Current Affairs November 2014 PDF- Second Week

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1) President Pranab Mukherjee on 10 November 2014 conferred the 49th Jnanpith Award on which eminent Hindi poet?

Ans. Kedarnath Singh

2) Name the Aadhar based Digital Life Certificate for pensioners launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 10 November 2014?

Ans. Jeevan Pramaan

3) Name the missile co-developed by India and Israel, which was successfully test-fired on 10 November 2014 from a range in Israel?

Ans. Long Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LRSAM)

Note: LRSAM is called Barak 8 missile in Israel.

4) Which team won Durand Cup on 8 November 2014?

Ans. Salgaocar FC

Note: 127th Durand Cup was played at the Raia Sports Complex, Goa.

5) Name the first smartphone launched by Microsoft with its own branding since it completed the acquisition of Nokia recently?

Ans. Microsoft Lumia 535

6) Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma on 13 November 2014 scored the highest ODI score ever of 264 runs against which country?

Ans. Sri Lanka

Note: With this he became the only cricketer to score two Double ODI centuries and also broke the record of highest ODI score of 219 runs made by Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag. He achieved this distinction during the 4th ODI between India and Sri Lanka played at Kolkata.

7) Social networking website Facebook on 13 November 2014 launched a personalised video creation tool called?

Ans. Say Thanks

8) Name the Bollywood Actor who was on 14 November 2014 appointed as UN Women Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia?

Ans. Farhan Akhtar

Note: Farhan is the first male ever to be chosen as a Goodwill Ambassador in the organization’s history.

9) Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari on 14 November 2014 decided to shift question hour in Rajya Sabha from 11 A.M. to 12 noon to?

Ans. 12 PM and 1 PM

10) Who was on 8 November 2014 sworn-in as 18th Chief Minister of Goa?

Ans. Laxmikant Yashwant Parsekar

11) Who became the fastest cricketer in the history to reach 6000 one-day international run mark on 9 November 2014?

Ans. Virat Kohli

12) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 9 November 2014 expanded his Council of Ministers. How many new ministers were inducted?

Ans. 21

Note: 21 new ministers include four Cabinet Ministers, three Minister of State (Independent Charge) and 14 Minister of State.

13) Who was appointed as the Chairman of National Chemical Weapon Convention on 3 November 2014?

Ans. GS Sandhu

Note: Prior to this, he was serving as the financial services secretary in the Union Finance Ministry.

14) Which state recently became the first state in the country to have bank accounts for all families under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY)?

Ans. Kerala

15) Name the ambassadors for ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2015 announced by International Cricket Council (ICC) on 13 November 2014?

Ans. Virat Kohli, Mitchell Johnson, Brendon McCullum, Kumar Sangakkara and Shane Watson.

16) Name the nuclear-capable strategic ballistic missile test fired by India on 9 November 2014?

Ans. Agni-II

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17) Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit was recently held at?

Ans. Beijing

18) Sixth World Ayurveda Congress (WAC) was held from 6 to 9 November 2014 at?

Ans. New Delhi

19) Badminton World Federation (BWF) on 11 November 2014 provisionally suspended World No. 1 badminton player Lee Chong Wei due to an apparent anti-doping regulation violation. He is the player from which country?

Ans. Malaysia

20) A sterlisation tragedy that claimed lives of 15 women, leaving more than 100 women hospitalized has occurred recently in which state?

Ans. Chhattisgarh

21) Name the Surface-to-surface nuclear-capable ballistic missile which was test-fired from a naval ship off the Odisha coast on 14 November 2014?

Ans. Dhanush

22) Prasar Bharti recently announced to re-launch DD National with new tagline called?

Ans. Doordarshan National – Desh Ka Apna Channel.

23) Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) in the second week of November 2014 decided to use which as a third language in schools of Kendriya Vidyalaya (KVs) in place of German language?

Ans. Sanskrit

24) National Education Day (NED) was observed on 11 November 2014 to mark of the birth anniversary of?

Ans. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

25) Which firm acquired Cricbuzz.com on 11 November 2014?

Ans. Times Internet Ltd

Note: Cricbuzz.com is a leading cricket news and information destination on web and mobile.

26) Germany on 9 November 2014 celebrated the ....... anniversary of fall of the Berlin Wall?

Ans. 25^th

27) Name the operation which was in news recently after the US Navy SEAL commando Robert O'Neill claimed that he is the one who shot Osama bin Laden at his Pakistan hideout in Abbottobad on 2 May 2011?

Ans. Operation Neptune Spear

28) Name the director of the famous television (TV) show Mahabharata who died on 12 November 2014?

Ans. Ravi Chopra

29) Public Service Broadcasting Day was recently observed across India on?

Ans. 12 November 2014

30) Reserve Bank of India on 10 November 2014 tightened its norms for NBFCs by requiring them to have a much stronger capital base. Expand NBFC?

Ans. Non-Banking Financial Companies

31) Indian Hockey team on 9 November 2014 won four match Men's Hockey Test series against which country, which is the world's No.1 ranked team?

Ans. Australia

32) Which zoo was on 1 November 2014 selected for the prestigious International Award The Earth Heroes Award 2014?

Ans. Darjeeling Zoo or the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park

33) Who was on 12 November 2014 elected as new Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly?

Ans. Haribhau Bagde

34) President Pranab Mukherjee visited which country from 7-8 November 2014 in order to strengthen ties between the two countries?

Ans. Bhutan

35) Union Government launched which scheme on 14 November, on the birthday of first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru?

Ans. National Bal Swachhta Mission

36) Name the nuclear capable surface-to-surface missile which was test-fired on 13 November 2014 at Chandipur, Odisha?

Ans. Prithvi-II

37) World Pneumonia Day was observed across world on 12 November 2014 with theme?

Ans. Universal access to pneumonia prevention and care

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Daily Current Affairs 29 November 2014

1) Narendra Modi flagged off 1st train connecting Meghalaya: Meghalaya on 29 November 2014 came on the country's rail map more than six decades after independence, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagging off the first train to the northeastern state and favouring privatisation of railway stations. "Railway facilities are the same as they were 100 years back.... Privatise the railway stations and modernise them," he said after flagging off the first train linking Meghalaya. The first train from Meghalaya – the 55819 Up Mendipathar – Guwahati. Mendipathar is the first railway station in Meghalaya and train connectivity in the state became possible due to construction of the 19.75 km long line from Dudhnoi in Assam to Mendipathar.

2) Jhumpa Lahiri, Shamsur Rahman Faruqi in DSC Prize shortlist: Indian writer critic Shamsur Rahman Faruqi and Indian-American author Jhumpa Lahiri are among five authors shortlisted for next year's USD 50,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature. Lahiri's novel "The Lowland", an intimate portrayal of two brothers and political passion was earlier on the 2013 Man Booker Prize shortlist as well. Her debut short story collection, "Interpreter of Maladies" had won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

3) Egypt court dropped charges against Hosni Mubarak: A court in Egypt has dropped charges against former President Hosni Mubarak over the killing of 239 protesters during the 2011 uprising against him. The Cairo court erupted in cheers when the judge said Mubarak should not have been a defendant in the case as the charges against him were added late.

4) ISRO to launch communication satellite GSAT-16 on December 5: India is set to launch its latest communication satellite GSAT-16 onboard Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana next month. “GSAT-16 communication satellite would be launched onboard Ariane 5 from French Guiana in the early hours of December 4 (Dec 5 in Indian time), a senior Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) official was quoted as saying to PTI. GSAT-16 will be the 11th among GSAT series of Indian communication satellites and will have a mission life of more than 12 years. GSAT-16 is similar to GSAT-15 with each satellite weighing 3,150 kg and having power generation capacity of 6.8 kW.

5) India-Australia first Test postponed: With the cricket world mourning Phillip Hughes’ tragic death, next week’s first Test between India and Australia was on Saturday pushed back to an unspecified date to let the players attend the late batsman’s funeral scheduled on Wednesday in his hometown. In a statement issued on Saturday, Cricket Australia (CA) said that it was neither feasible nor fair to begin the Test on December 4 as originally planned. “The first Test between Australia and India that was scheduled to start in Brisbane next Thursday has been postponed until an unspecified date to allow the cricket world time to grieve over the death of Phillip Hughes,” the statement said.

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SBI Associate PO Questions: 30 November 2014 Evening/Afternoon Shift

Friends.. Here are some questions from Evening shift SBI Associate PO Exam held today (30 Nov 2014). These Questions were shared by our friends Shalini Pawar and Ashu Singh based on their memory. If anybody remembers more questions kindly share with us in our mail id: currentaffairs4examz@gmail.com. Thank you.

General Awareness Questions

1. UNHRC Full form? - United Nations Human Rights Council

2. mPassbook was recently launched by SBI for?- To view their transaction history on their smartphone

3. M-Pesa is related to which mobile company? -Vodafone

4. Minimum higher wage Ceiling for EPFO has been raised to? -15000

5. A device designed to read information encoded into a small plastic card is? -Badge Reader

6. Scheme which was launched recently in which a village to be adopted by MP and convert into model village? -Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna

Computer Questions

1. Full form of URL? -  Uniform Resource Locator

2. Which among the following is not a version of Microsoft OS? - Microsoft 2003

3. Which language is used to make websites? -HTML

4. The communication of data between sites in network is governed by? -Protocol

Descriptive Questions

1. Write a letter to bank manager asking for Loan.

2. Write a letter to the editor regarding increasing instances of cyber crimes in banking sector.

3. Write a letter to Insurance Company regarding policy lapse as you were unable to fill premium for 2 months.

4. Paragraph on Don't Judge a book by its cover.

5. Essay on Risks in Banking Sector and Risk Management.

6. Paragraph on Importance of self-discipline.

7. Essay on advantage of joint family.

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30 November 2014 SBI Associate PO Exam Questions- Morning Shift

Friends..Here are some questions from today's (30 Nov 2014) Morning shift SBI Associate PO Exam. These Questions were shared by our friends Sanoop R and Arpita Kumari based on their memory. If anybody remembers more questions kindly share with us in our mail id: currentaffairs4examz@gmail.com. Thank you.

General Awareness Questions

1. NEFT Transaction limit to Nepal? -  Rs.50,000/-

2. Who is popularly known as the ' Grand Old Man of India'? - Dadabhai Naoroji

3. Full form of CAR? - Capital Adequacy Ratio

4. Accounts opened under Jan Dhan Yojana provides an overdraft of? - Rs.5000/-

5. Identify the correct pair of books & authors? - Midnight's Children - Salman Rushdie

6. SBI recently launched multi-currency international card in tie up with? - Master Card

7. Minimum age to open 'Pehla Kadam' account in SBI? - 10 Years

8. One Finance commission is appointed for how many years? - 5 Years

9. Question related to RuPay card

10. Which country does not have pound word in its currency? - One option was Cyprus and some other countries

Computer Questions

1. Shortcut to make bold in MS word? - Cntrl + B

2. MODEM Full form? - Modulator-Demodulator

3. Shortcut key to go to last line in the documnet? - End

Descriptive Questions

1. Essay on 'Fortune favors the bold'.

2. Paragraph on 'Economical Institutions and banks role'.

3. Essay on Private banks vs public sector banks.

4. Letter to editor of newspaper on habit of hurry and resultant stress among youth.

5. Paragraph on 'should beggars be given alms'.

6. Essay on food security bills & issues.

7. Letter to your friend to congratulate him on his appointment as manager in bank.

7. Letter to neighbor about signature forgery.

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Latest Current Affairs Questions: 29 November 2014

1) Who was on 26 November 2014 appointed as the new Lok Sabha Secretary-General?

(A) Anoop Mishra

(B) T. K. Viswanathan

(C) P K Grover

(D) None of these

2) What was the name of the proposed computerized Passenger Reservation System (PRS)-cum Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS) terminals that would be opened by Ministry of Railways under public private partnership (PPP) as announced on 28 November 2014?

(A) Passenger Ticket Reservation Centre

(B) Yatri Ticket Suvidha Kendra

(C) Passenger Ticket Suvidha Kendra

(D) Yatri Ticket Reservation Centre

3) Yan Bingtao broke Indian hearts by defeating title favourite Pankaj Advani 6-4 in the quarter finals of IBSF World Snooker Championships on 28 November 2014. 14-year-old Yan Bingtao is from which country?

(A) Indonesia

(B) England

(C) Belgium

(D) China

4) Round the clock all India Security helpline ‘1800-111-322’ was on 28 November 2014 launched by?

(A) Delhi Metro

(B) Air India

(C) Indian Railways

(D) CBI

5) Which body on 28 November 2014 issued final guidelines for the Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS)?

(A) RBI

(B) IRDA

(C) SEBI

(D) National Payments Corporation of India

6) Phil Hughes, who had sustained severe head injury after being struck by a ball on 25 November and passed away on 27 November 2014 is cricketer from which country?

(A) South Africa

(B) Australia

(C) England

(D) Ireland

7) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 27 November 2014 issued final guidelines for payments and small banks that aim to take banking services to more people and small businesses. What is the prescribed minimum paid-up equity capital for both these categories of banks?

(A) Rs. 10 crore

(B) Rs. 50 crore

(C) Rs. 100 crore

(D) Rs. 1000 crore

8) Which country will be hosting next SAARC summit in 2015?

(A) India

(B) Bhutan

(C) Pakistan

(D) Bangladesh

9)  In a move which will give a major boost to the tourism sector, the Government on 27 November 2014 launched the much-awaited electronic visa facility for visitors from how many countries?

(A) 43

(B) 25

(C) 101

(D) 23

10) Name the Boxer who received his Arjuna Award from Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal after winning a High Court case on 27 November 2014?

(A) Vijendar Singh

(B) Manoj Kumar

(C) Akhil Kumar

(D) Jitender Kumar

Answers

1) Ans. (A) Anoop Mishra

2) Ans. (B) Yatri Ticket Suvidha Kendra

3) Ans. (D) China

4) Ans. (C) Indian Railways

5) Ans. (A) RBI

6) Ans. (B) Australia

7) Ans. (C) Rs. 100 crore

8) Ans. (C) Pakistan

9) Ans. (A) 43

10) Ans. (B) Manoj Kumar

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28th November 2014 Current Affairs Updates

1) Anoop Mishra new Lok Sabha Secretary-General: Anoop Mishra, former Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary, will be the new Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha. Speaker Sumitra Mahajan announced the appointment on 26 November 2014. Mr. Mishra, a former IAS officer of the 1978 batch, will have the rank and status of Cabinet Secretary with effect from December 1, 2014 to November 30, 2016 or until further orders. 

2) RBI allowed banks to extend loan against long-term bonds: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 27 November 2014 said banks could extend loans to individuals against long-term bonds issued by them. This would “provide liquidity to retail investors who are invested in long-term bonds issued by banks for financing infrastructure and affordable housing”, RBI said in a notification to banks.

3) Round the clock All India Security helpline ‘1800-111-322’ for train passengers is operational: Indian Railways has taken several steps for the security of train passengers. An All India Security Helpline ‘1800-111-322’ has been operational at railway Board to enable passengers to seek security related assistance round the clock.

4) Chinese prodigy knocks out Advani in World Snooker: China's 14-year-old Yan Bingtao broke Indian hearts by defeating title favourite Pankaj Advani 6-4 to storm into the men's semifinals at the IBSF World Snooker Championships on 28 November 2014. In a manner of speaking, the 29-year-old Advani, who came into the tournament as holder of 12 World titles and a hot favourite, virtually gifted the match to the Chinese prodigy who bounced back after trailing 0-2 with a break of 107 in the third frame and went on to win a tight match.

5) Parliament cleared Bill to amend labour laws: Parliament on 28 November 2014 cleared the Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and Maintaining Registers by Certain Establishments) (LLE) Amendment Bill, 2014, with the Lok Sabha giving its nod for the draft legislation that reduces small establishments’ obligations to file returns.

6) RBI issued final guidelines for the Bharat Bill Payment System: Reserve Bank of India on 28 November 2014 issued final guidelines for the Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS). The system will help consumers pay multiple bills like electricity, telephone and school fees at a single point of transaction. The BBPS is an integrated bill payment system offering inter-operable and accessible bill payment service to customers through a network of agents, enabling multiple payment modes, and providing instant confirmation of payment.

7) Railways to introduce Yatri Ticket Suvidha Kendra: With a view to expanding the facilities for issue of tickets (both reserved and unreserved), ministry of railways have decided to allow public private partnership (PPP) in establishment and operation of computerised Passenger Reservation System (PRS)- cum Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS) terminals at centres which shall be called Yatri Ticket Suvidha Kendra (YTSK). As per this scheme, all the authorised ticketing agents, who have worked for at least five years in providing railway ticketing (reserved/unreserved) services for passengers of Indian Railways, are eligible to become YTSK licensee. 

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Today's (29 November 2014) SBI Associate PO Questions - Evening Shift

Friends..Here are some questions from today's (29 Nov 2014) evening shift SBI Associate PO Exam. Questions will be useful for those having exams in coming days. We would like to thank our friend Arpita Kumari and Malavika Gautam for sharing these questions with us based on their memory. If anybody remember more questions kindly share with us in our mail id: currentaffairs4examz@gmail.com. Thank you. 

General Awareness Questions

1. In EFT, E denotes? - Electronic (EFT- Electronic Fund Transfer)

2. Who won Nobel Prize in Economics 2014? - Jean Tirole

3. Name the President of China? - Xi Jin Ping

4. Who won the gold in Men's badminton singles of Common Wealth Games 2014? - P Kashyap

5. Pt. Ravishankar related to? - Sitar

6. October 24 is observed as? - UN Day, World Polio Day

7. ECB full form? - External commercial borrowing

8. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) is a? - Statutory body

9. Mutual funds come under which body? - SEBI

10. Minimum Amount in Pension Account? - Rs. 1000

11. Rang Rasiya film is based on life of? - Raja Ravi Varma

12. Full form of CRM? - Customer Relationship Management

13. Which among the following is not a nationalized bank? - HDFC

14. Jim Corbett National Park is situated in? - Uttarakhand

Computer Questions

1. Undo command? - Ctrl + Z

2. Shortcut of to hide entire Row in excel? - Ctrl + 9

3. Full form of CAD? - Computer Aided Design

Descriptive Questions

1. Essay on Education system in India.

2. Paragraph on be the change you want to see in the world.

3. Letter to editor about false and unrealistic advertisements in the newspapers.

4. As a branch manager write a letter to the client regarding taking care of the overdraft account.

5. Essay on "banking a service or business".

6. Precise writing "emphasizing the ethical practices in banking".

7. Paragraph on "power as responsibility".

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Daily Current Affairs: 27 November 2014

1) RBI issued final norms for payment, small banks: Telcos, supermarkets, and even companies that run electronic wallets (or other prepaid instruments) can open so-called payments banks in the country, with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) releasing rules for such entities. The move is aimed at providing basic savings, deposit, payment, and remittance services to people who currently do not have a bank account, including millions of migrant workers. Fifty per cent of Indians don’t have bank accounts. The central bank also released rules for small banks, which will provide loans to small businesses and marginal farmers. Payments bank will initially be restricted to holding a maximum balance of Rs.1,00,000 per individual customer. They can offer payments and remittance services and issue ATM/debit cards, but not credit cards. Such entities can also distribute simple financial products such as mutual fund units and insurance products, said RBI.

2) Australian cricketer Phil Hughes died of injuries: Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes died in hospital in Sydney on 27 November 2014, two days after the international batsman as struck on the head by a ball during a domestic match. Governing body Cricket Australia (CA) confirmed the 25-year-old had lost his fight for life, casting a pall over a cricket-mad nation which is co-hosting the World Cup early next year.

3) 18th Saarc Summit concluded with one pact, several understandings: The 18th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) Summit concluded in Kathmandu on Thursday with the adoption of a 36-point Kathmandu Declaration. During the Summit, a Saarc Framework Agreement on Energy Cooperation was signed while leaders of the South Asian nations directed their respective ministers to hold a meeting within three months to finalise the Saarc Motor Vehicles Agreement for the Regulation of Passenger and Cargo Vehicular Traffic, and the Saarc Regional Agreement on Railways. The summit adopted the Kathmandu Declaration with the theme of "Deeper Integration for Peace and Prosperity" to deepen cooperation in core areas of trade, investment, finance, energy, infrastructure and connectivity. The next SAARC summit will be held in Islamabad in 2015.

4) India launched e-visa facility for 43 nations: In a move which will give a major boost to the tourism sector, the Government on 27 November 2014 launched the much-awaited electronic visa facility for visitors from 43 countries including US, Germany and Israel. "We want to promote tourism in the country in a big way. The contribution of tourism in the GDP is approximately 7 per cent and we want to double it up," Home Minister Rajnath Singh said here after launching the e-visa facility. Now, a visitor from these countries will just have to apply for an e-visa on the designated website and pay the fee online to get an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) within 72 hours. E-visa will be valid for 30 days and a tourist can avail the facility twice a year. With the launch, the e-visa facility has become operational at nine international airports - Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram and Goa.

5) Scrap Chennai Super Kings, observes apex court: The Supreme Court on Thursday said Chennai Super Kings should be thrown out of the IPL without any further probe, virtually putting a question mark on the cash-rich league already battling allegations of betting and spot fixing. 

6) Boxer Manoj Kumar finally received Arjuna Award: Boxer Manoj Kumar received his Arjuna Award from Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal after winning a High Court case. The Kapil Dev-led award committee had earlier refused to give the coveted award to the 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medallist. Angry with the government's decision not to give him the award, Manoj had filed a case in the Delhi High Court. The Sports Ministry then admitted that they had mixed his name up with another junior boxer, also named Manoj Kumar, who was not considered for the Award because of doping allegations in a junior tournament.

7) PNB announced free ATM usage for customers: Punjab National Bank (PNB) on 26 Nov 2014 said it will continue giving free transactions to all saving bank account cardholders using PNB ATMs, irrespective of the number of transactions. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had advised that atleast five free transactions (inclusive of financial and non-financial transaction) per month should be permitted to the savings bank account holders for use of own bank ATMs.

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