Daily Current Affairs Updates: 28 March 2014

1) SC appoints Gavaskar interim BCCI chief for IPL 7: The Supreme Court installed batting legend Sunil Gavaskar as the interim head of India's troubled cricket board on Friday after forcing the scandal-tainted incumbent N Srinivasan from office. Three days after warning Srinivasan they would order him to stand down if he tried to cling to power, a panel of judges announced that 64-year-old Gavaskar would take the helm of the Board of Control for...

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Daily Current Affairs: 27 March 2014

1) SC Suggests Gavaskar as BCCI President: In a big setback BCCI President N Srinivasan, the Supreme Court on Thursday proposed his replacement by Sunil Gavaskar and suspension of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) along with Rajasthan Royals (RR) from IPL 7 till the pendency of case of betting and spot fixing scandal before it. 2) India officially declared polio-free: The World Health Organisation (WHO) South-East Asia Region, home to a quarter of the...

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General Knowledge Questions for PA/SA Exam: Part 4

1) Dr. Julius K. Nyerere was the first winner of which award? (A) Gandhi Peace Prize (B) Bharat Ratna (C) Ramon Magsaysay Award (D) Pulitzer Prize Ans. (A) Gandhi Peace Prize 2) Which Indian state has the largest tribal population in India? (A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Uttar Pradesh (C) Arunachal Pradesh (D) Goa Ans. (A) Madhya Pradesh 3) Due to which physical property does the water drop take round (spherical) shape? (A)Viscosity...

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 26 March 2014

1) Lok Sabha polls: Congress released 2014 people's manifesto: The Congress on Wednesday released its 2014 Lok Sabha election manifesto. The document focuses on inclusive growth, agriculture, education and health. Party president Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi were present at the party office to release the manifesto. Speaking at the party office in New Delhi, Rahul Gandhi said that UPA has...

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Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees - Revised Rates effective from 1.1.2014 Finance Ministry Issued Orders

No.1/1/2014-F-II (B) Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure North Block, New Delhi Dated: 27th March. 2014 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees - Revised Rates effective from 1.1.2014. The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s Office Memorandum No.I-8/2013-E-II (B) dated 25th September, 2013 on the subject mentioned above and to say that...

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Daily Current Affairs: 25 March 2014

1) IPL fixing scandal: SC asks Srinivasan to step down for fair probe-  Coming down heavily on BCCI president N Srinivasan, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked him to step down for a free and fair probe in the betting and spot fixing scandal involving his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan and some cricketers, failing which it would pass an order. 2) Russia suspended from G8, but not expelled: The United States and its allies suspended Russia...

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Daily Current Affairs Quiz Questions: 23 & 24 March 2014

1) World Tuberculosis Day was observed across the world on 24 March 2014 with the theme? (A) I am stopping TB (B) Actions for life – Towards a world free of TB (C) On the move against TB: Transforming the fight towards elimination (D) Reach the three million A TB test, treatment and cure for all. 2) Name the Maldives President, whose party is set for a coalition rule in the country, after polls held recently? (A) Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (B)...

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State Bank of Travancore Recruitment 2014 for Faculty & Office Asst Posts

State Bank of Travancore Rural Development Trust, State Bank of Travancore has issued notification for recruitment of the 20 Faculty, Office Assistant and other support staff at State Bank of Travancore-Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs) on contract basis at Alappuzha, Kottayam, Pathanamthitta and Waynad. Eligible candidates can send their applications on or before 31-03-2014. State Bank of Travancore Vacancy Details: Total...

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General Knowledge Questions for PA/SA Exam- Part 3

1) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) was established in (A) 1992 (B) 1947 (C) 1990 (D) 1976 2) The Indian rupee is a legal tender in two other countries. One is Nepal. The other is (A) Pakistan (B) Sri Lanka (C) Bhutan (D) Afghanistan 3) Which Indian state leads in the production of rubber? (A) Tamil Nadu (B) Kerala (C) Karnataka (D) Gujarat 4) Which of the following is India’s biggest dam? (A) Bhakra Nangal (B)...

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