24 & 25 June: Current Affairs Questions & Answers for Exams

1) Which among the following has joined the Star Alliance group of airlines on 24 June 2014?

(A) Air India

(B) Spice Jet

(C) Indigo

(D) Kingfisher

2) Dinesh Singh who resigned on 24 June 2014 in the midst of a raging controversy over the four-year undergraduate programme (FYUP) was the Vice Chancellor of?

(A) IGNOU

(B) Sikkim-Manipal University

(C) Nalanda University

(D) Delhi University

3) Uruguay has knocked out which among the following former champions from FIFA World Cup on 24 June 2014?

(A) Italy

(B) France

(C) England

(D) Spain

4) Which among the following state has announced 33% quota for women in police force on 24 June 2014?

(A) Kerala

(B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) Gujarat

(D) Tamil Nadu

5) Veteran Director-Producer Ramanarayanan who passed away recently was from which language?

(A) Hindi

(B) Tamil

(C) Telugu

(D) Bengali

6) Myanmar made its entry onto the World Heritage List with the inscription of its first site recently (June 2014). The World Heritage Committee meeting was held in?

(A) London, UK

(B) Brussels, Belgium

(C) New Delhi, India

(D) Doha, Qatar

7) President Pranab Mukherjee on 25 June 2014 appointed three new judges to Supreme Court. Who among the following was not included in it?

(A) Rohinton Nariman

(B) Gopal Subramaniam

(C) Adarsh Kumar Goel

(D) Arun Mishra

8) Ashwani Kumar who resigned on 25 June 2014 was the Governor of?

(A) Kerala

(B) Maharshtra

(C) Nagaland

(D) Karnataka

9) External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj started her first foreign visit to which country on 25 June 2014?

(A) Bhutan

(B) Nepal

(C) Myanmar

(D) Bangladesh

10) Four passengers were killed and several others injured when a dozen bogies of Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express derailed close to Golden Ganj railway station near Chapra in which state on 25 June 2014?

(A) Bihar

(B) Jharkhand

(C) Chattisgarh

(D) Uttar Pradesh

Answers

1) Ans. (A) Air India

2) Ans. (D) Delhi University

3) Ans. (A) Italy

4) Ans. (C) Gujarat

5) Ans. (B) Tamil

6) Ans. (D) Doha, Qatar

7) Ans. (B) Gopal Subramaniam

8) Ans. (C) Nagaland

9) Ans. (D) Bangladesh

10) Ans. (A) Bihar

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 25 June 2014

1) Gopal Subramaniam seeks withdrawal of candidature as a judge of SC: Senior advocate Gopal Subramaniam on 25 June 2014 asked the Chief Justice of India to withdraw the recommendation about his candidature as the judge of the Supreme Court. Subramaniam's office said that he has written a letter to the Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice R M Lodha requesting him to "withdraw" the recommendation for his elevation as the judge of the apex court. 56-year-old Subramaniam, who served as the solicitor general during the previous UPA regime, has been "let down" by the decision of the NDA government asking the collegium to reconsider his name as the judge of the apex court while clearing the proposal for the candidature of three others, his office said.

2) At least 4 killed as Rajdhani Express derailed in Bihar: Four passengers were killed and several others injured when a dozen bogies of Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express derailed close to Golden Ganj railway station near Chapra in Bihar in the early hours of 25 June 2014. Altogether 12 coaches of the train derailed, with five going off the tracks first leading to casualties and seven bogies overturning a little later. Some of the coaches were hurled as far as 700 feet away from the tracks, said Chief Public Relations Officer of East Central Railway Arvind Kumar Rajak. Three passengers were killed on the spot while another succumbed to injuries in hospital, Mr. Rajak added.

3) BlackBerry Z3 smartphone launched in India at Rs 15,990: BlackBerry has launched Z3, its new budget device in India at Rs 15,990. The phone will be available for pre-order starting today via select e-commerce websites and BlackBerry stores. Among the first devices made by Foxconn for the company, BlackBerry Z3 sports a 5-inch qHD (540x960p) display. It is powered by a 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (MSM8230) dual-core processor and 1.5GB RAM. The phone runs BlackBerry 10 OS version 10.2.1, the latest iteration of the OS. Read more details about this phone from here.

4) Excise duty cut on automobiles, consumer durables & capital goods extended: The government brought some prebudget cheer to automobile, capital goods and consumer durables manufacturers on 25 June 2014. It extended excise duty cuts, otherwise set to expire June-end, by six months to December 31, which means the companies won't need to put prices back up on July 1 and hurt chances of a consumption revival. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said any loss of revenue on this count would be made up by the beneficial impact on the economy. The duty reduction had been announced in February's interim budget for the current fiscal.

5) Asma Jahangir, two others, to assist U.N. rights probe in Sri Lanka: Former President of Finland Martti Ahtisaari, former Governor-General and High Court judge of New Zealand Silvia Cartwright, and former president of Pakistan’s Supreme Court Bar Association Asma Jahangir will advise and support the team set up to conduct a comprehensive investigation of alleged human rights violations in Sri Lanka that was mandated by the Human Rights Council (HRC) in March.

6) Ashwani Kumar resigned as Nagaland Governor: Nagaland Governor Ashwani Kumar became the third person to resign from the post after the NDA government sounded out some governors appointed during the UPA regime to do so. His resignation was on the cards as he had informed the government a few days ago that he will put in his papers soon.

7) Sushma Swaraj Begins Bangladesh Visit: On her first visit as the External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj is set to hold talks with top leadership of Bangladesh. On agenda is the Land Boundary Agreement and proposed Teesta river pact but tougher visa norms will be top priority.

8) Three judges appointed to Supreme Court: President Pranab Mukherjee on 25 June 2014 appointed the Chief Justices of Calcutta and Orissa High Courts, Arun Mishra and Adarsh Kumar Goel respectively, and senior lawyer Rohinton Nariman as Supreme Court judges. The warrant of appointment has been issued and the three judges are to be sworn in soon after the court re-opens on June 30. With their appointment, the strength of judges in the court will go up to 28, as against the sanctioned strength of 31.

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Solved Questions SBI Clerk 2012 (English): Part 2

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Direction(16-20) : Each sentence below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

16. The students ____ not reach on time ___ of the transport strike.

(1) can - as

(2) could - because

(3) may - account

(4) will - despite

(5) should - for

17. They were _____ to vacate that house as ____ as possible.

(1) asked - soon

(2) ordered - easy

(3) shown - early

(4) told - later

(5) found - fast

18. The teacher _____ the concept by ____ practical examples.

(1) showed - telling

(2) gave - speaking

(3) liked - citing

(4) found - looking

(5) explained - quoting

19. The manager told us _____ Ramesh was very anxious ______ the meeting.

(1) about - in

(2) that - before

(3) like - during

(4) the - for

(5) said - after

20. She did not tell ____ that she ____ attended the party.

(1) someone - have

(2) no one - has

(3) him - not

(4) her - can

(5) anyone - had

Direction(21-25) : Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is "No Error" the answer is '5'. (Ignore errors of punctuation if any.)

21. The shepherd counted / his sheep and found / that one of / them is missing. 

                 (1)                                    (2)                       (3)              (4) 

No Error

     (5)

22. The teacher were / impressed by her performance / and asked her to /

                    (1)                               (2)                                 (3)

participate in the competition.    No Error

                   (4)                            (5)

23. She asked her / son for help her /find a place to bury / the gold ornaments.

              (1)                      (2)                   (3)                            (4)

No Error

   (5)

24. The painter was / ask to paint a / picture of the king, / sifting on his throne.

                (1)                  (2)                      (3)                              (4)

No Error

   (5)

25. The story was / about how an / intelligent man had saving / himself from being robbed.

               (1)                 (2)                          (3)                                      (4)

No Error

    (5)

 

Direction(26-30) : Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? ff the sentence is correct as it is and `No correction is required', mark (5) as the answer.

26. They are yet to decided about buying the new furniture.

(1) still decide

(2) yet to decision

(3) yet to decide

(4) still decided

(5) No correction required

23. Rohan's mother was feed up of his laziness.

(1) fed up in

(2) fed off

(3) feeds up of

(4) fed up of

(5) No correction required

28. She was just looking outside the window when a beautiful bird caught the eye.

(1) catch the eye

(2) eye catching

(3) caught her eye

(4) catch her eyes

(5) No correction required

29. They sent out the invitations last evening.

(1) send out

(2) sending out

(3) sent at

(4) sending in

(5) No correction required

30. He had to bear the brunt of his father's mistakes.

(1) bear the burnt

(2) bear the burns

(3) bear a brunt

(4) bear and burn

(5) No correction required

Answers

16. (2) 17. (1) 18. (5) 19. (2) 20. (5) 21. (5) 22. (1) 23. (2) 24. (2) 25. (3) 26. (3) 27. (4) 28. (5) 29. (5) 30. (2)

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Current Affairs from 24 June 2014 for exams

1) Delhi University Vice Chancellor resigned: Delhi University Vice Chancellor Dinesh Singh resigned on 24 June 2014 in the midst of a raging controversy over the four-year undergraduate programme (FYUP) rocking the varsity. "VC has resigned," DU's media coordinator Malay Neerav said without giving details. The resignation of Singh, who was instrumental in introducing the FYUP, has come two days after the varsity was asked by the UGC to roll back the controversial four year course.

2) Uruguay knocked Italy out of FIFA World Cup: Uruguay captain Diego Godin's late strike against 10-man Italy sent his team into the last 16 of the FIFA World Cup here today and knocked their opponents out of the tournament in the opening stages for the second edition in a row. Godin's goal off a corner in the 81st minute was enough for the 2010 semifinalist to progress in the competition after a fiercely fought battle against the Italians in a match witnessing flared tempers, rough tackles and a moment when Giorgio Chiellini accused Luis Suarez of biting him. The result meant Uruguay finished second in Group D behind Costa Rica, who drew 0-0 with England in Belo Horizonte.

3) Air India joins Star Alliance:  Air India has joined the Star Alliance group of airlines, a spokesman of the national carrier said on 24 June 2014. After talks in London on Monday, Air India and Star Alliance officials arrived at the decision on the airline's affiliation. The alliance membership will allow Air India to share routes with the other airlines to more than 1,200 destinations and in the process will help improve its revenue. The formal induction will take place next month, most probably on July 11, with the unveiling of the Star Alliance logo and its livery on Air India’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner and an Airbus A-320. India is among the first clutch of countries to have acquired the Dreamliner.

4) Partial roll back of rail fare hike in suburban, 2nd class travel:Bowing to pressure from within and allies, the Railways today partially rolled back some of its stiff proposals by exempting second class suburban travel upto 80 km from the 14.2 per cent hike in fares and reduced the severity of hike for monthly season ticket-holders. In reliefs that will mainly benefit lakhs of daily commuters mainly in metros and other big cities, the Railway Ministry announced that last week's across-the-board hike of 14.2 per cent in passenger fares will not apply to second class suburban journey upto 80 kms.

5) Gujarat CM announced 33% quota for women in police force: In a pioneering move, Gujarat chief minister Anandiben Patel on Tuesday announced 33 per cent reservation for women in the police force. "It is necessary to empower women for their uplift in the society. My government has decided to provide 33 per cent reservation to women in new recruitment in the police force. It will be implemented in all cadres," Patel, the state's first woman chief minister, told reporters.

6) Veteran Director-Producer Ramanarayanan passed Away: Tamil film director and producer Ramanarayanan, who is popular for making films featuring animal characters, passed away on Sunday at a private hospital in Singapore. Ramanarayanan (65), hailing from Tamil Nadu, was admitted to the hospital for a kidney-related ailment and passed away this evening, his media manager said, adding that the final rites are expected to be held in the city on June 24.

7) Myanmar's first site inscribed to World Heritage List: Myanmar made its entry onto the World Heritage List today, with the inscription of its first site, Pyu Ancient Cities. The World Heritage Committee, meeting in Doha (Qatar) under the Chair of Sheikha Al Mayassa Bint Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, also  inscribed Iran’s ‘Burnt City” on the List.

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Current Affairs for SBI Clerk Exam 2014

Current Affairs Questions useful for all competitive Exams...

1) Modi-led NDA Government will present its first general Budget on ..........?

(A) July 10

(B) July 9

(C) July 8

(D) July 6

2) Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) which was accorded the Unesco World Heritage Site status on 23 June 2014 is in which state?

(A) Gujarat

(B) Bihar

(C) Sikkim

(D) Himachal Pradesh

3) Moving to a time-defined process, the Reserve Bank of India, on 23 June 2014, fixed schedules for various regulatory approvals. Accordingly, an applicant for private bank licence should be given in-principle approval within ...... days after receipt of report from the independent external advisory committee?

(A) 30

(B) 45

(C) 90

(D) 21

4) Name the initiative conceptualized by the Indian government's Department of Electronics and Information Technology which has been awarded a United Nations public service award on 23 June 2014?

(A) Mobile Seva

(D) iMobile

(C) M-Pesa

(D) e-Seva

5) President of India Pranab Mukherjee released first Encyclopedia on which religion on 23 June 2014?

(A) Hinduism

(B) Jainism

(D) Buddhism

(D) None of the above

6) Name the bollywood actor who has been championining the cause of social issues and on 23 June 2014 met Prime Minister Narendra Modi?

(A) Salman Khan

(B) Aamir Khan

(C) Amitabh Bachhan

(D) Sharukh Khan

7) East India Company has issued an exclusive legal tender gold coin worth 12,000 pound sterling in honour of which cricket legend on 23 June 2014?

(A) Don Bardman

(B) Brain Lara

(C) Vivian Richards

(D) Sachin Tendulkar

8) Name the India-born plant scientist who has been named the winner of the $250,000 World Food Prize on 18 June 2014?

(A) Dr Sanjaya Rajaram

(B) Dr Dharmendra Kumar

(C) Dr Kasturi Rangan

(D) Dr Akshay Khanna

9) Name the defending champions of FIFA World Cup who were knocked out of FIFA World Cup 2014 on 18 June 2014?

(A) Argentina

(B) Spain

(C) Italy

(D) Brazil

10) Former Norwegian premier Gro Harlem Brundtland was named recently as the first recipient of which prize, which is touted as Asia's version of the Nobels?

(A) Abel Prize

(B) Pen Pinter Prize

(C) Ramon Magsasay Prize

(D) Tang Prize

Answers

1) Ans. (A) July 10

2) Ans. (D) Himachal Pradesh

3) Ans. (C) 90 days

4) Ans. (A) Mobile Seva

5) Ans. (A) Hinduism

6) Ans. (B) Aamir Khan

7) Ans. (D) Sachin Tendulkar

8) Ans. (A) Dr Sanjaya Rajaram

9) Ans. (B) Spain

10) Ans. (D) Tang Prize

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SBI Clerk 2014: Quantitative Aptitude Questions for practice

1) In how many different ways can the letters of the word ‘FLEECED’ be arranged?

(A) 840

(B) 2520

(C) 1680

(D) 49

2) The population of a town increased from 1,75,000 to 2,62,500 in a decade. What is the average percent increase of population per year?

(A) 4%

(B) 6%

(C) 5%

(D) 50%

3) A student has to obtain 33% of the total marks to pass. He got 125 marks and failed by 40 marks. The maximum marks are

(A) 600

(B) 500

(C) 400

(D) 300

4) In a shop, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the selling price remains constant, find out approximately what percentage of the selling price is the profit?

(A) 250%

(B) 100%

(C) 70%

(D) 30%

5) Murali purchased 20 dozens of toys at the rate of Rs. 375 per dozen. He sold each one of them at the rate of Rs. 33. Find out his profit percentage.

(A) 3.5

(B) 5.6

(C) 4.1

(D) 3.4

6) Two ships are sailing in the sea on the two sides of a lighthouse. The angle of elevation of the top of the lighthouse is observed from the ships are 30º and 45º respectively. If the lighthouse is 100 m high, the distance between the two ships is:

(A) 300 m

(B) 173 m

(C) 273 m

(D) 200 m

7) The angle of elevation of the sun, when the length of the shadow of a tree is equal to the height of the tree, is:

(A) None of these

(B) 60°

(C) 45°

(D) 30°

8) If the length of a rectangle is halved and its breadth is tripled, what is the percentage change in its area?

(A) 25 % Increase

(B) 25 % Decrease

(C) 50 % Decrease

(D) 50 % Increase

9) The area of a rectangle plot is 460 square metres. If the length is 15% more than the breadth, what is the breadth of the plot?

(A) 14 metres

(B) 20 metres

(C) 18 metres

(D) 12 metres

10) The length of a rectangle is twice its breadth. If its length is decreased by 5 cm and breadth is increased by 5 cm, the area of the rectangle is increased by 75 sq.cm. What is the length of the rectangle?

(A) 18 cm

(B) 16 cm

(C) 40 cm

(D) 20 cm

Answers

1) Ans. (A) 840

2) Ans. (C) 5%

3) Ans. (B) 500

4) Ans. (C) 70%

5) Ans. (B) 5.6

6) Ans. (C) 273 m

7) Ans. (C) 45°

8) Ans. (D) 50 % Increase

9) Ans. (B) 20 metres

10) Ans. (C) 40 cm

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