2 April 2016 GK Updates

by

Daily GK Updates

Hi Friends ,In this post we will provide you 2 April 2016 GK Updates.GK is very important for all the competitive exams.The current GK is very important for Banking and insurance exams such as IBPS PO and clerical exams ,SBI PO and clerical exam ,LIC AAO exam.These GK updates will be fruitful for Upcoming SBI clerical and all the state level exams. So here is the 2 April 2016 GK Updates :

  1. 2nd April is celebrated as World Autism Awareness Day.
  2. National Saving Schemes and Kisan Vikas Patra will now be issued in electronic mode.
  3. Chandigarh has been declared Kerosene free from April 1,2016.
  4. ISRO signed an MoU with the Airport Authority of India to provide scientific parameters for construction of Airports.
  5. India is expecting $500 million for the solar energy projects in 2016.
  6. According to the study published in the Lancet Journel India is standing on 5th position with 9.8 Million obese men and 3rd Position with over 20 Million obese Women.
  7. The National Stock Exchange has launched new Index Nifty Mid smallcap 400.
  8. Uttrakhand became the 10th state to join UDAY scheme meant for revival of Discoms.
  9. IT Department has notified a new set of Income tax Return(ITR) forms for 2016-17 for people with an income of more than Rs.50 lakh Per Annum.
  10. The government has achieved both the fiscal deficits and disinvestment targets for the Financial year 2015-16.
  11. Maharashtra will be the first state to link all governement college and medical college to the national cancer grid for uniform cancer profiling and quality treatment.
  12. Pakistan religious body has elected Tara Singh as the caretaker president(Pardhan) at a meeting of the Pakistan Sikh Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee.
  13. Kalol Roy has elected as the new CMD of the Bharat Nabhikiye Nigam Limited.
  14. Ranveer Singh has been awarded as the Maharashtrain of the year award.
  15. Australian Fast bowler Clint Mckay has announced his retirement from international Cricket.

Link for the Current Affairs for January & February 2016

Apart from this, Here are some of the very useful books for the preparation of GK:

This is all about 2 April 2016 GK Updates.We have tried our best to keep the content totally error free, however, if you come across any error in the document, please comment below and share your experience regarding our site. Subscribe us with your email id and like our facebook page to be updated with sscjunction.com. Thank You!