80 Days Study Plan for SBI PO 2017

80 Days Study Plan for SBI PO 2017

SBI PO Recruitment 2017-18 brings a bright opportunity for every person. 

aiming to become a banker in this year 2017. 

SBI has brought more than 2300 vacancies and from these. 

you need that 1 seat to become a Probationary Officer in the most sought after nationalized bank.

With this, there are many questions in every aspirant's mind.

that How will I be able to crack online examination? What are the levels of this recruitment process.

 most importantly, what should be the study plan to get through Phase-I of SBI PO Recruitment 2017.

Strategy for Prelims Exam: Quant, Reasoning and English Language

Quantitative Aptitude

If you are good with calculation and you’ve cleared your basics then this section is good for scoring. For quantitative aptitude, 

it's practice that matters for scoring well in limited time. 

But if you find this section difficult, start working on it with a smart plan. 

With this 80 days study plan you can cover all the important topics and types of questions.

which can be asked in SBI PO Prelims 2017-18. 

With good accuracy, you’ll surely get through this section with a decent score. 

And this time, you can easily strengthen your foundation of quant and subsequently work of advanced portion.

Reasoning

With ever decreasing numbers of escape routes, in reasoning,
 it is important that you practice everything from puzzles to seating arrangement, from coding-decoding to syllogism. 

Step by step preparation will help you develop those skills to tackle twisted questions of reasoning ability in the examination.

We've seen in recent exams that this section can be quite challenging for students as well as surprising. 
For scoring well in reasoning practising what is really important and it can be your game changer.

English Language

This section has evolved so much from one exam to another, 

and it all started with last year’s SBI recruitment’s online test and till date,

 the pattern and level of English Language section have completely transformed from the conventional approach to a more challenging, 

practical and dynamic approach.

you can follow the 80 days study plan and efficiently learn and practice how to tackle these ‘new pattern’ questions of English Language.

To know more about SBI PO 2017-18 Recruitment process you can go through the FAQ on SBI PO 2017-18

Study Routine  

Non-Working Aspirants

Devotion of Time for Subjects in Total - 10 hours/ day
Quantitative Aptitude- 4 hours
Reasoning- 3 hours
English- 3 hours

Working Aspirants

Devotion of Time for Subjects in Total - 5 hours/ day
Quantitative Aptitude- 2 hours
Reasoning- 1 hours
English- 2 hours

The time is devoted for both studying the topics and practice. 
And most importantly focus on your weaker sections, for example,
 if you are weak in maths and good in English, then don't just practice English because you feel comfortable practising your stronger section. 
Remember you have to clear sectional cut off for all the sections and a complete cut off for the online exam as well. 


1- Develop Reading Skills and start reading News Paper

2- Study carefully targeting SBI PO 2017

3- Strengthen your weaker sections in this time period and follow a strategic approach.

4- Practice to do speedy calculations, learn tables, squares, cubes and roots.

80 DAYS Study Plan for SBI PO Prelims 2017-18

Days	Date	Quant	Reasoning	English
1	8th Feb	Simplification	Blood Relation	Jumbled Paragraph(Odd one out)
2	9th Feb	Quadratic equations	Puzzle and Seating Arrangement	Fillers-New pattern
3	10thFeb	Approximation	Inequalities	Error Detection
4	11thFeb	Revision of the week	Revision of the week	Revision of the week
5	12thFeb	Test of the week	Test of the Week	Test of the week
6	13thFeb	Ratio and Proportion	Inequalities	Select Appropriate Word (four/five sentence)
7	14thFeb	Percentage	Puzzle and Seating Arrangement	Paragraph-fillers
8	15thFeb	Average	Puzzle and Seating Arrangement	Cloze Test
9	16thFeb	Ratio and Proportion	Coding-Decoding (New Pattern)	Vocabulary New pattern
10	17thFeb	Quadratic equations	Order, Raking and Direction	Connectors word/phrase
11	18thFeb	Revision of the week	Revision of the week	Revision of the week
12	19thFeb	Test of the week	Test of the week	Test of the week
13	20thFeb	Time, work and wages	Coding-Decoding (New Pattern)	Paragraph concluding Question
14	21stFeb	Pipes and Cisterns	Puzzle and Seating Arrangement	Analogies (word pair relationship)
15	22ndFeb	Time and Distance	Data Flow Diagram	Jumbled word-odd man out
16	23rdFeb	Boats and Streams	Blood Relation	Questions on Writing Styles (Most concise manner)
17	24thFeb	Time, work and wages	Alpha Numeric Symbol Sequence	Idioms/phrases
18	25thFeb	Revision of the week	Revision of the week	Revision of the week
19	26thFeb	Test of the week	Test of the week	Test of the week
20	27thFeb	Profit and Loss	Data Flow Diagram	Select grammatically correct sentence
21	28thFeb	Ratio and Proportion	Puzzle and Seating Arrangement	Sentence Improvements
22	01st March	Simple Interest	Syllogism (New Pattern)	Find the best restates sentence
23	02ndMarch	Compound Interest	Puzzle and Seating Arrangement	Find the ODD sentence
24	03rdMarch	Simple and Compound Interest	Machine Input-Output	Find the most logical Complement
25	04th March	Revision of the week	Revision of the week	Revision of the week
26	05th March	Test of the week	Test of the week	Test of the week
27	06th March	Permutation and Combination	Syllogism New Pattern	Phrase/Word Replacement
28	07th March	Probability	Puzzle and Seating Arrangement	Paragraph Completion
29	08th March	Data sufficiency	Puzzle and Seating Arrangement	Reading Comprehension
30	09th March	Number Series	Data Sufficiency	Appropriate/Inappropriate word (single sentence)
31	10th March	Data sufficiency	Logical Reasoning	Word usage-1 (One common Word fill in the four sentence)
32	11th March	Revision of the week	Revision of the week	Revision of the week
33	12th March	Test of the week	Test of the week	Test of the week
34	13th March	Simple Interest	Syllogism (New Pattern)	Word Usage-2 find the incorrect usage of the word
35	14th March	Simple Interest	Data Sufficiency	Jumbled Paragraph (Odd one out)
36	15th March	Compound Interest	Puzzle and Seating Arrangement	Fillers-New pattern
37	16th March	Simple and Compound Interest	Puzzle and Seating Arrangement	Error Detection
38	17th March	Problems on ages	Logical Reasoning	Select Appropriate Word (four/five sentence)
39	18th March	Revision of the week	Revision of the week	Revision of the week
40	19th March	Test of the week	Test of the week	Test of the week
41	20th March	DI: Tabular	Puzzle and Seating Arrangement	Paragraph-fillers
42	21st March	DI: Pi chart	Puzzle and Seating Arrangement	Cloze Test
43	22ndMarch	DI: Line Graph	Logical Reasoning	Vocabulary New pattern
44	23rdMarch	DI: Bar Graph	Data Sufficiency	Connectors word/phrase
45	24th March	DI: Combined Graph	Alpha Numeric Symbol Sequence	Paragraph concluding Question
46	25th March	Revision of the week	Revision of the week	Revision of the week
47	26th March	Test of the week	Test of the week	Test of the week
48	27th March	DI: Caselets	Coding-Decoding (New Pattern)	Analogies (word pair relationship)
49	28th March	Number Series	Logical Reasoning	Jumbled word-odd man out
50	29th March	DI: Tabular	Puzzle and Seating Arrangement	Questions on Writing Styles (Most concise manner)
51	30th March	DI: Pi chart	Puzzle and Seating Arrangement	Idioms/phrases
52	31st March	DI: Missing	Data Sufficiency	Select grammatically correct sentence
53	01st April	DI: Line Graph	Revision of the week	Revision of the week
54	02nd April	Test of the week	Test of the week	Test of the week
55	03rd April	DI: Tabular	Syllogism (New Pattern)	Sentence Improvements
56	04th April	DI: Pi chart	Puzzle and Seating Arrangement	Find the best restates sentence
57	05th April	DI: Line Graph	Puzzle and Seating Arrangement	Find the ODD sentence
58	06th April	Number Series	Order, Raking and Direction	Find the most logical Complement
59	07th April	DI: Bar Graph	Data Flow Diagram	Phrase/Word Replacement
60	08th April	Revision of the week	Revision of the week	Revision of the week
61	09th April	Test of the week	Test of the week	Test of the week
62	10th April	Simplification	Puzzle and Seating Arrangement	Paragraph Completion
63	11th April	Approximation	Puzzle and Seating Arrangement	Reading Comprehension
64	12th April	DI: Tabular	Alpha Numeric Symbol Sequence	Appropriate/Inappropriate word (single sentence)
65	13th April	DI: Pi chart	Blood Relation	Word usage-1 (One common Word fill in the four sentence)
66	14th April	DI: Missing	Order, Raking and Direction	Word Usage-2 find the incorrect usage of the word
67	15th April	Revision of the week	Revision of the week	Revision of the week
68	16th April	Test of the week	Test of the week	Test of the week
69	17th April	Ratio and Proportion	Logical Reasoning	Jumbled Paragraph (Odd one out)
70	18th April	Percentage	Machine Input-Output	Fillers-New pattern
71	19th April	Average	Puzzle and Seating Arrangement	Error Detection
72	20th April	Problem on Ages	Syllogism (New Pattern)	Select Appropriate Word (four/five sentence)
73	21st April	Alligation and Mixtures	Puzzle and Seating Arrangement	Paragraph-fillers
74	22nd April	Revision of the week	Revision of the week	Revision of the week
75	23rd April	Test of the week	Test of the week	Cloze Test
76	24th April	DI: Practice Set-1	Practice Set-1	Practice Set-1
77	25th April	DI: Practice Set-2	Practice Set-2	Practice Set-2
78	26th April	Practice Set-3	Practice Set-3	Practice Set-3
79	27th April	Practice Set-4	Practice Set-4	Practice Set-4
80	28th April	Practice Set-5	Practice Set-5	Practice Set-5

ake up one Idea, your goal. Make that one idea your life.

 Think of it, dream of it. Live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, 

nerves, every part of your body be full of that idea and just leave every other idea alone.

 This is the way to "Success"!

ఈ 10 ప్రశ్నలకు ముందే ప్రిపేర్ అవ్వండి

*ఈ 10 ప్రశ్నలకు ముందే ప్రిపేర్ అవ్వండి*

                    *ప్రస్తుతం దేశ యువతను నిరుద్యోగం కమ్ముకుందనడంలో ఏమాత్రం సందేహం లేదు. డిప్లొమా, డిగ్రీ, బీటెక్, ఎంటెక్, పీజీ.. విద్యార్హత ఏదైనా సరే.. స్వీపర్ పోస్టులకు కూడా దరఖాస్తు చేస్తున్నారంటే పరిస్థితులు ఎలా ఉన్నాయో ఇట్టే అర్థం చేసుకోవచ్చు. చదువు అయిపోగానే ఏవో కొన్ని కోర్సులు నేర్చుకుని ఇంటర్వ్యూలకు ప్రిపేర్ అవుతున్నారు. ఫేక్ ఎక్స్‌పీరియన్స్‌తో రెజ్యూమ్‌లను, సర్టిఫికెట్లను క్రియేట్ చేసి ఇంటర్వ్యూలకు అటెండ్ అవుతున్న నేటి తరం యువత సంఖ్య తక్కువేమీ కాదు. కష్టపడి చదివినా, ప్రైమరీ ఎగ్జామ్‌లో పాస్ అయినా.. ఇంటర్వ్యూలో మాత్రం నెగ్గలేకపోతున్న యువతలో నిరాశ, నిస్పృహలు కమ్ముకుంటున్నాయి. ఇంటర్వ్యూలో అడిగే ప్రశ్నలకు సమాధానం చెప్పలేక, ఒక్కోసారి ఏ ప్రశ్న అడిగారో కూడా తెలుసుకోలేక పోవడంతో నోటిదాకా వచ్చిన కూడు చేజారిపోయినట్లు ఉద్యోగం వచ్చినట్టే వచ్చి మిస్ అయిపోతోంది. అయితే చాలా మంది ఓ పది ప్రశ్నల దగ్గర బోల్తా కొడుతున్నారనీ, వాటికి సరైన సమాధానాలు ఇవ్వలేకపోతున్నందునే జాబ్‌లో సెలెక్ట్ అవడం లేదనేది నిపుణుల వాదన. ఆ పది ప్రశ్నలేంటో తెలుసుకుని వాటికి సమాధానాలను ముందే ప్రిపేర్ అవండి మరి.*

 

1. What are the three reasons we should not hire you?

2. How will you describe yourself using five adjectives?

3. What do your colleagues think that you should stop doing?

4. Could you talk about some events that influenced you to become what you are today?

5. Why are you switching jobs? why are you leaving your last employer?

6. Could you talk about an issue on which you disagreed with your manager?

7. Which are the other companies you are interviewing with and for what positions?

8. How would you like your manager to work with you, or would you prefer to work alone and why?

9. Why are you the right candidate for the role?

10. What will give you a sense of fulfilment in your professional life?

Daily GK Update 09th February, 2017

Daily GK Update 09th February, 2017

Cabinet approves 'PM Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan' for digital education

i. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved 'Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan' (PMGDISHA) to make 6 crore rural households digitally literate. The outlay for this project is Rs.2,351.38 crore to usher in digital literacy in rural India by March 2019. This is in line with the announcement made by Finance Minister in the Union Budget 2016-17. 

ii. PMGDISHA is expected to be one of the largest digital literacy programmes in the world. Under the scheme, 25 lakh candidates will be trained in the FY 2016-17; 275 lakh in the FY 2017-18; and 300 lakh in the FY 2018-19. To ensure equitable geographical reach, each of the 250,000 Gram Panchayats would be expected to register an average of 200-300 candidates. 

India & US agree to sustain momentum on defence efforts

i. India and US have agreed to sustain the momentum on key bilateral defence efforts. US Defence Secretary James Mattis telephoned Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and expressed commitment to building upon the tremendous progress made in bilateral defence cooperation.

US Senate votes to confirm Jeff Sessions as next US Attorney General

i. In the US, Senate voted to confirm Republican Senator Jeff Sessions as the next Attorney General of the United States. The Alabama senator is known for his tough stance on immigration enforcement and his early support of President Donald Trump who nominated him for the job. The session was confirmed by a 52-47 vote.

Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Presents Rs 2,350 crore Deficit Budget 2017-18

i. The Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma presented the state Budget for the session 2017-18 on February 7, 2017 in the state assembly. The budget was based on the theme “Resurgent Assam”. 

ii. As per the Minister the state Budget, 2017-18 was Rs. 2,349.79 crore deficit Budget. The budget presented merged Plan and Non-Plan expenditures.The Government has redefined the role of Planning & Development Department. The department has been rechristened to the Department for Development and  Transformation of Assam (DDTA).

India & Austria Signs Protocol to Amend Bilateral Taxation Treaty

i. India and Austria signed a protocol to amend the existing bilateral taxation treaty for Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion.The protocol was signed between Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Chairman Sushil Chandra on behalf of India and Embassy of Austria Charge d’ Affaires Georg Zehetner behalf of Austria.

ii. The protocol will broaden the scope of the existing framework of the exchange of tax related information. This will help to curb tax evasion and tax avoidance between the two nations as well as enable mutual assistance in relation to collecting taxes.

RBI to set up panel on strengthening cyber security

i. In a bid to strengthen cyber security system, the Reserve Bank (RBI) decided to set up an inter-disciplinary panel on cyber security to examine various threats and suggest measures to deal with it. The panel will review the threats inherent in the existing or emerging technology on an ongoing basis. Besides, it will also study the adoption of various security standards/protocols and also act as the interface with stakeholders.

ii. The committee will suggest appropriate policy interventions strengthen cyber security and resilience.The decision has been taken based on the recommendations of the expert panel on information technology examination and cyber security headed by Meena Hemachandra.

Arunachal Becomes First NE State to Implement e-Cabinet Solution

i. Arunachal Pradesh has become the first state in the northeast to implement e-cabinet solution for the state cabinet members.Using this system, the cabinet members can access the cabinet notes before the meeting. The entire business of the Cabinet can be conducted using the e-Cabinet solution. e-Cabinet is a powerful tool that the Arunachal Pradesh government plans to use to streamline its decision-making process.

04th BIMSTEC Summit to be Held in Nepal in 2017

i. The 17th session of the senior officials’ meeting of the BIMSTEC in Kathmandu. The Prime Minister of Nepal, Pushpa Kamal Dahal informed during the 17th BIMSTEC-SOM meeting in Kathmandu that the 4th BIMSTEC Summit would be hosted by Nepal in 2017. Earlier in 2016, the 4th Summit was scheduled to be held in Nepal, but due to some political reasons, Kathmandu was unable to host the event last year.

ii. Besides, being the head of the group, its Nepal turn to host the summit .As per the statement by the PM’s Secretariat, the agenda for the summit would include connectivity, energy and economic development.Presently, the BIMSTEC is chaired by Nepal. It was founded in 1997 to bring together Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Thailand and Sri Lanka.

China becomes world’s largest producer of solar power

i. China has surpassed Germany to become the world’s largest producer of solar energy after nearly doubling its installed photovoltaic capacity in 2016. 

ii. With the increased capacity, China generated 66.2 billion kilowatt-hours of energy last year, which however accounted for only 1% of its electrical output. The country further plans to double its current solar energy capacity by 2020.

PNB Housing Finance limited & CREDAI-West Bengal Signs MoU to train construction workers in West Bengal

i. Addressing the need of pacing up constructions with skilled labour that would result in quicker delivery and hand over, PNB Housing Finance Limited (PNBHFL) has signed an MOU with CREDAI West Bengal to train 1000 construction workers in Kolkata and nearby villages. 

ii. CREDAI-Bengal would also be setting up permanent (off-site) skill development centres in Medinipur and Murshidabad - places with the huge concentration of construction labour. 

IDFC Bank, IndiaLends tie-up for loan services to 1st timers 

i. Private sector lender IDFC Bank has collaborated with fintech startup IndiaLends to enable first-time borrowers who do not have a credit history to take loans. Loan requests by salaried applicants without credit history will now be processed on a real time basis. The unique solution is being offered through a tie-up with IndiaLends, a financial technology startup.

CBDT signs four more Unilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs)

i. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance has entered into four more unilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) on 08th February 2017. The four APAs signed pertain to the Manufacturing, Financial and Information Technology sectors of the economy. The international transactions covered in these agreements include Contract Manufacturing, IT Enabled Services and Software Development Services. 

ii. With this, the total number of APAs entered into by the CBDT has reached 130. This includes 8 bilateral APAs and 122 Unilateral APAs. In the current financial year, a total of 66 APAs (5 bilateral APAs and 61 unilateral APAs) have already been entered into. The CBDT expects more APAs to be concluded and signed before the end of the current fiscal. 

IAAF Bans Russia From 2017 London World Athletics Championships 

i. Russia will miss August's World Athletics Championships in London after their doping ban was extended, the world governing body president Sebastien Coe said. 

ii. Russia has been barred from international competition since November 2015 following a damaging report alleging that state-sponsored doping was rife in the country. The ban had already been extended in March and then June 2016, preventing Russia's athletes from competing at the Rio Olympics.

Freedom fighter Racharla Samrajyam Dies at 98

i. Racharla Samrajyam, a veteran freedom fighter, passed away following age-related illness at Vishakhapatnam. She was 98. 

She was inspired by the Quit India Movement at the time when she was undergoing Hindi Pracharak training at Anantapur in 1942. It was at this point of time, she had quit the training programme and joined the Quit India Movement.

Col Nizamuddin who drove around Netaji has passed away

i. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s driver and INA veteran ‘Colonel’ Nizamuddin has passed away in his native village of Dhakwa in Azamgarh after a prolonged illness.

ii. Born in 1901, Nizamuddin was over 116 years old. He is survived by his wife Ajbul Nisha, three sons and two daughters. His youngest son Sheikh Akram. ‘Colonel’ Nizamuddin, who had served in the Indian National Army from 1943-45, had proclaimed himself as one of the most trusted lieutenants of Netaji.

Govt sells 2% stake in ITC, raises Rs 6.7k cr

i. The government has sold two per cent stake in ITC to Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and earned Rs 6,690 crore (around $1 billion) as part of its divestment plan for 2016-17. The stake, held under the so-called Specified Undertaking of the Unit Trust of India (SUUTI), was sold at Rs 275.85 per share through block deals. According to stock exchange data, the stake was picked up by LIC, LIC (Scheme 5) and LIC Allocation Contra Fund.

ii. This is the second SUUTI divestment this financial year. In November 2016, the Centre had divested 1.63 per cent stake in engineering major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) to raise Rs 2,100 crore. State Bank of India (SBI) had picked up shares worth Rs 800 crore in the share sale.

Govt appoints 3 directors on RBI Central Board

i. The Government has appointed three part-time Non-Official Directors on the all-powerful Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India for a four-year term. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed Ashok Gulati, Manish Sabharwal and Rajiv Kumar as part-time Non-Official Directors on the Central Board.

ii. Stating this, the Department of Personnel and Training said the appointments are for a period of four years. Further, the ACC has also approved the proposal of Department of Financial Services for the appointment of three Members of the Local Board of RBI. Prasanna Kumar Mohanty (Southern Local Board), Vallabh Roopchand Bhanshali (Western Local Board) and Sunil Mitra (Eastern Local Board) have been appointed for four years. The RBI’s affairs are governed by the Central Board of Directors. The board is appointed by the government.

Quiz-9

Quiz-9

Q1. Who will be taking over as the next Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu?

(a) Sasikala Natarajan

(b) O Panneerselvam

(c) SR Balasubramoniyan

(d) C Ponnaiyan

(e) None of the given options is true

Q2. The Union Minister for Sports Vijay Goel has laid the foundation stone of the country's first centre of excellence for differently abled sportsmen in-

(a) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

(b) Gandhinagar, Gujarat

(c) Jaipur, Rajasthan

(d) Patna, Bihar

(e) Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Q3. In which among the following cities, Health Ministry has launched Measles Rubella vaccination campaign?

(a) Jaipur

(b) Nagpur

(c) Bengaluru

(d) Chennai

(e) Hyderabad

Q4. In a big setback for Gurgaon-based budget carrier IndiGo, regulatory authority BCAS has suspended its aviation security training centre license for alleged lapses. What does BCAS stand for-

(a) Bureau of Civil Aviation Scenario

(b) Bureau of Civil Aviation Service

(c) Bureau of Civil Aviation System

(d) Bureau of Civil Aviation Security

(e) None of the given options is true

Q5. Name the state cabinet, which has decided to submit a memorandum to the Prime Minister to issue an ordinance to exempt the state from the provision of Part IX A of the Constitution which deals with the municipalities.

(a) Tripura

(b) West Bengal

(c) Assam

(d) Jharkhand

(e) Nagaland

Q6. Which state has launched the Chief Minister Samagra Gramya Unnayan Yojana (CMSGUY) recently? 

(a) Punjab

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(c) Rajasthan

(d) Kerala

(e) Assam

Q7. Who has been featured in the latest cover star of the bible of cricket- Wisden Cricketer's Almanack?

(a) MS Dhoni

(b) Steve Smith

(c) AB de Villiers

(d) Virat Kohli

(e) None of the given options is true

Q8. Which among the following country will be host International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women's Asia Cup basketball tournament in July 2017?

(a) Thailand

(b) Singapore

(c) India

(d) China

(e) Japan

Q9. The renowned Urdu novelist and playwright Bano Qudsia has passed away recently. She hailed from-

(a) Bangladesh

(b) Pakistan

(c) Indonesia

(d) Iran

(e) Afghanistan

Q10. Which among the following banks has signed an agreement with Religare Health Insurance Co Ltd to market its products and services through the distribution network of the bank across India?

(a) Bank of Baroda

(b) ICICI bank

(c) State Bank of India

(d) Axis Bank

(e) Corporation Bank

Q11. The world’s longest commercial flight has landed in ______________ with the arrival of Qatar Airways’s 14,535km (9,032-mile) Doha-Auckland service.

(a) New Zealand

(b) Australia

(c) France

(d) Germany

(e) China

Q12. Global taxi-hailing platform Uber has announced it has launched a new category ________ that allows customers to hire a taxi for the day, to cover several destinations, and is targeting senior citizens, business travellers and tourists.

(a) UberALLOW

(b) UberHIRE

(c) UberGOT

(d) UberPAID

(e) None of the given options is true

Q13. Which among the following state government has launched India's first social innovation centre The ‘Kakatiya Hub For Social Innovation’?

(a) Rajasthan

(b) West Bengal

(c) Telangana

(d) Kerala

(e) Madhya Pradesh

Q14. In which among the following state, the first Smart Police Station, having the look and feel of a corporate-style office, started functioning from 07th February 2017? 

(a) Arunachal Pradesh

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Andhra Pradesh

(e) Himachal Pradesh

Q15. Alastair Cook has resigned as Test captain after a record 59 matches in the role. Alastair Cook was the Test cricket captain of- 

(a) West Indies

(b) New Zealand

(c) Australia

(d) South Africa

(e) England

                                                                                         Solutions

S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. AIADMK chief Sasikala Natarajan will take over as the next Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu from O Panneerselvam, the party has announced. The AIADMK MLAs also elected Sasikala Natarajan as the Legislative party leader. 

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Union Minister for Sports Vijay Goel has laid the foundation stone of the country's first centre of excellence for differently abled sportsmen at Gandhinagar in Gujarat. The centre is proposed with an estimate of 50 crores rupees and will provide World class facilities such as indoor halls, dedicated tracks and 100 bedded hostel where para athletes will be trained for various international competitions including Paralympics.

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. With an aim to eradicate Rubella and Measles from India, the Union Health Ministry has launched the Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccination campaign in Bengaluru, Karnataka targeting 41 crore children across the country. According to the ministry, after the campaign the MR vaccine will be introduced in routine immunisation, replacing the two doses of measles vaccine given to children at 9-12 months and 16-24 months of age.

S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. In a big setback for Gurgaon-based budget carrier IndiGo, regulatory authority Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has suspended its aviation security training centre licence for alleged lapses. IndiGo’s market share has declined to 40.3% in December last year as against 42.1% in November 2016 despite carrying more number of passengers at 38.48 lakh in the month. BCAS has been raising issues of lapses by the carrier at various airports.

S5. Ans.(e)
Sol. Nagaland cabinet has decided to submit a memorandum to the Prime Minister to issue an ordinance to exempt the state from the provision of Part IX A of the Constitution which deals with the municipalities. According to a communiqué issued by the media cell of Chief Minister's Office, the decision was taken in an emergency meeting of the state Cabinet, was attended by special invitees comprising legislators from all tribes.

S6. Ans.(e)
Sol. In a move to bring about paradigm shift towards holistic development of villages, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has launched the Chief Minister Samagra Gramya Unnayan Yojana, CMSGUY in Guwahati. This scheme is a mega mission with a financial outlay of 30,000 crore rupees and it will be implemented in all the villages of the state. It will culminate in 2021-22.

S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Indian skipper Virat Kohli, who led his side to victory against England in all three formats of the game recently, has featured in the latest cover star of the bible of cricket - Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. 

S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. India to host FIBA Women's Asia Cup basketball tournament at Bengaluru in July, 2017. Basketball Federation of India (BFI) President K Govindaraj stated the continental flagship tournament for women will be held from July 23 to 29, 2017. India has also been given another continental level tournament-the FIBA U-16 Women's Asian Championship - which will be held from October 22 to 28, 2017 in Hyderabad. 

S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Renowned Pakistani Urdu novelist and playwright Bano Qudsia has passed away in Lahore, Pakistan. She was 88. Born in November 1928 in Ferozepur, India, Qudsia migrated to Pakistan after partition. 

S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. Corporation Bank has signed an agreement with Religare Health Insurance Co Ltd to market its products and services through the distribution network of the bank across India. Corporation Bank holds around 5 per cent stake in Religare Health Insurance. The Executive Directors of the bank — Sunil Mehta and Gopal Murli Bhagat, and Managing Director & CEO of Religare Health Anuj Gulati were present at an event to sign the agreement in Mangaluru, Karnataka.

S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. The world’s longest commercial flight has landed in New Zealand on 06th February 2017 with the arrival of Qatar Airways’s 14,535km (9,032-mile) Doha-Auckland service.

S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. Global taxi-hailing platform Uber has announced it has launched a new category UberHIRE that allows customers to hire a taxi for the day, to cover several destinations, and is targeting senior citizens, business travellers and tourists. Currently, UberHIRE works only on cash payments. After a pilot run in Kochi, UberHIRE will go live in New Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Vizag and Nagpur, with more cities slated for launch in the weeks to come, it added.

S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Telangana government has launched India's first social innovation centre The ‘Kakatiya Hub For Social Innovation’ in Nizamabad.

S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. In Andhra Pradesh, the first Smart Police Station, having look and feel of a corporate-style office, started functioning from 07th February 2017. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has inaugurated the first model police station at Nagarampalem in the capital region Amaravati. Later in the day, he also inaugurated the second model police station in old Guntur town. 

S15. Ans.(e)

Sol. Alastair Cook has resigned as England Test captain after a record 59 matches in the role. Cook tendered his resignation to England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chairman Colin Graves on 06th February 2017, but intends to continue playing Test cricket. Cook, England's leading scorer in Tests with 11,057 runs, became captain in August 2012 and led his country to Ashes glory on home soil in 2013 and 2015 as well as series wins in India and South Africa.