Tuesday, 29 August 2017

Daily GK Update 29th August 2017



i. The National Sports day is celebrated on 29th August every year to mark the birthday of legendary hockey player Major Dhyan Chand. To celebrate the day various programs are being conducted through the country.
ii. On this occasion, President Ram Nath Kovind will give away the Sports Awards. A total of 29 players have been selected to receive the honors from President. The President will confer Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, Arjuna Award and Dronacharya Award at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi.

Important Takeaways from Above News-
  • In 2012, the Government of India designated 29 August as the country’s ‘National Sports Day’.


i. The vice president of India Venkaiah Naidu launched the National Sports Talent Search Portal, a government initiative to unearth sporting talent from every nook and corner of the country.
ii. Under the initiative, a child or his parents, teachers or coaches can upload his bio data or video on the portal. The Sports ministry will select talented players and impart training to them at Sports Authority India centres. The portal will also be available as an App enabling it to be downloaded on smart phones.

Important Takeaways From Above News-
  • Vijay Goel is the Union Sports Minister of India.
  • M Venkaiah Naidu is the 13th Vice President of India.


i. India and Germany signed an agreement on technical cooperation under the Indo-German Energy Programme – Green Energy Corridors (IGEN-GEC).
ii. The main objective of this program component is to improve the sector framework and conditions for grid integration of renewable energy.

Important Takeaways From Above News-
  • Berlin is the Capital of Germany.
  • Angela Merkel is the Chancellor of Germany.


i. The Finance Ministry has imposed a five-year anti-dumping duty on Sodium Nitrite imports from China. Deepak Nitrite Ltd had filed the petition, which was also supported by Punjab Chemicals & Crop Protection Ltd, seeking sunset review investigations on Sodium Nitrite imports from China.
ii. There are two more producers of Sodium Nitrite in the country - National Fertilisers Ltd and Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilisers Limited.

Important Takeaways from Above News-
  • Sodium Nitrite is an oxidizing and also a reducing agent.
  • It is a white crystalline powder mostly used in the pharmaceutical and dye industries, lubricants, lubricants, construction chemicals, rubber blowing agent, meat processing, and textiles.


i. In Kenya, selling or even using plastic bags will risk imprisonment of up to four years or fines of $40,000. It is the world’s toughest law which is aimed at reducing plastic pollution came into effect.
ii. The East African nation joins more than 40 other countries that have banned, partly banned or taxed single use plastic bags, including China, France, Rwanda, and Italy.

Important Takeaways from Above News-
  • Uhuru Kenyatta is the President of Kenya.
  • Nairobi is the Capital of Kenya.


i. The Income Tax Department has imposed Rs 7,900 crore penalty on the tax demand of the same amount on a unit of billionaire Li Ka-shing’s CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. over its decade-old sale of mobile phone business in India to Vodafone Group Plc.
ii. Vodafone had in 2007 acquired 67% stake in the mobile-phone business owned by Hutchison Whampoa, now part of CK Hutchison.


i. Nitasha Biswas, a transwoman from Kolkata was crowned the first Miss TransQueen India. The competition was held in Gurugram, Haryana. Biswas is currently pursuing Masters in Business Management in Kolkata, West Bengal.
ii. On the other hand, Manipur’s Loiloi was crowned the first runner-up. Biswas will now go to Thailand for Miss International Queen, while Loiloi will compete at Miss Transsexual Australia.

Important Takeaways from Above News-
  • Miss TransQueen India 2017 is the first ever transgender beauty contest of the country.


i. National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), the technology transfer and commercialization arm of the Ministry of Science & Technology, has won two accolades. It has won the Assocham Services Excellence Award 2017 and its Chairman and Managing Director, H Purushotham, an international recognition.
ii. The International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM) Sweden honored Purushotham with the IAAM Medal 2017 for his outstanding R&D contributions in the Advanced Materials Science & Technology during its award ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

  • Dr. H. Purushotham is the Chairman & Managing Director of NRDC.
  • National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) was established in 1953 by the Government of India.


i. Kerala Chief Minister Shri Pinarayi Vijayan launched the host city logo for Kochi, one of the venues of FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017. The logo represents and reflects Kochi's identity and will be a valuable tool in linking the local community in a global World Cup.
ii. The tournament will be hosted in the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium of the city. In October 2016, Kochi became the first Indian city to be officially declared as one of the venues for hosting the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

  • The Official Mascot of the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 is a clouded leopard called Kheleo.
  • This is the first FIFA tournament hosted by India.
  • The final will be held at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on 28 October 2017.


i. The Indian U-15 football team completed a brilliant comeback win over Nepal to win the SAFF U-15 Championships in Kathmandu, Nepal. 
ii. India beat Nepal by 2-1 in the final and the match took place at ANFA Complex, Lalitpur in Nepal.


i. Transport Company Uber has finally selected a new CEO of the company- Dara Khosrowshahi. He is from Iran. Khosrowshahi is the CEO of online travel booking company Expedia Inc.
ii. He has replaced Travis Kalanick. Khosrowshahi received nearly $95 million in pay in 2015, making him one of the most highly paid leaders in corporate America.

Important Takeaways from Above News-
  • Uber Technologies Inc. is an American technology company headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.


i. India's two-time Olympic footballer and East Bengal legend Ahmed Khan passed away at the age of 90.
ii. Khan, who played in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics, was one of the most famous of the legendary quintet of forwards called the "Five Pandavas" who played for East Bengal in an India that had just become an independent nation.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

  • He made his debut against France in the London Olympics.

SSC MTS 2017 Exam Dates


SSC MTS 2017 Exam Dates

SSC MTS 2017 Paper 1 was scheduled on 30th April 2017. But as the paper was leaked, SSC cancelled the scheduled exam and re-scheduled it from 16th September to 26th October 2017 through Online Mode of Examination.
Serial NumberActivityDates
1Online Registration Process31st december2016-30th January 2017
2Admit CardApril 2017
3Commencement ofPaper-1 exam16th Sep to 26th Oct 2017
4Result of Paper-1NA
5Admit card for descriptive testNA
6Commencement of Descriptive TestNA
7Final ResultNA

SSC MTS 2017 Exam Centre

The notification for SSC MTS 2017 was released on 31st December 2016. SSC conducts SSC MTS 2017 Exam every year at various centres all across the country.Candidates are given the option to select the centre of their choice while filling in the application form. The final allotment of the centre by SSC is done based on the choice of the candidate. If in any case there is unavailability of seat in the selected Centre, SSC will change the location as per the availability. Candidates do not hold the authority to question SSC for the same.

SSC MTS 2017 Recruitment

SSC or Staff Selection Commission conducts Multi-Tasking Staff Exam (MTS) every year in 2 different stages:
  • Paper 1 and
  • Descriptive Test
It is mandatory for the candidate to qualify both these stages of examination in order to make it to the merit list prepared by SSC prepared at the end.

SSC MTS 2017 Exam Pattern

The examination of SSC MTS 2017 will be conducted in 2 different levels: Paer-1 and Paper-2.Paper-1 is an online exam which is objective multiple choice question type. Paper-2 is a pen and paper mode of examination which includes a descriptive paper in English or any other language listed in the government policies.
SSC MTS 2017 Paper-1
SectionMaximum MarksDuration
Reasoning25A cumulative Time of 2 hours
English Language50
Numerical Aptitude25
General Awareness50
Total150
SSC MTS 2017 Paper-2 (Descriptive Exam)
SubjectMax MarksTotal Time
Short Essay/Letter in English or any Language included in 8th Schedule of the Constitution5030 Minutes
Penalty for wrong answers: 0.25 marks will be deducted every time a candidate marks a question wrong.

SSC MTS 2017 Syllabus

SSC released the revised syllabus for SSC MTS 2017 in its notification. The syllabus for SSC MTS is different for both the stages of examination and it’s mandatory for students to know the entire syllabus in order to prepare effectively for SSC MTS 2017.
Let’s have a look at the detailed SSC MTS 2017 Syllabus:

English Language

Reasoning

Numerical Ability

General Awareness
Reading ComprehensionClassificationSimplificationStatic GK
Fill in the BlanksAnalogyInterestScience
SpellingsCoding-DecodingAverageAward and Honors
Phrases and IdiomsMatrixRatio and ProportionCurrent Affairs
Synonyms and AntonymsWord FormationProblems on AgesDates, Portfolios
One Word SubstitutionVenn DiagramSpeed, Distance and Time
Sentence CorrectionBlood RelationPercentage
Error SpottingMissing NumbersProfit and Loss
PuzzlesNumber System
DirectionNumber Series
Non Verbal ReasoningMensuration
Verbal ReasoningTime and Work
Data Interpretation
Mixture Problem
Algebra
Trigonometry
Geometry

Supreme Court of India


Supreme Court of India

Since the birth of the Republic of India on 26 January 1950, 45 people have served as the Chief Justice of India (CJI).
 While H. J. Kania is the inaugural CJI, the current incumbent is Dipak Misra who was appointed as Chief Justice of India on 28 August 2017.
Justice Y. V. Chandrachud is the longest serving Chief Justice (February 1978 - July 1985).
Number
Name
Period of office
Length of term (days)
Bar
Appointed by
1
26 January 1950
6 November 1951‡‡
649
2
7 November 1951
3 January 1954
788
3
4 January 1954
22 December 1954
352
4
23 December 1954
31 January 1956
404
5
1 February 1956
30 September 1959
1337
6
1 October 1959
31 January 1964
1583
7
1 February 1964
15 March 1966
773
8
16 March 1966
29 June 1966
105
9
30 June 1966
11 April 1967
285
10
12 April 1967
24 February 1968
318
11
25 February 1968
16 December 1970
1025
12
17 December 1970
21 January 1971
35
13
22 January 1971
25 April 1973
824
14
26 April 1973
27 January 1977
1372
15
28 January 1977
21 February 1978
389
16
22 February 1978
11 July 1985
2696
17
12 July 1985
20 December 1986
526
18
21 December 1986
18 June 1989
940
19
19 June 1989
17 December 1989
181
20
18 December 1989
25 September 1990‡‡
281
21
26 September 1990
24 November 1991
424
22
25 November 1991
12 December 1991
17
23
13 December 1991
17 November 1992
340
24
18 November 1992
11 February 1993
85
25
12 February 1993
24 October 1994
619
26
25 October 1994
24 March 1997
881
27
25 March 1997
17 January 1998
298
28
18 January 1998
9 October 1998
264
29
10 October 1998
31 October 2001
1,117
30
1 November 2001
5 May 2002
185
31
6 May 2002
7 November 2002
185
32
8 November 2002
18 December 2002
40
33
19 December 2002
1 May 2004
499
34
2 May 2004
31 May 2004
29
35
1 June 2004
31 October 2005
517
36
1 November 2005
13 January 2007
438
37
14 January 2007
12 May 2010
1,214
38
12 May 2010
28 September 2012
870
39
29 September 2012
18 July 2013
292
40
19 July 2013
26 April 2014
281
41
27 April 2014
27 September 2014
153
42
28 September 2014
2 December 2015
430
43
3 December 2015
3 January 2017
397
44
4 January 2017
27 August 2017
236
45
28 August 2017
Incumbent
0