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

▲	Language	Number of speakers
1.	Chinese (Mandarin)	1,300,000,000
2.	English	508,000,000
3.	Hindustani (Hindi and Urdu)	497,000,000
4.	Spanish	392,000,000
5.	Russian	277,000,000
6.	Arabic	246,000,000
7.	Bengali	211,000,000
8.	Portuguese	191,000,000
9.	Malay-Indonesian	159,000,000
10.	French	129,000,000

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

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

•  Algeria
  • President – Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister – Ahmed Ouyahia, Prime Minister of Algeria (2008–present)

•  Angola
  • President – José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979–present)

•  Benin
  • President – Yayi Boni, President of Benin (2006–present)
  • Prime Minister – Pascal Koupaki, Prime Minister of Benin (2011–present)

•  Botswana
  • President – Ian Khama, President of Botswana (2008–present)

•  Burkina Faso
  • President – Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso (1987–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Tertius Zongo, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2007–2011)
    2. Luc-Adolphe Tiao, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2011–present)

•  Burundi
  • President – Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi (2005–present)

•  Cameroon
  • President – Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982–present)
  • Prime Minister – Philémon Yang, Prime Minister of Cameroon (2009–present)

•  Cape Verde
  • President – Pedro Pires, President of Cape Verde (2001–present)
  • Prime Minister – José Maria Neves, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2001–present)

•  Central African Republic
  • President – François Bozizé, President of the Central African Republic (2003–present)
  • Prime Minister – Faustin-Archange Touadéra, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2008–present)

•  Chad
  • President – Idriss Déby, President of Chad (1990–present)
  • Prime Minister – Emmanuel Nadingar, Prime Minister of Chad (2010–present)

•  Comoros
  • President –
    1. Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, President of Comoros (2006–2011)
    2. Ikililou Dhoinine, President of Comoros (2011–present)

•  Republic of the Congo
  • President – Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo (1997–present)

•  Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • President – Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001–present)
  • Prime Minister – Adolphe Muzito, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2008–present)

•  Côte d'Ivoire
  • President –
    1. Laurent Gbagbo, President of Côte d'Ivoire (2000–2011, co-claimant 2010–2011)
    2. Alassane Ouattara, President of Côte d'Ivoire (2010–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    • Guillaume Soro, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire (2007–present)
    • Gilbert Aké, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire (co-claimant 2010–2011)

•  Djibouti
  • President – Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister – Dileita Mohamed Dileita, Prime Minister of Djibouti (2001–present)

•  Egypt
  • President –
    1. Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt (1981–2011)
    2. Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, Acting President of Egypt (2011–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Ahmed Nazif, Prime Minister of Egypt (2004–2011)
    2. Ahmed Shafik, Prime Minister of Egypt (2011)
    3. Essam Sharaf, Prime Minister of Egypt (2011–present)

•  Equatorial Guinea
  • President – Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979–present)
  • Prime Minister – Ignacio Milam Tang, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2008–present)

•  Eritrea
  • President – Isaias Afewerki, President of Eritrea (1991–present)

•  Ethiopia
  • President – Girma Wolde-Giorgis, President of Ethiopia (2001–present)
  • Prime Minister – Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1995–present)

•  Gabon
  • President – Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of Gabon (2009–present)
  • Prime Minister – Paul Biyoghé Mba, Prime Minister of Gabon (2009–present)

•  The Gambia
  • President – Yahya Jammeh, President of the Gambia (1994–present)

•  Ghana
  • President – John Atta Mills, President of Ghana (2009–present)

•  Guinea-Bissau
  • President – Malam Bacai Sanhá, President of Guinea-Bissau (2009–present)
  • Prime Minister – Carlos Gomes Júnior, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2009–present)

•  Guinea
  • President - Alpha Condé, President of Guinea (2010–present)
  • Prime Minister – Mohamed Said Fofana, Prime Minister of Guinea (2010–present)

•  Kenya
  • President – Mwai Kibaki, President of Kenya (2002–present)
  • Prime Minister – Raila Odinga, Prime Minister of Kenya (2008–present)

•  Lesotho
  • Monarch – Letsie III, King of Lesotho (1996–present)
  • Prime Minister – Pakalitha Mosisili, Prime Minister of Lesotho (1998–present)

•  Liberia
  • President – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia (2006–present)

•  Libya
  • De facto Head of State – Muammar Gaddafi, Guide of the Revolution of Libya (1969–present)
  • De jure Head of State – Mohamed Abu Al-Quasim al-Zwai, Secretary General of General People's Congress of Libya (2010–present)
  • Prime Minister – Baghdadi Mahmudi, Prime Minister of Libya (2006–present)

•  Madagascar
  • Head of State – Andry Rajoelina, President of the High Transitional Authority of Madagascar (2009–present)
  • Prime Minister – Albert Camille Vital, Prime Minister of Madagascar (2009–present)

•  Malawi
  • President – Bingu wa Mutharika, President of Malawi (2004–present)

•  Mali
  • President – Amadou Toumani Touré, President of Mali (2002–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Modibo Sidibé, Prime Minister of Mali (2007–2011)
    2. Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé, Prime Minister of Mali (2011–present)

•  Mauritania
  • President – Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, President of Mauritania (2009–present)
  • Prime Minister – Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf, Prime Minister of Mauritania (2008–present)

•  Mauritius
  • President – Sir Anerood Jugnauth, President of Mauritius (2003–present)
  • Prime Minister – Navin Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2005–present)
  •  Rodrigues (autonomous region)
    • Chief Commissioner –
      1. Johnson Roussety, Chief Commissioner of Rodrigues (2006–2011)
      2. Gaetan Jabeemisar, Chief Commissioner of Rodrigues (2011–present)
    • Chief Executive – Pritam Singh Mattan, Chief Executive of Rodrigues (2010–present)

•  Mayotte (Overseas collectivity of France)
  • Prefect –
    1. Hubert Derache, Prefect of Mayotte (2009–2011)
    2. Patrick Duprat, Acting Prefect of Mayotte (2011)
    3. Thomas Degos, Prefect of Mayotte (2011-present)

IBPS PO/MT BANK EXAM PREPARATION TIPS - 2011

IBPS BANK EXAM  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

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)

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

E-Magzine For BANK & Civil Services Exam July - 2011

E-Magzine For BANK & Civil Services Exam JUNE -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

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