Category: Current Affairs

44th New Delhi World Book Fair The 44th edition of the New Delhi World Book Fair held at Pragati Maidan in national capital. The theme for this edition of the event is ‘Manushi- Books Written on and by Women’. The nine-day event has been organised by National Book Trust (NBT), under the Union Ministry of…

Ordinance to make possession of old notes penal offence The Union Cabinet approved promulgation of Specified Bank Notes Cessation of Liabilities Ordinance to penalise persons holding banned 500 and 1,000 rupee notes. It will come into force once it gets Presidential assent as per Article 123 of the Constitution. It will make possession of a…

Unemployment in India to increase marginally in 2017-18: ILO According to recently released World Employment and Social Outlook for 2017, the number of unemployed people in India is expected to rise by 1 lakh in 2017 and another 2 lakh in 2018. The report was released by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) with projections based…

Sex ratio in Haryana touches 900-mark for first time in 20 years The child sex ratio at birth (SRB) in Haryana for the first time has touched 900-mark in two decades. SRB in December 2016 in Haryana was 914. From January to December 2016 out of 5,25,278 children were born in Haryana, 2,76,414 were boys…

CULTURAL VARSITY COMMENCES FIRST SESSION The Manipur University of Culture opened with its first session on 20th September at the premises of the Government Dance and Music College, Palace Compound, Imphal. This is the second such institution – the first University of Culture is in Odisha. Utkal University of Culture is in Bhubaneswar, Odisha dedicated…

GST COUNCIL SETS EXEMPTION THRESHOLD FOR TAX AT RS.20 LAKH The Goods & Services Tax (GST) Council has decided that businesses in the Northeastern and hill states with annual turnover below Rs.10 lakh would be out of the GST net, while the threshold for the exemption in the rest of India would be an annual…

India’s Deepika Padukone — who made $10 million — was the only other actress from outside Hollywood to feature in the rankings. The 30-year-old, who came 10th, earns far less than her Tinseltown counterparts for her Bollywood roles, but compensates with more than a dozen lucrative endorsements, Forbes said. VS PATHANIA: Inspector General VS Pathania on 30th August took over the charge as 13thCommander of Coast…

Singer Shubha Mudgal to get Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award   Hindustani classical singer Shubha  Mudgal has been selected for the  Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award for her outstanding contribution towards the promotion of communal harmony, peace and goodwill The award carries citation and cash award of Rs. 10 lakh. Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhava award is given on 20th August i.e.…

1.Name the organisation that prepares and releases the report on the retirement income in the world? (3) (1) World Bank (2) International Monetary Fund (3) Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index (4) UNESCO (5) None of these 2. Gen. Om Prakash Malhotra was the Governor of Punjab who died recently at the age of 93. What…

1. Name the former cricketer who has been given the CK Naydu Award for the Lifetime Achievement? (1) (1) Syed Kirmani (2) Sandeep Patil (3) Roger Binny (4) Kirti Azad (5) None of these 2. Who has been named to be the new Chairman of Central Board of Excise and Customs? (2) (1) Arundhati Bhattacharya…

1. Name the Indian Bank which has recently announced to mobilize 5 billion US dollars from 2015 to 2020 for climate action through lending, investing and raising capital towards mitigation, adaption and resilience? (3) (1) Axis Bank (2) HDFC Bank (3) Yes Bank (4) IDBI Bank (5) None of these 2. Name the bank which…

1. Who was awarded the Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award recently ? (3) (1) Anu Malik (2) Jatin-Lalit (3) AR Rahman (4) Pritam (5) None of these 2. Shetkari Sanghatana was a farmer’s organisation which fought for the rights of the farmers. Who had founded this organisation? (2) (1) Medha Patkar (2) Shard Joshi (3) Anna Hazare…