GK & Current Affairs Quiz: 10 & 11 March 2014

1) Which among the following countries is hosting the T20 World Cup 2014?

(A) India

(B) Sri Lanka

(C) Pakistan

(D) Bangladesh

2) Which mountain range separates Kashmir Valley from Jammu?

(A) Pir Panjal Range

(B) Nilgiri Hills

(C) Aravalli Range

(D) Eastern Ghats

3) Where was the 7th Asian Air Gun Championship held recently (March 2014)?

(A) Turkey

(B) Beijing

(C) New Delhi

(D) Kuwait

4) Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan is the tourism brand ambassador of which state?

(A) Kerala

(B) Maharashtra

(C) Gujarat

(D) Madhya Pradesh

5) First phase of the IPL 2014 starting on April 16 is scheduled in which country?

(A) Bangladesh

(B) UAE

(C) India

(D) South Africa

6) Taj Mahal is located on the banks of River .………

(A) Ganga

(B) Yamuna

(C) Chambal

(D) Narmada

7) Who was appointed as the new chairman, managing director of Allahabad Bank?

(A) Chain Singh

(B) Akhilesh Gupta

(C) Rakesh Sethi

(D) Mohan Kumar

8) Who finally approves the Five-Year Plan?

(A) The President

(B) The Prime Minister

(C) The National Development Council

(D) The Planning Commission

9) India's largest civil aviation exhibition, India Aviation-2014 was recently (March 2014) held at?

(A) Kochi

(B) Hyderabad

(C) New Delhi

(D) Bangalore

10) Which of the following taxes is the largest source of revenue for the Government of India?

(A) Excise

(B) Customs

(C) Income tax

(D) Corporation tax

Answers

1) Ans. (D) Bangladesh

2) Ans. (A) Pir Panjal Range

3) Ans. (D) Kuwait

4) Ans. (C) Gujarat

5) Ans. (B) UAE

6) Ans. (B) Yamuna

7) Ans. (C) Rakesh Sethi

8) Ans. (C) The National Development Council

9) Ans. (B) Hyderabad

10) Ans. (A) Excise

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UPSC Combined Engineering Services Exam 2014 Notification Published

Union Public Service commission invited application for Engineering Services Examination 2014. The candidates eligible for the post can apply through prescribed format before 21 April 2014. The respective examination will be conducted for recruitment to the posts of Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering.

Important Dates

Opening Date for Registration: 22 March 2014

Closing Date for Registration: 21 April 2014

Date of Examination: 20 June 2014

Name of the Exam: Engineering Services Examination 2014

Name of Discipline

Civil Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Total Number of Post: Approximately 582 Posts including 24 PH candidates

Age Limit (as on 01 January 2014): Between 21 to 30 Years. A relaxation in the upper age limit is available as per government norms.

Educational Qualification: A Degree in Engineering (Required Field / Discipline) from a recognized University / Institute.  [B.E. / B.Tech / or equivalent]

Selection Process: Written Examination, Personality Test. The written Examination will comprise two sections—Section I consisting only of objective types of questions and Section II of conventional papers. Both Sections will cover the entire syllabus of the relevant engineering disciplines viz. Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering.

Application Fee: Rs.200/- either by depositing the money in any Branch of SBI by cash, or by using net banking facility of SBI, State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur/State Bank of Hyderabad/State Bank of Mysore/State Bank of Patiala/State Bank of Travancore or by using Visa/Master Credit/Debit Card. No fee for Female/SC/ST/PH candidates.

How To Apply: Candidates are required to Apply Online (Part I and Part II Registration) through UPSC Online Website on or before 21/04/2014 up to 11:59 PM.

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LIC AAO (Actuarial) Recruitment 2014

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has issued notification for the recruitment of 30 Posts of Assistant Administrative Officer (Actuarial). Eligible candidates may apply through online from 20-03-2014 to 06-04-2014. Other details like age limit, educational qualification, application fee details, selection process and how to apply are given below.

Important Dates:

Starting Date for Online Registration of Application Form: 20-03-2014

Starting Date for Online Payment of Application Fee/ Intimation Charges: 20-03-2014

Last date for Online Registration of Application Form: 06-04-2014

Download of Call Letter for Examination: 1st Week of May, 2014.

Date of Online Examination: 11-05-2014

Name of Post: Assistant Administrative Officer (Actuarial).

Total Number of Vacancies: 30

Age Limit: Candidates minimum age shall be 21 years and not more than 30 years as on 01-03- 2014. Age relaxations will be applicable as per Govt. rules.

Educational Qualification: Candidates should have compulsorily passed paper CT1 and CT5 plus 4 or more other papers of the examination conducted by the Institute of Actuaries, London/ Actuarial Society of India. (Total 6 or more papers).

Selection Process: Selection will be made on the basis of performance in the on-line test followed by a personal interview of short listed candidates and subsequent Pre-Recruitment Medical Examination.

Application Fee Details: Candidates need to pay the application fee of Rs.50/- plus transaction charges for SC/ST/PWD candidates and Rs.500/- plus transaction charges for all othe candidates through Online mode by using only Master/ Visa Debit or Credit Cards or Internet Banking by providing information as asked on the screen. On successful completion of the transaction, an e-receipt will be generated. Candidates are required to take a printout of the e-receipt.

How to Apply: Eligible candidates can apply On-line through LIC’s website www.licindia.in from 20-03-2014 to 06-04-2014. After successful completion of online registration process, take print out of the submitted online application form and payment receipt form and keep it for future reference.

Instructions for Online Application:

1. Before applying online a candidate will be required to have a scanned image of his/her photograph and signature.

2. Log on to http://www.licindia.in/careers.htm website.

3. Click the link Recruitment of AAO (Acturial-2014).

4. Read the notification carefully and click on link” Online Registration for Recruitment of AAO”.

5. Fill all the mandatory details in the form carefully and click on ‘Submit’ button. When the data is saved, provisional registration number and password will be generated by the system and displayed on the screen.

6. Candidate should note down the provisional registration number and password

7. After submission of online application, proceed to pay the fees as mentioned above.

8. If the online transaction has been successfully completed, a Registration Number and Password will be generated.

9. Take print out of the submitted application containing fee details and keep it for future references.

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Current Affairs Questions: Second Week of March 2014 (PDF Download)

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March 2014 second Week

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Q1. Who was voted as the Cricketer of the Generation by ESPN Cricinfo comprising a 50-member jury that included current and former cricketers and journalists?

Ans. Sachin Tendulkar

Note: Sachin defeated his competitors spin legend Shane Warne and all-rounder Jacques Kallis. The ESPNcricinfo Awards recognises the best individual batting and bowling performances in cricket over the calendar year.

Q2. Who has resigned as chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on 13 March 2014?

Ans. Nandan Nilekani

Note: Nilekani joined the Congress Party on 10 March 2014 and he is contesting from the Bangalore South constituency in Lok Sabha polls.

Q3. Which states became the first two states to be issued with Plastic Photo Identity Card for elections in India?

Ans. Nagaland and Assam

Note: The voters of Nagaland and Assam will be using the cards for the first time in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The Election commission decided to provide plastic Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) instead of laminated paper card to voters in India to avoid duplication and forgery.

Q4. IPL 2014 to be held in three phases across which countries?

Ans. UAE, Bangladesh and India

Note: This is because of the Lok Sabha elections held during the period. The tournament will be played in three different phases and the first phase at least 16 matches will be played in United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 16 April to 30 April 2014. The second phase of the tournament from 1 May to 12 May 2014 will be held in Bangladesh only if Union Home Ministry doesn’t permits to hold the event in India.

Q5. Name the first Android phone launched by Finnish company Nokia, on 10 March 2014?

Ans. Nokia X

Note: It is a unique combination of Nokia quality and experiences, Microsoft services and Android apps.

Q6. Who took oath as the Governor of Kerala on 11 March 2014?

Ans. Sheila Dikshit

Note: The oath was administered to her by the Kerala High Court’s Chief Justice Dr Manjula Chellur. Her appointment to the post came following resignation of Nikhil Kumar.

Q7. Name the Malaysian Airlines flight operating a Boeing 777-200ER aircraft which vanished from the radar screens over the South China Sea with 239 people on board on 8 March 2014?Visit:www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. MH370

Q8. Which Indian player on 9 March 2014 reclaimed the number one position in the ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen?

Ans. Virat Kohli

Note: He was able to claim the first position by gaining 12 points during the Asia Cup by scoring 189 runs in three innings with 136 against Bangladesh.

Q9. Which state won the 68th senior National football championship of Santosh Trophy by defeating Railways 3-0 in the final match played at Kanchenjungha Stadium in Siliguri, West Bengal?

Ans. Mizoram

Q10. Who won the Templeton Prize for 2014 recently?

Ans. Tomas Halik

Note: He is a Czech priest.  The award was announced by the John Templeton Foundation on 13 March 2014 and under the award he will receive 1.1 million Euro. The award 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.

Q11. Who has resigned as Chairman of MCX-SX on 14 March 2014?

Ans. GK Pillai

Note: 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.

Q12. First ever Asian Grand Prix Archery Championships was recently held at?

Ans. Bangkok

Note: Indian archers bagged 2 gold and a silver in the team events.

Q13. Spice Jet and which international aviation Company signed a deal worth 4.4 billion dollar (26000 crore rupees) on 12 March 2014?

Ans. Boeing

Note: The deal was signed at the inauguration of India Aviation 2014 in Hyderabad.

Q14. Who was appointed as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Allahabad Bank on 12 March 2014?

Ans. Rakesh Sethi

Note: Sethi will take charge of CMD with immediate effect as the post was lying vacant since January 2014 when Shubhlakshmi Panse retired.

Q15. Who was appointed as the Chairman of Financial Planning Standards Board India (FPSB) on 11 March 2014?Visit:www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Justice (Retd.) BN Srikrishna

Q16. Government of Chhattisgarh on 11 March 2014 ordered a high-level departmental inquiry into the Maoist (Naxal) attack near Tongpal in ....... district recently?

Ans. Sukma

Q17. Who won the Gold medal in the Women’s Air pistol event at the 7th Asian Air Gun Championship in Kuwait on 10 March 2014?

Ans. Heena Sidhu

Q18. Which country emerged as the largest non-oil trading partner for Dubai in 2013-14?

Ans. India

Q19. Name the Indian writer who on 9 March 2014 won Windham Campbell Literature Prize 2014 in non-fiction category?

Ans.  Pankaj Mishra

Q20. Who won Gold medal at Asian Air Gun Championship recently?

Ans. Pooja Ghatkar

Q21. Name the largest yellow star measuring 1300 times more than the diameter of sun discovered by researchers recently?

Ans. HR 5171 A

Q22. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) sold ....... percent of government stake (for 5340 crore rupees) to the Oil India Limited (OIL) and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on 14 March 2014?Visit:www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. 10

Note: The aim of this deal was to encourage the disinvestment programme by the government of India.

Q23. Which German luxury car maker on 13 March 2014 announced that it had commenced assembling the S-Class sedan in India at Chakan near Pune?

Ans. Mercedes Benz

Q24. Who was appointed as the first woman director (commercial) of Navratna Public Sector Unit (PSU) National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO) on 12 March 2014?

Ans. Soma Mondal

Q25. Name the multi-pronged National campaign on Dengue launched on 11 March 2014 to eradicate dengue across six Indian cities with public private partnership?

Ans. U & Me Against Dengue

Note: The campaign is joint initiative of Mortein (pest control brand) in association with All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Indian Medical Association (IMA), New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), Rotary Blood Bank and NGO SAHAYOG.

Q26. World’s Longest aircraft Airlander or HAV304 was unveiled at which country in the first week of March?

Ans. Britain

Q27. Name the Indian-American student who won the National Spelling Bee Competition in the US in a verbal duel at Kansas City Public Library, Missouri?

Ans. Kush Sharma

Q28. Election Commission of India organized which campaign which aims to raise the number of women voters in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on 8 March 2014?

Ans. Election Awakening for Women and Youth

Q29. Pranab Mukherjee, the President of India on 8 March 2014 conferred Stree Shakti Puruskar 2013 to how many women’s in recognition of their achievements in New Delhi?Visit:www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Six

Q30. French company Airbus launched its wholly owned subsidiary in India called ......... on 11 March 2014?

Ans. Airbus India

Q31. Who was sworn-in as the President of Chile in Valparaiso recently?

Ans. Michelle Bachelet

Note: She succeeded the conservative President Sebastian Pinera.

Q32. World Kidney Day was observed on 13 March 2014. What was the theme of the day for 2014?

Ans. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and aging.

Note: World Kidney Day is observed annually on the second Thursday in March.

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 20 March 2014

1) Khushwant Singh, journalist and writer, died at 99:  Noted writer and journalist Khushwant Singh passed away on Thursday. He was 99. Singh was best known for his trenchant secularism, his humour, and an abiding love for poetry. Born on February 2, 1915 at Hadali, now in Pakistan, Singh wrote classics like "Train to Pakistan", "I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale" and "Delhi". He was a lawyer-turned-diplomat-turned-writer. His autobiography, "Truth, Love and a Little Malice", was published by Penguin Books in 2002. He was editor of several literary and news magazines, including the Illustrated Weekly of India as well as two newspapers, the Hindustan Times and the National Herald, through the 1970s and 1980s. In 2007, he was awarded with the Padma Vibhushan.

His most famous books:

1) Train to Pakistan, 1956

2) The Company of Women, 1999

3) Truth, Love and a Little Malice (an autobiography), 2002

4) Delhi: A Novel, 1990

5) The Sunset Club, 2010

6) The Portrait of a Lady

2) LK Advani to contest from Gandhinagar: LK Advani relented on Thursday, as he's done after earlier shows of rebellion, but he did so after forcing personal interventions from virtually the entire BJP-RSS brass. The late evening announcement that Advani will contest from Gandhinagar, as decided by BJP on Wednesday, came after strong RSS intervention and assurances by Narendra Modi and other BJP leaders that Advani will be backed by local cadre in his contest from the Gujarat seat.

3) Bangladesh entered the Super-10 round of the ICC World T20 despite shock defeat: Bangladesh entered the Super-10 round of the ICC World T20 despite suffering a shocking two-wicket loss to Hong Kong in the final Group A qualification match at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium here on Thursday. After being dismissed for 108 in 16.3 overs, Bangladesh were in a real spot of bother, with their qualifying chances hanging in balance, thanks to the result in the earlier game where Nepal upset Afghanistan.

4) Manchester United Defeated Olympiakos to Enter Champions League Quarterfinals: Manchester United won a 3-0 match against Olympiakos, bringing them a 3-2 agregate and into the quarterfinals of the Champions League.

5) Parupalli Kashyap jumps to 24 in world rankings: India’s ace men’s shuttler Parupalli Kashyap has jumped a rung to the 24th spot in the latest Badminton World Federation rankings issued on Thursday. Kashyap had reached a career high of World No.6 last year but had been witnessing slump in form for quite sometime now, resulting in his slide in the world rankings.

6) Modi is the most searched CM on Google: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has once again beaten his counterparts in the virtual world. After emerging as the most searched Indian politician on Google in 2013, the BJP leader has now topped the list of most searched Chief Minister in the country. Internet search giant Google on Wednesday released trends on Chief Ministers of India. According to the trends, which took into account searches made for a period of three months from December 14 to March 13 this year, Mr. Modi was the most popular Chief Minister among Internet users in the country..

7) BIRAC Celebrates its 2nd Foundation Day: BIRAC (Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council) - a Section 25 ‘Not-for-Profit Company’ of Government of India, registered under Indian Companies Act 1956, set up as Department of Biotechnology’s interface agency, which serves as a single window for the emerging biotech industries – has completed 2 years of incorporation today  20th March, 2014.

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PA/SA Exam 2014: Total Applicants crossed 20 Lakhs!!!

Friends..everyone will be eager to know the at present status of registered applicants for Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam 2014. As per the status available till 22.03.2014 at 05.00Hrs 20,96,746 applications registered. With 05 more days remaining it will not be a surprise if it touches 25 lakhs or even 30 lakhs. It is a doubt whether any other exam in India will be having more applicants than this. (Last year about 22 lakhs registered for SSC CGL 2013..in all probabilities this will broke that record). This is at a time when everybody says that the relevance of Postal Department is shrinking. But the fact inside is that with the advent of technology, more than any other department, it is the Postal Department which is changing with the needs of the customers bringing in all the new technologies to a single platform. But as advertisements etc are no that much higher..still most people are not conversant with the new services being offered by Post Offices. With the DoP even in the front of the race for the new banking license there lies a great future ahead for the Department as well as newly recruited staffs. (These lines have been posted because we are receiving many questions as to the existence of DoP from many candidates).

The following states are having more than 01 lakhs applicants:

1) Andhra Pradesh: 177776

2) Gujarat: 112695

3) Madhya Pradesh: 176539

4) Maharashtra: 339874

5) Tamil Nadu: 103462

6) Uttar Pradesh: 280325

7) West Bengal: 101855

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March 22, 2014: World Water Day

 >> March 22 is World Water Day. A day to remember the importance of water. A day to remember that Water is precious and each drop needs to be saved for ourselves and for our next generation.

>> But it’s so sad that we remember and talk much about Water only on March 22 and then continue to contaminate and waste it all the other 364 days. If there is no fresh water, there is no life. What makes earth compatible for life itself is water. What would the world do without fresh water? We need it to hydrate our bodies, it’s in the food we eat and the beverages we drink. We use it to clean ourselves, our clothes, our dishes, our cars and everything else around us. You can travel on it or jump in it to cool off on hot summer days. Many of the products that you use everyday, contain it or were manufactured using it. All forms of life need it, and if they don’t get enough of it, they quite simply die.

>> Political disputes have centred around water nowadays. In some places, it’s treasured and incredibly difficult to get. In others, it’s incredibly easy to get and then squandered and wasted. So, as our numbers grow, we have to realise that fresh water is becoming scarce, and there soon will not be enough to go around unless we learn to save it.

>> So friends..its our responsibility to save water. Whenever you use water, remember its importance and reduce its consumption to the absolute minimum. We need to keep that water flowing in our taps and into our homes and what better way than to be a mover and shaker or rather a saver, in your own little way?

Here is the history and importance of World Water Day.

** World Water Day has been observed on 22 March since 1993 when the United Nations General Assembly declared 22 March as "World Day for Water". The UN and its member nations devote this day to implementing UN recommendations and promoting concrete activities within their countries regarding the world's water resources. Each year, one of various UN agencies involved in water issues takes the lead in promoting and coordinating international activities for World Water Day. Since its inception in 2003, UN-Water has been responsible for selecting the theme, messages and lead UN agency for the World Day for Water.

2014 World Water Day Theme: "Water and Energy"

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Message for the World Water Day

"On World Water Day, let us pledge to develop the policies needed to ensure that sustainable water and energy are secured for the many and not just the few".

With Inputs from Various articles available in net

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GK & Current Affairs Questions: 09 & 10 March 2014

1) Which team won the Santosh Trophy football tournament 2014?

(A) Services

(B) Mizoram

(C) Kerala

(D) Goa

2) Nandan Nilekani, co-founder of Infosys and chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) joined congress party on 9 March 2014. He will contest Lok Sabha polls from which state?

(A) Karnataka

(B) Delhi

(C) Uttar Pradesh

(D) Maharashtra

3) Which batsman is at No.1 position in the lastest released ICC ODI rankings (March 2014)?

(A) AB De Villers

(B) Kumar Sangakkara

(C) Hashim Amla

(D) Virat Kohli

4) Which state has hosted the Santhosh Trophy football tournament 2014?

(A) Kerala

(B) Tamil Nadu

(C) West Bengal

(D) Goa

5) Who was named Captain of Rajasthan Royals in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2014?

(A) Kevin Pietersen

(B) George Bailey

(C) Brad Hodge

(D) Shane Watson

6) Name the phone series launched by Nokia with Android operating system?

(A) Nokia X

(B) Nokia M

(C) Nokia K

(D) Nokia S

7) Mohammad Qasim Fahim who died on 9 March 2014 was the vice president of?

(A) Maldives

(B) Afghanistan

(C) Indonesia

(D) Pakistan

8) Which was the first country to give women the right to vote in the national elections?

(A) Finland

(B) New Zealand

(C) USA

(D) Germany

9) Who was awarded Nobel Prize both for Physics and for Chemistry?

(A) Marie Curie

(B) Albert Einstein

(C) C.V. Raman

(D) Pierre Curie

10) Which Indian nationalist formed the Indian Association in 1876?

(A) Surendranath Banerjee

(B) W.C. Bonerjea

(C) Aurobindo Ghose

(D) Chittaranjan Das

Answers

1) Ans. (B) Mizoram

2) Ans. (A) Karnataka

3) Ans. (D) Virat Kohli

4) Ans. (C) West Bengal

5) Ans. (D) Shane Watson

6) Ans. (A) Nokia X

7) Ans. (B) Afghanistan

8) Ans. (B) New Zealand

9) Ans. (A) Marie Curie

10) Ans. (A) Surendranath Banerjee

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