GA UPDATES

1. The Indian Chess grandmaster, Viswanathan Anand adds another feather in his cap with a minor planet being named after him. The planet was discovered back in 1988 but had not been formally named until recently. The minor planet, now known as Vishyanand, was previously identified as planet 4538.

2. The Union government will increase the number of work days under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme from 100 to 150 in places where the recent unseasonal rain and hailstorms have affected crops. 

3. Bharti AXA General Insurance (GI) Company Ltd. has launched 'Smart Traveller' that offers global coverage for students, individuals, families and frequent travellers.

4. 21 weightlifters have been provisionally suspended by the Indian Weightlifting Federation after testing positive for banned substances

5. Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal bowed out of the Malaysia Open badminton championship following a semifinal defeat in a thrilling three-set game against tournament top seed Li Xuerui of China in Kuala Lumpur.

6. China’s former Olympic champion hurdler Liu Xiang plans to announcement his retirement next week following years of nagging injuries. 

7.  2015 FM Global Resilience Index, India has been ranked a low 119 out of 130 countries

8. New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has been awarded Sir Richard Hadlee medal, the country’s highest cricketing honour, for his inspirational leadership and exemplary batting at a glittering ceremony, in Auckalnd.

9. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan feels “humbled and “honoured” to have received a honorary doctorate from the Egyptian Academy of Arts for his contribution to cinema.

GA QUIZ

Ques. : 1 Name the women shuttler who clinched her maiden India Open Super Series title recently. 

1) Carolina Marin 

2) Saina Nehwal 

3) Ratchanok Intanon 

4) PV Sindhu 

5) None of these

Ques. : 2 Who among the following is a deputy governor of the RBI as of now? 

1) Pratip Chaudhuri 

2) Usha Thorat 

3) Subir Gokarn 

4) SS Mundra 

5) KC Chakrabarty

Ques. : 3 What is India’s ranking on the new index compiled by the UN trade body UNCTAD for assessing the readiness of countries for electronic commerce? 

1) 63rd 

2) 130th 

3) 83rd 

4) 75th 

5) 92nd

Ques. : 4 The winner of the men’s singles title of the India Open Super Series badminton tournament is 

1) Viktor Axelsen 

2) Kidambi Srikanth 

3) Lin Dan 

4) Ajay Jayaram 

5) Parupalli Kashyap

Ques. : 5 PM Narendra Modi in his address to a global energy conference, recently, appealed to people not to take subsidy if they can afford to buy LPG at market price. The govt targets that ________ will surrender the LPG subsidy. 

1) ten crore 

2) five crore 

3) two crore 

4) one crore 

5) None of these

Ques. : 6 Which of the following countries is the world's largest B2C market measured both by the revenue and the number of online buyers as of now? 

1) US 

2) China 

3) India 

4) UK 

5) Germany

Ques. : 7 The _________Group is the world's largest e-commerce company by gross merchandise value, volume of goods and services being transacted at present? 

1) eBay 

2) Amazon 

3) Alibaba 

4) Flipkart 

5) None of these

Ques. : 8 Which country has topped the recently released UNCTAD’s new Business-to-Consumer (B2C) e-commerce, businesses selling to the general public, index? 

1) Finland 

2) Norway 

3) Luxembourg 

4) UK 

5) China

Ques. : 9 The govt gave 'in principle' nod to Sagarmala project recently. This project is aimed at port-led development in 

1) coastal states 

2) Sri Lanka and Maldives 

3) Mauritius and Seychelles 

4) Bangladesh and Myanmar 

5) None of these

Ques. : 10 A unique integrating and interactive platform named PRAGATI was launched by the PM Narendra Modi recently. Which of the following is correct about the programme? 

1) It is aimed at addressing common man’s grievances. 

2) It will monitor and review important programmes and projects of the central/state govts. 

3) The interactive Pragati sessions will take place every second Saturday of the month.
4) All the above 

5) Only 1) and 2)

ANSWERS
1. 2) Saina Nehwal
2. 4) SS Mundra
3. 3) 83rd
4. 2) Kidambi Srikanth
5. 4) one crore
6. 2) China
7. 3) Alibaba
8. 3) Luxembourg
9. 1) coastal states
10. 5) Only 1) and 2)

WEEKLY GA UPDATES

1. Book written by Uma lele:FOOD FOR ALL
The five organisations surveyed by the book are:  the World Bank Group, Food and Agriculture Organization, World Food Programme, International Fund for Agricultural Development and Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research.

2. CNN IBN AWARDS 2015

Narendra Modi - Indian of the Year 2014

Arun Jaitley - Indian of the Year 2014: Politics

Jitu Rai - Indian of the Year 2014: Sports

N Chandrasekaran - Indian of the Year 2014: Business

Chetan Bhagat - Indian of the Year 2014: Entertainment

Tongam Rina - Indian of the Year 2014: Public Service

Satya Nadella - Indian of the Year 2014: Global Indian

K Chandrasekhar Rao - Indian of the Year 2014: Popular Choice

P Vijayan - Indian of the Year 2014: Popular Choice

Kangana Ranaut - Indian of the Year 2014: Special Achievement

Pankaj Advani - Indian of the Year 2014: Special Achievement

Kailash Satyarthi - Indian of the Year 2014: Outstanding Achievement

Azim Premji - Indian of the Year 2014: Outstanding Achievement

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) - Indian of the Year 2014: Lifetime Achievement

3. International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade 2015 was observed globally on 25 March 2015. The theme for the year 2015 is Women and Slavery. The theme is a tribute to the many 
women who suffered and died during the slave trade.

4. Nobel Laureate John F Nash Jr. won the Abel Prize 2015 for his work on partial differential equations. The Abel Prize is an international prize presented annually by the King of Norway to one or more outstanding mathematicians. The prize was named after Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel.

5. Delhi government has launched First E-ration card service in India. E-ration card will be linked with Aadhaar cards in order to curb corruption and increase transparency in the system. Delhi government is also starting issuing temporary Fair Price Shop (FPS)-licences. These licenses will be issued to around 25,000 FPS in Delhi. FPS are operated by private players to provide subsided foodgrains

6. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 March 2015 launched Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation (PRAGATI) platform. PRAGATI is a multi-purpose and multi-modal platform aimed at addressing grievances of common man. It also aims at simultaneously monitoring and reviewing important Union government programmes and projects as well as projects flagged by State Governments. 

              It is an innovative project in e-governance and good governance and accountability with real-time presence and information exchange among the key stakeholders. 

GA QUIZ

1. Against which virus PM Narendra Modi has launched the first indigenously developed and manufactured vaccine on 9th Mar’15?
A. Swineflu
B. H1N1
C. Rotavirus
D. HIV
E. None of these



2. On 9thMar’15, Former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi was removed as the President of which state’s Cricket Association?
A. Rajasthan
B. Maharashtra
C. Gujarat
D. Delhi
E. Punjab

3. Which country has expelled a senior North Korean diplomat on 9th Mar’15 after he was caught smuggling 1.4 million US dollars worth of GOLD?
A. South Korea
B. Saudi Arabia
C. Qatar
D. Bangladesh
E. Iran

4. Who will be the ruling United Democratic Front's candidate for the Speaker's post, which has become vacant due to the demise of incumbent G Karthikeyan?
A. Oomen Chandy
B. N Sakthan
C. G S Chandy
D. None of these
E. All of these

5. Name the Sri Lankan Cricketer who announced his retirement from Test Cricket after the three match series against India in Aug’15?
A. Mahela Jayawardhane
B. Lasith Malinga
C. Kumar Sangakkara
D. Dilhara Fernando
E. None of these

6. CISF Raising Day 2015 is celebrated on _____.
A. 9th March
B. 10th March
C. 11th March
D. 12th March
E. 8th March

7. Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi formally launched ‘Beti bachao, Beti Padhao’ in Northeast and selected the district in Mizoram among 100 districts from across India for this unique initiative. Which district was selected in Mizoram?
A. Aizawl
B. Lunglei
C. Champai
D. Saiha
E. None of these

8. Name the new schemes launched by the government to promote tourism in India?
A. Paryatan
B. Parivartan
C. PRASAD
D. SWADESH DARSHAN
E. Both C and D

9. Which edition of Surya Kiran exercise concluded between India and Nepal on 7th Mar’15? 
A. Sixth
B. Seventh
C. Eight
D. Tenth
E. Ninth

10. Which state of India won the silver prize of Golden Gate award at the Internationale Tourismus-Borse Berlin (ITB-Berlin) 2015, Germany?
A. Rajasthan
B. Delhi
C. Goa
D. Kerala
E. Tamil Nadu

11. Which edition of the Delhi Dialogue will begin in New Delhi on 11th Mar’15?
A. Second
B. Tenth
C. Seventh
D. Third
E. Fourth

12. Name the country that topped the list of world’s biggest weapons importer in 2014 as disclosed by research company IHS on 8th Mar’15?
A. Dubai
B. India
C. China
D. Saudi Arabia
E. Iran

13. Name the former union minister who has been awarded with the prestigious Saraswati Samman 2014 for his Kannada poem Ramayana Mahanveshanam?
A. R.V. Deshpande
B. Siddaramaiah
C. T. Parmeshwar Naik
D. M. Veerapa Moily
E. None of these

14. With which e-commerce Company, India’s real estate company has tied-up to sell it apartments?
A. FLIPKART
B. Amazon
C. SNAPDEAL
D. Commonfloor
E. None of these

15. Name the web portal launched to facilitate Monitoring of Supply of Cement and Expedite its purchase?
A. Cement Monitor
B. INAM-PRO
C. INFRA-PRO
D. None of these
E. All of these

16. In which state First Kisan Call Centre (KCC) of North-East was opened on 9th Mar’15?
A. Tripura
B. Assam
C. Manipur
D. Mizoram
E. Nagaland

17. Which state has launched the ‘Bhagyashree’ Scheme for Girl child on 8th Mar’15?
A. West Bengal
B. Bihar
C. Gujarat
D. Maharashtra
E. Kerala

18. Which country’s Professor was in news as on 9th Mar’15 as she rejected an Indian student’s internship request citing rape problem in India?
A. France
B. United States
C. Germany
D. Singapore
E. UK

19. After defeating Ireland in the World Cup match on 10th Mar’15, how many times India won successively overall starting from a win over the West Indies in 2011?
A. Fifth
B. Ninth
C. Eleventh
D. Tenth
E. sixth

20. Name the Indian company which was chosen as the top employer in Europe for the third consecutive year by Top Employers Institute, the renowned employers’ certification agency?
A. Wipro
B. Infosys
C. TCS
D. Larsen & Toubro

E. None of these

Answers

1.C
2.A
3.D
4.B
5.C
6.B
7.D
8.E
9.C
10. D
11.C
12.D
13.D
14.C
15.B
16.A
17.D
18.C
19.B
20.C

QUESTIONS ASKED ON 21ST FEB SBI EXAM FOR CLERKS

• Ajinke Rahane and Raidu related to which game? - Cricket
• S. Jaishankar is appointed as? - Foreign Secretary
• Whom did Saina Nehwal defated in Syed Modi Grand trournament? Caroline Marin
• Chillika lake is in which state of India? Orissa
• World Food Program is in? Rome
• Recently who Received Padma Vibhushan award?
• Malaysian currency - Ringgit
• Next I20 Matches Will be held on which Country - India
• World Social Justice Day - 20 February
• Orapa, largest diamond mine is in which place? Botswana
• Savio cup held in which place? Maharashtra
• Durga Prasad IAS cadre officer is the head of? CRPF
• Who regulates mutual funds? SEBI
• Cheque which is not crossed is called – Open cheque
• Zimbabwe President - Robert Mugabe
• Currency of Japan- Japanese Yen
• Tallest plunge waterfalls in India? Nohkalikai Falls, Cherrapunji
• Cricket World Cup 2019 – England and wales
• Chao lake is – China
• Harsimrat Kaur Badal is MP of - Bathinda
• Baht current of which country - Thailand

WEEKLY GA UPDATES

1. Inflation dropped to a five and a half year low of - 0.39 per cent in January on falling prices of manufactured and fuel items.

2. Aditya Birla group firm Hindalco Industries has won the Gare Palma IV/5 mine in Chhattisgarh by outbidding companies like BALCO, Sesa Sterlite, Ambuja Cements, which were also vying for the same block.

3. The Kalyani Group has announced a joint venture with Rafael Advanced Defence System of Israel. This joint venture company will be based in India

4. Indian telecom major Bharti Airtel Limited on 18 February 2015 tied-up with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to provide health, education and youth-focused content to its customers in 17 African countries.

5. Bihar government has announced 35% reservation for women in non-gazetted government jobs in group C and D grade.

6. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has slapped a Rs 425 crore show cause notice against BCCI, IPL, their officials and private multimedia firms for alleged contravention of forex laws in awarding a media rights contract in 2009.
7. India on Saturday successfully test-fired the supersonic BrahMos cruise missile from INS Kolkata, the navy's most powerful and newest warship, in Arabian sea.
8. National men’s team captain Sunil Chhetri was on Friday presented with All India Football Federation’s 2014 Player of the Year award.

9. National Games mascot Ammu, the Great Hornbill, has immortalised itself by finding a mention in the Limca Book of Records.

10. ICICI Bank, India’s largest private sector bank, has announced the launch of ‘Pockets’, India’s first digital bank for the youth. Anyone, including those who are not customers of ICICI Bank, can download the e-wallet from Google Playstore, fund it from any bank account in the country and start transacting immediately.

GA QUIZ

1. What will be the main theme of Aero India show to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 18thFeb’15 in Bengaluru?

A. Make in India

B. Unite India

C. Developed India

D. Extending Air Services in India

E. None of these

2. Name the title of first National Tribal Festival that will begin from 13th Feb’15?

A. Aadivaasi

B. Vanmaanas

C. VANAJ

D. TribeFest 

E. None of these

3. Which category of students in Delhi will get a hostel as announced by Minister of Development of North-Eastern Region Dr. Jitendra Singh on 11th Feb’15?

A. SC/ST

B. North-Eastern

C. Blind Challenged

D. LGBT

E. All of above

4. Name the former Defence Secretary whose plea for quashing appointment as Comptroller and Audit General of India is rejected by Supreme Court of India on 11th Feb’15?

A. V P Singh 

B. S K Sharma

C. H L Gupta

D. Mukul Rohtagi

E. None of these

5. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Indraprastha Gas Limited?

A. C Rameshwaram

B. M Ravindran

C. K K Gupta

D. None of these

E. None of these

6. Who has acquired the Telugu television channel network Maa Television Network Ltd (MTNL) including its brand, assets and four channels for an undisclosed amount on 11th Feb’15?

A. Sony Entertainment Pvt. Ltd

B. Reliance Entertainment

C. Zee Entertainment 

D. Star India Pvt. Ltd.

E. Tata Entertainment ltd.

7. Which bank has launched India’s first digital bank ‘Pockets’ service to allow anyone to instantly make transactions on a mobile phone with or without a bank account?

A. HDFC Bank

B. ING Vysya Bank

C. Kotak Mahindra Bank

D. ICICI Bank

E. YES Bank

8. What is ‘Udyanotsav’?

A. Planting Sapling Mission

B. Agro Fest

C. Annual Festival at Rashtrapati Bhavan

D. Gardening Project.

E. None of these

9. In which state the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System Project has been launched?

A. Himachal Pradesh

B. Telangana

C. Manipur

D. West Bengal

E. Sikkim

10. In which country has United States closed its embassy on 10th Feb’15 due to the ongoing political instability?

A. Pakistan

B. Iraq

C. Nigeria

D. Yemen

E. Iran

11. Which country has set Guinness World Record for the world’s largest vertical maze of 55 stories?

A. United States

B. France

C. Dubai

D. India

E. Pakistan

12. Name the Saudi Arabia’s king who passed away on 23rd Jan’15?

A. Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

B. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz

C. Abdullah Abdullah

D. Salman Abdullah.

E. None of these

13. Which state in India will get first International Institute of Music?

A. Maharashtra

B. Gujarat

C. Bihar

D. Kerala 

E. Punjab

14. In which state, Syed Modi International Badminton Championships is being played from 21st Jan’15?

A. Uttar Pradesh

B. Karnataka

C. Andhra Pradesh

D. Gujarat

E. Himachal pradesh

15. Which airline has been allowed by Director General of Civil Aviation, DGCA, to accept advance bookings beyond the 31st of March?

A. Kingfisher

B. Jet Airways

C. Indigo

D. Spice Jet Airlines 

E. Air India

Answers 
1.A
2.C
3.B
4.B
5.B
6.D
7.D
8.C
9.A
10.D
11.C
12.B
13.D
14.A
15. D

GK QUESTIONS ASKED IN SBI ASSOCIATE EXAMS

Where is the head quarters of UNICEF? - New York 

When do we observe army day? - 15th January

Water week started from - 13th January in context with Ganga Rejuvination Plan

Who is the current Defence minister of India? - Manohar Parikar

Jim Corbett national park is situated in which state? - Uttarakhand  

Denmark capital - Copenhagen

Which is the Country having maximun gold mines - China

Which was the most warmest year ever? - 2014

Which were the two new earth like planets discovered? - Kepler 438-b and Kepler 442-b

What is the currency of China? - Yuan

Rbi cut in repo rate by how much? - 25 basis points

There were few questions related to Census 2011

Australia capital - Canberra

Afghanistan Currency - Afghan Afghani

National Youth Day - 12th January

2018 Commonwealth Game - Gold Coast, Australia 

PMJDY payment card - Rupay

Small and Payment bank need how much Capital for start up - 100 Crore

Recently people of 13 country make march and pray for world peace in which state- Bihar

In india recently Bio fuel Train started from - Rohtak to Rewari 

External Affair Minister - Smt.Sushma Swaraj

Recently Gyan Sangam Held in Pune For what Purpose - Banking Reform

APEC summit 2014 venue - Beijing

Chief Economic advisor to GOI - Arvind Subramanian

Switzerland beat whom to win Davis cup - France

Anaemia is caused by deficiency of which vitamin - Vitamin B12

Bihu dance is related to which state - Assam

International court of justice HQ - The Hague

Prize given to Raghuram Rajan recently - Governer of the Year in Central Banks awards

news paper name of recent france attack - Charlie Hebdo

highest mortality rate in infants state - Odisha

cbi new director - Mr. Anil Kumar Sinha

Chairman of Niti Ayog - PM Narendra Modi

Currency Philippines - Philippine peso 

Brazil capital - Brasilia

Sarita devi which sports - Boxing

Rbi doesn't control which one of them? ICICI Prudential

America Canada line - Parallel line 49

Who won Nobel prize in micro economics? - Amartya Sen

Fort aguada which state - Goa

IMF provides loan to whom? Only Member Countries

Next G 20 Summit - Istanbul, Turkey

New chief of IB - Dineshwar Sharma

Fresh water lake in U.S.A - Lake Superior

Purpose of monetary policy?

1 question on which of the following is not a Credit rating agency of india?

Which is regulator of commodity market - FMC

Cancer day - 4th February 

Internet users in india in dec 2014 - 300 Million

Founder of self help groups who won nobel prize for this? Mohammad Yunus

1 question on NPA

Casa related to?

Anirudh jagannath is the PM of which country? - Mauritius

Fao headquarters - Rome, Italy

Urban development union minister - Venkaiah Naidu

According to 2011 census female rato per 1000 males in haryana? - 879

Confucious prize was awarded to whom? - Fidel Castro

Dandi kutir is established in which place recently? - Gandhinagar

Wandering in many worlds is autobiography of whom? - V. R. Krishna Iyer

GA UPDATES

Australia’s ruling Liberal Party voted on Monday morning to defeat a leadership spill motion, thereby retaining Tony Abbott in his role as the party leader and the country’s prime minister.

government on Saturday announced a capital infusion of Rs.6990 crore in nine state run banks, including State Bank of India (SBI) and Punjab National Bank (PNB), but based on new efficiency parameters such as return on assets and return on equity.

Grammies announced

• Record of the Year - "Stay with Me," Sam Smith
• Song of the Year - "Stay with Me" (Darkchild Version)
• Album of the Year - Morning Phase, Beck
• Best Country Album - Platinum, Miranda Lambert
• Best R&B Performance - "Drunk in Love," Beyoncé
• Best Rock Album - Morning Phase, Beck
• Best Pop Vocal Album - In the Lonely Hour, Sam Smith
• Best Pop Solo Performance - "Happy," Pharrell Williams
• Best New Artist - Sam Smith
• Best Rap/Sung Collaboration - "Monster," by Rihanna and Eminem
• Best Rap Album - The Marshall Mathers LP2, Eminem
• Best R&B Song - "Drunk in Love," Beyonce
• Pop duo/group performance - "Say Something", A Great Big World with Christina Aguilera
• Best Rock performance - Lazaretto, Jack White
• Best Children's Album - I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education And Changed The World (Malala Yousafzai)
• Best Musical Theater Album - Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, 
• Jessie Mueller, principal soloist; Jason Howland, Steve Sidwell & Billy Jay Stein, producers (Carole King, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)

       BAFTA ANNOUNCED

• BEST FILM: Boyhood
• BEST BRITISH FILM: The Theory Of Everything
• BEST DIRECTOR: Richard Linklater, Boyhood
• BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson
• BEST LEAD ACTOR: Eddie Redmayne, The Theory Of Everything
• BEST LEAD ACTRESS: Julianne Moore, Still Alice
• BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
• BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
• BEST ANIMATED FILM: The Lego Movie, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
• BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC: The Grand Budapest Hotel, Alexandre Desplat