Current Affairs Quiz: 9 December 2014

1) Delhi government on 8 December 2014 banned all operations by private cab service Uber, in the wake of the alleged rape incident in a taxi plying for it. Uber is a which country based cab firm?

(A) France

(B) USA

(C) Canada

(D) Japan

2) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and industrialist Mukesh Ambani feature amongst the most searched personalities online this year, according to which search engine's data released on 8 Dec 2014?

(A) Ask

(B) Bing

(C) Google

(D) Yahoo

3) Name the Union Minister of Railways who on 8 December 2014 inaugurated the Wi-Fi Broadband Services at New Delhi Railway Station?

(A) Suresh Prabhu

(B) Prakash Javedkar

(C) D V Sadananda Gowda

(D) Ravishankar Prasad

4) News website Huffington Post launched its India edition on 8 Dec 2014 in partnership with?

(A) The Hindu Group

(B) CNN IBN Network

(C) The Times of India Group

(D) The Indian Express

5) Name ISRO's heaviest and upgraded rocket which is set to be test launched on 18 December 2014?

(A) GSLV – Mark III

(B) PSLV – Mark III

(C) GSLV – Mark V

(D) PSLV – Mark V

6) World’s first handcrafted herbal Holy Koran made from about 200 medicinal plants, was recently unveiled at?

(A) New Delhi

(B) Dubai

(C) Qatar

(D) None of these

7) Who among the following was in news recently after getting swallowed alive by anaconda for a TV show?

(A) Paul Rosolie

(B) Bear Grylls

(C) Dave Canterbury

(D) Les Stroud

8) Which private bank has announced a hike in its ATM charges for saving account holders from January 1, 2015?

(A) Kotal Mahindra Bank

(B) ICICI

(C) Axis Bank

(D) Federal Bank

9) Singapore on 8 Dec 2014 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with which state to prepare a master plan and develop a world-class capital city for that state?

(A) Gujarat

(B) Maharashtra

(C) Telengana

(D) Andhra Pradesh

10) A committee which was formed to transform the Post Office Network in keeping with changing market trends and competition, on 4 December 2014, submitted its report to the Union Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. Who was the head of the committee?

(A) T V Mohandas Pai

(B) T S R Subramanian

(C) G N Bajpai

(D) Kavery Banerjee

Answers

1) Ans. (B) USA

2) Ans. (D) Yahoo

3) Ans. (A) Suresh Prabhu

4) Ans. (C) The Times of India Group

5) Ans. (A) GSLV – Mark III

6) Ans. (B) Dubai

7) Ans. (A) Paul Rosolie

8) Ans. (B) ICICI

9) Ans. (D) Andhra Pradesh

10) Ans. (B) T S R Subramanian

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Useful GA Questions for IBPS Clerk Exam 2014

1) Which Indian was awarded with one of Japan's top national awards he "The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers" for his contribution to India-Japan ties in Nov 2014? - Manmohan Singh

2) "World Radiography Day" was observed on? - November 5

3) Which team won the Duleep Trophy Cricket tournament in November 2014? - Central Zone

4) "Legal Services Day" was observed on? - November 9

5) Who has been appointed as the new Financial Services Secretary in Nov 2014? - Hasmukh Adhia

6) Fabiola Gianotti who has been appointed as first woman chief of CERN particle physics research centre in Nov 2014 was from which country? - Italy

7) Who has been appointed as the new chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) in November 2014? - Anita Kapur

8) Which cricketer has been awarded with the ICC People's choice award for the year 2014 recently? - Bhuvaneswar Kumar

9) Who has been recently ranked at No 1 place as per the Forbes's list of 100 most powerful people? - Vladimir Putin

10) Who has been named as captain of the ICC Test Team of the Year 2014 recently? - Angelo Mathews

11) Name Sachin Tendulkar's much-awaited autobiography unveiled recently? - Playing It My Way

12) Which Indian city has the largest number of internet users in India in 2014 as per a recent study? - Mumbai

13) "World Pneumonia Day" was observed on? - November 12

14) Who was sworn in as New Chief Minister of Goa in November 2014? - Laxmikant Parsekar

15) "Diabetes Day" was observed on? - November 14

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8th December 2014 Current Affairs Updates

1) Delhi govt banned Uber cab service: Delhi government on 8 December 2014 banned all operations by private cab service Uber with immediate effect and blacklisted it from providing any transport service in the national capital in the wake of the alleged rape incident in a taxi plying for it. The action came a day after a taxi driver employed by Uber was arrested from Mathura for allegedly raping a 27-year-old woman executive in his cab. Government said that Uber, the US-based cab firm, misled the commuter (rape victim) about the nature of the taxi service offered by its App.

2) Singapore inks MoU to plan, develop Andhra Pradesh capital: Singapore on 8 Dec 2014 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Andhra Pradesh to prepare a master plan and develop a world-class capital city of Andhra Pradesh. The master plan will be ready in six months and after that a detailed action plan will be worked out, announced chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu after a meeting with S Iswaran, minister in the Singapore prime minister's office. 

3) ICICI Bank to hike ATM charges from Jan 1: Country’s largest private sector lender ICICI Bank has announced a hike in its ATM charges for saving account holders from January 1 next year. Under the new method, the number of free transactions in a month is fixed at five using own ATMs, while it has been capped at three for other banks’ machines. Customers can enjoy only five free transactions, including financial and non-financial, at the bank’s own automated teller machines (ATM), it said in a post on its website.

4) US naturalist Paul Rosolie swallowed alive by anaconda for TV show: When naturalist Paul Rosolie wanted to focus attention on the destruction of the Amazon rainforest, he decided he needed a stunt guaranteed to get people looking. So the staunch environmentalist offered himself as dinner to an anaconda — and was swallowed alive, filming every moment. Anacondas, the largest snakes in the world, typically suffocate their prey before ingesting it, making Rosolie's attempt all the more dangerous. To avoid suffocating, experts crafted Rosolie a specially designed carbon fiber suit, equipped with a breathing system — as well as with cameras and a system to communicate.

5) World’s first herbal Koran unveiled in Dubai: The world’s first handcrafted herbal Holy Koran, made from about 200 medicinal plants, has been unveiled. The Koran has been made by the Islamic arts and calligraphy company, Heddem Arts and has been crafted over 23 years from 1957 to 1979 by Turkish Unani Doctor Hamdi Taher. The Koran is made of high potency herbal mixtures prepared as per Unani medical system.

6) GSLV Mark-III launch on Dec. 18: Indian Space Research Organisation’s heaviest and upgraded rocket -Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV – Mark III) will lift off from the second launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota on December 18. On Monday, a high level meeting was held and all activities done so far were cleared. “The launch will happen on December 18. Anytime between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. We will announce the exact time closer to the launch,” S. Somanath, project director, GSLV Mark III, said. GSLV Mark III is an experimental launch and only for study purpose. It will not put any satellite in orbit.

7) Ramalinga Raju, Satyam founder, gets 6-month imprionment: A local court on 8 Dec 2014 convicted Satyam founder B Ramalinga Raju, accused of one of the most sensational corporate frauds in the country, and other accused in connection with complaints filed by Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO). The court sentenced Raju and others to six months' jail term and imposed fines on all the accused.

8) Huffington Post now in India with Times Group: AOL-owned news website Huffington Post launched its India edition on 8 Dec 2014 in partnership with The Times of India Group. Huffington Post will combine its award-winning news and blogging platform with the local expertise and reach of the Times of India Group to tap India's snowballing number of internet users.

9) Railway Minister Launches Wi-Fi Broadband Services at New Delhi Railway Station: The Minister of Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu inaugurated the Wi-Fi Broadband Services at New Delhi Railway Station. The Wi-Fi project on Indian Railways is being executed by RailTel, a Public Sector Undertaking of the Ministry of Railways.

10) PM Narendra Modi, Mukesh Ambani most searched personalities in 2014: Yahoo:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi and industrialist Mukesh Ambani feature amongst the most searched personalities online this year, according to search engine Yahoo. According to the seventh edition of Yahoo India's 'Year in Review', Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the list of 'High and Mighty? the Political Top 10' in 2014, followed by his aides Arun Jaitley (Finance and I&B Minister) and BJP President Amit Shah.

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November 2014 Complete Current Affairs PDF

Friends.. Here is the complete Current Affairs PDF of November 2014. This will be very helpful for all upcoming exams. You can download the PDF from the below link. Comment your suggestions/views for further improvement.

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Current Affairs Multiple Choice Questions: 08 December 2014

1) India's latest communication satellite GSAT-16 was launched successfully on 07 December 2014. GSAT-16 was launched using which foreign rocket?

(A) Intercosmos

(B) Ariane

(C) Vostok

(D) Delta

2) India defeated which country to win Blind Cricket World Cup on 7 December 2014?

(A) Pakistan

(B) South Africa

(C) Sri Lanka

(D) Australia

3) India on 7 December 2014 set a new world record for the largest human flag, formed by over 50,000 volunteers, beating the previous record held by Pakistan. In which city the event was held?

(A) Ahmedabad

(B) Kochi

(C) Kolkata

(D) Chennai

4) Typhoon Hagupit has recently hit which country?

(A) Japan

(B) Maldives

(C) Malaysia

(D) Philippines

5) First World Soil Day was recently observed on?

(A) 3 December 2014

(B) 1 December 2014

(D) 5 December 2014

(D) None of these

6) Mohammad Hafeez who was on 7 December 2014 suspended by the ICC after his bowling action was found to be illegal in bio-mechanic tests, is the cricket player from which country?

(A) West Indies

(B) Pakistan

(C) Bangladesh

(D) South Africa

7) Which was the other satellite launched along with GSAT-16 from space port of Kourou in French Guiana on 7 December 2014?

(A) SROSS-C2

(B) RESOURCESAT-14

(C) DIRECTV-14

(D) CARTOSAT-2A

8) A committee constituted in which year to design future currency notes, as disclosed by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on 5 December 2014, recommended that no other national leader’s image should be put on banknotes except Mahatma Gandhi?

(A) 2010

(B) 2013

(C) 2005

(D) 2014

9) The Book “The Dramatic Decade: The Indira Gandhi Years”, which is set to be published on 11 December 2014 is written by?

(A) Dr Manmohan Singh

(B) Sonia Gandhi

(C) Pranab Mukherjee

(D) A K Antony

10) Hockey Champions Trophy 2014 kicked off in India on 6 December 2014. How many times India has won Hockey Champions Trophy in the past?

(A) Twice

(B) Four Times

(C) Once

(D) None

Answers

1) Ans. (B) Ariane

2) Ans. (A) Pakistan

3) Ans. (D) Chennai

4) Ans. (D) Philippines

5) Ans. (D) 5 December 2014

6) Ans. (B) Pakistan

7) Ans. (C) DIRECTV-14

8) Ans. (A) 2010

9) Ans. (C) Pranab Mukherjee

10) Ans. (D) None

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Current Affairs Question Bank: November 2014 (PDF Download)

Friends.. As you know we are daily updating the Current Affairs Quiz Questions in this blog and we are also very happy to hear from you that it helps in your competitive exam preparations. Of late, it has been a suggestion/request from many of you that it will be more useful if we could compile all daily Quiz Questions into a monthly PDF. And hence this post. Here we have compiled all the Current Affairs Questions from the month of November 2014. You can download this as PDF from the below link. This is truly going to be a handy reference for upcoming exams. Do comment your suggestions/views. Thank you and all the best :)

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Employment News: 06th December 2014 - 12th December 2014

1. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)

Name of Post- Constable (Technical & Tradesmen)

No. of Post-3021

Last Date-20.12.2014

2. Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)

Name of Post- Sportsman Against Sports Quota

No. of Post-176

Last Date-22.01.2015

3. Prathama Bank Moradabad

Name of Post- Officers & Office Assistant

No. of Post-274

Last Date-20.12.2014

4. Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)

Name of Post- Dy. Manager.

No. of Post-12

Last Date- 16.12.2014

5. Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India

Name of Post- General Manager, Manager etc.

No. of Post-36

Last Date- 15.12.14

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 07 December 2014

1) India's communication satellite GSAT-16 launched successfully: After its launch was deferred twice due to bad weather, India's latest communication satellite GSAT-16 was placed in orbit by Ariane 5 rocket in the early hours on 7 December 2014 from the space port of Kourou in French Guiana. The European launcher blasted off at 2.10am (IST) and hurled the GSAT-16, designed to augment the national space capacity to boost communication services, into space in a flawless flight. GSAT-16 was launched into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). Isro's master control facility at Hassan in Karnataka has taken over the command and control of GSAT-16. GSAT-16, with a designated on orbit operational life of 12 years, will boost public and private tv and radio services, large-scale Internet and telephone operations. India's rockets PSLV and the present GSLV do not have the capability to launch satellites of more than two tonne class, prompting Isro to opt for an outside launch. Isro is developing the next big launcher, GSLV-MkIII, which can put satellites of up to 4 tonnes in orbit.

2) Dineshwar Sharma tipped to become next IB Chief: Special Director Dineshwar Sharma is tipped to be the next chief of Intelligence Bureau. The name of Sharma, a 1979-batch IPS officer of Kerala cadre, has been sent to the Prime Minister's office for final clearance, official sources said. Sharma, who hails from Bihar, will succeed Syed Asif Ibrahim whose tenure ends on December 31. 

3) India defeated Pakistan to win Blind Cricket World Cup: India defeated defending champions Pakistan to win the 4th Cricket World Cup for the Blind played at Cape Town, South Africa. In reply to Pakistan's 389, India scored 392 with two balls to spare. South Africa won the inaugural edition of the Blind Cricket World Cup in 1998, but the game has been in decline since then due to a lack of support from most national cricketing authorities, a fact lamented by Indian captain Shekar Naik.

4) India sets new World Record for largest human flag: India on 7 December 2014 set a new world record for the largest human flag, formed by over 50,000 volunteers, beating the previous record held by Pakistan. The event saw about 1.5 lakh volunteers, mainly youth, turn up for the event at YMCA Grounds in Chennai even as 50,000 of them formed the tricolour, Governor of Rotary 3230, organiser of the 'My Flag My India' campaign, ISAK Nazar, told reporters in Chennai. The Guinness World Record for the largest human flag was previously held by the Sports Club of Lahore with 28,957 people forming the flag.

5) First World Soil Day observed: First World Soil Day was observed by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on 5 December 2014. On eve of the first World Soil Day, UNFAO along with Global Soil Parternership (GSP) declared the year of 2015 as UN International Year of Soils.

6) Hafeez suspended for illegal bowling action: In a massive blow to Pakistan cricket, all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez was on 7 December 2014 suspended by the ICC after his bowling action was found to be illegal in bio-mechanic tests. It is a major embarrassment for Pakistan cricket given that one of its most celebrated spinners Saeed Ajmal is also under suspension for a similar reason and working to modify his action.

7) Most CMs favour restructuring of Planning Commission: There was no consensus among Chief Ministers at a meeting specially convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the nature of the body that should replace the Planning Commission. At Sunday’s meeting, Congress Chief Ministers questioned the Government’s approval to scrap the Planning Commission, which was announced by the Prime Minister on August 15. Instead, they demanded that the Centre reinvent the plan panel rather than scrapping it and replacing it with a new body.

8) Philippine typhoon weakened after landfall: Typhoon Hagupit knocked out power in entire coastal provinces of Philippines, mowed down trees and sent more than 650,000 people into shelters, but no major damage or casualties have been reported as the storm weakened on Sunday.

9) Roger Federer shows his magic on India debut at IPTL: Thousands of lucky tennis fans experienced a lifetime moment on 7 December 2014 when they watched global icon Roger Federer play on Indian soil for the first time at the Delhi leg of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL). The Federer-represented Indian Aces defeated Singapore Slammers 26-16. It was a perfect India debut for Federer, who along with Sania Mirza blanked Bruno Soares and Daniela Hantuchova 6-0 before winning his men's singles against Tomas Berdych and men's doubles with Rohan Bopanna.

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Latest Current Affairs Questions & Answers: 07 December 2014

1) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on 5 December 2014 named 'Asian of the Year' by which country's daily named 'The Straits Times'?

(A) China

(B) Malaysia

(C) Singapore

(D) Japan

2) Which space agency on 5 December 2014 launched 'Orion spacecraft' on a high-stakes test flight meant to usher in a new era of human exploration leading ultimately to Mars?

(A) NASA

(B) European Union

(C) ISRO

(D) CNSA

3) International Volunteer Day was observed every year on?

(A) 2 December

(B) 3 December

(C) 4 December

(D) 5 December

4) Which country was recently hit by acute water crisis after a fire broke out in the country's water treatment plant, causing extensive damage leading to disconnection of water supply?

(A) Fiji

(B) Maldives

(C) Indonesia

(D) Philippines

5) Subsidiary of the investment banking arm of which bank recently launched an online Will creation service, the first of its kind in the country?

(A) Punjab National Bank

(B) ICICI

(C) State Bank of India

(D) Kotak Mahindra Bank

6) Ajit Seth was on 5 December 2014 given a six-month extension in service for which post?

(A) Cabinet secretary

(B) National Security Advisor

(C) CBI Director

(D) RBI Governor

7) "Mahaparinirvana Diwas" was observed across the country on 6 December 2014 to remember whose death anniversary?

(A) Sardar Vallabhai Patel

(B) Indira Gandhi

(C) Rajiv Gandhi

(D) BR Ambedkar 

8) Champions trophy Hockey Tournament started on 6 Decmber 2014. Which city is hosting the event?

(A) Auckland, New Zealand

(B) Bhubaneswar, India

(C) Melbourne, Australia

(D) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

9) In an NGO sponsored medical camp in Gurdaspur district of which state, around 60 people lost their eyesight recently?

(A) Chattisgarh

(B) Gujarat

(C) Bihar

(D) Punjab

10) Name the Union Power and Coal Minister who on 6 December 2014 announced that consumers will soon be able to choose their power supply company?

(A) Piyush Goyal

(B) Harsh Vardhan

(C) Jual Oram

(D) Prakash Javadekar

Answers

1) Ans. (C) Singapore

2) Ans. (A) NASA

3) Ans. (D) 5 December

4) Ans. (B) Maldives

5) Ans. (C) State Bank of India ( SBICap Trustee is the name of the subsidiary)

6) Ans. (A) Cabinet secretary

7) Ans. (D) BR Ambedkar

8) Ans. (B) Bhubaneswar, India

9) Ans. (D) Punjab

10) Ans. (A) Piyush Goyal

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Important Shortcuts in Excel for IBPS Clerk Exam 2014

Friends.. As you know in the IBPS Clerk Exam held on 6 & 7 December 2014, many questions were asked relating to shortcuts used in Microsoft Excel. Hence in this post, we are providing you the important shortcuts used in excel, which will be useful for those having exams in coming days.

1. Create a new workbook - Ctrl+N

2. Open an existing workbook - Ctrl+O

3. Save the active workbook- Ctrl+S

4. Save the active workbook under a new name, displays the Save as dialog box - F12

5. Close the active workbook - CTRL+W

6. Copy the contents of the selected cells to Clipboard - Ctrl+C

7. Cut the contents of the selected cells to Clipboard - Ctrl+X

8. Insert the contents of the Clipboard into the selected cell(s) - Ctrl+V

9. Undo your last action - Ctrl+Z

10. Open the "Print" dialog - Ctrl+P

11. Ctrl+1 is used for - Open the "Format Cells" dialog.

12. Display the "Find" dialog box - CTRL+F

13. Move to the beginning of a worksheet - Ctrl+Home

14. Move to the last used cell of the current worksheet - Ctrl+End

15. Switch to the next worksheet - Ctrl+PgDown

16. Edit the current cell - F2

17. Select the entire worksheet - Ctrl+A

18. Select the entire row - Shift+Space

19. Select the entire column - Ctrl+Space

20. Repeat (Redo) the last action - CTRL+Y

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