Current Affairs March 2012

1. Who is crowned Miss India World 2012?

- Vanya Mishra

Chandigarh girl Vanya Mishra is crowned the Pantaloons Femina Miss India World 2012 in a glittering grand finale of the 49th edition of the beauty pageant. The Miss India Earth title went to 24-year-old Prachi Mishra of Pune, while Chennai girl Rochelle Maria Rao, 23, is crowned as the Miss India International. Read More

2. Name the cricket personality called ‘The Wall’ who retired from International cricket recently.

- Rahul Dravid

The 39-year-old Batting great Rahul Dravid, the second most prolific batsman in the game’s history and India’s middle order bulwark for years, on Friday bid adieu to Test cricket, bringing down the curtain on a glorious 16-year career.

3. Which country has India agreed ‘in-principle’ to the participation in hydro power-projects in the North-East?

Bangladesh

4. Name the Tech-savvy state which set a record by winning the National Tourism Award for its website for 5th time in last 10 years.

Kerala

5. Which Malayalam language daily has tied up with Yahoo India to deliver premium digital content in Malayalam?

Malayala Manorama

6. Name the Delhi-based group which has been nominated in the best international brand/group award at the British Reggae Industry Awards.

Reggar Rajahs

7. Which movie of Indian filmmaker Mani Ratnam is now part of the permanent collection at the Austrian Film Museum?

Raavanan

8. Who has been awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize considered as Nobel prize in Architecture?

Wang Shu

9. Which railway station became the first railway network to offer BluFi, a combination of Bluetooth and WiFi to provide information to passengers?

Bangalore City Railway Station

10. Which state bagged the second best national award in the Comprehensive Development Of Tourism category?

Rajasthan

11. Name the Kerala-based UAE business magnate who was awarded with Interfaith Harmony Award at Kuala Lumpur.

M.A.Yusuf Ali

12. Name the men’s mixed doubles winner of the ATP Dubai Open 2012.

Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna

13. When was the World’s oldest post office opened as it celebrates its 300th anniversary?

1712 in Sanquhar, London

14. Name the Indian American filmmaker who won the ’2012 Rising Star Award’ for his feature film ’9 Eleven’ at the Canada International Film Festival.

Manan Singh Katohora

15. Who won the women’s Kabaddi World Cup championship?

India

16. Who is expected to visit India with export of gas and investment on agenda?

Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani

17. Who has been elected as Russian President?

Vladimir Putin

18. Name the West Indian cricketer who died in a car accident recently.

- Runako Morton aged 33

19. Name India’s first 3D dance film.

ABCD (Any Body Can Dance)

20. Which 4 financial institutions have agreed to form country’s first $2 billion (about Rs.10,000 crore) Infrastructure Development Fund to finance infrastructure projects in India?

Bank of Baroda, ICICI Bank, LIC and Citi Financial

21. Who has been appointed as MD of Hyundai Motor India Ltd.?

Bo Shin Seo

22. Which Chinese Electric company has started office in India?

Shangai Electric

23. Which university conferred honoris causa(as honorary academic degree) during its 12th convocation to the finance minister Pranab Mukherjee?

Assam University

24. Which India’s leading commodity exchange would be listed on the BSE making it India’s first exchange to be listed?

Multi Commodity Exchange

25. Which western India university will start the Institute of International Studies?

M S University

26. HSBC will sell its general insurance for US $914 million to which 2 companies?

AXA Group and QBE Insurance Group

27. Against which team India will play one-off Twenty20 International cricket on March 30th 2012 to commemorate the 150 years of settlement of Indians in that country?

South Africa

28. Who retained his title of being the world’s richest Indian in Forbes magazine’s annual list of the world’s richest people?

Mukesh Ambani

29. Name the music director – king of soft melodies who passed away recently.

Ravi Shankar Sharma

30. Who has been appointed as head coach of the Pakistan cricket team?

Dav Whatmore

31. Name the bank that has entered into a partnership with Remit2home to offer Sri Lankans to transfer money back home.

Nations Trust Bank

32. Where is Kerala a film city is to be built?

Varikkassery Mana at Ottapalam

33. Who will be appointed as CEO of L&T?

K Venkataraman

34. Name the chocolate boy of Hindi cinema during 1960′s who passed away recently.

Joy Mukherjee

35. Who is appointed as ISI chief of Pakistan Government?

Lt. Gen. Zaheerul Islam

36. Which Indian NGO has been chosen for America’s first Innovation Award for the Empowerment of Women and Girls, for training and organising wastepickers and eliminating child labour from recycling?

Chintan

37. What is the reduced CRR of scheduled banks as revised by RBI at 75 basis points?

4.75%

38. At what value did Euro zone finance ministers release 2nd bailout package for debt-hit Greece?

$46.9 billion

39. Where was the International Financial Hub inaugurated in India recently?

New Town, Kolkata

40. What is the extended number of days for advance reservation of Indian railway tickets?

120

41. Which state has recorded an increase in foodgrains production that touched 50.22 lakh tonnes during Kharif 2011 season?

Haryana

42. Name the ambulance launched for farmers in Andhra Pradesh by Srihari Kotela, a Charterted Accountant.

Rythu Ratham (Tollfree – 18002666208)

43. Which non-banking finance arm of Tata Sons have decided to ramp up its travel business and focus on the retail segment?

Tata Capital

44. Which financial service will Nokia close in India?

Nokia Money

45. Which rank does India hold as per U5MR rates by UNICEF?

46th rank

46. Who will take over the rein of Deutsche Bank CEO at the end of May 2012?

Anshu Jain

47. Who was sworn in as Uttarkhand’s Chief Minister?

- Vijay Bahuguna

48. Name the Indian railway minister who will present Railway Budget 2012-13.

Dinesh Trivedi

49. Who has been appointed as Director General of Police for Punjab?

Sumedh Singh Saini

50. Who and at what age became 5th time Chief Minister of Punjab?

Parkash Singh Badal

51. Where was FICCI FRAMES 2012 – Asia’s largest global convention on film media and entertainment inaugurated?

Kolhapur, Maharashtra

52. Who is sworn as youngest Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?

- Akhilesh Yadav at the age of 38 years.

53. What is the proposed capital support to be infused to PSU’s and financial institutions during the next fiscal year as per Budget 2012-13?

Rs.15,888 crore

54. Who has been appointed as Additional Advocate General of Tamil Nadu?

P.H.Arvindh Pandian

55. From which tax will RBI be spared?

Wealth Tax

56. Who won the Australian Grand Prix 2012?

Jenson Button

57. Who won the Swiss Open 2012 title against China’s Shixian Wang?

Saina Nehwal

58. Who will replace Dinesh Trivedi as Railway Minister?

Mukul Roy

59. The indoor hall built at Orissa Cricket Association is named of which cricket personality?

Sachin Tendulkar Indoor Hall

60. Who has been elected as German President?

Joachim Gauck

61. Which bank recently celebrated its 75th anniversary?

Indian Overseas Bank

62. As Jet Airways discontinues JetLite, which company it is set to merge?

JetKonnect

63. Name the hockey player who was declared the winner of ‘Survivor India’.

Raj Rani

64. Expand – NPCI

National Payment Corporation of India

65. Which Indian city has been selected as city of focus at the Toronto International Film Festival 2012?

Mumbai

66. Who has been named for Dada Saheb Phalke award?

Soumitra Chatterjee

67. Which European nation has tied up with the Indian Railways to renovate 14 railway stations in India?

Belgium

68. Name the Goa Tourism minister who died of heart attack recently?

Matanhy Saldanha

69. Which team won the cricket Asia Cup 2012?

Pakistan

70. Expand – NBFC

Non-Banking Finance Companies

71. Which British newspaper won the annual Press Awards – the Oscars of British Journalism?

Daily Mail (Newspaper and Website of the year)

72. What amount of loan for education has been offered to India by World Bank?

$500 million

73. 64 years after Independence which Indian state saw a locomotive train for the first time?

Manipur (12km from Jiribam to Dholakhal)

74. Longding became the 17th district of which Indian state?

Arunachal Pradesh

75. Israeli Government is planning to setup 3 agricultural excellence centres in which Indian state?

Gujarat

76. Who has been nominated for World bank President post by US President?

Korean-American Physician-Anthropologist Jim Yong Kim

77. Who will be appointed as Army chief to succeed Gen.V.K.Singh?

- Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh

78. Who won 2nd silver medal in the men’s 50m rifle three position at the Amir of Kuwait International Shooting Grand Prix?

Gagan Narang

79. Name the new tax norms which will come into effect from April 1st 2012.

GAAR – General Anti-Avoidance Rules

80. Which 2 banking facilities would not require signature attestation instead only thumb impression as per RBI?

Fixed deposits and Opening a bank locker

81. Which state will get its first commercial dairy for processing of camel milk into various products in Kutch district once the provision is made in its 2012-13 budget?

Gujarat

82. Who is appointed as chairman of Haldia Petrochemicals?

Kolkata’s industry minister Partha Chatterjee

83. Who is named as Peace ambassador of world religious Parliament?

Pt.Arjun Prasad Bastola

84. Who is appointed as Wipro’s banking head?

Rajan Kohli

85. Who was named as the winner of the Templeton Prize 2012 for his contribution to affirming life’s spiritual dimension?

Dalai Lama

86. Name the bill passed against conduct of any constitutional authority in India.

Judicial Accountability Bill

87. Where in India Guru Gobind Singh refinery will be inaugurated in April 2012?

Bathinda, Southwest Punjab

88. Where in Chennai is the 2nd airport is to be setup?

Sriperumbudur

89. Where in Arunachal Pradesh Reserve Bank of India is planning to open its office?

Itanagar

90. Which Indian state passed Rs.201.05 crore deficit budget for the financial year 2012-13?

Arunachal Pradesh

91. Which IPL cricket team signed up with UNICEF in a bid to support the adolescent girls in India?

Delhi Daredevils

92. Who has replaced Shankar Bidari as DGP and IG in Karnataka?

A.R.Infant

93. Which Indian state would celebrate 77th foundation day on 1st April 2012?

Odisha or Orissa

94. Name the 26/11 Mumbai terror survivor who has been selected as a flag bearer at the London 2012 Olympics.

Harnish Patel

95. Name the PSU bank whose 108 branches were inaugurated electronically by Union Minister of State for Finance Namo Narain Meena.

Syndicate Bank

CURRENT AFFAIRS -FEBRUARY

1. Which among the following is correct in context with the Brown ATMs (Automated Teller Machines) ?

[A]ATMs owned by Foreign Companies

[B]ATMs not owned by banks but by private ATM service providers.

[C]Outsourced ATM Service by Banks - The ATM named under a brand sponsor bank but ATM machine not owned by the Bank

[D]ATMs owned by Government

Ans:Outsourced ATM Service by Banks - The ATM named under a brand sponsor bank but ATM machine not owned by the Bank

‘Brown Label' ATM: Outsourcing of ATM services by banks. The ATM is named under the brand of the sponsor bank but the ATM machine is not owned

by the bank.  In such cases, the hardware as well as lease is under the ownership of the service provider, while connectivity and cash handling and

management is the responsibility of the sponsor bank

2. Which among the following is correct in context with the White ATMs (Automated Teller Machines) ?

[A]ATMs owned by Foreign Companies

[B]ATMs not owned by banks but by private ATM service providers.

[C]Outsourced ATM Service by Banks - The ATM named under a brand sponsor bank but ATM machine not owned by the Bank

[D]ATMs owned by Government

Ans:ATMs not owned by banks but by private ATM service providers.

‘White label ATM’: These are ATM’s which are not owned by banks but by private ATM service providers. Customers from any bank can deposit orwithdraw money from such ATMs. They will provide ATM services to customers of all banks.Such ATMs will be White Label Automated Teller Machines-WLAs and will provide ATM services to customers of all banks. WLA cannot charge customers.

3. Justice Dharmadhikari Committee submitted its report on January 31, 2012 and its recommendations to be implemented after a 3 member panel review. Justic Dharmadhikari Committee report concerns ?

[A]Various HR issues after the merger of the two national carriers Air India and Indian Airlines.

[B]Issues regarding the safety aspects of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project and address the fears of the local population

[C]Various issues regarding the re-allocation of 2G Spectrum

[D]Issues regarding the Interest Subsidy Scheme for Housing the Urban Poor (ISHUP)

Ans:Various HR issues after the merger of the two national carriers Air India and Indian Airlines.

4. Which among the following is a correct statement in context with "Cent Vayushakti"?

[A]Scheme for induction of Russian Helicopters in IAF

[B]Special scheme launched by Central Bank of India for IAF personnel

[C]Scheme of $10.2 billion for purchase of 126 French Fighter jets "Rafale" from French Company Dassault Aviation

[D]Scheme launched by IAF for increasing its current fleet by 100 per-cent

Ans:Special scheme launched by Central Bank of India for IAF personnel

Central Bank of India, the third largest public sector bank launched a special scheme CENT VAYUSHAKTI for promoting a defence salary package. The scheme aims to provide high end range of banking facilities to the serving and retired Air Force personnel all over India.

5. The innovative Interest Subsidy Scheme for Housing the Urban Poor (ISHUP) is being redrafted into two parts to be implemented in the 12th Plan period. These two parts are: (i) Revised ISHUP Scheme and (ii)_________ ?

[A]Rajiv Rin Yojana (RRY)

[B]Indira Vikas Yojana (IVY)

[C]Loan for a Home Scheme (LHS)

[D]None of the above

Ans:Rajiv Rin Yojana (RRY)

The innovative Interest Subsidy Scheme for Housing the Urban Poor (ISHUP) is being redrafted into two parts as(i) Revised ISHUP Scheme and (ii)Rajiv Rin Yojana (RRY) to be implemented in the 12th Plan period.

6. A new Rail Coach Manufacturing unit has been sacntioned by the Union Govt in February 2012. At which place willl this new Rail Coach Manufacturing Unit is to be set up?

[A]Salem (Tamil Nadu)

[B]Kasaragod (Kerala)

[C]Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu)

[D]Palakkad (Kerala)

Ans:Palakkad (Kerala)

A new Rail Coach Manufacturing unit at Palakkad (Kerala) setup sanctioned by the Centre.

Capacity: Manufacture 400 coaches per year Joint Venture in which Railways shall contribute 26% of the  equity. This will help Indian Railways to meet the increasing demands of passenger transportation.

It shall also ascertain elicitation of state of the art aluminium coaches on Indian Railways.

7. In February 2012, "MI-17 V5" was inducted intoIndian Air Force. 'MI-17 V5' are a class of ?

[A]Unmanned Light Air Vehicles

[B]Air to Air Missiles

[C]Fighter Planes

[D]Helicopters

Ans:Helicopters

Russian Helicopter MI-17 V5.In 2008, India had signed an agreement with Russia to induct 80 Mi-17 V5 helicopters Falls in the category of armed helicopter has significant and effectual firepower with the latest and sinewy engines that will deeply heighten its payload carriage capability at higher altitudes.

8. M.R. Srinivasan Committee designated to submit its report on which of the following ?

[A]Various HR issues after the merger of the two national carriers Air India and Indian Airlines.

[B]Issues regarding the safety aspects of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project and address the fears of the local population

[C]Various issues regarding the re-allocation of 2G Spectrum

[D]Various HR issues after the merger of the two national carriers Air India and Indian Airlines.

Ans:Issues regarding the launch Kudankulam Nuclear Power plant

Union Government to launch the Kudankulam Nuclear Power plant after a report from  the Committee headed by M.R. Srinivasan and appointed by the Tamil Nadu Government and makes it clear that Russian Scientists would maintain to stay at the plant site. The 4-member expert committee headed by M.R. Srinivasan constituted by the Tamil Nadu Govt to look into the safety aspects of the Kudankulam Nuclear.Power Project and address the fears of the local population, is to meet in Chennai on Friday.

9. Consider the following Statements:

1) UIDAI comes under the Planning Commission and NPR comes under the Home Ministry’s National Population Register.

2) UIDAI is a Voluntary Scheme while NPR is a Mandatory for all residents of India.

Which of the above are TRUE?

[A]Only 1

[B]Only 2

[C]Both

[D]None

Ans:Both

UIDAI comes under the Planning Commission and NPR comes under the Home Ministry’s National Population Register.

UIDAI: Voluntary Scheme while NPR: Mandatory for all residents of India.

10. Which of the following is a Scheme for Capacity building of Panchayats in India?

1) Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF)

2) Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Yojana

3) Rural Business Hubs

4) Panchayat Mahila Evam Yuva Shakti Abhiyan

5) JNNURM

6) e-Panchayat

7) Panchayat Empowerment & Accountability Incentive Scheme

[A]4, 6, 7 Only

[B]2, 3, 4, 6, 7 Only

[C]1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 Only

[D]All of these

Ans:1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 Only

11. A study by Yale and Columbia Universities, announced in January 2012 that amongst 132 nations in terms of air quality with regard to its effect on human health. What was India's rank in this index?

[A]112

[B]95

[C]132

[D]80

Ans:132

A study by Yale and Columbia Universities, announced that India holds the last rank amongst 132 nations in terms of air quality with regard to its effect on human health. India scored only 3.73 points on a scale of 100 in the analysis, falling far behind the next worst performer, Bangladesh (13.66). Whole South Asian region fares poorly, with Nepal, Pakistan and China taking up the remaining spots in the bottom five of the standings.

12. Who among the following is the winner of Men's Singles Title of Australian Open 2012 ?

[A]Novak Djokovic

[B]Rafael Nadal

[C]Roger Federer

[D]David Ferrer

Ans:Novak Djokovic

Defending champion Novak Djokovic combated past Rafael Nadal in a five-set Australian Open final which lasted for 5hr, 53min, the longest title match in Grand Slam history.

13. What is the core objective of the "Saranda Action Plan" ?

[A]For Capacity building for the Panchayats in India

[B]For develpoment of effective an PDS (Public  Distribution System)

[C]For development Naxal Affected districts in Naxal affected districts particularly in eastern India.

[D]For rehabilitation of Tamils in Srilanka post LTTE wipeout

Ans:For development Naxal Affected districts in Naxal affected districts particularly in eastern India.

14. ‘Me-Dam-Me-Phi’ festival is a festival of which the communities in North Eastern India?

[A]Tai-Ahom

[B]Deori Tribe

[C]Garo

[D]Khasi

Ans:Ahom

‘Me-Dam-Me-Phi’ festival of the Tai Ahom community of Assam.The Tai-Ahoms extend offerings to their departed ancestors and offer sacrifices to Gods in traditional manner on this day.

15. Which of the following are NON-Volatile Memories ?

1) ROM

2) Flash Memory

3) F-RAM

4) D-RAM

5) EVMs (Electronic voting machines)

Choose the correct option:

[A]1 Only

[B]1,2,5 Only

[C]1,2,4,5

[D]1,2,3,5

Ans:1,2,3,5

Non-volatile memory, nonvolatile memory, NVM or non-volatile storage, in the most basic sense, is computer memory that can retain the stored

information even when not powered. Examples of non-volatile memory include read-only memory, flash memory, ferroelectric RAM (F-RAM), EVMs

(Electronic voting machines), most types of magnetic computer storage devices (e.g. hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape), optical discs, and early

 computer storage methods such as paper tape and punched cards.

Ferroelectric RAM (FeRAM, F-RAM or FRAM) is a random-access memory similar in construction to DRAM but uses a ferroelectric layer instead of 

dielectric layer to achieve non-volatility.

General Knowledge Quiz – Part 1

01 The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was – Mujibur Rehman

02 The longest river in the world is the – Nile

03 The longest highway in the world is the – Trans-Canada

04 The longest highway in the world has a length of About – 8000 km

05 The highest mountain in the world is the – Everest

06 The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of the world is – Myanmar

07 The biggest desert in the world is the – Sahara desert

08 The largest coffee growing country in the world is – Brazil

09 The country also known as “country of Copper” is – Zambia

10 The name given to the border which separates Pakistan and Afghanistan is – Durand line

11 The river Volga flows out into the – Capsian sea

12 The coldest place on the earth is Verkoyansk in – Siberia

13 The country which ranks second in terms of land area is – Canada

14 The largest Island in the Mediterranean sea is – Sicily

15 The river Jordan flows out into the – Dead sea

16 The biggest delta in the world is the – Sunderbans

17 The capital city that stands on the river Danube is – Belgrade

18 The Japanese call their country as – Nippon

19 The length of the English channel is – 564 kilometres

20 The world’s oldest known city is – Damascus

21 The city which is also known as the City of Canals is – Venice

22 The country in which river Wangchu flows is – Myanmar

23 The biggest island of the world is – Greenland

24 The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world is – Detroit, USA

25 The country which is the largest producer of manganese in the world is – China & South Africa

26 The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world is – Malaysia

27 The country which is the largest producer of tin in the world is – China

28 The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is the – Mississippi

29 The city which was once called the `Forbidden City’ was – Peking

30 The country called the Land of Rising Sun is – Japan

31 Mount Everest was named after Sir George – Everest

32 The volcano Vesuvius is located in – Italy

33 The country known as the Sugar Bowl of the world is – Cuba

34 The length of the Suez Canal is – 162.5 kilometers

35 The lowest point on earth is The coastal area of – Dead sea

36 The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of – Nepal

37 The largest ocean of the world is the – Pacific ocean

38 The largest bell in the world is the – Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin, Moscow

39 The biggest stadium in the world is the – Strahov Stadium, Prague

40 The world’s largest diamond producing country is – South Africa

41 Australia was discovered by – James Cook

42 The first Governor General of Pakistan is – Mohammed Ali Jinnah

43 Dublin is situated at the mouth of river – Liffey

44 The earlier name of New York city was – New Amsterdam

45 The Eifel tower was built by – Alexander Eiffel

46 The Red Cross was founded by – Jean Henri Durant

47 The country which has the greatest population density is – Monaco

48 The national flower of Britain is – Rose

49 Niagara Falls was discovered by – Louis Hennepin

50 The national flower of Italy is – Lily

51 The national flower of China is – Narcissus

52 The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located at – Kathmandu

53 The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is Strait of – Hormuz

54 The first Industrial Revolution took place in – England

55 World Environment Day is observed on – 5th June

56 The first Republican President of America was – Abraham Lincoln

57 The country famous for Samba dance is – Brazil

58 The name of Alexander’s horse was – Beucephalus

59 Singapore was founded by – Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles

60 The famous British one-eyed Admiral was – Nelson

61 The earlier name of Sri Lanka was – Ceylon

62 The UNO was formed in the year – 1945

63 UNO stands for – United Nations Organization

64 The independence day of South Korea is celebrated on – 15th August

65 `Last Judgement’ was the first painting of an Italian painter named – Michelangelo

66 Paradise Regained was written by – John Milton

67 The first President of Egypt was – Mohammed Nequib

68 The first man to reach North Pole was – Rear Peary

69 The most famous painting of Pablo Picasso was – Guermica

70 The primary producer of newsprint in the world is – Canada

71 The first explorer to reach the South Pole was – Cap. Ronald Amundson

72 The person who is called the father of modern Italy is – G.Garibaldi

73 World literacy day is celebrated on – 8th September

74 The founder of modern Germany is – Bismarck

75 The country known as the land of the midnight sun is – Norway

76 The place known as the Roof of the world is – Tibet

77 The founder of the Chinese Republic was – San Yat Sen

78 The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize was – Abdul Salam

79 The first woman Prime Minister of Britain was – Margaret Thatcher

80 The first Secretary General of the UNO was – Trygve Lie

81 The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was – Frederick Auguste Bartholdi

82 The port of Banku is situated in – Azerbaijan

83 John F Kennedy was assassinated by – Lee Harry Oswald

84 The largest river in France is – Lore

85 The Queen of England who married her brother-in-law was – Catherine of Aragon

86 The first negro to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was – Ralph Johnson Bunche

87 The first British University to admit women for degree courses was – London University

88 The principal export of Jamaica is – Sugar

89 New York is popularly known as the – city of Skyscrapers

90 Madagascar is popularly known as the – Island of Cloves

91 The country known as the Land of White Elephant is – Thailand

92 The country known as the Land of Morning Calm is – Korea

93 The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts is – Bhutan

94 The highest waterfalls in the world is the – Salto Angel Falls(Venezuela)

95 The largest library in the world is the – United States Library of Congress Washington DC

Council of Ministers

Cabinet Ministers (as on 20.03.2012)

S.No.	Name	Portfolio
1	Dr. Manmohan Singh	Prime Minister and also in-charge of the Ministries/Departments not specifically allocated to the charge of any Minister viz.: (i) Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions; (ii) Ministry of Planning; (iii) Department of Atomic Energy; and (iv) Department of Space.
2	Shri Pranab Mukherjee	Minister of Finance.
3	Shri Sharad Pawar	Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Food Processing Industries.
4	Shri A.K. Antony	Minister of Defence.
5	Shri P. Chidambaram	Minister of Home Affairs.
6	Shri S.M. Krishna	Minister of External Affairs.
7	Shri Virbhadra Singh	Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
8	Shri Vilasrao Deshmukh	Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences.
9	Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad	Minister of Health and Family Welfare.
10	Shri Sushilkumar Shinde	Minister of Power.
11	Shri M. Veerappa Moily	Minister of Corporate Affairs.
12	Dr. Farooq Abdullah	Minister of New and Renewable Energy.
13	Shri S. Jaipal Reddy	Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
14	Shri Kamal Nath	Minister of Urban Development.
15	Shri Ajit Singh	Minister of Civil Aviation
16	Shri Vayalar Ravi	Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs
17	Smt. Ambika Soni	Minister of Information and Broadcasting.
18	Shri Mallikarjun Kharge	Minister of Labour and Employment.
19	Shri Kapil Sibal	Minister of Human Resource Development and Minister of Communications and Information Technology
20	Shri Anand Sharma	Minister of Commerce and Industry and Minister of Textiles.
21	Shri C.P. Joshi	Minister of Road Transport and Highways.
22	Kumari Selja	Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Minister of Culture.
23	Shri Subodh Kant Sahay	Minister of Tourism.
24	Shri G.K. Vasan	Minister of Shipping.
25	Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal	Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of Water Resources.
26	Shri Mukul Wasnik	Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment.
27	Shri M.K. Alagiri	Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers.
28	Shri Praful Patel	Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.
29	Shri Shriprakash Jaiswal	Minister of Coal.
30	Shri Salman Khursheed	Minister of Law and Justice and Minister of Minority Affairs.
31	Shri V. Kishore Chandra Deo	Minister of Tribal Affairs and Minister of Panchayati Raj.
32	Shri Beni Prasad Verma	Minister of Steel.
33	Shri Jairam Ramesh	Minister of Rural Development and Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation.
34	Shri Mukul Roy	Minister of Railways.

Computer Awareness

1.DDL is used to define the structure of a database, including the tables, columns, and data types that it contains.
Its full form is
[A]Data Definition Language.
[B]Data Definition Link
[C]Determination Language.
[D]None of these

Ans: Data Definition Language.

2. A DSLAM is a device used by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to route incoming DSL connections to the Internet. What is its correct full form ?
[A]Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer
[B]Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplier
[C]Digital Service Line Access Multiplexer
[D]None of these

Ans: Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer

3. RUP Stands for "Rational Unified Process." RUP is a software development process from Rational, a division of
[A]Microsoft
[B]IBM
[C]Compaq
[D]None of these

Ans: IBM

4. Which among the following defines web2.0 most precisely ?
[A]A New version of Internet
[B]A Series of technological improvements in World Wide Web
[C]A New labeling of old Softwares improved
[D]None of these

Ans:A Series of technological improvements in World Wide Web

5. Microsoft first introduced an operating environment named Windows in which year?
[A]
[B]1985
[C]1988
[D]None of these

Ans: 1985

6. 32 bit operations were introduced for the first time by Microsoft in?
[A]windows 95
[B]Windows 3.0
[C]Windows 3.11
[D]None of these

Ans: Windows 3.11

7. A GUID is a 128-bit (16 byte) number used by software programs to uniquely identify the location of a data object. What is correct full form?
[A]Graphical User Identifier
[B]Globally Unique Identifier
[C]Globally Unique Internet
[D]None of these

Ans: Globally Unique Identifier

8. What is the full form of ADSL ?
[A]Automatic Digital Subscriber Line
[B]Asymmetric Direct Subscriber Line
[C]Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
[D]None of these

Ans: Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line

9. Which among the following key is used for checking grammar and spelling?
[A]F3
[B]F5
[C]F7
[D]None of these

Ans: F7

10. An Autoresponder is a_______on mail server that automatically replies to e-mails ?
[A]command
[B]software
[C]program
[D]None of these

Ans: program

11. Which among the following are not Objects in Access Database?
[A]Table
[B]Form
[C]Query
[D]Pivot Table

Ans: Pivot Table

12. Which of the following Key is not found in normal computers / laptops?
[A]turn key
[B]alt key
[C]del key
[D]shift key

Ans: turn key

13. A hybrid computer exhibits the features of ______?
[A]analog computer
[B]digital computer
[C]both analog and digital computer
[D]mainframe computer

Ans: both analog and digital computer

14. Structured programming languages such as C, COBOL and FORTRAN were used in which of the following computers?
[A]First Generation Computers
[B]Second Generation Computers
[C]Third Generation Computers
[D]Fourth Generation Computers

Ans: Third Generation Computers
15.Which of the following are called Knowledge Information processing System?
[A]Fourth Generation Computers
[B]Fifth Generation Computers
[C]Laptops
[D]Servers

Ans:Fifth Generation Computers

16. What is the correct full form of VLSI?
[A]Very Large Scale Integration
[B]Very large Software Integration
[C]Very large Scale Implementation
[D]Very Large Software Implementation

Ans:Very Large Scale Integration

17. Which of the following generation of computers is associated with artificial intelligence?
[A]First
[B]Second
[C]Third
[D]Fifth

Ans:fifth

18. The sixth-generation era (sometimes referred to as the 128-bit era) refers to which of the following?
[A]Sixth generation Computers
[B]Laptops
[C]Super computers
[D]Video game Consoles

Ans:Video game Consoles

19. BSNL, Reliance, Shaw cable, AOL, Tata Indicom all can be kept in which one of the following groups?[A]ISDN
[B]IRC
[C]
[D]Icons

Ans: ISP all are internet service providers

20. 41. One kilobyte has _____?
[A]1000 bytes
[B]128 bytes
[C]1024 bytes
[D]1036 bytes

Ans:1024 bytes

21. Which among the following is correct about 4GL?
[A]A computer brand
[B]A software brand
[C]A software program
[D]A programming language

Ans:A programming language, 4GL means fourth-generation programming language

22. First microprocessors were used in which of the following?
[A]Computers
[B]Calculators
[C]Telephones
[D]Printers

Ans:Calculators

23. Which of the following transforms input data into output data?
[A]Peripherals
[B]RAM
[C]ROM
[D]CPU

Ans:CPU

24. In a computer file systems which among the following is top or first in hierarchy?
[A]root directory
[B]parent directory
[C]home directory
[D]working directory

Ans:root directory

25. What is HTTP 404?
[A]An error message indicating server not found
[B]An error message indicating moved permanently
[C]An error message indicating forbidden
[D]An error message indicating server found

Ans:An error message indicating server not found

26. Core Banking Solutions are developed to perform__?
[A]recording of transactions
[B] passbook maintenance
[C]interest calculations
[D]All of the above

Ans:All of the above

27. Which among the following is not a security / privacy risk?
[A]Spam
[B]Hacking
[C]Virus
[D]Phishing
Ans:Spam

28. Now a days Vishing has become a criminal practice of using social engineering over which of the following?[A]Social networking sites
[B]Mobile Phones
[C]E-mails
[D]Cyber cafés

Ans:Mobile Phones

29. When some unidentified / unknown person / firm sends you mail in a trustworthy /lucrative way asking for sensitive banks and online payment information, this is a case of __?
[A]spam
[B]hacking
[C]Phishing
[D]Vishing

Ans:Phishing

30.Which among the following is a correct definition of "Digital Divide"?
[A]gap between people having access to mobile and internet access
[B] gap between people having access to internet /IT and no internet/IT
[C]gap between people having access to broadband and narrowband internet
[D]gap between people having access to internet banking and normal banking

Ans:gap between people having access to internet /IT and no internet/IT

31. Which among the following is the most common source of Viruses to the hard disk of your computer?[A]Incoming Email
[B]Outgoing Email
[C]CD Roms
[D]Websites

Ans:Incoming Email

32. What is the fullform of W3C?
[A]World Wide Web Consortium
[B]World Wide Web Company
[C]World Wide Web Center
[D]World Wide Web Command

Ans:World Wide Web Consortium

33. Which among the following is used for removing a software bug / defect which is available for free of cost from the software provider?
[A]Version
[B]Update
[C]Help
[D]Patch

Ans:Patch

34. What is the name of the proposed software application that would allow users of automated teller machines (ATMs) to alert the police of a forced cash withdrawal by entering their personal identification number (PIN) in reverse order?
[A]ATM SafetyPIN
[B]ATM SafetyPro
[C]ATM SafetyCode
[D]ATM SafetySign

Ans:ATM SafetyPIN

35.Most of the internet banking sites provide which of the following feature to reduce the risk of keystroke logging for the password entry?
[A]Virtual keyboard
[B]Finger Touching
[C]Touchscreen
[D]ShapeWriter

Ans:Virtual keyboard

36. ADSL data communications technology uses which of the following for faster data transmission?[A]Voiceband modem
[B]Wireless Modem
[C]Copper telephone Lines
[D]Sockets

Ans:Copper telephone Lines

37. While working on Microsoft Word , which among the following is the command for "Undo"?
[A]]Cntrl +A
[B]Cntrl +Z
[C]Cntrl +Y
[D]Cntrl +C

Ans:Cntrl +Z

38. While browsing the internet , which of the following key is used for full screen view?
[A]F3
[B]F5
[C]F11
[D]F9

Ans:F11