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Weekly One Liner Updates

1st –7th December 2016

Dear readers,
Weekly One Liner Updates is a collection of important news and events that occurred in the first week (1st–7th) of
December 2016. This file is important for exams like NIACL AO, RBI Assistant, India Post Payment Bank, IBPS Clerk
VI, IBPS RRB V 2016 Exam and all upcoming Banking & Insurance exams.

Banking & Financial Awareness

1. India’s rank in the 2016 Enabling Trade Index (ETI) of World Economic Forum (WEF)____ 102nd.
Note:
 India has been ranked 102nd among 136 nations in the 2016 Enabling Trade Index (ETI).
 The list is topped by Singapore followed by the Netherlands, Hong Kong SAR, Luxembourg and Sweden.
2. Who has been adjudged “Best Bank for SME Lending” by The Associate Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India
(ASSOCHAM)____ Vijaya Bank.
3. Central Statistical Organization (CSO) India's GDP grew to in the 2nd Quarter of the fiscal year 2016 - 17 CSO___7.3%.
Note:
 GDP of a country is basically the total monetary value of all the finished goods and services that are produced
within the country's geographical borders in a specific time period.
4. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the deadline for deployment of Aadhar-enabled devices that process card
transactions using Aadhaar-based biometric authentication___30th June 2017.
Note:
 Earlier, RBI had asked banks to ensure that all new card acceptance infrastructure deployed with effect from 1st
January, 2017.
5. Who will immediately transfer 5 lakh rupees for every district in the country as seed money to kick start to encourage
digital payment system___NITI Aayog.
Note:
 Top ten best performing districts of India will be awarded the Digital Payment Champions of India Award by NITI
Aayog.
 Fifty Panchayats which go cashless will be awarded Digital Payment Award.
6. The union govt. has allocated an initial sum for celebrating the 350th birth anniversary of Guru Govind Singh___one
hundred crore rupees.
7. The union government has extended the minimum import price (MIP) on 19 products for two months to protect domestic
steel industry from below-cost imports till _____4th of February 2017.
8. Brazilian football club have been awarded the Copa Sudamericana title by the CONMEBOL, the South American football
association____Chapecoense.
9. Bharti Airtel has announced the completion of the merger of its subsidiary unit in Bangladesh with ____Robi Axiata.
Note:
 This entity will now be the second-largest mobile operator in Bangladesh.
10. Public sector company MMTC will tie-up with the State Bank of India (SBI) to sell government-minted ____Indian Gold Coin.
Note:
 The coin is India's first-ever sovereign gold offering and the only one to be hallmarked by Bureau of Indian
Standards (BIS) for purity.
 The coin is available in denominations of 5gm, 10gm and 20 gm bar.
11. Reserve Bank of India leaves repo rate unchanged at ____6.25%.
Note:
 The Reverse repo rate, the Marginal Standing Facility and the Bank Rate were also kept unchanged.
 In its monetary policy review, the central bank also lowered its GDP growth forecast to 7.1 % for this fiscal, from
the earlier 7.6 %, due to short-term disruption in economic activities from demonetisation.

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Important Date

1. The World AIDS Day is observed on ____ 1st December.

Note:
 This day aims to raise awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection.
 The theme for this year's World AIDS Day is 'Hands up for #HIVprevention'.
2. The Raising Day of Border Security Force (BSF) is celebrated on _____ 1st December.
Note:
 The biggest border guarding force in the world BSF came into existence on 1st Dec, 1965.
 It is deployed on Indo-Pakistan International Border, Indo-Bangladesh International Border, Line of Control along
with Indian Army and in Anti-Naxal Operations.
3. The National Pollution Control Day (NPCD) is observed on ____ 2nd December.
Note:
 Several hundred people were killed and scores of people were maimed for life when the Methyl Isocyanate gas
was leaked from the pesticide plant of Union Carbide.
4. International Day of Persons with Disabilities being observed on ______ 3rd December.
Note:
 International Day of Persons with Disabilities is an international observance promoted by the United Nations (UN)
since 1992.
 The theme for this year is “Achieving 17 Goals for the Future We Want”.
5. The United Nations (UN)’ International Volunteer Day (IVD) is observed every year on ____ 5th December.
Note:
 The day recognizes the volunteers worldwide and their efforts in making peace and sustainable development a
reality.
 The 2016 theme is “Global Applause – give volunteers a hand”.
6. The World Soil Day 2016 is observed every year on ____ 5th December.
Note:
 It will connect people with soils and raise awareness on their critical importance in our lives.
 The 2016 theme is “Soils and pulses, a symbiosis for life”.
7. The Armed Forces Flag Day is celebrated annually in India on ____ 7th December.
Note:
 The day is dedicated towards collection of funds from people for the welfare of the Armed Forces personnel.

New Appointments

1. The first woman President of the All India Tennis Association (AITA)____ Praveen Mahajan.
Note:
 Earlier, she was the first woman chief of the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC).
2. Who has been appointed as the interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE)____ J
Ravichandran.
Note:
 He succeeded Chitra Ramkrishna, who quit the post due to personal reasons.
3. Who has been appointed as the new interim director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)____ Rakesh Asthana.
Note:
 He succeeded Anil Kumar Sinha.
 The CBI chief is selected through a collegium comprising the Prime Minister, the Leader of Opposition or largest
party in opposition in Lok Sabha and the Chief Justice of India.
4. Who has been elected President of the Uzbekistan____ Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

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Note:
 He is the acting President of Uzbekistan.
 He won the first presidential election since the death of authoritarian leader and President Islam Karimov in
September 2016.
5. Who has been named as the new Prime Minister of France____ Bernard Cazeneuve.
Note:
 He succeeded Manuel Valls, who resigned in order make a bid for the Presidency 2017.
 Cazeneuve will be in the charge of the Socialist government until June’s Parliamentary elections.
6. Who has been appointed as the new chief of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)___ B S Bhullar.
Note:
 The DGCA is responsible for implementing, controlling, and supervising airworthiness standards, safety
operations, crew training in India.
7. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of India (CJI) ___ Jagdish Singh Khehar.
Note:
 The current Chief Justice TS Thakur will hold on to the office till 3rd January, 2017.
8. Who has been sworn in as new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu_____O Panneerselvam.
Note:
 Mr Panneerselvam, 65, was elected by the ruling AIADMK's lawmakers to lead them at a midnight meeting at the
party's office, his status as staunch Jayalalithaa loyalist making him the most acceptable candidate to carry on her
work.
9. Who will head the committee for promotion of Digital Economy___ Chandrababu Naidu.
Note:
 Union Government has formed a 13 member committee to promote e-payments in the country.
 Amitabh Kant, Chief Executive of NITI Aayog will be the Member Secretary.
10. Who has been nominate for the post of Defence Secretary of US by Donald Trump__ James Mattis(retired- General).
11. Who has been appointed as the new CBI Director__Rakesh Asthana.
Note:
 He is currently serving as the Additional Director of Chief Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
12. Who has been appointed as AFC senior VP ___Praful Patel.
Note:
 Patel, who was serving as the vice president of the South East Region for the Asian Football Confederation

Important News – India

1. The 2016 India International Science Festival (IISF) will be held in ____ New Delhi.
Note:
 The theme of the science festival is ‘Science for the masses’.
 Around 5000 young Indian scientists will show case their scientific work to the public during the festival.
2. The portal has launched by Ministry of Women and Child Development to register online complaints of child sexual
abuse___ POCSO e-BOX.
3. Who has laid the foundation stone for the Rolling Stock Component factory in Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)____Suresh Prabhu.
Note:
 The centralized Railway Rolling Stock Components factory can discharge the works of overhaul and rehabilitation
of safety sub-assemblies of railway rolling stock.
4. The 2016 World Ayurveda Congress has held in ______ Kolkata.
Note:
 The event has been organized by the World Ayurveda Foundation with support of Ministry of AYUSH and the
State Government of West Bengal.

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5. The theme of International Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition “Petrotech-2016”_____ Hydrocarbons to fuel the future
– Choices and Challenges.
6. The annual bilateral maritime exercise “KONKAN 16” has started between the Indian Navy and ____the Royal Navy.
Note:
 The exercise will be conducted in two phases at Mumbai (5th – 9th Dec 16) and Goa (12th-16th Dec 2016).
7. The app has been launched by Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram to promote breastfeeding___ Stanpan Suraksha.
Note:
 The mobile app has been developed by the Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India (BPNI).
 The app has a baby food promotion reporting mechanism where any person can click a photograph of
inappropriate promotion around them of baby food and related equipment and send it to BPNI.
8. International Energy Forum (IEF)-IGU Ministerial Forum (5th Edition) has been started in the city____ New Delhi.
Note:
 The Ministerial forum is being held as a parallel event to the 3-day Petrotech-2016.
9. The Winter Fog Experiment (WIFEX) 2016-17 campaign has been launched by the ministry_____ Ministry of Earth
Sciences.
10. “2016 Indra NAVY” naval exercise will be held between India and _____ Russia.
Note:
 The joint naval exercise will consist of two stages – coastal (14-18 Dec) and naval (19-21 Dec).
11. Who has has launched "Vittiya Saksharata Abhiyan" in New Delhi___HRD Ministry.
Note:
 The purpose of the `Vittiya Saksharta Abhiyan’ is to actively engage the youth/ students of Higher Education
Institutions to encourage and motivate all payers and payees to use a digitally enabled cashless economic system
for transfer of funds.
 The institutions of higher education in the country, faculty members and students to take the lead and act as
engines of this transformational shift.
12. Who has inaugurated the first ever International Gita Mahotsav in Kurukshetra, Haryana___Pranab Mukherjee.
 It is a five-day mega event.
 It spread eternal message of Gita to the world community, global chanting of Srimadbhagvad Gita would also be
held on Gita Jayanti Day before the final deepdaan ceremony at Brahmsarovar in Kurukshetra.

States News

1. The Tripitak Sutrapath Mahotasava-2016 has started in the state ____ Bihar.
Note:
 Around three thousand monks of various Buddhist countries are participating in this mahotasava at Bodhgaya in
Bihar.
 There will be special prayer for world peace.
2. The first-ever International Gita Mahotsav held in the state of India___ Haryana.
Note:
 In a 5-day event, many spiritual leaders from different religions, scholars and artists from various countries has
been participated.
3. Who has launched AP Purse mobile application to promote digital transactions among the people in Vijayawada___
Andhra Pradesh.
4. Who has become first cashless village in Maharashtra____Dhasai.
Note:
 Dhasai' village (Murbad taluka) in Thane district has become the first "cashless village" in Maharashtra.
 The initiative to make this village cashless was taken by Bank of Baroda (BOB) in collaboration with NGO "Veer
Savarkar Pratishthan".

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5. Who has banned the use of disposable plastic in Delhi and NCR with effect from 1st January next year____The National
Green Tribunal (NGT).
Note:
 NGT also directed the Delhi government to take steps to reduce dumped waste.
 NGT refused to shut down the Okhla waste-to-energy plant and issued a slew of directions for its eco-friendly
operation along with two other plants at Gazipur and Bhalswa.
6. The Chief Minister of Haryana Manohar Lal has accorded administrative approval for implementation of a Central scheme
of 50-crore rupee for ____National Hydrology Project.
Note:
 The project is aimed at improving the extent, quality and accessibility of information about water resources and
strengthening the capacity of water resource management institutions in the country.

Important News – World

1. International organisation has inscribed Yoga in the representative list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity____
UNESCO.
Note:
 Yoga has become the 13th intangible cultural heritage that has been listed from India so far with UNESCO.
2. India has signed deal for 145 M777 ultra-light howitzers guns with the country____ United States.
Note:
 The deal was inked at the 2-day meeting of the 15th India-US Military Cooperation Group (MCG) held in New
Delhi.
3. The 6th Heart of Asia (HoA) ministerial conference was held at ____Amritsar.
Note:
 Conference has been inaugurated jointly by PM Narendra Modi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.
 It has discussed peace, cooperation, and economic development in Afghanistan.
 The theme of the conference is “Addressing Challenges, Achieving Prosperity”.
4. The 2016 India International Science festival (IISF) has started in the city____ New Delhi.
Note:
 The 2016 India International Science festival (IISF) has started on 7th Dec at CSIR-National Physical Laboratory
(NPL) Campus in New Delhi
 It will continue till 11th of Dec and the theme of the science festival is “Science for the masses”.
5. India’s first parliamentary constituency to have health insurance for all____ Vijayawada.
Note:
 The Vijayawada constituency consists of 265 villages in Andhra Pradesh.
 The “Swastha Kutambham” health insurance scheme launched by Andhra Pradesh Government in association with
Tata Trusts covers health for all in the rural areas and was introduced recently in the villages under Vijayawada
MP Constituency.

Honours & Award

1. Indian city has bagged the C40 Award for best solid waste management improvement project of 2016____ Kolkata.
Note:
 The project aims to eradicate open dumping and burning of waste and to limit the concentration of methane gas
generated in landfill sites.
 Kolkata is the only Indian city to receive the prestigious award.
2. Who has won the 2016 International Children’s Peace Prize ____ Kehkashan Basu.
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 The International Children’s Peace Prize is an initiative of Marc Dullaert, Chairman and Founder of the Dutch Kids
Rights Foundation.
 It awarded annually to a child anywhere in the world for his or her dedication to children’s rights.
3. Who has won the 2016 Miss Supranational crown____ Srinidhi Shetty.
Note:
 Srinidhi Shetty has won the 8th edition of Miss Supranational 2016 at the beauty pageant held at the Municipal
Sports and Recreation Center of Krynica-Zdroj in Poland.
4. The amount per district will be provided by NITI Aayog to encourage digital payment system____ Rs. 5 lakh.
Note:
 NITI Aayog will provide Rs. 5 lakh for every district in India to encourage digital payment system.
 The top ten best performing districts of India will be awarded the Digital Payment Champions of India Award by
NITI Aayog/Government of India.
5. Who has been named as the “Asian of the Year 2016” ____Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal.
Note:
 Founders of Flipkart Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal have been jointly named as the “Asian of the Year 2016”
 by Singapore-based newspaper The Straits Times as part of a group called the “The Disruptors”.
6. Most powerful language in 2016 World Power Language Index (PLI)____ English.
Note:
 It is the dominant language of three G7 nations (USA, UK and Canada).
 An Indian language ‘Hindi’ has been ranked 10th in the 2016 PLI.
7. Indian environmental activist based in the UAE has won this year's prestigious International Children's Peace Prize for her
fight for climate justice and combating environmental degradation____Kehkashan Basu.
Note:
 He was presented the award by Bangladesh's Nobel peace laureate Mohammad Yunus (2016) in The Hague.

Obituaries

1. The legendary Tamil poet and activist has passed away at Urappakkam in Chennai, Tamil Nadu____ Makkal Pavalar
Inkulab.
Note:
 The drama “Avvai” considered to be the first modern Tamil drama and a prescribed textbook for many colleges.
2. International hockey umpire has passed away recently_____ Phulel Singh Sujlana.
Note:
 He was the chairman of the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) Umpires Board from 1985 to 1993 and chairman of its
Technical Committee in 1985.
3. Noted political satirist and founder editor of Thuglak magazine has passed away in Chennai___ Srinivasa Iyer
Ramaswamy.
4. AIADMK supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister passed away at Apollo Hospital in Chennai___J Jayalalithaa.
Note:
 She had suffered a massive cardiac arrest.
 Tamil Nadu government has announced a seven-day State Mourning from today.

Sports News

1. Who has won the 2016 Women’s Twenty20 Asia Cup cricket tournament___ India.
Note:
 The Indian Women’s cricket team has won the 2016 Women’s Twenty20 Asia Cup cricket tournament at Bangkok,
Thailand.
 With this win, India won their 6th Asia Cup crown.

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2. Who has won the World Chess Championship 2016___Magnus Carlsen.

Note:
 He defeated Sergey Karjakin from Russia to win the competition conducted in New York.
 Carlsen, who belongs to Norway has secured his 3rd consecutive World Championship title.
3. Who has won the IAAF World Athlete of the Year award for a record sixth time____Usain Bolt.
Note:
 The awards were handed out by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) at a gala ceremony
in Monaco.
 Bolt has won golds in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 4x100 meters at the Rio Olympics, repeating his feats of the
2012 London Games and in Beijing in 2008.
4. Indian Golfer has become the oldest golfer to win an Asian Tour title at Delhi Golf Club (DGC)___ Mukesh Kumar.
Note:
 He has won 123 PGTI titles, scored two-under 70 in the final round which made his total to 10-under 206 to claim
the trophy.
5. German Formula 1 racing has announced his retirement from Formula One ____Nico Rosberg.
Note:
 Rosberg made the shocking announcement through a post on his social media account.
6. Basketball player has been chosen as the Sports Illustrated's Sportsperson of the Year___LeBron James.
Note:
 He has become the second athlete ever to win the award twice.

Best wishes for your exams!

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