1.

Who has been elected as the President of Indian Newspaper Society for the year
2010-11?
a)K.N Tilak Ram b)Rakesh Sharma c)Kundan R.Vyas d)V.Shankaran
e)none
2. Recently who among the following conferred with ‘Taj Enlighten Tareef Award’?
a)Leela Naidu b)Shabana Azmi c)Javed Akthar d)Both a& b e)none
3. Base Rate of banks is fixed by ______?
a)RBI b)Finance Minister c)Both a & b d)Banks e)none
4. India is the ___ Largest Producer of Vehicles in the World?
a)third b)fifth c)seventh d)second e)none of these
5. ______ is a Insurance Regulator in India?
a) TRAI b)SEBI c)BSE d)RBI e)IRDA
6. Micro Credit in India comes under ________?
a)Private Banking b)NBFC c)Rural Banking d)Cooperative Banking
e)none
7. What is the present limit for money transfer in RTGS?
a)`1,00,000 b)`1,50,000 c)`2,00,000 d)`2,50,000 e)`5,00,000
8. Which is the only Asian country represented in the G-8 group?
a)India b)South Korea c)China d)Japan e)none
9. Bad Loans can be described as NPA (Non Performing Assets) in banking
terminology?
10. A/c to the recent report of ADB, what is India’s urbanization rank in Asia(% of
population living in urban areas)? 34th.

1. RBI has approved the merger of ‘Bank of Rajasthan' with ICICI bank.
2. Who got the 2010 Commonwealth Writers Prize for the book ‘Solo' - Rana
Dasgupta.
3. Which day has been observed as the International Day of Older Persons(IDOP)
- Oct 1st.
4. What is the India’s rank in the new Global Hunger Index by the International
Food Policy Research Institute - 67.
5. ‘Gourde’ is the currency of which country?
a)Bhutan b)Haiti c)Norway d)Chile e)none
6. India has won 101 medals in 2010 Commonwealth Games. In which sport India
has won maximum no. of gold medals?
a)Wrestling b)Boxing c)Shooting d)Badminton e)Weightlifting
7. Which of the following country is not elected to UNSC as a non-permanent
member for a two year term on the council starting from Jan 1st 2011?
a)India b)Kazakhstan c)South Africa d)Germany e)Portugal
8. Which of the following ministry has re-launched the PURA(Provision of Urban
Amenities in Rural Areas) Scheme?
a)Ministry of Urban Development
b)Ministry of Rural Development
c)Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
d)Ministry of Finance
e)Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
9. Who among the following has been chosen for ICC Cricketer of the Year 2010?
a)Sachin Tendulkar b)A B de Villiers c)Virender Sehwag d)M S Dhoni
e)none of these
10. Who won the 2010 Champions League Twenty20?
a)Mumbai Indians b)Royal Challengers Bangalore c)Warriors d)Chennai
Super Kings e)none
1. Based on monthly wholesale price index (WPI), the annual rate of inflation stood
at ___ percent for the month of September 2010?
a)8.51 b)5.44 c)8.6 d)11.6 e)none
2. Who is the winner of 64th edition of Santhosh Trophy?
a)Goa b)Punjab c)Tamil Nadu d)Goa e)West Bengal
3. Who is the present Chief Minister of Jharkhand?
a)Shibu Soren b)Madhu Koda c)Arjun Munda d)Sudesh Mahto e)none of
these
4. Which of the following is the first team to play 900 Test matches in cricket
history?
a)Australia b)England c)India d)West Indies e)none
5. Who is the most powerful women in the world in 2010, compiled by Forbes?
a)Angela Merkel b)Indra Nooyi c)Sonia Gandhi d)Michelle Obama e)Irene
Rosenfeld
6. What is the present Repo rate?
a)5.75 b)6.00 c)6.25 d)5.25 e)none
7. Howard Jacobson won the 2010 Man Booker Prize for his novel _____?
a)The Finkler Question b)The Act of Love c)Wolf Hall d)Kalooki Nights
e)none
8. Recently Pranab Mukherjee has won which of the following award?
a)World’s Best Finance Minister of the year 2010
b)Asia’s Best Finance Minister of the year 2010
c)India’s Best Finance Minister of the year 2010
d)Both b & c
e)none
9. Who among the following is the world’s highest paid female athlete by Forbes
magazine?
a)Maria Sharapova b)Serena Williams c)Danika Patrick d)Kim Yu-Na
e)none
10. Who has become the first Indian to qualify for 2012 London Olympics?
a)Abhinav Bhindra b)Saina Nehwal c)Mary Kom d)Pankaj Advani
e)Gagan Narang
11. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has released a commemorative stamp on
_________?
a) J S Mohammed Ali Shihab Thangal b)Maulana Mohammad Ali c)S Ubaidur
Rahman d)Syed Ahmad Khan e)none
12. Which country has won the 2010 Women's Hockey World Cup?
a)Netherlands b)England c)Germany d)Argentina e)Australia
13. What is present interest rate on Savings bank account?
a)3% b)3.25% c)3.5% d)3.75% e)4.0%
14. Who has been bagged the prestigious Akshaya Samman award for the year 2010?
a)Manna De b)Ilaiyaraja c)A R Rehman d)Hari Prasad Chaurasia e)none
15. Which of the following films has been nominated for 2011 Oscar awards in Best
fim in Foreign Category?
a)Paa b)Rajneeti c)Kites d)Peepli Live e)none of these
16. Who among the following has been awarded with ‘The World Statesman Award’?
a)Manmohan Singh b)Sonia Gandhi c)Pratibha Patil d)A P J Abdul
Kalam e)none
17. Who has been awarded 'Rabindranath Tagore Peace Prize' 2010?
a)Nafisa Ali b)Irom Chanu Sharmila c)Jyotirmoyee Devi d)Anasuyaben
Sarabhai e)none
18. Who among the following has chosen for Jnanpith Award for the year 2008?
a)O.N.V.Kurup b)Satya Vrat Shastri c)Ravindra Kelekar d)Akhlaq Khan
Shahryar e)none of these
19. Who among the following has chosen for 2009 Indira Gandhi National Integration
Award?
a)A R Rehman b)Balraj Puri c)Ramakrishna Mission Ashram d)Javed
Akhtar e)Both a & c
20. Recently Puttaraj Gawai has been passed away. He was a famous ______?
a)Social Activist b)Hindustani Classical musician c)Journalist d)Politician
e)none

Nobel Prize Winners 2010

Every year since 1901 the Nobel Prize has been awarded for achievements in
physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and for peace. The Nobel
Prize in Economics was first awarded in the year 1969. The Nobel Prize is an
international award administered by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden.
Each recipient, or laureate, is presented with a gold medal, a diploma, and a sum
of money which depends on the Nobel Foundation's income that year.

List of 2010 Nobel Prize Winners:

• The Nobel Prize in Peace has been given to Liu Xiaobo "for his long and non-
violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China".
• The Nobel Prize in Medicine has been given to Robert G. Edwards "for the
development of in vitro fertilization".

• The Nobel Prize in Literature has been given to Mario Vargas Llosa "for his
cartography of structures of power and his trenchant images of the individual's
resistance, revolt, and defeat".

• The Nobel Prize in Physics has been given to Andre Geim and Konstantin
Novoselov "for groundbreaking experiments regarding the two-dimensional
material graphene".

• The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been given to Richard F. Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi
and Akira Suzuki "for palladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis"
• The Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences has been given to Peter A. Diamond, Dale
T. Mortensen and Christopher A. Pissarides "for their analysis of markets with
search frictions".

1. Which of the following Indian city has been named among the top four Livable
cities in the world?
a)Mumbai b)New Delhi c)Ahmedabad d)Bangalore e)Hyderabad
2. Recntly which country has become full fledge member of Financial Action Task
Force(FATF)?
a)Bangladesh b)Pakistan c)China d)India e)none
3. Which country is building the World’s largest telescope in Antarctica?
a)China b)US c)Russia d)India e)Britain

4. Who won the Next Step Foundation 2010 Award?

a)Veerappa Moily b)Sharad Pawar c)Manmohan Singh d)Sonia Gandhi
e)none
5. Who has been sworn in as 59th President of Colombia?
 a)Michael Bloomberg b)Julia Gillard c)Christian Wulff d)Juan Manuel
Santos e)none
6. Who has been appointed as the new vice president of ICC?
a)John Howard b)Sharad Pawar c)Alan Isaac d)Malcom Speed e)none
7. Who has been chosen for the Lal Bahadur Shastri Award for Excellence in public
administration, academics and management for 2010?
a)Aditi Lahiri b)Aruna Roy c)Bharat Bhasker d)Girish Tewari e)none
8. Ravindra Kelekar has been presented the coveted 2006 Jnanpith Award for his
contribution to the world in Literature. He was a famous write in which language?
a)Konkani b)Hindi c)Bengali d)Sanskrit e)none
9. Who among the following received the 2010 National Amity Award?
a)Yash Chopra b)Amir Khan c)Amitabh Bachchan d)Kareena Kapoor
e)Sunil Dutt
10. Who has been conferred as Businessman of the Decade Award?
a)Narayana Murthy b)Mukhesh Ambani c)Ratan Tata d)Lakshmi Mittal
e)Azim Premji
11. Which is the first state in the country to launch the Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram
Yojana(PMAGY)?
a)Gujarat b)Rajasthan c)Uttar Pradesh d)Bihar e)Assam
12. With which country India has inked a deal for purchase of 57 Hawk Advanced Jet
Trainer Aircraft?
a)US b)Britain c)Israel d)Russia e)none
13. What is the present Retirement age of High court judges?
a)58 b)60 c)62 d)65 e)none
14. Who is the head of National Innovation Council to prepare road map for the
decade of Innovation 2010-2020?
 a)Kapil Sibal b)A S Murthy c)Manmohan Singh d)Sam Pitroda e)none
15. How many crores has been allocated for the Leh Cloudburst Victims?
a)50 b)75 c)100 d)125 e)150
16. ‘2010Stand Up, Take Action’ is a campaign against ______?
a)Commonwealth Games b)Poverty c)Inflation d)Per capita Income
e)Illiteracy
17. The Winner of 2010 Man Booker Prize?
a)Kiran Desai b)Anne Enright c)Hillary Mantel d)Aravind Adiga
e)Howard Jacobson
18. The 2010 Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) summit was held in ______?
a)Beijing b)Bangkok c)Seoul d)Brussels e)London
19. Which Country has won highest gold medals in XIX Common wealth Games
2010?
a)India b)China c)Australia d)Canada e)none
20. XX Commonwealth Games 2014 will be held at _____?
a)Rome b)London c)Beijing d)Glasgow e)Melbourne

57th National Film Awards 2010:

The 57th National film awards were announced on 16-09-2010.
Amitabh Bachchan bags his third National Award for his performance in “Paa”,
previously he got for the films ‘Agneepath’(1991) and ‘Black’(2001).
 List of 2010 Winners:
• Best Actor – Amitabh Bachchan for ‘Paa’.
• Best Actress – Ananya Chatterjee for Abohoman (Bengali).
• Best Director - Rituparno Ghosh for Abohoman.
• Best Film - 'Kutty Shrank'(Malayalam).
• Best Popular Film – ‘3 Idiots’.
• Best Film on Social Issues - Shyam Benegal's 'Well Done Abba'.
• Best Film on National Integration - Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's 'Dilli-6'.
• Best Music Director - Amit Trivedi for Dev D.
• Best lyrics - Swananad Kirkirey for 3 Idiots.
• Best Playback Singer (Male) - Rupam Islam.
• Best Playback Singer (Female) - Niranjana Sarkar (Housefull).
• Best Sound Engineer - Rasool Pookutty.
• Best Supporting Actor - Farooq Sheikh for 'Lahore'.
• Best Supporting Actress - Arundhati Nag for ‘Paa’.
• Best Choreography - K Shivashankar for film Magadheera.
• Best Special Effects - Kamalakannan for film Magadheera.
US OPEN 2010:
The US Open, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships is one of
the four grand slam tennis tournament held every year.
List of 2010 winners:
S.no Winners Runners

1. Men’s Single Rafael Nadal(ESP) Novak Djokovic(SRB)

2. Women’s Single Kim Clijsters(BEL) Vera Zvonareva(RUS)

3. Mixed Doubles Liezel Kveta Peschke(CZE), Aisam-

Huber, BobBryan(US) Ul-Haq Quereshi(PAK)
 4. Men’s Doubles Bob Bryan, Mike Bopanna(IND), Qureshi(PAK)
Bryan(US)
5. Women’s Doubles N. Petrova(RUS), L Yung-Jan Chan(TPE), Jie
Huber(US) Zheng(CHN)

Latest Current Affairs - 2010

• India lags behind several developing countries in terms of doing business, but is
ahead of China. It is ranked 77th in the Forbes Best Countries for Business list.
• Movie moghul D. Ramanaidu, a veteran producer with 130 films in a dozen
languages in five decades, has been conferred the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke
award for 2009 for rendering outstanding contribution to the world of Indian
cinema.
• The Planning Commission has finalised a Rs 13,742-crore Integrated Action Plan
(IAP) for Naxal-affected districts.The scope of IAP, earlier envisaged to cover 35
Naxal-affected districts, has been widened to cover governance reforms and
devolution of power to grassroot institutions in 60 districts over the next three
fiscal.
• Former Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) chairman and one of the guiding
lights behind India's first nuclear test, Homi Nusserwanji Sethna has died.
• The International Development Association (IDA), the World Bank's
concessionary lending arm, has approved a $220 million credit to support
rebuilding efforts in areas affected by the 2008 Kosi floods in Bihar. The Bihar
Kosi Flood Recovery Project will finance flood recovery efforts through the
reconstruction of about 100,000 houses, 90 bridges and 290 kilometres of rural
roads.
• Miss Mexico Jimena Navarrete, 22, was crowned Miss Universe 2010, beating off
competition from 82 contestants including Miss India.

• Japan approved an $ 11 billion stimulus package to tackle deflation and shore up a

recovery threatened by the surging yen, as the government heaped pressure on the
central bank to do more.
• After becoming the first state to accord the status of second official language to
Sanskrit, Uttarakhand has now finalised a proposal to have signboards of names of
places, departments and officials in the language, a move aimed at making it
popular among common people.
• Julia Gillard becomes Australia's first female and 27th prime minister prime
minister.

• China successfully launched its "SinoSat-6" satellite for live radio and television
broadcast from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan
Province. The satellite was carried on the Long March 3B rocket which took the
SinoSat-6 into a geostationary transfer orbit 26 minutes after the launch.
• Japan said it has detected its first case of an antibiotic-resistant "superbug" that
surfaced in South Asia and has triggered a global health alert.
• India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was nominated as Uttarakhand's first
honorary wildlife warden as part of the hill state's tiger conservation campaign.
• The Punjab government has approved a new media policy providing more
facilities to journalists in the state. Under the new policy, 286 accredited
journalists will get an insurance cover of Rs five lakh. The state government has
also set up Rs 10 crore 'Punjab Chief Minister Relief Fund' for media persons.
• Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries has been ranked second in the list of
world's 10 biggest 'sustainable value creators' -- companies that have been
 successful in creating the most shareholder value over the last decade -- prepared
by Boston Consulting Group.
• Srilanka defeated India to win the Triangular Series 2010 held in Srilanka.

• Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries has been ranked second in the list of
world's 10 biggest 'sustainable value creators' -- companies that have been
successful in creating the most shareholder value over the last decade -- prepared
by Boston Consulting Group.
• The Parliament of Sri Lanka passes the 18th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri
Lanka which removes the two-term limit on the presidency and allows him to
choose the judges and commissioners monitoring elections, human rights, and
other affairs.

Monetary Policy and Current Affairs of

August - 2010
First Quarter Review of Monetary Policy 2010-11:

Monetary policy is the process by which the government, central bank of a country

controls (i) the supply of money, (ii) availability of money, and (iii)cost of money

or rate of interest, in order to attain a set of objectives oriented towards the growth

and stability of the economy.

As expected, RBI has raised the policy rates in the first quarter review of monetary

policy on 27-07-2010. This is the fourth rate hike since March this year raising the

Repo by a total of 100 bps and Reverse Repo by 125 bps.

 Highlights of the policy:

• Repo rates hiked by 25 bps to 5.75% with immediate effect.

• Reverse Repo rates hiked by 50 bps to 4.50% with immediate effect.

• CRR, SLR and Bank rate kept unchanged at 6%, 25% and 6%, respectively.

• Estimated for GDP growth for 2010-11 revised to 8.5% from 8%.

• Inflation projection for March 2010 increased to 6% from 5.5%.

The next mid-quarter review of Monetary Policy for 2010-11 will be announced

through a press release on September 16, 2010.

The second quarter review of Monetary Policy 2010-11, including developmental

and regulatory policies, is scheduled on November 2, 2010.

August Current Affairs:

• China has eclipsed Japan as the world's second-biggest economy after three

decades of blistering growth that put overtaking the U.S. in reach within 10 years.

• Former Union Power Secretary Harishankar Brahma has been appointed as the

Election Commissioner in the Election Commission of India.

• Britain’s Andy Murray won the 2010 Rogers Cup over Roger Federer 7–5, 7–5 on

Sunday in Toronto.

• The President Mrs. Pratibha Devisingh Patil this evening conferred the prestigious

Best Parliamentarian Awards to Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, Mohan Singh and Dr.

Murali Manohar Joshi at an impressive function in the Central Hall of Parliament.

The Awards were given for the year 2007, 2008 and 2009 respectively for their

outstanding contributions to parliamentary debates.

• Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee's book, "Keeping the Faith:

Memoirs of a Parliamentarian", which was released by Prime Minister Dr.

Manmohan Singh.

• The Centre cleared for implementation the Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for

Empowerment of Adolescent Girls — known as ‘Sabla' — aimed at enhancing

their nutritional and economic status. The scheme will be run along with the

Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) project in anganwadi centres in

200 select districts, targeting girls in the age group 11-18.

• Senior IPS officer R K Medhekar will be the new Director General of elite

commando force -- National Security Guard. Medhekar, a 1975 batch officer of

Kerala cadre, currently serving as Special Director General of Border Security

Force. He will take over from 1972 batch IPS officer N P S Aulakh.

• Vineet Jain, Managing Director, The Times of India (TOI) Group, has been

elected as the new chairman of Press Trust of India (PTI), the leading news agency

of India. Jain succeeds Vjiay Kumar Chopra, Editor, Punjab Kesari Group.

• Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh launched the

Green Action for National Dandi Heritage Initiative(GANDHI) project in the

historic coastal village in south Gujarat. It was at Dandi that Mahatma Gandhi

launched his salt Satyagraha 80 years ago.

• The postal department released a stamp(of Rs.5) in Visakhapatnam to

commemorate the first death anniversary of the former chief minister late Y.S.

Rajasekhar Reddy.

Current Affairs July 2010(Short Answers)

• Head of the Committee instituted by RBI to look into the interest rates and bank
fees, charges & services – M Damodaran.
• Which committee recommended 15-20% variable component in the salary
package for PSB employees, instituted by Finance minister – A K Khandelwal.
• RBI has revised the norms for __________ for giving loans to the housing and
real estate segment – Urban Cooperative Banks(UCBs).
• SEBI has announced that MF distributors and agents will now need a NISM
certificate to sell policies. What is the full form of NISM - National Institute of
Securities Market.
• RBI has advised all banks to print IFSC on cheque leaves issued to customers.
IFSC stands for- Indian Financial System Code.
• India has emerged as the ___ most preferred destination for retailers in the world
-39th.
• India’s first Anti-submarine warfare Corvette – INS Kamorta.
• _____ banks are recently allowed by the RBI to open ATM’s at places other than
their branches without prior approval – Urban Cooperative banks.
• National Florence Nightingale Award 2010 was given to – A P Subhadra.
• Government has fixed FRP of Sugarcane for the year 2010-11 at Rs. 139.12 per
quintal. FRP stands for - Fair and Remunerative Price.
• India’s trade deficit during 2009-10 - $102.1 billions.
• Asian Banker Achievement award given to – SBI.
• Who is the head of the committee for comprehensive review of National Small
Savings Fund(NSSF) structure , interest rates, tenor and other administrative
matters – Shyamala Gopinath.
• ____ company offered to provide cloud computing solutions t Rural Banks –
Polaris.
• Chairman of RBI working group on BPLR on the basis of which Base Rate
System is slated to switch over by the banks – Deepak Mohanty.

Current Events in July 2010

Symbol of Indian Rupee:

The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the design, which includes both the
Devnagiri 'Ra' and the Roman capital 'R' and has two parallel lines running at the
top. The parallel lines symbolize the equal to sign. With this India will join an elite
group of countries (like the US dollar, euro, British pound and Japanese yen) which
have a distinct currency symbol. The symbol selected has been designed by an Indian
Institute of Technology-Bombay postgraduate D Udaya Kumar

and was selected from among five short listed symbols. Kumar, who will join the
Department of Design at IIT Guwahati on Friday, explained that the design is
based on the Indian Tricolour. His entry was chosen from 3,000 designs
competing for the currency symbol. He will get an award of Rs 2.5 lakh. All new
notes will now bear the symbol.
Events in the month of July 2010
1. First Country in Latin America to legalize same sex marriage – Argentina.
2. With which country India held the first ever “2+2 dialogue” to intensify
counter terrorism and anti-piracy cooperation – Japan.
3. Which country has agreed to supply Hawk pilot-trainer aircraft
to India valued a about 700 million pounds($1.1 billion) – Britain.
4. The most popular Asian Destination – Taj Mahal.
5. According to the new International Multi Dimensional poverty Index (MPI),
about _______ of India’s population are poor – 645 million people.
6. Which state has banned the use of plastic carry bags all over the state –
Rajasthan.
7. Who is the only cricketer to take 800 wickets in the history Test matches –
Muttiah Muralitharan.
8. The fourth Pakistani to be inducted formally into the ICC Cricket hall of
fame – Imran Khan.
9. Which team has regained the 63rd Rangaswamy Cup Senior National Men’s
Hockey Championship – Mumbai.
10. In the Q1 Review of Monetary Policy 2010-11, RBI has revised the GDP
growth for 2010-11 from 8% to ____ - 8.5%.
11. With which Organization India signed the loan and credit agreement worth of
$268.15 million – World Bank.
12. The Best Public Sector Bank Award – Punjab National Bank.
 13. To Whom the Lokmanya Tilak Award 2010 has been given for the
contribution of Politics – Sheila Dikshit.
14. Who is the new President of Poland – Bronislaw Komorowski.
15. Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Slovakia - Iveta
Radicova.
16. Roza Otunbayeva has became the first ever woman head of which country in
Central Asia – Kyrgyzstan.
17. Who has been sworn in as Germany’s youngest and the tenth President –
Christian Wulff.
18. Who is the the New Chief Election Commissioner – Qureshi S Y.
19. Which country has became the World Number One in Latest FIFA Rankings
– Spain.
20. Who is the new President of International Cricket Council – Sharad Pawar.

Current Affairs June 2010 - III

• Delhi is set to get the country's first commercial waste-to-power plant of 16 MW
capacity that will convert one third of Capital's garbage into much-needed
electricity for six lakh homes.
• Finland has emerged as the most prosperous country in the world after an
extensive survey conducted by the Legatum Prosperity Index, which claims to be
the world's only global assessment of wealth and wellbeing. Switzerland, one of
the world's most popular tourist spots, grabbed the second slot in the index.
Among 104 countries,India is ranked at no. 45.
• Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal continued her rampaging form as she completed
a spectacular hat-trick of titles by clinching the Indonesia Open Super Series with
a straight-game triumph over Japan's Sayaka Sato in Jakarta. This was Saina's
 third successive title, having won the Indian Open Grand Prix at home and the
Singapore Open Super Series Tournament.

• Russia launched the second of three stealth frigates for the Indian Navy under
USD 1.6 billion deal inked in July 2006. The first of three Project 11356 (modified
Krivak III) frigates, named the Teg (Sword), was launched in last November. The
third frigate, Trikand (Bow) is due to be delivered in 2011-12. The new frigates,
also known as Talwar class, will be armed with eight BrahMos supersonic cruise
missiles. They will be also equipped with a 100-mm gun, a Shtil surface-to-air
missile system, two Kashtan air-defence gun/missile systems, two twin 533-mm
torpedo launchers, and an antisubmarine warfare (ASW) helicopter.
Earlier, Russia's Baltiisky Zavod shipyard had built three stealth frigates of the
same class - INS Talwar, INS Trishul and INS Tabar.
• India extended the ban on import of milk and milk products from China for
another six months, according to the foreign trade office.
• The government restructured the existing 10-year-old village self-employment
scheme on the recommendations of various committees to rectify shortcomings
pointed out by studies. Under the new plan for the Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar
Yojana (SGSY), the scheme has been renamed as National Rural Livelihood
Mission (NRLM) and it would aim at reducing poverty through promotion of
diversified and gainful self-employment and skilled wage employment
opportunities.
• An innovative programme of Gujarat government aimed at easy governance has
won a prestigious award instituted by the United Nations. The statewide Attention
on Grievances with Application of Technology (SWAGAT) programme has won
the United Nations Public Service Award (UNPSA).
• A 15-year-old title drought came to an end as India won the Asia Cup cricket
tournament after crushing defending champions Sri Lanka.
• American John Isner outlasted Frenchman Mahut to win 6-4 3-6 6-7 (7-9) 7-6 (7-
3) 70-68 in the longest match in history, taking 11 hours and five minutes over
three days.
• The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has added island nation Tuvalu located in
the Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and Australia as its 187th member.
• India's leading industrialist Ratan Tata, Chairman of the Tata Group, has been
conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Law for his role in producing the
world's cheapest car Nano.
• Sachin Tendulkar will be conferred Indian Air Force's honorary rank of Group
Captain and the star cricketer said he is proud to be associated with the "dynamic"
IAF.

• New Zealand has acquired the distinction of being the world's most peaceful
nation for the second year running, according to the Global Peace Index.
• The G8 summit has agreed to provide a further $5bn (£3.3bn) over five years
towards improving the health of mothers and young children in the developing
world.
• The World Bank said its total lending to India will touch $9.3 billion for the fiscal
ending June this year. The total expected lending this year includes $2.6 billion in
interest-free credit and $6.7 billion in the form of a long-term, low interest loan.
• Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily has announced National Litigation Policy to
reduce pendency and delay in cases which Central Government is a party. The
policy aims at reducing government litigation in courts so that the valuable court
time is spent on resolving other pending cases so as to achieve the goal in national
legal mission to reduce average pendency time from 15 years to 3 years.
• Myanmar’s dissident political leader Aung San Suu Kyi has become the first
recipient of the new Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Award for democracy instituted by
the Pakistan People’s Party in the memory of the slain former premier.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has assured banks it will keep agriculture loans
outside the base rate ambit. The base rate guidelines, issued in April, had barred
lending below base rate, except for three categories: loans to banks’ own
employees, loans against deposits and small-ticket borrowers under the differential
interest rate (DRI) scheme. The addition of the fourth category means agriculture
loans can also be priced below the base rate.
• Freedom fighter and socialist leader Kanduri Charan Mallick died.3
• India on Friday expressed confidence to achieve trade target of 30 billion dollars
with Republic of Korea (ROK) by 2014.

Central Bank Of India PO GK Paper-2010

1. India has an agreement with which country regarding distribution of Indus river
water?
Ans : Pakistan
2. Which one of the following is an award given by UNO?
Ans: Kalinga Prize(UNESCO)
3. Which one of the following is associated with cricket?
Ans: No Ball
4. Which one of the following is a trophy associated with Hockey?
Ans: Rangaswamy cup.
5. Who won the Hockey world cup held in India this year?
Ans: Australia
6. Which one of the following is not related to Banking?
Ans: Radiation
7. The government has decided to provide new banking license. Which body
in Indiaissues license for banking?
Ans: RBI
8. Moorti Devi Award is given in the field of?
Ans: Literature
9. India recently applied for ___ billion SDR. SDR is associated with?
Ans: IMF
10. Surjit Patter is famous _____ poet?
Ans: Punjabi
11. Indira Gandhi Canal is in which state?
Ans: Rajasthan
12. What is the full form of NAV usually used by Mutual Fund companies?
Ans: Net Asset Value
13. What is RBI’s GDP growth prediction for the fiscal 2010-11?
Ans: 8%
14. 34th National Games will be held in which state?
Ans: Jharkhand
15. When is World Water Day celebrated?
Ans: 22nd March
16. Which of the following is used in nuclear reactor?
Ans: Uranium
17. Which company is not under defence ministry?
Ans: BHEL
18. India recently signed an agreement for supply of LNG with the country which
is the largest producer of LNG in the world?
Ans: Qatar
19. Which one of the following is a not a missile developed by India?
Ans: Pinaka (is a rocket launcher)
20. Which country is not on the list of high industrial production countries?
Ans: IRAN
21. Who is the director of the movie”Oye Lucky Lucky Oye”?
Ans: Dipankar Banerjee
22. USA recently passed a resolution for protection of nuclear assets throughout
the world. Which one of the following is an step taken by US in this regard?
Ans: Organized a nuclear security summit
23. The insurance by banks is better known as?
Ans: Bankassurance
24. Which one of the following is not related to finance?
Ans: Convergence(Don’t know exactly)
25. Sandra bullock has been awarded with Oscar in which category?
Ans: Best Actress.
26. RBI recently hiked the CRR by 25 basis point ?What will be the effect?
Ans: Banks have to deposit more money with RBI
27. ADAG companies were in news recently for making good profits. ADAG
companies is better known as?
Ans: Reliance Companies
28. Other than CO2 which gas found in water has become a threat to living
beings?
Ans: Methane(found in sea and marshy areas)
29. Ajit Wadekar has been recently honored with?
Ans: None of these
30. Who is the head of 19th Law Commission?
Ans: PV Reddy
31. What is the definition of Mutual fund?
Ans: ?
32. Who is the writer of SOLE?
Ans: Rana Gupta
33. In ONGC OPL….OPL stands for?
Ans: Oil Prospecting License
34. Vinda Karindakar is a famous personality in the field of?
Ans: Literature
35. Commonwealth Games will be held in which country this year?
Ans: India
36. Plain vanilla currency option is associated with which instrument?
Ans: Forex(Don’t know exactly)
37. India recently decided to soften the FDI norms? Which body in India is the
regulatory body for FDI?
Ans: Finance Ministry (Not sure??)
38. Who won the National Women’s Football Cup 2010?
Ans: ?
39. What is the effect of increase in Repo Rate?
Ans:?

FIFA World Cup 2010:

The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup that took lace in South
Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010. The 2010 finals marked the first time a
European nation had won the tournament outside of its home continent, as well as
the first time that two different European teams had become world champions in
succession.
Spain got their first ever FIFA world cup.

The 19 tournaments that have been contested have been won by eight
different national teams. Brazil have won the World Cup a record five
times, and they are the only team to have played in every tournament.
Titles by team so far:
Brazil – 5(1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)
Italy – 4(1934, 1938, 1982, 2006)
Germany – 3(1954, 1974, 1990)
Argentina – 2(1978, 1986)
Uruguay – 2(1930, 1950)
France – 1(1998)
England – 1(1966)
Spain – 1(2010)
Final Positions of 2010 FIFA World Cup:
Champions: Spain
Runner-up: Netherlands
Third place: Germany
Fourth place: Uruguay
Awards:
Golden Ball Winner(best player): Diego Forlan (Uruguay)

Golden Boot Winner(top goal scorer) & Best Young Player(best player
under 21 years): Thomas Mueller(Germany)

Golden Glove Winner(best goalkeeper): Iker Casillas(Spain)

FIFA Fair Play Award: Spain
Wimbledon Championship 2010:
The 2010 Wimbledon Championships took place in Wimbledon, London, UK.
Rafael Nadal won his second Wimbledon title against Tomas Berdych and his 8th
Grand Slam title.

Serena Williams won the ladies tennis Wimbledon 2010 final against
the Russian Vera Zvonareva and notched up her fourth Wimbledon win
together with her 13th Grand Slam title.
 India's Leander Paes and Cara Black of Zimbabwe beat South African Wesley
Moodie and Lisa Raymond of the US to win the Wimbledon mixed doubles title.
With this victory, Paes surpassed his one-time doubles partner Mahesh Bhupathi
in winning the most Grand Slam titles for India. Paes now has six doubles and six
mixed-doubles titles. Bhupathi has 11 Grand Slam titles -- four doubles and seven
mixed doubles titles.

List of 2010 winners:

S.no Winners Runners

1. Men’s Single Rafael Nadal(ESP) Tomas Berdych(CZE)

2. Women’s Single Serena Williams(USA) Vera Zvonareva(RUS)

3. Mixed Doubles Leander Paes (IND) / Wesley Moodie(RSA) /

Cara Black (ZIM) Lisa Raymond(USA)
4. Men’s Doubles Jurgen Melzer(AUT) / Robert Lindstedt(SWE)/
Philipp Petzschner(GER) Horia Tecau(ROU)
5. Women’s Doubles Vania King(USA) / Elena Vesnina(RUS)/
Yaroslava Shvedova(KAZ) Vera Zvonareva(RUS)

1. Omar al-Bashir, the only world leader facing an international arrest warrant, was
sworn in as _______________?
 a)President of Egypt b)Prime Minister of Sudan c)Prime Minister of Egypt
d)President of Sudan e)none
2. From which country India is buying C-17 Globemaster III strategic-lift aircraft to
the Indian Air Force (IAF) in a deal worth $5.8 billion?
a)US b)Israel c)Russia d)France e)none
3. Which of the following country has played the most number of One-day
International (ODI) matches?
a)Australia b)India c)England d)West Indies e)none
4. Which of the following ministry has announced a financial assistance of Rs 95
lakh for about 19,000 rubber growers in the country during the current financial
year?
a)Ministry of Commerce and Industry
b)Ministry of Agriculture
c)Ministry of Finance
d)Ministry of External Affairs
e)none
5. Who won the 2010 Abel Prize(often been described as the "mathematician's
Nobel" prize) presented annually by the King of Norway for his vast and lasting
impact on the theory of numbers?
a)Mikhail Gromov b)Jacques Tits c)John Tate d)Jean-Pierre Serre
e)none
6. Which Country is planning to work with Rajasthan in cooperation with the local
authorities on issues like water quality and agriculture?
a)Israel b)UK c)Russia d)US e)none
7. Who has been appointed as the next head of the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)?
 a)Yvo de boer b)R K Pachauri c)Christiana Figueres d)Kofi Annan
e)none
8. Fiscal deficit pegged at ____ percent of GDP during 2009-10?
a)6.0% b)6.6% c)6.9% d)6.3% e)none
9. According to the Worldwide Quality of Living survey 2010, which of the
following city placed best among Indian cities in the global list at 140th rank?
a)Delhi b)Mysore c)Bangalore d)Mumbai e)none
10. Who has been sworn in as President of Germany?
a)Angela Merkel b)Horst Kohler c)Johannes Rau d)Christian Wulff
e)none
11. Which of the following state has come under President’s rule recently?
a)Uttarakhand b)Chhattisgarh c)Meghalaya d)Jharkhand e)none
12. Who is the Chairman of the committee formed by RBI to review the services
rendered to retail and small customers by banks and their Ombudsman scheme for
addressing grievances?
a)M Damodaran )M V Nair c)M S Sundar Rajan d)O P Bhatt e)none
13. Which state will host the International Literature festival?
a)Kerala b)Gujarat c)Rajasthan d)Andhra Pradesh e)none
14. Which Country is the World’s largest consumer of oil?
a)China b)India c)Russia d)Japan e)US
15. Who is the new chairman of the Indian Banks Association (IBA)?
a)M V Nair b)C S Reddy c)O P Bhatt d)Y V Reddy e)none
16. Mahinda Rajapaksa visited India and signed seven pacts to boost bilateral
cooperation across a range of areas, including security, power, railways and
cultural exchange. He was the _________?
a)Prime Minister of Srilanka
 b)President of Maldives
c)Prime Minister of Malyasia
d)President of Srilanka
e)none
17. Who is the author of the book ‘Grandmother’s Tale’?
a)R K Laxman b)Salman Rushdie c)Arundhati Roy d)Shashi Tharoor
e)R K Narayan
18. Which state will provide free Education and books to students of classes I-VII in
government schools?
a)Tamilnadu b)Rajasthan c)Andhra Pradesh d)Gujarat e)none
19. Which of the following is the World’s biggest bank in terms of market capital and
brand value, compiled by brand directory?
a)Bank of America b)Citi Bank c)HSBC d)J P Morgan e)SBI
20. Which of the following term is not related to banking and finance?
a)Private Equity b)broker c)mortgage d)Annuity e)All are related

Canara Bank PO GK Paper - 2010

1. Repo rate – 5.25%.(Very Recently Rbi(July 2nd) has increased the base rates by
25 basis points(i.e Repo rate & Reverse repo rate).Now its is 5.5% and 4%
respectively.., but the question paper is prepared before a month so the answer
would be 5.25%.)
2. Food Inflation in 2009-10 – 17%.
3. South Africa Currency – Rand.(Countries, Currencies, President's/PM's)
4. GDP – Gross Domestic Product.(Financial& Banking Acronyms)
5. 2012 Olympics will be held in – London.
6. Earth Day is observes on – April 22nd.(Important Days)
7. NBFC – Non banking finance company.
8. India - Palestine – Wets Asia conflict.
9. Bear and Bulls related to – Stock Market.
10. Special Drawing Rights issued by – IMF.
11. Term used in Hockey – Penalty Corner.
12. Economic Survey is done for the year - 2009-10.
13. Which country facing Crisis in Europe – Greece.
14. Women’s Reservation in state assemblies – 33%.
15. Base rate will be implemented from – July 2010.
16. Scheme related to Rural Health Scheme – NHRM.
17. Who is not related to famous author – M F Hussain.
18. India Bangladesh power plant in which city – Khulna.
19. WADI in West Bengal - tribal development programme.
20. Chairman of 13th finance commission – Vijay Kelkar.
21. Player associated with women’s cricket – Mithali Raj.
22. India and Saudi Arabia signed pacts in – Energy Sector.
23. Which country is not playing International cricket – China.
24. First woman president of Costa Rica - Laura Chinchilla.
25. Government has granted 1,200 crore to – Bundelkhand region.
26. Viktor Yanukovych has been elected as – President of Ukraine.
27. Banking services to rural people termed as - Financial Inclusion.
28. To which country India has given 1billion US dollars – Bangladesh.
29. Teams played in IPL final – Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians.
30. Which of the following is not related to banking and finance – Cell fusion.
31. Which country has reservation in parliament for women like India – France.
32. Who presented the Union budget 2010-11 in parliament – Pranab Mukherjee
33. Recently which country celebrated Rabindranath Tagore birthday – China.
34. Which of the following award is not given in the not the field of literature -
Arjuna Awards.
35. Which country objected the meeting between Dalai Lama and Barack Obama –
China.
36. Which of the following told government must cut its fiscal deficit to 3% -
13thFinance Commission.
37. Ela Bhatt chosen for Niwano Peace Prize, she is from which Organisation –
SEWA.
38. Which of the following is a book written by R K Narayan – The World of Nagaraj.
39. Who won the best male actor in 55th Film fare awards – Amitabh bachchan.
40. The details of the companies financial position in the annual report of a company
is known as – balance sheet.
41. Which of the following cup is not related to Cricket – Scindia Gold cup.
42. Question on Right to Education.
43. Question on Union budget 2010-11.

1. The Index of Industrial Production(IIP) registered a ______ growth during 2009-

10?
a)13.5% b)15% c)7.7% d)10.4% e)none
2. Who became the first player to score 1000 T20 international runs?
a)Virender Sehwag b)Chris Gayle c)Yuvraj Singh d)Suresh Raina
e)Brendon McCullum
3. The Environment Ministry has set up a 19-member committee to study in detail
the implementation of the Forest Rights Act, 2006. Who is the chairman of the
committee?
 a)M. Shankar )S Goplakrishnan c)Devendra Pandey d)N C
Saxena e)none
4. Mohan Makhijani popularly known as Mac Mohan recently passed away. He
was well known person in which of the following?
a)Politics b)Sports c)Movies d)Painting e)none
5. With which country India decided to double their trade from $16 billion to $32
billion in next five years?
a)Malaysia b)Singapore c)Switzerland d)Nepal e)none
6. Which of the following ministry has bought cotton and cotton waste under the
restricted list for exports?
a)Ministry of Agriculture
b)Ministry of Finance
c)Ministry of Commerce and Industry
d)Ministry of Consumer Affairs
e)none
7. Who won the Khar Gymkhana All-India Men's Open Tennis Tournament?
a)Aditya Madkekar b)Saurav Sukul c)Ronak Manuja d)Yannick
Nedlord e)none
8. Which city hosted the 15th Asian Squash Championship 2010?
a)Delhi b)Chennai c)Hyderabad d)Chandigarh e)none
9. Which Country won the 2010 Uber Cup(World Team Badminton Championships
for Women)?
a)China b)Indonesia c)India d)South Korea e)none
10. Who is the author of the book ‘Courts and their Judgements’?
a)Vikas Swarup b)Pratap Sharma c)Arun Shourie d)Mrinal Pande e)none
11. Which of the following organization has won the sponsorship rights of Indian
cricket team?
a)Bharti Airtel b)Reliance c)Yahoo d)Sahara e)none
12. Who has been honoured with “Goodwill Ambassador” title for the promotion of
handloom-Khadi industry in Kerala?
a)Amitabh Bachchan b)Mammootty c)Mohanlal d)Amir Khan e)none
13. Which country has taken over 400,000 hectares of Russian land on lease for
agricultural purpose?
a)Japan b)India c)Kazakhstan d)Ukraine e)China
14. What is the maximum amount that the customers can draw through ATM in a day
at present?
a)Rs 25,000 b)Rs 50,000 c)Rs 1,25,000 d)Rs 30,000 e)none
15. In which of the following city Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee unveiled the
centralised processing centre (CPC) of the income tax department to enable faster
refunds to tax payers?
a)Bangalore b)Chennai c)Hyderabad d)Ahmedabad e)none
16. Who is the Chairman of the committee to build India’s first indigenous civilian
transport?
a)K. Kasturirangan )V.K Saraswat c)K Radhakrishnan d)Madhavan
Nair e)none
17. What is the full form of NFS in banking?
a)Network Financial System
b)National Financial Service
c)National Financial Switch
d)Network Financial Service
e)none
18. Which country has decided to set up a nuclear city that would use atomic energy
for peaceful purposes, especially in industry, agriculture, mining, desalination and
medical field?
a)Saudi Arabia b)Iran c)India d)Japan e)none
19. Which of the following does not come under BASIC countries?
a)Brazil b)South Africa c)Russia d)China e)India
20. In India, National Doctors Day is annually celebrated on _______?
a)June 30th b)July 2nd c)June 1st d)July 1st e)none

Computer Awareness Quiz 2010 - V

1. A group of attribute/field in a database is known as a______.
a) Record b) File c) Database d) Entry e) None
2. A ______ describe a category of information in a table of database.
a) Record b) File c) Entry d) Field e) None
3. A goal of data mining includes which of the following?
a) To confirm that data exists
b) To create a new data warehouse
c) To analyze data for expected relationships
d) To explain some observed event or condition
e) None of the above
4. The correct hierarchical order, smallest to largest, for the following database
terms is:
a) File, Field, Record, Database
b) File, Record, Field, Database
c) Record, Field, File, Database
d) Field, Record, File, Database
 e) None of the above
5. In RDBMS , DBA is responsible for:
a) Physical database design
b) Defining conceptual models and schema
c) Defining security and integrity rules
d) Defining backup and recovery mechanisms
e) All the above
6. When data changes in multiple lists and all lists are not updated, this causes
_______.
a) Duplicate data
b) Data redundancy
c) Data inconsistency
d) Information overload
e) None
7. Which of the following programming method is used to minimize data errors
when data
is transferred over a network?
a) Checksum b) Checkbit c) Cryptography d) Encryption e) None
8. Which device act as a traffic cop over a network?
a) Modem b) Hub c) Switch d) Router e) None
9. How many layers are present in Open System Interconnection (OSI) model of
network
architecture?
a) Five b) Six c) Seven d) Eight e) None of these
10. Which layer of OSI model, firstly make use of unit of data called “Packet”?
a) Datalink Layer
 b) Transport Layer
c) Network Layer
d) Presentation Layer
e) None
11. Communication between computers is established, maintained and terminated by
_____ .
a) Network Layer
b) Session Layer
c) Application Layer
d) Presentation Layer
e) None
12. Which term identifies a specific computer on the web and the main page of the
entire
site?
a) URL b) Hyperlink c) Web site address d) Domain name e) None of these
13. The place where data or information is stored for a short time is
a) Memory b) Control Unit c) Buffer d) ALU e) None
14. The section of CPU which selects, interprets and sees to the execution of program
instructions?
a) ALU b) Control Unit c) Register Unit d) Processing Unit e) None
15. Which program is used to convert assembly language to machine language?
a) Compiler b) Interpreter c) Linker d) Assembler e) None
16. The process of finding errors in software’s source code
a) Debugging b) Compiling c) Testing d) Running e) None
17. A computer programmer
a) can draw only flowchart
 b) can enter data quickly
c) does all the thinking for a computer
d) can operate all type of computer equipment
e) None
18. Primary Memory of a personal computer consists of
a) RAM only
b) ROM only
c) Hard Disk only
d) Both (a) and (b)
e) All (a), (b), and (c)
19. A Trojan horse is
a) An ad ware program
b) A virus disguised as a useful program.
c) A program that blows up every time you use it
d) A spy ware which steal information over internet
e) None
20. Which one of the following is not true?
a) HTTP Protocol is used to view a web page in a browser
b) Android is Google's operating system for mobile devices
c) GHz is the measurement used to determine the speed of processor
d) WAN requires the same technology as LAN
e) All are true