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Q1. Who has resigned as the minister of state for environment and forest from the Council of Ministers (COM) on 21 December 2013?

Ans. Jayanthi Natarajan

Note: Jayanthi Natarajan expected to return to party work which is relating to manifesto and other election matters of the Congress Party.

Q2. Who was appointed as the first woman managing director of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) by the Government on 21 December 2013?

Ans. Usha Sangwan

Note: She is the first woman director of LIC in its near six decades of existence. With this appointment, LIC is set to function at its full strength of four MDs after almost two years. These would be S B Mainak, Sushobhan Sarkar, Sangwan and V K Sharma.

Q3. Which bank on 19 December 2013 announced that it has received a license from the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System to open a branch in New York?

Ans. Canara Bank

Q4. Name the indigenously developed multi-barrel rocket launcher (MBRL) successfully test-fired by India on 19 December 2013?

Ans. Pinaka

Q5. India’s deputy consul in New York, Devyani Khobragade was transferred to India’s Permanent Mission in ............... in New York on 18 December 2013 to boost her diplomatic immunity?

Ans. United Nations

Note: Devyani, the IFS officer was transferred from the post of the deputy consul-general in New York after she was charged with criminal offences by US.

Q6. Which former captain of Indian Cricket Team was on 18 December 2013 selected for the BCCI’s prestigious Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement award for the year 2013?

Ans. Kapil Dev

Note: Col. CK Nayudu or Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu was the first captain of Indian Cricket Team in Test Matches, and he played the first class cricket for India till 1958.

Q7. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its mid-quarter Monetary Policy Review, announced on 18 December 2013, has kept the policy rate (repo rate) unchanged at ........?

Ans. 7.75%

Q8. South India’s first high altitude cricket stadium was inaugurated on 17 December 2013 at Krishnagiri in Waynad district of which state?

Ans. Kerala

Note: The stadium was inaugurated by Kerala Governor Nikhil Kumar.

Q9. Who was on 17 December 2013 elected as the German Chancellor for third term by the German Parliament- Bundestag?

Ans. Angela Merkel

Note: Angela Merkel's conservative Union bloc - the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) had secured a stunning hat-trick win in the 22 September 2013 elections but failed to grab an outright majority, forcing them to enter into coalition with the rival Social Democrats (SPD).

Q10. Name the West Indies offspinner who was suspended on 16 December 2013 by International Cricket Council (ICC), from bowling in international cricket after his action was found illegal?

Ans. Shane Shillingford

Q11. Name the book launched by Mumbai University on 16 December 2013 to mark a year since the brutal gangrape of a Delhi paramedic student?

Ans. Nirbhaya: Ek Atmachintan

Q12. Which day was observed on 16 December 2013 across the Nation to celebrate the India’s military victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war?

Ans. Vijay Diwas

Q13. Who has been appointed by Union Government on 13 December 2013 as the Chairman of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) for a period of five years?

Ans. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala

Note: Prior to this appointment, Bhanwala was an Executive Director at India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL), a state-owned infrastructure lender. Bhanwala succeeds Prakash Bakshi, who retired as NABARD Chairman in September 2013.

Q14. Name the nationwide programme organized by BJP on 15 December 2013, to drum up support for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's Statue of Unity project on the 63rd death anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel?

Ans. Run for Unity

Q15. Who won the Men's Delhi Half Marathon (21.097 km) by creating a new race record on 15 December 2013?

Ans. Ethiopian runner Atsedu Tsegay

Q16. Which team on 15 December 2013 lifted the Men's Junior Hockey World Cup for a record sixth time?

Ans. Germany

Note: In the title clash at New Delhi, defending champions Germany defeated France, 5-2 to retain the title.

Q17. India defeated which country by 48-39 in the Kabaddi World Cup in the final played at Guru Nanak Dev Stadium in Ludhiana, Punjab on 14 December 2013 retaining the title for fourth consecutive time?

Ans. Pakistan

Q18. Name the Union Labour Minister who passed away on 15 December 2013 after a prolonged illness in Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon, Haryana?

Ans. Sis Ram Ola

Q19. Who was on 13 December 2013 appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Andhra Bank?

Ans. CVR Rajendran

Q20. Which government was on 20 December 2013 felicitated by United Nations for effectively handling the Cyclone Phalin in October 2013?

Ans. Odisha

Q21. Environment Ministry issued a fresh order, following the in principle acceptance of the .............. committee report on 20 December 2013 and withdrawn 16 November 2013 notification relating to protection of Western Ghats?

Ans. Ksatrurirangan

Q22. Election Commission recognized which party as a state party and reserved symbol of broom in Delhi on 19 December 2013?

Ans. Aam Aadmi Party

Q23. Shivraj Singh Chouhan on 20 December 2013 resigned from the Vidisha assembly seat and retained the Budhni seat. He is the Chief Minister of which Indian State?

Ans. Madhya Pradesh

Note: He was elected from Budhni and Vidisha assembly segments in the recently concluded state assembly elections.

Q24. Cheteshwar Pujara slipped to seventh position in the batting list of the test matches that was released by ICC on 19 December 2013. Who topped the list?

Ans. A.B. de Villiers

Q25. Europe launched which satellite regarded as one of its most ambitious space missions in the history on a Soyuz rocket from Europe's Spaceport from the Kourou in French Guiana on 19 December 2013?

Ans. Gaia satellite

Note: It will map the precise positions and distances to more than a billion stars and is expected to give the first realistic picture of how the Milky Galaxy has been constructed.

Q26. Name the person who took part in the Great Train Robbery in Britain in 1963 died at the Carlton Court Care Home in East Barnet, north London on 18 December 2013 due to multiple strokes?

Ans. Ronnie Biggs

Note: The Great Train Robbery was called the Crime of the Century. The gang, of which Biggs was a part, escaped with 2.6 million pound (equivalent to 40 million pounds today) from the Glasgow to London mail train on 8 August 1963.

Q27. Which country won the boy’s and girl’s team titles in the Asia-Pacific junior golf championship at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC)?

Ans. India

Note: It was India’s first ever victory in the Asia Pacific Junior Golf Championship.

Q28. Which day was observed on 18 December 2013 across the Nation to create awareness on rights of minorities?

Ans. Minorities Rights Day

Note: The day is celebrated to protect rights of the minority communities as well as bringing the better understanding among religious minorities in India.

Q29. Name the bill passed by the Lok Sabha on 18 December 2013 which seeks to establish an anti-corruption watchdog that will have in its purview even the office of Prime Minister?

Ans. Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill, 2013

Note: Earlier, the Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha on 17 December 2013 after some amendments.

Q30. Name the head of Travancore royal family who ruled south Kerala before Independence died on 16 December 2013 due to cardiac arrest?

Ans. Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma

Q31. The Inflation in India reached 7.52 percent, the highest in 14 months since September 2012 during the month of November 2013?

Ans. 7.52 percent

Q32. Union Cabinet on 16 December 2013 approved which bill, aimed to prevent and tackle the communal violence in the country and punish the perpetrators of the violence?

Ans. Prevention of Communal Violence Bill 2013

Q33. Who has won the IMET Open 2013 squash tournament held in the Slovakian capital Bratislava on 16 December 2013?

Ans. Mahesh Mangaonkar

Q34. Who has been elected as the Chile President for a second time by a wide margin on 15 December 2013?

Ans. Michelle Bachelet

Q35. Who was approved as Prime Minister by Somalian Parliament in December 2013?

Ans. Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed

Q36. Name the country’s first telecommunication satellite launched by Bolivia on 20 December 2013?

Ans. Tupak Katari

Note: The satellite has been named upon an indigenous national hero, who fought the 18th century Spanish colonial rule.  

Q37. Cabinet approved free trade agreement between India and the ASEAN on 19 December 2013. Expand ASEAN?

Ans. Association of South East Asian Nations

Q38. Who has been appointed as the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) for 2013-14 recently?

Ans. P.H. Parekh

Note: Bar Council of India is a statutory body  that regulates and represents the Indian bar. It was created by Parliament under the Advocates Act, 1961.

Q39. Who was appointed as chairman and managing director (CMD) of India Infrastructure Finance Co. Ltd (IIFCL)?

Ans. S.B. Nayar

Note: IIFCL is a state-owned firm that funds infrastructure projects.

Q40. Who has been appointed as the Secretary General of Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) in December 2013?

Ans. Puneet Kumar

Note: He is a Kerala cadre IAS officer.

Q41. Name the British businessman turned author who died on 19 December 2013 at the age of 67 in Northumberland?

Ans. Paul Torday

Q42. Which city was ranked top in public transport among Indian cities, according to a study of the International Association of Public Transport (UTIP) released on 16 December 2013?

Ans. Kolkata

Q43. Name the former Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court who has been appointed as Chairman of the Karnataka State Human Rights Commission (KSHRC)?

Ans. Darmar Murugensan

Q44. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on 17 December 2013 unveiled the first indigenously developed thalassaemia and sickle cell anaemia testing kit. Which Institute has developed the kit?

Ans. National Institute of Immuno Haematology (NIIH) in Mumbai

Q45. Who was awarded Itihas Ratna from Asiatic Society Bihar on 17 December 2013?

Ans. Bipan Chandra

Note: Bipan Chandra is the fourth historian to be honoured with the Itihas Ratna by the society.

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ICICI Bank Probationary Officers Recruitment - May 2014 & August 2014 Batch

ICICI Bank Probationary Officers Recruitment - May 2014 & August 2014 Batch

ICICI Bank has invited application for its Probationary Officer Training Programme and Recruitment for the year 2014 May and August batches. As ICICI is a private sector bank, IBPS Score is not required to apply. Last date for online application is upto 10th January 2014.

What is this ICICI PO Training Programme 2014 ?

The ICICI Bank has been conducting this programme since the year 2007. In this program the bank will select some candidates for the Probationary Officers posts. Thsoe candidates will undergo 7 months of intensive residential classroom training and 5 months of internship (first internship will be for 2 months and second internship will be for 3 months) with a stipend. The fee for the training is Rs. 3,37,080/- (the bank will give you a loan at a subsidized interest rate of 2.5% p.a). After the training and two internships are over the bank will appoint you as Assistant Managers (Band I).

Selection Process: The selection will be through a multi-stage selection process comprising of:

· Online Aptitude test

· Online Psychometric Assessment

· Case-based Group Discussion (GD)

· Personal Interview (PI)

*The GD and PI (only for those applicants who will clear the GD) will be concluded on the same day

The Aptitude Test is likely to be held in January/February 2014 followed by Group Discussions/Interviews in February/March 2014 for the applicants who clear the Aptitude Test. The selection will be based on a multi-stage process.

Eligibility Criteria :

Education Qualification : Graduates with 55% (Aggregate) marks in any discipline.

Age : 25 Years (as on 10th January 2014)

Last date to apply for this programme  : 10th January 2014

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Know about Tejas: India's indigenously-developed Tejas fighter jet

Know about Tejas: India's indigenously-developed Tejas fighter jet

>> The Tejas is a light fighter aircraft developed by India.

>> It will replace the MiG-21 series of aircraft.

>> A single seater, single engine aircraft, Tejas boasts of many stealth features which prevent the aircraft from being tracked.

>> Lacking a horizontal tail plane, and with a single vertical tail fin, this fighter is designed for enhanced manoeuvrability.

>> Made of composite materials, which weigh less than a fifth of metal, it has a gross weight of just about nine tonnes.

>> All weapons are carried on one or more of seven slots, with total capacity of around 4,000 kg.

>> It is also most cost effective with price ranging between Rs.170 and Rs180 crore, almost a third of similar fourth generation aircraft.

>> Tejas seeks to mark India's entry into the 10-tonne aircraft category, and marks India's entry into a select group of nations that can build such flying machines from scratch.

>> The project has been developed at a cost of nearly Rs.10,000 crore.

>> It is likely to go into series production and be inducted into the Air Force in the first half of 2014.

>> Equipped with GE engines, efforts are on to use Indian Kaveri engines on it.

>> Tejas is the second supersonic fighter developed indigenously by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) after the HAL Marut.

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Current Affairs and General Knowledge Quiz: 21 Dec 2013

Current Affairs and General Knowledge Quiz: 21 Dec 2013

1) Which Indian batsman hit century against South Africa on 20-Dec-2013 in the second innings of first test being played at Johannesburg, thus becoming the first Indian batsman to post three hundreds in Tests in 2013?

(A) Virat Kohli

(B) Cheteshwar Pujara

(C) Rohit Sharma

(D) M S Dhoni

2) On 21st July 1969, at which site did Neil Armstrong set his foot on the Moon?

(A)Sea of Waves

(B)Sea of Clouds

(C)Sea of Serenity

(D)Sea of Tranquility

3) Environment Ministry on 20 December 2013 issued a fresh order, following the in principle acceptance of the ...............committee report which relates to protecting of Western Ghats?

(A) Swaminathan

(B) Deepak Parekh

(C) Ksatrurirangan

(D) Gadgil

4) Which city is served by the Veer Savarkar Airport?

(A)Nasik

(B)Nagpur

(C)Mumbai

(D)Port Blair

5) Who was appointed as the first woman managing director of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) by the Government recently?

(A) Naina Lal Kidwai

(B) Usha Ananthasubramanian

(C) Arundhati Bhattacharya

(D) Usha Sangwan

6) Which disease, named after a Japanese city where it was first observed, is caused by severe Mercury poisoning?

(A)Argyria

(B)Minamata

(C)Itai-itai

(D)Devon colic

7) Election Commission recognized which party as a state party and reserved symbol of broom in Delhi on 19 December 2013?

(A) Aam Aadmi Party

(B) People's Party

(C)  Aam Janta Party

(D) RJD

8) In which state is the Kanchenjunga, the second highest mountain peak in India, located?

(A)Sikkim

(B)Jammu & Kashmir

(C)Himachal Pradesh

(D)Uttarakhand

9) Name the Environment Minister of India who resigned apparently for being drafted into Congress party work ahead of the Lok Sabha polls on 21-Dec-2013?

(A) Jayaram Ramesh

(B) Jayanthi Natarajan

(C) Gulam Nabi Azad

(D) Sachin Pilot

10) From the Constitution of which country was the concept of the Fundamental Rights in the Indian Constitution borrowed?

(A)Australia

(B)South Africa

(C)United Kingdom

(D)United States of America

Answers

1) Ans. (B) Cheteshwar Pujara

2) Ans. (D)Sea of Tranquility

3) Ans. (C) Ksatrurirangan

4) Ans. (D)Port Blair

5) Ans. (D) Usha Sangwan

6) Ans. (B)Minamata

7) Ans. (A) Aam Aadmi Party

8) Ans. (A)Sikkim

9) Ans. (B) Jayanthi Natarajan

10) Ans. (D)United States of America

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Corporation Bank Recruitment for 192 Specialist Officer Posts

Corporation Bank has invited application for the recruitment of 192 Specialist Officer Posts. Eligible candidates can apply through online from 20-12-2013 to 06-01-2014. Other details like age limit, educational qualification, application fee details, selection process and how to apply are given below…

Corporation Bank Vacancy Details:

Number of Vacancies: 192

Names of Posts: Specialist Officer

Name of the Cadre:

1. Company Secretory: 02 Posts

2. Fire Officer: 01 Post

3. Marketing Officer: 100 Posts

4. Foreign Exchange Manager: 33 Posts

5. Secruity Manager: 14 Posts

6. Information Security Auditor: 12 Posts

7. Risk Manager: 10 Posts

8. HR Manager: 08 Posts

9. Economist: 08 Posts

10. Industrial Relation Manager: 03 Posts

11. Librarian: 01 Post

Age Limit: Candidates age should be minimum 21 years for all posts and maximum 45 years for post 1, 11, 35 years for posts 2 to 4, 6 to 10 and 40 years for post 5. Age relaxations are applicable as per the rules.

Educational Qualification: Candidate should be a qualified company secretary – ACS/ FCS with membership of ICSI, New Delhi with relevant experience for post 1, Graduate of the Institute of Fire Engineers with intimate knowledge of Hydrant System, Fire Detection System, Sprinkler Systems and Evacuation Problems for post 2, Full time MBA or PG Degree / Diploma in Management for Post 3, Graduation/ PG in any discipline for post 4, 5, Graduation with CISA and/ CISSP certificates for Post 6, 2 years PG Degree/ PG DM with specialization in HRM/ MBA and PM/ IR/ Labour Laws for post 7, 10, Graduation with PG Degree in Economics/ Econometric for post 8 and Masters Degree, M. Phil in Library Information Science for post 11.

Selection Process: Candidates will be selected based on Online Examination, Group Discussion and Interview.

Application Fee: Candidates need to pay Rs. 100/- for SC/ ST/ PWD candidates and Rs. 600/- for all others through online/ offline.

How to Apply: Eligible candidates can apply through online from the web site http://www.corpbank.com/ from 20-12-2013 to 06-01-2014.

Important Dates:

Date of Online Registration: 20-12-2013 to 06-01-2014.

Payment of Application Fee (Online): 20-12-2013 to 06-01-2014.

Payment of Application Fee (Offline): 20-12-2013 to 10-01-2014.

Download of Call letter for Examination: After 07-02-2014.

Date of Online Examination (Tentative): 22-02-2014.

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UPSC NDA and Naval Academy Examination-I 2014

Union Public Service Commission has issued much awaited recruitment notification for National Defense Academy (NDA) 2014 examination inviting Online Applications for filling up 300+ vacancies in Army, Navy and Air Force through UPSC NDA & NA 1. Eligible & Interested Candidates may apply Online on or before 20/01/2014. Check more details below.

 

National Defence Academy: 320 Posts

Army: 208 posts

Navy: 42 posts

Air Force: 70 posts

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

Educational Qualification :

For Army wing of National Defence Academy : 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination conducted by a State Education Board or a University.

For Air Force and Naval Wings of National Defence Academy and for the 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme at the Indian Naval Academy : 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent with Physics and Mathematics conducted by a Slate Education Board or a University.

Application Fees :

Rs.100/- pay through online or offline mode (SBI Bank). No fee for SC/ST Candidates.

How to Apply :

Candidates are required to apply online through www.upsconline.nic.in on or before 20/01/2014 till 11:59 PM.

Important Dates :

Starting Date for Submission of Online Application : 21/12/2013

Last Date for Submission of Online Application : 20/01/2014

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