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Latest Current Affairs Contains in following titles:

• PM Modi inaugurates India Sanitation Conference
• India-US military relationship is closest ever, says Ashton Carter
• Vice President Hamid Ansari to address National Assembly of Mali today
• We will welcome cash & other help from India, says Baloch leader
• West Bengal: Mahalaya observe today, high-security alert in state
• India embarking on significant reforms & will grow more than 7%: IMF
• India moves up 16 spots to 39th rank in Global Competitiveness Index
• World Bank agrees to name Jim Yong Kim to 2nd term as President
• SEBI Chairman stresses on need to form BRICS Nations Bond Markets
• Govt announces Rs. 90 lakh cash reward for Rio Paralympics winners
• Indian women's kabaddi team wins gold in Asian Beach Games
• Official emblem for 2017 Fifa U-17 World Cup to held in India unveiled
• R Ashwin moves to 2nd place in latest ICC test bowler rankings

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the atmosphere in the country is towards cleanliness. Inaugurating India Sanitation Conference, INDOSAN in New Delhi, Mr Modi said if people of the nation decide not to pollute their surroundings, our society and eventually our country will be cleaned. 

• US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter has said, India-US military relationship is the closest it has been ever and the two countries are exercising together by air, land and sea for the first time. In his remarks aboard the USS Carl Vinson in San Diego, he said the two great democracies have done a strategic and technological handshake. Carter said the US-India Defence Technology and Trade Initiative grasps hands with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Make in India campaign, helping both countries move toward more diverse defence co-development and co-production of weapons systems

• Vice President of India Mohammad Hamid Ansari will address the National Assembly of Mali in capital Bamako today and reports that Mr Ansari will also call on President Ibrahim Keita today before leaving for home in the evening. 

• A prominent leader of a major armed group fighting for independence in Pakistan's Balochistan has said he would welcome cash and other help from India. In his first video interview in five years, Allah Nazar Baloch, head of the Balochistan Liberation Front, BLF, also pledged further attacks on a Chinese economic corridor, parts of which run through the resource-rich province, reports a news channel. The planned 46 billion dollars trade route is expected to link western China with Pakistan's Arabian Sea via a network of roads, railways and energy pipelines.

• Today is Mahalaya, a day of chanting the Chandi Paath to mark the advent of Durga puja in a week's time. From the wee hours of the morning, people all over West Bengal are throning at holy rivers. Male members of the family are offering holy waters to the spirits of their ancestors.

• International Monetary Fund, IMF, has said India is embarking on significant reforms and will grow at more than 7 per cent. Speaking at an event in United States, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said, China is rightly re-balancing its economy, albeit slower growing economic model but it will continue to grow at a robust rate of about 6 per cent. 

• India has jumped 16 places in Global Competitiveness Index, GCI 2016-17 released by the World Economic Forum. For the second year in a row, India climbed 16 positions to occupy the 39th spot out of 138 countries which were reviewed. Switzerland, Singapore and the US remain as the world's most competitive economies.China ranks 28 in the index. Among the other BRICS nations, Russia is ranked 43rd, South Africa is at 47 and Brazil at 81. In the report, India showed biggest improvement in rankings as its competitiveness improved on several fronts including efficiency in goods market, business sophistication and innovation.

• The board of the World Bank has unanimously agreed to name Jim Yong Kim to a second term as President. Kim had been the only candidate in a process. In a statement announcing the decision, the Bank's board offered a strong endorsement of Kim's record, including setting the goal of eliminating extreme global poverty by 2030.

• SEBI Chairman U K Sinha today stressed on the need to form BRICS Nations Bond Markets in the lines of BRICS Development Bank. He was addressing a one-day BRICS Seminar that began in Mumbai this morning. Mr. Sinha noted that a lot of positive developments have happened in the financial sector in the last 2 years and hoped that there is a scope for further deepening of Indian corporate bond market.  

• The government announced a total cash reward of 90 lakh Rupees for the medal winners of Rio Paralympics. According to an official statement, Gold medal winners, paralympic high jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu and Javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia will be rewarded with 30 lakh Rupees each. Deepa Malik, who won a silver medal in shotput, will be rewarded 20 lakh Rupees and high jumper Varun Singh Bhati, who won a bronze medal at the Rio games, will be given 10 lakh Rupees.The cash reward will be given by Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot under the Awareness Generation and Publicity (AGP) scheme. 

• India bagged their first gold medal at the 5th Asian Beach Games with the women's beach kabaddi team winning the title for the record fifth time in succession in Danang, Vietnam. Indian beat Thailand 41-31 in a hard-fought summit clash at Bien Dong Park. The Indian women's kabaddi team had been winning the gold since the inception of the biennial Games in 2008.

• The Local Organising Committee of the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 (LOC) unveiled the official emblem for the world cup at Margao, Goa yesterday. The ceremony was attended by FIFA President Gianni Infantino, and Chairman of the LOC and All India Football Federation (AIFF) Praful Patel.

• India off-spinner R Ashwin today moved to second place in the latest ICC test bowler rankings. Ashwin's match haul of 10 for 225, that helped India notch a 197-run victory in the first Test in Kanpur, saw him overtake England's James Anderson by one point. Ashwin is now within seven points of number-one ranked Dale Steyn of South Africa, who leads the Rankings for Test Bowlers with 878 points.

Latest Current Affairs Contains in following titles:

• India has right to respond to attack on sovereignty: Bangladesh on surgical strike
• India strikes back, carries out surgical strikes on terror launch pads at LoC
• Uma Bharti-chaired Karnataka-TN meeting on Cauvery dispute inconclusive

• DHAKA: India has "all legal and globally accepted right" to respond to any attack on her sovereignty and territory, Bangladesh said on Thursday after Indian Army carried out surgical strikes+ against terror bases across the Line of Control but called for "restraint" from all sides. "India has got all legal, internationally accepted right to make a response to any attack on her sovereignty and her soil," Iqbal Chowdhury, Advisor to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said.

• Indian Army conducted surgical strikes+ on terror launch pads at the LoC on Wednesday night, the DGMO said on Thursday in a press briefing. Surgical strikes+ were based on specific intelligence input of terror groups ready to infiltrate+ into India and carry out terror attacks.Seven terror launch pads were targeted+ across the LoC by special forces of the Indian Army during the 'surgical strike'.

• NEW DELHI: A Karnataka-Tamil Nadu meeting chaired by Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti on Thursday was inconclusive, with both states refusing to budge from their respective stands on the Cauvery water sharing issue. Bharti said both states had been asked to jointly propose a solution to the Supreme Court, and that she would be willing to participate in an indefinite hunger strike if tensions rose again at the Karnataka-TN border.

Country  Name - Parliament Name

• Afghanistan - Shora
• Bhutan - Tasongadu
• China - National People Congress
• Denmark - Folketing
• Egypt - People's Assembly
• Iceland - Althing
• France - Parlement
• Germany - Bundestag
• Great Britain - Parliament
• Canada - Parliament
• India - Parliament (Sansad)
• Australia - Parliament
• Bangladesh - Jatia Parliament
• South Africa - Parliament
• Iran - Majilis
• Malaysia - Majilis
• Maldives - Majilis
• Oman - Majlis
• Pakistan - Majlis-e-Shoora
• Kuwait - Majlis-al-Umma
• Ireland - Oireachtas
• Israel - The Knesset
• Italy - Parlamento Italiano
• Japan - Diet
• Lativa - Saeima
• Nepal - Rashtriya Panchayat
• Norway - Storting
• Russia - Duma
• Spain - Crotes
• Sweden - Riksdag
• Switzerland -Federal Assembly
• Turkey - Grand National Assembly
• USA - Congress
• Uzbekistan - Oliy Majlis
• Taiwan - Yuan

1. Assertion (A): The Zamindari Settlement was introduced by Lord Cornwallis.
Reason (R): The British desired to create a landed class in India for support.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Answer: a

2. Which of the following rivers has a ‘bird’s foot’ delta ?
(a) The Amazon
(b) The Brahmaputra
(c) The Mississippi
(d) The Nile
Answer: c

3. Which one of the following commodities has the highest production in India ?
(a) Rice
(b) Wheat
(c) Tobacco
(d) Gram
Answer: a

4. Assertion (A): The Indian Constitution closely follows the British parliamentary model.
Reason (R): In India the Upper House of the Parliament has judicial powers.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT a correct explanation-of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d)A is false but R is true
Answer: c

5. Assertion (A): Earthworms are useful to man.
Reason (R): Earthworms help in Nitrogen Fixation in plants.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Answer: a

6. Match the columns :
         List 1                                      List 2
A. Madan Mohan Malviya   1. Ghadr Movement
B. Sohan Singh Bhakna       2. Swatantra Party
C. Annie Besant                   3. Hindu Mahasabha
D. Rajagopalachari              4. Theosophical Society of India
(a) 2 4 5 1
(b) 3 1 4 2
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 4 5 2 3
Answer: b

7. The‘Char Minar’ is in
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Ahmednagar
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Fatehpur Sikri
Answer: a

8. Regional Rural Banks are designed to work in which one of the following ideals ?
(a) Work on basics of Commercial Banks
(b) Help the targeted groups
(c) Keep lending rates lower than cooperative institutions
(d) Work on innovative and adaptive ideals
Answer: b

9. Diet is the name of the Parliament in _______
(a) U.K.
(b) U.S.A.
(c) India
(d) Japan
Answer: d

9. National People Congress is the name of the Parliament in _______
(a) China
(b) U.S.A.
(c) India
(d) Japan
Answer: a

• Indian Army conducted surgical strikes last night across Line of Control
• PM chairs Cabinet Committee on Security meeting on situation along LoC (Line of Control)
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi's review meeting about Most Favoured Nation status to Pakistan postponed
• Centre to launch Progress Panchayat for all round development & empowerment of minorities
• EC directs States to transfer officers completed 3 yrs to ensure free assembly elections
• Defence Acquisition Council clears proposals worth Rs 1,900 cr
• US: Congress votes to override Barack Obama's veto on 9/11 bill
• US National Security Advisor condemns Uri terrorist attack
• US & Vietnam navies begin 7th annual NEA in Da Nang

• Indian Army conducted surgical strikes last night on terror launch pads across the Line of Control. Speaking to media today, Director General of Military Operations Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh said, the motive of the operation was to hit out at the terrorists who were planning to infiltrate into the Indian territory. Lt General Singh informed that significant casualty was caused to terrorists during the operation.

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) in New Delhi today on the situation along the Line of Control. The CCS is the apex decision-making body of the government on all issues pertaining to national security. Finance minister Arun Jaitley, Home minister Rajnath Singh, Defence minister Manohar Parrikar, Army chief Dalbir Singh, Home secretary Rajiv Mehrshi and Foregin secretary S Jaishankar attended the meeting.

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi's review meeting about the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to Pakistan has been postponed. The decision to review the MFN came in the wake of the Uri terror attack over which India is weighing options to respond. 

• Centre will launch Progress Panchayat for minorities today to reach out to the minority communities and publicize the various welfare measures taken by the NDA government for their betterment. Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi will kickstart the programme from Mewat region of Haryana. The programme will be organized in 100 places across the country in the coming days where Union Ministers will interact with people about the several schemes. 

• The Election Commission has directed to transfer all officers who have completed three years in a district to ensure a free and fair assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur next year. The commission in an order said that no officer connected with elections, directly or indirectly, should be allowed to continue in the present district of posting if she or he is posted in home district or home district of spouse and has completed three years in that district.

• The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has cleared proposals worth 1,900 crore rupees, including for an electronic warfare system for low intensity conflict in Jammu and Kashmir. An official said, the electronic warfare system is worth 330 crore rupees. The council, chaired by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, yesterday also cleared a proposal to buy 405 crore rupees worth of anti-tank guided missiles for training purpose of the army

• US President Barack Obama says the congressional override of his veto on a bill allowing 9/11 lawsuits against Saudi Arabia sets a dangerous precedent. US Congress had voted yesterday to override President Barack Obama's veto of a bill allowing families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabian officials. In the first veto override of his eight year presidency, the Senate voted 97-1 and the House of Representatives 348-77, turning the bill into a law.

• US National Security Advisor Susan Rice called her Indian counterpart Ajit Doval and condemned the Uri terrorist attack saying the White House expects Pakistan to take effective action to combat and delegitimise UN-designated terrorist groups. Spokesperson of National Security Council Ned Price said that Ambassador Rice reiterated our expectation that Pakistan take effective action to combat and delegitimise United Nations-designated terrorist individuals and entities, including Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, Jaish-e-Muhammad, and their affiliates.

• The US and Vietnamese navies have begun the 7th annual Naval Engagement Activity NEA, Vietnam 2016 at Tien Sa Port in Da Nang. The US Navy said in a press release yesterday that the exercise will focus on non-combatant events and include seminars in military medicine and maritime law as well as subject matter expert exchanges in navigation, shipboard medicine and damage control.

(1) Fill in the blank with the option containing an infinitive
She refused__________ 'no' for an answer.
(A) to take
(B) taking
(C) take
(D) takes
Answer: (A)

(2) Fill in the blank with the correct word
Ravi is usually getting ____________ troubles because of his carelessness.
(A) into
(B) onto
(C) in
(D) on
Answer: (B)

(3) Choose the pair of words which have a similar relationship to that between the given pair of words
MERGE : DISCONNECT
(A) Gratify : Delight
(B) Worship : Devotion
(C) Robust : Incapable
(D) Intense : Acute
Answer: (C)

(4) Select the synonym of ABANDON
(A) Try
(B) Join
(C) Keep with
(D) Forsake
Answer: (D)

(5) Fill in the blank with the correct word
Nehru loved all___________
(A) childs
(B) Childrens
(C) children
(D) Both (A) & (B)
Answer: (C)

(6) "The World of Shakespeare" was published by
(A) Penguin Books
(B) Tata McGrew Hill
(C) Pentagon Books
(D) Milestron Publications
Answer: (A)

(7) Rearrange the following parts (1, 2, 3 and 4) in proper sequence to obtain a correct sentence.
1. our country
2. following greater than some
3. Salman Khan has a fan
4. of the best paid sports person in
(A) 1, 3, 4, 2
(B) 3, 4, 2, 1
(C) 4, 1, 3, 2
(D) 3, 2, 4, 1
Answer: (D)

(8) He was born _________ 22 May 1956.
(A) on
(B) in
(C) by
(D) at
Answer: (A)

(9) Both the brothers argued __________ what present to buy.
(A) at
(B) with
(C) over
(D) upon
Answer: (C)

(10) What is the Chinese name of Pearl S. Buck?
(A) Sai Zhenzhu
(B) Ho-Chi-Minz
(C) Akai
(D) San- Sezhuka
Answer: (A)

Important Article for All Competitive Exams: Dinamani News Paper in Following Titles.

• SAARC Summit: India Decision
• Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to Pakistan - India Decision
• Next UN (United Nations) Secretary

Courtesy: Dinamani News Paper

• The Union Cabinet will decide on Wednesday to change the British-era legacy of presenting the Union budget on the last day of February and may settle for February 1 for unveiling the most awaited financial statement from the government.

• Four cities in Tamil Nadu Madurai, Thanjavur, Salem and Vellore -made it to the list of 27 smart cities announced on Tuesday . Varanasi and Vadodara, the two constituencies from where PM Modi contested the 2014 elections, were also included.

• Chief minister J Jayalalithaa will inaugurate two elevated metro rail lines ­ a nine-kilometre line from Little Mount to the airport and a less than one kilometre line from Alandur to St Thomas Mount ­ on Wednesday . With this, the entire 21km elevated section of the 45km phase-one of metro rail will become operational.

ISRO Successfully Launched Weather Satellite SCATSAT-1 through PSLV-C35 on 26.09.2016: In these brief Article are very helpful for all Competitive Examination:

Indus, Chenab, Jhelum as per Indus Water Treaty - India Decision: In these brief Article are very helpful for all Competitive Examination:

Courtesy: Dinamani News Paper
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World Tourism Day is being observed Today - 27th September

• Today is World Tourism Day. The Day is celebrated on 27th September Since 1980 to foster awareness among the international community of the importance of tourism and its social, cultural, political and economic value. The theme of this year is 'Tourism for all - promoting universal accessibility'. In a massage, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that on this World Tourism Day, let the world recognize that all people can and should be able to participate in tourism and enjoy unforgettable travel experiences.

• At its Twelfth Session in Istanbul, Turkey, in October 1997, the UNWTO General Assembly decided to designate a host country each year to act as the Organization's partner in the celebration of World Tourism Day. At its Fifteenth Session in Beijing, China, in October 2003, the Assembly decided the following geographic order to be followed for World Tourism Day celebrations: 2006 in Europe; 2007 in South Asia; 2008 in the Americas; 2009 in Africa and 2011 in the Middle East.

• Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched its satellite SCATSAT-1 for ocean and weather related studies from Sriharikota this morning. Carrying the 377 kg SCATSAT-1 and seven other satellites, India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C35, lifted off from ISRO's first launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 9.12 AM.

• This was the first mission of PSLV in which it launched its payloads into two different orbits. The co-passenger satellites were from the US, Canada and Algeria besides from Indian Universities. 

• ISRO's SCATSAT-1 can generate accurate data on wind patterns over the ocean surface. It is a continuity mission for the Oceansat-2, which has exhausted its operational life. The expected lifespan of SCATSAT-1 is expected to be five years.

• The seven other co-passengers in today’s mission included three small satellites from Algeria meant for earth observation, remote sensing and technology demonstration, a commercial high resolution imaging micro-satellite of an US agency, the nano-satellite NLS-19 of Canada to experiment on reduction of space debris and two nano-satellites of IIT, Bombay and the PES University, Bengaluru.