Latest updated list of new Union Ministers and their Portfolios - PDF Download

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expanded his team on 09 November 2014 (Sunday) by appointing 21 new ministers, four of them in the Cabinet and three others as ministers of state with independent charge. Manohar Parrikar, Suresh Prabhu, J P Nadda and Birendra Singh have been inducted into the Cabinet, while health minister Harsh Vardhan and railway minister Sadanand Gowda have been replaced and given lesser portfolios. Here is the complete updated list of ministers and their portfolios. 

Check the Updated list as on 5 July 2016

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Shri Narendra Modi Prime Minister

Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy Department of Space; All important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any Minister

CABINET MINISTERS

1.	Shri Raj Nath Singh	Home Affairs
2.	Smt. Sushma Swaraj	External Affairs Overseas Indian Affairs
3.	Shri Arun Jaitley	Finance, Corporate Affairs, Information & Broadcasting
4.	Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu	Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Parliamentary Affairs
5.	Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari	Road Transport and Highways, Shipping
6.	Shri Manohar Parrikar	Defence
7.	Shri Suresh Prabhu	Railways
8.	Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda	Law & Justice
9.	Sushri Uma Bharati	Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
10.	Dr. Najma A. Heptulla	Minority Affairs
11.	Shri Ramvilas Paswan	Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
12.	Shri Kalraj Mishra	Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
13.	Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi	Women and Child Development
14.	Shri Ananthkumar	Chemicals and Fertilizers
15.	Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad	Communications and Information Technology
16.	Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda	Health & Family Welfare
17.	Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati	Civil Aviation
18.	Shri Anant Geete	Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
19.	Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal	Food Processing Industries
20.	Shri Narendra Singh Tomar	Mines, Steel
21.	Shri Chaudhary Birender Singh	Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation
22.	Shri Jual Oram	Tribal Affairs
23.	Shri Radha Mohan Singh	Agriculture
24.	Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot	Social Justice and Empowerment
25.	Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani	Human Resource Development
26.	Dr. Harsh Vardhan	Science and Technology, Earth Sciences

Check out the list of Ministers of State with Independent charge and Ministers of State from the below link.

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 09 November 2014

1) Narendra Modi expands cabinet, inducted 21 new ministers: In a major cabinet reshuffle on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed 21 ministers, including four cabinet ministers, three minister of state (independent charge) and 14 ministers of state. While former Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar was made defence minister, Suresh Prabhu has been given the railway ministry, which is keenly watched by Modi because of his interest in building rail infrastructure in the country and also to promote his pet project of starting a bullet train in the country. Surprisingly, finance minister Arun Jaitley has been given the charge of information and broadcasting ministry, which was previously held by Prakash Javadekar. Former Karnataka chief minister D.V. Sadanand Gowda is the new law and justice minister. Gowda was earlier handling the railway ministry, and the law and justice ministry was with Ravi Shankar Prasad, who is now handling communications and information technology. 

2) Virat Kohli quickest to reach 6,000 runs in ODIs: Star batsman Virat Kohli on Sunday became the quickest cricketer to reach 6,000 runs in ODIs, bettering legendary West Indian Vivian Richards’ record during his 53-run knock in India’s third ODI against Sri Lanka. Playing in his 144th match and 136th innings, Kohli reached the milestone with a single off left-arm spinner Chaturanga de Silva in the 39th over at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Vivian Richards took 156 matches and 141 innings to reach the milestone in 1989.

3) Suzlon sets up world’s tallest hybrid wind turbine in Kutch: Suzlon Energy put into operation the world’s tallest hybrid wind generator turbine at Kutch, Gujarat.  The turbine, it is claimed, will generate 12-15 per cent more energy. The 120-metre hybrid turbine, inaugurated by Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, had been designed and developed by local engineers. This tower is taller by 40 metres than conventional wind turbine towers.

4) Germany celebrated 25th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall: Germany on 9 November 2014 celebrated the 25th anniversary of fall of the Berlin Wall. The celebrations were attended by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. On the occasion, white balloons marking a stretch of the wall were released to symbolize the disappearance of the wall. The fall of the Berlin Wall on 9 November 1989 was the most significant event in recent German history and the wall.

5) India stun World Champions Australia for historic test series win in hockey: The Indian men's hockey team delivered a fantastic performance to defeat World Champions Australia 3-1 to win their third successive match and clinch the four-match Test series 3-1 at the Perth Hockey Stadium. India will next play in the FIH Champions Trophy when they take on reigning Olympic champions Germany in their first match at Bhubaneswar. The tournament will be played on December 6-14.

6) Agni-II test-fired for full 2,000-km strike range: India test-fired the nuclear weapon-capable Agni-II ballistic missile for its full strike range of 2,000 km from Wheeler Island off the Odisha Coast around 9.40 a.m. on Sunday. Personnel of the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) fired the surface-to-surface missile from a mobile launcher. The 20-metre-tall Agni-II zoomed to an altitude of 600 km and began its descent before splashing near its pre-designated impact point in the Bay of Bengal with “two-digit accuracy.”

7) Nico Rosberg beat Lewis Hamilton to win Brazilian Grand Prix: Nico Rosberg held off Mercedes team-mate and title rival Lewis Hamilton to win a race-long battle at the Brazilian Grand Prix. Hamilton fought back to close a seven-second margin after a spin at about one-third distance just as he appeared to be set to take the lead. But Rosberg did just enough to hold him off in a tense final part of the race. It reduces Hamilton's lead in the title race to 17 points, with 50 available in the final race in Abu Dhabi.

8) India seal ODI series against Sri Lanka: Clinical India notched up another resounding win to humble a hapless Sri Lankan side by six wickets and clinch the five-match series in the third One-Day International.

9) Communist leader MV Raghavan dead: Veteran Communist leader and former minister MV Raghavan died in Kerala's Kannur district, according to his family. Raghavan, 81, was a brilliant orator. He was expelled from the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) in 1985 due to difference of opinion over the formation of an alliance. Raghavan formed the Communist Marxist Party the next year and since then his party has been an ally of the Congress led United Democratic Front. Though, he was a seven-time legislator, he became a minister on only two occasions (1991 to 1996 and 2001 to 2006).

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Rajasthan Circle Postal/Sorting Assistant (PA/SA) 2014 Final Result Out

Friends.. Rajasthan Postal Circle has published the list of candidates selected under Direct Recruitment of Postal Assistants ( Post Offices/SBCO/Circle Office/ Regional Office/SBCO) and Sorting Assistants for the year 2013 & 2014. You can check the results from below link. Congratulations to all selected candidates!!

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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.

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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. 

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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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