Monday, August 29, 2011

PRATIYOGITA DARPAN September- 2011 (Online Read)

IBPS PO Exam Prepration SOlved Paper - Aug 2011


General Awareness

Q.1 Which of the following carries out 'Open Market Operations?
(1) Finance Ministry     (2) External Affairs Ministry
(4) Planning Commission (5) Ministry of Commerce

Q. 2 Who among the folfowing Ministers will hold telecom portfolio in addition to his own portfolio till next reallotment?
(1) Kamal Nath        (2) Kapil Sibal
(4) Mamta Banerjee (5) None of these

Q. 3 Under provisions of which one of the following Acts, the RBI issues directives to the Banks in India?
(1) RBI Act  (2) Banking Regulation Act (3) Essential Commodities Act
(4) RBI and Banking Regulation Act (5) None of these

Q.4 On which one of the following 'Head of Expenses', the expenses of the Government of India are highest?
(1) Food subsidy (2) Fertilizer subsidy     (3) Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana
(4) Maintenance of national highways     (5) Oil subsidy

Q.5 Which one of the following foreign agencies will assist the municipal agencies to improve quality of municipal schools through its School Excellence Programmes (SEP) ?
(1) IMF     (2) UNDP     (3) UNICEF     (4) ADB  (5) None of these

Q. 6 Which one of the following tools is used by RBI for selective credit control?
(1) It advises banks to lend against certain commodities
(2) It advises banks to recall the loans for advances against certain commodities
(3) It advises banks to charge higher rate of interest for advance against certain commodities
(4) It discourages certain kinds of lending by assigning higher risk weights to loans it deems undesirable
(5) None of these

Most Commonly Spoken Languages



LanguageNumber of speakers
1.Chinese (Mandarin)1,300,000,000
2.English508,000,000
3.Hindustani (Hindi and Urdu)497,000,000
4.Spanish392,000,000
5.Russian277,000,000
6.Arabic246,000,000
7.Bengali211,000,000
8.Portuguese191,000,000
9.Malay-Indonesian159,000,000
10.French129,000,000

YOUNGEST COUNTRIES IN WORLD

South Sudan (July, 2011)
Montenegro (July, 2006)
Serbia (July, 2006)
East Timor (2002)
Palau (1994)
Czech Republic (1993)
Eritrea (1993)
Slovakia (1993)
Bosnia/Hertzegovina (1992)

Bank of Baroda(BOB) Clerk Exam Solved Paper - 2011

SOCIO - ECONOMIC, BANKING AND COMPUTER AWARENESS

1. Which of the following nations is considered the originator of the concept of Micro Finance?
(1) Bangladesh
(2) India
(3) South Africa
(4) Greece
(5)Brazil

2. Which of the following is represented by the letter ‘L' in the abbreviation CAMELS, the rating system used in financial world ?
(1) Loans
(2) Leadership
(3) Liabilities
(4) Liquidity
(5) None of these

3. Repo rate is decided by which of the following organizations?
(1) SEBI
(2) AMFI
(3) All Banks
(4) RBI
(5) IMF

4. Many a times we read a term ‘PPP' in financial dailies/magazines. What is the full form of the same as used in financial world?
(1) Purchasing Power Parity
(2) Per captia Potential Purchases
(3) Public Per captia Power
(4) Present Purchasing Power
(5) Popular Public Preferences

5. The rate of interest on Term Deposits in Banks is stipulated by which of the following?
(1) RBI
(2) Government of India
(3) Indian Banks Association
(4) Banking Codes and Standards Board of India
(5) Individual Banks themselves

Thursday, August 25, 2011

International Organisations and their Headquarters




Organisation Headquarters
UNO New York
UNICEF New York
UNESCO Paris
UNIDO Vienna
WHO Geneva
UNFPA New York
ILO Geneva
IMF Washington DC
WTO Geneva
International Court Of Justice The Hague
International Atomic Energy Agency Vienna
World Bank Washington D.C.
International Committee of the Red Cross Geneva
International Maritime Organisation London
Universal Postal Union Berne
Food and Agricultural Organisation Rome
World Meteorological Organisation Geneva
SAARC Kathmandu
Amnesty International London
Transparency International Berlin
World Intellectual Property Organization Geneva
International Renewable Energy Agency Abu Dhabi (UAE) (Interim HQs)
Commonwealth of Nations London
International Standards Organisation Geneva

TrophiesName with Game in Indian Sports


TROPHY
SPORTS
Agarwal Cup 
Badminton
Agha Khan Cup 
Hockey
All-India Women’s Guru Nanak Championship 
Hockey
Bandodkar Trophy 
Football
Bangalore Blues Challenge Cup
Basketball
Barna-Bellack Cup 
Table Tennis
Beighton Cup 
Hockey
Bombay Gold Cup 
Hockey
Burdwan Trophy 
Weight-lifting
Charminar Trophy 
Athletics
Chadha Cup 
Badminton
C. K. Naydu Trophy 
Cricket
Chakoia Gold Trophy 
Football
Divan Cup 
Badminton
Deodhar Trophy 
Cricket
Duleep Trophy 
Cricket
D. C. M. Cup 
Football
Durand Cup 
Football
Dhyan Chand Trophy 
Hockey
Dr. B. C. Roy Trophy (Junior)
Football
Ezra Cup 
Polo
F. A. Cup 
Football
G. D. Birla Trophy 
Cricket
Ghulam Ahmed Trophy 
Cricket
Gurmeet Trophy 
Hockey
Gura Nanak Cup 
Hockey
Gyanuati Devi Trophy 
Hockey
Holkar Trophy 
Bridge
lrani Trophy 
Cricket
I. F. A. Shield 
Football
lndira Gold Cup 
Hockey
Jawaharlal Challenge 
Air Racing
Jaswant Singh Trophy 
Best Services Sportsman 
Kuppuswamy Naidu Trophy
Hockey
Lady Rattan Tata Trophy 
Hockey
MCC Trophy 
Hockey
Moinuddaula Gold Cup 
Cricket
Murugappa Gold Cup 
Hockey
Modi Gold Cup 
Hockey
Narang Cup 
Badminton
Nehru Trophy 
Hockey
Nixan Gold Cup 
Football
Obaid Ullah Gold Cup 
Hockey
Prithi Singh Cup 
Polo
Rani Jhansi Trophy 
Cricket
Ranjit Trophy 
Cricket
Rangaswami Cup 
Hockey
Ranjit Singh Gold Cup 
Hockey
Rajendra Prasad Cup 
Tennis
Ramanujan Trophy 
Table Tennis
Rene Frank Trophy 
Hockey
Radha Mohan Cup 
Polo
Raghbir Singh Memorial 
Football
Rohinton Baria Trophy 
Cricket
Rovers Cup 
Football
Sanjay Gold Cup 
Football
Santosh Trophy 
Football
Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee 
Football
Subroto Cup 
Football
Scindia Gold Cup 
Hockey
Sahni Trophy 
Hockey
Sheesh Mahal Trophy 
Cricket
Todd Memorial Trophy 
Football
Tommy Eman Gold Cup 
Hockey
Vittal Trophy 
Football
Vizzy Trophy 
Cricket
Vijay Merchant Trophy 
Cricket
Wellington Trophy 
Rowing

LEADERS OF COUNTRIES IN WORLD

Africa

Sunday, August 21, 2011

IBPS PO/MT BANK EXAM PREPARATION TIPS - 2011



Tips to follow for ibps bank exam 2011

1. Use shortcut tricks while  answering the questions.

2. Try to reduce using of formulas.

3. Don’t attempt all questions in any section.

4. If you don’t know the answer for particular problem, simply leave it to save the time.

5. In English section,answer the questions fastly(ex: in particular question he asked synomyn for the word,by seeing the 4 options,1 option will be blink in your mind, finalised it and tick that answer, really you don't know the answer for that question, then by thinking about it, will be waste of your time and it will not possible to get the answer by thinking in english section)

6. Reasoning section will be take more time, so try to answer for some(for qualifying) questions only in this section.

7. Don’t start your exam with aptitude and reasoning sections

8. Time splitting for each section

General awareness:            15 min

Computer knowledge:        15 min

English:                               25 min

Reasoning:                          45 min

Quantitative aptitude:          50 min

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Punjab National Bank PNB Exam Solved Paper


Marketing and Computer Knowledge
(Exam Held on: 4-4-2010)

1. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group.
Which is the one that does not belong to the group ?
1. Marketing function includes—
(A) Designing new products
(B) Advertisements
(C) Publicity
(D) After sales service
(E) All of these
Ans : (E)
2. Lead generation can be resorted to
by browsing—
(A) Telephone directories
(B) Yellow pages
(C) Internet sites
(D) List of existing customers
(E) All of these
Ans : (E)
3. Effective selling skills depend on—
(A) Effective lead generation
(B) Sales Call Planning
(C) Territory Allocation
(D) Effective communication skills
(E) All of these
Ans : (E)
4. Market Information means—
(A) Knowledge level of marketing staff
(B) Information about marketing staff
(C) Information regarding Share market
(D) Knowledge of related markets
(E) All of these
Ans : (D)
5. Marketing channels mean—
(A) Delivery period
(B) Delivery time
(C) Delivery outlets
(D) Delivery place
(E) All of these
Ans : (E)

Corporation Bank Probationary Officers Exam. - 2011


English Language 


(Exam Held on 16-1-2011)

Directions—(Q. 1 to 5) Rearrange the following five sentences (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them—
(1) “What is waste of my tax money”, I thought, walking past the people having free Californian Chardonnay.
(2) “Speak to her”, he said, “She's into books”.
(3) The friend who had brought me there noticed my noticing her.
(4) In late 2003, I was still paying taxes in America, so it horrified me that the US Consulate was hosting a “Gallo drinking appreciation event”.
(5) Behind them, a pianist was playing old film tunes, and a slim short woman was dancing around him.

1. Which of the following would be the FOURTH sentence ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
Ans : (C)

2. Which of the following would be the FIRST sentence ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
Ans : (D)

3. Which of the following would be the FIFTH (LAST) sentence ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
Ans : (B)


4. Which of the following would be the SECOND sentence ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
Ans : (A)

5. Which of the following would be the THIRD sentence ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
Ans : (E)

Directions—(Q. 6 to15) In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, which came …(6)… effect in April this year, is meant to transform the education sector and take India closer to the goal of universal schooling. But with admissions to the new academic session just …(7)… the corner, it is fast becoming clear that …(8)… well-intentioned ideas into …(9)… will take some doing. For a start, the guidelines for admissions under the RTE prohibit schools from conducting any sort of student profiling. The stress on a random yet justifiable admission process means that schools will have to resort to something as quirky as a lottery system. However, leaving admission to a good school to pure …(10)… will only incentives manipulations, defeating the very essence of RTE.

The main problem facing the education sector is that of a resource crunch. The provisions for ensuring universal access to education are all very well, …(11)… we have the infrastructure in place first. Brick and mortar schools need to precede open admission and not the …(12)… way around. In that sense, legislators' assessment of ground realities is …(13)… target when they endorse the closure of tens of thousands of lowcost private schools for not meeting the minimum standards of land plot, building specifications and playground area as laid out in the RTE Act. Instead of bearing down …(14)… on private schools for failing to conform to abstract bureaucratic criteria, efforts to bring about universal education should focus on upgrading and expanding the existing government school infrastructure to accommodate all. Only then can we ensure the much-needed supply-demand …(15)… in the education sector.

6. (A) with
(B) for
(C) on
(D) into
(E) in
Ans : (D)

7. (A) around
(B) near
(C) into
(D) about
(E) reaching
Ans : (A)

8. (A) forming
(B) translating
(C) having
(D) taking
(E) framing
Ans : (B)

9. (A) affect
(B) ideas
(C) practice
(D) concept
(E) procedure
Ans : (C)

10. (A) benefit
(B) merit
(C) chance
(D) basis
(E) method
Ans : (C)

Thursday, August 18, 2011

IBPS PO/MT Common Written Examination Sample Paper -2011



GENERAL AWARENESS

1. Which period is called the 'banking swadeshi' period when many Indians established many banks?
1)1870-1940
2)1910-1947
3)1906-1911
4)1947-1991
5)1942-1947

2. The banks established in Swadeshi period are ............?
1) Bank of India
2) Corporation bank
3) Indian Bank
4) Bank of Baroda
5) All of the above

3. In which part of India, many banks are established, which is called the 'Cradle of Indian Banking System'?
1) Northern Assam
2) Southern Tamilnadu
3) Eastern Rajasthan
4) Southern Karnataka
5) Western Maharastra

4. The most banks in India failed between ............ Not less than 100 banks failed due to various reasons?
1) 1923-1928
2) 1953-1958
3) 1923-1948
4) 1903-1928
5) 1913-1918

5. Which party issued a paper by name 'Stray thoughts on Bank Nationalization' signaling the nationalization of banks in India?
1) Communist Party of India
2) Janatha Party
3) Congress Party
4) Republican Party
5) National Conference

6. Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertaking) Bill passed in ...............paving way to the nationalization of banks in India?
1) 1974
2) 1969
3) 1975
4) 1981
5) 1961

SBI Associate Bank PO Exam Solved Paper 2011






GENERAL AWARENESS
 
(EXAM HELD ON:  07-08-2011)

1. The International World Wide Web Conference 2011 was held at
a) Italy
b) Manila
c) Geneva
d) Newyork
e) Hyderabad

2.Which of the following countries is NOT associated with the proposed TAPI gas pipeline?
a) India
b) Pakistan
c) Portugal
d) Afghanistan
e) Turkmenistan

3. Bhagyam oilfields are located in which of following states?
a) Rajasthan
b) Gujarat
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Maharashtra
e) Karanatka

4. The Central Government has approved Rs 7000 crore Project to clean which of the following rivers?
a) Narmada
b) Ganga
c) Mahanadi
d) Kaveri
e) Godavari

5. Recently a controversy rages over new land acquisition policy in which of following states?
a) Maharashtra
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Gujarat
d) Madhya Pradesh
e) West Begal

6.BP Plc, a well known company is engaged in which one of the following as its major operations?
a) Nuclear Power Generation
b) Oil and Gas Exploration
c) Wind power generation
d) Steel production
e) Coal production
7. As per statement given by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in medias, the main cause of
increased inflation rate is the recent hike in prices of ______.
a) daily commodities
b) petroleum products--ans
c) infrastructure materials
d) imported goods
e) None of the above

Thursday, August 4, 2011

BANK EXAMS GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUESTIONS For - 2011



1. Among the following statements, which one is not a correct statement?
1) RBI circulates money with the permission of the state governments
2) RBI authorized the banks to open branches in North Eastern part of India with out its prior permission
3) RBI orders that 25 % of the new branches must be open in rural areas
4) RBI is having the sole authority to control bank operations in Co-operative banks
5) RBI is strict in the content of Bank Advertisements

2. As per RBI report banks disposed Rs.4.26 Lakh crores to farm sector, against the target of ........... lakh crore during 2010-2011?
1) 3.50
2) 5.23
3) 9.1
4) 6.5
5) 7.1

3. Banker's Committee on Rural Housing headed by ...........?
1) M.D.Malya
2) R.Sridhar
3) M.V.Nair
4) Alok Kumar Misra
5) Basant Seth

4. Monthly (some times daily) the amount deposited in the account. In the maturity period, the large amount got by the customer. The account is called ...........?
1) Savings
2) Fixed
3) Recurring
4) Corporate
5) Current

5. On 1 June 2011, Janani-Shishu Suraksha Karyakram ( JSSK) launched by the Central Government. Pick the correct option?
1) This Program started under the plank of Janani Suraksha Yojana ( JSY)
2) JSY centrally sponsored scheme aimed at reducing maternal and infant mortality rates and increasing institutional deliveries in below poverty line (BPL) families.
3) JSSK provides Free and Cashless Services to pregnant women in both Rural and Urban areas
4) JSY comes under the overall umbrella of National Rural Health Mission ( NHM) 2005 covers all pregnant women belonging to households below the poverty line, above 19 years of age and up to two live births.
5) All of above

6. The Union government agreed for the payment security mechanism for Solar power projects under JNNSM. It stands for ...........
1) Jawahar Lal Nehru National Solar Mean
2) Jawahar Lal Nehru National Solar Module
3) Jatiya Nehru National Sign Mission
4) Jawahar Nehru National Sign Mission
5) Jawahar Lal Nehru National Solar Mission

7. ........... became the first state to sign MOU with the World Bank for securing carbon credits for its 'Clean Development Mechanism' Project?
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Himachal Pradesh
3) Haryana
4) Tamilnadu
5) Bihar

8. Committee/ Commission list is given. Pick the wrong one?
1) High Powered Task Force for the revamp of Defense Management-Naresh Chandra
2) Inter-ministerial task force to evolve a suitable mechanism for direct subsidies- Nandan Nilekani
3) Committee on Small Savings Fund- Usha Thorat
4) Long-term policy for the Indian Pharmaceutical Sector-Viswa Mohan Katoch
5) Trade and Economic Relations Committee (TERC) headed by Prime Minister of India

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

LATEST CURRENT AFFAIRS 100 MCQs FOR Next EXAM



1.    Which one of the following companies became the first major online retailer to offer cloud-based media storage and streaming to unlimited web or Android devices with a free basic plan?
a.    Amazon
b.    Roamans
c.    LL BeAN
d.    vita Coast
Answer: (a)
2.    State-owned carrier Air India announced on 29 March 2011 that it completed the first milestone of its modernisation process with the migration of Air India and Indian Airlines to SITA's Horizon Passenger Service System (PSS). When did Air India sign contract with SITA for the same?
a.    January 2011
b.    March 2010
c.    October 2009
d.    April 2010
Answer: (d)
3.    NYSE listed US-based International Paper decided to buy up to 75% stake in which of the following for up to $423 million, in the first significant domestic acquisition by a foreign paper company?
a.    Abhinav Publications
b.    Vinod Paper House
c.    Ananda Paper House
d.    AP Paper Mills
Answer: (d)
4.    Sistema Shyam Teleservices issued over 54.73-crore equity shares to which of the following governments at 17.14 per cent stake against $600 million received in December 2010 on 30 March 2011?
a.    Italian government
b.    US government
c.    Russian government
d.    Philippines government
Answer: (c)
5. According to the tiger Census 2010, the number of tigers in India increased from 1411 to__.
a) 1706
b) 1672
c) 1511
d) 1611
Answer: (a) 1706
6. Which one of the following statements on tiger Census 2010 in India is NOT correct?
a) The number of tigers in India increased from 1411 in 2006 to 1706 in 2010.
b) The tiger census 2010 was unveiled by the Union Home Ministry.
c) The tiger occupancy areas decreased from 93600 sq. km to areas of 72800sq.km.
d) In the Sunderbans, the tiger Census took place for the first time.
Answer: (b) The tiger Census was unveiled by the Union ministry of Environment and Forests.
7.  In tiger census 2010,
i) Pugmarks were used as the only indicator of tiger numbers.
ii)An advanced Scientific process was adopted which included video trapping and use of satellite data.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
Choose the right option:
a)    Only i is incorrect
b)    Only ii is incorrect
c)    Both i and ii are incorrect
d)    Both i and ii are not incorrect
Answer: ( a)  Only i is incorrect
8. In the Sunderbans, the tiger Census took place for the first time. In which one of the following states of India Sunderbans is located?
a) West Bengal
b) Orissa
C) Andhra Pradesh
d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: (a)  West Bengal, next to the Bay of Bengal
9. Scientists, at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute UK, for the first time identified genetic mutations that lead to the development of acute myeloid leukaemia. Acute myeloid leukaemia is a cancer of the__.
a) White Blood Cells (WBC)
b) Red blood Cells (RBC)
c) Liver Cells
d) Stem Cells
Answer: (a) White Blood Cells (WBC)
10. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper resigned after a no-confidence vote was passed by 156-145 vote against him in the Canadian Parliament on 25 March 2011.  He belongs to which one of the following political parties?
a) Conservative Party
b) Liberal Party
c) Congress Party
d) Democratic Party
Answer: (a) Conservative Party

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