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- ప్రతి జిల్లాలోనూ ప‌రీక్ష కేంద్రం

డిగ్రీ పూర్తిచేసిన‌, రైల్వే ఉద్యోగాలు ఆశిస్తున్న నిరుద్యోగుల‌కు శుభ‌వార్త..వివిధ జోన్‌ల్లో ఆర్ఆర్‌బీ 18252 పోస్టుల భ‌ర్తీకి మెగా నోటిపికేష‌న్ విడుద‌ల‌చేసింది. 

ఈ పోస్టుల‌న్నింటికీ అర్హత డిగ్రీ కావ‌డం విశేషం. అలాగే ఈసారి కేవ‌లం ఒకే ప‌రీక్ష ద్వారా అభ్యర్థుల ఎంపిక పూర్తవుతుంది. ఇంత‌కుముందు ఉన్నట్టు స్టేజ్‌-2 ప‌రీక్ష మ‌రిలేదు. కాబ‌ట్టి అభ్యర్థులు అద‌నంగా మ‌ళ్లీ చ‌ద‌వాల్సిన అవ‌స‌రం లేదు. అలాగే ఫ‌లితాల కోసం సుదీర్ఘ నిరీక్షణ కూడా త‌ప్పిన‌ట్టే. డిగ్రీ అర్హత‌తో నిర్వహించే ఏఎస్ఎం, గూడ్స్‌గార్డు లాంటి ఉద్యోగాలకు ఒకే స్రక‌ట‌న ద్వారా ఇన్ని పోస్టుల‌ను భ‌ర్తీచేయ‌డం ఇదే మొద‌టిసారి. 

ప్రక‌ట‌న వెలువ‌డిన ఉద్యోగాల‌న్నీ నాన్ టెక్నిక‌ల్ కేడ‌ర్‌లో ముఖ్యమైన‌వే. క‌మ‌ర్షియ‌ల్ అప్రెంటిస్ (సీఏ), ట్రాఫిక్ అప్రెంటిస్‌(టీఏ), ఎంక్వైరీ కం రిజ‌ర్వేష‌న్ క్లర్క్‌(ఈసీఆర్‌సీ), గూడ్స్ గార్డు, సీనియ‌ర్ క్లర్క్ కం టైపిస్టు, జూనియ‌ర్ అకౌంట్స్ అసిస్టెంట్ కం టైపిస్ట్ (జేఏఏ), అసిస్టెంట్ స్టేష‌న్ మాస్టర్‌(ఏఎస్ఎం), ట్రాఫిక్ అసిస్టెంట్‌, సీనియ‌ర్ టైమ్ కీప‌ర్ ఉద్యోగాలను ఈ ప్రక‌ట‌న ద్వారా భ‌ర్తీ చేస్తారు. 

ద‌ర‌ఖాస్తులు: ఆన్‌లైన్‌లోనే స్వీక‌రిస్తారు.

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ఆన్‌లైన్ ద‌ర‌ఖాస్తుల‌కు చివ‌రి తేదీ: జ‌న‌వ‌రి 25, 2016

ప‌రీక్షలు: 2016లో మార్చి-మే మ‌ధ్యలో వివిధ తేదీల్లో నిర్వహిస్తారు.

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విద్యార్హత‌: ఏదైనా డిగ్రీ. కొన్ని పోస్టుల‌కు టైపింగ్ ప‌రిజ్ఞానం త‌ప్పనిస‌రి.

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వ‌యోప‌రిమితి: క‌నిష్ఠంగా 18 ఏళ్లు, గ‌రిష్ఠంగా 32 ఏళ్లు. రిజ‌ర్వేష‌న్లు వ‌ర్తిస్తాయి. వీటి ప్రకారం అన్ రిజ‌ర్వ్‌డ్ అభ్యర్థులైతే జ‌న‌వ‌రి 2, 1984 త‌ర్వాత జ‌న్మించి ఉండాలి. ఓబీసీ అభ్యర్థులు జ‌న‌వ‌రి 2, 1981 త‌ర్వాత‌; ఎస్సీ, ఎస్టీలు జ‌న‌వ‌రి 2, 1979 త‌ర్వాత జ‌న్మించాలి. ఏ కేట‌గిరీకి చెందిన‌వాళ్లైన‌ప్పటికీ జ‌న‌వ‌రి 1, 1998 త‌ర్వాత జ‌న్మించిన‌వాళ్లు అన‌ర్హులు.

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మహిళ‌లు, ఎస్సీ, ఎస్టీ అభ్యర్థులు, మైనారిటీలు, పీహెచ్ అభ్యర్థులు, ఆర్థికంగా వెనుక‌బ‌డిన త‌ర‌గ‌తుల‌కు చెందిన‌వారు(రూ.50,000 కంటే త‌క్కువ వార్షికాదాయం ఉన్న త‌ల్లిదండ్రుల పిల్లలు) ప‌రీక్ష ఫీజు చెల్లించ‌న‌వ‌స‌రం లేదు. 

ఓబీసీ, జ‌న‌ర‌ల్ పురుష అభ్యర్థులు ప‌రీక్ష పీజుగా రూ.వంద చెల్లిస్తే స‌రిపోతుంది. ఈ పోస్టుల‌న్నింటికీ ఒకే ఉమ్మడి ప‌రీక్ష ఉంటుంది. అభ్యర్థులు విడిగా ద‌ర‌ఖాస్తు చేసుకోవాల్సిన ప‌నిలేదు. అభ్యర్థులు ప్రాథాన్యత‌ను అనుస‌రించి అయిదు ప‌రీక్ష కేంద్రాల‌ను ఎంపిక చేసుకోవ‌చ్చు. అవ‌కాశం ఉన్నంత వ‌ర‌కు వాటిలో ఏదో ఒక ప‌రీక్ష కేంద్రాన్ని కేటాయిస్తారు. అలాగే ఏ పోస్టు, జోన్‌కి తొలి ప్రాధాన్యం ఇస్తున్నారో తెలుపుకోవ‌చ్చు.

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 బెంగ‌ళూరు, భువ‌నేశ్వర్‌, చెన్నై, సికింద్రాబాద్ జోన్‌ల ప‌రిధిలో ప‌రీక్షలు రాసేవారు తెలుగు మాధ్యమంలో రూపొందించిన ప్రశ్నప‌త్రాన్ని ఎంచుకోవ‌చ్చు.

 అన్వయ‌దోషాలు, అచ్చుత‌ప్పులు ఉంటే ఇంగ్లిష్ మాధ్యమంలో ఉన్న ప్రశ్నల‌ను ప‌రిగ‌ణ‌న‌లోకి తీసుకుంటారు. కాబ‌ట్టి ఏవైనా సందేహాలు ఉంటే ఆంగ్లంలో ఆ ప్రశ్నను ప‌రిశీలించుకోవ‌డం త‌ప్పనిస‌రి. 

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ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్‌లో: అమ‌లాపురం, అనంత‌పూర్‌, భీమ‌వ‌రం, చెల్లప‌ల్లి, చీరాల‌, చిత్తూరు, ఏలూరు, గూటి, గుడివాడ‌, గూడురు, గుంటూరు, క‌డ‌ప‌, కాకినాడ‌, కంచిక‌చెర్ల, కావ‌లి, క‌ర్నూలు, నంద్యాల‌, న‌ర‌సాపురం, న‌ర‌సారావుపేట‌, నెల్లూరు, ఒంగోలు, పొద్దుటూరు, పుత్తూరు, రాజ‌మండ్రి, రాజాం, రాజంపేట‌, శ్రీకాకుళం, సూరంపాలెం, తాడేప‌ల్లిగూడెం, టెక్కలి, తిరుప‌తి, విజ‌య‌వాడ‌, విశాఖ‌ప‌ట్నం, విజ‌య‌న‌గ‌రం.

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తెలంగాణ‌లో: హైద‌రాబాద్‌, క‌రీంన‌గ‌ర్, ఖ‌మ్మం, కోదాడ‌, మ‌హ‌బూబ్‌న‌గ‌ర్‌, న‌ల్లొండ‌, నిజామాబాద్‌, రంగారెడ్డి, సికింద్రాబాద్‌, సిద్దిపేట‌, వ‌రంగ‌ల్‌. 

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బ‌హుళైచ్ఛిక విధానంలో ప్రశ్నల‌డుగుతారు. జ‌న‌ర‌ల్ అవేర్‌నెస్‌, అర్థమెటిక్‌, జ‌న‌ర‌ల్ ఇంటెలిజెన్స్‌, రీజ‌నింగ్ అంశాల్లో ప్రశ్నలుంటాయి. మొత్తం వంద ప్రశ్నల‌డుగుతారు. ప‌రీక్ష వ్యవ‌ధి గంట‌న్నర‌. ప్రతి త‌ప్పు స‌మాధానానికీ మూడోవంతు మార్కు చొప్పున త‌గ్గిస్తారు.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS SEPTEMBER 2015

Current Affairs of 1-10 September 2015 : ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 1. NTPC‟s Director (Technical) A K Jha today took additional charge of Chairman & Managing Director of the company as an interim measure. 2. The Law Commission of India submitted its report on the Death penalty to the Union Government. The report was submitted by Chairman of Law commission Justice (retd) AP Shah. 3. The highest mountain of North America was renamed as Denali instead of its existing name Mt McKinley by US President Barack Obama. This designation will now recognize the sacred status of Denali to generations of Alaska Natives. 4. An Indian-origin driver in Australia Tejinder Pal Singh was named as Australian of the Day by Commonwealth Bank of Australia for feeding the homeless in Darwin for the past three years. 5. Senior IAS officer Raghav Chandra took charge as the Chairman of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). Chandra succeeded Road Transport and Highways Secretary Vijay Chhibber. 6. Haryana Women and Child Development Minister Kavita Jain inaugurated state‟s first One Stop Centre, known as Sakhi, at Karnal. The center will play a role in helping the women in distress. This is the second such centre in the country after Chhattisgarh. 7. Islamic State (IS) militant group has destroyed part of historical Temple of Bel in the ancient site of Palmyra in Syria. 8. Union Government has released 2,000 crore rupees to Employees‟ Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995 as its contribution for the year 2015-16. This contribution is in addition to the 250 crore rupees contributed by the government as grant-in-aid in the EPS in order to provide minimum pension of 1,000 rupees to pensioners under the scheme. 9. Punjab Government has won first award in the category of highest capacity addition in grid connected solar rooftop power in the country during the financial year 2014-15. 10. India today clinched their first Test series victory on Sri Lankan soil in 22 years with an emphatic 117-run win over the hosts in the third and final cricket Test despite a valiant century by rival skipper Angelo Mathews. 11. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given his nod for RP Watal, the senior most Secretary in the Finance Ministry, to be designated as Finance Secretary. 12. Anjali Chib Duggal, a Punjab cadre IAS officer, has assumed charge as Secretary in the Department of Financial Services in the Finance Ministry. 13. The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) General Assembly selected South African city Durban as the host for the XXII Commonwealth Games. With this, South Africa became the first country from Africa to host the games in its 85 years history. 14. India won the UNESCO prize Award of Excellence 2015 for the conserving the Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple of Kerala. The award was given in the category of UNESCO Asia Pacific Heritage Award for Cultural Heritage Conservation. 15. The Duels of the Himalayan Eagle authored by Air Marshal Bharat Kumar released 16. The Union Government released 2000 crore rupees to Employee Pension Scheme, 1995 (EPS-95) as its contribution for the year 2015-16. Further, a sum of 250 crore rupees was contributed as grant-in-aid for providing minimum pension of 1000 rupees to the pensioners of EPS-95. 17. Mumbai won the Buchi Babu Memorial Trophy in the All India invitation cricket tournament. In the final match played in Chennai, Mumbai defeated Tamil Nadu Cricket Association Districts (TNCA) XI by six wickets. 18. The Union Government decided to exempt Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs)/ Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) from paying Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) for the period prior to 1 April 2015. The decision was based on Justice A P Shah Committee.s report that was submitted to the Union Ministry of Finance on 25 August 2015 19. India has emerged as the 8th largest tourism market for Australia. In 2014, over 2 lakh Indians visited the nation in and spent about 1 billion dollars which was an increase of 39 percent. 20.NASA and US Agency for International Development (USAID) have started the SERVIR-Mekong project, to strengthen the environmental monitoring in Southeast Asia region. 21. Indian Government partnered with the United Nations. (UN) Better Than Cash Alliance to share success stories from the financial inclusion programme Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY). By joining the Better Than Cash Alliance, the Indian Government will have a research, technical, and policy partner as it continues to create a digital financial economy. 22. Union Government has notified the merger of commodities market regulator Forward Markets Commission (FMC) with Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) with an effect from 28 September 2015. 23. The West-Central Railway (WCR) zone headquartered in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh has become the first Railway Zone in Indian Railways to eliminate all unmanned level crossings. 24. Russia dismissed a proposal of France asking United Nations Security Council (UNSC) permanent members to limit the use of the veto power at least in cases involving mass atrocities that demands action. 25. Book titled Globalisation, Democratization and Distributive Justice was presented to Vice President Hamid Ansari . The book has been authored by Mool Chand Sharma. 26. Canadian economy entered into the first technical recession in six years. 27. The government is planning to create a “Green Highways Fund” under its ambitious policy to transform India‟s 96,000 km network of National Highways under which it will be mandatory to set aside 1 per cent of the total road project cost for plantation. 28. Second Australia-India Defence Minister‟s dialogue concluded in New Delhi . The meet was chaired by visiting Australian Minister of Defence Kevin Andrews and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. 29. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released two commemorative coins of 125 rupees and 10 rupees in the memory of former President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. 30. Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd has signed up World No 1 women‟s badminton player Saina Nehwal as its brand ambassador. 31. Marvan Atapattu announced his resignation as head coach of Sri Lanka cricket team. His resignation was accepted by the Sri Lanka‟s Cricket Board. 32. Haryana bagged the Skoch Order-of-Merit national award for implementation of six e-Governance and IT initiatives in the state. 33. Former Chief Minister of Goa Dr Wilfred de Souza passed away in Panaji. 34. State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has bought a 15 per cent stake in Russia‟s second-largest oil field Vankor from Rosneft for about 1.35 billion US dollars. 35. Disaster Mitigation conference of member counties of South Asian Association on Regional Cooperation (SAARC) held in New Delhi. 36. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to issue coins of 5 rupees denomination to commemorate golden jubilee year of Indo-Pak War 1965. 37. Union Government has cancelled licence of Greenpeace India, a non-profit Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) to receive foreign donations. 38. Government today announced acceptance of the long-pending demand for „One Rank One Pension‟. 39. Indian-American Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri has been selected for the prestigious 2014 National Humanities Medal of White House. 40. China and Tajikistan have agreed to 3.2 billion yuan ($500 million) currency swap deal, Chinese state media reported on Saturday, citing the Central Asian country‟s central bank. 41. Government to Develop Bodhgaya as Spiritual Capital: PM Modi 42. Young Indian shooter Apurvi Chandela impressed again as she clinched the silver medal in women‟s 10m air rifle event of the ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup Finals in Munich . 43. World‟s 20 largest economies, including India, today launched W20, an engagement grouping of women leaders, to push for gender inclusive global economic growth.W20‟s newly appointed President Gulden Turktan said it would work as an outreach group and seek to promote gender inclusiveness in economic growth process by empowering women. 44. Australia‟s veteran all-rounder Shane Watson announced his retirement from Test cricket. 45. Delhi High Court in its landmark judgment has allowed women to get permanent commission in Indian Navy and allowed them to board on warships. 46. Eminent Bollywood Music composer Aadesh Shrivastava passed away in Mumbai, Maharashtra. 47. Indian boxer Vikas Krishan has won the silver medal in the Asian Championships held in Bangkok, Thailand. 48. Indian Railways will join hands with ISRO to get online satellite images for improving safety and enhancing efficiency. Geospatial technology involves GPS (global positioning systems), GIS (geographical information systems), and Rs. (remote sensing). 49. China and its strategic partner Pakistan have launched a joint air exercise called Shaheen (Eagle)-4 in China. 50. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain won 2015 Italian Grand Prix of Formula One. This was his seventh victory of the season. 51. Anil Ambani-led Reliance Defence Ltd (RDL) has signed an MoU with Abu Dhabi Ship Building to set up a strategic partnership for construction of naval ships, including frigates and destroyers to address the demands of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), over the next 10 years. 52. The government today set a target of achieving 100 per cent literacy in villages adopted under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana by March 2016. The announcement came as President Pranab Mukherjee regretted that India still lagged behind some of its neighbours in achieving 100 per cent literacy. 53. Lead scientist of the tiger census Yadvendradev V Jhala in first week of September 2015 presented first ever data on India.s leopard. The team shows availability of around 7910 of leopards across India, except the northeastern region of India. 54. Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley launched the e-version of the 100 volumes of the Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi (CWMG) in New Delhi. 55. The Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX) and Integrated Association of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises of India (IamSMEofIndia) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at creating awareness among Micro, Small and Medium enterprises (MSMEs) on the benefits of commodity price risk management. 56. Doha Bank tied up with Anil Ambani-led Reliance ADA Group to generate business opportunities in the Gulf Cooperation Council nations and India. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman are part of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). 57. Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) has signed an agreement for the sale and transfer of its bread and bakery business under the `Modern. brand to Nimman Foods Pvt Ltd, an investee company of the Everstone Group (Everstone). 58. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) decided to upgrade Broadband speed to minimum 2 Mbps at no additional cost for all its Broadband customers. The service will be effective from 1 October 2015. 59.The sixth Indo-Maldives joint Training Exercise has commenced at Pangode Military Station in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala. 60. Professor Ramesh Chand, a renowned farm expert, was appointed as a full-time member of NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog. 61. Haryana Assembly has passed Haryana Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2015 that seeks to fix matriculation as minimum educational qualification for elections to Panchayati Raj institutions (PRIs). 62. Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered immediate adoption of Urdu as official language of the country. With this order, Urdu will be used as an official language at the government offices of Pakistan. 63. The Union Cabinet gave its approval for the Sovereign Gold Bonds Scheme. The purpose of the scheme is to reduce the demand for physical gold and to shift part of the estimated 300 tons of physical bars and coins purchased every year for investment into Demat (Dematerialised) gold bonds. Features of Sovereign Gold Bonds Scheme :~ ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` A. Bonds will be issued on payment of money and would be linked to the price of gold. B. The sell would be restricted to resident Indian entities and each entity cannot buy more than 500 grams per person per year. C. The bonds will be issued in denominations of 2, 5 and 10 grams of gold or other denominations. D. The cap on bonds that may be bought by an entity would be at a suitable level, not more than 500 grams per person per year. E. The bonds will be issued with a nominal rate of interest (which will be linked to international rate for gold borrowing) as decided by the government. F. The rate of interest on the bonds will be payable in terms of grams of gold. The interest will be calculated on 10000 at a certain per cent say 2 or 3 percent. G. On maturity, the investor receives the equivalent of the face value of gold in rupee terms. H. Bonds will be issued on behalf of the Government of India by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). 64. Muziris Heritage Project of Kerala Tourism has bagged the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) gold award for 2015 under the heritage category. 65. Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin announced his retirement from first class cricket following Michael Clarke, Shane Watson and Chris Rogers in stepping down from tests in the wake of the Ashes series defeat. 66. Queen Elizabeth, who ascended the throne aged just 25 as her exhausted country struggled to recover from the ravages of World War II, makes history when she becomes Britain's longest-reigning monarch. 67. India and Belarus have set the bilateral trade target of one billion dollar by 2018. The decision was taken at the Seventh Session of the India-Belarus Intergovernmental Commission held in Minsk, Belarus. 68. Ace Indian Golfer Anirban Lahiri has become the first Indian to qualify for the prestigious President.s Cup of Golf. 69. The Union Cabinet has allowed 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) under the automatic route for white label ATM operations (WLAO). 70. India and Indonesia have signed a pact for repatriation of wanted prisoners and cooperate in all criminal matters, including gathering evidence. 71. The INS Vajrakosh was commissioned by the Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar at Karwar, Karnataka. INS Vajrakosh is the latest establishment of the Indian Navy. 72. Abitha Mary Manuel and Anamika Das won bronze medals at the 5th Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) in Apia in Samoa. 73. World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) was observed on 10 September 2105. The theme of the World Suicide Prevention Day 2015 is Preventing Suicide: Reaching Out and Saving Lives. 74. J Manjula was appointed as the Director-General of the Electronics and Communication Systems cluster of Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO). With this, Manjula became the first woman DG of DRDO. 75. President Pranab Mukherjee conferred the Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2014 on Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). ISRO Chairman A S Kiran Kumar on behalf of the organisation received the prize at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Best of Luck for Upcoming Exam

Indian authors and books

Indian Authors and Books Book Author A Conceptual Encyclopaedia of Guru Granth Sahib S.S. Kohli A Secular Agenda Arun Shourie A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth Akbarnama Abul Fazal An Autobiography Jawaharlal Nehru An idealist View of Life Dr.S. Radhakrishnan Arion and the Dolphin Vikram Seth Arthashastra Kautilya Ashtadhyayi Panini Autobiography of an Unknown Indian Nirad C. Chaudhuri A Reveolutionary Life Laxmi Sehgal Ain - i - Akbari Abul Fazal Ajatshatru Jai Shankar Prasad Anandmath Bankim Chandra Chatterjee Area of Darkness V.S. Naipaul Broken Wings Sarojini Naidu Bunch of Old Letters Jawaharlal Nehru Bride for the Sahib and Other Stories Khushwant Singh By God’s Decree Kapil Dev Chandalika Rabindranath Tagore Conquest of Self Mahatma Gandhi Chitra Rabindranath Tagore Coolie Mulk Raj Anand Court Dancer Rabindranath Tagore Crescent Moon Rabindranath Tagore Convenient Action:Gujarat's Response to Climate Change Narendra Modi Devadas Sarat Chandra Chatterjee Durgesh Nandini Bankim Chandra Chatterjee Dharmashastra Manu Discovery of India Jawaharlal Nehru Eternal India Indira Gandhi Fall of a Sparrow Salim Ali Fortynine Days Amrita Pritam Gita Rahasya Bal Gangadhar Tilak Gitanjali Rabindra Nath Tagore Glimpses of World History Jawaharlal Nehru Gora Rabindra Nath Tagore Hind Swaraj M K Gandhi India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium Dr A P J Abdul Kalam & Dr Y S Rajan India-From Midnight to the Millennium Shashi Tharoor Indian Home Rule M K Gandhi It is Always Possible Kiran Bedi Jajar, Churashir Maa Mahashweta Devi Kayakalp Munshi Prem Chand Kore Kagaz Amrita Pritam Kulliyat Ghalib Kumar Sambhava Kalidas Love, Truth and A Little Malice Khushwant Singh Malavikagnimitra Kalidas Meghdoot Kalidas Midnight’s Children Salman Rushdie Million Mutinies Now V S Naipaul Mrs Gandhi’s Second Reign Arun Shourie My Early Life M K Gandhi My Experiment With Truth M K Gandhi My Life and Times V V Giri My Truth Indira Gandhi New Dimensions of India’s Foreign Policy Atal Behari Vajpayee Non-Violence in Peace and War M K Gandhi Operation Bluestar-the True Story Lt-Gen K S Brar Our Films, Their Films Satyajit Ray Pakistan Papers Mani Shankar Aiyer Panchtantra Vishnu Sharma Passage to England Nirad C Chaudhuri Pather Panchali Bibhuti Bhushan Bandyopadhyaya Pinjar Amrita Pritam Post Office Rabindranath Tagore Prathama Pratishruti Ashapurna Devi Prem Pachisi Prem Chand Prison Diary Jayaprakash Narayan Prisoner’s Scrapbook L K Advani Punjab, The Knights of Falsehood K P S Gill Radharani Bankim Chandra Chatterjee Raghuvamsa Kalidas Rajtarangini Kalhana Ram Charit Manas Tulsidas Rangbhoomi Prem Chand Ravi Paar (Across the Ravi) Gulzar Revenue Stamp Amrita Pritam Ritu Samhara Kalidas Rukh Te Rishi Harbhajan Singh Satyartha Prakash Swami Dayanand Satanic Verses Salman Rushdie Savitri Aurobindo Ghosh Sceptred Flute Sarojini Naidu Scholar Extraordinary Nirad C Chaudhuri Shree Ramayana Mahaneveshnam M. Veerappa Moily Tarkash Javed Akhtar The congress and The making of Indian Nation Pranab Mukerjee The Wreck Rabindra Nath Tagore Unhappy India Lala Lajpat Rai Vanity Fair Thackeray Vendor of Sweets R K Narayan Vish Vriksha Bankim Chandra Chatterjee Voice of Conscience V V Giri Waiting for the Mahatma R K Narayan War of Indian Independence Vir Savarkar We, Indians Khushwant Singh We, the People N A Palkhivala Without Fear or Favour Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Women and Men in My Life Khushwant Singh Worshipping False Gods Arun Shourie

Indian awards winners for first

Indian Award Winner... Ø Ashoka Chakra: Naik Nar Bahadur Thapa, Havildar Bachittar Singh, Flt Lt Suhas Biswas, 1952 Ø Ashoka Chakra Award to a civilian: D.K. Jatar (posthumous) and M.C Dixit Ø Bharat Ratna: Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, C. Rajagopalachari, and C. V. Raman, 1954 Ø Commandeur of the Order of Arts and Letters: Mrinal Sen Ø Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters: Sivaji Ganesan Ø Dadasaheb Phalke Award: Devika Rani, 1969 Ø Duff Cooper: Nirad C. Chaudhuri, 1966 Ø Dronacharya Award: O.M. Nambiar , Om Prakash Bhardwaj , Bhalchandra Bhaskar Bhagwat , 1985 Ø Dr. B. C. Roy Award: Dr. J. G. Jolly, 1981 Ø Golden Globe Award: A R Rahman, 2009 Ø Grammy Award: Pandit Ravishankar, 1967 Ø Jamnalal Bajaj Award: Jugatram Dave, Satish Chandra Das Gupta, 1978 Ø Jnanpith Award: G. Sankara Kurup, 1965 Ø Kamal Kumari National Award: Sobha Brahma, 1991 Ø Man Booker Prize: Arundhati Roy, 1997 Ø Miss World: Reita Faria, 1966 Ø Miss Asia Pacific: Zeenat Aman, 1970 Ø Miss Universe: Sushmita Sen, 1994 Ø Mrs. World: Aditi Gowitrikar, 2001 Ø Miss Earth: Nicole Faria, 2010 Ø Miss Asia Pacific World: Himangini Singh Yadu, 2012 Ø Nishan-e-Pakistan: Morarji Desai, 1990 Ø Nobel Prize Winner: Rabindranath Tagore, 1913 Ø Newbery Medal: Dhan Gopal Mukerji, 1927 Ø Magsaysay Award: Vinoba Bhave, 1958 Ø Oscar for Lifetime Achievement: Satyajit Ray Ø Oscar Award: Bhanu Authaia , 1982 Ø Olympic Medal: Khashaba Jadav, 1952 Ø Param Vir Chakra: Major Som Nath Sharma, 1947 Ø Padma Vibhushan: Satyendra Nath Bose, Nand Lal Bose, Zakir Hussain, Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher, Jigme Dorji Wangchuk, V. K. Krishna Menon in 1954 Ø Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna: Viswanathan Anand, 1991-92 Ø Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award: Dr Pushkarnath, 1968 Ø Rabindra Puraskar: Satinath Bhaduri and Niharranjan Ray, 1950 Ø Stalin Peace Prize: Saifuddin Kitchlew, 1952 Ø Woman to win Gold Medal in Sports: Kamaljeet Sandhu, 1970

Current affairs september

Ques. : 1 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 31 Aug designated India’s top two banks by assets as Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs). These two banks are
1) SBI and PNB
2) SBI and BOB
3) SBI and HDFC Bank
4) SBI and ICICI Bank
5) SBI and Canara Bank
Answer:- 4) SBI and ICICI Bank
Ques. : 2 Who among the following is the new Union Finance Secretary?
1) Ratan P Watal
2) Rajiv Takru
3) Anjuly Chib Duggal
4) Hasmukh Adhia
5) Shaktikanta Das
Answer:- 1) Ratan P Watal
Ques. : 3 The Union govt, recently, released a sum of ________ to Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995 as its contribution for the year 2015-16.
1) Rs 1,000 cr
2) Rs 1,500 cr
3) Rs 2,000 cr
4) Rs 2,500 cr
5) Rs 2,800 cr
Answer:- 3) Rs 2,000 cr
Ques. : 4 The US President Barack Obama has renamed which of the following mountains in North America as Denali?
1) Mount Saint Elias
2) Mount Foraker
3) Mount Blackburn
4) Mount Whitney
5) Mount McKinley
Answer:- 5) Mount McKinley
Ques. : 5 Which state govts on 31 Aug inaugurated the One Stop Centre, known as “Sakhi”, which will play a role in helping the women in distress?
1) Chhattisgarh
2) Haryana
3) Punjab
4) Odisha
5) Maharashtra
Answer:- 2) Haryana
Ques. : 6 The visiting Indian team won the three-match Test series against Sri Lanka 2-1 on 1 Sep. Which of the following is NOT correct in this regard?
1) This is India's first Test series victory on Sri Lankan soil in 22 years.
2) It was new captain Virat Kohli’s first series win.
3) R Ashwin declared Man of the Series.
4) Cheteshwar Pujara named man of the match for his 145 (not out) in the third Test.
5) None of these
Answer:- 5) None of these
Ques. : 7 As announced by the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on 1 Sep, foreign institutional investors and foreign portfolio investors will be exempted from MAT on transactions prior to
1) Apr 1, 2014
2) Sep 1, 2014
3) Dec 1, 2014
4) Jan 1, 2015
5) Apr 1, 2015
Answer:- 5) Apr 1, 2015
Ques. : 8 Who among the following has been appointed the new Union Home Secretary?
1) Anil Goswami
2) Rajiv Mehrishi
3) Sunil Arora
4) Tuk Tuk Kumar
5) LC Goyal
Answer:- 2) Rajiv Mehrishi
Ques. : 9 Indian women’s hockey team has qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics after a gap of 36 years. Who is the present captain of women’s hockey team?
1) Mamta Kharab
2) Ritu Rani
3) Vandana Kataria
4) Rani Rampal
5) Sushila Chanu
Answer:- 2) Ritu Rani
Ques. : 10 ___________ has taken over as the Chairman of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
1) RP Singh
2) Vijay Chhibber
3) Raghav Chandra
4) Rajinder Khanna
5) Pradeep Kumar Sinha
Answer:- 3) Raghav Chandra

Ques. : 1 Name the Indian wrestler who on 30 Aug won gold medal in the 50 kg freestyle category at the World Cadet Championship held in Sarajevo, Bosnia.
1) Ravinder Singh
2) Bajrang
3) Yogeshwar Dutt
4) Anil
5) Sushil Kumar
Answer:- 4) Anil
Ques. : 2 The govt has announced the list of 98 cities from different states to be developed as smart cities in gradual manner. Which of the following is NOT correct in this respect?
1) Andhra Pradesh – Tirupati
2) Arunachal Pradesh – Pasighat
3) Bihar – Biharsharif
4) Gujarat – Rajkot
5) Madhya Pradesh – Vidisha
Answer:- 5) Madhya Pradesh – Vidisha
Ques. : 3 The Reserve Bank has withdrawn the instructions on compensation to banks for detecting counterfeit notes. The compensation was being paid at _________ of the notional value of counterfeit notes detected.
1) 5 per cent
2) 10 per cent
3) 15 per cent
4) 20 per cent
5) 25 per cent
Answer:- 5) 25 per cent
Ques. : 4 Which of the following countries topped the medal tally at the 2015 IAAF World Championships which concluded in Beijing on 30 Aug?
1) Ethiopia
2) Kenya
3) China
4) US
5) Jamaica
Answer:- 2) Kenya
Ques. : 5 Which of the following banks has launched “IndPay” mobile app through which customers can operate their banking accounts anytime and anywhere?
1) Indian Bank
2) Bank of India
3) IndusInd Bank
4) IDBI Bank
5) Bandhan Bank
Answer:- 1) Indian Bank
Ques. : 6 The govt on 30 Aug launched a scheme for online release of new LPG connections for the consumers. The scheme has been named
1) SAHAJ
2) SARAL
3) SUGAM
4) PAHAL
5) TATKAL
Answer:- 1) SAHAJ
Ques. : 7 According to a report released by the Department of Economic Affairs, India’s external debt increased by 6.6 per cent to _________ in 2014-15.
1) USD 384.7 bn
2) USD 391.1 bn
3) USD 446.3 bn
4) USD 475.8 bn
5) USD 545.6 bn
Answer:- 4) USD 475.8 bn
Ques. : 8 As per the data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) on 31 Aug, India remained the fastest growing major economy of the world for a second straight quarter, with GDP growing at _______ during Apr-Jun 2015.
1) 7.5 per cent
2) 7 per cent
3) 6.8 per cent
4) 6.7 per cent
5) 6.5 per cent
Answer:- 2) 7 per cent
Ques. : 9 Which of the following countries completed the tunneling and track-laying for the 35-mile NEAT Gotthard Base Tunnel, the longest tunnel in the world, recently?
1) Japan
2) France
3) Switzerland
4) China
5) Germany
Answer:- 3) Switzerland
Ques. : 10 Name the mountaineer who has been honoured with the 2015 Tenzing Norgay national adventure award by President Pranab Mukherjee.
1) Arjun Vajpai
2) Narendra Kumar
3) Jot Singh
4) DK Khullar
5) Lovraj Singh Dharamshaktu
Answer:- 3) Jot Singh

Payment Banks

Details About PAYMENTS BANK : '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 1). A Payments bank is a type of non-full service niche bank in India 2). On 23rd September 2013, RBI formed a Committee on Comprehensive Financial Services for Small Businesses and Low Income Households under the chairmanship of Nachiket Mor 3). The Nachiket Mor Committee submitted its report on 7th January 2014 recommending the formation of a new category of bank called payments bank 4). On 27th November 2014 RBI released the final guidelines for payments banks 5). 41 entities had applied to the RBI for Payments bank license and an External Advisory Committee(EAC) headed by Nachiket Mor evaluated the applications 6). During the presentation of the Union Budget it was announced that the India Post will use its large network to run payments bank 7). On 19th August 2015 RBI gave in-principle licenses to 11-entities to establish payments bank with a validity period of 18 months. The following are the 11-entities which were granted licenses · Aditya Birla Nuvo · Airtel M Commerce Services · Cholamandalam Distribution Services · Department of Posts · FINO Pay Tech · National Securities Depository · Reliance Industries · Dilip Shanghvi – founder of Sun Pharmaceuticals · Vijay Shekhar Sharma – CEO of Paytm · Vodafone M-Pesa · Tech Mahindra 8). The RBI will consider to grant full licenses under Section 22 of the Banking Regulation Act 1949 after it is satisfied that all the conditions have been satisfied the above entities 9). Payments bank can only receive deposits and provide remittances 10). It cannot carry out lending activities 11). The payments bank targets at · Migrant laborers · Low income households · Small businesses · Unorganized sector entities 12). The minimum capital requirement to establish a payments bank is Rs. 100 crore 13). For the 1st 5 years the stake of the promoter should be 40% minimum 14). The voting rights in payments bank are regulated by the Banking Regulation Act 1949 15). The voting right of any shareholder is capped at 10%, it can be increased to 26% by the Reserve Bank of India(RBI) 16). RBI also regulates any acquisition over than 5% 17). Foreign investments will be allowed in these banks as per the rules of FDI in private banks of India 18). Payments bank can accept utility bills but cannot form subsidiaries to undertake non-banking activities 19). Initially the deposits will be capped at Rs. 1,00,000 per customer but can be raised by the RBI based on the performance of the bank 20). 25% of branches of payments banks should be in the unbanked rural areas 21). A bank will be licensed as ‘Payments bank’ by the RBI under the Section 22 of the Banking Regulation Act 1949 and will be registered as Public Limited Company under the Companies Act 2013.

Current Affairs month of August 2015

Current affairs of August, 2015 : '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 1. Finance Ministry has nominated ...... in the RBI board ? Ans- Ajay Tyagi Additional Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs 2. Who became the 206th member of the Olympics ? Ans- South Sudan 3. Which company was named as Asia Fab 50‟s “brightest star” Forbes Asia Fabulous 50 list ? Ans- HDFC Bank 4. National Handloom Day will be celebrated on .........? Ans- 7th August 5. Who will host the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics ? Ans- Beijing 6. India‟s first Integrated Underwater Harbour Defence and Surveillance System (IUHDSS) was commissioned at which place? Ans- Kochi, Kerala 7. What is the name of Indo-UK Bilateral Air Exercise ? Ans- Indradhanush 8. Who took charge as Director (Onshore) at ONGC ? Ans- Ved Prakash Mahawar 9. Who is going to acquire broking firm Sharekhan ? Ans- French global financial services group Banque Nationale de Paris (BNP) Paribas 10. The government of India has signed a USD 300 million loan pact to support the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) with which Bank ? Ans- Asian Development Bank 11. Which country is world‟s biggest consumer of edible oils? Ans- India 12. Which company has acquired financial solutions firm YTS Solutions ? Ans- Bharti Airtel 13. Which company has bagged Tourism Ministry's "Incredible India" advertising campaign ? Ans- Global advertising agency McCann 14. Who was appointed as Director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) ? Ans- Rajan S Katoch 15. Who was chosen for the Uttar Pradesh's highest literary award Bharat Bharti for the year 2014 ? Ans- Hindi literature Kashinath Singh 16. International Olympic Committee (IOC) has recently recognised new sports as an Olympic sport. what is the name of that sports ? Ans- "Frisbee‟ 17. Who has won bronze medal in women‟s vault event at the 6th Senior ART Gymnastics Asian Championships held in Hiroshima, Japan ? Ans- Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar 18. Who won the prestigious Victorian Open squash competition ? Ans- Joshna Chinappa 19. Who will host second edition meeting of Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) ? Ans- India on 21 August 2015 in Jaipur, Rajasthan 20. Who was formally conferred Associate Membership status by European Organisation for Nuclear Research (also known as CERN) ? Ans- Pakistan 21. World Archery Championship held at which place ? Ans- Copenhagen, Denmark 22. Who is the chairman of HSBC India ? Ans- Naina Lal Kidwai 23. Who became the first Indian Golfer to win a Gold medal at the Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles? Ans- Master Ranveer Singh Saini (14 year old) 24. To commemorate the International Day of Yoga, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently announced to issue coins of which denominations? Ans- Rs. 10 25. Who won the Ramanujan Prize for year 2015 ? Ans- Mathematician Doctor Amalendu Krishna 26. Which State government increased the retirement age for group 'A' category medical officers from 58 to 60 years ? Ans- Maharashtra government 27. Asia‟s biggest telescope was inaugurated at which place ? Ans- Multi-Application Solar Telescope (MAST) at the Udaipur Solar Observatory in Rajasthan 28. Which State launched Scheme Thari Pension, Thare Pass project to directly transfer pension into the bank accounts of beneficiaries ? Ans- Haryana Government 29. Who has been chosen for Election Commission's Zonal award under the Best Electoral Practices Award-2014 ? Ans- Former Jalore Electoral Officer (EO) Rajan Vishal 30. Who was awarded with Poland's Solidarity Prize 2015 ? Ans- Zhanna Nemtsova, the daughter of slain Russian politician Boris Nemtsov 31. According to recent FIFA Ranking, which team topped the tally? Ans- Argentina (India static at 156th in FIFA rankings) 32. Which banks have launched "Dhanchayat‟, an educational film to raise awareness on the dangers of borrowing money from unorganised sources? Ans- HDFC Bank 33. Which Health Insurance companies had launched “Dengue Care”, first health insurance policy to cover dengue related expenses? Ans- Apollo Munich Health Insurance 34. Which ministry has recently launched the "SAMANVAY‟ portal? Ans- Ministry of Rural Development 35. Who was appointed as the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives ? Ans- Indian-American Atul Keshap 36. Which Insurance company has launched Smart Humsafar ? Ans- SBI Life Insurance 37.Who was appointed as the governor of Himachal Pradesh ? Ans- Acharya Dev Vrat 38. Who was appointed as the governor of Bihar ? Ans- Ram Nath Kovind 39. BHEL commissioned 500 MW unit of Super Thermal Power Station at which place ? Ans- Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station at Vindhyanagar in Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh 40. Tendong Lho Rum Faat, annual festival celebrated at which Place ? Ans- Sikkim (Lepcha tribe of Sikkim was celebrated with traditional devotion and fanfare) 41.Who was appointed as the chairperson of Accenture India ? Ans- Rekha M Menon 42. Which state government in India has instituted youth award in name of Former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam? Ans- Tamil Nadu 43. What is the government equity in the proposed Rs. 20,000 crore National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF)? Ans- 49% 44. 61st Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference will be held at which place ? Ans- Islamabad, Pakistan ( India decided to boycott ) 45. Which city has topped the Swachh Bharat rankings ? Ans- Mysore in Karnataka 46. Who won Ashes 2015 ? Ans- England by beating Australia 47. Which country retains as the World.s Largest Exporter of Beef? Ans- India 48. Who was awarded with the Germany's highest civilian honour Cross of Order of the Merit ? Ans- Raghavendra Gadagkar 49. Who was conferred with PATWA 2015 award ? Ans- Goa Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA) Award 50. Kayyara Kinhanna Rai died recently. Who is he ? Ans- Eminent Kannada poet and freedom fighter 51. Which cricketer of Australia announced his retirement recently? Ans- Australia captain Michael Clarke 52. Who has topped the People Talking About That (PTAT) ranking for Facebook pages under government category ? Ans- Indian Army's Facebook page 53. World Bio-Fuel Day was observed on ........? Ans- 10 August 54. International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples was observed on which date ? Ans- 9 August 2015 55. Who will the the new ceo of google ? Ans- Sundar Pichai 56.Which city became first Indian city to join World Tourism Cities Federation Council ? Ans- Kochi 57. What is the name of the Scheme for educational and livelihood needs of minority communities in general and muslims ? Ans- Nai Manzil 58. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has fully commissioned e first indigenous Titanium Sponge Plant at which place ? Ans- Chavara in Kerala 59. India‟s largest private sector lender Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI) Bank has launched „ICICI Bank Saral-Rural Housing Loan‟ Scheme for........? Ans- Weaker sections of society 60. International Youth Day is observed on____ ? Ans- 12 August 61. Who has been appointed as the 27th Governor of Himachal Pradesh? Ans- Acharya Dev Vrat 62. Alphabet Inc is the parental company of which company which launched recently? Ans- Google 63. Who has been accredited by Green Climate Fund (GCF) as national implementing entity for undertaking climate change related projects in India? Ans- NABARD 64. Who is the head of selection committee for Arjuna Awards 2015 ? Ans- Justice VK Bali 65. Who was appointed as Election Commissioner of India? Ans- Om Prakash Rawat 66. Which was Scheme acknowledged by Guinness Book of World Records as largest cash transfer program? Ans- Pratyaksha Hastaantarit Laabh (PAHAL) scheme 67. Which Bank launched the First Multi-Currency Contactless Card service in India? Ans- Axis Bank 68. Name the founder of Hero Cycle Limited, who passed away recently _____ Ans- Om Prakash Munjal 69. India, signed MoU for technical cooperation in Railway Sector with which country? Ans- Slovak Republic 70. Which company has launched its video chat application Live text in India ? Ans- Yahoo 71. Prime Minister of Libya who resigned recently? Ans- Abdullah al-Thani 72. Sania Mirza became second Tennis player won for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna. Who is the first one ? Ans- Leander Paes 73. Who has been appointed as the Maharashtra‟s Tiger Ambassador? Ans-Amitabh Bachchan & Sachin Tendulkar 74. Who has been appointed as the new social ambassador of Coke in India? Ans- Sourav Ganguly 75. Badminton World Championship 2015 is hedl at which place? Ans- Indonesia 76. Who has been appointed on the board of markets regulator SEBI? Ans- Arun P Sathe 77. Central Government has launched a new scheme called “Soft Loan Scheme” for whom ? Ans- Sugar Mills 78. Who has been appointed as new Chairman of the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation? Ans- Jethabhai Patel 79. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a new campaign on Independence Day. What is name of campaign? Ans- Start-up India; Stand up India‟ to encourage entrepreneurship among the youth of India 80. Who is the new test captain of Australia ? Ans- Steve Smith 81. Who was awarded as Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award? Ans- Sania Mirza 82. Union Government has launched a seven pronged plan to revamp functioning of public sector banks (PSBs). What is the name of programme? Ans- Indradhanush Mission 83. Who wons gold medal in Archery World Cup? Ans-Abhishek Verma 84. Which state becoming first state in the country declared totally digital? Ans- Kerala Government 85. Which state government has recently banned on the use of plastic in the state? Ans- Gujarat (For the first time ban on the use of plastic in the State. 86. Which cricketer has recently set World record of taking maximum catches in a Test Match ? Ans- Ajinkya Rahane 87. Name the first Indian to reach the World Badminton Championship finals? Ans- Saina Nehwal 88. Who has won Arjuna Award 2015 for cricket ? Ans- Rohit Sharma 89. Who is the first recipient of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Award, instituted by Government of Tamil Nadu in 2015? Ans- N. Valarmathi ISRO Scientist 90. What does „BBB‟ stands for in Banking ? Ans-Bank Board Bureau (BBB) 91. State Bank of India (SBI) launched a Mobile wallet application recently. What is the name of App? Ans- "SBI Buddy‟ 92. Who was appointed as the Chairman of the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB)? Ans- Ajit Kumar Seth 93. Which Bank has launched locker facility named Smart Vault? Ans- ICICI Bank 94. Which State launched a flagship programme Grama Jyothi across the state? Ans- Telangana 95. Which State has topped in organ donation in the country? Ans- Tamil Nadu 96. Who has became the first Indian crew to won the „World of Dance‟ championship in Los Angeles, recently? Ans-Desi Hoppers (The group of seven young dancers led by Shantanu Maheshwari, Macedon Dmello and Nimit Kotian won tittle at Los Angeles 97. Name of the Books of President's wife Suvra Mukherjee who died recently? Ans- "Chokher Aloey‟,which is a personal account of her close interaction with the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, and "Chena Achenai Chin‟, a travelogue recounting her visit to China. 98. Who won the Rogers Cup Masters tournament in Montreal, Canada ? Ans- Andy Murray defeated world number one Novak Djokovic 99. India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to tackle the menace of fake Indian currency notes (FICN) smuggling with which country? Ans- Bangladesh 100. Who was bestowed with the 2015 Gujar Mal Modi Award recently? Ans- Prof. Mustansir Barma (Gujar Mal Modi Award for his commendable contribution in the field of Science and Technology.) 101. Who was appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of Air India ? Ans- Ashwani Lohani 102. Forward Markets Commission (FMC) will merge into.... ? Ans- SEBI 103. Government constituted a three member team to assess the situation over the student protest in Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). Who is the chairman of Committee? Ans- SM Khan 104. YouTube tied-up with Whistling Woods International to set up YouTube space at which place ? Ans- Mumbai 105. Who won the James Tait Black award 2015 for his debut novel In the Light of What We Know ? Ans- Bangladesh novelist Zia Haider Rahman 106. World Humanitarian Day observed with theme Inspiring the World's Humanity on which date ? Ans- 19 August 107. Who was conferred with Maharashtra Bhushan Award 2015? Ans- Eminent Historian writer Babasaheb Purandare 108. Who has been elected as President of International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) ? Ans- Former Olympic champion Sebastian Coe from United Kingdom 109. What is the name of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) maiden unit linked insurance plan (ULIP) product ? Ans- New Endowment Plus. 110. Who won their first-ever South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) under-16 title ? Ans- Bangladesh Under-16 team by beating India 111. Uber Cabs tied-up with which company to set up WiFi hotspots in each of its cabs ? Ans- Bharti Airtel 112. Union government has announced to sell 10 per cent stake in which company ? Ans- Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) 113. Who was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka ? Ans- Ranil Wickremesinghe 114. Prime Minister of Greek who announced his resignation recently? Ans- Alexis Tsipras 115. Book titled Mrs Funnybones : She's Just Like You and a Lot Like Me authored by.......? Ans- Twinkle Khanna 116. Who has become the first country in the world to receive funds from United Nations for its fast growing Solar Home Systems ? Ans- Bangladesh 117. Which airport has become the first airport in the world to fully operate on solar power ? Ans- Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) of Kerala 118. Which State has launched Rajiv Gandhi Illuminating Scheme for Hill Town Advancement (RISHTA) project, which is an efficient smart LED based street lighting project? Ans- Himachal Pradesh 119. 15th World Athletics Championship is hosted at which place ? Ans- Beijing 120. Who is the author of the book- “Making India Awesome”? Ans- Chetan Bhagat 121. Who has been appointed as the advisor to Jammu and Kashmir CM Mufti Mohammad Sayeed? Ans- Amitabh Mattoo 122. What is the name of the NASA spacecraft which has found the presence of neon gas in Moon's atmosphere? Ans- LADEE (Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer) 123. Who is the first Indian Woman to play in English league football? Ans- Aditi Chauhan 124. National Senior Citizen Day is observed on ......? Ans- 21st August 2015 125. Which State Become first state in India to launch "Agro-Solar Policy‟ to encourage the farmers to tap the solar energy ? Ans- Gujarat 126. Who has won the prestigious 2015 Peter Mackler Award for Courageous and Ethical Journalism ? Ans- Syria-based woman journalist Zaina Erhaim 127. Who won the 100 meter title at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics held at Beijing in China ? Ans- Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt 128. Who has won the Cincinnati Masters Men‟s Singles title by defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia? Ans- Roger Federer of Switzerland 129. Who won STAR Sports ProKabaddi League's second season ? Ans- U Mumba by defeating Bengaluru Bulls 130. Which committee of RBI recommends conversion of Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs) with business size of 20,000 crore into regular banks ? Ans- R Gandhi committee 131. Where is headquater of Bandhan Bank ? Ans- Kolkata 132. Which committee recommended that Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) should not be imposed on FIIs retrospectively for the period preceding 1st April 2015 ? Ans- A P Shah committee 133. Who is first Indian to win Ladies British amateur stroke-play Championship ? Ans-Indian golfer Aditi Ashok 134. World's largest 750 Mega Watts(MW) solar power station will installed at which place ? Ans- Madhya Pradesh in Rewa district 135. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of India's Oscar jury ? Ans- Veteran actor and director Amol Palekar 136. Who was sworn-in as the new Lokayukta of Maharashtra ? Ans- Justice Madanlal Laxmandas Tahaliyani 137. Who was appointed as the full-time federal judge of California court by President Barack Obama ? Ans- Indian-American Vince Chhabria 138. Flipkart has launched an in-app chat service called .....? Ans-Ping 139. Who was appointed as Director General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) ? Ans- Girish Sahni 140. Union Government launches which scheme to provide healthcare facilities in rural areas in collaboration with Apollo Hospitals ? Ans- "Sehat‟ 141. Which Bank has Launched country's first "mortgage guarantee‟ backed home loans ? Ans- ICICI Bank 142. Who has been re-appointed as the MD & CEO of YES Bank? Ans- Rana Kapoor 143. Which Srilankan Cricketer has retired from the International Cricket recently? Ans- Kumar Sangakkara 144. Who was awarded Dhyan Chand award for Hockey ? Ans- Romeo James 145. Which women's safety app has been launched by Indian Railways, recently? Ans- R-Mitra 146. Ghirmay Ghebreslassie who became the first teenager to won the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China belongs to which country ? Ans-Eritrea 147. Who was re-appointed Non-Executive Chairman of National payments Corporation of India (NPCI) ? Ans- Balachandran M 148. Who has been chosen for the inaugural Sunhak Peace Prize ? Ans- agricultural scientist Dr Modadugu Vijay Gupta 149. Who become the first state to implement the NFSA(National Food Security Act) in entire north-eastern region ? Ans- Tripura 150. Which country will host the World‟s First International Controlled Bank of low-enriched Uranium? Ans-Kazakhstan 151. Call To Action Summit 2015 on ending preventable child and maternal deaths held at which place ? Ans- New Delhi 152. Who was named UEFA Best Player in Europe ? Ans- Lionel Messi 153. Who was appointed as Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF ? Ans- Novak Djokovic 154. Who was elected as the president of the Association of Indian Statisticians and scorers of India (ACSSI)? Ans- Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar 155. Who was conferred with the 2015 Stockholm Water Prize ? Ans- Rajendra Singh- The Waterman of India 156. ISRO has successfully launched communication GSAT-6 satellite by using which rocket vehicle, recently? Ans- GSLV-D6 156. Union Government launches which scheme for online release of new LPG connections ? Ans- SAHAJ 157. The 6th Joint Military Training Exercise “Ekuverin-VI” will be held between which of the countries? Ans- India and Maldives 158. India recently lose case related with solar energy in WTO against which country ? Ans-USA 159. "Housing for All‟ scheme' launched by which Ministry? Ans-Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation 160. National Sports Day Celebrated on which Day? Ans- 29th August 161. Who was sworn in as first female Prime Minister of Greece? Ans- Vassiliki Thanou 162. India has gifted its former Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Ship Varaha to which country ? Ans- Sri Lanka 163. Which Public Sector Bank has launched IndPay ? Ans- Indian Bank 164. Who was appointed as the Union Home secretary ? Ans-Rajiv Mehrishi 165. Which country has been officially declared as maternal and neonatal tetanus free country by World Health Organisation (WHO) ? Ans- India.

Agriculture Revolutions in India

AGRICULTURE REVOLUTIONS IN IN INDIA ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Black Revolution --Petroleum Production Blue Revolution --Fish Production Brown Revolution --Leather/non-conventional(India)/Cocoa production Golden Fiber Revolution --Jute Production Golden Revolution --Fruits/Overall Horticulture development/Honey Production Green Revolution --Food grains Grey Revolution –-Fertilizer Pink Revolution --Onion production/Pharmaceutical (India)/Prawn production Red Revolution --Meat & Tomato Production Round Revolution –-Potato Silver Fiber Revolution –-Cotton Silver Revolution --Egg/Poultry Production White Revolution (In India: Operation Flood) Milk/Dairy production Yellow Revolution --Oil Seeds production Evergreen Revolution --Overall development of Agriculture.

Current affairs third week 2015

Current Affairs Questions of August (3rd week), 2015 ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 1).Which of the following state government has announced a new policy “Housing for All” in the urban areas in the state? Odisha 2).Which of the following scheme has been acknowledged as the world’s largest cash transfer program? PAHAL 3).Who has been awarded with the Saraswati Samman for the year 2014? Dr. Veerappa Moily 4).Who has been appointed as the new Election Commissioner of India? Om Prakash Rawat 5).Name the first Indian to reach the World Badminton Championship finals? Saina Nehwal 6).What is the name of the mission which was launched by the Union Government to provide support and guidance for the Public Sector Banks? Indradhanush Mission 7).Which of the following state has banned the usage of plastics for the first time? Gujarat 8).Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB)? Ajith Kumar Seth 9).India has signed a MoU with which of the following country for the full cooperation to deal with the Fake India Currency Notes (FICN) smuggling? Bangladesh 10).Which of the following Life insurance company has decided to sell its 9% of shares to Britain based Standard Life for Rs. 1700 crore? HDFC Life Insurance 11).Who has been appointed as the new MD & CEO of IDBI Bank? Kishor Piraji Kharat 12).RBI has recently suspended the license of the 7 Non- Banking Financial Companies (NBFC) in India, which of the following is NOT one of them? P S B Finance and Investment LTD 13).Who is the winner of Rogers Cup Masters Tournament 2015? Andy Murray 14).The Award Selection Committee has recommended three sports person for the Dhyan Chand Award 2015, how is NOT one of the following? Ritu Rani 15).Who is the director of Central Board of RBI? Nachiket Mor 16).Who is the new President of International Association of Athletics Federations? Sebastian Coe 17).Who is the winner of James Tait Black Award 2015, which is the oldest literacy award of UK? Zia haider Rahman 18).Who is the winner of Maharashtra Bhushan Award 2015? Babasaheb Purandare 19).Union Government has launched a new Web-Portal named as “Vidyalakshmi” which helps the students seeking ___________. Educational loans 20).Which of the following Airport becomes the first airport in the world to operate fully with solar power? Cochin.

Important committees for IBPS RRB

NR Madhawan Menon committee... To prevent misuse of public funds by Govt. and its authority by providing advertisement in newspaper and TV, MB MB Shah committee... SIT on Black Money Arvind Mayaram Committee To define FDI and FII Bimal Jalan Committee To scrutinise application for new bank license M Damodaran Committee Business climate in India, customer service in Bank Justice RC Gandhi committee... Kishtwar Riots Justice Prashant Mishra committee... Chattisgarh (Dharba) attack by Moist Y H Melagam committee... Microfinance Institutions Mr.Naresh Chandra committee... High level task force on review of defence preparedness, Justice M B Shah Commission illegal mining Justice Mutum B K Singh committee... Assam Riots Dharmadhikari Committee committee... On the merger of Air India and Indian Airlines (on promotion and payscales) V K Sunglu committee... Irregularities in CWG 2010 P C Chacko committee... JPC on 2G Scam Committee on GARR committee... For guidelines and norms Mr.Parthasarthi Shome, Ashok Chawla Committee Recommendation on the allocation of natural resources Mr.Shivraj V. Patil committee... One man panel on way and procedure on allocation of 2G specturm Mr. H R Hasim committee... Identification of Urban Poors B N Srikrishna committee... Telangana Issue M. Damodaran committee... Customer service in Banks Phone hacking scam in UK committee... Justice Brian Leveson Mr.M K Gupta committee... Head of study team on Common Tax Code for Service Tax and Excise Tax under GST S K Thorat Panel committee... Cortoon Controversies Anti Hindi Agitation and cartoons on Ambedkar A P Shah Committee Revolt agains the nuclear reactor in Kundankulam Anil Swaroop Panel committee... To identity and help to restart stalled projects Saradha Group Chit Fund Co. Cheating Justice Shyamal Sen Justice J S Verma..... Women safety/violence on women Mr.Arun S. Nigavekar Committee.... UPSC Pattern Change Rakesh Mohan Committee Financing of Infrastructure M V Nair Committee... On Priority Sector Lending, Chairman of Commission of ISRO Scam: Mr.B.K. Chaturvedi, Committee Head of Railway safety: Mr.Anil Kakodar, Mr.U K Sinha: Foreign Investment in India Deepak Mohanty Committee... For change of BPLR to Base Rate, Ms.Syamala Gopinath: Committee on Small Savings

August second week current affairs 2015

Current Affairs Questions of August (2nd week), 2015 '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 1).Which of the following state government has signed a MoU with Taiwan’s largest electronics manufacturing company “Foxconn” to start its unit in the state? Maharashtra 2).Which of the following Indian City has placed top in Swachh Bharat Rankings? Mysore 3).Who among the following has been appointed as the new Managing Director of Accenture in India? Anindya Basu 4).48th ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting was held at ________. Malaysia 5). India has signed as agreement to centre of excellence in Software Development Training with_________. Myanmar 6).Suvidha Superfast Express which was launched recently will connect which of the two cities? Patna and Mumbai 7).World Badminton Championships 2015 was held at_______. Jakarta 8).Who is the winner of the Germany’s highest civilian honour-the cross of order of the Merit? Raghavendra Gadagkar 9).Which State Tourism Minister has conferred with PATWA Award 2015? Goa 10).Indian American, Sundar Pichai has been appointed as the CEO of ________. Google 11).Which of the following private sector bank has recently launched the new home loan plan named as “Saral-Rural Housing Loan”? ICICI Bank 12).Which of the following becomes the first Indian city to be member of World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF)? Kochi 13).Who is the winner of 24th Saraswati Samman for the year 2014? Veerappa Moily 14).Which of the following has been accredited by Green Climate Fund (GCF) as national implementing entity for undertaking climate change related projects in India? NABARD 15).Which of the following two Indian have got placed in Top 20 on Forbes first ever list of “100 Rsichest People in Technology”? Shiv Nadar and Azim Premji 16).China and ______ have signed 20 agreements worth of 1.6 billion dollars to implement the ambitious CPEC project? Pakistan 17).Union Cabinet has approved for the MoU between India and ______ to establish the PACEsetter Fund. America 18).Who has been appointed as the Maharashtra’s Tiger Ambassador? SachinTendulkar and Amitabh Bachchan 19).Recently who among the following has been appointed as the new election commissioner of India by the President Pranab Mukherjee? Om Prakash Rawat 20).Which Union Government Scheme has entered the Guinness Book of World Record as the world’s largest cash transfer program? PAHAL.

New Schemes launched by PM.

Schemes launched by Prime Minister ≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡ 1. Pradhan Mantri surakshabima yojana Eligibility – age group 18-70 having saving bank account can be enrolled under scheme. Premium – rs 12 per annum Payment mode – through saving bank account of the subscriber Insurance cover- for accidental death- rs 2 lakh, for partial disability rs 1 lakh 2. Pradhan Mantri jeevan jyoti bima yojana Eligibility – age group 18-50 having saving bank account can be enrolled under scheme. Premium –rs 330 per annum Payment mode – through saving bank account of the subscriber Insurance cover - forrs 2 lakh in case of death due to any reason 3. Atal pension yojana Purpose – pension Age – minimum 18 years and maximum 40 years Fixed pension –Rs 1000 to Rs 5000 per month at the age of 60 years Contribution depends upon your age Government contribution – 50% of your contribution or Rs 1000, whichever is lower Saving bank account is mandatory 4. Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and Smart Cities Project scope- 100 smart Cities and 500 cities for AMRUT Central allocation –Rs 48000 crore for smart cities and Rs 50000 crore for AMRUT Period – 5 years Smart cities to be selected through City Challenge Competition AMRUT will cover all cities with population more than 1 lakh and above 5. Skill Development Program It will provide training and skill development to 500 million youth of our country by 2020, covering each and every village. 6. Pradhan MantriAwasYojana It is a reformation of the scheme “Housing for All”. The aim of this scheme is to construct more than two crore houses across the length and bredth of the nation. The target beneficiaries of the scheme would be poor and people living under EWS and LIG categories in urban establishments of the country. The government would provide an interest subsidy of 6.5% on housing loans availed by the beneficiaries for a period of 15 years from the start of loan. The houses under Pradhan MantriAwasYojana would be allotted to preferably the female member of the family. 7. Digital India Aim – To ensure the government services are made available to citizens electronically. Digital India has three core components. These include- The creation of digital infrastructure, Delivering services digitally, Digital literacy The project is slated for completion by 2019. Monitored and Controlled by - Ministry of Communications and IT 9 Key points of Digital India Programme are as follow- • Universal Access to Phones • Broadband Highways • Public Internet Access Programme • e-Governance – Reforming government through Technology • e-Kranti – Electronic delivery of services • Information for All • Electronics Manufacturing – Target NET ZERO Imports • IT for Jobs • Early Harvest Programmes 8. Heritage City Development and Augmented Yojana Amount allocated – Rs 500 Crore City allocated – 12 cities (namely, Ajmer, Amaravati,(Andhra Pradesh), Amritsar, Badami, Dwarka, Gaya, Kanchipuram, Mathura, Puri, Varanasi, Velankanni and Warangal). Aim – To bring together urban planning, economic growth and heritage conservation in an inclusive manner to preserve the heritage character of each Heritage City. 9. Sukanya Samriddhi Account Yojana Investment type- small deposit account Where – post office and selected banks Max number of account- 1 account per girl Max number of accounts per family – max. 2 girl child Age–from birth till 10 years of girl child Min. deposit –Rs 1000/ per year, further multiple of rs 100 Max. deposit –1.5 lakh/year Interest rate –9.1% of financial year 2014-15. it will change every year Partial withdrawal–50% allowed at the age of 18 years of girl Maturity – 21 years from the date of account open or marriage, whichever is earlier 10. PAHAL scheme Aim - to bring transparency and terminate pilferage from distribution of funds sponsored by Central Government of India. 11. Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Ltd (MUDRA) Bank Regulate the lender and the borrower of microfinance and bring stability to the microfinance system through regulation and inclusive participation. MUDRA Bank has rightly classified the borrowers into three segments: the starters, the mid-stage finance seekers and the next level growth seekers.To address the three segments, MUDRA Bank has launched three loan instruments: • Kishor: covers loans above Rs 50,000/- and uptoRs 5 lakh • Tarun: covers loans above Rs 5 lakh and uptoRs 10 lakh • Shishu: covers loans uptoRs 50,000/- 12. Pradhan Mantri Jan DhanYojana It is the flagship financial inclusion plan of the NDA Government. All Indian citizens can now avail of a bank account despite the lack of KYC documentation. These bank accounts are valid for a year within which account holders must furnish proof of having applied for valid documents required to comply with KYC norms. Under the scheme: 13. Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (Save girl child, educate girl child) Its aims is to generate awareness and improving the efficiency of welfare services meant for women. The scheme was initiated with an initial corpus of Rs 100 crore. The Ministry of Women and Child Development will be responsible for budgetary control and administration of the scheme at the Central level Madhuri Dixit is the brand ambassador of this scheme. 14. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan For ensuring hygiene, waste management and sanitation across the nation “Swachh Bharat Mission” launched. This will be tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary to be celebrated in the year 2019. It aims to provide every rural family with a toilet by 2019. It is expected to cost over ₹62000 crore. Fund sharing between the Central Government and the State Government and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) is 75%:25% (90% : 10% for North Eastern and special category states). Modi selected 9 public figures to propagate this campaign.

Current affairs 24 aug.

Current Affairs of 24 August 2015 : 
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1. Gujarat to become 1st state to launch ‘Agro-Solar Policy’.
2. World Athletics Championships: Lalita Babar breaks national record in 3000m steeple chase, qualifies for final.
3. Usain Bolt won 100 meter title at 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing.
4. Roger Federer won Cincinnati Masters Men’s Singles tennis title for record seventh time.
5. Serena Williams won Cincinnati Masters Women’s Singles title for second time.
6. U Mumba tames Bulls to win Pro Kabaddi league 2015.
7. 17-year-old golfer Aditi Ashok becomes first Indian to win Ladies British Amateur.
8. Syrian woman journalist Zaina Erhaim honoured with Peter Mackler Award for Courageous and Ethical Journalism.
9. Australian cricket legend "Arthur Morris" passes away.
10. India beat Sri Lanka by 278 runs in 2nd Test Match.
11. Sri Lankan Cricketer Kumar Sangarkkara retires from International Cricket.
12. Australian Cricketer Michael Clarke and Chris Rogers retires from International Cricket.
13. Delhi Jal Board (DJB) commissioned 1st ever Hydro-power plant at Chilla.
14. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Chennai-based MS Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) to work for conservation of coastal resources of Andhra Pradesh.
15. Amol Palekar appointed chairman of India’s Oscar jury.
16. India has forex reserves to stabilise currency volatility: RBI.
17. Bandhan Bank starts its operation as full-fledged scheduled commercial bank.
State-wise branches of Bandhan Bank :~
West Bengal (220)
Bihar (67)
Assam (60)
Maharashtra (21)
Uttar Pradesh (20)
Tripura (20 )
Jharkhand (15).

August 1st week Current Affairs

Current Affairs Questions of August (1st week), 2015 : 
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1).Which of the following sport activity has been planned to host at Beijing in 2022?
Winter Olympics and Paralympics
2).Bibek Debroy Committee is related to which of the following sector?
Restructuring of Indian Railways
3).Which of the following state has announced the Youth Award in the name of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam?
Tamil nadu
4).Which of the following has designed the India’s first Harbor Defense System commissioned in Kochi?
Israel Aerospace Industries
5).Rajat Chauhan is related to which of the following sports?
Archery
6).Which of the following automobile company has bagged high mobility vehicle (LMV) contract of Rs. 914 crore from the Indian Army?
Tata Motors
7).India is hosting the second edition meeting of FIPIC on 21st August. Here FIPIC stands for- Forum for India-__________ Islands Cooperation.
Pacific
8).Which among the following company has acquired YTS Solutions?
Airtel
9).Which of the following country has grounded its fleet of Anti-Armor Attack Helicopter Mi 28?
Russia
10). Which of the following country has recently joined as the member of The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)?
Pakistan
11). Indian Government has signed a peace accord with which of the following organization?
National Socialist Council of Nagaland
12). Who among the following has won India’s first-ever individual medal in the World Archery Championship?
Rajat Chauhan
13). Multi-Application Solar Telescope (MAST) is the Asia’s Biggest Telescope which was recently inaugurated at__________.
Rajasthan
14).Name the Mathematician who won the Ramanujan Prize 2015?
Dr. Amalendu Krishna
15).Which of the following bank is launching Green Bonds in India?
HSBC
16).Which of the following e-Commerce Company has launched a new website name as Findmystyle.in to help customers to pick products?
Snapdeal
17).India has signed a MoU with which of the following country to boost the relationship in Renewable Energy Sector?
Mozambique
18).Airtel has launched its first high-speed 4G services in which of the following city in India?
Kolkata
19).India has extended the Anti-Dumping Duty on imports of all forms & grades of Vitamin C from ________.
China
20).The Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill 2015 has been passed in Lok Sabha which amends the Negotiable Instruments Act, __________.
1881.

Children's special bank accounts

���� Children's Special Bank Accounts ���� '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 1.“ Pehli Udaan” Saving Account -- SBI 2.“Pehla kadam Saving Account”--SBI 3.. “Smart Star” Saving Account-- ICICI Bank 4.. “Future Star” Saving Account-Axis Bank 5.. “Zing Saving Account”--ING Vysya Bank 6..“My First Yes Account”-- Yes Bank 7.“Kids Advantage Account”--HDFC Bank 8. “My Junior Account”-- Kotak Mahindra Bank 9. “Power Kidz Account ”-- IDBI Bank 10.“Young Champ” Saving Account--Federal Bank.

English telugu words

Curative:నివారణ Curia:కురియా Livable:నివాసయోగ్యమైన Tremendous:విపరీతమైన Homophone:ఒకేలాగా Rite:ఆచారం Riot:అల్లర్లు Resuscitation:పునరుజ్జీవనం Resuscitates:మరలా చైతన్యాన్ని కలిగిస్తాడు Braided:అల్లిన Husk:ఊక Beckon:సైగచెయ్యి Dwindling:క్షీణించిపోతున్న Dwindle:వాడిపోవు Dwindled:కుంగిపోయింది Eradicate:నిర్మూలించేందుకు Ruined:వ్యర్థమైంది Honest:నిజాయితీ Duffer:ఉపయోగం లేని Traitor:దేశద్రోహి Boon:వరం Omitted:తొలగించిన Integer:పూర్ణాంక Reciprocal:పరస్పరమైన Lick:నాకు Bedraggled:నలిగిన Obey:పాటించటానికి Annoyed:చిరాకు Barely:కేవలం Utensils:పాత్రలకు Waves:తరంగాలు Utter:శుద్ధ Fie:చీపో Omit:వదిలివేయు Coquette:కొక్వేట్ Blonde:అందగత్తె Midwife:మంత్రసాని Annalize:ఇతివృత్తంరాయి Indemnify:నష్టపరిహారాన్ని Astonished:ఆశ్చర్యపోయిన Buries:కప్పివేస్తుంది Burying:స్మశాన Bury:బరీ Defeated:ఓడించాడు Habitat:నివాస Concern:ఆందోళన Milled:పరికరాలు Prestigious:ప్రతిష్టాత్మక Rites:కర్మలు Buried:ఖననం Wax:మైనపు Fiction:ఫిక్షన్ Possessed:ఇతనికి Philologists:భాషాచరిత్ర Autumn:శరదృతువు Irresistible:ఎదురులేని Irrelevant:అసంబద్ధం Accustom:అలవాటుపడు Irreparable:కోలుకోలేని Agility:చురుకుతనం Indefatigable:ఎడతెగని Indigenous:స్వదేశీ Incorrigible:సరిద్ధడానికి Acquaintance:పరిచయము Amiss:తప్పుగా Cowardly:పిరికి Hoisting:ఎగుర వెయ్యటం Omission:పరిహరించడం Drifted:మళ్ళింది Adjunct:సమ్మిళితంగా Missile:క్షిపణి Consolation:ఓదార్పు Liabilities:బాధ్యతలు Put Away:యథాతథంగా Culprits:అపరాధులైన Sowing:విత్తనాలు Earning:ఆదాయం Phenomena:దృగ్విషయం Phenomenology:దృగ్విషయ Culprit:నేరస్థుడు Avail:పొందగోరేవారువిధిగా Confessed:అంగీకరించాడు Apathy:ఉదాసీనత Stumbles:జారిపడుతుంది Offspring:సంతానం Postoperative:అనంతరం Massacred:సామూహికంగా Antecedent:పూర్వ Advised:సలహా Advice:సలహా Twirl:తిరుగు Consciousness:స్పృహ Saffron:కుంకుమ Safran:కుంకుమ పువ్వు Vesical:మూత్రాశయమునకు Humectation:తడుపు Reduction:తగ్గింపు Viable:ఆచరణీయ Apex:శిఖరం Initiating:అక్షరాభ్యాసం Threatening:భయపెట్టే Judging:తీర్పు Closer:దగ్గరగా Seldom:అరుదుగా Imprisonment:ఖైదు Curator:క్యురేటర్ Graciously:దయగా Beningly:దయగా Gracefully:సరసముగా Favourably:అనుకూలంగా Fancifully:సొగసుగా Fiancee:కాబోయే Fiance:కాబోయే Sparingly:తక్కువ Agaric:కుక్కగొడుగు Agar:అగరు Vermiculation:పురుగులాంటి కదలికలు Cumin:జీలకర్ర Mustard:ఆవాలు Jaggery:బెల్లం Gingerbread:బెల్లము Ginger:అల్లం Garlic:వెల్లుల్లి Fenugreek:మెంతులు Pule:బాధపడు Blub:వెక్కి వెక్కి ఏడ్చు Grizzle:తెల్లబడు Cannabis:గంజాయి Puberty:యుక్తవయస్సు Ritualistic:కర్మకాండ Ritualistically:వైదికంగా Adios:ఇంక సెలవు Caterpillar:గొంగళి Inert:జడ Inertia:జడత్వం Inertial:నిశ్చల Cumulate:ప్రోగుచేయు Cumulatively:మొత్తంగా Rioting:అల్లర్లకు Felicitated:సత్కరించారు Evoke:పిలుచు Deliberating:చర్చ Sustain:కొనసాగించేందుకు Sustainable:స్థిరమైన Sustainability:స్థిరత్వం Bagged:కావడంతోపాటు Contribution:సహకారం Tragedy:విషాదం Confess:అంగీకరిస్తున్నాను Grief:శోకం Span:రెండు ఆధార స్తంభాల మధ్య భాగము Attract:ఆకర్షించడానికి Manipulated:అవకతవకలు Manipulating:అభిసంధానించడం Manipulate:మార్చటానికి Tacit:అప్రకటిత Rebutted:ఖండించాయి Interned:నిర్భందించింది Efficacy:సమర్ధతకు Annihilate:అంతమొందించడం Vicious:విష Villainous:ప్రతినాయక Gorgeous:అందమైన Grotesque:వింతైన Xenomania:జెనోమానియా Xylophagous:పురుగులు Condemn:ఖండించాయి Contradict:వ్యతిరేకించదు Animadvert:ఆక్షేపించు Led:దారితీసింది Impact:ప్రభావం Cadge:దీనముగా ప్రార్థించు Spurious:అవాస్తవికమైన Curiosity:ఉత్సుకత Marathon:మారథాన్ Array:అర్రే Arrayed:క్రమపరచిన Thingumbob:అనుసరింతురు Fastidious:సులభముగా Famished:ఆకలితో అల్లాడే Frivolous:పనికిమాలిన Frantic:వెఱ్ఱి Foolhardy:పిచ్చితెగువగల Intervene:జోక్యం Humble:లొంగినట్టి Unpretentious:అనుకవగల

Head quarters important Organisations

���� Head Quarters - Important Organisations ���� (Important for IBPS Exams) � Amnesty International - London � Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) - Singapore � Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) - Jakarta � Commonwealth of Nations - London � Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) - Zurich, Switzerland � Fédération internationale des échecs (FIDE) or World Chess Federation - Athens, Greece � Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) - Rome � Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation - Ebene, Mauritius � International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) - Monaco � International Atomic Energy Agency - Vienna � International Committee of the Red Cross - Geneva � International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) - Paris, France
� International Court Of Justice - The Hague � International Cricket Council (ICC) - Dubai, UAE � International Hockey Federation (FIH) - Lausanne, Switzerland � International Hydrographic Organization - Monaco � International Labour Organisation - Geneva � International Maritime Organisation - London � International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Washington DC � International Olympic Committee - Lausanne, Switzerland � International Organization for Standardization - Geneva � International Renewable Energy Agency - Abu Dhabi (UAE) � International Shooting Sports Federation - Munich, Germany � International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) - Gland, Switzerland � International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry - Zurich, Switzerland � Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) - Los Angeles, USA � Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) or Doctors without Borders - Geneva, Switzerland � North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) - Brussels � Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) - Paris � Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons - The Hague, The Netherlands
� Organisation of Islamic Cooperation - Jeddah � Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) - Vienna � South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation - Kathmandu � Transparency International - Berlin � UN Women - New York � United Nations Childrens' Fund (UNICEF) - New York � United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) - Geneva � United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) - Paris
� United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) - Vienna � United Nations Organisation - New York � United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) - New York � Universal Postal Union - Berne � World Bank - Washington DC � World Economic Forum - Geneva, Switzerland � World Health Organisation - Geneva � World Intellectual Property Organization - Geneva � World Meteorological Organisation - Geneva � World Trade Organisation - Geneva � Worldwide Fund for Nature - Gland, Switzerland

First/Longest/Oldest in Indian Railways

First/Longest/Oldest in Indian Railways : ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ► First Passenger Train Ran On ► 16th April 1853 (between Bombay to Thane) ► First Railway Bridge ► Dapoorie Viaduct on the Mumbai-Thane route ► First Rail Tunnel ► Parsik Tunnel ► First Ghats Covered by the Rail lines ► Thal and Bhore Ghats ► First Underground Railway ► Calcutta METRO ► First Computerized Reservation System started in ► New Delhi (1986) ► First Electric Train ran on ► 3rd Feb' 1925 (between Bombay VT and Kurla) ► Toilets on Trains were introduced in ► 1891 (1st Class) & 1907 (lower classes) ► Shortest Station Name ► Ib (Orissa) ► Longest Station Name ► Sri Venkatanarasimharajuvariapeta (Tamil Nadu) ► Busiest Railway Station ► Lucknow (64 trains everyday) ► Longest Run (Time) ► Vivek Express (3715 km in Approx 71 hrs) ► Shortest Run ► Route between Nagpur to Ajni (3km) ► Longest Run for Daily Train ► Kerala Express (3054 km in 42.5 hrs) ► Longest Non-Stop Run (Distance) ► Trivandrum Rajdhani (528 km in 6.5 hrs) ► Longest Railway Platform in the World ► Kharagpur (2,733 ft in length) ► Longest Railway Bridge ► Nehru Setu on Sone River (10044ft in length) ► Longest Tunnel Karbude On ► Konkan Railway between Monkey hill & Khandala (6.5 km) ► Oldest Preserved Locomotive ► Fairy Queen (1855), still in working order ► Indian Railway's Fastest Train ► Bhopal-Shatabdi(runs at a speed up to 140 Km/ph) ► Train with Maximum Number of Halts ► Howrah-Amritsar Express (115 halts).