Saturday, 25 October 2014

Sunday, 19 October 2014

INTELLIGENCE BUREAU ACIO-2013 Question Paper with Solution:

INTELLIGENCE BUREAU ACIO-2013 Question Paper with Solution:
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Wednesday, 15 October 2014

GENERAL AWARENESS AND BANKING QUIZ 6

 GENERAL AWARENESS AND BANKING QUIZ 6

1. President Pranab Mukherjee went on an official visit to which of the following countries on 12 Oct? He is the first Indian President to visit the country.
   1.Finland 
   2.Norway
   3.Italy 
   4.Spain
   5.None of these
2. Which of the following is the only Indian-owned brand in the annual list of world’s top 100 brands compiled by leading brand consultancy Interbrand?
   1.Land Rover
   2.Airtel
   3.Reliance 
   4.TCS
   5.None of these
3. The power of spreadsheet lied in its
  1.  cells 
  2. formulas
  3. labels 
  4. worksheet
  5. None of these
4. A primary key can also be called a
  1. super key 
  2. candidate key
  3. alternate key
  4. secondary key
  5. None of these
5. A paint program keeps track of every _________placed on the screen.
  1. symbol 
  2. object
  3.  pixel
  4. color
  5. none of these
6. A modern digital computer has
  1. Extremely high speed
  2. Large memory 
  3. Almost unlimited array
  4. All of the above
  5. None of the above
7. An index register that is automatically incremented or decremented with each use is
  1. Auto index
  2. Asynchronous
  3. Assembler 
  4. Compiler
  5. None of the above
8. Who will be chairing the panel of experts to facilitate the restructuring of the Railway Board?
  1. Bibek Debroy
  2. Gurcharan Das
  3. Ravi Narain
  4. Adil Zainulbhai
  5. None
9. Who has been declared as President-elect of Afghanistan
  1. Ahmed Maitiq
  2. Muzzafar Ahmed 
  3. Ashraf Ghani
  4. Abdullah Abdullah
  5. None 
10. As of 2014, the number of public sector banks in India is__?
  1.  25
  2. 27
  3. 29
  4. 22
  5. 30
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ANSWERS
1(2), 2(1),3(2),4(2),5(3),6(3),7(1),8(1),9(3),10(2)

GENERAL AWARENESS AND BANKING QUIZ 5

 GENERAL AWARENESS AND BANKING QUIZ 5

1. A processing complex consisting of two or more interconnected computers is called
   1.Computer network
   2.Control program
   3.Cybernetics
   4.All the above
   5.None of these
2. Which of the following high-level languages has been developed for business data processing application?
   1.BASIC
   2.PASCAL
   3.COBOL
   4.FORTRAIN
   5.None of these
3. Languages which can easily interact with the hardware are called
   1.High-level languages
   2.Low-level- languages
   3.Middle- level- languages
   4.1) and 3) only
   5.None of these
4. How many bits are there in ASCII codes?
   1.8
   2.10
   3.12
   4.16
   5.None of these
5.  The two kinds of main memory are
   1.Primary and secondary
   2.Random and sequential
   3.ROM and RAM
   4.All the above
   5.None of these
6. Which of the following days is celebrated on 10 Oct across the world every year?
   1.World Mental Health Day
   2.United Nations Day
   3.World Food Day
   4.International Day for Disaster Reduction
   5.None of these
7. As revealed by the UN, it owes the highest amount to which of the following countries for the troop contribution to the UN peacekeeping missions? The UN owes India USD 110 mn, the second highest outstanding payment to any country for the same.
   1.France
   2.Bangladesh
   3.Pakistan
   4.Ethiopia
   5.None of these
8. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) plays a key role in relief operation in cases of natural calamities in India. Who among the following is the chairman of the NDMA?
   1.Muzaffar Ahmad
   2.M Shashidhar Reddy
   3.Rajnath Singh
   4.Narendra Modi
   5.None of these
9. The soon-to-be- operational semi-high speed train that proposes to reduce travelling time between Delhi and Agra to 105 minutes will be named
   1.Gatimaan Express
   2.Pawan Express
   3.Tej Express 
   4.Druta Express
   5.None of these
10. The govt launched Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) on the birth anniversary of who among the following recently? Under the scheme MPs from both Houses of the Parliament will identify and develop one village from their constituencies as a model village by 2016, and two more by 2019.
   1.Mahatma Gandhi
   2.Lal Bahadur Shastri
   3.Jayaprakash Narayan
   4.Deendayal Upadhyay
   5.None of these
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ANSWERS
1(1),2(2),3(1),4(1),5(3),6(1),7(4),8(4),9(1),10(3) 

Saturday, 11 October 2014

IBPS PO 2014 (11/10/2014) EVENING SHIFT QUESTIONS:

IBPS PO 2014 (11/10/2014) EVENING SHIFT QUESTIONS:


Which state has high density of population – Bihar

Thee lives of others book author- Neel Mukherjee

Ebola spread in which region-West africa
 
Maharashtra governor- Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao

US Open Male Winner- Marin Cilic

Who is the father of Indian Industry – Jamshedji Tata.
 
Who is the winner of Us Open Tennis Male – Marin Cilic.
 
In which five places RBI is to launch plastic notes in 2015 – Shimla, Kochi, Mysore, Jaipur, and Bhubaneswar.
 
What does I stands for in RDIF – Investment.
 
Who is the author of The Lives Of Others – Neel Mukherji.
 
What is the aim of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan – To create Clean India.

Cardless scheme of SBI.

Currency Of DENMARK.

CASA- current and saving account



Nikkei index- TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE



Padma Vibhusan awarded to - Dr. Ragunath Mashelkar

What is capital of UAE- Abu Dhabi
 
India's first mute film - Alam ara 

(MORE QUESTIONS WILL BE UPDATED SOON)


IBPS PO 2014 (11/10/2014) morning shift question

IBPS PO 2014 (11/10/2014) morning shift questions


Music director of Mile Sur Mera Tumhara- Ashok Patki

Serena Williams related to which sport- Lawn Tennis 

ADR – American Depositary Receipt 

Who authored the book titled Syntheism – Creating God in The Internet Age?- Alexander Bard 
BKS Iyenger got which award- Padma Vibhushan
Unclaimed PPF committee- HR Khan
In how many languages RBI prints currency- 15 Languages+2(English,Hindi)
Currency of Spain- Euro
Rupay Card launched by- National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)
Jan-dhan Yojana main objective – Financial Inclusion
Cheque Truncation System- Cheques are scanned
One question on Pehla kadam pehli Udan-  SBI
 Savings bank interest decided by- Individual banks
NPCHE full form  
What is E commerce- online shopping
Smart card and memory card difference- Smart card uses 2 step verification
Capital of Arunachal Pradesh- Itanagar
L in LAF Stands for- Liquidity Adjustment Facility
S in RTGS Stands for- Real Time Gross Settlement
One question on KYC- MONEY lAUNDERING
India’s International Bank Tag Line for which bank- BOB
One question from Mutual Funds
One question on Swach bharat yojna 
Father of atomic Bomb- j.Robert Oppenheimer 
Pm want to build which city like Kyoto- Varanasi
Vijaya malya defaulter for which firm of his - Kingfisher
Former Prime Minister of Poland-Donald Tusk
NPA time limit- 90 Days
Which freedom fighter was killed during protest of Simon Commission- Lala Lajpat Rai
Ganesh Festival started by – Bal Gangadhar
Who has been appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF in South Asia? – Aamir Khan
Author of Curtain Raiser- Kandathil Sebastian

Friday, 10 October 2014

GENERAL AWARENESS AND BANKING QUIZ 4

GENERAL AWARENESS AND BANKING QUIZ 4


1. The NIC is an essential statistical standard for developing and maintaining comparable database according to economic activities. NIC Stands for ?
 1. National Information Council
 2. National Industrial Council
 3. National Information Classification
 4. National Industrial Classification
 5. National Industrial Corporation

2. Nominee's age in the savings account ___________
 1. below 10 years only
 2. above 8 years only
 3. below 60 years only
 4. any age
 5. must be major in that state

 3. Now a days various banks are offering ADD ON on savings accounts, ADD ON means ?
 1. Insurance facility
 2. Online banking
 3. Demat Account
 4. All the above
 5. None of these

 4. Which lab in India became the first aquaculture pathology lab to be accredited by NABL (National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories) ?
 1. Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture
 2. Central Fuel Research Institute
 3. Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology
 4. National Botanical Research Institute
 5. None of these

 5. In terms of geographical area, which among the following is the correct rank of newly formed  Telangana State among all states of India ?
 1. 10th
 2. 11th
 3. 12th
 4. 13th
 5. 14th

 6. In the opening of Savings Account (few other accounts also) bank ask to write Nominee name. Who shall be the nominee ?
 1. Any person
 2. Known person only
 3. Female only
 4. Close blood relation only
 5. Account holder in the same bank only

 7. Interest payable on savings bank accounts is ?
 1. De-regulated by RBI
 2. Regulated by State Governments
 3. Regulated by Central Govt
 4. Regulated by RBI
 5. Regulated by Finance Minister

 8. The highlight of demand deposit is ___________
 1. multiple deposits
 2. multiple withdrawals
 3. any time banking
 4. tax relaxation if any
 5. All of above

 9. The familiar combination come under "Demand Deposits" ?
 1. Fixed deposit, Current Account
 2. Current Account, Recurring Account
 3. Saving Account, Fixed Deposit
 4. Fixed Deposits, Savings Accounts
 5. Saving Account, Current Account

 10. Which of the following scientist discovered Ebola virus in Zaire ?
 1. Peter Pan
 2. Peter Piot
 3. Peter Scott
 4. Peter Bait
 5.Peter Parker
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ANSWERS
1(1),2(4),3(4),4(1),5(3),6(4),7(1),8(5),9(5),10(2)

Wednesday, 8 October 2014

GENERAL AWARENESS & BANKING QUIZ 3

GENERAL AWARENESS & BANKING QUIZ 3

1. Which of the following is the first universal bank of India?
  1.HDFC
  2.Axis Bank
  3.ICICI
  4.Federal Bank
  5.None of these
2.PM Narendra Modi met with Nobel laureate and famous Professor Harold Varmus during his US visit recently. Prof Varmus is a noted??
  1.environmentalist
  2.biologist
  3.cyber security expert
  4.cancer specialist
  5.None of these
3. Stale cheque means ......
  1.Crossing the date of 31 March in every year
  2.Crossing the date of bank last working day in the month
  3.Cheque written with red pen
  4.Cheque validity period over from the writing date
  5.None
4.Crossed cheque means ......
  1.Two lines put across the cheque to invalidate it
  2.Ordering the bank to pay cash to anybody
  3.Putting two or three lines across the top left of the cheque asking the bank to pay cash to payee
     through account only
  4.The Cheque issued by RBI in favour of State governments and Central governments
  5.None
5. Which campaign has been rolled out to ensure that a functional toilet is available in every school before 15th August 2015?
  1.Rang Vidyalaya
  2.Swachh Sanskritalaya
  3.Swachh Vidyalaya
  4.Khel Vidyalaya
  5.None
6. When the drawee can refuse the payment of cash to the payee?
  1.On receipt of notice of drawer's death
  2.On receipt of notice of the drawer's insanity
  3.Drawer requested the drawee to stop the payment
  4.On the receipt of garnishee order
  5.In all of the above situations, the drawee can refuse the payment
7. Which among the following general insurance companies has introduced "Insurance on Wheel" concept for faster renewal of policies ?
  1. United India Insurance Company
  2. New India Assurance Company
  3. Life Insurance Corporation of India
  4. Oriental Insurance Company
  5. National Insurance Company
8. Which among the following countries is the newest member of the Euro Zone; slated to adopt Euro from 1st January 2015 ?
  1. Slovakia
  2. Slovenia
  3. Romania
  4. Lithuania 
  5.Nigeria
9. In which among the following countries Asia's first solar-wind power system has been inaugurated
recently ? The project, completed under Asian Development Bank's regional technical assistance
was part of the bank's "Energy for All" initiative that supports increasing access to energy in remote rural areas
  1. Bhutan
  2. China
  3. Nepal
  4. India
  5. Myanmar
10. In India, Micro finance development and Equity fund is maintained by-
  1.Small industries development Bank of India(SIDBI).
  2. RBI(Reserve bank of India).
  3.Nabard(National bank for Agriculture and rural development).
  4.CII(Confederation of industries in India).
  5.None
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ANSWERS
1(3), 2(4), 3(4), 4(3), 5(5, its Swach Bharat), 6(5), 7(5), 8(4), 9(3), 10(1)

GENERAL AWARENESS & BANKING QUIZ 2

GENERAL AWARENESS & BANKING QUIZ 2

1. What is the term for changing the appearance of the text, layout, and design of a slide?
  1. editing
  2. styling
  3. varying
  4. formatting
  5. changing
2. The amount of time it takes a device to deliver information that was requested is known as the ___.
  1. transfer time
  2. positioning time
  3. access time 
  4. seek time
  5. Both 1 and 2
3. Which keyboard combination opens a new tab in Internet Explorer?
  1. [Ctrl + Tab]
  2. [Alt + Tab]
  3. [Alt + T]
  4. [Ctrl + T]
  5. [Shift + T]
4. which of the following awards is given by an agency of the United Nations Oraganisation ?
  1.Normon Borloug award
  2.Kalinga prize
  3.Ramon Magsaysay award
  4.Pulitzer prize
  5.None
5. Which was the first Indian bank with Iimited liability managed by Indian Board?
  1.Allahabad Bank
  2. Punjab National Bank
  3.Central Bank of India
  4.Oudh Commercial Bank
  5.None
6. The ‘No Frill Accounts’ facility provided by the banks is aimed at which of the following categories of people?
  1.Corpotate w0r1d
  2.Senior citizens
  3.current account holders
  4.Poor people
  5.Government employees
7. Which of the following comes under the pure view of E-banking?
  1. ATM
  2. Debit cards
  3. Credit cards
  4. Phone banking
  5. All of the above
8. The 4th SAARC culture ministers meeting will be held in which of the following countries?
  1.Bangladesh
  2.Sri Lanka
  3.Nepal
  4.Maldives
  5.None of these
9.Grouping and processing all of firm's transactions at one time is called
  1.A data base management system
  2.Batch processing
  3.A Real time system
  4.An one line system
  5.None of these
10. PM Narendra Modi promised to merge PIO and OCI schemes to facilitate their hassle-free travel to India. While PIO stands for Person of Indian Origin, OCI stands for
  1.Other Citizenship of India
  2.Overseas Countrymen of India
  3.Overseas Citizenship of India
  4.Other Countrymen of India
  5.None of these
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ANSWERS
1(4), 2(3), 3(4), 4(2), 5(4), 6(4), 7(5), 8(1), 9(2), 10(3)

GENERAL AWARENESS & BANKING QUIZ 1

GENERAL AWARENESS & BANKING QUIZ 1

1. Total sanitation is expected to be achieved through Swatch Bharat Abhiyan by which of the following years at a cost of Rs. 1,000 Crore?
  1. 2015
  2. 2018
  3. 2019
  4. 2020
2. Mutilated banknote is a banknote –
  1.of which a portion is missing or which is composed of more than two pieces.
  2.wherein two piece note is pasted together and both the pieces presented belong to the same note, and form the entire note.
  3.which is wholly or partially shrunk,washed or altered
  4.which becomes dirty due to usage
3. According to a recent report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), which State leads in farmer Suicides in 2013?
  1. Maharashtra
  2. Bihar
  3. Kerala
  4. Uttar Pradesh
4. Germany defeated Argentina 1-0 in the final to win its fourth FIFA World Cup. Who scored the lone goal for Germany in the extra time?
  1. Mats Hummels
  2. Miroslav Klose
  3. Mario Gotze
  4. Mesut Ozil
5. Which of the following would most likely NOT be a symptom of a virus?
  1.Existing program files and icons disappear
  2.The CD-ROM stops functioning
  3.The Web browser opens to an unusual home page
  4.Odd messages or images are displayed on the screen
  5.None of these
6. Basel III Norms are to be fully implemented by ____
  1.31 march 2020
  2.31 March 2019
  3.31 March 2025
  4.30 September 2014
  5.None of these
7.Which bank has started issuing Kisan Card to withdraw one lakh per day from ATMs?
  1.Axis Bank
  2.ICICI Bank
  3.HDFC Bank
  4.State Bank of India
  5.Punjab National Bank
8.Justice HL Dattu was sworn in as the new Chief Justice of India. Who was the first Chief Justice of India after the independence?
  1.Mehr Chand Mahajan
  2.M Patanjali Sastri
  3.HJ Kania
  4.Sudhi Ranjan Das
  5.None of these
9.Who among the following has/have won gold medal for India in the 17th Asian Games in Incheon?
  1.Yogeshwar Dutt
  2.Jitu Rai
  3.Seema Punia
  4.All the above
  5.None of the above
10.Which storage device is commonly used with smart phones or digital cameras?
  1. hard disk
  2. Blu-ray disc
  3. CD
  4. flash memory card
  5. None of these
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ANSWERS

1(3), 2(1), 3(1), 4(3), 5(2),6(2), 7(1), 8(3), 9(4), 10(4)

Countries and their Capitals:

Countries and their Capitals-
§ Afghanistan ----- Kabul 
§ Albania ----- Tirana 
§ Algeria ------ Algiers 
§ Andorra ------- Andorra la Vella 
§ Angola ------- Luanda 
§ Argentina ------ Buenos Aires 
§ Armenia ------- Yerevan 
§ Australia ------- Canberra 
§ Austria ------ Vienna 
§ Azerbaijan, Republic ----- Baku (Baki) 
§ Bahrain ----- Manama 
§ Bangladesh ------ Dhaka 
§ Barbados ------- Bridgetown 
§ Belarus ----- Minsk 
§ Belgium ------ Brussels 
§ Bhutan ------ Thimphu 
§ Brazil ------ Brasilia 
§ Brunei -------- Bandar Seri Begawan 
§ Bulgaria ------ Sofia 
§ Burundi ------ Bujumbura 
§ Cambodia ----- Phnom Penh 
§ Canada ----- Ottawa 
§ Chile ------ Santiago 
§ China ------ Beijing 
§ Colombia ------ Santa Fe de Bogotá 
§ Costa Rica ----- San Jose 
§ Croatia ------ Zagreb 
§ Cuba ------ Havana 
§ Cyprus ------ Lefkosia (Nicosia) 
§ Czech Republic ------- Prague 
§ Denmark ------ Copenhagen 
§ Dominica ----- Roseau 
§ Dominican Republic ------ Santo Domingo 
§ Ecuador ------ Quito 
§ Egypt ------ Cairo 
§ El Salvador ----- San Salvador 
§ Equatorial Guinea -------- Malabo 
§ Ethiopia ------ Addis Ababa 
§ Fiji ------ Suva (Viti Levu) 
§ Finland ------ Helsinki 
§ France ------- Paris 
§ Gabon ------- Libreville 
§ Gambia ------ Banjul 
§ Germany -------- Berlin 
§ Ghana ---- Accra 
§ Greece ------ Athens 
§ Grenada ----- Saint George's East Caribbean 
§ Guatemala ----- Guatemala City 
§ Guinea ------ Conakry 
§ Guyana ------ Georgetown 
§ Hungary ------ Budapest 
§ Iceland ------- Reykjavik 
§ India ------ New Delhi 
§ Indonesia ----- Jakarta 
§ Iran ----- Tehran 
§ Iraq ----- Baghdad 
§ Ireland ------ Dublin 
§ Israel ------ Jerusalem 
§ Italy ------ Rome 
§ Jamaica ------ Kingston 
§ Japan ----- Tokyo 
§ Jordan ------- Amman 
§ Kazakhstan ------ Astana 
§ Kenya ------ Nairobi 
§ Kiribati ------- South Tarawa 
§ Korea, North ------- Pyongyang 
§ Korea, South ------ Seoul 
§ Kuwait ------ Kuwait City 
§ Kyrgyzstan ------ Bishkek 
§ Latvia ------ Riga 
§ Lebanon ----- Beirut 
§ Lesotho ------ Maseru 
§ Liberia ------ Monrovia 
§ Libya ----- Tripoli 
§ Lithuania ------ Vilnius 
§ Luxembourg ------ Luxembourg Ville 
§ Madagascar ---- Antananarivo 
§ Malawi ------- Lilongwe 
§ Malaysia ------ Kuala Lumpur 
§ Mali ------ Bamako 
§ Malta ------ Valletta 
§ Marshall Islands ------ Majuro 
§ Mexico ------ Mexico City (Distrito 
§ States of Moldova ------ Chisinau 
§ Monaco ------ Monaco Ville 
§ Mongolia ------- Ulaanbaatar 
§ Morocco ------ Rabat 
§ Mozambique ------- Maputo 
§ Serbia ----- Belgrade 
§ Seychelles ------ Victoria 
§ Sierra Leone ------- Freetown 
§ Singapore ----- Singapore 
§ Slovakia ------- Bratislava 
§ Slovenia ------- Ljubljana 
§ Solomon Islands ----- Honiara 
§ Somalia ------ Mogadishu 
§ South Africa ------ Pretoria 
§ Spain ----- Madrid 
§ Sri Lanka ----- Colombo 
§ Sudan ----- Khartoum 
§ Sweden ------ Stockholm 
§ Switzerland ----- Bern 
§ Syria ------ Damascus 
§ Taiwan ----- Taipei 
§ Tajikistan ------ Dushanbe 
§ Tanzania ------ Dar es Salaam 
§ Thailand ------- Bangkok 
§ Togo ----- Lome 
§ Trinidad and Tobago ------ Port-of-Spain 
§ Tunisia ------ Tunis 
§ Turkey ----- Ankara 
§ Uganda ------- Kampala 
§ Ukraine ------ Kiev 
§ United Arab Emirates ------- Abu Dhabi 
§ United Kingdom ------ London 
§ United States ------- Washington, DC 
§ Uruguay ----- Montevideo 
§ Uzbekistan -------Tashkent (Toshkent) 
§ Vatican City ------ Vatican City 
§ Venezuela ------ Caracas 
§ Vietnam ------ Hanoi 
§ Yemen ---- Sana 
§ Zambia ------- Lusaka 
§ Zimbabwe -------- Harare