Exam Date for PA/SA Exam 2014 for Assam, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, North East, Odisha, Rajasthan and Jharkhand out!!!!

Update as on April 13, 2014      

Tentative schedule for Postal Circle wise exams is as follows:

Exam Date   Postal Circles

27-April        ----------         Assam (12), Chhattisgarh (14), Delhi (15), North East (25), Odisha (26), Rajasthan (28)

04-May          ----------        Jharkhand (20)

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Circles	Exam Date
Assam (12), Chhattisgarh (14), Delhi (15), North East (25), Odisha (26), Rajasthan (28)	27-April-2014
Jharkhand (20)	04-May-2014

Friends…date of other postal circles are yet to be published. Please wait patiently and concentrate on your preparation. We will inform you all the updates regularly J

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Daily Current Affairs: 12 April 2014

1) Gulzar to get Dadasaheb Phalke award: Renowned lyricist, poet, author and filmmaker Gulzar will be honoured with the 2013 Dadsaheb Phalke award, the country' highest award in cinema given annually by the Government of India. The 79-year-old was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2004 and the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2002. He has won a number of National Film Awards and 20 Filmfare Awards. Read more from here.

2) High voter turnout in phase 4 in Goa, Assam, Tripura and Sikkim: In phase 4 the Lok Sabha polls on Saturday, 75 per cent polling has been recorded in 2 seats in Goa, 75 per cent in 3 seats in Assam, 81.8 per cent for 1 seat in Tripura. In Sikkim, 76 per cent has been recorded for 1 one Lok Sabha and 32 Assembly seats.

3) Fabianski stars as Arsenal reach FA Cup final: Lukasz Fabianski saved two penalties as Arsenal beat holders Wigan Athletic 4-2 in a shootout at Wembley on Saturday to reach their first FA Cup final for nine years. Having stunned Manchester City in last season's final, before being relegated from the Premier League, Wigan looked set for another famous Wembley day when Jordi Gomez put them ahead with a 63rd-minute penalty.

4) Six CRPF men among 15 killed in twin Maoist attacks in Chhattisgarh:  In a major post-poll attack, 15 people, including six personnel of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and nine civilians, were killed on Saturday when Maoists blew up an ambulance and a bus in two separate incidents in tribal Bastar region of Chhattisgarh. aoist guerrillas first triggered a powerful blast, targeting a bus when a polling party was returning, at village Kutulnar between Kutru and Gudma in Naxalite-affected Bijapur district. Seven members of the polling party were killed in the blast and subsequent firing, while five others were injured.

5) Manavjit Singh Sandhu shoots past Olympic champion to win World Cup gold: India's Manavjit Singh Sandhu produced some excellent shooting to clinch the men's trap gold medal ahead of two-time Olympic champion Michael Diamond at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Tucson, USA. The 37-year-old Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awardee shot scores of 121 and 13 in the qualification and finals, respectively, to finish on the podium with the gold medal around his neck.

6) HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh to assist Sunil Gavaskar in IPL 2014 matters: Deepak Parekh, an avid cricket follower and a management specialist, was appointed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India as special advisor to Sunil Gavaskar, Interim President, BCCI, for the 2014 season of the Indian Premier League. Parekh will be a special invitee to the Governing Council meetings of the IPL. He was recommended for the job by Gavaskar himself.

7) Delhi Daredevils unveiled new jersey for IPL 7:  The Delhi Daredevils on Saturday unveiled their brand new jersey for the seventh edition of the Indian Premier league with a tie-up with the country's largest online and mobile classifieds portal classified, Quikr. The new jersey was unveiled in the presence of captain Kevin Pietersen, vice-captain Dinesh Karthik and coach Gary Kirsten.

8) British Queen conferred Knight Grand Cross on Ratan Tata:  Ratan Tata, the former chairman of the Tata Group which is one of the largest employers in Britain, has been honoured by Queen Elizabeth with a GBE ( Knight Grand Cross), one of the UK's highest civilian awards. "The Queen has been graciously pleased to approve the following honorary British awards in 2014... GBE for Ratan Naval Tata, KBE, for services to UK/India relations, inward investment to the UK and philanthropy," an announcement by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said Thursday.

9) Rahul Gandhi, flanked by entire family, files nomination from Amethi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday filed his nomination from Amethi in Uttar Pradesh in the presence of mother Sonia, sister Priyanka and her husband Robert Vadra. The Congress No. 2 is seeking re-election for a third consecutive term from the Lok Sabha constituency.

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Current Affairs Quiz Questions: 08 April 2014

1) Which Indian player has become world No.1 in the 10 metres air pistol event, according to the recent rankings(April 2014) released by International Shooting Sport Federation?

(A) Tejaswini Sawant

(B) Heena Sindhu

(C) Rahi Sarnobat

(D) Anjali Bhagwat

2) Which country recently overtook South Africa as the largest economy of Africa?

(A) Egypt

(B) Algeria

(C) Sudan

(D)  Nigeria

3) Who was declared the 'Man of the Series' in the recently concluded T20 World Cup?

(A) Kumar Sangakkara

(B) Lasith Malinga

(C) Virat Kohli

(D) Ravichandran Ashwin

4) Who was named captain of World T20 Team of Tournament after the recently concluded T20 world cup in Bangladesh?

(A) Mahendra Singh Dhoni

(B) Lasith Malinga

(C) Darren Sammy

(D) A B de Villers

5) First phase of Lok Sabha election began on 7 April 2014 in which among the following north eastern states?

(A) Assam & Tripura

(B) Meghalaya & Sikkim

(C) Mizoram & Arunachal Pradesh

(D) Sikkim & Mizoram

6) Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian American novelist Jhumpa Lahiri’s which book was recently (April 2014) shortlisted for this year’s Baileys Prize, the UK’s only annual book award for fiction written by a woman?

(A) The Namesake

(B) Unaccustomed Earth

(C) Interpreter of Maladies

(D) The Lowland

7) Itanagar, capital of which north eastern state, was put on the country's railway map on 7 April 2014, with the first passenger train of about 400 commuters arriving at Naharlagun?

(A) Sikkim

(B) Meghalaya

(C) Arunachal Pradesh

(D) Mizoram

8) IMF has recently(April 2014) announced that India's growth is expected to recover from 4.4 percent in 2013 to ...... percent in 2014?

(A) 4.5

(B) 5.1

(C) 5

(D) 5.4

9) Who gave Sahara Force India team its second podium finish by coming third in the Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix 2014 on 6 April 2014?

(A) Narain Karthikeyan

(B) Jenson Button

(C) Sergio Perez

(D) Nico Rosberg

10) Which countries top court has recently (April 2014) approved a controversial birth control law?

(A) Egypt

(B) Australia

(C) China

(D) Philippines

Answers

1) Ans. (B) Heena Sindhu

2) Ans. (D)  Nigeria

3) Ans. (C) Virat Kohli

4) Ans. (A) Mahendra Singh Dhoni

5) Ans. (A) Assam & Tripura

6) Ans. (D) The Lowland

7) Ans. (C) Arunachal Pradesh

8) Ans. (D) 5.4

9) Ans. (C) Sergio Perez

10) Ans. (D) Philippines

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Veteran film lyricist and director Gulzar chosen for Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2013

 >> Veteran poet and film lyricist Gulzar has been chosen for the coveted Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2013, the ministry of information and broadcasting announced on Saturday.

>> The multi-faceted Gulzar, whose real name is Sampooran Singh Kalra, is a lyricist, director, screen writer, producer and poet.

>> He is the 45th winner of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.

>> The award is conferred by the government for outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema.

>> Born in 1934 in Punjab in pre-independence India, Gulzar started his career in 1956. As a lyricist, he got his first break in Bimal Roy's "Bandini". He then worked with leading composers like Sachin Dev Burman, Salil Chowdhury, Shankar-Jaikishan, Hemant Kumar, Laxmikant-Pyarelal, Madan Mohan, Rajesh Roshan, Anu Malik and the new age Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy.

>> His has contributed to several films as script, story and dialogue writer. His directorials are "Mere Apne", "Koshish", "Aandhi", "Kinara", "Khushboo", "Angoor", "Libaas", "Meera", "Lekin" and "Maachis".

>> Gulzar's small screen stint included creating the series like "Mirza Ghalib" and "Tahreer Munshi Premchand Ki". He wrote lyrics for Doordarshan serials "Hello Zindagi", "Potli Baba Ki" and "Jungle Book".

>> The 79-year-old was conferred the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2002 and the Padma Bhushan in 2004 . He has won a number of National Film Awards and 20 Filmfare Awards.

>> At the 81st Oscars in 2009, he won the Academy Award for best original song for "Jai ho" with A R Rahman.

>> His poetry has been published in three compilations: "Chand Pukhraaj Ka", "Raat Pashminey Ki" and "Pandrah Paanch Pachattar". His short stories are published in "Raavi Paar" and "Dhuan".

Know about Dadasaheb Phalke Award?

The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in cinema given annually by the Government of India for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema.

The Award is given to a prominent personality from the Indian film industry, noted and respected for significant contributions to Indian cinema. A committee consisting eminent personalities from the Indian film industry is appointed to evaluate the award. Introduced in 1969, the birth centenary year of Dadasaheb Phalke, considered as the father of Indian cinema, award is given to recognise the contribution of film personalities towards the development of Indian Cinema and for distinguished contribution to the medium, its growth and promotion.

 The award for a particular year is given during the end of the following year along with the National Film Awards. The award comprises a Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) medallion, a cash prize of INR 1 million and a shawl.

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11 April 2014: Daily Current Affairs Updates

1) Justice R.M. Lodha appointed next Chief Justice of India:  Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha has been appointed as the next Chief Justice of India and he will assume charge on April 27. On Friday, the law ministry issued a press note saying the President has appointed Justice Lodha as the next CJI. Justice Lodha (64) is the most senior judge of the Supreme Court after CJI P Sathasivam. He will have a brief tenure of five months as CJI as he is scheduled to retire on September 27. Read more from here.

2) EC banned Amit Shah, Azam Khan rallies: Taking serious exception to the failure of the U.P. government to file an FIR against Urban Development Minister Azam Khan for his communal utterances and to check inflammatory speeches by BJP leader Amit Shah, the Election Commission on Friday directed the Chief Secretary to initiate criminal proceedings against the two and ban public meetings where they are expected to be present.

3) Former media adviser of PM- Sanjaya Baru's book sparks controversy: Manmohan Singh's former media adviser, Sanjaya Baru, has come out with a tell-all memoir of his days in the Prime Minister's Office during UPA I. The Accidental Prime Minister: Making and Unmaking of Manmohan Singh is like a House of Cards of Indian politics - not as ruthless as the American television series about Capitol Hill but terrifically real. In his book he describes, PM Manmohan Singh was in office, but not in power.

4) Deadly ‘Heartbleed’ virus arrived in Indian cyberspace: Indian cyber security sleuths have alerted Internet users against a “highly severe” virus named ‘Heartbleed’, which has set alarm bells ringing across the globe for fear of exposing millions of passwords, credit card numbers and other sensitive information to hackers. The virus prowling in the domestic arena, authorities said, attacks the openSSL of an online system which is the most essential protocol which encrypts information and data transfer over the Internet.

5) President presented Sangeet Natak Akademi awards: President Pranab Mukherjee presented the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Sangeet Natak Akademi awards for 2013 at a function at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday. Akademi Ratna, the Fellowship, was conferred on Dr. Kanak Rele, R. Sathyanarayana, and Mahesh Elkunchwar. The Fellows received a cash purse of Rs. 3 lakh. The awards for overall contribution and scholarship in the performing arts were presented to Mysore V. Subramanya and N. Ramanathan.

6) India successfully conducted maiden night test of Agni missile: India last night successfully conducted maiden night test of its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Agni-I ballistic missile with strike range of 700 km from a test range off Odisha coast as part of a user trial by the Army. The surface-to-surface, single-stage missile, powered by solid propellants, was test-fired from a mobile launcher at 2310 hours from launch pad-4 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Wheeler Island, about 100 km from here, Defence sources said.

7)  Infosys starts new CEO search: IT major Infosys is poised to choose a CEO from outside its six founders as incumbent CEO S.D Shibulal is set to exit well before the end of his term. Days before announcing its annual financial results, the company declared to the stock exchange early on Thursday that it will start its hunt for a new CEO, and interestingly, this time the search will include external candidates.

8) Maruti to recall over one lakh units of Ertiga, Swift, DZire: Maruti Suzuki, on Friday, said it would recall over one lakh units of its popular models — Ertiga, Swift and DZire — to replace faulty fuel filler neck.

9) Vodafone Group buys out minority partners, now owns 100% in India unit:  Vodafone Group Friday said that it has taken complete ownership of its India telecom venture Vodafone India Ltd. (VIL), by buying oput minority partners Piramal Enterprises, and Analjit Singh and Neelu Analjit Singh for a combined Rs10,142 crore.

10) SBI mops up record $1.25 billion in overseas bond sale: State Bank of India has mopped up $1.25 billion in overseas debt sale through a dual tranche bond programme, making it the largest ever offering from a domestic issuer.

11) Stuart Parkin won Millennium Technology Prize 2014: British-American physicist Stuart Parkin won Millennium Technology Prize 2014 for discoveries leading to a thousand-fold increase in digital data storage on magnetic disks. The Prize is worth of 1 million euro and it was announced by the Technology Academy Finland in Finland on 9 April 2014.

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Current Affairs Quiz Questions: 06 & 07 April 2014

1) Which country lifted the T20 cricket world cup 2014?

(A) India

(B) West Indies

(C) Sri Lanka

(D) South Africa

2) Who won the Bahrain Grand Prix racing on 6 April 2014?

(A) Lewis Hamilton

(B) Sebastian Vettel

(C) Nico Rosberg

(D) Kimi Raikkonen

3) World Health Day was observed across the globe on April 7, 2014 with the theme?

(A) Healthy blood pressure

(B) Vector-borne diseases

(C) Ageing and health

(D) Anti-microbial resistance

4) Who was crowned as the new Miss India in the 51st Femina Miss India contest, which culminated on 5 April 2014 at Mumbai?

(A) Koyal Rana

(B) Vanya Mishra

(C) Navneet Kaur Dhillon

(D) Kanishtha Dhankhar

5) Which country won the ICC T-20 Women’s World Cup 2014?

(A) England

(B) Pakistan

(C) India

(D) Australia

6) Which company has recently (April 2014) made deal worth USD 3.2 billion to buy India's No. 1 drugmaker Ranbaxy?

(A) Johnson & Johnson

(B) Sun Pharma

(C) GlaxoSmithKline

(D) Pfizer

7) Name the Pulitzer Prize winning female journalist who was shot dead in Afghanistan on 4 April 2014?

(A) Anja Niedringhaus

(B) Mary Garber

(C) Kathy Gannon

(D) Catharine Graham

8) Which team won the Junior Men National hockey title 2014 on 6 April 2014?

(A) Andhra Pradesh

(B) Odisha

(C) Delhi

(D) Punjab

9) Who won third India Open men's Super Series badminton title on 6 April 2014?

(A) Chen Long

(B) Tommy Sugiarto

(C) Lee Chong Wei

(D) Kenichi Tago

10) Who won third India Open women's Super Series badminton title on 6 April 2014?

(A) Shixian Wang

(B) LI Xuerui

(C) Yihan Wang

(D) Saina Nenwal

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Justice R.M. Lodha to be next Chief Justice of India

>> Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha has been appointed as the next Chief Justice of India and he will assume his charge on April 27.

>> “In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha, Judge of the Supreme Court, to be the Chief Justice of India with effect from April 27, 2014,” a Law Ministry statement said.

>> Justice Lodha (64) is the senior-most judge of the apex court after CJI P. Sathasivam. He will have a brief tenure of five months as the Chief Justice as he is scheduled to retire on September 27, this year.

>> Justice Lodha’s name was recommended as the next CJI by Justice Sathasivam.

>> As per the Memorandum of Procedure which governs the appointment of members of the higher judiciary, appointment to the office of the Chief Justice of India should be of the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court considered fit to hold the office. It stipulates that the Law Minister would, at the appropriate time, seek the recommendation of the outgoing Chief Justice of India for the appointment of the next CJI. Under this process, after receipt of the recommendation of the CJI, the Law Minister puts it up to the Prime Minister who advises the President in the matter of appointment.

>> Born in Jodhpur, Justice Lodha enrolled with Bar Council of Rajasthan in February 1973. He practiced Law in the Rajasthan High Court and dealt with all branches of law — constitutional, civil, company, criminal, taxation and labour. He was elevated as a Permanent Judge of the Rajasthan High Court in January 1994. He was transferred to the Bombay High Court where he assumed office in February 1994. Justice Lodha was transferred back to the Rajasthan High Court in February 2007. He had been the Administrative Judge of the Rajasthan High Court and was chairman of State Judicial Academy.

>> He was sworn in as Chief Justice of the Patna High Court on May 13, 2008 and elevated as a Judge of the Supreme Court on December 17, 2008.

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Daily Current Affairs: 10 April 2014

1) High voter turnout in phase 3 of Lok Sabha elections: The crucial third phase of the general elections on Thursday largely saw a healthy increase in voter turnout, with Jammu and Kashmir getting a special mention from the Election Commission for an "outstanding" 66 per cent voting in Jammu, the one constituency where polling was held. The first major round of polling was held in 91 constituencies across the 14 States what is technically the third phase of the 16th Lok Sabha elections. 

While polling was held in all of Kerala, Haryana and Delhi, this phase includes several Naxal-hit areas and the recently riot-torn Muzaffarnagar and neighbouring districts. The 91 constituencies where polling was held include 10 each in Maharashtra, U.P. and Odisha besides nine in Madhya Pradesh, six in Bihar, four in Jharkhand. The fate of some outgoing ministers including Kapil Sibal, Kamal Nath and Shashi Tharoor besides Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar will be decided in this phase. With this phase, polling will be wrapped up in 104 of the 543 Lok Sabha constituencies.

2) Govt declared holiday on B R Ambedkar's birth anniversary: The Centre has declared a holiday on Monday on account of Dr B R Ambedkar's birth anniversary, giving about 50 lakh central government employees an extended weekend. "It has been decided to declare Monday, the 14th April 2014, as a closed holiday on account of the birthday of Dr B R Ambedkar, for all central government offices including industrial establishments throughout India," said an office memorandum issued by Ministry of Personnel.

3) Mulayam’s ‘rape as mistake’ comment sparks outrage: Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh, on Thursday, described rapes as “mistakes” committed by boys, sparking outrage among, and strong condemnation by, political parties, women’s groups and the National Commission for Women.

4) Viktor Orban re-elected as Prime Minister of Hungary: Viktor Orban was re-elected as Prime Minister of Hungary for the second consecutive four-year term. The results of general elections were announced on 8 April 2014. The General parliamentary elections were held on 6 April 2014.

5) Ratan Tata appointed board member of China-backed Boao Forum: Ratan Tata, the doyen of Indian industry, was on Thursday inducted as a member of the Board of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), a rare distinction for an Indian in the Chinese government-backed influential body.

6) PV Sindhu entered Swiss Open quarter finals: World No.9 shuttler P.V. Sindhu staged an amazing come-from-behind victory to progress to the women’s singles quarterfinals at the $125,000 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold at St. Jakobshal in Basel on Thursday. The seventh seed lost a cliff-hanger first game to Canada’s Li Michelle but displayed all her grit and experience to win the next two to enter the last eight. The World Championship bronze medallist ousted her unseeded opponent 19-21, 21-16, 21-11 in 54 minutes to take 2-0 lead in career meets.

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Pattern and Syllabus of SBI PO Exam 2014

 The selection procedure for SBI PO 2014 will be in three stages:

>> Objective and descriptive tests

>> Group discussion and interview

>> Final selection

Phase-I consists objective tests for 200 marks and a descriptive test for 50 marks.

The objective test will be online.

Immediately after the online objective test, the descriptive Test will follow.

The descriptive test will be in the paper/pen mode.

* The Objective Test of 2-hour duration will consist of four Sections with 50 objective test marks each (Total 200 marks).

The breakdown is as follows:

a) Test of English Language (Grammar, Vocabulary, Comprehension etc.) - 50

b) Test of General Awareness, Marketing & Computers - 50

c) Test of Data Analysis & Interpretation - 50

d) Test of Reasoning (High Level) - 50

The candidates are required to qualify in each of the tests by securing passing marks, which will be decided by the Bank.

(ii) The Descriptive Test of 1 hour duration (50 marks) will be of of English Language (comprehension, short precis, letter writing & essay).

The candidates are required to qualify in the descriptive tests by securing passing marks, which will again be decided by the Bank. Descriptive Test papers of only those candidates, who have scored qualifying marks in the objective tests, will be evaluated. The candidates will be declared as having passed only when they get pass marks (to be decided by SBI) in each section of objective test. The descriptive test will be held for 50 marks with one hour to test for English language skills. In this test candidates need to write comprehension, short precis, letter writing and essay for a given topic.

Phase-II: The group discussion will be held for 20 marks after the interview which will be for 30 marks. The candidates who get pass marks in the written test will be called for group discussion and interview.

Phase-III: The final selection will be based on the marks scored in the written test, group discussion and interview. The marks will be converted to 100 and the selection will be made from the top-ranked candidates in each category.

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 09 April 2014

1) Shikhar Dhawan named one of Wisden's Five Cricketers of the Year: India's swashbuckling opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan has been named as one of the Five Cricketers of the Year, an honour dating back to 1889, by Wisden for his performance in 2013. The 28-year-old Dhawan was the highest run-scorer during India's triumph in the ICC Champions Trophy, amassing 363 runs in five ODIs at an average of 90.75. He was awarded Man of the Series for his performance that included centuries against South Africa and West Indies. His performance during the tournament in England was acknowledged by Wisden, which also named Australian duo Chris Rogers and Ryan Harris, England batsman Joe Root and England women's captain Charlotte Edwards in the list. Dale Steyn was Wisden's Leading Cricketer in the World for 2013. He was the second South African to be selected for the award after Jacques Kallis in 2007.

2) INS Vikrant, India's first aircraft carrier, sold to ship-breaker for Rs 60 crore: The decommissioned aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy, INS Vikrant, which played an important role in the 1971 Indo-Pak war, has been sold for Rs 60 crore. "The auction process of INS Vikrant was completed last week and a company named IB Commercial Pvt Ltd won the bid," said a defence source. Earlier, the Maharashtra government had expressed its inability to maintain Vikrant, the Indian Navy's first aircraft carrier which was commissioned in 1961. It was decommissioned in January 1997.

3) Sachin Tendulkar adorns cover of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack: Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar, who quit international cricket last year after an illustrious 24-year long career, adorned the covers of the 151st edition of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. The 40-year-old cricketer is the first Indian to feature on the cover of the Almanack. He was earlier chosen to feature on the cover of the second edition of the Wisden India Almanack. The yellow page shows Tendulkar walking out of the Wankhede stadium after playing his last innings against the West Indies in November last year. The photograph captured Tendulkar acknowledging the crowd with his bat raised.

4) Ranbir Kapoor is now the brand ambassador for Lenovo smartphones: Chinese tech giant Lenovo has roped in Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor as the brand ambassador for its range of smartphones in India. As part of the association, Ranbir will endorse Lenovo’s range of smartphones and will feature in various television and online commercials for the brand in India. The actor already endorses Lenovo’s PCs and tablets.

5) World Bank projects 5.7% growth for India in 2014-15:  The World Bank on 9 April 2014 projected an economic growth rate of 5.7 per cent in 2014-15 for India on the back of a more competitive exchange rate and many large investments going forward.

6) R. Chandrasekaran named new Nasscom chairman: Software services industry lobby group Nasscom has named US-based Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.’s R. Chandrasekaran as its new chairman for the 2014-15 financial year. Chandrasekaran, Cognizant India executive vice-chairman and a Cognizant veteran of two decades, will take over from Mindtree’s chief executive and co-founder Krishnakumar Natarajan. Nasscom also named B.V.R. Mohan Reddy as its new vice-chairman, a role that was previously held by Chandrasekaran.

7) Saudi Arabia mulls end to sports ban in girls' state schools: Saudi Arabia is considering ending its controversial ban on sports in girls' state schools, after its consultative council recommended the ban be lifted over vociferous opposition from traditionalists. Following a heated debate on Tuesday, the Shura Council recommended that the longstanding ban, already relaxed in private schools in May last year, be ended altogether, state media reported.

8) Israeli Startup StoreDot Charges Smartphone Battery in Just 30 Seconds: A smartphone battery has been developed that can charge up almost as quickly as you can say 'nanotechnology'. An Israeli start-up has unveiled a battery that can be charged in less than 30 seconds. StoreDot demonstrated their pioneering progress at Microsoft's Think Next symposium in Tel Aviv by fully charging a Samsung S4 smartphone from a dead battery in just 26 seconds. Although still a very long way off from being used commercially, the technology could hold promise for smartphone battery life improvement in the future.

9) Tendulkar named Mumbai Indians icon: Mumbai Indians, winner of the Champions League T20 and IPL-VI, has named Sachin Tendulkar as its icon. “I have been part of the Mumbai Indians team since its inception and am delighted to continue my association. “This season it will be a different experience for me as I look forward to closely interact with the experienced support staff and share my knowledge with the exciting youngsters in the team,” said Tendulkar.

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Download SBI Specialist Officers Online Exam 2014 Call Letters / Admit Cards

Call letters of Online Exam for the Recruitment of Specialist Cadre Officers in State Bank Group (2013-14) can be downloaded now. The online test is going to be held on 19th April 2014. Call letter can be downloaded from State Bank's website www.sbi.co.in or from below link by entering your Registration Number and Date of Birth or Password.

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