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1. Sum of first n natural numbers = n(n+1)/2
2. Sum of the squares of first n natural numbers = n(n+1)(2n+1)/6
3. Sum of the cubes of first n natural numbers = [n(n+1)/2]^2
4. Sum of first n natural odd numbers = n^2
5. Average = (Sum of items)/Number of items
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AP & GP
Arithmetic Progression (A.P.):
An A.P. is of the form a, a+d, a+2d, a+3d, …
Where a is called the ‗first term‘ and d is called the ‗common difference‘
1. nth term of an A.P. tn = a + (n-1)d
2. Sum of the first n terms of an A.P. Sn = n/2[2a+(n-1)d] or Sn = n/2(first term + last term)
Geometrical Progression (G.P.):
A G.P. is of the form a, ar, ar2, ar3, …
where a is called the ‗first term‘ and r is called the ‗common ratio‘.
1. nth term of a G.P. tn = arn-1
2. Sum of the first n terms in a G.P. Sn = a|1-rn|/|1-r|
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PERMUTATIONS AND COMBINATIONS :
nPr = n!/(n-r)!
nPn = n!
nP1 = n
nCr = n!/(r! (n-r)!)
nC1 = n
nC0 = 1 = nCn
nCr = nCn-r
nCr = nPr/r!
Number of diagonals in a geometric figure of n sides = nC2-n
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TESTS OF DIVISIBILITY :
A number is divisible by 2 if it is an even number.
A number is divisible by 3 if the sum of the digits is divisible by 3.
A number is divisible by 4 if the number formed by the last two digits is divisible by 4.
A number is divisible by 5 if the units digit is either 5 or 0.
A number is divisible by 6 if the number is divisible by both 2 and 3.
A number is divisible by 8 if the number formed by the last three digits is divisible by 8.
A number is divisible by 9 if the sum of the digits is divisible by 9.
A number is divisible by 10 if the units digit is 0.
A number is divisible by 11 if the difference of the sum of its digits at odd places and the
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H.C.F and L.C.M :
H.C.F stands for Highest Common Factor. The other names for H.C.F are Greatest
Common Divisor (G.C.D) and Greatest Common Measure (G.C.M).
The H.C.F. of two or more numbers is the greatest number that divides each one of them
exactly.
The least number which is exactly divisible by each one of the given numbers is called their
L.C.M.
Two numbers are said to be co-prime if their H.C.F. is 1.
H.C.F. of fractions = H.C.F. of numerators/L.C.M of denominators
L.C.M. of fractions = G.C.D. of numerators/H.C.F of denominators
Product of two numbers = Product of their H.C.F. and L.C.M.
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PERCENTAGES :
If A is R% more than B, then B is less than A by R / (100+R) * 100
If A is R% less than B, then B is more than A by R / (100-R) * 100
If the price of a commodity increases by R%, then reduction in consumption, not to
increase the expenditure is : R/(100+R)*100
If the price of a commodity decreases by R%, then the increase in consumption, not to
decrease the expenditure is : R/(100-R)*100
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PROFIT & LOSS :
Gain = Selling Price(S.P.) – Cost Price(C.P)
Loss = C.P. – S.P.
Gain % = Gain * 100 / C.P.
Loss % = Loss * 100 / C.P.
S.P. = (100+Gain%)/100*C.P.
S.P. = (100-Loss%)/100*C.P.
If CP(x), Gain(y), Gain%(z). Then y = x*z/100. [Same in case of Loss]
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RATIO & PROPORTIONS:
The ratio a : b represents a fraction a/b. a is called antecedent and b is called consequent.
The equality of two different ratios is called proportion.
If a : b = c : d then a, b, c, d are in proportion. This is represented by a : b :: c : d.
In a : b = c : d, then we have a* d = b * c.
If a/b = c/d then ( a + b ) / ( a – b ) = ( c + d ) / ( c – d ).
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TIME & WORK :
If A can do a piece of work in n days, then A‘s 1 day‘s work = 1/n
If A and B work together for n days, then (A+B)‘s 1 days‘s work = 1/n
If A is twice as good workman as B, then ratio of work done by A and B = 2:1
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PIPES & CISTERNS :
If a pipe can fill a tank in x hours, then part of tank filled in one hour = 1/x
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then on opening both the pipes,
the net part filled in 1 hour = (1/x-1/y) if y>x
the net part emptied in 1 hour = (1/y-1/x) if x>y
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TIME & DISTANCE :
Distance = Speed * Time
1 km/hr = 5/18 m/sec
1 m/sec = 18/5 km/hr
Suppose a man covers a certain distance at x kmph and an equal distance at y kmph. Then,
the average speedduring the whole journey is 2xy/(x+y) kmph.
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PROBLEMS ON TRAINS :
Time taken by a train x metres long in passing a signal post or a pole or a standing man is
equal to the time taken by the train to cover x metres.
Time taken by a train x metres long in passing a stationary object of length y metres is
equal to the time taken by the train to cover x+y metres.
Suppose two trains are moving in the same direction at u kmph and v kmph such that u>v,
then their relative speed= u-v kmph.
If two trains of length x km and y km are moving in the same direction at u kmph and v
kmph, where u>v, then time taken by the faster train to cross the slower train = (x+y)/(u-v)
hours.
Suppose two trains are moving in opposite directions at u kmph and v kmph. Then, their
relative speed= (u+v) kmph.
If two trains of length x km and y km are moving in the opposite directions at u kmph and
v kmph, then time taken by the trains to cross each other = (x+y)/(u+v)hours.
If two trains start at the same time from two points A and B towards each other and after
crossing they take a and b hours in reaching B and A respectively, then A‘s speed: B‘s
speed= (√b : √a)
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SIMPLE & COMPOUND INTERESTS :
Let P be the principal, R be the interest rate percent per annum, and N be the time period.
Simple Interest = (P*N*R)/100
Compound Interest = P(1 + R/100)^N – P
Amount = Principal + Interest
when rate of interest time n principal are constant den principal=(C.I.-S.I.)*(100/R)^N
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LOGORITHMS :
If a^m = x , then m = loga(x).
Properties :
logx(x) = 1
logx(1) = 0
loga(x*y) = loga(x) + loga(y)
loga(x/y) = log ax – log ay
loga(x) = 1/logx(a)
loga(x^p) = p(loga(x))
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Note : Logarithms for base 1 does not exist.
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AREA & PERIMETER :
Shape Area Perimeter
Circle ∏ (Radius)2 2∏(Radius)
Square (side)2 4(side)
Rectangle length*breadth 2(length+breadth)
Area of a triangle = 1/2*Base*Height or
Area of a triangle = √ (s(s-(s-b)(s-c)) where a,b,c are the lengths of the sides and s =
(a+b+c)/2
Area of a parallelogram = Base * Height
Area of a rhombus = 1/2(Product of diagonals)
Area of a trapezium = 1/2(Sum of parallel sides)(distance between the parallel sides)
Area of a quadrilateral = 1/2(diagonal)(Sum of sides)
Area of a regular hexagon = 6(√3/4)(side)2
Area of a ring = ∏(R2-r2) where R and r are the outer and inner radii of the ring.
Area of a circle=πr^2 or πd^2/4
Area of semi-circle=πr^2/2
Area of a quadrant of a circle=πr^2/4
Area enclosed by two concentric circles=π(R^2-r^2)
Area of a sector=Ɵ/180 degree *πr
No of revolutions completed by a rotating wheel in 1 minute=distance moved in 1
minute/circumference
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VOLUME & SURFACE AREA :
Cube :
Let a be the length of each edge. Then,
Volume of the cube = a3 cubic units
Surface Area = 6a2 square units
Diagonal = √ 3 a units
Cuboid :
Let l be the length, b be the breadth and h be the height of a cuboid. Then
Volume = lbh cu units
Surface Area = 2(lb+bh+lh) sq units
Diagonal = √ (l2+b2+h2)
Cylinder :
Let radius of the base be r and height of the cylinder be h. Then,
Volume = ∏r2h cu units
Curved Surface Area = 2∏rh sq units
Total Surface Area = 2∏rh + 2∏r2 sq units
Cone :
Let r be the radius of base, h be the height, and l be the slant height of the cone. Then,
l2 = h2 + r2
Volume = 1/3(∏r2h) cu units
Curved Surface Area = ∏rl sq units
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Sphere :
Let r be the radius of the sphere. Then,
Volume = (4/3)∏r3 cu units
Surface Area = 4∏r2 sq units
Hemi-sphere :
Let r be the radius of the hemi-sphere. Then,
Volume = (2/3)∏r3 cu units
Curved Surface Area = 2∏r2 sq units
Total Surface Area = 3∏r2 sq units
Prism :
Volume = (Area of base)(Height)
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ALGEBRA
1.(a+b)^2=a^2+2ab+b^2
2.(a-b)^2=a^2-2ab+b^2
3.(a+b)^2=(a-b)^2+4ab
4.(a-b)^2=(a+b)^2-4ab
5.a^2-b^2=(a+b)(a-b)
6.(a + b)3= a3+ b3+ 3ab(a + b)
7.a3+ b3= (a + b)3− 3ab(a + b);(a+b)^3-3ab(a+b)
8.(a − b)3= a3− b3− 3ab(a − b)
9.a3− b3= (a − b)3+ 3ab(a − b);(a-b)^3+3ab(a-b)
10.a^3+b^3+c^3-3abc=(a+b+c)(a^2+b^2+c^2-ab-bc-ac)
=(a+b+c)*1/2*[(a-b)^2+(b-c)^2+(c-a)^2]
11.if a+b+c=0 then a^3+b^3+c^3=3abc
12.(a+b+c)^3=a^3+b^3+c^3+3(b+c)(c+a)(a+b)
13.a^2+b^2=(a+b)^2-2ab=(a-b)^2+2ab
14.(a+b+c)^2=a^2+b^2+c^2+2(ab+bc+ca)
15.. a^n− b^n= (a − b)(a^n−1+ a^n−2*b + a^n−3*b^2+ …..+b^n−1)
SHORT TRICKS IN PERCENTAGE
1. If the value ofsomethingis increasedby x % and again increasedby y % then resultingeffectin
percent
Total change = {x+y+x*y/100}
Example :
The Salary of a worker is firstincreasedby 10% and thereafterincreasedby5%. What isthe overall
change in percent.
Solution:
overall change = + 10 + 5 + (+10)(+5)/100 = +15.5 % (increased)
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2.If the value of somethingis increasedby x % thendecreasedby y % then resultingeffectinpercent
Total change = {+x- y+ (x*(-y)/100)}
Example :
The Salary of a worker is firstincreasedby 10% and thereafterdecreasedby5%. Whatis the overall
change in percent.
Solution:
overall change = + 10 – 5 +(10)(-5)/100 = +4.5 % (increased)
3.If the value of somethingis decreasedbyx % and again decreasedby y % then resultingeffectin
percent
Total change = {-x– y + (-x)*(-y)/100}
Example :
The Salary of a worker is firstdecreasedby 10% and thereafterdecreasedby 5%. What is the overall
change in percent.
Solution:
overall change = – 10 – 5+ (-10)(-5)/100 = -14.5 % (decreased)
Now, thisis just the formulabut itsapplication are endlessinthe questionofpercentage , for the
questionslike-
1. If both the lengths(%) and breadth(%) ofa rectangle are changed findthe change inarea(%) ?
2. If the speedand time ofa vehicle are changed, findthe change indistance ?
Similarlyin all those questionswhere two quantitiesare multipliedtoproduce third one
rate * time = cost
efficiency*time = work
average * no. of elements= total value
rate * quantity = price (expenditure)
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Note: "Gravity" pulled in 7 Oscars, including best director, at the 86th Academy Awards
on March 2, 2014.
IMPORTANT DAYS
January
January 1 --------- Global Family Day
January 15 --------- Army Day
January 23 --------- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose'sbirth anniversary
January 26 --------- RepublicDay
January 26 --------- International Customs day

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January 28 --------- Birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai
January 28 --------- Data Protection Day
January 30 --------- WorldLeprosy Eradication Day
February
February 4 --------- WorldCancer Day
February 5 --------- Kashmir Day
February 6 --------- International Day against Female Genital Mutilation
February 12 --------- Darwin Day
February 12 --------- World Day of the Sick
February 14 --------- Valentine’sDay
February 20 --------- World Day of Social Justice
February 21 --------- International MotherLanguage Day
February 22 --------- WorldScout Day
February 23 --------- WorldPeacesand UnderstandingDay
March
March 4 --------- WorldDay of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation
March 8 --------- International Womens' Day
March 13 --------- WorldKidneyDay
March 13 --------- WorldRotaract Day
March 15 --------- WorldConsumerRights Day
March 20 --------- International Day of the Francophonie
March 20 --------- WorldDay of Theatre for ChildrenandYoung People
March 21 --------- WorldSleepDay
March 21 --------- WorldForestry Day
March 21 --------- International Day for the EliminationofRacial Discrimination.
March 22 --------- WorldWater Day
March 23 --------- WorldMeteorological Day
March 24 --------- WorldTB Day
March 24 --------- International Day for Achievers
March 25 --------- International Day of Remembrance - Victims of Slaveryand Transatlantic
Slave Trade
March 27 --------- WorldDrama Day
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April 2 --------- WorldAustismAwarenessDay
April 7 --------- WorldHealth Day
April 17 --------- WorldHaemophiliaDay
April 18 --------- Worldheritage Day
April 22 --------- Earth Day
April 23 --------- WorldBook and CopyrightDay
April 25 --------- WorldMalaria Day
April 29 --------- International Dance Day
May
May 1 --------- International Labour day
May 3 --------- Press FreedomDay
May 4 --------- Coal Minersday
May 8 --------- World RedCross day
May 9 --------- - Victory Day
May 11 --------- National Technology Day
May 12 --------- International Nursesday
May 14 --------- WorldMigratory day
May 15 --------- International Day of the Family
May 17 --------- WorldInformation SocietyDay
May 21 --------- Anti-TerrorismDay
May 31 --------- WorldNo Tobacco Day
June
June 4 --------- International day of Innocent ChildrenVictimsofAggression
June 5 --------- WorldEnvironmentDay
June 7 --------- International Level CrossingAwarenessDay
June 8 --------- Worldoceans Day
June 12 --------- WorldDay against ChildLabour
June 14 --------- WorldBlood Donor day
June 17 --------- WorldDay to Combat DesertificationandDrought
June 20 --------- WorldRefugee Day
June 23 --------- UnitedNationsPublic Service Day
June 23 --------- International widow'sday
June 26 --------- International Day against Drug Abuse and IIlicit Trafficking
June 27 --------- International DiabetesDay

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July
July 1 --------- National doctor's Day
July 11 --------- World PopulationDay
July 12 --------- Malala Day
July 18 --------- NelsonMandelaInternational Day
July 28 --------- World Nature Conservationday
July 30 --------- International Day of Friendship
August
August 3 --------- Independence DayofNiger
August 5 --------- Independence DayofUpper Volta
August 9 --------- International day of the World'sIndigenousPeople
August 12 --------- International Youth Day
August 15 --------- Independence Day(India)
August 23 --------- Internatinal Day for the Remembrance ofthe Slave Trade and its
Abolition
August 29 --------- National Sports Day ( Birthday of Dhyan Chand )
September
September5 --------- Teacher'sDay (Dr. Radhakrishnan's Birth Day)
September7 --------- ForgivenessDay
September8 --------- International Literacy Day
September14 --------- Hindi day,WorldFirst AidDay
September16 --------- WorldOzone Day
September21 --------- International Day of Peace,WorldAlzheimer'sday
September25 --------- Social Justice Day
September27 --------- WorldTourism Day
October
October 1 --------- International Day of OlderPersons
October 2 --------- International day of Non-Violence
October 3 --------- WorldNature Day, World Habitat Day
October 4 --------- WorldAnimal Day
October 5 --------- WorldTeacher'sDay
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October 9 --------- WorldPost Day
October 11 --------- International Girl ChildDay
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October 14 --------- WorldStandards Day
October 15 --------- WorldStudentsDay
October 16 --------- WorldFood day
October 17 --------- International Day for the Eradication ofPoverty
October 20 --------- WorldStatistics Day
October 24 --------- UnitedNationsDay
October 31 --------- WorldThrift Day
November
November1 --------- world vegan Day
November5 --------- World Radiography Day
November9 --------- World ServicesDay
November14 --------- Children'sDay ( Birth Anniversaryof Jawaharlal Nehru )
November16 --------- International Day for Endurance
November17 --------- International students Day
November17 --------- National JournalismDay
November18 --------- WorldAdult Day
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November20 --------- Universal Children'sDay
November21 --------- WorldTelevisionDay
November21 --------- WorldFisheriesday
November25 --------- WorldNon-vegDay
November26 --------- Law Day
November30 -------- Flag Day
December
December1 --------- WorldAIDS Day
December2 --------- WorldComputerLiteracy Day
December2 --------- International Day for the AbolitionofSlavery
December3 --------- International Day of People withDisability
December3 --------- WorldConservationDay
December4 --------- Navy Day
December5 --------- International VolunteerDay for Economic and Social Development
December7 --------- International Civil AviationDay
December9 --------- The International Day Against Corruption

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December10 --------- International Day of Broadcasting
December10 --------- Human Rights Day
December11 --------- International MountainDay
December14 --------- World EnergyDay
December18 --------- International Migrants Day
December19 --------- Goa'sLiberationDay
December20 --------- International Human SolidarityDay
December29 --------- International BiodiversityDay
Different Kind of Accounts in Use in Banking World
(1) 'NostroAccount'
A bank account heldin a foreigncountry by a domestic bank, denominatedinthe currency ofthat
country. Nostro accounts are usedto facilitate settlementofforeignexchange and trade
transactions. The term is derivedfromthe Latin word for "ours." Conversely,accountsthat are
heldby the domesticbank in its home country for foreignbanks are calledvostro accounts,
derivedfrom the Latin word for "yours."
For example,a U.S. bank may have nostro accounts with one or more Canadian banks. These
accounts will be denominatedinCanadian dollars, whichenablesefficientsettlementof
transactions that are Canadian dollar denominated.Nostroaccounts also minimize the exposure
of the U.S.bank to undue exchange rate risk.
(2) 'VostroAccount'
The account that a correspondentbank, usuallylocatedin the UnitedStates or UnitedKingdom,
holdson behalfof a foreignbank. A vostro account is one in which the domestic bank (fromthe
point ofview of the currency in which the account is held) acts as custodianor manages the
account ofa foreigncounterpart. Also knownas a loro account.
For instance,if a Spanish life insurance company approaches a U.S.bank to manage fundsin an
account for the Spanish life insurer'sbehalf,the account would be deemeda vostro account of
the insurer.
The term vostro is Latin for "yours," thus whentranslated literally,itmeans "your account."
(3) NRE Account:
In this account rupee denominationscan be maintained.The account can openedinthe names of
two or more non-residentindividualsprovidedall the account holdersare personsof Indian
nationalityor origin.Amount heldin the NRE account are freelyrepatriable and you cannot send
moneyby any other meansexceptas remittance from abroad or transfer from another NRE
account.
NRE account may be in the form of savings, current, recurringor fixeddepositaccounts. Such
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power ofattorney.
Taxation
Accrued interestincome and balances heldin NRE accounts are exemptfrom Income tax and
Wealthtax, respectively
Currency
Account holderis exposedto the fluctuations inthe value of INR.
Interestrates
Banks are free to determine the interestrates ofsaving's and term depositsofmaturity of one
year and above.
Interestrates offeredby banks on NRE depositscannot be higherthan those offeredby themon
comparable domesticrupee deposits.
(4) NRO Account:
NRO accounts may be opened/ maintainedalso in the form of rupee denominationcouldbe in
the form of current,savings, recurring or fixeddepositaccounts. The account can be heldjointly
by residents.Youcan transfer moneyinto an NRO account from any account - evenother
individualsresidinginindiacan transfer moneyinto an NRI's NRO account.
Repatriation
Not repatriable exceptfor the following:
i) current income
ii) up to USD 1 (one) millionperfinancial year (April-March),for any bonafide purpose,out of the
balances inthe account, e.g., sale proceedsof assetsin India acquired by way of purchase/
inheritance / legacy inclusive ofassetsacquired out of settlementsubjectto certainconditions.
Currency
Account holderis exposedto the fluctuations,in the value of INR to the extentof interest
amount.
Interestrates
Banks are free to determine theirinterestrateson savingsdepositsunderOrdinary Non-Resident
(NRO) Accounts.
However,interestrates offeredby banks on NRO depositscannot be higherthan those offeredby
them on comparable domesticrupee deposits.Tax is deductedat source inNRO accounts, unlike
NRE accounts.
However,funds from NRO to NRE accounts can be transferred,vice- versa.
(5) 'Suspense Account'
In accounting, the sectionof a company's bookswhere unclassifieddebitsandcreditsare
recorded.The suspense account temporarilyholds unclassifiedtransactionswhile a decisionis
beingmade as to their classification.Transactions in the suspense accountwill still appear inthe
general ledger,givingthe company an accurate indicationof how much moneyit has.
In investing,a suspense account is a brokerage account where an investorplacescash or short-
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Suppose a doctor'soffice has two patients namedBob Smith,each with an outstanding balance of
$100. One day at lunch,one of the Bobs stops by the office to pay his bill and leaves$100 cash
and his name with the receptionist.Unfortunately,the receptionistdoesnotask for hisaddress
or account numberand whenthe office bookkeeperreturnsfrom lunch,she doesn'tknow which
Bob Smith has paid his bill.The bookkeeperwouldclassifythe transaction in the suspense
account until she could determine whichpatientto attribute the $100 to.
(6) 'Call DepositAccount'
A bank account for investmentfundsthat offersthe advantages of both a savingsand a checking
account. A call depositaccount, like a checking account, has no fixeddepositperiod,provides
instant access to funds and allowsunlimitedwithdrawalsand deposits.Like a savings account, a
call depositaccount pays interest.The rate of interesta call depositaccount pays dependson the
amount of moneyin the account, a systemcommonly referredto as banded interestrates.Also,
differentcurrenciesmayearn differentinterestrates.Depositorsmay have to meeta minimum
balance thresholdbefore theyearn any interest.
Call depositaccounts allowinvestorsto depositand withdraw fundsin several currencies,which
commonly include the U.S. dollar,the euroand the British pound. This flexibilityreduces
investors' exposure toforeignexchange expensesandcurrency risk. Call depositaccounts often
have minimumdepositrequirementstoestablishan account and may have minimumdaily
balance requirements,too.
(7) 'MarginAccount'
A brokerage account in which the brokerlendsthe customer cash to purchase securities.The loan
in the account is collateralizedbythe securitiesandcash. Ifthe value ofthe stock drops
sufficiently,the account holderwill be requiredto depositmore cash or sell a portion of the
stock.
In a margin account, you are investingwith your broker'smoney.By usingleverage in such a way,
you magnify both gainsand losses.
(8) MoneyMarket Account. This type of bank account pays interestat a higherrate than the rate
paid on interest-bearingsavingsandchecking accounts. Often,moneymarket accounts impose a
minimumbalance for the account to start earning interest.The minimumrequiredbalance on a
moneymarket account is usuallyhigherthan that imposedon a checkingor savingsaccount. With
a moneymarket account, withdrawals are limitedto six permonth. No more than three ofthese
withdrawals can be by check.
(i) Time Deposits,frequentlyreferredtoas certificatesof deposit(CDs),are bank accounts that
require the account holderto make a depositand agree to leave fundsin the account for a
specificamount of time.In return for this agreement,the financial institutionpays interestto the
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account. The account holderis requiredto keephis or her moneyin the account until the
specifiedtermisover. However,some financial institutionsallow account holders to withdraw
interest,withoutaffectingthe principal.In some cases,account holdersmay be allowedto
withdraw their principal fundsbefore their CD matures, but a penalty istypically charged.
(9) No-FrillsBank Accounts. A no-frillsbankaccount may allow the holder to pay billsand cash
checks withoutpaying the high feesassociatedwithcompletingsuch transactions without an
account. An account of this type will likelyallow for onlya limitednumberof checks,deposits,
and withdrawals to be processedin any givenmonth. In most cases, interestisnot paid on a no-
frillsbank account.
(10) CheckingAccount isa bank account that uses checksas the primary instrumentfor
withdrawing money.Witha checkingaccount, you can make purchases,pay bills,and give or loan
moneyto anyone you choose.You can also use a check to transfer moneyfrom your checking
account to a bank account at a differentfinancial institution.Usually,financial institutionsallow
account holdersto make as many depositsand withdrawalsas theywish. Many allow account
holdersto make withdrawals and depositsthrough automatic tellermachines(ATM) as well.
(11) 'Negotiable Orderof Withdrawal (NOW) Account'
An interest-earningbankaccount with which the customeris permittedto write drafts against
moneyheldon deposit.Also known as a "NOW account".
Typically commercial banks, mutual-savingsbanks and savings-and-loanassociationscan offer
this type of account to individuals,some nonprofitorganizationsand certaingovernmental units.
(12) Definitionof'Bank Trust Custodial Account'
A type of Individual RetirementAccount(IRA) allowedby the Employee RetirementIncome
Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) in which contributionsare paid into the bank'sinterest-bearing
financial instrumentsor a self-directedaccount.The difference betweenaselfdirectedaccount
and the bank's interestbearingfinancial instrumentis that the investoris in charge of investment
decisions.Self-directedaccountsare usuallyset up by a brokerage and the investoris charged an
amount above trading costs.
ERISA is federal legislationenactedto ensure that pension/retirementplansofemployersare fair
and secure.It isthe law that establishedrulesandregulationsto governprivate pensionplans,
includingvestingrequirements,fundingmechanisms,andgeneral plan designand descriptions.
(13) Definitionof'Official SettlementAccount'
A type of account used inbalance of paymentsaccounting to keeptrack of central banks' reserve
asset transactions with each other.The official settlementaccount keepstrack oftransactions
involvinggold,foreignexchange reserves,bank depositsand special drawing rights (SDRs).
Essentially,thisaccount keepstrack oftransactions relatedto international assets.
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capital account. The current account keepsa record ofa country's importsand exportsof goods,
services,income and transfers,and whether the country is a net creditor or net debtor.The
capital account records the change in foreignand domesticownershipof assets.
(14) FCNR
FCNR depositsstands for ForeignCurrencyNon-Repatriable account deposits.This isa Fixed
DepositForeignCurrency account and not a savingsaccount. Depositsin thisaccount can be
made in any of the major currencieslike US Dollar, UKPound, Canadian Dollar, Deutsche Mark,
Japanese Yenand Euro.
(15) Non-ResidentAccounts
Non-Residentbankaccounts are those,whichare maintainedby Indiannationals and Persons of
Indian originresidentabroad, foreignnationals and foreigncompaniesin India. Bank branches
can openordinary non-residentaccountsin the namesof private individualsprovidedinitial
depositsfor openingthe accounts are receivedfromabroad in an approved manneror the initial
amount is tenderedinforeigncurrency while on a visitto India or transferof funds from the
existingnon-residentaccountof the same person.
Keyboard Shortcuts (MicrosoftWindows)
1. CTRL+C (Copy)
2. CTRL+X (Cut)
... 3. CTRL+V (Paste)
4. CTRL+Z (Undo)
5. DELETE (Delete)
6. SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selecteditempermanentlywithoutplacingthe item inthe Recycle Bin)
7. CTRL while dragging an item(Copythe selecteditem)
8. CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item(Create a shortcut to the selecteditem)
9. F2 key (Rename the selecteditem)
10. CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertionpointto the beginningofthe nextword)
11. CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertionpoint to the beginningof the previousword)
12. CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertionpointto the beginningofthe nextparagraph)
13. CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertionpoint to the beginningof the previousparagraph)
14. CTRL+SHIFT with any ofthe arrow keys(Highlighta block oftext)
SHIFT with any ofthe arrow keys (Selectmore than one itemin a window or on the desktop,or select
text ina document)
15. CTRL+A (Selectall)
16. F3 key(Search for a file or a folder)
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18. ALT+F4 (Close the active item,or quitthe active program)
19. ALT+ENTER (Displaythe propertiesofthe selectedobject)
20. ALT+SPACEBAR (Openthe shortcut menufor the active window)
21. CTRL+F4 (Close the active document inprograms that enable you to have multiple documents
opensimultaneously)
22. ALT+TAB (Switch betweenthe openitems)
23. ALT+ESC (Cycle through itemsin the order that they had beenopened)
24. F6 key(Cycle through the screenelementsina window or on the desktop)
25. F4 key(Display the Address bar list inMy Computeror WindowsExplorer)
26. SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menufor the selecteditem)
27. ALT+SPACEBAR (Displaythe Systemmenu for the active window)
28. CTRL+ESC (Displaythe Start menu)
29. ALT+Underlinedletterina menuname (Displaythe correspondingmenu) Underlinedletterina
command name on an open menu(Performthe correspondingcommand)
30. F10 key (Activate the menubar in the active program)
31. RIGHT ARROW (Openthe nextmenu to the right, or opena submenu)
32. LEFT ARROW (Openthe next menuto the left,or close a submenu)
33. F5 key(Update the active window)
34. BACKSPACE (Viewthe folderonelevel upinMy Computer or WindowsExplorer)
35. ESC (Cancel the current task)
36. SHIFT whenyou inserta CD-ROMintothe CD-ROM drive (Preventthe CD-ROM from automatically
playing)
Dialog Box - Keyboard Shortcuts
1. CTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs)
2. CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs)
3. TAB (Move forward through the options)
4. SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the options)
5. ALT+Underlinedletter(Performthe correspondingcommand or selectthe correspondingoption)
6. ENTER (Performthe command for the active optionor button)
7. SPACEBAR (Selector clear the check box if the active option isa check box)
8. Arrow keys (Selecta button ifthe active optionis a group ofoption buttons)
9. F1 key (DisplayHelp)
10. F4 key(Display the itemsin the active list)
11. BACKSPACE (Opena folderone level up if a folderis selectedinthe Save As or Opendialog box)
MicrosoftNatural KeyboardShortcuts
1. WindowsLogo (Displayor hide the Start menu)
2. WindowsLogo+BREAK (Display the System Propertiesdialogbox)
3. WindowsLogo+D (Displaythe desktop)
4. WindowsLogo+M (Minimize all ofthe windows)
5. WindowsLogo+SHIFT+M (Restorethe minimizedwindows)
6. WindowsLogo+E (OpenMy Computer)

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7. WindowsLogo+F (Searchfor a file or a folder)
8. CTRL+WindowsLogo+F (Search for computers)
9. WindowsLogo+F1 (DisplayWindowsHelp)
10. WindowsLogo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
11. WindowsLogo+R (Openthe Run dialogbox)
12. WindowsLogo+U (OpenUtilityManager)
13. AccessibilityKeyboardShortcuts
14. Right SHIFT for eightseconds(Switch FilterKeyseitheronor off)
15. Left ALT+leftSHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast eitheron or off)
16. Left ALT+leftSHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeyseitheronor off)
17. SHIFT five times(Switchthe StickyKeyseitheron or off)
18. NUMLOCK for five seconds(Switchthe ToggleKeyseitheron or off)
19. WindowsLogo +U (OpenUtilityManager)
20. WindowsExplorerKeyboard Shortcuts
21. END (Displaythe bottom ofthe active window)
22. HOME (Displaythe top of the active window)
23. NUMLOCK+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all of the subfoldersthat are under the selectedfolder)
24. NUMLOCK+Plus sign (+) (Displaythe contents of the selectedfolder)
MMC Console keyboardshortcuts
1. SHIFT+F10 (Displaythe Action shortcut menufor the selecteditem)
2. F1 key (Openthe Help topic, if any, for the selecteditem)
3. F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
4. CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window)
5. CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console window)
6. ALT+ENTER (Displaythe Propertiesdialogbox, ifany, for theselecteditem)
7. F2 key (Rename the selecteditem)
8. CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window.Whena console has onlyone console window,this
shortcut closesthe console)
Remote Desktop ConnectionNavigation
1. CTRL+ALT+END (Openthe Microsoft WindowsNT Security dialog box)
2. ALT+PAGE UP (Switchbetweenprograms from leftto right)
3. ALT+PAGE DOWN(Switch betweenprograms from right to left)
4. ALT+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in most recentlyusedorder)
5. ALT+HOME (Displaythe Start menu)
6. CTRL+ALT+BREAK (Switchthe clientcomputer betweena windowand a full screen)
7. ALT+DELETE (Displaythe Windowsmenu)
8. CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-) (Place a snapshot ofthe active windowin the clienton the Terminal server
clipboard and provide the same functionalityas pressingPRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
9. CTRL+ALT+Plus sign(+) (Place asnapshot of the entire clientwindowarea on the Terminal server

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clipboardand provide the same functionalityaspressingALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
MicrosoftInternet ExplorerKeyboard Shortcuts
1. CTRL+B (Openthe Organize Favoritesdialog box)
2. CTRL+E (Openthe Search bar)
3. CTRL+F (Start the Findutility)
4. CTRL+H (Openthe History bar)
5. CTRL+I (Openthe Favorites bar)
6. CTRL+L (Openthe Opendialogbox)
7. CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browserwith the same Webaddress)
8. CTRL+O (Openthe Open dialogbox,the same as CTRL+L)
9. CTRL+P (Openthe Print dialog box)
10. CTRL+R (Update the current Webpage)
11. CTRL+W (Close the current window)
CTRL A selectall
CTRL B Bold
CTRL C Copy
CTRL D Fill Down Cell
CTRL E Centre Alignment.
CTRL F find
CTRL G go to current
CTRL H Replace
CTRL I Italic
CTRL J Full Justification.
CTRL K Create Hyperlink
CTRL L Left Alignment
CTRL M Tab
CTRL N newpage
CTRL O Open
CTRL P Print
CTRL R Fill Right Cell
CTRL S Save
CTRL U Underline
CTRL V Paste
CTRL X Cut
CTRL Y Redo
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BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE MATCH POINT
Which is the highest civil honour conferred in India?
— Bharat Ratna.
Who composed the NationalAnthem of India?
— Rabindra NathTagore
India‟s first nuclear researchreactoris ______. — Apsara.
Jnanpeeth Award is given annually for
— Outstanding contributionto creative
Indian Literature.
The two highest gallantry awards conferredin India are
— Param Vir Chakra and Maha Vir Chakra.
The first, atomic power stationof India is locatedat — Tarapur.
India‟s first earthsatellite stationis locatedat — Arvi, near Pune.
After Hindi, which Indian language is spokenby the largest number of
people? — Telugu.
Which country assisted India in the launching of her first satellite
„Aryabhatta‟? — U.S.S.R. (now defunct).
Nehru Literacy Award was instituted by
— The Indian Adult EducationAssociation.
In which year were the first AsianGames held? Where?
— New Delhi in 1950.
Who designed the city of Chandigarh? — Le Corbusier.
Who was the World‟s first womanPrime Minister?
— Smt. Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka.
Who gave the slogan„Delhi Chalo‟? — Subhash Chandra Bose.
Who gave the slogan„Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan‟? — Lal Bahadur Shastri
What do the letters H, B & J stand for, in „HBJ Pipeline‟?
— H stands for Hazira (Gujarat),
B for Bijaipur (Madhya Pradesh) and
J for Jagdishpur, (Uttar Pradesh).
Name the Indian Army officer who had earned the sobriquet „Sparrow‟.
— Maj. Gen. Rajinder Singh.
Which is the smallest Districtin the Indian Union?
— Mahe in Pondicherry Union Territory. (9 s km.)
Name the U.S. President who was the first to hold office for more than
two terms.
— F.D. Roosevelt (1933-45).
(The term of office is four years).
Who was the British Prime Minister whose Government granted independence
to India? — C.R. Attlee (1945-51)
Zimbabwe was formerly known as? — Southern Rhodesia.
The Parliament of Netherlands is known as?
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Which is the present headquarters of INTERPOL?
— Lyons. (Paris was the HQ till May 1986).
Which territory has earned the sobriquet“NeverNeverLand”?
— Prairies of NorthAustralia.
Identify the three countries that constitute the “Golden Triangle”.
— Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.
Which is the seatof the World Court?
— The Hague (Netherlands).
Name the three Asiancountries that have beenbranded as the “Golden
Crescent” of drug trafficking.
— Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran.
Who played the role of Patel in Attenborough‟s „Gandhi?
— Saeed Jaffrey.
Who was the first Indian to receive anOscar Award?
— Bhanu Athaiah, Costumes Designer
for Attenborough‟s Gandhi.
What is commonto Sardar Patel, Morarji Desai, CharanSingh and YB.
Chavan?
— All of them had servedas Deputy
Prime Ministers in free India.
6-6-66 was a significant date in the history of the Indian Rupee. How?
— The Rupee was devalued onthat date.
(The first devaluationcame in 1949).
The Ozone layer absorbs, and prevents certainrays of the sun from
reaching the earth. If these rays are not absorbedlife on earthwill be
destroyed. Name the rays. — Ultraviolet Rays.
Briefly outline the selectionprocessof the U.N. Secretary-General.
— He is elected by the GeneralAssembly, onthe
recommendationof the Security Council.
The world‟s largestriver island (bound by the Brahmaputra to the south
and the Subansiri and Kherketia in the north) lies in Assam. Its name?
— Majuli: (For the people of Majuli, the mighty Brahmaputra
is botha river of sorrow and hope. Eachmonsoon, the
floods carry awayhuge chunks of earth, scarring the
landscape; yet, once the waters recede, people
gather at the banks to pray to the river, also
their life-giver. It is an annual cycle.
Jorhat Townin Upper Assam is the
nearestlink in the mainland).
What is Athlete‟s foot!
— Athlete‟s foot is a type of ringworm in which
cracks appear in the skin betweenthe toes.
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Southern Rhodesia is now known as? — Zimbabwe.
A prolific English writer, alert and active, anIndian citizen but, for
some years now, a resident of London, will be completing 101 years
this year. Guess who? — Nirad C. Chaudhuri
It was once called the Congo River. What is it called today?
— River Zaire.
Who was the philosopher from Athens (who lived before Christ) who
wrote the „Republic‟?
— Plato (427-347 B.C). (A philosopher and educator of ancient
Greece,he is known as one of the most important thinkers
and writers in the history of WesternCulture).
Which is the third most important financial centre in Asia after Hong
Kong and Tokyo? — Singapore.
What is phobophobia? — Fear of fear.
Which newspaper used the word „Hijack‟ for the first time to describe the
taking over of an aircraft in February 1958?
— The New York Times.
In which text did Kapila propound a theory that all matter derives from
a pure, primordial matrix of energy, Prakriti?
— The Sankhya Sutra.
Australasia refers to?
— Australasia refers to Australia, New Guinea,
New Zealand and other nearby islands.
To win the Swaythling Cup, what game/sport would youneed to play?
— Table Tennis.
Bothwife and daughter of this famous nuclear physicist, seminalto
Indian nuclear programme, are eminent classicaldancers. Name him.
— Dr. Vikram Sarabhai.
What is a „Consortium Bank‟?
— A Bank, whose shareholders are other banks.
This book, now rated to be the greatest novelof this century, created a
furore on publication for its „obscene content‟ and was banned in a number
of Europeancountries.Name the bookand its author.
— James Joyce‟s Ulysses.
Name the first Asian to head the prestigious Trinity College at Cambridge
University. — Amartya Sen, eminent Indian economist.
What is an Archipelago?
— A broad expanse of sea containing many islands.
Eachmythology had a goddessof love. The Romans called her Venus.
The Greeks called her? — Aphrodite.
The two brothers - Indians - are famous virtuosos and as violinistscomposers
have teamed up with greats like Stephane Grappelli to Frank
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What is a Zoophyte?
— A zoophyte is an animal which
resembles a plant eg a sponge.
The first Indian womanto win an Olympic medal
— Karnam Malleswari
The longest-serving Chief Minister in India — Jyoti Basu
A former womanChief Minister in India who was a novelist too
— Nandini Satpati
Who became Indian Prime Minister at the age of 81? — Morarji Desai
The first film director to win a Filmfare Award — Bimal Roy
The first Indian to receive the Magsaysay Award — Vinoba Bhave
Where was India‟s first steelplant set up? — Jamshedpur
The pop music artist known for “Like a Virgin” and “Material Girl”.
— Madonna
The oldest manto win the 100 metres Olympic Gold
— Linford Christie
In what capacity did Vasco de Gama come to India in 1524?
— Portuguese Viceroy of India
The writer who introduced the fictional village Macondo in his works
— Gabriel Garcia Marquez
What volcanic island emerged off Iceland in 1963? — Surtsey
What is Union Jack? — The national flag of UK
What does PBX stand for? — Private BranchExchange
One of the following was not a British PM. Spot the odd man: Neville
Chamberlain, Clement Attlee, Harold Macmillan, Harry Truman
— Harry Truman
Who directed Ben-Hur? — W illiam Wyler
Whose autobiography “Magic” was published when he was 24?
— Magic Johnson, basketballplayer
The most-filmed play by Shakespeare? — Hamlet
The film which had the song “Que Sera, Sera‟ in it?
— The Man Who Knew Too Much
Who sang “Candle in the Wind”? — Elton John
Who is the late Indian President after whom the National Labour Institute
is known? — VV Gri
The Frenchwriter and actorJean-Baptiste Poquelin‟s more popular name
— Moliere
The NobelPrize winner who discovered the organism that causes
cholera — Robert Koch
In “x-rays”, what did “x” mean? — „unknown‟.
Who coined the term „horsepower‟? — James Watt
What led to a method of finding out about the motion and shape of
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Who appointed Hitler Chancellor in Germany in 1933?
— President Hindenburg
How many years did Nehru spend in jails? — Ten
The leader of Kenya who was bornKamau Ngengi? — Jomo Kenyatta
The English film actor and director who spent 20 years in self-imposed
exile in Switzerland — Charlie Chaplin
Ho Chi Minh was bornin Vietnam when it was part of the French
colony of: — Indochina
The name the Yugoslav leader Josip Brozadopted? — Tito
The year NobelPrizes were first awardedin — 1901
A party or outing for women — Hen party
What is commonto these films: Shakespeare in Love, Titanic, The
English Patient, Braveheart? — Oscar bestfilm award winners
Spot the personwho didn‟t win the NobelPrize: Mother Teresa, Henry
Kissinger, Mahatma Gandhi, Albert Schweitzer, Martin Luther King Jr.
— Mahatma Gandhi
He has beencalled the father of modernjournalism, but he is more
famous for his novels. Who is he? — Daniel Defoe
Members of the British political party Peelite were conservative
supporters of Sir .... — RobertPeel
Prime Minister‟s Shram Awards are Shram Ratna, Shram Bhushan, ........
and Shram Shri/Devi — Shram Vir
Raj Kapoor‟s immortalfilm of 1951? — Awara
Name two AmericanPresidents who had the first name George
— George Washingtonand George Bush
Oscarawards are awarded in how many different categories?
— 24
The year Londonwas destroyedby the Great Fire — 1666
To which political party does Tony Blair, the British PM, belong?
— Labour
The electionis held in November, President takes office the following
January. Where? — In USA
Ever since 1301, it has beencustomary for the eldest sonand heir of the
British monarchto be invested as — Prince of Wales
Choose the correctanswer: Margaret Thatcher was the first/second/
third womanPM of Britain. — First
The year USA became independent from Britain — 1783
A combined four-nation army led by — defeated Napoleonat Waterloo in
1815. — Duke of Wellington
Spot the Republican: Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, Lyndon
Johnson, John Kennedy — Ronald Reagan
What is commonto these people:John Cabot, Pedro AlvarezCabral,
Rodrigo de Bastidas? — Explorers

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World‟s first credit card? — Diners Club Card
Which comes first, GoodFriday or Easter? — Good Friday
Janamashtamiis the birthday of — Lord Krishna
Prophet Muhammad set out from Mecca to Medina in the year A.D. ........
— 622
Of which religion is the Star of David the symbol? — Judaism
The Zodiac signthat comes after Capricorn? — Aquarius
What is C-DOT? — Centre for Development of Telematics
Where is Louvre Museum? — In Paris (France)
The first womanto reachthe top of the Everest — Junko Tabei
How many Oscars did Gigi, The Last Emperor, and The English Patient
win? — Nine each
What is the expansionof MGM, the Hollywood studio?
— Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Chief Ministers of which States participatedin the Cauvery Accord of
1998? — Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Pondicherry
Who freed Scotland from English rule? — Robert Bruce
The Scottishpoet and novelist who settled in Samoa in 1888 hoping to
find a cure for his tuberculosis? — RL Stevenson
The Dutch painter who createdmore than800 paintings but sold only
one in his lifetime: — Vincent Van Gogh
An English philosopher whose grandfather was a LiberalPrime
Minister — Bertrand Russell
Who is called Dharmaputra in Mahabharat? — Yudhishtira
The Kathak exponent who performed continuously for 9 hrs 20 mts
— Gopi Krishna
The husband and wife who were jointly awardedthe NobelPrize for
Chemistry in 1935 — Frederic Joliot and Irene Curie
He immortalised himself as Rhett Butler in one of Hollywood‟s greatest
films. Who? — Clark Gable (Gone With the Wind)
What national memorial was installed at India Gate in 1972?
— Amar Jawan
The two languages officially recognised in Canada
— English and French
Non-Objective Art is the correctname for what is usually called
— AbstractArt
If we go by the meaning of the name, venerealdiseases are caused by
which goddess of love? — Venus
India‟s largest mineral resource — Coal
South America‟s main trading group? — Mercosur
The biggest mosque in India — Juma Masjid
Where is the city Kaduna? — In Nigeria
Britain‟s richest non-fiction award? — The Samuel Johnson Prize

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The name „ayatollah‟ me— — religious leader
Court poet of Harshavardhana and author of Kadambari
— Banabhatta
Expand COMECON — Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
In 1934 a film got Oscars for best film, best director, best actor and best
actress. Name the film — It Happened One Night
When was PostalMoney Order service introducedin India?
— In 1880
What categorywould you put these menin: James Cameron, Bernardo
Bertolucci, David Lean, Richard Attenborough? — Film directors
At what age did Puyi become emperor of China? He was overthrownin
1911. — Two
In the Saka calendar, the extra day of a leap year is added to which
month? — Chaitra
Harry Clive Webb was the real name of which British singer and actor?
— Cliff Richard
From whom do Teddy bears get their name?
— US President Theodore Roosevelt
What does a bibliosphilist collect? — Books
How is Golda Meir of Israelremembered?
— The first womanPrime Minister of the country
Where do we have more English-speakers, in USA or UK?
— USA
The country with the longest official name? — Libya
Al-Manlakah al-urdunniyah al-Hashimiyah. This country is known to
us as: — Jordan
What is the more popular name of seppuku, a ritual suicide?
— Harakiri
What is Hansen‟s disease? — Leprosy
A measure of the ability of an instrument to resolve opticalimages or
spectra: — resolving power
Who rests at KisanGhat? — CharanSingh
The two biggest rice-producing countries in the world?
— China and India
The continent where more than 99 per cent of world‟s Hindu population
live? — Asia
Powerful waves causedby undersea earthquakes or volcanic eruptions
are — Tsunamis
Who is popularly known as the “Gandhi of Sri Lanka”?
— A.T. Ariyaratne
A glutton (eats/drinks/plays) too much — eats
Who gave the first demonstrationof televisionin 1926?
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What do we call any creationthat slips from the controlof and ultimately
destroys its creator? — Frankensteinmonster
An imaginary place where everything is as bad as it could possibly be
— Dystopia
Amelia Earhart is the first womanto fly solo across the _______ in 1932.
— Atlantic
A situation in which a product or service of severalsellers is sought by
only one buyer — Monopsony
What is a koala__an animal, a drink or a fastening? — an animal
The world‟s southernmost city — Punta Arenas
The President of India has the power of pardon. Is a state Governor
empowered to grant pardons? — Yes
The meaning of „Babur‟ (the Mogul emperor): — Lion
The disciple who betrayed Jesus Christ: — Judas
„Alpha and Omega‟ me— — The beginning and the end
The three or four hours after midnight is called:
— the small hours
The Cro-Magnonman lived in Europe at the end of the Ice Age. Where is
Cro-Magnon? — In southernFrance
The highest mountain in Europe? — Mount Elbrus
It was built in France in sections and shipped in 214 cases to USA in
1885 What? — The Statue of Liberty in New York harbour
What is the age of an object to be consideredas anantique?
— 60 years
One calorie is the amount of heat it takes to raise the temperature of one
______ of water one degree centigrade — gram
Diana haydenwas the third Indian to be crowned Miss World. Who
were the first two? — Rita Faria and Aishwarya Rai
Which tennis star is popular among family and friends as „Lee‟?
— Leander Paes
What does „emcee‟ mean? — Master of Ceremonies
Which is bigger, acre or hectare? — hectare
The first Olympic Games after first world war and the first when the
Olympic flag was flown — Antwerp Olympics (1920)
The first scientist to receive Bharat Ratna: — CV Raman
„Corn‟ normally refers to wheat in Britain, and to ____ in North America
— maize
The „Allies‟ in the first world war were:
— Britain, France, Russia, Italy and USA
The first West Indies player to make 100 centuries in first-class cricket
— Viv Richards
The Prime Minister who was assassinatedby a Buddhist monk:
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Who wrote adventure tales in the Secret Sevenand the Famous Five
series? — Enid Blyton
The first Indian to play for England in a Test — Ranjitsinhji
How many women participated in the 1896 Olympics? — None
P Gopichand and Aparna Popat play (tennis/badminton/chess)
— badminton
The lady who quit IAS and later won the Magsaysay Award
— Aruna Roy
Conjoined twins are oftencalled: — Siamese twins
Where is India‟s NationalInstitute of Sports situated? — Patiala
Which country has the largest Jewish population? — USA
The first non-Italian Pope since 1522 — John Paul II
The language with no script of its own (nepalese/Konkani)
— Konkani
The fifth largest planet of the solar system:
— The Earth
— Haiti
Where was the first footballWorld Cup held (1930)? — Uruguay
Who sang “My Heart Will Go On”. (Titanic)? — Celine Dion
The three names associatedwith the discovery of DNA are Dr James
Watson, Dr Francis Crickand _______ — Dr Maurice Wilkins
In 1848, The Communist Manifesto was published by Karl Marx and
______. — FriedrichEngels
Where did MN Roy establishthe communist Party in 1919? It was the
first one outside Russia. — Mexico
The first sonof a Chief Minister to become the CM of the same Indian
state — Shyama CharanShukla
The Indian PM who was bornon Dec 25 — Atal BehariVajpayee
In which year did Gandhi discardthe dhoti and kurta? — 1921
Which bank was started by unifying the Presidency Banks of Calcutta,
Bombay, and Madras? — Imperial Bank of India
The boy from an Imphal children‟s home who gave India its first boxing
gold in 16 years at the Asian Games? — Ngangom Dingto Singh
Louis Pasteur‟s discovery of the micro-organisms that sour wine and
milk resulted in the process known as: — Pasteurisation
The official language of Brazil is — Portuguese
Dr Jack Kevorkianis notorious of practising:
— mercy killing (euthanasia)
The five Grammy awards she wonwas a record. Who is the singer?
— Lauryn Hill
Hong Kong is part of UK/China/Taiwan. Which is correct?
— China
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— China, France, Russia, UK, USA
The World Court is another name for:
— International Court of Justice
UNESCO has its headquarters in: — Paris
The Commonwealthwas originally called:
— The British Commonwealthof Nations
Who called Russia “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma”?
— Winston Churchill
The youngest Chief Minister in India
— PK Mahanta (Assam, 1985)
„She has a sweet tooth‟. What does it mean? — She loves sweets
„The evil that men do lives after them‟. Who wrote these words?
— Shakespeare
The first womanto win an Olympic gold?
— Charlotte Cooper(Britain, 1900, tennis)
In Britain, traffic moves onthe right or left? — Left
What do we call a native of Barbados?
— A Barbadian
— Booker Prize winning books
Which country has most public libraries? — Russia
Which of these cups/trophies are associated with cricket: Ranji Trophy,
Durand, Cup, Sahara Cup, Wills Trophy?
— All except Durand Cup
Satyajit Ray‟s last film — Agantuk
Joan of Arc is the Frenchheroine known as the Maid of ______
— Orleans
Mother goddess of the Earth in Greekmythology — Gaia
„I got it gratis‟ me- — „I got it free‟
In the film Surviving Picasso, who portrays Picasso?
—Anthony Hopkins
Who developedthe theory of white dwarf stars?
— Dr Chandrasekhar Subramanyan
What is the shortened form of AssociationFootball? — Soccer
The ruler of kashmir who signed the state‟s accessionto India in 1947:
— Maharaja Hari Singh
The tower in Russia, twice the height of France‟s Eiffel Tower:
— Ostankino TV tower
World‟s largestanimal rights organisation:
— People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
Recording industry‟s most prestigious awards:
— Grammy Awards
Which country has banned the sect Falun Gong? — China
What was specialabout the Bharat Ratna awardedto Lal Bahadur Shastri?

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— The first posthumous Bharat Ratna
The Olympic triathlon begins with a 1.5 km swim, moves onto a 40 km
cycle ride and finishes with a ______ — 10 km run
Venus Williams or Serena Williams: Who is the elder sister?
— Venus Williams
Australia hosted the Modern Summer Olympics for the first time in _____
(year)? — 1956 (Melbourne)
The number of blacksquares ona chess board: — 32
To which Olympic event is „coxedfours‟ related? — Rowing
Name the first Indian to win two gold at the Asiad after PT Usha
— Jyotirmayee Sikdar
In which country is SLORC the seat of power? — Myanmar
What do we call the citizens of Sydney? — Sydneysiders
Met Office is short for — Meteorologicaloffice
Cox‟s Bazar (in Bangladesh)‟s fame
— It has world‟s longest beach(120 km)
The Hindi poet known as „Agyeya‟ — SH Vatsyayan
India‟s largest commercialbank — State Bank of India
In Greek mythology, Eros is the god of love. Its Romanequivalent ______
— Cupid
The first Europeanto round the Cape of Good Hope
— BartholomeuDiaz
BostonTea Party (1773) was (a tea party/a dinner/neither)
— neither
Which State was known as Magadha in ancient times? — Bihar
When was Burma separatedfrom India? — In 1937
Who was the Agnes that became Teresa?
— Mother Teresa (Agnes Ganxha Bojaxhiu
The irregular troops led by Italian patriot Garibaldie were known as
_________ — the Red Shirts
The man who invented printing was a goldsmith. His name?
— Johann Gutenberg
The country that suffered the greatest loss of life in World WAr II?
— Russia
What was the name Eric the Red gave the island he discovered in 980 to
attract settlers? — Greenland
The 13th century Italian explorer who came to India? — Marco Polo
Tasmania is called so because _______ discoveredit. — Abel Tasman
What is a ukulele? — A small guitarI
The five countries that have taken part in every Summer Olympic Games
since 1896, including the „unofficial‟ Athens Games of 1906.
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Of which country is Pusan the main port? — South Korea
The first womanto win a Sahitya Akademiaward — Amrita Pritam
On April 1, 1912 the capitalof India was shifted from ______ to Old
Delhi — Calcutta
The first Indian womanto enter the semifinals of an Olympic event:
— Shiny Wilson
The first US First Lady to be a candidate in a national election
— Hillary Clinton
The Kuomintang (NationalParty) was founded in 1905 by
— Sun Yat-sen
Name the country whose name means „Little Venice‟.
— Venezuela
The year in which Julius Caesar was assassinated — 44 BC
The city that is not a capital”: Canberra, Windhoek, Wellington, Dodoma,
New York. — New York.
The world‟s first artificial satellite was named „Sputnik‟. What does the
Russianword mean? — fellow traveller
“There is no Hindu, there is no Muslim”. Who said it? He founded a new
religion — Guru Nanak
The painter who designed a helicopter in eary 16th century.
— Leonardo da Vinci
The “Virgin Queen” of England. — Elizabeth I
John Milton‟s work on the Fall of Man — Paradise Lost
The largest fish — The whale shark
The largest snake — The anaconda
A sparrow‟s heart beat is more than _________ times a minute
— 500
A nautical mile is a little more/less thana land mile — morees
What medal (gold/silver/bronze) did Leander Paes win in Atlanta
Olympics? — Bronze
The world‟s first nuclear submarine was named — Nautilus
Bureauof Indian Standards was formerly known as:
— Indian Standards Institution
NetajiSubhas Chandra Bose was President of INC. True or False?
— True
World‟s longest and the tallest masonrydam?
— Nagarjunasagar Dam
Sea of Galilee is a _______ in NorthIsrael — lake
The first Indian film that was insured: — Taal(1999)
Kamal Haasanactedas a womanin
— Avvai Shanmughi (Chachi 420)
Name India‟s largest film city
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The king in Greek mythology whose touchturned everything into gold
— Midas
Who composed India‟s national song Vande Maataram?
— Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
The 189th member of UN — Tuvalu
What does „circa‟ mean? — about
Number of Olympic gold medals wonby Carl lewis — Nine
The world‟s largestdemocracy: — India
The Indian litterateur who used the pennames Dhanpat Raiand Nawab
Rai. — Munshi Prem Chand
Indira Gandhi‟s socialist sloganonpoverty eradication
— Garibi hatao
US basketballlegend who was named „Most Valuable Player‟ five times.
— Michael Jordan
The state describedas the „Land of Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel‟
— Gujarat
How many countries are there in South America? — Twelve
Highest Indian award for gallantry — Param Vir Chakra
The year Finland hosted the Olympic Games — 1952 (Helsinki)
Largest desert in India — Thar (Rajasthan)
Of the following, which one is not in Maharashtra: Ellora, Amravati,
Sanchi, Mahabaleshwar,Latur? — Sanchi
India‟s longest beach — Marina beach, Chennai
First foreign bank in India — Chartered Bank
Nag/Akash/Agni: Which of these is an anti-tank guided missile?
— Nag
India‟s literacy rate in 1901: — 5.3 per cent
INS Vikrant, INS Viraat. Which is the older of the two?
— INS Vikrant
The UP city formerly known as Prayag: — Allahabad
The Indian city (the Golden City) known for its silk industry
— Kancheepuram
The sportsmanwho became India‟s first World Championin billiards in
1958 — Wilson Jones
Indira Gandhi‟s husband Feroze Gandhi was a member of Lok Sabha.
True or False? — True
Which state was bifurcatedinto Maharashtra and Gujarat?
— Bombay
The first Asianwomanto swim the English Channel
— Arati Saha
First Indian Chief of the NavalStaff — Admiral RD Katari
India‟s first nuclear researchreactor. — Apsara
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— Winston Churchil
The President of Indian origin electedin Singapore in 1981
— CV DevanNair
In 1982 Barny Clark got world‟s first: — artificial heart
What is the expansionof CHOGM?
— CommonwealthHeads of Government Meeting
The RussianParliament building is called: — White House
What is known as gardenegg? — Brinjal or eggplant
The Rio Grande forms an 800-mile border betweenUSA and ______
— Mexico
— The denomination of the first postage
stamp of Independent India
— 3½ annas
Who coined the word „Swaraj‟? — DadabhaiNaoroji
The first Asianto head the International Cricket Council
— Jagmohan Dalmiya
Where is Dharamshala, the place where Dalai Lama has establisheda
Government-in-exile? — In Himachal Pradesh
Which of these is not a capitalcity: Silvassa, Panaji, Diu?
— Diu
Shotput (is/is not) one of the five events of women‟s pentathlon:
— is
A breakdance competitionis known as a — battle
„La Marseillaise‟ is the national anthem of: — France
What did Picasso and Georges Brague invent? — Cubism
Pound-foolish me—
— unwise in dealing with important matters
Who was known as „Little Corporal‟? — NapoleonBonaparte
The first President Dr Rajendra Prasad tookoffice on Jan 26, 1950 from
whom? — C Rajagopalachari
The Army rank betweenColoneland Major General
— Brigadier
In “Space Jam”, who plays basketballwith cartooncharacters?
— Michael Jordon
CaspianSea is world‟s largest — lake
The planet named after the god of the sea: — Neptune
How many African countries were UN members in 1945? — Four
Which country is called the Hellenic Republic? — Greece
The country with more than 55,000 lakes: — Finland
Lion used to be India‟s national animal: True or False? — True
Nationality of poet Octavio Paz? — Mex ican
Creator of the comic iconBatman: — Bob Kane
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legendary stories — Akira Kurosawa
Gol Gumbaz is in (Jaipur/Bijapur/Agra) — Bijapur
Dante is best known for his epic poem: — Divine Comedy
The second storey is covered by anestimated400 kg of gold leaf and
hundreds of precious stones. Which building are we talking about?
— The Golden Temple, Amritsar
The richest Hindu temple in the world
— Tirupati Temple in A.P.
Bill Gates‟s wife — Melinda
Which US political party was founded in 1792 and dissolvedin 1828?
— Democratic-RepublicanParty
The weight of the discus used in athletic competitions:
— Two Kg
Irrawaddy is the chief river of — Burma (Myanmar)
The system of unarmed self-defence meaning „empty-handed‟?
— Karate
The study of the characteristics of the human population
— Demography
Who is known as the „Mother of Indian Revolution‟?
— Madame Bikaji Cama
Who was called the „Lion of Kashmir‟? — Sheikh Abdullah
The length of Mahatma Gandhi Road Bridge acrossthe Ganga at Patna:
— 5.575 km
A country named after a tree — Brazil
Which country won the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05?
— Japan
The second Europeancountry to become industrialised, after Britain:
— France
Length of the Great Wall of China — 2400 km
When did Indian Cinema complete its 100th anniversary? — In 1997
Who created the character „Shakuntala‟? — Kalidas
The country where the first official family planning programme was
launched — India
The world‟s biggest island belongs to which country? — Denmark
Even after 30 years‟ work, the bookremained unfinished when the
author died. Which book? — Das Kapital
India has issued a postage stamp of Rs 45 in honour of ______
— Mother Teresa
Which US State is known as Empire State? — New York
Aristotle was a Pupil of Plato, and _______ to Alexander — tutor
A UN Secretary Generallater became his country‟s President. Name the
country — Austria
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The year 1963 saw the first successful (heart/lung/kidney) transplant
— kidney
How old was Swami Vivekananda when he died? — 39 years
Bahawat Tribunal Award is related to the utilisation of the waters of
_______
— the Krishna river
The world‟s busiestbig ship canal — The Panama
With which state was Chandernagar, earlier under French possession,
integrated? — West Bengal
The first national film award the President‟s Gold Medal went to a Marathi
feature film and a documentary film. Name the films
— Shyamchi Aai and Mahabalipuram
Where is India‟s first newsprint factory? — Nepanagar,MP
The board game in which players build words with small lettered blocks
— Scrabble
Puck, a mischievous sprite in English folklore, is also called
— Robin Goodfellow
In Ramayana, who is Dashanan? — Ravana
The Hindi film in which the director,his father and grandfather acted
— Kal Aaj Aur Kal [Raj Kapoor(Father),
Prithvi Raj Kapoor (Grand Father),
Randhir Kapoor (Director).]
Equitation is the art and practice of: — riding a horse
Hallucinations resulting from excessive consumptionof alcoholare called
„pink _____‟ — elephants
„Pula‟ is the standardmonetaryunit of — Botswana
In sororicide, who is killed? — One‟s sister
From which Upanishad are the words „Satyameva Jayate‟ taken?
— Mundaka
„Drinka pinta milka day‟. What is the unit of volume mentioned in this
slogan? — Pint
Founder of the Internet Mail Service, Hotmail — Sabeer Bhatia
Japan‟s highest peakis: — Fujiyama
A party to celebrate the occupancy of a new home
— Housewarming
The year in which India joined the UN — 1945
The first India-made motor car — Hindustan 10
Romannumber CM is equal to: — 900
The year Tagore was made Bharat Ratna
— Tagore is not a Bharat Ratna
The year Coca-Cola was introduced — 1886
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— KamaldeviChattopadhyaya
Who won the most tennis singles championships in grand slam
tournaments? — Margaret Court (Australia)
Honsu, Baffin and Victoria are: — islands
Agatha Christie wrote her first novel, while working as a _______ during
WWI — nurse
On Oct 19, 1987 the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 508 points.
The day is known as: — BlackMonday
The father and sonwho won the Dada Saheb Phalke award
— Prithvi Raj Kapoor and Raj Kapoor
Strategic Defence Initiative is nicknamed — Star Wars
The country whose name means equator — Ecuador
The first (it was a Maharaja) to switchon an electric light in India
— The Maharaja of Bikaner (1896)
Helen danced the first rock„n‟ roll number in an Indian film in 1957.
The film? — Baarish
The first Indian Air Chief — Air Marshal S. Mukherjee
In red wines, the entire grape is used. In white, only the _____
— juice
The many-headed monster in Greek mythology — Hydra
the British equivalent of the Oscarawards:
— BAFTA (British Academy of Film and TV Arts) awards
The author of Moon Walk — Michael Jackson
The number of rooms in the Buckingham Palce — 602
In which state is the hill sationMount Abu? — Rajasthan
The oldest University in UK — Oxford
Valentine Tereshkova orbitedthe Earth abroad the spacecraft ____
— Vostock6
He thought it was Asia, but it was the West Indies. Who was this
explorer? — Christopher Columbus
What scale is used to classify wind speeds? — Beaufortscale
The first Indian technicolour picture? — Jhansi Ki Rani
The city where world‟s first underground railway was constructed
— London
The three women who shot into fame in the 40‟s as exponents of Carnatic
music
— MS Subbulakshmi, DK Pattammal,
ML Vasanthakumari
The old name of Harare — Salisbury
Where was the first national exhibition organised by the Govt. of India?
— Delhi (1958)
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the shadow of the Himalayas
— The Sherpas
The first spacecraft to reachanother world
— Luna 2 (The space probe crashed
on the Moon, 1959)
Where was the Earth Summit held in 1992? — Rio de Janeiro
How many border countries does China have? — 14
Where is the language Kirundi spoken? — In Burundi
The kind of cooking named from a Spanish word meaning a framework
of sticks — Barbecue
Where do we find the Blue Room, the Red Room, the Green Room and
the Rose Room? — In the White House (USA)
The second largest continent — Africa
Botulism is a form of: (cooking/food poisoning/volcanic eruption)
— Food poisoning
How many storeys has the tower of Pisa? — Eight
The first man to reachthe NorthPole — Robert E Peary
„Bobby‟ is a nickname for the English — policeman
„Movies‟ is a short form of ______. — Motion Pictures
Snakes (have/don‟t have) movable eyelids — don‟t have
Which country is not in West Africa: Guinea, Niger, Togo, Djibouti, Mali
— Djibouti
What was bought by US Secretary of State in 1867 at 2 cents anacre?
— Alaska
The Hindu goddesswho is the personificationof the infinite
— Aditi
How are Deenanathand Hridayanath related to Lata Mangeshkar
— Father and brother, respectively
India‟s first 3-D film — My dear Kuttichathan
The Germanphysician who first described the Alzheimer‟s Disease in
1907 — Alois Alzheimer
Termite is also called — white ant
Who won Gold in the same event (discus throw) in four consecutive
Olympics? — Al Oerter
The oldest footballclub in India — Mohan Began
The Mahabharata chronicles the battle betweenthe children of two
brothers. Name the brothers. — Pandu and Dhritarashtra
What is commonto the residentialaddresses of Sonia Gandhi and Tony
Blair? — House No. (10-Janpath and 10-Downing Street)
Europe‟s longest bridge — The Oresund Bridge
The two names by which the author of „Arthashastra‟ is known
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Inventor of saxaphone? — Adolph Saxx
The first Indian musician to win MagsaysayAward
— M.S. Subbulakshmi
The Rajasthanwomanwho committed satiin 1987?
— Roop Kanwar
The scientist who was decoratedwith Padma Shree, Padma Bhushan
and Padma Vibhushan and was a Union Minister
— MGK Menon
When was Coca Cola banned in India? — 1977
What was first manufactured by the BessemerProcess? — Steel
Which country built the first nuclear power station? — Russia
Numbers that canbe divided only by themselves and one are
— prime numbers
The Americanterm „broil‟ is the same as the British term — grill
Where were the first railways built? — In Britain
Whom does the biggest postage stamp issued by India depict?
— Rajiv Gandhi
The resolutionof a computer indicates
— The quality of the picture on the screen.
The highest efficiency award in judo — Shihan
The first country to have a motorway — Germany (1921)
Dr E Jenner injected people with cowpox germs to stopthem getting
_____ — smallpox
Lotus for India, maple for Canada, ______ for UK — Rose
Whales are mammals. True/False? — True
The longest frontier is the border betweenUSA and — Canada
In Hindu mythology, Rati‟s husband — Kama
Meaning of the title „Genghis Khan‟ — Ruler of the Oceans
The Swastika was hated as the emblem of the Nazi Party. The word
comes from Sanskrit and means _______ — well-being
Height of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbour — 46 metres
What is „Yomiuri Shimbun‟? — World‟s largest daily newspaper
Which country has the largest Muslim population? — Indonesia
The countries that were referredto as the „Big Three‟ in 1945?
— UK, USA, USSR
„Quiet‟ volcanoes don‟t explode because gases and steam caneasily
escape from runny ______ that they contain. — magma
The largest stars are the supergiants while the smallest stars are called
______. — dwarfs
Watergate was a political (party/leader/scandal) of the 1970s.
— scandal
The beauty whom Baseball star Joe DiMaggio married?
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Lhotse and Makalu are mountains in which range? — Himalayas
What are the official languages of the UN?
— Arabic, Chinese, English, French,
Russianand Spanish
The full name of World Bank?
— International Bank for
Reconstructionand Development
How many members are there in the EuropeanParliament? — 626
The organisationthat unites Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and
Sweden. — The Nordic Council
The organisationthat has a membership of 1.7 billion people, and
represents over 30% of the world population. — The Commonwealth
Of which country is Baku the capital? — Azerbaijan
The old name of Burkina Faso? — Upper Volta
The language spokenby the largest number of peoople in the world?
— Mandarin
Name the personwho became the first PM of his country in 1947, and
was assassinatedin 1951. — Liaquat Ali Khan
In which city do you find the twin Petronas Towers?
— Kuala Lumpur
The personwho won NobelPrize, MagsaysayAward, TempletonAward,
Jawaharlal Nehru Award and Bharat Ratna? — Mother Teresa
The Americanplane that dropped the first bomb on Hiroshima.
— Enola Gay
With which sport is the world body FINA associated? — Swimming
The first Filmfare best actress award was wonby _______ for her role in
Baiju Bawara. — Meena Kumari
Where is the dam Cabora Bassa situated? — In Mozambique
Which world-famous artist was known as the „King of shadows‟?
— Rembrandt
What gave prosperity to the island of Nauru? — Phosphate
The second largest island in the world? — New Guinea
The only AmericanPresident who won backpresidency after losing it.
— Cleveland
„The holy franc‟ is the name given to the currency of a country. Name the
country. — Switzerland
Somalia is part of the Horn of _______ — Africa
Althing is the Parliament of — Iceland
Crops sownin Oct-Nov and reaped in April are called: Rabi/Kharif
— Rabi
Badrinathis dedicatedto _____ — Lord Vishnu
Monegasque is a citizen of — Monaco
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— Lee Falk
What is the Everestcalled in Nepalese? — Sagarmatha
What is commonto ostrich, emu and kiwi?
— They are fightless birds.
Who is the only Indian woman who has climbed the Everest twice?
— SanthoshYadav
World‟s largestnon-capitalcity? — Shanghai
The last of the Ptolemies, the dynasty which reigned over Egypt from
323 BC to 20 BC. — Cleopatra
English is the official language in 58 countries, Frenchin 32 countries,
and ______ in 25 countries. — Arabic
World‟s largestopium producer? — Afghanistan
Creationof Euro is describedas the most important economic event
since the ______ conference of 1944. — BrettonWoods
It was used for the first time on May 6, 1840. What?
— The first postage stamp.
(„Penny Black‟ of Britain)
First soldier of the Indian armed forces to be awarded Param Vir Chakra
— Major Somnath Sharma
(4th Battalion, Kumaon Regiment)
Who got a footballscholarship from Sports Authority of India at the
age of 9? — Baichung Bhutia
Who directed MississippiMasala? — Mira Nair
The first personto cross the magicalfigure of 2800 points in rapid
chess? — GrandmasterViswanathanAnand
Who defined genius as “one per cent inspiration and 99 per cent perspiration”?
— Thomas Alva Edison
“Citius, Altius, Fortius” is the Olympic motto in Latin. What is the English
equivalent?
— “Swifter, higher, stronger”
The writer associated with „Rally for the Valley (Narmada)‟:
— Ms Arundhati Roy
The name for the group consisting of China, Russia, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstanand Tajikistan. — Shanghai Five
The second President of the Indian origin in Singapore?
— SR Nathan
Pakistan became a republic in — 1956
The first Indian feature film to be dubbed.
— Harischandra (1944). From Kannada to Tamil
In 1996, India had three Prime Ministers. Names?
— Narasimha Rao, AB Vajpayee and HD Deve Gowda
The first womanleader of a Muslim nation.
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The three Pacific island states that were admitted to UN in Sept 1999?
— Kiribati, Nauru and Tonga
What is „dating‟ in archaeology?
— Assessment of age of remains
What is commonto Adolf Hitler, Charlie Chaplin and Jawaharlal Nehru?
— Born in 1889
The military expeditious of EuropeanChristians in 11th, 12th and 13th
centuries to recover the Holy Land from Muslims? — Crusades
The war whose generalcause was Anglo-Russiandispute especially over
the controlof Dardanelles. — CrimeanWar
It floats in the sea. Normally only one-ninth of the totalmass is visible
above the surface. A hazard to shipping. What is it? — An iceberg
The world body founded in 1920 and dissolved in 1946.
— League of Nations
Where did Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin meet in 1943 to outline places
for the invasionof Europe? — At Teheran
The phrase for a political barrier existing betweenChina and other major
powers, especially during the leadership of Mao Zedong.
— Bamboo Curtain
For which city is „The Big Apple‟ a nickname? — New York
What does „blue blood‟ mean? — Noble or aristocratic descent
Name the British explorer who discovered the Hawaiian islands.
— CaptainJames Cook
Playing time of the full versionof Indian NationalAnthem
— 52 seconds
With whom did Alexander Fleming (discoverer of penicillin) share the
NobelPrize? — Florey and Chain
The most powerfulsupercomputer ever made in India.
— Param 10000
Why is August 11, 1999 unique?
— Because of the century‟s last solar eclipse.
Of which country is the island Viti Levu a part? — Fiji
Who directed the film „The Godfather‟? — Francis Coppola
The state that was the home of Bharat dynasty, which gave the name
Bharat to India. — Haryana
The NobelPeace Prize winner who was appointed UN‟s goodwill
ambassador in 1993. — Rigoberta Menchu
Ali Sardar Jafri, Firak Gorakhpuri, and Qurattulain Hyder are Urdu
writers. Which award did they all win? — Gyanpith
The name Golkonda is derived from the words „golla‟ meaning shepherd
and „konda‟ meaning ________ — hil l
What is commonto Dr DK Karve, Dr B.C. Roy and P.D. Tandon?
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Who discovered benzene in 1825? — Michael Faradey
The Soviet cosmonaut who died in an air crash? — Yuri Gagarin
The astrophysicist who is a victim of a degenerative nerve disease and
cancommunicate only through a computer: — Stephen Hawking
He was working in a fruit shop. Devika Rani made him a great film star.
Name the actor. — Dilip Kumar
The nationality of Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis:
— Austrian
„The Hundred Years War‟ was a series of wars between______.
— England and France
What did Willem Einthoven invent? — Electro cardiogram
What is the study of fossils called? — Palaeontology
The land of very tiny people in Guilliver‟s Travels — Li l liput
The Union Territories that have Chief Ministers.
— Pondicherry and Delhi
Who is India‟s first NobelPrize winner? — RabindranathTagore
When was the first international film festivalof India held?
— Jan 24, 1952
The Australiancricketer with 11,174 test runs to his credit.
— Allan Border
Four cities that are known for international film festivals are Cannes,
Venice, Karlovy Vary and Montreal. In which countries are these cities
situated (in that order)?
— France, Italy, CzechRepublic, Canada
India‟s first STD was between______ and _____ (1960).
— Lucknow and Kanpur
The world‟s first test tube baby was bornonJuly 25, 1978. The baby‟s
name: — Louise Brown
Where is the Lakshmibai NationalInstitute of Physical Education
located? — Gwalior
One billion is equal to ______ crore. — 100
The state of Karnataka was known as ______ until 1973.
— MysoreK KUNDAN
On 21.1.1972, the States of ______, ______ and Union Territory of Mizoram
were inaugurated. — Manipur, Tripura
The first scientist known to have studied the mechanism of heredity:
— Aristotle
The first state to achieve 100 per cent electrificationof the villages:
— Haryana
The first 5-star Deluxe hotel in India: — AshokHotel of Delhi
The first public corporationin India:
— Damodar Valley Corporation
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now in _______. — Pakistan
When did bicycle make its first appearance in India? — 1890
With which Ashram is Mrs Mira Richer (formerly Mira Alfassa)
associated? — Sri Aurobindo Ashram
The expanded form of FEMA?
— Foreign Exchange Management Act
What do we call a womanwhose husband is habitually or temporarily
absent? — Grass widow
The date India became smallpox free — July 5, 1995
Hedonism is the doctrine that _____ is the highest good.
— pleasure
The country that has three official names, in three different languages.
— Switzerland
The original name of poet Tulsidas? — Rambola
Chewing gum was originally made from _____, the gum of the sapodilla
plum tree. — chicle
The main sources of commercialsugar?
— Sugarcane and sugar beet
The country with the largest postalnetworkin the world — India
Which city is the diamond capitalof the world?
— Kimberley, S Africa
Which city is called „Australia‟s front door‟? — Darwin
The world‟s populationin A.D. 1? — 200 m illion
First Gyanpith award winner? — G. Sankara Kurup
India‟s first Deputy Prime Minister? — Vallabhbhai Patel
The first man to walk in space — Alexei Leonov
First Asian womanto cross the English Channel? — Aarti Saha
First foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna?
— Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
First Indian actress to win Padma Shri? — Nargis Dutt
India‟s first womanambassador? — Vijayalakshmi Pandit
First Indian to win Oscar? — Bhanu Athaiya
Who wrote „If I am Assassinated‟? — ZA Bhutto
The country whose nationalflag is plain green. — Libya
The Germanpolitician who was known as the „Iron Chancellor‟:
— Bismarck
Stars produce energy at their centres by converting hydrogen, their main
constituent, into ______ — helium
George Eliot and George Sand were novelists. What else was commonto
both? — Bothwere women
The year womenathletes were admittedto Olympic Games? — 1900
Which was the first full-length cartoonfilm?
— Walt Disney‟s „Snow White

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and the SevenDwarfs‟
The 5 events in the women‟s pentathalon:
— Long jump, high jump, shot-put,
80 m hurdle race, 200 m race
The highest denomination of the Indian postage stamp — Rs 50
What is a „chukker‟ in polo? — A period of play
The first man to run a mile in 4 minutes (1954):
— Roger Bannister of Britain
Where do youfind Angkor Wat? — In Cambodia
The two countries linked by the TeenBigha corridor:
— India and Bangladesh
The three sisters who became famous English novelists?
— The Bronte sisters: Anne, Charlotte and Emily
The weight of an ostrich? — About 150 kg
The great scientistwho was bornin Germany in 1879 and died in USA
in 1955? — Albert Einstein
The smallest unit of length? — Attometre
Who coined the word „robot‟?
— Karel Capek, a Czechplaywright
The year was 1938 and the man Lasalo Biro. What was the invention?
— The ball-point pen
What is an analgesic? — A painkiller
Who created the detective Hercule Poirot? — Agatha Christie
The first communications satellite: — Score
Where does space begin?
— About 160 km above our heads
The lift was invented solely for the use of a king. Which king?
— King Louis XV of France
Mark Twain was the first famous author to use an invention. What was
it? — The typewriter
The first dog in space. — Laika
The first animal to be sent up in a rocket.
— Albert, a male rhesus monkey
What makes Mushtaq Mohammad Well-known?
— The Pakistan cricketer who played
test cricket at the age of 15
Gagarin, Titov, Glenn, Carpenter: Who are they?
— The first men in space
The longest railway platform in the world?
— Kharagpur (West bengal)
The first electric trainservice in India was betweenBombay and _______.
— Kurla

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1. An ECS transaction gets bounced and you are unable to recover your money from your
customer. Under which Act criminal action can be initiated?
A.Indian Penal code
B.Negotiable Instruments Act
C.Criminal Procedure Code
D.Payments and Settlements Act
E.Indian Contract Act
The Answer is : Option - D
2. The Business Correspondence Model being adopted by the banks provides Banking
facilities to which of the following-
A.Only Corporate model
B.Only weaker sections of the society and people from the small village
C.Only thode who are taking house loans
D.All (1),(2) and (3) above
E.None of these
3. Which of the following organizations/agencies in India maintains the Micro Finance
Development and Equity Fund which was in news recently?
A.Confederation of Industries in India (CII)
B.Indian Bank‘s Association (IBA)
C.Small Industries development Bank of India (SIDBI)
D.Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
E.National Bank of Agricultural and Rural Development (NABARD)
The Answer is : Option - E
4. Which of the following agencies/organizations has decided to make major changes for
ULIPs?
A.IRDA
B.RBI
C.AMFI
D.FRBI
E.None of these
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5. Which of the following is NOT a financial term?
A.Acid Test
B.Double Fault
C.Gross Profit
D.Depreciation
E.Cash Flow
The Answer is : Option - B
6. In the terms of economics, the recessionoccurring two times with a small gap in between
is known as
A.Double Inflation
B.Deflation
C.DeepRecession
D.Double Dip Recession
E.None of these
7. Many a times we read in newspaper about CASA deposits of banks. CASA Deposits are:
A.Demand Deposit
B.Term deposits
C.Hybrid Deposits
D.Recurring Deposits
E.Special schemes of banks
The Answer is : Option - a
8. The Reserve bank of India has setup a Working Group to review current operating
procedure of monetary policy including ‗LAF‘. What is the full-form of ‗LAF‘?
A.Liquid Assets and Funds
B.Liabilities and Funds
C.Liabilities Adjustment Finance
D.Liquidity and Finance
E.Liquidity Adjustment Facility
The Answer is : Option - E
9. Which of the following organizations/agencies plays a major and crucial role to moderate
and control inflation in a country?
(1) Central Bank of the country
(2)Stock Markets of the country
(3)Planning Commission of the country
A.Only (2)
B.Only (1)
C.Both (1) and (2)
D.Both (2) and (3)
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10. As per the existing policy the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) of scheduled banks is fixed at a
certain percentage of their NDTL. What is the full-form of NDTL?
A.New Demand & Tenure Liabilities
B.Net Demand & Time Liabilities
C. National Deposits & Total Liquidity
D.Net Duration & total Liquidity
E.New Deposits and Term Liquidity
11. The Reserve Bank of India recently decided to review its monetary policy more
frequently. This measure of the RBI will be called RBI‘s
(1)Monetary Measure
(2)Financial Market Measure
(3)Regulatory Measure
A.Only (1)
B.Only (2)
C.All (1),(2) and (3)
D.Both (1) and (2)
E.Only (3)
The Answer is : Option - C
12. ‖Basel Committee on Banking Supervision‖ is also known as
A.Thomas Cook Committee
B.Talwar Committee
C.Bank for International Settlements Committee
D.Peter Cook Committee
E.Banking Regulation Committee
13. While investing in mutual funds we come across a term called NAV. What is the
meaning of NAV?
A.Net Annual Value
B.Non Asset Value
C.Net Actual Value
D.Net Asset Value
E.Net Average Value
14. ‘Commercial Papers‘ are issued by-
A.a Company to a bank
B.Banks to companies
C.Banks to Banks
D.Company to its suppliers
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15. MAT provision in income tax stands for-
A.Medium Alternate Tax
B.Maximum Alternate Tax
C.Minimum Alternate tax
D.Mild Alternate Tax
E.None of these
16. Many a times we read SWIFT in newspapers. What is its full form?
A.Sound World Wide Institution for Transactions
B.Safe Window in case of Financial Transaction
C.Society for World Wide Interbank Financial telecommunication
D. Safe window for Inter Bank financial transactions
E.None of these
17. In the World of commodity exchanges-the concept of ―A standard contract to buy or
sell a specified commodity at a certain date in future and at a market driven price‖ is
known as-
A.Future Contract
B.Forward Contract
C.Market Contract
D.Standard Contract
E.None of these
The Answer is : Option - A
18. The foreign trade policy in India is announced by the-
A.Reserve Bank of India
B.Ministry of Commerce
C.FEDAI
D.Ministry of Finance
E.None of these
19. Lending to Self Help Groups(SGHs) by banks is known as
A.Non Priority Sector
B.Priority Sector
C.Commercial Sector
D.Corporate Sector
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1. THE FIRST BANK IN INDIA TO BE GIVEN AS ISO CERTIFACTION IS – CANARA
BANK.
2. THE GENERAL BANK OF INDIA WAS SET UP IN 1786.
3. THE FIRST INDIAN BANK TO HAVE BEEN STARTED SOLELY WITH INDIAN
CAPITAL IS – PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK.
4. THE EAST INDIA COMPANY ESTABLISHED BANK OF BENGAL IN 1809.
5. BANK OF BOMBAY WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1840.
6. THE FIRST BANK IN NORTHERN INDIA TO GET ISO 9002 CERTIFICATION
FOR THEIR SELECTED BRANCHES IS PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK.
7. BANK OF MADRAS WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1843.
8. IN 1865 ALLAHABAD BANK WAS ESTABLISHED EXCLUSIVELY BY INDIANS.
9. THE HEADQUARTERS OF PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK ESTABLISHED IN 1894
WAS AT LAHORE.
10. INDIA‘S SECOND LARGEST PRIVATE SECTOR BANK AND IS NOW THE
LARGEST SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANK OF INDIA IS THE FEDERAL BANK
LIMITED.
11. IMPERIAL BANK OF INDIA STARTED AS PRIVATE SHARE HOLDERS BANK,
MOSTLY EUROPEANS.
12. THE BANKING COMPANY ACT, 1949 WHICH WAS LATER CHANGED TO
BANKING REGULATION ACT 1949 AS PER AMENDING ACT OF 1965.
13. IN 1955 THE GOVERNMENT NATIONALISED IMPERIAL BANK OF INDIA
WITH EXTENSIVE BANKING FACILITIES ON A LARGE SCALE SPECIALLY IN
RURAL AND SEMI-URBAN AREAS.
14. BANKING REGULATION ACT WERE ENACTED IN 1949.
15. THE SUBSIDIAREIS OF SBI WAS NATIONLISED IN 1959.
16. BANK OF INDIA WAS FOUNDED IN 1906 IN MUMBAI.
17. BANK OF INDIA IS THE FIRST INDIAN BANK TO OPEN A BRANCH OUTSIDE
INDIA IN LONDON IN 1946 AND THE FIRST TO OPEN A BRANCH IN
CONTINENTAL EUROPE AT PARIS IN 1974.
18. THE OLDEST PUBLIC SECTOR BANK IN INDIA HAVING BRANCHES ALL
OVER INDIA AND SERVING THE CUSTOMERS FOR THE LAST 132 YEARS IS
ALLHABAD BANK.
19. THE FIRST INDIAN COMMERCIAL BANK WHICH WAS WHOLLY OWNED
AND MANAGED BY INDIANS IS CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA.
20. THE STATE BANK OF INDIA SERVES MORE 100 MILLION CUSTOMERS
THROUGH A NETWORK OF MORE THAN 10000 BRANCHES.
21. AS ON 30THE JUNE 1999, 300 SCHDULED BANKS WERE THERE IN INDIA
HAVING TOTAL NETWORK OF 64918 BRANCHES.
22. SECTION 45 OF THE RBI ACT OF 1934, IT IS OBLIGATORY ON THE PART OF
THE RBI TO APPOINT THE SBI AS ITS SOLE AGENT AT ALL PLACES WHERE
THE BANK HAS NO BRANCH OR OFFICE OF ITS BANKING DEPARTMENT BUT
WHERE THERE IS A BRANCH OF THE STATE BANK OR ITS SUBSIDARY BANK.
23. IN 1950 THE CONCEPT OF CREDIT CARDS WAS USED WITH THE LAUNCH OF

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CHARGE CARDS IN USA BY DINERS CLUB AND AMERICAN EXPRESS.
24. GOLD COIN AND BILLIONS , FOREIGN SECURITIES AND THE BILL OF
EXCHANGE AND PROMISSORY NOTES PAYABLE IN INDIA WHICH ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR PURCHASE BY BANK ARE THE ASSETS AGAINST WHICH RBI
ISSUE BANK NOTES.
25. THE RESERVE BANK OF INDIA IS AUTHORISED TO MAKE TO THE CENTRAL
AND STATE GOVERNMENTS WAYS AND MEANS ADVANCES WHICH ARE
REPAYBLE WITHIN 3 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF MAKING OF ADVANCES.
26. THE FIRST CREDIT CARD WAS ISSUED IN INDIA BY VISA IN 1981.
27. THE COUNTRY‘S FIRST GOLD CARD WAS ISSUED FROM VISA IN 1986.
28. THE NUMBER OF DAYS GIVEN TO YOU ON YOUR CARD BEFORE THE CARD
ISSUER STARTS CHARGING YOU INTEREST IS CALLED GRACE PERIOD.
29. IN PERSONAL LOAN ONE CAN GET A SANCTIONED LOAN AMOUNT
BETWEEN RS. 25000 TO 1000000.
30. CAR LOAN OR AUTO LOAN ARE SANCTIONED TO THE EXTENT OF 85 %
UPON THE EX-SHOWROOM PRICE OF THE CAR.
31. FROM 2003 TO 2004 THE INTERNATIONAL MONEY TRANSFER MARKET
GRW AT THE RATE OF 9.3%.
32. A SCHEDULED BANK MUST HAVE A PAID UP CAPITAL AND RESERVE OF AN
AGGREGATE VALUE OF NOT LESS THAN RS. 5 LAKH.
33. BANKING REGULATION ACT 1949, REQUIRES EVERY BANKING COMPANY
TO MAINTAIN IN INDIA IN CASH, GOLD OR UNENCUMBERED APPROVED
SECURITIES, AN AMOUNT WHICH SHALL NOT, AT THE CLOSE BUSINESS ON
ANY DAY,BE LESS THAN 25 PERCENT OF ITS NET DEMAND AND TIME
LIABILITIES IN INDIA. THIS IS CALLED STATUTORY LIQUIDITY RATIO.
34. THE FIRST PRIVATE BANK IN INDIA TO RECEIVE AN IN PRINCIPLE
APPROVAL FROM THE RESERVE BANK OF INDIA WAS HOUSING DEVELOPING
FINANCE CORPORATION LIMITED.
35. HDFC BANK LIMITED COMMENCED OPERATIONS AS SCHEDULED
COMMERCIAL BANK IN JANUARY 1995
36. ING VYSYA WAS INCORPORATED IN 1930.
37. ACCORDING TO EURO MONEY MAGZINE, SWITZERLAND‘S USB IS THE
WORLD‘S BEST PRIVATE BANK.
38. ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND, INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF
CHINA, US BASED GE CAPITAL FOREIGN BANKS IS GOING TO SET UP
BUSINESS IN INDIA.
39. THE COMMERCIAL BANKS HAVE BEEN ORGANISED EITHE AS PUBLIC
CORPORATIONS UNDER SEPARATE ACTS OF PARLIAMENT OR AS JOING
STOCK COMPANIES UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT OF 1956.
40. THE CO-OPERATIVE BANK IS GOVENRNED BY THE BANKING REGULATION
ACT 1949 AND BANKING LAWAS OF 1965.
41. NET INTER-BANK LIABILITIES HAVE BEEN EXEMPTED FROM THE
MAINTENANCE OF SATUTORY LIQUID RATIO EFFECTIVE FROM APRIL 26,
1997.
42. CO-OPERATIVE BANKS IN INDIA FINANCE RURAL AREAS UNDER CATTLE
AND MILK, FARIMING, HATCHERY AND PERSONAL FINANCE.

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43. SOUTH INDIAN BANK IS THE FIRST AMONG THE PRIVATE SECTOR BANKS
IN KERALA TO BECOME A SCHEDULED BANK IN 1946 UNDER THE RBI ACT.
44. INDIA‘S OLDEST LARGEST AND MOST SUCCESSFUL COMERCIAL BANK,
OFFERING THE WIDEST POSSIBLE RANGE OF DOMESTIC, INTERNATIONAL
AND NRI PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, THROUGH ITS VAST NETWORK IN INDIA
AND OVERSEAS IS STATE BANK OF INDIA.
45. IN 1971 THE CREDIT GUARANTEE CORPORATION WAS CREATED.
46. REGIONAL RURAL BANKS WERE CREATED IN 1975.
47. M NARASIMHAM COMMITTEE WORKED FOR THE LIBERALISATION OF
THE BANKING PRACTICES.
48. THE STATE BANK OF INDIA IS INDIA‘S LARGEST COMMERCIAL BANK AND
IS RANKED ONE OF THE TOP 5 BANKS OF THE WORLD.
49. THE CO-OPERATIVE BANKS ARE ORGANISED ON A THREE TIER SYSTEM.
50. INITIAL AUTHORISED SHARE CAPTIAL SHARE OF EACH RURAL BANK WAS
RS. 1 CRORE.
Important Computer quizfor upcoming exams
1. Secretcode that restricts entry in the same program is.........?
1. Password
2. Passport
3. Entry code
4. Accesscode
Ans-1
2. Whichof the followingcan have only sequential access?
1. Disk
2. Tape
3. CD-ROM
4. DVD-ROM
Ans-2
3. .......isthe processof dividingthe disk into tracks and sectors?
1. Tracking
2. Formatting
3. Crashing
4. Alloting
Ans- 2
4. Storage mediasuch as CD read and write informationusing..........?
1. a laser beam ofred light
2. magneticdots
3. magneticstrips
4. All the above
Ans-1
5. A.........is oftenusedto selector highlight.

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1. icon
2. keyboard
3. harddisk
4. mouse
Ans-4
6. The ........display may also be called the screenor monitor?
1. printer
2. scanner
3. hard disk
4. visual
Ans-4
7. Whichof the followingisa part of the system Unit?
1. Monitor
2. CPU
3. CD-ROM
4. Floppydisk
Ans-2
8. Dumb terminalshave terminalsand ............?
1. mouse
2. speakers
3. keyboard
4. None of these
Ans-3
9. An alternative name for the completelyinterconnectednetworktopologyis........?
1. Mesh
2. Star
3. Tree
4. Ring
Ans-1
10. A device that connectto a network without the use of cablesis said to be............?
1. distributed
2. wireless
3. centralized
4. scattered
Ans-2
Solar System
_The Important fact of solar systum_
सफसे फड़ा ग्रह -----------------------

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.
Biggestplanetफृहस्ऩति(Jupiter)
सफसे छोट़ाग्रह ------------------------
Smallestplanetफुध (Mercury)
ऩृथ्वी क़ाउऩग्रह -----------------------
Earth's satellite -चद्रभ़ा(Moon)
सूमय से सफसे तनकट ग्रह ----------------
The closestplanetto the Sun
-फुध (Mercury)
सूमय से सफसे दूयस्स्ििग्रह ------------
The farthest to the sun-
वरूण(Neptune)
ऩृथ्वी के सफसेतनकट ग्रह ----------------
The closestplanetto the earth-
शुक्र (Venus)
सफसे अधधक चभकीऱाग्रह---------------
The BrightestPlanet -शुक्र (Venus)
सफसे अधधक चभकीऱाि़ाय़ा----------------
The BrightestStar-स़ाइयस (Dog Star)
सफसे अधधक उऩग्रहोंव़ाऱाग्रह -----------
The most satellitesplanet-फृहस्ऩति
(Jupiter) वशतन
सफसे अधधक ठण्ड़ाग्रह ----------------
The coolestplanet-वरूण(Neptune)
सफसे अधधक ब़ायीग्रह -------------------

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