GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs

1. Who took over as the first woman President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) on December 15, 2012?
1) Jyotsna Suri (Bharat Hotels)
2) Chanda Kochhar (ICICI)
3) Shikha Sharma (Axis Bank)
4) Naina Lal Kidwai (HSBC)
5) Swati Piramal (Piramal Healthcare)

2. South Korea elected its first woman President on December 19, 2012. She will succeed Lee Myung-bak on February 25, 2013. Name her?
1) Chang Sang
2) Park Geun-hye
3) Jeon Yeo-ok
4) Kang Kum-Sil
5) Lim Su-Kyung

3. The 61st Miss Universe pageant was held on December 19, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Who was crowned Miss Universe 2012?
1) Leila Lopes (Angola)
2) Janine Tugonon (Philippines)
3) Irene Esser (Venezuela)
4) Olivia Culpo (USA)
5) Laura Godoy (Guatemala)

4. Who won the African Footballer of the Year award for a second successive time on December 20, 2012?
1) Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast)
2) Alexandre Song (Cameroon)
3) Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon)
4) Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast)
5) Michael Essien (Ghana)

5. Which of the following statements is not true?
1) Nobel Prize is not awarded in the category of music.
2) Census is conducted every ten years.
3) Rajiv Awas Yojana was started to make cities free from slums.
4) Norman Borlaug contributed to the Green Revolution.
5) Providing banking services to rural poor is known as SME Finance.
6. Which state government launched the Samajwadi Swasthya Seva, an ambulance service to provide emergency medical relief, in September 2012?
1) Bihar 
2) Uttarakhand
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Rajasthan 
5) Haryana

7. The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) has commended the Jyotigram Yojana, which provides 24 hour power supply to villages in the state. Which state has launched this program?
1) Goa 
2) Gujarat
3) Chhattisgarh 
4) Karnataka
5) Madhya Pradesh

8. Who was appointed the Chairman of the ICC's Technical Committee on October 11, 2012?
1) Sunil Gavaskar
2) Andrew Strauss
3) Anil Kumble 
4) Mark Taylor
5) Allan Isaac

9. Which of the following pairs of Ministers of State (Independent Charge) and their portfolios is not matched correctly?
1) Manish Tewari - Drinking water & Sanitation
2) Jyotiraditya Scindia - Power
3) Sachin Pilot - Corporate Affairs
4) Jitendra Singh - Youth Affairs & Sports
5) Jayanthi Natrajan - Environment & Forests

10. Home Loans can be best canvassed among?
1) Flat owners 
2) Agriculturists
3) Land developers
4) Individuals wanting to buy a house
5) None of these

11. Bancassurance can be sold to?
1) All Insurance companies
2) Insurance agents
3) All banks
4) All existing and prospective bank customers
5) None of these

12. Bank of Rajasthan has been merged with which of the following banks?
1) IDBI Bank 
2) Axis Bank
3) ICICI Bank 
4) HDFC Bank
5) Oriental Bank of Commerce

13. Which one of the following crops needs plenty of water to grow?
1) Jowar 
2) Bajra 
3) Paddy
4) Finger millet 
5) Cotton

14. Which of the following crops is used to make bio-fuels?
1) Potato 
2) Coconut
3) Wheat 
4) Sugarcane
5) Onion

15. Who is the author of the book 'Solo'?
1) Chetan Bhagat
2) Rana Dasgupta
3) Rahul Bhattacharya
4) Shobha De
5) Kiran Desai

16. Who was appointed the Chairman of the national cricket selection committee in September 2012?
1) Roger Binny
2) Vikram Rathore
3) Saba Karim
4) Mohinder Amarnath
5) Sandeep Patil

17. Abbreviations and their full forms are given below. Which one of them is not correct?
1) SME - Small and Medium Enterprises
2) QIB - Qualified Institutional Buyer
3) NBFC - Non Banking Financial Company
4) LDC - Large Developed Countries
5) IFRS-International Financial Reporting Standards

ANSWERS:
1) 4 2) 2 3) 4 4) 4 5) 5 6) 3 7) 2 8) 3 9) 1 10) 4 11) 4 12) 3 13) 3 14) 4 15) 2 16) 5 17) 4

Allahabad UP Gramin Bank Officers Recruitment

Allahabad UP Gramin Bank invites applications from Indian citizens, for the post of Officer in Junior Management (Scale I) from Indian citizens who have qualified in IBPS RRB examination.

Name of Post: Officer Scale-I Vacancies: 57 Eligibility: Degree in any discipline and Proficiency in local language with valid IBPS RRB Score card. Age limit: 18-28 years as on 01-06-2012. Application Fee: Rs. 20/- for SC/ST/PWD and Rs. 100/- for others How to Apply: Candidates are required to apply online. Important Dates:  Payment of Application Fees: 28-12-2012 to 08-01-2013 Opening date for Online Registration: 28-12-2012 Last Date for Online Registration: 08-01-2013 For more details Click here

Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank Recruitment

Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank invites applications from Eligible candidates, for the following posts:

Officer Scale-III: 5 Eligibility: Degree in any discipline with 50% marks Experience: 5 years Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer): 23 Eligibility: Degree in any discipline with 50% marks Experience: 2 years Officer Scale-II (IT): 6 Eligibility: Degree in Electronics /Communication / Computer Science / Information Technology with minimum of 50% marks Experience: 5 years Officer Scale-II (Marketing Officer): 7 Eligibility: Post Graduate Degree in Marketing Experience: 1 year Officer Scale-II (Agricultural Officer): 2 Eligibility: Degree in Agriculture/ Horticulture/ Dairy Science/ Animal Husbandry/ Forestry/ Veterinary Science/ Agricultural Engineering/ Pisciculture or allied specializations Experience: 2 years Officer Scale-I: 156 Eligibility: Degree in any discipline and Proficiency in local language Office Assistant (Multipurpose): 82 Eligibility: Degree in any discipline and Proficiency in local language For all posts: Valid IBPS score in RRB-2012 Examination Selection Procedure: Through Personal Interview based on Performance in IBPS RRB’s Examination Application Fee: Rs. 20/- for SC/ST/PWD, Rs.100/- for all others How to apply: Through Online Important Dates: Payment of Application Fees 31-12-2012 to 11-01-2013 Opening date for Online Registration 31-12-2012 Last Date for Online Registration 11-01-2013 For more details Click here

Gurgaon Gramin Bank Recruitment

Gurgaon Gramin Bank invites applications for the posts of Officer in Junior Management (Scale I) Cadre and Office Assistant (Multipurpose) from Indian citizens who have appeared at the Common Written Examination for RRBs conducted by IBPS in September 2012 and declared qualified.

1. Officer JMG Scale-I: 30posts Qualification: i. Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent ii. Proficiency in local language 2. Office Assistant (Multipurpose): 39posts Qualification: Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent Essential: Proficiency in local language Qualifying Standard Score: Candidates, who have been declared qualified in the RRBs-Common Written Examination conducted by IBPS in September, 2012 should have obtained the scores as given below: For Office Assistants (Multipurpose): • Name of the Test: Reasoning, Numerical Ability, General Awareness, English Language or Hindi Language & Computer Knowledge • Qualifying Standard Score: For SC/SC-PWD/SC-EXS & For OBC/GEN/OBC-PWD /GEN-PWD/OBC-EXS/GEN-EXS • Cutoffs on Total Weighted Standard Score: For SC/SC-PWD/SC-EXS 89 & above & For OBC/GEN/OBC-PWD /GEN-PWD/OBC-EXS/GEN-EXS 95 & above For Officer Scale I (General) • Name of the Test: Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness, English Language or Hindi Language & Computer Knowledge • Qualifying Standard Score: For SC/SC-PWD/SC-EXS 17 & above and For OBC/GEN/OBC-PWD /GEN-PWD/OBC-EXS/GEN-EXS 19 & above • Cutoffs on Total Weighted Standard Score: For SC/SC-PWD/SC-EXS 97 & above and For OBC/GEN/OBC-PWD /GEN-PWD/OBC-EXS/GEN-EXS 103 & above Application Fee (Including Postage/ Intimation Charges) (Non-Refundable): Rs. 20/- for SC/ST/PWD candidates & Rs.100/- for all others How to Apply: Candidates are required to apply online through Bank’s website www.ggbank.org. No other means/ mode of application will be accepted. Last date: 02.01.2013 For more details Click here

IBPS Notified for Cancellation of Evening Session of CWE conducted on 15 December 2012

Institute of Banking Personnel and Selection (IBPS) has decided to make cancellation in evening session of Online Common Written Examination in Clerical Cadre held on 15 December 2012 due to some unforeseen. The candidates appeared for the examinations have to get ready for re-examination to be conducted on 29 December 2012 or 30 December 2012 tentatively. All the affected candidate will be communicated separately through email and SMS as provided by the candidates in their online application form regarding date, time, and venue of the examination. The candidates can download their revised call letter from IBPS website.

Baroda Uttar Pradesh Gramin Bank Recruitment

Baroda Uttar Pradesh Gramin Bank invites applications for the post of Officers Scale I and Office Assistant, who have appeared at the Common Written Examination for RRBs conducted by IBPS in September 2012 and declared qualified.

Officers Scale - I - 82 Posts,
Office Assistants - 84 Posts

Eligiblity : Age Limit: Between 18-28 yrs (For both posts), As on 1.6.2012. (Age Limit relaxed as 5 - SC/ST, 3 - OBC, 10 - PWD) 

Educational Qualification : Degree in any discipline from a recognized University and Proficiency in Local Language. Candidates are required to possess proficiency in Hindi and must have passed it as a subjects at Matriculation/Xth Standard.

Selection process: Selection will be made on the basis of performance in RRBs- Common Written Examination (CWE) conducted by IBPS in September 2012 and Personal Interview to be held in RAEBARELI (UTTAR PRADESH). 

Payment: 
 Interested candidates should pay the fees of Rs. 100/- & Rs. 20/- (SC/ST). Payment may be paid through CBS at any of the Branches of Bank of Baroda.

Opening date for on-line registration : 18th Dec, 2012  
Last date for on-line registration : 2nd Jan, 2013  
Payment of Application Fees : 18th Dec, 2012 - 2nd Jan, 2013

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South Malabar Gramin Bank Recruitment

South Malabar Gramin Bank invites  applications for filling up of 175  Officer Junior Management (Assistant Manager) (Scale-I) and Office Assistant (Multi purpose) from the candidates who have  appeared for the Common Written Examination for RRBs conducted by IBPS in September 2012 and declared qualified.

Names of the Posts:
1. Officer Junior Management (Assistant Manager) (Scale-I): 75 Posts
2. Office Assistant (Multipurpose): 100 Posts

Age Limit:  

Candidates age should be above 18 years and below 28 years for Officers and between 18 years to 28 years for Office Assistant.

Educational Qualification: 

Candidate must possess any Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University and proficiency in local language.

IBPS Score Card (CWE):  

Candidates who are having valid score card with 95 marks & above for all (89 & above for SC/ST) in CWE Exam for post 1 and 103 marks & above for all (97& above for SC/ST) in CWE exam for post 2 in Common written Examination for RRBs conducted by IBPS in September 2012 can apply.

Application Fee Details: 

Applicants need to pay Rs. 100/- for all others & for SC/ST candidates Rs.20/- Fee can be paid in the form of Challan downloaded from website at any branch of Canara Bank or South Malabar Gramin Bank at any Branch from 17-12-2012 to 07-01-2013 in Account No.4011211100052 in South Malabar Gramin Bank or 75520100525 in Canara Bank.

Selection Procedure: 

 Eligible candidates will be selected on the basis of Score obtained in IBPS CWE in September 2012 and Personal Interview.

How to Apply: 

Candidates are required to apply online through the website www.smgbank.com from 17-12-2012 to 07-01-2013.

Important Dates: 
Opening Date for online Registration: 17-12-2012
Last Date for Online Registration: 07-01-2013.
Date of making payments of Application fee:  17-12-2012 to 07-01-2013
Last Date for Re-print of Application form: 07-01-2013.

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Deccan Grameena Bank Recruitment

 

Deccan Grameena Bank invites applications from Indian citizens, for the post of Officers in Middle Management Grade (Scale III), Middle Management Grade (Scale II), Junior Management (Scale I) Cadres and Office Assistants (Multipurpose) who have appeared at the Common Written Examination for RRBs conducted by IBPS in September 2012 and declared qualified.

1. Officer Scale-III: 03posts
Qualification: Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate

2. Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer): 14posts
Qualification: Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate

3. Officer Scale-II (Information Technology): 06posts
Qualification: Degree from a recognized University in Electronics/Communication/Computer Science/Information Technology or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate

4. Officer Scale-II (Law Officer): 01post
Qualification: Degree from a recognized University in Law or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate

5. Officer Scale-II (Treasury Manager): 01post
Qualification: Certified Associateship (CA) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India or MBA in Finance from a recognized university/ institution

6. Officer Scale-II (Marketing Manager): 01post
Qualification: Post Graduate Degree in Marketing from a recognized university

7. Officer Scale-II (Agriculture Officer): 01post
Qualification: Degree in Agriculture/ Horticulture/ Dairy Science/ Animal Husbandry/ Forestry/ Veterinary Science/ Agricultural Engineering/ Pisciculture or allied specializations or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate

8. Officer Scale-I: 103posts
Qualification: i. Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent ii. Proficiency in local language

9. Office Assistant (Multipurpose): 180posts
Qualification: 

 Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent
Application Fee (Including Postage/ Intimation Charges) (Non-Refundable): Rs. 20/- for SC/ST/PWD candidates & Rs.100/- for all others. The fee for SC/ST/Ex-Servicemen/PWD is towards postage/ intimation charges only and for others the fee includes postal charges of Rs. 20/-

How to Apply:  

Candidates are required to apply online through Bank’s website www.dgbhyd.com. 

No other means/ mode of application will be accepted.

Important dates:
• Payment of Application Fees 19.12.2012 to 01.01.2013
• Opening date for Online Registration 19.12.2012
• Last Date for Online Registration 01.01.2013

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Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank Recruitment

Applications are invited for the following posts for the candidates who have valid score card of IBPS Common Written Exam :

• Office Assistant (Multipurpose) : 25 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.7200-1930, Age : 18-28 years
• Officers (JMGS-I) : 25 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.14500-25700/-, Age : 18-28 years

Application Fee : Rs.100/- (Rs.20/- SC/ST/PC) by means of payment challan to be deposited in Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank or by NEFT.

How to Apply :  Apply online at Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank Website only from 11/12/2012 to 26/12/2012. 

Please visit http://www.kvgbank.com for detailed information and payment challlan  and Online submission of application.

Bank of Maharashtra Chartered Accountant Recruitment - Phase-II 2012-13

Bank of Maharashtra invites invites Online applications, for  Specialists Officers in the following Disciplines : 

Chartered Accountant : 45 posts, Pay Scale : MMGS--III/ MMGS-II/ JMGS-I : Rs. 25700 - 31500 / Rs. 19400-28100/ Rs. 14500-25700, Age : 21-30 years Application Fee : Rs. 300/- (Rs.50/- for reserve category)  to be paid in the CBS branches of Bank of Maharashtra by a Challan  or by Online payment through NEFT only.

How to Apply : Apply online at Bank of Maharashtra website from 15/12/2012 to 29/12/2012 only. 

Please visit http://www.bankofmaharashtra.in/ca/main_page.asp for details and payment challan and to apply online.