IBPS PO Main 2016: GA Test – Day 5

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In the capital city of Yangon. It is the 54th foreign branch of SBI

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IOC plans to import LPG at Kandla in Gujarat and move it through the 1,987 kilometer pipeline to Gorakhpur via Ahmedabad (in Gujarat), Ujjain, Bhopal (in Madhya Pradesh), Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi and Lucknow (in Uttar Pradesh).

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‘selfie pay’ (aka MasterCard Identity Check) primarily enabling app users to verify an internet payment by showing their face to their smartphone’s camera.

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Bengaluru-based NiYO has partnered with YES BANK, India’s fifth largest private sector bank to roll out an employee benefits card. Through the card, organizations can give employee benefits and and control their finances. The card will be offered to YES Bank’s existing smart salary customers comprising 2000 companies.

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Government of India in the Union Budget 2014-2015, announced the revival of Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana (VPBY). Under the scheme, a total number of 3.16 lakh annuitants are being benefited and corpus amounts to Rs.6, 095 Crore.

The yojana will benefit the vulnerable section of society with limited resources as it will provide monthly pension ranging from Rs 500/ to Rs 5,000/ per month to senior citizens of the country.

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Mobile payments and loans start-up ftcash, backed by IvyCap Ventures is the first fintech startup to launch Unified Payment Interface (UPI) for merchants in association with ICICI Bank.

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Simona Halep beat Madison Keys in straight sets in the Rogers Cup final in Montreal.

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The International Astronautical Federation (IAF) inducted renowned space scientist U.R. Rao into its Hall of Fame for his contribution to development of India’s space technology. Udupi Ramachandra Rao, popularly known as U. R. Rao is a space scientist and former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation.

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SBI has declared Silchar as its 5th zone in North East after Guwahati, Shillong, Dibrugarh and Jorhat, which will cater to the banking needs of the people of Mizoram, Tripura and Manipur along with the Barak Valley. The bank has 736 branches across North East together with 3,000 ATMs and 3,000 customer service points for customer facilitation.

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Bollywood Actor Ranveer Sing was named the first Indian ambassador for promoting 2017 Switzerland Tourism’s campaign- “Nature wants you back“. He was in a long vacation in Switzerland three months back.The actor is now looking forward to visiting Switzerland in winter early next year.