GK UPDATE - 21st June

1.    Hindi poet Kedarnath Singh wins Jnanpith

i. Noted Hindi poet Kedarnath Singh has been chosen for the prestigious Jnanpith award for 2013.
ii. Singh is the 10th Hindi writer to receive the honour and joins the likes of Sumitra Nandan Pant, Ramdhari Singh Dinkar among others. He will be the recipient of the 49th Jnanpith award.
iii. Singh, 80, who has also written essays and stories, was born in Balia, UP, and Abhi bilkul abhi and Yahan se dekho are among his prominent works.
iv. The award includes Rs 11 lakh and a citation, a release from the Jnanpith award committee said

2.    World Bank lowers India's GDP growth forecast to 5.5 per cent for 2014-15

i. The World Bank has lowered India's GDP growth forecast to 5.5 per cent for 2014-15, from the earlier forecast of 5.7 per cent.
ii. The World Bank report, however, said that India's growth would accelerate to 6.3 per cent in 2015-16, and 6.6 per cent in 2016-17.
iii. It attributed the acceleration in growth rate to rising global demand, the expected rebound in domestic investment and pick-up in manufacturing activities.
iv. The Report added that implementing the Goods and Services Tax regime, targeting subsidies better, and broadening the tax base will help create the fiscal space for supporting accelerated growth and poverty reduction.

3.    UBI launches merchant payment service on mobile phones
i. United Bank of India (UBI) on Friday rolled out its merchant payment service on mobile phones using the IMPS (immediate payment service) merchant payment service offered by the National Payment Corporation of India.
ii. The service will now allow customers to have round-the-clock (24x7) merchant payment services including mobile recharge, utility payments and ticketing facilities, among others.
iii. The merchant payment service on mobile phones was inaugurated at the bank’s head office by Sanjay Arya, Executive Director of the bank.
iv. UBI has all the alternate banking delivery channels (ATMs, debit cards, Internet banking & mobile banking) and plans to route over 50 per cent of its total transactions through these modes, Arya was quoted according to the bank’s release.

4.    Govt constitutes Committee to inquire gas leakage in Bhilai Steel Plant
i. The Government has constituted an independent High Level Committee to inquire into the gas leakage incident in Bhilai Steel Plant in Chhattisgarh last week.
ii. The Committee will be headed by K.K. Mehrotra, former CMD, Metallurgical and Engineering Consultants (India) Limited alongwith three other members.
iii. The Committee will submit its report to the Steel Ministry by 17th of next month. The incident reportedly happened following a leakage in a methane gas pipeline at a water pump house in the plant.

5.    Treat foreign investment over 10% in listed firms as FDI: Mayaram panel
i. Seeking to simplify norms, a government panel has suggested that foreign investment of over 10 per cent in a listed company be treated as FDI and the one from NRIs on a non-repatriable basis be deemed as domestic investment.
ii. The panel on rationalising definitions of FDI and FII, headed by Finance Secretary Arvind Mayaram, said foreign investment in an unlisted company should be treated as FDI.
iii. It aims at removing ambiguities over clear demarcation between FDI and foreign institutional investment.
iv. If the stake is not raised to 10 per cent or above, then the investment can be treated as portfolio investment. Foreign direct investment is subject to sectoral caps.
v. FDI reflects a lasting interest and long-term relationship, while under portfolio investment, the relationship between the investor and the company remains largely anonymous, the report says.
vi. “The monitoring of the individual FPI limit of less than 10 per cent will be done as hitherto by the Securities and Exchange Board of India. The compliance with the FPI aggregate limit is as of now being done by the RBI...and this will continue,” the report says.

6.    Kodela Siva Prasada Rao elected as the first Assembly speaker of AP after bifurcation
i. Kodela Siva Prasada Rao on 20 June 2014 was elected as the first Assembly speaker of Andhra Pradesh after bifurcation.
Kodela of Telugu Desam Party was the only person to be nominated for the Speaker of Assembly. He is a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Sattenapalli constituency.
ii. The role and function of Speaker of the state Assembly is similar to that of Lok Sabha Speaker.
iii. Article 178 of the Constitution of India   provides for Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.

7.    Sixth Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction will begin tomorrow in Bangkok
i. The sixth Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction will begin tomorrow in Bangkok.
ii. Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju will lead the Indian delegation to the five-day conference and share the measures being taken by India in reducing disaster risks. The main focus of the Asian Ministerial Conference will be on enhancing community resilience at local level.

8.    Anand finishes joint fifth in World Blitz

i. Indian chess ace Viswanathan Anand had to be content with a joint fifth finish even as reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen scripted history by winning the World Blitz Championship that concluded in Dubai.
ii. Anand, starting the day on 7.5 points from the first 11 games, scored another six points out of last 10 to end on 13.5 points in all which was good enough for the joint fifth place. The five-time world champion finished seventh overall when the tie was resolved.
iii. After winning the world rapid, Carlsen became the first chess player ever to hold three world championship crowns as he handsomely won the blitz title too with a remarkable 17 points.
iv. Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia gave Carlsen a tough fight in the race but eventually he and Hikaru Nakamura of United States tied for the second spot a full point behind Carlsen.
v. For the records, Nepomniachtchi won the silver while the bronze went to Nakamura who started as the top seed in the championship.

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SBI PO DESCRIPTIVE PAPER -- MODEL 18.4.2013

DESCRIPTIVE PAPER – MODEL PAPER 18TH APRIL 2013

 ENGLISH

Time : 60 minutes                                                TOTAL MARKS :  60

1.       Write an essay on any ONE of the four topics given below, in about 300 words:
          a) Uses of Public Library        
          b) Smoking Should Be Banned In Public Places
          c) Festivals Of India Abroad  
          d) The Qualities Of A Good Citizen      (20 marks)

2.       Attempt a Precis of each of the following passage in your own words, reducing it to about a third of its present length and assigning a short appropriate title. (20 marks)

          Now Jumman had an old relation, a maternal aunt, who had some property. This she transferred to him by a deed on the understanding that she would be well-looked after. So long as the deed remained unregistered, none was so obliging to the old lady as her nephew, none so considerate to her. Her every wish was anticipated and cheerfully carried out. But every thing changed the moment the deed was registered. Jumman who used to wait dotingly on his old aunt now became supremely indifferent. His wife, Kiariman, went even further. She grudged even the little food that the old lady ate. The meal was now served to her without Kariman letting loose a barb or two dipped in gall or poison. The very bread that the aunt ate seemed to be seasoned with the meal of abuse. And this went on mounting. Kariman would say, “How long is the old lady going to live? By giving us a few acres of waste land, she thinks she has bought us. She is a great lady who can’t swallow a morsel without her dal being seasoned with ghee! We could have purchased a whole (village with the money sped on her feeding”.
(202 words)


3.       Your brother Niraj loves to keep himself busy in reading books during his leisure hours. He stays in his study most of the times. Write a letter to your brother advising him not to be a book-worm.    (20   marfks)

************* ************* ************* ************************** ************* ************* *************   ************* ************* ************* *************

You are requested to read this and try to write in your own words

ANSWER

1.       (a) Uses Of Public Library
          “Some books are to be tasted; other to be swallowed; and some few to be chewed and digested”. These are the oft-quoted words of famous writer, Francies Bacon. In the present - day economic situation, what with inflation and high cost of living and the exorbitant price of books, it has become increasingly difficult for the common man to buy books, however much, he may want to do so.

But one’s interest in books does not diminish. So, if you cannot buy books, how do you satisfy that craving for tasting, swallowing, chewing and digesting them? The answer is-a public library?
          A public library caters to your reading tastes at a reasonable cost which is well within the reach of most people. On becoming a member of such a library, you can borrow books from it for a set period of time. Even if you are not a member, in most libraries you can make use of the reading room and benefit from a large selection of books.
          The variety of books offered by a public library is stupendous. Not only are all the branches of knowledge represented, but within each section there is a wide range of authors and material. Besides, there is a reference section which has the most important books on every subject. At these cannot be borrowed and taken out of the library, they are always available to a person who wants to check up on something at short notice. You can sit and read any book of your choice, make notes if you like, or even get the relevant pages Photostat, for these days most of the big public libraries offer this facility.
          A public library caters to the tastes of all sorts of readers highbrow or lowbrow. The intellectual finds enough in it to occupy his (or her) mind; the professor can browse among the word’s best writers on his particular interest; the student can gather research material and the lay reader all the pleasures of a whole range of imaginative literature from the classics to the latest fiction. And if you want to look up some facts on the flora and fauna of Polynesia, you can simply take down the relevant volume of an encyclopedia and find out all you want. If it is not to be found in one encyclopedia, it is bound to be there in another. After all, it is not practicable to buy all the encyclopedias of the word and store them at home.
          So, if you are a bookworm and of moderate means of income, where else can you find happiness except in a public library?

2.       Title: Ingratitude
          Jumman had an old aunt, She had some property. She gave it to Jumman on assurance that he would maintain her. Before the registration of deed he was hospitable to her but after, registration he neglected her. His wife’s treatment was rose. She abused her while giving even the little food she (aunt) ate and wished her early death. The aunt’s troubles increased every day (66 Words)


3.       ANANDAN.A.                                            
      2, M K Amman Koil Street                                                                          
         Mylapore,  Chennai  600004
           Date: 18.4.2013

          It is said: All work and no play makes jack a dull boy. It is gratifying that you have stood first in the Board Examination. Boy! we are proud of your performance. But sorry, this top position at what cost? If any thing is obtained at the cost of health, is no plus point at all. You know very well that health is wealth. If you lose the true wealth then, you are a loser in the battle of life. Brain is better than brown (muscle power). But mind you, I do not want you to be a wrestler or a body-builder but at the same time I do be a wrestler or a body builder put at the same time I do not wish to see. You sick and ailing.
          Read the much of books what is necessary. A trail and weak person has no place in the society. The weaker must go to the wall. An ailing person is a liability for himself as well as the society. He cannot do any good to anyone. Too much studious is bad-thing. What pleasure do you derive by being a book-worm?
          Leave you bed and books early in the morning. Go to some park or garden. Play one game or the other. Have jogging quite after. Go out for a long walk or a patrol. Enlist your name to a game club. Boy, do play the game of your choice. Take plenty of exercises. Inhale and exhale your breath in the lap of nature. Inculcate the habit of deep breathing. Be in the company of birds, flowers and green grass.
          Cleanse your lungs of all smoke and dirt. Massage your body once a week. All good things of life can best be enjoyed by a healthy person.
          With love,

Yours affectionately,
Anandan.

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LATEST UPDATES June 21st

LATEST UPDATES

[1] RBI eases norms for foreign investors in currency derivatives.

[2] Gold climbs to fresh one-month high; up by Rs 100 at Rs 28,725/10gm.

[3] Vice President Ansari to visit China.

[4] Murray, Djokovic on Wimbledon semi-final collision course.

[5] Anand falls behind in World Blitz after three losses on day 1.

[6] Quarterfinal defeats for Sania & Paes at Aegon International.

[7] Court orders FIFA to implement water breaks in World Cup.

[8] Indian challenge ends at Japan Open TT tournament.

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SBI PO !! A Must to do !

SBI PO !! A Must to do !

1. BSBDA - Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account
2. FCNR(B) - Foreign Currency Non-Resident Bank
3. TARC - Tax Administration Reform Commission
4. ITEs: Intra-Group Transactions and Exposures
5. LCR: Liquidity Coverage Ratio
6. NSFR: Net Stable Funding Ratio
7. LRMT: Liquidity risk monitoring tools
8. CBS: Core Banking Solution
9. DEAF: Depositor Education and Awareness Fund
10. CRAR: Capital to Risk-weighted Assets Ratio
11. External Commercial Borrowings (ECB)
12. SWIFT: Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication
13. FSLRC: Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission
14. MIBOR: Mumbai Inter-Bank Offer Rate
15. LIBOR: London Inter-Bank Offer Rate
16. LAF – Liquidity Adjustment Facility
17. GIRO - Government Internal Revenue Order
18. EEFC - Exchange Earner's Foreign Currency
19. FRBMA: Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act
20. ALM- Asset Liability Management
21. AMFI- Association of Mutual Fund in India.
22. TIEA – Tax Information exchange Agreement
23. CAR – Cash Adequacy Ratio
24. CCEA – Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
25. CECA - Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement
26. CEPA – Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
27. DTAA – Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement
28. DTC – Direct Tax Code
29. ECBs - External Commercial Borrowings
30. EEFC - Exchange Earner's Foreign Currency
31. EFSF – European Financial Stability Facility
32. FEMA- Foreign Exchange Management Act
33. FII – Foreign Institutional Investor.
34. FINO- Financial Inclusion Network Operation
35. FIPB – Foreign Investment Promotion board
36. FSLRC – Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission
37. FTA- Free trade agreement
38. GAAR - General anti avoidance rule
39. GSLV - Geo-Synchronous Launch Vehicle
40. MSF-Marginal Standing Facility
41. NBFC-Non Banking Finance Companies
42. NCTC - National Counter-Terrorism Centre
43. NEFT - National Electronic Funds Transfer
44. NSG – Nuclear Suppliers Group
45. PPP – Public Private Partnership & Purchasing Power parity
46. PSLV – Polar Satellite Launch vehicle
47. RTGS - Real Time Gross Settlement
48. SLR-Statutory Liquidity Ratio
49. TAPI - Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India.
50. QFI -Qualified Foreign Investors

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General Awareness Questions Asked in SBI PO Exam - 21st/June/2014 (Morning Shift)

General Awareness Questions Asked in SBI PO Exam - 21st/June/2014 (Morning Shift)

Based on memory:-

(1) Which among following is not true about BSBDA?
(2) Sunil Gavaskar interim President of which organization ? BCCI
(3) Which of the following book is the last book of Khushwant Singh ? The Good, The Bad and The Ridiculous
(4) MICR full form: Magnetic ink character recognition 
(5) NECS Full form: National Electronic and Clearing Service
(6) Which of the following is the Chairman of FPSB ? B.N Srikrishna
(7) which of the following are the two bodies of Financial Institution ?
(8) DICGC doesn't insure which: Primary cooperative societies
(9) Which of the following is the OSCAR’s Best Film: 12 Years A Slave
(10) One question on SWIFT code ?
(11) What is NECS: National Electronic and Clearing Service
(12) Who initiated and started IMPS system: NPCI (National Payment Corporation of India)

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Who's Who (Business)

Who's Who (Business)

Mr. Cyrus Mistry---------- Chairman Tata Sons
Mr. Mukesh Ambani----- Chairman Relience Industries
Mr. Lakshmi Mittal------- Chairman Mittal Arcelor Steels
Ms. Kiran Majumdar------ Chairman Biocon
Ms. Chanda Kochhar---- Managing Director & CEO ICICI Bank
Mr. Shiv Nadar--------- Chairman HCL Technologies
Mr. Naresh Goyal------- Chairman Jet Airways
Mr. Sunil Mittal---------- Chairman Bharati Group
Ms. Indira Nooye-------- CEO Pepsico
Shikha Sharma---------- MD, CEO Axis Bank
Vishal Sikka ------------ CEO and Managing Director Infosys
Azim H. Premji---------- Chairman Wipro
Mr. Vineet Nayyar------- Chairman of Mahindra Satyam
Mr. Rohit Nandan------- Chairman & Managing Director of Air India
Mr. K. V. Kamath---------Chairman ICICI Bank
Mr. C. M. Vasudev------ Chairman, HDFC Bank
Mr. Pratip Chaudhuri--- Chairman of State Bank of India (SBI)
Mark Zuckerberg------- CEO Facebook
Narayan Murthi---------- Founder & Chairman of Infosys
Steve Jobs-------------- Founder of Apple Company
Mr. Vijay Maliya-------- Chairman of UB Group and Kingfisher Airlines
Mr. Sunil Mittal---------- Founder of Airtel (Telecom Service Provider in India)
Mr. Kumaramangalam Birla--- Chairman of Aditya Birla Group of Company
Mr. Anand Mahindra--------- Chairman, Mahindra & Mahindra Group
Mr. Warren Buffett----------- Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway
Rajan Bharti Mittal---------- President of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) India
Dr. Arup Roy Choudhury------------Chairman NTPC Mittu Chandilya CEO, Air Asia India.....

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GK & Computer Questions Asked in SBI PO Exam - 21st/June/2014 (Morning Shift)

Dear readers, here we are posting some of the questions of GK and Computer sections which was asked in today's SBI PO Exam (Morning Shift). 

Following questions were shared by our readers with us. 

GK Questions 

1.    Khushwant Singh last book: The Good, The Bad and The Ridiculous

2.    MICR full form: Magnetic ink character recognition

3.    Chairman of FPSB (Financial Planning and Standard Board ) - B.N Srikrishna

4.    Sunil Gavaskar interim President of: BCCI

5.    Financial Institution is made up of two bodies which are the two?

6.    Which among following is not true about BSBDA?

7.    Crimea joined to Ukraine?

8.    DICGC doesn’t insure which?

9.  OSCAR Best Film: 12 Years A Slave

10.  One question on SWIFT?

11.  Award Given by President on 8th March: Stree Shakti Puraskar

12.  World two heritage one in Himachal and one in which state: Gujarat — Rani ki vav (Queen’s stepwell) — and the Great Himalaya National Park (GHNP) in Himachal Pradesh.

Some Computer Questions:

1.    Input and output of main frame computer- Terminal

2.    Which is not peripheral devices - motherboard

3.    Fastest printer: Laser

4.    Group of computer connected is called: Network

5.    Unsolicited email is called: Spam

6.    What is GUI: Graphical User Interface

7.    Which computer performs complex calculations quickly: Electronic Computer

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Numbers in Human Body.

Numbers in Human Body.

¤ Number of bones – 206.

¤ Number of ribs – 24.

¤ Number of bones in skull – 22.

¤ Number of bones in face – 14.

¤ Number of bones in neck – 7 .

¤ Number of bones in Vertebral column – 33.

¤ Number of bones in hand – 30 .

¤ Respiratory rate – 16-20 times / minute .

¤ Number of heart beat – 70-72 times/minute.

¤ Number of pulse- 70-72 times / minute .

¤ Blood pressure – 120/80 mm of Hg.

¤ Number of Cranial nerves – 12 pairs .

¤ Number of spinal nerves – 31 pairs .

¤ Life span of R.B.C – 120 days .

¤ Life span of W.BC – 10-15 Days .

¤ Life span of platelets – 5-9 days.

¤ Amount of blood – 5-6 Litre


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Currencies and Countries ( Most Questions asked on these Countries)

Currencies and Countries ( Most Questions asked on these Countries)

1. Rupee : India, Nepal, Srilanka, Pakistan,

2. Dollar : u.s.a, canada, singapore, ecuador, australia, honkong, taiwan, newzealand, t&t

3. Euro : france, germany, italy, austria, belgium, cyprus, netherland, portugal, spain, vatican city

4. Pound : u.k, egypt, sudan

5. rial: iran, qutar, saudi arab, yemen, omen, combodia

6. Dinar : Algeria, iraq, kuwait, tunisia

7. Peso : Phillipines, argentina, chile, cuba, mexico,uruguay

8. Franc : cameroon, switzerland

9. Ruble : Russia, belarus

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SBI PO 2014: Exam Analysis - 21st June 2014 (Morning Session)

The State Bank of India conducted on-line examination for the very first time, for the recruitment of Probationary Officer, across the country on the 14^th June 2014.  Please find below the analysis of today's (21st June 2014) morning paper.

There were 200 questions in the objective paper, which had to be answered in 120 minutes and the descriptive paper, which had to be answered in 60 minutes. There were four sections in all - Reasoning, Data Interpretation, English Language and General Awareness + Computer Knowledge + Marketing Awareness. There was negative marking of one-fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question for all the sections.

Overall the examination was Difficult. The questions in Numerical Ability, Reasoning and English were a bit lengthy and Time consuming. That’s exactly the point where results might make a difference. Computer Knowledge, Marketing Awareness and General Awareness sections were easy.

PART - A - Objective Section

The pattern of test was as follows:

Section	Total Questions	Max. Marks	Levelof Difficulty	Possible Attempts
Reasoning	50	50	Difficult	24 – 28
Data Interpretation	50	50	Difficult	15 – 20
GA+Computer+Marketing	50	50	Easy	30 - 35
English Language	50	50	Moderate	27 - 33
Total	200	200		96 - 116

Reasoning 

Questions from Course of Action, Cause and Effect, Data Sufficiency, Statement and Argument, Higher Reasoning, Input & output, Comparison of rank, Syllogism, Puzzles, all formed a part of this section. While questions on Syllogisms and Comparison of Rank were easy, questions on Puzzles and Input & Output were moderate in difficulty. The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate.

English Language

The pattern of this section was the same as that of last year’s. The section comprised of questions based on Antonyms/Synonyms, Error Spotting, Reading Comprehension, FIB (2 blanks), Para-jumbles and Cloze test. The difficulty level of the Reading Comprehensions, which were for 25 marks, was difficult to moderate.  The 10 blanks cloze test was a tad bit difficult. The difficulty level of Error spotting, FIB and Para jumbles was easy to moderate. The overall difficulty level of this section was easy to moderate.  

Data Interpretation

This section was heavily dominated by the questions revolving around percentages. Questions from Line Graph, Bar Graph, Pie Chart and Table were asked in this section. No question on probability was asked in this slot. As compared to the last year’s SBI PO Exam, this section was lengthier and more difficult.

General Awareness/Computer Knowledge/Marketing Awareness

This section consisted of questions from Static G.K. (Banking), Current Affairs, Computer Awareness and Marketing. Only 5 questions were based on Current Affairs. 15 questions each were asked to test a student’s knowledge on Static G.K. (Banking), Computer Awareness and Marketing Awareness. 5 abbreviations were also asked. Overall difficulty level of the section was moderate.

PART - Descriptive Section:

It was also an 'above average' paper. No need to bother about the Descriptive Test. You will get plenty of time. Maintain good grammar and good handwriting. All the best

Letter writing - 

• Informal Letter: Write a letter to your friend explaining him your retirement plan
• Formal Letter: Mr. Piyush applied for loan of Rs. 26 lacs but he is eligible only for Rs. 22 lacs,.Write a letter as a Bank Manager telling him about the refusal of his loan in a polite manner.
• Formal Letter: Write a letter to a client of your bank who got a car loan from you 2 years ago and has sold it now without paying the load. 

Essay Writing -

• How far can a press have license to infringe in others privacy?
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Relevance of Swadeshi on Globalaisation'

Precis Writing -

• Trust and Ethics of banks

Passage Writing - 

• If I am the member of parliament
• No job is mean job

Reading Comprehension -

In this they gave a comprehension on "Internet Banking, Smart Cards and Chips in the cards".

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JUNE MONTH'S CURRENT AFFAIRS

1)  Name India’s largest warship which was dedicated to the nation by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi on 14 June 2014?
Ans. INS Vikramaditya
Note: During his visit to warship INS Vikramadtya off Goa coast in Arabian Sea, the Prime Minister was given a ceremonial guard of honour by the Navy and was briefed about the warship. INS Vikramaditya has been acquired from Russia for over 15000 crore rupees. The deal for the warship was signed in 2004 during previous NDA regime. It has been dedicated to the nation after a gap of 10 years.

2)  Who was appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Infosys on 11 June 2014?
Ans. Vishal Sikka
Note: Vishal Sikka will take over as the CEO on 1 August 2014. He will succeed the current Chief Executive and Managing Director S.D. Shibulal. Earlier, he worked as non-founder Chief Executive Officer of SAP AG and a former executive board member of SAP AG. Vishal Sikka is a doctorate in computer science from Stanford University. It is for the first time that the Infosys did not choose one of its founders for the role.

3)  Google on 10 June 2014 confirmed the purchase of which Satellite Firm for 500 million US dollar?
Ans. Skybox Imaging

4)  Who was on 7 June 2014 appointed as the Solicitor General of India?
Ans. Ranjit Kumar
Note: The Solicitor General (SG) of India is subordinate to the Attorney General for India (AG).

5)  Who won the French Open title 2014 for the ninth time on 8 June 2014?
Ans. Rafael Nadal of Spain
Note: He is the first men to win five French Open titles in a row. He defeated Novak Djokovic in the final.

6) Who was sworn-in as the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh after bifurcation on 8 June 2014?
Ans. Chandrababu Naidu
Note: Governor E S L Narasimhan administered the oath of Naidu and his cabinet at Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur on 8 June 2014.

7) World Blood Donor Day was observed across the world on 14 June 2014 with the theme?
Ans. Safe blood for saving mothers.

8) Name the eminent Malayalam scientist-turned-writer who was selected for the prestigious Moortidevi Award for 2013 on 13 June 2014?
Ans. C Radhakrishnan
Note: He has been selected for his novel Theekkadal Katanhu Thirumadhuram. Moortidevi award is presented by the Bhartiya Jnanpith and carries cash prize of four lakh rupees, a plaque and a statue of goddess Saraswati.

9) Which state assembly passed a Bill on 13 June 2014 to put a complete ban on dance bars across the State?
Ans. Maharashtra

10) Name the Indo-French Air Exercise, which was concluded on 13 June 2014 in Jodhpur Air Base?
Ans. Garuda V
Note: The exercise between the air forces of both countries started on 2 June 2014 saw various combat roles including Air to Air refueling.

11) India on 13 June 2014 became a permanent signatory to Washington Accord. The Accord was signed by National Board of Accreditation at a meet of International Engineering Alliance of WA member countries held in?
Ans. Wellington, New Zealand.

12) Narmada Control Authority (NCA) on 12 June 2014 gave its approval to Gujarat government to raise the height of Sardar Sarovar Dam on Narmada River in Kevadia to ........... meters from present 121.92 meters?
Ans. 138.68

13) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 12 June 2014 released commemorative postage stamps on the 2014 FIFA World Cup. What is the slogan of FIFA World Cup 2014?
Ans. All In One Rhytm.

14) Name the four Standing Committees of the Cabinet which was decided to be discontinued by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on 10 June 2014?
Ans.
1) Cabinet Committee on Management of Natural Calamities
2) Cabinet Committee on Prices
3) Cabinet Committee on World Trade Organisation Matters
4) Cabinet Committee on Unique Identification Authority of India related issues

15) Who was appointed as the additional Principal Secretary to Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on 9 June 2014?
Ans. PK Mishra
Note: He is a retired IAS officer of 1972 batch of the Gujarat cadre.

16) Who was crowned as Miss USA 2014 on 8 June 2014?
Ans. Miss Nevada Nia Sanchez

17) Who was sworn-in as the President of Egypt in Cairo on 8 June 2014? 
Ans. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Note: He is the fifth Egyptian President to come from Army and will be the president for four years.

18) Name the Foreign Minister of China who was on a two-day long visit to India from 8 June to 9 June 2014?
Ans. Wang Yi

19) Name the leading NRI industrial who was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award by a UK-based business association on 13 June 2014?
Ans. Lord Swraj Paul
Note: He is the founder of the UK-based steel and engineering multinational company Caparo that first began operations in the West Midlands under the banner of a small company called L K Industrial.

20) Who was elected as the President of 69th Session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on 11 June 2014?
Ans. Sam Kahamba Kutesa
Note: He is Uganda’s Foreign Affairs Minister. The theme for the 69th session is “Delivering on and Implementing a Transformative Post-2015 Development Agenda”.

21) World Day against Child Labour was observed across the world on 12 June 2014 with the theme?
Ans. Extend social protection: combat child labour.

22) The three day Leh Festival began in Leh region of which state on 12 June 2014?
Ans. Jammu & Kashmir

23) Name the biography of 91-year-old-thespian Dilip Kumar which was released on 10 June 2014 in Mumbai by Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra and Aamir Khan?
Ans. The Substance and the Shadow: authored by Uday Tara Nayar

24) Who was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of Strategic Forces Command on 13 June 2014?
Ans. Lt Gen Amit Sharma
Note: He replaced Vice Admiral SPS Cheema.

25) Which Indian won Silver Medal in men’s 10-meter air pistol event at the ISSF World Cup Shooting in Munich on 11 June 2014?
Ans. Jitu Rai
Note: The Gold was clinched by Pablo Carrera of Spain and Bronze was bagged by Pavlo Korostylov of Ukraine.

26) Canara Bank on 10 June 2014 opened its seventh overseas branch in which city?
Ans. New York, USA

27) Which former Indian cricket captain, joined the Mudgal Committee on IPL spot-fixing as an expert on cricketing affairs on 8 June 2014?
Ans. Sourav Ganguly

28) 40th G-7 summit 2014 was held from 4 June 2014 – 5 June 2014 at?
Ans. Justus Lipsius building, Brussels

29) UN General Assembly on 7 June 2014 announced an award in honour of which famous leader, who died recently?
Ans. Nelson Mandela

30) Jayalalithaa, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, on 11 June 2014 launched which salt as a part of social welfare scheme in the state?
Ans. Amma Salt
Note: Amma Salt is manufactured by Tamil Nadu Salt Corporation limited (TNSC) under the State Industries Department.

31) Who was conferred with the prestigious Bharat Ratna JRD Tata Award for 2013 by the Aeronautical Society of India (ASI) on 9 June 2014?
Ans. Somasundaram of Airports Authority of India (AAI)

32) Who was appointed as President of Reliance Jio Infocomm on 10 June 2014? 
Ans. Sunil Dutt

33) Which airport won the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Award by Airport Council International (ACI) in the category of the best improved airport in Asia Pacific Region recently?
Ans. Kolkata Airport

34) Who became the first speaker of Telangana Legislative Assembly on 10 June 2014?
Ans. Sirikonda Madhusudhana Chary

35) Which Power Plant on 8 June 2014 became India’s first nuclear plant to generate 1000 MW power?
Ans. Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant

36) 6th International Nuclear Energy Forum ATOMEXPO-2014 was held from 9 to 11 June 2014 at?
Ans. Moscow, Russia

37) State Cabinet of Maharashtra on 13 June 2014 approved the long pending proposal to bifurcate Thane district to carve out Palghar district from it. With the bifurcation there will be total how many districts in Maharashtra?
Ans. 36

38) IUCN released the Red List of Threatened Species on 12 June 2014. Expand IUCN?
Ans. International Union for Conservation of Nature

39) Who was elected as 10th president of Israel on 10 June 2014? 
Ans. Reuven Ruby Rivlin

40) Uttarakhand Assembly session was held for first time outside Dehradun from 9 June to 11 June 2014 at?
Ans. Gairsain

41) Who was sworn-in as the President of Ukraine in Kiev on 7 June 2014?
Ans. Petro Poroshenko

42) Who took charge as US interim Ambassador to India on 6 June 2014?
Ans. Kathleen Stephens

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SBI CLERK 2014 Exam: Pattern & Syllabus

Dear reader, As you all know that SBI Clerk Vacancy is out and Exam will be held in the month of July/August 2014, so here we are presenting you a pattern & syllabus of SBI Clerk 2014 exam.

State Bank of India Clerk Selection Process is based on Online Objective type Test and Personal Interview.

Exam Pattern:

1. Online Exam:  Marks – 200          Time Duration: 2 Hrs 15 min.

The test will be online objective type, consisting of:

Topics	Total Questions	Total Marks
1. General Awareness	40	40
2. General English	40	40
3. Quantitative Aptitude	40	40
4. Reasoning Ability	40	40
5. Marketing Aptitude + Computer Knowledge	40 (20 questions from each section)	40
Total	200 Qs	200 Marks

Note: There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4th mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. Candidates will have to pass in each section.

2. Interview: The candidates who qualified in online test will be called for interview.

Below Mentioned is the detailed syllabus of SBI CLERK 2014 Exam:

1. General Awareness: In this section questions will be asked from:

Banking Awareness

Current Affairs from all areas such as: National, International, Sports, Business, Awards etc.

Note: 70% questions will asked from Current Affairs.

2. General English: In this section questions will be asked from:

Reading Comprehension,

Common Errors,

Error Spotting,

Fill in the Blanks,

Cloze Test,

Sentence Rearrangement etc.

3. Reasoning: In this section questions will be asked from:

Coding & Decoding,

Blood Relation

Alphabet Series

Syllogism

Seating Arrangement + Tabulation

Alphanumeric Series

Data Sufficiency

Inequality

Input & Output

4. Quantitative Aptitude: In this section questions will be asked from:

Simplification

Number System

Number Series

Percentage

Profit Loss

Average

Ratio & Proportion

Time & Work

Time & Distance

 Simple & Compound Interest

Note: One Data Interpretation (D.I.) will also come in clerk exam.

5. Marketing Aptitude + Computer Knowledge: Basic questions will be asked form both the section.

Marketing Section: You should have the basic knowledge of Marketing.

Fundamental & Basic concept of Marketing.

Computer Section: You should have the basic knowledge of Computer.

What are computer, how it works and its history. Try to learn each and every detail which helps the computer to perform. Also focus on MS Word, Excel and Power Point chapters.

Note: Above information is based on SBI Clerk 2012 exam pattern & syllabus. The only difference is that this time SBI will conduct Online Exam for first time. 

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