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Sunday, December 30, 2012

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

Sunday, December 23, 2012

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

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

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

For More Details Click Here

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.


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

For more details Click here

Sunday, December 16, 2012

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.

Friday, December 7, 2012

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE FOR BANK EXAMS


1. A firewall is ........
1) A software program
2) A virus program
3) A Hardware
4) All the above
5) Only 1 and 3

2. Which of the following memory can be erased using Ultra Violet Rays?
1) RAM
2) ROM
3) PROM
4) EPROM
5) EEPROM

3. Which of the following is an input device which is used with interactive graphics to locate a place on the screen?
1) Bus
2) Modem
3) Magnetic Tape
4) Mouse
5) Scanner

4. Retrieval of information from a computer is called:
1) Output
2) Input
3) Data
4) Information
5) Processing

5. GUI is the acronym for:
1) Generation User Interface
2) General User Interface
3) Graphical User Instruction
4) Graphical User Interface
5) None of these

6. Internal Memory in a Central Processing Unit Comprises of which of the following?
1) Bus
2) A set of ALUs
3) A set of registers
4) Ward disk memory
5) All of these

7. Which of the following is a file in computer?
1) Hard disk
2) Magnetic Drum
3) Floppy disk
4) Portable Document Format
5) None of these

8. Which of the following terms is associated with the computers processing speed?
1) MIPS
2) FCFS
3) MPEG
4) TIFF
5) None of these

9. The smallest storage unit in a computer is...
1) Nibble
2) Byte
3) Bit
4) Word
5) None of these

10. Which function calculates the average of a given set of numbers in Excel?
1) Min
2) Max
3) Count
4) Avg
5) Sum

Thursday, December 6, 2012

CHAITANYA GODAVARI GRAMEENA BANK RECRUITMENT


CHAITANYA GODAVARI GRAMEENA BANK invites applications from Indian citizens, for the post of Officer in Officer in Middle Management Grade (Scale II), Officer in Junior Management (Scale I) Cadre and Office Assistant (Multipurpose) from Indian citizens who have appeared at  the Common Written Examination for RRBs i.e IBPS CWE RRB conducted by IBPS in September 2012 and declared qualified.

NAME OF THE POSTS:
1) OFFICER SCALE-I
2) OFFICER SCALE-II
3) OFFICE ASSISTANT
IMPORTANT DATES:
Payment of Application Fees
04-12-2012 to 19-12-2012
Opening date for Online Registration
04-12-2012
Last Date for Online Registration
19-12-2012

Educational Qualification:
Office Assistant (Multipurpose):
i. Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent
ii. Essential: Proficiency in local language.
Officer Scale-I:
i. Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent
ii. Proficiency in local language.
Age (As on 01-06-2012):
1) For Officer Scale- II                         Above 21 years -  Below 32 years
2) For Officer Scale- I                          Above 18 years -  Below 28 years
3) For Office Assistant                          Between  18 years and 28 years
TO APPLY ONLINE CLICK CGG BANK RECRUITMENT 2012

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

IBPS CLERKS EXAM GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs

1) Expand FICCI ?
1. Federation of Industry Chambers and Commerce of India
2. Federation of Indian Chambers of Confederation and Industry
3. Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
4. Federation of Industrial Chambers of Confederation of India
5. None of these

2) The Head quarters of United India Insurance Company Limited is located in
1. Mumbai
2. Kolkata
3. Pune
4. New Delhi
5. Chennai

3) In which of the following state, Institute of Rural Management, Anand is located?
1. Maharashtra
2. Punjab
3. Gujarat
4. Tamilnadu
5. Uttar Pradesh

4) Who was the first Indian to win Ramon-Magsaysay Award?
1. Mahamatma Gandhi
2. Nehru
3. Indira Gandhi
4. Vinobha Bhave
5. Guljarilal Nanda

5) Who was the first Indian to win Order of Australia Award?
1. Soli Sorabji
2. Kiran Bedi
3. Anna hazare
4. Kapil Dev
5. Dhyan Chand

6) The Head quarters of New India Assurance are located in?
1. Chennai
2. Chandigarh
3. Mumbai
4. Hyderabad
5. Bangalore

7) Who among the following won Man booker Prize twice?
1. Peter Carey
2. JM Coetzee
3. Hillary Mantel
4. Only 1 and 3
5. All the above got twice

8) In which year ICRISAT was founded?
1. 1971
2. 1972
3. 1973
4. 1974
5. 1975

9) India’s largest commercial real estate developer DLF is much in news recently. In which year it was founded?
1. 1946
2. 1947
3. 1948
4. 1949
5. 1950


Saturday, November 17, 2012

IBPS CLERKS EXAM GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs


1. As per the modern definition of the bank, which is the first bank established in India in 1786?
1) The General Bank of India
2) Union Bank of India
3) Allahabad Bank
4) Indian Bank of Calcutta
5) Maharaja Rana Pratap Bank

2. One of the earliest banks in India, Bank of Hindustan was established in?
1) 1850
2) 1890
3) 1870
4) 1910
5) 1790

3. Few Indian Merchants established Union Bank in 1839 (not Union Bank of India) at?
1) Calcutta
2) Bombay
3) Nagpur
4) Hyderabad
5) Shimla

4. One of the oldest joint stock banks, Bank of Upper India in 1863, merged with?
1) Allahabad Bank
2) British Indian Bank
3) Indian Catholic Bank
4) Punjab National Bank
5) Alliance Bank of Shimla

5. First entirely Indian joint stock bank Oudh Commercial Bank was established in 1881 at?
1) Faizabad (Uttar Pradesh)
2) Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)
3) Godhra (Gujarat)
4) Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)
5) Calcutta (West Bengal)

6. The first phase of Indian banking runs between 1786 to 1969. The highlights of this period include?
1) Establishment of banks in India
2) Report of Hilton-Young Commission
3) Establishment of Reserve Bank of India
4) Establishment of State Bank of India
5) All of the above

7. The second phase of Indian banking runs between 1969 to 1991. The highlights of this period include?
1) Nationalization of banks
2) Insurance of bank deposits
3) Setting up of Regional Rural Banks
4) Establishment of NABARD
5) All of the above

8. Third phase of Indian Banking runs between 1991 till today. The highlights of this period include?
1) Introduction of banking reforms
2) Infusion of Information Technology
3) More entry of Foreign banks
4) Customer Banking
5) All of the above

9. Economic and Banking pundits divide the functions of RBI into three categories. They are?
1) Traditional, Promotional and Aggressive
2) Frictional, Promotional and Supervisory
3) Traditional, Promotional and Selective
4) Direct, Autocrat and Supervisory
5) Traditional, Promotional and Supervisory

10. ......functions of Reserve Bank of India include Banker to the government, issuing of currency notes, control the foreign exchange, and fight against the economic crisis.
1) Traditional
2) Promotional
3) Supervisory
4) Autocrat
5) Negligent


Thursday, November 15, 2012

IBPS CLERKS CWE COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE PRACTICE MCQs


1. Ubuntu is an example of which kind of Source Model?
1) Open Source
2) Vertical Market Software
3) Horizontal Market Software
4) Shareware
5) None of these

2. ..... is a computer program that fills the screen with moving images or patterns when the computer is not in use.
1) Wallpaper
2) Computer Screen
3) Screen Saver
4) Both 1 and 3
5) None of these

3. Which of the following is a valid unit of measurement of Bandwidth?
1) Data Per second
2) Information Per second
3) Bits Per second
4) All the above
5) None of these

4. Which of the following is true about Intranet?
1) It is a Private Network
2) It is a Public Network
3) It is a Network which can access illegally.
4) Only 1 and 3
5) None of the above

5. The process of loading an Operating System into main memory is called:
1) Formatting
2) Posting
3) Booting
4) Partitioning
5) None of the above

6. Line by line translation of a program is done by:
1) Interpreter
2) Translator
3) Compiler
4) All the above
5) None of these

7. SQL is a:
1) Programming Language
2) Communication Language
3) Low-level language
4) Query Language
5) None of the above

8. Network of Networks is known as :
1) Intranet
2) Internet
3) Extranet
4) VPN
5) MAN

9. Which of the following is true about Java?
1) It is an OOP language
2) It is Platform Independent
3) It provides more security
4) It was Designed by Sun Microsystems.
5) All the above

10. The process of replacing a software with a newer version is called:
1) Upgrading
2) Installing
3) Updating
4) Downloading
5) Replacing



Tuesday, November 13, 2012

IBPS CLERKS CWE REASONING PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1. Four of the following five are alike in a certain
way and hence form a group. Which is
the one that does not belong to that group?
1) Kitten
2) Goat
3) Calf
4) Foal
5) Lamb

2. In a certain code language 'do re me' means 'he is late', 'fa me la' means 'she is early' and 'so ti do' means 'he leaves soon'. Which word in that language means 'late'?
1) la
2) do
3) me
4) Data inadequate
5) None of these

3. Deepika tells Shraddha "Your mother's father's son is the husband of my sister." How is Deepika related to Shraddha ?
1) Sister-in-law
2) Cousin
3) Aunt
4) Data inadequate
5) None of these

4. If '+' means '÷', '÷' means '×', '×' means '−' and '−' means '+'. What will be the value of the following expression?
15 ÷ 5 × 9 + 3 − 6 = ?
1) 78
2) 72
3) 28
4) 30
5) None

5. If 'A' is substituted by 1, 'B' by 2 and so on upto 'Z' which is substituted by 26, what will be the sum of the numbers substituted for the word DECAY?
1) 38
2) 41
3) 40
4) 37
5) None of these

6. Among five friends Mahesh is taller than Karan but not Yash. Hrithik is taller than Yash but not Abhishek. If they stand in increasing order of their heights, who will be first in line?
1) Abhishek
2) Yash
3) Karan
4) Data inadequate
5) None of these

7. If 'table' is called 'chair', 'chair' is called 'cupboard', 'cupboard' is called 'chalk', 'chalk' is called 'book', 'book' is called 'duster' and 'duster' is called 'table', what does the teacher use to write on the black board?
1) book
2) cupboard
3) table
4) duster
5) None of these

8. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
1) Bucket
2) Tap
3) Bottle
4) Glass
5) Pitcher

9. D is A's son. C is the mother of P and wife of D. How is A related to C?
1) Father
2) Uncle
3) Father-in-law
4) Data inadequate
5) None of these

10. If E is coded as V, D is coded as Q, N is coded as Z, G is coded as T, R is coded as I and A is coded as M, which of the following will be the correct form of the word DANGER?
1) QMZTIV
2) QMZTVI
3) QMZITV
4) QZMTVI
5) None of these

Directions (Q.11-15): Read the following information and answer the questions given below.
Seven managers Sharma, Mishra, Singh, Kulkarni, Rao, Joshi and Nair are to conduct interviews simultaneously either alone or in pairs at four different locations - Surat, Chandigarh, Delhi and Lucknow. Only one wants to travel by rail, two prefer travelling by car and the rest travel by air.
i) Sharma is going to Lucknow but neither by car nor by air.
ii) Mishra prefers to travel by car.
iii) Neither Joshi nor Nair is going to Delhi.
iv) Only those going to Surat travel by road.
v) Kulkarni will assist his friend Mishra.
vi) The two managers who go to Delhi travel by air.

11. Where will Kulkarni conduct the interviews?
1) Surat
2) Lucknow
3) Chandigarh
4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these

12. Who goes to Delhi?
1) Mishra-Kulkarni
2) Rao-Singh
3) Kulkarni-Joshi
4) Data inadequate
5) None of these

13. Which of the following is true?
1) Kulkarni travels by air.
2) Nair will assist Rao.
3) Sharma conducts interviews alone.
4) Joshi goes to Chandigarh.
5) None of these

14. Who will conduct interviews at Chandigarh?
1) Nair
2) Singh
3) Rao
4) Data inadequate
5) None of these

15. Which of the following pairs is different from the other four with regards to mode of travel?
1) Sharma-Mishra
2) Rao-Mishra
3) Nair-Rao
4) Kulkarni-Joshi
5) Sharma-Singh

Directions (Q.16-20): Each of the following questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide if the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both statements and
Give answer 1) if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
Give answer 2) if the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the questions, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
Give answer 3) if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
Give answer 4) if the data given in both the statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question, and
Give answer 5) if the data in both the statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

16. Who is in the middle of the row comprising A, B, C, D and E?
I. B is to right of C, who is second from the left.
II. A is standing to the left of C, who is D's neighbour.

17. What is Shilpa's rank in the class?
I. The class strength is 45.
II. Shilpa is eight ranks below Mahesh who stood 17th.

18. Who runs the fastest among L, M, N and P?
I. P runs faster than L, who is the slowest.
II. M runs faster than N but slower than P.

19. On which day of the week did Satish watch a movie?
I. Satish only watches movie with his friends.
II. Satish went out for dinner on Tuesday.

20. How is Gita related to Ganesh?
I. Gita's brother is Ganesh's father's eldest son.
II. Ganesh's wife's mother-in-law is Gita's mother.

Directions(Q.21-25): In each of the questions below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Give answer 1) if only conclusion I follows.
Give answer 2) if only conclusion II follows.
Give answer 3) if either conclusion I or II follows.
Give answer 4) if neither conclusion I nor II follows.
Give answer 5) if both conclusions I and II follows.

21. Statements: All fish are birds.
Some hens are fish.
Conclusion: I. Some hens are birds.
II. No birds are hens.

22. Statements: Some shoes are coats.
Some coats are buttons.
Conclusion: I. No button is shoe.
II. Some shoes are buttons.

23. Statements: All bats are boys.
All boys are gloves.
Conclusion: I. Some gloves are bats.
II. All bats are gloves.

24. Statements: All puppies are tigers.
All kittens are tigers.
Conclusion: I. All puppies are kittens.
II. All tigers are puppies.

25. Statements: Some doctors are nurses.
All nurses are patients.
Conclusion: I. All doctors are patients.
II. Some patients are doctors.


ANSWERS:

1-2; 2-5; 3-3; 4-1; 5-1; 6-3; 7-1; 8-2; 9-4; 10-2;
11-1; 12-2; 13-5; 14-4; 15-3; 16-5; 17-2; 18-5; 19-4; 20-3;
21-1; 22-3; 23-5; 24-4; 25-2.

Thursday, November 8, 2012

IBPS CLERKS CWE GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs


1. The former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Begum Khaleda Zia visited India in November 2012. She is currently Leader of the Opposition and Chairperson of which of the following political parties?
1) Awami League
2) Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
3) Bangladesh Nationalist Party
4) Bangladesh Jatiya Party
5) Communist Party of Bangladesh

2. Fed Cup is the premier team competition in women's tennis. Which country won the 2012 Fed Cup on November 4, 2012?
1) Czech Republic
2) Serbia
3) Germany
4) Russia
5) Spain

3. 'Playing to Win' is written by which of the following sportspersons?
1) Sania Mirza
2) Sachin Tendulkar
3) Saina Nehwal
4) Anil Kumble
5) Vishwanathan Anand

4. Who was conferred the 27th Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration on October 31, 2012, the death anniversary of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi?
1) A.R.Rahman
2) Shyam Benegal
3) Javed Akhtar
4) Gulzar
5) Lata Mangeshkar

5. Which of the following statements about Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is not correct?
1) APEC is a forum for 21 Pacific Rim countries that seeks to promote free trade and economic cooperation throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
2) Its headquarters is in Jakarta.
3) The 24th APEC summit was held in Vladivostok, Russia in September 2012.
4) The 25th APEC summit will be held in Bali, Indonesia in October 2013.
5) India is not a member of APEC.

6. Venu Srinivasan received the Ishikawa-Kano Award in Hong Kong in August 2012. He is the Chairman of which of the following companies?
1) Videocon
2) TVS Motors
3) Future Group
4) Ashok Leyland
5) Kinetic Group

7. The Tagore University for Liberal Arts is the first of the proposed 'innovation univers-ities'. It will come up in which of the following cities?
1) Pune
2) Kolkata
3) Nalanda
4) Hyderabad
5) Kharagpur

8. Nadzeya Ostapchuk was stripped of her gold medal that she won in the women's shot put in the London Olympics for testing positive for an anabolic steroid. She belongs to?
1) Poland
2) Belarus
3) Czech Republic
4) Slovakia
5) Slovenia

9. On August 1, 2012, the Indian government allowed Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from which of the following countries?
1) Bangladesh
2) Sri Lanka
3) Pakistan
4) Afghanistan
5) Myanmar


Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Punjab and Sind Bank Recruitment

Punjab and Sind Bank is inviting applications from Indian citizens for recruiting following posts: 

Vacancy Details:
General Manager-01
Asst. Gen.Manager-02
Others-04

Age:  40-55 Yrs

Qualification:  Degree/B.Tech/MBA/CA/PG

Application Last Date:  10-11-2012


For More Details Click Here

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

IBPS CLERKS EXAM GENERAL AWARENESS KNOWLEDGE CAPSULE


1. Juan Carlos I visited India in the last week of October 2012. He is the king of which of the following European countries?
1) Norway
2) Sweden
3) Spain
4) Greece
5) Denmark

2. Which of the following companies has launched Surface, a tablet computer?
1) Apple
2) Google
3) Microsoft
4) Nokia
5) Samsung

3. Mo Yan of China was awarded which of the following Nobel Prizes for the year 2012?
1) Peace
2) Physics
3) Literature
4) Physiology
5) Chemistry

4. In October 2012, who was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned for life by the International Cycling Union (UCI), the governing body of cycling, following a report from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency that has accused him of leading a massive doping program on his teams?
1) Floyd Landis
2) Greg Lemond
3) Cadel Evans
4) Lance Armstrong
5) None of these

5. Which of the following state-ments about the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is not true?
1) The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) was founded in Belgrade in 1961 which now has 120 members.
2) It is the brainchild of Josip Tito (Yugoslavia), Sukarno (Indonesia), Gamal Abdel Nasser (Egypt), Kwama Nkrumah (Ghana) and Jawaharlal Nehru (India).
3) The 16th NAM summit was held from August 26 to 31, 2012 in Tehran, Iran.
4) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is the Chairman.
5) Pranab Mukherjee, the President, represented India.

6. "The Garden of Evening Mists" was short listed for the 2012 Man Booker Prize. Who is its author?
1) Will Self (UK)
2) Tan Twan Eng (Malaysia)
3) Deborah Levy (UK)
4) Alison Moore (UK)
5) Hilary Mantel (UK)

7. Alvin Roth and Lloyd Shapley have been awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Economics. They belong to?
1) UK
2) France
3) USA
4) Sweden
5) Australia

8. Virender Poonia is one of the eight winners of the Dronacharya awards for 2012. He is associated with which of the following sports?
1) Kabaddi
2) Boxing
3) Hockey
4) Athletics
5) Wrestling

9. This year 25 sportspersons were given Arjuna awards. Who is the only cricketer among these winners?
1) Virat Kohli
2) Gautam Gambhir
3) Rohit Sharma
 4) Yuvraj Singh
5) Suresh Raina

10. New York state has accused which of the following banking giants of hiding about 60,000 secret transactions with the Iranian government, involving $250 billion, and exposing the US financial system to terrorists, weapon dealers and drug kingpins?
1) Barclays
2) HSBC
3) Citibank
4) BNP Paribas
5) Standard Chartered


Friday, October 26, 2012

Andhra Bank Clerical Cadre Recruitment

Andhra Bank invites applications for the Clerical Cadre posts, from Indian citizens who have taken the Common Written Examination for Clerical cadre conducted by IBPS in 2011-12 and have a valid Score card issued by IBPS.

Candidates who have remitted the requisite application fees/ intimation charges and applied earlier in response to the Bank‟s notification dated 21.04.2012 for 600 vacancies and who have not been called for interview can apply against the additional 850 vacancies without remitting the application fees/ intimation charges. Fresh applicants are required to apply online and remit the requisite application fees / intimation charges.

SELECTION PROCEDURE: 
Selection for Clerical Cadre posts will be made on the basis of performance in Common Written Examination (CWE) conducted by IBPS in November-December 2011 and Interview.

HOW TO APPLY: 
Candidates are required to apply online through website www.andhrabank.in No other means/ mode of application will be accepted.

Important Dates:
Payment of Application Fees                                      27.10.2012 to 10.11.2012
Opening date for Online Registration                           27.10.2012
Last Date for Online Registration
(Including for candidates from far-flung areas )            10.11.2012

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Saturday, October 13, 2012

BANK EXAMS GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs


1. As per RBI order on 20th August 2012, ''No frills accounts'' to be called as?
1) Basic Saving Bank Deposit Account
2) Poor Man Saving Bank Deposit Account
3) BPL Account
4) No Pay Account
5) None

2. Loans given to weaker and poor sections of the society are called?
1) Corporate Lending
2) Priority Sector Lending
3) Ration Shops Lending
4) No Rich Lending
5) None

3. ''Bank Saathi'' is a?
1) Nearest ATM
2) Business correspondent scheme
3) Nearest Internet Centre
4) Account for friend
5) Scheme for wife and husband

4. NABARD was established on the recommendations of which committee?
1) Goel
2) Vaidyanathan
3) Narashimham
4) Sivaraman
5) Kalyanasundaram

5. Aim of the 12th Five Year Plan (2012 - 17) is?
1) Faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth
2) Development of Industries and Agriculture
3) Combined and Sustainable Growth for Rural People
4) Alleviation of Poverty in Urban and Rural Areas
5) None

6. Expand SEZ .............
1) Serial Economic Zone
2) Special Economic Zoo
3) Senior Economic Zone
4) Series Economic Zone
5) Special Economic Zone

7. The list of Books given. Pick the correct one.
1) Pranab Mukherjee - Challenges before the Nation
2) Narendra Modi - Convenient Action: Gujarat's Response to Challenges of Climate Change
3) Narayan Murthy - A Better India: A Better World
4) Atal Bihari Vajpayee - Meri Sansadiya Yatra
5) All of above

8. Wrestling coach Yashvir Singh, Boxing Coach BI Fernandez, Athletics Coach Virender Poonia, Kabaddi Coach Sunil Davas, Parathletics Coach Dr.Satyapaul and Hockey Coach Harinder Singh received which award?1) Arjun
2) Khelratna
3) Dronachharya
4) Dhyanchand
5) None


Friday, October 12, 2012

IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2012


Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) invited applications for the Recruitment in Clerical Cadre in Public Sector Banks 2012. The Common Written Examination will be conducted by IBPS tentatively in December 2012.
Eligibility Criteria
Candidates intending for Common Written Examination should ensure that they should fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria specified by IBPS before applying for the Common Written Examination (CWE).
 Age
• Minimum Age: 20 Years 
• Maximum Age: 28 Year
• The maximum age limit specified is applicable to General Category candidates ( See Advertisement for Details)
 Educational Qualifications
• Candidate should have Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government
• Computer literacy: Operating and working knowledge in computer systems is mandatory i.e. candidates should have Certificate/Diploma/Degree in computer operations/Language/ should have studied Computer / Information Technology as one of the subjects in the High School/College/Institute.
Important Dates
Opening Date for Online Registration: 15 October 2012
Dates for Online Payment of Application Fees: 15 October 2012 to 5 November 2012
Closing Date of Payment of Application Fees: 17 October 2012 to 9 November 2012
Closing Date for Online Registration: 05 November 2012
Download of Call letter for Examination: After 3 December 2012

How to Apply
• All the candidates may apply online only from 15.10.2012 to 05.11.2012 and no other mode of application will be accepted
• The candidate can apply online and offline modes. For apply Online Click Here

Saturday, October 6, 2012

GENERAL AWARENESS MCQs FOR BANK EXAMS


1)Expand CERN?
1. Centre for Education and Research News
2. Centre for References and News
3. European Centre for Nuclear Research
4. none of these

2)The amount that India allotted during 12th five year plan to provide free medicines to all patients?
1. Rs 38,450 crore
2. Rs 28,560 crore
3.Rs 10000 Crore
4. None of these

3)Which of the following company introduced fastest computer in world?
1. Micro soft
2. Apple
3. Lenova
4. IBM

4)Why Liu Yang was in news recently?
1. She became first Chinese Woman to go into space
2. She became first winner Olympic Medal from China
3. She became first Chinese President
4. None of these

5)Expand CCMB? 
1. Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology
2. Centre for Cell and Micro Biology
3. Centre for chemo therapy and Biopsy
4. None of these

6)In which of the following nation Conference sustainable was held?
1. America
2. France
3. Brazil
4. Kenya

7)From which of the following places Russia’s Soyuz-FG rocket was launched?
1. Baikonur Space Centre
2. ISRO Satellite Launching Centre
3. Russia Cosmodrome Centre
4. None of these

8)How many Satellites was placed by Russia’s Soyuz-FG in respective Orbits?
1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5


Thursday, September 27, 2012

SBI ASSOCIATE BANKS CLERKS EXAM GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUESTIONS


1) As per RBI DATA Which of the following is about accounts Indian women in Banks? 
1. Indian Women in rural areas held more bank accounts when compared to women in semi - urban, urban and metropolitan areas

 2. A total of 5.25 crore accounts had been opened by rural women.
 3. Women in semi-urban areas held Rs 4.47 crore accounts while metropolitan women had opened Rs 3.98 crore accounts
4. All the above


2) In which of the following state women having more number of accounts? 
1. Andhra Pradesh

2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Uttar Pradesh

4. Maharashtra

3) In which of the following states cash is held most in bank accounts?  
1. Maharashtra

2. Uttar Pradesh
 3. Gujarat
4. Andhra Pradesh

4) According to Union Commerce Ministry in the month of May, the exports slipped by? 
1. 4.14%

2. 4.16%
 3. 4.18%
4. 5.21

5) The trade deficit in May 2012 was? 
1. $16.3 billion

2. $18.9billion
 3. $21.24 billion
4. None of these

6) The target set by Union Government in its recent Trade Policy in the 2012-13 fiscal year, regarding exports? 
1. 21%

2. 19%
 3. 20%
4. 24%

7) According to Reserve Bank of India the amount in unclaimed bank accounts are more than ..... in rupees ? 
1. 2,100 crore

2. 2,400 crore
 3. 1800 crore
4.2700 crore

8) The highest amount of unclaimed deposits has been reported by ? 
1. State Bank of India

2. Punjab National Bank
3. Syndicate bank
4. Canara Bank