Bank Exam Current Affairs

Recruitment in Bank of Baroda Clerks

2011-01-10T19:00:00.000+05:30

Bank of Baroda has announced 1500 vaccancies for clercial cadre. Online registration starts from 17th January and will end by 10th February 2011. For detail advertisement please visit http://www.bankofbaroda.com/recruitment.asp?artid=2337&modid=36

BANK OF INDIA CLERCIAL RESULTS

2011-01-10T18:49:00.000+05:30

Bank of India has announced written result of clerks for which exam was held on 12/07/2010. To check your result please click http://www.bankofindia.com/UserFiles/File/2467-Result.pdf or visit http://www.bankofindia.com/career.aspx .

Best of luck to all successful candidates for their interview.

CENTRAL BANK PO POSTING AND JOINING INSTRUCTIONS

2011-01-09T22:05:00.000+05:30

CENTRAL BANK HAS ANNOUNCED JOINING INSTRUCTIONS AND POSTING FOR ALL NEW PO'S. DATE OF JOINING IS 29.01.2011 IN THEIR RESPECTIVE ZONES. BEST OF LUCK TO ALL SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES.

Best Wishes

2011-01-01T01:41:00.000+05:30

Happy New Year to all viewers of this blog. May this year bring many vaccancies for all aspirants of Banking Exams.

Result of Central Bank PO 2010

2010-12-26T02:01:00.001+05:30

Central bank has taken 1650 po's to enhance its bussiness.. To get final result please visit official website of central bank .. www.centralbankofindia.com

CA Series 28

2010-12-10T00:45:00.000+05:30

This Indian-American has created history by becoming the first woman governor of South Carolina in US - Nikki Haley
The Union Cabinet has approved the renaming of this International Airport as 'Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport' - Rajasansi Airport, Amritsar
This public sector oil exploration company has emerged as the world's top oil and gas exploration and production company, overtaking China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) - Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
India is ranked sixth in the world's elite nuclear club, with its 20th nuclear-power reactor at Kaiga achieving criticality recently. The nations which have 20 or more nuclear reactors in operation are - US, France, Japan, Russia and South Korea
India has successfully flight tested its indegenously designed and developed Kaveri jet engine during the flying test bed trials at Gromov Flight Research Institute. The research institute is based in - Russia
Guangzhou successfully hosted the 16th Asian Games recently. The 2014 Asian Games will be held in - Incheon, South Korea
This former Marxist guerilla, who was tortured and imprisoned during Brazil's long dictatorship, has been elected as President of Brazil - Dilma Rousseff
India recently signed the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage, thereby delivering on its commitment to the nuclear deal with US. The convention was signed at the IAEA office in Vienna by India's Ambessador to Austria - Dinkar Khullar
Iraq's president has formally asked the prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, to form a new government, raising the prospect of an end to eight month deadlock that plunged the country into uncertainty. The President of Iraq is - Jalal Talabani
India, Brazil and Russia have, for the first time, found place in the Top 10 ranks of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Presently, the number of members in IMF is - 187

Notice

2010-12-07T00:37:00.001+05:30

Vaccancies in Dena Bank is open for both PO and Clercial Cadre. Aspirants should visit the official website of Dena Bank for further detail. Please visit the official website of Dena Bank or Click here

http://www.denabank.com/

http://www.denabank.com/viewsection.jsp?lang=0&id=0,48

For PO and Specialist Officer please click on the link mentioned below....

http://www.denabank.com//uploads/files/1291264068736-Ad%20Recruitment%20Specialist%20Dec%202010.pdf

For Clercial Cadre please click on the link mentioned below .....

http://www.denabank.com//uploads/files/1291263812052-Ad%20Recruitment%20Clerk%20Dec%202010.pdf

Online registration for the application commences on 07.12.2010.

Joining of Clerks in SBI

2010-12-04T23:00:00.001+05:30

SBI has started sending joining instructions and sms. Date of joining is 15th Dec 2010. Congratulations to all candidates and we wish you a great career ahead.

Corporation Bank Result 2010

2010-11-10T00:35:00.000+05:30

Corporation Bank has announced the written result of its clercial exam. Best of luck to all successful candidates. Click the link for results. http://corpbank.com/asp/0100text.asp?presentID=1853&headID=805

http://corpbank.com/asp/0100text.asp?presentID=805&headID=0

Vaccancies of Probationary Officers in Various Banks

2010-10-31T12:01:00.002+05:30

Good News for Banking Exam Aspirants! A lot of vaccancies are Open in differents banks for Clercial Cadre and Probationary Officers. List of vaccancies is as follows:

Probationary Officer in Union Bank of India including Scale II, Scale III, Scale IV vaccancies. Visit http://www.unionbankofindia.co.in/UserFiles/UBRP2010(A)%20FRN.pdf
Probationary Officer in UCO Bank . Visit http://recruitment.ucobank.com/job_offers.htm or http://recruitment.ucobank.com/recruitment-28-oct-10.pdf
Probationary Officer in Indian Bank. Last date to apply for the post is 10th November. Visit http://www.indianbank.in/career.php or http://www.indianbank.in/pdfs/rec/Adv_Prob_officer_%20081010.pdf
Probationary Officer and Clerks in Oriental Bank of Commerce. Last dater to apply for the post is 10th November. Visit http://www.obcindia.co.in/obcnew/upload/recruitmentResult/OBCAdvertisementPO2010-11.pdf or http://www.obcindia.co.in/obcnew/site/RecruitmentAndResult.aspx
Probationary Officer in Punjab & Sindh Bank. Last date to apply for the post is 08th November.Visit http://www.psbindia.com/Recuitment/OFFICER_AD_26102010.pdf or http://www.psbindia.com/psb_recuitment_2011_12.php

CA Series 27

2010-10-30T18:29:00.001+05:30

1. Which among the following statements is/are correct?

The International Arctic Forum was held in Moscow recently to discuss the political, economic and environmental issues affecting the Arctic region.
The arean north of the Arctic Circle is believed to hold about one-quarter of the world's natural gas and oil reserves.

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(d) Neither 1 and 2

2. India along with Pakistan, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan, has signed the gas sales purchase agreement (GSPA) for the trans-national pipeline project, which will transport gas from Turkmenistan to all these countries. The project has funding support fro which of these international organization?

(a) IBRD

(b) IDA

(d) ADB

3. Which among the following statements is/are correct regarding Australia's first prime minister Jullia Gillard?

Her center-left Labor Party controls 76 seats in the 150-member House of Representatives, meaning a single deflection, resignation or death could bring down her government.
She heads the first minority government in Australia since World War II.

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

4.Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the launching of 3G mobile and broadband services in the country?

The operators are authourised to use the spectrum for a period of 20 years, starting from Sept 1,2010.
Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, RCom, Tatas, Idea Cellular, Aircel, and S Tel are the operators who have bagged 3 G spectrum in the auction.

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

5. Senior Indian Batsman Sachin Tendulkar was recently conferred with the Indian Air Force's honorary rank of Group Captain. Who among these eminent personalities was the last one to get such an honour?

(a) Vijaypat Singhania

(b) Jawahar Yashwant Rao

(d) Ratan Tata

6. In which year was the last Caste-based Census held in India?

(a) 1921

(b) 1931

(d) 1951

7. President Pratibha Patil has recently appointed famous dancer Leela Samson as the President of 'Sangeet Natak Academy'. Leela Samson is know for which of the following dance forms?

(a) Manipuri

(b) Odissi

(d) Bharat Natyam

8. RBI is mulling to introduce Plastic Notes of Rs 10 denomination. Which of the following was the first country to introduce Plastic Notes?

(a) Australia

(b) New Zealand

(d) Norway

9. Which of the following films won the award for Best First Feature Film in the 31st Durban International Film Awards, held recently?

(a) Paa

(b) Antheen

(d) Peepli Live

10. Edordo Molinari produced a scintillating finish to win the Johnnie Walker Championship by a single shot. Edoardo Molinari belongs to
(a) US
(b) Australia
(c) UK
(d) Italy

ANSWERS

1. c
2. d
3. c
4. b
5. b
6. b
7. d
8. a
9. d
10. d

CA Series 26

2010-10-28T10:03:00.000+05:30

1. According to Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), global food prices rose to their highest level in two years due to sharp rise in wheat prices. FAO is headquartered at .......................

(a) Paris

(b) Rome

(d) Washington DC

2. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has set up an experts group under ___________ to formulate a job plan for Jammu and Kashmir.

(a) Dr C Rangrajan

(b) Montek Singh Ahluwalia

(d) D Subbarao

3. According to recent survey conducted by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), India has replaced which of the following countries form the second most desired place of FDIs for Transnational Corporation?

(a) China

(b) UK

(d) South Korea

4. Which doubles tennis team has set an ATP record with their 62nd career doubles crowns recently?

(a) Leander Paes and Mark Knowles

(b) Arnaud Clement and Mark Knowles

(d) Mahesh Bhupati and Lucas Dloughy

5. Social activist Irom Sharmila, has been awarded 'Rabindranath Tagore Peace Prize'. She has been on fast unto death for past nine years, demanding :

(a) withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act 1958 form J&K

(b) withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act 1958 from Nagaland

(d) withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act 1958 from Manipur

6. Which of these State Governments has recently launched 'Jeevandan', a unique scheme to promote and streamline the process of organ donation to help hundreds of needy patients?

(a) Maharastra

(b) Andhra Pradesh

(d) Madhya Pradesh

7. In a first move by any bank, which of these banks has waived all service charges on facilities like issuance of demand draft, cheque books, credit or debit cards and ATM interchange, on all current and saving bank accounts?

(a) ICICI Bank

(b) HDFC Bank

(d) IDBI Bank

8. The government recently released a five-rupee commemorative coin on Mother Teresa to mark the centenary birth celebrations of the legend who made serving the poor her mission in life. In which country was Mother Teresa born?

(a) Albania

(b) Greece

(d) Spain

9. Who among these has been elected as the first Aboriginal member of the Australian Parliament?

(a) Ken Wyatt

(b) Djakapurra Munyarryun

(d) Ernie Dingo

10. Which temple is all set to get a whooping Rs 52,000 crore insurance cover in a deal that will surpass ONGC, which has a cover of $ 26 billion?

(a) Akshardham Temple

(b) Tirupati Temple

(d) Jagannath Temple

ANSWERS

1. b

2. a

3. c

4. c

5. d

6. b

7. d

8. a

9. a

10. b

CA Series 25

2010-10-22T11:55:00.001+05:30

US President Barack Obama declared end to combat mission in Iraq.
Isreal, Palestinians began direct peace dialouge.
Japan imposed additional sanctions on Iran.
ICC suspended three tainted Pak cricketers.
7.0 magnitude quake rocked New Zealand.
Nino Hernandez, a 70-cm tall Colombian, confirmed as world's shortest man.
Nepal failed to elect PM for 6th time.
Sri Lankan SC cleared 3rd term for President.
Sri Lankan lawmakers gave sweeping powers to President.
Russian Soyuz Space capsule with a crew of three landed safely on earth.

Central Bank of India PO Recruitment Project

2010-10-14T00:22:00.000+05:30

Central Bank of India has annouced written result of PO Recruitment Project-2010 which was held on 25.07.2010. To view results please visit the official website of Central Bank of India or you can visit https://www.centralbankofindia.co.in/upload/ADV2010.pdf

Best of Luck to all successful candidates.

Written Result of Canara Bank PO Recruitment Project-2010

2010-10-01T00:28:00.000+05:30

Canara Bank has annouced written result for the PO Project-2010 for which exam was held on 04.07.2010. All successful candidates have been notified by e-mail for respective Interview Dates. Congratulations to all successful candidates. Wish you Luck. http://www.canarabank.com/English/Scripts/RecruitmentDetailsNew.aspx?code=1 or you can visit http://www.canarabank.com/English/Scripts/WrittenTestResults.aspx

Final Result of State Bank Of India Clercial Recruitment-2010

2010-10-01T00:10:00.000+05:30

Final Result of State Bank Of India Clercial Recruitment Project - 2010 has been announced on 29.09.2010. Congratulations to all selected candidates and for those who have not been selected wait for the coming vaccancy of 30,000 seats including 15,000 CRA's. Visit http://www.sbi.co.in/user.htm?action=sbiClericalStaffResult to get the results.

RESULT OF BANK OF BARODA CLERK EXAM-2010

2010-09-13T22:45:00.000+05:30

RESULT OF BANK OF BARODA CLERK RECRUITMENT PROJECT 2010 HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED ON 13.09.2010. TO VIEW THE RESULT PLEASE VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF BANK OF BARODA OR CLICK

http://www.bankofbaroda.com/download/Recruitment2000.pdf

Start preparing for the interview to get interview tips please see previous posts which were published at the time of SBI interview. Best of luck to all successful candidates and those who have not qualified need not to loose heart as vaccancies are unlimited.

CA Series 24

2010-09-13T03:56:00.000+05:30

1. Which of the following staements is / are true?

1. London-listed Vedanta Resources has agreed to acquire 51-60 percent stake in energy explorer Cairn India for up to 6.1 billion pounds in cash.

2. Cairn India is India's fourth-largest oil and gas company.

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

2. Consider the following statements:

1. Chile was the first country in South America which signed a trade agreement with India.

2. Chile is one of the two countries in South America which do not border Brazil.

Which among the above statements is/are true?/

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

3. The country will get four new Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) from next academic year. Which of these places is not among the four?

(a) Rajasthan

(b) Kerala

(d) Mizoram

4. For the first time, the government has ranked 423 class 1 Indian cities on the basis of their sanitation standards. The rating of cities was done under the National Urban Sanitation Policy and is part of an exercise started in 2009 to create awareness about sanitation. Which city has topped the list?

(a) Mysore

(b) Surat

(d) Chandigarh

5. The government has recently approved a pension assistance, under the 'Swavalamban Scheme', to unorgaised sector workers to inculcate the habit of savings among this population. What is the amount the government would contribute to every New Pension System account of 40 lakh such workers over four years starting this fiscal?

(a) Rs. 1,000 per annum

(b) Rs. 1,500 per annum

(d) Rs. 2,500 per annum

6. Which of these statements is/are correct?

1. To benefit sugarcane farmers, the Government has cleared the proposal for implementation of Eathanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Program with an initial ex-factory price of Rs 17 per litre for ethanol.

2. The Expert committee for pricing of ethanol is headed by Murli Deora.

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

7. Which of these statements is/are true?

1. The Department of Personnel and Training and IGNOU have signed an MoU that offers Distance and E-learning programs to Government employees.

2. India has launched the second phase of the Pan-African e-network, adding 12 more African countries to the Project that makes available facilities and expertise of some of the best Indian universities and super-specialty hospitals to the people of Africa.

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

8. With the passing of the Salary, Allowance and Pension of Members of Parliament (Ammendment) Bill,2010, the basic salaries of the MPs will now be:

(a) Rs. 50,000

(b) Rs. 60,000

(d) Rs. 80,000

9. With the passing of the Salary, Allowance and Pension of Members of Parliament (Ammendment) Bill,2010, the pension of former MPs will now be:

(a) Rs. 10,000

(b) Rs. 15,000

(d) Rs. 25,000

10. The Union Cabinet has approved the induction of two additional battalians for National Disaster Response Force(NDRF). These two battalions will be posted at:

(a) Mumbai and Delhi

(b) Ranchi and Hyderabad

(d) Chennai and Chandigarh

11. The Centre has made a provision of money to mitigate the effects of climate change, a serious problem that Indian will face in the coming decades. The amount is:

(a) Rs. 10,000 crores

(b) Rs. 15,000 crores

(d) Rs. 25,000 crores

12. Which of these technology giants is buying computer-security software maker McAfee Inc. for $7.68 billion?

(a) Intel Corporation

(b) Microsoft

(d) Google

13. Which of these has become the first Australian bank to start full-fledged banking operations in India?

(a) Westpac Banking Corporation

(b) National Australian Bank

(d) Macquarie Bank Limited

14. What amount does the government propose to raise through the sale of 5 percent government equity in Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and 10 percent in Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) in the current fiscal?

(a) Rs. 11,000 crores

(b) Rs. 21,000 crores

(d) Rs. 41,000 crores

15. When was the last time the retirement age of the High Court judges was incresed from 60 to the present 62 years?

(a) 1960

(b) 1961

(d) 1963

16. Which state government has approved the reintroduction of anticipatory bails as provided in Indian Penal Code (IPC), a legal measure which was abolished 34 years ago?

(a) Maharastra

(b) Karnataka

(d) MP

17. Which of these state governments has banned the iron ore exports from its ports and the issuance of permits for its transportaion?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Andhara Pradesh

(d) West Bengal

18. The Ramon Magsaysay Award was established in 1957 in honour of the memory and leadership example of the former President, who died in a plane crash. The country in the question is:

(a) Malaysia

(b) Indonesia

(d) Philippines

19. Saina Nehwal is the second badminton player to receive the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.Who was the first one?

(a) Prakash Padukone

(b) Pullela Gopichand

(d) Madhumita Bist

20. India's largest supercomputer 'Annapurna' was unveiled at Institute of Mathematical Science (IMSc) recently. IMSc is situated in which metropolitian city?

(a) Chennai

(b) Mumbai

(d) Kolkata

21. Sushilo Banbang Yudhoyono will be the Chief Guest on the Republic Day on January 26,2011. Yudhoyono is the President of:

(a) Indonesia

(b) Malaysia

(d) Phillipines

ANSWERS

1. c

2. c

3. a

4. d

5. a

6. d

7. c

8. a

9. c

10. c

11. d

12. a

13. c

14. b

15. d

16. c

17. a

18. d

19. b

20. a

21. a

CA Series 23

2010-08-28T09:23:00.000+05:30

In coming examination current affairs will play a vitol role for scoring good marks. So best of luck to readers and keep reading.

1. The first Classical Tamil Conference was held in - Coimbatore.

2. The Group of Ministers (GOM) on Bhopal Gas Tragedy victims has recommended a package of - Rs. 1500 crores.

3. Saina Nehwal has recently bagged the Super Series Title of - Singapore Open Badminton Championship.

4. A new range of nuclear weapon capable medium range surface-to-surface ballastic missile has been successfully test-fired - Prithvi-II.

5. India has been recently ranked among worst countries of the world in Human Trafficking. The report has been published by - United States Department (Trafficking in Persons Report)(TIP).

6. As per the Global Peace Index Report(GPI) 2010, published by the Institute for Economics ans Peace (IEP), India has been ranked - 128th.

7. International Math Prize has been named after - Bhaskaracharya's Leelavati.

8. The new chief of National Human Rights Commission is - Justice K. G. Balakrishnan.

9. The chairman of SEBI is - C. B. Bhave

10. The Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar 2008 has been given to - Sadguru Jaggi.

11. In Asian Grand Prix's men's triple jump event, the athelete who recently won triple jump gold is - Renjith Maheshwary.

12. The Indian-American who recently won the Scripps National Spelling Bee in the United States is- Anamika Veeramani.

13. Recently India-Pakistan resolved their differences over three projects - Uri on Jhelum, Chutak on Indus and Baglihar Dam on Chenab but they had differences over - Nimoo Bazgo Project in Leh.

14. The 75th Conference of Presiding Officers of Legislative Bodies was held in - Srinagar.

15. According to United Nations report on the Millenium Development Goals for 2010 India is expected to reduce its poverty rate from 51 percent in 1990 to 24 percent in - 2015.

16. The first woman Prime Minister of Australia is - Julia Gillard.

17. Top seed Annie Au of Hong Kong defeated second seeded Indian Challager Dipika Pallikal to lift $ 11,600 Sheikh Al Saad International Squash Tounament title in - Kuwait.

18. According to USA Geological Survey Afghanistan has - $ 1 trillion worth mineral deposit.

19. United Nations Security Council has recently imposed a fourth round of sanctions on - Iran.

20. The French Open Men's Title and Women's Title has been bagged by - Rafael Nadal and Francesca Shiavone respectively.

21. The new Prime Minister of Japan is - Naoto Kan.

Exam Notice

2010-08-11T09:30:00.002+05:30

There are many exams at hand for the eligible candidates. Following list must be taken good care of-

1. United Bank PO - 370 seats

2. Bank of India PO- 2000 seats

3. UCO Bank Clerk - 1000 seats

Please visit the respective website of the banks for further information.

RESULT OF BANK OF BARODA PO-2010

2010-07-31T22:01:00.001+05:30

BANK OF BARODA HAS ANNOUNCED THE WRITTEN TEST RESULT FOR PO EXAM HELD ON 31.05.2010. BEST OF LUCK TO ALL CANDIDATES FOR THEIR INTERVIEW. TO VIEW THE RESULT PLEASE VISIT THE RECRUITMENT SECTION OF BANK OF BARODA WEBSITE. http://www.bankofbaroda.com/

Results

2010-07-24T02:46:00.000+05:30

Corporation Bank has published the list of all selected candidates for the Post of Probationary Officers in Corporation Bank. The written test was held on 09.05.2010 and Interview was held in the month of June-July. To see the results please visit http://corpbank.com/uploadedfiles/custom/11_27_005_175418E-02.pdf or visit the official website of corporation bank www.corpbank.com . Congratulations to all selected candidates.

Punjab National Bank has announced the written result of Clercial Recruitment Project-2010 which was held on 04.04.2010. To see the results please visit http://www.pnbindia.in/english_web/Interview_schedule_of_clerks-1246.pdf or visit the official website of Punjab National Bank www.pnbindia.in . Best of Luck to all selected candidates who will face the Interview in the last week of August.

CA Series 22

2010-07-21T01:22:00.000+05:30

1. The popular Indian Food Brand which also releases the World Cricket Rating - Amul.

2. Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, resigned recently from his post. He has been replaced by - Naoto Kan.

3. India's Rank in the recently released Global Peace Index - 128th.

4. This cricketer has been recently awarded with the "Pride of Karnataka" Award - Rahul Dravid.

5. The name of recently conducted joint Air Force Exercise between India and France - Garuda - IV.

6. India is collaborating with this country for her ambitious 'National Broadband Plan' - US.

7. The first Benazir Bhutto Award for democracy, instituted by the Pakistan People's Party, has been conferred upon - Aan San Suu Kyi.

8. This Indian origin American girl recently won the 83rd Scripps National Spelling Bee contest in US - Anamika Veeramani.

9. Recently, the Chief Minister of this State sealed a 90 kg Time Capsule that inscripts the progress of the state since its formation on May 1,1960 - Gujrat.

10. The Air Force of this country also joined Garuda-IV along with India and France - Singapore.

11. This right-winger has been named the Czech Republic's new Prime Minister by President Vaclav Klaus - Petr Necas.

12. This former Chief Justice of India has been appointed as the Chairperson of National Human Right's Commission- K G Balakrishnan.

13. TCA Anant has been appointed as the Chief Statistician of India (CSI). He has replaced the first CSI of India, appointed in 2007 - Pronab Sen.

14. This leading NRI politician in the UK has been re-elected unopposed as the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats peers in the House of Lords - Lord Navnit Dholakia.

15. This formar Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court has taken charge as chairperson of National Commission for Backward Classes - Makani Narayan Rao.

16. This international law expert has been nominated as the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education - Kishore Singh.

17. This Indian Bank recently opened its first overseas counter in Dubai's International Finance Centre - IDBI Bank.

18. This Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) is the biggest producer of Coal in the world - Coal India Ltd.

19. The longest Trans-Ocean bridge in the world is - Hangzhou Bay Bridge, China.

20. The two ASEAN countries which have recently implemented the Indo-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement - Vietnam and Myanmar.

Final Result of Allahabad Bank Clercial Recruitment-2010

2010-07-17T15:44:00.000+05:30

Final Result of Allahabad Bank Single Window Operator "A" Recruitment Project-2010 has been announced on 17.07.2010. To view the list of successful candidates visit www.allahabadbank.com/recruitment.asp or visit the official website of Allahabad Bank www.allahabadbank.com . Best of Luck to all successful candidates.

CA Series 21

2010-07-09T18:34:00.002+05:30

Sorry for being late on the post. A lot of vaccancies are still to come to keep your spirit high and confidence under control. Best of Luck..

1. Which Indian author has won the prestigious Dan David Prize?

(a) Amitabh Ghosh

(b) Jhumpa Lahiri

(d) Anita Desai

2. Who has been crowned Miss USA recently?

(a) Rima Khan

(b) Rima Fakih

(d) Robi Fakih

3. This country has initiated a law proposing the tobacco companies to sell their cigarette packs 'plain' without display of logo or imagery on the cover by Jan 1, 2012 -

(a) England

(b) USA

(d) India

4. This former Indian captain has announced his retirement from International Hockey recently -

(a) Prabhjot Singh

(b) Dhanraj Pillai

(d) Dilip Tirkey

5. This country has become the latest member of European Patent Organisation(EPO) -

(a) Albania

(b) India

(d) Kenya

6. The most read newspaper in India, according to the latest IRS reports, -

(a) Nav Bharat times

(b) Dainik Jagran

(d) Times of India

7. Which Indian bussiness tycoon has been recently selected for American Academy of Arts and Science fellowship -

(a) Navin Jindal

(b) Mukesh Ambani

(d) Sunil Bharti Mittal

8. Which Union Minister has been chosen for the Stephen P. Duggan Award for Mutual Understanding by New York based Institute of International Education (IIE) -

(a) Virappa Moilee

(b) P Chidambram

(d) Kapil Sibbal

9. A deadline has been given to auto makers of the country to upgrade their two-wheelers to Bharat Stage(BS) 3 from BS 2 norms for sale in 13 major cities fo the country. What is the deadline?

(a) July 1,2010

(b) June 1,2010

(d) June 2,2010

10. Who has been selected for an honorary doctorate degree from Chicago's Illinois University?

(a) Sunita Rani

(b) Sam Pitroda

(d) Dr. Manmohan Singh

11. The Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute is in -
(a) Porbandar, Gujrat
(b) Salai Sikka, Gujrat
(c) Bhavnagar, Gujrat
(d) Gandhi Nagar, Gujrat

12. Who has been appointed as 10th Dean of Harvard Bussiness School?
(a) Nitin Bharucha
(b) Rupesh Bharucha
(c) Rupesh Nohria
(d) Nitin Nohria

ANSWERS

1. a
2. b
3. c
4. d
5. a
6. b
7. c
8. d
9. a
10. b
11. c
12. d

CA Series 20

2010-07-01T04:15:00.001+05:30

1. Goodluck Jonathan was on May 6 sworn in as President of -

(a) Malaysia

(b) Nigeria

(d) Tunisia

2. Who won the F-1 Spanish Grand Prix in May 2010?

(a) Michel Sumacher

(b) Fernando Alonso

(d) Jenson Button

3. With which nation did India, in May 2010, ink pact to develop $ 20 billion oil project?

(a) Venezuela

(b) Nigeria

(d) Iran

4. Which space shuttle , on May 15, 2010 lifted off from the Kenedy Space Centre, US, on its last mission to the International Space Station?

(a) Endeavour

(b) Columbia

(d) Discovery

5. Which country in May 2010, ended China's 12 year stranglehold on the badminton Uber Cup with a 3-1 victory?

(a) Indonesia

(b) India

(d) Japan

6. The Annual Plan for Bihar of ___________ for 2010-11 was approved on May 17.

(a) Rs. 15,000 crore

(b) Rs. 17,000 crore

(d) Rs. 22,000 crore

7. Who became the youngest Indian to climb Mt. Everest in May 2010?

(a) Karan Wadhawa

(b) Arjun Vajpai

(d) Rajveer Shekhawat

8. Who became the first Indian to circumnavigate the globe solo on a sailboat in May 2010?

(a) Pradeep Jha

(b) Sujeet Donde

(d) Dilip Donde

9. Who won the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix in May,2010?

(a) Karun Chandok

(b) Lewis Hemilton

(d) George Lorenzo

10. The Indian origin Leader who, on May 25, 2010 was elected the first woman Prime Minister of Trininad and Tobago is ______________________.

(a) Jyoti Radhey Patil

(b) Kamla Prasad Bissessar

(d) Radhika Mannan

11. Which US Mars Lander was declared defunct by NASA in May 2010?

(a) Odyssey

(b) Cylebster

(d) Passadox

12. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who visited India in 2010, is the President of ____________________.

(a) Tanzania

(b) Ukrain

(d) Turkmenistan

13. Which of the nation was not asked by the United Nations in New York to join the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty(NPT) in May 2010?

(a) India

(b) Pakistan

14. What is the name of the 2012 Olympic Games mascot?

(a) Jumbo

(b)Shera

(d) Wenlock

15. Who is the first Indian Batsman to hit a century in an International T20 match?

(a) Sachin Tendulkar

(b) Virendra Sehwag

(d) Rohit Sharma

16. Who became the President of G-15 at the Summit that enden in Tehran on May 17,2010?

(a) Mahindra Rajapakshe

(b) S. M. Krishna

(d) Dr. Manmohan Singh

17. Tata Group company Tata Tea changed its name to _________________ in May, 2010.

(a) Tata Global Corp.

(b) Tata Global Beverages Limited

(d) Tata Global Limited

18. The name of the mascot of World Cup Cricket 2011 is _____________.

(a) Typhoon

(b) Jumbo

(d) Shera

ANSWERS

1. b

2. c

3. a

4. c

5. c

6. c

7. b

8. d

9. c

10. b

11. c

12. d

13. d

14. d

15. b

16. a

17. b

18. b

CA Series 19

2010-06-25T17:27:00.000+05:30

1. The two Airlines that have agreed to merge to create the world's biggest carrier by passenger traffic are -

(a) United Airlines and Continental Airlines

(b) Air India and Indian Airlines

(d) None of these.

2. Auction of 3G mobile licence allocation by the Government of India generated a whopping amount of -

(a) Rs. 37,234 crores

(b) Rs. 67,000 crores

(d) Rs. 50,700 crores

3. Who has become the youngest Prime Minister of Britain in almost 200 years?

(a) Gordan Brown

(b) David Cameron

(d) Tony Blair

4. This famous Indian physicist and environmetalist has been awarded the prestigious Sydney Peace Prize this year -

(a) Vandana Singh

(b) Vineet Shiva

(d) Vandana Shiva

5. Which is the World's Biggest Tech Company based on market value?

(a) Apple

(b) Google

(d) HP

6. Mid-Day Multimedia, publisher of Mid-Day, most popular evening daily of Mumbai has been acquired by -

(a) Times Today Group

(b) Jagran Prakashan Ltd.

(d) None of these

7. Who was the authour of "Troubles", which has been announced as the winner of Lost Man Booker Prize, 40 years after it was first published?

(a) V S Naipaul

(b) Jhumpa Lahiri

(d) William Wordsworth

8. The coveted title of Pantaloons Femina Miss India (PFMI) World 2010 has been won by -

(a) Neha Hinge

(b) Nicole Faria

(d) Manasvi Mamgai

9. Who has been chosen for the International Indu Sharma Katha Samman for 2010, for his story collection "Vasant Ke Hatyare"?

(a) Sulabh Saxena

(b) Hrishikesh Sulabh

(d) None of these.

10. India was declared joint winners in the Sultan Azzlan Shah Hockey cup 2010, along with -

(a) South Korea

(b) Malaysia

(d) Indonesia

11. Which country has won the women's World Twenty-20?

(a) India

(b) Pakistan

(d) Australia

12. Which football club has won the Premier League title-2010?

(a) Arsenal

(b) Manchester United

(d) Aston

13. Vishwanathan Anand has won the World Chess Championship beating the challenger -

(a) Vaselin Topalov

(b) Gata Camskey

(d) None of these

14. Justice HS Kapadia is the the _______ Chief Justice of India.

(a) 37th

(b) 38th

(d) None of these

15. Which city was the host fifth World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-10), held from May 24 to June 04?

(a) New Delhi

(b) Mumbai

(d) Hyderabad

ANSWERS

1. a

2. c

3. b

4. d

5. a

6. b

7. c

8. d

9. b

10. a

11. d

12. c

13. a

14. b

15. d

SSC Result for CGLE, Tier-I Exam

2010-06-20T01:01:00.001+05:30

SSC Results for Combined Graduate Level Exam, Tier-I, has been announced on 19.06.2010. Visit http://ssc.nic.in/SSC.html to get the results. Best of Luck to all successful candidates.

Allahabad Bank Result for Clerks exam held on 14.03.2010

2010-06-16T20:41:00.005+05:30

Allahabad Bank Result for Clerks Exams held on 14.03.2010. has been announced on 16.06.2010 for all regions (18 regions including Bihar, Assam etc). Visit www.allahabadbank.com/recruitment.asp for results. Best of Luck to all selected candidates.

Corporation Bank PO Result

2010-06-13T23:05:00.005+05:30

Corporation Bank PO 2010 Result has been announced for the exam held on 09.05.2010. To get the result go the official website of Corporation Bank or click http://www.corpbank.com/ . Best of Luck to all successful candidates.

CA Series 18

2010-06-11T02:34:00.002+05:30

1. World Expo begins in which city of China on April,2010?

(a) Shanghai

(b) Beijing

(d) Tainzhin

2. 2nd BRIC/4th IBSA Summit took place in ______________on April,2010.

(a) New Delhi, India

(b) Brasilia, Brazil

(d) Moscow, Russia

3. _____________________ found guilty of 26/11 attack on Mumbai has been sentenced to death.

(a) Ajmal Amir Kashab

(b) Dawood

(d) Abu Salem

4. Which is the largest unit of digital measurement ?

(a) Gigabyte

(b) Petabyte

(d) Megabyte

5. Israeli firm eXaudios develops a new computer programme that can not only predict a caller's emotional state over the phone, but also diagnoses a range of medical conditions. Name of this programme is -

(a) Explode

(b) Blaze

(d) Magnify

6. Using NASA's Infrared Telescope Facility on Hawaii's Mauna Kea, scientists find evidence of water on the surface of 24 Themis, a 200-km asteriod. It is situated between two planets. They are-

(a) Jupitar and Mars

(b) Jupitar and Saturn

(d) Mercury and Earth

7. Scientists of __________ create a 3D map of the earth so small that 1,000 of them can fit on a single grain of salt.

(a) Microsoft

(b) HP

(d) HCL

8. The space telescope which celebrates its 20th anniversary of its lauch is -

(a) Hubble

(b) Spitzer

(d) None of these.

9. Celebrated Indian sand artist ______________________ wins the "People's Choice" Gold medal at the second World Sand Sculpture Championship held in Moscow, Russia. He wins the award for his sculpture of legendary Bollywood actor Raj Kapoor.

(a) Sachin Vaidh

(b) Sudarshan Patnaik

(d) Chetan Bhagat

10. Who was voted the English Football Writers' Association (FWA) Player of the year?

(a) Leion Messi

(b) Wayne Rooney

(d) Ronaldo

ANSWERS

1. a

2. b

3. a

4. c

5. d

6. a

7. c

8. a

9. b

10. b

Allahabad Bank Result Clerk 14.03.2010

2010-06-08T00:25:00.000+05:30

Allahabad Bank Result for Clerk "A" (Clerk-cum-Cashier) exam held on 14.03.2010 has been annouced for the Andhra Pradesh, Chandigarh, Chhatisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Pondicherry and Tamil Nadu region. Best of luck to all successful candidates.

Allahabad Clerk Result 14.03.2010

2010-06-06T00:24:00.001+05:30

Allahabad Bank result for clerk cum cashier has been announced for Orissa and Delhi. Visit allahabad bank official website. Wish you all good luck.

5 POINTS TO REMEMBER BEFORE FACING A WRITTEN TEST

2010-06-04T03:48:00.000+05:30

THESE POINTS ARE......

1. Know your strength and never run behind your weaknesses. Always improve upon weaknesses when you are having a lot of time prior to written test.

2. Give equal weightage to all the sections as many students don't get the result as they have not crossed the minimum cutoff in a single section.

3. Divide your time prior to the examinations and never alter it even the section is tuff. Come back to the tuffer section when you have crossed the minimum expected cutoff (60-65%) in all the sections.

4. Try to solve maximum question of one or two section as it will improve upon your merit list.

5. Be patient and face the test with full confidence.

Allahabad Result for exam held on 21.02.2010 (PO)

2010-05-28T23:16:00.000+05:30

Allahabad Result for exam held on 21.03.2010 (Probationary Officers) has been announced on 28.05.2010. For results go to official website of Allahabad Bank or click on http://www.allahabadbank.com/recruitment.asp

Best of Luck to all successful candidates.

Union Budget 2010-11

2010-05-27T03:40:00.002+05:30

Union Budget 2010-11 will play a vital role in all upcoming Bank examinations such as Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank and Central Bank of India. We have come up with some of the important allocations provided to different sectors. Best of Luck and keep contacting us. Leave your comments and queries.

1. Total money allocated for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation -

(a) Rs. 990 crores

(b) Rs. 1000 crores

(d) Rs. 1100 crores

2. Rs. _________ has been allocated for Infrastructure Development which accounts for over 46% of total plan allocation.

(a) 1,70,342 crores

(b) 1,60,552 crores

3. Rs. _______ has been allocated to extend green revolution in the eastern region comprising Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Eastern UP, West Bengal and Orissa.

(a) 300 crore

(b) 500 crore

(d) 400 crore

4. Rs. ______ has been given to Railways.

(a) 16,752 crore

(b) 14, 342 crore

(d) 16, 224 crore

5. Rs. ______ has been allocated to power sector (Allocation for RGGVY- Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidhyut Yojna is excluded) -

(a) 5240 crore

(b) 5130 crore

(d) 5270 crore

6. Rs. _______ has been allocated to Health Sector.

(a) 21,200 crore

(b) 22,300 crore

(d) 22,700 crore

7. Rs. ________ has been allocated to Indira Aawas Yojna.

(a) 9,000 crore

(b) 11,000 crore

(d) 9,900 crore

8. Rs. ________ has been allocated to Drought Mitigation in Bundelkhand Region.

(a) 1,200 crore

(b) 1,100 crore

(d) 1,050 crore

9. Rs. ______ has been allocated to Rajiv Awas Yojna for slum dwellers and urban poor.

(a) 1,180 crore

(b) 1,070 crore

(d) 1,270 crore

10. Rs. ________ has been allocated to Micro-Finance Development and Equity Fund.

(a) 300 crore

(b) 400 crore

(d) 450 crore

11. Rs. _________ has been allocated to Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).

(a) 1,800 crore

(b) 1,700 crore

(d) 2,000 crore

12. Rs. _________ has been allocated to Defence.

(a) 1,47,344 crore

(b) 1,46,322 crore

(d) 1,48,118 crore

13. Rs. _________ has been allocated to NREGA.

(a) 40,500 crore

(b) 41,100 crore

(d) 41,500 crore

14. Rs. _________ has been allocated to School Education.

(a) 32,050 crore

(b) 31,074 crore

(d) 31,036 crore

15. Rs. _________ has been allocated to Social Sector, which stands 37% of the total plan outlay.

(a) 1,37,674 crore

(b) 1,34,546 crore

(d) 1,36,234 crore

16. Rs. __________ has been allocated to Special Golden Jubilee Package for Goa.

(a) 100 crore

(b) 300 crore

(d) 200 crore

17. Rs. __________ has been allocated to NGRBA (National Ganga River Basin Authority).

(a) 400 crore

(b) 500 crore

(d) 550 crore

18. Rs. _________ has been allocated to Rural Development.

(a) 66,100 crore

(b) 65,400 crore

(d) 65,300 crore

19. Rs. _________ has been allocated to Bharat Nirman.

(a) 45,000 crore

(b) 46,000 crore

(d) 48,000 crore

20. Rs. ___________ has been allocated to 1% interest subvention scheme on housing loans extended to March 31,2011.

(a) 700 crore

(b) 800 crore

(d) 750 crore

21. Rs. _________ has been allocated to Road Transport 13% more from last year allocation of Rs. 17,520.

(a) 20,564 crore

(b) 19,894 crore

(d) 19,112 crore

22. Rs. _____________ has been allocated to Rural Infrastructure Development, which is 25% of the total plan outlay.

(a) 1,31,121 crore

(b) 1,30,231 crore

(d) 1,28,326 crore

23. Rs. _________ has been allocated to Ministry of Minority Affairs.

(a) 2,400 crore

(b) 2,500 crore

(d) 2,700 crore

24. Rs. ________ has been allocated to Public Sector Banks to attain a minimum 8% Tier-I capital by March 31,2011.

(a) 16,200 crore

(b) 16,300 crore

(d) 16,500 crore

25. Allocated to Social Justice Ministry has been raised by 80% to Rs. __________ in the Central Plan Outlay.

(a) 4,500 crore

(b) 4,400 crore

(d) 4,200 crore

ANSWERS

1. b

2. c

3. d

4. a

5. b

6. b

7. c

8. a

9. d

10. b

11. c

12. a

13. c

14. d

15. a

16. d

17. b

18. a

19. d

20. a

21. b

22. a

23. c

24. d

25. a

CA Series 17

2010-05-26T04:21:00.001+05:30

1. The new NASSCOM chief is Harsh Manglik. He took over the charge for 2010-11 from Pramod Bhasin on April 20, 2010.

2. Dipika Pallikal recently won her maiden WISPA tittle by defeating Emma Beddoes of England 3-1 in the women's final of the Indian Challenger (Squash Event) in Kolkata on April 17,2010.

3. India launches 'Census 2011' the biggest ever census enumerating the countrys' 1.2 billion population and classifying usual residents according to their gender, religion, occupation and education. It is the 15th National Census Exercise since 1872.

4. The navies of India and Singapore held in the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal the 2010 edition of the Singapore Indian Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) with eight platforms - five Indian and three Singaporean taking part in the exercise.

5. Asko Parpola a leading authority on the Indus script and Professor Emeritus of Indology in the University of Helsinki, Finland has been selected for Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi Classical Tamil Award for 2009.

6. The Phalke Ratna Award has been given to Dev Anand.

7. 'Not by Reason Alone - The Politics of Change' is being written by N.K. Singh.

8. Assault rifles INSAS, built by the state-run Ordnance Factory Board, will soon be part of the Royal Oman Army.

9. Noted Indian writer Amitav Ghosh has been selected for the prestigious 'Dan David Prize'.

10. Governor of Riyadh Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz was honoured with Doctor of Letters Degree (Honoris Causa) by Jamia Millia Islamia.

Bank Special 2

2010-05-26T03:41:00.000+05:30

Q.1. What is an ATM?

Ans. The acronym for 'ATM' is Automated Teller Machine. It is used as any time any where banking. There are two types of ATM-

(i) On Site ATM - An ATM attached with branch offices is known as On Site ATM.

(ii) Stand Alone ATM - An ATM installed far away from the branch is known as Stand Alone ATM.

Q.2. Facilities provided by an ATM. Explain.

Ans. An ATM provides many facilities such as :-

(i) Balance Enquiry

(ii) Mini Statement

(iii) Cash-Withdrawl

(iv) Fund Transfer

(v) Cheque Book Request

(vi) LIC Premium Payment

(vii) Merchant Payment

(viii) Bill Payment

(ix) Mobile Top Up

Q.3. What is a Biometric ATM?

Ans. When authentication is provided by any biological part of the body such as Thumb Impression, Fingure Impression, Retina Scan etc ; it is called a Biometric ATM.

Q.4. What is Internet Banking?

Ans. It is an example of 24x7 service of a bank account through internet. A login name and authentication password is provided for the access to the account. Those websites are made for secure access of the account. Services provided by internet banking are :

Balance Enquiry
Statement of the Account
Fund Transfer
Cheque Book Request
LIC Premium Payment
Train Ticket/Air ticket
Online payment to any merchant
Bill Payment
Online Trading

Q.5. What is IDBRT?

Ans. The acronyn for 'IDBRT' is Institute for Development & Research in Banking Technology. It is situated in Hyderabad.

Q.6. What is Mobile Banking?

Ans. It a revolutionary banking service provided to a customer on Mobile phone on a Special Suite or through SMS. Mobile Banking from a mobile handset which is GPRS enabled used GPRS service of a mobile service operator and if GPRS is not active customer can use SMS facility. Both are chargeable as per mobile service operator's plan. Most of the facilities except cash withdrawl is provided through mobile banking.

Q.7. What is Telephone/ Tele banking?

Ans. When a customer approach the bank's branch through a phone it is called phone banking.

Q.8. What is Tele Marketing?

Ans. When bank approaches its customers or recommended persons for sales purpose, it is called tele marketing.

Q.9. What is Virtual Banking?

Ans. When banking is provided outside the branch premises it is called virtual banking. Examples are ATM, Mobile Banking, Internet Banking & Telephone Banking.

Q.10. What is Universal Banking?

Ans. If all kinds of banking and financial services, such as Insurance, Mutual Fund, Share Broking and other banking services,are provided at single door step it is called Universal Banking.

Bank Special

2010-05-23T07:15:00.000+05:30

1. What is bank?

Ans. Bank is a financial institution which accept deposit of money from the public for the purpose of lending or investment. Two basic features to declare any financial institution as a bank-

(i) Accept - Chequable deposit of money form the public.

(ii) Lending or investment.

2. What are the functions of the Bank?

Ans. Important functions of the bank are-

(i) Deposits

(ii) Lending activities

(iii) Rmittance facilities (DD, RTGS, NEFT)

(iv) Collection of Bills and Cheques

(v) Foreign Exchange Business

(vi) Locker Facilities

(vii) Government Business

(viii) Miscellaneous functions (Mutual Fund, Insurance, Share Broking, Service)

3. What are the different kinds of Deposite?

Ans. Different kinds of Deposite are-

(i) Demand Deposits - which is payable on demand Ex-saving and current account.

(ii) Time/Term Deposits which s deposited for a particular term. ex- fixed deposit or recurring deposit.

4. What are the different kinds of accounts?

Ans. Different kinds of Accounts are-

(i) Saving Accounts - It is opened to devlop saving habits among people. Specific rate of interest is being paid to the customer on daily basis. Intially the interest was paid on the minimum banlance maintain in the account on any day between 10 to last day of the month. Rate of interst is regulated by RBI.

(ii) Current Accounts - It is opened for business purpose. Banks are not paying any interest on current account which is also regulated by RBI.

(iii) Fixed Deposit - If any lumpsum amount is deposited at a time for a particular period. Interest rates paid on FD is decided by respective banks only based on market scenario.(Ex.- Rs 50,000 for 5 years.)

(iv) Recurring Deposit - If any particular amount is deposited after every particular interval for a particular period. (Ex.- Rs. 5000 per month for 10 years.)

5. What are KYC Norms?

Ans. These norms are implemented to Insure Genuiness of the customer. KYC norms prevents use of bank account from malafied activities. Some of the malafied activities are- Terrorist Financing, Money Laundering (Conversion of black money into white money) etc.

6. What is remittance facility?

Ans. Transfer of funds from one account to another account is known as remittance facility. Transfer of fund can be made to own branch, other branches of the same bank or the branches of the other banks. Different modes of remittance are -

(a) Demand Draft

(b) RTGS (Real Time Gross Settlement)

(d) ATM Transfer

(e) Mobile Banking

(f) Internet Banking

7. What is RTGS ?

Ans. The acronym "NEFT" stands for National Electronic Funds Transfer. Funds are transferred to the credit account with the other participating Bank using RBI's NEFT service. RBI acts as the service provider and transfers the credit to the other bank's account. RTGS transfer limit is minimum of Rs. 1 Lakh and Maximum of Rs. 5 Lakh. RTGS transaction will be sent to RBI based on the following schedule :

Monday to Friday - From 0900 hrs to 1600 hrs

Saturday - From 0900 hrs to 1300 hrs

8. What is NEFT?

Ans. The acronym "NEFT" stands for National Electronic Funds Transfer. Funds are transferred to the credit account with the other participating Bank using RBI's NEFT service. RBI acts as the service provider and transfers the credit to the other bank's account. NEFT transfer is limited to Rs. 5 Lakh. NEFT transactions will be sent to RBI based on the following schedule:

Monday to Friday - From 0800 hrs to 1830 hrs*

Saturday - From 0800 hrs to 1230 hrs*

* This limit is different for same bank /branch money transfer.

9. What is CBS?

Ans. The acronym for "CBS" stands for Core Banking Solution. It's a part of centralised transaction system of a bank. One can access his account from any of the branches which is having core banking facility. This transaction is done in no time.

10. What is IFS code?

Ans. Any of the branch having facility of RTGS/NEFT transactions is assigned a specific IFC (Indian Financial System) code by RBI.

Current Affairs for Bank of Baroda PO Exam 2010

2010-05-21T04:16:00.001+05:30

Keeping previous year questions in mind we are providing you with latest knowledge on Banking Awareness and Socio-Economic Awareness. Recently three major reports have been placed. (i) UNION Budget, (ii) Economic Outlook & (iii) Monetary Policy report by RBI. Most of the Socio-Economic current affair questions will be based on these three events. There is a trend of asking Bank Terms in Bank of Baroda PO exam. Around 70% questions will be based on Banking Terms such as CRR, Call Money, Money Laundaring etc. and rest 30% will be based on Socio-Economic current affairs. We will keep on updating more and more questions for you. Best of luck for this mega event ' Bank of Baroda Bank PO Exam-2010'.

1. Mr. M. D. Mallaya is the CMD of Bank of Baroda.

2. The CRR (Cash Reserve Ratio) applicable from April 24, 2010 is 6%.

3. The Repo Rate applicable from April 20, 2010 is 5.25%.

4. The Reverse Repo Rate applicable from April 20, 2010 is 3.75%.

5. Bank of Baroda has lauch a project named 'Baroda-Next' and it is marked as "Branch of the Future" with redesingned lay-out, new work-flows and revised Branch Processes, desingned to provide faster Service, better Customer Convenience and enabling superior Relationship Building & Sales.

6. Baroda-Next's slogan is ' the power of technology on your side'.

7. Country's first energy exchange 'Indian Energy Exchange (IEX)' has become operational since June 27,2008.

8. SAPTA stands for SAARC Preferential Trading Arragement and is related to Trade.

9. National Income estimates in India is prepared by C.S.O.

10. M.J.Farwani committee was associated with establishing a new stock exchange.

11. The headquarter of SIDBI is in Lucknow.

12. 3-G auction has earned Rs. 67,719 cr for government almost double to the budget estimates of Rs. 36,000 cr. Delhi becomes the priciest circle with Rs 3,316.9 cr almost 5% of the total earning.

13. Cyclone 'Laila' hits the coast of Tamil Nadu and Andhara Pradesh recently.

14. England beat invincible Australia to win the Twenty-Twenty world cup in the final encounter. It is the first major title win for England as it has never win the World Cup or Mini World Cup. Previous champion Pakistan crashes out in Semi- Final.

15. Agricultural Credit flow target has been set at Rs. 3,75,000 crore.

Allahabad Result for exam held on 21.02.2010 (AFO)

2010-05-18T22:10:00.001+05:30

Allahabad Result for exam for Agricultural Field Officer (AFO) held on 21.02.2010. Click on www.allahabadbank.com/recruitment.asp to get the list of successful candidates and their respective interview schedule. Best of luck to all successful candidates. Prepare for Interview with hard work and collect all relevent information about Allahabad Bank and its financial news over the years.

Interview starts on 01.06.2010 and will go till 03.06.2010.

Allahabad Bank PO result expected within a week. Exam was held on 21.02.2010.

GENERAL AWARENESS QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS ASKED IN SSC TIER-I EXAM,2010

2010-05-17T18:25:00.003+05:30

SSC following its traditional way of asking general awareness question and come up with an average difficult general awareness section. We are providing you the question with answers asked in SSC Graduate Level Exam.(Tier-I) ,2010 held on 16th May,2010 (Second Sitting). Best of luck for your future.

1. The exchange of commodities between two countries is referred as - Bilateral Trade.

2. Soil erosion on hill slopes can be checked by - Afforestation.

3. Who coined the word ' Geography'? - Eratosthenese

4. Which of the following is called the "ecological hot spot of India'? - Western Ghats

5. The art and science of map making is called - Cartography.

6. The age of the Earth can be determined by - Radio-Metric Dating.

7. The monk who influenced Ashoka to embrace Buddhism was - Vishnu Gupta

8. The declaration that Democracy is a Government 'of the people, by the people; for the people' was made by - Abraham Lincoln

9. The Lodi dynasty was founded by - Bahlol Lodi.

10. Harshavardhana was defeated by - Pulkesin II.

11. Who among the following was an illiterate? - Akbar

12. Which Governor General is associated with Doctine of Lapse? - Governor General Dalhousie

13. India attained 'Dominion Status' on - 15th January, 1947.

14. Despotism is possible in a - One party state.

15. Marx belonged to - Germany

16. Which one of the following is the guardian of Fundamental Rights? - Judiciary

17. Sarkaria Commission was concerned with - Centre-State relations

18. The Speaker of the Lok-Sabha has to address his/her letter of resignation to - President of India.

19. A want becomes a demand only when it is backed by the - Ability to purchase.

20. The terms "Micro Economics" and "Macro Economics" were coined by - Ragner Frisch.

21. During periods of inflation, tax rates should - increse.

22. Which is the biggest tax paying sector in India?- Banking Sector

23. "Economic is wha it ought to be"- This statement refers to - Positive economics

24. The excess of price a person is to pay rather than forego the consumption of the commodity is called - Consumers' surplus

25. Silver halides are used in photographic plates because they are - reduced by light.

26. Tetra ethyl lead (TEL) is - an antiknock compound.

27. Curie point is the temperature at which - A metal loses magnetic properties.

28. The isotope used for the production of atomic energy is - U-235.

29. The acceleration due to gravity at the equator - is less than that at the poles.

30. Which of the following is not a nucleon? - Electron

31. The material used in the manufacture of lead pencil is - Graphite.

32. Angle of friction and angle of repose are - equal to each other.

33. Processor's speed of a computer is measured in - Hertz.

34. 'C' language is a - High level language.

35. What happens to a person who receives the wrong type of blood? - The RBC's aggluttnate.

36. NIS stands for - National Immunisation Schedule.

37. If all bullets could not be removed from gun shot injury of a man, it ma cause poisoning by - Lead.

38. Ringworm is a ___________ disease. - Fungal

39. Pituitary gland is situated in - the base of the brain.

40. Who discovered cement? - Joseph Aspdin

41. According to RBI's Report on the trend and progress of banking, the Non- performing Assets (NPA's ) in India for 2008-2009 for Indian Banks in 2008 have stood at - 2.6 %

42. Windows 7 , the latest operating system from Microsoft Corporation has __________ Indian languages fonts. - 14

43. TRIPS and TRIMS are the terms associated with - WTO

44. A Presidential Ordinance can remain in force - for six months.

45. Which of the following Indonesian regions was a victim of massive earthquake in 2004? - Sumatra

46. The first non-stop air-conditioned 'DURANTO' train was flagged off between - Chennai-New Delhi.

47. Which among he folowing agencies released the report, Economic Outlook for 2009-10? - PM's Economic Advisory Council

48. India and U.S. have decided to finalize agreements related to which of the following ? - Traditional Knowledge

49. Which one of the following states does not form part of Narmada River basin? - Rajasthan

50. Which of the following countries has recently become the third largest market for Twitter? - Brazil

CA Series 16

2010-05-13T17:48:00.000+05:30

1. United Nations has designated 2010 as "International Year for Youth". On which date " International Year for Youth" begins?

(a) Aug 10, 2010

(b) Aug 12, 2010

(d) Apr 12, 2010

2. Railway minister Mamta Banerjee recently laid the foundation stone of an EMU and Metro rail coach manufacturing unit in West Bengal, promising it will be one of the best in the world. The site of the manufacturing unit is:
(a) Kanchrapara
(b) Malda
(c) Burdwan
(d) Sialdah

3. This nobel prize winning pharmacologist, who discovered a drug propranolol which revolutionized the treatment abnormal heart rhythms, angina and high blood pressure, died recently. The person in the question is :
(a) Craig C. Mello
(b) Luc Montagnier
(c) James Black
(d) None of these

4. Which software maker has recently introduced a cloud-based operating system, Azure, for Indian users?
(a) Adobe
(b) Apple
(c) Cisco
(d) Microsoft

5. Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde recently laid the foundation stone of a Rs 350 crore power equipment manufacturing facility, being set up jointly by NTPC and Bharat Forge Ltd. The faciltity will come up at:
(a) Belgaum
(b) Gandhinagar
(c) Solapur
(d) Kolhapur

6. Who has been appointed the new head of UNICEF by the United Nations chief Ban-Ki-Moon:
(a) Antony Lake
(b) Alex Newport
(c) Ann Veneman
(d) None of these

7. Piramal Healthcare has bought the rights of Cipla's emergency contraceptive drug brand i-Pill for Rs. 95 crores. A multinational pharma company was also in a fray for i-Pill. The MNC was:
(a) Eli Lilly
(b) Novartis
(c) Sanofi-Aventis
(d) Pfizer

8. The Videocon group has recently launched its GSM services in India. It plans to become a pan-India player by the end of September 2010. It is the ______ mobile operator in India.
(a) 11th
(b) 12th
(c) 13th
(d) 14th

9. BSNL has recently launched the Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) service for the first time in the country at which of these places:
(a) New Delhi
(b) Jaipur
(c) Chandigarh
(d) Pune

10. Which European country has recently allowed free rail travel for Indian senior citizens?
(a) Sweden
(b) Switzerland
(c) Spain
(d) Ireland

11. The world's first Green lagistative Assembly, which has also won a gold certification for its leadership in energy and environmental design, has come up in which state?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Karnataka
(c) Kerela
(d) Andhara Pradesh

12. According to UNIDO's 'Yearbook of Industrial Statistics 2010' what is the India'a rank in world's top ten countries in industrial production?
(a) 7th
(b) 8th
(c) 9th
(d) 10th

ANSWERS

1. b
2. a
3. c
4. d
5. c
6. a
7. d
8. c
9. b
10. d
11. a
12. c

VACCANCIES AND RESULTS

2010-05-07T14:59:00.000+05:30

This year has seen good number of vaccancies in banking sector. Final results of Oriental Bank of Commerce and Central Bank of India has come. Central bank has issued the second list as adequecy of number of candidates was not met from the first list. Interview of Bank of India PO has been concluded. Mega recruitment project of SBI is still going on. Interviews of the successful candidates will be concluded by 10 May 2010.

Vaccancies still Open:-

(a) Syndicate Bank Probationary Clerk (last date 12 May 2010)

(b) Central Bank of India PO (last date : 05 June 2010)

Results awaiting:-

(a) Allahabad Bank PO

(b) Allahabad Bank Clerk

CA Series 15

2010-05-03T04:54:00.000+05:30

I welcome all of you once again and waiting for your valuable suggestions. Do leave comments to get any update regarding Banking Exams/Results. Wish you all best of luck.

CA Series 15

1. These players have won the prestigious Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year awards respectively-

(a) Usain Bolt, Venus Williams

(b) Usain Bolt, Serena Williams

(d) Sachin Tendulkar, Venus Williams

2. 2009 Vyas Samman, one of the top literary awards of the country has been given to-

(a) Amar Kant

(b) Surya Kant

(d) Anita Desai

3. In 56th National Film Awards 'Best Feature Film' award has been bagged by-

(a) Oye Lucky Lucky Oye

(b) Antaheen

(d) Fashion

4. Coveted 'Saraswati Samman' has been given to a famous punjabi poet ________ for his poetry collection 'Lafzan di Dargah'-

(a) Surjeet Singh

(b) Abhinav Sethi

(d) Surjit Patar

5. Miss India Worldwide 2010 has been bagged by south african beauty -

(a) Niharica Raizada

(b) Cher Marchand

(d) None of these

6. The Pritzker Prize for 2010, highest honour in architecture is awarded to the Japanese duo ________ and ________ -

(a) Kazuyo Sejima, Ryue Nishizawa

(b) Hokoyoma, Kazuyo Sejima

(d) None of these.

7. Which team has won the DLF IPL 3 title?

(a) Mumbai Indians

(b) Chennai Superkings

(d) Deccan Chargers

8. Who will become the new Chief Justice of India on May 12,2010?

(a) Justice Dalveer Bhandari

(b) Justice Sarosh Homi Kapadia

(d) Justice R V Raveendran

9. _______________ has lifted the men's title at the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament in Miami, USA.

(a) Roger Federer

(b) Novak Djokovic

(d) Andy Roddick

10. Mohit Mayur is associated with -

(a) Tennis

(b) Polo

(d) Boxing

11. ____________ beat Germany to clinch the Hockey World Cup in New Delhi.

(a) Pakistan

(b) Spain

(d) None of these.

12. Mr. Najib Tun Razak announces plans for a "New Economic Model", raising prospects for a fair deal for all racial groups in the country. Which country does he belong to?

(a) Indonesia

(b) Malaysia

(d) None of these

13. The Centre announces ____________ crores incentives to some industries like jute, electronics, garments and carpet, among others.

(a) Rs. 625 crores

(b) Rs. 600 crores

(d) Rs. 1025 crores

14. The world bank has approved two education projects worth _________ billion for India; the projects are designed to boost the number of children enrolling in and completing elementary school, and to improve the quality of engineering education across the country.

(a) $ 0.95 billion

(b) $ 1.05 billion

(d) $ 1.25 billion

15. India and Sri Lanka has signed a Line of Credit agreement for __________ million to fund the second phase of upgradation of the Southern Railway Line from Colombo to Matara in the island nation.

(a) $ 55 million

(b) $ 60 million

(d) $ 67.4 million

ANSWERS

1. b

2. a

3. b

4. d

5. c

6. a

7. b

8. b

9. d

10. a

11. c

12. b

13. a

14. b

15. d

INTERVIEW TIPS AND QUESTIONS

2010-04-28T06:07:00.005+05:30

Generally interview is an interaction between an interviewer and a candidate. An interviewer wishes to know about you. How good you are for the post ? Are you confident ? and some of the questions like that. We are publishing some of the common questions asked by an Interviewer. It will be helpful to all the candidates who are going to face an interview in coming days. Best of luck.

Some important tips before giving you the questions.

Don't be nervous. They are there to select you not to reject. They look at you as a potential candidate for the post.
Be Bold and try to answer in a lucid manner.
Don't elaborate much. Just stick to the point. If you are asked a definition then tell the definition only no examples. If an interviewer will feel that you are not clear with the definition then he may ask you any example. Then give the example and correlate the definition with the example.
Be calm and feel comfortable. Entering the interviewing room with a smile is the best method to start your interview.
Knock the door gently and ask the permission before entering the room.
Wish all the interviewing member. If all are men then say "Good Morning to all of you Sirs". If a lady is a member of interviewing team then say "Good morning to you Mam and all of you Sirs".
Stand properly and wait till you are asked to sit on the chair.
Never sit on the chair till you are asked to do so.
When you are asked to sit then thank them and have your sit.
Maintain a good posture while sitting or interacting with interviewers.
Don't cross over your leg or rub your hands. Its shows lack of confidence and nervousness.
Wear good clothes according to season. You may or may not use tie. Formal dress is recommended. Shirt and Trouser for male candidates and Samij-Salwar/Shirt-Trouser/Sari for female candidates. Suit or Blazers can be used in winter season.
Always wish the interviewers before leaving the room. "Good Morning/Good after noon to you Mam and all of you sirs and have a nice day".

Questions:

Tell me about something about you or Please introduce yourself.
Questions from your subject which you have studied in your 10+2 or Graduation.
Questions from your hobbies and how can you use it in banking.
Questions from your Native Place. Describe your City/State.
Questions from extra-curricular activities or games as mentioned in your bio-data.
Question from the previous recruiter.
Questions based on computer and marketing.
What are the functions of RBI?
Why you want to join Banking Sector?
What do you know about this organisation?
How you can be an asset for this organisation and why should we select you for this position?
What were you doing in the recent past?
What are your greatest strengths?
What are your weaknesses?
Do you think you are overqualified for this post?
What significant trends you see in the future in Banking Sector?
Where does this organisation stands in present scenario?
What is the difference between a cheque and a draft?
What is a bearer cheque?
What does the word OMR stands for?
What is Mobile Banking?
What is Internet Banking?
What is Tele Banking or Telephone Banking?
What is a demat account?
What is an ATM and what are its uses
What is the difference between private and nationalised banks?
Steps taken by you when you find a fake note.
What are the steps required to open a saving account in a bank?
What is KYC?
What is ULIP (Unit Linked Insurance Plan)?
What are Non-Banking Financial Institutions?
What is a Mutual Fund?
What is Inflation?
What is CRR?
What is Bank Rate?
What is Repo Rate?
What is Reverse Repo Rate?
What is PLR ?
What is Non-Performing Assets?
Who is the Chairman/CMD of the Bank?
What is SBAR?
What is mixed economy?
Types of an account.
Types of a cheque.

Remember These Points (CMD SPECIAL)

2010-04-26T04:19:00.001+05:30

D Subbarao is the Governor of Reserve Bank of India.
Alok kumar Misra is the CMD of Bank of India.
O P Bhatt is the Chairman of State Bank of India.
S Sridhar is the CMD of Central Bank of India.
J P Dua is the CMD of Allahabad Bank.
M D Mallaya is the CMD of Bank of Baroda.
J M Garg is the CMD of Corporation Bank.
A C Mahajan is the CMD of Canara Bank.
K R Kamath is the CMD of Punjab National Bank.
Basant Seth is the CMD of Syndicate Bank.
T Y Prabhu is the CMD of Oriental Bank of Commerce.
M V Nair is the CMD of Union Bank of India.
Albert Tauro is the CMD of Vijya Bank.
Bhasker Sen is the CMD of United Bank of India.
S K Goel is the CMD of UCO Bank.
G S Vedi is the CMD of Punjab & Sindh Bank.
T M BHASIN is the CMD of Indian Bank.
Dr R S Reddy is the CMD of Andhara Bank.
D L Rawal is the CMD of Dena Bank.
Allen C A Pareira is the CMD of Bank of Maharastra.
Yogesh Aggrawal is the CMD of IDBI Bank Ltd.

CA Series 14

2010-04-25T01:39:00.002+05:30

1. The cabinet committee on Economic Affairs has approved __________ to help -clean-up sour polluted sites in preparation to developing a National plan for Rahabilitation of pollution sites.

(a) $ 75 million

(b) $ 80 million

(d) $ 70 million

2. ____________ has secured the third place in America's Pre-college science competition, the Intel Science Talent search 2010.

(a) Akhil Dev

(b) Akhil Mathew

(d) Abhishek Mathew

3. ________________ has announced plans for a "New Economic Model (NEM)", raising prospects of a fair deal for all social groups.

(a) Najib Tun Razak

(b) Manmohan Singh

(d) Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

4. The new CMD of Indian Bank-

(a) O P Bhatt

(b) Alok Kumar Sharma

(d) T M Bhasin

5. This country has signed trade and investment agreement with India-

(a) UK

(b) Ireland

(d) US

6. "Wide Angle" has been written by-

(a) Anil Kumble

(b) Rahul Dravid

(d) Ajay Jadeja

7. ____________ is interested in a high-speed rail link to India.

(a) Pakistan

(b) China

(d) Myanmar

8. Hero Honda is ready to setup its second plant in-

(a) Jaipur

(b) Gujrat

(d) Madhya Pradesh

9. ___________ is ready to become non-executive chairman of the Bombay Stock Exchange.

(a) S Ramdorai

(b) Mukesh Ambani

(d) V Kulkarni

10. This famous indian cricketer has got a place in the prestigious ICC Hall of Fame. Name the cricketer.

(a) Ravi Shastri

(b) Sunil Gavaskar

(d) K Shrikant

11. The chairman of Indian Oil-

(a) Brij Mohan Bansal

(b) O P Bhatt

(d) D Subbarao

12. This company has launched money transfers service on mobile-

(a) BSNL

(b) Tata Indicom

(d) Idea

ANSWERS

1. a

2. b

3. a

4. d

5. d

6. a

7. b

8. c

9. a

10. c

11. a

12. a

Top News

2010-04-21T00:14:00.003+05:30

1. RBI hikes Cash Reserve Ratio of scheduled banks by 25 basis points from 5.75 per cent to 6.0 per cent of their net demands and time liabilities (NDTL) effective from the fortnight beginning April,24.

2. Because of the same Rs.12,500 crores of excess liquidity will be absorbed from the system.

3. Bank Rate has been retained on 6.0 per cent.

4. Repo Rate has been incresed under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) by 25 basis points from 5.0 per cent to 5.25 per cent with immediate effect.

5. Rbi hikes Reverse Repo Rate by 25 basis points under the LAF from 3.5 per cent to 3.75 per cent with immediate effect.

6. RBI has projected the real GDP growth for 2009-10 at 7.5 per cent.

7. Harsh Manglik is the new chief of NASSCOM.

8. Telecom major Bharti Airtel's ambitious proposal to lay a 12,091 km long undersea optical fibre cable via eight countries from Marseilles in France to Juhu Beach in Mumbai has received a nod from a Central panel.

CA Series 13

2010-04-20T14:50:00.002+05:30

1. Planning Commission , in its mid-term review of the 11th Five Year Plan (2007-12), has lowered India's target growth from 9 per cent per annum to-

(a) 7 %

(b) 8%

(d) 7.9%

2. India's first satellite launch vehicle having an indigenously built cryogenic engine, developed by ISRO is-

(a) GSLV-D2

(b) GSLV-D1

(d) None of these

3. The government has started the process to bring down its stake in SBI to __________ from the existing level of 59.4%.

(a) 55%

(b) 56%

(d) 51%

4. Carlos Slim, Telecom Tycoon has topped the Forbes magazine list of the World's Richest Billionaires. He belongs to-

(a) Mexico

(b) Italy

(d) Cuba

5. India's Bharti Airtel has acquired Zain Telecom's 15-country Africa operations for a total enterprise value of-

(a) $ 10.7 billion

(b) $ 10.2 billion

(d) $ 9.9 billion

6. Name the new head of UNICEF-

(a) Ban-ki-moon

(b) Subhash Khot

7. Name the new President of FICCI-

(a) Rajan Bharti Mittal

(b) Sanjay Gupta

(d) Sunil Mittal

8. Deodhar Trophy title has been won by-

(a) South Zone

(b) North Zone

(d) None of these

9. _______________ has been chosen for the $ 1.5 million Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize.

(a) Arvind Eye Care System

(b) Fortis

(d) None of these

10. Daimler, which has exited Tata Motors by selling its residual stake of 5.34 per cent, belongs to-

(a) France

(b) United Kingdom

(d) Germany

ANSWERS

1. b

2. c

3. d

4. a

5. a

6. c

7. a

8. b

9. a

10. d

CA Series 12

2010-04-19T14:34:00.002+05:30

1. As per Economic Survey 2009-10 the Manufacturing sector registered a growth rate of-

(a) 8.9 per cent

(b) 9.0 per cent

(d) 9.3 per cent

2. The per Capita Income at 2004-2005 prices registered during the financial year 2009-10 was Rs.-

(a) 39,765 per annum

(b) 40,745 per annum

(d) 41,755 per annum

3. As per the Economic Survey 2009-10, the Indian Economy is expected to grow at-

(a) 7.1 per cent

(b) 7.9 per cent

(d) 7.5 per cent

4. As per the budget 2010-11, the fiscal deficit is pegged at-

(a) 6.5 per cent

(b) 4.9 per cent

(d) 5.5 per cent

5. The total expenditure proposed in the 2010-11 budget is-

(a) Rs. 11,08,749 crores

(b) Rs. 10,08,749 crores

(d) Rs. 19,08,545 crores

6. Parambikulam Wildlife Santuary has been declared as -

(a) 37th Tiger Reserve of India

(b) 38th Tiger Reserve of India

(d) 30th Tiger Reserve of India

7. The 2010 South Asian Games were held in-

(a) New Delhi

(b) Patna

(d) Dhaka

8. The Chennai Open (Chess) Championship winner is-

(a) R. Siddharth

(b) Latith Babu

(d) Ziaur Rehman

9. The Avantha Masters Golf Championship has been bagged by-

(a) Andrew Dodt

(b) Ganganjeet Bhular

(d) None of these

10. A top leader from Congress party has resigned from his post due to IPL row. Who is that leader?

(a) Sunil Jetley

(b) Shashi Throor

(d) P. Chidambram

11. Due to seceruity resons IPL Semi-final matches have been shifted to Mumbai. Where these matches were scheduled to take place?

(a) New Delhi

(b) Chennai

(d) Bangalore

12. Pantaloon Femina Miss India East 2010 is -

(a) Eram Karim

(b) Rohini Mukherjee

(d) None of the above

13. The BAFTA Awards were swept(6 Awards) by -

(a) Ingloriours Bastards

(b) 'Moon'

(d) The Hurt Locker

14. World Health Day is observed on-

(a) April 5

(b) April 8

(d) April 9

15. Which of the following Indian states has recently approved its First Forest Policy?

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Rajsthan

(d) Karnataka

ANSWER

1. a

2. b

3. c

4. d

5. a

6. b

7. d

8. c

9. a

10. b

11. d

12. c

13. d

14. c

15. b

CA Series 11

2010-04-19T05:33:00.000+05:30

1. The abbreviated term CCIT recently came into news. What does it stands for-

(a) Comprehensive Cooperation on Fighting International Terrorism

(b) Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism

(d) None of these

2. India offered Nepal recently a line of credit worth-

(a) $ 150 million

(b) $ 200 million

(d) $ 300 million

3. Which of the following Inidan judges has recently been nominated to a Global Tribunal?

(a) Justice Panachand Jain

(b) Justice M. M. Punchi

(d) Justice Aftab Alam

4. Victor Yanukovych is the newly elected President of-

(a) Ukrain

(b) Belarus

(d) Moldova

5. The 13th National Conference on e-Gvernance was recently held in-

(a) Hyderabad

(b) New Delhi

(d) Jaipur

6. India-Pakistan resumed talks recently after-

(a) 13 months

(b) 14 months

(d) 12 months

7. Women's Reservation Bill seeking to reserve 33 percent seats for woman in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies has been passed by-

(a) Lok Sabha

(b) Rajya Sabha

(d) None of the above

8. Agni III the missile with the longest range in India's arsenal was launched on -

(a) February 5,2010

(b) February 6,2010

(d) February 8,2010

9. India has recently signed Text on Civil Nuclear Cooperation Deal with-

(a) United Kingdom

(b) Canada

(d) Australia

10. Recently constituted Justice B. N. Srikrishna Committee is related to-

(a) Petroleum Prices

(b) High Food Prices

(d) Telangana Issue

11. Laura Chinchilla has been elected as the first women President of -

(a) Poland

(b) Argentina

(d) None of the above

12. President, his wife along with top official have died in an aeroplane crash in Russia. Name the country to which these officials belong-

(a) Neatherland

(b) Poland

(d) Costa Rica

13. 74 CRPF Jawans were killed in an ambush. At which place did this brutal incident happen?

(a) Andhara Pradesh

(b) Bihar

(d) Chhatisgarh

14. Recently India's celebrated artist M. F. Hussain has got the nationality of-

(a) Qatar

(b) Oman

(d) Yemen

15. Recently Myanmar's Army released a Pro-democracy leader named-

(a) Tin Oo

(b) Aung San Suu Kyi

(d) None of the above.

Answers

1. b

2. c

3. a

4. a

5. d

6. b

7. b

8. c

9. a

10. d

11. c

12. b

13. d

14. a

15. a

CA Series 10

2010-04-16T04:38:00.000+05:30

Sports

Ivan Ljubicic beat Andy Roddick to clinch Indian Wells Men's Title. He scored 7-6(7/3), 7-6(7/5) and won the match after making it to many finals but never won a Masters event. At the age of 31 he bacame the oldest first-time winner of Masters event on March 21.
Jelena Jankovic claimes her 12th career title by beating Caroline Wozniacki in straight-sets victory 6-2,6-4 in Indian Wells Women's Title on March 21.
Venus Williams has won the BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean King Cup with a hard fought defeat of Kim Clijisters, 6-3,3-6,7-5.
Australia find themselves third time lucky as they won the Hero Honda Hockey World Cup hosted by India by beating defending champions Germany on March 13,2010.
India finished at 8th position in the Hockey World Cup table.
North Zone lifted the Deodhar Trophy by beating West zone by 49 runs despite of heroic attempt of Yusuf Pathan (80 runs in 39 balls) on March 9.
Colombian Camilo Villegas won his first title since the end of the 2008 season and bagged 5.6 million-doller event US PGA Honda Classic by a record-tying five strokes.
Defending champions Tamil Nadu defeated Bengal by 29 runs to lift Vijay Hazare Trophy for the fourth time on March 12.
Hunter Mohan claimed the Phoenix Open title on February 28 by defeating Rickie Fowler and won his second PGA tour victory.
Fernando Alonso won the season-opening Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix and led a Ferrari one-two in a dream debut with the Italian glamour team on March 14.
All England Badminton buzzed with the master-shots of Denmark's and China's warriors claiming 2-2 events each.
Only Men's single was won by Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia defeating Japan's Kenichi Tago.
Women's single was won by Denmark's Tine Rasmussen beating China's Wang Yihan.
Men's doubles won by Jonas Rasmussen and Lars Paaske of Denmark defeating Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen of Denmark.
Women's double was won by Du Jing and Yu Yang of China by defeating their chinese counterpart Zhou Yunlei and Cheng Shu.
Mixed doubles was won by Zhang Nan and Zhou Yunlei of China by beating Nova Widianto and Lilyana Natsir of Indonesia.
Abhijeet Gupta, former world junior champion, shared first place with third seed Ivan Sokolov of Bosnia and Herzegovina at Reykjavik International Open Chess Tournament.
Former world junior girls' champion D Harika drew her final-round game with Normunds Meizes of Latvia and made her maiden Grandmaster norm in the event alongwith the best women player prize.
Pune owned by Shara Adventure Sports Group and Kochi owned by Rendezvous Sports World Ltd. are two new IPL teams and they will be added to the present eight team strength for IPL 4. Sahara and Rendezvous got their teams by paying a wopping Rs. 1,702 crores and Rs. 1,533 crores respectively. IPL commissioner Lalit Modi said five eligible bids were received in all, which included Rendezvous Sports, Sahara, Aman Vohra, Adani and VC Digital.
India finished the season as No. 1 Test Team and No. 2 ODI Team and will receive $ 175,000 and $ 75,000 from ICC.
Australia tops the table of ODI Teams and will receive $ 175,000 from ICC.
World No. 1 boxer Vijendra Singh (75kg) clinched his first international gold medal in two years as Indian pugilists made a clean sweep in the finals to win the overall team title at the fifth Commonwealth Boxing Championships in New Delhi on March 17.
Asian Champion Suranjoy Singh (52kg), South Asian Games gold medalist Amandeep Singh (49kg), Asian silver medalist Jai Bhagwan (60kg) and Paramjeet Samota (+91kg) were the other gold medalist from India.
India has previoulsy won the overall team title in Glasgow in 2007. Last time India lost to England and was runner-up.
Reliance Industries announced a sports and entertainment joint venture with IMG Worldwide, a global leader in sports marketing and management on March 14. The equal venture, IMG Reliance, will set up modern infrastructure and coaching facilities for sports,create and operate sports and entertainment assets including celebrity management.
Mahindra joins hands with NBA to promote basketball in India and has annouced Mahindra-NBA Challenge, a multi-city community-based non-professional league for two age groups in three cities viz. Mumbai, Bangalore and Ludhiana.
Saina Nehwal gained 5th spot in world ranking of women shuttlers and is behind four Chinese players Yihan Wang (1), Wang Li (2), Xin Wang (3) and Jiang Yanjiao(4).
Karun Chandok made his Formula One race debut with HRT Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix on March 14. The 26-year-old driver partnered Brazilian rookie Bruno Senna for Hispania Racing F1 team (HRT) owned by Spanish bussinessman Jose Ramon Carabante.
World champion marksman Manavjit Singh Sandhu clinched the trap gold in the ISSF World Cup at Acapulco, Mexico.
Ronjan Sodhi shot a World record-equalling 147 out of 150 in double trap in the shotgun World Cup at Acapulco,Mexico.
Pakistan's cricket control board has named allrounder Shahid Afridi as captain for the coming Twenty20 world cup. Pakistan will defend its title.
Barcelona's ace player Lionei Messi has overtaken David Beckham as the best-paid footballer in the world with an overall pay of 29.6 million pounds.
Raquibul Hassan announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. He was the middle order batsman of Bangladesh.
PCB has indefinitely barred Yunus Khan and Mohammad Yusuf from playing for the country and has imposed a one year ban on Shoaib Malik and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan.
Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar has been named as the most infuential person in Indian Sports in the annual Sports Illustrated Power list.
Legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev has been inducted into the International Cricket Council's Hall of Fame. A commemorative cap was presented to Kapil Dev by ICC President David Morgan on March 9.
World No. 1 Serena Williams won the 2009 WTA Tour Player of the Year Award and also took the Doubles Team of the year honours with sister Venus Williams at a ceremony held at the Sony Ericsson Open on March 24. She won Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2009.
Indian Tennis Star Sania Mirza married Shoib Malik, all-rounder of Pakistan Cricket Team.

CA Series 9

2010-04-14T06:08:00.000+05:30

The importance of current affairs can't be overlooked in coming bank exams. Let us come close to answer most of the questions asked. This post and previous posts will help you solve around 70-80% of current affairs questions. Best of Luck.

CA Series 9

1. World water day is observed on ......................

(a) March 22

(b) March 19

(d) March 21

2. Which of these statements is/are correct?/

I. P V Reddy has been appointed the new Chairman of the Law Commission.

II. Only former Supreme Court judges are eligible to be Chairman of the Law Commission.

(a) I Only

(b) II Only

(d) Neither I nor II

3. Name the ousted Prime Minister of Thailand who has taken up Montenegrin citizenship.

(a) Phraya Manopakorn

(b) Thaksin Shinawatra

(d) Abhisit Vejjajiva

4. Which of the statements is/are correct?

I. India recieved its second Sweden-made Phalcon Airborn Early Warning and Control System(AWACS) on Mar 25, giving it the second 'eye in the sky'.

II. The AWACS have been mounted on Russian IL-76 heavylift transport aircraft.

(a) I only

(b) II only

(d) Neither I nor II

5. Which of these statements is/are correct?

I. Japan's Parliament has passed a record $ 1 trillion budget.

II. It was the first budget for Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.

(a) I only

(b) II only

(d) Neither I nor II

6. Which state tops the list of hazardous e-waste-producing States in India?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Andhara Pradesh

(d) Gujrat

7. Which of the statements is/are correct?

I. B M Bansal has taken over the Chairmanship of the India's flagship refiner-marketer Indian Oil Corporation.

II. He has taken over from Sarthak Behuria.

(a) I only

(b) II only

(d) Neither I nor II

8. India and Bangladesh held talks on March 18, regarding sharing of river waters. The river in the question is:

(a) Brahamputra

(b) Ganga

(d) Teesta

9. Which of the statements is/are correct?

I. Nepal's three time Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala died recently.

II. At the time of his death Koirala was a part of the ruling coalition in Nepal.

(a) I only

(b) II only

(d) Neither I nor II

10. Who among the following chairs the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL)?

(a) Minister of Environment

(b) Environment Secretary

(d) Prime Minister

11. Every year which of the following bodies identifies 200-300 extraordinary individuals, drawn from every region of the world to make class of Young Global Leader?

(a) World Trade Organisation

(b) World Economic Forum

(d) United Nations Development Program

12. US and China lead the list of top 10 countries with the highest military expenditure. Which country stands at no. 3 spot?

(a) France

(b) Germany

(d) UK

Answers

1. a

2. a

3. b

4. b

5. c

6. d

7. c

8. b

9. b

10. d

11. b

12. a

SOME USEFUL POINTS

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We must think about our strength and always try to overcome the weaknessed with the help of these strengths.

CA Series 8

A social conservative, Laura Chinchilla became Coast Rica's first woman President on February 8, 2010.
Mr. R.K. Bhatia, a U.P. cadre 1974 batch IPS officer, has been appointed new chief of Indo-Tibetan Border Police. Before this he was the Director-General of the National Disaster Response Force and Civil Defence.
Palestinian President Mr. Mahmoud Abbas and Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh exchanged views on the peace process in the troubled region.
Turkish President Mr. Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh unveiled a joint declaration on terrorism.
Mr. Ram Baran Yadav is the President of Nepal.
Sachin Tendulkar hit a brilliant unbeated 200 off 147 balls and became the first player to reach the milestone breaking the previous best ODI of Pakistan's Sayeed Anwar.
Salil Sethi has been appointed new Secretary-General of Amnesty International.
Vim Kochhar , an India-born businessman, has been nominated to the Canadian Senate for the first time.
Oscar-winner music maestro Mr. A.R. Rahman bagged two grammy awards for his number 'Jai Ho' and outstanding sound track for the film Slumdog Millionaire.
Mr. M.F. Hussain, India's most celebrated artist, was conferred Qatar nationality.
Chandrayan-1 found Ice on Moon.
India and Bangladesh have decided to set up a joint venture 1,320 MW coal-fired power plant as a mark of cooperaion.
Indian Navy inducts lethal Russia-made MiG-29 K maritime fighter planes, which will be based on Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier on February 19,2010.
India successfully test-fired its indigenous nuclear-capable Agni-III missile with a range of over 3,000 km, on February 6,2010.

CA Series 8

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Countdown begins for SBI PO. Lets come together and produce results. Current affairs plays a vital role in all the competitive exams these days. Especially banking sector is focusing on this section to get a fair knowledge of Socio-Economic conditions of the country. A hawk eye to some of the magazines can provide a good update. Best of luck.

CA Series 8

1. A cruel attack of maoist on CRPF convoy has thundered whole nation. Where did this brutal event occur?

(a) Dantewara, Chhatisgarh

(b) Palamu,Bihar

(d) Tejpur, Assam

2. President of Poland with 96 other officials feared death in aeroplane crash. In which place did the aeroplane crashed?

(a) Warsaw, Poland

(b) London, UK

(d) Smolensk, Russia

3. Two Nuclear countries have come to an agreement to decrease there nuclear armament in coming years. They are:

(a) UK and USA

(b) UK and Russia

(d) Canada and Russia

4. According to the second advance estimates of food-grains production released, the total output is expected to be 216.85 million tonnes as against .............million tonnes in 2008-2009.

(a) 232.47 million tonnes

(b) 234.47 million tonnes

(d) 235.27 million tonnes

5. ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL)-led consortium announced that it had bagged .......... percent stake in a $ ....... billion project to develop a major crude oil block in Venezuela.

(a) 40, 19

(b) 39, 20

(d) 39, 19

6. World's largest manufacturer and marketer of fertilizers in the cooperative sector, Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative (IFFCO), annouced a stategic alliance with Canadian company ................. to make its foray into potash project and oil and gas exploration.

(a) Grow Vax

(b) Grow Max

(d) Leather Vax

7. GAIL (India) had been shorlisted as one of the 15 companies having qualified for the ambitious $ ...... billion national gas master development plan and its implementation in ...............

(a) 35, Iran

(b) 31, Nigeria

(d) 35, Nigeria

8. Who is the Union petroleum and natural gas minister of India?

(a) Murli Deora

(b) A. K. Antony

(d) Anand Sharma

9. India'a most celebrated artist Mr. M. F. Husain was conferred ............... nationality on Feb 24, 2010.

(a) Oman

(b) Iran

(d) Qatar

10. Who has been appointed new Secretary-General of Amnesty International?

(a) Vim Kochhar

(b) Salil Sethi

(d) Shashi Tharoor

11. Viktor Yanukovych has been elected President of ................ on Feb 7,2010. He was the leader of the oposition previously.

(a) Ukrain

(b) Tasmania

(d) Bolivia

12. An Indian-born bussinessman, .........................., has been nominated to the Canadian Senate for the first time.

(a) Vim Kochhar

(b) Tim Kochhar

(d) Salil Sethi

ANSWERS

1. a

2. d

3. c

4. b

5. a

6. b

7. c

8. a

9. d

10. b

11. a

12. a

CA Series 7

2010-04-11T01:46:00.000+05:30

This series contains current affairs questions for the recent month. It will be helpful for the coming SBI PO exam which will be held on 18.04.2010. Keep yourself updated and Best of Luck.

1. Which country does the fighter aircraft 'Rafale' belong?

(a) Britain, Germany, Spain and Italy

(b) France

(d) US

2. Who among the following was India's first Academy award winner?

(a) Bhanu Athaiya

(b) A R Rahman

(d) Satyajit Ray

3. Which European country has recently agreed to host missile interceptor as part of a new US defence shield?

(a) Belgium

(b) Czech Republic

(d) Romania

4. According to the Global Wind Energy Council, which country is the world leader in wind power in 2009?

(a) Germany

(b) France

(d) India

5. Who among the following has recently been appointed as the new interlocutor for Naga talks and carry forward the peace process with insurgent group National Socialist Council of Nagaland?

(a) Abid Hussain

(b) RS Pandey

(d) K. Raghunath

6. Recently, which of the following countries successfully deployed a Chemical Oxygen Iodine Laser weapon (COIL), which is ans infrared chemical laser?

(a) US

(b) China

(d) Japan

7. Which is the tallest building of the world?

(a) Burj- Dubai (Dubai)

(b) Taipei 101 (Taiwan)

(d) Twin Tower (US)

8. Darfur is a hotbed of revolutionary activities in Africa. It is a part of which African country?

(a) Kenya

(b) Sudan

(d) Libya

9. The founding partner of which of the following companies of India became the first Finance Minister of Pakistan?

(a) Larsen and Toubro

(b) Tata Motors

(d) Mahindra & Mahindra

10. Which of the private sector bank recently started 'Mobile Money Services', in collaboration with Nokia, which enables transfer of money in a secured manner using mobile device?

(a) Yes Bank

(b) HSBC Bank

(d) ICICI Bank

11. Which of the following is the world's no. 1 tractor company?

(a) Escorts

(b) Deere & Company

(d) Mahindra & Mahindra

12. Recently, the military carried out a coup in this West African country, ousting incumbent President Mamadou Tandja in this former French Colony. The country in question is :

(a) Senegal

(b) Guinea

(d) Liberia

Answers

1. b

2. a

3. d

4. c

5. b

6. a

7. a

8. b

9. d

10. a

11. d

12. c

2010-04-07T21:07:00.001+05:30

2010-04-07T20:58:00.001+05:30

Oriental bank P.O. Final result has been announced..

2010-04-07T20:56:00.001+05:30

Oriental bank PO final result has been announced on April 5, 2010.

INTERVIEW DETAIL FOR SBI HAS BEEN SENT VIA MAIL

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SBI has sent the interview detail to all selected candidates via email. Please check your mail and get the Interview dates. Best of luck for your Interview.

BANK OF INDIA GENERAL BANKING OFFICERS RESULT

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Result of Bank of Indian General Banking Officers in Scale I,II & III Notice Dated 20.10.2009 written results held on 24.01.2010. You can find your results on the official website of Bank of India i.e. http://www.bankofindia.com/career.aspx Best of luck to all selected candidates.

CA Series 6

2010-04-01T16:40:00.000+05:30

This part of questions focuses on budget allocations. These days banks focus on Socio-Economic related questions. Such questions comprise 40-60% of the total questions asked. This blog will cover 70-80% of the questions asked in bank questions. Best of luck. Please leave your comments and suggestion to improve this section. Thanking you.

CA Series 6

1. The Union Budget 2010-11, presented in the Parliament by the Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has kept the fiscal deficit target for 2010-11 at :

(a) 5.5%

(b) 4.8%

(d) 4.2

2. The total expenditure proposed in the Budget Estimates for for 2010-11 is Rs. 11,08,749 crore, which is an increase of ....... percent over the budget estimates of 2009-10.

(a) 8.4%

(b) 8.6%

(d) 7.3%

3. According to the Economic Survey 2009-10, the total export from India decline by:

(a) 11.3%

(b) 12.3%

(d) 13.2%

4. According to the Union Budget 2010, the allocation for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for the fiscal year 2010-11 has been kept at:

(a) 38,000 Crores

(b) 40,100 Crores

(d) 37,100 Crores

5. The allocation fot the Education Sector in the Budget 2010-11 has been kept at:

(a) 49,804 Crores

(b) 49,603 Crores

(d) 43,405 Crores

6. During 2009-10, as estimated by the Economic Survey 2009-10, the total imports to India declined by:

(a) 21.7%

(b) 22.5%

(d) 23.6%

7. Which of these statesments is/ are correct?

I. In budget 2010-11, allocation for Defence has been kept at Rs. 1,47,344 crores including Rs. 60,000 crore for capital expenditure.

II. This year year's budgetary allocations for defense sector are 4% higher than the allocation in the budget for 2009-10

(a) Both I & II

(b) I only

(d) None of these

8. According to the Economic Survey 2009-10, income tax constitute approximately what percent of the Gross Tax Revenue for the year 2009-10:

(a) 15%

(b) 18%

(d) 10%

9. Which of the following is not a special category of new trains proposed under the Rail Budget 2010-11?

(a) Shantidoot Express

(b) Sanskriti Express

(d) Karmbhoomi Express

10. As per the Economic Survey 2009-10, against the stipulated target of developing about a 3,165 km of national highways under various phases of the National Highway Development Project (NHDP), the achievement up to end November 2009 was:

(a) 1,938 km

(b) 1,470 km

(d) 2,780 km

11. Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education and Development (MGIED), which is being set up by IGNOU, is coming up in :

(a) Nagaland

(b) Manipur

(d) Assam

12. Which of these statements is/are correct?

I. GDP for the Budget Estimate 2010-2011 has been projected at Rs. 69,34,700 crore, assuming 12.5% growth over the advance estimates of 2009-10.

II. The Advance Estimates for Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth for 2009-10 is pegged at 7.2%.

(a) I only

(b) II only

(d) Neither I nor II

13. Which of these statements is/are correct?

I. A Nutrient Based Subsidy policy for the fertilizer sector has been approved by the Government and will become effective from April 1, 2010.

II. The fertilizer subsidy bill for the year 2009-10 has been pegged at Rs. 70,000 crore.

(a) I only

(b) II only

(d) Neither I & II

14. Which of these is/are correct?

I. According to the estimates provided in the Economic Survey 2009-10, the Indian pharmaceutical industry has grown from Rs. 1500 crore in 1980 to approximately Rs. 1,00,611 crore in 2009-10.

II. The country now ranks 3rd in terms of volume of production (10% of global share) and 14th by value.

III. The Indian pharma industry growth has been fuelled by exports, which has resistered a growth of 39% in 2008-09.

(a) I only

(b) Both I and II

(d) All of these.

15. Which of these statements is/are correct?

I. The report of the 13th Finance Commission, tabled in Parliament on Feb 25, says that India must cap its total debt at 68% of the GDP by the fnancial year 2014-15.

II. The report also suggests that the revenue deficit of the center needs to be progressively reduced and eliminated followed by emergence of revenue surplus by 2014-15.

(a) I only

(b) II only

(d) Neither I nor II

16. As announced by the Rail Budget 2010-11, the number of new long distance trains and that of new 'Duranto' trains to be flagged off during 2010-11 respectively is:

(a) 5,020 km

(b) 5,270 km

(d) 5,210 km

Answers:

1. a

2. b

3. c

4. b

5. a

6. d

7. a

8. b

9. a

10. c

11. a

12. c

13. a

14. b

15. c

16. d

SBI RESULTS 2010

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SBI has increased its intake to 25,000 from its initial plan of 11,ooo to take care of its post retirement vaccancies and plan of increasing its branches to 50,000 from existing 17,050 branches. Three cheers to SBI.

CA Series 5

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Current affairs is one of the most important part of bank exam now-a-days. This part of the CA covers happenings in recent days. Best of luck.

CA Series 5

1. The 17th edition of the Indian International Seafood Show 2010 hosted by the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) and the Seafood Exporter's Association of India was inagurated by Union Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma on February 20, 2010.

2. India and U.K. have agreed on the text of a civil nuclear cooperation deal likely to be signed in the future on a convenient date.

3. Luckman Khan - B.Sc final year student from Rajsthan has won the Global Young Entrepreneur of the year 2010 Award which is given by the National Foundation for Teaching Enterpreneurship (NFTE) based in New York.

4. The Indian Navy's multi-country exercise 'Milan Exercise' was recently held in Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar Islands). The aim of the exercise was to build mutual confidence between the navies of Asia-Pasific region.

5. Sachin Tendulkar became the first man to score a double century in One Day Internationals by contrubuting 200 off 147 balls for India against South Africa on February 24, 2010.

6. India defeated Pakistan and retained the Volleyball title (South Asian Games) in Mirpur in the final on February 4, 2010 in the 11th South Asian Games.

7. As per the latest survey conducted by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) for 2008 India recorded a total of 1,25,017 suicides that is - 14 suicides every hour.

8. Exports continuously showed a rising trend for the second month in a row and registered a 9.3% growth in December, 2009.

9. The World Bank on February 1, 2010 has pegged India's GDP growth at 7.5% next fiscal and 8 % in 2011-12.

10. The World Bank has agreed in principle to give a $ 450 million loan to Himachal Pradesh to help and supplement the State Governments efforts for sustainable environmental growth.

11. The Parambikulam Wildlife Santuary in Kerala was declared the 38 Tiger Reserve on February 19, 2010.

12. Oscar winning A.R. Rahman bagged two Grammy Awards for his foot-tapping number Jai Ho and outstanding soundtrack for the film Slumdog Millionaire.