Current Affairs Quiz April 2012

 1. Name the yesteryear actress who featured in the popular song ‘Ae Meri Zohra Jabeen’ from the film ‘Waqt’ who passed away recently.

Achala Sachdev passed away at a Pune hospital on April 30, 2012. Achala was 91 year old.      

2. Where in India, largest solar power plant with an installed capacity of 40 MW started producing electricity?
Pokhran in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan

3. Which department in India plans to set up 1000 ATM’s across 6 states?
Postal department

UCO BANK – Recruitment of Clerical Cadre – 2012

Detailed Advertisement for recruitment of 1000 Clerks project 2012.

UCO Bank, a leading Public Sector Bank, invites applications for Clerical posts, from Indian citizens who have taken the Common Written Examination for Clerical cadre conducted by IBPS in 2011 and have a Valid Score Card issued by IBPS.

DETAILS OF VACANCIES:
Since clerical cadre recruitment would be on State-wise basis, it will, therefore, be necessary that candidates apply for vacancies of a State from which they have appeared for the Common Written Examination and in which they have qualified.

Particulars	Schedule Dates
Download of Fee Payment Challan & Payment of Application Fee	From 16.05.2012 to 02.06.2012
Opening date for Online Registration	16.05.2012
Last Date for Online Registration	02.06.2012
Eligibility criteria (viz. Age /Qualification / Experience etc.) reckoned as on	01.08.2011

Click here to download the detailed particulars of the project…

Meeting of Cadre Restructuring Committee will be held on 29.05.2012. General Secretary, Com. K. V. Sridharan is attending

ASPOs not completing 5 yrs as on 1.1.2011 are permitted to appear for Exam. to the cadre of P.S.Group B to be held on 03.06.2012.....

No. 9-19/2012-SPG
GOVERNMENTOFINDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & IT
DEPARTMENT OF POSTS
DAK BHAWAN, SANSAD MARG,
NEW DELHI-110 OO1
Dated : 16..05.2012

To
All Chief Postmasters General
All Postmasters General

Sub: Permission to appear in the Limited Departmental Competitive examination for promotion to the cadre of P.S, Group B scheduled to be held on 03,06.2012.

Madam/Sir,

I am directed to refer to.the above mentioned subject and to convey the approval of the Competent Authority to allow ASPOS, who have not completed the prescribed five years as on 01.01.2011 in the feeder cadre, to appear in the Limited Departmental Competitive examination for promotion to the cadre of P.S. Group B scheduled to be held on 03.06.2012 provided that their juniors, wherever working, are permitted to appear in the same examination.

Yours faithfully,

( B.P. Pant )
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR GENERAL (SGP)

Please click here to view the original letter

Model Questions for PS GR B, IPO & PM Grade Exam

Paper I

1.    Post office Guide Part I and Part II(271Qns)   Click here

2.    Postal Manual Vol V(203 Qns)  Click here

3.    Postal Manual Vol VI Part I, II, III(224 Qns)  Click here

4.    Postal Manual Volume VII  Click here

5     Post office Saving Bank Act and Saving Certificate Act   Click here

(Prepared & published by AB Kantharaja, Mobile 08969822340, http://abkantharaja.blogspot.in)

Model Questions for IPO & PM Grade Exam

Postal Manual Volume VI Part III

 

26.       Which of the following particulars should also be furnished on the reverse of the daily account.

a)                 Details of remittances received and sent from or to HO or other SO

b)                 Particulars of UCR , UCP, bills paid , reason for holding cash/stamp below minimum or excess maximum

c)                  Requisition for postage entered in remarks column

d)                 All documents sent to along with the daily account

e)                 All the above                                                                                                 Ans:e

27.       SO summary in Head office is prepared by

            a)         Treasurer                                           b)         Sub account assistant

            c)         HPM                                                   d)         Any one of the above          Ans:b

IP Induction Training 2012

PTC, Mysore is imparting IP (Deptl) Induction training from 28.05.12 to 25.08.12 – 13 weeks.

The Circle wise seat allotments is,

01.          Andhra                 - 19

02.          Karnataka            - 24

03.          Tamilnadu            - 12

04.          Orissa                    - 01

05.          Assam                   - 03

06.          North East           - 01

                Total                     - 60

New clarification on Children Education Allowance

It is clarified by DOPT vide O.M. dated 23.05.2012 that any fee charged by the schools for teaching through audio visual media/appliances is reimbursable. It is also stated that any fee charged for any aid or appliances used is reimbursable  as "fee"


View the O.M. No.12011/07/2011-Estt.(AL) Dtd. 23.05.2012

Security Tips For Safe Online Banking

   1. Access your bank website only by typing the URL in the address bar of your browser.
   2. Do not click on any links in any e-mail message to access the site.

MNOP Revised Script dtd 22.05.2012

Release of Revised MNOP Script dtd 22/05/2012


ftp://ftp.ptcinfo.org/MNOP_Hubs_UpdationScripts_POS_SpeedNet/ftp://ftp.ptcinfo.org/MNOP_Hubs_UpdationScripts_POS_SpeedNet/

Model Questions for IPO & PM Grade Exam

 Postal Manual Vol VI Part III

1.         BO daily account exchanged between


            a)         SO and HO                                       b)         BO  and HO
            c)         BO and SO                                        d)         Either B or C                         Ans:d(2)


2.         Whenever a voucher that is required in support of an entry in the daily account, is not received in the account office


a)                   The daily account bag should be returned to BO/SO
b)                   A not of the irregularity should be made in the error book
c)                    A remark should be written by the sub-account assistant on the daily account against the particulars of the missing.
d)                   Both the B & C                                                                                            Ans:d(4)

Model Questions for IPO & PM Grade Exam

Postal Volume Vol VI Part II

26.       If a remitter of money order wants to stop its payment to the payee
a)                 Value of MO and commission paid will be refunded to him
b)                 Value of Mo will be refunded
c)                  No refund
d)                 None of these                                                                                               Ans:b(71)
27.       Payment of a MO addressed to a place not served daily by postman will be
a)                 Made to the messenger as authorized by the payee in a letter given to the Postmaster of office of payment
b)                 Paid only to the payee
c)                  Kept in deposit for 7 days an returned for repayment to the remitter
d)                 All the above                                                                                                 Ans:a(30)

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GPF Interest rate for 2012-2013

(PUBLISHED IN PART I SECTION OF GAZETTE OF INDIA) 

F.No.5(1)-B(PD)/2012 

Government of India 

Ministry of Finance 

(Department of Economic affairs)

New Delhi, the 22nd May, 2012

RESOLUTION

It is announced for general information that during the year 2012-2013, accumulations at the credit of subscribers to the General Provident Fund and other similar funds shall carry interest at the rate of 8.8% (Eight point eight per cent) per annum. This rates will be in force during the financial year beginning on 1.4.2012.

LETTER FROM SHRI N.S. TO SHRI K.V.S

Draft was made by Shri N. Subramanian PM GrII, NFPE Western Region Secretary, regarding allowing the PM cadre officials, to appear in IP/PS Group B exam to Shri K.V.Sridharan. NFPE., General Secretary. The same has been reproduced below.

*Dear KVS Anna,*

*It is anticipated line of reply by the government that the Postmaster
cadre is separate hierarchy and they cannot sit in IPO/PS Gr B examination.*

*But Why they barred for  Sr PM exam also?*

*PM Grade officials by the nature of their hierarchy will be permitted to
sit in SR.PM  examination.*

At last IBPS Mid scorers start breathing

        It has been decided by IBPS & PSBs HR heads to make some changes IBPS recruitment to restrict multiple offers to same candidate.But so far some bank have finished their recruitment process :(
        Many of the passed candidates started discussing about multiple offers to high scorers while the <160 scorers were struggling to get a single interview chance.IBPS have decided to put a check on high scorers and it has been decided to

1. Minimize joining period to 3 weeks.
2. Maintaining waiting list so that if a candidate doesn't join bank can select from waiting list.
3. Can conduct interviews for unfilled vacancies only waitlist is exhausted

                         All the best to bank aspirants..........

                          

FIRST GET TOGETHER MEETING OF PM CADRE OFFICIALS

DEAR POSTMASTERs,

LET'S JOIN FOR A CAUSE

                    This is to inform with immense pleasure that first get together of the Postmasters of Tamilnadu circle to be held on 27th May 2012 in Chennai Vadapalani.


                All the Postmasters Grade I and II are cordially invited by Shri. Ve. Chennakeshavalu PM GrII, Saidapet to participate in the informal meeting of all postmaster Cadre officials.

                    Venue: Vadapalani PO Chennai 600015

                    Timings: 1400 hrs

              As we all know other circles like Punjab, Maharashtra have successfully organised their meeting already, it is requested by all the PM cadre officials to attend the meeting.  After collected all the eMail IDs of PM cadre officials Invitations will be personally sent to your eMail IDs. In case any postmaster not received the invitation, please treat this as a personal invitation.

                Please give your valuable suggestions, and record your attendance in advance, in this post comments portion.

With best wishes:

1. Ve.Chenankkeshavalu,  (CK)     9444565554
2. M.Muthukrishnan,                  9677292861
3. A.Anbumani 
4. S.Sooriyamoorthy.                 9962100970

MODEL QUESTIONS FOR IPO & PM GRADE 1 EXAM

POSTAL MANUAL VOLUME VI PART II

1.         Cost of single MO forms is

            a)         0.50 paise                                          b)         0.25 paise

            c)         Rs 1/-                                                  d)         Free of cost                           Ans:b

2.         The book of MO form contain

            a)         50 forms                                             b)         100 forms

            c)         25 forms                                             d)         200 forms                              Ans:a

IMPORTANT REPLIES FROM DIRECTORATE FOR THE VARIOUS DEMANDS RAISED BY JCA

Ministry of Communications & IT

Department of Posts

(SR Section)

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,

New Delhi-110001.

No. 08/15/2011-SR                                             

Dated the 15^th May,2012

To

Secretary General,

National Federation of Postal Employees,

Ist Floor, Post Office Building,

North Avenue, New Delhi -1.

Secretary General,

Federation of National Postal Organizations,

T-24, Atul Grove Road,

New Delhi -1.

Subject:-  Undue delay in settlement of agreed items of the strike charter of demands discussed in the meetings dated 10.01.2012 and 12.01.2012 taken by Secretary(P) with Postal Joint Council of Action.  

Sir,

I am directed to refer to the Department’s letter of even No. dated 02.05.2012 on the above mentioned subject.

2.       An action taken report ad seriatim on the issues referred to by the staff side, is as under:

Cadre Restructure News updation

Cadre Restructuring meeting is purposed to be held in Directorate on 22.05.2012 at 12:00 AM




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An – Important CAT Decision

Abnormal delay in issuing a charge-sheet to an employee for his omissions and commissions leads to quashing of charge-sheet and also return of recovered money, if any amount is recovered from the charge-sheeted employee

Facts: While the Applicant was working as Accountant with effect from 21.5.1996 and BCR with effect from 1.7.2007, he was issued with a charge-memo under rule 16 of CCS (CCA) Rules vide Memo, dated 11.12.2008 for a matter which related to October, 1997, i.e. more than 11 years old. A recovery of Rs1,94,791 was to be recovered as per the order of SPOs, Sitapur, dated 27.03.2009. His appeals were rejected. Hence he filed this OA for setting aside his punishment.

Revised procedure for filling up of the posts of Postal Assistant / Sorting Assistant

 The revised procedure, Scheme and Syllabus for Direct recruitment to the posts of Postal Assistants/Sorting Assistants has been communicated vide Postal Directorate letter no 60-9/2009-SPB-I dated 08.05.2012.

To view the said Postal Directorate in original, please click here

Implementation of recommendations contained in Para 61 of 44th Report of Parliamentary Standing Committe on Home Affairs - following a time schedule for disbursement of pension.

Please click here to view the order