Monday, 13 February 2017

SPORTS AWARENESS

                                                         SPORTS GK

1. Who has been bestowed with the Mohammedan Sporting Club life-time membership?
[A]Amitabh Bachchan [B]Shahrukh Khan [C]Sachin Tendulkar [D]Rahul Dravid

2. The Nagjee International Club Football Tournament will be held in which state?
[A]Nagaland [B]Kerala [C]West Bengal [D]Arunachal Pradesh

3. Who is the winner of the 2016 Chennai Open title of tennis?
 [A]Somdev Devvarman[B]Stan Wawrinka [C]Lukas Rosol [D]Borna Coric

4. Hopman Cup is associated with which sports?
[A]Tennis [B]Badminton [C]Golf [D]Hockey

5. Who has won the 2015 FIFA Ballon d’Or award?
 [A]Christiano Ronaldo [B]Luis Suarez [C]Neymar [D]Lionel Messi

6. Vijay Chaudhari is related to which of the following sports?
 [A]Boxing [B]Wrestling [C]Cricket [D]Chess

7. Martina Hingis, the famous tennis player, hails from which country?
[A]Russia [B]Poland [C]Switzerland [D]United Kingdom

8. Siril Verma is related to which of the following sports?
 [A]Cricket [B]Basketball [C]Football [D]Badminton

9. Who of the following has won the gold in the women’s 10 metre air rifle event at the Swedish Cup Grand Prix?
 [A]Rahi Sarnobot [B]Apurvi Chandela [C]Rajyashree Kumari [D]Chandro Tomar

10. Who of the following has become the first batsman to score more than a 1,000 runs in an innings in any form of cricket?
[A]Ravindra Wade [B]Pranav Dhanawade [C]Prithvi Shaw [D]Mobin Sheikh

ANSWER
1. A
2. B
3. B
4. A
5. D
6. B
7. C
8. D
9. B
10.B

Friday, 12 August 2016

Top 10 largest cities by population in the world

Rank City Country Population
1 Tokyo Japan 3,40,00,000
2 Seoul South Korea 2,44,00,000
3 Guangzhou China 2,42,00000
4 Mexico City Mexico 2,34,00,000
5 Delhi India 2,32,00,000
6 Mumbai India 2,28,00,000
7 New York USA 2,22,00,000
8 São Paulo Brazil 2,09,00,000
9 Manila Philippine 1,96,00,000
10 Shanghai China 1,94,00,000

Wednesday, 16 December 2015

Gknowlegde

Q1.
German Shepherd is a popular breed of ?
(A) Dog
(B) Cat
(C) Cow
(D) Horse

Q2.

How do we better know film actor Rajeev Bhatia ?
(A) Govinda
(B) Jitendra
(C) Sunil Dutt
(D) Akshay Kumar

Q3.

According to Ramayana, who was Bharat's wife ?
(A) Sita
(B) Urmila
(C) Mandavi
(D) Shruthukeerti

Q4.

Into which water body does river Narmada flow ?
(A) Red Sea
(B) Arabian Sea
(C) Bay of Bengal
(D) Indian Ocean

Q5.

Who was Akbar's financial advisor ?
(A) Birbal
(B) Abul Fazal
(C) Raja Todar Mal
(D) Raja Man Singh

Q6.

Where is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Police Academy situated ?
(A) Mussoorie
(B) Dehradun
(C) Chandigarh
(D) Hyderabad

Q7.

Who founded Forward Block political party ?
(A) A.O.Hume
(B) Subhash Chand Bose
(C) Motilal Nehru
(D) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

Q8.

Who is the only cricketer to claim over 500 wickets in both Tests and One Day Internationals ?
(A) Wasim Akram
(B) Shane Warne
(C) Muttiah Muralitharan
(D) Glenn McGrath

Q9.

Which indian IT expert started web-based e-mail service Hotmail in 1996 ?
(A) Sabeer Bhatia
(B) Vinod Dham
(C) Azim Premji
(D) N.R.Narayan Murthy

Q10.

Which architect designed the city of Chandigarh ?
(A) Edwin Lutyens
(B) Le Corbusier
(C) Charles Correa
(D) Herbert Baker

Answers :

Q1.   (A) Dog
Q2.   (D) Akshay Kumar
Q3.   (C) Mandavi
Q4.   (B) Arabian Sea
Q5.   (C) Raja Todar Mal
Q6.   (D) Hyderabad
Q7.   (B) Subhash Chand Bose
Q8.   (C) Muttiah Muralitharan
Q9.   (A) Sabeer Bhatia
Q10.  (B) Le Corbusier

Gknowledge

Q1.
For Rajya Sabha, how many members are nominated by President?
(A) 7
(B) 10
(C) 12
(D) 15

Q2.

Chankya was the chief advisor of which ruler ?
(A) Ashok
(B) Harshvardhan
(C) Chandragupta Maurya
(D) Kanishka

Q3.

What is the direction of rotation of earth on its axis ?
(A) East to West
(B) West to East
(C) North to South
(D) South to North

Q4.

In Computers, One Byte equals to how many Bits ?
(A) 4
(B) 8
(C) 12
(D) 16

Q5.

Which is the highest civilian award in India ?
(A) Padam Shri
(B) Padam Bhushan
(C) Padam Vibhushan
(D) Bharat Ratna

Q6.

In first battle of Panipat, Babar defeated which Lodhi ruler to establish Mughals in India ?
(A) Ibrahim Lodhi
(B) Sikandar Lodhi
(C) Bahlul Lodhi
(D) Daulat Lodhi

Q7.

Which is the largest animal in world ?
(A) Giraffe
(B) Elephant
(C) Orang Utan
(D) Blue Whale

Q8.

In an equilateral triange, how many sides are equal ?
(A) Two
(B) All
(C) None
(D) Not fixed

Q9.

What is the name of first indigenously developed Super Computer of India ?
(A) Tejas
(B) Anupam
(C) Aryabhatt
(D) Param

Q10.

Who is the first indian Tenis player to win boy's Australian Open Junior Title ?
(A) Prakash Amritraj
(B) Rohan Bopanna
(C) Yuki Bhambri
(D) Zeeshan Ali

Answers :

Q1.   (C) 12 
Q2.   (C) Chandragupta Maurya 
Q3.   (B) West to East 
Q4.   (B) 8 
Q5.   (D) Bharat Ratna 
Q6.   (A) Ibrahim Lodhi 
Q7.   (D) Blue Whale 
Q8.   (B) All 
Q9.   (D) Param 
Q10.  (C) Yuki Bhambri

Friday, 6 November 2015

General Awareness

1. Grand Central Terminal, Park Avenue, New York is the world's?
A.largest railway stationB.highest railway stationC.longest railway stationD.None of the above
Answ.(A)
2. Entomology is the science that studies?
A.Behavior of human beingsB.InsectsC.The origin and history of technical and scientific termsD.The formation of rocks
Answ.(B)
3. Eritrea, which became the 182nd member of the UN in 1993, is in the continent of?
A.AsiaB.AfricaC.EuropeD.Australia
Answ.(B)
4.Garampani sanctuary is located at?
A.Junagarh, GujaratB.Diphu, AssamC.Kohima, NagalandD.Gangtok, Sikkim
Answ.(B)
5. For which of the following disciplines is Nobel Prize awarded?
A.Physics and ChemistryB.Physiology or MedicineC.Literature, Peace and EconomicsD.All of the above
Answ.(D)
6. Hitler party which came into power in 1933 is known as
A.Labour PartyB.Nazi PartyC.Ku-Klux-KlanD.Democratic Party
Answ.(B)
7. 
FFC stands for
A.Foreign Finance CorporationB.Film Finance CorporationC.Federation of Football CouncilD.None of the above
Answ(B)
8. Fastest shorthand writer was
A.Dr. G. D. BistB.J.R.D. TataC.J.M. TagoreD.Khudada Khan
Answ(A)
9. Epsom (England) is the place associated with
A.Horse racingB.PoloC.ShootingD.Snooker
Answ.(A)
10. First human heart transplant operation conducted by Dr. Christian Bernard on Louis Washkansky, was conducted in
A.1967B.1968C.1958D.1922
Answ.(A)
11. Galileo was an Italian astronomer who
A.developed the telescopeB.discovered four satellites of JupiterC.discovered that the movement of pendulum produces a regular time measurementD.All of the above
Answ.(D)
12. Habeas Corpus Act 1679
A.states that no one was to be imprisoned without a writ or warrant stating the charge against himB.provided facilities to a prisoner to obtain either speedy trial or release in bailC.safeguarded the personal liberties of the people against arbitrary imprisonment by the king's ordersD.All of the above
Answ.(D)

Wednesday, 4 November 2015

Gk for RBI Exam

GK QUESTIONS ASKED IN RBI ASSISTANT EXAM

1. When is Nelson Mandela day -  18 July
2. Where is Mundra power plant: Kutch,Gujrat
3. Author of book The Lowland- Jhumpa lahiri
4. Where is capital of Uzbekistan - Tashkent
5. Who is appointed the President of Japan's telecm giant SoftBank Corp –N. Arora 
6. Maximum number of tigers are present in which state - Karnataka
7. What is Currency of Bangladesh - Taka 
8. As per 2011 coinage act RBI can mint how much amount coin –Rs 1000.
9. Which country won Womens football world cup recently - USA
10. Minimum age limit in Atal Pension Yojana is - 18

Tuesday, 3 November 2015

Guru Gyan

Guru Gyan : Understanding RBI Monetory Policy

Student :I have heard recently that Mr. Rajan has reduced Repo Rate by 50 basis points and everyone is saying that this is good for the market. Loan EMI may also come down. What is this rate cut means actually? I want to understand this.

Guru: To understand this you first need to know, how does a bank function.

Student : Why?

Guru: Because all these are inter-related. Tell me – what does a bank do?

Student :Bank takes money from depositors and gives loan to earn interest. That way they keep everyone happy and make a profit also.

Guru :Correct, but there are more to it. Let me explain this in a very simplistic way. Bank needs money. Bank can get money from depositors like you and me and also from RBI. But bank also needs to pay certain interest to us and also to RBI.

Student :Ok.

Guru: Let us try to understand first – what happens when we deposit, say, Rs. 100 with a bank.

Student : I know that. Bank gives that Rs. 100 to someone who needs a loan.

Guru: No, it is not that simple. Remember, though bank can earn interest by giving away loans, but it is also very risky. There are many cases of loan defaults. This way banks can put all our money into high risk areas. It has to be protected.

Student : How?

Guru: Ok, RBI has made it mandatory that upon receiving, say, Rs. 100 – banks first have to deposit Rs. 4 with RBI. RBI keeps this Rs. 4 in its current a/c and hence banks do not receive any interest on this money. This is known as Cash Reserve Ratio or CRR, which is currently at 4%.

Student : Hmmm, then?

Guru: RBI has also made it mandatory that upon receiving, say, Rs. 100 – banks need to compulsorily buy central and state govt. securities of Rs. 21.50. Of course banks will earn some interest income here. This is known as Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR), which is currently at 21.50%.

Student : Ok, so you mean to say that upon receiving Rs. 100, banks can spend only Rs. 74.50 at its own will.

Guru: correct
100 – (4 + 21.50) = 100 – 25.50 = 74.50

Student : But you were saying that banks can also borrow from RBI. What interest banks pay to RBI?

Guru: Before 30th September, banks were paying 8.25% interest to RBI when it borrows money from RBI. Now this rate has been reduced by 50 basis points. So banks now need to pay interest to RBI, if it borrows from RBI, at the rate of 7.75%. This is known as Repo Rate.

Student: Can fixed deposit rate be affected by reduction of Repo Rate?

Guru: of course. If banks get money from RBI @7.75%, why will banks pay higher interest to you and me? One year FD rate is already revised by many banks and it is equal to or very close to 7.75%.

Student : But as now banks are getting money at a cheaper rate, then they should reduce the loan interest rate i.e. passing on the benefits it receives.

Guru: correct. They should. And on that hope market is cheering. If companies get loan at a cheaper rate, they will likely to expand their businesses. That will create more jobs, more income and boost the economy.

Student : How is inflation linked to this?

Guru: See, when loan becomes cheaper, people tends to borrow more. That means people will have more money to spend. This will increase the demand for goods, and if supply does not increase to match this demand, then prices will increase.

Student : So there is a chance, that inflation may rise also?

Guru: Well, yes. But inflation depends on many other factors as well, like production (industrial and agricultural), manufacturing, export – import, foreign currency movement etc. So inflation may increase or may not.

Student : One last question. Like we deposit our money with banks, can banks also deposit their money with someone?

Guru: Yes, they can deposit with RBI and earn interest too. This interest is typically 1% less than the repo rate. This rate is known as Reverse Repo Rate.

Student : Great! So now I understand CRR, SLR, Repo Rate, Reverse Repo Rate and their impact on deposit rate, loan interest rate and on inflation.