Current Affairs January 2015

31st January:
• India successfully testlaunched its longest range ballistic missile Agni5 for the third time off the Odisha coast.
• The 35th National Games starts in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
• Serena Williams of USA beats Maria Sharapova by 6-3,7-6 (5) to win sixth Australian Open Women title.

30th January:
• National Martyrs Day observed across the Nation in the memory of Mahatma Gandhi.
• India has raised about $3.6 billion by selling a 10 percent stake in staterun
Coal India Ltd in the largest ever equity deal in
the local market.
• Shekhar Sen appointed as the Chairman of Sangeet Natak Akademi.

29th January:
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday became the world's first leader to send out an audiovideo tweet, when he tweeted a conversation between him and US President Barack Obama during "Mann Ki Baat".
• Apple Inc recorded the highestever
profit of 18 billion US dollars in corporate history worldwide.
• Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakkara breaks the world record for the most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in Oneday internationals with 474 dismissals.
• India will host Twenty20 World Cup in 2016.

28th January:
• IFS officer S Jaishankar appointed as the new foreign secretary of India.

27th January:
• US president Barack Obama leaves India after three day visit.

26th January:
• India celebrates its 66th Republic Day.
• Eminent Cartoonist RK Laxman dies at the age of 94 in Pune.
• President Pranab Mukherjee presented Ashok Chakra to family members of Major Mukund Varadarajan and Naik Neeraj Kumar, who laid down their lives combating militants in Kashmir.
• Paulina Vega of Colombia was crowned Miss Universe 2014.

25th January:
• US President Barack Obama arrives India on a three days official visit.
• US President and Indian Prime Minister announced major breakthrough in the Civil Nuclear Agreement.
• President Pranab Mukherjee addresses the nation on the eve of Republic Day.
• 9 Padma Vibhushan, 20 Padma Bhushan and 75 Padma Shri Awardees given this year on the eve of Republic Day for for exceptional and distinguished service. L K Advani, Amitabh Bachchan, Prakash Singh Badal, Dilip Kumar are amongst the list of Padma Vibhushan.
• Today is observed as National Voters' Day in India.

23rd January:
• Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah died early on Friday and his brother Salman became the new king.
• 118th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose has been observed accros the country.

22nd January:
• WhatsApp application is now also available as web based application for desktop and laptops.
• Pakistan today bans groups Haqqani network and JamaatudDawa.
• The Supreme Court give a judgement which restrained N Srinivasan from contesting in BCCI elections.

21st January:
• Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY) has made its way into the Guinness World Records for opening the highest number of bank accounts in the least time. Under the scheme, 11.5 crore new bank accounts have been under Jan Dhan Yojana in last five months.

20th January:
• According to latest census report, the tiger population in the country is rise of over 30 per cent since the last count in 2010 which is now estimated to be around 2,226.
• European Union lifts ban on import of mangoes from India.

19th January:
• The Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating team started questioning Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunanda Pushkar murder case.
• Filmmaker Pahlaj Nihalani has been appointed as the new Censor Board chairperson.
• ICICI Bank introduces a new facility for their customer through which they can use their twitter account to transfer fund.

18th January:
• South African batsman AB de Villiers scores a 31ball
hundred to break the world record for the fastest century in OneDay
Internationals in a match against West Indies at the Wanderers, in Johannesburg. He also broke the fastest half century with 16 balls.

17th January:
• Nine more members of the Central Board of Film Certification resigned protesting against realeased of the Punjabi Film MSG.
• First indigenously built Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) handed over by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar to the Indian Air Force.

16th January:
• The chairperson of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) Leela Samson resigned from the post amid controversy surrounding the clearance of controversial film "Messenger of God".
• Hari Shankar Brahma took over oath as the 19th Chief Election Commissioner of India.

15th January:
• A P Singh resigned as member of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
• IPS officer and social activist Kiran Bedi has joined the BJP.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced a 25 basis point reduction in interest rates.
• Australian pace bowler and cricketer Brett Lee announced his retirement from all forms of cricket after a 20year career.

14th January:
• 100 dead bodies were found in a channel of the Ganga in Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh.
• The union government removed top missile scientist Avinash Chander as the chief of the Defence Research and Development Organisation or DRDO.

13th January:
• Alur Seelin Kiran Kumar appointed as the Chairman of ISRO.
• Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan has been named as the "Governor of the Year" by a Londonbased financial journal Central Banking.
• Cristiano Ronaldo wins the FIFA Ballon d'Or award for 2014 for the third time.

12th January:
• Election Commission has announced assembly elections to be held in Delhi on February 7 and votes will be counted on

February 10.
• Indonesian divers recover 'black box' flight recorder of the AirAsia flight QZ8501.
• 72nd Golden Globe Awards being held in Beverly Hills, California. Eddie Redmayne has won the Golden Globe for best actor in a drama and Julianne Moore has won the Golden Globe for best actress in a drama.
• India observed National Youth Day to mark 152nd birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.

11th January:
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses at the Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2015 in Gandhinagar in the presence of US Secretary of State John Kerry, UN Secretary General Ban Kimoon and World Bank head Jim Yong Kim.
• World leaders and more than a million people attend in a march through Paris against extremism.

10th January:
• French security forces killed the two brothers involved in the attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris.
• India lost the 4 match test series to Australia by 2-0. Steve Smith chosen as Man of the Series.

9th January:
• Governor's rule imposed in Jammu and Kashmir after political parties failed to form Government in the 87member Assembly.
• Maithripala Sirisena takes oath as the new President of Sri Lanka.
• TATA Group airline Vistara starts domestic services in India from today.
• M Karunanidhi reelected as DMK President for the 11th time in a row by the newly constituted general council.

8th January:
• Two day annual Pravasi Bharatiya Divas began from today in Gandhinagar, Gujrat.
• The 19th National Youth Festival started in Guwahati, Assam.
• Virat Kohli became the first player to scores three centuries in his first three innings as captain.

7th January:
• Two masked gunmen killed 12 people and injured 10 others in the offices of a French satirical newspaper in Paris.
• The chief executive officer and cofounder of Google Larry Page named as the Business person of the Year for 2014 by Fortune magazine.

6th January:
• The BSE Sensex crashed 905 points in intraday trade which was the eighth biggest singleday
fall in Indian stock markets.
• 1975batch IAS of the Andhra cadre Harishankar Brahma has been appointed as the Chief election commissioner. He will replaced V. S. Sampath who will retire on 15 January.
• Thailand police have arrested a Sikh militant convicted for his involvement in a 1995 bomb attack that killed Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh and 15 other people.
• The Delhi Police has filed a murder case in the death of Congress lawmaker and Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar.

5th January:
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi nominated Columbia University economist Arvind Panagariya as vicechairman of the NITI Aayog.
• Aamir Khan starrer PK has become the first film to touch the Rs.300crore
mark in its box office earning in domestic markets.

3rd January:
• PM Narendra Modi addresses 102nd Indian Science Congress 2015 at University of Mumbai.
• 2 Army Jawans and one Woman killed while 8 others injured in cross border firing by Pakistan.
• Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara became the fastest cricketer to reach 12000 Test runs. He achieved the milestone in 224th innings.

1st January:
• Union Government changes the name of 65yearold Planning Commission as "NITI Aayog" or National Institution for Transforming India with some major changes in the structure.
• India's maiden Mars mission, Mangalyaan successfully completed 100 days in the orbit.
• The government has raised excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 2 per litre each but keep the retail rates same.

Current Affairs December 2014

31st December:
• President Pranab Mukherjee approves the system of national body to appoint judges, which will start a process of selection of judges for the High Courts and the Supreme Court by making politicians and citizens a part of that process.
• President Pranab Mukherjee appointed Dr Krishan Kant Paul as Governor of Meghalaya, Aziz Qureshi as Governor for Uttarakhand and Keshari Nath Tripathi as the Governor of West Bengal.

30th December:
• Indian Test Cricket team Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni announced his retirment from Test cricket.
• Indonesian rescue teams found dead bodies from the debris of the AirAsia plane QZ 8501 which was missing from last Sunday.
• A CBI court in Mumbai drops charges against BJP president Amit Shah in both the fake encounter cases of Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsi Prajapati.

29th December:
• The cabinet has cleared emergency executive order to ease landacquisition
rules in sectors like power, housing and defence to kickstart hundreds of billions of dollars in stalled projects, though investments are unlikely to flow in immediately.

28th December:
• AirAsia Flight QZ8501 left from Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore with 155 passengers onboard goes missing after air traffic controllers lost contact with the plane.
• BJP leader Raghubar Das has been sworn in as the first nontribal
chief minister of Jharkhand.

27th December:
• Bihar Assembly Speaker disqualified four legislators belonging to the Janata Dal (United) for antiparty activities.

26th December:
• BJP leader Raghubar Das elected as the next chief minister of Jharkhand who will be first nontribal leader in the state to hold the post.
• Indian army starts Operation All Out against the Bodo militants in Assam.

25th December:
• Christmas is celebrated all over the world.
• Indian Government today celebrated as the Good Governance Day on the birthday occasion of Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

24th December:
• Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and freedom fighter Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya (posthumously) will be
awarded the Bharat Ratna.

23rd December:
• BJP becomes the single largest party in Jharkhand assembly election after winning 42 of 81 seats.
• In Jammu and Kashmir assembly election, PDP wins 28 seats while BJP wins 25 seats of the total 87 seats.
• 70 people killed by militants in 4 different attacks in Assam.
• India exported its first locally build warship CGS Barracuda offshore patrol vessel (OPV) to Mauritius.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted additional six months (till June 30, 2015) for exchanging currency notes printed before 2005.
• Veteran Tamil filmmaker K. Balachander died in Chennai at the age of 84.

22nd December:
• The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced Sachin Tendulkar as the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Ambassador.

21st December:
• Real Madrid wins the Club World Cup for the first time by beating San Lorenzo 20.

20th December:
• The fifth and final phase of state assembly election polling ended today in Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand.
• Atletico De Kolkata wins the inaugural Indian Super League (ISL) after defeating Kerala Blasters by 10 in Mumbai.

19th December:
• The Constitution Amendment Bill on Goods and Services Tax which will pave the way for a mega tax reform was tabled in the Lok Sabha today.
• Union Government increases the PF rate from 8.50% to 8.75% for 201415.
• Poet and critic Adil Jussawalla wins Sahitya Akademi Award 2014. Apart from this, five novels, three books of essays,three of short stories, one of literary criticism and an autobiography have also won the award.

18th December:
• India's space agency successfully tested its heaviest satellite launch vehicle Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mark III along with unmanned crew module on the vehicle, which could give the agency the option of manned
missions.

17th December:

• The Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif lifted a moratorium on the death penalty after Taliban gunmen attacked a school in Peshawar, killing 132 students and nine teachers.
• Indian female boxer Sarita Devi banned for one year by the International Boxing Association (AIBA) for refusing to accept her 2014 Asian Games bronze medal.

16th December:
• Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reelected as Prime Minister.
• At least 124 students killed in a Taliban attack in an Army School in Peshawar, Pakistan.

15th December:
• One gunman and two other killed when police act an operation to end siege in Lindt Chocolat Cafe in Sydney.
• Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling became the longest serving Chief Minister of India after completing 20 years in the office.
• Miss South Africa Rolene Strauss wins the Miss World 2014 title in London.
• Viswanathan Anand wins the London Classic title after defeating British Grandmaster Michael Adams.

13th December:
• Dineshwar Sharma has been appointed as the next chief of Intelligence Bureau(IB).

11th December:
• Russian President Vladimir Putin visits India.
• In an agreement signed, Russia to help India set up 12 nuclear reactors.
• The United Nations has declared June 21 will be observed each year as the 'International Day of Yoga'.

10th December:
• India's Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai jointly received the Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in Oslo.
• The Ebola Fighters are selected as the Person of the Year by TIME Magazine for the year 2014.
• IndianAmerican Richard Rahul Verma’s nomination as the next US Ambassador to India.
• Indian boxer Sarita Devi accepts her Asian Games Bronze Medal which she earlier refused due to controversial decision on final.

9th December:
• 58 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the third phase of the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir while 61% turnout in Jharkhand Assembly polls.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been named winner of this year’s readers’ poll for TIME ‘Person of the Year’ by TIME magazine.

8th December:
• 21 people dead in Philippine after typhoon Hagupit hits the country.

7th December:
• India's communication satellite GSAT16 placed into the orbit by Ariane 5 rocket from the space port of Kourou in French Guiana.
• Pakistan's allrounder
Mohammad Hafeez suspended from bowling in international cricket by the ICC after his bowling action was found to be illegal.

5th December:
• In Kashmir, 13 people were killed which include nine soldiers, three policemen, and one civilian in a series of terror attacks. Also six militants were also killed during the attack.
• NASA launches unmanned orbital test flight named Orion to Mars.
• Shiv Sena decides to join Maharastra BJP Government.

3rd December:
• The Chief Justice of India HL Dattu has set up a special bench of two judges to hear cases related to social issues.
• 1979 batch IPS officer Anil Kumar Sinha of Bihar cadre appointed as the new CBI Director.

2nd December:

• In the second phase of state assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand, 71% and 65 per cent polling took place.
• India decides to buy 126 Rafale fighter planes in a $15 billion defencepurchase
deal with France.
• India successfully conducted the first trial of nuclearcapable,
surfacetosurface AgniIV missile from Odisha.
• Bollywood actor Deven Verma died of a cardiac arrest at the age of 78.

1st December:

• 13 CRPF soldiers killed in Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh.
• World AIDS Day is observed across India and Globe.
• Tabare Vazquez again reelected as president of Uruguay.

IBPS CLERK - 6th December (Morning Shift) - GA & Computer Questions

Hello Readers,

Here we are providing you all the General Awareness and Computer Questions which was asked in IBPS Clerk 2014 - 6th December 2014.

• In MOM first M stands for - MARS

• Who is the author of the book 'Playing it my way'  - Sachin Tendulkar

• Where is the capital of Sweden? - Stockholm

• World chess champion event of 2014 held in ? - Sochi 

• Where is the headquarter of UNESCO ? - Paris

• KLO is active in which state ? Assam and West Bengal

• What is the full form of NPA ? - Non Performing Assets

• Who is the lender of last resort for banks in india ? - RBI

• What is the full form of URL? - Uniform Resource Locator

• What is the full form of KYC? - Know Your Customer 

• What is the full form of BC? -Business Correspondent

• Next Commonwealth summit will be held in ? - Malta

• Where was the venue of APEC summit in 2014 ? - Beijing

• What is Amortization ? - The paying off of debt with a fixed repayment schedule in regular installments over a period of time.

• What is the Duration of PPF account ? - 15 years

• LRSAM missile is developed by India with the help of which country ? - Israel

• Which one of the following is non volatile memory ? 

• Which one of the following is not secondary storage ?

• In ms word the footer will be displayed ? - Bottom of the page

• Which state has highest rural population ? - Uttar Pradesh

• Who is named as the test cricketer of the year? - Mitchell Johnson

• Rauf dance is from which state ? - Jammu and Kashmir

• What is the currency of italy ? - Euro 

• What is the limit of free ATM transaction under PMJDY ? - 4

• What is the Base year for new consumer price index? - 2010

• Who is the current health minister ? - J.P.Nadda

• Where is the headquarter of SIDBI ? - Lucknow

• Manmohan singh to be awarded by which country ? - Japan

• Study of fungi is called as ? - Mycology

• Which state declared 2015 as the tourism year ? - Madhya Pradesh

IBPS Clerk 2014 (6th December 2014 Evening) - An Analysis

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducted online examination, for the recruitment of Personnel in Clerical Cadre in the 21 Nationalized Banks, across the country on the 6th December, 2014.

There were 200 questions in the paper, which had to be answered in 120 minutes. There were five sections in all - Reasoning, Numerical Ability, General Awareness, English Language and Computer Knowledge. 

Other than the fourth section, where in a candidate had to attempt the section in English Language, all the other sections were available bilingually, that is, in both English and Hindi. Each question had 5 options. There was negative marking of one-fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question for all the sections.

Overall the examination was Easy. The questions in Numerical Ability was bit lengthy and Time consuming. That’s exactly the point where results might make a difference. English and Computer Knowledge sections were easy. General awareness section was moderate and was dominated by Banking Questions.

The pattern of test was as follows:

Reasoning 

This section was a bit time consuming though the questions were easy. The pattern was on the lines with the previous exams conducted in the Clerical Cadre. There was no question from Non-Verbal Reasoning just as IBPS PO-IV Exam. Sitting Arrangement and Puzzles were time consuming.

The details of the section are as follows: 

English Language

The questions in this section were fairly easy thereby making students, who feel it difficult to score in this section, breathe a sigh of relief.

The details of the section are as follows:

Numerical Ability 

DI in this section was, IBPS took most of the students by surprise. Though the questions in DI were easy enough, there were a few questions in this section that were time consuming. There were 10 questions on simplification which were tedious.

The details of the section are as follows:

General Awareness

This section was of "Super Easy"  as compared to the other sections. Banking and Economy dominated this section. Questions in Current Affairs were asked from International affairs as well as Indian Economy Questions related to RBI were given a special attention. Questions on 

• Currency
• Capital
• UN
• Census
• Venue
• Sports
• Headquarters
• Abbreviations
• Awards

Computer Knowledge 

This section was based on basic knowledge of computers. Questions were very easy. The main areas from which questions were asked are: MS Office, Application Software, Hardware, Software, and Input-Output Units.

Disclaimer: All information on cut-offs, analysis, answer key and scores are based on independent analysis and evaluation made by BankingHub. We do not take responsibility for any decision that might be taken, based on this information.

All the Best!

Team Banking Hub

GA & Computer Questions Asked in - IBPS Clerk Exam - 6th Dec 2014 (Evening Shift)

Dear candidates,

Here we are posting some of the General Awareness and Computer questions which was asked in today's IBPS Clerk Exam. 

Some General Awareness & Computer Questions 

1.    Kissan credit card validity – 5 years2.    G-20 Summit  2016 will  be held in – China3.    With the 765 days of continuous safe reactor operations - Rawatbhata Rajasthan            Atomic Power Station's4.    Cheque is defined under which act – Negotiable Instruments act,18815.    Ajay Jayaram associated with which game – Badminton6.    Hindu kush is between which countries – Afghanistan and Pakistan7.    Age limit for minors to operate saving account – 10 years
8.    Committee to Identify 'Obsolete' Laws - R. Ramanujam9.    World Pneumonia day – 12^th November10.  Unity Day celebrated on  birth anniversary of  – Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel11.  KYC norms implemented under  - Banking Regulation Act, 1949
12.  Information and broadcasting minister – Arun Jaitley
13.  Capital of Cambodia – Phnom Penh
14.  Currency of Greece - EURO15.  Normon gorden  is a veteran - South African bowler16.  Lokpal selected by whom?17.  Monetary policy regulated by – RBI
18.  Full form of NBFC – Non Banking Finance Company
19.  Full form of NPPA - National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority
20.  Full form of LTV – Loan To Value21.  Full form of IPO – Initial Public Offering22.  Full form of TDS - Tax Deducted at Source23.  Full form of FEMA – Foreign Exchange Management Act  24.  Full form of NAV – Net Asset Value25.  Kissan Vikas Patra money doubles in – 100 months26.  Sumitra Charat Ram Award – Pandit Jasraj27.  Banking ombudsman appointed  by - RBI28.  “Hand –in-Hand” is – Military exercise b/w India & China29.  Chairman of national women commission – Lalitha Kumarmangalm30.  Full form of  DOS – Disk Operating System31.  Full form of  VIRUS - Vital Information Resources Under Siege32.  Full form of  LSI – Large Scale integration Computer

India’s 30 probables squad for the 2015 World Cup

India’s 30 probables squad for the 2015 World Cup: Defending Champions will look forward to defend their title in the World Cup 2015 which will be held in Australia and New Zealand. BCCI announced the list of 30 probables for the upcoming World Cup.Although team is expected to be selected among these probables but still there are 2 month left to select the final 15.As we know cricket is a game of great uncertainties anything can happen in these 2 months.Let Us take a look at the 30 probables.

• India WC probables Part I - MS Dhoni, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Robin Uthappa, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu
• India WC probables Part II - Kedar Jadhav, Manoj Tiwary, Manish Pandey, Wriddhiman Saha, Sanju Samson, R Ashwin, Parvez Rasool, Karn Sharma
• India WC probables Part II - Kedar Jadhav, Manoj Tiwary, Manish Pandey, Wriddhiman Saha, Sanju Samson, R Ashwin, Parvez Rasool, Karn Sharma
• India WC probables Part IV - Dhawal Kulkarni, Stuart Binny, Mohit Sharma, Ashoke Dinda, Kuldeep Yadav and Murali Vijay

ICC announces umpires and officials for World Cup 2015

• Dubai: The International Cricket Council Tuesday named four World Cup winners in a 25-member match officials` team for next year`s World Cup, setting the ball rolling with 73 days to go for the mega event. 
• Australia and New Zealand co-host the event from February 14 which ends with the final in Melbourne on March 29.
• A total of 49 matches will be played across 14 venues, seven in New Zealand (Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Napier, Nelson and Wellington) and seven in Australia (Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney).

• The five match referees -- David Boon (Australia), Chris Broad (England), Jeff Crowe (New Zealand), Ranjan Madugalle and Roshan Mahanama (both from Sri Lanka) -- are from the elite panel.
• The elite panel umpires are: Aleem Dar (Pakistan), Billy Bowden (New Zealand), Bruce Oxenford (Australia), Ian Gould (England), Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka), Marais Erasmus (South Africa), Nigel Llong (England), Paul Reiffel (Australia), Richard Illingworth (England), Richard Kettleborough (England), Rod Tucker and Steve Davis (both Australia).
• Eight umpires from the international panel will also officiate matches -- Johan Cloete (South Africa), Simon Fry (Australia), Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand), Michael Gough (England), Ranmore Martinesz, Ruchira Palliyaguru (both Sri Lanka), Ravi Sundaram (India) and Joel Wilson (West Indies).
• The World Cup winners in the line-up are Boon (1987), Dharmasena, Mahanama (1996) and Reiffel (1999). 
• The umpires were chosen by the selection panel of Geoff Allardice (ICC General Manager - Cricket), Ranjan Madugalle (ICC Chief Match Referee), David Lloyd (former player, coach, umpire and now television commentator) and Srinivas Venkataraghavan (former elite panel umpire).
• The specific match appointments will be announced in February after the warm-up matches, the ICC said.

Current Affairs November 2014

30th November:

• India's PV Sindhu wins the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold Badminton Title.
• Baichung Bhutia becomes the first Indian footballer to be inducted into Asian Football Confederation's Hall of Fame list.

29th November:

• The first passenger train to Meghalaya from Assam was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Guwahati.

27th November:

• The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit in Nepal conclude with an agreement on energy cooperation.
• Australian Test cricketer Phillip Hughes died in hospital after he was in coma for three days following a head injury sustained while playing in a
• Sheffield Shield game in Sydney.
• Nine Army soldiers found guilty of killing two teenagers in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam on November 3.
• India launches e-Visa facility for the tourist of 43 Nations.

25th November:

• People votes in the first phase of the polling in Jammu and Kashmir and in Jharkhand state assembly election.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaches Nepal to attend SAARC summit.
• Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Murli Deora died in Mumbai.

BOOKS BY LEADERS :-

BOOKS BY LEADERS :-

* My Experiments with Truth - Mahatma Gandhi

* Hind Swaraj - Mahatma Gandhi

* Key to Health - Mahatma Gandhi

* Discovery of India - Jawaharlal Nehru

* Glimpses of World History - Jawaharlal Nehru

* My Truth - Indira Gandhi

* Golden Threshold - Sarojini Naidu

IMPORTANT AWARDS & THEIR FIELDS :-

IMPORTANT AWARDS & THEIR FIELDS :-

1. Oscar : Film
2. Dada sahib phalke : Film
3. Grammy : Music
4. Pulitzer : Journalism and Literature

5. Arjun : Sports
6. Bowelay : Agriculture
7. Kalinga : Science
8. Dhanwantri : Medical science
9. Bhatnagar : Science
10. Nobel prize : Peace, Literature, Economics, Physics, Chemistry, Medical science
11. Abel : Maths
12. Merlin : Magic
13. Bharat ratna : Art, Science, Public services, Sports
14. Vyas samman : Literature
15. Bihari award : Literature
16. Saraswati samman : Literature
17. Man booker : Literature
18. Vachspati samman : Sanskrit literature

RIVER & THEIR PLACES OF ORIGIN :-

RIVER & THEIR PLACES OF ORIGIN :-

* GANGA : Gangotri (Uttarakhand)

* INDUS : Mansarovar (Tibet)

* NARMADA : Maikal Hills,Amarkantak (MP)

* TAPT/TAPTI : Satpura Range, Betul (MP)

* MAHANADI : Nagri Town (Chhattisgarh)

* BRAHAMPUTRA : Chemayungdung (Tibet)

* SUTLEJ : Mt Kailash (Tibet)

* BEAS : Rohtang Pass (Himachal Pradesh)

* GODAVARI : Nasik (Maharashtra)

* KRISHNA : Mahabaleshwar (Maharashtra)

* CAUVERY : Brahmagiri Hills, Coorg (Karnataka)

* SABARMATI : Udaipur, Aravalli Hills (Rajasthan)

* RAVI : Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

* PENNER : Nandi Hills, Chickballapur (Karnataka)

FAMOUS HISTORICAL MONUMENTS OF INDIA :-

FAMOUS HISTORICAL MONUMENTS OF INDIA :-

** Ajanta- Ellora Caves (Aurangabad,Maharashtra) : Gupta rulers

** Aram Bagh (Agra,UP) : Babur

** Agra Fort (Agra,UP) : Akbar

** Akbar’s Mausoleum (Sikandra,UP) : Akbar

** Itmad-ud-daula Fort (Agra,UP) : Noorjahan

** Bibi Ka Maqbara (Aurangabad,Maharashtra) : Aurangzeb

** CharMinar (Hyderabad,Andhra Pradesh) : Quli Qutub Shah

** Deewan-e- Khas (Agra Fort,UP) : Shahjahan

** Elephanta’s cave (Mumbai,Maharashtra) : Rashtrakuta rulers

** Fatehpur Sikri (Agra,UP) : Akbar

QUESTION ASKED IN SBI CLERK 30 Aug 2014

QUESTION ASKED IN SBI CLERK 30 Aug 2014

o Minister of Parliament Affairs: Venkaiah Naidu

o Hepatitis day: 28 July

o Governor of Haryana: Kaptan Singh Solanki

o 17th NAM Summit will be held in: Venezuela

o In Common wealth Games 2014 Abhinav Bindra won gold for: 10m rifle shooting

o Capital of Iraq: Baghdad

IMPORTANT INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENTS & YEARS :-

IMPORTANT INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENTS & YEARS :-

• Government of India Act 1858
• Indian National Congress (1885)
• Partition of Bengal (1905)
• Muslim League (1906)
• Swadeshi Movement (1905)
• Morley-Minto Reforms (1909)
• Lucknow Pact (1916)
• Home Rule Movement (1916-1920)

Bank of India Recruitment 2014

Bank of India Recruitment 2014, www.bankofindia.co.in Office Assistant & Watchman Vacancies

Bank of India Recruitment 2014 – Bank of India Assistant, Attendant, Watchman Recruitment 2014 project released online at www.bankofindia.co.in website on 3rd/October/2014. Application should receipt by bank on or earlier than 20/October/2014.

Intelligence Bureau Recruitment 2014, mha.nic.in 750 ACIO Vacancies Apply Online

Intelligence Bureau Recruitment 2014 : Intelligence Bureau Assistant Central Intelligence Officer Group-‘C Recruitment 2014 project released online at http://mha.nic.in/. All qualified applicant can register their details online from 11th/October/2014 to 09/November/2014.

Government of India has approved recruitment proposal of Ministry Of Home Affairs (MHA) for 750 ACIO vacancies position in Intelligence Bureau (IB).  Out of which 207 (two zero seven) vacancies for Unreserved category, 301 (three zero one) for Other Backward Category, 180 (one eighty) for Scheduled cast and 62 (sixty two) for Scheduled Tribe. Read rest of the post of IB MHA ACIO latest recruitment updates.

Job type: Government Job

GA Questions - IBPS PO - 4 Exam - 18th Oct 2014 (Evening Shift)

GA Questions - IBPS PO - 4 Exam - 18th Oct 2014 (Evening Shift)

Dear readers,

Here we are providing you a General Awareness questions which was asked in IBPS PO Exam held in 18th Oct 2014 (Evening Shift).

Following Questions were shared by our readers with us.


General Awareness Questions:

1.    According to census 2011Lowest density state - Arunachal Pradesh

2.    Which country does not belong in European Union but use Euro as a currency - Vatican city

Computer Questions - IBPS PO - 4 Exam - 18th Oct 2014 (Evening Shift)

Computer Questions - IBPS PO - 4 Exam - 18th Oct 2014 (Evening Shift)

Dear readers,

Here we are providing you a Computer questions which was asked in IBPS PO Exam held in 18th Oct 2014 (Evening Shift).

Following Questions were shared by our readers with us.

Computer Questions

1.    ISDN full form: Integrated Service Digital Network

2.    OLE full form: Object Linking and Embedding

Current Affairs October 2014

31st October:

• Devendra Fadnavis of BJP take oath as the Chief Minister of Maharastra.
• Warren M Anderson, former Union Carbide chief that linked with the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy died in a hospital in Florida, USA at the age of 92.
• The Birth Anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and death Anniversary of Indira Gandhi observed in India.

30th October:

• Upholding the state government's decision, the Kerala High Court ordered the closure of all the bars in two and three-star hotels in the state.
• India's Pankaj Advani clinched the World Billiards Championship title to bag a record 12th world crown and also complete 'Grand Double' post his third win in both the long and short formats in the same year.

29th October:

• A list of 627 Indians with bank accounts at HSBC in Switzerland has been submitted to the Supreme Court by Union Government.

28th October:

• The Supreme Court ask the union government to submit all names of Foreign Bank account holders by tomorrow the names of all Indians with foreign bank accounts.
• Devendra Fadnavis of BJP elected as the new Chief Minister of Maharastra.
• Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung reaches India on a two day visit.

27th October:

• Union Government named eight people in the Supreme Court in connection with black money in foreign accounts.
• The Supreme Court rejected a petition filed by former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassins Nalini Sriharan, for her early release after having served more than 14 years in jail.
• Dilma Rousseff has been re-elected as the President of Brazil.

26th October:

• Manohar Lal Khattar takes oath as the 10th Chief Minister of Haryana.
• 9 people killed and 17 others injured in a bus accident travelling from Lakhimpur to Guwahati at Nagaon in Assam.

25th October:

• The Election Commission announced five phases state assembly election for Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand, which will be start from November 25 till December 20.
• The Defence Acquisition Council of India on cleared defence deals worth Rs. 80,000 crore out of which 53,000 crore spend on building 6 submarines in India.

24th October:

• Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) inaugurated in China in the presence of delegates from 21 countries.

23rd October:

• India celebrates Diwali festival.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit world's highest battlefield Siachen on the eve of Diwali festival.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 745 crore relief package for flood-hit Kashmir.

22nd October:

• AIBA barred Indian boxer Sarita Devi, her coaches Gurbaksh Sandhu, Sagar Dhayal and Blax Iglesias Fernandes and India's chef de mission Adile
• Sumariwala from its events as Sarita Devi had refused to accept her bronze medal during Asian Games.

21st October:

• Manohar Lal Khattar elected as the next Haryana Chief Minister.
• South African track star Oscar Pistorius sentenced to five years in prison for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

20th October:

• Union Cabinet has approved ordinance on acquisition of deallocated coal mines.
• The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared Nigeria as Ebola free after a 42 day period with no new cases elapsed.
• 123-year-old club Mohammedan Sporting of Kolkata decided to shut down due to financial problem.

19th October:

• In the state assembly election in Maharashtra and Haryana, BJP lead in both the state with 123 seats and 47 seats.

18th October:

• The Union Government has deregulated the diesel prices, which means the prices of diesel will move as per market flow not by the Government.
• The West Indies Cricket team have pulled out of the India series after the fourth ODI in Dharamsala due to conflict with West Indies Cricket Board over pay dispute.

17th October:

• India successfully test the indigenously developed nuclear capable sub-sonic cruise missile 'Nirbhay' from a test range at Chandipur.
• Supreme Court granted a two-month bail to J Jayalalithaa on medical grounds and also suspended the Karnataka High Court sentence against the former Tamil Nadu chief minister in an illegal assets case.

16th October:

• India successfully launched Third navigation satellite IRNSS 1C on board ISRO's PSLV C26 rocket.
• Arvind Subramanian is appointed as India's new Chief Economic Adviser.

15th October:

• 64 percent voter turnout in Maharastra and 73 percent in Haryana state assembly election.
  

Current Affairs September 2014

30th September:

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets President Barack Obama at the White House.
• Today Google will shut down social networking Orkut forever.

29th September:

• Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai sworn in as the new president of Afghanistan.
• India's discus thrower Seema Punia wins Gold Medal in Asian Games medal with a best throw of 61.03 metres.
• Sania Mirza and Saketh Myneni win the Gold Medal in mixed doubles tennis event in Asian Games.

28th September:

• O Panneerselvam named as the new chief minister of Tamil Nadu after J Jayalalithaa imprisoned for corruption.
• HL Dattu today swears as the New Chief Justice of India.
• President's Rule imposed in Maharastra after the ruling Congress Party reduce to minority following withdrawal of support by NCP.
• India's Yogeshwar Dutt wins a gold medal in the 65kg freestyle wrestling in Asian Games after defeating Zalimkhan Yusupov of Tajikistan 3-0 in the final.

27th September:

• Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has been sentenced to 4 years in jail after a Bangalore court found her guilty of corruption case in her assets value. The court also imposed a fine of Rs. 100 crore on her.
• Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the UN General Assembly.

WBPSC Recruitment 2014

WBPSC Recruitment 2014 www.pscwb.org.in, Veterinary Officer, Assistant Engineer, Head Master and other

Job Type: Government Sector
Total Vacancies: 94
Post Code 01. Inspector of Factories: 05 Vacancies
Post Code 02. General Manager/ Deputy Director: 03 Vacancies
Post Code 03. Join Director: 01 Post
Post Code 04. Assistant Director (Fodder): 03 Vacancies
Post Code 05. Assistant Director (Admn/ C&DD/ Management/ SA): 02 Vacancies
Post Code 06. Veterinary Officer: 36 Vacancies
Post Code 07. Head Master: 18 Vacancies
Post Code 08. Assistant Engineer (Electrical): 22 Vacancies
Post Code 09. Assistant Traffic & Transportation Engineer: 04 Vacancies
Last date for receipt of application: 24/Sep/2014
Official website address of commission: www.pscwb.org.in

Karnataka Bank Recruitment 2014

Karnataka Bank Recruitment 2014 www.karnatakabank.com, Clerk Online Registration

Karnataka Bank Recruitment 2014 : Karnataka Bank Limited Clerks Recruitment 2014 project released online at www.karnatakabank.com. Clerk registration process available online between 28/August/2014 to 10/September/2014.

Karnataka Bank has published employment news (An advertisement CIN:L85110KA1924PLC001128) to recruit dynamic individuals for Clerks position at its Branches/Offices located across India. Total number of vacancies not mentioned, apply online before the deadlines. Read rest of the post for Karnataka Bank latest recruitment updates.

Job Type: Government Job

Post Name: Clerks
Total Vacancies: –
Last date to apply: 10/September/2014
Application mode: Online
Web portal address: www.karnatakabank.com

Minimum Requirements

• Age on 01/Aug/2014 not less than 18 years
• Maximum age on 01/Aug/2014 not be above than 26 years
• +5 year upper age relaxation for SC/ST
• Graduation in any stream with 50% marks
• Agree with Karnataka Bank selection process (Online Test and Interview.)
• Rs. 500 application/test fee for UR/OBC
• Rs. 400 for SC/ST

How to Apply

Candidate qualified for Karnataka Bank Recruitment 2014 Clerk project need to visit their official website address www.karnatakabank.com. Navigate site for “Recruitment of Clerks 2014″ link available on the homepage. Click on this link now download advertisement, read it carefully and after that you can apply online by clicking “Online Registration” link.

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Online Exam Call letter for CWE-RRB-III Officer

Online Exam Call letter for CWE-RRB-III Officer



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