General Knowledge Quiz 2010 - 60

1.      What is the full form ‘Core’ in Core banking solutions?

a)Central Organization for Rural Employees

b)Centralized Online Realtime Electronic

c)Centralized Online Realtime Exchange

d)Connected Organizations for a Responsible Economy

e)none

2.      Which is the first State in the country to announce a ban on Bt brinjal even before the Central government takes a final decision?

a)Gujarat    b)Uttarakhand    c)Madhya Pradesh     d)Karnataka   e)none

3.      Who has been named the 2009 WTA (Women Tennis Association) player of the year?

a)Serena Williams    b)Kim Clijsters    c)Elena Dementieva    d)Venus Williams   e)none

4.      Which country has agreed to pay the United Nations around $10m in compensation for damage caused to UN buildings in Gaza during last year's war?

a)US     b)Israel    c)Iran    d)North Korea   e)none

5.      Which North Eastern state has four Chief Ministers?

a)Sikkim     b)Arunachal Pradesh     c)Manipur    d)Meghalaya   e)Assam

6.      Who wrote the book ‘No Country for Women’?

a)Aung San Suu Kyi    b)Sonia Gandhi    c)Taslima Nasrin    d)Sushma Swaraj   e)none

7.      Recently which country became second in Latin America to have a cabinet with gender parity(equal number of women and men)?

a)Chile    b)Argentina    c)Brazil     d)Peru   e)Bolivia

8.      Who has been appointed as the new chief of National Investigation Agency(NIA)?

a)Radha Vinod Raju     b)V S Tiwari    c)Ashwin Kumar   d)Sharad Chandra Sinha   e)none

9.      Expand CASA, term used in banking?

a)Capital Account Savings Account

b)Current Analysis Savings Account

c)Cost Analysis Strategy Assessment

d)Current Account Savings Account

e)none

10. Which of the following has became the first Indian automobile company to produce one million cars in a year?

a)Tata Motors    b)Mahindra & Mahindra    c)Hyundai    d)Maruthi Suzuki    e)none

11. Which country has launched its domestically designed and developed guided missile destroyer “Jamaran”?

a)Iran    b)North Korea    c)India   d)China   e)Turkey

12. Reena Kaushal has created history by becoming the first Indian women to ski _________?

a)North Pole     b)South Pole    c)both a & b    d)Mount Everest    e)none

13. According to a report by global consultancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), India could become the world’s third largest economy by purchasing power parity (PPP), overtaking Japan in _____?

a)2012   b)2015    c)2020   d)2025   e)none

14. ‘The Road Ahead’ is a book written by _________?

a)Bill Gates     b)Warren Buffet     c)Carlos Slim    d)Bill Clinton   e)none

15. Vikram Srivastava ia appointed as the new Director General of ______________?

a)Border security Force    b)Assam Rifles     c)Central Industrial Security Force   d)Indo-Tibetan Border Police    e) Central Reserve Police Force

16. Which Country has banned the 2D version of the movie ‘Avatar’?

a)Iran     b)India     c)North Korea    d)Srilanka    e)China

17. Which state having the largest number of people below the poverty line (BPL), a/c to the latest figures?

a)Bihar    b)Uttar Pradesh    c)Orissa   d)Jharkhand    e)none

18. Which state is the second largest state-economy in India after Maharashtra?

a)Tamilnadu    b)Gujarat    c)Uttar Pradesh    d)Karnataka    e)Andhra Pradesh

19. Which of the following Country has the largest oil Reserves and largest exporter of Petroleum in the World?

a)Canada      b)Venezuela    c)Russia    d)Saudi Arabia    e)Iran

20. Presently Kaushik Basu holds which of the following position?

a)Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council

b)Finance Secretary

c)Chief Economic Advisor

d)Revenue Secretary

e)none of these

Latest Current Affairs Quiz 2010 - 48

1.      Who is the Chief Guest in the 61st Republic Day of India?

a)Mohammad Nasheed    b)Vladimar Putin   c)Nursultan Nazarbayev    d)Lee Myung-bak   e)none of these

2.      Who is the new National Security Advisor for India?

a)Meera Shankar    b)K Shankarnarayanan     c)P Chidambaram     d)Shiv Shankar Menon   e)none of these

3.      Which state government has proposed to make voting compulsory in all local bodies elections?

a)Andhra Pradesh    b)Tamilnadu    c)Gujarat    d)Rajasthan    e)Karnataka

4.      A/c to National Crime Records bureau, which state records most number of farm suicides during 2003-08?

a)Andhra Pradesh    b)Maharashtra     c)Karnataka   d)Madhya Pradesh   e)Bihar

5.      According to Central Government, how many educational institutes in India failed to meet the standards and norms set by the University Grants Commission (UGC)?

a)25   b)36    c)44   d)45   e)51

6.      Recently which country tested its biggest and most powerful rocket motor called S-200?

a)India    b)US   c)Russia    d)North Korea   e)Israel

7.      Who has been honoured as ‘Order of Diplomatic Service Merit’ in recognition of his contribution in promoting India-Korea bilateral relations?

a)Narayana Murthy    b)Shashi Tharoor   c)Venu srinivasan   d)Azim Premji   e)S Ramadorai

8.      Who is the President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)?

a)Shyamala Gopinath    b)Venu Srinivasan    c)Chandrajit Banerjee    d)Y V Reddy   e)R Seshasayee

9.      The six core industries registered a growth of ____ in December 2009 as against a growth of 0.7% in the same month of previous year?

a)3.1%    b)4.0%     c)5.5%   d)6.0%   e)none of these

10. ONGC is planning to set-up a bio-diesel plant at vodalarevu, to meet the energy requirements. Vodalarevu is in which state?

a)Andhra Pradesh    b)Karnataka    c)Tamilnadu   d)Kerala    e)none of these.

11. Recently Election Commission of India celebrated ___________?

a)Silver Jubilee   b)Golden Jubilee   c)Diamond Jubilee   d)Platinum jubilee  e)none

12. Who is the author of the book ‘The Rediscovering of India’?

a)Jawaharlal Nehru   b)Meghnath Desai    c)Mithi Mukherjee   d)V.S.Naipaul   e)Indira Gandhi

13. How many crores the Union government is expecting from the 3G auction?

a)10,000    b)20,000    c)28,000    d)35,000    e)40,000

14. The Under-19 Cricket world Cup 2010 is held at _______________?

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

15. How many persons were awarded for the first “Tagore Literature Awards 2009’?

a)one    b)two    c)three   d)five   e)eight

16. Recently government has decided to come up with the Whole Price Index (WPI) on the monthly basis. What is the base year for computing this data?

a)1993-94    b)2000-01    c)2004-05   d)2008-09   e)none of these

17. Which country unveiled a record of $1 trillion budget for the fiscal year 2010-11?

a)US   b)China    c)Japan    d)South Korea   e)UK

18. Who is the winner of CNN-IBN Indian of the Year 2009?

a)A R Rehman    b)Venkataraman Ramakrishnan    c)Jyothi Basu    d)Manmohan Singh   e)none of these

19. Lionel Messi is the FIFA World Player of year 2009. He belongs to which country?

a)Brazil    b)Germany    c)Spain    d)Argentina    e)Italy

20. Recently which Country’s Airlines has filed for bankruptcy?

a)US   b)UK   c)Germany   d)Germany   e)Japan

Quiz on Current Affairs 2009 - 42

1. What is the maximum stake the central government has in any public sector bank(PSB)?

a)51%   b)65%    c)74%    d)90%   e)100%

2. Government is holding a maximum stake in which of the following public sector banks(PSB)?

a)SBI     b)Canara Bank    c)Allahabad Bank    d)Dena Bank    e)none of these

3. Which of the following team in not qualified for 2011 Cricket World Cup?

a)Netherlands     b)Canada     c)Kenya    d)Ireland    e)Scotland

4. Who has been elected as the new president of the Cricket Club of India?

a)Lalit Modi     b)Kapil Malhotra   c)Sharad Pawar    d)S J Parekh   e)Badal Mittal

5. Which Country hosted the SAFF Championship?

a)India    b)Srilanka    c)Maldives    d)Bangladesh   e)Bhutan

6. Justice Syed Rafat Alam sworn-in as Chief Justice of ___________ high court?

a)Andhra Pradesh    b)Uttar Pradesh   c)Madhya Pradesh    d)Arunachal Pradesh   e)Himachal Pradesh

7. Narayana Dutt Tiwari was in news recently against sex scandal by holding a Governor post of which of the following states?

a)Uttar Pradesh    b)Andhra Pradesh    c)Uttarakhand   d)Tamilnadu   e)Chhattisgarh

8. Taylor Award is given in the field of ____________?

a)Social   b)Environment   c)Science    d)Literature    e)none

9. Recently which country has opened its first government backed gay bar in December 2009?

a)China    b)US    c)Singapore   d)Mexico   e)Switzerland

10. Who wrote the book ‘The Exile’?

a)Chetan Bhagat    b)Vinoo Mathur    c)Navtej Sarna   d)C K Meena   e)none

11. Which is the world’s oldest religion?

a)Hinduism   b)Sikhism    b)Islam   d)Christianity   e)Judaism

12. Which Organization to give around USD 700 million to Developing member countries to combat climate change?

a)ADB    b)World Bank    c)IMF   d)UN   e)none of these

13. Five rings of Olympics represent Five Continents. what is the color of Asia?

a)Blue    b)Green   c)Red   d)Black   e)Yellow

14. Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck was in news recently by arriving India. He was the king of which country?

a)Myanmar   b)Nepal   c)Bhutan   d)Malaysia   e)none

15. Who is the head of the Committee that deals with Airport modernization?

a)Eradi    b)Lahiri  c)Chaturvedi   d)Thomas   e)Ashok Ganguly

16. According to 2001 census which state having lowest growth rate?

a)Bihar    b)Kerala    c)Assam    d)Sikkim   e)Andhra Pradesh

17. In India color television programmes were started from the year ____?

a)1975   b)1985   c)1969   )1982   e)1980

18. Which country is the world largest Steel Producer?

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

19. Rovers cup is associated with which sport?

a)Hockey   b)Cricket   c)Golf   d)Football    e)Badminston

20. Pakistan has buyed F-22p frigates (warships) from which country recently?

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

Note : 

2 Q : Govt has 73.17 stake in Canara Bank and planning to sell 10% of it.

5 Q : India beat Maldives to beat 5th SAFF Championship.

7 Q : E.S.L Narasimhan(Chattisgarh) acting governor of A.P.

18 : By the end of 2009 : India is the fourth Largest Steel producer.Others are China(1),Japan(2),US(3),Russia(5)

SBI Clerical General Awareness Paper 15-11-09 @ 2pm

1)NCDEX commodity stock exchange is headquartered at which of the following cities?

a)Mumbai b)Delhi c)hyderabad d)Chennai e)Lucknow.

2)Serene williams won which grandslam by defeating Venus Williams?

a)Australian open b)French Open c)Wimbeldon Open d)US Open

3)Brazil won the Confederation cup by beating ____________?

a)Pakistan b)US c)South Africa d)South Korea e)Germany

4)Who state won the Santhosh trophy?

a)Uttar pradesh b)Madhya Pradesh c)Tamilnadu d)Mumbai e)Goa

5)Oscar awards are given in the field of _________?

a)Literature b)sports c)films d)Economics e)Politics

6)what is the current repo rate?

a)5% b)6% c)3.25% d)4.75% e)24%

7)which director got the Best Director Award in IIFA 2009 awards?

a)Amir Khan b)Ashutosh Gowarikar c)Karan Johar d)Bhansali e)none

8)who is the chairman of 13th finance commission?

a)Rangarajan b)Rakesh Mohan c)Vijay Kelkar d)Sam pitroda e)none

9)Recently India freed the import/export duties of nearly 2200 items with which country?

a)ASEAN b)Sinagapore c)south korea d)china e)malayasia

10)Mahmoud Ahmadinejad re-elected as the president of _________?

a)Iran b)Iraq c)Afghanistan d)Kuwait e)none

11)H R Bhardwaj was appointed the governor of which state?

a)Karnataka b)Andhra Pradesh c)Tamilnadu d)Maharashtra e)none

12)National Sports day is celebrated on?

a)Sep 29th b)july 19th c)Aug 29th d)Sep 19th e)Aug 19th

13)The Union government has given a agriculture credit to farmers of rupees ___________?

a)1,00,000 crore b)2,00,000 crore c)3,00,000 crore d)3,25,000 crore e)4,00,000 crore

14)India has upgraded the AN-32 aircrafts from which of the following countries?

a)Ukraine b)Russia c)Israel d)US e)France

15) How many crore are allocated for Pradan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana in Union budget 2009-10?

a)100 b)200 c)500 d)1000 e)none

16)With which Organisation RBI will discuss about the Indian Forex Reserves?

a)SBI b)SIDBI c)NABARD d)SEBI e)none

17)Expand POS?

Answer:Point of Scale

18)First BRIC summit held in?

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

19)First EU-Pakistam summit held in __________?

a)Pakistan b)Brussels c)Germany d)Italy e)Russia

20)India is in 3rd position in the world in which of the following ?

a)Coal b)Gold c)Steel d)auto maker e)none

21)Yen is the currency of which country?

a)china b)Malaysia c)South Korea d)cuba e)none(Japan)

22)Who is the chairman of Unique Identification (UID) cards?

a)Narayana murthy b)Gopalakrishna c)Ramalinga raju d)Azim premji e)none(Nilekeni)

23)Which of the following does not come under Core Sector?

a)Coal b)Cement c)Steel d)Auto Maker e)petroleum

24)Which of the following awards are given in Literature?

a)Saraswati Samman b)Dronacharya c)padma shri d)……..e)………

25)How many crores(approaximately) are allocated for National Rural Health Mission?

a)5000 b)7000 c)9000 d)12000 e)14000

26)’Miracle of Democracy is a book written by?

a)Amartya sen b)Swaminathan c)Krishnamurthy .T.S d)Nandan Nilekeni e)none

27) Doing Business report is released by which Organisation?

a)IMF b)ADB c)World Bank d)WTO e)none

28)Sixth Indo-Gulf Conference held in which city?

a)Mumbai b)Hyderabad c)Chennai d)Delhi e)none

29)India’s Gross Fiscal Deficit in 2008-09?

a)5% b)6% c)7% d)8% e)9%

30) Bad Loans in banking terminology is refered as ________

a)Bad Debt b)NPA’s c)………d)…………e)………….

31)which of the following is not a social welfare scheme?

a)Mid day meal b)Sarva siksha abhayan c)look east policy d)…….

32)Which term is not related to banking?

a)Deposits b)Demand c)cash withdrawal d)Equinox e)…….

33)Britains second biggest trading partner?

a)India b)China c)US d)Russia e)…….

34)One railway budget question with three options..dont remember exactly?

35) Micro Credit means…………………….?

36)Which bank has given aid to Defence sector……SBI.

37)question in International author and book….don’t remember exactly?

38)which of the following term is not related to Hockey?

a)Goal b)Slice c)Hook d)..........

39)which scheme to provide rural amenities and infrastructure to rural people??

a)Bharat Nirman   b)NREGA   c)Sarva Siksha Abhayan    d)PMGAY   e)none

Note:Questions and Options are not the accurate but the content/matter is same.Some of the Answers may be incorrect if you know the correct answer and also know the exact (and remaining )question(s) post in a comment box.I will update it.On Average of 15 questions in each session are from this blog for the first two days of exam excluding the questions like 5Q,Imp days,etc.

August Current Affairs - 2009

·        Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez has been named winner of the 2009 Miss Universe pageant in the Bahamas.

·        The Gujarat government has approved 34 solar power projects at an investment of Rs.12,000 crore (Rs.120 billion/$2.4 billion) over the next few years, to rank it the top Indian state for this clean energy.

·        After months of negotiations over valuation, Mumbai-based Wockhardt Hospitals Pvt. Ltd on Monday said it has agreed to sell 10 of its 17 hospitals to Fortis Healthcare Ltd for Rs909 crore.

·        Madhya Pradesh is called the Heart of India.

·        Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YSR asks banks to provide Rs 7000 crore farm loans by the end of this month taking the quantum of agriculture credit during the current Kharif to Rs14,100 crore.

·        The World Bank is set to clear funding of $3.2billion (15,500 crore) for capital infusion in public sector banks (9,700 crore or $2 billion) and (IIFC) India Infrastructure Finance Company ($1.2 billion or 5,800 crore).

·        Nokia to enter PC Market with first Net Book running Microsoft’s Windows Operating System.

·        England regains Ashes Series at jubilant Oval.

·        Roger Federer defeated Djokovokic of Serbia to win Cincinnati Masters.

·        Delhi is the 1st city to get KG gas.

·        According to a research by Swiss Banking major UBS, Delhi and Mumbai were at the bottom of the price range in the list of most expensive cities that surveyed 73 places worldwide. On the other hand Oslo(Norway), Zurich(Switzerland) and Copenhagen(Denmark) were ranked among the most expensive places with skyrocketing living costs in the world.

·        Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sanctioned a financial assistance of Rs.20 crore to two Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s memorials in Gujarat.

·        Kamalesh Sharma, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth and India's former high commissioner to Britain, has been appointed as the new chancellor of the Queen's University Bellfast.

·        The first batch of indigenously built T-90 tanks "Bhishma" was flagged off at the Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF) in Avadi near here by Minister of State for Defence M. M. Pallam Raju . The HVF manufactured the Bhishma tanks in collaboration with Russia.

·        Orissa MP Pradeep Majhi nominated to Central Employment Guarantee Council, which is one of the apex bodies in the country to look programmes on rural employment, development and their proper implementation.