Padma Awards 2017

Padma Awards - one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The Awards are given in various disciplines/ fields of activities, viz.- art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc. ‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service; ‘Padma Bhushan’ for distinguished service of high order and ‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any field. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year.

            These awards are conferred by the President of India at ceremonial functions which are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March/ April every year. This year the President of India has approved conferment of Padma Awards to 89 persons as per the list below. The list comprises of 7 Padma Vibhushan, 7 Padma Bhushan and 75 Padma Shri Awardees.  19 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 5 persons from the category of foreigners, NRIs, PIOs and 6 Posthumous awardees.

PADMA VIBHUSHAN

Sl. No	Name	Field	State
1.	Shri K J Yesudas	Art-Music	Kerala
2.	Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev	Others-Spiritualism	Tamil Nadu
3.	Shri Sharad Pawar	Public Affairs	Maharashtra
4.	Shri Murli Manohar Joshi	Public Affairs	Uttar Pradesh
5.	Prof. Udipi Ramachandra Rao	Science & Engineering	Karnataka
6.	Late Shri Sunder Lal Patwa (Posthumous)	Public Affairs	Madhya Pradesh
7.	Late Shri PA Sangma (Posthumous)	Public Affairs	Meghalaya

Padma Bhushan

Sl. No.	Name	Field	State
8.	Shri Vishwa Mohan Bhatt	Art-Music	Rajasthan
9.	Prof. (Dr.) Devi Prasad Dwivedi	Literature & Education	Uttar Pradesh
10.	Shri Tehemton Udwadia	Medicine	Maharashtra
11.	Shri Ratna Sundar Maharaj	Others-Spiritualism	Gujarat
12.	Swami Niranjana Nanda Saraswati	Others-Yoga	Bihar
13.	H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (Foreigner)	Literature & Education	Thailand
14.	Late Shri Cho Ramaswamy (Posthumous)	Literature & Education –Journalism	Tamil Nadu

           

Padma Shri 

Sl. No	Name	Field	State
15.	Smt. Basanti Bisht	Art-Music	Uttarakhand
16.	Shri Chemanchery Kunhiraman Nair	Art-Dance	Kerala
17.	Smt. Aruna Mohanty	Art-Dance	Odisha
18.	Smt. Bharathi Vishnuvardhan	Art-Cinema	Karnataka
19.	Shri Sadhu Meher	Art-Cinema	Odisha
20.	Shri T K Murthy	Art-Music	Tamil Nadu
21.	Shri Laishram Birendrakumar Singh	Art-Music	Manipur
22.	Shri Krishna Ram Chaudhary	Art-Music	Uttar Pradesh
23.	Smt. Baoa Devi	Art-Painting	Bihar
24.	Shri Tilak Gitai	Art-Painting	Rajasthan
25.	Dr. Prof. Aekka Yadagiri Rao	Art-Sculpture	Telangana
26.	Shri Jitendra Haripal	Art-Music	Odisha
27.	Shri Kailash Kher	Art-Music	Maharashtra
28.	Smt. Parassala B Ponnammal	Art-Music	Kerala
29.	Smt. Sukri Bommagowda	Art-Music	Karnataka
30.	Shri Mukund Nayak	Art-Music	Jharkhand
31.	Shri Purushottam Upadhyay	Art-Music	Gujarat
32.	Smt. Anuradha Paudwal	Art-Music	Maharashtra
33.	Shri Wareppa Naba Nil	Art-Theatre	Manipur
34.	Shri Tripuraneni Hanuman Chowdary	Civil Service	Telangana
35.	Shri T.K. Viswanathan	Civil Service	Haryana
36.	Shri Kanwal Sibal	Civil Service	Delhi
37.	Shri Birkha Bahadur Limboo Muringla	Literature & Education	Sikkim
38.	Smt. Eli Ahmed	Literature & Education	Assam
39.	Dr. Narendra Kohli	Literature & Education	Delhi
40.	Prof. G. Venkatasubbiah	Literature & Education	Karnataka
41.	Shri Akkitham Achyuthan Namboothiri	Literature & Education	Kerala
42.	Shri Kashi Nath Pandita	Literature & Education	Jammu & Kashmir
43.	Shri Chamu Krishna Shastry	Literature & Education	Delhi
44.	Shri Harihar Kripalu Tripathi	Literature & Education	Uttar Pradesh
45.	Shri Michel Danino	Literature & Education	Tamil Nadu
46.	Shri Punam Suri	Literature & Education	Delhi
47.	Shri VG Patel	Literature & Education	Gujarat
48.	Smt. V Koteswaramma	Literature & Education	Andhra Pradesh
49.	Shri Balbir Dutt	Literature & Education-Journalism	Jharkhand
50.	Smt. Bhawana Somaaya	Literature & Education-Journalism	Maharashtra
51.	Shri Vishnu Pandya	Literature & Education-Journalism	Gujarat
52.	Dr. Subroto Das	Medicine	Gujarat
53.	Dr. (Smt.) Bhakti Yadav	Medicine	Madhya Pradesh
54.	Dr. Mohammed Abdul Waheed	Medicine	Telangana
55.	Dr. Madan Madhav Godbole	Medicine	Uttar Pradesh
56.	Dr. Devendra Dayabhai Patel	Medicine	Gujarat
57.	Prof. Harkishan Singh	Medicine	Chandigarh
58.	Dr. Mukut Minz	Medicine	Chandigarh
59.	Shri Arun Kumar Sharma	Others-Archaeology	Chhattisgarh
60.	Shri Sanjeev Kapoor	Others-Culinary	Maharashtra
61.	Smt. Meenakshi Amma	Others-Martial Art	Kerala
62.	Shri Genabhai Dargabhai Patel	Others-Agriculture	Gujarat
63.	Shri Chandrakant Pithawa	Science & Engineering	Telangana
64.	Prof. Ajoy Kumar Ray	Science & Engineering	West Bengal
65.	Shri Chintakindi Mallesham	Science & Engineering	Andhra Pradesh
66.	Shri Jitendra Nath Goswami	Science & Engineering	Assam
67.	Shri Daripalli Ramaiah	Social Work	Telangana
68.	Shri Girish Bhardwaj	Social Work	Karnataka
69.	Shri Karimul Hak	Social Work	West Bengal
70.	Shri Bipin Ganatra	Social Work	West Bengal
71.	Smt. Nivedita Raghunath Bhide	Social work	Tamil Nadu
72.	Shri Appasaheb Dharmadhikari	Social Work	Maharashtra
73.	Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal	Social Work	Punjab
74.	Shri Virat Kohli	Sports-Cricket	Delhi
75.	Shri Shekar Naik	Sports-Cricket	Karnataka
76.	Shri Vikasa Gowda	Sports-Discus Throw	Karnataka
77.	Smt. Deepa Malik	Sports-Athletics	Haryana
78.	Shri Mariyappan Thangavelu	Sports-Athletics	Tamil Nadu
79.	Smt. Dipa Karmakar	Sports-Gymnastics	Tripura
80.	Shri P R Shreejesh	Sports-Hockey	Kerala
81.	Smt. Sakshi Malik	Sports-Wrestling	Haryana
82.	Shri Mohan Reddy Venkatrama Bodanapu	Trade & Industry	Telangana
83.	Shri Imrat Khan  (NRI/PIO)	Art-Music	USA
84.	Shri Anant Agarwal (NRI/PIO)	Literature & Education	USA
85.	Shri H.R. Shah (NRI/PIO)	Literature & Education-Journalism	USA
86.	Late (Smt.) Suniti Solomon (Posthumous)	Medicine	Tamil Nadu
87.	Shri Asoke Kumar Bhattacharyya (Posthumous)	Others-Archaeology	West Bengal
88.	Dr. Mapuskar (Posthumous)	Social Work	Maharashtra
89.	Smt. Anuradha Koirala (Foreigner)	Social Work	Nepal

Bank of Baroda Probationary Officers Exam Solved Paper (Exam Held on: 25-09-2016)

1. What is the current rate of CRR ? 
(A) 4% (B) 5% (C) 3% (D) 4.5% (E) Other than those given as option (Ans : A)

2. A leading bank in India has recently (July 2016) launched a social media banking platform for its facebook and twitter users which goes by the name of 'Mingle'. Name the Bank– 
(A) Punjab National Bank (B) YES Bank (C) State Bank of India (D) Bank of Baroda (E) ICICI Bank (Ans : C)

3. .......... has launched India's first internationally-listed certified green bond to finance climate change solutions around the world at London Stock Exchange. 
(A) Kotak Mahindra Bank (B) ICICI Bank (C) AXIS Bank (D) HDFC Bank (E) YES Bank (Ans : C)

4. Who is the present Governor of Meghalaya? 
(A) Tathagata Roy (B) Padmanabha Acharya (C) Balram Das Tandon 
(D) Mridula Sinha (E) V. Shanmuganathan (Ans : E)

5. As per recent newspaper reports (August 2016), hailed as the world's first 'self-driving' taxi service has been launched in which of the following countries? 
(A) China (B) Singapore (C) Japan (D) USA (E) Russia (Ans : B)

6. How many companies have made it to the latest of fortune 500 companies? 
(A) Five (B) Seventeen (C) Seven (D) Two (E) Nine (Ans : C)

7. Which Indian scientist was bestowed with the 2016 Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam award by the Government of Tamil Nadu ? 
(A) D.K. Radhaswami (B) Rajesh Gopa Kumar (C) C.N.R. Rao 
(D) P. Shanmugam (E) Ashoka Sen (Ans : D)

8. Who has become the first Indian state to ratify Constitution Amendment Bill on the Goods and Service Tax (GST) ? 
(A) West Bengal (B) Haryana (C) Maharashtra (D) Assam (E) Punjab (Ans : D)

9. Reserve Bank of India has recently (August 2016) launched a portal to curb illegal and unauthorised pooling of funds by unscrupulous firms. What is it called? 
(A) Savdhaan (B) Sanchetna (C) Sachetna (D) Sanchet (E) Sachet (Ans : E)

10. IPPBL has received the Certificate of Incorporation from the Registrar of Companies and has become the first PSU under the Department of posts. What is the full form of IPPBL ? 
(A) India Post Paying Bank Limited (B) India Post Payments Bank Limited (C) India Post-Office Payments Bank Limited 
(D) International Post Payments Bank Limited (E) India Post Payments Banking Limited (Ans : B)

11. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks to provide loans up to Rs. 3 lakh to Women Self-Help Group (SHG) at a discounted rate of .......... per annum. 
(A) 4% (B) 6% (C) 7% (D) 9% (E) 5% (Ans : C)

12. Which neighbouring country of India passed a resolution recently (March 2016) 'to convert its Parliament into Constitutional Assembly? 
(A) Myanmar (B) Nepal (C) Bhutan (D) Bangladesh (E) Sri Lanka (Ans : E)

13. Urjit Patel recently (September 2016) assumed charge as the Governor of Reserve Bank of India. He is the .......... Governor of Reserve Bank of India. 
(A) 25th (B) 23rd (C) 21st (D) 20th (E) 24th (Ans : E)

14. Domestic Systematically Important Banks (D-SIBs) is announced with the term– 
(A) Too big to fail (B) Too big to fall (C) Too big to pass 
(D) Too big to die (E) Too big to stop working (Ans : A)

15. Rupee denominated bonds issues by Indian companies in order to raise funds offshore are called– 
(A) Convertible Bonds (B) Global development Bonds (C) Callable Bonds 
(D) Masala Bonds (E) Asian Development Bond (Ans : D)

16. Reliance Industries Limited has entered into an agreement with State Bank of India to form a Payment Banks in India. What will be the respective ratio of their share in this Payments Bank ? 
(A) 80 : 20 (B) 50 : 50 (C) 90 : 10 (D) 60 : 40 (E) 70 : 30 (Ans : E)

17. How many 'Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account' can an individual have in one bank ? 
(A) Three (B) Two (C) Five (D) Any number (E) One (Ans : E)

18. The author of the book 'The Sleep Revolution' is– 
(A) Shawn Stevenson (B) Ananna Huffington (C) Katy West 
(D) Sherry Tunde (E) Sheryl Sandberg (Ans : B)

19. Who has become India's first woman to join the International Olympic Committee ? 
(A) P. T. Usha (B) Preity Zinta (C) Nita Ambani (D) Deepika Arora (E) Mary Kom (Ans : C)

20. Three giants have come together for setting up a technology-enabled microfinance entity. Avanti Finance, which will focus on delivering affordable and timely credit to under-served and unserved segments in India. Who are these? 
(A) Ratan Tata, Narayana Murthy and Vijay Kelkar (B) Cyrus P. Mistry, Nandan Nilekani and Vijay Kelkar 
(C) Ratan Tata, N.S. Raghavan and Vijay Kelkar (D) Ratan Tata, Nandan Nilekani and Vijay Kelkar 
(E) Ratan Tata, Nandan Nilekani and Vijay Kelkar (Ans : D)

21. HDFC Bank have launched a complete banking solution for start-ups. What is it called? 
(A) Gear Up (B) Smart Up (C) Gett Up (D) Smarting Up (E) Smarty (Ans : B)

22. CARE ratings in August 2016 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with .......... and Emergency Nepal Ltd. to start a credit rating agency in Nepal to be called CARE Ratings (Nepal) Ltd. 
(A) Adani Group (B) Kothan Group Ltd. (C) Vishal Group Ltd. 
(D) Reliance India Ltd. (E) Rajesh Exports (Ans : C)

23. The Kawal Tiger Reserve (KTR) is located in which state of India? 
(A) Nagaland (B) West Bengal (C) Telangana (D) Manipur (E) Sikkim (Ans : C)

24. The Union Government has approved the scheme for granting of Permanent Residency Status (PRS) to foreign investors. For how many years will the PRS be granted? 
(A) 11 years (B) 25 years (C) 10 years (D) 15 years (E) 5 years (Ans : C)

25. Which of the following ancient site of India has recently (July 2016) been declared as the UNESCO World Heritage Site? 
(A) Mountain Railways of India (B) Nalanda Maharashtra (C) Churches and Convents of Goa 
(D) Churches of Shimla (E) Mahabodhi Temple (Ans : B)

26. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has recently (June 2016) approved the first set of loan to four countries. Which are those countries ? 
(A) Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia and Tajikistan (B) Pakistan, Bhutan, Indonesia and Tajikistan 
(C) Nepal, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Tajikistan (D) Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Ukraine 
(E) Pakistan, Bangladesh, India and Tajikistan (Ans : A)

27. Who is the current Union Minister of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) ? 
(A) Rakesh Singh (B) Santosh Gangwar (C) Jayant Sinha 
(D) Prakash Javadekar (E) Arjun Ram Meghwal (Ans : D)

28. Which Indian teenager has recently (July 2016) won the 2016 Google Community Impact Award from Asia? 
(A) Riya Sharma (B) Priyanka Singh (C) Meghna Sharma 
(D) Aadil Khan (E) Adway Ramesh (Ans : E)

29. For sale of stressed assets value over Rs. 50 crores to Arcs, Reserve Bank of India has mandated .......... different valuation. 
(A) Four (B) Two (C) None (D) Three (E) Five (Ans : B)

30. The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has MoD recently (August 2016) with which technology to offer telecom and IT solutions? 
(A) Wipro (B) IBM (C) Google (D) Microsoft (E) Infosys (Ans : D)

31. Prime Minister of which country recently (April 2016) resigned from his post after his name was revealed in the Panama paper leak? 
(A) Mexico (B) France (C) Bulgaria (D) Iceland (E) Kenya (Ans : D)

32. The Shanghai-based New Development Bank (NDB), which was founded by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) is headed by– 
(A) Chanda Kochhar (B) Indra Nooi (C) K.V. Kamath 
(D) M.V. Kamath (E) None of the above (Ans : C)

33. Reserve Bank of India has recently (June 2016) launched a scheme called .......... to put real assets back on track of entities facing genuine difficulties by providing an avenue for renewing financial structure. 
(A) S4A (B) S2A (C) A1A (D) S4S(E) S3A (Ans : A)

34. What is the theme of the 2016 World Humanitarian Day? 
(A) One World : One Heart (B) One Humanity (C) Being Human 
(D) Inspire the World's Humanity (E) People Helping People (Ans : B)

35. What is the India's rank in terms of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows globally, as per the latest 2016 World Investment Report by UNCTAD ? 
(A) 20th (B) 25th (C) 15th (D) 12th (E) 10th (Ans : E)

36. In August 2016, the Union Government set an inflation target of .......... % over a period of next five years. 
(A) Five (B) Seven (C) Four (D) Other than those given as options (E) Eight (Ans : C)

37. A medium enterprise is an enterprise where the investment in plant and machinery is more than Rs. 5 crore but does not exceed– 
(A) Rs. 25 crore (B) Rs. 8 crore (C) Rs. 12 crore (D) Rs. 15 crore (E) Rs. 10 crore (Ans : E)

38. What is the total amount of credit that can be allowed in a 'small account' in a year? 
(A) Rs. 1,50,000 (B) Rs. 1,00,000 (C) Rs. 5,00,000 (D) Rs. 50,000 (E) Rs. 7,50,000 (Ans : B)

39. The State Bank of India's (SBI) Board of Directors has approved merger of its 5 associate banks with itself. Which among the following is not a part of that group? 
(A) Bharatiya Mahila Bank (B) State Bank of Saurashtra (C) State Bank of Patiala 
(D) State Bank of Mysore (E) State Bank of Travancore (Ans : B)

40. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has announced that Unified Payments Interface (UPI) application has become operational. How many banks has become a part of it in the first phase? 
(A) 10 (B) 15 (C) 9 (D) 12 (E) 21 (Ans : E)

41. As per recent newspaper reports (July 2016), which of the following states are the first states in India where the integrated Criminal Justice System (CJS) will be launched? 
(A) Punjab and Haryana (B) Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh (C) Telangana and Andhra Pradesh 
(D) Gujarat and Maharashtra (E) Bihar and Jharkhand (Ans : C)

42. A committee formed by the Union Government to strengthen Border Protection, submitted its report recently (August 2016). The committee is headed by– 
(A) N.K. Singh (B) H.R. Nagendra (C) Madhukar Gupta 
(D) Shailesh Gandhi (E) Shailesh Nayak (Ans : C)

43. Who determines the rate of interest on the Medium and Long Term Government Deposits under the– 
(A) State Bank of India (B) RBI (C) State Government 
(D) Central Government (E) Other than those given as options (Ans : B)

44. Saudi Arabia's Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has decided to open its first branch in India. Where is it stated to be opened? 
(A) Ahmedabad (B) Gandhinagar (C) Ahmednagar (D) Jamnagar (E) Kochi (Ans : A)

45. Who among the following recently (June 2016) became the Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) ? 
(A) Sunil Bharti Mittal (B) Mukesh Ambani (C) Anil Ambani 
(D) Ratan Tata (E) Gautam Adani (Ans : A)

46. Who among the following won a bronze medal for India in Wrestling (freestyle) at the 2016 Rio Olympics? 
(A) Sandeep Tomar (B) Sakshi Malik (C) Vinesh Phogat 
(D) Narsingh Yadav (E) Babita Kumari (Ans : B)

47. Who won the Monaco Grand Prix in 2016 ? 
(A) Fernando Alonso (B) Nico Hulkenberg (C) Kimi Rakkonen 
(D) Lewis Hamilton (E) Nico Rosberg (Ans : D)

48. Who among the following is the current Managing Director of State Bank of India? 
(A) Dinesh Kant (B) Arundhati Bhattacharya (C) Sidhartha Sen 
(D) Ravi Kumar Khare (E) Dinesh Kumar Khara (Ans : E)

49. The Government will issue the fifth tranche of sovereign gold bonds in September 2016. Which among the following will not be selling these bonds ? 
(A) Insurance Companies (B) Recognised Stock Exchanges (C) Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd. 
(D) Designated Post Offices (E) Banks (Ans : C)

50. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has constituted a committed to study various facets of household finance in India. The committee will be chaired by– 
(A) Raghuram Rajan (B) Tarun Tahilani (C) Tarun Ramadorai 
(D) Chandrashekhar Ghosh (E) Sidharth Sen (Ans : C) 

General Awareness Practice MCQs for all Bank Exams

1. Najeeb Jung resigned as the Lieutenant-Governor of which of the following Union Territories on December 22, 2016?
1) Puducherry
2) Delhi
3) Lakshadweep
4) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
5) None of these

2. Doris Leuthard was elected as the President of which of the following
countries on December 7, 2016?
1) Latvia
2) Switzerland
3) Lithuania
4) Bulgaria
5) Estonia

3. Who was crowned Miss World 2016?
1) Yaritza Reyes (Dominican Republic)
2) Natasha Mannuela (Indonesia)
3) Stephanie Del Valle (Puerto Rico)
4) Catriona Gray (Philippines)
5) Lenty Frans (Belgium)

4. Who was named ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year on December 22, 2016?
1) David Warner
2) A.B. de Villiers
3) Chris Gayle
4) Quinton de Kock
5) Virat Kohli

5. John Ashe passed away recently. He was former?
1) UNGA President
2) UNESCO Director General
3) WTO Director General
4) IMF Managing Director
5) World Bank President

6. Which of the following districts in Assam is India's first island district?
1) Biswanath
2) Sivasagar
3) Majuli
4) Hojai
5) Nagaon

7. Who is the present President of Panama?
1) Daniel Ortega
2) Isabel Saint Malo
3) Ricardo Martinelli
4) Juan Manuel Santos
5) Juan Carlos Varela

8. Cosco container ship became the first to travel through the Panama Canal's newly expanded locks on June 26, 2016. It belongs to?
1) Russia
2) USA
3) Japan
4) China
5) Brazil

9. Who won the women's singles title of the Australian Open Super Series Badminton tournament in
June 2016?
1) P.V. Sindhu
2) Saina Nehwal
3) Sun Yu
4) Ruthvika Shivani
5) Carolina Marin

10. Which country won the 2016 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy held in London?
1) Australia
2) India
3) Germany
4) Netherlands
5) Spain

11. Arktika is a nuclear-powered icebreaker ship. It is launched by?
1) Russia
2) China
3) Japan
4) USA
5) Denmark

12. An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without a
human pilot aboard. Which of the following drones belong/s to the USA?
1) Predator
2) Reaper
3) Global Hawk
4) Both 1 and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3

13. Terrorists killed 44 people at the Ataturk Airport on June 28, 2016. It is the main international airport serving?
1) Tehran
2) Baghdad
3) Istanbul
4) Damascus
5) Jerusalem

14. Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle rocket (PSLV-C34) launched how many satellites in a single
mission on June 22, 2016?
1) 22
2) 18
3) 17
4) 20
5) 24

15. The record for the most number of satellites launched in a single mission belongs to which of the
following countries?
1) USA
2) Japan
3) UK
4) China
5) Russia

16. What is the name of the ISRO's commercial arm?
1) Planet Labs
2) Astrium
3) Antrix Corporation
4) Intelsat
5) Inmarsat

17. At the 2016 International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards ceremony who was honored with
the Woman of the Year Award?
1) Sridevi
2) Deepika Padukone
3) Kangana Ranaut
4) Priyanka Chopra
5) Moushmi Chatterjee

18. Which of the following is a French-origin fighter aircraft?
1) Tejas
2) Sukhoi-30
3) MiG-21
4) Mirage-2000
5) Chengdu J-7

19. Ranu Langthasa has been appointed the first woman Chairperson of the North Cachar Hills
Autonomous Council (NCHAC) in?
1) Arunachal Pradesh
2) West Bengal
3) Assam
4) Tripura
5) Meghalaya

20. Four Indian-Americans were honored with the Great Immigrants: The Pride of America Award
2016. Who among the following is not one of them?
1) Sundar Pichai
2) Hari Sreenivasan
3) Vikram Malhotra
4) Bharati Mukherjee
5) Indra Nooyi

21. Boxing legend Muhammad Ali passed away recently. He belonged to?
1) USA
2) Cuba
3) Jamaica
4) Egypt
5) Nigeria

22. The 17th International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony was held in June 2016 in?
1) Colombo
2) Madrid
3) London
4) Toronto
5) Sydney

23. Who was awarded the 25th G.D. Birla Award for Scientific Research in June 2016?
1) Ashoke Sen
2) Dipankar Das Sharma
3) Sanjay Mittal
4) Raghavan Varadarajan
5) None of these

24. Who among the following coaches was chosen for the Mohun Bagan Ratna award for his contribution to the Mohun Bagan football Club?
1) Armando Colaco
2) Amal Dutta
3) Santosh Kashyap
4) Syed Nayeemuddin
5) None of these

25. Which film won the Best Film award at the 19th Shanghai International Film Festival in June 2016?
1) Jolly LLB
2) Thithi
3) Bahubali
4) Bajirao Mastani
5) None of these

26. Gordie Howe, one of the greatest ice hockey players of all time, passed away recently. He
belonged to?
1) Iceland
2) Norway
3) Canada
4) Sweden
5) None of these

27. Desert Eagle II was held recently. It was the second in the series of bilateral exercises between
Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Air Force of?
1) Saudi Arabia
2) Oman
3) Qatar
4) United Arab Emirates
5) Iraq

28. The Defense Ministry has given its approval for the purchase of 145 Ultra-Light Howitzers
(ULH) guns from?
1) USA
2) Australia
3) Israel
4) Ireland
5) New Zealand

29. In June 2016 India became a full member of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) as
its?
1) 33rd member
2) 34th member
3) 35th member
4) 36th member
5) 37th member

30. In which year was the Missile Technology Control Regime established?
1) 1985
2) 1986
3) 1987
4) 1988
5) 1989

31. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has flagged off Champaran Satyagrah Express in Motihari in?
1) Bihar
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Jharkhand
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) None of these

32. The plenary meeting of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) was held in June 2016 in?
1) Beijing
2) Seoul
3) Tokyo
4) Geneva
5) The Hague

33. The Nuclear Suppliers Group consists of how many members?
1) 45
2) 46
3) 48
4) 44
5) 43

34. Which country was elected as Chair of a permanent committee of the United Nations for the first
time recently?
1) Yemen
2) Syria
3) Lebanon
4) Israel
5) Iraq

35. The United Nations General Assembly elected five non-permanent members of the United
Nations Security Council in June 2016. Which of the following countries is not one of them?
1) Ethiopia
2) Bolivia
3) Sweden
4) Kazakhstan
5) India

36. India is a member of which of the following international groupings?
1) Nuclear Suppliers Group
2) The Australia Group
3) The Wassenaar Arrangement
4) All 1, 2 and 3
5) None of these

37. Which of the following groups was established in response to India's first nuclear tests in 1974?
1) G7
2) NSG
3) G4
4) IAEA
5) None of these

38. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the second International Yoga Day celebrations on
June 21, 2016 in?
1) New Delhi
2) Pune
3) Gandhinagar
4) Chandigarh
5) Panipat

39. Calder Memorial Trophy is associated with which of the following sports?
1) Golf
2) Rugby
3) Ice Hockey
4) Polo
5) Baseball

40. Who is the author of the book "A Life in Diplomacy"?
1) Sujatha Singh
2) Nirupama Rao
3) Shiv Shankar Menon
4) M.K. Rasgotra
5) Vikas Swarup

ANSWERS:
1) 2 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) 1 6) 3 7) 5 8) 4 9) 2 10) 1
11) 1 12) 5 13) 3 14) 4 15) 5 16) 3 17) 4 18) 4 19) 3 20) 5
21) 1 22) 2 23) 3 24) 4 25) 2 26) 3 27) 4 28) 1 29) 3 30) 3
31) 1 32) 2 33) 3 34) 4 35) 5 36) 5 37) 2 38) 4 39) 3 40) 4

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR BANK EXAMS

1. Which of the following countries has been opened the world's first solar road made with 30,000 square feet of solar panels?

(a) Russia

(b) USA

(c) France

(d) Japan

(e) China

2. Name the actor, who has become the highest advance tax paying in 2016?

(a) Aamir Khan

(b) Ranbir Kapoor

(c) Salman Khan

(d) Akshay Kumar

(e) Hrithik Roshan

3. Which country has launched atmospheric CO2-monitoring Tan Sat satellite, in an effort to curb and monitor greenhouse gas emissions? 

(a) China

(b) Germany

(c) India

(d) Bhutan

(e) UAE

4. Which among the following Indian cities has emerged as the country's most well-read city in the fourth consecutive year with Bengaluru and Mumbai taking the second and third spot, according to Annual Reading Trends Report 2016 by Amazon? 

(a) Hyderabad

(b) Chandigarh

(c) Pune

(d) New Delhi

(e) Chennai 

5. Name the bollywood actor/actress, who has been ranked No. 1 on the fifth Forbes India Celebrity 100 List? 

(a) Priyanka Chopra

(b) Salman Khan

(c) Akshay Kumar

(d) Ranveer Singh

(e) Alia Bhatt

6. Name the country, which has won the the FIFA Team of the year 2016 title?

(a) Italy

(b) Canada

(c) Germany

(d) Argentina

(e) Other those the given options

7. Name the player, who has been awarded the best footballer of the year by All India Football Federation (AIFF)?

(a) Gurpreet Singh Sandhu

(b) Bhaichung Bhutia

(c) Sunil Chhetri

(d) Ishan Pandita

(e) Jeje Lalpekhlua

8. Which country has announced to hold its first ever joint military exercise to begin a new level of bilateral military engagement with China recently?

(a) Nepal

(b) India 

(c) Pakistan

(d) Sri Lanka

(e) Myanmar

9. Eminent modern Bengali poet ___________ has been chosen for the prestigious Jnanpith Award for 2016, the literary organisation has announced. 

(a) Sitakant Mahapatra

(b) Keki N Daruwalla 

(c) Shankha Ghosh

(d) Shiv K Kumar

(e) Other those the given options

10. Odisha Chief Minister _____________ has launched “Biju Sishu Surakshya Yojana” for care and protection of HIV-positive orphan children in the state.

(a) Raghubar Das

(b) Naveen Patnaik

(c) Mamata Banerjee

(d) Sarbananda Sonowal

(e) Nitish Kumar

ANSWERS:

1. c, 2. e, 3. a, 4. d, 5. b, 6. d, 7. e, 8. a, 9. c, 10. b

COMPETITION POWER MAGAZINE JANUARY 2017 ISSUE

COMPETITION POWER MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2016 ISSUE

  

GENERAL AWARENESS MCQs FOR BANK EXAMS

1. Which country has decided to remove the 100-bolivar bank note from circulation in December 2016?
1) Venezuela
2) Colombia
3) Brazil
4) Bolivia
5) Argentina

2. Which is the first entity in India to start a Payments Bank?
1) Reliance
2) Airtel
3) Paytm
4) India Post
5) Vodafone

3. What is the present reverse repo rate?
1) 6.25%
2) 5.25%
3) 5.75%
4) 5.5%
5) None of these

4. Forbes magazine has released the list of the World's Most Powerful People 2016. What is the rank of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in this list?
1) 2
2) 3
3) 6
4) 9
5) 7

5. India signed a landmark civil nuclear agreement with which of the following countries on November 11, 2016?
1) Vietnam
2) China
3) Philippines
4) Japan
5) Qatar

6. What is the maximum deposit amount insured by the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC)?
1) Rs. 50,000
2) Rs. 2,00,000
3) Rs. 1,00,000
4) Rs. 2,50,000
5) None of these

7. Daniel Ortega won a third consecutive term as the President of which of the following countries in November 2016?
1) Nicaragua
2) Panama
3) Surinam
4) Guatemala
5) Paraguay

8. The 11th East Asia Summit (EAS) was held in September 2016 in which of the following countries?
1) Vietnam
2) Philippines
3) Singapore
4) Laos
5) Myanmar

9. What is India's rank out of 190 countries in the World Bank's annual report on the ease of doing
business released in October 2016?
1) 129
2) 141
3) 130
4) 143
5) 140

10. Fidel Castro passed away on November 25, 2016. He governed which of the following countries
as the President from 1976 to 2008?
1) Bahamas
2) Haiti
3) Jamaica
4) Cuba
5) Mexico

11. "The Giving Pledge" encourages the world's wealthiest individuals and families to donate a majority of their wealth to philanthropic causes. This organization was started in 2010 by?
1) Warren Buffett and Paul Allen
2) Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg
3) Mark Zuckerberg and Larry Ellison
4) Warren Buffett and Bill Gates
5) David Rockefeller and Richard Branson

12. Donald Carr passed away recently. He was a former cricketer from?
1) West Indies
2) England
3) South Africa
4) Australia
5) None of these

13. Afghan-India Friendship Dam or the Salma Dam is situated in which of the following provinces of Afghanistan?
1) Bamyan
2) Helmand
3) Herat
4) Kandahar
5) Kunduz

14. The South Asian University (SAU), an initiative of the eight South Asian countries, held its first
convocation ceremony recently. SAU is in?
1) Kathmandu
2) Dhaka
3) Thimphu
4) New Delhi
5) Islamabad

15. Gudni Johannesson assumed office as the President of which of the following countries on August
1, 2016?
1) Ireland
2) Sweden
3) Denmark
4) Slovenia
5) Iceland

16. "Sahyog Hyeoblyeog 2016" is a joint coast guard exercise held off Chennai coast recently between India and?
1) Japan
2) Vietnam
3) South Korea
4) China
5) Philippines

17. Major General Per Gustaf Lodin has been appointed as Chief Military Observer and Head of Mission for the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP). He belongs to?
1) Ghana
2) Sweden
3) Kenya
4) Argentina
5) Bulgaria

18. Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF)?
1) G. Kalyanakrishnan
2) B.S. Bassi
3) A.R. Karve
4) Sujoy Bose
5) Satya Pal Jain

19. The Indian Air Force inducted three women fighter pilots for the first time in June 2016. Who among the following is one of them?
1) Bhawana Kath
2) Avani Chaturvedi
3) Mohana Singh
4) Both 1 and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3

20. Indigenously built heavyweight anti-submarine torpedo was inducted in the Indian Navy on June 29, 2016. What is its name?
1) Akash
2) Varunastra
3) Tiger Fish
4) Arihant
5) Astra

21. Which of the following is the mascot of the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro?
1) Tom
2) Wenlock
3) Miga
4) Tikhor
5) Vinicius

22. Which State topped in providing jobs under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) for the year 2015-16?
1) Tripura
2) Mizoram
3) Sikkim
4) Arunachal Pradesh
5) None of these

23. The recently launched "Tiger Express" semi-luxury train will take the guests onboard to the world
famous Bandhavgarh and Kanha National Parks in?
1) Odisha
2) West Bengal
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Rajasthan
5) Uttar Pradesh

24. HDFC Ergo General Insurance Company has recently completed the acquisition of 100 percent shares of which of the following general insurance companies for
Rs. 551 crore?
1) Bharati Axa
2) Bajaj Allianz
3) ICICI Lombard
4) L&T
5) Tata-AIG

25. Which of the following microfinance institutions has been renamed as Bharat Financial Inclusion
Limited?
1) Disha Microfin
2) SKS Microfinance
3) Suryoday Microfinance
4) Bandhan
5) None of these

26. The India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) will offer demand deposits such as savings and current accounts up to a balance of?
1) Rs. 1 lakh
2) Rs. 2 lakh
3) Rs. 3 lakh
4) Rs. 4 lakh
5) Rs. 5 lakh

27. Which is the least peaceful country in the world as per the 2016 Global Peace Index?
1) Yemen
2) Ukraine
3) Libya
4) North Korea
5) Syria

28. Which Indian city hosted the junior men's hockey World Cup in December 2016?
1) Bhubaneswar
2) Nagpur
3) New Delhi
4) Lucknow
5) Chandigarh

29. The SDR scheme was introduced by the Reserve Bank of India in 2015 to help banks recover their loans by taking control of the distressed listed companies. What is the full form of this SDR scheme?
1) Strategic Drawing Rights
2) Strategic Debt Restructuring
3) Special Debt Restructuring
4) Special Debt Recovery
5) None of these

30. Which of the following are not insured by the DICGC?
1) Foreign Banks
2) Private Banks
3) Regional Rural Banks
4) Primary Cooperative Societies
5) 1 and 2

31. Which of the following is not a private sector bank?
1) Yes Bank
2) Bandhan Bank
3) Karnataka Bank
4) IDFC Bank
5) Dena Bank

32. Who among the following authors won the 2016 PEN Pinter Prize?
1) Doris Lessing
2) Margaret Atwood
3) Svetlana Alexivich
4) Paul Beatty
5) Han Kang

33. Who is the only Indian to win two gold medals at the Paralympics?
1) Deepa Malik
2) Mariyappan Thangavelu
3) Devendra Jhajharia
4) Varun Singh Bhati
5) None of these

34. Miroslav Klose, the all-time World Cup top scorer, announced his retirement recently. He played international football matches for?
1) Spain
2) Portugal
3) Poland
4) Germany
5) Italy

35. Indian currency notes are printed at four printing presses. Which of the following places is not one of them?
1) Nasik
2) Mysore
3) Dewas
4) Salboni
5) Noida

36. SBI Life Insurance is a joint venture between State Bank of India and?
1) Mitsui Sumitomo
2) AIG
3) BNP Paribas Cardif
4) Legal and General
5) IAG

37. Who won the 2016 US Open men's singles tennis title?
1) Novak Djokovic
2) Andy Murray
3) Roger Federer
4) Stanislas Wawrinka
5) Rafael Nadal

38. Ryder Cup is associated with which of the following sports?
1) Boxing
2) Cycling
3) Chess
4) Football
5) Golf

39. Who is the author of the book "The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable"?
1) Al Gore
2) Rajendra Pachauri
3) Amitav Ghosh
4) Jairam Ramesh
5) None of these

40. World Diabetes Day is observed on?
1) August 14
2) September 14
3) October 14
4) November 14
5) December 14

ANSWERS
1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) 4 6) 3 7) 1 8) 4 9) 3 10) 4
11) 4 12) 2 13) 3 14) 4 15) 5 16) 3 17) 2 18) 4 19) 5 20) 2
21) 5 22) 1 23) 3 24) 4 25) 2 26) 1 27) 5 28) 4 29) 2 30) 4
31) 5 32) 2 33) 3 34) 4 35) 5 36) 3 37) 4 38) 5 39) 3 40) 4

Vijaya Bank Recruitment of Probationary Manager Posts

Vijaya Bank, there are 44 vacant posts for Probationary Manager Security - 20, Probationary Manager Rajbhasha - 10, Probationary Manager Law - 14, for these posts desired and eligible candidates are invited online application. 

Starting date for online application registration is 19 December, 2016 and the last date for the application submission is 09 January, 2017.

Vijaya Bank Recruitment 2017 Apply 44 Probationary Manager Posts
Total Post : 44 

Name of Post : 1. Probationary Manager Security - 20
2. Probationary Manager Rajbhasha - 10
3. Probationary Manager Law - 14

Education Qualification : Post Graduation Degree from a reputed University/Institution.

Age Limit : 20 years and maximum of 45 years for Post(1), 20 – 35 years for Post(2,3) as on 01-10-2016. 

Application Fee : For General/OBC Candidates Application Fee is - 600/- & For All Other Candidates (PH/ST/SC) Application Fee is - 100/-

Selection Process : Performance in Interview and Group discussion Test.

How to Apply : Candidates need to access vijayabank.com Go through the official notification for this vacancy.

Postal Address : Vijaya Bank P.O Box No.5136 G.P.O Bangalore – 560001.

Important Dates
Application Online Start : 19 December, 2016 
Last Date for Registration : 09 January, 2017 
Last Date for Receiving Hard Copy : 16 January, 2017 
Last Date for Receiving Hard Copy (For Flung Areas) : 20 January, 2017 

Important Links
Download Notification : https://www.vijayabank.com/images/fckimg/file/HRD/VIJAYA%20BANK%20-%20EMPLOYMENT%20NEWS%20-%20ENG%20-%20DRAFT.pdf 
Apply Online : http://ibps.sifyitest.com/vbrpmdec16/ 
Official Website : www.vijayabank.com

Bank of Baroda Recruitment Patna Sweeper Cum Peon Posts

Under Bank of Baroda (BOB), there is recruitment for the vacant posts of 227-Sweeper Cum Peon and 08-Peon. application are invited online from the desired and eligible candidates for total 235 posts. In respect of this recruitment, the vacant number of posts is 235. Some among the given posts as per rule are reserved for the candidates of different categories. The number of posts may decreased or increased. 

Starting date for online application registration is 16 December, 2016, and the last date for the application submission is 05 January, 2017. Age relaxation as per the government rules.

Bank of Baroda Recruitment Patna – 235 Sweeper Cum Peon & Peon

Total Post : 235 

Name of Post : Sweeper Cum Peon-227 and Peon-08 

Education Qualification : 10th/ Matriculation Standard examination or its equivalent. The candidate should be able to read & write in local vernacular language. Knowledge of English will be given added weightage.

Age Limit : 18 to 26 years as on 31-10-2016.

Pay Scale : Sweeper Cum Peon : Rs.9560-18545/- Peon : Rs.9560-18545/-

Application Fee : General and others candidates have to pay Rs. 400/- and Rs. 100/- for SC/ST/PWD category through debit card/ credit card/Internet Banking.

Selection Process : Candidates will be selected based on online examination on merit.

How to Apply : Interested Candidates may apply Online through the website www.bankofbaroda.co.in from 16.12.2016 to 05.01.2017.

Important Dates
Application Online Start : 16 December, 2016 
Last Date for Registration : 05 January, 2017 

Important Links
Download Notification : http://patna.bobcareers.in/document/notification-bihar&jharkhand-eng.pdf 
Apply Online : http://patna.bobcareers.in/ 
Official Website : www.patna.bobcareers.in

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) Specialist Officers Recruitment

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has published notification to conduct online examination for the next Common Recruitment Process (CRP) for selection of personnel in Specialist Officers cadre posts.

Post Details:
1. I.T Officer (Scale-I): 335 Posts
2. Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I): 2580 Posts
3. Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale-I): 65 Posts
4. Law Officer (Scale-I): 115 Posts
5. HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I): 81 Posts
6. Marketing Officer (Scale-I): 946 Posts
Total No. of Posts: 4122
Age Limit: 20 - 30 years as on 01.11.2016.

Qualification: Engineering/ Technology Degree in CSE/ IT/ ECE/ Electronics/ Electronics & Instrumentation/ Degree in Agriculture/ Horticulture/ Animal Husbandry/ Veterinary Science/ in relevant discipline/ Post Graduation Degree in Hindi with English/ Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB) & enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council/ Post Graduation degree/ MMS (Marketing)/ MBA (Marketing)/ PGDBA/ PGDBM/ PGPM/ PGDM with specialization in Marketing.

How to apply: Candidates can apply online through IBPS website.
Online Registration including edit/ modification of application: 16.11.2016 to 02.12.2016.
Payment of Application Fees- Online: 16.11.2016 to 02.12.2016.
Online Examination (Tentative dates): 28.01.2017 & 29.01.2017.

For Detailed Notification Click Here

For Online Application Click Here

Bank of Baroda Recruitment of Specialist Officers

Bank of Baroda has published employment notification for the recruitment of Specialist Officer vacancies.

Post Details:
1. Credit Analysts (Chartered Accountants): 40 Posts
2. Finance / Credit (MMG/S-II): 235 Posts
3. Finance / Credit (MMG/S-III): 205 Posts
4. Trade Finance: 100 Posts
5. Treasury - Product Sales: 20 Posts
6. Treasury - Dealers/ Traders: 05 Posts
7. Treasury - Relationship Managers (Forex/ Derivatives): 03 Posts
8. Treasury - Equity Analyst: 01 Post
9. Risk Management: 10 Posts
10. Agriculture product specialist –Gold loan: 01 Post
11. Agriculture product specialist – Warehouse Receipt: 01 Post
12. Agriculture product specialist –Food & Agro Processing: 01 Post
13. Agriculture product specialist –High Tech Agri Projects: 01 Post
14. Agriculture product specialist –Farm mechanization: 01 Post
15. Marketing: 200 Posts
16. Planning (JMG/S-I): 57 Posts
17. Planning (MMG/S-II): 11 Posts
18. Economists (MMG/S-II): 4 Posts
19. Economist (SMG/ SIV): 1 Post
20. Law: 17 Posts
21. IT - Software Development: 5 Posts
22. IT - Data Scientist: 2 Posts
23. IT - Software Testing: 1 Post
24. IT - Database Management: 02 Posts
25. IT - Data Analyst: 09 Posts
26. IT security (CISA): 03 Posts
27. HRM (MMG/S-II): 25 Posts
28. HRM (MMG/S-III): 15 Posts
29. Security: 32 Posts
30. Fire: 09 Posts
31. Electrical engineers: 02 Posts
32. Civil engineers/ Architects: 08 Posts
33. Official Language (Hindi): 12 Posts

Qualification: Any Degree, PG (relevant disciplines), MS/ Ph.D. with post-qualification experience.

Selection Procedure: Based on online written test, psychometric test/ group discussion, Interview.

How to Apply: Candidates may apply online through Bank website.
Payment of Fee Online: 09.11.2016 to 29.11.2016.
Online Registration of Application starts from: 09.11.2016.
Last date for Online Registration of Application: 29.11.2016.
Website:http://www.bankofbaroda.co.in/

For Detailed Notification Click Here

Online Application Click Here