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Friday, February 28, 2014
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 the best state
award for implementing Rural Tourism Project in the National Tourism Award
2012-13, presented on 18 February 2014?
(A) Kerala
(B) Sikkim
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Madhya Pradesh
4) Which country overtook India as top gold
consumer recently (Feb 2014)?
(A) Japan
(B) Australia
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) China
5) Which express train will become the
first train in India to be attached with a Braille-embedded AC coach for
visually-challenged passengers as announced in Feb 2014?
(A) Hirakud Express
(B) Purushottam Express
(C) Nandan Kanan Express
(D) Neelanchal Express
6) Kiran Kumar Reddy has on 19 February
2014 resigned as the Chief Minister of?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Uttrakhand
(C) Assam
(D) Tripura
(A) Bhutan
(B) Saudi Arabia
(C) Kuwait
(D) Bahrain
8) Which language became the sixth language
of the country to get “classical language’’ status on 20 February 2014?
(A) Malayalam
(B) Odia
(C) Kannada
(D) Telugu
9) Indira Gandhi Zoological Park is set get
country’s first wild dog breeding centre. It is situated in which state?
(A) Kerala
(B) Gujarat
(C) Assam
(D) Andhra Pradesh
10) India’s first Minority Cyber Village
was inaugurated by the Minister for Minority Affairs K Rehman Khan on 19
February 2014 in Chandoli in Alwar district of?
(A) Sikkim
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Rajasthan
(D) West Bengal
1) Ans. (D) 29
2) Ans. (C) Rajiv Gandhi
3) Ans. (B) Sikkim
4) Ans. (D) China
5) Ans. (B) Purushottam Express
6) Ans. (A) Andhra Pradesh
7) Ans. (D) Bahrain
8) Ans. (B) Odia
9) Ans. (D) Andhra Pradesh
10) Ans. (C) Rajasthan
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 pensioners are entitled for DA/DR at the rate of 100
percent of the basic with effect from 01.01.2014. The increase is in accordance
with the accepted formula based on the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay
Commission.
>> The combined impact on the
exchequer on account of both dearness allowance and dearness relief would be
Rs. 11074.80 crore per annum and Rs. 12920.60 crore in the financial year
2014-15 ( i.e. for a period of 14 months from January 2014 to February 2015).
Official order will be published in this
blog on release of the same by Finance Ministry.
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 the final trigger for Admiral Joshi's shock resignation. Equally
stunning for the armed forces was its quick acceptance.
2) Supreme
Court issued non-bailable warrant against Sahara chief Subrata Roy: The
Supreme Court on Wednesday issued non-bailable arrest warrants against Sahara
owner Subrata Roy over his failure to appear before the country's highest court
to explain why two Sahara Group firms had failed to obey the court's order to
pay Rs19,000-odd crore to market regulator Sebi.
3) DK
Sarraf to become new ONGC head: Prime Minister has cleared appointment of
DK Sarraf as chairman and managing director of state-run explorer Oil and
Natural (ONGC) by denying an extension to incumbent Sudhir Vasudeva, which was
proposed by Oil Minister Veerappa Moily, senior oil ministry officials said.
4) Hyderabad
tops list of world's 10 least expensive office market: : Hyderabad has become
the world's most affordable office locations due to rupee depreciation and fall
in rentals amid political instability over Telangana, according to global
realty consultant DTZ. Four other Indian cities -- Chennai, Pune, Bangalore and
Kolkata --- figure in the DTZ's list of top 10 least expensive office space
market in the world.
5) German
Chancellor Angela Merkel has been awarded with Israel’s highest civilian
honour, the “Medal of Distinction”: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on
Tuesday became the first European leader to receive the Presidential Medal of
Distinction. All political figures upon whom the medal was previously conferred
were Americans, beginning with former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger,
then President Barack Obama, and after him former president Bill Clinton.
Israeli President Shimon Peres awarded Merkel the honor at a ceremony in
Jerusalem.
6) Vodafone
to launch M-Pesa in south India by March-April: Vodafone on Wednesday said
its mobile commerce initiative called M-Pesa will be launched in south India in
March-April. This service allows customers to transfer money to any mobile
phone, remit money to any bank account, make utility payments, recharge of
mobile, DTH payment and earn interest on deposits.
7)
India won Asia Cup match against Bangladesh: Captain Virat Kolhli hit a
solid ton, and put up a huge partnership with Ajinkya Rahane to help India to a
six-wicket win in the second match of the Asia Cup at Fatullah, Bangladesh, on
Wednesday.
Thursday, February 27, 2014
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 2014-15. "The IT modernisation scheme is aimed at
making Department of Posts a completely technology-oriented one and today's
initiative is a step in that regard," he said.
>> The IT modernisation scheme would
cover 1.55 lakh Post offices and would be implemented by next year, he added.
Speaking about the newly launched ATM service at the HPO, Chidambaram said that
while it will initially operate in a closed environment for about six months,
it will later change to 'inter-operability,' on the lines of bank ATMs, allowing
customers to withdraw money from any ATM.
>> About Department of Posts,
Chidambaram said that while questions were being raised about its future,
especially in the wake of dip in use of letters and postcards, it was adopting
new strategies and was therefore on the growth path.
>>
Still a large number of people believe that Department of Posts is the
best in courier and parcel delivery areas, he added. An official release said
the T Nagar HPO ATM is the first in the country and "four more ATMs are
ready for operations" in Delhi and Mumbai. "It is proposed to install
1,000 ATMs across the country in 2014.
>> Another 1,800 ATMs will be added
in 2015," it said. It added that Rs 700 crore has been earmarked for
implementing Core Banking Solution (CBS) for Post office Savings Bank.
>> As on date, 51 HPOs and 11
Sub-post offices have "migrated" covering 64 lakh accounts. By March
31, 2014, a total of 700 more post offices will be covered and all 26,840 post
offices will be functional under CBS in another two years, it said.
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 case on 17 Feb 2014 was the founder and
former editor of?
(A) Times of India
(B) Aaj Tak
(C) Tehelka
(D) CNBC
4)
State Transport Corporation of which state recently (Feb 2014) created
Guinness record by conducting largest blood donation camp?
(A) Kerala
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Karnataka
(D) Tamil Nadu
5) Who has been appointed as the new
Pakistan High Commissioner to India on 17 February 2014?
(A) Salman Bashir
(B) Abdul Basit
(C) Ramallah Azad
(D) Salman Basit
6) Rakesh Maria has been appointed new
Mumbai Police Commissioner, on 15 February 2014, after his predecessor Satyapal
Singh resigned to join which political party?
(A) Congress
(B) Aam Aadmi Party
(C) NCP
(D) BJP
7) Which state government recently (Feb
2014) became the first to enact the Lokayukta Bill within the three-month
deadline following the passage of the Lokpal Bill by Parliament in December
2013?
(A) Odisha
(B) Gujarat
(C) Delhi
(D) Karnataka
8) Renaud Lavillenie of France on 15
February 2014 broke pole-vault great Sergei Bubka’s ........... year old indoor
pole vault world record by crossing 6.16 meters?
(A) 15
(B) 16
(C) 20
(D) 25
9) Who became the first cricketer of New
Zealand to score a triple century (302) in Test cricket by achieving the feat
against India in the recently concluded Test series (Feb 2014)?
(A) Ross Taylor
(B) Corey Anderson
(C) Kame Williamson
(D) Brendon McCullum
10) Mount Kelud volcano which started
erupting on 14 February 2014 is situated in which country?
(A) Indonesia
(B) South Korea
(C) Russia
(D) Netherlands
Answers
1) Ans.(B) 8th
2) Ans. (D) Kuldeep Yadav
3) Ans. (C) Tehelka
4) Ans. (D) Tamil Nadu
5) Ans. (B) Abdul Basit
6) Ans. (D) BJP
7) Ans. (A) Odisha
8) Ans. (C) 20
9) Ans. (D) Brendon McCullum
10) Ans. (A) Indonesia
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 on March 7 and
is likely to discuss the issue with finance minister P Chidambaram who was keen
on speeding up the process of new licences. The group comprising former RBI
deputy governor Usha Thorat, former Securities & Exchange Board of India
chairman CB Bhave and former ICICI Bank executive director Nachiket Mor examined
details submitted by the various regulatory agencies about these applicants.
Kotak Mahindra Bank and Yes Bank were the last two Private Banks to get banking
licences from the RBI in 2003—04. India has 27 public sector banks, 22 private
sector banks and 56 regional rural banks.
2) ISRO
to launch Astrosat in 2015: The Indian Space Research Organisation intends
launching Astrosat, an astronomical satellite, in 2015, Chairman K.
Radhakrishnan said on Monday. To be launched aboard a PSLV rocket, the
satellite would have six pieces of equipment built by the Tata Institute of
Fundamental Research and the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, he said
addressing the 32nd convocation of Mangalore University on the Mangalagangotri
campus.
3) India
to put Makkah-Medina high speed railway on track: Two of Islam’s holiest
cities, Makkah and Medina will now have an Indian connection. According to
government sources, the Indian labour force will be roped in for the Haramain
High Speed Railway project — Saudi Arabia’s plan to connect the two cities by
high speed trains. The rails for the tracks will also be supplied by Indian
companies.
4) Ugandan
president signs anti-gay law: Uganda's president has signed a controversial
anti-gay bill that allows harsh penalties for "homosexual offences",
calling them "mercenaries" and "prostitutes". Yoweri
Museveni on Monday signed the bill, which holds that homosexuals be jailed for
long terms, outlaws the promotion of homosexuality and requires people to
denounce gays.
5) Honda
appoints first woman to its board: Honda has appointed a woman to its board
for the first time and given a major promotion to a foreigner, in a sign that
the automaker wants to change perceptions of a hidebound corporate culture.
Technology expert Hideko Kunii, 66, will join the carmaker's board, while Issao
Mizoguchi, a Brazilian of Japanese ancestry who has worked with Honda's South
American operations for nearly 30 years has been appointed operating officer,
Honda said on Monday.
6) Oldest
Holocaust survivor died at 110: The oldest known survivor of the Holocaust
died on Sunday in London, at the age of 110, reports said. Alice Herz-Sommer,
who was originally from Prague, had been in the Nazi concentration camp in
Terezin, or Theresienstadt, in what is now the Czech Republic, during World War
II, the Press Association news agency reported.
Know about Holocaust?- The Holocaust
was the mass murder or genocide of approximately six million Jews during
World War II, a programme of systematic state-sponsored murder by Nazi Germany,
led by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party, throughout the German Reich and
German-occupied territories.
7) Commemorative Posatage Stamp in Honour of
Maulana Hasrat Mohani released: The Vice President of India, Shri M. Hamid
Ansari released a commemorative postage stamp in honour of Maulana Hasrat
Mohani, a freedom fighter. Addressing on the occasion, he said that Maulana
Hasrat Mohani was an eminent poet and freedom fighter and an incomparable
person. He was the first person, who raised the issue of ‘complete independence’
in Indian National Congress Meeting in Ahmedabad in 1921. We should always
remember his contributions and should try to fulfil his dreams.
8) Indira
Paryavaran Bhawan inaugurated by Prime Minister: Manmohan Singh, the Prime
Minister of India on 25 February 2014 inaugurated Indira Paryavaran Bhawan on
Jorbagh Road, New Delhi. This Bhawan will house the Ministry of Environment and
Forest and has a provision to accommodate its 600 officials.
9) IOC
to buy 10% stake in Petronas’ LNG project for $900 mn: Indian Oil Corp, the
nation’s largest oil firm, will buy Malaysian firm Petronas’ 10 per cent stake
in a shale-gas assets and liquefied-natural-gas (LNG) project in British
Columbia for $900 million. The acquisition of stake in Progress Energy
Resources Corp for 1 billion Canadian dollars ($900 million) mark IOC’s maiden
entry into North America.
10) Asia
Cup 2014 started: Asia Cup 2014 started at Bangladesh with Srilanka beating
Pakistan by 12 runs in the opener.
11) Former
RAW chief Sanjeev Tripathi joined BJP:
Former Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) chief Sanjeev Tripathi on Monday
joined the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
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 time application procedure has been
made very simple. In most cases you have to just select credentials from the
drop down menu available).
Note: Before starting feeding of inputs the
applicant should be ready with the Percentage of marks scored in qualifying
10+2/12th class up to two decimals and Year of passing, Date of birth, soft
copies of passport size Photo (in size of 10KB to 20 KB in .jpg/jpeg format)
and scanned Signature (in size of 5KB to 10 KB in .jpg/jpeg format) which are
required to be uploaded after filling up of the inputs and uploading the
application on-line.
>> The applicant has to use an
Internet enabled work station, personal computer/laptop and should open the
website www.pasadrexam2014.in to
find the link “CLICK HERE TO APPLY” on the home page for Registration of
On-line Application.
Step1: Tick the box (I have read
Advertisement....). Click on "Click Here to Apply"
Step2: You will be prompted to another page
where you have to enter the following details.
(A) Personal Information & Educational Qualification (10+2)
1) Name of Applicant (As per
Matriculation/SSC Certificate):
2) Name of Father (As per Matriculation/SSC
Certificate):
3) Sex :
4) Applicant Category :
5) Applicant Sub-Category :
5.1: Ex-Serviceman Enter total length of
Service rendered in Armed Force:
5.2: Serving Govt. Employee (With at least
3 yrs. of service) :
6) Date of Birth (As per Matriculation/SSC
Certificate) :
7) Year of Passing in 10+2 Exam:
8) Percentage of Marks in 10+2 Exam:
9) Name of Recognised Board / University :
10) Whether Studied English in 10+2 Std.
11) Whether Studied local Language of the
State / U.T. of the Postal Circle concerned or Hindi as a subject atleast in
Matriculation Level :
12) Nationality Indian :
13) Mobile No. (Only 10 digits, don't
prefix '0') :
14) Email ID :
(B) Complete Address for Correspondence:
15) Address Line 1 :
16) Address Line2
17) Address Line 3 :
18) City / Town :
19) PIN Code :
20) State / U.T. :
(C) Postal Circle Applied For
16) Postal Circle: (Select from drop down
menu)
(D) Post Applied For
17) Preference can be selection from among
(PAPO, SARMS, PASBCO, PACO-RO, PAFPO, PAMMS, PARLO)
(i).1st Preference (ii)2nd Preference (iii).3rd Preference
(iv).4th Preference (v).5th Preference (vi).6th Preference
(vii).7th Preference
(E) Preference of Division / Unit
18) A total of 10 preference will be
asked.
(F) Examination City
19) A total of 03 preferences will be
asked.
(G) Declaration: Declarations as given the application form have
to be undertaken.
20. Declaration - Click tick in the box
Step 3: Click
Save Data. Now a message will be shown as follows " Your Data Saved
successfully. Please upload Photo and Signature."
Step 4: Click
on the button Upload Photo/Sign situated near the button "Save Data" as shown in Screen Shot. A pop
up box will open (If pop up is blocked click on the box and enable it). A
screen as shown in the below screen shot appears.
Please remember the following:
PHOTO –
A recent and sharp Photo of Applicant in color of Passport size is to be
uploaded. Do not sign on the photograph and do not get the photograph attested.
A soft/scan copy of photo is to be Uploaded in jpg/jpeg format of size not more
than 20KB. Applicant's Photo shall be used for the official record and during
the Examination process. In case there is a variation in the Photograph at the
time of Examination in Paper I/II candidate is not allowed to take the
examination.
SIGNATURE–
Signature of Applicant. A sharp scanned copy of recent Signature is to be
Uploaded in jpg/jpeg format of size not more than 10KB. The Applicant's
signature shall be used for the official record and during the Examination
process. In case there is a variation in the Signature at the time of Examination
in Paper I/II candidate is not allowed to take the examination.
Step 5: Select Photo and Signature and click
Upload button. If you follow the correct specification a message showing
successful upload of Photo & Signature will come.
Step 6: Now you will again come to the earlier
page where details have been entered. Now click on "Preview" button available
near "Upload Photo/Sign" button. When you click on that, a sheet
showing the details you entered along with your Photo and Signature will
appear. If he/she wants to change, he can go back and make required changes and
Save once again. He/she can once again see Preview and only after he/she is
satisfied can finally presses SUBMIT button.
It is mandatory for the applicant to see
that his/her PHOTO & SIGNATURE are seen with good clarity and fits into the
boxes given in the PREVIEW. If PHOTO / SIGNATURE are found to be blurred or
smaller /bigger than the box at the later stage its application & his/her
candidature will be cancelled without any communication and no FEE will be
refunded.
Step 7: If
all details are correct now it is time to submit the application. Click on
Submit button.
Step 8: This
button finally saves the application. Please note that no changes in the
Application Data will be permitted after this stage. Applicant is Prompted with
the message “Registration has been done successfully” and (a Unique)
Registration Number is generated for the application. This Registration Number
along with a Password is sent to applicant’s email ID and also through a SMS on
Applicant’s Mobile for future login and references. If applicant is not getting
email, please check the Junk email/ SPAM too in the email account.
Step 9: After
successfully submitting the application, the following LOGIN page will appear.
You can log in using the Registration Number and Password provided.
Step 10: On
successful LOGIN the following page will appear where he/she finds the links
PRINT CHALLAN TO PAY FEE, CHECK PAYMENT STATUS & PRINT REGISTRATION SLIP.
Step 11: Click
on Print Challan to generate challan for payment of fees. On clicking link for
“PRINT CHALLAN TO PAY FEE” applicant generates FEE Challan needed to pay FEE.
It has to be printed using a Laserjet or Inkjet printer ONLY on an A4 size
sheet. The screen shot of the challan is shown below.
Step 12: Go
to ePayment Post office to Pay Fee. (Click Here to see name of ePayment Post
Offices). Applicant is required to carry hardcopy printout of FEE CHALLAN
(Three copies one A4 sheet) to one of the ePayment Post Offices and pay FEE in
CASH. The sheet contains Three copies of challan. Two copies will be collected
by the Counter and applicant can retain Applicant’s Copy for future reference.
On payment of FEE in CASH Applicant will get a paper RECEIPT which is also to
be retained for future reference. Before leaving Counter, Applicant is required
to match Registration details printed on the RECEIPT with FEE CHALLAN for its
correctness.
Step 13: Login
and Check payment status. For checking the “Payment Status” Applicant is to
LOGIN after 3 days. If your payment till then has not been reflected in the
Registration System, to do enquiry applicant can send a query on the email ID
helpdesk.dopexam@gmail.com. If Payment Status is “Paid” you may proceed to next
for printing of Registration Slip.
Step 14: Print
Registration Slip. On getting status of “You have PAID the FEE”, applicant is
required to print REGISTRATION SLIP for future reference.
WITH THIS REGISTRATION PROCESS COMPLETES.
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