Monday, October 22, 2018
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Daily Current Affairs, 21st October 2018
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1) PM Narendra Modi Dedicated National Police Memorial To The Nation In New Delhi
•The memorial has been erected on 6.12 acres of land in Chanakyapuri, at the northern end of Shanti Path. The central sculpture of the NPM is a 30 feet monolith made of a single piece of granite, weighing 238 tonnes.
2) 4 Himalayan Peaks Named After Late PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee
•The peaks are located at 6,557m, 6,566m, 6,160m and 6,100m on the right flank of Gangotri glacier. The team, which returned after the climb, had hoisted the national tricolor on each of the peaks.
3) India Ranked 9th Most Valuable Nation Brand
•India's brand value was $2,046 billion in 2017 and has increased to $2,159 billion in 2018. The US topped the list with a brand value of $25,899 billion which rose by 23% from last year. China is at the second spot with a brand value of $12,779 billion. China's brand value saw an increase of 25% from last year.
4) IFC Launches $1 Billion Masala Bond Programme In The US And Europe
•Masala bonds are rupee-denominated borrowings issued overseas. IFC uses them to raise rupee funds overseas and brings the proceeds to India for investments. IFC pioneered the masala bond programme in October 2013.
THE HINDU NEWSPAPER IMPORTANT ARTICLES 21.10.2018
Saturday, October 20, 2018
Daily Current Affairs, 20th October 2018
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1) India To Host 4th Edition Of Global Partners' Forum In December 2018
•It will be co-hosted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and PMNCH. Dr Michelle Bachelet, former President of Chile is the chair of PMNCH.
2) Piyush Goyal To Receive Carnot Prize For Rural Electrification Effort
•Union Minister Piyush Goyal will receive the prestigious Carnot Prize from the Ivy League University of Pennsylvania in recognition of his work for rural electrification while he held the power and renewable energy portfolios. The Carnot Prize is given "for distinguished contributions to energy policy".
3) Europe, Japan Send Spacecraft On 7-Year Journey To Mercury
•European and Japanese space agencies stated that an Ariane 5 rocket successfully lifted a spacecraft carrying two probes into orbit for a joint mission to Mercury, the closest planet to the sun. The unmanned BepiColombo spacecraft successfully separated and was sent into orbit from French Guiana as planned to begin a seven-year journey to Mercury.
4) Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa To Form New Government In Bhutan
•According to the commission, 71.46% polling was recorded in the third general election. This is the first time in Bhutan’s decade old parliamentary democracy that a new party has been chosen to form the government.
5) Indian-Origin Woman Wins Top US Honour For Combatting Sex Slavery
•A past speaker at the UN World Humanitarian Summit, Davis recently traveled to India and Canada to discuss municipal leadership in human trafficking. Davis did her MBA from the University of Connecticut and BA from New York University.
6) Sajjan Jindal Elected As Treasurer Of World Steel Association
•The appointments were made during the worldsteel General Assembly in Toyko, Japan during which the Board of Directors elected new officers for 2018-19 at the. The new officers were elected for a one-year period.
7) RBI Announces Steps To Increase Credit Flow To NBFCs
•The move will help provide liquidity to housing finance companies (HFCs) and non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) which have come under pressure following series of default by IL&FS group companies. This will be in addition to the existing FALLCR of 13% of total deposits, and limited to 0.5% of the bank’s total deposits.
8) World Wrestling Championships-2018 Begins At Budapest
•Already a bronze winner at the 2013 World Championship, Bajrang has come a long way in last five years, establishing himself as a force to reckon with in the 65-kilogram category.
THE HINDU NEWSPAPER IMPORTANT ARTICLES 20.10.2018
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IB Security Assistant Exam 2018 Notification – Important Dates
| Registration Start Date | 20-Oct-18 |
| Registration Close Date | 10-Nov-18 |
| Last date for payment fo application Fees | 13-Nov-18 |
Visit MHA’s website (www.mha.gov.in) or NCS Portal (www.ncs.gov.in) to apply for the Exam.
IB Security Assistant Exam 2018 Notification – Vacancy Details
A total of 1054 vacancies have across the country. the details of the vacancies (division wise) are given below –
Subsidiary Intelligence Bureau/Centre of Examination | Vacancies |
| Agartala | 15 |
| Ahmedabad | 39 |
| Aizawl | 14 |
| Amritsar | 52 |
| Bangalore | 30 |
| Bhopal | 17 |
| Bhubaneswar | 14 |
| Chandigarh | 21 |
| Chennai | 40 |
| Dehradun | 8 |
| Delhi/IB Hqrs | 228 |
| Dibrugarh | 8 |
| Gangtok | 7 |
| Hyderabad | 36 |
| Imphal | 13 |
| Itanagar | 29 |
| Jaipur | 48 |
| Jammu | 31 |
| Kolkata | 67 |
| Leh | 14 |
| Lucknow | 19 |
| Meerut | 12 |
| Mumbai | 70 |
| Nagpur | 8 |
| Patna | 24 |
| Raipur | 16 |
| Ranchi | 16 |
| Shillong | 9 |
| Shimla | 17 |
| Siliguri | 25 |
| Srinagar | 32 |
| Trivandrum | 49 |
| Varanasi | 6 |
| Vijayawada | 20 |
| Total | 1054 |
Category wise vacancy details are given in the IB Security Assistant Exam 2018 Notification.
IB Security Assistant Exam 2018 Notification – Eligibility Criteria
IB Security Assistant Exam 2018 Notification – Exam Pattern
IB Security Assistant Exam 2018 Notification – Tier 1 Exam Pattern
Subject | No. of Questions | Marks | Time |
| General Awareness | 40 | 100 | 2 Hours |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 20 | ||
| Logical/analytical ability | 20 | ||
| English language | 20 |
It will be a Written Exam of Objective type MCQs. There will be negative marking of ¼ mark for each wrong answer.
IB Security Assistant Exam 2018 Notification – Tier 2 Exam Pattern
Subject | Marks | Time |
| a) Translation of a passage of 500 words from local language/dialect to English and vice versa. | 40 | 1 Hour |
| b) Spoken ability (to be assessed at the time of Tier-III exam (Interview/ Personality test) | 10 | – |
IB Security Assistant Exam 2018 Notification – Tier 3
Tier 3 of the IB Security Assistant 2018 Exam would Interview / Personality Test round.
IB Security Assistant Exam 2018 Notification – Payscale
Rs. 5200-20200 with Grade Pay of Rs. 2000 (PB-1) plus admissible Central Govt. allowances. [Under revision as per the recommendations of 7th C.P.C.]
