Daily Current Affairs Updates: 30 March 2014

1) Hamilton wins Malaysian Grand Prix: Briton's Lewis Hamilton won the Malaysian Grand Prix with a pole-to-flag victory ahead of Nico Rosberg on Sunday in a first Mercedes one-two since they returned to Formula One as a works team in 2010. The 2008 Formula One world champion easily pulled away from his rivals on a dry track with a three-stop strategy to win the race by 17.3 seconds, his 23rd career victory and first in Malaysia at the eighth attempt.

2) Nepal to host 18th SAARC Summit on Nov 14: Nepal will hold the 18th SAARC Summit in Kathmandu on November 14, the third time the country is hosting the event since the establishment of eight-member regional grouping in 1985. A cabinet meeting headed by Prime Minister Sushil Koirala decided to hold the summit on November 14 and directed authorities to make necessary preparations for the successful summit, according to cabinet sources. The date is subject to approval by SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) member states that include India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. Nepal had last hosted the 11th SAARC Summit in January 2002 and 3rd Summit in November 1987. The 17th SAARC summit was held in Maldives in 2011.

3) India beat Australia by 73 runs in World Twenty20: India defeated Australia by 73 runs in their final Group-II match of the ICC World Twenty-20 at Dhaka on Sunday. Put in to bat, the Men in Blue posted a formidable 159 for 7 in the alloted 20 overs.Yuvraj Singh bucked bad form, as he scored a brilliant 43-ball 60 to take India past the 150-mark. Yuvraj's innings comprised 5 fours and 4 sixes.

4) Tibetan Communist leader ‘Phunwang’ dead: Phuntso Wangye, also known as ‘Phunwang’, a once influential former Tibetan Communist leader who later emerged as an unlikely — and outspoken — critic of Chinese rule in Tibet from within the establishment, died on Sunday. He was 92.

5) Novak Djokovic beats Rafael Nadal to win fourth Miami Masters crown: Six-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic claimed his fourth Miami Masters crown with a dominating straight sets win over world number one Rafael Nadal on Sunday. Second seed Djokovic cruised to a 6-3, 6-3 win in the men's final of the combined ATP and WTA Tour hardcourt tournament.

6) Rajapaksa-led coalition retains key provinces: The United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA), Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition led by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, retained the country’s Western and Southern provinces after the provincial council elections held on Saturday. In the Western Province — covering Colombo, Gampaha and Kaluthara districts — the UPFA secured 53.35 per cent of the votes, cornering 56 seats, including two bonus seats that the party securing highest share of votes gets as per Sri Lanka’s Proportional representation system.

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March 2014 Current Affairs Questions and Answers for preparing Exams| Postal Assistant| IBPS | SSC CGL 2014| UPSC | Civil Services | Bank | LD Clerk and all other Competitive Examinations.

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Q1. World Water Day was observed on 22 March 2014 with the theme?

Ans. Water and Energy

Note: World Water Day is observed to preserve and ration consumption of water.

Q2. Who was selected for the 23rd G D Birla Award for scientific research for the year 2013?

Ans. Rajesh Gopakumar

Note: Gopakumar has been awarded for his important contributions on topics in Quantum Field Theory and String Theory. At present he is working as a theoretical physicist at Harish Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad.

Q3. Name the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India who resigned on 20 March 2014, three months ahead of the completion of his term?

Ans. Dr KC Chakrabarty

Q4. Name the Malaysia Airlines flight which disappeared in the South China Sea on 8 March 2014?

Ans. MH370

Q5. Name the renowned author and journalist who died on 20 March 2014 at the age of 99 at his home in Sujan Singh Park in Delhi?

Ans. Khushwant Singh

Q6. Which team won the Vijay Hazare Cricket Trophy 2013-14 by defeating Railways by four wickets at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on 16 March 2014?

Ans. Karnataka

Q7. Which country is the world’s largest arms importer as per report published by as Swedish Think Tank, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on 17 March 2014?Visit:www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. India

Q8. Government of India divested its 9 percent stake in which private bank on on 21 March 2014?

Ans. Axis Bank

Note: The divestment resulted into generation of 5500 crore rupees.

Q9. Which day was was observed across the world on 21 March 2014 to support linguistic diversity through poetic expression and to offer endangered languages the opportunity to be heard within their communities?

Ans. World Poetry Day

Q10. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued notice to banks on 19 March 2014 to take measures to counter the threat expected to arise from discontinuation of Windows XP. From which date Windows will withdraw support for XP?

Ans. 8 April 2014

Q11. e-Commerce firm & online travel company ibiboGroup on 20 March 2014 announced to acquire Bangalore-based which startup to strengthen the offers in the bus travel space?

Ans. YourBus.in

Q12. Name the scheme extended recently by RBI to import gold to five private banks?

Ans. 80:20 scheme

Note: The five banks which have been allowed to import gold under the 80:20 scheme are HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, IndusInd Bank and Yes Bank.

Q13. What was India's rank in a Microsoft report in the list of the countries sending out spam e-mails released by Microsoft on 28 February 2014?

Ans. Fourth

Q14. Name the World largest TV which was unveiled for the first time at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, US on 21 March 2014?

Ans. Big Hoss

Note: Big Hoss was recorded as world largest TV in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Q15. Name the Indian journalist who won digital activism award on 20 March 2014 for regional news service?Visit:www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Shubranshu Choudhary

Q16. Union health ministry on 19 March 2014 revoked the ban on which painkiller and anti-pyretic drug?

Ans. Analgin

Q17. Which day was observed on 20 March 2014 to create awareness about the House Sparrow?

Ans. World Sparrow Day

Q18. Who won in Women’s doubles final of the BNP Paribas Open by defeating Sania Mirza and Cara Black from Zimbabwe 7-6(5), 6-2 recently?

Ans. Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan and Peng Shuai

Q19. International Day of Forests was observed across the world on 21 March 2014 with the theme?

Ans. Celebrating Forests for Sustainable Development.

Q20. India has nominated which sites for UNESCO’s World Heritage Site Status for 2014?

Ans. Rani-ki-Vav located in Patan, Gujarat and the Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) in Himachal Pradesh

Q21. Who has been selected for the 17th Gollapudi Srinivas National Award 2013 for his debut film as a director, The Good Road in Gujarati?

Ans. Gyan Correa

Q22. Who was unanimously elected as the first women President of Indian Journalists’ Association (IJA) in London?

Ans. Aditi Khanna

Q23. Name the former Brazilian international footballer who died on 21 March 2014?

Ans. Hilderaldo Luiz Bellini

Q24. Which country announced to lift state of emergency on 18 March 2014?

Ans. Thailand

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Daily Current Affairs: 29 March 2014

1) Earth Hour 2014 observed: Millions across the world turned off lights: People across the globe observed Earth Hour 2014 on Saturday after turning-off non-essential lights in their communities, households and businesses and joined millions others across the world. Earth Hour is organized by the World Wildlife Fund each year since 2007 and requests people to conserve energy and trim down its wastage. Since the first time the event has spread across 7,001 cities and towns in 152 countries. It was observed from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday.

2) Jaswant Singh expelled from BJP for six years: The BJP on Saturday announced the expulsion of senior leader Jaswant Singh and Subhash Mahariya for six years. The decision comes in the wake of Mr. Singh’s decision to contest as an Independent from Barmer and Mr. Mahariya’s announcement to do the same from Sikar in Rajasthan. This is the second time the party has taken such action Mr. Singh. He was earlier expelled in 2009 for praising Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Pakistan’s founding father.

3) Anurag Kumar is IISc. new director: The council of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.) on Saturday selected, as its 20th director, Anurag Kumar, who is now the Chairman of the Electrical Sciences Division at the institute. IISc.’s present director, P. Balaram, retires on July 31 after an eight-year tenure.

4) Imran Masood arrested for hate speech: Congress Lok Sabha candidate Imran Masood was on Saturday arrested for his hate speech in which he allegedly threatened to “chop” Narendra Modi “into pieces”, remarks that had sparked an outrage.

  

5) Saudi King appointed half-brother Moqren as next heir to throne: Abdullah, the king of Saudi Arabia on 27 March 2014 appointed his half-brother Moqren (69) as the next heir to the throne. This step has paved a way for Moqren to become a future king of the world’s largest exporter of crude oil.

6) Heena Sidhu wins silver in ISSF World Cup: World number two air pistol shooter Heena Sidhu continued her impressive form as she clinched a silver medal at the ISSF World Cup in Fort Benning, USA, the feat taking her closer to the numero uno spot in her event. She now has the maximum medals in a World Cup by any Indian pistol shooter.

7) World Cup T20- South Africa enters semifinal: South Africa sailed into the World Twenty20 semifinals with a three-run victory over former champion England in their super-10 group-1 match in Chittagong on Saturday. England slumped out of contention for a place in the last four after falling short of a 197-run target in the face of some impressive bowling by Wayne Parnell (three for 31) and leg-spinner Imran Tahir (two for 27).

8) President re-promulgates SEBI Ordinance: President Pranab Mukherjee, on Saturday, cleared the re-promulgation of the SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) Ordinance that had lapsed on January 15, since Parliament could not pass the Securities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2013, in the winter session. The Ordinance empowers the SEBI Chairman to order searches and seizures and crack downs on Ponzi schemes. The Securities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2013, seeks to empower SEBI to regulate all money pooling scheme worth Rs.100 crore or more, and also attach assets in cases of non-compliance.

9) Anand wins Candidates, sets up World Championship rematch with Carlsen:  Five-times world champion Viswanathan Anand proved all his critics wrong and won the Candidates Chess tournament after settling for a draw with Sergey Karjakin of Russia in the 13th and penultimate round. The tournament victory gives Anand winner`s cheque of 135000 Euros (a little over Rs 1 crore) and the right to a match against Magnus Carlsen of Norway who dethroned the Indian champion at Chennai in November last. This rematch will take place sometime in the last quarter of this year.

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Current Affairs Quiz Expected Questions for exams: 25 & 26 March 2014

1) Which country was suspended from the G8- Group of Eight recently?

(A) Russia

(B) Germany

(C) Canada

(D) France

2) Who won 2014 Pritzker Prize considered the most prestigious prize in the world of architecture?

(A) Toyo Ito

(B) Wang Shu

(C) Shigeru Ban

(D) Peter Zumthor

3) Name the light-weight revolver launched by Indian Ordinance factory on 25 Mar 2014 for the safety of women?

(A) Nirbhay

(B) Nirbheek

(C) Nirdesh

(D) Nirdheek

4) Name the Jet Airways acting CEO who has resigned from his post recently?

(A) Gary Kenneth Toomey

(B) Kris Gopalakrishnan

(C) Naresh Goyal

(D) Ravishankar Gopalakrishnan

5) Who was appointed as the new revenue secretary on 25 March 2014?

(A) Rajiv Takru

(B) Sumit Bose

(C) Gurdial Singh Sandhu

(D) Padmini Gopinath

6) Who won the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year 2014?

(A) Ussain Bolt

(B) Rafael Nadal

(C) Sebastian Vettel

(D) Christiano Ronaldo

7) Name the virtual reality headset for video gamers company being acquired by facebook as announced recently?

(A) WhatsApp

(B) Nest

(C) DeepMind

(D) Oculus

8) Whom among the following was appointed as new Coach of Senior Men's Hockey Team recently?

(A) Terry Walsh

(B) Jude Felix

(C) V. Baskaran

(D) Maharaj Krishan Kaushik

9) Which state became the first state in the country to declare all election booths as 'no smoking zones'?

(A) Kerala

(B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) Mizoram

(D) Jammu & Kashmir

 

10) Which actor was named national ambassador for Earth Hour 2014?

(A) Arjun Kapoor

(B) Aamir Khan

(C) Amitab Bachan

(D) Dhanush

Answers

1) Ans. (A) Russia

2) Ans. (C) Shigeru Ban

3) Ans. (B) Nirbheek

4) Ans. (D) Ravishankar Gopalakrishnan

5) Ans. (A) Rajiv Takru

6) Ans. (C) Sebastian Vettel

7) Ans. (D) Oculus

8) Ans. (B) Jude Felix. (Note: He will work under Chief Coach Terry Walsh)

9) Ans. (D) Jammu & Kashmir

10) Ans. (A) Arjun Kapoor

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Jharkhand Gramin Bank Recruitment 2014 for Office Assistant Posts

Jharkhand Gramin Bank has issued notification for recruitment of the Office Assistants (Multipurpose) posts. Candidates who have declared qualified at the Online CWE for RRBs conducted by IBPS during September/ October 2013 can apply online from 01-04-2014 to 16-04-2014.

Jharkhand Gramin Bank Vacancy Details:

Total No. of Posts: 20

Name of the Post: Office Assistants (Multipurpose)

Important Dates:

Opening date for Online Registration: 01-04-2014

Last Date for Online Registration: 16-04-2014

Age Limit: Candidates age limit should be between 18 years and 28 years as on 01-07-2013. Age relaxation will be applicable as per the rules.

Educational Qualification: Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent with knowledge of computer skills.

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

IBPS Score Card Details: Candidates who have been declared qualified in the RRBs-Online CWE conducted by IBPS in September/ October 2013 should have obtained the standard score of 88 & above for SC/ ST/ SC-PWD/ ST-PWD/ SC-EXS/ ST-EXS and 95 & above for OBC/GEN/ OBC-PWD/GEN-PWD/OBC-EXS/GEN-EXS.

How to Apply: Eligible candidates can apply online through Bank’s website www.jharkhandgraminbank.com between 01-04-2014 and 16-04-2014. After submission of online application, take printout of the online application form and bring it along with required copies of documents for submission if shortlisted for interview.

Instructions to Apply Online:

1. Before applying online candidates must have a valid email ID.

2. Log on to website www.jharkhandgraminbank.com

3. Click on Recruitment Link and Read the notification carefully.

4. Click on the link ‘Apply Online’ and fill the online application form.

5. After filling necessary data submit the application form.

6. Take printout of the submitted application form and keep it for future use.

View Detailed notification & for more details: Click Here

Apply Online: Click Here

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Employment News this week: Job Highlights ( 29 th March – 04 th April 2014)

  1. MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, ORDNANCE EQUIPMENT FACTORY, KANPUR          

     Name of Post – T.C.T, Teacher Primary, Fireman, Supervisor Grade III etc.

     No. of Vacancies - 38

     Last Date     -   Within 21 days from the date of publication.

2.  NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MEGHALAYA.                                

     Name of Post – Professor, Associate Professor and Asst. Professor (In various     

     streams)

    No. of Vacancies - 17

    Last Date     -    21/04/2014

3.  MAITREYI COLLEGE (UNIVERSITY OF DELHI)                                                          

     Name of Post – Various Non-teaching posts.

     No. of Vacancies - 16

     Last Date   -   09/04/2014

4.  DELHI METRO RAIL CORPORATION LTD.                                                                         

        Name of Post – Station Controller/Trian Operator, Customer Relations   

        Asst., Jr. Engineer, etc.           

        No. of Vacancies – 1194

       Last Date     - 22/04/2014

5.  CABINET SECRETARIAT                                                                                                     

     Name of Post – Deputy Director, Joint Deputy Director, Asst. Director, etc.                 

     No. of Vacancies - 50

      Last Date     - 22/04/2014

6.  EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE ORGANIZATION (ESSO)                                                        

      Name of Post –     Scientist ‘D’

     No. of Vacancies - 17

     Last Date     -    15/04/2014

7.  Dr. RAM MANOHAR LOHIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES                    

      Name of Post – Professor, Add. Professor, Associate Professor and Asst.    

       Professor (In various streams)

      No. of Vacancies - 21

     Last Date     -    07/04/2014

8.  EMPLOYEES’ STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION                                                           

     Name of Post – Specialist in General medicine, Paediatrics, Community

      Medicine, Dentistry,    Etc.,

     No. of Vacancies - 35

     Last Date     -    07/04/2014 for online and 14/04/2014 for offline.

9.  INDO-GERMAN TOOL ROOM, AURANGABAD                                                                   

      Name of Courses – AutoCAD, Solid works, Catia, Unigraphics, CNG    

      Programming etc.

       Registration Date     -    Starts on 1st April 2014

10. CSIR-INDIAN INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM                                                                         

       Name of Post – Scientist, Sr. Scientist, Principal Scientist and Sr. Principal    

       scientist

       No. of Vacancies - 20     

       Last Date     -    05/05/2014

Source: www.employmentnews.gov.in

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History GK Questions for Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam

1) Tripitakas are sacred books of?

(A) Buddhists         

(B) Hindus

(C) Jains       

(D) None of the above

2) The title given by the British Government to Mahatma Gandhi which he surrendered during the non-cooperation movement was

(A) Hind Keasri

(B) Kaiser-e-Hind

(C) Rai Bahadur

(D) Rt. Honorable

3) The Vedic deity Indra was the Goddess of

(A) Wind

(B) Eternity

(C) Rain and thunder

(D) Fire

4) Under whose leadership was the all India Muslim League set up?

(A) Mohammed Ali Jinnah

(B) Sayyid Ahmed Khan

(C) Aga Khan

(D) All of the above

5) The Uprising of 1857 was described as the first Indian war of Independence by

(A) S.N. Sen

(B) R.C Mazumdar

(C) B.G. Tilak

(D) V.D Savakar

6) The two principles monuments of Alaud-din Khilji's reign - the Jama at Kana Masjid and Alai Darwaza - were constructed at

(A) Agra      

(B) Delhi

(C) Dhar      

(D) Gulbarga

7) The Vijayanagara king who employed skilled archers of the Turkish clan and raised the fighting capacity of his bowmen was

(A) Bukka I

(B) Devaraya I

(C) Krishnadevaraya

(D) Ramaraya

8) The title of 'Viceroy' was added to the office of the Governor-General of India for the first time in

(A) 1848 AD

(B) 1856 AD

(C) 1858 AD

(D) 1862 AD

9) To which king belongs the Lion capitol at Sarnath?

(A) Chandragupta

(B) Ashoka

(C) Kanishka          

(D) Harsha

10) Under an agreement with which of the following countries did Subhas Chandra Bose organize the Indian soldiers, taken as prisoners by the Axis Powers, into the Azad Hind Fauj?

(A) China    

(B) Germany

(C) Italy       

(D) Japan

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