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100 Current Affairs Topics for CDS, AFCAT and NDA 2019

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100 Current Affairs Topics for CDS, AFCAT and NDA 2017

Current affairs possess high importance in competitive exams and SSB interview. It is generally seen that knowledge of current affairs increases the base of your speaking skills in GD and also raises your scores in competitive exams. For the candidates who are having their CDS, AFCAT and NDA exams or SSB, can take the hint from the topics given below to prepare for the current affairs.

 

  1. 6th Heart Of Asia Summit
  2. 8th BRICS Summit
  3. 11th G-20 Summit
  4. Olympics 2016
  5. 15th Paralympics 2016
  6. Rafale Deal (India France)
  7. Demonetization Of Rs. 500 And Rs. 1000 Notes
  8. Donald Trump, 45th President Of US
  9. Kabaddi World Cup, India Defeated Iran
  10. Nobel Prize 2016
  11. Amendments In FDI Policy
  12. Ramon Magsaysay Awards
  13. Digital India
  14. Swatch Bharat Abhiyan
  15. PM Jan Dhan Yojna
  16. U-17 FIFA Cup
  17. Operation Muskan -2
  18. Hand-In-Hand Exercise
  19. Malabar Exercise
  20. GST Bill
  21. Ease Of Doing Business Ranking
  22. Forbes Most Powerful People Ranking
  23. 4th December Indian Navy Day
  24. 16th January Indian Army Day
  25. World Yoga Day
  26. Rustam 2 UAV
  27. Tejas Aircraft
  28. S-400 Air Defense System
  29. Scramjet Engine
  30. Smart Cities
  31. MTCR Nations
  32. POCSE E-Box
  33. Paris Climate Pact
  34. US Open
  35. Semi-Bullet Train
  36. Annapurna Rasoi
  37. Cyrus Mistry TATA Issues
  38. Fidel Castro (Revolutionist Of Cuba)
  39. ICC Award 2016
  40. CM Jayalalitha
  41. State Elections 2017
  42. South China Sea Disputes
  43. Paris Attack
  44. Jallikattu Sports
  45. Free Housing For All
  46. General Bipin Rawat
  47. Sagarmala Project
  48. Benami Transaction (Prohibition) Amendment Act 2016
  49. NSG Membership
  50. 68th Republic Day
  51. China Pakistan Economic Corridor
  52. Asian Development Bank
  53. 19th SAARC Summit
  54. Direct Benefit Transfer In Kerosene Scheme
  55. HRIDAY Scheme
  56. Chandrayaan-2 Mission
  57. Sakharov Prize For Freedom Of Thought
  58. Zika Virus
  59. LIGO Project
  60. Duleep Trophy
  61. ICC Awards
  62. Virtual Reality Devices
  63. Solar Impulse Aircraft
  64. International Solar Alliance
  65. Beti Bachao Beti PadhaoAsia
  66. Infrastructure Investment Bank
  67. Indus Water Treaty
  68. Barak 8 Missile
  69. Inter-Linking Of Rivers
  70. OROP
  71. BIMSTEC
  72. Project Insight
  73. UDAN Scheme
  74. Chickengunya
  75. Liquor Ban
  76. Kabbadi World Cup
  77. International Carbon Price
  78. Bitcoins
  79. AEW&CS
  80. Global Competitiveness Index
  81. Jananpith Awards
  82. Adhaar Card Seeding
  83. Gujarat Patidar Protest
  84. Bullet Train Project In India
  85. FDI Policy
  86. AMRUT
  87. Army Design Bureau
  88. Light Utility Helicopter
  89. Durand Cup
  90. Gurugram
  91. PRAM-ISHAN Super Computer
  92. NEET
  93. PAHAL
  94. Augusta West Land Deal
  95. Start-Up India
  96. Transgender Person (Protection Of Rights) Bill, 2016
  97. 7th Pay Commission
  98. Skill Development Project
  99. Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project
  100. Merger Of Rail Budget With General Budget

Conclusion – The above current affairs topics can be a topic of discussion in SSB or can be asked in questions form in competitive exams. Being aware of the current issues is a parameter required for officer’s selection. It not only leaves good impact over the selection panel, but also a good point to lushsture your personality and knowledge level. So, take hints form the above topics and prepare for them as per your aim and target.

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50 History Questions For AFCAT and CDS Exam 2017

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50 History Questions For AFCAT and CDS Exam 2017

General Awareness constitutes a significant part in every competitive exam and learning history has always been a hurdle for the aspirants. The upcoming AFCAT exam will also have some history questions in the General Awareness section. In AFCAT exam, the questions are asked directly with four options. To help the candidates in getting the idea of the type of question that they will face in AFCAT and CDS examination, we are here with some of the dummy questions from history.

 

  1. The famous Khujuraho Sculptures are located in which state – Madhya Pradesh
  2. Dandi march was an act to show – Civil Disobedience
  3. Who was the political guru of Gandhiji – Sh. Gopal Krishna Gokhle
  4. The founder of forward block was – Subhash Chandra Bose
  5. Who proposed the name Pakistan – Chaudhary Rahmat Ali
  6. Aaga khan founded which party – All India Muslim League
  7. State kidnapping policy was started in – Punjab
  8. The headquarter of Gadar Party was in – San Francisco
  9. Who is known as “the father of India’s unrest” – Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  10. Who raised the slogan “Inqualab Zindabad” – Bhagat Singh
  11. Who was the founder of Prayer Society – Atmaram Pandurang
  12. The fourth Buddhist council was held in – Kashmir
  13. Who is named as the father of Ayurveda – Charak
  14. The last ruler of Shunga dynasty was – Devabhuti
  15. Who is known as the Napoleon of India – Samudragupta
  16. The meaning of Buddha is – The Enlightened One
  17. Mongols firstly invaded India during the reign of – Iltutmish
  18. Vishnugupta is another name of – Chanakya
  19. Moti masjid in Agra was built by – Shahjahan
  20. The Mugal ruler who banned music and dancing was – Aurangzeb
  21. First Madarasa by British was set up in – Calcutta
  22. The main character of Indus valley civilization was – town planning
  23. Tipu sultan took support of which power to fight British – French
  24. Which war was ended by the treaty of Madras – 1st Mysore war
  25. Kadambiri was written by – Banbhatta
  26. Nadir Shah invaded India during the reign of – Muhammed Shah
  27. The official language of Delhi sultanate was – Persian
  28. The elite feature of Rigveda was – performance of sacrifices
  29. The first English person to visit the Akbar’s court was – Ralph Fitch
  30. Who was thrice selected as the president of the Indian national congress – Dada Bhai Naroji
  31. Epigraphy is – study of inscriptions
  32. Sher Shah died in the war of – Kalinger
  33. During Akbar’s reign, Mir Bakshi was to check – Military Affairs
  34. Todar mal was related to which field – Finance
  35. Tipu Sultan was a ruler of – Mysore
  36. The first Muslim president of Indian National Congress was – Badaruddin Tayabazi
  37. The doctrine of lapse was started by – Lord Dalhousie
  38. Gadar party was established by – Lala Hardyal
  39. The writer of “The Indian War of Independence” was – V. D. Sawarkar
  40. The commission that emphasized on the primary and secondary education was – Charles commission
  41. The founder of prayer society was – Atmaram Pandurang
  42. The battle in which British defeated French was – battle of Vandivash
  43. Akal Takht was constructed by – Guru Nanak
  44. Who was sent by Aurangzeb to defeat Shivaji – Raja Jai Singh
  45. Din-i-Ilahi was started by – Akbar
  46. Who was the regent of Akbar – Bairam Khan
  47. Who was the first to use artillery in India – Babur
  48. Delhi sultanate started in – 1206 AD
  49. Harshcharita was written by – Banbhatta
  50. Pulkashin II was a great ruler of – Chalukya of Vatapis
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Conclusion – The above history questions are for providing hints to the aspirants of the level of the questions asked in the Defence competitive exams. The questions asked in CDS are usually in statement form while the questions asked in AFCAT are direct. The above questions are important questions to give out the level of the questions asked. Go through these questions and prepare as per the plan and strategy for the exam.

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AFCAT 2 2017 Notification and Exam Date

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AFCAT 2 2017 Notification and Exam Date

AFCAT 2 2017 is a crucial exam for many Air Force aspirants. The Exam will be scheduled in August 2017 and candidates have sufficient time to prepare for it. Those who can’t apply for the AFCAT 1 2017, can target the upcoming AFCAT exam. The candidates focusing on AFCAT 2 2017the important details about the exams.

Important Dates

  • Release of Notification – 3rd June 2017
  • Starting of Registration for the Exam – 3rd June 2017
  • End of the Registration Process – 29th June 2017
  • Exam Date – 27 August 2017
  • Result Announcement – September 2017

Posts – AFCAT opens the gates for the aspirants to join the organisation through Flying, Ground Duty and Technical Branches. Candidates have to check their eligibility for the posts on the basis of the educational qualification and age range.

Educational Qualification – The educational qualification is different for the different posts.

Flying – The candidates must have degree in any discipline with minimum 60% marks having Maths and Physics in 10+2 or have completed B.tech/B.E. from any recognised university with minimum 60% marks.

Technical – The candidates must have Four year degree qualification and have cleared Sections A and B examination of Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers (India) or Aeronautical Society of India with minimum 60% marks.

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Ground Duty – the education qualification for different posts of ground duty are as follows.

  • For Accounts branch, the candidates must have passed B.Com with minimum 60% marks
  • For Education posts, the candidates must have passed MBA / MCA or MA / M Sc degree in English / Physics / Mathematics / Chemistry / Statistics / International relations / International studies / Defence studies / Psychology / Computer Science / IT / Management / Mass Communication / Journalism / Public Relation with minimum of 50% marks and have scored minimum 60% marks in graduation.
  • For Administration and Logistics, the candidates must have passed any degree with minimum 60% marks or have cleared section A & B examination of Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers (India) or Aeronautical Society of India with a min of 60% marks.

Final year student can also apply for the exam given that they must have scored minimum 60% marks in previous years and should not have any backlogs. Recommended candidates are required to produce their provisional or degree certificate to the authorities before commencement of the training.

Age – The age range for flying is different than the age range for Technical ground duty.

  • Flying – The age range for flying branch is 20-24 years.
  • Technical – The age of candidate must fall between 20-26 years for this post
  • Ground duty – The candidates must have his age in between 20-26 years for this post.

Exam Pattern and Selection Procedure – The exam has a common test for all posts that consist of 100 questions for which 2 hours are given. An additional EKT exam is framed for the technical candidates. The candidates qualified will be given the chance to choose their SSB dates and centres as per their ease. The candidates will be examined at SSB centres and the recommended candidates will be sent further for the medical examination and documentation.

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CDS 2 2016 SSB/AFSB Interview Dates and Procedure

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CDS 2 2016 SSB/AFSB Interview Dates and Procedure

CDS  2 2016 exam results have been announced and the candidates who have cleared the examination have started preparing for the SSB. The candidates can download the CDSE result here CDSE 2 2016 Result. The CDSE exam has been conducted to recruit officers in the Indian Army, Navy and Air force. The India Air force and Navy provide permanent commission from this entry, while Army provides both permanent and short service commission through this entry. Those who have opted IMA, will get Permanent Commission and those who have opted OTA, will be given Short Services Commission, which is further extendable depending of the performance and will of the individual. The details related to the dates and center allotment of the SSB are mentioned below.

Air Force– The dates of the SSB for those who have cleared the CDS for AFA, have been released and the center (Dehradun, Varanasi, Mysore) and date of reporting for all those candidates have been scheduled on 20feb, 2017. Candidates can get the list by clicking on the link AFA centers and Dates List.

Army – CDS exam provides 2 types of opportunities to the candidates to join the Indian Army. These are IMA and OTA.

  • IMA – The SSB for IMA have will be scheduled in March. The SSB dates allotment list will be shortly released on joinindianarmy.nic.in followed by the SSB center allotment. IMA cadets are provided Permanent Commission.
  • OTA – The SSB for OTA will be scheduled in June/July and the date and center allotment list will be released in April/ May 2017. The candidates commissioned through this entry will get a Short Service Commission, which is further extendable.

Navy – CDSE give the aspirant to join Indian Navy also. The candidates can get their call letters form nausena-bharti.nic.in after one month of the declaration of the exam results. The recommended candidates will be provided Permanent Commission from this entry.

Note– The result released on upsc.gov.in has mentioned that it is compulsory for all successful candidates to sign up on joinindianarmy.nic.in. But later the website has released the headline scratching the step and mentioned that the registration on joinindiainarmy.nic.in is not required. The candidates will get their call-up letter through e-mail.

Documents to be produced during SSB

  • Original photo ID
  • Matric/ Higher Secondary School Certificate for declaration of date of birth. No other document will be considered for it.
  • 10+2 mark Sheet and Certificate
  • Original degree or Provisional Certificate of graduation issued by the university
  • Final year student have to produce all the mark sheets of previous semesters along with a bonfide from the principal of the college.

Conclusion – The candidates will firstly get the list having their center allotment and then the dates of their reporting. These lists will be released on the respective websites of the services i.e. Indian Army Navy and Air Force. The candidates have to stay ready for their SSB and are advised to keep their document and other required material ready. The list of documents will be mentioned in the center allotment list along with other basic instructions. For further information regarding the allotment of the centers, stay in touch with SSBcrack.com

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AFCAT 2017 -Different Question Paper Sets Or NO ??

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AFCAT 2017

Many of you will remember the controversy happened in AFCAT 2016 where many aspirants claimed that the AFCAT 2016 paper was leaked. There are two different shifts in AFCAT exam and the paper was leaked to the 2nd shift aspirants by their friends from the 1st shift as the papers of both shifts were the same. Not only few but we had received emails regarding this by many candidates who were upset from this and they demanded to conduct the AFCAT again but in vain. 

AFCAT 1 2017 will be conducted by Indian Air Force 26th Feb 2017 but we are still not sure whether there will be different sets with different questions for both the shifts. What are your opinions on this?

1) Same sets with same questions

2) Different sets with different questions.

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OTA Cadet Declared Permanently Unfit To Serve

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OTA Cadet Declared Permanently Unfit To Serve

The petitioner had applied for permanent commission in the army and he was called for an interview before the Service Selection Board (SSB) for selection to the technical graduate course in October 2013.

He was called for medical examination to the military hospital but was found to be medically unfit. He filed an appeal against the order but the medical board rejected his plea on the same ground.

 

He again applied for short service commission in the army and was recommended for selection for pre-commission training at the Officers Training Academy in Chennai.

The man was called for medical examination at the military hospital at Bhopal and was found medically fit for the SSC course.

The petitioner claimed before the high court that he was performing all his task during the course and later in 2015, the authorities found him medically unfit to serve the army.

Army service requires the “highest degree” of physical fitness, the Delhi High Court has held while dismissing a petition filed by a man who was declared permanently unfit to serve in the force. A bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and V K Rao agreed with the contentions of the Centre that defect in petitioner’s right hand index finger, which is the trigger finger, would adversely affect his ability to effectively use weapons.

The court rejected the petition of the man who had challenged the order declaring him to be permanently unfit to serve in the army and had also sought a direction to the authorities to allow him to continue with his pre-commission training in Chennai as part of an army course which he had joined in April 2015.

“There can be no doubt that army service requires the highest degree of physical fitness. There is substance in the contention of the respondents (the Centre and others) that the defect in the right index finger, which is the trigger finger, (congenital absence of middle and distal phalanx of right hand index finger) would adversely affect the ability of the petitioner to effectively use weapons,” the bench noted in its verdict.

“The counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents rightly submitted that the army personnel are required to use arms during armed conflicts irrespective of whether they render service in the infantry or artillery wings or whether they are in the technical wing or the medical wing of the army,” it said.

The court also observed that the petitioner has “apparently” obtained admission for the pre-commission training by misrepresenting the fact about his earlier disqualification in medical examination for his appointment in the armed force.

“The petitioner having obtained admission suppressing earlier medical disqualification, and misleading the authorities to believe that he had never been medically disqualified in the past, his appointment by suppression is liable to be cancelled,” the bench said.

It also said it is not for the court to decide the factual issue as to whether a person with such a medical condition is fit to perform duty in the army.

source: indianexpress

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Meet Major Gen Madhuri Kanitkar First Trained Paediatric Nephrologist Of The Armed Forces

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THE FIRST trained paediatric nephrologist of the armed forces, Major Gen Madhuri Kanitkar, has returned to her alma mater Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) as its first woman Dean.
“Being part of the AFMC has taught me a lot. Now, it is time to give back to my alma mater,” said Kanitkar, who was Deputy Director General Armed Forces (Planning and Training), New Delhi, in her previous posting.

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She strongly feels there is a need for more colleges like AFMC that can produce doctors and soldiers. “Health care requires disciplined caregivers. Every medical college produces doctors, but here students are trained for three noble professions — soldier, doctor and teacher,” said Kanitkar.
The AFMC sends a minimum of 100 doctors to the armed forces every year. “But there is a requirement for 200-250 such doctors. So, we have proposed increasing the number of undergraduate seats at AFMC from 130 to 150. For every post in the armed forces, there are so many applications. So why are our doctors going away to other countries or looking for better opportunities? We need to look at ways to expand the pool of well-trained doctors to join the three services.”

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Kanitkar added that while she has held several prestigious appointments, coming back to the AFMC is like “adding life to years and years to life”. “There is a great team here and we will focus on ways to stimulate research among students. Assessment drives learning but we will also train our doctors with skills that are not part of the curriculum—like communication skills — and ensure they are not stressed out. We must take a relook at both parenting and teaching techniques. Communication channels need to be kept open,” she said.
Asked about her priorities, she said: “Getting recognition for Diploma in Pharmacy course is a priority. Also, short term training courses for medical officers in sports medicine will commence from April.”

Kanitkar admitted that there were three occasions when she wanted to give it all up. “One is torn between duties and responsibilities as a mother, doctor, army wife and teacher. But my husband, Lt Gen Rajiv Kanitkar, always told me never to give up. Th
at’s the spirit I want to inculcate in my students here.”

Wife Claims Tej Bahadur Yadav Goes Missing, BSF Dismisses Allegations

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Weeks after exposing the internal corruption in the high command of the BSF, soldier Tej Bahadur Yadav now goes missing. Earlier, he was shifted from the LoC when his videos complaining about bad food quality went viral.

He was to retire on January 31st with a full pension but his Voluntary Retirement Service (VRS) was cancelled.

And now according to recent reports, his family has no idea where he is and his wife is going to file a habeus corpus petition in court soon.

‘Habeas corpus’ is a recourse in the law whereby a person can report an unlawful detention or imprisonment before a court.

According to his brother-in-law, Tej Bahadur last spoke to his wife and said that the BSF officials are taking him to an unknown location. But couldn’t speak further. His brother-in-law has sent two letters to the DG, but have not got any response so far.

In a Facebook post published by the wife of Tej Bahadur Yadav on his personal page, she has claimed that Yadav has been missing since Monday evening.

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First post from his wife claiming that Tej Bahadur Yadav is missing

Within a half hour of posting, the post went viral and however, it disappeared off Facebook after two hours and another post was posted claiming that the account is being handled by his wife.

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The second post from the account of Tej Bahadur Yadav

In his video, Tej Bahadur claimed that he may not live once he uploaded the video, as his officials “have high approach”.

Meanwhile, the BSF has dismissed the allegations levelled by Tej Bahadur Yadav’s wife that the constable has been missing and said that he was posted in a battalion HQ in Jammu and was free to contact his family.

50 Current Affairs Questions For AFCAT Exam 2017

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50 Current Affairs Questions For AFCAT Exam 2017

AFCAT exam is just 2 weeks ahead and the aspirants are giving their best in preparing themselves for the exam. The exam gives opportunity to candidates for joining the Indian Air Force in various departments. AFCAT exam is framed by the IAF authorities and the exam level is average as compared to CDS and NDA examination. Current affairs play a key role in the exam. Below are some of the current affairs questions that will give the hint to the candidates.

 

50 Current Affairs Questions For AFCAT Exam 2017

  1. Which is the first state to ratify GST bill – Assam
  2. Which is named as the largest river island by Guinness world records – Majuli, Assam
  3. Talgo trains belong to which country – Spain
  4. Which sub-division of Haryana has been declared as the new district – Dadri
  5. Which state has become the second state to get 100% electrification – Andra Pradesh (First is Gujarat)
  6. Which island nation has recently been declared malaria free by WHO – Srilanka (earlier Maldives have been declared malaria free)
  7. Which Indian actress has been named as the highest paid television actress in the world – Priyanka Chopra
  8. Ashok Layland has released a proposal to merge which firm in itself – Hinduja Foundries Ltd
  9. Allo messaging app is launched by which tech giant? – Google
  10. What is the name of the permanent facility of NDRF – Prakampana
  11. Who has won 2016 US opens women’s singles – Angelique Kerber
  12. E-Kharid payment portal by Haryana has been launched for which crop? – Paddy
  13. Which bank has become the first Indian bank to open a branch in Yangon, Myanmar – SBI
  14. Which Indian shooter has won silver medal in the men’s 50-meter air pistol event at ISSF World cup Italy – Jitu Rai
  15. Which short film has won first prize at Swachh Bharat Short Film Festival (SBSFF) – Murga
  16. Duncan Haldane, David Thouless and Michael Kosterlitz and they belong to Great Britain were awarded Nobel prize I which field? – Physics
  17. Which nation won first BRICS U-17 football tournament – Brazil
  18. Which are the 3 IT based systems unveiled by election commission of India – Samadhan, Suvidha and Sugam
  19. Who has won Athlete of the Year Title – Usain Bolt
  20. Who has won Best footballer in the world title – Cristiano Ronaldo
  21. India’s first transgender school has been opened in which district – Kochi, Kerala
  22. BHIM app recently launched by PM Modi is – Mobile Payment App
  23. How many new castes have been included in central OBC list – 15 castes
  24. The largest cricket stadium will be built at – Motera, Ahmedabad
  25. World’s first solar road “Wattway” is opened in – France
  26. Which ICBM missile has been recently test fired by India – Agni – 5
  27. Who won Tamil Ratna award – A.R. Rahman
  28. Which nation became the first nation to launch the self-driving taxis – Singapore
  29. Who became the first Indian women be an IOC member – Nita Ambani
  30. Anant Maheshwari has been appointed as the president of which tech giant – Microsoft India
  31. Which Indian village has been named as India’s First digital Village – Akodara village of Gujarat
  32. The current repo rate is – 6.25
  33. 6th BRICS health Ministers Meet was held in – New Delhi
  34. The Gotthard Base Tunnel, the largest tunnel was open in – Switzerland
  35. Serendipity, India’s first disciplinary art test was organized in – GOA
  36. Balasaheb Vikhe Patil who died recently in Maharashtra at the age of 84 was related to – Politics
  37. Which State on December launched India’s first Bio-Diesel Buses – Karnataka
  38. No tobacco day is observed on – 1st November
  39. SAMPRITI Exercise was held between – India and Bangladesh
  40. The book of the year “playing it my way” is an autobiography of – Sachin Tendulkar
  41. Which state became the first state to open cyber police station in each district – Maharashtra
  42. Who is appointed as the head of the committee to form a strategy to expedite the process of transforming India into a cashless economy – Amithabh Kant
  43. The winner of the women’s singles title of the 2016 China Open is – Agnieszka Radwanska
  44. Which firm has launched an Internet of Things (IoT) services venture named “UNLIMIT” in association with Cisco Jasper – Reliance
  45. Who has won international peace prize for emphasizing the world peace – Sri Sri Ravishankar
  46. Which word has been named international word of the year by Oxford Dictionaries – Post Truth
  47. Who has been named as the businessman of the year 2016 by the fortune magazine – Mark Zuggerburg
  48. Who is awarded Rajiv Gandhi national Sadbhavna award – Shubha Mudgal
  49. Rogers cup is related to – Lawn Tennis
  50. Number of slabs decided for GST are – 4 slabs

Conclusion – AFCAT General Awareness exam has a significant part of Current affairs. The candidates have to prepare precisely in order to tick the correct option. The general awareness section of the exam contains 50 questions and about 8-10 questions are related to the current affairs. So the candidates have to gear up for the exam and get over the cut off.

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Highlights of Budget 2017

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Highlights of Budget 2017

Budget 2017 has been disclosed and it is among the burning topics these days. The IMF has estimated the GDP growth of India to reach up to 3.4% in 2017. The theme of the budget is Transform, Energize and Clean India. The budget can be a point of discussion in the SSB and candidates are required to stay aware of the main points of it. Moving on to the crucial points of the budget, the following creamy gist of certain important fields are mentioned below.

Digitization – The government has stepped toward Adhaar based payment systems that will be soon released to ease the transactions. Referral benefits are also given to the users for referring the BHIM app to other users that is more secure and customer friendly. The budget has also targeted the banks to introduce 1 million more Point of Sale machines by March 2017 and 2 million Adhaar based systems by September 2017. It also aims at taking the digital transaction to 25 billion in 2017-2018 though USSD, UPI, debit cards, Adhaar pay and IMPS.

Agriculture – Budget allocation for agriculture has seen a great spurt in budget allocation. 1.87 lakh Crore has been allocated for agriculture, rural and allied sector. The allocation for ambitious MGNREGA has been taken to 48,000 Crore. Rs 9000 Crore has been fragmented out for crop insurance under Fasal Bima Yogna. Irrigation corpus has been doubled to 40,000 Crore and dairy processing corpus has been taken to 2,000 Crore.

Infrastructure – Infrastructure development is the need of hour for India. It is required to develop all other related fields. 2.4 lakh Crore has been allocated for rail, road and shipping development in 2017-18. 1 lakh Crore has been given for the rail safety for next 5 years. 20,000 kms of road would be built on the coastal areas to raise the connectivity. 1.5 lakh Panchayats will be provided with the high speed broadband under Bharatnet.

Housing – Housing has also been given priority in this budget. The fund for Pradaan Mantri Awas Yogna – Gramin has been raised from 15,000 to 23,000 Crore and a target of construction of 10 million houses by 2019 has been pointed by the authorities in the budget. The national housing bank will also refinance individual housing loans of approx. 20,000 Crore in 2017-18.

Ease For Entrepreneurs – The entrepreneurs have also been supported this time. The tax holiday for the new start-ups has been extended by 2 years. Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) credit carry forward period has been increased from 10 years to 15 years and income tax for companies having turnover up to 50 cores has been relaxed from 30% to 25%. Tax for slab of 2.5 to 5 lakh has been reduced from 10% to 5 %.

Curbing Black Money – The budget mentioned that the funds donated to the political parties have to be donated by either cheques or digital mode. The political parties can receive donations of maximum Rs. 2000 from one source. The cash transaction per person per day has been limited to 3 lakhs. All payments subjected to the TDS will require PAN card. Those businesses, which are paying out 10,000 per day will not be expected from Tax.

Apart from these above valuable changes, Budget has allocated 489 billion for health this time, which was 399 billion last year. Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) will be abolished and subsidies on food and fuel subsidies have been revised, but fertilizer subsidy has been kept unchanged.

Conclusion – The Budget has been termed as the thrusting force to drive the re-monetizing India. The allocation of budget has been maintained as per the requirement to take the nation to a more stable stage. The citizen of India were eying the budget to see the steps taken by government after demonetization. The above points will help the candidates in getting a summarized form of the budget and will help them to give out replies related to the budget 2017.

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