24 August 2017 Top Current Affairs for Competitive Exams

-

Quick Revision of the day with Career SSC
24 August 2017                                                        


1. Supreme court has pronounced that Right to Privacy is fundamental right of citizen protected by constitution. With this, the apex court overruled its own previous eight-judge Bench and six-judge Bench judgments of M.P. Sharma and Kharak Singh delivered in 1954 and 1961, respectively, both of which pronounced that right to privacy is not protected by constitution.
Points to remember - Article 21 
Fundamental Rights
Visit Polity Page for detail - http://www.careerssc.com/2017/02/gk-ssccareer.html

2. India and Nepal Signed 8 MoUs

Including-
Housing grant,
prevention of drugs,
post-earthquake reconstruction packages in health and education sectors.
Mechi Bridge under ADB's SASEC road connectivity programme.
(Mechi river is a tributary of the Mahananda River.)

see more MoUs signed by India in last 9 months http://www.careerssc.com/p/international-relationship.html

3. Nandan Nilekani is new chairman of Infosys
 
 4. SAMPADA yojana is now PM Kishan Sampada Yojna after cabinet committee of economic affair approved renaming.

5. Karnataka state ties up with Microsoft to develop farm price forecasting model.

Popular posts from this blog

Delhi High Court Admit card download

-
Image
   Junior Judicial Assistant/Restorer Examination Delhi High Court Examination 2017 information  Delhi High court has released the Admit card for the aspirants who had applied for the post of Junior Judicial assistant / restorer . It was notified to the candidates to download the admit card from official website 7 days prior to the examination , Delhi high court has released the admit card and it can be downloaded from the given link. Click here to download admit card after filling details any of two Registration number/ Date of birth with Email ID Kindly check your admit card here  CLICK
Explore more »

Classical Dances of India

-
Image
Bharatnatyam   Developed in the Tanjore and other regions of South India prominently Tamil Nadu. Kathak  North India specially Uttar Pradesh (Pandit Birju Maharaj, the Kathak wizard) Odissi :Odisha   (the Odissi has now been included in the syllabus of  IIT Bhubaneshwar’s B.Tech syllabus  since 2015.) Sanjukta Panigrahi, Sonal Mansingh, Kumkum Mohanty, Anita Babu, Sujata Mohapatra etc. contributed to the upliftment and popularization of Odissi. careerssc Kuchipudi The Kuchipudi was originated from the place named  ‘Kuchipudi’ in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh Kathakali (  ‘Katha’= Story or tale, ‘Kali’= Performance and Art.) Kerala Mohiniattam:   The word  ‘Mohini’  is related to the charming women avatar of Lord Vishnu – to end the evil powers. popular in Kerala. Manipuri: Manipur ( also known as Jogai) Sattriy...
Explore more »

Major Indices and Ranking of India प्रमुख सूचकांकों में भारत की स्थिति , PDF डाउनलोड करें

-
Image
Check out and download India's ranking in all major Indexes     प्रमुख सूचकांकों में भारत की स्थिति        Download it here Career SSC Notes in PDF  SSC had asked many questions based on these ratings in General Awareness section. We are providing a list of top indexes and ranking of India in this Pdf. Different Indexes India’s Rank Top Rank  1) Global Connectivity Index 2017 43 USA  2) Global Competitiveness Index 39 Switzerland  3) Human Development Index 131 Norway  4) Global Innovation Index 2017 60 Switzerland  5) Ease of Doing Business Index 2017 130 Singapore  CareerSSC Different Indexes India’s Rank Top Rank  6) Global Gender Gap Report 2016 87 Iceland  7) Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index 2017  8 USA  9) World Press Freedom Index 2017 136 Norway  10) Global Crony Capitalism Index 2017 9 Russia  11) Global Hunger Index 2016 97 Argentina...
Explore more »

GK / GA Questions asked in SSC CPO 2017 Exam [Shift-2] (05th July 2017)

-
 Writ ordering a person to perform a public duty.- Mandamus   Which article deänes appointment of Prime Minister? 75   Bamboo comes in which of these categories - Grass   India shares minimum boundary with which country- Afghanistan   Which is known as the suicidal bag of a cell? Lysosomes   One question on Jhum Cultivation ? Shifting cultivation   Which Acid is known as vinegar? - Acetic acid   Panch Mahal was built by? Akbar   Where is Stapes Bone Present in human body? Ears   Which fundamental right was removed ? Right to property   maximum Members of Lok Sabha - 552   Who gave the law of conservation of electric charge? Faraday   How many agreements has India signed with Portugal in 2017?   Which one is found in the nails? Keratin   Computer program works on- binary system   Which of these have lowest melting point ? Gold, Silver, Carbon, Mercury: - Mercury   Who is fo...
Explore more »

SSC SELECTION POST 2017 Admit card

-
Image
SSC has released admit cards for SELECTION POST 2017 phase IV  Those who have applied for these posts kindly download the admit card from given links  Graduate level Selection posts  Zone Admit card SR Click here MPR Click here Cr Click here NR click here  KKR Admit card NWR Click here for list Click here for admit card WR admit card  Check list Answer Key available here  Join our Groups for faster updates  http://www.careerssc.com/p/join-us-on-social-media.html
Explore more »

Test 7

-
Test 7 The Indian Space Research Organisation boosted its reputation __(1)__ when it successfully launched a record 104 satellites in one mission from Sriharikota on Wednesday by __(2)__ on its workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle rocket. An earth observation Cartosat-2 series satellite and two __(3)__ nano satellites were the only Indian satellites launched: the __(4)__ were from the United States, Israel, the UAE, the Netherlands, Kazakhstan and Switzerland. __(5)__ the 101 foreign satellites launched, 96 were from the U.S. and one each from the other five countries.  1. (a) further (b) farther (c) ahead (d) more 2. (a) relaying (b) relying (c) depended (d) staying  3. (a) others (b) other (c) more (d) another  4. (a) back (b) last (c) remain (d) remaining  5. (a) from (b) to (c) of (d) by _____________________________________________________________ Answer -  test 7.  ABBDC                  Engl...
Explore more »

SSC CPO GA Questions asked on 5th July 2017 (Shift 1)

-
 Judicial review taken from which country? - USA  Sagarmatha exercise is between which countries? - Nepal + China   The Great bath belongs to which civilization ?   Who was given Padma - Vibhushan award for Art & music in 2016 - Kailash Kher   Who Invented electric telegram?   Who is known as the father of medicine ?   Sania mirza is related to which game? - Lawn Tennis  Virat kohli is related to which Game? - Cricket   First Law of thermodynamics? - Conservation of energy   Full form of NNP : Net national product.   Which planet takes more time to complete one rotation on its axis than to complete one revolution around the Sun?   Which 5 year plan was responsible for Rourkela and Bhilai Plant?   Mohiniattam is the dance of which state?   Battle of Haldighati ?   Stainless steel is made up of?   Winter solstice in Northern hemisphere on which date?   Which is not computer l...
Explore more »

The Hindu Article Cloze Test For SSC and Bank 13, 14, 15

-
Test 13 The __(1)__ to find life outside the solar system got a big __(2)__ with the discovery of seven Earth-size extra-solar planets, or exoplanets, orbiting a dwarf star about 40 light __(3)__ away. Unlike __(4)__ discoveries of exoplanets, all seven planets could possibly have liquid water — a key to life as we know it on Earth — with three planets having the greatest __(5). 1. (a) request (b) plan (c) quest (d) jest 2. (a) boost (b) bang (c) best (d) boast 3. (a) year (b) years (c) lifes (d) time 4. (a) former (b) erstwhile (c) earlier (d) expunge 5. (a) earth (b) sand (c) water (d) chance Test 14 Indians do not have the patience to focus on a problem for an __(a)__ period of time. We do not think of institutions in the long __(b)__. We __(3)__ when there is a crisis but when a crisis __(4)__, we lose our focus. As a result, we are __(5)__ at institution-building. 1. (a) extra (b) extending (c) extended (d) longest 2. (a) run (b) distance (c) time (d) act 3. (a...
Explore more »