5 April 2016 GK Updates

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Hi Friends ,In this post we will provide you 5April 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 5 April 2016 GK Updates :

  1. National Maritime day is celebrated in 5 April Every year to Commemorate the sailing of the India’s first Steamship Loyalty on 5 April,1919 from Mumbai to London.
  2. Bihar Government has completely banned alcohol in the state .Bihar will be fourth dry States after Gujarat,Mizoram and Nagaland.
  3. Minister of Science and technology and Earth Sciences Dr. Harsh Vardhan has launched the low cost solar lightening device “Solar Dome Surya Jyoti”.The Solar dome captures the sunlight through upper dome and concentrates it inside the dark room.
  4. PM Narendra Modi has launched the Stand Up India Initiative in Noida,UP.The aim of this initiative is to promote entrepreneurship among people from scheduled castes and scheduled tribes and women.
  5. The Philippines has launched the first public immunization program for dengue fever.The Program is aimed at providing vaccination(Dengvaxia) to a million school children.
  6. The Govt has ordered the formation of a special agency to investigate Indians who figure in the ‘Panama Papers‘.
  7. India’s first cash giving App has been launched by Fin-tech called the Tslc Pte Limited.This app is named as CASHe.You will get convenient 15-day loan for a one-time processing fee. There is no other hidden costs, no painful paper work and no human interaction. The app best for young professionals between 20-35 years old. With this app you can avail of a loan of up to 40 percent of their monthly income instantaneously at a rate of interest on par with credit cards.
  8. RBI has cut the Repo Rate by 25 Basic points to 6.50% at a policy review.
  9. Railway Minister Sh.Suresh Prabhu has flagged off Gatiman Express for Agra from Nizamuddin Railway Station.The train will run with the speed of 160 Km/hr.It will complete the journey in 100 Minutes.
  10. Virat Kohli is No.1 Batsman in ICC cricket ratings.India topped the team rankings and west Indian Sameul Badree is the No.1 rank Bowler of T20 cricket.
  11. Union Minister Jitendra Singh has inaugurated a conference on Space “Asia Pacific Remote sensing Symposium(APRS).
  12. Odisha Government has appointed IAS officer R Balakrishnan as Chairman of Bhubaneswar smart city limited.SPV(Special Purpose Vehicle ) for Bhubaneswar also took off .R Vineel Krishna was appointed the CEO of the SPV.Bhubaneswar is the first city to have its SPV take off.
  13. The UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India) has generated 100 Crore Aadhar Numbers.This Milestone is achieved in 5.5 years.
  14. Former Italy Football Coach Cesare Maldini Passes away at the age of 84.
  15. Kenya’s Syprian Kotut has won the Paris Marathon.

Link for the Current Affairs for January , February,March 2016

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