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Saturday, January 11, 2014

Daily Current Affairs: 11 January 2014

1) Former Israeli PM Ariel Sharon passed away:  Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon died on Saturday at a hospital near Tel Aviv after being in a comatose state for the past eight years following a stroke. He was 85 years old. While serving as defence minister in 1982, he masterminded Israel's invasion of Lebanon. During the invasion, Lebanese Christian militiamen allied to Israel massacred hundreds of Palestinians in two Beirut refugee camps - Sabra and Shatila - under Israeli control. He was nevertheless elected prime minister 18 years later, pledging to achieve "security and true peace", and served until his second stroke.

2) Top journalist Ashutosh joins Aam Aadmi Party:  Television journalist Ashutosh on Saturday joined the Aam Aadmi (AAP) Party. The announcement was made by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and party leader Sanjay Singh at a press conference. Ashutosh had resigned as the Managing Editor of IBN7 on Thursday fuelling speculation that he would join the party.

3) Chaos marks 1st day of Kejriwal govt’s ‘janata durbar’- The first day of the Arvind Kejriwal government’s ‘janata durbar’ (public hearing) on the streets across the Delhi Secretariat was a scene of utter chaos on Saturday, with uncontrollable crowds thronging the venue. The Chief Minister had to disappear on the advice of the Delhi Police, leaving his Cabinet colleagues to handle the swelling crowd. Later Kejriwal emerged on the rooftop and addressed the jostling crowd, promising them another ‘janata durbar’ in four or five days. “It will be better organised and better managed,” he declared.

4) 3 people injured in Malaysia plane crash: Two people were seriously injured and a third suffered minor injuries after a small private plane crashed in Malaysia.

5) Rohan Bopanna returns to India’s Davis Cup squad: Rohan Bopanna on Saturday returned to the country’s Davis Cup squad after a two-year gap as AITA named a six-member team for the Asia/Oceania Group I contest against Chinese Taipei, starting January 31 in Indore. Since Leander Paes has opted out of the national duty in 2014 due to family reasons and Mahesh Bhupathi has been ignored once again, Bopanna is the sole doubles specialist in the team.

6) Tributes paid to Lal Bahadur Shastri on death anniversary: The nation on Saturday paid glowing tributes to former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on his 48th death anniversary. Vice President Hamid Ansari, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Assembly Speaker MS Dhir were the first to pay floral tributes to the late leader at his memorial Vijay Ghat. Devotional songs were also played at the venue.

7) Another former SC judge faces sexual harassment charge: Another former judge of the Supreme Court has been accused of sexual harassment by a law intern who has sought action against him by the Apex Court. Late on Friday, television channels named a retired judge of the Supreme Court who is currently heading a tribunal as the subject of the complaint according to which he sexually harassed her in May, 2011 in his office when he was a sitting judge of the Apex Court.

8) Devyani barred from entering US: Expelled Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade, in effect, has been barred entry into the United States, with the State Department saying that her name would be placed in visa and immigration lookout systems to prevent routine issuance of visa.

9) Vivekananda's 150th birth anniversary celebrations to end on Sunday: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be the chief guest at the closing ceremony of the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Swami Vivekananda in New Delhi on Sunday.

10) Delhi govt launches helpline number 9223166166 for complaints over unscheduled power cuts: In a bid to address power cuts and load shedding problems in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government has announced a helpline number where people can register their complaints regarding unscheduled power trip and other electricity related woes through SMS.

11) John Isner wins Auckland title in Open buildup: John Isner fired 23 aces in a match which had no service breaks to beat Lu Yen-hsun of Taiwan 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7) in the final of the ATP's Heineken Open in Auckland, his last tune up for next week's Australian Open.

12) Bopanna-Qureshi end runners-up at Sydney International: Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi had to be content with a runners-up finish at the ATP Sydney International after losing the fiercely fought final, in which there was no break of serve, against Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic, on Saturday.

13) Punjab defeat J&K to enter Ranji semis: Jammu and Kashmir’s dream run in the Ranji Trophy came to an end after Punjab defeated the side by 100 runs to enter the semifinals of the premier domestic event on the fourth day of their match in Vadodara on Saturday.

14) Ussain Bolt, Fraser-Pryce win Jamaica’s sportsperson of year award: Usain Bolt, the world's fastest man, and sprint queen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, were named Jamaica's Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year on Friday.

15) MS Dhoni launches 'Bike Festival of India':  India cricket captain and motorsport enthusiast Mahendra Singh Dhoni has launched the first edition of Southeast Asia's largest bike extravaganza, the Bike Festival of India (BFI), along with other partners in Mumbai on Saturday.

16) Give a missed call to know your bank balance: Syndicate Bank has introduced such a facility for its customers. After giving a missed call to a dedicated number, the customer will get his/her balance amount in the account as an SMS and the customer will not be charged for the facility.

17) Gorakhpur railway station entered Limca Book of Records as world’s longest platform: Gorakhpur railway station’s platform number one of Uttar Pradesh has entered into the Limca Book of Records as longest rail platform in the world. The certificate given by the Limca Book of Records was unveiled on 10 January 2014 by KK Atal, the General Manager North Eastern Railways (NER). The platform’s length is 1355.40 meters and was inaugurated in 6 October 2013.


18) Nirbheek, India's first gun for women, launched: India’s first gun for women, Nirbheek was launched on 9 January 2014. It is a tribute to the gang rape victim of December 2012, Nirbhaya. Gun has been manufactured by the Indian Ordnance Factory, Kanpur.

Latest Current Affairs Quiz: January 09, 2014

1) Which corporate group was the top donor to both the key national political parties, the Indian National Congress and BJP, as declared by the parties to the Election Commission on 8 January 2014?
(A) Reliance Group
(B) Aditya Birla group
(C) Vedanta group
(D) Torrent Power


2) Name the country's third largest private bank which opened a branch in Shanghai after receiving permission from the China Banking Regulatory Commission on 8 January 2014?
(A) ICICI Bank
(B) Federal Bank
(C) HDFC Bank
(D) Axis Bank


3) What was India’s rank in the 2014 Nuclear Threat Initiative’s Nuclear Materials Security Index, which was released on 8 January 2014?
(A) 23
(B) 25
(C) 27
(D) 29


4) B.S. Yeddyurappa on 9 January 2014 formally rejoined the BJP, more than a year after he deserted the party forming KJP. He was the former Chief Minister of which south Indian state?
(A) Kerala
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Karnataka


5) Vishwanath Ramachandra popularly known as Vishu Bondre who passed away on 9 January 2014 is related to which sporting event?
(A) Cricket
(B) Tennis
(C) Badminton
(D) Chess


6) Election Commission (EC) on 9 January 2014 decided to call off its tie-up, for registering new voters through online mode and to guide votes regarding the voting procedures, with which Internet giant,  following increased concerns raised over privacy, data security and its commercial use by the Indian security agencies?
(A) Facebbo
(B) Yahoo
(C) Google
(D) Windows


7) Danseuse, actor and social activist Mallika Sarabhai formally joined which political party on 8 January 2014?
(A) BJP
(B) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
(C) Indian National Congress
(D) NCP


8) Name the President of South Korea who will be visiting India from January 15-18, 2014 at the invitation of her Indian counterparty Pranab Mukherjee?
(A) Dilma Rousseff
(B) Pak Pong-ju
(C) Yingluck Shinawatra
(D) Park Geun-hye


9)  Multi-lateral funding agency World Bank will provide ......... million loan to construct disaster resilient houses and roads in disaster-hit Uttarakhand as announced recently?
(A) $250
(B) $100
(C) $400
(D) $500

10) On 9 January 2014, Delhi Government has launched 011-27357169 helpline to deal with complaints related to?
(A) Water Supply
(B) Electicity
(C) Anti-corruption
(D) Women Safety


Qn-5 submitted by: Karan Mankatala
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Employment News this week: Job Highlights (11th – 17th January 2014)



01. Union public service commission name of post – court officer, assistant director, radio inspector, asstt. Professors  no. Of vacancies - 7 last date-31.01.2014 

02. Naval dockyard, mumbai      name of post – tradesman, & chargeman no. Of vacancies - 396 last date - 03.02.2014

03. Directorate general border security force      name of post – sub-inspector (works)      no. Of vacancies - 58 last date - 30 days after publication

04. Power Grid Corporation of india ltd. Name of post – deputy manager and accounts officer No. Of vacancies - 31 last date – 01.02.2014

05. Steel authority of India ltd.  name of post – management trainee (tech.), management trainee (administration) no. Of vacancies - 710 last date - 21.01.2014

06.  Exim bank name of post – managers no. Of vacancies - 130 last date - 31.01.2014

07. Indian institute of carpet technology (iict) name of post – assistant professor, registrar, accounts officer, fitter, etc. no. Of vacancies - 16 last date - within one month of the publication

08. Jawaharlal Nehru University name of post – professors, associate professor, and assistant professor no. Of vacancies – 52 last date – 10.02.2014

09. Power finance corporation ltd.     Name of post – dy. General manager (tech.), senior manager (tech.), junior accountant no. Of vacancies – 11 last date – 03.02.2014

10. Indian oil corporation ltd. name of post – boiler operation engineer, medical officer, assistant Hindi officer etc. no. Of vacancies – 156 last date – 05.02.2014


Source: www.employmentnews.gov.in

Daily Current Affairs Updates: 10 January 2014

1) Send an SMS and become AAP member: Eyeing the Lok Sabha polls later this year, the Arvind Kejriwal led-Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday launched a country wide drive to enrol one crore members by January 26. Announcing the ‘Main Bhi Aam Aadmi’ campaign at a press conference here, Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said people aspiring to join the AAP across the country could SMS on a toll-free number – 0779822033 – or give a missed call. “The membership number will be sent via SMS,” he said. He clarified that one mobile number would record only one membership.


2) Devyani Khobragade left US after indictment in visa fraud case: Senior Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade was on Friday indicted for visa fraud and making false statements by a grand jury which held that the charges against her will remain even as she headed back to India after being accorded full diplomatic immunity. The charges against 39-year-old Khobragade will remain and she will have to face trial, if she returns to the US without diplomatic immunity, US Attorney Preet Bharara said in a letter to District Judge Shira Scheindlin.

3) India to launch Chandrayaan-II by 2017: India will launch the second ambitious mission to land a rover in the next two to three years. The Chandrayaan-II will have indigenously developed rover and a lander using the Geo-Synchronous Launch Vehicle (GSLV). “Chandrayaan-II is a mission where we essentially need to move on (lunar) surface to conduct experiments. We will launch Chandrayaan-II with an indigenous rover and lander using GSLV by 2016 or 2017,” Space Secretary K. Radhakrishnan said at a press conference. Chandrayaan-I, India’s first mission to Moon, was launched successfully on October 22, 2008 from Sriharikota.
4) LIC launches new Jeevan Anand plan: LIC has re-launched its “Jeevan Anand” plan, a participating non-linked plan which offers an attractive combination of protection and savings. This product provides financial protection against death throughout the lifetime of the policyholder with a special feature wherein it offers cover for whole life even after payment of maturity amount. The policy can be taken from age 18 years to 50 years with age of policyholder on policy maturity age not exceeding 75 years. The policyholder can choose policy term from minimum 15 years to maximum of 35 years. The minimum sum assured is Rs 1 lakh and in multiples of Rs 5,000.

5) Ela Gandhi, Ramakrishna Mission get Pravasi Bharatiya award: Mahatma Gandhi's grand-daughter Ela Gandhi, Australian senator of Indian origin Lisa Maria Singh and Ramkrishna Mission in Fiji were among the 13 recipients of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award conferred in New Delhi on Thursday. Ela Gandhi has been awarded the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman for public service, enhancing India's image and promoting ties between India and South Africa. President Pranab Mukherjee conferred the awards to the winners at the Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas programme in New Delhi.

6) Hero Hockey World League Final: India lose 0-2 against England in campaign opener: India dished out a pathetic performance to go down 0-2 to higher-ranked England and start their campaign on a losing note at the Hero Hockey World League Final, in New Delhi on Friday. The Indians looked horribly out of sorts as England rode on two goals from Adam Dixon (28th, 45th minute) to pocket full three points from their opening Pool A encounter at the floodlit Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium. Chief coach Terry Walsh could not have imagined such a horrible performance from his wards in his first international match with the Indian team.

7) Tsvetana Pironkova stuns Angelique Kerber in Sydney for first title: Bulgarian qualifier Tsvetana Pironkova beat fifth seed Angelique Kerber of Germany 6-4, 6-4 on Friday to claim her first WTA career title, at the Sydney International.

8) Mumbai Indians retain Rohit Sharma, Lasith Malinga and Harbhajan Singh: Defending champions Mumbai Indians Friday decided to retain skipper Rohit Sharma, Harbhajan Singh and Ambati Rayudu, Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga and West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard in accordace with the Indian Premier League (IPL)'s new retention rules for the season 2014.

9) Prime Minister inaugurates new Terminal 2 at Mumbai airport: Prime Minister Manmohan Singhon on Friday inaugurated the state-of-the-art Terminal 2 or T2 at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai.

10) Govt may raise LPG cap to 12 a yr:  Under pressure from partymen, oil minister M Veerappa Moily on Friday said the government would "seriously" consider raising the cap on subsidized cooking gas cylinders to 12 a year from nine at present.

11) South Korean President visiting India from 15th January: South Korean President Park Geun-hye will pay a four-day state visit to India beginning on January 15 at the invitation of her Indian counterparty Pranab Mukherjee.

12) Second unit of Kudankulam Plant to start commercial operation from September: Minister of State in Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) V Narayanasamy on Friday said the second unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) will start commercial operation from September this year.

13) CBSE planning to introduce open-book board examination: Central Board of Secondary Education is now planning to bring in open-book tests criterion for Class 10 and Class 12 board students. Open Text Based Assessment criterion has already been introduced for students appearing in Class 9 and Class 11 examinations this academic year.

14) 18th National Youth Festival to begin on 12th January:  The 18th National Youth Festival will be held in Ludhiana from January 12 to 16. The festival is held to mark the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda on January 12, which is observed as the National Youth Day.


15) Kolkata Knight Riders retain Gambhir, Sunil Narine: The Shah Rukh Khan co-owned Kolkata Knight Riders have retained their captain Gautam Gambhir and mystery spinner Sunil Narine for the seventh edition of Indian Premier League.

IBPS Clerks III Scores Published


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Friday, January 10, 2014

Current Affairs and General Knowledge Quiz for Competitive Exams- 08 January 2014

1) Name the nation’s first comprehensive adolescent health programme which was launched by Government recently?
(A)Rastriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram
(B)National Mission on Adolescent Health
(C)Rastriya Sampoorna Swasthya Karyakram
(D)National Adolescent Health Mission


2) Who among the following was the first Non-Congress chief minister of India?
(A)Indulal Yagnik
(B)N G Ranga
(C)EMS Naboodiripad
(D)Shankar Dayal Sharma


3) Name the Bangalore-based start-up company that develops a tool that helps Android app developers to measure, analyse and optimise their apps ,which was acquired by Facebook on 8 January 2014 making the social networking giant’s first acquisition in India?
(A) Link Labs
(B) FriendFeed
(C) ConnectU
(D) Little Eye Labs


4) Which among the following is the highest peak in Africa?
(A)Mount Kilimanjaro
(B)Mount Kenya
(C)Mount Algan
(D)Mount Hanang


5) The Prime Minister of which country will be the chief guest at this year’s India’s Republic Day parade as announced recently?
(A) Russia
(B) Australia
(C)Japan
(D)South Korea


6) Kampala is the capital of which of the following African country?
(A) Uganda
(B) Zambia
(C) Kenya
(D)Angola


7) Which country is hosting the Hockey World League Final round which is to kick start on 10 January 2014?
(A) India
(B) Australia
(C) Netherlands
(D) Japan


8) Under which among the following acts, Civil Services started in India?
(A)Charter Act 1813
(B)Charter Act 1833
(C)Charter Act 1853
(D)Act of 1861


9) Reserve Bank of India on 8 January 2014 allowed the Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) to lend up to 75 percent of the value of gold. What was the percentage earlier?
(A) 70
(B) 60
(C) 65
(D) 55


10) Which among the following longitudes determines Indian standard Time?
(A) 85.5° E
(B) 83.5° E
(C) 82.5° E
(D)84.5° E

Thursday, January 9, 2014

Daily Current Affairs- 09 January 2014

1) Election Commission aborts tie-up with Google over security concerns: Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday said it has decided not to pursue a voter facilitation service proposed by Google for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Google had made a presentation to the Commission, proposing to make available free online voter registration besides making available details of voter card numbers and polling station location. The proposal from Google had drawn criticism from some cyber experts who said that the project could be a potential security concern in the light of recent expose of how US Government was secretly accessing user information using platforms such as Google and Facebook.

2) President of South Korea, Park Geun-hye to visit India: President of South Korea, Park Geun-hye, will pay a state visit from January 15-18, the Ministry of External Affairs announced on Thursday. During the visit, the visiting dignitary will hold delegation level talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and discuss bilateral, regional and global issues, the statement adds.

3) India ranks near bottom of nuclear material security index: India has been ranked below its two nuclear-armed neighbours – Pakistan and China – in the list of countries with a weak nuclear material security in the world, according to a US-based think-tank. In the 2014 Nuclear Threat Initiative’s Nuclear Materials Security Index released yesterday, India has been ranked 23rd out of 25 countries with weapons-usable nuclear materials.

4) Income Tax dept withdraws tax exemption to four cricket associations: Tax authorities on Thursday withdrew exemptions granted to four regional cricket associations–Saurashtra, Baroda, Kerala and Maharashtra. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), which is looking into the affairs of these associations, found that they were engaged in certain activities considered commercial in nature in view of the amended provisions of the Income-Tax Act, 1961.

5) Yeddyurappa formally rejoined BJP: B S Yeddyurappa, whose tenure as Chief Minister was marked by charges of corruption and nepotism, rejoined BJP merging his Karnataka Janata Paksha with it, a year after his exit from the parent party. It was a low profile homecoming for Yeddyurappa at a function at the BJP state headquarters, as the party seeks to revive its fortunes in Lok Sabha polls with his pan state image combined with his appeal as Lingayat strongman.

6) Mallika Sarabhai joined AAP: Danseuse, actor and social activist Mallika Sarabhai, daughter of scientist Vikram Sarabhai and classical dance exponent Mrinalini Sarabhai, joined Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) , calling herself its “foot soldier.”

7) Intellectual Property Summit begins on Jan 10: Seventh annual Intellectual Property Summit 2014 will commence in Ahemadabad on Friday and will promote the concept of intellectual property right (IPR) as a means to protect brands.

8) World Bank to sanction $250 mn loan to rebuild Uttarakhand: Multi-lateral funding agency World Bank will provide $250 million loan to construct disaster resilient houses and roads in disaster-hit Uttarakhand.

9) Former Mumbai cricketer Vishwanath Bondre passed away: Former Mumbai Ranji Trophy cricketer Vishwanath Ramachandra Bondre died last night. He was 77.

10) Facebook buys Little Eye Labs: Facebook has acquired Bangalore-based start-up Little Eye Labs. The deal, which marks Facebook’s first acquisition in India, could further boost the nation’s start-up ecosystem. Little Eye Labs, headed by Subbu Subramanian, builds mobile app analysis tools for app developers and testers.

11) Delhi Govt launches anti-corruption helpline no. 011-27357169- The Delhi Government has launched an anti corruption helpline to deal with complaints of graft-related cases in the national capital.

12) RBI relaxes gold loan norms: The Reserve Bank of India has allowed Non-Banking Financial Companies, NBFCs to lend up to 75 per cent of the value of gold.  It was 60 per cent earlier.

13) International space station operations extended to 2024: NASA- NASA announced today that the Obama administration has approved NASA’s request for an extension of operations for the International Space Station for an additional four years to 2024.

14) Dhoni, Dhawan, Kohli nominated for ESPNCricinfo Awards

15) Senior TV journalist 'joins' Aam Aadmi Party: Ashutosh, managing editor of Hindi news channel IBN7  joinined Arvind Kejriwal led Aam Aadmi Party.


16) RCB retain Kohli, Gayle and AB de Villiers for IPL 7: Ahead of the players' retention deadline for the forthcoming Indian Premier League, Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday announced that Virat Kohli, Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers.

IBPS Clerk III Interview Schedule Published

IBPS has today published the schedule of IBPS Clerk III interview for the candidates who have qualified IBPS Clerk III Written Exam result of which was declared last month end.

As per the notification available in IBPS Site, the schedule is as follows:

Download of call letters for Interview: After 25.01.2014
Conduct of Interview: 10.02.2014 onwards
Provisional Allotment: On or after 01.04.2014

Intimations will be sent by email and/ sms to the email ID and mobile number registered in the online application form for CWE Clerk-III.


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Current Affairs & GK Quiz- 07 January 2014

1) Recently India defeated Pakistan by 40 runs to win 2014 Under-19 Asia Cup final in the match played at Sharjah cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on 4 January 2014. Who among the following was the captain of the Under-19 Asia Cup team?
(A) Sanju Samson
(B) Vijay Zol
(C) Sarfaraz Khan
(D)  Deepak Hooda


2) What is the maximum permissible time gap between two sessions of parliament?
(A)Three Months
(B)Six Months
(C)9 Months
(D) 4 Months


3) Which state government launched a toll free helpline number 1100 (people could lodge corruption-related complaints against the state government officials) to curb corruption in its departments on 7 January 2014?
(A) Delhi
(B) Haryana
(C) Kerala
(D) Chhattisgarh


4) SBI Life Insurance company is a joint venture between SBI and?
(A)BNP Paribas
(B)Amica
(C)Genworth
(D) Muthoot



5) India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable surface to surface Prithvi II missile  from a test range at Chandipur near Balasore on 7 January 2014. What is the strike range of  Prithvi II missile?
(A) 300Km
(B) 350Km
(C) 400Km
(D) 450Km


6) Which country is the largest producer of rubber in the world?
(A)Brazil
(B)Malaysia
(C)Indonesia
(D) India



7) Which city has hosted the 12th edition of Pravasi Bhartiya Divas during 7-9 January, 2014?
(A) Kochi
(B) Hyderabad
(C) New Delhi
(D) Jaipur



8) In which year Manipur and Tripura became full-fledged state of India?
(A)1972
(B)1968
(C)1982
(D) 1975


9) Who has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of private insurer Future Generali India Life Insurance on 7 January 2014?
(A) Munish Sharda
(B) Govind Patel
(C) Vineet Khare
(D) Aneesh Arvind


 10) "Gandhi may die, but Gandhism will remain forever" In which session of Indian National Congress Gandhi ji said this?
(A)Ramgarh 1940
(B)Karachi 1931
(C)Lucknow 1916
(D) Kolkata 1903