Tuesday 30 June 2015

All Appointments and Resigns - June 2015

Person Appointed

v Anshula Kant appointed as CFO and Deputy Managing Director of SBI

She succeeded P K Gupta, who was promoted as Chief Executive Officer of SBI Capital.

v Antani, Joshi appointed to the board of Future Majority Project of US Republican Party

The Future Majority Project (FMP) seeks to recruit, train and elect Republican candidates from diverse communities on the state level who better represent the full diversity of America.

Current Affairs - 30 June 2015

Three-drug lethal injection protocol use did not violate Constitution: US Supreme Court

The court in its ruling said that the use of Midazolam does not violate the Constitution in terms of being cruel and unusual punishment as per Eighth Amendment of the US Constitution

Union Railway Ministry inaugurated Integrated Security System in Mumbai

The ISS is aimed at improving security on Railway premises, ensuring safety of the people and averting terror attacks.

Current Affairs - 28 & 29 June 2015

Indian Railways, Indian Army among world's biggest employers: World Economic ForumStudy

Indian Railways was ranked at the eighth place in the list of world's biggest employers with 1.4 million staff.

Famous Writer Vishwanath Tripathi chosen for 28th Moorti Devi Award

Moorti Devi award was founded by Bharatiya Jnanpith and is given away to the authors who have contributed in the field of contemporary creative writing in modern Indian languages.

Current Affairs - 27 June 2015

US Supreme Court legalized Same-Sex Marriage Nationwide

The court ratified the Bill of Rights and added the Fourteenth Amendment that states no state shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.

Union Government approved a proposal for setting up second airport at Jewar in NCR

Once the project gets the required approvals, the civil aviation ministry will offer the contract for building and running the proposed Jewar airport in Greater Noida to the GMR Group.

IBPS CWE PO/MT - V 2015 - Participating Organizations

Dear Readers,

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released notification for conducting the Online examination for the next Common Recruitment Process for selection of personnel for Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee (CWE PO/MT-V) vacancies in the Participating Organizations.

IBPS Recruitments 2015 - IBPS CWE PO/MT-V

Current Affairs - 26 June 2015

Delhi Budget 2015-16: Highlights

The 41129 crore rupees Swaraj Budget comprises of 19000 crore rupees Plan Budget and 22129 crore rupees as Non-Plan Buget.

RBI extended deadline for exchanging pre-2005 currency notes by 6 months

The notes can be exchanged for their full value and all such notes will continue to remain legal tender.

Current Affairs - 25 June 2015

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar conferred with Columbia’s highest civilian award

The Order of the Democracy Simon Bolivar was created in 1980 to honour the outstanding citizens for their service to the nation in any field. It is granted by the House of Representatives of Columbia

International Conference on Nepal’s Reconstruction concluded

The Conference was attended by at least 35 countries, including China, Britain, Norway, Japan, Sri Lanka, the European Union besides the UN, World Bank and Asian Development Bank.

Quantitative Quizzes - SBI PO 2015

Time and Work Quizze

1.Adam can do a job in 15 days, John can do the same job in 20 days. If they work together for 4 days on this job. What fraction of job is incomplete ?

A.1/4

C.1/10

B.7/15

D.8/15

E. none of these

2. Ram takes 6 hours to type 32 pages. Shaam takes 5 hours to type 40 pages. In how many hours they will type 110 pages together ?

A.7 hours

B.8 hours

C.8 hours 15 min

D.8 hours 30 mins7 hours

E. none of these

Current Affairs - 24 June 2015

UK-based philanthropist Benni Joseph Mavelil selected for VK Krishna Menon Award 2015

At present, Mavelil is a registered Manager and Director for the Ideal Fostering in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Inderjeet Singh, Jinson Johnson won gold at Asian Athletics Grand Prix

In the first leg, India won a total of eight medals which included 2 Gold, 1 Silver and 5 Bronze medals.

Awards and Honours - June 2015

Hello Dear Readers,

Important awards and Honors of the June 2015 -

○Sanjay Subrahmanyam selected for Sangitha Kalanidhi award for the year 2015

With this nomination, Subrahmanyan joined the league of stalwarts like Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar, Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, who received the award before turning 50.

○Hindi writers Babusha Kohli, Upasana won 10th Navlekhan Award of Bharatiya Jnanpith

Kohli was awarded for poem Prem Gilhari Dil Akhrot and Upasana for her novel Ek Zindagi Eke K Script Bhar.

Computer Quizzes - SBI PO

1.Which of the following memories is an optical memory?
A. Floppy Disk
B. Bubble Memories
C. CD–ROM
D. Core Memories
E. None of these

2. DNS refers to
A. Data Number Sequence
B. Digital Network Service
C. Domain Name System
D. Disk Numbering System
E. None of these

Current Affairs - 23 June 2015

Task Force report on enabling the Private Sector to grow pharmaceutical sector released

The Task Force gave recommendations towards concerns and constraints facing the sector and suggested measures that would augment domestic production.

EPFO made UAN mandatory for all employers under Employee Provident Fund Act, 1952

The UAN facility that remains portable throughout the lifetime of an employee was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in October 2014.

Quantitative Quizzes - SBI PO 2015

Profit and Loss Quizze

1.Rohit bought paper sheets for Rs 7200 and spent Rs 200 on transport. Paying Rs 600, he had 330 boxes made, which he sold at Rs 28 each. His profit percentage is ?

a.15.5

b.16

c.21

d.13

e.None of these

2.A producer of tea blends two varieties of tea from two tea gardens one costing Rs 18 per kg and another Rs 20 per kg in the ratio 5 : 3. If he sells the blended variety at Rs 21 per kg, then his gain percent is?

a.11

b.19

c.12

d.22

e.None of these

Reasoning Quizzes - SBI PO 2015

Study the following questions carefully and answer the questions given below:

Y 4 8 A @ D F 3 # R N 1 M © W P § J 2 E 5 Z * 6 Q B 7 $ H U 9 I K

1. Which of the following is seventh to the right of nineteenth from the right end of the above arrangement?
(1) 1
(2) D
(3) Z
(4) $
(5) None of these

2.Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
(1) D#A
(2) JWE
(3) 562
(4) $9B
(5) RM3

Current Affairs - 21 & 22 June 2015

Jordan Spieth of US won US Open of Golf

Overall, he is the fourth-youngest player to win two majors and the sixth to win the Masters and US Open in the same year.

NHAI invited bids for Bharat Mala Project

Bharat Mala project came in news after NHAI invited bids for preparing the Detailed Project Reports (DRPs) of over 3500km of roads along the border and coast lines.

IRDAI Recruitment 2015 – Assistants and Rajbhasha Assistants Posts

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has advertised a notification for the recruitment of Assistants and Rajbhasha Assistants Vacancies. Eligible candidates can apply application in prescribed format on or before 10-07-2015. Other details like age, qualification & how to apply are given below…

SIDBI Recruitment 2015 – Development Assistant Posts

Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has advertised a notification for the recruitment of Development Assistant Vacancies on Permanent basis. Eligible candidates can apply application in prescribed format on or before 24-06-2015. Other details like age, qualification & how to apply are given below…

Current Affairs - 20 June 2015

Former Turkey President Suleyman Demirel died

Demirel launched his political career in the aftermath of the 1960 military coup that deposed the Government of Prime Minister Adnan Menderes.

Justice Gian Parkash Mittal resigned from the Office of the Judge of Delhi High Court

Mittal tendered his resignation from the office of the Judge of Delhi High Court, in pursuance of provision (a) to clause (1) of article 217 of the Indian Constitution.

Current Affairs - 18 June 2015

Union Cabinet revised target of solar power under JNNSM to 100000 MW by 2022

The earlier target was producing solar power of 20000 MW by 2022.

Union Cabinet approved Bureau of Indian Standards Bill, 2015

It will repeal the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Act, 1986 and seeks to improve the quality of goods, services and systems in the country.

Current Affairs - 17 June 2015

One Rank, One Pension scheme forex-servicemen

The One Rank, One Pension (OROP) scheme for ex-servicemen was recently in news on 16 June 2015 as the scheme is likely to be rolled out ahead of the Bihar Assembly polls 2015.

SunEdison Inc acquired Singapore-based Continuum Wind Energy Ltd

With the acquisition of Continuum, SunEdison added significant assets and a skilled wind development team to drive further growth in the renewable energy development platform.

Current Affairs - 16 June 2015

CSIR set up India’s first Micro Air Vehicle Aerodynamics Research Tunnel in Bengaluru

The tunnel first of its kind in India will be used to test the fixed-wing, flapping-wing and rotary-wing MAVs in the 500 mm wingspan category.

UN elected Denmark's Mogens Lykketoft to head General Assembly

Lykketoft will succeed Uganda's Sam Kutesa. His Presidency will begin in September 2015 at the commencement of the 70th General Assembly session.

RRB CWE-IV - Participating 56 Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)

Dear Readers

IBPS Recruitment 2015 - RRB CWE-IV Office Assistant, Officer Scale I, II & III Posts

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released notification for conducting Online Common Written Examination (RRBs CWE-IV) for the recruitment of Group “A”- Officer (Scale-I, II & III) & Group “B”- Office Assistant (Multipurpose) vacancies in 56 Regional Rural Banks (RRBs). Eligible candidates may apply online from 08-07-2015 to 28-07-2015. Other details like age limit, educational qualification, selection process, how to apply are given below…

Current Affairs - 14 & 15 June 2015

Union Government launched website to connect employers, job seekers

The employers and job seekers can now register at www.eex.dcmsme.gov.in.

RTA of UAE included four Indian languages into its driving tests

Out of seven languages included are Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil and Bengali (Indian languages) and Chinese, Russian and Persian.

Baroda Manipal School of Banking 2015 - GD and Interview Scheduled Out

Dear Readers

Group Discussion and Personal Interview is scheduled from 23/06/2015 onwards at various centres across the country. Interview Call Letters can be downloaded from the Bank’s website after 18/06/2015.

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Allahabad Bank Recruitment 2015 - Specialist Officer Posts

Allahabad Bank has published a notification for the recruitment of Special Officer vacancies (Special Recruitment Drive for SC/ ST/ OBC candidates). Eligible candidates may apply online from 10-06-2015 to 09-07-2015. Other details like age, educational qualification, selection process, application fee, how to apply are given below…

Current Affairs - 13 June 2015

Sir Wesley Winfield Hall inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of fame

With this, Hall became 80th cricketer to be inducted in the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame and 18th from West Indies itself.

Sangeet Natak Akademi announced awardees for 2014 Akademi Awards and fellowships

The Akademi recognizes the contribution of outstanding musicians, dancers and theatre artists by bestowing them the Fellowships and Awards on yearly basis.

Current Affairs - 12 June 2015

Dick Costolo resigned as CEO of Twitter Inc

Twitter co-founder and Square Inc's CEO Jack Dorsey will take over as the Interim CEO of the company on 1 July 2015 and will stay until a replacement is found.

Vinita Bali appointed as Chair of Board of Directors of GAIN

Vinita succeeded Jay Naidoo, who led GAIN in the global fight against malnutrition since its creation in 2002.

RBI Recruitment 2015 – Assistant Posts 504

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released notification for the recruitment of 504 Assistant vacancies in various offices of the Reserve Bank of India. Eligible candidates may apply online from 12-06-2015 to 03-07-2015. Other details like age limit, educational qualification, selection process, how to apply are given below…

Current Affairs - 10 & 11 June 2015

Big Band Leader James Last passed away

James was born as Hans Last in the northern city of Bremen in 1929 and was originally a piano player.

African leaders signed 26-nation Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) agreement

It is expected to benefit 625 million people living in 26 member countries of the pact.

English Quizzes - SBI PO 2015

In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered .These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find but the appropriate word that fits in the blank.

In these days of economic liberalization, globalization etc. Materialistic values have assumed (1) importance. Money, physical comforts and luxuries are the most sought after aspect. There has been ( 2 ) competition. Such competition ( 3 ) undue stress. The stress

Current Affairs - 9 June 2015

Haryana's Jind,Karnal & UP's Muzaffarnagar included in NCR

Earlier on 1 July 2013, Bhiwani and Mahendragarh districts of Haryana and Bharatpur district of Rajasthan were included in the National Capital Region.

Vijai Sharmaappointed as Chief Information Commissioner of India

Prior to this appointment, he was serving as an Information Commissioner in Central Information Commission since 2012.

IDBI Manipal School of Banking Recruitment 2015-16

The IDBI Bank invites applications from young, dynamic graduates for admissions in IDBI Manipal School of Banking, Bangalore for 1 year Post Graduate Diploma in Banking and Finance (PGDBF). After successful completion of the course, the candidates will be awarded PGDBF from Manipal University and will be inducted into IDBI Bank as Assistant Manager Grade ‘A’.

Admit Card Out - SBI PO (Preliminary Exam) 2015

SBI has released the admit card for the Preliminary examination and it has been uploaded on the website.Click on the below link to download the admit card.

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Current Affairs - 7 & 8 June 2015

ElevenIndo-Canadians honoured with ICCC Annual Awards 2015

The award was presented by Toronto Mayor John Tory and President of the Indo-Canada Chambers of Commerce (ICCC) DP Jain at the annual gala award ceremony held at Toronto.

Flood of fire written by Amitav Ghosh

With the novel, he has concluded the Ibis trilogy, his fictional recreation of the events leading up to the first opium war of 1839-42.

RBI Recruitment 2015 - Jr Engineer Posts

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has published a notification for the recruitment of Junior Engineer (Civil/ Electrical) vacancies. Eligible candidates may apply online from 05-06-2015 to 26-06-2015. Other details like age, educational qualification, selection process, application fee, how to apply are given below…

Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank Recruitment 2015 - II Phase

Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank Rohtak has issued notification for the recruitment of 263 Officer Scale-I, Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer, Specialist, Law & Agricultural Officers), III & Office Assistant (Multipurpose) vacancies. Candidates who have been declared qualified at the Online CWE-III for RRBs conducted by IBPS during September 2014 are eligible for these posts. Eligible candidates may apply online from 09-06-2015 to 24-06-2015. Other details like age limit, educational qualification, selection process, how to apply are given below…

Marketing Quizzes - SBI PO

Marketing Quiz for SBI PO

1. Market expansion means-

(1) Hiring more staff

(2) Buying more products

(3) firing more staff

(4) Buying more companies

(5) None of these

2. Effective marketing helps in-

(1) Developing new products

(2) Creating a competitive environment

(3) Building demand for product

(4) All of these

(5) None of these

Current Affairs - 6 June 2015

Union Government inaugurated Tier-I Oil Spill Response Centre for Mumbai and JNPT Harbour

The objective behind setting up the centre is to develop appropriate and effective systems for the detection and reporting of oil spillage.

Industrial effluents caused fire on water of Bellandur Lake

Researchers in its study titled, ‘Pathetic status of wetlands in Bengaluru: epitome of inefficient and uncoordinated governance’, concluded that the flames were caused due to industrial effluents in the water.

PNB Recruitment – Apply Online for Clerical Cadre Posts 2015

Punjab National Bank (PNB) has given a notification for the recruitment of Clerical Cadre vacancies under Sports Quota. Eligible candidates may apply online on or before 20-06-2015. Other details like age limit, educational qualification, selection process, application fee, how to apply are given below…

Current Affairs - 5 June 2015

WTO’s Dispute Settlement Board ruled against India’s ban on poultry imports from the US

The appellate body agreed with the panel's finding that India's AI (avian influenza) measures are inconsistent, because they are not based on a risk assessment

Fortune released 61st edition of list of top 500 companies

These Fortune 500 companies account for 12.5 trillion US dollar in revenues, 945 billion US dollar in profits, 17 trillion US dollar in market value and employ 26.8 million people worldwide.

Quantitative Quizzes - SBI PO 2015

(1) If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 200% and the denominator of the fraction is increased by 120%, the resultant fraction is 4 / 11. What is the original fraction?

(i) 4 / 15

(ii) 3 / 11

(iii) 5 / 12

(iv) 6 / 11

(v) None of these

(2) Mr. Rao invests a sum of $ 41250 @ 6% per annum. What approximate amount of compound interest will he obtain at the end of 3 yr?

(i) $ 8100

(ii) $ 7425

(iii) $ 8210

(iv) $ 7879

(v)None of these

Current Affairs - 4 June 2015

India and the US signed 2015 Framework for the India-US Defence Relationship

Apart from this, both India and the United States also finalized two project agreements for joint development of Mobile Electric Hybrid Power Sources and the Next Generation Protective Ensembles.

India and Belarus signed six Agreements during the visit of President to Belarus

The two nations inked a protocol amending the agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income and on Property (Capital) of the 27 September 1997.

Quantitative Quizzes - SBI PO 2015

Study the following graph carefully and answer the question given below-

Current Affairs - 3 June 2015

Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje inaugurated Phase 1A of Jaipur Metro Rail Services

In the first phase, the metro will run on 9.6 kilometer stretch and cover nine stations from residential area Mansarovar to business hub in Chandpole.

US President Barack Obama signed USA FREEDOM Act 2015 into law

This Act has limited government’s ability to collect phone data, which was done through a policy named as 2001 USA Patriot Act, which was in existence since the attacks of 11 September 2001.

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English Quizzes - SBI PO 2015

Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blanks to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

a) Vision is usually ……..most effectively when many different ……….. are used.

(1) developed, manifestations (2) adapted, organization

(3) communicated, vehicles (4) exhibited, forms

b) People who have been through difficult, painful and not very ……… change efforts often end up …………. Both pessimistic and angry conclusion.

(1) successful, drawing (2) meaningful, projecting

(3) reliable, evolving (4) strong, following

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