15th January: 71st Army Day

The nation is celebrating the 71st Army Day today to remember the valiance and exemplary achievements of army personnel who risk their lives for the nation. Army Day is celebrated on January 15 every year to mark the day when (then) Lieutenant General KM Cariappa took over from General Sir Francis Butcher as Commander-in-Chief of India on January 15, 1949. Popularly known as “Kipper”, KM Cariappa was the first Indian commander-in-chief of the Indian Army. He is one of only two Indian Army officers to hold the five-star rank of field marshal.

The day will be celebrated formally with an annual parade at the Cariappa Parade Ground in New Delhi. The parade will be reviewed by Army chief General Bipin Rawat, where he will present gallantry, Unit credentials, Sena Medals and other awards to his personnel.

 The significance of 71st Army Day:

Lieutenant Bhavana Kasturi will lead a contingent of 144 male personnel, the first time in the history of Indian Army. She will lead the Indian Army’s Service Corps (ASC) contingent, comprising 144 male personnel. This parade is all the more significant because the ASC is taking part after a gap of two decades.

Apart from Lt Kasturi, Captain Shikha Surabhi, a female officer, will be leading the Army's Daredevils Motorcycle Display team for the first time, comprising 33 men riding nine bikes in a pyramid formation. The Daredevils is a part of the Army's Corps of Signals - a combat support arm that holds 24 world records, including the Guinness World Record.

This year, the Army Day parade along with the Republic Day parade will also see, for the first time, display of M777 A2 Ultra Light Howitzer and K9 Vajra-T artillery.

Note:

• The Indian Army was formed in 1776 under the Government of the East India Company as a military department in Kolkata.
• The motto of the Indian Army is 'service before self'.
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National News

1. National Mathematics Day: 22nd December

i. Every year, the country celebrates National Mathematics Day on December 22 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan. 

ii. In his memory, the Government of India marked 2012, the 125th year of his birth, as National Mathematics Year and declared 22nd December as annual National Mathematics Day.

2. India, Japan Sign Exchange of Notes and Loan Agreements

i. India and Japan have signed Exchange of Notes and Loan Agreements on Japan’s Official Development Assistance Loan to India.

ii. The Notes were exchanged between Dr. C.S. Mohapatra, Additional Secretary in Department of Economic Affairs, Union Ministry of Finance and Kenji Hiramatsu, Ambassador of Japan to India on Japanese official development assistance loan for three projects.

i. These 3 projects are: 

(a) Chennai Metro Project (Phase 2) (I) for Japanese Yen (JPY) 75.519 billion,
(b) Program for Japan-India Cooperative Actions towards Sustainable Development Goals in India for JPY 15.000 billion,
(c) Project for Dairy Development for JPY 14.978 billion.

Static/Current Takeaways Important For IBPS Clerk Mains Exam 2018:

• Japan Capital: Tokyo, Currency: Japanese yen, PM: Shinzo Abe.

3. Odisha CM Announces Rs10,000 cr KALIA Scheme For Farmers

i. Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik announced a Rs10,000 crore scheme for the overall development of farmers.

ii. Named Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA), the scheme will provide farmers with Rs10,000 a year at the rate of Rs5,000 each for Kharif and Rabi season. Additionally, crop loans of up to Rs50,000 will be interest-free under the scheme.

Static/Current Takeaways Important For IBPS Clerk Mains Exam 2018:

• Odisha Governor: Ganeshi Lal.
• Rengali and Tikhali Dams are situated in Odisha.

4. 15th Global SME Business Summit in New Delhi

i. The 15th edition of a two day Global SME Business Summit was organised by the Ministry of MSME and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in association with Government e-marketplace in New Delhi. The theme of the event was ‘Building Partnerships through Global Value Chains.’

ii. The agenda of the summit was to bring together renowned speakers with unbounded experience and expertise, a global audience, and various national and international SME stakeholders to integrate Indian MSMEs into the Global Value Chains (GVCs).  

Static/Current Takeaways Important For IBPS Clerk Mains Exam 2018:

• Suresh Prabhu is the Minister of Commerce and Industry of India.

International News

5. UN General Assembly Adopts Global Framework on International Migration 

i. The UN General Assembly has adopted the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, the first-ever negotiated global framework on a common approach to international migration in all its dimensions.

ii. The compact was adopted by the General Assembly with 152 votes in favour in Marrakesh, Morocco. India voted in favour of the resolution.

Static/Current Takeaways Important For IBPS Clerk Mains Exam 2018:

• UN Secretary-General: Antonio Guterres.

Ranks and Reports

6. NITI Aayog Releases SDG India Index: Baseline Report 2018

i. The NITI Aayog released the Baseline Report of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India Index, which comprehensively documents the progress made by India’s States and Union Territories towards implementing the 2030 SDG targets.
ii. The SDG India Index, which was developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Global Green Growth Institute and United Nations in India, was launched by NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Dr Rajiv Kumar.
iii. Overall Findings: 

Particular	State	UT
SDG India Index Score Range	42-69	57-68
Top Performer/s	Himachal Pradesh & Kerala	Chandigarh
Aspirant	Uttar Pradesh	Dadra & Nagar Haveli

Static/Current Takeaways Important For IBPS Clerk Mains Exam 2018:

• NITI- National Institution for Transforming India.
• NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman- Rajiv Kumar, CEO- Amitabh Kant. 

• Suresh Prabhu is the Minister of Commerce and Industry of India.

General Awareness Quiz 2 answers 

Q1. Deenbandhu Chotuu Ram Science & Technology university is situated in? 
दीनबंधु छोटू राम विज्ञान और प्रौद्योगिकी विश्वविद्यालय कहाँ स्थित है? 

 Hisar /हिसार

 Murthal/मुरथल

 Panipat/पानीपत

 Rohtak/रोहतक

Solution:

Sol. Deenbandhu Chotuu Ram Science & Technology university is situated in Murthal

Q2. How many districts of Haryana are under NCR region?
13 हरियाणा के कितने जिले NCR क्षेत्र के अंतर्गत हैं? 

 13

 15

 12

 16

Solution:

Sol. Thirteen districts: Bhiwani, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Jhajjar, Jind, Karnal, Mewat, Mahendragarh (Narnaul), Panipat, Palwal, Rewari, Rohtak and Sonepat

Q3. First women speaker of Haryana Legislative was? 
हरियाणा विधानसभा की पहली महिला वक्ता कौन थी? 

 Smt. Shanno Devi/श्रीमती शन्नो देवी

 Smt. Parsanni Devi/श्रीमती पारस्नी देवी

 Smt. Violet Hari Alva/ श्रीमती वायलेट हरि अल्वा

 None of these/इनमें से कोई नहीं

Solution:

Sol. Shanno Devi (born 1 June 1901) was an Indian politician and a member of the Indian National Congress from the state of Punjab. Smt. Shanno Devi was the first woman speaker of a State Assembly in India.She was the speaker of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from 6 December 1966 to 17 March 1967

Q4. Who is also Known as " Iron Man of Haryana"? 
कौन "हरियाणा के लोह पुरुष” के रूप में भी जाना जाता है? 

 Ch. Bansilal/चौधरी बंसीलाल

 Ch. Devilal/चौधरी देवीलाल

 Rao Birender Singh/राव बिरेंदर सिंह

 Neki Ram/नेकी राम

Solution:

Sol. Bansi Lal (26 August 1927 – 28 March 2006) was an Indian independence activist, senior Congress leader, former Chief Minister of Haryana and considered by many to be the architect of modern Haryana is also known as " Iron Man of Haryana".

Q5. In 14th century who founded Fatehabad? 
14 वीं शताब्दी में फतेहाबाद की स्थापना किसने की थी? 

 Firoz Shah Tuglhak/फ़िरोज़ शाह तुगलक

 Harshvardhan/हर्षवर्धन

 Akbar/अकबर

 Neki Ram/नेकी राम

Solution:

Sol. Fatehabad was founded in 14th century by Firoz Shah Tughlaq

Q6. Which city of Haryana is also known as "Power house of boxing? 
हरियाणा के किस शहर को "मुक्केबाजी का पावर हाउस" भी कहा जाता है? 

 Ambala/अम्बाला

 Rohtak/रोहतक

 Sonipat/सोनीपत

 Bhiwani/भिवानी

Q7. Motilal Nehru School of Sports is situated in? 
मोतीलाल नेहरू स्कूल ऑफ स्पोर्ट्स कहाँ स्थित है? 

 Rai/राइ

 Narnaul/नारनौल

 Murthal/मुरथल

 Karnal/कर्नल

Q8. Who is famous with the name of " Haryana Kesari"? 
"हरियाणा केसरी" के नाम से कौन प्रसिद्ध है? 

 Pt. Neki Ram Sharma/पंडित नेकी राम शर्मा

 Ch. Bansilal/चौधरी बंसीलाल

 Ch. Devilal/चौधरी देवीलाल

 Rao Birender Singh/राव बिरेंदर सिंह

Q9. Panipat's 3rd battle was fought in which year? 
पानीपत की तीसरी लड़ाई किस वर्ष लड़ी गई थी? 

 1536

 1556

 1761

 None of these/ इनमें से कोई नहीं

Solution:

Sol. The Third Battle of Panipat took place on 14 January 1761 at Panipat, about 60 between a northern expeditionary force of the Maratha Empire and invading forces of the King of Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Abdali.

Q10.Who was the biggest leader of Unionist Party? 
यूनियनिस्ट पार्टी का सबसे बड़ा नेता कौन था? 

 Ch. Devilal/चौधरी देवीलाल

 Ch. Chotu Ram/चौधरी छोटू राम

 Bansilal/बंसीलाल

 Rao Inderjeet Singh/राव इंदरजीत सिंह

Solution:

Sol. The Unionist Party (Punjab) was a political party of the Punjab, British India. It was founded by Sir Fazli Husain, Sir Chotu Ram and Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan.

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General Awareness Questions for SSC & Railway Exam 2018: 29.10.2010

Q1. Which of the following dynasty succeeded the Mauryas?

निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा वंश मौर्यों का उत्तराधिकारी बन गया?

(a) Sungas/ शुंग
(b) Satavahanas/ सातवाहन
(c) Yavanas/ यवन
(d) Pandya/ पांड्या

 Answer

Ans.(a)
Sol. Sunga dynasty (185-73 B.C) fThe dynasty was established by Pushyamitra Shunga, after the fall of the Maurya Empire.

Q2. Which of the following glands is a source of the enzyme Ptyalin? 
निम्नलिखित में से कौन सी ग्रंथि एंजाइम ट्यालिन का स्रोत है? 
 (a)Pancreas/ अग्न्याशय
 (b)Thyroid Gland/ थायराइड ग्रंथि
 (c) Pituitary Gland/ पीयूष ग्रंथि
 (d) Salivary Glands/ लार ग्रंथि

 Answer

Ans.(d)
Sol.Ptyalin is an enzyme that is part of saliva and aids with digestion. An amylase present in saliva that catalyzes the hydrolysis of starch into maltose and dextrin.

Q3.Uranus is the _______ planet from the Sun.
यूरेनस सूर्य से _______ ग्रह है
(a) First/पहला
(b) Third/तीसरा
(c) Fifth/पांचवां
(d) Seventh/सातवां

 Answer

Ans.(d)
Sol. Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. It has the third-largest planetary radius and fourth-largest planetary mass in the Solar System. 

Q4.Who, among the following, was not a part of the Mauryan  dynasty?
निम्नलिखित में से कौन, मौर्य राजवंश का हिस्सा नहीं था?
(a) Ashoka /अशोका
(b) Bindusara/ बिन्दुसार
(c) Chandragupta Maurya/चन्द्रगुप्त मौर्या
(d) Ajatsatru/अजातशत्रु

Answer

Ans.(d)
Sol. Ajatshatru was the second ruler of Haryanka dynasty of Magadha.

Q5. Mausoleum (Dargah) of Salim Chishti is situated in?
सलीम चिश्ती का मकबरा (दरगाह) कहाँ स्थित है?
(a) Humayun's Tomb/ हुमायूं का मकबरा
(b) Fatehpur Sikri/ फतेहपुर सिकरी
(c) Gwalior Fort/ ग्वालियर किला
(d) Agra Fort/ आगरा फोर्ट

 Answer

Ans.(b)
Sol. Salim Chishti's Mazar (tomb) is in the middle of the Emperor's Courtyard at Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh, India.The mausoleum was constructed by Akbar as a mark of his respect for the Sufi saint, who foretold the birth of his son, who was named Prince Salim after him and later succeeded Akbar to the throne of the Mughal Empire, as Jahangir.

Q6. Alexander and Porus fought a battle at-
सिकंदर और पोरस ने लड़ाई कहाँ लड़ी-
(a) Panipat/ पानीपत
(b) Ravi/ रावी
(c) Hydaspes  / ह्यदास्पेस
(d) Train/ट्रेन

Ans.(c)

Sol.Alexander and Porus fought a battle on the bank of river Hydaspes which is known as battle of Hydaspes. 

Q7. Arthasastra was written by-
अर्थशास्त्र किस के द्वारा लिखी गई थी ?
(a) Dhanananda / धनानंद
(b) Kautilya/ कौटिल्य
(c) Bimbisara / बिम्बिसार
(d) Pushyamitra / पुष्यमित्र

 Answer

Ans.(b)
Sol. Arthasastra was written by Kautilya (Chankaya).

Q8. ___________ is an object model language standard.
 ___________ एक ऑब्जेक्ट मॉडल भाषा मानक है.
(a) Data definition language
(b) Data manipulation language
(c) Query language
(d) OQL

Answer

Ans.(d)
Sol.Object Query Language is a query language standard for object-oriented databases modeled after SQL. OQL was developed by the Object Data Management Group.

Q9. Tertali is a folk dance of _____.
तृतीली _____ का लोक नृत्य है
(a) Chhattisgarh/छत्तीसगढ़
(b) Madhya Pradesh/मध्य प्रदेश
(c) Manipur/मणिपुर
(d) Karnataka/कर्नाटक

 Answer

Ans.(b)
Sol.Tertali is a popular folk dance of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is presented by a small community of the state, the ‘Kamar’ tribes.

Q10. During a recession _____
मंदी के दौरान _____
(a) Producers will be cautiously optimistic.(निर्माता सावधानी से आशावादी होंगे)
(b) there will be decrease in inventory(इन्वेंट्री में कमी आएगी)
(c) There will be capacity under utilization.(उपयोगिता के तहत क्षमता होगी)
(d) there will be expansion in bank credit(बैंक क्रेडिट में विस्तार होगा)

 Answer

Ans.(c)
Sol.Recession is a slowdown or a massive contraction in economic activities.

Q11. Which ocean is popularly known as the 'Herring Pond'?
कौन सा महासागर प्रसिद्धि रूप से 'हेरिंग तालाब' के रूप में जाना जाता है?
(a) Arctic Ocean/आर्कटिक महासागर
(b) Indian Ocean/ हिंद महासागर
(c) Atlantic Ocean/ अटलांटिक महासागर
(d) Pacific Ocean/ प्रशांत महासागर

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Ans.(c)
Sol. The eastern coast of North America I.e. the Atlantic ocean is the habitat of Herring fish in abundance.That's why it is called herring pond.

Q12. Which chariot-shaped temple, built by King Narasimha Deva I of Ganga dynasty in 13th century, is also known as the 'Black Pagoda'? 
13 वीं शताब्दी में गंगा राजवंश के राजा नरसिम्हा देव प्रथम द्वारा निर्मित कौन सा रथ के आकार का मंदिर, जिसे 'ब्लैक पगोडा' भी कहा जाता है?
(a) Sun Temple, Konark/ सूर्य मंदिर, कोणार्क
(b) Jagannath Temple, Puri/ जगन्नाथ मंदिर, पुरी
(c) Lingaraja Temple, Bhubaneswar/ लिंगराज मंदिर, भुवनेश्वर
(d) Meenakshi Temple, Madurai/ मीनाक्षी मंदिर, मदुरै

Answer

Ans.(a)
Sol. Konark Sun Temple is a 13th-century Sun Temple at Konark in Odisha, India. It is believed that the temple was built by king Narasimhadeva I of Eastern Ganga Dynasty in 1255 CE. The temple complex is in the shape of a gigantic chariot, having elaborately  carved stone wheels, pillars and walls. The monument was also called the Black Pagoda'(Kaala Pagoda).

Q13. Which island nation, located in the Pacific ocean, was formerly known as 'Pleasant Island'? 
प्रशांत महासागर में स्थित कौन सा द्वीप राष्ट्र, जिसे पहले 'प्लेज़ेंट आइलैंड' के नाम से जाना जाता था?
(a) Nauru/ नाउरू
(b) Taiwan/ ताइवान
(c) Tuvalu/ तुवालु
(d) Vanuatu/ वानुअतु

Answer

Ans.(a)
Sol. Nauru / the Republic of Nauru and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island nation in Micronesia in the South Pacific. Its nearest neighbor is Banaba Island in Kiribati, 300 km to the east. Nauru is the world's smallest island nation, covering just 21 square kilometres.

Q14. What is the capital of the Indian union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli? 
दादरा और नगर हवेली के भारतीय संघ क्षेत्र की राजधानी क्या है?
(a) Kavaratti/ कवरत्ती
(b) Silvassa/ सिल्वासा
(c) Puducherry/ पुडुचेरी
(d) Port Blair/ पोर्ट ब्लेयर

Answer

Ans.(b)
Sol. The most important towns of the union territory are Dadra and Silvassa, which is also the capital city. To the east of Dadra and Nagar Haveli lies the Western Ghats, and to its north and east lie the districts of Gujarat, whereas the districts of Maharashtra border it in the south.

Q15. The multipurpose Sardar Sarovar Project is being built across which river? 
बहुउद्देश्यीय सरदार सरोवर परियोजना किस नदी में बनाई जा रही है?
(a) Tapti/ ताप्ती
(b) Ganga/गंगा
(c) Sabarmati/साबरमती
(d) Narmada/नर्मदा

 Answer

Ans.(d)
Sol. Sardar Sarovar Dam (SSD), on the Indian Narmada river, is located in the village of Kevadia in the state of Gujarat. It is one of the largest and most controversial interstate, multipurpose river valley infrastructure development projects in the country.  It is part of the Narmada Valley Development Project, a major plan to generate power and supply water for drinking and irrigation to states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. 

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