Tuesday, January 18, 2011

New Current Affairs Quiz - 20111.      Recently which state has decided to set up a children's right protection commission,

which will have judicial powers at par with district court - Uttarakhand.

2.      What is the GDP growth of India in the second quarter of this fiscal - 8.9%.

3.      Which country has became the first country to sign agreements to set up nuclear reactors

in India - France.

4.      Who is the new Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh - N Kiran Kumar Reddy.

5.      Which country will host the 2018 FIFA World Cup - Russia.

6.      Which Company has bagged the 'Golden Peacock Environment Management' award for

the year 2010 - Nokia.

7.      Which of the following country has offered uranium, oil, gas prospect for India -Zambia.

8.      To which heavily indebted  European country, European Union and the International

Monetary Fund (IMF) unveiled a 85 billion euro ($113 billion) bailout package after

Greece was rescued from bankruptcy - Ireland.

9.       ‘All Pakistan Muslim League’ is the new Political party launched by Pervez Musharaf.

10. Dilma Rousseff had taken over as first female president of which country- Brazil.Posted by Varun Reddy at 22:10 4 comments Labels: Dilma Rousseff, Economic growth, European Union, Greece, India, International Monetary Fund,Soccer, Sports

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2010 December Current Affairs Part -II        India signed an agreement to import natural gas from Turkmenistan through an ADB-

funded $7.6-billion gas pipeline passing through Pakistan and Afghanistan. Oil Minister

Murli Deora signed the Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) and the Gas Pipeline

Framework Agreement for the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas

pipeline.

        Sri Lanka has scrapped the Tamil version of its national anthem at official and state

functions, a move likely to further alienate the ethnic Tamils in the country. Now the

national anthem can only be rendered in the majority Sinhala language at official

functions.

        Kaziranga in Assam has highest tiger density in the world.

        Iconic Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar's record-breaking ODI double century has found

a place in the Time magazine's top 10 sports moments of the year.

        In order to prove its commitment to expand press freedom and the free flow of

information in this digital age, US will host UNESCO's 'World Press Freedom Day' event

in May 2011. UNESCO is the only UN agency with the mandate to promote freedom of

expression and its corollary, freedom of the press. The theme for next year's

commemoration will be "21st Century Media: New Frontiers, New Barriers”.

        Former Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar will be conferred with the

prestigious Homi Bhabha Lifetime Achievement Award at the 21st Annual Conference of

the Indian Nuclear Society.

        The Philippines has become the call centre capital of the world, overtaking India as the

number one player in the global business outsourcing market, according to industry data

and the government.

        China which spent about 580. 21 billion yuan (USD 87.25 billion) in 2009 for research

and development is ranked fourth in the world after the U.S, Japan and Germany.

        Automaker Tata Motors Limited, Lucknow unit, has bagged the Rajiv Gandhi National

Quality Award for 2009 in the "Best of All" category. The award is instituted by the

Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).

        Despite the country's robust economic growth, the number of people living in slums is

likely to cross 93 million by 2011, marking an increase of around 23 per cent since 2001.

A committee set up by Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation has projected

this figure.

        Russia has successfully completed the creation of the world's first international nuclear

fuel bank under an agreement with the IAEA.

        A leading NRI entrepreneur, John Athwal  has been chosen for the Asian of the Year

2010 Award for his outstanding success in making a Christmas decorations business into

a multi-million pounds industry.

        India and Taiwan are expected to double bilateral trade to USD 10 billion by 2015

through food processing, information and communication technology and electrical

engineering tie-ups.Posted by Varun Reddy at 22:55 0 comments Labels: Anil Kakodkar, India, Murli Deora, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Turkmenistan, Unesco, World Press Freedom Day

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December Current Affairs 2010        The government approved additional capital infusion of Rs 6,000 crore in 10 public

sector banks with an objective to raise its holding to a minimum 58 per cent in all state-

run banks.  The government has already announced infusion of Rs 15,000 crore in the

Budget to ensure that capital adequacy ratio of all the public sector banks increase to 7

per cent.

        The World Bank has approved a USD 45 million technical assistance loan for the

National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to help improve its operational efficiency.

        Lt Gen A S Lamba, a senior Artillery officer, will take over as new Army Vice Chief.

Lamba, replacing Lt Gen P C Bharadwaj who retired from service on November 30.

        B Saroja Devi has been chosen for the prestigious N T Rama Rao National Film Award

for 2009. Noted director K Raghavendra Rao has been chosen for the B N Reddy

National Film Award while media baron and film producer Ch Ramoji Rao has been

chosen for the Nagireddy- Chakrapani National Award instituted by the Andhra Pradesh.

        India to provide Rs 7.83 cr in assistance to Nepal. India has stepped up efforts to boost

health and educational infrastructure in Nepal, which is still reeling under the impact of

the decade-long Maoists insurgency that ended in 2006, with an assistance of Rs 7.83

crore.

        Water and Power Consultancy Services (WAPCOS) was conferred with Mini Ratna

status.

        World number three Novak Djokovic and the unheralded Viktor Troicki swept Serbia to

an historic first Davis Cup title overturning an overnight deficit to beat nine-time winners

France 3-2.

        Ace Indian marksman Gagan Narang ended the year 2010 as the number one Asian

shooter, according to the latest rankings issued by Asian Shooting Confederation.

        India and the Arab Nations will soon become major trading partners, exhibiting

significant improvement in two-way trade and is expected to reach $120 billion by 2010–

11 and $240 billion by 2014," industry body CII today said in its report.

        India ranks fourth in Asia and tenth in the world in plant diversity.

        Saina Nehwal wins Hong Kong Super Series by defeating Shixian Wang of China to

clinch her third Super Series title of the year(2010) at the Hong Kong Open.

Quiz 2010-111.      Who is the present Telecom Minister?

a)Manmohan Singh    b)A Raja     c)Kapil Sibal     d)Sachin Pilot   e)none

2.      Which organization has launched ‘Awaaz Do’ with the support of GOI?

a)UNESCO    b)UNICEF   c)UN   d)WHO    e)none

3.      Which Country will build country’s first industrial solar power station near Black sea?

a)Russia    b)China    c)India    d)Japan   e)none

4.      Which country has supplied F-16 combat jets to Pakistan?

a)China    b)Russia    c)US    d)France    e)Britain

5.      Which of the following countries has test fired intercontinental ballistic missile

‘Bulava’?

a)Russia    b)China    c)North Korea    d)Iran    e)none

6.      Which country has approved world’s biggest Solar Power Project?

a)US   b)India    c)Britain    d)China    e)Russia

7.      India has lifted ban on emigration clearance for employment on which of the following

country?

a)Pakistan    b)Australia    c)Libya    d)Nepal    e)China

8.      ‘World Food Day’ is observed on which of the following days?

a)July 16    b)September 16     c)June 16    d)October 16    e)none

9.      In the recent past the name ‘Julian Assange’ has came in most of the news channels and

news papers. He belongs to which of the following?

a)Facebook     b)Wikipidea     c)Google    d)Wikileaks    e)none

10. Which of the following is not a direct tax?

a)Income tax    b)Wealth tax    c)Corporate tax    d)a,b & c    e)Sales taxPosted by Varun Reddy at 22:00 7 comments

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Current Events - November 20101.      The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has emerged as the country's largest trading partner in

term of total trade exchange in the first half of 2010.

2.      The Government has launched a special scheme for the health and well-being of

adolescent girls as a pilot project in 200 most backward districts of the country. 'Sabla' or

the 'Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Adolescent Girls' would be launched in 22 districts of Uttar

Pradesh, 15 districts of Madhya Pradesh, 12 of Bihar, 12 of Sikkim, 11 districts of

Maharashtra and 10 districts of Rajasthan.

3.      Former Test captain Anil Kumble elected as the President of the Karnataka State Cricket

Association while former pace duo of Javagal Srinath and Venkatesh Prasad were elected

as Secretary and Vice President respectively.

4.      Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan honoured with Teacher's People Achiever Award.

5.      India and Norway joined hands to set up a centre in Chennai to protect the bio-diversity

to help tackle threats of climate change.

6.      India has pledged to provide a grant assistance of Rs 16.19 million to Nepal for

construction of 350 tube-wells in the southern region of the country.

7.      State-run Coal India has become the third most powerful Indian company with a total

market capitalisation (m-cap) of Rs 2,09,671.57 crore and is only lagging behind RIL and

ONGC.

8.      Punjab Government has brought Sain Samaj under Shagun scheme to provide financial

assistance of Rs 15000 to the daughters of Sain Samaj at the time of their marriage.

9.      Noted Malayalam film and stage actress Shanta Devi died.

10. Malaysia has emerged as one of the the most favourite destinations in the Asia Pacific for

Indian travellers, according to a new survey.Posted by Varun Reddy at 20:22 0 comments Labels: Anil Kumble, Brijesh Patel, India, Javagal Srinath, Karnataka State Cricket Association, Roger Binny,United Arab Emirates, Venkatesh Prasad

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Current Affairs Quiz 2010-111.      Who is the head of the committee constituted by Prime Minister to probe corruption in

2010 Commonwealth Games?

a)Sam Pitroda     b)Shantanu Consul    c)Pargat Singh    d)V K Shunglu  e)none

2.      2010 United Nations Climate Conference was held in ______?

a)Washington     b)Geneva     c)Cancun     d)New York    e)none

3.      Which Country has launched the World’s first Synthetic jet fuel?

a)US    b)France    c)South Africa     d)Japan   e)India

4.      Who won the 2010 ATP World Tour Title?

a)Rafael Nadal      b)Andy Murray    c)Andy Roddick    d)Roger Federer   e)none

5.      Tertiary sector contributes maximum to Indian GDP. Tertiary sector is also known as

_________ sector?

a)Banking Sector     b)Primary Sector    c)Secondary Sector    d)Agriculture Sector   

e)Service Sector

6.      Armando Emilio Guebuza recently visited India. He is the _______?

a)Prime Minister of Mozambique  

b)President of Madagascar

c)President of Mozambique

d)Prime Minister of Madagascar

e)none

7.      Who won the 2010 Mahatma Gandhi Peace Award?

a)John Brumby    b)Aund San Suu Kyi     c)Sheikh Hasina    d)Barack Obama   e)none

8.      Who is the author of the book ‘The Masque of Africa’?

a)V S Naipaul     b)Salman Rushdie     c)K R Narayanan     d)Nelson Mandela    e)none

9.      Which two countries have agreed to resume direct flights between their capitals for the

first time in three decades?

a)India and Iran    b)Egypt and Iran     c)Cuba and US     d)US and Iran    e)none

10. Recently Shimla has been declared the fourth ‘smoking free’ city in India after

Chandigarh, Kottayam and Sikkim?

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

November Current Affairs -2010        India has become Israel's second largest export destination after the United States, as the

Jewish state focusses on tapping potential in the Asian markets.

        Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Prithviraj Chavan has been named the

next Maharashtra Chief Minister. Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar,

nephew of party chief Sharad Pawar and a minister named Maharashtra's next deputy

chief minister after Chhagan Bhujbal.

        Iconic Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar, who is set to become only the second

player(After Javed Miandad)  in the history of cricket to play six ODI World Cups,

named the official ambassador of the event to be held in the sub-continent next year.

        Rajkumar Hirani's "3 Idiots" continued with its award-winning spree bagging top

honours at the Global Indian Music Awards (GIMA) which was held in Mumbai. The

movie took home the best film album.

        As part of its administrative reforms process, Punjab aims to become the first state in the

country to achieve complete computerisation of land records by March 31, 2011.

        India owns over 18,000 tonnes of above ground gold stocks worth approximately $ 800

billion and representing at least 11 per cent of global stock, according to estimates of

World Gold Council. In 2009, total Indian gold demand reached $ 19 billion, or Rs 974

billion, which accounts for 15 per cent of the global gold market, according to WGC.

        Noted Telugu film producer D V S Raju passed away.

        India is set to become the fastest growing major economy in the world by 2012 and will

be third largest by GDP-size in the next two decades, behind China and the USA, a global

study by British banking giant Standard Chartered said.

        China has overtaken US in the global supercomputing race as it has been confirmed as

the creator of the world's fastest supercomputer, according to a latest survey. The Tianhe-

1A, which means meaning Milky Way is capable of 2.67 quadrillions of computing

operations per second, earning it the number one spot in the Top 500 list of the world's

most powerful supercomputers.

        Free trade agreement (FTA) between India and Canada will help push bilateral trade to

USD 15 billion in 5 years. Bilateral trade was close to USD 4.2 billion last year.Posted by Varun Reddy at 22:37 0 comments Labels: Ajit Pawar, Chhagan Bhujbal, Chief Minister, Nationalist Congress Party, Prithviraj Chavan, Sachin Tendulkar, Sharad Pawar, United States

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Current Affairs 2010-111.      Who has been elected as the President of Indian Newspaper Society for the year 2010-

11?

a)K.N Tilak Ram     b)Rakesh Sharma     c)Kundan R.Vyas     d)V.Shankaran      e)none

2.      Recently who among the following conferred with ‘Taj Enlighten Tareef Award’?

a)Leela Naidu     b)Shabana Azmi      c)Javed Akthar    d)Both a& b    e)none

3.      Base Rate of banks is fixed by ______?

a)RBI     b)Finance Minister     c)Both a & b     d)Banks    e)none

4.      India is the ___ Largest Producer of Vehicles in the World?

a)third       b)fifth     c)seventh     d)second     e)none of these

5.      ______ is a Insurance Regulator in India?

a) TRAI    b)SEBI     c)BSE      d)RBI     e)IRDA

6.      Micro Credit in India comes under ________?

a)Private Banking      b)NBFC    c)Rural Banking     d)Cooperative Banking    e)none

7.      What is the present limit for money transfer in RTGS?

a)`1,00,000     b)`1,50,000      c)`2,00,000    d)`2,50,000    e)`5,00,000

8.      Which is the only Asian country represented in the G-8 group?

a)India      b)South Korea     c)China    d)Japan   e)none9.      Bad Loans can be described as NPA (Non Performing   Assets)  in banking terminology?

10. A/c to the recent report of ADB, what is India’s urbanization rank in Asia(% of

population living in urban areas)? 34th.Posted by Varun Reddy at 23:27 8 comments Labels: Amitabh Bachchan, India, Indian Newspaper Society, Leela Naidu, Rakesh Sharma, Run batted in,Securities and Exchange Board of India, Shabana Azmi

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Gk Quiz 20101.      RBI has approved the merger of ‘Bank of Rajasthan' with ICICI bank.2.      Who got the 2010 Commonwealth Writers Prize for the book ‘Solo' - Rana Dasgupta.

3.      Which day has been observed as the International Day of Older Persons(IDOP) - Oct 1st.

4.      What is the India’s rank in the new Global Hunger Index by the International Food

Policy Research Institute - 67.

5.       ‘Gourde’ is the currency of which country?

a)Bhutan     b)Haiti     c)Norway    d)Chile     e)none

6.      India has won 101 medals in 2010 Commonwealth Games. In which sport India has won

maximum no. of gold medals?

a)Wrestling      b)Boxing     c)Shooting     d)Badminton    e)Weightlifting

7.      Which of the following country is not elected to UNSC as a non-permanent member for

a two year term on the council starting from Jan 1st 2011?

a)India     b)Kazakhstan    c)South Africa    d)Germany    e)Portugal

8.      Which of the following ministry has re-launched the PURA(Provision of Urban

Amenities in Rural Areas) Scheme?

a)Ministry of Urban Development 

b)Ministry of Rural Development

c)Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

d)Ministry of Finance

e)Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

9.      Who among the following has been chosen for ICC Cricketer of the Year 2010?

a)Sachin Tendulkar     b)A B de Villiers     c)Virender Sehwag      d)M S Dhoni    e)none

of these

10. Who won the 2010 Champions League Twenty20?

a)Mumbai Indians     b)Royal Challengers Bangalore     c)Warriors    d)Chennai Super

Kings   e)none

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

General Awareness Quiz 76 - 20101. Based on monthly wholesale price index (WPI), the annual rate of inflation stood at ___

percent for the month of September 2010?

a)8.51 b)5.44 c)8.6 d)11.6 e)none

2. Who is the winner of 64th edition of Santhosh Trophy?

a)Goa b)Punjab c)Tamil Nadu d)Goa e)West Bengal

3. Who is the present Chief Minister of Jharkhand?

a)Shibu Soren b)Madhu Koda c)Arjun Munda d)Sudesh Mahto e)none of these

4. Which of the following is the first team to play 900 Test matches in cricket history?

a)Australia b)England c)India d)West Indies e)none

5. Who is the most powerful women in the world in 2010, compiled by Forbes?

a)Angela Merkel b)Indra Nooyi c)Sonia Gandhi d)Michelle Obama e)Irene

Rosenfeld

6. What is the present Repo rate?

a)5.75 b)6.00 c)6.25 d)5.25 e)none

7. Howard Jacobson won the 2010 Man Booker Prize for his novel _____?

a)The Finkler Question b)The Act of Love c)Wolf Hall d)Kalooki Nights e)none

8. Recently Pranab Mukherjee has won which of the following award?

a)World’s Best Finance Minister of the year 2010

b)Asia’s Best Finance Minister of the year 2010

c)India’s Best Finance Minister of the year 2010

d)Both b & c

e)none

9. Who among the following is the world’s highest paid female athlete by Forbes

magazine?

a)Maria Sharapova b)Serena Williams c)Danika Patrick d)Kim Yu-Na e)none

10. Who has become the first Indian to qualify for 2012 London Olympics?

a)Abhinav Bhindra b)Saina Nehwal c)Mary Kom d)Pankaj Advani e)Gagan Narang

11. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has released a commemorative stamp on _________?

a) J S Mohammed Ali Shihab Thangal b)Maulana Mohammad Ali c)S Ubaidur

Rahman d)Syed Ahmad Khan e)none

12. Which country has won the 2010 Women's Hockey World Cup?

a)Netherlands b)England c)Germany d)Argentina e)Australia

13. What is present interest rate on Savings bank account?

a)3% b)3.25% c)3.5% d)3.75% e)4.0%

14. Who has been bagged the prestigious Akshaya Samman award for the year 2010?

a)Manna De b)Ilaiyaraja c)A R Rehman d)Hari Prasad Chaurasia e)none

15. Which of the following films has been nominated for 2011 Oscar awards in Best fim in

Foreign Category?

a)Paa b)Rajneeti c)Kites d)Peepli Live e)none of these

16. Who among the following has been awarded with ‘The World Statesman Award’?

a)Manmohan Singh b)Sonia Gandhi c)Pratibha Patil d)A P J Abdul Kalam e)none

17. Who has been awarded 'Rabindranath Tagore Peace Prize' 2010?

a)Nafisa Ali b)Irom Chanu Sharmila c)Jyotirmoyee Devi d)Anasuyaben Sarabhai

e)none

18. Who among the following has chosen for Jnanpith Award for the year 2008?

a)O.N.V.Kurup b)Satya Vrat Shastri c)Ravindra Kelekar d)Akhlaq Khan Shahryar

e)none of these

19. Who among the following has chosen for 2009 Indira Gandhi National Integration

Award?

a)A R Rehman b)Balraj Puri c)Ramakrishna Mission Ashram d)Javed Akhtar

e)Both a & c

20. Recently Puttaraj Gawai has been passed away. He was a famous ______?

a)Social Activist b)Hindustani Classical musician c)Journalist d)Politician e)nonePosted by Varun Reddy at 20:03 10 comments Labels: All Jharkhand Students Union, Arjun Munda, Bharatiya Janata Party, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, List of Chief Ministers of Jharkhand, Madhu Koda, Shibu Soren, Sudesh Mahto

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Nobel Prize Winners 2010Every year since 1901 the Nobel Prize has been awarded for achievements in physics,

chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and for peace. The Nobel Prize in

Economics was first awarded in the year 1969. The Nobel Prize is an international award

administered by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden. Each recipient, or laureate,

is presented with a gold medal, a diploma, and a sum of money which depends on the

Nobel Foundation's income that year.

List of 2010 Nobel Prize Winners:

        The Nobel Prize in Peace has been given to Liu Xiaobo "for his long and non-violent

struggle for fundamental human rights in China".

        The Nobel Prize in Medicine has been given to Robert G. Edwards "for the development

of in vitro fertilization".

        The Nobel Prize in Literature has been given to Mario Vargas Llosa "for his cartography

of structures of power and his trenchant images of the individual's resistance, revolt, and

defeat".

        The Nobel Prize in Physics has been given to Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov

"for groundbreaking experiments regarding the two-dimensional material graphene".

        The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been given to Richard F. Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi and

Akira Suzuki "for palladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis"

        The Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences has been given to Peter A. Diamond, Dale T.

Mortensen and Christopher A. Pissarides "for their analysis of markets with search

frictions".

Posted by Varun Reddy at 21:55 4 comments

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Current Affairs Quiz 75 - 20101.      Which of the following Indian city has been named among the top four Livable cities in

the world?

a)Mumbai     b)New Delhi     c)Ahmedabad     d)Bangalore    e)Hyderabad

2.      Recntly which country has become full fledge member of Financial Action Task

Force(FATF)?

a)Bangladesh     b)Pakistan    c)China    d)India     e)none

3.      Which country is building the World’s largest telescope in Antarctica?

a)China     b)US    c)Russia    d)India    e)Britain

4.      Who won the Next Step Foundation 2010 Award?

a)Veerappa Moily     b)Sharad Pawar      c)Manmohan Singh    d)Sonia Gandhi   e)none

5.      Who has been sworn in as 59th President of Colombia?

a)Michael Bloomberg     b)Julia Gillard    c)Christian Wulff     d)Juan Manuel Santos  

e)none

6.      Who has been appointed as the new vice president of ICC?

a)John Howard      b)Sharad Pawar     c)Alan Isaac    d)Malcom Speed    e)none

7.      Who has been chosen for the Lal Bahadur Shastri Award for Excellence in public

administration, academics and management for 2010?

a)Aditi Lahiri     b)Aruna Roy     c)Bharat Bhasker    d)Girish Tewari   e)none

8.      Ravindra Kelekar has been presented the coveted 2006 Jnanpith Award for his

contribution to the world in Literature. He was a famous write in which language?

a)Konkani     b)Hindi     c)Bengali    d)Sanskrit     e)none

9.      Who among the following received the 2010 National Amity Award?

a)Yash Chopra     b)Amir Khan    c)Amitabh Bachchan    d)Kareena Kapoor    e)Sunil

Dutt

10. Who has been conferred as Businessman of the Decade Award?

a)Narayana Murthy     b)Mukhesh Ambani    c)Ratan Tata    d)Lakshmi Mittal    e)Azim

Premji

11. Which is the first state in the country to launch the Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram

Yojana(PMAGY)?

a)Gujarat     b)Rajasthan     c)Uttar Pradesh     d)Bihar    e)Assam

12. With which country India has inked a deal for purchase of 57 Hawk Advanced Jet

Trainer Aircraft?

a)US     b)Britain     c)Israel     d)Russia    e)none

13. What is the present Retirement age of High court judges?

a)58    b)60     c)62      d)65    e)none

14. Who is the head of National Innovation Council to prepare road map for the decade of

Innovation 2010-2020?

a)Kapil Sibal     b)A S Murthy    c)Manmohan Singh     d)Sam Pitroda    e)none

15. How many crores has been allocated for the Leh Cloudburst Victims?

a)50    b)75      c)100   d)125     e)150

16. ‘2010Stand Up, Take Action’ is a campaign against ______?

a)Commonwealth Games      b)Poverty    c)Inflation    d)Per capita Income    e)Illiteracy

17. The Winner of 2010 Man Booker Prize?

a)Kiran Desai     b)Anne Enright    c)Hillary Mantel     d)Aravind Adiga     e)Howard

Jacobson

18. The 2010 Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) summit was held in ______?

a)Beijing    b)Bangkok    c)Seoul    d)Brussels     e)London

19. Which Country has won highest gold  medals in XIX Common wealth Games 2010?

a)India    b)China     c)Australia    d)Canada    e)none

20. XX Commonwealth Games 2014 will be held at _____?

a)Rome     b)London      c)Beijing     d)Glasgow       e)Melbourne

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Current Affairs Updates - 201057th National Film Awards 2010:

The 57th National film awards were announced on 16-09-2010.

Amitabh Bachchan bags his third National Award for his performance in “Paa”,

previously he got for the films ‘Agneepath’(1991) and ‘Black’(2001).

List of 2010 Winners:

        Best Actor – Amitabh Bachchan for ‘Paa’.

        Best Actress –  Ananya Chatterjee for Abohoman (Bengali).

        Best Director - Rituparno Ghosh for Abohoman.

        Best Film - 'Kutty Shrank'(Malayalam).

        Best Popular Film – ‘3 Idiots’.

        Best Film on Social Issues - Shyam Benegal's 'Well Done Abba'.

        Best Film on National Integration - Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's 'Dilli-6'.

        Best Music Director - Amit Trivedi for Dev D.

        Best lyrics - Swananad Kirkirey for 3 Idiots.

        Best Playback Singer (Male) - Rupam Islam.

        Best Playback Singer (Female) - Niranjana Sarkar (Housefull).

        Best Sound Engineer - Rasool Pookutty.

        Best Supporting Actor - Farooq Sheikh for 'Lahore'.

        Best Supporting Actress - Arundhati Nag for ‘Paa’.

        Best Choreography - K Shivashankar for film Magadheera.

        Best Special Effects - Kamalakannan for film Magadheera.

US OPEN 2010:      

The US Open, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships is one of the four

grand slam tennis tournament held every year.

List of 2010 winners:

 S.no                Winners            Runners

   1. Men’s Single Rafael Nadal(ESP) Novak Djokovic(SRB)

   2. Women’s Single Kim Clijsters(BEL) Vera Zvonareva(RUS)

   3. Mixed Doubles Liezel

Huber, BobBryan(US)

Kveta Peschke(CZE),

Aisam-Ul-Haq

Quereshi(PAK)

   4. Men’s Doubles Bob Bryan, Mike

Bryan(US)

Bopanna(IND),

Qureshi(PAK)

   5. Women’s Doubles N. Petrova(RUS), L

Huber(US)

Yung-Jan Chan(TPE), Jie

Zheng(CHN)

Posted by Varun Reddy at 19:19 5 comments Labels: Amitabh Bachchan, Arts and Entertainment, Delhi-6, India, Movies, National Film Awards, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Shyam Benegal

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Latest Current Affairs - 2010        India lags behind several developing countries in terms of doing business, but is ahead of

China. It is ranked 77th in the Forbes Best Countries for Business list.

        Movie moghul D. Ramanaidu, a veteran producer with 130 films in a dozen languages in

five decades, has been conferred the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award for 2009 for

rendering outstanding contribution to the world of Indian cinema.

        The Planning Commission has finalised a Rs 13,742-crore Integrated Action Plan (IAP)

for Naxal-affected districts.The scope of IAP, earlier envisaged to cover 35 Naxal-

affected districts, has been widened to cover governance reforms and devolution of

power to grassroot institutions in 60 districts over the next three fiscal.

        Former Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) chairman and one of the guiding lights

behind India's first nuclear test, Homi Nusserwanji Sethna has died.

        The International Development Association (IDA), the World Bank's concessionary

lending arm, has approved a $220 million credit to support rebuilding efforts in areas

affected by the 2008 Kosi floods in Bihar. The Bihar Kosi Flood Recovery Project will

finance flood recovery efforts through the reconstruction of about 100,000 houses, 90

bridges and 290 kilometres of rural roads.

        Miss Mexico Jimena Navarrete, 22, was crowned Miss Universe 2010, beating off

competition from 82 contestants including Miss India.

        Japan approved an $ 11 billion stimulus package to tackle deflation and shore up a

recovery threatened by the surging yen, as the government heaped pressure on the central

bank to do more.

        After becoming the first state to accord the status of second official language to Sanskrit,

Uttarakhand has now finalised a proposal to have signboards of names of places,

departments and officials in the language, a move aimed at making it popular among

common people.

        Julia Gillard becomes Australia's first female and 27th prime minister prime minister.

        China successfully launched its "SinoSat-6" satellite for live radio and television

broadcast from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan

Province. The satellite was carried on the Long March 3B rocket which took the SinoSat-

6 into a geostationary transfer orbit 26 minutes after the launch.

        Japan said it has detected its first case of an antibiotic-resistant "superbug" that surfaced

in South Asia and has triggered a global health alert.

        India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was nominated as Uttarakhand's first

honorary wildlife warden as part of the hill state's tiger conservation campaign.

        The Punjab government has approved a new media policy providing more facilities to

journalists in the state. Under the new policy, 286 accredited journalists will get an

insurance cover of Rs five lakh. The state government has also set up Rs 10 crore 'Punjab

Chief Minister Relief Fund' for media persons.

        Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries has been ranked second in the list of world's 10

biggest 'sustainable value creators' -- companies that have been successful in creating the

most shareholder value over the last decade -- prepared by Boston Consulting Group.

        Srilanka defeated India to win the Triangular Series 2010 held in Srilanka.

        Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries has been ranked second in the list of world's 10

biggest 'sustainable value creators' -- companies that have been successful in creating the

most shareholder value over the last decade -- prepared by Boston Consulting Group.

        The Parliament of Sri Lanka passes the 18th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka

which removes the two-term limit on the presidency and allows him to choose the judges

and commissioners monitoring elections, human rights, and other affairs.Posted by Varun Reddy at 10:44 13 comments Labels: Dadasaheb Phalke, India, International Development Association, Jimena Navarrete, Miss Universe,Miss Universe 2010, World Bank

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Monetary Policy and Current Affairs of August - 2010

First Quarter Review of Monetary Policy 2010-11:

Monetary policy is the process by which the government, central bank of a country

controls (i) the supply of money, (ii) availability of money, and (iii)cost of money or rate

of interest, in order to attain a set of objectives oriented towards the growth and

stability of the economy.

As expected, RBI has raised the policy rates in the first quarter review of monetary

policy on 27-07-2010. This is the fourth rate hike since March this year raising the Repo

by a total of 100 bps and Reverse Repo by 125 bps.

Highlights of the policy:

        Repo rates hiked by 25 bps to 5.75% with immediate effect.

        Reverse Repo rates hiked by 50 bps to 4.50% with immediate effect.

        CRR, SLR and Bank rate kept unchanged at 6%, 25% and 6%, respectively.

        Estimated for GDP growth for 2010-11 revised to 8.5% from 8%.

        Inflation projection for March 2010 increased to 6% from 5.5%.

The next mid-quarter review of Monetary Policy for 2010-11 will be announced through

a press release on September 16, 2010.

The second quarter review of Monetary Policy 2010-11, including developmental and

regulatory policies, is scheduled on November 2, 2010.

August Current Affairs:

        China has eclipsed Japan as the world's second-biggest economy after three decades of

blistering growth that put overtaking the U.S. in reach within 10 years.

        Former Union Power Secretary Harishankar Brahma has been appointed as the Election

Commissioner in the Election Commission of India.

        Britain’s Andy Murray won the 2010 Rogers Cup over Roger Federer 7–5, 7–5 on Sunday

in Toronto.

        The President Mrs. Pratibha Devisingh Patil this evening conferred the prestigious Best

Parliamentarian Awards to Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, Mohan Singh and Dr. Murali

Manohar Joshi at an impressive function in the Central Hall of Parliament. The Awards

were given for the year 2007, 2008 and 2009 respectively for their

outstanding contributions to parliamentary debates.

        Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee's book, "Keeping the Faith: Memoirs of a

Parliamentarian", which was released by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.

        The Centre cleared for implementation the Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of

Adolescent Girls — known as ‘Sabla' — aimed at enhancing their nutritional and

economic status. The scheme will be run along with the Integrated Child Development

Services (ICDS) project in anganwadi centres in 200 select districts, targeting girls in the

age group 11-18.

        Senior IPS officer R K Medhekar will be the new Director General of elite commando

force -- National Security Guard. Medhekar, a 1975 batch officer of Kerala cadre,

currently serving as Special Director General of Border Security Force. He will take over

from 1972 batch IPS officer N P S Aulakh.

        Vineet Jain, Managing Director, The Times of India (TOI) Group, has been elected as the

new chairman of Press Trust of India (PTI), the leading news agency of India. Jain

succeeds Vjiay Kumar Chopra, Editor, Punjab Kesari Group.

        Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh launched the Green

Action for National Dandi Heritage Initiative(GANDHI) project in the historic coastal

village in south Gujarat. It was at Dandi that Mahatma Gandhi launched his salt

Satyagraha 80 years ago.

        The postal department released a stamp(of Rs.5) in Visakhapatnam to commemorate

the first death anniversary of the former chief minister late Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy.

Current Affairs July 2010(Short Answers)        Head of the Committee instituted by RBI to look into the interest rates and bank fees,

charges & services – M Damodaran.

        Which committee recommended 15-20% variable component in the salary package for

PSB employees, instituted by Finance minister – A K Khandelwal.

        RBI has revised the norms for __________ for giving loans to the housing and real estate

segment – Urban Cooperative Banks(UCBs).

        SEBI has announced that MF distributors and agents will now need a NISM certificate to

sell policies. What is the full form of NISM - National Institute of Securities Market.

        RBI has advised all banks to print IFSC on cheque leaves issued to customers. IFSC

stands for- Indian Financial System Code.

        India has emerged as the ___ most preferred destination for retailers in the world -39th.

        India’s first Anti-submarine warfare Corvette – INS Kamorta.

        _____ banks are recently allowed by the RBI to open ATM’s at places other than their

branches without prior approval – Urban Cooperative banks.

        National Florence Nightingale Award 2010 was given to – A P Subhadra.

        Government has fixed FRP of Sugarcane for the year 2010-11 at Rs. 139.12 per quintal.

FRP stands for - Fair and Remunerative Price.

        India’s trade deficit during 2009-10 - $102.1 billions.

        Asian Banker Achievement award given to – SBI.

        Who is the head of the committee for comprehensive review of National  Small Savings

Fund(NSSF) structure , interest rates, tenor and other administrative matters –Shyamala

Gopinath.

        ____ company offered  to provide cloud computing solutions t Rural Banks –Polaris.

        Chairman of RBI working group on BPLR on the basis of which Base Rate System is

slated to switch over by the banks – Deepak Mohanty.Posted by Varun Reddy at 17:58 6 comments Labels: Banking Sector, Cooperative Banks, Finance minister, Mutual Fund, RBI, Rural, SEBI

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Current Events in July 2010

Symbol of Indian Rupee:

The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the design, which includes both the Devnagiri

'Ra' and the Roman capital 'R' and has two parallel lines running at the top. The parallel

lines symbolize the equal to sign. With this India will join an elite group of countries (like the US

dollar, euro, British pound and Japanese yen) which have a distinct currency symbol. The symbol selected has

been designed by an Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay postgraduate D Udaya Kumar

and was selected from among five short listed symbols. Kumar, who will join the

Department of Design at IIT Guwahati on Friday, explained that the design is based on

the Indian Tricolour. His entry was chosen from 3,000 designs competing for the

currency symbol. He will get an award of Rs 2.5 lakh. All new notes will now bear the

symbol.

Events in the month of July 2010

1. First Country in Latin America to legalize same sex marriage – Argentina.

2. With which country India held the first ever “2+2 dialogue” to intensify counter terrorism and

anti-piracy cooperation – Japan.

3. Which country has agreed to supply Hawk pilot-trainer aircraft to India valued a about

700 million pounds($1.1 billion) – Britain.

4. The most popular Asian Destination – Taj Mahal.

5. According to the new International Multi Dimensional poverty Index (MPI), about

_______ of India’s population are poor – 645 million people.

6. Which state has banned the use of plastic carry bags all over the state – Rajasthan.

7. Who is the only cricketer to take 800 wickets in the history Test matches – Muttiah

Muralitharan.

8. The fourth Pakistani to be inducted formally into the ICC Cricket hall of fame –

Imran Khan.

9. Which team has regained the 63rd Rangaswamy Cup Senior National Men’s Hockey

Championship – Mumbai.

10. In the Q1 Review of Monetary Policy 2010-11, RBI has revised the GDP growth for

2010-11 from 8% to ____ - 8.5%.

11. With which Organization India signed the loan and credit agreement worth of

$268.15 million – World Bank.

12. The Best Public Sector Bank Award – Punjab National Bank.

13. To Whom the Lokmanya Tilak Award 2010 has been given for the contribution of

Politics – Sheila Dikshit.

14. Who is the new President of Poland – Bronislaw Komorowski.

15. Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Slovakia - Iveta Radicova.

16. Roza Otunbayeva has became the first ever woman head of which country in Central

Asia – Kyrgyzstan.

17. Who has been sworn in as Germany’s youngest and the tenth President – Christian

Wulff.

18. Who is the the New Chief Election Commissioner – Qureshi S Y.

19. Which country has became the World Number One in Latest FIFA Rankings – Spain.

20. Who is the new President of International Cricket Council – Sharad Pawar.Posted by Varun Reddy at 11:50 2 comments

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Current Affairs June 2010 - III        Delhi is set to get the country's first commercial waste-to-power plant of 16 MW capacity

that will convert one third of Capital's garbage into much-needed electricity for six lakh

homes.

        Finland has emerged as the most prosperous country in the world after an extensive

survey conducted by the Legatum Prosperity Index, which claims to be the world's only

global assessment of wealth and wellbeing. Switzerland, one of the world's most popular

tourist spots, grabbed the second slot in the index. Among 104 countries,India is ranked

at no. 45.

        Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal continued her rampaging form as she completed a

spectacular hat-trick of titles by clinching the Indonesia Open Super Series with a

straight-game triumph over Japan's Sayaka Sato in Jakarta. This was Saina's third

successive title, having won the Indian Open Grand Prix at home and the Singapore Open

Super Series Tournament.

        Russia launched the second of three stealth frigates for the Indian Navy under USD 1.6

billion deal inked in July 2006. The first of three Project 11356 (modified Krivak III)

frigates, named the Teg (Sword), was launched in last November. The third frigate,

Trikand (Bow) is due to be delivered in 2011-12. The new frigates, also known as Talwar

class, will be armed with eight BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles. They will be also

equipped with a 100-mm gun, a Shtil surface-to-air missile system, two Kashtan air-

defence gun/missile systems, two twin 533-mm torpedo launchers, and an antisubmarine

warfare (ASW) helicopter. Earlier, Russia's Baltiisky Zavod shipyard had built three

stealth frigates of the same class - INS Talwar, INS Trishul and INS Tabar.

        India extended the ban on import of milk and milk products from China for another six

months, according to the foreign trade office.

        The government restructured the existing 10-year-old village self-employment scheme on

the recommendations of various committees to rectify shortcomings pointed out by

studies. Under the new plan for the Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY), the

scheme has been renamed as National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) and it would

aim at reducing poverty through promotion of diversified and gainful self-employment

and skilled wage employment opportunities.

        An innovative programme of Gujarat government aimed at easy governance has won a

prestigious award instituted by the United Nations. The statewide Attention on

Grievances with Application of Technology (SWAGAT) programme has won the United

Nations Public Service Award (UNPSA).

        A 15-year-old title drought came to an end as India won the Asia Cup cricket tournament

after crushing defending champions Sri Lanka.

        American John Isner outlasted Frenchman Mahut to win 6-4 3-6 6-7 (7-9) 7-6 (7-3) 70-

68 in the longest match in history, taking 11 hours and five minutes over three days.

        The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has added island nation Tuvalu located in the

Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and Australia as its 187th member.

        India's leading industrialist Ratan Tata, Chairman of the Tata Group, has been conferred

the honorary degree of Doctor of Law for his role in producing the world's cheapest car

Nano.

        Sachin Tendulkar will be conferred Indian Air Force's honorary rank of Group Captain

and the star cricketer said he is proud to be associated with the "dynamic" IAF.

        New Zealand has acquired the distinction of being the world's most peaceful nation for

the second year running, according to the Global Peace Index.

        The G8 summit has agreed to provide a further $5bn (£3.3bn) over five years towards

improving the health of mothers and young children in the developing world.

        The World Bank said its total lending to India will touch $9.3 billion for the fiscal ending

June this year. The total expected lending this year includes $2.6 billion in interest-free

credit and $6.7 billion in the form of a long-term, low interest loan.

        Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily has announced National Litigation Policy to reduce

pendency and delay in cases which Central Government is a party. The policy aims at

reducing government litigation in courts so that the valuable court time is spent on

resolving other pending cases so as to achieve the goal in national legal mission to reduce

average pendency time from 15 years to 3 years.

        Myanmar’s dissident political leader Aung San Suu Kyi has become the first recipient of

the new Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Award for democracy instituted by the Pakistan

People’s Party in the memory of the slain former premier.

        The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has assured banks it will keep agriculture loans outside

the base rate ambit. The base rate guidelines, issued in April, had barred lending below

base rate, except for three categories: loans to banks’ own employees, loans against

deposits and small-ticket borrowers under the differential interest rate (DRI) scheme. The

addition of the fourth category means agriculture loans can also be priced below the base

rate.

        Freedom fighter and socialist leader Kanduri Charan Mallick died.3

        India on Friday expressed confidence to achieve trade target of 30 billion dollars with

Republic of Korea (ROK) by 2014.

Central Bank Of India PO GK Paper-2010

1. India has an agreement with which country regarding distribution of Indus river

water?

Ans : Pakistan

2. Which one of the following is an award given by UNO?

Ans: Kalinga Prize(UNESCO)

3. Which one of the following is associated with cricket?

Ans: No Ball

4. Which one of the following is a trophy associated with Hockey?

Ans: Rangaswamy cup.

5. Who won the Hockey world cup held in India this year?

Ans: Australia

6. Which one of the following is not related to Banking?

Ans: Radiation

7. The government has decided to provide new banking license. Which body

in Indiaissues license for banking?

Ans: RBI

8. Moorti Devi Award is given in the field of?

Ans: Literature

9. India recently applied for ___ billion SDR. SDR is associated with?

Ans: IMF

10. Surjit Patter is famous _____ poet?

Ans: Punjabi

11. Indira Gandhi Canal is in which state?

Ans: Rajasthan

12. What is the full form of NAV usually used by Mutual Fund companies?

Ans: Net Asset Value

13. What is RBI’s GDP growth prediction for the fiscal 2010-11?

Ans: 8%

14. 34th National Games will be held in which state?

Ans: Jharkhand

15. When is World Water Day celebrated?

Ans: 22nd March

16. Which of the following is used in nuclear reactor?

Ans: Uranium

17. Which company is not under defence ministry?

Ans: BHEL

18. India recently signed an agreement for supply of LNG with the country which is the

largest producer of LNG in the world?

Ans: Qatar

19. Which one of the following is a not a missile developed by India?

Ans: Pinaka (is a rocket launcher)

20. Which country is not on the list of high industrial production countries?

Ans: IRAN

21. Who is the director of the movie”Oye Lucky Lucky Oye”?

Ans: Dipankar Banerjee

22. USA recently passed a resolution for protection of nuclear assets throughout the

world. Which one of the following is an step taken by US in this regard?

Ans: Organized a nuclear security summit

23. The insurance by banks is better known as?

Ans: Bankassurance

24. Which one of the following is not related to finance?

Ans: Convergence(Don’t know exactly)

25. Sandra bullock has been awarded with Oscar in which category?

Ans: Best Actress.

26. RBI recently hiked the CRR by 25 basis point ?What will be the effect?

Ans: Banks have to deposit more money with RBI

27. ADAG companies were in news recently for making good profits. ADAG companies is

better known as?

Ans: Reliance Companies

28. Other than CO2 which gas found in water has become a threat to living beings?

Ans: Methane(found in sea and marshy areas)

29. Ajit Wadekar has been recently honored with?

Ans: None of these

30. Who is the head of 19th Law Commission?

Ans: PV Reddy

31. What is the definition of Mutual fund?

Ans: ?

32. Who is the writer of SOLE?

Ans: Rana Gupta

33. In ONGC OPL….OPL stands for?

Ans: Oil Prospecting License

34. Vinda Karindakar is a famous personality in the field of?

Ans: Literature

35. Commonwealth Games will be held in which country this year?

Ans: India

36. Plain vanilla currency option is associated with which instrument?

Ans: Forex(Don’t know exactly)

37. India recently decided to soften the FDI norms? Which body in India is the regulatory

body for FDI?

Ans: Finance Ministry (Not sure??)

38. Who won the National Women’s Football Cup 2010?

Ans: ?

39. What is the effect of increase in Repo Rate?

Ans:?

Posted by Varun Reddy at 20:10 21 comments Labels: Central Bank of India 2010 GK Paper, India, RBI

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Bank PO Interview Questions - 2010Corporation Bank Interview Experience(28-06-10) - I

        The list of Questions that were asked in the three Men Interview

        Tell me something about yourself apart from the details given in the Bio-Data

        Why do you want to join bank?

        What is Banking? How is it different from Saving Bank of Post Office?

        Difference between Karnataka and Jharkhand Economy? (as I am from Jharkhand)

        Today’s Headlines?

        Similarity between USA and India in-terms of Economy?

        How many bank exams have you appeared for?

        Do you know the costing of Civil Engineering?

        What are your hobbies?

        What is NEFT?

        What is the difference between million and a billion?

        What is the buzzing word of India’s economy?

        What action is the RBI taking? What is the final impact on the Economy?

Submitted by Alfred.

Corporation Bank Interview Experience – II

        You have done Chemical Engg and worked in RIL, then why do you want to join a bank?

        What do you know about Corporation Bank?

        What are the functions of RBI?

        Do you have any account in any bank. Which type of account and what is the interest

rate payable on it?

        What is the difference between Savings account and Current Account?

        What are your strengths and weaknesses?

        What is a debit card and what all can be done with it?

        What is your family background?

        Are you willing to work anywhere in India?

Allahabad Bank PO Interview Experience

        Tell me something about yourself?

        Why do you want to join a bank as you are a chemical engineer and worked in 2 good

companies?

        If in a rural branch in which you are posted, someone asks you for loan or money on

gunpoint what will you do?

        What is a Bank?

        What are various activities and functions in a bank?

        What is Distillation?

        What is Coal Tar?

        Your Hobby is reading Bhagavad gita. What do you read in it?

        Cite some slokas from Bhagvad Gita?

        How can you say that banking sector is fast growing?

Submitted by Karun Dhamija.Posted by Varun Reddy at 11:29 22 comments Labels: Allahabad Bank, Banking Sector, Corporation Bank, Experience, Interview, Interview Panel

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Current Affairs June - II 20101.      The economy is likely to grow around 8.5 per cent in the current fiscal if the country gets

a normal monsoon, Prime Minister's economic advisory council chairman C Rangarajan.

2.      Indians are the most eco-friendly people while Americans the least, according to a 17-

nation survey on consumers' progress towards environmentally sustainable consumption

patterns. India toped the Consumer Greendex, compiled by National Geographic which

studied 17,000 consumers in 17 countries. The rankings are Indians, Brazilians, Chinese,

Mexicans, Argentineans, Russians, Hungarians, South Koreans, Swedes, Spanish,

Australian, German, Japanese, British, French, Canadians and Americans.(June CA Part-

1)

3.      The Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) announced its huge dual listing

in Shanghai andHong Kong, which could be the world's largest-ever initial public

offering, says a media report. ABC, the biggest bank in China by customers, plans to sell

as many as 22.24 billion A shares in its IPO in Shanghai and another 25.4 billion shares

in Hong Kong.

4.      Israel will set up three centres of excellence to enhance productivity of fruits

inMaharashtra. The west Asian nation is also mulling setting-up a post-harvest college.

5.      Tamil Nadu Government launched an eco tourism policy which would facilitate

conservation and preservation of the state's natural resources.

6.      Justice Rao takes charge as chairperson of National Commission for Backward Classes.

7.      Yogesh Aggarwal Chairman & Managing Director of IDBI Bank has resigned following

his appointment as the Chairman of Pension Fund Regulatory and Development

Authority (PFRDA).

8.      Former Infosys co-chair Nandan Nilekani will head a committee that will recommend to

the finance ministry on how best to tap information technology for an effective tax

administration and financial governance system.

9.      Russia said it will share the enrichment and reprocessing (ENR) technology with Indiafor

production of nuclear fuel for atomic power plants in the country.

10. An Indian American science teacher is among the pedagogues nominated by US

President Barack Obama as a recipient of the prestigious Presidential Award for

Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Radhika Plakkot is among 103 Maths

and Science teachers who have been selected for this prestigious award from across the

country.

11. India's growth is expected to rise to nine percent in 2011 with South Asia poised to

become the second-fastest growing region after East Asia & Pacific, says the latest World

Bank update.

12. India has slipped to a low of 128 in the Global Peace Index ranking with the country

along with Pakistan and Sri Lanka experiencing more incidents of internal conflicts,

terrorism and human rights abuses. The only study to quantify global peacefulness, the

GPI is produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP).

13. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said that the government is in the process of setting

up 8 more income tax overseas units, including in the US and Britain, to facilitate

exchange of tax related information. At present, the government has one such unit

(ITOUs) each at the Indian mission in Singapore and Mauritius.

14. The French government says it's selling off 1,700 properties including chateaux, barracks

and Parisian mansions, in part to cut the country's heavy debt.

15. The government has a cash balance of around Rs 48,000 crore with the Reserve Bank

currently and will spend it gradually rather than at one go, three sources with direct

knowledge of the issue told Reuters.

16. Surging prices notwithstanding, the government has hiked the minimum support price of

pulses by up to Rs 700 to a maximum of Rs 3,170 a quintal but support for paddy has

been increased by a meager Rs 50 a quintal. 

17. India win gold medal in World Cup archery. The Indian trio of Rahul Banerjee, Mangal

Singh Champia and Jayanta Talukdar clinched the men's team recurve gold medal with a

218-214 win over the US in the final of the World Cup archery (Stage II)

in Antalya,Turkey.

18. Russian Grandmaster Dmitry Kokarev drew his final match to emerge as the winner in

the Mumbai Mayor's Cup International Open Chess tournament.

19. A British environmentalist (Roz Savage) has become the first woman to row alone across

the Pacific Ocean, receiving a rock star welcome in Papua New Guinea after finishing a

nearly 13,000-kilometre journey.

20. The US is home to about 1.6 million Indian origin people, making them the third-largest

immigrant group in the country after Mexicans and Filipino, a Washington-based think

tank has said.

21. The Cabinet approved the mid-term appraisal (MTA) of the Eleventh Five-Year Plan

(2007-12), which scaled down the average growth target of the economy to 8.1 per cent

from 9 per cent. The MTA will now be placed before the National Development Council

(NDC), the highest policy making body in the country headed by the Prime Minister.

22. A global effort to ban cluster bombs has gained the signatures of 106 countries, but 70

more have yet to sign on with only weeks to go before the ban goes into effect on Aug 1.

The United States is among those refusing to sign. The Pentagon considers cluster bombs

to be a key part of its defence strategy.

23. China is to impose new age limits on mountaineers seeking to climb in Tibet, authorities

said, after an American 13-year-old became the youngest person ever to scale Mount

Everest.

24. Justice Rekha Manharlal Doshit and Justice M Yusuf Eqbal were appointed as Chief

Justices of the Patna High Court and the Madras High Court respectively.

Sports Update - 2010FIFA World Cup 2010:

The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup that took lace in South Africa

from 11 June to 11 July 2010. The 2010 finals marked the first time a European nation

had won the tournament outside of its home continent, as well as the first time that two

different European teams had become world champions in succession.

Spain got their first ever FIFA world cup.

The 19 tournaments that have been contested have been won by eight different national teams. Brazil have won the World Cup a record five times, and they are the only team to have played in every tournament.

Titles by team so far:

Brazil – 5(1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)

Italy – 4(1934, 1938, 1982, 2006)

Germany – 3(1954, 1974, 1990)

Argentina – 2(1978, 1986)

Uruguay – 2(1930, 1950)

France – 1(1998)

England – 1(1966)

Spain – 1(2010)

Final Positions of 2010 FIFA World Cup:

Champions: Spain

Runner-up: Netherlands

Third place: Germany

Fourth place: Uruguay

Awards:

Golden Ball Winner(best player): Diego Forlan (Uruguay)

Golden Boot Winner(top goal scorer) & Best Young Player(best player under 21 years):

Thomas Mueller(Germany)

Golden Glove Winner(best goalkeeper): Iker Casillas(Spain)

FIFA Fair Play Award: Spain

Wimbledon Championship 2010:

The 2010 Wimbledon Championships took place in Wimbledon, London, UK.

Rafael Nadal won his second Wimbledon title against Tomas Berdych and his 8th Grand

Slam title.

Serena Williams won the ladies tennis Wimbledon 2010 final against the Russian Vera

Zvonareva and notched up her fourth Wimbledon win together with her 13th Grand Slam

title.

India's Leander Paes and Cara Black of Zimbabwe beat South African Wesley Moodie

and Lisa Raymond of the US to win the Wimbledon mixed doubles title. With this

victory, Paes surpassed his one-time doubles partner Mahesh Bhupathi in winning the

most Grand Slam titles for India. Paes now has six doubles and six mixed-doubles titles.

Bhupathi has 11 Grand Slam titles -- four doubles and seven mixed doubles titles.

List of 2010 winners:

 S.no                Winners            Runners

   1. Men’s Single Rafael Nadal(ESP) Tomas Berdych(CZE)

   2. Women’s Single Serena Williams(USA) Vera Zvonareva(RUS)

   3. Mixed Doubles Leander Paes (IND) /

Cara Black (ZIM) 

Wesley Moodie(RSA) /

Lisa Raymond(USA)

   4. Men’s Doubles Jurgen Melzer(AUT) /

Philipp Petzschner(GER)

Robert Lindstedt(SWE)/

Horia Tecau(ROU)

   5. Women’s Doubles Vania King(USA) /

Yaroslava Shvedova(KAZ)

Elena Vesnina(RUS)/

Vera Zvonareva(RUS)Posted by Varun Reddy at 10:07 4 comments Labels: 2010 FIFA World Cup, Diego Forlan, Mueller, Netherlands, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, South Africa, Spain, Wimbledon

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Quiz on General Knowledge 74 - 20101. Omar al-Bashir, the only world leader facing an international arrest warrant, was sworn

in as _______________?

a)President of Egypt b)Prime Minister of Sudan c)Prime Minister of Egypt

d)President of Sudan e)none

2. From which country India is buying C-17 Globemaster III strategic-lift aircraft to the

Indian Air Force (IAF) in a deal worth $5.8 billion?

a)US b)Israel c)Russia d)France e)none

3. Which of the following country has played the most number of One-day International

(ODI) matches?

a)Australia b)India c)England d)West Indies e)none

4. Which of the following ministry has announced a financial assistance of Rs 95 lakh for

about 19,000 rubber growers in the country during the current financial year?

a)Ministry of Commerce and Industry

b)Ministry of Agriculture

c)Ministry of Finance

d)Ministry of External Affairs

e)none

5. Who won the 2010 Abel Prize(often been described as the "mathematician's Nobel"

prize) presented annually by the King of Norway for his vast and lasting impact on the

theory of numbers?

a)Mikhail Gromov b)Jacques Tits c)John Tate d)Jean-Pierre Serre e)none

6. Which Country is planning to work with Rajasthan in cooperation with the local

authorities on issues like water quality and agriculture?

a)Israel b)UK c)Russia d)US e)none

7. Who has been appointed as the next head of the United Nations Framework

Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)?

a)Yvo de boer b)R K Pachauri c)Christiana Figueres d)Kofi Annan e)none

8. Fiscal deficit pegged at ____ percent of GDP during 2009-10?

a)6.0% b)6.6% c)6.9% d)6.3% e)none

9. According to the Worldwide Quality of Living survey 2010, which of the following city

placed best among Indian cities in the global list at 140th rank?

a)Delhi b)Mysore c)Bangalore d)Mumbai e)none

10. Who has been sworn in as President of Germany?

a)Angela Merkel b)Horst Kohler c)Johannes Rau d)Christian Wulff e)none

11. Which of the following state has come under President’s rule recently?

a)Uttarakhand b)Chhattisgarh c)Meghalaya d)Jharkhand e)none

12. Who is the Chairman of the committee formed by RBI to review the services rendered to

retail and small customers by banks and their Ombudsman scheme for addressing

grievances?

a)M Damodaran )M V Nair c)M S Sundar Rajan d)O P Bhatt e)none

13. Which state will host the International Literature festival?

a)Kerala b)Gujarat c)Rajasthan d)Andhra Pradesh e)none

14. Which Country is the World’s largest consumer of oil?

a)China b)India c)Russia d)Japan e)US

15. Who is the new chairman of the Indian Banks Association (IBA)?

a)M V Nair b)C S Reddy c)O P Bhatt d)Y V Reddy e)none

16. Mahinda Rajapaksa visited India and signed seven pacts to boost bilateral cooperation

across a range of areas, including security, power, railways and cultural exchange. He

was the _________?

a)Prime Minister of Srilanka

b)President of Maldives

c)Prime Minister of Malyasia

d)President of Srilanka

e)none

17. Who is the author of the book ‘Grandmother’s Tale’?

a)R K Laxman b)Salman Rushdie c)Arundhati Roy d)Shashi Tharoor e)R K

Narayan

18. Which state will provide free Education and books to students of classes I-VII in

government schools?

a)Tamilnadu b)Rajasthan c)Andhra Pradesh d)Gujarat e)none

19. Which of the following is the World’s biggest bank in terms of market capital and brand

value, compiled by brand directory?

a)Bank of America b)Citi Bank c)HSBC d)J P Morgan e)SBI

20. Which of the following term is not related to banking and finance?

a)Private Equity b)broker c)mortgage d)Annuity e)All are related Posted by Varun Reddy at 00:47 12 comments Labels: C-17 Globemaster III, Government, India, Indian Air Force, Ministry of External Affairs, Omar al-Bashir, Prime minister, Sudan

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June Current Affairs - 2010        India is expected to be the world's fastest growing economy by 2018, according to

Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the research arm of the Economist magazine.

        Encouraged by faster growth in trade between India and South Africa, industry body CII

forecast a $12-billion business by 2012 between the two nations.

        Currency notes are used for the bulk of transactions in the country, despite the growing

use of instruments like credit cards and electronic payments, RBI Regional Director

Surekha Marandi said.

        The UN Security Council has decided to pull out 2,000 troops from the Democratic

Republic of Congo (DRC) this year and fully withdraw its contingent in June 2011.

        China will soon launch its fourth orbiter into space as part of its indigenous satellite

navigation and positioning network known as 'Beidou'.

        Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said his government will invest Rs 36,000 crore in

programmes for providing basic services to urban poor and development of slums.

        Filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra will be honoured by the organisers of the Indian Film

Festival of London (IFFL) for his contribution to cinema during the event which will be

held in August.

        India and Seychelles signed an agreement to promote and protect each other's

investments on reciprocal basis to enhance bilateral economic ties.

        The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has granted $5 million to the Public Health

Foundation of India (PHFI) to strengthen the National Tobacco Control Programme in

Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh, over a three-year period.

        China is entering into a new and powerful form of relationship with Pakistan. It has

decided to allow Pakistan to participate in cross-border trade using the Chinese Yuan as

the base currency in dealing with the western Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

        The World Bank approved two projects worth USD 407 million to India, consisting of a

USD 300-million credit/loan for scaling up the Sustainable and Responsible

Microfinance Project and a USD 107-million loan to strengthen statistical data base.

        The MCD(Municipal Corporation of Delhi) claimed that it has become the first civic

body in the country to win carbon credit through its municipal solid waste compost plant

in Okhla area of south Delhi.

        China has emerged as the world's second biggest arms spender for the second

consecutive year after the US, splurging a whopping $100 billion despite the global

financial crisis, according to a Swedish think-tank. Latest figures released by the

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), also estimated that some 8,100

nuclear warheads were in operation worldwide in the US, Russia, China, Britain, France,

India, Pakistan and Israel. SIPRI said that around 2,000 nuclear warheads were still on

"high alert" or ready to be launched within minutes.

        Prominent taxonomists V Jayachandran Nair and Ramakrishna have bagged the

Environment Ministry's prestigious E K Janki Ammal award for plant and animal

taxonomy.

        The Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) announced its huge dual listing in Shanghai and

Hong Kong, which could be the world's largest-ever initial public offering, says a media

report. ABC, the biggest bank in China by customers, plans to sell as many as 22.24

billion A shares in its IPO in Shanghai and another 25.4 billion shares in Hong Kong.

        Former President and distinguished scientist Dr A P J Abdul Kalam said, India would be

a developed country by 2020 with the support of science.