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Bank Lending Rates by commercial banks as a basis for (As on October 31, 2011) their lending rates. „ Bank Rate : 6.00% „ Savings Bank Interest Rate : Bank rate is the rate at which RBI : Savings – They are the most popular lends long term loans to commercial deposits for individual accounts; w.e.f banks. 25, October, 2011, RBI deregulated SB Interest rates. „ Repo Rate : 8.50% „ India & Afghanistan signed the Stra- : Repo rate is the rate at which RBI tegic Partnership Agreement (SPA) provides short term loans to commer- cial banks. : On October 4, 2011 India and Af- ghanistan signed their first ever Stra- „ Reverse Repo Rate : 7.50% tegic Partnership Agreement to boost : Reverse Repo Rate is the rate of in- bilateral relations in different areas. terest RBI provide to the commer- : The agreement was signed in Delhi cial banks for keeping their excess in the presence of Dr. Manmohan fund with RBI. Singh and visiting Afghanistan Presi- „ Cash Reserve Ratio : 6.00% dent Hamid Karzai. : It is the amount the commercial : India will train Afghan security forces banks must keep as reserve with to help them deal with situations af- RBI. ter the foreign forces leave Afghani- „ Statutory Liquidity Ratio : 24% stan in 2014. Both the country will : SLR - It is the amount banks are re- work for checking international ter- quired to maintain as liquid asset in the rorism, organized crimes, illegal traf- form of gold, cash and approved se- ficking of narcotics and money laun- curities. dering. Afghan will support India to „ Prime Lending Rate secure permanent seat in UN Secu- rity Council. : Prime Lending Rate is the interest rate charged by banks to their most secure, „ Meeting of Trade Ministers of India and trustworthy customers on short term Pakistan was held in New Delhi on Sep- loans. tember 28, 2011. Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Mr. Anand Sharma and „ Base Rate : 9.5% – 10.75% his Pakistan counterpart Mr. Makhdoom : Base rate – The rate of interest used Amin Fahim meeting was part of resump-

1 GENERAL AWARENESS tion of formal peace talk between the two Mumbai Industrial Corridor Develop- nations. It is decided to create a realistic ment Corporation (DMICDC). frame work for improving bilateral eco- : The 1483 km project running through nomic ties. seven states - Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, „ What is PPP ? Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Public Private Partnership Pradesh and Maharashtra - will come up along with the proposed Delhi- : The Centre on September 27, 2011 Mumbai dedicated rail freight corridor. came out with a draft National Pub- lic Private Partnership (PPP) Policy „ Name the former Afghanistan President for improving transperancy and pro- killed in suicide bomb blast - Burhanuddin mote infrastructure sector projects. Rabbani (Sept. 20, 2011). „ BPL Population „ The Nord Stream Gas Pipeline : In an Affidavit presented to the Su- : The Nord Stream Pipeline is a $ 12.5 preme Court, the Planning Commis- billion, 1200 km pipeline built across sion says that the total BPL Popula- the Baltic sea from Russia to Ger- tion now being served by the Public many. Distribution System (PDS) is 35.98 On September 5, 2011, the pipeline crore. The Tendulkar Committee had was inaguarated. called for that number to be revised „ 20% increase of poverty in USA to 40.74 crore on the basis of pro- : The US Census Bureau reveals that jected population on March 1, 2005. the incidence of poverty in the US : The affidavit says that only those in- jumped by a staggering 20% in 2010 dividual consuming less than Rs. 32 from 12.5% of population to 15.1%. per day in urban area and Rs. 26 in The report titled Income, Poverty and rural area will be treated as poor. Health Insurance coverage in the US: : Suresh Tendulkar Committee earlier 2010 said that 46.2 million Americans pegged the poverty line at Rs. 447 a were in poverty after the 2008 finan- month or about Rs. 15 a day at 2004- cial crisis. 05 prices. „ What is the amount included in the „ PM addresses UN General Assem- job package US president Barack bly Obama announced recently : Dr. Manmohan Singh addressed 66th : $ 447 Billion session of the UN General Assem- „ What is NSRA? bly in Newyork, USA on September : Nuclear Safety Regulatory Author- 24, 2011. ity Bill 2011 was tabled in Lok Sabha „ Rs. 18500 crore for Delhi-Mumbai on September 2011. NSRA is cre- Industrial corridor ated to bring about much needed in- : The Union Cabinet approved on Sep- dependence and transparency in ad- tember 15, 2011 the proposal for in- ministering the safety oversight of fusion of Rs. 18500 crore in the Delhi- nuclear operations in India.

2 GENERAL AWARENESS „ Comptroller and Auditor General of of Dr. Manmohan Singh and India (CAG) who has been appointed Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh as the External Auditor of IAEA and Hasina. WIPRO „ Which Chief Minister went on 3 days : Vinod Rai fast in September 2011? : IAEA is International Atomic Energy : Narendra Modi of Gujarat. Agency, a UN Agency with head- : The fact was part of the Chief quarters at Vienna, Austria. Minister’s Sadbhavana Mission : WIPRO is World Intellectual Prop- aimed fostering communal harmony erty Organisation, a UN Agency with in Gujarat. headquarters in Geneva. : November 9 : Legal Service Day „ India and Uruguay signed a Double „ 12th Five Year Plan Taxation Avoidance Agreement : Union Cabinet on September 15, 2011 (DTAA) on September 8, 2011. approved the approach paper for the : The agreement is aimed at prevent- 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17). ing fiscal evasion with respect to taxes 12th Plan seek to raise the annual on income and capital. economic growth rate to 9% during „ Tiangong-1: China’s first space lab the five year period. (11th Five Year module was launched aboard a Long Plan aimed to raise economic growth March 2FTI rocket on September to 8.2%). 28, 2011. The launch was the first key : Now the approach paper will be step in the country’s objective of be- placed before the National Develop- coming only the third country, after ment Council (NDC), the final au- Russia and the US to assemble its thority to approve Five Year Plans in own space station. India. „ NATO shares missile technology : The chairman of both Planning Com- with India. mission and National Development : The North Atlantic Treaty Council is the Prime Minister of Organisation (NATO) announced in India. September 2011 that it would share „ The new Chief Minister of its missile defence with India. Uttarakhand is Bhuwan Chandra „ Importance of November 14? Khanduri. He belong to which politi- : Both Children’s Day and World Dia- cal party? betes Day. : Bharatiya Janatha Party (BJP) „ India-Bangladesh Treaty „ Who is the chairman of NMCC? : On September 6, 2011, India and : V. Krishnamurthy Bangladesh signed a treaty to solve : NMCC is the newly reconstituted long standing border dispute. The pact National Manufacturing Competitive was signed in Dhaka in the presence ness Council. The NMCC is a 28

3 GENERAL AWARENESS member body which has the Chief : Public sector banks have drawn the Economic Advisor Kaushik Basu and growth of deposits and advances at the International Economic Relations 2.2% and 2.3% respectively in the Judge Isher Ahluwalia as two econo- industry for the last four years. mists. : The growth of deposits and advances „ G 7 Finance Chief Meet for private sector bank in 2010-11 was stronger than that of PSBs and stood : G-7 Finance Chiefs met on Septem- at 21.9% and 26.1% respectively. ber 9, 2011 at Marseilles, France to discuss the measures to overcome : Besides the business per employee the financial crisis the major econo- and Profit Per Employee (PPE) of mies of the World faces today. all SCBs grow by 13.8% and 16.5% respectively in 2010-11 : France is the chairman of G-7 at : The PPE of all SCBs have grown present. from Rs. 3.48 lakh crore in 2006-2007 „ India external debt $ 305.9 billion to Rs. 7 lakh crore in 2010-11. : “India External Debt : The ratio of banking industry’s Non A Status Report 2011-12” released Performing Assets (NPAs) was also by the Union Finance Ministry on the lowest in the last four years at Sept. 9, 2011 revealed that the 0.97 country’s external debt surged by „ The centre has announced on Sep- 17.2% to $305.9 billion at the end of tember 29, 2011 a hefty increase of March 2011. Rs. 52800 crore in market borrow- : This figure marked an increase of ings during the current 2011-12 $44.9 billion over the March 2010 fiscal. level when it stood pegged as $261 : The reason behind the rise in borrow- billion. ing include a lower-than-budgetted „ Bank deposits and Advances doubles revenue collection following a slow in four years down in growth and a sharp decline in small saving collection. : As per “the profile of Banks 2010- : As a result the centre’s gross mar- 11” released by RBI on Sept. 2, 2011, ket borrowing for the entire 2011-12 the deposits and advances of all fiscal is set to increase to 4.7 lakh Scheduled Commercial Banks crore. (SCBs) doubled over the last four years. The gross borrowing during 2010-11 was Rs. 4.37 lakh crore. The deposits grew by 18.3% and ad- „ Fiscal deficit target of the country at vances grew by 22.9% during 2010- present is 4.6% of GDP. 11. „ India’s foreign exchange reserve as : The share of public sector banks in on Sept 23, 2011 the total deposits and advances is 78% and 77% respectively. $ 312.70 billion.

4 GENERAL AWARENESS : For the week ended on Sept. 2, 2011, „ Miss Leila Lopes of Angola won Ms. the country’s forex reserve had Universe 2011 at the contest held in reached an all time high of $ 320.76 Sao Paula, Brazil. billion. „ Which Indian state was mostly af- „ South Asia Forum fected by the earthquake in Septem- : The first South Asia Forum Meeting ber 9, 2011. took place on September 8, 2011 in : Sikkim. Around 60 people died in New Delhi. Sikkim. The most affected place in „ Defence Minister has recently de- Sikkim is Mangan. It was the cided to disinvest which public sec- epicentre of the earthquake which tor undertaking? read 6.8 in Richter Scale. „ US Open 2011 : H.A.L. : Men’s Singles: Novak Djokovic : Defence Ministry has approved 10% (Serbia) defeated Rafael Nadal disinvestment of Hindustan Aeronau- (Spain). tics Limited (HAL). : Women’s Single: Samantha Stosur „ Name the hypersonic missile India (Australia) won over Serena Williams developed at present? (USA). : Shourya „ Helle Thorning Schmidt was elected „ Expected food grain production is the first woman Prime Minister of 235.88 million tonne. Denmark on Sept. 15, 2011. : Releasing the data on Third Ad- „ N. Srinivasan is the new President vanced Estimate of production the of the Board of Control for Cricket Ministry of Agriculture said the total in India (BCCI). food grain production is likely to be „ Who is popularly known as Tiger in 235.88 million tonne in 2010-11. Indian Cricket? „ Jnanpith Award 2009 : Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi. The leg- : Eminent Hindi authors Mr. Amar Kant endary cricker passed away in Sept. and Mr. Shrilal Shukla shared the 2011. award. „ Rohit Nandan has been appointed „ Jnanpith Award 2010 the Chairman cum Managing Direc- : Renowned Kannada writer Mr. tor (CMD) of Air India. Chandra sekhara Kambar won it for „ What is the difference between Lok 2010. Pal Bill and Jan Lok Pal Bill? „ The spirit of cricket award of ICC : Lok Pal Bill is a bill proposed by the was won by M.S. Dhoni, the Captain Government of India to root out cor- of Indian Cricket Team. ruption from public life. „ Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2010 : Anna Hazare led civil society argue : Mr. K. Balachander, doyen of Tamil that the government bill is diluted Cinema version (e.g., the serving P.M is out-

5 GENERAL AWARENESS side the purview of the Bill) and pro- : According to figures released on Au- poses this version of Lok Pal with gust 17, 2011, India and China saw more teeth which is termed Jan Lok its FDI surge in the first half of 2011. Pal Bill. : India’s FDI increased 53.8% to Rs. „ Pact to set up Gorkhaland Territo- 75, 506 crore ($16.68 billion) during rial Administration (GTA). January - June 2011. : An agreement was signed to set up : China’s FDI increased 18.57% to Gorkhaland Territorial Administration $69.19 billion (Rs. 313,349 crore) in (GTA). GTA will be the elected body the first six months of 2011. for the management of the affairs of „ Brazil wins Under 20 World Cup Darjeeling Hills, a past of West Ben- gal. : In the final held in Bogota, Colom- bia, they defeated Portugal 3-2. „ $1 billion World Bank loan to clean Ganga. „ Which game is Sebastian Vettel as- : India signed a loan agreement with sociated with ? World Bank on June 14, 2011 to bring : Formula 1 car race. in $1 billion (Rs. 4600 crore) to clean „ Who won India– England Test series Ganga Project. held in 2011 ? : World Bank also agreed to provide : England won all four matches and the two additional loans. One for score of the series is 4–0. strengthening rural livelihood ($15.6 „ Who figured in the seventh position million) and the other for conserva- in the list of World’s 100 most pow- tion of Biodiversity ($ 8.14 million), erful women 2011 released by the under these two loan agreements, Forbes Magazine in 2011. two protected areas - Little Rann of Kachchh in Gujarat and Askot land- : Sonia Gandhi, the Congress President scape in Uttarakhand have been se- and UPA Chairperson. lected where model of managing pro- : M.P. Veerendrakumar is chairman of tected areas while safeguarding live- Press Trust of India (PTI). lihood of local communities will be „ Who has been appointed, the new put in place. President of IAAF? „ What is MSEs? : Lamine Diack of Senegal has been : Micro and Small Enterprises. It is said appointed the President of Interna- that during 2008-09. MSEs contrib- tional Association of Athletics Fed- uted 8.72% of Gross Domestic prod- eration (IAAF). uct. „ PSLV-C17 puts GSAT-12 in Orbit „ Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2011 : The PSLV-C17 launched latest com- : Gagan Narang (Shooting) munication satellite GSAT-12 in orbit „ What is FDI? on July 15, 2011 from the Sathish : Foreign Direct Investment Dhawan Space Centre in Shriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

6 GENERAL AWARENESS „ Elections in four states and one „ What is LDCs? Union Territory. : Least Developed Countries. State Chief Minister : As a step towards economic pack- West Bengal Mamata Banerji age to the least developed countries, (Trinamool Congress) India on June 3, 2011 extended Duty Tamil Nadu J. Jayalalitha (AIADMK) Free Market access to Afghanistan. Kerala Omman Chandy „ Name the German Chancellor who (Congress) visited India on May 31, 2011 Assam Tarun Gogai (Congress) : Angela Merkel. She has been Puducherry N. Rangaswamy awarded the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Un- (N.R. Congress) derstanding for the year 2009. „ Where is Abbottabad? „ Where did the second India-Africa : Pakistan. On May 2, 2011 US forces Forum Summit was held in May 2011. killed Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin : Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. India was Laden at Abbottabad in Pakistan. represented in the meeting by Dr. The operation was code named Op- Manmohan Singh. eration Neptune Spear. (Operation Geronimo) : In the summit Dr. Singh announced that India would offer $ 5 billion in „ Census 2011 (15th Census of India the next three years under line of since 1872). credit to help Africa achieve it’s de- Population of India : 1.21 billion velopment goal. He has also offered Males : 623.7 million (51.54%) an additional $700 million for new in- Females : 586.5 million (48.46%) stitutions and training to be estab- lished in consultation with the Afri- Sex Ratio : 940 can Union. Literacy : 74% : He also announced $ 300 million as „ India won the ICC World Cup 2011 Indian support for the development : In the final at Wankhede Stadium, of a new railway line from landlocked Mumbai on April 2, 2011, India de- Ethiopia to Djibouti. feated Sri Lanka to lift 2011 ICC : Apart from Ethiopia, Dr. Singh vis- World Cup. ited Tanzania in his African visit. : This is the second time India wins - „ Himachal sign Carbon credit in 1983 and 2011 : Himachal Pradesh became on May : Yuvaraj Singh was judged the Man 22, 2011, the first state in India to sign of the Series. an agreement with the World Bank for securing carbon credits for its : M.S. Dhoni, the Captain was the “clean Development mechanism Man of the Final. projects”.

7 GENERAL AWARENESS „ GSAT-8 launched „ What is Sukhoi T-50? : India’s indigenously built communi- It is the 5th generation stealth fighter cation satellite GSAT-8 was success- jointly developed by Russia and In- fully launched into space aboard the dia. Ariane 5 launched from the Guiana „ Govt. Debts $ 41.1 trillion Space Centre, Kourou, French A report released by Premier re- Guiana on May 21, 2011. search firm Mckinsey on August 15, „ Name the social worker who fasted 2011 said that the total amount of debt 13 days in August for Lokpal Bill, to incurred by government across the end corruption in India. globe jumped to %41.1 trillion in 2010. Anna Hazare „ What is PAKSAT-1R? „ India and Georgia sign tax treaty Pakistan’s first communication sat- : India and Georgia signed on August ellite which was put into orbit by 24, 2011 a Double Taxation Avoid- China in August 12, 2011. ance Agreement (DTAA). „ Tony Tan is the new President of „ What is MGNREGA? Singapore. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Em- „ M.C. Joshi is the chairman of the ployment Act. Central Board of Direct Taxes. : It is the World’s largest social secu- „ Who is the new chairman of Chiefs rity programme. of Staff Committee? : The centre has effected some cru- Admiral Nirmal Verma cial changes in the Act. Panchayat „ T.K.A Nair has been appointed as will be the new administrator for the new advisor to Prime Minister Dr. implementing MGNREGA. Manmohan Singh. He was the Prin- „ The Food Safety and Standards Act cipal secretary to P.M. 2006 came into force in India on Au- „ Mamta Sharma is the chairperson of gust 5, 2011. The Act will ensure im- the National Commission for Women proved quality of food to consumers. (New) : The Food Safety and Standards Au- „ Last Man in Tower thority of India (FSSAI) established Book written by Aravind Adiga. under the act will lay down science based standard for food items. „ INS Karuva „ D.V. Sadananda Gowda (BJP) is the Fast Attack Craft of Navy was com- new Chief Minister of Karnataka. He missioned on August 25, 2011 at the succeeded B.S. Yeddyuruppa, who naval base in Visakhapatnam. resigned due to corruption charges. „ S& P downgrade US „ Baburam Bhattarai is the new Prime The United States was on August 6, Minister of Nepal. He belongs to the 2011 financially downgraded by Pre- Unified Communist Party of Nepal mier credit rating agency Standard (Maoist). & Poor’s (S & P’s).

8 GENERAL AWARENESS : The nation has lost its AAA rating the illicit assets stolen by corrupt prac- and was branded AA+ nation. tices. „ What is the importance of October „ What is India’s projected peak popu- 30 lation by UNO : World Thrift Day : 1.718 billion in 2060. After which it : Thrift means Saving will decline. At its peak India will be the most populous country in the „ Yoshihiko Noda is the new Prime Minister of Japan. world. : China, at its peak in 2025, will have „ New Governors in 4 states 1.395 billion people. State Chief Minister : World population Day is July 11 Tamil Nadu : K. Rosaiah „ $ 500 million for Afghanistan Kerala : M.O.H Farook : On Dr. Manmohan Singh’s two day Goa : K. Sankaranarayan visit of Afghanistan in May, 2011, In- He is also the Gov- dia announced a fresh commitment ernor of Maharashtra of $ 500 million in the next few years Madhya Pradesh: Ram Narayan Yadav for development. Mizoram : Vakkam „ Which nuclear power plant is facing Purushothaman stiff resistance from the public? Jharkhand : Syed Ahmed : Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant „ With which Central Asian country In- in Tamil Nadu. dia signed 34 Pacts in May 18, 2011. : The centre has given green signal to : Uzbekistan: The Agreement were Jaitapur nuclear powerplant in signed in the presence of Dr. Maharashtra. Manmohan Singh and visiting Uzbek „ Which is the newest country in the President Mr. Islam Karimov in New world? Delhi. : Republic of South Sudan. : The Central Asia is energy rich, India : Salva Kiir Mayardit has been elected has already bagged a share of Caspian President of South Sudan. Sea basin portion of Kazakhstan, Cen- „ Sheila Dikshit, Delhi Chief Minister tral Asia’s largest country. It has also won the first Mercy Ravi Award inked a gas pipeline deal with given for examplary contribution to Turkmenistan, third major repository of public life by a woman. hydrocarbons. „ Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha is the „ Which UN convention was ratified by new Chief of the Integrated Defence India in 2011 May. Staff. : UN convention against corruption. „ Aishwarya Rai Bachchan became the The ratification will help the nation’s first Asian Actress and the Youngest law enforcement agencies to recover Indian to be selected for the presti-

9 GENERAL AWARENESS gious French honour officer Dan Moon unanimously reelected as the Sec- Ordre Des Arts Et Des Lettres retary General of UNO for the 2nd term (Knight of the order of Arts and Let- in office. He belongs to South Korea. ters) „ Farm Credit disbursal surpass target „ Name the Prime Minister of by 14%: The farm credit flow exceeded NewZealand who visited India in the target by about 14% to Rs.426531 June 2011. crore during 2010-11. The target was Rs.375000 crore John Key : Credit Flow for the current (2011-12) „ Name the new mother-child health year is Rs.4.75 lakh crore. protection programme announced by „ Wimbledon 2011 the centre on June 1, 2011. : Mens singles: Novak Djokovic : Janani Shishu Suraksha Karayakram. (Serbia) defeated Rafael Nadal It is sponsored by the Ministry of (Spain). Health and Family Welfare. : Women’s Singles: Petra Kritova „ Which programme is implementing in (Czech Republic) defeated Maria India for creating slum free India. Sharapova (Russia) : Rajiv Awaz Yojana „ Jose Graziano da silva, Director Gen- „ The Second round of US-India Finan- eral of FAO: Jose Graziano da silva of cial and Economic Partnership Dia- Brazil was elected the Director General logue was held in Washington on June of food and agriculture organisation. 28, 2011. : October 16: World Food Deny „ High speed train service China „ French Open 2011 opened in June 2011 links which of : Men’s singles: Rafael Nadal (Spain) the two cities. defeated Roger Federer (Switzerland) : Beijing with Shanghai. The $33 bil- : Women’s single: Li Na (China) de- lion 1318 Railway line was com- feated Francesca Schiavone (Italy) pleted in 39 month. The highest „ Ranjan Mathai is India’s new Foreign speed for the train is 350 km/hour. Secretary „ Christine Lagarde: IMF Chief French „ Percentage of poor in India accord- Finance Minister Ms.Christine Lagarde ing to Planning Commission’s latest was elected Managing Director of Inter- estimate (April 20, 2011) national Monetary Fund (IMF). She is : 32%. According to Planning Com- the first woman to head IMF. mission poverty in India has declined „ Which is the new base year for the to 32% in 2009-10 from 37.2% five new series of Index of Industrial Pro- years ago. These estimates are based duction (IIP) announced by the Cen- on the formula suggested by the tre? Tendulkar Committee for computing : 2004-05 instead of 1993-94. the number of poor. „ 2nd Term for Ban-ki-Moon: Ban-ki- „ PSLV- C16 successfully placed into

10 GENERAL AWARENESS orbit three satellites on April „ Where did shooting and bomb blasts 20,2011. They are 1206 kg Indian skilled 92 people dead on July 22, satellite Resourcesat-2, 92 kg Indo- 2011. Russian Youthsat and a 106 kg re- : Oslo, Norway mote sensing satellite X-sat off „ Nguyen Tan Dung reelected Prime Singapore. Minister of Vietnam. „ What is the tiger population in India „ Who has been appointed as the at present? Chairperson of the Public Health : 1706 India 2010 Tiger Census shows Foundation of India (PHFI) that tiger population has grown by : N.R.Narayana Murthy, the founder 12% in the last four years. of Infosys. „ India has emerged as the world No.1 „ Two Indians win Magsaysay Award Arms importer. 2011. : India accounts for 9% of all global : They are Dr.Harish Hande & arm imports. Ms.Nileema Mishra. „ Which is India’s largest trading part- „ Where did India and Bangladesh ner opened their first common market place? : European Union (EU). India’s bilat- eral trade with Eu aggregates $ 75 : Kalaichar billion in 2010-11. India & Eu are „ In FDI India is in 14th place working for a Broad based Trade and The World Investment Report 2011 by Investment Agreement (BTIA) UN Conference on Trade and Develop- : World Tourism Day September 27. ment (UNCTAD) said that India slipped Robinton Nariman is the new Solici- to the 14th place from the 8th position in tor General of India. the list of countries which attracted (For- eign Direct Investment (FDI) in 2010. „ Who won 2011 COPA America Foot- ball Championship? : Inflow into India declined by about : Uruguay (defeated Paraguay) $11 billion to $25 billion in 2010 „ Who is the new Union Finance Sec- : China attracted $106 Billion during the retary? same period, thus occupying the 2nd spot. : R.S.Gujral „ Who is M.S.Hina Rabbani Khar? : US has the maximum inflow of FDI with $228 billion. : New Foreign Minister of Pakistan. She is the youngest and first woman „ Yingluck Shinawatra became Foreign Minister of Pakistan. Thailand’s first woman Prime Min- „ Who is the new CVC of India? ister. : Pradeep Kumar is the new Central „ Shashikant Sharma is the new De- Vigilance Commissioner, He suc- fence Secretary of India. ceeded P.J.Thomas. „ Randhir Singh of India has been re-

11 GENERAL AWARENESS elected for the 6th consecutive term Craft (FAC) INS Kabra was commis- as the Secretary General of Olym- sioned in Kochi on June 8, 2011. pic Council of Asia (OCA). „ Savings account deposit doubles in „ Bangladesh’s highest honour for Five years in India. Indira Gandhi. : In 2010-11 savings deposit rose by Rs.240612 crore, a jump of 21% over : Bangladesh’s highest award the last five years. Bangladesh Freedom Honour has : April 1, 2010 onwards banks provide been conferred on late Indira Gandhi interest for savings bank account on on July 25, 2011. daily basis. „ What is GST? : From May 2011, onwards banks pro- Goods and Service Tax. vide interest rate hiked from 3.5% to : Mr.Sushil Kumar Modi, Deputy Chief 4%. Minister of Bihar, was appointed : From October 25, 2011 onwards SB chairman of the Empowered Com- interest rate has been deregulated. mittee of State Finance Ministers on Individual banks can fix their rate of GST. interest. „ Who is India’s New Ambassador to „ World Food Prize 2011 the USA. : John Agyekum Kufuor, the former President of Ghana and Luiz Inacio : Nirupama Rao. She succeeds Meera Lula da Silva, former President of Shankar. Brazil won World Food Prize 2011. „ What is NOFN? „ Prakash Bakshi is the new Chairman : National Optical Fiber Networks. of NABARD. NOFN will provide broadband con- : National Bank for Agriculture and nectivity to all village panchayat in Rural Development was setup in three years. 1982. It is the apex bank for agricul- „ India, top receiver of remittances ture credit in India. : The world Bank of figures revealed „ G70 Agriculture Ministers Summit that India received the highest remit- was held in Paris, France in June 2011. tance in 2010 than anyother country „ India signed a deal with USA for $ in the world. 4.1 billion for the purchase of which jet plane. : 27 million NRIs scattered across 190 : C-17 Globemaster III stategic airlift nation’s around the world sent home. aircrafts. India will buy 10 jets. $55 billions in 2010. „ Who is Sepp Blatter? „ Which European country has de- : Reelected President of FIFA, the cided to exit from nuclear energy. world Football Governing body, : Germany. German Cabinet on June „ 2011 SCO Summit was held at 6, 2011 signed a bill aimed at phasing Astana, capital of Kazhakhastan. out nuclear power by 2022. : SCO is Shanghai Co-operation „ Water Jet propelled Fast Attack organisation.

12 GENERAL AWARENESS „ N.A.K. Browne: Chief of Air Staff „ India signed Teesta Water Share „ Government Public debt rises to 1.3% Agreement with which country? Bangladesh. : The total public debt of Central Gov- ernment rose by 1.3% to ` 2921360 „ Empowering the Dalits crore at the end of fourth quarter of : The centre has decided to make it 2010-11 from ` 28,83,880 crore in the compulsory for 4% of its annual pur- third quarter ended in December 2010. chases to be made from units run by : Government debt constitutes both dalits and tribals. A rough estimate internal and external debt. The out- of the proposed spending comes standing internal debt at ` 26,19,594 $25000 crore. crore constituted 33.3% of the GDP, „ What is Aadhaar? compared with 32.8% at the end of : Government initiative to provide its December 2010. External debt citizens with Unique Identification amounted to ` 301766 crore as of (UID) number is called Aadhaar. March 2011 end. „ Centre and ULFA sign cease-fire Ac- „ Nabi Al-Arabi, the foreign minister cord? of Egypt was elected on May 16, : The Central Government and the 2011 as the Chief of Arab League. outlawed United Liberation Front of „ Rajiv Kumar : Secretary General of Assam (ULFA) on Sept. 3, 2011 FICCI signed an agreement for bilateral : Federation of Indian Chambers of ceasefire and to work towards a po- Commerce and Industry. litical solution to the prolonged insur- gency in Assam. „ India’s Super Computer „ US Poverty rate reached 15.1% SAGA-220 is India’s fastest computer in terms of theoretical peak performance of : US Poverty rate rose to 15.1% in 220 Tera FLOPS. It was built by ISRO. 2010, the highest level since 1993. „ Bina Refinery, Madhya Pradesh was „ Wangari Maathai, the Kenyan envi- dedicated to the nation by Dr. ronmentalist, the first African woman Manmohan Singh on May 20, 2011. to win a Nobel Prize (2004) died. „ Mr. Ajith Kumar Seth is the new „ What is MSME? Cabinet Secretary. : Micro, Small and Medium Enter- „ Interest given to Provident Fund has prises. raised to 9.5% from 8.5%. „ Which judge faced impeachment pro- „ Industrial output growth 7.8% in ceeding in Parliament in 2011? 2010-11. : Soumitra Sen of Kolkata High Court. As per Index of Industrial Production Sen resigned later. (IIP) released by Central Statistical „ Who is the present coach of Indian Organisation on May 2011, the overall Cricket Team? growth of Industry was 7.8% in 2010-11. : Duncan Andrew Gwynne Fletcher, It was 10.5% in 2009-10. the former captain of Zimbabwe and

13 GENERAL AWARENESS former coach of English Cricket „ Central tax collection ` 7.92 lakh crore Team. According to Finance Ministry’s data, the „ Which player has the credit of 800 central tax collection – direct and indirect and 534 wickets in Tests and One reached ` 7.92 lakh crore in 2010-11. It Day Internationals respectively? exceeded the the largest and even revised estimate. : Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka. He retired from one day cricket on : The total budget estimate of direct tax ` April 2, 2004 and from Test Cricket and indirect tax was 7.45 lakh crore in 2010, July 22. for 2010-11., which was revised up- wards to ` 7.80 lakh crore. Of the to- „ What is NASSCOM? tal colelction direct tax is ` 4.50 lakh National Association of Software and crore and indirect tax is ` 3.42 lakh Service Companies. crore. : Rajendra Pawar is the new chairman „ C11 National Conference and Annual of NASSCOM for 2011-12. Session 2011 was held in New Delhi „ What is Operation Geronimo? in April 2011. The operation to hunt and kill Osama bin The theme of this year’s Annual Confer- Laden.This operation is also known as ence was “Securing the Future Frame- Operation Neptune Spear. work for Inclusive Growth”. : C11 is Confederation Indian Industry. „ Rs. 7000 crore to clean Ganga „ Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2011 The Union Cabinet Committee on Eco- Kanishtha Dhankhar nomic Affairs (CCEA) approved on April „ Saraswathi Samman 2011 28, 2011 a ` 7000 crore project to clean S.L. Bhyrappa, the Kannada writer for the Ganga. The National Ganga River his novel “Mandra” Basin Authority (NGRBA) will implement „ Pulitzer Prize 2011 the project. Indian American physician Siddhartha : British Astro physist Martin Rees Mukherjee won it for his book “The Em- won Templeton Prize, 2011. peror of All Maladies: A Biography of „ India exports surge 37.55% in 2010- Cancer” 2011 „ Nandita Das won “Knight of the Or- According to Commerce and Industry der of Arts and Letters” Ministry Data released on May 2, 2011, Nandita Das, the Actor-Director won the India’s export recorded an impressive French honour “Knight of the Order of jump from 37.55% to $245.86 billion dur- Arts and Letters” in April 2011. ing 2010-2011. „ Life expectancy at birth (2009) : The target for export is set at $ 300 Japan - 83, China - 74, Sri Lanka - 71, billion for 2011-12. India - 65, World - 68. : Import grew at a lower pace of 21.6% „ Stephen Harper has been selected to $350.69 billion in 2010-11. Prime Minister of which country? : The trade deficit of $104.82 billion was Canada less than the earlier forecast of $ 120- „ 3rd BRICS Summit 2011 130 billion in 2010-11. BRICS, Third Summit took place in

14 GENERAL AWARENESS Sanya on Hainan Island in China. „ 58th National Film Award : Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Best Feature Film Africa are the members of BRICS. Adaminte Makan Abu „ Green House Gas Emission hits record Best Actor According to International Energy Agency Salim Kumar & Dhanush for their per- (IEA) report, green house gas emission formance in Adaminte makan Abu is ever increasing. Despite the expansion (Malayalam) and Aadukalam (Tamil) re- of renewable energy around the world, spectively. energy related carbon emission in 2010 Best Actress topped 30 giga tons, which is 5% more Ms. Mitalee Jagtap Varadkar and than the previous estimate done in 2008. Ms.Saranya Ponvannan for their per- : Carbon dieoxide is the main gas re- formance in Baboo Band Baaja sponsible for Green House effect. (Marathi) and Thenmerkku Paruva „ What is LLP? kkatru respectively. : Limited Liability Partnership. As per the LLP Act 2008, LLP is a new busi- „ 2011 Commonwealth Writer Prize ness structure with hybrid features of Aminatta Forna (England) for her novel a partnership firm and corporate body. The Memory of Love. : Cabinet Committee on Economic Af- : A Man Melting: A book written by fairs (CCEA) on May 11, 2011 allowed Craig Cliff, which won the same Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in award in the debut category. LLP firms. „ Who won International Telecom : It is aimed to attract more long term Union (ITU)’s 2011 World Telecom foreign investment inflows. and Information Society Award? „ New strategy to double exports Sam Pitroda The centre has unveiled a new strategy „ Man Booker Prize 2011 to more than doubling India’s export to Award is given to Philip Roth, the Ameri- $500 billion by 2013-14 from $241 billion can novelist for his contribution to litera- in 2010-11. ture. His well known book is Portnoy’s „ Mary Kom is associated with which Complaint. game? „ Who is the founder of Wikileaks? Boxing (Pugilist) Julian Assange. : Mary Kom (India) is five time World : He is the winner of Sydney Peace Champion. Prize 2011. „ Azlan Shah Cup is associated with „ 64th Cannes Film Award (2011) Hockey Best Picture : In 2011 Aslan Shah Cup was won by The Tree of Life directed by Terence Australia defeating Pakistan. Malic (USA). He won the Palme d’or. „ Who is the new Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh? Best Actor Jarbom Gamlin Jean Dujardin (The Artist). : He succeeded Dorjee Khandu who Best Actress died in a helicopter accident. Kristen Dunset (Melancholia)

15 GENERAL AWARENESS „ International Cricket Council (ICC) „ Salgaocar defeated East Bengal to win Award 2011 33rd edition of Federation Cup 2011. : Jonathan Trott (England): Sir Garifield „ Rohan Bopanna is associated with Sobers Cricketer of the Year whcih game? : Alastair Cook (England) Tennis Test Player of the Year „ 13th World Athletic Championship : Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) was held in Daegu (South Korea) in ODI Player of the year Sept. 2011. : M.S. Dhoni (India) Spirit of Cricket Award : US topped the medal tally followed by „ India in 56th position in Global Com- Russia. petitive List 2011-12 „ India won the inaugural Asian Cham- In the Annual Global Competitiveness pion Trophy Tournament in Ordos Report (GCR) of the World Economic (China) in Sept. 11, 2011 defeating Forum India has 56th position among 142 Pakistan. countries. (Last year India was in 51st „ Sebastin Vettel (Germany) wins position). Singapore and Italian Grand Prix : Switzerland tops the list. Singapore Formula 1 car races. occupies the second position. „ National Thermal Power Corporation „ BP and Reliance complete $ 7.2 bil- (NTPC) has decided to set up a 500 lion deal MW coal based power plant in Sri British Petroleum (BP) has completed its Lanka by 2016 which will mark NTPC acquisition deal of a 30% stake in 21 oil first entry into overseas market. and gas production sharing contracts op- „ GDP growth of India for the last erated by Reliance Industries Ltd. The years as shown in Economic outlook deal is worth $7.2% billion. 2011-12 by PMEAC. „ India and Myanmar have agreed to double the bilateral trade to $ 3 bil- Year 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 lion by 2015. GDP 9.5 9.6 9.3 6.8 „ Asian Development Bank (ADB) Year 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 ADB has approved Rs. 500 million to In- GDP 8.00 8.5 8.2 dian Railways. * Expected growth „ ADB lowers India growth rate for 2011-12 to 7.9% from the earlier „ What is ECB? forcast of 8.2% External Commercial Borrowing „ What is FEMA? : Finance Ministry has allowed Indian Foreign Exchange Management Act Companies to raise cheaper funds in : Recently RBI has enhanced the limit overseas market to refinance their ru- of gift of resident to a non resident pee loan. As the money raised through from $25000 to $50000. ECB is cheaper given near zero inter- „ England wins NATWEST Series est rate in US and Europe. Cricket One Day International : A high level committee on External against India. Commercial Borrowing (ECB) also They won the series 3 – 0. decided to increase the overall limit for

16 GENERAL AWARENESS these borrowing under the ‘automatic’ Council has modified its earlier pro- route to $750 million from current $500 jections of economic growth at 8.6% million. and later from 8.2% to 8% in 2011-12. : Companies can use 25% of ECB to „ Who is the Chairman of PMEAC? pay off their rupee debt, 75% will have C. Rangarajan to be used for new projects. : A high level committee headed by „ What is GST? C.Ranga rajan has proposed to abolish Goods and Service Tax the distinction between plan and non- : The negative list prepared by Finance plan expenditure for both centre and Ministry for GST includes 27 services. states. : About 57% countries GDP come from „ UNCTAD Project India Growth at Service Tax. 8.1% in 2011. : GST is going to replace Service Tax : United Nations Conference on Trade and Sales Tax. and Development (UNCTAD) in its „ What is NBFCs? report has revised its projection of In- Non Banking Finance Companies dia growth from 8.6% to 8.1% in 2011. : RBI has set up a committee on NBFCs : UNCTAD projects world growth at under the chairmanship of former 3.1% in 2011. Deputy RBI Governor Usha Thorat. „ IMF forcast 7.5 – 7.75% growth for It recommended that the provisioning India in 2011-12. and asset classification norms of these „ China recently objected Indian oil ex- companies should be at par with the ploration project in South China Sea commercial banks. : Oil and Natural Gas Commission : The Committee also prescribed that the (ONGC) Videsh in association with Viet- Tier I Capital of important NBFCs nam planning oil exploration in South China should be 12% within three years of Sea. registration. Currently, the total Capi- „ WHO’s South East Asian Region tal adequacy ratio, which includes Tier Health Ministers Meeting was held I & Tier II capital for NBFCs is stipu- at Jaipur, Rajasthan in Sept 2011. lated at 15%. „ : The present minimum capital require- Union Cabinet approved the Land ment for NBCSs is 2 crore. The panal Acquisition and Rehabilitation Bill suggested RBI to insist on a minimum 2011 of ` 50 crore for registering any new : Bill is putting in place a transparent and NBFC. legal frame for land aquisition and „ Government approved the Mines making consent of 80% of people and Mineral Development Regula- mandatory to acquire land except tion Bill. where it acquired for a public purpose. „ PMEAC Projects India growth rate „ The Gravity Recovery and Interior at 8% in 2011-12 Laboratory (Satellite) is NASA’s Sat- : Prime Ministers Economic Advisory ellite to study Moon closely.

17 GENERAL AWARENESS „ World Trade Report 2011 by WTO „ What is NPA : India export of merchandise goods in : Non Performing Assets. 2010: $ 216 billion 1.2% of global ex- „ Who topped is the list of 100 most ports (20th rank in the world). powerful women in the world by : India export of service (in 2010) : $110 Forbes Magazine in August 2011 billion 3.00% global export (10th rank : German Chancellor Angela Merkal. in the world). : Hilary Clinton, US Secretary of State „ India’s share of steel production in : Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil is 2010 is 4th the Third : Ist is China, Second Japan, 3rd USA : Indra Nooyi , Chief Executive of Pepsi „ India’s tax to GDP ratio declined to Co is fourth in the list. seven years low of 14.73% in 2010- : Sonia Gandhi is in 7th position. 11 „ Who won the inaugural UEFA Best : Total tax revenue increased to 17.5% player in Europe Award in August to $11.6 lakh crore compared to 7.9% 2011 ? growth in 2009 -10 : Lionel Messi, Argentina (Football) „ 12th plan (2012 -17) annual targeted growth 9.00% (planning commission „ First woman to climb all 8000 meter has earlier suggested 9-9.5% growth) (14) Summits in the world without oxygen : Average agriculture growth targeted is 4%. : Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, Austria „ Scientists led by an Indian origin re- : Montek Singh Ahluwalia is the Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission. searcher Valiya Hamza had discov- ered a huge underground river be- „ India bilateral economic agreement neath the mighty Amazon. The river with Malaysia and Japan become has been named Hamza. effective „ Ramlila Maidan (New Delhi) was in : The Comprehensive Economic Co-op- news for the week long fast of Anna eration Agreement (CECA) with Ma- Hazare and his supporters for de- laysia has become effective since July manding Lokpal a reality. 1, 2011 „ RBI Annual Report 2010 -11 : The comprehensive Economic Part- nership Agreement (CEPA) with Ja- : The gross NPA ( Non Performing pan became effective since August 1, Assets) of Scheduled Commercial 2011. banks which increased marginally to „ India and South Africa decided to in- 2.52% by the end of June 2011 and crease bilateral trade to $15 billion still remains low. by 2014 from $10.64 billion : Overall growth of economy in 2010- „ India’s population in 2011 - 121 crore 11 is estimated at 8.5% : Rural 83.3 crore (68.84%) : Economic growth estimate for 2011 - 12, is 8%. : Urban 37.7 crore (31.16%)

18 GENERAL AWARENESS „ Which Committee submitted its re- „ INS Karuva was commissioned port on reforms on Banking service. : The water jet fast attack craft INS : Damodaran Committee Karuva was commissioned at the na- „ What is the minimum capital re- val base in Vishakapatnam. quired to set up a new bank in India „ What is PAN ? now ? : Permanent Account Number : 500 crore (existing is 300 crore) „ What is Eurozone crisis ? : RBI is planning to provide banking : Acute financial crisis faced by some of licence since 2004. the countries in European Union. They : RBI guideline for new bank includes include Greece, Portugal , Spain and 1. Foreign shareholding must not exceed Italy. They find it tough to repay this 49%. debt and are on the verge of default. 2. 25% branches must be in unbanked „ Who is Aung San Suu Kyi ? rural area. : Campaigner of Democracy in 3. New bank must list on the stock ex- Myanmar. change within 2 years. „ Which African Country was liberated 4. Entities with a successful track record by the opposition forces. of 10 years are eligible to apply. : Libya. The president Col. Muammar „ What is Brahmos ? Gaddafi who went missing was later : Missile jointly developed by India and killed by the rebel forces. Russia „ Which country lifted emergency af- „ Stealth Frigate INS Satpura commis- ter 28 years. sioned : Sri Lanka : INS Satpura is a state of the art war- „ Arjuna Award is given for ? ship build at Mazagon Dock, Mumbai. : Excellence in sports. Its prize value is „ Which are the five public sector en- ` 5 lakh. terprises which were given : Dronacharya Award is given to the Maharatna status in August 2011? best coach. Its prize value is ` 5 lakh. : ONGC, NTPC, IOC, SAIL and CIL „ What is plastic money ? ONGC - Oil and Natural Gas Com- : Credit cards are popularly known as mission plastic money. NTPC - National Thermal Power Cor- „ What is TUFS ? poration : Technology Upgradation Fund IOC - Indian Oil Company Scheme SAIL - Steel Authority of India Ltd. : Government plan to extend TUFS in CIL - Coal India Limited 12th plan period with an allocation of : Maharatna status will provide them ` 15404 crore almost double of ` 8000 greater financial and operational au- crore originally approved for 11th five thority. year plan.

19 GENERAL AWARENESS „ TUFG , a subsidy scheme for setting : 5 billion in July 11, 1987 up a state of the art technology for : 6 billion in October 12, 1999 the growth of textile and related in- „ Supreme Court of India formed a dustries. Special Investigation team to take „ Foreign tourist arrival in India in steps to bring black money abroad. 2010 registered 24.2% growth. A to- It will function under the chairman- tal of 179 lakh foreign tourists vis- ship of the retired Supreme Court ited India in 2010. (144 lakh in 2009) judge B.P. Jeevan Reddy. „ CMIE project 8.1% GDP growth in 2011 -12 „ President of India went for an offi- cial visit of South Korea and : CMIE : Centre for the Monitoring In- Mangolia in July 2011. dian Economy downgraded the growth from 8.6% to 8.1% during 2011 -12. „ 4th SAARC Home Minister’s meet was held in Thimpu, Bhutan only July „ Which game Somdev Devvarman associated? 23, 2011. : Tennis : South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation has 8 members. : Rohan Bopanna, Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes are all known : A conference of Speakers and Parlia- Indian Tennis Players. mentarians of SAARC was held in „ Brand Ambassador for 2014 world New Delhi on July 9, 2011. cup in Brazil ? „ Pankaj Advani is associated with : Pele Billiards. „ What is IPO ? „ The committee on comprehensive : Initial public offer. The first time a review of National Small Savings company offers its shares to public. Fund headed by RBI Deputy Gover- „ Ronjan Sodhi is associated with nor Shymala Gopinath suggested 4% interest on post office savings depos- : Shooting its from the present 3.5% : Gagan Narang is the well known shooter who received Rajiv Gandhi „ The winner of inaugural edition of Khel Ratna, 2011 Indian Volley League „ What is liquidity ? : Chennai Spikers : Easy convertibility into cash. „ INS Kabra is the Fast Attack Craft „ What is hot money ? commissioned in Kochi on June 8, 2011. : Money which has the tendency to migrate towards more profit oriented „ What is CCI ? place. : The Competition Commission of India. „ World Populations crosses 7 billion It replaced Monopolies and Restricted on October 31, 2011. Trade Practices Commission : 9.31 billion in 2050 (MRTPC)

20 GENERAL AWARENESS „ Which scheme was launched in In- acceptance is obtained, the paper be- dia on June 3, 2011 to eliminate pov- comes a bill of exchange. erty from Rural areas „ What is a negotiable instrument ? : National Rural Livelihood mission. It : A cheque, promissory note or bill of was launched from Banswada district exchange which are payable on de- of Rajasthan. mand. „ Mark Zuckerberg : Founder and „ Bulls and Bears are terms associated CEO of Face Book with Stock Exchange „ What is NASSCOM ? : Bulls are traders who make profit : The National Association of Software when share prices goes up. and Service Companies. : Bears make profit when share prices : Rajendra S. Pawar is the new chair- goes down. man of NASSCOM (2011 -12) „ High value shares are popularly „ M.F. Hussain who passed away in known as June, 2011 is a well known painter. : Blue Chip „ What is National Intelligence Grid „ Miss Earth 2010 : Nicole Faria : Facility for robust information sharing (India) among various law enforcing agencies „ Oscar 2011 to combat terrorism at home and : Best Picture : The King’s Speech abroad. Best Actor : Colin Firth (The King’s „ Who heads the committee to trace Speech) tax defaulters and recover taxes? Best Actress : Natalie Portman (for : The committee is headed by Director Black Swan) General of Income Tax (Administra- „ Forbes Richest List tion) Anita Kapur. : Ist : Carlos Slim (Mexico) - $74 billion „ The century’s longest lunar eclipse occured on June 16, 2011. 2nd : Bill Gates (USA) : $56 billion „ Vietnam recently began clean up of 3rd : Warren Buffet (USA): $50 billon Agent Orange, a chemical extensively 6th : Lakshmi Mittal : $31.1 billion used during Vietnam war by USA. 9th : Mukesh Ambani : $27 billion „ What is the validity period of a „ Kanishtha Dhankar : Pantaloons cheque Femina Miss India 2011. : 6 months (Government plans to lessen „ River of Smoke : A book written by the period to 3 month from April 1, 2012) Amitav Ghosh „ What is a Commercial Bill „ Union Ministers who lost the job for : A bill of exchange drawn by the credi- their involvement in 2G Spectrum tor on the debtor. When the debtor’s Scam

21 GENERAL AWARENESS : A. Raja, former Telecom Minister expenditure reveals that Indians still : Dayanidhi Maran, Union Textile spend a major chunk of their expen- Minister diture on food items. The survey covered the period July 2009 to June : Rs. 1.76 lakh crore is the loss in 2G 2010. Spectrum Scam calculated by Comp- troller and Auditor General of India : An average household spend 53.6% (C & AG) of its monthly consumption expendi- ture on food items. : DMK, MP arrested in the scam is Kanimozhi. : All India average monthly percapita expenditure is Rs. 1053.64 in rural and „ Chief Justice of High Court who re- Rs. 1984.46 in Urban areas. signed for the post before the re- moval was Justice P.D. Dinakaran. „ India 90th in Innovation Index „ Food grain production India 2010-11 : This year falls to 101th in 2010 : 241.56 million tonne. „ Percapita income in India has ` „ What is the percentage of FDI in reached 52835 in 2010-11 accord- multi brand retail suggested by the ing to CSO Central Statistical committee of Secretaries Organisation. It is ` 46492 in 2009 - 10. The percapita income registered : 51% 17.9% growth. „ Union Railway Minister : : Size of the Indian economy gone upto : Dinesh Trivedi ` 7306590 crore in 2010-11 from ` „ Union Law Minister 6133230 crore in 2009-10 on current prices, showing 19/1% growth in In- : Salman Khursheed dian economy during 2010-11. „ Which US Space Shuttle finished its last trip „ What is MSME ? : Micro, Small and Medium enterprises. : Atlantis : MSME contributes 8% of the GDP, „ Winner of womens world football world cup 2011 45% of manufactured output and 40% of the exports . : Japan : The production of MSMEs was „ Nandan Nilekani Panel 9829.19 crore in 2009 -10 : UIDAI chairman Nandan Nilekani : During 2009 -10 MSMEs output reg- submitted the report of the committee istered 11.6% growth. headed by him regarding direct trans- fer of subsidy on Kerosene, LPG, and „ Srikrishna Committee report relates Fertilizers to the beneficiaries. to the Telangana. „ Food accounts largest share of con- „ P.C Chacko of congress is the Chair- sumers spending, 66th round of man of Joint Parliamentary Commit- NSSCO Survey household consumer tee which probes 2G Spectrum Scam.

22 GENERAL AWARENESS „ India’s largest bank is SBI and larg- velopment Authority which regulates in- est private bank is ICICI. surance section in India. „ Governor of RBI is Dr. D. Subbarao. : Hari Narayan J is the Chairman of IRDA. „ Headquarters of World Bank is in Washington. „ Target fixed by Government from disin- ` „ Sensex is the share trading index of vestment in 2011-12 is 40,000 crore. Mumbai Stock Exchange. „ Ad Valorem Tax is levied on the basis of value. : It is based on the price movement of 30 shares in Mumbai Stock Exchange. „ Which bank is known as Bankers „ India’s larg best stock exchange is Na- Bank? tional Stock Exchange (NSE). It is in Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Mumbai. : Its headquarters is in Mumbai : Dalal Street is the place where „ What is DTC Mumbai Stock Exchange situates. : Direct Tax Code. „ Inflation surges to 9.90% at the week It will replace the existing Income Tax ended July 30. Act. „ FDI Units in private sector bank is 74%. „ Government has allowed external „ G-8 Summit 2011 was held at Deauville, indian borrowing in Yuan for compa- France in May 2011. nies. „ Five Days UN Summit with 48 leaders : Yuan is the currency of China. So far of the world’s, Least Developed Coun- government allowed only Dollar, Euro, tries held at Istambul on May 9, 2011. Pound and Yen for ECB. „ Binayak Sen has been made a member : ECB is External Commercial Borrow- of the Planning Commission Steering ing. Committee on health. „ Usha Thorat Committee studied : He was in jail on a charge of sedition. about NBFCs. (Non banking Finan- „ Jharkhand’s Premlata Agarwal (45) be- cial Companies). came the oldest Indian woman to climb „ Where is Manesar? Mount Everest. : In Haryana. Here the workers in „ Micro finance Bill 2011 aims to regulate Maruthi Factory engaged in a pro- microfinancing by RBI. longed strike in August 2011. „ SEBI is Securities and Exchange Board „ Whcih country demanded statehood of India which regulate stock markets in in UNO? India. : Palestine. : U.K. Sinha is the chairman of SEBI. : Mahmoud Abbas is the President of „ IRDA is Insurance Regulatory and De- Palestine.

23 GENERAL AWARENESS controls a machine or appliance COMPUTER AWARENESS z Most application software today comes with and interface called a(n) z The bank cheques use the principle of Graphical User Interface (GUI) ______z A compiler translates a program written MICR - Magnetic Ink Character in a high level language into Recognition Machine Language z What is correcting errors in a program z Inorder to save an existing document called with a different name you need to Debugging use the Save as command z The first page of a website ______z Ctrl, Shift and Alt are called ______Homepage keys z What is e-commerce Function Buying and selling products and ser- z Every component of your computer is vices over the internet either z A person who used his or her expertise Hardware or Software to gain access to other people’s com- z How many write cycles are allowed to puters to get information illegally or do EEPROM? ______damage is a 1000 Hacker z EEPROM ______z What is a junk email? Electrically Erasable Programmable An unsolicited mail from an un- Read Only Memory known sender. Junk email is spam z The connection between your computer z Windows 95, Windows 98 and Win- ______at home and your local ISP is called dows NT are known as ______An Operating System The last mile z A ______is a set of rules z Which is the part of a computer that one Protocol can touch and feel z A repair for a known software bug, usu- Hardware ally available at no charge on the internet, ______z Data that is copied from an application is called ______Patch is stored in the z Vendor-created programme modifica- Clipboard ______tions are called ______z refers the fastest, biggest and Patches most expensive computer z Computer virus is ______Super Computer Computer Program z Soft Copy refers to z A file with extension “.dox” can be made Screen Output by the use of software ______z If the URL http/www.prenhall.com, the Word 2007 portion labelled http is the ______z What is an embedded system Host (HTTP - Hyper Text Transfer Pro- A computer and software system that tocol)

24 GENERAL AWARENESS z Permanent instruction that the computer z What is the name of latest server oper- uses when it is turned on and that can- ating system developed by microsoft not be changed by other instructions are Windows 2008 contained in z Memory is made up of ______ROM - Read Only Memory. It is Large number of cells non-volatile z Most mail programs automatically com- z What is the most common way to get a plete the following two parts in an e-mail virus in your computer’s hard disk? From and Date By opening e-mails z Micro processor was introduced in z A(n) ______allows sharing of a broad- which generation of computer? band internet connection Fourth Generation Router z The most powerful type of computer is z Who is the founder of face book? Super Computer Mark Zuckerbegs z The acronym DBMS stands for what? z The Internet is ______Data Based Management System a large network of networks z Computers process binary numbers z What are .bas, .doc and html ______which are composed of extensions 1s and 0 s ______z You can keep your personal files/fold- z A represents approximate one ers in ___ billion memory location My documents Giga byte z The rectangular area of the screen that z The common storage device for the per- displays a program, data or informa- sonal computer is the tion is a ______Hard disk drive Window z Computer that are portable and convinient for users who travel are z Same thing which has easily understood instructions is said to be ______known as User friendly Laptops z URL stands for z Cache and main memory will lose their contents when the power is off. They Uniform Resource Locater are z A micro processor is the brain of the computer and is also called Volatile Microchip z A pattern of printed lines on most prod- z WWW stands for ucts are called World Wide Web barcodes z A popular way to learn about computer z The ______becomes different shapes without evergoing to a classroom is depending on the task you are perform- called ing e-learning Mouse pointer z What is the another name for a chip z Latest version of MS Office is Silicon Chip, Integrated circuit, Office 2007 semiconductor

25 GENERAL AWARENESS z Digital photos and scanned images are z The first electronic computer in the world typically stored as graphics with exten- was sion such as .bmp, .png, .jpg, .tif or .gif ENIAC (Electronic Numeric Inte- bitmap grator and Calculator) z How many characters can be typed in a z A computer whcih CPU speed around single cell Excel? 100 million instruction per second and 65,535 with the word length of around 64 bits z A ______is an unique name that you is known as give to a file of information. Super Computer Filename z When did arch rivals IBM and Apple z If you wish to extend the length of the computers inc decide to join hands? network without having the signal de- 1991 grade you would use a z Main memory works in conjunctions repeater with CPU z The ______is the term used to de- scribe the windows that is currently be- z An assembler is used to translate a pro- gram written in ing used Assembly Language Active Window z The ______settings are automatic and z Smallest storage unit of a computer is standard bit Default z The ______controls communications z When a computer suddenly stops work- for the entire computer system ing, it is said to be Mother Board Hanged ______z The tells the rest of the com- z A CD-RW disk puter how to carry out program’s in- can be erased and re-written structions z For sound recording, what is necessary Control unit Microphone z RAM is reffered to as storage z A program that works like a calculator Volatile for keeping track of money and making z What is the name of list that stores the budgets is used a URL’s of web pages and links visited in Spread sheet past fewdays. z The acronym HTML stands for History list Hyper Text Mark up language z Which type of commerce is z To restart the computer ______key is characterised by low volume and high used value transactions in Banking Alt + Ctrl + Del B2B (Business to Business) z LAN stands for z Which menu is MS word can be used Local Area Network to change page size and type face? z What is Output? Format Processor gives to the user

26 GENERAL AWARENESS z A(n) ______contains commands that z Which of the following displays the but- can be selected ton for changing text style, alignment and Icon size z E-mail is an Formatting Toolbar Electronic Information z ______is when the computer is turned z You can use the ______bar to type a on and the operating system is loading URL and display a webpage, or type a Booting keyword to display a list of related web z The most common input devices are the pages. ______and the ______Address Keyboard and Mouse z To reload a web page, press the ___ z CPU stands for button Central Processing Unit Refresh z OCR stands for z The ability to recover and read deleted Optical Character Reader or damaged files from a criminals com- z The term bit is short for puter is example of a law enforcement Binary digit specially called z If you install a new program on your Computer forensics computer, it is typically added to the z All the deleted files go to ______menu Recycle bin all programs ______z The file format is a method of z To access a mainframe or super com- encoding pictures on a computer puter, users often use a ______JPEG Desktop z Hardware devices that are not part of z What are the two parts of an E-mail the main computer system and are often address added later to the system are User name and domain name Peripherals z An error is also known as z ‘Java’ programming languages is devel- bug oped by z An advantage of a distributed word pro- James Gosling cessing network is ______z Which media have the ability to have less delay in inter-office communi- data/ information stored (written) on cations them by users more than once? z The ______controls a client computer’s Both CD-RW disk and Zip disks resources z This type of memory improves process- Server application ing by acting as a temperory high speed z After a user has saved and deleted many holding area between the memory and files, many scattered areas of stored the CPU data remain that are too small to be used Cache Memory efficiency causing z A word in a web page that when clicked Fragmentation opens another document is called z The time it takes a device to locate data Hyperlinks and instructions and make them avail-

27 GENERAL AWARENESS able to the CPU is known as ______z What is MP3? a processing cycle A sound format z Arranging of data in a logical sequence z A ______contains specific rules and is known as words that express the logical steps of Sorting an algoritham z ______is a private corporate networks, Syntax used exclusively by company employ- z If a memory chip is volatile, it will ees ______Local Area Network be used for data storage only z ROM is composed of z Perl is a Microprocessors Dynamic Programming Language z You click at B to make the text ______z Alan Turing was Bold Computer Scientist and English z A ______is a unique name that you give Mathematician to a file of information z Who is the chairman of microsoft? File name Bill Gates z What are the two examples of free ware z Laser Printer is invented by ______in Winzip and Linux the year ______z The cheapest memory devices interms xerox, 1969 of cost/bit z From which generation “Artificial Intel- Compact disks ligence” is related z Excel files have a default extension of Fifth .XLS z ‘FIND’ option is available under which z Magnetic tape is not practical for appli- menu? cations where data must be quickly re- Edit called because tape is z CBS stands for ______A sequential-acess medium Core Banking Solution ______z Device drivers are z are a type of inexpensive digi- small, special-pupose programs tal camera that remains tethered to a z Reusable optical storage will typically computer and are used for video have the acronym conferencing, video chatting and live RW web broad cast z The number of pixels displayed on a Web cam screen is known as the screen z Barcode stores information using Resolution thick and thinlines z Where is the disk put to enable the com- z Which Process checks to ensure the puter to read it? components of the computer are oper- Disk drive ating and connected properly z Three types of computer disk include Booting CD-Row, CD-R and ______z The amount of time required by a stor- CD-RW age device to retrieve data and

28 GENERAL AWARENESS programme is its ______z To ______a document means to make access speed changes to its existing files z A DVD is an example of a(n) ______Edit Optical disk z A blinking symbol which indicates the z The ______usually appears in the shape next character will appear at which place of an arrow is called Pointer Cursor z Access based on a person’s Finger z A small figure which depicts some ap- prints is an example of plication on the screen is called biometric identification icon z The signal that a computer is waiting for z What is an E-mail attachment? a command from the user A separate document from another prompt programme sent along with an e-mail z When you quickly press and release the message left mouse button twice, you are z A computer virus normally attaches it- Double-clicking self to another computer programme z The benefit of using computers is that ______known as a Trojan horse Computers are very fast and can z One advantage of dial-up internet ac- store huge amount of data cess is ______z C, C++ is a ______it utilizes existing telephone service language ______z What is the storage area for e-mails z A Light Pen is a ______Pointing device messages called A mailbox z A sales clerk at a checkout counter scan- ning a tag on an item rather than keying z While sending an e-mail, the field de- into the system is using scribes the contents of the message Source data automation Subject ______z The main memory of a computer can also z is the most popular internet ac- be called tivity Primary Storage Communication z What is the first electronic digital com- z What is windows explorer? puter contain? A file manager Valves z The internet allows you to z Collecting personal information and ef- connects to servers all around the fective posing as another individual is world known as the crime of z The operating system called ‘UNIX’ is indentity theft typically used for z Information on a computer is stored as Web servers Digital data z ______are attempts by individuals to z If you want to move an icon on your obtain confidential information from you desktop, this is called by falsifying their identity Dragging Phishing scams

29 GENERAL AWARENESS z The ______folder retains copies of z Any letter, number, or symbol found on messages that you have started but are the computer? not yet ready to send Character Drafts z The different styles of lettering in a word z What are the four things needed to con- processing program nect to the internet? Font Computer,ISP,Modem and commu- z The shortcut that allows you to print is nication software Ctrl+P z The process of transferring files from a z Which type of file is created by word computer to the internet to your com- processing programs puter is called? Document file downloading z Numbers in table columns are usually z A(n) ______is composed of several Right aligned computers connected together to share z In EXCEL, ______contains one or resources and data more work sheets network The work book z SAN stands for z To make the number pad act as direc- Storage Area Network tional arrows you press the key z Which structure is very popular for Lo- num lock cal Area Network? z A tuple is a ______Bus Network row of a table z Between mini computers and micro z ERP is an acronym for ______computers in a term of processing power Enterprise Resource Planning is a class of computers known as z A ______is an electronic device that Driver process data converting it into informa- z A device that connects to a network tion without the use of cables is said to be Processor wireless z Computer ______is what ever is typed, z Computers connected to a LAN (Lo- submitted or transmitted to a computer cal Area Network) system Share Information and/ or share Input peripheral equipment z The Unit of speed used for super com- z An e-mail address typically consists of puter is a user ID followed by the ______sign GELOPS and the name of the e-mail server that z The OSI reference model defines the manages the user’s electronic post of- function for seven layers of protocols fice box not including the user or communi- @ cation medium z Why should you delete unknown e-mail z Impact printers attachments? strike a ribbon against the paper to It might contain a virus that could hurt your computer produce cordinates character images

30 GENERAL AWARENESS z What device is used for entering X-Y z A chat is ______cordinates a typed conversation that takes Joy Stick place on a computer z Whcih device can draw continous lines z ______is the process of finding errors plotter in software code z When we move from the outermost Testing track to the innermost track in a mag- z The general term ‘Peripheral Equipment’ netic disk, the density is used for increases any device that is attached to a com- z Communication circuits that transmit puter system ______data in both directions but not at the z Surfing is concerned with same time are operating in internet half-duplex mode z Notation Fund Transfer is known as Electronic Fund Transfer z The process of copying data from a memory location is called z If a disk drive fails but the computer application running and using it can con- reading tinue processing, this application is said z The process of putting data into a stor- to have been designed with this feature age location is called Fault tolerance Writing z The ______enables you to z A modem is connected in between a tele- simultaneoulsy keep multiple web pages phone line and a ______open in one browser window Computer Tab Box z Microsoft office’s personal inforamation z ______is a Web browser manages is Fire Fox Out look z Most of the commonly used personal z A website address is a unique name that computers laptops do not have a com- ______identifies a specific on the web mand key known as Website Turnover z Unsolicited commerical e-mail from z The quickest and easiest way in word, some one you don’t know, what should to locate a particular word or phrase you do? in a document is to use the command Deleting it without opening it Find z Which is a popular programming lan- z A program designed to destroy data in guage for developing multimedia your computer which can travel to ‘in- webpages, websites and web-based fect’ other computers is called a applications? Virus Java z Most of the commonly availabe personal z An example of a Telecommunication computers/laptop have a keyboard device is a ______popularly known as modem QWERTY

31 GENERAL AWARENESS z In order to save a word document as a z Participants can see and hear each other web page you need to in a(n) ______Save as HTML tele conference z ______displays to the right of the Space z In database, a field is a ______where the text will be inserted when you table of information type? z Professional designers can create so- Insertation point phisticated documents that contain text, z The copy command saves to graphics and many colours using ______The clipboard software. z A word processor would most likely be DeskTop Publishing (DTP) ______used to z The new processor integrates type of biography the functions of a procesor, memory and video card on a single chip z To move down a page in a document Scroll System on a chip z A ______is a small hand held computer z A flaw in a program that causes it to pro- that helps you surf the web and program duce incorrect or in appropriate results simple tasks is called a ______PDA-Personal Digital Assistant bug z Time taken to move from one cylinder z Hacker is a person of a add to another is called? Who designs the softwares which are Average seek time threat to the system z ______transforms one interface into z Fire walls are used to protect against another interface ______Software Virus Attacks z What are three type of bus in computer z A proxy server is used for Data Bus, Address Bus, Control Bus To process client requests for Web z A collection of related files is called a Pages Record z The issues that deal with collection and z ______are words that a programming use of data about individuals is ______languge has set aside for its own use. Privacy Control words z A term relating to sending data to a sat- z What disk is used to cold-book a PC? ellite System disk Uplink z A ______contains buttons and menus z un athorized copying of software to be that provide quick Access to commonly used for personal gain instead for per- used commands. sonal backups is called Window Software piracy z .______Menu types is also called a z What is usually used for displaying in- drop-down menu formation at public places Pop-Up Over head projections z ______is a procedure that requires us-

32 GENERAL AWARENESS ers to enter an identification code and a z The ______manual tells you how to use matching password a software program Logging on User z The process of writing out computer z How many margins are on a page instructions is known as Four (top, bottom, right and left) Coding z Where are programs and data kept z A collection of interrelated records is while the processor is using them called a ______Main memory database z The type of operating system software z ______moves the cursor one space to you use depends on your computer the right or put spaces in between words Plat form Space bar z The two board categories of sotware are z Use this when you want to make all let- System and Application ters capital without having to use the shift z BIOS stands for key for each character Basic input output system Caps lock key z The first computer were programmed z When your computer stops working using suddenly it is referred to as a ______Machine languge Crash z How many different document can you z In DOS which command is used to de- have open at anyone time? lete all the files as well as sub-directo- As many as your computer memory ries of a directory. will hold Deltree z Smallest unit on screen or monitor that z Devices that let the computer commu- can be illuminate in order to project the nicate with you image is Output Pixel z A symbol or question on the screen that z What is the address given to a computer prompts you to take action and tells the connected to a network called computer. What to do next ______IP Address Prompt and dialog box z What is the name of Super Computer z A place that a user can creates to store of India files Param Padma Folder z QDOS Stands for z Start or restart the computer Quick and Dirty Operating System boot z The ______button on the quick access z The primary device that a computer uses Toolbar allows you to cancel your re- to store information cent commands or actions hard drive Undo z To make a notebook can be connected z If you are going to a site you use often, to a ______which is connected to a instead of having to type in the address monitor and other devices. every time you should docking station Bookmark it

33 GENERAL AWARENESS z A disk’s Content that is recorded at the z Horizontal and Vertical lines on a time of manufacture and that cannot be worksheet are called changed or erased by the user is Gridlines ______z Software you can use to create a bud- Read only get is called z In computer language one kilobyte Spreadsheet software equals z The first generation computers had 1024 bytes Vaccum tubes and Magnetc drum z Charles Babbage invented z The rectangular area of the screen that Difference Engine displays a program, data, or informatin z Letters, Memos, Term Papers, Reports is a and Contracts are all example of Window ______Documents z is the process of carrying out z How many values can be represented commands by single byte Executing 256 z Delivery channel means places where products are made z Eight bits of data byte available to the buyers z Passwords enable users to z Modern computers represent characters and numbers internally using one of the retain confidentiality of files z When sending an e-mail, the ______line following number system describes the contents of the message Binary Subject z Which type of Software is used to make z The ______tells the computer how to a slide show use its components Presentation Software Operating system z Personal logs or Journal entries posted z A ______is a named set of characters on the web are known as that have the same characteristics Blogs Type style z Artificial intelligence can be used in ev- z A ______pre-designed document that ery sphere of life because of its already has coordinating fonts, a layout Ability of think like human beings and a background z In Pcs, P stands for Template Personal z The ______of software contains lists ______z controls the manner of interac- of commands and options. tion between the user and the operatig Menu bar system z A ______can make it easier to play User interface games z If you type a word that is not in word’s Joy Stick ______dictionary, a wavy underline z Which key is used in combination with appears below the word another key to perform a specific task? Red Control

34 GENERAL AWARENESS z When you turn on the computer the boot z ______places the common data el- routine will perform this test? ements in order from smallest to largest disk drive test bit, byte, character, record, field, file, z For creating a document, you use database ______command at file menu z How do you prevent emailed word New documents form always opening in the z When you save to this, your data will Reading layout? remain intact even when the computer From the Tools menu > Options > is turned off. General Tab > uncheck the ‘Allow Secondary Storage Device starting in Reading layout’ z In Excel, Charts are created using which z The task bar is located options? at the bottom of the screen Chart Wizard z What type of computer could be found z The Primary purpose of software is to in a digital watch turn data into Embedded computer Information ______z The is the box that most im- z Back up of the data files will help to pre- portant parts of a computer system vent System unit loss of data z The main directory of a disk is called z Text in a column is generally aligned the ______directory Justified root z The back ground of any word document z Antivirus software is an example of can have any colour you choose ______z The ability to find an individual item in a A security utility file immediately ______is used z Computer programs are written in a high direct access level programming language, however, z ______is the process of finding er- the human readable version of a pro- rors in software code gram is called ______Testing Source code z Virtual memory is z What happens when you press the Memory on the hard disk that the ctrl+v key CPU uses an extended RAM The selected item- is pasted to the z To move to the beginning of a line of ______clipboard text, press the key Enter z Which do you press to enter the current z If text was highlighted and ‘Edit’ ‘Copy’ date in a cell? was clicked what would happen? ctrl + ; (semicolon) Text would be copied from the docu- z Which of the following describes a rela- ment tional databae? z A scanner scans It consists of separate tables of re- Both pictures and text lated data

35 GENERAL AWARENESS z For opening and closing of the file in toolbars, and menus are known as Excel, you can use which bar? Software suites Title z The OSI model is divided into ______z Computer language used on the internet process called layers is Seven Java z A Proxy server is used z A central computer that holds collections to provide security against unautho- of data and programs for many PCs. rized users Work stations and other computer is z What is the primary difference between a(n). a virus and a worm Server A worm has the ability to self-propa- z The Standard Protocol of the internet is gate from an infected user’s com- ______puter to other computers TCP/IP z ______describes what is in database z A program that generally has more user fields friendly interface than DBMS is called a Field names ______z A goal of normalization is to Front end minimize data redundancy z Each cell in a microsoft Excel document z A code that relational database manage- is referred to by its cell address, which ment systems use to perform their data- is the base tasks is referred to as Cell’s row and column labels SQL z When the pointer is positioned on a z Linux is a(n) ______Operating System ______it is shaped like a hand Open-Source hyperlink z This can be another word for program z An example of non - numeri data is Software ______z The term ‘hypertext’ means Employee Address Hypermedia z The best reason that a computer needs z The word FTP Stands for to have a hard disk is because______File Transfer Protocol it can store information when it is z What is the process of copying software switched off ______programs from secondary storage me- z is when the more power-hun- dia to the hard disk called ______gry components, such as the monitor Installation and the hard drive, are put idle. z A collection of programs that controls Stand by mode how your computer system runs and z Programs from the same developer, sold process information is called bundled together, that provide better Operating System integration and share common features,

36 GENERAL AWARENESS COMPUTER AWARENESS z Information travels between component on the z System software is a set of programs that mother board through enables your computer’s hardware devices Bays and ______software to work together. z Datas are organised in spread sheet is in the application form of z The capacity of an operating system to enable Rows and Columns two or more than two programs to execute z A ______is approximately a million bytes. simultaneously in a single computer system by megabyte using a single processor is called z Wordporcessing, spreadsheet and Multiprogramming photo- editing are examples of z ______menu is selected for printing application software File z SMPS stands for z The name a user assigns to file is called______Switched Mode Power Supply file name z A goal of data mining includes ______z To access properties of an object we use to explain some observed events or mouse to conditions right click z When data changes in multiple lists and all lists z The filed that investigates the mechanics of are not updated, this causes human intelligence is data inconsistency Cognitive science z The computers that represent data as discrete z The altering of data so that it is not usable unless signals are called ______the changes are undone is known as Digital computer Encryption z Granting an outside organisation access to z A voice mail internet web pages is often implemented using functions much like an answering machine, a(n) ______allowing callers to leave a voice message extranet for the called party z The term identifies a specific computer on the z A communication process or that connects web and the main page of the entire site is __ dissimilar networks by providing translation URL (Uniform Resource Locater) from one set of protocol to another is known as z The purpose of the primary key in a database is to Gateway provide a map of the data z In Ms-Word, a menu item in dim color (gray) z The best view for getting your thoughts for a indicates that the menu is presentation out on the computer Unavailable for current context Outline view z Hot key is a z The arrangement of elements such as title and Keyboard shortcut subtitle text, pictures, tables etc is called z A(n) ______describes a catagory of Layout information in a table of database. z The view in powerpoint can be used to enter Filed speaker’s comments called ______z In Windows XP, which shortcut is used to Notes page view cycle through operned items in taskbar? z ______serves store and manage files for Alt + Esc network users z A digital computer computes the value of the File expression 2*5-2>2 inside z ______terminals (formerly known as cash CPU Chip registers) are often connected to complex z ______is the fastest memory inventory and sales computer systems. Buffer memory Point-of-sale (POS) 1 Computer z ______is the protocol used by an operating z ______are used to identify a user who system to generate error message like ‘Host returns to a website Unreachable’ over a TCP/IP network Cookies ICMP z Programs that automatically submit your search z SNMP stands for request to several search engines Simple Network Management Protocol simultaneously are called z The extension of Batch file is Metasearch engines .bat z Graphical diagrams used to represent z The file that is executed at the time of Booting is different mutiple perspectives of a system Autoexec.bat include z A small biomedical device available in the use-case, class and state diagrams market that can be implanted underneath the z Database redesign is not terribly difficult if the skin for identification purpose is called database is structured Verichip z The memory, that is normally used to intialize z An association to develop advanced internet a computer system’s hardware technology is called ______Random Access Memory Internet 2 z If you wanted to locate the hardware address z All the information collected during database of a local device, which protocol would you use? development is stored in a ARP data warehouse z A passive threat to computer security is z The ______component is used by the data Malicious Intent analyst to create the queries that access the z The Secure Electronic Transactions (SET) database. specification end-user query tool uses a public-key encryption to secure z A(n) ______allows network users to share a credit-card transaction systems single copy of software, which resides on the z ______allows wireless mobile devices to network server. access the Internet and its services such as the network site licence Web and e-mail z A polymorphic virus WAP modifies its program code each time it z A ‘DOS’ floppy disk does not have attaches itself to another program or file virtual memory z The time it takes a device to locate data and z The ability to easily add additional users means instructions and make them available to CPU that a network is is known as scalable access time z In a database, a filed is a z ______means that the data contained in a group of related records database is accurate and reliable. z ______is a general purpose programming Data integrity language designed by Sun Microsystems and z A characteristics of a file server is well suited fot use on the web Manages file operations and is shared on Java Script a network z This ______tier processes HTTP protocol, z Power supplied to a low-power USB device scripting tasks, performs calculations, and through ______provides access to data the USB cable Client z The ______data minig technique dervies rules z RSA is from real-world case examples Digital Signature Neural nets

2 Computer z A DVD-ROM is similar to a ______except it has storage capacities upto 5.2 GB CD-RW z The box that is displayed to indicate that the text, pictures or objects are placed in it is called ______Placeholder z The time taken by the CPU to retrieve and interpret the instruction to be executed is called as Instruction Cycle z ______kind of lock includes a keypad that can be used to control access into areas Tumbler z To process client requests for web pages is called ______Proxy Server z ______is now available in the form of a PC Micro Computer z VIRUS stands for Vital Information Resource Under Seige z A string of eight 0’s and 1’s are called ______byte z Synonym can be reviewed with ______Thesaurus z The internet began with the development of ______ARPANET z Linear data structure is called ______Array z ______is an animated character that gives help in MS Office. Office Assistant z Data on a floppy disk is recorded in rings called ______tracks

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