Tuesday 31 May 2011

Frequently Asked Questions for All Banking Exams

What is a Reverse Repo Rate?

Reverse Repo rate is the rate at which Reserve Bank of India (RBI) borrows money from banks. Banks are always happy to lend money to RBI since their money are in safe hands with a good interest. An increase in Reverse repo rate can cause the banks to transfer more funds to RBI due to this attractive interest rates. It can cause the money to be drawn out of the banking system.

Due to this fine tuning of RBI using its tools of CRR, Bank Rate, Repo Rate and Reverse Repo rate our banks adjust their lending or investment rates for common man.

What Is Cash Reserve Ratio And How Will The CRR Hike Impact You?

Cash Reserve Ratio is a bank regulation that sets the minimum reserves each bank must hold to customer deposits and notes. These reserves are designed to satisfy withdrawal demands, and would normally be in the form of fiat currency stored in a bank vault (vault cash), or with a central bank.

The reserve ratio is sometimes used as a tool in monetary policy, influencing the country’s economy, borrowing, and interest rates. Western central banks rarely alter the reserve requirements because it would cause immediate liquidity problems for banks with low excess reserves; they prefer to use open market operations to implement their monetary policy. The People’s Bank of China does use changes in reserve requirements as an inflation-fighting tool, and raised the reserve requirement nine times in 2007. As of 2006 the required reserve ratio in the United States was 10% on transaction deposits (component of money supply “M1″), and zero on time deposits and all other deposits. An institution that holds reserves in excess of the required amount is said to hold excess reserves.

Cash reserve Ratio (CRR) in India is the amount of funds that the banks have to keep with RBI. If RBI decides to increase the percent of this, the available amount with the banks comes down. RBI is using this method (increase of CRR rate), to drain out the excessive money from the banks.

What is the meaning of 'statutory liquidity ratio'?

It is the amount which a bank has to maintain in the form of cash, gold or approved securities. it is presently 25%.

What Does Prime Lending Rate Mean?
The interest rate charged by commercial banks to their most creditworthy customers. Generally, a bank's best customers consist of large corporations.

Investopedia explains Prime Rate
Default risk is a major consideration in setting interest rates. Because a bank's best customers have little chance of defaulting, the bank can charge them a rate that is lower than the rate charged to a customer with a higher likelihood of defaulting on a loan.

What Does Bank Rate Mean?
The rate at which central banks lend funds to national banks. 
Investopedia Says
Investopedia explains Bank Rate
A central bank adjusts the supply of currency within national borders by adjusting the bank rate. When the central bank reduces the bank rate, it increases the attractiveness for commercial banks to borrow, thus increasing the money supply. When the central bank increases the bank rate, it decreases the attractiveness for commercial banks to borrow, consequently decreasing the money supply. 
 

What is a Repo Rate?



Whenever the banks have any shortage of funds they can borrow it from RBI. Repo rate is the rate at which our banks borrow rupees from RBI. A reduction in the repo rate will help banks to get money at a cheaper rate. When the repo rate increases borrowing from RBI becomes more expensive.

Why Sri Krishna committee formed?

May 6th, 2011
 
Just a day before completing the deadline for giving its recommendations on the Telangana issue, the B N Srikrishna committee presented its report to the government on December 30 2010 , hoping it would show a way forward.

The Union government has decided to call political parties of Andhra Pradesh on January 6 to discuss the contents and hold detailed discussions on law and order. It is expected the government will make the report public soon, after the discussions.

“We have given the way forward,” said Vinod K Duggal, the panel’s member-secretary, soon after the report was given to Home Minister P Chidambaram.

Not giving out any details of the two-volume report, retired justice B N Srikrishna said the home minister would first convene the meeting of all political parties. The committee members have also spoken to political parties and leaders from Andhra Pradesh and have asked them to help maintain law and order once the report is made public.

Interestingly, all political parties have assured cooperation on this.
“You pose all your questions to the government now,” Srikrishna said after meeting the home minister. The Union government had asked the committee members to consult all sections of the people, especially political parties, industry, trade, trade unions, farmer organisations, women’s organisations and students’ organisations.

More Info About  Sri Krishna Committee. Sri Krishna Committee was being set up on pursuant to the “statements made on December 9, 2009 and December 23, 2009 and the meeting with the eight recognized political parties of Andhra Pradesh on January 5, 2010.”

Government of India after holding consultations with eight recognized political parties on the telangana issue has set up the Sri Krishna Committee to study the current situation in Andhra Pradesh on February 3. Sri Krishna Committee was formed to study the political and social issues that are plaguing the state of Andhra Pradesh. The main purpose of Sri Krishna committee is to give suggestions and recommendations on the demand for separate state of telangana.

Sri Krishna Committee started taking opinions from all quarters of public on the topics of United Andhra, Telangana and Hyderabad.
Committee has requested to send public opinion to Sri Krishna committee at vkduggal.ccsap@mha.gov.in . Committee also suggested public to send there opinions through post and phone (011-21022330) Fax (011-23022444). But the committee informed public that the suggestions are accepted till April 2010.

Mails are requested to the following address
Member Secretary
Room No. 248, Vignan Bhavan Annexe,
Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi
Sri Krishna Committee is headed by the former Supreme Court judge of India, Justice B.N. Sri Krishna.
The other members of Sri Krishna committee are (Professor Dr. Ranbir Singh,
Vice-Chancellor, National Law University) (Dr. Ms Ravinder Kaur, Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT, Delhi), (Dr. Abusaleh Shariff, Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute, Delhi) (Vinod K. Duggal, former Home Secretary, who will also function as its Member-Secretary. Mr. Duggal is also a member of the Justice Punchhi Commission on Centre-State relations.

The following are the seven-point Terms of Reference of the Sri Krishna Committee:
(1) To examine the situation in the State of Andhra Pradesh with reference to the demand for a separate State of Telangana as well as the demand for maintaining the present status of a united Andhra Pradesh.
(2) To review the developments in the State since its formation and their impact on the progress and development of the different regions of the State.
(3) To examine the impact of the recent developments in the State on the different sections of the people such as women, children, students, minorities, other backward classes, scheduled castes and scheduled tribes.
(4) To identify the key issues that must be addressed while considering the matters mentioned in items (1), (2) and (3) above.
(5) To consult all sections of the people, especially the political parties, on the aforesaid matters and elicit their views; to seek from the political parties and other organizations a range of solutions that would resolve the present difficult situation and promote the welfare of all sections of the people; to identify the optimal solutions for this purpose; and to recommend a plan of action and a road map.
(6) To consult other organizations of civil society such as industry, trade, trade unions, farmers’ organisations, women’s organisations and students’ organisations on the aforesaid matters and elicit their views with specific reference to the all round development of the different regions of the State.
(7) To make any other suggestion or recommendation that the Committee may deem appropriate.

India's Population 2011

Current Population of India in 2011 1,210,193,422 (1.21 billion)
Total Male Population in India 623,700,000 (623.7 million)
Total Female Population in India 586,500,000 (586.5 million)
Sex Ratio 914 females per 1,000 males
Age structure
0 to 25 years 50% of India's current population
Currently, there are about 51 births in India in a minute.
India's Population in 2001 1.02 billion
Population of India in 1947 350 million

 

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Wednesday 11 May 2011

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Monday 9 May 2011

General Awareness on Socio-Economic Developments Solved Paper of Corporation Bank PO Exam. 2011

GeneralAwareness on Socio-Economic Developments 

(Exam Held on 16-1-2011)
1. As per the decision taken by the Govt. of India now the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act is extended to all the districts of India. This means it will now be applicable to about—
(A) 200 districts
(B) 300 districts
(C) 400 districts
(D) 500 districts
(E) 626 districts
Ans : (E)
2. Which of the following is the amount of insurance cover provided to the workers of the unorganized sector under Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana ?
(A) Rs. 10,000
(B) Rs. 20,000
(C) Rs. 30,000
(D) Rs. 40,000
(E) Rs. 50,000
Ans : (C)
3. Which of the following banks has taken over the Centurion Bank of Punjab ?
(A) ICICI Bank
(B) IDBI Bank
(C) HDFC Bank
(D) AXIS Bank
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

4. Unique Identification Authority of India will set up data base for—
(A) Identity and biometrics details of Indian residents
(B) Identity and biometrics details of Indian citizens
(C) Identity and biometrics details of person’s residents in India or visiting India
(D) All the above
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

5. The biggest Public Sector undertaking in the country is—
(A) Iron and steel plants
(B) Roadways
(C) Railways
(D) Airways
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
6. Which of the following is Horticulture Crop ?
(A) Paddy
(B) Wheat
(C) Mango
(D) Bajara
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
7. Which of the following nation is considered the originator of the concept of Micro Finance ?
(A) India
(B) Bangladesh
(C) South Africa
(D) USA
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
8. Very often we read in news papers about 3G or 3rd Generation technology. This is a set of standards used for which of the following purposes ?
(A) To combat climatic changes
(B) Production of Nuclear Energy
(C) Film Production
(D) Mobile Telecommunications
(E) All of these
Ans : (D)
9. What is the full form of ‘ULIP’, the term which was in the news recently ?
(A) Universal Life and Investment Plan
(B) Unit Loan and Insurance Plan
(C) Universal Loan and Investment Plan
(D) Uniformly Loaded Investment Plan
(E) Unit Linked Insurance Plan
Ans : (E)
10. The main function of I. M. F. is to—
(A) Finance investment loans to developing countries
(B) Act as a private sector lending arm of the World Bank
(C) Help to solve balance of payment problems of member countries
(D) Arrange international deposits from banks
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
11. The difference between visible exports and visible imports is defined as—
(A) Balance of trade
(B) Balance of payment
(C) Balanced terms of trade
(D) Gains from trade
(E) All the above
Ans : (A)
12. Invisible Export means export—
(A) Services
(B) Prohibited goods
(C) Unrecorded goods
(D) Goods through smuggling
(E) All the above
Ans : (A)
13. ‘Indira Gandhi Canal’ which is around 450 km long provide irrigation facility mainly to which of the following states ?
(A) Punjab
(B) Haryana
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Gujarat
(E) Rajasthan
Ans : (E)
14. The rate of MAT has been increased from the present 15% to 18% with effect from April 2010. What is the full form of MAT ?
(A) Maximum Alternate Tax
(B) Minimum Alternate Tax
(C) Minimum Affordable Tax
(D) Maximum Affordable Tax
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
15. RBI has asked banks to make a plan to provide banking services to all villages having a population upto 2000. This directive issued by the RBI will fall in which of the following categories ?
(A) Plan for Financial Inclusion
(B) Efforts to meet the targets of Priority Sector Lending
(C) Extension of Relief Packages to the Farmers
(D) Plan for opening more rural branches
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
16. Which of the following is not a 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 Cooperative Banks
Ans : (A)
17. The rate of interest on Savings Bank Account is stipulated by—
(A) The concerned bank
(B) RBI
(C) Indian Banks Association
(D) Government of India
(E) Banking Codes and Standards Board of India
Ans : (B)
18. Many times we read a term CBS used in banking operation. What is the full form of the letter ‘C’ in the term ‘CBS’ ?
(A) Core
(B) Credit
(C) Continuous
(D) Complete
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
19. In the year 2010, Commonwealth Games were organized in which of the following countries ?
(A) China
(B) South Africa
(C) Canada
(D) Brazil
(E) India
Ans : (E)
20. Which of the following metals is used for generation of nuclear Energy by most of the Nuclear Power Plants ?
(A) Zinc
(B) Platinum
(C) Uranium
(D) Nickel
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
21. Many a time we read a term ‘PPP’ in financial dailies/magazines. What is the full form of the same as used in financial world ?
(A) Public Per Capita Power
(B) Per Capita Potential Purchases
(C) Purchasing Power Parity
(D) Present Purchasing Power
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
22. The recent press report indicates that one of the Economies of the world took over another Economy in GDP terms to gain nubmer Two, ranking at world level. Which one of the following country is that ?
(A) Japan
(B) China
(C) Germany
(D) Australia
(E) India
Ans : (A)
23. Which of the following villagers received first lot of UID numbers ?
(A) Vaijapur in Maharashtra
(B) Bedkihal in Karnataka
(C) Tembhli in Maharashtra
(D) Navagam in Gujarat
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
24. The highest weight in the revised Wholesale Price Index, implemented from September 2010 is given to which of the following item ?
(A) Fuel
(B) Food items
(C) Manufactured items
(D) Primary Articles
(E) All of these
Ans : (E)
25. Which one of the following is a driving force influencing the industrial growth of an economy ?
(A) Economic Factors only
(B) Investment only
(C) Innovation/Market Base only
(D) Only (A) and (B)
(E) All (A), (B) and (C)
Ans : (E)
26. What do you understand by Community Development programmes ?
(A) Villages participation in the programme
(B) A movement to promote better living for the whole community
(C) A movement to promote better living for the whole community with the assistance of local Government
(D) A movement designed to promote better living for the whole community with the active participation and on the initiative of the community
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
27. In which one of the following activities percentage share of cooperative sector is the highest ?
(A) Agricultural Credit disbursement
(B) Sugar production
(C) Wheat procurement
(D) Fertilizer distribution
(E) Handlooms
Ans : (E)
28. What is a Panchayati Raj ?
(A) It is a community development programme
(B) It is a cooperative movement
(C) It is a scheme of self governance
(D) It is an exercise in decentralisation of administrative authority
(E) It is an out dated system, not followed now
Ans : (D)
29. Which one of the following is the updated base for Wholesale Price Index (WPI) ?
(A) 2002-2003
(B) 2003-2004
(C) 2004-2005
(D) 2005-2006
(E) 2006-2007
Ans : (C)
30. What is a Green Index ?
(A) It measures nation’s wealth according to GNP per capita
(B) It measures nation’s wealth according to GDP per captia
(C) It measures nation’s wealth according to provisions of control on Green house gases
(D) It measures nation’s wealth in terms of coverage of forest area
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
31. In which one of the following city, 2012 Olympics are proposed to be held ?
(A) Frankfurt
(B) London
(C) Tokyo
(D) Washington
(E) Dubai
Ans : (B)
32. In which one of the following states, Rosa Power Plant is located ?
(A) U.P.
(B) M.P.
(C) Orissa
(D) Haryana
(E) Punjab
Ans : (A)
33. Which one of the following is present Saving Bank Interest Rate (in percentage terms) ?
(A) 3•0
(B) 3•5
(C) 4•0
(D) 4•5
(E) 5•0
Ans : (B)
34. For calculation of poverty line in rural area, which one of the following calories consumption per day per person has been stipulated by Planning Commission ?
(A) 2000
(B) 2100
(C) 2400
(D) 2500
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
35. Who is Julian Assange ?
(A) Founder, Googles
(B) Founder, Rediffmail
(C) Nominee, Nobel Prize for Literature 2010
(D) Founder, WikiLeaks
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
36. For which one of the following States, interloculators’ panel has been appointed by the Centre ?
(A) Manipur
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Assam
(D) Nagaland
(E) J&K
Ans : (E)
37. Expand the term BCBS.
(A) Bank’s Committee on Banking Supervision
(B) Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
(C) Bank’s Commission on Banking Supervision
(D) Basel Commission on Banking Supervision
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
38. By which one of the following years, Government proposes to introduce IFRS norms ?
(A) April 2011
(B) October 2011
(C) April 2012
(D) October 2012
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
39. As per World Development Report 2009, if the poverty is measured by the international poverty line standard of below a dollar a day, approximately what per cent of people will be living in India below poverty line ?
(A) 25.0
(B) 27.5
(C) 34.5
(D) 58.5
(E) 10.5
Ans : (B)
40. Who is Kaushik Basu ?
(A) Dy. Governor, RBI
(B) Member Planning Commission
(C) Chairman, Prime Ministers’ Economic Advisory Council
(D) Chief Economic Advisor
(E) Secretary-General FICCI
Ans : (D)
41. In a Poverty Pyramid index, which one of the following segments of population face highest poverty risk ?
(A) Formal wage employment
(B) Informal Self Employment : Employers
(C) Regular Informal Wage employment
(D) Informal Self Employment : own account
(E) Casual Informal Wage Employment and domestic work
Ans : (A)
42. Which one of the following is a Self Employment Programme for Educated Unemployed Youth ?
(A) Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana
(B) Swaran Jayanti Sahakari Rozgar Yojana
(C) National Social Assistance Programme
(D) Swaran Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
43. In which one of the following States, Sariska Tiger Reserve is located ?
(A) M. P.
(B) Gujarat
(C) Rajasthan
(D) West Bengal
(E) Orissa
Ans : (C)
44. Who is Mohammed Yunus ?
(A) Finance Minister, Bangladesh
(B) Founder, Grameen Bank
(C) Nobel Laureate for peace
(D) Foreign Minister, Pakistan
(E) Founder Micro Finance Institutions in India
Ans : (B)
45. Which one of the following is the primary source of energy in India ?
(A) Hydel Power
(B) Natural Gas
(C) Coal
(D) Naptha
(E) Non-conventional energy
Ans : (C)
46. At which one of the following rate, the Central Bank lends to banks against government securities ?
(A) Repo Rate
(B) Reverse Repo Rate
(C) Bank Rate
(D) SLR
(E) CRR
Ans : (E)
47. Which one of the following is not a member of BASIC ?
(A) India
(B) China
(C) South Africa
(D) Brazil
(E) Indonesia
Ans : (E)
48. Which one of the following Corporate Groups has argued in Supreme Court that leaks of Radia Tapes has affected its reputation ?
(A) RIL
(B) Jindal Steels
(C) Bajaj Group
(D) Adani Group
(E) Tata Group
Ans : (E)
49. Yuan currency belongs to which one of the following countries ?
(A) Japan
(B) Thailand
(C) South Korea
(D) China
(E) Vietnam
Ans : (D)
50. Aung San Sau Kyi, Nobel Peace Prize Winner belongs to which one of the following countries ?
(A) China
(B) North Korea
(C) South Korea
(D) Japan
(E) Myanmar
Ans : (E)

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Current AffairsQuiz April 2011

1. Who has been crowned Pantaloons Femina Miss India World 2011 ?

Kanishtha Dhankhar Read more
2. Name of the new revised income tax return form to be introduced for small tax papers?
‘Sugam’
3. Minimum Alternate Tax which is payable by companies has been Hiked in budget 2011-12. The tax is hiked to?
18%
4. Rs.500 Crores have been given to NGRBA in Central Budget for the financial year 2011-12. What is NGBRA?
National Ganga River Basin Authority.
5. Who has been selected by the International Magicians Society(IMS) of the US for the International Merlin Award,2011

- Illusionist Gopinath Muthukad
He is the second Indian Magician, after P.C Sorcar Jr of west Bengal, to receive the award.
Magician Franz Harary who is one of the Board of Directors of IMS. The Merlin Award to magic is what Oscar is to Cinema. The Jury selected Mr Muthukad for his contributions to the development and popularization of magical art and science over the last 35 years. Read more
6. According to the Union Budget, economy of India is expected to grow in 2012 at?
9%
7. As per Union Budget how much amount is to be provided during 2011-12 to enable public sector banks to maintain a minimum of Tier I CRAR of 8 per cent?
Rs.6,000 crore.
8. Veteran Malayalam film producer and director who has been selected for JC Daniel award -2011 of the state government for his overall contribution to cinema?
MC Punnoose (Navodaya Appachan).
9. Which club has won the Carling Cup after beating Arsenal 2-1 in the final at Wembley?
Birmingham.
10. Who has won 2011 Sony world photography award ?
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- Amit Madheshiya
Indian photographer Amit Madheshiya has been named ‘Arts and Culture Photographer of the Year’ at the prestigious Sony World Photography Awards 2011. Mumbai-based Madheshiya was one of 13 professional category winners presented with an award held at the ceremony at the Odeon in Leicester Square, London
11. Indian Defence budget increased by how much percentage for 2011 – 2012?
- 11.6%
12. Who has been appointed as new BSNL chief ?
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-Rakesh Kumar Upadhyay as the Chairman and Managing Director of telecom giant BSNL
13. Bangladeshi Nobel laureate who has been ousted from Grameen Bank by Bangladesh Government on the grounds that he had stayed on past the legal retirement age of 60?
Muhammad Yunus.
Yunus, winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, set up Grameen, which means village in Bengali, and has been its managing director since 2000.
14. Who claimed the first hat-trick of ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 against Netherlands on 28 February, 2011 with a bowling figure of 6/27 at Delhi?
Kemar Roach.
This West Indies pace bowler removed Pieter Seelaar, Bernard Loots and Berend Westdijk off the last three deliveries of the match to lead West Indies to a 215-run victory.
15. Who became the youngest player to make a debut in World Cup cricket?
Nitish Kumar (Canada)
When he played against Zimbabwe on 28 February 2011 at Nagpur, India, he was 16 years and 283 days.
16. Who was the first bowler to take 2 hat-tricks in Cricket World Cup?

Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka).
He took six wickets for 38 runs, as Sri Lanka thrashed Kenya by nine wickets in a Cricket World Cup Group A match in Colombo in 2011.His first hat-trick is against South Africa in the 2007 Cricket World Cup He is the only bowler in cricketing history to take four wickets in four consecutive balls in international cricket (vs. South Africa).
17. Who has been conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2010 ?
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-K. Balachander
K. Balachander, the veteran film maker, has been conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2010. The award is conferred by the Government of India for outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian Cinema. The award consists of a Swarn Kamal, a cash prize of Rs.10 lakhs and a shawl.
18. Egyptian Prime Minister who submitted his resignation from his post on March 3,2011amid ongoing protests in the North African nation?
Ahmed Shafiq.
Shafiq will be replaced by former Transport Minister Essam Sharaf.
19. Indian scientist from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research who has helped NASA to predict Solar Flare?
Dibyendu Nandi
He and his colleagues have unraveled the mystery behind an occurrence that has intrigued scientists across the world – the disappearance for nearly two years of sun spots on the surface of the sun. There was a huge solar flare in 1859. It was so large that it could be seen with the naked eye. In 1989, a solar storm wiped out Canada’s northern electric grid. Canada was out of power for almost three days.
20. Who has been appointed as chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the 2G spectrum allocation issue:?
P.C.Chacko.
The JPC, having 20-members from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha.
21. Union Minister of Human Resource Development in the Manmohan Singh cabinet from 2004 to 2009 who died on 4 March 2011 due to a heart attack?
Arjun Singh
Arjun Singh was the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh when the deadly gas leak from the Union Carbide factory occurred. It is widely alleged that on the fateful night between December 2, 1984 and December 3, 1984, when the gas leak occurred.
22. Name the $424 million satellite launched by NASA on March 4, 2011 intended to study how radiation from the sun impacts the Earth’s climate which failed to achieve orbit?
Glory
23. Which country becomes the first European country to enforce burqa ban?
France.
Burqa ban enforced in France from April 11, 2011.
24. The last surviving founding leader of Nepali Congress (NC) and former Prime Minister of Nepal died recently at the Norvic International Hospital?
Krishna Prasad Bhattarai.
Bhattarai was twice the Prime Minister of Nepal, once heading the Interim Government from 19 April 1990 to 26 May 1991, and then as elected Prime Minister from 31 May 1999 to 22 March 2000.Bhattarai was the officiating President of the Nepali Congress for nearly 26 years from February 12, 1976, and was elected to the post of president of party in 1992 till 1996.
25. The last Maharaja of Jaipur, who died recently on 16 April at the age of 80 years?

The last titular Maharaja of Jaipur, Sawai Bhawani Singh, died at a private hospital in Gurgaon on 16 April night after prolonged illness. Read More

26. An Egyptian criminal court began the first hearing in the case against former Interior Minister of Egypt, on 05-03-2011 charged with money laundering and profiteering. Name of that minister?
Habib al-Adli.
27. The friend and companion of the guerrilla Ernesto Che Guevara in his youth on a motorcycle trip around South America, who died in Havana at the age of 88?
Alberto Granado.
He was an Argentine-Cuban biochemistry doctor, writer, and scientist. He founded the Santiago School of Medicine in Cuba and wrote the book “Travelling with Che Guevara: The Making of a Revolutionary”.
28. Name of the two surface-to-surface missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads, which were successfully test-fired by India on March 11, 2011?
Prithvi II and Dhanush.
The two missiles, products of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), were test-fired within five days of the successful demonstration of the Ballistic Air Defence Missile System on March 6 by DRDO. Prithvi II surface-to-surface ballistic missile with a range of 350 km was launched from Chandipur, some 230 km from Orissa capital Bhubaneswar. Dhanush, the naval version of Prithvi with the same range, was launched from Indian Naval Ship INS Suvarna off the Puri coast.
29. Who becomes first women to “unfurl” the national tricolor at a depth of 30 metres under the sea?
Archana Sardana.
She has created history of by scuba diving at Neil Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and “unfurling” the national tricolour at a depth of 30 metres under the sea.
30. Name of the Minister of the Interior of Egypt who was appointed by Prime Minister Essam Sharaf on 5 March 2011?
General Mansour el Essawy
31. Who has become the first Indian-American to be elected to the Chicago City Council?
Ameya Pawar.
32. The 2011 edition of the 10th Imagineindia International Film Festival will take place in?
Madrid(Spain) from May 17-31.
33. Name of the American unmanned vertical-takeoff, horizontal-landing (VTHL) space plane which was launched on 5 March 2011 with the mission designation USA-226?
X-37 B.
This is the second X-37B space plane used by the Air Force. It is called the Orbital Test Vehicle 2, or OTV-2. The first X-37B space plane, appropriately named “Orbital Test Vehicle 1, was launched on April 22, 2010. USA-226 is the first flight of the second Boeing X-37B.
34. The Supreme Court of India has rejected the mercy killing of a nurse from Haldipur, Karnataka after she had been in a vegetative state for 37 years. Name of that nurse?

Aruna Shanbaug .
While working at King Edward Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, she was sexually assaulted and has been in a vegetative state since the assault. On 24th January 2011, the Supreme Court of India responded to the plea for euthanasia filed by Aruna’s friend journalist Pinki Virani, by setting up a medical panel to examine her. The court turned down the mercy killing petition on 7 March, 2011. However in its landmark judgment, it allowed passive euthanasia in India.
35. Former Prime Minister of Fiji was denied travel to the United States of America by the High Court in Suva. Name of that former Prime Minister?
Mahendra Chuadhry.
Chaudhry is charged on 12 counts of money laundering, tax evasion and giving false information to the Fiji Revenue and Customs Authority.
36. Who is the new Foreign Minister of Japan?
Takeaki Matsumoto.
Mr. Matsumoto replaces Seiji Maehara who stepped down after just six months in the job, after he acknowledged accepting political donations from a foreign national – illegal in Japan if done intentionally.
37. Which team has lifted the Deodhar Trophy title(2011) after defeating West Zone by 5 wickets in the final match at in Jaipur?
North Zone.
38. Name the man who owes India a whopping Rs. 70,000 crore in taxes, has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in Mumbai under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act?
Hasan Ali Khan.
39. A US court has issued an arrest warrant against an elderly Hindu religious leader recently, convicted of molesting two young girls, after he failed to appear before it on the day of his sentencing. Name of that Hindu leader?
Prakashanand Saraswati.
He, known to his devotees as Shree Swamiji, is the head of the 200-acre Hindu ashram in Texas.
40. Mexican billionaire who remained the richest person in the world with USD 74 billion in assets according to the US magazine Forbes annual list of world’s top billionaires?
Carlos Slim.
41. A bronze statue by French sculptor, “Naked Balzac with folded arms”, was stolen from Israel Museum in Jerusalem during the Museum’s recently completed renovation. Which sculpture’s statue was stole?
Auguste Rodin.
The sculpture, one meter and 60 centimeter tall, was cast between 1892 and 1893.
42. Which country has frozen the assets of the Libyan Central Bank and other state-run agencies in an attempt to cut off funding to Moammar Gadhafi’s embattled regime?
Germany.
43. Name the Space shuttle of U.S.A which ended its career on March 9, 2011 as the world’s most flown spaceship, returning from orbit for the last time and taking off in a new direction as a museum piece?
Discovery.
44. Which University has been ranked as the top university in the world for the sixth consecutive year according to the latest edition of The Times Higher Education, world reputation ranking report?
Harvard University.
United States dominates the rankings of 200 world class universities. None of the Indian institutes of higher education figure in that list.
45. Japan experienced the worst ever earthquake disaster in its modern history followed by a deadly tsunami leading to massive destruction in the northern part of the country. On which day the Powerful quake, tsunami hit Japan?
March 11,2011.
46. Who is appointed as the new American ambassador to China?
Gary Locke.
47. On which day of 2011, the moon made its closest approach to Earth in almost 20 years?
March 19.
The phenomenon called lunar perigee Supermoon happens when the moon reaches its absolute closest point to Earth. On March 19, the natural satellite will be only 221,567 miles away from our planet.
48. Which country has surpassed China to become the world’s largest importer of conventional weapons during the 2006 to 2010 period according to statistics released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)?
India.
49. U.S. State Department spokesman who resigned from his position on March 13, 2011 as a result of comments he made over the treatment of WikiLeaks suspect Bradley E. Manning?
Philip J Crowley.
50. Which country declared a three-month state of emergency as a second contingent of forces from Gulf States arrived in the kingdom to support its government following persistent protests?
Bahrain
51. American working for the Central Intelligence Agency who was released in Pakistan after compensating the families of people he killed in self-defense?
Raymond Allen Davis.
52. Which country has recalled its ambassador from Bahrain in protest against the killing of Shi’ite Muslim demonstrators in the island state?
Iran.
53. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Korean firm SsangYong Motor Company?
Pawan Goenka
He is currently the President of Automotive & Farm Equipment Sector, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd acquired the Korean automobile manufacturer SsangYong in August 2010.
54. Which country declared a state of emergency on March 18, 2011 after a massacre at an anti-government rally?
Yemen.
55. Noted Bollywood actor, who appeared in over 100 feature films, passed away on March 19,2011 after a massive heart attack?
Navin Nischol.
He made his debut with the Hindi film Sawan Bhadon in 1970. He was the first gold medalist from the Film and Television Institute of India. At one time, he was popularly known as the “poor man’s Rajesh Khanna” – an allusion to his being an inferior copy of the much-more-in-demand Rajesh Khanna.
56. Who won the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold trophy with a straight-game victory in the summit clash against Ji Hyun Sung of Korea in Switzerland?
Saina Nehwal(India).
57. Which city becomes the first capital city in the world to be entirely covered with a fibre optic network ?

Abu Dhabi Read More
58. Who won the Association of Tennis Player (ATP) Indian Wells title by beating world number one Spanish tennis superstar Rafael Nadal 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in final?
Novac Djokovic.
59. The double Oscar-winning actress and one of the 20th Century’s biggest movie stars who has died in Los Angeles at the age of 79?
Dame Elizabeth Taylor.
She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for BUtterfield 8 (1960), played the title role in Cleopatra (1963). She won a second Academy Award for the film “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? “(1966),
60. U.S Name of the international military operation in Libya to enforce United Nations resolution to prevent Colonel Gadhafi’s forces attacking civilians?
Operation Odyssey Dawn.
Operation ELLAMY is the name given to UK military action in Libya.
Operation Harmattan is the name given to French military action in Libya.
Operation MOBILE is the name given to military action by Canada in Libya.
61. Google’s e-mail service “Gmail” has been intermittently blocked or crippled in an Asian country recently? Which is that country?
China.
62. The Indian utility major which has started working on its seventh tractor plant at Zaheerabad in Andhra Pradesh?
Mahindra & Mahindra
The company would invest Rs 300 crore in the facility spread over 100 acres, and expects to commence production in 2012.
63. The England all-rounder who has been withdrawn from England’s World Cup squad after suffering from depression?
Michael Yardy.
64. General Secretary of the All India Progressive Writers Association who died at the age of 74 in Delhi?
Kamla Prasad.
65. Earth Hour 2011 took place on which day?
March 26, from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Earth Hour is a global event organized by WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature, also known as World Wildlife Fund) and is held on the last Saturday of March annually, asking households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights and other electrical appliances for one hour to raise awareness towards the need to take action on climate change. Earth Hour was conceived by WWF and The Sydney Morning Herald in 2007.
66. Which public sector undertaking has signed a Rs 14,000-crore contract with the Indian Army for the production of Akash, the surface-to-air (SAM) missile developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)?
Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL).
BDL, recently received an order for the Air Force version of Akash for over Rs 1,000 crore. BDL founded in 1970 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, is the nodal agency for the production of ammunitions developed by India. The first such missile that entered production with BDL was the Prithvi missile.
67. Name of the committee appointed by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to probe into charges of corruption in various projects related to the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG), which will submit three more reports by March 29?
The V K Shunglu Committee.
68. Classical dance of Kerala which rubbed shoulders with the famous Cuban dance form Rumba at the famed Savannah Music Festival in U.S.A on March 31?
Mohiniattam.
Vijayalakshmi ,daughter and disciple of eminent Mohiniattam dancer Bharati Shivaji, is the only solo dancer invited to this festival.
69. Who won the Australian Grand Prix-2011 motor racing competition?
Sebastian Vettal (Germany).
70. A group of NRIs, inspired by the historic Dandi March led by Mahatma Gandhi in India’s fight for freedom from foreign rule, have organised a 240-mile walk(named as Dandi March II) in a country against corruption in India. Which is that country?
U.S.A.
Starting at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park, San Diego, California March 12, “Dandi March II” goes through Los Angeles and ends March 26 at Gandhi Statue, San Francisco. The dates coincide with the dates Gandhi did his historic march in 1930.
71. Which has become the first team to qualify for the 2012 African Cup of Nations?
Botswana
72. The Gujarat government banned the controversial book ‘Great Soul; Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle with India’ after reviews saying it hints that the father of India’s independence had a homosexual relationship. Who is the author of this book?
Joseph Lelyveld.
73. US President Barack Obama has recently nominated two Indian American women to key posts in his administration. Who are they?
Deepa Gupta and Nisha Desai Biswal..
Deepa Gupta was nominated as member of National Council on the Arts, while Nisha Desai Biswal has been named as member, Congressional-Executive Commission on the People’s Republic of China.
74. Bollywood actor who is sentenced to seven years’ rigorous imprisonment by a fast track sessions court of Mumbai for raping his maid despite the victim turning hostile during the trial?
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Shiney Ahuja.
75. Who first all-India president of the Students Federation of India (SFI) and editor of the Chintha Publishers of the CPI(M) in Kerala, who died recently on 9 April 2011 ?
- C. Bhaskaran

76.New name of Orissa?
Odisha.
The Oriya language will be known as ‘Odia’.
77. Name of the world’s highest hotel opened in Hong Kong on March 29, 2011?
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel.
78. Who has been elected new President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for 2011-12 ?
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- Tata Steel Vice-Chairman B. Muthuraman has been elected new President of CII
79. Target of Fiscal Deficit in 2011-12 as proposed by Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the Central Budget is?
- 4.6%
80. Who scored 185 runs from 96 balls, including a record 15 sixes ?
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- Shane Watson
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81. Nominal GDP growth of how much per cent has been projected in Budget 2011-12?
- 14%

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