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.

Quiz on Current Affairs 2010 - 72

1.      The 12th Global Businesswomen & Leaders Summit held at ______?

a)Israel     b)India      c)Kuwait     d)UAE    e)none

2.      Which of the following team has won the 2010 UEFA Champions League?

a)A.C. Milan     b)Manchester United     c)Bayern Munich     d)Inter Milan    e)none

3.      In which state UNICEF launched the project ‘Youth unity for village advancement' to create awareness on woman and child health in rural areas?

a)Rajasthan       b)Andhra Pradesh      c)Orissa      d)Madhya Pradesh     e)none

4.      Abdullah Gul visited India in February 2010. He is the President of _______?

a)Nigeria    b)Turkey     c)Kuwait     d)Palestine    e)none

5.      Which Country won the ICC Women World T20 Cup by defeating New Zealand?

a)India     b)England     c)West Indies    d)South Africa      e)Australia 

6.      Which country will host the 16th Asian Games which will be held from November 2010?

a)China    b)Srilanka    c)South Korea    d)Malaysia   e)none

7.      Who is the new Prime Minister of Japan after Yukio Hatoyama has resigned the post amid a row over an unpopular US army base on the southern island of Okinawa?

a)Taro Aso     b)Naoto Kan    c)Yoshihiko Noda    d)Akihito     e)none

8.      The G-20 Summit in June 2010 held at __________?

a)Canada     b)US    c)South Korea    d)UK      e)none

9.      According to Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the research arm of the Economist magazine, India is expected to be the world's fastest growing economy by ______?

a)2014      b)2016     c)2018     d)2020    e)none

10. The economy of India is the ________ largest economy in the world by nominal GDP and the _______ largest by purchasing power parity (PPP)?

a)twelfth, fourth     b)fourth, twelfth     c)fourth, eleventh    d)eleventh, fourth    e)none

11. In India, the rural economy contributes about _____ percent to GDP?

a)20%     b)30%    c)40%      d)45%    e)none

12. Which of the following is not a member of BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for MultiSectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation)?

a)Nepal      b)Srilanka      c)Pakistan    d)Bhutan    e)All are members

13. Indian-origin Kamla Prasad Bissessar elected the first woman Prime Minister of _______?

a)Australia      b)Trinidad and Tobago       c)Costa Rica     d)Portugal     e)none

14. Which of the following is the most eco-friendly nation with the best pollution control measures and natural resource management?

a)Sweden       b)Switzerland      c)Norway     d)Iceland    e)none

15. Which is the first state in country to launch an online National Permit system for trucks and heavy vehicles?

a)Haryana      b)Maharashtra      c)Punjab     d)Gujarat     e)none

16. Which country has cancelled the Machine Readable Passport(MRP) printing deal with India?

a)Bangladesh      b)Nepal     c)Srilanka     d)Bhutan     e)none

17. The Reserve Bank of India is considering a proposal put forward by profit-oriented (MFIs) ________________ to allow them to be business correspondents of banks for financial inclusion?

a)Mutual Fund Institutions

b)Mutual Finance Institutions

c)Micro Finance Institutions

d)Mutual Facility Institutions

e)none

18. What is the present Reverse repo rate?

a)3.25%      b)5.25%     c)3.75%     d)6%    e)none

19. Who is the author of the book 'The Red Saree' that has been in news recently?

a)Gregory Rabassa     b)Javier Moro     c)Julio Cortazar    d)Peter Hulme

20. Who is the man behind with the Bhopal Gas Tragedy in 1984?

a)Patrick E. Gottschalk      b)Arjun Singh    c)Andrew N. Liveris    d)Warren Anderson    e)none

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.

SBI Clerical General Questions 8 - 2009

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SBI Clerical General Awareness 5- 2009

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