Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Bank Preparation related material

IBPS PO GA Questions(26-10-2013) - Evening Session

1. IBSA full form -- India Brazil South Africa
2. Which bank has HQ in Bangalore -- Vijaya Bank
3. MSF rate 9.5 has decreased to how much on 07/10/2013 -- 9
4. Director of movie Lunchbox -- Ratish Batra
5. International Child Peace Prize -- Malala Yousafzai
6. 1st CYBER FORENSIC LAB will be in which state -- Tripura
7. DICGC insured how much money -- 1 lakh
8. New DG of WTO -- Roberto Azevedo
9. Life of Pie novel writer -- Yann Martel
10. Duration of 12th year plan -- 2012-17
11. Gujar Mal Modi Award 2013 -- Vinod Prakash Sharma
12. Limit of educational loans under priority sector for abroad -- 20 Lakh
13. Which tennis player has retired in 14 august 2013 -- Marion Bartoli
14. According to 2004, Senior citizens can invest upto -- 15 Lakh
15. GDP Growth rate of India as per Central Statistics Office (CSO) for 2013?
16. Trade deficit was how much low as on september?
17. CRR condition related to 95%
18. According to 2011 census which state has highest Rural Population -- Uttar Pradesh (15.51 crore- 18.16% of India's Rural Population)
19. Full form of CDS -- Credit Default Swap
20. Fairfax group head which brought blackberry -- Prem Valsa
21. Aadhaar Bill name -- UIDAI bill
22. Which option will be provided to voters by Election Commission in upcoming elections as per the directives of Supreme Court -- Option to Reject All(NOTA)
23. Which Indian actor is/has been selected for a US award for his television show by the America Abroad Media (AAM) -- Aamir Khan for Satyameva Jayathe
24. DAX is the Stock Market index of which country -- Germany
25. NEFT maximum limit -- No Limit
26. One Question on core banking solution?
27. Question related to Deep discount bond feature
28. One question on Prithvi-2
29. One question on NBFC
30. One question on Truncated cheques
31. Related to Currency Swap Arrrangement b/w India and Japan
32. Record made by Indian Women players by winning bronze medal for the first time in which sport event recently -- Hockey
33. Which of the following is not an Android OS?
34. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana is provided with how much money for the year 2013-14 -- 9954crores

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Question Asked in PO-3 26-oct 2013 (morning shift)
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1) Which of the following movie nominated for Oscar award?
2) Who among the following is chairman FMC (Forward Markets Commission)?
3) What is the name of food grain scheme of himanchal pradesh?
4) Which of the following is the GAAR implementation date?
5) What is the name of new PM of iran ?
6) Who among the following is the new chairman of SBI?
7) Who among the following is the new chairman of AADHAR?
8.)Fullform of NOFHC??
9) Indis’s place in global competitive list by WEF?
10) Which of the following is the population growth rate (2001-2011)?
11) One question related with MSF.
12) Graphic biography on of whom released by amar chitra kotha -Dhyan Chand
13) Bank rate
14) Raghuram Rajan book name.-- Fault lines
15) Which of the following Bank open 15000 branches.
16) Which of the following country in BRICS?
17) Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award.
18) One question related to INS VIKRANT.
19) Pullea Gopichand related to which game?
20) Maharashtra state launches 'Manodhairya' scheme for whom? For rape victims
21) What is the Maximum limit in prority sector by public sec? 40 %
22) According to MSMED Act 2006,maximum limit in services is 5 crore .what is minimum limit for medium enterprises?
23) First women chief information commissioner
24) Sundarban located in which state - West Bengal
25) Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards(From India).-The Good road



Who's Who (Business)
Mr. Cyrus Mistry---------- Chairman Tata Sons
Mr. Mukesh Ambani----- Chairman Relience Industries
Mr. Lakshmi Mittal------- Chairman Mittal Arcelor Steels
Ms. Kiran Majumdar------ Chairman Biocon
Ms. Chanda Kochhar---- Managing Director & CEO ICICI Bank
Mr. Shiv Nadar--------- Chairman HCL Technologies
Mr. Naresh Goyal------- Chairman Jet Airways
Mr. Sunil Mittal---------- Chairman Bharati Group
Ms. Indira Nooye-------- CEO Pepsico
Shikha Sharma---------- MD, CEO Axis Bank
S. D. Shibulal------------ CEO and Managing Director Infosys
Azim H. Premji---------- Chairman Wipro
Mr. Vineet Nayyar------- Chairman of Mahindra Satyam
Mr. Rohit Nandan------- Chairman & Managing Director of Air India
Mr. K. V. Kamath---------Chairman ICICI Bank
Mr. C. M. Vasudev------ Chairman, HDFC Bank
Mr. Pratip Chaudhuri--- Chairman of State Bank of India (SBI)
Mark Zuckerberg------- CEO Facebook
Narayan Murthi---------- Founder & Chairman of Infosys
Steve Jobs-------------- Founder of Apple Company
Mr. Vijay Maliya-------- Chairman of UB Group and Kingfisher Airlines
Mr. Sunil Mittal---------- Founder of Airtel (Telecom Service Provider in India)
Mr. Kumaramangalam Birla--- Chairman of Aditya Birla Group of Company
Mr. Anand Mahindra--------- Chairman, Mahindra & Mahindra Group
Mr. Warren Buffett----------- Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway
Rajan Bharti Mittal---------- President of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) India
Dr. Arup Roy Choudhury------------Chairman NTPC Mittu Chandilya CEO, Air Asia India.....
John Biswal The Youth Inspirer


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Some Important Portals & their Founders
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1. Google — Larry Page & Sergey Brin
2. Facebook— Mark Zuckerberg
3. Yahoo— David Filo & Jerry Yang
4. Twitter— Jack Dorsey & Dick Costolo
5. Internet— Tim Berners Lee
6. Linkdin— Reid Hoffman, Allen Blue& Koonstantin Guericke
7. Email— Shiva Ayyadurai
8. Gtalk— Richard Wah kan
9. Whats up — Laurel Kirtz
10. Hotmail— Sabeer Bhatia
11. Orkut— Buyukkokten
12. Wikipedia— Jimmy Wales
13. You tube— Steve Chen, Chad Hurley & JawedKarim
14. Rediffmail— Ajit Balakrishnan
15. Nimbuzz— Martin Smink & Evert Jaap Lugt
16. Myspace— Chris Dewolfe & Tom Anderson
17. Ibibo — Ashish Kashyap
18. OLX— Alec Oxenford & Fabrice Grinda
19. Skype— Niklas Zennstrom,Janus Friis & Reid Hoffman
20. Opera— Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner & Geir lvarsoy
21. Mozilla Firefox— Dave Hyatt & Blake Ross
22. Blogger— Evan Willam Belli



LIST OF IMPORTANT AWARDS
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(Important for po/clerk entrance exam:)

1. Man Booker Prize 2013 -
Eleanor Catton (for The Luminaries)

2. Man Booker International Prize -
Lydia Davis

3. Asia Pacific International Award -
Dr. Mujeeb Athar

4. Cecil B Demile Award -
Woody Allen

5. Champion for Global Change Award 2013 -
Malala Yousafzai

6. First Mahathir Award for Global Peace -
Nelson Mandela

7. German Whistleblower Prize 2013 -
Edward Snowden

8. Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival-
Sacro GRA (Italy)

9. Grand Prize at Cuba's International Radio and Telivision
Festival - Baraksat (Lebanese Documentary)

10. IMPAC Dublin Literary Award -
Kevin Barry

11. INDEX Design Award -
Kavitha Shukla

12. ISRO Young Scientist Award -
Jenita Mary

13. Jnanpith Award 2012 -
Ravuri Bharadhwaja

14. Knighthood, which is the highest honour of Britain -
Anish Kapoor (sculptor).

15. Lata Mangeshkar Samman Alankaran -
Hariharan

16. 'Legend of Planet' award -
Bindeshwar Pathak (Sulabh movement founder)

17. Library of Congress Gershwin Award -
Carole King (first woman)

18. National Literacy Award -
Chattisgarh

19. NSS Wernher von Braun MemorialAward -
Abdul Kalam

20. NTR National Literary Award -
Manoj Das

21. Sree Narayan Guru Global Secular & Peace Award 2013 -
Shashi Tharoor

22. Presidential medal of freedom -
Dr. Sally Ride

23. Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 2013 -
Adam Johnson (for the novel “The Orphan Master’s son”)

24. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna -
Ranjan Sodhi

25. Saraswati Samman (2013) –
Sugathakumari

26. Skoch Group Award -
Jharkhand

27. Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony -
Zubin Mehta

28. Tagore Peace Prize -
Shihab Ghanem (first Arab)

29. The Simón Bolívar National Award of Journalism 2013 -
Hugo Chavez (late Venezuelan President )

30. U. N. Champions of the Earth Award -
V. Ramanathan

31. UEFA Best Player in Europe Award-
Franck Ribéry

32. UN’s Public Service Award -
Omen Chandi (Kerala CM)

33. Unique Female Leader Award -
Madeleine Albrite (former US Secratary)

34. United Nation's Public Service Award -
Oommen Chandy (Chief Minister of Kerala).

35. US "woman of courage" award -
Nirbhaya (Dehli gang rape victim)

36. Vyas Samman (2012) –
Narendra Kohli

37. Whitley award (Green Oscar) -
Dr. Aparajita Datta

38. Women’s Prize for Fiction -
AM Homes (for her book, May We Be Forgiven)

39. Youngest Indian to scale theMount Everest -
Raghav Joneja

40. ParliamentarianAwards - 2012 -
Sharad Yadav
Alll 40 General Awareness Questions of IBPS PO Exam : held on 19-10-2013 (Morning Shift)
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1) CCTV- close circuit television
2) 28th member of EU- cros
3) Australian PM- Tony Abratt
4) Federal Bank Head- syam srinivasan
5) T20 related to cricket.
6) Tagore award- jubin mehta edited by javed adeeb
7) Largest Producer of GOLD-china
bank rate on 20 September 2013--- 9.5%
9) full form of SLR- statutory liquidity ratio
10) national award for wholesome entertainment- Vicky donor
11) who has never been MP- amitab bacchan
12) Limit of Micro Enterprise as per MSME act 2006- 25 lakh.....
13) Corporate Debt Limit- 25bn $
14) serfeisi act related to: NPA of banks. And it comes in year 2002.
15) the low land writer.-jumpa lehari (nominated for man booker)
16) mouse man name who died-douglas
17) MICR full form-magnetic ink character recognition
18) MNEREGA-150days(drought area)
19) BSBDA minimum amount-zero
20) IMEI number related to?
21) ROSHNI scheme?
22) Loan limit for housing to a person in metropolitan city
23) who keeps all credit information of persons(CIBIL)
24) which among below a microprocessor manufacturing company(options-intel,microsoft etc)
25) name of tablet made by microsoft(i think "surface")
26) where is national institute of sports
27) Two question from union budget
28) Two question from union budget
29) About "aam admi bima yogana"
30) Transfer & withdrawl limit in BSBDA account
31) what is the main thing focoused in raghuram rajans recent RBI monitary policy
32) Target fiscal defecit of govt in FY 2013-14
33) Who among following are major applicant in new banking license(option-tatason,mahindraetc)
34) which of the following not considered as proof of identity while opening account inbank(options-passport,electicity bill,adhar card,pan card,driving license)
35) Rastra bhasa Award Given By RBI ,
36) Basic Saving Bank Deposit Scheme For elderly People and Student Living Outside theirNative Home- Maximum Limit in the Account Per Month- Answer IS 25000 RS and 10000 can
be transacted at once.
37) SindhuRakshak Made BY—Russia
38) Humming Bird Algo- Made BY Google
39) Brach On Wheels- ICICI
40) BRICS initial Fund for setting Up capital- 100 million $,sharing
IBPS PO Exam Evening Shift Questions- Exam held on 19.10.2013

1. Who is the new president of Pakistan?- Mamnoon Hussain
2. Geeta Phogat is related to which game?- Wrestling
3. Full form of IFSC?- Indian Financial System Code
4. What is the current SLR?- 23%(w.e.f. 11/08/2012)
5. BTM stands for?- Business Transaction Management
6. Name the Prime Minister of Bhutan?- Tshering Tobgay
7. Name the Bengali film Director who died recently?- Rituparno Ghosh
8. Which program has been changed to new name "swarnajyanti rojgar yojna"?
9. One questions related to Janpith award
10. Banking Ombudsman issued by?
11. Which country will be hosting the 2020 Olympic Games?- Japan
12. RBI is going to issue plastic note of ________ rupees (Options: 10,100,5,20 i think)
13. Among BSE and NIFTY which has been established first in India?
14. Film and Television Institute of India is situated at?-Pune
15. Name the chemical used in Syria attack?-
16. Where is the head quarters of Bharathiya Mahila Bank, the first all women bank in India?- New Delhi
17. Prime Minister's key economic adviser C Rangarajan lowered the growth forecast for the current fiscal to ......... per cent?- 5.3%
18. One Question related to Medium industry
19. Current Marginal Standing Facility (MSF)?- 9.5 per cent
20. Relating to Insight Trading...
21. BSBDA limit?
22. RIDF maintained by?-NABARD
23. what is FACTORING?
24. Food security bill how much percent people benefited - 67%
25. Who won Janpith award 2012?- Ravuri Bhardwaj
26. NOKIA was recently acquired by? - MICROSOFT
27. PMEAC report india's growth rate ?
Latest Current affairs questions 2013 (78 Questions With Answers)
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1. Who is the winner of Australian Open 2013 Women's title ?
Answer: Victoria Azarenka

2. Who is the winner of Australian Open 2013 men's title ?
Answer: Novak Djokovic

Did you know who are the winners of Australian Open 2012 ?

3. Who is the chief guest of 2013 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas ?
Answer: Rajkeswur Purryag, President of Mauritius (Held in Kochi)

4. Who is the chief guest of republic day 2013 ?
Answer: Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, King of Bhutan

5. Who is first female President of South Korea ?
Answer: Park Guen-hye

6. Who is the first female Chief Justice of Sri Lanka ?
Answer: Shirani Bandaranayake (recently impeached)

7. Who is the winner of DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2013 ?
Answer: Jeet Thayil (book - Narcopolis)

8. Which is the Longest Railway Tunnel in India?
Answer: Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel (Banihal railway tunnel)

9. Where did the World Economic Forum annual meeting held ?
Answer: Davos, Switzerland

10. Who has been conferred won Keerthi Chakra (the second highest among peace time gallantry awards of the country) ?
Answer: Major Anoop Joseph

11.Which Indian scientist conferred with China's top science award?
Answer: CNR Rao

12. Who is the winner of Ranji Trophy 2012-2013 ?
Answer: Mumbai

13. Which country recently test fired Hatf-9 (Nasr) missile ?
Answer: Pakistan

14. Who is the new Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi ?
Answer: Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty

15. Who is the new President of Sahitya Akademi ?
Answer: Dr. Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari

16. Who is appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations ?
Answer: Asoke Kumar Mukerji

17. Who is the worlds oldest Marathon runner ?
Answer: Fauja Singh

OSCAR Winners 2013 (85th Academy Awards Winners)
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17. Which film won this year's Best Picture Oscar ?
Answer: Argo

18. Which actor won this year's Best Actor (in a Leading Role) Oscar ?
Answer: Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln)

19. Which actress won this year's Best Actress (in a Leading Role) Oscar ?
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Answer: Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook)

20. Who won this year's Best Director Oscar ?
Answer: Ang Lee (Life of Pi)

21. Who is the first person to win Best Actor Oscar thrice ?
Answer: Daniel Day-Lewis

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22. What is the theme of 2013 International Women’s Day (march ?
Answer: A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women

23. New Governor of Nagaland ?
Answer: Ashwani Kumar

24. New Governor of Kerala ?
Answer: Nikhil Kumar

25. New Governor of Odisha ?
Answer: S C Jamir

26. Who is the new President of Kenya ?
Answer: Uhuru Kenyatta

27. Who is the new PM ( Premier of the People's Republic of China) of China ?
Answer: Li Keqiang

28. Who is the new Pope?
Answer: Pope Francis

29. What is the name of India's first regional navigational satellite ?
Answer: IRNSS-1

30. Who scored fastest hundred on debut in test cricket ?
Answer: Shikhar Dhawan

31. Where is India's first all women post office inaugurated on women's day ?
Answer: Delhi

32. What is the theme of 2013 world water day (march 22) ?
Answer: Water Cooperation

33. Which year is declared by UN as International Year of Water Cooperation ?
Answer: 2013

34. Who is the winner of 2013 miss India ?
answer: Navneet Kaur Dhillon
current affairs miss india 2013

35. who is the winner of 2013 Saraswati Samman ?
Answer: Sugathakumari (Manalezhuthu)

36. Who is recently reelected as IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) Director general ?
Answer: Yukiya Amano

37. Who is the new Prime Minister of Nepal ?
Answer: Khil Raj Regmi

38. Who is the first female Prime minister of UK who recently passed away ?
Answer: Margaret Thatcher

39. Who is the new pm of North Korea ?
Answer: Pak Pong-ju

40. Who is the new venezuela president ?
Answer: Nicolas Maduro

41. Who is the new president of Bangladesh ?
Answer: Abdul Hamid

42. What is the theme of 2013 World Earth day (April 22) ?
Answer: The face of climate change

43. Who is the new Governor of Jammu and Kashmir ?
answer: Narinder Nath Vohra

44. Who is the new president of ADB (Asian Development Bank) ?
Answer: Takehiko Nakao

45. Who is the new prime minister of Italy ?
Answer: Enrico Letta

46. Who is the first woman speaker of Bangladesh ?
Answer: Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury

47. Who is the new Comptroller and Auditor General of India ?
Answer: Shashi Kant Sharma

48. Who is the first Indian amputee to scale Everest ?
Answer: Arunima Sinha

49. Who is the first Pakistani women to scale the Everest ?
Answer: Samina Baig

50. Who is the first US women in space ?
Answer: Sally Ride (Recently she won highest civilian honour of USA, Presidential medal of Freedom)

51. What is the theme of 2013 International Biological diversity Day (May 22) ?
Answer: Water and Biodiversity

52. Who is the winner of 2013 Man Booker International Prize ?
Answer: Lydia Davis

53. What is the theme of 2013 World No- Tobacco Day ( May 31 ) ?
Answer: Ban tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship

54. Who is the new Director General of DRDO ?
Answer: Avinash Chander

55. Who is the new prime minister of Pakistan ?
Answer: Nawaz Sharif

56. Who were the first twins to scale mount Everest ?
Answer: Tashi and Nancy Malik

57. What is the theme of 2013 World Environment Day (June 5) ?
Answer: Think, Eat, Save

58. Who won the 2013 Templeton Prize ?
Answer: Desmond Tutu

gk sports59. Who is the longest serving defence minister in India ?
Answer: A.K Antony

60. Who is the winner of 2013 French open women's title ?
Answer: Serena Williams

61. Who is the winner of 2013 French open men's title ?
Answer: Rafael Nadal
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62. Who is the new prime minister of Australia ?
Answer: Kevin Rudd

63. Who is the present chief justice of India ?
answer: P Sathasivam

64. Which is the first smoke free state of India ?
Answer: Himachal Pradesh

65. Which is India's first navigational satellite ?
Answer: IRNSS-1A

* 66. Who is the present foreign secretary of India ?
answer: Sujata Singh

* 67. Who won 2013 Wimbledon Men's Title ?
Answer: Andy Murray

* 68. Who won 2013 Wimbledon Women's Title ?
Answer: Marion Bartoli

* 69. what is the theme of 2013 World population day (July 11)?
Answer: Adolescent pregnancy with an aspiration of safe childbirth and that each pregnancy is wanted

*70. Who is the Recently elected Miss world 2013 ?

Answer: Megan Young (Miss Philippines)

*71. Who will represent India in Miss Universe 2013?
answer : Mansi Moghe(Miss Diva 2013)

2013 Nobel prize
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* 72) Winner of 2013 Nobel prize in physics ?
Answer: François Englert and Peter W. Higgs

*73) winner of 2013 chemistry Nobel prize ?
Answer: Martin Karplus , Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel

*74) 2013 Nobel Prize for Literature Winner
Answer: Alice Munro

*75) 2013 Nobel Peace Prize winner
Answer: Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

*76)winner of 2013 Nobel prize for Medicine ?
Answer: James E. Rothman, Randy W. Schekman
and Thomas C. Sudhof.

*77) Cyclone Phailin is expected to hit which indian state ?
Answer: Odisha

*78) Current ADB President ?
Answer:Takehiko Nakao.
50 General Awareness Questions Asked in IBPS PO Exam Dated 20th Oct, 2013 (With Answers)
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1. Which is the rate that RBI changes in this 20 September: Bank Rate

2. RTGS me minimum transaction: The minimum amount to be remitted through RTGS is 2 lakh. There is no upper ceiling for RTGS transactions

3. Pension given to those people who are suffered from Muzaffarnagar riots come under which scheme? – The pension, which would be anywhere between Rs 400 and Rs 500, would be given under the Rani Laxmi Bai Pension Scheme,

4. Who directed the bollywood film Satyagraha? – Prakash Jha

5. The limit of Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme (RGESS) hiked to? – Rs. 12 Lakh per year

6. ATM wrong deduction to be refunded within?

7. Which of the following bank doesn’t have it’s head office in Kolkata? – IOB

8. Which country becomes the 28th member of EU? – Croatia

9. When RBI wants to absorb liquidity from market increase reverse repo, decrease repo or increase crr: Increase Reverse REPO Rate

10. Committee on Gold – KUB Rao committee

11. Which book is not written by Chetan Bhagat – two people

12. Who becomes the first Indian-origin Miss America 2013? – Nina Davuluri

13. GDP Growth Forecast by CSO for 2013-14?- 5.3%

14. The name of the airline venture float by TATA and Singapore Airlines? – Tata SIA Airlines Ltd

15. Which is the Most Important Stock Exchange in the World – NYSE/ Nasdaq

16. Which award given to Finance Minister P Chidambaram by – Business Reformer Award

17. Balance Sheet indicates what? company's assets

18. Which award given to Finance Minister P Chidambaram by – Business Reformer Award

19. G20 Summit 2013 Venue — Saint Petersburg, Russia

20. Infosys launches new version of banking solution — Finacle11

21. R. Sodhi related to which sports? Shooting

22. MacMohan Line between which countries – India and China

23. Who developed rupee symbol – Udaya Kumar

24. Ceo of apple inc.? Timothy D. Cook

25. FCNR(B) interest rate?

26. REER full form? Real Effective Exchange Rate

27. Bhag Milka Bhag actor? Farhaan Akhtar

28. CEO of Women Bank: Usha Ananthasubramanian

29. Full form of EASIEST — Electronic Accounting System in Excise and Service Tax

30. ATM without the label of any bank: White label ATM

31. Capital of Lebanon: Beirut

32. Information technology Act in which year? Information Technology Act 2000 (also known as ITA-2000)

33. IFSC Code is needed in: Online or Net Banking Transaction

34. Who is the first Indian to win shooting completion in world championship –Rahi Sarnobat

35. 726 MW ONGC power project in which North-Eastern state — Tripura

36. The 78-year-old RBI history book released by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ‘RBI History — Looking Back and Looking Ahead’

37. Mandatory for companies to spend at least 2% of net profits on-CSR

38. If a NRI wants to deal in indian market ,he can do so by (participatory notes)

39. Adjustments done by centarl bank of a country to control money is called? monetary policy

40. Who is the richest Indian in world 6 times continuously: Mukesh Ambani

41. International Women’s day? : 8 March

42. GAAR?: General Anti-Avoidance Rule

43. SAFTA? South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA)

44. Zimbabwe President: Robert G.Muagabe

45. The process of making blackmoney white(money laundering)

46. Hassan rouhani is the PM of? President of Iran

47. Wheat ,Bajra comes under : kharif crop

48. New Director General of CPRF – Dilip Trivedi

49. HC of WTO?: Geneva

50. Import duty on gold – 15%
Who's Who (Business)
Mr. Cyrus Mistry---------- Chairman Tata Sons
Mr. Mukesh Ambani----- Chairman Relience Industries
Mr. Lakshmi Mittal------- Chairman Mittal Arcelor Steels
Ms. Kiran Majumdar------ Chairman Biocon
Ms. Chanda Kochhar---- Managing Director & CEO ICICI Bank
Mr. Shiv Nadar--------- Chairman HCL Technologies
Mr. Naresh Goyal------- Chairman Jet Airways
Mr. Sunil Mittal---------- Chairman Bharati Group
Ms. Indira Nooye-------- CEO Pepsico
Shikha Sharma---------- MD, CEO Axis Bank
S. D. Shibulal------------ CEO and Managing Director Infosys
Azim H. Premji---------- Chairman Wipro
Mr. Vineet Nayyar------- Chairman of Mahindra Satyam
Mr. Rohit Nandan------- Chairman & Managing Director of Air India
Mr. K. V. Kamath---------Chairman ICICI Bank
Mr. C. M. Vasudev------ Chairman, HDFC Bank
Mr. Pratip Chaudhuri--- Chairman of State Bank of India (SBI)
Mark Zuckerberg------- CEO Facebook
Narayan Murthi---------- Founder & Chairman of Infosys
Steve Jobs-------------- Founder of Apple Company
Mr. Vijay Maliya-------- Chairman of UB Group and Kingfisher Airlines
Mr. Sunil Mittal---------- Founder of Airtel (Telecom Service Provider in India)
Mr. Kumaramangalam Birla--- Chairman of Aditya Birla Group of Company
Mr. Anand Mahindra--------- Chairman, Mahindra & Mahindra Group
Mr. Warren Buffett----------- Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway
Rajan Bharti Mittal---------- President of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) India
Dr. Arup Roy Choudhury------------Chairman NTPC Mittu Chandilya CEO, Air Asia India.....
John Biswal The Youth Inspirer




ABBREVIATION IN NEWS

1. BSBDA - Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account
2. FCNR(B) - Foreign Currency Non-Resident Bank
3. TARC - Tax Administration Reform Commission
4. ITEs: Intra-Group Transactions and Exposures
5. LCR: Liquidity Coverage Ratio
6. NSFR: Net Stable Funding Ratio
7. LRMT: Liquidity risk monitoring tools
8. CBS: Core Banking Solution
9. DEAF: Depositor Education and Awareness Fund
10. CRAR: Capital to Risk-weighted Assets Ratio
11. External Commercial Borrowings (ECB)
12. SWIFT: Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication
13. FSLRC: Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission
14. MIBOR: Mumbai Inter-Bank Offer Rate
15. LIBOR: London Inter-Bank Offer Rate
16. LAF – Liquidity Adjustment Facility
17. GIRO - Government Internal Revenue Order
18. EEFC - Exchange Earner's Foreign Currency
19. FRBMA: Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act
20. ALM- Asset Liability Management
21. AMFI- Association of Mutual Fund in India.
22. TIEA – Tax Information exchange Agreement
23. CAR – Cash Adequacy Ratio
24. CCEA – Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
25. CECA - Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement
26. CEPA – Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
27. DTAA – Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement
28. DTC – Direct Tax Code
29. ECBs - External Commercial Borrowings
30. EEFC - Exchange Earner's Foreign Currency
31. EFSF – European Financial Stability Facility
32. FEMA- Foreign Exchange Management Act
33. FII – Foreign Institutional Investor.
34. FINO- Financial Inclusion Network Operation
35. FIPB – Foreign Investment Promotion board
36. FSLRC – Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission
37. FTA- Free trade agreement
38. GAAR - General anti avoidance rule
39. GSLV - Geo-Synchronous Launch Vehicle
40. MSF-Marginal Standing Facility
41. NBFC-Non Banking Finance Companies
42. NCTC - National Counter-Terrorism Centre
43. NEFT - National Electronic Funds Transfer
44. NSG – Nuclear Suppliers Group
45. PPP – Public Private Partnership & Purchasing Power parity
46. PSLV – Polar Satellite Launch vehicle
47. RTGS - Real Time Gross Settlement
48. SLR-Statutory Liquidity Ratio
49. TAPI - Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India.
50. QFI -Qualified Foreign Investors
51. VVPAT -'Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail'
52. Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA)

Basic General Knowledge 1

Basic General Knowledge

1.
The world smallest country is

  • A. Canada
  • B. Russia
  • C. Maldives
  • D. Vatican City

2.
The first Indian Satellite was

  • A. Columbia
  • B. Bhaskara
  • C. Aryabhatta
  • D. Rohinh

3.
The brighest planet is

  • A. Mars
  • B. Mercury
  • C. Neptune
  • D. Venus

4.
Satellite launching station is

  • A. Pune
  • B. Trombay
  • C. Sriharikota
  • D. Thumba

5.
The planet nearest to the Sun is

  • A. Venus
  • B. Mercury
  • C. Jupiter
  • D. Saturn
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6.
 D.D.T. was invented by

  • A. Mosley
  • B. Rudeolf
  • C. Karl Benz
  • D. Dalton

7.
 Which is considered as the biggest port of India?

  • A. Kolkata
  • B. Cochin
  • C. Chennai
  • D. Mumbai

8.
The gas used for making vegetables is

  • A. Oxygen
  • B. Carbon dioxide
  • C. Hydrogen
  • D. Nitrogen

9.
 The chief ore of Aluminium is

  • A. Iron
  • B. Cryolite
  • C. Bauxite
  • D. Haematite

10.
Sharavati projects is in

  • A. Orissa
  • B. Kerala
  • C. Andhra Pradesh
  • D. Karnataka
11.
The largest fresh water lake in India is

  • A. Pulicat Lake
  • B. Veeranam Lake
  • C. Chilka Lake
  • D. Kolleru Lake

12.
Name the Governor General who abolished sati in 1829

  • A. Lord Clive
  • B. Lord Curzon
  • C. Lord William Bentinck
  • D. Lord Dalhousie

13.
The chemical name of Chloroform is

  • A. Sulphuric acid
  • B. Sodium Chloride
  • C. Sodium Carbonate
  • D. Trichloromethane

14.
The largest river in India is

  • A. Yamuna
  • B. Kaveri
  • C. Ganga
  • D. Bramaputra

15.
Country that was called as Land of Rising Sun

  • A. Russia
  • B. Japan
  • C. Korea
  • D. Holland
16.
Pink city in India is

  • A. Mysore
  • B. Karnataka
  • C. Hyderabad
  • D. Jaipur


18.
 Deficiency of Iron leads to

  • A. Rickets
  • B. Malaria
  • C. Dental Cavity
  • D. Anaemia

19.
 The state which has desert in India is

  • A. Rajasthan
  • B. Punjab
  • C. Uttar Pradesh
  • D. Madhya Pradesh

20.
 The headquarters of the coffee board of India is

  • A. Mysore
  • B. Kolkata
  • C. Bangalore
  • D. Cochin
21.
The Hindustan Shipyard is located at

  • A. Chennai
  • B. Mumbai
  • C. Vishakapatnam
  • D. Mangalore

22.
Punjab is famous for

  • A. Nylon textile
  • B. Silk textile
  • C. Woolen textile
  • D. Cotton textile

23.
 The oldest literary work available in Tamil was

  • A. Silappadikaram
  • B. Tholkappiyam
  • C. Thirukkural
  • D. Manimegalai

24.
 Which city is famous for Cotton Industry in TamilNadu

  • A. Coimbatore
  • B. Trichy
  • C. Madurai
  • D. Chennai

25.
 The state that has the largest number of Cotton textile mills

  • A. Maharashtra
  • B. Andhra Pradesh
  • C. Madhya Pradesh
  • D. Gujarat
26.
The hottest planet in the solar system

  • A. Earth
  • B. Venus
  • C. Mars
  • D. Jupiter

27.
 The first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress


28.
 “One People, One State, One leader” was the policy of

  • A. Stalin
  • B. Hitler
  • C. Lenin
  • D. Mussolin

29. 
The river that flows through Delhi is

  • A. Ganges
  • B. Indus
  • C. Yamuna
  • D. Narmada

30.
 Name the plant important in sericulture

  • A. Pea
  • B. Legumes
  • C. Mulberry
  • D. Cassia

31. 
In which of the following states in English the Official Language?

  • A. Orissa
  • B. Nagaland
  • C. Kerala
  • D. Tripura

32.
 Which gas is used for the preparation of Soda water

  • A. Oxygen
  • B. Ammonia
  • C. Hydrogen
  • D. Carbon Dioxide

33.
 Who among the following appoints the Prime Minister of India?

  • A. Lok Sabha
  • B. Rajya Sabha
  • C. President of India
  • D. Chief Justice of Supreme Court

34.
 The most important river of Orissa is

  • A. Bramaputra
  • B. Godaveri
  • C. Mahanadi
  • D. Sharavathi

35.
 The language spoken by the people by Pakistan is

  • A. Hindi
  • B. Palauan
  • C. Sindhi
  • D. Nauruan
36.
The World Largest desert is

  • A. Thar
  • B. Kalahari
  • C. Sahara
  • D. Sonoran

37. 
Country that has the highest in Barley Production

  • A. China
  • B. India
  • C. Russia
  • D. France

38. 
The metal whose salts are sensitive to light is

  • A. Zinc
  • B. Silver
  • C. Copper
  • D. Aluminium

39. 
The Central Rice Research Station is situated in

  • A. Chennai
  • B. Cuttack
  • C. Bangalore
  • D. Quilon

40.
 The first chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission was

  • A. Dr.C.V.Raman
  • B. Dr.H.J.Bhabha
  • C. Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
  • D. Dr.Vickram Sarabhai
41.
The Gate way of India is

  • A. Chennai
  • B. Mumbai
  • C. Kolkata
  • D. New Delhi                                       

42.
The device used for measuring altitudes is

  • A. altimeter
  • B. ammeter
  • C. audiometer
  • D. galvanometer

43.
Black soils are best suited for the cultivation of

  • A. Cotton
  • B. Rice
  • C. Cereals
  • D. Sugarcane

44.
 Which soil is suitable for agriculture

  • A. Red soil
  • B. Sand
  • C. Black soil
  • D. Peat soil

45.
 Mount Everest is located in

  • A. India
  • B. Nepal
  • C. Tibet
  • D. China

46.
  Gir National Park is situated in

  • A. Bihar
  • B. Allahabad
  • C. West Bengal
  • D. Gujarat

47.
 Madarasas are the schools of

  • A. Jain
  • B. Hindus
  • C. Muslims
  • D. Christians

48.
 Shore temple is located at

  • A. Calicut
  • B. Sanapur
  • C. Patna
  • D. Mahabalipuram

 

49.
The highest peak in South India is

  • A. Everest
  • B. Doddabetta
  • C. Nilgiri hills
  • D. Anaimudi

50.
Red Cross was founded by

  • A. A.Cursetji
  • B. Badel Powell
  • C. J.H.Durant
  • D. Trygve Lie

Physics


1.
Who is the father of discoveries?

  • A. Edison
  • B. Pascal
  • C. Einstein
  • D. Archimedes

2.
 X–rays travel with the velocity of

  • A. positive rays
  • B. sound
  • C. light
  • D. alpha rays

3.
 Power of a lens is measured in

  • A. ultrasonic unit
  • B. decibel
  • C. dioptre
  • D. magnification

12.
 A woman’s voice is shriller than man’s voice due to

  • A. lower frequency
  • B. higher frequency
  • C. weak vocal chords
  • D. higher amplitude


14.
 Which one of the following would be most powerful electro magnet?

  • A. soft iron
  • B. steel
  • C. copper
  • D. air



18.
 We cannot see during a fog because of

  • A. refraction
  • B. internal reflection
  • C. scattering of light
  • D. reflection of light

19.
Earthquake is measured using

  • A. seismograph
  • B. altimeter
  • C. barometer
  • D. laser rays
Number of bones in human body is

  • A. 206
  • B. 225
  • C. 220
  • D. 215

8.
 Birds excrete nitrogenous waste in the form of

  • A. urea
  • B. ammonia
  • C. fatty acids
  • D. uric acid

9.
 Night blindness is caused due to deficiency of

  • A. Vitamin A
  • B. Vitamin B
  • C. Vitamin E
  • D. Vitamin K

10. 
In scorpion, poison is present in the

  • A. leg
  • B. hand
  • C. sting
  • D. mouth

Books and Authors

1.
 Who is the author of the book India 2020?

  • A. Nibal Singh
  • B. R.K.Narayan
  • C. Sidney Shelton
  • D. Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam

2.
 Who wrote the Book “Gandhi and Stalin”?

  • A. Raj Narayan
  • B. Louis Fisher
  • C. Anita Desai
  • D. V.S.Naipaul

3.
 The book ‘My Nation My Life’ was written by

  • A. L.K.Advani
  • B. T.N.Seshan
  • C. Fervez Musharaf
  • D. Manmohan Singh

Sports

1.
 Subroto cup is associated with

  • A. Cricket
  • B. Football
  • C. Chess
  • D. Golf

2.
2014 FIFA World Cup(20th) will be held in

  • A. India
  • B. Brazil
  • C. Germany
  • D. London
6.
2010 Commonwealth Games held in

  • A. Canada
  • B. India
  • C. Britian
  • D. Malaysia

7.
The term“Googly” is associated with

  • A. Cricket
  • B. Football
  • C. Badminton
  • D. Hockey



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13.
Mahesh Bhupathi is associated with

  • A. Chess
  • B. Cricket
  • C. Lawn Tennis
  • D. Table Tennis

14.
Ronaldo is associated with

  • A. Cricket
  • B. Football
  • C. Hockey
  • D. Tennis
26.
Oval stadium in England is associated with

  • A. polo
  • B. Cricket
  • C. Hockey
  • D. Football

27.
Karnam Malleswari is associated with

  • A. Football
  • B. Cricket
  • C. Hockey
  • D. Weight Lifting

28.
 Aparna Popet is associated with

  • A. Cricket
  • B. Hockey
  • C. Badminton
  • D. Boxing

Indian History

1.
 Do or Die slogan is associated with

  • A. Mahatma Gandhi
  • B. Bala Gangadhara Tilak
  • C. Jawaharlal Nehru
  • D. Nethaji

2.
 Who established the Mughal Dynasty?

  • A. Akbar
  • B. Babur
  • C. Humayun
  • D. Bahadur Shah

3.
 The Indian National Congress was founded by

  • A. Mahatma Gandhi
  • B. Annie Besant
  • C. W.C.Bannerji
  • D. A.O.Hume


10.
 The first to establish regular trade with India was

  • A. Dutch
  • B. Portuguese
  • C. French
  • D. English
11.
Sea route to India was discovered by

  • A. Columbus
  • B. Amundsen
  • C. Vasco–da–gama
  • D. None of these


Indian Parliament

1.
The first Governor General of India was

  • A. Rajaji
  • B. Lord Canning
  • C. Warren Hasting
  • D. Lord Mount Batten

2.
The President of the Constituent Assembly was

  • A. Dr.K.M.Munshi
  • B. Dr.B.R.Ambedkar
  • C. Jawaharlal Nehru
  • D. Dr.Rajendra Prasad


4.
The Chakra in the national flag of India has

  • A. 12 pokes
  • B. 18 pokes
  • C. 24 pokes
  • D. 20 pokes

5.
The Governor of a State is appointed by

  • A. Prime Minister
  • B. Law Minister
  • C. Chief Minister
  • D. The President
16.
The Indian National Army was founded by

  • A. Gandhiji
  • B. Netaji Subash Chandra Bose
  • C. Bala Gangadhara Tilak
  • D. Gopala Krishna Gokhale


Inventions and Discoveries


1.
Television was invented by

  • A. Sholes
  • B. J.L.Baird
  • C. Shockley
  • D. John Napier

2.
Electrons were discovered by

  • A. Newton
  • B. Roentgen
  • C. J.J.Thompson
  • D. Edison

3.
Air conditioner was discovered by

  • A. Edison
  • B. Wilson
  • C. Carrier
  • D. Roentgen
7.
Neutron was discovered by

  • A. Marie Curie
  • B. Mendeleef
  • C. Rutherford
  • D. Chadwick

8.
Cinematography was invented by

  • A. Graham Bell
  • B. Edison
  • C. Zeiss
  • D. Faraday


10.
Who discovered oxygen?

  • A. Lavoisier
  • B. Joseph Priestley
  • C. Dalton
  • D. Swinton

Geography


1.
Kaziranga sanctuary is in

  • A. Assam
  • B. Bihar
  • C. Madhya Pradesh
  • D. Uttar Pradesh



4.
Delhi is on the banks of

  • A. Tapti
  • B. Ganges
  • C. Sutlej
  • D. Yamuna

6.
Gol Gumbaz is located in

  • A. Tamil Nadu
  • B. Karnataka
  • C. Maharashtra
  • D. Andhra Pradesh
Gol Gumbaz, the tomb of Adil Shah, the dome of Gol Gumbaz, is the second largest in the world


7.
The farthest planet from the Sun is

  • A. Venus
  • B. Mars
  • C. Neptune
  • D. Uranus


9.
Which is the Land of the Rising Sun?

  • A. China
  • B. Japan
  • C. Taiwan
  • D. Australia

10.
The most populous city in the world is

  • A. Paris
  • B. London
  • C. Tokyo
  • D. Sanghai