Current Affairs & GK Quiz- 11 December 2013

Current Affairs & GK Quiz- 11 December 2013

1) Supreme Court on 11 December 2013 upheld the constitutional validity of the penal provision making gay sex an offence punishable with upto life imprisonment. The bench said Parliament is authorised to delete section ...... of IPC but till the time this penal provision is there, the court cannot legalise this kind of sexual relationship?

(A) Section 298

(B) Section 307

(C) Section 377

(D) Section 391

  

2) Which is the longest bone in human body?

(A)Femur

(B)Fibula

(C)Radius

(D)Stapes

3) Who among the following was on 11 December 2013 named as the Person of the Year 2013 by Time Magazine?

(A) Malal Yusufzai

(B) Edward Snowden

(C) Pope Francis

(D) Bashar Al-Assad

4) Who created Mahatma Gandhi's favorite bhajan 'Vaishnav jan to tene kahiye'?

(A)Narsi Mehta

(B)Sant Tukaram

(C)Goswami Tulsidas

(D)Sant Gyaneshwar

5)  On 10 December 2013 Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd, owned by Mukesh Ambani, signed a telecom infrastructure-sharing accord with which other Indian mobile company?

(A) Tata Docomo

(B) Bharti Airtel

(C) Vodafone India

(D) BSNL

6) Which among the following is popularly referred as 'Plastic Money'?

(A)Demand Draft

(B)Credit Card

(C)Gift Cheque

(D)Bearer Cheque

7)  Which retired Justice  on 11 December 2013 took oath as the Lokayukta of Gujarat State?

(A) Justice GS Singhvi

(B) Justice Sodhi

(C) Justice J B Koshy

(D) Justice D.P. Buch

8) Kudremukh hills, name literally meaning Horse face, in Karnataka are famous for mines of which mineral?

(A)Gold

(B)Lignite

(C)Bauxite

(D)Iron Ore

9) South Africa on 11 December 2013 won the three one day match cricket series 2-0 against India. Who among the following was adjudged the Man of the Series?

(A) Hashim Amla

(B) Virat Kohli

(C) Quinton de Kock

(D) AB de Villiers

10) In Solar System, which planet rotates the fastest on its axis?

(A)Venus

(B)Mercury

(C)Jupiter

(D)Saturn

Answers

1) Ans. (C) Section 377

2) Ans. (A)Femur

3) Ans. (C) Pope Francis

4) Ans. (A)Narsi Mehta

5) Ans. (B) Bharti Airtel

6) Ans. (B)Credit Card

7) Ans. (D) Justice D.P. Buch

8) Ans. (D)Iron Ore

9) Ans. (C) Quinton de Kock

10) Ans. (C)Jupiter

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Daily Current Affairs & GK Quiz- 10 December 2013

Daily Current Affairs & GK Quiz- 10 December 2013

1) Name the Olympic medal-winning boxer M C Kom’s autobiography unveiled by the Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan on 9 December 2013?

(A) Unbreakable

(B) Unthinkable

(C) Untouchable

(D) Unstoppable

2) Which Asian country is known as the 'Land of the White Elephants'?

(A)Thailand

(B)Indonesia

(C)Malaysia

(D)Singapore

3) Name the last King of the erstwhile Mysore royal family, who died in Bangalore on 10 December 2013?

(A) Jayachamarajendra Wodiyar

(B) Jayaperiyar Wodiyar

(C) Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wodeyar

(D) Jayawanthakumara Wodiyar

4) Ramon Magsaysay Award, often considered as Asia's Nobel Prize, is given in memory of which Asian country's former president?

(A)Singapore

(B)Indonesia

(C)Philippines

(D)Malaysia

5) Which among the following countries has recently become the first country in the world to make it legal to grow, sell and consume marijuana (drug)?

(A)Uruguay

(B)Nigeria

(C)Tanzania

(D)Israel

6) Which is the oldest stock exchange in Asia?

(A)Tokyo Stock Exchange

(B)Hong Kong Stock Exchange

(C)Shanghai Stock Exchange

(D)Bombay Stock Exchange

7) Who among the following was crowned Miss Earth 2013?

(A)Alyz Henrich

(B)Catharina Choi

(C)Katia Wagner

(D)Pulika Kulsoontornrut

8) Yakshagana, literally meaning celestial music, is a popular dance drama of which Indian state?

(A)Gujarat

(B)Maharashtra

(C)Karnataka

(D)West Bengal

9) United Nations Human Rights Day was observed on December 10. What was the theme of the year 2013 ?

(A)20 Years Working for Your Rights

(B)Protecting Human Rights

(C)Our Rights Our Dignity

(D)Fight for Human Rights

 10) Solid form of which gas is commonly known as 'Dry Ice'?

(A)Oxygen

(B)Nitrogen

(C)Carbon dioxide

(D)Hydrogen

Answers

1) Ans. (A) Unbreakable

2) Ans. (A)Thailand

3) Ans. (C) Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wodeyar

4) Ans. (C)Philippines

5) Ans. (A)Uruguay

6) Ans. (D)Bombay Stock Exchange

7) Ans. (A)Alyz Henrich

8) Ans. (C)Karnataka

9) Ans. (A) 20 Years Working for Your Rights

10) Ans.  (C)Carbon dioxide

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Download NICL Administrative Officers (Scale I) / Class I Officers Admit Cards / Hall Tickets for Re-Exam

Download NICL Administrative Officers (Scale I) / Class I Officers Admit Cards / Hall Tickets for Re-Exam

National Insurance Company Ltd (NICL) has published the link to download the Call Letters / Admit Cards / Hall Ticket for the recruitment of Administrative Officers (Scale I) / Class I Officers Re-Exam which is going to be held on 15-12-2013. Candidates having the exam on 15th December 2013 can download their admit cards from the below link. You have to login and enter your registration number and date of birth to download your admit card.

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IBPS PO III Interview Schedule 2014 Published

IBPS PO III Interview Schedule 2014 Published

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released the tentative schedule of IBPS PO III interviews.

The tentative schedule of related events to follow is as listed herein under:

Download of call letters for Interview: After 16.12.2013

Conduct of Interview: 02.01.2014 onwards

 Provisional Allotment: April 2014

All the qualified candidates of the IBPS PO III online exam which was held during October- November 2013 are eligible for Interviews. The candidates can download their Interview Call Letters from 16th December 2013 onwards from IBPS website. Intimations will be sent by email and/ sms to the email ID and mobile number registered in the online application form for CWE PO/MT-III.  Provisional Allotment for the selected candidates will be in the month of April 2014.

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Current Affairs & GK Quiz- 9 December 2013

Current Affairs & GK Quiz- 9 December 2013

1) International Anti-Corruption Day was observed across the world on 9 December 2013 to raise awareness about the menace of Corruption and what people can do to fight it. What was the theme of this year for this day?

(A)Act against Corruption Today

(B)Disrupt Corruption Now

(C)Remove Corruption Today

(D)Stop Corruption Today

2) Which freedom fighter authored the book Discovery of India?

(A)Lala Lajpat Rai

(B)Bhagat Singh

(C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(D)Jawaharlal Nehru

3) Which of the following is the new Official Sponsor of Indian cricket team replacing Sahara as announced on 9 Dec 2013?

(A) Airtel

(B) Star India

(C) Adidas

(D) Samsung

4) Who was the first person to address the United Nations in Hindi?

(A)Jawahar Lal Nehru

(B)Indira Gandhi

(C)Atal Behari Vajpayee

(D)Morarji Desai

5) Who has taken over as the India's next High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from Monday, 9th December 2013?

(A)Ranjan Mathai

(B)Jaimini Bhagwati

(C)Gita Subramanyam

(D)Savitri Bhola

6) In first battle of Panipat, Babar defeated which Lodhi ruler to establish Mughals in India?

(A)Sikandar Lodhi

(B)Ibrahim Lodhi

(C)Daulat Lodhi

(D)Bahlul Lodhi

7) Which Party emerged as the winner in the Mizoram Assembly election by winning 33 seats in the 40 member house on 9 December 2013?

(A) BJP

(B) Aam Admi Party

(C) Mizoram National Front (MNF)

(D) Indian National Congress

8) Which Mughal emperor built the largest mosque,Jama Masjid at Delhi, in India?

(A)Akbar

(B)Jahangir

(C)Shahjahan

(D)Aurangzeb

9) Which Indian Software major on Monday, 9th Dec 2013, announced the launch of TradeEdge, an insights-driven sales platform, which would provide visibility to global brands across the demand chain from distributors to consumers?

(A)Wipro

(B)HCL

(C)Infosys

(D)TCS

10) Areawise, which is the smallest state in India?

(A)Sikkim

(B)Nagaland

(C)Goa

(D)Tripura

Answers

1) Ans. (A)Act against Corruption Today

2) Ans. (D)Jawaharlal Nehru

3) Ans. (B) Star India

4) Ans. (C)Atal Behari Vajpayee

5) Ans. (A)Ranjan Mathai

6) Ans. (B)Ibrahim Lodhi

7) Ans. (D) Indian National Congress

8) Ans. (C)Shahjahan

9) Ans. (C)Infosys

10) Ans. (C)Goa

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General Awareness Questions from IBPS Clerk Exam: 8 December 2013 (Morning and Evening Shifts)

General Awareness Questions from IBPS Clerk Exam: 8 December 2013 (Morning and Evening Shifts)

Friends..Here is the questions asked in IBPS Clerk Exam: 8 December 2013 (Morning and Evening Shifts). Questions were shared by Jijesh MK, Vishnu Padmanabhan, Manish Kumar and Sukanya CJ. Thanks friends...

Morning Shift Questions

1)  Full form of RTGS?- Real Time Gross Settlement

2) Who is the  Chairman of 14 finance commission? – YV. Reddy

3)  RIDF is maintained by? - Nabard

4) Goa (Panji) is on the bank which river? – Mandovi River

5) Who is the director of Laggan movie? - Ashutosh Gowariker

6) Full form of ECB? – External Commercial Borrowings

7) Ghoomar dance is related to which state? – Rajasthan

8) Full form of IFSC code? - Indian Financial System Code

9) What B stand in Basic?– Brazil South ( Remaining South Africa, India & China)

10) What is the special drive that maintain the quality of coins and rupees directed by RBI?- Currency Chests

11) What Repo rate does? – Increase liquidity

12) Aadhar card link money to which account? – Bank Account

13) Where was the World chess championship held recently? – Tamil Nadu (Chennai)

14) Who control future commodity market? - Forward market commission

15) When repo rate is increased what is the impact?

16) Vishaka project is related to?- Sexual harrassment at workplace

17) Where is World's largest solar telescope?-  Ladakh, India

18) Who is not the financial market regulator?

19) Meaning of indian diaspora?

20) Director of vikram sarabhai space centre?- S. Ramakrishnan

21) Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana privides?- Residential accomodation facilities to SC boys and girls studying in school, college and universities.

22) Award given in journalism to women?

23) Cyclonic storm that hit Andhra Pradesh recently?- Halen

24) The breif history of time is the book by?--Steven Hawkings

Evening Shift Questions

1)  Full form of MICR? – Magnetic Ink Character Recognition

2)  Magnus Carlsen is from which country? – Norway

3)  Capital of Bahrain? – Manama

4) PNB entered into partnership with which Insurance compay recently? – Metlife India

5)  Jamia Millia University is located in? – New Delhi

6) Headquarter of ILO (International Labour Oranisation)? – Switzerland

7) Chairman of National commission for women? – Mamta Sharma

8)  India & Japan signed an MoU for joint feasibility study if high speed railway system on which route? – Mumbai – Ahmadabad route

9)  First Private international Airport opened up in India?– Cochin International Airport

10) Who is the Chief economic advisor to Prime Miinister? – Dr. C Rangarajan

11) Amish Tripathi novel series is called? – The secret of Nagas

12) Who is the Director of movie Barfi? – Anurag Basu

13) MSME stands for? – Micro Small and Medium Enterprises

14) Jason Day is associated with which game?– Golf

15) How much is the total budget for Bhartiya Mahila Bank? – 1000 crore

16) International Day of Older persons is observed on? -1 October

17) One question related to participatory notes

18) Which among the following is not a policy rate?- Base Rate

19) CHOGM-2015 to be held at which country?- Malta

20) Micro finance regulatory body?

21) Who is the chairman of FMC?

22) Miss world 2013 runner "Marine Lorphelin" from which country?- France

23) Bench mark lending rate is now called as?

24) Who is th CMD of VIJAYA bank?

25) Gagan Jeeth Bhullar belongs to which sports?- Golf

26) Who was the finance minister at the time of second time nationalisation of banks on 15 april 1980?

27) Question related to FRBM act?

28) Surcharge on income exceeding 10 crores of corporations?

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Current Affairs & GK Quiz- 8 December 2013

Current Affairs & GK Quiz- 8 December 2013

1) UN General Assembly elected which country to the UN Security Council as a non-permanent member on 6 December 2013 to replace Saudi Arabia?

(A)Jordan

(B)Sudan

(C)Iran

(D)Afghanistan

2) Which is the highest civilian award in India?

(A)Bharat Ratna

(B)Padam Vibhushan

(C)Padam Bhushan

(D)Padam Shri

3) Which state emerged the champion in the 29th Junior Youth National Championship  which concluded on 7 December 2013 at Bengaluru?

(A) Karnataka

(B) Kerala

(C) Mizoram

(D) Punjab

4) Who signs one rupee currency note of India?

(A)RBI Governor

(B)Finance Secretary

(C)Finance Minister

(D)President

5) Which party won the state assembly election 2013 in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh and emerged as the largest party in Delhi as per the results declared on 8th Dec 2013?

(A)Indian National Congress

(B)Bhartiya Janta Party

(C)Aam Aadmi Party

(D)Janta Dal(U)

6) Who created fictional character Harry Potter?

(A)Ruskin Bond

(B)J.K.Rowling

(C)Enid Blyton

(D)R.K.Narayan

7) Who won the 2013 UN Human Rights Prize (Awarded every five years) as announced on 6th December 2013?

(A)Nelson Mandela

(B)Jimmy Carter

(C)Navi Pillay

(D)Malala Yousafzai

8) Election Commission decided to recognise which party  a State Party winning over 28 of the 70 seats in Delhi Assembly elections on 8 December 2013 and thereby met the eligibility criteria to become a State Party?

(A)Jana Shakthi Party

(B)Aam Janta Party

(C)Aam Aadmi Party

(D)Janta Dal(U)

9) Who has written the book "Business at the speed of thought"?

(A)Narayan Murthy

(B)Azim Premji

(C)Bill Gates

(D)Larry Ellison

10) On 7 December 2013, who was crowned with the pageant of Miss Earth 2013 at the Versailles Palace, Philippines?

(A)Tereza Fajksova

(B)Megan Young

(C)Gabriela Isler

(D)Alyz Henrich

Answers

1) Ans. (A)Jordan

2)Ans. (A)Bharat Ratna

3) Ans. (B) Kerala

4) Ans. (B)Finance Secretary

5) Ans. (C)Aam Aadmi Party

6) Ans. (B)J.K.Rowling

7) Ans. (D)Malala Yousafzai

8) Ans. (C)Aam Aadmi Party

9) Ans. (C)Bill Gates

10) Ans. (D)Alyz Henrich

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