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.

View Official Notification: Click Here

Apply Online: Click Here

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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.

View official notification: Click Here

Apply Online: Click Here (will be active from 05.01.15)

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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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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 25 December 2014

1) Union Government observed Good Governance Day: Union Government observed 25 December 2014 as Good Governance Day. The day was observed to celebrate the 90th birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Most of the Union Ministries marked the day with e-governance initiatives, launch of new programmes and websites. Some dedicated existing initiatives to the nation, while others released year-end reviews of their programmes. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited his Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency, launching development activities and participating in the “Clean India” campaign.

2) Japan parliament re-elected Abe as prime minister: Japan's parliament re-elected Shinzo Abe on 24 December 2014 to serve another term as prime minister after his party won a snap election earlier this month. Abe won 328 votes out of the 470 cast by lawmakers in a special session of the lower house. Since the ruling Liberal Democrats hold only two lower house seats, two other lawmakers also cast votes for Abe. Following a similar vote by the upper house, Abe will name his cabinet, replacing only his defense minister.

3) India clinched gold in Under-16 Chess Olympiad: Top seeds India bagged the gold medal in the World Youth Under-16 Chess Olympiad at Gyor in Hungary in a tight contest recently. India beat Turkey 3.0-1.0 in the 10th and final round to clinch the title ahead of Russia and Iran at the FIDE tournament held at the University of West Hungary.

4) Govt to introduce alfa-numeric code for jewellery soon: The central government is “actively considering” introduction of a nine-digit alphanumeric identity code for every jewellery item manufactured in India, to fix purity and traceability. The code is proposed to be encrypted on every ornament. The major aim is to protect consumers from being duped, through tracing of the origin, certifying and assaying of ornaments. At present, some organised retailers sell ornaments with the Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) hallmark, at a premium to local jewellers.

5) Commemorative postage stamp on Kuka Movement released: Government has released a commemorative postal stamp to highlight heroic deeds of those engaged in 1857 Kuka movement of the Namdhari Sikhs against the British rule. It was released by Union minister for Communication and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad in New Delhi. This movement marked the first major anti British reaction and its new political order initiated in 1849 among the people in the Punjab in 1857. 

6) After 20 years government decided to print 1 rupee paper notes: Government is keen to start printing Rs. 1 notes after a gap of almost two decades. The Government has notified ‘Printing of One Rupee Currency Notes Rules, 2015’, which will come into effect from January 1, 2015. Due to higher cost and for freeing capacity to print higher denomination notes, printing Rs.1 note was discontinued in November 1994, followed by Rs. 2 in February 1995, and Rs.5 in November 1995. Since then, only coins have been issued for these denominations. However, old notes are still in circulation and remain legal tender. As before, the new one rupee note will have the signature of the Finance Secretary.

7) Government launched 'Mission Indradhanush' for children vaccination: The government has launched 'Mission Indradhanush' that aims to cover all un-vaccinated or partially vaccinated children by the year 2020, against seven vaccine preventable diseases. The diseases that come under the mission launched by the Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on 'Good Governance Day' are diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, polio, tuberculosis, measles and hepatitis B.

8) Reliance Capital to open a new bank in India in association with Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui: Reliance Capital, the Anil Ambani-led financial company, has sold a 2.8 per cent stake to Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank for Rs 371 crore to bolster its ambition of owning a bank as and when RBI kicks off on-tap licensing. Getting Japan's fourth-largest bank as a partner would add heft to such a bid, whenever it's made.

9) Amitabh Bachchan honoured with Yash Chopra Memorial Award: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has been conferred with the second Yash Chopra Memorial Award. Bachchan, 72, delivered his career's blockbusters with the ace filmmaker right from his first collaboration in 'Deewar', 'Kabhi Kabhie', 'Trishul', 'Kaala Patthar'. 'Silsila', 'Mohabatein' to 'Veera Zaara' and 'Bunty Aur Babli'.

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Computer Knowledge Questions for SBI Associate Banks Clerk Exam 2015

1. A kilobyte equals to how many bytes?

1) 1000 2) 1035 3) 100 4) 1008 5) 1024

2. The Central Processing Unit is an example of

1) peripheral device 2) an output unit 3) software 4) a program 5) hardware

3. CD-ROM stands for

1) Compactable Read Only Memory

2) Compact Data Read Only Memory

3) Compactable Disk Read Only Memory

4) Compact Disk Read Only Memory

5) Connected Disk Read Only Memory

4. Which of the following terms refers to the ability of a computer to automatically configure a new hardware component that is added to it?

1) Formatting 2) Multiprocessing 3) Multiprogramming 4) Multitasking 5) Plug and play

5. Free hard-disk space used to extend the capacity of RAM is termed

1) Cache 2) Flash memory 3) ROM 4) Virtual memory 5) Volatile

6. Making illegal copies of copyrighted software is called

1) collaboration 2) software piracy 3) electronic distribution 4) browsing 5) software legacy

7. What is loading the operating system into a personal computer called?

1) Booting 2) Prompting 3) Paging 4) Interrupting 5) Readying

8. Which of the following is not an example of application software?

1) Database software 2) Graphics software 3) Operating system software 4) Spreadsheet software 5) Word processing software

9) Pie-charts are typically created by using which of the following?

1) Browser software 2) Database software 3) Desktop-publishing software 4) Word-processing software 5) Spreadsheet software

10) The computer to which a user’s computer connects in order to access the internet is called a

1) notebook 2) PDA 3) supercomputer 4) server 5) laptop

Answers

1) Ans. 5) 1024

2) Ans. 5) hardware

3) Ans. 4) Compact Disk Read Only Memory

4) Ans. 5) Plug and play

5) Ans. 4) Virtual memory

6) Ans. 2) software piracy

7) Ans. 1) Booting

8) Ans. 3) Operating system software

9) Ans. 5) Spreadsheet software

10) Ans. 4) server

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