GK question asked in SBI Associate PO - 15th November 2014 ( Morining & Evening shift)

Hello students,
We are providing you some of the GK,marketing and computer questions asked in today's exam.

• What is the full form of MAN ? - Metropolitan Area Network
• Saina Nehwal is related to which sport ? Badminton
• Raghuram Rajan won award by ? - Euromoney award
• Command to undo recent action - ctrl + z
• Who is the Author of the book 'Oath of Vayuputhras' ? Ameesh Tripathi
• speed of microprocessor is measured in ? - Ghz
• What is recession? - A period of temporary economic decline,generally identified by a fall in GDP in two successive quarters.
• Which is correctly matched country and capital ? - Malayasia -  Kuala Lumpur
• What is the Accidental Cover Amount in Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana ? - 1,00,000 INR
• Excel workbook is a collection of ? - Spreadsheets
• Which airline was in news recntly for purchase of 250 airbuses ? -  Indigo Airlines
• Financial benchmark panel was headed by ? - Vijya Bhaskar
• Which rate Rbi decides under Monetary policy ? - Repo rate
• 2nd generation computer were based on ? - Transistor
• What is the full form of PPTP ? -  Point-to-Point-Tunneling Protocol
• One question related to consumer price index ?                                                                                        

GK question asked in SBI Associate PO - 15th November 2014 (Evening shift)

• What is the full form of ifsc ? -Indian Financial System code
• What is the purpose of cltrl+delete ? - to delete whole line to the right of the cursor 
• commercial paper can be issued for a maximum period of ? -  365 days
• Raghu rajan got best gov central bank from ehich organisation ? - euromoney magazine
• The Mutual funds in India follow accounting standards laid by ? -SEBI 
• Sbi launched minor a/c for childern above 10 years named as ? - Pehli Udaan
• Who is the winner of men booker award 2014 ? - Richard Flanagan
• Who is appointed as the economic affairs secretary ? - Rajiv Mehrishi
• To reach at the end of the line in word we use which key ? - End
• There are how many digits in MICR ? - 9
• one question based on inflation

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Daily GK Update - 15th Nov 2014

Daily GK Update - 15th Nov 2014

1.    G20 leaders summit begins in Brisbane
i. The 2014 G-20 Australia summit is the ninth meeting of the G-20 heads of government.

ii. G20 leaders summit begins in Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland, Australia, from 15 and 16 November 2014.
iii. The hosting venue is Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre at South Brisbane.
iv. The Leaders' Summit is the most important event in the G20 year. The summit provides a valuable opportunity for leaders to discuss a wide range of global economic issues and to use their collective power to improve people’s lives.
v. The summit is informed by the policy discussions held throughout the year. At the end of the summit, leaders release a communiqué which outlines the G20 policy discussions and commitments.

2.    Financial inclusion: All households in Kerala, Goa get bank accounts
i. Giving a boost to the Centre's financial inclusion agenda, Kerala and Goa have become first states in the country with every household having at least one bank account.
ii. Kerala was declared as 100 per cent saturated State (in terms of coverage of all households with at least one bank account) on November 11," the Finance Ministry said in a statement.
iii. In addition, Goa, Chandigarh, Puducherry and Lakshadweep and three districts of Gujarat- Porbandar, Mehasana, Gandhi Nagar, have also covered all households under PMJDY with at least one bank account, it said.
iv. As on November 10, 7.24 crore accounts have been opened under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) of which 4.29 crore in rural and 2.95 crore are in urban areas. RuPay Cards have been issued in case of 3.97 crore accounts.
v. Recently, Financial Services Secretary Hasmukh Adhia reviewed the progress in implementation of PMJDY with state level banking committees conveners of all the states.

3.    RBI issues guidelines on loans to landless farmers
i. Taking forward the government's Budget proposal to provide finance to landless farmers, RBI today set out detailed guidelines for banks for giving such loans and asked them to ensure meeting targets.
ii. The banks would also have to provide regular progress reports to NABARD in this regard.
iii. In the Union Budget 2014-15, it was declared that 5 lakh Joint Liability Groups (JLGs) of land-less farmers will be financed through NABARD in the current financial year.
iv. Banks may encourage creation of such enterprise/ livelihood based JLGs within SHGs. Banks may finance these JLGs in addition to the loan/credit limit extended to the SHGs," RBI said in a notification.

4.    Government had 461.60 billion rupees of outstanding loans from RBI as on November 7
i. The Indian government had 461.6 billion rupees ($7.48 billion) outstanding loans with the central bank under its ways and means advances in the week ended Nov. 7, according to the Reserve Bank of India's weekly statistical supplement released on Friday.
ii. The central government also had no outstanding loans in the previous week.
iii. State governments had 17.39 billion rupees of loans from the RBI in the week ended Nov. 7, compared with 7.43 billion rupees in the previous week, the release showed.

5.    Union Government launched the nationwide Bal Swachhta Mission
i. The Union Government launched the National Bal Swachhta Mission in New Delhi.
ii. On the occasion, Union Minister of Women and Child Development Maneka Sanjay Gandhi also released a book on Bal Swachtta Mission prepared by NIPCCD.
iii. Apart from this, Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani, who launched the Bal Swachhta Mission at the National Bal Bhavan also launched Udaan programme for girls.
iv. Bal Swachhta Week is being observed from 14 November to 19 November 2014.

About Bal Swachhta Mission
i. The Bal Swachhta Mission is a part of the nationwide sanitation initiative of Swachh Bharat Mission that was launched by the Prime Minister on 2 October 2014.
ii. The nationwide Bal Swachhta Mission will have the following six themes:
1. Clean Anganwadis
2. Clean Surroundings like Playgrounds
3. Clean Self (Personal Hygiene/Child Health)
4. Clean Food
5. Clean Drinking Water
6. Clean Toilets

6.    DD National to be re-launched with tagline Desh Ka Apna Channel
i. Prasar Bharti announced to re-launch DD National with new tagline Doordarshan National – Desh Ka Apna Channel. Also, new colours of purple and pink are added with a fresh palette of programming.
ii. The new look promises fresh content and will provide wholesome entertainment to the viewers from 17 November 2014. The move is aimed at attracting more viewers.
iii. The channel will continue to focus on traditional family values – Rishtey, Nation before Self, Rashtra Gaurav and Trustworthiness – Dilon Mein Vishwas.

About DD National
i. Doordarshan National is the primary channel of Prasar Bharati which was launched on 15 September 1959.
ii. DD National (DD1) is a state-owned general interest terrestrial television channel in India. It is the flagship channel of Doordarshan.
iii. It is one of India's largest broadcasting organisations in terms of studio and transmitter infrastructure. Recently, it also started broadcasting on Digital Terrestrial Transmitters.

7.    Obama announces $3 billion contribution to Green Climate Fund
i. U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday formally announced a $3-billion U.S. contribution to an international fund to help poor countries cope with the effects of climate change.
ii. The contribution doubles what other countries had previously pledged ahead of a November 20, 2014 deadline.

8.    Philae lander of Rosetta Mission landed on Comet 67P
i. European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta mission landed its Philae probe on the surface of Comet 67P/ Churyumov–Gerasimenko on 12 November 2014. The landing site has been named as Agilkia and is located on the head of the bizarre double-lobed object. 
ii. This is the first time in the space history that a probe landed on a comet. 
iii. Philae’s mission is to transmit data about composition of the comet after landing on its surface. It will provide elemental, isotopic, molecular and mineralogical composition of the cometary material.
iv. The lander name has been kept after Philae Island in the Nile, where an obelisk (a tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument) that was found and used, along with the Rosetta stone, to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics. 

9.    Union Government announced concessions for minority refugees from Pakistan and Afghanistan
i. Union Ministry of Home Affairs relaxed Indian citizenship norms for Hindu and Sikh refugees from Pakistan and Afghanistan. As per the relaxed norms, now the refugees from both the countries, who have entered prior to 31 December 2009, can apply for the Indian citizenship manually.
ii. This decision of the government was taken in the light of refugees facing difficulties in submitting online applications.
iii. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh directed the Foreigners Division of his ministry that while approving the concessions, grievances of these applicants should be suitably addressed.

Refugees in India
• There are about 400 Pakistani Hindu refugee settlements in cities like Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Bikaner and Jaipur. 
• Several Sikh refugees live in Punjab, Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
• About one lakh minority community refugees from Pakistan and Afghanistan are living in India

10.  Radio Kashmir Jammu won Gandhian Philosophy and Public Service Broadcasting award 2014
i. Radio Kashmir Jammu on 12 November 2014 won prestigious Gandhian Philosophy and Public Service Broadcasting award 2014 for its programme Jeevan Rekha.
ii. Jeevan Rekha is a programme based on the live broadcasts done in the wake of flood situation in Jammu and Kashmir by Radio Kashmir Jammu.
iii. It was based on the based on the rescue operations carried out by Radio Kashmir Jammu during massive floods in the J & K region.
iv. Jeevan Rekha was a production by Sanjeev Sharma, Programme Executive, written by Nitish Arora, Programme Executive.

About Gandhian Philosophy and Public Service Broadcasting award
i. The Award was instituted to commemorate the visit of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi to the Studios of AIR at Broadcasting House, New Delhi on 12 November 1947.
ii. The award is presented annually to the Best Programmes produced on Gandhian Philosophy and Public Services Programmes by AIR & Doordarshan

11.  Farhan Akhtar appointed as UN Women Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia

i. Bollywood Actor Farhan Akhtar appointed as UN Women Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia. Farhan is the first male ever to be chosen as a Goodwill Ambassador in the organization’s history.
ii. Farhan will dedicate his efforts as UN Women’s Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia towards the empowerment of women and girls and will serve as an advocate for UN Women’s newly launched HeForShe initiative in advocating for gender equality and women’s empowerment. 
iii. UN Women’s other Goodwill Ambassadors include British actor Emma Watson, Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman and HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol of Thailand.

About UN Women
In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. UN Women is the UN organization dedicated to accelerate progress on meeting women needs worldwide. 

12.  India successfully test-fired Dhanush ballistic missile
i. Surface-to-surface nuclear-capable Dhanush ballistic missile was test-fired from a naval ship off the Odisha coast on 14 November 2014.
ii. Dhanush, a naval variant of India’s indigenously-developed Prithvi missile was fired from a ship in the Bay of Bengal by the Strategic Force Command (SFC) of the defence force. 
iii. The missile launch was part of an exercise by the armed forces and it reached the designated target with high precision. Missiles launch and flight performance was monitored from the ITR at Chandipur, Odisha.

13.  Johnson named ICC Cricketer of the Year

i. Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson was on Friday declared ICC Cricketer of the Year as well as the ICC Test cricketer of the Year.
ii. The 33-year-old has won the coveted Cricketer of the Year award for the second time in his career while he is only third Australian after Ricky Ponting (2006) and Michael Clarke (2013) to win the Test Cricketer of the Year award. 
iii. During the voting period between 26 August 2013 and 17 September 2014, Johnson claimed 59 Test wickets at an average of 15.23, with best bowling figures of seven for 40 runs against England in Adelaide last December. 
iv. In ODIs, Johnson claimed 21 wickets in 16 games. 
v. Johnson was earlier named in the ICC Test Team of the Year in Dubai on 5 November. In the same event, India fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar was revealed as the LG People's Choice award winner. 
vi. Johnson has been joined on the winners' list by South Africa's AB de Villiers, who was named ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year, and England's Gary Ballance, who claimed his first-ever ICC award after being named the ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year.

14.  Boxing India granted permanent membership by International Boxing Association, AIBA
i. Completing India's rehabilitation into the international boxing fold, AIBA Friday unanimously gave permanent membership to the recently elected Boxing India during its quadrennial congress in Jeju Islands, Korea.
ii. India was provisionally suspended in December 2012 for alleged manipulation in the erstwhile Indian Amateur Boxing Federation's elections.
iii. Boxing India was earlier granted provisional recognition by AIBA after the elections but is still to get the approval from the Sports Ministry and the Indian Olympic Association.

15.  Infosys ties up with DreamWorks for new engineering solutions
i. Software major Infosys has entered into a strategic partnership with DreamWorks Animation SKG to develop new engineering solutions.
ii. “The tie-up envisages developing next generation technologies with our global talent pool in cloud, big data, Java and open source platforms for DreamWorks,” the IT bellwether said in a statement on Saturday.
iii. The U.S.-based digital studio creates animated feature films, television programmes and online virtual worlds.
iv. Infosys chief executive Vishal Sikka said the company had a market-leading record of delivering critical engineering services to innovative tech firms like DreamWorks.

16.  Saina storms into summit clash of China Open
i. Olympic bronze-medallist Saina Nehwal stood just one win away from clinching her maiden China Open title after she stormed into the finals of the $700,000 Super Series Premier tournament in Fuzhou on Saturday.
ii. In her sixth appearance in the prestigious tournament, Saina continued her rampaging run as she produced another good show to outclass World No. 17 Liu Xin of China 21-17 21-17 in the women’s singles semifinals that lasted 47 minutes at the Haixia Olympic Sport Centre.
iii. The World No. 5 Indian will take on the winner of match between fifth seed Bae Yeon Ju of Korea and Akane Yamaguchi of Japan, in the summit clash on Sunday.

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Daily GK Update - 14th Nov 2014

Daily GK Update - 14th Nov 2014

1. NASA tests 3D-printed rocket engine parts

i. NASA has successfully tested 3D manufactured copper parts for rocket engines and found they could withstand the heat and pressure required for space launches.
ii. Aerojet Rocketdyne (AR) at NASA’s Glenn Research Centre in partnership with NASA successfully completed the first hot-fire tests on an advanced rocket engine thrust chamber assembly using copper alloy materials.
iii. This was the first time a series of rigorous tests confirmed that 3D manufactured copper parts could withstand the heat and pressure required of combustion engines used in space launches, NASA said.

2. Ratan Tata to be on board of Interpol Foundation

i. Tata Sons Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata has been appointed to the board of Interpol Foundation to contribute to its two new global initiatives aimed at combating organised crime and terrorist activities by the international police organisation.
ii. Interpol Foundation said it is "honoured that Tata Sons Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata has accepted to sit on its board of trustee and contribute to the success of the Protecting Cultural Property and Modernising Channels of International Judicial Cooperation initiatives."
iii. The initiatives are two of the five global initiatives backed by Interpol and aimed at combating organised crime and terrorist activities, the foundation said in a statement.
"Other initiatives will be announced in 2015 and entrusted to other members of the Board of Trustees," Interpol Foundation said.

3. Veteran sports scribe Chandrasekhar P Sant passed away

i. Veteran sports scribe and President of the Sports Journalists Association of Mumbai Chandrasekhar P Sant died on 13 November 2014 following a massive heart attack. He was 61.

Chandrasekhar P Sant
•    Chandrasekhar P Sant, a former sports editor of Maharashtra Times, was a long-time treasurer of the Sports Journalists Federation of India.
•    He was among the few Indian sports scribes who were present to witness Kapil Dev's team winning the coveted World Cup in England in 1983.
•    Sant was the only sports journalist to have attended the JK Bose All India Cricket tournament for sports journalists since its inception.

4. India successfully test-fires nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile

i. India today successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II surface-to-surface missile, which has a strike range of 350 km, from a test range at Chandipur near here as part of a user trial by Army.
ii. Defence sources said the state-of-the-art missile, which is capable of carrying 500 kg to 1000 kg of warheads, was test-fired from a mobile launcher in salvo mode from launch complex-3 of Integrated Test Range at about 10.40 hrs.

5. Doctor arrested for Bilaspur sterilisation deaths

“I am being blamed for the deaths, which is incorrect. They should arrest the Chief Medical Officer of Bilaspur and District Health Officer,” Dr. R.K. Gupta said after his arrest.

i. The doctor who conducted 83 sterilisation surgeries at the government-organised family planning camp in Pendhari area of Bilaspur, has been arrested from Chhattisgarh’s Balodabajar district.
ii. R.K.Gupta had allegedly conducted 83 surgeries in five hours on November 8, 2014 after which, within a few hours, 12 women died and more than 60 had to be admitted to the hospital.
iii. However, Dr. Gupta claimed that he was "innocent" and his superiors were making him "scapegoat".
On the allegations of “criminal negligence” against him, Dr. Gupta pleaded innocence.

6. Children’s Day observed across India on 14 November

i. India on 14 November 2014 celebrated Children’s Day (known as Bal Diwas in Hindi). The day is observed to increase the awareness of people towards the rights, care and education of children.

ii. Children’s day in India is observed annually on the birthday of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India. The day is observed on Nehru’s birthday to showcase his love for children and he is also regarded as Chacha Nehru for children.

About Jawaharlal Nehru
• He was the first Prime Minister of free India
• He was born on 14 November 1889 at Allahabad
• He pursued his MA from Cambridge, England
• He was one of the follower of Mahatma Gandhi
• He has written some books like
a) Glimpses of World History
b) Discovery of India
c) His letters to his daughter, Indira were also compiled into a book, which reflects his philosophical outlook, his compassion and above all, his tender heart.

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Daily GK Update - 13th Nov 2014

1. Chennai to host Global Investors' Meet in May 2015
i. The Tamil Nadu Government on Thursday announced that the Global Investors' Meet (GIM) would be held during May 23-24 next year in Chennai to showcase the ample endowments and boundless potential of the State.

ii. Among the sectors that would be highlighted were electronics and electronics hardware, textiles, agro and food processing, IT/ITES, automobiles and auto components, chemicals and petrochemicals, engineering and heavy engineering, Infrastructure including roads and minor port development, industrial parks and SEZs, urban infrastructure and renewable energy.
iii. The government, in the budget for 2014-2015, set apart Rs. 100 crore for the proposed event.

2. President Pranab Mukherjee visited Bhutan
i. President Pranab Mukherjee visited Bhutan on 7-8 November 2014 to strengthen ties between the two countries. This is the first bilateral visit by a President of India to Bhutan in 26 years.
ii. During his visit he had meeting with the King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay. He also discussed issues of mutual interest which includes bilateral and regional importance.
iii. During his visit, the two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Nalanda University. According to MoU, India will provide appropriate visa to students, faculty and staff for travelling to India to study or work in the University.

NOTE: Besides, three more MoUs were signed
• The Royal University of Bhutan and English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad
• The Royal University of Bhutan and National Innovation Foundation under the Department of Science &Technology
• The Royal Civil Services Commission and Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

3. Kohli joins star Ambassadors for 2015 World Cup
i. India’s Virat Kohli joins an elite list of star Ambassadors to provide necessary support in the build-up to the ICC 2015 World Cup to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand between February and March.



ii. Kohli, Australian pacer Mitchell Johnson, all-rounder Shane Watson, New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum and Sri Lankan veteran Kumar Sangakkara have been appointed ambassadors for cricket’s most—anticipated event, which is now only 92 days away.
iii. Kohli, a star for India in their victorious 2011 World Cup campaign, said: “It is a matter of pride to be selected as the ambassador of ICC. I thank ICC for bestowing this honour upon me. As a cricketer, I wish to spread the passion of cricket to grassroot levels and I look at this as an opportunity to unify global initiatives for cricket throughout the world.”

4. Ravi Chopra, director of famous TV show Mahabharata, died at 68
i. Ravi Chopra, director of famous television (TV) show Mahabharata, died in Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai on 12 November 2014. He was 68. He was suffering from lung cancer from last few years.

ii. He was a producer and director of Indian movies. He started his career assisting his father B R Chopra in films like, Dastaan (1972) and Dhund (1973). He also assisted his uncle Yash Chopra in Ittefaq (1969).
iii. He made his independent directorial debut with Zameer (1975), produced under the family banner, B.R. Films.

5. Pak test-fires nuclear capable ballistic missile
i. Pakistan on Thursday successfully test-fired a ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads to targets as far as 1,500 kilometres, bringing many Indian cities under its range.
ii. The intermediate-range missile Shaheen—II, also called Hatf VI, was launched from an undisclosed location and its impact point was in the Arabian Sea, the military said.
The successful launch was the culminating point of the Field Training Exercise of Army Strategic Forces Command.
iii. The purpose of the launch was to ensure operational readiness of a Strategic Missile Group besides re-validating different design and technical parameters of the weapon system, the military said in a statement.

6. WEF hosted the 29th India Economic Summit in New Delhi
i. The World Economic Forum (WEF) in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) hosted the India Economic Summit in New Delhi from 4 November 2014 to 6 November 2014.
ii. The summit was held under the theme, Redefining Public-Private Cooperation for a New Beginning. Union Finance, Corporate Affairs and Defence Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurated the events.
iii. The Summit was built on three pillars: Boosting Global Competitiveness; Launching a Domestic Systems Reset; and Scaling Local and Social Innovation.

7. Karunanidhi’s daughter Selvi to depose as ED witness
i. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrayed DMK supremo M Karunanidhi’s daughter S Selvi as one of the witnesses in a 2G scam-related money laundering case in which her mother Dayalu Ammal has been put on trial by a Delhi court.
ii. ED has named 30 persons as prosecution witnesses in the case in which the court had framed charges against ex-Telecom Minister A Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi, Dayalu Ammal and 16 others, including nine companies, under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

8. Rohit Sharma Creates History, Slams Record 264 to Become Highest ODI Scorer

i. Rohit Sharma created history, becoming the first man ever to smash two double centuries in ODIs. Rohit got his second double ton vs Sri Lanka in Eden Gardens on Thursday. His first (209) came against Australia in Bangalore on November 3, 2013. Rohit also surpassed Virender Sehwag's 219 to become the highest-scorer in ODIs.
ii. Rohit was dismissed off the final delivery for 264, as India finished on 404/5. Rohit's epic essay of 200 came off 151 balls and included 25 fours and 5 sixes.
iii. Rohit survived an early dropped chance (when he was on 4) and capitalised well to make his way into the record books. 
"I was not tired at all. Coming after a two-month break, I was determined. Once I crossed 50, I had to get a century," Rohit said in a chat.

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Daily Gk Update - 12th Nov 2014

Daily Gk Update - 12th Nov 2014

1. Anand hits back in style to level scores

As the popular phrase goes, “Revenge is a dish best served cold.” But in a match for the World chess title, the sooner you get even, the better it gets.

i. On Tuesday, how much better Viswanathan Anand was feeling on avenging Sunday’s defeat to World champion Magnus Carlsen could be gauged by the return of his customary, disarming smile.


ii. By hitting back with white pieces in Game 3 of the 12-game World championship match in Sochi, Russia, Anand has levelled the score to 1.5-1.5.
iii. This was also the third time that Anand had levelled the match-score in a world title clash after trailing. Against Veselin Topalov in 2010 and Boris Gelfand in 2012, Anand bounced back from deficit to keep the crown.

2. Kerala became first state with bank accounts for all families

i. Kerala became the first state in the country to have bank accounts for all families under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY).
ii. A formal declaration to this effect was made by Kerala Finance Minister KM Mani at the State-Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC) meeting in Thiruvananthapuram on 11 November 2014.
iii. Under the PMJDY, Kerala has opened about 13 lakh new accounts and has mobilised 326 crore rupees through intensive financial literacy campaigns launched under the aegis of the State Level Banker’s Committee (SLBC).

NOTE: Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna is a mega financial inclusion plan aimed at bringing poor financially excluded people into the banking system by providing them bank accounts and debit cards.It was launched on 15 August 2014 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

3. Public sector bank employees go on strike
i. Employee unions of public sector banks went on a nation-wide strike on Wednesday to press for wage revision, affecting banking services like cheque clearance and withdrawal from branches across the country.
ii. However, branches of private sector banks like ICICI and HDFC remained open. At the same time, most of the ATMs of all banks were functioning normally, as per initial reports.
iii. "Strike is complete and total. This strike has been forced upon us as bank management did not yield to our scaled down demands,” United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) Convener M V Murali told PTI.

4. Sixth World Ayurveda Congress held in New Delhi
i. Sixth World Ayurveda Congress (WAC) was held in New Delhi from 6 to 9 November 2014. 
ii. Aim of WAC is to develop a vision and strategy for public action to realize the potential of Ayurveda and improve health care in India and serve as a model for public health globally.
iii. The events at sixth WAC included Seminar on Medicinal Plants, business meets coordinated by Pharmexil, an Editors Conclave, and international Delegates Assembly and a Guru shishya meet.
 Theme of the sixth WAC was "Health Challenges and Ayurveda"  

5. RBI tightens norms for NBFCs
i. Tightening norms for non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), the Reserve Bank of India on Monday raised the capital adequacy requirement and the net owned fund limit, among others, with an objective to mitigate risks in the sector.
ii. At present, the NOF requirement is at Rs.25 lakh. In a phased manner, the NBFCs would be required to raise it to Rs.1 crore by March, 2016, and to further double it to Rs.2 crore by 2017.
iii. "NBFCs failing to achieve the prescribed ceiling within the stipulated time period shall not be eligible to hold the CoR (Certificate of Registration) as NBFCs. The bank will initiate the process for cancellation of CoR against such NBFCs,” it said in a notification.

NOTE: NBFCs cannot offer interest rates higher than the ceiling rate prescribed by RBI from time to time. The present ceiling is 12.5 per cent per annum.

6. BJP wins trust vote in Maharashtra Assembly
i. BJP government headed by Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday won the confidence motion in Maharashtra assembly by a voice vote, amid protests by former ally Shiv Sena.
ii. BJP's Haribhau Bagde to be Maharashtra legislature's new Speaker.
iii. Raj Thackeray's MNS offers support to BJP govt in Maharashtra.

7. Indian Film Personality of the Year award for Rajinikanth
i. The Centre has named actor Rajinikanth as winner of the Centenary Award for Indian Film Personality of the Year.
ii. This was announced by Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Minister of State, Information and Broadcasting, on Tuesday.
iii. The Chennai-based actor would be receiving the honour at the 45th International Film Festival of India to be held in Goa from November 20 to 30.

8. PM Narendra Modi joins Instagram, gets thousands of followers
i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made his Instagram debut with a picture of the venue of the 25th ASEAN Summit - and notched up followers at a blistering pace.
ii. He was welcomed on the site by his followers. There were a staggering 43,000 followers by 2 pm which kept on increasing by the second.
iii. The tech-savvy prime minister has 7.79 million followers on his Twitter account @narendramodi, and 3.43 million so far on the Prime Minister's Office account of @PMOIndia.

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IMPORTANT SUMMITS

IMPORTANT SUMMITS

1.BRICS summit ( Brazil, Russia, India,
China, South‐Africa.) :-
● 5th Summit 2013 : (Durban) South
Africa:
● 6th BRICS Summit 2014: to be held in
Fortaleza, Brazil from 15‐17 July 2014.
● Next 7th BRICS Summit to be held in
Ufa, Russia
2. BIMSTEC Summit :-
● 3rd BIMSTEC summit 2014: Nay Pyi Taw
(Myanmar)
● 4th BIMSTEC summit will be held in
Nepal.
3. Nuclear security summit :-
● 2nd Summit 2012 – Seoul, South Korea.
● 3rd Summit 2014 - Hague, Netherland
● 4th Summit 2016 - United States
4.G 8 Summit :-
● 39th Summit 2013: United Kingdom.
(Northern Ireland)
● G‐8 Countries: Canada, France,
Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, Britain and
the US.
● 40th G‐7 summit 2014 held at Brussels.
5. G 20 Summit :-
● G‐20 meeting (2014) of Finance
ministers and central bank governors held
in Sydney (Australia).
● G20 Leaders Summit (2014) will be held
in Brisbane, Queensland Australia, in
November 2014.
6. SAARC Summit :-
● 3rd SAARC ministerial meet on poverty
alleviation 2013 Kathmandu (Nepal)
● 18th SAARC Summit 2014‐ Kathmandu
(proposed)
7. NATO Summit :‐
● NATO Summit 2014 will be held in
Britain. (Britain last hosted the summit in
1990, when Margret Thatcher was Prime
Minister).
8. IBSA Summit :-
● India will host the next summit of IBSA
(India, Brazil, South Africa) in New Delhi
in 2015.
# OTHERS_SUMMITS
● 18th BASIC Ministerial Meeting held in
New Delhi.
BASIC - (Brazil, South Africa, India and
China)
Note : 17th Meeting on Climate Change
was held in Hanzghou, China
● ASEAN foreign-minister-meeting held in
Myanmar.
● Fifth Indo-US Strategic Dialogue held in
New Delhi during which
the two sides discussed “transformative
initiatives” in key areas of
security and energy.
● 3rd India-Africa Summit will be held in
New Delhi.
● 6th International Nuclear Energy Forum
ATOMEXPO-2014 held
in Moscow.
● World Economic Forum 2014: held in
Abuja (Nigeria). Bharti Enterprises
founder and Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal
co– chair this year’s edition of the World
Economic Forum on Africa.

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Daily GK Update - 11th Nov 2014

Daily GK Update - 11th Nov 2014

1. PM arrives in Myanmar to attend ASEAN, East Asia summits

i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the Myanmarese capital Nay Pyi Taw on Tuesday to attend the ASEAN and the East Asia summits on the first leg of his three- nation tour that will also take him to Australia and Fiji.


ii. Asserting that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is at the core of India's 'Act East' policy, the Prime Minister said before leaving for Myanmar that he was looking forward to discussing with ASEAN leaders how to take "our relationship to a new level, which will supplement our deepening bilateral ties with each member".
iii. "ASEAN is at the core of our Act East Policy and at the centre of our dream of an Asian century, characterised by cooperation and integration," Modi said.

2. Jawed Usmani appointed as State Chief Information Commissioner in UP

i. Jawed Usmani appointed as State Chief Information Commissioner (SCIC) in Uttar Pradesh (UP).
ii. Governor of UP Ram Naik on 10 November 2014 approved appointment of Jawed Usmani as CIC.
iii. A three-member committee, headed by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav selected the name of Usmani and forwarded it to the Governor. 

3. RIP Nokia Lumia, Microsoft officially announces re-branding for smartphones.

i. Microsoft on Friday evening formally announced that it would no longer use brand Nokia for its smartphones. Instead the devices will be called Microsoft Lumia.
ii. Microsoft will continue to use Nokia name for its entry-level phones. "Microsoft will continue to sell Nokia-branded, entry-level category of phones, such as the Nokia 130.
We have licensed the Nokia brand for such devices," said Tuula, senior vice president of marketing for phones at Microsoft.

4. Tendulkar’s book to be published in regional languages

"We look forward to co-publishing this bestseller in Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Assamese, Telugu and Bengali", says Hachette India

i. Due to enormous demand, the publishers of Sachin Tendulkar’s record-breaking autobiography, Playing It My Way has decided to translate the book in Indian regional languages.
ii. Hachette India will be co-publishing Tendulkar’s autobiography after being flooded with interest from several publishers.
iii. “The book has topped 200,000 copies in orders, already pulling ahead of both pre-order and lifetime sales of the top hardbacks — Dan Brown’s Inferno, Walter Issacson’s Steve Jobs and J K Rowling’s Casual Vacancy,” Hachette India in a release.

4. Rajnath Singh adopts Beti village in Lucknow

i. Union Home Minister and Lucknow MP Rajnath Singh has adopted Beti village in the district under the Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojna.
ii. “The Union Home Minister has adopted Beti village in Sarojini Nagar (Assembly segment) under the model village scheme,” Secretary of BJP’s Uttar Pradesh unit Virendra Tiwari said on Tuesday.
iii. Though in Lucknow district, Beti village is not part of the Lucknow parliamentary constituency. It falls in the Mohanlalganj parliamentary constituency.

5. PM launches Jeevan Pramaan - Digital Life Certificate for Pensioners

i. Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, on Monday launched "Jeevan Pramaan" - an "Aadhar-based Digital Life Certificate" for pensioners, in a move that could eventually benefit over a crore pensioners.
ii. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that after the push towards self-certification, this digital life certificate was another enabling mechanism which would benefit the common man.
iii. The proposed digital certification will do away with the requirement of a pensioner having to submit a physical Life Certificate in November each year, in order to ensure continuity of pension being credited into his account.
iv. The Department of Electronics and IT has developed a software application which will enable the recording of the pensioner's Aadhar number and biometric details from his mobile device or computer, by plugging in a biometric reading device.
v. Key details of the pensioner, including date, time, and biometric information will be uploaded to a central database on real-time basis, ultimately enabling the Pension Disbursing Agency to access a Digital Life Certificate.

6. Mannan Kumar Mishra and S. Prabakaran re-elected to Bar Council of India
Mannan Kumar Mishra and S. Prabakaran were on 10 November 2014 re-elected to the Bar Council of India (BCI). Mannan Kumar Mishra was appointed as Chairman and S. Prabakaran as Co-Chairman of Bar Council of India.

Mannan Kumar Mishra
Mannan Kumar Mishra is the Bihar state council’s representative in the Bar Council of India. Mishra is a senior advocate practising in the Supreme Court and Patna High Court.

S. Prabakaran
Prabakaran is practising in the Madras High Court and Supreme Court. He is a member of various committees set up by the BCI including the legal education panel.

7. China-India Development Fund looks to park Rs 30,000 crore in India’s infra projects

i. A private equity fund, christened as China-India Development Fund, amounting to USD 5 billion (over Rs 30,000 crore), has been launched for possible investments in infrastructure projects in India. Over Rs 6000 crore of this fund is expected to flow into Gujarat, official sources said on Tuesday.
ii. The fund launched by Shanghai Entrepreneur Association (SEA) has the support of China India Trade & Investment Centre (CITIC), stated a release from CITIC here.
iii. “Large infrastructure projects in India are not able to find adequate funding. In such a scenario, this fund will help provide the necessary finance. The SEA which has over 100 entrepreneurs is now looking for Indian partners which whom they can cooperate in various ways including joint venture participation for rail, highway, smart city and new city development projects,” said Jagat Shah, secretary general CITIC.

8. India-Israel joint venture missile LRSAM successfully test fired in Israel

i. Long Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LRSAM), the missile co-developed by India and Israel, was successfully test-fired on 10 November 2014 from a range in Israel. LRSAM is called Barak 8 missile in Israel.


ii. The missile successfully intercepted a manoeuvring air-breathing target mimicking an attacking combat aircraft. The test also validated all the elements related to the naval and land-based variants of the missile including the phased array radar, battle management system, communications and the interceptor.

iii. The test fire was carried by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in the presence of DRDO scientists and officials of the Indian Armed Forces. DRDO chief and Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister Dr Avinash Chander witnessed the test along with IAI President Joseph Weiss and other top officials of the Israel Defence Forces.

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English Quiz

English Quiz

DIRECTION (1-5): Which of the phrases (1) (2) (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentences grammatically correct ? If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required mark (5) as the answer.
1. We are looking forward for good rains this year.
(1) Are looking forward to
(2) Have looked forward for
(3 have been looking forward at
(4) Should look forward with
(5) No correction required


2. There is full justification to close down the units which are neither profitable nor serving any social cause.
(1) Which are not profitable or serve
(2) Which have neither profitable nor serving
(3) Which have neither profitable nor serve
(4) Which are neither profitable nor serve
(5) No correction required

3. Please take delivery of the material and acknowledgement at the earliest.
(1) Send acknowledgement at the earliest
(2) Acknowledge  at the earliest
(3) Acknowledgement the earliest
(4) Early acknowledgement
(5) No correction required

4. The Officer had triggered a controversy by charging his superiors by ignoring his warning.
(1) By charging his superiors with ignoring
(2) With charging his superiors by ignoring
(3) By charging his superiors after ignored
(4) For charging his superiors on ignoring
(5) No correction required

5. Had we been alone we would have contended ourselves with any plain food that give us strength.
(1) that gives us strength
(2) that gave us strength
(3) which give us strength
(4) which give strength to us
(5) No correction required

DIRECTION (6-10): In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five pair of words denoted by numbers 1,2,3,4 and 5. Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in sentence in the same sequence to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

6. He objected to the proposal because it was founded on a _____ principle and also was ____ at time.
(1) Faulty _______ desirable
(2)  Imperative ________ reasonable
(3)  Wrong ____________ inconvenient
(4)  Sound __________ acceptable
(5)  Uncomforting _________ deplorable

7. The criterion for _______ a player should be his recent performance; but unfortunately, the journalists are _____ to be carried away by earlier successes.
(1) Condemning _______ satisfying
(2) Judging __________ prone
(3) Revealing ________ reluctant
(4) Eager _________ acclaiming
(5) Criticizing _________ clean

8. For the last half century he _______ himself to public affairs __________ taking a holiday.
(1) By ______ committed  
(2) After ________ offered
(3) Devoted _________ without  
(4) Scarified _______ after
(5) Prepared _______ before

9. You will see signs of _______ everywhere, which speak well for the _____ of these people.
(1) Decoration _____ senses
(2) Clear _____ debris
(3) Beauty _______ careful
(4) Industry _______ prosperity
(5) Repairs _____ extravaganza

10. The police arrested Ramesh on a _____ of theft but for lack of evidence ________ him.
(1) Crime _____ imprisoned
(2) Punished ____________ complaint
(3) Left _______ condition
(4) Tip _________ absconding
(5) Charge _______ released

DIRECTION (11-15): Rearrange the following six sentences (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) and (f) in the proper sequence to from a meaningful paragraph then answer the questions given below them.

(A) The application of economic environmental and consumer pressures have been on an increase in recent years.
(B) As a result our agro-food production and technology are amongst the most advanced in the world.
(C) They are thus able to provide expertise and technology to satisfy the needs of agro-food production.
(D) In turn the support industries have developed to an equally advanced state.
(E) They have also equipped them- selves with the necessary expertise to most exacting requirements of the overseas markets.
(F) These have greatly influenced the development of the agriculture and food industries in our country.

11. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement ?
(1) F   
(2) E
(3) D   
(4) C  
(5) B

12 Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement ?
(1) F   
(2) E  
(3) D
(4) C   
(5) B

13.Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement ?
(1) F   
(2) E  
(3) D
(4) C   
(5) B

14. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement ?
(1) F   
(2) E  
(3) A
(4) C   
(5) B

15. Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST) sentence after rearrangement ?
(1) F   
(2) E  
(3) D
(4) C   
(5) B


ANSWERS
1. 1
2. 4
3. 5
4. 4
5. 2
6. 3
7. 2
8. 3
9. 4
10. 5
11. 1
12. 3
13. 2
14. 4
15. 5

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Daily GK update - 9th-10th Nov 2014

1.    Cabinet expansion: 21 new ministers join NDA govt,
i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expanded his team on Sunday by appointing 21 new ministers, four of them in the Cabinet and three others as ministers of state with independent charge.
ii. Manohar Parrikar is the new Defence Minister and Suresh Prabhu will head the Railway Ministry Minister in the expansion-cum-reshuffle of the Narendra Modi ministry after 21 new Ministers were sworn-in on Sunday.
iii. Parrikar, who quit as Goa Chief Minister yesterday to join the Union Cabinet, takes over the charge from Finance Minister Arun Jaitley who held the Defence portfolio as an additional charge. 


iv. Interestingly, Jaitley has been given the additional charge of Information and Broadcasting Ministry. 

New Minister 

1. Manohar Parrikar – Defence Minister
2. Suresh Prabhu - Railway Minister
3. D V Sadananda Gowda - Law and Justice Minister
4. Ravi Shankar Prasad: Communications and Information Technology
5. Jagat Prakash Nadda: Health & Family Welfare
6. Birender Singh - Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water and Sanitation
7. Dr. Harsh Vardhan: Science and Technology, Earth Sciences


2.    World Bank offers financial help for MSMEs in UP
i. The World Bank today said it will offer financial help to create new infrastructure for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises ( MSMEs) and improve the condition of existing ones in Uttar Pradesh.
ii. The offer was made to Sanjiv Saran, principal secretary, industries and infrastructure development, by Lead Urban Specialist of World Bank Barjor Mehta.
iii. A three-member team of World Bank, including Mehta and Senior Country Economist at World Bank .
iv. The report has been prepared by consulting agency CRISIL Limited under the aegis of World Bank for Agra-Firozabad sub-region, Kanpur-Lucknow-Unnao-Auraiya sub-region and Allahabad-Varanasi sub-region.
v. The World Bank has offered two options for funding, namely - Development Policy Loan (DPL) and Programme-for -Results instruments.


3.    India Ratings lowers growth forecast to 5.6 pc
i. Domestic ratings agency India Ratings today marginally revised down its economic growth estimate for 2014-15 fiscal to 5.6 per cent citing poor industrial performance, and warned that the government will slip on the fiscal deficit front.
ii. The agency pegged the final fiscal deficit print at 4.2 per cent, against the budget promise of 4.1 per cent, despite the 10 per cent spending cut announced last week. In the first six months of the fiscal, fiscal deficit touched 83 per cent of the tar ..

4.    Origo Commodities, NABARD tie up for warehouse receipt financing
i. Collateral management firm Origo Commodities today said it has tied up with NABARD to provide 'warehouse receipt financing' to farmers in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
ii. Under this facility, farmers are allowed to deposit the crop at a warehouse closest to their farms and obtain pledge financing from banks to the extent of 70-75 per cent of the value of the commodity.
iii. The joint initiative will enable farmers to use the warehousing infrastructure of Primary Agriculture Co-opera ..
iv. This memorandum of understanding (MoU) is going to help farmers to a great extent by realising the right price by offering them options to sell their produce at the right time," NABARD Chief General Manager at Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Regional Office, Jiji Mammen said in a statement.

5.    Union Bank to charge own customers beyond 8 ATM transactions

i. After private banks – HDFC Bank and Axis bank – decided to charge own customers for more than five transactions at their ATMs, public sector lender Union Bank of India has also joined the bandwagon.
ii. The Mumbai-based bank will charge own customers for more than eight transactions per month at its ATMs and more than five at other banks ATMs. It will be charging Rs 15 per (excluding tax) from November 15, 2014.
iii. Many public sector banks are still in "wait and watch mode". They would like to see how pricing is firmed up by the private banks and large state-owned banks.

Note: i. HDFC Bank and Axis Bank will charge their own customers for more than five transactions at their Automated Teller Machines starting 1 December.
ii. HDFC Bank will be charging Rs 20 for financial transactions and Rs 8.5 (excluding taxes) for non-financial transactions (balance enquiry, mini statement).
iii. Axis Bank will be charging Rs 20 (excluding taxes) for financial transactions and Rs 9.5 for non-financial transactions
iv. At other bank ATMs, the customers of these banks will be charged beyond three transactions. Earlier five transactions were free at non-home bank ATMs.
v. However, Axis Bank has made ten transactions free for its Prime Plus Savings Account and Prime Salary account holders. These account holders are mandated to have a minimum opening balance of Rs 1 lakh.

6.    Govt considering to bring down its equity in Public Sector Banks to 52% percent: FM
i. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said that government is planning to unfold disinvestment of its stakes in Public Sector Units, PSUs, to revive the economy.
ii. Addressing a gathering during the 25th India Global Forum in new Delhi, Mr Jaitley said, government is considering to bring down its equity in public sector banks to about 52 per cent so that almost 3 lakh crore rupees can be introduced for financial inclusion.
iii. Mr Jaitley said, the Modi led government is tax friendly and is committed to give exemption to those who are not in position to pay. He said, the goverment will follow a reasonable and rational tax policy to make India a hub of low-cost manufacturing.

7.    Nepal, India agree to form task force to install petro pipeline
i. Nepal and India have agreed to form a task force for the installation of a pipeline to transport petroleum products to Nepal from India. A meeting of officials of the two countries in Kathmandu constituted a five-member task force to initiate process for the installation of petroleum products pipeline between Nepal and India.
ii. Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Commerce and Supplies Jeebraj Koirala led the Nepali delegation in the meeting while Additional Secretary of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Rajiv Kumar led the Indian team. The pipeline will be installed on a 41 kilometer stretch from Raxual of India to Amlekhgunj in Nepal.

8.    Indo-Israel joint project LR-SAM successfully test-fired
i. Indo-Israel joint project LR-SAM has been tested successfully in Israel. Long Range Surface-to-Air Missile LR-SAM is a joint project of Israeli Aerospace Industry, Indian Navy and DRDO.

9.    Govt planning to cover entire country under IGMSY by 2016
i. Government is planning to cover the entire country under Indira Gandhi Maatritva Sahyog Yojana by 2016.
ii. The scheme envisages providing cash directly to pregnant and lactating mothers during pregnancy and lactation to improve health and nutrition.
iii. Addressing a function in New Delhi today, Women and Child Development Secretary, Vinay Sheel Oberoi said, the scheme is currently being implemented in 53 districts and will be extended to 253 districts by April next year. 
iv. Mr Oberoi said, pregnant women of 19 years of age and above for first two live births are entitled for benefits under the scheme.
v. The beneficiaries are paid six thousand rupees in two equal installments. He said, the cash incentives will not only contribute to better enabling environment but also encourage and promote health and nutrition standards.

10.  China, Russia sign energy agreements at APEC Summit
i. China and Russia have signed energy cooperation agreements on the sidelines of the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, APEC summit in Beijing.
ii. The deals, which include a second major supply route, were signed yesterday by Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.
iii. The route will supply Russian natural gas to China along a western route. In May, the two sides signed a 400 billion dollars deal for an eastern supply route.

11.  Virat Kohli quickest to reach 6,000 runs in ODIs
i. Star batsman Virat Kohli on Sunday became the quickest cricketer to reach 6,000 runs in ODIs, bettering legendary West Indian Vivian Richards’ record during his 53-run knock in India’s third ODI against Sri Lanka.

ii. Playing in his 144th match and 136th innings, Kohli reached the milestone with a single off left-arm spinner Chaturanga de Silva in the 39th over at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Vivian Richards took 156 matches and 141 innings to reach the milestone in 1989.
iii. Kohli registered his ninth fifty (53 off 61 balls) vs. Sri Lanka - his 32nd in ODIs. The 26-year-old is the top run-scorer in ODIs in 2014 - his tally being 849 runs at an average of 49.94 in 19 matches.
iv. He also became the eighth Indian batsman to complete 6,000 runs or more in ODIs - his aggregate being 6003 (average 51.30) in 144 matches.

12.  India beat Australia, win test series by 3-1
i. Akashdeep Singh scored twice as Indian men’s hockey team stunned world champions Australia 3-1 in the fourth and final Test to register a historic 3-1 series win over the mighty Kookaburras in their home soil in Perth on Sunday. This is the first time that India have beaten Australia in a bilateral series.
ii. Prior to this series, the two countries have played five Test series in the past, with Australia winning thrice and one ending in a draw.
iii. India had beaten Australia 1-0 on Saturday to go 2-1 up in the series and Akashdeep pumped in two field goals in the 13th and 43rd minutes for the visitors, while S K Uthappa (53rd) scored once as the visitors completed a hat-trick of wins. Australia’s lone goal was scored by Tom Craig (36th).

13.  Nuclear-capable Agni-II missile test fired
i. India on Sunday successfully test-fired its medium-range nuclear-capable Agni-II missile with a strike range of more than 2000 km from the Wheeler Island off Odisha coast as part of a user trial by the Army. 
ii. The 20-metre long Agni-II missile is a two-stage, solid-propelled ballistic missile.
iii. It has a launch weight of 17 tonnes and can carry a payload of 1000 kg over a distance of more than 2,000 km. The Agni-II missile was developed by Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL) and integrated by the Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), Hyderabad.
iv. Agni-II is part of the Agni series of missiles developed by DRDO which includes Agni-I with 700 km range, Agni-III with 3,000 km range, Agni-IV with 4000 km range and Agni-V more than 5,000 km range, they said. 

14.  Nico Rosberg wins Brazilian Grand Prix
i. The 29 year old German driver Nico Rosberg took full advantage of one mistake by Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton to win yesterday's Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo, Brazil and keep alive his hopes of winning this year's world championship. 
ii. Rosberg's triumph ended Hamilton's run of five straight wins and reduced his lead in the championship from 24 points to 17 with one race remaining, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on November 23rd where double points will be awarded.

15.  Hockey India announces annual awards
i. In a first for Indian hockey, the national federation on Monday decided to have the ‘Hockey India Annual Awards’ wherein the top players in the men’s and women’s categories will walk away with a prize money of Rs. 25 lakh each.
ii. Each award will consist of a trophy, certificate and cash award. The decision to announce the awards was taken in the 26th Meeting of the Hockey India Executive Board here.
iii. The 26th Meeting of the Hockey India Executive Board was Chaired by Hockey India Senior Vice President, Ms Mariamma Koshy and attended by Executive Board Members including Md.

List of Awards
Dhruv Batra Player of the Year (Men) — Rs 25,00,000
Dhruv Batra Player of the Year (Women) — Rs 25,00,000
Upcoming Player of the Year (Men U—21) — Rs 10,00,000
Upcoming Player of the Year (Women U—21) — Rs.10,00,000
Goalkeeper of the Year — Rs.5,00,000
Defender of the Year — Rs.5,00,000
Midfielder of the Year — Rs.5,00,000
Forward of the Year — Rs.5,00,000
Award for Invaluable Contribution (For coaches and support staff) — Rs.5,00,000
President Award for Outstanding Achievement — Rs.5,00,000.

16.  India clinch series by defeating Sri Lanka in 3rd ODI
i. India registered a comfortable six-wicket win against Sri Lanka in the third One-Day International, ODI to clinch the five-match series 3-0 last evening.
ii. Set a target of 243 runs, India coasted to the win in 44.1 overs, winning with 35 balls to spare.

iii. Opener Shikhar Dhawan played an impressive knock (91) and made useful partnerships with Ajinkya Rahane (31) and Ambati Rayadu (35) to lead India to victory. Skipper Virat Kohli also contributed with a solid 53.

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670 Question Asked in Various Recent Exams (SBI, IBPS RRB, IBPS PO)

670 Question Asked in Various Recent Exams (SBI, IBPS RRB, IBPS PO)


1. What is the capital of Guyana? - Georgetown
2. National Journalism Day is observed on which day every year? - 17 November
3. Apollo Hospitals tied up with Pharma firm - Sanofi
4. Mohammad Ghouse, passed away in Chennai. He was associated with which sports? - Cricket
5. Expand COMPAT - Competition Appellate Tribunal
6. Indian men hockey team clinched gold after how many years in Asian Games? - 16 years
7. India won how many gold medals in 17th Asian games? - 11
8. Expand TS GENCO – Telangana State Power Generation Corporation
9. Who is Michael Phelps? - US swimmer
10. Indian Railways on 10 October 2014 celebrated its ……… Annual Railway National Awards - 59th
11. PM Narendra Modi addressed Indian-Americans at world famous Madison Square Garden.Madison Square Garden is situated in which city? - New York
12. J. Jayalalithaa became first incumbent chief minister to be convicted for corruption and was sentenced for 4 years in Jail .She was the chief minister of ____________ state? - Tamil Nadu
13. The Vision Statement is issued by - India and US
14. Kailash Satyarthi is associated with _______movement? - Bachpan Bachao Andolan
15. Who is the author of the Book " The shadow lines"? - Amitav Ghosh
16. According to Union Budget 2014-15, how many IIMs to be opened? - 5
17. In railway budget 2014-15, Cleanliness budget up by how many per cent over last year? - 40%
18. FDI limit in Civil Aviation - 49%.
19. Census 2011, was the 15th Census of India and …… Census after Independence. - 7th
20. Headquarter of Indian bank is situated in __________ city? - Chennai
21. Who is the current road, transport, highways and shipping minister? - Nitin Gadkari
22. ECB stands for-External Commercial Borrowings
23. Wimbledon Cup is related to _______ game ? - Lawn tennis
24. Currency of Malaysia is - Ringgit
25. EPS in share market stands for - Earnings Per Share
26. Who is authorized to permit premature closure of PPF A/c? - Chairman of concerning Bank
27. The objective of Government to appoint Narasimham Committee is - to strengthen the banking system
28. When was NABARD established? - July 12, 1982
29. _________ cities in India has become the world’s second most populous city in 2014 after Tokyo, according to a UN report released recently? - Delhi
30. Recently who has become the first player of Indian origin to be a part of the National Basketball Association (NBA)? - Sim Bhullar
31. Who is the present Global Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF? - Sachin Tendulkar
32. ___________ is an e-Commerce solution of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)? - RuPay Debit Cards
33. Recently SBI signed _______ line of credit with Export Import Bank of India. - 500 million dollars
34. _________ highest urban population? - Maharashtra
35. Japan has sea-conflict with _________ country? - China
36. ________ signed an agreement with the Kochi Metro Rail Ltd. for a loan of Rs. 1,170 crore? - Canara Bank
37. Recently former President of the United States of America Bill Clinton visited Jabrouli village, near Lucknow, on an awareness mission on - diarrhea
38. India has inked a loan agreement with World Bank for an assistance of ____for the Odisha Disaster Recovery Project. - $153 million 
39. For the safety and welfare of women how much money has been provided for Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Yojana to generate awareness on the issues? - Rs. 100 crores
40. ___was conferred “Best Bank – Public Sector” award in BFSI Awards-2014 by World HRD Congress, recently? - Bank of Maharashtra
41. What is Current Repo Rate? - 8%
42. Recently Priyanka Chopra played a role of Mary Kom in a movie, who is Mary kom? - Boxer
43. Expand DBT - Direct Benefit Transfer
44. Lisbon is the capital of – Portugal
45. Currency of Saudi Arabia - Riyal
46. What is ‘C’ in KYC? - Customer
47. What is ‘I’ in REIT? - Investment
48. Mary Barra who recently visited India is the CEO of – General Motors
49. According to RBI norms, what is minimum capital required for foriegn banks to open subsidaries in India? - Rs 500 Crores
50. 17th Asian Games were held at- Incheon
51. ‘Together we can’ is slogan of ________? - Canara Bank
52. “Pahla kadam , pahli udan” account is launched by ______ ? - SBI
53. Bank formed by Brics is known as - New Development Bank
54. SEBI extended guide line to appoint at least one women in board of director by - 31march 2015
55. Upallu Srinivas who died recently is a renowned – Madolin Player
56. RBI has recently reduced ATM transaction from 5 to 3, on _______ accounts it is not applicable? - BSBDA
57. Pension scheme for rural and unorganised sector is - Swavalamban
58. Card launched by Indian Railway to avoid payment transaction during ticket booking is - Go India smart Card
59. Government clears disinvestment in 3 PSU’s for the sum of Rs 44,000 crores, _________ is one of them? - ONGC
60. Cantolania referendum is a part of _______? - Spain
61. Rupay card is used by which type of banks? - All scheduled commercial banks
62. Current Prime Minister of UK is - David Cameroon
63. Who was the Indian cricket team coach in the recent debacle against England in the investec test series? - Duncan Fletcher
64. Shivasundram hydro power project is stated in which state ? - Karnataka
65. _________ has launched premium credit cards exclusively for women scheme? - HDFC Bank
66. The upper limit that can be deposited in PPF account has increased to – Rs 2 lac
67. “And Then One Day” novel is authored by – Naseeruddin Shah
68. _________ has not been conferred with Padma Shri awards? - Raghunath Mashelkar
69. Bhamashah Financial Empowerment scheme is launched by the government of which of the following states? - Rajasthan
70. _________ states in India has the highest rural population? - Sikkim
71. The minimum paid up capital required for both small and payment banks is – Rs 100 crores
72. Limit for FDI in multibrand is - 51%
73. _________ banks has signed 500 million dollar line of credit EXIM bank of Korea? - SBI
74. Committee formed to review the investment guidelines for national pension schemes in the private sector – G.N. Bajpai Committee
75. As per HSBC report India will become the fifth largest exporter by the year - 2030
76. Asia’s first ballistic Research Centre is to be opened in – India
77. The book ‘Lajja’ is authored by – Taslima Nasrim
78. Name the French Foreign Minister who recently visited India. - Laurent Fabris
79. ‘Economic Outlook Report’ is published by which of the following organisations? - IMF
80. India’s first Kisan Mandi is to be set up in – Delhi
81. Jan Dhan yojna additional insurance coverage is provided by which organization? - HDFC
82. What is the tagline of United bank of India? - The Bank that begins with U.
83. BSBDA is related with which of the following field? - Banking
84. Which is the Largest desert in the world? - Sahara
85. Who is Lieutenant Governor of Delhi? - Najeeb Jung
86. Hanoi is the capital of –Vietnam
87. Who is the author of Half girlfriend? - Chetan Bhagat
88. PMGSY full form-Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
89. What is the Currency of China? - yuan
90. What is the maximum amount in PPF? - Rs 150000
91. Kudankulam Nuclear power plant is situated in which state? - Tamil Nadu
92. Who is the Director of Finding Fanny? - Homi Adajania
93. What is the Maximum limit of RTGS? - No limit
94. Pre shipment and post shipment is related with which finance? - Export finance
95. State with lowest population, according to census 2011? - Sikkim
96. RBI release draft Guidelines for Licensing of Payments Banks and Small Banks.What is the capital of these banks? - Rs 100 crore
97. RRCAT is located in which state? - Madhya Pradesh
98. Individual Borrower can check their credit report from –CIBIL
99. EBT full form-Electronic Benefits Transfer
100. Bank license given to which NBFCs ? - Bandhan and IDFC
101. Which one of the following is not regulator(Options - RBI,SEBI,CERN,IRDA) ? - CERN
102. Rohan Bopanna related to which sport ? - Tennis
103. Which line divides America and Canada- ? 49th parallel
104. What is the nick name of Korea ? - Land of morning calm
105. 2014 is recognised as completion of 100 years of which war ? - World War - I
106. Angela Merkel is related to which country ? - Germany
107. Who is the chairman of committee related to Gas pricing ? -Vijay Kelkar
108. What is the expanded form of PLO - Palestine liberation organization
109. African union is fighting with which terrorist organisation ?- Boko haram
110. Donna Trott has authored the book titled as ? - The goldfinch
111. What is the range of Bramhos missile ? - 290Km
112. Currency of Bhutan? - Ngultrum
113. New Governor of Haryana ? - Kaptan Singh Solanki
114. Jarawa tribe belongs to ? - Andaman and Nicobar islands
115. Who is the Minister of state for IT & Broadcasting? - Prakash Javdekar
116. What is the Literacy rate of Bihar according to 2011 census? - 63.82%
117. Mary kom movie produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali is written by : Saiwyn Quadras
118. Currency of Sri lanka ? - Sri Lanka Rupee
119. Capital of Kuwait ?- Kuwait city
120. Power, Coal and renewable energies minister in the current government ? - Piyush Goyal
121. Currency of Vatican City ? - Euro
122. Gagan Narang won medal in Commonwealth in which shooting event? - 50 m air rifle event
123. What are the number of Nationalized Banks in India after nationalization of BMB? - 21
124. Davis Cup related to which sport ?- Lawn Tennis
125. Which country topped CWG 2014 Medal tally ? - England
126. New Deputy Governer of RBI S S Mundra replaced whom ? - K C Chakraborty
127. Which among the following is a banking term ? - CRR
128. Which of the following is an Indirect Tax ? - Service Tax
129. Controller of Mutual Fund ? - SEBI
130. Full form of CFL? - Compact fluorescent lamp
131. Cerebral hemorrhage caused by deficiency of which vitamin? - Vitamin K
132. Capital of Sierra Leon? - Freetown
133. Minister of Parliament Affairs: Venkaiah Naidu
134. Hepatitis day: 28 July
135. 17th NAM Summit will be held in: Venezuela
136. In Common wealth Games 2014 Abhinav Bindra won gold for: 10m rifle shooting
137. Capital of Iraq: Baghdad
138. Capital of Bhutan: Thimpu
139. Currency of Vatican City: Euro
140. A book on Vijay Malaya is authored by: K. Giriprakash
141. RBI governor replaced whom: D Subba Rao
142. Khushwant Singh is: a novelist, journalist
143. Which scheme is for slum people: Indira Awas Yojna
144. Minister of Information & Broadcasting, environment, forest: Prakash Javadekar
145. Banking is defined under which act: Banking Regulation Act, 1949
146. ICC trophy is related to? Cricket
147. Capital of Zimbabwe? Harare
148. Currency of Myanmar? – Kyat
149. Author of the book titled 'What young India wants'? - Chetan Bhagat
150. World environment day? - 5th June
151. Skill development minister? - Sarbananda Sonowal
152. Minimum Maturity period for commercial paper? - 7 days
153. Governor of West Bengal? - Keshari NathTripathi
154. Who was the defence minister in the previous council of ministers - A K Antony
155. Literacy rate of kerala? - 93.91 %
156. ADB will help in road construction in which Indian state? – Manipur
157. Author of the book 'My Years with Rajeev and Sonia'? - R D Pradhan
158. Guru Tej Bahadur trophy is related to which sport? - Hockey
159. Venue of next FIFA 2018 World cup? – Russia
160. 3 countries who are a participating in Malabar Exercise? - India, USA, Japan
161. Full form of EVM - Electronic Voting Machine
162. FIFA golden ball award ? - Lionel Messi
163. Reliance produced less amount of gas resulting in government loss in which block ? KG-D6
164. First BRICS New development bank ? – Shanghai
165. Union minister of Mine & steel, labour & employment - Narendra Singh Tomar
166. Recent book on Dilip Kumar - Substance and Shadow by Uday Tara
167. Sri Lankan cricketer, who announced his retirement? - Mahela Jayawardhane
168. Currency of Saudi Arabia - Saudi Riyal
169. Name of Maharashtra new tiger reserve - Bor Sancutary reserve
170. Fees needed to submit for lodging complain to Banking ombudsman - No fees
171. Insurance regulator – IRDA
172. Chandi prasad bhat won Gandhi peace prize for his contribution in which area? - Chipko Movement
173. Which country manufactured VELOX-1 ? – Singapore
174. Capital of Cyprus ? – Nicosia
175. Committee on financial inclusion: Nachiket Mor Committee
176. 150 km missile launched by DRDO recently: Prithvi
177. Minister of Social Justice and empowerment: Thawar Chand Gehlot
178. Bhartiya Mahila Bank Chairman: Usha Ananthasubramanium
179. Banks Nationalization: 1969
180. Capital of Argentina: Buenos Aires
181. Official Currency of Indonesia: Indonesian Rupiah
182. Vijay Sheshadri won Pulitzer prize for: "3 Sections"
183. Which state don’t shares the border with Telangana: Jharkhand
184. Constituency of Nitin Gadkari: Nagpur
185. Recently PM inaugurated a hydro power plant at which place: Uri (J & K)
186. Press freedom day: 3 May
187. RBI established in: 1935
188. Who is the current Food & Consumer Affairs minister: Ram Vilas Paswan
189. World Tourism Day is celebrated on: 27 September
190. Gillette cup is associated with which sports: Cricket
191. Kaveri river water dispute between which states: Karnataka & Tamil Nadu
192. Capital of Canada? Ottawa
193. Headquarter of CRISIL? – Mumbai
194. Which device is used to measure blood pressure ? Sphygmomanometer
195. State with highest per capita milk availability- PUNJAB
196. 24th ASEAN summit venue- Nay Pyi Taw
197. SMSME cabinet minister- Kalraj Mishra
198. Bhartiya Mahila bank inaugurated by-Manmohan Singh
199. Study of kidney disease comes under branch? Nephrology
200. Country having three top most companies? USA
201. .CSO full form- Central Statistical Organisation
202. CBS full form- Core Banking Solution
203. Which organization collect and publish financial data? National Sample Survey Organisation
204. Ashes trophy played between countries- Australia and England
205. Lok Sabha Constituency of Sushma Swaraj – Vidisha
206. Who is Health Minister: Dr. Harsh Vardhan
207. Who provides assistance to small industries: SIDBI
208. RBI Adjust Liquidity by which tool: LAF (Liquidity Adjustment Facility)
209. Functions of RBI – Bankers Bank
210. Camel is the official animal of which state: Rajasthan
211. Capital of Sweden: Stockholm
212. Winner of Australian Grand Prix: Nico Rosberg
213. Nilgiris is located in which state: Tamil Nadu
214. Highest Urban Population of which state: Maharashtra
215. International Day for Old Person: 1 October
216. Sign on 1 Rupee currency note: Finance Secretary
217. Capro Group has won the International Business Year of the award is owned by: Lord Swaraj Paul
218. 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting will be held in: Malta
219. Committee on Cauvery water dispute: B.S Chauhan
220. Which country started first plastic notes: Australia
221. DRDO developed which indigenous plane: Tejas
222. Japan has sea-conflict with which country: China
223. A.R Rahman street name in which country: Canada
224. Which of the following is not true about Telangna? is dived on the linguistic basis.
225. Currency of Afghanistan – Afghan Afghani
226. Commercial Paper is issued for how many days - a minimum of 7 days and a maximum of up to 1s year
227. Malaysia currency: Ringgit
228. Who score first hattrick goal in foot ball world cup: Thomas Muller (Germany)
229. Mynamar capital: Naypyidaw
230. In LoK Sabha elections if any candidate win two seats (like our pm) so in what duration of time he has to leave one seat -14 days
231. FIFA 2014 Mascot Name: Fuleco
232. Indian Overseas minister: Sushma Swaraj
233. IBSA full form – India, Brazil, South & Africa
234. World Autism day: 2 April
235. World aids day celebrated on : 1 December
236. Chemical and fertilizer cabinet minister: Ananth Kumar
237. Beiji oil refinary located in: Iraq
238. PC stands for: Personal Computer
239. Flipkart acquire which online shop: Myntra.com
240. Currency of Italy: Euro
241. Head of SIT Committee: MB Shah
242. Capital of Brazil –Brasilia
243. Casual vacancy written by: J K Rowling
244. Iraq currency: Dinar
245. Who regulate Monetary policy: RBI
246. Budget in which article: Article:112
247. How many languages in Indian currency – 17
248. Full form of ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange
249. Kanyakumari formerly known as - Cape Comorin
250. York University, Canada gave award to - Ratan Tata
251. Nevia first plant in India - Sanand, Gujarat
252. Who win 3 medals in ISSF world cup in Munich – Jitu Rai
253. Who is Richest Player in FIFA: Cristiano Ronaldo
254. OPEC has how much % of total oil - 81%
255. Country having least global peace index – Syria
256. Tata group joined which airlines: Air Asia
257. Commercial papers issued in what multiples: Rs.5 lakh
258. Recently Navaratna status given to: National Building Construction Corporation & Engineers India Ltd
259. Azlan Shah who died recently is a: Hockey Player
260. Indian currency notes bear a signature of: RBI Governor
261. World economic forum held in: Abuja (Nigeria)
262. Headquarter of Infosys: Bangalore
263. Best ranked IIT among BRICS top universities 2014: IIT Delhi
264. Salarjung museum located in which state: Hyderabad, Telangana
265. RIL & Network 18 Deal(in crores)- 4000 Crores
266. Sahara the untold story Written by?-Tamal Bandyopadhyay
267. Amul set up Dairy worth 200 cr at which city?- Varansi
268. Chinese Currency? – YUAN
269. Sachin Tendulkar coins were sponsored by which company? EAST INDIA
a. COMPANY
270. Human rights day is observed on which day-DEC 10
271. Who is the current road, transport, highways and shipping? NITIN
b. GADKARI
272. ECB stands for ? EXTERNAL COMMERCIAL BORROWINGS
273. WIMBLEDON championship is related to which game ? LAWN TENNIS
274. Who is the current SBI chairman? ARUNDATI BHATTACHARYA
275. Regulatory authorities of Cooperative banks & RRB's?- NABARD
276. A Scheme named Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls also known as ?- SABLA
277. Recipient of 49th Jananpeeth Award - Kedar Nath Singh
278. Amul related to what ? - white revolution
279. FIBA is related with Which sport ?- Basketball
280. Recently in which state Solar thermal power plant installed – Rajasthan
281. Which card is issued by NPCI?-RuPay Card
282. Which south east organisation has 10 members?-ASEAN
283. ARMY FLAG DAY- 7 December
284. In shop transaction is done by which machine: POS
285. Water resource minister - Uma Bharti
286. Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award for Best Singer (Female): Sunidhi Chauhan
287. Which award is given to Leander Paes, Ruskin bond- Padma Bhushan award
288. Vijay hazare trophy is related to which sport? CRICKET
289. Night blindness is due to deficiency of which disease- Vitamin A
290. Full form of NVRAM- Non Volatile Random Acess Memory
291. Which of the following activities is not done by RBI?- trading in commodities
292. Currency of Kuwait-Kuwaiti Dinar
293. Capital of Bhutan-Thimphu
294. Recently Hindustan Motor car plant shut down: Uttarpara plant in West Bengal
295. Book my journey transforming into dreams: Former President APJ Abdul Kalam
296. Highest rural population state as per Census 2011 - Uttar Pradesh
297. Reliance company lady head name- Neeta Ambani
298. Full form CAG-Comptroller and Auditor General
299. Which of the following is not an indirect tax- 10% surcharge on income
300. Who directed the silent film raja Harish Chandra: Dadasaheb Phalke
301. According to Census 2011 highest sex ratio for which state: Kerala
302. Repo rate: 8%
303. CRR – 4%
304. Number of directors in RBI – 4 deputy directors
305. Satish Shivlingam realeted to which: Weightlifting
306. Who is Nripendra Mishra: Principal Sec. to PM
307. Defence minister: Arun Jaitely
308. Home minister: Rajnath Singh
309. PMGSY Established by-2002
310. IAY--Allocate financial assistance
311. Budget Allocate for Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sichayin Yojana - Rs. 1000 cr
312. Young India book author...MK GANDHI
313. MGNERGA Act launched in: 2005
314. National Pension System (NPS) launched in — 2004
315. Capital of ITALY- Rome
316. Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) launched by : Ministry of Labour and Employment
317. Commonwealth total medal of India --- 64
318. WTO member -160
319. Official director of RBI - Raghuram Rajan
320. Van Bandhu Kalyan Yojana has allocated Rs.100 crore
321. Monetary policy published and controlled by – RBI
322. On Advances taking as loan ---pre- shipment loan
323. Tibor full form - Tokyo Interbank Offered Rate
324. How much interest paid by RBI on deposit of CRR? Zero
325. RBI proposed for 5th deputy governor by post - Chief Operating Officer
326. Shadow banking committee headed by - T. Vijay Bhaskar
327. Who is lady election commission officer? V.S. Ramadevi
328. Summer 2016 games held in? Rio De Janeiro
329. Pound sterling is the currency of which country - United Kingdom
330. Which Lok Sabha election was held recently held - 16th
331. GDP for 2014-15 by IMF? - 5.4%
332. India's first motion picture? - Raja Harishchandra
333. India's first newspaper? - Bengal Gazette
334. Press council of India formed in which year? – 1978
335. Indira Awas Yojna which year formed? – 1996
336. Which of following country is not a male dominated country? – USA
337. Currency of UK ? - Pound Sterling
338. Minister of Railways ? - Sadananda Gowda
339. World Heart day? - 29 September
340. WTO head quarter? – Geneva
341. When did India become member of WTO? – 1995
342. RBI formed in which Year? – 1935
343. India's first Postal Savings Office ATM located in which city? – Chennai
344. First newspaper of India- Bengal gazette
345. Indira sagar dam located in which state – Madhya Pradesh
346. Addis Ababa capital of – Ethiopia
347. Bangladesh currency – Taka
348. External affairs minister – Sushma Swaraj
349. Japan Prime Minister– Shinzo Abe
350. Author of inheritance of loss – Kiran Desai
351. Bharatanatyam dance of which state – Tamil Nadu
352. Taj Mahal in which state – Uttar Pradesh
353. What is the profile of Maneka Gandhi - Women and child development
354. FFCB full form - Foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs)
355. Number of goals in FIFA World Cup – 171
356. Louvre museum in - Paris
357. Laughter day – 1st Sunday of may
358. Oscar best movie – 12 years a slave
359. National award for best Hindi film – Jolly LLb
360. Inheritance of loss – Kiran desai
361. Kaiga nuclear power plant – Karnataka
362. Jan Dhan Yojana – Life Insurance – 30,000
363. World Bank head – Jim Yong Kim
364. ILO headquarters – Geneva
365. Deputy speaker of Loka sabha – Thambi durai
366. Purpose of Commercial Paper – to meet short-term debt obligation
367. RBI proposed small and ___ banks – Payment
368. Income exempted from tax (below 60) – 2.5 lakhs
369. Metro rail project in Ahmadabad and – Luckhnow
370. GAAR = General Anti Avoidance Rules
371. 1st presidency of new BRICS bank – India
372. Zambia capital – Lusaka
373. Port Louis is capital of – Mauritius
374. Russia currency - Russian Ruble
375. Home Affairs Minister - Shri Rajnath Singh
376. Rural Development Minister - Nitin Gadhkari
377. Coorg Hill station is where? – Karnataka
378. Kathak dance – UP
379. Kerala new Governor - P Sathasivam
380. REIT abbreviation - Real Estate Investment Trust
381. Which insurance company extended Jan Dhan insurance cover to 1 lakh? - HDFC Ergo
382. BKS Iyengar is related to which field? Yoga
383. Best actor in national film awards ? - Suraj Venjaramoodu(Malayalam), Raj Kumar Rao(Hindi)
384. Best actress in Oscar? Cate Blanchett
385. Rajiv Khel Ratna award 2014? – None
386. US released postage stamp on who actor ? - Akkineni Nageswara Rao
387. "The suitable boy" written by? - Vikram Seth
388. By whose goal Germany win the final with 1-0 in Brazil ? - Mario Goetze
389. World Computer Literacy Day? - 2nd December
390. Cheruthoni dam in which state? - Kerala
391. Japan will give total money for infra project? - $ 33 Billion
392. How much amount allocated for price stabilisation fund- 500 cr
393. Malaysia Currency – Ringgit
394. World Environment Day - 5 June
395. New IIMs to be opened in which district - Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Bihar, Orissa and Rajasthan.
396. Who is John Carrey? – Actor
397. Tintu Lukka from which game – Athletics
398. Sanitation Program in Budget till – 2019
399. Oscar winner in leading role actor - Matthew McConaughey
400. Who is the USA Secretary of State - John Kerry
401. Which country capital is Port Victoria? – Seychelles
402. “Cry The Peacock” author? - Anita Desai
403. Atomic Energy minister of India - Narendra Modi
404. French Open winner - Rafael Nadal
405. Narora Power Plant situated in? U.P
406. Best Director National Awards? Hansal Mehta
407. U.K. Prime Minister? David Cameroon
408. Full Form Of UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
409. Sattriya is the dance form of which state? – Assam
410. Leander Paes related to which game? – Tennis
411. Rihand Dam in which state? - Uttar Pradesh
412. Mogadishu is the capital of which country: Somalia
413. e-visa in how many cities to promote tourism: 9
414. FIDE world (rapid chess championship) won by which player: Magnus Carlsen
415. Vice President of USA: Joe Biden
416. Which film got Best Film Award at Film Fare Awards: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
417. Governor of Maharashtra: C Vidyasagar Rao
418. Li-tatina (tomator tyoha) festival of which country: Spain
419. Hill station 'ARAKU' in which state: Andhra Pradesh
420. Oscar 2014 Best supporting actress - Lupita Nyong'o
421. Best actress in film fare awards 2014 - Deepika Padukone
422. Fiscal deficit according to union budget – 4.1%
423. According to Budget 2014, how many new Govt. Medical Colleges will be opened? – 12
424. Najma Heptulla ministry: Minority affairs
425. Loss incurred for railway per passenger in paise - 23p
426. Full form of CST? - Central Sales Tax
427. Full form of NABARD? - National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Developemnt
428. Full form of UGC? - University Grants Commission
429. Full form of SLR? - Statutory Liquidity Ratio
430. Ajiknkya Rahane is related to which game? – Cricket
431. What is purpose of Jan Dhan Yojna? - Minimum one account for every family
432. Who issues RuPay card? – NPCI
433. Who is Robin Williams? - Hollywood Actor
434. Who is P.J Kurien? - Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha
435. What is the amount charged for ATM transactions after 5 times? - Rs. 20
436. Flag Bearer for India in Commonwealth Games 2014? - Vijay Kumar
437. How many Deputy Governors are there in RBI? – 4
438. Strike word is related to which game? – Baseball
439. Hardware park is proposed to which state? - Andhra Pradesh
440. What % of money is increased for cleanliness in budget? - 40%
441. Who is all time highest goal scorer of Germany? - Miroslav Klose
442. Wilfried Bony - Football Striker from Ivory Coas
443. Saji Thomas is related to which game? – Rowing
444. Bhamashah Yojna in Rajasthan is for what purpose? - Women Empowerment
445. Bank Capitalization related to -? - Basel III Norms
446. Which country is the top source of FDI? – Singapore
447. Swaccha Bharat Abhiyan is to be ended by– 2019
448. Amit kumar related to which game – Wrestling
449. Zero Effect- Zero Defect slogan by - Narendra Modi
450. Who is Azim premji - Founder of Wipro
451. Prior to which year currency note should be exchanged – 2005
452. PFO monthly pension limit - Rs. 1000 (Minimum limit) & Maximum Limit is Rs. 15000
453. Pankaj Advani Sports name – Billiards
454. Chanakya also known as (his alternate name) – Kautilya
455. CDR fullform - Credit Default Swap
456. SEZ started by PM In which state/city – Maharashtra
457. Indira Awas Yojna new name - National Gramin Awaas Mission (proposed name, please check once)
458. FLIPKART is which kind of company? - E-Commerce
459. 200 cr allocated for stadium in which state - Jammu & Kashmir
460. Which organization is worried for EBOLA – WHO
461. Largest bank - Industrial & Commercial Bank of China
462. Who is sumitra mahajan - Loksabha Speaker
463. Sanjita Chanu wins gold in: Weightlifting
464. Abhinav Bindra related to: Shooting
465. Apurvi Chandela related to: Shooting
466. 6th BRICS summit held in: Fortaleza, Brazil
467. Anirban Lahiri belongs to which sports: Golf
468. Rory Mcllory belongs to which sports: Golf
469. NHB full form: National housing bank
470. KYC full form: know your customer
471. India celebrated it's ___ independence day on 15th Aug, 2014: 68th
472. PPF investment Limit: Rs 1.5lakh
473. Yuki Bhambri related to which sport – Tennis
474. Lionel Messi player of which country: Argentina
475. In budget tax free home loan limit: Rs. 2 lakh.
476. Income tax limit other than senior citizen: Rs. 2.5 lakh
477. Smart car launched --- Tata Nano
478. Volley term from which sport – Tennis
479. Kargil war in which year: July 1999
480. ISRO headquarter: Bangalore
481. Make in India terms launched by – PM N. Modi
482. Art 370 is related to which state – Jammu & Kashmir
483. Jan Dhan Yojana Benefits – Overdraft Loan in Bank Account
484. Writer of The Mother I Never Knew - Sudha Murthy
485. L stands in SLR- liquidity
486. Money laundering is done to- Avoid tax
487. When did Mangalayan reached Mars - 24 September 2014
488. In how days KYC custom fill identity proof – 5 working days
489. Which Indian movie selected for Oscar Award 2015 - Liar's Dice
490. NIM full form- Net Interest Margin
491. MTSS- Money Transfer Service Scheme
492. Kisan Vikas Patra was closed by govt. earlier why - to avoid Money laundering activities
493. SBI life insurance partnered with – BNP Paribas Cardif
494. Currency of Cambodia – Riel
495. What is A in ATM – Automated
496. Hard Choice author - Hillary Clinton
497. Who invented Dynamite – Alfred Nobel
498. Capital of Argentina: Buenos Aires
499. Which actor's father is a famous badminton player - Deepika Padukone
500. Word C stand for what in CP- commercial paper
501. Bank used to what method to read code on cheque - MICR.
502. Purpose of starting Minor account for 10 years children - Financial inclusion
503. Kundankulam nuclear plant is a agreement between India and __ - Russia
504. CVV full form – Card Verification Value
505. Minority affair minister – Najma Heptulla
506. Yogakshemam Vahamyaham is the slogan of – LIC
507. Bank of International Settlement headquarter – Switzerland
508. HDFC Tagline - We understand your world
509. Smart star account opened by which bank – ICICI bank
510. In Varistha pension Bima scheme will be administrated by – LIC
511. Director of Singham Returns movie – Rohit Shetty
512. Taskant is the capital of – Uzbekistan
513. Sati pratha abolished by whom – Raja Ram Mohan Rai
514. Railway minister: Sadanand Gowda
515. Full form of PKI – Public Key Infrastructure
516. Iran president: Hassan Rouhani
517. Which country is part of European Union but do not use euro currency – Denmark
518. CBS Full form- Core Banking Solution
519. Cyrus Mistry is the CEO of – TATA group
520. Kakrapar atomic power plant- Gujarat
521. DNA full form: Deoxyribo Nucleic acid
522. Home rule league moment leader - Annie Besant/ Bal Ganga Dhar Tilak
523. Committee on Banking Ombudsman – Suman Verma Committee
524. What “S” stands in CDSL – Securities [Central depository Securities depository Ltd.]
525. IFSC Code contain how many digits- 11 alphanumeric code
526. EBW full form - Export Bills Permitted to be Written off
527. According to WHO, Highest rate of Child marriage – Bangladesh (India raked 2nd)
528. Agaria Tribe belongs to which state – Madhya Pradesh
529. Capital of Tanzania – Dodoma
530. DIGC insurance cover is headed by – Central Govt.
531. The initial minimum paid-up capital for a private bank shall be Rs.200 crore
532. MTSS used - personal remittance
533. According to census 2011Lowest density state - Arunachal Pradesh
534. Which country does not belong in European Union but use Euro as a currency - Vatican city
535. Max money that can remitted to Nepal from any of the NEFT-enabled branches in India – Rs 50,000
536. In NSDL ,word ”S” stands for - National Securities Depository Limited
537. SBI tag line: Pure Banking Nothing Else
538. Santi Swaroop Bhatnagar award in mathematic: Dr. Kaushal Kumar Verma
539. Bank celebrate 150 years with Sri Lanka: SBI
540. Cheque amount written is called exchange of notes done by customer
541. Overnight money needed by bank from RBI on which rate bases: MSF
542. Poverty elevation minster – Ramvilas Paswan
543. CPI full form: Consumer Price Index
544. Urban dev and Parliament minister: Venkaiah Naidu
545. Who won bronze medal in swimming in 2014 Asian Games: Sandeep Sejwal
546. Jai hind slogan given by – Subhash Chandra Bose
547. Capital of Turkey: Ankara
548. BSE is given trade facility – online
549. Who gave the principle of objects submerged partially or fully in water – Archimedes
550. ASBA full form-Application Supported by Blocked Account
551. Kakrapar nuclear power plant is located at which place? – Maharashtra
552. Recently which bank has launched six digital touch banking branches across the nation? - State Bank of India
553. ________ announced a new liberal visa policy for nationals of Afghanistsan on humanitariangrounds. - India
554. ________announced to honour Shahrukh Khan with Officer of the Legion of Honour for his contribution to Cinema? – France
555. What stands for NPA? - Non Performing Assets
556. A book Blood Feud: The Clintons vs. the Obamas has been released, recently. Who is the author of the book? - Edward Klein 
557. JP Morgan cut India's GDP growth projection for 2014-15 to _________percent from 5.3 percent. - 5.1
558. Recently John Kerry visited India. He is the Secretary of State of which country? - USA
559. Who is the Union Civil Aviation Minister at present? - Ashok Gajapathi Raju
560. Who is the Director of the film ‘Mary Kom’? - Omung Kumar
561. What is the currency of China? - Yuan
562. Recently RBI extended the timeline for full implementation of Basel III norms to ______instead of 31 March 2018. - 31 March 2019
563. _____________is a financial instrument by which company invite the public to invest their money in the company and investor can become a partner of the company. - Equity
564. Recently N.R. Narayana Murthy, the founder and executive Chairman of _____was honoured with the 2014 Canada India Foundation Chachalani Global Indian Award in Toronto, Canada . - Infosys
565. _________ celebrated as World Citizen Day? - November 19
566. The bank should have net profit for the last ________consecutive years to be permitted to set up the joint venture company for undertaking the insurance business with risk participation subject to safeguards. - five
567. ____________is the process of stopping the flow of the physical cheque issued by a drawer at some point with the presenting bank en-route to the drawee bank branch. In its place an electronic image of the cheque is transmitted to the drawee branch by the clearing house. - Cheque Truncation
568. Section 35(6) of the________, empowers NABARD to conduct inspection of State Cooperative Banks (SCBs), Central Cooperative Banks (CCBs) and Regional Rural Banks (RRBs). - Banking Regulation Act, 1949
569. Recently _______Navy and Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) conducted annual bilateral naval exercises named SIMBEX 2014 in Andaman Sea. - Indian
570. _____________ has been appointed Chairman of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal, recently. - Justice B.C. Chauhan
571. _______is NOT a basic approach to measure GDP? - Investment Approach
572. What is the tagline of Allahabad Bank? - A tradition of trust
573. --------------------------- financial years the benefits of Indira Awas Yojana has also been extended to minorities? - 2006-07
574. What is the allocation for Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme in the Budget 2014-15? - Rs. 100 Crore
575. What is the enhanced FDI limit in Defence Sector? - 49 per cent
576. What is the rank of India in Human Development Index 2014? - 135
577. Which country will host G8 Summit in 2015? - France
578. Who is the Chairman of Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC)? - Parthasarathi Shome
579. Who is Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers? - Ananth Kumar
580. What is the tagline of Syndicate Bank? - Your Faithful And Friendly Financial Partner
581. Which bank has started cardless cash withdrawal from its ATMs? - ICICI Bank
582. National Housing Bank is a subsidiary of- RBI
583. What is the initial capital infused by the Government of India in Bhartiya Mahila Bank(BMB)? - s. 1000 crore
584. ------------------- is not related with Negotiable Instruments Act 1881? - Hundi
585. ------------------------- is an Atomic Power Project located in Uttar Pradesh? - Narora
586. Hewlett & Packard which has recently announced its business to be split into two parts is associated with - Computer and Hardware
587. Which state has highest sex ratio as per the Census 2011? - Kerala
588. Mars Orbiter Mission reached on Mars on which day? - 24 September
589. Swachhta Udyami Yojana has been launched by which ministry? - Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
590. Cairo is the capital of which country? - Egypt
591. What is the full form of GDR? - Global Depositary Receipt
592. Who is the union minister of Tribal Affairs? - Jual Oram
593. Full form of IRDA is – Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority.
594. What is the percentage of liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) threshold set for January 2015 that have to be met by the banks as per a recent revision in liquidity guidelines under the Basel-III framework by RBI? - 60 per cent
595. Which country was runner up in the game of Kabaddi when India completed a golden double in men’s as well as women’s 
596. category in Asian Games 2014? - Iran
597. What is the capital of South Korea? - Seoul
598. What is the tagline of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited? - Zimmedari ka humsafar
599. What was the old name of Axis Bank? - UTI Bank
600. --------------------------- countries DON'T have dollar as its currency? - Sweden
601. "Hundi" is - equivalents of cheques issued by indigenous bankers.
602. What does ‘M’ stands for in OMO? - Market
603. What was the name given to The 2014 Hong Kong protests,against proposed electoral reform in the country? - Umbrella Movement
604. Banks declare an Asset as Non Performing where the interest / principal is in arrears for more than -90 days
605. Who among the following was popularly called as ‘Loknayak’? - Jai Prakash Narayan
606. What was the codename given to first nuclear explosion conducted by India's in 1974? - Smiling Buddha
607. SBI has launched multi-currency card in association with which of the following companies? - Master Card
608. --------------------- states Kathakali dance form is associated? - Kerala
609. Who was chosen as Most Valuable player among Indian medalists in Asian Games 2014? - M. C. Mary Kom
610. What is the name of the committee set up to examine the current monetary policy? - Urjit Patel Committee
611. What is Currency of Algeria? - Dinar
612. What is Universal Banking ?- Provision of commercial and investment services
613. MacMohan line is in between which two countries? - India and China
614. When banks invest in government securities by depositing collateral, it is called - Asset Securitization
615. G.N Bajpai committee is related to which of the following? - National Pension Scheme
616. ------------------- is a foreign bank? - HSBC Bank
617. RBI announces STAR SERIES notes recently. What is it? - replacement of defectively printed notes
618. In Jan Dhan scheme which of the following will provide the accident cover under the scheme? - HDFC ergo
619. What is India's number in mars mission, among Asian countries? - 1st
620. World investvment report issued by - UNCTAD
621. ------------------------- currencies is not included in SBI multicurrency scheme ? - Yen
622. Expand CIBIL - Credit Information Bureau India Limited
623. Ram Naik governor of which state - Uttar pradesh
624. CRR stands for - Cash Reserve Ratio
625. What is the currency of Egypt? - Pound
626. Who is the Governor of Kerala? - P. Sathasivam
627. What is the minimum amount to be deposited in PPF per month? - Rs. 500
628. How many IIMs will be established as per Budget 2014-15? - 5
629. Who is H.L. Dattu? - Chief Justice of India
630. Which is the least populous state of India as per Census 2011? - Sikkim
631. What is the name of the bank account opened for childrenabove 10 years of age by ICICI? - Smart kid account
632. Who is the CM of Tamil Nadu? O. Paneerselvam
633. What is the slogan of Jan Dhan Yojana? - Mera Khata Bhagya Vidhata
634. Lionel Messi is associated with which sport? - Football
635. Expand IFSC - Indian Financial System Code
636. Who won the Nobel piece awrd 2014? Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzay
637. Who belongs to tennis? options were - djokovic, federer, messi
638. When is world rabies day? 28th setember
639. Interest on savings account is calculated on which basis? daily basis
640. In which of the following places there is no nuclear plant? – Kenya
641. Mutual funds regulated by ? - Securities and Exchange Board of India
642. What is ping in computer networking utility? - Packet InterNet Groper
643. Processor speed measure in Instructions per second
644. Using two different brand names for a propose of single product is called? Co-branding
645. One question on repo rate
646. What does B stands for in ECB ? - Borrowings 
647. What is the full form of RRB ? - Regional rural Bank
648. What is the upper limit of PPF ? - 1.5 lakh
649. What is the oldest currency in the world? - Pound sterling
650. Which among the following is not an output device ? – Scanner
651. Who is the author of the book Final Test: Exit Sachin Tendulkar ? - Dilip D' Souza
652. What will Inflation result in ? - Decrease in economic activities of a country
653. Which among the following is a volatile memory ? – RAM
654. Question based on the definition of GNP (Gross National Product)
655. What is an Internet explorer ? Browser
656. What is the extension used for MS word ? - .doc,.docx
657. What is the first step of buying ? - need recognition
658. In which of the following areas there is no 100% FDI in railways ? – 
659. who is water resource minister ? - Uma Bharti
660. the 5000 ₹ overdraft in Jan dhan will be applicable only if the account is active for how many months.
661. The slogan " I have a dream" is given by which American activist in his public speech ? - Martin 
Luthor King
662. which PSU is responsible for insurance over export? - Export Credit Insurance 
663. Which is an insurance regulatory body- IRDA
664. Which is the Regulatory body for RRB? – NABARD
665. Who is the author of God of small thing ? Arundhati Roy
666. NPS stands for? National pension scheme
667. RBI policy related to money laundering? Know Your Customer
668. NBFC deals in? - providing banking services
669. What is the full form of PDF? Portable Document Format
670. What is the function of Ctrl + s in MS Word = to save file or document

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