SBI PO 2014 Preparation & Discussion Thread

Bhai log Engineers "Science" graduate mein aaenge ya "Others" mein ?


Is there any bond if one gets selected in SBI-PO ?

how many of you are final year engineering students on this thread. plz comment? ( just for an idea whether freshers are interested for sbi po or not)


Anyone interested in writing an essay per day , we can edit/comment on each others' essays. What say guys ?

Will it create a problem at later stage if i have filled the wrong passing date......

Anybody has 2013 SBI PO paper?

best book for preparing computer,banking n marketing?? plz reply

Hey guys, I know this might be off-topic, but does anyone know what the competition in SBI-PO exam is like? Do many students from IITs/NITs give the exam too? I'm asking this because one of my friend from IIT-BHU is giving this paper with me (and not just as a backup), and I thought he must have gone nuts. 😛 He appeared in IBPS too, and got BOB. With this kind of quality and quantity of competition, do guys like me even stand a chance?? Or am I just being too negative? Please comment.

Drill Some English now..
1.We cannot ......... such a/an ..... act of violence.
a.tolerate,insipid.
b.consider,important.
c.commit,magnificent.
d.pardon,egregious.
e.neglect,insignificant.

2.Confused and ...... , Rajiv fumbled to make sense of seemingly inconsistent statements, .......... the impatience of his listeners.
A.prostate,listening to
B.muddled,aware of
C.philosophical,overlooking
D.incoherent,ovlivious of
E.agitated,following
:angel:

if anyone has idea regarding new banking licence policy than please share with us..questions can be asked on the basis of new licence

in case of online paymnt do we have to send anything????

category code kya dalna hai...rolleyesrolleyesrolleyes

SBI SO Paper held on 19.04.14





hey guys i was paying for sbi - po but network connection happened and i was unable to pay
already submitted the details now it is not allowing me to pay
please tell me what to do
do i need to fill the form again and pay
because correct one i dont find any way to pay ?

Guys what are the important topics for essay writing..tell me plzzz

plz anyone can tell me when is sbi p.o xam is going to take place any idea...atleast admin ko kch toh kabar hogi na..june me kab tak hoga?



DAILY GK UPDATE - 20 - 21st April

1. Ila Patnaik appointed as Principal Economic Advisor

i. Centre has appointed columnist and RBI Chair Professor at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, Ila Patnaik, as Principal Economic Advisor, a post that had been vacant since November 2013.

ii. The appointment assumes significance as Dr. Patnaik has in her columns by-and-large concurred with Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan's policy stances. “

iii. The most important factor that favours success this time is Governor Raghuram Rajan,” Dr. Patnaik wrote days after Dr. Rajan's appointment in a column on an RBI proposal about interest rate futures.

iv. More recently, in April she wrote: “His strategy of an aggressive attack on inflation, despite the scepticism often voiced in the Indian monetary policy debate about the effectiveness of monetary policy, was the right strategy and is yielding results.”

v. Ms. Patnaik did her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Surrey, Guildford, U.K.

Note: The post of the Principal Economic Advisor was last held by Dipak Dasgupta, a former Lead Economist for India and South Asia at the World Bank.

2. Justice G Rohini becomes first woman Chief Justice of Delhi HC

i. Justice G Rohini has taken over as the first woman Chief Justice of Delhi High Court. ii. She was administered the oath of office by Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung in New Delhi today. iii. Before being elevated as Chief Justice, Justice Rohini was the senior most judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court. With her joining, the strength of women judges at the Delhi High Court has increased to 10. iv. Born in 1955, Justice Rohini studied at Osmania University in Hyderabad and then at the College of Law under Andhra University in Visakhapatnam. v. She was enrolled as an advocate in December 1980 and later became chairman of the Andhra Pradesh State Bar Council. vi. She was appointed a government pleader in the Andhra Pradesh High Court in 1995 and became additional judge in 2001 and permanent judge in 2002.

3. BCCI suggests three-man committee to SC to probe IPL scandal

i. Faced with a credibility crisis arising out of the IPL spot-fixing and betting scandal, the BCCI on Sunday suggested to the Supreme Court a three-member committee made up of eminent persons to probe the corruption case on the directives of the apex court.

ii. The all-powerful Working Committee of the Board in its emergent meeting in Mumbai decided to suggest names of former India all-rounder Ravi Shastri, former Calcutta High Court Chief Justice J N Patel and ex-CBI Director R K Raghavan as members of the probe committee.

iii. The SC has directed the BCCI in the last hearing of the case on April 16 to suggest names of persons who will conduct a "fair probe" into the IPL VI spot-fixing and betting scandal.

iv. On April 16, the Supreme Court had said that the BCCI should conduct a probe against N Srinivasan and 12 others in the betting and spot fixing scandal to maintain its institutional autonomy as the court cannot "close its eyes" to the allegations made by the Justice Mukul Mudgal committee.

4. Gopalakrishna takes charge as CAFRAL director

i. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) executive director G. Gopalakrishna has voluntarily retired from the service and joined as director of Centre for Advanced Financial Research and Learning (CAFRAL).

ii. CAFRAL, a not-for-profit organisation, is an independent body fully funded by the RBI.

iii. Mr. Gopalakrishna's name was in the reckoning for Deputy Governor in place of Anand Sinha who retired in January. He was the senior most among nine executive directors who appeared before the search panel headed by RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan. However, R. Gandhi was selected for the post of Deputy Governor earlier this month.

iv. He was appointed as Executive Director on October 26, 2007, and looked after banking supervision, financial stability and communication before seeking retirement from the RBI. He also had a stint as the Executive Director of the Deposit Insurance & Credit Guarantee Corporation.

5. HDFC Bank set World Record for Blood collection in a single day

i. Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) Bank set World record for Blood collection in a single day. The blood donation camp organised by HDFC Bank on 6 December 2013 was recorded in the Guinness Book of Records.

ii. The camp involved 61902 participants with 1115 blood donation camps held across 709 locations in the country. The camp has found a place in Guinness Book of Records as the largest such drive on a single day.

iii. With this HDFC became the first corporate firm to hold such recognition.

iv. Earlier in 2010 Shiv Sena, a political party of Maharashtra, was entered into the Guinness Book of Records for organizing the blood donation camps.

Note: According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), a country needs a minimum stock of blood equal to 1% of its population. This means India needs 12 million units of blood.

6. Indians top foreign investors' list in Dubai

i. Indians have topped the list of foreign investors in real estate in Dubai, pumping in 1.6 billion dollars during the first quarter of 2014.

ii. According to Dubai Land Department, Indians were at the top spot for international investment, both in terms of the number of investors and the amount of expenditure.

iii. British ranked the second investors followed by Pakistanis. The Dubai Land Department also said United Arab Emirates were ranked as the highest among all investors in terms of the value of investments.

7. ECGC to offer direct factoring facility for MSMEs

i. The Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECGC) will be offering direct factoring facility for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

ii. The corporation had recently introduced a new country-risk rating for the benefit of MSMEs, he added.

iii. ECGC, which has 62 branches now, would be opening three new branches in Chennai, Ahmedabad and Kollam soon, he added.

iv. TS Vijayan, Chairman of Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority, formally inaugurated the branch premises.

8. Crisil sees economy growing at 6.5% in next 5 years

i. Rating agency Crisil has said a stable Government post-elections is likely to help the country grow at an average of 6.5 per cent for the next five years.

ii. “Our base-case forecast of an average GDP growth of 6.5 per cent between FY15 and FY19 is premised on a decisive mandate in the upcoming general elections,” the rating agency majority-owned by Standard & Poor's said in a report.

iii. The International Monetary Fund has predicted global growth for the calendar years 2014-18 at 4 per cent. However, Crisil said it is not the election results which impact the economy, except in improving sentiment, but policies formulated by the new Government that will boost growth.

iv. Economic growth eased to 4.6 per cent in the first three quarters of FY14 after clocking 9.3 per cent in FY12 and the just-concluded financial year may log the lowest growth rate in decades.

9. Book entitled Hard Choices to be released in June 2014

i. Publisher Simon & Shuster announced that they will release a book named Hard Choices authored by Hillary Rodham Clinton, the former first lady and New York senator on 10 June 2014.

ii. The upcoming book talks about her role as President Barack Obama's secretary of state for four year.

iii. Clinton's book will offer inside account of choices, crisis and challenges faced by her as a secretary of the state and how the experiences gained during her tenure drive her view of the future.

10. Stanislas Wawrinka beat Roger Federer to bag Monte Carlo Masters Tennis title

i. Stanislas Wawrinka has defeated former world number one Roger Federer to bag the Monte Carlo Masters Tennis title.

ii. In the all Swiss finals last evening, third seed Wawrinka beat Federer, 4-6, 7-6, 6-2 to win his maiden Monte Carlo title. iii. America's top seeded Bryan brothers, Bob and Mike, won the Doubles trophy, beating the third seeded Croatian-Brazilian team of Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo, 6-3, 3-6, 10-8.

11. Shaik Abdul Hameed won the 2014 Thailand Tour title of Asian Bowling Federation

i. Shaik Abdul Hameed of India won the 2014 Thailand Tour title of Asian Bowling Federation (ABF) on 19 April 2014 at Blu-O Rhythm & Bowl Ratchayothinon in Bangkok, Thailand.

ii. With this Hameed became the first Indian to win the title of ABF. Hameed defeated Mahamood Al Attar of UAE 242-183 in the final.

12. The Unsung Hero of the NASA's Apollo Program John C. Houbolt Died

i. The unsung hero of the NASA's Apollo Program John C. Houbolt died on 20 April 2014 after the complications from Parkinson's disease. He was 95.

ii. He was an engineer in the Apollo Program. His contributions to the US space program were vital to NASA's successful Moon landing in 1969. iii. Houbolt was the catalyst in securing US commitment to the science and engineering theory that eventually carried the Apollo crew to the moon and back safely.

iv. His efforts in the early 1960s are largely credited with convincing NASA to focus on the launch of a module carrying a crew from lunar orbit, rather than a rocket from Earth or a spacecraft while orbiting the planet.

13. Maxwell plays another blinder, leads Punjab to stunning win

i. Glenn Maxwell played a whirlwind knock of 89 runs before David Miller provided the finishing touches with a breathtaking 19-ball 51 as Kings XI Punjab hammered Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets in a high-scoring IPL Twenty20 cricket match,in Sharjah on Sunday.

ii. Chasing an imposing 192 to win, Maxwell and Miller put on display an incredible power-hitting show as Punjab overhauled the target with eight balls to spare.

iii. Young batsman Sanju Samson (52) hit a classy half-century and Shane Watson (50) played a captain's knock to guide Rajasthan Royals to 191 for five after being put into bat but their effort proved little.

iv. Miller hit four sixes off the paceman Dhawal Kulkarni as Punjab creamed off 27 runs in the 18th over. It was all over for Rajasthan in that over.

Brief Scores: Rajasthan Royals: 191 for 5 in 20 overs. (Shane Watson 50, Sanju Samson 52; Askhar Patel 1/22). Kings XI Punjab: 193 for 3 in 18.4 overs.(Glenn Maxwell 89, David Miller 51 not out; Kane Richardson 1/25).

SBI PO: Marketing Quiz

Q.1. Market expansion means- (1) Hiring more staff (2) Buying more products (3) firing more staff (4) Buying more companies (5) None of these Q.2. Effective marketing helps in- (1) Developing new products (2) Creating a competitive environment (3) Building demand for product (4) All of these (5) None of these Q.3. A good seller should have the following qualities- (1) Developing the work (2) Submissive (3) Sympathy (4) All of these (5) None of these Q.4. One of the following is a target for the marketing of internet banking- (1) All the customers (2) All the educated customers (3) All the computer educated customers (4) Only creditors (5) None of these Q.5. Planned cost service means- (1) costly products (2) extra profit on the same cost (3) extra work by seller (4) all of these (5) None of these Q.6. Rural marketing is not required because- (1) Rural people do not understand marketing (2) It is not practical from the cost point of view (3) It is sheer wastage of time (4) All of these (5) None of these Q.7. In Consumer behavior 'Perception is a process through which- (1) a consumer make ultimate purchasing (2) a consumer is satisfied (3) a consumer's mind receives, organizes and interprets physical time (4) Both 1 and 2 (5) All of the above Q.8. Sale forecast implies- (1) an estimate of the maximum possible sales opportunities present in a particular market segment. (2) an estimate of sales, in physical units, in a future period (3) Estimating the number of sales person required to sell a product. (4) Both 1 and 2 (5) Neither 1 nor 2 Q.9. Advertising for............. is not allowed on T.V. (1) Liquor (2) Cigarettes (3) Both 1 and 2 (4) Soaps (5) None of these Q.10. Entrepreneurs find direct marketing attractive because of - (1) Investment is low (2) It doesn't required specialized skills (3) Returns are quick (4) All of above (5) None of these Q.11. The long term objective of marketing is- (1) Customer satisfaction (2) Profit maximization (3) Cost cutting (4) Profit maximization with customer satisfaction (5) None of these Q.12. Which among the following is statistical indicator for equality in income distribution- (1) Gini Coefficient (2) Price Indices (3) GNP (4) GDP (5) None of these Q.13. Short term planning focuses on- (1) Functional plans (2) Long term objective (3) Specific goal (4) Both 1 & 3 (5) None of these Q.14. In marketing terms Attitude can best be defined as a - (1) Rude behaviour of Salesperson (2) Rude behaviour of consumer (3) Mental state of consumer (4) Ego of the marketing executive (5) None of these Q.15. Reference group influences Vis-a-Vis consumption decision is a function of the---- (1) Product Category (2) Group characteristics (3) Group communication process (4) All of these (5) None of these Q.16. Just in time (JIT) technique is getting wider acceptance world over. The technique was first introduced in- (1) India (2) America (3) Japan (4) None of these (5) All of these Q.17. The level of commitment that consumers feel towards a given brand is called- (1) Brand equity (2) Brand Name (3) Brand loyalty (4) None of these (5) All of these Q.18. Assigning specific Jobs and work places to the selected candidates is known as- (1) Placement (2) Recruitment (3) Transfer (4) Promotion (5) All of these Q.19. As a Councillor, a personnel manager- (1) Reminds the management of moral obligations towards employees. (2) Encourages the employees. (3) Tries to settle the disputes between labour & management. (4) All of these (5) None of these Q.20. Information systems can assist manager by - (1) Providing information (2) Providing data on internal sources (3) Directing (4) All of the above (5) None of these

GK Questions For SBI PO

Dear readers, here we are presenting you a some of the Gk questions on current affairs which can be helpful in your upcoming SBI PO exam.

1. Examine the following statements with respect to the recent appointment of a new Chief Justice of India?

(A) R.M Lodha has been appointed as the next Chief Justice of India

(B) He will be the 40th Chief Justice of India. (C) He will succeed Justice P. Sathasivam

Which of the above statements is/are correct in this context?

(1) Only A & B (2) Only B & C

(3) Only C & A (4) All are true

(5) None of these

2. Accidental Prime Minister: The Making and Unmaking of Manmohan Singh book was authored by which among the following:

(1) Sanjaya Baru

(2) Brijesh Mishra

(3) Pullock Chatterjee

(4) Rajiv Takru

(5) None of these

3. Which of the following regions declared independence from Ukraine in a recent referendum conducted there and applied to join Russian federation?

1) Kiev 2) Kharkiv

3) Crimea 4) Moldova

5) None of these

4. Which among the following PSU Bank has become the largest domestic issuer of overseas bond?

(1) State Bank of India (2) Punjab National Bank

(3) Bank of Baroda (4) Bank of India

(5) Union Bank of India

5. The RBI has undertaken Cheque Truncation System (CTS) as a new method for clearing of cheques. Which among the following is correct about the CTS system?

1) Physical movement of cheques takes place.

2) Electronic image of the cheque is transmitted.

3) Clearing related frauds and cost of collection are reduced.

4) Only 1) and 3)

5) Only 2) and 3)

6. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) granted QCCP status to Clearing Corporation of India Ltd (CCIL) recently. QCCP stands for:

1) Queried Central Counterparty

2) Qualified Central Counterparty

3) Qualitative Central Counterparty

4) Quantitative Central Counterparty

5) None of these

7. Consider the following statements with respect to the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2013?

(A) Veteran poet and film lyricist Gulzar has been chosen for the coveted Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2013 (B) He is the 45th winner of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.

(C) Pran Conferred Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2012

Which of the above statements is/are correct in this context?

(1) Only A (2) Only A & C

(3) Only A, C & D (4) All the above

(5) None of these

8. What do you mean by Dormant Account?

(1) Those accounts in which the customer has not done transactions like withdrawals and deposits of funds for long time.

(2) The dormant account is opened by the investor while registering with an investment broker (or sub-broker).

(3) The account which is used by Business people for their daily transactions

(4) These account specifically for high net worth individuals where the bankers provide various facilities like wealth management, portfolio related services, insurance etc.

(5) None of these

9. Recently Viktor Orban is in news. He is ____?

(1) Re-elected as a Prime Minister of Hungary (2) New President of Syria

(3) New Chairman of Federal Reserve Bank

(4) Player of Ireland Cricket team

(5) None of these

10. Which among the following government ministries/departments have recently launched “Virtual Cluster”?

(1) Department of Information Technology

(2) Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

(3) Department of Education

(4) Ministry of Commerce

(5) None of these

any1 from wbut??? how u all r giving the grad %???????