General Socio-Economic & Banking Awareness

1. RBIs open market operation transactions are carried out with a view to regulate (A) Liquidity in the economy (B) Prices of essential commodities (C) Inflation (D) Borrowing power of the banks (E) All the above 2. When more than one banks are allowing credit facilities to one party in coordination with each other under a formal arrangement, the arrangement is generally known as (A) Participation (B) Consortium (C) Syndication (D) Multiple banking (E) None of these 3. Open market operations, one of the measures taken by RBI in order to control credit expansion in the economy means (A) Sale or purchase of Govt. securities (B) Issuance of different types of bonds (C) Auction of gold (D) To make available direct finance to borrowers (E) None of these 4. The bank rate means (A) Rate of interest charged by commercial banks from borrowers (B) Rate of interest at which commercial banks discounted bills of their borrowers (C) Rate of interest allowed by commercial banks on their deposits (D) Rate at which RBI purchases or rediscounts bills of exchange of commercial banks (E) None of these 5. What is an Indian Depository Receipt ? (A) A deposit account with a Public Sector Bank (B) A depository account with any of Depositories in India (C) An instrument in the form of depository receipt created by an Indian depository against underlying equity shares of the issuing company (D) An instrument in the form of deposit receipt issued by Indian depositories (E) None of these 6. An instrument that derives its value from a specified underlying (currency, gold, stocks etc.) is known as (A) Derivative (B) Securitisation Receipts (C) Hedge Fund (D) Factoring (E) Venture Capital Funding 7. Fiscal deficit is (A) total income less Govt. borrowing

(B) total payments less total receipts (C) total payments less capital receipts (D) total expenditure less total receipts excluding borrowing (E) None of these 8. In the Capital Market, the term arbitrage is used with reference to (A) purchase of securities to cover the sale (B) sale of securities to reduce the loss on purchase (C) simultaneous purchase and sale of securities to make profits from price (D) variation in different markets (E) Any of the above 9. Reverse repo means (A) Injecting liquidity by the Central Bank of a country through purchase of Govt. securities (B) Absorption of liquidity from the market by sale of Govt. securities (C) Balancing liquidity with a view to enhancing economic growth rate (D) Improving the position of availability of the securities in the market (E) Any of the above 10. The stance of RBI monetary policy is (A) inflation control with adequate liquidity for growth (B) improving credit quality of the Banks (C) strengthening credit delivery mechanism (D) supporting investment demand in the economy (E) Any of the above 11. Currency Swap is an instrument to manage (A) Currency risk (B) interest rate risk (C) currency and interest rate risk (D) cash flows in different currencies (E) All of the above 12. Sub-prime refers to (A) lending done by banks at rates below PLR (B) funds raised by the banks at sub-Libor rates (C) Group of banks which are not rated as prime banks as per Bankers Almanac (D) lending done by financing institutions including banks to customers not meeting with normally required credit appraisal standards (E) All of the above 13. Euro Bond is an instrument (A) issued in the European market (B) issued in Euro Currency (C) issued in a country other than the country of the currency of the Bond (D) All of the above (E) None of these 14. Money Laundering normally involves (A) placement of funds (B) layering of funds (C) integration of funds (D) All of (A), (B) and (C) (E) None of (A), (B) and (C)

15. The IMF and the World Bank were conceived as institutions to (A) strengthen international economic co-operation and to help create a more stable and prosperous global economy (B) IMF promotes international monetary cooperation (C) The World Bank promotes long term economic development and poverty reduction (D) All of (A), (B) and (C) (E) None of (A), (B) and (C) 16. Capital Market Regulator is (A) RBI (B) IRDA (C) NSE (D) BSE (E) SEBI 17. In the term BRIC, R stands for (A) Romania (B) Rajithan (C) Russia (D) Regulation (E) None of these 18. FDI refers to (A) Fixed Deposit Interest (B) Fixed Deposit Investment (C) Foreign Direct Investment (D) Future Derivative Investment (E) None of these 19. What is Call Money ? (A) Money borrowed or lent for a day or over night (B) Money borrowed for more than one day but upto 3 days (C) Money borrowed for more than one day but upto 7 days (D) Money borrowed for more than one day but upto 14 days (E) None of these 20. Which is the first Indian company to be listed in NASDAQ ? (A) Reliance (B) TCS (C) HCL (D) Infosys (E) None of these

21. Which of the following is the Regulator of the credit rating agencies in India ? (A) RBI (B) SBI (C) SIDBI (D) SEBI (E) None of these 22. Who is Brand Endorsing Personality of Bank of Baroda ? (A) Juhi Chawla (B) Kiran Bedi

(C) Amitabh Bachchan (D) Kapil Dev (E) None of these 23. The branding line of Bank of Baroda is (A) International Bank of India (B) Indias International Bank (C) Indias Multinational Bank (D) Worlds local Bank (E) None of these 24. The logo of Bank of Baroda is known as (A) Sun of Bank of Baroda (B) Baroda Sun (C) Bank of Barodas Rays (D) Sunlight of Bank of Baroda (E) None of these 25. Which of the following statements(s) is/are True about the exports of China which is a close competitor of India ? (i) Chinas economic success is basically on the fact that it exports cheaper goods to rich nations like the USA, etc. (ii) In the year 2007 Chinas exports became almost 40% of its GDP. (iii) When compared to India Chinas share in the World Exports is more than 30% whereas Indias share is mere 6% of the global exports. (A) Only (i) (B) Only (ii) (C) Both (i) and (ii) (D) All (i), (ii) and (iii) (E) None of these 26. One of the major challenges banking industry is facing these days is money laundering. Which of the following acts/norms are launched by the banks to prevent money laundering in general ? (A) Know Your Customer Norms (B) Banking Regulation Act (C) Negotiable Instrument Act (D) Narcotics and Psychotropic Substance Act (E) None of these 27. Lot of Banks in India these days are offering M-Banking Facility to their customers. What is the full form of M in M-Banking ? (A) Money (B) Marginal (C) Message (D) Mutual Fund (E) Mobile Phone 28. Which of the following is/are true about the Sub-Prime Crisis ? (The term was very much in news recently.) (i) It is a mortgage crisis referring to credit default by the borrowers. (ii) Sub-Prime borrowers were those borrowers who were rated low and were high risk borrowers. (iii) This crisis originated because of negligence in credit rating of the borrowers. (A) Only (i)

(B) Only (ii) (C) Only (iii) (D) All (i), (ii) and (iii) (E) None of these 29. Which of the following is not the part of the structure of the Financial System in India ? (A) Industrial Finance (B) Agricultural Finance (C) Government Finance (D) Development Finance (E) Personal Finance

30. Which of the following is not the part of the scheduled banking structure in India ? (A) Money Lenders (B) Public Sector Banks (C) Private Sector Banks (D) Regional Rural Banks (E) State Co-operative Banks 31. As we all know Govt. of India collects tax revenue on various activities in the country. Which of the following is a part of the tax revenue of the Govt. ? (i) Tax on Income (ii) Tax on Expenditure (iii) Tax on Property or Capital Asset (iv) Tax on Goods and Services (A) Both (i) and (iii) only (B) Both (ii) and (iv) only (C) All (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) (D) Only (ii), (iii) and (iv) (E) None of these 32. We very frequently read about Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in newspapers. These SEZs were established with which of the following objectives ? (i) To attract foreign investment directly. (ii) To protect domestic market from direct competition from multinationals. (iii) To provide more capital to agricultural and allied activities. (A) Only (i) (B) Only (ii) (C) Only (iii) (D) All (i), (ii) and (iii) (E) None of these 33. Which of the following groups of countries has almost 50% share in global emission of carbon every year ? (A) US, China, India, South Africa (B) India, China, Russia, Britain (C) South Africa, Nepal, Myanmar (D) US, Russia, China & India (E) None of these 34. Which of the following correctly describes the concept of Nuclear Bank floated by International Atomic Energy Agency ?

(i) It is a nuclear fuel bank to be shared by all the nations jointly. (ii) It is a facility to help nations in enrichment of uranium. (iii) It is an agency which will keep a close vigil on the nuclear programme of all the nations. (A) Only (i) (B) Only (ii) (C) Both (i) and (iii) only (D) Only (iii) (E) Both (i) and (ii) only 35. Many times we read about Future Trading in newspapers. What is Future Trading ? (i) It is nothing but a trade between any two stock exchanges wherein it is decided to purchase the stocks of each other on a fixed price throughout the year. (ii) It is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an underlying asset in the future at a predetermined price. (iii) It is an agreement between stock exchanges that they will not trade the stocks of each other under any circumstances in future or for a given period of time. (A) Only (i) (B) Only (ii) (C) Only (iii) (D) All (i), (ii) and (iii) (E) None of these 36. Inflation in India is measured on which of the following indexes/indicators ? (A) Cost of Living Index (COLI) (B) Consumer Price Index (CPI) (C) Gross Domestic Product (D) Wholesale Price Index (WPI) (E) None of these 37. As per the reports published in the newspapers a section of society staged a demonstration at the venue of the G-8 Summit recently. What was/were the issues towards which these demonstrators were trying to draw the attention of G-8 leaders ? (i) Food shortage which has taken 50 million people in its grip. (ii) Inflation which has gone up substantially across the Globe. (iii) USAs consistent presence in Iraq. (A) Only (i) (B) Only (ii) (C) Only (iii) (D) Both (i) and (ii) only (E) None of these 38. Hillary Clinton formally suspended her campaign to ensure election of who amongst the following for the next President of USA ? (A) George Bush (B) Barack Obama (C) John McCain (D) Bill Clinton (E) None of these 39. Hugo Chavez whose name was recently in news is the (A) President of Congo (B) Prime Minister of Uganda

(C) President of Venezuela (D) Prime Minister of Brazil (E) None of these 40. The Govt. of India has raised the amount of the Loan Waiver to the farmers by 20%. Now the amount is nearly (A) Rs. 60,000 crore (B) Rs. 65,000 crore (C) Rs. 72,000 crore (D) Rs. 76,000 crore (E) Rs. 80,000 crore 41. Delimitation Commission has made a recommendation that next Census should be Panchayatwise. When is the next Census due ? (A) 2010 (B) 2011 (C) 2012 (D) 2013 (E) 2015 42. The World Health Organisation has urged that advertisements of which of the following should be banned to protect youth from bad effects of the same ? (A) Tobacco (B) Alcoholic drinks (C) Junk Food (D) Soft drinks with chemical preservatives (E) None of these 43. Which of the following countries has allocated a huge amount of US $ 10 billion to provide relief to its earthquake victims ? (A) Japan (B) South Korea (C) China (D) South Africa (E) None of these

44. India and Nepal have many agreements on sharing of the water of various rivers. Which of the following rivers is not covered under these agreements ? (A) Kosi (B) Gandak (C) Ganga (D) Mahakali (E) All these rivers are covered 45. Which of the following names is not closely associated with space programme of India or any other country ? (A) CARTOSAT (B) NLS 5 (C) RUBIN 8

(D) GSLV (E) SCOPE 46. Vijay Hazare Trophy is associated with the game of (A) Hockey (B) Cricket (C) Badminton (D) Football (E) Golf 47. Which of the following was the theme of the Olympic Torch ? (A) Journey of Harmony (B) Green World Clean World (C) Journey of Peace (D) Journey for Hunger-free World (E) None of these 48. Which of the following schemes is not a social development Scheme ? (A) Indira Awas Yojana (B) Mid Day Meal (C) Bharat Nirman Yojana (D) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (E) All are social schemes 49. Which of the following is not a member of the ASEAN ? (A) Malaysia (B) Indonesia (C) Vietnam (D) Britain (E) Singapore 50. Which of the following Awards are given for excellence in the field of Sports ? (A) Kalinga Prize (B) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award (C) Arjun Award (D) Pulitzer Prize (E) None of these

Current Affairs 2011

1.Who becomes first Indian woman to cross Gobi desert ? - Sucheta 33 year old women from Pune, has successfully crossed the arduous 1,623 km stretch of the Gobi desert, the largest in Asia and the fifth in the world 2. Iscom along with Elmwood College, St.Andrews UK has launched a Post-Graduate course for which sporting event? Post-graduate programme in golf management 3. Who has been ranked world No.1 in double trap shooting as per the ISSF world rankings? Ronjan Sodhi 4. Asias largest solar energy park to be hosted by which state ? - Gujarat would house the largest solar energy park in Asia in two years, with a power production capacity of 500 Mw. This would be set up with an investment of around Rs 8,000 crore flowing from companies such as GMR and Lanco, which have been assigned generation capacities under the Gujarat Solar Mission. 5. Which UK-listed miner gets formal approval from the Indian government for its acquisition of stake in Cairn India? Vedanta Resources or Vedanta 6. Which Tata group firm is set to open online consumer durables and electronics store? Tata Croma 7. Which company has launched its first Financial Technology Grid to offer services in banking domain? Polaris software 8. Which computer manufacturer has introduced rupee symbol on desktop computer keyboard, compatible with Microsoft softwares? LenovoIndia 9. Which country has approved plans to setup first Tibetian bank? China 10. Who has been appointed as consulting head for India at Capgemini? Anish Sarkar 11. Name the sedan unveiled by Nissan India. Sunny 12. Who has been sworn in a Karnatakas Chief Minister? D.V.Sadananda Gowda Read More

13. Which molecule has been found in Orion constellation of stars? 1 molecule of Oxygen was found for every million hydrogen molecules 14. Name the version of Media Reader launched by Kingston. USB 3.0 Media Reader 15. Which bank has launched a service of accepting income tax payment through ATMs? HDFC Bank 16. Who has been takes charge as the 23rd chief of the Indian Air Force ? - N A K Browne Ace fighter pilot Norman Anil Kumar Browne took over as the 23rd chief of the Indian Air Force from Air Chief Marshal P V Naik, who retired after putting in 42 years of service. 17. Who has joined Gordon Brothers Group as Chief Executive Officer? Gary Talarico 18. Which country is all set to shut 40% (800 approx.) of its data centres to reduce hefty technology budget? USA 19. Which U.S.Secretary met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalitha recently? Hilary Clinton 20. Which social networking site has turned 5 years? Twitter 21. Who has been named as Sri Lankas captain for upcoming Australian series? Dilshan 22. Which Ace Indian shooter is set to get Khel Ratna? Gagan Narang 23. Which missile was recently test-fired successfully at Chandipur, Orrisa? Prahaar 24. Who is all set to take over as CMD of NMDC? M.S.Rana 25. Which company formally opened its assembly plant at Rosslyn, South Africa? Tata Motors 26. Who has been appointed as solicitor-general following the resignation of Gopal Subramaniam? Rohinton Nariman 27. Who became 2nd highest run scorer in Test cricket surpassing Ricky Pontings record? Rahul Dravid

28. Which program of IIM Indore did recently get HRD ministrys approval? 5-year management program 29. Who won the 1st Hangzhou Womens Grandmasters Tournament in China? Dronavalli Harika 30. Name the Chairman and CEO of TAFE who has been inducted into the board of AGCO. Mallika Srinivasan 31. Who won the 2011 German GP? Lewis Hamilton 32. Which former Australian opening batsman is set to return to competitive cricket (Big Bash League T20)? Matthew Hayden 33. Which Indian swimmer qualified for the 2012 London Olympics? Sandeep Sejwal 34. Which country has launched its new currency? Sudan 35. Which singer is all set to perform at the Royal Albert Hall where the first Carnatic music is scheduled in the 116-year history of BBC proms? Aruna Sairam 36. Which motorcycle has Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Private Ltd. recently launched? CBR 250R 37. Who won the ladies National snooker championship? Vidya Pillai 38. Who won the 2000th Test cricket held at Lords Cricket Ground? England 39. Which frenchman after 25 years won the German Open Tennis tournament? Gilles Simon 40. Who won the Indonesian International Challenge badminton championship 2011? Pusarla Venkata Sindhu 41. Who has been appointed as Lokayukta of Karnataka to succeed Santosh Hegde? Former Supreme Court Judge Shivraj V.Patil Read More Here 42. Who has been named vice president for Boeing Defence, Space and Security in India? Dennis D.Swanson

43. Which Indian tennis player holds career best rank of 62 in the singles list? Somdev Devvarman 44. What is Repo and Reverse Repo rate as on 26th July 2011? Repo: 8% and Reverse Repo: 7% 45. Which country has agreed for a meeting between its Nobel Laureate, pro-democracy activist Aung Suu Kyi and Minister of Social Welfare U Aung Kyi? Myanmar 46. Who has been named as the global co-CEO of Standard Chatered Banks private equity? Nainesh Jaisingh 47. Who has been appointed as co-CEO to succeed Management Board chairman, Josef Ackermann? Anshu Jain 48. Name the project of Mozillas operating system that is set to work on mobile devices and tablets. Boot to Gecko (B2G) 49. Which business and technology outsourcing services provider has been named in the GlobalServices 100 list for the 5th consecutive year? Syntel 50. Which Noida-based hospital running under the brand Ojjus Medicare has got nod for the IPO aggregating to Rs,62 crore? Goodwill Hospital and Research Center Ltd. 51. Which poets death anniversary would be remembered on 8th August in India? Rabindranath Tagore 52. Draft of which anti-corruption bill was approved by Union Cabinet on 28th July 2011? Lokpal Bill 53. Which of the two Indians were awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award 2011? Nileema Mishra for helping the poor and Harish Hande for revolutionizing the use of solar lights 54. Which Operating System celebrated its 30th birthday on July 27th? DOS (Disk Operating System), 27th July 1981 55. Who has been appointed as national team coach for Argentinas football team? Alejandro Sabella 56. Which cricketer equalled Sunil Gavaskars tally of 34 test hundreds? Rahul Dravid The Wall 57. Who resigned as Chief Minister of Karnataka? B.S.Yeddyurappa

58. Who has been appointed as the New Governor of Tamil Nadu? - Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister K Rosaiah was appointed as the new Governor of Tamil Nadu on 26 August 2011. Read More 59. Who won the Hungarian Grand Prix 2011? Jenson Button 60. Which Indian qualified for London Olympics 2012 for Short put event? Om Prakash Singh 61. On which planet has Nasa found the first evidence of flowing water recently? Mars 62. Which service has Yahoo launched to allow users to enjoy full-length movies for free? Movieplex 63. Who has taken charge as HALs Director Corporate Planning and Marketing? Baldev Singh 64. Who has been named captain for Womens Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament? Saba Anjum 65. Which former cricketer also secretary of Bihar Jharkhand Cricket Association passed away due to brain hemorrhage? Ramesh Saxena 66. Which Indian oil gaints are allowed to dig oil at the Gulf of Mannar? ONGC and Cairn India 67. Name the tablet model launched by Beetel in India. Beetel Magiq, priced at 9,999 68. Who has been renamed as Indian hockey teams captain for inaugural Asian Champions Trophy in Ordos, China? Rajpal Singh 69. Who has been appointed as director for Whirlpool Corporation? Harish Manwani 70. Which Bill in India is set to be tabled in Winter Parliament session? Food bill 71. What position does India hold in Golf after Nomura Cup? 3rd place

72. Which Academy Award winner for Best Original Song (for Jai Ho) and the Padma Bhushan recipient turned 75 years? Sampoorna Singh Kalra (Gulzar) 73. Which art director who had been associated with movies like Raavan, Guru, Rang De Basanti etc. passed away recently? Samir Chandra 74. Which company replaced Reliance Industries as most valued company in the elite of 30 companies that constitutes the Sensex? Coal India 75. How many from India are set to participate in the World athletics championships to be held in Daegu, Korea from August 27th to September 4th 2011? Name them. 8, Men: Renjith Maheswary (triple jump), Om Prakash Singh (shot put), Vikas Gowda (discus), Gurmeet Singh and Babubhai Panucha (20km walk) Women: Tintu Luka (800m), Mayookha Johny (long jump and triple jump) and Harwant Kaur (discus) 76. Which company will title sponsor for Indian GP to be held on the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida on October 30th 2011? Airtel 77. Which two industries of Japan are set to merge? Hitachi and Mitsubishi 78. Which Legendary singers 81st birth anniversary was celebrated on 4th August 2011? Kishore Kumar 79. Parts of which African country is hit by Famine according to United Nations? Somalia 80. Which model has Harley-Davidson launched in India priced at Rs.19.7 lakh? Fat Boy Special 81. Which service did Vodafone roll out in Bangalore recently? 3G services 82. Where is the Hockey Asian Champions Trophy is to be held? Ordos, China 83. Name the ex-PM of Ukraine who was arrested recently. Yulia Tymoshenko 84. Who has become first female prime minister of Thailand? Yingluck Shinawatra

85. Where is the Folksam Grand Prix meet being held? Karlstad, Sweden What is the downgraded credit rating given by S&P to USA? AA+ 86. Which cricketer has been recalled to One-Day match against England after 2 years? Rahul Dravid 87. Whose maiden century in Twenty20 cricket against Australia set Sri Lanka a 35 run victory? Tilakaratne Dilshan 88. Which South African fast bowler cricketer celebrated his 100th birthday recently? Norman Gordon 89. Which Taiwan company has recently launched tablet PCs priced at Rs.15,000? Micro-Star International (MSI) 90. What is the food inflation as on July 30th 2011? 9.90 per cent 91. Name the Indo-Canadian who has been appointed the president and CEO of the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC)? Karna Gupta 92. Which car model has Maruti Suzuki set to unveil in the Indian market? http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2373/2183173441_5eed7d73a3.jpg Maruti 800 cc 93. Which three banks are planning a Joint Venture commercial bank in Malaysia? Bank of Baroda, Andhra Bank and Indian Overseas Bank 94. Who is to replace Arvind Jadhav as Air India chief? Rohit Nandan 95. Which bollywood actor passed away recently? Shammi Kapoor 96. Which Banks net profit dip to about 45% as it disclosed its Q1 earnings? State Bank of India 97. Who won the ATP Montreal Masters title? Novak Djokovic 98. Who won the bronze medal at the World Badminton Championship after a gap of 28 years? Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa

99. Name the former NASDAQ MD who has been sentenced to 42 months in prison and has been ordered to forfeit over $700,000 illegal profits made during his role in an insider trading scheme. Donald Johnson 100. Which countrys President has called for national government by August 21st 2011? Nepal, President Dr.Ram Baran 101. Which telecom company increased call tariffs by 20% recently? Reliance Communications 102. Which section of education is to be made Universal unlike elementary education in India? Secondary Education 103. What is the West Bengal government planning to setup for medical benefits to remote corner people? Health Bank 104. Who won his first World Golf Championship title? Adam Scott 105. Who became the first bowler to clinch 6 wickets in a Twenty20 International Cricket? Ajantha Mendis 106. What is the maximum amount that can be withdrawn from a third-party ATM per transaction? Rs.10,000 107. Which Indian University recently signed pact with university of Sydney? Anna University 108. For which programme an Indian student pursuing her Ph.D in chemical biology from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research chosen? Sci-finder Academic Exchange Program 109. Which company has launched 3G Tablet priced at Rs.12,999 with special data plans in India? RCom 110. What is the extension period given to RBI Governor D.Subbarao? 2 years (untill Spetember 4th 2013) 111. Which Insurance company is set to sue Bank of America to recover about $10 billion? AIG (American International Group Inc) 112. Which company has collaborated with Singapore Management University for a R&D facility for cloud-based IT solutions? TCS

113. Which Bank has launced Debit Card with credit limit? Name the card. IDBI Bank. IDBI Magic Card 114. Who has been appointed as CEO for Bharti Airtels broadband and DTH services? Rajiv Rajagopal for Broadband and data services and Shashi Arora for DTH and media services 115. Who has entered the 2nd round of the World Badminton Championships defeating Germanys Domke Dieter? P.Kashyap 116. Which Indian women cricketer has been suspended from bowling in international cricket for illegal action? Snehal Pradhan 117. Name the project under which all post offices in India are to be provided with Internet connectivity. India Post Technology Project 2012 118. Which two districts in Karnataka is set to get RAHI airports? Shimoga and Gulbarga 119. Who is all set to introduce Jan Lokpall Bill as a private members bill in LokSabha? BJP MP Varun Gandhi 120. Who has been appointed as joint Managing Director of Hero MotoCorp (formerly Hero Honda)? Sunil Kant Munjal 121. Which film director eyes for stake in Indian Premier League team Kochi Tuskers? Priyadarshan 122. Expand Infosys. Who logged out as Chief Mentor and Chairman from the IT giant Infosys on Friday 19th August 2011? Information System. N.R. Narayana Murthy 123. Which company has launched Android tablet priced at Rs.6,250? LACS (Lakshmi Access Communications Systems) 124. Which consumer major has launched online game and mobile app to promote corporate awareness? Reckitt Benckiser 125. Who won the Cincinnati Masters title held at Ohio recently? Andy Murray 126. Who won his first US PGA Tour title at the Wyndham Championship? Webb Simpson

127. Which Bank has sought support of Rs.300 crore from the Government to fund business growth? Corporation Bank 128. Who surpassed Sunil Gavaskars record of 34 hundreds in Test Cricket recently? Rahul Dravid 129. Where and at which event was Jon Eggman Egging a British pilot killed recently? Near Bournemouth Airport in Dorset. At an Airshow in Britain 130. Which Indian city turns 372 today (22nd August 2011)? Chennai 131. Name the Marxist historian and Indologist who passed away recently. Ram Sharan Sharma 132. Which feature has Google launched as music blog for users of Google Music Beta? Google Magnifier 133. Name the deposit scheme that Indian Bank has launched for people under the financial inclusion plan. Variable Recurring Deposit Scheme 134. Who won the Test series against India by an Innings and 8 runs, termed to be as worst performance since 1959? England 135. Who became the first bowler to take three hatricks in one-day cricket? Latish Malinga 136. Who was honoured with Degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) from IIT Kharagpur? Sunil Bharti Mittal 137. Who won the womans Cincinnati WTA Title? Maria Sharapova 138. Who won the mens doubles Cincinnati WTA Title? Leander Peas and Mahesh Bhupathi 139. Name the President of Standard and Poor chief who quit recently. Deven Sharma 140. Who becomes the first woman to conquer 14,800 metre summit (K2) without artificial oxygen? Austrian climber Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner

141. Which Hollywood studio has made some of its film available online as rentals at social networking site Facebook? Miramax 142. Name the new variant car launched by Tata motors. Tata Vista 143. Name the mouse launched by LG recently. Mention its additional feature. Mouse Scanner 144. Who has been named as CEO of Apple post Steve Jobs resignation? Tim Cook 145. Who has been appointed as chairman of the Board of Directors of Press Trust of India? M.P.Veerendrakumar 146. Which ace Indian football player retired recently? Bhaichung Bhutia

Current Affairs 2011 September

Which cricketer has been ruled out of ODI series against England due to fracture? Rohit Sharma Name the Calcutta High Court judge who resigned recently. Justice Soumitra Sen Which Golf League is scheduled to start on 4th September 2011? Touche Golf League (TCL) Name the cable TV service recently launched in Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Which country is all set to hold Nobel Quiz in Bangalore on 10th September 2011? Sweden (Sweden-India Nobel Memorial Quiz 2011) Which country has approved for a 3-month extension of a state of emergency? Trinidad and Tobago Who has set a world record of 37.04 seconds for the mens 4*100 meter relay title? Usain Bolt Which automobile major is eying to regain No.1 rank in India by 2015? Mercedes Benz Who won the Golf European Masters title 2011? Thomas Bjorn Which hollywood-based Indian filmmaker died of cardiac arrest recently? Jarmohan Mundhra Which major bill was cleared by the Union Cabinet on 5th September 2011 in India? Land acquisition bill Which Global Mobile Virtual Network operator has planned to enter the Indian mobile communications space? Lycamobile Name the Indigo model launched by Tata Motors recently. Indigo e-CS VX Who has been appointed as Senior President and COO of Yes Bank? Asit Oberoi Who has been appointed as India region head by Nokia Siemens Networks? Sandeep Girotra

Which Country now allows transgender option in passports? Australia Expand ICBC. Which bank from Mainland, China has set up shop in India? Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Which 3 technology major are planning advertisement sale? Yahoo, AOL and Microsoft Who has been appointed as British Deputy Commissioner representing United Kingdom in Karnataka? Ian Felton What is the CRR, Repo and Reverse Repo Rate as on 16th September 2011? CRR 6.00%, Repo 8.25% and Reverse Repo 7.25% Which company bagged two awards for Jaguar and Land Rover from Autoweek at the Frankfurt Motor Show? Tata Motors In which part of India has new species of frog found? Western ghats What is the limitation on SMSes have TRAI imposed per day per sim from 27th of September 2011? 100 per day from per SIM Who took over as CEO and MD of ONGC Videsh Ltd.? Dinesh K.Sarraf Name the Board launched by Indian Medical Association to give doctor community a say in formulation of major policies in the health sector. Hospital Board of India What is the percentage of Dearness Allowance hike announced by Government and it is effective from which date? 7% and 1st July 2011 Who has raised USD 57,600 for the ongoing efforts in Japan following the devastating earthquake and tsunami? Heavy rockers Iron Maiden Where is the (NSG) National Security Guard hub setup in India and due for inauguration? Kolkata When and Where is the 64th Auto Show being held? 15th September to 25th September 2011 Frankfurt, Germany Who has been appointed as chief of ITBP? Ranjit Sinha

Which country showcased Central Asias high-speed train (254km per hour)? Uzbekistan Which three Japanese electronics giant are set to merge small and medium- sized display businesses for smartphones and tablet computers? Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi Who was awarded with Germans top honour, silver laurel leaf? Dirk Nowitzi What is the food inflation for the week ended August 20th 2011? 10.05% Which middle-east country is set to invest in Indian markets? Iran Which countrys court has banned Samsung tablet computer? Germany Which hockey tournament has been moved out of India as FIH is unhappy with the sport being run by 2 bodies Hockey India and Indian Hockey Federation? Champions Trophy Hockey tournament Which country-men and who won the mens 5000 metre world title at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu? Britians Mo Farah Name the architect who designed 133-foot Thiruvalluvar statue in Kanyakumari passed away recently. -V.Ganapati Sthapati Which Indian-American elected as the governor of a US state filed his re-election papers? Bobby Jindal Which ERP platform has IBM decided to implement at Automotive Axles? SAP Which country has qualified for Euro 2012 finals after winning over Liechtenstein? Spain How many items has been announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as duty free from Bangladesh? 61 items Which 2 Hockey teams matches were drawn in Asian Championship Trophy? India and Malaysia Name the CDMA based Android 2.1 handset launched by Reliance Communications. Coolpad CDMA

Four year-old ban on which export product was lifted at the same time prohibition on another product laid by Government? Wheat and Onion Name the board which is to be setup for all policy and certification related issues of the automobile industry. National Automotive board Which middle-east country is set to invest in Indian markets? Iran Which countrys court has banned Samsung tablet computer? Germany Which hockey tournament has been moved out of India as FIH is unhappy with the sport being run by 2 bodies Hockey India and Indian Hockey Federation? Champions Trophy Hockey tournament Which country-men and who won the mens 5000 metre world title at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu? Britians Mo Farah Name the architect who designed 133-foot Thiruvalluvar statue in Kanyakumari passed away recently. V.Ganapati Sthapati Which Indian-American elected as the governor of a US state filed his re-election papers? Bobby Jindal Which ERP platform has IBM decided to implement at Automotive Axles? SAP Which country has qualified for Euro 2012 finals after winning over Liechtenstein? Spain How many items has been announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as duty free from Bangladesh? 61 items Which 2 Hockey teams matches were drawn in Asian Championship Trophy? India and Malaysia Name the CDMA based Android 2.1 handset launched by Reliance Communications. Coolpad CDMA Four year-old ban on which export product was lifted at the same time prohibition on another product laid by Government? Wheat and Onion Which legendary singer turned 78 and debuts dubbing for her Bollywood film, Maaee? Asha Bhonsle

Who took charge as Chief General Manager of State Bank of India for Bangalore Circle, covering Karnataka? Ashwini Mehra Which TV show of Actor Madhavan is set to turn as a film? Ghar Jamai When is the World Twenty 20 cricket scheduled to begin? September 18th 2012 Whose proposal of ODI format change was rejected by ICC recently? Sachin Tendulkar Which countrys UN membership bid was rejected by US President Barack Obama recently? Palestine How long is the Emergency law valid in Egypt as the military council? Until June 2012 Which city is the first to introduce all-electric cabs? Mexico city(Mexico) Which company has produced the first glasses-free 3-D TV? Toshiba Which is the new hollywood sports movie in which Brad pitt is in lead role? Money ball Which bollywood actor passed away recently? Shammi Kapoor Which Banks net profit dip to about 45% as it disclosed its Q1 earnings? State Bank of India Who won the ATP Montreal Masters title? Novak Djokovic Who won the bronze medal at the World Badminton Championship after a gap of 28 years? Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa Name the former NASDAQ MD who has been sentenced to 42 months in prison and has been ordered to forfeit over $700,000 illegal profits made during his role in an insider trading scheme. Donald Johnson Which countrys President has called for national government by August 21st 2011? Nepal, President Dr.Ram Baran Which telecom company increased call tariffs by 20% recently? Reliance Communications

Which section of education is to be made Universal unlike elementary education in India? Secondary Education What is the West Bengal government planning to setup for medical benefits to remote corner people? Health Bank Who won his first World Golf Championship title? Adam Scott Who became the first bowler to clinch 6 wickets in a Twenty20 International Cricket? Ajantha Mendis

GK on Banks
1) The Largest commercial bank in India? a) RBI b) SBI c) ICICI Bank d) PNB e) HDFC Bank 2) The origin of the State Bank of India goes back to the first deca-de of the nineteenth century with the establishment of? a) Bank of Calcutta b) Bank of Bengal c) Bank of Bombay d) Bank of Madras e) None 3) Which bank came into existence in 1921 when three banks namely Bank of Bengal(1806), Bank of Bombay (1840) & Bank of Madras(1843) were reorganized and amalgamated to form a single banking entity? a) Imperial Bank of India b) State Bank of India c) Reserve Bank of India d) Punjab National Bank e) None 4) SBI act was passed in Parliament in? a) 1935 b) 1949 c) 1955 d) 1969 e) 1980 5) The State Bank of India was constituted on? a) 1 April 1935 b) 1 January 1949 c) 1 July 1955 d) 1 September 1956 e) None 6) The Head Office of SBI is in? a) New Delhi b) Kolkata c) Chennai d) Hyderabad e) Mumbai

7) The Chairman of SBI is? a) D.Subbarao b) Pratip chaudhuri c) Chanda Kochhar d) K.R.Kamath e) None 8) At present, the number of associate banks of SBI? a) 5 b) 6 c) 7 d) 8 e) None 9) Which bank was merged with SBI in 2008? a) State Bank of Travancore b) State Bank of Patiala c) State Bank of Mysore d) State Bank of Indore e) State Bank of Saurashtra 10) Which bank was merged with SBI in 2010? a) State Bank of Travancore b) State Bank of Patiala c) State Bank of Mysore d) State Bank of Indore e) State Bank of Saurashtra 11) The first associate bank of SBI? a) State Bank of Travancore b) State Bank of Patiala c) State Bank of Mysore d) State Bank of Indore e) State Bank of Hyderabad 12) Which bank has the largest branch network in India? a ) RBI b) PNB c) HDFC Bank d) ICICI Bank e) None 13) SBI Life Insurance is a joint venture between State Bank of India and? a) ABN Amro Bank b) Deutsche Bank c) Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) d) American International Group (AIG) e) BNP Paribas Assurance

14) SBI General Insurance is a joint venture between State Bank of India and? a) American International Group (AIG) b) Insurance Australia Group (IAG) c) BNP Paribas d) General Insurance Corporation e) None 15) The countrys largest lender? a) IDBI Bank b) ICICI Bank c) SBI d) HDFC Bank e) None 16) SBICI Bank (a Private Sector Bank) is wholly owned subsidiary of? a) ICICI Bank b) HDFC Bank c) RBI d) IDBI Bank e) None 17) The government passed the State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act in? a) 1934 b) 1949 c) 1955 d) 1959 e) None 18) Which of the following taglines is not associated with SBI? a) With you all the way b) Pure banking nothing else c) The Banker to every Indian d) The Nation banks on us e) Indias International Bank 19) Which bank became the State Bank of India in 1955? a) General Bank of India b)Bank of Hindustan c) Imperial Bank of India d) Federal Bank of India e) None 20) Which of the following pairings is not correct? (Banks & Head Offices)? a) State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur Jaipur b) State Bank of Hyderabad Hyderabad c) State Bank of Mysore Mysore d) State Bank of Patiala Patiala e) State Bank of Travancore Thiruvananthapuram

21) Which of the following banks is/are 100 per cent owned by SBI? a) State Bank of Travancore b) State Bank of Hyderabad and State Bank of Patiala c) State Bank of Mysore d) State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur e) State Bank of Indore and State Bank of Saurashtra 22) The largest Associate Bank of State Bank of India? a) State Bank of Hyderabad b) State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur c) State Bank of Mysore d) State Bank of Patiala e) State Bank of Travancore 23) The Managing Director of State Bank of Hyderabad(SBH)? a) Pratip Chaudhuri b) Renu Challu c) Chanda Kochhar d) Shikha Sharma e) None 24) Which of the following rural banks is sponsored by State Bank of India? a) Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank b) Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank c) Deccan Grameena Bank d) Chaitanya Godavari grameena Bank e) None 25) Consider the following statements? A. State Bank of Hyderabad was constituted as Hyderabad State Bank on 08.08.1941 under Hyderabad State Bank Act, 1941. In 1956, the Bank was taken over by Reserve Bank of India as its first subsidiary and its name was changed from Hyderabad State Bank to State Bank of Hyderabad. The Bank became a subsidiary of State Bank of India on the 1st October 1959 and is now the largest Associate Bank of State Bank of India. B. State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur was established in 1963 after amalgamation of erstwhile State Bank of Jaipur (established in 1943) with State Bank of Bikaner (established in 1944) as a subsidiary of SBI. C. State Bank of Mysore was established in the year 1913 as Bank of Mysore Ltd. under the patronage of the erstwhile Govt. of Mysore, at the instance of the banking committee headed by the great Engineer- Statesm-an,Late Dr.Sir M.Visvesvar-aya. Subsequently, in March 1960,the Bank became an Associate of State Bank of India. D. Patiala State Bank was christened as the Bank of Patiala and was became a subsidiary of the State Bank of India on 1st April,1960 when it was named as the State Bank of Patiala E. State Bank of Travancore (SBT) was originally establi-shed as Travancore Bank Ltd. in 1945 sponsored by the erstwhile princely state of Travancore. Under a special statute of the Indian Parliam-ent (SBI subsidiary Banks Act 1959) it was made an Associate of the SBI. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? a) A & B only b) B & C only

c) C & D only d) A, B & C only e) All are correct 26) Which among the following acquired the RBIs stake in SBI in 2007? a) IDBI Bank b) ICICI Bank c) Government of India d) Life Insurance Corporation e) None 27) SBI Card is a joint venture between State Bank of India and a) Standard Chartered? b) Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation(HSBC) c) ABN Amro Bank d) BNP Paribas e) GE Capital 28) The Commercial Bank of India LLC, Moscow, a 60:40 joint venture of the State Bank of India and? a) Punjab National Bank b) Corporation Bank c) Bank of India d) Canara Bank e) Central Bank of India 29) SBI day is observed on? a) January 1 b) April 1 c) July 1 d) August 1 e) None 30) The Net Profit of State Bank of India for the period 2010-2011? a) 9166.05 crores b) 8264.52 crores c) 8500 crores d) 9100 crores e) None