Dear Aspirants,
The General Awareness Section of Banking Exams covers numerous sections in it like Banking Awareness, Static GK, and Current Affairs. But the most important thing that you might have noticed is that both the Banking Awareness and Static Awareness questions asked in the General Awareness Section are based on Current Affairs only. The questions on Static and Banking Awareness are related to the countries, events or anything that has been in news for a while. Apart from the GA Section, an excellent knowledge of current news also helps you deal with the PI (Personal Interview) more efficiently so you do not give a mumble jumble answer to the interviewee’s simple questions. Here is the Daily GK Update to get you acquainted with the top events that made the headlines today!!
National News
1. India-Korea Business Summit In New Delhi
i. PM Narendra Modi addressed the 2nd India-Korea Business Summit in New Delhi. The theme of the Summit this year is “India-Korea: Scaling up the Special Strategic Relationship through Trade and Investments”.
ii. The Summit aims to create the framework for an open and action-oriented dialogue between top business leaders and Government officials from both countries. India and Korea are the third and fourth largest economies in Asia. The two way trade between India and South Korea currently stands at nearly 17 billion dollar.
Static/Current Takeaways Important for Canara Bank PO 2018 Exam-
- South Korea President- Moon Jae-in, Capital- Seoul.
2. Blue-Coloured Baal Aadhaar Card Launched By UIDAI
i. Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) introduced a ‘Baal Aadhaar’ card for children below the age of five years. No biometric details will be required to get this blue-coloured Baal Aadhaar card.
ii. A child below 5 years of age gets a blue in coloured Aadhaar known as Baal Aadhaar. When the child becomes 5 years old, a mandatory biometric update is required.
Static/Current Takeaways Important for Canara Bank PO 2018 Exam-
- UIDAI Chief Executive Officer(CEO)- Ajay Bhushan Pandey, Headquarters- New Delhi.
3. Uma Bharti Launches 2nd Project Of Swajal Yojana In Rajasthan
i. Union Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Uma Bharti launched the Swajal pilot project at Village Bhikampura in Rajasthan. Besides ensuring the availability of clean drinking water to every household round the year, the project would also generate employment.
ii. Swajal is a community-owned drinking water programme for sustained drinking water supply. Under the scheme, 90% of the project cost will be taken care by the Government and the remaining 10% of the project cost will be contributed by the community.
Static/Current Takeaways Important for Canara Bank PO 2018 Exam-
- Rajasthan CM- Vasundhara Raje, Governor- Kalyan Singh.
Appointments
4. TV Journalist Rahul Mahajan Named Rajya Sabha TV Editor-In-Chief
ii. Television journalist Rahul Mahajan has been appointed as editor-in-chief of the television channel Rajya Sabha TV. Mahajan’s name was recommended by a five-member selection committee headed by Prasar Bharti chairman A. Surya Prakash and was approved by the vice-president of India M.Venkaiah Naidu.
ii. The committee also included Swapan Dasgupta, Shashi Shekhar Vempati, P.P.K. Ramacharyulu and Rahul Srivastava.
Static/Current Takeaways Important for Canara Bank PO 2018 Exam-
- M.Venkaiah Naidu, who is also the chairman of Rajya Sabha.
- Founded in 2008, Rajya Sabha TV is owned and operated by Rajya Sabha and covers the proceedings of the upper house of the Parliament.
International News
5. China Becomes Vice President Of Financial Action Task Force
i. China was elected as the Vice President of Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global body mandated to combat terror financing and money laundering. China’s election came after the FATF plenary meeting in Paris.
ii. China’s election to the FATF assumes significance as Pakistan is set to be put in the FATF ‘grey list’ in June 2018. The grey lists put countries under the scanner for not implementing the objectives of the task force.
Static/Current Takeaways Important for Canara Bank PO 2018 Exam-
- The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) was set up in 1989.
6. Michael McCormack Named Australia’s New Deputy Prime Minister
i. Michael McCormack has been elected new Deputy Prime Minister of Australia. He has replaced former Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce.
ii. The leader of the National Party automatically becomes deputy prime minister under the terms of the coalition agreement with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s Liberal party.
Static/Current Takeaways Important for Canara Bank PO 2018 Exam-
- Australia Capital- Canberra, Currency- Australian dollar, Prime Minister- Malcolm Turnbull.
Banking and Economy
7. EPFO Introduces UAN- Aadhar Linking New Facility
i. Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has introduced UAN-Aadhaar linking facility for the convenience of members using EPFO Link in UMANG Mobile App.
ii. The facility on e-KYC Portal has further added a new feature to link UAN with Aadhaar online using biometric credentials.
Static/Current Takeaways Important for Canara Bank PO 2018 Exam-
- UAN stands for Universal Account Number.
- EPFO has reduced the interest rate on deposits to 8.55% for 2017-18 from 8.65% for 2016-17.
Miscellaneous
8. India Ranks 47th On Inclusive Internet Index: Facebook
i. India has been ranked 47th out of 86 countries on the Inclusive Internet Index by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), which was commissioned by Facebook.
ii. Sweden took the first place, followed by Singapore and the US. The scores on the index, which covered 91% of the world’s population, is based on the scores of Availability, Affordability, Relevance and Readiness categories.
Sports News
9. MC Mary Kom And Seema Poonia Bag Silver Medals In Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament
i. Indian stars Seema Poonia and MC Mary Kom have settled for Silver medals after losing in the final of 69th Strandja Memorial Boxing tournament at Sofia in Bulgaria.
ii. While Mary Kom lost to Bulgarian Sevda Asenova in the 48-kilogram title bout, Seema went down to Russian Anna Ivanova in the 81 kg final. Overall Indian women ended up with two silver and four bronze medals in one of the oldest boxing tournaments in Europe.
iii. Indian boxer Vikas Krishan claimed a gold medal after defeating Troy Isley of the USA. Vikas was adjudged the best boxer of the event, a first for an Indian.
Static/Current Takeaways Important for Canara Bank PO 2018 Exam-
- Bulgaria Capital- Sofia, Currency- Bulgarian lev.
10. PyeongChang Winter Olympics 2018- Important Highlights
i. PyeongChang Winter Olympics 2018, officially known as the XXIII Olympic Winter Games were held in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The motto of Winter Olympics 2018 was “Passion.Connected”. Soohorang, a white tiger, and Bandabi, an Asiatic black bear were the official mascots for this event.
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