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Defense, National Security and Terrorism, Profile of States

Tu-142M anti-submarine aircraft

Navy’s flagship anti-submarine aircraft Tu-142M will be turned into a museum.

The aircraft will be given to the Andhra Pradesh government to be converted into a museum and kept on the Beach Road close to the Submarine Kursura in Visakhaptnam.

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Latest Diary of Events

World Homeopathy Day – April 10

World Homoeopathy Day is being observed on 10 April 2017.

It commemorates the 262nd birth anniversary of the founder of Homoeopathy, Dr. Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann, a German physician.

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Awards and Honours

Asian Business woman of the year

An Indian-origin educationist in the UK, has been named the Asian Business woman of the Year in an award ceremony in Birmingham.

65-year-old Dame Asha Khemka, Principal and CEO of West Nottinghamshire College, was honoured for her efforts in the field of education and skills at the Asian Business Awards ceremony

About her:

Born in Bihar’s Sitamarhi district, Dame Khemka left school after passing her exams at the age of 13.

She taught herself English by watching children’s TV shows and talking to other young mothers.

She went on to acquire a business degree from Cardiff University before becoming a lecturer and eventually taking over as principal and CEO of West Nottinghamshire College, one of the largest in the UK.

In 2013, she was awarded a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, one of Britain`s highest civilian awards.

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 New Appointments, Persons in News

Malala to become youngest United Nations Messenger of Peace

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has selected Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai to be a UN messenger of peace.

Also, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric announced that she would focus on promoting girls’ education worldwide.

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IBPS PO Exam Syllabus

IBPS PO – SYLLABUS

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1.       IBPS PO – ENGLISH LANGUAGE (40 marks, 40 questions)

Vocabulary:

Synonyms, Antonyms, Homonyms, Word Formation, Sentence CompletionComprehension:

Theme detection, Deriving Conclusion, Passage Completion Error Detection and Rearrangement: Passage Correction, Sentence Correction, SpellingGrammar:

 Active Passive Voice, Direct Indirect SpeechGeneral Usage:

 Idioms and Phrases

2.       IBPS PO – LOGICAL REASONING (50 marks, 50 questions) 
Verbal Reasoning: Analogy, Coding Decoding, Blood Relation, Sitting Arrangement, Series Completion, Syllogism, Decision Making, Statement ReasoningNon-verbal Reasoning: Series Completion, Analogy, and Classification

3.       IBPS PO – QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE (50 marks, 50 questions) 
Arithmetic:

Numbers, Simplification, Roots, Average, Surds & Indices, Percentage, Profit & Loss, Ratio & Proportion, Partnership, Chain Rule, Time & Work, Pipes & Cisterns, Time & Distance, Problems on Trains, Boats & Streams, Allegation, Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Stocks & Shares, Clocks, Logarithms, Mensuration, Volume & Surface Area, Permutation & combination, Probability, Heights & DistancesData Interpretation:

Tabulation, Bar Graphs, Line Graphs, Pie Charts

4.       IBPS PO – GENERAL/MARKETING/BANKING AWARENESS (40 marks, 40 questions) 
Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the candidate’s general awareness of the environments around him and its application to society. These questions will be such that they do not require a specific study of any discipline.
– Knowledge of current events
– Everyday observations and experience in the scientific aspect as may be expected of any educated person
– India and its neighbouring countries
– Sports, History, Culture, Geography, Economy, General Polity, Indian Constitution, Scientific Research Over 70% of the questions will be related to Economy, Banking and Finance.

5.       IBPS PO – COMPUTER AWARENESS (20 marks, 20 questions)
General Knowledge on Computer usage and application (basic hardware and software) 

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Bank Exam Syllabus and Qualification

BANK

State Bank of India Probationary officers Exam. Indian Banking Sector in India is one of the vast Sectors, creating employments in thousands every year for the Indian Nationals. Banking jobs assure a decent pay scale, secured job opportunity and satisfying career prospects. Banking openings in India are available at different levels, from Bank Clerical to Probationary Officers, shortly known as Banking PO Exams. This examination is held every year by the Central Recruitment Board, State Bank Group, generally in the month of February. Blank application forms and other particulars are published in the Employment News in the month of September of the previous year. The last date for submission of applications is generally second week of April.

Syllabus: 

v Test of Reasoning Ability

v Quantitative Aptitude

v English Language

v General Awareness

v Descriptive Paper

Educational Qualifications:

v Degree from a recognized University or any equivalent examination recognized as such by the Government of India.

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