Expected Questions for SBI Associate Bank PO 2014

Friends.. SBI Associate Bank PO exam starts on 9 November 2014. Here are a few expected questions which help in your preparation. More questions will be posted in the coming days. All the Best.

1) Expand NBFC? - Non-Banking Financial Company

2) Full form of KYC? - Know Your Customer

3) Reserve Bank of India recently decided to fix the maximum age for Managing Directors and Chief Executive Officers in private sector banks at? - 70

4) Reserve Bank of India recently reduced free usage of other bank ATMs to .... from 5 in metro cities? - 3

5) RBI notified the increase in deposit money under Public Provident Fund, PPF to ..... lakh rupees from 1 lakh rupees? - 1.5

6) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently issued draft guidelines for implementation of an 'anytime anywhere' bill payment system called? - Bharat Bill Payment System (BPPS)

7) RBI panel headed by whom recommend for diluting govt stake in public sector banks to below 50 %? - P. J. Nayak. He is the ex-Chairman of Axis Bank.

8) RBI extended the timeline for full implementation of Basel III norms to? - 31 March 2019

9) RBI extends date of exchanging pre-2005 notes to? - Jan 1, 2015

10) Full form of BSBDA? - Basic Saving Bank Deposit Account

11) "Empowering Women" is the tag line of which bank? - Bhartiya Mahila Bank

12) " Hum Hai Na, Khyal Apka" is the tag line of which bank? - ICICI

13) State Bank of Travancore is headquartered at? - Thiruvananthapuram

14) "A long Tradition of Trust" is the tag line of? - State Bank of Travancore

15) There are how many associates bank for SBI at present? -5

16) In the World Bank - Ease of Doing Business report India was ranked at? - 142 among the 189 countries

17) Which bank launched the facility called 'mPassBook' on its smartphone application on 22 October 2014? - State Bank of India

18) Which bank bagged the Best Bank Award for Business Intelligence Initiatives among small banks recently? - Karur Vysya Bank

19) Which bank recently launched Facebook-based funds transfer platform KayPay? - Kotak Mahindra Bank 

20) Which bank recently launched l ‘e-Mandate’ service for its customers? - Corporation Bank

21) Which bank was adjudged as the ‘best bank’ for use of Technology for Financial Inclusion recently?- Federal Bank

22) What is the slogan for the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan mission? - Mera Khata – Bhagya Vidhaata

23) Name the savings bank account for minors above 10 years of age launched  by SBI recently?- Pehla Kadam and Pehli Udaan

24) Name the savings bank account for minors above 10 years of age launched  by ICICI recently? - Smart Stars account

25) Name the savings bank account for minors above 10 years of age launched  by Federal Bank recently?- Young Champ Account

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IBPS Clerk 2014 Books useful for self-preparation

Friends.. IBPS is going to conduct the examination of CWE Clerks-IV 2014 during December 2014. As per the tentative list exams are scheduled on 06.12.2014, 07.12.2014, 13.12.2014, 14.12.2014, 20.12.2014, 21.12.2014, 27.12.2014. Here is the list of some useful books for the exam.

 1) IBPS Bank Clerk (Common Written Examination): Success Master (English) 5th Edition

Publisher: Arihant

Price: Rs. 270

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2) IBPS - Bank Clerk CWE - 4 Online Exam Self Study Guide - Cum Practice Work Book (With CD)

Publisher: Kiran Prakashan

Price: Rs. 520

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3) 15 Practice Book for IBPS - CWE Clerk Recruitment Examination - 2014 (English) 1st Edition

Publisher: Kalinjar Publications

Price: Rs. 228

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4) IBPS - Bank Clerk Common Written Examination - 15 Previous Exams Solved Papers 2011, 2012 & 2013

Publisher: Kiran Prakashan

Price: Rs. 200

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5) Previous Year Solved Papers for IBPS - CWE Clerk Recruitment Examination - 2014 (English) 1st Edition

Publisher: Kalinjar Publications

Price: Rs. 238

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6) IBPS Bank Clerk (Common Written Examination) : Success Master 5th Edition

Publisher: Arihant

Price: Rs. 300

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These are some of the bestselling books. More books are available in flipkart for IBPS Clerk 2014, which you buy as per your wish. Click Here to see list of all books. Best wishes for exam in advance.

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SSC Tentative Schedule of Examinations in 2015 released

Friends.. Staff selection commission has released the tentative schedule of examinations to be held during the year 2015. As per the schedule the date of popular exams of SSC will be as follows: 

> Combined Graduate Level Examination – 2014 (Tier-II)

Date of Exam:  24.01.2015 (Saturday) &  25.01.2015 (Sunday)

> Combined Graduate Level (Tier-I) Examination- 2015

Date of Notification: 14.03.2015

Date of Exam: 14.06.2015 (Sunday)  & 21.06.2015 (Sunday)

> Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) Examination -2015

Date of Notification: 11.04.2015

Date of Exam: 19.7.2015 (Sunday), 02.08.2015 (Sunday) & 09.08.2015 (Sunday)

> Stenographer Grade ‘C’ & ‘D’ Examination - 2015

Date of Notification: 09.05.2015

Date of Exam: 06.09.2015 (Sunday)

> Multi-Tasking (Non –Technical) Staff  Examination - 2015

Date of Notification:  01.08.2015

Date of Exam: Paper-I 08.11.2015 (Sunday), 15.11.2015 (Sunday) & 29.11.2015 (Sunday)

Paper – II - 31.01.2016 (Sunday)

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Current Affairs Questions & GK Quiz: 02 November 2014

1) Bangalore officially becomes 'Bengaluru' on 01 November 2014. Similarly ..... other cities in Karnataka were renamed with their Kannada names?

(A) 11

(B) 10

(C) 12

(D) 15

2)  Khangchendzonga National Park (previously named Kanchenjunga National Park) is located in?

(A) Uttar Pradesh

(B) West Bengal

(C) Sikkim

(D) Jammu and Kashmir

3) Which country on 1 November 2014 successfully completed its first return mission to the moon with its unmanned orbiter landing back on Earth?

(A) USA

(B) Russia

(C) Japan

(D) China

4) The name of the train "Shatabdi Express" refers to the centenary of?

(A) Mahatma Gandhi

(B) Indian National Congress

(C) India's War of Independence

(D) Jawaharlal Nehru 

5) Which company has adopted the historic monument 'Jantar Mantar' as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cleanliness drive, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan on 1 Nov 2014?

(A) ONGC

(B) BPCL

(C) IOC

(D) SAIL

6)  The fourteen major banks in India were nationalized in the year?

(A) 1967

(B) 1968

(C) 1969

(D) 1971

7) Rajiv Mehrishi has recently took charge as?

(A) Chief Economic Advisor

(B) National Security Advisor

(C) Economic Affairs Secretary

(D) CM of Maharashtra

8) The “Last Supper” a famous Renaissance painting was a master piece of ………?

(A) Michael Angelo

(B) Titian

(C) Leonardo da Vinci

(D) Raphael

9) A nationwide power blackout hit which country on 1 November 2014 when a transmission line supplying electricity from India broke down?

(A) Nepal

(B) Srilanka

(C) Pakistan

(D) Bangladesh

10)  How many items are there in the Union list?

(A) 52

(B) 66

(C) 97

(D) 99

Answers

1) Ans. (A) 11. Including Bengaluru 12.

2) Ans. (C) Sikkim

3) Ans. (D) China

4) Ans. (D) Jawaharlal Nehru

5) Ans. (A) ONGC

6) Ans. (C) 1969

7) Ans. (C) Economic Affairs Secretary

8) Ans. (C) Leonardo da Vinci

9) Ans. (D) Bangladesh

10) Ans. (D) 99

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 1 November 2014

1) Bangalore becomes 'Bengaluru'; 11 other cities renamed: Country's IT city Bangalore will now officially be known as Bengaluru. Now, 12 of Karnataka's towns will officially be known with their Kannada names. The decision came on the 69th anniversary of the formation of the state of Karnataka. The decision was hailed by many noted personalities of Karnataka. Apart from Bangalore, Mysore will be known as Mysuru, Mangalore as Mangaluru, Belgaum as Belagavi, Gulbarga as Kalaburagi, Hubli as Hubballi, Shimago as Shivamogga, Chickmagalur as Chikkamagaluru, Bellary as Ballari, Bijapur as Vijapura, Hospet as Hosapete and Tumkur as Tumakuru. The Karnataka government had mooted the proposal in 2006.

2) ONGC joined 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan', adopts Jantar Mantar: State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has adopted the historic monument 'Jantar Mantar' as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cleanliness drive, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. With this initiative, ONGC and its employees will maintain cleanliness in and around the heritage monument, the company said in a press statement.

3) China completed first return mission to moon: China on 1 November 2014 successfully completed its first return mission to the moon with its unmanned orbiter landing back on Earth, becoming only the third country in the world to do so after the former Soviet Union and the US accomplished the feat about 40 years ago. In the latest step forward for its ambitious space programme, the test lunar orbiter landed in Siziwang Banner of China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region early morning over a week after it was launched to test its ability to go to the lunar orbit and return to Earth.

4) Government cuts import tariff value on gold, silver: The government on 1 November  2014slashed import tariff value on gold to $ 391 per 10 grams and silver to $ 551 per kg following weak global price trends. During the last fortnight, the tariff value on imported gold was fixed at $ 401 per 10 grams and on silver at $ 575 per kg.

5) EVKS Elangovan appointed as new Tamil Nadu Congress Committee President: EVKS Elangovan was on Saturday appointed the new TN Congress Committee President with the party accepting the resignation of B S Gnanadesikan, who was upset over his "neglect" by the AICC. Congress President Sonia Gandhi has appointed Elangovan to the post, Congress General Secretary and in-charge of Tamil Nadu Mukul Wasnik announced.

6) Rajiv Mehrishi takes charge as Economic Affairs Secretary: The official-level makeover of Finance Ministry is complete with Rajiv Mehrishi taking charge as the Secretary Economic Affairs on 31 October 2014. This is just in time as the Government has started work on the Union Budget for 2015-16. On October 16, Arvind Subramaniam joined as the new Chief Economic Advisor.

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Evening/Afternoon Questions from IBPS PO 2014- 2 November 2014

Friends.. Here are some GA Questions asked in today’s (2 November 2014) IBPS PO Exam- Evening Shift shared by our friend Roy M S and Manu K G. If anybody remember more questions please share with us. 

1) Cairo is capital of?- Egypt
2) Total number of gold medals won by India in Asian Games 2014?- 11
3) Pokharan is famous for?- India's first underground nuclear weapon detonation
4) Who was Jyotirao Phule?- Indian activist, thinker, social reformer
5) Name the Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers?- Ananth Kumar
6) Which Bank introduced cardless cash withdrawal service recently?- ICICI
7) NHB is a subsidiary of? - Reserve Bank of India
8) Kuchipudi is the dance form of which state?- Andhra Pradesh
9) Major investor in Bharatiya Mahila Bnak?- Finance Ministry
10) What is "C" In Camels Rating system? - Capital Adequacy
11) Full form of GDR? - Global Depository Receipt
12) What is "O" in NRO? - Ordinary (Non-Resident Ordinary)
13) Mars Orbiter Mission reached Mars on which day? - 24 September 2014
14) Banking ombudsman launched by? - RBI
15) As per Census 2011, minimun sex ratio is in which state? - Haryana

16) "Hamara rista policy lene ke baad suru hota hai" is slogan of? - Max life insurance 
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SSC CHSL Answer Key & Question Paper Exam Held on: 02 November 2014

Friends.. Here is the question paper & answer key of SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level (10+2) exam held on 02 November 2014. Morning Session question papers were having the following codes.

1) 123 LJ4

2) 345TH6

3) 567MK8

4) 901RG2 
Afternoon Session question papers were having the following codes.
1) 123 SK 4
2) 234 PG 1
3) 567 QH 2
4) 890 RJ 3

The official answer keys will be available in the official website of ssc ie. http://ssc.nic.in/ soon. However you can find the unofficial key prepared by a teaching institute from the below link. For reference here we are providing the question paper of series 567MK8, which has been shared by our friend Ankita Lakshmi. If anybody having remaining question papers please share with us. We will publish it.

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Question Paper (567 MK 8): Click Here
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Employment news this week: 01 November 2014 to 07 November 2014

1. Ministry of Railways, Railway Recruitment Board

Name of Posts – Staff Nurse, Health & Malaria Inspector, Pharmacist, Radiographer etc.

No. of vacancies- 951

Last Date – 01.12.2014

2. Central Coalfields Limited, Ranchi

Name of Posts- Assistant Foreman and Electrician.

No. of Vacancies- 305

Last Date – 02.11.2014

3. Karnataka Antibiotics & Pharmaceuticals Limited, Bangalore

Name of Posts – Area Manager, Service Representative, Executive (admn.) etc.

No. of Vacancies – 36

Last Date – 15 days of Publication

4. High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Jabalpur

Name of Posts- Civil Judges Class-II (Entry Level)

No. of Vacancies- 100

Last Date- 17.11.2014

5. Steel Authority of India Limited, Rourkela, Odisha

Name of the Posts- Operator-cum-Technicians and Attendant-cum-Technician (Trainee).

No. of Vacancies- 432

Last Date- 22.11.2014

6. Central Water Commission, Ministry of Water Resources, Raipur

Name of the Posts- Technical Operator (Mechanical and Drilling)

No. of Vacancies- 101

Last Date- 30 days of Publication

Source: http://www.employmentnews.gov.in/

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2 November 2014 Today's IBPS PO GA Questions- Morning Shift

Friends.. Here are some GA Questions asked in today’s (2 November 2014) IBPS PO Exam shared by our friend Ashish Kumar & Simarjeet Singh. If anybody remember more questions please share with us. Thank you.
 Evening Shift Questions: Click Here

 1) Old name of Axis Bank? - UTI Bank

2) Who is the founder of International Red Cross? -  Henry Dunant

3) State Bank of India (SBI) recently tied up with whom to launch its first multi-currency international card? - MasterCard

4) Who is popularly known as Lok Nayak?- Jayaprakash Narayan
5) "Aapke Sachche Advisor" is the tagline of which insurance company?- Max Life Insurance 
6) Umbrella revolution is the pro- democracy student movement going on in which country?- Hong Kong
7) Dynamite was discovered by?- Sir Alfred Bernhard Nobel
8) BSBDA Full form?- Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account
9)  Capital of South Korea?- Seoul
10) Currency of Sweden?- Swedish Krona

11) Name the Insurance company managed by HDFC?- HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company
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Current Affairs Questions & Answers: 01 November 2014 for competitive Exams

1) Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as the Chief Minister of which state on 31 October 2014?

(A) Haryana

(B) Gujarat

(C) Maharashtra

(D) Madhya Pradesh

2) Maiden National Unity Day or Rashtriya Ekta Diwas was celebrated across the nation on 31 October 2014 in the 139th birth anniversary of?

(A) Sardar Vallabhai Patel

(B) B R Ambedkar

(C) Lal Bahadur Shashtri

(D) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya 

3) Foundation stone for 'World's tallest statue' of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel laid on 31 October 2014. In which state the 'Statue of Unity' is coming up?

(A) Kerala

(B) Maharashtra

(C) Rajasthan

(D) Gujarat

4) With a view to uplift rural India, the government is set to launch a new programme called 'Unnat Bharat Abhiyan'. This programme is an initiative of which Ministry?

(A) Ministry of Women & Child Development

(B) Ministry of Human Resource Development

(C) Ministry of Minority Affairs

(D) Ministry of Tourism

5) The 2nd Meeting of SAARC Ministers of Education/Higher Education was held recently at?

(A) Kathmandu

(B) Colombo

(C) Dhaka

(D) New Delhi

6) Warren Anderson, CEO of Union Carbide Corporation, responsible for poisonous gas leak at the company's plant in Bhopal died recently. In which year Bhopal gas tragedy happened?

(A) 1963

(B) 1984

(C) 1991

(D) 1976

7) Nation remembered former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 30th death anniversary on 31 October 2014. On this day in which year, she was assassinated by her bodyguards?

(A) 1984

(B) 1974

(C) 1983

(D) 1981

8) New restricted free monthly ATM usage regime came into effect in 6 metro cities of the country from 1 November 2014. From now, the number of mandated free transactions for account holders at same bank and other bank ATMs in metros will be respectively?

(A) Unlimited & 5

(B) Unlimited & 3

(C) 5 & 3

(D) 3 & 5

9)  Which country on 30 October 2014 became the first European nation to accord official recognition to Palestine?

(A) Sweden

(B) Norway

(C) Turkey

(D) Tunisia

10) Full form of ISL?

(A) Indian Sports League

(B) Indian Star League

(C) Indian Super League

(D) None of these

Answers

1) Ans. (C) Maharashtra

2) Ans. (A) Sardar Vallabhai Patel

3) Ans. (D) Gujarat

4) Ans. (B) Ministry of Human Resource Development

5) Ans. (D) New Delhi

6) Ans. (B) 1984

7) Ans. (A) 1984

8) Ans. (C) 5 & 3

9) Ans. (A) Sweden

10) Ans. (C) Indian Super League

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Daily Current Affairs Updates 31 October 2014

1) Devendra Fadnavis sworn in as Maharashtra chief minister: Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as the BJP’s first chief minister in Maharashtra on Friday but had to share some of the limelight with another man — Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, who attended the ceremony after a last-minute phone call from BJP chief Amit Shah. Fadnavis — the state’s 27th CM and its youngest at 44 — took the oath of office with a team of nine ministers at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. In attendance were Prime Minister Narendra Modi, LK Advani, Shah, the CMs of BJP-ruled and friendly states and a crowd of 40,000-50,000, according to BJP estimates.

2) National Unity Day celebrated across India: The maiden National Unity Day or Rashtriya Ekta Diwas was celebrated to commemorate Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s 139th birth anniversary by carrying out Run for Unity among other events. The day was inaugurated by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi who paid floral tributes at the statue of Sardar Patel and also flagged off the Run For Unity in New Delhi. The Run for Unity campaign is the key highlight to pay tribute to the efforts made by Sardar Patel to unite India. A nationwide marathon took place on the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas.

3) Leaders pay tributes to Indira Gandhi on death anniversary: The nation on Friday remembered former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 30th death anniversary with President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari and other leaders paying tributes to her. Mukherjee, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh paid floral tributes at Shakti Sthal, the memorial of Indira Gandhi. Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her bodyguards on October 31, 1984.

4) Warren Anderson, CEO of Union Carbide during the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy died: Warren M. Anderson, a Brooklyn carpenter's son who ascended to the top of the Union Carbide Corporation, where he grappled with the ravages of a poisonous gas leak at the company's plant in Bhopal, India, in 1984 that killed thousands in one of history's most lethal industrial accidents, died on September 29 at a nursing home in Vero Beach, Florida. He was 92.

5) Petrol, diesel prices slashed: Oil companies cut petrol price by Rs. 2.41 a litre on Friday, the sixth reduction since August, and diesel price by Rs. 2.25 a litre on the back of falling international oil rates.

6) ATM use over five times will attract fee from Nov 1: Using ATMs (automated teller machines) to withdraw money or for other purposes such as balance enquiry beyond five times in a month will attract a levy of Rs.20 a transaction from Saturday. According to the Reserve Bank of India’s new guidelines that come into force from Saturday, bank customers in six metros —Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Bangalore — are allowed to withdraw money and/or carry out non-financial transactions like mini-statements at ATMs of banks, where they hold saving/current accounts, free of charge only five times a month.

7) 2nd Meeting of SAARC Education Ministers held: The 2nd Meeting of SAARC Ministers of Education/Higher Education was held at New Delhi on 31 October 2014.The Union HRD Minister of India, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, was unanimously elected to the Chair. While addressing the Meeting she reiterated India’s initiatives for strengthening mutual cooperation amongst the Member States and the need for a well focussed strategy for growing together in the SAARC region.

8) Work on Statue of Unity begins: Chief minister Anandiben Patel on Friday laid the foundation stone for Shresth Bharat Complex near the proposed Statue of Unity at Kevadiya Colony. The complex will be constructed at a cost of Rs 176 crore. It will also house a state-of-the-art museum depicting the life of Sardar Patel, a skill development centre and a 127-room three-star hotel. The construction work for Statue of Unity, the world's tallest statue, also began on the occasion of Sardar Patel Jayanti on Friday. Narendra Modi, who was the chief minister then, had laid foundation stone of the structure last year on October 31.

9) Govt to launch Unnat Bharat Abhiyan: With a view to uplift rural India, the government is set to launch a new programme — the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan. The programme is being launched in collaboration with the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) and the National Institutes of Technology (NITs) across the country. Although the programme is an initiative of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, it will be coordinated and steered by IIT Delhi. According to IIT Delhi Director R K Shevgaonkar, the programme will involve engaging with communities around each institute and for their upliftment. “Each IIT will identify 10 villages in its neighbourhood and work out technologies to solve the most pressing issues of the region,” Shevgaonkar said.

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