Daily Current Affairs: 26 October 2014

1) Manohar Lal Khattar sworn in as CM of BJP's first govt in Haryana: Manohar Lal Khattar, a low-profile organization man with active RSS background, was today sworn in as chief minister of Haryana, where BJP has formed government for the first time on its own. Khattar a first time MLA, represents Karnal constituency in the Haryana assembly. He is Haryana's first non-jat chief minister in 18 years. Khattar is the 10th chief minister of the state, which was created November 1, 1966. 60-year-old Khattar, a first-time MLA from Karnal and a non-jat leader known to be close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was administered the oath along with nine ministers by governor Kaptan Singh Solanki at a function attended by a galaxy of BJP leaders including the PM, party chief Amit Shah, Union ministers, chief ministers of BJP ruled states and veterans L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi. 

2) Sania Mirza-Cara Black pair clinched WTA Finals doubles title: Indian ace Sania Mirza and her Zimbabwean partner Cara Black ended the season and their partnership on a remarkable high by clinching the WTA finals women's doubles title with a comprehensive triumph in the summit clash in Singapore. Sania and Cara, making their debut at the season finale, prevailed 6-1 6-0 over Su-Wei Hseih of Chinese Taipei and Shuai Peng of China in a clash that lasted just about an hour. The Indo-Zimbabwean combination, which would be breaking up after this, broke the East Asians thrice in the opening set itself and were decisively better with their first serve.

3) Cyclone Nilofar to bring heavy rainfall: After Hudhud that hit India's eastern coast on October 12, it's now turn of another cyclonic storm 'Nilofar' to keep the Met department on toes for the next four days. Its impact is likely to be felt mid-week in Kutch area of north Gujarat and adjoining Pakistan coast. The new cyclonic storm, formed in Arabian Sea, will, however, not be as intense as Hudhud. Nilofar is expected to bring heavy to very heavy rains in coastal districts of Saurashtra and Kutch area of north Gujarat on Thursday.

4) Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri wins Macau Open: Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri notched up his second title of the year, lifting the Venetian Macau Open with a sparkling final round of the five. Lahiri played brilliant golf and his superb weekend combination of 67-66 saw him land his fifth career win on the Asian Tour.

5) Jairam Ramesh to head panel on global research platform:  Former Union minister Jairam Ramesh has been named to chair a global research platform panel on sustainable development instituted by an alliance of organisations such as UNEP, UNESCO and World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The inaugural Future Earth Engagement Committee is the flagship initiative of the Science and Technology Alliance for Global Sustainability (the Alliance). Future Earth is a global research platform providing knowledge and support to accelerate the transformations to a sustainable world.

6) India became the fourth largest steel maker of the World: India became the world’s fourth largest steel producer by delivering 62.41 Million Tonnes (MT) output from January 2014 to September 2014. The findings were published on 21 October 2014 in the World Steel Association (WSA) data. India has been the world’s fourth largest steel maker since 2010.

7) Southern Naval Command gets new Chief of Staff:  Rear Admiral Atul Kumar Jain on 26 Oct 2014 assumed office as Chief of Staff of Southern Naval Command in Kochi. He has taken over the charge from Rear Admiral M S Pawar, who is appointed as the Flag Officer, Maharashtra and Gujarat area (FOMAG), a Naval press release said.

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Admit Card of SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam 2014 Out

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Current Affairs October 2014 (Third Week) PDF

Current Affairs PDF October 2014

Third Week

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1) Who won the 2014 Nobel Prize for Economics on 13 October 2014?

Ans. French economist Jean Tirole

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2) Who was chosen as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of India’s Incheon Asian Games campaign at a felicitation of the medal winners by contingent sponsors, Samsung India on 13 October 2014?

Ans. MC Mary Kom

Note: She is the first Indian woman boxer to win a gold medal in Asian Games.

3) Who won the Man Booker Prize 2014 on 14 October 2014?

Ans. Australian author Richard Flanagan

Note: He won the Prize for his wartime novel The Narrow Road to the Deep North. This was the first year that the Man Booker prize was open to all authors writing in English, regardless of nationality.

4) Which bank on 14 October 2014 launched Facebook-based funds transfer platform KayPay?

Ans. Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB)

5) Who was appointed as the Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) in the Union Finance Ministry on 16 October 2014?

Ans. Arvind Subramanian

6) ISRO on 16 October 2014 successfully launched third navigation satellite in IRNSS series named?

Ans. IRNSS 1C.

Note: IRNSS- Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System. Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C26 injected IRNSS 1C into the designated orbit from the first launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. This was the 27th consecutive successful flight of PSLV.

7) Union government on 16 October 2014 launched Deendayal Upadhyay Shramev Jayate Karyakram. What is the aim of the scheme?

Ans. Scheme is aimed at creating conducive environment for industrial development and doing business with ease.

8) Who was appointment as the Union Finance Secretary on 16 October 2014?

Ans. Rajiv Mehrishi

Note: Mehrishi, an IAS of the 1978-batch of Rajasthan Cadre, replaced his batch-mate Arvind Mayaram, who was appointed as the Union Tourism Secretary.

9) Who was conferred with Euromoney’s Central Bank Governor of the Year Award 2014 in Washington 10 October 2014?

Ans. Dr. Raghuram Rajan, Governor of Reserve Bank of India

10) Name the Cyclonic Storm which struck the coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha on 12 October 2014?

Ans. Hudhud

11) India on 30 September 2014 signed which convention on Mercury?

Ans. Minamata Convention

Note: The convention is named after the Japanese city Minamata that has become synonymous with deadly mercury contamination since 1950.

12) Which Indian shuttler won the Dutch Open Grand Prix badminton tournament on 12 October 2014?

Ans. Ajay Jayaram

13) What was India's rank in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) which was released on 13 October 2014 by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)?

Ans. 55

14) World Food Day was observed across the world on 16 October 2014 with the theme?

Ans. Family Farming: Feeding the world, caring for the earth.

15) Name the Indian-born scientist who received the World Food Prize 2014 on 16 October 2014?

Ans. Sanjaya Rajaram

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16) International Day for the Eradication of Poverty was observed across the world on?

Ans. 17 October 2014

Note: The theme for the day was Leave no one behind: think, decide and act together against extreme poverty.

17) India on 17 October 2014 successfully test fired its first long range subsonic cruise missile named?

Ans. Nirbhay

18) International Cricket Council (ICC) on 10 October 2014 awarded the global broadcast agreement rights for ICC Events from 2015 to 2023 to?

Ans. Star India and Star Middle East.

19) Which countries were elected as non-permanent members of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on 16 October 2014?

Ans. Venezuela, Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand and Spain

20) Global Handwashing Day (GHD) was observed across the world on?

Ans. 15 October 2014

Note: Theme for 2014 is "Clean Hands Save Lives". 

21) Srilankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on 13 October 2014 flagged off which train from Palai after 25 years?

Ans. Yal Devi Express

22) Which country will host first leg of Asia Cup Archery Tournament in Delhi in January 2015 as announced recently?

Ans. India

Note: Asia Cup will replace the Asian GP. The first leg will be conducted in Delhi in January 2015 while the second and third legs was allotted to Bangkok and Tehran.   

23) Which MP of present Lok Sabha died on 13 October 2014 in Kolkata following a lung failure?

Ans. Kapil Krishna Thakur

24) Who was appointed as the new Managing Director (MD) of Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd (CPCL) on 14 October 2014?

Ans. Gautham Roy

25) Union Home Ministry on 17 October 2014 announced to rename 12 cities and towns of which state?

Ans. Karnataka

Note: Cities will be named as per pronunciation in Kannada language.

26) Who was appointed as Prime Minister of Yemen on 13 October 2014?

Ans. Khaled Bahah

27) NASA on 21 September 2014 successfully installed and activated its first Earth-observing instrument ............... on the International Space Station (ISS)?

Ans. ISS-RapidScat (ISS Rapid Scatterometer)

28) Who was honoured with the National Kishore Kumar Award for the year 2012-13 on 13 October 2014?

Ans. Noted lyricist Sameer

29) Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) on 11 October 2014 removed whom as its President?

Ans. Lalit Modi

Note: He was removed after a no—confidence motion against him was passed in Jaipur in which 23 of the 33 districts voted against Lalit Modi.

30) Who won the inaugural Russian Grand Prix of Formula One on 12 October 2014?

Ans. Lewis Hamilton

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September 2014 Complete Current Affairs PDF

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25 October 2014 Current Affairs Updates for exams

1) Election Commission announced poll dates for J&K, Jharkhand: Election Commission on Saturday announced a five-phase assembly poll in Jammu & Kashmir and Jharkhand from November 25 to December 20. Three assembly seats in Delhi — Mehrauli, Tughlaqabad and Krishna Nagar — will also have bypolls on November 25, along with the first phase of J&K and Jharkhand election, in an outcome which may have a bearing on whether a government will be formed in the Capital from the existing assembly or it will have to go for fresh polls. The first phase of polling in Jharkhand and J&K on November 25 will be followed by the second phase on December 2, third on December 9, fourth on December 14 and fifth and final phase on December 20. Counting for the two states as well as Delhi bypolls will be held on December 23, Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath announced at a press conference.

2) President of India released a Commemorative Postage Stamp on Anagarika Dharmapala: A commemorative postage stamp on Sri Lankan Buddhist monk Anagarika Dharmapala, who is credited to have revived Buddhism in India in the 19th century, was released in New Delhi on 25 October 2014 by President Pranab Mukherjee. Infact it is a joint stamp issue of India and Sri Lanka.Its the first joint stamp issue of India with any SAARC country.Sri Lanka issued stamp on 150th Birth Anniversary of Anagarika Dharmapala last week. Law and Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, the High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to India Sudharshan Seneviratne, Member of Parliament Meenakshi Lekhi and Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh were among those present on the occasion.

3) Centre gives nod to defence projects worth Rs 80,000 cr: Defence projects worth a whopping Rs 80,000 crore were cleared by the government which decided that six submarines will be made indigenously and over 8,000 Israeli anti-tank guided missiles and 12 upgraded Dornier surveillance aircraft will be purchased. The decisions were taken following a meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council, chaired by Defence Minister Arun Jaitley, that lasted for over two hours with Defence Secretary, the Chiefs of all three services, DRDO Chief and other senior officials attending it. The bulk of the decisions went in favour of the Navy that was in dire need of up-gradation and capability enhancement.

4) India initiates for 'International Yoga Day' at UN: India has initiated efforts to have June 21 commemorated each year as the 'International Day of Yoga' at the United Nations, aiming to bring to fruition the idea floated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his maiden address to the UN General Assembly last month.

5) Android chief Sundar Pichai to head Google’s products business: India-born chief of Google’s Android unit, Sundar Pichai, will now lead the US-based search engine giant’s global products business as part of management reorganisation. According to industry sources, Google CEO Larry Page is transferring leadership of core Google products to Pichai, who will now oversee products like search, maps, Google+, commerce, advertising and infrastructure.

6) Dhoni buys Ranchi franchise of Hockey India League: After motorsports and football, Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has now lent his support to Indian hockey by becoming the owner of the Ranchi franchise of the Hockey India League (HIL). Dhoni bought the team along with Sahara India Pariwar, who already is the owner of the Uttar Pradesh Wizards side in the HIL. The new Ranchi franchise will be known as 'Ranchi Rays' from third edition of HHIL to be held in January-February next year.

7) AIFF suspended Atletico de Kolkata coach and two players: All India Football Federation suspended head coach of Atletico de Kolkata Antonio Lopez Habas for four matches while two players Robert Pires and Fikru Lemessa have been banned for two matches for breaching disciplinary code during the ongoing Indian Super League. Both the players and the coach were involved in ugly altercations during an ill-tempered match between Atletico de Kolkata and FC Goa at Margao on October 23.

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GA Questions from IBPS PO-4 Exam- 19 October 2014 (Evening Shift)

Friends.. Here are some questions asked in IBPS PO-4 exam held on 19 October 2014 (Afternoon Shift) shared by our friend Vikas Krishna.

1) Full form of CVV?-Card Verification Value

2) Currency of Cambodia?- Riel

3) Full form of PDF?- Portable Document Format

4) Who is the present minister for minority affairs?- Najma Heptulla

5) What does A stands for in ATM?- Automated

6) Which actor's father is a famous badminton player?- Deepika Padukone

7) Headquarter of Bank of International Settlement?- Switzerland

8) Capital of Argentina?- Buenos Aires

9)  Who is the author of the book 'Hard Choice'?- Hillary Clinton

10) Capital of Afghanistan?- Kabul

11) Kundankulam nuclear plant is an agreement between India and which country?- Russia

12) What is the purpose of starting Minor account for 10 years children? - Financial inclusion

13) Method used to read code on cheque?- MICR

14) Yogakshemam Vahamyaham is the slogan of?- LIC

15) Who won first gold medal in squash in Asian games?- Saurav Ghosal

16) CEO of Infosys?- Vishal Sikka

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List of Nobel Prize Winners 2014- PDF Download

Friends.. the Royal Swedish Academy has announced the Nobel Prizes for the year 2014 during October 2014. Here is the complete list of winners.

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Area	Recipients	Awarded for
Physiology or Medicine 2014	John O´Keefe, May-Britt Moser and Edvard I. Moser	"for their discoveries of cells that constitute a positioning system in the brain"
Physics	Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura.	“for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources”
Chemistry	Eric Betzig, Stefan W. Hell and William E. Moerner.	“for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy”.
Literature	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”.
Peace	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.
Economics	Jean Tirole	“for his analysis of market power and regulation”.

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SBI Associate Bank PO 2014: Marketing Questions for practise

1) Which among the following is not an example of convenience goods?

(1) Tea

(2) Newspaper

(3) Coffee

(4) Shirts

(5) None of these

2) "Outsourcing" means service rendered by ...............?

(1) outside agencies

(2) other departments of the Company

(3) employees, other than the sales persons

(4) marketing department

(5) All of these

3) Marketing is – Find the wrong option -

(1) an ancient concept

(2) a modern concept

(3) a continuous affair

(4) a team effort

(5) None of these

4) Savings Accounts with zero balance can be opened for ..............?

(1) persons below BPL

(2) students

(3) under Financial Inclusion scheme

(4) as per Bank's Policies

(5) None of these

5) SME means -

(1) Small and medium enterprises

(2) Small scale marketing entities

(3) Small & medium establishments

(4) None of these

6) Buyer Resistance means -

(1) Buyers fighting with the salesman

(2) Reluctant salesman

(3) Indifferent Salesman

(4) Hesitant buyers

(5) None of these

7) Cross-selling is very effective in the sale of one of the following ......?

(1) Debit Cards

(2) Credit Cards

(3) Internet Banking

(4) Auto loans

(5) All of these

8) Market Penetration can be possible through ......?

(1) more calls to the same buyers

(2) more calls to many buyers

(3) surrogate marketing

(4) alternate marketing

(5) All of these

9) Digital Bank can be resorted through -

(1) Mobile phones

(2) Internal

(3) Telephones

(4) All of these

(5) None of these      

10) Bank Marketing is treated as -

(1) Transaction marketing

(2) Service marketing

(3) Indoor marketing

(4) all of these

(5) None of these

Answers

1) Ans. (4) Shirts

2) Ans. (1) outside agencies

3) Ans. (1) an ancient concept

4) Ans. (4) as per Bank's Policies

5) Ans. (1) Small and medium enterprises

6) Ans. (4) Hesitant buyers

7) Ans. (5) All of these

8) Ans. (2) more calls to many buyers

9) Ans. (4) All of these

10) Ans. (2) Service marketing

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Daily Current Affairs: 24 October 2014

1) United Nations Day celebrated: United Nations Day was celebrated across the globe on October 24, 2014. The event, in observance since 1948, marks the foundation day of the world body created on the same day in 1945. United Nations Day is devoted to making known to peoples of the world the aims and achievements of the United Nations Organization. The UN's World Development Information Day has also been held on 24 October since 1972.

2) Committee set up to draft national National Intellectual Property Rights policy: The Commerce and Industry Ministry on Friday constituted a six-member think tank to draft the National Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) policy. The panel, to be chaired by retired Justice Prabha Sridevan, will identifies areas in IPRs where study needs to be conducted and furnish recommendations in this regard to the Ministry, an official statement said. The expert group, set up by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), will also advise the government on best practices to be followed in trademark offices, patent offices and other government offices dealing with IPRs to create an efficient and transparent system of functioning in the said offices.

3) Pankaj Advani clinched World billiards title: King of Indian cue sports Pankaj Advani added yet another jewel to his glowing crown, outplaying former champion Peter Gilchrist in the 150 up points format World Billiards Championship final and pocket his 11th world title on 24 October 2014. Advani, 29, conquered Singapore cueist Gilchrist 6-2 in a high quality finals of the shorter format of billiards. While Advani had lost to Gilchrist in the league stage 3-2, the Indian seemed determined to reverse the outcome in the most crucial match of the tournament.

4) World Polio Day observed: World observed Polio day on 24 October 2014 spreading the message of eradicating the disease from the globe. India has now been declared completely free from polio. But its neighbor Pakistan accounts for 85 per cent of world polio cases.

5) ITBP celebrated 53rd raising day: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday saluted the brave ITBP personnel on their 53rd Raising Day. The ITBP was raised (started) on October 24, 1962. Presently, the ITBP is deployed on border guarding duties from Karakoram Pass in Ladakh to Jachep La in Arunachal Pradesh covering 3,488 km of Indo-China border and manning Border Outposts on altitudes raging from 9000' to 18700' in the Western, Middle and Eastern Sector of the Indo-China border.

6) India’s first fish hospital to come up in Kolkata: The country’s first hospital to treat abnormalities and diseases in fish is set to come up in Kolkata by mid-2015, a senior scientist said. Senior scientist T J Abraham, who is spearheading the project told PTI that the work has already started on the project. He said that nearly 60-65 kinds of disease and abnormality were found in fishes in India and the one reason why West Bengal slipped from the number one position in fish production was due to the fact that 10-20 per cent of them died of diseases.

7) Veteran Tamil actor SS Rajendran dead: Tamil cinema's yesteryear actor SS Rajendran breathed his last on Friday. He was 85. Rajendran, who made his cinematic debut with 1952 Tamil film "Parasakthi", has also starred in films like "Ratha Kanner", "Rangoon Radha" and "Sivagangai Seemai". He is often refered to as first actor legislator of Indian Politics.

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Download Call Letter of SBI Associates PO Online Exam 2014 now

Friends.. State Bank of India has activated the link to download the call letter for SBI Associates Bank PO online exam. The exam starts on 9 November 2014. You can download the admit card/call letter from below link by entering Registration Number and Date of Birth or Password. Best of luck!

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