LIC Recruitment of Assistant 2014

LIC Housing Finance Limited (LICHFL) has invited online application from eligible candidates of Indian Nationals for selection and appointment as Assistants in various regions across the country. Eligible canidates who wish to apply for this job, may apply online, going through the website ; www.lichfl.com or www.lichousing.com under heading careers. Last date of online application is 12.03.2014. Other details about LIC Housing Finance (LICHFL) vacancy for Assistant 2014 are given below.

Important dates

Starting date of on-line registration and payment of fees (On-Line) : 28.02.2014

Starting of payment of fees (Off-line) [Through Pre-printed Challan]: 03.03.2014

Last date of on-line registration and payment of fees (On-line) : 12.03.2014

Last date of payment of fees (Off-line) [Through Pre-printed Challan] : 18.03.2014

Date of Closure for Edit : 12.03.2014

Last Date for Reprint: 27.03.2014

Downloading of call letters for On-Line Examination : 29.03.2014 (tentative)

Date of On-Line Examination: 06.04.2014 (tentative)

Vacancy Details of LIC Housing Finance (Asst Post)

Total no. of post: 100

Name of Post: Assistant

Central Region : 15

(UTTAR PRADESH, MADHYA PRADESDH, CHHATISGARH, UTTARAKHAND)

Eastern Region: 10

(BIHAR, WEST BENGAL, ORISSA, JHARKHAN, ASSAM, SIKKIM)

Northern Region: 10

(PUNJAB, HARYANA, DELHI NCR, RAJASTHAN, HIMACHAL PRADESH)

South Central Region: 20

(KARNATAKA)

South Eastern Region: 15

(ANDHRA PRADESH)

Southern Region: 15

(TAMILNADU, KERALA, PONDICHERRY)

Western Region: 15

(MAHARASHTRA, GOA, GUJARAT)

Remuneration: The starting pay of Rs.7400/- per month in the scale of Rs.7400-16965/- and other admissible allowance as per rules shall be payable. Total emoluments will be approximately Rs.15527/-

Eligibility Criteria

Qualification: Graduate in any discipline from a recognized University/Board (with minimum 50% marks). Preference will be given to candidates having knowledge of computer operations.

Age limit: (As on 01.02.2014). Not below 21 years and not above 35 years as on 01.02.2014 i.e. candidates must have been born not earlier than 02.02.1979 and not later than 01.02.1993 (both dates inclusive).

Application fee: Rs. 500/- for all candidates. Applicants have to bear Transaction charges as applicable for online payment. Candidates have the option of making payment of requisite fee either through the ONLINE mode or OFFLINE mode.

How to Apply

Candidates are necessarily required to apply On-line through LIC HFL’s website  (www.lichousing.com) under the heading “Careers”. No other means/mode of applications will be accepted.

Log in to the LIC HFL’s website and click on the “Careers” and go to “Job Opportunities” to open the page “RECRUITMENT OF ASSITANTS”, option is available on the page to view detailed advertisement and also to Apply Online.

After applying online, the candidates should obtain a system generated print-out of the application on A-4 Size Paper and retain it after signing the same. Please do not send this print-out to LIC HFL.

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Daily Current Affairs: 28 February 2014

1) National Science Day celebrated: 28th February every year is celebrated as National Science Day across the nation to mark the discovery of the Raman Effect by Indian physicist Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (CV Raman) on 28 February 1928. This day is celebrated every year on this day to spread a message about the significance of scientific applications in the daily life of the people. The theme for 2014 is “Fostering Scientific Temper and Energy conservation”.

2) India’s first post office savings bank ATM inaugurated in Chennai: Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday inaugurated the country’s first post office savings bank ATM at the Head Post Office in Thyagaraya Nagar in Chennai. The ATM was part of an Information Technology (IT) modernisation project of the Department of Posts. Mr. Chidambaram said a total of Rs. 4909 crore had been allotted for the modernisation in the interim budget. “The launching of the ATM was a step towards making the department a completely technology oriented one,” he said adding that the Core Banking Solutions (CBS) scheme would benefit as much as 1,55,000 post offices.

3) Andhra Pradesh to be under President’s Rule: Ending days of suspense, the Union Cabinet on Friday recommended imposition of President’s Rule in Andhra Pradesh while keeping the Assembly in suspended animation. There was political uncertainty after Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy resigned and quit the Congress in protest against the decision to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh. Placing the Assembly under suspended animation is a mere technicality as its term ends on June 1. Andhra Pradesh will have simultaneous election with the Lok Sabha.

4) Centre Hikes DA by 10% for 80 lakh Employees and Pensioners: The Centre on Friday raised dearness allowance to 100 per cent, from 90 per cent, benefiting its 50 lakh employees and 30 lakh pensioners. The government also approved the terms of reference of the 7th Pay Commission, a move which would pave the way for merger of 50 per cent DA with the basic pay. The Cabinet also approved minimum pension of Rs 1000 per month under the Employees Provident Fund Organisation, EPFO.

5) Bangalore gets India's first electric bus: In a first-of-its-kind in the country, an electric passenger bus, with zero emission level, was inaugurated by Transport Minister R. Ramalinga Reddy in Bangalore on Thursday. An initiative taken up by Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), in co-ordination with Utopia, the air-conditioned 31-seat coach has a range of 250 km with a full battery charge (four to six hours).

6) Shankar Mahadevan’s song “Mujhse hogi shurvaat” nominated for Honesty Oscar Awards: Singer-composer Shankar Mahadevan is on Cloud Nine as “Mujhse hogi shurvaat” by I Paid a Bribe and the Shankar Mahadevan Academy has been nominated in the best activist anthem category of Honesty Oscars 2014. A few days before the 86th Academy Awards, campaigning and advocacy organisation ONE and Accountability Lab started unveiling the nominations for Honesty Oscars 2014, an award that honours not Hollywood films, but the creative work of activists and organisations that fight global corruption.

7) Chandi Prasad Bhatt wins Gandhi Peace Prize for 2013: The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2013 has been awarded to eminent Gandhian and environmentalist, Shri Chandi Prasad Bhatt. The jury for the prize met under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 18th February 2014 and decided upon his name. The other members of the jury were Justice P Sathasivam, leader of opposition Sushma Swaraj, Rajya Sabha MP Karan Singh, and ex-governor of West Bengal Gopalkrishna Gandhi. Chandi Prasad Bhatt, born in 1934, is a noted Gandhian environmentalist and social activist. He was one of the pioneers of the Chipko movement for which he was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1982.

8) Arvind Saxena is president and managing director of GM India: General Motors on 28 Feb 2014 announced the appointment of Arvind Saxena as the new president and managing director of GM India with effect from 1 March 2014. Saxena will succeed Lowell Paddock, who is moving to GM International Operations (GMIO) as vice president, planning & programme management.

9) Arseniy Yatsenyuk approved as Ukraine's new prime minister: Ukraine's parliament has approved Arseniy Yatsenyuk as the country's new prime minister. The vote was held Thursday amid the sharp rise in tensions in the southern Crimea region, where gunmen seized local government buildings and raised a Russian flag. The 39-year-old Yatsenyuk has previously served as the economy minister and foreign minister, and a speaker of parliament.

10) Legendary Guitarist Paco de Lucia passed away: Legendary Spanish guitarist Paco de Lucia passed away in Mexico on 26 February 2014. He was 66.He recorded his first album at the age of 18 in Madrid. He was reputed for a series of flamenco albums in the 1970’s which inspired a New Flamenco movement.

11) India Lost Asia Cup 2nd match to Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara hit a brilliant 103 as Sri Lanka survived anxious moments to overcome India by two wickets in a thrilling last-over finish on Friday, securing their second win in the Asia Cup.

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Job Profile of Postal/Sorting Assistant in India Post| Helps in Applying PA/SA Exam 2014

Friends..we are receiving many queries regarding the Job profile of Postal/Sorting Assistant. As this time in PA/SA Exam 2014 Application, one can apply for all Posts in order of preference it is important to know the difference between each post before applying( For notification: Click Here). We hope the following post will help you.

1) PAPO- Postal Assistant in Post Offices: Once you get into the job you will be posted in Post Offices and had to work in counter. All of you might have visited Post offices atleast once to send a Speed or Registered article no? The person who sits in the counter and helps you in booking the article is one such a Postal Assistant. The benefit of PAPO is that you can regularly come across many customers and will always be updated with the latest changes happening in the Post Office environment.

2) PASBCO- Postal Assistant in Savings Bank Control Organization: As the name suggest the work will be related to monitoring the Savings Bank related works.  Unlike PAPO, PASBCO cannot work in all Post Offices. The posting will only be in Head Post Offices working in the Circle. One thing to note is that the present working procedure of PASBCO is going to change drastically in the coming days. As the Post offices are getting migrated to Core Banking Platform the nature of working will also change in the days to come.

3) PACO/RO- Postal Assistant in Circle/Regional Offices: Circle/Regional Offices are the administrative wing of Postal Department. PA CO/RO is a separate administrative cadre and those selected are posted at Circle/Regional Offices situated in main cities within the circle (max. 2-5 offices). The benefit of PA CO/RO is that as it is an administrative office, working days will only be 05 (Monday to Friday). But the working hours is more in a day 9AM to 5.30PM. The nature of working is also different in this cadre. The nature of work will be mainly File work and PAs will not be dealing directly with the customers.

4) PARLO: Postal Assistant in Returned Letter offices. Mail not delivered for want of address, is re-directed to the sender if that address is there on the article. Otherwise, it is sent to the Returned Letter Office. In the Returned Letter Office, efforts are made to locate the correct address of the addressee, and if located, mail is forwarded to the addressee. When the address of the addressee cannot be located, efforts are made to locate the address of the sender by opening the letter.  If located, mail is returned to sender. Mail which cannot be delivered either to the addressee or to the sender is disposed of, after detention for the prescribed period. So the working will be related to this.

5) PAMMS: Postal Assistant in Mail Motor Services. It plays an important role in intra-city transmission of mail between mail offices and Post Offices.

6) PAFPO: Postal Assistant in Foreign Post Organization. Deals with the foreign articles transmitted through Post office network.

7) SARMS: Sorting Assistant in Railway Mail Service: Work is related to sorting of mails being sent through the Post Office Network. An article booked through Post office will reach the RMS. At RMS the SA will sort the mail according to pincode or address. A SA will not be posted in Post Offices instead they will be posted in RMS Units available within the circle mainly situated in a Railway Station or near it. The benefit of SA is that duty will be in shifts and often had to work in night shifts also. But once you take a night shift the next day you will be free.

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27th February 2014 Daily Current Affairs Updates

1) Largest Solar Power Plant of India launched in Madhya Pradesh: The largest 130-MW Solar Power Plant of India Welspun Solar MP Project was launched at Bhagwanpur in Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh on 26 February 2014. It is also the Asia's Largest Solar Power Plant. The Welspun Solar MP project was constructed at a cost of 1100 crore rupees on 305 hectares of land. It will supply power at 8.05 rupees a kWh. This Project will raise Indian solar capacity by 7 percent.

2) Ibrahim Mahlab sworn in as Prime Minister of Egypt: Ibrahim Mahlab was sworn in as new Egypt Prime Minister on 25 February 2014. He is a former member of Hosni Mubarak's political party. Mahlab was the housing minister in the previous administration. He will head Egypt's sixth government since the 2011 uprising that toppled the autocratic Mubarak.

3) Sourav Kothari clinched his maiden National billiards championship: PSPB's Sourav Kothari picked up his maiden senior billiards national title at the Manisha Billiards and Snooker Nationals after beating experienced Alok Kumar on 27 Feb 2014. Sourav captured his maiden national billiards title by beating Alok Kumar 5-3. Kothari clinched the title in great style, with an unbeaten break of 126, that left Alok stranded on three national titles.

4) India Newspaper Society (INS) celebrated its Platinum Jubilee: Born as "Indian and Eastern Newspaper Society" on February 27, 1939 in New Delhi, its a umbrella body of Newspapers published in India and currently has more than 1,000 members having publications in 19 languages with a combined circulation of 71 million copies.

5) Five-judge Constitution Bench to take decision on legalising euthanasia: The Supreme Court on Tuesday referred the issue of legalising euthanasia in the country to a five-judge Constitution bench, saying there has been “inconsistent” opinion in its previous verdicts on withdrawing medical support to terminally ill patients. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam said that it is extremely important to have a clear enunciation of law on this issue and referred the matter to a larger Constitution bench.

6) AIIMS Bhubaneswar inaugurated: Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Gulam Nabi Azad on 26 Feb 2014 dedicated the 978 bedded All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar to the people of Odisha. Speaking on the occasion Azad said, a satellite centre of the AIIMS, Bhubaneswar will come up at Balasore before elections once the state government alloted 25 acre of land for it.

7) Tech Mahindra to acquire IT services arm of BASF: IT services major Tech Mahindra on 27 Feb 2014 said it has signed an agreement to acquire the IT and consultancy services business of chemical giant BASF in a bid to strengthen its presence in Western Europe. Financial details of the deal, made through its German subsidiary, were not disclosed. It is expected to close by June this year.

8)  ICICI Bank launched ‘branch on wheels’ in Odisha: ICICI Bank launched ’branch on wheels’ in Odisha as part its financial inclusion plan to provide banking services in remote villages in the state which are devoid of banking facilities. “The ‘branch on wheels’ is a first-of-its-kind initiative by any private sector bank in India. This is yet another step of the bank to expand its reach to the unbanked villages,” ICICI Bank Executive Director Rajiv Sabharwal told.

9) U-19 World Cup: South Africa beat Australia to set up final against Pakistan: Fast bowler Kagiso Rabada wreaked havoc with a six-wicket haul as South Africa trounced Australia by 80 runs to storm into the final of the ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup on Wednesday. South Africa will now clash with Pakistan on Saturday in the title clash.

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Current Affairs Questions Quiz: 20 February 2014

1) World's biggest social networking company Facebook bought which mobile messaging firm in a deal valued at $19 billion on 20 February 2014?

(A) Viber

(B) We Chat

(C) WhatsApp

(D) Hike

2) Union Cabinet finally cleared "Equal Opportunities Commission" (EOC) as per the recommendation of which Committee on 20 February 2014?

(A) Justice Arvind Mayaram Committee

(B) Justice Sachar Committee

(C) Justice Santosh Hegde Committee

(D) Justice JS Mathur Committee

3) Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill 2013 was passed by Rajya Sabha on 20 Feb 2014 paving way for creation of which state?

(A) Seemandhara

(B) Secunderabad

(C) Hyderabad

(D) Telangana

4) Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) proposed to introduce Unique identity code having ............ digits for hallmarked jewels as announced on 20 Feb 2014?

(A) 10

(B) 11

(C) 9

(D) 14

5) Which telecom company became the first in India to cross 200 million customers mark recently (Feb 2014)?

(A) Bharati Airtel

(B) BSNL

(C) Vodafone

(D) Reliance

6) Government in the interim Rail budget 2014 announced proposal to set up Indian Railway Institute of Financial Management (IRIFM) at which place?

(A) Rae Bareli

(B) Lucknow

(C) Nagpur

(D) Secunderabad

7) Which famous writer decided to publish his/her latest book 'The Silkworm' in June 2014 under the pseudonym, Robert Galbraith?

(A) Arvind Adiga

(B) Alice Munro

(C) J K Rowling

(D) Eleanor Catton

8) Senior IAS officer Yaduvendra Mathur has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of which bank on 20 Feb 2014?

(A) Kerala Gramin Bank

(B) Punjab and Sind Bank

(C) Vijaya Bank

(D) Exim Bank

9) Footballer Wayne Rooney recently (Feb 2014) signed a contract extension with which club?

(A) Manchester United

(B) Real Madrid

(C) Chelsea

(D) Manchester City

10) National Mission for a Green India (GIM) approved by Government recently proposed to increase the forest cover by...............?

(A) 60 million hectares

(B) 70 million hectares

(C) 40 million hectares

(D) 50 million hectares

Answers

1) Ans. (C) WhatsApp

2) Ans. (B) Justice Sachar Committee

3) Ans. (D) Telangana

4) Ans. (C) 9

5) Ans. (A) Bharati Airtel

6) Ans. (D) Secunderabad

7) Ans. (C) J K Rowling

8) Ans. (D) Exim Bank

9) Ans. (A) Manchester United

10) Ans. (D) 50 million hectares

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Current Affairs Quiz Questions for exams: 18 & 19 February 2014

1) The contentious bill that will split Andhra Pradesh and allow the creation of Telangana was passed by Lok Sabha on 18 February 2014. Telangana will be the .......th state of India?

(A) 28

(B) 24

(C) 26

(D) 29

2) Supreme Court on 18 February 2014 commuted the death penalty, of killers of which former Prime Minister of India, to life term?

(A) Indira Gandhi

(B) Narasimha Rao

(C) Rajiv Gandhi

(D) Jawaharlal Nehru

3) Which state clinched the best state award for implementing Rural Tourism Project in the National Tourism Award 2012-13, presented on 18 February 2014?

(A) Kerala

(B) Sikkim

(C) Andhra Pradesh

(D) Madhya Pradesh

4) Which country overtook India as top gold consumer recently (Feb 2014)?

(A) Japan

(B) Australia

(C) Sri Lanka

(D) China

5) Which express train will become the first train in India to be attached with a Braille-embedded AC coach for visually-challenged passengers as announced in Feb 2014?

(A) Hirakud Express

(B) Purushottam Express

(C) Nandan Kanan Express

(D) Neelanchal Express

6) Kiran Kumar Reddy has on 19 February 2014 resigned as the Chief Minister of?

(A) Andhra Pradesh

(B) Uttrakhand

(C) Assam

(D) Tripura

7) Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa who arrived in New Delhi on 18 February 2014 is the King of?

(A) Bhutan

(B) Saudi Arabia

(C) Kuwait

(D) Bahrain

8) Which language became the sixth language of the country to get “classical language’’ status on 20 February 2014?

(A) Malayalam

(B) Odia

(C) Kannada

(D) Telugu

9) Indira Gandhi Zoological Park is set get country’s first wild dog breeding centre. It is situated in which state?

(A) Kerala

(B) Gujarat

(C) Assam

(D) Andhra Pradesh

10) India’s first Minority Cyber Village was inaugurated by the Minister for Minority Affairs K Rehman Khan on 19 February 2014 in Chandoli in Alwar district of?

(A) Sikkim

(B) Himachal Pradesh

(C) Rajasthan

(D) West Bengal

Answers

1) Ans. (D) 29

2) Ans. (C) Rajiv Gandhi

3) Ans. (B) Sikkim

4) Ans. (D) China

5) Ans. (B) Purushottam Express

6) Ans. (A) Andhra Pradesh

7) Ans. (D) Bahrain

8) Ans. (B) Odia

9) Ans. (D) Andhra Pradesh

10) Ans. (C) Rajasthan

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Dearness Allowance for Central Government Employees at 100% after 10% hike approved by Govt

>> The Union Cabinet today(28 Feb 2014) approved the proposal to release an additional installment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners with effect from 01.01.2014, in cash, but not before the disbursement of the salary for the month of March 2014 at the rate of 10 percent increase over the existing rate of 90 percent.

>> Hence, Central Government employees as well as pensioners are entitled for DA/DR at the rate of 100 percent of the basic with effect from 01.01.2014. The increase is in accordance with the accepted formula based on the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission.

>> The combined impact on the exchequer on account of both dearness allowance and dearness relief would be Rs. 11074.80 crore per annum and Rs. 12920.60 crore in the financial year 2014-15 ( i.e. for a period of 14 months from January 2014 to February 2015).

Official order will be published in this blog on release of the same by Finance Ministry.

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Daily Current Affairs: 26 February 2014

1) Navy chief Admiral DK Joshi quits after another submarine fire: In an unprecedented step, Navy chief Admiral Devender Kumar Joshi resigned on Wednesday, owning "moral responsibility" for warship and submarine accidents over the last six months, including the latest mishap on board submarine INS Sindhuratna off Mumbai. The incident involving INS Sindhuratna that left two officers feared dead and seven sailors injured on Wednesday proved to be the final trigger for Admiral Joshi's shock resignation. Equally stunning for the armed forces was its quick acceptance.

2) Supreme Court issued non-bailable warrant against Sahara chief Subrata Roy: The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued non-bailable arrest warrants against Sahara owner Subrata Roy over his failure to appear before the country's highest court to explain why two Sahara Group firms had failed to obey the court's order to pay Rs19,000-odd crore to market regulator Sebi.

3) DK Sarraf to become new ONGC head: Prime Minister has cleared appointment of DK Sarraf as chairman and managing director of state-run explorer Oil and Natural (ONGC) by denying an extension to incumbent Sudhir Vasudeva, which was proposed by Oil Minister Veerappa Moily, senior oil ministry officials said.

4) Hyderabad tops list of world's 10 least expensive office market: : Hyderabad has become the world's most affordable office locations due to rupee depreciation and fall in rentals amid political instability over Telangana, according to global realty consultant DTZ. Four other Indian cities -- Chennai, Pune, Bangalore and Kolkata --- figure in the DTZ's list of top 10 least expensive office space market in the world.

5) German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been awarded with Israel’s highest civilian honour, the “Medal of Distinction”: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday became the first European leader to receive the Presidential Medal of Distinction. All political figures upon whom the medal was previously conferred were Americans, beginning with former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger, then President Barack Obama, and after him former president Bill Clinton. Israeli President Shimon Peres awarded Merkel the honor at a ceremony in Jerusalem.

6) Vodafone to launch M-Pesa in south India by March-April: Vodafone on Wednesday said its mobile commerce initiative called M-Pesa will be launched in south India in March-April. This service allows customers to transfer money to any mobile phone, remit money to any bank account, make utility payments, recharge of mobile, DTH payment and earn interest on deposits.

7) India won Asia Cup match against Bangladesh: Captain Virat Kolhli hit a solid ton, and put up a huge partnership with Ajinkya Rahane to help India to a six-wicket win in the second match of the Asia Cup at Fatullah, Bangladesh, on Wednesday.

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Country's first Post Office Savings Bank ATM opened in Chennai

>> The country's first Post Office Savings Bank ATM was inaugurated in Chennai on Thursday by Finance Minister P Chidambaram as part of the government's Rs 4,909 crore IT modernisation scheme for the Department of Posts.

>> After launching the ATM service at Thiyagaraya Nagar Head Post Office (HPO), Chidambaram said that Rs 4,909 crore had been allocated for the IT modernisation of Department of Posts in the interim budget for 2014-15. "The IT modernisation scheme is aimed at making Department of Posts a completely technology-oriented one and today's initiative is a step in that regard," he said.

>> The IT modernisation scheme would cover 1.55 lakh Post offices and would be implemented by next year, he added. Speaking about the newly launched ATM service at the HPO, Chidambaram said that while it will initially operate in a closed environment for about six months, it will later change to 'inter-operability,' on the lines of bank ATMs, allowing customers to withdraw money from any ATM.

>> About Department of Posts, Chidambaram said that while questions were being raised about its future, especially in the wake of dip in use of letters and postcards, it was adopting new strategies and was therefore on the growth path.

>>  Still a large number of people believe that Department of Posts is the best in courier and parcel delivery areas, he added. An official release said the T Nagar HPO ATM is the first in the country and "four more ATMs are ready for operations" in Delhi and Mumbai. "It is proposed to install 1,000 ATMs across the country in 2014.

>> Another 1,800 ATMs will be added in 2015," it said. It added that Rs 700 crore has been earmarked for implementing Core Banking Solution (CBS) for Post office Savings Bank.

>> As on date, 51 HPOs and 11 Sub-post offices have "migrated" covering 64 lakh accounts. By March 31, 2014, a total of 700 more post offices will be covered and all 26,840 post offices will be functional under CBS in another two years, it said.

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Current Affairs Questions for competitive Exams: 17 February 2014

1) Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram presented the interim budget 2014-15 in Lok Sabha on 17 February 2014. This was the ...th budget of Chidambaram?

(A) 5th

(B) 8th

(C) 4th

(D) 10th

2) Who became the first Indian bowler to grab a hat-trick in the Under-19 World Cup recently (Feb 2014)?

(A) Amir Gani

(B) Deepak Hooda

(C) Sanju Samson

(D) Kuldeep Yadav

3) Tarun Tejpal who has been charged by Goa police with rape, sexual harassment case on 17 Feb 2014 was the founder and former editor of?

(A) Times of India

(B) Aaj Tak

(C) Tehelka

(D) CNBC

4)  State Transport Corporation of which state recently (Feb 2014) created Guinness record by conducting largest blood donation camp?

(A) Kerala

(B) Maharashtra

(C) Karnataka

(D) Tamil Nadu

5) Who has been appointed as the new Pakistan High Commissioner to India on 17 February 2014?

(A) Salman Bashir

(B) Abdul Basit

(C) Ramallah Azad

(D) Salman Basit

6) Rakesh Maria has been appointed new Mumbai Police Commissioner, on 15 February 2014, after his predecessor Satyapal Singh resigned to join which political party?

(A) Congress

(B) Aam Aadmi Party

(C) NCP

(D) BJP

7) Which state government recently (Feb 2014) became the first to enact the Lokayukta Bill within the three-month deadline following the passage of the Lokpal Bill by Parliament in December 2013?

(A) Odisha

(B) Gujarat

(C) Delhi

(D) Karnataka

8) Renaud Lavillenie of France on 15 February 2014 broke pole-vault great Sergei Bubka’s ........... year old indoor pole vault world record by crossing 6.16 meters?

(A) 15

(B) 16

(C) 20

(D) 25

9) Who became the first cricketer of New Zealand to score a triple century (302) in Test cricket by achieving the feat against India in the recently concluded Test series (Feb 2014)?

(A) Ross Taylor

(B) Corey Anderson

(C) Kame Williamson

(D) Brendon McCullum

10) Mount Kelud volcano which started erupting on 14 February 2014 is situated in which country?

(A) Indonesia

(B) South Korea

(C) Russia

(D) Netherlands

Answers

1) Ans.(B) 8th

2) Ans. (D) Kuldeep Yadav

3) Ans. (C) Tehelka

4) Ans. (D) Tamil Nadu

5) Ans. (B) Abdul Basit

6) Ans. (D) BJP

7) Ans. (A) Odisha

8) Ans. (C) 20

9) Ans. (D) Brendon McCullum

10) Ans. (A) Indonesia

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