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23/02/2016

23rd February 2016 Capsul of the Day

• It is in this country a family protection scheme for Non-resident Indians (NRI) was launched - United Arab Emirates (UAE)
• The use of over 57 lakh LED bulbs has saved 421 million units of energy in a year in domestic sector in four districts of Andhra Pradesh, namely - Srikakulam, West Godavari, Guntur and Anantapur
• India's Long Jumper won silver medal on 22 February 2016 at the 7th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar is - Kumaravel Prem Kumar
• The assistance extended by India as an immediate measure to Fiji, which was hit by tropical cyclone Winston - One Million US dollars
• A state on 22 February 2016 announced that no fee would be charged from Scheduled Castes students in Government colleges from next academic session - Madhya Pradesh
• United States and Russia announced that a planned cessation of hostilities in Syria will come into effect at midnight on - 27 February 2016
• The Road to Resilience is an initiative of the World Bank, under which a team undertook a bus trip along the entire Indian coastline between covering this many states - 10
• The organisation which stated that bees can help boost food security of two billion small farmers at no cost is - UN Food and Agriculture Organization
• The renowned singer from Odisha who passed away on 19 February 2016 in New Delhi is - Bhubaneswari Mishra
• The football club that won the 2016 Sait Nagjee Trophy is – FC Dnipro
• Udai Kumar was appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of - Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India Limited
• The Indian-origin art lover and playwright who was conferred Knighthood by the French government for his lifelong devotion to the promotion of arts is - Ismail Mahomed
• He was appointed as the Chief Justice of Orissa (Odisha) High Court on 22 February 2016 - Justice Vineet Saran
• An Indian-origin Sikh officer, who was in news in the third week of February 2016 as he was appointed as Kuala Lumpur's commissioner of police - Amar Singh
• Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurated an exhibition on the Coin and Currency of India on 22 February 2016 at- New Delhi
• It became the sixth state to sign MoU with Union Government for power scheme UDAY after Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand – Bihar
• International Mother Language Day 2016 was celebrated across the world on - 21 February 2016
• Italian woman Tennis player who won Rio Open title on 21 February 2016 - Francesca Schiavone

20/02/2016

20th Feb 2016
Todays Capsul

1. Which State government on 19 February 2016 decided to form a panel to review New Pension Scheme of 2003?
a) Karnataka
b) Kerala
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Andhra Pradesh

2. The fiscal deficit has been proposed to be brought down to what percent of Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) in the Jharkhand State Budget 2016-17 presented on 19 February 2016?
a) 2.28
b) 2.16
c) 2.97
d) 4.04

3. Which famous historical personality’s birth anniversary was observed on 19 February 2016?
a) Maharana Pratap
b) Bajirao Peshwa – II
c) Chhatrapati Shivaji
d) Rani Laxmibai

4. The 2nd meeting of the Joint Working Group on Aircraft Carrier Technology Co-operation (JWGACTC), constituted under the auspices of the Indo – US Defence Trade and Technology Initiative was held at which place in February 2016?
a) Washington DC
b) New York
c) New Delhi
d) Hyderabad

5. Which country in February 2016 freezed intake of all foreign workers?
a) Malaysia
b) Singapore
c) Thailand
d) Brunei

6. Who among the following Indian-Americans will not be awarded with the prestigious Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers by the US President?
a) Milind Kulkarni (Purdue University)
b) Kiran Musunuru (Harvard University)
c) Shwetak Patel (University of Washington)
d) Ashutosh Tiwari (University of Utah)

7. What was quantum of investment committed at the Make in India week that concluded in Mumbai in February 2016?
a) 15 lakh 20 thousand crore rupees
b) 20 lakh 15 thousand crore rupees
c) 25 lakh crore rupees
d) 22 lakh 20 thousand crore rupees

8. Who was named as the Chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on Goods and Services Tax (GST) on 19 February 2016?
a) KM Mani
b) Amit Mitra
c) Jayant Sinha
d) Abdul Rahim Rather

9. Which bollywood actor is the author of the book titled ‘The Kiss of Life: How A Superhero and My Son Defeated Cancer’?
a) Amitabh Bachchan
b) Irfaan Khan
c) Emraan Hashmi
d) Kamal Haasan

10. Which country launched the astronomy satellite ASTRO-H in February 2016 to study the X-Rays emanating from black holes and galaxy cluster?
a) Japan
b) China
c) Russia
d) France

11. With which country India on 16 February 2016 signed its third Agreement on Standard Operating Procedure for conducting maritime coordinated patrols?
a) Singapore
b) Bangladesh
c) Myanmar
d) Sri Lanka

12. The World Bank Group on 18 February 2016 announced 150 million US dollars in funding to this region to combat Zika virus.
a) Asia-Pacific
b) West Asia
c) Latin America & the Caribbean
d) North America

13. Identify the Indian-origin scientist belonging to Utah University. He led the discovery of 2D semiconducting material made of tin monoxide.
a) Ashutosh Tiwari
b) Manu Prakash
c) Sangeeta Bhatia
d) Srikanth Jagabathula

14. Who among the following former cricketer’s autobiography Playing It May Way in February 2016 entered the Limca Book of Records for being the best-selling adult hardback in both fiction and non-fiction categories.
a) Rahul Dravid
b) Sunil Gavaskar
c) Kapil Dev
d) Sachin Tendulkar

15. Who on 19 February 2016 was named the chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on Goods and Services Tax?
a) Amit Mitra
b) K M Mani
c) Jayant Sinha
d) Namo Narain Meena

Answers
1-(c) 6-(d) 11-(c)
2-(b) 7-(a) 12-(c)
3-(c) 8-(b) 13-(a)
4-(c) 9-(c) 14-(d)
5-(a) 10-(a) 15-(a)

19/02/2016

19 FEB 2016

News Awareness for competative Exams

• The Polish film director known for film That Most Important Thing: Love who died on 17 February 2016 is - Andrzej Zulawski
• The former West Indies cricketer with highest Test batting average in history who passed away on 17 February 2016 is - Andy Ganteaume
• The Bollywood lyricist who entered Guinness Book of World Records for composing 3524 songs is – Sameer Anjaan
• The Command Hospital which was awarded the Raksha Mantri’s Trophy for Best Service Hospital is - Eastern Command
• The state in which BHEL commissioned a 270 MW generation unit at the Goindwal Sahib Thermal Power Project of private producer GVK Power & Infra is – Punjab
• The state with which Uber signed an agreement to help create 75000 jobs across the state is – Maharashtra Government
• Veteran Hindustani classical singer from Gwalior Gharana who died in Kolkata on 18 February 2016 at the age of 107 - Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan
• Nepal Government on 18 February 2016 decided to constitute an 11-member-political committee to study - Demarcation of federal states on the constitution
• United States (US) President Barack Obama on 18 February 2016 signed off this new law imposing new sanctions against North Korea - North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016
• The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation on 18 February 2016 sanctioned construction of around eighty two thousand houses for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in urban areas of 163 cities of - West Bengal, Telangana, Bihar, Mizoram, Rajashtan, Jharkhand and Uttarakhand
• This former cricketer’s autobiography ‘Playing It May Way’ in February 2016 entered the Limca Book of Records for being the best-selling adult hardback in both fiction and non-fiction categories - Sachin Tendulkar
• It is with this country India signed its third Agreement on Standard Operating Procedure for conducting maritime coordinated patrols – Myanmar
• It is for this region the World Bank Group announced 150 million US dollars in funding to combat Zika virus – Latin America & the Caribbean
• This Indian-origin scientist belonging to Utah University led the discovery of 2D semiconducting material made of tin monoxide - Ashutosh Tiwari
• The US space agency Nasa invited the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for a possible international collaboration on - Manned Mission to Mars
• For making the agriculture more lucrative, the Sikkim Government decided to introduce - Contract farming in the State

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30/08/2013

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18/07/2013

For the aspirants who are preparing for SBI, IBPS and RBI examinations, there is a probability of asking Tag Lines of banks in written test (General awareness section) .

Indian Overseas Bank : Good People To Grow With

Allahabad bank : Tradition of Trust

Dena Bank : Trusted Family Bank

Union Bank of India : Good People to Bank With

Andhra Bank : Much More to Do With YOU In Focus

Vijaya Bank : A Friend You Can Bank Upon

Indian Bank : Taking Banking Technology To The Common Man

Central Bank of India : Build A Better Life Around Us

Syndicate Bank : A Faithful & Friendly Financial Partner

Bank of India : Relationships beyond Banking

UCO Bank : Honors Your Trust

South Indian Bank : Experience Next Generation Banking

Punjab National Bank : The Name You Can Bank Upon

Bank of Baroda : India’s International Bank

Bank of Maharashtra : One Family one Bank

Canara Bank : Serving to Grow, Growing to Serve

Corporation Bank : Nation Bank on us

Punjab and sind Bank : where series is A way of life

United bank of India : The bank begins with you

Orintel Bank of Commerce : Where Every Individual Is Committed

State Bank of India : With You All The Way

IDBI : Aao Soche Bada

ICICI : Hum Hai Na

HDFC : We Understand Your World

HSBC : World’s Local Bank

Yes Bank : Experience Our Expertise

Federal Bank : Your Perfect Banking Partner

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