Important Weekly Current Affairs Revision (1st to 7th November 2017) – Free PDF Download:
Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Current Affairs Weekly Revision Tit-Bits (1st to 7th November 2017). Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming IBPS PO/Clerk 2017-18 can make use of it.
1). Haryana Announces Lifetime Pensions Scheme-‘Hindi Satyagrahis’
Key Points:
1.State – Haryana
2.Capital – Chandigarh
3.CM – ManoharLalKhattar
4.Governor – Kaptan Singh Solanki
2). Combat Terror, Extremism treaty – India, Tunisia
Key Points:
1.Country – Tunisia
2.Capital – Tunis
3.Currency – Tunisian dinar
4.Present President of Tunisia- BejiCaidEssebsijas
3). Tata Steel Global CEO, MD- T V Narendran
Key Points:
1.Founder of TATA Steels – Jamsetji Tata
2.Headquarters – Mumbai
4). Consul General of Korea- Suresh Chukkapalli
Key Points:
1.Country – South Korea
2.Capital – Seoul
3.Currency –South Korean Won
5). Bharti AXA Life CEO – Vikas Seth
Key Points:
1.Bharti AXA Life is a life Insurance player that was started in 2006.
2.It brings together the Paris-headquartered AXA Group and Bharti Enterprises.
3.The joint venture has a 51% stake from Bharti and 49% stake from AXA
6). Private Secretary to President Ram Nath Kovind – Vikram Singh(Railway officer)
7). No. 1 woman player ranking in both singles and doubles in Tennis player- Martina Hingis (Switzerland)
8). Winner of Air Pistol Gold at Commonwealth Shooting Championships which was held at in Brisbane, Australia – HeenaSidhu
Key Points:
Heena and JituRaihas recently won the first gold medal of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Final in the 10m Air Pistol mixed team event.
9). For Financing Solar Power Projects SBI Sanctioned – Rs2,317crore
Key Points:
Headquarters of SBI – Mumbai
Present Chairman of SBI – Rajnish Kumar
10). Top-Earning Dead Celebrity for 5th Time – Michael Jackson
Key Points:
Golf legend Arnold Palmerclaims the No. 2
Peanuts creator Charles Schulz ranks third
11). Maharashtra Govt Adds 18m to became World’s Tallest at 210m statue of – Shivaji
Key Points:
State – Maharashtra
Capital – Mumbai
12). Gender Vulnerability Index: Goa Safest, Bihar Least Safe
Key Points:
Top Three Safest States-
Least Safe States-
13). AIIB Grants Rs13,000 cr Loan –Andhra Pradesh
Key Points:
1.AIIB – Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
2.Headquarters of AIIB – Beijing, China
3.Present president of the AIIB – Jin Liqun
14). Ezhuthachan Puraskaram winner – K Satchidanandan
15). Joint Indo-Russia Tri-Services Exercise – Indra-2017
Key Points:
Country – Russia
Capital – Moscow
Currency – Russian Ruble
Present President of Russia – Vladimir Putin
16). Indian Air Force Contingent in Israel to Participate in ‘Ex Blue Flag-17’
Key Points:
Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa is the 25th Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force.
17). India’s first conservation reserve for blackbuck – Allahabad
Key Points:
State – Uttar Pradesh
Capital – Lucknow
18). World’s Third Largest Book Fair Opens in Sharjah names- Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF)
Key Points:
Country – United Arab Emirates
Capital – Abu Dhabi
Currency – United Arab Emirates dirham
19). Yes Bank, unveiled a superior payment wallet service – BHIM Yes Pay
Key Points:
Headquarters of Yes Bank – Mumbai
CEO of Yes Bank – Rana Kapoor
20). Venue of Nobel Prize Series — India 2018 (Science Impacts Life)’ – Goa
Key Points:
State – Goa
Capital – Panaji
CM – Manohar Parrikar
Governor – Mridula Sinha
21). Indian Air Force, along with the DRDO successfully tested an indigenously developed lightweight bomb – ‘Glide’
Key Points:
DRDO – Defence Research and Development Organisation
Chairman of DRDO – S Christopher
Union Defence Minister – Nirmala Sitharaman
Constituency – Karnataka, Rajya Sabha
22). The ambassador of the upcoming AIBA Women’s Youth World Championships – Mary Kom
23). Odisha Skill Development Authority (OSDA) and Singapore-based ITE Education Services (ITEES) signed a MoU for – skill development
Key Points:
State – Odisha
Capital – Bhubaneshwar
CM – Naveen Patnaik
Governor – SC Jamir
24). Haryana government has signed initial pacts with 44 agro-based worth of – Rs. 2,069 crore
Key Points:
State – Haryana
Capital – Chandigarh
CM – Manohar Lal Khattar
Governor – Kaptan Singh Solanki
25). Assam CM rolled out 647 schemes for development of the world’s largest river island – Majuli
Key Points:
State – Assam
Capital – Dispur
CM – Sarbananda Sonowal
Governor – Jagdish Mukhi
Majuli is a river island in the Brahmaputra River, Assam
26). Festival in Odisha on the banks of river Mahanadi – ‘Balijatra’
Key Points:
State – Odisha
Capital – Bhubaneshwar
CM – Naveen Patnaik
Governor – S C Jamir
27). India’s first voice-based international remittance service was recently launched by – ICICI Bank
Key Points:
Headquarters of ICICI Bank – Mumbai
MD & CEO of ICICI Bank – Chanda Kochhar
28). Aditi Ashok Wins the Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Open in Abu Dhabi
29). UNESCO Asia Pacific Award of Merit 2017 was won by a temple in Tamilnadu- Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Srirangam
Key Points:
State – Tamil Nadu
Capital – Chennai
CM – Edappadi Palanisamy
Governor – Banwarilal Purohit
UNESCO headquarters – Paris, France
Present Director-General of UNESCO – Irina Bokova
30). First Asian Tour title won by Indian was bagged in the Panasonic Open by- Shiv Kapur
Key Points:
Shiv Kapur – Indian Professional Golfer
31). India, Bangladesh Joint Military Combat Exercise – ‘Sampriti’
Key Points:
Country – Bangladesh
Capital – Dhaka
Currency – Bangladeshi Taka
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