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GK AND CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR RRB
Presented By: Aditya Kumar Shukla Page
NEW APPOINMENT IN INDIA
1. New President of India-Pranab Mukherjee
2. Re-elected Vice President-Hamid Ansari3. New Union Railway Minister- Mukul Roy
4. New Finance Minister- P Chidambaram
5. New Home Minister-Sushil Kumar Shinde
6. New Power Minister- Veerappa Moily
7. New Aviation Secretary-K N Srivastava
8. New secretary to the Prez of India-Omita Paul
9. New Election Commissioner-S. Nasim Ahmad Zaidi
10.New Chief Election Commissioner-V.S. Sampath
11.New Chief Economic Advisor-Raghuram Rajan
12.New Economic affairs secretary-Arvind Mayaram
13.Science and Technology Minister-Vayalar Ravi14.New Union Aviation Minister-Ajit Singh
15.New CEO of Prasar Bharti Jawhar Sircar
16.LIC new Chairman-D.K Mehrotra
17.New Navy chief-D.K.Joshi
18.New CMD of OICL-Dr. A.K. Saxena
19.New CMD of Union Bank - D. Sarkar
20.New CMD of Syndicate Bank- M.G. Sanghvi
21.New CMD of Oriental Bank of Commerce- S.L. Bansal
22.New Executive Director of PNB-S. R Bansal
23.New IBA Chairman-Alok Misra
24.Re-elected Nasscom President: Som Mittal
25.New director of IBPS-Anup Sankar Bhattacharya
26.New Coach of Indian Hockey Team-Jack Nobbs
27.New President of FICCI- R.V. Kanoria
28.New President of International Chamber of Commerce
India- Harsh Pati Singhania
29.New CMD of GIC A.K.Roy
30.New Director (Works)of Delhi Metro - Jitendar Tyagi
31.New Director-General of Indian Coast Guard- M.P.
Muralidharan
32.US Ambassador to India- Nancy J Powell
33.New CM of Karnataka -Jagadish Shettar
(Previous:Sadananda Gowda)
34.New Chief Minister of U.P.-Akhilesh Yadav
35.New Chief Minister of Punjab Prakash Singh Badal
36.New Chief Minister of Goa- Manohar Parikar
37.New Chief Minister of Uttrakhand- Vijay Bahuguna
38.New Chief Minister of Manipur- Okram Ibobi Singh
39.New CMD of Coal India Limited (CIL) - S Narsing Rao
40.Governor of Andhra Pradesh - E S L Narasimhan(reele
41.Governor of Maharashtra - K. Sankaranarayanan(reelect)
42.Governor of Rajasthan-Margaret Alva
43.New Supreme Court Judge-F. M. Ibrahim Kalifulla
44.Next Army chief of India-Lt. General Bikram Singh.
45.New Ambassador to Cambodia Dinesh K. Patnaik
46.New Communication Advisor to the Prime Minister-
Pankaj Pachauri
47.CMD of Coal India Limited S Narsing Rao
48.President of ASSOCHAM- Mr Rajkumar Dhoot
49.Reelected NASSCOM President-Som Mittal
50.Chairman of NASSCOM-N Chandrasekaran51.Indian High commissioner to U.K. Jaimini Bhagwati
52.TRAI Chairman-Rahul Khullar
53. New Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha-PJ Kurien
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NEW APPOINTMENT IN WORLD
1. New PM of Greece -Antonis Samaras
2. New PM of Pak- Raja Pervez Ashraf.3. New PM of Syria-Wael al-Halki(Replace: Riyad Hijab)
4. New PM of France-Jean Marc Ayrault
5. New PM of Egypt-Hisham Kandil
6. New President of Egypt- Mohamed Morsi
7. New President of Russia-Vladimir Putin
8. New President of Yemen-A.Mansour Hadi
9. New President of Germany - Joachim Gauck
10.New President of Maldives - Mohamed Waheed
11.New President of Malawi - Joyce Banda
12.President of Nicaragua - Daniel Ortega(re-elected)
13. President of Guyana - Donald Ramotar14.New Secretary General of SAARC-Ahmed Saleem
15.New Pakistan High Commissioner to India - Salman
Bashir
16.New president of World Bank - Jim Yong Kim(Korean-
born)
17.New CEO of Deutsche Bank-Ravneet Gill
18.New Italian FM-Vittorio Grilli
19.New UN Arab League Envoy for Syria-Lakhdar rahimi
20.President of the European Council - Herman Van
Rompuy(re-elected)
21.ICC President-Allan Isaac(NZ)(Privious-Sharad Pawar)22.New UN mediator in Syria-Lakhdar Brahimi
PERSON IN NEWS
1. President of Pakistan-Asif Ali Zardari
2. Bhutanese PM- Jigme Y Thinley
3. Syria President-Bashra-al-Assad
4. U.S Defence Secretary -Leon Pnetta
5. Prime Minister of Singapore-Mr. Lee Hsien Loong
6. Mauritius Prime Minister-Navinchandra Ramgoolam
7. Singapore PM-Lee Hsien Loong
8. Brazil President-Dilma Rousseff
9. South Africa President-Jacob Zuma
OBITUARY
1. Vilas Rao Deshmukh-Union Science and Technology
Minister
2. Mehdi hassan-Ghazal legend
3. Dara Singh-Film Actor
4. Rajesh Khanna- Film Actor
5. Ravi Shankar- Music Composer
6. Joy Mukherjee- Film Actor
7. Bingu wa Mutharika-Malawis President
8. Ahmed Ben Bella-first President of Algeria9. R.H. Patil- First MG of NSE
AWARD
1. Miss World 2012-Wen xia YU(China)
2. Brand Ambassador of BMW-Sachin Tendulkar
3. RGN Sadbhavana Award-D.R. Mehta
4. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award- Vijay Kumar and
Yogeshwar Dutt
5. Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2011 - Soumitra Chatterjee
(Bengali actor)
6. Saraswati Samman (2011) - Dr AA Manavalan(Tamil)for his work 'Irama Kathaiyum Iramayakalum'
(Ramakatha and Ramayanas).
7. Moorti Devi Award (2011) - Dr Gulab Kotharifor his
book Mein Hi Radha, Mein Hi Krishna
8. Bihari Puraskar (2011) - Rajasthani poet Dr Arjundeo
Charanfor his work Ghar To Ek Naam Hai Bharose
Ro
9. Vyas Samman (2011) - Hindi writer Ramdarash mishra
for his work aam ke patte
10.Life time achievement award at 8th Dubai International
film festival A.R. Rahman11.International Gandhi Award-Dr. Caire Veult& Dr. J.D.
Samant
12.World Food Prize- Dr. Daniel Hillel(Israeli Scientist)
13.Chameli Devi Jain Award- Tushita Mittal
IMPORTANT ECONOMIC NEWS
1. Current Rate
a. Bank Rate9% b. CRR 4.75% c. SLR23%
d. Repo 8% e. Reverse Repo7% f. MSF9%
2. 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17)
ThemeFaster, sustainable and more inclusive
growth
9 - 9.5%GDP growth
4%agriculture growth
Literacy rate 100%
Extra Power generation capacity 76000 MW
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3. 11th Five year plan recorded 8.2% GDPGrowth.
Agriculture growth 3.3%
4. Basel norms will be implemented in India from 1
January 2013 to 2018 (in world 2013 to 2019)5. Indian banks would need Rs 3,90,000-5,00,000crore
capital over the next six years in the wake of Basel III
capital regulations announced by the Reserve Bank of
India (RBI).
6. Largest home loan provider - State Bank of India(one
lakh crore Rs. to 20 lakh families)
7. Top three according to per capita income: - Goa, Delhi,
Haryana.8. Seoul-headquartered Woori Bankhas set up its first
Indian branch in Chennai.
9. Cheque and Draft is valid for 3 monthfrom 1 April 2012.
10. After SBI and NABARD ownership of National Housing
Bank (Now RBI hold 100% share) will be transferred
from RBI to Government
Important Organization and Summit
1. New Member
United NationTotal193 (LastSouth Sudan)
WTO Total156 (Last - Russia)
World bankand IMFTotal188 (Last South
Sudan)
European UnionTotal27 (Next member will be
Croatia in July 2013)
2. 38thG 8 Meeting 2012- David camp, USA(Last
meeting 2011 Deauville, France)
3. 7th G 20 Meeting 2012 Los Cabos, Mexico
4. 20thASEAN Meeting 2012 Phnom penh, Cambodia
5. Earth Summit : -Rio de Janeiro
6. 12th SCO Summit 2012-Beijing (Next in 2013-
Kyrgyzstan)7. Arab summit 2012 - Baghdad (Iraq)
8. Nuclear security summit 2012 Seoul (South Korea)
9. 4th BRICS summit - New Delhi
10.10th BASIC Summit - New Delhi
11.17th National youth Festival Mangalore (Karnataka)
12.World Economic Forum Davos(Switzerland)
13.World Polio Summit 2012 - New Delhi
14.Nato Summit-Chikago
15.FM Trilateral Talks(China& India&Russia)-Moscow
SPORTS London Olympics 2012(30thsummer Olympics)
Highest Medal: 1. US:104 M(46 G+29 S+ 29 B),
2 China:88 M(38 G+27 S+ 23 B)
55. India: 6 M(2 S +4 B)
Womens Hockey-NetherlandsbtArgentina
Next: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2016
Indias Medal in London Olympics
Euro Cup-2012
Venue- Spain; Winner-Spain; Runner-Italy
Azlan Shah cup
Venue: Malaysia
Winner-NZ; Runner-Argentina; 3rd Place-India
French Open
Men Single: Rafael Nadal(Spain) bt Novak
Djokovic(Serbia)
Men Double-Max Mirnyi(Belarus) and Danial
Nestor(Canada)bt Bob and Mike Bryan(USA)
Women Double: Sara Errani and RobertaVinci(Italy) bt Maria Kirileko and Nadia
Petrova(Russia)
Wimbledon mixed doubles
Winner-Mike Bryan and Lisa Raymond
Runner-Leander Paes-Elena Vesnina
Thailand Open Grand Prix Single
Name Medel Sport Event
Gagan Narang Bronze Shooting
Men's 10m Air
Rifle
Vijay Kumar Silver Shooting
Men's 25 Rapid
Fire Pistol
Saina Nehwal Bronze Badminton Women'ssingles
Mary Kom Bronze Boxing
Women's
flyweight
Yogeshwar
Dutt Bronze Wrestling
Men's 60 kg
Freestyle
Sushil Kumar Silver Wrestling
Men's 66 kg
Freestyle
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Venue-Bangkok; Winner-Saina Nehwal
Runner-Ratchanok Inathon(thiland)
Indonesia Open SingleVenue: Jakarta; Winner-Saina Nehwal
Runner:Li Xuerui(China)
IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER
Indian boxer Mary Komto be conferred Lt Colonel rank.
Rajiv Gandhi Jeevandayee Arogya Yojana (health
insurance scheme) was launched in Maharashtra
Reserve Bank has launched a website explaining ways to
detect counterfeit notes. With a tagline 'Pehchano Paise
Ki Boli, Kyunki Paisa Bolta Hai',
Mangalamvillage became the first village in India whereall households were provided banking facilities, it is
situated in Pondicherry
M S Dhonibecomes brand ambassador of cricket in
Nepal
Himangini Singhcrowned Miss Asia Pacific World
E-stampingto be launched in Delhi28 June of all
denominations.
Rawatbhata Atomic Power Stationis in Rajasthan.
GoogleBuying MeeboTo Help Social Networking Push
Aung San Suu KyiAccepts Nobel Peace Prize 21 years
late
Indias First River-lake link project launched In
Bundelkhand
Kofi Annanresign as the UN special Envoy to Syria
National Housing Bank(NHB) and three others have
joined hands to form the country's first mortgage
guarantee firm which has an initial paid up capital of Rs
120 crore. The other members of the joint venture
campan are Genworth, Asian Development Bank and
International Finance Corporation
India has allowed foreign direct investment(FDI) from
Pakistan.
Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India
(SEBI) granted permission to MCXStock Exchange
(MCXSX) to operate as a full-fledged stock exchange
11th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas2013 will be held in
Cochin(Kerala). Last meeting was held in Jaipur.
Asian Development Bank(ADB) announced to provide
$74.8 million loan to improve road connectivity in the
North East states.
World Bankapproved an 1100 crore rupees loan forHimachal Pradeshto promote green initiatives and
sustainable development.
Home Ministry declined permission to three Iranian
banks (Eghtesad-e-Novin, Parsian Bank and Bank
Kasargad) to open branches in India.
9th World Hindi Conference will be held in South African
city Johannesburgfrom 22 to 24 of September this year
The main theme of the conference is Bhasha Ki Asmita
Aur Hindi Ka Vaishvik Sandarbh.
South Africas Nkosazana Dlamini-Zumabecame the
first woman head of African Union (A.U.) Commission. World BankSanstions loan for Rural Livelihoods Projec
in Bihar
BOOKS AND WRITERS
1. Those were the Day and then-The Life & Times of Lal
Krishna Advani-Mira Govind Advani
2. Turning Points-APJ Abdul Kalam
3. Diamond Dust & Other Stories-Anita Desai
4. My Unforgettable Memories-Mamata Banerjee
ABBREVIATION IN NEWS
1. NCTC- National Counter-Terrorism Centre
2. GAAR- General anti avoidance rule
3. TCS -Tax Collection at Source
4. DTAADouble Taxation Avoidance Agreement
5. TIEATax Information exchange Agreement
6. EFSFEuropean Financial Stability Facility
7. NPSNew Pension Scheme
8. MMRCAMedium Multi Role Combat Aircraft
9. DRDO- Defence Research and Development Organisation
10. GSLV- Geo-Synchronous Launch Vehicle
11. ISRO- Indian Space Research Organisation
12. EEFC- Exchange Earner's Foreign Currency
13. NDMANational Disaster Management Authority
14. BRICSBrazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
15. BASICBrazil, South Africa, India and China
16. PPPPublic Private Partnership & Purchasing Power
parity
17. MTCRMissile Technology Control Regim
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18. NSGNuclear Suppliers Group
19. IAEAInternational Atomic Energy Agency
20. CEPAComprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
21. CECA- Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement22. FIPBForeign Investment Promotion board
23. PSLVPolar Satellite Launch vehicle
24. ICBMInter-continental Ballistic missile
25. CCEACabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
26. IDFInfrastructure Debt Fund
27. CRISComparative Rating Index for Sovereign
28. GRAILGravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory
29. NCHERNational Commission for Higher Education and
Research
30. NCHRH- National Commission for Human Resources for
Health31. FIIForeign Institutional Investor
32. DIIDomestic Institutional Investor
33. GSTGoods and Services Tax
34. DTCDirect Tax Code
35. MPLADSMP Local Area Development Scheme
36. FCNRAForeign Currency Non Resident account
37. MFI- Micro Finance Institutions
38. MFDCMicro Finance Development Council
39. TRAI- Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
40. CIC- Central Information Commission
41. BCCI- Board of Control for Cricket in India42. SAARC- South-Asian Association for Regional Co-
operation
43.ASEANAssociation of South East Asian Nation
44. TAPI - Turkmenistan-Aghanistan-Pakistan-India
45. NLDNational League for Democracy
46. MSFMarginal Standing Facility
47. MIRV- Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry
Vehicle
48. ECBs- External Commercial Borrowings
49. NHRC- National Human Rights Commission
50. NEFT- National Electronic Funds Transfer
51. RTGS- Real Time Gross Settlement
52. NIA- National Investigation Agency
53. S&P- Standard and Poors
54. RGSSBY- Rajiv Gandhi Shilpi Swasthya Bima Yojana.
55.AMFI- Association of Mutual Fund in India.
56. SRO- Self Regulatory Organisation.
57. TDSAT- Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate
Tribunal.
58. BTIA-Broad-based Bilateral Trade and Investment
Agreement