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Current affairs/ General awaress August 2013

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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE BUYING A LAPTOP......?

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RAM

Random-access memory (RAM ) is a form of computer data storage. A random-access device allows stored data to be accessed directly in any random order.

For basic needs 2 GB RAM is enough....
For gaming and high utilisations 4 GB

DDR

Double data rate synchronous dynamic random-access memory (DDR SDRAM) is a class of memory integrated circuits used in computers. DDR SDRAM, also called DDR1 SDRAM, has been superseded by DDR2 SDRAM and DDR3 SDRAM, neither of which is either forward or backward compatible with DDR1 SDRAM -meaning that DDR2 or DDR3 memory modules will not work in DDR1-equipped motherboards, and vice versa.

Difference between DDR1,DDR2 and DDR3

The main thing we should consider before buying laptop is transfer rate which is very high for DDR3. So i should prefer DDR3. For small and home use 2 GB DDR2 RAM is well enough.

Processor

There are mainly two types of processor by brand

INTEL
AMD

These two brand are well established brands..You can prefer any one of these brands

While considering processor we should these factors

Cache Space : 2 GB is enough
Clock speed : 1- 2 GHz is enough

Graphics

A graphics processing unit (GPU), also occasionally called visual processing unit (VPU), is a specialized electronic circuit designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display.

Graphics cards are required to play high definition games and also for high definition image processing. Now a days every brands are giving graphic card on board. So you dont worry about the graphic cards.

Some of the common graphic cards are

Intel HD Graphics
AMD Radeon HD 6310 Integrated Graphics

Storage

If you are a movie lover you should need 1 TB hard drive.If not you may require 350 GB.

While considering storage you should check the RPM .High RPM means greater speed of assessing you memory. The copy and save rate should be higher with higher RPM. 5400 RPM is enough for a laptop

Battery life

The battery life is the main problem faced by every laptop user. So you should check the battery back up time while considering a laptop. Higher the Back up higher must be the efficiency.

Current affairs/ General awareness Questions for month july 2013

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1. Which State/Union Territory has been ranked first amongst 35 States and Union Territories with regard to Financial Inclusion, according to a recent CRISIL report?

1) Puducherry

2) Chandigarh

3) Kerala

4) Tamil Nadu

5) Andhra Pradesh

2. Who launched Pilot project of crime and criminal Tacking systems?

1) Dr. Manmohan Singh

2) Sushil Kumar Shinde

3) P. Chidambaram

4) A.K Antony

5) None of these

3. The CERC ruled out the allegation of the Association of Power Producers that state-run NTPC has abused its dominant position while signing power purchase pacts recently. Expand the acronym CERC.

1) Central Electricity Regulatory Committee

2) Central Electricity Regulatory Commission

3) Centralised Electricity Redressal Commission

4) Centre for Electricity Regulation and Commissioning

5) None of these

4. Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)?

1) Girija Vyas

2) Sudha Sharma

3) Kushal Singh

4) Krishna Tirat

5) Aruna Roy

5. The small borrowers in rural areas still prefer to take informal route for their credit needs. Which of the following is the informal route of credit?

1) Credit cards

2) Debit cards

3) RRBs

4) Commercial banks

5) Money lenders

6. 'An Angel in the Cockpit' is written by?

1) Vijay Mallya

2) Vijaypat Singhania

3) Kiran Bedi

4) Ratan Tata

5) None of these

7. Who among the following is a football player?

1) Fernando Alonso

2) Kimi Raikkonen

3) Lewis Hamilton

4) Sebastian Vettel

5) Fernando Torres

8. A centralized database with online connectivity to branches, internet as well as ATM-network which has been adopted by almost all major banks of our country is known as?

1) Investment Banking

2) Core Banking

3) Mobile Banking

4) National Banking

5) Specialized Banking

9. Whose signature appears on Indian Rs. 100 note?

1) Finance Minister

2) RBI Governor

3) Finance Secretary

4) Chairman, Planning Commission

5) None

10. Who is the 12^th president of Pakistan?

1) Mamnoon Hussain

2) Gilani

3) Nasar Hussain

4) Ajmal Khan

5) None of these

11. Nawaz Sharif has been sworn in as the Prime Minister of Pakistan for a record third term. He heads which of the following political parties?

1) Pakistan Muslim League (N)

2) Pakistan People’s Party

3) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

4) All Pakistan Muslim League

5) None of these

12. The interest rate stated on a bond, note or other fixed income security, expressed as a percentage of the principal (face value) is termed as

1) Call rate

2) Repo rate

3) Discount rate

4) Coupon rate

5) None of these

13. Who among the following has been sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Karnataka after the Congress party won the state assembly elections recently?

1) Mallikarjun Kharge

2) Madhusudan Mistry

3) Luizinho Faleiro

4) K Siddaramaiah

5) None of these

14. The Capital Adequacy Framework prescribed for banks is commonly known as

1) Basel Accord

2) Credit Policy

3) KYC Norms

4) Monetary Policy

5) None of these

15. The 21^st Rajiv Gandhi national Sadhbhavana Award for promotion of communal harmony and peace will be conferred on

1) Anna hazare

2) Menaka Gandhi

3) Amjad Ali Kalam

4) Praveen choudhary

5) None of these

16. In which of the following North east states, India’s longest rail cum Road Bridge is being coming up

1) Mizoram

2) Nagaland

3) Arunachal Pradesh

4) Tripura

5) Assam

17. Which of the following state government has decided to launch a new scheme, “Mythri” to provide monthly pension of 500 for transgender?

1) Karnataka

2) Tamil nadu

3) Andhra Pradesh

4) Maharashtra

5) Utter pradesh

18. Who becomes the first cricketer to hit 400 sixes in an international career?

1) Chris gayle

2) Shahid afridi

3) Yuvraj singh

4) Ijaz ahammed

5) pollard

19. Which of the following state has become the first in country to launch video chat in prisons?

1) Kerala

2) Himachal Pradesh

3) Tamil nadu

4) West Bengal

5) Rajasthan

20. Agricultural censes in India is being organized once in -------years

1) One

2) Two

3) Three

4) Four

5) Five

21. According to the latest figures from world steel association which one of the following is the largest steel producer

1) USA

2) Russia

3) China

4) India

5) South Africa

22. World police and fire games 2013 will be held at

1) Belfast

2) Sochi

3) Seol

4) California

5) None of these

23. Who among the following is the winner of Tour de France 2013?

1) Martyn taylor

2) Chris Froome

3) Chris Harris

4) Amstrong

5) None of these

24. Kargil vijay divas is celebrated on

1) June 26

2) May 26

3) July 26

4) March 26

5) July 14

25. Which of the following port has been conferred as the “major port of the year” award?

1) Paradip port

2) Vishaka pattanam port

3) Kochi

4) Manglore port

5) None of these

26. Now-a-days Banks are selling third party products. Example of third party product is:

1) Mutual funds

2) Term deposits

3) Credit cards

4) All of these

5) None

27. One of the major challenges banking industry is facing these days is curbing deliberate efforts of some people to bring money earned through illegal activities in circulation. Which of the following act is passed to prevent this activity?

1) Payment & settlements Act

2) Control money supply Act

3) Narcotics and Psychotropic substance Act

4) Prevention of Money laundering Act

5) None

28. Largest shareholder (in percentage shareholding) of a Nationalized bank is ?

1) RBI

2) NABARD

3) LIC

4) Govt of India

5) IBA

29. NEFT means?

1) National Electronic Funds Transfer

2) Negotiated Efficient Fund Transfer system

3) National Efficient Fund Transfer solution

4) Non Effective Fund Transfer system

5) Negotiated Electronic Foreign Transfer system.

30. Who has been appointed new Chinese Ambassador to India in January 2013?

1) Wei Wei

2) Xi Jinping

3) Zhang Yan

4) huang lee

5) None of these

31. In a strategically significant move to counter China’s presence in the region, India has announced to upgrade Chabahar port situated in which of the following countries?

1) Afghanistan

2) Kazakhstan

3) Iran

4) Turkmenistan

5) None of these

32. RBI opened a special liquidity window for commercial banks to meet the cash requirement of mutual funds. What is the limit of this window?

1) 34000cr

2) 24000cr

3) 3000cr

4) 25000cr

5) None of these

33. Who among the following has became the costliest player in Indian badminton league auction

1) Jwala gutta

2) Kashyap

3) Lee chong wei

4) Saina nehwal

5) Zhao Jian Hua

34. Recently which of the following bank has licensed to open a representative office in Myanmar

1) EXIM bank of India

2) Axis bank

3) Indus lnd

4) SBI

5) None of these

35. Which of the following is the longest railway tunnel in Asia

1) Taihang tinnel

2) Pir panjal tunnel

3) seikan tunnel

4) seol tunnel

5) None of these

36. Which of the following team was defeated by India to clinch the ICC champion’s trophy 2013

1) Srilanka

2) England

3) Pakistan

4) West indies

5) South africa

37. By whom Suresh Kalmadi lost to the Asian Athletics Association's President Election

1) Dahlan Jumaan Al-Hamad

2) Nichol Thomas

3) wahad Ahammed

4) Wan lung

5) None of these

38. Nasscom appointed ----------------- the former Secretary Department of Telecommunications (DoT), as its president.

1) P satyanath

2) Praveen choudhary

3) Mittal

4) R. Chandrasekhar

5) None of these

39. Which state was declared as the first Smoke-free state of the country?

1) Himachal Pradesh

2) Gujarat

3) Assam

4) Kerala

5) Tamil nadu

40. The International Workshop on Green National Accounting held at

1) Mumbai

2) Kolkata

3) Kochi

4) Pune

5) New Delhi

ANSWERS

1. 1 2.2 3.2 4.3 5. 5 6. 2 7.5 8.2 9.2 10.1 11.1 124 13.4

14.1 15.3 16.5 17.1 18.2 19.2 20.5 21.3 22.1 23.2 24.3 25.1 26.2

27.4 28.4 29.1 30.1 31.3 32.4 33.3 34. 1 35.1 36.2 37.1 38.4 39.1

40.5

Simple Interest Question for Bank Exam

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Problems on Simple Interest

1) At the rate o 8.5% p.a. simple interest, a sum of Rs. 4800 will earn how much interest in 2 years 3 months?

a) 796 b) 816 c) 918 d) 956 e) None of these

2) What will be the simple interest earned on an amount of Rs. 16, 800 in 9 months at 6.25% p.a. ?

a) Rs. 787.50 b) Rs. 812.50 c) Rs. 860 d) Rs. 887.50\

e) None of these

3) How much time will it take for an amount of Rs. 450 to yield an interest of Rs. 81 at 4.5 p.a.?

a) 3.5 years b) 4 years c) 4.5 years d) 5 years

e) None of these

4) A man took a loan of Rs. 1200 with simple interest for as many years as the rate of interest. At the end, if he paid Rs. 432 as interest, what was the rate of interest per annum?

a) 3.6% b) 6% c) 18 d) Cannot be determined

e) None of these

5) In how many years will 150 produce the same interest at 8% p.a. as Rs. 800 produce in 3 years at 4.5% p.a.?

a) 6 b) 8 c) 9 d) 12 e) None of these

6) At what rate will 1000 produce the same interest in 1 year as 2000 will produce at 2 % p.a. in 2 years?

a) 2% b) 3% c) 8% d) 10% e) None of these

7) The simple interest at x% for x years will be Rs. x on a sum of:

a) Rs. x b) Rs. (100/x) c) Rs. 100x d) Rs. (100/x²)

e) None of these

8) The simple interest on Rs. 10 at the rate of 3 paisa per rupee per month is Rs:

a) 1.20 b) 2.40 c) 1.60 d) 3.60 e) None of these

9) A sum of money at simple interest amounts to Rs. 815 in 3 years and to Rs. 854 in 4 years. The sum is:

a) Rs. 650 b) Rs. 690 c) Rs. 698 d) Rs. 700 e) None of these.

10) A sum of money lent out amounts to Rs. 720 in 2 years and to Rs. 1020 after a further period of 5 years. The sum is:

a) Rs. 500 b) Rs. 600 c) Rs. 700 d) Rs. 710 e) Cannot be determined

11) A sum of money amounts to Rs. 9800 in 5 years and Rs. 12005 in 8 years at the same rate of simple interest. The rate of interest per annum is:

a) 5% b) 8% c) 12% d) 15% e) None of these

12) The simple interest on a sum of money at 8% per annum for 6 years is half the sum. The sum is:

a) Rs. 4800 b) Rs. 6000 c) Rs. 8000 d) Data Inadequate e) None of these

13) A person takes a loan of Rs. 200 at 5% simple interest. He returns Rs. 100 at the end of the first year. To clear his dues at the end of second year, he would pay:

a) Rs. 105 b) Rs. 110 c) Rs. 115 d) Rs. 115.50 d) None of these

14) The simple interest on Rs. 100 at the rate of 5 paisa per rupee per year for 6 months is:

a) Rs. 5 b) Rs. 2.50 c) Rs. 20 d) Rs.6 e) None of these

15) A sum of money amounts to Rs. 720 in 2 years and Rs. 1020 in a further period of 6 years. The sum is:

a) Rs. 500 b) Rs. 620 c) Rs. 700 d) Rs. 600

e) None of these

Solutions to problems on Simple Interest

1) C

Apply the formula I= PRT/100. Interest will be Rs. 918.

2) A

Apply the formula I= PRT/100. Interest will be Rs. 918.

3) B

I= PRT/100

81= 450 * 4.5*T/100

T = 81*100/450 * 4.5

T= 4 years

4) B

Since the rate of interest and time period is the same, let the time and rat of interest be R.

I= PRT/100 = PRR/100

ð 432 = 1200RR/100

ð R² = 36

ð R= 6% and T= 6 years

5) C

I = PRT/100 = 800 * 3 * 4.5/100 = 108

ð 108 = 150 * 8 *T/100

ð T = 9 years

6) C

The interest produced by 2000 will 2000 * 2 * 2 /100. The numerator will have 8 as the starting. Since the time is given as 1 year for 1000 rupees, the rate of interest should be 8%.

7) B

Sum = (100 * SI)/(R*T) = Rs (100 * x)/(x * x) = Rs. (100/x).

8) A

10 rupees, hence 30p. 4 months, hence 30p *4 = 1.20 rupees.

9) C

Simple Interest for 1 year = 854 -815 = 39

Hence Simple Interest for 3 years = Rs. 117

Hence the amount is 815 – 117 = Rs. 698

10) B

Interest for 5 years is (1020 – 720)/5 = Rs. 60

720 is the amount after 2 years, hence the original amount is Rs. (720 -120) = Rs. 600

11) C

Interest for 3 years = Rs. 2205 i.e. the interest per year is 735.

The original amount is Rs. 6125. Hence rate of interest is (735/6125) *100 = 12%

12) D

The given question cannot be solved with the given data.

13) D

Amount borrowed = Rs. 200

So, total interest for 1 years = (200 * 5 * 1)/100 = 10

He paid 100 at the end of the first year, hence, the remaining amount = 110

Interest for the remaining 110 = Rs. 5.50

Hence, he would have to pay Rs. 115.50 to clear his dues.

14) B

The interest is at 5 paisa per rupee. Hence, the amount will be 5 for those 100 rupees. The time is 6 months, i.e. 0.5 years, Hence the amount is Rs. 2.50

15) B

The interest for 6 years is Rs. 300, i.e. the interest per year is Rs. 50.

Hence the sum is RS. (720 – 50*2) = Rs. 620

16) C

I = PRT/100, using the formula and taking the ratios, we get the ratio as 2:3.

17) D

Interest for 4 years = Rs. 3000 i.e. Interest for an year = Rs. 750.

Hence rate of interest = (750/12500) * 100 = 6%

18) D

The additional amount cannot be determined without the details such as principal, time and the original rate.

19) D

Principal = Rs. (4016.25 * 100)/(9 *5) = Rs. 8925

20) A

Let the sum be x.

The rate of interest is given as 10%.

Since the amount doubles itself, the simple interest must be x.

(x * 10 * T) / 100 = x

T = 100/10 = 10 years.

General Awareness May 2013

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31st May

India and Thailand signed a treaty for the extradition of runaways wanted for terrorism, transnational crimes, economic offenses and other serious crimes.

TVS Logistics Services Ltd. acquired second company in US called Wainwright Industries, the end-to-end supply chain provider.
As per CSO DATA released on 31 May 2013, economic growth fell to a decade's low of 5 per cent for the entire 2012-13 fiscal

UNESCO in the Month of May 2013 had declared India's Nicobar Islands as a world biosphere reserve under its Man and the Biosphere Programme.

According to World Health Organisation, World No-Tobacco day is observed every year on 31 May 2013.

On 31 May Arvind Mahankali, a 13-year old Indian-American won the Scripps National Spelling Bee contest, as children from the community scripted history by dominating the prestigious competition for the sixth year in a row, grabbing top three slots this year

30 may

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 30 May 2013 was elected to the Rajya Sabha for the fifth time from Assam.

Asian woman mountaineer Premlata Agrawal has become the first Indian woman mountaineer to scale the seven continental peaks after climbing Alaska’s McKinley Peak.
30 May is celebrated as the Hindi Journalism Day in India’s journalism every year. On this day first Hindi newspaper, Udant Martand was brought out.
The seventh edition of the annual Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Divas will be held in Sydney in November 2013.
The Department of Telecom (DoT) decided to levy 650 crore Rupees penalty on Airtel for violating licence conditions.

Physicist Peter Higgs and Francois Englert won the 2013 Prince of Asturias Award

Akshay B. Gaikwad won three gold medals on second day of 15th Asian Youth Weightlifting Championships in Doha.

Rituparno Ghosh, the renowned Bengali film maker died on 30 May 2013 of cardiac arrest at his south Kolkata residence.

The oldest person in the world, Japanese Jiroemon Kimura,116 years Japanese man became the last male of the 19th century in the world. Jiroemon Kimura was given the title of last male alive to be born in the 19th century after the death of Barbados in the month of May 2013 at the age of 113 years and 90 days.

29 May

44 Years old Ang Dami Sherpa from Nepal won the Everest Marathon on 29 May 2013 in women’s category of Year 2013.
The Annual Plan for the year 2013-14 for Tripura was finalised on 29 May 2013. The size of the plan was agreed upon at 2500 crore Rupees.

28 May

Manoj Das, the Noted Oriya writer on 28 May 2013 was presented the NTR National Literary Award.
On 28 May ,three scientists whose groundbreaking studies using fruit flies helped to uncover the workings of the human biological clock were named the winners of the $1 million Shaw Prize .US scientists Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael Young received the award “for their discovery of molecular mechanisms underlying circadian rhythms”.
India, the United States and Australia came together to develop new climate-resilient varieties of rice and wheat.
Pranab Mukherjee conferred the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships on N Rajam, T H Vikku Vinayakram and Ratan Thiyam for the year 2012, on 28 May 2013.
V. Narayanasamy inaugurated ISRO Navigation Centre (INC) at Byalalu, about 40 km from Bangalore on 28 May 2013.
The Indian telecom sector became the second largest telephone network in the world, after China by registering exceptional growth during last nine years.
The Ministry of Women and Child Development appointed Kushal Singh as the Chairperson of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR).

World Hunger Day was observed on 28 May 2013 across the globe. It is an annual event .

27 May

“Gandhi’s Outstanding Leadership “, written by former Indian diplomat-turned-Gandhian Pascal Alan Nazareth, was released at the Peking University’s Centre.
Union Government plans to roll out a 43000-crore rupees green energy corridor project to facilitate the flow of renewable energy into the national grid.

The Reserve Bank of India on 27 May 2013 imposed restrictions on banks and NBFCs for providing loans against gold coins.
Mumbai Indians defeated Chennai Super Kings by 23 runs to win IPL Season 6 at Eden Gardens on 26 May 2013.

26 May

Vyas Samman for 2011 and 2012 were conferred to Prof. Ramdarash Mishra and Dr Narendra Kohli for their works Aam ke Patte and Na Bhooto Na Bhavishyati.

25 May

US Senate approved the name of Srikanth Srinivasan to position of the most senior US Judge to the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
US singer-songwriter Carole King became the first woman to receive the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

24 May

The Union Cabinet of India, on 23 May 2013 approved to classify Malayalam as the Classical Language.
A new variety of mango was named Nirbhaya after the 23-year-old Delhi rape victim.

22 May

President Robert Mugabe on 22 May 2013 signed Zimbabwe's new constitution into law
Foundation stone of the Indian National Defence University (INDU) was laid down by Manmohan Singh at Binola, Gurgaon
Yuichiro Miura, the 80-year old mountaineer from Japan reached Mount Everest’s summit on 23 May 2013.
The President of India conferred the 47th Jnanpith Award for the year 2011 on Pratibha Ray on 22 May 2013 at Balyogi Auditorium in New Delhi.

American writer Lydia Davis won 2013 Man Booker International Prize for her innovative and influential writing.

The Chief Minister of Kerala, Oommen Chandy won United Nation's Public Service Award for his Mass Contact Programme on 22 May 2013.
According to data released by Census 2011, lowest sex ratio in Haryana was observed in Gurgaon district at 854

21 May

The Pakistani activist, Malala Yousafzai (15) was selected for UNA-USA's Global Leadership Award called Champion for Global Change Award for 2013.
Shashi Kant Sharma an IAS from 1976 Bihar Cadre on 21 May 2013 was appointed as CAG of India by Pranab Mukherjee. He will succeed Vinod Rai in the office.
2014 was declared as the Friendship Year by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang for increased people-to-people interaction between India and China.
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development was observed on 21 May 2013.

20 May

Morgan Stanley on 20 May 2013 signed an agreement to sell its Indian wealth management unit to Standard Chartered.

19 May

Indian boxers won the FXTM International Limassol Boxing Cup held in Limassol, Cyprus on 19 May 2013.

Nunshi and Tashi Malik, two 21-year old Indians from Dehrahdun became first twins to scale Mount Everest on 19 May 2013.

18 May

France's President Francois Hollande on 18 May 2013 signed into law a controversial bill to legalise gay marriage.

17 May

Zhejiang University in China in May 2013 announced that the team of scientists produced an ultra-light substance known as carbon aerogel.
Nirbhay Sharma on 16 May 2013 appointed as governor of Arunachal Pradesh as the term of present incumbent Gen (retd) J J Singh ended in January 2013.

16 May

The Union government on 16 May 2013 slashed the import tariff value of gold and silver to 466 Dollars per ten grams and 761 Dollars per kg, respectively.
OBC creamy layer criteria on 16 May 2013 was raised to 6 lakh rupees from previous 4.5 lakh rupees by Union Cabinet of India.

14 May

The cyclonic storm MAHASEN formed over Bay of Bengal in the second week of May 2013.
Monetary assistance under under the Indira Awas Yojana has been hiked by 25000 rupees by the Union Government following the agreement signed in Agra.

13 May

Scientists at CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) invented peptide-based delivery platforms to cure Cancer.

Siddaramaiah, the leader of the Indian National Congress on 13 May 2013 was sworn in as the 22nd chief minister of the state of Karnataka.

11 May

National Technology Day was celebrated on 11 May 2013 as a symbol of quest for scientific inquiry and technological creativity

9 May

The decision to declare the year 2013 as Water Conservation Year 2013 was approved by the Union Cabinet of India
India secured 2 Silver and 7 Bronze and ended its journey in the 19th Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships held at New Delhi.

Roberto Azevedo was appointed as the Head of the World Trade Organisation. He will take the charge of his office from outgoing Pascal Lamy in September 2013.

8 May

FAO in its latest report for 2011 reported that India is the largest producer and consumer of Chickpeas in the world.

Sahara India Pariwar created a new Guinness World Record on 6 May 2013 when its 121653 workers sang India’s national anthem in Lucknow.

7 May

7 May 2013 was observed as the World Asthma Day across the world with its theme You Can Control Your Asthma and sub-theme It's Time to Control Asthma.

6 May

Najib Razak on 6 May 2013 was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Malaysia for a second term by Malaysia’s king.
India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, accounted for the largest number of mobile subscribers in India
Shiksha Setu Cards were issued to the students of Government school students by Haryana Government to keep a track on performance of the students.

5 May

Najib Razak led National Front won the 13th General Election of Malaysia on 5 May 2013 it secured 133 seats of 222 members Parliament seat.
India and China on 5 May 2013 pulled back their troops from the stand off point at Daulat Beg Oldi sector in Ladakh.
At the IAAF World Challenge meeting in Kingston, US-based discus thrower, Vikas Gowda clinched Gold on 5 May 2013 with the throw of 61.38 metres.

3 May

US Scientists at the Harvard University created a robot called robo-fly. It is the world's smallest flying robot.
World Press Freedom Day is celebrated across the world on 3 May 2013.

2 May

Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim al-Khalifa was elected as the new president of Asian Football Confederation on 2 May 2013.
Sarabjit Singh, the Indian national and a death row prisoner in the Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat Jail died on 2 May 2013 at the Lahore's Jinnah hospital.
Ramsar Convention appointed Dr. Christopher Briggs as its new Secretary General. He succeeded Tiéga Anada.
Jenita Mary Nongkynrih, A young woman scientist from Meghalaya was selected for ISRO Young Scientist Award 2013

1 May

Parliamentary Speaker Abdul Hamid was on 24 April 2013 sworn in as Bangladesh President to replace Zillur Rahman.

Biology question for PSC exam/ Competetive exam

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1)Who is known as father of Biology /Zoology ?
Aristotle

2)Who discovered that ‘Planthave life’ ?
J.C. Bose

3)Name two nitrogen fixing bacteria ?
Rhizobium & Azetobactor

4)The plants absorbs the element nitrogen in the form of
Nitrates

5)Name the plant that absorbs ammonia directly ?
Paddy

6) Write an example of nitrogen fixing algae ?
Cyanobacteria

7)Name the minerals caused by Eutrophication ?
Nitrogen, phophorus Black gram is very rich in ......Proteins & carbohydrates

8)Name two insecticides ?
DDT, BHC

9)Dioxin is a common ?
Weedicide

10)Which is the monocarpic plant which shows gregarious flowering once in 48 years ?
Bamboo

11)BHC is the common name of?
Gamaxin

12) Which gas lead to global warming ?
Carbondioxide

13)Which gas lead to ozone depletion ?
Chlorofluro carbon

14)What is the term used for the occurrence of more than one type of morphologically different leaves on the same plant?
Heterophylly

15)What is cladode?
The modification of stem to carry the function of leaf is called cladode. eg: Opuntia

16)What is the male reproductive part of the flower known as ?
Stamens

17)What is the most common nutritive tissue for the developing embryos in angiosperm known as?
Endosperm

18) What is the common name of Agaricus ?
Mushroom

19)What is cambium?
Elongated cells in between xylem and phloem in dicot plants constitute cambium

20)Write the name of the trees which flower only once in a complete life-cycle
Monocarpic

21)Give the name of an organism that derives its nourishment from another living organism?
Parasite

22) How do plant cells differ from animal cells?
In having cell walls, plastids and large vacuoles

23)What is the process of corneal transplantation called?
Keratoplasty

24)L-dopa is a drug to cure which disease?
Parkinson's disease

25)What is caused due to deficiency of Vitamin E?
Sterility in mammals

26)Which disease is found in cereals and is caused by fungus?
Smut

27)What disease is caused by the deficiency of Vitamin 'C?
Scurvy

28)What is the source of Vitamin 'C'?
Fruits and green vegetables

29)Which Vitamins are fat soluble?
Vitamin D, Vitamin A, Vitamin E, Vitamin K When the kidneys of a person
are not working.

29)Which treatment is administered?
Dialysis

30)What is Dyspepsia?
Indigestion

31)Write an example of a disease which affects Lungs:
Tuberculosis

32)Where is the disease Meningitis affected?
Brain and Spinal Cord

33) Which is the lens used to correct Astigmatism?
Cylindrical lens

34)Where is Diptheria affected?
Throat

35)The part of the human body affected by Jaundice?
Liver

36)Which is the disease that affect the teeth and gum?
Pyorrhoea

37)Where is paralysis affected ?
Nerves

Kerala PSC Physics Question

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MEASUREMENT & UNIT
1.What is the unit of potential difference ?
Volt

2.Knot is used for measuring
Speed of ships

3. Unit of work
Joule

4.Unit of viscosity of fluid
Poise

5.Decibel is the unit for measuring the intensity of
Sound

6. What is the S.I. unit of pressure?
Pascal

7.What is the S.I. unit of magnetic field strength?
Ampere per metre

8.Which is the smallest unit of distance used in Nuclear Physics?
Fermi

9.The unit used to measure radio activity
Becquerel

10.What is the unit of frequency?
Hertz

11.The power of the Engine is calculated by
Horse Power (One HorsePower = 746 watt)

12.The unit of Capacitance
Farad

13.The unit of Inductance
Henry

14.The unit of atmospheric pressure
Bar (One Bar=76cm of Hg)

15. Unit of force
Newton

16.Unit of Electric charge
Coloumb

17.Unit of Electric resistance
Ohm

INSTRUMENTS AND ITS USES

18.Which instrument converts mechanical energy into electrical energy?
Dynamo

19.Which instrument converts light energy into electric energy?
Photo electric cel

20.Which instrument used to convert A.C. current to D.C. current?
Rectifier

21.Which is the instrument employed to change the voltage in an electric circuit?
Transformer

22.What is the use of Altimeter?
To measure the altitude

23.What is the use of Ammeter?
To measure the flow of electric current in a circuit

24.What is the use of Anemometer?
To measure the force or speed of the wind

25.What is the use of Electroscope?
To measure the electrostatic charge

26.What is the use of Calorimeter?
To measure the amount of heat

27.What is the use of Speedometer?
To indicate the speed of a vehicle

28.What is the use of Fathometer?
To measure the depth of water (1 fathom = 6 ft)

29.What is the use of Periscope?
To observe objects of the surface from the submarine

30.What is the purpose of Mariner’s compass?
To find out the direction of the ship in the sea

31.What is the use of Steroscope?
To see the photos taken by two cameras placed at two different angles

33.What is the use of Hygrometer?
To measure the humidity of atmosphere.

34.What is the use of Galvanometer?
To measure electric currents

35.What is the use of Microscope?
To magnify tiny object

36.What is Lactometer ?
device used to measure the relative density of milk to determine its purity

37.What is Pyrometer ?
Used to record hightemperature from a great distance

38.What is Hydrophone ?
It is used for recording of sound inside water

39.What is an electric oscillator ?
It converts Direct Current into Alternating Current

40.

Kerala PSC Chemistry Model Questions

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ATOMIC STRUCTURE

1.The structure of atom was discovered by
             Niels Bohr

2.The smallest unit of matter that have all the characteristics of an element
   Atoms

3.Nucleus was discovered by
   Rutherford

4.Neutron was discovered by
J Chadwick

5. What is the maximum number of electrons that can be accommodated in an orbital?
   2

6.Which atom has only one electron?
   Hydrogen

7. The path of the electron according to Niels Bohr’s theory was
   Orbit (Shell)

8. Electron is looked upon as a cloud of negative charge according to
      Wave - mechanics theory

9.The region of space around the nucleus where there is a high probability of finding an electron is called
      Orbital

10.Who put forward the principle of uncertainty?
      Werner Heisenberg

11.What do you mean by Avagadro’s number?
Number of particles in one mole of any substance

12.The wave nature of electron was suggested by whom?
          Louis De Broglie

13.The number of electrons in oxygen atom is
8

14.Who discovered electrons?
   J. J. Thomson

15.What are the neutrons and protons in an atom collectively known as?
      Nucleons
16.The scientist who introduced the model of the atom similar to the solar system?
Rutherford

17.What are isotopes?
Atoms having same atomic number but different mass number.

18.What are isobars?
Atoms having same mass number but different atomic number

20.What are isotones?
Atoms having equal number of neutrons.

PERIODIC CLASSIFICATION

21.What is the basis for modern classification of the elements?
Atomic number

22.What was the basis for Mendeleev classification of elements?
    Atomic weight

23.The horizontal rows of elements in the periodic table arecalled
    Periods

24.Modern periodic table was developed by
   Henry Moseley

25.The vertical columns of the periodic table are called
     Groups

26.Which group contains the elements with largest atomic size?
First group

27.As the size of the atom increases the electronegativity
Decreases

28.What kind of elements generally form coloured compounds?
Transition metals

29.Who studied the relationship between atomic volume and atomic weight?
Lothar Meyer

30.The first group elements are called
Alkali metals

31.How many groups are there in the modern periodic table?
Eighteen

32.A solution which turns red litmus to blue is called
Alkaline

33.The elements which show the properties of both metals and non metals are called
Metalloids

34.Which period having the minimum number of elements
First period

35.The elements of the s-block and pblock are together referred to as
Representative elements

36.Where are the smallest atoms seen at the modern periodic table?
Right hand top

37.The different blocks of the Long form periodic table are
s, p, d and f

38.Where are the Largest atoms seen at the periodic table?
Bottom left

39.Which period have the largest number of elements in the periodic table?
The sixth period

40.Which is the smallest atom?
Hydrogen

41.The relative tendency of the atoms to attract electrons in chemical reactions is called
Electronegativity

42.The scientist who prepared the electronegativity scale
Linus Pauling

ELEMENTS

43.Which is the first artificial element?
Technetium

44.Most electropositive elements
Francium or Caesium

45.The element which shows highest electron affinity
Chlorine (348)

46.The most common element in the atmosphere
Nitrogen

47.The natural element having highest atomic weight
Uranium

48.The heaviest gaseous element
Radon

49.Most stable element
Lead

50.The element which is used to coat the photo copying drum of xerox
Selenium

51.The element present in Thyroid hormone
Iodine

52.The element present in DNA and RNA
Phosphorus

53.The outermost orbit of an atom is called
Valence shell.

54.The electrons present in the outmost shell of an atom iscalled
Valence electrons

55.The element contained in sea weeds
Iodine

56.The element which is the enemy of copper
Sulphur

57.Most abundant element present in our body
Oxygen

58.Which element on adding to natural rubber makes it less sticky in hot weather and less
hard in cold weather?
Sulphur

59.Which element can easily form chains?
Carbon

60. Which element in radioactive form is used for determining the age of artifacts, relics, bones etc of the past?
Carbon

61. Which element has no neutrons in it?
Hydrogen

62. Which element is used as an antiseptic?
Iodine

63. Which element is used in medicine, photography and making dyes, gives off a violet vapour
when heated?
Iodine

64. Which is the most essential element for plant growth?
Nitrogen

65.Which element is highly present in sea cucumber?
Vanadium

66. Which element was named ‘inflammable air’?
Hydrogen

METALS AND MINERALS

67.Which is the best conductor of electric current?
Silver

68. The main ores of Aluminium
Bauxite and Cryolite

69.Metals extracted from sea water
Magnesium and sodium

70. Major metals present in Chloroplast
Magnesium, Manganese,Copper and Iron

71. Most abundant metal present in blood
Potassium

72. The hardest metal is
Chromium

73.Noble metals
Silver, Platinum, Gold

74.The first metal to be used by man
Copper

75.“King of metal” is
Gold

76. The metal of future
Titanium

77.The metal found in the rocks of moon /Lunar metal is
Titanium

78. Metal used for the manufacture of aeroplane
Titanium

79. Metal present in the exhaust gases of vehicles
Lead

80. An important metal present in the eyes of animals
Zinc

81.Metal used in batteries of car
Lead

82.Metal present in Insulin
Zinc

83.Electro positive elements:
An atom that loses one or more electrons

84.Electro negative elements:
An atom that gains one or more electrons

85.The element having the highest boiling point
Rhenium

86.The element having the largest number of isotopes
Tin (10 isotopes)

87.Element having highest reactivity
Fluorine

88.Element used as bleaching agent
Chlorine

89.Most abundant element in the earth crust
Oxygen

90.The most abundant metal in the earth’s crust ?
Aluminium

91. Element having the highest electronegativity
Fluorine

92. The most abundant element in the universe
Hydrogen

93.The lightest element known is
Hydrogen

94.The lightest metal is
Lithium

95.Name the element kept by covering with paraffin
Lithium

96.Element used in the manufacture of insecticides
Chlorine

97.Metal used in torch cell
Zinc

98.What is the purest form of iron?
Wrought Iron

99.Which mineral has the nickname ‘fool’s gold’?
Iron pyrites

100.The earthy impurities present in the ore are called
Gangue

101.Which metal remains in liquid state at 0°C?
Mercury

102. Ruby is mainly the oxide of
Aluminium

103.The metal having highest boiling point
Tungston

104. The fusible substance obtained when flux combines with the gangue is known as
Slag

105. Write the name of three softmetals:
Lithium, Sodium, Potassium

106. Name three metals which are in the liquid state on a hot day
Mercury, Gallium, Cesium

107. Write the names of three metals which do not react with oxygen:
Silver, Platinum, Gold

108. Bismuth Aurite is the mineral of
Gold

109. Which chemical causes Minamata disease?
Mercury

110. Which alkali metal is denser than water?
Lithium

111. The elements which undergo chemical change losing electrons are in generally called
Metals

112. What is the blue mineral of aluminium?
Lapislazuli

113.Which is the black impure aluminium oxide mineral found in nature?
Emery

114.Which metal is essential for the production of haemoglobin?
Iron

115. What is a metallic radical present in toilet soap?
Potassium

116. Which metal is added to gold for making ornaments?
Copper

117. Which metal is contained in chlorophyll?
Magnesium

118. Which are the two metals kept in kerosene?
Sodium, Potassium

119. Which metal is used in the filaments of electric lamps?
Tungsten

120.Which metal has the highest density?
Osmium

ALLOYS

121. Bronze is an alloy of
Tin and copper

122.Alloy having low melting point
Solder

123. Alloy used to make rock driller
Manganese

124.Alloy used to make springs and suspension
Phospher Bronze

125. Constituent metals contained in the alloy sterling silver
Copper and silver

126. Alloy used in the manufacture of gun barrels
Gun metal

127. Constituent metals contained in chrome steel
Iron and Chromium

128. Alloy used in the manufacture of pendulum of clock
Invar

129. Constituent metals contained in Invar
Iron and Nickel

130. Which is the first alloy, a mixture of two metals to be made in the world?
Bronze

131. Which alloy is used for preparing strong magnets
Alnico

132.Name the alloy used for casting engine parts?
Silumin

133. Alloy used for the construction of air craft
Duralumin

134. What is galvanising
Coating iron with Zinc

135.What do you mean by calcination?
Heating in the absence of air

CURRENT AFFAIRS/GENERAL AWARENESS : JUNE 2013

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1) World Environment Day ('WED') is celebrated every year on

A. 5 June

B. 5 July

C. 15 June

D. 15 July

2) Rituparno Ghosh, the renowned National award winning Bengali film maker died on 30 May 2013 of cardiac arrest at his south Kolkata residence. He got national award for which film?

A. Elipatayam

B. Deol

C. Unishe April

D. Pan Sing Tomar

3) 86th version of Scripps National Spelling Bee completion is won by?

A. Arvind Mahankali

B. Snigdha Nandipati

C. Sukanya Roy

D. Anamika Veeramani

4) _______,won the women’s title in 11th Tenzing-Hillary Everest Marathon in a timeline of 6 hours, 2 minutes and 10 second

A. Ang Dami Sherpa

B. Uttar Kumar Rai

C. Mingma Lamu

D. Ang Puti Sherpa

5) The seventh edition of the annual Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Divas will be held at

A. New Delhi

B. Rome

C. Paris

D. Sydney

6) The Department of Telecom (DoT) decided to levy 650 crore Rupees penalty on ______for violating licence conditions.

A. Vodafone

B. Airtel

C. Reliance

D. Aircel

7) _________on 29 may 2013 bagged a six-year contract from the Department of Posts (DoP) worth over Rs 1100 crore for the project called India Post 2012.

A. Infosys

B. CTS

C. TCS

D. Wipro

8) The President of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas named _______as his new Prime Minister

A. Rami Hamdallah

B. Salam Fayyad

C. Fattah Salim

D. Salman Nishat

9) _________defeated Stuttgart in the German cup final in Berlin on 1 June 2013 to win the tournament. The final score was 3-2. It became the first German team to win the Bundesliga, the European cup and the German cup in the same season.

A. Bayer

B. SC Freiburg

C. Bayern Munich

D. Man united

10) Who is the new chief of DRDO?

A. Avinash Chander

B. Rajeev Shukla

C. Kirti Chauvhan

D. Joel Mario Dicruz

11) Which country recently approved the draft law meant for the development of Hindu religious properties as well as for protection of these properties from land grab and encroachment?

A. India

B. Pakistan

C. Bangladesh

D. Singapore

12) Japan has unveiled its new levitating bullet train, which can travel at speeds of upto

A. 400 Km/hr

B. 450 Km/hr

C. 500 Km/hr

D. 550 Km/hr

13) East Coast Railway (ECoR) decided to suspend the night movement of trains (mainly the freight trains) from 8 pm to 6 am on the 450 kilometer long

A. Kottavalasa-Kirandul line

B. Madras-Calcutta Howrah line

C. Titlagarh-Jharsuguda Single line

D. Bobbili-Salur Single line

14) Who won the Women's Singles title of French Open Tennis tournament. In the final, she defeated Maria Sharapova in straight sets by 6-4, 6-4.

A. Serena Williams

B. Selena Williams

C. Victoria Azarenka

D. Li Na

15) Union Government plans to roll out a _______rupees green energy corridor project to facilitate the flow of renewable energy into the national grid.

A. A 43000-crore

B. B.42000-crore

C. C.41000-crore

D. D.45000-crore

16) Which country ranked first on list of countries which distribute spam all over the world, according to new report of SophosLabs?

A. China
B. India
C. US
D. Spain

17)Nawaz Sharief sworn in as _________Prime Minister to Pakistan. He became the first person to serve as prime minister for a third term

A. 25

B. 27

C. 18

D. 30

18) New national security advisor of America is?

A. Tom Donilon

B. Susan Rice

C. Lydia Nsekera

D. Janez Jans

19) ________became the first woman to be elected to the FIFA (The Fédération Internationale de Football Association)Executive Committee (ExCo) for a full term of four years

A. Lydia Nsekera

B. Victoria Benalle

C. Jane Marie

D. Helen Jack

20) According to the World Steel Association (WSA) data , India’s rank in the world order of steel production remained unchanged at_______ slot with an output of 77.06 MT (million tonnes) steel produced in 2012.

A. Fourth

B. Fifth

C. First

D. Second

21) Prevention of Cow Slaughter Bill was proposed by which state?

A. Kerala

B. Tamil Nadu

C. Gujarat

D. Karnataka

22) Edward Snowden, the ex-CIA employee who turned whistleblower to reveal vast US surveillance programs, is seeking asylum in ?

A. Iceland

B. Green land

C. Germany

D. Australia

23) According to 13th annual global wealth management report released by the Boston Consulting Group’s, ______has the highest density of millionaires in the world

A. Kuwait

B. America

C. Britain

D. Qatar

24) Ranjani Hebbar Guruprasad is famous in the field of

A. Film Industry

B. Culture

C. Environmental

D. Civic

25) What does “D” spelled in CBDT?

A. Direct

B. District

C. Divide

D. Development

26) India _______ credit to Myanmar for establishing a Special Economic Zone at Sittwe in Myanmar's Buyer's Credit Scheme under National Export Insurance Account.

A. 100 million Dollars

B. 125 million Dollars

C. 150 million Dollars

D. 250 million Dollars

27) Rafael Nadal won his record ______ Men's Singles Tittle of the French Open Tennis Tournament

A. 8^th

B. 9^th

C. 7^th

D. 6^th

28) Bob and Mike Bryan won their record 14th major doubles title by defeating _______of France 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 in the French Open men's doubles final.

A. Michael Llodra and Nicolas Mahut A

B. Paes and Melzer

C. Pablo Cuevas and Horacio Zeballos

D. Frantisek Cermak and Lucie Hradecka

29) World Ocean Day was celebrated across the world on 8 June 2013. What is the theme of World ocean day?

A. Care your Oceans

B. Together ,everyone, path to protect ocean

C. Life of Trillions , Save our Oceans

D. Together, we have the Power to Protect the Oceans

30) Top secret documents obtained by The Guardian claimed that US National Security Agency (NSA) has obtained direct access to the systems of Facebook, Google, Apple and other US internet giants. What is the code name of the programme?

A. MIRAGE

B. PRISM

C. VANISH

D. CLEANER

31) Which government on signed MoU with the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) Ltd for a scheme as per which it will bear all the expenses for senior citizens to go on select pilgrimages

A. Rajasthan

B. Gujarat

C. Kerala

D. Maharashtra

32) Which Malaysian national Oil Company announced in the second week of June 2013 about its multibillion dollar plan for extracting, liquefying as well as exporting the natural gas in Western Canada to the markets of Asia?

A. Gas Malaysia

B. Scomi

C. Petronas

D. Malaysia LNG

33) BSNL decided to put an end to the _______old Telegram Services in India

A. 150 years

B. 120 years

C. 160 years

D. 130 years

34) The Maharashtra government confirmed that the Asian Athletic Championship will be held in

A. Kerala

B. Tamil Nadu

C. Pune

D. Haryana

35) Sebastian Vettel won the Canadian Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. With this win team, the _______won its maiden Canadian Grand Prix.

A. Red Bull

B. Ferrari

C. Lotus

D. Mercedes

36) Duma is the parliament of which country?

A. Russia

B. Canada

C. South Africa

D. Germany

37) Dubai has inaugurated the world’s tallest twisted tower built at a cost of $272 million, setting a yet another record for skyscrapers and other engineering marvels. It’s height is about ?

A. 340 m

B. 310 m

C. 344 m

D. 350 m

38) The person who become the first Indian Circumnavigate Globe Solo and non-stop on a sail boat -

A. Hari Ram Kumar

B. Lt. Cdr. Abhilash Tomy

C. Lt. Ramadose

D. None of them

39) Which day has been declared by United Nation General Assembly as the World Autism Awareness Day ?

A. April 2

B. May 5

C. March 3

D. June 15

40) In which of the following city, the first women Post Office in the country has been established in March 2013?

A. Mumbai

B. Kolkata

C. New Delhi

D. Chennai

41) Kovvada Nuclear Power Plant which was recently in news is being set up in –

A. Karnataka

B. Andhra Pradesh

C. Chhattisgarh

D. Odisa

42) Which country reached an agreement with Kosovo on overcoming ethnic enmities?

A. Macedoonia

B. Serbia

C. France

D. Albania

43) The largest biogas plant of the world was inaugurated in March 2013 in –

A. USA

B. Ireland

C. Finland

D. Germany

44) China Developed the Fastest Computer of the World Called?

A. Tianhe-1

B. Tianhe-2

C. Titan

D. Titan-12

45) Rupee touched New Life time low against Dollar at

A. 57.67

B. 57.77

C. 57.87

D. 57.97

46) The annual plan of _______rupees for Gujarat was finalized by the Planning Commission of India for the financial year 2013-14. Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi together finalized the plan.

A. 60000 crore

B. 59000 crore

C. 65900 crore

D. 45000 crore

47) The Government of India and Government of China joined hands for organising the first ever Chinese film festival in India at ?

A. Mumbai

B. New Delhi.

C. Chennai

D. Goa

48) The Union Government of India announced that it has set a target to achieve 80 percent literacy rate in the country by________. The literacy rate of the country at present is 74 percent.

A. 2020

B. 2025

C. 2018

D. 2017

49) World refugee day is on?

A. June 29

B. July 29

C. June 20

D. July 20

50) _____________a girl of Indian origin and Graduate from Avon High School, Connecticut got admission in the prestigious United States Military Academy at West Point. Sneha became the first Indian woman cadet to get entry to the United States Military Academy, in the Academy's prestigious 211-year history.

A. Sneha Singh

B. Rishi Singh

C. Kirthi Ramakrishnan

D. Vani Sengupta

SOLUTIONS

1. A

2. C

3. A

4. A

5. D

6. B

7. C

8. A

9. C

10. A

11. C

12. D

13. A

14. A

15. A

16. C

17. C

18. B

19. A

20. A

21. D

22. A

23. D

24. B

25. A

26. C

27. A

28. A

29. D

30. B

31. A

32. C

33. C

34. C

35. A

36. A

37. B

38. B

39. A

40. C

41. B

42. B

43. C

44. B

45. B

46. B

47. B

48. D

49. C

50. A

computer awareness 2

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1. When we run a program in HTML coding _____ is used as backend and ____ works as

front end.

1) Notepad - Internet-Explorer 2) Notepad - Msn-messenger

3) MS-Word - Internet Explorer 4) Both (1) and (2) 5) None of these

2. In a database, ……..... fields store numbers used to perform calculations.

1) Next 2) Key 3) Alpha Numeric 4) Numeric 5) None of these

3. How can the user determine what programs are available on a computer?

1) Checking the hard disk properties

2) Viewing the installed programs during the booting process

3) Checking the operating system for a list of installed programs.

4) Checking the existing files saved on the disk

5) None of these

4. Ctrl, shift, alt are called ....... keys.

1) Adjustment 2) Function 3) Modifier 4) Alphanumeric 5) None of these

5. The feature to customize the desktop to display information that can be updated from

internet is:

1) Active desktop 2) Online desktop 3) E-mail 4) Resource Sharing

5) None of these

6.Which of the following can hold maximum data?

1) Optical disk 2) Floppy disk 3) Magnetic disk inside computer

4) Magnetic tape 5) None of these

7. Which process checks to ensure the components of the computer and operating are connected properly?

1) Booting 2) Processing 3) Saving 4) Editing 5) None of these

8. Where is data saved permanently?

1) RAM 2) ROM 3) CPU 4) Printer 5) None of these

9. A bar which is seen at the bottom of the screen (usually) when the computer is turned on

is known as:

1) Address Bar 2) Task Bar 3) Windows Bar 4) Line bar 5) None of these

10. Small application programs that run on a web page and may ensure a form is completed

properly or provide animation are known as _____

1) Flash 2) Spiders 3) Cookies 4) Applets 5) Sparks

11. Which of the following describes relational database?

1) It provides relationship between integers

2) It consists of separate tables of related data

3) It retrieves data related to its queries

4) It provides the relationship between floats

5) None of these

12. A program for viewing webpages is called:

1) Word Processor 2) Spread sheet 3) Protocol 4) Browser 5) Database

13. Which of the following is true about RAM?

A) It is an acronym for Random Access Memory

B) It is memory built from silicon chips that is used to store programs and data temporarily

While they are being processed

C) RAM stores the data permanently like Hard Disks

1) Only A and C 2) Only B and C 3) Only A and B 4) All the three

5) None of these

14. The code for a Web page is written using _____

1) A fifth generation language 2) Win Zip 3) Peripherals

4) Hypertext Markup Language 5) URL

15. The name, a user assigns to a document is called:

1) File name 2) Program 3) Record 4) Data 5) None of these

16. File ....... shrinks the size of a file so that it requires less storage space.

1) Scanning 2) Synthesizing 3) De fragmenting 4) Compression

5) None of these

17. Computers that are portable and convenient for users who travel are known as _____

1) Super computers 2) Lap tops 3) Mini computers 4) File servers

5) None of these

18. Which of the following is a professional social networking site?

1) Facebook 2) Orkut 3) Twitter 4) LinkedIn 5) None of these

19. Two or more computers connected to each other of sharing information form a _____

1) Network 2) Router 3) Server 4) Tunnel 5) Pipeline

20. Pick the odd one out:

1) Interpreter 2) Operating System 3) Compiler 4) Assembler 5) None of these

21. When you are working on a document on PC, where is the document temporarily stored?

1) RAM 2) ROM 3) The CPU 4) Flash memory 5) The CD-Rom

22. When a particular object or an image is copied, in which of the following places it is stored?

1) Notice Board 2) Interim Board 3) Notepad 4) Clipboard

5) None of these

23. The vast network of computers that connects millions of people all over the world is called.......

1) LAN 2) Web 3) Hypertext 4) Internet 5) None of these

24. The Term 'BIT' is the short form for:

1) Mega Byte 2) Binary Language 3) Binary Digit 4) Binary Number

5) None of these

25. Network components are connected to the same cable in the _____ topology.

1) Star 2) Ring 3) Bus 4) Mesh 5) Mixed

26. When sending an e-mail, the _____ line describes the contents of the message.

1) to 2) subject 3) contents 4) CC 5) None of these

27. To move to the beginning of a line of text, press the _____ key.

1) Home 2) A 3) Page-up 4) Enter 5) None of these

28. Computers use the _____ number system to store data and perform calculations.

1) Decimal 2) Hexadecimal 3) Octal 4) Binary 5) None of these

29. To what temporary area can you store text and other data, and later paste them to another

location?

1) The clipboard 2) ROM 3) CD-ROM 4) The hard disk 5) None of these

30. When the pointer is positioned on a _____ it is shaped like a hand.

1) Grammar error 2) Hyperlink 3) Screen tip 4) Spelling error 5) Formatting error

31. 'www' stands for _____

1) World Word Web

2) World Wide Web

3) World White Web

4) World Work Web

5) None of these

32. The ability of an operating system to control the activities of multiple programs at the same time is called

1) multitasking 2) multi-processing 3) multi-operating 4) multi-paging

5) None of these

33. The main purpose of the offline device is...

1) To reduce the no. of operator errors in recording data

2) To save computer time

3) To save floor space in the computer centre

4) All of the above

5) None of these

34. Use of icons and windows are characteristic of a ________ interface

1) command-driven 2) windows-oriented 3) graphical-user 4) menu-driven

5) None of these

35. The most recent version of the Mac OS is based on the ____________ operating system

1) Windows 2) Linux 3) Unix 4) CMOS 5) None of these

36. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of open-source operating systems over

proprietary versions?

1) Free use and distribution

2) Availability of technical support

3) Availability of source code

4) Ability to modify code

5) None of these

37. CD-ROM can store up to ____ MB of data

1) 600 MB 2) 400 Floppy disk 3) 320 MB 4) Both (A) and (B)

5) None of these

38. A framework in which circuit boards can be mounted is...

1) Switch circuit 2) Chip 3) Card cage 4) Bar code 5) None of these

39. Which one of the following input device is user-programmable?

1) Dumb terminal 2) Smart terminal 3) VDT 4) Intelligent terminal

5) None of these

40. A Plastic card similar to a credit card but having some memory and a microprocessor

Embedded within it is

1) Punched paper tape 2) Chip card 3) Card punch 4) Magnetic tape

5) None of these

41. Which of the following is an example of a real-time operating system?

1) Lynx 2) MS DOS 3) Windows XP 4) Symbian 5) None of these

42. An essential difference between the operating system that runs a typical desktop computer and the operating system that runs a typical PDA is that

1) the desktop OS has a graphical user interface whereas the PDA OS does not

2) the desktop OS can run several programs simultaneously whereas the PDA OS cannot

3) the desktop OS manages hardware resources whereas the PDA OS does not

4) the desktop computer has an OS whereas a PDA does not

5) None of these

43. VIRUS stands for

1) Vital Information Recourse Under Siege

2) Vital Information Reason Under Siege

3) Vital Information Recourse Under System

4) Virus Information Recourse Under Siege

5) None of these

44. Software programs that allow you to legally copy files and give them away at no cost are

called which of the following

1) Time sharing 2) Public domain 3) Shareware 4) share

5) None of the above

45. Word processing, spreadsheet, and photo-editing are examples of:

1) Application software 2) System software. 3) Operating system software.

4) platform software. 5) none

46. The difference between people with access to computers and the Internet and those without

this access is known as the:

1) Digital divide. 2) Internet divide. 3) Web divide. 4) broadband divide.

5) none of this

47. A compiler translates a program written in a high-level language into .

1) Machine language 2) an algorithm 3) a debugged program

4) Java 5) None of these

48. Which of the following is responsible for all types of calculations?

1) ALU 2) Control Unit 3) Registers 4) BUS 5) None of these

49. You can use the tab key to

1) Move a cursor across the screen

2) Indent a paragraph

3) Move the cursor down the screen

4) Only (1) and (2)

5) None of these

50. Changing an existing document is called _____ the document.

1) Creating 2) Editing 3) Modifying 4) Adjusting 5) None of these

ANSWERS

1.1 2.4 3.4 4.3 5.1 6.4 7.1 8.2 9.2 10.4

11.2 12.4 13.3 14.4 15.1 16.4 17.2 18.4 19.1 20.2

21.1 22.4 23.4 24.3 25.2 26.2 27.1 28.4 29.1 30.2

31.2 32.1 33.2 34.3 35.3 36.2 37.4 38.3 39.4 40.2

41.1 42.2 43.1 44.2 45.1 46.1 47.1 48.1 49.2 50.2

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TIME AND DISTANCE PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS FOR BANK EXAMS

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1) Two cars P and Q start at the same time from A and B which are 120 Km apart. If the two cars travel in opposite directions, they meet after one hour and if they travel in same direction , then p meetsQ after 6 hours. What is the speed of car P?(SBI PO 2000)

60 Km/hr
70 Km/hr
80 Km/hr
90 Km/hr

answer 2

2) A and B walk around a circular track. They start at 10 am. From the same point in the opposite directions. A and B walk at the speed of 2 rounds/hr and 3 rounds/hr respectively. How many times shell they meet each other before 11:30 am? (IPBS Clerk)

answer 3

3) A thief steals car at 2.30 pm and drives it at 60 Kmph. The theft is discovered at 3 pm and the owner sets off in another car at 75 km/hr. When will he overtake the thief?(SBT CLERK)

4.30 pm
4.45 pm
5 pm
5.15 pm

answer3

4) With a uniform speed a car covers the distance in 8 hours. Had the speed been increased by 4km/hr , the same distance could have been covered in 15/2 hrs. What is the distance covered?(SBI PO 2003)

420 Km
480 Km
640 Km
540 Km

answer2

5) Two cars start to place at 45 Km/hr and 60 Km/hr respectively. If the second one takes 3hr less than first then length of the journey will be?(IBPS PO)

450 km
540 km
345 km
620 km

answer2

CURRENT AFFAIRS / General awareness MAY 2013

2013-05-30T14:51:00.003+05:30

1)The US Senate on 23 May 2013 approved _______was as the most senior US Judge of the South Asian descent to the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

A. Srikanth Srinivasan

B. B.N. Sreenivasan

C. Sreenivasa Guru Nath

D. D.K. Sreekant

2) Indian National Defence University (INDU) was laid down by the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh at

A. Udhampur,J&K

B. Binola, Gurgaon

C. Chandimandir,Haryana

D. Banglore, Karnataka

3) _______was today sworn in as CAG by President Pranab Mukherjee in the Rashtrapati Bhavan here.

A. Vinod Ray

B. Ashok Chavla

C. Shashi Kant Sharma

D. Shanthi Bhushan

4) An 80-year-old Japanese mountain climber who has had four heart surgeries reached the top of Mount Everest becoming the oldest person to conquer the world's highest mountain. Who was he?

A. Yuichiro Miura

B. Yenluk gin

C. Meu-ji-kin

D. D.Feri-Ki

5) Who was the new chairman of Medical Council of India?

A. R.K. Sreevastava

B. Ram Krishna Murthy

C. Ram Kiran

D. Dr. Saji Kumar

6)The Big Apple is the nick name of which city

A. A.Hong Kong

B. New Delhi

C. New York

D. Singapore

7) The only satellite of Ecuador, collided with the Russian space debris, which is that satellite?

A. Pegaso

B. Equvax-I

C. GOES-N

D. ASTROSAT

8) The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee conferred the _____ Jnanpith Award for the year 2011 on Pratibha Ray on 22 May 2013 at Balyogi Auditorium in New Delhi.

A. A.48^th

B. B.47^th

C. C.46^th

D. D.49^th

9) Lydia Davis won 2013 Man Booker International Prize for her innovative and influential writing. She is from which country?

A. England

B. Germany

C. America

D. Canada

10) Which assembly celebrated its Golden Jubilee, on the occasion, the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee will become the second president to address special session of assembly?

A. Haryana

B. Rajastan

C. Andra Pradesh

D. Himachal Pradesh

11) Current Repo rate is?

A. 7.50

B. 6.75

C. 5.75

D. 7.75

12) Which research centre announced that it was developing the largest magnet of the world (weight would be 50000 tons)?

	A.	NASA, USA
	B.	Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, India
	C.	CERN, Geneva
	D.	ISRO, India

13) Adam Johnson's novel _______won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 2013?

A. The Orphan Master's son

B. Last year, judges

C. Wining A Hand

D. With Out Destiny

14) The Chief Minister of Kerala, _______won United Nation's Public Service Award for his Mass Contact Programme on 22 May 2013.

A. Ramesh Chennithala

B. Oommen Chandy

C. Ramesh Shettar

D. Manoj Kumar

15) Union Government plans to roll out a _______rupees green energy corridor project to facilitate the flow of renewable energy into the national grid.

A. A 43000-crore

B. B.42000-crore

C. C.41000-crore

D. D.45000-crore

16) Mumbai Indians finally annexed their maiden Pepsi Indian Premier Legue title upstaging a jittery Chennai Super Kings by _____in the final here today to bring the curtains down to a tarnished sixth season of the cash-rich league.

A. A.21 runs

B. B.22 runs

C. C.23 runs

D. D.24 runs

17) Which country is staging of the 2019 Cricket World Cup has been rubber-stamped as the International Cricket Council confirmed the same

A. Australia

B. News land

C. England

D. South Africa

18) Manmohan Singh, accompanied by his wife Gursharan Kaur, arrived in Japan, his first halt in a two-nation tour that will also take him to_______

A. South Korea

B. North Korea

C. Thailand

D. Myanmar

19) Group of Ministers, headed by Agriculture Min Sharad Pawar approved merging of _______Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) into 70 across various sectors for efficient implementation and monitoring in the 12th Five Year Plan.

A. 147

B. 150

C. 200

D. 210

20) Riot police battled hundreds of protestors in Paris at the end of a largely peaceful march by tens of thousands of people opposed to France's__________.

A. new job law

B. new gay marriage law

C. new arm procurement law

D. new immigration law

21) A short film based on the project- affected people of Tarapur Atomic Power Station has won the_____ award at the Uranium Film Festival at Rio-de-Janeiro, Brazil.

A. White Oscar

B. Yellow Oscar

C. Black Oscar

D. Red Oscar

22) Archaeologists have found nearly 5,000 cave paintings made by hunter-gatherers in which country?

A. Mexico

B. India

C. Kenya

D. Germany

23) Scientists on Tuesday unveiled the first completely indigenous and affordable vaccine to prevent severe_______, which kills more than one lakh children under the age of five in India every year.

A. rotavirus diarrhea

B. Streptococcus

C. Sinbu virus

D. Melenchitis

24) The 45th Session of the Indian Labour Conference was held at

A. Chennai

B. Mumbai

C. New Delhi

D. Thiruvananthapuram

25) Justice Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta of Uttarakhand High Court had been appointed as the Chief Justice of the_________.

A. Karnataka

B. Andhra Pradesh

C. Tamil Nadu

D. Maharashtra

26) New OBC creamy layer limit is about ?

A. 4.5 lack

B. 5 lack

C. 5.5 lack

D. 6 lack

27) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday filed his nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha elections from_______

A. Arunachal Pradesh

B. Sikkim

C. Assam

D. Punjab

28) Arctic nations are Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, United States and the________

A. Cananda

B. News land

C. Germany

D. Argentina

29) India with which country signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Technical Cooperation in the field of Spatial Planning, Water Management, and Mobility Management

A. USA

B. Russia

C. Netherland

D. Japan

30) Meira Kumar, the Speaker of Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Parliament) on 7 May 2013 unveiled the statue of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister. He was the founder of ?

A. Telugu Desam Party

B. Bahujan Samaj Party

C. YSR Congress Party

D. Asom Gana Parishad

31) Indian-origin politician _______elected as the first woman Speaker of Singapore’s Parliament

A. Halimah Yacob

B. Fathima Bevi

C. Hamita Fikr

D. Nehrum Nisa

32) The Ministry of Women and Child Development appointed ___________as the Chairperson of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights

A. Kushal Singh

B. Vikram Seth

C. Varun Raj

D. Danveer Singh

34) Which country ranked first on list of countries which distribute spam all over the world, according to new report of SophosLabs?

A. China
B. India
C. US
D. Spain

35) Which telecom company in the month of March 2013 launched high quality voice service for its subscribers in Kenya, Rwanda, Malawi and Nigeria in the African sub-continent?

A. Vodafone
B. Reliance
C. Idea Cellular
D. Bharti Airtel

36) Microsoft launched the new version of which software for the businesses running in India? This software will facilitate sharing the data seamlessly across the computers and mobiles with the help of cloud computing technology.

A. MS Office 2009
B. MS Office 365
C. MS Office 2013
D. MS Office 2010

37) Rajasthan Royals was penalized with a fine amount of around 100 crore Rupees for violating the Forex laws in February 2013. Name the body that slapped the fine on the IPL team?

A. BCCI
B. Competition Commission of India
C. Enforcement Directorate
D. None of these

38) When world health day was celebrated recently?

A. 25 march
B. 30 march
C. 2nd April
D. 7th April

39) The World Bank in the month of March 2013 barred which company from doing any business with it or the projects funded by it for a period of six months?

A. Punj Lloyd Group
B. Lanco Infratech Limited
C. Larsen & Toubro
D. IVRCL Infrastructures & Projects Ltd

40) Agha Khan Cup is related to ?

A. Hockey

B. Cricket
C. Tennis

D. Hand Ball

41) 5 meter line is connected with which game?

A. Hockey

B. Tennis

C. Water Polo

D. Volley Ball

42) Who was presented the NTR National Literary Award ?

A. Sugatha Kumari

B. Manoj Das

C. Arundathy Roy

D. Aravind Adiga

43) Rich tributes were paid to revolutionary leader Veer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar on Tuesday at his birth place Bhagur in the district on his ______birth anniversary.

A. 130^th

B. 140^th

C. 150^th

D. 125^th

44) The Indian telecom sector became the second largest telephone network in the world. Which country possesses the name of first telecom network in the world?

A. Russia

B. America

C. China

D. Japan

45) India joined hand with which other countries to produce climate resilient crops?

A. USA & England

B. USA & Russia

C. England & Australia

D. USA & Australia

46) 15th Asian Youth Weightlifting Championships are organized in which country?

A. Qatar

B. Afghanistan

C. Bangladesh

D. India

47) Which is the capital of Azerbaijan ?

A. Nassau

B. Belmopan

C. Baku

D. Gaborone

48) Riel is the currency of which country?

A. Jordan

B. Cambodia

C. Canada

D. Bhutan

49) Lakulish Yoga University is inaugurated in which state of India?

A. Kerala

B. West Bengal

C. Jammu Kashmir

D. Gujarat

50) Which is the latest language to get classical status?

A. Tamil

B. Malayalam

C. Urdu

D. Konkani

Answer to general awareness

1.A 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.A 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.C 10.D 11.A 12.B 13.A

14.B 15.A 16.B 17.C 18.C 19.A 20.B 21.B 22.A 23.A 24.C 25.B 26.D

27.C 28.A 29.C 30.A 31.A 32. A 33. 34.C 35.D 36.B 37.C 38.D 39.C

40.A 41.C 42.B 43.A 44.C 45.D 46.A 47.C 48.B 49.D 50.B

General Awareness / Current Affairs April 2013

2013-04-26T12:38:00.001+05:30

1. Veteran actor Pran Sikand has been selected for the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2012, and then who was the winner for 2011?
A. D. Rama Naidu B. Soumitra Chatterjee

C. K. Balachander D. Adoor Gopalakrishnan E. None

2. What is the meaning of M in (AMT) ?

A. Membrane B. Motor

C. Management D. Marketing E. None

3. Name the port which India is trying to complete so that it becomes a vital link to transport its goods to the war ravaged nation Afghanistan?
A. Chabahar Port in Iran B. Gwadar Port in Pakistan C. Navlakhi Port in Gujarat

D. Manglore Port Karnataka E. None

4. Which company has overtaken Bajaj Auto as the country's second largest two wheeler supplier?
A. Yamaha B. Hero motors C.TVS Motors

D. Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India E. None

5. According to Supreme Court after Gujarat which will become second home for Gir lions to protect the endangered species?
A. Madhya Pradesh B. Uttar Pradesh C. Haryana

D. Punjab E. None

6. When world health day was celebrated recently?

A. 25 march B. 30 march C. 2nd april
D. 7th april E. None

7. The Tagore award has been established by government of India, celebrating 150th birth anniversary of Rabindra Nath Tagore, Who got the 1^st Tagore Award ?

A. Dwaram V. Naidu B. Pandit Ravi Sankar C. L. Subramaniam

D. Subhankar Hazarika E. None

8. Nagas in Manipur recently celebrated their annual seed sowing festival unique to their culture. Can you name the festival?
A. Bihu B. Pongal C. Lui-Ngai-Ni

D. Baisakhi E.None

9. Which indigenously produced armed helicopter has been accorded the initial operational clearance, marking an important milestone in military aviation history in the country ?

A. Kali B. Ravan C. Indra D. Rudra E. None

10. Which Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle put India-French satellite SARAL and six others into their precise orbits after its successful launch from the Sriharikota spaceport. ?

A. PSLV-C20 B.PSLV-C19 C.PSLV-C21 D.PSLV-C22 E.None

11. Newly released Sania Mirza AutoBiography Book is

A. Playing To Win B. Against All Odds C. The Green Room D. My Vision

E. Me and Myself

12. Which of the following statements are correct about the Union Budget 2012-13 presented by the Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukerjee on March 16, 2012?
A. Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana is restructured into National Rural Livelihoods Mission to provide self employment opportunities.
B. A sum of Rs.3915 crore was allocated for NRLM
C. An allocation of Rs. 750 crore was made for Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls
D. All the above
E. None of the Above

d

13. In which of the following states a new scheme called ‘Himmat’ will be introduced according to the Budget 2012-13 tabled in the Parliament on March 16,2012, to provide skill training to 100,000 youth in the next five years?
A. Jammu and Kashmir          B. Uttar Pradesh         C. West Bengal
D. Rajasthan E. None

a

14. How much amount was allocated under MGNREGA in the budget 2012-13, tabled in the parliament on March 16, 2012, for providing jobs to below poverty line hose holds in rural areas?
A. Rs 36,000 crore
B. Rs 34,000 crore
C .Rs 33,000 crore
D .Rs 35,000 crore

C

15.In the budget for 2012-13 presented in the parliament on March 16, 2012, the Gross Tax Receipts are estimated at
A. Rs 11, 76,823 crore
B. Rs 10, 87,622 crore
C. Rs 10, 77,612 crore
D. Rs 11, 71,071 crore

C

16. Which of the following statements related to increase in passenger trains fare is correct?
A. 2 paisa per km for suburban and ordinary second class
B. 3 paisa per km for mail and express second class
C. 5 paisa per km for sleeper class
D. All the above
E. Only A and B

D

17. Who has been appointed as Director General, National Human Rights Commission?
A. Dr. Ashok Sahu      B. Kanwalijit Deol        C. Krishna Kumar Shrivastava
D. Madhulata Sansi    E. None of these

E

18. Which state government has recently announced to set up Rural Administrative Service?
A. Bihar           B. West Bengal           C. Assam
D. Uttar Pradesh         E. None of these

c

19. Who is the new Prime Minister of Belarus?
A.Ahmed Shafiq         B. David Cameron
C. Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed      D. Mikhail Myasnikovich
E. None of these

d

20. Who has been appointed as the BBC’s new Director General?
A. Karan Thapar         B. Jimmy Savile
C. George Entwistle    D. Tony Hall                E. None of these

d

21. Pranay Sahay has been appointed Director General, ——.
A. Assam Rifles
B. RPF
C. NCC
D. ITBP
E. CRPF

e

22. Who have been awarded the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund?
A. Narasimhan Ram and T.N. Ninan
B. Pankaj Pachauri and Kuldip Naya
C. Harish Khare and Pankaj Pachauri
D. Harish Khare and T.N. Ninan
E. None of these

d

23. Syed Ahmed is the current Governor of which state?
A. Jharkhand B. Orissa         C. Tamil Nadu             D. Jammu And Kasmir
D. Uttar Pradesh         E. None

a

24. The banks shall have to state their lending policies. These would include
A. Exposure limits and eligible borrowers
B. Documentation standards, maturity and pricing options
C. Write off review procedures
D. All the above
E. None of the above

d

25.Regional Rural Banks are classified as
A. Scheduled commerce banks         B. Public sector banks
C. Cooperative banks             D. Private sector banks
E. None of the above

A

26.In case of safe custody of articles, relationship between bank and customer is
A. Agent and Principal            B. Bailee and Bailor    C. Lessor and Lessee
D. Credit and Debitor E. None of the above

b

27. Which of the following fall under the qualitative method of credit control adopted by the Reserve Bank of India?
A. Selective credit control
B. Moral suasion
C. Credit authorization scheme
D. All the above
E. None of the above

d

28. Merchant bankers which have networth of more than Rs.1crore are allowed by SEBI to function as
A. Lead managers for issue of shares
B. Underwriters for issue of shares
C. Both of the above
D. Collection of cheques
E. None of the above

c

29. T Samuel, who died recently, was a veteran
A. Guitarist      B. Cartoonist
C. Singer         D. Novelist      E. None of these

b

30. What is the theme of the soon be organized ‘World Economic Forum on India’?
A. From Deliberation to Transformation
B. Deliberation for determination
C. Support the Super Democracy
D. From Development to Sustainable Development
E. None of these

a

MODERN INDIAN HISTORY A SMALL STUDY

2013-04-16T15:47:00.000+05:30

1. The arrival of Vasco da Gama in Calicut, India on…………
a) 1398 b) 1495 c) 1496 d) 1498

2. Diu was the colony of the …………..
a) Portuguese b) English c) Dutch d) French

3. In 1612 ……………established a trading post in Gujarat.
a) British b) French c) Spain d) Dutch

4. In 1614 Sir Thomas Roe was instructed by …………… to visit the court of Jahangir, the
Mughal emperor of India.
a) James I b) Babar c) Shajahan d) Humayun

5. In 1661 the company obtained ………….. from Charles II.
a) Bombay b) Madras c) Kannur d) Calcutta

6. In 1650 Gabriel Boughton, an employee of the Company obtained a license for trade in
………….
a) Bengal b) Orissa c) Mysore d) Surat

7. Year of the Battle of Plassey is ………….
a) 1557 b) 1657 c) 1757 d) 1857

8. Year of the Battle of Wandiwash is …………
a) 1560 b) 1660 c) 1760 d) 1860

9. Year of the Battle of Buxar is………….
a) 1764 b) 1767 c) 1784 d) 1864

10) Warren Hastings was appointed as the Governor of …………… in 1772.
a) Bengal b) Madras c) Bombay d) Delhi

11. Regulating Act was in the year of……………
a) 1573 b) 1673 c) 1773 d) 1873

12. Hyder Ali was the ruler of …………..
a) Hyderabad b) Mysore c) Cochi d) Bengal

13. Mahe was a colony of …………..
a) English b) French c) Dutch d) Germany

14. In November 1781, Sir Eyre Coote defeated …………….. at Porto Nova.
a) Hyder Ali b) Marthanda Verma c) British d) Tipu Sultan

15. The Treaty of Mangalore was in the year ……………….
a)1484 b) 1584 c) 1684 d) 1784

16. Seringapatnam was the capital of ……………..
a) Pazhassi Raja b) Tipu Sultan c) Kurumbranad Raja d) Srimoolam Tirunal
17. The fourth …………………..War was of short duration and decisive and ended with Tipu’s
death on May 4, 1799.
a) Anglo-Mysore b) French- Mysore War
c) Maratha -Mysore war d) Nyzam-Mysore War

18. The Treaty of Surat was in the year ……………
a) 1475 b) 1575 c) 1675 d) 1775

19. Treaty of Rajpurghat" was signed on December 25, 1805 between Holkar and ……………
a) French b) British c) Portuguese d) Dutch

20. The Company was granted an English Royal Charter, under the name Governor and Company
of Merchants of London Trading into the East Indies, by …………………. on
31 December 1600.
a) Elizabeth I b) Elizabeth II c) Henry VII d) Henry VIII

21. Under the Government of India ……………, the British Crown assumed direct administration
of India in the new British Raj.
a) Act of 1658 b) Act of 1758 c) Act of 1858 d) Act of 1947

22. Defeat of the Spanish Armada in ………….
a)1256 b) 1288 c) 1588 d) 1688

23. The English East Company achieved a major victory over the Portuguese in the Battle of
…………………. in 1612.
a) Buxar b) Plassey c) Swally d) Trafalgar

24. The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) resulted in the defeat of the…………. forces.
a) American b) British c) French d) Russian

25.Robert Clive, the Governor General of the ……………….
a) Dutch b) French c) British d) Portuguese

26.Joseph François Dupleix was the commander of the ……………. forces in India.
a) French b) British c) American d) Dutch

27. Who defeated the Spanish Armada?
a)Elizebeth I b) Elizebeth II c) Henry VIII d) James I

28. The First Opium War started……………
a) 1729 b) 1736 c) 1839 d) 1939

29. Indian Mutiny began in …………
a) 1557 b) 1657 c) 1857 d) 1957

30. The Company lost all its administrative powers……………
a) By the Government of India Act of 1658 b) By the Government of India Act of 1758
c) By the Government of India Act of 1858 d) By the Government of India Act of 1958

31. Who set up the dual system of administration in Bengal?
a) Robert Clive b)Lord Wellesley c)Dupleix d)Lord Macaulay

32…………………….Permanent settlement was made in Bengal in the sphere of revenue
administration.
a) William Pitt b) Hastings c) William Bentic d) Lord Cornwallis

33. The Permanent Settlement was enforced on………………….
a) 1693 b)1793 c)1893 d) 1933

34. Subsidiary Alliance was introduced by ………………
a) Lord Wellesley b) Sir John Shore c) Robert Clive d) Lord Dalhousie

35. Fakir-Sannyasi Resistance against the East India Company dominance in ……………
a) Gujarat b) Kerala c) Karnataka d) Bengal

36………………………., a judge of the Supreme Court founded the Asiatic society of Bengal in
1784 A.D.
a) Sir William Jones b) Warren Hastings c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy d) Lord Macaulay

37. Charles Wood's Despatch…………………
a) 1554 A.D b) 1684 c) 1784 d) 1854

38. The Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act ………………
a) 1856 b) 1858 c) 1865 d) 1946

39. The policy of Doctrine of lapse was introduced by ………………
a) Lord Wellesley b) Lord William Bentinck c) Lord Macaulay d) Lord Dalhousie

40. The ‘Sepoy Mutiny’ was in the year …………
a) 1657 b) 1757 c) 1765 d) 1857

41. The Indian National Congress was formed …………
a) 1885 b) 1887 c) 1888 d) 1895

42. The Vernacular Press Act was passed in ……………
a) 1878 b) 1881 c) 1888 d) 1898

43. The Vernacular Press Act was repealed by ……………
a) Lord Ripon b) Lord Lytton c) Lord William Bentic d) Gladstone

44. Who made remarkable contribution to the development of Local government?
a) Lord Ripon b) Gladstone c) W.W Hunter d) Hastings

45. The land was owned by temples Known as …………………
a) Dewaswam b) Brahmaswam c) Cherikkal d) Kanam

46. Tipu was defeated in the …………… Anglo-Maratha war by the British.
a) First b) Second c) Tthird d) Fourth

47. According to the terms of the treaty of Srirangapattanam, ………..was ceded to the British.
a) Malabar b) Cochi c) Travancore d) Mysore

48. Throughout the 19
th
century intermittent uprisings occurred in Malabar, especially in the
………….and Valluvanad taluks.Twenty two such riots were reported from different parts of
Malabar.
a) Ernad b) Cochi c) Travancore d) Kannur

49.MSP means means ………………
a) Malabar Special Police b) Mysore special police
c) Madras special police d) Mappila SpecialPolice

50. The violent Mappilas stormed the bunglow of the District Magistrate ……….and murdered him
in 1855.
a) H.V. Connolly b) William Logan c)Lord Ripond d) Gladstone

51. As the unrest continued unabatedly, the Madras government appointed ………, the collector of
Malabar as special commissioner to enquire into the causes of the uprisings and recommend
remedial measures.
a) Connolly b) William Logan c) S.N. Banerjee d) Gokahale

52. The culmination of the series of the uprisings was the Mappila revolt of ……….
a) 1721 b) 1821 c) 1895 d) 1921

53.When the East India Company came into existence, England was ruled by the……………
a) Hanoverians b) Stuarts c) Normans d) Tudors

54. The greatest contribution of the British rule to the growth of India nationalism was the
………………
a) introduction of western education in India b) Racial arrogance of the British
c) Denial of Higher Jobs to deserving Indiansd) Queen's proclamation of 1858

55. In 1877 the entrance age to ICS was reduced from 21 to …………...
a) 17 b) 18 c) 19 d ) 20

56…………… started an all-India campaign for restoring the entrance age of 21 and for
simultaneous ICS examination in India.
a) Gokahale b) S.N. Banerjee c) Tilak d) William Logan

57. Who …………….tried to rediscover India's past.
a) Lord Lytton b) Max Muller c) S.N. Banerjee d) Gokahale

58. Lytton held an Imperial Durbar at Delhi in 1877 to announce …………..as the Empress of India
at a time when a large part of the country was in the grip of a severe famine.
a) Queen Elizabeth b) Queen Victoria c) Queen Anne d) Queen Marie

59. Who put on the statute book two obnoxious measures the vernacular press Act and the Indian
Arms Act.
a) Lord Ripon b) Lytton c)Raja Ram Mohan Roy d) Queen Victoria

60. The llbert Bill controversy during the period of Lord Ripon exposed the racial bitterness of the
British and united the Indians.
a) Lytton b) Lord Ripon c) Queen Elizabeth d) Queen Anne

61.Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of the………………
a) Brahma Samaj b) Arya Samaj c)Ramakrishna Mission d) Theosophical society

62. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was given the title 'Raja' by the……………
a) Mughals b) British c) French d) Dutch

63. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was born on May 22, 1772 in village Radhanagar in the District of
Hooghly in …………….
a) Bombay b) Assam c) Bengal d) MP

64.In ……………., a man named Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded an organization called 'Brahma Samaj'.
a) 1628 b) 1728 c) 1828 d) 1928

65. Who is regarded as as the 'father of modern India'.
a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy b) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
c) Sri Aurobindo d) Bhagat Singh

66. Who convinced the British in 1829 to outlaw Sati?
a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy b) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
c) Lokmanya Tilak d) Bhagat Singh

67. Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati was an important Hindu religious scholar, reformer, and
founder of the ……………
a) Arya Samaj b) Brahma Samaj c)Ramakrishna Mission d) Theosophical society

68. Who was the first to give the call for Swarajya– "India for Indians”?
a) Dayanand Saraswati b) Lokmanya Tilak c) Sri Aurobindo. d) Bhagat Singh

69. Who founded India House in London and guided other revolutionaries.
a) Sri Aurobindo b) Lokmanya Tilak c) Shyamji Krishna Varma d) Bhagat Singh

70. Satyarth Prakash was written by ………….
a) Lala Lajpat Rai b) Lala Hardyal c) Dayanand Saraswati d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

71. Dayananda was born on February 12 in 1824, in the town of Tankara, near Morvi (Morbi) in the
Kathiawar region of the princely state of……………
a) Assam b) Uttar Pradesh c) Bihar d) Gujarat

72. Who He said,"I accept as Dharma whatever is in full conformity with impartial justice,
truthfulness and the like; that which is not opposed to the teachings of God as embodied in the
Vedas. Whatever is not free from partiality and is unjust, partaking of untruth and the like, and
opposed to the teachings of God as embodied in the Vedas—that I hold as adharma".He also said
"He, who after careful thinking, is ever ready to accept truth and reject falsehood; who counts the
happiness of others as he does that of his own self, him I call just”.
a) Baba Ram Singh b) Ranjit Singh c) Lal Singh d) Dayananda Saraswathi

73. In 1883 Dayananda was invited by the Maharaja of ………….to stay at his palace.
a) Uttar Pradesh b) Kashmir c) Gujarat d) Jodhpur

74. Nirankari movement, which was started by…………
a) Baba Dyal b) Ranjit Singh c) Lal Singh d) Tej Singh

75. The Namdhari, or Kuka, movement had its origin in the ………………..corner of the Sikh
kingdom, away from the places of royal pomp and grandeur.
a) North-west b) North-south c) North-east d) south

76. Who were called "Kukas"?
a) Namdhari b) Nirankari c) Tilak d) Sri Aurobindo

77. Baba Ram Singh, born at Bhaini, in …………district in 1816.
a) Haryana b) Jodhpur c) Kashmir d) Ludhiana

78. Baba Ram Singh passed away on November 29,………...
a) 1885 b) 1887 c) 1889 d) 1923

79. The Singh Sabha intended to restore Sikhism to its past purity by publishing historical religious
books, magazines and journals, to propagate knowledge using Punjabi, to return Sikh apostates to
their original faith, and to involve highly placed …………in the educational programme of the
Sikhs.
a) Portuguese b) Frenchmen c) Dutch d) Englishmen

80. Jyotiba Phule was one of the prominent ………….of the 19
th
century India.
a) Scientists b) politicians c) Economists d) Social reformers

81. Jyotirao Phule was born in Satara districtof …………….in 1827.
a) Maharastra b) Madras c) Gujarat d) Malabar
82. Jyotirao’s family belonged to ………….. caste.
a) Mali b) Thiyya c) Pulaya d) Mahar

83. In 1848, an incident took place in his life that later sparked off the dalit-revolution in the Indian
society. Jyotirao was invited to attend a wedding of one of his ……………friends.
a) Brahmin b) Christian c) pulaya d) Nayar

84. After reading Thomas Paine's famous book …………Jyotirao was greatly influenced by his
ideas.
a) The Rights of Man b) prince c) Utopia d) Advaitha Deepika

85. Viewing the pathetic condition of widows and unfortunate children Jyotirao decided the open
an orphanage called ……………
a) Satya Shodhak Samaj b) Arya Samaj c)Brahma Samaj d)Ramakrishna Mission

86. In ………, Jyotiba Phule formed the Satya Shodhak Samaj (Society of Seekers of Truth).
a) 1773 b) 1853 c) 1873 d) 1889

87. Jyotiba Phule died On 28 November,……………………..
a) 1850 b) 1859 c) 1870 d) 1890

88. Sri Nārāyana GuruThe Guru was born into an ……………. family.
a) Ezhava b) Nayar c) Pulaya d) Vannan

89. Narayana Guru was born on August 22, 1856, in the village of ………….near
Thiruvananthapuram
a) Chempazhanthi b) Karunagapally c) Kayamkulam d) Kannur

90. Narayana Guru was the son of……………
a) Madan Asan b) Krishnan Vaidyan c) Kummampilli Rāman Pillai Asan d) kumaran

91. The young Nanu had a keen mind and was sent to a famous scholar, ………….Asan at
Karunagapally, a village fifty miles away from his home, at the age of 21.
a) Madan Asan b) Kummampilli Rāman Pillai c) Krishnan Vaidyan d) Kumaran Asan

92. Under pressure from his family, Nanu married…………., the daughter of a traditional village
doctor.
a) Kaliamma b) Kaliamma c) Rohini d) Meenkshi Amma

93. Nanu met Kunjan Pillai, who later came to be known as Chattampi Swamikal. Kunjan Pillai,
who discovered and appreciated Nānu Āśān's philosophical genius and passion for Yoga,
introduced him to…………, a 'Hatha yogi'.
a) Madan Asan b) Thycattu Ayyaavu c) Krishnan Vaidyan d) Kumaran Asan

94. Nānu moved to his hermitage deep inside the hilly forests of……………., where he led an
austere life immersed in meditative thought and yoga and subjected himself to extreme sustenance
rituals.
a) Silanka b) Maruthwāmala c) Karunagapally d) Kayamkulam

95. Nārāyana Guru's later literary and philosophical masterpiece Atmopadesa Satakamwritten
in……………
a) Tamil b) Malayalam c) Sanskrit d) Hindi

96. Aruvipuram installation was done by ………………
a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Nārāyana Guru c) Chattambi Swamikal d) C.Kesavan

97. A new phase began in the Guru's life in 1904. He decided to give up his wandering life and
settle down in a place to continue his Sadhana (spiritual practice). He chose…………, twenty miles
north of Thiruvananthapuram.
a) Karunagapally b) Sivagiri c) Kayamkulam d) Kannur

98. Nārāyana Guru started a Sanskrit school in …………..
a) Varkala b) Kottayam c) Mahi d) Calicut
99. In 1913 ….founded the Advaita Ashram at Aluva.
a) Nārāyana Guru b) Mahatma Gandhi c) Chattambi Swamikal d) K.Madhavan

100. When Nārāyana Guru attained the age of sixty, his birth day was observed throughout the
west-coast from Mangalore to ……………
a) Varkala b) Sri Lanka c) Kottayam d) Calicut

101. ……... a notable disciple of Sree Nārāyana Guru introduced Guru's visions and ideals to the
western world.
a) Nataraja Guru b) Kumaranasan c) Chattambi Swamikal d) K.Madhavan

102. Who established Narayana Gurukulam in 1923 in the Nilgiri Hills with the blessings of
Nārāyana Guru?
a) Nataraja Guru b) Chattambi Swamikal c) T.K.Madhavan d) Dr.Palpu

103. In 1913, the Guru founded an Ashram at …………..called the Advaita Ashram.
a) Vaikom b) Palluruthi c) Aluva d) Trichur
104. Who formed SNDP Yogam?
a) T.K.Madhavan b) Nataraja Guru c) Nārāyana Guru d) Dr.Palpu

105. In a message to the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam in 1926 ………….declared, No
community can make progress except through organization.
a) Chattambi Swamikal b) Dr.Palpu c) Nārāyana Guru d) Rajaram Mohan Roy

106. Who said this message, the name Ezhavadoes not denote a caste or a religion and he made
temple rights to everyone. Therefore people can be admitted to this organization without paying
heed to differences of caste.
a)Chattambi Swamikal b) T. K. Madhavan c) Nārāyana Guru d) Rajaram Mohan Roy

107.On June 14, 1927 ………….consecrated a mirror - with the message "Om shanti" written on
the surface - in a temple in Kalavankode.
a) Rajaram Mohan Roy b) T. K. Madhavan c) Sree Narayana Guru d) Govindan Vaidyar

108. Gurudevan participated in the anniversary of the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam
held at Palluruthy in…………..
a) 1913 b) 1917 c) 1927 d) 1948

109. In 1928 Gurudevan took part in the special meeting of the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana
Yogam at ……………..
a) Kollam b) Trivandrum c) Kottayam d) Aluva

110. Sivagiri pilgrimagewas conceived by ………….and T K Kittan Writer. It was duly approved
by Gurudevan on January, 1928.
a) Vallabhasseri Govindan Vaidyar b)T. K. Madhavan
c) Rajaram Mohan Roy d) Govindan Vaidyar

111. Who said: "Let the pilgrims congregate at the beginning of the Gregorian calendar year. It
should be Dhanu 16-17 in Malayalam calendar. Let the pilgrims observe 10 days'self-purification
according to Sri Buddha's principles of five purities - body, food, mind, word, and deed called as
Pancha Dharma.
a) S.Sankunni b) P.V.Raghavan c) M.S.Raghavan d) Sree Narayana Guru

112. Who ruled that pilgrims could wear yellow clothes - the colour of the garments Sri Buddha
wore.
a) P.K.Kesavan b) Govindan Vaidyar
c) P.K.Divakara Panicker d) Sree Narayana Guru

113.'Swaathanthrya gadha' – was written by the great poet ………….
a) Cherusseri b) O.N.V.Kurup c) G.Sankara kurup d) Kumaranaasan

114. Guru died on 20 September, …………
a) 1902 b) 1908 c) 1918 d) 1928

115. Who proclaimed: It is years since I left castes and religions. Yet some people think that I
belong to their caste. That is not correct. I do not belong to any particular caste or religion.
a) Mahatma Gandhi b) T. K. Madhavan c) Rajaram Mohan Roy d) Sree Narayana Guru

116. Concerning the caste system, …………..said the following to Nārāyana Guru: "The caste-Hindus and the low caste-Hindus are both the sons of Hinduism. The caste-Hindu is the elder
brother who shoulders responsibility, and he therefore exercises certain privileges. The low caste-Hindu is his younger brother who is to be cared for. If the elder brother turns out to be somewhat
rough and aggressive that should not make the younger brother a runaway from his mother
Hinduism."
a) Chattambi Swamikal b) Dadabhai Naoroji c) Tilak d) Mahatma Gandhi

117.One Caste One Religion, One God for Man is the teaching of ………….
a) Rajaram Mohan Roy b) Chattambi Swamikal c) C.Kesavan d) Sree Narayana Guru

118. All are of one Self-fraternity such being the dictum to avow, In such a light how can we take
life And devoid of least pity go on to eat.who said?
a) Tilak b) Chattambi Swamikal c) Rajaram Mohan Roy d) Sree Narayana Guru

119. Who said Ask not, Say not Think not caste. Think only Gods.
a) Sree Narayana Guru b) William Logan c) Connolly d) S.N. Banerjee

120. In 1901 the State Census Manual of …………recorded Sree Nārāyana as a revered "Guru"
and an erudite Sanskrit scholar.
a) Travancore b) Malabar c) Cochi d) Kottayam

121. In 1904 the then Maharajah of Travancore exempted Nārāyana Guru from personal
appearances in court, an honour recognizing the Guru as a distinguished living personality.
a) Kannur b) Thalassery c) Travancore d) Cochi

122. The first statue of the Guru was conceived by …………..
a) Moorkoth Kumaran b) Tavaroli c) Bodhananda Swamikal d) Gokahale

123. Who called Sree Narayana Guru as ‘The Second Buddha’?
a) G. Sankara Kurup b) Swami Vivekananda
c) Bodhananda Swamikal d) Moorkoth Kumaran

124. Atmopadesa Śatakam is the work of……………………
a) Dr.Palpu   b) Chattambi Swamikal c) C.Kesavan d) Sree Narayana Guru

125. Advaitha Deepika is the work of ………………………
a) Sree Narayana Guru b) Chattambi Swamikal c) C.Kesavan d) Dr.Palpu
126. Daiva Dasakam is a Malayalam work of ………………..
a) Sree Narayana Guru b) Chattambi Swamikal c) C.Kesavan d) T.K.Madhavan

127. Jathi Nirnayam is the work of…………………..
a) Sree Narayana Guru b) C.Kesavan c)Nataraja Guru d) T.K.Madhavan

128……………………….’s Darsana Mala is written Sanskrit.
a) Sree Narayana Guru b) Chattambi Swamikal c) C.Kesavan d) Dr.Palpu

129. Brahmavidya Panchakam is a Sanskrit work of ……………….
a) Sree Narayana Guru b) Chattambi Swamikal c) K.Madhvan Nair

130. Nirvruthi Panchakam was written by………………
a) C.Kesavan b) Chattambi Swamikal
c) Brahmananda Sivayogi d) Sree Narayana Guru

131.Thevarappathinkangal is a Tamil work of ………………
a)Chattambi Swamikal b) Sree Narayana Guru
c) K.Ayyappan d) K.madhvan Nair

132. “Sir Saiyad was a prophet of education” who said?
a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Sree Narayana Guru c) Chattambi Swamikal d) Tilak

133. Who said “Sir Saiyad was an ardent reformer and he wanted to reconcile modern scientific
thought with religion by rationalistic interpretations and not by attacking basic belief. He was
anxious to push new education. He was in no way communally separatist. Repeatedly he
emphasized that religious differences should have no political and national significance”.
a) Inder Kumar Gujral b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Mahatma Gandhi d) Mohammad Iqbal

134……………….was the Founder Father of Aligarh movement.
a) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan b) Maqsud Ali
c) Abul kalam Azad d) Karim Ali

135. Who instituted Scientific Society in 1863 to create a scientific temperament among the
Muslims and to make the Western knowledge available to Indians in their own language?
a) Mohammad Iqbal b) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan c) Karim Ali d) Inayat Ali

136. The Aligarh Institute Gazette, an organ of the Scientific Society was started in March ………
and succeeded in transforming the minds in the traditional Muslim Society.
a) 1766 b) 1866 c) 1869 d) 1870

137. In 1875, Sir Syed founded the Madarsatul Uloom in …………….
a) Delhi b) Aligarh c) Bengal d) Agra

138. Who founded as Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College (MAOC) at Aligarh in 1875?
a) Sir Saiyad Ahmed Khan b) Mirza Mohammad
c) Maulana Qasim Nanotvi d) Maulana Abdullah Ansari

139. Sir Saiyad breathed his last on Sunday, 27th March……………
a) 1878 b) 1898 c) 1901 d) 1906

140. The Wahabi Movement named after its founder Abdul Wahab originated in Arabia in the 18th
century with a view to restoring Islam to its pristine purity and order.
a) Manipal b) Arabia c) America d) Africa

141. In India, the Wahabi movement was started by……………………………...
a) Syed Ahmed of Rai Bareilly b) ViIayet Ali
c) Mohammad Ali d) Jahan Dad Khan

142. The battle of Balakot was in ……………………….
a) 1806 b) 1821 c) 1831 d) 1896

143.Swami Vivekananda, known in his pre-monastic life as………………….
a) Narendra Nath Datta b) Vishwanath Datta
c) Upendranath Datta d) Vasava Datta

144. Swami Vivekananda was born in an affluent family in ……….on 12 January 1863.
a) Bombay b) Ajmer c) Kolkata d) Orrisa

145. Swami Vivekananda’s father, …………., was a successful attorney withinterests in a wide
range of subjects.
a) Vishwanath Datta b) Narendra Nath Datta c) Sri Ramakrishna d)Rashik Krishna Mallik

146. Swami Vivekananda graduated from ………….University.
a)Delhi b)Hyderabad c)Calcutta d) Karachi

147. In November 1881, Narendra went to meet …………..who was staying at the Kali Temple in
Dakshineshwar.
a) Sri Ramakrishna b)Rashik Krishna Mallik
c) Dakhinaranjan Mukhopadhyay d) Ramgopal Ghose

148. Who founded the Ramakrishna Mission?
a) Derozio b) Satkari Datta c) SwamiVivekananda d) Sri Ramakrishna Parama Hamsar

149. Swami Vivekananda attended the World’s Parliament of Religions held in Chicago in
…………………
a) 1863 b) 1876 c) 1893 d) 1897

150. Vivekananda felt that the Parliament would provide the right forum to present his Master’s
message to the world, and so he decided to go to America. Another reason which prompted
Swamiji to go to America was to seek financial help for his project of uplifting the masses.swamiji,
however, wanted to have an inner certitude and divine call regarding his mission. Both of these he
got while he sat in deep meditation on the rock-island at ……………….
a) Mumbai b) America c) Kanyakumari d) Chennai

151. Whose speeches at the World’s Parliament of Religions held in September 1893 made him
famous as an ‘orator by divine right’ and as a ‘Messenger of Indian wisdom to the Western world’.
a) Swami Vivekananda b) Sri Ramakrishna c) Chandra Sekhar Deb d) Shyama Charan Sen
152. When Ramakrishna Mission founded?
a) 1795 b) 1797 c) 1894 d) 1897

153.In early 1898 Swami Vivekananda acquired a big plot of land on the western bank of the
Ganga at a place called Belur to have a permanent abode for the monastery and monastic Order
originally started at Baranagar, and got it registered as Ramakrishna Math after a couple of years.
a) Allahabad b) Lahore c) Amritsar d) Belur

154. ‘Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in man’.who said?
a)Swami Vivekananda b) Sri Ramakrishna c) Chandra Sekhar Deb d) Sri Narayana Guru

155. The Theosophical Society is an organization formed in ………….. to advance the spiritual
principles and search for Truth known as Theosophy.
a) 1842 b) 1843 c) 1845 d) 1875

156. The Theosophical Society was officially formed in New York City, United States, in
November 1875 by Helena Blavatsky, Henry Steel Olcott, William Quan Judge and others.
a) Madras b) Calcutta c) Bombay d) New York

157.After a few years Olcott and Blavatsky moved to India and established the International
Headquarters at Adyar, in……………...
a) New Zealand b) Canada c) Australia d) Madras

158………………, second President of The Theosophical Society from 1907 to 1933, was
described as a ‘Diamond Soul’, for she had many brilliant facets to her character.
a) Annie Besant b) Krishnamohan Banerjee c) Hari Mohan d) Govind Chandra Sen

159……………. joined the National Secular Society in 1874 and worked in the free thought and
radical movements led by Charles Bradlaugh, MP.
a) Annie Besant b) Tarachand Chakravarty c) D. R. Mukhopadhyaya, d) Brojnath Dhar

160. …………………co-edited ‘the National Reformer’with Charles Bradlaugh and wrote many
political and free-thought books and pamphlets from 1874–88.
a) W. T. Stead b) S. N. Banerjee c) H. P. Blavatsky d) Annie Besant

161………………. was prominent in the Labour and Socialist movements, a member of the Fabian
Society and Social Democratic Federation, and took an active part in Trade Union work among
unskilled labourers.
a) Annie Besant b) H. P. Blavatsky c) W. T. Stead d) H. S. Olcott

162. Annie Besant joined The Theosophical Society on 21 May …………..
a) 1867 b) 1878 c) 1879 d)1889

163. In 1893 ……………….represented The Theosophical Society at the World Parliament of
Religions in Chicago.
a) Annie Besant b) George Thompson c) GF Remfry d) Ramgopal Ghosh

164. In 1893 ………………… landed in India, made a tour of the country in the company of H. S.
Olcott, and, by her splendid presentation of Indian philosophy and her undisguised personal
preference for the Indian spiritual heritage, won the support of orthodox Brahmins to Theosophy.
a) Annie Besant b) Upendranath Basu c) I. N. Gurtu d) George Thompson

165. Who founded the Central Hindu School and College in Benares (now Varanasi)?
a) Annie Besant b) Dr Bhagavan Das c) Govinda Das d) G. N. Chakravarti

166. In 1907, after the passing of Col. H. S. Olcott, …………….. became the second International
President of the Theosophical Society.
a) Annie Besant b) Sarojini Naidu c) Ahalya Rangnekar d) Bhabani Charan Mitra

167.’A Study in Consciousness’ was written by…………………
a)Annie Besant b) Mrinal Gore c) Prasanna Kumar Tagore d) Rajkamal Sen

168. Who was the author of ‘Esoteric Christianity’
a) Jawaharlal Nehru b) J. Krishnamurti c) Sarala Devi Chaudhurani d) Annie Besant

169…………… started The Adyar Bulletin, which continued until 1929.
a) Annie Besant b) J. Krishnamurti
c) Durgabai Deshmukh d) Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya.

170.A new period in……………’s life began in 1913 when she became active in Indian politics,
and gave a lead by claiming ‘Home Rule’ for India.
a) Ammu Swaminathan b) Malati Patwardhan c) Annie Besant d) Ambujammal

171. Who started the Young Men’s Indian Association in 1914?
a) Annie Besant b) Swarnakumari Devi
c) Devendranath Tagore d) Rabindranath Tagore

172. Who started the journal’The Commonweal’?
a) N.G.Chandavarkar b) Annie Besant
c) M.G. Ranade d) R.G. Bhandarkar

173. Who started the journal‘New India’?
a)C.W.Leadbeater b) Annie Besant c) Ram Mohun Roy d) Keshub Chandra Sen

174. ……………..formed the Arya Mahila Samaj in Pune?
a) Ramabai Saraswati b) Swarnakumari Devi c) Lord Chelmsford d) Annie Besant

175. Who started the Sharda Sadan in Bombay?
a) Ramabai Saraswati b) Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
c) Lord Edwin Montague d) Dorothy Jinarajadasa

176. The year of the foundation of the Women’s Indian Association (WIA) is ……….
a) 1913 b) 1917 c) 1937 d) 1947

177. The swadeshi movement in Bengal started on ……………
a) 1902 b) 1905 c) 1908 d) 1909

178. In 1917 Anasuya Sarabhai had led the ………………textile workers’ strike
a) Ahmedabad b) Bombay c) Calcutta d) Malabar
179. In 1920 under her leadership the……………., the Ahmedabad textile mill workers union was
established.
a) Majoor Mahajan b) Ushabai Dange c) Parvati Bhore d) Maniben Kara

180. The formation of the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) at the initiative of
……………in 1972.
a) Ela Bhat b) Roop Kanwar c) Raja radhakant dev d) dwarkanath Tagore

181.The United Nation’s declared ……………. as the International Year of Women
a) 1875 b) 1878 c) 1905 d) 1956

182. The First World Conference on Women in …………, generated a new interest in and debate
on women’s issues.
a) Delhi b) Hyderabad c) Mexico d) Copenhagen

183. Sati was declared a punishable offence in……………...
a) 1727 b) 1729 c) 1829 d) 1834

184. The formation of the Indian National Congress (INC) was in the year …………..
a) 1865 b) 1875 c) 1885 d) 1905

185.Zamindari Association was the ………. political association of modern India.
a) First b) Second c) Third d) Fourth

186.Bengal British India Society founded in Calcutta on 20 April 1843, was the
…………………political public association to be formed in British India, the first being the
zamindari association(1837).
a) First b) Second c) Third d) Fourth

187. The British India Society was formed in ……………)
a) 1832 b) 1833 c) 1839 d) 1874

188. In ……… Derozio founded with his students the 'Academic Association' which organised
debates on various subjects.
a) 1824 b) 1825 c) 1828 d) 1834

189. The Young Bengal group published the …………(Quest for Knowledge) for propagating their
views.
a) Jnananvesan b) Parthenon c) Hesperus d) Enquirer.

190. Krishnamohan started the ……………. in 1831
a) Enquirer b) Hindu Pioneer c) Quill d) Bengal Spectator

191. The Hindu Pioneer started in ………….
a) 1827 b) 1831 c) 1834 d) 1838

192. The …………….was run by Tarachand Chakravarty.
a) Quill b) Hesperus c) Enquirer d) Bengal Spectator
193.Calcutta medical collegein…………..
a) 1735 b) 1745 c) 1832 d) 1835

194. British Indian Association was founded on October 29, 1851 at……………..
a) Calcutta b) Pune c) Madras d) Bombay

195. The Mohamedan Association was founded in ………….in 1856.
a) Calcutta b) Adayar c) Madras d) Maharashtra

196. The East India Association was founded by …………. in 1866.
a) Lord Lyveden b) Raja radhakanta dev c)debendranath Tagore d) Dadabhai Naoroji

197. Indian Association formed in ………….. was one of the pioneer political associations with an
all India outlook.
a) 1769 b) 1776 c) 1874 d) 1876

198. Prior to the Indian Association Sisir Kumar Ghosh along with Sambhu Charan Mukherjee
founded ……………in Calcutta on 25 September 1875.
a) 'The India League’ b)Indian National Congress
c) Madras Mahajana Sabha d) Bombay Presidency Association

199. The partition of Bengalwas occurred in ………………..
a) 1804 b) 1805 c) 1904 d) 1905

200. The first organisation in the Madras Presidency to agitate for the rights of Indians was the
Madras Native Association which was established by publicist ………………. Chetty in 1849. This
organisation did not survive for long and was eventually disbanded.
a) Gazulu Lakshminarasu b) S. Ramaswami Mudaliar
c) P. Anandacharlu d) R. Balaji Rao

201. In May…………., S. Ramaswami Mudaliar and P. Anandacharlu established the Madras
Mahajana Sabha.
a) 1783 b) 1784 c) 1872 d) 1884

202. The Indian National Congress was founded in December 1885 at…………
a) Bombay b) Calcutta c) Madras d) Gujarat

203. The Indian National Congress was the first organized expression of Indian nationalism on an
all India Scale………; a retired English LC.S officer played an important rule in its formation.
a) A.O.Hume b) Man Mohan Gosh
c) W.C. Banerjee d) S.N.Sen

204. In 1884 …………founded the Indian National Union.
a) A.O.Hume b) A.M. Bose c) Lord Dufferin d) W.C. Banerjee

205. The second session of the congress met inCalcutta on December 1886, under the president
ship of …………….
a) Dadabhai Naoroji b) Kadambini Ganguli c) Pherozeshah Mehta d) D.Ewacha

206. Gokhale was born in a Marath Brahmin family at ………….
a) Kolhapur b) Poona c) Allahabad d) Assam

207. The Deccan Educational Society founded by ……….
a) D.Ewacha b) Ranade c) W.C.Banerjee d) S.N.Banerjee

208……………..edited the journal of Poona Sarvajanik Sabha.
a) Gokhale b) W.C.Banerjee c) Ranade d) S.N.Banerjee

209. The Minto Morley reforms was in the year ………….
a) 1906 b) 1907 c) 1909 d) 1919

210. The ‘political philosophy’ was the work of ………….
a) Gopala Krishna Gokhale b) Dadabai Naoroji c) R. C. Dutt d) Lala Lajpath Rai

211.1905 ………….laid the foundation of the ‘servants of India society’, with a view to the
training of national missionaries for the service ofIndia, and to promote by all constitutional
means, the true interest of the Indian people.
a) Gokhale b) Dadabai Naoroji c) R. C. Dutt d) Ranade

212. ………………in his book ‘Economic history of India’ wrote ‘If India is poor today it is
through the operation of economic causes’.
a) Dadhabai Naoroji b) R.C. Dutt c) Ranade d) R.P.Datt

213. …………………….is remembered as the ‘Grand old man of India’.
a) Ranade b) Dadabhai Naoroji c) Pulinbehari Sarkar d) Amaresh Chakravarty

214. The Bombay Association, the first political association in Bombay presidency was founded by
………….in 1852.
a) Dadabhai Naoroji b) Pulinbehari Sarkar c) Amaresh Chakravarty d) Prankrishna Parija.

215. Dadabhai Naoroji’s book ‘poverty and un British rule in India’ published in ………….
analysed the nature of the British rule in India.
a) 1898 b) 1901 c) 1908 d) 1946

216…………… is the acknowledged high priest of the drain theory.
a) Dadabhai Naoroji b) S N Bose c) J.N. Ghosh d) J.N.Mukherjee

217………………., the viceroy of India decided to partition Bengal for administrative purposes,
creating a new province of East Bengal and Assam, with a population of 31 million people and with
its capital at Dhaka.
a) Lord Curzon b) Lord Rippon c) Lord Hastings d) Wellesley

218. The spark for the Swadeshi Movement was the ………….decision to partition Bengal.
a) French b) British c) Dutch d) Portuguese

219. The partition of Bengal had to be annulled in …………….
a) 1907 b) 1911 c) 1928 d) 1929

220. The inauguration of the Ganapati and Shivaji Festivals was done by ……….
a) Tilak b) Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya
c) Shyamaprasad mukherjee d) J.N.Mukherjee

221. The Ganapati festival was started in ………….
a) 1792 b) 1793 c) 1893 d) 1904

222. The first Shivaji festival was held at Raigarh in …………..
a) 1890 b) 1892 c) 1895 d) 1899

223.Hindu Mahasabha was founded in …………….. .
a) 1901 b) 1906 c) 1915 d) 1925

224. Muslim League established in December ………..
a) 1901 b) 1902 c) 1906 d) 1946

225.The background of the foundation of the Muslim League at ……….on 30 December 1906 may
be traced back to the establishment of the Indian national congressin 1885.
a) Dhaka b) Shahbag c) Simla d) Bengal

226. ………. made a wirlwind tour of the country in 1916 and in his speeches he said, "Swaraj is
my birthright and I will have it."
a) Tilak b) Mahatma Gandhi c) Gokhale d) Jawaharlal Nehru

227. Who preached the idea of Home Rule through his two news papers - the Kesari and the
Maratha?
a) Gokhale b) Annie Besant c) Tilak d) Jawaharlal Nehru

228. Champaran Satyagraha was in ……………..
a) Gujarat b) Bombay c) Bihar d) Madras

229.Champaran Satyagraha was led by …………….
a) Amaresh Chakravarty b) Pulinbehari Sarkar c) Gandhi d) patel

230. Kheda Satyagraha……………………….
a) Gujarat b) Calcutta c) Thana d) Malabar

231. In……….., the First National Trade union organization (The All India Trade Union
Congress (AITUC)) was established.
a) 1904 b) 1908 c) 1917 d) 1920

232.Pazhassi Samarangal (Malayalam) was written by …………
a) K.K.N.Kurup b) Bhattacharya Sabya c) K.K.Kusuman d) B.Sobhanan

233. Against Lord and State was written by ………..
a) Sumit Sarkar b) R.C.Majumdar c) Panikkar K.N d) K.K.N.Kurup

234. Who of the following Governor Generals is associated with Subsidiary Alliance Systen?
a) Lord Cornwallies b) Lord Wellesley c) Lord Mayo d) Lord Delhousie

235. Who was the first Governor General of India?
a) Warren Hastings b) William Bentick c) Lord Delhousie d) Lord Canning

236. Who was the first Viceroy of India?
a) Robert Clive b) William Bentick c) Lord Delhousie d) Lord Canning

237. The title of ‘Viceroy’ was added to the centre of the Governor-General of India for the first
time in
a) 1848 A.D b) 1858 A.D c) 1862 A.D d) 1856 A.D

238. My Experiments with Truth is the work of………
a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Tara Chand c) Shankarlal Banker d) Mahadev Desai

239. Who is the author of ‘Social Background of Indian Nationalism’?
a) A.R.Desai b) Dharam Kumar c) Ray Chaudhuri d) K.Rajayyan

240. Author of ‘Culture ideology Hegemony Intellectual and Social consciousness in Colonial
India’ is ………
a)K.N.Ganesh b) K.N.Panikkar c) R.C. Majumdar d) Herman Kulke

241. Author of Poverty and Un-British Rule in India is……………
a)Romila Thapar   b) Irfan Habib c) S.C.Ghosh d) Naoroji Dadabhai

242. Writing Social History is the bookof …………
a) Ania Loomba b) Sumit Sarkar c) Cohn Bernard d) Ranajith Guha

243. The Peasant and the Raj is the work of ……….
a) Eric Stokes b) A.R.Desai c) D.N.Dhanagare d) Shirin Mehta

ANSWERS

1.d 2.a 3.a 4.a 5.a 6.a 7.c 8.c 9.a 10.a 11.c 12.b 13.b 14.a 15.d 16.b 17.a 18.d
19.b 20.a 21.c 22.c 23.c 24.c 25.c 26.a 27.a 28.c 29.c 30.c 31.a 32.d 33.b 34.a 35.d 36.a
37.d 38.a 39.d 40.d 41.a 42.a 43.a 44.a 45.a 46.c 47.a 48.a 49.a 50.a 51.b 52.d 53.b 54.a
55.c 56.b 57.b 58.b 59.b 60.b 61.a 62.a 63.c 64.c 65.a 66.a 67.a 68.a 69.c 70.c 71.d 72.d
73.d 74.a 75.a 76.a 77.d 78.a 79.d 80.d 81.a 82.a 83.a 84.a 85.a 86.c 87.d 88.a 89.a 90.a
91.b 92.b 93.b 94.b 95.b 96.b 97.b 98.a 99.a 100.b 101.a 102.a 103.c 104.c 105.c 106.c 107.c 108.c
109.c 110.a 111.d 112.d 113.d 114.d 115.d 116.d 117.d 118.d 119.a 120.a 121.c 122.a 123.a 124.d 125.a 126.a 127.a 128.a 129.a 130.d 131.b 132.a 133.b 134.a 135.b 136.b 137.b 138.a
139.b 140.b 141.a 142.c 143.a 144.c 145.a 146.c 147.a 148.c 149.c 150.c 151.a 152.d 153.d 154.a 155.d 156.d 157.d 158.a 159.a 160.d 161.a 162.d 163.a 164.a 165.a 166.a 167.a 168.d
169.a 170.c 171.a 172.b 173.b 174.a 175.a 176.b 177.b 178.a 179.a 180.a 181.c 182.c 183.c 184.c 185.a 186.b 187.c 188.c 189.a 190.a 191.d 192.a 193.d 194.a 195.a 196.d 197.d 198.a
199.d 200.a 201.d 202.a 203.a 204.a 205.a 206.a 207.b 208.a 209.c 210.a 211.a 212.b 213.b 214.a 215.b 216.a 217.a 218.b 219.b 220.a 221.c 222.c 223.c 224.c 225.a 226.a 227.c 228.c 229.c 230.a 231.d 232.a 233.c 234.b 235.a 236.d 237.b 238.a 239.a 240.b 241.d 242.b 243.a

BLOOD RELATION PREVIOUS QUESTION

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1. Daya has a brother Anil, Daya is the son of Chandra. Bimal is Chandra`s father. In term of relationship, what is Anil of Bimal ?

A. Son B. Grandson C. Brother D. Grandfather

ANSWER:B

2.Pointing to a photograph of a boy Suresh said, "He is the son of the only son of my mother." How is Suresh related to that boy?

A.	Brother	B.	Uncle
C.	Cousin	D.	Father

ANSWER:D

3.Raju`s mother is the only daughter of Monika`s father. How is Monika`s husband related to Raju ?

A. Uncle B. Father C. Grandfather D. Brother

ANSWER:B

4. If A is the brother of B: B is the sister of C; and C is the father of D , how D is related to A ?

A. sister B. Brother C. Nephew D. Cannot be determined

ANSWER:D

5. Pointing to a man, a woman said, "His mother is the only daughter of my mother". How is the woman

related to man?

A. Mother B. Grandmother C. Sister D. Daughter

ANSWER:A

6. Pointing to a man, a woman said, "His mother is the daughter of my mother's only daughter, How

is the man related to that woman?

A. Son B. Father C. Brother D. Grandson

ANSWER:D

7. Pointing to a man in the photograph, a woman said, "He is the only son of my mother's father".

How is the woman related to the man in the photograph?

A. Niece B. Sister C. Mother D. Daughter

ANSWER:A

8. Pointing towards Woman, Madhav said "I am the only son of his father's one of the sons". How

Woman is related to Madhav?

A. Nephew B. Uncle C. either father or uncle D. None

ANSWER:C

9. Pointing to a gentleman, Deepak said, "His only brother is the father of my daughter's father", How

is the gentleman related to Deepak?

A. Father B. Grandfather C. Uncle D. Brother-in-law

ANSWER:C

10. Pointing towards Neeru, Asha said, "I am the only daughter of her mother's son". How is Neeru related to Asha?

A. Aunt ' B. Cousin C. Niece D. Mothe

ANSWER:A

IMPORTANT TECHNICS IN BLOOD RELATION AND SAMPLE PROBLEMS

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BLOOD RELATION

I. Introduction:

The questions which are asked in this section depend upon Relation. You should have a sound knowledge of the blood relation in order to solve the questions.

To remember easily the relations may be divided into two sides as given below:

II. Relations of Paternal side:

Father's father → Grandfather
Father's mother → Grandmother
Father's brother → Uncle
Father's sister → Aunt
Children of uncle → Cousin
Wife of uncle → Aunt
Children of aunt → Cousin
Husband of aunt → Uncle

III. Relations of Maternal side:

Mother's father → Maternal grandfather
Mother's mother → Maternal grandmother
Mother's brother Maternal uncle
Mother's sister → Aunt
Children of maternal uncle → Cousin
Wife of maternal uncle → Maternal aunt

Relation corresponding to generation

SOME SIMPLE TRICKS

(i) First of all choose the two persons, between whom relationship is to be established.

(ii) Next, pin-point the intermediate relationship i.e., such relationship through which long drawn relationship can be established between the required persons.

(iii) Finally, conclude the relationship directly between the two persons as per the requirement of the question.

(iv) From a particular name we cannot ascertain the sex (gender) of that person. The name does not always show the gender beyond reasonable doubt.

Male person is represented as → +

Female members are represented as → -

Male or female not known → 0

Some simple Analogy

Father's or mother's son → Brother

Father's or mother's daughter → Sister

Father's or mother's brother → Uncle

Father's or mother's sister → Aunt *

Father's or mother's mother → Grandmother

Father's or mother's father → Grandfather

Son's wife → Daughter-in-law

Husband's or wife's sister → Sister-in-law

Brother's or Sister's son → Nephew

Brother’s daughter → Niece

Aunt's or Uncle's son or daughter → Cousin

Sister's husband → Brother-in-law

Brother's wife → Sister-in-law

Grandfather's or Grandmother's son → Father or Uncle

Grandfather's or Grandmother's only

daughter-in-law (or daughter) → Mother

Grandfather's or Grandmother's

daughter-in-law → Mother or Aunt

Only son of Grandfather (Paternal) → Father

Only daughter of Grandfather

(Maternal) → Mother

Uncle's wife → Aunt

Father of father or mother → Grandfather

Mother of father or mother → Grandmother

Father of Grandfather or

Grandmother → Great Grandfather

Mother of Grandfather or

Grandmother → Great Grandmother

Only Daughter-in-law of Grandfather

(Paternal) → Mother

Wife of Father → Mother

Husband of Mother → Father

Some examples

Eg : Rahul’s father is Rajesh

Rajesh (+)

↓

Rahul (+)

Eg; Rahul’s brother’s mother is Geetha

Geetha (-)

↓

Rahul’s brother (+) → Rahul(+)

Eg: Rahul’s mother Geetha’s aunt is Kala.

Rahul’s aunt (-)

↓

Geetha (-)

↓

Rahul (-)

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500 -COMPUTER AWARENESS QUESTION FOR BANK EXAM

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1.The most widely used input device is--- the

A.Keyboard
B.Mouse
C.Modem
D.Moniter

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2. ____________ bits equal one byte.

A.8
B.16
C.24
D.18

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3.The binary language consists of ____________ digit(s).

A.8
B.1000
C.2
D.1

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4. A byte can hold one ____________ of data.

A.bit
B.binary digit
C.character
D.kilobyte

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5. A CPU contains_

A.a card reader and a printing device
B.an analytical engine and a control unit
C.a control unit and an arithmetic logic unit
D.an arithmetic logic unit and a card reader

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6.In the binary language each letter of the alphabet, each number and each special character is made up of a unique combination of:

A.8 bits
B.8 bytes
C.8 characters
D.None of these

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7.Computers use the ____________ language to process data.

A.processing
B.kilobyte
C.binary
D.representational

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8. Computers process data into information by working exclusively with:

A.Multimedia
B.Character
C.Numbers
D.Words

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9.The ability of an OS to run more than one application at a time is called

A.multitasking
B.object-oriented programming
C.multi-user computing
D.time sharing

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10.Permanent instructions that the computer uses when it is turned on and that cannot be changed by other instructions are contained in

A.ROM
B.RAM
C.REM
D.EPROM

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11.All of the following are examples of real security and privacy risks EXCEPT

A.hackers
B.spam
C.viruses
D.identity theft

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12.A process known as ____________ is used by large retailers to study trends.

A.data mining
B.data selection
C.POS
D.data conversion

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13.____________terminals (formerly known as cash registers) are often connected to complex inventory and sales computer systems.

A.Data
B.Point-of-sale (POS)
C.Sales
D.Query

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14.What type of resource is most likely to be a shared common resource in a computer network?

A.Printers
B.Speakers
C.Floppy disk drives
D.Keyboards

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15.The vast network of computers that connects millions of people all over the world is called

A.LAN
B.Web
C.Hypertext
D.Internet

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16.Which is not an item of hardware?

A.AnMP3file
B.A keyboard
C.A disk drive
D.A monitor

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17.To shrink a window to an icon_

A.open a group window
B.minimise a window
C.maximise a window
D.restore a window

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18.Computers connected to a LAN (local area network) can

A.run faster
B.go on line
C.share information and/or ' share peripheral equipment
D.E-mail

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19.____________ is the study of molecules and structures whose size ranges from 1 to 100 nanometers.

A.Nanoscience
B.Microelectrodes
C.Computer forensics
D.Artificial intelligence

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20.Every device on the Internet has a unique______address (also called an “Internet address”) that identifies it in the same way that a street address identifies the location of a house.

A.DH
B.DA
C.IP
D.IA

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21.In a client/ server model, a client program -

A.asks for information
B.provides information and files
C.serves software files to other computers
D.distributes data files to other computers

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22.The steps and tasks needed to process data, such as responses to questions or clicking an icon, are called:

A.instructions.
B.the operating system.
C.application software.
D.the system unit.

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23.The two broad categories of software are:

A.word processing and spreadsheet
B.transaction and application.
C.Windows and Mac OS.
D.system and application.

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24.Storing same data in many places is called

A.iteration
B.concurrency
C.redundancy
D.enumeration

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25.The ability to recover and read deleted or damaged files from a criminal’s computer is an example of a law enforcement specialty called:

A.robotics.
B.simulation
C.computer forensics
D.animation

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MARKETING KNOWLEDGE FOR BANK EXAMS

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What is Marketing ?
Marketing may be narrowly defined as a process by which goods and services are
exchanged and the values determined in terms of money prices. That means
marketing includes all those activities carried on to transfer the goods from the
manufacturers or producers to the consumers. We shall be learning later in the
lesson that marketing is more than a mere physical process of distributing goods
and services. It is the process of discovering and translating consumer wants into
products and services. It begins with the customer (by finding their needs) and
ends with the customer (by satisfying their needs).
The scope of marketing can be understood in terms of functions that an
entrepreneur has to perform. These include the following:
1. Functions of exchange : which include buying and assembling and selling?
2. Functions of physical supply : include transportation, storage and warehousing
3. Functions of facilitation : Product Planning and Development, Marketing
Research, Standardisation, Grading, Packaging, Branding, Sales Promotion,
Financing

The Marketing Concept

The marketing concept holds that the key to achieving organizational goals
consists in determining the needs and wants of target markets and delivering the
desired satisfactions more effectively and efficiently than competitors1. Under
marketing concept, the emphasis is on selling satisfaction and not merely on the
selling a product. The objective of marketing is not the maximization of profitable
sales volume, but profits through the satisfaction of customers. The consumer is
the pivot point and all marketing activities operate around this central point. It is,
therefore, essential that the entrepreneurs identify the customers, establish a
rapport with them, identify their needs and deliver the goods and services that
would meet their requirements.
The components of marketing concept are as under:
 Satisfaction of Customers: In the modern era, the customer is the focus of
the organization. The organization should aim at producing those goods and
services, which will lead to satisfaction of customers.
 Integrated marketing: The functions of production, finance and marketing
should bem integrated to satisfy the needs and expectations of customers.
 Profitable sales volume: Marketing is successful only when it is capable of
maximizing profitable sales and achieves long-run customer satisfaction.
Marketing in Simple words
Marketing is nothing but to Tell about your product and to Sell it. The technical
definition is “Marketing is the process of planning and executing the concepts,
pricing, promotion and distribution of ideas/goods/services to satisfy
individual's/organizational”
Types of Marketing
There are several types of marketing are there, some of them are
 Bench Marketing
o The Bench Marketing is nothing but the comparison of the business
processes with competitors and improving prevailing ones.
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 Drip Marketing
o Drip Marketing is nothing but sending promotional items to Clients.
 Viral Marketing
o Viral Marketing is nothing but, Marketing by the word of the mouth,
having a high pass-rate from person to. The best example for this is
Creating a 'buzz' in the industry.
 Guerilla Marketing
o Guerilla Marketing is an Unconventional marketing intended to get
maximum results from minimal resources. (just remember
Maximum results from Minimum resources)
 Social Media Marketing
o Marketing using online communities, social networks, blog
marketing etc is called the social media marketing.
 Direct Marketing
o If the company directly reaches to the customers on a personal basis
(ex : phone calls, private mailings, etc) rather than raditional channel
of advertising (like TV, Newspapers, etc) then that type of marketing
is called the Direct Marketing.
 Types : There are number of types in direct marketing, Some
of them are……
 Direct Mail Marketing : Advertising material sent
directly to home and business addresses (This is the
most common form of direct marketing)
 Telemarketing : It is the second most common form
of direct marketing, in which marketers contact
consumers by phone.
 Email Marketing : This type of marketing targets
customers through their email accounts (you might
have observed them in your e mails too)
 Indirect Marketing
o Distributing a particular product through a channel that includes one
or more resellers is called Indirect Markeging (simply we can say
that telling about our product indirectly)
 Difference between Direct and Indirect Marketings :
o In Direct marketing you advertise your own products or services.
But in Indirect marketing you advertise somebody else’s Product.
 Ex : Example of direct marketing is Shivani Sharma… As she
markets her blog on her own. Example of Indirect marketing
is Katrina Kaif, as she markets LUX but she doesn’t own that
company ;)
 Internet Marketing :
o Marketing of products or services over the Internet is called Internet
Marketing. It is also know as i-marketing, web-marketing, onlinemarketing,
Search Engine Marketing (SEM) and e-Marketing.
 Digital Marketing :
o The marketing which uses digital advertising is called digital
marketing. Television, Radio, Internet, mobile etc.

Marketing Mix (4 Ps) :

The Marketing Mix model (also known as the 4 P's) is a tool used by marketers
while defining the marketing strategy. Iif you could identify the right combination
of these elements, your marketing would succeed. E. Jerome McCarthy introduced
the 4 P's of Marketing as a way to describe the mix of factors required to
successfully market a product.
The 4 P’s are :
 Product
 Price
 Promotion
 Place (distribution)
5 P’s of Marketing :
 4 P’s
o Product
o Price
o Promotion
o Place (distribution) and
 People
 Packaging
 Process

7 P’s of marketing
 Product
 Price
 Place
 Promotion
 People
 Process
 Physical evidence
Important Note : Here the first 4 P's are considered as the basis of any marketing
process. The last 3 P's are a recently added.
SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) is a tool for
auditing an organization and its environment. The SWOT Analysis is the first
stage of planning and helps marketers to focus on key issues. Strengths and
weaknesses are internal factors. Opportunities and threats are external factors.
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
In order to sell my product, I should maintain good Customer Relations. I mean I
should interact with customers and know their needs and according to that I have
to design my product. This is called Customer Relationship Management (CRM in
short). The CRM concerns the relationship between the organization and its
customers (to learn more about customers' needs and behaviors in order to develop
stronger relationships with them).
Three Levels of a Product
 Core Product
 Actual Product
 Augmented Product
Market Research
Researching (or gathering information) about Customers or Market. I mean, to
discover what customers want, need, or believe (and ofcourse, how the Act). Once
you came to know all the details then you can easilea get an idea on how to market
your product.

Market Information
The Information about Market. I mean the information like the prices of the
different commodities in the market, and getting the Demand and Supply
information.
Market Segmentation
Market Segmentation is nothing but dividing the market into Parts. Into different
homogeneous groups of consumers. The purpose of this is to allow your marketing
program to focus on the subset of prospects that are "most likely" to purchase your
offering. If done properly this will help to insure the highest return for your
marketing expenditures.
Branding
Displaying the importance of the product and other things in the form of Logo is
called Branding (this logo may consists some symbols, colours and letters)
Marketing versus Selling
The basic difference between marketing and selling lies in the attitude towards
business. The selling concept takes an inside-out perspective. It starts with the
factory, focuses on the company’s existing products, and calls for heavy selling
and promoting to produce profitable sales. The marketing concept takes an
outside-in perspective2. It starts with a well-defined market, focuses on customer
needs, coordinates all the activities that will affect customers, and produces profits
through creating customer satisfaction.
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Importance of Marketing in Small Business
Since marketing is consumer oriented, it has a positive impact on the business
firms. It enables the entrepreneurs to improve the quality of their goods and
services. Marketing helps in improving the standard of living of the people by
offering a wide variety of goods and services with freedom of choice, and by
treating the customer as the most important person.
Marketing generates employment both in production and in distribution areas.
Since a business firm generates revenue and earns profits by carrying out
marketing functions, it will engage in exploiting more and more economic
resources of the country to earn more profits.
A large scale business can have its own formal marketing network, media
campaigns, and sales force, but a small unit may have to depend totally on
personal efforts and resources, making it informal and flexible. Marketing makes
or breaks a small enterprise. An enterprise grows, stagnates, or perishes with the
success or failure, as the case may be, of marketing. “Nirma” is an appropriate
example of the success of small scale enterprise.

Marketing of Services

The services sector is more than twice the size of the manufacturing sector. The
growing competitive market for services means that a marketing orientation has
become essential for the survival for service industries too.
India’s high capabilities in Information Technology are well known. In addition,
there is the most popular segment of its services sector, the entertainment industry,
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particularly films and TV happens to be one of the fastest growing in the world.
Indian films are popular across West Asia, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Russia,
South Africa and South East Asia. They are now penetrating the western world.
Marketing information can be collected from the following sources
:
Marketing Research
Marketing research is the means by which the information necessary to run a
business is obtained. It helps an entrepreneur to take decisions concerning the type
of product, the price policy, the channel of distribution, and sales promotion can
be made rightly with the help of marketing information at the right time. It is the
gathering, recording, and analysis of all facts about problems relating to the
transfer and sale of goods and services from producer to consumer. For example, a
hotel should find out what all services are needed to satisfy its customers and the
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soft toy manufacturer making teddy bears needs to find out if children really want
purple teddy bears and so on. Every company, irrespective of size, must research
its market, customers and competition; initially to set it on the right course and
then continually to monitor its performance. Small-scale firms are often unable to
afford continuous marketing research. However, they can use personal contacts
and other informal methods for collecting required information about markets.

Market Segmentation
A market consists of large number of individual customers who differ in terms of
their needs, preferences and buying capacity. Therefore, it becomes necessary to
divide the total market into different segments or homogeneous customer groups.
Such division is called market segmentation. They may have uniformity in
employment patterns, educational qualifications, economic status, preferences, etc.
Market segmentation enables the entrepreneur to match his marketing efforts to
the requirements of the target market. Instead of wasting his efforts in trying to
sell to all types of customers, a small scale unit can focus its efforts on the
segment most appropriate to its market.
A market can be segmented on the basis of the following variables :
Geographic Segmentation : The characteristics of customers often differ across
nations, states, regions cities or neighborhoods. The entrepreneur can decide to
operate in one or a few or all the geographic areas, but pay attention to differences
in geographic needs and preferences.
Demographic Segmentation : Variables such as age, sex, family size, income,
occupation, education, religion, race and nationality are widely used for market
segmentation.
Psychological variables : Personality, life style, social class, etc. can also be used
for market segmentation. For example, some products like pens, watches,
cosmetics and briefcases are designed differently for common men and status
seekers.
Behavioural Segmentation : Buyers are divided into groups on the basis of their
knowledge, attitude, use or response to a product.

Marketing Mix

In order to cater to the requirements of identified market segment, an entrepreneur
has to develop an appropriate marketing mix. Marketing mix is a systematic and
balanced combination of the four inputs which constitute the core of a company’s
marketing system – the product, the price structure, the promotional activities and
the place or distribution system”. These are popularly known as “Four P’s” of
marketing.
An appropriate combination of these four variables will help to influence demand.
The problem facing small firms is that they sometimes do not feel themselves
capable of controlling each of the four variables in order to influence the demand.

1. Product :
The first element of marketing mix is product. A Product is anything
that can be offered to a market for attention, acquisition, use, or consumption
that might satisfy a want or need. Products include physical objects, services,
events, persons, places, ideas or mixes of these. This element involves
decisions concerning product line, quality, design, brand name, label, after
sales services, warranties, product range, etc. An appropriate combination of
features and benefits by the small firm will provide the product with USP
(unique selling proposition). This will enhance the customer loyalty in favour
of its products.
Products and services are broadly classified into consumer products and
industrial products. Consumer products are bought for final consumption;
where as Industrial products are bought by individuals and organisations for
further processing or for use in conducting business.
Other ways of classifying products are as follows :
a. Convenience products : These are consumer products that the customer
buys very frequently, without much deliberation. They are low priced of
low value and are widely available at many outlets. They may be further
subdivided as :
 Staple Products : Items like milk, bread, butter etc. which the family
consumes regularly. Once in the beginning the decision is programmed
and it is usually carried on without change.
 Impulse Products : Purchase of these is unplanned and impulsive.
Usually when the consumer is buying other products, he buys these
spontaneously for e.g. Magazines, toffees and chocolates. Usually these
products are located where they can be easily noticed.3
 Emergency products : Purchase of these products is done in an
emergency as a result of urgent and compelling needs. Often a
consumer pays more for these. For example while traveling if someone
has forgotten his toothbrush or shaving kit; he will buy it at the
available price.
b. Shopping products : These are less frequently purchased and the customer
carefully checks suitability, quality, price and style. He spends much more
time and effort in gathering information and making comparisons. E.g.
furniture, clothing and used cars.
c. Specialty products : These are consumer goods with unique characteristics
/ brand identification for which a significant group of buyers is willing to
make a special purchase effort. For example, Mitsubishi Lancer, Ray ban
glasses.
d. Unsought product : These are products that potential buyers do not know
exist or do not yet want .For example Life Insurance, a Lawyers services in
contesting a Will.
The above product decisions are very important to ensure the sale of products.
A product has both tangible and intangible components. While buying a
product, the customer does not merely look for the physical product, but a
bundle of satisfaction. Thus the impact that any product has upon a buyer goes
well beyond its obvious characteristics. There is a psychological dimension to
all customer purchases; what a customer thinks about a product is influenced
by far more than the product itself. For example, the buyer of an air conditioner
is not purchasing cooling machine only. He looks for attractive colour and
design, durability, low noise, quick cooling, etc. These influencing factors
must be considered by the small firms to meet the requirements of different
kinds of customers.
2. Price :
The second element is the price, which affects the volume of sales. It is
one of the most difficult tasks of the marketing manager to fix the right price.
The variables that significantly influence the price of a product are: demand of
the product, cost, competition and government regulation. The product mix
includes: determination of unit price of the product, pricing policies and
strategies, discounts and level of margins, credit policy, terms of delivery,
payment, etc. Pricing decisions have direct influence on the sales volume and
profits of the firm. Price, therefore, is an important element of the marketing
mix. Right price can be determined through pricing research and by adopting
test-marketing techniques.
Small firms should think of pricing as a method whereby prices are set with
regard to costs, profit targets, competition and the perceived value of products.
Because of their simplicity, costplus- pricing are attractive to small businesses,
though this is not the only mode of pricing utilized by small firms. For
example, the profit margin in the cost-plus approach may well be fixed after
examining both the nature of the market and the competitor activity within it. It
is a mistake for small firms to rely wholly on cost-plus, but very often small
firms do that to the detriment of profits and market share. The pricing policies
mainly followed by the small firms are:

a. Competitive pricing : This method is used when the market is highly
competitive and the product is not differentiated significantly from the
competitor’s products.

b. Skimming-the-cream pricing : Under this pricing policy, higher prices are
charged during the initial stages of the introduction of a new product. The
aim is to recover the initial investment quickly. This policy is quite
effective when the demand for a product is likely to be more inelastic with
respect to price in its early stages; to segment the market into segments that
differ in price elasticity of demand and to restrict the demand to a level,
which a firm can easily meet.

c. Penetration pricing : Under this policy, prices are fixed below the
competitive level to obtain a larger share of the market. Penetration pricing
is likely to be more successful when the product has a highly elastic
demand; the production is carried out on a large scale to achieve low cost of
production per unit; and there is strong competition in the market.

3. Promotion :
Promotion refers to the various activities undertaken by the
enterprise to communicate and promote its products to the target market. The
different methods of promoting a product are through advertisement, personal
selling, sales promotion and publicity.

4. Place or Physical Distribution :
This is another key marketing mix tool,
which stands for the various activities the company undertakes to make the
product available to target customers. Place mix or delivery mix is the physical
distribution of products at the right time and at the right place. It refers to
finding out the best means of selling, sources of selling (wholesaler, retailers,
and agents), inventory control, storage facility, location, warehousing,
transportation, etc. This includes decisions about the channels of distribution,
which make the product available to target customers at the right time, at the
right place and at the right price. By selecting wrong distribution channels or
by using the ones it has traditionally used, a small firm could be depriving it of
new market opportunities. In a situation where a small firm has only one
primary product, the general rise and fall of sales will lead to a rise and fall of
the firm, unless the firm learns to consistently adjust its marketing mix to
match consumer demand.
A marketing mix must be consistent for any product. Pricing, for example, must be
consistent with packaging and perceived product quality. If one of these is not in
line with others, then sales might suffer as a consequence. A manager selecting a
marketing mix is like a cook or chef preparing meal. Each knows through
experience that there is no ‘one best way’ to mix the ingredients. Different
combinations may be used depending upon one’s needs and objectives. In the
marketing as in cooking, there is no standard formula for a successful combination
of ingredients. Marketing mixes vary from company to company and from
situation to situation. The right marketing mix is important for any product to have
a long life cycle.

PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE: CONCEPT AND
SIGNIFICANCE
Every product passes through four stages in its life namely, introduction, growth,
maturity and decline. The concept of Product Life Cycle (PLC) highlights that
sooner or later all products die and that if an entrepreneur wishes to sustain its
revenues, he must replace the declining products with the new ones. With the
product passing through different stages the small scale entrepreneur faces varying
challenges, opportunities and problems. Smaller businesses have a good reputation
for innovation. Their greatest advantage is the speed at which they can respond to
the demands of the market, but only if they understand the market.
Every firm makes sales forecasts during introduction, growth, and maturity stages
of the PLC. To achieve the sales target, it formulates promotional, pricing and
distribution policies. Thus the concept of PLC facilitates integrated marketing
policies relating to product, price, promotion and distribution. The advantages of
forecasting the life cycle of a product to a firm are as follows:
1) When the PLC is predictable, the entrepreneur must be cautious in
taking advance steps before the decline stage, by adopting product
modification, pricing strategies, distinctive style, quality change, etc.
2) The firm can prepare an effective product plan by knowing the PLC of a
product.
3) The entrepreneur can find new uses of the product for the expansion of
market during growth stage and for extending the maturity stage.
4) The entrepreneur can adopt latest technological changes to improve the
product quality, features and design.

STAGES IN PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE

The product moves through the four stages namely, introduction, growth, maturity
and decline. As the product moves through different stages of its life cycle, sales
volume and profitability change from stage to stage as shown in the figure below.
The entrepreneur’s emphasis on the marketing mix elements also undergoes
substantial changes from stage to stage. A brief discussion of the marketing
strategies in different stages of the PLC is given below:

Introduction :

The first stage of a product life cycle is the introduction or
pioneering stage. Under this state the fixed costs of marketing and production will
be high, competition is almost non-existent, markets are limited and the product is
not known much. Prices are relatively high because of small scale of production,
technological problems and heavy promotional expenditure. Profits are usually
non-existent as heavy expenses are incurred for introducing the product in the
market
To introduce the product successfully, the following strategies may be adopted:
a) Advertisement and publicity of the product. ‘Money back’ guarantee may
be given to stimulate the people try the product.
b) Attractive gift to customers as an ‘introductory offer’.
c) Attractive discount to dealers.
d) Higher price of product to earn more profit during the initial stages.

Growth :
The sales as well as the profits increase rapidly as the product is
accepted in the market. The promotional expenses remain high although they tend
to fall as a ratio to sales volume. Quite often, smaller firms move into the market
during the growth phase. With their flexibility they can move very quickly and
capture a valuable part of the market without the huge investment risks of the
development phase. In this stage, the competition increases and distribution is
greatly widened. The marketing management focuses its attention on improving
the market share by deeper penetration into the existing markets and entry into
new markets. Sometimes major improvements also take place in the product
during this stage.
The following strategies are followed during the growth stage:
a) The product is advertised heavily to stimulate sale.
b) New versions of the product are introduced to cater to the requirements of
different types of customers.
c) The channels of distribution are strengthened so that the product is easily
available wherever required.
d) Brand image of the product is created through promotional activities.
e) Price of the product is competitive.
f) There is greater emphasis on customer service.

Maturity:
The product enters into maturity stage as competition intensifies further
and market gets stabilized. There is saturation in the market as there is no
possibility of sales growth. The product has been accepted by most of the potential
buyers. Profits come down because of stiff competition and marketing
expenditures rise. The prices are decreased because of competition and
innovations in technology. This stage may last for a longer period as in the case of
many products with long-run demand characteristics. But sooner or later, demand
of the product starts declining as new products are introduced in the market.
Product differentiation, identification of new segments and product improvement
are emphasized during this stage.
In order to lengthen the period of maturity stage, the following strategies may be
adopted :
a) Product may be differentiated from the competitive products and brand
image may be emphasized more.
b) The warranty period may be extended.
c) Reusable packaging may be introduced.
d) New markets may be developed.
e) New uses of the product may be developed
.
Decline :
This stage is characterized by either the product’s gradual displacement
by some new products or change in consumer buying behaviour. The sales fall
down sharply and the expenditure on promotion has to be cut down drastically.
The decline may be rapid with the product soon passing out of market or slow if
new uses of the product are found. Profits are much smaller and companies need
to assess their investment policies, looking towards investing in newer and more
profitable product lines.
As far as possible, attempts should be made to avoid the decline stage. But if it has
started, the following strategies may be useful:
a) The promotion of the product should be selective. Wasteful advertising
should be avoided.
b) The product model may be abandoned and all the good features may be
retained in the new model of the product.
c) Economical packaging should be introduced to revive the product.

MARKETING AWARENESS QUESTION FOR BANK EXAMS

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1. A good seller should have the following quality/qualities?

(A) Devotion to the work

(B) Submissive

(D) All of these

2. The rural marketing is not required because—

(A) rural people do not understand marketing

(B) its not practical from the cost point of view

(D) All are wrong

3. Planned-cost service means—

(A) Costly products

(B) Extra profit on the same cost

(D) All of these

4. Internet marketing means—

(A) Self-marketing

(B) Core Groups monitering

((E) None of these

5. The aim of successful marketing is—

(A) to increase the sale

(B) to increase the profit

(D) All of these

6. The networking becomes……through networking.

(A) very difficult

(B) dull

(D) has no role in marketing

7. Bank Marketing menas -

(A) Selling of Bnaks

(B) Buting of banks

(D) selling bank's produts and services

8. Proper pricing is needed for -

(A) Extra charges of extra services

(B) Levy of VAT

(D) Putting burden on the customer

9. Alead means -

(A) Abank's marketing staff

(B) Areligious leader

(D) Target Customer

10. Entrepreneurs find direct marketing the attractive because of

(a) Investment is low

(b) It doesn’t required specialized skills

(d) All of the above

11. Demonstration is an exercise to

(a) attractively pack and display the goods

(b) prove the characteristic of the product

(d) Neither (a) and (b)

12. Which among the following is not an example of Direct marketing ?

(a) tele-marketing

(b) sales on internet

(d) Retail stores

13. In selling ‘consumption’ is the ultimate goal of the salesman while a marketer –

(a) identify consumer needs

(b) develop an appropriate product / service to attain customer satisfaction

(d) All of the above

14. In Banking services, market can be segmented on the basis of

(a) density

(b) customers

(d) Neither (a) nor (b)

15.The rural marketing is not required because—

(A) rural people do not understand marketing

(B) its not practical from the cost point of view

(D) All are wrong

(E) All are correc

16. Planned-cost service means—

(A) Costly products

(B) Extra profit on the same cost

(D) All of these

(E) None of these

17. Internet marketing means—

(A) Self-marketing

(B) Core Groups monitering

(D) All of these

(E) None of these

18. The aim of successful marketing is—

(A) to increase the sale

(B) to increase the profit

(D) All of these

(E) None of these

19. Why government declares minimum price for agricultural products in India ?

A. stability of price

B. Avoid black marketing

C. More tax

D. to purchase at cheaper price

20. What is the one of the objectives of sales forecasting ?

A. Short term

B. Long term

C. Medium

D. 1 and 2

21. What is the main defect of agricultural marketing in India ?

A. Small quantity of product to be sold

B. Poverty

C. Inferior Quality

D. All of the above

22. Rule of P’s consist of------ P’s?

A.4

B. 5

C. 3

D.6

23. How production of new products help the enterprise?

A. Capturing market

B. Loose the Market

C. Research the market

D. leave the market

24. Which of the following explains the term MARKET?
A. Where the goods are sold
B. Where the services are sold
C. Where the buyers and sellers of products interact and decide to sell and purchase
D. Where the sellers dictate terms

25. Which of the following statement is not a part of definition of MARKETING?
A. It is the process of determining consumer demand for goods and services
B. It is a process of creation of goods and services as per consumer requirement
C. It is a process of selling goods and services which a firm produces
D. It is a process of satisfying consumer

26. Which of the following is not a part of marketing management?
A. Identification of business opportunities
B. Understanding the customer needs
C. Producing according to customer needs
D. All the above

27. What is meant by search goods and products?
A. Which are tangible
B. Which can be packaged
C. Which can be touched
D. All the above

28. In order to take care of the element of INSEPARABILITY in case of certain services, which of the following becomes essential?
A. Advertisement
B. Interaction between seller and buyer
C. Mass production of services to reduce costs
D. 1, 2 and 3

29. The implicit responsibility which the banks undertake in relation to management of funds of the customer is called :
A. Fiduciary responsibility
B. Financial obligation
C. Intangible feature
D. All the above

30. A set of marketing tools that a business organisation uses to pursue its marketing objectives in the target market is called :
A. Marketing mix
B. Marketing of products
C. Marketing tools
D. Marketing strategies

31. Which of the following is included under 4 C corresponding to 4 P for product mix?
A. Customer needs and wants
B. Cost to the customer
C. Convenience
D. All the above

32. FMCG stands for
A. Fast moving consumer goods
B. Frequently moving corporate goods
C. Forcibly moving consumer goods
D. Fast moving corporate goods

32. The process of providing accurate information for use by marketing decision makers to improve their marketing plan, execution and control is known as:
A. Marketing system
B. Management information system
C. Management system
D. Marketing information system

31. What kind of information is required by a bank under MIS, so far as market forces are concerned?
A. Information about customers
B. Information about competitors
C. Information about technology
D. All the above
32. Marketing Information System is concerned with information relating to which of the following:
A. Customers
B. Channel intermediaries
C. Sales persons
D. 1,2 & 3

33. Out of the items mentioned below which is not a physical product ?
A. Pilgrimage tour to Badrinath
B. Dosa and Chapathi
C. Clothes
D. Drinking water

34. Focus of a marketing exercise is:
A. Consumer and consumer requirements
B. Market demand
C. Goods and services
D. Sale of products

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CURRENT AFFAIRS / Genarl Awareness : MARCH 2013

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INTERNATIONAL

· President to be chief guest at Mauritius national day

President Pranab Mukherjee will be the chief guest at the national day celebrations of Mauritius on March 12. He will visit 3days from March 11 to 13 in Mauritius. In this visit he will sign several bilateral treaties including ones on health and tourism.

· India vote against Sri Lanka on human rights issue; stresses on reconciliation at UNHRC

In the 22nd session of United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) during the adoption of the Report of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in Geneva, Indian government, under pressure by DMK to vote against Sri Lanka on human rights issue, has stressed for action on issues like early progress towards reconciliation, apart from credible probe into alleged rights violations.
The government has been criticized for appreciating the Sri Lankan government for implementing India’s suggestions to implement the recommendations of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) Report and to promote trilingual policy.

· 60th National Film Awards

The 60th National Film Awards were announced on 18 March 2013. Films such as Kahaani and Paan Singh Tomar were given some of the big awards at National Film Awards which are said to be the most popular film honours in Indian Cinema.

The artists who gave benchmark performances in acting and film making in the year 2012 were rewarded in the National Film Awards 2013.

The list of winners chosen by the jury in National Film Awards 2013 is as follows:

• Best actor: Irrfan Khan for Paan Singh Tomar and Vikram Gokhale for Marathi film Anumati
• Best film - wholesome entertainment: Vicky Donor
• Best film on social issues: Spirit (Malayalam)
• Best Animated Film: Delhi Safari
• Best Children's Film: Dekh Indian Circus
• Best Supporting Actress: Dolly Ahluwalia for Vicky Donor
• Best supporting actor: Annu Kapoor
• Best original screenplay: Sujoy Ghosh for Kahaani
• Best screenplay (adapted): OMG Oh My God
• Best actress: Usha Jadhav for Marathi film Dhaag
• Best actor: Irrfan Khan for Paan Singh Tomar
• Best Playback Singer - Male: Shankar Mahadevan for Bolo Na from the film Chittagong
• Best Playback Singer - Female: Aarti Anklekar Tikekar for Marathi film Samhita
• Best Choreography: Pandit Birju Maharaj for Vishwaroopam (Tamil)
• Best Editing: Namrata Rao for Kahaani (Hindi)
• Best Special Effects: Eega (Telugu)
• Best sound recording: Gangs of Wasseypur
• Special Jury Award - Actress: Parineeti Chopra for Ishaqzaade
• Special Jury Award - Actor: Nawazuddin Siddiquie for four films
• Special Jury Award - Film: Rituporno Ghosh for Chitrangada

· Aung Suu Kyi Re-elected As Opposition NLD Leader

On 10 March Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been re-elected head of the new executive board of the National League for Democracy at a landmark maiden party congress. Hundreds of delegates from around myanmar unanimously selected the Aung suu kyi as chairwoman of the 120-member central committee of her party. On 1 April 2012, her party, the National League for Democracy, announced that she was elected to the Pyithu Hluttaw, the lower house of the Burmese parliament.

· Switzerland best place to be born, India 66th

Switzerland has been called the best place in the world to be born in 2013 according to the The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), a sister company of The Economist. The worst place for a baby to start life was violence-hit African country Nigeria. The survey included 80 nations and Australia ranked second followed by Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Singapore, Netherlands, Hong Kong, Canada and New Zealand were also ranked among top 10. India was ranked 66th place.The survey included significant parameters to judge the best country to be born and these factors included demography, geography, cultural and social characteristics, state of economy, future income per head as well as public policy.

· Afghan actor killed in NATO air strike

On March 10,Prominent Afghan actor Nazar Mohammad Majnonyar Helmandi who starred in over a dozen films highlighting the struggle against drug trafficking and terrorism was killed in a NATO air strike in southern Afghanistan.Helmandi was killed along with three militants who had seized the movie star on suspicion of spying for the government.After seizing,the militants were interrogating Helmandi when the NATO air strike took place, killing the actor and the rebels.

· UAE Inaugurated World’s Largest Solar Power Plant named Shams 1

The oil-rich United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 17 March 2013 officially opened the world’s largest concentrated solar power plant .The solar power plant opened is the 600-million dollar.project which is aimed at providing electricity to 20000 homes.The solar power station which is named Shams 1 was inaugurated in Madinat Zayed by the President of UAE and the Ruler of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

· Iran and Pakistan Launched Gas Pipeline Project

On March 11,Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari was officially inaugurated the final construction phase of the multi-billion-dollar Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project.The 1,244-mile pipeline would each day transport more than 750 million cubic feet of natural gas to Pakistan from Iran’s South Pars gas field in the Persian Gulf.This Project was started from Chabahar city in Iran to Karachi in Pakistan with $7.5 billion.Initially they have an idea to extend this project to New Delhi in India but India was dropped from this project in 2009.

· Pakistan Government completed its Historic Five Year Term

Pakistan's government made history on 16 March 2013, with the parliament becoming the first democratically chosen body to complete its five-year term. Pakistan has faced three military coups and persistent political turmoil.The election will be held within 60 days as per the constitution of Pakistan. Meanwhile, there will be an interim government to manage the affairs of the country.

· Eurozone and IMF Agreed For 10 Billion Euros Cyprus Bailout Deal

The Eurozone finance ministers and the International Monetary Fund signed a deal on 16 March 2013 in Brussels to aid Cyprus with a bailout worth 10 billion Euros. It is important to note that Cyprus is the fifth country to go to Eurozone for the financial aid because of sovereign debt crisis that kicked off in 2010. Other countries that reached Eurozone for financial aid before Cyprus are Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain. However, the Eurozone agreed for the bailout agreement of up to 10 billion Euros, while Cyprus in 2012 had asked for around 17 billion Euros.

· India and Britain signed Pact to Support Research and Development Projects

India and Britain in the Month of March 2013 signed a multi-million-pound agreement to support industry and businesses by working together on the commercialization of research in key areas like energy and healthcare. The deal is supposed to help build and strengthen links between countries and to build the international partnerships between businesses so vital in today’s global economy.

· World Bank President to visit India

On March 11th World Bank President Jim Yong Kim reached the India for three days visit.During his visit,Kim will have meeting with Prime Minister ManMohan Singh and Finance Minister P.Chidhambaram

· Nepal and United States decided to conduct the military exercises

Nepal and United States decided to conduct the military exercises jointly in the last week of March 2013. The joint military exercises will also include other countries such as India. The joint military exercises are called Shanti Prayas-2 or Peace Initiatives and these will be conducted in Panchkhal, 50 km east of Kathmandu from 25 March 2013 to 7 April 2013.

The Armies of Nepal and the US, apart from other countries announced participating in this drill, which is said to be the latest in Asia-Pacific region. This drill is designed for promotion of security as well as regional peace, while also enhancing the peacekeeping capabilities as well as capacity of the nations which participate in Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI). GPOI is the initiative of G8 nations for increasing the operations for peace support across the worldwide.

· Japan Pioneers Gas Extraction From Seafloor Methane Hydrate

On 12 March Japan has become the first country in the world to extract natural gas from frozen methane hydrate successfully off the central coast.Deposits of methane hydrate, a frozen gas sometimes referred to as “flammable ice” .State-owned Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) a successful test drilling at an offshore methane hydrate deposit located about 50 kilometers away from Japan’s main island of Honshu, in the Nankai Trough.According to the Japanese study, it was estimated that around 1.1tn cubic metres of methane hydrate existed in the offshore deposits. This is equal to the gas consumption of Japan in more than 10 years.

· Jorge Bergoglio Elected As 266th Pope

On 13 March Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina is selected as the new leader for 120 crore Catholics across the world.George was the Buenos Aires Archbishop and he was chosen as the new Pope by 115 cardinals.He changed his name as Francis-1.He is the 266th Pope (head of the Roman Catholic Church).Francis-1 is the first Pope from the Jesuit community. He is also the first pope from Latin America. He is also the first pope to be selected from a non European country in the modern history.There are five Indian also among the cardinal electors.

· Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi was sworn-in as the new Prime Minister of Nepal

Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi was sworn-in as the new Prime Minister of Nepal on 14 March 2013. Khil Raj Regmi will be the head of interim government which will have its elections by 21 June 2013. He took over the office from Baburam Bhattarai.Regmi will be the head of 11-member electoral government. Khil Raj Regmi, 63, took oath of the office and secrecy from the President Ram Baran Yadav after the top leaders of four main parties- the United Democratic Madhesi Front, Nepali Congress, Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist) and United Communist Party of Nepal (Maoists), reached the 11-point understanding.

· India and Bhutan signed Currency Swap Agreement worth 100 million Dollars

India and Bhutan on 8 March 2013 signed a currency swap agreement for up to 100 million US dollars to strengthen economic co-operation between both the countries.
The currency swap arrangement was signed between the Reserve Bank of India and the Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan (RMAB).

· Xi Jinping appointed Chinese President

On March 14 the new leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Xi Jinping was appointed as the President of China. It is important to note that Xi Jinping, 59, was also chosen as the General Secretary of CPC in November 2012. On 14 March 2013, Xi Jinping was approved by National People’s Congress (NPC), the Parliament of China, in the comprehensive election process at Great Hall of the People. Out of 2963 delegates of NPC, there were 2956 delegates present. Out of the present delegates, 2952 voted for Xi Jinping.

· US and South Korea Started Joint Annual Military Drills

The US as well as South Korea started their annual military drills called Key Resolve on 11 March 2013 despite tensions with North Korea in context with the UN sanctions vote. The annual military drills came just a few days after UN approved the new sanctions on North Korea after it carried out the nuclear test in February 2013. The nuclear test in February 2013 was the third test of the communist country. It came after the successful launch of three-stage rocket in December 2012, which was actually the banned test of missile technology. The UN sanctions came after the underground nuclear test of North Korea on 12 February 2013. These were the fourth set of UN sanctions imposed since the first nuclear test of North Korea in 2006.

· Pakistan Parliament passed Counter Terrorism Authority Bill

Pakistan’s parliament on 9 March 2013 passed a bill for the setting up of a new organisation that is supposed to integrate counter-terrorism efforts by different bodies in the wake of criticism of civilian law enforcement agencies by the powerful army.
The bill for establishing the National Counter-Terrorism Authority (NACTA) was passed by the National Assembly or lower house of parliament after incorporating some amendments suggested by lawmakers.

· Kenya Election: Uhuru Kenyatta won Kenya Presidency

Uhuru Kenyatta, the Deputy Prime Minister who faces trial for alleged crimes against humanity, clinched victory in a tightly fought race for Kenya's presidency, on 9 March 2013.Uhuru Kenyatta needed over 50% of the national vote to avoid a run-off. He received 50.07% to win the elections but the victory is being disputed by his main rival, Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who has now unsuccessfully sought the presidency three times.

· Barack Obama Signed Into Law the Violence against Women Act Reauthorization 2013

The US President, Barack Obama on 7 March 2013 signed into law, the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization 2013 in Washington. The Violence Against Women Act was first passed in 1994. Reauthorised since then, the new Act offers support to the organisations which serve to the victims of domestic violence. Usually, the local authorities are responsible for criminal prosecutions of abusers, but now the Act made a stricter sentence for stalking under the federal law.

· Nicos Anastasiades Won Cyprus Presidential Elections With 57.5 Percent Votes

Nicos Anastasiades, the centre-right DISY (the Democratic Rally) party leader won the presidential elections of Cyprus on 24 February 2013 with 57.5 percent votes. The term of his office starts from 28 February 2013. Nicos Anastasiades had a very easy-going victory over Communist-backed Stavros Malas who secured 42.5 percent votes in the election.

· Hamadi Jebali, Resigned from the Post of Prime Minister of Tunisia

Hamadi Jebali resigned from the office of the Prime Minister of Tunisia on 19 February 2013 after his attempt to end a political standoff by formation of a Government of Technocrats failed. Hamadi Jebali was trying to create coalition because of the political crisis which took birth by killing of Chokri Belaid, the opposition leader.A cabinet of apolitical technocrats was proposed by Jebali to suppress the disorder created after the assassination of the secular opposition politician Chokri Belaid on 6 February 2013. Belaid, an outspoken critic of the government and a leaning lawyer was shot dead and his death created a situation of mass protests across the nation.Assassination of Chokri Belaid on 6 February 2013 led to mass protests as well as resignations from the coalition government of Tunisia.

· Mercury Treaty

An international treaty that legally binds the nation to limit the use of health hazardous mercury was adopted by 140 nations in the third week of January 2013 at Geneva.

The treaty would be signed in Minamata, Japan, in October 2013 to honour the inhabitants of town who have suffered the consequences of serious mercury contamination for decades

NATIONAL

· Veteran Carnatic musician Dr Sripada Pinakapani passed away

On March 11,Veteran Carnatic musician Sripada Pinakapani passed away in Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh. He was a medical doctor by profession, who gained excellence in Carnatic classical music.Pinkapani was born at Priya Agraharam of Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh. He passed MBBS in April 1938 from the Andhra Medical College (AMC), Visakhapatnam and completed an MD in general medicine in December 1945 also from AMC. The President of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 1984, for his outstanding contribution to Carnatic classical music as a vocalist and an erudite scholar.He was also conferred Andhra Pradesh Sangeetha Natak Academy Award in 1966 and the Sangeetha Kalanidhi by the Madras Music Academy in 1983.

· Gujarat Tops in FMCG Consumption

On 12 March According to the ‘Evolution of Indian Rural Markets During 2004-05 to 2009-10′ report released by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) , Gujarat has garnered maximum growth in per capita food and non-food consumption expenditure across the country between FY05 and FY10 with growth rate of about 28% and 33% respectively. Besides registering a growth of about 24.69%, Gujarat has also topped in terms of household consumption of fast moving consumer goods (FMCGs) during the five-year period.West Bengal has seen least growth of just about 1.6% and about 8% in per-capita food and non-food consumption expenditure, respectively.The per capita food and non-food consumption expenditure across India has increased at over 14% and 17%, respectively, between FY05 and FY10

· Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad airports among top 5 in the world

Airports of Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad are among the top five airports in the world providing international standard services.Airports Council International (ACI), a global body of airports, has adjudged Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport as second best after Seoul’s Incheon airport in the category of airports handling 25-40 million passengers per annum (MPPA) for their service quality for the year 2012.Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International airport was adjudged the third best in this category.Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International airport (RGI) has bagged the second position for their service quality in the category of five to 15 MPPA. Japan’s Nagoya airport was adjudged the best in this category.In the Asia-Pacific region, Delhi airport was adjudged as fourth in the Best Airports by Region (fewer than two million passengers per year) category. Seoul’s Incheon ranked first, Singapore’s Changi second and Beijing was placed at the third spot.

· Hyderabad to host World Agriculture Congress

Hyderabad will play host to yet another major international event, the World Agriculture Congress (WAC), in November 2013 which is likely to see participation from about 600 delegates. The broad theme for the WAC-2013 will be ‘Reshaping agriculture for the benefit of small and marginal farmers’. About 600 delegates from all over the world, including government leaders, administrators, eminent academicians, industry CEOs, farmers, functionaries of development group and other stakeholders are expected to attend the event.

· Indian Women Selected For State Dept Award For Environment Awareness

On 5 March Dr Shubhalaxmi Vaylure has been selected for the US State Department’s International Exchange Alumni Member of the Month for March for her dedication to build greater environmental awareness in India. Shubhalaxmi first came to the US in 2003 as part of the Fulbright Indo-American Environmental Leadership Programme which took her to the University of Montana to study educational nature centers.Upon returning from this programme, she drew inspiration from her Fulbright programme as she implemented innovative educational programs at the Mumbai Conservation Education Center.

· Sonia sets record as longest President of Congress

Sonia Gandhi achieved a feat in her political career that has never been attained in 127 year old history of Congress Party. The veteran leader completed 15 years working as the party president. This is an outstanding record which came in a career that has seen many ups and downs.

· Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2013 Passed by Union Cabinet

On 14 March the Union Cabinet cleared a Bill providing for severe punishment for rape, acid attack, stalking and voyeurism more to the point reducing the age of consent for sex to 16 years.The bill which was named the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2013 lowers the age of consent for sex from 18 to 16 years with making of rape as a gender-specific offence under which men only can be charged for it. The bill also proposes a punishment of not less than 10 years to a maximum of life imprisonment Defining acid attack as a separate IPC offence.Rape has been made a gender-specific crime only a woman can be its victim and it replaces the more general expression “sexual assault” used in the ordinance. It also provides for the death sentence if the rape victim dies or ends up in a vegetative state.

· Tagore award for Ravi Shankar

President Pranab Mukherjee presented the first annual Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony to late Pandit Ravi Shankar at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 07 Marchi 2013.Sukanya Shankar, wife of Ravi Shankar, received the award.

· Neiphiu Rio sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Nagaland

Neiphiu Rio 63, of Naga People’s Front (NPF) party was sworn in as Chief Minister of Nagaland for the third straight term on 5 March 2013 along with 11 ministers by the Governor Nikhil Kumar at the Raj Bhavan in Kohima.He is the 19th CM of Nagaland.NPF party in Nagaland got the 38 seats out of 60 seats in Assembly elections conducted recently.

· B Ashok Reddy Elected As the Chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry

B Ashok Reddy, the Infotech Enterprises President (Human Resources and Corporate Affairs), was elected as the new chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Andhra Pradesh, for 2013-14. C Suresh Rayudu, the Srinivasa Hatcheries Group Managing Director was elected as the vice-chairman of CII, AP. Both of them were elected on 16 March 2013 in Hyderabad.

· Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Awards for the Year 2011 Announced

The Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Prof. K.V. Thomas on 14 March 2013 announced Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Awards for the year 2011.These awards give recognition to those who are considered as the leaders of quality movement in the country. In a category called Large Scale Manufacturing Industry, Nokia Siemens Networks Private Limited, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu was given the award for excellence in quality standards. In the Large Scale Service Industry category, R Systems International Limited, Noida, and Uttar Pradesh won the award. In the Small Scale Manufacturing Industry category, the award was bagged by Technocrat Connectivity Systems (Private) Limited, Rudrapur, Uttarakhand.

· Government to Extend Chennai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor upto Chitradurga District

The Union Ministry for Commerce, Industries and Textiles on 16 March 2013 accepted Karnataka’s proposal to extend Chennai-Bangalore industrial corridor upto Chitradurga district in the state.The Chennai-Bangalore corridor is being modeled along the 100 billion dollars, Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor. The projects are taken up with assistance from the Japan International Cooperation Agency and will be developed in collaboration with the respective state governments. The projects will help create jobs and help MSMEs by augmenting demand for their products. The global retail outlets will source their goods mostly from the small scale enterprises within the country.

· Stree Shakti award for ‘Nirbhaya’ on International Women’s Day

President Pranab Mukherjee presented the ‘Stree Shakti’ award on International Women’s Day( 08 March 2013) for ‘Nirbhaya’,who was the victim of Delhi gang-rape on 16 December 2012. ‘Stree Shakti’ award as a tribute to her courage and strength.The award was recevied by her family members.As a measure of recognition of achievements in individual women in the field of social development, the government had instituted of 6 national awards which are called ‘Stree Shakti Puraskar’. The awards are in the name of the eminent women personalities namely Devi Ahalya Bai Holkar, Kannagi, Mata Jajabai, Rani Gaidinliu Zeliang, Rani Lakshmi Bai and Rani Rudramma Devi (which is open to both men and women). Nirbhaya was honoured with the Sree Shakti award of Rani Lakshmi Bai.The Rani Rudramma Devi Award for the year 2012 was awarded to Smt. Pranita Talukdar from Assam. She was honoured for her commendable work for the overall development of women.

· Eshwarappa resigned as Karnataka BJP chief

Karnataka BJP chief KS Eshwarappa was resigned from the post on 07 March 2013.Arun Jaitley, who is coming to Bangalore on 08 March 2013 , would finalise a name to lead the party.

· National Science Award for Dangoria Charitable Trust, Hyderabad

Union Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Shri S.Jaipal Reddy 08 March 2013 conferred National Award for Women’s Development through Application of Science & Technology in New Delhi to mark the International Women’s Day. On this occasion the National Award for Women Development through Application of Science and Technology for the year 2011 in the institutional criteria was conferred to Dangoria Charitable Trust, Hyderabad and M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai.

· Goa Legislative Assembly Completed 50 Years of Its Inception

The Goa Legislative Assembly on 18 March 2013 decided to have year-long celebrations for marking 50 years of its inception. The Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly, Rajendra Arlekar made an announcement of the celebrations. First Legislative Assembly of Goa was convened on 9 January 1964, three years after liberation of Goa from Portuguese rule. In 1961, the Portuguese rule in Goa ended, after which it was placed under the military administration that was headed by LtGenCandeth.

· President Pranab Mukherjee received the ‘Bangladesh Liberation War Honour Award’

President Pranab Mukherjee was honoured with the award ‘Bangladesh Liberation War Honour Award’ by Bangaldesh Government on 04 March 2013 in recognition of his contribution to the struggle that led to the birth of this nation 42 years ago.

· Cabinet Approves Bill for Time-Bound Services to Citizens

On 8 March the government gave its nod to a Bill aimed at providing time-bound delivery of services like passports, pensions and birth and death certificates, among others, to the citizens.The Right of Citizens for Time-Bound Delivery of Goods and Services and Redressal of their Grievances Bill, 2011, was approved by the Union Cabinet at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh .The Bill envisages penalty of up to Rs 50,000 against a Government official failing to provide his or her duties.It lays down an obligation upon every public authority to publish citizen’s charter, stating therein the time within which specified goods shall be supplied and services be rendered and provides for a grievance redressal mechanism for non-compliance of its provisions.

· Government instituted National Awards for Prevention of Drug Abuse and Alcoholism

The Union ministry of social justice and empowerment for the first time instituted national awards in order to recognise the efforts and encourage excellence in the field of prevention of Alcoholism and Drug abuse and rehabilitation of its victims. The awards shall be conferred on the awardees in a function to be held in New Delhi on the 26 June every year, which has been declared as the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.The Awards are open to all Indian Institutions, Organisations including Gram Panchayats and Individuals without any distinction or discrimination on grounds of religion, race, sex, caste or creed. Even a former addict, who has done outstanding work in the field of awareness generation or de-addiction or rehabilitation will be recognized and awarded.

· India Ranked Low on Gender Inequality Index: UN Human Development Report 2013

The UN Human Development Report 2013 was released on 14 March 2013, according to which India has poor Gender Inequality Index, apart from the overall poor Human Development Index (HDI). Apart from Afghanistan that got a rank of 147 in comparison to 132 of India, all the countries in the region of South Asia were ranked higher on Gender Inequality Index. China was also ranked very high on Gender Inequality Index. This Gender Inequality Index measures the inequality in terms of achievements between males and females in three main aspects namely, labour market, reproductive health and empowerment

· Union Government granted an aid of 41 Crore Rupees to protect Pashmina Goats

The Union Government on 12 March 2013 decided to provide a financial assistance of 41.21 crore rupees to protect Pashmina goat which produces world-famous fine luxury fibre. The idea of providing assistance came in light of concern over the recent deaths of thousands of Pashmina goats in the Ladakh region.As per the assistance, there is plan which ideates a new Pashmina Wool Development Scheme with a special package and a financial allocation of 41.21 crore rupees.

· Union Government to launch 10 Rupees Plastic Notes in 5 Cities

The Union Government and RBI on 12 March 2013 decided to introduce one billion pieces of 10 Rupees bank notes made of plastic on a field trial basis in five cities.

A 10 Rupees note in polymer/plastic on a field trial basis will be introduced first; Minister of State for Finance Namo Narain Meena said it in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.

· Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2013

The Union Cabinet on 14 March 2013 cleared a Bill providing for severe punishment for rape, acid attack, stalking and voyeurism more to the point reducing the age of consent for sex to 16 years. The bill which was named the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2013 lowers the age of consent for sex from 18 to 16 years with making of rape as a gender-specific offence under which men only can be charged for it. The Bill is brought in line with the Indian Penal Code, but at variance with the Child Protection Act, 2012, which raised it to 18.

· India’s First All Women Post Office Inaugurated by Kapil Sibal

Union Minister of Communications & IT, Kapil Sibal on 8 March 2013 inaugurated the First All Women Employees Post Office of India at Shastri Bhawan in New Delhi.

The Post Office is called Project Arrow Office and consists of three counters. Two of the three counters offer Multi Purpose services such as registration, booking of money orders, booking of speed post as well as sale of IPOs. Other counter is meant to facilitate the sale of stamps. All the three counters will have only women employees.

· India Ranked Third on the List of Spam Spewing Nation in the World

India ranked third on list of countries which distribute spam all over the world, after US and China, as per the new report of SophosLabs. SophosLabs is the Sophos’s global network of threat analysis centres.

In the study, US was single highest ranking country, but Asia ranked at number 1 position in the list of the continents with 36.6 percent of overall spam of the world. US sent 18.3 percent of the junk emails overall in the world. In last few months of 2012, India topped the spam spewing nations’ list, but eventually fell back to the third position. Second position was held by China.

· Arun Jaitley, Karan Singh and Sharad Yadav Selected For Outstanding Parliamentarian Award

The Parliamentary Award Committee selected BJP leader Arun Jaitley, Congress MP Karan Singh and JD(U) MP Sharad Yadav for Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for 2010, 2011 and 2012 respectively.

Arun Jaitley and Karan Singh are the members of Rajya Sabha from Gujarat and Delhi respectively. Sharad Yadav, on the other hand is a member of Lok Sabha from Madhepura, Bihar.

· Mukul Manda Sangma Sworn-In As the Chief Minister of Meghalaya

Mukul Manda Sangma of Congress was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Meghalaya for the second term on 5 March 2013. He took oath for the second term as 26th Chief Minister of the state. The Governor, R.S. Mooshahary administered him the oath of office and secrecy at the Raj Bhavan premises in Shillong. 47-year old Mukul Sangma led the Congress with 29 seats, merely two seats short of the majority in a house of 60. He was sworn-in without the Council of Ministers.

· Hariram Meena Selected For the Bihari Puraskar For 2012

Rajasthani author Hariram Meena was selected for the Bihari Puraskar for 2012 for Hindi novel Dhooni Tape Teer. The novel was published in 2008.

Dhooni Tape Teer is a novel based on the deaths of tribal people in Banswara in Rajasthan on 17 November 1913.
The Bihari Puraskar is selected annually by a panel, which at present is headed by Nand Kishore Acharya

· Vice President of India Released Walking With Lions: Tales from a Diplomatic Past

The Vice President of India, M. Hamid Ansari released a book titled Walking with Lions: Tales from a Diplomatic Past, written by K. Natwar Singh, the former Union Minister for External Affairs on 1 March 2013.

In the book, experiences of Natwar Singh have been described in interesting approach. The book will enlighten the readers. In the book, K. Natwar Singh has put together 50 episodes which will entertain

· Indian Coast Guard Commissioned Arneson Surface Drive Based Interceptor Boat C-154

At the ceremony held in Mumbai on 22 February 2013, the Indian Coast Guard Interceptor Boat C-154 was commissioned by the Chief Secretary to Government of Maharashtra. Representatives of the State Government departments, Air Force, Navy and Army were also present in the ceremony.

· Vice Admiral Anurag G Thapliyal is the New Director General of Indian Coast Guard

Vice Admiral Anurag G Thapliyal on 28 February 2013 took over as the twentieth Director General of the Indian Coast Guard. He is the successor of the outgoing Vice Admiral MP Muralidharan.

SPORTS

· Muradian Khalmuratov Clinched Gold in Men's Category of Hero Asian Cycling Championship

Muradian Khalmuratov of Uzbekistan clinched second gold by winning the 156.2 km individual road race event in the men's category of Asian champion's title on final day of Hero Asian Cycling Championship on 17 March 2013.

With this, the total tally of Muradian Khalmuratov, 31, became two gold. Earlier, he had won the gold in 42.6 km individual time trial event.

· Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament 2013

Australia, the World Champions won the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament title for the seventh time on 17 March 2013. Australia defeated Malaysia 3-2 in the final match in Malaysia. South Korea came at the third position. It is important to note that Malaysia came at the runner-ups position for the fourth time.

South Korea won bronze after defeating 2012 winner- New Zealand 2-1. At the fifth position was India which defeated Pakistan 4-2.

· India won under-14 Football title

Indian girls Football team won the AFC under-14 Football title.India defeated the Bhutan in final match with 9-0 golfs conducted in Colombo.

· Deepika Kumari named ‘Sportsperson of the year’ by Tata Steel

On March 1,the woman archer Deepika Kumari was named ‘Sportsperson of the year’ by Tata Steel for her outstanding achievements.The announcement was made by Tata Steel on the occasion of 174th birth anniversary of its founder Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata.It was the third consecutive time when Deepika, who recently topped the National Senior Ranking Archery Tournament held in Hyderabad, was given the honour.

· Rafael Nadal won ATP Mexican Open 2013 Tennis Tournament

Rafael Nadal won ATP Mexican Open 2013 Tennis Title after he defeated the top seed and defending champion David Ferrer 6-0, 6-2 on 2 March 2013 in the final match of the ATP Mexican Open 2013 tennis tournament.This is the 38th clay court title of Nadal.On the other hand, in the women’s final, Italy’s Sara Errani defeated Carla Suarez-Navarro of Spain 6–0, 6-4.

· 34 years record in Test Cricket was break by Pujara and Vijay

In the Test cricket between India and Australia ,the Indian players Cheteshwar Pujara and Murali Vijay pair break the 34 years record.In this match they got 370 runs for second wicket.For Indians this is the highest score in test matchs for the partnership of second wicket.Previously,in 1978 Gavaskar (182), Veng Sarkar (157) pair get a 344 runs for second wicket paternership in Kolkata.

· Formula One Team Lotus’s Kimi Raikkonen Won the Australian Grand Prix 2013

Kimi Raikkonen, the Australian driver of Formula One team Lotus won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix 2013 on 17 March 2013. Kimi Raikkonen started at the seventh spot in Finland and adopted just two pit stops technique for winning the race.

· Muradian Khalmuratov Clinched Gold in Men's Category of Hero Asian Cycling Championship

Muradian Khalmuratov of Uzbekistan clinched second gold by winning the 156.2 km individual road race event in the men's category of Asian champion's title on final day of Hero Asian Cycling Championship on 17 March 2013.

With this, the total tally of Muradian Khalmuratov, 31, became two gold. Earlier, he had won the gold in 42.6 km individual time trial event.

· David Beckham Named Richest Footballer of the World

David Beckham was named as the richest footballer of the world, according to the Goal Rich List 2013. David Beckham has a total income of 175 million pound. 37-year-old Beckham is the biggest brand in the world now, leaving behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

· Services Clinched 67th Santosh Trophy, the Indian Football Tournament

In the final of the 67th Santosh Trophy on 3 March 2013, Services won the soccer contest by defeating hosts Kerala 4-3 on penalties at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi.

The Man of the Match title was clinched by Services striker Lalian Mawia. The Services team bagged their third Santosh Trophy title.

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Sample Questions for EC,IT

1. What does AM mean?

Analog Modulation

2. What frequency range is the High Frequency band?

          3 to 30 MHz

3. What does EPROM stand for?

              Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory

4. Which is a type of Electrically-Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory?

            Flash

5. What does the term PLC stand for?

              Programmable Logic Controller

6. Sometimes computers and cash registers in a foodmart are connected to a UPS system.

7. What does UPS mean?

            Uninterruptable Power Supply

8. Which motor is NOT suitable for use as a DC machine?

            Squirrel cage motor

9. What does AC and DC stand for in the electrical field?

              Alternating Current and Direct Current

10. What does VVVF stand for?

              Variable Voltage Variable Frequency

11. Made from a variety of materials, such as carbon, which inhibits the flow of current ?

            Resistor

12. The FFT, a mathematical process, is used extensively in digital signal processing (DSP). For what word does the second "F" in FFT stand?

        Fourier

13. The sampling rate, (how many samples per second are stored) for a CD is ?

            44.1 kHz

14. Compact discs, (according to the original CD specifications) hold how many minutes of music?

          74 mints

15. A given signal's second harmonic is twice the given signal's __________ frequency?

          Fundamental

16. A differential amplifier amplifies the ---------- between two input signals.

Difference

17. The average power (in watts) used by a 20 to 25 inch home color television is...?

            70 W

18. If the picture is stretched or distorted up and down like a fun house mirror the circuit to adjust or repair is...?

          Vertical

19.The electromagnetic coils on the neck of the picture tube or tubes which pull the electron beam from side to side and up and down are called a...?

          Yoke

20. The input used by an antenna or cable to a TV set uses frequencies called...?

          RF

21. The transformer that develops the high voltage in a home television is commonly called a...

Flyback

22. Most modern TV's draw power even if turned off. The circuit the power is used in does what function?

            Remote control

23. In a color television set using a picture tube a high voltage is used to accelerate electron beams to light the screen. That voltage is about...?

          25000 v

24. The NTSC (National Television Standards Committee) is also used in the country of...?

      Japan

25. In the United States the television broadcast standard is...?

        NTSC

26. Which of the following is an international protocol for lighting control?

          DALI

FIND OUT BY YOUR OWN AND POST YOUR ANSWERS...:)

1. Noise of input signal in differential amplifier

a) increases

b) decreases

c) remains the soul

2. Cascaded differential amplifier requires level translator because of

a) impedance matching

b) isolating each stage

c) d.c.shift.

3. In case of constant current bias ,R1 is replaced by diodes D1 & D2 TO

a) increase the input impedance

b) improve thermal stability

c) increase gain

4. If CMRR is high, the wide variation of input within the tolerable

limits of the equipment makes output

a) high

b) low

c) the same

5. For a.c analysis of differential amplifier we use

a) h-parameters

b) r-parameters

c) none of above

6. For an Op-amp based wien Bridge Oscillator , if the

Oscillations stops after a few cycles, then the cause is ---------------.

a) The amplifier gain is too high.

b) The loop gain is less than 1.

c) The loop gai is equal to 1.

d) The loop gain is greater than 1.

7. In all types of differential amplifier DC operating point

p) is not equal

q) is equal

r) is dependent on application

8. A single supply operational amplifier is

a) LM 318

b) MC 414

c) LM 324

9. The cascode amplifier is composed of direct coupled

a) CE-CB configuration

b) CC-CC configuration

c) CC-CB configuration

10. Input bias current is always is ________.

a) greater

b) equal

c) less than input offset current

11. If input frequency is exceed the slew rate the output will

be________.

a) distorted

b) not distorted

c) amplified

12. The operational amplifier can be nulled by _________.

a) using an offset voltage compensating network

b) using an error minimizing resistance

c) cutting off the power supplies

13. Open loop configuration of operational amplifier is not need for

_________.

a) linear operation

b) nonlinear operation

c) none of above

14. Slew rate is defined by________

a) dv/dt(max)

b) di/dt(max

c) none of the above

15. The slew rate has _______

a) positive temperature coefficient

b) negative temperature coefficient

c) none of the above

16. Operational amplifier offset voltage due to input bias circuit can be significantly

reduced if we use

a) offset compensatory network

b) offset minimizing resistance

17. The standard supply voltage for an ordinary operational amplifier is

_________

a) 15 volts

b) 13 volts

c) 12 volts

18. The input offset voltage _______ with negative feedback .

a) increases

b) decreases

c) does not change

19. Specified value of CMRR for 741 opamp is ________.

a) 30 dB

b) 40 dB

c) 90 dB

20. 741 opamp is a chip of type _________.

a) industrial

b) military

c) commercial

21. voltage follower is a special case of __________.

a) inverting configuration

b) non-inverting configuration

c) difference configuration

22. frequency response of differetiator is same as that of ______.

a) high pass filter

b) low pass filter

c) band pass filter

23. frequency response of integrator is same as that of ______.

a) high pass filter

b) low pass filter

c) band pass filter

24. voltage shunt configuration is nothing but ________

a) inverting configuration

b) non-inverting configuration

c) difference configuration

25. voltage series configuration is nothing but ________

a) inverting configuration

b) non-inverting configuration

c) difference configuration

26. the type of feedback used for closed loop configuration is _______

a) positive feedback

b) negative feedback

c) none of the above

27. instrumentation amplifier is used to amplify the output of

__________.

a) speaker

b) transducer

28. basic differentiator fails to work at ________.

a) low frequency

b) high frequency

c) medium frequency

29. basic integrator fails to work at ________.

a) low frequency

b) high frequency

c) medium frequency

30. In which of the following is an operational amplifier (op-amp)

used?

a) oscillators

b) filters

c) instrumentation circuits

d) all of the above

31. What is the difference output voltage of any signals applied to

the input terminals?

a) the differential gain times the difference input voltage

b) The common-mode gain times the common input voltage

c) the sum of the differential gain times the difference input

voltage and the common-mode gain times the common

input voltage

d) the difference of the differential gain times the difference

input voltage and the common-mode gain times the

common input voltage

32. What is the difference voltage if the inputs are an ideal in-

phase signal?

a) the differential gain times twice the input signal

b) the differential gain times the input signal

c) the common-mode gain times twice the input signal

d) the common-mode gain times the input signal

33. The larger the value of CMRR, the closer the output voltage is to the difference input times the difference gain with the common-mode signal being rejected

a) True

b) False

34. What is the voltage gain of the unity follower?

a) 0

b) 1

c) –1

d) Infinity

35. What is the scale multiplier (factor) of a basic integrator?

a) R/C

b) C/R

c) –RC

d) –1/RC

36. Which of the following is (are) the result of gain reduction by a feedback?

a) The amplifier voltage gain is a more stable and precise value.

b) The input impedance of the circuit is increased over that of the op-amp alone.

c) The output impedance is reduced over that of the op- amp alone.

d) all of the above

37. Third order Butterworth low pass filter has upper cut off frequency of 1KHz.The gain of the

filter drops by -------- if frequency is increased to 2KHz.

a) 6db

b) 18 db

c) 20 db

d) 60 db.

RRB TECHNICAL SYLLABUS AND SAMPLE QUESTIONS

2012-12-02T09:28:00.000+05:30

The candidate who are going to appear for the exam must know that the Railways Technicians Exam will be an objective type question paper consisting of 100 multiple choice questions and the time duration will be given is of 90 minutes for accomplish the written test. On every wrong choice selection their also a negative marking procedure will held according to which 1/3 mark will be deducted from the total scoring marks. The Railway Technician Exam 2012 is soon going to conduct by the Indian Railways recruitment Board and the question paper will be in different languages English, Hindi and the local languages.

Technician Syllabus - The Question paper will includes the following subjects as core subjects on which the various types of question will be asked -

General Knowledge....click here...

General Intelligence

Arithmetic Ability

Reasoning Ability... click here..

Technical Ability (Pertained to the applied post)

SAMPLE QUESTIONS

SIGNALS

1.What does AM mean?
Analog Modulation

2.What frequency range is the High Frequency band?
3 to 30 MHz

3.What does EPROM stand for?
  Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory

4.Which is a type of Electrically-Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory?
Flash

5.What does the term PLC stand for?
  Programmable Logic Controller

6.Sometimes computers and cash registers in a foodmart are connected to a UPS system.
What does UPS mean?
  Uninterruptable Power Supply

7.Which motor is NOT suitable for use as a DC machine?
Squirrel cage motor

8.What does AC and DC stand for in the electrical field?
Alternating Current and Direct Current

9.What does VVVF stand for?
Variable Voltage Variable Frequency

10. Made from a variety of materials, such as carbon, which inhibits the flow of current ?
Resistor

11.The FFT, a mathematical process, is used extensively in digital signal processing (DSP). For what word does the second "F" in FFT stand?
Fourier

12.The sampling rate, (how many samples per second are stored) for a CD is ?
  44.1 kHz

13.Compact discs, (according to the original CD specifications) hold how many minutes of music?
74 mins

14.A given signal's second harmonic is twice the given signal's __________ frequency?
Fundamental

15.A differential amplifier amplifies the ---------- between two input
signals.
Difference

16.The average power (in watts) used by a 20 to 25 inch home color television is...?
70 W

17. If the picture is stretched or distorted up and down like a fun house mirror the circuit to adjust or repair is...?
Vertical

18.The electromagnetic coils on the neck of the picture tube or tubes which pull the electron beam from side to side and up and down are called a...?
yoke

19.The input used by an antenna or cable to a TV set uses frequencies called...?
RF

20.The transformer that develops the high voltage in a home television is commonly called a...?
Flyback

21.Most modern TV's draw power even if turned off. The circuit the power is used in does what function?
Remote control

22.In a color television set using a picture tube a high voltage is used to accelerate electron beams to light the screen. That voltage is about...?
25000 v

23.The NTSC (National Television Standards Committee) is also used in the country of...?
Japan

24. In the United States the television broadcast standard is...?
NTSC

25. Which of the following is an international protocol for lighting control?
DALI

FIND OUT BY YOUR OWN AND POST YOUR ANSWERS...:)

1.Noise of input signal in differential amplifier
a) increases
b) decreases

c) remains the soul

2. Cascaded differential amplifier requires level translator because of

a) impedance matching

b) isolating each stage

c) d.c.shift.

3. In case of constant current bias ,R1 is replaced by diodes D1 & D2 TO

a) increase the input impedance
b) improve thermal stability
c) increase gain

4. If CMRR is high ,the wide variation of input within the tolerable
limits of the equipment makes output
a) high
b) low
c) the same

5. For a.c analysis of differential amplifier we use

a) h-parameters
b) r-parameters
c) none of above

6. For an Op-amp based wien Bridge Oscillator , if the
oscillations stops after a few cycles, then the cause is ---------------.
a) the amplifier gain is too high.
b) The loop gain is less than 1.
c) The loop gai is equal to 1.
d) The loop gain is greater than 1.

7.In all types of differential amplifier DC operating point
p) is not equal
q) is equal
r) is dependent on application

8. A single supply operational amplifier is
a) LM 318
b) MC 414
c) LM 324

9. The cascode amplifier is composed of direct coupled
a) CE-CB configuration
b) CC-CC configuration
c) CC-CB configuration

10. Input bias current is always is ________.
a) greater
b) equal
c) less than input offset current

11. If input frequency is exceed the slew rate the output will
be________.
a) distorted
b) not distorted
c) amplified

12. The operational amplifier can be nulled by _________.
a) using an offset voltage compensating network
b) using an error minimizing resistance
c) cutting off the power supplies

13. Open loop configuration of operational amplifier is not need for
_________.
a) linear operation
b) nonlinear operation
c) none of above

14. Slew rate is defined by________
a) dv/dt(max)
b) di/dt(max
c) none of the above

15. The slew rate has _______
a) positive temperature coefficient
b) negative temperature coefficient
c) none of the above

16. Operational amplifier offset voltage due to input bias circuit can be significantly
reduced if we use
a) offset compensatory network

b) offset minimizing resistance

17. The standard supply voltage for an ordinary operational amplifier is
_________
a) 15 volts
b) 13 volts
c) 12 volts

18. The input offset voltage _______ with negative feedback .
a) increases
b) decreases
c) does not change

19. Specified value of CMRR for 741 opamp is ________.
a) 30 dB
b) 40 dB
c) 90 dB

20. 741 opamp is a chip of type _________.
a) industrial
b) military
c) commercial

21. voltage follower is a special case of __________.
a) inverting configuration
b) non-inverting configuration
c) difference configuration

22. frequency response of differetiator is same as that of ______.
a) high pass filter
b) low pass filter
c) band pass filter

23. frequency response of integrator is same as that of ______.
a) high pass filter
b) low pass filter
c) band pass filter

24. voltage shunt configuration is nothing but ________
a) inverting configuration
b) non-inverting configuration
c) difference configuration

25. voltage series configuration is nothing but ________
a) inverting configuration
b) non-inverting configuration
c) difference configuration

26. the type of feedback used for closed loop configuration is _______
a) positive feedback
b) negative feedback
c) none of the above

27. instrumentation amplifier is used to amplify the output of
__________.
a) speaker
b) transducer

28. basic differentiator fails to work at ________.
a) low frequency
b) high frequency
c) medium frequency

29. basic integrator fails to work at ________.
a) low frequency
b) high frequency
c) medium frequency

30. In which of the following is an operational amplifier (op-amp)
used?

a) oscillators
b) filters
c) instrumentation circuits
d) all of the above

31. What is the difference output voltage of any signals applied to
the input terminals?

a) the differential gain times the difference input voltage
b) The common-mode gain times the common input voltage
c) the sum of the differential gain times the difference input
voltage and the common-mode gain times the common
input voltage
d) the difference of the differential gain times the difference
input voltage and the common-mode gain times the
common input voltage

32. What is the difference voltage if the inputs are an ideal in-
phase signal?

a) the differential gain times twice the input signal

b) the differential gain times the input signal
c) the common-mode gain times twice the input signal
d) the common-mode gain times the input signal

33. The larger the value of CMRR, the closer the output voltage is  to the difference input times the
difference gain with the common-mode signal being  rejected
a) True
b) False

34. What is the voltage gain of the unity follower?

a) 0
b) 1
c) –1
d) infinity

35. What is the scale multiplier (factor) of a basic integrator?
a) R/C
b) C/R
c) –RC
d) –1/RC

36. Which of the following is (are) the result of gain reduction by a
feedback?

a) The amplifier voltage gain is a more stable and precise  value.
b) The input impedance of the circuit is increased over  that of the op-amp alone.
c) The output impedance is reduced over that of the op- amp alone.
d) all of the above

37. third order Butterworth low pass filter has upper cut off frequency of 1KHz.The gain of the
filter drops by -------- if frequency is increased to 2KHz.
a) 6db
b) 18 db
c) 20 db
d) 60 db.

GENERAL AWARENESS NOVEMBER - 2012

2012-11-30T10:02:00.000+05:30

1.Who where the new cabinet ministers of India ?
K.Rahman Kha n -Minority affairs
Dinisha J.Patel - Mines
Ajay Maken - Housing And Urban Alleviation
M.M.Pallam Raju - Human Resource Development
Ashwani Kumar - Law and Justice
Harish Rawat - Water resource
Chandresh Kumari Katoch - Culture

2.Ministers who got change in Protfolios ?
M.Veerappa Moily -Petroleum & Natural Gas
S.Jaipal Reddy - Science And Technology
Kamal Nath -Urban Development
Vayalar Ravi- overseas Indian Affairs
Kapil Sibal - Communication & Information Technology
C.P.Joshi - Road Transport and Highways
Kumari Shelja- Social Justice and Empowerment
Salman Kursheed - External Affairs
Jairam Ramesh - Rural Development

3.With which country India amend double taxation avoidance pact ?
UK

4.What is the national death rate of India ?
7.1/ 1000

5.Who is the king of Spain ?
King Juan Carlos I

6.Full form of ESDM ?
Electronic System And Manufacturing

7.Cabinet Okays how much amount to National Policy on Electonics ?
$ 400 billion

8.According to UN's Food and Agricultural Organisation how many Indian children's are malnourished ?
217 million

9.In which country the clash between ethnic Rakhine Buddhist and Rohingya Muslims taken place ?
Myanmar

10.The new members of temporary members to UN security council ?
Republic of Korea and Luxembourg

11.At which place the EU economic summit taken place ?
Brussels , Belgium

12.Name Columbian President ?
Juan Manuel

13.Which country men were killed in 1961 massacre in Paris ?
Algerians

14.Which referendum is signed between David Cameron and first minister of Scotland Alex Salmond ?
Scottish Independence Referendum

15.10 th Asian European Finance ministers meeting was held at ?
Bangkok,Thiland

16. New Managing Director of SBI ?
S. Visvanathan

17.New prime minister of Libya ?
Ali Zidan

18.The freethinker's prayer book was written by ?
Khushwant Singh

19.Playing to Win was written by ?
Saina Nehwal

20.The range of Indian nuclear capable missile Dhanush ?
350 km

21.Who got Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration ?
Mr. Gulzar (lyrist,poet,author)

22.Who got the award Lal Bahadur Shastri Award ?
Dr. Tessy Thomas

23.Who got Man Booker Prize for 2012 ?
Hilary Mantel ( 2nd time, Bring Up The Bodies)

24.In which state Adhar enabled service delivery for cash transfer was inaugurated by PM ?
Dudu ,Rajasthan

25.The "God letter" was written by ?
Einstein

26.Which country recently said that they would study Hindi in schools ?
Australia

27.Name of the girl who has higher IQ than even Einstein and Stephan Hawkins ?
Olivia Manning (UK)

28.By beating which country India topples rice exports in 2012 ?
Thailand

29.Who won the World Billiards title in Leeds ,England ?
Pankaj Advani

30.Who won the Indian Grand prix ?
Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull(German), 2nd Fernado Alonso of Ferrari

31.Who won Champions League 20-20 trophy ?
Sydney Sixers

32.Who was appointed as the chaiman of ICC's Cricket committee ?
Anil Kumble

33.Who got C.K. Naidu Life time achivement award for 2012 ?
Sunil Gavaskar

34.Who got golden boot awrd for maximum number of goals in Europe's domestics football league?
Lionel Messi

35.Who has been invited as the chief guest of Republic Day functions on January 26 2013 ?
Ruler of Oman Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said

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CURRENT AFFAIRS/GENERAL AWARENESS : JUNE 2013

33) BSNL decided to put an end to the _______old Telegram Services in India

44) China Developed the Fastest Computer of the World Called?

45) Rupee touched New Life time low against Dollar at

computer awareness 2

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BLOOD RELATION PREVIOUS QUESTION

1. Daya has a brother Anil, Daya is the son of Chandra. Bimal is Chandra`s father. In term of relationship, what is Anil of Bimal ?

3.Raju`s mother is the only daughter of Monika`s father. How is Monika`s husband related to Raju ?

IMPORTANT TECHNICS IN BLOOD RELATION AND SAMPLE PROBLEMS

500 -COMPUTER AWARENESS QUESTION FOR BANK EXAM

MARKETING KNOWLEDGE FOR BANK EXAMS

MARKETING AWARENESS QUESTION FOR BANK EXAMS

CURRENT AFFAIRS / Genarl Awareness : MARCH 2013

· India vote against Sri Lanka on human rights issue; stresses on reconciliation at UNHRC

· Pakistan Government completed its Historic Five Year Term

· Eurozone and IMF Agreed For 10 Billion Euros Cyprus Bailout Deal

· India and Britain signed Pact to Support Research and Development Projects

· India and Bhutan signed Currency Swap Agreement worth 100 million Dollars

India and Bhutan on 8 March 2013 signed a currency swap agreement for up to 100 million US dollars to strengthen economic co-operation between both the countries. The currency swap arrangement was signed between the Reserve Bank of India and the Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan (RMAB).

· US and South Korea Started Joint Annual Military Drills

· Pakistan Parliament passed Counter Terrorism Authority Bill

· Kenya Election: Uhuru Kenyatta won Kenya Presidency

· Barack Obama Signed Into Law the Violence against Women Act Reauthorization 2013

· Nicos Anastasiades Won Cyprus Presidential Elections With 57.5 Percent Votes

· Hamadi Jebali, Resigned from the Post of Prime Minister of Tunisia

· Mercury Treaty

NATIONAL

· B Ashok Reddy Elected As the Chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry

· Government to Extend Chennai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor upto Chitradurga District

· Goa Legislative Assembly Completed 50 Years of Its Inception

· Government instituted National Awards for Prevention of Drug Abuse and Alcoholism

· India Ranked Low on Gender Inequality Index: UN Human Development Report 2013

· Union Government granted an aid of 41 Crore Rupees to protect Pashmina Goats

· Union Government to launch 10 Rupees Plastic Notes in 5 Cities

· India’s First All Women Post Office Inaugurated by Kapil Sibal

· India Ranked Third on the List of Spam Spewing Nation in the World

· Arun Jaitley, Karan Singh and Sharad Yadav Selected For Outstanding Parliamentarian Award

· Mukul Manda Sangma Sworn-In As the Chief Minister of Meghalaya

· Hariram Meena Selected For the Bihari Puraskar For 2012

· Vice President of India Released Walking With Lions: Tales from a Diplomatic Past

· Indian Coast Guard Commissioned Arneson Surface Drive Based Interceptor Boat C-154

At the ceremony held in Mumbai on 22 February 2013, the Indian Coast Guard Interceptor Boat C-154 was commissioned by the Chief Secretary to Government of Maharashtra. Representatives of the State Government departments, Air Force, Navy and Army were also present in the ceremony.

· Vice Admiral Anurag G Thapliyal is the New Director General of Indian Coast Guard

· Muradian Khalmuratov Clinched Gold in Men's Category of Hero Asian Cycling Championship

· Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament 2013

· Formula One Team Lotus’s Kimi Raikkonen Won the Australian Grand Prix 2013

Kimi Raikkonen, the Australian driver of Formula One team Lotus won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix 2013 on 17 March 2013. Kimi Raikkonen started at the seventh spot in Finland and adopted just two pit stops technique for winning the race.

· Muradian Khalmuratov Clinched Gold in Men's Category of Hero Asian Cycling Championship

· David Beckham Named Richest Footballer of the World

David Beckham was named as the richest footballer of the world, according to the Goal Rich List 2013. David Beckham has a total income of 175 million pound. 37-year-old Beckham is the biggest brand in the world now, leaving behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

· Services Clinched 67th Santosh Trophy, the Indian Football Tournament

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GENERAL AWARENESS NOVEMBER - 2012

India and Bhutan on 8 March 2013 signed a currency swap agreement for up to 100 million US dollars to strengthen economic co-operation between both the countries.
The currency swap arrangement was signed between the Reserve Bank of India and the Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan (RMAB).