Current Affairs Quiz Expected Questions for exams: 25 & 26 March 2014

1) Which country was suspended from the G8- Group of Eight recently?

(A) Russia

(B) Germany

(C) Canada

(D) France

2) Who won 2014 Pritzker Prize considered the most prestigious prize in the world of architecture?

(A) Toyo Ito

(B) Wang Shu

(C) Shigeru Ban

(D) Peter Zumthor

3) Name the light-weight revolver launched by Indian Ordinance factory on 25 Mar 2014 for the safety of women?

(A) Nirbhay

(B) Nirbheek

(C) Nirdesh

(D) Nirdheek

4) Name the Jet Airways acting CEO who has resigned from his post recently?

(A) Gary Kenneth Toomey

(B) Kris Gopalakrishnan

(C) Naresh Goyal

(D) Ravishankar Gopalakrishnan

5) Who was appointed as the new revenue secretary on 25 March 2014?

(A) Rajiv Takru

(B) Sumit Bose

(C) Gurdial Singh Sandhu

(D) Padmini Gopinath

6) Who won the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year 2014?

(A) Ussain Bolt

(B) Rafael Nadal

(C) Sebastian Vettel

(D) Christiano Ronaldo

7) Name the virtual reality headset for video gamers company being acquired by facebook as announced recently?

(A) WhatsApp

(B) Nest

(C) DeepMind

(D) Oculus

8) Whom among the following was appointed as new Coach of Senior Men's Hockey Team recently?

(A) Terry Walsh

(B) Jude Felix

(C) V. Baskaran

(D) Maharaj Krishan Kaushik

9) Which state became the first state in the country to declare all election booths as 'no smoking zones'?

(A) Kerala

(B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) Mizoram

(D) Jammu & Kashmir

 

10) Which actor was named national ambassador for Earth Hour 2014?

(A) Arjun Kapoor

(B) Aamir Khan

(C) Amitab Bachan

(D) Dhanush

Answers

1) Ans. (A) Russia

2) Ans. (C) Shigeru Ban

3) Ans. (B) Nirbheek

4) Ans. (D) Ravishankar Gopalakrishnan

5) Ans. (A) Rajiv Takru

6) Ans. (C) Sebastian Vettel

7) Ans. (D) Oculus

8) Ans. (B) Jude Felix. (Note: He will work under Chief Coach Terry Walsh)

9) Ans. (D) Jammu & Kashmir

10) Ans. (A) Arjun Kapoor

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Jharkhand Gramin Bank Recruitment 2014 for Office Assistant Posts

Jharkhand Gramin Bank has issued notification for recruitment of the Office Assistants (Multipurpose) posts. Candidates who have declared qualified at the Online CWE for RRBs conducted by IBPS during September/ October 2013 can apply online from 01-04-2014 to 16-04-2014.

Jharkhand Gramin Bank Vacancy Details:

Total No. of Posts: 20

Name of the Post: Office Assistants (Multipurpose)

Important Dates:

Opening date for Online Registration: 01-04-2014

Last Date for Online Registration: 16-04-2014

Age Limit: Candidates age limit should be between 18 years and 28 years as on 01-07-2013. Age relaxation will be applicable as per the rules.

Educational Qualification: Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent with knowledge of computer skills.

Selection Process: Selection will be made on the basis of performance in RRBs- CWE-II conducted by IBPS in September/ October 2013 and Personal Interview.

IBPS Score Card Details: Candidates who have been declared qualified in the RRBs-Online CWE conducted by IBPS in September/ October 2013 should have obtained the standard score of 88 & above for SC/ ST/ SC-PWD/ ST-PWD/ SC-EXS/ ST-EXS and 95 & above for OBC/GEN/ OBC-PWD/GEN-PWD/OBC-EXS/GEN-EXS.

How to Apply: Eligible candidates can apply online through Bank’s website www.jharkhandgraminbank.com between 01-04-2014 and 16-04-2014. After submission of online application, take printout of the online application form and bring it along with required copies of documents for submission if shortlisted for interview.

Instructions to Apply Online:

1. Before applying online candidates must have a valid email ID.

2. Log on to website www.jharkhandgraminbank.com

3. Click on Recruitment Link and Read the notification carefully.

4. Click on the link ‘Apply Online’ and fill the online application form.

5. After filling necessary data submit the application form.

6. Take printout of the submitted application form and keep it for future use.

View Detailed notification & for more details: Click Here

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Employment News this week: Job Highlights ( 29 th March – 04 th April 2014)

  1. MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, ORDNANCE EQUIPMENT FACTORY, KANPUR          

     Name of Post – T.C.T, Teacher Primary, Fireman, Supervisor Grade III etc.

     No. of Vacancies - 38

     Last Date     -   Within 21 days from the date of publication.

2.  NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MEGHALAYA.                                

     Name of Post – Professor, Associate Professor and Asst. Professor (In various     

     streams)

    No. of Vacancies - 17

    Last Date     -    21/04/2014

3.  MAITREYI COLLEGE (UNIVERSITY OF DELHI)                                                          

     Name of Post – Various Non-teaching posts.

     No. of Vacancies - 16

     Last Date   -   09/04/2014

4.  DELHI METRO RAIL CORPORATION LTD.                                                                         

        Name of Post – Station Controller/Trian Operator, Customer Relations   

        Asst., Jr. Engineer, etc.           

        No. of Vacancies – 1194

       Last Date     - 22/04/2014

5.  CABINET SECRETARIAT                                                                                                     

     Name of Post – Deputy Director, Joint Deputy Director, Asst. Director, etc.                 

     No. of Vacancies - 50

      Last Date     - 22/04/2014

6.  EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE ORGANIZATION (ESSO)                                                        

      Name of Post –     Scientist ‘D’

     No. of Vacancies - 17

     Last Date     -    15/04/2014

7.  Dr. RAM MANOHAR LOHIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES                    

      Name of Post – Professor, Add. Professor, Associate Professor and Asst.    

       Professor (In various streams)

      No. of Vacancies - 21

     Last Date     -    07/04/2014

8.  EMPLOYEES’ STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION                                                           

     Name of Post – Specialist in General medicine, Paediatrics, Community

      Medicine, Dentistry,    Etc.,

     No. of Vacancies - 35

     Last Date     -    07/04/2014 for online and 14/04/2014 for offline.

9.  INDO-GERMAN TOOL ROOM, AURANGABAD                                                                   

      Name of Courses – AutoCAD, Solid works, Catia, Unigraphics, CNG    

      Programming etc.

       Registration Date     -    Starts on 1st April 2014

10. CSIR-INDIAN INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM                                                                         

       Name of Post – Scientist, Sr. Scientist, Principal Scientist and Sr. Principal    

       scientist

       No. of Vacancies - 20     

       Last Date     -    05/05/2014

Source: www.employmentnews.gov.in

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History GK Questions for Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam

1) Tripitakas are sacred books of?

(A) Buddhists         

(B) Hindus

(C) Jains       

(D) None of the above

2) The title given by the British Government to Mahatma Gandhi which he surrendered during the non-cooperation movement was

(A) Hind Keasri

(B) Kaiser-e-Hind

(C) Rai Bahadur

(D) Rt. Honorable

3) The Vedic deity Indra was the Goddess of

(A) Wind

(B) Eternity

(C) Rain and thunder

(D) Fire

4) Under whose leadership was the all India Muslim League set up?

(A) Mohammed Ali Jinnah

(B) Sayyid Ahmed Khan

(C) Aga Khan

(D) All of the above

5) The Uprising of 1857 was described as the first Indian war of Independence by

(A) S.N. Sen

(B) R.C Mazumdar

(C) B.G. Tilak

(D) V.D Savakar

6) The two principles monuments of Alaud-din Khilji's reign - the Jama at Kana Masjid and Alai Darwaza - were constructed at

(A) Agra      

(B) Delhi

(C) Dhar      

(D) Gulbarga

7) The Vijayanagara king who employed skilled archers of the Turkish clan and raised the fighting capacity of his bowmen was

(A) Bukka I

(B) Devaraya I

(C) Krishnadevaraya

(D) Ramaraya

8) The title of 'Viceroy' was added to the office of the Governor-General of India for the first time in

(A) 1848 AD

(B) 1856 AD

(C) 1858 AD

(D) 1862 AD

9) To which king belongs the Lion capitol at Sarnath?

(A) Chandragupta

(B) Ashoka

(C) Kanishka          

(D) Harsha

10) Under an agreement with which of the following countries did Subhas Chandra Bose organize the Indian soldiers, taken as prisoners by the Axis Powers, into the Azad Hind Fauj?

(A) China    

(B) Germany

(C) Italy       

(D) Japan

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 28 March 2014

1) SC appoints Gavaskar interim BCCI chief for IPL 7: The Supreme Court installed batting legend Sunil Gavaskar as the interim head of India's troubled cricket board on Friday after forcing the scandal-tainted incumbent N Srinivasan from office. Three days after warning Srinivasan they would order him to stand down if he tried to cling to power, a panel of judges announced that 64-year-old Gavaskar would take the helm of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

2) Air Force's new C-130J aircraft crashed near Gwalior, five killed: Less than 10 minutes after it took off from Agra, one of the Indian Air Force's newest and sturdiest aircraft crashed near Gwalior, killing all five people on board. The US-made C-130J Super Hercules military transport aircraft came down 115 kms or 72 miles west of Gwalior, while on a routine training mission. The Defence Minister said it had ordered an investigation into the cause of the accident. The black Box and the flight data recorder of the aircraft have been recovered and could help unravel what went wrong.

3) India first team to enter World T20 semi-finals: Leg-spinner Amit Mishra continued his awesome form as India roared into the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 with an eight-wicket demolition of hosts Bangladesh in Dhaka on Friday. The victory marks India's first semi-final appearance in the tournament since winning the inaugural title in South Africa in 2007.

4) India become No. 1 in ICC T20I Rankings: India are on top of the world. The MS Dhoni-led side is now the number one ranked team in ICC Twenty20 International Rankings Table. Last night, India defeated Bangladesh by 8 wickets at the ICC World Twenty20 to rise to the top of the rankings. It was a double delight for India at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium yesterday as they not only reached the semi-finals of World T20 but also climed to the top of rankings table. India has won three matches in a row at World T20.

5) China Executed More People In 2013 Than The Rest Of The World Combined: China defended the death penalty on Thursday as a traditional deterrent, after a report said its annual executions had again far exceeded the rest of the world's combined. Beijing judicially put to death thousands of people in 2013 compared to a total of 778 elsewhere, the campaign group Amnesty International said in its annual report. It did not give a specific figure for China as Beijing considers the statistic a state secret and does not release it.

6) NATO names Norway's Stoltenberg as new Secretary-General: NATO designates Jens Stoltenberg, the former Prime Minister of Norway, as its new Secretary-General. He succeeds Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

7)  RBI extends deadline to implement Basel III norms to 2019: The Reserve Bank of India has extended the timeline for full implementation of the Basel III capital regulations by a year to March 31, 2019. This breather comes in the wake of industry-wide concerns about the potential stresses (of the implementation of the regulations) on the asset quality and consequential impact on the performance/profitability of banks.

Know Basel III?- Basel III (or the Third Basel Accord) is a global, voluntary regulatory standard on bank capital adequacy, stress testing and market liquidity risk. It was agreed upon by the members of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in 2010–11, and was scheduled to be introduced from 2013 until 2015; however, changes from 1st April 2013 extended implementation until 31 March 2018 & now to 2019.

8) Ajay S Shriram elected CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) President: Ajay S. Shriram, Chairman and Sr. Managing Director of DCM Shriram Ltd, has been elected as the President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for 2014-15. He succeeds S Gopalakrishnan of Infosys as the new President.

9) Veteran Malayalam director P Ramdas passed away: Yesteryear veteran director P Ramdas, who introduced the neo-realistic wave in Malayalam cinema during the 1950s through his path breaking movie Newspaper Boy, has passed away at a hospital in Kottayam.

10) West Zone beat North Zone to clinch Deodhar Trophy: A clinical all-round performance took West Zone to their third successive Deodhar Trophy as they registered a comprehensive 133-run win over North Zone in the final yesterday. Riding on Kedar Devdhar's 94 and skipper Cheteshwar Pujara's patient half-century, West Zone posted a challenging 281 for three in 50 overs.

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Daily Current Affairs: 27 March 2014

1) SC Suggests Gavaskar as BCCI President: In a big setback BCCI President N Srinivasan, the Supreme Court on Thursday proposed his replacement by Sunil Gavaskar and suspension of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) along with Rajasthan Royals (RR) from IPL 7 till the pendency of case of betting and spot fixing scandal before it.

2) India officially declared polio-free: The World Health Organisation (WHO) South-East Asia Region, home to a quarter of the world’s population, was certified polio-free on Thursday by an independent commission under the WHO certification process. To mark the occasion, the WHO presented official certification to India for its achievement.

3) Samsung launched Galaxy S5 in India:  Smart phone manufacturer Samsung Electronics, on Thursday, introduced Galaxy S5 in the domestic market.  The features include a 16-megapixel camera, fast 3G speeds at 42Mbps and Octa-core processor capable of operating all eight cores at the same time, said a company release. It has a perforated pattern on the back cover, and is being offered in charcoal black, shimmery white, electric blue and copper gold, and is IP67 dust and water resistant. It has a finger scanner and biometric screen locking feature. Galaxy S5 also introduces S Health 3.0, a fitness application. Galaxy S5 to be available from April 11 in the range of Rs.51,000 to Rs.53,000

4) Ya.G. Sinai is 2014 Abel Laureate: Russian mathematician Yakov Grigorevich Sinai, one of the most influential mathematicians of the 20th Century, has been chosen for the 2014 Abel Prize by the Norwegian Academy of Science Letters. The President of the Academy, Nils Chr. Stenseth, announced this on Thursday in Oslo. He was awarded for his contribution to “dynamical systems, ergodic theory and mathematical physics.” The Abel Prize recognises contributions of extraordinary depth and influence to the mathematical sciences and has been awarded annually since 2003.

5) T20 World Cup: England won against Sri Lanka: Opener Alex Hales smashed his maiden T20 hundred to help England upset world No. 1 Sri Lanka in a thrilling World Twenty20 Super-10 stage match in Chittagong on Thursday. The 24-year-old smashed a 64-ball 116 not out as England chased down a challenging 190-run target in 19.2 overs. With England needing 23 off the last two overs Hales smashed Nuwan Kulasekara for a six to reach his hundred off 60 balls and then hit Angelo Mathews for the winning six, to anchor England’s best chase in all T20 cricket. Hales hit six sixes and 11 boundaries in a breathtaking display of batting.

6) Turkey bans YouTube: Turkey banned video-sharing website YouTube on Thursday, having blocked Twitter a week earlier after both were used to spread audio recordings damaging to the government, local media reported. The move came hours after the release of an audio file on YouTube, purporting to be of a security meeting in which top government, military and spy officials discuss a possible scenario for military action inside Syria.

7) 3rd Nuclear Security Summit 2014 held in Netherlands: The Third Nuclear Security Summit was held in The Hague, Netherlands from 24 to 25 March 2014. The summit was attended by 58 World leaders. The third NSS synergizes previous two summits without their backdrops.

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General Knowledge Questions for PA/SA Exam: Part 4

1) Dr. Julius K. Nyerere was the first winner of which award?

(A) Gandhi Peace Prize

(B) Bharat Ratna

(C) Ramon Magsaysay Award

(D) Pulitzer Prize

Ans. (A) Gandhi Peace Prize

2) Which Indian state has the largest tribal population in India?

(A) Madhya Pradesh

(B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) Arunachal Pradesh

(D) Goa

Ans. (A) Madhya Pradesh

3) Due to which physical property does the water drop take round (spherical) shape?

(A)Viscosity

(B)Surface Tension

(C)Polarization

(D)Buoyancy

Ans. (B)Surface Tension

4) Who authored the 'Buddhacharita', a Sanskrit narrative on the life of Gautam Buddha?

(A)Kalhana

(B)Banabhatta

(C)Bhavabhuti

(D)Ashvagosh

Ans. (D)Ashvagosh

5) Jerry Young and David Flio are associated with the foundation of which of the following companies?

(A)Seiko

(B)Google

(C)Intel

(D)Yahoo

Ans. (D)Yahoo

6) Who wrote the novel 'Train to Pakistan'?

(A)R.K.Narayan

(B)Mulk Raj Anand

(C)Khushwant Singh

(D)Dharamvir Bharti

Ans. (C)Khushwant Singh

7)  Who is the first indian cricketer to take Hat Trick in Test Cricket?

(A)Chetan Sharma

(B)Kapil Dev

(C)Harbhajan Singh

(D)Irfan Pathan

Ans. (C)Harbhajan Singh

8) In history, how do we better know Mughal empress Arjumand Banu Begum?

(A)Mumtaz

(B)Noorjahan

(C)Hazrat Mahal

(D)Manmati

Ans. (A)Mumtaz

9) Suva is the capital of which of the following countries?

(A)S Africa

(B)Fiji

(C)Canada

(D)West Indies

Ans. (B)Fiji

10)  Tehri Hydro Power Complex is built on which of the following rivers?

(A)Yamuna

(B)Ganga

(C)Gomati

(D)Bhagirathi

Ans. (D)Bhagirathi

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 26 March 2014

1) Lok Sabha polls: Congress released 2014 people's manifesto: The Congress on Wednesday released its 2014 Lok Sabha election manifesto. The document focuses on inclusive growth, agriculture, education and health. Party president Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi were present at the party office to release the manifesto. Speaking at the party office in New Delhi, Rahul Gandhi said that UPA has delivered 90% of the promises of our 2009 manifesto.

2) Laureus World Sports Awards 2014 winners revealed: Three of the most exciting young sports stars of their generation, who have proved world-beaters despite their age, have been honoured at the 2014 Laureus World Sports Awards in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

>> Germany’s Sebastian Vettel, the youngest four-time Formula One world champion in history at 26, was named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year, US swimmer Missy Franklin, at 18, became the youngest ever winner of the Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Award, while Spain’s Marc Márquez received the Laureus Breakthrough of the Year Award, after winning the World MotoGP Championship at just 20 years and 266 days.

 Other winners are as follows:

>> Formula one champion 'Sebastian Vettel': Sportsman of the Year

>> US swimmer Missy Franklin: World Sportswoman of the Year (youngest ever)

>> Marc Marquez (Spain): Breakthrough of the Year Award

>> Bayern Munich: World Team of the Year Award

>> Rafael Nadal: Laureus Comeback Award

>> Marie Bochet (France): World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability

>> Jamie Bestwick (UK): World Action Sportsperson of the Year

Two additional Awards were also presented

>> Spirit of Sport Award: Afghanistan Cricket Team

>> Sport for Good Award: Magic Bus (a sports-based community project in India)

The annual award, widely considered as the "Oscars of sports, was established in 1999.

3) Facebook to buy virtual reality firm Oculus for $2bn: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is definitely not finished with his shopping. Barely a month after Facebook spent $19 billion on WhatsApp, the company on Wednesday announced that it was buying Oculus VR, a firm that was working on a virtual reality headset for video gamers. For Oculus, Facebook is forking out around $2 billion. According to the company, "this includes $400 million in cash and 23.1 million shares of Facebook common stock."

4) Jude Felix Appointed As New Coach Of Senior Men's Hockey Team: Former India captain Jude Felix has been appointed as coach of the senior men's national hockey team and the Olympian will work under Chief Coach Terry Walsh, Hockey India (HI) said. Felix will join the training camp of the senior men hockey team at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in Delhi for preparations of the FIH Men's World Cup 2014 to be held at The Hague, Netherlands from May 31 to June 15.

5) Kotak Mahindra Bank links current accounts to Twitter: Digitally-savvy customers of private lender Kotak Mahindra Bank will soon be able to check their balance and do a host of non-financial services transactions using the microblogging website Twitter. The bank on Wednesday launched a new current account product directed at the younger lot that will enable the account holders to undertake 21 such services like cheque book requisitioning, checking last few transactions, etc, using their Twitter accounts.

6) Bayern Munich clinch Bundesliga title with seven games to spare: Bayern Munich wrapped up the Bundesliga title in record time on Tuesday night with a 3-1 win over Hertha Berlin at the Olympic Stadium. After being crowned champions with six games to spare last season, the Bavarians have gone one better this year, winning with seven still left to play.

7) Investment limit in inflation bonds doubled to Rs 10 lakh: The Reserve Bank on Wednesday said the investment limit in the inflation indexed bonds for individuals has been doubled to Rs 10 lakh.

8) Turkish court orders lifting of Twitter ban: A Turkish court on Wednesday ordered the lifting of last week's Twitter ban which came after the social media site was used to spread audio recordings implicating Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in corruption.

9) Dendroid virus threatening Android phones in India: Indian cyber security sleuths have alerted users of Android smartphones about the malicious activities of a tricky virus called 'Dendroid' whose infection could "completely compromise" their personal phone device. The virus of the Trojan family, once activated, could change the command and control server of a user's personal Android phone and intercept private SMSes coming in or going out. Computer Emergency Response Team of India (CERT-In) said "Do not download and install applications from untrusted sources, install applications downloaded from reputed application market only."

10) J&K becomes first state to declare poll booths as 'no smoking zones': Jammu and Kashmir becomes the first state in the country to declare all election booths as 'no smoking zones' with chief electoral officer (CEO) Umang Narula on Tuesday directing all returning officers (ROs) and district election officers (DEOs) to ensure that all booths are 'smoke free'.

11) Arjun Kapoor named national ambassador for Earth Hour 2014: Young actor Arjun Kapoor has been named the national ambassador of the Earth Hour to be observed March 29. He is glad that he can influence young minds and bring about positive change.

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