SSC Multitasking Syllabus

SSC Multitasking Syllabus 

Paper I

*General Intelligence*

• It would include questions of non-verbal type.
• Similarities and differences
• Space visualization
• Analysis and judgment
• Decision making and visual memory
• Problem solving
• Discriminating observation
• Relationship concepts
• Figure classification
• Relationship concepts
• Figure classification

   *English Language*

• Candidates' must have understanding the concepts of:
• Basics of English Language
• Vocabulary
• Grammar
• Sentence structure
• Synonyms & antonyms and its correct usage etc.

*Numerical Aptitude*

This paper will include questions on problems:

• Number Systems and Computation of Whole Numbers
• Decimals and Fractions and relationship between Numbers
• Fundamental arithmetical operations
• Percentages and Averages
• Ratio and Proportion
• Interest & Discount
• Profit and Loss
• Use of Tables and Graphs Mensuration
• Time and Distance
• Ratio and Time
• Time and Work

*General Awareness*

Questions will be designed to test the ability of candidate‘s general awareness of environment around him and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of:

• Current Events
• Sports
• History
• Culture
• Geography
• Economic scene
• General Polity including Indian Constitution
• Scientific Research etc.

Paper II

The Paper will be set in English and Hindi and to the extent possible in other languages mentioned in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution. In this paper Candidates will be required to write one short essay/letter in English or any language included in the 8th schedule of Constitution.

*SSC MTS Non Technical Syllabus for General Awareness*

• Sports
• History
• Culture
• Geography
• Economic Scene
• General Polity
• Indian Constitution
• Scientific Research etc

Paper-I:

• Questions on ‘General Intelligence and Reasoning’ are of non-verbal focusing the functions attached to the post.
• Questions on ‘Numerical Aptitude’ and ‘General English’ are easy and simple, of a level that an average matriculate will be in a position to answer happily.
• Questions on General Awareness will be also of similar standard.
• For VH aspirants of 40% and above visual disability and opting for SCRIBE there is no section of Maps/ Graphs/ Diagrams/ Statistical Data in General Intelligence & Reasoning / General Awareness Paper.

Paper-II:

• The Paper-II will be held in both language such as English and Hindi.
• To amount possible in other languages given in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution to evaluate basic language skills proportionate with the educational qualification prescribed for the post.
• Entrants will be needed to write one short essay/letter in English or any language included in 8th schedule of Constitution. 

*SSC Multitasking Exam Pattern*

Written examination will consist of (Paper-I) objective type paper and (Paper-II) descriptive type as shown below:

Paper I:

Paper-I will consist of Objective Type- Multiple choice questions only. The questions will be set both in English & Hindi. There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.

Subject	Questions	Maximum marks	Total Duration / Timing for General candidates	Total Duration/ Timing for Visually Handicapped/ Cerebral Palsy candidates
General Intelligence & Reasoning	25	25	2 Hours 10.00 A.M. to 12.00 Noon or 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM	2 Hours 40 Mins. 10.00 A.M. to 12.40 PM or 2:00 PM to 4:40 PM
Numerical Aptitude	25	25
General English	50	50
General Awareness	50	50

Paper II:

Paper-II will be descriptive in which the candidate will be required to write short essay/letter in English or any language included in the 8th schedule of the Constitution. Paper-II will only be of qualifying nature.

Subject	Maximum marks	Duration	Total Duration / Timing for General candidates	Total Duration/ Timing for Visually Handicapped/ Cerebral Palsy candidates
Short Essay / Letter in English or any language included in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution	50	30 minutes	30 minutes	45 minutes

SSC Multitasking Staff Exam Details:

• There will be negative marking and 0.25 will be deducted for any wrong answer.
• Paper I will consist of Objective Type MCQs only.
• The question will be set both in English & Hindi.
• The SSC might set the questions additionally in regional languages, if technical feasible.
• Paper II will be of only those candidates who will meet the cut-off prescribed by the commission in Paper I for various categories.
• Paper II is of qualifying nature and will only test your elementary skills.

General Instructions to Be Fulfilled by Contenders in the Written Exam:

• Contenders should write the papers/ marks the answers in their own hand.
• In the question papers, wherever essential, the Metric systems of weights and procedures only will be used.
• Aspirants are not allowed to use calculators and other electronic devices except as mentioned in the Notice. They must not, therefore, bring the same inside the Exam Venue.
• If any aspirant is found to hold mobile phones or any other mode of wireless communication in working or switched off mode, his/her entry shall be cancelled immediately.
• Using unfair means in the examination hall is prohibited.
• If there is any incorrectness or any inconsistency, in filling OMR Sheet, OMR Sheet will not be checked.

SSC Multitasking Selection Procedure:

• Selection of candidates will be done on purely basis of their performance in Written Test and Documents Verification followed by Personal Interview.
• Written Test comprises two stages that is Objective Test (Stage 1) and Descriptive Test (Stage 2).
• Those candidates who will qualify the Paper-I will appear for the Paper-II i.e. Descriptive Test.
• Candidates who will qualify the Descriptive Test may appear for Documents Verification followed by Personal Interview. Final Selection will be done on basis of Documents Verification Process.

Instructions Regarding SSC MTS Selection Process:

Aspirants selection will be done on basis of Paper-I subjected to the aspirant’s fulfilling the basic qualifying standards fixed Paper-II.

SSC MTS Final Result will be declared on the basis of exam.

For SC, ST, OBC and PH Aspirants:

• SC, ST, OBC and PH aspirants who are recruited on basis of their own merit without relaxed standards will not be adjusted against the reserved share of vacancies.
• Reserved Vacancies will be completed up individually from amongst the willing SCs, STs, OBCs, and PH aspirants which will, thus, comprise of SC , ST, OBC and PH candidates who are lower in merit than general candidate in merit list of unreserved category but otherwise found suitable for appointment even by relaxed standard.
• The candidates will be accommodated against the general/unreserved vacancies as per their position in complete merit list.

For Physically Handicapped (OH/VH) category:

• Physically Handicapped (OH/VH) category candidate who qualifies on the basis of relaxed standards, age limit, experience or qualifications, permitted number of chances in written examination etc is to be counted against reserved vacancies of such candidate for selection.
• Staff Selection Commission may maintain a reserve list for each State/UT valid for 01 year from date of declaration of result or publication of notification of the next recruitment whichever is earlier.

Daily GK Update 01st Feb , 2017

Daily GK Update 01st Feb , 2017

Union Budget 2017

i.Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union budget 2017-2018 in Lok Sabha today (01 February 2017). 

ii.This is the fourth budget by the Narendra Modi government. It was broadly focused on 10 issues farming sector, rural population, youth, poor and health care for the underprivileged, infrastructure, financial sector for stronger institutions, speedy accountability, public services, prudent fiscal management and tax administration for the honest.

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Basant Panchami is being celebrated today (01st February 2017)

i.Basant Panchami is being celebrated today (1 February 2017). The festival marks the beginning of the spring season. The festival is celebrated every year on the fifth day of the month of 'Magha'. Basant means spring and Panchami means "the fifth day".

 ii.On this day, Hindus wearing yellow clothes visit temples and pray to Goddess Saraswati the goddess of knowledge, and celebrate the day as Saraswati Puja. Schools and educational institutes celebrate Saraswati Puja. Kite flying competitions will also be held. iii.The festival is mostly celebrated mostly in northern states of Punjab and Bihar.In Allahabad, Basant Panchami bathing is taking place at the confluence of Ganga and Yamuna and other Ghats of holy rivers from this morning. Besides elaborate arrangements for the bathing, security has been tightened at the Sangam area. Police and paramilitary forces are keeping vigil and drones and CCTV cameras have been put into service in the area.

Fiscal deficit reaches 94% of the budget estimate

i.Fiscal deficit in the first nine months of 2016-17 touched 93(point)9 per cent of the Budget estimate. The fiscal deficit had stood at 87.9% in the corresponding nine months a year ago. The fiscal deficit is the gap between expenditure and revenue. 

ii.According to data released by the Controller General of Accounts, tax revenue was 71.4% of the full-year budget estimate. Total expenditure, Plan and Non-Plan, was 74.3% of the government's full-year estimate. The revenue deficit during April-December 2016 stood at 100.1% of the budget estimate.

Rajasthan, Telangana bag eGov awards

i.This year (2017), under the State category, Rajasthan and Telangana emerged Winners of Excellence while the Award of Recognition went to Odisha and Nagaland.

ii.Instituted by the Computer Society of India’s (CSI) Special Interest Group with sponsorship from Nihilent Technologies, these awards help recognise the efforts of eGovernance practitioners from across central and state departments, projects and in district administrative units as well.

 Railway Ministry Requests Separate Fund for Rashtriya Rail Safety Fund

i.The Ministry of Railway has proposed the Finance Ministry to create a non-lapsable safety fund named ‘Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh’ over five years with initial corpus of Rs. 20000 crore and contribute a portion to fund it in the Budget 2017 .

ii.The decision to set up the safety fund is based on the recommendation of a high-level safety review committee under the chairmanship of Dr. Anil Kakodkar, former chairman of Atomic Energy Commission.

SAARC programming committee meeting begins in Kathmandu

i.The programming committee meeting of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) has began at Kathmandu.Senior officials of all eight member countries are participating in the meeting.

ii.Indian delegation is lead by Shri Prashant Agarwal, Joint Secretary (SAARC).During the two day meeting number of issues including budget of SAARC secretariat and its 5 regional centres and regular activities of the Associtation will be discussed.

iii.This is the first senior level meeting of Association since postponement of 19th SAARC Summit in November last year. Nepal, the current chair of SAARC had postpone the summit after Afghanistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh and India had decided to boycott SAARC summit scheduled in Islamabad last year.

Ministry of Defence to Set up Rs 1500 cr Defence Unit in Madhya Pradesh

i.The Union Minister for Panchayati Raj and Rural Development, Narendra Singh Tomar stated that the Ministry of Defence is set to open its Defence Unit in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh.

ii.The unit would be set up in Kailaras and Sabalgarh tehsil areas and span over 969.735 hectare of land at a cost of Rs. 1500 crore.

E-Paathsala Launches Unique Technology-Backed Services for Educational Institutions in India

Bangalore based Start-up firm E-paathsala has launched an integrated accreditation and ERP technology solution for the colleges and universities to enable them better manage their multiple accreditation standards in an easy, efficient and fast manner and bridge the gap identified for specific accreditations.

Income Tax Department (ITD) launches Operation Clean Money 

 i.Income Tax Department (ITD) lead by Sushil Chandra has launched Operation Clean Money to verify the cash deposited in the banks during November 9th to December 30th 2016.

ii.An online Verification process will be carried out by comparing the demonetisation data CBDTwith information in ITD databases.This information will be available at the portal https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in.

iii.The PAN holder can view the information using the link ‘Cash Transactions 2016’ under ‘Compliance’ section of the portal.

Textile Ministry Inaugurates Meghalaya’s First Ever Apparel and Garment Centre at Ampati

i.Meghalaya’s  first ever Apparel and Garment Making Centre was inaugurated on January 30, 2017 jointly by Union Textiles Minister Smriti Zubin Irani and Chief Minister of Meghalaya Dr. Mukul Sangma near Ampati in South West Garo Hills.

ii.The centre would enable to create job opportunity for both men and women of the region and make them economically empowered.The facility has been set up in an area of 45,000 sq feet at an approximate cost of Rs 14.26 crore. It has been set up under North East Region Textiles Promotion Scheme (NERTPS).

Lakshmi Vilas Bank Partners with Fisdom for Mission FINFIT

i.The private sector lender Lakshmi Vilas Bank in partnership with Bangalore based fin-tech startup firm Fisdom, has launched a mobile application Mission FINFIT to offer the customers of the bank financial planning and personal wealth management services based on Robo advisory.

ii.The mobile app would enable the customer of the bank to plan their finances in an effective manner using the online platform for wealth management thus encouraging them to invest smarter.

ICRA Estimates Banks Credit Growth to Remain Subdued at 5-6% in FY17

i.As per the report of the rating agency, ICRA, the bank credit growth rate is likely to float between 5-6% in the current fiscal year (2017).

ii.The reason cited includes weak loan demand as the rate of return offered by debt market is better in comparison to banks.Besides, the deposit rate was also projected to drop to 12% from the current 14.7% this fiscal ending March 2017 due to better cash flow in the system and cut in the deposit rate by the banks.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Presents 2016 National Entrepreneurship Awards

i.The First ever National Entrepreneurship Awards 2016 was presented by the Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh at Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi on January 30, 2017.

ii.Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Minister of State (I/C) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship was the guest of honour on the occasion.The National Entrepreneurship Awards was instituted by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MoSDE) to recognize and honor the entrepreneurial spirit of India’s youth and encourage more and more young Indians to become entrepreneur.

iii.The awards were given in 11 different categories divided into two groups: Award Track and Recognition Track.

UNICEF launches 3.3 bln USD to aid millions of children

i.UN children's agency UNICEF has launched an appeal for 3.3 billion US Dollar to help 48 million children caught up in crises worldwide amid fears of a funding cut from top donor the United States. This year's appeal represents a 18% increase from the initial request for funding in 2016.

ii. Donors contribute to the appeals on a voluntary basis. The United States is by far the top donor to UNICEF, followed by Germany, Britain and the European Commission. According to UNICEF, Almost one in four of the world's children now lives in a country affected by conflict or disaster.

Alok Verma takes charge as new CBI Director

i.Former Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Verma today took charge as the new CBI Director. He will hold the charge of the premier investigating agency for a period of two years.

ii. A 1979-batch IPS officer, Mr Verma was selected by a three-member committee comprising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Justice J S?Khehar and Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge. 

Moussa Faki Mahamat appointed as new African Union AU head 

Chadian foreign affairs minister Moussa Faki Mahamat has been elected as the head of  AU Headthe African Union Commission. He will replace Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma

US House of Representatives Introduces H-1B Visa Reform Bill

i.The US House of Representatives has introduced a legislation on January 30, 2017 making it mandatory to raise the minimum salary of the H-1B visa holders to more than double at USD 1,30,000 from the previous USD 60,000.

ii.If the legislation is passed, it would highly impact American companies as they may face difficulty in replacing the American employees with foreign workers including IT professionals from India.

iii.The High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017 introduced by California Congressman Zoe Lofgren prioritises 

Ireland became the world’s first country to stop investing in fossil fuels

Ireland has become the first country in the world to divest coal, oil and gas investments from Ireland Strategic Investment Fund.The bill was passed in the Irish parliament by gaining 53 votes out of 90. It was introduced by Deputy Thomas Pringle.

Former Minister E Ahamed Dies After Suffering Cardiac Arrest

Former Union Minister E Ahamed, who collapsed in parliament, has died. He was 78. Mr Ahamed was admitted at Delhi's Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) hospital after he suffered a cardiac arrest while both houses of parliament were being jointly addressed by President Pranab Mukherjee

SSC MTS Exam 2017 Preparation Tips

SSC MTS Exam 2017 Preparation Tips

#Tip 1- English holds the key

When you look at the exam, it becomes evident that the subject English has an important role to play. In Paper-I, the English section carries 50 marks and in Paper – II, the English section again carries 50 marks. Therefore, it is obvious that you would be required to focus more on English than any other subject.

#Tip 2- General Awareness needs regularity

Your general knowledge will not develop in a day or two. For handling the general awareness section, you will be required to stay updated on the recent events and the best way to do it is by reading the newspaper daily. Additionally, there are a bunch of apps who offer continuous news update on your smart phone.

#Tip 3- Some areas in Numerical Aptitude can be ignored

If you have constantly ignored any section of Mathematics, then you can continue to do the same in this exam as well. For an instance, if you have always avoided mensuration, then you can ignore it for MTS exam 2016. This is because, numerical aptitude section will consist of 25 questions only. Within 25 questions, a maximum of 2-3 questions will be asked from the chapter mensuration. Therefore, instead of wasting time there, you can easily work on areas such as bar, graph, profit and loss, percentage, etc.

#Tip 4- Strategy matters!

Having a good strategy is impeccable for any exam. This allows you to plan your approach towards the whole paper and hence, you will never run out of time. You can start off with the section in which you are strong, followed by other sections on the basis of your confidence in them. This will help you to score more and enhance your overall confidence.

#Tip 5- Start with English

It is advised to start with English. This section consists of 50 questions, each carrying a mark. If you can perform well in this section then it means that your chances of clearing the exam have increased. Moreover, English will not take much time as the nature of the questions are simple and easy to follow.

#Tip 6- Save time in General Awareness

Many candidates would try their luck in the general awareness section by guessing the answers. However, this is wrong and most of the time they end up losing marks. It is advised to attempt only those questions whose answers are known to the candidate. In this way, the candidate would save time as well as his earned score.

Apart from these preparation tips, candidates should also focus on their health and ensure that they do not develop the symptoms of nervousness.

Quiz 1

                                        Quiz 1

Q1. Union finance minister Arun Jaitley has tabled the Economic Survey 2016-17 in Parliament budget session. The survey projects the economy to grow in the range of ___________ to __________ in the next fiscal year 2017-18 in the post-demonetisation year. 

(a) 6.00% to 6.75% 

(b) 6.25% to 6.50% 

(c) 6.50% to 7.00% 

(d) 6.75% to 7.50% 

(e) None of the given options is true

Q2. Who among the following has been appointed as the new Police Commissioner of Delhi?

(a) Alok Verma

(b) Amulya Patnaik

(c) Satish Mathur

(d) Javeed Ahmed

(e) BS Bassi

Q3. In which among the following city/cities India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has kicked off its operations by rolling out pilot services recently?

I. Raipur

II. New Delhi

III. Ranchi

IV. Patna

V. Nagpur

(a) Only I and II

(b) Only III

(c) Only IV

(d) Only III and V

(e) Only I and III

Q4. Quebec City, where several people were killed and wounded in a shooting at a mosque recently, is situated in-

(a) Canada

(b) Syria

(c) Libya

(d) France

(e) Qatar

Q5. The Budget session of Parliament has begun on 31st January 2017 and President Pranab Mukherjee has addressed the joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. Who is present Speaker of Lok Sabha?

(a) Lal Krishna Advani 

(b) Mohammad Hamid Ansari

(c) Sumitra Mahajan

(d) M Thambidurai

(e) Narendra Modi

Q6. In view of the upcoming Assembly elections in five States, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has withdrew the limits placed on cash withdrawals from-

(a) Cash credit accounts

(b) Overdraft accounts 

(c) Current accounts

(d) All of the above types of accounts

(e) Saving accounts

Q7. Who has won the men’s singles title of the 2017 Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament in Lucknow recently?

(a) Sai Praneeth

(b) Sameer Verma

(c) Parupalli Kashyap

(d) Ajay Jayaram

(e) Tommy Sugiarto

Q8. In which among the following Indian cities, Cab-hailing firm Uber has launched two-wheeler aggregation service UberMOTO recently?

(a) Ahmedabad

(b) Mumbai

(c) Kolkata

(d) New Delhi

(e) Hyderabad

Q9. The Supreme Court has appointed a four-member committee to run the affairs of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) which will be led by-

(a) Amitabh Chaudhary

(b) Vikram Lamaye

(c) Vinod Rai

(d) Diana Edulji

(e) Ramachandra Guha

Q10. Name the person, who has been appointed as the president of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) recently? 

(a) Dushyant Chautala

(b) Amulya Patnaik

(c) Hansraj Reddy

(d) Ashok Amritraj 

(e) None of the given options is true

Q11. The first edition of the North East Investors Summit has inaugurated by the Union Textiles Minister, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani in-

(a) Shillong, Meghalaya

(b) Agartala, Tripura

(c) Gangtok, Sikkim

(d) Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh

(e) Aizawl, Mizoram

Q12. Which among the following organisation has launched climate change programme to assess the status, distribution and conservation of pheasants and finches in the Central Himalayas?

(a) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

(b) Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS)

(c) India Meteorological Department (IMD)

(d) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

(e) None of the given options is true

Q13. Which state cabinet has approved amending Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Bill, 1960 Act to legalise the Kambala and Bullock Cart Race which is a traditional festival held annually in the state?

(a) West Bengal

(b) Tamil Nadu

(c) Karnataka

(d) Madhya Pradesh

(e) Gujarat

Q14. Which among the following public sector lender has announced an agency tie-up with Future Generali India Insurance Company (FGII)?

(a) Bank of Baroda (BOB)

(b) Indian Overseas Bank (IOB)

(c) Central Bank of India (CBI)

(d) Bank of Maharashtra (BOM)

(e) State Bank of India (SBI)

Q15. Who has been appointed as the United Nations in India to Goodwill Ambassador for the Sustainable Development Goals?

(a) Amitabh Kant Thakur

(b) Suraj Kumar Jha

(c) AP Singh

(d) Vajubhai R Vala

(e) Ashok Amritraj

Solutions

S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Union finance minister Arun Jaitley on 31 January 2017 has tabled the Economic Survey 2016-17 in Parliament budget session. The survey projects the economy to grow in the range of 6.75% to 7.50% in the next fiscal year 2017-18 in the post-demonetisation year. The survey prepared by chief economic adviser in the finance ministry Arvind Subramanian stated the adverse impact of demonetisation on GDP growth will be transitional. The Economic Survey 2016-17 advocates the concept of Universal Basic Income (UBI) as an alternative to the various social welfare schemes in an effort to reduce poverty.

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Amulya Patnaik has appointed as the new commissioner of Delhi Police on 30th January 2017. Patnaik, a 1985 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre, has succeeded Alok Kumar Verma.

S3. Ans.(e)
Sol. India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has kicked off its operations by rolling out pilot services in Raipur, Chhatisgarh and Ranchi, Jharkhand. The bank will offer an interest rate of 4.5% on deposits up to Rs. 25,000; 5% on deposits of Rs. 25,000-50,000 and 5.5% on Rs. 50,000-1,00,000, its Chief Executive Officer A.P. Singh said. The paid up equity of the new bank is Rs.800 crore, of which the government has already infused Rs. 275 crore.

S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. In Quebec City, Canada on 29th January 2017 that was upended when a man walked into a mosque and started shooting, killing six people and wounding eight.

S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Budget session of Parliament has begun on 31st January 2017 and President Pranab Mukherjee has address the joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. Sumitra Mahajan is an Indian politician who is the Speaker of the 16th and present Lok Sabha. She belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party.

S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. In view of the upcoming Assembly elections in five States, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 30th January 2017 withdrew the limits placed on cash withdrawals from current accounts/cash credit accounts/overdraft accounts with immediate effect. However, the limits on savings bank accounts will continue. PTI reports that the Election Commission has decided to ask all candidates to open current accounts to meet election expenses after the latest relaxation by the apex bank. The central bank also said the limits placed on cash withdrawals from ATMs (Rs. 10,000 per day, per card, within the existing overall weekly limit of Rs. 24,000) stands withdrawn from February 1, 2017. What this means is that a customer can withdraw his weekly limit at one go at an ATM.

S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. Sameer Verma has won the men’s singles title of the 2017 Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament in Lucknow.

S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. Cab-hailing firm Uber has launched two-wheeler aggregation service UberMOTO in Hyderabad. The firm, which has signed an agreement with the Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd recently, formally launched the services. Using the app, people can hire two-wheelers for short-distance commute at cheaper rates. The agreement was aimed at providing the last-mile connectivity from and to the upcoming Metro railway stations. Uber Founder and CEO Travis Kalanick came to Hyderabad last month to seal the deal.

S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. Brushing aside all resistance, the Supreme Court has appointed a four-member committee of administrators headed by former Comptroller and Auditor General of India Vinod Rai to run the affairs of the BCCI and implement court-approved recommendations of the Justice R M Lodha panel on reforms in the cash-rich cricket body. Other three members of the committee of administrators are famous cricket historian Ramachandra Guha, Vikram Limaye, Managing Director of Infrastructure Development Fiance Company (IDFC) and former Indian women cricket captain Diana Edulji, who would interact with Rahul Johri, CEO of BCCI, for supervision and functioning of the cricket Board.

S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. Dushyant Chautala has been appointed as the president of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI). Chautala is the youngest president of the apex body. His term, which is for four years, extends until 2021.

S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. The first edition of the North East Investors Summit has inaugurated by the Union Textiles Minister, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani in Shillong, Meghalaya. The North East Investors Summit 2017 was jointly organized by the Union Ministry of Textiles and the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) of the Government of India in collaboration with industry associations Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Theme: Exploring Opportunities in North East Region.

S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) has launched climate change programme to assess the status, distribution and conservation of pheasants and finches in the Central Himalayas. To evaluate the socio-economic activities of local communities and involve them in conservation efforts and sensitize the local forest department staff.This programme is funded by Oracle and facilitated by CAF-India.

S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Karnataka state cabinet has approved amending Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Bill, 1960 Act to legalize the Kambala and Bullock Cart Race which is a traditional festival held annually in Karnataka. The amendment Bill will be introduced by the state cabinet in the legislature session scheduled to be begin from February 6,2017.

S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. Future Generali India Insurance Company (FGII) has announced an agency tie-up with Pune based Bank of Maharashtra. To immensely benefit our customers by providing them an ease of access while choosing from a diverse range of non-life insurance products, all under one roof Bank-of-Maharashtra. It has tie-up with over 100 banks in India for bancassurance. Now it accounts for 5% of Future Generali’s total business.

S15. Ans.(e)
Sol. Film producer and Wimbledon tennis player, Ashok Amritraj has been appointed the United Nations in India Goodwill Ambassador for the Sustainable Development Goals. Amritraj is the first Ambassador for the UN in India. He is responsible to generate momentum and commitment to achieve the SDGs by 2030 and to foster engagement of new stakeholders in the implementation of these Goals.