Canara Bank PO GK Paper - 2010

1.      Repo rate – 5.25%.(Very Recently Rbi(July 2nd) has increased the base rates by 25 basis points(i.e Repo rate & Reverse repo rate).Now its is 5.5% and 4% respectively.., but the question paper is prepared before a month so the answer would be 5.25%.)

2.      Food Inflation in 2009-10 – 17%.

3.      South Africa Currency – Rand.(Countries, Currencies, President's/PM's)

4.      GDP – Gross Domestic Product.(Financial& Banking Acronyms)

5.      2012 Olympics will be held in – London.

6.      Earth Day is observes on – April 22^nd.(Important Days)

7.      NBFC – Non banking finance company.

8.      India - Palestine – Wets Asia conflict.

9.      Bear and Bulls related to – Stock Market.

10. Special Drawing Rights issued by – IMF.

11. Term used in Hockey – Penalty Corner.

12. Economic Survey is done for the year - 2009-10.

13. Which country facing Crisis in Europe – Greece.

14. Women’s Reservation in state assemblies – 33%.

15. Base rate will be implemented from – July 2010.

16. Scheme related to Rural Health Scheme – NHRM.

17. Who is not related to famous author – M F Hussain.

18. India Bangladesh power plant in which city – Khulna.

19. WADI in West Bengal - tribal development programme.

20. Chairman of 13^th finance commission – Vijay Kelkar.

21. Player associated with women’s cricket – Mithali Raj.

22. India and Saudi Arabia signed pacts in – Energy Sector.

23. Which country is not playing International cricket – China.

24. First woman president of Costa Rica - Laura Chinchilla.

25. Government has granted 1,200 crore to – Bundelkhand region.

26. Viktor Yanukovych has been elected as – President of Ukraine.

27. Banking services to rural people termed as - Financial Inclusion.

28. To which country India has given 1billion US dollars – Bangladesh.

29. Teams played in IPL final – Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians.

30. Which of the following is not related to banking and finance – Cell fusion.

31. Which country has reservation in parliament for women like India – France.

32. Who presented the Union budget 2010-11 in parliament – Pranab Mukherjee

33. Recently which country celebrated Rabindranath Tagore birthday – China.

34. Which of the following award is not given in the not the field of literature -  Arjuna Awards.

35. Which country objected the meeting between Dalai Lama and Barack Obama – China.

36. Which of the following told government must cut its fiscal deficit to 3% - 13^th Finance Commission.

37. Ela Bhatt chosen for Niwano Peace Prize, she is from which Organisation – SEWA.

38. Which of the following is a book written by R K Narayan – The World of Nagaraj.

39. Who won the best male actor in 55^th Film fare awards – Amitabh bachchan.

40. The details of the companies financial position in the annual report of a company is known as – balance sheet.

41. Which of the following cup is not related to Cricket – Scindia Gold cup.

42. Question on Right to Education.

43. Question on Union budget 2010-11.

Note: Some Questions/Answers are inaccurate and not clear. If you remember the exact questions/answers put it on a comment box. Exam held on 04-07-2010.

Current Affairs 2010 May - III

·         India, the world's second fastest growing large economy, also provided the second highest returns from equities, just behind Indonesia, an Asian Development Bank report said.(Go for Part I, II)

·         The world's cheapest car, Tata Nano, has won gold prize in the best new product segment under the transportation category at the 2010 Edison Awards.

·         The annual bilateral trade between Indonesia and India had grown from $4 billion to $10.55 billion within a span of four years between 2005 and 2009 following the strengthening of ties between the two nations.

·         The size of the education sector may double to USD 50 billion by 2015 with the rise in government expenditure along with an increase in middle-class income, an industry chamber CII study has said.

·         Thai film 'Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives', a spooky tale of reincarnation by 39-year-old Apichatpong Weerasethakul, won the Best Picture Palm d'Or honour at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes.

·         Internet search titan Google and electronics giant Sony are among "the world's most reputed companies", as customers have placed a lot of faith and trust in these firms, says a study. Entertainment and media firm The Walt Disney Company and German luxury car maker BMW have been ranked at the third and the fourth place respectively while auto maker Daimler/ Mercedes-Benz secured the fifth place in the world's 28 most reputed companies.

·         Indian captain Bhaichung Bhutia has been conferred honorary life membership of Portugal Football Players' Association thus joining a list of all time greats including Cristiano Ronaldo, Luis Figo and Nuno Gomes.

·         India unveiled the draft of the ambitious National Green Mission, aiming to increase its forest cover by 10 million hectares by 2020 and enhance ecosystem services at an estimated cost of Rs 44,000 crore.

·         AirAsia Group CEO Dato’ Sri Dr. Tony Fernandes was the proud recipient of the Masterclass Global CEO of the Year award at the 2nd Malaysia Business Leadership Award (MBLA) 2010 ceremony.

·         The Planning Commission has approved Central funding to the tune of Rs 7,000 crore for building canal network under Narmada project in Gujarat.

·         After five postponements, the Indian Olympic Association on Tuesday said the 34th National Games will be held from 9th-22nd December in Jharkhand.

·         India and energy-rich Turkmenistan decided to step up engagement in a number of areas, particularly trade and hyrdrocarbons, and signed five pacts, including one in the economic field.

·         Monica Lakhanpaul, a consultant community paediatrician and senior lecturer at the University of Leicester has been honoured here at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards for 2010.

·         The number of mobile phone subscribers will touch a staggering 5 billion worldwide this year from 2.2 billion in 2006, according to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

·         The Commerce and Industry Ministry announced financial assistance of Rs 95 lakh for about 19,000 rubber growers in the country during the current financial year.

·         India became the UAE's largest trading partner in 2009, ousting China from the top position and accounting for nearly 15 per cent of the country’s total commercial exchanges, an Emirates Industrial Bank (EIB) study has revealed.

·         According to the Worldwide Quality of Living survey 2010 for 221 cities globally, Bengaluru remains the best placed among Indian cities in the global list at 140th rank this year, an improvement from its 142nd rank in last year's list. The country's national capital, New Delhi, climbed to 143 rank in this year's list from 145th slot last year and financial hub Mumbai moved up four places to 144th rank. As the list is topped by Vienna (Austria), followed by Switzerland's Zurich and Geneva at second and third positions, respectively.

·         Mango exports from India, the world's largest producer of the fruit, is likely to rise 8.5 per cent to over 90,000 tonne in the 2009-10 season on increased demand from the Middle East, an agri-export promotion body APEDA said.

·         A global non-profit organisation will start food banks in the country aiming to provide food to the needy by the end of this year. Chicago-based Global FoodBanking Network (GFN), which provides food to the poor people in 30 countries, plans to open food banks in the country.