RBI Grade B Officer Exam 2014 (Phase 1)- Result Published

Friends..Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has published the result of RBI Grade B Officers (Phase-1) exam held on 3 August 2014. As per the release, the Phase-2 exam will be held on 13 and 14 September 2014. The Admit Card for candidates selected for Phase-2 exam will be e-mailed soon. You can check the result from below link.

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Employment News: 09 August 2014 to 15 August 2014

1. Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)

    Name of Post- Assistants Directors (Chemistry & Plant Pathology) etc.

    No. of Vacancies-108

    Last date- 28.08.2014

2.  High Court of Judicature, Allahabad

    Name of Post- Assistant Review Officer and Routine Grade Clerk

    No. of Vacancies-259

    Last date- 25.08.2014

3. GAIL (India) Ltd.

    Name of Post-Senior Engineers

    Last date- 01.09.2014

4. Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Ltd.

    Name of Post- Officers Junior Management and Office Assistant

    No. of Vacancies-53

    Last date- 23.08.2014

5. NEPA Limited (MP)

    Name of Post- General Manager, Deputy General Manager etc.

    No. of Vacancies-27

    Last date- 18.08.2014

6. Canara Bank

    Name of Post- Window Operator (Clerk) and Officer.

    No. of Vacancies-22

    Last date- 08.09.2014

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 11 August 2014

1) German Striker Miroslav Klose announced retirement From International Football: German striker Miroslav Klose, the all-time World Cup top scorer, announced his retirement from international football on Monday. The 36-year-old leaves the German national team as a World Cup winner after last month helping Joachim Loew's side to their first global crown since 1990 when they defeated Argentina 1-0 in the Rio-hosted final. The Lazio frontman picked up his 16th goal, in what was his fourth World Cup, to surpass Brazilian Ronaldo as the tournament's leading scorer.

2) Tata Sons-Singapore Airlines 'Vistara' set for October launch:  The Tata Sons-Singapore Airlines joint venture on Monday unveiled the brand name of its new airline 'Vistara', and said it is expected to launch operations by October with the first aircraft coming in by September. "We are in the last lap of the process of securing the Air Operator Permit (AOP of flying licence). There are a series of approvals which we have to get to the satisfaction of DGCA," said Phee Teik Yeoh, the CEO of the start-up full-service airline 'Vistara'.

3) Centre moves new version of Judicial Appointments Bill: The government on Monday withdrew the UPA’s Bill on judicial appointments in the Rajya Sabha and introduced a fresh one in the Lok Sabha, where it has a majority. The National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2014, and the 121st Constitution Amendment Bill (Insertion of new articles 124A, 124B and 124C) were introduced in the Lok Sabha by Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

4) Government to declare ‘National Hypertension Day’ soon: Union Health Ministry has conceptualized dedicating a particular day of each year for highlighting the dangers of Hypertension. Speaking at the 23rd Annual Conference of the Hypertension Society of India (HSICON), Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, said “I am preparing the Ministry to meet the growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCD). Hypertension, diabetes, cancers, coronary artery disease, etc. are projected by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as the biggest gnawers of our public health budget in the next decade.” According to a report released by the WHO, Hypertension accounts for 7 per cent of disability adjusted life years worldwide and 9.4 million deaths annually.

5) John Nyumbu becomes second Zimbabwean to take five wickets on Test debut: John Nyumbu became the second Zimbabwe bowler to take five wickets in an innings on Test debut. He achieved the milestone during the only Test against South Africa at the Harare Sports Club. Nyumbu recorded figures of five for 157 as Zimbabwe bowled South Africa out for 397. Andy Blignaut was the first Zimbabwean bowler to achieve the milestone with recorded figures of five for 73 against Bangladesh in the year 2001.

6) R Ashwin becomes world's No.1 Test all-rounder: India's Ravichandran Ashwin on Monday became the number one Test all-rounder in ICC rankings following his fine show with the bat in the fourth cricket Test against England in Manchester. Ashwin scored 40 and 46 not out at the Old Trafford though India lost the Test by an innings and 54 runs. As a bowler, Ashwin went wicketless in his 14 overs in England's first innings. The Indian off-spinner, who now has 372 rating points, displaced South Africa's Vernon Philander (365) at the top of the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test all-rounders.

7) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Roger Federer to win Rogers Cup: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won the Rogers Cup on Sunday, beating second-seeded Roger Federer 7-5, 7-6 (3) for his fourth straight victory over a higher-seeded opponent. The 13th-seeded Frenchman won his first ATP Tour title of the season and 11th overall. He beat top-ranked Novak Djokovic on Thursday, eighth-seeded Andy Murray on Friday and seventh-seeded Grigor Dimitrov on Saturday.

8) Hyundai rolls out Elite i20: Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL), on Monday, launched Elite i 20, the all-new version of its premium compact car i 20. The company expects a growth of eight per cent in sales this year driven by gradual turnaround in the automobile market. The Elite i 20 will be available in both petrol and diesel options. While the petrol version is priced between Rs.4.90 lakh and Rs.6.46 lakh, the diesel variants will be between Rs.6.09 lakh and Rs.7.67 lakh.

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Daily Current Affairs: 09 & 10 August 2014

1) Amit Shah confirmed as BJP President at party’s National Council meeting: The Bharatiya Janata Party's first National Council meet after forming the government at the Centre held in New Delhi on Saturday. The meet was held to discuss party organization issues. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh lavishly praised new Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah for his huge contribution in facilitating the party's victory in the 2014 general elections.

2) AIMA Managing India Awards 2014: Godrej group Chairman Adi Godrej was presented the ‘Business Leader of the Year’ award by the All India Management Association (AIMA) at its Managing India Awards 2014 function held in New Delhi on 6 August 2014. HDFC Chairman Deepak Parekh bagged the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’, Malayala Manorama Chief Editor & MD Mammen Mathew was honoured for his outstanding contribution to the media, while Sankara Nethralaya Founder and Chairman Emeritus S. S. Badrinath was selected for ‘Outstanding Institution Builder’ award.

3) Indian Men’s Hockey team defeated Bangladesh to clinch hockey series: Indian Men’s Hockey team on 9 August 2014 won the three-match hockey series against Bangladesh, 3-0. To win the series, the Indian team defeated Bangladesh 3-1 in the third and final match in Dhaka. India had taken a winning lead by clinching the second encounter played on Friday by a 5-1 margin.

4) Iran-140 Sepahan Air passenger plane crashed near Mehrabad airport: Iran-140 Sepahan Air passenger plane crashed on 10 August 2014 near Mehrabad airport, west of Tehran in Iran. At least 39 passengers including 8 crew members died in the crash that occurred after the engine of the plane went out. Nine people were injured in the incident.

5) Indian Women's Recurve Team Win Gold, Men Bag Silver at Archery World Cup: India women's recurve team, led by Deepika Kumari, clinched the gold medal by defeating Mexico 6-0 while, the men's recurve team settled for silver in the final Archery World Cup Stage IV in Wroclaw, Poland. India defeated Mexico without yielding a single set point in a clean sweep to clinch the recurve women's gold medal.

6) Iraq president names Haider al-Abadi new prime minister: Iraq’s president asked a veteran Shiite politician, Haider al-Abadi, to form a new government, setting the stage for a vicious political showdown in a country already struggling to contain an Islamist extremist insurgency.

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Solved General Awareness Questions from SSC CGL Re-Exam held on 20 July 2014

SSC CGL Re-Exam on 20 July 2014- General Awareness Solved Questions

Code of Question Paper: 325RJ4

1) Price discrimination is a feature of

(A) Oligopoly

(B) Monopoly

(C) Monopoly

(D) Duoploy

2) Identify the film that was based on the work by Munshi Premchand

(A) Sadgati

(B) Paa

(C) Parineeta

(D) Pyaasa

3) Consumer Protection Act was enacted in

(A) 1989

(B) 1984

(C) 1986

(D) 1988

4) Mother Teresa was awarded Nobel Prize for Peace in the year

(A) 1995

(B) 1975

(C) 1979

(D) 1989

5) Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(A) Sher-e- Punjab: Lala Lajpat Rai

(B) Nightingale of India: Pandita Ramabai

(C) Lokhitwadi: Gopal Hari Deshmukh

(D) Lokmanya: Bal Gangadhar Tilak

6) How many States were there in India as per the 15th Lok Sabha update during February 2014?

(A) 29

(B) 25

(C) 27

(D) 28

7) A book entitled "The Satanic Verses" is written by

(A) Kamal Haasan

(B) Salman Rushdie

(C) Taslima Nasrin

(D) Wendy Doniger

8) The designer-creator of AK-47 assault rifle, Mikhail Kalashnikov is native to

(A) France

(B) Russia

(C) Italy

(D) Sweden

9) The Postal Department of India has recently on 10th February, 2014 released a stamp in memory of a singer named

(A) Jagjit Singh

(B) Daler Mehndi

(C) Bhupen Hazarika

(D) Lata Mangeshkar

10) A film "Sadma" was remade in Hindi based on a Tami film "Moondram Pirai". The director of the film is also known as "Creator's creator", and his name is

(A) Venkatesh

(B) Mohan Lal

(C) Kamal Haasan

(D) Balu Mahendra

Answers

1) Ans. (C) Monopoly

2) Ans. (A) Sadgati

3) Ans. (C) 1986

4) Ans. (C) 1979

5) Ans. (B) Nightingale of India: Pandita Ramabai

6) Ans. (A) 29.  Bill to create Telangana by splitting Andhra Pradesh was passed by Parliament on February 20

7) Ans. (B) Salman Rushdie

8) Ans. (B) Russia

9) Ans. (A) Jagjit Singh

10) Ans. (D) Balu Mahendra

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Latest Current Affairs Questions for exams: 06 & 07 August 2014

1) Name the famous cartoonist and creator of the lovable comic character Chacha Chaudhary who died on 6 August 2014?

(A) Ravi Shankar

(B) Pran Kumar Sharma

(C) Chandra Free

(D) P Sukumar

2) Indian cricket team on 7 August 2014 equaled the world record of maximum number of 6 ducks (zero runs) in a Test innings playing against which country?

(A) Australia

(B) Srilanka

(C) England

(D) South Africa

3) Cabinet on 6 August 2014 cleared amendments to Juvenile Justice Act, paving way for harsher punishment for juveniles above 16 years. In which year Juvenile Justice Act was passed?

(A) 2013

(B) 2009

(C) 2000

(D) 2005

4) Union Cabinet on 6 August 2014 allowed foreign investment in the Railways for the first time and it is now at .......%?

(A) 100%

(B) 49%

(C) 51%

(D) None of the above

5) According to a recent report by a market research firm, which mobile manufacturer has replaced Samsung to become the leading mobile phone vendor in India?

(A) Micromax

(B) Nokia

(C) Lava

(D) Karbonn

6) Which bank has recently (August 2014) launched a travel card for students going abroad for studies?

(A) State Bank of India

(B) ICICI Bank

(D) HDFC Bank

(D) Bank of India

7) 18th BASIC (Brazil, South Africa, India and China) ministerial meeting which began on August 7 is hosted by which country?

(A) New Delhi, India

(B) Beijing, China

(C) Fortaleza, Brazil

(D) Durban, South Africa

8) Construction work of the world’s tallest railway bridge began on 28 July 2014 near Noney in which state on India?

(A) Sikkim

(B) Jammu and Kashmir

(C) Uttar Pradesh

(D) Manipur

9) Government has recently launched a scheme for providing interest subsidy on educational loans for overseas studies for students belonging to the notified minority communities. Name that scheme?

(A) Padho Pardesh

(B) Seekho aur Kamao(Learn & Earn)

(C) Nai Roshni

(D) Nalanda Project

10) Kamla Beniwal who was recently sacked from her post was the Governor of?

(A) Gujarat

(B) Kerala

(C) Arunachal Pardesh

(D) Mizoram

Answers

1) Ans. (B) Pran Kumar Sharma

2) Ans. (C) England

3) Ans.  (C) 2000

4) Ans. (A) 100%

5) Ans. (A) Micromax

6) Ans. (B) ICICI Bank

7) Ans. (A) New Delhi, India

8) Ans. (D) Manipur

9) Ans. (A) Padho Pardesh

10) Ans. (D) Mizoram

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GK Questions asked in previous SSC Examinations

1) Who among the following Pakistani National was awarded the ‘Bharat Ratna’ by the Indian Government?

(A) Liaqat Ali Khan

(B) M.A.Jinnah

(C) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

(D) Muhammad Iqbal

2)  Ashtadhayi was written by:

(A) Vedavyas

(B) Panini

(C) Shukadeva

(D) Balmiki

3) Who among the following was the founder of the ‘Satya Shodhak Samaj’?

(A) Dr. B.R.Ambedkar

(B) Jyotiba Phule

(C) Narayan Guru

(D) Ramaswamy Naicker

4) Cotton for textile was first cultivated in:

(A)Egypt

(B) Mesopotamia

(C)Central America

(D) India

5) By which name was Chanakya known in his childhood?

(A) Ajaya

(B) Chanakya

(C) Vishnugupta

(D) Deogupta

6) The Fundamental Rights can be suspended by the?

(A) Governor

(B) President

(C) Law Minister

(D) Prime Minster

7) Who advocated the adoption of ‘PURA’ (Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas) model to eradicate rural poverty?

(A) Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

(B) Sri Abhijit Sen

(C) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad

(D) Prof. A. M. Patha

8) The city of Prayag was named Allahbad – the city of Allah by?

(A) Aurangzeb

(B) Akbar

(C) Shahjahan

(D) Bahadur Shah Zafar

9) Supersonic air planes create a shock wave called?

(A) Transition wave

(B) Ultrasound

(C) Transverse wave

(D) Sonic boom

10) Amides can be converted to amines by the reaction named?

(A) Perkin

(B) Claisen

(C) Hoffman

(D) Clemmensen

Answers

1) Ans. (C) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

2) Ans. (B) Panini

3) Ans. (B) Jyotiba Phule

4) Ans. (D) India

5) Ans. (C) Vishnugupta

6) Ans. (B) President

7) Ans. (A) Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

8) Ans. (B) Akbar

9) Ans. (D) Sonic boom

10) Ans. (C) Hoffman

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 08 August 2014

1) WHO declared Ebola an international health emergency: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday declared the Ebola outbreak in West Africa to be an international public health emergency that requires an extraordinary response to stop its spread. The WHO announced the Ebola outbreak the largest and longest in history is worrying enough to merit being declared an international health emergency. WHO declared similar emergencies for the swine flu pandemic in 2009 and for polio in May. The WHO chief, Dr. Margaret Chan, said the announcement is “a clear call for international solidarity” but acknowledged that many countries would probably not have any Ebola cases. The current outbreak of Ebola began in Guinea in March and has since spread to Sierra Leone and Liberia.

2) US defence secretary Hagel arrived in India: The US will make India an offer to "co-produce and co-develop" state-of-the-art Javelin infra-red-guided anti-tank missiles during defence secretary Charles 'Chuck' Hagel’s three-day visit. Hagel arrived in New Delhi and will be meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and defence minister Arun Jaitley.

3) RBI proposed 'anytime anywhere' bill payment system: For the convenience of people to pay school fees and municipal taxes and utility bills through an integrated platform, the Reserve Bank of India on Thursday proposed setting up an "anytime anywhere" bill payment system. Bill payment is a major component of the retail payment transactions as over 3,080 crore bills amounting to more than Rs 6,00,000 crore are generated each year in the top 20 cities in the country.

4) Ajitpal Singh to head Dronacharya Award Selection Committee: Three-time Olympian and former Hockey Captain Ajitpal Singh was selected as the Chairman of the Dronacharya Award Selection Committee on 7 August 2014. The committee will have 15 members, including 12 eminent sportspersons and three officials. The three officials -- Director General of the Sports Authority of India and a joint secretary and deputy secretary from the ministry -- will also be in the committee.

5) Philips ropes in Alia Bhatt as brand ambassador for beauty biz: Philips India has roped in Alia Bhatt as its brand ambassador for its beauty business which includes a range of hair and depilation devices. The company said in a statement that Bhatt will help take the style revolution that Philips India has started among the new age Indian women to the next level. She will start by endorsing Philips Kerashine range and the company will run a 360 degre campaign in mid-August.

6) Didier Drogba retired from international football: Didier Drogba has announced his retirement from international football after 12 years playing for the Ivory Coast. The 36-year-old striker made more than 100 appearances for the Ivorians and played in three World Cups, most recently in Brazil this summer. He also played in two editions of the African Cup of Nations. 

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IBPS PO 4 2014 Useful Books for self Preparation

Friends..Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is going to conduct examination for Probationary Officer/Management Trainee 2014 tentatively on 11.10.2014 & 12.10.2014, 18.10.2014 & 19.10.2014, 01.11.2014 & 02.11.2014. Here is the list of some useful books for preparation.

1) IBPS (CWE) Bank PO Probationary Officer/Management Trainee Exam (English) 5th Edition

Publisher: Arihant Publications(I) Pvt.Ltd - Meerut

Price: Rs. 425

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2) IBPS PO-MT CWE Guide (English)

Publisher: Cosmos Bookhive

Price: Rs. 330

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3) IBPS - Bank PO / MT / SO CWE - 4 Self Study Guide - Cum Practice Work Book (With CD)

Publisher: Kiran Prakashan (2014)

Price: Rs. 660

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4) Bank PO English Language Chapterwise Solved Papers 1999 - Till Date

Publisher: Kiran Prakashan

Price: Rs. 275

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5) Target IBPS-CWE Bank PO/ MT Practice Workbook: 15 Objective Tests on Latest Pattern (With CD) (English)

Publisher: Disha Publication - New Delhi

Price: Rs. 248

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6) Banking Awareness: The Complete Book for IBPS Bank PO and CLERK Examinations (With 5 Practice Sets) (English) 1st Edition

Publisher: Arihant Publications

Price: Rs. 160

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7) IBPS Common Recruitment Process - Bank PO / MT Recruitment Exam (English) 10th Edition

Publisher: G. K. Pub

Price: Rs. 319

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