Today's (9 November 2014) SBI Associate PO Morning Shift Questions

Friends.. Here are some questions asked in today's SBI Associate PO Online Exam shared by our friend Manjith Kulkarni, Nita Krihna and Kavya G based on their memory. This will be useful for those having exams in coming days. If anybody remember more questions kindly share with us. (Our e-mail id: currentaffairs4examz@gmail.com)

 General Awareness Section

1) Who is the author of the book "God of Small things"? - Arundhati Roy

2) Name the recipients of Nobel Peace Prize 2014? - Kailash Satyarthi & Malala Yousafzai

3) NPS stands for? - New Pension Scheme

4) Mutual funds in India are regulated by? - Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

5) Interest on Savings Bank Account are paid on which basis?- Daily Basis

6) World Rabis Day is observed on? - September 28
7) Which is the Regulatory body for RRB? - NABARD

8) Who recently sparked controversy by saying that women should believe in karma and not ask for raise, later apologizes? - Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella 
9) Full form of GDACS? - Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System
10) Who is the Maximum shareholder in Punjab National Bank? - Central Government
11) NBFC deals with? - Non- Banking Finance
12) Reserve Bank of India was set up on the basis of the recommendations of the Royal Commission on Indian Currency and Finance also known as? - Hilton-Young Commission.
13) Expand PMEGP? - Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme
14) Using two different brand names for the purpose of single product is called? - Co-Branding
15) Which among the following is not a Tennis Player? - Lionel Messi
16) MMID is linked with what?-Mobile Banking
17) Currency notes are made up of?- Pure Cotton Fibre
18) What will RBI do if it wants to control inflation? -  Increase the Repo rate 
19) Minors above 10 years of age can open a bank account, but will not have the facility of? - Cheque

Computer Questions
1) What is the full form of PDF?  - Portable Document Format
2) What is the function of Ctrl + S in MS Word? - To save a file or document
3) What is ping in computer networking utility? - Packet InterNet Groper
4) IPv6 addresses are how many bits long? - 128
5) Processor speed measured in? - 

Descriptive Questions

1) Essay on how Indian Premier League, Indian Super League and Indian Kabbadi League changed Indian Sports

2) Write a letter to your parents asking them Rs. 6000/- for your educational tour in College.

3) Short Paragraph on your first day in new Job.
4) Paragraph on an event in your life that inspired you.
5) A complaint letter to district forum against a coaching centre not providing proper services to students.
6) Paragraph on important goal in your life. 
7) Paragraph on encourage student participation in administrative and academics affair. 

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SBI Associate PO Exam starts today.. Best of Luck to all

Friends.. SBI Associate PO 2014 Exam starts today (9 November 2014). Currentaffairs4examz team wishes all the candidates the very best. Face the exam with confidence & come through with flying colours. 

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SBI Associate Bank PO 2014- Exam Pattern & Syllabus

Friends.. Examination for Recruitment of Probationary Officers in Associate Banks of SBI 2014 starts tomorrow (9 November 2014). Here is a quick look at the pattern and syllabus of the exam.

Here are the 05 SBI Associates Banks at present:

1. SBBJ – State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur

2. SBH - State Bank of Hyderabad

3. SBM - State Bank of Mysore

4. SBP - State Bank of Patiala

5. SBT - State Bank of Travancore

The examination consists of 2 sections namely:

1. Objective type paper-I  -  200 Marks

2. Descriptive type Paper-II - 50 marks

The Objective Test will be online. Immediately after the online Objective Test, Descriptive Test will be administered. Questions relating to Descriptive Test will be available on computer (Online) and candidates will have to write the answers on the answer sheet (Offline) provided to them on Paper/Pen mode.

1. Objective Test: The Objective Test with 2hours duration consists of 4 Sections with 50 marks each (Total 200 marks) as follows:

a) Test of English Language (Grammer, Vocabulary, Comprehension etc.)

b) Test of General Awareness, Marketing & Computers

c) Test of Data Analysis & Interpretation

d) Test of Reasoning (High Level)

The candidates are required to qualify in each of the Tests by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank.

2. Descriptive Test: The Descriptive Test with 1 hour duration (50marks) will be of “Test of English Language (comprehension, short précis, letter writing & essay)”.

The candidates are required to qualify in the Descriptive Test by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank.

Here are some of the topics for Descriptive Test asked in last year's exam, to serve as an example.

(a) Letter Writing: To a branch to close the saving account, To a friend to attend a seminar on net banking, To a bank for higher education loan etc

(b) Paragraph Writing: If I were an author, Rural Banking, Impact of autonomy provided to bank etc

(c) Essay Writing: Right to education act, Financial Inclusion, How Technology can help banking sector etc

(d) Precise Writing:            Chief Vigilance Officer etc

(e) Reading Comprehension: ATM and its uses etc

Note: Descriptive Test paper of only those candidates will be evaluated who have scored qualifying marks in the Objective Tests and are Placed adequately high as per total marks in objective test.

So to all friends taking SBI Associate PO Exam this year: We will be updating the questions asked each day, for the help of others having exam in other days/shits. Kindly try to share the questions which you attempt with us (our mail id: currentaffairs4examz@gmail.com) for the help of others. As a last minute reference read our articles from below for the exam. Face the exam with confidence.. All the Best...come through with flying colours. Remember one thing "exam is to test what you know and not to test what you don't know".

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Important Current Affairs Questions for Bank Exams- October 2014

Friends.. Here are some important must note questions from Current Affairs in October 2014 for upcoming bank exams including SBI Associate PO and IBPS Clerk 2014.

1) Indian Super League (ISL) India’s star studded football league was inaugurated on 10 October 2014 at which stadium? - Salt Lake stadium in Kolkata

2) Name the cyclone which hit Andhra Pradesh in October 2014? - Hudhud

3) What was India's rank in Global Hunger Index (GHI) released by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in Oct 2014? - 55th

4) Which sports person has been chosen as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of India’s Incheon Asian Games campaign in October 2014? - MC Mary Kom

5) Patrick Modiano won Nobel Prize for Literature for the year 2014 is from which country? - France

6) Who was awarded with the 2014 Nobel Prize in economics for his analysis on market power and regulation? - Jean Tirole

7) Capital Market regulator SEBI has barred which real estate company and also six top executives from securities markets for three years in Oct 2014? - DLF

8) Which Bollywood star has been appointed UNICEF Ambassador for South Asia in October 2014? - Aamir Khan

9) Who won the Nobel Prize for Literature for the year 2014? - Patrick Modiano

10) Name the Sangeet Natak Akademi chairperson who resigned from her post in Oct 2014? - Leela Samson

11) Name the scheme launched by PM in Oct 2014 which aims around 800 MPS to develop physical and institutional infrastructure of three villages by 2019? - Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana

12) Who won the Nobel peace prize for the year 2014? - Kailash Satyarth and Malala Yousufzai

13) "World Habitat Day" was observed on? - 3 October

14) The 2014 Nobel Prize for Physics was awarded for? - Inventing the LED, a new energy efficient and environmentally friendly light source.

15) Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the co-owner of which ISL team? - Chennaiyin FC

16) Famous economist Jean Tirole who has been awarded with the 2014 Nobel Prize in economics is from which country? - France

17) President Pranab Mukherjee conferred Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration, Academics and Management for the year 2014 to? - Dr A Sivathanu Pillai

18) India ended its 17th Asian Games journey at the which place? - Eight

19) India won how many gold medals in Asian Games 2014? - 11

20) Which Bollywood actor was presented with the Global Diversity Award 2014 for his achievements in the field of movies and his involvement in philanthropic activities in Oct 2014? - Shah Rukh Khan    

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Banking Awareness Questions for SBI Associate PO & IBPS Clerk 2014

Friends.. Here are some more expected Banking Awareness Questions for the upcoming SBI Associate Bank PO. This will be useful for IBPS Clerk 2014 also. More questions will be posted.. Keep Visiting!!

1) Reserve Bank of India recently directed that banks should make all new ATMs installed from July 1, 2014 as “talking ATMs” with ........ keypads? -Braille

2) Expand LAF? - Liquidity adjustment facility

3) What does 'M' in MSF stands for? - Marginal (MSF-Marginal Standing Facility)

4) What is the Minimum & Maximum Limit in NEFT? - No Limit

5) Expand RTGS? - Real time gross settlement

6) What is the Minimum & Maximum Limit of RTGS? - 2 lakh and no upper limit

7) Expand GAAR? - General anti avoidance rules

8) Who is the head of the committee appointed by RBI in Jan 2014 tp revise and strengthen the Monetary Policy Framework? - Dr. Urjit Patel

9) 'Arundhati Battacharya' the chairperson of which bank? - State Bank of India and It’s Associate

10) Which is the the oldest existing public sector bank in India? - Allahabad Bank

11) Which was the first bank to provide Mobile ATM in India? - ICICI

12) Which bank in India has the maximum number of overseas branches? - Bank of Baroda

13) Which was the first bank in India to introduce Internet Banking? - ICICI Bank

14) 1 Rupee note in India is signed by? - Finance Secretary

15) Headquarter of Bank of International Settlement?- Switzerland

16) Yogakshemam Vahamyaham is the slogan of?- LIC

17) Currency of Cambodia?- Riel

18) How many digits are there in IFSC Code? - 11 digits

19) In which year State Bank of Travancore was established? - 1945

20) Which was the last associate bank merged with SBI in 2010?- State Bank of Indore

21) "The Nation Bank on us" is the slogan of? - SBI

22) Where is the headquarters of Punjab National Bank? - New Delhi

23) Bharatiya Mahila Bank was established on which date? - 19 November 2013

24) In which year Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) was established?- 1988

25) What is the primary objective of 'Jan Dhan Yojana’ scheme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 28 August 2014?- Financial Inclusion

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IBPS Clerk 2014 & SBI Associate PO Expected GA Questions

Friends.. Hare are a few more expected Questions from General Awareness Section for upcoming SBI Associate PO and IBPS Clerk CWE 2014 Exams. 

1) What is the current Repo Rate? - 8%

2) What does 'L' stands in SLR? - Liquidity (SLR-Statutory Liquidity Ratio)

3) Expand NPA? - Non Performing Assets

4) "Working for a better tomorrow" is the tagline of which bank? - State Bank of Mysore

5) Headquarters of State Bank of India? - Mumbai

6) Bandhan Financial services which got banking license in 2014 has appointed which firm to develop its core banking software solutions? - FIS International

7) Which Insurance provider will provide the accident cover under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana? - HDFC Ergo General Insurance

8) Which bank has recently started Card less Cash Withdrawal at ATMs? - ICICI

9) State Bank of India (SBI) recently tie-up with ......... to launch its first multi-currency international debit card to allow consumers to use a single card to pay in multiple currencies? - MasterCard

10) Which bank recently launched a new customer service called Video Branch to enable customers to do a video conference with the bank staff at convenience? - IndusInd Bank

11) Which bank recently launched EMI (equated monthly installments) facility on debit cards to enable its customers to convert their high value transactions into easy installments? - ICICI

12) Which country has recently decided to join the newly formed BRICS Bank, an initiative of the world's five emerging economies - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa? - Bangladesh

13) Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) retains interest rate on provident fund at .... percent for the current fiscal? - 8.75

14) "Zimmedari ka humsafar" is the tagline of which insurance company? - ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited

15) India recently become world’s ......th largest steel maker? - 4th

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Expected Questions for SBI Associate Bank PO 2014

Friends.. SBI Associate Bank PO exam starts on 9 November 2014. Here are a few expected questions which help in your preparation. More questions will be posted in the coming days. All the Best.

1) Expand NBFC? - Non-Banking Financial Company

2) Full form of KYC? - Know Your Customer

3) Reserve Bank of India recently decided to fix the maximum age for Managing Directors and Chief Executive Officers in private sector banks at? - 70

4) Reserve Bank of India recently reduced free usage of other bank ATMs to .... from 5 in metro cities? - 3

5) RBI notified the increase in deposit money under Public Provident Fund, PPF to ..... lakh rupees from 1 lakh rupees? - 1.5

6) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently issued draft guidelines for implementation of an 'anytime anywhere' bill payment system called? - Bharat Bill Payment System (BPPS)

7) RBI panel headed by whom recommend for diluting govt stake in public sector banks to below 50 %? - P. J. Nayak. He is the ex-Chairman of Axis Bank.

8) RBI extended the timeline for full implementation of Basel III norms to? - 31 March 2019

9) RBI extends date of exchanging pre-2005 notes to? - Jan 1, 2015

10) Full form of BSBDA? - Basic Saving Bank Deposit Account

11) "Empowering Women" is the tag line of which bank? - Bhartiya Mahila Bank

12) " Hum Hai Na, Khyal Apka" is the tag line of which bank? - ICICI

13) State Bank of Travancore is headquartered at? - Thiruvananthapuram

14) "A long Tradition of Trust" is the tag line of? - State Bank of Travancore

15) There are how many associates bank for SBI at present? -5

16) In the World Bank - Ease of Doing Business report India was ranked at? - 142 among the 189 countries

17) Which bank launched the facility called 'mPassBook' on its smartphone application on 22 October 2014? - State Bank of India

18) Which bank bagged the Best Bank Award for Business Intelligence Initiatives among small banks recently? - Karur Vysya Bank

19) Which bank recently launched Facebook-based funds transfer platform KayPay? - Kotak Mahindra Bank 

20) Which bank recently launched l ‘e-Mandate’ service for its customers? - Corporation Bank

21) Which bank was adjudged as the ‘best bank’ for use of Technology for Financial Inclusion recently?- Federal Bank

22) What is the slogan for the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan mission? - Mera Khata – Bhagya Vidhaata

23) Name the savings bank account for minors above 10 years of age launched  by SBI recently?- Pehla Kadam and Pehli Udaan

24) Name the savings bank account for minors above 10 years of age launched  by ICICI recently? - Smart Stars account

25) Name the savings bank account for minors above 10 years of age launched  by Federal Bank recently?- Young Champ Account

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SBI Associate Bank PO 2014: Marketing Questions for practise

1) Which among the following is not an example of convenience goods?

(1) Tea

(2) Newspaper

(3) Coffee

(4) Shirts

(5) None of these

2) "Outsourcing" means service rendered by ...............?

(1) outside agencies

(2) other departments of the Company

(3) employees, other than the sales persons

(4) marketing department

(5) All of these

3) Marketing is – Find the wrong option -

(1) an ancient concept

(2) a modern concept

(3) a continuous affair

(4) a team effort

(5) None of these

4) Savings Accounts with zero balance can be opened for ..............?

(1) persons below BPL

(2) students

(3) under Financial Inclusion scheme

(4) as per Bank's Policies

(5) None of these

5) SME means -

(1) Small and medium enterprises

(2) Small scale marketing entities

(3) Small & medium establishments

(4) None of these

6) Buyer Resistance means -

(1) Buyers fighting with the salesman

(2) Reluctant salesman

(3) Indifferent Salesman

(4) Hesitant buyers

(5) None of these

7) Cross-selling is very effective in the sale of one of the following ......?

(1) Debit Cards

(2) Credit Cards

(3) Internet Banking

(4) Auto loans

(5) All of these

8) Market Penetration can be possible through ......?

(1) more calls to the same buyers

(2) more calls to many buyers

(3) surrogate marketing

(4) alternate marketing

(5) All of these

9) Digital Bank can be resorted through -

(1) Mobile phones

(2) Internal

(3) Telephones

(4) All of these

(5) None of these      

10) Bank Marketing is treated as -

(1) Transaction marketing

(2) Service marketing

(3) Indoor marketing

(4) all of these

(5) None of these

Answers

1) Ans. (4) Shirts

2) Ans. (1) outside agencies

3) Ans. (1) an ancient concept

4) Ans. (4) as per Bank's Policies

5) Ans. (1) Small and medium enterprises

6) Ans. (4) Hesitant buyers

7) Ans. (5) All of these

8) Ans. (2) more calls to many buyers

9) Ans. (4) All of these

10) Ans. (2) Service marketing

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Download Call Letter of SBI Associates PO Online Exam 2014 now

Friends.. State Bank of India has activated the link to download the call letter for SBI Associates Bank PO online exam. The exam starts on 9 November 2014. You can download the admit card/call letter from below link by entering Registration Number and Date of Birth or Password. Best of luck!

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Useful Books for SBI Associate Banks PO recruitment 2014

Friends.. State Bank of India is going to conduct the recruitment of 2986 Probationary Officers (POs) in Associate Banks of State Bank of India. Exams are scheduled to be held in November 2014. Here is the list some useful books.

1. State Bank Of India And State Bank Associates Probationary Officer Exam Solved Papers 2000 - 2014

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2. SBI PO Online Exam State Bank Of India And State Bank Associates - Self Study Guide - Cum - Practice Work Book (With CD)

Publisher: Kiran Prakashan

Price: Rs. 550

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4. Associate Banks Of State Bank Probationary Officers Examination

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6. SBI - PO State Bank of India & Associate Banks : Previous year's Papers (Solved)

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7. PO Exam - Associate Banks of SBI with Solved Paper (English) 1st Edition

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Recruitment of 2986 Probationary Officers (PO) in SBI Associate Banks 2014

State Bank of India (SBI) has released notification for recruitment of 2986 Probationary Officers (POs) in Associate Banks of State Bank of India. Eligible Indian Citizens can apply online from 01-09-2014 to 18-09-2014. Details are as follows:

Important Dates:

Starting date for Online Registration of Applications: 01-09-2014

Last date for Online Registration of Applications: 18-09-2014

Dates for Payment of fees through Online: From 01-09-2014 to 18-09-2014

Dates for Payment of fees through Offline: 03-09-2014 to 20-09-2014.

Date of Examination: November 2014.

Vacancy

 

Age Limit: Candidates age limit should not be below 21 years and not above 30 years as on 01-09-2014, i.e candidates must have been born not earlier than 02-09-1984 and not later than 01-09-1993 (both days inclusive). Age relaxation will be applicable as per the rules.

Educational Qualification: Candidate should possess Graduation in any discipline from a recognised University or any equivalent qualification recognised as such by the Central Government. Candidate having integrated dual degree (IDD) certificate should ensure that the date of passing the IDD is on or before the eligiblity date.

Selection Process: Candidates would be selected based on their performance in Objective Test , Descriptive Test, Group Discussion and interview.

Examination consisting Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Test for 50 marks.

The Objective Test will be online. Immediately after the online Objective Test, Descriptive Test will be administered. Questions relating to Descriptive Test will be available on computer (Online) and candidates will have to write the answers on the answer sheet (Offline) provided to them on Paper/Pen mode.

(i) Objective Test: The Objective Test with 2hours duration consists of 4 Sections with 50 marks each (Total 200 marks) as follows:

a) Test of English Language (Grammer, Vocabulary, Comprehension etc.)

b) Test of General Awareness, Marketing & Computers

c) Test of Data Analysis & Interpretation

d) Test of Reasoning (High Level)

The candidates are required to qualify in each of the Tests by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank.

How to Apply: Eligible candidates can apply online through Bank’s website www.statebankofindia.com or www.sbi.co.in from 01-09-2014 to 18-09-2014. After completion of registration process, take print out of the online application form & fee payment receipt and keep it for future purpose.

For more details see official notification from below link.

Read Official Notification: English and Hindi

Apply Online: Click Here 

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