Some affairs for IBPS CLK**********************************1. Who created a new record of securing Lok Sabha seat with the highest margin till date asannounced on 19 October 2014? . Pritam Munde of BJP2. Which party is set to lose its status as a national party after it failed to win the two seats inAssembly elections of Maharashtra and Haryana,which were needed to hold on to this status?. Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)3. Which African country was on 20 October 2014declared Ebola-free by the WHO after a 42-dayperiod with no new cases of the deadly virus? . Nigeria4. An unmanned commercial supply rocket of US space agency NASA bound for the InternationalSpace Station (ISS) exploded moments after lift-off on 28 October 2014 resulting in a setbackfor NASA , the name of the rocket Antares(OrbitalSciences Corp)5. What milestone in numbers was achieved in Aadhaar identification issued by the UniqueIdentification Authority of India (UIDAI) as on 28 October 2014? . 70 crore6. Which country was rated as the most bullish consumer market in the world in the NielsenGlobal Consumer Confidence Index for third quarter of 2014 that was released on 29 October2014? .India7. Which country was rated as the most pessimistconsumer market in the world in the NielsenGlobal Consumer Confidence Index for third quarter of 2014? .Italy8. What was India¡®s rank in World Bank¡®s latest ¡ªEase of Doing Business. report that wasreleased on 29 October 2014? . 1429. What was India.s rank in World Economic Forum.s 2014 gender gap index that was releasedon 27 October 2014? . 114th10.Who was appointed as the new Chairman of the Prasar Bharti Board on 28 October 2014? . A.Surya Prakash11. Which country was placed at the top position in World Bank¡®s latest ¡ªEase of Doing Business.report that was released on 29 October 2014? . Singapore (followed by New Zealand, HongKong, Denmark and South Korea) US has been ranked seventh, Britain (eight), China (90), SriLanka (99), Nepal (108), Maldives (116), Bhutan (125), and Pakistan (128).12.Michael Sata, who passed away on 28 October 2014 while being treated in London, wasPresident of which African country? . Zambia13. The logo of 2018 FIFA World Cup was revealed on 28 October 2014 by FIFA President SeppBlatter. Which country is hosting thisWorld Cup? .Russia14.Which country on 30 October 2014 became the first major European nation to accord officialrecognition to Palestine and thus drawing sharp criticism from Israel? . Sweden15. The Union Finance Ministry on 30 October 2014 issued new austerity measures in view oflower revenue realization. These measures included cut in non-plan expenditure and ban oncreation of new posts. How much reduction in non-plan expenditure had been proposed? .10%16. 44-year-old Devendra Fadnavis will be the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra and will takeoath on 31 October 2014. He was elected as the leader of the Maharashtra Legislature Party on28 October 2014. Fadnavis, who will be the first BJP Chief Minister of the state, has been aMayor of which city of Maharashtra? . Nagpur17.Which country on 28 October 2014 became the first developed country to shut its door onEbola-hit countries by imposing a blanket ban on visas fromWest African nations? . Australia18. The Union Government sacked the heads of six Public Sector Unit (PSU) banks.This action wastaken due to irregularities being found in the selection process of the Chairman and Managing Directors (CMDs) of these banks. The CMDs who were sacked were associated with which sixPSU banks? – Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, Oriental Bank ofCommerce, United Bank and Vijaya Bank19. The European Central Bank (ECB) recently conducted a landmark health check of the banks ofthe Euro zone to ascertain real condition of the banking industry. Which country performedworst in this test with nine of its banks falling short and two still needing to raise funds? – Italy20.Which former Union Minister was recently selected to chair Future Earth EngagementCommittee‘ – a global research committee on sustainable development that was constitutedby an alliance of organisations including the UNEP, the UNESCO and the World MeteorologicalOrganisation (WMO)? –Jairam Ramesh21. Senzo Meyiwa, who was killed in a shooting spree by attackers on 26 October 2014, was thecaptain of which country‘s national soccer team? –South Africa22.What is the name of a 750-year-old city unearthed recently in Russia that was founded bythedescendants of Genghis Khan? – Ukek23.What is the name of the Google executive who recently set a new stratosphere sky divingrecord by jumping from more than 25 miles from sky? –Alan Eustace24.Who was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of WalMart India on 24 October 2014?– Murali Lanka25. S.S. Rajendran, who passed away on 24 October 2014 at Chennai at the age of 85, wasassociated with which field? – Films26.Who was selected as the new Chairman of the Central Board of Excise and Custom (CBEC)recently? – Kaushal Srivastava27.What is the name of the new e-mail service launched by Google on 22 October 2014 to betterorganize emails and display information such as appointments, flight bookings and packagedeliveries in a more user-friendly way? – “Inbox‟28.Which country‘s Parliament came under attack by a lone gunman on 22 October 2014? –Canada29. Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), the iconic British car manufacturer owned by Tata Motors, on 21October 2014 opened its first overseas manufacturing facility in which country? – China30.Aditya Birla Financial Services Group recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU)with which overseas entity to enter the health insurance market of India? – MMI Holdings Ltdof South Africa31.Who was the coach of Indian national hockey team, who resigned on 19 October 2014? – TerryWalsh32.Who was chosen as the new Chief Minister of Haryana by BJP‘s Legislature Party on 21 October2014? – Manohar Lal Khattar33. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 21 October 2014 asked the banks to take a step against bankaccounts of customers who have not complied with KYC requirements despite repeatedreminders. What step these banks have been asked to take? – Partially freeze such accounts ina partial manner34. Christophe de Margerie, who was killed in an airplane collision with a snow plough atMoscow‘s Vnukovo International Airport on 20 October 2013, was CEO of which leading oilcompany? – Total35. Indonesia’s new president elected on 20th October 2014- JokoWidodo36. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd changed the name of its Alipay financialservices unit as announced on 16 October 2014. What is the new name of this financial servicesunit? – Ant Financial Services Group
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