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#CMAT 8

Economic Survey 2013


Economic Survey 2013 Summary in 11 simple points:


1) India's economy is likely to pick up pace in 2013-14 and could grow at 6.1-6.7 per cent .


2) India on verge of creating quality jobs to seize 'demographic dividend'. India is creating jobs in industry but mainly in low productivity construction and not enough formal jobs in manufacturing, which typically are higher productivity. Because good jobs are both the pathway to growth as well as the best form of inclusion, India has to think of ways of enabling their creation.


3) GDP growth rates were:In 2009-10 = 8.6 per cent In 2010-11 = 9.3 per cent In 2011-12 = 6.2 per centIn 2012-13 = 5 per cent


4) FDI in retail allowed by the government can pave the way for investment in new technology and marketing of agricultural produce in India. Fast agricultural growth remains vital for jobs, incomes and food security.


5) In the current fiscal, foreign exchange reserves have fluctuated between US$ 286 billion and US$ 295.6 billion, while the rupee remained volatile in the range of Rs. 53.02 to Rs. 54.78 per US dollar during October 2012 to January 2013.


6) Survey suggests widening of the tax base, and prioritization of expenditure as key ingredients of a credible medium term fiscal consolidation plan.


7) NPAs (non-performing assets) of the banking sector have increased from 2.36 percent of the total credit advanced in March 2011 to 3.57 percent of total credit advanced in September 2012.


8) Expenditure on social services also increased considerably in the 12th Plan, with the education sector accounting for the largest share, followed by health.


9) It was also suggested that Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) with the help of the Unique Identification Number (Aadhaar) can help plug some of leakages like funds not reaching the targeted beneficiaries.


10) India now also focuses on 'environmental sustainability', with 12th Plan.


11) Main challenge for India is to make the key drivers and enablers of growth-be it infrastructure, the transportation sector, housing, or sustainable agriculture-grow sustainably.


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CMAT 9#


1. Who won the French Open 2013 Women's Singles?

Ans: Serena Williams

Note: She defeated No. 2 Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-4 to secure her second French Open title. It was the 31-year-old American's 16th Grand Slam title win.


2. Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh was on four days visit to an Asian country recently. Name the country?

Ans: Japan.

Note: The Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, visited Japan from 27-30 May 2013 for the Annual Summit of the Prime Ministers.


3. Name the world's largest online retailer who in Month of June 2013 entered into Indian e-commerce market with the launch of its marketplace offering books, movies and television shows for sale?Ans:Amazon.com. It will be called Amazon.in in India


4. World Environment Day was observed on 5 June 2013. What was the theme this year?

Ans: Think, Eat, Save Reduce Your Foodprint.

Note: It aims at an anti-food wastage and loss campaign to encourage people to reduce their foodprint. It also calls for more awareness about the environmental impact of the food choices people make and empowers them to make informed decisions. World Environment Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972 to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment.


5. In a landmark judgment on 3 June 2013, which commission held that political parties are answerable to citizens under the Right to Information Act (RTI Act)?

Ans: Central Information Commission (CIC).

Note: Present Chief Information Commissioner is Satyananda Mishra.


6. Name the sports channel to whom on 7 June 2013 the High Court of Delhi directed to provide live signals of ICC Champions Trophy 2013 in England to Doordarshan without any commercials till its further orders?

Ans: ESPN

Note: ICC Champions Trophy tournament started in England on 6 June 2013 and will continue till 23 June 2013.


7. Who was recently re-elected as the Chairman of Indian Banks' Association (IBA)?

Ans: K R Kamath

Note: He is the chairman and managing director of Punjab National Bank (PNB) and was re-elected as the Chairman of IBA for 2013-14 tenure.


8. The Ministry of Tourism (MoT) recently roped in which corporation for maintenance as well as cleanliness of Taj Mahal as well as five more tourist destinations, under the Campaign Clean India?Ans: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC)


9. Recently government decided to set up India's highest Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) at Nyoma, Leh district of which Indian State?

Ans: Jammu and Kashmir. It will be at an altitude of about 14000 feet.


10. The government hiked the import duty on Gold and Platinum on 05 June 2013. What is the present import duty?

Ans: 8 per cent.

Note: Earlier it was 6 per cent. The hike is aimed at curbing import of gold, which is mainly responsible for the rise in Current Account Deficit (CAD) impacting on the country's foreign exchange reserves as well as the rupee value.


11. Where was the first all-women police station started functioning from 4 June 2013?

Ans: Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh


12. Who appointed as the new National Security Adviser of US President Barack Obama on 5 June 2013?

Ans: Susan Elizabeth Rice

Note: Presently she was the American ambassador to the United Nations. She replaced Tom Donilon.


13. Nawaz Sharif on 5 June 2013 took oath to the office of the Prime Minister of Pakistan for his third term after formally being elected as the Prime Minister by the National Assembly. He returned back to power almost after how many years?

Ans: 14

Note: He was forced to leave the office in a military coup and went into exile. He was sworn-in by the President Asif Ali Zardari at a function in an ornate hall at the Presidency.


14. Name the operating system launched by Windows recently as the updated version of its Windows 8?

Ans: Windows 8.1


15. Name the bullet train series successful tested by Japan recently, which are designed to travel at speeds of about 311-500 mph?

Ans: L0 Series Trains (maglev bullet trains)


16. Coca-Cola, the largest soft-drink maker of the world, opened its bottling plant in which country on 4 June 2013 as part of its planned five-year 200 million US dollar investment?

Ans: Myanmar


17. SBI reduced interest rate on fixed deposits of maturity up to one year by...................... percent to 7.25 percent?

Ans: 0.25


18. Who became the first woman to be elected to the FIFA Executive Committee (ExCo) for a full term of four years at the FIFA Congress in Mauritius held on 30 May 2013?

Ans: Burundi's Lydia Nsekera


19. Who was, on 3 June 2013, elected as the Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan?

Ans: Ayaz Sadiq, he was a Leader of Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N)


20. Under the provisions of which act did Sreesanth and 25 others arrested in connection with IPL spot-fixing scandal denied bail recently?

Ans: Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).

Note: MCOCA was formulated in 1994 to tackle organized crime which abetted narco-terrorism and raised huge amount of illegal money.


21. Indian Skipper MS Dhoni received the ICC ODI Championship Shield and a cheque of 175000 US dollars. State the reason for it?

Ans: for leading the number One ODI team on the annual 1 April cut-off date.

Note: Indian team claimed the number-one spot from England after winning the series 3-2 in January 2013. India won eight out of 13 ODIs while losing five in the 12-month period between 1 April 2012 and 1 April 2013.


22. Who became the youngest Indian to scale the Mount Everest on 21 May 2013?

Ans: Raghav Joneja

Note: He broke the record set by Nameirakpam Chingkheinganba of Manipur's, who climed the everest at the age 16 years seven months and 11 days.


23. RBI extended Time for opening up of New Banks by.................... Months recently?

Ans: Six24.


24.Name the young Bollywood actress who committed suicide on 3 June 2013 at her Juhu residence in Mumbai?

Ans: Jiah Khan.

Note: She debuted in Ram Gopal Varma's Nishabd, opposite veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan in the year 2007.


25. Who was recently named as the New Prime Minister of Palestine?

Ans: Rami Hamdallah


26. Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG (DBTL) Scheme Launched in 18 Districts of India from 01 June 2013. Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, M. Veerappa Moily launched the scheme from which district of Karnataka?

Ans: Tumkur near Bangalore


27. Who resigned as Chairman of IPL on 1 June 2013 in the wake of the raging spot-fixing scandal?Ans: Rajeev Shukla


28. World Ocean Day was celebrated across the world on 8 June 2013. What was the theme this year?Ans: Together, we have the Power to Protect the Oceans is the theme for 2013.

Note: For the first time, World Ocean day was introduced in 1992 at Rio de Janeiro with a motive of raising awareness of people towards the crucial role that sea plays in our lives.


29. Name the book released by Vice President of India, Hamid Ansari on 6 June 2013, which is authored by Rukhsar Amrohvi?

Ans: Dard-e-Dil Likhun Kab Tak” (in Urdu and Hindi)

Note: Rukhsar Amrohvi is the daughter of the legendary film director and writer Kamal Amrohvi. The book, Dard-E-Dil Likhun Kab Tak is a compilation of poems composed by poetess Rukhsar Amrohvi and some rare pictures of the historic moments of Indian Cinema.


30. Who won the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2013?

Ans: Kevin Barry. Irish author for his novel City of Bohane


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#CMAT 10

Q1. Who won the 2013 Wimbledon Women's

singles title?

Ans. Marion Bartoli

Note: This is her maiden Grand Slam title. She is

from France and defeated 23rd seed Sabine

Lisicki of Germany in title clash in straight

sets ,1-6, 4-6.

Q2. Who was on 29 June 2013 appointed as the

next Chief Justice of India?

Ans. P. Sathasivam

Note: Sathasivam will be the 40th Chief Justice

of India (CJI).

Q3. Which team won the FIFA Confederations

Cup 2013 on 30 June 2013?

Ans. Brazil

Note: Brazil won 3-0 against FIFA World Cup

holders Spain. On the Brazilian side, two goals

were scored by Fred and one was scored by

Neymar.

Q4. Who is designated as India's next Foreign

Secretary on, 01 July 2013?

Ans. Sujata Singh

Note: She is the IFS officer of 1976 batch and

will succeed Ranjan Mathai as Foreign Secretary,

who is due to retire on 31 July 2013.

Q5. Who got the Best Actress award at 14th IIFA

(International Indian Film Academy) awards

2013 held in Macau on 6th July 2013?

Ans. Vidya Balan

Note: For her portrayal of a pregnant woman in

search of her husband in Kahaani.

Q6. Who got the Best Actor award at 14th IIFA

(International Indian Film Academy) awards

2013 held in Macau on 6th July 2013?

Ans. Ranbir Kapoor

Note: For his performance as deaf-mute boy in

Barfi.

Q7. Who was appointed as the President of

Nasscom on 6 July 2013?

Ans. R. Chandrasekhar

Note: He is the former Secretary Department of

Tele communications (DoT). Full form of

Nasscom is-National Association of Software

and Services Companies.

Q8. Who was sworn in as the interim President

of Egypt on 4 July 2013?

Ans. Adli Mansour.

Q9. Name the U.S. inventor who was known as

the father of the computer mouse who died on

3 July 2013 at age of 88?

Ans. Douglas Engelbart

Q10. Who became the first ever Indian woman

to receive Dubai Government's coveted Emirates

Woman Award for business excellence in June

2013?

Ans. Vandana Gandhi

Note: Vandana Gandhi is Founder & CEO of

British Orchard Nursery - Middle East's only

ISO-certified Nursery Chain.

Q11. Which country will host 2016 World T20

and 2023 World Cup along with 2021 proposed

World Test Championship?

Ans. India ........................................................

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#CMAT 11

• Chairman, IRDA – T. S. Vijayan

• Chairman, LIC – S.K. Roy

• President, FICCI –Naina Lal Kidwai

• Chairman, TRAI - Rahul Khullar

• Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) -Pradeep Kumar

• Chariman, CCI – Ashok Chawla

• President, ASSOCHAM -Rajkumar Dhoot

• President, NASSCOM - R. Chandrashekhar

• Chairman, NASSCOM -Krishna kumar Natarajan

• Director, BARC -Dr. Shekhar Basu

• Director, DRDO - Avinash Chander

• Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) - R K Sinha

• Chief Information Commissioner(CIC) - Satyanand Mishra

• Chairman, National Film Development Corporation (NFDC)- Ramesh Sippy

• Chairman, ISRO - Dr. K Radhakrishnan

• Chairperson, CBDT – Sudha Sharma

• Chairman, SEBI - U K Sinha

• Chairman, NABARD -Dr. Prakash Bakshi

• Chief, Intelligence Bureau – Saiyad Asif Ibrahim

• Director, NCERT - Prof. P Sinclair

• Governor, RBI – Dr. Raghuram Rajan.

• MD, NSE – Chitra Ramakrishna

• President, ADB - Takehiko Nakao

• MD, BSE – Ashish Chauhan

• Chariman, University Grant Commission – Ved Prakash

• Chief, Indian Airforce – Norman Anil Kumar Browne

• Chief, Indian Navy – Devendra Kumar Joshi

• Chief, Indian Army – Bikram Singh

• Director General, WTO - Roberto Azvedo

• MD, IMF – Christine Lagarde

• Director General, WHO – Margarate Chan

• President, World Bank – Jim Yong Kim

• Chairman, NABARD – Prakash Bakshi

• Chairman, UPSC – D. P. Agarwal

• Chief, RAW – Alok Joshi

• Director, CBI –Ranjit Sinha


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#CMAT 12

Publications--

IMF:

---World economic outlook

--- Global financial stability report

World bank:

--- World development report (for WDR 2013 theme was 'JOB')

RBI:

---Financial stability report

Asian development bank:

---Key indicators for Asia & Pacific

World Economic Forum:

---Global Competitiveness Report

---Financial Development Report

UNCTAD:

---World Investment Report


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Enough for today people..
I am feeling sleepy..I guess I will upload more..
And one more thing why dont you people contribute?
The best way to learn is to by sharing..
So share and learn.
Good night.
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http://cetking.com/cmatexam/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/CMAT-GK-500.pd

found this on net. ..... maybe current affairs is not updated but still worth a look..


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what is the procedure for registering in colleges for the exams? like in sp jain and other.

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I know its difficult to predict bt plz can any 1 tell me wht score is needed for 85 - 90 percentile in

XAT..??

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Please suggest me some good books to prepare for GK section of SNAP & XAT?
Thanks.
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Few FAQ's on SNAP answered:

What is the difference between marks for Academic Profile (AP) and Marks Obtained in the Qualifying Degree (As awarded by your University)?1.a) The marks obtained for the Academic Profile (AP) indicates the consistency in academic performance. Therefore, this is calculated taking into consideration the performance in all semesters/ years of the qualifying degree (irrespective of your University`s Rules for award of Class/ Division/ Percentage/ Grades etc.)1.b) The marks obtained in the qualifying degree will be exactly as awarded by your University. This will be considered for the purpose of deciding eligibility to apply to/ be admitted to a programme. Those who have completed Bachelor`s degree and do not fulfil eligibility criteria are not permitted for MBA Program Registration of 2014. Eligibility criteria are as under: 50% Marks at Bachelor`s Degree for other Open/ General, Defence Open, Defence Special, Industry Sponsored, Differently Abled, Kashmiri Migrants and NRI. 45% marks at Bachelor`s Degree for SC & STHow should the Academic Profile marks be calculated and where should this be entered?2.a) When marks are awarded: Please calculate and add marks of all the semesters/ years and enter in the field of 'marks obtained' and 'maximum marks' in SNAP Registration Form 2013 on the basis of guidelines prescribed in the 'ADMISSION BULLETIN OF MBA PROGRAMS OF CONSTITUENT INSTITUTES OF SIU-2014'.2.b) When marks are not awarded but Grades/ Points are awarded: Where the University awards grades/ points without specifying corresponding marks, or formula for conversion of grades/ points to marks, the following method must be adopted for conversion of Grades/ PointsStep 1: Count the number of pass grades/ points mentioned on your Statement of Grades/ Points. Let this be 'n'Step 2: Assign 95% as highest grade/ point.Step 3: Assign 35% as lowest grade/ point.Step 4: Divide the difference 60 (95-35=60) by (n-1). This will give the interval.Step 5: Assign % to the individual grade/ point in descending order.Step 6: Calculate average of all grades/ points.Step 7: Insert percentage of marks obtained and maximum marks on the scale of 100.For Example:If there are 13 Pass Grades/ Points in a particular University. (n=13)The highest Grade/ Point (A OR 1) will be 95%The lowest Grade/ Point (M OR 13) will be 35%60 (95-35=60) will be divided by (n-1) which is 13-1=12. Hence 60/ 12= 5.00Assign Percentage in descending order:A OR 1 95B OR 2 90C OR 3 85D OR 4 80E OR 5 75F OR 6 70G OR 7 65H OR 8 60I OR 9 55J OR 10 50K OR 11 45L OR 12 40M OR 13 35Based on this above information calculate the marks obtained in each course/ subject for all semesters/ years. Calculate the average. Enter in the 'marks obtained' field and 'maximum marks' field.For ExampleIf the average of all semesters/ years is 73.20%, enter 73.20 in the 'marks obtained' field and 100 in the 'maximum marks' field.2.c.) When marks are not awarded but CGPA/ GPA are awarded: Where the University awards CGPA/ GPA or formula for conversion of CGPA/ GPA to marks.Please convert the CGPA/ GPA of all the semesters/ years and enter in the field of marks obtained and maximum marks in SNAP Registration Form 2013 on the basis of guidelines prescribed in the 'ADMISSION BULLETIN OF MBA PROGRAMS OF CONSTITUENT INSTITUTES OF SIU-2014' (Section 4 D)

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Well soon CMAT questions will be uploaded to help you people increase the knowledge.
😃


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hey any 1 appeared 28th evening ???how was it..??any info on jk?/

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Different Technologies & Their Founders.......

1. Google: Larry Page & Sergey Brin

2. Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg

3. Yahoo: David Filo & Jerry Yang

4. Twitter:Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass,Evan Williams, Biz Stone

5. Internet: Tim Berners Lee

6. Linkdin: Reid Hoffman, Allen Blue & Koonstantin Guericke

7. Email: Shiva Ayyadurai

8. Gtalk: Richard Wah kan

9. Whats up: Laurel Kirtz

10. Hotmail: Sabeer Bhatia

11. Orkut: Buyukkokten

12. Wikipedia: Jimmy Wales

13. You tube: Steve Chen, Chad Hurley & Jawed Karim

14. Rediffmail: Ajit Balakrishnan

15. Nimbuzz: Martin Smink & Evert Jaap Lugt

16. Myspace: Chris Dewolfe & Tom Anderson

17. Ibibo: Ashish Kashyap

18. OLX: Alec Oxenford & Fabrice Grinda

19. Skype: Niklas Zennstrom,Janus Friis & Reid Hoffman

20. Opera: Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner & Geir lvarsoy

21. Mozilla Firefox: Dave Hyatt & Blake Ross

22. Blogger: Evan Willams

correct me if I am wrong 😃

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Some cmat 28 sept eve slot gk ques.

curiosity rover ,work in whch among -mars,moon ,venus...

"natraja " belongs to whch amng - chola ,gupta,maurya..

pope belongs to whch cntry of south hemisphere - Brazil Australia Argentina

not a nationalize bank - federal ,coopration,oriental n idbi (nt sure of idbi)

wch comp. is nt in maharatna - ongc,bhel,hpcl

only lady muslim ruler - razia sultan , hamida baano , gulbadan begaum ..

whch soft acid prsnt in soft drinks - malic acid , carbonic acid , hcl ..

not a unit of energy - joule , watt , watt-hr, electron volt

photosynthesis is max in whch clr - dark .white. blue.yellow

meaning of double jeopardy

wch novel is nt transformed in movie., - gone with the wind , inception, lord of rings , .... gatways (dnt rmmbr)


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is the gk secttion included in scores for calculating percentiles???

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hey friends.
have a query,in order to get sibm or the second best college in SNAP,how many questions should i aim for in GK section?


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should i focus on current affairs only ?? or static one too ... specially in case of economics ....and others ?? thanks in advance 😃😲 i m asking about iift

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Important Mergers & Acquisitions!

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Magsaysay Awards 2013!

Full List:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ramon_Magsaysay_Award_winners