The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today gave its approval for the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) with an outlay of Rs.1500 crore.
This will be the flagship scheme for skill training of youth to be implemented by the new Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship through the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). The scheme will cover 24 lakh persons. Skill training would be done based on the National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) and industry led standards. Under the scheme, a monetary reward is given to trainees on assessment and certification by third party assessment bodies. The average monetary reward would be around Rs.8000 per trainee.
Out of the total outlay of Rs.1120 crore to be spent on skill training of 14 lakh youth, special emphasis has been given to recognition of prior learning for which an amount of Rs.220 crore has been provided. Awareness building and mobilization efforts would be focused for attention, for which Rs.67 crore has been provided. Mobilization would be done through skill melas organized at the local level with participation of the State Governments, Municipal Bodies, Pachayati Rai Institutions and community based organizations. The focus under the scheme is also on mentorship support and placement facilitation for which an outlay of Rs.67 crore has been provided. An allocation of Rs.150 crores has been made for training of youth from the North-East region.
Highlights of skill training would be that it would be done on the basis of demand assessed on the basis of recent skill gap studies conducted by the NSDC for the period 2013-17. For assessment of demand of Central Ministries/Departments/State Governments, industry and business would be consulted. A demand aggregator platform would be launched for the purpose very soon. The target for skilling would be aligned to demand from other flagship programmes launched in recent times such as Make in India, Digital India, National Solar Mission and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Skill training under the new scheme will primarily be focused on a first time entrants to the labour market and primarily target Class 10 and Class 12 drop outs.
The scheme would be implemented through NSDC training partners. Currently NSDC has 187 training partners that have over 2300 centres. In addition, Central / State Government affiliated training providers would also be used for training under the scheme. All training providers will have to undergo a due diligence before being eligible for participating under this scheme. Focus under the PMKVY would be on improved curricula, better pedagogy and better trained instructors. Training would include soft skills, personal grooming, behavioral change for cleanliness, good work ethics. Sector Skill Councils and the State Governments would closely monitor skill training that will happen under PMKVY.
Skill Development Management System (SDMS) would be put in place to verify and record details of all training centres a certain quality of training locations and courses. Biometric system and video recording of the training process would be put in place where feasible. All persons undergoing training would be required to give feed back at the time of assessment and this would become the key element of the evaluation framework to assess the effectiveness of the PMKVY scheme. A robust grievance redressal system would be put in place to address grievances relating to implementation of the scheme. An online citizen portal would be put in place to disseminate information about the scheme.
Monday, March 23, 2015
Sunday, March 15, 2015
GENERAL AWARENESS MCQs FOR ALL BANK EXAMINATIONS
1. Alexis Tsipras became the Prime Minister of which of the following countries on January 26,
2015?
1) Spain
2) Poland
3) Cyprus
4) Portugal
5) Greece
2. How many persons were conferred the Padma Vibhushan award in 2015?
1) 2
2) 9
3) 5
4) 4
5) 20
3. Who was named the Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year in January 2015?
1) Gurinder Sandhu
2) Ryan Carters
3) Sean Abbott
4) Josh Hazelwood
5) Patrick Cummins
4. Who was crowned the Miss Universe 2014 on January 25, 2015 in Miami, Florida, USA?
1) Nia Sanchez (USA)
2) Dlana Harkusha (Ukraine)
3) Migbelis Castellanos (Venezuela)
4) Paulina Vega (Colombia)
5) None of these
5. Who received Australia's Allan Border Medal in January 2015?
1) Michael Clarke
2) David Warner
3) Mitchell Johnson
4) Brad Haddin
5) Steve Smith
6. 'Project Loon' is developed by which of the following companies with the mission of providing
internet access to rural and remote areas?
1) Yahoo
2) Microsoft
3) Facebook
4) Google
5) Oracle
7. The National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) is situated in?
1) Anand
2) Karnal
3) Ahmadabad
4) Lucknow
5) Kolkata
8. Which State has launched 'Gauravi', a One-Stop Crisis Centre for women?
1) Himachal Pradesh
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) None of these
9. World Refugee Day is observed on?
1) July 20
2) June 20
3) July 14
4) June 14
5) June 24
10. Which of the following regulates housing finance companies?
1) RBI
2) NABARD
3) IRDA
4) SEBI
5) NHB
11. Michelle Howard is the first woman to achieve the rank of admiral in the Navy of ?
1) UK
2) USA
3) Australia
4) South Africa
5) New Zealand
12. Which former Chief Election Commissioner is the author of the book "An Undocumented Wonder-
The Making of the Great Indian Election"?
1) Navin Chawla
2) T.N. Seshan
3) V.S. Sampath
4) N. Gopalaswami
5) S.Y. Quraishi
13. Which of the following countries issued a coin with an embedded thermometer to commemorate
the 270th death anniversary of Anders Celsius, a Swedish physicist?
1) Cook Islands
2) Fiji
3) Marshall Islands
4) Papua New Guinea
5) Solomon Islands
14. Which of the following public sector undertakings has been awarded the Navratna status?
1) Cochin Shipyard Limited
2) Goa Shipyard Limited
3) Indian Rare Earths Limited
4) Mazagaon Dock Limited
5) National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited
15. The first country to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty to facilitate access to published works for
persons who are blind is?
1) USA
2) India
3) Switzerland
4) UK
5) Finland
16. Which of the following is India's first ever indigenously built research ship?
1) Sindhu Ratna
2) Sindhu Rakshak
3) Sindhu Sadhana
4) Sindhu Garuda
5) None of these
17. Which eminent scientist was conferred the Dr Mohan Dharia Nation Building Award in 2014?
1) Raghunath Mashelkar
2) CNR Rao
3) MYS Prasad
4) Shekar Basu
5) Avinash Chander
18. The National Institute of Oceanography is located in?
1) Kerala
2) Goa
3) Maharashtra
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) Tamil Nadu
19. Balramji Das Tandon is the Governor of which of the following Indian States?
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) West Bengal
3) Haryana
4) Chhattisgarh
5) Mizoram
20. Mohammed Dionne has been appointed the Prime Minister of which of the following African
countries?
1) Senegal
2) Mauritania
3) Mali
4) Guinea
5) Gambia
21. The United States has named a mountain in Antarctica after eminent Indian -American scientist?
1) A.K. Mago
2) Akhouri Sinha
3) Asit Shah
4) Narendra Karmakar
5) None of these
22. Who was the Chairman of the Committee that submitted the report on Tendulkar Committee
methodology for estimating poverty?
1) Ashok Chawla
2) C. Rangarajan
3) Arvind Mayaram
4) R.S. Gujral
5) None of these
23. Global skin care giant Nivea is setting up its first ever manufacturing plant in India at Sanand in?
1) Assam
2) West Bengal
3) Gujarat
4) Himachal Pradesh
5) Haryana
24. Nivea is owned by Beiersdorf, a company based in?
1) China
2) South Korea
3) Spain
4) Germany
5) France
25. Which of the following has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Small Farmers
Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) to implement schemes for promotion of Farm Producers
Organizations (FPOs)?
1) RBI
2) SBI
3) SIDBI
4) APEDA
5) NABARD
26. The ancient Pyu cities became which country's first entry into the UNESCO World Heritage Site
List?
1) Vietnam
2) Philippines
3) Myanmar
4) Laos
5) Thailand
27. Which country will hold a referendum in 2016 on changing the national flag?
1) South Africa
2) Rwanda
3) Australia
4) New Zealand
5) Jamaica
28. India accounts for 17% of the world production of?
1) Grapes
2) Coffee
3) Banana
4) Fish
5) Milk
29. The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has named who among the following as ICRISAT Ambassador of Goodwill?
1) M.S.Swaminathan
2) Saina Nehwal
3) Sania Mirza
4) Both 1 and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3
30. The George Polya Prize is given every two years in?
1) Sculpture
2) Literature
3) Mathematics
4) Physics
5) Life Sciences
31. Who won the 2014 George Polya Prize?
1) Manjul Bhargava
2) Nikhil Srivastava
3) Satya Nadella
4) Both 1 and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3
32. Which country launched a military operation designated as "Operation Protective Edge"?
1) USA
2) Afghanistan
3) Israel
4) Syria
5) Iran
33. The second International Conference on Global Business, Economics, Finance and Social
Sciences was organized in?
1) Hyderabad
2) New Delhi
3) Chennai
4) Bangalore
5) Gandhi Nagar
34. Narendra Modi announced 'HIT' formula for?
1) Bhutan
2) Bangladesh
3) Fiji
4) Nepal
5) Maldives
35. How many Smart Cities will be developed with an amount of Rs 7,060 crore?
1) 50
2) 200
3) 100
4) 75
5) 125
36. The Malaysian aircraft, MH 17, was shot down by a missile over?
1) Russia
2) Ukraine
3) Netherlands
4) Australia
5) Philippines
37. Typhoon Rammasun was a powerful tropical cyclone that had destructive impact on?
1) China
2) Pakistan
3) USA
4) Cuba
5) Haiti
38. Which country recently got back historic Maori carvings after more than four decades from
Switzerland?
1) USA
2) Australia
3) Germany
4) New Zealand
5) Poland
39. David Katoatau won a gold medal in weightlifting in the 2014 Commonwealth Games. It is the first
ever Commonwealth Games medal for which of the following countries?
1) Kiribati
2) Tuvalu
3) Togo
4) Rwanda
5) Micronesia
40. Who was sworn in as the Governor of Nagaland in 2014?
1) Sheila Dixit
2) Kamla Beniwal
3) Ram Naik
4) K.N. Tripathi
5) Padmanabha Acharya
ANSWERS:
1) 5 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) 5 6) 4 7) 2 8) 3 9) 2 10) 5
11) 2 12) 5 13) 1 14) 5 15) 2 16) 3 17) 1 18) 2 19) 4 20) 1
21) 2 22) 2 23) 3 24) 4 25) 5 26) 3 27) 4 28) 5 29) 4 30) 3
31) 2 32) 3 33) 3 34) 4 35) 3 36) 2 37) 1 38) 4 39) 1 40) 5
2015?
1) Spain
2) Poland
3) Cyprus
4) Portugal
5) Greece
2. How many persons were conferred the Padma Vibhushan award in 2015?
1) 2
2) 9
3) 5
4) 4
5) 20
3. Who was named the Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year in January 2015?
1) Gurinder Sandhu
2) Ryan Carters
3) Sean Abbott
4) Josh Hazelwood
5) Patrick Cummins
4. Who was crowned the Miss Universe 2014 on January 25, 2015 in Miami, Florida, USA?
1) Nia Sanchez (USA)
2) Dlana Harkusha (Ukraine)
3) Migbelis Castellanos (Venezuela)
4) Paulina Vega (Colombia)
5) None of these
5. Who received Australia's Allan Border Medal in January 2015?
1) Michael Clarke
2) David Warner
3) Mitchell Johnson
4) Brad Haddin
5) Steve Smith
6. 'Project Loon' is developed by which of the following companies with the mission of providing
internet access to rural and remote areas?
1) Yahoo
2) Microsoft
3) Facebook
4) Google
5) Oracle
7. The National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) is situated in?
1) Anand
2) Karnal
3) Ahmadabad
4) Lucknow
5) Kolkata
8. Which State has launched 'Gauravi', a One-Stop Crisis Centre for women?
1) Himachal Pradesh
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) None of these
9. World Refugee Day is observed on?
1) July 20
2) June 20
3) July 14
4) June 14
5) June 24
10. Which of the following regulates housing finance companies?
1) RBI
2) NABARD
3) IRDA
4) SEBI
5) NHB
11. Michelle Howard is the first woman to achieve the rank of admiral in the Navy of ?
1) UK
2) USA
3) Australia
4) South Africa
5) New Zealand
12. Which former Chief Election Commissioner is the author of the book "An Undocumented Wonder-
The Making of the Great Indian Election"?
1) Navin Chawla
2) T.N. Seshan
3) V.S. Sampath
4) N. Gopalaswami
5) S.Y. Quraishi
13. Which of the following countries issued a coin with an embedded thermometer to commemorate
the 270th death anniversary of Anders Celsius, a Swedish physicist?
1) Cook Islands
2) Fiji
3) Marshall Islands
4) Papua New Guinea
5) Solomon Islands
14. Which of the following public sector undertakings has been awarded the Navratna status?
1) Cochin Shipyard Limited
2) Goa Shipyard Limited
3) Indian Rare Earths Limited
4) Mazagaon Dock Limited
5) National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited
15. The first country to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty to facilitate access to published works for
persons who are blind is?
1) USA
2) India
3) Switzerland
4) UK
5) Finland
16. Which of the following is India's first ever indigenously built research ship?
1) Sindhu Ratna
2) Sindhu Rakshak
3) Sindhu Sadhana
4) Sindhu Garuda
5) None of these
17. Which eminent scientist was conferred the Dr Mohan Dharia Nation Building Award in 2014?
1) Raghunath Mashelkar
2) CNR Rao
3) MYS Prasad
4) Shekar Basu
5) Avinash Chander
18. The National Institute of Oceanography is located in?
1) Kerala
2) Goa
3) Maharashtra
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) Tamil Nadu
19. Balramji Das Tandon is the Governor of which of the following Indian States?
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) West Bengal
3) Haryana
4) Chhattisgarh
5) Mizoram
20. Mohammed Dionne has been appointed the Prime Minister of which of the following African
countries?
1) Senegal
2) Mauritania
3) Mali
4) Guinea
5) Gambia
21. The United States has named a mountain in Antarctica after eminent Indian -American scientist?
1) A.K. Mago
2) Akhouri Sinha
3) Asit Shah
4) Narendra Karmakar
5) None of these
22. Who was the Chairman of the Committee that submitted the report on Tendulkar Committee
methodology for estimating poverty?
1) Ashok Chawla
2) C. Rangarajan
3) Arvind Mayaram
4) R.S. Gujral
5) None of these
23. Global skin care giant Nivea is setting up its first ever manufacturing plant in India at Sanand in?
1) Assam
2) West Bengal
3) Gujarat
4) Himachal Pradesh
5) Haryana
24. Nivea is owned by Beiersdorf, a company based in?
1) China
2) South Korea
3) Spain
4) Germany
5) France
25. Which of the following has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Small Farmers
Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) to implement schemes for promotion of Farm Producers
Organizations (FPOs)?
1) RBI
2) SBI
3) SIDBI
4) APEDA
5) NABARD
26. The ancient Pyu cities became which country's first entry into the UNESCO World Heritage Site
List?
1) Vietnam
2) Philippines
3) Myanmar
4) Laos
5) Thailand
27. Which country will hold a referendum in 2016 on changing the national flag?
1) South Africa
2) Rwanda
3) Australia
4) New Zealand
5) Jamaica
28. India accounts for 17% of the world production of?
1) Grapes
2) Coffee
3) Banana
4) Fish
5) Milk
29. The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has named who among the following as ICRISAT Ambassador of Goodwill?
1) M.S.Swaminathan
2) Saina Nehwal
3) Sania Mirza
4) Both 1 and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3
30. The George Polya Prize is given every two years in?
1) Sculpture
2) Literature
3) Mathematics
4) Physics
5) Life Sciences
31. Who won the 2014 George Polya Prize?
1) Manjul Bhargava
2) Nikhil Srivastava
3) Satya Nadella
4) Both 1 and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3
32. Which country launched a military operation designated as "Operation Protective Edge"?
1) USA
2) Afghanistan
3) Israel
4) Syria
5) Iran
33. The second International Conference on Global Business, Economics, Finance and Social
Sciences was organized in?
1) Hyderabad
2) New Delhi
3) Chennai
4) Bangalore
5) Gandhi Nagar
34. Narendra Modi announced 'HIT' formula for?
1) Bhutan
2) Bangladesh
3) Fiji
4) Nepal
5) Maldives
35. How many Smart Cities will be developed with an amount of Rs 7,060 crore?
1) 50
2) 200
3) 100
4) 75
5) 125
36. The Malaysian aircraft, MH 17, was shot down by a missile over?
1) Russia
2) Ukraine
3) Netherlands
4) Australia
5) Philippines
37. Typhoon Rammasun was a powerful tropical cyclone that had destructive impact on?
1) China
2) Pakistan
3) USA
4) Cuba
5) Haiti
38. Which country recently got back historic Maori carvings after more than four decades from
Switzerland?
1) USA
2) Australia
3) Germany
4) New Zealand
5) Poland
39. David Katoatau won a gold medal in weightlifting in the 2014 Commonwealth Games. It is the first
ever Commonwealth Games medal for which of the following countries?
1) Kiribati
2) Tuvalu
3) Togo
4) Rwanda
5) Micronesia
40. Who was sworn in as the Governor of Nagaland in 2014?
1) Sheila Dixit
2) Kamla Beniwal
3) Ram Naik
4) K.N. Tripathi
5) Padmanabha Acharya
ANSWERS:
1) 5 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) 5 6) 4 7) 2 8) 3 9) 2 10) 5
11) 2 12) 5 13) 1 14) 5 15) 2 16) 3 17) 1 18) 2 19) 4 20) 1
21) 2 22) 2 23) 3 24) 4 25) 5 26) 3 27) 4 28) 5 29) 4 30) 3
31) 2 32) 3 33) 3 34) 4 35) 3 36) 2 37) 1 38) 4 39) 1 40) 5
Friday, March 13, 2015
GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs FOR ALL BANK EXAMS
1. Novak Djokovic of Serbia won a record fifth Australian Open tennis men's singles title on
February 1, 2015. He defeated which of the following players in the final?
1) Stanislas Wawrinka
2) Roger Federer
3) Andreas Seppi
4) Andy Murray
5) Rafael Nadal
2. With effect from February 7, 2015 the Statutory Liquidity Ratio is?
1) 22 percent
2) 21.5 percent
3) 22.5 percent
4) 21 percent
5) 21.75 percent
3. Which of the following films won the Best Film Award at the 60th Filmfare Awards recently?
1) PK
2) 2 States
3) Queen
4) Haider
5) Mary Kom
4. Who assumed charge as the new Home Secretary on 2015 February 5?
1) Alok Rawat
2) Mukul Joshi
3) D.M. Spolia
4) L.C. Goyal
5) D.J. Pandian
5. Who is the first Indian shuttler to win two bronze medals at the World Badminton Championships?
1) Jwala Gutta
2) Ashwini Ponnappa
3) Saina Nehwal
4) Parupalli Kashyap
5) P.V. Sindhu
6. Who won the women's singles title at the World Badminton Championships in Copen Hagen in
August 2014?
1) Carolina Marin
2) Li Xuerui
3) Minatsu Mitani
4) Yu Yang
5) Wang Xiaoli
7. Environment Ministers of BASIC countries met in which of the following cities in August 2014?
1) Chennai
2) Hanzghou
3) New Delhi
4) Guangzhou
5) Beijing
8. Who won the inaugural STAR Prokabaddi League in Mumbai on August 31, 2014?
1) U Mumba
2) Jaipur Pink Panthers
3) Patna Pirates
4) Bengaluru Bulls
5) None of these
9. Prayuth Chanocha is the Prime Minister of which of the following Asian countries?
1) Vietnam
2) Cambodia
3) Philippines
4) Myanmar
5) Thailand
10. Haider alAbadi assumed office as the Prime Minister of which of the following countries on
September 8, 2014?
1) Iraq
2) Afghanistan
3) Yemen
4) Bahrain
5) Qatar
11. Who among the following 2014 Arjuna award winners excelled in Golf?
1) Abhishek Verma
2) V. Diju
3) Anirban Lahiri
4) Sunil Rana
5) Saji Thomas
12. The President Pranab Mukherjee presented the Outstanding Parliamentarian award to?
1) Arun Jaitley
2) Karan Singh
3) Sharad Yadav
4) Both 1and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3
13. "Beyond 2020: A Vision for Tomorrow's India" is a book written by Y.S. Rajan and?
1) Amartya Sen
2) Jagdeesh Bhagwathi
3) Pranab Mukherjee
4) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
5) C. Rangarajan
14. Mridula Sinha is the present Governor of?
1) Kerala
2) Goa
3) Karnataka
4) Tripura
5) Mizoram
15. Copley Medal is awarded every year for?
1) Mathematics
2) Science
3) Literature
4) Journalism
5) Sculpture
16. Which of the following public sector banks is/ are based in Kolkata?
1) United Bank of India
2) Allahabad Bank
3) UCO Bank
4) Both 1and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3
17. State Bank of India has merged which of the following subsidiaries?
1) State Bank of Patiala
2) State Bank of Travancore
3) State Bank of Indore
4) Both 1 and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3
18. Mouda Super Thermal Power Station is located in?
1) Gujarat
2) Chhattisgarh
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Maharashtra
5) Jammu & Kashmir
19. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayi Yojana (PMKSY) is related to?
1) Fertilizers
2) Pesticides
3) Seeds
4) Agriculture implements
5) Irrigation
20. North Karanpura Thermal Power Station is an upcoming coal based thermal power plant located
in?
1) Jharkhand
2) Karnataka
3) Gujarat
4) Uttarakhand
5) Madhya Pradesh
21. Istanbul Cup is associated with which of the following sports?
1) Table Tennis
2) Badminton
3) F1
4) Tennis
5) Golf
22. How many medals did India win at the 20th Commonwealth Games?
1) 15
2) 30
3) 57
4) 44
5) 64
23. Who is the first Indian woman gymnast to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games?
1) Dipa Karmarkar
2) Ashwini Ponappa
3) Apoorvi Chandela
4) Hina Sidhu
5) None of these
24. The world's tallest railway bridge will come up in Noney in?
1) Assam
2) Manipur
3) Arunachal Pradesh
4) Tripura
5) Himachal Pradesh
25. Manjula Chellur is the first woman Chief Justice of?
1) Karnataka High Court
2) Delhi High Court
3) Calcutta High Court
4) Bombay High Court
5) Gujarat High Court
26. Who assumed office as the 12th President of Turkey on August 28, 2014?
1) Ahmet Davutoglu
2) Abdullah Gul
3) Ali Babacan
4) Recep Tayyip Erdogan
5) None of these
27. India will host the 2015 Paragliding World Cup in Kangra district of?
1) Uttarakhand
2) Punjab
3) Haryana
4) Jammu & Kashmir
5) Himachal Pradesh
28. The government has re-launched the Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana (VPBY) for the benefit of
citizens aged?
1) 55 years and above
2) 60 years and above
3) 65 years and above
4) 62 years and above
5) None of these
29. The Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana is administered by the?
1) RBI
2) GIC
3) LIC
4) SEBI
5) IRDA
30. Which is the 17th Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) to achieve Navratna status?
1) Airports Authority of India
2) India Trade Promotion Organization
3) Indian Rare Earths Limited
4) Container Corporation of India Limited
5) Goa Shipyard Limited
31. Nimoo-Bazgo and Chutak hydroelectric projects are located in?
1) Himachal Pradesh
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Arunachal Pradesh
4) Haryana
5) Jammu & Kashmir
32. Who is the inventor of genetic fingerprinting?
1) Alec Jeffreys
2) Andre Geim
3) Stephen Hawking
4) Dorothy Hodgkin
5) None of these
33. Vladimir Beara, considered one of Soccer's greatest goalkeepers, died recently. He played 59
games for?
1) Hungary
2) Yugoslavia
3) USSR
4) Finland
5) Sweden
34. Eminent cartoonist Pran Kumar Sharma passed away recently. He is the creator of which of the following iconic characters?
1) Shaktimaan
2) Mussadi Lal
3) Chacha Chaudhary
4) Uncle Anu
5) None of these
35. Xavi Hernandez retired from international football recently. He was a member of which of the
following teams that won the Euro 2008 and Euro 2012?
1) Germany
2) England
3) France
4) Italy
5) Spain
36. Prasar Bharti has entered into an agreement with Deutsche Welle (DW), the public service
broadcaster of?
1) Spain
2) Australia
3) Netherlands
4) Germany
5) Italy
37. Union Agriculture Minister has announced that a Cashew and Spices Research Centre will be
established in?
1) Telangana
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Goa
4) Karnataka
5) Haryana
38. Rashtriya Gokul Mission will promote conservation and development of?
1) Sheep
2) Fish
3) Goats
4) Cows
5) None of these
39. The National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) has been transferred to the Ministry of Water
Resources from the Ministry of?
1) Rural Development
2) Urban Development
3) Environment
4) Agriculture
5) Mining
40. Which State government launched 'Bhamashah' scheme to empower women, in August 2014?
1) Kerala
2) Gujarat
3) West Bengal
4) Rajasthan
5) Uttar Pradesh
ANSWERS:
1) 4 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) 5 6) 1 7) 3 8) 2 9) 5 10) 1
11) 3 12) 5 13) 4 14) 2 15) 2 16) 5 17) 3 18) 4 19) 5 20) 1
21) 4 22) 5 23) 1 24) 2 25) 3 26) 4 27) 5 28) 2 29) 3 30) 4
31) 5 32) 1 33) 2 34) 3 35) 5 36) 4 37) 3 38) 4 39)3 40) 4
February 1, 2015. He defeated which of the following players in the final?
1) Stanislas Wawrinka
2) Roger Federer
3) Andreas Seppi
4) Andy Murray
5) Rafael Nadal
2. With effect from February 7, 2015 the Statutory Liquidity Ratio is?
1) 22 percent
2) 21.5 percent
3) 22.5 percent
4) 21 percent
5) 21.75 percent
3. Which of the following films won the Best Film Award at the 60th Filmfare Awards recently?
1) PK
2) 2 States
3) Queen
4) Haider
5) Mary Kom
4. Who assumed charge as the new Home Secretary on 2015 February 5?
1) Alok Rawat
2) Mukul Joshi
3) D.M. Spolia
4) L.C. Goyal
5) D.J. Pandian
5. Who is the first Indian shuttler to win two bronze medals at the World Badminton Championships?
1) Jwala Gutta
2) Ashwini Ponnappa
3) Saina Nehwal
4) Parupalli Kashyap
5) P.V. Sindhu
6. Who won the women's singles title at the World Badminton Championships in Copen Hagen in
August 2014?
1) Carolina Marin
2) Li Xuerui
3) Minatsu Mitani
4) Yu Yang
5) Wang Xiaoli
7. Environment Ministers of BASIC countries met in which of the following cities in August 2014?
1) Chennai
2) Hanzghou
3) New Delhi
4) Guangzhou
5) Beijing
8. Who won the inaugural STAR Prokabaddi League in Mumbai on August 31, 2014?
1) U Mumba
2) Jaipur Pink Panthers
3) Patna Pirates
4) Bengaluru Bulls
5) None of these
9. Prayuth Chanocha is the Prime Minister of which of the following Asian countries?
1) Vietnam
2) Cambodia
3) Philippines
4) Myanmar
5) Thailand
10. Haider alAbadi assumed office as the Prime Minister of which of the following countries on
September 8, 2014?
1) Iraq
2) Afghanistan
3) Yemen
4) Bahrain
5) Qatar
11. Who among the following 2014 Arjuna award winners excelled in Golf?
1) Abhishek Verma
2) V. Diju
3) Anirban Lahiri
4) Sunil Rana
5) Saji Thomas
12. The President Pranab Mukherjee presented the Outstanding Parliamentarian award to?
1) Arun Jaitley
2) Karan Singh
3) Sharad Yadav
4) Both 1and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3
13. "Beyond 2020: A Vision for Tomorrow's India" is a book written by Y.S. Rajan and?
1) Amartya Sen
2) Jagdeesh Bhagwathi
3) Pranab Mukherjee
4) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
5) C. Rangarajan
14. Mridula Sinha is the present Governor of?
1) Kerala
2) Goa
3) Karnataka
4) Tripura
5) Mizoram
15. Copley Medal is awarded every year for?
1) Mathematics
2) Science
3) Literature
4) Journalism
5) Sculpture
16. Which of the following public sector banks is/ are based in Kolkata?
1) United Bank of India
2) Allahabad Bank
3) UCO Bank
4) Both 1and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3
17. State Bank of India has merged which of the following subsidiaries?
1) State Bank of Patiala
2) State Bank of Travancore
3) State Bank of Indore
4) Both 1 and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3
18. Mouda Super Thermal Power Station is located in?
1) Gujarat
2) Chhattisgarh
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Maharashtra
5) Jammu & Kashmir
19. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayi Yojana (PMKSY) is related to?
1) Fertilizers
2) Pesticides
3) Seeds
4) Agriculture implements
5) Irrigation
20. North Karanpura Thermal Power Station is an upcoming coal based thermal power plant located
in?
1) Jharkhand
2) Karnataka
3) Gujarat
4) Uttarakhand
5) Madhya Pradesh
21. Istanbul Cup is associated with which of the following sports?
1) Table Tennis
2) Badminton
3) F1
4) Tennis
5) Golf
22. How many medals did India win at the 20th Commonwealth Games?
1) 15
2) 30
3) 57
4) 44
5) 64
23. Who is the first Indian woman gymnast to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games?
1) Dipa Karmarkar
2) Ashwini Ponappa
3) Apoorvi Chandela
4) Hina Sidhu
5) None of these
24. The world's tallest railway bridge will come up in Noney in?
1) Assam
2) Manipur
3) Arunachal Pradesh
4) Tripura
5) Himachal Pradesh
25. Manjula Chellur is the first woman Chief Justice of?
1) Karnataka High Court
2) Delhi High Court
3) Calcutta High Court
4) Bombay High Court
5) Gujarat High Court
26. Who assumed office as the 12th President of Turkey on August 28, 2014?
1) Ahmet Davutoglu
2) Abdullah Gul
3) Ali Babacan
4) Recep Tayyip Erdogan
5) None of these
27. India will host the 2015 Paragliding World Cup in Kangra district of?
1) Uttarakhand
2) Punjab
3) Haryana
4) Jammu & Kashmir
5) Himachal Pradesh
28. The government has re-launched the Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana (VPBY) for the benefit of
citizens aged?
1) 55 years and above
2) 60 years and above
3) 65 years and above
4) 62 years and above
5) None of these
29. The Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana is administered by the?
1) RBI
2) GIC
3) LIC
4) SEBI
5) IRDA
30. Which is the 17th Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) to achieve Navratna status?
1) Airports Authority of India
2) India Trade Promotion Organization
3) Indian Rare Earths Limited
4) Container Corporation of India Limited
5) Goa Shipyard Limited
31. Nimoo-Bazgo and Chutak hydroelectric projects are located in?
1) Himachal Pradesh
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Arunachal Pradesh
4) Haryana
5) Jammu & Kashmir
32. Who is the inventor of genetic fingerprinting?
1) Alec Jeffreys
2) Andre Geim
3) Stephen Hawking
4) Dorothy Hodgkin
5) None of these
33. Vladimir Beara, considered one of Soccer's greatest goalkeepers, died recently. He played 59
games for?
1) Hungary
2) Yugoslavia
3) USSR
4) Finland
5) Sweden
34. Eminent cartoonist Pran Kumar Sharma passed away recently. He is the creator of which of the following iconic characters?
1) Shaktimaan
2) Mussadi Lal
3) Chacha Chaudhary
4) Uncle Anu
5) None of these
35. Xavi Hernandez retired from international football recently. He was a member of which of the
following teams that won the Euro 2008 and Euro 2012?
1) Germany
2) England
3) France
4) Italy
5) Spain
36. Prasar Bharti has entered into an agreement with Deutsche Welle (DW), the public service
broadcaster of?
1) Spain
2) Australia
3) Netherlands
4) Germany
5) Italy
37. Union Agriculture Minister has announced that a Cashew and Spices Research Centre will be
established in?
1) Telangana
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Goa
4) Karnataka
5) Haryana
38. Rashtriya Gokul Mission will promote conservation and development of?
1) Sheep
2) Fish
3) Goats
4) Cows
5) None of these
39. The National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) has been transferred to the Ministry of Water
Resources from the Ministry of?
1) Rural Development
2) Urban Development
3) Environment
4) Agriculture
5) Mining
40. Which State government launched 'Bhamashah' scheme to empower women, in August 2014?
1) Kerala
2) Gujarat
3) West Bengal
4) Rajasthan
5) Uttar Pradesh
ANSWERS:
1) 4 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) 5 6) 1 7) 3 8) 2 9) 5 10) 1
11) 3 12) 5 13) 4 14) 2 15) 2 16) 5 17) 3 18) 4 19) 5 20) 1
21) 4 22) 5 23) 1 24) 2 25) 3 26) 4 27) 5 28) 2 29) 3 30) 4
31) 5 32) 1 33) 2 34) 3 35) 5 36) 4 37) 3 38) 4 39)3 40) 4
Production of Bio-Gas
The estimated State-wise production of biogas from family type biogas plants and large biogas plants installed in the country under different programmes of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy during the 11th Five Year Plan period is given below:-
Sl. No.
|
Name of State
|
Biogas production
(in Lakh cubic metres)
|
1.
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
9969.60
|
2.
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
58.82
|
3.
|
Assam
|
1616.33
|
4.
|
Bihar
|
2325.94
|
5.
|
Chhattisgarh
|
527.63
|
6.
|
Goa
|
71.83
|
7.
|
Gujarat
|
8731.94
|
8.
|
Haryana
|
1112.13
|
9.
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
842.47
|
10.
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
47.44
|
11.
|
Jharkhand
|
107.19
|
12.
|
Karnataka
|
8213.62
|
13.
|
Kerala
|
2399.30
|
14.
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
5713.25
|
15.
|
Maharashtra
|
15297.74
|
16.
|
Manipur
|
38.80
|
17.
|
Meghalaya
|
146.30
|
18.
|
Mizoram
|
72.40
|
19.
|
Nagaland
|
95.83
|
20.
|
Odisha
|
4402.65
|
21.
|
Punjab
|
2966.70
|
22.
|
Rajasthan
|
1235.30
|
23.
|
Sikkim
|
144.66
|
24.
|
Tamil Nadu
|
5261.66
|
25.
|
Tripura
|
53.25
|
26.
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
7765.80
|
27.
|
Uttarakhand
|
531.37
|
28.
|
West Bengal
|
6213.70
|
TOTAL :
|
85963.53
| |
Central Tool Rooms in the Country
10 Tool Rooms are presently functional in the country. The State-wise list of 10 Tool Rooms is:
S.No
|
Name of the Technology Centre
|
Location
|
State
|
1.
|
Central Tool Room & Training Centre (CTTC),
|
Bhubaneswar
|
Odisha
|
2.
|
Indo Danish Tool Room (IDTR),
|
Jamshedpur
|
Jharkhand
|
3.
|
Central Tool Room & Training Centre (CTTC)
|
Kolkata
|
West Bengal
|
4.
|
Tool Room & Training Centre (TRTC)
|
Guwahati
|
Assam
|
5.
|
Indo German Tool Room (IGTR)
|
Aurangabad
|
Maharashtra
|
6.
|
Indo German Tool Room (IGTR)
|
Indore
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
7.
|
Indo German Tool Room (IGTR)
|
Ahmedabad
|
Gujarat
|
8.
|
Central Tool Room (CTR)
|
Ludhiana
|
Punjab
|
9.
|
Central Institute of Hand Tools (CIHT)
|
Jalandhar
|
Punjab
|
10.
|
Central Institute of Tool Design (CITD)
|
Hyderabad
|
Telangana
|
Friday, March 6, 2015
Gujarat Becomes The First State To Conduct Online Elections
Gujarat has been creating landmark strides in the wing of elections to the local body authorities. Earlier the Gujarat government was successful in clearing the bill which has paved the way for compulsory voting by all the voters in the local municipal and panchayat elections. The very controversial Gujarat Local Authorities Laws Bill, 2009 was passed in the previous year, which made
(a) The voting by all those voters in the electoral college mandatory
(b) Also provided for 50% reservation for women in the local authorities.
Now after making the voting mandatory, the government has decided to make some appeasements by facilitating easy voting. This, the State Election Commission plans to bring by Online Voting.
This according to the commission would facilitate all those voters who are unable to reach the polling stations. The method follows a series of steps as follows:
(1) The voters would have to register themselves in the Gujarat Election Commission Official website.(2) They would have to present themselves for the physical verification which would be carried out by the local officials who would visit the address specified by the voters.(3) The officials would collect the biometric details and along with that would also note the hardware configuration of the laptop and the desktops that would be possibly used for voting.(4) The voters would be asked to use the same hardware as checked by the officials for voting.(5) While voting the voters would receive a OTP(One Time Password) that would be sent to their mobile phones, which would be followed by a line for the purpose of verification.(6) Using these verifications the voter could cast his/her vote online.
(a) The voting by all those voters in the electoral college mandatory
(b) Also provided for 50% reservation for women in the local authorities.
Now after making the voting mandatory, the government has decided to make some appeasements by facilitating easy voting. This, the State Election Commission plans to bring by Online Voting.
This according to the commission would facilitate all those voters who are unable to reach the polling stations. The method follows a series of steps as follows:
(1) The voters would have to register themselves in the Gujarat Election Commission Official website.(2) They would have to present themselves for the physical verification which would be carried out by the local officials who would visit the address specified by the voters.(3) The officials would collect the biometric details and along with that would also note the hardware configuration of the laptop and the desktops that would be possibly used for voting.(4) The voters would be asked to use the same hardware as checked by the officials for voting.(5) While voting the voters would receive a OTP(One Time Password) that would be sent to their mobile phones, which would be followed by a line for the purpose of verification.(6) Using these verifications the voter could cast his/her vote online.
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