The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released the examination dates of CWE Specialist VI selection. The exam is scheduled to be conducted on January 28 and January 29. The fees has to be submitted online.
Friends, SBI PO 2016 Main Examination Pattern/ Exam Structure has Changes taken Place. Now there will be fixed allotted time limit for each section in the phase II (Main Exams) and Notification expected This Month End for PO 2016
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Today is going to the Judgement Day for the Banking Aspirants, immaterial of whether they appeared for PO or Clerk. It is very much likely that the CWE - V PO & Clerk - Final Result will come today.
As per the previous trends the CWE - PO Result will come in Morning and the CWE - Clerk in the evening. Today a lot is going to happen with people becoming the future Bankers and embarking a new journey to become the Leaders of Tomorrow.
The journey however wont stop whatever may come, it will be a journey of Lifetime Experiences.
Always believe that something Wonderful is About to happen
Please visit official site of IBPS (www.ibps.in) regularly for more information.
All the Best
Did You Know Meaning of G, E, 2G, 3G, H, 4G in Mobile Internet Signal Bar.
→Letter G stands for GPRS (General Packet Radio Service). It indicates the slowestspeed of Internet data transfer in yourmobile phone.
→Letter E stands for EDGE (Enhanced DataRates for GSM Evolution ). It is also calledEnhanced GPRS . This technology liessomewhere in between 2 G and 3 Gtechnology. So , some people refer to it as2 . 5 G. EDGE is faster than GPRS but still notgood enough to browse the Internet .
→3 G means the third generation of mobiletelephone technology. It uses the Universal Mobile TelecommunicationsSystem and is based on GSM standards .Usually 3 G is fasterthan EDGE
→H stands for HSPA (High Speed PacketAccess). It is an enhanced form of 3 Gtechnology. HSPA provides higher datatransfer rates than the basic 3 G.
→H+.This is enhanced HSPA . It is faster thanbasic HSPA (as explained above ).Relatively speedier data transfer in H +will make your video to download orstream much more smoothly.
→4 G is the fourth generation of mobiletechnology. It is also called LTE (LongTerm Evolution). 4 G connection worksas good as a wi- fi connection of yourhome or office. With such a connectionyou can do everything on your mobilethat you can do on your desktop .
Top Headlines - 29.03.2016
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1. Indian-American Nandita Bakshi has been appointed the President and Chief Executive Officer of Bank of the West, a unit of French banking giant BNP Paribas.
2. An India-born academician has been named by the UN Human Rights Council as an adviser to one of its working group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises. Surya Deva has been appointed by the Geneva-based UNHRC as the Asia-Pacific representative of the UN Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises.
3. President Pranab Mukherjee honoured 56 eminent personalities with Padma awards at the Civil Investiture Ceremony to be held at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Late Dhirubai Ambani, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Anupam Kher, Ajay Devgan and Saina Nehwal are among those prominent personalities who were honored with this award.
4. India had the slowest average connection speed in the Asia region in the last quarter of 2015, at 2.8 megabits per second. The report “Fourth Quarter, 2015, State of the Internet Report” was released by Akamai Technologies Inc., a global leader in content delivery network services.
5. Former Mexican national football team coach Raul Cardenas died. He was 87.
6. Social Justice and Empowerment Minister of Haryana Government Kavita Jain launched a new scheme named 'Anukool Greh' for the persons with disabilities and Haryana has been selected by the Centre as a pilot state for universal ID for persons with disability.
7. A huge bow mounted Sonar Dome designed & developed by Research & Development Establishment (Engineers) [R&DE (E)]; a DRDO laboratory based in Pune will be flagged off by Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar.
8. Baahubali has won the Best Film award at 63rd National Film Award. Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan won the Best Actor award for his role in ‘Piku’ while Kangana Ranaut won Best Actress for her role in Tanu Weds Manu Returns.
9. The Haryana Cabinet passed a Bill to provide reservation in government jobs and education to Jats. The draft Bill on reservation to Jats and four other castes was cleared at a Cabinet meeting under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. Apart from this, Haryana government has also proposed to bring a separate Bill for the setting up of a permanent Haryana Backward Classes Commission.
Vocabulary Words - 29.03.2016
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1. DISHEVEL (VERB): mess up
Synonyms: muss, tousle
Antonyms: straighten, systemize
Example Sentence:
He will be punished severely if he dares dishevel the sequence of events.
2. ONSLAUGHT (NOUN): attack
Synonyms: incursion, invasion Antonyms: retreat, defense
Example Sentence:
They avoided the onslaught of the enemy by securing a truce.
3. INFURIATED (ADJECTIVE): furious
Synonyms: enraged, angered Antonyms: calm, composed
Example Sentence:
They have infuriated the senior leaders with their stupidity.
4. GARRULOUS (ADJECTIVE): talkative
Synonyms: loquacious, gabby Antonyms: mum, reserved
Example Sentence:
There are many garrulous students in the class.
5. RETICENT (ADJECTIVE): shy
Synonyms: bashful, taciturn Antonyms: extroverted, communicative
Example Sentence:
The people who are reticent, are tough to be judged.
6. PROLIFEROUS (ADJECTIVE): fertile
Synonyms: bountiful, arable Antonyms: barren, arid
Example Sentence:
The government has given permission to build infrastructure on a proliferous piece of land.
7. APPRECEPTIVE (ADJECTIVE): alert
Synonyms: watchful, cognizant Antonyms: heedless, indiscreet
Example Sentence:
His appreceptive quality has kept him out of trouble so far.
8. FUMY (ADJECTIVE): cloudy
Synonyms: blurry, murky Antonyms: luminous, distinct
Example Sentence:
The view was extremely fumy and we couldn’t see anyone.
9. REBUFF (NOUN): ignore
Synonyms: rebuke, snub Antonyms: welcome, praise
Example Sentence:
The rebuff faced by me from the big companies, was good for my business.
10. STICKLE (VERB): disagree
Synonyms: disapprove, refute Antonyms: endorse, aid
Example Sentence:
The decision was stickled by the higher management.
Banking Quiz for Bank exams
Dear Readers,
As all of you know that Bank recruited in thousands last year and they will repeat the same this year. And Banking Exams always asks banking terminologies and banking history.So we are starting banking awareness quiz so that BA'ians can brace up before exam.
1.Under the Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR) mechanism, loan assets of banks have been categorized. Which one of the following statements is not correct :
A.Assets belonging to Standard and Sub-Standard category come under category I
B.Assets belonging to Doubtful category come under category 2
C.Assets belonging to Doubtful and Loss categories come under Category 2
D.Out of total Loan Assets, 90 per cent is Standard and Sub-standard and Doubtful is 10 per cent this lot comes under Category I
2.Under which of the following methods of depreciation, amount of depreciation varies every year :
A.Written Down Value Method
B.Straight Line Method
C.Amount of depreciation does not very on year to year basis
D.None of the above
3.Usually, the validity period of an Income Tax Refund Order is :
A.1 months
B.2 months
C.3 months
D.6 months
4.What do you mean by “Outcome Budget”:
A.It denotes reaction of the media after Budget Papers are approved in the Parliament
B.It aims to measure performance of the Government in various departments
C.It is a report submitted by the Government of India indicating made in different projects by ministries and departments as a first step towards converting outlays into income
D.None of the above
5.What is “Stagflation” :
A.inflation with growth
B.deflation with growth
C.inflation after deflations
D.inflation with depression
6.What is POP-SP in relation to New Pension System introduced on the 1st May 2009 :
A.Point of Presence Service Provider for registering the citizens under the Scheme and remitting their subscriptions
B.Popular Service Provider for registering the citizens under the Scheme and remitting their subscriptions
C.Both A and B
D.None of the above
7.What is true about “white Card” :
A. It is related to companies producing milk products
B. It does not carry on its face, the brand of the issuer
C. It is meant to covert blank money into the economy
D. None of these
8.When a country decide to conduct trade on favorable terms with another country for mutual benefits, this is called :
A. FTA System
B. MFN Status
C. Bilateral Trade
D. Counter Trade
9.When a security is not treated in the Stock Exchange for a period of ………….. days prior to the date of valuation, it is treated as “Non-Traded” security :
A. 30 days
B. 45 days
C. 60 days
D. 90 days
10.When banks invest their deposit accruals in Government securities, it is called :
A. Asset Securitization
B. Hedging
C. Narrow Banking
D. Forfaiting
Top Headlines - 19.03.2016
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1. The Reserve Bank signed a SAARC currency swap agreement with the Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan (RMBA). Under the arrangement, RMBA can make withdrawals of US dollar, euro and rupee in multiple tranches of up to a maximum of USD 100 million or its equivalent.
रिजर्व बैंक (आरबीआई) ने भूटान की रॉयल मॉनिटरी अथॉरिटी (आरएमएबी) के साथ सार्क मुद्रा अदला-बदली समझौते पर हस्ताक्षर किया। इस समझौते के बाद भूटानी अथॉरिटी किस्तों में 10 करोड़ डॉलर तक डॉलर, यूरो या रुपया निकाल सकती है।
2. North Korea launched a new medium range ballistic missile into the east sea. North Korea launched medium range Rodong missile which flew some 800 km before falling into the sea.
उत्तर कोरिया ने पूर्वी तट पर मध्यम श्रेणी के एक बैलिस्टिक मिसाइल का परीक्षण किया। दक्षिण कोरिया ने मध्यम श्रेणी के रोदोंग मिसाइल का परीक्षण किया गया जो करीब 800 किलोमीटर दूर तक जाने में सफल रहा।
3. Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh formally launched the new portal of community radio network during the inaugural session of one-day seminar organized by “Federation of Community Radio Stations”.
केंद्रीय पूर्वोत्तर क्षेत्र विकास राज्य मंत्री (स्वतंत्र प्रभार), प्रधानमंत्री कार्यालय, कार्मिक, जन शिकायत एवं पेंशन, परमाणु ऊर्जा विभाग और अंतरिक्ष विभाग राज्य मंत्री डा. जितेंद्र सिंह ने ‘सामुदायिक रेडियो स्टेशन संघ’ द्वारा आयोजित एक दिवसीय सेमिनार के उद्घाटन सत्र के दौरान सामुदायिक रेडियो नेटवर्क के नए पोर्टल की औपचारिक शुरुआत की।
4. Brazillian President Dilma Rousseff appointed Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as chief of staff.
ब्राजील के पूर्व राष्ट्रपति लुइज इनाकियो लुला डी सिल्वा को राष्ट्रपति डिल्मा रूसेफ के मंत्रिमंडल में चीफ ऑफ स्टाफ के रूप में शामिल किया गया है।
5. An Indian-American software executive, investor and philanthropist Madhavan Rangaswami was felicitated in the US with the inaugural Asians in America Award in recognition of his efforts to strengthen Indo-US ties.
भारतीय मूल के एक सॉफ्टवेयर कार्यकारी, निवेशक और समाजसेवक माधवन रंगास्वामी को अमेरिका में पहले एशियाई अमेरिकी पुरस्कार से सम्मानित किया गया है। यह सम्मान उन्हें भारत अमेरिकी संबंधों को मजबूत करने के लिए किए गए उनके प्रयासों के मद्देनजर दिया गया है।
6. Singapore's Changi Airport has been voted the World's Best Airport for the fourth year in a row. This is the seventh time that Changi Airport has picked up this title at the World Airport Awards 2016.
सिंगापुर के चांगी हवाईअड्डे को 2016 में लगातार चौथी बार विश्व का सर्वश्रेष्ठ हवाईअड्डा घोषित किया गया है। वर्ल्ड एयरपोर्ट अवॉर्ड-2016 में चांगी हवाईअड्डे को सातवीं बार सर्वश्रेष्ठ हवाईअड्डे के रूप में चुना गया है।
7. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the World Sufi Forum in New Delhi. The Forum has been convened by the All India Ulama and Mashaikh Board, to discuss the role of Sufism in countering rising global terror.
प्रधानमंत्री मोदी ने नई दिल्ली में विश्व सूफी मंच का उद्घाटन किया। इस मंच का आयोजन ऑल इंडिया उलेमा एंड मशाइख बोर्ड द्वारा बढ़ते वैश्विक आतंकवाद से निपटने में सूफीवाद की भूमिका पर विचार-विमर्श करने के लिए किया गया है।
8. Indian Railways and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding Effective Use of Space Technology and Remote Sensing.
भारतीय अंतरिक्ष अनुसंधान संगठन (इसरो) और भारतीय रेलवे ने स्पेस टेक्नोलॉजी और रिमोट सेंसिस के बेहतर उपयोग के लिए समझोते पर हस्ताक्षर किए।
9. The largest nuclear security centre in the Asia-Pacific region, which was financed by China and the US, started operations.
एशिया प्रशांत क्षेत्र में सबसे बड़े परमाणु सुरक्षा केंद्र का शुक्रवार को संचालन शुरू हो गया। इस केंद्र को चीन और अमेरिका से वित्तीय सहायता मिली है।
10. Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd (Mahindra Finance) announced the appointment of Dhananjay Mungale, Independent Director, as the Chairman and Ramesh Iyer, Managing Director, as the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company.
महिंद्रा एंड महिंद्रा फाइनेंशल सर्विसेज लिमिटेड ने श्री धनंजय मुंगाले को अध्यक्ष तथा श्री रमेश अय्यर को उपाध्यक्ष नियुक्त किया है।
Vocabulary Words - 19.03.2016
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1. EMBRACE (VERB): hold tightly in arms
Synonyms: grasp, enfold
Antonyms: shun, unwrap
Example Sentence:
We should embrace our friends and try to solve their problems.
2. AFFORESTATION (NOUN): forest management
Synonyms: forestation, arboriculture Antonyms: deforestation, erosion
Example Sentence:
We must encourage afforestation because it is the need of the hour.
3. MERCANTILE (ADJECTIVE): regarding business
Synonyms: trade, monetary Antonyms: noncommercial, not-for-profit
Example Sentence:
They are talking about mercantile investments which are extremely important for us.
4. NAP (NOUN): short sleep
Synonyms: catnap, doze Antonyms: unconsciousness, death
Example Sentence:
We need to keep taking naps because we have to retain our energy.
5. PANTHEIST (NOUN): a person who doesn’t believe in orthodox religion
Synonyms: agnostic, freethinker Antonyms: believer, pious
Example Sentence:
His activities are like a pantheist, we need not worry about him.
6. DEFAULT (NOUN): failure
Synonyms: delinquency, dereliction Antonyms: perfection, strength
Example Sentence:
We have been able to track the default and will crackdown on the defaulters soon.
7. REGULATION (NOUN): management
Synonyms: moderation, supervision Antonyms: deregulation, mismanagement
Example Sentence:
We need proper regulations in place to get the best out of the team.
8. RESHUFFLE (VERB): reorganize
Synonyms: reorient, rejuvenate Antonyms: damage, raze
Example Sentence:
We are going to reshuffle the top management of the company.
9. ESCALATE (VERB): increase
Synonyms: magnify, broaden Antonyms: shrink, weaken
Example Sentence:
They will escalate the problems if we don’t guide them properly.
10. STIR (NOUN): agitation
Synonyms: whirlwind, commotion Antonyms: peace, harmony
Example Sentence:
They have threatened to go on stir again.
Top Headlines - 21.03.2016
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1. Tikka Shatrujit Singh, the royal scion of Kapurthala’s Ahluwalia dynasty, has been conferred with the prestigious Knight of the Legion of Honour for his extraordinary work in the exchanging the French lifestyle and Indian culture with each other.
कपूरथला के अहलूवालिया राजवंश के वशंज टिक्का शत्रुजीत सिंह को फ्रांस का प्रतिष्ठित ‘नाइट ऑफ लीजन ऑफ ऑर्नर’ से सम्मानित किया गया है। उन्हें फ्रांस की जीवन शैली और भारतीय संस्कृति के आदान-प्रदान में आसाधारण काम के लिए यह सम्मान मिला है।
2. The government has lowered the rate of interest of small saving schemes such as PPF, NSC and Kisan Vikas Patra.The Public Provident Fund (PPF) will yield 8.1% compared with 8.7% at present and the Kisan Vikas Patra will fetch 7.8% against 8.7%.
केंद्र सरकार ने पैसे जोड़ने वाले पीपीएफ, सुकन्या स्कीम, किसान विकास पत्र समेत कई छोटी बचत योजनाओं पर मिलने वाले ब्याज दरों में कटौती की घोषणा की है। प्रॉविडेंट फंड पर ब्याज 8.7 से घटकर 8.1 फीसद और किसान विकास पत्र पर मिलने वाली ब्याज दर 8.7 प्रतिशत से घटाकर 7.8 प्रतिशत कर दी गई है।
3. India offices of MNCs like DHL, Google and Marriott ranked among the top workplaces in Asia, while as many as 10 Indian companies including Lupin, M&M and InterGlobe Enterprises made it to the list under the '25 Best Large Places to Work' category. According to the 2nd annual list of the Best Workplaces in Asia-Pacific, DHL took the top slot among multinationals, while Salesforce led the Small & Medium list and Atlassian, the Large Companies segment.
भारत में डीएचएल, गूगल तथा मैरिओट जैसी बहुराष्ट्रीय कंपनियों के कार्यालय कार्य करने के लिहाज से एशिया में शीर्ष कार्यस्थलों में शामिल हैं। लुपिन, महिंद्रा एंड महिंद्रा तथा इंटर ग्लोब इंटरप्राइजेज समेत 10 भारतीय कंपनियां कार्य करने के लिये ‘बेहतरीन 25 बड़े स्थलों की सूची’ में शामिल हैं। एशिया-प्रशांत क्षेत्र में बेहतरीन कार्य स्थन की दूसरी सालाना सूची के अनुसार बहुराष्ट्रीय कंपनियों में डीएचएल पहले पायदान पर है जबकि सेल्सफोर्स छोटे एवं मझोले श्रेणी की सूची में आगे है। वहीं बड़ी कंपनियों के मामले में अतलासियान ऊपर है।
4. The Hinduja brothers have emerged as the richest Asian-origin entrepreneur s in Britain for the fourth consecutive year with an estimated personal fortune of 16.5 billion pounds. The India-born brothers G P Hinduja and S P Hinduja topped the 'Asian Rich List 2016'.
प्रवासी भारतीय उद्योगपति हिंदुजा बंधु लगातार चौथे साल ब्रिटेन में एशियाई मूल के सबसे धनी उद्यमियों की सूची में शीर्ष पर हैं और उनकी अनुमानित निजी संपत्ति 16.5 अरब पौंड है। एशियन रिच लिस्ट 2016 में भारतीय मूल के जी पी हिंदुजा और एस पी हिंदुजा शीर्ष पर हैं।
5. The Confederation of Indian Industry Northern Regional Council appointed Rumjhum Chatterjee as the first woman chairperson and Environmental activist Sumant Sinha as the Deputy-Chairman of CII NR.
भारतीय उद्योग परिसंघ (सीआईआई) उत्तर क्षेत्र परिषद ने सुश्री रुमझुम चटर्जी को पहली महिला अध्यक्ष तथा पर्यावरण कार्यकर्ता सुमंत सिन्हा को उपाध्यक्ष चुना है।
6. Former Director of Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad Meir Dagan passed away. He was 71.
इजरायल की खुफिया एजेंसी मोसाद के पूर्व निदेशक मीर डेगन का निधन हो गया । वह 71 वर्ष के थे।
7. Pakistan and Russia signed a defense deal according to which Russia will give MI-35 Hind E helicopter to Pakistan.
पाकिस्तान तथा रूस ने रक्षा सौदा समझौता किया, जिसके अनुसार रूस पाकिस्तान को एम आई -35 हिन्द ई हेलिकाप्टर देगा।
8. World football governing body, FIFA announced that it has signed a highest-level sponsorship contract with Chinese company Wanda Group.
फुटबाल की विश्व नियामक संस्था-फीफा ने चीन की कंपनी वांडा ग्रुप के साथ एक उच्च स्तरीय प्रायोजन अनुबंध पर हस्ताक्षर की घोषणा की है।
9. Star wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt has bagged an Olympic quota in the men's 65 kg freestyle category at ongoing Asian qualifying tournament.
स्टार पहलवान योगेश्वर दत्त ने भारत के लिये ओलम्पिक कोटा पक्का कर लिया । एशियाई ओलम्पिक क्वालीफिकेशन प्रतियोगिता में योगेशवर ने पुरूषों के 65 किलों के फ्री स्टाइल वजन वर्ग के फाइनल में जगह बनाई ।
10. "Bajirao Mastani" has won highest number of awards in technical categories along with Best Costume design at the second edition of the Times of India Film Awards 2016 (TOIFA).
'बाजीराव मस्तानी' ने टाइम्स ऑफ इंडिया फिल्म अवॉर्ड्स 2016 के दूसरे सत्र में सर्वश्रेष्ठ कॉस्ट्यूम डिजाइन समेत तकनीकी श्रेणियों में सर्वाधिक पुरस्कारों पर कब्जा किया।
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1. HELD (VERB): grasped
Synonyms: clutched, detained
Antonyms: freed, liberated
Example Sentence:
My niece held me tightly in her arms with a lot of excitement.
2. SUSPECT (VERB): distrust
Synonyms: presume, speculate Antonyms: neglect, disregard
Example Sentence:
We must never suspect the honesty of our true friends.
3. PERISH (VERB): decay
Synonyms: cease, crumble Antonyms: commence, conceive
Example Sentence:
They have been told to perform or perish.
4. CRISIS (NOUN): problematic situation
Synonyms: catastrophe, contingency Antonyms: harmony, prosperity
Example Sentence:
We need to end the crisis by taking suitable actions.
5. QUASH (VERB): destroy
Synonyms: annihilate, quell Antonyms: encourage, praise
Example Sentence:
The Supreme Court can quash the orders of the high court.
6. INTERIM (ADJECTIVE): temporary
Synonyms: provisional, makeshift Antonyms: permanent, continual
Example Sentence:
The prisoner was granted interim bail on the grounds of health conditions.
7. DOLOROUS (ADJECTIVE): sad
Synonyms: deplorable, dolent Antonyms: cheerful, hopeful
Example Sentence:
We should avoid getting dolorous about the things that happened in the past.
8. HIRE (VERB): to commission for a job
Synonyms: employ, delegate Antonyms: lay off, dismiss
Example Sentence:
We are going to hire new employees very soon.
9. STUMBLING (VERB): slip
Synonyms: stagger, flounder Antonyms: fix, straighten
Example Sentence:
They will be stumbling a lot if you don’t direct them properly.
10. OPT (VERB): choose
Synonyms: decide, elect Antonyms: dislike, reject
Example Sentence:
They have opted to bat first after winning the toss.
Top Headlines - 22.03.2016
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1. US President Barack Obama has decided to nominate Air Force General Lori J Robinson to lead all military forces in North America, making her the first woman to lead a military combatant command.
अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति बराक ओबामा ने वायुसेना की जनरल लोरी जे रॉबिन्सन को उत्तर अमेरिका में सभी सैन्य बलों की कमान संभालने के लिए नामित करने का फैसला किया है जिससे वह किसी सैन्य युद्धक कमान का नेतृत्व करने वाली पहली महिल बन जाएंगी।
2. India’s “unique” Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve is among 20 new sites added by the UN’s top cultural body UNESCO to its World Network of Biosphere Reserves.
भारत के ‘‘अनूठे’’अगस्त्यमाला संरक्षित जैविक क्षेत्र को संयुक्त राष्ट्र की शीर्ष सांस्कृतिक इकाई यूनेस्को ने अपनी वर्ल्ड नेटवर्क ऑफ बॉयोस्फीयर रिजव्र्स की सूची में शामिल किए गए 20 नए स्थलों में शुमार किया है।
3. Noted designer Ritu Beri has been appointed advisor to the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) for promotion of khadi in India and across the world.
खादी को दुनियाभर में बढ़ावा देने के लिए प्रख्यात फैशन डिज़ाइनर ऋतु बेरी को खादी और ग्राम उद्योग आयोग का सलाहकार नियुक्त किया गया है।
4. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated ‘Krishi Unnati Mela’- the National Level Agriculture Fair-cum-Exhibition in New Delhi. He also conferred Krishi Karman Awards.
प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेन्द्र मोदी ने नई दिल्ली में राष्ट्रीय स्तर के कृषि मेले एवं प्रदर्शनी ‘कृषि उन्नति मेले’ का उद्घाटन किया। उन्होंने कृषि कर्मण पुरस्कार भी प्रदान किए।
5. Union urban Development minister M Venkaiah Naidu conferred with the Skoch Lifetime Achievement Award at 43rd SKOCH summit held in New Delhi.
केंद्रीय शहरी विकास मंत्री एम वेंकैया नायडू को नई दिल्ली में आयोजित 43 वें स्कॉच शिखर सम्मेलन में स्कॉच लाइफटाइम अचीवमेंट पुरस्कार से सम्मानित किया गया।
6. Former Prime Minister of Denmark Anker Joergensen passed away. He was 93.
डेनमार्क के पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री अंकेर जोएरजेनसन का निधन हो गया। वह 93 वर्ष के थे।
7. Noted Malayalam writer M Sukumaran has been chosen for the CV Kunhiraman literary prize.
प्रसिद्घ मलयालम लेखक एम सुकुमारन को सी वी कुन्हीरमण साहित्यिक पुरस्कार के लिए चुना गया है।
8. World No. 1 Tennis Star Novak Djokovic defeated Milos Raonic of Canada to win Indian Wells men's singles title. Djokovic has won this title for the fifth time.
विश्व के सर्वोच्च वरीयता प्राप्त टेनिस स्टार सर्बिया के नोवाक जोकोविक ने कनाडा के मिलोस राओनिक को हराकर इंडियन वेल्स पुरुष एकल खिताब जीत लिया है। जोकोविक ने पांचवीं बार यह खिताब अपने नाम किया है।
9. Shuttler H S Prannoy clinched his second Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament title by notching up a straight game victory over Marc Zwiebler of Germany in the summit clash of the Swiss Open.
भारत के उभरते हुए खिलाड़ी एच.एस. प्रणय ने फाइनल में जर्मनी के मार्क ज्वेबलर को सीधे गेम में हराकर स्विस ओपन बैडमिंटन टूर्नामेंट के पुरुष एकल का खिताब जीत लिया।
10. Hardeep sprung a surprise by booking an Olympic quota place for India in Greco-Roman wrestling, which is not the country's forte, after making the 98kg category final on the last day of the Asian Olympic Qualification championship.
भारत के हरदीप ने शानदार प्रदर्शन करते हुए कजाकस्तान के अस्ताना में एशियाई-ओलंपिक क्वॉलिफाइंग कुश्ती टूर्नामेंट में ग्रीको रोमन के 98 किग्रा वजन वर्ग में रजत पदक जीतकर देश को रियो ओलंपिक के लिये कोटा दिला दिया।
11. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav felicitated 46 eminent persons with the Yash Bharti Award. The awardees will get a cash prize of 11 lakh rupees and a certificate.
उत्तर प्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री अखिलेश यादव ने प्रदेश की 46 विभूतियों को यश भारती पुरस्कार से सम्मानित किया। सम्मानित लोगों को 11 लाख रुपये और प्रशस्तिपत्र भेंट किया।
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1. EXECUTIVE (ADJECTIVE): managerial
Synonyms: governing, directing
Antonyms: subordinate, peon
Example Sentence:
I report to the Chief executive officer of the company.
2. CRISIS (NOUN): emergency
Synonyms: catastrophe, exigency Antonyms: boon, harmony
Example Sentence:
We must never be afraid of a crisis, we must face and defeat it.
3. LUBRICATE (VERB): to make smooth
Synonyms: grease, wax Antonyms: roughen, dry
Example Sentence:
They engineers lubricated many parts of the engine for servicing the vehicle well.
4. LAUNCH (VERB): to send off
Synonyms: catapult, dispatch Antonyms: cease, receive
Example Sentence:
We have launched the rocket and it will be set in the orbit soon.
5. CONSERVATION (NOUN): preservation
Synonyms: stewardship, sustention Antonyms: destruction, neglect
Example Sentence:
The Supreme Court has ordered the conservation of wild life.
6. SCUFFLE (VERB): fight
Synonyms: clash, skirmish Antonyms: surrender, tap out
Example Sentence:
The prisoner was tried for a scuffle with the jailer.
7. KIDNAP (VERB): hold for ransom
Synonyms: seize, abduct Antonyms: liberate, release
Example Sentence:
They failed to kidnap the kid as we shot them dead before they could get away.
8. SHELTER (VERB): to give safety
Synonyms: shield, guard Antonyms: endanger, abandon
Example Sentence:
We have to shelter them because they are injured.
9. EXPLORE (VERB): check
Synonyms: analyze, probe Antonyms: ignore, overlook
Example Sentence:
They will explore the building well before buying it.
10. HECATOMB (NOUN): mass killing
Synonyms: bloodshed, butchery Antonyms: peace, prosperity
Example Sentence:
They have tried their best to start a hecatomb but we have to stop them at any cost.
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1. SENTIMENT (NOUN): emotion
Synonyms: conception, belief
Antonyms: concrete, disbelief
Example Sentence:
We should respect the sentiments of every person.
2. PREVAIL (VERB): dominate
Synonyms: domineer, command Antonyms: forfeit, surrender
Example Sentence:
They have prevailed despite the problems faced by them.
3. TALE (NOUN): story
Synonyms: fiction, myth Antonyms: non-fiction, truth
Example Sentence:
They are telling imaginary tales without solid proof.
4. MINDSET (NOUN): psychology
Synonyms: psyche, ethos Antonyms: physicality, acting
Example Sentence:
We need to improve their mindset as much as we can.
5. FRET (VERB): worry
Synonyms: agonize, grieve Antonyms: delight, pacify
Example Sentence:
His activities make us fret because he is extremely unpredictable.
6. SWAP (VERB): exchange
Synonyms: switch, bargain Antonyms: keep, maintain
Example Sentence:
We have to get our items swapped at the gate.
7. MONEYMAKER (NOUN): dependable source of income
Synonyms: money-spinner, patron Antonyms: peril, hazard
Example Sentence:
We need some moneymakers for our future projects.
8. FLOP (NOUN): miserable failure
Synonyms: fiasco, debacle Antonyms: triumph, accomplishment
Example Sentence:
We have to restart our programmes if they get flopped at first.
9. ETHICS (NOUN): morality
Synonyms: conscience, integrity Antonyms: dishonor, disgrace
Example Sentence:
The ethics imbibed by us, must be passed to our next generation so that the honor of our country never gets maligned.
10. CONVENE (VERB): bring together
Synonyms: assemble, congregate Antonyms: disperse, dissemble
Example Sentence:
They have convened the best team possible.
Top Headlines - 18.03.2016
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1. India ranked 118th out of 156 countries in a global list of the happiest nations, down one slot from last year on the index and coming behind China, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Denmark is on the top spot in this list. This list is published by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), a global initiative for the United Nations.
2. Times Magazine said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is among ‘The 30 Most Influential People on the Internet’ for the second year in a row in this year’s unranked list. The list includes US presidential hopeful Donald Trump, TV star Kim Kardashian and her husband Kayne West, author J K Rowling, former Olympic athlete Caitlyn Jenner and soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo.
3. Public sector lender SBI has tie-up with taxi-aggregator Uber to provide instant vehicle finance to 'driver-partners' on the latter's platform. The scheme would encourage skilled drivers to overcome liquidity crunch and excess documentation requirements to become an entrepreneur.
4. Second largest Private Sector HDFC Bank has launched SmartUp Banking Service, a dedicated solution for startups, to fulfill all their banking needs. This service has been launched in association with Zone Startups India (ZSI).
5. Oxford University Professor Sir Andrew Wiles has been awarded the Abel Prize by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters for solving a three-century-old mathematical mystery.
6. IRCTC and Pawan Hans have joined hands under an agreement that would allow flyers to book tickets through IRCTC website.
7. Tata Consultancy Services, India's largest IT service company announced that it has launched a peer-to-peer lending solution 'Vipps' in Norway for its client DNB, the largest financial services group in that country.
8. The Indonesian Ministry of Transportation and an Indonesia-China joint venture firm for the Jakarta-Bandung high speed railway signed a concession agreement.
9. India Signs USD 35 Million Loan Agreements with the World Bank for Madhya Pradesh Citizen Access to Responsive Services Project.
10. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli inaugurated the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) minister level meet at Pokhara.
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1. PAINSTAKING (ADJECTIVE): thorough
Synonyms: strenuous, diligent
Antonyms: lethargic, unscrupulous
Example Sentence:
Our institute makes painstaking efforts for our success.
2. FORGE (VERB): counterfeit
Synonyms: fabricate, falsify Antonyms: invent, produce
Example Sentence:
They forged the signatures of all the directors and are now in jail.
3. DRIVE (NOUN): campaign for cause
Synonyms: crusade, initiative Antonyms: idleness, inactivity
Example Sentence:
They are sponsoring the drive for driving safely and following the traffic rules.
4. MINGLE (VERB): join
Synonyms: blend, intermix Antonyms: disjoin, unmix
Example Sentence:
We need to mingle in order to work properly.
5. OFFSET (VERB): balance
Synonyms: equalize, neutralize Antonyms: disturb, disproportion
Example Sentence:
His speech offset the disturbances caused earlier.
6. TIP-OFF (NOUN): hint
Synonyms: prompt, suggestion Antonyms: ignorance, carelessness
Example Sentence:
We have come across a tip-off from the Pakistanis regarding terror activities.
7. DIVERT (VERB): turn in a different directions
Synonyms: deflect, alter Antonyms: maintain, straighten
Example Sentence:
We need to divert their attention towards the actual issues.
8. DAWN (NOUN): beginning of the day
Synonyms: daybreak, aurora Antonyms: darkness, sundown
Example Sentence:
We need to wake up before dawn and get started with our day.
9. SUBSIDY (NOUN): money given to help another
Synonyms: bonus, financial aid Antonyms: forfeit, theft
Example Sentence:
The subsidy for the poor is being stolen by greedy and wealthy politicians.
10. APPEAL (NOUN): request for help
Synonyms: petition, proposal Antonyms: disclaimer, revocation
Example Sentence:
They have appealed against the judgment given by the Honorable High Court.
Top Headlines - 17.03.2016
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1. Indian women's cricket team thrashed their Bangladeshi counterparts by 72 runs in the opening group 'B' league fixture of the ICC World T20.
2. The 59th Session of Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) was inaugurated in Austria’s capital Vienna. The 9-day long session seeks to promote a comprehensive understanding of the world drug problem and evolve appropriate strategies to deal with it.
3. Mother Teresa to be canonized on September 4 as per Pope Francis, while this will also mark a special jubilee for workers and volunteers of mercy.
4. ICICI Bank announced a new mobile payment solution Touch & Pay. This solution is based on Near Field Communication (NFC) technology and shall be beneficial for bank’s customers.
5. United Nations development programme has suspended Maria Sharapova as its Goodwill Ambassador.UN had appointed her as the goodwill amabassador in 2007,However she was suspended for taking banned Meladonium drug while playing in the 2016 Australian Open.
6. Technology sector consultant BRILIO under its Corporate social responsibility has announced that it shall provide digital infrastructure to government schools.According to the company it shall provide this service like many other countries in India under “Bringing Smiles”.
7. Lok Sabha passed Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2016. The bill seeks to amend the Constitution Scheduled Castes Order 1950.The bill was passed on proposals of five states, namely Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Kerala, Odisha and West Bengal, to modify the list of Scheduled Castes in their states.
8. Lok Sabha approved the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2016. The bill seeks to create a set of rights and obligations for both the consumers and developers and encourage both of them to live up to the expectations of each other as per the agreement entered into by both of them.
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1. President Pranab Mukherjee honored 30 scholars in different languages for their contribution. He awarded Certificates of Honour to eminent scholars and the Maharishi Badrayan Vyas Samman for the year 2015.
2. The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley and Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish South Asia Regional Training and Technical Assistance Center in New Delhi.
3. Mr Vishvas Vidu has been appointed as next High Commissioner of India to Fiji. Vidu is presently Deputy Chief of Mission in Indian embassy in Cairo.
4. The Indian government has announced that it will invest INR 69,575 crore (£7.3 billion) to increase its investment quota in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), making India one of the top ten largest members of the Fund. With the implementation of the long-pending quota reforms India, Brazil, China and Russia — would be, for the first time, among the 10 largest members of IMF.
5. In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President appointed Shri Songkhupchung Serto, to be an Additional Judge of the Manipur High Court for a period of two years.
6. Tamil film and TV serial actor R Selvakumar died. He was 59.
7. India and the US have launched the Fulbright-Kalam Climate Fellowship, in a new initiative to advance bilateral cooperation on climate change that will enable Indian research scholars to work with American institutions in the field.
8. South Korea and the US carried out their largest-ever landing drill in the port city of Pohang.
9. Public sector lender Andhra Bank announced its tie-up with mobile payment app Chillr, to allow its customers transfer money to any contact on their phonebook instantly.
Top Headlines - 10.03.2016
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1. The fourth edition of the joint exercise between India and Indonesia will be conducted for 13 days from 10 to 23 March 16 at Magelang, Indonesia. Indo-Indonesia Joint Training Exercise GARUDA SHAKTI is conducted as part of military diplomacy between Indian and Indonesian Army alternatively in India and Indonesia respectively.
2. The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee conferred the ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar-2015’.The awards are given every year by the Ministry of Women & Child Development to institutions and individuals who have made exceptional contribution towards empowerment of women.
3. Indian Railways appoints Ernst Young as consultant to tap advertising potential of stations and trains.
4. Parliament has passed the Bureau of Indian Standards Bill 2015, with the Rajya Sabha. The Bill extends the ambit of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to include services, processes and products while ensuring production of world class goods it will also proposes to make BIS a national standards body.
5. Dr. Mahesh Sharma, the Minister for State (I/C) for Culture and Tourism and Minister of State for Civil Aviation released a book entitled “The Culture Heritage of Trans Himalayas-Kinnaur” authored by IAS (retd.) Shri P.S. Nagi Loktus.
6. Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) successfully test-fired two ballistic missiles in line with the country's defence doctrine.
7. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has appointed Indian cricket team captain MS Dhoni as the brand ambassador for its brand, Revital H.
8. State-run telecom services provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has signed an agreement with DTH operator Tata Sky to offer video-on-demand.
Top Headlines - 16.03.2016
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1. Myanmar's parliament elected U Htin Kyaw of the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party as the new president, the first civilian to lead the country after over 50 years of military rule.
2. Cuban and U.S. telecom firms have signed an agreement to establish direct international voice traffic, basically in incoming and outgoing calls.
3. After its first woman president and speaker, Nepal is set to have its first woman chief justice. Sushila Karki will be the first woman chief justice of Nepal.
4. Wipro Limited, a leading IT company has appointed technologist and venture capitalist Patrick J. Ennis as an independent director to its board.
5. Corporate giants like RIL, Vedanta, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors, and Wipro are among the top 10 companies which have emerged as India's most sustainable firms. Besides, there are ITC, Tata Power, Tata Chemicals, Hindustan Zinc and ACC, the CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development survey said.
6. Bangladesh Reserve Bank Governor Atiur Rahman has resigned following a $ 80 million cyber theft from the Bank's Reserve Fund Account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
7. An Indian-origin Sikh Amar Singh has become the Police Commissioner of Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur, the first Sikh to achieve the top police post in the Muslim-majority country. He will succeed Tajuddin Mohamed.
8. The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ecotourism Society of India (ESOI) to take its commitments to Responsible and Sustainable tourism to the next level.
9. Customers with Post Office savings can now operate their accounts from 20,106 branches as they have been connected with core banking facility.
10. India's Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd have agreed to guarantee payments to finance the first phase of Karnalyte Resources Inc's Canadian potash mine project.
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1. INSISTENCE (NOUN): demand
Synonyms: urging, emphasis
Antonyms: satisfaction, satiation
Example Sentence:
Our insistence for luxuries should not cause a misery to anyone.
2. NEGATE (VERB): contradict
Synonyms: annihilate, disallow Antonyms: allow, assist
Example Sentence:
The criminal will negate all charges if you failed to prove him guilty.
3. QUEER (ADJECTIVE): abnormal
Synonyms: erratic, weird Antonyms: sensible, sound
Example Sentence:
They are queer in behavior and extremely uncultured in their lifestyle.
4. STIMULATE (VERB): provoke
Synonyms: elate, arouse Antonyms: neglect, dishearten
Example Sentence:
The teacher has to stimulate the students in order to create a hunger in them.
5. BARB (NOUN): point
Synonyms: prickle, prong Antonyms: kindness, praise
Example Sentence:
Watch out for barbs as they can hurt you badly.
6. UNPRECEDENTED (ADJECTIVE): exceptional
Synonyms: bizarre, anomalous Antonyms: familiar, regular
Example Sentence:
We have come across unprecedented reactions that weren’t expected.
7. PIQUANT (ADJECTIVE): sparkling
Synonyms: peppery, spicy Antonyms: flavorless, tasteless
Example Sentence:
We need to eat piquant dishes in order to get the real taste of Royal Rajasthan.
8. RUSTICATE (VERB): expel
Synonyms: dispel, ostracize Antonyms: incorporate, inculcate
Example Sentence:
The principal will rusticate all the students who don’t deserve to be taught in a healthy environment
9. DRAPE (VERB): cover
Synonyms: wrap, envelop Antonyms: unwrap, uncover
Example Sentence:
The snow draped everything as the temperature kept deteriorating.
10. PROMOTION (NOUN): advancement
Synonyms: elevation, aggrandizement Antonyms: hindrance, debasement
Example Sentence:
They have got the promotion because they deserved it in one way or the other.
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1. FLACCID (ADJECTIVE): drooping or weak
Synonyms: enfeebled, irresilient
Antonyms: taut, firm
Example Sentence:
The patient’s condition is appearing as flaccid as at first.
2. CHICANERY (NOUN): dishonesty or fraud
Synonyms: Intrigue, machination Antonyms: forthrightness, truthfulness.
Example Sentence:
You can smell the chicanery from a dishonest politician.
3. WINTRY (ADJECTIVE): cold or snowy.
Synonyms: bleak, frigid Antonyms: cheerful, heated
Example Sentence:
The weather was already growing wintry and morning frosts congealed an earth saturated by autumn rains.
4. UNCOUTH (ADJECTIVE): clumsy or ill-mannered
Synonyms: boorish, barbaric Antonyms: agile, refined
Example Sentence:
He disliked the uncouth style of the Scriptures.
5. BETROTHED (ADJECTIVE): engaged or promised to be married
Synonyms: affianced, committed Antonyms: single, unattached
Example Sentence:
The father and the mother came into the room and gave the betrothed couple their blessings.
6. MISCELLANY (NOUN): varied collection or mixture
Synonyms: accumulation, conglomeration Antonyms: uniformity, singularity
Example Sentence:
Bleaching, brewing and brass-founding are carried on, as well as a large miscellany of manufactures.
7. ABRASIVE (ADJECTIVE): irritating in manner or annoying
Synonyms: caustic, nasty Antonyms: calm, pleasant
Example Sentence:
He wasn’t just abrasive, he was also incompetent.
8. FURORE (NOUN): a state of confusion
Synonyms: ballyhoo, bustle Antonyms: calm, quietude
Example Sentence:
His brilliant playing created a furore which went to almost extravagant lengths of admiration.
9. STRATUM (NOUN): layer or level
Synonyms: gradation, lamina Antonyms: clot, vertex
Example Sentence:
It is made of stratum of clay.
10. VISAGE (NOUN): appearance or a human face
Synonyms: countenance, aspect Antonyms: reality, truth
Example Sentence:
The model’s visage earned her many cover photos.
