Current Affairs Quiz Questions for exams: 18 & 19 February 2014

1) The contentious bill that will split Andhra Pradesh and allow the creation of Telangana was passed by Lok Sabha on 18 February 2014. Telangana will be the .......th state of India? (A) 28 (B) 24 (C) 26 (D) 29 2) Supreme Court on 18 February 2014 commuted the death penalty, of killers of which former Prime Minister of India, to life term? (A) Indira Gandhi (B) Narasimha Rao (C) Rajiv Gandhi (D) Jawaharlal Nehru 3) Which state clinched...

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Dearness Allowance for Central Government Employees at 100% after 10% hike approved by Govt

>> The Union Cabinet today(28 Feb 2014) approved the proposal to release an additional installment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners with effect from 01.01.2014, in cash, but not before the disbursement of the salary for the month of March 2014 at the rate of 10 percent increase over the existing rate of 90 percent. >> Hence, Central Government employees as well as...

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Daily Current Affairs: 26 February 2014

1) Navy chief Admiral DK Joshi quits after another submarine fire: In an unprecedented step, Navy chief Admiral Devender Kumar Joshi resigned on Wednesday, owning "moral responsibility" for warship and submarine accidents over the last six months, including the latest mishap on board submarine INS Sindhuratna off Mumbai. The incident involving INS Sindhuratna that left two officers feared dead and seven sailors injured on Wednesday proved to be...

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Country's first Post Office Savings Bank ATM opened in Chennai

>> The country's first Post Office Savings Bank ATM was inaugurated in Chennai on Thursday by Finance Minister P Chidambaram as part of the government's Rs 4,909 crore IT modernisation scheme for the Department of Posts. >> After launching the ATM service at Thiyagaraya Nagar Head Post Office (HPO), Chidambaram said that Rs 4,909 crore had been allocated for the IT modernisation of Department of Posts in the interim budget for...

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Current Affairs Questions for competitive Exams: 17 February 2014

1) Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram presented the interim budget 2014-15 in Lok Sabha on 17 February 2014. This was the ...th budget of Chidambaram? (A) 5th (B) 8th (C) 4th (D) 10th 2) Who became the first Indian bowler to grab a hat-trick in the Under-19 World Cup recently (Feb 2014)? (A) Amir Gani (B) Deepak Hooda (C) Sanju Samson (D) Kuldeep Yadav 3) Tarun Tejpal who has been charged by Goa police with rape, sexual harassment...

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25th February 2014 Current Affairs Updates

1) Bimal Jalan panel on bank licences submitted recommendations to RBI: A committee headed by former Reserve Bank of India governor Bimal Jalan on new bank licences submitted a compilation of positive and negative aspects of granting licences to all 25 applicants. The ball is now in the court of RBI governor Raghuram Rajan who has to decide on the number of licences and the identity of the licence recipients. The board of the central bank may meet...

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How to Apply for Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant Exam 2014 with Screen Shots

Friends..Application submission for Postal/Sorting Assistant (PA/SA) Exam 2014 started on 26 February 2014. Applications are to be submitted online. Candidates have to visit the website www.pasadrexam2014.in for submitting online applications. For your help in this post, we are bringing you the detailed procedure for submitting the application online along with screen shots. This will certainly help you applying without any doubts. (This...

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