Job Highlights (20 July- 26 July 2013)

Job Highlights (20 July- 26 July 2013)

1) Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (HQ) New Delhi invites applications for recruitment of 4000 (approx.) Teaching and Miscellaneous Teaching posts. Last Date 28.08.2013

2) Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi invites applications for Professor, Associate Professor & Assistant Professor. Last Date 30 days after publication.

3) Indian Space Research Organisation, Bangalore invites applications for various posts. Last Date : 08.08.2013

4) Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Handicapped University, Chitrakoot requires Assistant Professor. Last Date : 10.08.2013

5) South Malabar Gramin Bank, Kerala requires Officer Middle Management Scale II (Managers), Officer Junior Management Scale I (Assistant Managers) and Office Assistants (Multipurpose). Last Date : 27.07.2013

6) Bank of Maharashtra, Pune invites applications for recruitment of Specialist Officer Project -2013-14. Last Date 03.08.2013

7) Staff Selection Commission notifies the Combined Higher Secondary Level (10+2) Examination 2013. Last Date 16.08.2013.

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Recruitment for Specialist Officers 2013 in Bank of Maharashtra

Recruitment for Specialist Officers 2013 in Bank of Maharashtra

Bank of Maharashtra invited application for recruitment to the post of Specialist Officer. The eligible candidates can apply through prescribed format before 03 August 2013.

Important Dates

    Opening Date for Application form: 22 July 2013

    Closing Date for Application form: 3 August 2013

Details of Post

    Assistant General Manager (SMGS-V):  1 Post

    Chief Manager (SMGS-IV): 2 Posts

    Senior Manager (MMGS III) Law Officers: 6 Posts

    Manager (MMGS II): 16 Posts

PROBATION PERIOD: - The selected candidate will be on probation for a period of 12 months (ONE Year) of active service from the date of his/her joining the Bank. There is a mandatory provision of executing a Service Bond by selected candidates.

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India finished fourth in the Archery World Cup Stage 3; Indian women win recurve team gold

India finished fourth in the Archery World Cup Stage 3; Indian women win recurve team gold

Powered by Deepika Kumari’s gold and bronze medal performances on the concluding day, India finished fourth in the Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Medellin, Colombia.

Deepika shot four perfect 10s in windy conditions to lead India to a 201-186 thrashing of China for the team gold medal on Sunday. Later, Deepika paired up with Atanu Das to win the mixed team bronze with an 18-point margin (150-132) against the Mexicans.

Top-seeded China had a disastrous first end with Ming missing the target completely and failing to register a score while Jing and Yuanyuan came up with 6 and 5.

The other two Indian members Rimil Buriuly and Bombayla Devi managed 11 between them while Deepika had an 8 to open up a massive 46-33 lead after the first end. It was too late for China to stage a recovery, as India extended their lead to 147-134 before the last six arrows.

The Chinese trio tried hard but it was difficult to hit the perfect 10s in windy conditions as Deepika showed class to ensure the gold by a handsome 15-point margin.

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Ambassador ranked the world's best taxi

Ambassador ranked the world's best taxi

It may have lost out to the more modern competitors from Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Toyota and Honda but the good old Ambassador car, which once ruled the roost in India, has just been voted as the world's best taxi by global automotive programme Top Gear.

In a show, which is being aired on the BBC, Top Gear's executive director Richard Hammond organised a world taxi shootout in which Ambassador emerged a winner, beating competitors from all over the globe.

"The winner was India's virtually indestructible Hindustan Ambassador," UK-based motor museum Beaulieu, where the 'World of Top Gear' featuring vehicles from some of the most ambitious challenges are also showcased, said in a statement.

This particular example proved just how enduring the Ambassador really is when it saw off rivals from Britain, America, Germany, South Africa, Mexico and Russia to be named the world's best taxi, it added.

The Hindustan Ambassador started life in Britain as the Morris Oxford but, with a quick name change, it went on to become one of India's most enduring vehicles.

"It's (Ambassador) so tough that, although it now lives in World of Top Gear, with a quick wash and brush up, it could be back in service tomorrow - probably," the statement said.

In 1948, CK Birla Group firm Hindustan Motors Ltd began the production of the Ambassador at Uttarpara in Hooghly district, West Bengal. Till the arrival of the Maruti in the early 80s, the Ambassador was the status symbol in India.

Gradually it lost out to various global competitors when it came to personal usage but continued to be the favourite vehicle for government officials and also in the taxi segment.

In the recent past, its sales in both the segments have shown a decline and in 2012-13, the Ambassador sold a total of just 3,390 units. This fiscal, it has sold only 709 units in the April-June period.

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Latest Current Affairs Questions- July 2013 (3rd Week)

July 2013- Latest Current Affairs

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Q1. Who has sworn in as the 40th Chief Justice of India on 19 July 2013?

Ans. Justice Palanisamy Sathasivam

Note: Justice Sathasivam, 64, is also the first CJI from Tamil Nadu. The term of his office will be till 26 April 2014.

Q2. Name the justice who retired from the office of Chief Justice of India on 18 July 2013 after a short term of just nine months?

Ans. Justice Altamas Kabir

Q3. Union Cabinet of India on 17 July 2013 gave its approval to rename the Bengaluru International Airport. What will be its new name?

Ans. Kempegowda International Airport

Note: Hiriya Kempegowda, who was popularly called Kempegowda was a ruler under the Vijayanagar Empire. He ruled almost all the parts of Karnataka during 16th century. He was also said to be the founder of the city of Bengaluru.

Q4. Supreme Court of India on 16 July 2013 upheld a Bombay High Court verdict which quashed the state government’s order to ban dance bars in Maharashtra. In which year dance bars were banned in Maharashtra?

Ans. 2004

Q5. Name the leading Sprinters who were found positive in Doping Test recently?

Ans. Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell

Q6. NASA in July 2013 announced the discovery of Neptune’s ............th moon using Hubble Space Telescope? Visit-http://currentaffairs4examz.blogspot.in/

Ans. 14

Note: It was named S/2004 N1

Q7. On 14 July 2013, which Indian won the Commonwealth Chess Championship?

Ans. Abhijeet Gupta

Note: He is a grandmaster and former world junior champion

Q8. Which party won the National Assembly elections in Bhutan on 14 July 2013 by having secured a majority of thirty two seats?

Ans. People’s Democratic Party (PDP)

Q9. Name the 82 year old Veteran Tamil film lyricist who passed away in Chennai on 18 July 2013?

Ans. Vaali

Q10. As per the latest data by World Federation of Exchanges, which stock exchange in India has regained its position as the world’s largest bourse in terms of volume in equity trade in June 2013? Visit-http://currentaffairs4examz.blogspot.in/

Ans. National Stock Exchange (NSE)

Q11. Which day of July was observed across the world as Nelson Mandela International Day to earmark freedom, justice and democracy?

Ans. 18 July

Note: In November 2009, the UN General Assembly declared 18 July as the Nelson Mandela International Day to recognize the former South African President’s contribution to the culture of peace and freedom.

Q12. Name the Asian country which on 19 July 2013 lifted control on banks allowing them to set their own lending rates, a move to arrest slowdown and spur growth as well as to liberalise the economy?

Ans. China

Q13. Ministry of Environment and Forests on 19 July 2013 gave green clearance for an international airport in which district of Kerala?

Ans. Kannur

Note: Kannur airport would be the fourth international airport in Kerala after Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode.

Q14. Where was the National Tourism Ministers’ Conference held on 18 July 2013? Visit-http://currentaffairs4examz.blogspot.in/

Ans. New Delhi

Q15. Name the member of Jharkhand Ranji Squad and the inventor of Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s signature Helicopter shot who died on 17 July 2013 at a hospital in New Delhi?

Ans. Santosh Lal

Q16. Recently, Union Cabinet approved amendments to the marriage directed in favour of woman. What is the main clause of it?

Ans. Married woman will get a share of her husband's ancestral property as reparation in case of a divorce.

Q17. Union government on 17 July 2013 approved a proposal to amend .............. Act for providing more powers to the market regulator SEBI to crack down on Ponzi schemes?

Ans. SEBI Act

Q18. Which Indian publisher in the month of July 2013, launched a new website that caters particularly to the young readers?

Ans. Penguin Books India

Note: The new portal for young readers is called youngreaders.penguinbooksindia.com.

Q19. Name the URL of the website of NCC launched by Union Ministry of Defence on 15 July 2013? Visit-http://currentaffairs4examz.blogspot.in/

Ans. www.nccindia.nic.in

Q20. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 15 July 2013 imposed fines of around 49.5 crore on 22 private and public sector banks. Why RBI has taken such an action?

Ans. For violating KYC/anti-money laundering norms.

Q21. Union Health Minister on 16 July 2013 announced that the government would provide free pre-natal health care and ambulance facilities to pregnant women across the country. Who is the present Union Health Minister?

Ans. Ghulam Nabi Azad

Q22. Name the freedom fighter as well as the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader who died on 18 July 2013 in Kolkata?

Ans. Samar Mukherjee

Q23. Which golfer on 14 July 2013 won the Scottish Open title?

Ans. American golfer Phil Mickelson

Q24. IT Company Satyam on 15 July 2013 formally merged with which company?

Ans. Tech Mahindra

Q25. Shane Warne on 19 July 2013 joined the list of cricket legends to be inducted into the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Hall of Fame at Lord's during the second Ashes test. He is the ............th male member of the Hall of Fame? Visit-http://currentaffairs4examz.blogspot.in/

Ans. 69

Q26. Name the National Tobacco Control Campaign launched recently by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India?

Ans. Tears you apart

Note: The aim of the campaign is to raise the public awareness regarding dangers of smokeless tobacco which is consumed by millions of Indians every day.

Q27. Which place was named as the World Book Capital for the year 2015?

Ans.  Incheon is in South Korea

Q28. Supreme Court of India on 17 July 2013 refused to reduce the age of juvenile from 18 to .............. years and dismissed a plea that minors involved in heinous crimes should not be protected under the law.

Ans. 16

Q29. Union Cabinet of India on 11 July 2013 approved the proposal for setting up of a National Aviation University (NAU) in the name of Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University at which place?

Ans. Rae Bareli in the State of UP

Q30. Union government of India on 17 July 2013 constituted an empowered Group of Ministers ( EGoM) for timely implementation of major projects related to the North-Eastern region. Who will hold its chairmanship?

Ans. Finance Minister P. Chidambaram

Q31. Who was appointed as the next Police Commissioner of Delhi on 16 July 2013? Visit-http://currentaffairs4examz.blogspot.in/

Ans. Bhim Sain Bassi

Q32. Name the largest wine producer of India, which recently decided to enter and make its mark in the wine market of Sikkim?

Ans. Sula Vineyard

Q33. Union Government of India on 16 July 2013 raised the FDI limit in Telecom Sector from 74 percent to ............. percent?

Ans. 100

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Current Affairs & General Knowledge Quiz- 22

Current Affairs & General Knowledge Quiz- 22

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Q1. Who was sworn in as the 40th Chief Justice of India on 19 July 2013?

(a) Altamas Kabir       

(b) P Sathasivam

(c) RC Lahoti                

(d) SH Kapadia

Ans. (b) P Sathasivam

Q2. Hindi Divas celebrate in India on

(A) 14th September            

(B) 12th April

(C) 10th April                      

(D) 14th December

Ans. (A) 14th September

Q3. India won its first Olympic hockey gold in?

(A) 1930                

(B) 1928

(C) 1932                

(D) 1927

Ans. (B) 1928

Q4. Which is India's first artificial satellite?

(A) INSAT                    

(B) Aryabhata

(C) bhaskara               

(D) Rohini

Ans. (B) Aryabhata

Q5. The first IIT was established in1951 known as

(A) IIT Delhi                        

(B) IIT Kanpur

(C) IIT Kharagpur              

(D) IIT Madras

Ans. (C) IIT Kharagpur 

Q6. Rabindranath Tagore (first non-European) won noble prize in 1913 for the book

(A) Gitimalya                        

(B) Balak

(C) Manasi                            

(D) Gitanjali

Ans. (D) Gitanjali

Q7. Who was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Australia recently?

(A) Julia Gillard                     

(B) Kevin Rudd

(C) Silvio Berlusconi         

(D) Anthony Albanese

Ans. (B) Kevin Rudd

Q8. 'Kuchipudi' is a classical dance from the state

(A) Tamil Nadu           

(B) Kerala

(C) Odisha                   

(D) Andhra Pradesh

Ans. (D) Andhra Pradesh

Q9. In which year was the capital of India shifted from Calcutta to Delhi

(A) 1918             

(B) 1907

(C) 1911             

(D) 1916

Ans. (C) 1911     

Q10. Which state is the largest producer of rice in India

(A) West Bengal                

(B) Andhra Pradesh

(C) Punjab                          

(D) Uttar Pradesh

Ans. (A) West Bengal   

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SSC Notified Combined Higher Secondary Level (10+2) Examination, 2013

SSC Notified Combined Higher Secondary Level (10+2) Examination, 2013

Notice no. FNo3/2/2013 P and P

Notice Date- 20.07.2013

Staff Selection Commission on 20.07.2013 notified recruitment for Combined Higher Secondary Level (10+2) Examination, 2013 for posts of Data Entry Operator and Lower Division Clerk. Details are as follows:

SSC will hold a Combined All India Open Examination for recruitment to the posts of Data Entry Operator and Lower Division Clerk for which 12th Standard Pass or equivalent is the minimum qualification. The Examination will comprise of a Written Objective Type Examination followed by Data Entry Skill Test / Typing Test.

Staff Selection Commission will hold on Sundays, the Tenth of November,2013 and Seventeenth of November,2013 (10.11.2013 & 17.11.2013), an All India Open Competitive Examination for recruitment to the Group-“C” posts of Data Entry Operator in Pay Band-1, Grade Pay Rs 2400 & 1900 and Lower Division Clerk in Pay Band-1, Grade Pay Rs 1900 in various Central Government Ministries / Departments / Offices.

Before applying, candidates in their own interest are advised to go through the detailed instructions contained in this notice and also available on the website of the commission( http://ssc.nic.in)

FEE: RUPEES ONE HUNDRED ONLY(s 100.00)

Fee is exempted for all Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Physically Handicapped and Ex-Servicemen eligible for reservation.

Date of Examination: 10.11.2013 and 17.11.2013

CLOSING DATE: 16.08.2013 (upto 5:00 P.M.). For candidates residing in Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, Lahaul & Spiti District and Pangi Sub Division of Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep and for candidates residing abroad – 23.08.2013(upto 5:00 P.M.). APPLICATIONS RECEIVED LATE WILL NOT BE ENTERTAINED.

How to Apply

Candidates may send/submit application in the prescribed format to the concerned regional office of ssc as mentioned in para-7 of the notice or apply on line. Facility of on-line application will be available from 20.07.2013 to 14.08.2013 (5:00 PM) for Part-I Registration and for Part-II Registration upto 16.08.2013 (5:00 PM).

Candidates applying on-line should retain the registration number assigned to them on line for further correspondence with the commission. They are not required to submit print outs of their application to the commission.

AGE LIMIT: A candidate must have attained the age of 18 years and must not have attained the age of 27 years as on 01.08.2013, for Data Entry Operator and Lower Division Clerk (i.e. he/she must have born not earlier than 02.08.1986 and not later than 01.08.1995)

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: ( As on 01.08.2013)

Must have passed 12th Standard or equivalent or higher examination from a recognised Board or University.

SCHEME OF EXAMINATION: The examination will consist of a Written Examination and Skill Test for the post of Data Entry Operator and Written Test and Typing Test for the post of Lower Division Clerk on Computer.

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