Daily GK Update - 13th December 2014

1. Dineshwar Sharma has been appointed as the next chief of Intelligence Bureau(IB). 

i. A 1979-batch IPS officer of Kerala cadre known for keeping a low profile. 


ii. Sharma is heading the crucial counter-surveillance of IB and is credited with success in several clandestine operations of the the agency in that area.
iii.Sharma, who hails from Bihar, will succeed Syed Asif Ibrahim whose tenure ends on December 31.
iv.Sharma has served at various desks in Intelligence Bureau since he was posted in the organisation in 1991 which includes Kashmir, Northeast besides stints in Lucknow.

2. Ruhi Singh won Miss Universal Peace & Humanity 2014.

i. Ruhi Singh of India was in news because she won Miss Universal Peace & Humanity 2014 at Beirut, Lebanon.
ii. She is the first person to win this pageant from India and she won the pageant among the 145 other countries.
iii. Rebecca Boggiano from Australia finished as first runner-up and Sofia Alkhadra from Palestine was the second runner-up.


3. Asha Bhosle awarded DIFF Lifetime Achievement Award 2014

i. Playback singer Asha Bhosle on 10 December 2014 was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 11th Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) held in Dubai.
ii. She received the award for her decades of dedication to Indian Film Industry.
iii. Along with her, another Egyptian actor Nour El-Sherif was also received the DIFF Lifetime Achievement Award for his work on over 100 films.

4. Oil India signs contract for two oil blocks in Myanmar

i. Oil India Ltd, the second largest state explorer, has signed contract for two offshore oil and gas blocks it had bagged in Myanmar.

ii. OIL along with its consortium partners signed Production Sharing Contract (PSC) with Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE) for two offshore blocks M4 and YEB at Nay Pyi Taw.
iii. A total of 30 blocks (11 shallow water and 19 deepsea) were put on offer in this bidding round. OIL and partners bid for three offshore blocks M-4, M-8 and YEB and won two of them.


5. ONGC declares interim dividend, notifies 3 discoveries.


i. State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) on Saturday announced three new oil and gas discoveries in Krishan Godavari Basin and Mumbai offshore and said it will pay its shareholders an interim dividend of 100 per cent.
ii. “The total payout on this account will be Rs 4,277.75 crore out of which the Government of India will receive Rs 2948.08 crore on its shareholding. In addition, dividend distribution tax of Rs 855.55 crore.
iii. ONGC said it has made three discoveries — one in deepwater KG Basin off the east coast, second in Mumbai offshore basin off the west coast and the third in Cauvery basin in the southern onland part of the country.

6. India’s Forex reserves down $1.64 billion.

i. According to the RBI’s weekly statistical supplement, foreign currency assets, the biggest component of the Forex reserves, plunged $867.4 million at $289.95 billion in the week under review.

ii. The foreign currency assets had risen $1.42 billion at $290.82 billion in the week under review (Nov 28).
iii. The value of special drawing rights (SDRs) was lower by $21.6 million at $4.20 billion.
iv. Gold reserves for the week under review were down by $753.2 million at $18.98 billion.

7. Lima talks: New draft text introduced without consultation.

i. Former Vice President of the Unites States Al Gore, former President of Mexico Felipe Calderon, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Peru's President Ollanta Humala, and Peru's Environment Minister and President of the COP, Manuel Pulgar Vidal, gathered at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Lima, Peru.

ii. Delegates from more than 190 countries are meeting in Lima, to work on drafts for a global climate deal that is supposed to be adopted next year in Paris.
iii. Developing countries have been opposing the mitigation centric approach of the developed countries which are not ready to commit to financial targets or technology transfer.

8. Australia defeated India in a thriller.

i. Australia defeated India in the first test of the  Border-Gavaskar trophy in Adelaide.
ii. Virat Kohli scored a fighting hundred but in vain as was outshown by Nathan Lyon's 11 wickets haul.
iii. Australia is now 1-0 up in the series with the next match to be played at Gabba.

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GK Questions Asked in IBPS Clerk Exam 13th December: Morning & Evening Shifts

GK Questions Asked in IBPS Clerk Exam 13th December: Morning Shift

Dear students, here we are posting some of the questions of GK and computer section which was asked in today's IBPS Clerk Exam (Morning Shift).

1. What is the full form of NAV? - Net Asset Value
2. What is the use of KYC ? - Anti Money Laundring
3. Richard Flanagan is the citizen of which country?- Australia
4. What is the capital of saudi arabia? - Riyadh
5. Narendra modi is the second prime minister who gave speech in Hindi in UN, first was ? - Atal Bihari Vajpayee
6. What is the constituency of Nitin Gadkari?- Nagpur 
7. Verge e mail provided by which company?- IBM
8. What is the currency of Brazil – Real
9. What is the full form of IPO? – Initial Public Offering
10. Who is the Science and Technology Minister ? – Harsh Vardhan
11. Air Force Day – 8th October
12. UNDP Headquarter – New York
13. Women Kabaddi Team got which medal in the recent Asian games? - Gold Medal
14. Seema Poonia related to which sports? – Discus Throw
15. Interest on Saving Account is given on ?– Daily basis
16. Who won Nobel Prize in Literature 2014 ?- Patrick Modiano
17. Tintu Luka related to which Sports? – Athletics
18. Who topped in Asian Games medals tally?– China
19. Which one is not a monetary tool? – Base Rate
20. Gujarat govt. declared Vadodara as ?– State Cultural Capital
21. What is the full form of GIGO? – Garbage In, Garbage Out
22. What is the full form of PDF?- Portable Document Format
23. MS DOS is – Command Based OS
24. What is the full form of BIOS ? – Basic Input Output System
25. What is the full form of ECS ? - Electronic Clearing System
26. What is the option to go at the end of the page? - Ctrl + End
27. Which of the following is an operating System ? - Windows 8
28. Which is the option to go to the first line of the page ? - Ctrl + home
29. What is the theme of SAARC smmit 2014?- 'Deeper Integration for Peace and Prosperity'

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GK Questions Asked in IBPS Clerk Exam 13th December 2014(Evening Shift)

 GK and computer  section which was asked in today's IBPS Clerk Exam (Evening Shift). 

1. Swacch Bharat logo is design by?- Anant Khasbardar
2. What is the fullform of FCCB?-Foreign Currency Convertible Bond 
3. Richard flanagan won the men's Booker 2014 for which book?- The Narrow road to deep north.
4. John O' keefe awarded the noble prize in which stream? -Medicine 
5. Who won Euromoney award? - Raghuram rajan
6. Pankaj Advani is related to which sports?- Billiards
7. What is the capital Canada?- Ottawa
8. What is the currency of Indonesia?- Indonesian Rupiah
9. Who won Shanti Swarup award in medicine?- Anurag Aggarwal
10. Pakistan tie up in millitary with which country recently?- China
11. National dairy Development Board is located in?-Anand in Gujrat
12. Unbreakable is the autobiography of whom?- Marykom
13. What is the full form PDF?- Portable Document Format
14. Which one is biggest among TB,GB,MB,KB?- TB
15. Which one is an input device?-Joystick
16. What is the full form of RTGS?-Real Time Gross Settlement
17. Docx is an extension of which type of file?- Word Document
18. What is the shortcut of making a word italic in word ?- Ctrl+I
19. Where is the headquarter of UNIDO?- Vienna
20. According to 2011 Census most of the slums is in which city?- Mumbai
21. Which players are inducted in Bradman Hall of fame?- Sachin Tendulkar and Steve Waugh
22. What is the minimum validity of KVP?- 2 years and 6 months

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Daily GK Update - 12th Dec 2014

1. Anurag Jain appointed as joint Secretary. 

i. Senior IAS officer Anurag Jain was appointed as the Joint Secretary in Prime Minister's Office (PMO) of India.

ii.A 1989 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, is presently working as Joint Secretary in Department of Financial Services under the Finance Ministry.
iii. He has held various posts in the state including Collector, Bhopal and Secretary to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

2. CBI arrests West Bengal Minister Madan Mitra in Saradha scam.

i.  Central Bureau of Investigation arrested West Bengal Transport Minster and senior Trinamool Congress leader Madan Mitra.
ii. CBI has arrested Madan Mitra, a Cabinet Minister in the Government of West Bengal on prima facie evidence of criminal conspiracy, cheating and misappropriation as well as deriving undue financial benefits from the Saradha Scam.
iii.Other than allegations of pressurising Saradha chairman and managing director Sudipta Sen, Mr. Mitra has publicly endorsed the Saradha group.

3.Tata Power acquired 540 MW thermal power plant for 3000 crore rupees.

i. Tata Power on acquired 540-megawatt (MW) thermal power plant in Maharashtra for 3000 crore rupees.
ii. The thermal plant was acquired from the promoters of IRB Infrastructure. With this deal, Tata Power aimed to increase its total capacity to 8885 MW.
iii. Tata Power used to be the nation's biggest private sector electricity producer but overtook by Adani power recently.

4.Delhi HC banned Xiaomi to sell phones in India over patent issue with Ericcson.

i. Delhi High Court on 10 December 2014 banned Xiaomi to sell phones in India over patent issue with Ericsson.
ii. The High Court ordered Xiaomi to not bring any new phones into India nor sell or advertise them here unless it resolves the legal issues surrounding its operations.

5. LS passes bill on coal block allocations.

i. Lok Sabha passed a bill which provides for fresh auction of 204 coal blocks de-allocated by the Supreme Court in September with the government allaying apprehensions of some parties that the legislation would lead to privatisation of the sector.

ii. The Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Bill, which replaces and Ordinance promulgated in October, was passed by voice vote overcoming demands by some opposition parties it be sent to the Parliamentary Standing Committee for closer scrutiny.

iii. The Bill provides for "allocation of coal mines and vesting of the right, title and interest in and over the land and mine infrastructure, together with mining leases, to successful bidders and allottees through a transparent bidding process.

6. 22 states, UTs support bill to prevent 'honour killings'.

i. As many as 22 states and Union Territories have supported a Law Commission recommendation to bring a bill to prevent 'honour killings', but govt on refused to fix a timeline to put in place a legal framework, saying a decision will be taken after due consultations.

ii. Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda informed the Lok Sabha on Thursday that the policy decision to enact a legislation on the issue will be taken after considering the comments of all states and holding consultations with the stakeholders.

iii. In its 2001 report, the panel, then headed by Justice P V Redi, had recommended brining a bill "to provide for, in the interests of protecting individual liberty and preventing victimisation, prohibition of unlawful assemblies and other conduct interfering with the freedom of matrimonial alliances in the name of honour and tradition and for the matters connected therewith or incidental thereto."

7. Essar gets $1-bn loans, $8-bn crude.

i. Russian President Vladimir Putin, offered the Ruias-promoted Essar Group a $1-billion credit line and an $8-billion crude supply contract.

ii. The steel-to-oil Indian conglomerate signed two separate agreements with St Petersburg-based Vneshtorgbank (VTB) and Moscow-based Rosneft.
iii. Andrey Kostin, President and chairman of VTB Bank Management Board, signed a memorandum of understanding with Shashi Ruia, co-founder of Essar Group, to provide a credit facility of up to $1 billion.
iv. The financing follows the $1.2-billion successful transaction arranged in the first half of 2014 by VTB Capital.

8. India to face Pak in CT semifinal.

i. A cracker of a contest is on the cards when a confident India takes on a resurgent Pakistan in what promises to be a battle of attrition between the two traditional rivals at the Hero Champions Trophy hockey tournament.

ii. The match also provides India an opportunity to avenge their defeat at the hands of Pakistan in the bronze medal match in the last edition of the elite eight-nation tournament held at Melbourne in 2012.
iii. Going by present form and record, India definitely will enjoy an upper-hand over their neighbours.

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SBI Clerk 2014 - Interview Experience

Hello students,
Here we are sharing you all the Interview Experience of SBI Clerk 2014 of one of the BA Reader. Hope you like the post!!!

Name :-  Rahul kailash Malviya
Place :-   Nagpur, MH (Near railway station, SBI zone)
Profession:- BE computer technology KITS College Ramtek - 441106
Date :- 11/12/2014
Time :- 9 Am

First of all, the staff there were very friendly and treated the candidates well.

I reached the venue by 8.30 AM. We were asked to sit in a waiting area according to our panel number. There they asked us to arrange the documents in following order.

• Date of Birth Proof
• One original bio data with all the photocopies of certificates
• Xth, XIIth marksheet and diploma
• Professional degree
• Caste certificate ( state and central must)
• Caste validity
• 2 character certificates (Gazetted officer/ Head principal  MUST),
• ID proof. All these things with originals too
• 4 bio data copies

NOTE:
For OBC Candidate -
1. Non creamy layer validity start onward april 2014 is must. If not, then create problem for you.
2. If central caste certificate is not with you don't worry, you have to fill undertaking form 

NOTE 2: 
Just fill bio data form, if any column is left as you r not eligible for that just fill it with "----NA----"
Just put thumb impression 
Take gazette officer sign on identity certificate column
After that take 4 photocopies and paste photo in all five form and cross sign across it

NOTE3: 
You have to make self attestation on all copies of document only. not on Original Bio-Data and four copies of it.

Interview:
Interview for morning session began at around 12.30 pm after the panel members done with their lunch.

Mine was panel II

I entered the room & saw 5 persons were sitting inside ( 4 Mr. & 1 Ms.). I greeted them, they smiled & told me to take the sit.

M1- Asked my name.
Me - Rahul Kailash Malviya
   
M1- What is the name of Central Bank of India?
Me - Answered

M1- What are you doing after graduation in 2012 till now?
Me - Preparing for bank exam and also completed some courses.

M1- OK

M1 - Tell me about SBI.
M2 - Asked me about my hobbies.
M2 - As I am Engineer they asked me, why do you want to join banking sector ?

Me - Answered all!

M5 - If price rate will increase, what will happen?
M3 - What is bank according to you ?
M4 - Tell me about NPA

Me - Answered all!

M1 - Any idea about internet banking
Me - Answered

Then he asked do you know mobile banking, right now in your mobile is this service available
Me - No sir, as i am using only internet banking.

M1 - What type of services provided by internet banking?
Me - Checking balance, online fund transfer, etc.

M1- Is there any type of bill payment service?
Me - Yes sir ( This question asked me as I forgot to tell about bill payment service)

M1- Tell me about nomination.
Me - Answered

M1- If any one person is in hospital & he urgently need money and he told another one to take his money as he is nominated that person as nominee , is  bank will give money to that person
Me - Sorry, I dont know

M1 - In which bank your account is present?
Me - Answered

M2- Do you have any checking account?
Me - No

M3 - Asked me question about passbook
M1- Tell me about your town
M2 - Who is president of USA?
And finally he asked me
M2 - Who is president of russia, where is he right now?
Me - Answered

Ok ! Thank you :)

My interview was around 12-15 mins. Overall it was good.

Advice : 
Be simple as you can
HRs are very friendly and do not give answer fastly as they give lot of time to answer
Do not lie. 

All the Best !

Cheers,
Rahul kailash Malviya

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Daily GK update - 11th December 2014

1.    Ebola fighters named Time's 2014 'Person of the Year'

i. The countless doctors, nurses and caregivers at the forefront of battling one of the worst ever outbreaks of the deadly Ebola virus, were collectively named as Time magazine's 2014 'Person of the Year'.

ii. The 'Ebola fighters' have been awarded for their "tireless acts of courage and mercy" and for "risking, persisting, sacrificing and saving". 
iii. Time's editors unveiled the winner of the annual honour selecting the Ebola fighters from an initial list of 50 world leaders on Wednesday, business heads and record-breaking artists that was narrowed down to a shortlist of eight this week. 
iv. "Ebola is a war, and a warning. The global health system is nowhere close to strong enough to keep us safe from infectious disease, and 'us' means everyone, not just those in faraway places where this is one threat among many that claim lives every day. 
v. "The rest of the world can sleep at night because a group of men and women are willing to stand and fight. For tireless acts of courage and mercy, for buying the world time to boost its defences, for risking, for persisting, for sacrificing and saving, the Ebola fighters are Time's 2014 Person of the Year," Editor Nancy Gibbs said explaining the publication's reasoning behind the choice. 
vi. Time had conducted a separate online poll in which it gave a chance to its readers to select who they think should win the title of Person of the Year. 


Note: The readers' poll was won by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had secured more than 16 percent of the almost five million votes cast. 

2.    Kailash Satyarthi, Malala Yousafzai receive Nobel Peace Prize

i. India’s Kailash Satyarthi received the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014 today, sharing it with Pakistan’s Malala Yousafzai, the youngest ever Nobel laureate, for their work on promoting child rights in the troubled sub-continent, where millions are deprived of their childhood and education.
ii. “Satyarthi and Yousafzai are precisely the people whom Alfred Nobel in his will calls ‘champions of peace’,” Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Thorbjorn Jagland said in his speech before awarding them the prize.
iii. “A young girl and a somewhat older man, one from Pakistan and one from India, one Muslim, the other Hindu; both symbols of what the world needs: more unity. Fraternity between the nations!,” he added.
iv. Satyarthi, 60, who gave up his job as an electrical engineer to run an NGO for rescuing children from forced labour and trafficking, and 17-year-old Malala, who survived a near-fatal Taliban attack two years ago with determination advocating education for girls, were named by the Nobel Peace Prize Committee for the prestigious award on October 10.
v. They received the Nobel medal which is 18 carat green gold plated with 24 carat gold and weighs around 175 grams.
vi. They will share $1.1 million prize money.

3.    Russia agrees with India to construct 12 nuclear reactors

i. Russia's state-owned Rosatom said it would supply 12 nuclear energy reactors for India over 20 years, under an agreement aimed at boosting nuclear energy cooperation signed by the two countries during a summit in New Delhi on Thursday.
ii. A 1,000-megawatt reactor is operating at the Russian-built Kudankulam power station in India's Tamil Nadu district, with a second due to come on stream in 2015.
iii. Russian President Vladimir Putin had been pushing for Rosatom to increase the number of reactors it could supply to as many as 25.
iv. Indian officials say that a total of six reactors will be built at Kudankulam, with a further six to follow at a site that has not yet been determined.

4.    Global economy to grow over 3% in 2015, 2016:UN

i. The global economy will grow by more than 3 percent in 2015 and 2016 however the growth will be uneven in some regions, predicts the United Nations.
ii. The UN's annual economic report yesterday said that growth edged up in 2014 at an estimated 2.6 percent. The UN is forecasting 3.1 percent economic growth in 2015 and 3.3 percent growth in 2016.
iii. The World Economic Situation and Prospects 2015 report says business investment will be a major driver in the United States, growth in the world's least developed economies will exceed the global average, and strong household consumption will keep East Asia the world's fastest growing region.
iv. Among developed economies, the report says the United States will see 2.8 percent growth in 2015 and 3.1 percent in 2016. 

5.    India likely to improve economic growth to 6.3% in 2016: UN

i. A United Nations report has said that India's economic growth is expected to improve to 6.3 per cent in the next two years, with the country leading the economic recovery in the South Asian region.
ii. The UN World Economic Situation and Prospects, WESP, 2015 report, released today says India is likely to make progress in implementing economic policy reforms and help in providing support to business and consumer confidence. This economic growth is despite the continuing financial crisis and the emergence of new challenges, including geopolitical conflicts such as in Ukraine, and the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
iii. The report also says that India is estimated to record a 5.4 percent economic growth this year and its GDP will improve to 5.9 per cent next year and to 6.3 per cent in 2016.

6.    Bhutan became 181st member of MIGA, agency of World Bank

i. Bhutan on 8 December 2014 became the 181st member of Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA).
ii. MIGA is the political risk insurance and credit enhancement arm of the World Bank Group.
iii. Bhutan has fulfilled all of its membership requirements to become the member of MIGA. 

Benefits of becoming a member
i. The move will allow the private sector and corporations of a country to explore external commercial borrowing (ECB).
ii. Once a member of MIGA, the private sector and corporations in the country will have the option of directly applying to MIGA for issuance of guarantee to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).
iii. MIGA’s guarantee can help investors obtain access to ECB with improved financial terms and conditions.

7.    Pioneer of home video game console Ralph Henry Baer died

i. The pioneer of home video game console Ralph Henry Baer died on 6 December 2014 in Manchester following a brief illness. He was 92.
ii. He was famously known as the Father of Video Games due to his contributions to video game industry.

8.    Randhir Singh appointed as honorary member of IOC

i. Randhir Singh was appointed as an honorary member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). He was appointed as the honorary member during the IOC session in Monaco held from 8 December 2014 to 9 December 2014.
ii. He was named for the honorary membership of the IOC after he served IOC as a full member from India from 2001 to 2014.
iii. Randhir Singh is the second Indian to become an honorary member of the IOC after Ashwini Kumar. Ashwini Kumar was also given the membership after serving as full IOC member from India.

9.    Pakistan beat Netherlands 4-2 in quarter-final of Champions Trophy Hockey

i. Pakistan becomes the first team to enter the semi finals of ongoing Hockey Champions Trophy tournament at Bhubaneswar. They beat The Netherlands 4-2 in the quarter finals.
ii. The quarter final match between Argentina and Australia is underway. Later in the evening, India will fight for a semi final spot as they take on Belgium in the quarterfinals.
iii. The match will begin at 7.30 pm. All India Radio will broadcast the live commentary of the match. In other quarter final fixtures, England will face Germany in the evening.

10.  Adelaide Test, Day 3: India in comfortable position; Kohli hits ton

i. On third day of the Adelaide Cricket Test, India gets into a comfortable position against Australia. At the stumps India were 369 for the loss of five wickets in the first innings and now trail Australia by 148 runs.
ii. Skipper Virat Kohli struck a superb century that cruised India from early hiccups. Kohli paved the way for his 7th Test Century before he succumbed to Mitchell Johnson's bouncer at 115 runs. 
iii. Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane chipped in with half centuries. For Australia Mitchell Johnson and Nathan Lyon picked 2 wickets each. Earlier, in the morning hosts had declared their first innings at 517 for 7.

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Daily GK update - 10th December 2014

1.    Richard Rahul Verma confirmed as US Ambassador to India 

i. Richard Rahul Verma was on Wednesday unanimously confirmed as the next US Ambassador to India by the Senate, making him the first-ever Indian-American to hold the post.

ii. 46-year-old Verma's nomination was approved by the Senate by a voice vote, reflecting a sense of bi-partisan support to the Indo-US ties and showing his popularity among Senators across the aisle. 
iii. The Senate raced through his nomination process ahead of more than 50 ambassadorial nominations to make sure that he is in New Delhi when US President Barack Obama travels to India to be the chief guest at the Republic Day parade on January 26.
iv. Verma, who quietly played an important role in the Congressional passage of civil nuclear deal with India, had advocated for strong Indo-US ties when in the administration and recently started "India 2020" project at Centre for American Progress a top American-think tank.
v. He will replace Nancy Powell, who resigned in March after a damaging row over the treatment of diplomat Devyani Khobragade over visa fraud charges.
vi. The US Embassy in New Delhi is currently headed by charge d'affaires Kathleen Stephens.

2.    Human Rights Day observed globally on 10 December

i. Human Rights Day was observed globally on 10 December 2014.  The theme for the 2014 Human Rights Day is Human Rights 365. Ii. The theme was based on the idea that every day is Human Rights Day and everyone is entitled to basic human rights day.
iii. The day celebrates the fundamental proposition in the Universal Declaration that each one of us, everywhere, at all times is entitled to the full range of human rights, that human rights belong equally to each of us and bind us together as a global community with the same ideals and values.
iv. The date was chosen to honour the United Nations General Assembly's adoption and proclamation of Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) on 10 December 1948.
v. First Human Rights Day was celebrated in 1950.

3.    SBI launches first homegrown economic indicator

i. The State Bank of India has launched two indices namely the SBI Monthly Composite Index and the SBI Yearly Composite Index that will primarily track manufacturing activity and offer a forward-looking economic trends.
ii. SBI Chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya told reporters in Mumbai that the Index will analyse data from both manufacturing and services industries to determine expansion or contraction in the economy.
iii. Both these indices will fulfill complementary purposes such as month-on-month sentiment movement and year-on-year growth forecast, respectively.
iv. Currently, Markers at present depend on HSBC India Purchasing Managers' Index(PMI) and HSBC India Services Business Activity Index to get clues about economic trends. 

4.    India’s second most “up and coming” destination for expats: HSBC

i.  India has been ranked as the second most ‘up and coming’ destination – the countries that are getting better as a place to live and work in – for expats after China, says an HSBC survey.
ii. According to the Expat Explorer survey commissioned by HSBC Expat, emerging Asian economies are an attractive destination for challenge-seeking and adventurous expats, with 44 per cent of them saying they made the move for a new challenge.
iii. “India is likely to develop its industrial sector to catch up on infrastructure development, which will happen with the help of overseas funding. It’s natural to assume that the foreign funding will bring along foreign human expertise,” HSBC India Head of Retail Banking and Wealth Management Sanjiv Sud said.
iv. Indian economy is consistently growing above 5 per cent every year, and is expected to post a 7.3 per cent growth in 2016, according to HSBC.
v. Expats in China and in India are also the most confident and have a positive outlook on the local economy with 60 per cent of them sharing the feeling that their host country is getting better as a place to live and work, compared to the 32 per cent global average.

5.    India’s GDP may grow 5-6% in 2015: Moody’s

i. Indian economy is expected to pick up pace in 2015 and grow in the range of 5 to 6 per cent, helped by strong domestic demand, rating agency Moody’s today said.
ii. “India will have stronger GDP growth in 2015, which we forecast at 5-6 per cent, up from around 5 per cent in 2014,” Moody’s said in a report titled — 2015 Outlook-Global Credit Conditions.
iii. The country, it said, has benefited from a strong domestic demand base and diversified export market that give protection from the effects of a slowing Chinese economy and muted growth in the euro zone and Japan.

6.    BHEL commissioned Nyaborongo Hydro Power Plant in Rwanda

i. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) successfully commissioned a 28 MW Nyaborongo Hydro Electric Project in Rwanda on turnkey basis.
ii. With the commissioning of this project, the installed generating capacity of Republic of Rwanda has gone up by 24 percent from 119 MW to 147 MW
iii. BHEL's scope of work in the contract included turnkey execution for the Nyaborongo hydro power project comprising two hydro generating units of 14 MW each.

7.    Ministry of Railways inaugurated Wi-Fi broadband services at New Delhi railway station

i. Ministry of Railways inaugurated Wi-Fi broadband services at the New Delhi railway station on 8 December 2014.
ii. The Wi-Fi facility is being executed by RailTel, a Public Sector Undertaking of the Ministry of Railways.
iii. The RailWire powered Wi-Fi will give maximum speed of 1 mbps and the facility is free for first 30 minutes by registering on the Wi-Fi network through mobile.
iv. If user wants to use beyond 30 minutes then the user may purchase scratch cards priced at 25 rupees for 30 minutes and 35 rupees for 1 Hour and are valid for 24 hours.

8.    Azim Premji awarded Swiss Ambassador's Award

i. Chairman of Wipro Azim Premji was awarded Swiss Ambassador's Award in Mumbai. He was awarded for inspirational and socially responsible leadership.
ii. Switzerland ambassador Linus von Castelmur praised Azim Premji as a beacon of the corporate world who has maintained values such as tolerance, honesty and modesty.
iii. Swiss Ambassador's Award was constituted in 2010. The award recognises individuals who have contributed to the promotion of Indo-Swiss relations or have stood out for their exceptional role in society and industry.

9.    Veteran Journalist Piratla Venkateswarlu passed away

i.Veteran journalist Piratla Venkateswarlu passed away on 8 December 2014 in Narayanaguda following a brief illness. He was 74.
ii. Piratla began his career as a full-time Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker.
iii. He was the National Secretary of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the students’ wing of Bharatiya Janata Party.

10.  Pakistan 8th most dangerous country in the world: Report

i. A US-based intelligence think tank has placed Pakistan eighth in the list of the most dangerous countries in the world which is led by Iraq.
ii. Afghanistan, the only other South Asian country in the list, is placed fourth in the Country Threat Index, CTI compiled yesterday by Intel Center, a Washington-based company working for intelligence agencies.
iii. The rankings were prepared after examining the volume of terrorist and rebel alerts, messaging traffic, videos, photos, incidents and the number of killed and injured in a country over the past 30 days.
iv. The other countries in the top 10 are Nigeria (second), Somalia (third) followed by Yemen (fifth), Syria (sixth), Libya(seventh), Egypt (ninth) and Kenya (10th).

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Daily GK update - 9th December 2014

 1.    Modi wins TIME readers’ poll for ‘Person of the Year’

i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who did not make it to the final eight selected byTIME for the annual ‘Person of the Year’ title, has been hailed as one by its readers in an online poll conducted by the publication.
ii. Mr. Modi has been named winner of this year’s readers’ poll for TIME ‘Person of the Year’, securing more than 16 per cent of the almost five million votes cast.

iii. Protesters in Ferguson, who were demonstrating against a grand jury’s decision not to indict white police officer Darren Wilson who shot and killed unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in August ranked second with 9 per cent of the votes. TIME said “a strong showing of readers from India” helped drive Mr. Modi’s first-place finish.
iv. “More people from the country voted than from any other country, with the exception of the United States,” it said. Readers from more than 225 countries participated in the online poll, with U.S. votes leading the tally at 37 per cent, followed by India at 17 per cent, and Russia at 12 per cent.
v. TIME said Mr. Modi became Prime Minister in May after securing a landslide victory on a “platform of rebooting India’s stalling economy”. “But his detractors have questioned his past record,” it added.

Note: The annual honour, that has been bestowed by the magazine since 1927, goes to the person who “most influenced the news” during the year “for better or worse”. Mr. Modi was among the 50 global leaders, business chiefs and pop icons named as contenders for the annual honour.

2.    Govt bans all unregistered app-based taxi providers

i. The Centre has asked States to ensure that all unregistered taxi services cease operations for now, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said, after a female passenger reported she was raped by a driver contracted to US online cab company Uber in New Delhi.
ii. New Delhi had already decided to ban all unregistered internet taxi firms after the incident, a government official told Reuters earlier on Tuesday. Uber has been operating in 11 Indian cities.

3.    Satyarthi, Malala to receive Nobel awards on Wednesday

i. Child rights activists India’s Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan’s Malala Yousafzai, along with 11 others will receive this year’s Nobel Prizes tomorrow.
ii. The Nobel Laureates take centrestage in Sweden’s capital Stockholm and Norwegian Oslo, where they will receive the Nobel medals, Nobel diplomas and documents confirming the Nobel Prize amount.
iii. Satyarthi, 60, and Yousafzai, 17, will share the $1.1-million Peace Prize at Oslo, while all the other awards will be presented in Stockholms.
iv. Satyarthi, along with his wife Sumedha, son, daughter-in-law and daughter reached Oslo yesterday.
v. Frenchman Patrick Modiano will be presented the Literature Nobel, US-British scientist John O’Keefe and Norwegian husband-and-wife duo Edvard and May-Britt Moser Nobel in medicine and Japanese scientists Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano and Japanese-born American Shuji Nakamura the Nobel in Physics.
vi. Americans Eric Betzig and William Moerner and German scientist Stefan Hell will share the Nobel in Chemistry, while Frenchman Jean Tirole will be presented the Nobel for Economics.

Note: Since 1901, the Nobel Prizes have been presented to the Laureates at ceremonies on December 10, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death.


4.    Gwladys Nocera of France won Hero Women's Indian Golf Open 2014

i. Gwladys Nocera of France on 6 December 2014 won the Hero Women's Indian Golf Open 2014 at the Delhi Golf Club. She received the prize money of 300000 US dollars.
ii. She won her first title of the 2014 season with a score 11 under par total of 208.

5.    Subramanian Committee on Leveraging the Post Office Network submitted report to Union government

i. Subramanian Committee on Leveraging the Post Office Network on 4 December 2014 submitted its report to the Union Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.
ii. The objective of the Committee was to transform the Post Office Network in keeping with changing market trends and competition.
iii. The committee has made around 181 recommendations to make the post office competitive and efficient. These recommendations ranges from formulation of a New Postal Law to New Organisational design of India Post to Extension of Post Office network in Rural areas.

6.    Hockey Olympian Grihanandan Singh died

i. Hockey Olympian Grihanandan Singh died on 7 December 2014 in New Delhi. He was 88.
ii. Nick named Nandy Singh was an Indian field hockey player who won two Olympic gold medals, at the 1948 London Olympics and later in 1952 Helsinki Olympics with the Indian team.

7.    Warren buffet became second richest person of World

i. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Warren buffet became second richest person in the World. He replaced Carlos Slim, business magnate of Mexico. Bill Gates is the world richest person.
ii. Buffet chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has a net worth of 73.7 billion US dollars and his annual business profits recorded 19.5 billion US dollars which is up 13 percent. Berkshire reached 52 week high in intraday trading which is closed at 185750 US dollars.
iii. Slim has net worth of 62.9 billion US dollars. Slim profit has fallen 10.9 billion US dollars since the start of 2014 and his business profits dropped by 14 percent.

8.    Andhra Pradesh Government signed MoU with Singapore for development of its new capital

i. Andhra Pradesh Government on 8 December 2014 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Singapore for the development of its new capital that is set to come up near Vijawayada region.
ii. The MoU was signed by International Enterprise Singapore CEO Teo Eng Cheong and the Infrastructure Corporation of the Andhra Pradesh representative Sambasiva Rao.
iii. Under the MoU, Singapore will prepare a master plan for building the new capital of Andhra Pradesh. 
iv. The master plan will be designed for the capital region that is likely to come up in an area of approximately 7300 square kilometres and also for the capital city that will be spread in an area of 125 square kilometres.

9.    Adelaide Test: Warner hits century before India fight back

i. Australia's David Warner paid a fitting tribute to his deceased teammate Phillip Hughes by cracking a rollicking 145 before India clawed back with three quick blows to share the honours on an emotionally charged opening day of the first cricket Test in Adelaide on Tuesday.
ii. Opting to bat first, Australia rode on Warner's 10th Test century and were cruising along comfortably before India struck three vital blows at the fag end of the day to reduce the hosts to 354 for six at the Adelaide Oval. 
iii. The home team was comfortably placed at 258 for two when Warner became debutant spinner Karn Sharma's maiden victim, which triggered a collapse of sorts with Mitchell Marsh (41), night-watchman Nathan Lyon (3) and Brad Haddin (0) falling in quick succession to help India stage a fightback. 
iv. Steven Smith was unbeaten on 72 when stumps were drawn for the day with four balls still to be bowled. 
v. Earlier, the stadium witnessed a gamut of emotions before the commencement of the match as spectators clapped for exactly 63 seconds as a mark of respect for Hughes. 
vi. Both teams wore black arm bands while the Australians had Hughes' Test cap No 408 inscribed on their jerseys. 
vii. Warner was finally out after facing 163 balls and striking 19 boundaries. He holed out in the deep mid-wicket region where Ishant Sharma took a catch off Karn's bowling. 

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General Awareness Quiz for IBPS Clerk Exam

1.    Banknotes in India bear the signature of ____.
(1) Finance Minister
(2) Governor of RBI
(3) Finance Secretary
(4) Deputy Governor of RBI
(5) None of these

2.    What is the lock-in period of Kisan Vikas Patra?
(1) 3 years
(2) 2 years
(3) 2.5 years
(4) 5 years
(5) 1 year

3.    Where is the headquarter of WMO (World Meteorological Org) located?
(1) Geneva
(2) Vienna
(3) New York
(4) Washington DC
(5) London

4.    “Good people to grow with” is a tagline of _____.
(1) Punjab National Bank
(2) Union Bank of India
(3) Indian Overseas Bank
(4) Andhra Bank
(5) Bank of India

5.    Budget Allocate for irrigation plan named Pradhan Mantri  Krishi Sichayin Yojana –
(1) Rs 500 Crore                        
(2)  Rs. 1000 crore
(3) Rs 100 Crore                        
(4) Rs 200 Crore
(5) None of these

6.    Who among the following is the head of the committee constituted to “review the investment guidelines for national pension system (NPS) schemes in private sector”?
(1) H R Khan
(2) H Devaraj
(3) Gopalakrishna
(4) K.V. Kamath
(5) G N Bajpai

7.    Birender Singh has been appointed as the new minister of ____.
(1) Law and Justice Minister
(2) Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water and Sanitation
(3) Science and Technology, Earth Sciences
(4) Tourism Minister
(5) Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

8.    4th Nuclear Summit will be held in _____.
(1) Netherland
(2) Britain
(3) USA
(4) France
(5) China


9.    Recently India signs civil nuclear agreement with which country?
(1) Russia
(2) Australia
(3) US
(4) Germany
(5) Japan

10.  Sonia Gandhi adopted ______village in her constituency Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh.
(1) Deeh
(2) Mirpur
(3) Udwa
(4) Devli Bhanigram
(5) Beti

11.  Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana is a rural electrification scheme. The scheme will replace the existing___.
(1) Indira Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana
(2) Jawaharlal Nehru Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana
(3) Pradhan Mantri Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana
(4) Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana
(5) None of these

12.  Recently M V Kamath passed away. He is a veteran ____.
(1) Politician
(2) Actor
(3) Journalist
(4) Freedom Fighter
(5) Cricketer

13.  Yuki Bhambri is a famous plyar associated with _____.
(1) Badminton
(2) Table Tennis
(3) Tennis
(4) Chess
(5) Golf

14.  Venue of next 2016 Olympics games is :
(1) South Korea
(2) Japan
(3) Russia
(4) Brazil
(5) Qatar

15.  Sipat Thermal power plant is located in which state ____.
(1) Gujarat
(2) Madhya Pradesh
(3) Odisha
(4) Chhattisgarh
(5) West Bengal




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ANSWERS:-
1: 2
2: 3
3: 1
4: 3
5: 2

6: 5
7: 2
8: 3
9: 2
10: 3
11: 4
12: 3
13:  3
14: 4
15: 4

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Daily GK update - 7 - 8th December 2014

1.    Kotak Mahindra Bank launches savings bank account for customers of 55 years and above

i. Kotak Mahindra BankBSE 0.38 % (KMB) today announced the launch of Grand, a savings bank account tailored exclusively for customers of 55 years and above.
ii. According to a press release issued by the bank, Grand has been designed keeping in mind their need for hassle-free banking, financial independence and personal attention.
iii. According to the release, customers will earn 6 per cent pa on savings balance of over Rs 1 lakh and 5 per cent on balances up to Rs 1 lakh.
iv. To earn higher return on their balances, they can sign up for the Kotak ActivMoney facility, which converts savings account balance above a certain amount into term deposits.

2.    India sets new world record for largest human flag

i. India today set a new world record for the largest human flag, formed by over 50,000 volunteers, beating the previous record held by Pakistan.
ii. The event saw about 1.5 lakh volunteers, mainly youth, turn up for the event at YMCA Grounds here even as 50,000 of them formed the tricolour, Governor of Rotary 3230, organiser of the ‘My Flag My India’ campaign, ISAK Nazar, told reporters here.
iii. The Guinness World Record for the largest human flag was previously held by the Sports Club of Lahore with 28,957 people forming the flag, he said.
iv. “This is the first record (of its kind) in independent India and our aim was to infuse patriotism and nationalism in the present generation and next-generation youth,” he said, adding, youngsters formed the crux of the participants.

3.    Modi, Mukesh Ambani most searched personalities in 2014: Yahoo

i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and industrialist Mukesh Ambani feature amongst the most searched personalities online this year, according to search engine Yahoo.
ii. According to the seventh edition of Yahoo India’s ‘Year in Review’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the list of ‘High and Mighty? the Political Top 10’ in 2014, followed by his aides Arun Jaitley (Finance and I&B Minister) and BJP President Amit Shah.
iii. Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu and BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav have also been named in the list.
iv. The review is based on users’ daily search habits and an editorial selection of what they read, recommended and shared most on Yahoo in India.
v. “The slew of reforms and Modi’s efforts to improve diplomatic ties were of ongoing interest to Yahoo users. ‘Make in India’ made it to the top of the list of Biggest Financial Events of the Year,” Yahoo said

4.    Dev Shah becomes world champion in Under-7 category in World Schools Chess Championships
i. Seven-year-old Dev Shah of Mumbai has become the youngest rated chess player from India.
ii.  Dev Shah has become the world champion in the Under-7 category in the World Schools Chess Championships that concluded recently at Juiz de Fora in Brazil. 
iii. Dev, a trainee of South Mumbai Chess Academy and student of Dhirubhai Ambani School, was among three boys who scored the highest score. The Mumbai boy was ruled the victor on account of a better aggregate score

5.    Mandatory for PSUs to procure 20 percent of products manufactured by MSME: Govt

i. Government today said that it will be mandatory for Public Sector Undertakings, PSUs from 1st April, 2015 to procure 20 percent of the products manufactured by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, MSME.
ii. He said, so far only 32 PSUs have met 20 percent procurement limit. The Minister said that the government is also considering of imposing a penalty against the PSUs and other departments for failing to meet the required limit of procurement of MSME products.

6.    India forex reserves up $ 1.432 billion to $ 316.311 billion

i. India's forex reserves surged by 1.432 billion US dollar to 316.311 billion dollar in the week ended 28th November.
ii. A RBI press release has informed that foreign currency assets, a major part of the overall reserves, increased by 1.424 billion dollar to 290.822 billion dollar in the reporting week. In the previous week, total reserves had declined by 672.4 million dollar to 314.878 billion dollar.
iii. The country's gold reserves remained unchanged at 19.738 billion dollar. The Special Drawing Rights increased by 6.4 million dollar to 4.229 billion dollar, while the country's reserve position with the IMF also rose by 2.5 million dollar to 1.521 billion dollar during the week.

7.    Indian Blind Cricket Team lifts World Cup after defeating Pakistan

i. India lifts the Blind Cricket World Cup after defeating Pakistan by five wickets. In the summit clash Defending Champions Pakistan scored 389 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 40 overs in Cape Town, South Africa yesterday. India had asked Pakistan to bat first after winning the toss. 
ii. Chasing a tough target, India managed to reach in 39.4 overs, losing 5 wickets in the process.
iii. For India, Prakasha Jayaramaiah scored 82 runs, while Ajay Reddy made 74. Interestingly, in the opening match of the tournament Pakistan had beaten India by seven wickets. It was the 4th edition of the Blind Cricket World Cup.

8.    GSAT-16 launched from Kourou in French Guiana functioning normally

i. India’s communication satellite GSAT 16 is performing normally which was launched successfully from Kourou in French Guiana yesterday morning . The ISRO sources say that the first Apogee Manoeuvre Firing commenced as planned at 03:51 hrs IST early this morning.
ii. The Liquid Apogee Motor was fired for a duration of 6131 seconds for targeted perigee-raising from 256 km to 16271 km as well as to reduce orbital inclination from 5.98 degrees to 1.35 degrees. The firing of apogee motor will consume 879 kg propellant during this manoeuvre. ‘
iii. The satellite will be placed in the Geostationary orbit of about 36000 kms after three manoeuvres by 12th of this month. GSAT 16 has highest number of 48 transponders that will be used for television, telephone and internet applications.

9.    Kumar Sangakkara became fourth batsman to complete 13000 ODI runs

i. Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara on 3 December 2014 became the fourth batsman to complete 13000 One-Day Internationals (ODI) runs.
ii. Sangakkara achieved the feat of crossing 13000 run during the third match of ODI series with England.  He took 386 matches to complete these many runs.
iii. The all-time list of most-run getters in ODI is led by Sachin Tendulkar of India with 18426 runs from 463 ODIs. He is followed by Ricky Ponting of Australia with 13704 runs from 375 ODIs and Sanath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka with 13430 runs from 445 matches.

10.  Amos Meindi of Kenya won 29th Pune International full Marathon

i. Amos Meindi of Kenya won 29th Pune International full Marathon in Men’s category on 7 December 2014. He finished the race by completing 41.175 km in 2 hours 18 minutes and 36 seconds.
ii. Regassa Bezida of Ethiopia and Teresse came at second place and third place respectively.

11.  Carnatic vocalist Nedanuri Krishnamurthy died

i. Veteran Carnatic vocalist Nedanuri Krishnamurthy died on 8 December 2014 in Visakhapatnam. He was 87. He was undergoing treatment for lung cancer.
ii.  He was born on 10 October 1927 in Kothapalli in the erstwhile Hyderabad State of British India
iii. He underwent training in Carnatic music (vocal and violin) with Dwaram Narasinga Rao Naidu in Maharaja’s Music College at Vizianagaram in early 1940s
iv.  Later he developed his style of music under guidance of Carnatic vocalist, Sripada Pinakapani

12.  Uber taxis banned in Delhi, company blacklisted

i. The Delhi Government today banned all operations by private cab service Uber with immediate effect and blacklisted it from providing any transport service in the national capital in the wake of the alleged rape incident in a taxi plying for it.
ii. The action came a day after a taxi driver employed by Uber was arrested from Mathura for allegedly raping a 27-year-old woman executive in his cab.
iii. “The transport department has banned all activities related to providing of any transport service by www.uber.com with immediate effect. The department has also blacklisted the company from providing any transport service in the NCT of Delhi in future,” the Delhi Government said in a statement.
iv. It said the Transport Department has cancelled the permit and registration certificate of the taxi (DL1YD 7910) and driving licence of the accused.
v. According to the department, the taxi permit was granted on May 28, 2014, after due verification of character and antecedents of the permit holder.

06:07 - By Unknown 0

Computer - Some Important Abbreviations

Hello students,
In view of the upcoming IBPS Clerk 2014, here we are providing you all Computer - "Some Important Abbreviations". Seeing the trend of the IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern till now, 3-4 questions can be expected in the future too. So, please practise well!!


A

Al – Artificial intelligence
ALGOL – Algorithmic Language
ARP – Address resolution Protocol
ASCII – American Standard Code for Information Interchange

B

BINAC  - Binary Automatic Computer
BCC – Blind Carbon Copy
Bin – Binary
BASIC - Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
BIOS – Basic Input Output System
Bit – Binary Digit
BSNL – Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

C

CC – Carbon Copy
CAD – Computer Aided Design
COBOL – Common Business Oriented Language
CD – Compact Disc
CRT – Cathode Ray Tube 
CDR – Compact Disc Recordable
CDROM – Compact Disc Read Only Memory 
CDRW – Compact Disc Rewritable
CDR/W – Compact Disk Read/Write

D

DBA – Data Base Administrator
DBMS – Data Base Management System 
DNS – Domain Name System
DPI – Dots Per Inch
DRAM – Dynamic Random Access Memory
DVD – Digital Video Disc/Digital Versatile Disc
DVDR – DVD Recordable
DVDROM – DVD Read Only Memory
DVDRW – DVD Rewritable
DVR – Digital Video Recorder
DOS – Disk Operating System

E

EBCDIC – Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
e-Commerce – Electronic Commerce
EDP – Electronic Data Processing
EEPROM – Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
ELM/e-Mail – Electronic Mail
ENIAC - Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer 
EOF - End Of File 
EPROM - Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory 
EXE - Executable 

F

FAX - Far Away Xerox/ facsimile
FDC - Floppy Disk Controller 
FDD - Floppy Disk Drive 
FORTRAN - Formula Translation 
FS - File System 
FTP - File Transfer Protocol

G

Gb - Gigabit 
GB - Gigabyte 
GIF - Graphics Interchange Format 
GSM -  Global System for Mobile Communication

H

HDD - Hard Disk Drive 
HP - Hewlett Packard
HTML - Hyper Text Markup Language 
HTTP - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

I

IBM - International Business Machine 
IM - Instant Message
IMAP - Internet Message Access Protocol 
ISP - Internet Service Provider

J

JPEG - Joint Photographic Experts Group

K

Kb - Kilobit 
KB - Kilobyte 
KHz - Kilohertz 
Kbps - Kilobit Per Second

L

LCD – Liquid Crystal Display
LED – Light Emitting Diode
LPI – Lines Per Inch
LIS – Large Scale Integration

M

Mb – Megabit
MB – Megabyte
MPEG – Moving Picture Experts Group
MMS – Multimedia Message Service
MICR – Magnetic Ink Character reader
MIPS – Million Instructions Per Second

N

NIC – Network Interface Card
NOS – Network Operating System

O

OMR – Optical Mark Reader
OOP – Object Oriented Programming
OSS – Open Source Software

P

PAN – Personal Area Network
PC – Personal Computer
PDA - Personal Digital Assistant
PDF – Portable Document Format
POS – Point Of Sale
PNG - Portable Network Graphics
PPM – Pages Per Minute
PPP – Point-to-Point Protocol
PROM – Programmable Read Only Memory
PSTN – Public Switched Telephone Network
POST – Power On Self Test
PING – Packet Internet Gopher

R

RAM – Random Access Memory
RDBMS – Relational Data Base Management System
RIP – Routing Information Protocol
RTF – Rich Text Format

S

SMTP – Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SQL – Structured Query Language
SRAM – Static Random Access Memory
SNMP – Simple Network Management Protocol
SIM – Subscriber Identification Module

T

TCP – Transmission Control Protocol
TB – Tera Bytes

U

UPS – Uninterrupted Power Supply
URI – Uniform Resource Identifier
URL – Uniform Resource Locator
USB -  Universal Serial Bus 
ULSI - Ultra Large Scale Integration
UNIVAC - Universal Automatic Computer

V

VAR – Variable
VGA – Video Graphics Array
VSNL – Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited
VDU – Visual Display Unit

W

Wi-Fi – Wireless Fidelity
WLAN – Wireless Local Area Network
WPA – Wi-Fi Protected Access
WWW – World Wide Web
WORM – Write Once Read Many

X

XHTML – eXtensible Hyper text Markup Language
XML -  eXtensible Markup language

Z

ZB – Zeta Byte

Some other Important Abbreviations - 

• OCR - Optical Character Readers
• ODBC - Open Data Base Connectivity
• OLE - Object Linking And Embedding
• OMR - Optical Mark Reader
• ONE - Open Network Architecture
• OOA - Object Orient Analysis
• OOAD - Object Oriented Analysis And Design
• OOP - Object Oriented Programming
• OOPS - Object Oriented Programming System
• OPEN GL - Open Graphics Library
• OS - Operating System
• OSI - Open System Interconnection
• PC - Personal Computer
• PCI - Peripheral Component Interconnect
• PCMCIA - Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
• PDA - Personal Digital Assistant
• PDF - Portable Document Format
• PDL - Page Description Language
• PDU - Protocol Data Unit
• PIC - Programming Interrupt Control
• PILOT - Programmed Inquiry Learning Or Teaching
• PLA - Programmable Logic Array
• PLC - Programmable Logic Controller
• PNG - Portable Network Graphics
• PNP - Plug And Play
• PPP - Peer To Peer Protocol
• PPTP - Point To Point Tunneling Protocol
• PROM - Programmable Read Only Memory
• PS - Post Script
• RADSL - Rate Adaptive Digital Subscribes Line
• RAID - Redundant Array Of Independent Disks
• RAM - Random Access Memory
• RAMDAC - Random Access Memory Digital To Analog Converter
• RAS - Remote Access Network
• RD RAM - Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory
• RDBMS - Relational Data Base Management System
• RDO - Remote Data Objects
• RDP - Remote Desktop Protocol
• RFC - Request For Comments
• RGB - Red Green Blue
• RICS - Reduced Instruction Set Computer
• RIP - Raster Image Processor
• RISC - Reduced Instruction Set Computer
• ROM - Read Only Memory
• RPC - Remote Procedure Call
• RTC - Real Time Clock
• RTF - Rich Text Format
• RTOS - Real Time Operating System
• SACK  - Selective Acknowledgements
• SAM - Security Access Manager
• SAP - Service Access Point, Systems ApplicationsProducts
• SCMP -  Software Configuration Management Plan
• SD RAM - Synchronous Dynamic Random AccessMemory
• SDD  - Software Design Description
• SDK - Software Development Kit
• SDL - Storage Definition Language
• SDN - Integrated Service Digital Network
• SDSL - Symmetric Digital Subscribes Line
• SG RAM - Synchronous Graphics Random AccessMemory
• SGML - Standard Generalized Markup Language
• SIM - Subscriber Identification Module
• SIMD - Single Instruction Multiple Data
• SISD - Single Instruction Single Data
• SIU - Serial Interface Unit
• SMP - Symmetric MultiProcess
• SMS - Short Message Service
• SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
• SNA - System Network Architecture
• SNAP - Sub Network Access Protoco
• lSNMP - Simple Network Management Protocol
• SNOBOL - String Oriented Symbolic Language
• SOAP - Simple Object Access Protocol
• SPX - Sequenced Packet Exchange
• SQA - Statistical Quality Assurance
• SQL - Structured Query Language
• SRAM - Static Random Access Memory
• SRS - Software Requirements Specification
• STP - Shielded Twisted Pair
• SVVP - Software Verification And Validation Plan
• SW - Software
• TAPI - Telephony Application Program Interface
• TB - Tera Bytes
• TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
• TCPIP - Transmission Control Protocol InternetProtocol
• TDI - Transport Data Interface
• TDMA - Time Division Multiple Access
• TPM - Transactions Processing Monitor
• TSR - Terminate And Stay Residents
• UDD - User Datagram Protocol
• UDP - User Datagram Protocol
• UI - User Interface
• UML - Unified Modelling Language
• UNC - Universal Naming Convention
• UNIX - Uniplexed Information And ComputerSystems
• URL - Universal Resource Locator
• USB - Universal Serial Bus
• USRT - Universal Synchronous ReceiverTransmitted
• UTP  -Unshielded Twisted Pair
• VAN - Virtual Area Network
• VAST - Very Small Aperture Terminal
• VB - Visual Basic
• VC++ - Visual C++
• VCD - Video Compact Disc
• VDL - View Definition Language
• VGA - Video Graphics Array
• VHS - Video Home System
• VLIW - Very Long Instruction Words
• VLSI - Very Large Scale Integrated Circuits
• VPN - Virtual Private Network
• VRAM - Video Random Access Memory
• VRML - Virtual Reality Modelling Language
• VS - Visual Studio
• VVR - Software Validation And Validation Report
• VXD - Virtual Device Driver
• W3C - World Wide Web Consortium
• WAIS - Wide Area Information Servers
• WAN - Wide Area Network
• WAP - Wireless Application Protocol
• WBEM - WebBase Enterprise Management
• WDM - Wave Division Multiplexing

00:44 - By Unknown 0

Ministers and their Constituency

Hello students,
In view of the upcoming IBPS Clerk 2014, here we are providing you all "Ministers and their Constituency". Seeing the trend of the IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern till now, 3-4 questions can be expected in the future too. So, please practise well!!


1. Minister Narendra Modi - Varanasi

2. Rajnath Singh - Lucknow

3. Sushma Swaraj - Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh)

4. Arun Jaitley - Rajya Sabha (Gujarat)

5. M. Venkaiah Naidu - Rajya Sabha (Karnataka)

6. Nitin Jairam Gadkari - Nagpur (Maharashtra)

7. Manohar Parrikar - Panaji

8. Suresh Prabhu - Lok Sabha - Rajapur

9. D.V. Sadananda Gowda - Bangalore North (Karnataka)

10. Uma Bharati - Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh)

11. Dr. Najma A. Heptulla - Rajya Sabha (Madhya Pradesh)

12. Ramvilas Paswan - Hajipur (Bihar)

13. Kalraj Mishra - Deoria (Uttar Pradesh)

14. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi - Pilibhit (Uttar Pradesh)

15. Ananth Kumar  - Bangalore (South)

16. Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati - Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh)

17. Anant Geete - Raigad (Maharashtra)

18. Harsimrat Kaur Badal - Bathinda (Punjab)

19. Narendra Singh Tomar - Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh)

20. Jual Oram - Sundargarh (Odisha)

21. Radha Mohan Singh - Purvi Champaran (Bihar)

22. Thaawar Chand Gehlot - Rajya Sabha (Madhya Pradesh)

23. Smriti Zubin Irani - Rajya Sabha (Gujarat)

24. Dr. Harsh Vardhan - Chandni Chowk (Delhi)

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List of Ministers of India - Narendra Modi Cabinet 2014

List of Ministers of India - Narendra Modi Cabinet 2014

Hello students,


In view of the ongoing IBPS Clerk 2014, here we are presenting you all the "List of Ministers of India - Narendra Modi Cabinet 2014". 

A sure shot question is expected from the same. So, remember them all!

1. Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy Department of Space; All important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any - Minister Narendra Modi

2. Home Affairs - Rajnath Singh


3. External Affairs, Overseas Indian Affairs - Sushma Swaraj

4. Finance, Corporate Affairs, Information & Broadcasting - Arun Jaitley

5. Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Parliamentary Affairs - M. Venkaiah Naidu

6. Road Transport and Highways, Shipping - Nitin Jairam Gadkari

7. Defence - Manohar Parrikar

8.  Railways  - Suresh Prabhu

9.  Law & Justice - D.V. Sadananda Gowda

10. Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation - Uma Bharati

11. Minority Affairs - Dr. Najma A. Heptulla

12. Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution - Ramvilas Paswan

13. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises -  Kalraj Mishra

14. Women and Child Development - Maneka Sanjay Gandhi

15. Chemicals and Fertilizers - Ananthkumar

16. Communications and Information Technology - Ravi Shankar Prasad

17. Health & Family Welfare - Jagat Prakash Nadda

18. Civil Aviation - Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati

19. Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises -Anant Geete

20. Food Processing Industries - Harsimrat Kaur Badal

21. Mines, Steel - Narendra Singh Tomar

22. Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation - Chaudhary Birender Singh

23. Tribal Affairs - Jual Oram

24. Agriculture - Radha Mohan Singh

25. Social Justice and Empowerment - Thaawar Chand Gehlot

26. Human Resource Development - Smriti Zubin Irani

27. Science and Technology, Earth Sciences - Dr. Harsh Vardhan


Ministers of State with Independent Charge

1. Statistics and Programme Implementation (Independent Charge), External Affairs, Overseas Indian Affairs - General V.K. Singh

2. Planning (Independent Charge), Defence - Inderjit Singh Rao

3.  Textiles (Independent Charge) - Santosh Kumar Gangwar

4. Labour and Employment (Independent Charge) - Bandaru Dattatreya

5. Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge), Parliamentary Affairs - Rajiv Pratap Rudy

6. AAYUSH (Independent Charge), Health & Family Welfare - Shripad Yesso Naik

7. Petroleum and Natural Gas (Independent Charge) - Dharmendra Pradhan

8. Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge) - Sarbananda Sonowal

9. Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Independent Charge) - Prakash Javadekar

10. Power (Independent Charge), Coal (Independent Charge), New and Renewable Energy (Independent Charge) - Piyush Goyal

11. Development of North Eastern Region (Independent Charge), Prime Minister's Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space  - Dr. Jitendra Singh

12. Commerce and Industry (Independent Charge)  - Nirmala Sitharaman

13. Culture (Independent Charge), Tourism (Independent Charge), Civil Aviation - Dr. Mahesh Sharma

Ministers of State

1. Minority Affairs, Parliamentary Affairs - Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

2. Drinking Water & Sanitation - Ram Kripal Yadav

3. Home Affairs - Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary

4. Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation - Sanwar Lal Jat

5. Agriculture - Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundariya

6. Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises - Giriraj Singh

7. Chemicals & Fertilizers - Hansraj Gangaram Ahir

8. Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises - G.M. Siddeshwara

9.  Railways - Manoj Sinha

10. Panchayati Raj - Nihalchand

11. Human Resource Development - Upendra Kushwaha

12. Road Transport & Highways, Shipping - Radhakrishnan P.

13. Home Affairs - Kiren Rijiju

14. Social Justice & Empowerment - Krishan Pal

15. Agriculture - Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan

16. Tribal Affairs - Manuskhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava

17. Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution - Raosaheb Dadarao Danve

18. Mines, Steel - Vishnu Deo Sai

19.Rural Development - Sudarshan Bhagat

20. Human Resource Development - Prof. (Dr.) Ram Shankar Katheria

21. Science and Technology, Earth Science  - Y.S. Chowdary

22. Finance - Jayant Sinha

23. Information & Broadcasting - Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

24. Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation - Babul Supria (Babul Supriyo) Baral

25. Food Processing Industries - Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti

26. Social Justice & Empowerment - Vijay Sampla

All the best!

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Malala Yousafzai: This is the school uniform the Pakistan girl wore the day the Taliban shot at her

On October 9, 2012, a Taliban faction shot at a 14-year-old girl as she was going to school defying a diktat against girls' education in Swat Valley in Pakistan.

The bullet hit the head of Malala Yousafzai but she somehow survived after treatment in a hospital in the UK and in the next two years she become a global symbol of resistance against fundamentalist forces and an icon of girl's education.

On October 10, 2014, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize - becoming the youngest Nobel laureate in the world. The other winner was Kailash Satyarthi - a child rights activist from India.

Now, as Malala is set to receive the Nobel medal in Oslo City Hall on December 10, her bloodied blue and white school uniform she wore when she was shot has been unwrapped for an exhibition.

The grim garments will be shown at the Nobel Peace Centre in the Norway capital and will be part of an exhibition to honour present and past Nobel Peace Prize laureates.

The bloodied school uniform worn by one of this year's Nobel Peace Prize laureates, Malala Yousafzai, when she was shot in Pakistan on October 9, 2012, is unwrapped and prepared for exhibition in Oslo on December 5, 2014. The grim garments will be shown at the Nobel Peace Centre in Oslo and will be part of an exhibition to honour present and past Nobel Peace Prize laureates as this year's prize is awarded to Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarth in the Oslo City Hall on December 10. (AP Photo/NTB Scanpix, Torstein Boe)

An October 9, 2012 file photo of hospital staff assisting Malala, wounded in a gun attack, at Saidu Sharif Teaching Hospital in Swat Valley in northwest Pakistan. According to authorities, gunmen shot and seriously wounded her for speaking out against Taliban militants. Yousufzai became famous for speaking out against the Pakistani Taliban at a time when even the government seemed to be appeasing the hardliners. Reuters/Hazart Ali Bacha

The bloodied shawl, part of the school uniform worn by one of this year's Nobel Peace Prize laureates, Malala Yousafzai, when she was shot in Pakistan on October 9, 2012, is unwrapped and prepared for exhibition in Oslo on December 5, 2014. (AP Photo/NTB Scanpix, Torstein Boe)

Hospital staff assists Malala at Saidu Sharif Teaching Hospital in the Swat Valley on October 9, 2012. Reuters/Mohammad Muzamil

An undated photo of Malala Yousufzai before she was shot at on October 9, 2012. The shooting of the 14-year-old was the culmination of years of campaigning that had pitted the fearless, smiling young girl against Maulana Fazlullah, one of Pakistan's most ruthless Taliban commanders. Reuters/Stringer

Malala Yousafzai, the joint winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, speaks at Birmingham library in the UK on October 10, 2014. Reuters/Darren Staples

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