Tuesday, December 25, 2012

PRATHAMA BANK invites applications from Indian citizens for OA & Officers


PRATHAMA BANK invites applications from Indian citizens, for the post of Officer in Middle Management Grade (Scale II), Officer in Junior Management Grade (Scale I) Cadre and Office Assistant (Multipurpose) from Indian citizens who have appeared at the Common Written Examination for RRBs conducted by IBPS in September 2012 and declared qualified.
Payment of Application Fees:- 27-12-2012 to 07-01-2013
Opening date for Online Registration:- 27-12-2012
Last Date for Online Registration:- 07-01-2013


APPLICATION FEE (INCLUDING POSTAGE/ INTIMATION CHARGES) (NON-REFUNDABLE) :
Officer (Scale I & II)
- Rs. 20/- for SC/ST/PWD candidates.
- Rs.100/- for all others
Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
- Rs. 20/- for SC/ST/PWD/EXSM candidates.
- Rs.100/- for all others
The fee for SC/ST/Ex-Servicemen/PWD is towards postage/ intimation charges only and for others the fee includes postal charges of Rs. 20/-.
NOTE- Requisite Application Fee may be paid as under:-
1. The candidates belonging to the operational area of Prathama Bank i.e. Districts of Moradabad, Rampur, Amroha and Sambhal of Uttar Pradesh may remit fee in “Prathama Bank Recruitment Project” Account No. 89007503416 at Prathama Bank, Ram Ganga Vihar Moradabad through CBS at any branch of Prathama Bank.
2. The candidates belonging to any part of India other than the operational area of Prathama Bank as specified above may remit fee in “Prathama Bank Recruitment Project” Account No. 89007503416 at Prathama Bank, Ram Ganga Vihar Moradabad (IFSC Code- PRTH0011169) through NEFT at any Bank branch in India having NEFT facility.
3. The payment towards application fee can be made between 27-12-2012 and 07-01-2013.
4. The candidates should retain proof in original of having remitted the requisite fee which has to be produced at the time to interview.
5. Application once made will not be allowed to be withdrawn and fee once paid will NOT be refunded under any circumstances nor can it be held in reserve for any other future selection process.


INTERVIEW CENTRE:
The Interview will be held at the MORADABAD (UTTAR PRADESH) centre and the address of the venue will be advised in the call letters. The address of the venues will also be displayed in the Bank’s website one week before the dates for commencement of Interviews.

NOTE:- 
For Officer Scale-I and Office Assistant (Multipurpose)


Language Proficiency * - Candidates are required to possess proficiency in the Official Language of the State in which RRB is located and must have passed “ local language” i.e. Hindi as one of the subjects at Matriculation/Xth Standard.

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Monday, December 24, 2012

Download your online Re-Examination call letter for IBPS CWE - Clerical Cadre 2012


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Thursday, December 20, 2012

Combined Recruitment for Assistant Grade III (General, Depot, Technical and Account Cadres) in FCI, 2013 - Declaration of the result of Paper I

Combined Recruitment for Asstt. Grade III in General, Depot, Technical and Account Cadres in FCI, 2013 was held on 10.11.2012 and 11.11.2012 at various centres all over the country. Against 15,11,042 registered candidates, 9,55,918 candidates actually appeared in this examination. Following are the details of candidates provisionally qualified for appearing in Paper-II/ Paper III in the Combined Recruitment for Asstt. Grade III (General, Depot, Technical and Account Cadres) in the FCI, 2013.

cut off applied are as under:

List I : To appear in Paper-II for AG.III (Post codes A, B and D)

SC 81.00
ST 78.50
OBC 88.75
UR 99.50

List II: To appear in Paper-III for AG.III (Post code C)

SC 63.50
ST 61.50
OBC 69.50
UR 81.75

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To download result of Group "A", "B", "D"  click here FCI RESULT
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Monday, December 17, 2012

GURGAON GRAMIN BANK invites applications for the posts of Officer in Junior Management (Scale I) Cadre and Office Assistant (Multipurpose)


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

Payment of Application Fees:-  20-12-2012 to 02-01-2013
Opening date for Online Registration:- 20-12-2012
Last Date for Online Registration:- 02-01-2013

DETAILS OF VACANCIES:
Officer JMG Scale-I :- Total 30
OA :- Total 39


ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: NATIONALITY/ CITIZENSHIP:
A candidate must be either i) a Citizen of India or ii) a subject of Nepal or iii) subject of Bhutan or iv) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India. Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India. A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the Interview conducted by the Bank but on final selection the offer of appointment may be given subject to submission of eligibility Certificate issued by GoI.

Age (As on 01-06-2012)
For Officer JMG Scale- I Above 18 years - Below 28 years
For Office Assistant Above 18 years - Below 28 years


APPLICATION FEE (INCLUDING POSTAGE/ INTIMATION CHARGES) (NON-REFUNDABLE) :
Officer (Scale I)
- Rs. 20/- for SC/ST/PWD candidates.
- Rs.100/- for all others
Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
- Rs. 20/- for SC/ST/PWD/EXSM candidates.
- Rs.100/- for all others
Requisite Application Fee may be paid through Branches Gurgaon Gramin Bank, by means of Challan. Challan Form is available in the Bank’s website “www.ggbank.org”

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IMPORTANT NOTICE:- IBPS Clerk Online Exam held in the Evening Session of (15-12-2012) stands Cancelled (Order By IBPS)


It has been decided by the IBPS to cancel the evening session of online CWE held on 15.12.2012 for recruitment in clerical cadre in Public Sector Banks due to unforeseen circumstances. All those candidates who appeared in the aforesaid examination are hereby advised to be in readiness for appearing in the re-examination tentatively to be conducted online by the IBPS on 29.12.2012 or 30.12.2012.All affected candidates will be communicated individually through email and SMS as provided by the candidates in
their application form about their venue, date and time of examination in due course. The candidates are required to download their revised call letters from IBPS website.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE


It has been decided by the IBPS to cancel the evening session of online CWE held on 15.12.2012 for recruitment in clerical cadre in Public Sector Banks due to unforeseen circumstances. All those candidates who appeared in the aforesaid examination are hereby advised to be in readiness for appearing in the re-examination tentatively to be conducted online by the IBPS on 29.12.2012 or 30.12.2012.All affected candidates will be communicated individually through email and SMS as provided by the candidates in
their application form about their venue, date and time of examination in due course. The candidates are required to download their revised call letters from IBPS website.

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Thursday, December 13, 2012

GA MCQ (SEP.) For IBPS Clerk 2012-13 CWE II

1. Scientists at NASA on 27 September 2012 announced that the Mars Curiosity Rover has discovered stream bed gravel, which hints towards the presence of waist-deep water on the surface of Mars in the past. What is this Mars Curiosity Rover? (a) Satellite(b) Team of Astronauts(c) Robotic explorer(d) Meteors
2. The Indian Institute of Toxicology Research reported that the water in and around the deserted Union Carbide plant is contaminated and not fit for consumption. Where is this Union Carbide Plant Located? (a) Bhopal(b) Jaipur(c) Shimla(d) Bhubaneswar
3. The endangered species, Great Indian Bustard and Lesser Florican have got a dedicated land for breeding in the Shonkaliya Region of Ajmer District, Rajasthan. What are they? (a) Birds (b) Animals(c) Insects(d) Amphibian
4. The simultaneous earthquakes seen in past few years in which region is found to be a cause of the Tectonic Plate Disintegration? (a) Arabian Sea(b) Indian Ocean(c) Arabian Peninsula(d) Himalyan Region
5. On which date the most outstanding demonstrations of its own kind in Khandawa district of Madhya Pradesh named Jal Satyagraha which had continued for 17 days at Omkareshwar Dam Project came to an end?(a) 10 September 2012(b) 15 September 2012(c) 17 September 2012(d) 12 September 2012
6. Name the astronaut of Indian American origin who took over the command of International Space Station on 15 September 2012.(a) Sunita Williams(b) Kalpana Chawla(c) Ravish Malhotra(d) None of these
7. Scientists at Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) warned that most of Earth's land areas might face an extreme summer heat wave than they did faced in between 1951 to 1980. Goddard Institute of Space Studies is a division of which space research centre?(a) ISRO(b) NASA(c) Centre of astrophysics(d) European Space Agency
8. On which date from 1995 onwards the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer is celebrated worldwide?(a) 15 September(b) 18 September(c) 16 September(d) 12 September
9. Where the ozone layer is mainly found in the Earth’s atmosphere? (a) Stratosphere(b) Hemisphere(c) Ozonosphere(d) Troposphere
10. The environment ministry on 12 September 2012 suspended the clearance of environmental guidelines issued to 93 Mines across which state?(a) Himachal Pradesh(b) Rajasthan(c) Goa(d) Madhya Pradesh
11 Scientists of the University of Michigan developed a gene therapy which they claimed could restore the sense of olfactory function. What is this olfactory function related to?(a) Sense of hearing(b) Sense of smell(c) Sense of sight(d) Sense of touch
12. Australian scientists along with US experts claimed that they have discovered treatment for Alzheimer patients following a study finding a link to abnormalities in Alzheimer Patients. Alzheimer’s disease is related to?(a) Brain(b) Heart(c) Eye sightedness(d) Liver
13. Researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute in Australia discovered that two proteins that work together to kill self-reactive immune cells can protect against diseases such as type1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis principally attacks which part of the body? (a) Joints(b) Skin(c) Lungs(d) Kidney
14. India enter into its first multi-lateral Social Science research collaboration with four European Nations by the approval of projects for networking and social science research cooperation in between the researchers of these nations. The colaboration came into existence on which date? (a) 2 September 2012(b) 7 September 2012(c) 5 September 2012(d) 4 September 2012
15. The Zoological Society of London and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) released a list of 100 different species to be first in line for extinction from 48 different countries during the World Conservation Congress held in Republic of Korea on 11 September 2012. The Indian species that was categorised under first line of extinction was_____________(a) Great Indian Bustard(b) One horned Rhino(c) Indian giant Squirrel(d) Asiatic Lion
16. On which date, the Union Cabinet of India, under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh approved the long awaited demand for One Rank One Pension (OROP) and other benefits of exservicemen.
(a) 21 September 2012(b) 24 September 2012(c) 19 September 2012(d) 17 September 2012
17. Name the Union Minister who on 24 September 2012 took an additional charge of the Railway Ministry after the exit of Mukul Roy.(a) C.P. Joshi(b) Nitish kumar(c) Mamta Banerjee(d) None of these
18. Which Indian Bollywood actress was appointed as International Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) ?(a) Katrina Kaif(b) Aishwarya Rai(c) Kareena kapoor(d) Madhuri Dixit
19. The Election commission of India on 27 September 2012 directed the Political Parties and candidates not to use which of the following in the election campaign as it was violating Article 51 (g) of the constitution?(a) Animals and Birds(b) Arms and ammunition(c) Heavy vehicles(d) None of these
20. Name the Indian nuclear-capable surface-to-surface missile which on 19 September 2012 was successfully test fired from Wheeler Island, off the Odisha Coast.  (a) Agni III(b) Agni IV(c) Prithvi III(d) Agni V
21. Name the person who on 13 September 2012 was appointed as the 39th chief justice of India (a) Justice Altamas Kabir(b) Justice A.K. Sikri(c) Rajeev Gupta(d) Justice Mohit Shantilal Shah
22. Which person was appointed as the president of, The Indian Newspaper Society for the year 2012- 2013 on 13 September 2012 during the 73rd annual meet of the Newspaper Society? (a) K.N. Tilak Kumar(b) Ravindra Kumar(c) Ashish Bagga(d) Pradeep Gupta
23. On which date Vayalar Ravi, Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs inaugurated the 7th Heads of Indian Missions (HoMs) conference and announced revised Indian Community Welfare Fund (ICWF) scheme. (a) 15 September 2012(b) 16 September 2012(c) 17 September 2012(d) 20 September 2012
24. The Supreme Court of India on 14 September 2012 lifted the gag order on media reporting of troop movement that was ordered by one of the High Court. HC order was in violation of the fundamental right under Article 19(1) (a) of the Constitution, granted to the media and every citizen of the country. The order came from which of the high court?(a) Allahabad High court(b) Calcutta high court(c) Karnataka high court (d) Madras high court
25. The Union government hiked Dearness Allowance (DA) by what percent benefiting its 80 lakh employees and pensioners and costing the exchequer an additional Rs7,408 crore annually? (a) 4 percent(b) 8 percent(c) 7 percent(d) 6 percent
26. The Supreme Court of India on 4 September 2012 directed the Union Government of India to re-fix the pay scale of army officers affected by the which Pay Commission? (a) Fourth pay Commission(b) Sixth pay Commission(c) Fifth Pay Commission(d) None of these
27. At what interest rate percent per annum, The Union Cabinet gave its approval to continue interest subsidy to Public Sector Banks (PSBs), Regional Rural Banks (RRBs), Cooperatives Banks and NABARD enabling them to provide short-term crop loans of up to Rs 3 lakhs to farmers during the year 2012-13? (a) 7% Per annum(b) 8.5 % Per annum(c) 6 % Per annum(d) 5 % per annum
28. To what percent Government of India on 11 September 2012 reduced interest rates on rescheduled crop loans from 12 percent in the drought-affected areas for the fiscal year 2012-13 (a) 8 percent(b) 5 percent(c) 7 percent(d) 6 percent
29. The State Health Ministry of Arunachal Pradesh launched a scheme in Itanagar on 14 September 2012 for providing financial assistance upto 1.5 lakh rupees to BPL patients suffering from life threatening diseases in the form of a onetime grant. What was the name of that scheme? (a) Rashtriya Aarogya Nidhi(b) Rashtriya Janseva Nidhi(c) Rashtriya Sarvoklayan Prayojna(d) None of these
30. Name the Person of India who was appointed as Chief Economist of World Bank. (a) Kaushik basu(b) Jaideep Sarkar(c) Narayan Murthy(d) Nandan Nilkeni
31. Name the England football player, the captain of Chelsea in the premier league who announced his retirement from International Football on 24 September 2012. (a) John Terry(b) Stevan Gerrard(c) David Beckham(d) Ashley Cole
32. Name the Indian boxer and London Olympic bronze medalist who on 24 September 2012 named as the brand ambassador of super fight league.(a) Vijendra Singh(b) M C Mary Kom(c) Manoj Kumar(d) Vikas Krishan
33. Name the Former Cricketer and all-rounder, who was appointed as the Chairman of the five member senior selection committee of BCCI on 27 September 2012.(a) Saba Karim(b) Vikram Rathour(c) Sandeep Patil(d) Rajinder Singh Hans.
34. Deepika Kumari the Sports Person from India, won Silver at Recurve World Cup on 23 September 2012 in Tokyo. Recurve world Cup is related to which Sports Event? (a) Archery(b) Shooting(c) Disc Throwing(d) Volley ball
35. Which Indian golfer wrapped up a four-shot victory at the Yeangder tournament players Championship in Chinese Taipei on 17 September 2012? (a) Gaganjeet Bhullar(b) Jeev Mikha Singh(c) Shiv Kapur(d) Jyoti Randhawa
36. Name the two players on whom AITA (All India Tennis Association) extended ban till June 2014 (a) Mahesh Bhupati and Rohan Bopanna(b) Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna(c) Leander Paes and Sania Mirza(d) Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupati
37. Name the owner of Delhi franchise of hockey India (a) Tata Group(b) Wave Group(c) Bharti Group(d) Aircel and Reliance
38. Name the person who has been appointed as full time president of Hockey India. (a) Gayatri Shetty(b) Mariamma koshy(c) Bachendri Pal(d) Dilip Tirki
39. Name the the Australian Cricketer who on 20 September 2012 announced his retirement from all formats of Cricket.(a) Matthew Hayden(b) Ricky Pointing(c) Michael Clarke(d) Bret Lee
40. Name the BJP MLA who was elected as the President of Indian Boxing Federation on 23 September 2012.(a) Abhishek Matoria(b) Ashok Gehlot(c) Mahesh Joshi(d) Sachin Pilot
41. Name the New Zealand’s fast bowler who retired from both International and Domestic Cricket (a) Shane Bond(b) Daryl Tuffey(c) Ian Butler(d) Chris Martin
42. The boxing Champion, Muhammad Ali who retired from the game in the year 1981 was honoured with Medal in Philadelphia on 13 September 2012. What was the name of that medal? (a) Liberty medal(b) Medal of Excellence(c) Indecorum medal(d) None of these
43. Which Indian player became ICC ODI cricketer of the year? (a) Virendra Sehwag(b) MS Dhoni(c) Suresh Raina(d) Virat Kohli
44. Which character is declared to be the official mascot for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil on 12 September 2012.(a) Laughing Buddha (b) A Smiling Armadillo(c) Shera(d) A Running Pichachhoo
45. Women SAF football championship 2012 was won by which country? (a) Nepal(b) Bhutan(c) China(d) India
46. Name the Indian High jumper who won a silver medal in (F42 single leg, amputations minimal disability category) at London Paralympics Games.(a) Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda(b) Vijay Singh Chauhan(c) Suresh Babu(d) Hari Shankar Roy
47. The legendary tennis player from US who announced his retirement during the US open on 6 September 2012 after facing a defeat from John Martin del Potro. (a) Roger Federer(b) Rafael Nadal(c) Novak Djokovic(d) Andy Roddick
48. Which Indian female wrestler won Bronze in the World Junior Championship at Pattava on 6 September 2012?(a) Indu Choudhary(b) Geeta Phogat(c) Sonika Kaliraman(d) Alka tomar
49. Name the Formula one driver who became the winner of Italian Grand Prix 2012 (a) Fernando Alonso(b) Lewis Hamilton(c) Sebastian Vettel(d) Michael Schumacher
50. Name the tennis player who became the first British man to capture US Open Grand Slam Singles Championship after 76 years by defeating Novak Djokovic on 11 September 2012. (a) Andy Murray(b) Max Woonsam (c) Jamie Murray(d) Bunny Austin
51. For what percent, The Government of India on 20 September 2012 hiked the foreign investment cap for the broadcasting service providers?(a) 65 percent(b) 74 percent(c) 80 percent(d) 54 percent
52. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 24 September 2012 approved a package on debt restructuring for the state-electricity boards. What was net worth of that package?(a) 1.90 lakh Crore(b) 3.5 lakh Crore(c) 2.6 lakh Crore(d) 1.25 lakh Crore
53. Which agency was instructed by the Central Vigilance Commission on 24 September 2012 to expand its investigation scope on Coal Block Allocation to private firms in between 1993 to 2004? (a) Directorate of Revenue Intelligence(b) Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)(c) CAG Committee(d) None of These
54. Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has approved a proposed hike of the government's stake in Industrial Finance Corporation of India Ltd (IFCI) to make it a state-run company. What was hike that Percent?(a) 56.25 Percent(b) 55.57 Percent(c) 54.35 Percent(d) 58.65 Percent
55. State Bank of India, the country’s largest bank, cuts its base rate with how much point making it to 9.75 percent?(a) 25 basis point(b) 45 basis point(c) 35 basis point(d) 50 basis point
56. The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited introduced a system for making the payment of the bookings via mobile phones. What is the name of that system? (a) Interbank Mobile Payment System (IMPS)(b) Sybase mobile banking System(c) Railway mobile banking system(d) PNB mobile banking System
57. Name the Union Minister who had suggested setting up of a National Investment Board (NIB) under
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to accord speedy clearances to mega proposals. (a) Sharad Pawar(b) A.K. Antony(c) Kapil Sibal(d) P. Chidambaram
58. Reserve Bank of India injected a liquidity of around ___________by slashing down the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) by 25 basis points to 4.50 percent from 4.75 percent. (a) 17000 crore(b) 15000 crore(c) 10000 crore(d) 12000 crore
59. Shimla Municipal Corporation introduced a Tax on Shimla entry of vehicles that are not registered in
Himachal Pradesh. What was the name of that tax? (a) Envy Tax(b) Green Tax(c) Carbon tax(d) Natural resource consumption tax
60. Name the report which was submitted to the finance minister of India by the Shome Committee constituted by the Central Board of Direct Taxes, after the approval of Prime Minister of India. (a) GARR Report(b) CAG Report(c) Financial Credit Report(d) Tax Mitigation Report
61. In a gesture of goodwill Karnataka government in front of Supreme Court of India agreed to release
_________cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu from the Cauvery River. (a) 20000(b) 10000(c) 5000(d) 15000
62. The EGoM (Empowered Group of Ministers) on 11 September 2012 declared to slash down the interest rate from 10 to 12 percent to how many percent in the entire 350 drought hit Talukas of the four states namely, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Karnataka? (a) 4 percent(b) 8.5 percent(c) 7 percent(d) 6 percent
63. As per the data released by the government on 14 September 2012, Indian inflation rose from 6.87
percent recorded in July 2012 to _________percent August 2012. (a) 7.55(b) 8.0(c) 9.5(d) 7.25
64. The Union Cabinet cleared the proposal of foreign direct investment (FDI) for 51 percent in the multibrand
retail chains and _______percent in Aviation power exchanges industry. (a) 50(b) 49(c) 66(d) 25
65. The reserve bank of India reduced the Cash Reserve Ratio(CRR) by: (a) 0.5 percent(b) 0.25 percent(c) 0.75 percent(d) 1 percent
68. Mauritius based, investment firm, got a clearance for their foreign direct investment proposal of investing Rs 808 crore by the union government of India. What was the name of that investment firm? (a) Cloverdell Investments Ltd(b) Conyers Dill and Pearman(c) CIEL Investment(d) Paracor Investment
69. To split off the ground handling and engineering services of Air India, Union cabinet approved a proposal of how much amount so that the two units Air India Engineering Services Limited (AIESL) and Air India Transport Services Ltd. (AITSL) will be operational as two completely owned subsidiaries and treated as separate profit centers?(a) 867 crore(b) 800 crore(c) 875 crore (d) 768 crore
70. The Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) published its annual publication- India’s external debt: a status report 2011-12. As per the published report, India’s external debt in the end of March 2012 was: (a) $345.8 billion(b) $250 billion(c) $362.7 billion(d) $450 billion
71. As per the data released by world Economic Forum India's ranking declined by three places to what
position in the Global Competitiveness Index 2012-2013? (a) 59 position(b) 56 position(c) 61 position(d) 64 position
72. Due to the demand slowdown in the US and Europe, India’s exports in July reduced to what per cent making it a steepest fall in three years?(a) 15.2 percent(b) 14.8 percent(c) 12.5 percent(d) 13.6 percent
73. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation was awarded with the work of Management Consulting Services in which international Metro Rail Project?(a) Jakarta Metro rail project(b) Moscow Metro rail project(c) London Metro rail project(d) Copenhagen Metro rail project
74. Name the Indian Entrepreneur who was placed at top in the Executive Pay Chart of the listed companies for the fiscal year 2011-2012.(a) Mukesh Ambani(b) Sunil Mittal(c) Naveen Jindal(d) Kalanithi Maran
75. Who is appointed as the chief Legal Executive director of Ashok Leyland? (a) Sundar Rajan(b) Dheeraj G. Hinduja(c) Rajiv Saharia (d) N.V. Balachandran
76. The Oil and gas exploration and production company Cairn Energy plc sold 8 per cent stake in Cairn India for a net realization of about US Dollar 910 million. The cairn energy is based at (a) UK(b) Germany(c) France(d) Australia
77. TVS Motors on 28 September 2012 launched a new 125 cc Motorcycle in market .The Motorcycle is named by(a) TVS Phoenix(b) TVS Flame(c) TVS Jive(d) TVS Apache RTR
78. Tech Mahindra acquired 51% stake in Bharti group owned mobile value added service (VAS) provider
limited for 260 crore. What is the name of that value added service provider? (a) Comviva Technologies(b) Bharti Airtel(c) Infratel Ltd.(d) Vodafone services
79. 25 percent stake of Axis bank subsidiary, Axis Asset Management Company was acquired by Schroder Singapore Holdings. The company is largest asset management company of which country? (a) USA(b) UK(c) Canada(d) Switzerland
80. Name the country in which Tata Steel won a high-speed Rail Contract of Value Rs 315.15 Crore . (a) Germany(b) Japan(c) China(d) France
81.HCL Technologies signed a multi-million dollar deals with the Texas-based Semi-conductor and embedded processing solution providing company. Name the company. (a)Freescale(b)Dallas Semiconductor(c)Tri Quint (d)Texas Instrument
82.Name the airline which has emerged to be the top ranked carrier for consecutive second month (a)Jet Airways(b)Spice Jet(c)Indigo Airlines(d)Air India
83.On 10 September 2012, Infosys acquired Switzerland based global management consultancy firm, which is considered to be the largest acquisition by Infosys till date. Name the firm acquired. (a) Lodestone(b) Adecco(c) Dartfish(d) Ricola
84.Information training company NIIT Ltd partnered with which Software company on 12 September 2012 for courses in Cloud computing?(a) IBM(b) Microsoft(c) Infosys(d) Wipro
85.A production- Sharing Contract (PSC) was signed by Australian BHP Billiton and UK’s based global energy and Natural Gas Company on 10 September 2010. Name the UK based company. (a) Salamander energy(b) London Marine Consultants(c) Falkland Oil and Gas(d) BG Group
86.Which State-owned Indian Bank opened its first branch in South Africa in a move to enhance the relationship between South Africa and India?(a) Bank of India(b) Union bank of India(c) Punjab National bank(d) ICICI Bank
87.Larsen & Turbo integrated its L&T Engineering Services with IT business L&T InfoTech for igniting growth rate of the company in technical arena. The company’s newly restructured cluster is rebranded by name as:(a)L&T Technology Services(b)L&T Info engineering Services(c)L&T Tech Engineering Services (d)L&T Tech and Solution services
88. Name the steel and power Company which has acquired Canadian Energy Firm CIC for Rs 650 Crore. (a)Jindal Steel and Power Ltd(b)Hira Steel and Power Ltd(c)Nandan Steel and Power Ltd(d)Essar Group of company
89.Bharat electronic limited entered into a joint venture with French Energy Solution Company to manufacture radars for civilian and defense purpose. Name the French company. (a)GDF Suez(b)Thales(c)Dalkia(d)Areva NC
90.Tata Consultancy Service signed in an agreement of 103 crore to provide ICT Solution for MGNREGS in which State?(a) Uttar Pradesh(b) Bihar(c) West Bengal(d) Punjab
91.Name the Industry Leader who is nominated to Competition Commission Eminent Persons Advisory Group (EPAG) by the Union government of India.(a)Deepak Parekh(b)Narayan Murthy(c)Kiran Mazumdar Shaw(d)VN Kaul
92.Which call centre service provider company was acquired by Tech Mahindra with a deal of $87.1 Million?(a)Fusion BPO Services(b)Hutchinson Global Services(c)Intelnet(d)Exl services
93.A new strain of rice developed by the scientists, which can enhance the productivity in the soil that lacks a nutrient content.Name the nutrient, lack of which effects crop yield. (a)Sulphur(b)Oxygen (c)Phosphorous(d)Carbon
94.Name the two planets that came together in the Western sky on 15 August 2012 after sunset. (a)Mars and Saturn(b)Earth and Mars(c)upiter and Saturn(d)Venus and Earth
95.)The identified singing mice that use songs to communicate are found in which region?(a)The Himalayan terrain(b)The tropical cloud forests in the mountains of Costa Rica(c) On the volcanic plates of Pacific(d)Greenland
96.Name the NASA’s Robert that has recently touched the surface of Mars (a)Rover Curiosity(b)Gale Crater(c)Martian home(d)Calif
97. Name the process that will be applied for transferring the gene of the newly developed Stained Rice to the modern variety of rice(a)Cross-Breeding(b)Genetic Engineering(c)Hybridization(d)None of these
98) Which of the following is not a brand owned by Shahnaz Hussain?A) Veda DynamicsB) Kaya Skin clinicsC) Shahnaz HerbalD) Forever Beautiful
99) Which of the following is not a snack brand owned by PepsiCo Company Frito Lay? A) LaysB) BingoC) KurkureD) Uncle Chipps
100) Which beer giant operates in India through its 100% owned subsidiary South Asia Breweries? A) CarlsbergB) AnheuserBuschC) HeinekenD) Scottish & Newcastle
101) Who has been ranked by Time Magazine as the most powerful woman of the past century? A) Mother TeresaB) Indira GandhiC) Jane AdamsD) Golda Meir
102) Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High court is the second judge in the country history to face removal
proceedings in Parliament. Who was the first?A) Gautam GhoshB) B. SudhakarC) V. RamaswamyD) Kunal Kishore
103) The book ‘Building A World Class Civil Service for 21st century India’ is written by A) Arun de SouzaB) Ian HarrisC) S.K. DasD) Devesh Kapur
104) Which of the following places has been removed from UN list of unresolved disputes? A) TaiwanB) TibetC) J&KD) Arunachal Pradesh
105) Which of the following is not a member of Shanghai Cooperation Organization? A) RussiaB) KazakhstanC) UzbekistanD) South Korea
106) The headquarters of NATO is situated at A) Vienna, NorwayB) New York, USAC) Brussels, BelgiumD) Seoul, South Korea
107) International Day for Tolerance is observed on A) November 10B) November 16C) November 24D) November 28
108) How many medals India won in the recently concluded London Olympics 2012? A) 5B) 4C) 6D) 7
109) Which PSU has recently been awarded with “Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar” in 2012 in the “Community Sports Identification and Nurturing of Budding Young Talent” category? A) NTPCB) BHELC) SAILD) ONGC
110) Who has won the Gold Medal in the Men’s 100m and 200m sprints in the London Olympics 2012? A) Michael FraterB) Usain BoltC) Yohan BlakeD) Nesta Carter

GA Question-Answers(oct) For IBPS Clerk 2012-13 CWE II

 1. Modernization of Indian Railways Agreement is signed by which two countries? Ans. India and Belgium
2. Who is appointed as the new Vice Chancellor of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)? Ans. Gopinath Pradhan
3. Which bank in India get the Banking Technology excellence Award recently? Ans. South Indian Bank
4. Geeta Chaudhary is associated with which sports item? Ans. Judo
5. Which company has been ranked by Forbes on August 2012 as the first among the World’s 25 largest oil companies? Ans. Saudi Aramco
6. Which sports person became the most decorated Olympian of all time with 19 medals after winning a gold medal in the 4/200 meeter freestyle relay in London Olympics 2012? Ans. Michael Phelps
7. Which country along with India will begin their joint INDRA-2012 anti terror military exercises  in the Siberian republic of Buryatia on August 2012? Ans. Russia
8. Name the first Indian who win a medal in Badminton in the history of Olympics? Ans. Saina Nehwal
9. What is the name of the robotic space probe mission of Curiosity on August 2012? Ans. Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
10. Who won the gold medal in 100 metres running at the 2012 London Olympics with a record time of 9.63 seconds? Ans. Usain Bolt
11. Name the human gene discovered recently by the scientists that influences how people respond to flu infections? Ans. ITFITM 3
12. World Elders Day is observed on which date?  Ans. October 1
13. Recently who has released the report titled ‘World Development Report 2013’? Ans. World Bank
 14. Who is the executive director of United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women? Ans. Michelle Bachelet
15. In which country, the 7th Meeting of the women speakers of Parliament on Gender Sensitive Parliament was held? Ans. India
16. Recently who has taken charge as the Chairperson and Managing Director of Allahabad Bank? Ans. Shubhalakshmi Panse
17. What is India’s growth forecast for the current fiscal as per the Asian Development Bank  (ADB)? Ans. 5.6 %
18. Which paramilitary force of India has recently celebrated it’s golden jubilee year? Ans. Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
19. Who has been elected as the new Prime Minister of Georgia? Ans. Bidzina Ivanishvili
20. Who is the non resident Indian settled in Colarado in US, has been proposed to the Nobel Peace Prize by the US government? Ans. Malireddy Srinivasulu
21. Who is the author of the novel “The Casual Vacancy”? Ans. J.K Rowling
22. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the National Cricket Selection Committee? Ans. Sandeep Patil
23. The National Institute of Urban Affairs is located in which city? Ans. New Delhi
24. Which state government has launched Annshri Yojana, under which around two lakh families will receive a monthly cash transfer of Rs. 600 per month? Ans. Delhi
25. Who had led the controversial Operation Blue Star in Amritsar in 1984 and is recently in news because of attacks on him? Ans. Kuldeep Singh Brar
26. Recently in which Pakistan city, Shadman Chowk is renamed as Bhagat Singh Chowk? Ans. Lahore
27. Targeting mainly at school children, Oxford University Press (OUP) has launched a book on Gandhi on the occasion of his 143rd birth anniversary. What is the name of the book? Ans. My Early Life: An Illustrated Story
28. Recently which country and India have announced the collaboration to build a model smart city, which will serve as a template for replication? Ans. Austria
29. Who has been recently re-elected as President of World Squash Federation? Ans. N. Ramachandran
30. Recently, who is conferred with the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award? Ans. Tessy Thomas
31. Who is the present President of the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU)? Ans. Abdelwahad Radi
32. Who is the head of the government appointed panel on legislative reforms in the financial sector? Ans. B.N Srikrishna
33. World Teacher’s Day is observed on which date? Ans. October 5
34. Who is the winner of 27th Indira Gandhi Award for National integration? Ans. Gulzar
35. Who is the winner of Vallathol Award 2012? Ans. Yusafali Kechery
36. Who is the winner of Vayalar Ramavarma Literary Award 2012? Ans. Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri
37. Niryat Shree and Niryat Bandhu awards are given for the promotion of export sector. Which
bank has won the gold trophy in Niryat Bandhu Award recently? Ans. Canara Bank
38. Recently, which stock exchange was halted for around 15 minutes as freak trades triggered a 15 per cent drop in the index? Ans. National Stock Exchange (NSE)
39. Recently, which country has extradited radical Islamist preacher Abu Hamza al Masri to the US? Ans. UK
40. Recently, which institution has declared to help the Indian government with a $500 million loan to support its scheme for universalizing secondary education, the Rashtriya Madhyamik  Shisha Abhiyan (RMSA)? Ans. World Bank
41. The Prithvi –II, the surface-to-surface missile was successfully test fired from Odisha. What  is the range of this missile? Ans. 350 km
42. The 6th October 2012 marks the 125th birth anniversary of Le Corbusier, the Swiss-born French Architect. Which Indian city was designed by him?Ans. Chadigarh
43. Which day is observed on 5th October 2012?Ans. Global James Bond Day
44. Name the Indian cartoonist who was detained in Mumbai on charges of sedition?Ans. Assem Trivedi
45. Who were the Nobel Prize winners of 2012 in Medicine?Ans. Sir. John Gurdon & Shinya Yamanka
46. Who were the Nobel Prize winners of 2012 in physics ?Ans. Serge Haroche & David J Wineland
47. On 7th October 2012, who won his countries presidential election for a third time and a historically high turnout and now will start a fourth term as President of Venezuela?Ans. Hugo Chavez
48. Who were the Nobel Prize winners of 2012 in Chemistry?Ans. Robert J Lefkowitz & Brian K Kobilka
49. Who is the Nobel Prize winners of 2012 in Literature?Ans. Mo Yan(Guan Moye)
50. Which organization was awarded the nobel prize for peace in 2012?Ans. European Union (EU)
51. Which city is the host for the eleventh edition of Ananya Dance Festival?Ans. New Delhi
52. Who is named as it’s female athlete of the year by the European Athletics Federation?Ans. Jessica Ennis
53. In which city, the Central Bee Research and Training Institute is located?Ans. Pune
54. Who is the brand ambassador of the Nirmal Bharat Yatra, which has began on October 3?Ans. Vidya Balan
55. Recently in which state of India, RTI Week 2012 was launched?Ans. Nagaland
56. Recently, in which city, South Asia’s first knowledge hub in various languages for elected rural women representatives was launched by US women?Ans. Jaipur
57. Which coiuntry is the host for International seminar on Energy Access?Ans. India
58. In which country, the 9th International Women Playwrights Conference was held?
Ans. Sweeden
59. Recently an absurd and anti-Muslim film has created furore in the Middle East. What is the title of that film?Ans. Innocence of Muslims
60. In which country, the Football Link International Festival 2012 was started recently?Ans. India
61. According to the ‘Children in India 2012 A Statistical Appraisal’ report, Which state has reported the highest number of crimes against children?Ans. Uttar Pradesh
62. The T.L Shankar Committee report deals with which sector?Ans. Coal Sector
63. Which country has hosted an international conference on disaster risk management with the support of world bank?Ans. Japan
64. Which automobile major has developed the ‘insect car’, a new smart concept car that monitors driver’s face to help predict what he want to be next?Ans. Toyota
65. Which force has celebrated it’s 80th anniversary on 8th October 2012?Ans. Indian Airforce
66. Which application is launched by the Indian Railways on 10th October 2012 to track the position of train?
Ans. Rail Radar
67. What is the name of the new motorcycle that Royal Enfield has launched on 11 October 2012?Ans. Thunder bird 500
68. Which countries launched a joint reserch project in to pricing structures in LNG markets on 10th october 2012?Ans. Japan and India
69. Who become the World’s No. 1 Personal Computer (PC) maker?Ans. Lenovo
70. Name the Malayalee who appointed as Supreme Court Judge in Singapore?Ans. Sundaresh Menon
71. Who is appointed as the new Defence Secretary of Pakistan?Ans. Left. Gen. (Rtd) Aasif Yasin Malik
72. Who is the first gold winner of London Olympics 2012?Ans. Yee Siling
73. Name the first medal winner of India in London Olympics 2012?Ans. Gagan Narang
74. Who is the new Home Minister of India?Ans. Sushil Kumar Shinde
75. Who wrote the Book ‘Pakistan Beyond the crises State’?Ans. Dr. Mahila Lodhi
76. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Competition Commission on India?Ans. Ashok Chawla
77. Name the country that India signed an agreement for the modernisation of Indian Railways on August 2012?Ans. Belgium
78. Indian Government decided to allow investment with the objective of boosting bilateral economic relations from which country?Ans. Pakistan
79. Who is the second medal winner of India in the London Olympics 2012?Ans. Vijay Kumar
80. Hameed Ansari is the second person to hold the position of India’s Vice President twice. Who was the first person?Ans. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
81. Who is appointed as deputy Chief Minister of Manipur?Ans. Gaikhanagam
82. Who became the 1st player from Japan to win French Open Super Series 2012 against Saina Nehwal?Ans. Minatsu Mitani
83. Who won the Miss International title 2012?Ans. Miss Japan Ikumi Yoshimatsu
84. Who won the women’s single Denmark Open title 2012?Ans. Saina Nehwal