G K Quiz Part 1 For SSC CGL

No                               Questions Quiz 1                                                                    Answers

1              Carl and the Passions changed band name to what                                     Beach Boys
2              How many rings on the Olympic flag                                                             Five
3              What colour is vermilion a shade of                                                              Red
4              King Zog ruled which country                                                                          Albania
5              What colour is Spock's blood                                                                          Green
6              Where in your body is your patella                                           Knee ( it's the kneecap )
7              Where can you find London bridge today                                             USA ( Arizona )
8              What spirit is mixed with ginger beer in a Moscow mule                         Vodka
9              Who was the first man in space                                                                  Yuri Gagarin
10           What would you do with a Yashmak                                        Wear it - it's an Arab veil
11           Who betrayed Jesus to the Romans                                                         Judas Escariot
12           Which animal lays eggs                                                                   Duck billed platypus
13           On television what was Flipper                                                                       Dolphin
14           Who's band was The Quarrymen                                                                   John Lenon
15           Which was the most successful Grand National horse                              Red Rum
16           Who starred as the Six Million Dollar Man                                                   Lee Majors
17         In the song Waltzing Matilda - What is a Jumbuck                       Sheep
18         Who was Dan Dare's greatest enemy in the Eagle                       Mekon
19         What is Dick Grayson better known as                                  Robin (Batman and Robin)
20         What was given on the fourth day of Christmas                          Calling birds
21         What was Skippy ( on TV )                                                         The bush kangaroo
22         What does a funambulist do                                                      Tightrope walker
23         What is the name of Dennis the Menace's dog                            Gnasher
24         What are bactrians and dromedaries                                      Camels (one hump or two)
25         Who played The Fugitive                                                           David Jason
26         Who was the King of Swing                                                       Benny Goodman
27         Who was the first man to fly across the channel                          Louis Bleriot
28         Who starred as Rocky Balboa                                                    Sylvester Stallone
29         In which war was the charge of the Light Brigade                         Crimean
30         Who invented the television                                                       John Logie Baird
31         Who would use a mashie niblick                                                 Golfer
32         In the song who killed Cock Robin                                              Sparrow
33         What do deciduous trees do                                                      Lose their leaves in winter
34         In golf what name is given to the No 3 wood                               Spoon
35         If you has caries who would you consult                                    Dentist - its tooth decay
36         What other name is Mellor’s famously known by                   Lady Chatterlys Lover
37         What did Jack Horner pull from his pie                                       Plum
38         How many feet in a fathom                                                        Six
39         which film had song Springtime for Hitler                                    The Producers
40         Name the legless fighter pilot of ww2                                         Douglas Bader
41         What was the name of inn in Treasure Island                               Admiral Benbow
42         What was Erich Weiss better known as                                       Harry Houdini
43         Who sailed in the Nina - Pinta and Santa Maria                            Christopher Columbus
44         Which leader died in St Helena                                                   Napoleon Bonaparte
45         Who wrote Gone with the Wind                                                   Margaret Mitchell
46         What does ring a ring a roses refer to                                         The Black Death
47         Whose nose grew when he told a lie                                           Pinocchio
48         Who has won the most Oscars                                                   Walt Disney
49         What would a Scotsman do with a spurtle                             Eat porridge (it’s a spoon)
50         Which award has the words for valour on it                                 Victoria Cross

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Current Affairs August 2014





30th August:

  • India and Japan sign MoU to develop Varanasi into 'smart city' during the first day of Visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
  • Cristiano Ronaldo wins UEFA Best Player in Europe Award.

29th August:

  • India's GDP growth in the first quarter is 5.7 percent which is highest in last 2 and half years.
  • CBI Files charge-sheet in Aircel-Maxis deal which includes name of Former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran and seven others.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi will fly to Kyoto on Saturday on a five-day visit to Japan, his first trip outside South Asia since he took office.
  • Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated across India.
  • National Sports Day is celebrated on the occasion of birthday of Hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand.

28th August:

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scheme named "Jan Dhan Yojana" to provide a bank account to every household where account holders will get a debit card and accidental insurance cover of up to a lakh.
  • Wayne Rooney named as captain of the England national football team.

27th August:

  • The Union Cabinet lifted the monthly cap on subsidised LPG cylinders, but retained the overall annual limit at 12 cylinders. LPG consumers can avail 12 cylinder quota anytime in the year.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi today set up a committee to identify "obsolete" laws which will submit its report in three months.

26th August:

  • BJP leader LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee have been dropped from the new BJP Parliamentary board.
  • Sheila Dikshit has resigned as the Governor of Kerala.
  • Kalyan Singh appointed as Governor of Rajasthan, while former union minister Vidyasagar Rao will be Governor of Maharashtra.
  • Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala and Mridula Sinha will take charge as the governors of Karnataka and Goa respectively.
  • Israel and the Palestinians have reached a Gaza ceasefire deal to end month long war between the two sides.
  • 66th annual Emmy Award given at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
  • England midfielder Frank Lampard retired from England's national team.

25th August:

  • The coalition party of Lalu Prasad Yadav and Nitish Kumar along with the Congress party won six of ten assembly seats in Bihar by-elections.
  • The Supreme Court declared coal blocks allocations by governments since 1993 as illegal.
  • Richard Attenborough, Oscar winning British Actor-Director and maker of the famous Film "Gandhi" died at the age of 90.



24th August:
  • Maharashtra governor K. Sankaranarayanan resigned from the post after he has been transferred to Mizoram.
  • Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt set a new record of 9.98sec for the rarely run 100m indoors at Warsaw's national stadium.
23rd August:
  • Defence Minister Arun Jaitley commissioned India’s first indigenously-built stealth Anti-Submarine warfare INS Kamorta to the Indian Navy.
  • 2 civilians killed and 5 injured in a major ceasefire violation along international border by Pakistan.
  • US swimmer Katie Ledecky breaks 400-metres freestyle world record to win the Pan Pacific championships title in 3 minutes 58.37 seconds.
22nd August:
  • Jnanpith award winner and renowned Kannada writer UR Ananthamurthy died at a hospital in Bangalore.
21st August:
  • 22 people were killed when a private bus rolled into a gorge in Rohtrung village in Himachal Pradesh.
  • American photojournalist James Foley killed by ISIS militant in middle east.
20th August:
  • The Iron woman of Manipur, human rights activist Irom Sharmila release from Manipur jail after 14 years. Sharmila had been on a fast for the last 14
  • years demanding repeal of the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA).
  • Famous Indian yoga guru BKS Iyengar died in Pune after suffering kidney failure at the age of 95.
19th August:
  • Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan formally ruled out the Leader of Opposition post to Congress.
  • The Board of Control for Cricket in India appointed former cricketer Ravi Shastri as director of the Indian Cricket team for ODI series against England.
18th August:
  • India has cancelled talks with Pakistan scheduled for next week in Islamabad after series of ceasefire violations by Pakistan troops along the Line of
  • Control and invitation of Kashmiri separatists for talks by Pakistan.
17th August:
  • Janmashtami is celebrated across India.
  • India lost the test series against England by 3-1 in England.
16th August:
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday commissioned the country's largest indigenously-built destroyer warship INS Kolkata into the Indian Navy.
  • Rajni Razdan became the new Chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission.
15th August:
  • India celebrates 68th Independence Day.
  • PM Narendra Modi gives his maiden independence speech from Lal Quila.


14th August:


  • India's highest peacetime gallantry award, the Ashok Chakra will be awarded posthumously to Major Mukund Varadarajan tomorrow on Independence Day.
  • Parliament approved a new proposal for appointment of judges where the responsibility given to a committee of six members: the Chief Justice of
  • India, the next two most senior judges of the Supreme Court, the Law Minister, and two eminent persons.
  • A total of 919 central and state forces police personnel were awarded gallantry and distinguished service medals on the eve of Independence Day.
  • RBI imposing a limit of 3 transactions per month from ATMs of other banks and 5 from the same bank in six metropolitan cities. A customer will be required to pay a fee of up to Rs 20 for using Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) beyond the permitted numbers of transactions in Delhi, Mumbai,Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata and Hyderabad.
  • Borussia Dortmund beat Bayern Munich 2-0 to win the German Super Cup.
  • France midfielder Franck Ribery announces his retirement from international football.

13th August:


  • Arun Jaitley, Karan Singh and Sharad Yadav felicitated with Outstanding Parliamentarian Awards by President of India.
  • Indian-Origin Manjul Bhargava wins Fields Medal Award also known as the "Nobel Prize of mathematics" in Seoul, South Korea.
  • Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene retires from Test cricket.
  • Real Madrid wins the UEFA Super Cup after defeating Sevilla 2-0.


12th August:


  • Senior AIADMK leader M. Thambidurai filed his nomination and is set to be elected Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha unopposed.
  • Hollywood comedian and Academy Award-winning actor Robin Williams died at his home in Marin County, California at the age of 63.

11th August:


  • TRS MP and daughter of Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhara Rao,K Kavitha booked for sedition for saying J&K and Telangana forcefully annexed to India.
  • Iraq President nominated the deputy parliament speaker Haider al-Ibadi as new Prime Minister.
  • German striker Miroslav Klose, the all-time World Cup top scorer, announced his retirement from international football.

10th August:


  • 39 dead in floods in Odisha and around 33 lakh affected across 23 districts in the state.

9th August:


  • BJP national council meeting held in Delhi today.
  • Ivory Coast forward player Didier Drogba announced his retirement from international football.

8th August:


  • US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel reach India on a three-day visit.
  • The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria to be an international public health emergency.


6th August:


  • Union Cabinet cleared the proposal for raising Foreign Direct INVESTMENT (FDI) limit in Defence to 49 per cent and 100 per cent FDI in Railway infrastructure segment.
  • The Union Cabinet decided to amend Juvenile Justice Act that will empower Juvenile Justice Board to decide on whether a juvenile above 16 years involved in heinous crimes is to be sent to an observation home or tried in a regular court.
  • Union Cabinet sacked Kamla Beniwal as Mizoram's governor.
  • Cartoonist Pran the creator of cartoon character, Chacha Choudhury died due to cancer of the intestine at the age of 75.

5th August:


  • Former Indian Foreign Service officer Arvind Gupta was on Monday appointed as deputy National Security Adviser.
  • Indian Smartphone maker Micromax has ousted Samsung Electronics Co Ltd as the leading brand in all types of mobile phones in the April-June quarter.
  • Spain midfielder football player Xavi Hernandez announced his retirement from international football.
  • BCCI announced squad for England ODI series.

4th August:


  • The government said that marks in English language comprehension skills in CSAT would not be included while preparing the merit list for the UPSC civil services exam.

3rd August:
  • PM Narendra Modi starts two day visit to Nepal.
  • 150 people were killed when a powerful 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck southwest China's Yunnan province.
  • Two Indian officials of the Indian Olympics Association, including its secretary Rajeev Mehta, have been arrested in Glasgow on charges of alleged assault.
  • Dipika Pallikal and Joshana Chinappa created history by winning the first-ever GOLD medal in squash in commonwealth games.
  • India finishes fifth position with 64 medals, including 15 GOLD medals at Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014.

2nd August:


  • CBI arrested SK Jain (Chairman-cum- Managing Director of Sydicate Bank) and five others for allegedly taking bribe of Rs 50 lakh for enhancement of credit limit to some companies bypassing rules and regulations.

1st August:


  • Vishal Sikka took over the charges as first non-founder chief executive officer of India's second largest software firm Infosys.
  • Vikas Gowda becomes the first Indian man to clinch athletics GOLD in 56 years after winning gold medal of the 20th Commonwealth Games in men's discus throw competition.

Current Affairs, July 2014



31st July:

  • Deputy National Security Adviser Nehchal Sandhu quit from his post.
  • Lt. General Dalbir Singh Suhag took over as Chief of Army Staff succeeded General Bikram Singh.

30th July:

  • 17 people have been killed and 200 are feared buried under a landslide that hit a village 120 kilometers from Pune after torrential rains.
  • US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived India to hold 5th Indo-US Strategic Dialogue.
  • Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha took over as the Chairman of the Chief of Staff Committee (COSC).


  • South Africa all-rounder cricketer Jacques Kallis announced his retirement from all formats of cricket.

29th July:

  • Eid-ul-Fitr celebrates across the world.
  • 20 passengers were killed when a state roadways bus fell into a gorge in SHIMLA , Himachal Pradesh.

27th July:

  • World Hepatitis Day observed across the globe.
  • Vincenzo Nibali became the first Italian to win the Tour de France.

26th July:

  • BJP leader Kaptan Singh Solanki appointed as the Governor of Haryana.

25th July:

  • India celebrates Vijay Diwas in the memory of Kargil War.
  • 7 people died when an Indian Air Force helicopter crashed in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur district.
  • The Lok Sabha passed the Finance Bill, 2014 by a voice vote.

24th July:

Union Budget 2014-15 Highlights

  • • FDI in defence sector to go up to 49% 
  • • Greater autonomy to banks 
  • • PSU 247,944 cr capex to create industrial cycle 
  • • Smart cities: PM has vision of developing 100 new cities Rs 7,060 cr fund for smart cities 
  • • Tourism: e-visas to be introduced at nine airports in the country in a phased manner 
  • • Real estate investment trusts – modified REITS is being announced for infrastructure projects to reduce pressure on banking system

Bank of Baroda Recruitment 2014, 300 PO Vacancies Apply @ www.bankofbaroda.com

Bank of Baroda Probationary Officer Recruitment 2014: Bank comes out with decision to fillup 300 vacant seats through Bank of Baroda Recruitment 2014.


IDBI BANK 500 Assistant Manager Recuirement 2014, Apply at www.idbi.com

IDBI Bank Assistant Manager Recruitment 2014: IDBI Bank has published public recruitment notification for 500 Asst manager position, apply online at www.idbi.com.


IDBI Bank comes with new recruitment project for the post of assistant manager. Candidates who miss the first recruitment, this is second chance to get job in IDBI Bank. In this article, candidates can get information related to vacancy, eligibility criteria, selection method and online registration, so that if you have interested in this recruitment project read full article for all important information.

List of some important Summits & Conferences



BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Summits


• 4th BRICS Summit 2012 - New Delhi, India
• 5th BRICS Summit 2013 - Durban, South Africa

G-8 Annual Summits Group of Eight (G8) Countries - France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada, Russia

• 37th G8 Meeting 2011 - Deauville, France
• 38th G8 Meeting 2012 - David camp, USA
• 39th G8 Summit 2013 - County Fermanagh, UK
• 40th G8 Summit 2014 - Russia

Complete Book for Banking


COMMITTEES/PROGRAMMES/PLANNING COMMISSION
 PART 031

COMMITTEES ON VARIOUS SECTORS OF INDIAN ECONOMY

01
A C SHAH
NON BANKING FINANCIAL COMPANY
02
BIMAN JALAN
MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE INSTRNMENTS
03
MALEGAM
FUNCTIONING OF MICRO FINANCE
04
BIRLA
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
05
KIRITH PARIKH
RATIONALISATION
OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS

Random GK for SSC CGL

1. Who wrote the song "Saare jahan se acha" ?
Answer: Muhammad Iqbal
2. Who give music to the song "Saare jahan se acha" ?
Answer :Pandit Ravi Shankar
3. Which is the worldsoldest news agency?
Answer :AFP (Agence France Press)

UNITED NATIONS ORGANISATION

UNITED NATIONS ORGANISATION



1. Which of the following is not associated with the UNO? A) ILO  B) WHO  C) ASEAN  D) ALL OF THE ABOVE

2. The chairmanship/presidency of the UN Security Council rotates among the Council Members – A) every 6 months  B) every 3 months  C) every year  D) every month

IBPS CWE 2014 Regional Rural Banks Requirement 2014

IBPS CWE 2014 Regional Rural Banks Details:(OPEN)



Are you waiting for next IBPS RRB Common written exam 2014? News is that the IBPS invites online applications for officer and office assistant jobs in various regional rural bank’s across the country. Total 56 RRB bank’s participating in this IBPS CWE. Candidates who are interested to get job in these 56 bank’s have to appear in this common written exam and also have to get good scores. Details related to this advertisement are as follows:

IBPS will conduct written examination for following positions :

Officer Scale –I
Officer Scale –II
Officer Scale –III
Office Assistant (Multipurpose)


Bharatiya Mahila Bank Recruitment 2014

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Bharatiya Mahila Bank Recruitment 2014: Bank invites online application for 200 Probationary Officer online at www.bmb.co.in website.

A new bank name is Bharatiya Mahila Bank, running since November, 2013 and slowly its branches will be available across various states / UT of India. We want you give importance in this post because bank is now announced its first recruitment project for Probationary Officer posts. Without employee bank can not start, so be the first person to join this bank as Probationary Officer.

Reserve Bank of India: Recruitment to the post of Officers in Gr ‘B’





Recruitment to the post of Officers in Gr ‘B’ (General)-DR

1.       Applications (App.) are invited for the post mentioned below in Reserve Bank of India (RBI/Bank) from Indian citizens, citizens of Nepal and subjects of Bhutan, Tibetan refugees (who came over to India before 1st January 1962) and persons of Indian origin who have migrated from Myanmar and Sri Lanka with the intention of permanently settling in India and in whose favour Eligibility Certificates have been issued by Government of India.
Number of Vacancies
Post
Unreserved
i.e., General
(GEN/UR)
Scheduled
Castes (SC)
Scheduled
Tribes (ST)
Other
Backward
Classes (OBC)#
TOTAL

Officers in Grade 'B' (General)
– Direct Recruitment - (DR)


58


15


08


36@


117*
@ Including one backlog vacancy.

BULLET POINTS Part-4 (COMPUTER AWARENESS)

BULLET POINTS in COMPUTER AWARENSS


BULLET POINTS - PART: 004

COMPUTER AWARENSS


01.       To charge a selected text to all capital letters, click the change case button and then click – caps lock
02.       A person who used his or her expertise to gain access to other people’s computers to get information illegally or do damage is a – hacker
03.       Where you are likely to find an embedded operating system? – on a desktop operating system
04.       Reusable optical storage will typically have the acronym – RW
05.       An online discussion group that allows direct live communication is known as – chat group

DESCRIPTIVE PAPER PROBABLE ESSAYS for SBI PO 2014 EXAM

                          
                            
SBI PO 2014 EXAM 

DESCRIPTIVE PAPER PROBABLE ESSAYS 




 Economy: 

1. Banking sector reforms in India. 
2. Growth of banking sector since independence. 
3. Internet banking 
4. Mobile banking 
5. Financial inclusion. 
6. Rural banking. 

Current Affairs June 2014


30th June:

  • India has launched five foreign satellites from four countries on board PSLV-C23 rocket which placed them in orbit from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
  • MK Narayanan has resigned as the Governor of West Bengal.

29th June:

  • 11 people have died and around 20 are still feared trapped under the debris of an 11-storey under-construction building that collapsed near Chennai.
  • Annual Ratha Yatra festival of Lord Jagannath began in Puri.
  • Saina Nehwal wins Australian Badminton Open Super Series by defeating Spain's Carolina Marin in the final.

27th June:

  • The annual pilgrimage to the 3,880 meter high holy cave shrine of Amarnath started with over 7,000 pilgrims trekking the 17-km northern Baltel route.

26th June:

Current Affairs May 2014

31st May:

  • PM Narendra Modi issued an order to abolishing all Groups of Ministers (GOMs) and Empowered Groups of Ministers (EGOMs) set up during the UPA regime.
  • Hockey World Cup starts in Netherland.

30th May:

  • Ajit Kumar Doval appointed as National Security Advisor.

Know Your Prime Minister

Know Your Prime Minister

Profile of Hon'ble PM:-

Dynamic, dedicated and determined, Narendra Modi arrives as a ray of hope in the lives of a billion Indians. His laser focus on development and his proven ability to deliver results have made him one of India’s most popular leaders. His promise is to build a nation that is strong, prosperous and inclusive, where each and every Indian can realize their hopes and aspirations.
Narendra Modi made his mark on both the Indian and global stage as the chief minister of the western state of Gujarat for a record four terms. There, he brought about a paradigm shift in people’s lives by delivering pro-citizen good governance, where the state served its people humbly and honestly. He transformed Gujarat, which was reeling from the aftereffects of a devastating earthquake, into a growth engine that made a strong contribution to India’s development.

MiG-21 Crashes in Jammu and Kashmir, Pilot Dead



Jammu: A MIG-21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force or IAF today crashed in Bijbehara area of Anantnag district in Kashmir, killing the pilot.The MIG-21, which was on a routine exercise, crashed in an open field at Mirhama in Bijbehara area, 45 kms from Srinagar, defence sources said.The pilot, Raghu Bansi, was killed in the crash, they said. The MIG-21 had taken off from Technical

Narendra Modi's Cabinet: Full list of 46 ministers

New Delhi: Narendra Modi, who will be sworn in as India's Prime Minister on Monday, will have a 45-member strong Council of Ministers. Out of these, 24 are Cabinet Ministers. Ten are Ministers of State with Independent Charge, while the rest are Ministers of State.

Sources say Modi is set to retain Defence portfolio.

Listed below are the 46 ministers in Modi's Cabinet:

Cabinet ministers:

Basic Computer Knowledge Theory

Basic Computer Knowledge Theory


Basic Computer Knowledge for IBPS PO & Clerk, and SBI PO & Clerk, Postal, LIC
Basic Computer Knowledge Theory


Basic Computer Knowledge for IBPS PO & Clerk, and SBI PO & Clerk, Postal, LIC, FCI
You need to possess knowledge on some topics like history of computers, software, hardware, keyboard shortcuts, MS Office, Operating system. For attending online bank exams you must be

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 RBI/ BANKING/ BUSINESS NEWS THIS MONTH
March 2: The Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait, BBK, plans to expand its operations in India by opening its fourth branch in the country in New Delhi.
March 2: Corporation Bank has bagged the awards for lending to MSE (micro and small enterprises) and to micro enterprises from the Union Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) for 2012-13.