Weekly Current Affairs

Important Weekly Current Affairs PDF Download (1st to 7th November 2017)

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-

  1. Goa (Safest),
  2. Kerala,
  3. Mizoram

Least Safe States-

  1. Bihar (Least Safe),
  2. Uttar Pradesh,
  3. Delhi

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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