Latest Current Affairs for SSC/BANK EXAM 2016

Naval Exercise IBSAMAR 2016 between India, South Africa, Brazil kicked off in Goa

The fifth edition of IBSAMAR 2016 trilateral naval exercise between Brazil, India and South Africa kicked off in Goa. IBSAMAR is abbreviated as of India-Brazil-South Africa Maritime. This is the for the first time the exercise is held in India as all the previous editions were held in South Africa since it began in 2006

India’s first nuclear submarine INS Arihant passes deep sea tests

India’s first indigenously built nuclear armed submarine INS Arihant has successfully passed several deep sea diving drills as well as weapons launch tests. These successful tests undertaken off Vishakhapatnam coast where the submarine was build. These tests makes it ready for formal induction into the Naval Fleet

India to host 3rd Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation

India is going to host Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation from 12 April 2016 to save tigers. It will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It will the third such conference on tiger conservation to be hosted by India that will see the participation of all 13 tiger range countries (TRCs). They are Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Rare Falcated Duck sighted in Goa

Birdwatchers for first time have sighted Falcated Duck in Goa which is considered as rare vagrant migrant bird species to the south of India. Earlier the bird was sighted two times in southern parts of India away from its natural migratory habitat in North India. For first time it was sighted in Tamil Nadu in 2012 and second time in Akola (Maharashtra) in January 2015.

World’s 1st fast-acting Anti-Rabies drug to be launched in India

World’s first fast-acting anti-rabies drug Rabies Human Monoclonal Antibody (RMAb) will be launched in India. The drug has been developed by Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) and US-based MassBiologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

Pakistan Parliament becomes first in world to run entirely on solar power

Pakistan’s Parliament building located in national capital Islamabad became the first in the world to completely run on solar power. It achieved this feat after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif switched on solar-powered building of the parliament in a simple ceremony

Indian-origin art lover Ismail Mahomed conferred knighthood by French government

An Indian-origin art lover and playwright Ismail Mahomed from South Africa has been knighted by the French government for his lifelong devotion to the promotion of arts. He was bestowed with Knight of the Order of Arts and Literature (The Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres) by French Ambassador Elisabet Barbier in Johannesburg.

India remains world’s largest arms importer

India continues to remain the world’s largest arms importer, accounting for 14% of the global arms imports in the 2011-2015 timeframe. It was revealed by report on international arms transfers released by a global think-tank, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

Haryana set to become first state to complete Aquifer mapping

Haryana is set become the first state in the country to complete aquifer mapping for its groundwater resources by May 2016. Aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing rock from which groundwater can be extracted.

Banking awareness questions on current affairs

Banking awareness questions on current affairs 1)   Who was the first governor of RBI? a. James Braid Taylor b. Mihir Sen c. Nagendra Singh d. Osborne Smith

2)   What does RBI regulate through Open Market Operation Transactions? a. Flow of Foreign Direct Investment b. Borrowing powers of the banks c. Inflation d. Liquidity in economy

3)   What is the most powerful tool used by the Reserve Bank of India to control inflation? a. Raise interest rates b. Raise current supply c. Reduce current supply d. Reduce interest rates

4)   Under whose chairmanship did RBI constitute a Working Group for making balance of payments manual? a. Anand Sinha b. Deepak Mohanty c. Harun Rashid Khan d. Kamalesh Chandra Chakrabarty

5)   Who regulates monetary policy? a. IRDA b. RBI c. SEBI d. SIDBI e. Finance Ministry

6)   Who was the first Indian Governor of RBI? a. C. D. Deshmukh b. Benegal Rama Rau c. R. K. Shanmukham Chetty d. K. G. Ambegaonkar

7)   Which is a tool that helps RBI to stabilize money supply and prices of Government securities? a. EOQ b. EPQ c. JIT d. OMO Ans 1. d    2. d   3.  a.   4.  b   5.  b   6  a  7.  d

LATEST CURRENT AFFAIRS

• High Court of Gujarat ordered shutting down of 67 sand mines in Gir Forest Sanctuary
• Myntra.com acquired startup firm Native5 Software Solutions Pvt Ltd
• Rajya Sabha passed 119th Constitutional Amendment Bill on LBA between India and Bangladesh
• Lok Sabha passed Juvenile Justice Amendment Bill 2014
• French magazine Charlie Hebdo presented with Freedom of Expression Courage Award 2015
• Philippines and Japan coast guards held anti-piracy drills in Manila Bay
• India, Iran signed inter-Governmental MoU for development of Chabahar Port
• I&B Minister Arun Jaitley launched DD News Mobile App
• Union Cabinet gave nod for revised Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with South Korea
• Union Cabinet approved foreign investments into Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
• CCEA approved hike in investment limit for cases requiring prior approval of FIPB
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IBPS Recruitment 2014: Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has issued the recruitment notification of 21680 vacancies in the Probationary Officers PO posts in various banks. Candidates who are interested and eligible for such post can Apply Online from the official website www.ibps.in. before the last date December 31^st 2014. 

Information about the posts, age limit, vacancies, educational qualification, pay scale and application process are given below.

IBPS Recruitment 2014 Details:

Total No. of Posts: 21680

Name of the Bank	No. of Vacancies	Age Limit	Educational Qualification	Selection Criteria
Canara Bank	3500	18 – 28	Graduate from Government Recognized University	On the Basis of Written Exam and Personal Interview
Bank of Baroda	2360
Indian Overseas Bank	2280
Syndicate Bank	2000
UCO Bank	1300
Indian Bank	1130
IDBI Bank	1000
Union Bank of India	1095
Punjab National Bank	931
Punjab and Sind Bank	1088

Candidates who are match with the eligibility can Apply Online through the official website www.ibps.in. Now read the instruction carefully then fill the form. Fill all the accurate and relevant information in the application after that upload your scanned passport sized photograph and signature at the space provided for the same. Then look towards your entries in the application and then click on submit button for the submission of Application Form. You can take a Printout for further references.

Apply Online 

Application Fee:

Consider the Official Notification for the Application Fee details.

Selection Criteria:

The Merit List will be preparing on the basis of score of candidates in Written Test and Personal Interview and the selection status of a candidate will be seen on the Merit List.

IBPSRecruitment 2014 Result:

Candidates can able to see their results from the official website www.ibps.in. Go to the website to know your result.

                                                                                                 

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 CURRENT AFFAIRS 

HUL got its first woman director with appointment of Kalpana Morparia

On 9th October 2014, Kalpana Morparia was appointed as director of Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), with this appointment she also became first woman director of HUL.

Kalpana Morparia is serving as chief executive officer (CEO) of J.P. Morgan India. 

Kalpana Morparia is independent director on the boards of several companies as CMC Ltd, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd, Phillip Morris International Inc. and Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd.

Nobel peace prize 2014 won by Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai

On 10th October 2014, an Indian and a Pakistani national was awarded Nobel peace prize for 2014. 

Kailash Satyarthi of India and Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan were awarded the Nobel peace prize 2014 jointly for showing great personal courage and in their struggle against the suppression of children and for the right of all children to education. 

Aamir Khan appointed as the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia

On 9th October 2014, Bollywood actor Aamir Khan was appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF in South Asia. He will be focusing on supporting child nutrition to end stunting across the region. He was appointed as Goodwill Ambassador on 25th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). 

UNICEF promotes the rights and wellbeing of every child in 190 countries and territories.

Prosper Utseya of Zimbabwe and Sohag Gazi of Bangladesh banned by ICC for illegal action

Among the Important Sports Current Affairs, On 8th October 2014, International Cricket Council (ICC) banned two bowlers for their illegal action. These two bowlers are Prosper Utseya of Zimbabwe and Sohag Gazi of Bangladesh. 

It was found that above two off spinners were exceeding the 15 degree limit of arm extension while bowling.

                                                                     

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CURRENT AFFAIRS                  

1. Who is the Minister for Urban Development in India?

(a) Jairam Ramesh

(b) Kamal Nath

(c) Ghulam Nabi Azad

(d) Sushil Kumar Shinde

2. Sadanand Gowda, the new Chief Minister of Karnataka,

is a Lok Sabha MP from:

(a) Bangalore Urban

(b) Bellary

(c) Chikamagalur

(d) Hassan

3. The newly appointed Secretary of Defence of the United

States of America is:

(a) Robert Michael Gates

(b) Greame Cripps

(c) Leon Panetta

(d) None of the above

4. Who is the newly appointed Minister of Science and

Technology and Earth Sciences?

(a) Vilasrao Deshmukh

(b) M. Veerappa Moily

(c) Srikant Jena

(d) None of the above

5. Peru’s newly elected President is:

(a) Ollanta Humala

(b) Alan Garcia

(c) Alejandro Toledo

(d) Valentin Paneiagua

 

6. The Minister who recently took an additional charge as

Textiles Minister, after Dayanidhi Maran resigned from the

post, is:

(a) Srikant Jena

(b) P.V. Krishnan

(c) Anand Sharma

(d) S. Jaipal Reddy

7. Okram Ibobi Singh was recently sworn in as the Chief

Minister of ……………. for the third consecutive term.

(a) Arunachal Pradesh

(b) Tripura

(c) Manipur

(d) Mizoram

8. Who is the recently appointed Director of Bharat Earth

Movers Limited?

(a) G.V. Naidas

(b) N.M. Bose

(c) Archana Priyarajan

(d) P.R. Naik

9. Who is the new CMD of Air India?

(a) Mr. Arun Jadhav

(b) Mr. Anoop Shrivastava

(c) Mr. Amol Sharma

(d) Mr. Rohit Nandan

10. M.P. Veerendra kumar has recently been appointed as

the Chairman of the Board of Directors of:

(a) The Times of India

(b) Press Trust of India

(c) ICICI Bank

(d) Canara Bank 

ANSWERS:-

1. (b)

2. (c)

3. (c)

4. (a)

5. (a)

6. (c)

7. (c)

8. (d)

9. (d)

10.(b) 

                                

       

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