Current Affairs (Last Week) October 2014- PDF Download

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1) Who was on 31 October 2014 sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra?

Ans. Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis

Note: He is the first BJP candidate to become CM of Maharashtra.

2) Who has sworn-in as the tenth Chief Minister of Haryana on 26 October 2014?

Ans. Manohar Lal Khattar

Note: He is the first ever BJP Chief Minister of the state.

3) Who was re-elected for her second four-year term on 26 October 2014 as Brazilian President?

Ans. Dilma Rousseff

4) Union Finance Ministry on 27 October 2014 launched a dedicated website for Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY). Name its URL?

Ans. www.pmjdy.gov.in

5) World Polio Day was observed across the world on?

Ans. 24 October 2014

6) Sachin Tendulkar along with which other player has entered the Bradman Hall of Fame on 29 October 2014?

Ans. Steve Waugh, former Australian cricket captain

7) Rashtriya Ekta Diwas was observed on 31 October 2014 to commemorate the 139th birth anniversary of?

Ans. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

8) Who took charge as Union Finance Secretary under the Union Ministry of Finance on 31 October 2014?

Ans. Rajiv Mehrishi

9) Name the South Africa's football captain and goalkeeper who died on 26 October 2014 after being shot by burglars?

Ans. Senzo Meyiwa

10) Name the former Union Minister who was on 26 October 2014 designated as the head of Future Earth Engagement Committee, a global research platform panel on sustainable development?

Ans. Dilma Rousseff

11) Name the Telecom giant from Japan which on 27 October 2014 pledged to make an investment of 10 billion US dollars (over 60000 crore rupees) in India's IT and communications sector in coming years?

Ans. SoftBank

12) Who was elected Vice-President (VP) of Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) in Macau on 28 October 2014?

Ans. Prasar Bharati CEO Jawhar Sircar

13) Who won the 2014 World’s Children Prize on 29 October 2014 after a global vote involving millions of children?

Ans. Malala Yousafzai

14) World Bank on 29 October 2014 released the Ease of Doing Business 2015 report. Which country secured 1st place?

Ans. Singapore

15) Which country on 30 October 2014 became the first European Union (EU) country to officially recognise the State of Palestine?

Ans. Sweden

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16) All India Radio News Services Division on 29 October 2014 launched free SMS service in how many languages?

Ans. Four

17) Name the welfare scheme for Tribal people launched by Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs on 28 October 2014?

Ans. Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana (VKY)

18) International Internet Day was observed globally on?

Ans. 29 October 2014

19) President Pranab Mukherjee on 25 October 2014 released a commemorative postage stamp on Sri Lankan Buddhist monk named?

Ans. Anagarika Dharmapala

20) Google CEO Larry Page on 26 October 2014 appointed which Indian as new Product Chief of Google?

Ans. Sundar Pichai

21) Para-swimmer Sharath Gayakwad on 26 October 2014 broke the 28-year old which record of P T Usha?

Ans. Winning the most medals at a multi-discipline event by an Indian.

Note: He won 6 medals at Asian Para Games in Incheon, South Korea. PT Usha won 5 medals at the 1986 Asian Games held in Seoul, South Korea.

22) India became the world’s ...... largest steel producer by delivering 62.41 Million Tonnes (MT) output from January 2014 to September 2014?

Ans. Fourth

23) World Day for Audiovisual Heritage was observed across the world on 7 October 2014 with the theme?

Ans. Archives at Risk: Much more to do

24) Who was appointed as the Chairman of Prasar Bharti Board for a term of three years on 28 October 2014?

Ans. Surya Prakash

25) Name the Indian golfer who on 26 October 2014 won 900000 US dollar Venetian Macau Golf Open?

Ans. Anirban Lahiri

26) Who was appointed as chairman of India Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) on 27 October 2014?

Ans. Lokesh Chandra

27) India was on 29 October 2014 re-elected to which UN council?

Ans. United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

28) Harvard Business Review (HBR), in the issue of November 2014, named Jeff Bezos as best-performing CEO in the world. He is the CEO of?

Ans. Amazon

29) World Economic Forum (WEF) on 28 October 2014 released the Global Gender Gap Report 2014. What was India's rank?

Ans. 114

30) Union Finance Ministry on 27 October 2014 cancelled the current selection process for the posts of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) and Executive Director (ED) of?

Ans. Public Sector Banks (PSBs)

31) Name the former Chairman of Union Carbide Corporation who was blamed for the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy died recently?

Ans. Warren M Anderson

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Questions on Current Affairs: 15 November 2014 for Exams

1) Which player was named ICC Cricketer of the Year on 14 November 2014?

(A) Mitchell Johnson

(B) AB de Villiers

(C) Virat Kohli

(D) Kumar Sangakkara

2) Which day was observed across the world on 14 November?

(A) World Children's Day

(B) World Radio Day

(C) World Diabetes Day

(D) World Heart Day

3) Name the Union Women and Child Development Minister who has launched 'Bal Swachhata Abhiyan' scheme in the national capital on 14 November 2014?

(A) Uma Bharati

(B) Nirmala Sitharaman

(C) Smrithi Irani

(D) Maneka Gandhi

4) India on 14 November 2014 successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile. Which kind of a missile is Prithvi-II?

(A) surface-to-surface missile

(B) surface-to-air missile

(C) surface-to-water missile

(D) air-to-surface missile

5) With an aim to ensure its smooth and effective functioning, the Rajya Sabha will have its Question Hour at 12 noon from the winter session of Parliament starting November 24. What was the time slot for Question Hour earlier?

(A) 10am to 11am

(B) 11am to 12 noon

(C) 1pm to 2 pm

(D) 3pm to 4pm

6) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on 14 November 2014 said that India is the ..... largest passport issuing country in the world?

(A) Fifth

(B) Second

(C) Fourth

(D) Third 

7) Nation has remembered its first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his ..... birth anniversary on 14 November 2014?

(A) 125th

(B) 120th

(C) 130th

(D) 135th

8) Rohit Sharma now holds the record of hitting the maximum number of fours in an ODI innings (33 fours) during his world record double ton against Sri Lanka recently. Who holds the world record for the most sixes in an ODI innings?

(A) Sachin Tendulkar

(B) Virendar Sehwag

(C) Rohit Sharma

(D) MS Dhoni

9) Union Ministry of HRD has recently decided to use Sanskrit as 3rd language in Kendriya Vidylayas in place of which other language?

(A) French

(B) German

(C) Spanish

(D) Hindi

10) World Pneumonia Day was recently observed across the world on?

(A) 14 November

(B) 13 November

(C) 12 November

(D) 11 November

Answers

1) Ans. (A) Mitchell Johnson

2) Ans. (C) World Diabetes Day

3) Ans. (D) Maneka Gandhi

4) Ans. (A) surface-to-surface missile

5) Ans. (B) 11am to 12 noon

6) Ans. (D) Third

7) Ans. (A) 125th

8) Ans. (C) Rohit Sharma. He made that record during his earlier double hundred against Australia.

9) Ans. (B) German

10) Ans. (C) 12 November

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 14th November 2014

1) Jawaharlal Nehru remembered on his 125th birth anniversary:  President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari and top leaders paid rich tributes to country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his 125th birth anniversary. He was the the first Prime Minister of Independent India. The day is also celebrated as Children's Day. The day is observed on Nehru’s birthday to showcase his love for children and he is also regarded as Chacha Nehru for children.

2) N. Srinivasan, Meiyappan, Raj Kundra, Sundar Raman named in IPL scam report: The Supreme Court on 14 Nov 2014 disclosed the names of Rajasthan Royals co-owner Raj Kundra and former Indian Premier League CEO Sundar Raman among 13 who were investigated by the court-appointed inquiry panel for corruption in the cash-rich T20 competition. So far, the court had revealed the names of BCCI president-in-exile N. Srinivasan and his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan. All four will be served notices to explain their standpoint.

3) India third largest passport issuing country: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday said that India is the third largest passport issuing country after China and the US. "India accounts for 14 per cent of passport issuance and is the third largest passport issuing country after China and the US, with over 5.7 crore passports users in the country," Swaraj said at the inaugural function of a Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) in Shillong in her recorded speech as her helicopter could not land in the city due to bad weather.

4) India successfully test-fires nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile: India on 14 Nov 2014 successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II surface-to-surface missile, which has a strike range of 350 km, from a test range at Chandipur as part of a user trial by Army. Defence sources said the state-of-the-art missile, which is capable of carrying 500 kg to 1000 kg of warheads, was test-fired from a mobile launcher in salvo mode from launch complex-3 of Integrated Test Range at about 10.40 hrs.

5) Rajya Sabha Question Hour shifted to noon: With an aim to ensure its smooth and effective functioning, the Rajya Sabha will have its Question Hour at 12 noon from the winter session of Parliament which begins on November 24. The Question Hour in Rajya Sabha will now be between 12 PM to 1 PM instead of 11 AM to 12 PM in the winter session, a senior Parliamentary Affairs Ministry official said. 

6) Mitchell Johnson named ICC Cricketer of the Year: It was double delight for Mitchell Johnson as the Australian fast bowler was on Friday declared ICC Cricketer of the Year as well as the ICC Test cricketer of the Year. The 33-year-old has won the coveted Cricketer of the Year award for the second time in his career while he is only third Australian after Ricky Ponting (2006) and Michael Clarke (2013) to win the Test Cricketer of the Year award. Johnson has been joined on the winners' list by South Africa's AB de Villiers, who was named ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year, and England's Gary Ballance, who claimed his first-ever ICC award after being named the ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year. Richard Kettleborough of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires won the David Shepherd Trophy for ICC Umpire of the Year for the second consecutive year.

7) World Diabetes Day observed on 14 November: World Diabetes Day was observed on 14 November 2013 across the world to raise awareness of diabetes-a chronic disease. World Diabetes Day is an annual campaign, led by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and its member associations. It engages millions of people worldwide in diabetes advocacy and awareness.

8) Maneka Gandhi launches Bal Swachhata Abhiyan on Children's Day: Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi launched Bal Swachhata Abhiyan in the national capital on 14 Nov 2014.  The campaign is as part of the government's nationwide mission. On Nov 14, the theme was 'clean school'. On November 15, the theme would be 'clean food' and students would bring home-made food for the lunch and will not consume any junk food. On November 17, theme of schools would be 'clean self, personal hygiene and child health'. On November 18, the theme would be 'clean drinking water' while on November 19, the focus would on clean toilets.

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15 November 2014 Evening/Afternoon Questions SBI Associate PO Exam 2014

Friends..today earlier we have shared morning shift questions asked in SBI Associate PO exam held today. In this post we are bringing you some questions from today's (15/11/2014) evening shift SBI Associate PO Exam. Questions will be highly useful for those having exams in coming days. We would like to thank our friends Pooja Krishna, Meenakshi Sharma and Anu Dev for sharing these questions with us based on their memory. If anybody remember more questions kindly share with us in our mail id: currentaffairs4examz@gmail.com. Thank you.

 General Awareness Questions

1. Who won the Man Booker Prize 2014? - Richard Flanagan

2. SBI launched savings bank account for childern above 10 years named? - "'Pehli Udaan' (a singly operated savings bank account) & 'Pehla Kadam' a savings bank account for minor of any age operated jointly with his/her parent or guardian

3. Who is the regulator of mutual funds in India? - SEBI

4. Name the biography of tennis player Roger Federer? -  Roger Federer Story: Quest For Perfection

5. Which channel in August 2014 bagged Champions Tennis League broadcast rights? - Sony Six

6. IFSC full form? - Indian Financial System Code

7. MICR code consists of how many digits? - 9

8. Maximum time for credit of amount transferred through RTGS? - 30 Minutes

9. ASBA full form? - Applications Supported by Blocked Amount. It is a process developed by the India's Stock Market Regulator SEBI for applying to IPO

10. India's first home-grown subsonic cruise missile Nirbhay was successfully test fired from? - Chandipur, near Balasore in Orissa

11. Recently TCS was in news for a merger with a company called? - CMC Limited
12. Commercial paper has a fixed maturity of no more than .... days? - 270 days

13. Rajiv Mehrishi was serving as ...... before appointed as Economic Affairs secretary recently? - Chief secretary in Rajasthan

14. The much hyped book "Eclipse: living in the shadow of china's economic dominance" was written by whom?- Arvind Subramanian

15. What is White-box testing? - A method of testing software that tests internal structures or workings of an application

Marketing Questions

1. Which of these form internal body of an organisation? - Employees

2. What is mortgage?- To use one's real property as a guarantee for a loan to get money.

3. What do not comes under packaging? - Quality of the code developed

Computer Questions

1. Shortcut key to go bottom of a document in MS word? - Cntrl + End

2. IC stands for? - Integrated Circuit

3. What is the function of cntl + delete? - To delete a particular word

4. The set of computer standards are called?- Protocols

Descriptive Questions

1. Essay on your suggestion to arrest the rising earth's temperature.

2. Paragrapgh on Importance of segregation of dry and wet domestic waste.

3. Essay on ways to control inflation.

4. Paragrapgh on importance of hobbies in your life. 

5. Letter to leading computer manufacturers for software upgradation of pcs of your bank.

6. Write a letter to your bank seeking loan for second home with condition that where your first home is also on loan from that bank, that is not repaid fully.

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Questions from SBI Associate PO Today's (15 November 2014) -Morning Shift

Friends.. here are some questions from today's (15/11/2014) morning shift SBI Associate PO Exam. Questions will be highly useful for those having exams in coming days. We would like to thank our friends Navin Kumar and Robin Shaw for sharing these questions with us based on their memory. If anybody remember more questions kindly share with us in our mail id: currentaffairs4examz@gmail.com. Thank you.

General Awareness Questions

1. Who has been conferred with the Best Central Bank Governor award for 2014 by Euromoney magazine during October 2014?- Raghuram Rajan, RBI Governor

2. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) provides  accidental insurance benefit of?- Rs. 1 lakh

3. Saina Nehwala is related to which game? - Badminton

4. Identify the correct pair of Capital & Country? - correct one was Malayasia -Kuala Lumpur

5. International Labour Organization headquarters? - Geneva, Switzerland

6. Who is the author of the book "The Oath of the Vayuputras"? - Amish Tripathi
7. Which airline was in news recently for purchase of 250 airbus? - Indigo
8. Committee on Financial Benchmarks set up by RBI was headed by? - P. Vijaya Bhaskar
9. Which rate is mainly decided by RBI in its bi-monthly Monetary policy review? - Repo rate 
10. SEBI in September 2014 eased various provisions of the new law and extended the deadline for appointing at least one woman director to? - April 1, 2015
11. Who recently donated donate $25 million to the Center of Disease Control Foundation, funds meant to help the agency fight Ebola? - Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg

Marketing Questions

1. A period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced is called?- Recession
2. Loan provided by a financial institution to an exporter or seller against a shipment that has already been made is called? - Post-Shipment

Computer Questions

1. Expand MAN? - Metropolitan Area Network

2. Command used to cancel recent action? - Undo

3. Excel workbook is a collection of? - Spreadsheets
4. Full form of PPTP? - Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol 
5. Second generation computer were based on? - Transistor

Descriptive Questions

1. Paragraph writing on "Corruption starts with mind".

2. Letter to editor of a newspaper on views about "crimes against women".

3. Short writing on Merchant Banking.

4. Essay on NABARD as a boon for Agriculture Sector.

5. Passage on WTO and Organic Food Issues in world

6. Letter to BSNL Manager regarding Surrender of your Land Phone.

7. Letter to the head of a bank to open a branch in your area.

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Current Affairs Quiz Questions: 14th November 2014

1) Rohit Sharma created history by smashing the highest individual ODI score of 264 against Sri Lanka on 13 November 2014 at which ground?

(A) Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi

(B) Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

(C) Eden Gardens, Kolkata

(D) Barabati Stadium, Cuttack

2) According to the data released by the World Gold Council (WGC) on 13 November 2014, which country emerged as world’s biggest gold consumer?

(A) India

(B) China

(C) Malaysia

(D) Pakistan

3) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar was on 13 November 2014 elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from which state?

(A) Goa

(B) Maharashtra

(C) Rajasthan

(D) Uttar Pradesh

4) Petrol and Diesel prices were increased by Rs 1.50 a litre on 13 November 2014 as the government has hiked?

(A) VAT

(B) Sales Tax

(C) Customs Duty

(D) Excise duty

5) Which Indian cricket player was among the five member elite group of ambassadors for 2015 World Cup announced by ICC on 13 November 2014?

(A) Suresh Raina

(B) Virat Kohli

(C) MS Dhoni

(D) Rohit Sharma

6) Chilika lake which has been declared as 'Destination Flyway' by the United Nation's World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), on 13 November 2014, is in which state?

(A) Odisha

(B) Jammu & Kashmir

(C) Bihar

(D) Madhya Pradesh 

7) V R Krishna Iyer, who has celebrated his 100th birthday on 13 November 2014, was a leading luminary in the field of?

(A) Art

(B) Literary

(C) Film

(D) Judiciary

8) World Kindness Day was observed every year on?

(A) 14 November

(B) 15 November

(C) 13 November

(D) 12 November

9) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 13 November 2014 had his first meeting with Li Keqiang on the sidelines of the back-to-back India-ASEAN and East Asia summits, in Myanmar's capital. Li Keqiang is the prime minister of which country?

(A) China

(B) Russia

(C) Cambodia

(D) Bhutan

10) “Say Thanks”, a personalised video creation tool to push more users to share videos was launched by which social networking site on 13 November 2014?

(A) Twitter

(B) Whatsapp

(C) Google Plus

(D) Facebook

Answers

1) Ans. (C) Eden Gardens, Kolkata

2) Ans. (A) India

3) Ans. (D) Uttar Pradesh

4) Ans. (D) Excise duty

5) Ans. (B) Virat Kohli

6) Ans. (A) Odisha

7) Ans. (D) Judiciary

8) Ans. (C) 13 November

9) Ans. (A) China

10) Ans. (D) Facebook

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Scores/Marks of IBPS RRB III 2014 Out

Friends.. IBPS has today activated the link to check the scores/marks of RRB III 2014. The marks are separately available for both Officers/POs and Office Assistants/Clerks. As you know only yesterday, IBPS has published the results of RRB III 2014. You can check your marks from the following links by entering Registration No or Roll No and Password or Date Of Birth. Best of Luck!

Score for Common Written Examination - Regional Rural Banks Phase III (RRBs-CWE-III) - Office Assistant

Score for Common Written Examination - Regional Rural Banks Phase III (RRBs-CWE-III) - Officer Scale I

Score for Common Written Examination - Regional Rural Banks Phase III (RRBs-CWE-III) - Officer Scale II (GBO)

Score for Common Written Examination - Regional Rural Banks Phase III (RRBs-CWE-III) - Officer Scale II - (Specialist Officer)

Score for Common Written Examination - Regional Rural Banks Phase III (RRBs-CWE-III) - Officer Scale III

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Uttrakhand Circle PA/SA Exam 2014 Final Results published

Friends.. the final result of Direct Recruitment of Postal Assistants ( Post Offices/ SBCO/Circle Office/ Regional Office/SBCO) and Sorting Assistants for the year 2013 & 2014 has been published by the Uttrakhand Postal Circle on 14/11/2014. The examination for Paper-1 of the exam was held at Uttarakhand Postal Circle on 11 May 2014 and subsequently the Paper-2 ie, Computer/Typing test was held during 25 to 27 September 2014. Now this is the final result. Intimation will be served to all selected candidates soon regarding the further formalities. Candidates can check the result from the below link. Congratulations to all the selected candidates!

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IBPS RRB-3 Exam Result 2014 Declared

Friends.. IBPS has today (14 November 2014) published the results of IBPS RRB-3 Exam held during September 2014. You can check the result from the official website of IBPS or from below link by entering Registration No or Roll No and Password or Date Of Birth. Congratulations to all the selected candidates.

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 13 November 2014

1) Rohit Sharma created history by smashing the highest individual ODI score: Rohit Sharma on 13 November 2014 created history by smashing the highest individual ODI score with a breathtaking knock of 264 as India thrashed Sri Lanka by 153 runs in the fourth cricket one-dayer to take a 4-0 lead in the five-match series in Kolkata. Courtesy Rohit's mayhem, India scored a mammoth 404 for five and then easily bowled out the islanders for 251 in 43.1 overs. Returning after a 10-week injury lay-off, Rohit had everything going his way after being let-off on individual score of four. The Mumbaikar paced his innings to perfection as he first got set during the initial 50 runs before exploding against a clueless Lankan attack, as he scored his 264 off only 173 balls that had 33 fours and seven sixes. In the process, Rohit also broke compatriot Virender Sehwag's earlier world record of 219 runs, which he had set against West Indies in Indore, back in 2011. Rohit is also the only batsman to register two double centuries in ODIs and also now holds the record for highest number of boundaries during his innings.

2) PM proposed polio eradication, regional satellite to Myanmar: PM Narendra Modi has proposed SAARC-specific benefits like polio eradication and dedicated regional satellite to Myanmar, an observer in the eight-member South Asian grouping. Addressing the Indian diaspora at the end of his three-day visit to Nay Pyi Taw on 13 November 2014, during which he attended ASEAN and East Asia summits apart from holding bilateral talks with several leaders, Modi said India's stature has gone up globally in the last few months and the whole world was now seeing it through a changed eye.

3) Parrikar, 9 others elected unopposed to RS : Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav are and ten political leaders who were on Thursday elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Of the ten leaders, nine, including Parrikar, former Goa Chief Minister who was inducted into Union Cabinet last Sunday, were elected from UP while another from Uttarakhand. SP's Ram Gopal Yadav, state minister Azam Khan's wife Tazeen Fatima, Neeraj Shekhar, son of former Prime Minister Chandrashekhar, Ravi Prakash Verma, Javed Ali Khan and Chandrapal Singh Yadav were also among those elected to the Upper House of Parliament from UP.

4) Petrol, Diesel prices increased by Rs 1.50 a litre: The government on Thursday hiked excise duty on petrol and diesel prices by Rs 1.50 a litre each to mop up an additional Rs 13,000 crore in revenue, a move that may translate into similar increase in retail rates. The fall in international oil prices had resulted in six consecutive reduction in petrol prices since August and two in diesel in the last one month and there was possibility of another round of cuts this weekend. But the possible reduction has now been negated as the government decided to raise excise duty to shore up its revenue. Excise duty on normal or unbranded petrol was hiked from Rs 1.20 per litre to Rs 2.70 per litre and unbranded diesel from Rs 1.46 a litre to Rs 2.96, a government notification said on Thursday.

5) RBI to invite applications for small banks by month-end: The Reserve Bank by month-end will invite applications for setting up small finance and payment banks, which will cater to low-income households and small businesses, after putting in place final norms in this regard. These banks are expected to bring in a large chunk of the public, especially in rural areas and other places with low penetration, into the formal banking system. "We visualise mobile companies, companies with large rural presence, may be shops, may be kiosks, as well as possibly the post offices seeking payment bank licences," RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said in Mumbai on Thursday.

6) India overtakes China as world's biggest gold consumer: India regained its position as the world’s top gold consumer overtaking China in the third quarter as demand for jewellery surged almost 60 per cent, according to new data from the World Gold Council.

7) Virat Kohli among elite group of ambassadors for 2015 World Cup: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday announced the star studded appointment of its ambassadors for next year's Cricket World Cup and India's Virat Kohli is a part of the five member group. Accompanying Kohli would be Australian fast-bowler Mitchell Johnson, New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum, Sri Lanka's former captain Kumar Sangakkara and Australia's Shane Watson. The ICC Ambassadors would add their support and considerable profile in the build-up to and during the 2015 Cricket World Cup; including involvement in the board's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme and event promotions.

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Useful Questions for SBI Associate PO Recruitment November 2014

Friends..as you know, the SBI Associate PO recruitment exam has already started on 9 November 2014 & more candidates are going to face the exam in the coming days. In this post, we are bringing you some current affairs questions which are likely to be asked in the exam. More questions will be posted. Happy reading & keep visiting!!

1) India's first olive refinery was started in which state in Oct 2014? - Rajasthan

2) World Mental Health Day was observed on? - 10 october 2014

3) Which bank launched "KayPay" product for facebook users to send money to each other in Oct 2014? - Kotak Mahindra Bank

4) Which global newspaper issued an apology to its readers for its racist cartoon on India’s Mars Mission in Oct 2014? - New York Times

5) Name the radio programme through which Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the countrymen over radio for the first time in oct 2014? - Mann Ki Baat

6) Who has been appointed as the new Economic Affairs Secretary in Oct 2014? - Rajiv Mehrishi

7) Champion Tennis League (CTL) which will be played from November 17 to 26 will be having how many teams? - 06

8) The 139th birth anniversary of India’s first home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was on 31 October 2014 observed as? - Rashtriya Ekta Divas

9) Who won World Billiards Championship finals in the Timed Format in Oct 2014? - Pankaj Advani

10) India was ranked at which place in the "Ease of Doing Business" report published in Oct 2014? - 142

11) What was India's position in the Global Hunger Index (GHI), published in Oct 2014? - 55th

12) Which players were inducted as one of the latest honorees in the Bradman Foundation at a gala dinner held at the historic Sydney Cricket Ground in Oct 2014? - Sachin Tendulkar & Steve Waugh.

13) Which country secured first position with 88.27 points in the list of 189 countries in the latest World Bank's "Ease of Doing Business" report? - Singapore

14) Who is the new Maharashtra Chief Minister?- Devendra Fadnavis

15) Japanese Telecom major, the Softbank group has invested in which Indian ecommerce company in Oct 2014? - Snapdeal

16) "Final Test: Exit Sachin Tendulkar" released in October 2014 was authored by? - Dilip D'Souza

17) Name the South  football team captain and goalkeeper who was shot by burglars who broke into the house in Oct 2014? - Senzo Meyiwa

18) Name the former Union Minister who has been designated to chair a global research platform panel on sustainable development named as "Future Earth Engagement Committee" in Oct 2014? - Jairam Ramesh

19) Who has been chosen as the new Chairman of the Central Board of Excise and Custom (CBEC) in Oct 2014? - Kaushal Srivastava

20) Who has been re-elected as the new President of Brazil in Oct 2014? - Dilma Rousseff

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