Dear Readers, We Are Sharing Some GK & Computer Questions Asked in United India Insurance Assistant Exam held on 3 Jan 2015 1) PV full form in MS excel - Present Value 2) Work of IMF - Foster global growth and economic stability 3) Name the current Railway Minister of India - Suresh Prabhu 4) How many member states are there in ASEAN - 10 5) Addis Ababa is the capital of - Ethiopia6) National stock exchange of india is merged with - Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) 7) Kailash satyarthi is associated with which NGO - Bachpan Bachao Andolan 8) Name the regualtor of commodity market - SEBI 9) Accidental Insurance cover under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana - Rs.1. lac 10) RuPay card scheme was conceived and launched by - National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) 11) President of World Bank - Jim Yong Kim 12) Founder of Ali Baba group - Jack Ma 13) TCP full form - Transmission Control Protocol 14)Which Indian was recently given Japan top national award named Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers - Dr. Manmohan Singh 15) Rules for exchanging messages via Internet called - Protocol 16) Adani group recently signed a memorandum of understanding with State Bank of India for how much loan for the Carmichael mine in Queensland, Australia - $1 billion 17) November 14 is observed worldwide as which day - World Diabetes Day 18) If you want to change OS windows xp to windows 7 that process is known as- Upgrading 19) In National Pension System subscribers of which age group can join - 18 to 60 20) Shortcut for italic in word - Cntrl + I 21) Prime minister of Japan - Shinzo Abe 22) Sania Mirza won mixed doubles final of the US Open 2014 along with - Santiago Gonzalez of Brazil 23) SLP fullform relating to judiciary - Special Leave Petitions 24) Total number of alphanumeric code numbers on pan card - 10 25) Name the two stock exchanges merged in china recently - Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchanges 26) Who won gold medal in the mens freestyle 65 kg wrestling event at the Asian Games - Yogeshwar Dutt 27) Headquarters of BRICS Bank - Shanghai, China 28) Name Sachin Tendulkars Autobiography which was released recently - Playing It My Way 29) Who is the author of the book The Inheritance of Loss - Kiran Desai soon more questions will be updated soon more questions will be updated Pragathi Krishna Gramin Bank Interview Schedule Out Posted: 03 Jan 2015 03:02 AM PST Dear Readers, Pragati krishna gramin Bank has released the interview schedule for Office Assistant and Offer scale-I. Interview Dates Officer Scale-I- Interview dates 12.01.2015 to 27.01.2015 Office Assistant-Interview dates 12.01.2015 to 28.01.2015 Click here to Download List of Candidates called for Interview for the Post of Officer Scale-I Click here To Download List of Candidates called for Interview for the Post of Office Assistant Click Here to Download Call letter & Biodata format for Officer Scale-I post. Click here To Download Call letter & Biodata format for Office Assistant Current Affairs of 3 january 2015 Posted: 03 Jan 2015 02:14 AM PST 1. RBI relaxed KYC rules for Non-Banking Financial Companies Know-Your-Customers (KYC) rules for Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) were relaxed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The KYC rules were amended for NBFC’s due to practical difficulties and constraints being faced by them in getting KYC documents at frequent intervals. As per RBI notification, the KYC exercise will be required to be done in three ways and they are • For high-risk individuals and entities – in at least every 2 years • For medium risk individuals and entities - in at least every 8 years • For low risk individuals and entities – in at least every 10 years These time limits will be adjusted by taking into account whether and when client due diligence measures have previously been undertaken and the adequacy of data were obtained. However, physical presence of clients may not be insisted at such periodic updations. Previous norms said that the NBFC’s should undertake KYC once in every 5 years for low risk category customers and once in two years for both high and medium risk categories. 2. Union Government extends AFSPA for another one year in Assam Union Government has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 for another one year in Assam and has declared the entire ‘state of Assam’ as a ‘Disturbed Area’. As per government notification, this extension will for another one year beyond 03 November 2014 which is presently in force. Besides Assam, government has declared the area falling within 20 km wide belt along the border of Assam with Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya as Disturbed Area. In these disturbed areas, Army is empowered to take action for counter Insurgency (CI) operations against the underground (UG) outfits under the provisions of AF (SP) Act, 1958. 3. PM inaugurates 102nd Indian Science Congress 2015 at Mumbai University Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Indian Science Congress 2015 at the Mumbai University. It is the 102nd edition of this congress and Mumbai is hosting it again after the gap of 45 years. The theme of 102nd Congress is Science and Technology for Human Development. The Congress sessions aims to bring together eminent scientists, research scholars to popularize science and foster a scientific temperament. 4. Boxing India (BI) gets nod from Union Sports Ministry Union Sports Ministry has given nod to Boxing India (BI) as the new governing body for the sport. In this regard, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (Department of Sports) – Government of India has given the nod as it is a recognised member of the International Boxing Association (AIBA). It will help BI to expedite the administrative formalities and streamlining the overall functioning and activities boxing. Boxing India President: Sandeep Jajodia 5. R.K Srivastava takes over as AAI chief R.K Srivastava today took over as the new chairman of Airports Authority of India (AAI) replacing Sudheer Raheja. The government had announced Srivastava’s appointment on December 19 for five years. Srivastava is a 1984-batch Jharkhand-cadre IAS officer. Raheja, a Board member (Planning), was in charge of the post since late August last year. The post of chairman was lying vacant after the then UPA government terminated midway the six-month extension to the then chairman V.P Aggarwal and gave additional charge to Alok Sinha, who was working as joint secretary in the Civil Aviation Ministry at that time. 6. Indian company IRCON restores Jaffna-Kankasanthurai rail track in Sri Lanka Indian Railway’s construction company (IRCON) has restored the rail track between Jaffna and Kankasanthurai in North Sri Lanka. This restored commercial Yal Devi Express service was formally inaugurated by Sri Lanka’s Transport Minister Kumara Welgama. This 18 kilometer track passes through the high security zone which was freed from the control of Tamil tigers in 2009. Background The entire rail line between Colombo and the Northern part of Sri Lanka was destroyed in the late 1980s by the LTTE. India’s IRCON is playing important role in rebuilding the 252 km railway track on this route. Indian government had provided a line of credit of 800 million dollars for these projects. In 2014, the line upto Jaffna was made operational after it was restored. 7. Indian-origin man J Y Pillay reappointed as top advisor to Singapore President Veteran Indian-origin civil servant Joseph Yubaraj Manuel Pillay was reappointed as the Chairman of the Presidential Council of Advisers (CPA) by Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam. He was sworn in as top advisor to Singapore’s President for a period of next four years. As Chairman of the CPA, he will exercise the functions of the President’s office in the absence of President. If he is unavailable, the Speaker of Parliament would act as the head of state. 8. Former ISRO chief and Renowned Scientist Dr V R Gowarikar passes away Former ISRO chief and renowned Scientist Dr. Vasant Ranchod Gowarikar passed away in Pune, Maharashtra. He was 81. 9. RBI advances deadline for providing services to unbanked villages The Reserve Bank of India has advanced the deadline for banks to complete the process of providing banking services in unbanked villages (with population less than 2,000) to August 14, 2015, instead of March 2016. he Reserve Bank of India has advanced the deadline for banks to complete the process of providing banking services in unbanked villages (with population less than 2,000) to August 14, 2015, instead of March 2016. Since PMJDY was launched on August 28, banks collectively have opened 10.36 crore basic savings bank deposit accounts and issued 8.38 crore RuPay debit cards up to December 30. About 73 per cent of the total accounts opened have zero balance. The remaining accounts have balances aggregating ₹8,044 crore. 10. PK becomes highest grossing Bollywood film Even as protests against the film continued, the producers of the Aamir Khan-starrer PK said on Friday that the film has broken Dhoom 3 record to become the biggest earner in Bollywood by collecting Rs. 278.52 crore since its release on December 19. PK has faced criticism from right-wing organisations which said the Rajkumar Hirani-directed film disrespects Hindu religion, an allegation rejected by its makers. Hirani, 52, said the film’s word-of-mouth performance has been overwhelming. It is the second film by both Aamir and Hirani after 3 Idiots (Rs. 202 crore) to be a part of the highest-earning club. The Aamir-starrer Dhoom 3 is the second biggest earner with Rs. 271.82 crore followed by the Salman Khan-starrer Kick (Rs. 244 crore) and Shah Rukh Khan’s Chennai Express (Rs. 228 crore). LIC Administrative Officer Recruitment Posted: 03 Jan 2015 01:49 AM PST Life Insurance Corporation of India invites Online Applications from eligible Indian Citizens for appointment to the following posts of Assistant Administrative Officer (Generalist/Chartered Accountant). Candidates are requested to apply On-Line only. No other means/mode of application will be accepted. Vacancies 1 Assistant Administrative Officer (Generalists) – For Jammu & Kashmir State- 40 2 Assistant Administrative Officer (Generalists) – For North Eastern Region- 60 3 Assistant Administrative Officer (Chartered Accountant)- For All India- 100 Total 200 Important Dates Start date for Online Registration of Applications and Online Payment of Application Fee/ Intimation Charges- 05.01.2015 Last date for Online Registration & Online Payment of Application Fee/Intimation Charges- 22.01.2015 Download of Call Letter for Examination 2nd week of February 2015 Date of Online Examination (Tentative) 20th February 2015 Click here To Download Notification Click here To Apply Online Fees For SC/ST/ PWD Candidates- Intimation Charges of Rs. 50/- plus Transaction Charges For all Other Candidates Application Fee-cum-Intimation Charges of Rs. 500/- plus Transaction Charges English Quiz For SSC Exams Posted: 02 Jan 2015 09:44 PM PST In the following questions four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Pharse printed in the bold sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/ Pharse. 1) Hardwork plays in the long run. 1. always 2. over a period of time 3. indefinitely 4. never 2) I felt a fish out of water among the lawyers. 1. special 2. happy 3. uncomfortable 4. proud 3) The Cauvery water issue led to apple of discord between the two Governments. 1. cause of anger 2..cause of hatred 3. cause of quarrel 4. cause of animosity 4) The construction remains un-finished and the workers have let the grass grow under their feet. 1. grown grass all overthe lawn 2. gone on a luxuury tour 3. delay doing the work 4. demanded for benefits 5) The police smelt the rat behind the death of the girl 1. got very much confused 2. identified the cause of death 3. suspected that something is fishy 4. jumped to the conclusion Answer 1.- 2 2.- 3 3.- 4 4.- 3 5.- 3 Reasoning - Sitting Arrangement For SBI Associates Clerk Exam Posted: 02 Jan 2015 09:30 PM PST Study the Following information and answers the following Questions Eight people - S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z- are sitting around a circle but not necessarily in the same order.Two of them S and T are facing towards the centre while other people are facing towards the outside. Y sits second to the left of W. S sits second to the left of Y. Only one person sits between S and Z. T sits to the immediate right of S. T is not an immediate neighbour of Y.V is not immediate neighbour of Y. Both the immediate neighbours of X face towards the outside. 1). What is the position of X with respect to S? 1.Third to the right 2.Fourth to the left 3.Third to the left 4.Fourth to the right 5.Second to the right 2).Who sits to the immediate left of Z? 1.T 2.W 3.S 4.X 5.V 3).Which of the following pairs represents the immediate neighbours of W? 1.V and X 2.V and Z 3.X and Y 4.Z and T 5.S and U 4). What is the position of U with respect to W? 1..Second to the left 2. Fifth to the right 3. Sixth to the left 4. Third to the right 5. Fifth to the left 5). How many people sit between U and V ? 1.Two 2. Four 3. One 4. Three 5. Five Answers 1- 3 2- 5 3- 1 4- 2 5- 4 Recruitment Of Assistant in National Insurance Company(NICL) Posted: 02 Jan 2015 08:51 PM PST National Insurance Company Ltd. invites applications from eligible Indian Citizens for recruitment of 1000 Assistants in Class III cadre from open market. EVENTS TENTATIVE DATES Publication of Advertisement in Employment News First week of January’2015 Online Registration -12.01.2015 Last date of Online Registration -31.01.2015 Payment of Application Fees - Online 12.01.2015 to 31.01.2015 Online Examination- Various dates in April 2015 Download of Call Letters for Examination 10 days prior to the date of examination Click Here To Download Notification Click Here To Apply Online EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION (as on 30th November, 2014) Graduate from a recognized University OR Pass in HSC/Equivalent (XII pass) examination with 60% marks (50% for Ex-servicemen, SC/ST and Persons with Disabilities); and the candidate should have passed in English as one of the subjects at SSC/ HSC/ Intermediate/ Graduation level; and Knowledge of Regional Language i.e. Language of the State of Recruitment is essential. Proficiency in the Regional Language of the State/UT (candidates should know how to read/write and speak the Regional Language of the State/UT), for whose vacancies a candidate wishes to apply, is preferable. (Some questions may be put at the time of interview to ascertain the candidate‘s familiarity with the Regional Language of the State/UT) Current Affairs Quiz of 1-2 January 2015 Posted: 02 Jan 2015 08:28 PM PST 1. Who was appointed as railway board chairman? Ans- A K Mittal 2. Who become first woman to be appointed as Director General (DG) of Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)? Ans-M Sathiyavathy 3. Union Government renamed Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme for LPG as.....? Ans- PAHAL 4. India’s LIC International introduced a unique co-branded credit card in the United Arab Emirates in association with........? Ans-Abu Dhabi-based First Gulf Bank 5. Which storm struck Philippines recently? Ans-Jangmi 6. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) was renamed as......? Ans- Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India 7. What is the new name of Planning Commission? Ans-National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog 8. Union Government launched integrated women safety mobile app called ............? Ans-Himmat 9. Who was appointed as parttime chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) after Koppillil Radhakrishnan retirement? Ans-Shailesh Nayak for a month or until a regular chief is named. 10. Which countries joined UNSC as non-permanent members? Ans-Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand, Venezuela and Spain - for two-year term, replacing Argentina, Australia, Luxembourg, South Korea and Rwanda. Marketing Quiz for SBI Associate Clerk Exam Posted: 02 Jan 2015 07:30 PM PST 1.ESOP stand for- (1) Efficient Service of Promises (2) Effective System of Projects (3) Essential Security of Project (4) Employee Stock Option Plan (5) Equity Stock Option Plan Ans: 4 2.The term marketing refers to———- (1) New product concepts and improvements (2) Advertising and promotion activities (3) A philosophy that stresses customer value and satisfaction (4) Planning sales campaigns (5) None of these Ans: 3 3. Home loans are granted to- (1) Institutions (2) Individuals (3) Builders (4) all of these (5) None of these Ans: 2 4. Credit cards are used for- (1) Cash withdrawals (2) Purchase of air tickets (3) Purchase of consumable items from retail outlets (4) all of these (5) None of these Ans: 4 5. Bank Marketing means- (1) Selling of Banks (2) Selling banks products and services (3) Merger of Banks (4) None of these (5) All of these Ans: 2 6. Which of the following is NOT a part of ‘Product Life Cycle’ ? (1) Introduction (2) Inflation (3) Saturation (4) Growth (5) Maturity Ans: 2 7. In Marketing Mix 4 P’s Imply - (1) Product, Price, Place, Promotion (2) Product, Price, Policy, Place (3) Place, People, Product, Promotion (4) All of the above (5) None of these Ans: 1 8. A good seller should have the following qualities- (1) Developing the work (2) Submissive (3) Sympathy (4) All of these (5) None of these Ans: 4 9. Expand SWOT. (1) Strengths, Width, Opportunities, Threats (2) Security, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats. (3) Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats (4) Society, Weaknesses, Opportunities , Travel (5) Systems, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Travel Ans: 3 10. Advertising for............. is not allowed on T.V. (1) Liquor (2) Cigrattes (3) Both 1 and 2 (4) Soaps (5) None of these Ans: 2 Approximation Posted: 02 Jan 2015 06:00 PM PST What approximate value should come in place of question mark? 1. 23.99 × 9.004 × 16.997 = ? 1. 3200 2. 4100 3. 2700 4. 3700 5. 4500 2. 52/9 × 44/5 ×29/3 = ? 1. 490 2. 590 3. 540 4. 460 5. 520 3. 5940 ÷ 28 ÷ 6 = ? 1. 40 2. 35 3. 46 4. 52 5. 27 4. 15.5% of 850 + 24.8% of 650= ? 1. 295 2. 330 3. 270 4. 375 5. 220 5. 2√2230= ? 1. 54 2. 59 3. 41 4. 37 5. 47 Answers 1-4 2-1 3-2 4-1 5- 5
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