General Knowledge and Current Affairs Update

General Knowledge and Current Affairs Update - 1 

India's GDP to grow at 5.4% in Q2 of FY'14: Assocham

i. A day ahead of the announcement of GDP figure for the July-September quarter of the current fiscal, industry body Assocham has pegged the country's growth at 5.4 per cent for the period on improved agricultural output.
ii. "Growth would touch 5.4 per cent in the second quarter owing to a good monsoon and resultant better performance of farm sector, thereby propelling the industry and services performance in the current fiscal," Assocham said.
iii. According to a study by Assocham, the agriculture sector is likely to grow at 4.25 per cent, whereas the industry and services sectors are expected to register 3 per cent and 7 per cent growth, respectively, during the period under review.


General Knowledge and Current Affairs Update - 2

NALCO Received EEPC Export Award for 2011-12

i. National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) on 22 November 2013 received the EEPC (Engineering Export Promotion Council, Eastern Region)’s Gold Trophy.
ii. NALCO has bagged the EEPC Gold Trophy, as Top Exporter in the Large Enterprise Category, for its outstanding export performance during the year 2011-12.
iii. National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) is a Navratna PSU and India’s leading manufacturer-exporter of alumina and aluminium.
iv. During the financial year 2011-12, NALCO has achieved sales turnover of 6927 crore Rupees, including the export earnings of 2569 crore Rupees.


General Knowledge and Current Affairs Update - 3

Narendra Modi in Time magazine’s Person of the Year shortlist

i. BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is among Time magazine’s shortlisted candidates for its ‘Person of the Year’ title and has emerged as an early favourite among the readers in an online poll.
ii. Time has shortlisted 42 global leaders, entrepreneurs and celebrities for its ‘Person of the Year 2013’ and will announce the winner next month.
iii. Other candidates in fray are Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, US President Barack Obama, Pakistani teenage education activist Malala Yousafzai, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and even the new heir to the British throne Prince George.



General Knowledge and Current Affairs Update - 4

India donates 2,500 tonnes of wheat as food aid to Yemen

i. India has donated 2,500 metric tonnes of wheat worth USD 2 million as food assistance to the troubled Gulf state of Yemen.
ii. In response to an appeal by the United Nations for humanitarian assistance, the Indian government has extended food assistance in the form of around 2,500 metric tonnes of wheat valued at around USD 2 million to the people of Yemen, a statement issued by the Indian embassy in Yemeni capital of Sana'a said.
iii. The assistance is channelised through the World Food Programme (WFP) and the first consignment has arrived at the Hodeidah Port.
iv. Yemeni first Deputy Minister said that "this donation marks yet another milestone in the long and historic relationship between Yemen and India."


General Knowledge and Current Affairs Update - 5

    Cyclone Helen Struck Andhra Pradesh Coast

i. The Cyclonic storm Helen on 22 November 2013 struck Andhra Pradesh coast near Machilipatnam, triggering heavy rains and strong gales, killing eleven people and causing massive damage to the crops in the coastal region.
ii. Visakhapatnam, East and West Godavari and Guntur districts and part of Krishna district were the worst affected due to the cyclone. The cyclone also brought heavy to very heavy rains in the Krishna district and its nearby districts.


General Knowledge and Current Affairs Update - 6


FIR against Tarun Tejpal in sexual assault cas

i. Goa Police on Friday filed an FIR against Tehelka Editor Tarun Tejpal, who has been accused by a woman journalist colleague of sexual assault during an event here about 10 days ago.
ii. Deputy Inspector General of Police O P Mishra said the FIR has been filed while DGP Kishan Kumar said the crime branch could send a team of officials to Delhi for further investigation.
iii. Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar had ordered a preliminary inquiry into the allegations by the girl that she was sexually abused by Tejpal during an event in Goa.
iv. The alleged incident happened in a lift in a five star hotel in Goa about 10 days ago.
v. Tejpal had written to Tehelka's Managing Editor, saying he was "recusing" from work for 6 months admitting to "bad lapse of judgement".



General Knowledge and Current Affairs Update - 7

  Indian Senior Women Hockey Team Coach Inderjit Singh Gill Died

i. India's senior women's hockey team coach Inderjit Singh Gill passed away in a fatal road accident near Sangrur in Punjab on 20 November 2013. Gill died at the age of 59. He was a Sports Authority of India (SAI) coach.

About Inderjit Singh Gill
i. Inderjit Singh Gill, Coach of Sports Authority of India who did his NIS Diploma of Coaching in 1979 started his coaching career in 1986 and was working with the Junior & Senior Women hockey teams since 1999.
ii. He was also part of the Coaching staff of the Senior Women Team that won Silver medal at the 3rd Women’s Asian Champions Trophy 2013 in Japan.


General Knowledge and Current Affairs Update - 8

India and Russia decided to held a Joint Air Force Exercise in 2014

i. India and Russia on 18 November 2013 agreed to expand the range of strategic partnership in a significant manner in Moscow.
ii. The two countries will also hold a Joint Air Force Level exercise for the first time in 2014.
iii. This decision was taken by the two countries within two days after commissioning of INS Vikramadatya into Indian Navy.
iv. This decision was taken by the two countries within two days after commissioning of INS Vikramadatya into Indian Navy.

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IBPS PO Result 2013 - IBPS MT Result 2013

IBPS PO Result 2013  - IBPS PO Result 2013 Download - IBPS MT Result 2013 - IBPS Probationary Officer Result 2013 - IBPS Management Trainee Result 2013.

Institute of Banking Personal Selection also Known as (IBPS) has declared the Results Common Written Examination (cwe) for Probationary Officer (PO) and Management Trainee (MT).Institute of Banking Personal Selection has Published the Results of IBPS PO Result 2013 and now it’s available for Candidates to Check on it’s official website of IBPS for which exam was held on 19th October 2013, 20th October 2013, 26th October 2013 and 27th October 2013 at various exam centers in india.nearly Four lakhs candidates have appeared for the examination Conducted by IBPS for PO and MT and now they are eagerly waiting for the IBPS PO RESULTS 2013 and IBPS MT RESULTS 2013 to  check their resullts.


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General Knowledge Update for IBPS BAnk PO Aspirers 28-November-2013

General Knowledge Update-1.   

First Islamic Bank in Eurozone to come up in Luxembourg

i. A host of private investors from GCC countries, including a royal family from the UAE have planned to set up the first full-fledged Islamic bank in the euro zone.

ii. The Eurisbank will come up in Luxembourg during the last quarter of 2014. An announcement to this effect was made on the sidelines of Global Islamic Economy Summit in Dubai.
iii. The Excellencia Investment Management group said that with an initial capital of $80m, the bank would offer retail, corporate and private banking services, and would open branches in Paris, Brussels, the Netherlands and Frankfurt.
iv. In addition to the royal family from the UAE, Eurisbank will be owned by a bank from a GCC country and other private investor.
v. Islamic finance has been slow to develop in Europe, but Luxembourg has successfully marketed itself as a center for issuing and trading Islamic bonds.




General Knowledge Update-2.    

Iran and world powers reach interim deal on nuclear program
i. An interim agreement has been reached between six world powers and Iran that calls on Tehran to limit its nuclear activities in return for sanctions relief from international trade and financial sanctions.
ii. The goal for these negotiations is to reach a mutually-agreed long-term comprehensive solution that would ensure Iran's nuclear program will be exclusively peaceful.

iii. The Geneva deal releases just over $4bn in Iranian oil sales revenue from frozen accounts, and suspends restrictions on the country's trade in gold, petrochemicals, car and plane parts.

In return, Iran undertakes to restrict its nuclear activities. Over the next six months it has agreed to:
i.  stop enriching uranium above 5%, reactor-grade, and dilute its stock of 20%-enriched
ii.  not to increase its stockpile of low-enrichment uranium.
iii. freeze its enrichment capacity by not installing any more centrifuges, leaving more than half of its existing 16,000 centrifuges inoperable.
iv. accept more intrusive nuclear inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency, including daily visits to some facilities.


General Knowledge Update-3.    

Ireland and Afghanistan qualified for ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2014
i. Ireland and Afghanistan on 24 November 2013 qualified for ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2014 after winning their respective matches in the qualifiers at Dubai.
ii. Ireland defeated Hongkong by 85 runs while Afghanistan beat Kenya by 34 runs to qualify as the top teams from the two groups.
iii. The remaining four teams will be decided after a series of matches in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The contestants include Nepal, UAE, Hongkong, Namibia, Scotland, Netherlands, Italy and Papua New Guinea.
iv. The 2014 ICC World Twenty20 to be held in Bangladesh from 16 March 2014 to 6 April 2014 and a total of 16 teams are participating in this tournament.



General Knowledge Update-4. 

Singapore think tank signs MoU with Brookings India
i. The Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) has signed an MoU with Brookings India, one of South Asia’s leading think tanks.
ii. The MoU, signed at the South Asian Diaspora Convention, would have ISAS and Brookings India work collaboratively on areas such as international trade and economics, India-China comparative studies, international relations and India’s energy security options.
iii. These initiatives would include faculty exchanges in various fields, said ISAS, a Singapore think tank in the National University of Singapore.
iv. The two organisations would also work together on bilateral seminars, symposiums and panel discussions on regional and global issues of mutual interest.
v. The MoU follows swiftly on the heels of ISAS’ recent partnership with the South Asian Archive, which provides access to culturally and historically significant literary materials produced in and around the South Asia region.



General Knowledge Update-5.    

Ireland and Afghanistan qualified for ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2014
i. Ireland and Afghanistan on 24 November 2013 qualified for ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2014 after winning their respective matches in the qualifiers at Dubai.
ii. Ireland defeated Hongkong by 85 runs while Afghanistan beat Kenya by 34 runs to qualify as the top teams from the two groups.
iii. The remaining four teams will be decided after a series of matches in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The contestants include Nepal, UAE, Hongkong, Namibia, Scotland, Netherlands, Italy and Papua New Guinea.
iv. The 2014 ICC World Twenty20 to be held in Bangladesh from 16 March 2014 to 6 April 2014 and a total of 16 teams are participating in this tournament.


General Knowledge Update-6.    

Nirupama Rao named visiting fellow at Brown University
i. Nirupama Rao, the former Indian Ambassador to the US, has been named as the ‘Meera and Vikram Gandhi Fellow’ with the Brown-India initiative at the Watson Institute for International Studies.
ii. Rao, who till early this month was India’s top envoy in the US, would use her one-year term at Brown University to write a book, the university said in a statement today.
iii. It said Rao has been named as the Meera and Vikram Gandhi Fellow with the Brown-India Initiative at the Watson Institute for International Studies.
iv. She was also the first woman spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs.


General Knowledge Update-7.    

Google, KKR to invest $400 m on solar projects
i. Internet giant Google and investment firm KKR will invest $400 million in six solar plants in California and Arizona, the companies announced on Thursday.
ii. The plants are currently being developed and are expected to be operational by January 2014. They will be managed by Recurrent Energy, a California solar developer.
iii. The companies plan to sell the electricity to municipal users and local utilities, including Southern California Edison. Five of the plants are in southern California and the sixth is in Arizona.
iv. A Google spokeswoman said the total investment in the projects is $400 million, but the exact breakdown between the companies was not disclosed.
v. The three firms in December 2011 announced a separate plan to build four solar plants near Sacramento, California.


General Knowledge Update-8.  

Super Typhoon Haiyan batters central Philippines
i. Typhoon Haiyan is battering the central Philippines with sustained winds of 314 kilometres an hour.
ii. Meteorologists say that if initial estimates based on satellite images are borne out, it could be the most powerful storm ever to make landfall. Officials say the storm has forced millions to seek shelter in 20 provinces and at least three people have died.
iii. The region was already struggling to recover from a powerful earthquake last month. The authorities have warned that more than 12 million people are at risk from the storm.




General Knowledge Update-9.    

Bharat Joshi is new British Dy High Commissioner
i. Bharat Joshi is the new British Deputy High Commissioner to be based in Chennai, replacing Mike Nithavrianakis.
ii. Born in Croydon in the UK in 1969, Joshi joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1995 and has had diplomatic postings to Gambia, Dhaka, Qatar and Cameroon, it said.
iii. Based in Chennai since September 2013, Joshi’s portfolio focuses on enhancing the trade and investment partnership between the UK and Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry, in specific, it added.

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HPSCB Answer Key 2013

HPSCB Answer Key 2013 - Himachal Pradesh State Cooperative Bank Exam Answer Key 2013: 
Himachal Pradesh State Cooperative Bank (HPSCB) has held the Examination for the Posts of Clerk, Steno, Assistant Manager, Programming Assistant on 17th Nov 2013.Himachal Pradesh State Cooperative Bank (HPSCB) exam was successfully held on 17th Nov 2013, now The Interested candidates who have applied and Wriiten the Exam are eagerly waiting for their correct answer key to calculate their scores in examination Held.

Himachal Pradesh State Cooperative Bank HPSCB had release recruitment Notification for the Clerk, Stenographer, Assistant Manager, Programming Assistant Posts in month of september and exam held on 17th November 2013 at many examination centers in himachal Prdesh state.
Students Can Now Download the Himachal Pradesh State Cooperative Bank Exam Answer Key 2013 from the Official Site of HPSCB.

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