Current Affairs for SSC CGL Exam 2017

Dear Students, only 34 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.

International Day of Families: 15 May

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i. The International Day of Families is observed on the 15th of May every year.
ii. The theme of 2017 is “Families, education and well-being”.
iii. This year’s observance focuses on the role of families and family-oriented policies in promoting education and overall well-being of their members.

Telangana hosted first Videsh Sampark

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i. Telangana hosted the first outreach program of the Ministry of External Affairs ‘Videsh Sampark’ to engage the State governments in creating awareness about various programmes of the Ministry.
ii. It was inaugurated by the Minister of State for External Affairs, Gen. V.K. Singh.
iii. Also, Telangana has become the first state in the country where the pilot ‘e-Sanad’ project for online attestation of documents, was rolled out.

Rafael Nadal wins 5th Madrid Open title

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i. Rafael Nadal beat Dominic Thiem to win his fifth Madrid Open title held in Spain and move into the world’s top four.

ii. In Madrid he battled past a determined Dominic Thiem of Austria to win the crown in straight sets 7-6, 6-4.

iii. For the 14-times Grand Slam Winner, it was also the 72nd tournament win of his career.

India win 1 gold, 5 silver & 4 bronze in Asian Wrestling Championship

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i. India finished their Asian Wrestling Championship campaign on a resounding note with Sumit winning a silver medal in the 125 kg category on the concluding day of the continental event held in New Delhi.

ii. Bajrang Punia defeated Lee Seung-chul of Korea to win the gold medal in the men’s 65 kg freestyle category at the Asian Wrestling Championship.

iii. The Indian wrestlers overall bagged 10 medals comprising a gold, five silver, and four bronze.

Important Points to Remember:-

International Day of Families is organized by United Nations
United Nations Headquarters in New York
The current Secretary-General of the UN, and the ninth occupant of the post is Mr. Antonio Guterres of Portugal
Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping is Mr. Nitin Gadkari
London is the Capital of UK
Pound Sterling is the Currency of UK.
CM of Telangana is Chandrasekhar Rao and the governor is E. S. L. Narasimhan
Hyderabad is the capital of Telangana.
Rafael “Rafa” Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player
Nadal became the first man to win the Monte-Carlo Masters Tournament by 10 times in 2017.
The last edition of the Championship was held in Bangkok in which India bagged 9 Medals
Sakshi Malik, the first Indian woman wrestler to win an Olympics medal, clinched silver in the Championship.
She was defeated by Japan’s Risako Kawai in the 60kg category final.
Capital of Palestine is East Jerusalem
Its Prime minister is Rami Hamdallah.
Arabic is the official language of Palestine.