IMPORTANT POINTS TO BE ASKED IN IBPS CLK *************************************************************** 1. Who created a new record of securing Lok Sabha seat with the highest margin till date as announced on 19 October 2014? . Pritam Munde of BJP 2. Which party is set to lose its status as a national party after it failed to win the two seats in Assembly elections of Maharashtra and Haryana, which were needed to hold on to this status? . Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) 3. Which African country was on 20 October 2014 declared Ebola-free by the WHO after a 42-day period with no new cases of the deadly virus? . Nigeria 4. An unmanned commercial supply rocket of US space agency NASA bound for the International Space Station (ISS) exploded moments after lift-off on 28 October 2014 resulting in a setback for NASA , the name of the rocket Antares(Orbital Sciences Corp) 5. What milestone in numbers was achieved in Aadhaar identification issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) as on 28 October 2014? . 70 crore 6. Which country was rated as the most bullish consumer market in the world in the Nielsen Global Consumer Confidence Index for third quarter of 2014 that was released on 29 October 2014? .India 7. Which country was rated as the most pessimist consumer market in the world in the Nielsen Global Consumer Confidence Index for third quarter of 2014? .Italy 8. What was India¡®s rank in World Bank¡®s latest ¡ªEase of Doing Business. report that was released on 29 October 2014? . 142 9. What was India.s rank in World Economic Forum.s 2014 gender gap index that was released on 27 October 2014? . 114th 10.Who was appointed as the new Chairman of the Prasar Bharti Board on 28 October 2014? . A. Surya Prakash 11. Which country was placed at the top position in World Bank¡®s latest ¡ªEase of Doing Business. report that was released on 29 October 2014? . Singapore (followed by New Zealand, Hong Kong, Denmark and South Korea) US has been ranked seventh, Britain (eight), China (90), Sri Lanka (99), Nepal (108), Maldives (116), Bhutan (125), and Pakistan (128). 12.Michael Sata, who passed away on 28 October 2014 while being treated in London, was President of which African country? . Zambia 13. The logo of 2018 FIFA World Cup was revealed on 28 October 2014 by FIFA President Sepp Blatter. Which country is hosting thisWorld Cup? . Russia 14.Which country on 30 October 2014 became the first major European nation to accord official recognition to Palestine and thus drawing sharp criticism from Israel? . Sweden 15. The Union Finance Ministry on 30 October 2014 issued new austerity measures in view of lower revenue realization. These measures included cut in non-plan expenditure and ban on creation of new posts. How much reduction in non-plan expenditure had been proposed? . 10% 16. 44-year-old Devendra Fadnavis will be the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra and will take oath on 31 October 2014. He was elected as the leader of the Maharashtra Legislature Party on 28 October 2014. Fadnavis, who will be the first BJP Chief Minister of the state, has been a Mayor of which city of Maharashtra? . Nagpur 17.Which country on 28 October 2014 became the first developed country to shut its door on Ebola-hit countries by imposing a blanket ban on visas fromWest African nations? . Australia 18. The Union Government sacked the heads of six Public Sector Unit (PSU) banks.This action was taken due to irregularities being found in the selection process of the Chairman and Managing Directors (CMDs) of these banks. The CMDs who were sacked were associated with which six PSU banks? – Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, United Bank and Vijaya Bank 19. The European Central Bank (ECB) recently conducted a landmark health check of the banks of the Euro zone to ascertain real condition of the banking industry. Which country performed worst in this test with nine of its banks falling short and two still needing to raise funds? – Italy 20.Which former Union Minister was recently selected to chair Future Earth Engagement Committee‘ – a global research committee on sustainable development that was constituted by an alliance of organisations including the UNEP, the UNESCO and the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)? –Jairam Ramesh 21. Senzo Meyiwa, who was killed in a shooting spree by attackers on 26 October 2014, was the captain of which country‘s national soccer team? –South Africa 22.What is the name of a 750-year-old city unearthed recently in Russia that was founded by the descendants of Genghis Khan? – Ukek 23.What is the name of the Google executive who recently set a new stratosphere sky diving record by jumping from more than 25 miles from sky? –Alan Eustace 24.Who was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of WalMart India on 24 October 2014? – Murali Lanka 25. S.S. Rajendran, who passed away on 24 October 2014 at Chennai at the age of 85, was associated with which field? – Films 26.Who was selected as the new Chairman of the Central Board of Excise and Custom (CBEC) recently? – Kaushal Srivastava 27.What is the name of the new e-mail service launched by Google on 22 October 2014 to better organize emails and display information such as appointments, flight bookings and package deliveries in a more user-friendly way? – “Inbox‟ 28.Which country‘s Parliament came under attack by a lone gunman on 22 October 2014? – Canada 29. Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), the iconic British car manufacturer owned by Tata Motors, on 21 October 2014 opened its first overseas manufacturing facility in which country? – China 30.Aditya Birla Financial Services Group recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with which overseas entity to enter the health insurance market of India? – MMI Holdings Ltd of South Africa 31.Who was the coach of Indian national hockey team, who resigned on 19 October 2014? – Terry Walsh 32.Who was chosen as the new Chief Minister of Haryana by BJP‘s Legislature Party on 21 October 2014? – Manohar Lal Khattar 33. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 21 October 2014 asked the banks to take a step against bank accounts of customers who have not complied with KYC requirements despite repeated reminders. What step these banks have been asked to take? – Partially freeze such accounts in a partial manner 34. Christophe de Margerie, who was killed in an airplane collision with a snow plough at Moscow‘s Vnukovo International Airport on 20 October 2013, was CEO of which leading oil company? – Total 35. Indonesia’s new president elected on 20th October 2014- JokoWidodo 36. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd changed the name of its Alipay financial services unit as announced on 16 October 2014. What is the new name of this financial services unit? – Ant Financial Services Group
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