IBPS CWE - IV - List of Provisionally Selected Candidates in PO, Clerk & SO

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IBPS has released the list of all the candidates provisionally allotted bank on the basis of their marks in the descending order for the post of

Probationary Officer:-

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Clerk:-

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Specialist Officer:-

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IBPS PO 2014 - Link activated for Application and E-Receipt

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IBPS PO / MT - IV 2014 Score Card Out

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IBPS PO - 4 (2014) Written Exam Result Out

Dear Aspirants,

IBPS has declared the result of written exam of Probationary officer - IV 2014. You can check your result.

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Reasoning Quiz for Sbi Associate 2014

1. If '$' means ‘X','#' means'-:-', '*' means ‘---' and '@' means '+' then what is the value of 204 # 6 * 15 $ 8 @ 88?

a) 8    b) 2    c) 6     d) 12   e) None of these

2. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way on the basis of their positions in the English alphabet and so form a group. Which of the one that does not belong to the group?

a) AZ b) EV c) BY d) GT e) DU

3. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word INTERNAL, each of which has as many letters between them in the word as they have in the English alphabet?

a) None   b) One    c) Two    d) Three    e) None of these

4. In a certain code DIVERT is written as SCQHDU, how is CONFER written in that code?

a) QBDNEO b) QDBNEM c) QBDNEM d) QDBNEO   e) None of these

5. If the position of the first and the sixth letters of the word 'PRESCRIBED' are interchanged, similarly position of the second and the seventh letter are interchanged and so on. Which letter is fourth from the left end after the rearrangement?

a) E     b) S     c) B     d) D    e) None of these

Directions (6-10): In each question below are given a statement followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. A course of action is a step or administrative decision is a step or administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow-up or further action in regard to the problem, policy, etc. On the basis of the information given in the statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, and then decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.

Given answer a) if only I follows. Given answer b) if only II follows. Given answerc) if either I or II follows.

Given answer d) if neither I nor II follows.

Given answer• e) if both I and II follow.

6. Statement:

"Due to availability of air tickets at cheaper rates from various airlines large no. of people nowadays prefer-to travel by air than travelling by train.

Courses of action:

I. Railway ministry has to put in its best efforts to improve the quality of rail journey in respect of facilities and also the punctuality.

II. Airlines should not be allowed to introduce various schemes offering concessional fare.

7. Statement:

Continuous use of computers is affecting the eye sights of many youth. Courses of action:

I. All the establishments should permit the people using computer to take a short break after every hour of work on the computer.

II. Use of computers should be discouraged by the managements of the establishments.

8. Statement:

A country cannot develop without fast and easy communication. Courses of action:

I. Govt. should provide communication facilities to the public at a cheaper rate.

II. More private companies should be permitted to enter into field of communication to strengthen the network.

9. Statement:

Proportion of females compared to that of males in the population of our country has drastically gone down in the recent past.

Courses of action:

I. Social workers should take up the task of emphasizing the importance of having at least one female child in each

family in both rural and urban areas of the country.

II. Govt. should severely punish the persons involved in the practice of female foeticide.

10. Statement:

Reading habits in the children of coming generations is diminishing day by day. Courses of action:

I. Access to various electronic gadgets such as television, computer and particularly the internet should be controlled. II. Parents should ensure and cultivate are acting habits among their children.

Directions (11-15): In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to be able to' distinguish between

"strong" arguments and "weak" arguments.

"Strong" arguments must be both important and directly related to the question. "Weak" arguments may not be directly related to the question and may be of minor importance or may be related to the trivial aspects of the question.

Each question below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments a

“strong” argument is and which a “weak” argument is. Give answer a) if only argument I is strong.

Give answer b) if only argument II is strong.

Give answer c) if either argument I or II is strong. Give answer d) if neither argument I nor II is strong. Give answer e) if both arguments I and II are strong.

11. Should there be a quota for underprivileged categories and the minority communities for- admissions into the premier educational institutions in India?

Arguments:

I. No, admissions to the premier institutes should be only on merit and there should be no system for any special consideration.

II. No, this will put the deserving non-reserved category students to disadvantage.

12. Should the top officials and politicians detained by the law enforcement agencies be given special treatment in jails while under-trial?

Arguments:

I. No, there is no such need for any special treatment; they should be treated like all other detainees. II. Yes, it is necessary to take care of their special security requirements.

13. Can the total ban on dance bars across a state be justified?

 Arguments:.

I. Yes, running of dance bars scope for various illegal and criminal activities.

II. No, the livelihood of the families of bar-girls is totally dependent on the dance bars.

14. Should the gender-reassignment surgeries be legally permitted?

Arguments:

I. Yes, it is the genuine need of the transsexuals.

II. No, people will take disadvantage of the facility since it is difficult to judge the geniuses of the requirement.

15. Should stricter discipline be imposed upon all the children by parents and teachers in view of the increasing criminal cases among the youth?

Arguments:

I. Yes, too much freedom to the children is leading to such cases of crime. II. No, freedom to the children is necessary in the changing social scenario.

Answer :-

Q.1	B	Q. 11	D
Q.2	E	Q.12	B
Q.3	D	Q. 13	A
Q.4	C	Q. 14	D
Q.5	A	Q. 15	A
Q.6	A
Q.7	A
Q.8	E
Q.9	E
Q.10	E

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Important list of Indian Insurances Companies Taglines with Heads

Dear Reader, 
                      Here is Important list of Indian Insurances Companies Taglines with Heads.This information is useful for you up coming exam like as IBPS Clerk, SBI Associate, New India Life insurance

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
Tagline - Yogakshemam Vahamyaham
CEO - S.K.Roy

Max Life Insurance Company Limited 
Tagline - Aapke Sachhe Advisor
CEO - Rajesh Sud

New India Assurance Company Limited
Tagline - India’s premier general insurance company
CEO- G. Srinivasan

SBI Life Insurance Company Limited 
Tagline - With Us, You’re Sure
CEO- Arijit Basu

United India Insurance Company Limited
Tagline - Rest Assured with Us
CEO - Milind A Kharat

Oriental Insurance Company Limited
Tagline - Prithvi, Agni, Jal, Akash, Sabki Suraksha Hamare Paas
Chairman - AK Saxena

Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance Limited
Tagline - Faidey ka Insurance
Chairman- Gaurang Shah

Max Newyork Life Insurance Company Limited
Tagline - Karo Zyada ka Iraada
Apollo Munich Health Insurance
Tagline - We know Healthcare.
CEO- Anthony Jacob and Chairman- Prathap C Reddy)

Future Generali Life Insurance
Tagline - Ek Shagun Zindagi Ke Naam
Chairman- G N Bajpai and CEO- Munish Sharda

Aviva India Life Insurance 
Tagline - Kal par Control
CEO- T R Ramachandaran

Tata AIA Life Insurance Company Limited 
Tagline - You click, we cover
Chairman- Ishaat Hussain

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited
Tagline - Zimmedari ka humsafar
CEO- Sandeep Bakshi

HDFC Standard life Insurance Company Limited
Tagline - Sar utha Ke Jiyo
CEO - Amitabh Chaudhary, Vibha Padalkar

Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company Limited
Tagline - Jiyo Befiqar
CEO- Anuj Agarwal

Birla Sun Life Insurance Company Limited
Tagline - Muskurate Raho
CEO- Pankaj Razdan

Max Bupa Health Insurance 
Tagline - Your Health First
Chairman- Anuroop Singh

Exide Life Insurance India Company (Earlier Known as ING Vysya Life Insurance India Company)
Tagline - Adding Life to Insurance
Chairman- Rajan Raheja and CEO- Kshitij Jain

PNB MetLife India Insurance Company Limited
Tagline - Have you met life today?
CEO- Tarun Chugh)

Disclaimer - We took utmost care while compiling the above data, but still if you found any mistakes, please inform us the same!!

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Computer Question Answer for SBI Clerk 2014

Computer Awareness questions are very common in Bank PO Exams, we are presenting another series based on the previous questions asked in various bank PO Exams.

1.For crating  a document,  you use command at File Menu.

(a) Open                                           

(b) Close

(c) New                                             

(d) Save

(e) None of these

2.Programs from the same developer, sold bundled together, that provide better  integration and share common features, toolbars and menus are known as

(a) software suites                            

(b) integrated software packages

(c) software processing packages    

(d) personal information managers

(e) None of the above

3.A data warehouse is which of the following?

(a) Can be updated by the end users          

(b) Contains numerous naming conventions and formats

(c) Organised around important subject areas              

(d) Contains only current data

(e) None of the above

4.These servers  store and manages files for network users

(a) Authentication          

(b) Main

(c) Web              

(d) File

(e) None of these

5.All of the following are examples of real security and privacy risks except

(a) hackers      

(b) spam

(c) viruses          

(d) identify theft

(e) None of these

6.These terminals(formerly known as cash registers are often connected to complex inventory and sales computer systems

(a) Data    

(b) sales

(c) Query       

(d) Point-of-sale(POS)

(e) None of the above

7.The OSI model is divided into how many processes called layers?

(a) five   

(b) six

(c) seven       

(d) eight

(e) None of these

8.It is the set of programs that enables your computer’s hardware devices and application software to work together

(a) management   

(b) processing

(c) utility     

(d) System Software

(e) None of these

9.These are specially designed computer chips reside inside other devices, such as your car or your electronic thermostat

(a) Servers

(b) Embedded computers

(c) Robotic computers    

(d) Mainframes

(e) None of the above

10.The following are all computing devices, except

(a) notebook computers

(b) cellular telephones

(c) digital scanners    

(d) personal digital assistants

(e) None of the above

ANSWER:

1.(c)                           2.(a)                     3.(c)                          4.(d)                  5.(b)         

6.(b)                           7.(c)                     8.(d)                         9.(b)                 10.(c)

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All About FIFA World Cup 2014

FIFA World Cup 2014 being held at Brazil concluded on 13 July 2014 with Germany winning the coveted title for the fourth time. We hereby present brief information containing facts and stats about this World Cup.

• It was the second time that Brazil hosted the FIFA World Cup, the first being in 1950.
• The World Cup matches were held in 12 cities across Brazil. 32 teams divided in eight groups (A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H) took part in the tournament. Bosnia and Herzegovina was the only team with no previous World Cup experience. It took part in a FIFA World Cup for the first time.
• It was the first time (since the first World Cup of 1930) that all world champion teams– Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Uruguay – qualified for this competition.
• Germany won its fourth FIFA World Cup title, the other title winning years being 1954, 1974 and 1990.
• Germany’s title win marked the first time that teams from the same continent (Europe) had won three successive World Cups (following Italy in 2006 and Spain in 2010). It was also the first time that a European team won the World Cup being hosted in a South American country.
• The first goal of this World Cup was a self-goal scored by Brazil’s Marcelo against Croatia on 12 June 2014. The last goal of this World Cup was scored by Germany’s Mario Götze against Argentina in the final on 13 July 2014.
• It was for the first time that two teams from Africa (Algeria and Nigeria) reached the last-16 stage of FIFA World Cup.
• Germany qualified for the final for the eighth time with a 7–1 win over Brazil, the biggest defeat in Brazilian history since 1920.
• Overall, Brazil conceded 14 goals in the tournament; this was the most by a team at any single World Cup since 1986, and the most by a host nation in history.
• Germany scored 18 goals in the tournament, the highest in this World Cup by any team.
• Two hat-tricks were scored in this World Cup. The first was scored by Thomas Müller for Germany against Portugal. The second was scored by Xherdan Shaqiri for Switzerland against Honduras.
• It was the first time that the goal-line technology was used in a FIFA World Cup. The first country to get benefit of goal-line technology was France, which was awarded a goal through the help of this technology on 15 June 2014 against Honduras.
• Germany set a world cup record with four consecutive semi-final appearances.
• Miroslav Klose (Germany) became the highest goal-scorer in FIFA World Cups when he scored the second goal for his country against hosts Brazil in the first semi-final on 8 July 2014. His goal tally of 16 eclipsed Ronaldo’s (Brazil) tally of 15 World Cup goals.
• Miroslav Klose (Germany) also became the first player to appear in four World Cup semi-finals.
• James Rodriguez (Colombia) finished as the highest goal scorer of FIFA World Cup 2014 with 6 goals. He was awarded the coveted ‘Golden Boot’ awarded. He was followed by Thomas Muller of Germany (5 goals) and Lionel Messi, Neymar and Robin van Persie (4 goals each)
• FIFA ‘Fair Play Trophy’ was awarded to Colombia
• Lionel Messi (Argentina) was adjudged as the best player of the tournament and was awarded the ‘Golden Ball’ trophy.
• Manuel Neuer (Germany) was adjudged as the best goalkeeper the tournament and was awarded the ‘Golden Glove’ trophy.

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Padma Awards Full List of year 2014

Following is the list of the 128 awardees of Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri which were announced on 25 January 2014 on the eve of the 65th Republic day. It includes 2 Padma Vibhushan awardees, 25 Padma Bhushan awardees and 101 Padma Shri awardees.

Padma Vibhushan Awardees (2)

1. Dr Raghunath A Mashelkar, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra
2. B K S Iyengar, Yoga, Maharashtra

Padma Bhushan Awardees (25)

1. Gulam Mohammed Sheikh, Art-Painting, Gujarat
2. Begum Parveen Sultana, Art-Classical Singing, Maharashtra
3. T H Vinayakram, Art-Ghatam Artist, Tamil Nadu
4. Kamala Haasan, Art-Cinema, Tamil Nadu
5. Justice Dalveer Bhandari, Public Affairs, Delhi
6. Prof Padmanabhan Balaram, Science and Engineering, Karnataka
7. Prof Jyeshtharaj Joshi, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra
8. Dr Madappa Mahadevappa, Science and Engineering, Karnataka
9. Dr Thirumalachari Ramasami, Science and Engineering, Delhi
10. Dr Vinod Prakash Sharma, Science and Engineering, Delhi
11. Dr Radhakrishnan Koppillil, Science and Engineering, Karnataka
12. Dr Mrityunjay Athreya, Literature and Education, Delhi
13. Anita Desai, Literature and Education, Delhi
14. Dr Dhirubhai Thaker, Literature and Education, Gujarat
15. Vairamuthu Ramasamy Thevar, Literature and Education, Tamil Nadu
16. Ruskin Bond, Literature and Education, Uttarakhand
17. Pullela Gopichand, Sports-Badminton, Andhra Pradesh
18. Leander Paes, Sports-Tennis, Maharashtra
19. Vijayendra Nath Kaul, Civil Service, Delhi
20. Late Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma, Public Affairs, Uttar Pradesh
21. Late Dr Anumolu Ramakrishna, Science and Engineering, Andhra Pradesh
22. Prof Anisuzzaman, Literature and Education, Bangladesh
23. Prof Lloyd I Rudolph, Literature and Education, USA
24. Prof Susanne H Rudolph, Literature and Education, USA
25. Dr (Smt) Neelam Kler, Medicine- Neonatology, Delhi

Padma Shri Awardees (101)

1. Mohammad Ali Baig,    Art-Theatre, Andhra Pradesh
2. Nayana Apte Joshi, Art, Maharashtra
3. Musafir Ram Bhardwaj, Art-Instrumental Music- Pauna Manjha, Himachal Pradesh
4. Sabitri Chatterjee, Art-Film, West Bengal
5. Prof Biman Bihari Das, Art-Sculptor, Delhi
6. Sunil Das, Art-Painting, West Bengal
7. Elam Endira Devi, Art-Manipuri Dance, Manipur
8. Vijay Ghate, Art-Instrumental Music- Tabla, Maharashtra
9. Rani Karnaa, Art-Kathak, West Bengal
10. Bansi Kaul, Art-Theatre, Jammu and Kashmir
11. Ustad Moinuddin Khan, Art-Instrumental Music-Sarangi Player, Rajasthan
12. Geeta Mahalik, Art-Odishi Dance, Delhi
13. Paresh Maity, Art-Painting, Delhi
14. Ram Mohan, Art-Film Animation, Maharashtra
15. Sudarsan Pattnaik, Art-Sand artist, Odisha
16. Paresh Rawal, Art-Cinema and Theatre, Maharashtra
17. Wendell Augustine Rodricks, Art-Fashion Designing, Goa
18. Prof Kalamandalam Sathyabhama, Art-Mohini Attam, Kerala
19. Shri Anuj (Ramanuj) Sharma, Art-Performing Art, Chhattisgarh
20. Santosh Sivan, Art- Film, Tamil Nadu
21. Supriya Dev, Art-Bengali Cinema, West Bengal
22. Sooni Taraporevala, Art- Script Writing, Maharashtra
23. Vidya Balan, Art-Cinema, Maharashtra
24. Durga Jain, Social Work, Maharashtra
25. Dr Rama Rao Anumolu, Social Work, Andhra Pradesh
26. Dr Brahm Dutt, Social Work, Haryana
27. Mukul Chandra Goswami, Social Work, Assam
28. J L Kaul, Social Work, Delhi
29. Mathurbhai Madhabhai Savani, Social Work, Gujarat
30. Tashi Tondup, Public Affairs, Jammu and Kashmir
31. Dr Hasmukh Chamanlal Shah, Public Affairs, Gujarat
32. Sekhar Basu, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra
33. Madhavan Chandradathan, Science and Engineering, Kerala.
34. Sushanta Kumar Dattagupta, Science and Engineering, West Bengal
35. Dr Ravi Bhushan Grover, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra
36. Prof Eluvathingal Devassy Jemmis, Science and Engineering, Karnataka
37. Ramkrishna V HosuR, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra
38. Dr Ajay Kumar Parida, Science and Engineering, Tamil Nadu
39. Dr Malapaka Yajneswara Satyanarayana Prasad, Science and Engineering, Andhra Pradesh
40. Kiran Kumar Alur Seelin, Science and Engineering, Gujarat
41. Dr Brahma Singh, Science and Engineering, Delhi
42. Prof Vinod Kumar Singh, Science and Engineering, Madhya Pradesh
43. Dr Govindan Sundararajan, Science and Engineering, Andhra Pradesh
44. Ramaswamy R Iyer, Science and Engineering, Delhi
45. Dr Jayanta Kumar Ghosh, Science and Engineering, West Bengal
46. Ravi Kumar NarrA, Trade and Industry, Andhra Pradesh
47. Rajesh Saraiya, Trade and Industry, Maharashtra
48. Mallika Srinivasan, Trade and Industry, Tamil Nadu
49. Pratap Govindrao Pawar, Trade and Industry, Maharashtra
50. Dr Kiritkumar Mansukhlal Acharya, Medicine- Dermatology, Gujarat
51. Dr Balram Bhargava, Medicine- Cardiology, Uttar Pradesh
52. Prof (Dr) Indra Chakravarty, Medicine- Health and Hygiene, West Bengal
53. Dr Ramakant Krishnaji Deshpande, Medicine- Oncology, Maharashtra
54. Prof (Dr) Pawan Raj Goyal, Medicine- Chest Disease, Haryana
55. Prof Amod Gupta, Medicine- Opthalmology, Haryana
56. Prof (Dr) Daya Kishore Hazra, Medicine, Uttar Pradesh
57. Prof (Dr) Thenumgal Poulose Jacob, Medicine- Vascular Surgery, Tamil Nadu
58. Prof (Dr) Shashank R Joshi, Medicine- Endocrinology, Maharashtra
59. Prof Hakim Syed Khaleefathullah, Medicine- Unani Medicine, Tamil Nadu
60. Dr Milind Vasant Kirtane, Medicine- ENT Surgery, Maharashtra
61. Dr Lalit Kumar, Medicine- Oncology, Delhi
62. Dr Mohan Mishra, Medicine, Bihar
63. Dr M Subhadra Nair, Medicine- Gyneacology, Kerala
64. Dr Ashok Panagariya, Medicine- Neurology, Rajasthan
65. Dr Narendra Kumar Pandey, Medicine- Surgery, Haryana
66. Dr Sunil Pradhan, Medicine- Neurology, Uttar Pradesh
67. Dr Ashok Rajgopal, Medicine- Orthopaedics, Delhi
68. Dr Kamini A Rao, Medicine- Reproductive Medicine, Karnataka
69. Dr Sarbeswar Sahariah, Medicine- Surgery, Andhra Pradesh
70. Prof Om Prakash Upadhyaya, Medicine, Punjab
71. Prof (Dr) Mahesh Verma, Medicine- Dental Science, Delhi
72. Dr J S Titiyal, Medicine-Opthalmology, Delhi
73. Dr Nitish Naik, Medicine- Cardiology, Delhi
74. Dr Surbrat Kumar Acharya, Medicine-Gastroentrology, Delhi
75. Dr Rajesh Kumar Grover, Medicine-Oncology, Delhi
76. Dr Naheed Abidi, Literature and Education, Uttar Pradesh
77. Prof Ashok Chakradhar, Literature and Education, Delhi
78. Chhakchhuak Chhuanvawra, Literature and Education, Mizoram
79. Keki N Daruwalla, Literature and Education, Delhi
80. Prof Ganesh Narayandas Devi, Literature and Education, Gujarat
81. Prof Kolakaluri Enoch, Literature and Education, Andhra Pradesh
82. Prof (Dr) Ved Kumari Ghai, Literature and Education, Jammu and Kashmir
83. Smt Manorama Jafa, Literature and Education, Delhi
84. Prof Rehana Khatoon, Literature and Education, Delhi
85. Dr Waikhom Gojen Meeitei, Literature and Education, Manipur
86. Vishnu Narayanan Namboothiri, Literature and Education, Kerala
87. Prof Dinesh Singh, Literature and Education, Delhi
88. Dr (Mrs) P Kilemsungla, Literature and Education, Nagaland
89. Anjum Chopra, Sports- Cricket, Delhi
90. Sunil Dabas, Sports- Kabbadi, Haryana
91. Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu, Sports- Mountaineering, Delhi
92. Dipika Rebecca Pallikal, Sports- Squash, Tamil Nadu
93. H Boniface Prabhu, Sports- Wheelchair Tennis, Karnataka
94. Yuvraj Singh, Sports- Cricket, Haryana
95. Mamta Sodha, Sports- Mountaineering, Haryana
96. Parveen Talha, Civil Service, Uttar Pradesh
97. Late Dr Narendra Achyut Dabholkar, Social Work Maharashtra
98. Ashok Kumar Mago, Trade and Industry, USA
99. Siddharth Mukherjee, Medicine-Oncology, USA
100. Dr Vamsi Mootha, Medicine- Biomedical Research, USA
101. Dr Sengaku Mayeda, Literature and Education, Japan

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Daily GK Update : 13 July 2014

Germany created history by winning the FIFA World Cup 2014 on 13 July 2014 at the Maracana Stadium in Rio. Germany defeated Argentina by 1-0. This win was Germany’s title win of FIFA World Cup? – Fourth

Explanation : Germany won its earlier FIFA World Cups in 1954, 1974 and in 1990. It finished as runners up in 1966, 1982, 1986 and 2002 while finished at third spot in 1934, 1970, 2006 and 2010. Germany thus equalled Italy’s record of winning the

tournament four times. Brazil has won the tournament most number of times – 5.

Who scored the lone goal for Germany in the finals of FIFA World Cup 2014 to give his country 1-0 win over Argentina? – Mario Götze

Explanation : Götze scored the goal in the 2nd half of extra time in the 113th minute to help Germany lift the FIFA World Cup for the fourth time. He scored the goal when the match was moving towards penalty shoot-outs. This was his first World Cup and he scored two goals in the tournament.

The Netherlands secured third place in FIFA World Cup 2014 by defeating hosts Brazil by 3-0 in the third place play-off match held on 12 July 2014 at Brasilia’s Estadio Nacional. This was …………… time that the Dutch have ended a World Cup at third place – First

Explanation : The Netherlands have never finished third in the history of FIFA World Cup. They lost in the 1974, 1978 and 2010 finals and in their only other battle for third place, against Croatia in 1998. On the other hand Brazil could not salvage the country’s pride in this classification match after their worst-ever World Cup defeat – a 7-1 drubbing against Germany in the semi-finals.

Who won the prestigious Golden Boot award for FIFA World Cup 2014? – James Rodriguez of Colombia

Explanation : Rodriguez scored 6 goals in FIFA World Cup 2014. The Golden Boot or Golden Shoe Award goes to the top goalscorer of the FIFA World Cup. It was introduced at the first FIFA World Cup held in 1930. Thomas Muller (Germany) was awarded Silver Boot for scoring 5 goals and Neymar (Brazil) was awarded Bronze Boot for his 4 goals in the tournament. This was the first time that a Colombian footballer won this prestigious award.

Who won the ‘Golden Ball’ award for FIFA World Cup 2014? – Lionel Messi (Argentina)

Explanation : The ‘Golden Ball’’ award is presented to the best player at each FIFA World Cup finals, with a shortlist drawn up by the FIFA technical committee and the winner voted for by representatives of the media. Messi is the star striker and captain of Argentina and scored 4 goals in the tournament. The ‘Silver Ball’ was awarded to Thomas Muller (Germany) while the ‘Bronze Ball’ was given to Arjen Robben (the Netherlands).

Who won the ‘Golden Glove’ award in FIFA World Cup 2014? – Manuel Neuer (Germany)

Explanation : The ‘Golden Glove’ award is presented to the best goalkeeper of the tournament decided by a FIFA Technical Study Group that recognises the top goalkeeper of the tournament based on the player’s performance throughout the final competition.

What is the name of first in series of anti-submarine corvettes indigenously built by Kolkata based Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. (GRSE), which was handed over to Indian Navy on 12 July 2014? – INS Kamorta

Explanation : INS Kamorta is the first Indian Naval warship ever built in the country with almost 90% of indigenous content. Work on the warship started in 2006. The handing over of the warship marked fruition of a significant project in India’s pursuit for self-reliance in indigenous warship building.

India film thespian Dilip Kumar’s ancestral home in Pakistan has been declared as a national heritage by Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif recently. He has directed the Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage to acquire the house. This house is situated in which city of Pakistan? – Peshawar

Explanation : Presently in a shabby condition, Dilip Kumar’s ancestoral home is being illegally occupied by someone, who claims to be his relative, but is actually not. The Pakistan Government is planning to invite Dilip Kumar and other members of his family after converting the house into a museum. Dilip Kumar was born as Yusuf Khan. His father Lala Ghulam Sarwar had shifted to Mumbai from Peshawar in the 1930s.

Which West Bengal hospital came to news recently for death of 12 newborn babies within 48 hours at the hospital? – Malda Medical College and Hospital

Explanation : The hospital, located about 300 kilometers north of West Bengal capital Kolkata, accepted several of the newborns as transfers from smaller hospitals in the region. All 12 infants, aged 1 month or younger, were underweight and suffered from malnutrition. The hospital saw 23 newborns die of suspected encephalitis last month and more than 60 die in 2011.

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