Current Affairs daily Updates: 17 November 2014

1) PM arrived in Australia, addressed Indian diaspora at Sydney: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 17 November 2014 said that it was his good fortune to be the first Indian prime minister to be born post-Independence. It is my good fortune that I'm the first prime minister of India to be born post-1947," Modi said at a massive gathering of the Indian diaspora at the Allphones Arena. At the gathering, which was attended by over 16,000 members of the Indian Australian community, Modi dedicated the respect and ovation that he was getting in Australia to the Indian people. The last Indian prime minister to visit Australia was Rajiv Gandhi.

2) Mudgal panel gives clean chit to Srinivasan: The Supreme Court appointed Justice Mukul Mudgal Committee, which investigated the allegations of spot fixing and betting in the 2013 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), has given a clean chit to sidelined BCCI president N. Srinivasan on both counts. However, the Mudgal report says that Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officials were aware of Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan's activities but they did not act on it. While exonerating Meiyappan of spot-fixing charges, the committee said that he was involved in betting. The committee also says that the then owner of Rajasthan Royals Raj Kundra was in contact with bookies.

3) India consolidated its no.1 ranking in ICC ODI list: World champions India consolidated its top rank on the ICC ODI Team Rankings after sweeping the series against Sri Lanka, which concluded in Ranchi. India had started the series at third position on 113 points and finished on 117 points - two ratings points clear of South Africa, which is involved in a five-ODI series against Australia. 

4) Suresh Raina named co-owner of Uttar Pradesh Wizards in Hockey India League: Following in the footsteps of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Suresh Raina has become the second cricketer to be associated with the Hero Hockey India League (HHIL) after he was named as the co-owner of the Uttar Pradesh Wizards franchise. Raina’s association with HHIL comes closely on the heels of Dhoni’s entry into the world of hockey after he recently became the co-owner of the Ranchi franchise and renamed it Ranchi Rays.

5) Baba Ramdev gets Z-category security: Controversial yoga guru Baba Ramdev has been provided with Z-category security by the central government taking into account his "vulnerability to attacks from his opponents". The decision has been taken by the home ministry after receiving inputs from security agencies and increased perception of threat to Ramdev, official sources said. So far, Ramdev was entitled to Z-category security only within the jurisdiction of Uttarakhand as per a decision of the state government.

6) SAIL Chairman CS Verma received IIM- JRD Tata Award for Excellence in Corporate leadership: Steel Authority of India (SAIL) Chairman CS Verma  was on 14 November 2014 conferred with the IIM- JRD Tata Award for Excellence in Corporate leadership in Metallurgical Industries for the year 2014. Verma was presented with a scroll of honour along with a cash prize of 5 lakh rupees by Union Minister of Mines & Steel Narendra Singh Tomar.

7) Turkey to host G20 Summit in 2015: Turkey took over the presidency from Australia and will host the event in Antalya in 2015. This year, G20 Summit was hosted by Australia. The leaders of the Group of 20 also announced a plan to boost global growth by more than 2 trillion US dollars over five years.

8) Klaus Werner Iohannis elected new President of Romania: Klaus Iohannis won Romanian Presidential elections and for the first time in its history, Romania has one president of foreign (German) origin. Iohannis will replace the incumbent Traian Basescu.

9) Centre to lower age limit for civil service aspirants: In a move that could affect thousands of civil service aspirants across the country, the Centre intends to reduce the upper age limit and number of attempts of applicants with effect from 2015. Going by the new norm, the upper age limit will be 29 years for SC/ST candidates, 28 years for OBC and 26 for the unreserved category. At present, the upper age limit for SC/ST, OBC and unreserved candidates is 35, 33 and 30 years respectively.

10) Indigenously developed surface-to-air Akash missile test fired successfully in Odisha: India on 17 November 2014 successfully test-fired its indigenously developed surface-to-air 'Akash' missile from a test range in Odisha as part of user trial by the Air Force. "The sophisticated Akash missile was test-fired from launch complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur at about 3.18 pm," defence sources said.

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17 November 2014 Current Affairs Quiz Questions

1) Sachin Tendulkar, a Rajya Sabha MP has adopted Puttamrajuvari Kandrika village under the 'Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana' programme on 16 November 2014. It is in which state?

(A) Maharashtra

(B) West Bengal

(C) Madhya Pradesh

(D) Andhra Pradesh

2) Which country was on 16 November 2014 selected to host the G-20 Summit in 2016?

(A) India

(C) China

(C) Turkey

(D) Canada 

3) Saina Nehwal won the women's singles title of China Open Badminton championship on 16 November 2014. Which Indian won the men's single title of this tournament?

(A) Kidambi Srikanth

(B) Parupalli Kashyap

(C) Sourabh Verma

(D) R. M. V. Gurusaidutt

4) According to an announcement made by the Union Finance Ministry recently, which is the state apart from Kerala to achieve 100% banking inclusion under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)?

(A) Mizoram

(B) Goa

(C) Delhi

(D) Jammu & Kashmir

5) Who won this year's ATP World Tour finals on 16 November 2014 after Roger Federer withdrew from the title clash due to a back injury?

(A) Rafael Nadal

(B) Andy Murray

(C) Stanslas Wawrinka

(D) Novak Djokovic

6) India won the 5 match ODI series against Sri Lanka on 16 November 2014 winning all 5 matches. Who was adjudged the Man of the Series?

(A) Rohit Sharma

(B) Axar Patel

(C) Virat Kohli

(D) Shikhar Dhawan

7) National Press Day was celebrated across the country on 16 November 2014 to commemorate the starting of Press Council of India. In which year Press Council of India started functioning?

(A) 1966

(B) 1996

(C) 1886

(D) 1976

8) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled a bronze made 2.5-metre long statue of Mahatma Gandhi at which city of Australia on 16 November 2014?

(A) Melbourne

(B) Brisbane

(C) Sydney

(D) Canberra

9) World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims and which other day was observed across the globe on 16 November 2014?

(A) International Habitat Day

(B) International Nurses Day

(C) International Day for Tolerance

(D) International Cancer Day

10) The 2014 summit of G-20 nations which concluded at Brisbane (Australia) on 16 November 2014 was the ........ meeting of the G-20 heads of government?

(A) 10th

(B) 9th

(C) 8th

(D) 7^th

Answers

1) Ans. (D) Andhra Pradesh

2) Ans. (C) China

3) Ans. (A) Kidambi Srikanth

4) Ans. (B) Goa

5) Ans. (D) Novak Djokovic

6) Ans. (C) Virat Kohli

7) Ans. (A) 1966

8) Ans. (B) Brisbane

9) Ans. (C) International Day for Tolerance

10) Ans. (B) 9th

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Recruitment of 6425 Clerks in SBI Associate Banks 2014-15

Friends.. SBI has invited applications from eligible candidates for appointment in clerical cadre in Associate Banks of State Bank of India. Candidates can apply for vacancies in one Bank and one State only and will have to appear for the test from an examination centre for that particular State. Further details are as follows:

Name of the Posts: Clerks

Total No.of Posts: 6425

Name of the Bank & Posts: Click on the image below to view the bank wise vacancies. To view the state wise vacancies for each bank, refer the official notification given at the link below.

Important Dates:

Starting Date to Apply Online: 20-11-2014

Last Date to Apply Online: 09-12-2014

Payment of Fee through Online from: 20-11-2014 to 09-12-2014

Payment of Fee through Offline from: 22-11-2014 to 11-12-2014.

Candidates can download Call Letter after: 07-01-2015

Tentatively Examination will be held in: Jan/ Feb 2015

Educational Qulaification: A Degree (Graduation level) froma recognised university, or any equivalent qualification recognised as such by the Central/State Government.

Age Limit (As on 01.12.2014)

Minimum Age : 20 years ; Maximum Age : 28 years (as on 01.12.2014). Candidates born between 01.12.1986 and 01.12.1994 (both days inclusive) are only eligible to apply.

Selection Procedure:

>>  Final selection will be made on the basis of performance in the online test and interview taken together. Merely satisfying the eligibility norm does not entitle a candidate to be called for test or interview.

>> The test will be online objective type, consisting of (i) General Awareness (ii) General English (iii)QuantitativeAptitude (iv)ReasoningAbility (v) MarketingAptitude /Computer Knowledge. The questions in objective tests, except for the test of General English,will be bilingual i.e., English &Hindi. Each test will be of 40 marks. For these objective type tests of total 200 marks candidates will be given a composite time of 2Hours 15minutes

There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4th mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. Candidates will have to pass in each of the objective tests.

Emoluments:

The total starting emoluments of a Clerical Cadre employee payable at Metro like Mumbai will be around Rs.17500.00 per month inclusive of D.A. and other allowances at the current rate. Allowances may vary depending upon the place of posting.

Application Fees

- SC/ST/PWD/XS : Rs.100/- (Intimation charges only)

- General andOBC : Rs. 600/- (App. Fee including intimation charges)

How to Apply: Eligible Indian Citizens can apply online through the website www.statebankofindia.com or www.sbi.co.in from 20-11-2014 to 09-12-2014. You can directly apply from the below link also. See more details from notification. 

View Official Notification: Click Here

Apply Online: Click Here 

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 16th November 2014

1) Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth won China open Badminton singles: Kidambi Srikanth beat home favourite Lin Dan of China to record the biggest win in his career and win the prestigious China Open Super Series men's singles title. Olympic bronze-medalist Saina defeated Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the women’s singles final. In her sixth appearance in the prestigious tournament, World No. 5 Saina prevailed over the 17-year-old Akane 21-12, 22-20 in the women's singles final. This was the first time that any Indian male shuttler has won a Super Series Premier event since the Super Series and Premier tournaments were introduced.

2) Two states, three UTs achieve 100% inclusion in Jan Dhan: In a major boost to the government’s efforts at financial inclusion, Goa, Kerala, Chandigarh, Puducherry and Lakshadweep have become the first states in the country to boast of at least one bank account for every household. “States of Kerala and Goa, union territories of Chandigarh, Puducherry and Lakshadweep and three districts of Gujarat — Porbandar, Mehasana, Gandhinagar have been declared as 100 per cent saturated in terms of coverage of all households with at least one bank account,” the finance ministry said in a statement.

3) International Day for Tolerance & World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims observed: In 1996, the UN General Assembly invited the UN Member States to observe the International Day for Tolerance on 16 November, with activities directed towards both educational establishments and the wider public. Another international day namely "World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims" also fell on November 16 this year. Theme for 2014: "Speed Kills - Design Out Speeding" Let’s make 2011-2020 a decade to remember.

4) India whitewash ODI series against Sri Lanka: Skipper Virat Kohli led from the front with a gritty unbeaten century as a dominant India completed a resounding 5-0 whitewash over Sri Lanka by winning the fifth and final One-day International by three wickets in Ranchi on Sunday. Opting to bat, Sri Lanka rode on their skipper Angelo Mathews' unbeaten 116-ball 139 to put up a challenging 286 for eight at the JSCA International Stadium Complex, before Kohli (139) guided India home with eight balls to spare. Virat Kohli has been named the Man of the Series.

5) China to host G20 summit in 2016: Asian powerhouse China will host world leaders for the G20 summit in 2016, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said at the conclusion of two days of talks in Brisbane. Turkey takes over the presidency from Australia and will host the event in Antalya next year, but in a communique the group of the world's biggest economies said China would be home to the G20 in 2016. 

6) PM Modi unveils Mahatma Gandhi's statue in Brisbane: Exhorting the world to heed Mahatma Gandhi's advice to tackle terrorism and global warming, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said Mahatma's teachings of non-violence and love are as relevant in our times as it was during his lifetime. "I firmly believe that Mahatma Gandhi is as relevant today as he was during his time," Modi said while unveiling a bronze 2.5-metre long statue of Gandhi at Roma Street Parkland in this city in Australia's southeastern state of Queensland.

7) National Press Day observed: National Press Day was celebrated across the country on 16 November. The day is symbolic of a free and responsible press in India. It is the day on which the Press Council of India started functioning as a moral watchdog to ensure that not only the press maintains the high standards expected from this powerful medium but also that it was not fettered by the influence or threats of any extraneous factors. The Press Council of India was first constituted on 4 July 1966 as an autonomous, statutory, quasi-judicial body, and it started functioning from 16 November 1966 with Justice J R Mudholkar, then a Judge of the Supreme Court, as Chairman.

8) Sachin Tendulkar adopted Andhra Pradesh village:  Adopting a village in Andhra Pradesh's Nellore district, batting legend Sachin Tendulkar on 16 November 2014 exhorted the people to give equal importance to boys and girls and make them educated as he advised the men to shun alcohol and tobacco consumption. "This is a model village which we are trying to create and it should set an example for the rest of the country... This is just the beginning," the Rajya Sabha member said in Puttamrajuvari Kandrika village, which he adopted under the 'Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana' programme.

9) Raghuram Rajan on shortlist for BRICS bank chief post: Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan, a Union Cabinet Minister and a well-known banker in infrastructure finance have figured so far in discussions on possible candidates for BRICS’ New Development Bank president. This short list is not final; the Modi government is scouting for more names before it takes a decision on the nomination, a Finance Ministry source said.

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IBPS Specialist Officer IV (2014-15) Notification Out

Friends..IBPS has invited online applications for recruitment of various Specialist Officers’ cadre posts in the Participating Organisations. Further details are as follows:

 Name of the Posts: Specialist Officer

1. I.T. Officer (Scale-I)

2. Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I)

3. RajbhashaAdhikari (Scale-I)

4. Law Officer (Scale-I)

5. HR/ Personnel Officer (Scale-I)

6. Marketing Officer (Scale-I)

Important Dates:

Starting Date for Commencement of Online Application: 18.11.2014.

Last Date to Apply Online: 09.12.2014.

Payment of Application Fee through Online: 18.11.2014 to 09.12.2014.

Download of Call Letter for Examination: After 03.02.2015.

Online Examination Dates: 14.02.2015 & 15.02.2015 (additional dates as need arises)

Declaration of result status of examination (CWE): February 2015.

Age (As on 01.11.2014):

Minimum: 20 years & Maximum: 30 years i.e. a candidate must have been born not earlier than 02.11.1984 and not later than 01.11.1994 (both dates

inclusive)

Educational Qualification(As on 09.12.2014): Click on the images below to see qualification for each post.

Application Fees

- Rs. 100/- for SC/ST/PWD candidates.

- Rs. 600 /- for all others

Selection Process: Candidates will be selected based on Written Examination, Interview.

The structure of the Online CWE will be as follows:

Law Officer- Scale I &RajbhashaAdhikari Scale I (Total-120 Minutes)

1 Reasoning -50 Marks

2 English Language- 25 Marks

3 General Awareness with special reference to Banking Industry -50 Marks

4 Professional Knowledge- 75 Marks

Total - 200 Marks

IT Officer Scale I, Agricultural Field Officer Scale I, HR/ Personnel Officer Scale I &Marketing Officer Scale I (120 Minustes)

1 Reasoning - 50 Marks

2 English Language - 25 Marks

3 Quantitative Aptitude - 50 Marks

4 Professional Knowledge - 75 Marks

Total - 200 Marks

How to Apply: Eligible candidates may apply Online through IBPS Website www.ibps.in from 18-11-2014 to 09-12-2014. You can apply from the below link also.

View Official Notification: Click Here

Apply Online: Click Here 

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Employment News: 15 November to 21 November 2014

1. Staff Selection Commission (Karnataka Kerala Region)

Name of Posts- Data Processing Assistant, Junior Technical Assistant, Data Entry Operator etc.

No. of Posts- 63

Last Date- 12.12.2014

2. Gail (India) Limited

Name of Posts- Junior Fireman, Assistant (Store & Purchase), Operator etc.

No. of Posts- 51

Last Date- 05.12.2014

3. Ordnance Factory, Chanda   

Name of Posts- Teacher (Primary), LDC, Supervisor (Non-Technical) etc

No. of Posts- 47

Last Date- 15 days after publication

4. Ordnance Factory, Katni       

Name of Posts- Teacher (Primary), Laboratory Assistant, Steno, LDC etc.

No. of Posts- 50

Last Date- 15 days after publication

5. Deshbandhu College, New Delhi

Name of Posts- Administrative Officer, Junior Assistant, MTS, Museum Curator etc.

No. of Posts- 35

Last Date- 21 days after publication

6. Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

Name of Posts- Medical Officer, Asstt. Registrar, Security Officer etc.

No. of Posts- 28

Last Date- 11.12.2014

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

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Latest Current Affairs Questions: 16 November 2014

1) G20 summit 2014 began at which city on 15 November 2014?

(A) Sochi, Russia

(B) Brisbane, Australia

(C) Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

(D) Suva, Fiji

2) Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has recently decided to use which as a third language in schools of Kendriya Vidyalaya (KVs) in place of German language?

(A) Hindi

(B) Spanish

(C) Sanskrit

(D) Urdu

3) Which Indian was inducted on board of the INTERPOL Foundation on 15 November 2014 to contribute to two new global initiatives aimed at combating organised crime and terrorist activities?

(A) Ratan Tata

(B) Shashi Tharoor

(C) APJ Abdul Kalam

(D) None of these

4) Three day National Children's Film Festival (NCFF) began on 14 November 2014. Which city is hosting the event?

(A) Hyderabad

(B) Thiruvananthapuram

(C) Pune

(D) New Delhi

5) In a bid to attract more viewers, public broadcaster Doordarshan is relaunching its national channel with a tagline called?

(A) "Desh ka Apna channel"

(B) "Dekh ka Apna channel"

(C) "Bharat ka Apna channel"

(D) "Hamara channel"

6) Central government has launched a modified Direct Benefit Transfer of LPG (DBTL) scheme in total how many districts across 11 states starting November 15, 2014?

(A) 43

(B) 18

(C) 54

(D) 58 

7) Which Bollywood actor-director was on 14 November 2014 became the first man in UN Women’s history to be appointed its Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia?

(A) Aamir Khan

(B) Bomman Irani

(C) Karan Johar

(D) Farhan Akhtar

8) Which country has recently launched a remote sensing satellite named Yaogan-23?

(A) Argentina

(B) China

(C) Japan

(D) France

9) India has successfully test-fired it’s nuclear-capable which ballistic missile from a naval ship off the Odisha coast on 14 November 2014?

(A) Nirbhay

(B) Agni

(C) Dhanush

(D) Prithvi

10) Who is the only cricketer in the history of ODI cricket to hit two double centuries?

(A) Virendar Sehwag

(B) Sachin Tendulkar

(C) Suresh Raina

(D) Rohit Sharma

Answers

1) Ans. (B) Brisbane, Australia

2) Ans. (C) Sanskrit

3) Ans. (A) Ratan Tata

4) Ans. (D) New Delhi

5) Ans. (A) "Desh ka Apna channel"

6) Ans. (C) 54

7) Ans. (D) Farhan Akhtar

8) Ans. (B) China

9) Ans. (C) Dhanush

10) Ans. (D) Rohit Sharma

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15th November 2014 Daily Current Affairs Updates

1) PM Modi meets world leaders on sidelines of G20: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15 November 2014 carried on with his hectic international diplomacy holding parleys with world leaders, including US President Barack Obama, over bilateral meetings and informal discussions on the fifth day of his whirlwind three-nation 10-day tour. More meetings are on the anvil during the remaining days in Australia and Fiji, where he will be making a day-long visit. 

2) Saina stormed into summit clash of China Open: Olympic bronze-medallist Saina Nehwal stood just one win away from clinching her maiden China Open title after she stormed into the finals of the USD 700,000 Super Series Premier tournament on 15 Nov 2014. In her sixth appearance in the prestigious tournament, Saina continued her rampaging run as she produced another good show to outclass World No.1 Liu Xin of China 21-17 21-17 in the women's singles semifinals that lasted 47 minutes at the Haixia Olympic Sport Center.

3) Farhan selected UN Women’s first male Goodwill Ambassador: Bollywood actor-director Farhan Akhtar has become the first man in UN Women’s history to be appointed its Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia. In his new role, the 40-year-old actor will serve as an advocate for UN Women’s newly-launched HeForShe initiative for gender equality and women’s empowerment. UN Women’s other Goodwill Ambassadors include British actor Emma Watson, Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman and Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol of Thailand.

4) Children's film fest began in New Delhi: Finance minister Arun Jaitley inaugurated the National Children's Film Festival (NCFF) at Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi. It is organized by the Children's Film Society of India (CFSI). The three-day festival aims at showing children's films which are either made or shot in India. The festival, that has been organised by CFSI every alternate year, will conclude on Sunday. The central theme of this year's NCFF has been declared as Swachhta and keeping this in mind, there will also be a workshop on how to make the best stuff out of waste products.

5) Ratan Tata inducted on board of the INTERPOL Foundation: Tata Sons Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata was inducted on the board of Interpol Foundation to contribute to two new global initiatives aimed at combating organised crime and terrorist activities by the international police organisation.

6) DD National to be relaunched as 'Desh Ka Apna Channel': In a bid to attract more viewers, public broadcaster Doordarshan is relaunching its national channel as "Desh ka Apna channel" with a slew of new programming. Apart from new programmes, the channel will be repackaged in new colours - purple and pink. "We want that Doordarshan be the preferred channel of the people. So from November 17, a repackaged channel with fresh content will be beamed to viewers across the country," an official said.

7) Union Ministry of HRD decided to use Sanskrit as 3rd language in KVs : Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has decided to use Sanskrit as a third language in schools of Kendriya Vidyalaya (KVs) in place of German language. The decision to discontinue German was taken after the meeting of Board of Governors of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) on 27 October 2014. The meeting was headed by Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani.

8) Dhanush missile successfully test-fired: India has successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable Dhanush ballistic missile from a naval ship off the Odisha coast on Friday night. The surface-to-surface Dhanush, a naval variant of India's indigenously-developed 'Prithvi' missile, was test fired from a ship in the Bay of Bengal at around 7.40 PM by the Strategic Force Command (SFC) of the defence force. "The missile launch was part of an exercise by the armed forces and the missile reached the designated target with high precision," Director of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) M V K V Prasad said.

9) Government launched modified DBTL scheme in 54 districts: For the benefit of lakhs of households, the Central government has launched a modified Direct Benefit Transfer of LPG (DBTL) scheme in 54 districts in 11 states starting November 15, 2014 whereby LPG consumers who have not yet availed the benefit will be able to get cash subsidy amount transferred into their accounts to buy Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders at market price. This scheme will be implemented in the rest of India on January 1, 2015.

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