GK Questions asked in UIICL - AO exam - 28th December 2014

Hello Friends, Here we are providing you General Knowledge and Computer qustions asked in the UIICL - AO exam held on 28th December 2014.

• ARCIL is which type of company? - Asset Reconstruction Company
• Which manufacturer installed the world's tallest hybrid wind generator turbine at Gujarat recently? - Suzlon Energy
• BHEL has recently commissioned a hydro power project in which African country? - Rwanda
• Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers? - Ananth Kumar
• An enterprise with investment in plant and machinery will be considered micro enterprise if it does not exceed the limit of? -Rs. 25 lakh
• Which among the following is the Partner of SBI Life Insurance? - BNP Paribas
• Name the textile business group of Reliance Group? - Vimal
• Along with May-Britt Moser and Edvard I. Moser who shared Noble Prize in Medicine 2014? - John O'Keefe
• Bond Market is also known as - Debt Market
• International Anti-Corruption Day? - December 9
• Headquarters of Financial Stability Board? - Basel,Switzerland 
• Which is the first State to acheive 100% financial inclusion under PMJDY? -Kerala
• Under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana government aims to cover 2,500 villages by which year? – 2019
• Protests named "Umbrella Revolution" recently held in which country? - Hong Kong
• Which is the sole reinsurance company in the Indian insurance market? - General Insurance Corporation of India
• In BSBDA Account, no extra charge levied if balance is maitained above? -Rs. 50,000
• Govt recently announced that the crisis-ridden National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL) would have to merge with its holding company named? - Financial Technologies (India) Ltd (FTIL)
• IMPS full form? -Immediate Payment Service
• Tata Power has recently signed a share purchase agreement with Ideal Energy Project (IEPL) to acquire the latter’s 540-MW thermal power plant in which state?-  Maharashtra
• Word CTS-2010 is related with? –Cheque 
• Author of the recently released book "Not just an Accountant"? - Vinod Rai
• To save a file with a new name we use which option? - Save as 
  
• Which state has highest rural population in India as per Census 2011? - Uttar Pradesh
• Kisan Vikas Patra is not in which among the following denominations? -Rs.500
• Name the Digital Life Certificate for Pensioners launched by Prime Minister recently? - Jeevan Pramaan
• To move text we use? - Cut & Paste 
• Capital of Chile? - Santiago
• Which of the following is function key? - F3
• Currency for Republic of Colombia? - Colombian peso
• Paypal is which type of company? - Internet Payment company
• Name the foreign-exchange agreement between two institutions to exchange aspects? - Currency swap
• G20 Summit 2014 was held at? -Brisbane, Australia
• When we open a website first page is called? - Home page
• Which of the following is Web Browzer? - Internet Explorer

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GK Questions asked in UIICL - AO exam - 28th December 2014

Hello Friends, Here we are providing you General Knowledge and Computer qustions asked in the UIICL - AO exam held on 28th December 2014.

• ARCIL is which type of company? - Asset Reconstruction Company
• Which manufacturer installed the world's tallest hybrid wind generator turbine at Gujarat recently? - Suzlon Energy
• BHEL has recently commissioned a hydro power project in which African country? - Rwanda
• Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers? - Ananth Kumar
• An enterprise with investment in plant and machinery will be considered micro enterprise if it does not exceed the limit of? -Rs. 25 lakh
• Which among the following is the Partner of SBI Life Insurance? - BNP Paribas
• Name the textile business group of Reliance Group? - Vimal
• Along with May-Britt Moser and Edvard I. Moser who shared Noble Prize in Medicine 2014? - John O'Keefe
• Bond Market is also known as - Debt Market
• International Anti-Corruption Day? - December 9
• Headquarters of Financial Stability Board? - Basel,Switzerland 
• Which is the first State to acheive 100% financial inclusion under PMJDY? -Kerala
• Under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana government aims to cover 2,500 villages by which year? – 2019
• Protests named "Umbrella Revolution" recently held in which country? - Hong Kong
• Which is the sole reinsurance company in the Indian insurance market? - General Insurance Corporation of India
• In BSBDA Account, no extra charge levied if balance is maitained above? -Rs. 50,000
• Govt recently announced that the crisis-ridden National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL) would have to merge with its holding company named? - Financial Technologies (India) Ltd (FTIL)
• IMPS full form? -Immediate Payment Service
• Tata Power has recently signed a share purchase agreement with Ideal Energy Project (IEPL) to acquire the latter’s 540-MW thermal power plant in which state?-  Maharashtra
• Word CTS-2010 is related with? –Cheque 
• Author of the recently released book "Not just an Accountant"? - Vinod Rai
• To save a file with a new name we use which option? - Save as 
  
• Which state has highest rural population in India as per Census 2011? - Uttar Pradesh
• Kisan Vikas Patra is not in which among the following denominations? -Rs.500
• Name the Digital Life Certificate for Pensioners launched by Prime Minister recently? - Jeevan Pramaan
• To move text we use? - Cut & Paste 
• Capital of Chile? - Santiago
• Which of the following is function key? - F3
• Currency for Republic of Colombia? - Colombian peso
• Paypal is which type of company? - Internet Payment company
• Name the foreign-exchange agreement between two institutions to exchange aspects? - Currency swap
• G20 Summit 2014 was held at? -Brisbane, Australia
• When we open a website first page is called? - Home page
• Which of the following is Web Browzer? - Internet Explorer

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Daily GK Update - 27th December 2014

1. Nadella to help in digital India initiative.
i. Microsoft’s chief Satya Nadella,pledged support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Digital India initiative.
ii. Mr. Nadella also met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and discussed modernisation and security of the government’s digital infrastructure, among other issues.

iii. “The Minister (Prasad) shared with Mr. Nadella the initiative of Digital India taken by this government headed by the Prime Minister. He told the Microsoft CEO that Digital India is designed to bridge the gap between haves and have-nots,” Communication and IT Ministry said in a statement.


2. NYK Auto to set up Ro-Ro terminal at Pipavav port.
i. NYK Auto Logistics (India), a part of automotive ocean transportation and logistics major NYK Group of Tokyo, has entered into an agreement with Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd. (APM Terminals Pipavav) to set up a dedicated Roll-on/Roll-off (Ro-Ro) automobile yard at Pipavav port in Gujarat.
ii. Under the arrangement, Gujarat Pipavav Port has sub-leased 85,000 sq. meters of land for 10 years inside its premises to NYK Auto to develop a dedicated common user integrated Ro-Ro terminal.
iii. NYK group operates 18 Ro-Ro terminals globally, including seven in China, Thailand and Singapore.
iv. Gujarat Pipavav Port will provide all the port and related facilities for ensuring smooth and seamless flow of automobile cargo.


3.DRDO conducts maiden test-flight of Panchi
i. Panchi, the wheeled version of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Nishant, capable of taking off from and landing on small airstrips, had its maiden flight from an airfield at Kolar in Karnataka.

ii. The aim of the flight, which lasted 25 minutes, was “to demonstrate that Panchi can take off and land on its wheels.
iii. Panchi was designed and developed by the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), a Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) facility at Bengaluru.


4. Tata Motors flags off 123 AC buses in Ahmedabad
i. Tata Motors, country's largest automobile company, on Friday flagged off 123 new air conditioned (AC) buses in Ahmedabad, equipped with automatic transmission.
ii. These buses are in addition to the order bagged by Tata Motors for 3,200 buses under the JNNURM-phase II scheme and are meant to reduce driver fatigue and provide for a superior commuting experience.
iii. The buses, built by Tata Marcopolo, are being operated by private operators.


5. Trevor Bull appointed as CEO and MD of Aviva India Life Insurance.
i. Trevor Bull was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD) of Aviva India Life Insurance Ltd.
ii. He succeeded TR Ramachandran who led Aviva India since October 2008. Bull will take charge of the post from January 2015.


6. Ankita wins maiden ITF singles title

i. India’s Ankita Raina overwhelmed British teenager Katy Dunne in straight sets in a one-sided final to lift her maiden $25,000 ITF singles title at the Deccan Gymkhana in Pune.
ii. This was the India no.1 woman singles player’s maiden $25,000 title and the 294-ranked Ankita expressed her delight over becoming the first from the host nation to clinch a title in the tournament after 14 years.
iii. Ankita earned 50 WTA points, She broke her rival’s serve five times in two sets while dropping her own only once in the title clash.


7. Amitabh Bachchan honoured with Yash Chopra Memorial Award

i. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan was conferred with the Yash Chopra Memorial Award, and said that he is still striving to deliver his best in the Indian film industry.
ii Maharashtra Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao honoured him with the award, which was given to Lata Mangeshkar last year.
iii. The second edition of the award ceremony was organised by the TSR Foundation, headed by Reddy. Other celebrities like Simi Garewal, Jaya Prada and late filmmaker Yash Chopra’s wife Pamela Chopra were present at the event.

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Current Aaffairs Quiz-December-27-2014

Current Affairs Quiz

Ques. : 1 Jeffrey P Bezos, who visited India, recently, and also met the Prime Minister Narendra

Modi, is the current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of which of the following multination giants? 
1) Amazon
2) ebay
3) Walmart
4) Dell
5) None of these

Ques. : 2 The book titled ‘Kutsa Pakhha’ [Those Who Slander] has been authored by
1) Mamata Banerjee
2) J Jayalalithaa
3) N Chandrababu Naidu
4) Sasikala Natarajan
5) None of these

Ques. : 3 The PM Narendra Modi launched ‘Swachh Bharat’ mission on 2 Oct. Which of the following is NOT correct with respect to the new mission?
1) The country's biggest-ever cleanliness drive is expected to cost nearly Rs 5 lakh cr.
2) The logo of the campaign is ‘Gandhi's spectacles’ and the slogan ‘Ek Kadam Swachhata Ki Or’.
3) As per a WHO estimate, a person in India loses about Rs 6,500 per annum due to illness and poor health as he is unable to perform day-to-day duties.

4) The govt has decided to merge the 'Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan', a campaign for rural sanitation with Swachh Bharat Mission.
5) The urban component of the Mission is proposed to be implemented over 5 years starting from 2 Oct 2014 in all 4,041 statutory towns.

Ques. : 4 In its recently bi-monthly policy review, the RBI maintained that the GDP growth in the current fiscal will be

1) 5 per cent
2) 5.5 per cent
3) 6 per cent
4) 6.5 per cent
5) None of these


Ques. : 5 The Indian women's kabaddi team notched up its second successive gold medal at the 17th Asian Games beating which of the following teams in the summit clash?
1) Iran
2) Nepal
3) Pakistan
4) Indonesia
5) None of these

Ques. : 6 Which of the following pairs won the men’s doubles title of the Malaysian Open 2014?
1) Jamie Murray and John Peers
2) Leander Paes and Marcin Matkowski
3) Scott Lipsky and Rajeev Ram
4) Mahesh Bhupati and Marc Lopez
5) None of these

Ques. : 7 At least 32 people were killed and several others injured in a stampede that broke out after the end of the Dussehra celebrations in a field filled with huge crowds in _______recently.
1) Kolkata
2) Lucknow
3) Patna
4) Bhubaneswar
5) None of these

Ques. : 8 India won the hockey gold at the 17th Asian Games after 16 years recently. It defeated which of the following teams?
1) South Korea
2) Malaysia
3) Pakistan
4) Japan
5) None of these

Ques. : 9 Which of the following teams won the gold medal of the Men’s Kabaddi at the 17th Asian Games recently? It is the winner of gold medal in the last six editions since the sport made its debut in Beijing in 1990.
1) Iran
2) Nepal
3) Sri Lanka
4) India
5) None of these

Ques. : 10 The Centre has accorded in-principle approval for setting up six more STPIs in Odisha. The STPIs are set up for which of the following purposes?
1) Sewage treatment
2) Skill training of youth
3) Schedule tribe’s development
4) Promote software exports
5) None of these


ANSWERS

1.1) Amazon

2.1) Mamata Banerjee

3.4) The govt has decided to merge the 'Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan', a campaign for rural sanitation with Swachh Bharat Mission. 

4.2) 5.5 per cent

5.1) Iran

6.2) Leander Paes and Marcin Matkowski
7.3) Patna
8.3) Pakistan
9.4) India
10.4) Promote software exports

  

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Gk-Current Aaffairs Quiz-December-26-2014

Current Affairs Quiz

 1. To enable thousands of Banaras weavers and artisans to sell their product online, which among the

following e-commerce giants have recently partnered with India Post?

Ans: Snapdeal

Snapdeal has partnered with India Post to enable thousands of Banaras weavers and artisans to sell their product online. The pilot project has been launched recently. India Post and Snapdeal will be able to list their products on e-commerce platform and ship the products via India Post. 

2. Panchi is the wheeled version of which among the following Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)?

Ans: DRDO Nishant

DRDO has conducted the trials of Panchi, the wheeled version of Nishant UAV. This UAV is able to take off from small airstrips. It was developed by Bengaluru based DRDO facility Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE).

3. Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, has been elected as new Prime Minister of which country?

Ans:Somalia

Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, has been elected as new Prime Minister of Somalia. Sharmarke, who served as prime minister between 2009-2010, becomes Somalia's third premier in just over a year.

4. The “Mount Vinson” is the highest mountain in ____?

Ans:Antarctica

Mount Vinson is the highest peak in Antarctica, with an elevation of 16,066 feet (4,897 meters). It is located on the southern part of the main ridge of the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains. 

5. The “NuSTAR” is a space based X-ray telescope designed by NASA to study ___?

Ans:Black Holes

The Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array is an Explorer mission that will allow astronomers to study the universe in high energy X-rays. Launched in June of 2012, NuSTAR is the first focusing hard X-ray telescope to orbit Earth. NuSTAR's primary science objectives include: Conducting a census for black holes on all scales using wide-field surveys of extragalactic fields and the Galactic center. Mapping radioactive material in young supernova remnants; studying the birth of the elements and to understand how stars explode.

6. The recently launched 'Mission Indradhanush' targets how many preventable diseases?

Ans:Seven

The government has launched 'Mission Indradhanush' that aims to cover all un-vaccinated or partially vaccinated children by the year 2020, against seven vaccine preventable diseases including diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, polio, tuberculosis, measles and hepatitis B.. As per reports, four special vaccination campaigns will be conducted under the programme, between January and June next year. Around 201 districts will be covered in the first phase and 297 will be targeted for the second phase.

7. Which of the following countries has developed the Julang-2 (JL2) ballistic missile?

Ans: China

The JL-2 ("Giant Wave 2") is a Chinese second-generation intercontinental-range submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). The JL-2 missile is expected to provide China with its first credible sea-based nuclear deterrent. The expected operational range of the missile (up to 14,000 km or 8,699 miles) will allow it to reach Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, Russia, and India and the continental United States from Chinese littoral waters.

8. Who among the following is the goodwill ambassador for the 35th National Games of India?

Ans:Sachin Tendulkar

Former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar was selected as the goodwill ambassador for the 35th National games which will be held from 31 January 2015 to 14 February 2015 across seven districts in Kerala.

9. Which among the following is the venue for the 102nd Indian Science Congress-2015?

Ans:Mumbai

Mumbai is the venue of the 102nd Indian Science Congress 2015. The event will be hosted by University of Mumbai.

10. Who among the following is the new and first non-tribal Chief Minister of Jharkhand?

Ans:Raghubar Das

Raghubar Das, a five-time Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator, was announced as the first non-tribal chief minister of Jharkhand. Das, who served as the deputy chief minister in the BJP-led coalition government in Jharkhand from 30 December 2009 to 29 May 2010 where he handled the finance and urban development portfolios. Known to be an organization man, Das has also served as the BJP’s state president for Jharkhand.

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Current Affairs 2014 for IBPS Clerk December 8th 9th 10th

India's Kailash Satyarthi, Pakistan's Malala Yousufzai receive Nobel PeacePrize in ceremony of symbolism

Who became second richest person of the World-Warren buffet

When RBI issued final guidelines for the Bharat Bill Payment System - 28 November 2014

CMEC launched mega water supply project in Sri Lanka -on 6 December 2014

Who signed MoU with Singapore for development of its new capital and when -Andhra Pradesh Government on 8 December 2014

Who approved Child Protection Policy for Safe Schools in Karnataka- Approved by Karnataka cabinet on 6 December 2014

  
When Armed Forces Flag Day observed across the nation - on 7 December 2014.
  
Who appointed Pranav Mistry as Global Vice-President on 7 December 2014-Samsung Electronics

Kumar Sangakkara became fourth batsman to complete 13000 ODI runs-Kumar Sangakkara on 3 December 2014

When Amos Meindi of Kenya won 29th Pune International full Marath-on-7 December 2014

When Jacques Kallis appointed mentor and batting consultant for IPL team Kolkata Knight Rider-on 5 December 2014

Who completed the world's first flight using green diesel as Aviation Biofuel-Boeing 787 aircraft on 3 December 2014

When ICC suspended Pakistani off-spinner Mohammad Hafeez for illegal bowling action-on 7 December 2014

When Human Rights Day observed globally on -10 December 2014

Who became first Indian-American to be appointed as US Ambassador to India-Richard Rahul Verma on 9 December 2014

Delhi government banned Uber taxi services on 8 December 2014

Who awarded Swiss Ambassador's Award-Azim Premji in Mumbai on 3 December 2014.

 

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