Current Affairs for SSC CGL Exam 2017

Dear Students, only 12 days are left for SSC CGL Exam 2017. In GA section of Tier-I Exam questions are asked from current affairs as well. So, We've decided to provide "CURRENT AFFAIRS" of last one year. These notes will help you in GS/GK section a lot. We wish you all the very best for your upcoming exam.

India’s first public bicycle sharing project launched in Mysuru

i. Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah has recently launched India’s first public bicycle sharing (PBS) initiative 'Trin Trin' in Mysuru.

ii. The World Bank, Global Environmental Fund, and state govt have jointly funded the initiative.

iii. Mysuru is the first city in India to have a public bicycle sharing system. A total of 450 bicycles can be borrowed from 48 docking stations set up across the City for a nominal fee.

'Ministry of Utmost Happiness' authored by Arundhati Roy launched

i. The book “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness” has been authored by Arundhati Roy, was released recently.
ii. It is fiction-based novel and will be published by Hamish Hamilton UK and Penguin India.

Sher Bahadur Deuba elected Nepal’s Prime Minister for the fourth time

i. Veteran Nepalese politician Sher Bahadur Deuba was elected as Nepal’s Prime Minister for the fourth time. Deuba, 70, was the sole candidate to contest in the Prime Minister election as the main opposition UML or any other party didn’t register their candidacies.

ii. He secured 388 votes in his favor and 170 votes against him. A total of 558 were cast during the voting. He needed 297 votes in the 593-strong Parliament to prove his majority. The Nepali Congress leader has become the 40th Prime Minister of Nepal.

Important Points to Remember:

Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala is the present Governor of Karnataka
Kempegowda International Airport is located in Karnataka
Magod Falls are situated in Karnataka
Roy became the first Indian woman to win the prestigious Booker Prize with her 1997 work.
The Central Bank of Nepal is called as Nepal Rashtra Bank (NRB)
NRB was established in 1956 under the Nepal Rastra Bank Act 1955
Dr. Chiranjibi Nepal is the present Governor of NRB