Daily Current Affairs: 13 October 2014

1) 2014 Nobel Prize for Economics announced: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for 2014 to Jean Tirole “for his analysis of market power and regulation”. The prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace have been awarded since the inception of Nobel Prize in 1901, however the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was created...

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Australia’s Richard Flanagan wins Man Booker prize 2014

* Australian author Richard Flanagan took away the literary world's most coveted prize for his book 'The Narrow Road to the Deep North' on 15 October 2014. * Flanagan's book is the story of his father as a prisoner during war in a Japanese prison and was called a literary masterpiece by the jury. * Flanagan - the Tasmanian-born author is the third Australian to win the coveted prize which, for the first time in its 46-year history, is now...

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General Awareness Questions asked in IBPS PO Exam: 18 October 2014 (Morning Shift)

Friends.. Here are some GA questions asked in todays' morning shift IBPS PO Online Exam. Thanks to Pankaj Arora and Himanshi for sharing the questions with us. Will be useful for those having exams in coming days. 1) Full form of  MTSS?- Money Transfer Service Scheme 2)  Mogadishu is the capital of?- Somalia 3) SBI life insurance is partnership between SBI and?– BNP Paribas Cardif 4) Vishal Sikka is CMD of which company? - Infosys 5)...

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 12 October 2014

1) Indian Super League begins: The new order in Indian football announced its arrival with a bang on Sunday! With its exciting freshness, well-packaged avatar and a never-seen-before razzmatazz, the mass entertainment of Bollywood and football, riding on Indian cricket's shoulder, descended on the illuminated Salt Lake Stadium to set the ball rolling for Indian Super League. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee started the proceedings....

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Nobel prize for Economics 2014

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for 2014 to Jean Tirole Toulouse 1 Capitole University, France “for his analysis of market power and regulation”. --> Tirole is the third French Laureate awarded the prize in Economic Sciences. --> Tirole who has used game theory in an attempt to find ways to control the dominance of major companies...

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11 October 2014 Current Affairs Updates

1) PM Modi launched Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana on the occasion of birth anniversary of Jai Prakash Narayan, as he had declared in his maiden Independence Day speech. Launching the ambitious scheme, Modi said that if nearly 800 MPs develop three village each by 2019, around 2500 villages will be covered. Modi said that he will also select a village from his constituency Varanasi....

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Employment News: 11 October 2014 to 17 October 2014

1. Govt. of India, Ministry of Railways, Railway Recruitment Boards Name of Post – Stenographer Junior, Chief Law Assistant/Law Assistant, Jr. Translator, Librarian, etc. No. of Vacancies – 1400 Last Date - 10/11/2014 2. The New India Assurance Company Ltd. Name of Posts – Administrative Officers in various Disciplines No. of Vacancies – 509 Last Date – 03/11/2014 3. Parliament of India, (Joint Recruitment Cell) Name of Posts-...

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Daily Current Affairs Updates from 10 October 2014

1) 2014 Nobel Prize for peace announced: History was made on Friday when an Indian and a Pakistani jointly shared the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014. India's Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for "showing great personal courage" and their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education. Read details>> http://goo.gl/hUPvGx 2) At 17,...

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Nobel Peace Prize for 2014 for Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzay

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014 is to be awarded to Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzay for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education. The press release issued by the Norwegian Nobel Committee read as follows: --> Children must go to school and not be financially exploited.  In the poor countries of the...

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Question Paper of IB Security Assistant (Executive) Exam held on 12 October 2014

Friends.. Here is the question paper of the IB Security Assistant (Executive) Exam 2013 held on 12 October 2014. Thanks to our friend Vishnu Mohan for sharing the question paper with us. Question Paper of IB Security Assistant (Executive) Examination 2013 Exam Held on: 12 October 2014 Download as PDF: Link 1 and Link 2 ...

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Recruitment of Intelligence Bureau ACIO- Grade II/Executive 2014- 750 Posts

Intelligence Bureau invited application for recruitment to the post of Assistant Central Intelligence Officer, Grade-II/Executive, General Central Service, Group-‘C’ (Non-Gazetted/Non-Ministerial). The candidates eligible for the post can apply through prescribed format before 09 November 2014. Important Dates Opening Date for Registration: 11 October 2014 Closing Date for Registration: 09 November 2014 Details of Post Name of Post: Assistant...

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Daily Current Affairs: 09 October 2014

1) 2014 Nobel Prize for literature announced: The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2014 is awarded to the French author Patrick Modiano “for the art of memory with which he has evoked the most ungraspable human destinies and uncovered the life-world of the occupation”. Read details>> http://goo.gl/wWC3j5 2) World Postal Day 2014 celebrated: 'World Postal Day 2014' was celebrated across the globe on October 9. The day marks the anniversary...

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