National Bravery Awards

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 24 January 2015 presented National Bravery Awards 2014 to 24 awards.
8 girls and 16 boys were conferred with National Bravery Awards. Four of them have been awarded posthumously. The awardees receive a medal, certificate and cash incentive. Also, they will participate in the Republic Day parade.
In addition, Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW) provides financial assistance under its Indira Gandhi Scholarship Scheme to those undertaking professional courses such as engineering and medicine. For the others, this assistance is provided till they complete their graduation. The Government of India has reserved some seats for the awardees in medical and engineering colleges and polytechnics.
The selection was made by a high powered committee comprising representatives of various Ministries/Departments, non-governmental organisations as well as Office Bearers of ICCW.

The lists of awardees are

Sanjay Chopra Award
•Devesh Kumar                          

Bapu Gaidhani Award 
•Monika                                          
•Rumoh Meto                         
•Riya Chaudhary                      

Geeta Chopra Award
•Gunjan Sharma                          

Bharat Award
•Resham Fatma                         
General National Bravery Award
•Aqil Mohammad N K            
•Anjith. P             
•Gaurav Kumar Bharti         
•Hiral Jitubhai Halpati         
•Midhun P P             
•Ripa Das         
•Zeal Jitendra Marathe         
•Rajdeep Das             
•Stevenson Lawriniang          
•Ashwini Bandu Ughade             
•Gaurav Kumar Bharti             
•L. Brainson Singh               
•Labhanshu                       
•G. Tooldev Sharma               
•Mhonbeni Equng                  
•Mesak K. Remnalalnghaka         
•Sahanesh R                   
•Balram Dansena                 

About the National Bravery Awards

The National Bravery Award was initiated by the ICCW to give due recognition to the children who distinguish themselves by performing outstanding deeds of bravery and meritorious service and to inspire other children to emulate their examples.
It was in 1957 that two children – a boy and a girl – were first rewarded for their presence of mind and courage. Since then ICCW decided to confer national awards on children every year.
In 1987-88 ICCW instituted the Bharat Award for an exceptionally outstanding, meritorious and gallant deed. The other special awards include the Geeta Chopra and Sanjay Chopra awards (instituted by ICCW in 1978) and the BapuGaidhani Awards (instituted in 1988-89).
Since the inception of the scheme in 1957, the ICCW has given awards to 895 brave children - 634 boys and 261 girls.

Padma Awards 2015

Padma Vibhushan
1 LK Advani- Public Affairs- Gujarat
2 Amitabh Bachchan- Art- Maharashtra
3 Prakash Singh Badal- Public Affairs- Punjab
4 Dr D Veerendra Heggade- Social Work- Karnataka
5 Mohammad Yusuf Khan alias Dilip Kumar- Art- Maharashtra
6 Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Swami Rambhadracharya- Others- Uttar Pradesh
7 Prof Malur Ramaswamy Srinivasan- Science and Engineering- Tamil Nadu
8 Kottayan K. Venugopal- Public Affairs- Delhi
9 Karim Al Hussaini Aga Khan (Foreigner)- Trade and Industry- France/UK
##### Padma Bhushan:
1 Jahnu Barua- Art- Assam
2 Dr Vijay Bhatkar- Science and Engineering- Maharashtra
3 Shri Swapan Dasgupta- Literature and Education- Delhi
4 Swami Satyamitranand Giri- Others- Uttar Pradesh
5 N Gopalaswami- Civil Service- Tamil Nadu
6 Dr Subhash C Kashyap- Public Affairs- Delhi
7 Dr (Pandit) Gokulotsavji Maharaj- Art- Madhya Pradesh
8 Dr Ambrish Mithal- Medicine - Delhi
9 Sudha Ragunathan- Art- Tamil Nadu
10 Shri Harish Salve- Public Affairs- Delhi
11 Dr Ashok Seth- Medicine- Delhi
12 Rajat Sharma- Literature and Education- Delhi
13 Satpal- Sports- Delhi
14 Shivakumara Swami- Others- Karnataka
15 Dr Kharag Singh Valdiya- Science and Engineering- Karnataka
16 Prof Manjul Bhargava (NRI/PIO)- Science and Engineering- USA
17 David Frawley (Vamadeva) (Foreigner)- Others- USA
18 Bill Gates (Foreigner)- Social Work- USA
19 Melinda Gates (Foreigner)- Social Work- USA
20 Saichiro Misumi (Foreigner)- Others- Japan
######## Padma Shri
1 Dr Manjula Anagani- Medicine- Telangana
2 S Arunan- Science and Engineering- Karnataka
3 Kanyakumari Avasarala- Art- Tamil Nadu

Sukanya Samriddhi Account

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 22 January 2015 launched a small deposit scheme Sukanya Samridhi Yojana for girl child under the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) campaign.

The scheme will ensure equitable share to a girl child in resources and savings of a family in which she is generally discriminated against a male child.

Sukanya Samridhi Yojana will enable parents to open bank accounts of girls who are under 10 years of age. 

About the Sukanya Samridhi Account

• Sukanya Samridhi Account will fetch an interest rate of 9.1 percent and provide income tax rebate.

• Sukanya Samridhi Account can be opened at any time from the birth of a girl child till she attains the age of 10 years with a minimum deposit of 1000 rupees. 

• A maximum of 1.5 lakh rupees can be deposited during the financial year. The account can be opened in any post office or authorised branches of commercial banks.

• The account will remain operative for 21 years from the date of opening of the account or marriage of the girl child after attaining 18 years of age.

• To meet the requirement of higher education expenses, partial withdrawal of 50 percent of the balance amount will be allowed after the girl child has attended 18 years of age.

Marketing Terms

USP:-Unique Selling Proposition.
HNI:-High Net worth Individual.
EOQ:-Economic Order quality.
FDR:-Fixed Deposit Receipts.
CNP:-Cardholder Not Present.
PIN:-Personal Identification Number.
SEO:-Search Engine Optimization.
SME:-Small and Medium Enterprises.
CRM:-Customer Relationship Management.
BPO:-Business Process Outsourcing.
VAT:-Value Added Tax.
MR:-Marginal Revenue.
PAN:-Permanent Account Number.
BEP:-Break Even Point.
NPA:-Non Performing Assets.
ATM:-Automated Teller Machine.
ROA:-Return on Assets.
M & A:-Mergers & Acquisition.
SEBI:-Securities Exchange Board of India.

GK + Marketing + Computer Question & Answer

1. The Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has, at the behest of the Govt of India, extended a Line of Credit of $89.90 mn to which of the following countries, for developing transportation system recently?

1) Cameroon 2) Republic of Congo 3) Tanzania 4) Kenya 5) None of these

2. Which among the following bodies releases Exchange Control Manual regarding foreign exchange in India?

1) FIPP 2) CCI 3) SEBI 4) RBI 5) None of these

3. The new Wholesale Price Index (WPI) series is expected to be operational from either the next financial year or the middle of 2014-15. Which of the following is NOT correct with respect to the recommendations of a high-powered committee on revamping WPI?

1) New WPI to have 2009-10 as the base year, against 2004-05 at present. 2) It will give flexibility to the govt to shift the base to 2011-12 subsequently. 3) Prices to be collected from more centres. 4) Weight of primary articles, fuel and power will decline in new WPI. 5) Weight of manufactured products will fall about two percentage points

4. The Supreme Court, in its recent verdict, held that a woman employee of central govt is entitled to get uninterrupted leave for _______for child care, which also includes needs like examination and sickness.

1) six months 2) nine months 3) one year 4) two years 5) three years

5. Recently Supreme Court has set up a four member committee under the chairmanship of N R Madhva Menon for framing guidelines to prevent _____?

(1) Ponzi Schemes (2) Misuse of Funds on government Advt (3) Illegal mining activities (4) Misappropriation of powers by politicians (5) None of these

6. Which among the following International organization is not based in Geneva?

(1) World Trade Organisation (2) International Labour Organisation (3) Asian Development Bank (4) Food and Agriculture Organisation (5) Both 3 & 4

7. The 61st National Film awards were announced recently. Which of the following films has won the award of ‘Best Hindi Film’?

1) Jolly LLB 2) Shahid 3) Liar's Dice 4) Bhaag Milkha Bhaag 5) Madras Café

8. Name the India-born poet who won the prestigious 2014 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for his witty and philosophical collection of poems recently?

1) Vijay Seshadri 2) Siddhartha Mukherjee 3) Geeta Anand 4) Jhumpa Lahiri 5) Gobind Behari Lal

9. Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (PGCIL) is in process to conduct a joint feasibility study for exporting 100 MW power to which of the following countries from gas-fired Palatana power plant in Tripura?

 1) Myanmar 2) Bhutan 3) Nepal 4) Bangladesh 5) None of these

10. On 1 April 2014, Asian Development Bank (ADB) estimated India's GDP is poised to accelerate at what per cent in 2014-15?

1) 6.5% 2) 4.5 % 3) 5.9 % 4) 7.0 % 5) 5.5%

World Economic Situation and Prospects 2015 report released by UNESCAP

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) on 19 January 2015 released World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2015 report. The report projects that the regional growth will pick up in 2015-16, as average GDP growth will accelerate from 5.0 percent in 2014 to 5.3 percent in 2015 and 5.7 percent in 2016.

The report has highlighted that the South Asia’s economic growth is set to reach a four-year high in 2015. The average gross domestic product (GDP) growth of South Asia accelerated from 3.7 percent in 2013 to 4.9 percent in 2014, and is projected to strengthen further to 5.4 percent in 2015 and 5.7 per cent in 2016.

It expects that the recovery will be led by a pick-up in growth in India, which accounts for about 70 percent of regional output.

The report in context of other Asian countries like Bangladesh and the Islamic Republic of Iran said that they will also see growth in the forecast period. 

It says that growth supported by the robust external demand is expected to be underpinned by a moderate strengthening of domestic consumption and investment.

Report in context of India 

WESP 2015 report said that India will see gradual growth acceleration in its GDP which is expected to reach 5.9 percent in 2015 and 6.3 percent in 2016. It says that it is expected that the recovery will be led by India. 

India’s economy expanded in 2014 estimated by 5.4 percent, which improved from growth of 5.0 percent recorded in 2013. 

The report said that the recovery is partly the result of improved market sentiment and plans to reform the bureaucracy, labour laws and public subsidies after the new administration took office in the second quarter of 2014.

About United Nations World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) report

WESP report is published annually at the beginning of the year by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN/DESA), the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the five UN regional commissions and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

What are Funcations of RBI, IRDA and SEBI

RBI, SEBI and IRDA

Functions of RBI:- A. The Reserve Bank of India is the central bank of India, was established on April 1, 1935 in accordance with the provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. The Reserve Bank of India was set up on the recommendations of the Hilton Young Commission. The commission submitted its report in the year 1926, though the bank was not set up for nine years.To regulate the issue of Bank Notes and keeping of reserves with a view to securing monetary stability in India and generally to operate the currency and credit system of the country to its advantage.” Banker to the Government: performs merchant banking function for the central and the state governments; also acts as their banker.Banker to banks: maintains banking accounts of all scheduled banks


SEBI–SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA:- SEBI is a capital market regulator means all the capital transactions are goverened by sebi its major functions are, protecting the interest of investor in securities market, promoting development of securities market, regulating the securities market……


IRDA—INSURANCE REGULATORY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY:- IRDA is the regulatory authority of insurance business its functions are protectinginterest of policy holders,specifing proper training,qualification etc to insurance people, levying fees ,commision etc for conducting insurance business, specifing the manner in which insurance company maintain their books of accounts, specifing margin of solvency, specifing general and life insurance business which company can take.

Important Abbreviations for Upcoming Banking Exams

SAARC- South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
SAC- Space Application Center
SAFTA -South Asian Free Trade Association
SAI -Sports Authority of India
SAIL- Steel Authority of India Limited
SAPTA- South Asian Preferential Trade Arrangements
SARS- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
SC- Supreme Court / Security Council/schedule cast
SCI -Shipping Council of India
SCOPE- Standing Conference of Public Enterprises
SCRA -Special Class Railway Apprentice
SDR -Special Drawing Rights
SEBI- Security Exchange Board of India
SGPC -Siromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee
SHAR -Shri Haikota Range
SIDBI- Small Industries Development Bank of India
SIS -Secret Intelligence Service
SITA -Suppression of Immortal Traffic in Women and Girls Act
SLV -Satellite Launch Vehicle
SPCA -Society for Prevention of Cruelty of Animals
SPIC -MACAY Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture
STARS -Satellite Tracking and Ranging Station
STD -Subscribers Trunk Dialing
STPI- Software Technology Parks of India
SWAPO -South West African People’s Organization
TA- Traveling Allowances
TC- Transfer Certificate/ Ticket Checker
TELCO- Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company
TELEX- Teleprinter Exchange
TISCO- Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited
TNT -Tri-nitro-toluene
TOFEL- Test of English as a Foreign Language
TRAI -Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
TRIPS- Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights
TTE -Traveling Ticket Examiner
TTFI -Table Tennis Federation of India
TWA -Trans World Airlines

LIST OF IMPORTANT DAYS

January 9 NRI Day 
January 10 World Laughter Day 
January 12 National Youth Day 
January 15 Army Day 
January 26 India's Republic Day, International Customs Day 
January 30 Martyrs' Day; World Leprosy Eradication Day 
2nd Sunday of February World Marriage Day 
February 24 Central Excise Day 
February 28 National Science Day Second Monday March Commonwealth Day 
March 8 International Women's Day; Intl. literacy Day 
March 15 World Disabled Day; World Consumer Rights Day 
March 18 Ordnance Factories Day (India) 
March 21 World Forestry Day; International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination March 22 World Day for Water 
March 23 World Meteorological Day 
March 24 World TB Day 
April 5 National Maritime Day
April 7 World Health Day 
April 17 World Haemophilia Day 
April 18 World Heritage Day 
April 21 Secretaries' Day 
April 22 Earth Day 
April 23 World Book and Copyright Day 
May 1 Workers' Day (International Labour Day) 
May 3 Press Freedom Day; World Asthma Day 
May 2nd Sunday Mother's Day 
May 4 Coal Miners' Day 
May 8 World Red Cross Day 
May 9 World Thalassaemia Day 
May 11 National Technology Day 
May 12 World Hypertension Day; International Nurses Day
May 15 International Day of the Family 
May 17 World Telecommunication Day 
May 24 Commonwealth Day 
May 31 Anti-tobacco Day 
June 4 International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression 
June 5 World Environment Day 
June 3rd Sunday Father's Day 
June 14 World Blood Donor Day 
June 26 International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 
July 1 Doctor's Day 
July 6 World Zoo-noses Day 
July 11 World Population Day 
August 3 International Friendship Day 
August 6 Hiroshima Day 
August 8 World Senior Citizen's Day 
August 9 Quit India Day, Nagasaki Day 
August 15 Indian Independence Day 
August 18 International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 
August 19 Photography Day 
August 29 National Sports Day 
August 19 Photography Day 
August 29 National Sports Day 
September 2 Coconut Day 
September 5 Teachers' Day; Sanskrit Day 
September 8 World Literacy Day (UNESCO) 
September 15 Engineers' Day 
September 16 World Ozone Day 
September 21 Alzheimer's Day; Day for Peace & Non-violence (UN) 
September 26 Day of the Deaf 
September 27 World Tourism Day 
October 1 International Day for the Elderly 
October 2 Gandhi Jayanthi 
October 3 World Habitat Day 
October 4 World Animal Welfare Day 
October 8 Indian Air Force Day 
October 9 World Post Office Day 
October 10 National Post Day 
October 2nd Thursday World Sight Day 
October 13 UN International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction 
October 14 World Standards Day 
October 15 World White Cane Day (guiding the blind) 
October 16 World Food Day 
October 24 UN Day; World Development Information Day 
October 30 World Thrift Day
November 9 Legal Services Day 
November 14 Children's Day; Diabetes Day 
November 17 National Epilepsy Day 
November 20 Africa Industrialization Day 
November 29 International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People 
December 1 World AIDS Day 
December 3 World Day of the Handicapped 
December 4 Indian Navy Day 
December 7 Indian Armed Forces Flag Day 
December 10 Human Rights Day 
December 18 Minorities Rights Day (India) 
December 23 Kisan Divas (Farmer's Day) (India)

Current Affairs Quiz 2014

Ques. : 1 Who among the following has been appointed the National Security Advisor (NSA) to the Prime Minister? 

1) RK Mathur 2) Ajit Doval 3) Anil Goswami 4) Arun Ramanathan 5) Nripendra Mishra

Ques. : 2 Judge MB Shah is the chairman of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) set up to probe black money. Who among the following is its Vice Chairman? 

1) Arijit Pasayat 2) Maninder Singh 3) Mohan Parasaran 4) Ranjit Kumar 5) Mukul Rohatgi

Ques. : 3 World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is observed around the world every year on 

1) May 22 2) May 23 3) May 25 4) May 29 5) May 31

Ques. : 4 Pakistan has said to grant India the status of NDMA to facilitate enhanced bilateral trade. What does NDMA stands for? 

1) Non-Discursive Market Access 2) Non-Discriminatory Market Access 3) National Direct Market Access 4) Non-Divisive Market Access 5) None of these

Ques. : 5 The govt has proposed to raise Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in defence sector to 100 per cent. As of now what per cent FDI is permitted in the defence sector? 

1) 10 per cent 2) 15 per cent 3) 20 per cent 4) 26 per cent 5) 49 per cent

Ques. : 6 The first session of the newly constituted 16th Lok Sabha will be held from _________. 

1) 4th Jun to 11th Jun 2) 5th Jun to 13th Jun 3) 6th Jun to 14th Jun 4) 7th Jun to 15th Jun 5) None of these

Ques. : 7 Abdel Fattah al-Sisi won a landslide victory bagging over 96 per cent votes in the presidential polls in which of the following countries, recently? 

1) Thailand 2) Philippines 3) Egypt 4) Libya 5) None of these

Ques. : 8 Which of the following state govts is all set to appoint nearly 1.70 lakh Shiksha Mitras as regular primary teachers? 

1) Tripura 2) Uttar Pradesh 3) Bihar 4) Rajasthan 5) West Bengal

Ques. : 9 The Indian economy expanded at what per cent during the period 2013-14 as per the official data released by the Central Statistical Office (CSO) 

1) 4.3 per cent 2) 4.5 per cent 3) 4.7 per cent 4) 4.9 per cent 5) None of these

Ques. : 10 The Union govt declared Polavaram project a national project paving the way for transfer of 136 villages from Telangana to 

1) Seemandhra (Successor of Andhra Pradesh) 2) Tamil Nadu 3) Karnataka 4) Odisha 5) None of these

****** ANSWER ****** 
1. 2) Ajit Doval 
2. 1) Arijit Pasayat
3. 5) May 31 
4. 2) Non-Discriminatory Market Access 
5. 4) 26 per cent 
6. 1) 4th Jun to 12th Jun 
7. 3) Egypt 
8. 2) Uttar Pradesh 
9. 3) 4.7 per cent 
10. 1) Seemandhra (Successor of Andhra Pradesh)

SOME IMPORTANT MOVEMENTS IN INDIA & THEIR FOUNDERS

1. ARYA SAMAJ - SWAMI DAYANAND SARASWATI 
2. BRAHMA SAMAJ - RAJA RAM MOHAN ROY 
3. SARVODAYA MOVEMENT - JAYAPRAKASH NARAYAN 
4. SREERAMA KRISHNA MISSION - SWAMI VIVEKANANDA 
5. BOODHANA MOVEMENT - ACHARYA VINOBHA BHAVE 
6. KHILAFAT MOVEMENT - ALI BROTHERS 
7. SERVANTS OF INDIA SOCIETY - GOPALA KRISHNA GOKHALE 
8. PRARTHANA SAMAJ - ATMARAM PANDURANG 
9. THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY - ANNIE BESANT 
10. ALIGARH MOVEMENT - SIR SYED AHMED KHAN 
11. SWATHANTRA PARTY - C. RAJAGOPALACHARI 
12. VANAMAHOTSAV - K. M. MUNSHI 
13. CHIPCO MOVEMENT - SUNDARLAL BAHUGUNA 
14. CHINMAYA MISSION - SWAMI CHINMAYANANDA 
15. ABHINAV BHARAT - V. D. SAVARKAR 
16. GADDAR PARTY - LALA HARDAYAL 
17. VISWABHARATI - RABINDRANATH TAGORE
18. RED SHIRT - KHAN ABDUL GAFFAR KHAN 
19. BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY - MADAN MOHAN MALAVYA 
20. SATYA SHODAK SAMAJ - JYOTHI RAO PULE 
21. ATMIYA SABHA - RAJA RAM MOHAN ROY 
22. PEOPLES EDUCATION SOCIETY - B. R. AMBEDKAR 
23. HOME RULE MOVEMENT -BALAGANGADHAR TILAK, ANNIE BESANT 
24. INDIAN BRAHMA SAMAJ - KESAVA CHANDRA SEN 
25. INDIAN ASSOCIATION - SURENDRANATH BANNERJEE

Current Affairs Questions

Ques. : 1 The leaders of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) group took part in the swearing in ceremony of the new PM Narendra Modi, recently. Which of the following countries is NOT a member of the group? 

1) Pakistan 
2) Afghanistan 
3) Bhutan 
4) Nepal 
5) Mauritius

 Ques. : 2 Who among the following has been sworn in as the Minister of Human Resource Development? He/She is the youngest minister of the new Union Cabinet as of now? 

1) Radha Mohan Singh 
2) Harsimrat Kaur Badal 
3) Ananth Kumar 
4) Smriti Zubin Irani 
5) Sushma Swaraj 

Ques. : 3 Who among the following has been appointed Chairman of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal, recently? 

1) Justice NP Singh 
2) Justice P Sathasivam 
3) Justice MB Shah 
4) Justice BS Chauhan 
5) None of these

Ques. : 4 Who has authored the book ‘Redesigning the Aeroplane While Flying: Reforming Institutions’? 

1) Pallavi Aiyar 
2) Mihir Shah 
3) Arun Maira 
4) Sam Pitroda 
5) Montek Singh Ahluwalia 

Ques. : 5 As announced by the US President Barack Obama, the US military will be completely pulled out of Afghanistan by the end of 

1) 2015 
2) 2016 
3) 2017 
4) 2018 
5) 2020 

COMPUTER AWARENESS

1. If a word is typed that is not in Word’s dictionary, a ____________ wavy underline appears below the word.
(A) red (B) green (C) blue (D) black

2. The____________ button on the quick access Toolbar allows you to cancel your recent commands or actions.
(A) Search (B) Cut (C) Document (D) Undo

3. In Excel, any set of characters containing a letter , hyphen, or space is considered—
 (A) a formula (B) text (C) a name (D) a title

4. ____________Software allows users to perform calculations on rows and columns of data.
(A) Word processing (B) Presentation graphics (C) Database Management Systems (D) Electronic Spreadsheet

5. A ____________represent approximately one billion memory locations.
 (A) kilobyte (B) megabyte (C) gigabyte (D) terabyte

6. ____________cells involves creating a single cell by combining two or more selected cells.
 (A) Formatting (B) Merging (C) Embedding (D) Splitting

Current Affairs Questions With Answers

Current Affairs Questions With Answers

Question 1
When did India successfully test fired Akash missile from Chandipur?
a) 1 May 2014
b) 2 May 2014
c) 29 April 2014
d) 15 April 2014
Answer : b) 2 May 2014

Question 2
In India, Election Queue Management System was introduced during Lok Sabha election 2014 in ______
a) Puri, Odisha
b) Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
c) Bijapur, Karnataka
d) Budwan, West Bengal
Answer: d) Budwan, West Bengal

Question 3
Find the number of Indians who won Harvard Business School New Venture Competition awards.
a) Four
b) Five
c) Three
d) Six
Answer : a) Four

Question 4
World Press Freedom Day is celebrated on ______.
a) 1 May
b) 3 May
c) 7 May
d) 11 May
Answer : b) 3 May

Question 5
When did Royal Nay Submarine Service has appointed first female submariners?
a) 5 May 2014
b) 6 May 2014
c) 7 April 2014
d) 5 April 2014
Answer : a) 5 May 2014

Question 6
RBI sanctioned to open Savings bank accounts for the minors of age above ____ years.
a) 15
b) 12
c) 10
d) 13
Answer : c) 10

GA QUESTIONS FOR IBPS PO

[1] Name the Parliamentary constituency in Assam which registered the highest voter turnout in the General Election 2014? 
Ans - Dhubri

[2] Who sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of Bihar? 
Ans - Jitan Ram Manjhi

[3] Who won won the Men's Italian Tennis Open 2014 held in Rome, Italy on 18 May 2014? 
Ans - Ans - Novak Djokovic

[4] Who was named as Manchester United’s new manager? 
Ans- Dutchman Louis Van Gaal

[5] Who has received an honorary knighthood? 
Ans – Ratan Tata

[6] Who has been nominated for the Rajiv Gandhi Leadership Award 2014? 
Ans - Arati Devi

[7] Name the bank that has set Guinness record in blood collection? 
Ans – HDFC Bank

[8] Who will receive 45th Dada Saheb Phalke Award? 
Ans – Gulzar

[9] Who has won the 2014 Asian award for outstanding achievement in sports? 
Ans - Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni

[10] Who has received the "Most Efficient Navratna 2013" award? 
Ans - HAL

GK Tricks:29

General Knowledge- Largest Producers in India 

1.The largest producer of paddy in India- West Bengal
2.The largest producer of wheat in India- Uttar Pradesh
3.The largest producer of sugarcane in India- Uttar Pradesh
4.The largest producer of groundnut in India- Gujarat
5.The largest producer of tea in India- Assam wheatfood-grains
6.The largest producer of coffee in India- Karnataka
7.The largest producer of jute in India- West Bengal
8.The largest producer of tobacco in India- Andhra Pradesh
9.The largest producer of bananas in India- Tamilnadu
10.The largest producer of saffron in India- Jammu & Kashmir
11.The largest producer of onion in India- Maharashtra
12.The largest producer of black pepper in India- Kerala
13.The largest producer of cotton in India- Gujarat
14.The largest producer of bamboos in India- Assam

GK Tricks 28

[1] Who has sworn-in as the first woman Chief Minister of Gujarat on 22 May 2014?
Ans - Anandiben Patel
[2] When was International Day for Biological Diversity observed across the world?
Ans - 22 May 2014
[3] Who has been appointed as new Director General of Police of Jammu and Kashmir?
Ans - K Rajendra Kumar
[4] Name the Snooker champion who has been nominated for Arjuna awards announced by the Billiards and Snooker Association of India (BSFI)?
Ans - Chitra Magimairaj
[5] Who has been selected as Managing Director of ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) by Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB)?
Ans - Narendra Kumar Verma
[6] When is International Museum Day celebrated?
Ans – 18th May
[7] Who won the Cricket Club of India (CCI) Classic Billiards and Snooker tournament?
Ans - Pankaj Advani
[8] Who took over as the new Chief Information Commissioner in the Central Information Commission?
Ans - Former IB chief Rajiv Mathur
[9] Which economies of the world have been declared world’s most expensive economies in a ranking released by the World Bank recently?
Ans - Switzerland, Norway
[10] What is the name of the India’s own card payment system that has been dedicated to the nation recently by President Pranab Mukherjee?
Ans - RupayCard

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