Daily GK Update 06th October 2017

1. 2017 Nobel Peace Prize Announced

i. The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2017 to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) "for its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons".

ii. The 2017 Peace Prize calls upon nuclear-armed states to initiate negotiations to the gradual elimination of the world’s 15,000 nuclear weapons adding that ICAN has in the past year given the efforts to achieve a world without nuclear weapons a new direction and new vigour.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• The Nobel Peace Prize 2016 was awarded to Juan Manuel Santos "for his resolute efforts to bring the country's more than 50-year-long civil war to an end".

2. Donald Trump is Most Followed World Leader on Twitter, PM Modi Third

i. Donald Trump is now the world’s most followed leader on Twitter, while Narendra Modi is the third, according to the latest report by Twiplomacy, a Burson Marsteller research project that tracks the use of Twitter by governments and international organisations.

ii. Trump overtook Pope Francis by a few thousand followers to occupy the first place in Twiplomacy’s October report. India’s prime minister Narendra Modi has kept his third place consistently since 2016.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• India’s Foreign Minister, @SushmaSwaraj, is the most followed female world leader in the world with a 9.6 million following on Twitter.

3. Gauri Lankesh, First Indian Journalist to win Anna Politkovskaya Award

i. Journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh, who was shot dead by unknown assailants recently, has been posthumously accorded with the prestigious Anna Politkovskaya Award, instituted by Reach All Women (RAW) in War.

ii. It was honoured to award the annual Anna Politkovskaya Award for women human rights defenders from war and conflict zones jointly to Gauri Lankesh posthumously and to a brave Pakistani activist Gulalai Ismail, who similarly is fighting against Islamic extremism. 

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Anna Politkovskaya, a Russian journalist was killed in 2006 in Moscow for her courage to speak out on behalf of the suffering of the civilians in the war in Chechnya.
• Gauri was awarded Periyar Award posthumously by the Thinkers Forum on September 17 in Bengaluru.

4. Banwarilal Purohit Sworn-in as Governor of Tamil Nadu

i. Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit was sworn-in by Madras High Court Chief Justice Indira Banerjee at the Raj Bhavan in Chennai.

ii. He entered the Maharashtra Assembly for the first time in 1978 from the Nagpur east seat. Mr. Purohit was appointed as Governor of Assam State by the President of India on August 17, 2016.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Thiru Edappadi K. Palaniswami is the present Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.

5. HDFC Life, Apollo Munich Team up for Dual Cover

i. HDFC Life Insurance and Apollo Munich Health have come together to launch ‘Click2Protect Health plan’, which provides both life and health cover under a single plan. This plan combines the benefits of HDFC Life’s ‘Click2Protect 3D Plus (term) protection plan’ and Apollo Munich’s ‘Optima Restore health indemnity plan’.

ii. The features of the product include the waiver of future premiums on account of accidental total permanent disability or on the diagnosis of critical illness; and special premium rates for women and non-tobacco users.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Aditya Puri is the CEO of HDFC Bank.
• It headquarters in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

6. Tata AIA Life Launches ‘Eazy Connect’

i. Private insurer Tata AIA Life announced the launch of ‘Eazy Connect’, that will extend online customer service to social media platforms.

ii. The chatbot will be available through social media platforms and is developed to respond to the most frequently asked queries.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Naveen Tahilyani is the CEO and MD of Tata AIA Life.

7. Rio Olympic Committee Chairman Arrested on Corruption Charges

i. Brazilian police arrested the chairman of the country’s Olympic Committee  Carlos Arthur Nuzman as part of a probe into alleged vote-buying to secure Rio’s hosting of the 2016 Games.

ii. Twenty federal police agents swept into Rio de Janeiro’s upscale Leblon neighbourhood to arrest 75-year-old Carlos Nuzman.

8. Vijaya Bank Inks MoU with HPCL for Digital Payments

i. Vijaya Bank has entered into an MoU with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) for enabling all HPCL retail outlets with BHIM/UPI merchant solutions. This rollout will empower all petrol pump attendants and LPG delivery personnel to accept digital payments.

ii. Customers can make payments by scanning a payment QR code, using BHIM Vijaya or any BHIM app that supports payments via UPI. Both Vijaya Bank and HPCL have inked the pact in line with the GOI initiative to encourage digital payments, especially BHIM/UPI.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• R A Sankaranarayanan is the  MD and CEO of Vijaya Bank.

9. First ASEAN-India Music Festival Begins in New Delhi

i. The first ever ASEAN-India music festival began at Purana Quila in New Delhi. The 3-day festival is being organised by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India in collaboration with Culture Ministry to celebrate the 25th year anniversary of ASEAN-India Dialogue Relations.

ii. It will conclude on 8 October 2017. The theme for this commemorative year is ‘Shared Values, Common Destiny’.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a regional intergovernmental organisation comprising ten Southeast Asian states.

10. FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 Started

i. The much-awaited FIFA U-17 World Cup started with four opening day matches to be played in Delhi and Mumbai. The opening matches would be played by teams in Group A and B.

ii. In Delhi, the inaugural match would be played between Group A teams Colombia and Ghana at Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium, followed by hosts India who would take on Team USA in the second match. In Mumbai, Group B team New Zealand would be taking on Turkey in the first game at DY Patil stadium in Navi Mumbai.

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.

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35. ప్రపంచ హెమోఫిలియా డే - ఏప్రిల్ 17

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38. వరల్డ్ బుక్ డే - ఏప్రిల్ 23

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41. ప్రపంచ వలస బర్డ్ డే - మే 8

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45. వరల్డ్ మ్యూజియం డే - మే 18

46. ​​వరల్డ్ నర్సెస్ డే - మే 12

47. వరల్డ్ ఫ్యామిలీ డే - మే 15

48. వరల్డ్ టెలీకమ్యూనికేషన్ డే - మే 17

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107. వరల్డ్ టెలివిజన్ డే -

నవంబర్ 21

108. వరల్డ్ న్యూట్రిషన్ డే ప్రొహిబిషన్ డే - 25 నవంబర్

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112. నావల్ డే - డిసెంబర్ 4

113. రసాయన క్రాష్ ప్రివెన్షన్ డే - డిసెంబర్ 4

114. ఇంటర్నేషనల్ వాలంటీర్ డే - డిసెంబర్ 5

115. సిటిజెన్స్ సేఫ్టీ డే - డిసెంబర్ 6

116. ఫ్లాగ్ డే - డిసెంబర్ 7

117. ఇంటర్నేషనల్ సివిల్ ఏవియేషన్ డే - డిసెంబర్ 7

118. ఇంటర్నేషనల్ హ్యూమన్ రైట్స్ డే - డిసెంబర్ 10

119. వరల్డ్ చైల్డ్ ఫండ్ డే - డిసెంబర్ 11

120. ప్రపంచ ఆస్తమా డే - డిసెంబర్ 11

121. నేషనల్ ఎనర్జీ కన్సర్వేషన్ డే - డిసెంబర్ 14

122. గోవా లిబరేషన్ డే - డిసెంబర్ 19

123. ఫార్మర్స్ డే - డిసెంబర్ 23

124. నేషనల్ కన్స్యూమర్ డే - 24 డిసెంబరు.
     
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*✧ఎల్లోరా గుహలు-ఔరంగాబాద్*
*✧అక్బర్ సమాధి-సికింద్రా (ఆగ్రా దగ్గరలో)*
*✧ ఆనందభవన్-అలహాబాద్                (నెహ్రూ నివాసం-ఉత్తరప్రదేశ్)*
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*✧ బృహదీశ్వరాలయం-తంజావూరు*
*✧చెన్నకేశవ దేవాలయం-బేలూరు*
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ENGLISH CLASS

Directions (1-10):  In the questions given below, find out which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required mark (e) as the answer. 

Q1. Please bear in me while I fill out the paperwork.
(a)bear under
(b)bear over
(c) bear with
(d)bear down on
(e) No improvement

S1. Ans.(c)
Sol.bear with- be patient
bear up - withstand
bear down on - bite

Q2. While we were discussing the situation, Terri broke up to give her opinion.
(a)break down
(b)break out
(c)break off
(d) broke in
(e) No improvement

S2. Ans.(d)
Sol.break in- interrupt
break  off - end something
break out- appear violently
break down -stop working properly
break down - become mentally ill

Q3. She turned down the new job in New York, because she didn't want to move.
(a)turn into
(b)turn in
(c)turn off
(d)turn  out
(e) No improvement

S3. Ans.(e)
Sol. turn down - refuse an offer; reject an application
turn out- audience members to a function
turn  off - stop the function of (a stove, a water faucet, a car, etc.)
turn into- become something different,
transform

Q4. I hadn't seen my cousin for years, and all of a sudden, he showed off at my workplace yesterday!
(a)showed down
(b)showed up
(c)show out
(d)showed about
(e) No improvement

S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. show up- arrive without previous notice
show off -boast, draw attention to oneself

Q5. I think you should stand out your older brother and tell him to stop pushing you around.
(a) stand for
(b)stand down
(c) stand up to
(d) stand by
(e) No improvement

S5. Ans.(c)
Sol.  stand up to -defend oneself against someone
or something Sol.
stand for-  tolerate
stand out- be very noticeable
stand  up- not arrive to a date or an
appointment (inf.)
stand by -wait

Q6. I didn't think she was going to make it, but she pulled through in the end.
(a)put out
(b)put  down
(c)put away
(d)put in
(e) No improvement

S6. Ans.(e)
Sol. pull through -barely survive
put out -extinguish (a fire)
put in - officially submit a request (in the armed forces or public
services)
put  down- insult, say bad things about

Q7. The company was losing money, so they had lay out 100 workers.
(a)lay away
(b)lay down
(c)lay into
(d)lay off
(e) No improvement

S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. lay off - suspend someone from a job(during a slow period)
lay into - scold or criticize severely
lay in on - scold or criticize severely lay down -establish (laws, rules)
lay away - save for the future

Q8. When my clothes got too small for me as a child, I handed them off to my sister.
(a) hand  down
(b) hand  in
(c) hand  back
(d) hand  over
(e) No improvement

S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. hand  down- give as an inheritance
hand  in - submit
hand  back - return
hand  over -relinquish control of

Q9. Some people get along paying taxes by hiring a good accountant.
(a) get away
(b) get by
(c) get around
(d) get ahead of
(e) No improvement

S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. get around -avoid someone or something
get away-escape
get by -survive without having the
things you need or want
get along- have a good relationship
get ahead of -surpass

Q10. Microsoft is coming by a new video game system next month.
(a) come over
(b)coming out with
(c) come through
(d) come into
(e) No improvement

S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. come out with - produce and distribute a product
come over -visit someone at their
come to -regain consciousness
come through -do what is needed or expected
come by -visit a person at their house
come into - inherit

Directions (11-15): Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.

A. As a member of the Indian Angel Network, or IAN, the country's largest grouping of early-stage investors known better as angels, Roy made his first investment in a startup called Knowcross Solutions in 2006.

B. For India's growing startup ecosystem, while on one hand there is a lot of untapped money sloshing around to find its place, on the other hand the number of investment opportunities in high-quality entrepreneurs has dramatically increased the last few years.

C.  Over the next eight years or so, he invested in about 25 startups.

D. Then, as India's maturing startup ecosystem entered its next phase of growth, Roy picked up his pace of investments. He now has about 50 startups in his portfolio, including Wowmomos and Vienova Education

E. "Often, investors become choosy and so are interpreted wrongly as being slow and cautious," said Raman Roy, who, besides being a pioneer of India's business process outsourcing industry, was also among the earliest to recognize the tremendous potential of domestic startups.


Q11. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(e) B

Q12. Which of the following should be the FIFTH(last) sentence after rearrangement? 
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(e) A

Q13.  Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
(a) C
(b) B
(c) E
(d) A
(e) D

Q14. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) E
(c) D
(d) B
(e) C

Q15.  Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
(a) E
(b) A
(c) B
(d) C
(e) D

S11. Ans.(A)
Sol. BEACD is the correct sequence of the passage

S12. Ans.(C)
Sol. D is the concluding statement

S13. Ans.(B)
Sol. B statement is the first statement as it introduces the idea.It talks about investment opportunities.

S14. Ans.(e)
Sol. Statement C is the fourth statement

S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. Statement E is the second sentence which gives paragraph formation a coherent meaning. It further explains investors

Current Affairs

Q1. Name the country which has recently banned face veils such as burkhas or niqabs across the country.

(a) France

(b) North Korea

(c) South Korea

(d) Austria

(e) Canada

S1. Ans.(d)

Sol. Austria’s law banning face veils such as burkhas or niqabs has come into effect from now. According to the government, acceptance and respect of Austrian values are basic conditions for successful cohabitation between the majority Austrian population and people from third countries living in Austria.

Q2. With which of the following two countries India has recently opened two immigration check posts along their borders?

(a) Myanmar and Nepal

(b) Myanmar and Bangladesh

(c) Nepal and Bangladesh

(d) Bhutan and Bangladesh

(e) Myanmar and China

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. India has opened two immigration check posts along the borders with Myanmar and Bangladesh. As per the Home Ministry said, the Central government has designated Zorinpui land check post in Lawngtlai district of Mizoram as an authorized immigration check post for entry into or exit from India with valid travel documents for all classes of passengers to or from Myanmar.

Q3. Name the 38-year-old Sikh lawyer who was elected the leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party, becoming the first non-white politician to head a major political party in the country.

(a) Gurmeet Singh

(b) Gurkeerat Mann

(c) Jagmeet Singh

(d) Surinder Chaddha

(e) Amit Gaba

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. A 38-year-old Sikh lawyer was on Sunday elected the leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party, becoming the first non-white politician to head a major political party in the country. Jagmeet Singh, the Ontario provincial lawmaker, was elected on the first ballot to lead the party into the 2019 election against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals.

Q4. The nation pays homage to Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary on 02nd October. This was the ___________ anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

(a) 148th

(b) 150th

(c) 155th

(d) 136th

(e) 125th

S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. The nation pays homage to Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi on his 148th birth anniversary on 02nd October 2017. An all-religion prayer was also organised at Rajghat. Mahatma Gandhi was born on 02nd October 1869 in Porbunder, a small town in Gujarat. He studied law in U.K and practised law in South Africa.

Q5. Name the Ghana-based Indian entrepreneur who has bagged the International Business Person of the Year at the Asian Achievers Awards in London.

(a) Arjun Kamath

(b) Rajeev Bansal

(c) Kamal Dahiya

(d) Birendra Sasmal

(e) Rupesh Samaddar

S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. A Ghana-based Indian entrepreneur has won a prestigious business award in the UK for his efforts to bring innovative IT solutions to Africa. Birendra Sasmal, CEO of Subah, bagged the International Business Person of the Year at the Asian Achievers Awards in London for turning the company into a thriving IT, telecoms and manufacturing success story with operations across West Africa.

Q6. Which of the following country has recently celebrated the 68th National Day on 01st October?

(a) Japan

(b) Vietnam

(c) China

(d) Turkey

(e) Azerbaijan

S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. China marked the 68th National Day on 01st October 2017 with more than 115,000 people from across the country gathering at the Tian'anmen Square to watch the raising of the National Flag in Beijing. The National Day is celebrated with a week-long holiday.

Q7. The International Day of Non-Violence is celebrated across the world on ____________.

(a) 2 October

(b) 5 October

(c) 15 August

(d) 26 January

(e) 30 January

S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. The International Day of Non-Violence is marked on 2 October, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement and pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of non-violence. According to General Assembly of United Nations resolution of 15 June 2007, which established the commemoration, the International Day is an occasion to "disseminate the message of non-violence, including through education and public awareness".

Q8. The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was conferred jointly to the American trio of Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young for their discoveries of ______________.

(a) Mechatronic Molecules

(b) Bio-Mechanics

(c) Tissue Building Structure

(d) Molecular Mechanisms

(e) None of the given options is true

S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has decided to award the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to the American trio of Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm. All three winners are from the US.

Q9. The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was recently conferred. It is the ______________ time the prize has been awarded.

(a) 115th

(b) 108th

(c) 110th

(d) 95th

(e) 134th

S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was recently conferred. It is the 108th time the prize has been awarded and was announced at the Nobel Forum at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. The winners will share a prize of 9m Swedish kronor (£825,000), and each receives a medal engraved with their name.

Q10. As per the recent reshuffle by the President of India, Brigadier (Retd) BD Mishra has been appointed as the Governor of _________________. 

(a) Kerala

(b) Tamil Nadu

(c) Arunachal Pradesh

(d) Meghalaya

(e) Uttar Pradesh

S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. As per the recent reshuffle by the President of India, Brigadier (Retd) BD Mishra has been appointed as the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.

Q11. The nation has recently paid homage to former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on his birth anniversary on 02nd October. He was the _______ Prime Minister of India.

(a) 1st

(b) 3rd

(c) 4th

(d) 5th

(e) 2nd

S11. Ans.(e)
Sol. The nation also pays homage to former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on his birth anniversary on 02nd October 2017.  Lal Bahadur Shastri was born on 02nd October 1901 at Mughalsarai, a small railway town seven miles from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.

Q12. Dr. Alexander Van der Bellen is the present President of ______________.

(a) Australia

(b) Austria

(c) Canada

(d) France

(e) Turkey

S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. Dr. Alexander Van der Bellen is the present president of Austria.

Q13. What is the ranking of Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City)'s International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) as per the latest edition of Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI), London?

(a) 10th

(b) 12th

(c) 6th

(d) 9th

(e) 7th

S13. Ans.(a)
Sol. Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City)'s International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) has bagged the 10th spot in the latest edition of Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI), London.

Q14. Who is the present Minister of Steel of India?

(a) Jual Oram

(b) Narendra Singh Tomar

(c) Harsh Vardhan

(d) Chaudhary Birender Singh

(e) Dharmendra Pradhan

S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. Shri Chaudhary Birender Singh is the present Minister of Steel of India.

Q15. As per the recent reshuffle by the President of India, the former member of Bihar Legislative Council _____________ has been appointed the Governor of Meghalaya.

(a) ESL Narasimhan

(b) Ganga Prasad

(c) BD Mishra

(d) Devendra Kumar Joshi

(e) Ram Naik

S15. Ans.(b)
Sol. As per the recent reshuffle by the President of India, the former member of Bihar Legislative Council Ganga Prasad has been appointed the Governor of Meghalaya.

QUIZ-10

Q1. The Government of India has decided to launch a new sub-scheme named “AGEY” as part of the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM). What does AGEY stands for?
Answer: Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana

Q2. Name the Indian athlete who has been appointed WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Physical Activity in South-East Asia Region.
Answer: Milkha Singh

Q3. Ruth Pfau, known locally as Pakistan's Mother Teresa, passed away recently. She was basically from which country?
Answer: Germany

Q4. The International Youth Day was observed across the world on _____________.
Answer: 12 August

Q5. Yisrael Kristal, world's oldest man passed away recently at the age of 113. He was from which country?
Answer: Israel

Q6. Name the person, who has been appointed as Managing Director of Exim Bank of India?
Answer: David Rasquinha

Q7. Which company has become the third most funded private company globally recently?
Answer: Flipkart

Q8. Which state has launched ‘NAMO E-Tab’ tablets scheme recently?
Answer: Gujarat

Q9. Homegrown messaging and social media technology company _____________ has acquired Bengaluru-based tech start-up Creo for an undisclosed amount.
Answer: Hike Messenger

Q10. Name the person, who has appointed the secretary to Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu?
Answer: I V Subba Rao

Q11. On which Therapy India's first online course was launched recently by Infusion Nurses Society (INS)?
Answer: Infusion

Q12. Indian Coast Guard has recently commissioned the fifth in the series of six 105-metre offshore patrol vessels (OPVs). What is the name of this ship?
Answer: Shaurya

Q13. Name the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at public broadcaster Prasar Bharati who has been appointed as the chief of Rajya Sabha TV.
Answer: Shashi Shekhar Vempati

Q14. Which state has recently launched 'She Means Business' program of Facebook for women entrepreneurs across the state?
Answer: Odisha

Q15. Name the state that has recently launched Namo Yuva Rojgar Kendra, an initiative providing job opportunities to unemployed youth.
Answer: Maharashtra