1. With which African country India signed an agreement for Oil and Gas projects recently?
Showing posts with label 2009. Show all posts
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Tuesday, February 2, 2010
General Knowledge Quiz 2010 - 49
Monday, January 4, 2010
Awards in 2009
1) 59th Miss World 2009 Kaiane Aldorino from Gibraltar was named the new Miss World at Johannesberg, South Africa.First runner-up was Miss Mexico, Perla Beltran Acosta. Second runner-up was South Africa’s Tatum, Keshwar. Miss India Pooja Chopra received Beauty with a Purpose title for her service to welfare of girl children. Priyanka Chopra was one of the Judges during the contest.
2) Scientist Yash Pal and Project Director of Chandrayaan-1 M. Annadurai have been selected for H.K. Firodia awards for 2009. Professor Yashpal has been chosen for his contribution in the field of education and communication technology whereas M. Annadurai will get the honour for his role in the moon mission.
3) The Golden Peacock Award was won by Taiwanese film I Can’t Live without You. The Silver Peacock award along with a Rs.15 lakh (Rs.1.5 million) cash prize for the best director, went to Ounie Leconte for her French-South Korean film 'A Brand New Life'.
5) India Today journalist Shyamlal Yadav was conferred with 1st NDTV National RTI (Right To Information) award. He applied more than 17000 RTI applications.
6) Twitter has been named the popular English word of 2009 by Global Language Monitor, USA. Among the 15 words selected for voting, Obama and H1N1 stood at 2nd and 3rd place respectively and Cartel was placed last.
7) Pakistan’s Nazim Sethi, Friday Times, Daily Times Editor in Chief was conferred with Golden Pen of Freedom award..
8) CNN IBN Indian of the Year 2009 award was conferred on A R Rahman. The Lifetime Achievement Award was given to sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar.
9) CSIR Director, Scientist Samir Brhmachari was selected for Nayudamma award 2010. This award will be given by RMK Engineering College, Chennai and Nayudamma Centre for Development Alternatives, Nellore.
10)Chairman and Group CEO of Bharti Enterprises Sunil Mittal was conferred the 10th Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award by President Pratibha Devisingh Patil for his contribution to Public Administration and Academic Management.
11)Renowned sarod player Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and bharatanatyam dancer Geeta Chandran were selected for the prestigious Saraswati Puraskar for their contribution to the world of art and the society.
12)Ratan Tata received the ‘Order of Merit of Italian Republic’ award from Claudio Scajola, Minister of Economic Development, Italy.
13)N. Ram, Editor-in-Chief of Hindu, has been chosen for the K.R. Narayanan Award 2009 for his outstanding contribution to journalism in India.
14)Veerappa Moily received Moorti Devi award-21 for his Sri Ramayan Mahanveshana.
15)Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani, who now leads the Unique Identification Database Authority of the nation, has become the first Indian to be honoured with the Legend in Leadership Award of Yale University.
16)Mr.Lavanam of Atheist Centre, Vijayawada has bagged theJamnalal Bajaj Award -2009 for his contribution in the field of constructive work.
17)Amitab Bachan was awarded Life time achievement award in Mumbai Film Festival.
18)Renowned educationist Prof Yashpal and Prof Trinh Xuan Thuan from Vietnam have been declared joint winners of UNESCO-Kalinga Prize for 2009 for popularisation of science.
19)Indian Council of Agricultural Research scientist Pramod Kumar Aggarwal, who has done pioneering work on the intricate relationship between agriculture, climate and the environment, and enhanced understanding of the probable impact of climate change on agriculture, has won the 2009 Ernesto Illy Trieste Science Prize. He shares the prize money with Carlos Clemente Cerri from Brazil, who has examined the impact of land use changes on climate.
20)Cancer-stricken actor Lisa Ray is among seven Indo-Canadians who are conferred with Canada’s ‘Voice Achievers Award for 2009’ for their outstanding contributions to the film industry, trade, medicine, literature and sports. She has been honoured for her performance in Deepa Mehta’s film Water. The other winners were: Gopal Bhatnagar (cardiac surgery); M.G. Vassanji (arts); Meenu Sikand (social work); Raja Panjwani (sports) and Kuldip Rai Sahi and Asha Luthra for business.
21)Lata Mangeshkar has been conferred France’s highest civilian award, the Insignia of ‘Officier de la Legion d’Honneur’ (Officer of the Legion of Honour). This award was also received by Satya Jitrey and Amitabh Bachan.
22)Brazil’s Larissa Ramos was crowned Miss Earth title held in Philippines. Miss Fire was won by Miss Spain Alejandra Echevarri, Miss Water by Miss Venezuela Jessica Barboza and Miss Air by Miss Philippines Sandra Seifert.
23)German film The Crocodiles has won the Golden Elephant award in international category. In Asia Panorama section, Chinese movie Two Men’s Class Room has won the Golden Elephant award. Best Director was given to Harard Hamrel for the film A witch in our family in international category and Pandiraj won the award in Asia Panorama category for the film Kids.
24)Chief Justice of Singapore, Chan Sek Keong and Judge, International Court of Justice, Justice Awn S. Al-Khasawneh were conferred with 2009 International Jurists Awards. 2009 National Law Day Awards were conferred on Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Competition Appellate Tribunal chairman Arijit Pasayat, Solicitor General Subramaniam and Lawyer K Viswanath.
25)Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is chosen for the prestigious Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2009 for her contribution to the promotion of democracy and pluralism.
26)ISRO chairman Radhakrishnan received Nayudamma award at AP science congress conducted in Tirupati by SV University and AP Academy of Sciences.
27)APGENCO (Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Limited) received National Power Award for the year 2009.
28)GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL) has bagged the Center for Asia Pacific Aviation’s (CAPA) newly instituted award in the category, “Best Airport Environmental Performance of the Year”.
29)Rajiv Sadbhavana awards were conferred on Care Hospitals Chairman Somaraju and Bihar Goovernor Devanand Kanwar.
30)A R Rehman was conferred with World sound track Academy award in Belgium for Jaiho song in Slumdog Millionaire.
31)Two Indian NGOs — Mumbai-based “Prerana” and“Sense International India”, Ahmedabad — are to get $100,000 each under “Stars Impact” awards (UK) for their work among disabled and poor children.
32)Shahrukh Khan conferred honorary Black belt in Taekwondo by the Korean government. The actor was also appointed the Honorary Ambassador of Korea (Culture and Tourism) in India.
33)Tamil Nadu’s Agricultural Scientist Subramanyam was conferred with MS Swaminathan award.
34)The Right Livelihood Awards David Suzuki (Honorary Award, Canada) for his lifetime advocacy of the socially responsible use of science, and for his massive contribution to raising awareness about the perils of climate change and building public support for policies to address it".
René Ngongo (Democratic Republic of Congo) is honoured "for his courage in confronting the forces that are destroying the Congo's rainforests and building political support for their conservation and sustainable use".
Alyn Ware (New Zealand) is recognised "for his effective and creative advocacy and initiatives over two decades to further peace education and to rid the world of nuclear weapons".
Catherine Hamlin (Ethiopia) is awarded "for her fifty years dedicated to treating obstetric fistula patients, thereby restoring the health, hope and dignity of thousands of Africa's poorest women".
René Ngongo (Democratic Republic of Congo) is honoured "for his courage in confronting the forces that are destroying the Congo's rainforests and building political support for their conservation and sustainable use".
Alyn Ware (New Zealand) is recognised "for his effective and creative advocacy and initiatives over two decades to further peace education and to rid the world of nuclear weapons".
Catherine Hamlin (Ethiopia) is awarded "for her fifty years dedicated to treating obstetric fistula patients, thereby restoring the health, hope and dignity of thousands of Africa's poorest women".
35)Arunachal Pradesh Governor and former Army Chief, General J.J. Singh, Law Commission Chairman Justice A. R. Lakshmanan, actor and MP Jayaprada and former cricketer and MP Mohammad Azharuddin. These awards were started in 1977 by Shiromani Institute.
36)Dr. Nageswar Reddy, Director of Asian Institute of Gastroenterology has been conferred with Endoscopist award by American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
37)Tata Motors Chairman, Mr Ratan Tata, has been named the winner of The Economist’s eighth ‘Business Process Innovation Award’. The British news weekly has selected Mr Tata for the development of the world’s cheapest car, the Tata Nano.
38)Ninety-year-old playback legend Manna Dey is being honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke award, the highest honour in Indian cinema.
39)Kathrin Bringman, the Professor from Germany was conferred with Sastra Ramanujam Award for the year 2009 for his work in Mathematics.
40)Indian-American Human rights activist Mallika Dutt has won the American Courage Award for her human rights work in India and the United States. Ms. Dutt presently heads “breakthrough: building human rights culture” an international human rights organization which spreads the message of social justice through popular media.
41)Noted journalist, writer and human rights activist Balraj Puri has been nominated for the prestigious Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration.
42)The Centre announced a bravery award for 22-year-old Rukhsana, who killed a top LeT militant in Jammu and Kashmir.
Note : Awards in October, November, December 2009 . Source : Sakshi.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Latest Current Affairs - 2009(PTR)
Judges of Supreme Court:
Government has decided to elevate five Chief justices of five states as Supreme Court judges.
The Five Chief Justices are
i)A K Patnaik(Madhya Pradesh)
ii)T S Thakur(Punjab & Haryana)
iii)K S Radhakrishnan(Gujarat)
iv)Surinder Singh Nijjar(Calcutta)
v)P D Dinakaran(Karnataka)
But Karnataka Chief Justice has been put on hold because Dinakaran's name has figured in the disproportionate assets case and he has been accused of amassing wealth and grabbing land.
So the remaining four Judges had taken oath on Nov 17th 2009. This takes the judges tally to 26(1+25) against the formal strength of 31 judges.
World’s Largest Economies:
1) US 2) Japan 3) China 4) Germany 5) France 6) UK 7) Italy 8) Brazil 9) Russia 10) Spain 11) Canada 12) India.
Recently China has surpassed Germany to become the third largest economy in the world.
India is the Second fastest growing Economy in the World.
India will be the third largest economy in the world after China and United States by 2050, a US-based internationally recognized foreign-policy think tank.
Asia’s Largest Economies:
1. Japan 2. China 3. India 4. South Korea
INS Arihant:
India’s first indigenously built Nuclear-capable Submarine launched on July 26th 2009 in Vishakhapatnam (AP) with a cost of $2.9 billions.
India is the sixth country in the world to possess N-submarine capability after US, Russia, France, UK and China.
India has two more indigenous nuclear submarines under construction and they are slated to be inducted in 2015.
India is acquiring another N-capable submarine, the Akula class “Nerpa” from Russia.
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Current Affairs 2009(PTR)
Civil Nuclear Deal with India:
Monday, November 23, 2009
Corporation Bank PO General Awareness Paper 2009
1) Which of the following is not a core sector?
ANS:Road Transport
2) Late YS Reddy belongs to which party?
Ans:Congress(not given in options)
3) Mahila Court in Every district in which state?
Ans:Andhra Pradesh
4) Nepal Republic
Ans:May 29th
5) Pankaj Advani belongs to which sport?
Ans:Snooker(not given in Options)
6)Bank rate-6%
7)SLR-25%( not given in options)
8)World Green index Top position-India
9) Awacs from - Israel
10) UEFA Champions Leauge won -Barcelona
11) RBI Technical Committee-Usha Thorat
12) PM did not contested from any of the given Constituenties
Ans:is none(not given in options)(He is Rajya Sabha Member from Assam
13) FIFA World Cup 2010-South Africa
14) Mardika cup related to - FootBall
15) Deep Joshi awarded - Ramon Magsaysay Award
16) Nirupama Rao - Foreign Secretary
17) Four cabinet Women ministers elected in - Kuwait
18) Sajjil-2 missile tested by - Iran
19) Gas pipeline between - Iran & Pakistan
20) Tiger Summit-Rajasthan
21) Nepal Republic
22) Who won the Spanish International Badminton Tournament champions - Sayali Gokhale
23) CEO of the Year by Global Supply Chain Leaders Group – Indra Nooyi
24) PPP-Purchasing Power Parity
25) How many crores are allocated for Rural water -50,000 crore
26) 100 crores are assested for - Tata Institute of Social Sciene
27)Which scheme is success under Bharat Nirman ?
28) Which country is planning to probe a mars in Space?
29) One Question on Economic Survey
30) One Railway Budget question
31) Two questions on books and authors?
32) One Union Budget question
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
PO Interview Questions 1
1. What is a Repo Rate?
A: Repo rate is the rate at which our banks borrow rupees from RBI. Whenever the banks have any shortage of funds they can borrow it from RBI. A reduction in the repo rate will help banks to get money at a cheaper rate. When the repo rate increases, borrowing from RBI becomes more expensive.
2. What is Reverse Repo Rate?
A: This is exact opposite of Repo rate. Reverse Repo rate is the rate at which Reserve Bank of India (RBI) borrows money from banks. RBI uses this tool when it feels there is too much money floating in the banking system. Banks are always happy to lend money to RBI since their money is in safe hands with a good interest. An increase in Reverse repo rate can cause the banks to transfer more funds to RBI due to this attractive interest rates.
3. What is CRR Rate?
A: Cash reserve Ratio (CRR) is the amount of funds that the banks have to keep with RBI. If RBI decides to increase the percent of this, the available amount with the banks comes down. RBI is using this method (increase of CRR rate), to drain out the excessive money from the banks.3
4. What is SLR Rate?
A: SLR (Statutory Liquidity Ratio) is the amount a commercial bank needs to maintain in the form of cash, or gold or govt. approved securities (Bonds) before providing credit to its customers.
SLR rate is determined and maintained by the RBI (Reserve Bank of India) in order to control the expansion of bank credit. SLR is determined as the percentage of total demand and percentage of time liabilities. Time Liabilities are the liabilities a commercial bank liable to pay to the customers on their anytime demand.
With the SLR (Statutory Liquidity Ratio), the RBI can ensure the solvency a commercial bank. It is also helpful to control the expansion of Bank Credits. By changing the SLR rates, RBI can increase or decrease bank credit expansion. Also through SLR, RBI compels the commercial banks to invest in government securities like government bonds.
SLR is used to control inflation and propel growth. Through SLR rate tuning the money supply in the system can be controlled efficiently.
5. What is Bank Rate?
A: Bank rate, also referred to as the discount rate, is the rate of interest which a central bank charges on the loans and advances that it extends to commercial banks and other financial intermediaries. Changes in the bank rate are often used by central banks to control the money supply.
6. What is Inflation?
A: Inflation is as an increase in the price of bunch of Goods and services that projects the Indian economy. An increase in inflation figures occurs when there is an increase in the average level of prices in Goods and services. Inflation happens when there are fewer Goods and more buyers; this will result in increase in the price of Goods, since there is more demand and less supply of the goods.
7. What is Deflation?
A: Deflation is the continuous decrease in prices of goods and services. Deflation occurs when the inflation rate becomes negative (below zero) and stays there for a longer period.
8. What is PLR?
A: The Prime Interest Rate is the interest rate charged by banks to their most creditworthy customers (usually the most prominent and stable business customers). The rate is almost always the same amongst major banks. Adjustments to the prime rate are made by banks at the same time; although, the prime rate does not adjust on any regular basis. The Prime Rate is usually adjusted at the same time and in correlation to the adjustments of the Fed Funds Rate. The rates reported below are based upon the prime rates on the first day of each respective month. Some banks use the name "Reference Rate" or "Base Lending Rate" to refer to their Prime Lending Rate.
9. What is Deposit Rate?
A: Interest Rates paid by a depository institution on the cash on deposit.
· Bank Rate: 6.00%
· Repo Rate: 4.75%
· Reverse Repo Rate: 3.25%
Reserve Ratios:
· CRR: 5.00%
· SLR: 25.0%
Lending/Deposit Rates:
· PLR: 11.00%-12.00%.
· Deposit Rate: 6.00%-7.50%.
. Savings Bank rate: 3.5%.
Note: Rates as on 05-01-10.
10. What is FII?
A: FII (Foreign Institutional Investor) used to denote an investor, mostly in the form of an institution. An institution established outside India, which proposes to invest in Indian market, in other words buying Indian stocks. FII's generally buy in large volumes which has an impact on the stock markets. Institutional Investors includes pension funds, mutual funds, Insurance Companies, Banks, etc.
11. What is FDI?
A: FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) occurs with the purchase of the “physical assets or a significant amount of ownership (stock) of a company in another country in order to gain a measure of management control” (Or) A foreign company having a stake in a Indian Company.
12. What is IPO?
A: IPO is Initial Public Offering. This is the first offering of shares to the general public from a company wishes to list on the stock exchanges.
13. What is Disinvestment?
A: The Selling of the government stake in public sector undertakings.
14. What is Fiscal Deficit?
A: It is the difference between the government’s total receipts (excluding borrowings) and total expenditure. Fiscal deficit in 2009-10 is proposed at 6.8% of GDP.
15. What is Revenue deficit?
A: It defines that, where the net amount received (by taxes & other forms) fails to meet the predicted net amount to be received by the government. Revenue deficit in 2009-10 is proposed at 4.8% of GDP.
16. What is GDP?
A: The Gross Domestic Product or GDP is a measure of all of the services and goods produced in a country over a specific period; classically a year. GDP during 2008-09 is 6.7%.
17. What is GNP?
A: Gross National Product is measured as GDP plus income of residents from investments made abroad minus income earned by foreigners in domestic market.
18. What is National Income?
A: National Income is the money value of all goods and services produced in a country during the year.
19. What is Per Capita Income?
A: The national income of a country, or region, divided by its population. Per capita income is often used to measure a country's standard of living.Per capita income during 2008-09 estimated by CSO: Rs.25, 494.
20. What is Vote on Account?
A: A vote-on account is basically a statement ,where the government presents an estimate of a sum required to meet the expenditure that it incurs during the first three to four months of an election financial year until a new government is in place, to keep the machinery running.
21. Difference between Vote on Account and Interim Budget?
A: Vote-on-account deals only with the expenditure side of the government's budget, an interim Budget is a complete set of accounts, including both expenditure and receipts.
22. What is SDR?
A: The SDR (Special Drawing Rights) is an artificial currency created by the IMF in 1969. SDRs are allocated to member countries and can be fully converted into international currencies so they serve as a supplement to the official foreign reserves of member countries. Its value is based on a basket of key international currencies (U.S. dollar, euro, yen and pound sterling).
23. What is SEZ?
A: SEZ means Special Economic Zone is the one of the part of government’s policies in India. A special Economic zone is a geographical region that economic laws which are more liberal than the usual economic laws in the country. The basic motto behind this is to increase foreign investment, development of infrastructure, job opportunities and increase the income level of the people.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Rajiv Gandhi Awards - 2009
These 12th Rajiv Gandhi Awards have recognized and honored those who are working for causes that were specially close to Rajiv’s heart. Their Decision and Commitment which have contributed richly to betterment of our society and the progress and development of our nation ,is a fitting tribute and homage to Rajiv’s memory.
2. Educationist:: Dr.Narendra Jadhav.
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