Wednesday 28 May 2014

World Bank and aid donors accused of enabling land grabs

21 May 2014: Millions of smallholder farmers worldwide have been left homeless and hungry because of private investment promoted by policies such as tax breaks and cheap loans, says report

Nearly $1.5 Billion in Support for Ukraine

Three new projects in Ukraine will support economic reform, energy efficiency, and urban utilities. "We want to help improve the lives of people in the country and to achieve economic recovery at a crucial time," said World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim. 

Indian State & CM

Indian State & CM
************************
1. Andhra Pradesh------------------Vacant
2. Arunachal Pradesh------Nabam Tuki
3. Assam-----------------------Tarun Gogoi
4. Bihar-------------------Jitan Ram Manjhi
5 U.P.------------------------Akhilesh Yadav
6. Uttarakhand-------------Harish Rawat
7. Goa--------------------Manohar Parrikar
8. Gujarat----------------Anandiben Patel
9. Haryana---Bhupinder Singh Hooda
10. Himachal Prades-Virbhadra Singh
11. J & K--------------------Omar Abdullah
12. Jharkhand-------------Hemant Soren
13. Karnataka--------------Siddaramaiah
14. Kerala--------------Oommen Chandy
15. M.P.----------Shivraj Singh Chouhan
16. Maharashtra------Prithviraj Chavan
17. Manipur---------Okram Ibobi Singh
18. Meghalaya------------Mukul Sangma
19. Mizoram---------------Lal Thanhawla
20. Nagaland------------------ T R Zeliang
21. Odisha-----------------Naveen Patnaik
22. Punjab----------Parkash Singh Badal
23. Rajasthan-----------Vasundhara Raje
24. Sikkim---------------- Pawan Kumar Chamling
25. Tamil Nadu------------Jayalalithaa
26. Tripura----------------Manik Sarkar
27. Telangana- Kalwakuntla Chandra Sekhar Rao 
28. Chhattisgarh---------Raman Singh
29. West Bengal---Mamata Banerjee
1. Puducherry-----------N. Rangaswamy
2. Delhi----------------------------------Vacant


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question for sbi

Who has become the youngest woman to climb Mount Everest?
[1] Ranjana Paintal
[2] Malavat Poorna
[3] Paul Biya
[4] Gegong Apang

Saturday 24 May 2014

SBI Clerk Recruitment 2014 – 5092 SBI clerk Jobs

SBI Clerk Recruitment 2014 – Clerk Jobs : SBI Clerk Notification Out For Vacancy Of 5092 Jobs In Overall India . who are Eyeing SBI Clerk Recruitment they can Check & Prepare Confidently for Clerk Exam . It’s Little Bit Disappointment there Expected Huge Number Of Vacancy But only Notification Issue for 5092 Jobs Only . Selection procedure based on Online written test & Interview  . this time SBI asked Graduation candidates Only . Online registration Will Starts from 26.05.2014 and All Eligible candidates have to Apply Online Before 14-06-2014 . for More Details on eligibility Criteria check out below and referred to visit Official Notification Also .   SBI Clerk...
Read more:- www.sbi.co.in

Tuesday 20 May 2014

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Notification Calendar of CWE- RRBs 2014-15

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Notification Calendar of CWE- RRBs 2014-15
(Tentative)


The online examinations for CWE RRB-III are tentatively scheduled to be held as follows :
06.09.2014, 07.09.2014, 13.09.2014, 14.09.2014, 20.09.2014, 21.09.2014 & 27.09.2014

The examination may be held on some/ all/ additional dates. The dates are tentative and may be
subject to change for administrative reasons. Detailed Notification will be issued in due course.

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Wednesday 14 May 2014

Banking Awareness ---------->

RBI Deputy Governor K C Chakrabarty resigns: KC Chakrabarty, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India
has quit three months ahead of completion of his term. Chakrabarty was appointed as Deputy Governor in
June 2009 for a period of three years. In 2012, he got an extension of two years.
 RBI extended 80:20 scheme to import gold to five private banks: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
extended the 80:20 scheme to import gold to five private banks. The move was aimed to ease the
restrictions on inward shipments of the gold. The five banks which have been allowed to import gold
under the 80:20 schemes are HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, IndusInd Bank and Yes Bank.
Under the 80:20 schemes, nominated agencies could import gold on condition that 20 percent of the
shipment would be exported and the remainder would be kept for domestic use. It was introduced by the
Government of India and RBI on 14 August 2013 to put curbs on gold imports. The move to allow more
banks to import gold will raise shipments to about 40 tonnes per month. India used to ship in as much 70
tonnes per month. Gold import is the biggest import after oil that had pushed the current account deficit
(CAD) to a record high in the year ended March 2013.
 RBI to utilise unclaimed bank deposits of 3650 crore rupees for education and awareness among
depositors: The apex bank has announced the Depositor Education and Awareness Fund Scheme for the
purpose. In a notification issued in Mumbai, RBI said the fund would be utilised for promotion of
depositors’ interest by imparting necessary education and awareness about the banking sector.
 RBI notifies final guidelines on bad loans for NBFCs: The Reserve Bank came out with final guidelines for
the non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) with regard to the early detection and recovery of bad
loans. The guidelines will be effective from 1st April.
RBI Deputy Governor K C Chakrabarty resigns: KC Chakrabarty, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India 
has quit three months ahead of completion of his term. Chakrabarty was appointed as Deputy Governor in 
June 2009 for a period of three years. In 2012, he got an extension of two years. 
 RBI extended 80:20 scheme to import gold to five private banks: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) 
extended the 80:20 scheme to import gold to five private banks. The move was aimed to ease the 
restrictions on inward shipments of the gold. The five banks which have been allowed to import gold 
under the 80:20 schemes are HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, IndusInd Bank and Yes Bank. 
Under the 80:20 schemes, nominated agencies could import gold on condition that 20 percent of the 
shipment would be exported and the remainder would be kept for domestic use. It was introduced by the 
Government of India and RBI on 14 August 2013 to put curbs on gold imports. The move to allow more 
banks to import gold will raise shipments to about 40 tonnes per month. India used to ship in as much 70 
tonnes per month. Gold import is the biggest import after oil that had pushed the current account deficit 
(CAD) to a record high in the year ended March 2013. 
 RBI to utilise unclaimed bank deposits of 3650 crore rupees for education and awareness among 
depositors: The apex bank has announced the Depositor Education and Awareness Fund Scheme for the 
purpose. In a notification issued in Mumbai, RBI said the fund would be utilised for promotion of 
depositors’ interest by imparting necessary education and awareness about the banking sector. 
 RBI notifies final guidelines on bad loans for NBFCs: The Reserve Bank came out with final guidelines for 
the non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) with regard to the early detection and recovery of bad 
loans. The guidelines will be effective from 1st April. 

Banking Awareness------>2

 RBI hiked trade related remittance from 2 to 5 lakh rupees per transaction: RBI decided to increase the
limit of trade transactions on a review of the permitted transactions under the Rupee Drawing
Arrangements (RDAs). These changes have been included in Memorandum of Instructions for Opening
and Maintenance of Rupee/Foreign Currency Vostro Accounts of Non-resident Exchange Houses. Earlier, in
2009 RBI rationalised norms on maintenance of rupee/foreign currency Vostro accounts of non-resident
Exchange Houses. It was in view of the increased number of transactions being handled by the Exchange
Houses and the rapid developments in the communication facilities.
 SBI Life to appeal against the order of IRDA to refund 275 crore rupees: SBI Life Insurance Company on 12
March 2014 announced that it will appeal against the order of Insurance Regulatory and Development
Authority (IRDA) to refund 275.29 crore rupees to the policy holders of Dhanaraksha Plus Limited Premium
Paying Term (LPPT).IRDA on 12 March 2014 charged SBI Life of violation of various norms by miss-selling
the policy and payment of higher commission to agents. SBI Life has been asked to refund the amount
within six months (i.e. September 2014).
 Committee set up to assist banking sector to apply Basel III norms: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced
to set up a committee under the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC). The committee
would set the guidelines for the banking sector to comply with Basel-III capital norms.
The decision was taken at a sub-committee meeting of FSDC. The meeting was chaired by Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan.
Main highlights are as follows
 The implementation of the non-legislative recommendations of the Financial Sector Legislative
Reforms Commission (FSLRC)
 The issue of setting up a repository for providing investors with a single view of all financial asset
classes.
 The ways to suggest the capital requirements of the banking sector over the next five years in view of
the Basel-III regulations and requirements for supervisory capital.
 Issues of greater harmonisation of regulations across sectors for similar activities were also taken up.
 Also, it discussed about ways for setting up an effective resolution regime for the financial sector.
About Basel III norms: A comprehensive set of reform measures designed to improve the regulation,
supervision and risk management within the banking sector. The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
published the first version of Basel III in late 2009, giving banks approximately three years to satisfy all
requirements. Largely in response to the credit crisis, banks are required to maintain proper leverage
ratios and meet certain capital requirements.
 Federal Bank launches transit card for Bangalore Metro commuters: federal Bank launched its Namma
Metro Transit-cum-Debit Card in partnership with Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL). The
Flash Transit-cum-Debit Card will entitle cardholders to discounts of 15 to 21 per cent on fares. The bank
has also made arrangements for easy recharge Federal Bank Namma Metro Card is a Visa branded Debit
cum Transit card with Rs 75,000 shopping and Rs 75,000 ATM withdrawal limits across the country.
 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation sued 16 world largest banks: Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation filed a law-suit on 16 of the world’s largest banks. These global banks broke certain swap
contracts and separately planed to rig the labor rate to which the contracts were signed. 

Banking Awareness----->1

Corporation Bank bags SME awards: The bank has attained the first rank based on performance in MSE
lending and the second rank based on performance in lending to micro enterprises. S R Bansal, Chairman
and Managing Director of the bank, received the awards from the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during
the national awards function in New Delhi.
 Indian Bank bags national excellence award in MSE: Indian Bank has bagged national award for excellence
in lending to micro enterprises for 2012-2013, for the consecutive second year. The award was received by
Indian Bank Chairman and Managing Director T M Bhasin from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
 RBI extends date of exchanging pre-2005 notes to Jan 1, 2015.
 PSU banks need 19,813 more ATMs by March-end to meet target: State-run banks may set up only
14,855 ATMs by December, leaving an uphill task of installing close to 20,000 more cash dispensing
machines by March-end to achieve the target of at least one onsite ATM in every branch.
 Canara Bank names cricketer Shikhar Dhawan as its brand ambassador RK Dubey, Chairman & Managing
Director of Canara Bank said that the bank and Dhawan had a lot in common.
 Exim Bank extends $90 mn line of credit to Republic of Congo: Export-Import Bank of India has, at the
behest of the Government of India, extended a Line of Credit of $89.90 million to the Government of
Republic of Congo, for development of transportation system in the Republic of Congo. The Agreement
was signed in New Delhi, India by Yaduvendra Mathur, Chairman & Managing Director, Exim Bank and Félix
NGOMA, Ambassador of the Republic of Congo in India. This is the second line of credit to the Government
of the Republic of Congo. With the signing of this Agreement, Exim Bank has now in place 188 Lines of
Credit, covering 75 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe, Oceania and the CIS, with credit
commitments of over $10.30 billion, available for financing exports from India.

3rd Nuclear Security Summit 2014 held in Netherlands

 The Third Nuclear Security Summit was held in
The Hague, Netherlands from 24 to 25 March 2014. The summit was attended by 58 World leaders. At the
Summit, the leaders agreed to build a robust Nuclear Security Structure.

Bill Gates regains world's richest man title: Forbes-

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has regained the title
of the world's richest man in the Forbes magazine's annual billionaire list that includes 56 India based
billionaires led by RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani. Gates was followed by Berkshire Hathaway's Warren
Buffett (2nd) with a personal wealth of $64 billion.

3rd BIMSTEC summit meeting

3rd BIMSTEC summit meeting: Myanmar kicked off the third summit for the Bay of Bengal Initiative for
Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) at Nay Pyi Taw. BIMSTEC includes
Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal and aims to create cooperation in
multiple sectors including trade, investment and energy.

OSCAR AWARDS

OSCAR AWARDS: '12 Years a Slave' wins best picture Oscar. Best director award for Alfonso Cuaron, the
force of Gravity exerted itself at the 86th annual Academy Awards.

OSCARS - MAIN WINNERS
Gravity - 7 awards
12 Years a Slave - 3 awards
Dallas Buyers Club - 3 awards
Frozen - 2 awards
The Great Gatsby - 2 awards
Blue Jasmine - 1 award
Her - 1 award
 Best Actor: Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
 Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
 Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
Best Live Action Short Film: Helium
 Academy Honorary Awards (presented on 16 November 2013): Angela Lansbury, Steve Martin, Piero Tosi
 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Angelina Jolie

Marketing Aptitude for SBI PO Set -1


1. Management is the compulsory
process of —
(1) Decision Making
(2) Lapse
(3) Final Decision
(4) Interim Decision
(5) All of above
Ans : 1

2.Which of the following is the
most important responsibility of
a Manager ?
(1) Allowing Fraud
(2) Making Product
(3) Taking Decisions
(4) Withdrawing Salary
(5) Earning Bonus
Ans : 3

3. The marketing concept is a way
of thinking or a management
philosophy that affects:
(1) only marketing activities
(2) most efforts of the
organization
(3) mainly the efforts of sales
personnel
(4) mainly customer relations
(5) None of these
Ans : 2

4. If VonAir, a hairdryer
manufacturer, is focusing on
customer satisfaction, it will find
that what consumers really want
is:
(1) More watts
(2) More speed
(3) Higher heat settings
(4) Attractive hair
(5) None of these
Ans : 4
5. Most specifically, marketing
strategy:

(1) is concerned with keydecisions required to reach an
Objective

(2) encompasses selecting and
analysing a target market and
creating and maintaining an
appropriate marketing mix

(3) expands geographic
boundaries of markets to serve
larger geographic areas

(4) involves determining the
direction and objectives of
marketing management

(5) None of these

Ans : 2

6. All of the following are
marketing management tasks
EXCEPT:
(1) marketing planning.
(2) organising marketing
activities.
(3) co-ordinating marketing
activities.
(4) project development and
analysis.
(5) None of these
Ans : 4

7. The marketing environment is
Best described as being:
(1) composed of controllable
variables.
(2) composed of variables
independent of one another.
(3) an indirect influence on
marketing activity.
(4) dynamic and changing.
(5) None of these
Ans : 4




8. Which is not an example of
Large Scale Trading ?
(1) Speciality Shop
(2) Departmental store
(3) Super Bazar
(4) Mail order and Business
Houses
(5) Shopping Malls
Ans : 1

9. Chrysler's Chief Executive
Officer is the company's
spokesperson. His message has
focused on concern for
customers and product quality.
Which aspect of implementing
the marketing concept does this
represent?

(1) Focusing on general conditions
(2) Stressing the short run
(3) Endorsement of the marketing
concept by top management
(4) Development of an
information system
(5) None of these
Ans : 3

10. Which of the following is an
example of a problem that may
arise in the implementation of
the marketing concept?

(1) By satisfying one segment in
society, a firm contributes to the
dissatisfaction of other
segments.
(2) Consumers do not understand
what the marketing concept is.
(3) Dealers do not support the
marketing concept.
(4) A product may fit the needs of
too many segments.
(5) None of these

Ans : 1

Computer Knowledge for SBI PO 2014

1.A Computer that is on the
Network is a ……….
(a) Node (b) Terminal
(c) Client (d) Online
(e) None of these
Ans : (a)

2. This power protection device includes a battery that provides
a few minutes of power.
(a) surge suppressor (b) line
conditioner
(c) generator (d) UPS
(e) None of these
Ans : (d)

3. ADCCP means
(a) Analog Data Code Check
Procedure
(b) Active Database
Communication Control
Program
(c) Application Data Cache Call
Procedure
(d) Advanced Data
Communication Control
Procedure
(e) None of these
Ans : (d)

4. Which technology is used in
a CDROM Drive?

(a)Mechanical
(b) Electromechanical
(c) Optical
(d) Fiber Optical
(e) None of these
Ans : (c)

5. Data (information) is stored in
computers as?
(a) Files (b) Directories
(c) Floppies (d) Maer
(e) None of these
Ans : (a)

6. Name a network operating
system that is specially designed to handle networking
functions efficiently.
(a) Windows Server 2008
(b) Windows NT
(c) NOS
(d) UNIX
(e) None of these
Ans : (b)

7. Which of the following is not a
logic gate?
(a) AND (b) NOR
(c) NAND (d) NAT
(e) None of these
Ans : (d)

8. The Analytical Engine
developed during First
Generation of computers
used…………as a memory unit
(a) RAM (b) Floppies
(c) Cards (d) Counter Wheels
(e) None of these
Ans : (d)

9. The Analytical Engine
developed during First
Generation of computers
used…………as a memory unit
(a) RAM (b) Floppies
(c) Cards (d) Counter Wheels
(e) None of these
Ans : (d)

10. A protocol used to control the
secure sending of data on the
internet is :
(a) SMTP (b) HTTPS
(c) TCP/IP (d) HTTP
(e) None of these
Ans : (b)

11. A Proxy server is used for
which of the
following?
(a) To provide security against
unauthorized users
(b) To process client requests for
web pages
(c) To process client requests
for database access
(d) To provide TCP/IP
(e) None of these
Ans : (b)

12. A device mounted on a
communication satellite which
receives, amplifies and retransmits
signals from earth
station is
(a) Track (b) Transponder
(c) Transistor (d) Terminal
(e) None of these
Ans : (b)

13. Pictures or drawings, typically
displayed on a VDU to allow
users to select program options
is called
(a) HIPO charts (b) Icons
(c) Graphics (d) Network
(e) None of these
Ans : (b)

14. DVD-RAM is similar to a
…………except it has storage
capacities upto 5.2 GB.
(a) CD-R (b) floppy disk
(c) CD-RW (d) hard disk
(e) None of these

Ans : (c)
     15. Primary storage is………..as
          compared to secondary storage :
       (a) Slow and inexpensive
        (b) Fast and inexpensive
          (c) Fast and expensive
          (d) Slow and expensive
         (e) None of these
         Ans : (c)
         
        16. Which of the following is a
        communication network that is
     devoted to carrying computer
         information :
          (a) Data Point (b) Data Module
        (c) Data network (d) Data Pack
         (e) None of these
          Ans : (c)


      17. What are the four key
     functions of a computer
          system?
       (a) input, processing, output, and
         storage
       (b) keyboard, display, memory,
         and disk drive
        (c) word processing,
        spreadsheets, database,
     calculations
        (d) bits, bytes, words, and OSI
        (e) None of these
        Ans : (a)
        
          18. What should be the
        extension to execute files?
        (a) EXE (b) BAT
         (c) COM (d) All of these
         (e) None of these
       Ans : (d)

19. Basic is……….language :
(a) a procedural
(b) an object oriented
(c) user friendly
(d) both A and B
(e) None of these
Ans : (a)

20. Which of the following
computer language is used for
artificial intelligence?
(a) FORTRAN (b) PROLOG
(c) C (d) COBOL
(e) None of these
Ans : (b)