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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

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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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TMB Recruitment of Clerks 2013 Delhi

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Difference between NEFT and RTGS Fund Transfer

Difference between NEFT and RTGS Fund Transfer

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 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

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IIT JEE (Advanced) Results 2013 declared

IIT JEE (Advanced) Results 2013 declared

The results of Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) 2013 for the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) admissions were declared on Friday (June 21). The result which was earlier to be declared on June 23, were declared two days in advance.

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.

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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.

 Click here to view the full list

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