Dear mm expert readers. General Awareness is the main scoring section in every competitive recruitment exams as well as Bank Jobs. So, from today we are publishing a series of Current Affairs Capsules for 20-20 for your upcoming SBI PO and SBI Clerk Exam (Main) Examinations 2016.
These 20-20 GA Capsule as Current Affairs headiness definitely help you in main examinations. After some time we are also posting PDF sets for these one line GK capsules. You stay tuned with team mm for better exam result and high merit score marks in your exam.
Capsule 1. India, the world's third largest steel producer, was among the top 10 importers of the alloy in 2015, according to the latest data by the global industry body World Steel Association (WSA).
Capsule 2. With a view to strengthen security of women passengers in trains, Central Railway (CR) has introduced 'panic button' system to alert officials in case of an emergency.
Capsule 3. Vice-Admiral A R Karve took charge as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Naval Command (SNC) from Vice Admiral Girish Luthra.
Capsule 4. Celebrated Italian theatre and film actor-director Giorgio Albertazzi died.
Capsule 5. India's Kirti Gupta won the individual gold as well as team gold medal in trap event at the 8th International Junior Shotgun Cup shooting 2016 at Orimattila, Finland.
Capsule 6. Prolific Japanese animator Makiko Futaki, known for her work on films like "Akira" and 2002 Oscar-winner "Spirited Away", died. She was 57.
Capsule 7. RCB’s captain Virat Kohli won the Orange cap by securing record 973 runs in IPL.
Must Read:
Important Computer Questions for SBI PO/Clerk Main Exam Part: 4
Important Computer Questions for SBI PO/Clerk Main Exam Part:3
General Awareness Quiz for IBPS/SBI/RRBs 2016
Capsule 8. Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Royal Challengers Banglore by 8 runs in the final match to win the IPL-9 title.
Capsule 9. Three-time world champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes celebrated his first win of the Formula One season Monaco Grand Prix . Australian Daniel Ricciardo finished second for Red Bull, with Mexican Sergio Perez third for Force India.
Capsule 10. Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar launched his clothing brand 'True Blue' with actor Riteish Deshmukh as a showstopper for the fashion event.
Capsule 11. Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma said the Centre has started the process to disinvest its stake and privatise 14 out of 16 hotels run by the India Tourism Development Corporation. The move is aimed at improving the state-owned firm's financial health.
Capsule 12. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) will give state-wise monsoon forecast from 2017, said Union Minister Harsh Vardhan. This move will be further extended to include other seasons from 2018-19.
Capsule 13. Indian discus thrower Seema Punia has qualified for the 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro. With a throw of 62.62 metres, Seema beat the Olympic qualification mark of 61.00 metres and won the gold medal at Pat Young Thrower's Classic, California.
Capsule 14. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will be launching a record number of 22 satellites in a single mission in June. Of the 22 satellites, three are Indian and the rest are all commercial ones.
Capsule 15. Real Madrid defeated Atletico Madrid 5-3 in the penalty shoot-out to win their eleventh Champions League title. The Los Blancos have won the Champions League the most number of times.
Capsule 16. The Income Tax Department said the provisions of the General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR) will be effective from the financial year 2017-18
Capsule 17. Vice Admiral K B Singh has been appointed as the Vice Chief of Naval Staff. Vice Admiral K B Singh is currently the Deputy Chief of Naval Staff.
Capsule 18. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) reported its highest ever net profit in a single year at Rs 10,399 crore in FY16 and became the second highest profit earning Public Sector Company.
Capsule 19. An Indian-American scientist Arnab De has received the prestigious 'Springer Theses Award' of Singapore in recognition for his outstanding research in which he developed transgenic mice to study a critical tumor-suppressor called 'A20'.
Capsule 20. The Tata Group became the newest entrant into the country's ecommerce market with the launch of its online shopping portal 'TataCLiQ.com'. Tata Industries will have 90 percent share in TataCliq while Trent, another Tata group company will have 10 per cent shares. Tata Unistore will operate its online marketplace.
Must Read Related Article:
Important GK Questions for SBI Clerk Exam 2016 PDF Download Part- 1, 2, 3 & 4