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 Americ...
Tuesday, 30 June 2015
Current Affairs - 30 June 2015
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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 attack...
Monday, 29 June 2015
Current Affairs - 28 & 29 June 2015
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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 language...
Current Affairs - 27 June 2015
0
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 Grou...
IBPS CWE PO/MT - V 2015 - Participating Organizations
0
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.&nb...
IBPS Recruitments 2015 - IBPS CWE PO/MT-V
1
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. Eligible candidates may apply online from
10-07-2015 to 01-08-201...
Friday, 26 June 2015
Current Affairs - 26 June 2015
0
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 tende...
Current Affairs - 25 June 2015
0
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
Ban...
Wednesday, 24 June 2015
Quantitative Quizzes - SBI PO 2015
0
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&nbs...
Current Affairs - 24 June 2015
0
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 medal...
Awards and Honours - June 2015
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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 Bha...
Computer Quizzes - SBI PO
0
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 the...
Current Affairs - 23 June 2015
0
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 201...
Monday, 22 June 2015
Quantitative Quizzes - SBI PO 2015
0
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 the...
Reasoning Quizzes - SBI PO 2015
1
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) R...
Current Affairs - 21 & 22 June 2015
0
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 line...
Sunday, 21 June 2015
IRDAI Recruitment 2015 – Assistants and Rajbhasha Assistants Posts
0
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 belo...
SIDBI Recruitment 2015 – Development Assistant Posts
0
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
0
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 Constitutio...
Thursday, 18 June 2015
Current Affairs - 18 June 2015
0
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 countr...
Wednesday, 17 June 2015
Current Affairs - 17 June 2015
0
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 platfor...
Current Affairs - 16 June 2015
0
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 sessio...
RRB CWE-IV - Participating 56 Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)
0
Dear Readers
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).These banks are given
below…...
IBPS Recruitment 2015 - RRB CWE-IV Office Assistant, Officer Scale I, II & III Posts
0
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,...
Monday, 15 June 2015
Current Affairs - 14 & 15 June 2015
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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
Persia...
Sunday, 14 June 2015
Baroda Manipal School of Banking 2015 - GD and Interview Scheduled Out
0
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.
click here download call letters
♥♥...
Allahabad Bank Recruitment 2015 - Specialist Officer Posts
0
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
0
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 basi...
Friday, 12 June 2015
Current Affairs - 12 June 2015
0
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 200...
RBI Recruitment 2015 – Assistant Posts 504
0
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…...
Thursday, 11 June 2015
Current Affairs - 10 & 11 June 2015
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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 pac...
Tuesday, 9 June 2015
English Quizzes - SBI PO 2015
0
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
0
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 201...
IDBI Manipal School of Banking Recruitment 2015-16
0
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’.
...
Monday, 8 June 2015
Admit Card Out - SBI PO (Preliminary Exam) 2015
0
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.
click here to download admit card ...
Current Affairs - 7 & 8 June 2015
0
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 1839-4...
Sunday, 7 June 2015
RBI Recruitment 2015 - Jr Engineer Posts
0
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
0
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...
Saturday, 6 June 2015
Marketing Quizzes - SBI PO
0
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
0
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 wate...
Friday, 5 June 2015
PNB Recruitment – Apply Online for Clerical Cadre Posts 2015
0
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
0
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
0
(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...
Thursday, 4 June 2015
Current Affairs - 4 June 2015
0
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
0
Study the following graph carefully and answer the question given below-
...
Current Affairs - 3 June 2015
1
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....
Wednesday, 3 June 2015
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Tuesday, 2 June 2015
English Quizzes - SBI PO 2015
0
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...