Daily GK & Current Affairs: 25 December 2013

Daily GK & Current Affairs: 25 December 2013

1) Name the South Africa's legendary all-rounder who announced on 26 Dec 2013 that he will retire from Test and first-class cricket after the conclusion of the second Test against in India in Durban?

(A)  Graeme Smith

(B) J P Duminy

(C) Herschelle Gibbs

(D) Jacques Kallis

2) Louis Phillipe and Allen Solly are ready to wear products from?

(A) Aditya Birla Group

(B) J.K. Group

(C) DCM

(D) Reliance Group

3)  The Union Government on 24 December 2013 launched which project to make people e-literate?

(A) e-knowledge

(B) e-shiksha

(C) i-gyan

(D) e-inclusion

4) Indian Broadcasting Service was renamed in 1936 as:

(A) Akashwani

(B) Nabhowani

(C) Doorwani

(D) All India Radio

5) Government of India recently puts a way ahead to launch Cash subsidy on ............... after the successful implementation of cash subsidy on LPG  for BPL (below poverty line) families?

(A) Kerosene

(B) Sugar

(C) Wheat

(D) Rice

6) Which person or organisation received the Nobel Prize three times so far?

(A) Medame Curie

(B) Linus Pauling

(C) Alexender Flemming

(D) International Committee of the Redcross

7) Name the India’s leading telecommunication service provider which on 24-Dec-2013 launched a unique initiative — ‘Safe Drive Campaign’ aiming to reduce drunken driving during the festive season?

(A) Bharati Airtel

(B) Reliance

(C) Vodafone
(D) Tata Docomo

8) What is India’s rank in milk production in the world?

(A)1

(B)2

(C)3

(D)4

9) Nation celebrated the 89th birthday of which former Prime Minister as National Development Day on 25th December 2013?

(A) Rajiv Gandhi

(B) Moraji Desai

(C) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

(D) P V Narasimha Rao

10) World literacy day is celebrated on

(A) 8th September

(B) 8th March

(C) 19th Nov

(D) 1st June

Answers

1) Ans.  (D) Jacques Kallis

2) Ans. (A) Aditya Birla Group

3) Ans. (D) e-inclusion

4) Ans. (D) All India Radio

5) Ans. (A) Kerosene

6) Ans. (D) International Committee of the Redcross

7) Ans. (C) Vodafone

8) Ans. (A)1

9) Ans. (C) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

10) Ans. (A) 8th September

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Daily Current Affairs Quiz- 24 December 2013

Daily Current Affairs Quiz- 24 December 2013

1) Who took the charge as the President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) on 21 December 2013?

(A) Cyrus Mistri

(B) Naina Lal Kidwai

(C) Sidharth Birla

(D) Ratan Tata

2) Name the inventor of the ubiquitous automatic weapon AK-47 who died at the age of 94 on Dec. 23, 2013?

(A) Mikhail Gorbyavech

(B) Kishav Gabriel

(C) Kilternik Remnik

(D) Mikhail Kalashnikov

3) Who has been appointed as the new Governor of Manipur on 23 December 2013?

(A) Anand Rai

(B) Vinod Kumar Duggal

(C) Subodh Kumar Duggal

(D) Vinod Kumar Rai

4) Which international airport situated in Hyderabad received Sword of Honour award in recognition of its effective implementation of occupational health and safety management systems from the British Safety Council recently?

(A) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Ltd

(B) Indira Gandhi International Airport Ltd

(C) Kemp Gowda International Airport Ltd

(D) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport

5) Name the nuclear capable ballistic missile which was successfully test-fired by India on 23 December 2013 from Wheeler Island, Odisha?

(A) Prithvi-II

(B) Agni-III

(C) Pran

(D) Akash-III

6) Who has been appointed as the new Ambassador of US recently?

(A) Ashok K Kantha

(B) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

(C) Devyani Khorbagade

(D) Nirupama Rao

7) Which day was observed across India on 24 December?

(A) Human Rights Day

(B) Farmers Day

(C) National Energy Conservation Day

(D) National Consumers Right Day

8) Who was appointed as new environment and forest minister (additional charge) in place of Jayanti Natarajan who resigned her post as Minister to take up party work?

(A) Kapil Sibal

(B) Sis Ram Ola

(C) M. Veerappa  Moily

(D) Vayalar Ravi

9) Who is the world No. 1 bowler in the latest ICC Test rankings released on 24 Dec 2013?

(A) Dale Steyn

(B) Zaheer Khan

(C) Mitchell Johnson

(D) Vernon Philander

10) An MoU was signed by India's Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) VS Sampath offering India's expertise to which country in election management and electoral roll preparations recently?

(A) Yemen

(B) Finland

(C) Australia

(D) Germany

Answers

1) Ans. (C) Sidharth Birla

2) Ans. (D) Mikhail Kalashnikov

3) Ans.(B) Vinod Kumar Duggal

4) Ans. (A) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Ltd

5) Ans. (B) Agni-III

6) Ans. (B) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

7) Ans. (D) National Consumers Right Day

8) Ans. (C) M. Veerappa  Moily

9) Ans. (D) Vernon Philander

10) Ans. (A) Yemen

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General Knowledge and Current Affairs Quiz- 23 December 2013

General Knowledge and Current Affairs Quiz- 23 December 2013

1) Name the person who developed a vaccine for the chicken pox virus who died at the age of 85 due to heart failure on 23 December 2013 in Osaka, Japan?

(A) Dr. Shineso Takarami

(B) Dr. Michiaki Takahashi

(C) Dr. Shian Hun

(D) Dr. Rimenso Harakati

2) Titan, the only moon (natural satellite) known to have a dense atmosphere, is the largest moon of which planet?

(A)Mars

(B)Jupiter

(C)Saturn

(D)Uranus

3) Which day was observed across the country on 23 December 2013 to celebrate the birthday of Chaudhary Charan Singh?

(A) Kisan Diwas

(B) Vijay Diwas

(C) Mahaparinirvan Diwas

(D) Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas

4) Who was the Prime Minister of Britain when India got independence?

(A)Stanley Baldwin

(B)Clement Attlee

(C)Winston Churchill

(D)Neville Chamberlain

5) Who won women’s singles titles at the 78th Senior National Badminton Championships, which concluded at the Siri Fort Sports Complex in New Delhi on 23 December 2013?

(A) Saina Nehwal

(B) Ashwani Ponappa

(C) PV Sindhu

(D) Jwala Gutta

6) Into which water body does river Narmada flow?

(A)Red Sea

(B)Arabian Sea

(C)Bay of Bengal

(D)Indian Ocean

7) Putting an end to all speculations and rumours Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on 23 Dec 2013 decided to form government in Delhi with support of Congress. As per the agreement who will become the Chief Minister?

(A) Najeeb Jung

(B) Anna Hazare

(C) Arvind Kejriwal

(D) Sheila Dikshit

8) Whose birthday on 29 August is celebrated as `National Sports Day' in India?

(A)C.K.Naidu

(B)Dhyan Chand

(C)Milkha Singh

(D)Wilson Jones

9) Which team won Soccer Club World Cup 2013 defeating Raja Casablanca 2-0 in the finals played on 22-Dec-2013?

(A) Barcelona

(B) Bayern Munich

(C) Manchester United

(D) Liverpool

10) Which pigment is responsible for red colour of tomatoes?

(A)Melanin

(B) Lycopene

(C) Bilirubin

(D) Chlorophyll

Answers

1) Ans. (B) Dr. Michiaki Takahashi

2) Ans. (C)Saturn

3) Ans. (A) Kisan Diwas

4) Ans. (B)Clement Attlee

5) Ans. (C) PV Sindhu

6) Ans. (B)Arabian Sea

7) Ans. (C) Arvind Kejriwal

8) Ans. (B)Dhyan Chand

9) Ans. (B) Bayern Munich

10) Ans. (B) Lycopene

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IndiaPost: Calendar of Departmental Examinations 2014

Good News for all waiting for next Postal/Sorting Assistant exam… Department of Posts published its calendar of Examinations for the year 2014. As per the tentative schedule there will be two PA/SA recruitment for the year 2014. One in March and other in November!!!

Sl No.	Name of the Examination	Proposed Schedule tentatively
(A)Centralised Examination
1	Inspector of Posts Examination	23rd and 24th August 2014
2	Ps Gr ‘B’ Examination	15-06-2014
3	Postmaster Grade – I Exam	15-06-2014
4	LGO Examination for PAs/SAs in Circle	24th August 2014 Sunday
5	Junior Engineer( C&E)Examination	Will be notified after receipt of Question Banks and syllabus revised . For the vacancies of previous years.
6	Assistant Engineer ( C&E)Examination	Same as Above
7	Sr Postmaster Examination	Tentatively proposed to be held on October 2014, by which time it is expected that court verdicts will be pronounced.
8	PAs/SAs Direct Recruitment Examination	March 2014 for 2013 vacancies. Another recruitment in November 2014 for 2014 vacancies.
9	Assistant Manager ( MMS)	Will be notified after receipt of revised Recruitment rules /question Banks and syllabus revised.
10	Assistant accounts Officer (AAO)	As Above.

Sl No.	Name of the Examination	Proposed Schedule tentatively
(B) Decentralised Examination
1	Confirmation Examination for direct recruit Jr Accountants in PAO	17th & 18th may 2014
2	LDCs to Junior Accountants in PAOs	14th &15th June 2014
3	LGO Examination for promotion to Assistants of other wings i.e. MMS , Foreign Post, RLO, Stores Depot and CO/RO	20th July 2014
4	Postman Examination Direct Recruitment to Multi tasking Staff	To be held in October for 2014 vcancies.
5	PO&RMS Accountant Examination	25th May,2014
6	Departmental Examination for promotion to LDCs in PAOs from Sorters and MTS.	27.7.2014
7	Departmental Examination for promotion to LDCs in PAOs from MTS qualified in matriculation	17.08.2014

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Happy X-mas to all our readers.......

Happy X-mas to all our readers............

May all the sweet magic of Christmas conspire

To gladden your hearts and fill every desire.

Merry X-MAS

May lovely, happy times decorate this time of the season.

May warm, special memories brighten your new year.

May the wonder of Christmas be with you forever.

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