Happy New Year 2014

Happy New Year 2014

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Employment News this week: Job Highlights (28 December 2013 - 03 January 2014)

Employment News this week: Job Highlights (28 December 2013 - 03 January 2014)

 01. University of Delhi requires 312 Joint Director, Sr. System Analyst, Manager (Press), Assistant Registrar, Programmer etc. Last Date - 11.01.2014

02. Central Sheep & Wool Research Institute, Avikanager requires 12 Skilled Support Staff, Technical Assistant (Farm Engineer), Technician (Laboratory). Last Date – 30 days of publication.

03. Atomic Energy Education Society, Mumbai invites applications for the posts of Principal, PGT, TGT, PRT, Special Educators, Hindi Translators. Last Date – 21 days of publication.

04. Employees Provident Fund Organisation, Delhi requires 11 Dy. Director (Vigilance). Last Date- 30.01.2014.

05. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela requires 56 Dy. Librarian, SAS Officer (Sports-female), Technical Assistant, Library & Information Assistant, Superintendent/Accountant etc. Last Date- 17.01.201.

06. Institute of Human Behaviour & Allied Sciences, Delhi needs 8 Technicians (Fitter, Plumber, Diesel Mechanic, Electrical etc.). Last Date- 10.02.2014.

07. Ramjas College, Delhi University requires 113 Assistant Professors (Botany, Chemistry, Commerce, Economics, English, History, Mathematics etc.).Last Date- 20.01.2014.

08. Air Force Central Accounts Office, Delhi requires 16 LDC, MTS, Cook. Last date- 30 days of publication.

Source: www.employmentnews.gov.in

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General Knowledge & Current Affairs- 28 December 2013

General Knowledge & Current Affairs- 28 December 2013

1) Arvind Kejriwal the convener of the newly launched Aam Aadmi Party sworn in as the ........th Chief Minister of Delhi on 28 December 2013 at a function in Ramlila Maidan?

(A) 5

(B) 7

(C) 9

(D) 11

2) Who was the first woman to receive the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award?

(A)Indira Gandhi

(B)Mother Teresa

(C)Aruna Asaf Ali

(D)M.S.Subbulakshmi

3) Who became the youngest person to reach the summit of Aconcagua, the highest mountain of America on 27 December 2013?

(A) Arjun Joneja

(B) Lhawang Dhondup

(C) Matthew Moniz

(D) Tyler Armstrong

4) In 1922, Chittarajnan Das and Motilal Nehru founded which political party?

(A)Forward Block

(B)Swaraj Party

(C)Swatantra Party

(D)Ghadar Party

5) Veteran actor Farooq Sheikh died after suffering a heart attack in Dubai on 28th December 2013. He started his career in Bollywood in 1973 with which film?

(A) Garm Hava

(B) Chashme Buddoor

(C) Kissi Se Na Kehna

(D) Shatranj Ke Khiladi

6) 'Kalaripayattu' is the traditional martial art of which Indian state?

(A)Punjab

(B)Manipur

(C)Kerala

(D)Jammu & Kashmir

7) Name the first person to be sworn in as legislator(Kerala's first legislator) soon after the first Assembly polls in Kerala in 1957 and who passed away in the Sultanate of Oman on Saturday, 28th December 2013?

(A) Susamma Thomas

(B) Moly Francis

(C) Rosamma Punnoose

(D) Annie Mascarine

8) 'Tamasha' is the popular folk theatre of which state?

(A)Punjab

(B)Maharashtra

(C)Karnataka

(D)West Bengal

9) Name the new safety application introduced by Microsoft India on 26 December 2013 in Hyderabad?

(A) Windows Guard

(B) Guardian

(C) Quick Heal

(D) Hit

10) Which is the official broadcaster for Aircel Chennai Open for the next three editions until 2016 as announced on 28 December 2013?

(A) Doordarshan

(B) Ten Sports

(C) Neo Sports

(D) Star Sports

Answers

1) Ans. (B) 7

2) Ans. (A)Indira Gandhi

3) Ans. (D) Tyler Armstrong

4) Ans. (B)Swaraj Party

5) Ans. (A) Garm Hava

6) Ans. (C)Kerala

7) Ans. (C) Rosamma Punnoose

8) Ans. (B)Maharashtra

9) Ans. (B) Guardian

10) Ans. (D) Star Sports 

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Ellaquai Dehati Bank Recruitment 2014

Ellaquai Dehati Bank Recruitment 2014 – Apply Online for 100 Officer, Office Asst Posts

Ellaquai Dehati Bank (EDB) invites applications for the recruitment of 100 Officer in Middle Management Grade (Scale II), Officer in Junior Management (Scale I) Cadre and Office Assistant (Multi-purpose) for candidates who have appeared in the Common Written Examination for RRBs conducted by IBPS in September/ October 2013 and Possess valid Score card are eligible to apply for these posts. Eligible candidates can apply through Online from 28-12-2013 to 10-01-2014 and last date for reprint is 25-01-2014. Other details like qualification, selection, IBPS Score Card (CWE) Details, how to apply are given below. 

Posts Name

Sl. no    Name Of the Post       No. of posts

1          Officer Scale-II (IT)            01

2          Officer Scale-II (Law)       01

3          Officer Scale-II (Marketing Officer)      01

4          Officer Scale-II (Agricultural Officer)  01

5          Officer Scale-I         27

6          Office Assistant (Multipurpose)            69

Number Of Posts : 100

Qualification : Applicants must complete Graduation in any Discipline from recognized university and should have knowledge in computers. Eligibility Criteria is to be considered as per RRBs CWE-II Advertisement published in Employment News/Rozgar Samachar Issue Dated 6th July – 12th July, 2013

Age Limit : Applicants age must be between 18 years to 32 years as on 1st July 2013. Age Relaxation will be applicable 5 years for ST/SC, 3 years for OBC and 10 years for PWD Applicants as per Govt. rules.

Selection Process : Selection process will be basis of performance in RRBs- CWE-II conducted by IBPS in September/ October 2013 and Personal Interview.

How To Apply : Eligible applicants can apply through Ellaquai Dehati Bank official websitewww.edb.org.in on or before 28th December 2013 to 10th January 2014. for more details kindly checkout notification file. 

For Official Notification : Click Here

To Apply : Click Here

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Current Affairs & GK Quiz- 27 December 2013

Current Affairs & GK Quiz- 27 December 2013

1) Which player was selected for Polly Umrigar Award for being India’s best international cricketer of 2012-13 by BCCI on 27 December 2013?

(A) Rohit Sharma

(B) M S Dhoni

(C) Virat Kohli

(D) Ravichandran Ashwin

2) On which planet, due to its clockwise (east to west) rotation on the axis, the Sun rises in the west and sets in the east?

(A)Mars

(B)Earth

(C)Venus

(D)Mercury

3) Which player has been selected as The Associated Press' 2013 Female Athlete of the Year for her outstanding performance throughout the year recently?

(A) Shelly-Ann Fraser

(B) Serena Williams

(C) Yelena Isinbayeva

(D) Marion Bartoli

4) Hydrogen and Carbon monoxide are the major constituents of which fuel gas?

(A)Coal Gas

(B)Water Gas

(C)Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)

(D)Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

5) Which Union Minister has been chosen as the "Person of the Year" by animal rights campaigner PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) for initiating steps for animal protection on 27 December 2013?

(A) Jayanti Natarajan

(B) Jayaram Ramesh

(C) Shashi Tharoor

(D) Ajay Maken

6) Which city houses the headquarters of Asian Development Bank (ADB)?

(A)Manila (Philippines)

(B)Bangkok (Thailand)

(C)Kualalampur (Malaysia)

(D)Seoul (South Korea)

7) Which High Court on 26 December 2013 banned junk food items in plastic packing and directed the state government to implement the ban from 26 Jan 2013?

(A) Madras

(B) Kerala

(C) Delhi

(D) Himachal Pradesh

8) On 1st July 1997, where was India's first Science City inaugurated?

(A)Mumbai

(B)Bengaluru

(C)Hyderabad

(D)Kolkata

9) The novel 'Q & A', on which 8 Oscar awards winning film 'Slumdog Millionaire' (2008) is based, was authored by which Indian civil servant?

(A)Vikas Swarup

(B)Vikram Seth

(C)Amitav Ghosh

(D)Aravind Adiga

10) National Police Academy, the Hyderabad-based alma mater for IPS officers in the country situated at Hyderabad, could soon get a woman chief for the first time in its history. Name her?

(A) Kiran Bedi

(B) Aruna Bahuguna

(C) Aruna Bhattacharya

(D) Usha Bahuguna

Answers

1) Ans. (D) Ravichandran Ashwin

2) Ans. (C)Venus

3) Ans. (B) Serena Williams

4) Ans. (B)Water Gas

5) Ans. (C) Shashi Tharoor

6) Ans. (A)Manila (Philippines)

7) Ans. (D) Himachal Pradesh

8) Ans. (D)Kolkata

9) Ans. (A)Vikas Swarup

10) Ans. (B) Aruna Bahuguna

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26 December 2013: Current Affairs and GK Quiz

26 December 2013: Current Affairs and GK Quiz

1) Who was appointed as Civil Aviation Secretary on 26 December 2013?

(A) K.N.Srivastava

(B) Ashok Lavasa

(C) Prashant Bhusan

(D) G D Swamy

2) Kavaratti, an island town, is the capital of which Indian union territory?

(A)Lakshadweep

(B)Daman and Diu

(C)Puducherry

(D)Andaman and Nicobar Islands

3) Who was appointed the full time chief of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on 26 December 2013?

(A) Subhash Joshi

(B) Arvind Ranjan

(C) John Ashe

(D) Raghuram Rajan

4) How much time does Sunlight take to reach the Earth?

(A)8 minutes

(B)10 minutes

(C)12 minutes

(D)15 minutes

5) Who among the following won 34th National Archery Championship on 25 Dec 2013, in the women's individual category and has set the record of winning the most individual titles at the national meet ever (her sixth National title consecutively)?

(A)  Laishram Bombayla Devi

(B) Rimil Buriuly

(C) Deepika Kumari

(D) Yamuna Rani

6) In 1872, which Viceroy of India was assassinated at Port Blair in the Andaman Islands?

(A)Lord Mayo

(B)Lord Curzon

(C)Lord Lytton

(D)Lord Irwin

7) Union Cabinet on 26 December 2013 approved the pension proposal for 43000 MTNL employees, who joined the public sector company from the Department of Telecom. Expand MTNL?

(A) Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd

(B) Monoline Telephone Nigam Ltd

(C) Mahali Telephone Nigam Ltd

(D) Manohar Telephone Nigam Ltd

8) To whom does the President of India address his resignation?

(A)Chief Justice of India

(B)Prime Minister

(C)Lok Sabha Speaker

(D)Vice President

9) Who was appointed as new head of NSG (National Security Guard) on 26 December 2013?

(A) Arvind Ranjan

(B) Subhash Joshi

(C) S K Sinha

(D) J.N.Chaudhary

10) Indira Mount, an underwater mountain named after former PM of India Smt. Indira Gandhi, is in which ocean?

(A)Indian Ocean

(B)Antarctic Ocean

(C)Atlantic Ocean

(D)Pacific Ocean

Answers

1) Ans. (B) Ashok Lavasa

2) Ans. (A)Lakshadweep

3) Ans. (B) Arvind Ranjan

4) Ans. (A)8 minutes

5) Ans. (C) Deepika Kumari

6) Ans. (A)Lord Mayo

7) Ans. (A) Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd

8) Ans. (D)Vice President

9) Ans. (D) J.N.Chaudhary

10) Ans. (B)Antarctic Ocean

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Daily GK & Current Affairs: 25 December 2013

Daily GK & Current Affairs: 25 December 2013

1) Name the South Africa's legendary all-rounder who announced on 26 Dec 2013 that he will retire from Test and first-class cricket after the conclusion of the second Test against in India in Durban?

(A)  Graeme Smith

(B) J P Duminy

(C) Herschelle Gibbs

(D) Jacques Kallis

2) Louis Phillipe and Allen Solly are ready to wear products from?

(A) Aditya Birla Group

(B) J.K. Group

(C) DCM

(D) Reliance Group

3)  The Union Government on 24 December 2013 launched which project to make people e-literate?

(A) e-knowledge

(B) e-shiksha

(C) i-gyan

(D) e-inclusion

4) Indian Broadcasting Service was renamed in 1936 as:

(A) Akashwani

(B) Nabhowani

(C) Doorwani

(D) All India Radio

5) Government of India recently puts a way ahead to launch Cash subsidy on ............... after the successful implementation of cash subsidy on LPG  for BPL (below poverty line) families?

(A) Kerosene

(B) Sugar

(C) Wheat

(D) Rice

6) Which person or organisation received the Nobel Prize three times so far?

(A) Medame Curie

(B) Linus Pauling

(C) Alexender Flemming

(D) International Committee of the Redcross

7) Name the India’s leading telecommunication service provider which on 24-Dec-2013 launched a unique initiative — ‘Safe Drive Campaign’ aiming to reduce drunken driving during the festive season?

(A) Bharati Airtel

(B) Reliance

(C) Vodafone
(D) Tata Docomo

8) What is India’s rank in milk production in the world?

(A)1

(B)2

(C)3

(D)4

9) Nation celebrated the 89th birthday of which former Prime Minister as National Development Day on 25th December 2013?

(A) Rajiv Gandhi

(B) Moraji Desai

(C) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

(D) P V Narasimha Rao

10) World literacy day is celebrated on

(A) 8th September

(B) 8th March

(C) 19th Nov

(D) 1st June

Answers

1) Ans.  (D) Jacques Kallis

2) Ans. (A) Aditya Birla Group

3) Ans. (D) e-inclusion

4) Ans. (D) All India Radio

5) Ans. (A) Kerosene

6) Ans. (D) International Committee of the Redcross

7) Ans. (C) Vodafone

8) Ans. (A)1

9) Ans. (C) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

10) Ans. (A) 8th September

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