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Weekly One Liner Updates

1st 7th January 2017

Dear readers,
Weekly One Liner Updates is a collection of important news and events that occurred in the first week (1st7th) of
January 2017. This file is important for exams like, IDBI Assistant Manager, Syndicate Bank, Indian bank, India Post
Payment Bank, IBPS RRB V 2016 Exam and all upcoming Banking & Insurance exams.

Banking & Financial Awareness

1. The company has launched Digital Unlocked the training program for Indian small businesses ____Google.
Note:
The purpose of the program is to empower upcoming and existing Indian SMBs with essential digital skills which
will help them to get online and use internet so as to grow their business.
2. Who has launched a chatbot service HDFC OnChat to allow users to make payments through Facebook Messenger____
HDFC Bank.
Note:
The chatbot will allow users to recharge their phones, pay electricity, water, gas and landline and DTH bills and
even a cab from Ola or Uber from the app itself.
The service is available to non-HDFC bank users as well.
3. As per 2016 HSBC Expat Explorer Survey Indias rank in offering highest salaries to expats____3rd.
4. Who has announced that it would launch a new one-pound coin at the end of March this year and scrap the current one
pound coin by October___ British government.
5. Who has launched a month-long campaign to promote a group personal accident insurance scheme for savings bank
account-holders____ Karnataka Bank.
Note:
KBL Suraksha provides coverage against all types of accidental deaths.
All savings bank account holders of the bank in the age group of 18-70 years can subscribe to this scheme by
paying an annual premium of Rs. 100 for Rs. 10 lakh and Rs. 50 for Rs. 5 lakh coverage.
6. The government's online payments app has become the most popular Android app in the country_____ Bharat Interface for
Mobile (BHIM).
Note:
The app is topping the charts on Google's Play Store in India and downloaded in 3 million times.
Soon, the app will be available on iOS platform and Over 5 lakhs transactions took place since the launch of BHIM
App.
Aadhaar-based payments are expected to be added to the app in the coming weeks.
7. As per a directive of the Ministry of External Affairs, NRIs can deposit old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 banknotes till ____ 30th June
2017.

Important Date

1. The World Braille Day (WBD) is observed on _____ 4th January.

Note:
The Day create importance of braille for those who are blind and to commemorate the birth anniversary of Louis
Braille.
The French educator who invented Braille script or Braille code in 1821.
2. The United Nations has designated the year 2017 as _____The International Year of Sustainable Tourism for
Development.
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New Appointments

1. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the Union Public Service Commission(UPSC)_____ Prof. David R.
Syiemlieh.
Note:
He will take over from Alka Sirohi (IAS officer) of the Madhya Pradesh cadre.
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is India's central agency authorised to conduct the Examination.
2. Who has been sworn-in as the new chief justice of Pakistan_____ Justice Mian Saqib Nisar.
3. Who has been appointed as the Secretary in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs___Anoop Kumar Srivastava.
Note:
Earlier, he was the Officer on Special Duty in the same Ministry.
4. The Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has constituted a committee to suggest improvements in the National
Sports Development Code (NSDC) and functioning of Indian Sports Federation______ Injeti Srinivas committee.
Note:
The committee will suggest improvements in the present NSDC on the basis of suggestions and feedback given in
these meetings and submit a report within a month so that Sports Bodies work as per the public expectations for
the promotion of sports in India.
5. Who has been appointed as the Controller General of Accounts_____Archana Nigam.
Note:
She succeeded M.J.Joseph.
Earlier, Nigam was involved in the critical task of setting up of the accounting framework for the GST regime to be
launched by Government in FY 17.
6. Who has been sworn-in as the 44th Chief Justice of India (CJI) _____Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar.
Note:
He will remain on the post till 27th August, 2017.
He is the first Chief Justice from the Sikh community.
7. Who has been appointed as an Adviser (policy & planning) in the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)_____V
Thiruppugazh.
8. Who has been appointed as the Executive Director (ED) of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)____Surekha Marandi.
Note:
She has replaced U S Paliwal who retired on 31st December,2016.
Now, she will look after Consumer Education and Protection Department, Financial Inclusion and Development
Department, and Secretarys Department of the RBI.
9. A member of Haitian Tet Kale Party (HTKP) has won the 2016 Presidential election of Haiti____Jovenel Moise.
Note:
He is expected to take office by 7th February, 2017.
10. DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) has elected party treasurer as its Working President____M K Stalin.
Note:
He has been elevated to the position of 'Acting President,' as his nonagenarian father and President of the party M
Karunanidhi is suffering from geriatric health issues.
11. Who has been appointed as the President of the Rockefeller Foundation____Rajiv J Shah.
12. Who has been sworn-in as the new President of Ghana_____ Nana Akufo-Addo.
Note:
Earlier he served as attorney general and then as foreign minister in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government,
which held power in 2001.
13. The Vice Chief of Army Staff who recently took over as the 27th Army Chief of India is _____ Lieutenant General Bipin
Rawat.
14. The British diplomat appointed as the United Kingdoms ambassador to the European Union is ____Sir Tim Barrow.

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15. The Indian-origin Saudi-based entrepreneur who has been appointed as the Major General of Kyrgyzstan ____ Shaikh
Rafik Mohammed.
16. Who has been appointed as the new Vice Chief of Army Staff ____ Lieutenant General Sarath Chand.
17. The former Prime Minister of Portugal who recently took over as the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations is
_____Antonio Guterres.

Important News India

1. The 104th Indian Science Congress (ISC) has started in the state ____Andhra Pradesh.
Note:
The focal theme of 5-day annual ISC is Science and Technology for National Development.
2. Indias first laser technology-based advanced Automatic Vechime Monitoring System (AVMS) RTO check post has set up
at_____ Gujarat.
Note:
The advanced AVMS RTO check-post will provide transparent, sensitive, decisive and progressive government to
the people.
3. The 25th New Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF) wil be held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from 7-15th January, 2017. The
2017 theme is ______ Manushi Books Written on and by Women.
4. The 2017 Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD) will be hosted by the city____Bengaluru.
5. Who has inaugurated the five-day annual Indian Science Congress at the Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati (Andhra
Pradesh) ___ Narendra Modi.
6. Who has launched a Bunkar Mitra-Handloom Helpline Centre where professional queries of weavers will be answered by
the experts in the field___Smriti Irani.
7. The International Conference on Yoga for diabetes has been held in the city______New Delhi.
Note:
The 3-day conference was inaugurated by Shripad Yesso Naik, the minister of State for AYUSH (Independent
Charge).
The purpose of the conference is to generate discussions on the role of Yoga in the prevention and management of
Diabetes and to draw up a roadmap to be adopted for the control of Diabetes through Yoga.
8. The birth anniversary of 10th and last Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh being celebrated across country ____350th.
Note:
The main function being held at "Takht Harmandar Sahib" in Patna where Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
participated in the Prakash Parva.
9. The 2017 All India Conference of Waqf Boards has started in the city______ New Delhi.
Note:
The conference was inaugurated by Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, the Minister of State (I/C), Minority Affairs and
Parliamentary Affairs.
10. The Union Government has approved 26% strategic stake sale in this public-sector undertaking ____ Bharat Earth Movers
Limited
11. Who has launched the web portal and a Mobile App for the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY)_____Piyush Goyal.
12. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced pan-India expansion of this programme to benefit pregnant and
lactating mothers across the country ____Maternity Benefit Programme (MBP).
13. The city is going to play host to the ninth edition of Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF)_____Jaipur.
14. India has test-fired long range intercontinental nuclear capable ballistic missile Agni-IV_____Surface-to-surface missile.
Note:
Agni-IV test is aimed at re-validating new technologies incorporated in Agni-IV system and checking the readiness
of armed forces to launch the missile on its own.
Agni-IV is the 20 metre long and weighs 17 tonnes and carry a one-tonne nuclear warhead over a distance of 4,000
kilometre

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States News
1. The Bargarh Dhanua Jatra festival has started in the state____Odisha.
Note:
The 11-day gala event will set the stage for all mythological places related to Lord Krishna based in the ancient city
itself.
It is considered to be the worlds largest open-air theatrical festival.
2. The state governments have signed MoU to prepare State Resident Data Base (SRDB)____Haryana and Andhra Pradesh.
3. A new health scheme 'NTR Arogya Raksha' has been launched by the state government____Andhra Pradesh.
Note:
It will offer medical insurance to those who were not covered under any of the existing health schemes of the state
government.
The health scheme will provide the medical treatment to the people below Above Poverty Line (APL) at Rs.1200
premium per annum.
Rs.2 lakh worth medical treatment would be provided free of cost in any 432 corporate hospitals in the state.
4. Who has inaugurated 10-day Island Tourism Festival 2017 at Port Blair in Andaman & Nicobar Islands___Lt. Governor
Jagdish Mukhi.
5. The city who hosted the International Conference on Yoga for Diabetes ___ New Delhi.
6. Good Samaritan Policy has been launched by the state / union territory ___Delhi government.
Note:
Rs 2,000 and appreciation certificate will be given to people who help road accident victims in the national capital.
The scheme is intended to encourage people to take accident victims in emergency situation to hospitals so that
someones life could be saved.
7. The Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry Kiran Bedi has declared 'null and void' Chief Minister V Narayanasamy's order
banning use of social media for the ______official communication.

Important News World

1. India has signed a Protocol to amend the Double Taxation Avoidance Convention in January 2017 ___ Kazakhstan.
2. Who has become the first country in Europe to pay its unemployed citizens a basic monthly income, amounting to 560
euros (USD 587) ____Finland.
3. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) is sending first African-American space station crew member to
space station in 2018______ Jeanette Epps.
4. The Union Government has imposed an anti-dumping duty ranging from 6.30 US dollars to 351.72 US dollars per tonne on
imports of jute and its products from____ Bangladesh and Nepal.
5. The Union Cabinet of the country has agreed to sign an agreement for cooperation in field of agriculture and allied sectors
___ Portugal.
6. The company that launched the training program, named Digital Unlocked, for Indian small and medium businesses is _____
Google.
7. Union Cabinet approved to sign a MoU with this country in the field of agriculture and allied sectors ____ Kenya.
8. who has lifted its three-year ban on import of some vegetables (bitter gourd, snake gourd and aubergines) from
India___European Union (EU).

Books & Authors

1. The book 'Scattered Souls' has been authored by _____Shahnaj Bashir.
Note:
It is a powerful collection of stories focuses on life loss and death in the Kashmir Valley.
2. The book Just Another Jihadi Jane has been authored by ____Tabish Khair.
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Note:
The novel is about friendship, faith and alienation that tell the tale of Islamist radicalization from the inside.
3. The book Death Under The Deodars: The Adventures of Miss Ripley-Bean has been authored by ___Ruskin Bond.
Note:
The book Death Under The Deodars: The Adventures of Miss Ripley-Bean has been authored by Ruskin Bond
published by Penguin India.
4. The book The Untold Vajpayee: Politician and Paradox has been authored by _____Ullekh NP.
Note:
It is in news because of making controversial statements about Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Lal Krishna Advani.
5. The author of the book The People's President: Dr APJ Abdul Kalam is _____ SM Khan.

Honours & Award

1. Indian-origin British professor has been honored with the Queen Elizabeth II Knighthood____ Prof. Shankar
Balasubramanian.
Note:
He has been honored with the Queen Elizabeth II Knighthood for his work as a co-inventor of Next Generation
DNA sequencing, described as the most transformational advance in biology and medicine for decades.
2. The Government of India(GoI) has been awarded 'Scroll of Honor' to promote cashless transactions___ Gaurav Goyal.
Note:
The district collector of Ajmer "Gaurav Goyal" has been awarded Scroll of Honor by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi in New Delhi for encouraging cashless transactions in the district.
Ajmer topped the 5 best districts to promote cashless transactions.
The award was jointly given by Ministry of Information and Technology (IT) and Niti Ayog.
3. The Social reformer who has been honoured by Google Doodle on her 186th birth anniversary_____ Savitribai Phule.
4. The 7th edition of Yashwant International Film Festival will be held from 20 to 26 January 2017 in ______ Mumbai.

Obituaries
1. Tyrus Wong, who passed away was the legendary Disney artist of the country___United States.
Note:
He was best known for his sketches for the Walt Disney animated feature 'Bambi'.
2. Imtiaz Ahmed, who passed away was the former cricketer of _____Pakistan.
Note:
He featured in Pakistan's first Test played in Delhi against India in October 1952 and went on to play 41 matches
as a wicket keeper-batsman.
3. John Berger, who passed away was the renowned author of the country ____United Kingdom.
Note:
His best-known work was Ways of Seeing, a criticism of western cultural aesthetics.
He also won the Booker Prize for his novel G and donated half the prize money to the radical African-American
movement.
4. Karnataka Minister has passed away while he was in Chikkamagaluru to attend the silver jubilee celebrations of the
Transport Cooperative Society at Koppa _______ H S Mahadeva Prasad.
5. Veteran actor who passed away recently was belonged to the state___ Ambala (Haryana).
Note:
The noted actor was known for his versatility from Bollywood to Hollywood and from independent to art films.
He earned international fame in many British films, such as My Son the Fanatic, East Is East, The Parole
Officer and others.
6. Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan, who passed away was the famous musician of musical instrument____ Sitar.
Note:
He was regarded as one of the Sitar Trinity of India along with Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Vilayat Khan.
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Sports News

1. A Spanish professional tennis player has won the 2016 Mubadala World Tennis Championship _____Rafael Nadal.
Note:
He defeated David Goffin in the final by 64 and 76 at the Abu Dhabi International Tennis Complex in United Arab
Emirates (UAE).
The winner received a purse of $ 250,000.
2. Who has won the gold in the 2016 World Blitz Chess Championship in Doha, Qatar ____ Sergey Karjakin.
Note:
This was Karjakins first world title in blitz chess.
3. The women football team has won the 2016 SAFF Womens Championship _____India.
Note:
The Indian women football team has defeated Bangladesh in the final by 3-1 in Siliguri, West Bengal.
This is Indias 4th consecutive SAFF Womens Championship title.
The SAFF Womens Championship is held in every two years and it is first time that India had hosted the
tournament.
4. The 2017 National Ice Skating Championship has started in the states____Gurugram (Haryana).
Note:
Approx 300 ice skaters across the country will participate in the 2-day event
The winners of the competitions will receive medals and certificates along with cash prizes and for the first time,
girl speed skaters will be conferred with the Vasudha trophy.
5. India's tennis singles player has announced his retirement from professional tennis___Somdev Devvarman.
Note:
He has two runners-up finishes on the ATP World Tour as his best performances on the Tour.
Somdev made the finals of Chennai and Johannesburg ATP events and also won Singles and Doubles medals in
Asian Games and Commonwealth Games.
6. The Australian opening batsman who was recently inducted into ICC Hall of Fame posthumously is ____ Arthur Morris.
Note:
He has become the 82nd player to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
7. The first Pakistani cricketer who has become the first batsman to score test hundreds in 11 countries____ Younis Khan
8. Who has won the 2017 Qatar Open Mens singles tennis tournament ____Novak Djokovic.
Note:
He won the match at Doha by defeating World No. 1 Andy Murray by 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
9. A Frenchman has set a new world record for cycling the furthest distance in one hour for riders aged 105 or older ______
Robert Marchand.
Note:
Robert rode more than 22.5 kilometers at an indoor venue on the outskirts of Paris.
Current men's hour record is held by the UK's Bradley Wiggins (54.526km) which he set in June 2015.
10. Indian cricketer has announced to step down as captain of Team India's limited over cricket matches_____ Mahindra
Singh Dhoni
11. Mumbai prodigy who created history by winning all three gold medals on offer in the 1st Western Asia Youth Chess
Championships ____ Kush Bhagat.

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