Descriptive Questions from today's (28 Dec 2014) UIIC AO Exam

Friends.. Earlier we have shared the GA & Computer Questions asked in today's UIIC AO Exam. Here we are posting the descriptive questions. We are thankful to Vivek Murthy for sharing these questions with us. If anybody remember more questions, kindly share below. 

Write an Essay on any one of the following in 250 words:

1) Measures to improve Insurance Penetration in India

2) Effects of recently increased FDI cap from 26% to 49%

Letter in 150 words on:

1) Letter to friend telling him the effectiveness of insurance policies.

2) Write letter to insurance company informing that you had minor accident.

Precise writing on:

1) Paragraph on Life Insurance categories and permanent insurance.

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28th December 2014 United India Insurance (UIIC) AO Exam Questions & Review

Friends.. Here we are sharing some GK & Computer Questions asked in today's (28 Dec 2014) UIIC AO exam. These questions will serve as a model for other upcoming Insurance Exams like New India Assurance AO, NICL AO etc. There questions were shared by our friends Aditya Nair, Smriti Kiran, Priya Shan, Gagandeep Taddi, Prodyumno Chakraborty. If anybody remember more questions, kindly share with us. 

1) Protests named "Umbrella Revolution" recently held in which country? - Hong Kong

2) Capital of Chile? - Santiago

3) BHEL has recently commissioned a hydro power project in which African country? - Rwanda

4) Currency for Republic of Colombia? - Colombian peso

5) Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers? - Ananth Kumar

6) Author of the recently released book "Not just an Accountant"? - Vinod Rai

7) International Anti-Corruption Day? - December 9

8) G20 Summit 2014 was held at? -Brisbane, Australia

9) Which among the following is the Partner of SBI Life Insurance? - BNP Paribas

10) An enterprise with investment in plant and machinery will be considered micro enterprise if it does not exceed the limit of? -Rs. 25 lakh

11) Name the textile business group of Reliance Group? - Vimal

12) Along with May-Britt Moser and Edvard I. Moser who shared Noble Prize in Medicine 2014? - John O'Keefe

13) In BSBDA Account, no extra charge levied if balance is maitained above? -Rs. 50,000

14) Which is the first State to acheive 100% financial inclusion under PMJDY? -Kerala

15) Under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana government aims to cover 2,500 villages by which year? – 2019

16) Which manufacturer installed the world's tallest hybrid wind generator turbine at Gujarat recently? - Suzlon Energy

17) Which of the following is function key? - F3

18) Which is the sole reinsurance company in the Indian insurance market? - General Insurance Corporation of India

19) ARCIL is which type of company? - Asset Reconstruction Company

20) Govt recently announced that the crisis-ridden National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL) would have to merge with its holding company named? - Financial Technologies (India) Ltd (FTIL)

21) IMPS full form? -Immediate Payment Service

22) Headquarters of Financial Stability Board? - Basel,Switzerland

23) Tata Power has recently signed a share purchase agreement with Ideal Energy Project (IEPL) to acquire the latter’s 540-Mw thermal power plant in which state?-  Maharashtra

24) Word CTS-2010 is related with? –Cheque 

25) Which state has highest rural population in India as per Census 2011? - Uttar Pradesh

26) Kisan Vikas Patra is not in which among the following denominations? -Rs.500

27) Name the Digital Life Certificate for Pensioners launched by Prime Minister recently? - Jeevan Pramaan

28) Paypal is which type of company? - Internet Payment company

29) Name the foreign-exchange agreement between two institutions to exchange aspects? - Currency swap

30) When we open a website first page is called? - Home page

31) Which of the following is Web Browzer? - Internet Explorer

32) To move text we use? - Cut & Paste

33) To save a file with a new name we use which option? - Save as

34) Headquarters of UNICEF? - New York City

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Latest Current Affairs Questions: 27 December 2014

1) Raghubar Das will be sworn in as the __th chief minister of Jharkhand on 28 December 2014?

(A) 10th

(B) 6th

(D) 7th

(D) 5th

2) Russia and how many ex-Soviet nations have recently finalized the formation of a new economic alliance called Eurasian Economic Union (EEU)?

(A) Six

(B) Ten

(C) four

(D) eight

3) Which Indian city will host the prestigious World Information Technology Congress (WITC) in 2018 as announced recently?

(A) Kochi

(B) Hyderabad

(C) Bengaluru

(D) Gandhinagar

4) Indian army on 26 December 2014 started 'Operation All Out' against the Bodo militants in which state?

(A) Assam

(B) Chattisgarh

(C) West Bengal

(D) Nagaland

5) Satya Nadella who met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 26 December 2014, to extend support to Modi's Digital India initiative, is the CEO of which technology giant?

(A) Twitter

(B) Facebook

(C) Microsoft

(D) Apple

6) 10th anniversary of earthquake which triggered a series of devastating tsunamis along the coasts of most landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean, killing more 230,000 people was observed on 26 December 2014. Where was the epicentre of this earthquake in 2004?

(A) Chennai, India

(B) Colombo, Srilanka

(C) Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands

(D) Sumatra, Indonesia

7) Who has been voted as the number one footballer in the world recently, with 74 per cent of 73 judges drawn from 28 countries voted in favour of this player?

(A) Cristiano Ronaldo

(B) Lionel Messi

(C) James Rodríguez

(D) Neymar da Silva

8) Name the Union minister of tourism and culture who on 26 December 2014 launched e-ticketing facility for the Taj Mahal and Humayun's tomb on a pilot basis?

(A) Jagat Prakash Nadda

(B) Mahesh Sharma

(C) Sarbananda Sonowal

(D) Prakash Javedkar

9) President Pranab Mukherjee on 26 December 2014 has signed ordinances moved by Union government on raising foreign direct investment (FDI) cap to 49 per cent in insurance sector and facilitating e-auction of coal blocks. According to Article 123 of Constitution, every ordinance must be laid and approved by both houses of the parliament within __ weeks from the next reassembling?

(A) 2 weeks

(B) 4 weeks

(C) 5 weeks

(D) 6 weeks

10) Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and late educationist Madan Mohan Malviya (posthumously) have been chosen for Bharat Ratna, country’s highest civilian award recently. Bharat Ratna was instituted in which year?

(A) 1948

(B) 1950

(C) 1954

(D) 1951

Answers

1) Ans. (A) 10th

2) Ans. (C) four

3) Ans. (B) Hyderabad

4) Ans. (A) Assam

5) Ans. (C) Microsoft

6) Ans. (D) Sumatra, Indonesia

7) Ans. (A) Cristiano Ronaldo

8) Ans. (B) Mahesh Sharma

9) Ans. (D) 6 weeks

10) Ans. (C) 1954

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UPSC NDA & NA (I) 2015 Notification Out

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has published the notification to conduct the examination for admission to the Army, Navy and Air Force wings of the NDA for the 135th Course and for the 97th Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC). Eligible unmarried male candidates may apply online from 27-12-2014 to 23-01-2015. Details are given below:

Important Dates

Starting Date for Submission of Online Applications: 27-12-2014.

Last Date for Submission of Online Applications: 23-01-2015 by 11.59 PM.

Last Date for Payment of Fee through Offline: 22-01-2015 by 23.59 hrs.

Last Date for Payment of Fee through Online: 23-01-2015 by 23.59 hrs.

Total No of Posts: 375

Name of the Posts:

1. Naval Defence Academy: 320 Posts

(a) Army: 208 Posts

(b) Navy: 42 Posts

(c) Air Force: 70 Posts

2. Naval Academy (10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme): 55 Posts

Age Limit: Candidates should born not earlier than 02-07-1996 and not later than 01-07-1999.

Educational Qualification: Candidates must be passed in 12th Class of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination conducted by a State Education Board or a University (for Army Wing). For Air Force and Naval Wings, must be passed in 12th Class of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent with Physics and Mathematics conducted by a State Education Board or a University.

Application Fee: Candidates need to Pay Rs.100/- in the form of Cash in any Branch of SBI or by using net banking facility of State Bank of India & its associate banks.

Selection Process: Candidates will be selected based on performance in Written Examination, Psychological Aptitude Test, Intelligence Test and SSB Interview.

For further details regarding how to apply etc, refer official notification from the below link.

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26th December 2014 Current Affairs Updates

1) Raghubar Das to be sworn in as chief minister of Jharkhand: Senior BJP leader Raghubar Das will be sworn in as the 10th chief minister of Jharkhand on 28 December 2014. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the swearing-in ceremony. Raghubar Das will be the first non-tribal CM of the state, 14 years after it was carved out of Bihar.  BJP formally announced the name of Raghubar Das after he was elected as the leader of the BJP legislative party in a meeting of newly-elected MLAs in Ranchi.

2) Indian army started 'Operation All Out' against the Bodo militants in Assam: The action has been named Operation All Out, and up to 9,000 soldiers and paramilitary troopers are on the ground on the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border to flush out militants of the NDFB (Songbijit) outfit accused of massacring over 75 tribals in two Assam districts on December 23. According to reports, Army has taken full command of the two-tier Operation All Out, currently on in Sonitpur in Assam.

3) President signed Ordinance to Push Reforms in Coal, Insurance Sectors: The two ordinances to pave the way for a fresh dose of foreign investment in the insurance sector and to move ahead with the allocation of cancelled coal mines received Presidential approval on 26 December 2014. The government had decided to promulgate these ordinances to move ahead with reforms in the two sectors as the relevant bills could not be cleared during the just-concluded Parliament Session. 

4) Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella met Prime Minister Narendra Modi: Keen to invest more in India, Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella on December 26 pledged support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Digital India initiative. He is the third major tech executive to meet PM Modi, after Amazon's Jeff Bezos and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg.

5) 10th anniversary of Tsunami observed: On 26 December in 2004, more than 230,000 people were killed due to Tsunami that was a result of Mw 9.1–9.3 magnitude earthquake that rocked the Indian Ocean. The epicentre of the earthquake was the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. It triggered a series of devastating tsunamis along the coasts of most landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean, killing 230,000 people in fourteen countries, and inundating coastal communities with waves up to 30 metres. It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history. Indonesia was the hardest-hit country, followed by Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand.

6) E-ticketing launched for Taj Mahal, Humayun’s tomb: Union minister of tourism and culture, Mahesh Sharma, on 26 December 2014 launched e-ticketing facility for the Taj Mahal and Humayun's tomb on a pilot basis, and a helpline number to ensure safety of domestic and international tourists.

7) Cristiano Ronaldo voted best footballer: Portugal football team captain Cristiano Ronaldo has been voted as the number one footballer in the world overtaking Argentina skipper Lionel Messi for the top spot. The Guardian reportedly revealed it’s top 100 footballers’ list in the world 2014 in its entirety and the battle for the top spot was once again between Ronaldo and Messi. It turned in Ronaldo’s favour as 74 per cent of 73 judges drawn from 28 countries, which included Hernan Crespo, Didi Hamann, Slaven Bilic and Gilberto Silva among the expert panel, voted for the Real Madrid star forward.

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Current Affairs for New India Assurance/ United India Insurance AO & Assistant Exam 2014-15

1) The 1st International Sanskrit Conference was recently held in which state? - Uttarakhand

2) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize is facilitated to people for their outstanding contributions to which field? - Science and Technology

3) United Nations Day is observed every year on? - October 24

4) National Unity Day was observed on October 31 on the birth anniversary of? - Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

5) Who has sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Haryana recently? - Manohar Lal Khattar

6) United Nations has recently decided to observe which day as ‘International Yoga Day’? - June 21

7) Joko Widodo has been sworn in as the new President of which country recently? - Indonesia

8) Global Handwashing Day was observed on? - 15 October

9) Who has been appointed as the new Chief Economic Advisor recently? - Arvind Subramanian

10) International Day of Older Persons was observed on? - October 1

11) Author Richard Flanagan won Man Booker Prize 2014 for his book? - The Narrow Road to the Deep North

12) What is India’s ranking in the Global Hunger Index, 2014? - 55

13) The Colombo-Jaffna railway line which was recently reopened after 24 years, is in which country? - SriLanka

14) Powerful typhoon Vongfong hit which of country recently? - Japan

15) Who among the following has won the 2014 Nobel economics prize? - Jean Tirole

16) Govt launched Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) on the birth anniversary of who among the following leader recently? - Jayaprakash Narayan

17) World Rabies Day is observed across the world every year on? - 28 September

18) Name the NGO related to 2014 Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi? - Bachpan Bachao Aandolan

19) Who was awarded with the 2014 Nobel Prize in literature? - Patrick Modiano

20) Which country recently won the South Asian women's football championship 2014? - India

21) Who recently became the all-time highest scorer in the history of La Liga – the Spanish Football League? - Lionel Messi

22) Who will be the chief guest at India's Republic Day celebrations 2015? - Barack Obama

23) World's first White Tiger Safari is set to come up in which state of India? - Madhya Pradesh

24) World Television Day was celebrated on? - 21 November

25) World Fisheries Day was observed on? - 21 November

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Awards & Recipients November 2014 for competitive Exams

Friends.. In this post we are sharing with you some important awards and its recipients, during November 2014, useful for all upcoming exams like UIIC (Officer & Assistant), New India Assurance (Officer & Assistant), SBI Associate Clerk etc. 

1) Japan's top national award 'The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers': Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

2) LG People's Choice Award in Cricket: Bhuvaneshwar Kumar

3) Jnanpith Award 2013: Hindi Poet Kedarnath Singh

4) Sumitra Charat Ram Award 2014 for Lifetime Achievement: Pandit Jasraj

5) International Children’s Prize 2014: Indian-American Neha Gupta

6) Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2014: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)

7) CK Naidu Lifetime Achievement award by BCCI: Dilip Vengsarkar

8) Custodian of the Year 2014 Award: Deutsche Bank

9) IIM - JRD Tata Award for “Excellence in Corporate leadership in Metallurgical Industries” for the year 2014: C.S. Verma (Chairman of Steel Authority India Limited)

10) 2nd spot in Time's 25 best inventions of 2014: Mangalyaan

11) Arjuna Award 2014 (after winning court case): Boxer Manoj Kumar

12) India's Best Project-2014 award for implementation of skill development and employment generation: Arunachal Pradesh

13) ICC Cricketer of the Year: Mitchell Johnson

14) ICC Umpire of the Year: Richard Kettleborough

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NICL Recruitment 2015 for 362 Administrative Officer (Scale I) Notification Out

National Insurance Company Ltd. has invited applications for recruitment of 362 (Three Sixty Two) Officers in Scale I cadre from open market. Eligible candidates can apply Online from 05.01.2015 to 24.01.2015. Details are as follows:

Important Dates:

On line Registration commences from: 05.01.2015

Last Date for Online Registration: 24.01.2015

Payment of Application fees: 05.01.2015-24.01.2015

Date of online Examination Various dates in April 2015

Downloading of call letters for examination commences from 10 days prior to the date of examination.

Vacancy Details

Finance: 60 Posts

Legal: 60 Posts

Automobile Engineering: 30 Posts

Information Technology: 20 Posts (Total Specialist: 170)

Generalist: 192 Posts

Emoluments & Benefits

Basic pay of Rs.17,240/- in the scale of Rs.17,240-840(14)-29,000-910(4)-32640 and other admissible allowance as applicable. Total emoluments will be approximately Rs.36,000/- p.m. in Metropolitan Centers.

Educational Qualification (as on 30.11.2014)

>> For Generalist Stream, a candidate must possess the minimum qualification of a Degree in any discipline from a recognized University OR any equivalent qualification recognized as such by Central Government.

>> For Specialist Stream a candidate must possess the minimum qualification of Degree in the relevant discipline from a recognized University OR any

equivalent qualification recognized as such by Central Government. (For details refer notification).

Age as on 30.11.2014:

Minimum Age: 21 years

Maximum Age: 30 years, as on 30.11.2014

Application Fee (Non-Refundable):

-- SC/ ST / PWD/ EXS/ DXS Rs. 50/- (Intimation Charges Only)

-- All candidates other than SC/ ST / PWD Rs. 600/- (Application fee including intimation charges)

How to Apply: Eligible candidates can apply online through the below link from 05.01.2015 to 24.01.2015.

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Current Affairs Quiz: 26 December 2014

1) Union Government on 25 December 2014 observed "Good Governance Day" to remember the birth anniversary of?

(A) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya

(B) Madan Mohan Malviya

(C) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

(D) L K Advani

2) Which country has recently won the women’s Kabaddi World Cup 2014 title?

(A) Pakistan

(B) India

(C) Iran

(D) New Zealand

3) Which country's parliament re-elected Shinzo Abe on 24 December 2014 to serve another term as Prime Minister?

(A) South Korea

(B) China

(C) Thailand

(D) Japan

4) Winter session of Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on 23 December 2014 after passing a "record" number of ___ legislations, including amendment bills on amend coal mines allocation and labour laws, in 22 sittings?

(A) 18

(B) 15

(C) 25

(D) 23

5) Government has recently decided to start printing Rs. 1 notes after a gap of almost two decades. Due to higher cost and for freeing capacity to print higher denomination notes, printing Rs.1 note was discontinued in which year?

(A) 1991

(B) 1995

(C) 1994

(D) 1999

6) India has recently bagged the gold medal in the World Youth Under-16 Chess Olympiad held at?

(A) Hungary

(B) Russia

(C) Belgium

(D) China

7) Government on 24 December 2014 has released a commemorative postal stamp to highlight heroic deeds of those engaged in Kuka movement. Kuka movement of the Namdhari Sikhs against the British rule had happened in which year?

(A) 1930

(B) 1847

(C) 1901

(D) 1857 

8) Who among the following has been conferred with the second Yash Chopra Memorial Award on 25 December 2014?

(A) Asha Bhosle

(B) Amitabh Bachchan

(C) Lata Mangeshkar

(D) Aamir Khan

9) Reliance Capital has recently tied up with Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank to open a new bank in India as and when RBI kicks off on-tap licensing. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank is the fourth largest bank in which country?

(A) Taiwan

(B) Hong Kong

(C) Japan

(D) Sri Lanka

10) Government has recently launched 'Mission Indradhanush' that aims to cover all un-vaccinated or partially vaccinated children by which year?

(A) 2020

(B) 2016

(C) 2019

(D) 2025

Answers

1) Ans. (C) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

2) Ans. (B) India

3) Ans. (D) Japan

4) Ans. (A) 18

5) Ans. (C) 1994

6) Ans. (A) Hungary

7) Ans. (D) 1857

8) Ans. (B) Amitabh Bachchan

9) Ans. (C) Japan

10) Ans. (A) 2020

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