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Friday, 14 September 2012

India, Tajikistan upgrade ties, sign four pacts-"03-09-2012"

3 September 2012 Current Affairs

India, Tajikistan upgrade ties, sign four pacts

India and Tajikistan, the energy-rich Central Asian nation, 03rd September 2012 decided to upgrade their ties to the level of strategic partnership and signed four pacts in areas of education, health, sports and culture.Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held talks with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon on a wide range of bilateral, regional and global issues and decided to upgrade their growing ties to the level of a strategic partnership.

Supreme Court lifts ban on iron ore mining in Karnataka

Supreme Court partially lifts ban on iron ore mining in Karnataka on 3rd September 2012, on the basis of the recommendations of the Central Empowered Committee (CEC). CEC divides the leases of iron ore mines in three categories A,B,C.marginal irregularities and no  irregularities of leases come under A category, most irregularities in leases come under C category,moderate irregularities come under B category.The Supreme Court has lifted the ban would only be effective in 18 category A mines, subject to their compliance with statutory clearances.The ban will continued on the remaining leases.

Chief Justice of India names Justice Kabir as his successor

Chief Justice of India S H Kapadia, who retires 28th September 2012, has recommended the name of seniormost Supreme Court judge Justice Altamas Kabir as his successor, setting in motion the process of change of guard in the apex court.



Lok Sabha passed two Bills on 3rd September 2012

Lok Sabha passed two bills on 3rd  September 2012 They are 1.Sexual harassment may mean loss of business licence:Non-compliance with the provisions of the law will be punishable with a fine of up to Rs 50,000. Repeated violations may lead to higher penalties and cancellation of licence or registration to do business.2.National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) expansion bill passed

Three National awards for State Literacy Mission

the Andhra Pradesh State Literacy Mission Authority (SLMA)  has received awards for its work in Vizianagaram district and one gram panchayat P Yeleru of Anantapur district. Andhra Pradesh is the only State which received the Saakshar Bharat Award in the entire Country. The Awards comprising a trophy and a certificate which will be given by the Vice-President of India Hamid Ansari on the occasion of International Literacy Day to be celebrated on September 8 at Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh.

Dr. M.V. Reddy get the Bharat Jyoti Award

The Director, Department of Animal Husbandry,Dr. M.V.Reddy  got the Bharat Jyoti Award.This award is presented by the India International Friendship Society.

No mobile connection for more than 3 months to any foreign tourist: Government-"02/09/2012"

2 September 2012 Current Affairs

No mobile connection for more than 3 months to any foreign tourist: Government

To avoid misuse of SIM cards, the government told to the Telecom Service Providers not to provide mobile connection for more than three months to any foreign tourist visiting India.According to the fresh guidelines, which have come into effect recently, the Department of Telecom (DoT) has told the service providers that the proof for issuance of a mobile connection to any foreigner would be the passport having a valid visa.

India beat Cameroon to lift Nehru Cup for the third consecutive time

India beat Cameroon in  the Nehru Cup 2012 football tournament. This is India’s third consecutive Nehru Cup title, infact they have just won the three.



China to shut hundreds of coal mines this year

The State Administration of Work Safety (SAWS) said the country(China) aims to close  625 small coal mines this year in an attempt to reduce the number of deadly accidents, coal mine explosions and raise the safety in coal mines.


Sebi plans investor website in 13 Indian languages

Market regulator Sebi is planning to soon offer its investor website in as many as 13 Indian languages, besides the existing one in English, to spread awareness among investors and to help resolve their grievances.



India’s GDP to remain below 6% for 2012-13

CII(Confederation of Indian Industry) survey indicated that the GDP growth during 2012-13 is expected to remain below 6 percent

China developing new class of guided missile destroyer-"01/09/2012"

1 September 2012 Current Affairs

China developing new class of guided missile destroyer’

The Chinese Navy is developing a brand new class of guided-missile destroyer, a “new type” of naval warship with upgraded air-defence missiles, anti-ship and anti-submarine missiles.The new destroyers are equipped with two 32-unit vertical launch systems capable of launching HQ-9B air-defence missiles, anti-ship and anti-submarine missiles.The new destroyer is comparable to the “Aegis” equipped destroyers of the US Navy which use powerful computers and radars to track and guide weapons to destroy enemy targets.

America Court Summons to Parkash Singh Badal

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, who was served summons by a US court last month in a case of alleged custodial torture and extra judicial killings of Sikhs, has sought dismissal of the motion against him or additional time of 90 days to defend the charges.The US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin had issued Summons against Badal on August 8 when he was in Wisconsin on a private visit to attend a marriage ceremony.

St Andrews shines new light on vital medical procedures

Dr Tomas Cizmar, Research Fellow in the School of Medicine and Professor Kishan Dholakia of the School of Physics  at the University of St Andrews have made a breakthrough in fibre optic research which could allow doctors to see inside some of the hardest to reach parts of the human body with imaging devices no thicker than a human hair.

Obama appoints IIT graduate to admin post
U.S. President Barack Obama has announced to appoint eminent Indian-American, Romesh Wadhwani, to a key administration post by making him board of trustees of the prestigious John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Non Alignment Movement Summit in Iran"30-08-2012"

30 August 2012 Current Affairs
16th Non Alignment Movement Summit in Iran
The Two-day meet of the 120 grouping of nations takes place at Tehran in Iran. The key issues like the worsening situation of Syria, Iran’s nuclear programme and other matters of global are main agenda of this NAM summit. Which  opened on 30 Aug 2012. Prime Minister Manmohan singh is leading the Indian delegation to the summit, which is being attended by over 30 Heads of state and government.

Tuesday, 4 September 2012

First woman Chief Justice for Philippines Supreme Court-"24/08/2012"

24 August 2012 Current Affairs
The First woman Chief Justice for Philippines Supreme Court
President Benigno Aquino on 24 Aug named a veteran Judge as the first woman chief Justice of the Philippine supreme Court, Maria Lourdes sereno,53 replaced the Renato corona as chief Judge of Supreme court.
She added: “I would like to assure our countrymen I will keep my oath of office faithfully to the end of my term. We will deliver to the people our priorities and schedules in due time.”

Sereno said she would emulate the good governance started by Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo, whose death in a plane crash on Aug. 18 the nation is mourning.
 

Life Long Ban on Lance Armstrong
Cyclist Lance Armstrong will be stripped of his record seven Tour de France titles and banned from the sport for life, the US Anti-Doping Agency saidThe U.S. anti doping agency 14 years of Lance Armstrong strong career on 24 Aug , including his record of seven tour de France Titles and banned him for life from the sport. He was cyclist who retired an year ago. He would no longer challenge USDA and declined to exercise his last option by entering arbitration. He denied again that he ever took banned substances in his career, called USADA’s Investigation a “witch hunt” without any physical evidence.

Two Member Panel to Study on Universal Health coverage
The National Advisory council has set up a two-member working group to study the report on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) prepared by the high level expert scope of the National rural health Mission(NRHM) and convert it into a National Health Mission. The Two-member group, comprising Mirai chatterjee and A.K.Shiva kumar,will work closely with the Ministry of Health and Family welfare and the planning commission to resolve any possible issues arising on health.

Monday, 3 September 2012

Pilot less Aircraft “Lakhshya-I” test flown successfully-"23-08-2012"

23 August 2012 Current Affairs
Pilot less Aircraft “Lakhshya-I” test flown successfully
India’s developed Micro light pilot less target aircraft ” Lakshya-I’ was successfully test flown from the launch complex-2 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, Orissa on 23 August 2012. Lakshya-1, a sub-sonic, re-usable aerial target system, is remote controlled from the ground and designed to impart training to both air borne and air defence pilots. It is launched by a solid propellant rocket motor, and sustained by a turbojet engine in flight.

Himachal Hotel Gets Heritage Status
The Castel Magar, Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation’s prime hotel in the picturesque, Kullu Valley was notified under the heritage status by the Union tourism ministry on 23 August 2012.  Maggar was the capital of the erst while kullu state for about 1460 years.  The Castle was built by Raja Sidhi Singh in the 16th century.

Sonia Gandhi Ranked Most Powerful Woman in the World
Sonia Gandhi, the congress party president and chair woman of the coalition government running the country, is India’s most powerful woman and the sixth most powerful woman in the world, according to the Forbes Magazine.  The 9th year edition of Forbes magazine listed the 100 women.  “Who impact the world”, Mrs.Gandhi, 65, made it to the list for the fourth time.  She was also named the 11th powerful person in the world.  Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany once again ranked first followed by Hillary Clinton.  The US secretary of State President Dilma Rouseff of Brazil next in the list is Melinda Gates of the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation was fourth.  Indra Nooyi, the chairman and Chief  Executive of Pepsico.

Sunday, 2 September 2012

TODAYS IBPS RRB Officer’s Exam General Awareness solved paper morning shift

IBPS RRB Officer’s Exam General Awareness solved paper morning shift



Saturday, 18 August 2012

SBI Clerk Interview Call Letter

State Bank of India (SBI) had conducted the Clerk cum Assistant Exam in the Month of May-June, 2012. The results were declared on 14th August, 2012.SBI had announced that it will not accept any queries related to Cut off Marks, Scorecards etc till the Selection Process is complete.This means unsuccessful students in the SBI Clerk Exam will have to wait for some time, before they get about about their marks.In our previous post, we have covered this story in Details.You can go through it at the link below

SBI Clerk Written Exam Marks, Scorecard and Cut off

SBI Clerk Interview Call Letter

Passed students in the SBI clerk Written Exam will now have to appear in the Interview, based on which the Final Merit will be prepared .The SBI had already started sending Conformations Emails and SMS's to the successful candidates.Successful students can now download their Interview Call Letters from the SBI Official Website. Remember, the Call Letter link will be working for those, who have passed the written exam .
Meanwhile on 17th Aug, 2012, we have go information from some students who have passed the SBI Written Exam, that SBI is sending the Email informing the Date and venue of the the Interview.The Interviews for the SBI Clerk Recruitment 2012 are commencing from 3rd September, 2012

How to Download SBI clerk Interview Call Letter ?

The SBI clerk Interview Call Letter 2012 can be downloaded only from the SBI Official Website i,e (www.sbi.co.in).Here are few steps that might help you in downloading the Interview Call Letter
  1.  Log on to SBI Official Website i,e www.sbi.co.in
  2. Click on the Recruitment Link on the Left side of the page.
  3. On the Recruitment Page, Click on the " Download Call Letter for Interview "  link.
  4. On the Call Letter Download Page, Enter your Registration details and Click on the " SUBMIT" button.
  5. If the Details are correct, then your Interview Call Letter will appear on the Screen.You can either take the Print Out or Save it in (*,pdf) format.
  6. The Call Letter will contain the Details Like Date, time and Venue of the Interview.Candidates are advised to follow the Instructions given in the Call Letter and carry with them the Documents/Certificates required at the time of Interview

Indian Wrestler Sushil Kumar Won Silver at London Olympics-"12/08/2012"

12 August 2012 Current Affairs


Olympics: Sushil Kumar wins wrestling silver for IndiaIndian Wrestler Sushil Kumar Won Silver at London  Olympics
Sushil Kumar’s historic feat of winning back to back Olympic medals on the very  last day turned to be the high point of the country’s campaign as the biggest ever. Indian contingent completed the 30th edition games withe record haul six medals. sushil won silver medal in the 66kg category . Sushil, India’s flag bearer at the opening ceremony became the country’s most successful individual Olympian with 2 medals . He lost to japan’s Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu 1-3 in the final on 12 august 2012.

Sastra Ramanujan Prize to ZhiweiYun
The 2012 sastra Ramanujan prize will be given to the Professor Zhiwei on December 22, The birth anniversary of mathematical genius Ramanujan, in New Delhi. The award will be given away during the closing ceremony of the International conference in the legacy of Ramanujan, organized by the National Board of Higher Mathematics of India & co-sponsored by sastra University and Delhi University. prof.Zhiwei Yun has made fundamental contributions to several areas that lie at the interface of representation theory. This Prize will be given to under 32 age, at the same age as Ramanujan died.

Closing ceremony of London Olympics 2012
After the 17 days of opening the five rings festival comes to an end on 12 August 2012. The London said good bye to the athletes of the world and the curtains came sown on the 30th Olympic Games. The medals tally in London are: US secured top place in medals of inquiring 104 medals in total, 46 gold, 29 silver and 29 bronze. the next place occupied by China of 99 medals. Britain stood at 3rrd place of acquiring  65 medals in total. India stood at 55th place b y acquiring 6 medals in total, 2 silver and 4 bronze.India registered ita best ever show at the prestigious event with six medals. The next Olympics will be host by Rio De Janeiro on 2016. The Winter Olympics 2014 will be host by Russia,Sochi.

Monday, 13 August 2012

Vice President Of India is Hamid Ansari- "07/08/2012"

7 August 2012 Current Affairs
Vice President Of India is Hamid Ansari
History repeated after five decades when United Progressive Alliance nominee Hamid Ansari was re-elected as Vice President to get a second consecutive term after s. Radhakrishnan.who enjoyed two terms from 1952 to 1962. Mr. Ansari Won with a thumping majority against Jaswant Singh. Ansari Polled 490 and  Jaswant was 238 out of 790 members. Ansari was the 14h Vice President of India.

Solar cell study gets IICT Scientist National Award
Dr.Surya Prakash Singh, scientist at Inorganic and Physical chemistry division of the Indian Institute of chemical Technology, has been selected for National Academy of sciences(NASI) “Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award”. He award for his research in Solar cell study. He has developed a novel type of organic chemical that achieved a record photovoltaic efficiency in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSC). The chemical increased the efficiency of DSSC to a record 11.4 per cent, breaking the record set five years ago.

Nasin Zaidi is New Election Commissioner
Former Civil Aviation Secretary syed Nasin Zaidi has been appointed as Election Commissioner on 31 July 2012  and took charge as a member  of poll panel on 7 Aug 2012. He fills the vacancy that was created in the 3-member election commissioner(CEC). S.Y.Quraishi and the elevation of V.S. Sampath as a head of Poll Body. H.S.Brahma is other commissioner.

Himachal Bagged top slot in Environment Index
Environment Performance Index(EPI)-2012 compiled on July Month.According to this Survey Report conducted across all 28 states and 7 Union territories, the EPI ia an Indication of the ” Environmental well-being of a state”. Himachal bagged first and Andhra Pradesh bagged Second.  The rankings, the report added, have been decided based on five broad parameters: air pollution, forests, water quality, waste management and climate change. All these categories carry a net score of 1.AP’s environment is among the best kept in the country and its drinking water quality better than most other states in India.

Sunday, 12 August 2012

Usian Bolt Sets Olympic Record- "06/08/2012"

Curiosity  Landed on Red Planet
The Robotic Explorer Curiosity blazed through the pink skies of mars, steering itself to gentle landing inside again crater for the most ambitious dig yet into the red planet. It was NASA’s seventh landing on earth’s Neighbor.In November 2011 American Space Research Centre NASA Launched the curiosity into the space. On  6 Aug 2012 the Curiosity landed safely on the Mars.The Voyage to Mars took more than eight months and spanned 352m million miles(566 million kilometers). It sliced through Martian atmosphere ay 13,000mph(21,000kph). At first  scientists prediction is the  enormous amounts of Information, Including a possible answer to whether Mars ever supported conditions for Organic life, to find evidence of life itself,alive or fossilized-its raft of 10 scientific instruments will hunt for carbon based compounds considered essential to microbial life. It stays 2 years in Mars to collect all these Information. This is the next space mission of NASA after 1970. Ashwini, Indo-American scientist involved in this mission.

Usian Bolt Sets Olympic Record
Usain BoltJamaican Bolt won gold in men’s 100 meter race with 9.63 seconds by setting Olympic Record of the fastest 100 in history of Olympics and second fastest 100 in history title after united states carl Lewis. Bolt holds a world record of 9.58 second in 100 meter racing, the record he set at the Balin World Championship in 2009. This final event viewed by around 20 million viewers.

Australia to Host G20 Finance Ministers Meet 2014 - "05/08/2012"


Gold medallist Britain's Ben Ainslie gives a thumbs up sign during the men's finn class one person dinghy (heavyweight) sailing medal race victory ceremony at the London 2012 Olympic Games in Weymouth and Portland (Reuters)
5 August 2012 Current Affairs
Ben Ainslie Claims  a Record
Britain’s Ben Ainslie became the most successful Olympic sailor on 5 August 2012 won a gold medal in the single handed finn class to claim a record breaking fifth consecutive medal.He also matched the record for most Olympic sailing medals of any colour, previously held by Torben Grael of Brazil who managed two golds in 1996 and 2004, silver in 1984 and bronze in 1988 and 2000.


Murray Won Olympic Gold
Britain’s Andy Murray demolished Roger Federer 6-2,6-1,6-4 in the men’s final on 5 Aug 2012 to wins first gold medal ad avenge his Wimbledon final defeat against the world no1. Roger Federer bagged Olympic Silver , Juan Martin del potro bagged copper.

Cairns to host G20 finance summitAustralia to Host G20 Finance Ministers Meet 2014
The Tropical Northern Australian city of cairns will host a meeting of G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in 2014. Around 4,000 delegates and 3,000 international media are expected to attend the event, which is likely to be held at the Brisbane Exhibition and Convention Centre.

Mr Newman said Cairns was chosen because it was a regional tourist city with the hotels and international airport needed to host the 2000 delegates and media expected to attend.




Gopal Goyal Kand Home Minster of Haryana Quits
Haryana Minster of state for home, Goyal Kanda resigned on 5 August 2012 night after a 23-year -old farmer air hosters named him in a suicide note before hanging herself.

Serena and Venus Williams won Olympics Gold in Women;s Doubles
Serena and Venus Williams teamed to win women’s doubles title at the Olympics on 5 August 2012. The third time the dynamic duo taken Home the gold medal.

China's Lin Dan celebrates winning his men's singles badminton gold medal match against Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Wembley ArenaLin Defends Olympic Badminton Gold
China’s Lin Dan over hauled Lee Chong Wei in the final to win Olympic men’s badminton singles on 5 August 2012.
"My mind is blank right now. I am very, very happy," a joyous Lin told reporters. "This medal is confirmation of all my hard work since 2008. It is very tough being a Chinese player because we work so hard and sacrifice so much."

Thursday, 9 August 2012

Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana award for D.R. Mehta -"04/08/2012"

Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana award for D.R. Mehta
Renowned social worker DR Mehta, founder and chief patron of the organization that popularized the Jaipur Foot, has been selected for the  Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award for this year. D.R. Mehta will   present the 20th Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavna Award at a function New Delhi on 20 Aug 2012.The award, which carries a citation and cash of Rs 5 lakh, is being given to Mehta, a former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India, for his “outstanding contribution towards promotion of communal harmony, peace and goodwill”.Former recipients of the award include Mother Teresa, Ustad Bismillah Khan, Lata Mangeshkar, Sunil Dutt, S.N. Subbarao and Dilip Kumar.

India’s Most Admired Surgeon
India born internationally acclaimed NRI Heart Surgeon and Research Scientist from the famed Harvard University, Dr Mukesh Hariawala, has been unanimously selected by the National Healthcare jury to be honored with the prestigious ” India’s Most Admired Surgeon 2012 Award”.His pioneering research work on the dynamic cutting edge scientific technology of stimulating growth of new blood vessels on the heart by using ” Low Energy Laser Beams “. This in combination with ” Single Arterial Graft ” and ” Direct Stem Cell Injections ” in patients who suffer from old and new heart attacks, is projected to significantly give relief of symptoms and bring down the cost of healthcare.

Saina Nehwal clinched Bronze at London Olympics 2012
Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehawal won India its third medal at London Olympics 2012 after she clinched a bronze in women’s singles badminton event played at Wembley Arena on 4 August 2012. Saina bagged the bronze after her Chinese opponent  Xin Wang conceded the match due to a knee injury. Saina’s bronze marked India’s third medal at London Olympics 2012 and twelfth individual medal in the history of modern olympics.

Serena Williams Wins Olympic Gold
Serena Williams secured her first ever gold medal victory in the women’s singles with 6-0, 6-1 win over the Russian beauty, Maria Sharapova at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon on 4 August 2012.Serena becomes the second women to win the Olympic gold medal in addition to all four different Grand Slam titles. she also set the record of being the only female professional to attain the number one spot in both singles and doubles category.

Wednesday, 8 August 2012

Banking Question For RRB Exam 2012


1.     Which of the following statements is true?
    (1) Banks cannot accept demand and time deposits from public
    (2) Banks can accept only demand deposits from public
    (3) Banks can accept both demand and time deposits from public
    (4) Banks can accept both demand and time deposits from public    
    (5) Banks can accept demand and time deposits only from government


2.     Which of the following is the correct statement?
    (1) State Bank of India is the sole authority to issue and  manage currency in India
    (2) A nationalized bank is the sole authority to issue and manage currency in India
    (3) A cooperative bank is the sole authority to issue and manage currency in India
    (4) RBl is the sole authority to issue and manage currency in India
    (5) None of the above


3. Interest payable on savings bank accounts is
    (1) not regulated by RBI
    (2) regulated by Sate Governments
    (3) regulated by Central Government
    (4) regulated by RBI 
  (5) regulated by Finance Minister


4. The usual deposit accounts of banks are
    (1) current accounts, electricity accounts and insurance premium accounts
    (2) current accounts post office savings bank accounts and term deposit accounts
    (3) loan accounts, savings bank accounts and term deposit accounts
    (4) current accounts, savings bank accounts and term deposit accounts
    (5) current bill accounts and term deposit accounts


5. Fixed deposits and recurring deposits are
    (1) repayable after an agreed period
    (2) repayable on demand 
    (3) not repayable
    (4) repayable after death of depositors
    (5) repayable on demand or after an agreed period as per bank’s choice


6.     Accounts are allowed to be operated by cheques in respect of
    (1) both savings bank accounts and fixed deposit accounts
    (2) savings bank accounts and current accounts
    (3) both savings bank accounts and loan accounts
    (4) both savings bank accounts and cash accounts only
    (5) both Current accounts and fixed deposit accounts


7.     Which of the following is correct statement?
    (1) Normally no interest is paid on current deposit accounts
    (2) Interest is paid on current accounts at the same rate as term deposit accounts
    (3) The rate of interest on current account and savings account are the same
    (4) No interest is paid on any deposit by the bank
    (5) Savings deposits are the same as current deposits


8.    Mortgage is a
    (1) security on movable property for a loan given by a bank
    (2) security on immovable property for a loan given by a bank
    (3) concession on immovable property for a loan given by  a bank
    (4) facility on immovable property for a loan given by a  bank
    (5) security on immovable property for a deposit received by a bank


9.     Which of the following is known as cross selling by banks?
    (A) Sale of a debit card to a credit card holder.
    (B).Insurance of cash against cheque presented by a third party.
   (C) Sale of Insurance policy to a depositor    (1) Only (A)    (2) Only (B)    (3) Only (C)
    (4) Both (A) and (C)     (5) All (A), (B) and (C)


10.     Financial inclusion means provision of
    (1) financial services namely, payments, remittances,  savings, loans and insurance
          at affordable cost to  persons not yet given the same
    (2) ration at affordable cost to persons not yet given the same
    (3) house at affordable cost to persons not yet given the  same
    (4) food at affordable cost to persons not yet given the same
    (5) education at affordable cost to persons not yet given the same


11.     When a bank returns a cheque unpaid, it is called
    (1) payment of the cheque
    (2) drawing of the cheque
    (3) canceling of the cheque
    (4) dishonour of the cheque
    (5) taking of the cheque


12. NEFT means
    (1) National Electronic Funds Transfer system
    (2) Negotiated Efficient Fund Transfer system
    (3) National Efficient Fund Transfer solution
    (4) Non Effective Fund Transfer system
    (5) Negotiated Electronic Foreign Transfer system


13.     Upper limit prescribed for RTGS transaction is
    (1) Rs. 1 lac        (2) Rs. 2 lacs
    (3) Rs. 5 lacs        (4) Rs. 50 lacs
    (5) No upper limit is prescribed


14.     Distribution of insurance products and insurance policies by banks as
          corporate agents is known as
    (1) General Insurance     (2) Non-life Insurance
    (3) Bancassurance        (4) Insurance Banking
    (5) Deposit Insurance


15.     In order to attract more foreign exchange the Government of India decided
          to allow foreign  investment in LLP firms. What is full form of ‘LLP’ as  used in
          this reference?
    (1) Local Labour Promotion
    (2) Low Labour Projects
    (3) Limited Loan Partnership
    (4) Longer Liability Partnership
    (5) Limited Liability Partnership


16.     Interest on Saving bank account is now calculated by banks on
    (1) minimum balance during the month
    (2) minimum balance from 7th to last day of the month
    (3) minimum balance from 10th to last day of the month
    (4) maximum balance during the month
    (5) daily product basis


17. Largest shareholder (in percentage shareholding) of a nationalized bank is
    (1) RBI         (2) NABARD    (3) LICI
    (4) Government of India      (5) IBA


18.     When the rate of inflation increases
    (1) purchasing power of money increases
    (2) purchasing power of money decreases
    (3) value of money increases
    (4) purchasing power of money remains unaffected
    (5) amount of money in circulation decreases


19.     A centralized databases with online connectivity to branches, internet as 
          well as ATM-network which has been adopted by almost all major banks of
          our country is own as
    (1) Investment Banking     (2) core Banking
    (3) Mobile Banking        (4) National Banking   
    (5) Specialized Banking


20.    The Unit Trust of India came into existence in
    (1) 1960      (2) 1962                      (3) 1964    (4) 1966   (5) 1968


21.     Which of the following is example of financial assets?
    (1) National Saving Certificates
    (2) Infrastructure Bonds    (3) Indira VikasPatra
    (4) KrishiVikasPatra    (5) All of the above


22.     Capital market is a market which deals in
    (1) short-term funds     (2) long-term funds
    (3) gilt-edge securities      (4) All of the above
    (5) None of the above


23.     Regional Rural Banks fall within supervisory purview of
    (1) SBI     (2) RBI    (3) SEBI    
    (4) IRDA    (5) None of these


24.     IRDA with its headquarters at ……… is the regulatory authority for all
    insurance companies in India including the Life Insurance Corporation of India.
    (1) Hyderabad     (2) Bengaluru    (3) Mumbai    
    (4) Delhi    (5) Chandigarh


25. Mutual Funds fall within 7 supervisory purview of
    (1) SBI     (2) RBI    (3) SEBI
    (4) IRDA    (5) None of these


26.     Which of the following does not come under the category of Development Banks?
    (1) Industrial Development Bank of India
    (2) Small Industries Development Bank of India
    (3) Industrial Investment Bank of India
    (4) State Finance Corporation
    (5) Export-import Bank


27.     Main financial instruments of corporate sector are
    (1) Shares    (ii) Debentures    (iii) Public Deposits
    (iv) Loan from Institutions
Select the correct answer by using of the following codes
    (1) i and ii     (2) ii and iii    (3) iii and iv
    (4)1, ii and iv    (5) All I, ii, iii and iv


28.     Financial institutions
    (1) promote savings    (2) mobilise savings  (3) allocate savings among different users
    (4) All of the above    (5) None of the above


29.     Which of the following is not an / example of  primary securities?
    (1) Bills     (2) Bonds    (3) Shares
    (4) Book debts    (5) New currency


30. Indian Financial System / comprises of
    (1) Scheduled Commercial Banks
    (2) Non-banking Financial Institutions
    (3) Urban Cooperative Banks
    (4) All of the above    (5) None of the above


31. The Bombay Stock Exchange was 7 made functional as  early as
    (1) 1870     (2) 1901    (3) 1935      (4) 1951    (5) 1949


32.      The Unit Trust of India come into existence in
    (1) 1964     (2) 1970    (3) 1975
    (4) 1980    (5) 1982


33. 19 July 1969, how commercial Banks were nationalised?
    (1) 13     (2) 14        (3) 15    (4) 16    (5) 20


34.     New Private Banks are being given licenses since
    (1) 1991     (2) 1992    (3) 1993
     (4) 1995    (5) 2001


35.     The gilt-edged market refers to the market for
    (i) Government securities
    (ii) Semi-government securities
    (iii) Corporate securities   
    Select the correct answer
    (1) only i     (2) i and ii    (3) ii and iii
    (4) i, ii and iii    (5) only iii


36.     First share market in India established in
    (1) Delhi     (2) Mumbai    (3) Kolkata
    (4) Chennai    (5) None of these


37.     Consider the following statements:
    (i)  Securities that have an original maturity that is greater than one year
           are traded in capital markets.
    (ii) The best known capital market securities are stocks and bonds.
           Select the correct answer
    (1) (i) is true and (ii) is false   (2) (i) is false and (ii) is true
    (3) Both are true                   (4) Both are false
    (5) None of the above


38.     Consider the following statements:
    (i) Securities that have an original maturity that is greater than one year are
         traded in money markets.
    (ii) The best known money market securities are stocks and bonds.
    (1) (i) is true and (ii) is false  (2) (i) is false and (ii) is true
    (3) Both are true                  (4) Both are false
    (5) None of the above


39.     The primary issuers of capital market securities include
    (1) the Central Government   (2) the local Government
    (3) corporations
    (4) the Central and Local Governments and corporations
    (5) Local Government and corporations


40.     Which of the following is a / characteristic of a capital market instrument?
    (a) Liquidity        (b) Marketability
    (3) Long maturity    (4) Liquidity premium
    (5) All of the above




41.     Which one of the following is a money market instruments?
    (1) A Treasury bill   
    (2) A negotiable certificate of deposit was
    (3) Commercial paper
    (4) All of the above    (5) None of the above


42.     T-bills are financial instruments initially sold by   ________ to raise funds.
    (1) Commercial Banks    (2) the government
    (3) corporations   
    (4) agencies of the State Government
    (5) None of the above


43.     Commercial paper is a short-term security issued by   ________ to raise funds.
    (1) the Reserve Bank of India
    (2) Commercial Banks
    (3) large and well-known companies
    (4) National Stock Exchange
    (5) State and Local Governments


44.     Which of the following statements is true regarding  a corporate bond?
    (1) A corporate callable bond gives the holder the right to exchange it for a
          specified number of the company’s common shares
    (2) A corporate debenture is a secured /‘ bond
    (3) A corporate indenture is a secured bond
    (4) A corporate convertible bond gives the holder the right  to exchange the
         bond for a specified number of the company’s common shares 
    (5) Holders of corporate bonds have voting rights in the  company


45.     Which one of the following is not a money market   instrument?
    (1) A Treasury bill   (2) A negotiable certificate of deposit
    (3) Commercial paper   (4) Treasury bond   (5) Repo


46. Money lend for 15 days or more in Inter-bank market is called
    (1) call money         (2) notice money
    (3) term money         (4) All of these
    (5) None of these

47. Money lent for one day is called
    (1) call money         (2) notice money
    (3) term money         (4) All of these
    (5) None of these


48. Specified interest rate on a fixed maturity security fixed at the time of issue is called
    (1) market rate of interest    (2) call rate
    (3) repo rate        (4) coupon rate
    (5) discount rate


49.     Lending of scheduled Commercial Banks, on a  fortnightly average basis, 
           should not exceed   — of their capital fund.
    (1) 25 per cent         (2) 35 per cent
    (3) 15 per cent         (4) 50 per cent
    (5) None of these


50.     A short-term credit investment created by a non-financial firm and 
           guaranteed by a bank to make payment is called
    (1) bankers acceptance market
    (2) collateral loan market    (3) treasury bill market
    (4) call money market    (5) repo market

Kofi Annan Resigns as Syria Peace Envoy - "2/08/2012"

Kofi Annan quits as Syria peace envoy


Kofi Annan Resigns  as Syria Peace Envoy
Kofi Annan resigned as the UN Peace envoy to Syria on 2 August 2012 by complaining the international community had not done enough to support his bid to persuade Bashar al-Assad to accept a peace plan. His term as  UN peace interlocutor was set to expire on 31 August 2012. Annan was appointed the UN-Arab League Peace envoy to Syria in February 2012. A formidable diplomat Annan was assigned with the task to explore for the peaceful solution to the Syrian crisis and secure a peaceful transition of the regime.Mr Annan also complained that "continuous finger-pointing and name-calling" in the UN Security Council had hindered his attempts to implement his so-called "six point peace plan"

Reshuffle in the Cabinet Ministry of Odisha : Patnaik
Naveen Patnaik to expand his cabinet todayThe Chief Minister of Odisha  Naveen Patnaik  reshuffled his Cabinet Ministry on 2 August 2012.  He dropped Five dropped five influential ministers and inducted 9, including six new faces, in a major reshuffle of his council of ministers   dropped Ministers are ; Ghadai, Prafulla Samal, Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak, Pushpendra Singhdeo and Pratap Jena.The Six new Ministers appointed by the Chief Minister of the State are:-Pratap Keshari Deb, Subrat Tarai, Rajanikant Singh, Sarojini Hembram, Arun Kumar Sahu and Rabi Narayan Nanda.While Patnaik had been carefully examining the whole issue since June, ruling BJD MLAs were lobbying hard in their bid to secure a berth in the council of ministers.Among the strong contenders for ministership are senior legislators and former ministers Damodar Rout, AU Singh Deo and Bijayashri Routray, the sources said.


Andrian Clinches Gold by a Finger Tip
Nathan Andrian clinched the Olympic 100 m free style gold by a fingertip on 1 August 2012 to become the first American to hold the title since 1988.+ Eight badminton players were disqualified from the Olympics after a scandal over "throwing" matches. Womens pairs from China, Indonesia and South Korea are accused of trying to lose matches in the round robin phase to manipulate the knockout draw.
+ Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins won Britain's second gold of the Games, becoming Britain's most decorated Olympian. Rowers Helen Glover and Heather Stanning earlier gave the host nation its first gold, in the women's pairs.
Rebecca Soni Sets World Record at LondonImage: SoniRebecca Soni a US Star, Who won her second straight Olympic title in the 200 metre  Breast Stroke on 2 August 2012.She Touched in 2 minutes 19:59 seconds,breaking the mark of 2 minutes 20 seconds she set in the semi finals.

Xiaojun Rewrites Records on Way to Gold
China’s Lu Xiaojun  broke two weight lifting world records on his way to winning gold on 1 August 2012. He sets a world record by 1 kg with over all weight of 379 kg across the two styles of Olympic lift.The total included a World record snatch of 175kg.

S. Ambedkar is MD of HSBC Private Banking India
HSBC has appointed shantanu Ambedkar as Managing Director and Head of Private Banking for India.

Odisha's Jajpur District Wins JRD Tata Memorial Award- 2011Jaipur Bags JRD TATA Award
Odisha’s Jaipur district has bagged the coveted fifth “JRD Tata Memorial Award 2011″ for Population ,reproductive health and Family planning programme. The award was presented Nobel Laureate Amartyasen at JRD Tata memorial Award and Oration Function held in New Delhi.

China’s millionaire number crosses million mark- "1/08/2012"


Gore VidalContrarian Author Gore Vidal Dies
Writer Gore Vidal, who filler his novels and essays with acerbic observation on politics,sex and American culture. While carrying on feuds with big-name literary rivals,died on 1 August 2012 at home in Los angels of complications from pneumonia,age 86. His historical novels was ‘Burr’, ’1876′.’Lincoln’,'The Golden Age’.
The novelist, essayist, wit and contrarian Gore Vidal, one of the towering figures of American cultural and political life for more than six decades, has died of complications from pneumonia.Vidal died at his home in the Hollywood Hills in Los Angels at about 6.45pm on Tuesday, his nephew Burr Steers said. Vidal had been living alone in the home and had been sick for "quite a while", Steers said.

China`s millionaire number crosses million markChina’s millionaire number crosses million mark
The number of millionaires in China crossed a million mark for the first in the Communist nation, putting it in the elite club of the wealthy nations like US and Japan. The elite millionaires group includes 63,500 billionaires, according to Hurun Report, a Chinese event and publishing group which compiled the China’s list of the rich.The number of Chinese worth more than 10 million yuan (USD 1.6 million) broke the million mark in 2011 for the first time, with 1.02 million people now in this elite group. Of these million-plus wealthy individuals, 84 per cent are concentrated in the eastern, northern and southern regions of China, with Beijing home to the greatest number, at 1.79 lakh millionaires.

“Yuri Miller Fundamental Physics Award’ For Theoretical  Indian Scientist Ashok sen
9 physicists worldwide were given the Fundamental Physics Prize. Ashok sen is one in the Nine physicians.This Fundamental Physics prize has been established by Russian Business man Yuri Miller and the most money spinning academic prize in the world. Ashok sen, who is working as the scienctist in ‘ Harichandra Research Centre’ at Allahabad. He has been recognised for his “String Theory”. The winners will receive 3 million dollar as the prize amount it is more then the Noble cash prize. Noble’s cash prize  is at present 1.2 million dollars. fundamnetal physics prize which is  three times more than Noble prize.

Monday, 30 July 2012

Hungarian Grand Prix Won by Hamilton - "29/07/2012"

Champagne moment: Hamilton celebrates after winning his second grand prix of the season
Hungarian Grand Prix Won by Hamilton
Mc.laren’s lewis Hamilton delivered a flawless performance from the pole position to the chequered flag to win the Hungarian Grand Prix on 29 July 2012. Hamilton’s win was his second of the year and the 19th of his career.Chatting to his father Anthony just before the Hungarian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton claimed he needed to win the remaining 10 races to take the drivers' title for a second time. Make that nine.
And if Hamilton can replicate this level of performance, there is no reason why he won’t be in contention for the top step of the podium consistently when Formula One returns in September after its summer break.
Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso may have extended his lead over Red Bull’s Mark Webber at the top of the drivers’ standings, but  Hamilton took a 15-point chunk out of the Spaniard’s advantage to move to within 47 points.

Chinshanlo Won Gold in Olympics
kazakhstan’s zulfiya chinshanlo set a world record in clean & jerk as she powered to Olympic gold in the women’s 53 kg on 29 July 2012 and claimed a cash bonus from her country’s president.
Kazakhstan's Zulfiya Chinshanlo takes gold in the women's 53kg competition
Zulfiya Chinshanlo (C) of Kazakhstan celebrates with the gold medal, Hsu Shu-Ching (L) of Chinese Taipei with the silver medal, and Cristina Iovu (R) of Republic of Moldova with the bronze medal on the podium after the women's 53kg Weightlifting on Day 2 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL.

Army Conducts Successful User Trail of Brahmos
Balasor ( Odisha) On July 29,2012.  India on 29 July 2012 successfully test fired Brahmos  supersonic cruise missile from the integrated test range at chandipur off odisha coast. The missile with a flight range of up to 29 km is capable of carrying conventional war head if 300 kg. This is a surface to surface army version was test fixed as a part of user trial by the Army. This was test fired from ground mobile launcher from launch complex-3 of ITR.

Kuchipudi Guru Vempati Passed Away
Renowned kuchipudi expert vempati chinna satyam , a dance guru of the stars,died at his home in Chennai on 29 July 2012. He was 83 and had been ailing for more than six months due ti age related aliments.

China Tests Career Rocket Engine
China on 29 July 2012. It has successfully tested a new 120 tonnes thrust liquid oxygen(LOX) and kerosene engine for its new generation carrier rocket, the Lon March-5 for future space launches. The LOX/Kerosene engine under went a test of a high rotational speed of nearly 20,000 revolutions per minute.