Current Affairs

Important Committees related to Banking and Finance
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1. Abid Hussain Committee : On Small Scale Industries
2. A C Shah Committee : Reforms Relating To Non Banking Financial Companies (NFBC)
3. Aditya Puri Committee : Dissemination of Credit Information
4. Anil Kaushal committee : To examine the recommendations made by the TRAI on pricing of
Spectrum.
5. Arvind Mayaram Panel : Report on the alleged irregularities at the National Spot Exchange Ltd
(NSEL)
6. Arvind Mayaram Committee : For giving clear definitions to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and
Foreign Institutional Investment (FII)
7. Athreya Committee : Restructuring Of IDBI
8. Basel Committee : Banking Supervision
9. Bimal Jalan panel : To scrutinize applications for new bank licenses.
10. Bhandari Committee : Reconstruction of RRBs
11. B. Mahapatra Committee : To review the existing prudential guidelines on restructuring of
advances by banks/financial institutions
12. Cook Committee : Capital adequacy of banks.
13. C Rangarajan committee : For poverty scale estimates in the country
14. C Rangarajan Panel : Recommended the pricing of natural gas by a complex methodology of
arriving at an average of International gas hub prices
15. Committee On Uttarakhand Floods : The committee headed by AK Ganju
16. Damodran Committee : On improvement of customer services in banks
17. Dave Committee (2000) : Pension Scheme For Unorganized Sector
18. Deepak Parekh committee : For Financing Infrastructure sector
19. Janakiraman Committee : To investigate the security transactions of the bank
20. JS Mathur committee : To revise Newspaper Advertisement Rates.
21. Justice A.P. Shah committee : To head panel on road safety
22. Kelkar Committee : Tax Structure Reforms
23. Kirit Parikh panel : On fuel pricing has suggested that the diesel prices should be increased by
Rs 1-1.50 a litre every month as against the 45-50 paise monthly hike followed currently.
24. K M Chandrasekhar committee : For rationalization of foreign investment norms
25. K. Ratna Prabha : Committee on indecent depiction of women in media
26. K U.B. Rao : The idea of setting up Bullion Bank or Bullion Corporation of India
27. K.U.B. Rao Committee : Recommended aligning gold import regulations
28. MBN Rao Committee : To prepare the blueprint of Indias first womens bank
29. MB Shah committee : For inspection of illegal mining activities
30. Mckinsey Report : Merger Of 7 Associate Banks With SBI
31. M. Narasimham Committee : On Banking Sector Reforms
32. Mukul Mudgal member panel : To probe IPL spot-fixing
33. Mukul Mudgal Committee : To look at process of film clearance
34. Mukul Mudgal Committee : Looking into US giant Walmarts lobbying activities to enter India
35. Nachiket Mor : Committee on comprehensive financial services for small businesses and low-
income households.
36. Naresh Chandra committee : 14 member task force on security issues
37. Narismhan Committee : Banking Reforms
38. N Rangachary committee : To examine taxation policies for I.T. sector
39. N R Narayana Murthy committee : For evaluation of corporate sector participation in Higher
Education.
40. Parthasarathi Shome. : For Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC), Suggest a system
to enforce better tax compliance
41. Parthasarathi Shome committee : Implementation of GAAR (General Anti Avoidance Rule)
42. Percy Mistry Committee : Making Mumbai An International Financial Center
43. Prasad Panel : International Trade And Services
44. Pulak Kumar Sinha Committee : To study the feasibility of Aadhaar as an additional factor for
authentication of card present transactions
45. Raghuram Rajan Committee : On Financial Sector Reforms
46. R V Gupta Committee : Small Savings
47. Raja Chelliah Committee : Tax Reforms
48. Rekhi Committee : Indirect Taxes
49. RS Gujral Committee : Suggest measures to boost MSME exports.
50. Sitakant Mahapatra committee : For inclusion of Bhojpuri language in eighth schedule of
constitution
51. Shyamala Gopinath Committee : Suggestions on Post office Small saving schemes
52. SK Srivastava Committee : To formulate a policy on public-private partnership model to raise
coal output
53. S P Talwar Committee : Restructuring Of Weak Public Sector Bank
54. SN Verma Committee (1999) : Restructuring The Commercial Banks
55. Suma Verma Committee : To update, and revise the Banking Ombudsman Scheme, 2006
56. UK Sharma Committee : NABARDs Role In RRB
57. Urjit Patel Committee : To examine the current monetary policy framework
58. Vaghul Committee : Money Market In India
59. Vasudev Committee : NBFC (Non Banking Finance Corp) Sector Reforms
60. Y B Reddy Committee (2001) : Review Of Income Tax

MPORTANT HEADS
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1. Chief of Army Staff General Dalbeer Singh Suhag
2. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha
3. Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Robin K. Dhowan
4. Chief of Integrated Defense Staff Lieutenant Genl. Anil Chait
5. Director General of Border Security Force D. K. Pathak
6. Director General of Central Reserve Police Force Dilip Trivedi
7. Director General of Central Industrial Security Force Arvind Rajan
8. Director General of Military Intelligence R. K. Loomba
9. Director, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Ranjit Sinha
10. Director, Intelligence Bureau (IB) Syed Asif Ibrahim
11. Director General, National Investigation Agency Sharad Kumar
12. Central Vigilence Commissioner (CVC) Pradeep Kumar
13. Chief, Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) Alok Joshi
14. National Security Guards Director General J. N. Chaudary
15. Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Subhash Goswami
16. Director General of Indian Coast Guards A. G. Tapliyal
17. CISF Director Arvind Ranjan
18. Army Vice Chief Lt Gen Philip Campose
19. Navy Vice Chief Sunil Lanba
20. Vice Chief of Indian Air Force RK Sharma

2014 US OPEN
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Date: August 25 September 8
Edition: 134th
Category: Grand Slam (ITF)
Location: New York, New York, United States
Venue: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
Champions:
[1] Men's Singles ------- Marin ili (Croatia)
[2] Women's Singles -------Serena Williams( United States )
[3] Men's Doubles ---------- Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan(United States)
[4] Women's Doubles ---------Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina( Russia )
[5] Mixed Doubles -------- Sania Mirza(India) and Bruno Soares (Brazil
IMPORTANT SUMMITS :
1.BRICS summit ( Brazil, Russia, India, China, SouthAfrica.) :-
5th Summit 2013 : (Durban) South Africa:
6th BRICS Summit 2014: to be held in Fortaleza, Brazil from 1517 July 2014.
Next 7th BRICS Summit to be held in Ufa, Russia
2. BIMSTEC Summit :-
3rd BIMSTEC summit 2014: Nay Pyi Taw (Myanmar)
4th BIMSTEC summit will be held in Nepal.
3. Nuclear security summit :-
2nd Summit 2012 Seoul, South Korea.
3rd Summit 2014 - Hague, Netherland
4th Summit 2016 - United States
4.G 8 Summit :-
39th Summit 2013: United Kingdom. (Northern Ireland)
G8 Countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, Britain and the US.
40th G7 summit 2014 held at Brussels.
5. G 20 Summit :-
G20 meeting (2014) of Finance ministers and central bank governors held in Sydney (Australia).
G20 Leaders Summit (2014) will be held in Brisbane, Queensland Australia, in November 2014.
6. SAARC Summit :-
3rd SAARC ministerial meet on poverty alleviation 2013 Kathmandu (Nepal)
18th SAARC Summit 2014 Kathmandu (proposed)
7. NATO Summit :
NATO Summit 2014 will be held in Britain. (Britain last hosted the summit in 1990, when Margret
Thatcher was Prime Minister).
8. IBSA Summit :-
India will host the next summit of IBSA (India, Brazil, South Africa) in New Delhi in 2015.
OTHERS SUMMITS :
18th BASIC Ministerial Meeting held in New Delhi.
BASIC - (Brazil, South Africa, India and China)
Note : 17th Meeting on Climate Change was held in Hanzghou, China
ASEAN foreign-minister-meeting held in Myanmar.
Fifth Indo-US Strategic Dialogue held in New Delhi during which
the two sides discussed transformativeinitiatives in key areas of
security and energy.
3rd India-Africa Summit will be held in New Delhi.
6th International Nuclear Energy Forum ATOMEXPO-2014 held
in Moscow.
World Economic Forum 2014: held in Abuja (Nigeria). Bharti Enterprises founder and Chairman
Sunil Bharti Mittal co chair this years edition of the World Economic Forum on Africa
IMPORTANT RIVER VALLEY PROJECTS IN INDIA
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[1] Bhakra Nangal Project ------- On Sutlej in Punjab. Highest in India.Ht. 226m. Reservoir is called
Gobind Sagar Lake.
[2] Mandi Project ----- On Beas in HP
[3] Chambal Valley Project ------ On Chambal in MP & Rajasthan, 3 dams are there:- Gandhi Sagar
Dam, Rana Pratap Sagar Dam and Jawahar Sagar Dam
[4] Damodar Valley Project ----- On Damodar in Bihar, Based on Tennessee Valley Project USA
[5] Hirakud Project ------- On Mahanadi in Orrisa, Worlds Longest Dam: 4801m
[6] Rihand Project ------ On Son in Mirzapur, Reservoir is called Gobind Vallabh Pant reservoir.
[7] Kosi Project ------ On Kosi in N.Bihar
[8] Mayurkashi Project ------- On Mayurkashi in West Bengal
[9] Kakrapara Project ------ On Tapi in Gujrat
[10] Nizamsagar Project ------- On Manjra in Andhra Pradesh
[11] Nagarjuna Sagar Project On Krishna in Andhra Pradesh
[12] Tugabhadra Project ------ On Tugabhadra in Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka
[13] Shivasamudram Project ------- On Cauvery in Karnataka. It is the older river valley project in
India.
[14] Tata Hydel Scheme ------ On Bhima in Maharashtra
[15] Sharavathi Hydel Project ------- On Jog Falls in Karnataka

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[1] Singapore's former Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong is on a five-day visit to India.
[2] German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday.
[3] US Open: Serena Williams beats Caroline Wozniacki for 18th grand slam title.
[4] Australia have named swashbuckling batsman Aaron Finch captain of the Twenty20 cricket team,
replacing George Bailey.
[5] Bob and Mike Bryan won their milestone 100th ATP doubles title after beating Marcel Granollers
and Marc Lopez 6-3, 6-4 in the final of the mens doubles US Open.
[6] Portugal failed to put their FIFA World Cup disappointment behind them at the Estadio Municipal
de Aveiro in their opening Euro 2016 qualifier, losing 0-1 to Albania.
Union Budget 2014-15 Highlights
FDI in defence sector to go up to 49%
Greater autonomy to banks
PSU 247,944 cr capex to create industrial cycle
Smart cities: PM has vision of developing 100 new cities
Rs 7,060 cr fund for smart cities
Tourism: e-visas to be introduced at nine airports in the country in a phased manner
Real estate investment trusts modified REITS is being announced for infrastructure projects to
reduce pressure on banking system
Kisan Vikas Patra to be pushed further
New scheme for skill development called Skill India to be launched
Sanitation in every household by 2019
Shyama Prassad Mukherjee Rozgaar mission to be launched
New scehme for agricultural irrigation
Rs 500 cr for rural electrification
Rs 200 cr for sardar vallabbhai statue in Gujarat
Rs 50000 cr for SC/st schemes
Social security: minimum pension of rs 1000 pm for all subscribers of EPFO scheme
National level insistute for mental health to be ste up
Currency notes with braile like signs to help the blind
Rs 150 cr on new scehme to improve safety of women in big cities
Beti bacahao beti padahao yojna to be launched RS 100 allocation
Gender main-streaming: School curriculum to have a chapter on the issue
Fiscal deficit for 2014-15 pegged at 4.3% and for next year at 3%
Revenue Deficit seen at 2.9% for FY15
Aim to achieve 7-8 per cent economic growth rate in next 3-4 years: FM
Committed for growth of agriculture at the rate of 4 per cent.
Defence FDI cap raised to 49% from 26% at present
Exemption limit on income tax from Rs. 2 lakh to Rs. 2.5 lakh.
For senior citizens, the exemption on income has been raised to Rs. 3 lakh per annum.
Tax-free cap on home loan interest from Rs. 1.5 to Rs. 2 lakh.
No change in Income tax rates and slabs .
Annual PPF ceiling to be enhanced to Rs 1.5 lakh, from Rs 1 lakh
Women Safety:
o Outlay of Rs. 50 crores for a pilot scheme on road safety
o Another 150 crores to be spent by MHA on safety on women in larger cities
o 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana' - 100 crores
Rs 3600 cr set aside for National Rural Drinking Water: FM
Rural housing: Rs 8000 crore for national housing banking programme
Metro rails in PPP mode; Rs. 100 cr set aside for metro scheme in Ahmadabad and Lucknow
Each year government will be adding AIIMS to ensure there is an AIIMS in every state: Jaitley
Rs 100 crores to set up virtual classrooms
Rs 500 crores for setting up 5 more IIMs and IITs
FM Proposes to enhance the scope of income tax settlement commission
Rs 7,060 crore allocated for building new cities
Jaitley announces e-visas to promote tourism
The government is committed to the welfare of scheduled castes and tribes.
Rs 200 crores credit scheme for start-ups by those from scheduled castes and tribes
Government is committed to providing 24x7 electricity in all houses
15 Braille press to come up.
Currency note with Braille-like signs
Promote FDI selectively in sectors. India needs a boost in job creation in the manufacturing sector
24x7 electricity in all houses
Minimum pension of Rs.1000 per month to all PP schemes.
Rs 50,548 cr proposed for SC development
Bharat Swach Yojna proposed for hygiene and cleanliness.
Rs. 200 crore for Statue of Unity, a statue of Sardar Patel in Gujarat.
Rs. 1000 cr for irrigation plan named Pradhan mantri krishi sichayin yojana.
Skill India initiative to make youth employable and create more entrepreneurs.
Kisan Vikas Patra to be expanded.
e-visa for nine cities.
Rs. 7060 cr for creating smart cities.
Assam and Jharkhand to get Centre of Excellence on farming
Rs. 100 crores for modernization of Madrasas
Jaitley announces Skill India, a programme to train youth for jobs
Equity in PSU banks to be raised through share sale to the public
Rural housing: Rs 8000 crores for national housing banking programme
MGNREGA programme to made more productive
Senior Citizens Pension Plan Extended Till August 2015
National Adaption Fund for climate change to be set up
Rs. 500 crore for price stabilization fund.
100 soil testing laboratories across the country.
House resumes. Budget Speech continues.
Agriculture University in AP and Rajasthan, and Horticulture University in Haryana, Telangana; Rs.
200 cr set aside
An AIIMS will be created in every state.
All six new AIIMS are functional. Four more AIIMS under consideration. 12 more medical colleges
will be added. Rs. 500 crore allocated for this.
MGNREGA programme will be made more productive
Crisis Management Center for women at Delhi
Start up village at Rs 100 crore to promote entrepreneurship among rural youth.
Rs. 14,389 crores for PM Sadak Yojana
Rs 200 crore allocated to set up six textiles clusters

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LATEST AFFAIRS
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1) The Union Govt. on 26 July 2014 launched a web portal for enabling government-citizen
discussions on several issues. What is the name of this portal which was inaugurated by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi? MyGov
Explanation : The main objective of MyGov is to engage the youth of the country in the nations
development. It presents an opportunity to citizens to both discuss and do constructive work. There
are multiple theme-based discussions on MyGov where a range of people would share their
thoughts and ideas. The portal is implemented and managed by National Informatics Centre (NIC)
and the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY).
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2) Public sector based Central Bank during July 2014 announced its plans to sell 4% of its stake to
LIC for Rs. 581 crore. This stake sale is planned to meet banks capital requirement of Rs. 2,000
crore this fiscal. With this proposed sale Union Govt.s holding in Central Bank would come down to
84%
Explanation : Presently the Union Govt. holds 88% stake in Central Bank. Once the bank gets funds
from LIC, it will then approach the government for around Rs. 1,500 crore of additional capital. The
government has earmarked only Rs.11,200 crore for fund infusion into public sector banks this
current fiscal, down from Rs.14,000 crore in the last fiscal.
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3) How many banks were fined by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 25 July 2014 for violating
central bank rules in the case of Deccan Chronicle Holdings? Twelve
Explanation : These 12 banks are Andhra Bank (Rs 10 lakh), Axis Bank (Rs 15 lakh), Canara Bank
(Rs 10 lakh), Corporation Bank (Rs 10 lakh), HDFC Bank (Rs 5 lakh), ICICI Bank (Rs 40 lakh), IDBI
Bank (Rs 15 lakh), IndusInd Bank (Rs 10 lakh), Kotak Mahindra Bank (Rs 10 lakh), Ratnakar Bank
(Rs 5 lakh), State Bank of Hyderabad (Rs 10 lakh) and Yes Bank (Rs 10 lakh). The RBI had carried
out a scrutiny of the loan and current accounts of Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd., in certain
branches of these banks in late 2013. After this scrutiny it came to the conclusion that some of the
violations were substantiated and warranted imposition of monetary penalty.
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4) The government of Portugal on 4 August 2014 announced how much relief package for countrys
largest listed bank Banco Espirito Santo (BES) to bill out the beleaguered bank? 4.9 billion euros
($6.58 billion)
Explanation : This relief package was announced just months after Portugal exited an international
bailout and is therefore expected to test the Euro Zones resilience to another banking crisis. The
rescue of Banco Espirito Santo would include split of the bank into a good bank, renamed Novo
Banco, and a bad bank, which will house BES exposures to the troubled Espirito Santo business
empire as well as its subsidiary.
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5) Which telecom company during July 2014 became the first in India to have a combined subscriber
base of over 300 million? Bharti Airtel
Explanation : Bharti Airtels subscriber base across mobile, fixed line and DTH services crossed 300
million recently. Companys latest 100 million subscribers were added in less than 2 years. Bharti
Airtel has been ranked as the fourth-largest mobile service provider globally and second-largest
globally outside of China. It started its operations in 1995 and had touched 100-million customer
mark in 2009 and the 200 million mark in 2012.
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6) S.K. Jain, who was arrested by the CBI on charges of allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 50 lakh to
enhance the credit limit of some companies, was the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of
which public-sector bank? Syndicate Bank
Explanation : He was arrested on 2 August 2014 by the CBI and was suspended by the Union Govt.
on 4 August 2014. Jain was appointed CMD of state-owned Syndicate Bank in July last year for a
period of five years. He was one of the youngest CMDs of a public sector bank and was due to retire
in 2020.
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7) What is the name of the mission announced by the Union Govt. on 28 July 2014 envisioned to
protect the indigenous breeds of cows in the country? Rashtriya Gokul Mission
Explanation : Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) was announced as part of BJPs poll promise to
protect the cow and its progeny. To protect indigenous breeds, such as Punganur, Vechur and
Krishna Valley, the Government plans to set up Gokul Grams (cow sanctuaries), for which public-
private partnerships as well as NGOs will be involved. The Government has kept aside Rs. 500
crore for the mission out of the Rs. 1,200 crore allocated for cattle and dairy development during the
12th Plan. Of this Rs. 150 crore will be spent this fiscal.
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8) Which Indian online retailer, during July 2014 raised $1-billion (Rs 6,013 crore) of fresh funds in
one of the largest funding for any e-commerce company globally? Flipkart
Explanation : Flipkart is the largest online retailer of India with around 22 million registered users and
five million shipments in a month. This massive funding was co-led by existing investors Tiger Global
Management and Naspers. Singapores sovereign wealth fund GIC, along with existing investors
Accel Partners, DST Global, ICONIQ Capital, Morgan Stanley Investment Management and Sofina,
also participated in the fund-raising. The company will utilise the proceeds to make long-term
strategic investments in India. It is estimated that the firm has, so far, raised over $1.7 billion from
investors, including the current transaction.
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9) Palghar became the 36th and the newest district of Maharashtra on 1 August 2014. It was carved
out from which district, which was Indias most populous district? Thane
Explanation : The proposal for a new, smaller and manageable Palghar district was hanging fire for
over two decades. The proposal was finally cleared by the Maharashtra Cabinet on 13 June 2014.
With a population of over 12 million, till 31 July 2014, Thane held the distinction of being the most
populated district in the country, spread across 9,600 sq.kms of hills, forests and coastal areas.
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10) Which city would host the 21st Commonwealth Games of 2018? Gold Coast City (Australia)
Explanation : Gold Coast City is situated in the Queensland province of Australia. The city would
host the 21st Commonwealth Games from 4 to 15 April 2018. The hosting rights to Gold Coast City
were awarded in November 2011. It thus would be the fifth hosting of these games in Australia, with
the earlier stagings in 1938 (Sydney), 1962 (Perth), 1982 (Brisbane), and 2006 (Melbourne).

LIST OF MEASURING DEVICES
Accelerometer Accelerations
Actinometer Heating Power Of Sunlight
Alcoholmeter Alcoholic Strength Of Liquids
Altimeter Altitude
Ammeter Electric Current
Anemometer Windspeed
Evaporimeter Rate Of Evaporation
Audiometer Hearing
Barkometer Tanning Liquors Used In Tanning Leather
Barometer Air Pressure
Bettsometer Integrity Of Fabric Coverings On Aircraft
Bevameter Mechanical Properties Of Soil
Bolometer Electromagnetic Radiation
Breathalyzer Breath Alcohol Content
Caliper Distance
Calorimeter Heat Of Chemical Reactions
Cathetometer Vertical Distances
Ceilometer Height Of A Cloud Base
Chronometer Or Clock Time
Clap-O-Meter Volume Of Applause
Colorimeter Colour
Creepmeter Slow Surface Displacement Of An Active Geologic Fault In The Earth
Declinometer Magnetic Declination
Densimeter Specific Gravity Of Liquids
Densitometer Degree Of Darkness In Photographic Or Semitransparent Material
Diffractometer Structure Of Crystals
Dilatometer Volume Changes Caused By A Physical Or Chemical Process
Disdrometer Size, Speed, And Velocity Of Raindrops
Dosimeter Exposure To Hazards, Especially Radiation
Elaeometer Specific Gravity Of Oils
Electrometer Electric Charge
Eudiometer Change In Volume Of A Gas Mixture Following Combustion
Evaporimeter Rate Of Evaporation
Fathometer Ocean Depth
Galvanometer Electricity
Gas Pycnometer Volume And Density Of Solids
Graphometer Angles
Heliometer Variation Of The Sun's Diameter
Hydrometer Specific Gravity Of Liquids (Density Of Liquids)
Hygrometer Humidity
Inkometer Ink
Interferometer Wave Interference
COMPLITE SET OF RRB EXAM QUESTIONS
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1. Capital of Bhutan Timbhu.
2. Children under 10 cannot hold which account Current account.
3. External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj.
4. Comedian Rran kumar sharma who died recently is a creator of Chacha Chaudhury.
5. Bagat Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh.
6. Currency of Italy Euro.
7. World Habitat Day October 6.
8. CSAT Full form
9. Current CRR 4%.
10. Rural population as per 2011 census 68.84%.
11. Minimum RTGS Transfer Amount 2 lakhs.
12. Face to face video communication in which bank IndusInd Bank.
13. Palestinian Hamas is Palestinian Islamist political organization and militant group.
14. India and Brazil agreement 2014 trade and investment flows.
15. Ebola first discovered in which country Democratic Republic of the Congo
16. Which memory will lose its data when the system is suddenly turned off RAM.
17. which author was awarded with Padma award recently Ruskin Bond.
18. Cauvery wildlife sanctuary located in Karnataka.
19. Sania Mirza is aappointed as brand ambassador of which state Telangana.
20. Work of Banking Ombudsman Solving customer complaints.
21. Prakash Nanjappa related to Shooting(India).
22. Which International passenger Airline crashed down Malaysian Airline.
23. Maximum antibiotics consuming country India
24. Kms for train routes in rail budget 14,500 km (9,000 mi)
25. Kyc for what purpose a term used for customer identification
26. G20 summit place Australia(2014).turkey(2015)
27. Parupalli kashyap which sport Badminton
28. Boeing plane crashed down in which country- Ukraine
29. ISIS is a Jihadist militant group in Iraq and Syria
30. Mettur Dam on Kaveri River is in which state? Tamil Nadu
31. Scanner & monitor ?--peripheral device
32. Time taken by process in comp called ?--processing time
33. aajeevika scheme is also now know asNRLM
34. Oslo accord between.israel and palastenLiteracy
35. Rate of female in india as per census 2011--65.46
36. Where is SHIGMO festival celebrated Goa
37. First Bank to set up Payment Gateway SB
38. Prakash Jonappa related to-
39. author who got padma award is Ruskin bond.
40. LIC micro finance limit-Rs 10,000 to maximum of Rs 50,000
6- sep- 14 (Evening shift)
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1. 18th SAARC summit held in Kathmandu (Nepal)
2. Indian Company to cross 5 cr market capitalizations? TCS
3. Austria Currency-Euro
4. TARC Committee head- Parthasarathi Shome
5. Road development minister? Nitin Gadkari
6. Strictly Personal: Manmohan and Gursharan Book writer - by Daman Singh
7. World AIDS Day- 1st December
8. Who elected head of Arujna award selection committee Kapil Dev
9. Commodity market regulator Forward Markets Commission
10. Gagan narang is related to which sports - Shooting
11. Van bandhu scheme- for holistic development of tribal people
12. Chutak power plant in which state Jammu & Kashmir
13. Brazil capital Braslia
14. BBPS Full form Bharat Bill Payment System
15. Largest solar power plant in which district of MP - Rewa district
16. NTCA full form -
17. Union budget allocated for Sc development - Rs 50,548 cr
18. PLR is also known as Base Rate
19. Tata SIA airlines known as Vistara
20. One questions is related to Ebola scientist.
07-09-2014 Morning ShifT
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1. Pongal Festival State- Tamil nadu
2. Governance of Board of banks committee headed by- P.J. Nayak
3. Chandraprabha wildlife sanctuary state- U.P. Varansi
4. Dipika pallikal and Josna Chinappa with which game - Squash
5. Railway passenger per day Travel according to Budget-
6. Tribal Minister Jual Oram constituency - Sundargarh Odisha
7. First Skill Development Centre - Jaipur rajasthan
8. Finland Currency- Euro
9. CTBT full form - Comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty
10. ATM Transaction reduced 5 to 3 in 6 city - Mumbai, Kolkata, New Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad,
Chennai.(Pune and Jaipur is wrong answer)
11. RBI panel head who recommend CPI formula - Urjit Patel Committee
12. SIT head- Justice M.B. Shah.
13. Comet for which European Space Agency made a Rosetta
spacecraft - 67P/C-G
14. Egypt capital - cairo
15. Require minimum paid-up capital for Small and Payment bank- 100 cr
16. E-baat full form - Electonic Banking Awareness and technology
7- sep- 14 (Evening shift)

1. Capital of Australia-Canberra
2. Netherlands currencyEuro
3. Roger federer belong which game-tennis
4. Highest urban populationMaharashtra
5. The next IBSA summit will be hosted by which country India
6. The 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held at? Najing, China
7. A question from railway budget
8. Who is Minister of Consumer affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan
09. What is Stale Cheque- Cheques that are dated as old as 6 months
10. Who is Food Processing Minister - Harsimrat Kaur Badal
11. Which OS is used in ATM -
11. AIMA full form- All India Management Association
12. RBI given license to which micro finance institute- IDBI & Bandhan
13. Forward and Future Market Regulator - Forward Markets Commission
14. What is CTS Cheque truncation System
15. Human Rights is observed on December, 10th
16. Which bank started EMI on debit cards ICICI
17. Minister Of Consumer Affairs And Food And Public Development ? = Ram Vilas Paswan
18. Who is administerd Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana = LIC
19. Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned________at the Naval base and most powerful
guided missile-destroyer? INS Kolkata
20. Who is the B.K.S Iyengar recently passed away? = Yoga Guru
21. Which of the following are not true about RTGS ..? = Answer: It takes very long time.
22. How much amount for Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana? = Rs. 500 cr.
23. Surya Kiran-7 military exercise is being held between india and?= Nepal

COUNTRY AND CAPITAL (PART - 3)
[1] Serbia ----- Belgrade
[2] Seychelles ------ Victoria
[3] Sierra Leone ------- Freetown
[4] Singapore ----- Singapore
[5] Slovakia ------- Bratislava
[6] Slovenia ------- Ljubljana
[7] Solomon Islands ----- Honiara
[8] Somalia ------ Mogadishu
[9] South Africa ------ Pretoria
[10] Spain ----- Madrid
[11] Sri Lanka ----- Colombo
[12] Sudan ----- Khartoum
[13] Sweden ------ Stockholm
[14] Switzerland ----- Bern
[15] Syria ------ Damascus
[16] Taiwan ----- Taipei
[17] Tajikistan ------ Dushanbe
[18] Tanzania ------ Dar es Salaam
[19] Thailand ------- Bangkok
[20] Togo ----- Lome
[21] Trinidad and Tobago ------ Port-of-Spain
[22] Tunisia ------ Tunis
[23] Turkey ----- Ankara
[24] Uganda ------- Kampala
[25] Ukraine ------ Kiev
[26] United Arab Emirates ------- Abu Dhabi
[27] United Kingdom ------ London
[28] United States ------- Washington, DC
[29] Uruguay ----- Montevideo
[30] Uzbekistan -------Tashkent (Toshkent)
[31] Vatican City ------ Vatican City
[32] Venezuela ------ Caracas
[33] Vietnam ------ Hanoi
[34] Yemen ---- Sana
[35] Zambia ------- Lusaka
[36] Zimbabwe -------- Harare

COMPUTER SHORTCUTS
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[1] Alt + F ---- File menu options in current program.
[2] Alt + E ---- Edit options in current program
[3] F1 ----- Universal Help in almost every Windows program.
[4] Ctrl + A ----- Select all text.
[5] Ctrl + F ------ Open find window for current document or window.
[6] Ctrl + S ----- Save current document file.
[7] Ctrl + X ----- Cut selected item.
[8] Shift + Del ----- Cut selected item.
[9] Ctrl + C ----- Copy selected item.
[10] Ctrl + Ins ----- Copy selected item
[11] Ctrl + V ----- Paste
[12] Shift + Ins ----- Paste
[13] Ctrl + P ----- Print the current page or document.
[14] Home ----- Goes to beginning of current line.
[15] Ctrl + Home ------ Goes to beginning of document.
[15] End ------ Goes to end of current line.
[16] Ctrl + End ----- Goes to end of document.
[17] Shift + Home ----- Highlights from current position to beginning of line.
[18] Shift + End ----- Highlights from current position to end of line.
[19] Ctrl + Left arrow ---- Moves one word to the left at a time.
[20] Ctrl + Right arrow ------- Moves one word to the right at a time.

RRB EXAM QUESTIONS ASKED IN AFTERNOON SECTION YESTERDAY
1) Abbreviation of AIMA ? All
India Management
Association
2) Human Rights Day
Observed on ? 10th
December
3) Minister Of Consumer
Affairs And Food And
Public distribution? Ram
Vilas Paswan
4) 7th IBSA Summit 2015
will be held in? India
5) Who is administerd
"Varishtha Pension Bima
Yojana" ? LIC
6) Currency Of
Netherlands ? Euro
7) Roger Federer related to
which Sport ? Tennis
8) Capital of Australia ?
Canberra
9) 1's Complement of 10 ?
10) Prime Minister Narendra
Modi commissioned___
_____at the Naval base and
most powerful guided
missile-destroyer? - INS
Kolkata (but i choosed INS
Kamorta in confusion )
11) Who is B.K.S Iyengar,
who passed away recently?
Yoga Guru
12) Which largest private
sector bank, has launched
EMI (equated monthly
installments) facility on debit
cards ? ICICI.
13) RBI recently give licence
of which Microfinance
instiution ? Bandhan
14) Which of the following
are not true about RTGS? It
has no upper limit.
15) Which of the following
are true about Stale
cheque..?= the validity
perios of 3 months is
alreasy over
16) How much amount for
" Deen Dayal Upadhyay
Gram Jyoti Yojana"?
17) Full form of CTS?
Cheque Transaction
System..
18) Surya Kiran-7 military
exercise is being held
between India and? Nepal
19) Youth olympics held at -
Nanjing, China
20) NEFT limit for Nepal -
50000
21) Which country tops in
wind power production -
China
22) TARC Committee -
Parthasarathi Shome
23) AIMA Business leader of
the year - Adi Godrej
24) Overall Non performing
assets percentage in all
banks -
25) Forward and future
market regulator - FMC
26) First indian to win fields
medal - Manjul Bhargava
27) The term "dracula" was
first coined by whom in his
novels -
28) Highest Urban
population in - Maharashtra
29) One question from
railway budget
30) Nimoo bazgo power
plant is in - Leh, Jammu
and Kashmir
31) Parliamentarianaward
given to whom along with
arun jaitley, sharad yadav -
Karan Singh
32) The Ken-Betwa Link
Project links - UP and MP
33) Approximately there are
how many ATMs in 2014 -
34) Which company
launched first smartphone
in India in 1994

QUESTIONS ASKED IN RRB PO EXAM TODAY
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1. Pongal Festival State- Tamil Nadu
2. Governance of Board of banks
committee headed by- P.J. Nayak
3. Chandraprabha wildlife sanctuary
state- U.P. Varansi
4. Dipika pallikal and Josna Chinappa with
which game - Squash
5. Railway passenger per day Travel
according to Budget- 23 million
6. Tribal Minister Jual Oram constituency
- Sundargarh Odisha
7. First Skill Development Centre - Jaipur
rajasthan
8. Finland Currency- Euro
9. CTBT full form - Comprehensive
nuclear test ban treaty
10. ATM Transaction reduced 5 to 3 in 6
city - Mumbai, Kolkata, New Delhi,
Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai. (Pune
and Jaipur is wrong answer)
11. RBI panel head who recommend CPI
formula - Urjit Patel Committee
12. SIT head- Justice M.B. Shah.
13. Comet for which European Space
Agency made a Rosetta spacecraft -
67P/C-G
14. Egypt capital - cairo
15. Require minimum paid-up capital for
Small and Payment bank- 100 cr
16. E-baat full form - Electonic Banking
Awareness and Technology
17. Commercial paper issued in form of-
Promissory note
18. The Vijay Mallya Story written by - K.
Giriprakash
19. World Diabetes day - 14th November
20. BRICS Summit 2015 - Ufa, Russia
21. Lanco Udupi Coal Mega Power Plant
bought by - Adani group
22. Any note which is partially- fully
22. Any note which is partially- fully
obiliterated, shrunk, washed, altered
or indecipherable but does not include
a mutilated notes - Imperfect notes
23. Rurban schmes for - Semi-Urban
Areas
24. Health ministry launches "Anti tobacco
campaign" named- Sunita
25. Physics nobel prizi 2013- Francois
Englert + Peter W. Higgs
26. FII must registered under - SEBI
27. Chit Fund regulated by - SEBI
28. Dhronacharya award committee
headed by - Ajitpal singh
29. Muzaffar Ali winner of Rajiv Gandhi
National Sadbhawna award for
directed- Umrao Jaan
30. Rural population Highest in which
state- UttarPradesh
31. Sherlock Holmes a fictional detective
created by - A. C. Doyle
32. Champions tennis league launch by
tennis star - Vijay Amritraj
General Awareness Questions asked in todays exam
********************************************************************
1. Next G-20 summit (2015) is to be held in Turkey
2. Capital of Bhutan Thimpu
3. Currency of Italy Euro
4. Current CRR 4%
5. Minimum RTGS 2 lakh
6. External Affair Minister of India Sushma Swaraj
7. Work of Banking Ombudsman Solving customer complaints.
8. What is not true about credit card?
9. What is not true about mobile alert?
10. ISIS is active in which states Iraq & Syria
11. Where is SHIGMO festival celebrated Goa
12. President gave Padma Vibhushan to which eminent author? Ruskin Bond
13. Children above 10 yrs of age are not allowed which facility Banking Facility
14. Face to face video communication in which bank Indusind Bank.
15. First Bank to set up Payment Gateway SBI
16. India and Brazil agreement 2014 trade and investment flows.
17. Palestinian Hamas is Palestinian Islamist political organization and militant group.
18. Max amount of credit card transaction on which we get message on our phone.
19. Rural population as per 2011 census 68.84%.
20. EBOLA first discovered in which country Democratic Republic of Congo
21. Cartoonist Rran kumar sharma who died recently is a creator of Chacha Chaudhury
22. World habitat day October 6th
23. Maximum antibiotics consuming country India
24. Which International passenger Airline crashed down Malaysian Airline.
25. Prakash Nanjappa related to Shooting (India).
26. Cauvery wildlife sanctuary located in Karnataka.
27. Sania Mirza brand is the ambassador of which state - Telangna
28. Mettur Dam on Kaveri River is in which state Tamil Nadu
29. KYC for what purpose - to prevent banks from money laundering activities
30. Aajeevika " scheme" is also known as - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM)

Complete List of Awards 2014
Abhishikta S Shetty - Miss South India 2014
Ahmet Sik (Turkish journalist) - UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2014
Amitabh Bachchan - India's Global Icon of the Year
Amul (Milk Product Brand) - High Performance Brand Award 2013
Anand Kumar - Ramanujan Mathematics Award 2014
Anees Salim - The Hindu Prize for Best Fiction 2013
Angela Merkel - Israel's highest civilian honour (the "Medal of Distinction")
Aniket Bajpai - Gold medal in 45th International Physics Olympiad (IPHO2014)
APJ Abdul Kalam - honorary degree from University of Edinburgh
Arogya Swami Joseph Paulraj - 2014 Marconi Society Prize
Arun Jaitley - Outstanding Parliamentarian Award 2010
Assamese Film Ekhon Nedekha Nadir Xipaare (As River Flows) - Audience choice award in North
Carolina film festival
Bank of Maharashtra - BFSI Best Public Sector Bank 2014
Bharat Gupta - Youth Achievers Award
Bipan Chandra - Itihas Ratna Award 2014
C Radhakrishnan (Writer, Theekkadal Katanhu Thirumadhuram) - Moortidevi Award for 2013
Caparo Group - International Business of the Year award 2014
Chandi Prasad Bhatt (Chipko) - Gandhi Peace Prize (2013)
Chitraang Murdia - Gold medal in 45th International Physics Olympiad (IPHO2014)
Cristiano Ronaldo - UEFA Best Player in Europe
Cristiano Ronaldo - world's best soccer player for the 2012/2013 season (FIFA)
Cyrus Mistry - DSC prize for South Asian literature
Donna Tartt (for the book Goldfinch) - Pulitzer Prize 2014 (Fiction)
Dr Sumeet Chugh - Simon Dack Award
Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram - World Food Prize 2014
Dr. Tej Vir Singh - UNWTO Ulysses Prize for Excellence 2013 in the Creation and Dissemination of
Knowledge
Eimear McBride (Author, A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing) - Bailey's Women's Prize 2014
Gabriela Isler Miss Universe 2013
Govind Mishra (for the book Dhool Paudho Par) - Sarawasti Samman (2013)
Gulzar - Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2013
Gyan Correa - Gollapudi Srinivas National Award 2013
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) - Navaratna award
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund - Morningstar Indias best fund house award in the debt
Iwao Hakamada - WBC honorary Championship Belt
Javed Aktar (for the book Lava) - Sahitya Akademi Award 2013
Jeev Milkha Singh - Asian Tours Player of the Decade
Jhumpa Lahiri (for the book Lowland) - Baileys Prize 2014(Shortlisted)
Kapil Dev - C. K. Naidu Award
Karan Singh - Outstanding Parliamentarian Award 2011
Kathy Cross - First woman to be inducted in an ICC umpires' panel
Kedarnath Singh - Jnanpith award 2013
Kerala Tourism - United Nations Award
Killa (a Marathi film) - Crystal Bear (Glasernen Bar)Award at the 64th Berlin International Film
Festival.
Kolkata Airport - Airport Service Quality Award
Koyal Rana - 51st Femina Miss India
Laxmi (an acid attack victim) - International Women of Courage Award, US
Lewis Hamilton - Chinese F1 Grand Prix
Lingaiah Nagarapu - STF Best Scientist Award
Lord Swraj Paul - Lifetime Achievement Award, Black Country Asian Business Association
Luis Suarez - PFA Player of the year
Madan Babu - Protein Science Young Investigator Award 2014
Malala Yousafzai - Childrens Nobel Prize (Nominated)
Malala Yousafzai - Liberty medal for the year 2014
Manjul Bhargava - Field Medal (Maths)
Maryam Mirzakhani - Field Medal (1st woman to win this medal)
Mathangi Sathyamurthy - M S Subbulakshmi Award
Meb Keflezighi - First US male athlete to win the Boston Marathon
Meera Chandrasekhar - Robert Foster Cherry Award for Teaching 2014
Mitchell Johnson - Allan Border medal
Mitul Kadakia - Gregory Braden Memorial Fellow of the Year Award 2014
MS Dhoni - UKs 2014 Asian Award
Muzaffar Ali - Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award
N R Narayana Murthy (Infosys) - Canada India Foundation Chanchalani Global Indian Award 2014
Nadine Angerer - Best women's football player in the world (2013)
Nalco - first Eastern Region Export Excellence Award 2012 - 13
Nirendranath Chakraborty - Sunil Gangopadhyay Memorial Award (2012)
Pallava Bagla - ICAR Chaudhary Charan Singh Award 2013
Pankaj Mishra - Windham Campbell Literature Prize 2014 (Non-Fiction)
Pope Francis - Time Person of the year 2013
Pranab Mukherjee - Award of Honor from Rotary International
Prof C N R Rao - Bharat Ratna
Prof Stuart Parkin - Millennium technology Prize 2014
Queen Latifah - 2014 Matrix Award
Rajesh Gopakumar - 23rd G D Birla Award for scientific research (2013)
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport - Sword of Honour award
Ramesh Agrawal - Goldman Prize
Ratan Tata - UK's highest civilian award (Knight Grand Cross)
Richard Quest - UNWTO Award for Lifetime Achievement 2013
Sachin Tendulkar - Bharat Ratna
Sachin Tendulkar - Cricketer of Generation Award
Samraz (Magician) - Merlin Award 2014
Sankha Ghosh - Sunil Gangopadhyay Memorial Award (2013)
Shahrukh Khan - Knight of the Legion of Honour
Shahrukh Khan - Interpol Ambassador
Shamtorf Azad (Uzbekisthan) - Dr George Grierson Award (Hindi)
Sharad Yadav - Outstanding Parliamentarian Award 2012
Shigeru Ban - Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014
Shikhar Dhawan - Wisden's Five Cricketers of the Year
Shubhranshu Choudhary - Digital activism award
Sikkim - National Tourism Award
Silent Screams : India's Fight Against Rape (documentary) - New York Festivals TV & Film Awards
2014
Slaman Rushdie - Pen Pinter Prize 2014
Sourav Ganguly - Honorary Doctor of Letters (D.Litt) degree by BESU
Sriprakash KS - Asia Pacific Academy Award
Stanislas Wawrinka - Monte Carlo Masters Title
Subhash Khot - Field Medal (Maths)
Sudarsan Pattnaik - People's Choice prize at World Cup of Sand Sculpting-2014
Swraj Paul - International Business of the Year award 2014
TCS - Top Employer in Europe
Tejinder Virdee - Knighthood Bachelor
Tomas Halik - Templeton Prize 2014
T-TBI (Technopark Technology Business Incubator) - Golden Peacock Award 2014
V. Somasundaram - Bharat Ratna JRD Tata Award 2013
Vijay Seshadri - Pulitzer Prize 2014 (Poetry)
Vishwanath Tripathi - Vyas Samman 2013
Woo Jo Kim (South Korea) - Dr George Grierson Award (Hindi)
Yakov Grigorevich Sinai - Abel Prize 2014
Yushi (Taiwanese poet) - Thiruvalluvar award

Knowledge
Festival.
2014
Knowledge
Festival.
2014
Knowledge
Festival.
2014
Knowledge
Festival.
2014

Knowledge
Festival.
2014
WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES IN INDIA
UTTAR PRADESH:
[1] Chandra Prabha Sanctuary ------ Uttar Pradesh
[2] Kaimoor Sanctuary -------- Uttar Pradesh
[3] Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary -------- Uttar Pradesh
[4] Ranipur Sanctuary ------ Uttar Pradesh
[5] Sohagi Barwa Sanctuary ------ Uttar Pradesh
[6] Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary ------ Uttar Pradesh
[7] Hastinapur Sanctuary ------ Uttar Pradesh
[8] Samaspur ------- Uttar Pradesh
[9] Okhla Bird Sanctuary ------ Uttar Pradesh
[10] Sandi Bird Sanctuary ------- Uttar Pradesh
[11] National Chambal Sanctuary ------ Uttar Pradesh
UTTRAKHAND:
[1] Askot Musk Deer Sanctuary ------ Uttarakhand
[2] Binsar ------ Uttarakhand
[3] Govind Pashu Vihar Wildlife Sanctuary ------- Uttarakhand
[4] Kedarnath Wild Life Sanctuary ------- Uttarakhand
BUDGET DEFICIT
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Here we are presenting a post on "Understanding Budget Deficit". Hope you like the post!!
A budget deficit occurs when expenditures exceed revenue. The term "budget deficit" is most
commonly used to refer to government spending rather than business or individual spending. When
referring to accrued federal government deficits, the term "national debt is also used.
The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus, and when total expenditure equals total
revenue, the budget is considered balanced. When countries or businesses experience budget
deficits, they have to borrow money in order to avoid bankruptcy.
Investors and analysts use budget deficits to measure the overall health of a business, local
government or country. While budget deficits are always a warning signal for analysts and investors,
it is important to understand why the country or business is experiencing a deficit. A country or
business experiencing budget deficits due to building infrastructure or making profitable investments
that will generate higher revenue or taxes in the future are often considered healthier than entities
experiencing deficits due to unsustainable expenses.
Typical factors that contribute to a government budget deficit are: slower economic growth than
trading partners, high governmental spending, high unemployment rates, or a combination of these
factors.
Typical factors that contribute to business budget deficits are: Capital expenditures due to quarter
losses, economic crisis, high operating costs, expansion and business opportunities

CCURRENT AFFAIRS TODAY
***************************************
1. Reserve Bank to pick talent via UPSC-like test
i. The Reserve Bank of India will adopt a common recruitment system from next year to tap talent for
its core functions. The larger objective is to strengthen itself in the changing economic scenario.
ii. Starting from 2015, there shall be common recruitment for all core functions of the bank, the RBI
said in an internal report on HR initiatives.
iii. At present, it recruits officers and support staff for core and non-core functions through different
examinations, such as the Grade B officers level exam. The RBI now has about 17,000 employees.
iv. The proposed common recruitment will not only cover traditional areas such as economics and
statistics but also include niche skills, such as risk management, financial markets trading,
accounting, legal, human resources management and counselling.
v. The officers that are recruited will have a common seniority. In effect, it will be like the common
cadre under the All India Services of the Union Public Service Commission.
vi. The Reserve Bank Services Board hopes to complete the entire recruitment cycle within three to
four months.
2. RBI sets 70 years as upper age limit for MD, CEO of pvt banks
i. The Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday decided to fix the maximum age for Managing Directors
and Chief Executive Officers in private sector banks at 70.
ii. RBI said in the light of the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, the upper age limit for
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) and other Whole Time Directors (WTDs)
of banks in the private sector should be 70 years.
iii. Within the overall limit of 70 years, individual banks boards are free to prescribe a lower
retirement age for WTDs, including MD & CEO, as an internal policy, RBI said in a circular.
iv. RBI said the Companies Act, 2013 prescribes that "no company shall appoint or continue the
employment of any person as Managing Director, Whole Time Director or Manager who is below the
age of 21 years or has attained the age of 70 years''.
3. Scientist Kamal Bawa gets 2014 Midori Prize in Biodiversity
i. Indian scientist Kamal Bawa, a distinguished professor of biology at the University of
Massachusetts in Boston, has won the 2014 Midori Prize in Biodiversity for his research, including in
climate change in the Himalayas.
ii. Bawa, founder president of the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment
(ATREE) in Bangalore, will receive the prize with a cash award of $100,000 during the Oct 16-17
Conference of Parties (COP-12) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in South Korea.
iii. The prize also honours his contributions to research in ecology of tropical forests, sustainable use
of tropical forests, promoting engagement of civil society in conservation efforts, and for his
leadership role in setting up ATREE.
iv. The announcement of the prize was made Monday at the Convention on Biological Diversity
Secretariat in Montreal, and at the AEON Environmental Foundation in Japan, co-hosts of the prize,
according to a media release from ATREE.
v. The prize honours individuals who have made outstanding contribution to biodiversity
conservation and sustainable use of resources at local and global levels, and raised awareness
about biodiversity.
vi. The Midori Prize is regarded a major element "at the service of the objectives of the United
Nations Decade on Biodiversity 2011-2020".
4. US open: Marin Cilic wins Men's Singles title
i. Croatia's Marin Cilic has won Men's Singles title at the US Open Tennis. Cilic defeated Kei
Nishikori of Japan in straight sets to clinch the title in New York last night.
ii. He appeared to be the dominant side throughout the match and capped the final set in convincing
fashion.
iii. The 25-year-old Cilic's strong service gave him a dominant advantage against Nishikori who held
tough, but never really appeared to threaten Cilic.
iv. World No.14 Cilic claimed his first Grand Slam title with the win in his first appearance in a Grand
Slam final. His previous best finish was a semifinal appearance at the 2010 Australian Open.
5. ICC suspends Pakistan's Saeed Ajmal for illegal bowling action
i. The International Cricket Council, ICC, today suspended Saeed Ajmal, Pakistan's off spin bowler,
for illegal action.
ii. Ajmal has been suspended from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect. An analysis
of Ajmal's action revealed that all his deliveries exceeded the 15 degrees level of tolerance permitted
under the regulations. iii. However, Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Shaharyar Khan said that the
board will challenge the decision.
iv. Meanwhile, Saeed Ajmal today said that he has not given up and is ready to fight his way back
and represent the country in next year's ICC World Cup.
v. Saeed was reported after the first Test match against Sri Lanka in Galle last month. He can apply
for a e-assessment after he has modified his bowling action. Ajmal has played 35 Tests , grabbing
178 wickets.
6. Former NASA Scientist Dr. Noel W. Hinners died
i. A former NASA chief scientist Dr. Noel W. Hinners died on 5 September 2014 due to brain tumor.
He was 78.
ii. He was involved in the scientific exploration of the moon for the Apollo program and later oversaw
projects such as the Mars Surveyor Program.
7. Indian movie Court won best debut award at Venice Film Festival
i. Court, an Indian movie written and directed by Indian writer Chaitanya Tamhane, on 7 September
2014 won the Lion of the Future Luigi De Laurentiis award for a Debut Feature at the 71st Venice
Film Festival. The film that is a multilingual courtroom drama, won the award for its striking narrative
style.
ii. With this award, the film won a monetary prize of 100000 US dollars that was donated by Filmauro
di Aurelio e Luigi De Laurentiis. This amount should be divided between director and producer.
iii. Court was also was awarded with the Orizzonti award for best film

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