IBPS Exams: Current Affairs For Bank 29th January 2014

U.P. government launched Samajwadi pension scheme 

Edward Snowden, Former Norwegian Minister, Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

BCCI to assume Central Leadership responsibility in ICC
 

Marissa Mayer’s, Yahoo Inc’s CEO, estimated Net Worth is $ 310 millions

 

Union Ministry of Rural Development signed MoU with Digital Green
 

World’s First Carmaker to produce More than 10 million Vehicles in a year is Toyota Motor Corp
 

Google is best company to work for: Fortune

Manmohan Singh, inaugurated National Waqf Development Corporation Limited


100 dead Olive Ridley Turtles Found at the shore of Nagapattinam

IBPS Exams: Current Affairs For Bank 28th January 2014

India ranked 155th in global Environment Performance Index

US Musician, Pete Seeger, Passes Away


Subrata Roy, Sahara Group Chief, Cannot leave Country without the permission of Supreme Court

BSE to launch IRF trading from 20th Jan

Karl Slym, TATA Motors MD, Committed Suicide

 Google purchased DeepMind Technologies of UK

Samajwadi Pension Scheme Launched by Uttar Pradesh Government


First Liquid Ammonia Shipment has reached Kochi Port


Emirate customers can arrange visa’s online

Queen Latifah won 2014 Matrix Award

 

The RBI raised its policy reporate by 25 basis points to 8%.RBI, however, kept the cash reserve ratio unchanged at 4%. The change has been extended to reverse repo rate, which stands adjusted at 7%, while the marginal standing facility (MSF) has been increased as well along with the Bank Rate at 9%

DESCRIPTIVE PAPER QUESTIONS FOR IBPS PO EXAM

1) In Post liberalization era Multinational Corporation (MNC`s) are entering into business ventures in India. Give 2 harmful effects of the operation of MNCs on Indian Economy.

Ans. The operation of MNCs open up possibilities of interference in industrial activity of recipient country and thus resented by nationalist thinkers.
Their arguments can be summed up as follows:

1) DISTORTION OF ECONOMIC STUCTURE :

inflict heavy damage on host country, such as suppression of domestic entrepreneurship,
extension of oligopolistic practices (heavy advertising, heavy profit making)
supplying economy with unsuitable technology and unsuitable products
distorting the productiuon stucture to meet requirements of high income elites

2) POLITICAL INTERFERENCE :

MNCs have immence power and money to make decision making process in non developed countries
Though they transfer technology, but models and patterns are not in harmony with the intrest of host countries

3) TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER NOT NECESSARILY CONDUCTIVE TO DEVELOPMENT :

In case of technology transfer, behavious pattern of MNCs reveals that they do not engage in Research & development activities of underdeveloped countries
R & D activities continue to be centralised in parent country while host countries have to bear bulk of their costs.

2) The problem of “Generation Gap” has given the birth of social tension. Suggest some measures to bridge this GAP and also suggest that how the ways shown by you would be effective.

Ans.

•  Change – Law of nature
•  Adapt as per pace of change
•  Who don't adapt face tremendous problems
•  Old people do not easily accept new trends and values of youngsters.

Some measures are as follows

•  Balance of sentiments between society and individual.
•  Individual should follow norms of society
•  Old not too much Assertive & young not too much bohemian
• This way many cracks of castle of society could be cemented
•  Old should not blame youngsters for evils in society
•  Should not condemn them as selfish & rotten lot
•  Should assign due importance “The temporal & Mores”(Custom & time)
•  Young should share wise experience of seniors

 Family is main linking unit between individuals, joint family establishes atmosphere of harmony and reconciliation & there a good place to nurture opinion of views between young & old.So Joint famiuly is an effective tool for shortening generation gap.

IBPS Exams: Current Affairs For Bank 27th January 2014

The Centre for Study of Society and Secularism (CSSS) chosen for the National Communal Harmony Award 2013
 

 

 Bangalore became the first in India to offer free Wi-Fi spots for the public

NTPC Tied up with JBIC for Foreign Currency Loan


Sania wins Syed Modi International India Grand Prix Gold badminton crown


Third Quarter Net Loss of Adani Power Posts is Rs.426 crores


Tamilnadu has sanctioned Rs.854 crores for Water Supply and Sewage Projects


Indian Government removed restrictions on Airbus A- 380


ONGC Signs MoU with Japan’s Mitsui & Co Ltd


MSME and National Innovation Council announced creation of IIIF


First ever Naval War games in the Mediterranean Sea between Russia and China from 1st February


PAN Allotment Process will Change from 3rd February 2014

IBPS Exams: Current Affairs For Bank 26th January 2014

 Vakrangee Limited Received Permission from RBI to set up White Label ATM’s


Google Chrome Pwnium Hacking Contest, Offering $ 2.7 million to researchers


65th Republic Day celebrates across India


Google celebrated 65th Republic Day with a doodle

 

Two Americans won India’s Padma Bhushan Awards


India Ace Shuttler, Saina Nehwal, won Syed Modi International India Grand Prix Gold Badminton Crown

Karl Slym, Managing Director of TATA Motors, Passes Away


Ashoka Chakra awarded to Andhra Pradesh Sub Inspector of Counter Maoist Force

 

Legal Immunity to bribe givers will reduce corruption

IBPS Exams: Current Affairs For Bank 25th January 2014

Kamala Haasan, Parveen Sultana selected for Padma Bhushan and Paresh Rawal, Vidya Balan selected for Padma Sree Awards

Australia Open: Li Na becomes first Chinese woman to clinch title

Richard Quest won 2013 UNWTO Lifetime Achievement Award

Padma Vibhushan Awards Announced


Padma Bhushan Award winners


4th National Voters Day Celebrated by Election Commission of India


Pitroda Committee submitted report

India Posts to start rolling out ATMs from February

Padma Vibhushan

1. Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra

2. Shri B.K.S. Iyengar, Others-Yoga, Maharashtra

Padma Bhushan

1. Prof. Gulam Mohammed Sheikh, Art – Painting, Gujarat

2. Begum Parveen Sultana, Art – Classical Singing, Maharashtra

3. Shri T.H. Vinayakram, Art – Ghatam Artist, Tamil Nadu

4. Shri Kamala Haasan, Art-Cinema, Tamil Nadu

5. Justice Dalveer Bhandari, Public Affairs, Delhi

6. Prof. Padmanabhan Balaram, Science and Engineering, Karnataka

7. Prof. Jyeshtharaj Joshi, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra

8. Dr. Madappa Mahadevappa, Science and Engineering, Karnataka

9. Dr. Thirumalachari Ramasami, Science and Engineering, Delhi

10. Dr. Vinod Prakash Sharma, Science and Engineering, Delhi

11. Dr. Radhakrishnan Koppillil, Science and Engineering, Karnataka

12. Dr. Mrityunjay Athreya, Literature and Education, Delhi

13. Ms. Anita Desai, Literature and Education, Delhi

14. Dr. Dhirubhai Thaker, Literature and Education, Gujarat

15. Shri Vairamuthu Ramasamy Thevar, Literature and Education, Tamil Nadu

16. Shri Ruskin Bond, Literature and Education, Uttarakhand

17. Shri Pullela Gopichand, Sports – Badminton, Andhra Pradesh

18. Shri Leander Paes, Sports – Tennis, Maharashtra

19. Shri Vijayendra Nath Kaul, Civil Service, Delhi

20. Late Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma, Public Affairs, Uttar Pradesh #

21. Late Dr. Anumolu Ramakrishna, Science and Engineering, Andhra Pradesh #

22. Prof. Anisuzzaman, Literature and Education, Bangladesh*

23. Prof. Lloyd I. Rudolph and Prof. Susanne H. Rudolph, Literature and Education, USA*$

24. Dr. (Smt.) Neelam Kler, Medicine – Neonatology, Delhi

Padma Shri

1. Shri Mohammad Ali Baig, Art – Theatre, Andhra Pradesh

2. Ms. Nayana Apte Joshi, Art, Maharashtra

3. Shri Musafir Ram Bhardwaj, Art – Instrumental Music – Pauna Manjha, Himachal Pradesh

4. Ms. Sabitri Chatterjee, Art – Film, West Bengal

5. Prof. Biman Bihari Das, Art – Sculptor, Delhi

6. Shri Sunil Das, Art – Painting, West Bengal

7. Smt. Elam Endira Devi, Art – Manipuri Dance, Manipur

8. Shri Vijay Ghate, Art – Instrumental Music – Tabla, Maharashtra

9. Smt Rani Karnaa, Art – Kathak, West Bengal

10. Shri Bansi Kaul, Art – Theatre, Jammu & Kashmir

11. Ustad Moinuddin Khan, Art – Instrumental Music – Sarangi Player, Rajasthan

12. Ms. Geeta Mahalik, Art – Odishi Dance, Delhi

13. Shri Paresh Maity, Art – Painting, Delhi

14. Shri Ram Mohan, Art – Film Animation, Maharashtra

15. Shri Sudarsan Pattnaik, Art – Sand Artist, Orissa

16. Shri Paresh Rawal, Art – Cinema and Theatre, Maharashtra

17. Shri Wendell Augustine Rodricks, Art – Fashion Designing, Goa

18. Prof. Kalamandalam Sathyabhama, Art – Mohini Attam, Kerala

19. Shri Anuj (Ramanuj) Sharma, Art – Performing Art, Chhattisgarh

20. Shri Santosh Sivan, Art – Film, Tamil Nadu

21. Ms. Supriya Devi, Art-Bengali Cinema, West Bengal

22. Ms. Sooni Taraporevala, Art- Script Writing, Maharashtra

23. Ms. Vidya Balan, Art-Cinema, Maharashtra

24. Smt. Durga Jain, Social Work, Maharashtra

25. Dr. Rama Rao Anumolu, Social Work, Andhra Pradesh

26. Dr. Brahm Dutt, Social Work, Haryana

27. Shri Mukul Chandra Goswami, Social Work, Assam

28. Shri J.L. Kaul, Social Work, Delhi

29. Shri Mathurbhai Madhabhai Savani, Social Work, Gujarat

30. Shri Tashi Tondup, Public Affairs, Jammu and Kashmir

31. Dr. Hasmukh Chamanlal Shah, Public Affairs, Gujarat

32. Shri Sekhar Basu, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra

33. Shri Madhavan Chandradathan, Science and Engineering, Kerala

34. Prof. Sushanta Kumar Dattagupta, Science and Engineering, West Bengal

35. Dr. Ravi Bhushan Grover, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra

36. Prof. Eluvathingal Devassy Jemmis, Science and Engineering, Karnataka

37. Shri Ramkrishna V. Hosur, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra

38. Dr. Ajay Kumar Parida, Science and Engineering, Tamil Nadu

39. Dr. Malapaka Yajneswara and Satyanarayana Prasad, Science and Engineering, Andhra Pradesh

40. Shri Kiran Kumar Alur Seelin, Science and Engineering, Gujarat

41. Dr. Brahma Singh, Science and Engineering, Delhi

42. Prof. Vinod Kumar Singh, Science and Engineering, Madhya Pradesh

43. Dr. Govindan Sundararajan, Science and Engineering, Andhra Pradesh

44. Ramaswamy R. Iyer, Science and Engineering, Delhi

45. Dr. Jayanta Kumar Ghosh, Science and Engineering, West Bengal

46. Shri Ravi Kumar Narra, Trade and Industry, Andhra Pradesh

47. Shri Rajesh Saraiya, Trade and Industry, Maharashtra

48. Ms. Mallika Srinivasan, Trade and Industry, Tamil Nadu

49. Shri Pratap Govindrao Pawar, Trade and Industry, Maharashtra

50. Dr. Kiritkumar Mansukhlal Acharya, Medicine – Dermatology, Gujarat

51. Dr. Balram Bhargava, Medicine – Cardiology, Uttar Pradesh

52. Prof. (Dr.) Indra Chakravarty, Medicine – Health & Hygiene, West Bengal

53. Dr. Ramakant Krishnaji Deshpande, Medicine – Oncology, Maharashtra

54. Prof. (Dr.) Pawan Raj Goyal, Medicine – Chest Disease, Haryana

55. Prof. Amod Gupta, Medicine – Opthalmology, Haryana

56. Prof. (Dr.) Daya Kishore Hazra, Medicine, Uttar Pradesh

57. Prof. (Dr.) Thenumgal Poulose Jacob, Medicine – Vascular Surgery, Tamil Nadu

58. Prof. (Dr.) Shashank R. Joshi, Medicine – Endocrinology, Maharashtra

59. Prof. Hakim Syed Khaleefathullah, Medicine – Unani Medicine, Tamil Nadu

60. Dr. Milind Vasant Kirtane, Medicine – ENT Surgeory, Maharashtra

61. Dr. Lalit Kumar, Medicine – oncology, Delhi

62. Dr. Mohan Mishra, Medicine, Bihar

63. Dr. M. Subhadra Nair, Medicine – Gynecology, Kerala

64. Dr. Ashok Panagariya, Medicine – Neurology, Rajasthan

65. Dr. Narendra Kumar Pandey, Medicine – Surgery, Haryana

66. Dr. Sunil Pradhan, Medicine – Neurology, Uttar Pradesh

67. Dr. Ashok Rajgopal, Medicine – Orthopaedics, Delhi

68. Dr. Kamini A. Rao, Medicine – Reproductive Medicine, Karnataka

69. Dr. Sarbeswar Sahariah, Medicine – Surgery, Andhra Pradesh

70. Prof. Om Prakash Upadhyaya, Medicine, Punjab

71. Prof. (Dr.) Mahesh Verma, Medicine – Dental Science, Delhi

72. Dr. J.S. Titiyal, Medicine- Opthalmology, Delhi

73. Dr. Nitish Naik, Medicine- Cardiology, Delhi

74. Dr. Surbrat Kumar Acharya, Medicine- Gastroenterology, Delhi

75. Dr. Rajesh Kumar Grover, Medicine-Oncology, Delhi

76. Dr. Naheed Abidi, Literature and Education, Uttar Pradesh

77. Prof. Ashok Chakradhar, Literature and Education, Delhi

78. Shri Chhakchhuak Chhuanvawra, Literature and Education, Mizoram

79. Shri Keki N. Daruwalla, Literature and Education, Delhi

80. Prof. Ganesh Narayandas Devi, Literature and Education, Gujarat

81. Prof. Kolakaluri Enoch, Literature and Education, Andhra Pradesh

82. Prof. (Dr.) Ved Kumari Ghai, Literature and Education, Jammu and Kashmir

83. Smt. Manorama Jafa, Literature and Education, Delhi

84. Prof. Rehana Khatoon, Literature and Education, Delhi

85. Dr. Waikhom Gojen Meeitei, Literature and Education, Manipur

86. Shri Vishnu Narayanan Namboothiri, Literature and Education, Kerala

87. Prof. Dinesh Singh, Literature and Education, Delhi

88. Dr. (Mrs.) P. Kilemsungla, Literature and Education, Nagaland

89. Ms. Anjum Chopra, Sports – Cricket, Delhi

90. Ms. Sunil Dabas, Sports – Kabbadi, Haryana

91. Shri Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu, Sports – Mountaineering, Delhi

92. Ms. Dipika Rebecca Pallikal, Sports – Squash, Tamil Nadu

93. Shri H. Boniface Prabhu, Sports – Wheelchair Tennis, Karnataka

94. Shri Yuvraj Singh, Sports – Cricket, Haryana

95. Smt. Mamta Sodha, Sports – Mountaineering, Haryana

96. Ms Parveen Talha, Civil Service, Uttar Pradesh

97. Late Dr. Narendra Achyut Dabholkar, Social Work, Maharashtra#

98. Shri Ashok Kumar Mago, Trade and Industry, USA*

99. Dr. Siddharth Mukherjee, Medicine-Oncology, USA*

100. Dr. Vamsi Mootha, Medicine – Biomedical Research, USA*

101. Dr. Sengaku Mayeda, Literature and Education, Japan*

IBPS Exam: English Objective Test

1. He gave me an additional........ of Rs 200 a month by........ of the Commissioner.

(a) Allowance, Permission
(b) Pay, Allowance
(c) Salary, Admittance
(d) Payment, Agreement

ANSWER: (a)

2. The impact of Western culture on India was the impact of a........ society, of a modern consciousness on a ........ society wedded to medieval habits of thought.

(a) Dynamic, Static
(b) Major, Minor
(c) Educated, Illiterate
(d) Active, Passive
(e) Progressive, Regressive

ANSWER: (a)

3. Many of us who........ rational emotive therapy are ...... tense, angry or depressed.

(a) Seek, Often
(b) Follow, Scarcely
(c) Perform, Usually
(d) Implement, Seldom
(e) Practice, Frequently

ANSWER: (e)

4. If we do not take........ care in our industry, we will have to ........ a grave problem.

(a) Normal, Experience
(b) Proper, Face
(c) Adequate, Catch
(d) Intensive, Aggravate
(e) Preventive, Solve

ANSWER: (b)

5. Education is ...... to the economic and social fabric of the nation, but........ that few political parties have made it an election issue.

(a) Eminent, Barring
(b) Concomitant, Instead of
(c) Basic, Despite
(d) Rudimentary, Besides

ANSWER: (d)

6. Despite their strong resentment the tribal’s........ the new laws as long as the Government officials did not ..... them too strenuously.

(a) Welcomed, Observe
(b) Tolerated, Enforce
(c) Amended, Follow
(d) Laid, Punish

ANSWER: (b)

7. Since we........ read every book, we ....... only the famous ones.

(a) Have, Sold
(b) Should, Buy
(c) Must, Ignore
(d) Can, Purchase
(e) Cannot, Select

ANSWER: (e)

8. Suddenly out of the ...... of weariness an old lady ….. Unexpectedly.

(a) Mosaic, Raised
(b) Context, Appeared
(c) Texture, Rose
(d) Fabric, Awakened

ANSWER: (c)

9. Only when ….. failed, the police resorted to ........

(a) Efforts, Power
(b) Arrests, Imprisonment
(c) Persuasions, Force
(d) Power, Punishment
(e) Manipulations, Arrests

ANSWER: (c)

10. We have to........ in our young men and women sense of discipline, which is a for progress and happiness.

(a) Generate, Concomitant
(b) Instil, Need
(c) Produce, Necessity
(d) Inculcate, Pre-requisite
(e) Induce, Requirement

ANSWER: (d)

11.   ….. Of crops was due to continuous …..

(a) Destriction, Draught
(b) Ruin, Draft
(c) Failure, Drought
(d) Depreciation, Drift

ANSWER: (c)

12. Disarmament and development in our time are..... Interrelated but ....... development will depend on a change in the world’s political thinking.

(a) Inevitably, Substantial
(b) Closely, Real
(c) Essentially, True
(d) Universally, Ultimate
(e) Naturally, Final

ANSWER: (b)


13. With the realization, we have found ourselves left with........ moral values and little ethical ........

(a) Fundamental, Scruples
(b) Stereotyped, Perspective
(c) Extreme, Judgement
(d) Incidental, Standards
(e) Obsolete, Directory

ANSWER: (c)


14. I have just the memory of my father to ….. now, but my faith in him has never been ....... 

(a) Recall, Missing
(b) Store, Forgotten
(c) Love, Shaken
(d) Worship, Mistaken

ANSWER: (c)


15. The........ imposed for non-payment was too ........ for it to bring in improvement in collection.

(a) Fine, Severe
(b) Toll, Simple
(c) Penalty, Low
(d) Damage, Cruel
(e) Punishment, Harsh

ANSWER: (c)


16. The practice of painting slogans on rock faces, once a thriving industry in Britain has fallen into........ But there has recently been a (an)........ in Country Antrim.

(a) Oblivion, Demand
(b) Disfavour, Upheaval
(c) Disuse, Recrudescence
(d) Mediocrity, Renascence

 ANSWER: (c)


17. The Prime Minister said that the ….. to increase employment will be ........ on the efforts to raise productivity in the economy.

(a) Scheme, Complementary
(b) Policy, Dependent
(c) Strategy, Contingent
(d) Determination, Reliant
(e) Programme, Supplementary

ANSWER: (c)


18. The speech........ with subtle threats has resulted in ........ tension in the sensitive areas of the city.

(a) Started, Reduced
(b) Replete, Increased
(c) Full, Escalating
(d) Forced, Dissolving
(e) Followed, Continuous

ANSWER: (b)

19. It is ........ Superstition to suppose that knowledge can be ....... only by going to schools and colleges

(a) Huge, Accomplished
(b) Hollow, Garnered
(c) Gross, Obtained
(d) Great, Achieved
(e) Tremendous, Attained

ANSWER: (c)

20.  I am not........ to sell you my house unless you offer a more ........ price.

(a) Conform, True
(b) Prepared, Realistic
(c) Ready, Correct
(d) Having, Actual

ANSWER: (b)

IBPS Exams: Current Affairs For Bank 24th January 2014

January 24th  National Girl Child Day is observed .

In Australian Open, Errani-Vinci retain women’s doubles title

Cumbria University of UK became the first public university to accept fees in digital currency Bitcoin

India and France jointly building 3rd satellite for earth observation for climate change

 New Communication satellite launched by NASA to support Hubble space technology and International space station

First Indian to get Marconi Prize is Paulraj


New ED of Central Bank of India is BK Divakara

Economic growth in India projected at 5.35% in 2014, says UN report

CII Institute of Logistics Announced SCALE Awards 2013


3 ODI Series won by Indian Woman Team against Sri Lanka


New Communication satellite launched by NASA