Current Affairs Smart-Liners - 20th February 2017

 Current Affairs Smart-Liners - 20th February 2017

❤International Mother Language Day❤ ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ DAYS TO REMEMBER: ·        World Day of Social Justice - February 20th ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ NATIONAL: ·        Nepal offered ₹2,280-crore loans by India for infrastructure development :
·        Extra rake for transporting onions from Nashik to be operated by Central Railways :

CTS stand for Cheque Truncation System.

Banking awareness

CTS 
▪CTS stand for Cheque Truncation System. Started in 2008. 
▪This system eliminates the physical movement of cheques and provides a more secure and efficient method for cheque clearing. 

Oriental Bank launches mobile wallet ‘Batuaa’

Oriental Bank launches mobile wallet ‘Batuaa’

i. On the occasion of the 75th Foundation Day, Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) has come up with several digital offerings including launch of mobile wallet ‘Oriental Batuaa’.

ii. Besides introducing a new version of mobile banking, OBC has also launched two new cards.While the Oriental Premium card is a RuPay based Platinum international debit card with airport lounge access, the other card-Oriental Prepaid Card is a RuPay card for individuals and corporates. 

Bharat QR Code

⏩⏩ Bharat QR Code ⏪⏪
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⏺The Govt of India has been making a big push for digital payments since demonetization of old currency notes.
⏺In a move to promote Digital India initiative and encourage cashless payments, the government has introduced Unified Payments Interface (UPI) for smartphones, and Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) based mobile banking for basic and feature phones.

⏺The government has also introduced Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) app, which is a unified UPI app, and Aadhaar Pay that enables you to make cashless money using Aadhaar card and your fingerprint for biometric authentication.

⏺Now, to further ease the payments process, government has introduced Bharat QR Code for cashless electronics payments.
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Descriptive Test Topic form Indian Bank PO Mains 2017

Indian Bank PO Mains 2017 will be conducted on 28th February 2017. In order to qualify this exam one has to appear for the Objective as well as Descriptive Test. A candidate shall be required to qualify in the descriptive test, but the marks in the descriptive test will not be counted towards short listing for interview or final selection.

The Exam consists of an objective test followed by a section called Descriptive test carrying 50 marks in which one question from essay and one question from letter will be asked. Total 30 minutes of time will be given to write these two questions. Word limits for Essay writing is – 250 words & for Letter writing is 150 words. Here are few important topics of Descriptive that will be helpful for your upcoming Indian Bank PO Mains Exam. Before moving on the topics let's first have a glance at the exam pattern for Mains.

Letter Writing and Essay (English Language)

Current Affairs February 2017

28th February, Current Affairs:

• A 7 per cent GDP growth recorded in the OctoberDecember quarter.
• Manchester United defeated Southampton by 32 to win the EFL Cup 201617.

27th February, Current Affairs:

• The 89th Academy Awards are announced today. Moonlight wins the Best Picture award this year. Emma Stone wins the Best Actress award for La La Land. Casey Affleck wins the Best Actor Oscar award for Manchester By The Sea.

List Of All The Acts Related To Bank 🔰

List Of All The Acts Related To Bank
🔰
1. Negotiable Instrument Act– 1881
2. The Bankers’Books Evidence Act– 1891

3. The ReserveBank of India Act– 1934
4. The Industrial Finance Corporation of India Act– 1948
5. The Banking Companies (Legal Practitioner Clients’
Accounts) Act– 1949
6. The Industrial Disputes (Banking and Insurance
Companies) Act– 1949
7. The Banking Regulation(Companies) Rules– 1949

English Grammar A Short Guide

English Grammar A Short Guide

PARTS OF A WORD

A word can be divided into its STEM (the basic part of the word containing its

meaning) and its INFLECTIONS (the endings added to indicate such things as

that a noun is PLURAL or a verb is in the past tense).

Examples: Stem: dog walk

Inflections: s in dogs

ed in walked

SSC Recruitment 2017 Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) Examination Apply Online

SSC Recruitment 2017 – MTS (10th/Matric Pass) Examination

Excellent news for people completed 10th and looking job in government sector. Today Staff Selection Commission updated official recruitment portal i.e. www.ssc.nic.in with new vacancy. According to notification total 8300 jobs approved by government for Multi Tasking Staff. Aspirants looking central government job after matriculation should focus on this advertisement. Apply online at SSC website from 31st December 2016 to 30th January 2017.

Total Number of Vacancies: Not mentioned (many thousands)

LIC AAO Recruitment 2017

LIC AAO Recruitment 2017

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has released notification for the recruitment of Assistant Administrative Officer – AAO (Generalist) vacancies.

LIC AAO Recruitment Details

Total No. of Posts: 650
Name of the Posts: Assistant Administrative Officer (Generalist)
1. SC: 86 Posts

Current Affairs January 2017

30th January, Current Affairs:

• Martyrs' day is being observed today in India to marks the 69th death anniversary of the Father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi.
• Amulya Kumar Patnaik has been appointed the Delhi Police Commissioner.
• Miss France Iris Mittenaere crowed as  Miss Universe in Philippines.
• Former Comptroller and Auditor General of India Vinod Rai is appointed as the head of a fourmember team of administrators who will run the Indian cricket board BCCI.

IBPS Clerk mains 1st January 2017 Exam Analysis

IBPS Clerk mains 1st January 2017 Exam Analysis

Hello, Greetings of the Day!! 

Dear Aspirants, The Most awaited IBPS CLERK Mains exam is over, Now it's time for exam analysis of IBPS Clerk mains (1st January 2017). A lot of students have appeared for their mains exam today and this brings them to a step closer in their journey of getting a Job in Banking Sector. Without wasting any moment, let's get straight to the analysis For which you are all waiting for.

GST Rates and its Impact

Arjuna (Fictional Character): Krishna, GST rates have been ñnalized in the GST council meeting held on 3rd November 2016. What are these rates and what is its impact?

Krishna (Fictional Character): Arjuna, India’s government is trying very hard to bring GST in implementation from 1st April 2017.


The government held council meeting immediately after Diwali to discuss about the most important issue “GST Rates” and took a ñnal decision about the rate of GST to be levied on goods and services.

Current Affairs December 2016

31st December, Current Affairs:

• 33 MLAs from the People's Party of Arunachal (PPA) switched sides to join BJP under the led by current chief minister Pema Khandu.
• The sports ministry has suspended the deemed recognition granted by it to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) for its decision to appoint Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Chautala as life presidents.
• New Army Chief General Bipin Rawat took over charge today from outgoing Army Chief General Dalbir Singh.

100 Banking Awareness points for BANK EXAM

100 Banking Awareness points
▪Exchange of cash flow in different currency is known as: Ans: Currency Swap
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Expand ASBA:Ans: Application Supported by Blocked Amount
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Fastest mode of transaction: Ans: RTGS

Syndicate Bank Recruitment 2016 for the post of Probationary Officer .

Dear Aspirants,

Syndicate Bank has issued the notification of PGDBF  Recruitment 2016 for the post of Probationary Officer .

Those who are interested in a Banking career with one of India‟s best Banks to apply for admissions to the One year Post Graduate Diploma in Banking and Finance course in Manipal Global Education Services Pvt Ltd. (MaGE), Bangalore and Nitte Education International Pvt Ltd. (NEIPL) Greater Noida / Mangalore. On successful completion of the course within the stipulated time period, the candidates would be offered appointment in the b

CWE | PO - MT - VI | MAIN EXAM RESULT

CWE | PO - MT - VI | MAIN EXAM RESULT

IBPS will released the Online Main Exam - Result for the next Common Recruitment Process for selection of personnel for Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee posts in the Participating Organisations. 

STATUS DISPLAY WILL START BY LATE EVENING TODAY.

Click here to View Your Online Main Exam Result Status for CWE PO MT-VI
http://ibps.sifyitest.com/crppotovijul16/resmr_dec16/login.php?appid=a59ed2f6693b758a18dede04bca53a09

LIC | AAO | RECRUITMENT | 2017

LIC AAO Recruitment 2017: The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has started a recruitment drive to shortlist eligible candidates for the post of Assistant Administrative Officer – AAO (Generalist) post. Interested candidates can apply through the official website of the LIC. The recruitment process is set to begin soon. 

Vacancy details: 

RRBs- CWE-V | OFFICE ASSISTANT | PRELIMS RESULT

RRBs- CWE-V | OFFICE ASSISTANT | PRELIMS RESULT IBPS has released the result of Online Prelims Exam for the next Common Recruitment Process for RRBs (RRBs- CWE-V) for recruitment of Group
“B”-Office Assistants (Multipurpose). The Mains Exam will be conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) tentatively in December 2016.

Click here to View Your Online Preliminary Exam Result Status for CWE RRB – V Office Assistant (Multipurpose)

IBPS Clerk Exam 2016 - Previous Year Cutoff

Dear Aspirants,

Synopsis of IBPS Clerk VI Prelims Overall Exam Analysis

Dear Readers,

As you all are aware, the Preliminary phase of IBPS Clerk VI was conducted on 26th and 27th November in four different slot on each day. The next set of exam is scheduled for 3rd and 4th December 2016. Today we are sharing an in depth analysis based on the exam conducted on the above mentioned dates. We hope the information would be helpful for the students appearing in the upcoming slots.

Pattern of the exam -

Committed to easing citizens' pain at earliest: RBI Governor

Terming demonetisation as a "once in a lifetime event" that requires mammoth logistics, Governor Urjit Patel today said RBI is taking all necessary actions to "ease the genuine pain of citizens who are honest and who have been hurt" and hoped things will normalise at the earliest.

Terming demonetisation as a "once in a lifetime event" that requires mammoth logistics, Governor Urjit Patel today said RBI is taking all necessary actions to "ease the genuine pain of citizens who are honest and who have been hurt" and hoped things will normalise at the earliest. Speaking for the first

700 Question Asked in Various Recent Exams (SBI, IBPS RRB, IBPS PO, SBI- Associate PO)

700 Question Asked in Various Recent Exams (SBI, IBPS RRB, IBPS PO, SBI- Associate PO)
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1. What is the capital of Guyana? - Georgetown
2. National Journalism Day is observed on which day every year? - 17 November
3. Apollo Hospitals tied up with Pharma firm - Sanofi
4. Mohammad Ghouse, passed away in Chennai. He was associated with which sports? - Cricket
5. Expand COMPAT - Competition Appellate Tribunal

IBPS CLERK 2016 PRRLIMS EXAM ANALYSIS , 26TH NOVEMBER ,1ST SLOT

Dear Aspirants,

The Preliminary phase of IBPS Clerk VI Exam starts from today. The exam will take place in 4 slots. The first slot of the exam was scheduled from 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM. We are now going to provide you the detailed analysis of this slot.

Pattern of the Exam -

The Overall level of the exam was Easy. The reviews have been shared by our readers who appeared in the exam. In case of any anomaly, let us know in the comments, we will update it.

English Language
Number of questions - 30
Level of the exam – Easy

(i) Reading Comprehension – 10 Questions  (Easy) (Story Based)

(ii) Cloze Test – 10 Questions (Based on the story of a king)

(iii) Spotting Error – 10 Questions(Easy)

Exam Pattern of IBPS PO Mains

Dear Aspirants,

The Mains phase of one of the most anticipated banking exams of the country is now over. The exam was scheduled from 9:30 am - 11:50 am. Here is the detailed analysis of this exam.

Exam Pattern of IBPS PO Mains

The overall level of the Exam was Moderate to Difficult. IBPS followed the pattern of SBI Mains in today's exam. We take utmost care of providing the right analysis based on the feedback shared by our readers. Please let us know in case of any anomaly in comments section, we will update it.
Let's now delve into the detailed analysis of each individual section.

Reasoning Ability Number of Question - 50
Overall Level - Moderate to Difficult

Syllogism - 5 Questions
The questions asked were tricky. Most questions had the case of possibility. You had to identify the conclusion which did not follow logically.

These 13 photos of the supermoon will take your breath away

On Monday, earthlings got a glimpse of the biggest supermoon since 1948. Skygazers took to high-rise buildings, observatories and beaches to get a glimpse of the closest “supermoon” to Earth and snap dramatic pictures.

The phenomenon happens when the moon is full at the same time as, or very near, perigee — its closest point to Earth on an elliptical, monthly orbit.

WATCH: What happens when you wash the new Rs 2,000 note

As your social media timelines flood with photos of people standing in ATM lines, one man who was able to get his hands on the new Rs 2000 note did exactly what any curious human being would’ve done. He decided to find out how exactly ‘indestructible’ is the new much-hyped currency note.

A YouTube video, that has gone viral on social media, shows the new note being put through various tests to see how it fares.

Current Affairs November 2016

30th November, Current Affairs:

• The Supreme Court of India made it compulsory to play national anthem in cinemas before movie screenings and everyone should rise for the anthem.
• India recorded GDP growth 7.3 per cent in the September quarter.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Withdrawal of Legal Tender Character of the Old High Denomination Bank Notes

1. Why is this scheme?

The incidence of fake Indian currency notes in higher denomination has increased. For ordinary persons, the fake notes look similar to genuine notes, even though no security feature has been copied. The fake notes are used for antinational and illegal activities. High denomination notes have been misused by terrorists and for hoarding black money. India remains a cash based economy hence the circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes continues to be a menace. In order to contain the rising incidence of fake notes and black money, the scheme to withdraw has been introduced.

Every Indian Need To Know These Qualities Of This 2000 Rupee Note No More Fake Currency!

Why RBI is issuing Rs 2000 Rupees Notes?

The Rs 2000 currency is designed keeping in mind to eradicate the black money issues using state of the art indigenous nano technology, every Rs. 2000 currency note is embedded with a NGC (Nano GPS Chip)

Summary of the important announcement :

Summary of the important announcement :
1. Black money issue, 500 rupees and 1000 rupees banned from Midnight.
2. ATM's wouldn't wouldn't work on 9th and 10th November. Rather the withdrawal limit is Rs. 2000 only.

RBI to issue ₹2000 Rupees Notes coming February 2017

RBI to issue ₹2000 Rupees Notes coming February 2017

Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes pulled out of circulation immediately: PM Narendra Modi

NEW DELHI: Currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 denominations will not be legal tender beginning November 9. This was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a special address to the nation on Tuesday evening. He said the move was aimed at curbing the negative impact of fake currency, black money and corruption on the

Current Affairs October 2016

31st October, Current Affairs:

• The Ross Sea of the Southern Ocean in Antarctica is declared as world’s largest Marine Protected Area (MPA).
• Today is celebrated as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas on the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

30th October, Current Affairs:

IBPS PO PRELIMS 2016 RESULT DECLARED

IBPS PO PRELIMS 2016 RESULT DECLARED

Dear Readers,

IBPS has declared the result of IBPS PO PRELIMS 2016.

To see the result, Click Here