Saturday, April 21, 2012

Uttaranchal Gramin Bank Office Assistant Exam., 2011


General Knowledge 
(Held on 10-4-2011)

1. Which one of the following acts was passed recently to undo the “historic injustice done to tribals and other forest dwellers in India”?
(A) Forest Rights Act
(B) Right to Education Act
(C) Human Rights Act
(D) Civil Rights Act
(E) Forestry Development Act
Ans: (A)

2. Who is Dr. Subir Gokarn ?
(A) Chairman, SEBI
(B) Chairman, SBI
(C) Dy. Governor, RBI
(D) Member, Planning Commission
(E) None of these
Ans: (C)

3. With which one of the following companies, the Cairn India has signed a deal ?
(A) ONGC
(B) Devon Energy
(C) Imperial Oil
(D) Vedenta
(E) Hindustan Petroleum
Ans: (D)

4. Who is Dr. Narendra Jadhav ?
(A) Chief Statistician, GOI
(B) Chief Economist, GOI
(C) Member, Planning Commission of India
(D) Economic Advisor to Govt. of India
(E) None of these
Ans: (C)

5. Which one of the following conducts economic census in India ?
(A) Planning Commission
(B) Central Statistical Organisation
(C) Ministry of Rural Development GOI
(D) Census Commission
(E) None of these
Ans: (B)

6. According to RBI Governor, which one of the following is a major challenge to its monetary policy ?
(A) Policies of World Trade Organisation
(B) High cost of imports
(C) Fiscal deficit
(D) Inflation and supportive recovery of Economy
(E) None of these
Ans: (D)

7. Who is C. P. Joshi ?
(A) Rural Development Minister
(B) Public Distribution Minister
(C) Civil Aviation Minister
(D) Minister of State for Agriculture
(E) None of these
Ans: (A)

8. Cricketer, Mitchell Johnson, belongs to which one of the following countries ?
(A) Zimbabwe
(B) Australia
(C) New Zealand
(D) South Africa
(E) None of these
Ans: (B)

9. Who amongst the following in ICC Cricketer of the year ?
(A) Sachin Tendulkar
(B) Jimmy Kamande
(C) Kevin Pietersen
(D) Jocques Kallis
(E) None of these
Ans: (A)

10. In which one of the following cities, 2012 Olympic games are proposed to be held ?
(A) Paries
(B) Munich
(C) Athens
(D) London
(E) None of these
Ans: (D)

11. With which one of the following sports is Nicolas Anelka associated ?
(A) Cricket
(B) Football
(C) Hockey
(D) Badminton
(E) Table Tennis
Ans: (B)

12. Rio de-Janeiro is in which of the following countries ?
(A) Mexico
(B) Argentina
(C) Chile
(D) Brazil
(E) Australia
Ans: (D)

13. With which one of the following games is Vishwanathan Anand associated ?
(A) Billiard
(B) Chess
(C) Tennis
(D) Table Tennis
(E) None of these
Ans: (B)

14. Surjit Singh Barnala is the Governor of which one of the following States ?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Karnataka
(E) None of these
Ans: (C)

15. In which one of the following States, is Melghat Tiger Reserve located ?
(A) Gujarat
(B) M. P.
(C) Kerala
(D) Maharashtra
(E) Rajasthan
Ans: (D)

16. Who is Dr. C. Rangarajan ?
(A) PMAEC, Chairman
(B) Economic Advisor to Finance Minister
(C) Chief Economist, Planning Commission
(D) Chief Vigilance Officer, GOI
(E) None of these
Ans: (A)

17. According to Economic Survey, which one of the following countries has shown highest Real GDP percentage growth during 2010 ?
(A) USA
(B) UK
(C) India
(D) Germany
(E) China
Ans: (E)

18. Expand the term EEFC A/c—
(A) Exchange Earners’ Foreign Currency Accounts
(B) Export Earners’ Foreign Currency Accounts
(C) Exchange Earners’ Forward Contract Accounts
(D) Export Earners’ Forward Contract Accounts
(E) None of these
Ans: (A)

19. According to Economic Survey, which one of the following is the biggest global economic power in the world ?
(A) China
(B) USA
(C) Japan
(D) Britain
(E) India
Ans: (A)

20. According to current Economic Survey, which of the following is/are some of the areas of concern for India ?
1. Unrest in the middle east
2. Widening current account deficit
3. Volatile capital flow
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) Only 2 and 3
Ans: (A)

21. Which one of the following banks has decided not to accept bulk deposits for a while ?
(A) SBI
(B) ICICI
(C) HDFC
(D) Yes Bank
(E) None of these
Ans: (A)

22. The Government has decided to amend the Banking companies Act to give public sector banks, the Rights of Passage. What is a
Rights of Passage ?
(A) The banks can raise equity capital through rights issue
(B) The banks can seize the hypothecated goods
(C) The banks can rise tier I capital
(D) The banks can issue innovative Perpetual Bonds
(E) None of these
Ans: (A)

23. Which one of the following recommendations has been made by the PMEAC ?
(A) To withdraw some of the stimulus packages
(B) To withdraw all the stimulus packages
(C) To raise the collection of direct taxes
(D) To raise the rate of indirect Taxes
(E) None of these
Ans: (B)

24. Which one of the following organisations sets targets for various Ministries in India ?
(A) Department of Expenditure
(B) Department of Economic Affairs
(C) Department of Revenue
(D) The Planning Commission
(E) None of these
Ans: (D)

25. Sinotruk, Beiqui Foton Motors is planning to set up assembly units in India. This company belongs to which of the following countries
?
(A) Japan
(B) South Korea
(C) China
(D) Singapore
(E) None of these
Ans: (C)

26. In the unique number issued by UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India), how many digits are there ?
(A) 9
(B) 10
(C) 11
(D) 12
(E) None of these
Ans: (D)

27. Which one of the following denomination of plastic notes is proposed to be introduced by RBI ?
(A) 5
(B) 10
(C) 20
(D) 50
(E) 100
Ans: (B)

28. In which one of the following States, Indian Railways has proposed to set up a 700 MW gas power project ?
(A) West Bengal
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Gujarat
(D) Rajasthan
(E) Orissa
Ans: (B)

29. In which one of the following States, Jaitapur Nuclear Plant is being set up ?
(A) Gujarat
(B) West Bengal
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Orissa
(E) Maharashtra
Ans: (E)

30. Head Office of which of the following banks is in Mumbai ?
(A) Punjab National Bank
(B) Bank of India
(C) UCO Bank
(D) Corporation Bank
(E) Syndicate Bank
Ans: (B)

31. The Kumbha Mela takes place in which of the following cities in Maharashtra ?
(A) Solapur
(B) Shirdi
(C) Ratnagiri
(D) Pandharpur
(E) Nashik
Ans: (E)

32. Which of the following is the largest stock exchange of India ?
(A) Delhi
(B) Ahmedabad
(C) Mumbai
(D) Kolkata
(E) None of these
Ans: (C)

33. Hillary Clinton, who visited India recently, is the……of U.S.A.
(A) Secretary of Defence
(B) Secretary of Finance
(C) Secretary of State
(D) Secretary of Political Affairs
(E) None of these
Ans: (C)

34. Which of the following is the abbreviated form of an organization engaged in the service of child welfare ?
(A) CII
(B) CRY
(C) SEWA
(D) SHCIL
(E) None of these
Ans: (B)

35. World Environmental day is celebrated on which of the following dates ?
(A) July 5
(B) June 5
(C) April 5
(D) May 5
(E) None of these
Ans: (B)

36. Recently Saina Nehwal had been in news. She is associated with which of the following games ?
(A) Basket ball
(B) Tennis
(C) Cricket
(D) Chess
(E) Badminton
Ans: (E)

37. Which of the following nations is not a member of SAARC ?
(A) India
(B) Pakistan
(C) Nepal
(D) Sri Lanka
(E) South Africa
Ans: (E)

38. Who among the following is the author of the book entitled, ‘Five Point Someone’ ?
(A) Amrita Pritam
(B) Mulkaraj Anand
(C) Nirmal Verma
(D) Anita Desai
(E) Chetan Bhagat
Ans: (E)

39. Booker Prize is awarded for original contributions in which of the following fields ?
(A) Politics
(B) Sports
(C) Literature
(D) Cinema
(E) None of these
Ans: (C)

40. Euro is the currency of—
(A) Iran
(B) Iraq
(C) China
(D) Italy
(E) Japan
Ans: (D)

41. Which of the following has magnetic properties ?
(A) Chromium
(B) Copper
(C) Iron
(D) Silver
(E) Lead
Ans: (C)

42. Which of the following is the function of RADAR ?
(A) To look for sound waves
(B) To identify the direction only
(C) To determine the direction and the distance
(D) To send photographs
(E) None of these
Ans: (C)

43. Which of the following terms is not associated with banking ?
(A) Loan
(B) Microfinance
(C) Pulse rate
(D) Cheque transaction
(E) Basal criteria
Ans: (C)

44. Which of the following names is popular in the field of banking ?
(A) Y. V. Reddy
(B) Vinod Dua
(C) Indra Nui
(D) Vijaypat Singhania
(E) Ratan Tata
Ans: (A)

45. Chief of the RBI is designated as—
(A) Chairman
(B) Managing Director
(C) Director-General
(D) Chief Executive Officer
(E) Governor
Ans: (E)

46. RBI does not take a decision regarding which of the following ?
(A) SLR
(B) CRR
(C) Bank rate
(D) Repo rate
(E) Inflation
Ans: (E)

47. Who among the following is the chess player of international repute ?
(A) Rajnikant
(B) Sania Mirza
(C) Tiger Woods
(D) Koneru Humpy
(E) Yuvraj Singh
Ans: (D)

48. Nobel Prize is not awarded in which of the following fields ?
(A) Physics
(B) Chemistry
(C) Medical Sciences
(D) Economics
(E) Sports
Ans: (E)

49. Olympic Games and Sports are organized after every……years.
(A) Two years
(B) Three years
(C) Four years
(D) Five years
(E) Six years
Ans: (C)

50. For excellence in sports, which of the following awards is given ?
(A) Nargis Datta Award
(B) Kalidas Samman
(C) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award
(D) Shramajivi Award
(E) Arjun Awrd
Ans: (E)
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CURRENT AFFAIRS PREPARATION PLAN

“Current Affairs” and “General Knowledge” cover many topics like from economy to sports or education to politics, or even technology to automobiles. In every second some issues are happening around the world in these sectors, and to accumulate the excerpt of some highlighted news, and memorize it is a good plan to prepare current affairs and GK.

Some Important Tips to Follow:

Read Newspapers regularly

We all know that “Old is Gold”, same thing applies here too. We need to make a habit of reading newspapers regularly. I’ll suggest you to read more than one newspaper. It will be better if you read one newspaper of your mother language, and other of English. Some useful newspapers are “The Times of India”, “The Hindu”, “The Telegraph” etc. You need to start this habit at least 6 months before the actual exam that will help you to get access to all the important events of that period of time.

You need to keep an eye on what’s happening around you in your country and world as well. Trust me guys, you will surely find it interesting after several days. We all know that staying updated is always a good idea, as it will stand you apart from the rest.

Read Magazines thoroughly

This is another great option to prepare the subject we are talking about. There are many leading magazines that focus on current affairs and General Knowledge. You need to buy it from your local magazine seller, and start reading it thoroughly. These magazines beautifully categorize the articles with its genres to make it interesting to read on. Some of the useful magazines are Pratiyogita Darpan andManorma.

Try to read some business magazines and sports magazines too along with a general magazine. This will increase your chances of cracking the competitive exams with ease. Some useful business magazines areBusiness Today, Business Line etc.

Follow News Channels

You will need to follow news channels at least once a day. Now most of the leading news channels are active for 24*7. You need to pick up a suitable time for yourself to watch any favorite news channel of yours. You can watch ABP News, NDTV, Times Now, ET Now, Zee News etc. Try to go through all the breaking and highlighted news, and make it a habit.

I know that watching news channels for long will bore you, so I’ll suggest you to allocate only 30 minutes for it in a whole day. All the leading ones shows the glimpses of all important events of the day quite frequently, so 30 minutes will be enough for you to boost up your current affairs and GK knowledge.

Maintain a Diary

My teacher used to tell me that whenever you learn something try to write it down in your diary, as it will help you to memorize it in a better manner. He is so right, as this method helped me a lot to score good marks in every exam that I appeared for. As I already mentioned before that a lot of events are occurring in the country and around the world, so it is easily understandable that it is not easy to remember everything. It’s always a superb idea to maintain a diary of current events.

You need to update this diary on a daily basis with all the events that you consider as important ones. This diary will become quite useful for the revision part, as it will provide you information about all the important events at a place. You should keep revising the diary frequently, as it will help you to memorize important names, dates, awards etc.

Channelize your Preparation Accordingly

All the competitive exams are not same, as all of them have different pattern, even when it comes to the same topic as ‘Current Affairs’ or ‘GK’. For example for civil services exam, you need to give importance on events of National value. On the other scenario, in matter of bank job exam, the focus should be on the news on banking sectors, and economic and business news.

Thus I’ll suggest you to prepare as per the exams you are appearing for, as channelizing your preparation according to the pattern of the exam will accelerate your chance of getting selected.

Use Internet Resources

“Google, YouTube and Wikipedia are my favorite teachers’; one of my friends told me this once. This is quite true indeed, so you should use all the available online resources to study current affairs and GK for exams. For example this blog is all about “Current Affairs”, so you can check this blog regularly by subscribing to us (check the sidebar for subscription options). You can actively take part some forums that are focusing on current events. The good part is you can follow the websites of all leadingnewspapers online if you don’t have enough time to read newspapers.

Use Social Networking Sites for Good

Believe me or not you can surely use social networking sites to your benefits. Especially to prepare current affairs and General knowledge Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and StumbleUpon may help you a lot. You can join some Facebook pages, or follow some twitter accounts that are related to current affairs. You can join our Facebook Page too for this matter, or connect with me at LinkedIn or circle me in Google Plus for all the information on recent happenings to boost up your General Knowledgeability.

Give Priority to your Strength

We usually find difficulties when we try to learn everything at once. In that process basically we study a lot, but remember a little. We need to first select our strength areas for our preparation. Try to givepriority to your strength areas. It may be Sports, economy, Government Affairs or technology. Suppose you are applying for Bank exams, then you should prepare industry related news. Along with that you may pick any 2-3 areas of your strength like sports or technology. You need to prepare these sections to the utmost level. I can assure you that these strategies will help you to score much better in Current Affairs section.

Participate in Online Quizzes

You should participate in some free quizzes that are available online to evaluate yourself. For this matter you can easily access our “Quiz Section”. This will give you proper idea whether you are ready for the big exam day or not. As an added factor it will also provide you confidence i.e. very much essential. You can download Monthly-wise current affairs questions from Here.