MONTHLY ISSUE - JULY - 2016 CurrVanik’s ent Affairs Banking | Railway | Insurance | SSC | UPSC | OPSC | PSU STSTAATETE ASSEMBLASSEMBLYY ELECTIONELECTION 2016 relim) et for SBI-PO (P Vanik’s Study Guide Two Practice S Vanik’s Question Hub et for SBI-Clerk (Main) Two Practice S Vanik’s Practice Set GL-2016 Practice Set for C Vanik’s Extra Dose Vanik’s Knowledge Garden P u b l i c a t i o n s VANIK'S PAGE Scientific Term Ÿ No matter how far you stand from a mirror, your image appears erect, How is the mirror likely to be – Either plane or convex Ÿ Due to which Phenomenon are advanced sunrise and delayed sunset found in the sky – Refraction of sunlight Ÿ Due to which Phenomenon is the formation of colours in soap bubbles – Interference of light Ÿ On which principle a pressure cooker works – Elevation of boiling point of water by application of pressure Ÿ Why does pressure of a gas increases due to increase of its temperature– Kinetic energies of die gas molecules are higher Ÿ By which Newton's may the weight of an object be assigned– Laws of gravitation Ÿ With which field is a current carrying conductor associated – A magnetic field Ÿ On which the linear expansion of a solid rod is independent – On its time of heat flow Ÿ Which doesn't have any effect on velocity of sound – Pressure Ÿ Why does white light into its components – Due to dispersion Ÿ What type of lenses are used in movie projectors – Convex Ÿ During which radioactivity radiation is not emitted – Cathode rays Ÿ An object is undergoing a non-accelerated motion. What is Its rate of change in momentum – Zero Ÿ A particle is moving freely. Then it's– kinetic energy is always greater than zero Ÿ If an object undergoes a uniform circular motion, then what will be– Its velocity changes Ÿ In how many hours does geostationary satellite complete its one revolution around the earth – 24 hours Ÿ MCB, which cuts off the electricity supply in case of short-circuiting, on which effect does it work – Magnetic effect of current Ÿ A motor vehicle is moving in a circle with a uniform speed. Where will be the net acceleration of the vehicle – towards the centre of circle Ÿ Which property of a proton may change while it moves freely in a magnetic field – Velocity Ÿ During sunrise and sunset, why does sun appears reddish-orange – Reddish-orange light is least scattered by the atmosphere Ÿ Why are ball bearings used in bicycles, cars, etc – The effective area of contact between the wheel and axle is reduced Ÿ By which Signal a television channel is characterised – Frequency of transmitted signal Ÿ What is a good conductor while carrying current – Electrically Neutral Ÿ What is the device used for measuring the wavelength of X-rays – Bragg Spectrometer Ÿ Which is responsible for the working of Newton's colour disc experiment – Persistence of vision? Ÿ Who is the founder, of quantum theory of radiation – Plank Ÿ What is Photon – The fundamental unit/quantum of Light Ÿ When does a liquid disturbed by stirring come to rest – Due to Viscosity Ÿ How must have metals used to make wires for safety fuses– Low resistivity and low melting point Ÿ Sodium stearate is a salt and how is it used – To make soap Ÿ Which are the two main constituents of granite– Iron and silica Ÿ Which method of water purification does not kill microorganism – Filtration Ÿ Which gase is supporter of combustion – Oxygen Ÿ By which was the presence of Cobalt. in Vitamin B-12 established for the first time – Borax-Bead test Ÿ Which metal can deposit copper from copper sulphate solution – Iron Ÿ Which group of gases contribute to the "Green House effect" – Carbon dioxide and Methane Ÿ On heating, Gypsum loses certain percentage of its water content and what does it become – Plaster of Paris Ÿ A liquid initially contracts when cooled down to 4 degree Celsius but on further cooling down to zero degree Celsius, it expands. 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CONTENTS Topics Page No Events of the Month 3 International news 10 National news 12 Bilateral 16 Economy and Banking 18 Award and Honour 20 Book and Author 22 Person in news 22 Places in news 24 Sports 25 Science and Technology 27 Environment and Ecology 29 Defence 29 Recent Summit in News 30 Committee and its Function 31 Date and Observation 31 International and National institution 32 State news 33 Recent government devlopement and scheme 35 Vanik’s Study Guide Vanik Question Hub Special Class on Math - 38 200 MCQ on Current Affairs - 44 Special Class on Reasoning - 39 100 MCQ on SSC/Railway - 52 Special Class on Banking - 41 40 MCQ on Computer - 56 Special Class on English - 41 40 Special MCQ on Banking - 58 Special Class on Computer - 42 Practice Set Vanik Extra Dose SBI-PO (Preliminary) Set-1 - 61 Who’s Who - 111 SBI-PO (Preliminary) Set-2 - 69 Word of the Month - 117 SBI-Clerk (Main) Set-1 - 75 Abbreviation - 118 SBI-Clerk (Main) Set-2 - 89 One Liner - 119 SSC-CGL-2016 - 100 MAGAZINE FOR THE MONTH OF JULY - 2016 EVENTS OF THE MONTH Chinese or Pakistani military activity based out of OUTCOME OF PM NATENDRA Gwadar. Also, Chabahar port is suitably located to serve MODI RECENT VISIT TO IRAN India’s outreach in the region to Afghanistan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrapped up his two-day visit beyond as well as link with International North- to Iran during which the two countries signed 12 agreements South Transport Corridor (INSTC) to which India including a ”milestone” pact on developing the strategic is one of the initial signatories. Chabahar port and pledged to combat terrorism and The port will cut transport costs/time for Indian radicalism. It was the first by an Indian PM to Iran in 15 years goods by a third. and comes months after international sanctions on Iran were From Chabahar, the existing Iranian road network lifted following its historic nuclear deal with the P5+1 nations can link up to Zaranj in Afghanistan, about 883 kms over its contentious atomic programme. Earlier, then Prime from the port. The Zaranj-Delaram road constructed Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had visited Iran in April 2001. by India in 2009 can give access to Afghanistan’s This visit was necessary for the following reasons: Garland Highway, setting up road access to four To diversify and increase India’s oil and gas major cities in Afghanistan — Herat, Kandahar, supplies. Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif. To enhance connectivity and trade with This visit was especially pertinent as Afghanistan President Afghanistan, Central Asia and beyond via Iran. Ashraf Ghani was join Modi and Rouhani, in the signing of To hedge Iran’s geopolitical bets in the region vis- the trilateral agreement on Chabahar. The development of à-vis other players, notably Pakistan, Saudi Arabia Chabahar is seen as a competitor to the China-backed Gwadar and the Gulf Cooperation Council members. port in Pakistan. To balance China’s growing influence and also to India, Iran and Afghanistan sign historic three-way land engage the US in ensuring that India’s interests are transit agreement on Iran’s strategic southern port of protected in the region. Chabahar. It was signed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra To achieve all the above stated objectives, the port of Modi, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Afghanistan Chabahar has become the crucial gateway to step up relations President Ashraf Ghani in Teheran, Iran. Under the agreement, with Iran. India will invest up to 500 million dollars in a deal to develop the strategic port in Iran. Chabahar port is strategically Where is Chabahar port? located in the Sistan-Balochistan Province on the energy- It is located on the Makran coast, Chabahar in southeastern rich Persian Gulf nation’s southern coast. It lies outside the Iran. Its location lies in the Gulf of Oman.