Hindustan Newsprint Limited Recruitment

Hindustan Newsprint Limited invites qualified candidates in different Trades/ Disciplines as given below for Apprenticeship training under the Apprentices Act :

1. Fitter – 24 vacancies
2. Turner – 03 vacancies
3. Mechanic (Motor Vehicle) – 04 vacancies
4. Electrician – 15 vacancies
5. Instrument Mechanic – 10 vacancies
6. Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Mechanic – 03 vacancies
7. Machinist – 02 vacancies
8. Welder – 08 vacancies
9. Programming & Systems Administration Assistant – 04 vacancies
10. Advanced Attendant Operator (Process) – 05 vacancies
11. Office Secretary ship – 05 vacancies
12. Agriculture – 03 vacancies
13. Nursing Assistant – 03 vacancies
14. Catering & Restaurant Management – 01 vacancy

Last Date for Receipt of Application: 16.04.2012

For complete advertisement visit : http://www.hnlonline.com/WriteReadData/resumes/JobDes_28.pdf

Indian Bank Recruitment of 86 Specialist Officers

INDIAN BANK, a leading Public Sector Bank, with headquarters in Chennai having geographical presence all over India and abroad invites applications from Indian Citizens for the post of SPECIALIST OFFICERS :

Important Dates :

• Opening date for online registration : 29.03.2012 
• Closing date for online registration (including from far flung areas) : 18.04.2012 
• Last date for receipt of printout along with requisite enclosures at the prescribed address : 25.04.2012 
• Last date for receipt of printout along with requisite enclosures at the prescribed address (from far flung areas) : 02.05.2012

SPECIALIST OFFICERS

Number of Vacancies: 86
Posts:
1. Chartered Accountant – 01 vacancy
2. Chief Manager (Technology Management) – 01 vacancy
3. Chief Dealer (Treasury) – 01 vacancy
4. Dy. Administrator (Wealth Management) – 02 vacancies
5. Chartered Accountant – 12 vacancies
6. Senior Manager (Risk Management) – 03 vacancies
7. Dealer (Forex / Domestic / Derivatives) – 04 vacancies
8. Manager (HR) / Manager (Personnel) – 10 vacancies
9. Manager (Risk Management) – 02 vacancies
10. Security Officer – 15 vacancies
Technical Officer: (Engineer):
11. Civil Engineer – 05 vacancies
12. Electrical Engineer – 05 vacancies
13. Mechanical Engineer – 01 vacancy
14. Automobile Engineer – 01 vacancy
15. Architect – 01 vacancy
16. Wealth Manager – 21 vacancies
17. Engineer – Printing Technology – 01 vacancy

For complete advertisement visit : http://www.indian-bank.com/career.php

Indian Overseas Bank 1500 Probationary Officers Recruitment

Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) was established in 1937 by Shri M Ct M Chidambaram Chettyar to encourage overseas banking and foreign exchange operations. The bank is based in Chennai (Madras) with 2555 domestic branches and six branches overseas. The bank invites application from eligible candidates for recruitment to the post of Probationary Officers on probation for a period of two years.
Name of the Post & Number of Vacancies
Probationary Officer: 1500 vacancies

Important Dates

• Opening date for online registration/ payment of application fee: 30 March 2012
• Closing date for online registration/ payment of application fee: 19 April 2012
• Tentative date for Interview: May/ June 2012

Eligibility Criteria

• Educational Qualification: A Degree in any discipline from a recognised university/ Institution with minimum 60% Marks (55% for SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD).
• IBPS Score Requirement: Valid IBPS score obtained in Common Written Examination (CWE) for Probationary Officers (POs) / Management Trainees (MTs) 2011-12 with a minimum score of 120 for
  General category and 105 for SC/ ST/OBC/ PWD category.
  
  NOTE: Candidates should also secure minimum marks, i.e. 24 for General category and 21 for Reserved Categories, in each subject including descriptive test in CWE.
• Essential Qualification: Candidate should be Computer literate which the candidate must either possess before or acquire within six months of joining the Bank.
• Desirable Qualification: Diploma in Banking & Finance (DBF) from Indian Institute Of Banking and Finance (IIBF) is a besides the above entry level qualification.
• Age Limit (as on 1 July 2011): Minimum 21 years, Maximum 30 years

Pay Scale: Rs 14500 - 600 x 7/ 18700 -700 x 2/ 20100 - 800 x 7/ 25700 plus DA, HRA, CCA as per rules in force from time to time.
Selection Procedure: Candidates shall be selected on the basis of interview (50 marks). Minimum qualifying marks in the Interview will be 22.50 marks for General Category and 20 marks for SC/ ST/ OBC/ PC Candidates.
Final selection will be made on the basis of aggregate marks obtained by the candidates in the  Common Written Examination (CWE) conducted by IBPS in Sept / Nov 2011 & Interview and will be strictly according to the merit ranking.
Interview Centres: The personal interview will be tentatively held at major centres of the country and address of the same will be advised in the interview call letters.
Application Fee: Fee for General and OBC category candidates is Rs 200 and fee for SC/ ST/ PWD category candidates is Rs 50.
The fee can be paid either in the form of Payment Receipt Challan which will be available on the bank's website from 30 March 2012. The fee needs to be remitted in any of Indian Overseas Bank's branches by means of cash only and collect candidate's copy of Payment Receipt Challan for the application fee/ postage charge paid. Candidates should ensure that the following information has been correctly entered (1) Branch Name & Code Number (2) Transaction ID (3) Date of deposit and amount.
How to Apply: Candidates need to apply online on the bank's website http://www.iob.in No other means/ mode of application will be accepted. The registration number and password generated should be retained for future reference.
Candidates should submit the candidate's copy of Payment Receipt Challan along with the call letter and all other documents as advised in this notification at the time of Interview failing which the candidate will not be admitted for the Interview.
For more information, please CLICK HERE

DENA BANK 500 P.O RECRUITMENT

Dena Bank  invites application from eligible candidates for recruitment to the post of Probationary Officers on probation for a period of two years.

Name of the Post & Number of Vacancies
Probationary Officer: 500 vacancies
Important Dates

• Opening date for online registration/ payment of application fee: 28 March 2012
• Closing date for online registration/ payment of application fee: 12 April 2012
• Last date for Reprint of application form: 27 April 2012

Eligibility Criteria
Educational Qualification: A Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Government of India.
IBPS Score Requirement: Valid IBPS score obtained in Common Written Examination (CWE) for Probationary Officers (POs) / Management Trainees (MTs) 2011-12 with a minimum score of 130 for General category and 125 for SC/ ST/OBC/ PWD category.
NOTE: Candidates should also secure minimum marks, i.e. 24 for General category and 21 for Reserved Categories, in each subject including descriptive test in CWE.
Age Limit (as on 1 July 2011): Minimum 21 years, Maximum 30 years
Pay Scale: Rs 14500 - 600 x 7/ 18700 -700 x 2/ 20100 - 800 x 7/ 25700
Selection Procedure: Candidates shall be selected on the basis of interview (100 marks) in order of merit of IBPS score card in the ratio as decided by the Bank (keeping in view the minimum criteria of 1:4 (1:5 in case of SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD).
Minimum qualifying marks in the interview will be 40% (35% in case of SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD candidates). Marks obtained in interview will be reckoned for merit ranking. Candidate not passing in interview will not be considered for final selection.
However, bank reserves the right to change the selection strategy and hold Group Discussion and/or Interview.In case of Bank conducting Group Discussion, the same will be of qualifying nature prior to interview round. Group Discussion will be of 50 marks and those candidates who score minimum qualifying marks in Group Discussion, i.e. 40% for General category and 35% for SC/ST/OBC/PWD, will be called for interview. Marks scored in Group Discussion will not be considered for merit ranking.
Interview Centres: The personal interview will be tentatively held at major centres of the country.
Application Fee: Fee for General and OBC category candidates is Rs 200 and fee for SC/ ST/ PWD category candidates is Rs 50.
The fee can be paid either in the form of Payment challan by visiting nearest Dena Bank's Branch or by way of ‘NEFT' by visiting any Scheduled Commercial Bank. Candidates must write his/her name, Contact Number (Mobile/Phone number) and address and post applied for on the reverse of the Fees Payment Challan /NEFT.

• Payment Challan: Go to the nearest Dena Bank Branch with the Fee payment Challan and pay, in Cash, the appropriate Application Fee in CBS Account Nos. 116211021139 with Corporate Business Branch, BKC, Mumbai - 51 in the name & style of "Dena Bank - Rectt Pro for PO - 2012".
• NEFT: Go to the nearest branch of any Bank who is listed by RBI under RTGS/ NEFT System and pay the appropriate Application Fee in Account No. 116211021139 with Corporate Business Branch, BKC, Mumbai - 51 in the name & style of "Dena Bank - Rectt Pro for PO - 2012". Obtain the applicant's copy of Counterfoil of the Application Fee duly receipted by the Bank with (a) Branch Name & Code Number, (b) UTR Number, (c) date of Deposit & amount filled by the Branch Official.

How to Apply: Candidates need to apply online on the bank's website http://www.denabank.com No other means/ mode of application will be accepted.
Original counterfoil of the fee payment challan/ NEFT Receipt will have to be submitted with the Call Letter at the time of Interview. Without original fee payment challan/ NEFT receipt the candidate will not be allowed to appear in the Group Discussion/ Interview.
Apply Online
Specimen Copy of Fee Payment Challan

Bank of Baroda 2000 Clerks Recruitment

Bank of Baroda invites applications for Clerical post from Indian citizens who have taken the Common Written Examination for Clerical cadre conducted by IBPS in 2011 (details of state-wise, category-wise vacancies and cut-off marks as given below) subject to fulfillment of other eligibility criteria.

Clerical

Total Posts: 2000
Salary : Basic Pay in Time Scale of Rs.7200 – 19300 plus DA, HRA, etc. as per Bipartite Settlement amended from time to time.
Age Limit: Minimum 18 years and Maximum 28 years
Educational Qualification : Graduate degree in any discipline from a recognized University in India, OR any equivalent qualification recognized as such by Central Government
Essential Requirement :

• IBPS Score obtained in CWE for Clerks 2011 (as stipulated above)
• Candidates should have appeared from a centre in a State/UT for which vacancies he/she wishes to apply.
• Should be able to read, write and speak English.
• Should possess proficiency in the official language of the State/ UT (ability to read, write and speak local/State language) in which they have appeared for the Common Written Examination and in which they have qualified.
• Should be computer literate (proficient in MS Office Basic Applications).

Fee:

• SC/ ST/ Persons with Disability (PWD) = Rs.50/-
• GEN/ OBC = Rs.150/-

Note: Candidates have the option of remitting fees via ONLINE MODE or OFF-LINE MODE

How To Apply:

• Candidates are required to apply Online through website www.bankofbaroda.com. No other means/ mode of application will be accepted.
• Candidates are required to have a valid personal email ID and Contact No. (the same email ID and Contact Number as registered with IBPS CWE Clerk 2011). It should be kept active during the currency of this recruitment project. Bank may send call letters for interview through the registered email ID. Under no circumstances, he/she should share/ mention email ID to/ or of any other person.
• Applicants are first required to go to the Bank's website www.bankofbaroda.com and open the link 'Careers - Ongoing Recruitment Exercises'. Thereafter, open the Recruitment Notification entitled Bank of Baroda 'RECRUITMENT OF CLERICAL PERSONNEL - PROJECT 2012'.

Important Dates:

• Payment of Application Fees : 24.03.2012 to 10.04.2012
• Opening date for Online Registration : 24.03.2012
• Last Date for Online Registration (Including for candidates from far-flung areas ) : 10.04.2012

Website:  http://www.bankofbaroda.co.in

Capitals, Governors and Chief Ministers of States

States	Capitals	Governors	Chief Ministers
(1) Andhra Pradesh	Hyderabad	Mr. E.S.L.Narasimhan	Mr. N.Kiran Kumar Reddy
(2) Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar	Gen. (Retd.) J. J. Singh	Mr. Jarbom Gamlin
(3) Assam	Dispur	Mr. J. B. Patnaik	Mr. Tarun Gogoi
(4) Bihar	Patna	Mr. Devanand Konwar	Mr. Nitish Kumar
(5) Chhattisgarh	Raipur	Mr. Shekhar Dutt	Dr. Raman Singh
(6) Goa	Panaji	Mr. K. Sankaranarayan	Mr. Digambar V. Kamat
(7) Gujarat	Gandhinagar	Dr. Kamla	Mr. Narendra Modi
(8) Haryana	Chandigarh	Mr. Jagannath Pahadia	Mr. Bhupinder S. Hooda
(9) Himachal Pradesh	Shimla	Ms. Urmila Singh	Mr. Prem Kumar Dhumal
(10) Jammu and Kashmir	Srinagar (Summer) Jammu (Winter)	Mr. N. N. Vohra	Mr. Omar Abdullah
(11) Jharkhand	Ranchi	Dr. Syed Ahmed	Mr. Arjun Munda
(12) Karnataka	Bengaluru	Mr. Hans Raj Bhardwaj	Mr. DV Sadananda Gowda
(13) Kerala	Thiruvananthapuram	Mr. M. O. H. Farook	Mr. V. S. Achuthanandan
(14) Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal	Mr. Ram Naresh Yadav	Mr. Shivraj Singh Chauhan
(15) Maharashtra	Mumbai	Mr. K. Sankaranarayan	Mr. Prithviraj Chavan
(16) Manipur	Imphal	Mr. Gurbachan Jagat	Mr.Okram Ibobi Singh
(17) Meghalaya	Shillong	Mr. R. S. Mooshahary	Mr. Mukul A. Sangma
(18) Mizoram	Aizawl	Mr. Vakkom Purushothaman	Mr.Lalthanhawla
(19) Nagaland	Kohima	Mr. Nikhil Kumar	Mr. Neiphiu Rio
(20) Odisha	Bhubaneswar	Mr. M. C. Bhandare	Mr. Naveen Patnaik
(21) Punjab	Chandigarh	Mr. Shivraj V. Patil	Mr. Parkash Singh Badal
(22) Rajasthan	Jaipur	Mr. Shivraj V. Patil (Acting)	Mr. Ashok Gehlot
(23) Sikkim	Gangtok	Mr. Balmiki Prasad Singh	Mr. Pawan Chamling
(24) Tamil Nadu	Chennai	Mr. K Rosaiah	Ms. Jayalalithaa
(25) Tripura	Agartala	Mr. D. Y. Patil	Mr. Manik Sarkar
(26) Uttarakhand	Dehradun	Ms. Margaret Alva	Mr. Vijay Bahuguna
(27) Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow	Mr. B. L. Joshi	Mr. Akhilesh Yadav
(28) West Bengal	Kolkata	Mr. M. K. Narayanan	Ms. Mamata Banerjee

Sachin Tendulkar becomes first to score 100 international centuries

 

India's Sachin Tendulkar on March 16 became the first batsman in history to score 100 international centuries, adding another milestone in his record-breaking career.

Tendulkar, who turns 39 next month, achieved the feat when he recorded his 49th one-day century in the Asia Cup match against Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium in Dhaka. He has 51 Test hundreds.

The Mumbai batsman, who has compiled more Test and one-day runs than anyone in history, reached the record with a single, marking the moment with a modest glance to the sky while pointing to the Indian flag on his helmet.

Tendulkar is the most capped player in the history of the game with 188 Test and 462 one-day appearances since making his debut against Pakistan in Karachi in November, 1989.

Millions of fans in India and across the cricketing world endured an anxious year-long wait before Tendulkar finally reached the landmark in the four-nation tournament, the symbol of one-day supremacy in the continent.

He scored his 99th ton during a World Cup match against South Africa in Nagpur on March 12 last year, but failed to add to the tally on subsequent tours of England and Australia and a home series against the West Indies.

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting is the second batsman on the all-time list with 71 international centuries.

 

Following is the sequence of Sachin Tendulkar’s 100 international hundreds since his debut against Pakistan back in December, 1989.

1) 119 no vs England at Old Trafford on Aug 14, ‘90

2) 148 no India vs Australia at SCG on Jan 6,’92

3) 114 vs Australia at WACA, Perth on Feb 3, ‘92

4) 111 vs SA at Wanderers, Johannesburg on Nov 28, ‘92

5) 165 vs England at Chepauk, Chennai on Feb 12, ‘93

6) 104 no vs Sri Lanka at SSC, Colombo on Jul 31,’93

7) 142 vs SL at KDSB Stadium, Lucknow on Jan 19,’94

8) 110 vs Australia, at RPS, Colombo, on Sep 9, ‘94

9) 115 vs New Zealand at IPCL, Vadodara on Oct 28, ‘94

10) 105 vs West Indies at SMS, Jaipur on Nov 11, ‘94

11) 179 vs West Indies at VCA Ground, Nagpur on Dec 2,’94

12) 112 no vs Sri Lanka at Sharjah on Apr 9, ‘95

13) 127 no vs Kenya at Barabati, Cuttack on Feb 18, ‘96

14) 137 vs Sri Lanka at Kotla, New Delhi on Mar 2, ‘96

15) 100 vs Pakistan at Padang, Singapore, on Apr 5, ‘96

16) 118 vs Pakistan at Sharjah on Apr 15, ‘96

17) 122 vs England at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on Jun 8, ‘96

18) 177 vs England at Nottingham on Jul 5, ‘96

19) 110 vs Sri Lanka at RPS Colombo, on August 28, ‘96

20) 114 vs SA at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Dec 14, ‘96

21) 169 vs SA at Newlands, Cape Town on Jan 4, ‘97

22) 104 vs Zimbabwe at Benoni on Feb 9, ‘97

23) 117 vs NZ at Chinnaswamy, Bangalore, on May 14, ‘97

24) 143 vs Sri Lanka at RPS, Colombo, on Aug 3, ‘97

25) 139 vs Sri Lanka at SSC, Colombo, on Aug 11, ‘97

26) 148 vs SL at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Dec 4, ‘97

27) 155 No vs Australia at Chepauk, Chennai, on Mar 9, ‘98

28) 177 vs Aus at Chinnaswamy, Bangalore on March 26, ‘98

29) 100 vs Australia at Green Park, Kanpur, on Apr 7, ‘98

30) 143 vs Australia at Sharjah on Apr 22, ‘98

31) 134 vs Australia, Sharjah, on April 24, ‘98

32) 100 no vs Kenya, Eden Gardens, May 31, ‘98

33) 128 vs Sri Lanka at RPS, Colombo, on Jul 7, ‘98

34) 127 vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on Sep 26, ‘98

35) 141 vs Australia in Bangladesh on Oct 28, ‘98

36) 118 no vs Zimbabwe at Sharjah, on Nov 8, ‘98

37) 124 vs Zimbabwe at Sharjah on Nov 13, ‘98

38) 113 vs New Zealand at Wellington, on Dec 29, ‘98

39) 136 vs Pakistan at Chepauk, Chennai on Jan 31, ‘99

40) 124 no vs Sri Lanka at SSC, Colombo, on Feb 28, ‘99

41) 140 vs Kenya at Bristol, on May 23, ‘99

42) 120 vs Sri Lanka in Colombo, on Aug 29, ‘99

43) 126 no vs New Zealand at PCA, Mohali, on Oct 13, ‘99

44) 217 vs NZ at Motera, Ahmedabad, on Oct 30, ‘99

45) 186 vs New Zealand at Hyderabad on Nov 8, ‘99

46) 116 vs Australia at MCG on Dec 28, ‘99

47) 122 vs South Africa at Vadodara on Mar 17, ‘00

48) 101 vs Sri Lanka, Sharjah, Oct 20,’00

49) 122 vs Zimbabwe at Kotla, New Delhi, on Nov 21, ‘00

50) 201 no vs Zimbabwe at VCA, Nagpur, on Nov 26, ‘00

51) 146 vs Zimbabwe at Jodhpur, on Dec 8, ‘00

52) 126 vs Australia at Chepauk, Chennai on Mar 20, ‘01

53) 139 vs Australia at Indore on Mar 31, ‘01

54) 122 vs West Indies at Harare on Jul 4, ‘01

55) 101 vs SA at Wanderers, Johannesburg on Oct 5, ‘01

56) 146 vs Kenya at Paarl, South Africa, on Oct 24, ‘01

57) 155 vs SA at Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein, Nov 3, ‘01

58) 103 vs England at Motera, Ahmedabad, on Dec 13, ‘01

59) 176 vs Zimbabwe at VCA, Nagpur, on Feb 24, ‘02

60) 117 vs WI at QP Oval, Port of Spain, on Apr 20, ‘02

61) 105 vs England at Chester—Le—Street on Jul 4, ‘02

62) 113 vs Sri Lanka, Bristol, England, on Jul 11, ‘02

63) 193 vs England at Headingley, Leeds, on Aug 23, ‘02

64) 176 vs WI at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Nov 3, ‘02

65) 152 vs Namibia, Pietermaritzburg, SA, on Feb 23, ‘03

66) 100 vs Australia, Gwalior, on Oct 26,’03

67) 102 vs New Zealand in Hyderabad on Nov 15, ‘03

68) 241 no vs Australia at SCG on Jan 4, ‘04

69) 141 vs Pakistan in Rawalpindi, on Mar 16, ‘04

70) 194 no vs Pakistan at Multan, on Mar 29, ‘04

71) 248 no vs Bangladesh in Dhaka, on Dec 12, ‘04

72) 123 vs Pakistan at Ahmedabad on Apr 12, ‘05

73) 109 vs Sri Lanka at Kotla, New Delhi, on Dec 22, ‘05

74) 100 vs Pakistan at Peshawar, on February 6, ‘06

75) 141 no vs WI at Kuala Lumpur, on Sept 14, ‘06

76) 100 no vs WI at Vadodara, on Jan 31, ‘07

77) 101 vs Bangladesh in Chittagong on May 19, ‘07

78) 122 no vs Bangladesh in Mirpur on May 26, ‘07

79) 154 no vs Australia at SCG, on Jan 4, ‘08

80) 153 vs Australia at Adelaide Oval, on Jan 25, ‘08

81) 117 no vs Australia at SCG on Mar 2, ‘08

82) 109 vs Australia at Nagpur, on Nov 6, ‘08

83) 103 no vs England at Chepauk, Chennai, on Dec 15, ‘08

84) 163 vs New Zealand at Christchurch, on Mar 8, ‘09

85) 160 vs New Zealand at Seddon Park, on March 20, ‘09

86) 138 vs Sri Lanka at RPS, Colombo, on Sep 14, ‘09

87) 175 vs Australia at Hyderabad on Nov 5, ‘09

88) 100 no vs Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad, on Nov 20, ‘09

89) 105 no vs Bangladesh at Chittagong, on Jan 18, ‘10

90) 143 vs Bangladesh at Mirpur, on Jan 25, ‘10

91) 100 vs South Africa at Nagpur, on Feb 9, ‘10

92) 106 vs South Africa at Kolkata, on Feb 15, ‘10

93) 200 no vs South Africa at Gwalior, on Feb 24, ‘10

94) 203 vs Sri Lanka at Colombo, on Jul 28, ‘10

95) 214 vs Australia at Bangalore, on Oct 11, ‘10

96) 111 no vs South Africa at Cape Town, on Dec 19, ‘10

97) 146 vs South Africa at Cape Town, on Jan 4, ‘11

98) 120 vs England at Bangalore, on Feb 27, ‘11

99) 111 vs South Africa at Nagpur, on March 12, ‘11

100) 114 vs Bangaldesh at Mirpur, On March 16, ‘12

Highlights of Railway Budget 2012-13

Union Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi presented the Railway Budget in Parliament on 14 March, 2012.

The highlights of Railway Budget

- Passenger fares increased marginally. The increase will be by 2 paise per km for suburban and ordinary second class; 3 paise per km for mail/express second class; 5 paise per km for sleeper class; 10 paise per km for AC Chair Car, AC 3 tier and First Class; 15 paise per km for AC 2 tier and 30 paise per km for AC I.

- Minimum fare and platform tickets to cost Rs 5.

- 50 per cent concession in fare in AC-2, AC-3, Chair Car & Sleeper classes to patients suffering from 'Aplastic Anaemia' and 'Sickle Cell Anaemia'.

- Extending the facility of travel by Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains to Arjuna Awardees.

- Travel distance under 'Izzat Scheme' to increase from 100 kms to 150 kms.

- SMS on passenger mobile phone in case of e-ticket to be accepted as proof of valid reservation.

- Introduction of satellite based real time train information system (SIMRAN) to provide train running information to passengers through SMS, internet, etc.

- On board passenger displays indicating next halt station and expected arrival time to be introduced.

- Installation of 321 escalators at important stations of which 50 will be commissioned in 2012-13.

- Introduction of regional cuisine at affordable rates; launching of Book-a-meal scheme to provide multiple choice of meals through SMS or email.

- Introduction of coin/currency operated ticket vending machines.

- Upgradation of 929 stations as Adarsh Stations including 84 stations proposed in 2012-13; 490 stations have been completed so far.

- Specially designed coaches for differently-abled persons to be provided in each Mail/Express trains.

- Introduction of Rail Bandhu on-board magazines on Rajdhanis, Shatabdis and Duronto trains.

- Setting up of AC Executive lounges at important stations

- 75 new Express trains to be introduced.

- 21 new passenger services, 9 DEMU services and 8 MEMU services to be introduced.

- Run of 39 trains to be extended.

- Frequency of 23 trains to be increased.

- 75 additional services to run in Mumbai suburban; 44 new suburban services to be introduced in Kolkata area, 50 new services to be introduced in Kolkata Metro; 18 additional services in Chennai area.

- 725 km new lines, 700 km doubling, 800 km gauge conversion and 1,100 km electrification targeted in 2012-13.

- Rs 6,872 cr provided for new lines, Rs 3,393 cr for doubling, Rs 1,950 cr for gauge conversation, Rs 828 cr for electrification

- Highest ever plan outlay of Rs 60,100 cr

- Rae Bareli coach factory manufactured 10 coaches in 2011-12; phase-II of the factory would be commissioned in 2012-13.

- A wagon factory to be set up at Sitapali (Ganjam District of Odisha)

- A rail coach factory with the support of Government of Kerala to be set up at Palakkad; two additional new manufacturing units for coaches to be established in the Kutch area in Gujarat and at Kolar in Karnataka with active participation of the State Governments.

- Setting up of a factory at Shyamnagar in West Bengal to manufacture next generation technology propulsion system for use in high power electric locomotives.

- Creating Missions as recommended by Pitroda Committee to implement the modernization programme.

- Setting up of Railway Tariff Regulatory Authority to be considered.

- New Board Members for Safety/Research and PPP/Marketing to be inducted.

- Rail-Road Grade Separation Corporation to be set up to eliminate level crossings.

- Indian Railway Station Development Corporation to be set up to redevelop stations through PPP mode.

- Logistics Corporation to be set up for development & management of existing railway goods sheds and multi-modal logistics parks.

- National High Speed Rail Authority to be set-up.

- Pre-feasibility studies on six high speed corridors already completed; study on Delhi-Jaipur-Ajmer-Jodhpur to be taken up in 2012-13.

- Introduction of a ‘Green Train’ to run through the pristine forests of North Bengal.

- Setting up of 200 remote railway stations as ‘green energy stations’ powered entirely by solar energy.

- Providing solar lighting system at 1,000 manned level crossing gates.

- 2,500 coaches to be equipped with bio toilets.

- Setting up of 72 MW capacity windmill plants in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.

- Installation of Integrated Security System at all 202 identified stations to be completed in 2012-13.

- Escorting of trains by RPF/GRP extended to 3,500 trains.

- Integration of RPF helpline with the All India Passenger Helpline.

- Setting up of a Railway Safety Authority as a statutory regulatory body as recommended by Kakodkar Committee

- Three 'Safety Villages' to be set up at Bengaluru, Kharagpur and Lucknow for skill development for disaster management.

- Over one lakh persons to be recruited in 2012-13 – backlog of SC/ST/OBC and other categories to be wiped off.

- Introduction of a wellness programme for railway staff at their work places.

- Ensuring proper rest for skilled and technical staff including the running crew.

- Institution of 'Rail Khel Ratna' Award for 10 rail sports-persons every year.

- New coaching terminal at Naihati, the birth place of Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay commemorating him on 175th Birth Anniversary.

- Project to connect Agartala with Akhaura in Bangladesh to be taken up in 2012-13.

- Freight loading of 1,025 MT targeted; 55 MT more than 2011-12

- Passenger growth targeted at 5.4 per cent.

As part of the Rail Budget 2012-13, Union Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi announced 75 new express trains, 21 new Passenger Services, 9 DEMU and 8 MEMU services.

Moreover run of 39 trains will be extended, besides an increase in frequency of 23 trains.

List of New Express Trains
1. Kamakhya-Lokmanya Tilak (T) AC Express (Weekly) via Katihar, Mughalsarai, Itarsi
2. Secunderabad-Shalimar AC Express (Weekly) via Vijayawada
3. Bandra (T)-Bhuj AC Express (Tri-Weekly)
4. Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Udhampur AC Express (Tri-Weekly) via Ambala, Jalandhar
5. Coimbatore-Bikaner AC Express (Weekly) via,Roha,Vasai Road,Ahmedabad,Jodhpur
6. Kakinada-Secunderabad AC Express (Tri-weekly)
7. Yesvantpur-Kochuveli AC Express ( Weekly)
8. Chennai-Bangalore AC Double-decker Express (Daily)
9. Habibganj-Indore AC Double-decker Express (Daily)
10. Howrah-New Jalpaiguri Shatabdi Express (6 days a week) via Malda Town
11. Kamakhya-Tezpur Intercity Express (Daily)
12. Tiruchchirappalli-Tirunelveli Intercity Express (Daily) via Madurai,Virudunagar
13. Jabalpur-Singrauli Intercity Express (Daily) via New Katni Jn.
14. Bidar-Secunderabad Intercity Express (6 days a week)
15. Kanpur-Allahabad Intercity Express (Daily)
16. Chhapra-Manduadih Intercity Express (Daily) via Phephna, Rasra, Mau, Aunrihar
17. Ranchi-Dumka Intercity Express (Daily) via Deoghar
18. Barbil-Chakradharpur Intercity Express (Daily) via Dongoaposi, Jhinkpani
19. Secunderabad-Belampalli Intercity Express(Daily) via Kazipet
20. New Jalpaiguri – New Cooch Behar Intercity Express (5 days a week)
21. Ahmedabad-Ajmer Intercity Express (Daily)
22. Dadar (T)- Tirunelveli Express (Weekly) via Roha, Coimbatore,Erode
23. Visakhapatnam-Chennai Express (Weekly)
24. Visakhapatnam-Sai Nagar Shirdi Express (Weekly) via Vijayawada,Manmad
25. Indore-Yesvantpur Express (Weekly) via Itarsi,Narkher,Amravati,Akola,Kacheguda
26. Ajmer-Haridwar Express (Tri-weekly) via Delhi
27. Amravati-Pune Express (Bi-weekly) via Akola, Purna and Latur
28. Kacheguda-Madurai Express (Weekly) via Dharmavaram,Pakala,Jolarpettai
29. Bikaner-Puri Express (Weekly) via Jaipur,Kota,Katni Murwara, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur
30. Secunderabad-Darbhanga Express (Bi-weekly) via Ballarshah, Jharsuguda, Rourkela,
Ranchi, Jhajha
31. Bilaspur-Patna Express (Weekly) via Asansol, Jhajha
32. Howrah-Raxual Express (Bi-weekly) via Asansol, Jhajha, Barauni
33. Bhubaneswar-Bhawanipatna Link Express (Daily) via Vizianagaram
34. Puri-Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express (Weekly) via Visakhapatnam, Guntur
35. Sai Nagar Shirdi-Pandharpur Express (Tri-weekly) via Kurduwadi
36. Bhubaneswar-Tirupati Express (Weekly) via Visakhapatnam,Gudur
37. Visakhapatnam-Lokmanya Tilak(T) Express (Weekly) via Titlagarh,Raipur
38. Howrah-Lalkuan Express (Weekly) via Mughalsarai,Varanasi,Lucknow
39. Kolkata-Jaynagar Express (Weekly) via Asansol,Jhajha,Barauni
40. Dibrugarh-Kolkata Express (Weekly)
41. Firozpur-Sriganganagar Express (Daily) via Fazilka,Abohar
42. Jaipur-Secunderabad Express (Weekly) via Nagda, Bhopal, Narkher, Amravati, Akola
43. Okha-Jaipur Express (Weekly) via Palanpur,Ajmer
44. Adilabad-Hazur Sahib Nanded Express (Daily) via Mudkhed
45. Shalimar-Chennai Express (Weekly)
46. Mysore-Sai Nagar Shirdi Express (Weekly) via Bangalore,Dharmavaram,Bellary
47. Valsad-Jodhpur Express (Weekly) via Palanpur,Marwar
48. Porbander-Secunderabad Express (Weekly) via Viramgam,Vasai Road
49. Bandra (T)-Delhi Sarai Rohilla Express (Weekly) via Palanpur, Phulera
50. Hapa-Madgaon Express (Weekly) via Vasai Road,Roha
51. Bikaner-Bandra (T) Express (Weekly) via Jodhpur,Marwar,Ahmedabad
52. Ahmedabad-Gorakhpur Express (Weekly) via Palanpur,Jaipur,Mathura,Farrukhabad,
Kanpur
53. Durg-Jagdalpur Express (Tri-Weekly) via Titlagarh
54. Mannargudi – Tirupati Express (Tri-Weekly) viaThiruvarur,Villupuram,Katpadi
55. Gandhidham-Bandra (T) Express (Weekly) via Morbi
56. Kota-Hanumangarh Express (Daily) via Jaipur,Degana,Bikaner
57. Jhansi-Mumbai Express (Weekly) via Gwalior, Maksi, Nagda
58. Secunderabad-Nagpur Express (Triweekly) via Kazipet
59. Kanpur-Amritsar Express (Weekly) via Farrukhabad, Bareilly
60. Chappra-Lucknow Express (Tri-Weekly) via Masrakh,Thawe,Padrauna
61. Karimnagar-Tirupati Express (Weekly) via Pedapalli
62. Anandvihar-Haldia Express(Weekly) via Mughalsarai, Gomoh, Purulia
63. Barrackpore-Azamgarh Express (Weekly) via Jhajha, Ballia, Mau
64. Indore-Rewa Express ( Tri-weekly) via Bina
65. Running of independent train between Jabalpur-Hazrat Nizamuddin by delinking from
12405/12406 Bhusawal- Hazrat Nizamuddin and 12409/12410 Raigarh-Nizamuddin
Gondwana Express
66. Darbhanga-Ajmer Express (Weekly) via Raxaul, Sitapur, Bareilly, Kasganj, Mathura
67. Solapur-Yesvantpur Express (Tri-weekly) via Gulbarga
68. Chennai-Puri Express (Weekly)
69. Hyderabad-Ajmer Express (Weekly)via Manmad, Itarsi, Ratlam
70. Asansol-Chennai Express (Weekly) via Purulia, Sambalpur,Vizianagaram
71. Shalimar-Bhuj Express (Weekly) via Bilaspur, Katni, Bhopal
72. Amritsar- Hazur Sahib Nanded Express (Weekly)
73. Santragachi-Ajmer Express (Weekly) via Kharagpur, Chandil, Barkakana, Katni, Kota
74. Malda Town-Surat Express ( Weekly) via Rampur Hat, Asansol, Nagpur
75. Dwarka-Somnath Express (Daily)

Passenger Trains
1. Koderma-Nawadih Passenger (6 Days)
2. Sriganganagar-Suratgarh Passenger (Daily)
3. Yerraguntla-Nosam/Nanganapalli Passenger (Daily)
4. Villupuram-Katpadi Passenger (Daily)
5. Gunupur-Palasa (Via Parlakhemundi) Passenger (Daily)
6. Ajmer-Pushkar Passenger (5 Days)
7. Kota-Jhalawar City Passenger (Daily)
8. Bareilly-Kasganj Passenger (Daily)
9. Anandnagar-Barahani Passenger (Daily)
10. Rangiya-Tezpur Passenger (Daily)
11. Mysore-Shravan Belgola (Daily)
12. Jodhpur-Bilara Passenger (Daily)
13. Villupuram-Mayiladuthurai Passenger (Daily)
14. Rohtak-Panipat Passenger (Daily)
15. Miraj-Kurudwadi Passenger (Daily)
16. Phulera-Rewari Passenger (Daily)
17. Mysore-Chamarajanagar Passenger (Daily)
18. Gorakhpur-Siwan Passenger (Daily) via Kaptanganj,Thawe
19. Running of independent Passenger trains between Rewa-Bilaspur & Rewa-Chirmiri by
delinking from 51751/51752 Rewa-Bilaspur Passenger &51753/51754 Rewa-Chirmiri
Passenger
20. Mysore-Birur Passenger via Arsikere (Daily)
21. Jhansi-Tikamgarh Passenger via Lalitpur

MEMU
1. Dahod-Anand
2. Anand-Gandhinagar
3. Bina-Bhopal MEMU service in lieu of conventional services.
4. Palakkad -Coimbatore-Erode
5. Ernakulam – Thrissur
6. Adra-Asansol
7. Adra-Bishnupur via Bankura
8. Sealdah-Lalgola

DEMU
1. Baripada-Bangriposi (Daily)
2. Masagram-Matnashibpur (Daily)
3. Mannargudi-Trichy-Manamadurai (Daily)
4. Hoshiarpur-Firozpur (Daily)
5. Siliguri-Changrabandha (Daily)
6. Pratapnagar- Chota Udepur (Daily)
7. New Jalpaiguri–Bamanhat DEMU service in lieu of conventional services.
8. Delhi Sarai Rohilla – Farukhnagar (6 days a week)
9. Katwa – Azimganj (Daily)

Extension of Trains
1. 12037/12038 New Delhi-Ludhiana Shatabdi Express on 2 days to Moga
2. 12537/12538 Manduadih-Bapudham Motihari Express to Muzaffarpur
3. 19051/19052 Valsad-Sonpur Express to Muzaffarpur
4. 18417/18418 Bhubaneswar-Jharsuguda Rajya Rani Express to Rourkela
5. 12945/12946 Surat-Varanasi Express to Chhapra
6. 13237/13238/13239/13240 Patna-Mathura Express to Kota
7. 15013/15014 Kathgodam-Delhi Sarai Rohilla Express to Jodhpur
8. 12991/12992 Udaipur-Ajmer Express to Jaipur
9. 16779/16780 Madurai-Tirupati Express to Rameswaram
10. 22609/22610 Palakkad-Mangalore Express to Coimbatore
11. 16227/16228 Bangalore-Shimoga Express to Talguppa
12. 19781/19782/19771/19772 Jaipur-Amritsar Express to Ajmer
13. 18005/18006 Howrah-Koraput Express to Jagdalpur
14. 18207/18208 Durg-Jaipur Express to Ajmer
15. 13155/13156 Kolkata-Darbhanga Express to Sitamarhi
16. 19605/19606 Kolkata-Ajmer Express to Ahmedabad (via Abu Road)
17. 12687/12688 Dehradun-Chennai Express to Madurai (via Erode)
18. 11017/11018 Dadar-Yesvantpur Express to Puducherry (3 days) via Jolarpettai-Katpadi-Villupuram & to Tirunelveli (3 days) via Dharmapuri-Erode
19. 14553/14554 Delhi-Una Himachal Express to Amb Andaura
20. 12941/12942 Ahmedabad - Asansol Express to Bhavnagar
21. 16649/16650 Mangalore-Thiruvananthapuram Express to Nagercoil
22. 53139/53140 Kolkata-Chittaranjan Passenger to Deoghar
23. 58207/58208 Raipur-Kesinga Passenger to Bhawanipatna
24. 54033/54032 Delhi-Jind Passenger to Narwana
25. 51973/51974 Mathura-Bandikui Passenger to Jaipur
26. 55713/55714 New Jalpaiguri-Bongaigaon Passenger to Tezpur
27. 54043/54044 Jind-Sirsa Passenger to Hisar
28. 54809/54810 Rewari-Degana Passenger to Jodhpur
29. 57502/57503 Bodhan-Nizamabad Passenger to Kamareddi
30. 56011/56012 Arakkonam-Nandalur Passenger to Cuddapah
31. 59117/59122 Pratapnagar-Bodeli Passenger to Chota Udepur
32. 56714/56711 Tiruchchirapalli-Nagore Passenger to Karaikal
33. 54581/54582 Nangal Dam-Una Himachal Passenger to Amb Andaura
34. 66532 Bangalore – Bangarapet Passenger to Marikuppam
35. 66533 Bangarpet –Krishnarajapuram Passenger to Marikuppam.
36. 66602/66603 Coimbatore-Erode MEMU to Salem
37. 78816/78815 Dallirajhara-Durg DEMU to Raipur
38. 74001/74002 Delhi-Muzaffarnagar DEMU to Saharanpur
39. 76818/76813 Velankanni-Nagore DEMU to Karaikal
40. 13243/13244 Patna-Dehri On Son Express to Bhabua Road

Increase in Frequency
1. 15903/15904 Dibrugarh-Chandigarh Express 1 to 2 days
2. 12731/12732 Secunderabad-Tirupati Express 2 to 4 days
3. 12069/12070 Raigarh-Gondia Janshatabdi Express 4 to 6 days
4. 17003/17004 Hyderabad-Kolhapur Express 2 to 7 days
5. 22451/22452 Chandigarh-Bandra(T) Express 1 to 2 days
6. 16779/16780 Madurai-Tirupati Express 2 to 3 days
7. 12685/12686 Chennai-Mangalore Express 6 to 7 days
8. 16535/16536 Yesvantpur-Solapur Express 3 to 7 days
9. 12187/12188 Jabalpur-Mumbai (CST) Express 2 to 3 days
10. 14009/14010/14019/14020 Chhindwara-Delhi Sarai Rohilla Express 4 to 7 days
11. 16315/16316 Bangalore-Kochuveli Express 3 days to daily
12. 12641/12642 Nizamuddin Kanniyakumari Express 1 to 2 days
13. 22603/22604 Kharagpur-Villupuram Express from 1 to 2 days
14. 12453/12454 New Delhi-Ranchi Rajdhani Express from 1 to 2 days.
15. 12457/12458 Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Bikaner Superfast Express from 3 to 7 days.
16. 56231/56232 Mysore-Bangalore Passenger 6 to 7 days
17. 56237/56238 Mysore-Bangalore Passenger 6 to 7 days
18. 56223/56224 Bangalore-Arsikere Passenger 6 to 7 days
19. 56523/56524 Bangalore-Hindupur Passenger 6 to 7 days
20. 75705/75706 New Jalpaiguri-Aluabari-Siliguri DEMU from 6 to 7 days.
21. 75707/75708 Radhikapur-New Jalpaiguri DEMU from 6 to 7 days.
22. 75709/75710 Balurghat-New Jalpaiguri DEMU from 6 to 7 days.
23. 12485/12486 Shri Ganganagar-Hazur Sahib Nanded Express from 1 to 3 days.

S.S.C. (C.P.O.) Sub-Inspectors Exam., 2011

                                     English Comprehension

(Held on 28-8-2011)

 

Directions—(Q. 1–5) In these questions, some of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and blacken the rectangle (●) corresponding to the appropriate letter (A, B, C). If a sentence is free from errors, blacken the rectangle corresponding to (D) in the Answer Sheet.

1. The political candidate talked (A) / as if she has already been elected (B) / to the presidency. (C) No Error. (D)
Ans : (B)

2. The way to increase the production of the food (A) / is to bring more land (B) / under cultivation. (C) No Error. (D)
Ans : (A)

3. The girls watched intently (A) / as the model applied her make-up (B) / with a practiced hand. (C) No Error. (D)
Ans : (C)

4. If he is a millionaire (A) / he would help (B) / the millennium project. (C) No Error. (D)
Ans : (A)

5. The Prime Minister along with his Cabinet colleagues (A) / have been welcomed by the Chief Minister (B) / at a formal ceremony. (C) No Error (D)
Ans : (B)


Directions–(Q. 6–10) In these questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by blackening the appropriate rectangle (●) in the Answer Sheet.

6. I am exhausted, let’s …… a day.
(A) call it
(B) call at
(C) call off
(D) call in
Ans : (A)

7. The worker used …… to patch up the hole in the wall.
(A) Sand
(B) Cement
(C) Soil
(D) Grass
Ans : (B)

8. She made her stepson her ……to her large fortune.
(A) Hare
(B) Heir
(C) Hair
(D) Here
Ans : (B)

9. The stewardess showed the passenger …….
(A) When to start travelling
(B) Where to land the plane
(C) How to fasten the seat belt
(D) How to judge the altitude of the plane
Ans : (C)

10. Many people reported …… a noise in the night.
(A) To hear
(B) Having heard
(C) To have heard
(D) Been hearing
Ans : (C)

Directions–(Q. 11–15) In these questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses
the meaning of the given word.

11. Stringent
(A) Flexible
(B) Inflexible
(C) Staunch
(D) Tough
Ans : (B)

12. Deliberately
(A) Spontaneously
(B) Inadvertently
(C) Intentionally
(D) Naturally
Ans : (C)

13. Flaunt
(A) Cut
(B) Deceive
(C) Exhibit
(D) Blame
Ans : (C)

14. Subjugate
(A) Capitulate
(B) Conquer
(C) Strike
(D) Confuse
Ans : (B)

15. Behaviour
(A) Conduct
(B) Blessing
(C) Character
(D) Response
Ans : (A)

Directions–(Q. 16–20) In these questions, choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.

16. Impede
(A) Obstruct
(B) Advance
(C) Linger
(D) Guarantee
Ans : (B)

17. Perilous
(A) Carefree
(B) Impetuous
(C) Safe
(D) Impure
Ans : (C)

18. Brittle
(A) Weak
(B) Strong
(C) Fragile
(D) Bright
Ans : (A)

19. Callous
(A) Rude
(B) Insensitive
(C) Indifferent
(D) Sympathetic
Ans : (A)

20. Dishevelled
(A) Composed
(B) Tidy
(C) Confident
(D) Jovial
Ans : (B)

Directions–(Q. 21–25) In these questions, four alternatives are given for the idiom/Phrase Printed in Bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the given Idiom/Phrase and mark it in the Answer Sheet.

21. He and his friend are sailing in the same boat.
(A) Sailing together in the same boat
(B) Sharing the financial and social condition
(C) Being in the same difficult situation
(D) Getting rid of the difficult situation
Ans : (C)

22. To be successful in Today’s world, we require the gift of the gab.
(A) Ability to speak well
(B) Good interpersonal skills
(C) Divine help and guidance
(D) A fierce competitive spirit
Ans : (A)

23. Winter was so bad that the nomadic tribesmen found it difficult to keep the wolf from the door.
(A) Hunt wild animals
(B) Escape starvation
(C) Get woollen clothes
(D) Walk on ice
Ans : (B)

24. There is no soft option to the crisis now.
(A) Popular opinion
(B) Popular solution
(C) Easy and agreeable option
(D) Difficult choice
Ans : (C)

25. The teacher’s announcement to conduct a snap test came as a bolt from the blue to many students.
(A) Imaginary
(B) Unexpected
(C) Forbidden
(D) Heavenly
Ans : (B)

Directions–(Q. 26–30) In these questions, A part of the sentence is bold part of which may need improvement. Alternatives are given at (A), (B) and (C) below which may be a better option. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (D).

26. He work hard will succeed.
(A) Who will work hard
(B) Who will be working hard
(C) Who works hard
(D) No improvement
Ans : (C)

27. It is high time you started revising your lessons.
(A) Start
(B) Had started
(C) Will start
(D) No improvement
Ans : (A)

28. With these extra people you can work easily with this job.
(A) Deal
(B) Improve
(C) Cope
(D) No improvement
Ans : (C)

29. I visited my aunt just before a week.
(A) A week before
(B) A week earlier
(C) A week ago
(D) No improvement
Ans : (C)

30. Foreigners often come a cross with serious difficulties in studying English.
(A) Have to come across with
(B) Come cross with
(C) Come across
(D) No improvement
Ans : (C)

Directions–(Q. 31–35) In these questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

31. The study of insects—
(A) Anthropology
(B) Zoology
(C) Etymology
(D) Entomology
Ans : (D)

32. List of issues to be discussed at a meeting—
(A) Schedule
(B) Agenda
(C) Time-table
(D) Plan
Ans : (B)

33. Speed of an object in one direction—
(A) Pace
(B) Tempo
(C) Velodrome
(D) Velocity
Ans : (D)

34. The place where public, government or historical records are kept—
(A) Coffer
(B) Pantry
(C) Archives
(D) Scullery
Ans : (C)

35. Theft of another person’s writings or ideas and passing them off as one’s own—
(A) Plagiarism
(B) Burglary
(C) Piracy
(D) Pilferage
Ans : (A)

Directions–(Q. 36–40) In these questions, groups of four words are given. In each group, one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.

36. (A) Embarass
(B) Embarrass
(C) Embaras
(D) Embarras
Ans : (A)

37. (A) Separetion
(B) Seperation
(C) Seperetion
(D) Separation
Ans : (D)

38. (A) Discrepancy
(B) Descrepancy
(C) Discripancy
(D) Discrepansy
Ans : (A)

39. (A) Adviceable
(B) Advicable
(C) Advisable
(D) Adviseable
Ans : (C)

40. (A) Millenium
(B) Millennium
(C) Milennium
(D) Milenium
Ans : (A)

Directions–(Q. 41–50) In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Mark your answer in the Answer sheet.

PASSAGE
(Questions No. 41–50)
Martin Luther King, Jr., was born Michael Luther King, Jr., …41… his grandfather had his name …42… to Martin. Martin Luther attended segregated public schools in Georgia, …43… from high school at the age of fifteen; he received the B.A. degree in 1948 …44… Morehouse college, a distinguished Negro institution of Atlanta from which both his father and grandfather had graduated. After three years of …45… study at Crozer Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania where he was elected president of a …46… white senior class, he was awarded the B.D. in 1951. …47… a fellowship won at Ebenezer he enrolled in graduate studies at Boston University, completing his residence …48… the doctorate in 1953 and receiving the degree in 1955. In Boston he …49… and married Coretta Scott, a young woman of …50… intellectual and artistic attainments.

41. (A) And
(B) So
(C) Since
(D) But
Ans : (A)

42. (A) Given
(B) Changed
(C) Become
(D) Made
Ans : (B)

43. (A) Graduating
(B) Finishing
(C) Graduated
(D) Finished
Ans : (C)

44. (A) In
(B) From
(C) By
(D) With
Ans : (B)

45. (A) Theological
(B) Intellectual
(C) Educational
(D) Psychological
Ans : (A)

46. (A) Predetermined
(B) Predominantly
(C) Significantly
(D) Somewhat
Ans : (B)

47. (A) From
(B) By
(C) With
(D) Through
Ans : (C)

48. (A) For
(B) Of
(C) About
(D) To
Ans : (A)

49. (A) Saw
(B) Eloped
(C) Met
(D) Watched
Ans : (C)

50. (A) Common
(B) Particular
(C) Uncommon
(D) General
Ans : (C)

Indian Railways Centralised Employment Notice No. 01/2012

Government of India
Ministry of Railways
Railway Recruitment Board (RRB)

Indian Railways Centralised Employment Notice No. 01/2012

Applications in the prescribed format are invited from eligible Indian Nationals for filling up of various jobs in different Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) and Zonal Railways  and other Railway organisation. Application should be sent directly to the respective RRBs / Zonal Ofifces :

1. Sr. Section Engineers : 1403 posts of Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and S&T Departments
2. Junior Engineer : 4784 posts of  Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and S&T Departments
3. Senior P-Way Supervisor : 160 posts
4. Chief Depot Material Superintendent : 37 posts
5. Depot Material Superintendent  : 65 posts

Age : 18-33 years. Relaxation in age as per rules.

Application Fee : Rs.60/- for the OBC candidates only in the form of IPO / DD in favour of Assistant Secretary/Secretary/ Member Secretary/ Chairman of  concerned RRB where candidate wants to apply. No examination fees for SC / ST / Ex-Servicemen / Physically Handicapped / Women / Minorities / Economically backward classes candidates having annual family income less than Rs. 50000/-.

How to Apply : Application in the prescribed format should be send to the Assistant Secretary/ Member Secretary of the concerned RRB where candidate want to apply on or before 09/04/2012. (For candidates of far-flung areas, the last date is 24/04/2012) Candidates can also apply online at respective RRB websites. The envelope containing the application should be clearly super-scribed “Application for the Post/s of ___________Category No./s ________Centralised Employment Notice No. 01/2012 of RRB/ , Community (SC/ST/OBC/PWD/Ex-SM)”.

The detailed advt. is published in the Employment News dated 10/03/2012 and it is also  available at the websites of all the  Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs). The list of all RRB with their website is available at http://rrcb.gov.in/rrbs.html.

Detail of this recruitment is available at http://www.rrbbbs.gov.in/CEN%20No.01-2012.pdf and  details along with application format (online submission also) available at http://www.rrbbbs.gov.in/index.htm

59TH NATIONAL FILM AWARDS

The prestigious 59th National Film Awards have been decided and their names would be revealed by chairpersons of the jury on March 7, 2012. Vidya Balan won Best Actress Award for her performance in Dirty Picture.  The Best Hindi Film award won by I Am.  The Awards will be given on 3rd May 2012. Marathi actor Girish Kulkarni bagged the Best Actor award for the movie ‘Deool’ while movie ‘I Am’ was declared Best Hindi Film. On the other hand, Kannada film Byari and Marathi film Devur were named the Best Feature Films. It is noteworthy here that Byari is the first film in the Beary language, spoken in coastal Karnataka. The film is based on ill-treatment of girls in Muslim community in the coastal Kannada region.

Best Film
Byari and Deool

Best Hindi Movie
I AM

Best Actor
Girish Kulkarni (deool)

Best Actress
Vidya Balan (The dirty picture)

Best Children’s Film
Chillar Party

Best Child artist
Partho Gupte (Stanley Ka Dabba),Child artist in Chillar Party


Best Director

Gurvinder Singh (Anhey Ghore da daan)

Best Make Up
Vijram Gaekwad (The Dirty Picture and Bal Gandharva)


Best Costume Designer

Niharika Khan (The Dirty Picture) and Neeta Lulla (Bal Gandharva)

Best Supporting role (Male)
Appu Kutty

Best Supporting role (Female)

Best Playback singer (Male)

Best Lyrics
Amitabh Bhattacharya

Best Playback singer (Female)
Rupa Ganguly


Best Cinematography
Satya Rai Nagpaul 


Best Choreography

Bosco Caesar (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara) (Senorita Song)

Best special effects
Ra One 

Best Book

R.D. Burman:The Man,The Music


Best Malayalam Film
Indian Rupee

The Complete list of awards is as follows:

Best feature film: Shared by Deool (Marathi) and Byari(Kannada)
Best Actor: Girish Kulkarni for ‘Deool’
Best Actress: Vidya Balan for 'The Dirty Picture'
Best film critic: Manoj P Pujari
Best Children's Film: Chillar Party
Best Hindi Film: 'I AM' directed by Onir
Special Jury Award: Anjan Dutta
Best Book Award: Anirudha Bhattacharjee and Balaji Vittal for the title
'R.D. Burman The Man, The Music.'
Best Music Direction: Neel Dutt for Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona
Best Background Score: Mayookh Bhaumik for Bengali film Laptop
Best Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya for 'I AM'
Best Female Playback Singer: Rupa Ganguly
Best Male Playback Singer: Anand Bhate for 'Bal Gandharva'
Best Costume: Neeta Lulla for ‘Bal Gandharva’ (Marathi) and Niharika
Khan for 'The Dirty Picture' (Hindi)
Best Choreography: Bosco and Ceaser for 'Zindagi Naa Milegi Doobara'
Best Special Effects: 'RA.One'
Best Editing: Praveen KL for 'Aaranya Kaandam'
Best Marathi Film: 'Shala'
Best Bengali Film: 'Ranjana Ami Aar Ashbo Na' directed by Anjan Dutta
Best Dogri Film: Dille Ch Vasya Koi
Best Kannada Film: Kurmavatara
Best Manipuri film: Phijigee Mani
Best Punjabi Film: Anhe Ghorey Da Daan
Best Tamil Film: Vaagai Sooda Va
Best Non Feature Film: And We Play On
Best Debut Film of a Director: The Silent Poet (Manipuri)
Best film on Social Issues: Mindscapes...of Love and Longing shared with Inshallah, Football (Kashmiri, Urdu and English)
Best Film On Family Values: Red Building Where the Sun Sets (English)
Best Screenplay: Vikas Behl and Nitish Tiwari for 'Chillar Party'
Best Adapted screenplay writer: Avinash Deshpande
Best Dialogue: Girish Kulkarni
Best Child Artist: Partho Gupte for 'Stanley ka Dabba' and the Chillar Party Group
Indira Gandhi award for debut film director: Thiagarajan Kumararaja for 'Aaranya Kaandam'
Special Mention: Director Shari for 'Adi Madhyantam' (Malayalam Film) and Mallika for 'Byari' (Kannada Film)

Oscars 2012 – 84th Academy Awards

Academy Award is, in full Academy Award of Merit, by name Oscar,  any of a number of awards presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, located in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., to recognize achievement in the film industry. The award, a gold-plated statuette, is bestowed upon winners in the following 24 categories: best picture, actor, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress, directing, original screenplay, adapted screenplay, cinematography, art direction, editing, original score, original song, costume design, makeup, sound mixing, sound editing, visual effects, foreign-language film, animated feature film, animated short, live-action short, documentary feature, and documentary short. The academy also presents scientific and technical awards, special achievement awards, honorary awards, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (for excellence in producing), and the Gordon E. Sawyer Award (for technological contributions), although these are not necessarily awarded annually.
To be eligible for an award in a given year, a film must be publicly exhibited for paid admission for at least one week at a commercial theatre in the Los Angeles area between January 1 and midnight of December 31 of that year. Exceptions to this rule include foreign-language films, which are submitted by their country of origin and need not have been shown in the United States. Documentaries and short films have different eligibility requirements and are officially submitted by their producers, whereas music awards require the musical artist to file a submission form.
Only members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences may nominate and vote for candidates for the Oscars. The academy is divided into various branches of film production, and the nominees in each award category are chosen by the members of the corresponding branch; thus, writers nominate writers, directors nominate directors, and so forth. The entire academy membership nominates the candidates for best picture and votes to determine the winners in most of the categories.
Aside from bestowing international recognition and prestige, an Academy Award can play a crucial role in the success of the major winners. The best picture award, for example, can significantly increase the box office earnings of the winning film. For actors and directors, the award often quickly results in higher salaries and increased media attention. A long-term advantage is that award winners tend to be offered better pictures and thus receive more acclaim for that work.
When the academy was founded in 1927, the awards committee was only one of several that had been formed by the new organization. The idea of presenting awards was considered but not immediately pursued, because the academy was preoccupied with its role in labour problems, its efforts to improve the tarnished image of the film industry, and its function as a clearinghouse for the exchange of ideas about production procedures and new technologies. It was not until May 1928 that the academy approved the committee’s suggestions to present Academy Awards of Merit in 12 categories—most outstanding production, most artistic or unique production, and achievement by an actor, by an actress, in dramatic directing, in comedy directing, in cinematography, in art directing, in engineering effects, in original story writing, in adaptation writing, and in title writing.
The first awards covered films that had been released between August 1, 1927, and July 31, 1928. The awards were presented on May 16, 1929, in a ceremony at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The entire membership of the academy had nominated candidates in all categories. Five boards of judges (one from each of the academy’s original branches—actors, writers, directors, producers, and technicians) then determined the 10 candidates with the most votes in each category and narrowed those 10 down to 3 recommendations. A central board of judges, which consisted of one member from each branch, selected the final winners.
By the time of the second annual awards ceremony, on April 3, 1930 (honouring films from the second half of 1928 and from 1929), the number of categories was reduced to seven, and the two major film awards were collapsed into one, called best picture. The academy has since continued to make frequent alterations in rules, procedures, and categories. Indeed, so many changes have been made through the years that the only constant seems to be the academy’s desire to remain flexible and to keep abreast of the industry’s evolution. Among the most significant changes have been the decision in 1933 to alter the eligibility period for award consideration to the calendar year and the addition of the supporting actor and actress categories in 1936.
Originally the names of the award winners had been given to the press in advance with the stipulation that the information not be revealed until after the awards presentation. However, the Los Angeles Times printed the names of the 1939 winners in an early evening edition before the ceremony, draining the event of all its suspense during one of the industry’s biggest years. Thus, since then, the winners’ names have been a closely guarded secret until the official announcement at the awards ceremony.
The design for the award statuette—a knight standing on a reel of film and holding a sword—is credited to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) art director Cedric Gibbons. Sculptor George Stanley was commissioned to create the original statuette based on Gibbons’s design. For many years the statuettes were cast in bronze, with 24-karat gold plating. During World War II the statuettes were made of plaster because of metal shortages. They are now made of gold-plated britannium. The design, however, has remained unchanged, with the exception of the pedestal base, the height of which was increased in 1945. The statuette stands 13.5 inches (34.3 cm) tall and weighs 8.5 pounds (3.8 kg).
The origins of the statuette’s nickname, Oscar, have been traced to three sources. Actress Bette Davis claimed that the name derived from her observation that the backside of the statuette looked like that of her husband Harmon Oscar Nelson. Columnist Sidney Skolsky maintained that he gave the award its nickname to negate pretension. The name has also been attributed to academy librarian Margaret Herrick, who declared that the statuette looked like her Uncle Oscar. The true origin of the nickname has never been determined.
The Oscar Award from 2006
2006

• Best Picture: The Departed
• Best Director: Martin Scorsese for The Departed
• Best Actor: Forest Whitaker for The Last King of Scotland
• Best Actress: Helen Mirren for The Queen
• Best Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin for Little Miss Sunshine
• Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Hudson forDreamgirls
• Best Foreign-Language Film: The Lives of Others
• Original Screenplay: Michael Arndt for Little Miss Sunshine
• Adapted Screenplay: William Monahan for The Departed
• Cinematography: Guillermo Navarro for Pan’s Labyrinth
• Art Direction: Eugenio Caballero (art direction) and Pilar Revuelta (set decoration) for Pan’s Labyrinth
• Original Score: Gustavo Santaolalla for Babel
• Original Song: “I Need to Wake Up” from An Inconvenient Truth; music and lyrics by Melissa Etheridge
• Animated Feature Film: Happy Feet, directed by George Miller
• Honorary Award: Ennio Morricone

2007

• Best Picture: No Country for Old Men
• Best Director: Ethan Coen and Joel Coen for No Country for Old Men
• Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis for There Will Be Blood
• Best Actress: Marion Cotillard for La Vie en Rose
• Best Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem for No Country for Old Men
• Best Supporting Actress: Tilda Swinton for Michael Clayton
• Best Foreign-Language Film: The Counterfeiters
• Original Screenplay: Diablo Cody for Juno
• Adapted Screenplay: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen for No Country for Old Men
• Cinematography: Robert Elswit for There Will Be Blood
• Art Direction: Dante Ferretti (art direction) and Francesca Lo Schiavo (set direction) for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
• Original Score: Dario Marianelli for Atonement
• Original Song: Falling Slowly from Once; music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova
• Animated Feature Film: Ratatouille, directed by Brad Bird
• Honorary Award: Robert Boyle

2008

• Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
• Best Director: Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire
• Best Actor: Sean Penn for Milk
• Best Actress: Kate Winslet for The Reader
• Best Supporting Actor: Health Leader for The Dark Knight
• Best Supporting Actress: Penélope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Best Foreign-Language Film: Departures
• Original Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black for Milk
• Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy for Slumdog Millionaire
• Cinematography: Anthony Dod Mantle for Slumdog Millionaire
• Art Direction: Donald Graham Burt (art direction) and Victor J. Zolfo (set decoration) for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Original Score: A.R. Rahman for Slumdog Millionaire
• Original Song: Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire; music by A.R. Rahman and lyrics by Gulzar
• Animated Feature Film: Wall-E, directed by Andrew Stanton

2009

• Best Picture: The Hurt Locker
• Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker
• Best Actor: Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart
• Best Actress: Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side
• Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz forInglourious Basterds
• Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique for Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
• Best Foreign-Language Film: The Secret in Their Eyes
• Original Screenplay: Mark Boal for The Hurt Locker
• Adapted Screenplay: Geoffrey Fletcher for Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
• Cinematography: Mauro Fiore for Avatar
• Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg (production design) and Kim Sinclair (set decoration) for Avatar
• Original Score: Michael Giacchino for Up
• Original Song: The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart) from Crazy Heart; music and lyrics by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett
• Animated Feature Film: Up, directed by Pete Docter and Bob Peterson
• Honorary Award: Lauren Bacall, Roger Corman, Gordon Willis

2010

• Best Picture: The King’s Speech
• Best Director: Tom Hooper for The King’s Speech
• Best Actor: Colin Firth for The King’s Speech
• Best Actress: Natalie Portman for Black Swan
• Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale for The Fighter
• Best Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo for The Fighter
• Best Foreign-Language Film: In a Better World
• Original Screenplay: David Seidler for The King’s Speech
• Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin for The Social Network
• Cinematography: Wally Pfister for Inception
• Art Direction: Robert Stromberg (production design) and Karen O’Hara (set decoration) for Alice in Wonderland
• Original Score: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for The Social Network
• Original Song: We Belong Together from Toy Story 3; music and lyrics by Randy Newman
• Animated Feature Film: Toy Story 3, directed by Lee Unkrich
• Honorary Award: Kevin Brownlow, Jean-Luc Godard, Eli Wallach

2012 Oscar Winners (Announced in 2012 but intended for 2011)

The Artist’ sweeps 5 Oscars at the 84^th Academy Awards including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Original Score and Best Costume Design. Hugo was not far behind and also managed to bag 5 Oscars.

• Best picture: The Artist.
• Best director: Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist.
• Best leading actor: Jean Dujardin in The Artist.
• Best leading actress: Meryl Streep in The Iron Lady
• Best supporting actor: Christopher Plummer in Beginners.
• Best supporting actress: Octavia Spencer in The Help.
• Best foreign language film: A Separation (Iran).
• Best animated feature: Rango.
• Best original screenplay: Midnight in Paris.
• Best adapted screenplay: The Descendants.
• Best original score: The Artist.
• Best original song: Man or Muppet from The Muppets.
• Best art direction: Hugo.
• Best cinematography: Hugo.
• Best costume design: The Artist.
• Best documentary feature: Undefeated.
• Best documentary short: Saving Face.
• Best film editing: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
• Best makeup: The Iron Lady.
• Best short animated film: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr Morris Lessmore.
• Best short live action film: The Shore.
• Best sound editing: Hugo.
• Best sound mixing: Hugo.
• Best visual effects: Hugo.

Most Oscars won

• The Artist – 5
• Hugo – 5
• The Iron Lady – 2
• Beginners – 1
• The Help – 1
• Midnight in Paris – 1
• The Descendants – 1

• A Separation – 1
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – 1
• Undefeated – 1

The following nominated films failed to win any awards:

• Albert Nobbs
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon
• The Tree of Life
• Bridesmaids
• Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
• My Week with Marilyn

Uttar Pradesh P.C.S. Samiksha Adhikari Exam Solved Paper

General Studies
(Held on 10-08-2008)

1. The distribution of finances between centre and states is done on the recommendation of—

(A) Finance Ministry

(B) Finance Commission

(C) Reserve Bank of India

(D) NABARD

Ans : (B)


2. In which one of the following districts of Uttar Pradesh has the Indian Carpet Technology Institute been established ?

(A) Agra

(B) Mirzapur

(C) Moradabad

(D) Sant Ravi Das Nagar

Ans : (D)


3. Which of the following Banks is first in establishing its branch in China ?

(A) Bank of Baroda

(B) Punjab National Bank

(C) State Bank of India

(D) UCO Bank

Ans : (C)


4. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan covers—

(A) all children in the age group 3–10

(B) all children in the age group 4–8

(C) all children in the age group 5–15

(D) all children in the age group 6–14

Ans : (D)


5. Swavalamban Scheme is concerned with providing—

(A) employment to rural women folk

(B) employment to urban women folk

(C) employment to disabled persons

(D) providing training and skills to women

Ans : (D)


6. Mixed economy means—

(A) existence of both small and big industries

(B) existence of both private and public sectors

(C) existence of both primary and secondary sectors

(D) none of the above

Ans : (B)


7. How many IITs will be set up in the 11th Five Year Plan ?

(A) 6

(B) 7

(C) 8

(D) 9

Ans : (C)


8. Among the following which country has the highest life expectancy at birth (in years) ?

(A) Japan

(B) Denmark

(C) U.S.A.

(D) Switzerland

Ans : (A)


9. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists—

List-I (Place)

(a) Vishakhapatnam

(b) Muri

(c) Gurgaon

(d) Panki

List-II (Industry)

1. Automobile

2. Ship-building

3. Fertiliser

4. Aluminium

Codes :

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 2 3 4 1

(B) 2 4 1 3

(C) 1 2 3 4

(D) 2 4 3 1

Ans : (B)


10. Which among the following is a public sector Commercial Bank ?

(A) ICICI Bank

(B) HDFC Bank

(C) Indian Overseas Bank

(D) UTI Bank

Ans : (C)


11. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists—

List-I (Mineral Production)

(a) Mineral Oil

(b) Gypsum

(c) Gold

(d) Bauxite

List-II (State)

1. Orissa

2. Karnataka

3. Gujarat

4. Rajasthan

Codes :

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 1 2 3 4

(B) 2 1 4 3

(C) 4 3 1 2

(D) 3 4 2 1

Ans : (D)


12. Consider the following statements—

Assertion (A) : Atomic energy in India promises to meet the future energy demand of the country.

Reason (R) : Atomic minerals are ubiquitous in India.

Select the correct answer from the code given below :

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false

(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

Ans : (C)


13. Which of the following states has the longest coast line ?

(A) Gujarat

(B) Maharashtra

(C) Kerala

(D) Tamil Nadu

Ans : (A)


14. Which of the following rock systems in India is the main source of coal deposits ?

(A) Dharwar system

(B) Gondwana system

(C) Cudappa system

(D) Vindhyan system

Ans : (B)


15. Laterite soil is found in—

(A) Uttar Pradesh

(B) Himachal Pradesh

(C) Punjab

(D) Maharashtra

Ans : (D)


16. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?

(A) Kirghiz — Central Asia

(B) Masai — West Africa

(C) Red Indians — North America

(D) Eskimos — Greenland

Ans : (B)


17. Chilka lake is situated in—

(A) West Bengal

(B) Andhra Pradesh

(C) Orissa

(D) Tamil Nadu

Ans : (C)


18. Damodar is a tributary of river—

(A) Ganga

(B) Hugli

(C) Padma

(D) Suvarn Rekha

Ans : (B)


19. Sangam Yojana is concerned with—

(A) provision for clean drinking water

(B) provision for cleaning rivers

(C) promoting communal harmony

(D) helping the invalids

Ans : (D)


20. National Dairy Development Board is located in—

(A) Anand

(B) Gandhinagar

(C) Vadodara

(D) Valsad

Ans : (A)


21. Economic Planning is included in the Constitution of India in—

(A) Union List

(B) State List

(C) Concurrent List

(D) Special List

Ans : (C)


22. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?

(A) Kimberley —Diamond

(B) Havana —Meat packing

(C) Milan —Silk

(D) Sheffield —Cutlery

Ans : (C)


23. Dudhawa National Park is situated in the district of—

(A) Lalitpur

(B) Pilibhit

(C) Lakhimpur Khiri

(D) Sonbhadra

Ans : (C)


24. The correct descending order of major states of India in terms of density of population (2001) is—

(A) Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Kerala

(B) West Bengal, Kerala, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh

(C) Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, West Bengal, Bihar

(D) West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala

Ans : (B)


25. The major coffee producing state in India is—

(A) Kerala

(B) Karnataka

(C) Tamil Nadu

(D) West Bengal

Ans : (B)



26. March 24 (2008) was observed as—

(A) World AIDS Day

(B) World Disabled Day

(C) World Environment Day

(D) World Tuberculosis (TB) Day

Ans : (D)


27. Which one of the following pairs of Harappan sites and their locations is notcorrectly matched ?

(A) Alamgirpur —Uttar Pradesh

(B) Banawali —Haryana

(C) Diamabad —Maharashtra

(D) Rakhigarhi —Rajasthan

Ans : (D)


28. Jivaka, the famous physician of the time of Gautama Buddha, was associated with the court of—

(A) Bimbisara

(B) Chanda Pradyota

(C) Prasenajeta

(D) Udayana

Ans : (A)


29. After President’s signature on the recommendation of Delimitation Commission, Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies with certain exemptions, will be redefined. Which of the following are exempted ?

1. Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur

2. Assam

3. Nagaland

4. Jharkhand

Select the correct answer from the code given below—

(A) 1 only

(B) 2 and 3

(C) 3 and 4

(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Ans : (D)


30. The winner of French Open, 2008 (Ladies singles) was—

(A) Dinara Safina

(B) Ana Ivanovic

(C) Jelena Jankovic

(D) Svetlana Kuznetsova

Ans : (B)


31. Who among the following was of the view that the Earth revolves round the Sun ?

(A) Aryabhatta

(B) Brahmagupta

(C) Varahamihira

(D) None of the above

Ans : (A)


32. What is the difference (in years) between the Vikrama and Saka eras ?

(A) 57 years

(B) 78 years

(C) 135 years

(D) 320 years

Ans : (C)


33. Who among the following rulers paid attention to the water resource management in Girnar region some centuries before the Christian era ?

1. Mahapadma Nanda

2. Chandragupta Maurya

3. Ashoka

4. Rudradaman

Select the correct answer from the code given below—

(A) 1, 2

(B) 2, 3

(C) 3, 4

(D) 2, 3, 4

Ans : (D)


34. Ptolemy Philadelphus with whom Ashoka had diplomatic relations was the ruler of—

(A) Cyrene

(B) Egypt

(C) Macedonia

(D) Syria

Ans : (B)


35. The inscription belonging to which one of the following dynasties confirms the tradition that Lumbini was the birth place of Sakyamuni Buddha ?

(A) Maurya

(B) Sunga

(C) Satavahana

(D) Kushana

Ans : (A)


36. Which literature had its classical age under Krishnadeva Raya, the famous Vijayanagara king ?

(A) Konkani

(B) Malayalam

(C) Tamil

(D) Telugu

Ans : (D)


37. The city of Jaunpur was founded by—

(A) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq

(B) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

(C) Ibrahim Shah Sharqi

(D) Sikandar Lodi

Ans : (B)


38. The department of Public Works was established for the first time by—

(A) Alauddin Khalji

(B) Balban

(C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

(D) Iltutmish

Ans : (C)


39. Who were the ‘Nayanars’ ?

(A) Saivites

(B) Saktas

(C) Vaishnavites

(D) Sun worshippers

Ans : (A)


40. Who among the following kings had strong leaning towards Jainism ?

(A) Dasratha

(B) Brihadratha

(C) Kharavela

(D) Huvishka

Ans : (C)


41. Which one of the following rulers had granted Diwani to the East India Company ?

(A) Farrukhsiyar

(B) Shah Alam-I

(C) Shah Alam-II

(D) Shujaud Daula

Ans : (C)


42. The transfer of capital of British India from Calcutta to Delhi was effected during the period of—

(A) Lord Minto

(B) Lord Hardinge

(C) Lord Chelmsford

(D) Lord Reading

Ans : (B)


43. The Durand line demarcated India’s border with—

(A) Afghanistan

(B) Burma

(C) Nepal

(D) Tibet

Ans : (A)


44. What was the rate of exchange between the Copper Dam and Silver Rupaya under Sher Shah ?

(A) 16 : 1

(B) 32 : 1

(C) 40 : 1

(D) 64 : 1

Ans : (C)


45. Arrange the following events of Akbar’s reign in a chronological order :

1. Abolition of Jazia

2. Construction of Ibadatkhana

3. Signing of Mahzar

4. Foundation of Din-i-Ilahi

Select the correct answer from the code given below—

(A) 1, 2, 3, 4

(B) 2, 3, 4, 1

(C) 1, 3, 2, 4

(D) 3, 4, 1, 2

Ans : (A)


46. After the arrest of Gandhiji during the Salt Satyagraha, who took his place as leader of the movement ?

(A) Abbas Tyabji

(B) Abul Kalam Azad

(C) Jawaharlal Nehru

(D) Vallabhbhai Patel

Ans : (A)


47. Which one of the following revolutionaries involved in Kakori case had escaped the trial ?

(A) Sachindra Nath Bakshi

(B) Mukundi Lal

(C) Chandra Shekhar Azad

(D) Manmath Nath Gupta

Ans : (A)


48. Who changed the name of Hindustan Republic Association founded by Sachindra Sanyal to ‘Hindustan Socialist Republic Association’ ?

(A) Ras Behari Bose

(B) Batukeshwar Datt

(C) Sardar Bhagat Singh

(D) Chandra Shekhar Azad

Ans : (C)


49. Which one of the following revolutionaries was executed in the Gorakhpur Jail ?

(A) Ramprasad Bismil

(B) Rajendra Lahiri

(C) Roshan Singh

(D) Ashfaqullah Khan

Ans : (A)


50. Whose sustained efforts led to the establishment of the first women’s university in Bombay ?

(A) Dayaram Gidumal

(B) D. K. Karve

(C) Ramabai

(D) Mahadev Govind Ranade

Ans : (B)



51. Which one of the following is the most urbanized states of India according to 2001 Census ?

(A) Gujarat

(B) West Bengal

(C) Maharashtra

(D) Kerala

Ans : (C)


52. According to 2001 Census the least densely populated states of India in ascending order are—

(A) Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim

(B) Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram and Sikkim

(C) Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Sikkim and Nagaland

(D) Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Nagaland

Ans : (C)


53. Among the following which fruit is a rich source of iron ?

(A) Jamun

(B) Karonda

(C) Loquat

(D) Guava

Ans : (A)


54. Vitamin which promotes wound healing is—

(A) Vitamin B

(B) Vitamin C

(C) Vitamin A

(D) Vitamin D

Ans : (C)


55. Bauxite is an ore of—

(A) Aluminium

(B) Boron

(C) Lead

(D) Silver

Ans : (A)


56. Which of the following methods is used to determine the age of the earth ?

(A) Carbon dating

(B) Germanium dating

(C) Uranium dating

(D) All the above

Ans : (C)


57. Name the gas which under normal conditions produces pollution in the atmosphere ?

(A) Carbon monoxide (CO)

(B) Carbon dioxide (CO2)

(C) Nitrogen (N2)

(D) Oxygen (O2)

Ans : (A)


58. Electron-volt is the unit for—

(A) energy

(B) charge of electron

(C) potential difference

(D) power

Ans : (A)


59. An atom bomb is based on the principle of—

(A) nuclear fission

(B) nuclear fusion

(C) nuclear spallation

(D) none of these

Ans : (A)


60. Titan is the largest moon or satellite of—

(A) Mars

(B) Venus

(C) Jupiter

(D) Saturn

Ans : (D)


61. The most toxic metal pollutant of the automobile exhaust is—

(A) Copper

(B) Lead

(C) Cadmium

(D) Mercury

Ans : (B)


62. Which of the following disease is caused by a virus ?

(A) Diphtheria

(B) Malaria

(C) Cholera

(D) Hepatitis

Ans : (D)


63. If the circumference of a circle is increased by 50%, then the area will be increased by—

(A) 50%

(B) 100%

(C) 125%

(D) 225%

Ans : (D)


64. The term ‘Siamese Twins’ is used for—

(A) twins in which there is one male and one female

(B) twins in which both are females

(C) twins suffering from a common disease of siam

(D) twins physically attached to each other

Ans : (D)


65. Every solar eclipse takes place on—

(A) full moon only

(B) new moon only

(C) both (A) and (B)

(D) neither (A) nor (B)

Ans : (B)


66. The headquarter of which of the following is correctly given ?

(A) UNO—London

(B) WTO—Geneva

(C) ILO—New York

(D) FAO—Chicago

Ans : (B)


67. White bud of maize is caused due to deficiency of—

(A) N

(B) Zn

(C) Cu

(D) Mn

Ans : (B)


68. A number is 20 more than its 20%. The number is—

(A) 20

(B) 25

(C) 50

(D) 80

Ans : (B)


69. The train which was started on April 14, 2008 between Kolkata (India) and Dhaka (Bangladesh) has been named—

(A) Sadbhavna Express

(B) Shanti Express

(C) Maitri Express

(D) Aman Express

Ans : (C)


70. Thailand’s Ponsana Boonsak won the men’s singles of the India open Grand Prix Badminton championship held in Hyderabad in April 2008. In the final he defeated—

(A) Anand Pawar

(B) Arvind Bhat

(C) Chetan Anand

(D) Zhendong Guo

Ans : (C)


71. Indian Institute of Remote sensing is located at—

(A) Ahmedabad

(B) Dehradun

(C) Shriharikota

(D) None of the above

Ans : (D)


72. The winner of the 62nd Santosh Trophy, held in June 2008, was—

(A) Karnataka

(B) West Bengal

(C) Services

(D) Punjab

Ans : (D)


73. Who among the following was the Chief Guest on the occasion of Republic Day, 2008 ?

(A) British Prime Minister Gardon Brown

(B) French President Nicolas Sarcozy

(C) Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen

(D) Russian President Vladimir Putin

Ans : (B)


74. In April 2008 fourth convention of Nuclear safety was held in—

(A) Vienna

(B) London

(C) Paris

(D) Rome

Ans : (A)


75. Who among the following received Padma Vibhushan Award of 2008 ?

1. Madhuri Dixit

2. Ratan Tata

3. Sachin Tendulkar

4. Viswanathan Anand

Select the correct answer from the code given below—

(A) 1, 2

(B) 2, 3

(C) 3, 4

(D) 2, 3, 4

Ans : (B)