Current affairs 2012 for All Competitive exams

1. Who took over as Vice-Chief of Indian Air Force?
Air Marshal D.C. Kumaria
2. Who took charge of command of the Western Air Command (WAC)?
Air Marshal Arup Raha
3. Name the Indian American girl who won the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee crown.
Snigdha Nandipati
4. Name the spacecraft which returned to earth to end historic trip.
SpaceX Dragon
5. Global rating agency Fitch downgraded which banks credit rating outlook to negative from stable?
Indian Bank

6. Which 2 countries signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement to promote economic cooperation
and joint investment to boost bilateral trade?
India and Bahrain

How to Pass Post Office Savings Bank Aptitude Test

Syllabus for Savings Bank Aptitude Test

Paper - I

Marks-100

Time-2 Hours

Total No. of Questions-50

Qualifying Marks:- 50%

Note:- The examination will be held with the aid of books approved by the department. All the questions will be objective type with four options. The candidate has to choose the correct option as per his knowledge and quote the rule from the books approved for the examination to support his/her decision.

Syllabus:-

Acts

(1) Government Savings Bank Act 1873 (amended from time to time)

(2) Government Savings Certificates Act 1959 (amended from time to time)

(3) Public Provident Fund Act 1968 (amended from time to time)

Postmasters meeting at Andhra Pradesh Circle

APPEAL TO ALL POSTMASTER CADRE OFFICIALS

APPEAL

IT IS PROPOSED TO HOLD CIRCLE LEVEL POSTMASTER CADRE GET-TOGETHER MEETING AT KHAIRATABAD HO ON 19.08.2012(SUNDAY).PLEASE INFORM ALL ACCORDINGLY.

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MODEL QUESTIONS FOR IPO EXAM PAPER II CENTRAL CIVIL SERVICES (CONDUCT) RULES 1964

1.         CCS Conduct Rules come into force on

            a)         1965                                       b)         1964

            c)         1956                                       d)         None of these                                    Ans:b

2.         CCS Conduct Rules apply to

a)                 Every person appointed to a civil service

b)                 Every civilian in defense service

c)                  Both A & B

d)                 None of these                                                                                                Ans:c

3.         CCS conduct Rules not apply to

a)                 A member of All India Service

b)                 A holder of any post in respect of which the president has, by a general or special order

c)                  A Railway servant as defined in Section 3 of the Indian Railways act 1890

d)                 All the above                                                                                                  Ans:d

4.         Short title, commencement and application defined in _____ of CCS conduct rules.

            a)         Sec 2.                                                 b)         Sec 3.

            c)         Sec 1                                                  d)         Sec 4                                      Ans:c

5.         Definitions defined in  ______of CCS Conduct rules

            a)         Sec 2.                                                 b)         Sec 3.

            c)         Sec 1                                                  d)         Sec 4                                      Ans:a

Central Government Employees to march to Parliament

CONSTITUTE 7TH PAY COMMISSION - Central staff to march to Parliament...

Central staff to march to Parliament

The Confederation of Central Government Employees will take out a march to Parliament on July 26, demanding constitution of the Seventh Pay Commission and dismantling of the new pension scheme.

Talking to reporters in Chennai, general secretary of the Confederation M. Duraipandian said though the Centre had trumpeted that the Sixth Pay Commission had increased the salary of the employees by 28 to 40 per cent, increase in petrol prices and hike in the price of essential commodities had proved that salary hike was not adequate.

MODEL QUESTION FOR IPO EXAMINATION - PAPER III

1      The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by     Elected members of the legislative assembly

2     The power to decide an election petition is vested in the High Courts

3     The preamble says that the state in India will assure the dignity of the individual. The constitution seeks to achieve this object by guaranteeing Equal fundamental rights to each citizen

4     The minimum age of the voter in India is      18    Years

5 The president addresses both the Houses of Parliament assembled together First session after each general election and the first session of each year

6 . The president can dissolve the Lok Sabha on Advice of the prime minister

7 . The oath of office is administered to the Governor by the Chief justice of high court

8. The parliament can legislate on the subject in the state list If the Rajya Sabha passes a resolution by two-third of its to legislate on a state matter in the national interest

9 The president can expend out of the Contingency Fund of India Without the approval of the Parliament

10 The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected for a term  Six years

11 The Objectives Resolution was unanimously adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 22nd January 1947

Pranab Mukherjee elected as new President

Pranab Mukherjee was on Sunday elected as the 13th President, marking a new journey for the veteran Congress leader after over four decades of life in active politics.

He declared elected as President, polling 69.3% votes with a value of 7,13,763, said Returning Officer.

Mukherjee, UPA nominee, got 5,64,469 vote value, well beyond the half-way mark of 5,25,140 in an electoral college of over 10.5 lakh when counting of votes polled by the MPs and MLAs of 20 of the 30 states was completed.

Postmaster Cadre Coordination Members of Southern Region, Tamilnadu

In the Successful Meeting of Postmasters, Southern Region, Tamilnadu circle the following Co ordination members are appointed in southern Region to promote the event to the next stage. All the Postmaster Cadre comrades requested to contact the coordination members over phone frequently to update the further developments in Postmaster cadre and for its betterment.

Coordinators in Southern Region

1. Shri. Rajuselvam PM Gr II  for Madurai Division 9487035808

2. Shri. Chandrasekar PM Gr II, for Theni division 9843921106

3. Shri. Edward PM Gr I,  for Tuticorin Division 9443138328

4. Shri. Premkumar PM Gr I,  For Ramnad division 9003750695

5. Shri Justin Jose, PM Gr I, Nagercoil division 9442139289

6. Shri Sankar PM Gr I, Dindigul Division, 9380873137

7. Shri Chandru PM Gr I, Tirunelveli division 9442226131

REVISED NORMS FOR POSTMEN

A look at the six most asked questions on UID

For more than 4 years, the 12-digit number called Aadhaar has generated more debate than action.

But now that 18 crore Indians do have this number and 42 crore more should have it by April 2013, it's time to focus more on what the number will—and can—really do.

For, it is the utility of the card that will make all the struggle in its implementation worthwhile—or worthless.

Here's a look at the six most asked questions on UID

1) What is Aadhaar authentication ? Is an individual's right of privacy ensured? 
Aadhaar authentication is a process through which the number, along with other attributes (demographics , biometrics or One-Time Pin), is submitted to UIDAI's Central Identities Data Repository (CIDR) for verification ; the CIDR verifies whether the data submitted matches the data available in CIDR and responds with a "yes/no" . No personal identity information is returned as part of the response.