IBPS CLERK |General Awarness|SUCCESS MIRROR OCT 2011

 

 SUCCESS MIRROR OCT 2011

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Indian Bank Exam 2011,Union Bank of of India Clerk Exam 2011 and Bank Of Baroda Clerk Exam 2011 Solved paper

CAREER MAKERS SEPTEMBAR 2011

BANKING AWARENESS PRACTICE QUESTIONS - 2011

1. R.B.I. has introduced a new series of 'Star' bank note. And that will be issued in denominations of?
Ans: Rs. 10, Rs. 20, Rs. 50

2. From which organisation RBI has bought 200 tonnes of gold?
Ans: International Monitory Fund

3. In India which is the biggest commercial bank in public sector?
Ans: State bank of India

4. Differential rate of interest scheme was introduced in which year?
Ans: 1972

5. From which date banks were allowed free to fix base rates by RBI?
Ans: April 1, 2011

6. Foreign Direct Investment limit in private sector banks is?
Ans: 74 percent

7. Chairman of the parliamentary committee on agricultural finance and credit flow?
Ans: N. Janardhan Reddy

8. First chairman of the private sector banks association is?
Ans: P.N. Joshi

9. RBI introduced Banking Ombudsman scheme in which year?
Ans: 1995

IBPS PO/MT Exam GENREAL AWARENESS PRACTICE Paper For Upcoming Exam -Sep 2011

1. 'Global Market' means market of?
1) USA
2) China
3) OPEC members
4) European Union Countries
5) All major countries and their alliances


2. Growth for 2011-12 has been -8.8% was the news in major news papers. This means which of the following grew at this rate during that period?
1) GDP
2) Money supply
3) Foreign Exchange Reserves
4) Inflation
5) Price Index

3. What is the full form of LAF?
1) Liquid Advance & Finance
2) Liquidity Adjustment Facility
3) Legal Adjournment Facility
4) Local Advance Finance
5) Late Arrival of Finance

4. Headquarter of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is in?
l) Geneva
2) Paris
3) London
4) Manila
5) Washington DC

5. As per newspaper reports ANZ was given licence to open branch in Mumbai. ANZ is a bank based in?
1) Australia
2) Argentina
3) Afghanistan
4) Angola
5) Austria

6. Whenever somebody needs foreign-currency against Indian Rupee, banks give equivalent amount of desired currency based on prevalent?
1) Bank Rate
2) Currency rate
3) policy rate
4) exchange rate
5) base rate

7. Banks recover term loan from the parties in EMIs. What the letter 'E' represents in the term?
1) Easy
2) Effective
3) Equated
4) Essential
5) Economical

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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)

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)

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

QUESTIONS ABOUT UNION BUDGET 2011-12

1) Who presented the Union Budget 2011-12 in the Parliament on February 28, 2011?
a) Manmohan Singh b) Pratibha Devisingh Patil c) Hamid Ansari d) D.Subbarao e) Pranab Mukherjee

2) The first Union budget of independent India was presented by?
a) R.K.Shanmukham Chetty b) Jawaharlal Nehru c) Morarji Desai d) Indira Gandhi e) Manmohan Singh

3) Disinvestment Target for 2011-12 has been placed at?
a) Rs. 10000 crore b) Rs. 20000 crore c) Rs. 30000 crore d) Rs. 40000 crore e) None of these

4) Foreign Institutional Investor-(FII) limit for investment in Indian corporate bonds raised from $20 billion to?
a) $30 billion b) $40 billion c) $50 billion d) $60 billion e) None of these

5) As per Union Budget 2011-12, Indian Micro Finance Equity Fund of Rs.100 crore to be created with?
a) SBI b)ICICI
c) NABARD d)IDBI e) SIDBI

6) Rural Infrastructure Develo-pment Fund (RIDF) was set up by the Government in?
a) 1995-96 b) 1996-97 c) 1997-98 d)1998-99 e) None of these

7) The corpus allocated for Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) for 2011-12 is?
a) Rs.16000 b) Rs.17000 c) Rs.18000 d) Rs.19000 e) None of these

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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

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