30th November 2016 Important Daily Current Affairs

International Current Affairs

• Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today left for a two-day visit to Bangladesh. 
• During his visit, Parrikar is scheduled to meet Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, who also holds the defence portfolio, ahead of her visit to India next month.
• He would also meet President Abdul Hamid and other top leadership.
• Important Point to Note : This is the first ever visit of an Indian Defense Minister to Bangladesh.
• Nepal's government has proposed amending its Constitution to create a new state to meet the demands of the Indian-origin Madhesi community. 
• This comes after protests across the country for a bigger federal state last year left over 50 dead. 
• Nearly 20 countries, including France and the UK, will attend a New York event celebrating the Diwali postage stamp recently issued by the United States. 
• The event, co-hosted by the Permanent Missions of Belarus and India to the United Nations, will be held on December 5. 
• Note : It will also honour Ranju Batra, the chairman of the Diwali Stamp Project.
• Thailand's Parliament has invited Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, who will be formally known as King Rama X or the 10th king of Chakri dynasty, after the recent death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
• India is going to host the 6th Heart of Asia Conference.
• This conference will take place in Amritsar, Punjab during 3rd and 4th December 2016.
• INS Darshak has completed Hydrographic Survey for Tanzania.
• The survey was undertaken under the MoU signed for Foreign Cooperation in the field of Hydrography between Tanzania and India on exchange of hydrographic data to promote development and cooperation through conducting surveys, exchange of data, capacity building and infrastructure strengthening.
  

National Current Affairs

• The National Anthem should be compulsorily played at all cinema halls across the nation before movie screenings, the Supreme Court ordered today.
• It should also be accompanied by the National flag onscreen and any abridged version of the Anthem would not be permitted. 
• Everyone present in the halls must rise and pay respect to the National Anthem, the court added.
• According new data from Civil Registration System ( CRS) released by the Office of the Registrar General of India, Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) continues to worsen in India. 
• The SRB has declined to 887 in 2014 from 898 in 2013. 
• The ratio has been declining since 2011 when the figure was 909. 

New Appointments

• BJP chief Amit Shah today appointed actor-turned-politician Manoj Tiwari as the BJP's Delhi unit President. 
• He has replaced Satish Upadhyay.
• BJP leader Nityanand Rai was appointed as the BJP's Bihar unit chief. 

Business & Economic Affairs

• In order to protect farmers and rural account holders from money launderers, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today limited the cash withdrawal from KYC-linked Jan Dhan accounts to ₹10,000 a month. 
• Withdrawals beyond ₹10,000 will be allowed by bankers only after ascertaining the genuineness of such withdrawals. 
• Note : Jan Dhan deposits rose by 60% in two weeks after note ban.
• Starting today, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) operated Currency Presses have started printing the new ₹500 notes as two government-owned presses are running behind schedule. 
• The RBI presses hope to print around 1 billion of the new ₹500 notes by December end. 
• Note : Until now, the RBI operated presses were printing only ₹2,000 and a few lower denomination notes.
• Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio has crossed the 5 crore subscribers mark in record 83 days since its launch in September.
• Jio has reportedly added 1,000 customers per minute since launch. 
• Important Points to Note : 
• Airtel reached the 5 crore subscribers milestone in 12 years.
• Vodafone and Idea took 13 years each.

Awards & Honors

• Sachin Tendulkar's autobiography 'Playing It My Way' has won the Crossword Book of the Year Award in the autobiography category. 
• The book was co-written by cricket historian Boria Majumdar and released in November 2014. 
• Note : Earlier, the book had entered the Limca Book of Records for the 'Bestselling Adult Hardback on Release', logging most orders on the first day of publication.
• Ranveer Singh was named the 'International Man of the Year' at the 2016 Esquire 'Man At His Best Awards' held in Dubai.
• Note : Deepika Padukone was awarded the title of 'International Woman of the Year'.

Sports Current Affairs

• Hashim Mansoor, a seven-year-old boy from Kashmir's Bandipora district, has won a Gold medal at the Asian Youth Karate Championships in New Delhi. 
• Mansoor won the gold in the sub-junior category (below 25 kg) after defeating a Sri Lankan opponent in the final. 
• He has now qualified for the World Championship, to be held next year in September.

This is the end of today's Daily Current Affairs session friends. Good Day :)

Current Affairs: 29 November 2016

Published on Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Lt General AK Bhatt to be appointed new DGMO of Indian Army

• The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Monday approved the appointment of Lieutenant General AK Bhatt as the new Director General Military Operation (DGMO) of Indian Army. 
• The incumbent DGMO Lt General Ranbir Singh has been promoted to General Officer Commanding of Strike 1 Corps. Notably, Bhatt was promoted to the rank of Lt General from Major General in April.

  India's first bicycle highway inaugurated in UP

  
  
  
• Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday inaugurated India's first bicycle highway, from Etawah to Agra, reports said. 
• The opening ceremony at Lion Safari in Etawah was followed by a rally of 90 cyclists from various countries. 
• The 207-kilometre long and 7-feet wide highway was constructed by the UP Public Works Department and runs parallel to the main highway. 

Zimbabwe launches a new currency

• Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has launched bond notes equivalent to US dollar, to be issued on Monday by the country's central bank. 
• This comes after unrest in Zimbabwe as the government delayed state officials' salaries. The central bank said bond notes will ease currency shortages, but reports suggest it could encourage increased cash printing, similar to what happened in 2008.

Traditional arts by minority communities displayed at IITF

• About 184 artisans from minority communities showcased traditional arts at the India International Trade Fair (IITF). 
• Various crafts, including Uttar Pradesh's chikan embroidery, Bihar's Madhubani art, and pottery works, were showcased at the 'Hunar Haat' during the 9-day fair at Pragati Maidan. 
• The initiative, organised by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, aimed at the upliftment of minorities.

Pranaav Chopra-Sikki Reddy finish second at Scotland Open

• India's badminton mixed doubles pair of Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N Sikki Reddy finished as runners-up at the $55,000 Scottish Open Grand Prix. 
• They lost 21-13, 18-21, 16-21 to Malaysian pair of Goh Soon Huat and Shevon Jemie Lai in the final. 
• This was the Indian duo's third final in last five tournaments, having won two of them. 

IAS officerSuhas LY wins gold in Para-Badminton Championships

• Uttar Pradesh-based IAS officer Suhas LY won the Asian Para-Badminton Championships in Beijing after defeating Indonesia's Harry Susanto 21-4, 21-11 in the final. Suhas, who is currently posted as the Azamgarh district magistrate, was a wildcard entry to the tournament and had won six consecutive matches to reach the final.

Myntra appoints Ajit Narayanan as its new CTO

•  Flipkart-owned fashion platform Myntra has appointed Ajit Narayanan as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO) as its previous CTO Shamik Sharma has moved on to an advisory role. Narayanan was formerly the head of engineering at Myntra. Sharma is reportedly expected to leave Myntra after a four-year stint at the company.

Rajnath to lead Indian delegation to Fidel Castro's funeral

• Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will lead the Indian delegation at the funeral of Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro. 
• The delegation will reportedly include leaders from various political parties like Congress, CPI(M), CPI and Samajwadi Party. 
• The team will leave for Havana on Tuesday and is expected to return on Thursday.

Manipur hosts WWII Vintage Jeep Rally

• Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh flagged off the World War II Vintage Jeep Rally from the Koirengei Airfield. 
• Organised as part of the Manipur Sangai Festival, the event was aimed at spreading a message of peace. 
• Participants were reportedly wearing Japanese and Allied Forces' uniforms and carrying flags of India, Japan and the United Kingdom.

Del Potro-led Argentina win their first ever Davis Cup

• Juan Martín del Potro-led five-men Argentinian side defeated Croatia on Sunday to win their first-ever Davis Cup, dubbed as the World Cup of Tennis. 
• It is the seventh time a team has come from 1-2 down to win this tournament. 
• The Argentines, who had lost their four previous finals, were given a standing ovation by the spectators, including Diego Maradona.

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:: Synonyms ::

 

A

• Abandon : Leave, forsake.
• Abridge : Shorten, curtail.
• Abundant : Plentiful.

B

• Behaviour : Demeanour.
• Bias : Predilection.
• Brutal : Savage, cruel.

C

• Callous : Hard, cruel.
• Calm : Quiet, tranquil.
• Casual : Uncertain.

D

• Damage : Loss, harm, injury.
• Decorate : Adron, embellish.
• Deformity : Malformation, disfigurement.

E

• Earnest : Serious, solemn.
• Emergency : Exigency.
• Exceptional : Unusual, rare.

F

• False : Untrue, spurious.
• Fascinate : Charm, enchant.
• Ferocious : Fierce, savage.

G

• Geniune : Real.
• Gigantic : Colossal, great.
• Guilt : Sin, crime.

H

• Haughty : Arrogant, proud.
• Hazardous : Dangerous, risky, perilous.
• Humility : Modesty, politeness.

I

• Illiterate : Unlearned, ignorant.
• Imperious : Authoritative, dictatorial.
• Impertinent : Impudent, insolent, shameless.

J

• Jolly : Jovial, merry.
• Judicious : Discreet, prudent.

K

• Knavery : Fraud.

L

• Laborious : Assiduous, industrious.
• Lament : Grieve, mourn.
• Lethargy : Sluggishness.

M

• Magnificent : Splendid, grand.
• Marvellous : Wonderful.
• Meagre : Small.

N

• Nice : Pleasant, agreeable.
• Notable : Remarkable, memorable.
• Notorious : Infamous.

O

• Obliterate : Destory, efface.
• Obsolete : Antiquated.
• Opportune : Timely.

P

• Pensive : Thoughtful.
• Perennial : Permanent, perpetual.
• Persuade : Induce, urge.

Q

• Quaint : Queer, odd, singular.
• Queer : Strange, odd.
• Questionable : Doubtful.

R

• Radiant : Bright, brilliant.
• Refined : Elegant.
• Rejoice : Delight.

S

• Sacred : Holy, consecrated, pious.
• Satiate : Satisfy.
• Scanty : Slender, meagre.

T

• Talkative : Garrulous.
• Temperate : Moderate.
• Thankful : Grateful, obliged.

U

• Ugly : Repulsive.
• Urbane : Polite, courteous, suave.
• Urge : Press, incite.

V

• Vacillatge : Waver
• Venerable : Respectable.
• Vigilance : Watchfulness.

W

• Wealthy : Rich.
• Wickedness : Evil.
• Wild : Savage.

Y

• Yield : Surrender
• Yielding : Submissive.

Z

• Zeal : Passion.
• Zenith : Top, summit.

:: Antonyms ::

A
Ability : Disability.
Accept : Reject, refuse.
Acquit : Convict.
B
Barbarous : Civilized.
Barren : Fertile.
Base : Noble.
C
Callous : Soft, tender.
Care : Neglect.
Censure : Praise, applaud.
D
Danger : Safety.
Deep : Shallow.
Delight : Despleasure, sorrow.
E
Early : Late.
Elevation : Depression.
Emancipate : Enslave.
F
Fabulous : Actual, real.
Failure : Success.
Fickle : Constant.
G
Gain : Loss.
Genuine : False.
Gloomy : Gay.
H
Happiness : Sorrow, sadness.
Help : Hinder.
Honour : Dishonour, shame.
I
Imperative : Optional.
Increase : Decrease.
Inhale : Exhale.
J
Joyful : Sad, depressed.
Junior : Senior.
Justice : Injustice.
K
Kind : Cruel.
Knowledge : Ignorance.
L
Lack : Plenty.
Legal : Illegal.
Legible : Illegible.
M
Mad : Sane.
Malice : Goodwill.
Master : Servant.
N
Natural : Artificial.
Noble : Base, Ignoble.
Normal : Abnormal.
O
Obstinate : Yielding.
Offensive : Pleasing, defensive.
Optional : Compulsory.
P
Part (n) : Yielding.
Part (v) : Join.
Particular : General.
Q
Quick : Slow, tardy.
R
Raise : Lower.
Rash : Steady, cautious.
Rear : Front.
S
Sacred : Unholy, profane.
Satisfaction : Dissatisfaction.
Scanty : Plentiful.
T
Tedious : Lively.
Temperate : Intemperate.
Thankful : Thankless.
U
Ugly : Beautiful.
Union : Disunion, discord, split.
Urban : Rural.
V
Vain : Modest.
Violent : Gentle.
Virtue : Vice.
W
Wane : Wax
Want : Abundance.
War : Peace.
Y
Yield : Resist.
Youth : Age.
Z
Zeal : Indifference.
Zenith : Nadir.

 

Current Affairs: 28 November, 2016

Delhi hosts 9th Queer Pride Parade

• Hundreds of people marched from Barakhamba Road to Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Sunday, during the ninth Delhi Queer Pride Parade. 
• Section 377 and the Transgender Bill were some of the issues discussed at the parade, which also witnessed speeches and song and dance performances. 
• People held posters that read "Queer and Proud" and "Decriminalise not demonetize" at the parade.
  

  NGO starts 16-day campaign on child trafficking in Bengaluru

  

  • An NGO named Association for Promoting Social Action (APSA) has launched a 16-day campaign to create awareness against child trafficking and missing children in Bengaluru. 
  • The initiative comes after the National Crime Records Bureau released statistics, which shows that a child goes missing in India every eight minutes and 40% of these children remain untraced.

  
  

  Force India finish fourth in F1 Constructors' Championship

  

  • Formula One racing team Force India finished fourth in the Formula One Constructors' Championship, their best ever season-ending finish in the championship. 
  • With 173 points, Force India finished behind championship-winners Mercedes, second-placed Red Bull and Ferrari. 
  • Notably, Force India's Sergio Perez registered two podium finishes in 2016, the team's best ever podium finish tally in a season.

  Rosberg pips Hamilton to win his maiden F1 world title

  

  • Mercedes' Formula One driver Nico Rosberg won his maiden Formula One drivers' championship to become the 33rd Formula One World Champion in F1 history. 
  • Rosberg, who needed only a podium finish in Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, finished second to deny Hamilton his fourth straight world title. Notably, Rosberg's father had also won the F1 championship 34 years ago.
  
  

  Ashwin 3rd Indian to make 500 runs & take 50 wickets in a year

  

  • Ravichandran Ashwin became only the third Indian cricketer ever to register over 500 runs and take more than 50 wickets in a calendar year. 
  • Prior to this, Vinoo Mankad achieved the feat in 1953 before former captain Kapil Dev achieved it twice in 1979 and 1983. 
  • Notably, Ashwin has scored 530 runs and claimed 56 wickets this year so far.
  
  

  Aditi Ashok claims her 2nd professional title in a row

  

  • Indian golfer Aditi Ashok claimed her second successive victory on the Ladies European Tour after winning the inaugural Qatar Ladies Open.
  • The 18-year- old won the Hero Women's Indian Open a fortnight ago to become the first ever Indian player to register a win on the Ladies European Tour

  Sameer Verma finishes second at Hong Kong Open

  

  • Indian shuttler and current world number 43, Sameer Verma finished as the runner-up at the Hong Kong Open Super Series tournament after losing to host country's Angus Ng Ka Long 14-21, 21-10, 11-21 in the final. 
  • This was the 22-year- old shuttler's maiden appearance in a final of a Super Series event.
  
  

  Indian hockey team finishes third at 4 Nations Tournament

  

  • Indian hockey team defeated Malaysia 4-1 in the third-place playoff match to secure bronze in the 4 Nations Tournament in Melbourne on Sunday. 
  • Akashdeep Singh opened the scoring in the second minute before stand-in captain VR Raghunath converted a penalty-corner in the 45th minute to double the lead. 
  • Talwinder Singh and Rupinder Pal Singh scored the remaining goals for India.

  
  

  PV Sindhu finishes runner-up at Hong Kong Open

  

  • India's Rio Olympics silver medal-winning shuttler PV Sindhu finished as runner-up at the Hong Kong Open Super Series after losing 15-21, 17-21 to world number three Taiwan's Tai Tzu Ying on Sunday. 
  • This is world number nine Sindhu's second consecutive Super Series final, after winning the China Open last week. With this, Sindhu's nine-match winning streak came to an end.
  
  

  Sachin 3rd Indian boxer to win gold at Youth World Championship

  

  • Sachin Singh became only the third Indian boxer to win a gold medal at the Youth World Championships after registering a 5-0 unanimous win over Cuba's Jorge Grinan in St. Petersburg, Russia. 
  • The 16-year- old boxer, who fought in the 46-49 kg weight category, will be given Rs.1 lakh as a reward for his performance at the championship.
  
  

  Six Indian male shuttlers in World Top 50 for the first time

  

  • For the first time, six Indian male shuttlers are ranked inside the top-50 men's world rankings.
  •  In the latest Badminton World Federation rankings Kidambi Srikanth (12), Ajay Jayaram (19), HS Prannoy (25), Sai Praneeth (36), Sameer Verma (43) and Sourabh Varma (45), are all simultaneously ranked amongst the top 50 in the world.

  Three-day wine festival begins in Mangaluru

  

  • A three-day wine festival, organised by the Karnataka Wine Board and the Horticulture
  • Department began in Mangaluru on Saturday. 
  • The festival aims to showcase 12 wineries and over 150 brands. 
  • "The board will showcase the state's wine heritage at the festival in order to popularise wine culture and create awareness on the health benefits of drinking wine said an official.
  
  

  Ola teams up with SBI, PNB for setting up mobile ATMs

  

  • After petrol pumps, cash can now be withdrawn by swiping debit cards at select Ola cabs as India’s largest ride-hailing service partners with lenders like State Bank of India (SBI) and Punjab National Bank to ease the cash crunch. 
  • Ola on a test basis in its cabs in Kolkata and Hyderabad where taxis with a bank officer and POS machine are parked at different locations and dispense cash of Rs. 2,000 per card. 
  • In Kolkata, Ola has partnered with Punjab National Bank (PNB), while for Hyderabad, it has collaborated with SBI and Andhra Bank.

Error Spotting Questions For IBPS Clerk Prelims

Directions: In the following exercise, a sentence is divided into four parts, i.e. A, B, C and D. You have to identify which part of the sentence contains an error. If the sentence has no error, then mark your answer as E.

1. (A) Many a profound thinker/ (B) believes that/ (C) the march of civilization/ (D) has not coincided with real human progress. /(E) No error

2. (A) The Hindi and the Marathi are/(B) different forms of the Sanskrit language/(C) which were once spoken/(D) in almost every part of India./(E) No error  

3. (A) A pair of goggle was/(B) brought from the market/(C) for Vijay /(D) making him fit to a gentleman./(E) No error

4. (A) He would not have/(B) written this letter,/(C) if he would not /(D) have heard the news. / (E) No error

5. (A) The discrete enquiry revealed/(B) that his involvement in the/(C) fraud cases have been/ (D) more than what was first guessed. (E) No error

6. (A) Not any other /(B) fruit is as /(C) delicious as /(D) the mange/.(D) No error
     

7. (A) Some people have generously contributed/(B) to the welfare fund, but they/(C) wanted that there names should/(D) not be published./ (E) No error  

8. (A) Although he is my /(B) bosom friend I cannot /(C) ask him for money without /(D) any vividly decision/.(E) No error

9. (A) The economical condition of /(B) our country is bad and /(C) unlikely to improve in /(D) the near future. /(E)  No error

10. (A) Originally they had planned to buy /(B) an air conditioner but finally /(C) settled for an air cooler as /(D) the cost of the latter was very less./ (E) No error

Answers

1. E; No error

2. C; which was should be used.

3. A;  a pair of goggles

4. C; if he had not should be used

5. C;  had been should be used

6. A; No other fruit should be used.

7. C; their should be used instead of there.

8. D; vivid should be used.

9. A; economic should be used instead of economy.

10. D; much less should be used.

IBPS RRB V Office Assistants Preliminary Exam Results out 

 

 

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