In our previous post, on IBPS PO General Awareness preparation, we have discuss in detail the preparation strategy to be used for the preparation of this section.At least 60 to 70 % Questions in General Awareness section are asked on Current Affairs, so we can say that Current Affairs are the backbone of this section.In this post, we are publishing, the 20 Expected Questions on Current Affairs.

Students must go through these questions and remember them accordingly as some of them may appear in the IBPS PO 2012 Question Paper.

1.) On 10th February, 2012 DRDO had successfully test fired

(a) Prithivi Missile
(b) Agni Missile
(c) Interceptor Missile
(d) None of the Above


2). Recently the Central Government of India had approved a policy that allows Security Agencies to share data and information in both human readable and machine readable formats

(a) National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy
(b) National Knowledge Network
(c) National Data Sharing and Controlling Policy
(d) None of the Above



3). How many Telecom Licenses were recently cancelled by the Honorable Supreme Court that were issued by former Telecom Minister A Raja

(a) 122 Licenses
(b) 123 Licenses
(c) 124 Licenses
(d) 125 Licenses


4). C.R Sundarnati Committee is associated with

(a) CWG Scam
(b) Adarash Land Scam
(c) Government Accounting Norms
(d) None of the Above


5). According to estimate by the Union Government, the Economic Growth Rate for the 2010-11 Financial year will be

(a) 8.4 %
(b) 9.4 %
(c) 8.6 %
(d) 9.6 %


6) Who among the Following is the winner of the Vyas Samman 2012?

(a)  A A Manalvalan
(b)  Ramdrash Mishra
(c)  Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari
(d)  None of the Above

Answer: 



7). Who among the following is the winner of National Snooker Title ?

(a) Kamal Chawla
(b) Aditya Mehta
(c) Pankaj Advani
(d) None of the Above


8). The winner of Duleep Trophy this year is:


(a) North Zone
(b) Central Zone
(c)  East Zone
(d)  West Zone


9). Which Indian state had recently launched Food Fortification Programme:


(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) West Bengal
(c)  Rajasthan
(d)  Gujarat


10). According to the ASSOCHAM report, which Indian state had topped in Investment Proposal for the year 2011?


(a) Maharashtra
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c)  Karnataka
(d)  Gujarat



11). The President of which among the following countries had resigned following protests against his decision to sack a judge whom he accused of favoring the opposition

(a) Malaysia
(b) Maldives
(c) Myanmar
(d) Indonesia


12). Which company had recently won the multi-billion dollar deal to supply combat planes to IAF is:


(a) Dassault Rafale
(b) Boeing Company
(c) AI Mooney
(d) Bombardier Aerospace


13). The British singer who won the six awards at the 54th Grammy Awards is :

(a) Jessie J
(b) Tinie Tempah
(c) Lily Allen
(d) Adele


14). Which country had recently launched three nuclear projects, including a fourth generation ultra centrifuge capable of enriching the uranium faster than its earlier models


(a) Isreal
(b) South Korea
(c) Iran
(d) Palestine


15). Recently a former Indian Tennis Player is awarded Top International Olympic Award for helping and encouraging disadvantaged girls to participate in different sports ?


(a) Ankita Bhambri
(b) Tara Iyer
(c) Manisha Malhotra
(d) Isha Lakhani


16). Who among the following is the Winner of the Laureaus World Sportsman of the year 2012?


(a) Michael Schumacher
(b) Usain Bolt
(c) Rafael Nadal
(d) Novak Djokovic


17). Which movie had bagged the Maximum BAFTA Awards in 2012 ?

(a) The King’s Speech
(b) The Artist
(c) Hurt Locker
(d) Slum dog Millionaire


18) Which among the following African countries is the winner of the African Cup of Nation (Football) is :


(a) Zambia
(b) Kenya
(c) Ivory Coast
(d) Ghana


19). Who among the following is the winner of the Under-21 Squash World Cup this year ?


(a) USA
(b) Egypt
(c) India
(d) Brazil


20). Which among the following is the venue of the 84th Academy Awards 2012 ?


(a) Hollywood and Highland Center
(b) Kodak Theater
(c) Shrine Auditorium
(d) Dorothy Chandler Pavilion




Update: We will continue to provide more and more questions on current affairs in our future posts.So keep checking IBPS Portal , regularly if you do not want to miss any Current Affairs Questions 2012


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UCO Bank, one of the fastest growing public sector banks in India had announced its Clerk recruitment project-2012, under which the bank had decided to recruit 1000 people for its vacancies in its various branches.With this Recruitment Notification, UCO Bank become the 6th bank to announce the clerk vacancies for the successful students in the IBPS Clerk Exam.For Complete details on which banks are hiring IBPS Passed candidates, you can check the link below:

Who can apply for UCO Bank Clerk Recruitment 2012


Since the UCO Bank is one of the participating bank in the IBPS Common Written Exam (CWE) for Clerks, so only those candidates, who have appeared in the IBPS Clerk Exam and have been issued the valid scorecards by IBPS, can apply for Clerk Jobs in UCO Bank.

UCO Bank Clerk Notification 2012


The Advt. containing the UCO Bank Clerk Notification 2012 is published in the today's Rajashathan Patrika paper Dated: 10th May, 2012.The Complete Advt. containing all the details about UCO Bank Clerk Recruitment 2012 will be published online at the UCO Bank's Official Website (www.ucobank.com).Since the starting date for submitting the Online application is 16th May, 2012, so we can expcet that the Detailed Notification will be made available by the UCO Bank around 14th-15th May, 2012

Before applying Online for Clerk Jobs in UCO Bank, candidates are advised to go through the complete details like Age Limit, Educational Qualifications, IBPS Score etc

Job Title: Clerk

Number of Vacancies: 1000
 


Important Dates:

Starting Date of Online Application: 16th May, 2012

Last Date for submitting the Online Application:  2nd June, 2012

Elligibilty criteia: In order to apply for Clerk Recruitment in UCO Bank students must fulfill the below mentioned elligibilty criteria:

Age Limit: Min: 18 years and Max: 28 years

Education Qualifications:In our previous we have discussed that the minimum educational qualification to apply for Clerk Jobs is now graduation, it now seems that this rule will be applicable only is the next IBPS Clerk Exam.So those students who passed the IBPS Clerk Exam 2011 with 10th or 12th as minimum qualification had got a better chance to apply for UCO Bank Clerk Recruitment 2012

  • Graduation in any Discipline from any recognized University of India.
OR
  • Pass with 50 % marks in HSC (12th Class)
OR 
  •  Pass with 60% marks in Matriculation (10th Class)

Essential Qualifications: Apart from the above mentioned educational qualifications, candidates are required to fullfil, some of the essential reuirements mentioned below:

  1. A Valid IBPS Scorecard, issued by IBPS Mumbai.
  2. Must have a Computer Certificate and working knowledge of Computers.
  3. Must be proficeint (Able to read, write and Speak) Official language of the state.
  4. Candidates can apply only for the state for which have applied and have appeared for the examination at that state  examination centre.


 State-Wise Cut off for UCO Bank Clerk Recruitment 2012


State
No. of Vacancies
TOTAL
SC
ST
OBC

GEN
Others
MC
 Assam
58
-
5
20
4
29
Andhra Pradesh
31
4
4
6
1
16
Arunachal Pradesh
21
-
9
-
-
12
Bihar
89
16
1
23
4
45
Chattisgarh
25
1
11
-
-
13
Gujarat
20
-
3
6
1
10
Haryana
82
12
-
25
5
40
Himachal Pradesh
39
4
3
10
2
20
Jammu & Kashmir
4
-
1
1
-
2
Jharkhand
19
2
3
3
1
10
Karnataka
2
-
1
-
-
1
Kerala
26
3
-
8
2
13
Madhya Pradesh
72
8
12
13
3
36
Maharashtra
44
3
3
13
3
22
Manipur
2
-
1
-
-
1
Nagaland
1
-
-
-
-
1
New Delhi
27
2
3
7
1
14
Odisha
104
24
17
7
1
55
Punjab
41
12
-
6
2
21
Rajasthan
96
16
13
16
3
48
Sikkim
8
-
2
2
-
4
Tamil Nadu
27
2
-
9
2
14
Tripura
4
-
2
-
-
2
Uttarakhand
40
7
-
5
1
27
Uttar Pradesh
86
17
1
20
5
43
West Bengal
32
3
2
10
2
15
Total
1000
136
97
210
43
514



List of State Wise Vacancies

State
No. of Vacancies
TOTAL
SC
ST
OBC

GEN
Others
MC
 Assam
58
-
5
20
4
29
Andhra Pradesh
31
4
4
6
1
16
Arunachal Pradesh
21
-
9
-
-
12
Bihar
89
16
1
23
4
45
Chattisgarh
25
1
11
-
-
13
Gujarat
20
-
3
6
1
10
Haryana
82
12
-
25
5
40
Himachal Pradesh
39
4
3
10
2
20
Jammu & Kashmir
4
-
1
1
-
2
Jharkhand
19
2
3
3
1
10
Karnataka
2
-
1
-
-
1
Kerala
26
3
-
8
2
13
Madhya Pradesh
72
8
12
13
3
36
Maharashtra
44
3
3
13
3
22
Manipur
2
-
1
-
-
1
Nagaland
1
-
-
-
-
1
New Delhi
27
2
3
7
1
14
Odisha
104
24
17
7
1
55
Punjab
41
12
-
6
2
21
Rajasthan
96
16
13
16
3
48
Sikkim
8
-
2
2
-
4
Tamil Nadu
27
2
-
9
2
14
Tripura
4
-
2
-
-
2
Uttarakhand
40
7
-
5
1
27
Uttar Pradesh
86
17
1
20
5
43
West Bengal
32
3
2
10
2
15
Total
1000
136
97
210
43
514


Here is the Clipping of UCO Bank's Clerk Recruitment Notification 2012


Update: We have now updated this page with the complete details Like Eligibility Criteria, Educational Qualifications, cut off.Readers are requested to bookmark (Cntrl + D) this page, if they do not want to miss any any important update on UCO Bank Clerical Recruitment 2012.For complete details candiadtes are advised to read the Complete Detailed Advt at the Link given below


UCO Bank Clerical Recruitment Detailed Advt (Open in new window)

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