Tuesday, May 4, 2010

April Current Affairs 2010

·        The World Bank has agreed to give USD 1 billion loan to India for various developmental projects in urban areas. "World Bank has agreed in principle to give us USD 1 billion (Rs 5000 crore) for implementing various schemes under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM),".
·        India and Bangladesh decided to set up a joint Sundarbans Eco-System Forum to protect and preserve the world heritage site from the impact of climate change.
·        In a significant step in taking their bilateral relations to a new level, India and China have signed an agreement to establish a hotline between Prime Ministers of the two countries. 
·        President Barack Obama has appointed Chandigarh-born Srinija Srinivasan, 40, one of the three co-founders of Yahoo! Inc, as a member of the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars.
·        Government appointed former BSF Director General E N Rammohan to inquire into the circumstances leading to the ambush by Naxalites in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh in which 75 CRPF men were killed.
·        With the wealth gap widening between the rich and poor following opening up of its economy, China is considering to levy social security tax in an effort to narrow the gap in income distribution.
·        Assam government launched an ambitious scheme aimed at uplifting the economic condition of elderly women living below poverty line. The two schemes -- 'Baideu' (elder sister) and 'Nabou' (sister-in-law) -- under the social welfare department were formally launched by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi.
·        Targeting to provide electricity to about 3,000 villages in remote areas by using solar power, Orissa government said it would spend Rs 200 crore for the project.
·        Taking its anti-smoking drive forward, the government on Thursday banned foreign direct investment (FDI) in cigarette manufacturing in the country.
·        Analjit Singh, the founder and chairman of Max India, a diversified business group with interests in healthcare, IT services, and financial services, is India's highest individual taxpayer. He paid advance tax of Rs 99.7 crore (Rs 997 million). Asim Ghosh, the former CEO of Vodafone Essar, is the second-highest taxpayer in India in 2009-10. He paid an advance tax of Rs 75.4 crore (Rs 754 million) this year, as compared to Rs 7.2 crore (Rs 72 million) in 2008-09. Indrani Patnaik who paid advance tax of Rs 75 crore (Rs 750 million) is the nation's third highest taxpayer.
·        The Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) hosted first-ever carbon-neutral match between Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians clashed in the Indian Premier League tournament.
·        Uttar Pradesh government has banned display of elephants and other wild animals at public places, including in rallies and religious gatherings, and violators would attract a maximum sentence of a three-year imprisonment and fine.
·        Iran's atomic chief said that Tehran has successfully tested a third generation of centrifuges capable of enriching uranium six times faster than those presently installed at its Natanz plant.
·        Arjun Bajpayee, who at 16 hopes to become the youngest climber in the world to scale the world's tallest summit, 8,848 metre high Mount Everest, has left for the region to start his ascent.
·        Making a breakthrough in the US, Reliance Industries said it will invest USD 1.7 billion in a joint venture with Atlas Energy Inc to produce gas from shale, sedimentary rocks, in Marcellus region.

24 comments:

karthick said...

sir,
please give some socio economic and banking awareness questions for corp bank po

pavan said...

Hi Varun,
could u pls provide answers to these questions.
Thanks in advance.

what is NABARD?
What is Deposit Clearing House ?
What is a MICR ?
What is DRT ( Debt recovery tribunal )
What is Banking Regulation Act.
Concept of Nationalization of Banks
What is a relationship between a Banker & Customer
What is ment by Account Payee Cheque ?
What is bank interdetness ?

rahul said...

Hi varun
Pls give the pattern of upcoming corporation bank Po exam, number of question to be attempted as the number of seats are very less,what should be the ideal attempts?

thanks

Anonymous said...

Hi varun. Do you have any information, about how much time Sbi will take to publish the final results of clerical cadre posts. Thanks in advance. With regards. HARI.

kiran said...

Hi varun, I attended SBI clerical interview on 4th may. I am sharing this, because these questions may be asked to any other sbi aspirants..

1. You have done B.E. Why Cleacial job

2. Why don't you apply for PO..?

3. Family background

4. Three questions about hobbies

5. IPL controversy

6. CM of Bihar

7. special about birthplace

8. How many district are there in your state.

9. WHat is financial inclusion

10. What is mixed economy.??

Sourabhi said...

Which is the 1st state to announce ban on Bt brinjal?
Is it Bihar or Uttrakhand??

Sourabhi said...

Hi Varun,
In the section of logical reasoning, there are some statement- assumptions questions. I have praticed them a lot. But still there is always a doubt while doing them. Is there any other way out to solve those statement assumptions and statement cause questions???

Anonymous said...

Where are you? Varun. Why are you not responding to there queries, we all are eagerly waiting for your reply. This is HARI.

Sourabhi said...

Indian bank result is out.. the one who has got selected plz reply to me.. How have u prepared?? Have u followed any coachin or something?? I am doin pratice papers daily frm BSC books n following this blog n other GK materials frm BSC magazines n Pratiyogita Daroan.. Wat else is needed other than that?? Plzz help I need some guidance..

Neha said...

@Varun
First of all i want to thank u bcoz jst bcoz of ur site i hv cleared IDBI bank's grade A xam....So thanx a lot varun...dis site is simply d best!!!
Nd plz plz varun tell me abt interview procedure i.e. is it going to be tougher than sbi clerk or PO interview coz dis is fr d post of asst. manager...or d level will be same? Nd wat topics can i prepare fr d interview...as i m frm commerce background so der will be ques frm dat too??? Nd should i have to prepare current affairs also???? Plz help me varun....waiting vry eagerly fr ur rply...thnx

Anonymous said...

hi varun.
where r u man?
why r u not responding to all these messages.
plz respond to these.
ok.
take care.
bye.

ashyad said...

where are u varun...... r u ok?

Unknown said...

Hi varun,

I have cleared idbi assistant manger written exam....please guide me for interview....

Unknown said...

hi varun.. i have set my eyes now on BOB(Baroda's) exam ..... this would be my final try.... can you please post a few questions on socio economic issues and help me and other aspirants......

Narender Jangra said...

hi.. varun ..how are u?

i appear in corpo. bank po

some ques. from CORPO. BANK PO GK paper held on 9-5-2010

1. SAARC Summit held at - Bhutan

2. FCCB stand for - Foreign Currency Convertible Bond

3. MAT stand for - MINIMUM ALTERNATIVE TAX

4. Indira Gandhi Award 2009 for peace given to - Bangladesh's pm

5. Rawatbhatta is in - Rajesthan

6. in Literature - Man Booker Prize is given

7. in Sports - Arjun Award is given

8. in Hockey term - Downswing related to Golf

9. Legion d'Honneur of France given to - Lata Mangeshkar

10. Sanya Richards belong to - USA

11. Bullet Train from -Japan

12. Apni Mandi scheme launched in - Punjab

13. At 15th Copenhegan Summit india is led by - Manmohan Singh

14. Green Revolution II relate to - Eastern Areas

15. Indian makes Nuclear deal with - Britan

16. Spain will be next greece/purtgal/italy - means all 3's are heavily effected during global eco. crisis

17.Between The Assassinations writen by Aravind Adiga

18. Invisible ...writen by MAGNAND DESAI-GUESS ?

19. Monetary Policy include - CRR and SLR

20. after 5 yrs USA setup ambassy in - Syria

21. K-G gas from- Krishna Godavari basin

22. fiscal deficit reduce to 5.5% by March 2011/ 2010-11

23. Moortidevi Award was given to law minister M Veerappa Moily

24. Snow Leopard found in - U.P.-Uttarakhand

25. Russia Vows to Supply Oil Despite Dispute with Ukraine

26. ZAIN is telcom comp. of Kuwait

27. Usain Bolt was named Laureus World Sportsman 2009

28. Lufthansa's-germany airline is not a bank/fin. inst

29. name in news goodluk gonzwin is from ............

30. Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission aims to generate power - bijali sab ke liye

31. voting compulsory in elections to all the local bodies in - Gujarat

32. Government is set to provide Rs.16500 Cr to public sector banks to boost capital.

33. Asian Development Bank (ADB) to give $850 million loan to India

34. india export jewellry to usa

35. C. Srither, Ratan Singh and Isiah R Sanam relate to the game - Archery

lots of ques. frm ur blog... thnx..

keep the race for CBI/BOB/PandS po etc.

Narender said...

hi..varun..
blg..is not updated from last 5-6 days..r u busy/out of station...

one ques..in corpo gk paper was..

Goodluck Jonathan is a Nigerian politician

bye..

Unknown said...

Varun sir it will be great help if you kindly give detailed questions pattern of Bank of Baroda and what should i need to attempted to get selected. thank you sir

Sourabhi said...

Hi neha n chetna...

Can u guys temme tht hw mch % u did in each section of IDBI asst manager exam? Waiting for ur reply..

Neha said...

@Sourabhi
I did in Reasoning 43 out of 50, in Quant 35,GK around 25 as it ws vry difficult,Eng 35....eng was only qualifying......i did wid almost 95% of accuracy.

Unknown said...

hi sourabhi,

my attempt was like....
quant... 40
reasoning--- 45
english----40+
gk-----33
wth 95% accuracy,.....

Sourabhi said...

thnsk neha n chetna...
All d best for the interview..

Do mail me @ sourabhi86@ gmail .com about ur interview experience...

Thnsk in advance... :)

Sourabhi said...

hey chetna..

In the section of logical reasoning, there are some statement- assumptions questions. I have praticed them a lot. But still there is always a doubt while doing them. Is there any other way out to solve those statement assumptions and statement cause questions???

Unknown said...

Hi varun,
any update for idbi interview......I mean please guide wid some expected questions

Akash Kumar said...

Can anybody guide me how can I reach @ accuracy level of 90% + and speed to attempt atleast 80% questions per section?

Currently I have near about 90 % accuracy only.and 70 % attempt.

what should I do?