Hi Could you tell me what you think of the likely cut off for the socio economic paper. I attempted 35 questions and after going through your list again I may have got around 28 right. Do I stand a chance....
Thx.
It is very hard to say, as seats are just 75, Descriptive will play a key role in final selection,
Hey Vinay I am talking about NABARD mains held on Oct 3 where there was a socio economic paper for 200 marks...
bhai I can't tell that vacancies are very less and no body has the full paper sothat he can check the answer and tell the probable cut off.after 5 days everything will be clear
One of the world's leading motion picture company Metro Goldwyn Mayer---MGM filed for Bankruptcy in US.
In an indication of sustained economic growth, the per capita income in Delhi has increased to Rs 78,690 in the financial year 2007-08 as against the national figure of Rs 33,283. Delhi's per capita income is the third highest in the country with Chandigarh having per capita income of Rs 110,676 topping the list and closely followed by Goa at Rs 105,582. The Unique Identification (UID) project of India has been renamed as 'Aadhaar'. India has achieved the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) for drinking water by providing 84 per cent of its rural population with access to improved sources of water. With the Right to Education Act coming into force, India has joined the league of 135 countries that have legal guarantee to provide free and compulsory education to children. BPL Studylite is India's first eco-friendly rechargeable light-emitting diode (LED) study lamp. It has bagged the Red Dot Product Design Award in the Lighting category, one of the most prestigious international product design awards. World Book Day is observed on April 23. The 37th National Games will be hosted by Chattisgarh. The tiny north-eastern state of Mizoram recently set a Guinness World Record for the "largest and longest dance". A 10-minute performance of its colourful traditional bamboo dance, Cheraw, saw an astounding 10,736 dancers in 671 groups set a record in the heart of Aizawl. A non-government organisation, Aranyak, has found that the Kaziranga National Park in Assam has 32 tigers per 100 sq km, as compared to Corbett National Park, Uttarkhand, which has 20 tigers for the same area. The Indian Air Force has laid the groundwork for operationalising its latest fighter base at Phalodi in Rajasthan.
btw LIFEISGAME has done an amazing work here...hats off to him...and he deserves a special treat
LOL:splat:.............I thought it would be something else ..........in GA paper.So was guessing some eco..or stats involved in it.LOL
As far as LIG is concerned he is our GK _GURU...........from now.........on.
Thanks a lot for appreciating my work !!!
But To be Honest , I'm not a GK Guru.. Forest bhai..
I m also in processing just like fellow puys.. so I just post for the help of fellow puys including me..
I've got some pms.. but i am unable to reply bcz I'm having some personal problems so hope my friends will understand .. It's time for a break for me.. will be back soon..
BTW here is SEPT-OCT 2010 current affairs & some GA stuff
January 12 : National Youth Day. January 15 :Army Day. January 26 :India's Republic Day and International Customs day. January 30 :Martyrs' Day February 24 :Central Excise Day. February 28 :National Science Day. March 8 :International Women's Day. March 15 :World Disabled Day. March 21 :World Forestry Day. March 21 :International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. March 23 :World Meteorological Day. April 5 :National Maritime Day. April 7 :World Health Day. April 18 :World Heritage Day. April 22 :Earth Day. May 1 :Workers Day (International Labor Day). May 3 :Press Freedom Day. May (2nd Sunday) : Mother's Day. May 8 :World Red Cross Day. May 11 :National Technology Day. May 15 :International Day of the Family. May 17 :World Telecommunication Day. May 24 :Commonwealth Day. May 31 :Anti-Tobacco Day. June 4 :International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression. June 5 : World Environment Day. June(2nd Sunday) : Fathers Day. June 26 :International day against Drug abuse & Illicit Trafficking. June 27 :World Diabetes Day. July 6 :World Zoonoses Day. July 11 :World Population Day. August 3 :International Friendship Day. August 6 :Hiroshima Day, August 9 :Quit India Day and Nagasaki Day. August 15 :Independence Day. August 29 :National Sports Day. September 5 :Teachers' Day. September 8 :World Literacy Day. September 16 :World Ozone Day. September 21 :Alzheimer's Day. September 26 : Day of the Deaf. September 27 : World Tourism Day. October 1 : International day of the Elderly. October 3 :World Habitat Day. October 4 :World Animal Welfare Day. October 8 :Indian Air Force Day. October 9 :World Post Office day. October 10 :National Post Day. October 13 :UN International Day for National disaster reduction. October 14 :World Standards Day. October 15 :World White Cane Day( guiding the Blind). October 16 :World Food Day. October 24 :UN Day, World development information Day. October 30 :World Thrift Day. November 14 : Children's Day ( in India ) November 20 :Africa Industrialization Day. November 29 :International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People. December 1 :World Aids Day. December 4 :Navy Day. December 7 :Armed Forces Flag Day. December 10 :Human Right Day. December 23 :Kisan Divas (Farmer's Day).
can someone post here the government schemes like Yojna's and all that are in action these days, i found many of them being asked in various bank POs but i usually find myself lacking knowledge about them
can someone post here the government schemes like Yojna's and all that are in action these days, i found many of them being asked in various bank POs but i usually find myself lacking knowledge about them :splat:
Scroll few pages back............I have posted a few.
1. The first-quarter group profit of Tata Steel ending on June 30 was a. ` 1,625 crore b. ` 1,725 crore c. ` 1,825 crore d. ` 1,925 crore 2. Name the telecom operator which has initiated the Braille Bill service in India. a. Vodafone b. Reliance c. Airtel d. Idea 3. NMDC has acquired the entire private land required for its proposed ` 15,000 crore steel plant at a. Jagdalpur b. Godda c. Dumka d. Samastipur 4. The organization to sign an agreement with the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to support the development of India Under-16 football team is a. Bharti Enterprises b. Mittal Group c. Tata d. Reliance ADA Group 5. Nestle will invest ` 350 crore to set up a manufacturing plant at to produce the Maggi range of food products. a. Maharashtra b. Karnataka c. West Bengal d. Gujarat 6. Vedanta Resources will take a majority stake of in Cairn India. a. $10 billion. b. $13.3 billion. c. $14.8 billion. d. $17 billion. 7. NMDC and Kobe Steel have signed a contract for acquiring stake in iron ore project in a. New Zealand b. Austria c. Australia d. New Guinea 8. Mahindra and Mahindra plans to acquire which Korean auto maker for an estimate of $400-450 million? a. Ssangyong b. Maruti c. Hundai d. Ford 9. Name Indias largest and only telecom operator offering nationwide CDMA and GSM mobile services. a. Tata Indicom b. Virgin mobiles c. Vodafone d. Reliance Communications 10. Tradus.in has launched an online book store at TradusBooks. in, offering book enthusiasts a wide assortment of titles, ease of shopping and free shipping of books across India. Tradus.in is a sister concern company of a. Ibibo Web Pvt Ltd b. Yahoo c. Times Shopping d. 160by2.com 11. German carmaker Mercedes Benz launched a new version of its E-Class sedan priced at a. ` 63 .4 lakh b. ` 64.5 lakh c. ` 65 lakh d. ` 65. 5 Lakh 12. Name the Indian software services fi rm which has won a New York court ruling to withhold taxes from a $70 million settlement payment to Britain-based Upaid Systems Ltd. a. Mahindra Satyam b. Infosys c. IBM d. HP 13. According to the Lakshmi Vilas Bank the total income of the bank for the fi rst quarter ended June 2010 has grown at 16.80 per cent to a. ` 174.99 crore. b. ` 274.99 crore. c. ` 374.99 crore. d. ` 474.99 crore. 14. What is the amount that Supertech is planning to invest to build an integrated township on Yamuna Expressway near Greater Noida? a. ` 1,100 crore b. ` 1,500 crore c. ` 1,750 crore d. ` 2,000 crore 15. Which fi rm is Malaysias state investor that controls 95 per cent of Singapore hospital operator Parkway Holdings? a. Khazanah b. Apollo Munich c. Max d. Bursa Malaysia 16. In tune with its ` 1,500-crore expansion plan, JK Paper signed an agreement with IT product maker to introduce a new range of high-end digital printing papers in India. a. Hewitt b. HP c. Hewlett Packard d. Luxar 17. What is the amount that Future Groups unit Pantaloon Retail planning to raise from its IPO? a. ` 600 cr b. ` 650 cr c. ` 700 cr d. ` 750 cr 18. ASUS Technology is aiming to capture at least market share in the Window mobile smart phone segment in the next two years. a. 15 % b. 17.5 % c. 20 % d. 22% 19. German engineering major, Siemens bagged an order to supply an RH vacuum degassing plant to the Rourkela Steel plant from Steel Authority of India (SAIL). The deal is worth a. 7.5 million euro b. 10 million euro c. 15 million euro d. 17.5 million euro 20. HDFC Trustee Co Ltd acquired 2.44 per cent stake in which textiles and apparels maker company in August? a. Raymond b. Grasim c. Peter England d. Armani 21. State-owned oil fi rms incurred 4,745 crore annual losses on pre-revised rates, prompting the government to more than double the price of state administered natural gas to a. $3.2 per mmBtu b. $4.2 per mmBtu c. $5.2 per mmBtu d. $6.2 per mmBtu 22. Lanco Infratech reported a whopping 68 per cent jump in its profi t after taxes, at ` 194.7 crore for the quarter ended June 30. The company posted a profi t after tax of a. ` 105.9 crore b. ` 115.9 crore c. ` 125.9 crore d. ` 135.9 crore 23. How many circles have been allotted to Vodafone for 3G Mobile services? a. 9 b. 11 c. 14 d. 17 24. Which Indian industrialist has been found guilty in the Bhopal Gas tragedy? a. Ratan Tata b. Keshub Mahindra c. Dheeru Bhai Ambani d. AAzim Premji 25. Spice Jet has been acquired by a. Reliance ADA Group b. Mahindra n Mahindra Group c. Sun Group d. Larsen & Tourbo 26. Who has been appointed as the new chief fi nancial offi cer (CFO) of Colgate Palmolive? a. Dilip Chenoy b. Keshub Mahindra c. Udai D. Raj d. Pauk Alton 27. According to CSO, Indias revised GDP growth rate for the fi scal year 2009-2010 is a. 7.2 % to 7.4% b. 7.4 % to 7.2% c. 4.7 % to 2.7% d. 2.7 % to 4.7% 28. CIL has joined hands with GAIL and RCF to set up a coal gasification project at which place? a. Talchar in Orissa b. Puri in Orissa c. Cuttak in Orissa d. Udaigiri in Orissa 29. The total income of the Unitech Group has increased by percent during the April-June quarter. a. 33.87 per cent b. 43.87 per cent c. 53.87 per cent d. 63.87 per cent 30. The Tata Group has become the countrys wealthiest group, with a market value of about a. ` 3,00,000 crore b. ` 3,21,000 crore c. ` 3,71,000 crore d. ` 3,95,000 crore
31. Jos Alukkas, a leading gold and diamond trader in the country, registered a total business turnover of in 2010-2011. a. ` 550 crore b. ` 820 crore c. ` 1020 crore d. ` 1120 crore 32. Engineering fi rm Era Infra has bagged a highway project that involves four laning of a road stretch from Muzaffarnagar in UP to Haridwar in Uttrakhand. The worth of the project is a. ` 1,000 crore b. ` 1,010 crore c. ` 1,100 crore d. ` 1,110 crore QUESTION BANK 33. During the 2009 2010 fi scal, Indias cement export declined by 29 per cent to a. 2 million tonnes b. 2. 10 million tonnes c. 2. 27 million tonnes d. 2. 50 million tones 34. By which date has would India temporarily shut down BlackBerry services if New Delhis concerns about security are not addressed? a. 31st August b. 15th September c. 30th September d. 1st October 35. The net profi t of Bosch Ltd at the quarter ended on June 30, 2010 is a. ` 18.82 crore b. ` 20.97 crore c. ` 22. 82 crore d. ` 26 .97 crore 36. Niraj Cement Structurals signed a contract with the Public Works Department of Bastar Circle, Jagdalpur. The worth of the deal is a. ` 71.27 crore b. ` 71. 72 crore c. ` 72. 17 crore d. ` 72. 71 crore 37. Areva T&D; India has signed a contract worth ` 110 crore with Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd to set up a 765 KV extra high voltage sub-station at a. Sasaram, Bihar b. Vaishali, Bihar c. Rajgir, Bihar d. Gaya, Bihar 38. AstraZeneca Plc will pay $198 million to settle claims against its anti psychotic drug a. Seroquel b. Olanzapine c. Clozapine d. Loxitane 39. Who has been appointed as the director on Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Asia-Pacifi c board? a. Shivani Lal b. Deepali Pruthi c. Vikas Puniya d. Naina Lal Kidwai 40. The total number of registered subscribers at Tata Teleservices Ltd by the end of July 2010 was a. 71 million b. 73 million c. 75 million d. 79 million 41. Name the organisation that has received an order for 1,000 buses, worth around $26 million from the Peoples Leasing Company in Sri Lanka. a. Honda b. Ashok Leyland c. Tata Motors d. Bajaj 42. BHEL signed a contract worth 2,525 crore with Abhijeet Infra for setting up a 1,080 MW thermal power plant in which state? a. Jharkhand b. Uttaranchal c. Bihar d. Chhattisgarh 43. Who has been appointed as the Offi cer Employee Director on the Board of Directors of Andhra Bank? a. Vir Sanghvi b. N Rajagopal Reddy c. Rajeev Ranjan d. Narayan Murthy 44. Indiabulls Real Estate bought the National Textile Corporations 8.3 acres of prime mill land in Mumbai for a. ` 1,405 crore b. ` 1,055 crore c. ` 1,505 crore d. ` 1,005 crore 45. The local car sales in India rose to an annual percent of as on July 2010. a. 38% b. 36% c. 35% d. 32% 46. Vascon Engineers has acquired 90 per cent of equity shares of GMP Technical Solutions Pvt Ltd worth how much? a. 62.62 crore b. 62.63 crore c. 63.62 crore d. 63.63 crore 47. Name the mobile application store which will be offering Reliance Communications its extensive catalog of over 65,000 free mobile applications. a. Navteq b. GetJar c. BlackBerry d. Google 48. The new poverty Index introduced by UNDP is a. Multi Dimensional Poverty Index b. Human Poverty Index c. BPL Index d. Social Poverty index 49. The symbol of Indian rupee has been designed by whom? a. Dewang Patel b. Harsha Madiraju c. Venkat Raman Kumar d. D.Udai Kumar QUESTION BANK 50. Which sector amongst the following contributes the maximum to Indias GDP? a. Shipping b. Services c. Mining d. Manufacturing Answers:
1. c. Rs 1,825 crore 2. b. Reliance 3. a. Jagdalpur 4. a. Bharti Enterprises 5. b. Karnataka 6. a. $10 billion. 7. c. Australia 8. a. Ssangyong 9. d. Reliance Communications 10. a. Ibibo Web Pvt Ltd 11. b. Rs 64.5 lakh 12. a. Mahindra Satyam 13. b. Rs 274.99 crore 14. d. Rs 2,000 crore 15. a. Khazanah 16. c. Hewlett Packard 17. d. Rs 750 cr 18. c. 20% 19. b. 10-million euro 20. a. Raymond 21. b. $4.2 per mmBtu 22. b. Rs 115.9 crore 23. a. 9 24. b. Keshub Mahindra 25. c. Sun Group 26. d. Pauk Alton 27. a. 7.2 % to 7.4% 28. a. Talchar in Orissa 29. c. 53.87 per cent 30. c. Rs 3,71,000 crore 31. b. Rs 820 crore 32. c. Rs 1,100 crore 33. c. 2. 27 million tonnes 34. a. 31st August 35. b. Rs 20.97 crore 36. a. Rs 71.27 crore 37. a. Sasaram, Bihar 38. b. Seroquel 39. d. Naina Lal Kidwai 40. c. 75 million 41. b. Ashok Leylanda 42. a. Jharkhand 43. b. N Rajagopal Reddy 44. c. Rs 1,505 crore 45. a. 38% 46. b. Rs 62.63 crore 47. b. GetJar 48. a. Multi Dimensional Poverty Index 49. d. Udai Kumar 50. b. Services
International Awards and Prizes Nobel Prizes-The Nobel prizes lore awarded each year under the will of Alfred Nobel, Swedish chemist, engineer and inventor of dynamite, who died in 1896. The award is given to those who have made most outstanding contribution in the field of physics, chemistry and physiology or medicine, who have produced most distinguished literary work of an idealist tendency and those who have contributed most towards world peace. The Nobel Prize for economics was first awarded in 1969 and was established by Riksband, the Central Bank of Sweden. Other awards started in 1901.The fund is managed by a board of directors, the head of which is appointed by the Swedish Government.
Magsaysay Awards-This award was instituted in memory of the Philippines President Ramon Magsaysay who died in an air crash in 1957. The award carries a gold medal, $ 50,000 and a certificate a and is awarded for the following five services : (i) Government service; (ii ) Public service; (iii) Community Leadership; (iv) Journalism, Literature and Communicative Arts; (v) International Understanding. The awards have been given from 1958 onwards.
Kalinga Prize- This award is presented each year by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to a person with a distinguished career of service in the interpretation of science and research to the public.The prize was instituted by Biju Patnaik, industrialist and politician who is the founder and Chairman of the Kalinga Foundation Trust in the State of Orissa. UNESCO awarded the prize for the first time in 1952. The prize comprises an award of 1,000 UK pounds.
Templeton Foundation Prize- This is awarded by the Templeton foundation for progress in religion and was instituted in 1972. The main intention of the prize is to call attention and provide recognition to ideas, insights, actions and accomplishments which have been or may be instrumental in widening mans love in God.
Pulitzer Prizes-This has been established by Joseph Pulitzer an American publisher, in 1917 to encourage literature and journalism in USA. The awards are given in the fields of General Reporting, National Reporting, Feature Writing, Poetry, Biography, Fiction, Drama, History, Special Local Reporting, International Reporting and for public service.
E.M. Forster Award-This award is given to an Indian author for contribution to English literature and was instituted by a Publishing Company.
Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding-This award was instituted by the Government of India. It is an annual award given for outstanding contribution to the promotion of international understanding, good will and friendship among the peoples of the world. The award carries an amount of Rs. 15 lakh and a citation.
Indira Gandhi Peace Award -The government prize of Rs. 33 lakh or its equivalent in foreign exchange in memory of Mrs. Indira Gandhi for outstanding contributions in the field of peace, disarmament and development. The administration of the prize has been entrusted to the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust.
Simon Bolivar Prize- The $25,000 Prize is awarded by UNESCO every two years to reward activity of outstanding merit which, in accordance with the ideals of Simon Bolivar has contributed to freedom, independence and dignity of people and to the strengthening of new international economic, social and cultural order.
The Booker Prize- Established in 1968, the 50,000 pound Booker Prize, is awarded to the best novel published for the first time each year in UK by a British Publisher. The prize is open to novels written in English by citizen of the British Commonwealth,Republic of Ireland and South Africa.
Gandhi Peace Prize- Institute on the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in 1995, the annual award is the highest given by the Government of India in any field. The international peace prize, a Rs. 1 Crore worth award, was launched for recognizing socials economic and political transformation through non-violence and other Gandhian Methods.
Sport: Hockey Cups and Trophies- Aga khan Cup ,Begam Rasul Torphy (womans), Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup, Lady Ratan Tata Trophy (womans), Gurunanak Championship (womans) Dhyanchand Trophy, Nehru Trophy, Sindhia Gold cup, Murugappa Gold Cup, Wellington Cup etc,
Sport: Football Cups and Trophies- Beghum Hazarat Mahal Cup, BILT Cup, Bordoloi Trophy Colombo Cup, Confederation cup, DCM Trophy, Durand Cup, Rovers Cup, B.C. Raj Trophy (National Championship), FIFA world Cup, Jules Rimet Trophy, Kalinga Cup, Santosh Trophy (National Championship), IFA Shield, Scissor Cup, Subroto Mukherjee Cup, Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee Trophy, Todd Memorial Trophy, Vittal Trophy, etc,
Sport: Cricket Cups and Trophies Anthony D, Mellow Trophy, Ashes, Asia Cup, Benson and Hedges Cup, Bose Trophy, Champions Trophy, Charminar Challender Cup, C.K Naidu Trophy, Cooch Behar Trophy, Deodhar Trophy, Duldeep Trophy, Gavaskar Border Trophy, G.D. Birla Trophy, Gillette Cup, Ghulam Ahmad Trophy, Hamkumat Rai Trophy, ICC World Cup, Irani Trophy Interface Cup, Jawharlal Nehru Cup, Lomboard World Challenge Cup, Mc Dowells Challenge Cup, Merchant Cup, Moin ud Dowla Cup, Net West Trophy, Prudential Cup(World Cup), Rani Jhansi Trophy, Ranji Trophy, Rohinton Barcia Trophy, Rothmans Cup, Sahara Cup, Sharjah Cup, Sheesh Mahal Trophy, Sheffield Shield, Singer Cup, Sir Frank Worrel Trophy, Texaco Cup, Titan Cup, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Vijay Merchant Trophy, Vizzy Trophy, Wisden Trophy, Wills Trophy, World Series Cup.
Sport: Table Tennis Cups and Trophies: Berna Bellack cup( Men), Cobillion Cup (women), Jai Laxmi cup(women),Rajkumari Challenge Cup (women junior), Ramanuja Trophy (men Junior), Travancore Cup (women), Swathling Cup (men) etc.
Sport: Badminton Cups and Trophies- Aggrawal Cup, Amrit Diwan Cup, Asia Cup, Australasia Cup, Chaddha Cup, European Cup, Harilela Cup, Ibrahim Rahimatillah Challenger Cup, Konica Cup, Sophia Cup, Kitiakara Cup, Thomas Cup Tunku Abdulrahman Cup, Uber Cup, Yonex Cup etc.
Sport: Basketball Cups and Trophies Basalat Jha Trophy, B.C. Gupta Trophy, Federation Cup, S.M. Arjuna Raja Trophy, Todd memorial Trophy, William jones Cup, Bangalore Bules Challenge Cup, Nehru Cup, Federation Cup etc.
Sport: Polo Cups and Trophies- Ezra Cup, Gold Cup, Kings Cup, Prithi Pal Singh Cup, Radha Mohan Cup, Winchester Cup etc.
Sport: Athletics Cups and Trophies- Charminar Trophy, Federation Cup etc.
Sport: Air Racing Cups and Trophies : Jawaharlal Challenge Trophy, Kings Cup, Schneider Cup etc.
Sport: Billiards Cups and Trophies- Arthur Walker Trophy, Thomas Cup etc.
Sport: Boxing Cups and Trophies- Aspy Adjahia Trophy, Federations Cup,Val Baker Trophy etc.
Sport: Golf Cups and Trophies- Canada Cup, Eisenhower Trophy, Muthiah Gold Cup, Nomura Trophy, President s Trophy, Prince of wales Cup, Ryder Cup, Solheim Cup, Topolino Trophy, Walker Cup, World Cup etc.
Sport: Chess Cups and Trophies- Naidu Trophy, Khaitan Torphy , Lin Are City Trophy, World Cup etc.
Sport: Horse Racing Cup and Trophies- Beresford Cup, Blue Riband Cup, Derby, Grand National Cup etc.
Sport: Netball Cup and Trophies- Anantrao Pawar Trophy etc.
Sport: Rugby Football Cup and Trophies- Bledisloe Cup, Calcutta Cup, Webb Ellis Trophy, etc.
Sport: Shooting Cup and Trophies- North Wales Cup, Welsh Grand Prix etc.
Sport: Volleyball Cup and Trophies- Centennial Cup, Federation Cup, and Indira Pradhan Trophy, Shivanthi Gold Cup, etc.
Sport: Yatching Cup and Trophies- America Cup etc.
On the first page of this thread..abu512741 has posted gk question paper and in that look at 49th question as where was Football world cup 2010 held? and he has mentioned China as the answer which i think is wrong...Answer should be South Africa and i am afraid to see that many more answers are wrong....Also the answer to 44th question is b) 300kms and not a)2250kms...please puys give the correct answers....This is not right yaar...If you are not sure then just don't give it
