user9's blog

Daily Questions Challenge for SSC CGL Exams - 11 JANUARY 2020


Daily Questions Challenge for SSC CGL Exams - 11 JANUARY 2020


1. When is World Hindi Day celebrated?

a. 10 JANUARY
b. 11 JANUARY
c. 12 JANUARY
d. 13 JANUARY

2. According to the World Bank, what will be India's projected GDP growth rate in FY 2020?

a. 7%
b. 6%
c. 5%
d. 4%

3. What is the rank of Indian passport in 'Henley Passport Index 2020'?

a. 83rd
b. 84th
c. 85th
d. 86th

Click Here For Todays SSC Current Affairs

Click Here to Buy Study-Kit for SSC CGL Exam

SSC CGL (Tier-1) Exam Crash Course

Click Here For Archive

Current Affairs for SSC CGL Exams - 11 JANUARY 2020

SSC CGL Current Affairs


Current Affairs for SSC CGL Exams - 11 JANUARY 2020


::NATIONAL::

Centre to set up over 1000 fast track court for POCSO and rape cases

  • Over 1000 Fast Track Special Courts will be set up across the country for speedy disposal of cases relating to rape and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

  • Out of these, 389 courts have been proposed to be set up exclusively for POCSO Act related cases in districts where the pendency of such cases is more than 100. The Law Ministry has said, these courts will be set-up as a part of the National Mission for Safety of Women.

  • It said, the scheme was circulated to the concerned State Governments and Union Territory Administrations in September last year.

  • The Ministry said, 24 States and Union Territories have joined this scheme for setting up 792 Fast Track Special Courts. These include 354 exclusive courts for trial of POCSO offences. The Ministry said, 216 POCSO courts are already functional in 12 States.

VP emphasises simultaneous elections from parliament to panchayats

  • Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has emphasised the need to evolve simultaneous system to hold elections from Parliament to down Panchayat level and raise awareness among people to help reduce money power in politics.

  • He was speaking after addressing a two-day conference "Money power in Politics" held at the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad this morning.

  • Expressing concerns over increasing money power in elections, the Vice President said holding simultaneous elections at all levels, will help reduce the influence of money power. Stressing the need for constructive and practical suggestions from different stakeholders, the vice president opined that electoral reforms should be speeded up.

  • He said Indian electoral system helped the Indian democracy flourish into the world’s biggest democracy during the last seven decades. Referring to the free schemes that the political parties assure before elections, Mr Naidu said efforts should be made to enhance awareness among people for taking accountability of the parties and candidates into consideration.

::ECONOMY::

RBI amends KYC norms for banks, permits video identification

  • The RBI has amended the KYC norms allowing banks and other lending institutions regulated by it to use Video based Customer Identification Process (V-CIP), a move which will help them onboard customers remotely.

  • The V-CIP, which will be consent-based, will make it easier for banks and other regulated entities to adhere to the RBI's Know Your Customer (KYC) norms by leveraging the digital technology.

  • The Reserve Bank said it decided to permit video based Customer Identification Process (V-CIP) as a consent based alternate method of establishing the customer's identity, for customer onboarding with a view to leveraging the digital channels for Customer Identification Process (CIP) by regulated entities (REs).

  • The RBI further said that the regulated entities will have to ensure that the video recording is stored in a safe and secure manner and bears the date and time stamp.

  • Last year, the government had notified amendment to the Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules, 2005. As per the circular, the reporting entity should capture a clear image of PAN card to be displayed by the customer during the process.

Centre gives green nodes to distilleries planning to produce more ethanol

  • The environment ministry has decided to waive green clearance requirements for distilleries planning to produce up to 50% more ethanol than their nameplate capacity without increasing pollution.

  • The decision will enable sugar mills to divert more raw material towards producing ethanol this season, helping them fight sugar supply glut and provide more ethanol for blending with petrol without having to wait for green clearances, which could have taken six months to a year and, in many cases, forced units to miss the opportunity of additional ethanol output this sugar year.

  • The country’s sugar industry is facing a glut this season, prompting the government to enhance sugar export subsidy and permit mills to use sugar, sugarcane juice and B-heavy molasses to produce ethanol, which oil marketing companies can buy. Mills could earlier use only C-molasses, which contain comparatively less sugar.

  • With the use of sugarcane juice and B-heavy molasses, the distilleries are able to produce more ethanol with the same quantum of raw material. But a production that’s higher than the nameplate capacity created a new challenge for mills – the need for a new green clearance.

  • For capacity expansion, distilleries must obtain environment clearances, which involve public hearing and environment impact assessment and can take up to a year. By waiving off such requirements, the government is aiming to make it easier for industry without hurting the environment.

Click Here for Study Material for SSC CGL Exam

SSC CGL (Tier-1) Exam Crash Course

::INTERNATIONAL::

British Parliament agrees to approve terms of brexit

  • Britain's Parliament will finally approve the terms of Brexit today, clearing the divided country's exit from the European Union on 31st of January. The House of Commons will rush through a final day of hearings and ratify Prime Minister Boris Johnson's divorce deal with Brussels.

  • For much of the time since the 2016 Brexit Referendum, lawmakers have been deadlocked over how, when and even if Britain should leave its closest trading partners after nearly 50 years.

  • MPs gave their initial blessing to the EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill before Christmas and the government set aside just three days this week for detailed scrutiny of the complex text.

  • The Brexit Bill must be passed by the unelected House of Lords and the European Parliament, but this is expected before 31st of January.

  • The Brexit deal covers separation issues such as EU citizens' rights and Britain's financial settlement and sets out an 11-month transition period in which to agree a wider partnership.

::SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY::

Environment ministry releases new wetland conservation rules

  • Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the new Wetland Conservation Rules which prohibit setting up or expansion of industries and disposal of construction and demolition waste within the wetlands.

  • A wetland is a land area that is saturated with water, either permanently or seasonally, and it takes on the characteristics of a distinct ecosystem. The Ministry has said that each state and Union Territory will have to set up an authority that will define strategies for conservation and wise use of wetlands within their jurisdiction.

  • The Authority will prepare a list of all wetlands of the State or UT within three months from the date of publication of these rules. It will develop a comprehensive list of activities to be regulated and permitted within the notified wetlands and their zone of influence.

  • It will also recommend mechanisms for maintenance of ecological character through promotional activities for land within the boundary of notified wetlands.

Click Here For Todays SSC Current MCQ

Click Here for Study Material for SSC CGL Exam

SSC CGL (Tier-1) Exam Crash Course

Click Here for Daily Current Affairs Archive

SSC Courses and Programs: 

Daily Questions Challenge for SSC CGL Exams - 10 JANUARY 2020


Daily Questions Challenge for SSC CGL Exams - 10 JANUARY 2020


1. Hargovind Khurana's birth anniversary was celebrated on 9 January 2020, in which year he was awarded the Nobel Prize?

a. 1967
b. 1968
c. 1969
d. 1970

2. According to First Advance Estimates, how much India's growth rate is estimated to be in 2019-20?

a. 5.0%
b. 4.5%
c. 5.4%
d. 6.7%

3. Which bank announced the Residential Builder Finance with Buyer Guarantee (RBBG) scheme?

a. Bank of Baroda
b. Indian Bank
c. Union Bank of India
d. State Bank of India

Click Here For Todays SSC Current Affairs

Click Here to Buy Study-Kit for SSC CGL Exam

SSC CGL (Tier-1) Exam Crash Course

Click Here For Archive

Daily Questions Challenge for SSC CGL Exams - 09 JANUARY 2020


Daily Questions Challenge for SSC CGL Exams - 09 JANUARY 2020


1. Which Indian cricketer will be conferred with the C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award 2019?

a. Sunil Gavaskar
b. Ravi Shastri
c. Kapil Dev
d. K. Srikant

2. In which city 2022 Commonwealth Games will be held?

a. Birmingham
b. Manchester
c. London
d. Nottingham

3. What is the name of the new satellite series launched by ISRO?

a. Indian Data Relay Satellite System (IDRSS)
b. Indian National Satellite System (INSS)
c. Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SRSS)
d. Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRSS)

Click Here For Todays SSC Current Affairs

Click Here to Buy Study-Kit for SSC CGL Exam

SSC CGL (Tier-1) Exam Crash Course

Click Here For Archive

Current Affairs for SSC CGL Exams - 10 JANUARY 2020

SSC CGL Current Affairs


Current Affairs for SSC CGL Exams - 10 JANUARY 2020


::NATIONAL::

Centre to set up over 1000 fast track court for POCSO and rape cases

  • Over 1000 Fast Track Special Courts will be set up across the country for speedy disposal of cases relating to rape and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

  • Out of these, 389 courts have been proposed to be set up exclusively for POCSO Act related cases in districts where the pendency of such cases is more than 100. The Law Ministry has said, these courts will be set-up as a part of the National Mission for Safety of Women.

  • It said, the scheme was circulated to the concerned State Governments and Union Territory Administrations in September last year.

  • The Ministry said, 24 States and Union Territories have joined this scheme for setting up 792 Fast Track Special Courts. These include 354 exclusive courts for trial of POCSO offences. The Ministry said, 216 POCSO courts are already functional in 12 States.

VP emphasises simultaneous elections from parliament to panchayats

  • Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has emphasised the need to evolve simultaneous system to hold elections from Parliament to down Panchayat level and raise awareness among people to help reduce money power in politics.

  • He was speaking after addressing a two-day conference "Money power in Politics" held at the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad this morning.

  • Expressing concerns over increasing money power in elections, the Vice President said holding simultaneous elections at all levels, will help reduce the influence of money power. Stressing the need for constructive and practical suggestions from different stakeholders, the vice president opined that electoral reforms should be speeded up.

  • He said Indian electoral system helped the Indian democracy flourish into the world’s biggest democracy during the last seven decades. Referring to the free schemes that the political parties assure before elections, Mr Naidu said efforts should be made to enhance awareness among people for taking accountability of the parties and candidates into consideration.

::ECONOMY::

RBI amends KYC norms for banks, permits video identification

  • The RBI has amended the KYC norms allowing banks and other lending institutions regulated by it to use Video based Customer Identification Process (V-CIP), a move which will help them onboard customers remotely.

  • The V-CIP, which will be consent-based, will make it easier for banks and other regulated entities to adhere to the RBI's Know Your Customer (KYC) norms by leveraging the digital technology.

  • The Reserve Bank said it decided to permit video based Customer Identification Process (V-CIP) as a consent based alternate method of establishing the customer's identity, for customer onboarding with a view to leveraging the digital channels for Customer Identification Process (CIP) by regulated entities (REs).

  • The RBI further said that the regulated entities will have to ensure that the video recording is stored in a safe and secure manner and bears the date and time stamp.

  • Last year, the government had notified amendment to the Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules, 2005. As per the circular, the reporting entity should capture a clear image of PAN card to be displayed by the customer during the process.

Centre gives green nodes to distilleries planning to produce more ethanol

  • The environment ministry has decided to waive green clearance requirements for distilleries planning to produce up to 50% more ethanol than their nameplate capacity without increasing pollution.

  • The decision will enable sugar mills to divert more raw material towards producing ethanol this season, helping them fight sugar supply glut and provide more ethanol for blending with petrol without having to wait for green clearances, which could have taken six months to a year and, in many cases, forced units to miss the opportunity of additional ethanol output this sugar year.

  • The country’s sugar industry is facing a glut this season, prompting the government to enhance sugar export subsidy and permit mills to use sugar, sugarcane juice and B-heavy molasses to produce ethanol, which oil marketing companies can buy. Mills could earlier use only C-molasses, which contain comparatively less sugar.

  • With the use of sugarcane juice and B-heavy molasses, the distilleries are able to produce more ethanol with the same quantum of raw material. But a production that’s higher than the nameplate capacity created a new challenge for mills – the need for a new green clearance.

  • For capacity expansion, distilleries must obtain environment clearances, which involve public hearing and environment impact assessment and can take up to a year. By waiving off such requirements, the government is aiming to make it easier for industry without hurting the environment.

Click Here for Study Material for SSC CGL Exam

SSC CGL (Tier-1) Exam Crash Course

::INTERNATIONAL::

British Parliament agrees to approve terms of brexit

  • Britain's Parliament will finally approve the terms of Brexit today, clearing the divided country's exit from the European Union on 31st of January. The House of Commons will rush through a final day of hearings and ratify Prime Minister Boris Johnson's divorce deal with Brussels.

  • For much of the time since the 2016 Brexit Referendum, lawmakers have been deadlocked over how, when and even if Britain should leave its closest trading partners after nearly 50 years.

  • MPs gave their initial blessing to the EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill before Christmas and the government set aside just three days this week for detailed scrutiny of the complex text.

  • The Brexit Bill must be passed by the unelected House of Lords and the European Parliament, but this is expected before 31st of January.

  • The Brexit deal covers separation issues such as EU citizens' rights and Britain's financial settlement and sets out an 11-month transition period in which to agree a wider partnership.

::SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY::

Environment ministry releases new wetland conservation rules

  • Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the new Wetland Conservation Rules which prohibit setting up or expansion of industries and disposal of construction and demolition waste within the wetlands.

  • A wetland is a land area that is saturated with water, either permanently or seasonally, and it takes on the characteristics of a distinct ecosystem. The Ministry has said that each state and Union Territory will have to set up an authority that will define strategies for conservation and wise use of wetlands within their jurisdiction.

  • The Authority will prepare a list of all wetlands of the State or UT within three months from the date of publication of these rules. It will develop a comprehensive list of activities to be regulated and permitted within the notified wetlands and their zone of influence.

  • It will also recommend mechanisms for maintenance of ecological character through promotional activities for land within the boundary of notified wetlands.

Click Here For Todays SSC Current MCQ

Click Here for Study Material for SSC CGL Exam

SSC CGL (Tier-1) Exam Crash Course

Click Here for Daily Current Affairs Archive

SSC Courses and Programs: 

Current Affairs for SSC CGL Exams - 09 JANUARY 2020

SSC CGL Current Affairs


Current Affairs for SSC CGL Exams - 09 JANUARY 2020


::NATIONAL::

Centre issues revised guidelines for mutual legal assistance matters

  • The Centre has issued revised guidelines for mutual legal assistance in criminal matters with other nations as part of the government's policy of zero tolerance for crime and in an endeavour to fast track the dispensation of justice.
  • India has signed Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties, MLAT with 42 countries for cooperation in criminal matters and the Home Ministry is the designated central authority for the country for it.
  • Under the MLAT, a country can request for obtaining evidence for criminal investigations and prosecutions. The evidence includes witness statements or the service of documents among others.
  • The revised guidelines provide step-by-step guidance to the investigation agencies for drafting and processing letters rogatory or mutual legal assistance requests and service of summons, notices and other judicial documents.
  • Home Ministry said, by incorporating various legal and technological developments in the recent years, it aims to make the documentation in this regard more precise and focused as well as compliant with international requirements.
  • The guidelines have also taken into account the concerns raised by various courts for prompt and timely responses in service of documents on persons residing abroad. As an initiative, the revised guidelines have provision for service of documents on authorities of foreign country preferably within 10 days of receipt of request in respect of offences committed against women and children.

Centre assures country ready to deal with every situation amidst oil price rise

  • Petroleum Minister DharmendraPradhan has said that said India is preparing to deal with all kinds of situations amidst the rise in global oil prices due to heightened US-Iran tension.
  • Replying a media query, Mr Pradhan asserted that there is no crisis for India. He said Foreign Minister S Jaishankar has spoken to his counterparts in major oil supplying nations and conveyed India's concerns over the geopolitical situation since last week.
  • The Petroleum Minister said there are different dimensions and ramifications of the developing situation in the Middle East.

::ECONOMY::

CCEA approves disinvestment of MMTC equity

  • The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, CCEA has given in-principle approval for the sale of equity held by four Central Public Sector Enterprises and two-state PSUs in NeelachalIspat Nigam Limited-NINL.
  • It has approved strategic disinvestment of 49.78 per cent equity shareholding of Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation Limited and 10.10 per cent of National Mineral Development Corporation.
  • The CCEA gave approval for strategic disinvestment of 0.68 per cent of MECON and Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited each. 12 per cent disinvestment in Industrial Promotion and Investment Corporation of Odisha Limited and 20.47 per cent in Odisha Mining Corporation in have also been approved.
  • NINL is a Joint Venture company, in which these six companies are shareholders.The proposed strategic disinvestment of NeelachalIspat Nigam Limited will unlock resources to be used to finance the social sector and developmental programmes of the Government benefiting the public.

Govt.approves fund to build Natural Gas Pipeline Grid covering 8 North Eastern states

  • The Government has approved the Viability Gap Funding, VGF of 5 thousand, 559 crore rupees to Indradhanush Gas Grid Limited to build Natural Gas Pipeline Grid covering 8 North Eastern states.
  • The total cost of the grid is 9 thousand 256 crore rupees and sanctioned VGF amount will cover 60 per cent cost of the project. The 1,656-km pipeline will connect Guwahati in Assam to major cities in the region such as Itanagar, Dimapur, Kohima, Imphal, Aizawl and Agartala.
  • Petroleum Minister DharmendraPradhan said, the project is critical towards implementing the government's Hydrocarbon Vision 2030 for the North-East. He said, the Gas Pipeline Grid would be developed in all the eight states of North-Eastern region.
  • The government said that the pipeline grid would ensure reliability and uninterrupted natural gas supplies to the consumers which otherwise gets severely affected due to various reasons in this part of the country.

Click Here for Study Material for SSC CGL Exam

SSC CGL (Tier-1) Exam Crash Course

::INTERNATIONAL::

India-Mongolia space cooperation agreement approved

  • The Cabinet today gave its approval for an Agreement between India and Mongolia on Cooperation in the Exploration and Uses of Outer Space for Peaceful and Civilian Purposes.
  • The agreement was signed in New Delhi on 20th September last year during the visit of the President of Mongolia to India.
  • The Cabinet also gave its approval for signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department for International Development Government of the United Kingdom for Enabling Energy Self-Sufficiency for Indian Railways.
  • The Cabinet was apprised of the Agreement on cooperation in polar science between Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India and Ministry of Education and Research, Sweden. The MoU was signed on 2nd of last month during the visit of King and Queen of Sweden to India.
  • The Cabinet gave its approval for the ratification of Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement between India and France. The Agreement was signed in March 2018 during the State visit of the French President to India.

Bangladesh-Myanmar to cooperate against terrorism and human trafficking

  • Bangladesh and Myanmar have agreed to take action against terrorism, human trafficking and illegal drugs taking place on the borders between the two countries.
  • Briefing media in Dhaka today after the meeting between the BGB and Myanmar Police Force (MPF), the Director General of Border Guards of Bangladesh (BGB) Major General Md.
  • Shafeenul Islam said that both the countries agreed to share real-time information on terrorist and secessionist activities, illicit drug trade, human trafficking and illegal border crossing.
  • The meeting also decided to have frequent interaction between the two countries to sustain cooperation in these fields.

::SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY::

LIGO detects collision of neutron stars

  • The LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory) detected gravitational waves due to collision of two neutron stars. This is the second time the gravitational waves are being detected.
  • The mass of the neutron stars detected is expected to be 3.3 times and 3.7 times as that of the sun. The scientists believe that the neutron stars were formed separately and drifted together to form a star pair.
  • The neutron stars were at a distance of 520 million light years from the earth. The combined mass is the heaviest of the stars known so far.
  • Currently LIGO operates three gravitational wave detectors at Livingston, Louisiana and Hanford. They are located 3,000 km apart in the shape of ‘L’.
  • The gravitational waves are caused by exploding stars, black holes, merging neutron stars. LIGO helps to detect these waves and analyze the information that they carry.
  • As the waves interact very weakly with matter, they help to learn about the universe and its origin.

::SPORTS::

Tennis legends join hands for Australian bushfire charity match

  • Tennis greats Roger Federer, Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal will headline an exhibition match ahead of the Australian Open. The exhibition match at Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena will raise money for bushfire relief.
  • Tennis Australia announced that the match is slated for January 15, the week before the first Grand Slam of the year.
  • Vast wildfires continue to burn across eastern Australia. 25 people have been killed since the start of the disaster in September and destroyed more than 1,800 homes.
  • Milder conditions are providing a reprieve for firefighters, although more dangerous weather is forecast for later in the week.

Click Here For Todays SSC Current MCQ

Click Here for Study Material for SSC CGL Exam

SSC CGL (Tier-1) Exam Crash Course

Click Here for Daily Current Affairs Archive

SSC Courses and Programs: 

(Result) SSC Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) Examination, 2017

https://sscportal.in/sites/default/files/SSC-CHSL-LOGO.gif


(Result) SSC Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) Examination, 2017


LIST OF CANDIDATES RECOMMENDED FOR APPOINTMENT FOR THE POSTS OF LDC/JSA/JPA, PA/SA & DEO ( IN ROLL NO. ORDER )

   Record# ROLL NAME CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 RANK CATSEL ALOC_DEPT REJPROV
1 1004000283 SAHIL BHARDWAJ 1     SL\4601 1  P47 C
2 1004000484 SHIVAKAR SHARMA 9     SL\2035 9 P47 C
3   1004001230 TILAK RAJ 1     SL\4768 1 P47 C
4 1004001501 MANU KANATHIA 1     SL\4899 1 P47 C
5 1004002212 ANKIT RANA 9     SL\3399 9 P47 C
6     1004002382 PRIYANKA THAKUR 9     SL\2027 9 P47 C
7      1004003291 TAIK CHAND 9   7 SL\5571 7 L18 C
8     1004006300 AKSHIT GUPTA 9     SL\1551 9 P47 C
9       1004012044 RAKESH SINGH 9 3   SL\5683 3 L08 C
10    1004016971 UPENDRA KUMAR SINGH 6 3   SL\5616 3 L08 P
11  1202000748 NARESH KUMAR 9 3   SL\5787 3 P47 C
12 1202002845 RAJESH KUMAR 9 3   SL\5720 3 P47 C
13    1203000136 DEEPAK MALPA 2     SL\5290 2 P47 C
14 1203000555 RITU RANI 9     SL\2668 9 P47 C
15  1203000824 KRISHAN KUMAR SHARMA 9     SL\3260 9 P47 C
16   1203001298 VIVEK 9     SL\957 9 L08 C
17   1203005574 SHEETAL 9     SL\1771 9 L15 C
18   1203005649 REETU DEVI 9     SL\291 9 L03 C
19   1203008304 DEEPAK KUMARI 9     SL\2727 9 P47 C
20 1203008354 VINAY 9     SL\1219 9 L10 C

Click here for Official PDF

Click Here to Buy Study Kit for SSC CHSL (10+2) Exam

<< Go back to Main page

General: 

(Cut off) SSC CHSL (10+2) Cut off - 2017

    https://sscportal.in/sites/default/files/SSC-CHSL-LOGO.gif


(Cut off) SSC CHSL (10+2) Cut off - 2017


Result of Tier-II of Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) Level Examination, 2017 was declared by the Commission on 10.05.2019, wherein 33966 candidates (unique) qualified to appear in the Skill Test (Tier-III) and Document Verification. Out of these 33966 candidates, 21103 candidates appeared in the Document Verification.

2. The Commission has fixed the following cut-off on the error percentage in Skill Test:

I. Cut-off on percentage of mistakes in the Typing Test:

  SC ST OBC ESM OH HH VH UR
Cut-Off 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 7%

II. Cut-off on percentage of mistakes in DEST for DEO:

  SC ST OBC ESM OH HH VH UR
Cut-Off 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 5%

Click here for Official Cut off PDF

Study Kit for SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level (10+2) Examination

General: 
Subjects: 

Daily Questions Challenge for SSC CGL Exams - 01 October 2019


Daily Questions Challenge for SSC CGL Exams - 01 October 2019


1. Which district of Assam has started the 'Plants for Plastics' campaign?

(a) Dibrugarh
(b) Bongaigaon
(c) Dhubri
(d) Goalpara

2. Who represented India in the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference 2019?

(a) Nitin Gadkari
(b) Ravi Shankar Prasad
(c) Sumitra Mahajan
(d) Om Birla

3. In which state has the flower festival 'Bathukamma' started?

(a) Telangana
(b) Delhi
(c) Kerala
(d) Andhra pradesh

Answer:
1 (b) 2 (d) 3 (a) 

Click Here For Todays SSC Current Affairs

Click Here to Buy Study-Kit for SSC CGL Exam

SSC CGL (Tier-1) Exam Crash Course

Click Here For Archive

SSC Courses and Programs: 

Current Affairs for SSC CGL Exams - 01 October 2019

SSC CGL Current Affairs


Current Affairs for SSC CGL Exams - 01 October 2019


::NATIONAL::

Scientists excavate ancient river in Prayagraj

  • The Union Water Ministry has excavated an old, dried-up river in Prayagraj (formerly Allahabad) that linked the Ganga and Yamuna rivers. The aim is to develop it as a potential groundwater recharge source, according to officials at the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), a body under the Union Jal Shakti Ministry that coordinates the cleaning of the Ganga.

  • The “ancient buried river” as it was described at a conference organised by the Ministry, is around 4 km wide, 45 km long and consisted of a 15-metre-thick layer buried under soil.

  • The newly discovered river, according to Mr.Mathuria, was a “buried paleochannel that joins the Yamuna river at Durgapur village, about 26 km south of the current Ganga-Yamuna confluence at Prayagraj.

Supreme court recalls its directions regarding SC/ST act

  • The Supreme Court on Tuesday recalled its direction in the March 20, 2018 verdict which had virtually diluted provisions of arrest under the SC/ST Act.

  • A bench of justices Arun Mishra, M.R. Shah and B.R. Gavai said the struggle of SC/ST people for equality is still not over in the country.The bench said SC/ST people still face untouchability, abuse and are being socially outcast.

::ECONOMY::

RBI to promote innovations and ideas in payment via contests

  • Reserve Bank of India has announced two contests to promote innovations and ideas in the payment and settlement systems.

  • Shortlisted participants will get an opportunity to present their ideas before a jury of eminent persons while outstanding innovators will be awarded prizes and citations.

  • The contest will be organised through Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT), Hyderabad.

  • While individuals, groups, entrepreneurs, companies, start-ups and similar entities can participate in ‘Payment and Settlement Systems Innovation Contest’, students at the undergraduate or above levels can participate in ‘Payment and Settlement Systems Innovative Ideas Competition’.

Govt.issues directions regarding payment of stipend to trade apprentices

  • The Government has issued a notification regarding minimum stipend payable to trade apprentices.

  • This was stated by Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Dr.MahendraNathPandey at State Ministers’ Conference on Skill Development in New Delhi today.

  • He said a minimum stipend will be given based on one's qualification and it will be in the range of five thousand to nine thousand rupees per month from now onwards.

  • He further said that employers having four or more workers are eligible to engage apprentices.The minister stressed the need to create a new structure of KaushalVikasMitra from State to village level.

  • Dr.Pandey said the government has accorded priority to skill development, and appealed to States to take all possible steps to implement the law related to apprenticeship in companies.

Click Here for Study Material for SSC CGL Exam

SSC CGL (Tier-1) Exam Crash Course

SSC Courses and Programs: 

Daily Questions Challenge for SSC CGL Exams - 16 august 2019


Daily Questions Challenge for SSC CGL Exams - 16 august 2019


1. When is World Organ Donation Day celebrated?

a. 12 august
b. 13 august
c. 14 august
d. 15 august

2. "Panchatheertham" of Palani Temple was given GI tag, in which state is this temple located?

a. Kerala
b. Tamilnadu
c. Karnataka
d. Andhra Pardesh

3. Which IIT researchers have developed a ultra low cost blood test device?

a. IIT MUMBAI
b. IIT KANPUR
c. IIT KHARAGPUR
d. IIT PATNA

Answer:
1 (b) 2 (b) 3 (c) 

Click Here For Todays SSC Current Affairs

Click Here to Buy Study-Kit for SSC CGL Exam

SSC CGL (Tier-1) Exam Crash Course

Click Here For Archive

SSC Courses and Programs: 

Daily Questions Challenge for SSC CGL Exams - 15 august 2019


Daily Questions Challenge for SSC CGL Exams - 15 august 2019


1. Which ministry has launched Swachh Survekshan Grameen-2019?

a. Ministry of Jal Shakti
b. Ministry of Irrigation
c. Ministry of Ganga Rejuvenation
d. None of these

2. Who has recently become the new President of Guatemala?

a. Alejandro Maldonado
b. Jimmy Morales
c. Rafael Carrera
d. Alejandro Giammattei

3. Which country's company has launched a new operating system called ‘Harmony’?

a. Japan
b. India
c. China
d. USA

Answer:
1 (a) 2 (d) 3 (c) 

Click Here For Todays SSC Current Affairs

Click Here to Buy Study-Kit for SSC CGL Exam

SSC CGL (Tier-1) Exam Crash Course

Click Here For Archive

SSC Courses and Programs: 

Current Affairs for SSC CGL Exams - 16 AUGUST 2019

SSC CGL Current Affairs


Current Affairs for SSC CGL Exams - 16 AUGUST 2019


::NATIONAL::

Centre pushes for population control measures in its agenda

  • Noting that those keeping the size of their families small are practising a form of patriotism, Prime Minister NarendraModi, in his Independence Day speech on Thursday, set off speculation that a renewed governmental push for population control may be in the offing, as in the States such as Assam.

  • A total of 35 private member Bills regarding population control have been introduced in Parliament since Independence, with the Congress MPs contributing the largest number.

  • Going beyond educational and mass awareness programme on population control or policy interventions has always been a touchy issue, following incidents of coercive sterilisation, even forced vasectomies, during the Emergency between 1975 and 1977.

  • Manu Gaur heads Taxab, which works on population issues, and his Responsible Parenting Bill, 2019, was the model for Mr.Balyan’s Bill. He acknowledges that there is a mental block, but says population control should not run aground overs fears of forced sterilisation.

Centre to go for mass campaign against single use plastic

  • Union Minister PrakashJavadekar on Thursday announced that a massive campaign will be launched to make India free of single-use plastic.

  • Mr.Javadekar made this announcement at Sau Paulo in Brazil, after Prime Minister NarendraModi in his Independence Day speech urged people to shun single-use plastic and go in for jute and cloth bags. Mr.Javadekar is in charge of the Environment Ministry.

  • In this regard, a series of meetings will be held with all stakeholders, including State governments, to chalk out a concrete plan to make it a people’s campaign, Mr.Javadekar was quoted in an official statement issued by the Environment Ministry in New Delhi in the national capital.

  • “Prime Minister in his speech has laid a roadmap for five years. I am sure under his dynamic leadership, India would become a 5-trillion dollar economy sooner than later,” the statement said quoting Mr.Javadekar, who is in Brazil to attend the ministerial meetings of the BRICS and BASIC countries.

::ECONOMY::

Agritech sector to solve supply chain issues

  • With Indian farmers facing post harvest losses amounting to a whopping ₹93,000 crore, a slew of agritech start-ups are now trying to bridge that gap with demand driven cold chains, warehouse monitoring solutions and market linkages that can significantly boost farmer income.

  • According to a new study from Information technology industry body NASSCOM, these efforts to create supply chain efficiency are the focus of more than 50% of India’s booming agritech industry, which has received 300% more funding in the first half of 2019 than in the whole of 2018.

  • In its report “Agritech In India: Emerging Trends in 2019” released this week, NASSCOM noted that India is home to more than 450 startups in the agriculture technology sector, of the global total of about 3,100.

  • With regards to funding, the start-ups received 10 times more money in 2017-18 than in 2013-14. Over the same period, funding for global start-ups only doubled.

  • Corporates and investors are playing a vital role with over $200 million in the last 18 months coming for B2B start-ups, with technology innovations that are aimed directly at the farmer.

  • “India’s agriculture sector is advancing steadily towards its digital transformation and the start-up ecosystem is playing a critical role here, bringing innovation and disruption in much-needed areas,” says NASSCOM president DebjaniGhosh.

Click Here for Study Material for SSC CGL Exam

SSC CGL (Tier-1) Exam Crash Course

SSC Courses and Programs: 

Current Affairs for SSC CGL Exams - 15 AUGUST 2019

SSC CGL Current Affairs


Current Affairs for SSC CGL Exams - 15 AUGUST 2019


::NATIONAL::

Swachhbharat to include removal of plastic littering soon

  • In a nascent effort to look beyond toilets and kick off its ODF+ phase — that is, Open Defecation Free Plus — focussing on solid and liquid waste management, the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA) has included the prevalence of plastic litter and water-logging in villages as indicators of cleanliness in its 2019 rural survey.

  • A senior official explained that the protocol for plastic waste would call for bans on single use plastic, as well as the collection and sorting of waste at the Block level. If possible, plastic waste would be sent for recycling, or baled and shredded.

  • The survey aims to cover 18,000 sample villages — approximately 30 per rural district — and take feedback from over 2.5 crore villagers. In fact, citizen feedback will account for 35% of the ranking of districts.The survey will be conducted from August 14 to September 2.

Centre decides to ease mining norms in the country

  • The Union Environment Ministry plans to provide “temporary” forest clearances to prospective bidders for mines whose leases are set to expire in March 2020. The bulk of such mines are located in Odisha and Karnataka.

  • Officials said that the Environment Ministry would enable clearances to avoid a potential drop in iron production between 2020 and 2022, and catalyse moribund mining auctions.

  • The key change is that, unlike the previous years when mining leases were extended every 20 years, new leases would be issued for 50 years and they would be made available via an auction.

::ECONOMY::

Govt. set to boost infrastructure spending

  • In his address to the nation from the Red Fort on the occassion of Independence day, Prime Minister NarendraModi said, the government has decided to invest 100 lakh crore rupees in infrastructure building.MrModi said, India can become a 5 trillion dollar economy in the next five years.

  • Prime Minister called for improving exports to get more share in world economy. He said, wealth creation is important for the country as only then wealth distribution will happen. Mr Modisaid, those who create wealth need to be respected.

  • Prime Minister said, today there is a stable government in India and its policy regime is predictable. He said, the world is eager to explore trade with India.

  • Mr Modi said, the government has kept the inflation under check and supplement development. He added that the fundamentals of Indian economy are strong which will help the country to grow further.

Click Here for Study Material for SSC CGL Exam

SSC CGL (Tier-1) Exam Crash Course

SSC Courses and Programs: 

Daily Questions Challenge for SSC CGL Exams - 30 MAY 2019


Daily Questions Challenge for SSC CGL Exams - 30 MAY 2019


1. Which Indian has been appointed as the Commander of the United Nations Mission in Sudan?

a. Lieutenant General Shailesh Tinakar
b. Lieutenant General Pradeep Sharma
c. Lieutenant General Rajeev Kumar
d. Lieutenant General Manoj Pandey

2. Which organization tested the new version of the sky missile?

a. HAL
b. ISRO
c. DRDO
d. None of these

3. Who is the new chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh?

a. Chowna Mein
b. Takam Pario
c. Pema Khandu
d. Nabam Tuki

Answer :

1 (a) 2 (c) 3 (c)

Click Here For Todays SSC Current Affairs

Click Here to Buy Study-Kit for SSC CGL Exam

SSC CGL (Tier-1) Exam Crash Course

Click Here For Archive

SSC Courses and Programs: 

Current Affairs for SSC CGL Exams - 30 MAY 2019

SSC CGL Current Affairs


Current Affairs for SSC CGL Exams - 30 MAY 2019


::NATIONAL::

Cities submit their plans under NCAP to centre

  • Eighty-four out of the 102 cities that have been tasked with reducing toxic particulate matter levels by 20%-30% by 2024 have submitted proposals, C.K. Mishra, Secretary, Union Environment Ministry, said at a press conference.

  • “We haven’t set any annual targets for the cities but are looking at a periodic review,” Mr. Mishra said at a function to announce the government’s plans to celebrate World Environment Day on June 5. One hundred and two cities, considered India’s most polluted, have been tasked with reducing PM (particulate matter) 10 and PM 2.5 levels by 2024, as part of the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). This was made public in January this year.

  • The NCAP requires cities to implement specific measures such as “ensuring roads are pothole-free to improve traffic flow and thereby reduce dust” (within 60 days) or “ensuring strict action against unauthorised brick kilns” (within 30 days). It doesn’t specify an exact date for when these obligations kick in.\

Supreme court clarifies on benami transactions

  • Mere financial assistance provided to purchase property for the welfare of family members cannot be classified as a benami transaction, the Supreme Court held in a recent judgment.

  • A Bench led by Justice L. NageswaraRao upheld a Karnataka High Court order, which dismissed a plea that the financial help given by G. VenkataRao to his family members to purchase property was a benami transaction.

  • Financial assistance or source of money cannot be sole determinative factor or circumstance to hold that a purchase of property is benami.

  • The court reiterated its own precedents while considering the nature of benami transactions. “The source of money had never been the sole consideration. It is merely one of the relevant considerations but not determinative in character,” Justice Rao wrote in the verdict.

  • It referred to the Supreme Court’s judgment in the Thakur Bhim Singh case, in which it held that “while considering a particular transaction as benami, the intention of the person who contributed the purchase money is determinative of the nature of transaction.”

::ECONOMY::

SC to consider authoritative power in GST evasion cases

  • The Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to consider the question of power of authorities to make arrests for Goods and Services Tax (GST) evasion.

  • A Vacation Bench led by Chief Justice of India RanjanGogoi and Justice Aniruddha Bose asked the government to address the court on the issue, particularly in the backdrop of varying decisions on the question by several High Courts.

  • On April 18, the High Court said it was not inclined to grant relief against arrest to petitioners who had approached it challenging the summons issued by the Superintendent (Anti-Evasion) of the Hyderabad GST Commissionerate under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 and invocation of penal provisions under the law.

RBI constitutes task force on corporate loans

  • The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday constituted a task force to suggest policy and regulatory interventions required for development of secondary market in corporate loans, including loan transaction platform for stressed assets.

  • The six-member body, headed by Canara Bank chairman T. N. Manoharan, has been set up to review the existing state of the market for loan sale/transfer in India as well as international experience in loan trading, the central bank said.

  • Secondary loan market in India is largely restricted to asset reconstruction companies (ARCs)and ad hoc sale to other lenders, including banks, and no formalised mechanism has been developed to deepen the market.

  • The task force has also been asked by the central bank to make recommendations for the creation of a loan contract registry to remove information asymmetries between buyers and sellers, its ownership structure and related protocols such as standardisation of loan information, independent validation and data access.

Click Here for Study Material for SSC CGL Exam

SSC CGL (Tier-1) Exam Crash Course

::INTERNATIONAL::

India removed from U.S currency monitoring list

  • The Trump administration removed India from its currency monitoring list of major trading partners. It cited certain developments and steps being taken by New Delhi which address some of its major concerns.

  • Switzerland is the other nation that has been removed by the US from its currency monitoring list. The list includes other countries like China, Japan and Germany.

  • India has been removed from the monitoring list in the latest semi-annual report on macroeconomic and foreign exchange policies of major trading partners of the US. The Treasury Department reasoned that India had met only one out of three criteria - a significant bilateral surplus with the US - for two consecutive reports.

  • After purchasing foreign exchange on net in 2017, the central bank steadily sold reserves for most of 2018, with net sales of foreign exchange reaching 1.7 per cent of GDP over the year.

  • The report added that India maintains ample reserves according to the IMF metrics for reserve adequacy.

  • In both Switzerland and India, there was a notable decline in 2018 in the scale and frequency of foreign exchange purchases, the report observed.

  • India for the first time was placed by the US in its currency monitoring list of countries with potentially questionable foreign exchange policies in May 2018 along with five other countries - China, Germany, Japan, South Korea and Switzerland.

U.S-UAE defence pact comes to force

  • The United States and the United Arab Emirates have announced that mutual defence cooperation agreement (DCA) has come into force, amid increasing tensions between Washington and Tehran.

  • A joint statement said yesterday that the DCA will enhance military coordination between the United States and the United Arab Emirates, further advancing an already robust military, political, and economic partnership at a critical time.

  • It said the United States and the United Arab Emirates share a deep interest in promoting prosperity and stability in the region.

  • The DCA will advance that interest by fostering closer collaboration on defence and security matters and supporting efforts by both nations to maintain security in the Gulf region. US national security advisor John Bolton was in Abu Dhabi yesterday, meeting his Emirati counterpart, Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

  • This came on the eve of emergency Arab and Gulf summits called by Saudi Arabia to discuss the stand-off and ways to isolate Tehran.

::SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY::

WHO gives a sigh of relief for transgenders

  • The World Health Organization (WHO) will no longer categorise being transgender as a “mental disorder”.The change was brought in after a major resolution to amend the WHO health guidelines was approved earlier this week on May 25.

  • The global health organisation said, “Evidence is now clear that gender incongruence is not a mental disorder, and indeed classifying it as such can cause enormous stigma for people who are transgender. Also there remain significant health care needs that can best be met if the condition is coded under the ICD (International Classification of Diseases).”

  • The WHO added that a “significant change in the mental disorders section of ICD-11 is the attempt of statisticians to simplify the codes as much as possible to allow for coding of mental health conditions by primary health care providers rather than by mental health specialists.

  • “In India, psychiatrists at an individual level have stopped treating transgender as a mental health condition. With this move, the Indian government will have to make the changes in the medical systems and laws that require this now officially outdated diagnosis,” said Dr.ZakirhusainShaikh, assistant professor, Department of Community Medicine, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research.

  • AkkaiPadmashali, social activist, said, “The Indian government now has to ensure that this is implemented in totality. This may be a milestone, but there is still quite a way to go.”

::SPORTS::

ICC cricket world cup to begin today at England

  • The ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 will begin today. England will open the tournament at The Oval in London when they will take on South Africa. The match will begin at 3 PM Indian Time.

  • Australia will launch their title defence on June 1 against the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier champions Afghanistan in a day/night match in Bristol.

  • India, the 1983 and 2011 world champions, will play their first match on June 5 against South Africa at the Hampshire Bowl in Southampton.

  • The World Cup will span 48 matches in all, of which 45 will make up the group stage. Each team will play nine group stage matches, and the top four will progress to the semifinals, similar to how the 1992 World Cup was held.

Click Here For Todays SSC Current MCQ

Click Here for Study Material for SSC CGL Exam

SSC CGL (Tier-1) Exam Crash Course

Click Here for Daily Current Affairs Archive

SSC Courses and Programs: 

Current Affairs for SSC CGL Exams - 28 MAY 2019

SSC CGL Current Affairs


Current Affairs for SSC CGL Exams - 28 MAY 2019


::NATIONAL::

BIMSTEC leaders to attend PM’s swearing in ceremony

  • India has invited the leaders of the BIMSTEC Member States for the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister NarendraModi on Thursday evening.
  • Ministry of External Affairs, MEA said that invitations have also been sent to the President of Kyrgyzstan SooronbayJeenbekov who is the current Chair of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and Mauritius Prime Minister PravindJugnauth, the Chief Guest at this year's PravasiBhartiya Divas.
  • MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said in response to a media query, this is in line with the Government's focus on its 'Neighbourhood First' policy.
  • The BIMSTEC, or the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation, member states are: Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Nepal and Bhutan including India.

WHO study claims majority Indian women facing violence from partners

  • Global estimates published by the World Health Organization (WHO) indicate that about 1 in 3 (35%) women worldwide have experienced either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime.
  • Worldwide as many as 38% of murders of women are committed by a male intimate partner. What makes this worse for countries like India is the fact that intimate partner violence is the highest at 37.7% in the WHO South-East Asia region.
  • As per figures released by WHO, the violence ranges from 23.2% in high-income countries and 24.6% in the WHO Western Pacific region to 37% in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean region.
  • Warning that intimate partner violence cause serious short-and long-term problems for women and adversely affect their children besides leading to high social and economic costs for women, their families and societies, WHO said: “There is now evidence that advocacy and empowerment counselling interventions, as well as home visitation are promising in preventing or reducing intimate partner violence against women.’’

::ECONOMY::

New draft export policy unveiled

  • The Commerce Ministry has come out with a comprehensive draft of the export policy which includes product- specific rules with a view to provide a ready reckoner for exporters.
  • The draft policy aims at consolidating the export norms for each product as applicable at different government agencies.ITC-HS Codes are Indian Trade Clarification based on Harmonised System of Coding. It was adopted by India for import-export operations.
  • This exercise is for consolidating the norms and not for making any changes in the existing export policy of the country. The DGFT said that the updated draft had been prepared by including all existing policy conditions, all notifications and public notices issued after January 2018. Besides, it also includes non-tariff regulations imposed by different government agencies.

CIC asks RBI to release list of large defaulters

  • The Central Information Commission (CIC) has again directed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to disclose the list of large loan defaulters to activist Nutan Thakur. However, Central Information Commissioner Suresh Chandra said the RBI need not provide copies of files related to the list.
  • In November 2018, the CIC had issued a show cause notice to RBI Governor Urjit Patel, holding him responsible for not disclosing the same information, in a different case. The recent CIC order comes a month after the Supreme Court backed the transparency watchdog against the central bank in an April 26 ruling.
  • The SC gave the RBI “a last opportunity” to withdraw a November 2016 Disclosure Policy which stonewalls the disclosure of many types of information under the Right to Information Act, including the list of wilful defaulters and annual inspection reports. The policy was directly contrary to the court’s December 2015 judgement that the RBI could not withhold information sought under the RTI Act, said an SC Bench.
  • In the wake of the SC ruling, the CIC has again directed the RBI to partially disclose the details requested by Ms. Thakur. She had initially filed her RTI request in September 2017, on the basis of a lecture by RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya who said the RBI had directed banks to file insolvency applications against 12 large accounts comprising about 25% of the total non-performing assets.

    Click Here for Study Material for SSC CGL Exam

    SSC CGL (Tier-1) Exam Crash Course

::INTERNATIONAL::

Austrian chancellor ousted in no confidence vote

  • Austrian Parliament has removed Chancellor Sebastian Kurz from office as he lost the no confidence in a special Parliamentary session.His previous coalition ally, the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) and the opposition Social Democrats (SPÖ) backed the no-confidence motions.
  • The FPÖ had become embroiled in a political scandal caused by a secret video, which ended the coalition.
  • Opposition parties brought forward the two no-confidence votes - one against Kurz and the other against his government.
  • Austria's President Alexander Van der Bellen named Vice Chancellor HartwigLöger as the interim leader. Löger will serve until a new transitional government can be appointed ahead of elections expected in September.
  • Kurz, head of the conservative Austrian People's Party, is the first Chancellor in post-war Austrian history to lose a confidence vote. He was the world's youngest state leader when elected in 2017, at 31.Kurz's surprise strong showing in recent European Union elections - with a projected 35% of the vote - was not enough to save him.

::SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY::

DRDO test fires Akash missile system

  • Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully test fired AKASH-MK-1S missile from ITR ,Chandipur, Odhisa on 25 and 27 May 2019. Akash Mk1S is an upgrade of existing AKASH missile with indigenous Seeker.
  • AKASH Mk1S is a surface to air missile which can neutralize advanced aerial targets. The Akash weapon system has combination of both command guidance and active terminal seeker guidance.
  • Seeker and guidance performance have been consistently established in both the missions. All the mission objectives have been met.

::SPORTS::

Surabhchaudhary breaks world record in ISSF

SSC Courses and Programs: 

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - user9's blog