BSC MATCH POINT AUGUST 2017 --PART ONE--IBPS PO/CLERKS/INTERVIEWS/SSCGL

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BSC MATCH POINT AUGUST 2017

•           The growth forecast for the It sector in 2017-18 (FY 18) by Nasscom - 7-8 percent

•           The amount the US will provide to help advance India's power grid - $7.5 m n

•           The teams which have been awarded Test match status by the ICC - Ireland and Afghanistan

•           The PM of Romania who was ousted recently after a no-confidence vote - Sorin Grindeanu

•           The President of Vanuatu who died recently - Womtelo Reverend Baldwin Lonsdale

•           The new Under-Secretary-General of the UN Counter-Terrorism Office -Vladimir Ivanovich Voronkov

•           Indian agricultural microbiologist conferred the Ministry of Environment Award for 2017 in Japan - Shrihari Chandraghatgi

•           The country which has unveiled the world's first train that operates on a virtual track using sensor technology - China

•           The airline awarded as the World's Best Airline at the SKYTRAX 2017 World Airline Awards - Qatar Airways

•           The costliest city in the world, according to the Mercer's 23rd annual Cost of Living Survey - Luanda

•           The first building in the country to get intellectual property rights protection for its architectural design by acquiring an 'image trademark' - Taj Mahal Palace Hotel

•           The person regarded as the father of India's nuclear fusion programme who died recently - Predhiman Krishan Kaw

•           The hank against which the RBI has directed to initiate insolvency proceedings for Lanco Infratech —HMI Bank

•           The agency which will implement the interest subvention scheme announced for farmers for 2017-18 - NABA RD

•           Winner of the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy -- Pakistan

•           The state where the Vedanta group will set up a steel plant in West Singhbhum district — Jharkhand

•           Winner of the men's singles title of the 2017 Indonesia Open — Kidambi Srikanth

•           The amount earmarked for the Interest Subvention Scheme (ISS) for 2017-18 — Rs.20,339 cr

•           The company which has topped the Nikkei Asian Review's Asia 300 — Largan Precision

•           The former Chiefiuslice of India who passed away recently-- PN Bhagwati

•           The first person in the world to reach 100 mn followers on Twitter - Katy Perry

•           'File venue of the 2017 IORICS Summit scheduled in Sep 2017 —Xiamen (China)

•           The new Secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs — Subhash C Garg

•           The new Home Secretary -- Rajiv Gauba

•           Be next ambassador of the US to India - Kenneth Juster

•           The CEO of taxi-hailing start-up Ubcr who resigned recently — Travis kalanick

•           The Judge nominated by India as its candidate for the International Court of Justice (ICJ) — Dalveer Bhandari

•           The Syrian refugee appointed as Goodwill Ambassador by the UNICEF — Muzoon Almellehan

•           The country in which King Salman recently appointed his son, Mohammed bin Salman, as heir -- Saudi Arabia

•           The state which has announced free education for girls in govt schools and colleges from Nursery to PhD -- Punjab

•           The former Chancellor of Germany who died recently — Helmut Kohl

•           The amount above which all transactions will mandatorily require Aadhaar number – Rs.50,000

•           India's ranking on the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2017 -- 60th

•           The bank which the RBI placed under prompt corrective action (PCA) recently — Central Bank of India

•           The bank which has approved USD 150-mn equity investment loan to the India Infrastructure Fund -- AIIB

•           The country which has successfully launched its first X-ray space telescope named 'Insight' — China

•           Winner of the Fifth Bhupen Hazarika National Award, 2017 — Yeshe Dorjee Thongshi

•           The country which has claimed the top spot among the remittance-receiving nations as per a recent report by the United Nations for 2016 — India

•           The anti-tank missile test-tired by the DRDO recently — Nag

•           The joint naval exercise conducted between India and Australia recently — AUSINDEX

•           The only PSIS to get 'high' rating for its adherence to code compliance in the Code Compliance Rating of banks done by the BCSBI — IDBI Bank

•           India's next ambassador to Belgium and the EU — Gaitri Issar Kumar

•           The rate at which the farmers will get short-term crop loan up to Rs. 3 lakh under the interest subvention scheme (ISS) approved for 2017-18 — 4 per cent

•           The Indian-origin doctor who has become the new Prime Minister of Ireland — Leo Varadkar

•           The state which has the highest number (2.50.672) of children engaged in labour as per recent CRY report — Uttar Pradesh

•           The venue of the G7 Environment Ministers Meet held recently -Bologna, Italy

•           The automaker which was imposed upon a fine of Rs.87 cr by the CCI for unfair business practices - Hyundai Motor

•           The agency which has approved financing of more than USD 500 mn to support the economy of Afghanistan - World Bank

•           The bank which recently increased its authorized capital to Rs. 2,500 cr- ICICI Bank

•           The legendary poet and writer of Telugu who passed away recently -C Narayana Reddy

•           Winner of the 2017 Canadian Grand Prix 1:1 championship -- Lewis Hamilton

tHANKS bsc magazine --thanks kundan sir and his team.

for further details refer BSC MAGAZINE AUGUST 2017 ISSUE.

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