30 Nov 2013 IBPS Clerk III Evening Shift Exam Questions

Friends, we have already updated detailed review of today's IBPS Clerks Online III Exam and the questions asked in Today's morning shift. Here we are giving you the questions asked in the evening shift. These questions are shared by Swetha Muppaneni, Nikhil Pujani and Kingkar Pd. Mahato. We thank them for their great efforts. All the Best. 

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Vedic Maths Shortcuts for Addition

Friends, we proudly introducing the lessons on Vedic Mathematics. Mrs. Rupali Shete is going to post articles on Easy Methods in Maths and Vedic Algebra (one lesson per day). We hope you will find these helpful, All the Best.  Today we shall discuss a basic vedic math shortcut method for finding additions.

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Questions Asked In IBPS Clerks III Online Exam Held on 30-11-2013 (Morning)

Friends, we've already shared the review of today's IBPS Clerks III Online Exam. You can read that detailed review from here. Now here are some questions asked in today's exam. 

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Reviews of Today's (30th November 2013) IBPS Clerks Online Exam 2013 - Morning Shift

Hai friends. This is Bhavya. V.  I have attended today's (30-11-2013) IBPS Clerks Online Exam. Paper is very easy I must say (may be I was expecting something similar to IBPS PO's paper). I could attempt only 147 questions and one of my friends attempted 173 questions. Ofcourse, this happend due to my negligence. I prepared alot for IPBS PO III Exam but I couldn't make it due to the difficult and unexpected paper pattern. So I was expecting the same for IBPS Clerks too. I was like, "this time also they will twist the paper, so its no use of struggling much". But to my surprise almost all are direct questions. No twisted questions at all. Overall paper was cool and scoring.

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APCOB Recruitment Results Out (Staff Assistants & Manager Scale I)

Friends, the Andhra Pradesh State Co-Operative Bank Ltd has announced the online exam results of Staff Assistantss and Scale I Managers. Earlier the organization has conducted online exams on 16th November 2013 for the recruitment of Managers (Scale I) and on 17th November 2013 for the recruitment of Staff Assistants. The interviews for the Scale I Managers are tentatively scheduled from 12th December Onwards and for Staff Assistants from 20th December onwards. Date & time of interviews will be indicated in the call letter which can be downloaded from the bank's website soon. Check remaining details below. All the Best.

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Odisha State Cooperative Bank Recruitment 2013-2014

Friends the Odisha State Cooperative Bank, a Scheduled Bank under RBI Act was registerd in the year 1948 as the Apex Bank of the short term Coop.Credit structure of Odisha with an objective of Development of the agrarian economy of Odisha by catching the credit equipment of the terms of the state, is inviting online applications from eligible Indian citizens for filling up the posts of Assistant Managers in District central Cooperative bank in Odisha and Junior Managers in the Odisha State Cooperative Bank Ltd. You can apply online from 1st December 2013 to 8th December 2013. Check remaining details below.

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Federal Bank PO Results 2013 are Out

Friends, Federal Bank of India, the major Indian commercial bank in the private sector has announced the results of online aptitude test conducted in the month of October 2013. The bank has shortlisted 629 Candidates for the personal interview. The call letter for the personal interview for the shortlisted candidates will be made available in Bank’s website soon. Candidates shall keep ready documents proving

their eligibility for the post such as proof of date of birth, certificates/ mark lists in support of educational qualification, domicile certificate etc. for producing at the time of attending the interview. You can check your result from below link. All the Best :)

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28th November 2013 Current Affairs Updates

International Affairs

• Iran's six-month temporary rollback of its nuclear activities agreed to in the recent deal has not begun and the start date has not yet been set, a spokesman for world powers' chief negotiator said Today.
• Dubai to host World Expo 2020 beating off a challenge from Brazil , Russia , Turkey ; 1st Middle Eastern city to organise the exhibition.

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NICL AO (Administrative Officers) AO Re-Exam Schedule Out

Friends, as all of you know that the NICL (National Insurance Company Ltd) is conducting Re-Exam for the exam which was held on 8th September 2013 (you can read the detailed notification of NICL AO Re-examination from here) for the posts of Administrative Officers (both Generalist & Specialist disciplines). Today the organization has released the schedule of the re examination. The Written Examination for the post of Administrative Officers (Generalist & Specialist disciplines) is now rescheduled to be held on 15th December 2013 and 22nd December 2013. Fresh Admit Cards for the written examination will be sent to the email ids of the candidates and the same can be downloaded from the NICL website, 7 days prior to the examination. No need to apply for this again. 

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J&K Grameen Bank Recruitment of Officers and Office Assistants 2014

The J&K Grameen Bank, a Regional Rural Bank which was established on 30th June 2009 after amalgamation of two erstwhile RRBs viz. JRB and KRB, having its head office situated at Narwal, Jammu (J&K) is inviting online applications from eligible Indian citizens who have appeared and cleared the  Online CWE for RRBs conducted by IBPS during September / October 2013 for fillingup the posts of f Officers in Junior Management (Scale-I) cadre and Office Assistants (Multipurpose). You can apply online from 27th November 2013 to 12th December 2013. Check remaining details below.

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Dot Matrix Printer (DMP) - Introduction

Friends, we have already discussed about the introduction of Printers. You can read that post from here. In this post we shall discuss about dot matrix printers or DMPs. A Dot Matrix Printer is the most popular printer used for personal computers (PCs). In this type of printers, each character is formed from a set of dots in a rectangular matrix. DMP uses impact technology.The print head contains a physical array of pins. The print head moves across the paper and the selected pins are activated to strike the paper through an inked ribbon to produce an impression (consists of dots) on paper. To print the full character, the print head moves a predetremined number of positions to complete the matrix. The matrix usually contains 7 rows and 5 columns. However, the number of pins in the vertical array of print head are 9. The bottom 2 pins are used to form the descenders of lower-case letters, such as g, p, q and y. 

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Introduction to Printers

Printers are used for producing hard copy i.e., to generate the output on paper. They provide information in a permanent, readable form. Printers are most commonly used output devices in computer systems. A wide variety of printing devices are available and they can be classified according to the print quality and the printing speeds.

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Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative Bank Recruitment 2014

Friends, the Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative Bank Ltd is inviting online applications from eligible Indian Graduates (Commerce/Science/Arts) for filling up the posts of Management Trainee and Data Entry Operator (Trainee) posts. No IBPS Score is required to apply. The bank hasn't mention any last date for the applications. The candidates will be treated in first come first serve basis so better apply as soon as possible. Check remaining details below.

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27th November Current Affairs Updates

International Affairs

• Dubai was picked to host World Expo 2020 exhibition to become the first middle-eastern city to win a bid in the event’s 162-year history.
• IMF chief Christine Lagarde will next month pay her first visit to Myanmar as the once authoritarian government pursues reforms that have fueled growth.
• The translation of Biblical psalms "The Bay Psalm Book", the first book printed in USA during 1640 sold for more than $14 million at auction in New York Tuesday, Sotheby's said, becoming the world's most expensive book.

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IBPS PO III Online Exam 2013 Results Out

Good News friends, the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released the results of its Probationary Officers Online Exam which was held in the month of October 2013. You can check your IBPS PO CWE III result from below link by giving your Registration Number / Roll Number and Password / Date of Birth. All the successful candidates can download their Interview call letters from 1st week of January. And the interview process will be started from the 3rd week of January 2014. All the Best :)

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Maharashtra Gramin Bank Recruitment 2014

The Maharashtra Gramin Bank, one of the Regional Rural Banks of India which came into existence on 20th July 2009 after amalgamation of erstwhile Maharashtra Godavari Gramin Bank and Marathawada Gramin Bank, having its head office situated in Nanded is inviting online applications from eligible Indian citizens who have appeared and cleared the Online CWE for RRBs conducted by IBPS during September/ October 2013 for filling up the posts of  Officer in Middle Management Grade (Scale III), Officer in Middle Management Grade (Scale II), Officer in Junior Management (Scale I) Cadre and Office Assistant (Multipurpose). You can apply online from 27th November 2013 to 12th December 2013. Check remaining details below.

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Online Practice Test for Computers

The keys on the keyboard which may be programmed to do special takss are the

1. Arrow Keys
2. Numeric Keys
3. Function Keys
4. Control Keys

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Prathama Bank Recruitment of Officers and Office Assistants

Good News friends, Prathama Bank,  the first Regional Rural Bank of India, sponsored by Syndicate Bank established on 2nd October, 1975, with its Head Office situated at Moradabad is inviting online applications from eligible Indian citizens who have appeared and cleared the Online CWE for RRBs conducted by IBPS during September/ October 2013for filling up the posts of Officer in Middle Management Grade (Scale III), Officer in Middle Management Grade (Scale II), Officer in Junior Management (Scale I) Cadre and Office Assistant (Multipurpose). You can apply online from 26th November 2013 to 11th December 2013. There is NO APPLICATION FEE to apply

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Current Affairs Updates of 25th and 26th November 2013

International Affairs

• Thailand's embattled premier on Monday invoked a special security law in the tense capital Bangkok and nearby areas after protesters stormed key ministries in a bid to topple the government.
• A federal jury ordered two media companies to pay $1.2 million to a freelance photojournalist Daniel Morel for their unauthorized use of photographs he posted to Twitter.
• EU will likely ease sanctions in place against Iran in December, said French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius.

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Banking Awareness Online Practice Test for IBPS Clerks III - Set 17

Which among the following cannot be called an anti inflationary measure ?

1. Raising the Bank Rates
2. Raising the reserve ratio requirements
3. Purchase of securities in the open markets
4. Rationing of the credit

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Quick Reference Guide for IBPS Clerks CWE III 2013 - Pdf Download

Friends, here is the Quick Reference Guide for the upcoming IBPS Clerks CWE III Online Exam. We made this pdf file based on previous IBPS Clerical papers in mind. We have included all the important current affairs, GK and banking topics you need to prepare for IBPS Clerks III Onine Exam. At the same time we tried our best to make it simple and easy to understand. It just will take one day to read and memorize this entire pdf file (54 pages in total). So please try to complete this as soon as possible and don't wait till the day before the exam because it may not be possible for you to remember all the names when you are in a hurry. We've covered all the basic banking awareness topics in this pdf file. But due to size issues we couldn't include some lengthy topics in this, you can download them from our banking awareness study materials section.You can download the quick reference guide from below link. Happy Reading :)

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24th November 2013 Current Affairs Updates

International Affairs

• Increasingly under pressure in his country over the continuing drone attacks by US agencies in Pakistani areas, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif made a strong plea over the weekend for speedily resuming peace ties with India.
• India has donated 2,500 metric tonnes of wheat worth USD 2 million as food assistance to the troubled Gulf state of Yemen.
• Representatives from Southeast Asian nations and business leaders of the country have pledged to contribute substantially for the socio-economic growth of the North East region at a two-day North East Business Summit in Dibrugarh, Assam.

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23rd November 2013 Current Affairs

International Affairs

• The International Criminal Court has adjourned Kenya Vice President William Ruto's crimes against humanity trial until 13th January.
• A meeting of top defence official of the US and Pakistan have agreed to continue their counter-terrorism co-operation and strengthen their military to military ties in coming years, much beyond their cooperation in Afghanistan.

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November 2013 Month Banking and Financial Awareness Pdf Download

Friends, here is the Banking and Financial Awareness pdf file of the month November. We have already updated last five months' Banking Awareness updates in pdf format. You can download them from our banking awareness section here. Another important point we want to let you know is, the Quick Reference Guide for IBPS Clerks III Online Exam is almost ready. You will get it soon. We are leaving no stone unturned to make it a perfect reference guide for upcoming IBPS Clerks Exam. That's the reason for the delay. To make it simple and easy downloadable, we are not including basic banking awareness stuff like banking terms, definitions and history in it. So please prepare them by downloading them here before reading the quick reference guide. Happy Reading :)

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List of Major Stock Exchanges in the World

Friends, we have already discussed about the Stock Exchanges and their functions. Stock Exchange acts as a market place where new shares are issued to public by corporates and existing shares are bought and sold by public. Primary and Secondary market activities are carried out through stock exchanges. The members of the exchange may trade on their own or as brokers on behalf of others. There are a number of stock exchanges in the world. Based market capitalization factor the top 10 stock exchanges are,

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22nd November 2013 - Current Affairs Updates

International Affairs

• The United States marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy today.
• US wants Afghanistan to sign the bilateral security agreement (BSA) by the end of this year to ensure smooth post 2014 transition, a top presidential aide has said.
• Afghan President Hamid Karzai Thursday backed a proposed security pact with the United States that will see up to 15,000 foreign troops stay in the war-torn country, but said it would not be signed until after next year's election.

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Computer Knowledge Multiple Choice Questions for IBPS and SBI Clerks

What hardware is used by the first generation of computers ?

1. Valves
2. Transistors
3. IC's
4. Capacitors
5. Conductors

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Important Books and Authors List 2013 - Pdf Download

Friends, nowadays in almost every competitive exam they are asking at least one question about books and authors. So, we must say that it is one of the crucial areas of General Awareness / Current Affairs section of any competitive exam. Many of our friends have been asking us to upload a  post about it. Here it is friends, here is the Important Books and Authors List of the year 2013 compiled by our friend Sergio Ramosh. This list covers almost all the important and popular books along with their author names. We are giving this in pdf format so that it will be easier for you to  prepare. You can download the pdf file from below mediafire link. Happy Reading :)

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Daily Current Affairs Updates - 21st November 2013

International Affairs

• Serbia and China signed USD 716 million deal to build new coal-fired power plant unit and expand coal mining.
• Iran's foreign ministry rejected as politically motivated a United Nations resolution which expresses "deep concern" over the Islamic republic's human rights record.
• The United States voiced concern after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was given emergency powers to rule by decree for the coming months.

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Clerical Recruitment for the year 2014 in Tamilnad Mercantile Bank (TMB)

The Tamilnad Mercantile Bank (TMB) is inviting online applications from eligibile Indian Citizens for the recruitment of Clerks 2014. You can apply online from 20th November 2013 to 4th December 2013. Check remaining details below.

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Banking and Financial Awareness of October 2013 - Pdf Download

Friends, here is the pdf file of October month's Banking and Financial Awareness updates. We have already uploaded the pdf files of September, August and July months' Banking Awareness pdf files. You can download them from below links. You can check complete banking awareness material for upcoming IBPS Clerks exam from here. Please use the comments section below if you have any queries regarding Banking Awareness section. Happy Reading :)

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MCA and Post Graduates are Eligible for IBPS IT Officers CWE III 2014

Good News friends. The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has changed the eligibility criteria for the IT Officers posts of its Specialist Officers CWE III Online Exam 2014. Earlier the IBPS has stated that "4 year Engineering Degree or PG in Engineering Degree" is mandatory to apply. Many non engineering post graduates and MCA graduates got disappointed by seeing that notification. 

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Haryana Gramin Bank Recruitment Notification for IBPS RRB II

Good News Friends, The Haryana Gramin Bank has announced the first ever recruitment notification for IBPS RRB CWE II Qualified Candidates. It is inviting online applications for the posts of Officers in Junior Management (Scale-I) and Office Assistants (Multipurpose). Those aspirants who have cleared the Online CWE-II for RRBs conducted by IBPS during September/ October 2013 are eligible to apply. You can apply online from 21st November 2013 to 6th December 2013. Check remaining details below.

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Daily Current Affairs Updates - 20th November 2013

International Affairs

• Prime Minister David Cameron telephoned President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday to become the first British premier to call an Iranian leader in over a decade, discussed the recent improvements in bilateral ties between London and Tehran, the conflict in Syria and the latest round of negotiations over Iran's nuclear programme.
• Pakistan set up a special court to try former president Pervez Musharraf for high treason, the first time a civilian administration has sought to prosecute a military ruler.

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Online Mock / Practice Test for IBPS Clerks III Online Exam 2013

Friends, as all of you know the IBPS has started conducting online exams from almost 1one year and currently has the capacity to hold online examination for over 5000 candidates across the country in a single session. Many of you already might have attended at least one Online Test conducted by IBPS and probably have the good idea on what the online exam process is. But some of us are appearing for the IBPS Clerks III Online Exam which is going to be held in this November and December Months for the first time. This post is for them, who don't have the basic idea on what the Online Exam is. This mock test will help you getting the basic idea of IBPS Clerks III Online Exam. All the Best.

Note : This mock test is just for practice purpose only. Don't treat this as a sample paper. We are working on sample papers and you will get them by tomorrow.

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South Indian Bank Recruitment of Clerks

The South Indian Bank Ltd, a reputed Private Bank of India is inviting online applications from eligible Indian Citizens for filling up the posts of Probationary Clerks for it's Ahmedabad's Region. All interested candidates can apply online from 20th November to 2nd December 2013. You can check remaining details below. 

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Current Affairs Updates - 19th November 2013

International Affairs

• India and Australia to hold the 3rd round of civil nuclear talks on 26-27 November to pave the way for early conclusion of the agreement.
• Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan visits Poland's capital Warsaw today to attend the ministerial level talk on Environment.
• Kuwait has announced it will give USD1 billion to African countries in the next five years, as dozens of heads of state meet in the country today for the third Arab-African summit.
• The European Union (EU) is keen on concluding the long-pending negotiations for the Free Trade Pact with India by next year, Ireland Minister for Enterprise, Jobs and Innovation, Richard Bruton said today.

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IBPS Clerks II Online Exam Previous Paper Free Download

Friends, here is the previous paper of IBPS Clerks Online Exam which was held on 15-12-2012. You can download the pdf version of this paper from the below mediafire link. Just download this pdf file and practice on your own. After completing, you can refer to the key given at the end of the paper. Hope it will helpful for you in your preparation. We have already updated the IBPS Clerks Previous papers of the year 2011. You can download the paper which was held on 27th November 2011 from here. And you can download the paper held on 4th December 2012 from here. We will try to upload more previous and practice papers. Happy Reading :)

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Verbal Ability Study Material - Pdf Download

Verbal Ability is one of the most crucial areas of any Competitive Exam. In this, they will check your vocabulary and logical reasoning skills. Verbal Ability tests vary depend on the type of the exam. Some times they will give you a words followed by five options and ask you to select the word SIMILAR / OPPOSITE to the given word. Some times they may give you a pair of words which are logically connected with each other followed by five pairs. You have to pick the similar pair. 

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Daily Current Affairs Updates - 18th November 2013

International Affairs

• United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that he expects a long-delayed peace conference on Syria’s bloody conflict will be held in “mid-December” with a specific date to be set next week.
• With India continuing to engage in oil exploration in South China Sea, Vietnam today appreciated its "constructive role" in the resources-rich area notwithstanding China's objections to Indian involvement.

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IBPS Specialist Officers CWE III Notification Out

Good News Friends, the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has came out with the third round notification of Specialist Officers Recruitment. The online exam is tentatively scheduled on February 2014. You can apply online from 25th November 2013 to 14th December 2013. Check remaining details below.

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Properties of Perfect Squares

Friends, we have already posted 3 shortcut techniques for finding Squares. In this post we shall discuss some basic properties of Perfect Squares.

1. A number ending in 2, 3, 7 or 8 is never a perfect square. or all the square numbers end with 0, 1, 4, 5, 6 or 9 at units place. We can verify this statement by observing the squares table here. 
• Note : The converse of the above statement is not true. i.e., if a number ends in 0, 1, 4, 5, 6 or 9, then it is not necessarily a square number. For example, 170, 251, 3584, etc are not Square numbers, though these end with 0, 1, 4.

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17th November 2013 Current Affairs Updates

International Affairs

• The Defense Department spent USD 10.2 billion over three decades burning tons of deadly nerve gas and other chemical weapons stored in four US states, some of the agents so deadly even a few drops can kill.
• French Interior Minister Manuel Valls vowed that his government would continue to support Mali in its fight against terrorism, despite a planned withdrawal of most of its troops.
• Turkey Prime Minister RecepTayyipErdogan meets Iraqi Kurdish leader to shore up peace talks.
• CHOGM to end today with 3 declarations and a Summit Communiqué

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Review and Questions Asked in Today's (17th Nov 2013) FCI MT (Management Trainees) Exam

Friends, here is the review of the Food Corporation India's Management Trainees Exam (FCI MT) dated 17-11-2013. Shared by our friend Sergio Ramosh.

There was no time constraint today, 90 minutes was enough to answer all the 120 questions. Overall it was easy-moderate paper. I think 90+ questions will be a good attempt.

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Daily Current Affairs Updates - 16th November 2013

International Affairs

• Progressive Party of Maldives’ candidate Abdullah Yameen on Saturday defeated former premier Mohammed Nasheed to win presidential polls in the Indian Ocean archipelago country.
• US President Barack Obama has greeted the Sikh community ahead of its founder Guru Nanak Dev's birth anniversary and called the festival an occasion to reflect on the holy guru's "timeless teachings".

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Current Affairs of November 15th

International Affairs

• US Secretary of State John Kerry revealed for the first time that the United States is offering to free up "a tiny portion" of some USD 45 billion in Iranian assets frozen in bank accounts around the world.
• Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) decided to stay away from CHOGM, alleging the government was using devious methods of "harassing" the party.

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Bharat Ratna for Sachin Tendulkar and Prof CNR Rao

All cricket god fans, here is the perfect climax for the story. The Indian Government has announced Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award of India to batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar.  Just hours after he bids goodbye to cricket, it was decided that he would be awarded with this great honor. "I dedicate this award to my mother," said Mr Tendulkar, who had made special arrangements to ensure his mother, Rajni Tendulkar, watches his last Test match against West Indies at Mumbai's Wankhede stadium. With this, Tendulkar has become the first sportsperson to receive the biggest honour possible for any Indian.

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Check your IBPS RRB CWE II Scores Now

Friends, the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released the scores of the second Common Written Examination conducted for Regional Rural Banks (IBPS RRB CWE II). You can check your IBPS RRB Common Written Examination II Scores Now by entering your Registration Number / Roll Number and Password / Date of Birth from below links. All the Best :)

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Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination 2013 Results Out

Friends, the Union Public Service Commission has announced the results of the Indian Forest Service  (Main) Examination which was held in October, 2013.  You can check the Roll Numbers of the candidates who have qualified for Personality Test from below. Interview of Candidates who have qualified for the Personality Test are likely to be held in December, 2013.  The exact date of interview will, however, be intimated to the candidates through Interview Letter/e-mail.  Roll Number wise Interview Schedule will also be made available on Commission’s Website in due course. The candidates are advised to check their e-mail also for further information.

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Daily Current Affairs Updates - 14th November 2013

International Affairs

• The United States designated Nigeria's radical Islamist Boko Haram network and an offshoot known as Ansaru as terror groups, bowing to months of pressure to act.
• British PM DavidCameron arrives in India on a day-long visit, Expansion of business ties, exploring new areas of cooperation and the Vodafone tax dues issue are likely to figure during talks with our PM Manmohan Singh.

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Venture Capital Companies - Modes of Financing

Friends this is the third lesson in the Venture Capital Series. We have already discussed about Introduction of Venture Capital Companies (Read that Here) and SEBI Guidelines (Read that Here).  Read those posts before reading this for better understanding. Now lets start our present topic. The Venture Capitalists provide funds for long-term in the following ways.

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SEBI Guidelines for Venture Capital Funds

Friends, in our last post we have discussed about the introduction and features of Venture Capital Companies. In this post we shall discuss about the guidelines issued by SEBI for Venture Capital Companies.The guidelines / regulations contained in a consultative paper (xi) dated 13th February 1996 are approved by SEBI in principle. The regulations are,

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Venture Capital Companies - Introduction, Features

Venture Capital is an early stage of financing of new companies which seems to grow rapidly. The basic rule of venture capital is higher risks with higher returns, it is very difficult to assess the strength and weakness of a project at the initial stage. According to SEBI, "Venture Capital means a fund established in the form of company or trust, which raises money through loans, donations, issue of securities or units as the case may be and makes or proposes to make investments in accordance with the regulations". This is a very important source of funding for startups that do not have access to capital markets. It typically entails high risk for the investor, but it has the potential for above-average returns.

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List of Shortlisted Candidaes for Catholic Syrian Bank Officers 2013

The Catholic Syrian Bank has announced the post wise list of Candidates who are Shortlisted for the Interview of Specialist Officers 2013. Earlier the bank has invited online applications from eligible Indian citizens for the posts of Chartered Accountants (10 Posts),  Cost Accountants (20 Posts), MBA / PGDM (40 Posts), Law Officers (6 Posts), IT Officers (14 Posts), Agriculture Officers (10 Posts) in the month of October 2013 (read detailed post from here). It has received 40,000 applications for 100 posts. Now the bank has shortlisted some candidates based on marks obtained by them in the qualifying examination. Check more details below.

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Daily CA Updates of 13th November 2013

International Affairs

• An Egyptian court has declared that Egypt's 3-month-old state of emergency expired Tuesday, two days earlier than expected, throwing the government and security agencies into confusion amid worries that its lifting could add new fire to protests by supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi.
• The Palestinians threatened on Tuesday to appeal to the UN Security Council over Israel's quickening settlement drive in the West Bank and to step up efforts to join UN agencies.

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Detailed Syllabus of IBPS Clerks IV Online Exam - What to Prepare ?

Friends, its time to discuss about the IBPS Clerks IV Online Exam. We already have started updating detailed study materials about this exam. But people have been requesting us to discuss the pattern and syllabus. So this post is for them. As we have already mentioned in our previous posts IBPS Clerical Exam is not that much hard to crack. With little preparation and focus you can easily clear this exam with good score. The best thing in this exam is, almost all questions will be direct questions. There probably will be NO twisted questions like the ones they ask in PO exams. Lets start our discussion with the Pattern of the Exam.

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Multiprocessing - A Detailed Explanation

Friends, in our last post we have discussed about Multiprogramming. That means one CPU handling different programs according to its convenience. We call it as interleaved execution. That means the CPU acts according to its free time. There is NO parallel processing. But what if we want to execute two or more programs at the same time ? Which you can't do with a single CPU ? Simple.. You just add some additional CPUs. Right? Thats it? This is called Multiprocessing or Parallel Processing. 

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Multiprogramming - A Detailed Explanation

Before going to discuss about Multiprogramming, lets have a look on how a Computer Works. In simple terms when you run a program, the Input devices takes the data and gives it to CPU. CPU works with that data and gives the output to output devices. Finally the Output devices gives us the output. This is the process. Our computer works better if there is synchronization between the input / output devices and CPU. What if the CPU performs faster than the I/O devices ? Confused ? Well, The Central Processing Unit (CPU) is very fast, but the input / output (I/O) devices are slow when compared to CPU. Multiprogramming is a technique developed to minimize the effect of this mismatch between CPU and I/O devices so that the CPU time is more efficiently used.

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IBPS Clerks III Banking Awareness Online Model Practice Test - Set 16

The world Bank is also referred to as

1. IBRD
2. IDBI
3. IDA
4. IMF
5. None of these

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12th Noveber 2013 Current Affairs

International Affairs

• Global Coalition Against Child Pneumonia announced the theme of 2013 World Pneumonia Day commemorations will be “Innovation”.
• To create niche for Indian handcrafted items in emerging markets, Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts organises 2-day meet at Santiago.
• Indian Government began roadshows in US for sale of its 10 per cent stake in nation's largest oil firm, Indian Oil Corp (IOC), that may fetch as much as Rs 3,900 crore.
• The UN has launched an appeal for $301m (£190m) to help relief efforts in typhoon-hit areas of the Philippines.

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Meet the Gold Medal Winner of World Cup Shooting 2013 - Heena Sidhu

Indian woman shooter Heena Sidhu has created history by becoming the first pistol exponent from India to win a gold medal at the ISSF (International Shooting Sport Federation) World Cup finals in Munich, Germany. She won this award in in 10m Air Pistol event. Punjab born heena won this gold medal by defeating double Olympic Champion Guo Wenjun from China, world champion Arunovic Zorana from Serbia and multiple Olympic medallist Olena Kostevych of Ukraine in a stiff competition in the 10m Air Pistol. The ISSF World Cup is a prestegious competition for shooters. This was introduced by the International Shooting Sport Federation in 1986 to provide a homogeneous system for qualification to the Olympic shooting competitions. It is held once a year and features only top 10 shooters of the world. 

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NICL Administrative Officer (AO) Re-Examination Notice

The National Insurance Company Ltd has decided to conduct Re-Examination for the exam held on 8th September 2013. The fresh examination will be held on 15th December 2013 and 22nd December 2013 for all the candidates except the candidates who were debarred during the examination held on 08/09/2013.

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Shamrao Vithal Co-operative Bank Customer Service Officers and Clerks Recruitment

The Shamrao Vithal Co-operative Bank Ltd, one of the oldest Urban Co-Operative Banks of India is inviting online applications for filling up the vacancies of Customer Service Officer in the Officer Grade and Customer Service Representative in the Clerical Cadre of the Bank. You can apply online from 15th November 2013 to 30th November 2013. No IBPS Score is Requried to Apply for these Jobs. Check remaining details below.

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Federal Bank Clerk Recruitment's Interview schedule is out

Good News Friends, one of the major private sector banks of India, the Federal Bank has announced the Interview Schedule of its Clerical Recruitment 2013. The bank has conducted aptitude test for clerks on 6th October 2013 and came out with the results on 1st November 2013. Now it has announced the list of candidates whose interview is scheduled on 19th / 21st / 22nd and 23rd November 2013 (139 candidates). The call letter for the personal interview for the shortlisted candidates of above dates can be downloaded from below mentioned links. The interview call letters for the remaining candidates shortlisted will be made available later in bank's webiste once their interviews are scheduled. All the Best.

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Daily Current Affairs Updates - 11th November 2013

International Affairs

• Maldivian President Mohammed Waheed today defied international calls for an interim government until a new president is elected, saying he will stay in office until his successor is sworn in on Novemeber 16.
• Greece’s Conservative-Socialist coalition government survived a no-confidence motion tabled by the main opposition Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) party early on Monday, following an often heated three-day parliamentary debate.
• Bangladesh's cabinet ministers today tendered their resignations to pave the way for an all-party government to oversee general elections, with the BNP-led opposition adamant on the demand for a neutral non-party government amid a violent political standoff.

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IBPS CWE Clerks III Online Exam Call Letters / Admit Cards Download Link Activated

Good News Friends, the IBPS has activated the call letter download link for its 3rd round Clerical Recruitment Online Exam which is going to be held from 30th November 2013 to 15th December 2013. You can download your Admit Card / Call Letter from below link by entering your Registration Number and Date of Birth / Password.

Here another important thing to note is, almost nobody got the same exam center as they have applied for. As the IBPS is conducting online exam it has to check so many issues (like system arrangements and internet connection etc)... and the number of candidates who have applied are also very high this time. So its not possible for IBPS to allot the selected centers by candidates. Many of our friends got centers from far and unknown areas. So the candidates better visit the exam center once before the date of exam so that they can avoid the last minute rush and missing the exam due to the lack of knowledge by estimate the time of the journey. All the Best :)

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10th November 2013 Current Affairs Updates

International Affairs

• The death toll from a super typhoon (Haiyan) that decimated entire towns in the Philippines could soar well over 10,000, authorities warned Nov. 10, making it the country's worst recorded natural disaster.
• India and oil-rich Kuwait have decided to deepen their engagement in diverse sectors like energy security, petrochemicals, infrastructure development and information technology even as the two nations condemned terrorism in all "shapes and forms".
• The United States urged the Maldives to carry out a decisive presidential run-off without delay after elections failed to deliver a clear winner.
• Sri Lanka today began the side events of the 54-nation Commonwealth Summit in which delegations from as many as 41 nations will participate.

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Meet the Miss Universe 2013 - Gabriela Isler

25 year old Miss Venezuela, Gabriela Isler crowned Miss Universe 2013 on Saturday, marking the seventh contest win for the South American country during a glittering ceremony at Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russia. Gabriela Isler, whose full name is Maria Gabriela de Jesus Isler Morales, works on Venezuela's Venevision television, and as a flamenco dancer. Last year's winner Olivia Culpo from United States of America handed over her diamond crown to Isler, who looked stunning in a silver rhinestone studded evening dress. “I have a lot of emotions. I can’t describe all the things that I feel at this moment because I’m shaking,” she said. Meanwhile, Spain's Patricia Yurena Rodriguez came second, while Constanza Baez from Ecuador secured the 3rd place, while India's contender Manasi Moghe could only make it to the top ten. The last time an Indian won the Miss Universe title was Lara Dutta in 2000.

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Current Affairs Updates of 9th November 2013

International Affairs

• Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today asked dissident Baloch leaders to lay down arms and support his government's efforts to develop the restive and quake-hit Balochistan province.
• Opposition parties in Bangladesh Friday announced a 72-hour nationwide strike from Sunday, demanding restoration of a neutral caretaker regime to oversee the next general election, after enforcing two back to back 60-hour shutdowns since October 27 on the same issue.
• Iranian Defence Minister Gen Hossein Dehghan inaugurates missile production plant aimed at improving the country's air defence capabilities.
• Women representing 86 countries will vie for the Miss Universe crown Saturday at the final of the 61-year-old beauty contest, which is being held in Russia for the first time.
• Bhutan's main opposition party Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) won a byelection for a parliamentary seat on November 9, which had been vacated by its leader and former Prime Minister Jigmi Y Thinley.
• President of Ghana John Dramani Mahama has cancelled his three-day India visit from tomorrow due to "pressing" domestic developments.
  

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Reviews of Today's (9.11.2013) IBPS PO 3 Online Exam with Questions Asked

 Review shared by Bairavi Pothiraja

Friends, I have attended Today's (9th November 2013) IBPS PO III Online Exam - Morning Session. I felt this Exam was easy when compared to previous sets. Here is the sectional wise review...

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Online Model Practice Tests for IBPS Clerks - Banking Awareness - Set 15

Identify the mismatched pair from the following ?

1. ACCOCHAM - Rana Kapoor
2. FICCI - Naina Lal Kidwai
3. CII -  S Gopalakrishnan
4. NASSCOM - Som Mittal
5. All are correctly matched

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Daily Current Affairs Updates - 8th November 2013

International Affairs

• The world's most powerful typhoon of the year gained strength on Thursday as it swirled towards the Philippines, forcing mass evacuations, flight cancellations and school suspensions across the disaster-weary nation.
• The US Senate approved legislation outlawing workplace discrimination against gay, bisexual and transgender Americans, demonstrating the nation's quickly evolving attitude toward gay rights nearly two decades after Congress rejected same-sex marriage.

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Another Subsequent Allotment Notification to IBPS Clerks II 2nd Round

Friends, IBPS has completed, one more provisional allotment exercise under CWE Clerks-II based on merit-cum-preference list of IBPS Clerks II Common Written Exam Qualified candidates. This allotment is done according to the State/UT wise, category wise subsequent vacancies as on 5th November 2013 for clerical cadre (2013-14) furnished by the Participating Organizations. The organization has been informing all the selected candidates via emails and messages. Check remaining details below. All the Best.

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Leasing - Introduction and Types

Leasing may be defined as a method of acquiring right to use an equipment or asset for consideration. Leasing has become a popular source of finance for the companies requiring equipments like computers, air crafts, plants, trucks etc.

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Trading / Direct Access Trading

Friends, in our last post we have discussed about the introduction of Online Trading and a few details about the online trading in India. In this post we shall discuss the advantages and some disadvantages of online trading.

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Current Affairs Updates of 7th November 2013

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

• Britain's intelligence chiefs will give their first ever public testimony on Thursday when they are cross-examined together in parliament about the case of former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden.
• Envoys from Iran and six world powers started a new round of nuclear talks in Geneva on Thursday, aiming for an agreement on initial concessions from both sides.

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SBI Clerks Recruitment 2013 for Pharmacists, Control Room Operators and Armourers

The State Bank of India (SBI) is inviting online applications from eligible Indian citizens for filling up its clerical cadre posts of Pharmacists, Control Room Operators and Armourers. You can apply online from 8th November 2013 to 22nd November 2013. Experience required to apply for these posts. Check remaining details below.

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Daily Current Affairs - 6th November 2013

International Affairs

• The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Tuesday urged North Korea to abandon nuclear weapons, Iran to resolve outstanding issues about its suspect nuclear program, and Syria to answer questions about an alleged covert nuclear reactor.
• Italian Senators will vote on November 27 on whether to expel center-right leader Silvio Berlusconi from parliament over a conviction for tax fraud.

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NICL Assistants Final Results (Written and Interview) Out

Good News friends, the National Insurance Company Ltd (NICL) has announced the Final results (written and interview) of its Assistants Recruitment. Earlier the organization has conducted recruitment exam for Assistants on 14th and 21st July 2013 later it had conducted Interviews for the shortlisted candidates during September 2013. Now it has came out with the state wise shortlisted  candidates for per-employment medical examination. You can check the state wise / company wise roll numbers and names of the selected candidates from the below link.

Intimation through email and SMS about their selection for their pre-employment medical examination will be sent to the individual candidates. Candidates are advised to check the website of the company in which he/she has been selected to know where and when they have to report for Pre-employment Medical Examination. The schedule for pre-employment medical examination will be displayed in the website in due course. All the Best :)

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Tips to Solve Statement-Assumption Problems of Reasoning Section - Lesson 2

Friends, this is the Lesson 2 of Statement Assumption problems of Reasoning. So before reading this, please read the lesson 1 here. In lesson 1 we have discussed 4 important techniques to solve statement-assumptions problems. Here goes the 5th technique

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How to Solve Statement and Assumptions Problems in Reasoning Section ? - Lesson 1

In these type of problems they will give you a statement and two assumptions (numbered I and II) followed by five options. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the given statement and the assumptions and then have to decide which of the given assumptions is implicit in the given statement. You have to pick the correct answer according to it.

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Online Trading - Introduction

Online Trading or Direct Access Trading (DAT) of financial instruments has become very popular in the last few years or so. Investors could log on from anywhere, at any time and appreciate market events and carry out investment decisions over the internet. With online portals and service providers, offering the investor easier and cheaper ways of holding trading accounts, the online investment scenario has boomed. Now almost all financial instruments are available to trade online including stocks, bonds, futures, options, ETFs, forex currencies and mutual funds.

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Daily Current Affairs Updates - 5th November 2013

International Affairs

• US President BarackObama calls on Senate to pass legislation prohibiting employment discrimination against gay, bisexual and transgenders.
• US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Poland for talks on growing trade ties, as well as plans to base an American missile defence system there by 2018.
• The United Nations called for greater UN Security Council pressure for access to war-stricken Syria as it announced a major rise in homelessness and civilians in need.

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IBPS RRBs CWE II Results Out

Good News friends, as expected the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has announced the results of IBPS RRB PO and IBPS RRB Clerks CWE II. These Common Online  Examinations were conducted by IBPS for the recruitment of Officers Scales I, II and III and Office Assistants on behalf of Regional Rural Banks (IBPS RRB CWE II) during the months September and October 2013. Now the organization has came out with the results. You can check your result from below link. You should enter your Registration Number / Roll Number and Passwords in-order to check your results.  You will get your marks within 15 days. All the Best :)

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Difference between a Bill of Exchange and Cheques

Friends, so far we have discussed about Bill of Exchanges and Cheques. As we have already mentioned, even though a cheque is similar to Bill of Exchange still they have some differences. Have a look,

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Characteristics / Features of a Cheque

Friends, in our last post we have discussed about the introduction of Cheque. In this post we shall discuss some features / characteristics of a Cheque.

1. Instrument in writing : A cheque must be necessarily in writing. Oral orders to the bank to pay some money do not constitute a cheque. 

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Daily Current Affairs Updates - 4th November 2013

International Affairs

• US Secretary of State John Kerry has called for an end to all violence in Egypt and urged moves to full democracy on his first visit to the country since President Mohammed Morsi was ousted.
• A court in Islamabad has granted bail to former military dictator Pervez Musharraf in a case related to the murder of Lal Masjid cleric Abdul Rasheed Ghazi in a 2007 military raid.

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Cheque - A Brief Introduction and Requisites

Sec.6 of the Negotiable Instruments Act defines a cheque as "A bill of exchange drawn on a specified banker and not expressed to be payable otherwise than on demand". A cheque is defined as a bill of exchange. But it is different from a bill in many aspects. Chalmer rightly points out that, "All cheques are bills of exchanges but all bills of exchanges are not cheques".

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Online Model Tests for Banking Awareness - Set 14

According to the 2nd monetary policy review presented by RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, repo rate raised by ___________ basis points

1. 36 bps
2. 25 bps
3. 96 bps
4. 23 bps
5. 60 bps

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Daily Current Affairs Updates - 3rd November 2013

International Affairs

• Australia and the United States mounted a joint surveillance operation on Indonesia during the 2007 United Nations climate change conference in Bali.
• Pakistan will review its relationship with the United States in a high-level meeting on Sunday, the prime minister's office said, following the killing of the Pakistani Taliban leader in a US drone strike.

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IBPS Clerks III Online Exam Pre-Exam Training Call Letter / Admit Card Download

Friends, the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has made the download links of  pre exam training Call Letters for IBPS Clerks III Online Exam available now. The training will be held from 9th to 16th November 2013. All eligible candidates for the pre exam training can download their call letters for the same from the below link. You should enter your Registration Number and Date of Birth / Password in-order to download your Pre-Examination Training Call Letter. All the Best :)

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Daily Current Affairs Updates - 2nd November 2013

International Affairs

• China today upgraded its warning of high waves to orange level, the second-highest warning in its four-tier colour-coded weather system, as Typhoon Krosa strengthened to a strong typhoon.
• Niger says it will close illegal migrant camps in the north of the country after 92 people who died of thirst were found in the Sahara.
• Iraq PM, Nuri al-Maliki to meet US President BarackObama to press for military equipment & greater cooperation in fighting militants
• Sri Lanka's Northern Province Chief Minister CV Vigneswaran has praised India for its efforts in securing the provincial council elections in his country.

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Current Affairs Updates - 1st November 2013

International Affairs

• A tunnel designed to smuggle drugs from Tijuana, Mexico, to San Diego was equipped with lighting, ventilation and an electric rail system,  one of the most sophisticated secret passages discovered along the US-Mexico border.
• Israel has reportedly carried out an air strike on a Syrian military installation to stop a shipment to Hezbollah, as inspectors said Syria's entire declared stock of chemical weapons has been placed under seal.
• The largest orange diamond to come to auction will go on sale next week in Switzerland, with the rare gem expected to fetch a record $17-20 million (14-16 million euros).

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FCI Management Trainees Admit Cards / Call Letter Download

Friends, the Food Corporation of India (FCI), one of the largest Public Sector Undertaking organizations, which deals with with food grain supply - chain management, has made the download links of Admit Cards for the Management Trainees recruitment exam which is going to be held on 17th November 2013.  Earlier the organization has invited online / offline applications from eligible Indian citizens for the above mentioned posts form 2nd July 2013 to 31st July 2013. Now it has came out with the Hall Tickets / Admit Cards for the same. The organization has been mailing admit cards to all the candidates. If you have not recieved the admit card till now, you can download the same from below link. You should enter your Registration / Application Number and your Date of Birth to download your admit card. All the Best :)

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Current Affairs Updates - 31st October 2013

International Affairs

• US security leaker Edward Snowden is set to start a new job at a major Russian website, three months after the fugitive was given asylum in Russia, his lawyer said on Thursday.
• India on Thursday said BRICS nations have demonstrated economic resilience by weathering the global financial crisis rather well and are expected to play central role in post-crisis global economy.
• Australian authorities have confirmed that a man from western region has contracted dengue fever, the country's first case in more than 70 years.

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Current Affairs Updates - 30th October 2013

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

• A Sri Lankan court on Wednesday released 19 Indian fishermen on completion of their judicial remand period.The fishermen, said to be from Pudukottai in Tamil Nadu, were arrested in September for engaging in allegedly illegal fishing activity near Delft islands off Jaffna.
• For the first time in five years, the US government has run a budget deficit below USD 1 trillion.

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Current Affairs Updates - 29th October 2013

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

• Turkey is due to unveil on Tuesday a three-billion-euro rail tunnel under the Bosphorus connecting Istanbul's European and Asian sides, one of several mega projects driven by the Islamic-rooted government in the country's main gateway city.
• Separatist Syed Ali Geelani on Tuesday urged the Afghan Taliban to stabilize their country "before making any plans for Kashmir" after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan next year.
• Stressing on the need for reform of the UN security council, India has said expansion in its membership is essential to make the world body credible and ensure continued confidence of the international community in the institution.

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Results of Federal Bank Clerk Recruitment are out

Good News friends, Federal Bank of India, one of the major Indian commercial private sector banks, the fourth largest bank in India in terms of capital base has announced the list of shortlisted candidates for the interviews of clerks. Earlier the bank has invited online applications for the above mentioned posts from 12th to 26th September 2013 and conducted Aptitude test for the same on 6th October 2013. Now it has came out with the results of the Aptitude Test.

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REPCO Bank Probationary Officers / Junior Assistants Interview Results Out

Good News friends, the REPCO Bank Ltd (Repatriates Cooperative Finance and Development Bank Ltd) has announced the final results of Probationary Assistant Manager - Scale I Officers and Probationary Junior Assistants. Earlier the organization has conducted written exams for the recruitment of the above mentioned posts on 18th August 2013 and Interviews during the months September and October 2013. Now it has came out with the list of selected candidates in the interviews for the posts of of Officers and Junior Assistants. The Organization has been sending individual Appointment Orders to all the selected candidates. Check remaining details below. All the Best.

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