Current Affairs Quiz: 05 & 06 March 2014

1) Election Commission on 05 March 2014 announced the dates for Lok Sabha polls. Over 814 million voters — constituting the biggest electorate in the world — will exercise their franchise to elect 543 members to the 16 th Lok Sabha in how many phases?

(A) 5

(B) 6

(C) 8

(D) 9

2) Telecom subscribers across the country can now register complaints by dialling which special toll free number as announced by Department of Telecom on 5 March 2014?

(A) 911

(B) 139

(C) 1063

(D) 9011

3) Which state became the first state in the country to observe Child Protection Day recently (Marc 2014)?

(A) Goa

(B) Assam

(C) Sikkim

(D) Kerala

4) Peter Oppenheimer announced on 5 March 2014 that he will retire at the end of September as the CFO of which global company?

(A) Apple

(B) Walmart

(C) Microsoft

(D) General Motors

5) 6 March 2014 was observed as?

(A) International Womens Day

(B) World Kidney Day

(C) World Water Day

(D) World Dentist Day

6) Which state won the  27th Federation Cup Volleyball championship?

(A) Kerala

(B) Gujarat

(C) TamilNadu

(C) Punjab

7) Delhi high court on 6 March 2014 cleared the nationwide release of Madhuri Dixit, Juhi Chawla-starrer Gulaab Gang. Who is the director of the movie?

(A) Anubhav Sinha

(B) Soumik Sen

(C) Madhuri Dixit

(D) Juhi Chawla

8) Australian cricket team has replaced India at number two position in the latest ICC Test team rankings. Which team is at No.1 position?

(A) South Africa

(B) England

(C) Pakistan

(D) Sri Lanka

9) Union Sports Minister Jitendra Singh on 6 March 2014 inaugurated the National Cycling Academy at?

(A) Pune

(B) Darjeeling

(C) Dheradun

(D) New Delhi

10) Misao Okawa, the oldest woman in the world, turned 116 on 6 March 2014. She is from which country?

(A) Indonesia

(B) China

(C) Japan

(D) Vietnam

Answers

1) Ans. (D) 9

2) Ans. (C) 1063

3) Ans. (B) Assam

4) Ans. (A) Apple

5) Ans. (D) World Dentist Day

6) Ans. (C) TamilNadu

7) Ans. (B) Soumik Sen

8) Ans. (A) South Africa

9) Ans. (D) New Delhi

10) Ans. (C) Japan 

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Daily Current Affairs:16 March 2014

1) Nico Rosberg won Australian Grand Prix: Nico Rosberg opened Formula One's new era with a dominant victory at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, as world champion Sebastian Vettel and pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton were early casualties. Rosberg, whose Mercedes team have come out strongest with the sport's new hybrid technology, led from start to finish and took the chequered flag 24.5 seconds ahead of Australia's Daniel Ricciardo in his Red Bull debut. McLaren's Kevin Magnussen, 21, drove to a brilliant third place in his Formula One debut. He became the first Danish driver ever to reach the podium.

2) Sebastian Vettel's winning streak ends in Australian grand prix: Sebastian Vettel's record run of nine consecutive race victories ended on Sunday when the quadruple world champion retired his Red Bull from the season-opening Australian Grand Prix with a reliability problem. The German complained of a lack of boost pressure during his pre-race installation lap and was noticeably lacking in power when taking off from 12th place on the grid.

3) Karnataka complete hattrick, won Vijay Hazare Trophy: Karnataka completed a historic treble at domestic level by emerging champions in the Vijay Hazare Trophy with a four-wicket win over Railways in yet another low-scoring affair at Eden Gardens on Sunday. Chasing 158, the Ranji and Irani Trophy champions had a jittery start after they lost five wickets in 26 runs to be 47/5 in the 12th over but sensible batting by youngsters Karun Nair (53 not out) and Lokesh Rahul (38) set up the chase with a 66-run partnership.

4) Kumar Sangakkara to quit T20 format after World T20: Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara will retire from Twenty20 internationals after the ongoing World T20 in Bangladesh, the veteran left-hander told a newspaper on Sunday. The 36-year-old said he wanted to make way for younger players in the national team, but made himself available to play the shortest format in franchise-based competitions. "Definitely, without a doubt, this is my last World T20," Sangakkara told the Colombo-based Sunday Island newspaper. "I won't be playing any T20 internationals after this.

5) Bank unions seek five-day workweek: Apart from seeking early settlement of wage revision, the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) has renewed its appeal for introduction of five-day workweek and regulated working hours for officers. The issue was discussed in detail at a recent meeting with the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) in Mumbai. On its part, the UFBU said working hours could be increased by 45 minutes a day as most of the branches function for four hours on the weekend.

6) Election Commission asks political parties not to campaign on Holi:  The Election Commission has issued an advisory for all political parties asking them to refrain from campaigning on Holi, the festival of colours, in the backdrop of the upcoming polls. “There is a restriction on political parties on using festivals and religious occasions for their political support and means of campaigning. Do not campaign on Holi,” said Chief Election Commissioner VS Sampath on Sunday. 

7) World Cup T20 2014 started: World Cup T20 2014 started at Bangladesh on Sunday. Host Bangladesh defeated Afghanistan by nine wickets in the opener. 

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Happy Holi to all....

Currentaffairs4examz Team wishes all our dear readers and followers a very very Happy Holi!!!!

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Employment News this week: Job Highlights (15 th – 21 st March 2014)

1. SAHEED BHAGAT SINGH (EVE.) COLLEGE                 Name of Post – Administrative Officer, Section Officer, Sr. Tech. Assistant etc.

No. of Vacancies - 19

Last Date     -    07.04.2014

2. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MANIPUR                     

 Name of Post – Professor and Associate Professor (In various streams)

No. of Vacancies - 25

Last Date     -    15.05.2014

3. INSTITUTE OF HOME ECONOMICS                                                                                          

Name of Post – Assistant Professor Female (In various streams)

No. of Vacancies - 48

Within 21 days from the date of publication.

4. MAZAGON DOCK LIMITED                                                                    

Name of Post – Chief Manager, Medical Officer and Executive Trainee (Finance)

No. of Vacancies - 16

Last Date     - 25.03.2014 for Online

5. BANK NOTE PAPER MILL INDIA PVT. LTD.                                      

Name of Post – Managers and Officers in various disciplines

No. of Vacancies - 21

Last Date     - 31.03.2014

6. AGRICULTURAL SCIENTISTS RECRUITMENT BOARD                           

Name of Post –         Director, Assistant Director, Joint Director etc. in various disciplines

No. of Vacancies - 78

Last Date     -    14.04.2014

7. INSTITUTE OF HOME ECONOMICS                                                                                         

Name of Post – Non- Teaching Posts in various disciplines

No. of Vacancies - 16

Last Date     -    14.04.2014

8. SAHEED BHAGAT SINGH COLLEGE                                                                                      

Name of Post – Assistant Professor (In various streams)

No. of Vacancies - 48

Within 21 days from the date of publication.

9. STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION                                                                 

Name of Post –         Sub- Inspector in various Departments

No. of Vacancies – Male- 2038, Female- 159

Last Date     -    11.04.2014

10. NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA                      

Name of Post –         Deputy General Manager (Technical), Manager (Technical) and

Hindi Translator

No. of Vacancies – 83

Last Date     -    16.04.2014

11. NORTHERN COALFIELDS LIMITED, SINGRAULI                   

Name of Post –         Staff Nurse, Jr. Over man, Dy. Mine Surveyor etc.

No. of Vacancies - 2311

Last Date     -    31.03.2014

12. Dr. RAM MAHOHAR LOHIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   

Name of Post –         GDMO, Junior Resident, Scientist-A, Assistant Purchase etc

No. of Vacancies - 58

Last Date     -    31.03.2014

Source: www.employmentnews.gov.in

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Daily Current Affairs: 15 March 2014

1) Lok Sabha polls: Narendra Modi to contest from Varanasi: The BJP confirmed on Saturday evening that its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi would contest from Varanasi in the Lok Sabha elections. The Gujarat CM's candidature from Varansi is significance because of AAP's reported plan to pit Arvind Kejriwal against Modi if he chooses to contest from anywhere outside Gujarat. The decision to have Modi contest from Varanasi has been driven by BJP's calculation that his presence in the state arena will be a force multiplier for the party's comeback bid in UP. The largest state, with its share of 80 seats in Lok Sabha, is crucial for Modi's plans to become PM. Senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi, whose home Lok Sabha constituency is Varanasi will vacate it for Modi and will instead contest from Kanpur.

2) New Sachin Tendulkar silver coins released: A new lot of silver coins bearing retired cricket great Sachin Tendulkar's face embossed on them along with the number of Tests (200) he had played was launched by Valuemart Gold & Jewels, in association with Diamond India on Friday.

3) Second and Third phase of Lok Sabha elections notification issued: President issued notification regarding second and third phase of Lok Sabha elections. According this notification Lok Sabha elections will be held on 9th April 2014 and 10th April 2014 in which 93 constituencies spread across 18 states which includes Delhi.  On 9th April elections will be held in 7 constitutions in 5 states. On 10th April 2014, election will be held in 86 constituencies in 13 states including 7 in Delhi.

4) 10th Young Indians summit begins: Young Indians (Yi), an integral part of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), organised the 10th Yi National Summit on the theme ‘India - The Future is Now,’ in New Delhi. Rajeev Gupta, Secretary, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, inaugurated the summit and delivered the keynote address.

5) World T20 kicks off on Sunday: The fifth edition of ICC World Twenty20 will kick off in Bangladesh on Sunday. Bangladesh meets Afghanistan in Dhaka while Nepal takes on Hong Kong at Chittagong in first round matches.

6) 11 hours for voting in Lok Sabha polls: Voters across India, barring the northeast, will be given 11 hours - from 7 am to 6 pm - to cast their ballot for the Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission said Saturday. In the most of the northeast region, people will get 10 hours - between 7 a.m. and 5 pm - to vote, while in Manipur and Nagaland - where the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act is in force - polling would take place till 4 pm due to security reasons. The general election will be held in nine phases - starting April 7 and ending May 12. Counting of votes will take place May 16.

7) President extends greetings to citizens ahead of Holi:  President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday extended his greetings and felicitations to fellow country ahead of Holi, which will celebrated across the country on March 17. "On the happy occasion of Holi, I extend my greetings and good wishes to all my fellow citizens," Mukherjee said in a statement.

8) Mitchell Johnson ruled out of World Twenty20: Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson will miss cricket's World Twenty20 tournament because of a toe infection.

9) Sindhu, Kashyap lose in semis, Saina out in quarters:  Hours after causing the biggest upset of the tournament, Pusarla Venkata Sindhu crashed out of the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold losing to fast rising Chinese youngster Yu Sun 21-18 , 12-21 , 19-21. Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap joined the casualty list thereby ending Indian campaign at Basel.

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PA/SA Exam 2014: Paid the fees, but payment status not updated even after 04-05 days. What to do?

Friends.. this for the help of those candidates:

>> Who have applied for PA/SA Exam 2014.

>> Paid the fees in a ePayment Post Offices.

>> But payment status not updated yet even after 04-05 days and hence cannot print the registration slip.

As per the information available in pasadrexam2014.in website, those candidates whose payment status not updated even after paying the fees 04-05 days before has to do the following.

1. Send a mail to feehelpdesk.dopexam@gmail.com along with scanned copies of following:

a. Print Challan (Candidate's copy) for fee payment.

b. Receipt issued by Post Office.

c. Also mention PIN CODE of Post Office where you have paid the FEE.

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Current Affairs Quiz Questions: 03 & 04 March 2014

1) Alfonso Cuaron won the Best director award in Oscars 2014 for which movie?

(A) Gravity

(B) 12 Years a Slave

(C) Dallas Buyers Club

(D) Blue Jasmine

2) The Reserve Bank of India has extended the date for exchanging the banknotes issued before ........... to January 01, 2015 recently (March 2014)?

(A) 2003

(B) 2006

(C) 2005

(D) 2000

3) Union Government of India on 28 February 2014 raised the number of workdays under MNREGA in Tribal areas from 100 days to ..... days?

(A) 125

(B) 150

(C) 175

(D) 200

4) BIMSTEC Summit (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) was recently(March 2014) held at?

(A) New Delhi

(B) Colombo

(C) Dhaka

(D) Myanmar

5) Name the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister who rejoined BJP on 3 March 2014 and was appointed as the national vice-president?

(A) Sriramulu

(B) Kalyan Singh

(C) Yedurappa

(D) Jaswant Singh

6) Name the former Delhi chief minister who was appointed as the Governor of Kerala on 4 March 2014?

(A) Najeeb Jung

(B) Nikhil Kumar

(C) H R Bharatwaj

(D) Shiela Dikshit

7) Name the South African cricketer who has announced his retirement from international cricket on 4 March 2014?

(A) Graeme Smith

(B) J P Duminy

(C) Dale Steyn

(D) Jacques Kallis

8) Government on 4 March 2014 decided to hike interest rates on fixed deposit schemes offered by post offices by up to ..... per cent?

(A) 1

(B) 0.5

(C) 0.2

(D) 1.5

9) Centre has fixed which date as the formation day for Telangana, the country’s 29th state recently?

(A) November 1, 2014

(B) July 15, 2014

(C) April 1, 2014

(D) June 2, 2014

10) Who has been declared as most richest man of the world in the Forbes’s world’s billionaires list released on 4 March 2014?

(A) Warren Buffett

(B) Carlos Slim Helu

(C) Amancio Ortega

(D) Bill Gates

Answers

1) Ans. (A) Gravity

2) Ans. (C) 2005

3) Ans. (B) 150

4) Ans.  (D) Myanmar

5) Ans. (B) Kalyan Singh

6) Ans. (D) Shiela Dikshit

7) Ans. (A) Graeme Smith

8) Ans. (C) 0.2

9) Ans. (D) June 2, 2014

10) Ans. (D) Bill Gates

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Daily Current Affairs Updates:14 March 2014

1) Sachin Tendulkar voted Cricketer of the Generation: One of the greatest batsmen of all time, the iconic Sachin Tendulkar was on Friday voted Cricketer of the Generation as he staved off stiff competition from spin legend Shane Warne and all-rounder par excellence Jacques Kallis at the ESPNcricinfo awards function. The award is meant to honour the most outstanding cricketer between the years 1993 and 2013, and the occasion also marked the 20th anniversary celebrations for the cricket website. Tendulkar has been the most successful batsman of his generation, having set innumerable records in both Tests and ODIs.

2) India Launched Operation "Search Light": Even as the 6th day came to an end there is no sign where the illfated Malaysian Airlines aircraft could have gone. Meanwhile, the Indian Navy has launched operation "Search Light" on a large scale. It is believed that that the aircraft turned towards the Andaman & Nicobar Islands after disappearing from the radar. On this basis, the search is being done in the Andaman sea. The search will be directed in an area of about 90,000 square kilometers. The Malaysian authorities too have started to believe this plane was hijacked and are working based on this theory. MH-370 went misssing from the radar on 7th March and search team from China, Malaysia, Vietnam are still not able to locate any wreckage of it.

3) Tomas Halik won Templeton Prize 2014: Tomas Halik, the Czech priest won the Templeton Prize for 2014. The award was announced by the John Templeton Foundation on 13 March 2014 and under the award he will receive 1.1 million Euro. Tomas Halik (65) is a person, whose work is aimed at seekers, the segment of those asking questions about religious and spiritual issues but unaffiliated with religion or atheism. Templeton Prize was established in 1972 by the late Sir John Templeton. The Prize is a monetary award of 1.1 million Euros and is the largest annual award in terms of cash in the world.

4) ONGC, OIL buy 10% govt stake in IOC: State-owned ONGC and Oil India Ltd (OIL) on Friday bought 10 percent government stake in Indian Oil Corp (IOC) for Rs 5,340 crore. The stake sale has doubled government's disinvestment proceeds for the current fiscal to Rs 10,434 crore. In off-market transactions, Oil and Natural Gas Corp and OIL bought 5 percent stake each at Rs 220 per share. ONGC Chairman and Managing Director Dinesk K Sarraf confirmed his company's buying 12.135 crore government shares in IOC at Rs 220 per share. OIL head S K Srivastava said his firm paid Rs 2,670 crore for the 5 percent shares in IOC.

5) GK Pillai resigned as Chairman of MCX-SX: GK Pillai resigned as Chairman of MCX-SX on 14 March 2014. Consequently, current Vice Chairman and former LIC Chairman, Thomas Mathew T was elected as new Chairman and Ashima Goyal was elected as Vice Chairperson by the Board members.  The exchange also announced that MCX and FTIL had been reclassified as Public Shareholder from Promoter Shareholder. Incidentally, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) began its probe on 13 March 2014 against the stock exchange’s founder Jignesh Shah and former Chairman of SEBI C.B. Bhave. The probe will also investigate the alleged irregularities in the sanctioning of MCX-SX along with the subsequent recognition renewals of exchange in 2009, 2010.

6) Sriramulu rejoined BJP: The former Minister and BSR Congress founder B. Sriramulu rejoined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday to pave the way for the party to nominate him as its candidate for the Lok Sabha elections from Bellary.

7) World’s first solar-powered toilet set for India launch: A revolutionary waterless toilet powered by the sun, developed to help some of the 2.5 billion people lacking safe and sustainable sanitation around the world, will be unveiled in India this month. Designed and built using a $777,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the self-contained, waterless toilet with its innovative technology converts human waste to biochar, a highly porous charcoal. It aims to provide an eco-friendly solution to help some of the 2.5 billion people around the world lacking safe sanitation.

8) Team India left for Bangladesh to play ICC World T20 Ch'ship: Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Indian cricket team left for Bangladesh on Friday to compete in the ICC World Twenty20 Championship scheduled from March 16. The former champions would open their campaign against Pakistan on the 21st March at Mirpur in a Super 10 game and then take on the West Indies on the 23rd March at the same venue.

9) Economy will grow at 5.5% in Q4: Rangarajan- Country’s economy is likely to grow at 5.5 per cent in the fourth quarter of the current fiscal on higher agriculture output and pick up in the manufacturing activities, Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) chairman C Rangarajan said on Friday.

10) SBI first to start up ePay facility: For the first time a state run bank State bank of India is starting up the facility of payment gateway. SBI is setting up its payment gateway – SBI ePay. SBI ePay basically is an online aggregator service. In order to facilitate its customers with easier access in making payments SBI has come up with this facility.

Know its use?- Through this facility merchants and customers will be able to make payments through online banking, mobile banking, and credit cards. SBIePay is also in the process rolling out an electronic bill presentment and payment platform (EBPP) and IVRS phone payment. This facility will also the merchants and with the facility to access all the business related information regarding all the transactions.

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SSC CGL Exam 2014 Postponed

Friends.. Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has officially confirmed that the SSC CGL 2014 has been postponed. Notice to this effect dated 14 March 2014 has been published in the SSC Website. According to the notice, the Combine Graduate Level Exam (CGL) of the year 2014, which was scheduled to be held on 27th April 2014 and 4th May 2014 is postponed. The reason put forth by SSC read as follows:

In view of the General Elections announced by Government during the month of April and May 2014 and also the re-examination of Combined Graduate Level examination 2013 at seven centres (cities), all the applicants are hereny informed that the Cobined Graduate Level Examination 2014 stands postponed. CGLE 2014 is tentatively scheduled in the second half of the current year. The new date will be intimated in due course.

View official notification released by SSC about the postponement of CGL 2014 exam : Click Here

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General Knowledge Questions for Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam 2014

1) When did Goa become a state?

(A) 26 January 1986

(B) 30 May 1987

(C) 11 July 1992

(D) 19 December 1997

Ans. (B) 30 May 1987

2) Who is the first President of the United States of America?

(A) George Washington

(B) Thomas Jefferson

(C) James Monroe

(D) John Adams

Ans. (A) George Washington

3) Who won the Football World Cup in 1982?

(A) Brazil

(B) Argentina

(C) Germany

(D) Italy

Ans. (D) Italy

4) Which country has 11 official languages?

(A) India

(B) USA

(C) Canada

(D) South Africa

Ans. (D) South Africa

5) Who won the Olympic Gold Medal for hockey in 1980 Moscow Olympics?

(A) India

(B) UK

(C) USA

(D) USSR

Ans. (A) India

6) Which city was the summer capital of India during British Rule?

(A) Nainital

(B) Darjeeling

(C) Simla

(D) Ooty

Ans. (C) Simla

7) Lok Saha is the news paper of

(A) Madhya Pradesh

(B) Uttar Parades

(C) Maharashtra

(D) Rajasthan

Ans. (C) Maharashtra

8) ‘Duesch Mark’ is the currency of?

(A) Poland

(B) Netherlands

(C) Germany

(D) Ghana

Ans. (C) Germany

9) Who was the first Prime Minister of India to head a minority government?

((A) Morarji Desai

((B) Rajiv Gandhi

((C) Chaudhury Charan Singh

((D) H.D. Deve Gowda

Ans. (C) Chaudhury Charan Singh

10) Which of the following is known as plastic money?

(A) bearer cheques

(B) credit cards

(C) demand drafts

(D) gift cheques

Ans. (B) credit cards

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