Current Affairs For SSC CGL 2018
As we have analysed the exam analysis of SSC CGL & SSC CPO exams, there were 4-5 questions from current affairs. So, for those students who still have to appear for exam can prepare from these current affairs. Railway Exam is also nearby and the foremost opportunity. It is a well known fact that General Awareness is an undeniable section in Govt Exams these days. And Current Affair based questions are something to pay heed on and uphold a major significance which can play a vital role to perform consummately and make headway in the final merit of Exam. Other than that current affairs is a must to do task for other government exams as well.
➤ First Ever Chat Based Job Search App ‘Empzilla’ Launched
i. The first ever of its kind in the country chat-based job search mobile app ‘Empzilla’ is being launched that will do away with existing limitations of employers and job seekers making selection process quick and cost-effective.
ii. The mobile app gets the conversation between employers and job seekers going in seconds and the latter can chat with the potential employers.
➤ Bermuda Becomes 1st Country in World to Abolish Same-Sex Marriage
i. Bermuda has become the first country to legalise and then repeal same-sex marriage.
ii. Bermuda’s governor John Rankin approved a bill reversing the right of gay couples to marry, despite a supreme court ruling last year authorising same-sex marriage.
ii. Bermuda’s governor John Rankin approved a bill reversing the right of gay couples to marry, despite a supreme court ruling last year authorising same-sex marriage.
- Bermuda Capital- Hamilton,
- Currency- Bermudian dollar.
➤ PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi Becomes ICC’s 1st Independent Female Director
i. PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi has been appointed as the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) first-ever independent female director. Nooyi will join the cricket body in June 2018 for a 2-year term.
ii. The introduction of an Independent Director, who must be female, was approved by the ICC in June 2017, aimed at improving the global governance of the sport.
ii. The introduction of an Independent Director, who must be female, was approved by the ICC in June 2017, aimed at improving the global governance of the sport.
- ICC Chairman- Shashank Manohar,
- Headquarters- Dubai, The UAE.
➤ World’s Tallest Hotel ‘Gevora’ Opens In Dubai
i. The Gevora Hotel in Dubai, developed by the Al Attar Group has now become the “world’s tallest hotel”. It stands 356 metres and 53 centimetres tall.
ii. It is one metre taller than the previous holder of the title, the JW Marriott Marquis, in the same city. The title has been confirmed by Guinness Book of World Records.
➤ World’s 1st Autonomous Pods Unveiled in Dubai
i. Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) launched the first tests of the world’s first autonomous pods at the World Government Summit. The autonomous pods are launched in cooperation with Next Future Transportation (US-Based).
ii. They can be coupled together in as little 15 seconds or detached depending on the riders’ destination in five seconds.
