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GENERAL AWARENESS
JANUARY 2015
Vol. 3, Issue 07
NATIONAL NEWS
CONTENTS
NOVEMBER 2014
PM VISITS MYANMAR, AUSTRALIA AND FIJI
CURRENT AFFAIRS
SEPT TO NOV 2014
BULLET NEWS
JUNE TO AUG 2014
2-28
30-40
42-50
INTERVIEW SPECIAL
51-54
INSURANCE PAPER
55-68
70-75
LATEST GK BULLETS
76-99
FIGURES TO REMEMBER
REPO RATE
8.00%
7.00%
9.00%
4.00%
22%
BANK RATE
BASE RATE(s)
(of various banks)
On Nov 11, Prime Minister Narendra Modi left India for a ten day foreign visit,
starting from Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar where he attended the ASEAN-India Summit on
12th Nov. He attended the 7th East Asian Summit there on Nov 13.
On the sidelines of the summits, he met Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Malaysian PM
Najib Razak, Russian Premier Dmitry Medvedev, Thai PM Gen Prayut Chan-o-Cha.
He also met Myanmars opposition leader and Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.
ASEAN is a group of 10 countries Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore,
Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia and Brunei with headquarters at
Jakarta, Indonesia.
Next ASEAN summit is to be held in Cambodia, March, 2015.
East Asia Summit is an extended version of ASEAN in which eight more countries
are members India, China, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, USA and South
Korea.
NOV 14: Modi reached Brisbane, Australia to attend Heads of Nations meet of G-20
nations on 15th-16th Nov.
NOV 17: Modi addressed Indian diaspora at Allphones Arena, Sydney. Mr. Modi
assured life time visa to PIO and OCI card holders.
PIO Persons of Indian Origin
OCI Overseas Citizens of India
9.00%
9.80%
10.25 %
INDIAS RANK IN
Global Terrorism Index 2014
6th
1st
114
142
th
nd
55
Global Competitiveness
71
th
st
135
76
01
th
th
India and Australia signed five pacts on social security, transfer of sentenced
prisoners, combating narcotics trade, tourism, and arts and culture.
st
143
78
rd
th
102
140
155
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NOV 18: Modi addressed the Australian Parliament at Canberra, first Indian Prime
Minister to do so. Later in day he visited Melbourne where Australian PM hosted a
dinner for him at the 116 year old Melbourne Cricket Ground.
nd
th
th
rd
Capital: Canberra
Nick name: Aussie, Oz
NOV 19: Modi arrives in Fiji. He addressed their Parliament, becoming first foreign
dignitary to do so. He announced a $75 million line of credit for a power plant and
upgrading the sugar industry.
Fiji Prime Minister: Frank Bainimarama
Capital: Suva
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OCTOBER 2014
PRESIDENT VISITS NORWAY, FINLAND
President Pranab Mukherjee became the first ever Indian
head of state to visit Norway. Over a dozen pacts were
signed with Norway to step up cooperation in defence,
science and technology, education and other sectors.
President visited the village of Santa Claus and crossed the
Arctic Circle. India has a station Himadri, located in the
middle of North Pole and Norway. In Finland, the two
countries signed an agreement for nuclear cooperation.
SEPTEMBER 2014
MODI MAKES HISTORY AT MSG, NEW YORK
Billed as one of the largest receptions ever held for a foreign
head of state in the USA, PM Modi addressed a istorical
public gathering of over 18,000 persons at the USAs most
prestigious venue Madison Square Garden in New York on
28th September. Pitching his 3D mantra for assured
progress, Modi said, "We have democracy (peoples
government), demographic dividend (young generation) and
demand (huge market of over 125 crore Indians) on our
side." India is the youngest nation in the world with 65% of
its population below 35 years of age. He made four
promises to NRI community:
P M: No Position
Currency: U S Dollar
In
a
historic
landmark judgment,
the Supreme Court
has directed that all
under-trial prisoners
who have been in
the prison for a
period more than
half of the jail term
prescribed for the
offences they had been arrested should be released on bail
immediately. The Court asked trial court judges to visit jails
under their jurisdiction every week starting from October 1
and order the release of such under trial prisoners in the jail
itself.
OCTOBER 2014
ANDHRA TO WAIVE FARMERS LOANS
Andhra Pradesh government has launched the Rythu
Saadhikara Samstha (Farmers Empowerment Corporation) to
provide agricultural debt redemption to farmers and also to
act as a 'one-stop-shop' for farmer development, welfare
and empowerment activities. All farmers who availed crop
loans of up to Rs 1.5 lakh would be benefitted.
SEPTEMBER 2014
UNPRECEDENTED FLOOD HAVOC IN J&K
First week of September saw all the major rivers of Jammu
Kashmir state, particularly Jhelum River over flowing much
above the danger mark, flooding a large part of the state,
including main city Srinagar, causing unprecedented havoc
all around. The situation was declared a national-level
disaster by Prime Minister.
Hundreds of National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF)
personnel worked round the clock to rescue thousands of
marooned persons. Indian Army launched Operation
Megh Rahat a rescue operation to save and provide
relief to the flood victims. Central govt announced a flood
relief package of Rs. 1,000 crore for the state.
GOVERNMENT
INITIATIVES
NOVEMBER 2014
NEW SCHEMES ON NATIONAL
EDUCATION DAY
National Education Day was observed
on Nov 11 on the 125th birth
anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam
Azad, independent Indias first
Education Minister. The HRD Ministry
launched new initiatives to promote
the education system of the country.
Unnat Bharat Abhiyaan launched to enable higher
educational institutions like IITs and NITs to work with
the people of rural India by evolving appropriate
solutions for accelerating sustainable growth.
Know Your College portal launched to enable
students view details of courses, labs, faculty, library,
hostels available etc. of all the colleges, for selecting
the right college for their higher education.
Skill
Assessment
Matrix
for
Vocational
Advancement of Youth (SAMVAY) launched to
facilitate students to switch between education and
jobs. It will help such students to resume studies who
left formal education for a job.
Two scholarship schemes launched for technical
education, Saksham for specially-abled needy and
meritorious students and Pragati for girls pursuing
technical education at college level.
OCTOBER 2014
SHRAMEV JAYATE KARYAKRAM LAUNCHED
SEPTEMBER 2014
MAKE IN INDIA CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch for
making India a manufacturing destination at the launch of
his ambitious Make in India campaign in the presence of
some 3000 business leaders from around the world
gathered at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
The key elements of the project are as under:
25 Thrust Sectors: Government has identified 25 sectors
where India can become world leader. These include
automobiles, chemicals, IT, pharma, textiles, ports, aviation,
leather, tourism and hospitality and railways.
Single Point Interaction For Investors: Invest India will
be first reference point to guide foreign investors. It will
provide help on regulatory and policy issues and assist in
obtaining regulatory clearances
www.makeinindia.com: Visitors registered on the
website or raising queries will be followed up with relevant
information and a newsletter Global Launch Make in India
will be launched at national and state levels and missions
abroad will take it forward
Who And Where: The portal will track visitors for their
geographical location, interest and real time user behaviour.
Subsequent visits will be customised for the visitor based on
this information.
Domestic Focus: Government will identify select domestic
companies having leadership in innovation and new
technology. The idea is to turn these into global champions
to promote green and advanced manufacturing and help
them to integrate into global value chain
Regulatory Regime Overhaul: Review of all regulatory
processes to make them simple and reduce complications.
Proactive Approach: Investor facilitation cell to assist
foreign investors from the time of their arrival in the country
to the time of their departure.
All Stakeholders on Board: State governments, business
chambers, prominent corporates and foreign companies will
be made part of the project.
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ECONOMIC INDICATORS
NOVEMBER 2014
NCAER LOWERS GDP GROWTH RATE TO 5 %
Countrys economic think-tank-The National Council of
Applied Economic Research (NCAER) has lowered India's
GDP growth forecast to 5 per cent in 2014-15 on weak
economical fundamentals and uncertainties in growth
prospects. In its earlier projection it had suggested a
growth rate of 5.7 per cent in 2014-15.
ECONOMY
NOVEMBER 2014
KISAN VIKAS PATRA RE-LAUNCHED
The Government re-launched Kisan Vikas Patra scheme on
Nov 18 to encourage the habit of small savings among the
citizens. The KVPs will be available in denominations of Rs.
1000, 5000, 10,000 and 50,000 with no upper limit for
investment and the invested amount will become double in
100 months.
MSP FOR RABI CROPS FOR 2014-15 SEASON
CROP
Rs./Qtl CROP
Rs./Qtl
Wheat
1450
Gram
3175
Barley
1150
Rapeseed/ Musturd
3100
Masur dal
3075
Safflower
3050
FDI NORMS RELAXED FOR CONSTRUCTION SECTOR
OCTOBER 2014
INDIA MAY GROW BY 5.6 % - WORLD BANK
A World Bank report says that Indias GDP is likely to
expand by 5.6 per cent this fiscal as reforms gain
momentum. It says that the growth is expected to
accelerate as proposed measures such as GST are likely to
give a boost to manufacturing sector.
SEPTEMBER 2014
S&P UPGRADES INDIAs RATING TO STABLE
Standard & Poors (S&P) has raised the outlook on Indias
sovereign rating from negative to stable and said the new
government has the willingness and capacity to deliver on
reforms and restore high growth. The agency said that
there has been a considerable improvement in sentiment
and macro indicators with the new government taking over.
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OCTOBER 2014
INDIA TO BECOME $2 TRILLION ECONOMY
According to IMF's latest World Economic Outlook report,
India is poised to become a USD two trillion economy this
year and may cross $ three trillion by 2019. United States
would remain the world's largest economy with a size of
USD 17.42 trillion, followed by China at USD 10.35 trillion.
SEPTEMBER 2014
214 COAL BLOCKS ALLOCATION CANCELLED
In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court on 24th
September cancelled 214 coal block allocations made since
1993, except four blocks one belonging to NTPC and SAIL
each and two allocated to Sasan ultra mega power projects.
The Court granted six months breathing time to mining
companies to wind up their operations in the coal blocks.
The allocation of coal block licenses has been the subject of
a CBI investigation that is being monitored by the Supreme
Court. It became a major political issue when CAG Vinod Rai
in his 2012 report stated that around Rs. 1.83 lakh crore has
been lost because coal blocks were not auctioned openly.
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OBJECTIVE
Provide
small
savings
accounts and payments /
remittance
services
to
migrant labour
workforce
and low-income households
Financial
inclusion
and
supply of credit to small
business units and farmers
through high-technology and
low-cost operations
ELIGIBLE PROMOTERS
Individuals or professionals Resident
individuals
or
with necessary experience professionals with 10 years
and
eligibility,
existing of experience in banking and
NBFCs, corporate banking finance, companies and
correspondents,
mobile societies
owned
and
companies,
supermarket controlled
by
residents,
chains, real estate co-ops existing NBFSc, microfinance
and corporate entities
institutions and local area
banks owned and controlled
by residents
SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES
Accept
deposits
but
customer balance should not
exceed Rs. 1 lakh
Cannot give loans, Can issue
ATM/debit card but no credit
cards
Can
distribute
non-risk At least 50% of its loan
simple financial products portfolio should constitute
such as mutual funds and loans and advances of up to
insurance products
Rs. 25 lakh
NRIs will not be allowed to
open accounts
Capital Requirement and Promoters contribution
Minimum paid-up equity capital of Rs. 100 crore / initially
40%; to be gradually brought down to 26% within 12 years
from date of commencement
10 CR ACCOUNTS UNDER PMJDY BY 26-01-15
Govt has revised the target for opening of accounts under
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, PMJDY, to 10 crore
accounts by 26th January, 2015. The earlier target was
pegged at 7.5 crore accounts.
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OCTOBER 2014
KYC COMPLIANCE MUST FOR ALL ACCOUNTS
RBI has notified new norms for NBFCs that manage funds
worth Rs 500 crore and accept public deposits. The net own
funds NOF requirements for NBFCs has been raised from
Rs.25 lakh at present to Rs.1 crore by March, 2016, and to
further to Rs.2 crore by 2017.
Kerala and Goa have become the first states in the country
to have bank accounts for all households in the state under
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY). Further, the Union
Territories of Chandigarh, Puducherry and Lakshadweep
have also aceived the target.
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SEPTEMBER 2014
KINGFISHER DECLARED WILFUL DEFAULTER
The public sector United Bank of India (UBI) has slapped
wilful defaulter notice on Kingfisher Airline, its promoter
Vijay Mallya and its directors. Kingfisher Airlines had taken a
loan of Rs 350 crore from the bank. The Airlines owes
around Rs.7,500 crore to a consortium of 17 banks led by
the State Bank of India.
H R KHAN COMMITTEE
The government has set-up a Committee headed by the
Deputy Governor H R Khan of Reserve Bank of India to take
stock of unclaimed deposits in the Public Provident Fund
(PPF) and post office saving schemes and suggest how
these funds can be utilised for the benefit of senior citizens
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DEFENCE, SCIENCE
& TECHNOLOGY
NOVEMBER 2014
OCTOBER 2014
India successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable cruise missile
'Nirbhay' from the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur,
Odisha. Developed by the Defence Research and
Development Organisation (DRDO), Nirbhay (fearless in
Hindi) is very manoeuvrable and can fly at tree-top level,
making it difficult to detect on radar, and can strike targets
more than 700 km away.
Unlike other ballistic missiles like the Agni, Nirbhay has a
wing and pronounced tail fins. It launches like a missile and
in early flight the small wings get deployed. It then flies like
an aircraft and can even hover near the target, striking at
will from any direction.
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SEPTEMBER 2014
INTERNATIONAL
NOVEMBER 2014
WTO APPROVES TFA AND INDIAs STAND
Ending months-long deadlock, the WTO has approved a
trade facilitation agreement (TFA) while agreeing to India's
demand for continuing the peace clause till a permanent
solution is found to the food stockpiling issue, crucial for
continuing food security scheme. The decision was taken at
Geneva meet of WTO's General Council on Nov 27.
WTO also accepted India's demand for extending the peace
clause till a permanent solution is found for its food
stockpiling issue.
Under the peace clause, a WTO member gets immunity
against penalty for breaching the food subsidy cap. As per
the WTO norms, a developing nation can provide food
subsidy of upto 10 percent of the total farm output.
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OCTOBER 2014
PRO-DEMOCRACY PROTESTS IN HONG KONG
Hong Kong, an otherwise peaceful territory, witnessed
widespread clashes between pro-democracy activists and
counter-protesters (pro-Beijing) who have violently tried to
drive the mainly young, student-led demonstrators from the
occupied streets.
The movement has been named as occupy central and
also given the name umbrella revolution due to
extensive use of umbrellas by the demonstrators. The
protesters are seeking guarantees that Hong Kong citizens
can freely vote for their leaders in 2017 from an unrestricted
list of candidates, as Beijing promised when Britain handed
over the territory in 1997.
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SEPTEMBER 2014
MODI ADDRESSES UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 69th
session of United Nations General Assembly, UNGA in New
York. The theme of the speech was delivering and
implementing the Post-2015 development agenda.
SCOTLAND TO
STAY WITH UK
Scotland
has
rejected independence and decided
to stay with United
Kingdom.
In
a
referendum
that
threatened to break
up 307 years union
between them, 55
percent.
Scottish people polled NO vote and 45 percent YES vote to a
simple question Should Scotland be an independent
country? United Kingdom comprises of four countries
England, Scotland, North Ireland and Wales.
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PERSONS IN NEWS
NOVEMBER 2014
NARENDRA MODI: joined the Forbes list of the world's
most powerful people at 15th rank. The list is topped by
the Russian President Vladimir Putin, followed by Barack
Obama. Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani
scored 36th rank.
ARUNDHATI BHATTACHARYA:
The Chairperson of
country's largest bank- SBI, was named as the mostpowerful business woman in India by Fortune Magazine.
She was followed by ICICI Bank's Chanda Kochhar and
Shikha Sharma of Axis Bank.
E. SREEDHARAN: Ministry of Railways has appointed
Father of Delhi Metro Metroman head of the committee
to suggest a "proper system and procedure to ensure
proper accountability and transparency" at General Manager
level and other functionaries level for taking all commercial
decisions.
GEN. DALBIR SINGH SUHAG: Indian Army Chief was
conferred the title of honorary rank of General of Nepal
Army by the Nepalese President Ram Baran Yadav.
FARHAN AKHTAR: Bollywood actor-director became the
first man in the history of UN Women to be appointed as
its Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia. He will advocate for
gender equality and women's empowerment.
REUBEN PAUL: An eight-year old Indian-origin child
prodigy was in news as he delivered the keynote address at
the Ground Zero Summit on cyber security held in New
Delhi.
NIKKI HALEY: Governor of South Caorlina state, USA, the
youngest of current US Governors (42) was in news as she
visited Punjab and promised South Carolinas support to
Punjab in setting up aerospace, pharma, tourism and agroprocessing industries.
MALALA YOUSAFZAI: Pakistani teenage rights activist and
Nobel Peace Prize winner was in news for donating $50,000
to help rebuild UN schools in Gaza that have been damaged
during the recent fight with Israel.
GENERAL AWARENESS JANUARY 2015
OCTOBER 2014
RAGHURAM RAJAN: Reserve Bank of India Governor has
received the Euromoneys Central Bank Governor of the
Year Award 2014 in Washington on October 10 for his
excellent performance. Euromoney is a reputed international
financial magazine of UK.
SARITA DEVI: Indian boxer was in news as the
International Boxing Association provisionally suspended her
for protesting against a controversial verdict, at 2014
Incheon Asian Games. She declined to accept the bronze
medal awarded to her as she expected to win the silver
medal.
SHAKTI DEVI: An Indian police inspector has been named
recipient of the prestigious International Female Police
Peacekeeper Award 2014 by the UN's police division for her
"exceptional achievements" in her duty with the UN mission
in Afghanistan, including her efforts towards helping victims
of sexual and gender-based violence.
HARSHIT SAUMITRA: A five-year-old Indian boy has
become the youngest person to reach the Everest Base
Camp (EBC). A class 1 student from New Delhi, Harshit took
10 days to cover the distance of 62km trek. He also climbed
the nearby Kalapathar (5550 m) peak
LEELA SAMSON: Eminent Bharatnatyam dancer and
Chairperson of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)
was in news as she resigned from the post of Chairperson of
Sangeet Natak Akademi.
THOMAS KAILATH: Indian-American professor from USA
is one of the nine scientists selected for the prestigious
National Medal of Science, the highest honour for
achievement in the fields of science and engineering in USA.
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SEPTEMBER 2014
R A MASHELKAR: Eminent scientist and former Director
General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research,
has been named to head an expert panel to recommend
best technologies for the "Swachh Bharat" national
sanitation campaign with an emphasis on areas like potable
water and sanitation.
AKKINENI NAGESWARA RAO (ANR): Legendary Telugu
actor, who passed away in January 2014, became the first
Indian actor to be honoured with a postage stamp by the
U.S. Post Service (USPS).
CHITRESH TATHA: 12-year-old, a sailor of Optimist
dinghy category is the youngest sailor to represent India at
the 2014 Asian Games at Incheon, South Korea.
TN SURESH KUMAR: A senior ISRO scientist has become
the first Indian to visit the stratosphere, the second layer of
the Earths atmosphere. He travelled to an altitude of
17,100 metres in 48 minutes in a MIG-29 reaching a
maximum speed of 1850 km per hour from Sokol Airbase
near Nizhny Novgorod in Russia.
J. JAYALALITHAA: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister was in news
as she and three others were sentenced to four years in jail
by a special court in Bangalore in a 66.65 crore rupees
Disproportionate Assets case on 27th September. She was
also fined Rs. 100 crore.
ALOK SHETTY: The 28 year old Indian architect has been
named Young Leader of Tomorrow by Time magazine for
his pioneering work in designing affordable flood-proof
houses for slum dwellers.
KRITTIKA BISWAS: 21 year old daughter of an Indian
diplomat in New York consulate was in news as she won a
significant legal victory from the local court which awarded
$225,000 settlement for her wrongful arrest and jail for a
day in 2011.
JACK MA: Chinese founder and promoter of worlds largest
online shopping portal Alibaba was in news as the firm
successfully launched worlds largest IPO, amassing around
$25 billion from the investors.
GENERAL AWARENESS JANUARY 2015
APPOINTMENTS
NOVEMBER 2014
LIST OF CABINET MINISTERS AS ON 30.11.2014
Person Name
Position
1
NARENDRA
Prime Minister, Personnel, Public Grievances and
MODI
Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy; Department
Head of the
of Space; all important policy issues and all other
Government
portfolios not allocated to any Minister
2
Rajnath Singh
Home Affairs
3
Sushma Swaraj
External Affairs, Overseas Indian Affairs
4
Arun Jaitley
Finance, Corporate Affairs, Information &
Broadcasting
5
Manohar
Defence
Parrikar
6
Radha Mohan
Agriculture
Singh
7
J.P. Nadda
Health and Family Welfare
8
M. Venkaiah
Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty
Naidu
Alleviation, Parliamentary Affairs
9
Nitin Jairam
Road Transport and Highways, Shipping
Gadkari
10
Suresh Prabhu
Railways
11
Uma Bharati
Water Resources, River Development and Ganga
Rejuvenation
12
Dr. Najma A.
Minority Affairs
Heptulla
13
Chaudhary
Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water
Birender Singh
and Sanitation
14
Ramvilas
Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Paswan
15
Kalraj Mishra
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
16
Maneka Sanjay
Women and Child Development
Gandhi
17
Ananthkumar
Chemicals and Fertilizers
18
Ravi Shankar
Communications and Information Technology
Prasad
19
AG Raju
Civil Aviation
Pusapati
20
Anant Geete
Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
21
Harsimrat Kaur
Food Processing Industries
Badal
22
Narendra Singh Mines, Steel, Labour and Employment
Tomar
23
Jual Oram
Tribal Affairs
24
Sadananda
Law and Justice
Gowda
25
Thaawar Chand Social Justice and Empowerment
Gehlot
26
Smriti Zubin
Human Resource Development
Irani
27
Dr. Harsh
Science & Technology / Earth Science
Vardhan
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OCTOBER 2014
MANOHAR LAL KHATTAR: New Chief Minister of Haryana
DEVENDRA FADNAVIS: New Chief Minister of Maharashtra
ARVIND SUBRAMANIAN: Chief Economic Adviser to the
Union Government. He is the former IMF economist
RAJIV MEHRISHI: Union Finance Secretary
Dr. A SURYA PRAKASH: Chairman, Prasaar Bharati Board
HEMANT CONTRACTOR: Chairman of Pension Fund
Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA)
SEPTEMBER 2014
R A MASHELKAR: Technology Head of the "Swachh Bharat
Mission".
of
the
General
Chairperson
NOVEMBER 2014
LALITHA KUMARAMANGALAM:
National Commission for Women.
of
OCTOBER 2014
NATIONAL RAIL AWARD: Harish Kanwar, Deputy
Director in Railway Board for his contribution in completion
of the Pirpanjal rail tunnel in J&K.
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PRIZE FIELD
PRIZE DECIDED BY
Physiology
or Medicine
Physics
Chemistry
Literature
Peace
Economics
WINNER OF 2014
John OKeefe of the USA, MayBritt & Edward Moser of
Norway
SELECTED WORK
For discovering brains internal positioning system, helping
humans find their ways and giving clues to how strokes and
Alzheimer affect the brain.
SEPTEMBER 2014
SUCCESS DEPENDS
ONLY ON THE SECOND
LETTERU...!!
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OCTOBER 2014
Final Test: Exit Sachin Tendulkar by Dilip DSouza
The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan
A Man and A Motorcycle, How Hamid Karzai Came to
Power by Bette Dam
OBITUARY
NOVEMBER 2014
RAVI CHOPRA: Veteran film director from Bollywood,
famous for his tele serial Mahabharat and movie
Baghban.
SADASHIV AMRAPURKAR: Mumbai Cinema actor, winner
of two Filmfare awards.
MURLI DEORA: Eminent Congress leader
Maharashtra and former Union Petroleum Minister
from
SEPTEMBER 2014
OCTOBER 2014
SEPTEMBER 2014
BIPAN CHANDRA: Padma Bhushan awardee historian,
authority on economic and political history of India.
BAPU (Sathiraju Lakshminarayana): Veteran Telugu film
director, artist and cartoonist, Padma Sri awardee
G.E. VAHANVATI: The former Attorney-General of India
BALRAJ PURI: Veteran journalist,
awardee, author of over 40 books
Padma
Bhushan
and
former
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PLACES IN NEWS
NOVEMBER 2014
JAYAPUR: A village near Varanasi was in news as it was
adopted for development by the Prime Minister Narendra
Modi under Sansad Gram Yojna.
HAMPI: Place in Karnataka was in news as some 20
drawings of the Harappan (Sindhu) era in Gondi dialect
were discovered there at a nearby hilltop.
PENDARI: A village on the outskirts of Bilaspur,
Chhattisgarh was in news as over 14 women died due to
faulty sterlisation operations performed on them at a
government medical camp organised there.
LIPULEKH PASS: The mountain pass in Dharchula,
Uttrakhand was in news as border trade worth over Rs 3
crore took place between India and China this year through
this pass.
WAGAH: The small town on Indo-Pak border, famous for
its ceremonial beating retreat, was in news as a horrific
suicide attack took place there on Nov 2, killing over 61
persons and injuring another around 100 persons, who had
come there for attending the flag lowering ceremony.
FERGUSON: A small town in Missouri State of USA was in
news as it suffered violent racial riots. The riots sparked
after a grand jury cleared a white police officer in the fatal
August 9 shooting of an unarmed black teenager. Protests
were also staged in New York, Chicago, Seattle, Los
Angeles, Oakland, California, and Washington DC on this
issue.
BERLIN WALL: Massive public celebrations were held in
Germany to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the
Berlin Wall. The Berlin Wall was built in 1961 to stop people
fleeing the communist East. Its fall in 1989 became a
powerful symbol of the end of the Cold War.
CATALONIA: A small but prosperous region in north
eastern Spain was in news as it voted in a symbolic ballot
on Nov 9 on the issue whether to break away from Spain
or not to emerge as an independent state.
WORLD TRADE CENTER, NY: The 104-story, $3.9 billion
skyscraper at Manhattan, New York, the tallest in America,
was inaugurated on Nov 03, almost thirteen years after the
9/11 terrorist attack that destroyed the original towers. US
publishing giant Conde Nast became the first commercial
tenant.
OCTOBER 2014
VISAKHAPATNAM: A major coastal city of Andhra Pradesh
suffered wide spread destruction under the impact of severe
super cyclone Hudhud
NALIYA: Small town on coast of Kutchh, Gujarat was in
news as it was struck by super cyclone Nilofer.
SEPTEMBER 2014
GOA: The city was declared as the permanent venue for the
International Film Festival of India (IFFI). The 45th IFFI
will be held here from 20 to 30 November, 2014.
VIJAYAWADA: City of Andhra Pradesh was in news as it
was declared to be the new capital of Andhra Pradesh.
CHABAD HOUSE: The Jewish centre, also called Nariman
House, in Mumbai was reopened on 26 August 2014, nearly
six years after the 26/11 terror attack in November 2008.
The Centre is a sacred synagogue of Jews.
OMARI MOSQUE, Jabaliya: The centuries old mosque in
Gaza was in news recently due to its destruction in ongoing
Israel-Gaza conflict.
MOUNT ONTAKE: The volcano 200 km west of Tokyo was
in news as it erupted suddenly, belching out clouds of rock
and ash, catching hundreds of hikers unawares and killing
over 36 persons.
SPORTS WORLD
NOVEMBER 2014
ROHIT SHARMA made history by scoring the highest
individual score of 264 runs (173b, 33x4, 9x6) in the world
history of ODIs, playing against Sri Lanka in Kolkatas Eden
Garden Stadium on Nov 13.
He became the only batsman in world to score two
double centuries in ODI format.
His previous best of 209 was against Australia in 2013
in Bengaluru.
He also created a world record for most fours-33 in a
single innings.
M S Dhoni was named as the captain of ICC ODI Team of
the Year 2014.
C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for 2014:
Former Indian captain Dilip Vengsarkar. The Award is given
by BCCI.
Polly Umrigar Award 2013-14: Pacer Bhuvneshwar
Kumar for being Indias best international cricketer of the
year, given by BCCI.
ICCs LG People's Choice Award 2014: Indian fast
bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar
VIRAT KOHLI:
Star batsman became the quickest
cricketer to reach 6,000 runs in ODIs, beating legendary
West Indian Vivian Richards record. He scored this feat
during Indias third ODI against Sri Lanka in Hyderabad.
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at
OCTOBER 2014
CURTAINS DOWN FOR 17TH ASIAN GAMES
The 17th Asian Games came to an end at Incheon on 4th
October. The 16-day sporting extravaganza saw intense
action among 45 countries with 9,500 sports persons. As
many as 14 world records were registered and more than
28 Games records were broken in this duration.
China topped with 342 medals (151 gold, 108 silver and
83 bronze) followed by South Korea (234) and Japan (200).
India was placed at 8th rank, securing 57 medals - 11 Gold,
10 Silver and 36 Bronze. In the last Asian Games at
Guangzhou, India stood sixth.
Mitchell Johnson:
Australias fast bowler won the
International Cricket Council's (ICC) Sir Garfield Sobers
trophy for the Cricketer of the Year award for 2014.
INDIAN HIGHLIGHTS
Yogeshwar Dutt ended a 28-year gold drought for India in
wrestling after winning Gold by beating Zalimkhan Yusupov
of Tajikistan in mens 65kg freestyle category.
Jitu Rai, shooter won India's 1st gold in the 50m event.
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NAMES
Saurav Ghosal
Pemba Tamang, Vijay Kumar
and Gurpreet Singh
Abishek Verma
Dipika
Pallikal,
Anaka
Alankamony and Joshana
Chinappa
Khushbir Kaur
Bajrang
SPORTS
Squash
Shooting
Tennis
Tintu Luka
Discus
throw
Athletics
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Squash
20km walk
Wrestling
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NATIONAL NEWS
AUGUST 2014
JULY 2014
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GOVT INITIATIVES
AUGUST 2014
AUGUST 2014
FOUR NEW GOVERNORS APPOINTED
Kalyan Singh
Vajubhai Vala
C Vidyasagar Rao
Mridula Sinha
Sheila Dikshit
K Sankaranarayanan
Kamala Beniwal
V K Duggal resigned as
Rajasthan
Karanatka
Maharashtra
Goa
Resigned as Governor of Kerala
quits as Governor (Maharashtra)
sacked as Mizoram Governor
Manipur Governor
The 20-day Nanda Devi Raj Jat yatra, also called the
Himalayan Kumbh, began from Nauti village in Chamoli
district in Uttarakhand on 18th August.
Sikkim has become the first choice of foreign tourists in
the north-eastern states of the country,
JULY 2014
JUNE 2014
JULY 2014
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JUNE 2014
GDP GROWS @ 4.7% IN 2013-14: Latest data
released by the Central Statistical Office (CSO) has
estimated value of Indias GDP at current market prices
at Rs. 113.55 lakh crore, achieving a growth rate of 4.7
percent in 2013-14 as against 4.5 percent achieved in
2012-13. This is the first time in 26 years after 198788 that GDP has grown at sub 5% in two successive
years. The per capita income at current prices during
2013-14 is estimated to have attained a level of
Rs.74,380.
JUNE 2014
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
AUGUST 2014
JULY 2014
NOMURA PREDICTS 6% GROWTH FOR
INDIA: According to the Japanese brokerage firm
ECONOMY
AUGUST 2014
JULY 2014
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BANKING
AUGUST 2014
JUNE 2014
JULY 2014
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INTERNATIONAL
AUGUST 2014
JUNE 2014
PERSONS IN NEWS
AUGUST 2014
IROM SHARMILA CHANU: The human rights activist was
in news as an Imphal Sessions Court ordered her release,
accepting her plea that she did not attempt suicide by
fasting unto death.
SHAH RUKH KHAN: Indian superstar has been roped in as
an ambassador for Inter-pols Turn Back Crime campaign
to promote awareness of how everyone can play a role in
preventing crime.
KAMLA BENIWAL: Governor of Mizoram was sacked by a
Presidential order for certain irregularities committed by her
during her Gujarat tenure.
NIKHIL CHANDWANI: First Indian to win the prestigious
Author of the Year award from the American Literary Forum
Society for his novel 'Coded Conspiracy.
JOHN KERRY: US Secretary of State (Foreign Minister)
visited in India to hold 5th Indo-US Strategic Dialogue
JULY 2014
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JUNE 2014
ARUNADHATI BHATTACHARYA: Chairperson of State
Bank of India has been ranked as most powerful women in
India by the Forbes Magazine. She stood at 36th rank.
KIRAN MAZUMDAR-SHAW: Chairperson of Biocon
Industries, has been awarded the Global Economy Prize for
business by the Kiel Institute in Germany.
MICHAEL SCHUMACHER: German Formula1 champion
was in news as he emerged out of coma after almost 5
months, following his ski accident in Dec. 2013.
ANGELA MERKEL: Chancellor of Germany, declared as
most powerful women in the world by Forbes Magazine.
JUNE 2014
RANJIT KUMAR: Solicitor General of India
Dr. AJIT KUMAR DOVAL: National Security Adviser, Govt
of India
ARUN JAITLEY: Governor on the Board of Governors of
the Asian Development Bank.
MADHURI DIXIT: appointed as
advocate for child rights'.
UNICEF's
'celebrity
JUAN CARLOS:
Spain's King, was in news as he
announced his abdication in favour of his son, Prince
Felipe, making way for a "new generation.
APPOINTMENTS
AUGUST 2014
FOUR NEW GOVERNORS APPOINTED
Kalyan Singh
Rajasthan
Vajubhai Vala
Karanatka
C Vidyasagar Rao
Maharashtra
Mridula Sinha
Goa
K.V. THOMAS: Congress MP appointed Chairman of the
Public Accounts Committee of Parliament.
S S MUNDRA: Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of
India for three year term. He is ex CMD of Bank of Baroda.
T M BHASIN: Chairman of the Indian Banks Association
IBA for 2014-15. He is CMD of Indian Bank.
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NAME
CONTRIBUTION
Sinology
Yu Ying-shih
Sustainable
Development
Gro Harlem
Brundtland, Ex.
PM of Norway.
Rule of Law
Albie Sachs
Research in Chinese
cultural, intellectual and
political history
innovation, leadership
and implementation of
sustainable
development
fight against apartheid
Bio-pharmaceutical science
Dr. Tasuku
Honjo & James
Allison
for 2010
for 2011
for 2012
JULY 2014
PREM BHATIA AWARD for Journalism:
SMITA GUPTA, Associate Editor with The Hindu, for
political reporting.
NITIN SETHI, Associate Editor, Business Standard, for
excellence in environmental and development reporting
JUNE 2014
49TH JNANPITH AWARD 2013: Noted Hindi poet
Kedarnath Singh. The award includes Rs 11 lakh as cash.
MOORTIDEVI AWARD,2013: C Radhakrishna for his
book 'Theekkadal Katanhu Thirumadhuram' in Malyalam.
Baileys Womens Prize for Fiction: Eimear McBride for
her first novel A girl is a Half-Formed Thing
'LEGION OF FRANCE': Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan
for his contribution to Cinema.
OBITUARY
AUGUST 2014
B K S IYENGAR: 96 years old Padma Vibhushan awardee
Yogacharya, known for his vast contribution in spreading
Indian Yoga all over the world.
U.R. ANANTHAMURTHY: Jnanpith awardee
renowned Kannada novelist and story writer
and
JULY 2014
ZOHRA SEHGAL: Legendary actress from Hindi theatre
and cinema, aged over 102 years.
NADINE GORDIMER: South African Nobel Prize-winning
author, one of the most powerful voices against the
injustice of apartheid.
JUNE 2014
SULTAN AZLAN SHAH: 'Father of Malaysian Hockey' as he
promoted the international hockey for over 41 years -- both
as a player and as an administrator.
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GOPINATH MUNDE:
Union Minister
for
Rural
Development and Panchayati Raj, Prominent BJP leader
from Maharashtra.
SPORTS
PLACES IN NEWS
AUGUST 2014
WORLD
AUGUST 2014
Name
Discipline
1.
Hockey
JULY 2014
2.
Swimming (Diving)
3.
Tennis
JUNE 2014
INDIRA GANDHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: The
airport in Delhi was declared second best in service quality
in world and sixth best airport in the world.
MEHRANGIR: Name of the bungalow of Late J. J. Bhabha,
a pioneer nuclear scientist, at Malabar Hills, Mumbai that
was auctioned for a record price of Rs. 372 crore.
RANI-KI-VAV, PATAN: The 11th century step well at
district Patan of Gujarat has been approved as a World
Heritage site by UNESCO.
GHNP, KULLU: The Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP)
in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh has been accorded the
UNESCO World Heritage Site status
THALOT/ LARJI: place about 40 km from Mandi in
Himachal Pradesh was in news as 24 engineering students,
including six girls, were washed away in River Beas
GARIPHEMA: Village in Nagaland was in news as it has
been declared the countrys first tobacco-free village on the
occasion of World No Tobacco Day on May 31.
Name
Discipline
1.
Wrestling
2.
Shri N. Lingappa
Athletics Lifetime
3.
Shri G. Manoharan
Boxing Lifetime
4.
Shri Gurcharan
Judo Lifetime
Singh Gogi
5.
Rowing Lifetime
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4
Name
Subedar Jagat Singh
Shri Passang
Tenzing
Sherpa
MWO Surender
Singh
Wing Commander
(Retd)
Amit Chowdhury
Discipline
Land Adventure
Land Adventure
Air Adventure
Life Time
Achievement
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ARJUNA AWARDS
S. No.
NAME
DISCIPLINE
1.
Archery
2.
Athletics
3.
Para-Athletics
4.
Mr. V. Diju
Badminton
5.
Basketball
6.
Boxing
7.
Mr. R. Ashwin*
Cricket
8.
Golf
9.
Kabaddi
10.
Rowing
11.
Shooting
12.
Squash
13.
Volleyball
14.
Weightlifting
15.
Wrestling
Championship
held
in
JULY 2014
20TH CWEALTH GAMES START IN GLASGOW
The 2014
Commonwealth
Games (officially
the 20th
Commonwealth Games) will be held in Glasgow, Scotland,
GENERAL AWARENESS JANUARY 2015
GOLDEN BOOT
Highest Goal Scorer (6) : James Rodriguez, Colombia
GOLDEN GLOVE
Best Goalkeeper: Manuel Neuer, Germany
The Indian men's football team has been ranked 151th in
the FIFA world rankings, which is topped by recentlycrowned world champions Germany.
Wimbledon Tennis Open, London: Novak Djokovic of
Serbia won the Mens title defeating Roger Federer of
Switzerland.
Womens title was won by Petra Kvitova of Czechslovakia by
defeating Eugenie Bouchard of Canada
VINCENZO NIBALI of Italy won the world famous three
week cycling marathon - Tour de France.
SIM BHULLAR has become the first player of Indian origin
to be a part of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in
USA after joining the Sacramento Kings team.
India clinched their first Test win against England at the
historic Lord's ground in London in nearly three decades.
JUNE 2014
Jitu Rai became first Indian shooter to win three medals in
successive ISSF Shooting World Cup.
Yogeshwar Dutt and Sushil won the gold medal and
silver medal respectively, in wrestling in International
Competition in Sassari city, Italy.
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Innovation in India
Shyama V. Ramani
Americanah
Hannah Kent
Burial Rites
Audrey Magee
The Undertaking
Eimear McBride
NATIONAL GAMES: The 35th edition of these will be held
in Kerala in Jan Feb, 2015. Sachin Tendulkar has been
appointed as Goodwill Ambassador for these games.
FRENCH OPEN TENNIS at Roland Garros, Paris
Rafael Nadal of Spain won the mens title for the ninth time,
and the fifth time in a row, beating Novak Djokovic of
Serbia, Womens title was won by Maria Sharapova of
Russia, defeating Romania's Simona Halep.
Hockey World Cup (men) Australia defeated The
Netherlands to win the cup at The Hague, Netherland.
Womens cup won by Netherland beating Australia
16th Asian Junior Athletics Championship: India won
2 Gold, 5 Silver and 5 Bronze to finish 5th at Taipei City,
China from 12 June to 15 June.
AUTHOR
A Girl Is a Half-Formed
Thing
Donna Tartt
Post Haste:
India
The Goldfinch
Quintessential
Hard Choices
B.G. Verghese
Hillary Clinton
C. R. Pakrashi
Arctic Summer
Damon Galgut
Thomas Piketty
R.D.Pradhan
An Undocumented Wonder:
The Making of the Great
Indian Election
S. Y. Quraishi
Piper Kerman
Deborah Harkness
The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt
Half Girlfriend
Chetan Bhagat
Simian
Vikram Balagopal
Natwar Singh
Vinod Rai
Assassination of Rajiv
Gandhi: An Inside Job
Faraz Ahmad
Ms Daman Singh
Neel Mukherjee
Finding Neema
Juliet Reynolds
Edward Klein
and
Gulzar
The
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a) Punjab
b) Haryana
c) Karnataka
d) Odisha
The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia
Flowers is one of the top national awards of which
country?
a) Japan
b) China
c) USA
d) Australia
Name the Indian dignitary who was conferred with
the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia
Flowers by Japan:
a) Narendra Modi
b) Sonia Gandhi
c) Manmohan Singh
d) Pranabh Mukherjee
President
Pranab
Mukherjee
visited
____________on a two-day visit 7-8 Nov, 2014.
a) Bhutan
b) Sweden
c) Sri Lanka
d) Finland
In a freak accident, a ship of Indian Navy sunk off
the Visakhapatnam coast during a naval exercise.
What type of ship it was:
a) Submarine target ship
b) Torpedo Recovery Vessel
c) High Speed Frigate
d) Sea mine blasting ship
The Central Government has allocated five thousand
crore rupees under AYUSH Mission for what
purpose.
a) To promote traditional method of Medicine
b) To open yoga schools in the country
c) To set up a mega ayurved Hospital
d) To distribute free medicines
Children's Film Society of India organised the first
edition of the National Children's Film Festival from
14to 16 Nov at which place:
a) Hyderabad
b) New Delhi
c) Bangaluru
d) Goa
Dmitry Rogozin visited India to attend 20th session
of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission
on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and
Cultural Cooperation at New Delhi. Who is he?
a) Deputy Prime Minister, Russia
b) Deputy Prime Minister, Japan
c) Foreign Minister of Russia
d) Foreign Minister of Japan
Mr. Narendra Modi joined the Forbes list of the
world's most powerful people at 15th rank. The list
is topped by ______________
a) Barack Obama
b) Xi Jinping
c) Angela Merkel
d) Vladimir Putin
_______________ has been appointed Chairperson
of the Central Board of Director Taxes:
a) Anita Kapur
b) Minaxi Sharma
c) Vijay Swami
d) G Gopal Krishan
54th National Open Athletics Championships was
held at which place:
a) Patna
b) New Delhi
c) Bengaluru
d) Chennai
_____________ was adjudged the best female
athlete
at
54th
National
Open
Athletics
Championships
a) Tintu Luka
b) Manju Bala
c) Krishna Poonia
d) Manjit Kaur
_____________ was adjudged the best male athlete
at 54th National Open Athletics Championships
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a) Vikas Gowada
b) Ankit Sharma
c) Ranjit Maheshvari
d) Abdul Najeeb
Name the cricketer who has won this years ICCs LG
Peoples Choice Award:
a) Virat Kohli
b) Rohit Sharma
c) Bhuvneshwar Kumar
d) C. Pujara
Chief of Indian Army was recently conferred
honourary rank of General of its army by which
country:
a) Nepal
b) Bangladesh
c) Sri Lanka
d) Myanmar
Name the star who became the quickest cricketer
to reach 6,000 runs in ODIs?
a) Virat Kohli
b) Rohit Sharma
c) AB de Villiers
d) MS Dhoni
The Indian Armys team of eight Garhwalis won the
rigorous endurance competition Cambrain Patrol
held at which place:
a) Wales
b) Ireland
c) Scotland
d) England
Name the local region of Spain which voted in a
symbolic ballot on Nov 9 on the issue whether to
break away from Spain or not to emerge as an
independent state
a) Valencia
b) Aragon
c) Catalonia
d) Murcia
Name the village near Varanasi that has been
adopted by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi?
a) Jayapur
b) Pindara
c) Sevapuri
d) Cholapur
Laxmikant Parsekar has been elected as New
Chief Minister of Which State:
a) Maharashtra
b) Goa
c) Teleangana
d) Kerala
DRDO successfully test-fired on Nov 9 its nuclear
capable ballistic missile ___________ off the Odisha
coast:
a) Agni I
b) Agni II
c) Agni III
d) Agni IV
Name the Indias first indigenous Light Combat
Aircrafts two-seater trainer jet version made its
maiden flight on Nov 8, 2014.
a) Tejas
b) Kiran
c) Rakshak
d) Garuda
With which country India signed a MoU on 7th Nov,
2014 for the establishment of Nalanda University in
Bihar.
a) Bhutan
b) Nepal
c) Myanmar
d) Sri Lanka
In collaboration with which country India tested the
long-range surface-to-air missile (LR-SAM) system
with a range of 70 km.
a) Germany
b) Japan
c) France
d) Israel
Who has been name as the most powerful business
woman in India by Fortune Magazine?
a) Arundhati Bhattacharya
b) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
c) Chanda Kochhar
d) Shikha Sharma
RBI has made it mandatory for banks to send SMS
alerts for which type of transactions?
a) Cash transactions
b) Cheque transactions
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d) Both Cheque and Cash transactions
___________ would be the countrys longest access
controlled six lane expressway.
a) Lucknow Agra
b) Pune Mumbai
c) Hyderabad Bangaluru
d) Mumbai Ahmadabad
___________ mountain pass in Dharchula,
Uttrakhand was in news as border trade worth over
Rs 3 crore took place between India and China this
year through this pass:
a) Zozi La Pass
b) Lipulekh Pass
c) Nathu La Pass
d) Darang Pass
India has inked a USD 200 million loan agreement
with which organization to finance the setting up of
technology centres to help MSMEs (Micro, Small &
Medium Enterprises) Enterprises enhance their
productivity.
a) World Bank
b) IMF
c) OECD
d) ADB
Name the three countries in the order in which they
were recently visited by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on his recent 10 day tour?
a) Myanmar, Australia, Fiji
b) Australia, Myanmar, Fiji
c) Fiji, Myanmar, Australia
d) Myanmar, Fiji, Australia
The 45th International Film Festival of India (IFFI)
began in ____________ on November 20
a) Pune
b) Goa
c) Mumbai
d) Hyderabad
_______________ is the focus country for the 45th
International Film Festival of India (IFFI)?
a) China
b) Japan
c) Myanmar
d) South Korea
In which State a tragic incident took place in which
over 14 women died due to faulty sterlisation
operations?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Chhattisgarh
c) Rajasthan
d) Gujarat
Name the film personality who has been honoured
with The Centenary Award for Indian Film
Personality of the Year 2014?
a) Rajanikanth
b) Kamal Hasan
c) Amitabh Bachhan
d) Jitendera
____________has become the first state in the
country to have bank accounts for all families in the
state under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna
(PMJDY).
a) Odisha
b) Kerala
c) Sikkim
d) Goa
6th World Ayurveda Congress held in New Delhi
from 6 to 9 November 2014. This years theme was
a) Health Challenges and Ayurveda
b) Health and Ayurveda
c) Chellenges before Ayurveda
d) Towards future with Ayurveda
Name the winner of this year Durand Cup football
tournament:
a) Pune FC
b) East Bagan
c) Mohan Bagan
d) Salgaocar FC
Final match of Durand Cup football tournament was
held at which place:
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a) Goa
b) Pune
c) Kolkata
d) Bengaluru
125th birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad,
is observed as _____________
a) National Literacy Day
b) National Education Day
c) National Awareness Day
d) National Knowledge Day
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was the first __________
Minister of independent India?
a) Health
b) Education
c) Home
d) Rural Development
Unnat Bharat Abhiyaan has been launched recently
for what purpose:
a) To promote standard of educational institutions
b) Collaboration of IITs / IIMs with villages
c) To promote contribution of IITs / IIMs in industry
d) To improve functioning of IITs and IIMs
Name the portal launched to enable students view
details of courses, labs, faculty, library, hostels
available etc. of all the colleges, for selecting the
right college for their higher education.
a) Know your Institutions
b) Know Your College
c) Know Your Universities
d) Know your Schools
Government has launched Skill Assessment Matrix
for Vocational Advancement of Youth (SAMVAY) for
what propose:
a) To facilitate students to switch between
education and jobs.
b) To assess skill requirements of the students
c) To facilitate job placement of students
d) To introduce gradation of vocational training
Name the two scholarship schemes recently
launched for technical education
a) Saksham and Pragati
b) Sakshar and Pratibha
c) Unnati and Pragati
d) Pratibha and Saksham
G.S. Sandhu has been appointed chairman of which
National Level organization:
a) National Chemical Weapon Commission
b) National Chemical Weapon Convention
c) National Central Chemical Commission
d) National Commission for Chemical War
Small town of Hampi was in news as some 20
drawings of the Harappan (Sindhu) era in Gondi
dialect were discovered there at a nearby hilltop. It
is in which State?
a) Karnataka
b) Kerala
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Andhra
National Cancer Awareness Day is observed on
which date:
a) 4 November
b) 7 November
c) 5 November
d) 10 November
Suzlon Energy installed the worlds tallest 120
meters high hybrid wind generator turbine at which
place of India?
a) Kutch, Gujarat
b) Bidar, Karnataka
c) Panji, Goa
d) Kochhi, Kerala
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c) Goa
d) Karnataka
Final match of the World Kabaddi League was
played at which place in India?
a) New Delhi
b) Ludhiana
c) Jalandhar
d) Mohali
Nikki Haley, the youngest of current US Governors
(42) recently visited Punjab. She is governor of
which State?
a) California
b) South Carolina
c) North Carolina
d) Louisiana
Rohit Sharma made history by scoring the highest
individual score of 264 runs at which stadium?
a) Eden Garden
b) Chinnaswamy
c) Chidambaram
d) Wankhede
Name the veteran film director from Bollywood,
famous for his tele serial Mahabharat and movie
Baghban who passed away recently?
a) Ketan Chopra
b) Ravi Chopra
c) B.R. Chopra
d) Yash Chopra
The East Asian Summit was recently held at Nay Pyi
Taw. It is a group of __________ countries
a) 15
b) 19
c) 18
d) 20
On his visit to Australia Prime Minister visited which
Australian city first?
a) Brisbane
b) Sydney
c) Melbourne
d) Canberra
The G-20 summit in Australia was held at which
place:
a) Canberra
b) Sydney
c) Melbourne
d) Brisbane
Which of the following cities is the capital of
Australia?
a) Canberra
b) Sydney
c) Melbourne
d) Brisbane
Prime Minister recently visited Fiji. Name the capital
of Fiji?
a) Tuva
b) Suva
c) Luva
d) Buva
Prime Minister announced a $75 million line of
credit for Fiji for what purpose:
a) for a power plant and upgrading the sugar
industry
b) for the development of fisheries
c) for promotion of power generation
d) for development of roads and airport
Government has notified new BIS marks for 15
electronic products. What is BIS?
a) Bureau of Indian Standards
b) British of International Standards
c) Business of Indian Standards
d) Bureau of Indias Standards
Recently which two countries agreed on a timetable
to limit emission of greenhouse gases ending a
20-year discord between them on how to combat
climate change
?
a) China and Japan
b) China and USA
c) USA and Australia
d) Australia and Japan
The NOF requirements for NBFCs has been raised
from Rs.25 lakh at present to Rs.1 crore by March,
2016. What is meant by NOF?
a) Net Own Funds
b) Net Operational Funds
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c) Vigyaan
d) Uchhal
135) Prasar Bharti announced to re-launch DD National
with which new tagline?
a) Desh Ka Naya Channel
b) Desh Ka Chaheta Channel
c) Indias No. 1 Channel
d) Desh Ka Apna Channel
136) Institute for Economics and Peace, Sydney released
Global Terrorism Index 2014. As per this index
which is the country worst effected by terrorism?
a) Iraq
b) Iran
c) Syria
d) Afghanistan
137) Institute for Economics and Peace, Sydney released
Global Terrorism Index 2014. As per this index India
has been placed at which place?
a) 4th
b) 5th
th
c) 6
d) 7th
138) Name the medium range surface-to-air anti-aircraft
missile recently tested by Indian Air Force?
a) Akash
b) Nag
c) Prahar
d) Dhanush
139) Name the winner International Childrens Peace
Prize - 2014?
a) Alia Yusufjai
b) Malala
c) Neha Gupta
d) Kailash Satyarthi
140) IAAF World Athletics Championship 2015 will be held
at which place?
a) Doha
b) Qatar
c) Beijing
d) London
141) Terry Walsh recently resign as the Head Coach for
which Indian national team?
a) Hockey
b) Football
c) Squash
d) Badminton
142) Name the cricketer who won the C.K. Nayudu
Lifetime Achievement Award for 2014?
a) Kapil Dev
b) Ravi Shashtri
c) Dilip Vengsarkar
d) Sunil Gavaskar
143) Name the cricketer who won the Polly Umrigar
Award 2013-14 for being Indias best international
cricketer of the year?
a) Rohit Sharma
b) Shikhar Dhawan
c) Ravinder Jadeja
d) Bhuvneshwar Kumar
144) As per a latest UN report which country has the
worlds largest youth population in the age group of
10-24 year
a) India
b) China
c) Brazil
d) USA
145) Sumitra Charat Ram Award 2014 has been given to
which eminent personality?
a) Pandit Jasraj
b) Hari Prasad Chaurasia
c) Pandit Shivraj Sharma
d) Shujaat Khan
146) Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd
(IREDA) and US Export-Import (Exim) Bank signed a
MoU for cooperation in which field?
a) Clean Energy Investment
b) Development of Solar Energy
c) Improvement of Power Distribution
d) Thermal Power Generation
147) Name the winner of Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace,
Disarmament and Development for 2014
a) DRDO
b) ISRO
c) ONGC
d) NTPC
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135 D
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SUCCESS MANTRA
For Interview
10 STEPS TO SUCCESS
Dress appropriately
Maintain proper body language
Proper entry and sitting posture
Proper attitude during interview
Promptness in replies
Leading the interviewer to the topics of your interest
Time factor: - neither too short nor too long
What to say when you do not know the answer
How to handle controversial questions
Leaving the room gracefully
10 PITFALLS TO BE AVOIDED
Nervousness
Lack of knowledge
Aggressive Temperament
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
DISADVANTAGES OF INTERVIEW
1.
Interviewer may be biased
2.
Too much dependence on on the spot performance
3.
Specific knowledge may not be possible always
Improper dress up
Dull interview session
Lack of enthusiasm
Dishonesty and bluff
Casual approach
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your inability. But do not keep doing the same for every
other question.
BE HONEST IN ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS?
The question of being honest or dishonest comes into picture
only when you are talking about, answering opinion-based
questions or personality-related questions. If you have an
considered opinion about some issue and believe in that,
then there is nothing wrong in expressing it frankly. If you
have an opinion about some issue
and think that it may
not be appreciated by the interviewer, first ask yourself as to
why you opine so. Think over that objectively. If you still
hold the same view, go ahead and express it freely. If you
can change your mind and opine differently, express that
changed version.
53
Educational Background
You passed B.Sc./B.Com/B.A. in the year 2007, what
were you doing till now?
There is a gap in between graduation and PG. Why?
Why is there a great variation in marks between class
10th, 12th & graduation?
What is the use of your subject in this sector?
What is the use of your subject in life?
How do you correlate your subjects with Banking?
Why didnt you continue your studies?
Your subjects are related with IAS, PCS. Then why are
you here?
From which college/university have you completed your
graduation?
What are the specialties of the schools/colleges from
where you have acquired education?
Why have you switched to Arts stream from Science
stream or vice versa?
These days the use of computer is increasing in the
banking industry. Since you dont have the knowledge of
computers, how will you perform your job satisfactorily?
You have done MCA then why dont you go for technical
post?
What is the motto of your college / university?
You have written in your bio data N.A. What is this?
54
REASONING ABILITY
Qs. 1-7): Study the following information and
answer the questions given below:
J, K, L, M, N, O, P and R are sitting around a circular
table facing the centre. Each of them was born in a different
year 1971, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985 and
1990, not necessarily in the same order.
M is sitting second to the right of K. L is sitting third
to the right of J. L and J were born before 1980. Only the
one born in 1984 is sitting exactly between J and K. N who
is the eldest is not an immediate neighbor of J and M. R is
older than only M. R is sitting second to the left of P. P is
not an immediate neighbor of N. J is younger than L. K was
born before O.
1)
2)
3)
4)
6)
7)
1)
3)
5)
1)
3)
5)
OR
JL
KJ
MPJL
NLKO
RMLN
2) MK
4) RP
2) OKPM
4) KNPO
12-13):
Statements: Some files are folders. All folders are
pockets. No pocket is a bag.
12)
13)
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15)
16)
Who is facing E?
1) R
2) S
3) Q
4) P
5) None of these
Which of the following pairs represents
persons standing at the end of the rows?
1) TB
2) PC
3) PF
4) DS
5) None of these
What is Fs position with respect to R?
1) F is facing the one who is second to the right of R.
2) F is second to the left of the person facing R.
3) F is facing the one who is second to the right of R
4) F is second to the left of the person facing R
5) None of these
1) PQE
3) TRC
5) QUD
2) BCR
4) FEQ
18)
1) PSBA
3) BEQS
5) RUCF
2) CEQR
4) UTDF
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beach
a
a
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a
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1) Stem
3) Leaf
5) Fruit
2) Branch
4) Web
1) Clone
3) Duplicate
5) Fake
2) Replica
4) Copy
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38)
39)
Which of the
correct?
1) P-II-Yellow
3) S-I-Black
5) None of these
40)
Qs. 32-35): Read the information/Statement given in
each question carefully and answer the questions.
32)
33)
34)
35)
following
combinations
is
2) Q-III-Green
4) T-V- Yellow
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EDUCATIONAL IS LEARNING
WHAT DIDNT EVEN KNOW
YOU DIDNT KNOW
GENERAL AWARENESS JANUARY 2015
QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE
Qs. 51-55): What will come in place of the question
mark (?) in the following questions?
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52)
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1
3
1
1 ? 1 1
3
9
7
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5
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126
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72 x 6 + (15)2 + 10 = ?
1) 23
3) 519
5) None of these
2) (519)1/2
4) 529
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17001 81 x 19 = ? x 29
1) 100
3) 140
5) 130
2) 110
4) 170
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3) 105
5) None of these
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2) 75
3) 74
4) 73
5) None of these
In a school there are 800 students out of
whom 45 percent are girls. Monthly fee of
each boy is Rs. 600 and monthly fee of each
girl is 30 percent less than each boy. What is
the total monthly fee of girls and boys
together?
1) Rs. 425400/2) Rs. 414600/3) Rs. 419600/4) 423400/5) None of these
The simple interest accrued on a sum of
certain capital principal is Rs. 6400/- in four
years at the rate of 8 p.c.p.a. what would be
the compound interest accrued on that
principal at the rate of 2 p.c.p.a. in 2 years?
1) Rs.800
2) Rs. 808/3) Rs. 704/4) Rs. 700/5) None of these
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It two marbles are picked at random, what is
the probability that either both are red or both
are green?
1)
3)
3
5
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7
2)
4)
4
105
5
91
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91
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4)
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15
5) None of these
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
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If four marbles are picked any random, what is
the probability that at least one is yellow?
1)
84)
2
15
12
91
1
15
5) None
If three marbles are picked at random, what is
the probability that two are blue and one is
yellow?
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1343
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2345
4220
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433
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4555
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912
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sed
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2421
1376
2212
3283
5) None of these
GENERAL AWARENESS JANUARY 2015
60
State B
State C
RENT
FOOD
CHILDRENS
EDUCATION
CLOTHES
TRAVELLING
A
B
C
D
E
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ENGLISH LNAGUAGE
Qs. 101-106): Read the following passage carefully
and answer the questions given below it. Certain
words / phrases have been printed in bold to help
you locate them while answering some of the
questions.
Health insurance policies were first introduced
in 1986 at a time when the Indian insurance industry was
nationalized. The policies on offer were complicated to read
and offered limited cover. There were no third party
administrators operating in India, and there was no direct
settlement of claims between health insurer and hospital.
There were therefore issues concerning claims servicing.
Which involved an insured following cumbersome
procedures to get claims authenticated and paid. The
business was not profitable for the nationalized insurers,
and not popular with the public at large.
The original mediclaim policy, however, developed
and in many cases has provided the base model for the
health care insurance policies that were introduced
immediately after liberelisation of the general insurance
sector at the turn of the millennium.
Health insurance, however, saw no specialist
players until relatively recently. This is because there was a
general expectation that the insurance industry regulator
the IRDA would set a smaller capitalization requirement for
health insurers and / or amend the rules for foreign equity
ownership in Indian insures in recognition of the fact that
health insurances loss ratios were not good, and therefore
finding an Indian partner to invest 76% in a health insurer
would be a difficult task. The IRDA did not, however, relax
either the capitalization requirements or foreign investments
caps. Initially, therefore, the health insurance market did
not grow as quickly as may have been expected.
Growth in policyholder numbers, more
effective third party administration and an affective network
of hospitals is expected to see the numbers improve. Other
changes have been effected to encourage growth in this
sector. Life insurers have been allowed to sell health
insurance. Initially, life insurers were only allowed to sell
certain types of health covers as a supplement to a life
policy. However, the IRDA has allowed life insurers to sell
pure health insurances products subject to products
specific approvals. The standard mediclaim policy has
undergone several revisions and modifications. In recent
years, private health insurers have been offering fresh
products with increased covers and sum insured. Private
hospital rates are still low compared to the rates charge in
more developed countries, high when compared to average
Indian earnings. It is no longer uncommon for Indian
employees to now expect that health care will be part of an
employment package. With the opening up of the market to
private competition, the claims process has become much
less cumbersome. Support for a health insurance market
has also come from some less obvious sources. Indian
states have started relying on insurance policies to meet
some of their legal obligations to provide health care to their
citizens. The central government has also proposed the
introduction of free health care insurance for the poor. This
plan is meant to cover every poor family for INR 30,000 per
annum. The central government will pay 75% of the
GENERAL AWARENESS JANUARY 2015
62
2) brought about
4) troubled
2) Matter for
4) topic of
2) uniform
4) bulky
110) RELUCTANCE
1) intensity
3) fanaticism
5) devotion
2) unwillingness
4) keenness
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watching
focusing
reason
owed
made
featured
wanted
expected
compared
unlike
alike
in
up
slow
2) pressing
4) facing
2) due
4) lent
2) proof
4) thought
2) similar
4) balanced
2) back
4) behind
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3)
5)
137) 1)
3)
5)
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3)
5)
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3)
5)
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3)
5)
especially
precise
regularly
benefit
measure
detriments
excess
availability
access
deem
believed
doubted
available
poised
concentrated
2) important
4) main
148)
2) advantages
4) losses
2) open
4) gain
149)
2) timed
4) idea
2) assured
4) gear
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152)
153)
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3) Statue of Integrity
4) Statue of Unity
5) None of these
Hemant Contractor has been appointed as new
Chairman of which important organization?
1) PFRDA
2) NABARD
3) IRDA
4) SEBI
5) None of these
RBI has directed banks to disallow _________
in the accounts where customers have not
fulfilled KYC norms:
1) Deposits
2) Credits
3) Debits
4) Summations
5) None of these
What is logo for Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan?
1) A hand with broom
2) A broom and dustbin
3) Sketch of Gandhi
4) Specs of Gandhi
5) None of these
11th ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 will be
hosted by which country?
1) Australia
2) New Zealand
3) England & Australia
4) Australia & New Zealand 5) None of these
Name the national security advisor of India?
1) Ajit Doval
2) Mukul Rohatgi
3) Ranjit Kumar
4) Pradeep Kumar
5) None of these
Jens Stoltenberg has been named as the new
Secretary General of which organization:
1) NATO
2) OECD
3) European Union
4) WEF
5) None of these
ATP China open tennis cup 2014 was held at
which place:
1) Shanghai
2) Beijing
3) Guangzhou
4) Taipei
5) None of these
If a company intends to issue shares to the
public, it will require prior permission from
which of the following organizations?
1) Forward Market Commission
2) Securities Exchange Board of India
3) Shares Issue Authority of India
4) Ministry of Finance
5) None of these
_________ won the Mens singles trophy at
ATP China open tennis cup 2014:
1) Novak Djokovic
2) Roger Federer
3) Rafael Nadal
4) Stan Wawrinka
5) None of these
At which place in the world, students are
leading a prodemocracy protest by the name
occupy central / umbrella revolution?
1) Singapore
2) Hong Kong
3) North Korea
4) Spain
5) None of these
As per the provisions of which Act bankers
have been empowered to take possession of
the assets charged to them, without
intervention of court?
1) Banking Regulation Act, 1949
2) Bankers Recovery of Loans Act, 1971
3) SARFAESI Act, 2002
4) Debt Recovery Tribunal Act, 1993
5) No such provision
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5) None of these
171) Which of the following can be called part of
service sector?
1) Textile Mills
2) Banking
3) Coal Mines
4) Agriculture
5) None of these
172) John OKeefe of USA, May-Britt & Edward
Moser of Norway won the Nobel Prize 2014 for
which field:
1) Physics
2) Medicine
3) Chemistry
4) Economics
5) None of these
173) Name the super cyclone that caused wide
spread devastation in the coastal part of
Andhra Pradesh:
1) Khudmud
2) Hudmud
3) Hudhud
4) Hudbud
5) None of these
174) What is the objective of the recently launched
Swachhta Udyami Yojana - Swachhta Se
Sampannta Ki Aur:
1) To provide financial assistance to Safai
Karamcharis
2) To open public toilets in the rural areas
3) To open public toilets in the urban areas
4) To provide employment to Safai Karamchairs
5) None of these
175) Which of the following type of account is
known as Demat Account?
1) Accounts which are Zero Balance Accounts
2) Accounts opened for repayment of a loan
3) Accounts to keep record of sale / purchase of
shares
4) Accounts opened for salary transactions
5) None of these
176) Name the single premium pension policy for
senior citizens launched for a limited period of
one year, from 15-08-2014 to 14-08-2015:
1) Varishtha Bima Yojana
2) Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana
3) Vridh Pension Bima Yojana
4) Varishtha Pension Yojana
5) None of these
177) Which of the following is an Escrow account?
1) Account for making payments to the borrower
2) Account for receiving banks interest
3) Account for disbursing the loan amount
4) Account for receiving all the receipts of the
borrower
5) None of these
178) What does the letter M depict in the term SME
as used in the financial world?
1) Maximum
2) Medium
3) Mercantile
4) Mutual
5) Micro
179) A person professionally trained in the
technical aspects of insurance and related
fields is called______________?
1) Actuary
2) Factuary
3) Insurer
4) Insuara
5) None of these
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COMPUTER AWARENESS
181) It contains data descriptions and defines the
name, data type, and length of each field in
the database
1) data dictionary
2) data table
3) data record
4) data field
5) None of these
182) Personal logs or journal entries posted on the
Web are known as
1) listserves
2) Webcasts
3) blogs
4) subject directories
5) None of these
183) It uses pictures (called icons) and menus
displayed on the screen to send commands to
the computer system
1) command-based user interface
2) GUI
3) system utility
4) API
5) None of the above
184) Which of the following is NOT a type of
broadband Internet connection?
1) cable
2) DSL
3) Dial-up
4) Satellite
5) None of these
185) Software such as viruses,worms and Trojan
horses,that has a malicious intent,is known as
1) spyware
2) adware
3) spam
4) malware
5) None of these
186) The first generation of computers was based
upon?
1) Transistors
2) ICs
3) Valves
4) Conductor
187) In MICR C stands for?
a) Colour
b) Code
c) Character
d) Coding
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and system of rules for constructing
statements
by
which
humans
can
communicate the instructions to be executed
by a computer
1) A computer program
2) A programming language
3) An assemble
4) Syntax
5) None of these
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SPECIAL MCQS ON
INDIAN POLITY
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c) To judiciary.
d) None of the above.
India has Parliamentary Democracy because:
a) Of distribution of power between the Centre and
the States.
b) The Council of Ministers is responsible to the
Legislature.
c) The Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by the
public.
d) Of a single constitutional framework.
Which one of the following determines that
the Indian Constitution is Federal?
a) A written and rigid Constitution.
b) An independent Judiciary.
c) Vesting of residuary powers with the Centre.
d) Distribution of powers between the Centre and
the States.
Which one of the following is the mandatory
minimum requirement for a functional
federation?
a) States should be represented in the Upper House
of the National Legislature.
b) Judicial Review.
c) Distribution of legislative and administrative
powers between the two sets of Governments,
National and State, so as to ensure the
Independence of the Governments within their
respective spheres.
d) Distribution of legislative and administrative power
between the two sets of Governments, National and
State, to ensure independent but coordinated
exercise of powers of the Government.
The structure of the Indian Constitution is
a) federal in form and unitary in spirit.
b) unitary.
c) unitary in form and federal in spirit.
d) purely federal.
The Constitution of India has created:
a) A very weak centre.
b) A very strong centre.
c) A centre which is weak in normal times but very
strong during emergencies.
d) None of these.
At the time of Emergency, the Indian State
become from
a) Federal, Unitary.
b) Unitary, Federal.
c) Unitary, Unitary.
d) Unitary, Quasi-federal.
The Constitution establishes a System of
Government which is almost quasi-federal.
This was a statement of:
a) Sir Jennings.
b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
c) Prof. K.C. Wheare.
d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
The Constitution of India describes India as:
a) A federation.
b) Quasi-federal.
c) A Union of States.
d) None of these.
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d) Eleven.
Match List I and List II and select the correct
answer by using the codes given below the
lists:
List-I
(Features of the Indian Constitution)
I. Fundamental Rights.
II. Parliamentary System of
Government.
III. Emergency provisions.
IV. Directive Principles of State Policy.
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B. USA.
C. Ireland.
D. German Reich.
E. Canada.
a) I-B, II-D, III-E, IV-A.
b) I-E, II-A, III-D, IV-C.
c) I-B, II-A, III-D, IV-C.
d) I-A, II-B, III-D, IV-C.
The Constitution of India borrowed the
scheme of Indian Federation from the
Constitution of:
a) USA.
b) Canada.
c) USSR.
d) UK.
The framers of the Constitution borrowed the
idea of judicial review from the Constitution
of:
a) France.
b) USA.
c) United Kingdom.
d) None of the above.
Which one of the following feature was not
borrowed by the Indian Constitution from the
British Constitution?
a) Parliamentary system of Government.
b) Rule of Law.
c) Election provisions.
d) None of the above.
Which part of the Constitution of India talks
about the Municipalities?
a) Part IX.
b) Part IX (A).
c) Part X.
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List-II
(Borrowed from)
A. UK.
d) Part X (A).
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The
original
Constitution
classified
Fundamental Rights into seven categories, but
now
a) there are six.
b) there are five.
c) there are eight.
d) they have been regrouped in three categoriessocial, economic and political.
Right to Property in India is:
a) Fundamental Right.
b) Legal Right.
c) Constitutional Right.
d) None of the above
Right to property has been taken away from
Fundamental rights a placed in Article 300 A
through:
a) 24th Amendment.
b) 42nd Amendment.
c) 39th Amendment.
d) 44th Amendment.
Which one of the following has been wrongly
listed as a special feature of Fundamental
Rights in India?
a) Fundamental Rights are subject to reasonable
restrictions.
b) Fundamental Rights are more sacrosanct than
rights granted by ordinary laws.
c) Fundamental Rights are justiciable and can be
enforced through Supreme Court.
d) Fundamental Rights can be waived by a person.
Fundamental rights are based on the:
a) Bill of Rights (U.S.A).
b) Bill of Rights (U.S.A.) with in-built limitations.
c) Bill of Rights (U.K.).
d) Bill of Rights (Canada).
Fundamental
Rights
secured
to
the
citizen/individuals is protected against:
a) State action.
b) State as well as private action.
c) Against individual.
d) All of the above.
Fundamental Rights are:
a) Negative rights.
b) Restrictive rights.
c) Limited rights.
d) All of the above.
Who enjoys the right to impose reasonable
restrictions on the Fundamental Rights of
Indian citizens?
a) The Supreme Court.
b) The Parliament.
c) The President.
d) None of these.
Whether judiciary is the part of the other
authority in Art. 12 of the Constitution?
a) Yes.
b) No.
c) Both depend upon circumstances.
d) None of the above.
When an enactment is of such a nature that no
separation is possible between inconsistent
and consistent part:
a) Whole Act will be operative.
b) Whole Act will be inoperative.
c) The Act will neither be operative nor inoperative.
d) None of the above.
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GENERAL AWARENESS JANUARY 2015
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Corporation
172) Name the grand master who won the World Chess
Championship title defeating five-time champion
Viswanathan Anand: Magnus Carlsen
173) Magnus Carlsen, world chess champion is from
which country: Norway
178) Name the player who won four gold medals in the
Track Asia Cup Cycling Championship 2014 held at
New Delhi: Ms Deborah
179) To Indian Christian priests were decorated with
Sainthood by the Pope Francis II. This process is
known as_______________: Canonisation
180) Finals of the World Kabaddi League were played in
which city: Mohali, Punjab
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goals: Lionel Messi
186) Which organisation has started a Delhi-Kathmandu
bus service from Nov. 26: Delhi Transport
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594) John Kerry who visited India recently is the Foreign
Minister of which country: USA
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She
resigned from
governorship
BJP veteran Kalyan Singh has been appointed
Governor of which State: Rajasthan
Who has been appointed as the new governor of
Maharashtra: C Vidyasagar Rao
Vajubhai Vala, a senior BJP leader from Gujarat has
been made Governor of which State: Karnataka
Deputy Prime Minister of which country recently
visited India to promote mutual economic and social
ties: United Kingdom
Name the Deputy Prime Minister of UK who recently
visited India: Nick Clegg
Who is the Prime Minister of United Kingdom: David
Cameron
What is the official name of the currency of United
Kingdom: UK Pound
With which country India conducted its first ever
joint Air Force exercise: Russia
What is the name of the joint Air Force exercise
conducted with Russia: Avia Indra-2014
Avia Indra-2014 is being conducted in ________
region located North of the Caspian Sea: Astrakhan
Of the total 943 million telephone users of India,
roughly _____ per cent are from urban area: 60%
On which route Indias first sea plane service has
been launched: Mumbai-Lonavala
What is the title of the recent book launched by
Vinod Rai, former CAG of India: Not Just An
Accountant
Ahmet Davutoglu has been appointed Prime Minister
of which country: Turkey
Indias first Indian Institute of Engineering Science
and Technology (IIEST) has been established at
which place: Shibpur, West Bengal
Which international organization has called for a ban
on the use of e-cigarettes indoors and its sale to
children: World Health Organization
BWF World Badminton Championship was held in
which country: Denmark (Copenhagen)
Indian domain names now can make their names
with extension _______ in Devnagri Script: .Bharat
The 2018 Commonwealth Games will be hosted by
which country: Australia
V K Duggal recently resigned as Governor of which
State: Manipur
Which international organization has appointed Shah
Rukh Khan as its brand ambassador for it project
Turn Back Crime: Interpol
Govt. has setup R. Ramanujam Committee for what
purpose: To identify obsolete laws
The popular Ice Bucket Challenge is aimed at
collected charity to fight which decease:
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Under Pradhanmantri Jan Dhan Yojana, the account
holders will also be provided Rs. _________
accidental cover insurance: One lac
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904) Who has been made the new king of Spain: Prince
Felipe
international
tournament:
901) Name the cricket team that won the Indian Premier
JUNE 2014
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Rs.74,380
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900) Yogeshwar Dutt and Sushil won the gold medal and
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language:
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