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Saturday, June 22, 2013
Current Affairs Questions - June 2013 as PDF
Latest Current Affairs- June
2013
Current
Affairs June 2013 Questions and Answers for preparing Exams| SSC | UPSC | Civil
Services | Bank | RRB and all other Competitive Examinations.
Latest Current
Affairs from third Week of June 2013 in PDF- useful for all competitive
Examinations!!!!!
Q1. Which state of India was in the
third week of June 2013 stuck by severe flash floods and landslides?
Ans. Uttrakhand
Note: Government of India on 19 June 2013 announced a disaster relief
fund of 1000 crore rupees to Uttarakhand. PM has also requested all citizens to
donate some amount to PM's relief fund to help those affected in the disaster.
Q2.
Who was the new Railway Minister of India?
Ans. Mallikarjun
Kharge
Q3. Who was the new Labour and Employment
minster?
Ans. Sisram
Ola
Q4. Who was the new Road Transport and Highways minster?
Ans. Oscar
Fernandes
Q5.
Who was the new Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation minster?
Ans. Girija Vyas
Q6.
Who was the new Textiles minster?
Ans. Dr K S
Rao
Q7.
Six Forts of Rajasthan were included in the list of World Heritage Site of UNESCO
and won international recognition on 21 June 2013 in the 37th session of the
World Heritage Committee (WHC) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Name these six majestic
forts?
Ans. Amber
(Jaipur), Kumbhalgarh, Chittorgarh, Jaisalmer, Ranthambhore (Sawai Madhopur)
and Gagaron (Jhalawar)
Q8.
Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar on 19 June 2013 won the Vote of
Confidence in the State Assembly with the support of ......... MLAs after
parting away with BJP? Visit- http://currentaffairs4examz.blogspot.in/
Ans. 126
Note: In the 243 member assembly, the ruling party JD(U) has 118 MLAs
and it needed just four MLAs to prove its majority. Four members of congress
and one of CPI voted in favour of the trust motion. Four independent MLAs also
supported the motion.
Q9.
Dr. Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister of India on 17 June 2013 took oath as
the member of Rajya Sabha. He was elected to Rajya Sabha for the ........th consecutive
term from Assam?
Ans. Fifth
Q10.
The Kedarnath shrine situated in the Himalayan ranges will remain shut down for
a minimum..................... period as announced by Chief Minister of
Uttarakhand, Vijay Bahuguna on 19 June
2013 following devastation because of early Monsoon rains and severe flash floods
and landslides?
Ans. One year
Q11.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in its June mid-quarter monetary policy on 17
June 2013, left its key policy repo rate unchanged at ....... percent?
Ans. 7.25
Note: Repo is the
rate at which banks borrow from the Central bank
Q12.
Who was appointed as the Chairman of AirAsia India on 18 June 2013?
Ans. Subramanian
Ramadorai
Note: He is the
former head of the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
Q13.
Which Indian pair won silver medal at the World Cup (Stage-II) Archery
competition in Turkey on 16 June 2013?
Ans. Rajat Chouhan
and Manjudha Soy
Q14.
Telecom regulator TRAI on 17 June 2013 announced reduction in the national
mobile phone roaming charges. From which date it will come into effect?
Ans. 1 July 2013
Q15.
Name the Tamil actor-director who passed away on 15 June 2013 at his residence
in Chennai after a cardiac arrest?
Ans. Manivarnnan
Q16.
Name the Cycling Coach of Indian national team who was on 18 June 2013 died in
a road accident near Nalgadha village on Noida Expressway in Uttar Pradesh? Visit- http://currentaffairs4examz.blogspot.in/
Ans. Ruma
Chatterjee
Q17.
Name the fastest Super Computer in the world which was announced recently,
developed by China?
Ans. Tianhe-2
Q18.
Name the Indian origin journalist who became the Editor of UK national paper,
The Independent, on 17 June 2013?
Ans. Amol Rajan
Q19.
Name the person who was nominated as the next FBI (Federal Bureau of
Investigation) Director by US President Barack Obama on 21 June 2013?
Ans. James Comey
Q20.
Who was appointed as Chief Advisor of AirAsia India recently?
Ans. Ratan Tata
Q21.
Name the union ministers who resigned from their offices of Government of India
recently, to work for the party ahead of 2014 Lok Sabha Election?
Ans. CP Joshi and
Ajay Maken
Q22.
Recently the Union External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid visited a foreign
country, which is the first visit of any Minister from Indian Union to that
country after 23 years. Identify the country?
Ans. Iraq
Q23.
Bharti Airtel on 19 June 2013 slashed the charges of data usage by 90 percent
for the pre-paid subscribers of which states?
Ans. Punjab and
Haryana
Q24.
Which Indian city will host the 29th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum
(India chapter) to be held here in November 2013?
Ans. Kochi, Kerala
Q25.
World Day to Combat Desertification was observed across the world on 17 June
2013. What was the theme this year?
Ans. Drought and water scarcity
Q26.
Which party on 16 June 2013 broke away its 17 year old alliance with National
Democratic Allaince (NDA) led by BJP in Bihar?
Ans. Janta Dal
United (JD(U))
Q27. Who was appointed as the head of the
panel constituted by Union Ministry of Women and Child Development on 19 June
2013 to examine aspects related indecent portrayal of women in mass media?
Ans. K Ratnaprabha
Note: He was the
additional Secretary and Mission Director of National Mission for Empowerment
of Women.
Q28.
Who was selected as the President of UN General Assembly for its 68th session
recently? Visit- http://currentaffairs4examz.blogspot.in/
Ans. John William
Ashe
Q29.
Who won the presidential election in Iran on 15 June 2013?
Ans. Hassan Rohani
Q30.
Who was on 21 June 2013 appointed as the nodal officer for relief and rescue
operations in the rain-ravaged Uttrakhand by the Union Government of India?
Ans. VK Duggal
Note: He was the
former Union Home Secretary
Q31.
Name the Boieng series Aircraft received by Indian Air Force from United States
on 18 June 2013?
Ans. Boeing C-17
Globemaster III Aircraft
Q32.
Where was the first-ever Chinese Film Festival inaugurated recently?
Ans. New Delhi
Note: Government of
India and Government of China joined hands for organising the first ever
Chinese film festival in India from 18 June 2013 to 23 June 2013 at Siri fort
Auditorium, New Delhi. Action superstar Jackie Chan attended inaugural day of
the Chinese film festival on 18 June 2013.
Q33.
Who was declared as the winner of Walter Scott Prize for his English fiction
novel The Garden of Evening Mists?
Ans. Tan Twan Eng
Q34.
The
World Refugee Day was observed on 20 June 2013 across the world to honour the
courage, strength and determination of people who are forced to flee their homeland
under threat of persecution, conflict and violence. What was the core message
of the day? Visit- http://currentaffairs4examz.blogspot.in/
Ans. 1 family torn
apart by war is too many
Q35.
Name the six world heritage sites of
Syria which were placed on the list of World heritage sites by United Nations
in light of ongoing conflicts in the country?
Ans.
1) The Ancient City of Damascus
2) Site of Palmyra
3) Ancient City of Bosra
4) Ancient City of Aleppo
5) Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din
6) Ancient Villages of northern Syria
Q36.
Name the Ad Agencies who won Gold and Bronze Lions at Cannes Advertising
Festival 2013?
Ans. Taproot India
won two Gold Lions, Grey Worldwide India won two bronze lions and O&M India
won two bronze lions
Q37.
Tata Coffee Inaugurated the Premium Extraction Plant at which state recently?
Ans. Tamil Nadu (at Theni near
Madurai)
Q38.
Name the day celebrated by Goa on 18 June 2013?
Ans. Goa Revolution
Day
Q39.
Which State Government has recently made possession of Aadhaar Card mandatory
for teaching and non-teaching employees to draw salaries?
Ans. Maharashtra
Q40.
Name the operation launched by IAF in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh to
rescue pilgrims who were stranded after heavy rains wreaked havoc in northern
India on June 16?
Ans. Operation
Rahat
Q41.
Name the Veteran CPI leader who passed away in Amritsar on 15 June 2013?
Ans. Satya Pal Dang
Q42.
India topped in the medal tally in the Junior Asian Wrestling Championship by
winning 17 medals in the tournament on 16 June 2013. Where was the tournament held?
Ans. Phuket,
Thailand
Q43.
Which day was recently celebrated as World Music Day also called Fête de la Musique
to promote peace and spread goodwill through music?
Ans. June 21
Q44.
Who won Gerry Weber Open Halle ATP Tennis tournament recently?
Ans. Roger Federer
Recruitment of Clerks 2013 in Tamil Nadu Mercantile Bank
Recruitment of Clerks 2013 in Tamil
Nadu Mercantile Bank
Tamil Nadu Mercantile Bank (TMB) has
notified Recruitment to the Post of Clerks 2013 to fill up the vacancies
available in its various branches in state of Delhi, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
Interested eligible candidates should apply Online on before 30 June 2013.
Important
Dates
Opening date for Applying Online: 18 June
2013
Closing date for Registering Online
E-application: 30 June 2013
Last date of Submitting Hard Copy of
Application Form: 5 July 2013
Vacancy
Details
Name of the Post: Clerks
Educational
Qualification: Graduation with minimum 55% marks in
aggregate, or a Post Graduation degree from a recognized University in regular
college course. Knowledge of Computer Application is must.
OR
B.E. / B. Tech with 60% marks from a
recognized University along with the knowledge in Computer Operations.
Note:
1. Candidates who are natives of Delhi,
Maharashtra, and Gujarat should be able to read, write and speak Hindi, Marathi
and Gujarati, respectively, apart from English / Other Languages.
2. Graduates from Open University and
Correspondence courses are not eligible.
Age: For Graduates, age should not exceed
24 years, and for Post Graduates, age limit is 26 years as on 31 March 2013.
(Age relaxation is applicable as per rules)
Application
Fee
General candidates have to pay a fee of Rs.
300.00 and candidate belong to SC / ST category should pay a fee of Rs. 150.00
through a crossed demand draft drawn in favour of “Tamilnad Mercantile Bank
Ltd. payable at Thoothukudi / Tuticorin or Tirunelveli”.
Procedure for selection
Candidates will be selected on the basis of
their performance in the ONLINE Objective Written Examination and personal
Interview.
How to Apply
Eligible and interested candidates are
required to send the hard copy of their duly filled in ONLINE APPLICATION FORMS
accompanied with the required demand draft and the copies of all the relevant
documents / certificates regarding their age, education, date of birth, etc at
the following address on or before 5 July 2013:
The General Manager,
Human Resources Development Department,
Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Ltd.
Head Office, # 57, V. E. Road,
Thoothukudi 628 002.
NOTE: The envelope containing the hard copy
of the application form along with the demand draft and the required enclosure
should be super scribed as "Application for Recruitment of Clerks 2013
Gujarat/Maharashtra/Delhi" and should reach at the above mention address
within 5 days from the date of online application filing but not later than 05
July 2013.
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Difference between NEFT and RTGS Fund Transfer
Difference between NEFT and RTGS Fund Transfer
Useful for Banking Exams…….
While studying for Banking Exams or doing
fund transfer we often come across the words NEFT and RTGS. Lets try to
understand what is NEFT and RTGS and what is the difference between them. NEFT
and RTGS are two main money transfer mechanisms in India. That is if we want to
transfer money from one bank to another bank we have to use any one of this
method.
Transferring money between two accounts in
same bank is pretty straight forward and it’s an internal matter of the bank
(eg: between two SBI branches and also banks within SBI Group), it does not
have to deal with other banks and their protocols, however when one bank wants
to send the money to another bank in India, there is a defined mechanism (eg:
from SBI to ICICI, HDFC, Axis Bank etc.) it has to be done and hence NEFT and
RTGS comes into our help. Both these systems are maintained by Reserve Bank of
India.
NEFT – National Electronic Fund Transfer
NEFT stands for National Electronic Fund
Transfer & it was launched in November 2005 by RBI. It's a system of
transfer between two banks on net settlement basis. Which means that each
individual transfer from one account to another account is not settled or
processed at that same moment, it’s done in batches. A lot of transactions are
settled in one go in each batches. Presently, NEFT
services are available from 8:00 am to 6:30 pm on weekdays (Mon – Fri) and from
8:00 am – 12:30
pm on Saturday. Any NEFT Transfer done between 8 am – 5 pm
generally gets settled on the same day, but if you deposit the money after 5
pm, then that will be settled the next working day. In case of Saturday, any
money deposited between 8 am – 12 noon can be expected to reach the beneficiary
account the same day.
NEFT Transfer Example
For example: Ramesh has Axis Bank account
and Suresh has a bank account in Union bank , Now Ramesh deposits Rs 50,000 in
Suresh's account through NEFT transfer at
10:00 am . The money will be then taken out from Ramesh's Axis Bank
Account and will be sent to Suresh's
Union bank the same day, then Union bank will credit Suresh's bank account. In
case money can not be transferred to the target account (beneficiary account) ,
the money will be credited back to the source branch within 2 hours of the
batch in which it was processed.
RTGS – Real Time Gross Settlement
RTGS stands for Real Time Gross Settlement
and its a system of money transfer between two banks in real time basis, which means
the moment one bank account
transfer the money to another bank account,
its settled at that time itself on real time basis between the banks, but the
beneficiary bank has to make the final settlement to the bank account within
two hours of getting the money. RTGS is the fastest possible money transfer
between two banks in India through a secure channel. ‘Real-time’ means that the payment
transaction isn’t subject to any waiting period. The transaction will be
completed as soon as the processing is done, and gross settlement means that
the money transfer is completed on a one to one basis without clustering with
another transaction.
RTGS Transfer Example
Say Vivek has a SBI Bank account and Deepak
has an ICICI Bank account, Vivek transfers Rs 10 lacs to Deepak's account
through RTGS transfer, SBI instantly transfers Rs 10 lac to ICICI Bank, now
ICICI bank has 2 more hours to deposit it in Vijay’s account . Hence in worst
case even with RTGS transfer there can be delay of 2 hours.
Differences
The fundamental difference between RTGS and
NEFT, is that while RTGS is based on gross settlement, NEFT is based on
net-settlement. Gross settlement is where a transaction is completed on a one-to-one
basis without bunching with other transactions. As for a Deferred Net Basis
(DNS), or net-settlement, this is where transactions are completed in batches
at specific times. Here, all transfers will be held up until a specific time.
RTGS transactions are processed throughout the working hours of the system.
RTGS transactions involve large amounts of
cash, basically only funds above Rs 100,000 may be transferred using this
system. For NEFT, any amount below Rs 100,000 may be transferred, and this
system is generally for smaller value transactions involving smaller amounts of
money. RTGS processes in real-time (‘push’ transfer), while NEFT processes in
cycles during the given working day. This causes a NEFT transaction that is
initiated later than the last cycle to be completed the next day.
NEFT Charges
Amount
|
Charges
|
Up to 10,000
|
Rs. 2.5
|
Above 10,000 to 1 lacs
|
Rs. 5
|
Avove 1 lacs- upto 2 lacs
|
Rs. 15
|
Above 2 lacs
|
Rs. 25
|
RTGS Charges
Timings
|
Amount
|
Charges
|
9.00 am to 12 noon
|
2-5 lacs
|
Rs. 25
|
Above 5 lacs
|
Rs. 50
|
|
After 12 noon to 3.3.0pm
(upto 12.30pm on Saturday)
|
2-5 lacs
|
Rs. 26
|
Above 5 lacs
|
Rs. 51
|
|
After 3.30 pm
|
2-5 lacs
|
Rs. 30
|
Above 5 lacs
|
Rs. 55
|
Timings & Minimum Amount
Monday
to Friday
|
Saturday
|
Minimum
Amount
|
|
NEFT
|
8.00am to 6.30 pm
|
8.00am to 12.30 pm
|
No minimum
|
RTGS
|
9.00am, to 4.30pm
|
9.00am to 1.30 pm
|
2 lacs
|
IIT JEE (Advanced) Results 2013 declared
IIT
JEE (Advanced) Results 2013 declared

Only the top 1,50,000 students in JEE(Main)
were allowed to sit for the JEE (Advanced) exam, which was held on June 2, 2013
(through offline).
Despite an early declaration of results,
the filling of courses will, however, commence only from June 24.
The JEE (Advanced)-2013 examination
included two objective type papers. Each paper consisted of Physics, Chemistry
and Mathematics. Admissions to IITs will be based only on category-wise All
India Rank (AIR) in JEE (Advanced) subject to the condition that such
candidates are in the top 20 percentile of successful candidates of their
Boards in applicable categories.
The JEE (Main) scores were also an
eligibility test for the JEE (Advanced), which a candidate had to take if
he/she is aspiring for admission to the undergraduate programmes offered by the
Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).
The 15 IITs which will provide admissions
via JEE advanced are: IIT-Bhubaneshwar, IIT-Bombay, IIT-Delhi, IIT-Gandhinagar,
IIT-Guwahati, IIT-Hyderabad, IIT-Indore, IIT-Kanpur, IIT-Kharagpur, IIT-Madras,
IIT-Mandi, IIT-Patna, IIT-Rajasthan, IIT-Roorkee and IIT-Roparand.
IIT Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi and
Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad along with Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum
Technology, Rae Bareli, Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research
(IISER) at Bhopal, Kolkata, Mohali, Pune, Thiruvananthapuram and Indian
Maritime University (TS Chanakya, Navi Mumbai, Mumbai campus, Marine
Engineering & Research Institute, Kolkata, National Maritime Academy,
Chennai, Marine Engineering and Research Institute, Mumbai and
Visakhapatnam) also take in students on the
basis of JEE results.
Candidates can check their scores on the
website - http://jee.iitd.ac.in/, by
entering their roll numbers.
Friday, June 21, 2013
Final Result of Engineering Services Examination 2012- Declared
Final Result of Engineering
Services Examination, 2012
The UPSC has announced the results of the Engineering Services written
Examination held in June 2012 and the
interviews for Personality Test held in April – May 2013, the following are the
lists, in order of merit, of candidates who have been recommended for
appointment to various Services/posts in Ministries/Departments concerned:
2.
The number of candidates recommended for appointment are:
i)
269 candidates in Civil Engineering Group;
ii)
169 candidates in Mechanical
Engineering Group;
iii)
103 candidates in Electrical
Engineering Group; and
iv)
94 candidates in Electronics
& Telecommunication Engineering Group.
A
total number of 635 candidates recommended for appointments in these four lists
include 312 General, 183 Other Backward Classes, 92 Scheduled Castes and 48
Scheduled Tribes (including 46 candidates belonging to Physically Handicapped
category).
3. Appointments will be made according to the
number of vacancies available and keeping in view the amended Rules and with
due consideration to the provisions contained in rule 5(b) and 16 of the rules
for the examination relating to restrictions on the eligibility of candidates
admitted to the examination under age concession and allotment of candidates to
various services according to ranks obtained and preference of services
expressed by them. The number of vacancies reported by the Govt. for Group ‘A’ posts
to be filled in are as below:
(a)
For Civil Engineering Group - 307 {164 General, 76 Other Backward
Classes, 41 Scheduled Castes and 26 Scheduled Tribes. This figure includes 21
vacancies reserved for PH (17 for PH-1 & 04 for PH-3 candidates)};
(b)
For Mechanical Engineering Group - 182 {100 General, 48 Other Backward
Classes, 22 Scheduled Castes and 12 Scheduled Tribes. This figure includes 09
vacancies reserved for PH (07 for PH-1 & 02 for PH-3 candidates)};
(c)
For Electrical Engineering Group - 114 {59 General, 35 Other Backward
Classes, 14 Scheduled Castes and 06 Scheduled Tribes. This figure includes 11
vacancies reserved for PH (07 for PH-1 & 04 for PH-3 candidates)};
(d)
For Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Group - 107 {64
General, 24 Other Backward Classes, 15 Scheduled Castes and 04 Scheduled
Tribes. This figure includes 10 vacancies reserved for PH (09 for PH-1 & 01
for PH-3 candidates)}.
4. The candidature of the following Roll Nos.
are provisional:
CIVIL ENGINEERING GROUP:
111332,
092638, 034956, 051576, 077066, 092826, 013403, 071970, 023201, 104420, 034275,
071662, 088429, 028751, 147616, 086020, 004807, 039820, 119099, 069698, 060996,
132811, 015891, 119579, 055532, 018661, 052580,009411, 113341, 086444, 022763,
034573, 048287, 043357, 087393, 043258, 054321, 060856, 054659, 110480, 103552,
153502, 114243, 027977 & 010525.
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING GROUP:
048249, 017647, 071144, 071048, 022496,
055581, 028634, 102184, 099019, 131656, 124860, 128543, 112681, 085534, 053162,
051884, 024100, 143585, 034970, 163722, 156678, 050165 & 017461.
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING GROUP:
009199,
076499, 093397, 047632, 101695, 065674, 075335, 122730, 087884, 120564, 119214,
110293, 151922, 032033 & 132097.
ELECTRONICS
& TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING GROUP:
062375,
116264, 029209, 007247, 002525, 012424, 054473, 042891, 095286, 037169, 032732,
016105, 003768, 090066, 047207, 049288, 088551, 053218, 095117 & 020826.
5. In accordance with Rule 13 (iv) and
(v) of the Engineering Services Examination Rules 2012, the Commission is
maintaining a consolidated Reserve List of candidates for each group as under:
(i)
Civil Engineering Group: 70 candidates - which include 35 General, 28
Other Backward Classes, 03 Scheduled
Castes & 04 Scheduled Tribes candidates.
(ii) Mechanical Engineering Group: 24 candidates
- which include 12 General, 09 Other
Backward Classes, 02 Scheduled Castes & 01 Scheduled Tribes
candidates.
(iii)
Electrical Engineering Group: 20 candidates - which include 10 General,
09 Other Backward Classes &
01 Scheduled Tribes candidates.
(iv) Electronics and Telecommunications
Engineering Group: 26 candidates - which include 13 General & 13 Other
Backward Classes candidates.
6.
Union Public Service Commission has a ‘Facilitation Counter’ near
Examination Hall Building in its Campus. Candidates may obtain any information
/clarification regarding their Examination/ recruitments on working days
between 10:00 A.M. and 05:00 P.M. in person or over Telephone Nos. 011-23385271
and 011-23381125 from this Counter. The result will also be available on the
U.P.S.C. Website i.e. www.upsc.gov.in.
7.
The mark sheet is expected to be available on the website
www.upsc.gov.in after around fifteen days from the date of publication of
results for a period of forty-five days. Candidates can access the mark sheet
after keying in (i) their Roll Number and (ii) the date of birth. Printed copy of the mark sheet can be issued
to the candidates on a specific request received with self-addressed envelope
duly affixed with postage stamps, within a period of thirty days.
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