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• Chairman, IRDA – T. S. Vijayan

• Chairman, LIC – S.K. Roy

• President, FICCI –Naina Lal Kidwai

• Chairman, TRAI - Rahul Khullar

• Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) -Pradeep Kumar

• Chariman, CCI – Ashok Chawla

• President, ASSOCHAM -Rajkumar Dhoot

• President, NASSCOM - R. Chandrashekhar

• Chairman, NASSCOM -Krishna kumar Natarajan

• Director, BARC -Dr. Shekhar Basu

• Director, DRDO - Avinash Chander

• Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) - R K Sinha

• Chief Information Commissioner(CIC) - Satyanand Mishra

• Chairman, National Film Development Corporation (NFDC)- Ramesh Sippy

• Chairman, ISRO - Dr. K Radhakrishnan

• Chairperson, CBDT – Sudha Sharma

• Chairman, SEBI - U K Sinha

• Chairman, NABARD -Dr. Prakash Bakshi

• Chief, Intelligence Bureau – Saiyad Asif Ibrahim

• Director, NCERT - Prof. P Sinclair

• Governor, RBI – Dr. Raghuram Rajan.

• MD, NSE – Chitra Ramakrishna

• President, ADB - Takehiko Nakao

• MD, BSE – Ashish Chauhan

• Chariman, University Grant Commission – Ved Prakash

• Chief, Indian Airforce – Norman Anil Kumar Browne

• Chief, Indian Navy – Devendra Kumar Joshi

• Chief, Indian Army – Bikram Singh

• Director General, WTO - Roberto Azvedo

• MD, IMF – Christine Lagarde

• Director General, WHO – Margarate Chan

• President, World Bank – Jim Yong Kim

• Chairman, NABARD – Prakash Bakshi

• Chairman, UPSC – D. P. Agarwal

• Chief, RAW – Alok Joshi

• Director, CBI –Ranjit Sinha

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New Gov. ---

Andaman & Nicobar-) AK Singh

Nejeeb Jung(Vice Chancellor of Jamai Milia University) – Lieutenant Gov. of New Delhi

Meghalaya-K.K.Paul

Sikkim-Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil

Nirbhay Sharma appointed Governor of Arunachal Pradesh

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Arundhati Bhattacharya appointed Managing Director of SBI

Rajeev Rishi took over as the CMD of Central Bank of India

Rakesh Sethi took Charge as Executive Director of Union Bank of India

K R Kamath Re-Elected as the Chairman of Indian Banks' Association (IBA)

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Dilip Trivedi appointed Director General of the CRPF

Aruna Bahuguna became First Women Special DG of CRPF

Darren Lehmann appointed Coach of Australian Cricket Team

Susan Elizabeth Rice Appointed as the National Security Adviser to Obama

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Nawaz Sharif sworn in as the Prime Minister of Pakistan

Rami Hamdallah Appointed as the New Prime Minister of Palestine

Mamnoon Hussain President of Pakistan

Abdul Hamid was sworn in as Bangladesh President

Giorgio Napolitano Re-elected as the President of Italy

Nicolas Maduro Sworn-In as the New President of Venezuela

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>>> june month pdf ---
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CA pdf--- https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bx2SfXPJvR2RZlRiQngtMVBlYU0/edit?pli=1

banking site --- http://crackmba.com/banking/


rbi grade b pdf --- http://www.bankersadda.com/2013/08/financial-awareness-capsule-for-rbi.html

Topics on GD --- http://www.indiabix.com/group-discussion/topics-with-answers/
Gk ques on economics ---- http://www.indiabix.com/general-knowledge/indian-economy/
And on Geog, history for ...SSC CHS, IB http://www.indiabix.com/general-knowledge/questions-and-answers/


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India ranking in different Indexes:

1. Global Hunger Index- 66

2. Global Peace Index – 141

3. Human Development Report – 136

4. Global Corruption Index – 94

5. Global Competitiveness Index-59


New Cabinet Ministers:

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1. Mr. Oscar Fernandes - Road and Highways Minister

2. Ms. Girija Vyas - New Housing, Urban Development and

Poverty Alleviation Minister.

3. Mr. K.S. Rao - New Textiles Minister

4. Mr. SiS Ram Ola – New Labour and Employment Minister.

5. Mallikarjun Kharge: New Railway Minsiter

New Governor Appointed in different states:

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1. Shriniwas Patil - Sikkim governor

2. K K Paul – Governor of Meghalaya replacing Ranjit Shekhar

Mooshahary.

3-Najeeb Jung(Vice Chancellor of Jamai Milia University) –

Lieutenant Governor of Delhi

4. Nirbhay Sharma - Governor Arunachal Pradesh

5. Narinder Nath Vohra - Governor of J & K for second term

6. BV Wanchoo: Governor of Goa

7. E S L Narasimhan - Governors of Andhra Pradesh

8. K Sankaranarayanan - Governors of Maharashtra

9. Ashwani Kumar - Governors of Nagaland

10. Dr. D.Y. Patil - Governors of Bihar

11. SC Jamir - Governors of Odisha

12. Nikhil Kunar - Governor of Kerala

13. Devanand Konwar - Governor of Tripura


TAG LINES OF VARIOUS BANKS

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1] Allahabad Bank : A tradition of trust

2] Andhra Bank : For all your needs

3] Bank of Baroda : India's International bank

4] Bank of India : Relationships beyond Banking

5] Bank of Maharastra : One Family one bank

6] Canara Bank : Together we can

7] Corporation Bank : Our Premier govt of India Enterprise

8] Dena Bank : Trusted Family Bank

9] Indian bank : Taking Banking Technology to Common Man

10] IDBI : Banking for all

11] OBC : where every individual is committed

12] Indian Overseas Bank : Good People to grow with

13] PNB : The name you can trust upon

14] Punjab and Sind Bank : where service is a way of life

15 SBI : Nations banks on us; Pure Banking Nothing Else; With you all the way

16] Syndicate bank : Your Faithful And Friendly Financial Partner

17] Union bank of India : Good People to bank with

18] United bank of India : The Bank that begins with

19] Union Cooperative bank : Owners your trust

20] Vijaya Bank : A friend you can bank upon

21] Federal Bank : Your Perfect Banking Partner

22] HDFC : We Understand Your World

23] Yes Bank : Experience our expertise

24] Central Bank of India : Build A Better Life Around Us

25] J & K Bank : Serving to Empower


Head Offices of Nationalised Banks

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1.

Allahabad Bank

Calcutta-700 001.

2.

Andhra Bank

Hyderabad-500 001.

3.

Bank of Baroda(doubt )

**on baroda site ---http://bankofbaroda.com/offices_branches.asp

given --Baroda 390005

**on rbi site http://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/AboutUsDisplay.aspxpg=Nationalised.htm

given --- Mumbai 400 051

4.

Bank of India

Mumbai-400 021.

5.

Bank of Maharashtra

Pune-411 005.

6.

Canara Bank

Bangalore-560 002.

7.

Central Bank of India

Mumbai-400 021.

8.

Corporation Bank

Mangalore-575 001.

9.

Dena Bank

Bandra East Mumbai 400 051.

10.

Indian Bank

Chennai-600 001.

11.

Indian Overseas Bank

Chennai-600 002.

12.

Oriental Bank of Commerce

New Delhi-110 001.

13.

Punjab National Bank

New Delhi-110 066.

14.

Syndicate Bank

Karnataka State.

15.

Union Bank of India

Mumbai-400 021.

16.

United Bank of India

Calcutta-700 001.

17.

Punjab & Sind Bank

New Delhi-110 008.

18.

UCO Bank

Calcutta-700 001.

19.

Vijaya Bank

Bangalore-560 025.

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State Bank Of India

Mumbai Maharashtra 400021

Source--RBI site

http://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/AboutUsDisplay.aspx?pg=Nationalised.htm


Easy Way to Remember country's members~~~~

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~~SAARC (A MBBS PIN)

Afghanistan, Maldives, Bangladesh,Bhutan,Srilanka, Pakistan, India, Nepal

~~ASEAN ( BPLTV MIMCS)

Brunai, Philipines, Lavos, Thailand,Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Mynamar, Combodia, Singapore

~~G8 Members (ABC FR JIG)

America, Britan, Canada, France, Russia, Japan,Italy, Germany

~~G5 Members (CM IBSA)

China, Mexico, India, Brazil, SouthAfrica

TELANGANA:-

1. It will be the 29th state of India.

2. The new Telangana state would

comprise the 10 districts.

3. Hyderabad will b joint capital of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana atleast fr 10 years.

4. 20% of Indian coal reserves will come under Telangana and also of mica and bauxite.

5. It will jave 17 Lok Sabha seats and 119 state assembly seats.

Source --- various sites & Fb pages SSC, IBPS , General knowlege , etc

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IMPORTANT SUMMITS HELD ON 2012-13
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***BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Summits
• 4th BRICS Summit 2012 – New Delhi, India
• 5th BRICS Summit 2013 – Durban, South Africa

***G-8 Annual Summits Group of Eight (G8) Countries –
France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada, Russia.
• 37th G8 Meeting 2011 – Deauville, France
• 38th G8 Meeting 2012 – David camp, USA
• 39th G8 Summit 2013 – County Fermanagh, UK
• 40th G8 Summit 2014 – Russia G-20 Summits
• 7th G 20 Meeting 2012 – Los Cabos, Mexico
• 8th G 20 Meeting 2013 – Saint Petersburg, Russia
• 9th G 20 Meeting 2014 – Brisbane, Australia

***SAARC Summits SAARC – South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
• 17th SAARC Summit 2011– Addu, Maldives
• 18th SAARC Summit 2013 – Kathmandu,Nepal

***ASEAN Summits ASEAN – Association of South East Asian Nation
• 19th ASEAN Summit 2011 (November) – Bali, Indonesia
• 20th ASEAN Summit 2012 (April)– Phnom penh, Cambodia
• 21th ASEAN Summit 2012 (November)– Phnom penh, Cambodia ASEAN-India Summit
• 9th ASEAN-India Summit 2011 – Bali, Indonesia
• 10th ASEAN-India Summit 2012 – Phnom penh, Cambodia

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Iran on 28 January 2013 announced that it had successfully sent into space a monkey.

The rocket called_________

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Leprosy Eliminated from________ as Per WHO Guidelines

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National Girl Child Day Celebrated In India on_____January

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National Youth Day

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World Population day

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Diabetes Day

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Central Excise day

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International Day of Family

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Environment Day

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Passion to perform - tagline of which bank

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Dare to Dream - tagline of which bank

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First Floating ATM in India by

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Smart way to bank -tagline of which bank

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Banking for all-aao soche bada - is the tagline of which bank

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A tradition of trust - tagline of which bank

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Relationship Beyond Banking- tagline of which bank