 23. The aim of Indian government’s initiative to allow birth companions in public facilities is to _________? Reduce Infant mortality rate and maternal mortality rate

 24. Who is the Chief of IMF_________? Christine Legarde 2

25. _________committee submitted its report on suggestions to reform BCCI? Lodha Committee

26. _________is the minimum capital requirement of payment bank?100 crore

 27. By the RBI guideline the maximum deposit a customer can deposit in payment bank is____? 1 lakh

28. The Environment ministry gave permission to Bihar to kill _________animal a species of antelope also called as blue bull to prevent farm crop damage. Nilgai

 29. _________is the virtual currency circulated through internet? Bitcoin

 30. In _________country is Rio De Jeneiro where Rio Olympics 2016 will take place from Aug 5?

 31. _________will be India’s flag-bearer in Rio Olympics? Abinav Bindra

 32. _________is the capital of South korea where NSG plenary (Nuclear supplier group) will take place this month? Seoul

 33. _________is the island India handed over to Sreelanka in 1972? Katchatheevu

34. _________is the Chairperson of Central Board of Film Certification? Pahlaj Nihlani

35. _________was the film which successfully got permission from the Bombay court after CBFC denied the 

permission to screen it by citing the fact that it doesn’t affect the sovereignty of India? Udta Punjab

36. India built a _________crore dam in Afganisthan in Herat province? 1700

 37. _________is the name for the LED based Domestic Efficient Lighting program (DELP) by Ministry for power, coal and new and renewable energy. The program successfully runs over 120 cities in India? Ujala

38. Narendra Modi Launched _________mobile application for farmers to provide information on subjects such as weather, market prices, seeds and so on? Kisan Suvidha Mobile application

 39. Now _________number of countries can obtain e tourist visa to visit India? 150

  

40. SC ruled that Private sector bank employees should be treated as private servants. What will the effect of the above verdict? CBI will be able examine frauds and scams involving private banks operating in the country.

41. _________is the name of UNESCO’s pre school animation series to support girls’ education globally? Rainbow ruby

42. Missouri state court of the US ordered _________company to pay compensation of 72 million dollars to the family of a child who died of ovarian cancer due to the use of company’s talc based baby powder and shower to shower.? Johnson and Johnson

 43. _________took charge as the National Human rights commission of India Chairperson? HL Dattu

44. The earth hour was observed globally on ______from 8.30 pm to 9.30 PM local time? 19 march 2016

 45. Since April 2016, Base rate is replaced by _________which has to be complied by all commercial banks 

in India? MCLR (Marginal costs of Funds based Lending Rate)

 46. _________is the commercial wing of ISRO? Antrix Corporation

 47. In India who has the right to promulgate ordinances? _________President

 48. _________is electing Public sector bank Chiefs? Bank Board Bureau

49. Dalai Lama is the spiritual and political leader of which place _________? Tibet

50. In which part of India, India gave asylum to Dalai Lama? _________Dharmasala

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General Knowledge - II

SHANMUGAM IAS ACADEMY

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE -II

1. Justice Vishnu Sahai Committee is to enquire about ___________. Mufazanaggar riot

 2. After Millennium Development Goal it will be ___________goal by UNDP. Sustainable Devel Goal

 3. ___________is the program to help manual scavengers. Safai Karamchari

4. CGETI – Content group on economic and trade issues is of ___________summit . BRICS

5. Madame Tussauds wax museum is located in ___________country LONDON

 6. Kakrapar Atomic power station is in ___________state. Gujrat

 7. ___________project is for modernization of ports. Sagarmala

 8. ___________is the first state to launch right to service act in 2010. Madhya Pradesh

 9. UAE will invest _________Rs in India and the announcement was made in Dubai declaration during Modi’s visit to UAE. 4.5 lakh crore

 10. ___________is the name of the Space research organization of Russia ROSCOSMOS

 11. Indian PM signed a peace deal with an insurgent group ___________in Nagaland. National socialist council of Nagalim(IM)

 12. Lalji sing is famous for ___________. Father of DNA fingerprinting in India

 13. FIPIC- the expansion ___________ is to pave the way for agreement on agriculture food processing , solar energy, e networking and tele education. Forum for India Pacific Island Cooperation

 14. ___________ industry has more weight out of 8 core industries in India. Energy

 15. According to last census ___________tigers are there in India. 2226                            

16. Rathambore tiger reserve is in ___________state. Rajasthan

 17. ___________included as last in Minimum support price list. Sugarcane

 18. ___________committee is to pave the way to reduce the dependence on bulk drug imports from china. Katoch Committee

19. The biggest animal fair in the country is Rajasthan’s ___________Pushkar Mela

20. The expansion of GAGAN which is related to science is ___________GPS aided Geo augmented Navigation

21. TAPI is the initiative of oil transporting between ________countries Turkmenisthan Afgan pak India

 22. ___________is the study of treatment of cancer. Oncology

23. Expansion of PRASAD initiated by the govt of India is ___________Pilgrimage rejuvenation and Spirituality augmentation drive

24. Expansion of HRIDAY initiated by the Indian Govt is ___________Heritage City Development and augmentation Yojana

 25. International solar alliance is initiated by ___________country. India

26. COP 21 conference was in ___________Paris

 27. Madhava Rao scindia Stadium is in ___________. Rajkot

 28. ___________currency got the status of Special Drawing Rights currency with US dollar, Euro, Yen and Pound. Renminbi (Yuan)

 29. The swach Bharath Tax: ___________% on services. 0.5%

 30. ___________is the president of Myanmar. U Htin Kyaw

31. ___________is the External affairs spoke person of India. Vikas Swarup

 32. ___________is the National Security Advisor of India and ___________is the Economic advisor of India. Ajith Dowal, Aravind Subramaniam

 33. The PM of ___________resigned by the agitation of complicity in Panama money stashing. Iceland

34. ___________is the Chairman of ISRO. Kiran Kumar

35. The other name for International Humanitarian organization , doctors without borders is ___________Medicins sans frontiers

36. ___________is the GDP of India in 2015-2016 period. 2.06 T $

37. India built the parliament building of ___________country. Afganisthan

38. ___________is the first parliament of a country which runs completely on solar energy. Pakisthan

 39. In last India- Africa forum summit India offered ___________credits to Africa over next 5 years

 40. The US withdrew the sanctions against ________and _____countries recently. Cuba and Iran

 41. ___________is the chief of TRAI and ___________is the Chief of SEBI. R. S Sharma and UK sinha

 42. The Bollywood actor ___________is the ambassador for Indian team for Rio Olympics. Salman Khan

43. According to the proposal for monetary policy committee ___________will be the head of the committee. RBI governor

 44. ___________is the CEO of NITI ayog National Institution for Transforming India Which has Aravind Panagaria as Vice Chairman. Amitabh Kanth

 45. ___________is elected as the president of BCCI and ___________is elected as the president of ICC. Anurag Thakur and Sasank Manohar

46. According to the latest air quality report from WHO, Zabol is in the most polluted City. It is in ________country. Iran

 47. ___________is crowned with IPL 2016 trophy. Sun risers Hyderabad

 48. According to last Social Progress Index report India is in ________the position out of 133 countries. 101

49. ___________, ___________, and ___________, are the chief ministers of Kerala, Puduchery and Assam respectively.

50. In the last by monthly policy RBI kept REPO rate as ___________%. 6.5%

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SHANMUGAM IAS ACADEMY

GENERAL KNOWELDGE

1. Trans Pacific Partnership is initiated by ___________country? America

2. Maritime Silk Road is the pet project of ___________country? China

3. World’s longest train journey starts from ___________country? Yiwu(China) Yiwu -Madrid

4. The expansion of LEMOA is ___________Logistics Exchange Memorandum Of Agreement

 5. LEMOA is an agreement between India and the ___________ US

6. Parkinson’s disease affects ___________organ of the body. Nervous system

 7. ___________was the name of the declaration in Kumbamela happened in Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh? Sinhastha Declaration

 8. Delhi declaration of friendship was made between Indian PM Narendra Modi and ___________Obama

 9. Recently launched Indian Satellite’s name was NAVIC. The expansion is ___________? Navigation with Indian Constellation

10. The name of the GPS system of Russia is ___________and The name of the GPS system of UK is ___________Glonass and Galelio respectively.

 11. The name of the GPS system of China is ___________ Beidou

12. How many countries are there in RCEP-Regional comprehensive Economic partnership? 16

 13. Stuxnet cyber attack in 2010 was a ___________attack . Worm attack

 14. Expansion of important body ITLOS is ___________ International Tribunal for law of the sea 

15. According to Paris summit developed countries will raise ___________US dollars to help developing countries to reduce carbon emission. 100 b $

16. ___________bagged prestigious Phalke award which is meant for art and literature. Manoj Kumar

17. Women’s bill in parliament aims to ___________To reserve for women one third of seats in parliament and legislature

18. Nansha islands is also knows as ___________Spartley Islands

19. BTIA – Broad based Trade and investment agreement is between India and ___________UK

 20. Zika virus outbreak in Brazil was in news. It causes ___________disease? Microcephaly

 21. In ___________state Narmada canal is located. Gujarat

 22. ___________is the Indian trade port nearest to Nepal. Haldia Port

23. Nepal made an agreement with China to import from China’s ___________port. Tianjin

 24. ___________Iran port is being built by India for trade Chabahar

 25. ___________aims to provide five crore subsidized LPG Ujwala Yojana

26. ICANN is currently in news. Expansion is ___________Internet Corporation for assigned names and numbers

27. ___________aims to revive energy distribution companies. UDAY (Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana)

28. The country ___________will clean Indian rivers as it cleaned its Rhine river. Germany

 29. ___________breaking system will be mandatory for two wheelers from 2019Combined Braking System

 30. In Defense procurement policy India pushes its aim of IDDM. Expansion? ___________Indigenously Designed developed and manufactured

 31. China Builds ___________port of Sreelanka. Hambantota

 32. China builds ___________port of Pakistan. Gwadar

33. CII- Confederation of Indian industries president is ___________Noushad Forbs

34. Ravi and Beas river is in news. It is in ___________state? Punjab

35. The permanent court of Arbitration is in ___________Hague

36. ___________project is a flagship project to clean Ganga river by 2020 and Govt allocated Rs. 30000 crore for the same. Namami Ganga

37. India signed agreement with ___________for water purification and filtration. Israel

 38. The Head of the United Nation development program is ___________Helen Clark

 39. ___________will represent India in United Nations Organization. Sayid Akrabuddeen

40. IPBES – Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and ecosystem services endorsed by 124 countries has secretariat in ___________country. Germany

41. SAGE is ___________’s strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunisation. WHO

42. Stand Up India was introduced in ___________state. Uttar Pradesh, Noida

 43. India’s universal immunization program cover ___________life threatening diseases. 13

 44. India’s new born action plan was launched in ___________year 2014

 45. What is PRAGATI ___________Proactive Governance and timely Implementation

 46. Global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism( GICNT) grouping has ___________ countries. 86

 47. In India small pox was eliminated in ___________year 1975

 48. India eradicated ___________disease in august 2015 and Polio was eradicated in ___________year in India. Neonatal Tetanus. 2014

 49. Expansion of FRBM is ___________Fiscal Responsibility and Budget management

50. ___________is meant to function as a metadata intelligence grid by networking multiple data available with various agencies. NATGRID

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IBPS PO Exam Syllabus

IBPS PO – SYLLABUS

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1.       IBPS PO – ENGLISH LANGUAGE (40 marks, 40 questions)

Vocabulary:

Synonyms, Antonyms, Homonyms, Word Formation, Sentence CompletionComprehension:

Theme detection, Deriving Conclusion, Passage Completion Error Detection and Rearrangement: Passage Correction, Sentence Correction, SpellingGrammar:

 Active Passive Voice, Direct Indirect SpeechGeneral Usage:

 Idioms and Phrases

2.       IBPS PO – LOGICAL REASONING (50 marks, 50 questions) 
Verbal Reasoning: Analogy, Coding Decoding, Blood Relation, Sitting Arrangement, Series Completion, Syllogism, Decision Making, Statement ReasoningNon-verbal Reasoning: Series Completion, Analogy, and Classification

3.       IBPS PO – QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE (50 marks, 50 questions) 
Arithmetic:

Numbers, Simplification, Roots, Average, Surds & Indices, Percentage, Profit & Loss, Ratio & Proportion, Partnership, Chain Rule, Time & Work, Pipes & Cisterns, Time & Distance, Problems on Trains, Boats & Streams, Allegation, Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Stocks & Shares, Clocks, Logarithms, Mensuration, Volume & Surface Area, Permutation & combination, Probability, Heights & DistancesData Interpretation:

Tabulation, Bar Graphs, Line Graphs, Pie Charts

4.       IBPS PO – GENERAL/MARKETING/BANKING AWARENESS (40 marks, 40 questions) 
Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the candidate’s general awareness of the environments around him and its application to society. These questions will be such that they do not require a specific study of any discipline.
– Knowledge of current events
– Everyday observations and experience in the scientific aspect as may be expected of any educated person
– India and its neighbouring countries
– Sports, History, Culture, Geography, Economy, General Polity, Indian Constitution, Scientific Research Over 70% of the questions will be related to Economy, Banking and Finance.

5.       IBPS PO – COMPUTER AWARENESS (20 marks, 20 questions)
General Knowledge on Computer usage and application (basic hardware and software) 

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TNPSC Eligibility

S.NO	NAME OF THE POST	MINIMUM AGE (SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED)	MAXIMUM AGE (SHOULD NOT HAVE COMPLETED)        (SC/ST)                  OTHER		EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
1	TNPSC Group I Services	21 years	35 years	30 years	Any Degree
2	TNPSC Group II Services	21 years	No Maximum Age limit	30 years	Any Degree
3	TNPSC Group II A Services(Non Interview post)	21 years	No maximum Age limit	30 years	Any Degree
4	TNPSC Group IV Services	18years	10th std passed Degree – No Maximum Age limit	30 years	10th std
5	VAO Exams	21 years	10th std passed Degree – No Maximum Age limit	30 years	10th std

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RRB Exam Syllabus

RRB – SYLLABUS

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Numerical Ability:

Number Systems, Simplification, Number series, Missing/Wrong Number, Chain Rule, Ratio and Proportion, Average, Ages, Mixture and Allegation, Pipes and Cisterns, Time and Distance, Time and Work, Simple & Compound Interest, Percentage, Profit and Loss, Partnership, Areas and Volumes, Permutations and combinations, Probability.

Data Interpretation:

Pie charts, Bar graphs, Line graphs. Mixed graphs, Case study, Data tables

Logical Reasoning / General Intelligence:

Verbal Reasoning:

Analytical Reasoning, Distance Test, Seating Arrangement, Eligibility test (Decision making), Analogy, Classification, Coding Decoding, Odd Man out, Series, Mathematical Operation, Blood Relationships, Alphabet test, Data Sufficiency, Syllogism, Statements

Non Verbal Reasoning:

Series (Non Verbal), Mirror/water image, Classification (Non Verbal), Analogy (Non Verbal)

 English / Hindi:

English (Optional):

Synonyms, Antonyms, Vocabulary, Spotting errors, Idioms and Phrases, Sentence Improvement, Sentence Rearrangement, substitution, Cloze Tests, Inappropriate Usage of Words, Sentence Correction, English Comprehension

Hindi Language (Optional):

Hindi Grammar & language knowledge, Passage, Synonyms, Antonyms, Spotting Errors,Filling the given Blanks with suitable words

General Awareness:

Banking terms, History of Banking, RBI, Fiscal Monetary Policies, Social Function of Banks, Marketing, World Organizations, National and International Current Events,  Important Events, New Appointments, Books and Authors, World’s First Largest Longest, Prizes And Awards, Famous Places and persons,  General Geography, General History, Indian Economy,  General Polity, General Science ,  Sports And Recreation, Science And Technology, Days to remember.

Computer Knowledge:

Basic computer fundamentals, History and Future of Computers, Basic Software & Hardware and their functionalities, Computer Operations / Shortcut Keys, Networking, abbreviation used in computers, Microsoft-office, Computer Languages, Internet.

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IBPS Regional Rural Bank

IBPS Regional Rural Bank

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Regional Rural Banks are local level banking organizations operating in different States of India. They have been created with a view to serve primarily the rural areas of India with basic banking and financial services. However, RRB’s may have branches set up for urban operations and their area of operation may include urban areas too.

The area of operation of RRBs is limited to the area as notified by Government of India covering one or more districts in the State. RRB’s also perform a variety of different functions.

RRB’s perform various functions in following heads

v  Providing banking facilities to rural and semi-urban areas. Carrying out government operations like disbursement of wages of MGNREGA workers, distribution of pensions etc.

v  Providing Para-Banking facilities like locker facilities, debit and credit cards.

List of Regional Rural banks

1 Allahabad UP Gramin Bank	2 Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank
3 Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank	4 Arunachal Pradesh Rural Bank
5 Assam Gramin Vikash Bank	6 Bangiya Gramin Vikash Bank
7 Baroda Gujarat Gramin Bank	8 Baroda Rajasthan Kshetriya Gramin Bank
9 Baroda UP Gramin Bank	10 Bihar Gramin Bank
11 Central Madhya Pradesh Gramin Bank	12 Chaitanya Godavari Grameena Bank
13 Chhattisgarh Rajya Gramin Bank	14 Dena Gujarat Gramin Bank
15 Ellaquai Dehati Bank	16 Gramin Bank of Aryavart
17 Himachal Pradesh Gramin Bank	18 J & K Grameen Bank
19 Jharkhand Gramin Bank	20 Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank
21 Kashi Gomti Samyut Gramin Bank	22 Kaveri Grameena Bank
23 Kerala Gramin Bank	24 Langpi Dehangi Rural Bank
25 Madhya Bihar Gramin Bank	26 Madhyanchal Gramin Bank
27 Maharashtra Gramin Bank	28 Malwa Gramin Bank
29 Manipur Rural Bank	30 Meghalaya Rural Bank
31 Mizoram Rural Bank	32 Nagaland Rural Bank
33 Narmada Jhabua Gramin Bank	34 Odisha Gramya Bank
35 Pallavan Grama Bank	36 Pandyan Grama Bank
37 Paschim Banga Gramin Bank	38 Pragathi Krishna Gramin Bank
39 Prathama Bank	40 Puduvai Bharthiar Grama Bank
41 Punjab Gramin Bank	42 Purvanchal Bank
43 Rajasthan Marudhara Gramin Bank	44 Saptagiri Grameena Bank
45 Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank	46 Sarva UP Gramin Bank
47 Saurashtra Gramin Bank	48 Sutlej Gramin Bank
49 Telangana Grameena Bank	50 Tripura Gramin Bank
51 Utkal Grameen Bank	52 Uttarbanga Kshetriya Gramin Bank
53 Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank	54 Uttarakhand Gramin Bank
55 Vananchal Gramin Bank	56 Vidharbha Konkan Gramin Bank

The Organizational Structure for RRB’s varies from branch to branch and depends upon the nature and size of business done by the branch. The Head Office of an RRB normally had three to seven departments.

The following is the decision making hierarchy of officials in a Regional Rural Bank.

v  Board of Directors

v  Chairman & Managing Director

v  General Manager

v  Chief Manager/Regional Managers

v  Senior Manager

v  Manager

v  Officer / Assistant Manager

v  Office Assistant (Multipurpose)

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