Important Current Affairs Questions for Bank Exams- October 2014

Friends.. Here are some important must note questions from Current Affairs in October 2014 for upcoming bank exams including SBI Associate PO and IBPS Clerk 2014.

1) Indian Super League (ISL) India’s star studded football league was inaugurated on 10 October 2014 at which stadium? - Salt Lake stadium in Kolkata

2) Name the cyclone which hit Andhra Pradesh in October 2014? - Hudhud

3) What was India's rank in Global Hunger Index (GHI) released by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in Oct 2014? - 55th

4) Which sports person has been chosen as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of India’s Incheon Asian Games campaign in October 2014? - MC Mary Kom

5) Patrick Modiano won Nobel Prize for Literature for the year 2014 is from which country? - France

6) Who was awarded with the 2014 Nobel Prize in economics for his analysis on market power and regulation? - Jean Tirole

7) Capital Market regulator SEBI has barred which real estate company and also six top executives from securities markets for three years in Oct 2014? - DLF

8) Which Bollywood star has been appointed UNICEF Ambassador for South Asia in October 2014? - Aamir Khan

9) Who won the Nobel Prize for Literature for the year 2014? - Patrick Modiano

10) Name the Sangeet Natak Akademi chairperson who resigned from her post in Oct 2014? - Leela Samson

11) Name the scheme launched by PM in Oct 2014 which aims around 800 MPS to develop physical and institutional infrastructure of three villages by 2019? - Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana

12) Who won the Nobel peace prize for the year 2014? - Kailash Satyarth and Malala Yousufzai

13) "World Habitat Day" was observed on? - 3 October

14) The 2014 Nobel Prize for Physics was awarded for? - Inventing the LED, a new energy efficient and environmentally friendly light source.

15) Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the co-owner of which ISL team? - Chennaiyin FC

16) Famous economist Jean Tirole who has been awarded with the 2014 Nobel Prize in economics is from which country? - France

17) President Pranab Mukherjee conferred Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration, Academics and Management for the year 2014 to? - Dr A Sivathanu Pillai

18) India ended its 17th Asian Games journey at the which place? - Eight

19) India won how many gold medals in Asian Games 2014? - 11

20) Which Bollywood actor was presented with the Global Diversity Award 2014 for his achievements in the field of movies and his involvement in philanthropic activities in Oct 2014? - Shah Rukh Khan    

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7 November 2014 Current Affairs Questions for exams

1) Which footballer has become the joint top scorer in Champions League history on 6 November 2014?

(A) Luis Suarez

(B) Cristiano Ronaldo

(C) Lionel Messi

(D) Neymar

2) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has adopted Jayapur village in his Lok Sabha constituency, Varanasi on 6 November 2014, under which scheme?

(A) Jan Dhan Yojana

(B) Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana

(C) Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana

(D) Shramev Jayate Yojana

3) Which country topped in demand for blocking Facebook posts as revealed by Facebook on 5 Nov 2014?

(A) USA

(B) Australia

(C) India

(D) China

4) Global organization for car safety testing has on 6 November 2014 asked to urgently withdraw which model from India and related markets, as it got zero-star safety rating?

(A) Nissan Datsun

(B) Maruti Alto

(D) Renault Duster

(D) Tata Nano

5) RBI has on 6 November 2014 made SMS alerts for which service mandatory?

(A) Internet Banking

(B) NEFT Transfer

(C) Cheque Clearance

(D) Deposit

6) Who has been appointed as the new chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on 5 November 2014?

(A) K V Chowdary

(B) Nitin Desai

(C) Chandrasekar Dasgupta

(D) Anita Kapur

7) Name Sachin Tendulkar's much-awaited autobiography which was released on 5 November 2014?

(A) My Style My Way

(B) Life between 22 Yards

(C) Playing It My Way

(D) My Game My Life

8) Which company has completed acquisition of Motorola from Google by end of October 2014?

(A) Microsoft

(B) Lenovo

(D) Samsung

(D) Huawei

9) Guru Nanak's birthday was celebrated across the world on 6 November 2014. He was the founder of?

(A) Sikhism

(B) Buddhism

(C) Jainism

(D) None of these

10) Name the Torpedo Recovery Vessel of Indian Navy which has sunk off the coast of Visakhapatnam on 6 November 2014?

(A) TRV A-71

(B) TRV A-72

(C) TRV A-74

(D) TRV A-64

Answers

1) Ans. (C) Lionel Messi. He equaled record of 71 goals with Raul, former Real Madrid player.

2) Ans. (B) Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana

3) Ans. (C) India

4) Ans. (A) Nissan Datsun

5) Ans. (C) Cheque Clearance

6) Ans. (D) Anita Kapur

7) Ans. (C) Playing It My Way

8) Ans. (B) Lenovo

9) Ans. (A) Sikhism

10) Ans. (B) TRV A-72

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Question Papers of SSC CHSL Exam held on 2 November 2014

Friends.. In this post we are bringing you some question papers of SSC Combined Higher Secondary level exam held on 2 November 2014. These question papers will serve as a model for those having exams on 9 November 2014. Also this will be a useful reference for those who are preparing for SSC CHSL in the coming years. You can download question paper as PDF from below link.

Scheme of examination is as follows:

Scheme of Examination: The examination will consist of a Written Examination and Skill Test for the post of Data Entry Operator and Written Test and Typing Test for the post of Lower Division Clerk on Computer.

The written examination will consist of one objective type paper as shown below

1. General Intelligence (50 Questions) -           50 Marks

2. English Language (Basic Knowledge) (50 Question)-  50 Marks

3. Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill) (50 Questions) - 50 Marks

4. General Awareness (50 Questions) - 50 Marks

There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.

 Question Paper (567 MK 8)-Morning Shift: Click Here

Question Paper (901 RG 2):-Morning Shift Click Here
Question Paper (123 SK 4):-Evening Shift Click Here

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 06 November 2014

1) RBI made SMS alerts for cheques mandatory: Banks will now start sending SMS alerts to both payer and drawer in cheque transactions as soon as the instruments are received for clearing. Expressing concern over the rise in cheque-related fraud cases, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has made SMS alerts mandatory for such transactions. RBI has also asked banks to alert a customer with a phone call and obtain confirmation when dealing with suspicious or high-value cheques. Until now, SMS alerts were mandatory only for card transactions.

2) India to hand over fast attack craft INS Tarasa to Seychelles: Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral RK Dhowan, will be on a four-day visit to Seychelles beginning Friday during which he will hand over the second Indian Fast Attack Craft (FAC) to the government there. INS Tarasa, which has been recently refitted at Naval Dockyard Mumbai, will join her sister ship SCG Topaz as part of the Indian Navy's assistance to Seychelles Coast Guard in capacity building towards meeting her maritime security needs.

3) Torpedo Recovery Vessel (A 72) sinks off Visakhaptnam Coast: A Torpedo Recovery Vessel of Indian Navy (A 72) has sunk off the coast of Visakhapatnam on 6 November 2014 evening. The vessel was on a routine mission to recover practice torpedoes fired by fleet ships during a routine exercise, when she experienced flooding in one of her compartments. At the time of the incident there were 28 personnel on board. One sailor has lost his life during the rescue operation and four personnel are reported missing. Twenty three personnel have been rescued safely by the Search and Rescue (SAR) ships dispatched to the area. 

4) Lionel Messi tied all-time Champions League goal record: Barcelona’s Lionel Messi has become the joint top scorer in Champions League history with his goals against Ajax in Amsterdam on 5 November 2014. The Argentinian has now tied the previous record of 71 set by Raúl, taking his personal tally to 71 in 90 appearances in the competition. Raúl took 142 matches to reach his tally.

5) Guru Nanak's birthday celebrated: Sikhs around the world celebrated the birth of the faith’s founder, Guru Nanak on 6 Nov 2014, . His teachings, along with those of the nine other Sikh Gurus that followed him, provide the basis for the religion. Guru Nanak's birthday is especially celebrated in India and Pakistan, where parades take place. Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the nation on the occasion of birthday of Guru Nanak Dev. "I bow to the venerable Guru Nanak Devji on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti. The life and teachings of Guru Nanak Devji inspire us eternally. Let us follow the path of compassion, truth and peace as shown by him," Prime Minister Modi tweeted. The day was a Gazetted holiday in India.

6) Lenovo completed acquisition of Motorola from Google: Chinese computer maker Lenovo on Thursday announced completion of USD 2.91 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility from Google, a move that will make it the third largest smartphone maker in India. Talking to journalists over a conference call, Yang Yuanqing, chairman and CEO, Lenovo Group, said Motorola will be a strong growth engine for Lenovo. “We are fully ready to move into the mobile era… Now that Motorola is part of Lenovo, future will be brighter,” he added. 

7) PM adopted Jayapur village in Varanasi under Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi all set to adopt Jayapur village in his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi, under the MPs' adopt-a-village scheme, the entire administration is focused on sprucing up the village ahead of the PM's visit. The people of Jayapur village, located 32 km from Varanasi city centre in the Rohaniya assembly segment, are looking forward to the prime minister's visit to his constituency on November 7-8 with much hope as he is expected to announce a number of welfare and developmental measures.

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Banking Awareness Questions for SBI Associate PO & IBPS Clerk 2014

Friends.. Here are some more expected Banking Awareness Questions for the upcoming SBI Associate Bank PO. This will be useful for IBPS Clerk 2014 also. More questions will be posted.. Keep Visiting!!

1) Reserve Bank of India recently directed that banks should make all new ATMs installed from July 1, 2014 as “talking ATMs” with ........ keypads? -Braille

2) Expand LAF? - Liquidity adjustment facility

3) What does 'M' in MSF stands for? - Marginal (MSF-Marginal Standing Facility)

4) What is the Minimum & Maximum Limit in NEFT? - No Limit

5) Expand RTGS? - Real time gross settlement

6) What is the Minimum & Maximum Limit of RTGS? - 2 lakh and no upper limit

7) Expand GAAR? - General anti avoidance rules

8) Who is the head of the committee appointed by RBI in Jan 2014 tp revise and strengthen the Monetary Policy Framework? - Dr. Urjit Patel

9) 'Arundhati Battacharya' the chairperson of which bank? - State Bank of India and It’s Associate

10) Which is the the oldest existing public sector bank in India? - Allahabad Bank

11) Which was the first bank to provide Mobile ATM in India? - ICICI

12) Which bank in India has the maximum number of overseas branches? - Bank of Baroda

13) Which was the first bank in India to introduce Internet Banking? - ICICI Bank

14) 1 Rupee note in India is signed by? - Finance Secretary

15) Headquarter of Bank of International Settlement?- Switzerland

16) Yogakshemam Vahamyaham is the slogan of?- LIC

17) Currency of Cambodia?- Riel

18) How many digits are there in IFSC Code? - 11 digits

19) In which year State Bank of Travancore was established? - 1945

20) Which was the last associate bank merged with SBI in 2010?- State Bank of Indore

21) "The Nation Bank on us" is the slogan of? - SBI

22) Where is the headquarters of Punjab National Bank? - New Delhi

23) Bharatiya Mahila Bank was established on which date? - 19 November 2013

24) In which year Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) was established?- 1988

25) What is the primary objective of 'Jan Dhan Yojana’ scheme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 28 August 2014?- Financial Inclusion

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Latest Current Affairs Quiz Questions: 06 November 2014

1) PM Narendra Modi was ranked the 15th World's Most Powerful person by Forbes' on 5 November 2014. Who was ranked 1st?

(A) Barack Obama

(B) Vladimir Putin

(C) Xi Jinping

(D) Pope Francis

2) Ending eight months of political uncertainty, the Union Cabinet on 4 November 2014 recommended dissolution of which state's Assembly?

(A) Goa

(B) Andhra Pradesh

(C) Mizoram

(D) Delhi 

3) Dhoni was named captain of ICC’ ‘ODI Team of the Year’ on 5 November 2014. Who was named captain of ICC’ ‘Test Team?

(A) Stuart Board

(B) Michael Clarke

(C) Kumar Sangakkara

(D) Angelo Mathews

4)  As per a recent study released on 4 Nov 2014, which city has highest number of Internet users in India?

(A) Mumbai

(B) Chennai

(C) Delhi

(D) Bangalore

5) Who among the following was on 4 November 2014 appointed as the new financial services secretary?

(A) G S Sandhu

(B) Hasmukh Adhia

(C) Anita Kapur

(D) Rajesh Mehrishi

6) Department of Posts on 4 November 2014 released a Commemorative Postage stamp on?

(A) Shakuntala Devi

(B) Liver Transplantation in India

(C) Times of India

(D) Musicians in India

7) Which cricketer has won this year's LG People's Choice Award on 5 November 2014?

(A) Bhuvneshwar Kumar

(B) Mohammed Shami

(C) Angelo Mathews

(D) Dale Steyn

8) Sachin Tendulkar recently sparked controversy against which former coach of Indian cricket team,  that he tried to topple Rahul Dravid as captain?

(A) Gary Kirsten

(B) John Wright

(C) Ravi Shastri

(D) Greg Chappell

9) Which country has decided to confer honorary title to Indian Army Chief Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag on 5 November 2014?

(A) Russia

(B) Nepal

(C) China

(D) Vietnam

10) Which telecom company on 5 November 2014 called off its Rs 700-cr deal to buy Loop Mobile, which offers mobile services in Mumbai?

(A) Airtel

(B) Reliance

(C) Vodafone

(D) BSNL

Answers

1) Ans. (B) Vladimir Putin

2) Ans. (D) Delhi

3) Ans. (D) Angelo Mathews

4) Ans. (A) Mumbai

5) Ans. (B) Hasmukh Adhia

6) Ans. (B) Liver Transplantation in India

7) Ans. (A) Bhuvneshwar Kumar

8) Ans. (D) Greg Chappell

9) Ans. (B) Nepal

10) Ans. (A) Airtel

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KBC Questions asked in Episodes 3 & 4 November 2014

Friends.. Here are some useful questions to remember which were asked in KBC Episodes on 3 & 4 November 2014.

1) Who was the first Indian to set foot on Antarctica?

(A) Lt. Ram Das Katari

(B) Lt. Ram Charan

(C) Lt. Sayed Zahoor Quasim

(D) Lt. V K Raina

Ans. (B) Lt. Ram Charan (Rs. 50,00,000/- question on 3 Nov 2014- Episode 45)

2) Of what is a kilobyte a unit?

(A) Speed of light

(B) Intensity of earthquakes

(C) Speed of bullet trains

(D) Computer memory or data

Ans. (D) Computer memory or data (Rs. 10000/- question on 3 Nov 2014- Episode 45)

3) Who founded the organization Bachpan Bachao Andolan in 1980?

(A) Dr. Prakash Amte

(B) Kailash Satyarthi

(C) Rippan Kapur

(D) Shantha Sinha

Ans. (B) Kailash Satyarthi (Rs. 80000/- question on 3 Nov 2014- Episode 45)

4) Which of these authors is a mechanical engineer by education?

(A) Amish Tripathi

(B) Devdutt Pattanak

(C) Aswin Sanghi

(D) Chetan Bhagat

Ans. (D) Chetan Bhagat (Rs. 3,20,000/- question on 3 Nov 2014- Episode 45)

5) The 2014 Nobel Prize for physics was awarded for the invention of what?

(A) CCD sensor

(B) Blue light emitting diodes

(C) Robotic exoskeleton

(D) Graphene

Ans. (B) Blue light emitting diodes (Rs. 6,40,000/- question on 3 Nov 2014- Episode 45)

6) Who is the head of the National Disaster Management Authority of India?

(A) Union environment minister

(B) President

(C)Prime minister

(D) Union home minister

Ans. (C) Prime minister (Rs. 12,25,000/- question on 3 Nov 2014- Episode 45)

7) Which Param Veer Chakra recipient was thought to be dead in 1962 but returned alive from a prisoner of war camp?

(A) Lance Naik Karam Singh

(B) Naik Jadunath Singh

(C) Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria

(D) Major Dhan Singh Thapa

Ans. (D) Major Dhan Singh Thapa (Rs. 25,00,000/- question on 3 Nov 2014- Episode 45)

8) From where did the Supreme Court of India originally function for 8 years before to its present building?

(A) Irwin Amphitheatre

(B) Rashtrapati Bhavan

(C) Metcalfe House

(D) Parliament House

Ans. (D) Parliament House (Rs. 50,00,000/- question on 4 Nov 2014- Episode 46) 

9) Which of these films is based on the life of a 5 times world championship winner?

(A) Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

(B) Paan Singh Tomar

(C) Saaheb

(D) Mary Kom

Ans. (D)Mary Kom (Rs. 10000/- question on 4 Nov 2014- Episode 46)

10) Which of these freedom fighters shot himself with his last bullet while fighting the British in Allahabad’s Alfred Park?

(A) Udham Singh

(B) Chandra Sekhar Azad

(C) Ashfaqulla Khan

(D) Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi

Ans. (B) Chandra Sekhar Azad (Rs. 80000/- question on 4 Nov 2014- Episode 46)

11) What is the escape velocity required for a rocket to leave earth?

(A) 1.6km/sec

(B) 9.4km/sec

(C) 11.2km/sec

(D) 15.9km/sec

Ans. (C) 11.2km/sec (Rs. 1,60,000/- question on 4 Nov 2014- Episode 46)

12) In which county is the historic city of Bukhara?

(A) Uzbekistan

(B) Afghanistan

(C) Turkmenistan

(D) Kazakhstan

Ans. (A) Uzbekistan (Rs. 3,20,000/- question on 4 Nov 2014- Episode 46)

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5 November 2014 Current Affairs Updates

1) Sachin Tendulkar unveils autobiography Playing It My Way: Sachin Tendulkar's much-awaited autobiography Playing It My Way was launched on Wednesday in the presence of some of his former teammates, celebrities and family members at a ceremony in Mumbai. The book, the first copy of which he gave to his mother Rajni earlier in the day, was unveiled by Tendulkar himself amid thundering applause by the gathering. 

2) PM Narendra Modi ranks 15 in Forbes' World's Most Powerful list: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 5 Nov 2014 made his debut among the world's most powerful people, ranked 15th on the Forbes list topped by Russian President Vladimir Putin who pipped his United States counterpart Barack Obama for a second year in a row. The list of 72 most powerful people in the world also included the names of Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani at 36th, ArcelorMittal Chairman and CEO Lakshmi Mittal at 57th and Microsoft's Indian-born CEO Satya Nadella at 64th.

3) Anita Kapur is new CBDT Chairperson: Senior IRS officer Anita Kapur has been appointed as the new chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the apex authority of the Income Tax department. Kapur, a 1978-batch officer of the Income Tax cadre, was till now serving as Member (Legislation and Computerisation and Income Tax) in the CBDT. She took over the top charge after her appointment was made by the government as incumbent CBDT Chairman K V Chowdary retired on October 31.

4) Dhoni named captain of ICC’ ‘ODI Team of the Year’: Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Wednesday named captain of ICC’ ‘ODI Team of the Year’ but none of the Indian players found berth in governing body’s ‘Test Team of the Year’ led by Sri Lankan Angelo Mathews. The ICC cricket committee headed by former India captain Anil Kumble on Wednesday announced the two teams consisting of 12 players each. While 12-member ODI team for performance during 2014 had Dhoni as captain along with his Indian team deputy Virat Kohli and pacer Mohammed Shami in the XI, opener Rohit Sharma has been named as the 12th man.

5) Bhuvneshwar Kumar wins LG People's Choice Award: India fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar has won this year's People's Choice Award. He now becomes only the fourth cricketer to win this coveted prize after Sachin Tendulkar, who was the first-ever recipient in 2010, Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara, who won it in 2011 and 2012, and India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who won it last year. Other nominees for this year's award were England women's captain Charlotte Edwards, Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson, Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews and South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn.

6) Cristiano Ronaldo received Golden Boot award: Cristiano Ronaldo said he plans to be remembered as one of the best players of all time, as he was presented with the 2013-14 Golden Shoe award as Europe's top goal scorer last season. Ronaldo shared the prize with Luis Suarez, who also scored 31 goals last season, in the current Barcelona player's final year at Liverpool. Suarez received his trophy last month.

7) Bharti called off Rs 700-cr deal to buy Loop Mobile: Bharti Airtel on Wednesday called off its deal to buy assets and transfer subscribers of Mumbai-based Loop Mobile for Rs 700 crore. The agreement, signed in February, was called off after Loop Mobile did not receive approval from the department of telecommunications (DoT) for the deal. The agreement between Bharti Airtel and Loop Mobile, which offers mobile services in Mumbai, expired on October 31.

8) Government reconstituted PM's council on climate change: The UN-backed Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) chief R K Pachauri, economist Nitin Desai and retired diplomat Chandrasekar Dasgupta have once again found place in the reconstituted Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change — a key government body in India which provides oversight for formulation of action plans in the area of assessment, adaptation and mitigation of climate change in the country.

9) India tops in demand for blocking Facebook posts: With increasing number of Indians getting hooked to sharing content on Facebook, there has been a steady rise in requests to the social networking site from the government and other agencies to censor posts. In the first six months of 2014, Facebook has restricted access to nearly 5,000 pieces of information from India on its website, the highest for any country. India is the social networking site’s largest user base outside the U.S. with over 100 million users.

10) Nepal to confer honorary title to Indian Army Chief Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag: Indian Army Chief Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag will be conferred the title of honorary rank of General of the Nepal Army during his maiden visit to this country next week, media reported. Nepalese President Ram Baran Yadav will confer the honorary rank of General of Nepal Army to Gen Singh at a special function.

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