Current Affairs for SSC JE 2017: Bullet Points

Dear Readers, Staff Selection Commission will hold the examination from 5th January 2018 to 08th January 2018 in a computer based pattern. In this exam, 50 questions will be asked from General Awareness (GA) section. We are providing important currents affairs for this, it will help you to score good in GA section. The facility of on-line application (including payment of fees through debit card) will be available upto 17-11-2017 (upto 5.00 PM).

Current Affairs for SSC JE 2017

⦿Rail Minister: Piyush Goyal

⦿Defence Minister: Nirmala Sitharaman

⦿ Nirmala Sitharaman is the second woman to hold the post (Defence Minister) after Indira Gandhi.

⦿ 9th BRICS Summit was held in China.

⦿ The theme of the 9th BRICS Summit is “Stronger Partnership for a better future”.

⦿ The BRIC, comprising, Brazil, Russia, India and China formally came into existence in 2006 and its first Summit was held in 2009.

⦿ South Africa was admitted in 2011 and it became BRICS.

⦿The government has issued an alert on the spread of new malware ‘Locky Ransomware’ that can lock computers and demand ransom for unlocking them.

⦿ Ransomware is a malicious software and the Locky Ransomware is learnt to be demanding the ransom of half Bitcoin, which at present rate is equivalent to over Rs 1.5 lakh.

⦿ The National Nutrition Week -> 1st to 7th September.

⦿ The theme of the National Nutrition Week for 2017 is “Optimal Infant & Young Child Feeding Practices: Better Child Health”.

⦿ Karnataka government will merge the existing seven health schemes to launch a unified health scheme- ‘Arogya Bhagya’.

⦿ The main theme of the ‘Arogya Bhagya’ scheme is ”Treatment First and Payment Next”.

⦿ According to the Law Ministry, the State Cabinet had given administrative sanction for the unified schemes and it will come to effect from 1st November.

⦿ Present CM of Karnataka: Siddaramaiah

⦿ Governor of Karnataka: Vajubhai Vala

⦿ Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the first wicketkeeper in world cricket to effect 100 stumpings in One Day Internationals (ODIs).

⦿ Dhoni achieved the feat in his 301st ODI in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

⦿ Former Sri Lankan Skipper Kumar Sangakkara is on the second position with 99 Stumpings on his name.