Daily NEWS/Currents…..

1. Pan Pacific Islands Project: a project for telemedicine and tele-education. Special Adaptation Fund of $ 1 million for this project.

2. Pandit Jasraj: Eminent classical vocalistis honoured with the Sumitra Charat Ram Award 2014 for Lifetime Achievement.

3. Dilip Vengsarkar : was Awarded CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for 2014.

4. Bhuvneshwar Kumar : awarded with Polly Umrigar Award for the 2013-14 season.

5. Sutirtha Bhattacharya is to be the next Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the Coal India Limited.

6. A Canadian delegation led by Premier of Saskatchewan Mr. Brad Wall met Union Minister of Agriculture, Shri Radha Mohan Singh .

7. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Suresh Raina has become the second cricketer to be associated with the Hero Hockey India League (HHIL) after he was named as the co-owner of the Uttar Pradesh Wizards franchise.

8. Gujarat government announces incentives to boost Information Technology sector; Targets one billion dollar turnover in IT Sector in next five years.

9. Dell India has launched two Android-powered tablets as part of its Venue 7 and Venue 8 series –

10. 26th annual gathering of Asian-Pacific Economic Conference(APEC) concludes in Beijing , china.

11. Kisan Vikas Patra scheme (KVP): The Union Government re-launched Kisan Vikas Patra scheme (KVP) in New Delhi to encourage the habit of small savings among the citizens. It is available through designated branches of nationalized banks across the country.

12. Dr. Hasmukh Adhia: Director on the Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) w.e.f 11 November 2014. He replaced Gurdial Singh Sandhu.

13. Delhi Police presented awards to 30 people for helping the force in averting crime and nabbing criminals in the national capital .

14. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh visited Israel to discuss bilateral issues including strengthening security ties and fight against terror.
15. The International Buddhist Conference 2014 was held with joint initiative of Nepal Theravada Buddhist Academy and Myanmar Sitagu International Buddhist Academy from 15 November to 18 November 2014 in Lumbini, Nepal. It was held with an objective of preserving Buddhist culture and heritage.

16. Around Rs 5,400 crore have been deposited in banks in over seven crore bank accounts opened under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana of which 74 per cent accounts are with zero balance.

17. Vape, a verb meaning to inhale or exhale the vapour produced by an electronic cigarette has been named as the word of the year 2014 by Oxford Dictionaries.

Expected GK Questions For upcoming Exams(SBI(Associates, IBPS).

1. As per existing norms and policies of the RBI, Banks are required to advance how much of their total advances to priority sectors?
Ans. 40%

2. The Committee which recently released its report on Capacity Building in banks and non-banks, is ?
Ans. Gopalakrishna Committee.

3. ‘Bulls and Bears’ are terms are generally used in which Market?
Ans. Stock Market/Share market.

4. MoEFCC stands for ?
Ans. Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change.

5. Which 2 states were cut-off from the rest of the country from 27 October 2014 due to the 1000-hour district blockade called in a Karbi Along district of Assam from 5 am. ?
Ans. Manipur and Nagaland.

6. “Arogya Gram Yojna” was recently launched in which state?
Ans. Jammu and Kashmir.

7. “Siding Spring” which was recently in NEWS is the name given to ?
Ans. Comet.

8. When a Bank is doing its usual business along with various other functions like(insurance, Stocks, Counseling, Constancies) etc , then the bank can be termed as ??
Ans. Universal Bank.

9. ‘Nomination ‘for a deposit account in the bank means?
Ans. Mandate of the depositor in favor of a close relative who can claim the amount on death of the depositor.

10. A nationalized bank can also be called as ?
Ans. Public Sector Bank.

11. What Does ”Intensive growth opportunities” means(in the context of Marketing)?
Ans. To identify further opportunities to achieve growth within the company’s current business.

12. What are the parts of integrated growth(Marketing)?
Ans. Forward integration; Horizontal integration; and Backward integration.
13. If A company is engaged in different business activates like iron and steel, automobiles, software,telecommunication etc. It is a form of which type of Divercification?
Ans. Conglomerate diversification.

14. How many types of Diversification Growth are there in Marketing?
Ans. Horizontal diversification; concentric diversification; Forward diversification; Backward diversification and Conglomerate diversification.

15. If A company searches for new technologically unrelated products that appeal to its current customers is an example of which type of diversification strategy.?
Ans. Horizontal diversification.

16. China recently launched an experimental mission Chang’e 5-T1, it will loop(orbit) which celestial body?
Ans. Moon.

17. Who has been re elected as President of Botswana?
Ans. Ian Khama.

18. The government has recently launched the Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme (M-SIPS) for what purpose?
Ans. Electronic System Design and Manufacturing.

19. The difference between the outflow and inflow of foreign currency is known as ___?
Ans. Current Account Deficit.

20. Which among the following schemes of the Government was launched with an objective of a slum free India?
Ans. Rajiv Awas Yojana.