Questions asked in SBI Associate PO Evening Shift Questions on 09-Nov-2014

Friends.. Here are some questions asked in today's SBI Associate PO Online Exam (Evening Shift) shared by our friend Geetu Jose and Navneet PS based on memory. This will be useful for those having exams in coming days. If anybody remember more questions kindly share with us.

General Awareness Section

1) The slogan " I have a dream" is given by which American activist in his public speech? -Martin Luthor King

2) Full form of RRB ? - Regional rural Bank

3) Who is the author of the book Final Test: Exit Sachin Tendulkar ? - Dilip D' Souza

4) What does B stands for in ECB ? - Borrowing (External commercial borrowing)

5) Minister of Water Resources at present? - Uma Bharti

6) Rs. 5000/- overdraft in Jan dhan will be applicable only if the account is active for how many months? - 6 months

7) Insurance regulatory body? - Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA)

8) What is the upper limit of PPF ? - 1.5 lakh

9) In CAR what does 'A' stands for? -Capital Adequacy Ratio

10) Which footballer was suspended for biting italian player in FIFA 2014?- Luiz Suarez

11) Match Country with capitals?-  Wrong option was Oman-Dubai
12) Which is the oldest currency?- Pound Strilling
13) RBI is required to maintain gold and foreign exchange reserves of Rs........ crores, which is called Minimum Reserve System? - 200
14) Who prints 1 rupee note in India?- Govt of India
15) Who is the author of the book "Final Test: Exit Sachin Tendulkar"?-  Dilip D'souza
16) Kailash satyarthi related to? - Bachpan Bachao Andolan
17) What is the full form of DOCOMO?- Do Communications Over the Mobile network
18) Kingfisher airlines was declared wilful defaulter by banks for what reason?- Diversion of funds
19) Which classical Dance - State combination is wrong ? - Odisha- Mohiniyattam

  

Computer Questions

1) Which among the following is not an output device ? - Scanner

2) What is an Internet explorer? - Browser

3) What is the extension used for MS word ? - .doc & .docx

4) ISDN fullform? - Integrated Services Digital Network
5) Lang used for web pages? - html
6) Which is not a programming language among these? - ms-excel 

Descriptive Questions
1) ter to Bank Manager for unblocking debit card.
2) Write a Paragrapgh on "cleanliness is next to godliness".
3) Essay on corporate social responsibility.
4) Essay on merits and danger of self attestation of documents by individual as approved by government. 

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Gk & Current Affairs Quiz Questions: 9 November 2014

1) Who among the following was on 8 November 2014 sworn in as the 11th Chief Minister of Goa?

(A) Laxmikant Parsekar

(B) Manohar Parrikar

(C) Mridula Sinha

(D) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

2) Which Indian cricketer was recently nominated for ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year Award?

(A) Bhuwaneshwar Kumar

(B) M S Dhoni

(C) Virat Kohli

(D) Suresh Raina

3)  Sachin Tendulkar's autobiography “Playing It My Way” on 8 November 2014 accumulated the highest pre-orders in the fiction and non-fiction category in India, overtaking whose biography as the best-selling book in India?

(A) Bill Gates

(B) Narendra Modi

(C) Paulo Coelho

(D) Steve Jobs

4) Viswanathan Anand played out a fighting draw with defending champion Magnus Carlsen in the first game of the World Chess championship in Sochi on 8 Nov 2014. Magnus Carlsen is from which country?

(A) Norway

(B) Sweden

(C) Italy

(D) Russia 

5) Which team won Durand Cup football tournament on 8 November 2014?

(A) Pune FC

(B)  Mohammedan Sporting Club

(C) ONGC

(D) Salgaocar FC

6) Manohar Parrikar resigned as Goa CM on 08 November 2014 to take up the post of?

(A) Planning Commission Cairman

(B) Chairman of Rajyasabha

(C) Union Defence Minister

(D) None of these

7) PM Modi recently decided to expand his council of ministers, which at present has 45 Members. Out of this 45, how many were having Cabinet rank, including the Prime Minister?

(A) 22

(B) 23

(C) 15

(D) 25

8) Vidyasagar Setu is built on the river?

(A) Hoogly

(B) Brahmaputra

(C) Ganga

(D) Yamuna

9) Optical Fibre was invented in the year?

(A) 1995

(B) 2000

(C) 1955

(D) 2005

10) The author of the book 'Ratnawali' is?

(A) Tulsidas

(B) Kalidas

(C) Harsh Vardhan

(D) Premchand

Answers

1) Ans. (A) Laxmikant Parsekar

2) Ans. (C) Virat Kohli

3) Ans. (D) Steve Jobs

4) Ans. (A) Norway

5) Ans. (D) Salgaocar FC

6) Ans. (C) Union Defence Minister

7) Ans. (B) 23

8) Ans. (A) Hoogly

9) Ans. (C) 1955

10) Ans. (C) Harsh Vardhan

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RRC Group - D Exam 2014 Question Paper Exam Held on 09-11-14

Friends.. Here are the question papers of South Central Railway Recruitment Cell and West Central Railway, Jabalpur Group 'D' exam held on 09.11.2014. This will be a useful reference for others having exams in coming days. You can download the question paper as PDF from the below link. The question papers has been shared by our friend Swaroop Jain and Sumit Mehta. We thank him and wish him all the very best for good results.

Download Question Paper (1441) as PDF: Click Here
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Download Question Paper (WCR, Jabalpur) as PDF: Click Here

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Answer Key & Question Paper - SSC CHSL Exam held on 09-11-2014

Friends.. Today Staff Selection Commission has conducted the second set of Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam all over India. As you know, the first set of exam was conducted during last sunday ie, 02-November-2014. In today's morning shift exam, the question papers had the following codes:

1) 391 QK5

2) 402 LJ6

3)  513  MP7

4) 624 TH8

Evening shift exam, the question papers had the following codes:

1) 129 TN7
2) 312 RH4
3) 743 MP6
4) 845 LK5

In this post we are providing you with the complete keys of all the above morning shift and evening question papers and also the complete question paper with code 513 MP7 and 129 TN7. These are the unofficial keys prepared by a teaching institute and the original keys might slightly vary. The key published by SSC will be final. The official answer keys will be available soon in SSC official website and we will update you the same. You can download both question paper and answer key as PDF from the following links. 

View unofficial key of Morning Session: Click Here
View unofficial key of Evening Session: Click Here

Question Paper -PDF(513 MP7): Click Here
Question Paper -PDF(129 TN7): Click Here

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Today's (9 November 2014) SBI Associate PO Morning Shift Questions

Friends.. Here are some questions asked in today's SBI Associate PO Online Exam shared by our friend Manjith Kulkarni, Nita Krihna and Kavya G based on their memory. This will be useful for those having exams in coming days. If anybody remember more questions kindly share with us. (Our e-mail id: currentaffairs4examz@gmail.com)

 General Awareness Section

1) Who is the author of the book "God of Small things"? - Arundhati Roy

2) Name the recipients of Nobel Peace Prize 2014? - Kailash Satyarthi & Malala Yousafzai

3) NPS stands for? - New Pension Scheme

4) Mutual funds in India are regulated by? - Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

5) Interest on Savings Bank Account are paid on which basis?- Daily Basis

6) World Rabis Day is observed on? - September 28
7) Which is the Regulatory body for RRB? - NABARD

8) Who recently sparked controversy by saying that women should believe in karma and not ask for raise, later apologizes? - Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella 
9) Full form of GDACS? - Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System
10) Who is the Maximum shareholder in Punjab National Bank? - Central Government
11) NBFC deals with? - Non- Banking Finance
12) Reserve Bank of India was set up on the basis of the recommendations of the Royal Commission on Indian Currency and Finance also known as? - Hilton-Young Commission.
13) Expand PMEGP? - Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme
14) Using two different brand names for the purpose of single product is called? - Co-Branding
15) Which among the following is not a Tennis Player? - Lionel Messi
16) MMID is linked with what?-Mobile Banking
17) Currency notes are made up of?- Pure Cotton Fibre
18) What will RBI do if it wants to control inflation? -  Increase the Repo rate 
19) Minors above 10 years of age can open a bank account, but will not have the facility of? - Cheque

Computer Questions
1) What is the full form of PDF?  - Portable Document Format
2) What is the function of Ctrl + S in MS Word? - To save a file or document
3) What is ping in computer networking utility? - Packet InterNet Groper
4) IPv6 addresses are how many bits long? - 128
5) Processor speed measured in? - 

Descriptive Questions

1) Essay on how Indian Premier League, Indian Super League and Indian Kabbadi League changed Indian Sports

2) Write a letter to your parents asking them Rs. 6000/- for your educational tour in College.

3) Short Paragraph on your first day in new Job.
4) Paragraph on an event in your life that inspired you.
5) A complaint letter to district forum against a coaching centre not providing proper services to students.
6) Paragraph on important goal in your life. 
7) Paragraph on encourage student participation in administrative and academics affair. 

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Current Affairs Daily Updates: 8 November 2014

1) Laxmikant Parsekar sworn-in as new Goa Chief Minister:  Three-time Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Laxmikant Parsekar ,who was Health Minister in the Manohar Parrikar government, was on 8 November 2014 sworn in as the 11th Chief Minister of Goa, bringing down the curtain on a three-day drama. Governor Mridula Sinha administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mr. Parsekar and nine Ministers, including two from the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, the BJP’s ally.

2) Manohar Parrikar resigned as Goa CM: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who is tipped to become the Union Defence Minister, on 8 Nov 2014 tendered his resignation from the post paving way for the appointment of his successor in the state. Parrikar faxed his resignation to State Governor Mridula Sinha at Raj Bhavan on Saturday afternoon, after meeting the Archbishop. The two-paragraph resignation letter was faxed from his official residence at Altinho in Panaji.

3) PM Modi to expand his council of ministers on 9 November 2014: As many as 20 new faces are expected to be inducted into the Union Council of Ministers on Sunday in the first revamp exercise which is likely to bring in BJP leaders Manohar Parrikar, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Rajiv Pratap Rudy and Bandaru Datttatreya while elevating a few. While a TDP representative is sure to be inducted, last-minute problems appeared to have cropped up over a Shiv Sena member joining the ministry in view of unresolved issues in Maharashtra. Five months after taking over, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is undertaking an expansion and reshuffle of his Cabinet in which Parrikar appears all set to get Defence portfolio which is now held as an additional charge by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. The swearing-in of the new ministers will take place at 1.30 PM on Sunday at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The current strength of the Council of Ministers is 45 - 23 of Cabinet rank, including the Prime Minister, and 22 Ministers of State.

4) Sachin Tendulkar's “Playing It My Way” sets new record in India: Even after retirement, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar continues to break records and set new benchmarks. The 41 year old's latest achievement came off the field as his autobiography “Playing It My Way” accumulated the highest pre-orders in the fiction and non-fiction category in India. Tendulkar's book overtook Steve Jobs' biography (by Walter Isaacson) as the best-selling book in India. The cricketer managed this feat in less than day of the book being launched in Mumbai.

5) Literary critic B. Hridayakumari passed away: B. Hridayakumari, winner of the Kerala Sahitya Academy award and a literary critic, died at a private hospital on 8 November 2014. A respected figure in the social milieu of Kerala, she was the former principal of the Government Women's College. She headed a committee constituted by the Kerala State Higher Education Council to suggest improvements and reforms to the choice-based credit-and-semester system.

6) Salgaocar lifts Durand Cup 2014: Salgaocar FC scored a solitary goal win over Pune FC to emerge Durand Cup champions for the third time in Margao on 8 Nov 2014. Salgaocar, who enjoyed better ball possession, scored the all important goal in the 21st minute through Thangjam Saran Singh at the Raia Panchayat ground. The winner was richer by Rs. 25 lakh while Pune FC got Rs. 15 lakh.

7) Anand draws first game against Carlsen in World Championship: Indian ace Viswanathan Anand played out a fighting draw with defending champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the first game of the World Chess championship in Sochi.

8) Kohli nominated for ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year Award: Virat Kohli is the lone Indian male cricketer to be shortlisted for the LG ICC Awards 2014 after he was nominated for the ODI Cricketer of the Year category. Kohli had earlier won this award in the year 2012. Kohli will be fighting for the honour against three South Africans -- Quinton de Kock, AB de Villiers and Dale Steyn. De Villiers had won this award in 2010.

9) Tejas PV6, 2-seater trainer jet makes its maiden flight: The final version of the two-seater trainer jet Tejas (PV-6) made its maiden flight on Saturday, in a milestone for India's overall indigenous Light Combat Aircraft programme.

10) Rajnath Singh, Netanyahu review cooperation in combating terror: Contending that terror is a global menace, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Home Minister Rajnath Singh in Tel Aviv have reviewed existing cooperation and future possibilities of enhancing engagement in dealing with the threat. Both the leaders also expressed their countries' keenness to strengthen ties, with Netanyahu emphasising that he "believes that relations between the two countries were poised for rapid development" following his meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September in New York.

11) India bag 13 medals in Rapid event in Asian Youth Chess: Putting up a dominating show, India bagged 13 medals, including four golds, out of a possible of 18 in the Rapid event on the opening day of the Asian Youth Chess Championships, in New Delhi on Saturday.

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SBI Associate PO Exam starts today.. Best of Luck to all

Friends.. SBI Associate PO 2014 Exam starts today (9 November 2014). Currentaffairs4examz team wishes all the candidates the very best. Face the exam with confidence & come through with flying colours. 

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Current Affairs Quiz: 08 November 2014

1) President Pranab Mukherjee on 07 November 2014 embarked on a two-day visit to which country, which is the first visit by any Indian head of state in 26 years to that country?

(A) Bhutan

(B) South Korea

(C) Japan

(D) Nepal

2) Ashtamudi Estuary's short neck clam fishery on 5 Nov 2014 became the first Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fishery in India. It is in which state?

(A) Goa

(B) Odisha

(C) Tamil Nadu

(D) Kerala 

3) Which player has on 7 November 2014 become only the third player in history to take 10 wickets and score a century in a Test match?

(A) Stuart Board

(B) J P Duminy

(C) Shakib Al Hasan

(D) Thisara Perera

4) Name the village near Varanasi which was adopted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 7 November 2014 under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana?

(A) Asvari

(B) Jayapur

(C) Bahoranpur

(D) Bhatsar

5) Rashtriya Bal Film Mela which is set to commence on November 14 in New Delhi will have the theme?

(A) “Swacchta”

(B) "Parivartan"

(C) "Aavishkar"

(D) Both A & B

6) World Chess Championship which began on 7 November 2014 is being held at?

(A) Chennai, India

(B) Sochi, Russia

(C) Incheon, South Korea

(D) Frankfurt, Germany

7) Which airlines company on 7 November 2014 banned shark fins as cargo, committed to protecting declining shark populations and marine ecosystems?

(A) Indigo Airlines

(B) Spicejet

(C) Air India

(D) Jet Airways

8) National Cancer Awareness day was observed on?

(A) 8 November

(B) 14 November

(C) 7 November

(D) 3 November

9) Physicist Fabiola Gianotti was on 4 November 2014 appointed as the first woman chief of CERN particle physics research centre. She is from which country?

(A) France

(B) Russia

(C) Italy

(D) Norway

10) Which is the currency of Philippines?

(A) Philippine Peso

(B) Philippine Yuang

(C) Philippine Dollar

(D) Dinar

Answers

1) Ans. (A) Bhutan

2) Ans. (D) Kerala

3) Ans. (C) Shakib Al Hasan. Bangladesh all-rounder created record in the second Test against Zimbabwe.

4) Ans. (B) Jayapur

5) Ans. (A) “Swacchta”

6) Ans. (B) Sochi, Russia

7) Ans. (D) Jet Airways

8) Ans. (C) 7 November

9) Ans. (C) Italy

10) Ans. (A) Philippine Peso

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RRC Group D Exam November 2014 Question Paper

Friends.. Here is the question paper of RRC Group D exam held on 2 November 2014 in East Coast Railway Bhubaneswar. Special Thanks to our friend Biswaranjan Kamila for sharing the question paper with us. 

Railway Recruitment Cell of various railway units is conducting the exam during this November 2014. The units are:

1) RRC Delhi  2) RRC Patna 3) RRC Jaipur 4) RRC Southern Railway

5) RRC Guwahati 6) RRC ECR Patna 7) RRC NER Gorakhpur

8) RRC Hajipur 9) RRC CR Mumbai 10) RRC SER Kolkata

11) RRC WCR Jabalpur 12) RRC SECR Bilaspur 13) RRC WR Mumbai

14) RRC SCR Secinderabad 15) RRC NCR Allahabad 16) RRC SWR Hubli

17) RRC SER Ranchi 18) RRC WR Ahmedabad 19) RRC NWR Ajmer

20) RRC SWR Bangalore 21) RRC NR Chandigarh 22) RRC WR Bhopal

23) RRC ECR Bhubaneswar 24) RRC SR Trivandrum 25) RRC NFR Siliguri

Exams are scheduled to be held on 2 November, 9 November, 16 November, 23 November & 30 November 2014. This question paper will be a useful reference.

Question Paper of RRC Group D exam (ECR Bhubaneswar): Click Here

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 07 November 2014

1) President embarked on 2-day Bhutan visit: President Pranab Mukherjee today embarked on a two-day visit to Bhutan with an aim of further strengthening bilateral ties. It is the first visit by any Indian head of state in 26 years, during which some agreements in education sector are likely to be signed. During the visit, Mukherjee will meet the King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, and the Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, besides other leaders to help expand bilateral ties to a new level.

2) Shakib Al Hasan creates record: Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has become only the third player in history to take 10 wickets and score a century in a Test match. His 137 and match figures of 10-124 against Zimbabwe saw him follow in the footsteps of Ian Botham and Imran Khan. Bangladesh won the second Test in Khulna by 162 runs to take a 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

3) Three day Rashtriya Bal Film Mela to commence on November 14: Shri Prakash Javadekar, Minister for Information and Broadcasting said that “Swacchta” will be the main theme for three days long Rashtriya Bal Film Mela which is to be held from November 14-16, 2014, at Siri fort Auditorium, New Delhi. The festival is planned for the first time in Delhi on the sidelines of Childrens’ day celebrations. Addressing the Press Conference Shri Javadekar said, the theme for Rashtriya Bal Film Mela would help in taking ‘Swacch Bharat Abhiyan’ to children and would create awareness among them through the medium of films.

4) National Cancer Awareness Day observed: National cancer awareness day was observed on 7 November every year.  Day was observed to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. 

5) World Chess Championship begins: Opening ceremony of the World Chess Championship match between Norway's Magnus Carlsen and India's Viswanathan Anand was conducted at the Congress Hall of the Radisson Blu hotel in Sochi on 7 November 2014. The ceremony was attended by some of the biggest names in the world of politics and chess. The list of VVIP dignitaries included International Chess Federation (FIDE) President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, Russian Chess Federation President Andrey Filatov, advisor to Russian President Igor Levitin, former World Champions Boris Spassky, Nona Gaprindashvili, Anatoly Karpov, Alexander Khalifman, Zhu Chen, Antoaneta Stefanova, Alexandra Kosteniuk and Russian deputy minister of sports Pavel Kolobkov.

6) Jet Airways banned shark fins as cargo: Jet Airways has instituted a policy against the shipment of shark fins, joining a growing number of major international carriers committed to protecting declining shark populations and marine ecosystems. Humane Society International/India, which along with animal welfare and conservation groups had petitioned Jet Airways to end its role in the international trade in shark fins, applauded the policy.

7) India gets its first Marine Stewardship Council certified fishery: Ashtamudi Estuary's short neck clam fishery on 5 Nov 2014 became the first Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fishery in India. The Ashtamudi short neck clam fishery is the third fishery in Asia after Vietnam and Maldives to have received this recognition. The Ashtamudi lake, a Ramsar wetland of international importance, is the second largest estuarine system in Kerala. It has extensive mangrove habitats harboring nearly 90 species of fish and 10 species of clams.

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SBI Associate Bank PO 2014- Exam Pattern & Syllabus

Friends.. Examination for Recruitment of Probationary Officers in Associate Banks of SBI 2014 starts tomorrow (9 November 2014). Here is a quick look at the pattern and syllabus of the exam.

Here are the 05 SBI Associates Banks at present:

1. SBBJ – State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur

2. SBH - State Bank of Hyderabad

3. SBM - State Bank of Mysore

4. SBP - State Bank of Patiala

5. SBT - State Bank of Travancore

The examination consists of 2 sections namely:

1. Objective type paper-I  -  200 Marks

2. Descriptive type Paper-II - 50 marks

The Objective Test will be online. Immediately after the online Objective Test, Descriptive Test will be administered. Questions relating to Descriptive Test will be available on computer (Online) and candidates will have to write the answers on the answer sheet (Offline) provided to them on Paper/Pen mode.

1. Objective Test: The Objective Test with 2hours duration consists of 4 Sections with 50 marks each (Total 200 marks) as follows:

a) Test of English Language (Grammer, Vocabulary, Comprehension etc.)

b) Test of General Awareness, Marketing & Computers

c) Test of Data Analysis & Interpretation

d) Test of Reasoning (High Level)

The candidates are required to qualify in each of the Tests by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank.

2. Descriptive Test: The Descriptive Test with 1 hour duration (50marks) will be of “Test of English Language (comprehension, short précis, letter writing & essay)”.

The candidates are required to qualify in the Descriptive Test by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank.

Here are some of the topics for Descriptive Test asked in last year's exam, to serve as an example.

(a) Letter Writing: To a branch to close the saving account, To a friend to attend a seminar on net banking, To a bank for higher education loan etc

(b) Paragraph Writing: If I were an author, Rural Banking, Impact of autonomy provided to bank etc

(c) Essay Writing: Right to education act, Financial Inclusion, How Technology can help banking sector etc

(d) Precise Writing:            Chief Vigilance Officer etc

(e) Reading Comprehension: ATM and its uses etc

Note: Descriptive Test paper of only those candidates will be evaluated who have scored qualifying marks in the Objective Tests and are Placed adequately high as per total marks in objective test.

So to all friends taking SBI Associate PO Exam this year: We will be updating the questions asked each day, for the help of others having exam in other days/shits. Kindly try to share the questions which you attempt with us (our mail id: currentaffairs4examz@gmail.com) for the help of others. As a last minute reference read our articles from below for the exam. Face the exam with confidence.. All the Best...come through with flying colours. Remember one thing "exam is to test what you know and not to test what you don't know".

Read Current Affairs Articles: Click Here

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