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Current Affairs Quiz: 08 November 2014
1) President Pranab Mukherjee on 07 November 2014 embarked on a two-day visit to which country, which is the first visit by any Indian head of state in 26 years to that country?
(A) Bhutan
(B) South Korea
(C) Japan
2) Ashtamudi Estuary's short neck clam fishery on 5 Nov 2014 became the first Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fishery in India. It is in which state?
(A) Goa
(B) Odisha
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Kerala
3) Which player has on 7 November 2014 become only the third player in history to take 10 wickets and score a century in a Test match?
(A) Stuart Board
(B) J P Duminy
(C) Shakib Al Hasan
(D) Thisara Perera
4) Name the village near Varanasi which was adopted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 7 November 2014 under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana?
(A) Asvari
(B) Jayapur
(C) Bahoranpur
(D) Bhatsar
5) Rashtriya Bal Film Mela which is set to commence on November 14 in New Delhi will have the theme?
(A) “Swacchta”
(B) "Parivartan"
(C) "Aavishkar"
(D) Both A & B
6) World Chess Championship which began on 7 November 2014 is being held at?
(A) Chennai, India
(B) Sochi, Russia
(C) Incheon, South Korea
(D) Frankfurt, Germany
7) Which airlines company on 7 November 2014 banned shark fins as cargo, committed to protecting declining shark populations and marine ecosystems?
(A) Indigo Airlines
(B) Spicejet
(C) Air India
(D) Jet Airways
8) National Cancer Awareness day was observed on?
(A) 8 November
(B) 14 November
(C) 7 November
(D) 3 November
9) Physicist Fabiola Gianotti was on 4 November 2014 appointed as the first woman chief of CERN particle physics research centre. She is from which country?
(A) France
(B) Russia
(C) Italy
(D) Norway
10) Which is the currency of Philippines?
(A) Philippine Peso
(B) Philippine Yuang
(C) Philippine Dollar
(D) Dinar
Answers
1) Ans. (A) Bhutan
2) Ans. (D) Kerala
3) Ans. (C) Shakib Al Hasan. Bangladesh all-rounder created record in the second Test against Zimbabwe.
4) Ans. (B) Jayapur
5) Ans. (A) “Swacchta”
6) Ans. (B) Sochi, Russia
7) Ans. (D) Jet Airways
8) Ans. (C) 7 November
9) Ans. (C) Italy
10) Ans. (A) Philippine Peso
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Punjab Circle Postal / Sorting Assistant Exam 2014 Final Result Published
Aadhaar (Unique Identification) number to form part in Service record of Government servant
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO GDS - VISAKHAPATNAM REGION - AP CIRCLE AFFECTED WITH HUDHUD CYCLONE
The Chief Postmaster General, Andhra Pradesh is pleased to sanction Rs.5000/- from the GDSCWF scheme (vide provisions laid down in the scheme) to the affected GDS in Visakhapatnam Region of A.P Circle in connection with recent Hudhud cyclone.
Our Union is sincerely thanking for the timely action of the Circle Administration, A.P Circle.
Banking Awareness Questions for SBI Associate PO & IBPS Clerk 2014
Friends.. Here are some more expected Banking Awareness Questions for the upcoming SBI Associate Bank PO. This will be useful for IBPS Clerk 2014 also. More questions will be posted.. Keep Visiting!!
1) Reserve Bank of India recently directed that banks should make all new ATMs installedfrom July 1, 2014 as “talking ATMs” with ........ keypads? -Braille
2) Expand LAF? - Liquidity adjustment facility
3) What does 'M' in MSF stands for? - Marginal (MSF-Marginal Standing Facility)
4) What is the Minimum & Maximum Limit in NEFT? - No Limit
5) Expand RTGS? - Real time gross settlement
6) What is the Minimum & Maximum Limit of RTGS? - 2 lakh and no upper limit
7) Expand GAAR? - General anti avoidance rules
8) Who is the head of the committee appointed by RBI in Jan 2014 tp revise and strengthen the Monetary Policy Framework? - Dr. Urjit Patel
9) 'Arundhati Battacharya' the chairperson of which bank? - State Bank of Indiaand It’s Associate
10) Which is the the oldest existing public sector bank in India? - AllahabadBank
11) Which was the first bank to provide Mobile ATM in India? - ICICI
12) Which bank in India has the maximum number of overseas branches? - Bank of Baroda
13) Which was the first bank in India to introduce Internet Banking? - ICICI Bank
14) 1 Rupee note in India is signed by? - Finance Secretary
15) Headquarter of Bank of International Settlement?- Switzerland
16) Yogakshemam Vahamyaham is the slogan of?- LIC
17) Currency of Cambodia?- Riel
18) How many digits are there in IFSC Code? - 11 digits
19) In which year State Bank of Travancore was established? - 1945
20) Which was the last associate bank merged with SBI in 2010?- State Bank of Indore
21) "The Nation Bank on us" is the slogan of? - SBI
22) Where is the headquarters of Punjab National Bank? - New Delhi
23) Bharatiya Mahila Bank was established on which date? - 19 November 2013
24) In which year Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) was established?- 1988
25) What is the primary objective of 'Jan Dhan Yojana’ scheme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 28 August 2014?- Financial Inclusion
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Current Affairs Updates : 5 November 2014
1) Sachin Tendulkar unveils autobiography Playing It My Way: Sachin Tendulkar's much-awaited autobiography Playing It My Way was launched on Wednesday in the presence of some of his former teammates, celebrities and family members at a ceremony in Mumbai. The book, the first copy of which he gave to his mother Rajni earlier in the day, was unveiled by Tendulkar himself amid thundering applause by the gathering.
2) PM Narendra Modi ranks 15 in Forbes' World's Most Powerful list: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 5 Nov 2014 made his debut among the world's most powerful people, ranked 15th on the Forbes list topped by Russian President Vladimir Putin who pipped his United States counterpart Barack Obama for a second year in a row. The list of 72 most powerful people in the world also included the names of Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani at 36th, ArcelorMittal Chairman and CEO Lakshmi Mittal at 57th and Microsoft's Indian-born CEO Satya Nadella at 64th.
3) Anita Kapur is new CBDT Chairperson: Senior IRS officer Anita Kapur has been appointed as the new chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the apex authority of the Income Tax department. Kapur, a 1978-batch officer of the Income Tax cadre, was till now serving as Member (Legislation and Computerisation and Income Tax) in the CBDT. She took over the top charge after her appointment was made by the government as incumbent CBDT Chairman K V Chowdary retired on October 31.
4) Dhoni named captain of ICC’ ‘ODI Team of the Year’: Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Wednesday named captain of ICC’ ‘ODI Team of the Year’ but none of the Indian players found berth in governing body’s ‘Test Team of the Year’ led by Sri Lankan Angelo Mathews. The ICC cricket committee headed by former India captain Anil Kumble on Wednesday announced the two teams consisting of 12 players each. While 12-member ODI team for performance during 2014 had Dhoni as captain along with his Indian team deputy Virat Kohli and pacer Mohammed Shami in the XI, opener Rohit Sharma has been named as the 12th man.
5) Bhuvneshwar Kumar wins LG People's Choice Award: India fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar has won this year's People's Choice Award. He now becomes only the fourth cricketer to win this coveted prize after Sachin Tendulkar, who was the first-ever recipient in 2010, Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara, who won it in 2011 and 2012, and India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who won it last year. Other nominees for this year's award were England women's captain Charlotte Edwards, Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson, Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews and South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn.
6) Cristiano Ronaldo received Golden Boot award: Cristiano Ronaldo said he plans to be remembered as one of the best players of all time, as he was presented with the 2013-14 Golden Shoe award as Europe's top goal scorer last season. Ronaldo shared the prize with Luis Suarez, who also scored 31 goals last season, in the current Barcelona player's final year at Liverpool. Suarez received his trophy last month.
7) Bharti called off Rs 700-cr deal to buy Loop Mobile: Bharti Airtel on Wednesday called off its deal to buy assets and transfer subscribers of Mumbai-based Loop Mobile for Rs 700 crore. The agreement, signed in February, was called off after Loop Mobile did not receive approval from the department of telecommunications (DoT) for the deal. The agreement between Bharti Airtel and Loop Mobile, which offers mobile services in Mumbai, expired on October 31.
8) Government reconstituted PM's council on climate change: The UN-backed Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) chief R K Pachauri, economist Nitin Desai and retired diplomat Chandrasekar Dasgupta have once again found place in the reconstituted Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change — a key government body in India which provides oversight for formulation of action plans in the area of assessment, adaptation and mitigation of climate change in the country.
9) India tops in demand for blocking Facebook posts: With increasing number of Indians getting hooked to sharing content on Facebook, there has been a steady rise in requests to the social networking site from the government and other agencies to censor posts. In the first six months of 2014, Facebook has restricted access to nearly 5,000 pieces of information from India on its website, the highest for any country. India is the social networking site’s largest user base outside the U.S. with over 100 million users.
10) Nepal to confer honorary title to Indian Army Chief Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag: Indian Army Chief Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag will be conferred the title of honorary rank of General of the Nepal Army during his maiden visit to this country next week, media reported. Nepalese President Ram Baran Yadav will confer the honorary rank of General of Nepal Army to Gen Singh at a special function.
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GS IP/ASP association and his team attended meeting with 7CPC at Mumbai
The gist of the meeting proceedings is as follows :
