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01.12.2018 SATURDAY
CURRENT AFFAIRS CAPSULES
BANKING RATES
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Policy Repo Rate : 6.50%
•The European Union sets a goal to become the 1st major economy to be Reverse Repo Rate : 6.25%
‘Climate Neural’ by 2050 after that the greenhouse gases need to be offset by Marginal Standing Facility Rate : 6.75%
planting trees or burying the gases underground. Bank Rate : 6.75%
•The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Reserve Rates
Cultural Heritage, meeting in Mauritius until 1 Dec, inscribed 6 elements on CRR : 4%
the Representative List. SLR : 19.5%
•PM Narendra Modi interacted with U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian
Lending or Deposit Rates
President Vladimir Putin, & British PM Theresa May ahead of the G-20
Base Rate : 8.85% - 9.45%
summit in Buenos Aires.
MCLR (Overnight) : 8.05% - 8.45%
•US President Donald Trump, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto &
Savings Deposit Rate : 3.50% - 4.00%
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau signed the new US-Mexico-Canada
Term Deposit Rate > 1 Year : 6.25% - 7.25%
Agreement (USMCA) which will replace the 24-year-old North American Free
Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
IMPORTANT DAYS
NATIONAL AFFAIRS
World AIDS Day is observed on 1st December.
•Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd.’s 42-inch diameter crude oil pipeline
from Chennai Port to its Manali refinery is to be commissioned soon in the
month of Dec.
•Expert Appraisal Committee of the Ministry of Environment approved a EXTRA CAPSULE
proposal by the Highways Department for the construction of the bridge for
the people of Pasiyavaram island on Pulicat Lake to the mainland. FEDERAL BANK
•Delhi University has been ranked A+ in the National Assessment &
Accreditation Council (NAAC) review held in the last week of Oct. The grading Mr. Shyam Srinivasan - MD & CEO.
provided by the University Grants Commission (UGC). Mr. K. M. Chandrasekhar - Part Time Chairman.
•The Indian Owl Festival, India’s 1st owl fest, was held at Pingori village in
Mr. Nilesh Shivji Vikamsey - Director.
Purandar taluka of Pune, Maharashtra. The festival was organized by Ela
Foundation.
•India-Mozambique Joint Commission on Economic, Cultural, Scientific & AWARDS & HONOURS
Technical Cooperation held its 4th session in Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan, New
Delhi.
•India's Olympic gold medal-winning shooter Abhinav Bindra became the 1st •Indian business tycoon and philanthropist Azim
Indian to be honoured with the Blue Cross by the International Shooting Sport Premji was bestowed with the highest French
Federation (ISSF) for his contribution to the sport of shooting. civilian distinction, Knight of the Legion of Honour
•The Government launched ‘Bhasha Sangam’, a unique initiative to introduce in Bengaluru on November 28, 2018. He received
school students to 22 Indian languages. Bhasha Sangam launched under Ek the award for his outstanding contribution to
Bharat Shreshtha Bharat. developing the information technology industry in
•Dr. Ambedkar International Centre (DAIC),15 Janpath, New Delhi, & India, his economic outreach in France and his
Jawaharlal Nehru University, signed a MoU to facilitate & enhance research laudable contribution to the society as a
activities & policy formulation aimed at Socio-economic Transformation & philanthropist.
Sustainable Development.
SPORTS NEWS
SUMMIT AND CONFRENCE
•Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat & Pooja Dhanda have been offered
•Supported by ICAO, IATA, ACI and CANSO, the 1st
Wrestling Federation of India's (WFI) first-ever Grade 'A' contract system
Global Aviation Summit will be held on Jan 15 & 16,
with a top pay bracket of Rs 30 lakh.
2019 at The Grand Hyatt in Mumbai. It aims to focus
•India's 13-year-old shooter Esha Singh beat the likes of Manu Bhaker &
on the celebration of 'Flying for All'.
Heena Sidhu to win 3 gold medals in women's air pistol events at the 62nd
National Shooting Championships.
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY •The Supreme Court asked the Department of
Hyper Spectral Imaging Satellite (HysIS) Telecom (DoT) to give a NoC to Reliance
Vis-NIR Hyperspectral payload of HySIS satellite is a hyperspectral Communications to sell its spectrum to Reliance Jio,
imaging sensor operating in the visible and near infrared regions of the provided a corporate guarantee of Rs.1,400 crore.
electronmagnetic spectrum. This earth observing imaging spectrometer •Y.K.Koo, the present MD& CEO, Hyundai Motor
will operate in the 0.4 to 0.95µm spectral range, will have 55 spectral India Ltd. (HMIL) resigned his position as he is to
bands with 10 nanometre spectral sampling and 30 metre spatial move back to Korea to take up a new role after
sampling. Push-broom scanning mode is the operating mode of this completing a 3 Yrs term in India.
sensor from a 630 km orbit.

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BANKING AWARENESS
$375 MILLION LOAN AGREEMENT SIGNED BY ADB & INDIA TO IMPROVE STATIC BOOSTER
IRRIGATION IN MADHYA PRADESH
•For doubling farmers’ income in Madhya Pradesh by expanding irrigation Important Days Along With Themes
networks and system efficiency.
•Funds will be used to develop a large-scale pressurized and automated Date – Day - Theme
irrigation system for boosting irrigation efficiency. •Jan 4 - World Braille day - Education for the
•It will focus on two large irrigation systems. blind population of the world
•The Kundalia irrigation project: develop 125,000 ha of new and highly •Jan 10 - World Hindi day
efficient and climate resilient irrigation networks and help farmers to •Jan 12 - National youth day - Sankalp Se Siddhi
adopt micro-irrigated agriculture including high-value crops. •Jan 15 - Army day
•Sanjay Sarovar Irrigation Project: prepare a comprehensive
•Jan 24 - National girl child day - A girl is flower,
modernization feasibility study and other preparatory work for a soundly
designed project.
not a thorn
•Madhya Pradesh •Jan 25 - National Voters Day - Accessible
•Capitals: Bhopal, Jabalpur (Judiciary) Elections
•Chief minister: Shivraj Singh Chouhan •Jan 26 - International Customs Day - A secure
•Governor: Anandiben Patel business environment for economic
•Asian Development Bank development
•Headquarters: Mandaluyong, Philippines •Jan 26 - Republic Day - Sangat and Pangat
•President: Takehiko Nakao •Jan 28 - World Leprosy Day - Zero disabilities in
•Founded: 19 December 1966
boys & girls
•Membership: 67 countries
•Feb 2 - World Wetlands Day - Wetlands for a
Sustainable Urban Future
DAILY DOSE 21 •Feb 4 - World Cancer Day - Reduce the illness
& related deaths by 2020
First Nobel prize for medicine was given for which disease? •Feb 7 - Safer Internet Day - Create, connect &
Diphtheria share respect
Capital City of Meghalaya? Shillong •Feb 11 - International day Women & girls in
 Subhash Ghosh related to ‐ Music Science - Equality & Parity in Science for Peace
 Alfred Nobel invented ‐ Dynamite
& Development
 2015 Rugby Winner – New Zealand
Founder of Azad Hind Fauj(Indian Army)‐ Subash Chandra Bose
•Feb 12 - National Productivity Day - Industry
Who invented WWW?‐ Tim Berners Lee 4.0 Leapfrog Opportunity for India
What is the main element of Marsh gas?‐ Methane •Feb 13 - World Radio Day - Radio & Sports
Who won Davis cup 2015? UK •Feb 20 - World Day of Social Justice - Workers
When was Indian National Congress(INC) formed?‐ December 28, on the move: the quest for social justice
1885 •Feb 21 - International Mother language day -
Who founded North Korea? – Kim II‐ Sung keystones of sustainability & peace
Fatehpur sikri was founded by the Emperor‐ Akbar •Feb 22 - World Thinking day – Impact
In which state ONGC got environment free certificate for oil
•Feb 28 - National Science Day - Science &
production? Andhra Pradesh
Which of the following is not Jupiter’s moon? Titan
Technology for a Sustainable Future
 Bhutan official language – Dzongkha
Change of position with respect to time – Velocity NOTE
 What is Limerick? A limerick is a form of poetry, especially one in
five‐line. 1. When was Saubhagya – ‘Pradhan Mantri Sahaj
 Oneirology – Study of dreams Bijli Har Ghar Yojana’ launched - September
WLAN stands for – Wireless Local Area Network 2017
PNR – Passenger Name Record 2. What is the state animal of Manipur - Sangai
Anant Pai was – popularly known as Uncle Pai, was an Indian Deer
educationalist and a pioneer in Indian comics 3. Where is Gugamal National Park located -
India’s first child surgeon – Akrit jaswal (7 years old) Maharashtra
Freshwater lake – Wular Lake in J&K 4. Name the Secretary General and headquarters
Adhai din ka jhopra is built at – Ajmer (Rajasthan) of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian
LIGO – Laser Interferometer Gravitational wave observatory Nations) -
What is logo of Make in India? Moving Lion Secretary-General – Lim Jock Hoi; Headquarters
 +91 code is which country? India – Jakarta, Indonesia
 C6H6 — Benzene 5. The President of National Council of Applied
Where is the island of Seychelles located? Indian Ocean Economic Research is - Nandan Nilekani
Greenhouse gas effect on Earth? global warming

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