30th April 2015 - Important Current Affairs updates

International Affairs

• Today is International Jazz Day‬.
• This day is being observed to break down barriers and create opportunities for mutual understanding and tolerance.
• The Day is intended to raise awareness in the international community of the virtues of jazz as an educational tool, and a force for peace, unity, dialogue and enhanced cooperation among people.

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SBI PO 2015 Online Application Last Date Extended

Friends, the State Bank of India (SBI) has extended the last date for SBI PO 2015 Online Applications. Earlier, the bank has mentioned 2nd May 2015 as last date for online registration. But today it has extended the last date upto 7th May 2015. You can check this info from the career's section of SBI's official website or from online application link. All the Best :)

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A.P.Mahesh Co-operative Urban Bank PO Online Test Hall Tickets out

Friends, the A.P.Mahesh Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd has released the Hall Tickets for it's upcoming Probationary Officers (POs) online exam.  The online test is scheduled to be held on 17th May 2015. You can download your Hall Tickets from the official website of A.P. Mahesh Co-operative Bank www.apmaheshbank.com or from below link. All the Best :)

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Important Notice To B.E And B.Tech Friends Who Qualified In ISRO Assistant

Hai friends…Iam Sandhya from Hyderabad, Telangana district….

Yesteday i.e..,on 29/04/2015 I had ISRO Assistant Interview near Balanagar, Hyd…

Last Minute before interview they did not allow us because for Assistant post B.E and B.Tech people are not eligible it seems…Many of my b.tech Friends came to interview from Long distances and they did not allow us….

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General Knowledge Quiz - Set 42

What is Beighton Cup is associated with ?


What is a blog that contains video material called ?


Which big cat is the strongest climber ?


Name the largest mammal ?

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Interview Questions asked in Banking Exams 2014

Hi friends this is Bhavna Mahor from Agra.

Here i want to share my banking intrvw questions.. hope this will help u out in ur upcoming intrvws that what type of questions they asked..

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29th April 2015 - Important Current Affairs updates

International Affairs

• Indonesia has executed eight convicted drug traffickers (seven of them foreigners) by firing squad despite international calls for clemency.
• Australia recalled its ambassador in protest of the execution of two Australians.
• Indonesian President : Joko Widodo

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NICL AO Written Test 2015 Results out

Friends, the National Insurance Company Ltd (NICL) has released the results of NICL AO Written Test 2015. The organization has conducted online examination for recruitment of 362 Administrative Officers (Scale I) from 4th April to 12th April 2015. Now it has came out with the results of the same. You can check your result from the official website of NICL or from below link. All the Best :)

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Syllogism - Shortcut Method to Solve Easily without Venn Diagrams

Hi friends , This is Roopendra. As you know, Syllogism is very crucial part of our competitive exams. We can solve them using venn diagrams. But I never preferred to use that method.  I solve them by having a glance on it. Here I am sharing the process which I follow. The following PDF file consists of simple rules to clear the syllogism section very easily without drawing any venn diagram. Hope it may be useful for at least One person :)  All the best Aspirants :)

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28th April 2015 - Important Current Affairs updates

National Affairs

• The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today directed that anyone caught burning any kind of waste--dry leaves, plastics, solid waste will be liable to pay Rs 5,000 as fine.
• The money generated from the fine will be used for various projects related to restoration of environment.
• Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today announced compensation of Rs 1,092 crore to farmers affected by inclement weather conditions, to be disbursed by May 15.
• Of the total amount, Rs 720 crore will be provided by the Centre while rest will be provided by the state government, he said.
• Centre cancels licenses of nine thousand Non-governmental organizations for violation of Foreign Contribution Regulation Act.
• To probe heinous crimes against women, the Centre has proposed to set up 150 investigative units for violence against women in most crime prone districts in the country.
• Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary told Lok Sabha that the objective of these units will be to assist the local police in investigation of heinous crimes against women like rape, acid attack, dowry death and human trafficking etc.
• The total cost estimation for the initiative would be about Rs 98 crore for the 12th Five Year Plan period and the centre and state would share the cost on a 50:50 basis.  

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10 Important Schemes Launched By The NDA Government During 2014-2015

Hi Friends, I am Aditya Srivastav.  I have made an important article on various schemes that is been launched by governmeint in the recent past. I hope it will be very helpful for every banking aspirant. Happy Reading :)

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Vijaya Bank released Selected Lists from IBPS PO IV and IBPS PO III, Clerks III and SO III

Friends, the Vijaya Bank has released the list of selected candidates for the posts of Probationary Assistant Managers based on IBPS CWE IV and Probationary Assistant Managers, Clerks and Specialist Officers based on IBPS CWE III recruitment (Second List). You can check complete details from the official website of Vijaya Bank or from below link. All the Best :)

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Saptagiri Grameena Bank released Selected List of Candidates as Officers (Scale I) and Office Assistants

Friends, the Saptagiri Grameena Bank has released the category wise lists of Selected Candidates for the posts of Officers (Scale I) and Office Assistants. The bank has already sent the letter of appointments to all candidates via speed post. All the provisionally selected candidates should report on 6th May 2015 at 9.00 AM, at the Head Office of Saptagiri Grameena Bank, Hotel Sri Durga Complex, Chittoor AP. Check complete details below. All the Best :)

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Success Story of Abinaya

Even if you fall on your face you are still moving forward. NEVER NEVER NEVER GIVE UP

    Friends this is Abinaya from Tamil Nadu.I religiously follow gr8ambitionz and It has played a vital role in my career. 

     When I started preparing for competitive exams the very next month I lost my father. Iam only daughter to my parents and I thought why are we still alive after losing my father? No one was there to console me other than my mother. She told me your fathers dream is everyone should see your bestest version and you should become a banker. So I started to run towards my dream but I fell down several times.

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Time Management Tips for SBI and IBPS Bank Exams - Saranya (Trichy, Tamilnadu)

I am very happy to say, it is my 5 th post on this website. Hello frnds, how are you? What about preparation for upcoming exams? I hope u do best .Already  I gave my preparation plan  in this website, I received good feedback from you guys likewise , I am going to give tips how to divide  times for each section , it is purely based on individual’s  strength and weakness on these areas.

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27th April 2015 - Important Current Affairs updates

International Affairs

• Afghanistan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani is on a three day state visit to India. 
• During this visit, he would meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and attend delegation-level talks.
• Nepal Earthquake :
• The Indian Army has named the aid to Nepal 'Operation Maitri' or friendship.
• Scaling up ‘Operation Maitri’, India has deployed two dozen military aircraft and choppers and was also undertaking a “big evacuation” through the road route. 
• Foreign Secretary : S Jaishankar   
• Home Secretary : L C Goyal    
• Chief of National Disaster Management Authority : R K Jain 
• India Meteorological Department head : L S Rathore  
• India today launched a national disaster helpline 1078 as it intensified relief and rescue operations in earthquake-hit Nepal by deploying more aircraft and military helicopters which have brought back over 5,400 people from the Himalayan nation.  
• PM Narendra Modi has donated one month's salary to the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund, for assistance to those affected by the recent earthquake.
• Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu's proposal to contribute 1-month salary for rehabilitation work in Nepal unanimously accepted by all Lok Sabha MPs.

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APGB Notification of 2nd Phase Recruitment for Officer Scale - II, I and Office Assistants

Friends, the Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank (APGB) has released the 2nd Phase Recruitment notification for Officers (Scale I, II) and Office Assistants. There are 163 Officers Scale I Posts and 256 Office Assistants Posts in total. All eligible IBPS RRB CWE III qualified candidates can apply online from 28th April 2015 to 13th May 2015. Check complete details below. All the Best :)

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Yesterday's NICL Assistants Exam Questions and Reviews

Evening Shift Questions shared by Amala R

General Awareness

1. Shekel is the currency of which country?-israel
2. Shillong is the capital of which indian state?-meghalya
3. World heart day-sept 24
4. UNIDO headquarters-vienna,austria
5. "the test of my life",written by?optn sunil gavaskar,etc
6. Hemanis national park at?
7. A question related to movie.(which movie)?-optn queen,haider
8. Minimum amt of deposit sukanya scheme
9. Brand ambassador of betibacho
10. Chairman of NITI ayog-PM Modi
11. One questn from country capital(forgot the country)
12. Brendon Mccullum played ICC for which country?-new zealand
13. "green Park" stadium mostly using to play cricket.it is at?
14. A question related to NASA

Nearly 5 to 6 questions related to insurance.sorry not able to recollect the question(but it likes as follows:

1. When  person life is insured then it is called as??
2. Relating to vehicle

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Sbi Associates Clerical Interview Call Letters Download Link Activated

Friends, the State Bank of India (SBI) has activated the Call Letter download link for SBI Associates Clerks Interviews 2015. You can download your Interview Call Letters from the official website of State Bank of India www.sbi.co.in or from below link by entering your Registration Number / Roll Number and Date of Birth / Password. All the Best :)

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26th April 2015 - Important Current Affairs updates

International Affairs

• Today is International Day of the Dog (Dog Day).
• Today is World Intellectual Property Day.
• This day was established by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 2000 to "raise awareness of how patents, copyright, trademarks and designs impact on daily life" and "to celebrate creativity, and the contribution made by creators and innovators to the development of societies across the globe".
• Important Note : 26 April was chosen as the date for World Intellectual Property Day because it coincides with the date on which the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization entered into force in 1970.
• Fresh tremors of 6.7 magnitude felt in Nepal causing panic among people.
• Tremors also reported from several parts of India including Delhi.
• Death toll in Nepal crosses 2000.
• Central Government announces a compensation of two lakh rupees each to families of those killed in the quake in India.

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Analysis and Reviews of Today's NICL Assitant Exam - Evening Shift

Hi this is HARISH CH BURMON. I attempted NICL ASSISTANT at SILIGURI Centre. My total attempts were 148 . Lets analyze the questions pattern and questions..

Reasoning : 31 attempts ( Easy )

• I am sure everyone can do 30 attempts..Consists of
• 5 syllogism
• 5 circular arrangement
• 5 puzzzle ( 8 floors ) tricky one
• 5  inequalities
• 5 coding & decoding
• 5 based on words ( five words given )
• 2 directions
• and normal easy questions

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Analysis of NICL Assistant Exam 26-04-15 Morning Shift

Hello friends this is Hari one of the silent reader of gr8ambitionz. Today i attended NICL Assistant exam in Bangalore, Morning Shift.

Here is my review

 overall exam was very easy

I started with General Awareness

• Bandhipur national park located
• World food program HQ
• Irda
• Agricultural research and education-ICARE
• World cup brand ambassador
• Steve smith related to?
• Poverty alleviation committee
• Sukanya smrudhi a/c opening maximum age
• Dublin is the capital city of
• Indira Gandhi peace prize
• KVP lock period
• World no.1 badminton Indian
• Arunachala Pradesh capital
• Wet is called central bank of swiss
• Expand CRR
• PPF amount
• Labour day
• 5 questions on insurance.

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Success Story of a Vendor switch over to a Banker

Syndicate bank - PO; Andhra bank - Clerk

Hi Dear friends,

           I am an ardent reader of gr8ambitionz. Here is my success story..

My name is Chitaranjan Sahoo from Rourkela, Odisha. I am a B.Sc (physics hons.)  Student . Graduated in the year 2014. First of all , I would like to thank GOD-the almighty,my parents(duo) and hearty thanks  to gr8ambitionz. Without them my long awaited dream would not have come true .

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Today's (26th April 2015) NICL Assistant Exam Review

Hi friends.. i m Santanu Gogoi from Dibrugarh Assam.

I have appeared for today's NICL Assistants Exam. The paper was easy.

Numerical : 15 Simplification

10 are easy.2 data interpretation are time consuming. 4series question were easy. others question were conventional type.. profit and loss, simple interest, man and work, time and distance etc. My attempt 29.

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25th April 2015 - Important Current Affairs updates

National Affairs

• Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will flag off the much-awaited AC double-decker train for Lucknow from New Delhi tomorrow.
• Prime Minister NarendraModi‬, for the first time traveled in Delhi Metro‬ from Dhaula Kuan to Dwarka.
• In his tweet, Mr. Modi said he enjoyed the ride and thanked Sreedharan‬, the former Managing Director of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, popularly known as Metro Man.

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Analysis of Today's NICL Assistant Exam (Morning Shift)

Hi friends , This is Roopendra. I want to analyze the paper, so it may be helpful for 2maro's exam.

Before exam, i thought to attempt 170-180 , but my exam end up with 151 attempts.

Am not saying it was tough , but in tension @ QA section i lost 15 mts tym :)

Anywayzzz , letz see how the paper is given :)

Reasoning : 39 attempts ( Easy )

• I am sure everyone can do 40 attempts..Consists of
• 5 syllogism
• 5 circular arrangement
• 5 puzzzle ( 8 floors ) tricky one ,dont wste tym , catch the main point , answer will be out in 1 min :)
• 5  inequalities
• 5 coding & decoding
• 5 based on words ( five words given )
• 2 directions
• and normal easy questions

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Check your SSC CHSL Marks now

Hello Friends,

I am Vikash Singh. As you know, the marks of SSC CHSL has been published but the official website of SSC www.ssc.nic.in is down. And the result constitute of two pdf's of 75 MB size which is causing trouble for the candidates. Last night we took the trouble to compile the result of 24 lakh students. And that too in a query based system. So all the aspirants, who are facing trouble can check their marks and rank from the below alternative link. All the Best :)

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Union Bank of India released Posting Details of IBPS PO III and PO IV

Friends, the Union Bank of India has released the Posting details of the Probationary Officers allotted to Union Bank of India from IBPS PO / MT - III and IBPS PO / MT - IV. Check complete details from the official website of Union Bank of India www.unionbankofindia.co.in or from below link. All the Best :)

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General Knowledge Quiz - Set 41

What was the name of the first unmanned mission sent to the moon by India ?


Which is the slowest mammal in the world ?


What is the conical tent constructed by Native Americans called ?


Name the first person to reach North Pole ?

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24th April 2015 - Important Current Affairs updates

International Affairs

• Today (24th April) is World Day For Animals In Laboratories (also known as World Lab Animal Day).
• This day was established in 1979 by the British National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS).
• The date 24th April was chosen to observe this day, as it marked the birthday of former NAVS president Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding.
• Switzerland‬ became the World's Happiest Country.
• The country topped the 3rd annual World Happiness index.
• It was closely followed by Iceland, Denmark, Norway and Canada.
• Togo, Burundi, Benin and Rwanda, with civil-war wracked Syria, were least happy. 
  
• The third World Happiness Report, released by the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Solutions Network today, ranked 158 countries based on Gallup surveys from 2012-15 and analyzed the key factors contributing to happiness levels.
• During this survey, they considered the Life expectancy, social connections, personal freedom and the economy.

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Indian Bank has released Induction Training Schedule for IBPS CWE III (Clerks)

Friends, based on IBPS CWE III Clerks scores, the Indian Bank has released the lists of candidates, who are provisionally allotted as Clerks to Zonal offices along with the Induction Training schedule. The induction training is scheduled to be held from 11th to 22nd May 2015. Check complete details below. All the Best :)

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Punjab National Bank Clerks III Reserve List & Joining Schedule out

Friends, the Punjab National Bank has released the list of Selected Candidates for the post of Single Window Operators (Clerks) from the IBPS CWE III Clerks Reserve List. All the selected candidates should join the bank on 25th May 2015 (states include Andhra Pradesh, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand). Check complete details from the official website of Punjab National Bank or from below link. All the Best :)

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How To Approach Bank And Insurance Exams - My Preparation Plan

Hello friends, I am Saranya from Trichy, Tamil Nadu. I cleared 5 Exams in my 1st Attempt Itself. I AM VERY HAPPY TO BE CONNECTED WITH YOU THROUGH THIS SITE .first of all

I prepared this plan for my close frnds only , after that I thought for a while, you all also are my frnds , why cant we share it with u? let me start .

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General Knowledge Quiz - Set 40

What is the capital of the union territory Dadra and Nagar Haveli ?

The Arabs discovered these set of islands in the Indian Ocean in 975 AD. Name them ?

Which epic by Homer describes the tenth year of the Trojan War ?

Who has been appointed Chairman of All India Football Federation ?

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Results of SBI Associates Clerks Online Exam 2015 - Pdf Download

Friends, the State Bank of India has released the results of SBI Associates Clerks Online Exam 2015. But it seems the SBI's main website (www.sbi.co.in) is having some problems. So, Those aspirants who are unable to check their results from the SBI's official website can download the pdf file of their from here. All the Best :)

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23rd April 2015 - Important Current Affairs updates

National Affairs

• Government today launched  Call to Action for TB free India, a campaign to make the country Tuberculosis (TB) free in the next five years.
• Launched by : Health Minister J P Nadda
• Note : The government is going to launch a toll-free helpline, whereby even a missed call would suffice to connect them with the health programme against the disease.
• Unmarried central government employees can now avail benefits of LTC for visiting any part of the country, as per a relaxation in the rule.
• Earlier it was restricted to them use the facility for going to their hometown only. 
• A fresh order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training said that the facility of conversion of home town LTC to allow travel to different parts of the country, under the special dispensation scheme.
• LTC : Leave Travel Concession
• Jammu & Kashmir government slaps Public Safety Act against separatist leader Masarat Alam Bhat and shifts him to Kot Bhalwal jail.
• The Public Safety Act (PSA) allows detention of a person for a minimum of six months without trial.
• The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has received an ISO 9001:2008 certification from the British Standards Institute in respect of various permissions and licenses issued by it for the broadcasting and print media and films.
• These include permissions or licences for satellite TV channels, teleports, multi-system operators, community radio stations, DTH services, publication of Indian editions of technical and scientific and foreign magazines of news and current affairs and facsimile editions of foreign newspapers and permission for foreign film producers.
• I&B Secretary : Bimal Julka
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a three-day global exhibition on services at New Delhi to showcase India's strength in the sector and provide platform to the industry to explore business opportunities.
• Over 40 countries will participate in the exhibition.
• The services sector includes IT, ITeS, telecommunication, healthcare, education, logistics, media and entertainment, R&D and space.
• Note : Share of India's services sector in the global services trade is only 3 percent as compared to 4.6 percent of China.

International Affairs

• Today (23rd April) is World Book and Copyright Day.
• This day is organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• This day is an opportunity to recognize the power of books to change our lives for the better and to support books and those who produce them.
• Note : Incheon chosen as 'World Book Capital 2015' by UN for promoting reading in underprivileged sections.

Science & Technology

• One of NASA’s crowning glories, the Hubble Space Telescope, marks its 25th anniversary this week.
• With 1 million-plus observations, including those of some of the farthest and oldest galaxies ever beheld by humanity, no man-made satellite has touched as many minds or hearts as Hubble.
• Important Note : Hubble rocketed into orbit on April 24, 1990.
• NASA engineers have developed the first full-scale, 3-D printed copper rocket engine part - a combustion chamber liner that operates at extreme temperatures and pressures.

Sports

• Sports Ministry suspends recognition of Paralympics Committee of India for poor management and conduct of National Para-Athletics Championships.
• Bangladesh sweeps 3 match ODI series against Pakistan with a 8 wicket victory in the final match at Dhaka.
• World’s top-ranked women’s shuttler Saina Nehwal and compatriot P.V. Sindhu won their respective matches to reach Quarter final of Asia Badminton Championship 2015.

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SBI Associates Clerks Online Exam 2015 Results out

Friends, the State Bank of India (SBI) has released the results of SBI Associates Clerks Online Exam 2014. The organization has conducted Online Examination for the recruitment of Clerical staff for Associate Banks of SBI during the months of January and February 2015. Now it has came out with the Roll Numbers of Shortlisted Candidates for Interview. You can check your result from the official website of State Bank of India www.sbi.co.in or from below link. The interviews are scheduled to be held from 11th May 2015. All the Best :)

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Chill !!!!! You can do it...

Hiya everyone!!!

I m Ding Dong..This is not a success story and its certainly not bout making a study plan coz I m not a studious girl who can give u tips on how to study..But then I want to help u out abt the exam…that crucial 2 hours..

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Success Story - IT officer in Syndicate bank

I never lose! Either I win or I learn!

I'm Vikash Singh from a small town Gomoh, Jharkhand. I graduated in B.Tech in 2013. I couldn't opt for a private job as the circumstances didn't allow me to. So I started looking for govt. jobs in my electronics field. It took some time for me to realize that there were few. And in that few there was a huge competition. Still I didn't lose heart. I appeared for Prasar Bharti exam organized by SSC. Although I cleared the written exam but couldn't make it to the final list. Then I came to know about SSC CGL exam. Looking at the posts one gets through this I was very much excited. And I started preparing for the same. But as all of you know by now what is SSC and how it makes its examinees suffer. Multiple rounds of exam cancellation and postponement discouraged me. I suddenly saw SBI PO form available. So I decided to give it a try. Unsurprisingly the result was negative. But it gave me hope that banking career can also be good. The recruitment process is clean  and fast. I started preparing for these.

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22nd April 2015 - Important Current Affairs updates

International Affairs

• International Mother Earth Day‬ is being observed today (22nd April).
• This day is observed to create awareness and to support environmental protection.
• The Day marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970.
• The idea came to Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson, then a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, after witnessing the ravages of the 1969 massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, California.
• Ministry of External Affairs, India Sushma Swaraj is on 5-day visit to Jakarta.
• In this visit, she will attend the  60th anniversary of  Bandung Conference.
• She will also attend the 10th anniversary celebrations of the New Asian-African Strategic Partnership. 
• Bandung Conference : 
• The Bandung Conference was the first global meeting of African and Asian states to promote cooperation along economic and cultural lines, and opposition to colonial and neocolonial politics. 
• The conference was hosted in Bandung, Indonesia by President Sukarno, in April 1955, and included delegates from 25 countries representing more than one-half of the world’s population.
• Bandung spawned the Non-Aligned Movement, a vibrant coalition of countries that created a non-western set of alliances and politics, in opposition to the cold war politics of the U.S. and Soviet Union.  

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UIIC Assistants Final (Interview) Results out

The wait is finally over friends. The United India Insurance Company Ltd has released the Interview Results of UIIC Assistants. Based on the interviews held from 25th February 2015 to 16th March 2015, the organization has released the state wise list of provisionally selected candidates as Assistants. You can check your UIIC Assistant Interview results from the official website of United India Insurance Company Ltd www.uiic.co.in or from below link. All the Best :)

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Tricks to remember Countries and Capitals (Part - III)

Hi,Friends...this is Chithu. Previously I shared 2 Posts on Memory Tricks for Countries and Capitals (You can read Part I from here and Part II from here). Here is my Third (final) post on countries and capitals tricks.

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IBPS IT Officer Success Story

Hello Friends,

My name is Priyanka Choudhary, from M.P. Here I want to share my success story of IBPS I.T. Officer.

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21st April 2015 - Important Current Affairs updates

National Affairs

• The Urban Development Ministry‬ has issued Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to ensure cleanliness during and after public meetings and gatherings.
• Under the SOP, organizers have been made accountable for ensuring cleanliness.
• The Ministry has taken a serious note of spoiling of public places through littering of water bottles, left- over food items, packaging material and wrappers during public gatherings and meetings.
• With an aim of monitoring implementation of various ongoing projects including Rail Budget proposals, The Indian Rrailways today launched E-Samiksha, an online monitoring mechanism.
• Designed by NIC, the software is currently being used by Cabinet Secretariat, PMO and other Ministries for monitoring progress implementation of various programmes and follow-up of meetings.
• NIC - National Informatics Centre
• Railway Minister : Suresh Prabhu

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Baroda Gujarat Gramin Bank released Interview Results of Office Attendant (Multipurpose)

Friends, the Baroda Gujarat Gramin Bank has released Interview Results of Office Attendant s(Multipurpose). Based on Interviews held during December 2015 to January 2015, the bank has selected 80 candidates for the posts of Office Attendant (Multipurpose). The bank has been sending appointment letters to all the selected candidates. You can check the list of selected candidates from below link. All the Best :)

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Tricks to remember Countries and Capitals (Part - II)

Hi friends this is Chithu. In my last post i shared some Tricks to remember Capitals of few Countries. Here is the Part II of that post. In this post, I am sharing tricks to remember capitals of few more countries. Lets us see

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Tennis – 2015 Monte Carlo Open Winners List

Hi,

I am Tarun Jai. Here I am sharing the details of the winners of the 2015 Monte Carlo Open. It is one of the nine tournaments of ATP World Tour Masters 1000 held in a year.

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SBI Associate PO Success Story

Hello readers,

I am Santhosh Kumar Kurakula and my roll no: 3341221227 . I am from Andhra Pradesh, and my education qualification is B.Tech (ECE), Category: Gen- PWD, I got selected as PO in State bank of Hyderabad.

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OICL AO Online Exam 2015 Call Letters out

Friends, the Oriental Insurance Company Ltd has activated the Call Letter Download link for it's Administrative Officers (Scale-I) Online Exam (OICL AO Exam) 2015. You can download your call letters of online exam from the official website of Oriental Insurance Copany Ltd www.orientalinsurance.org.in or from below link by entering your Registration Number and Date of Birth / Password. All the Best :)

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20th April 2015 - Important Current Affairs updates

International Affairs

• Chinese President XI JIngping is on a two day visit to Pakistan. 
• On the first day of his visit, Pakistan and China sign 51 agreements and Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) for cooperation in different fields.
• The agreements including the multibillion dollar economic corridor through the PoK that will expand China's influence in India's neighbourhood.
• Xi Jinping also scheduled to unveil a $45-billion investment plan that can help Pakistan end its chronic energy crisis and transform it into a regional economic hub.
• Pakistan Prime Minister : Nawaz Sharif.

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Trick to remember Important Days of October Month

Friends..this Chithu...Posting you on tricks to remember October month days and events..

Trick : 

1. Write the numbers from 1 to 16.... 
2. Cancel the numbers 7,10,12,15 
3. The cancelled numbers are in the number series of 3,2,3 
• easy to remember....-->7+3=10; 10+2=12; 12+3=15 
4. Now just memorize 21 & 24

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SBI Associates PO 2014 Final Results Out

Friends, the State Bank of India (SBI) has released the final results of SBI Associates PO Recruitment 2014. You can check Roll numbers of successful candidates for the post of Probationary Officers (based on the Associate Bank of SBI) from the official website of State Bank of India www.sbi.co.in or from below link. The bank is also has been sending messages to all the successful candidates. All the Best :)

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Important Details you should know about Mudra Bank - Aditya Srivastava

Hi Friends, I am Aditya Srivastav, I already shared my success story and imp tricks to remember currency of different countries. Now, i want to share another article on MUDRA BANK, in my opinion it will be very useful for the students who are preparing for the bank exams. Happy Reading :)

ALL ABOUT MUDRA BANK

 

What is Mudra Bank ?

• MUDRA means Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency(known as the MUDRA bank)      
• Mudra bank is being set up through a statutory enactment and will be responsible for developing and refinancing through a Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojna. 
• It is first set up as a subsidiary of the Small Industries Develpoment Bank of India(SIDBI). It will later be converted into full-fledged bank through an act of the parliament. 
• MUDRA Bank is a public sector financial institution in India, It provides loan at low rates to small entrepreneurs.

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19th April 2015 - Important Current Affairs updates

National Affairs

• The Maharashtra government has decided to link all ration shops in Mumbai and suburban Thane district with a biometric system by November with a view to check irregularities in the public distribution system (PDS).
• The Maharashtra government has set up a 12 member task force on agriculture development and poverty alleviation to address the issues.
• This task force will be headed by the additional chief secretary (Agriculture).  

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Why it is wise to prefer Government Sector over Software / IT Sector even after doing Engineering Degree ?

18 Harsh Bitter Truths About Corporate Life Nobody Will Ever tell you

Age of Twenties are the time when most of us take up our first jobs. Even though it’s great to finally start earning and ‘be on your own’, corporate life is nothing like we imagine it to be in our younger years. It’s stressful and unrewarding. Here are 18 harsh truths about corporate life nobody will ever tell you.

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Trick to remember PESO Currencies

Hi friends, this is Chithu again .. Previously I had  posted a trick to remember the EURO currencies.. Hope you understood that trick and it is easy to memorize. Now I am sharing a trick to remember PESO currencies.

   Before that friends, it is not in a story line like Euro... but I made this in a crazy rhymes form.You can sing this putting on your own tune while walking, dancing and sleeping.. But am sure, this will make to memorize the list very easy. Coming to the rhymes..

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18th April 2015 - Important Current Affairs updates

National Affairs

• Patna High Court is celebrating 100 years of its establishment.
• The court came into existance in the year 1916.
• President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the centenary celebration.
• The word 'Godse' is no longer unparliamentary except in reference to 'Nathuram Godse', Lok Sabha has ruled.
• Parliament had banned the use of the word in 1956.
• Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by Nathuram Godse on January 30, 1948 in New Delhi.
• The order lifting the ban was passed yesterday and has brought much relief to Shiv Sena MP from Nashik Hemant Tukaram Godse who had pitched for removal of the word "Godse" from the list of "unparliamentary words".
• Lok Sabha Speaker : Sumitra Mahajan
• Cult Bollywood classic “Sholay”, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra, hit theatres in Pakistan for the first time yesterday, 40 years after its India release.

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Kashi Gomti Samyut Gramin Bank Recruitment 2015

Friends, the Kashi Gomti Samyut Gramin Bank is recruiting 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) for the year 2015. Those aspirants who have appeared and cleared the IBPS RRB CWE III which was held in September / October 2014 are eligible to apply. You can apply online from 21st April 2015 to 6th May 2015. Check complete details below. All the Best :)

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Review of Today's BOB Manipal Exam (Evening Shift)

Hello guyszzzzzz ...dis is VIVEK SINGLA from Ludhiana.

Here I am giving my review of Bank of Baroda (BOB) Exam Evening shift 2-4pm.

Before exam i thought dat cutoff will be around 90 ..so i have to attempt 130 question so dat i can get 120 ++ score 4 sure selection .

but subah se din  e  nahi tha mera

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Useful Memory Technique to Remember Important days of April

Hi friends,This is Chithu. I want to share you a simple trick to remember important days of April . If you find it useful you can follow this. Follow my 4 steps

• Step 1 ::Take first 2 multiples of 5 --> 5,10
• Step 2 :: Take first 3 multiples of 7 --> 7,14,21
• Step 3 :: Follow the consecutive numbers after 21 --> 22,23,24
• Step 4 :: just memorize 17&18

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Important Notice to NICL Assistants Aspirants from West Bengal

Friends, the National Insurance Company Ltd (NICL) has released a reschedule notice to for the candidates who are appearing for the Online Examination for the post of Assistants (Class III) on 25th April 2015 for the State of West Bengal. On account of the Municipal Election, the organization has rescheduled the exam for the centers, Asansol, Bardhaman, Durgapur, Hooghly, Howrah, Kalyani, Greater Kolkata, Krishnanagar and Siliguri. The organization will announce the venue and tentative date of re-scheduled exam soon. Check the detailed notice released by NICL from below link. 

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BOB Manipal Exam Evening Session Review - 18th April 2015

Hi friends, I am Anushka. Here is my review for today's BOB Manipal Exam (Evening Session).

DI and QA part

IT was on moderate side. no that tough , not that easy. Quant questions solving need clarity in quant concepts and they were difficult !!

• DI- 15
• Quadratic Equation - 5
• Number Series - 5
• Quant Questions - 10
• Questions in Paragraph ( have to calculate number from various figures ) - 5
• Approximations - 5
• Data sufficiency - 5
• My attempts - 27

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LIC HFL Recruitment of Assistants & Assistant Managers 2015

Friends, the LIC Housing Finance Ltd (LIC HFL), one of the largest Housing Finance comanies of India, promoted by Life Insurance Corporation of India is recruiting Assistants and Assistant Managers for the year 2015. There are 200 Assistants Posts and 93 Assistant Manager posts in total. Candidates who have qualified the Third Common Written Examination for Regional Rural Banks (IBPS RRBs-CWE-III) conducted by IBPS in September 2014 for the post of Office Assistant (Multipurpose) / Officer Scale-I can only apply for these posts respectively in LIC Housing Finance Ltd. You can apply online from 18th April 2015 to 30th April 2015. Check complete details below. All the best :)

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BOB Manipal(PO) Exam Review – Morning Shift(18th April 2015)

Hi I am Jack, I am going to share my BOB Manipal (PO) Exam Experience – Morning Shift (18 April 2015)

Reasoning - Very easy consists puzzle(sitting,line,floor) arrangement, syllogism, equality-inquality relation, blood relation,statement-(cause- effect)

Quant - Lengthy but moderate- 4*5=20  passage DI questions, profit-loss etc. same as IBPS  PO level

English - Easy come moderate consists moderate passage, fill in the blanks,error –finding, arrangement.

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Tricks to remember EURO Currency Countries List

Hi, friends am Chithu. I have seen so many of gr8ambitionz followers had posted lot  of tricks to remember currencies,and am one of them. Mostly i had seen tricks related to their mother language.,so that few people who do not knew that language proper cant able to understand the tricks. so i thought of posting in English. If you find useful,you can follow

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SSC CHSL Exam 2014 Results out

Friends, the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released the written exam result of Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) Examination (SSC CHSL Exam 2014). As you know, the SSC  has conducted the Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) Examination, 2014 on 02.11.14, 09.11.14, 16.11.14, and re-examination of some candidates on 15.02.2015 & 11.04.2015 for recruitment to the post of Data Entry Operators and Lower Division Clerks at various centres all over the country. A total of 24,38,010 candidates appeared for this examination. From them the organization has shortlisted 50780 candidates for the next round. i.e., Descriptive paper. You can check your result from the official website of SSC www.ssc.nic.in or from below links. All the Beset :) 

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17th April 2015 - Important Current Affairs updates

National Affairs

• National Green Tribunal (NGT) issued notices to chief secretaries of all states seeking status on prevention of air pollution on roads.
• NGT Chairperson : Justice Swatanter Kumar
• The Gujarat government today formed a Task Force comprising several ministers to device a new strategy to eliminate poverty in the state and provide suggestions to the government to achieve this objective.
• Gujarat's Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramanlal Vora has been appointed chairman of this task force.
• Members of this Task Force :
• Finance Minister : Saurabh Patel
• Tribal Development Minister : Mangubhai Patel 
• Transport Minister : Vijay Rupani

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South Indian Bank Clerks Interview Call Letters for Hyderabad Region out

Friends, South Indian Bank has released Interview Call Letters for Clreks in Hyderabad region. As you know, the organization has conducted online exam on 15th March 2015 for the recruitment of Probationary Clerks in Hyderabad region. Based on the performance in that online exam, the bank has released the list of shortlisted candidates for Interviews along with Interview Call Letters. You can download your interview call letters from the official website of South Indian Bank www.southindianbank.com or from below link. All the Best :)

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Detailed Syllabus of SBI PO 2015 (based on New Pattern)

Friends, in our previous post, we have discussed the detailed analysis of SBI PO 2015 Online Exam's new pattern. Today we are going to share the Detailed Syllabus of SBI PO 2015. Before going to check this syllabus, please read the analysis from here , so that you can get the basic idea on the new pattern.

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SSC CGL 2014 Tier II Official Answer Keys out

Friends, the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released the official answer keys of SSC CGL 2014 Tier II Exam which was held on 11th April 2015 and 12th April  2015. You can check the answer keys from the official website of Staff Selection Commission (SSC) www.ssc.nic.in or frmo below link by entering your Paper and Test form Number. All the Best :) 

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Your Past Was Never A Mistake If You Learned From It

The Chair of Success

Hi friends,

YOUR PAST WAS NEVER A MISTAKE IF YOU LEARNED FROM IT

Name: Mohammad Shoeb

State: Maharashtra

Cat: unreserved 

Roll No :2280705187

Percentile: 62.60 (Dena Bank as clerk)

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My Interview Experience of New India Assurance Assistants

Hi,

I am AVINASH.C From Bellary, Karnataka. I appeared for New India Assurance interview on 11th of April 2015 @ THE RAMANA SHREE HOTEL Bangalore. (After Noon session: 1:00pm)

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RICEM Assistants Cut-off Marks Released

Friends, the Rajasthan Institute of Cooperative Education and Management (RICEM) has released the Cut-off Marks details of RICEM Cooperative Bank Exam 2014-15 (Bank Assistants). You can check the category wise cutoff marks details of RICEM Assistants from the official website of Rajasthan Institute of Cooperative Education and Management www.ricem.org or from below link. All the Best :)

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General Knowledge Quiz - Set 39

Which African country was the first to compete in a Football World Cup ?


Which is the National Flower of Australia ?


What was Cambodia earlier known as ?


How many states and union territories is India divided into ?

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NIACL Assistant interview experience from Ernakulam

Name : Pj

Location : Travancore court, Ernakulam

Date : 15/04/15

Time : 1 PM

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16th April 2015 - Important Current Affairs updates

International Affairs

• US President Barack Obama writes article on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Time Magazine.
• Obama called Modi as India's Reformer-In-Chief.
• In his Article, the US president said that Mr Modi, laid out an ambitious vision to reduce extreme poverty, improve education, empower women and girls and unleash India's true economic potential while confronting climate change.
• Important Note : Narendra Modi featurec on Time magazine's list of 100 most influential people.
• Other Indians who feature in the list are, ICICI Bank chief Chanda Kochchar and Vikram Patel, co-founder of the NGO Sangath and the Centre for Global Mental Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
• India and Canada today agreed to take 'concrete measures' to expand bilateral cooperation in key areas, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi commending his Canadian counterpart Stephen Harper for maintaining the relationship between the North American country and India via his visits to New Delhi.
• In the joint statement the two leaders stated that they have agreed to take concrete measures to expand bilateral cooperation in key areas including the economy, trade and investment, civil nuclear cooperation, energy, education and skills development, agriculture, defence and security, science, technology, innovation and space, culture, people-to-people ties, and regional and global issues.
• Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar is on a visit to South Korea to boost defence ties.
• This is his first official visit to South Korea
• He will co-chair the India-RoK (Republic of Korea) Defence Ministerial meeting with his Korean counterpart Gen. Han Min-Koo tomorrow.

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South Indian Bank Clerks Interview Call Letters for Tamil Nadu / Puducherry Regions out

Friends, South Indian Bank has released Interview Call Letters for Clreks in Tamil Nadu / Puducherry region. You can download your interview call letters from the official website of South Indian Bank or from below link. All the Best :)

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IBPS PO IV, Clerks IV and SO IV Marks & Allotted Bank Details out

Friends, the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released the list of candidates provisionally allotted on the basis of marks in descending order under CWE PO / MT IV, Clerks IVand Specialist Officers IV. You can check complete details from below links. All the Best :)

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New Pattern of SBI PO Online Exam 2015 - An Analysis

Friends, as a number of aspirants have been worrying about the changed / new pattern of SBI PO 2015, we've decided to shed some light on it. Let's see what are the real changes you are gonna face this time.

In our jamana (good olden days), we used to have Objective & Descriptive Tests for SBI PO. But this time, the SBI has came out with a new pattern... It has Prelims, It has Mains and of-course it has an Online Descriptive test...  Life is getting harder it seems ;)   right ?   

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Believe yourself....be Honest in your Preparation

Hi.....aspirants,

              To achieve your goal you should not be a competitor you should be an aspirant......

           

  Introducing about myself ...My name is Pradeep...I has been working as O&M engineer in Tata Communication ltd., since 2010.To my attitude and working style I felt banking industry suits me .In 2013 IBPS PO i was missed by 1 mark...That may be my turning point....Their started my real journey of serious and sincere preparation...I quit my job...sat in library and started preparation...vigorously practiced

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General Knowledge Quiz - Set 38

Kamban translated an epic into Tamil for the first time. Name the epic 


Which two sports that start with the letter C are no longer in Olympic ?


Name the "Land of the Midnight Sun" ?


Louvre Museum is located in which city ?

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NIACL Interview Experience of 15 April

Name: Sumeet A

Location : Kapilla Hotel, Pune

Time : 1 PM

Date : 15 April

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15th April 2015 - Important Current Affairs updates

International Affairs

• After visiting France and Germany, Modi arrived Canada on the final leg of his three-nation visit.
• India and Canada inked a total of 13 deals in the area of skill development.
• Deals signed includes commercial agreement to supply Uranium for India's nuclear plants
• The $350-million uranium agreement, which was signed by Cameco and the Atomic Energy Commission of India in the presence of Prime Ministers of India and Canada , marked a new chapter in India's ties with Canada, which had imposed sanctions on India after its nuclear tests.
• Under the deal which runs through 2020, Cameco will supply 7.1 million pounds of uranium concentrate to India.
• Prime Minister of Canada : Stephen Harper
• Modi announced liberalised visa policy for Canadian nationals visiting India.
• Foreign Minister of Belarus, Vladimir Makei is on a three-day visit to India.
• India and Belarus today agreed to enhance their bilateral ties especially in the field of trade and economy.

National Affairs

• Six parties from the erstwhile Janata Parivar merged today under the leadership of Mulayam Singh Yadav, a development which comes ahead of Bihar assembly elections slated later this year and the 2017 Uttar Pradesh assembly polls.
• The six parties are, 
• Samajwadi Party (SP), 
• Janata Dal-United (JD-U), 
• Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), 
• Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), 
• Janata Dal-Secular JD-S) and 
• Samajwadi Janata Party-Rashtriya (SJP-R).
• According to sources, the group will endorse Nitish Kumar as the merged entity's chief ministerial candidate for Bihar.
• The government has formed an inter-ministerial committee headed by Cabinet Secretary to review the Official Secrets Act in the context of the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose files.
  
• Cabinet Secretary : Ajit Seth
• Karnataka Health Minister U.T. Khader has inaugurated two-wheeler ambulances in Bengaluru.
• He termed this bike ambulance project as a “platinum ten minutes” trauma care initiative.
• Aimed at reducing deaths due to road accidents, the platinum trauma care initiative is useful for negotiating heavy traffic in urban areas where it will be difficult for four-wheeler ambulances to reach the accident spot at the earliest.

New Appointments

• Mrs. Meenakshi Madan Rai was sworn in as the first lady judge of the Sikkim High Court today.

Deaths

• Renowned Assamese filmmaker and actor Bidyut Chakraborty passed away.
• He directed several Assamese movies including Raag-Biraag, Goon Goon Gaane Gaane, Dwaar. Chakraborty even won Indira Gandhi national award for Raag Biraag.

Sports

• India remains at number two spot in the latest ICC ODI rankings.
• With 122 points, Australia topped the chart.
• With 116 points, India are placed just six points behind Australia.
• India are followed by South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, England, Pakistan.

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Interview Experience of NIACL Assistant (April 15th)

Hi guys, I'm Santhosh from Pondicherry. Today I've had my first interview experience with the government sector insurance company NIACL. I provide my experience below:

Venue : The Park Hotel, Chennai

Time : 1PM

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Success Story of Sai Ram (Andhra Pradesh)

Put ur Heart, Mind ,Intellect and Soul even to ur smallest acts..This is the secret of success...

Hi friends, I am Sai Ram (category-obc) from Andhra Pradesh selected as clerk in PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK (IBPS CLERK-4)

    First of all I would specially thank to my parents, my brothers, friends  and  Gr8ambitionz  for their support and they encouraged me in each and every situation ..

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RICEM released Provisional List of Selected candidates

Friends, the Rajasthan Institute of Cooperative Education and Management (RICEM) has released the lists of provisionally selected candidates as Senior Managers, Apex Bank Managers, CCB Managers, CCB Computer Programmers. You can check complete details from the official website of RICEM www.ricem.org or from below link. All the Best :)

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REPCO Bank Final (Interview) Results of POs and Clerks out

Friends, the REPCO Bank has released interview results of Probationary Officers and Junior Assistants / Clerks. As you know, the bank has conducted interviews for the recruitment of Probationary Officers and Clerks in the month of February 2015. Now it has came out with the category wise lists of selected candidates as POs and Clerks. The bank also have been sending Individual Appointment orders via Speed Post. You can check complete details from below link. All the Best :)

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Trick to Remember Important Days in April

Hii Friends I am HR. From Gujarat, Here I am with My April Story. This story will help you in remembering all important days of April Month. So Guys I Hope It’s Helpful For All our Gr8AmbitionZ Readers. Happy Reading :)

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Success demands Strong Will Power and Proper Strategy

Selected as a PO and Clerk in Canara Bank

Hello friends,

Today I am  going to share my success story to all of you and it is not only a success story but it also tells the strategy and tips to achieve the success or how to make our dreams true.

I am  Vikas Singh I did my graduation in C.S.E  branch from MMMUT GORAKHPUR in 2014. I got very good rank in entrance exam and for some time I  was in seventh haven but as we know we can never ran out of our mind which always creates a dilemma and for me the biggest challenge was to select the branch which one to choose…(now story of pk movie strats..)

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General Knowledge Quiz - Set 37

Name the smallest breed of dog ?


In which year was Foorball World Cup first to be broadcast in colour ?


The song "Reach for the Stars" was the first ever song to be transmitted frmo Mars by NASA. Name the musician ?


Name the most important of all Buddhist festivals ?

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14th April 2015 - Important Current Affairs updates

International Affairs

• Australia today assured India that it would extend full technological support for the ambitious project to cleanse the Ganga, saying measures like controlling effluent discharge could be used to clean the river.
• Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs : Julie Bishop
• Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation : Uma Bharati  
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Allianz SE, Oliver Baete. 
• In the final leg of his three-nation trip, he left Germany for Canada and met his Canadian counterpart Stephen Harper in Ottawa.
• This will be the first bilateral visit by an Indian Prime Minister in 42 years.

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Plan of Action to Crack Banking Competitive Exams

Hi my dear friends and aspirants of Banking sector, I am Sharathkumar.A.S alias Saisundar, a B.E Graduate from Alandur, Chennai.

I reaped benefits and tasted success of becoming a banker in SBI for my efforts.

I would like guide you with my experiences and course of action implemented.

I shared my Action Plan to crack the Banking Competitive examinations below,

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There is No More Unemployed Tag to my Name (Andhrabank Clerk)

Hai friends, I am a silent observer of ‘Gr8ambitionz’. I have been following this site for the past 2 years. And today I got the opportunity to share my success story and Gr8ambitionz’s  role in my success. I have read many success stories here and they motivated me when I was low. Similarly my success story may motivate someone.

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Important Tricks to Learn Currencies of Different Countries

Dear Friends,

I am Aditya Srivastava. Here I am sharing some useful tricks to remember Currencies of different countries. I have been posting these tricks in the comments section of gr8ambitionz..... but some people asked me to compile all these tricks and to share it as a single post so that it will be useful for all and easier to refer. Hope it helps :)

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General Knowledge Quiz - Set 36

What was Joan of Arc also known as ?


The leaves of which carnivorous plant can shut tight after trapping an insect ?


Which festival in Japan is also known as Doll's festival ?


Nigel Owens is an international referee in what sport ?

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Success Story of Somasundaran (IOB-Clerk)

Hiii aspirants, Am Somasundaran from Tamil Nadu.. I would like to share my travel from REJECTED list TO SELECTED list :) Finished my engineering by 2011 and worked in a private concern for more than a year.Then by june 2014,Suddenly had sunrise in my mind,yes!! decided to aim for public sector (Though my parents told me to aim for pubic sector by 2011 itself). But dont know how to start.There came my friend Mr.vetrivel rajan (Clerk at South indian bank)..He used to motivate me and always he used to utter a mantra "Gr8ambitionz.com". But i was very playful,without knowing the value,used to visit gr8ambitionz just for sake as he told to do so,its not an entertainment oriented site right :P     

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13th April 2015 - Important Current Affairs updates

National Affairs

• Over four months after the President granted assent to the two Bills, the NDA Government today finally notified the Ninety-Ninth Constitutional (Amendment) Act and the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act, thus ending the over two-decade-old collegium system of appointing judges of Supreme Court and high courts.
• Under the new law, a six-member panel – National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) – headed by the Chief Justice of India will select judges of the apex court and state high courts.
• Along with the Head, this panel includes two senior-most Supreme Court judges, Union Minister of Law and Justice and two “eminent persons” nominated by a committee comprising the Prime Minister, CJI and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha or leader of the largest opposition party in the Lok Sabha.

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Previous Years' Cutoff Details of SBI PO 2014, 2013 and 2011

Hi friends, I am Suresh Kumar. G, currently working as clerk in State Bank of Hyderabad. As soon as the State Bank of India (SBI) released it's SBI PO 2015 recruitment notification, all the people have been started asking about the cut-off details of previous SBI PO exams. Some people have been spreading false news saying the individual cutoffs will be around 20+. By reading these, people have been started worrying and some people have decided not to apply. But as far as I know, the cutoffs never exceeded 15 Marks. 

Here I am sharing the category wise cutoff mark details of SBI PO Exams which were held in last 3 years (i.e., 2014, 2013 and 2011). I hope, this information will help you in boosting up your confidence and you will prepare accordingly. Let's start with SBI PO 2014 cutoff analysis....

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Mantras of my success- Hardwork, Self Belief, Optimism

Hello friends,

          This is Vijay from Trichy in Tamilnadu. I am a silent reader of Gr8Ambitionz. Before I start my story, I have to say that I have to be grateful to Gr8Ambitionz team till my last breath for their help to kick start my career after a long long struggle. I had been really well in my academics but couldn't get an opportunity to start my career.

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Interview experience of New India Assurance - Abinaya

Hi frndzzz,

                Dis s Abinaya. I hav appeared for new india assurance assistant interview in chennai.venue:The park Date:11th april(aftrnun)

This is my first interview experience.i am very happy to share this.I reached the venue before aroun 12.15pm.i was waiting in the room.they called me for document verification and clearly checked my certificate.

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SBI PO 2015 Online Application Link Activated

Friends, the State Bank of India has activated the Online Application link for SBI PO 2015 Recruitment. You can apply online from today (13th April 2015) to 2nd May 2015 from the official website of State Bank of India www.sbi.co.in or from below links. All the Best :)

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National Insurance Company Ltd (NICL) Assistants Online Exam 2015 Review

Hi, I am Aparna Sharma. Yesterday (12th April 2015) I appeared for NICL Assistants online Exam in Evening Shift. Here is my review.

1st coming to General Awareness section - moderate

Some question related to insurance sector rest from current affairs

1. LIC head office - Mumbai

2. Union Transport Minister -Nitin Gadkari

3. Berlin is the Capital - Germany

4. Wings of fire autobiography - APJ kalamg

5. CEO of NITI Aayog - Sindhushree Khullar

6. Brand ambassador of hepatitis B? - Amitabh Bachchan

7. Kinnersani Wild Life Sanctuary is in which state? - Telangana

8. Which state has highest urban population? - Maharastra

9. Greg Chappel related which game - Cricket

10. Chris Gayle who plays international cricket for which country? - West Indies

11. Which state produces 726 mw from the gas based thermal power plant at Palatan? - tripura

12. Which state has approved 1115 crore gramin gaurav path project? - Rajasthan

13. Who regulates insurance companies? - IRDA

14. Czech Republic currency name - Czech koruna

15. Ranji trophy runner up – Tamil Nadu

16. Dispur is the capital of – Assam

17. SBI life insurance is a joint venture between- SBI and BNP Paribas

18. Jan Dhan Yojana accidental cover rupees? – 1 lac

19. What is co-insurance? –

20. Reinsurance

21. Indian Railway Kayakalp head? - Ratan Tata

22. International court of justice headquarters - Hague( Netherlands)

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12th April 2015 - Important Current Affairs updates

International Affairs

• US President Barack Obama met Cuban President Raul Castro in Panama
• This is the first formal meeting between the two countries' leaders in half a century.
• Mr Castro has called for the lifting of the US economic blockade on Cuba, in place since 1959.
• United States‬, ‎France‬ and ‎Israel‬ have expressed grave concern over the release of UN-designated terrorist and Mumbai terror attack mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman ‪Lakhvi‬. 
• While the US said it has communicated its concerns to Pakistan, French President Francois Hollande expressed his country's indignation over the development. 
• Israel also termed the release as a setback.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Hannover, Germany on the second leg of three-nations tour.
• He holds meeting with top businessmen of the country.

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My Interview Experience of New India Assurance Assistants

Hi,

I am Sridharan from Chennai. I appeared for New India Assurance Assistants Interview on 11th April  at The Park Chennai Hotel.

Note : Please reach 20 mins in advance.

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The Transformation of a Software Professional to a Banking Professional

This is not more like a success story, but a significant change in my professional career.

My name is Sharathkumar.A.S from Alandur, Chennai. I am a B.E Graduate passed out in the year 2012 from Jerusalem College of Engineering, Pallikaranai, Chennai. 

Fortunately, I got placed in an MNC Software Company through campus recruitment like a typical BE graduate and I was to join it the very next day I completed my BE final semester exams.

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General Knowledge Quiz - Set 35

Who is the author of "Critique of Pure Reason" ?


In sumo wrestling, what is the ring called ?


Which Indian martial art from Manipur uses swords and spears and involves rhythmic breathing and smooth and swift movements ?


Who was the first to translate the "Bhagavad Gita" into English ?

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My Success Story - Gayathri

Hai Friends,

I am Gayathri, a regular reader of gr8ambitionz. I would like to share my success story with you all....

I was always interested in banking career. Hence soon after my B.Tech graduation in 2010,i started appearing for bank exams.That time there was no ibps exams.We have to write exam for each bank.I wrote many exams,but able to clear only two written exams.But,in interview i did not got selected.Frustrated,i give up my banking career dream and joined an IT company.Still i wrote IBPS clerk 1 and got 183 marks.If i applied to different banks,that time itself i could secure a bank job.But i was not able to do so because i felt like i won't get bank job.My parents always used to scold me for that decision.

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"Lagan, Mehnat aur Nirantar" - The Mantra of Success

First of all, thanks to the person who gave me the above Mantra of success and friends believe me from that day I never thought of result or that what will be fruit of all my endeavors, weather I will pass the exam or it will be a failure for me. From that day I have one clear vision of study no matter I succeed or not. From that day my only passion is to first make myself suitable and capable in life and then say “Yes! Now I am ready and best suitable person.” Once let me achieve this level then there is no reason to stop me to succeed. And this happens..

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11th April 2015 - Important Current Affairs updates

International Affairs

• India and France agree to intensify co-operation on counter terrorism including information and intelligence sharing
• In a joint statement after bilateral talks between the two countries in Paris, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande referred to their common desire to tackle terrorism and promote security.
• French aviation company (Aircraft manufacturer) Airbus today announced that it is ready to manufacture in India. 
• It is going to outsource work worth two billion dollars in next five years.
• Airbus Group CEO : Tom Enders

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Struggle of a Software Engineer to Become a Banker

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This is not a success story. Its a story of moving ahead in Life. Choosing right option at right time. Not Going in comfort zone at any time of time in life. Its a story of continuous learning and have a attitude to make a difference.Its a story which says never give up. Its a story which tells that the story is not yet over, Life is not yet settled. The story says that getting PO Job in Vijaya Bank through IBPS 2014 is not the end, and there is many more Exams to come.

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SBI PO 2015 Recruitment Notification Out

Good News Friends, the State Bank of India (SBI), India's largest Public sector bank, has released the  notification for SBI PO (Probationary Officers) recruitment for the year 2015. There are 2000 Probationary Officers vacancies in total. Graduation is minimum qualification to apply. You can apply online from 13th April 2015 to 2nd May 2015. Check complete details of SBI PO Recruitment 2015 from below. All the Best.

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I Chose to Stand back up What About You ???

Hi buddies this s Alex from Erode,TN:) After sharing my exam reviews, Interview experiences,etc.. now im back here once again 2 share my success with U specially 4 those who r confused to decide which road 2 take ahead!! Guyz bored of reading success stories can skip this if u wish while others who wanna join my happiness pls go ahead:) I finished my B.Sc in 2008 n my MBA in 2010!! Being an average student I couldn’t get placed in campus interviews:( By god’s grace started up my HR career in a private organization but wasn’t satisfied. Side by side I was writing bank exams too but not sincerely.. My dad encouraged me 2 take coaching classes n even asked me 2 quit d job n prepare well.. But I did neither of them:( Days passed on n finally I resigned my job in july 2013 n gave up exams on my own prep. Followed by a couple of failures found myself little happy when I cleared ibps clerk III but just 1 mark above cut off:( 

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IBPS PO III, Clerks III and SO III Reserve Lists, Marks & Allotted Bank Details out

Friends, the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released the list of candidates provisionally allotted on the basis of marks in descending order under CWE PO / MT III, Clerks III and Specialist Officers III. You can check complete details from below links. All the Best :)

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10th April 2015 - Important Current Affairs updates

National Affairs

• Election Commission‬ is going to organise special camps in all Assembly Constituencies across the country on Sunday to update electoral rolls and linking of Aaadhar number with Elector's Photo Identity Card.
• The objective of setting up such camps is to make electoral rolls completely authentic and error free. 
• The move will also help do away the multiple duplication in Photo Identity Card.
• Nobel Peace prize Awardee, Kailash Satyarthi has volunteered to help the newly bifurcated states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in tackling exploitation of children.
• Referring to both the states as a destination of child trafficking, he said that he was ready to work with the new state governments to formulate guidelines that will help prioritize child rights.

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