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28/05/2016

GK Updates for IAS/RAS, SSC, Bank, Gram Sevak, 1st Grade and 2nd Grade by Anushka Academy :-
Arunachal tiger reserve bags biodiversity award :-
Arunachal Pradesh's Pakke Tiger Reserve of East Kameng district has received the 'India Biodiversity Award 2016' in one of its four categories. The Hornbill Nest Adoption Programme of the Pakke Tiger Reserve was awarded with the prize under the category, "conservation of threatened species".
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Indian Coast Guard Ship ARUSH Commissioned :-
The Indian Coast Guard ship ‘Arush’, the 17th in the series of twenty Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs), designed and built by M/s Cochin Shipyard Limited, was commissioned at Kochi by the Coast Guard Commander (Western Seaboard) Additional Director General SPS Basra.

The Indian Coast Guard will be a 150 ships/boats and 100 aircraft maritime force in next few years. In addition to these operational assets, a coastal surveillance network is being established with 46 stations to ensure real-time coastal surveillance.
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HDFC among world's top 10 consumer financial services company :-
The mortgage lender HDFC ltd has been ranked among the world's top ten biggest and most powerful companies in the consumer financial services sector on a Forbes list. The list is topped by global major American Express while HDFC ranked 7th.
HDFC is ranked 404th while it is at tenth position among Indian firms. There are total 56 Indian companies on the list, in which Reliance Industries ranked highest. It is at 121st place globally.
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Sanjay Bangar Appointed As India's head Coach for Zimbabwe Tour :-
Sanjay Bangar is appointed as the head coach of Indian Cricket team for Zimbabwe tour. Before this appointment he worked as the assistant coach (batting) for the team at the World T20 Cup in March and April 2016, under team director Ravi Shastri.
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Cabinet approves the takeover of HSCL by NBCC :-
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the takeover of Hindustan Steel Works Construction Limited (HSCL) by National Buildings Construction Corporation Ltd (NBCC) for financial restructuring of HSCL.
HSCL will become subsidiary of NBCC with NBCC holding 51 percent equity holding. The shareholding of Government of India in HSCL will be reduced to 49 %.
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Mamata Banerjee Takes Oath As Chief Minister Of West Bengal :- Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of West Bengal for the second successive 5 year term. The party swept the electoral mandate bagging 211 seats of the 294-seat Assembly.
This was the first time that Bengal witnessed a swearing-in-ceremony of a government outside the Raj Bhavan.
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Sunil Bharti Mittal receives this year's Harvard Alumni award :-
Founder and chairman of Bharti Enterprises, Mr. Sunil Bharti Mittal has received this year’s Harvard Business School Alumni Achievement Award.
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Banned Maria Sharapova Named In Russia's Olympic team :-
Russia has included Maria Sharapova in its Olympic tennis team despite the star player being suspended over a positive test for the banned drug meldonium. Questions regarding her participation at the Olympic would be resolved by the end of the first week.

The International Tennis Federation (ITF)
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1. Which Indian company has recently signed MoU with Iran government to set up smelter plant in Chabahar?
Ans :-National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO)

2. Neeraj Chopra is associated with which sports?
Ans :-Javelin Throw

3. Which country’s women badminton team has won the 2016 Uber Cup tournament?
Ans :-China

4. Which country’s ex-President has been granted political refugee status in the United Kingdom (UK) ?
Ans :- Maldives

5. Which indigenously built highly maneuverable Fast Attack Craft has been commissioned into Indian Navy?
Ans :- INS Tarmugli

6. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL)?
Ans :- S K Sharma

7. The Mukurthi National Park is located in which state of India?
Ans :- Tamil Nadu

8. Who is the author of the book “The Bones of Grace”?
Ans :- Tahmima Anam

9. Which state government has recently banned disposable foam food containers?
Ans :- Sikkim

10. The Indian citizens have been barred from travelling to which country recently by the Government of India (GoI)?
Ans :- Libya

27/05/2016

Maharashtra Mantralaya's 150 Computers Attacked By Locky Virus :-
Locky ransomware, a malicious software which blocks access to computers, attacked about 150 computers in Maharashtra Mantralaya on May 15, encrypting important files from the Public Works Department and the Revenue department.
Locky is a ransomware email-worm program that is contained within a Microsoft Word document sent by email (in either Microsoft Outlook or Office 365)
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Narendra Modi Government Approves Bina-Katni 3rd Line Project :-
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its approval for taking up Bina-Katni 3rd line project at an estimated cost of Rs.2,478.23 crore and expected completion cost of Rs.2,917.06 crore.
It will also greatly ease the ever increasing freight traffic between Bina-Katni section thereby increasing the revenue of Railways.
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Union Cabinet Gives Approval To 6 New IITs :-The Union Cabinet has given its approval to amend The Institutes of Technology (IIT) Act, 1961 for incorporation of 6 new IITs. This amendment will declare these 6 IITs as the institutions of national importance.
Six new IITs will come up at :
1. Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) 2. Palakkad (Kerala) 3. Dharwar (Karnataka) 4. Bhilai (Chhattisgarh) 5. Goa 6. Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh)
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Cabinet gives ex-post facto approval to the MOU between India and Japan :-
The Union Cabinet chaired by PM Modi has given ex-post facto approval to the MoU between Indian and Japan for promoting sustainable, stable and low-carbon thermal power development in India.
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Cabinet gives ex-post facto approval to the MOU between India and Japan :-
The Union Cabinet chaired by PM Modi has given ex-post facto approval to the MoU between Indian and Japan for promoting sustainable, stable and low-carbon thermal power development in India.
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India 5th largest Producer Of E-Waste: Study :-India has not only emerged as the second largest mobile market with 1.03 billion subscribers, but also become the fifth largest producer of e-waste in the world, discarding roughly 18.5 lakh metric tonnes of electronic waste each year with telecom equipment alone accounting for 12 per cent of the e-waste, according to an Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India-Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (ASSOCHAM-KPMG) joint study.
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Government Launches New Website For AYUSH And Web Portal For International Day of Yoga :-
Minister of State for AYUSH Shripad Yesso Naik has launched the new website of the Ministry of AYUSH and a web portal for International Day of Yoga (IDY) in New Delhi. The website http://ayush.gov.in has been developed as part of digital India programme, using content management framework (CMF) approach.
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Islamic banking to debut in Gujarat :-
Saudi Arabia based Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has announced to open its first branch in India at Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Its a part of MoU between India’s EXIM Bank and IDB during Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit to United Arab Emirates (UAE) in April 2016.

The bank has 56 Islamic countries as its members and as part of the MoU a 100 million dollar line-of-credit was to be given to facilitate exports to IDB's member countries.

Besides, it also announced to provide 30 medical vans as part of IDB’s social sector initiatives.
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ISRO To Test Air-breathing Propulsion System :-
After successfully testing a technology demonstrator of a reusable launch vehicle, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to test an air-breathing propulsion system, which aims to capitalise on the oxygen in the atmosphere instead of liquefied oxygen while in flight.
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1. Which committee has been constituted to relook defense spending?
Ans :- D B Shekatkar committee

2. Which of the following is the India’s first reusable space shuttle, which has been successfully launched from Sriharikota?
Ans :- RLV-TD

3. Which country’s national badminton team has won the 2016 Thomas Cup tournament?
Ans :- Denmark

4. Who is the newly elected Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu?
Ans :- Jayalalitaa

5. Who is the author of the book “To Cancer, With Love: My Journey of Joy”?
Ans :- Neelam Kumar

6. Which state government of India has recently launched ‘Smart Village’ program to improve public facilities in the villages?
Ans :- Gujarat

7. The World Biodiversity Day is observed on which day?
Ans :- May 22

8. Who has been appointed as the new Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Puducherry?
Ans :- Kiran Bedi

9. Which Indian personality has been conferred with the Yug Kavi Siddhicharan Award, Nepal’s literary award?
Ans :- Pawan Chamling

10. Who has won 2016 Asian 6-Red Snooker Championship?
Ans :- Pankaj Advani

26/05/2016

1. The ARCs are meant to offload Non Performing Assets (NPAs) of banks. Here, the term ARC stands for?
a) Asset Restructuring Company
b) Asset Resourcing Company
c) Asset Reconstruction Company
d) Asset Refinancing Company
e) None of the above

Ans :- c

2. As President Pranab Mukherjee mentioned during his address to the joint session of the parliament recently there are over ______ Jan Dhan account holders at present.
a) 11 cr
b) 15 cr
c) 21 cr
d) 25 cr
e) 31 cr

Ans :- c

3. The Voter Verifiable Paper Trial (VVPT) had introduced in 10 constituencies for the first time in upcoming assembly polls in?
a) West Bengal
b) Assam
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Arunachal Pradesh
e) Jammu & Kashmir

Ans :- b

4. The RBI has decided to extend the SAARC Currency Swap Arrangement till Nov 14, 2017 under which it will be offering swap arrangement up to an overall amount of?
a) USD 1 bn
b) USD 2 bn
c) USD 3 bn
d) USD 4 bn
e) USD 5 bn

Ans :- b

5. The Centre has appointed three information commissioners in the Central Information Commission (CIC). Who among the following is/are NOT one of them?
a) Divya Prakash Sinha
b) BS Bassi
c) Bimal Julka
d) Amitava Bhattacharyya
e) Both (c) and (d)

Ans :-b

6. Which of the following cities (ranked 139 in world) is best Indian city to live in as per the 18th Mercer Quality of Life study?
a) Bengaluru
b) Chennai
c) Pune
d) Mumbai
e) Hyderabad

Ans :- e

7. The recent stake sale in NTPC was the second-biggest disinvestment of the current financial year while the biggest one is of Rs 9,370cr worth?
a) IOC
b) Coal India
c) ONGC
d) HMT
e) BHEL

Ans :-a

8. Vienna has been declared world's best city to live in the 18th Mercer Quality of Life study. Vienna is the capital city of?
a) Sweden
b) Norway
c) Spain
d) Austria
e) Netherlands

Ans :-d

9. In which city Accenture launched Cyber Centre?
a) Uttarkhand
b) Bengaluru
c) New Delhi
d) Hyderabad
e) None of the above

Ans :-b

10. Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Laos?
a) Sonexay Siphandone
b) Somdy Douangdy
c) Bounthong Chitmany
d) Thongloun Sisoulith
e) None of the above

Ans :- d
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Govt Releases Draft Rules Of Juvenile Justice Act 2015 :- No child between 16 and 18 years of age in conflict with the law will be handcuffed or sent to jail or lock-up, according to the draft rules of Juvenile Justice Act 2015.
According to the draft rules, proper medical and legal aid will be provided to juvenile criminals and their parents and guardians will be duly informed and every state government is required to set up at least one ‘place of safety’ for the rehabilitation of such children.
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Pinarayi Vijayan Sworn In As CM Of Kerala :-Communist Party of India-Marxist leader Pinarayi Vijayan has taken oath as the Chief Minister of Kerala with 19 ministers at the central stadium in capital Thiruvananthapuram.
Mr. Vijayan is 72, 20 years younger than 93-year-old Mr. Achuthanandan.
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Govt To Undertake Doubling Of ‘Pune-Miraj-Londa’ And ‘Surendranagar-Rajkot’ Railway lines :- The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs(CCEA) gave its approval for doubling of Pune-Miraj-Londa railway line project and Surendranagar-Rajkot railway project. The former project has an estimated cost of Rs. 3,627.47 crore and expected completion cost of Rs. 4,246.84 crore with 5% escalation per annum
The length of the Pune-Miraj-Londa railway line will be 467 km.
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World First Humanitarian Summit held at Istanbul, Turkey :- The first-ever World Humanitarian Summit was held in Istanbul from 23 to 24th May since World War II. The summit was inaugurated by the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and hosted by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has announced the launch of a new fund 'Education Cannot Wait’ fund at the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS).
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Newly elected AIADMK MLA 'S.M. Seenivel' passes away :-
SM Seenivel, a newly elected MLA of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in the new Tamil Nadu Assembly has passed away in a private hospital in Bibikulam in Madurai.
he has defeated the rival Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) candidate M. Manimaran by a margin of 22,992 votes.
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President signs NEET-UG ordinance; decks cleared for admissions :-
President Pranab Mukherjee has signing the controversial ordinance exempting state governments from the requirement of conducting the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance test this year.
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Freecharge names Kunal Shah as chairman, and Govind Rajan as CEO :-

Snapdeal-controlled digital payments platform FreeCharge has named Kunal Shah as chairman, and Govind Rajan as Chief Executive Officer.
FreeCharge was founded in 2010 by Kunal Shah and Sandeep Tandon and was acquired by Snapdeal in April 2015.
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World's First 3D-Printed Office Opens In Dubai :- Dubai has opened the world's first functioning 3D-printed office building, part of a drive by the Gulf's main tourism and business hub to develop technology that cuts costs and saves time. The printers used industrially and also on a smaller scale to make digitally designed, three-dimensional objects from plastic have not been used much for building.
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1. Union Cabinet approves Amendments in the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950

2. ISRO to test Air-breathing Propulsion System

3. Union HRD Ministry to launch ASMITA, student tracking system

4. India, World Bank ink US$ 100 million loan agreement for Karnataka Urban Water Supply Modernization

5. World Bank launches Pandemic Emergency Finance Facility

6. Union Government shortlist 13 Cities for Smart Cities Mission in 2ndbatch

7. Sarbananda Sonowal sworn-in as Assam Chief Minister

25/05/2016

Sarbananda Sonowal Takes Oath As First BJP CM of Assam :-
Former Union Minister for Sports & Youth Affairs Sarbanand Sonowal was sworn-in as the First BJP Chief Minister of Assam.
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40 Million Indians At Risk From Rising Sea Levels: UNEP :-
Nearly 40 million Indians will be at risk from rising sea levels by 2050, with people in Mumbai and Kolkata havingthe maximum exposure to coastal flooding in future due to rapid urbanisation and economic growth, according to a UN environment report.
By 2050, seven of the 10 most vulnerable countries worldwide will be in the asia-Pacific region.
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US lifts embargo on sales of lethal weapons to Vietnam :-US President Barack Obama has announced an end to its embargo on sales of lethal weapons to Vietnam.
The White House officials had indicated the arms ban, in force since 1984, would be lifted only if human rights in Vietnam improved.
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NALCO signs MoU with Iran govt to set up smelter plant in Chabahar :-

The National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has signed an MoU with Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) to explore the possibility of setting up a smelter on joint venture in Iran.
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13 New Smart Cities Unveiled By Government :-
Thirteen cities have been selected in the first phase of the government’s smart cities mission, which includes Lucknow, Warangal, Bhagalpur, Raipur, New Town Kolkata , Chandigarh, Faridabad, Raipur, Ranchi, Warangal, Agartala, Imphal, Port Blair and Panaji. These cities have been chosen through a fast-track competition.
This takes the number of cities selected in the first phase of the Smart Cities Mission to 33.
This takes the number of cities selected in the first phase of the Smart Cities Mission to 33.
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Rio medal winners to be considered for Khel Ratna, Arjuna :-
The Sports Ministry has stated that the winners from the upcoming Rio Games will be considered for this year's Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards.
The medal winners in individual events who have already not been conferred with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in the past will be considered for the highest sporting honour. But as per the existing provisions of the schemes ofRajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards, sports achievements of the sports persons for the last four years preceding the year of award, that means, sports achievements during the period 2011 to 2015 are to be considered.
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India Post payments bank will be functional by March 17 :- Union Communications and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has stated that the India Post's payments bank will start functioning from March 2017 and serve as a wider platform to implement financial inclusion programmes.
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NGT Bans Over 10-yr-Old Diesel Vehicles In 6 Cities :-
In a landmark judgement, the circuit bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned the use of light and heavy diesel vehicles, which are more than 10 years old, in six major cities. The cities where these vehicles can’t ply on the roads include Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kollam, Thrissur, Kozhikode and Kannur.
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1. Which Indian Non-profit organization has been awarded with the “The Intercultural Innovation Award (IIA) 2016”?
Ans :- Routes 2 Roots

2. Who is the author of the book “Firaq Gorakhpuri: The Poet of Pain and Ecstasy”?
Ans:- Ajai Mansingh

3. Who is the newly elected President of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)?
Ans :- Anurag Thakur

4.Who has been appointed by United Nations (UN) as special envoys for EI Nino and climate?
Ans :- [A]Mary Robinson [B]Macharia Kamau... both

5. Which state government of India has recently launched an artificial propagation programme for rehabilitation and conservation of Golden Mahseer fish?
Ans :- Himachal Pradesh

6. Which Indian organization has recently made it mandatory for Participatory Notes (P-Notes) users to follow Indian anti-money laundering laws ?
Ans :- Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

7. The National Anti Terrorism Day is celebrated on which day in India?
Ans :- May 21

8. Who has been appointed as the Principal Adviser for social sector in Niti Aayog?
Ans :- Ratan P Watal

9. Who will be sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of Assam ?
Ans :- Sarbananda Sonowal

10. Which football club has won the 2016 Indian Federation Cup football tournament?
Ans :- Mohun Bagan AC