Current Affairs Quiz: 3 January 2015

1) Which Sri Lankan cricketer recently become only the fifth cricketer to make 12,000 runs in Test cricket?

(A) Kumar Sangakkara

(B) Mahela Jayawardene

(C) Tillakaratne Dilshan

(D) Angelo Mathews

2) Footballer Steven Gerrard on 2 January 2015 has announced his decision to leave which football club that has been his home for last many years?

(A) Manchester City

(B) Chelsea

(C) Liverpool

(D) Sunderland

3) Union Government has recently extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 for another one year in which state and has declared the entire state as a ‘Disturbed Area’?

(A) Mizoram

(B) Assam

(C) Chattisgarh

(D) Arunchal Pradesh

4) Post office savings bank accounts can now be operated through ATMs following a recent gazette notification amending which Post Office rules?

(A) Post Office Savings Bank General Rules, 1981

(B) Indian Post Office Rules, 1933

(C) Indian Post Office Act, 1898

(D) Post Office Guide Part-I

5) Sports Ministry on 2 January 2015 cleared the National Boxing Federations new name called?

(A) Indian Boxing Association

(B) Board of Control for Boxing in India

(C) Association for National Boxing

(D) Boxing India

6) Dr. Vasant Ranchod Gowarikar who passed away in Pune, Maharashtra on 2 January 2015 was an eminent?

(A) Film Director

(B) Writer

(C) Scientist

(D) Historian 

7) Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently dedicated "Akodara Village" in which state as "ICICI Digital Village’ to the nation at an event which was organised to celebrate the ICICI Group’s 60 years of ‘partnering India’ in its progress?

(A) Maharashtra

(B) Gujarat

(C) Odisha

(D) Madhya Pradesh

8) Union Water Resources Ministry will launch an initiative called ____ to be adopted in every district of the country during the India Water Week from January 13 to 17?

(A) 'Jal He To Kal He, Jal Nahi To Kuch Nahi'

(B) 'Aap Paani Ko Bachao Or Paani apko Bachayega'

(C) ' Jal Jeevan ka Anmol Ratan'

(D) 'Hamara Jal, Hamara Jeewan'

9) Who recently (Jan 2015) became the first cricketer to cross 5 million followers on Twitter?

(A) Virat Kohli

(B) Chris Gayle

(C) Sachin Tendulkar

(D) MS Dhoni

10) Suburban train service in which metropolitan city was affected on 2 January 2015 as commuters turned violent protesting a snag caused in electric supply to trains?

(A) Kolkata

(B) Delhi

(C) Mumbai

(D) Chennai

Answers

1) Ans. (A) Kumar Sangakkara

2) Ans. (C) Liverpool

3) Ans. (B) Assam

4) Ans. (A) Post Office Savings Bank General Rules, 1981

5) Ans. (D) Boxing India

6) Ans. (C) Scientist

7) Ans. (B) Gujarat

8) Ans. (D) 'Hamara Jal, Hamara Jeewan'

9) Ans. (A) Virat Kohli

10) Ans. (C) Mumbai

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NICL Assistant Recruitment 2015 Notification

National Insurance Company Ltd. has invited applications from eligible Indian Citizens for recruitment of Assistants in Class III cadre from open market. Eligible candidates can apply online from 12.01.2015 to 31.01.2015. Details are as follows:

Important Dates:

Publication of Advertisement in Employment News: First week of January’2015

Online Registration: 12.01.2015

Last date of Online Registration: 31.01.2015

Payment of Application Fees Online: 12.01.2015 to 31.01.2015

Online Examination: Various dates in April 2015

Download of Call Letters for Examination: 10 days prior to the date of examination

Vacancy Details:

Total No. of Posts: 1000

To view state State/ Union Territory wise vacancies refer page 6 & 7 of official advertisement.

Age Limit: (as on 30th November, 2014)

Minimum Age: 18 years; Maximum Age: 28 years (as on 30.11.2014). Candidates born not earlier than 1stDecember 1986 and not later than 30th November 1996 (both days inclusive) are only eligible to apply. Age Relaxations are applicable as per the rules.

Educational Qualification (as on 30th November, 2014):

Graduate from a recognized University OR Pass in HSC/Equivalent (XII pass) examination with 60% marks (50% for Ex-servicemen, SC/ST and Persons with Disabilities); and the candidate should have passed in English as one of the subjects at SSC/ HSC/ Intermediate/ Graduation level; and Knowledge of Regional Language i.e. Language of the State of Recruitment is essential.

Application Fees:

-- SC/ST/PWD/EX-SER: Rs. 50/- (Intimation Charges only)

-- Other than SC/ST/PWD/EX-SER Rs.500/- (Application fee including Intimation Charges)

Selection Procedure: All candidates will have to appear for the online examination, thereafter; candidates will be shortlisted and will be called for Interview and Computer Proficiency Test. For scheme of exam refer page 5 of the notification.

For further details & apply online check the below links.

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Current Affairs Updates: 02 January 2015

1) Post Offices can now provide ATM cards, account statements: Post office savings bank accounts can now be operated through ATMs. The Centre has amended the Post Office Savings Bank General Rules accordingly following the Budget announcement in this regard. This facility, however, will be available only in post offices that are on core banking solution (CBS) platform. A notification said: “In case of an account standing at any post office with a core banking solution platform in place, the Post office Savings Bank shall issue ATM or debit card to the account holder on payment of such fee as may be prescribed by the Central Government.” Currently, 676 post offices are on CBS.

2) Steven Gerrard to leave Liverpool:  Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard announced on 2 January 2015 he was leaving the club at the end of the season and would be heading broad, in what he said was the "toughest decision of my life". The 34-year-old midfielder has captained the Reds for 12 years and never played for another club, winning the Champions League, two FA Cups, three League Cups and the UEFA Cup among other honours.

3) Boxing India got name clearance from sports ministry: The Sports Ministry on 2 January 2015 cleared the National Boxing Federation of India's name as 'Boxing India', a body recognised as a permanent member of the International Boxing Association (AIBA). The Ministry stated that the matter has been examined in detail and it has no objection to the registration of 'Boxing India' (BI).

4) Virat Kohli becomes first cricketer to cross 5 million followers on Twitter: Indian captain Virat Kohli (@ImVkohli), who is all set to lead the team in the fourth and final Test against Australia in Sydney starting January 6, on 2 January 2015 became the first cricketer to cross the 5-million mark on Twitter with 5,004,544 followers. Kohli (@imVkohli) heads the list with a total base of 5,004,544 fans, which is higher than ?Sachin Tendulkar's (@sachin_rt) 4,910,498 fans.

5) R Koteeswaran took charge as MD, CEO of Indian Overseas Bank: Indian Overseas Bank has said that R Koteeswaran has taken charge as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank on December 31, 2014. Prior to this appointment, he was working as an Executive Director of Bank of India. His career started in 1976 in Bank of Baroda, where he worked in several positions till August 2013.

6) Government holds two-day retreat "Gyan Sangam" with banks and financial institutions: The Narendra Modi government has embarked on a mission to overhaul public sector banks, beginning with a two day, high-profile retreat in Pune to search for "out-of-the-box" ideas to reorient them to support the country's bid to move back to a high-growth trajectory. A robust strategy for ushering in reforms across PSBs is to emerge after exhaustive discussions with top bankers at the end of the two-day retreat.

7) Scientist Vasant Gowarikar passed away: Space veteran and eminent scientist Vasant Gowarikar passed away after a brief illness. Mr. Gowarikar, a protégé of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, was part of the illustrious band of scientists who initiated India’s satellite research programme and included luminaries such as A. P. J. Kalam, E. V. Chitnis, Pramod Kale and U. R. Rao among others.

8) Mumbai train services hit as commuters go on rampage: Suburban Thane witnessed commuter rage on Friday as irate Mumbaikars pelted stones at police and staged a rasta roko after train services on Central Railway’s local route were disrupted due to technical failure, prompting police to cane-charge the protestors. It all started after passengers at Diva (a suburb of Mumbai) went on the rampage protesting a snag caused by a broken pantograph (the equipment on an EMU rake to draw electricity from overhead wires). This led to delay in Mumbai’s local trains as power supply was switched off.

9) PM Narendra Modi dedicated ‘ICICI Digital Village’ to nation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the ‘ICICI Digital Village’ to the nation at an event which was organised to celebrate the ICICI Group’s 60 years of ‘partnering India’ in its progress. With PM Narendra Modi in attendance ICICI Bank announced that it has created the ‘ICICI Digital Village’ at Akodara in Sabarkantha district of Gujarat to enable villagers to use technology in various aspects of life including banking, payments, education and healthcare among others – financial transactions will be cashless, text books paperless and patients can avail facility of telemedicine and wi-fi connectivity across the village. The dedication of ICICI Digital Village to the nation marks ICICI Group’s 60 years of existence. The Group will complete 60 years on January 5, 2015.

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GK & Computer Questions from today's(3 Jan 2015) UIIC Assistant Exam

Friends.. Here we are sharing with you the questions asked in today's (3 Jan 2015) United India Insurance Assistant Exam 2015. We would like to thank Pabbathi Narasimha, Kalmesh Hawaldar & Rashi Bhatt  for sharing these questions with us & wish them all success in the exam. These questions will be useful for those having exam tomorrow. If anybody would like to share more questions, you can add it here as comment or can mail us at currentaffairs4examz@gmail.com.

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1) President of World Bank? - Jim Yong Kim

2) Headquarters of BRICS Bank? - Shanghai, China

3) Which Indian was recently given Japan top national award named 'Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers'? - Dr. Manmohan Singh

4) How many member states are there in ASEAN? - 10

5) 'Addis Ababa' is the capital of? - Ethiopia

6) PV full form in MS excel? - Present Value

7) SLP fullform relating to judiciary? - Special Leave Petitions

8) Sania Mirza won mixed doubles final of the US Open 2014 along with? - Bruno Soares of Brazil

9) Work of IMF? - Foster global growth and economic stability

10) RuPay card scheme was conceived and launched by? - National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)

11) Name the current Railway Minister of India? - Suresh Prabhu

12) Accidental Insurance cover under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana? - Rs.1. lac

13) Name the two stock exchanges merged in china recently? - Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchanges

14) National stock exchange of india is merged with? - Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI)

15) Name the regualtor of commodity market? - SEBI

16) Who won gold medal in the men's freestyle 65 kg wrestling event at the Asian Games? - Yogeshwar Dutt

17) November 14 is observed worldwide as which day? - World Diabetes Day

18) Who is the author of the book The Inheritance of Loss? - Kiran Desai

19) In National Pension System subscribers of which age group can join? - 18 to 60

20) One question related to make in India.

21) Name Sachin Tendulkar's Autobiography which was released recently? - Playing It My Way

22) Prime minister of Japan? - Shinzo Abe

23) Kailash satyarthi is associated with which NGO? - Bachpan Bachao Andolan

24) Founder of Ali Baba group? - Jack Ma

25) Total number of alphanumeric code numbers on pan card? - 10

26) Adani group recently signed a memorandum of understanding with State Bank of India for how much loan for the Carmichael mine in Queensland, Australia? - $1 billion

27) What is cell in ms excel?

28) Use of paste in document? - To paste a copied article

29) If you want to change OS windows xp to windows 7 that process is known as?

30) Modem related question? - (Ans: Dial Up)

31) TCP full form? - Transmission Control Protocol

32) Question on backup

33) Question on firewall
34) Rules for exchanging messages via Internet called? - Protocol

35) Shortcut for italic in word? - Cntrl + I
36) Term Deposits are not taxable under 80C if it is for how many years? - 5 Years
37) Which birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru was celebrated on 14th November 2014? - 125th 

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GK Updates for Exams: 3 January 2015

1) Which of these cricketers holds the record for playing the highest number of test matches?

(A) Sachin Tendulkar

(B) Ricky Ponting

(C) Steve Waugh

(D) Sanath Jayasurya

2) 'Pattachitra' style of painting is native of which Indian state?

(A) Kerala

(B) Gujarat

(C) Karnataka

(D) Orissa

3) Douglas Engelbert, who passed away in 2013, is credited as the inventor of which of these products?

(A) Mother Board

(B) Computer Mouse

(C) Laptop

(D) Digital camera

4) Which among the following is the India's first indigenously built submarine?

(A) INS Arihant

(B) INS Sindhurakshat

(C) INS Shankul

(D) INS Shalki

5) Who among the following was the only woman ruler of Delhi?

(A) Rani Durgavati

(B) Razia Sultan

(C) Chand Bibi

(D) Rani Rudramma Devi

6) Ranganathittu Birds Sanctuary is situated in which state?

(A) Karnataka

(B) Maharashtra

(C) Tamil Nadu

(D) Andhra Pradesh

7) Where was the first Indian Institute of Management (IIM) established in 1961?

(A) Lucknow

(B) Bengaluru

(C) Rourkela

(D) Kolkata

8) 'Marasmus' and 'Kwashiorkor' diseases are caused due to deficiency of which nutrient?

(A) Sodium

(B) Protein

(C) Iodine

(D) Vitamin D

9) Who is the only woman to become the Chief Election Commissioner of India?

(A) Punita Arora

(B) C B Muthamma

(C) V S Ramadevi

(D) Anna George Malhotra

10) How many Schedules are contained in the Constitution of India?

(A) 12 schedules

(B) 20 schedules

(C) 10 schedules

(D) 25 schedules

Answers

1) Ans. (A) Sachin Tendulkar

2) Ans. (D) Orissa

3) Ans. (B) Computer Mouse

4) Ans. (D) INS Shalki

5) Ans. (B) Razia Sultan

6) Ans. (A) Karnataka

7) Ans. (D) Kolkata

8) Ans. (B) Protein

9) Ans. (C) V S Ramadevi

10) Ans. (A) 12 schedules

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LIC AAO Recruitment 2015 Notification Out

Life Insurance Corporation of India has invited applications from eligible Indian Citizens for appointment to the following posts of Assistant Administrative Officer (Generalist/Chartered Accountant). Candidates are requested to apply On-Line only. Details are as follows:

Important Dates:

Start date for Online Registration of Applications and Online Payment of Application Fee/ Intimation Charges: 05.01.2015

Last date for Online Registration & Online Payment of Application Fee/Intimation Charges: 22.01.2015

Download of Call Letter for Examination: 2nd week of February 2015

Date of Online Examination (Tentative): 20th February 2015

Vacancy Details:

Total No. of Posts: 200

Name of the Post: Assistant Administrative Officer

Name of the Disciplines:

1. Generalists – For Jammu & Kashmir State: 40

2. Generalists – For North Eastern Region: 60

3. Chartered Accountant- For All India: 100

Age Limit: Minimum Age shall be 21 years (completed) as on 1st January, 2015. Maximum age shall not be more than 30 years( candidates must have been born not earlier than 02/01/1985 and not later than 01/01/1994 both days inclusive only are eligible ). Age Relaxations are applicable as per the rules.

Educational Qualification:

AAO (Generalist): Bachelor/Master’s Degree from a recognized Indian University/ Institution

AAO (Chartered Accountant): An Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

Probation Period: One year, extendable up to 2 years.

Application Fees:

-- SC/ST/ PWD Candidates: Intimation Charges of Rs. 50/- plus Transaction Charges

-- Other Candidates: Application Fee-cum-Intimation Charges of Rs.500/- plus Transaction Charges.

Selection Procedure: Selection will be made on the basis of performance in the on-line test followed by a personal interview of short listed candidates and subsequent Pre-Recruitment Medical Examination.

For further details & apply online check the below links.

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UIIC Assistant Exam Review & Questions: 3 January 2015

Friends.. Those attempted today's (3 Jan 2015) United India Insurance Assistant Exam please share the review & GA/ Computer questions asked here. It will be useful for those having exam tomorrow & and it will also serve as a model for upcoming NICL Assistant and New India Assurance Assistant Exam. We will post the questions shared here separately, in a compiled form, with your name. You can also mail us at currentaffairs4examz@gmail.com. Thank You!

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Current Affairs Questions: 2 January 2015

1) Health ministry on 31 December 2014 released a draft of the National Health Policy 2015 according to which government plans to make health a fundamental right. Similarly government enacted Right to Education Act, to make education a fundamental right of every child, in which year?

(A) 2010

(B) 2005

(C) 2009

(D) 2004

2) According to recent reports, Microsoft is set to replace its which popular browser with new browser in Windows 10 called "Spartan"?

(A) Internet Explorer

(B) Google Chrome

(C) Bing

(D) Yahoo 

3) Name the mobile application of Delhi Police that was launched by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on 1 January 2015, that will allow women to send a distress call to Police Control Room and their relatives in case of any emergency?

(A) Nirbhay

(B) Himmat

(C) Samarth

(D) Shakti

4) Which state government on 1 January 2015 launched an online facility for making application under the Right to Information Act?

(A) Kerala

(B) Gujarat

(C) Uttar Pradesh

(D) Maharashtra

5) Union government on 1 January 2015 has renamed Planning commission as?

(A) NITI Yojna

(B) NITI Sansad

(C) NITI Aayog

(D) NITI Adhikaar

6) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has been recently renamed as?

(A) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI)

(B) Indian Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IIRDA)

(C) Regulatory and Development Authority for Insurance in India (RDAII)

(D) None of these

7) Who among the following has been recently appointed as the new chairman of railways board?

(A) A K Mittal

(B) V K Gupta

(C) Arunendra Kumar

(D) Rajesh Agarwal

8) India's maiden mission to Mars, Mangalyaan, on 1 January 2015 successfully completed 100 days in the orbit of the Red planet. On which date Mangalyaan had entered Mars orbit?

(A) 1 November 2014

(B) 24 September 2014

(C) 15 August 2014

(D) 11 September 2014

9) Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme for LPG has recently been renamed as?

(A) SAMPATH

(B) SDBTL

(C) PAHAL

(D) None of these

10) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 1 January 2015 has extended the deadline for the submission of applications to open small finance banks and payments banks to 2 February from 16 January. What is the minimum capital must for setting up niche banking entities?

(A) Rs. 50 crore

(B) Rs. 10 crore

(C) Rs. 500 crore

(D) Rs.100 crore

Answers

1) Ans. (C) 2009

2) Ans. (A) Internet Explorer

3) Ans. (B) Himmat

4) Ans. (D) Maharashtra

5) Ans. (C) NITI Aayog

6) Ans. (A) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI)

7) Ans. (A) A K Mittal

8) Ans. (B) 24 September 2014

9) Ans. (C) PAHAL

10) Ans. (D) Rs.100 crore

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 1 January 2015

1) Planning Commission revamped & named as 'Niti Aayog': NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) will replace the Planning Commission, which was established in 1950. The Prime Minister will be the chairperson of the panel. NITI Aayog to have a governing council comprising all chief ministers and lieutenant governors. In his Independence Day address to the nation, PM had announced his govt's intent to set up a new body. The body will be headed by the prime minister and comprise a vice-chairperson, besides full-time and part-time members. Aside from that, it will have up to four members of the council of ministers and a chief executive officer of secretary rank.

2) Realtime monitoring system of toilets soon: A nationwide "realtime monitoring" system of toilets constructed under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan will be active soon. The system, aimed at attaining a 100 per cent 'Open Defecation Free India by 2019', is expected to give a big push to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious Clean India campaign, an official release said. People across the country will be mobilised to check and verify the use of toilets in the rural areas through mobile phones, tablets or iPads and upload the same in case of any discrepancy on the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation website in tune with online citizen monitoring.

3) IRDA renamed to Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India: Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) was renamed as Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India on 30 December 2014. The change in name came in to effect after the promulgation of Insurance Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2014, by the President of India on 26 December 2014.

4) A K Mittal appointed railway board chairman: A K Mittal has been appointed new chairman, railways board. He emerged on top superseding V K Gupta, member (engineering) who was eyeing the highest post in railways. Sources said that the selection was made on the basis of criteria of efficiency and probity. In a rare exercise, railways made a record 11 appointments including chairman of railway board and eight general managers in a day. Mittal, who was member (staff), has succeeded Arunendra Kumar, whose appointment as well as entire tenure was mired in lot of controversies.

5) Home Minister launched integrated women safety app ‘Himmat’: 'Himmat', a mobile application of Delhi Police that will allow women to send a distress call to Police Control Room and their relatives in case of any emergency, was launched in New Delhi on 1 January 2015 by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. The app will basically cater to employed women who have smartphones and travel alone even late in the night. 

6) Maharashtra launched online RTI application filing facility: The Maharashtra government on 1 January 2015 launched an online facility for making application under the Right to Information Act. The website (www.rtionline.maharashtra.gov.in) received 40 applications on the first day, officials said. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had recently said such a facility would be started from 1st January.

7) Mangalyaan completed 100 Days in Mars orbit: India's maiden mission to Mars, Mangalyaan, on 1 January 2015 successfully completed 100 days in the orbit of the Red planet. Mangalyaan is said to be healthy and collecting scientific data. Mangalyaan had entered Mars orbit on September 24, after completing a 666 million km journey from Earth in more than 10 months, making India the first country in the world to have successfully launched its mission to the Red Planet on the very first attempt.

8) LPG consumers to get cash subsidy in bank accounts henceforth: LPG consumers across the country will henceforth get cash subsidy directly into their bank accounts so that they buy the cooking fuel at market price. Domestic LPG users will get Rs 568 in the bank account the moment they join the Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme for LPG, which has now been renamed PAHAL. They will have to use this money to buy 14.2-kg refill at the market price.

9) Government to launch water conservation initiative soon: The Union Water Resources Ministry will launch a “Hamara Jal, Hamara Jeewan” initiative to be adopted in every district of the country during the India Water Week from January 13 to 17. An official release said Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti announced the initiative during a videoconference with the principal secretaries of the water resources departments of various States on 1 January 2015.

10) Deadline to apply for small, payments bank licences extended: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the deadline for the submission of applications to open small finance banks and payments banks to 2 February from 16 January. RBI also clarified that a minimum capital of Rs.100 crore is must for setting up niche banking entities.

11) Guwahati joined list of big cities; gets Police Commissioner: Assam's capital today joined the league of big cities in the country with adoption of Police Commissionerate system by ending 10-year-old administration of Senior Superintendent of Police.

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