Saturday, July 21, 2012

Abbreviations


AADCP ASEAN Australia Development Cooperation
AADCP ASEAN Aquaculture Development and Coordinating Programme
AADCP-RPS ASEAN-Australia Development Cooperation Programme Regional Partnership Scheme
AAECP ASEAN-Australia Economic Cooperation Programme
AAF ASEAN Automotive Federation
AAM ASEAN Airlines Meeting
AAPSIP ASEAN-Australia Postharvest System Improvement Programme
AARNET ASEAN-AVRDC Regional Network for Vegetable Research and Development
AASROC Asian-African Sub-Regional Organizations Conference
ABAC ASEAN Business Advisory Council
ABAPAST Advisory Body on ASEAN Plan of Action on Science and Technology
ABASF Advisory Body of the ASEAN Science Fund
ABF ASEAN Business Forum
ACBC ASEAN – China Business Council
ACBC AFTA – CER Business Council
ACCICG AFTA-CER CEP Implementation and Coordination Group
ACCORD ASEAN and China Cooperative Operations in Response to Dangerous Drugs
ACCSM ASEAN Conference on Civil Service Matters
ACCSQ ASEAN Consultative Committee for Standards and Quality
ACCTC ASEAN Coordinators of Customs Training Centre
ACDM ASEAN Committee on DIsaster Management
ACE ASEAN Centre for Energy
ACE ASEAN Committee on Education
ACECA ASEAN-Canada Economic Cooperation Agreement
ACEDAC ASEAN Centre for the Development of Agricultural Cooperatives
ACF ASEAN Cultural Fund
ACFTA ASEAN-China Free Trade Area
ACJCC ASEAN-China Joint Cooperation Committee
ACP ASEAN Cooperation Plan
ACSOC ASEAN-China Senior Officials Consultation
ACTC ASEAN Center for Combating Transnational Crime
ACTD ASEAN Common Technical Dossiers
ACTS ASEAN Cargo Transport Study
ACTRs ASEAN Common Technical Requirements
ACTT ASEAN Communication Team for Tourism
ACW ASEAN Committee on Women
ACWGDC ASEAN-China Working Group on Development Cooperation
ADB ASEAN Development Bank
ADCF ASEAN Development Cooperation Forum
ADCG ASEAN Datacom Coordinating Group
ADGICM ASEAN Directors-General of Immigration Departments and Consular Affairs Division
ADPC ASEAN Agriculture Development Planning Centre
ADPC ASIAN Disaster Preparedness Centre
AEBF ASEAN Energy Business Forum
AEC ASEAN Economic Community
AEEAP ASEAN Environmental Education Action Plan
AEEMTRC ASEAN-EC Energy Management Training and Research Centre
AEG ASEAN Experts Group
AEGCD ASEAN Expert Group on Communicable Diseases
AEGDM ASEAN Expert Group on Disaster Management
AEGFS Adhoc Expert Group on Food Safety
AEGM ASEAN Experts Group on Minerals
AEIC ASEAN Earthquake Information Centre
AEM
AEMC
ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting
ASEAN-European Community Management Centre
AEMEC ASEAN Economic Ministers on Energy Cooperation
AEMM ASEAN-European Union Ministerial Meeting
AENRIC ASEAN Environmental and Natural Resources Information Centre
AEP ASEAN Environmental Partnership
AERISRP ASEAN Plus Three Emerging and Resurging Infections Surveillance and Response Programme
AERR
AEY
AF
ASEAN Emergency Rice Reserve
ASEAN Environment Year
ASEAN Foundation
AFAS ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services
AFC ASEAN Food Conference
AFDM ASEAN Finance and Central Bank Deputies
AFDM-WG ASEAN Finance and Central Bank Deputies Working Group
AFEEC ASEAN Forum on Energy and Efficiency and Conservation
AFF
AFFA
AFHB
ASEAN Fisheries Federation
ASEAN Federation of Forwarders Association
ASEAN Food Handling Bureau
AFMA
AFMM
AFOC
AFPIC
AFPHTC
AFSIS
AFSRB
ASEAN Federation of Mining Associations
ASEAN Finance Ministers Meeting
ASEAN Forum on Coal
ASEAN Forest Product Industry Club
ASEAN Fisheries Postharvest Technology Centres
ASEAN Food Security Information System
ASEAN Food Security Reserve Board
AFTA ASEAN Free Trade Area
AFTEX
AGBEP
AHEWS
AHIA
AHMM
AHRN
AHPISA
ASEAN Federation of Textile Industries
ASEAN Business/Economic Graduate Programme
ASEAN Agricultural Hazards Early Warning System
ASEAN Heads of Investment Agencies
ASEAN Health Ministers Meeting
Asian Harm Reduction Network
Animal Health and Production Information System in ASEAN
AHPR ASEAN Declaration on Heritage Parks and Reserves
AHSOM ASEAN Heads of Statistical Offices Meeting
AHTN ASEAN Harmonised Tariff Nomenclature
AIA ASEAN Investment Area
AIBC
AIC
ASEAN-India Business Council
ASEAN Insurance Commisioner
AICO
AIDA
ASEAN Industrial Cooperation Scheme
ASEAN-India Digital Archive Project
AIDAB Australian International Development Assistance Board
AIFM
AIFOCOM
ASEAN Institute Forest Management
ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organization Fact Finding Committee to Combat the Drug Menace
AIELTF
AII
AIJSCC
ASEAN-India Economic Linkage Task force
ASEAN Information Infrastructure
ASEAN-India joint Sectoral Cooperation Committee
AIJV ASEAN Industrial Joint Venture
AIMS ASEAN Interconnection Masterplan Study
AIPA ASEAN Intellectual Property Association
AIPO ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organization
AIR ASEAN Investment Report
AIRM ASEAN Insurance Regulators Meeting
AIT
AITRI
AJCCEP
ASEAN Institute of Technology
ASEAN Insurance Regulators Meeting
ASEAN-Japan Committee on Comprehensive Economic Partnership
AJCEP ASEAN-Japan Closer Economic Partnership
AJCEPEG ASEAN-Japan Closer Economic Partnership Expert Group
AJCGM ASEAN-Japan Consultative Group Meeting
AJDF ASEAN-Japan Development Fund
AJSTD ASEAN Journal for Science and Technology Development
AJUT ASEAN-Japan Urban Transportation
AKECOP ASEAN-Korea Environment Cooperation
ALIA ASEAN Legal Information Authority
ALMM ASEAN Labour Ministers Meeting
AMAF ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture and Forestry
AMBDC ASEAN Mekong Basin Development Cooperation
AMCA ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Culture and Arts
AMC Australian Managing Contractor
AMCs ASEAN Member Countries
AMEICC AEM-MITI Economic and Industrial Cooperation committee
AMEM ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting
AMG Alliance for Mutual Growth
AMM ASEAN Ministerial Meeting
AMME ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment
AMMH ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Haze
AMMTC ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime
AMMST ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science and Technology
AMO ASEAN Macroeconomic Outlook
AMRDPE ASEAN Ministers on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication
AMRI ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Information
AMRI-TWC ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Information Technical Working Group
AMRSW ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Social Welfare
AMSAT Australian Marince Science and Technology Pty. Limited
AMST ASEAN Ministers for Science and Technology
ANDIN ASEAN Newsletter on Disaster Management Information Network
ANEX ASEAN News Exchange
ANWRA ASEAN Network of Water Resource Agencies
ANZEC ASEAN-New Zealand Economic Cooperation Programme
ANZCERTA Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement
ANZECP ASEAN-New Zealand Economic Cooperation Programme
ANZJMC
AONBS
APAA
APAEC
APCASO
ASEAN-New Zealand Joint Management Committee
Asia-Oceania Network on Biological Science
ASEAN Port Authorities Association
ASEAN Plan of Action for Energy Cooperation
Asia Pacific Council on AIDS Service Organization
APBSD ASEAN Policy Blueprint for SME Development
APCS ASEAN Promotional Centre on Information, Culture and Tourism in Seoul
APCTs
APDRTC
ASEAN Promotional Chapters for Tourism
ASEAN Poultry Disease Research and Training Center
APEC Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
APERC Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre
APHCN ASEAN Plant Helath Cooperation Network
APJSCC
APRIS
ASEAN-Pakistan Joint Sectoral Cooperation Committee
ASEAN Project for Regional Integration Support
APRTC
ARC
ASEAN Poultry Research and Training Centre
ASEAN Research Centre
ARCBC ASEAN Regional Centre for Biodiversity Conservation
ARCSTC ASEAN-Russia Commission on Scientific and Technological Cooperation
ARDCMR ASEAN Regional Development Centre for Mineral Resources
ARF ASEAN Regional Forum
ARF ISM CT TC
ARISPA
ARIX
ARPDM
ARWGTEC
ARYDEC
ASEAN Regional Forum Inter-Sessional Meeting on Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime
ASEAN ISP Association
ASEAN Regional Internet Exchange
ASEAN Regional Programme in Disaster Management
ASEAN Russia Working Group on Trade, Economic Cooperation
ASEAN Rural Youth Development Centre
ASAP AIDS Society of Asia Pacific
ASAP ASEAN Services Access Platform
ASC ASEAN Security Community
ASC ASEAN Standing Committee
ASCC ASEAN Socio-cultural Community
ASCHN ASEAN Sub-Committee on Health and Nutrition
ASCLA ASEAN Sub-Committee on Labour Affairs
ASCOE ASEAN Sub-Committee on Education
ASCOPE
ASCU
ASEAN CCI
ASEAN Council on Petroleum
ASEAN Surveillance Coordinating Unit
ASEAN Chambers of Commerce and Industry
ASEANTA
ASEM
ASEP
ASF
ASFOM
ASITF
ASEAN Tourism Association
ASEAN Europe Meeting
ASEAN Subregional Environment Programme
ASEAN Science Fund
ASEAN Senior Finance Officials Meeting
ASEAN Shrimp Industry Task Force
ASLOM ASEAN Senior Labour Officials Meeting
ASLOM ASEAN Senior Law Officials Meeting
ASMC
ASNEM
ASEAN Specialized Meteorological Centre
ASEAN Network for Environment Management
ASNET-RESED
ASOD
ASEAN Network for Rapid Exchange of Strong Earthquake Data
ASEAN Senior Officials on Drugs
ASOEN
ASOF
ASEAN Senior Officials on the Environment
ASEAN Senior Officials on Forestry
ASOMM ASEAN Senior Official Meeting on Minerals
ASP ASEAN Surveillance Process
ASP-5
ASPEN
ASEAN Sub-Regional Programme for the Fifth Cycle
ASEAN Strategic Plan of Action on the Environment
ASTICK ASEAN Science and Technology Community for Innovation, Competitiveness and Knowledge
ASTNET ASEAN Science and Technology Information Network
ASTU ASEAN Surveillance Technical Support Unit
ASTW ASEAN Science and Technology Week
ASW ASEAN Sub-Committee on Women
ASWGFi ASEAN Sectoral Working Group on Fisheries
ASWGL ASEAN Sectoral Working Group on Livestock
ASY ASEAN Sub-Committee on Youth
ASQP ASEAN Standards and Quality Programme
ATC ASEAN Traffic Control
ATF ASEAN Tourism Forum
ATFI ASEAN Tourism Forum
ATFOA ASEAN Task Force on AIDS
ATFSSN ASEAN Task Force on Social Safety Net
ATIC ASEAN Tourism Information Centre
ATM ASEAN Transport Ministers
ATRC ASEAN Telecommunication Regulators’ Council
ATS Amphetamine-Type Stimulants
ATTC ASEAN Timber Technology Centre
ATTEN ASEAN Tourism Training and Education Network
AUN ASEAN University Network
AUN BOT ASEAN University Network Board of Trustee
AUNILO ASEAN University Network Inter-Library Online
AUNP ASEAN-EU University Network Programme
AUNQUANET ASEAN University Network Quality Assurance Network
AUSAID Australian Agency for International Development
AVDRC ASEAN Vegetable Development and Research Center
AVIST ASEAN Virtual Institute of Science and Technology
AVOC ASEAN Vegetable Oils Club
AWGASME ASEAN Working Group on ASEAN Seas and Marine Environment
AWGATE ASEAN Working Group on Agriculture and Training Extention
AWGCM ASEAN Working Group on Custom Matters
AWGCME ASEAN Working Group on Coastal and Marine Environment
AWGEE ASEAN Working Group on Environmental Economics
AWGEIPAE ASEAN Working Group on Environmental Information, Public Awareness and Education
AWGEM ASEAN Working Group on Environment Management
AWGMEA ASEAN Working Group on Multilateral Environment Agreement
AWGNC ASEAN Working Group on Nature Conservation
AWGNCB ASEAN Working Group on Nature Conservation and Biodiversity
AWGTCP ASEAN Working Group on Technical Cooperation in Pharmaceuticals
AWGTM ASEAN Working Group on Tax Matters
AWGTP ASEAN Working Group on Transboundary Pollution
AWP ASEAN Women’s Programme
AWPII ASEAN Work Programme on HIV/AIDS II
AYDM ASEAN Youth Day Meeting


BAAIC Basic Agreement on ASEAN Industrial Complementation
BCJ Builders-Carpentry and Joineries
BFA Bilateral Payment Arrangement
BBC Brand-to-Brand Complementation
BIMP-EAGA Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malysia-Philippines Aast ASEAN Growth Area
BISS Biodiversity Information Sharing System
BSA Bilateral Swap Agreements
CAAS China Academy of Agricultural Sciences
CAMMY China-ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Youth
CARAM Coordination of Action Research on AIDS and Mobility
CARD Centre for ASEAN Agriculture Research and Development Database
CATC Civil Aviation Training Centre
CCCA Coordinating Committee on the Implementation of the CEPT for AFTA
CCEC Coordinating Committee on Electronic Commerce
CCFAC Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants
CCFICS Codex Committee on Food Import and Export
CCFL Codex Committee on Food Labeling
CCFO Codex Committee on Fats and Oils
CCGP Codex Committee on General Principle
CCI Chamber of Commerce and Industry
CCI Coordinating Committee on Investment
CCS Coordinating Committe on Services
CDC Cooper Development Center
CDM Clean Development Mechanism
CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Woman
CEP Closer Economic partnership
CEPT Common Effective Preferential Tariff Scheme
CER Closer Economic Relations
CERTs Computer Emergency Response Teams
CGM Consultative Group Meetings
C&I Criteria and Indicators
CIDA Canadian International Development Agency
CITES Convention on International Trade Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
CLM Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar
CLMV Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam
CLP lassification, Labeling and Packaging
CMI Chiang Mai Inisiative
CNS/ATM Communication, Navigation and Surveillance/Air Traffic Management
COCI Committee on Culture and Information
COE Certificate of eligibiltiy
COFAB Committee on Finance and banking
COFAF Committee on Food, Agriculture and Forestry
COIME Committee on Industry, Minerals and Energy
COP Conference of Parties
COSD Committee on Social and Development
COST Committee on Science and Technology
COTAC Committee on Transportation and Communication
COTT Committee on Trade and Tourism
CPMS Cooperative Programme on Marine Science
CRC Convention on the Right of Children
CRISP Center for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing
CRM Customs Reforms and Modernisation
CSU Coordination and Support Unit
CTI Committe on Trade and Investment
CZERMP Coastal Zone Environmental and Resources Management Project


DGICM Directors-General of Immigration and Consular Matters
DIPs Detailed Implementation Plans
DOTS Directly-Observed Treatment, Short Course






EAEC East Asia Economic Caucus
EAEF EC-ASEAN Energy Facility
EAERR East Asia/ ASEAN Rice Reserve System
EAF East Asian Forum
EAI Enterprise for ASEAN Integration
EASG East Asia Study Group
EATF E-ASEAN Task Force
EAP-AP Environmental Assessment Programme for Asia and the Pacific
EAVG East Asia Vision Group
EAWG E-ASEAN Working Group
EBU Europe Broadcasting Union
EC European Commission
ECAP ASEAN-EC Patents and Trademarks System
ECCM Experts Committee on Custom Matters
EC-IIP European Community International Investment Partner
ECIP European Community Investment Partner Scheme
ECO Economic Cooperation Organization
ECOPS Environmental Cooperation Project Steering COmmittee
ECU European Currency Union
EDP Executive Development Programme
EE Environmental Education
EE&C-SSN Energy Efficiency and Conservation-Subsector Network
EG Expert Group
EGAT Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
EGIM Experts Group Meeting on Immigration Matters
EIB European Investment Bank
EIP Environmental Improvement Project
EIPA European Institute of Public administration Programme
ELTO English Language Training for Officials
EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility
EMTC Energy Management Training Courses
ENRA Environmental and Natural Resources Accounting
EPG Eminent Persons Group
EPGG Energy Policy Governing Group
EPO European Patent Office
EPSAP Energy Policy and System Analysis Project
ESA European Space Agency
ESC Environmentally Sustainable Cities
ESCAP UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
ESSPA Energy Supply Security Planning in the ASEAN
EU European Union
EVSL Experts Group on early Voluntary Sectoral Liberalization


FAO Food and Agriculture Organization
FANS Future Air Navigation System
FASC Federation of ASEAN Shippers Councils
FASA Federation of ASEAN Shipowners’ Association
FASID Japan Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development
FCG Fisheries Consultative Group
FDI Foreign Direct Investment
FDRS Fire Danger Rating System
FDS Feasibility Design Stage
FGRID Forest Genetic Resource Information Database
FIFSTA Federation of International Food Science and Technology Associations
FIQC Fish Inspection and Quality Control
FMD Foot and Mouth Disease
FOCPF Future-Orieted Cooperation Projects Fund
FPT Fish Product Technology
FSDPs Full Scale Demonstration Projects
FSMP Fire Supression Mobilization Plan


GAP Good Agricultural Practice
GATS General Agreement on Trade in Services
GATT General Agreement on Tariff and Trade
GMOs Genetically Modified Organism
GMS Greater Mekong Subregion
GMP Good Manufacturing Practices
GRAs Genetic Reource Areas
GRSP Global Road Safety Partnership
GSP General System of Preference


HACCP Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points
HAPUA Heads of ASEAN Power Utilities / Authorities
HLTF High Level Task Force
HONLEA Heads of National Drug Law Enforcement Agencies
HPA Hanoi Plan of Action
HPG Haze Prevention Group
HRD Human Resource Development
HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
HRDM Human Resources Development and Management
HS Harmonized System
HTTF Haze Technical Task Force


IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency
IAECC India-ASEAN Economic Cooperation Committee
IAI Initiative for ASEAN Integration
IAPs Immediate Action Plans
IATEP Inter-ASEAN Technical Exchange Programme
IBRS International Business Reply Services
ICAO Internation Civil Aviation Organization
ICGFI International Consultative Group on Food Irradiation
ICLARM International Centre for Living Aquatic Resources Development
ICMSF International Commission on Microbiological Specification for Foods
ICP International Comparison Programme
ICPM International Committee on Phytosanitary Measures
ICTSD Information and Communication Technology for Sustainable Development
ICT Information and Communication Technology
IDCF IAI Development Cooperation Forum
IDEA Initiative for Development in East Asia
IDPAS Institutional Development for ASEAN Secretariat
IEA International Energy Agency
IFIs International Financial Institutions
IFF Intergovernmental Forum on Forests
IILP Inter-Institutional Linkages Programme
IIP International Investment Position
ILO International Labour Organization
ILS Instrument Landing System
ILSI International Life Sciences Institute
IMF International Monetary Fund
IMT-GT Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle
INTA International Trademark Association
IOM Internation Organization for Migration
IP Intellectual Property
IPD Information Preparation and Dissemination
IPM Integrated Pest Management
IPR Intellectual Property Rights
IRS Indian Remote Sensing
ISEAS Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
ISG-CBM Intersessional Support Group on Confidence-Building Measures
ISM-CTTC Inter-sessional Meeting on Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime
ISRO Indian Space Research Organization
ISIS Institute of Strategic and International Studies
ISO Inetrnational Standard Organization
ISP Internet Service Provider
ISQAP Industrial Standards and Quality Assurance Programme (ASEAN-EC Programme)
ITB Internationale Tourisme Bourse
ITS Intelligent Transport System
ITTO International Tropical Timber Organization
ITWG Interim Technical Working Group
IUEP Integrated Urban Energy Planning
IWRM Integrated Water Resources Management


JACPP Japan-ASEAN Cooperation Promotion Programme
JAEP Japan-ASEAN Exchange Project
JAFTA Japan-ASEAN Finance Technical Assistance
JAGEF Japan-ASEAN General Exchange Fund
JATA Japan Association of Travel Agents
JBIC Japan Bank for International Cooperation
JCC Joint Consultative Committee
JCM Joint Consultative Meeting
JETRO Japanese Exetrnal Trade Organisation
JLSAP Joint Linkages Appraisal Panel
JMC Joint Management Committee
JPC Joint Planning Committee
JPC-SC Joint Planning Committee to the Sub-Committee
JPMC Joint Planning and Monitoring Committee
JPRC Joint Planning and Review Committe
JSTC Joint Science and Technology Committee


KAIST Korean Advance Institute of Science and Technology
KDI Korean Development Institute
KIET Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade
KMA Korean Metereology Administration
KOICA Korea International Cooperation Agency
KOTFA Korean World Travel Fair
KOTRA Korea Trade Promotion Corporation
KNTC Korea National Tourism Corporation
KRIBB Korean Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology








LBI Legally Binding Instrument
LCR Living Coastal Resources
LINKS Legal Information Network System
LTIIR Land Transport Infrastructure Integration Roadmap


M-ATM Meeting of the ASEAN Tourism Ministers
MBDS Mekong Basin Disease Surveilance
MC Management Committee
MCM Multinational Cultural Mission
MEAs Multilateral Environment Agreements
METI Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industri
MFRD Marine Fisheries Research Department
MFN Most Favoured Nation
MITI Ministry of International Trade and Industry
MLS Microwave Landing System
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MRAs Mutual Recognition Arrangements
MRLs Maximum Residue Limits
MT-NIT Multimodal Transport and New Information Technology
MU Ministerial Understanding


NACA Network of Aquaculture Centre in Asia and Pacific
NAFTA North American Free Trade Area
NASDA National Space Development Agency
NBRUs National Biodiversity Refernce Units
NCSW National Council on Social Welfare
NECTEC National Electronics and Computer Technology Center
NERIC National Environment Resource Information Centers
NFP National Forest Programme
NFPWG National Focal Point Working Group
NGOs Non-Governmental Organizations
NGUT Natural Gas Utilization in Transport
NHAPs National Haze action Plans
NIIs National Information Infrastructure
NIIT National Institute of Information Technology
NRSE New and Renewable Sources of Energy
NTBs Non-Tariff Barriers
NTOs ASEAN National Tourism Organizations
NTTCCs National Transit Transprot Coordinating Committees
NWS Nuclear Weapon States


ODA Official Development Assistance
ODS Ozone Depleting Substances
OECD Organization for Economic Co-operation Development
OHIM Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market
OIE Organisation Internationale des Epizootics
OPCV Overseas Project Corporation of Victoria
OSHNET ASEAN Occupational Safety and Health Network
OWP Overall Working Plan


PAC Project Advisory Committee
PAC Project Appraisal Committee
PCA Post Clearance Audit
PCC Project Coordinating Committee
PDD Project Design Document
PEM Policy Exchange Mechanism
PIDS Philippine Institute for Development Studies
PITO Private Investment Trade Opportunities
PIWP Policy Implementation and work Programme
PLANTI Plant Quarantine and Training Institute
PLWHA People Living with HIV/AIDS
PMC Post Ministerial Conferences
POATC Program of Action in Transportation and Communication
POES Polar Orbiting Environment Satellite
PRA Pest Risk Analysis
PRESSEA Promotion of Renewable Energy Sources in Southeast Asia
PROMEEC Promotion of Energy Efficiency and Conservation
PROSEA Plant Resources on Southeast Asia
PSC Project Steering Committee
PTA Preferential Trading Arrangement


QASAF Quality Assurance Systems for ASEAN Fruits
QRs Quantitative Restrictions


RBAAIJV Revised Basic Agreement on ASEAN Industrial joint Ventures
RCCRF Regionalization of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
RCICM Regional Training Course on Integrated COastal Management
RCP Research Priorities Committee
R & D Research and Development
RETA Regional Technical Assistance
RETA PMU RETA’s Project Management Unit
RHAP Regional haze Action Plan
ROD Regional Ocean Dynamics
ROK Republic of Korea
ROO Rules of Origin
RPS Regional Partnership Scheme
RTB Radio Television Brunei
RTD Research and Technological Development
RTP Regional Training Programme


SAEI Southeast Asian Environment Initiative
SAR Search and Rescue
SAREX Search and Rescue Exercise
SARS Severe Acute Respiration Syndrome
SAARC South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation
SCB Sub-Committee on Biotechnology
SCF Special Cooperation Fund
SCFST Sub-Committee on Food Science and Technology
SCIRD Sub-Committee on Science and Technology Infrastructure and
Resources Development
SCMG Sub-Committee on Meteorology and geophysics
SCMIT Sub-Committee on Microelectronics and Information Technology
SCMS Sub-Committee on Marine Science
SCMST Sub-Committee on Materials Science and Technology
SCNCER Sub-Committee on Non-Conventional Energy Research
SCSTA Sub-Committee on Space Technology Application
SCOT Sub-Committee on Tourism
SDI Selective Dissemination of Information
SoE State of the Environment
SEAFDEC South East Asia Fisheries Development Centre
SEA HDR Southeast Asian Human Development Report
SEAMEO Southeast Asian Ministers on education Organization
SEANWFZ Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapons Free Zone
SEOM Senior Economic Officials Meeting
SMES Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises
SoER State of the Environment Report
SFM Sustainable Forest Management
SHS Sender-Keeper Management
SKRL Singapore-Kunming Rail Link
SL Sensitive List
SLOA Suplementary Letters of Agreement
SLOM Senior Labour Officials Meeting
SMCE Small and Medium-size Cultural Enterprise and Industry
SMEs Small and Medium enterprises
SMEWG SMEs Agencies Working Group
SOM Senior Officials Meeting
SOM-I Senior Officials Meeting on Investment
SOME Senior Officials Meeting on Energy
SOMEC Senior Officials Meeting on Energy Cooperation
SOME-METI Senior Officials Meeting on Energy – Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
SOMHD Senior Officials Meeting on Health Development
SOMRDPE Senior Officials Meeting on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication
SOMSWD Senior Officials Meeting Social Welfare and Development
SOMTC Senior Officials Meeting on Transnational Crime
SOMTI Senior Officials Meeting on Trade and Investment
SOMY Senior Officials Meeting on Youth
SPAE Strategic Plan of Action and the Environment
SPC South Pacific Commission
SPF South Pacific Forum
SPS Sanitary and Phytosanitary
SRCR Sub-Regional Climate Review
SRFA Sub-Regional Firefighting Arrangement
SSN Social Safety Nets
S&T Science and Technology
STOM Senior Transport Officials Meeting


TAC Treaty of Amity and Cooperation
TAGP Trans-ASEAN Gas Pipeline Project
TCDC Technical Cooperation Among Developing Countries
TEDI Trade Electronic Data Interchange
TEL Temporary Exclusion List
TELSOM Telecommunication Senior Officials Meeting
TELMIN Telecommunication Ministers Meeting
TEMIC Telecommunications Executive Management Institute
TFGR Transport Facilitation of Goods Roadmap
TIFA Trade and Investment Framework Agreement
TIPP Trade and Investment Promotion Programme
TISI Thai Industrial Standard Institute
TNC Trade Negotiating Committee
TNG Trade Negotiating Group
TOR Terms of Reference
TPAS Technology Promotion and Assistance Services
TQMC Total Quality Management Control
TREATI Trans-Regional EU-ASEAN Trade Initiative
TRIPs Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
TROPMED Tropical Medicine and Public Health
TTCB Transit Transport Coordinating Board
TWG1 Technical Working Group on Standards and Conformance
TWG2 Technical Working Group on Conformity Assessment
TWG3 Technical Working Group on Testing, Calibration and Laboratory
Accreditation
TQM Total Quality Management


UAP Unprocessed Agricultural Products
UNCSD United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development
UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNDCP United Nations International Drug Control Programme
UNDESA United Nations Departments for Economic and Social Affairs
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
UNEP United Nations Environmental Programme
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNICEF United Nations International Children Education Fund
UN-ODC United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
UNTAET United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor
UNSD United Nations Statistics Division
US-AEP United States Asian Environmental Partnership
US-EIP United States Environmental Improvement Programme
USEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency
USTR United States Trade Representative


VAC Visit ASEAN Campaign
VALENTE ASEAN Energy Database, Valorization of Energy Technology
VAP Vientiane Action Programme
VAY Visit ASEAN Millenium Year


WCAIA Working Committee on ASEAN Investment Area
WCT WIPO Copyright Treaties
WEC West-East Corridor
WGABI Working Group on Agribusiness
WGASME Working Group on ASEAN Seas and Marine Environment
WGEE Working Group on Environmental Economics
WGEIPAE Working Group on Environmental Information, Public Awareness and Education
WGEM Working Group on Environmental Management
WGFDIS Working Group on Foreign Direct Investment Statistics
WGIC Working Group on Industrial Cooperation
WGIPC Working Group on Intelectual Property Cooperation
WGL Working Group on Livestock
WGNC Working Group on Nature Conservation
WGTEC Working Group on Trade and Economic
WGTP Working Group on Transboundary Pollution
WHO World Health Organization
WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization
WPPT WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
WSSD World Summit on Sustainable Development
WTM World Travel Mart
WTO World Trade Organization
WWTTT-CPD Waste Water Treatment Technology Transfer and Cleaner Production
Demonstration
ZOPFAN Zone of Peace Freedom and Neutrality

GENERAL AWARENESS MCQs

  1: When will be the opening ceremony of 2012 Summer olympics?
  1. July 27, 2012
  2. Aug 27, 2012
  3. July 17, 2012
  4. July 21, 2012
  2: Which City will become the first host Summer Olympics for three times?
  1. London
  2. Rome
  3. Athens
  4. Lahore
  3: When will be the closing ceremony of 2012 Summer Olympics ?
  1. 14th November, 2012
  2. 19th August, 2012
  3. 12th August, 2012
  4. 14th August, 2012
  4: When will be the next pair of solar transit of venus predicted?
  1. Year 2117 and 2128
  2. Year 2114 and 2120
  3. Year 2119 and 2123
  4. Year 2117 and 2125
  5: In which part of the world will the total Solar Eclipse appears which occurs
on 13th November 2012?
  1. Nothern Alaska
  2. Eastern Russia
  3. Nothern Australia And South Pacific
  4. South Africa
  6: Which country test launched first 3D television Broadcast?
  1. Russia
  2. America
  3. Japan
  4. China
  7: The name “ Hitachi” is a combination of two Chinese characters, ‘Hi’ and ‘Techi’ meaning:
  1. Flying and Eagle
  2. Moon and Sun
  3. Sun and Rise
  4. High and Mountain
  8: The sportswear company “Adidas” belongs to which country?
  1. Japan
  2. Russia
  3. China
  4. Germany
9: What is the name given to “ Nike” logo ?
  1. Sweep
  2. Swift
  3. Swoosh
  4. Swipe
  10: What is the name of Super Computer built by “ IBM”?
  1. Recta
  2. Compac
  3. Ultra Super
  4. Sequoia
Answers
Q 1: (a) July 27, 2012
Q 2: (a) London
Q 3: (c) 12th August, 2012
Q 4: (d) Year 2117 and 2125
Q 5: (C) Nothern Australia And South Pacific
Q 6: (d) China
Q 7: (c) Sun and Rise
Q 8: (D) Germany
Q 9: (c) Swoosh
Q 10 (d)Sequoia

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

GENERAL AWARENESS FOR ALL COMPETITIVE EXAMS


1. Donor nations offered $16 billion to Afghanistan in development aid through 2015 at an international conference on Afghanistan that was held on July 8, 2012 in?
1) London
2) Tokyo
3) Kabul
4) New Delhi
5) Islamabad

2. Roger Federer of Switzerland won his seventh Wimbledon and 17th Grand Slam tennis title on July 8, 2012. Whom did he defeat in the final?
1) Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
2) David Ferrer (Spain)
3) Florian Mayer (Germany)
4) Andy Murray (Great Britain)
5) Marin Cilic (Croatia)

3. Which of the following is/are considered as retail loans?
1) Personal loans
2) Educational loans
3) Auto loans
4) Home loans
5) All the above

4. Which Hollywood actor has been named Ambassador-at-large for Haiti in recognition of his humanitarian work since the 2010 earthquake?
1) Brad Pitt
 2) Sean Penn
3) Tom Cruise
4) Will Smith
5) Leonardo Dicaprio

5. Which of the following foreign banks has appointed Sunil Kaushal as its Chief Executive for India and South Asia?
1) BNP Paribas
2) Deutsche Bank
3) Citi bank
4) ABN-AMRO Bank
5) Standard Chartered Bank

6. Akhlaq Mohammed Khan Shahr-yar passed away recently. He was a Jnanpith award winner in wh-ich of the following languages?
1) Hindi
2) Oriya
3) Urdu
4) Punjabi
5) Marathi

7. Which of the following footballers won the Euro 2012 Golden Boot award after scoring three goals in the Championship?
1) Mario Gomez (Germany)
2) Mario Mandzukic(Croatia)
3) Mario Balotelli (Italy)
4) Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
5) Fernando Torres (Spain)

8. Oscar Pistorius, known as the 'Blade Runner' because he runs on carbon fiber blades, has won the 2012 Laureus World Sports-person of the Year with a Disabi-lity Award. He belongs to which of the following countries?
1) Sweden
2) Norway
3) Denmark
4) South Africa
5) Australia

9. Which state has become the first state in the country to issue e-stamp papers in all denomi-nations?
1) Gujarat
2) Delhi
 3) Karnataka
4) Maharashtra
5) West Bengal

10. Operation Atlanta is undertaken by which of the following organizations to prevent and combat acts of piracy off the coast of Somalia?
1) NATO
2) UNO
3) EU
4) SAARC
5) FAO

11. Indian diplomat Vijay Nambiar has been appointed as United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Special Advisor on which of the following countries?
1) China
2) Pakistan
3) Afghanistan
4) Myanmar
5) Sri Lanka

12. Who is the author of the book 'Last Man in Tower'?
1) Anita Desai
2) Kiran Desai
3) Aravind Adiga
4) Vikram Seth
5) Rahul Bhattacharya

13. Which of the following honorary ranks has been given to Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Indian cricket team captain, in the Territorial Army?
1) Captain
2) Major
3) Colonel
4) Major General
5) Lieutenant Colonel

14. Who became the new Chief of Pakistan's spy agency Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) on March 9, 2012?
1) Hamid Gul
 2) Asad Durrani
3) Nadeem Taj
4) Zaheer-ul-Islam
5) Ashfaq Parvez Kayani

15. Sherwood Rowland of America passed away recently. He won the 1995 Nobel Prize in which of the following disciplines?
1) Physics
2) Chemistry
3) Medicine
4) Economics
5) Literature

16. Who among the following is a Golf player?
1) Pankaj Advani
2) Vijender Singh
3) Jeev Milkha Singh
4) Susheel Kumar
5) Rohan Bopanna

17. Mukul Roy became the new Railways Minister on March 20, 2012. He belongs to which of the following political parties?
1) Samajwadi Party
2) Bahujan Samaj Party
3) Rashtriya Janata Dal
4) Rashtriya Lok Dal
5) Trinamool Congress

18. Which of the following is an asset reconstruction company?
1) CIBIL
2) IRDA
3) ASCI
4) ARCIL
5) DICGC

19. Who is the present Cabinet Secretary of India?
1) K.M.Chandrasekhar
2) Ajit Kumar Seth
3) Ranjan Mathai
4) Nirupama Rao
5) Pankaj Dwivedi

20. Bihari Puraskar is a literary award instituted by the K.K.Birla Foundation. It is given only to writers from?
1) Rajasthan
2) Bihar
3) Orissa
4) Uttarakhand
5) Uttar Pradesh

21. Gopal Krishna Gandhi, former Governor of West Bengal, is the Chairman of the governing body of Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS). Where is IIAS located?
1) Pune
2) Shimla
3) Nagpur
4) Deharadun
5) Kolkata

22. Joy Mukherjee passed away recently. He was an eminent?
1) Scientist
 2) Poet
3) Actor
4) Musician
5) Chess player

23. Hindi film music composer Rajesh Roshan was conferred the Lata Mangeshkar award recently. Which state gives this award?
1) Maharashtra
2) Gujarat
3) Rajasthan
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Karnataka

24. According to the 2012 Environ-mental Performance Index (EPI) released in January 2012, what is India's rank? (The Index is produced by researchers at Yale and Columbia Universities in collaboration with the World Economic Forum. Switzerland took the top spot.)
1) 134
2) 125
 3) 135
4) 143
5) 142

25. The residents of which of the following cities created a world record when over 15,000 people gathered to sing the national anthem on the eve of Republic day on January 26, 2012?
1) Gandhinagar
2) Yamunanagar
3) Aurangabad
4) Pushkar
5) Jaipur

26. The National Security Guard (NSG) hub at which of the following cities is the regional centre for eastern India?
1) Bhubaneshwar
2) Gangtok
3) Itanagar
4) Kolkata
5) Shillong

27. India is likely to produce how many million tones of food grains during 2011-12, according to the 2nd Advance estimates of crop production released in February 2012?
1) 249.78
2) 244.78
3) 250.42
4) 245.54
5) 247.45

28. Which country has developed a rating index called ' Comparative Rating Index of Sovereigns' (CRIS) on the basis of sovereign ratings of various countries compiled through rating data of Moody's and GDP data of the International Monetary Fund?
1) Pakistan
2) USA
3) Indonesia
4) India
5) Ecuador

29. Which of the following private banks is/are eligible to handle central and state government business as agents of the Reserve Bank of India, at par with public sector banks?
1) ICICI Bank
2) HDFC Bank
3) Axis Bank
4) All 1, 2, 3

5) All private sector banks
30. A huge stock of gas was found recently in Rashidpur field which is in?
1) Bangladesh
2) Pakistan
3) India
4) Kazakhstan
5) Iran

31. IAEA is an organization working in the area of?
1) Banking
2) World trade
3) Defense
4) Nuclear Energy
5) Social welfare

32. Which of the following is a non institutional source of credit?
1) Commercial Banks
2) RRBs
3) Cooperative Banks
4) Moneylenders
5) None of these

33. Which of the following is/are renewable source of energy?
A) Solar Energy
B) Wind Energy
C) Nuclear Energy
1) Only (A)
 2) Only (B)
3) Only (C)
4) Both (A) & (B)
5) All (A), (B) & (C)

34. The Head of which of the following agencies/organizations is designated as Governor?
1) SEBI
2) LIC
3) All public sector banks
4) All private sector banks
5) None of these

35. Which of the following is the currency of Myanmar?
1) Taka
2) Peso
3) Dinar
4) Kyat
5) Baht

36. Heavy water is used in?
1) Pharma industry
2) Textile industry
3) Nuclear power
4) Cement industry
5) None of these

37. Which of the following terms is related to cricket?
1) Grand Slam
2) Love
3) Trump
4) Ashes
5) Jockey

38. Which of the following books is written by Chetan Bhagat?
1) A Suitable Boy
2) Golden Gate
3) A Bend in the River
4) Revolution 2020
5) A House for Mr.Biswas

39. Who headed a high level committee that was mandated to go into all aspects of black money and suggest measures to stop its generation?
1) M.C.Joshi
2) Sam Pitroda
3) C.Rangarajan
4) Pranab Mukherjee
5) Pradeep Kumar

40. A meeting of the Environment Ministers of BASIC countries took place in February 2012 in which of the following cities?
1) New Delhi
2) Durban
3) Brasilia
4) Beijing
5) Sanya

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

Saturday, July 14, 2012

GENERAL AWARENESS MCQs FOR BANK EXAMS


1. Abel Prize is named after Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel (1802-1829). It is given annually to outstanding mathematicians by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Who won this prize in 2012?
1) Mikhail Gromov
2) John Tate
3) John Thompson
4) Jacques Tits
5) Endre Szemeredi

2. The Inter State Council was set up in 1990 following the recom-mendation of the Sarkaria Com-mission on Centre-State relatio-ns. Who is its present Chairman?
1) Hamid Ansari
2) Manmohan Singh
3) Pranab Mukherjee
4) C.Rangarajan
5) None of these

3. Which state has recently started a programme called 'Anandadhara' for Self Help Groups?
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Odisha
3) West Bengal
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Himachal Pradesh

4. Which country's lower house of the Parliament is called State Duma?
1) Japan
2) Italy
3) Russia
4) Maldives
5) Philippines

5. Who was appointed as the Prime Minister of France on May 15, 2012?
1) Jean-Marc Ayrault
2) Francois Hollande
3) Laurent Fabius
4) Nicolas Sarkozy
5) None of these

6. Golden Globe Awards are given for excellence in which of the following fields?
1) Literature
2) Journalism
3) Sports
4) Science
5) Film & Television

7. Who won her first world cup individual recurve gold medal in archery at Antalya, Turkey in May 2012?
1) Dola Banerjee
2) Deepika Kumari
3) Bombayala Devi
4) Purnima Mahato
5) None of these

8. Who was presented Ashok Chakra posthumously on January 26, 2012?
1) Lt.Sushil Khajuria
2) Lt.Navdeep Singh
3) Lt.Col.Kamaldeep Singh
4) Captain Ashutosh Kumar
5) None of these

9. According to the Prime Minister, the research and development spending would be doubled by which of the following years?
1) 2015
2) 2016
3) 2017
4) 2020
5) 2018

10. What is the bilateral trade target between India and Thailand for 2014?
1) 7 billion dollars
2) 14 billion dollars
3) 10 billion dollars
4) 20 billion dollars
5) 12 billion dollars

11. Which of the following is a pilot less target aircraft?
1) Prithvi
2) Akash
3) Pinakini
4) Lakshya
5) None of these

12. Amjad Ali Khan has been prese-nted the Mallikarjun Mansur award, which is named after the legendary Hindustani singer. He is an expert in playing which of the following instruments?
1) Santoor
2) Sitar
3) Sarod
4) Bansuri
5) Mohan Veena

13. What does 'I' denote in the abbreviation FIPB?
1) Innovation
2) Investment
3) India
4) Industrial
5) None of these

14. With regard to the 57th Filmfare Awards for 2011 which of the following pairs is not matched correctly?
1) Best Film - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
2) Best Actress - Priyanka Chopra
3) Best Music - A.R. Rahman
4) Lifetime Achievement - Aruna Irani
5) Best Director - Zoya Akhtar

15. Who was recently honoured with a Knighthood by the British royal establishment?
1) Amartya Sen
2) Lakshmi Nivas Mittal
3) Anil Agarwal
4) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
5) None of these

16. The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2012 was given to Shehan Karunatilaka for his book 'Chinaman'. To which country does this author belong?
1) Nepal
2) Bhutan
3) Thailand
4) India
5) Sri Lanka

17. Who among the following was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2012?
1) Ronen Sen
2) N.Vittal
3) T.V.Rajeshwar
4) Shabana Azmi
5) Dharmendra

18. Where was the largest literary festival in Asia-Pacific held in January 2012?
1) Hyderabad
2) Jaipur
3) Mumbai
4) Kolkata
5) Chandigarh

19. Laurent Lamothe became the Prime Minister of which of the following countries on May 16, 2012?
1) Cuba
2) Jamaica
3) Barbados
4) Haiti
5) Dominican Republic

20. Goolam Vahanavati was reappoi-nted to which of the following posts for two more years with effect from June 8, 2012?
1) Chief Election Commissioner
2) Attorney General
3) Solicitor General
4) Central Vigilance Commissioner
5) None of these

21. Who was given the Phalke Ratna Award in May 2012?
1) Manoj Kumar
2) Shashi Kapoor
3) Rishi Kapoor
4) Amitabh Bachchan
5) None of these

22. Identify the mismatched pair STATE GOVERNOR
1) Goa - B.V.Wanchoo
2) Uttarakhand - Aziz Qureshi
3) Maharashtra - K.Sankara- narayanan
4) Rajasthan - Margaret Alva
5) Gujarat - H.R.Bharadwaj

23. Hillary Clinton visited India in May 2012. She is the United States?
1) Secretary of State
2) Defense Secretary
3) Commerce Secretary
4) Treasury Secretary
5) None of these

24. Edvard Munch's painting 'The Scream' was sold for a record $ 120 million at an auction in May 2012. Munch belonged to which of the following countries?
1) Sweden
2) Denmark
3) Poland
4) Ukraine
5) Norway

25. Who was awarded the Ernst & Young Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to the emergence of financial Services in India?
1) Deep Kalra
2) Deepak Parekh
3) Anand Burman
4) Analjit Singh
5) N.Chandrasekaran

26. Jana Gana Mana, India's National Anthem, completed 100 years recently. It was sung for the first time at the Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress on which of the following dates?
1) January 24, 1912
2) January 26, 1912
3) December 27, 1911
4) December 25, 1911
 5) None of these

27. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was sworn in the President of which of the following African countries for the second time on January 16, 2012?
1) Malawi
2) Liberia
3) Uganda
4) Rwanda
5) Sudan

28. Viswanathan Anand won the world chess championship for the fifth time in Moscow in May 2012 by defeating which of the following players?
1) Magnus Carlsen
2) Vladimir Kramnik
3) Boris Gelfand
4) Vassily Ivanchuk
5) None of these

29. Which is the largest bank in the private sector in India in terms of number of branches?
1) HDFC Bank
2) ICICI Bank
3) Axis Bank
4) IndusInd Bank
5) Kotak Mahindra Bank

30. Which organization was set up to boost overall rural development in India?
1) RBI 2) SEBI
3) SIDBI
4) NABARD
5) PFRDA

31. Indian Overseas Bank celebrated Platinum Jubilee (75 years) in 2012. Where is its headquarters located?
1) Bangalore
2) Mumbai
3) Chennai
4) New Delhi
5) Hyderabad

32. Which of the following is a private bank in India?
1) Corporation Bank
2) Canara Bank
3) Syndicate Bank
4) Vijaya Bank
5) South Indian Bank

33. The Head Office of which of the following banks is in Kolkata?
1) Indian Bank
2) Syndicate Bank
3) Bank of India
4) UCO Bank
5) None of these

34. Amar Kant is an eminent author in which of the following languages?
1) Odiya
2) Hindi
3) Kannada
4) Punjabi
5) None of these

35. Which of the following organizations work for the welfare of women?
1) CRY
2) CII
3) SEWA
4) WIPO
5) CCI

36. Who is the author of the book 'A Bend in the River'?
1) Mark Tully
2) Amrita Preetam
3) Mulk Raj Anand
4) V.S.Naipaul
5) None of these

37. Which of the following countries is not a member of SAARC?
1) Nepal
2) Myanmar
3) Bhutan
4) Bangladesh
5) Sri Lanka

38. The Kyoto Protocol is aimed at fighting?
1) Terrorism
2) Global warming
3) Maritime piracy
4) Economic recession
5) None of these

39. David Ferrer is a Lawn Tennis player of which of the following countries?
1) Spain
2) Australia
3) Switzerland
4) Argentina
5) None of these

40. Which agency was set up to boost foreign investments in India?
1) FCCB
2) FEMA
3) FIPB
4) FRBM
5) None of these

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

Saturday, July 7, 2012

IUCN RELEASED RED LIST OF THREATENED SPECIES FOR YEAR 2012


International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on 19 June 2012 released its latest update of the Red List of Threatened Species. The report showed that of the 63837 species assessed, 19817 are threatened with extinction, including 41 per cent of amphibians, 33 per cent of reef building corals, 25 per cent of mammals, 13 per cent of birds, and 30 per cent of conifers.
From India the IUCN listed 132 species of plants and animals as Critically Endangered, the most threatened category. With as many as 60 different species assessed as Critically Endangered and 141 species as Endangered, plants appeared to be the most threatened life form.
18 species of amphibians, 14 fishes, 10 mammals and 15 varieties of birds were assessed as critically endangered while, 310 species were included in the list of endangered species. The list of endangered species includes 69 fishes, 38 mammals and 32 amphibians. Two plant species namely Euphorbia Mayuranthanii of Kerala were listed in the extinct in the wild category, while a leaf frog species and six plants were reported to be extinct. On a global basis the IUCN classified 3947 as Critically Endangered, 81 as Extinct, 63 as Extinct in the Wild. In the lower risk categories, there were 5766 species in Endangered, 10104 in Vulnerable and 4467 in Near Threatened categories. Scientific data regarding 10497 species was not available and hence classified as Data Deficient.

WHAT IS INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE (IUCN)
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is the world’s oldest and largest global environmental organization. Founded in 1948, today it is the largest professional global conservation network of the world. As of now the organization has more than 1200 member organizations including 200+ government and 900+ non-government organizations. The IUCN Red List is a critical indicator of the health of the world’s biodiversity. Headquartered in Gland near Geneva in Switzerland, IUCN's vision is "a just world that values and conserves nature."

IUCN RED LIST
Founded in 1969, IUCN Red List is the most comprehensive, objective global approach for evaluating the conservation status of plant and animal species. The goal of the IUCN Red List is to provide information and analyses on the status, trends and threats to species in order to inform and catalyse action for biodiversity conservation.

Coast Guard radar project may make hornbills extinct


The Coast Guard’s proposal to install a radar on the tiny island of Narcondam in the Andaman and Nicobar cluster threatens to wipe out the last of the 350 endangered Narcondam Hornbills, which are indigenous to the island.
Categorised as endangered in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of threatened species this year, Aceros narcondami, exclusively found in the lush wildlife sanctuary of Narcondam, has been struggling to survive.
In India it is listed under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife Protection Act.
Studies by the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) suggest that the population of this endangered species is on the decline, making it vulnerable to extinction and in need of the highest possible protection.
The proposal for the radar and diesel power supply source installation came up before a meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Board of Wildlife on June 13 where conservationists like M. D. Madhusudan of Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF) pitched for its rejection for the dangers it posed to the survival of the bird and to the fragile island ecosystem. After a field visit, the committee, headed by Director of the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) Asad R. Rahmani, recommended its abandonment. Bird watchers wondered why the Coast Guard was insisting on radar in an eco-sensitive location when there were other alternative sites like the Landfall Island.
In an allout effort to save the bird and pressure the Central government to abandon the ‘ill-advised’ proposal, conservationists have stepped up their campaign. Conservation India has come up with a short movie by wildlife film maker Shekar Dattatri. 

Letter to Environment Minister
In a letter to the Minister of State for Environment and Forests, Jayanthi Natarajan, Divya Mudappa, T. R. Shankar Raman and Aparjita Dutta of the NCF have expressed serious concern. Of the 350 hornbills, only 161 to 185 (46 to 53 per cent) are mature breeding birds, with only 80 to 90 possible pairs. This is one of the reasons why their global threat status has spiked, they said quoting the SACON study.
Disputing the Coast Guard’s contention that the installation involved only 0.6736 hectares as “false and misleading”, they said 20 hectares would be directly affected, while 400 hectares or 60 per cent of the island area would be affected indirectly.
As the site for the radar was atop a hillock in the dense forest, access for its installation and regular maintenance would become important and a two kilometre road would have to cut through the virgin forest. This would mean cutting an unspecified number of trees that would not only affect the bird’s feeding, nesting and roosting but loss of the entire habitat, the NCF said.
Already a police outpost of 30 personnel has resulted in a loss of 50 acres and continuous disturbance, they said adding that construction of roads and their maintenance could also lead to great instability as Narcondam is a volcanic island with ash beds, loose rocks and soil.
Regular maintenance would invariably lead to further disturbance, erosion and spread of invasive alien species, the NCF warned.

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

BANK EXAMS GENERAL AWARENESS QUESTIONS


1.Which country's senate voted to remove President Fernando Lugo from office in an impeachment trial in June 2012? (He was replaced by Federico Franco)
1) Chile
2) Paraguay
3) Uruguay
4) Peru
5) Suriname

2.Fatou Bensouda became the first woman and the first African to head the team of prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC), The Hague on June 15, 2012. She is a former Minister of Justice of which of the following countries?
1) Rwanda
2) Kenya
3) Gambia
4) Uganda
5) Nigeria

3.Didier Drogba played a part in an exhibition football match in India in June 2012. To which country does this footballer belong?
1) England
2) Argentina
3) Ghana
4) Ivory Coast
5) Egypt

4.Dr. Shanta Sinha was presented the Upendra Nath Brahma Soldier of Humanity Award in June 2012 by the Upendra Nath Brahma Trust in Guwahati. Shanta Sinha is the Chairperson of the?
1)National Commission for Women (NCW)
2)Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)
3)Children's Film Society India (CFSI)
4)National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)
5) None of these

5.DEPB is an export incentive scheme of the Indian Govern-ment provided to exporters in India. What is its full form?
1)Duty Enforcement and Promotion Board
2)Development, Export and Procurement Board
3)Duty Entitlement Pass Book
4) Development, Export and Procurement Bureau
5)None of these

6.What does the letter 'M' denote in the abbreviation MRTP, an act that has been repealed?
1) Market
2) Money
3) Minimum
4) Monopolies
5) Maximum

7.Which of the following does not come under secondary sector?
1) Manufacturing
2) Construction
3) Automotive Industry
4) Tourism
5) Textile Industry

8.Shivarama Karanth (1977), Girish Karnad (1998) and Chandrasekhar Kambar (2010) have received the Jnanpith Award, India's highest literary honor, for writings in which of the following Indian languages?
1) Malayalam
2) Kannada
3) Tamil
4) Hindi
5) Sanskrit

9.More than 20 years after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, which of the following leaders delivered Nobel Prize acceptance speech in Oslo, Norway in June 2012?
1) Nelson Mandela
2) Dalai Lama
3) Shirin Ebadi
4) Aung San Suu Kyi
5) Alva Myrdal

10.Daniel Hillel won the World Food Prize for 2012. He belongs to which of the following countries?
1) USA
2) UK
3) Israel
4) Norway
5) Sweden

11.The World Health Organization (WHO) has removed India from its list of Polio-endemic countries. Which three countries are now left on the endemic list?
1)Uganda, Sudan and South Sudan
2)Algeria, Rwanda and Kenya
3)Sudan, Afghanistan and Australia
4)Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria
5) None of these

12.According to the Asia-Pacific Regional Millennium Develop-ment Goals (MDG) report 2011-12, India has not done well in which of the following areas?
1)Improving the primary education enrolment rate
2)Promoting gender equality
3)Increasing forest cover
4)Bringing infant mortality down
5)Bringing down the tuberculo-sis prevalence rate

13.Which city hosted the India- European Union (EU) annual summit in February 2012?
1) Brussels (Belgium)
2) London (U.K.)
3) New Delhi (India)
4) Paris (France)
5) None of these

14.The Supreme Court declared the allocation of 2G spectrum by the UPA Government "illegal" and cancelled how many telecom licenses allotted on or after January 10, 2008? (The licenses had been allotted to 11 companies during the tenure of former Telecom Minister A. Raja)
1) 113
2) 122
3) 132
4) 112
5) 116

15.Which country has agreed to put a freeze on its nuclear progra-mme in exchange for food assis-tance from the United States of America?
1) Iran
2) Syria
3) Venezuela
4) North Korea
5) Libya

16.Which two countries signed a non-aggression pact in February 2012? (The two sides had agreed to respect each other's soverei-gnty and territorial integrity?
1) Iran and Iraq
2) North Korea and South Korea
3) Sudan and South Sudan
4) Afghanistan and Pakistan
5) Argentina and Great Britain

17.Waheed Hassan became the President of which of the following countries in February 2012?
1) Iran
2) Syria
3) Afghanistan
4) Egypt
5) Maldives

18.Who replaced Ali Abdullah Saleh as the President of Yemen in February 2012?
1)Ali Muhammad Mujawar
2)Mohammed Basindawa
3)Ali Salim Al-Beidh
4)Abd-Rabbuh Mansour Al-Hadi
5)Haidar Abu Bakr al- Attas

19.India's largest electricity producer National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) will supply 250 MW power to which of the following countries? (NTPC entered into the deal with this country through NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of NTPC, on February 28, 2012)
1) Myanmar
2) Pakistan
3) Bangladesh
4) Sri Lanka
5) Nepal

20.Sauli Niinisto assumed office as the 12th President of which of the following countries on March 1, 2012?
1) Denmark
2) Finland
3) Sweden
4) Norway
5) Netherlands

21.Who took over as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Prasar Bharati in February 2012?
1) B.S.Lalli
2) Rajiv Takru
3) Jawhar Sircar
4) Uday Kumar Varma
5) None of these

22."In the Name of the People" is a collection of articles written and speeches delivered by which of the following former Presidents of India?
1) R.Venkatraman
2) A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
3) Shankar Dayal Sharma
4) K.R.Narayanan
5) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

23.India has recently inducted Mi-17 V5 armed helicopters from which of the following countries to enhance its operational capabilities including carrying troops and cargo to high altitude areas?
1) France
2) Russia
3) UK
4) Italy
5) USA

24.The coveted G.D.Birla award for scientific research for 2011 was given to which of the following scientists? ( G.D.Birla Award was instituted in 1991 by the K.K.Birla Foundation and given for Indian scientists who are below the age of 50 years.)
1) R.A.Mashelkar
2) Ashok Sen
3) Goverdhan Mehta
4) Tapas Kumar Kundu
5) Biman Bagchi

25.The 84th Academy Awards (Osc-ars) were presented in Los Ang-eles, USA on February 26, 2012. Identify the mismatched pair?
1)Best Picture-The Artist
2)Best Actor- Jean Dujardin (The Artist)
3)Best Actress- Octavia Spencer (The Help)
4)Best Director- Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)
5)Best Supporting Actor-Chris-topher Plummer (Beginners)

26.Which of the following films won the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards in 2012?
1) A Separation (Iran)
2) Bullhead (Belgium)
3) Footnote (Israel)
4) In Darkness (Poland)
5) None of these

27.Agnieszka Radwanska won the Dubai Tennis Championship and Sony Ericsson Open tennis title in 2012. She belongs to which of the following countries?
1) Russia
2) Belarus
3) Poland
4) Slovakia
5) Czech Republic

28.Which of the following cricket teams won the Duleep Trophy for the first time in Indore in 2012?
1) East Zone
2) Central Zone
3) South Zone
4) West Zone
5) North Zone

29.Which of the following batsmen hit a record 45-ball century, the fastest ever in Twenty20 Internationals recently?
1)Chris Gayle (West Indies)
2)Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)
3)Tilakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka)
4)Richard Levi (South Africa)
5)Suresh Raina (India)

30.Indian hockey team has qualified for the 2012 London Olympics by defeating which of the following countries in the final of the qualifying tournament in New Delhi?
1) Pakistan
2) Germany
3) Chile
4) France
5) South Africa

31.Which of the following countries is a member of G8?
1) Australia
2) China
3) Spain
4) Brazil
5) Canada

32.Federal Reserve is the central bank of which of the following countries?
1) UK
2) Canada
3) Mexico
4) Russia
5) None of these

33.Which of the following banks was merged with the State Bank of India on August 26, 2010?
1) State Bank of Saurashtra
2) State Bank of Indore
3) State Bank of Patiala
4) State Bank of Mysore
5) State Bank of Travancore

34.Banking falls under which of the following sectors?
1) Primary
2) Manufacturing
3) Industrial
4) Service
5) None of these

35.A savings bank account with zero or minimum balance is known as?
1) Current Account
2) No Frills Account
3)Term Deposit Account
4)Savings Bank Ordinary Account
5)Student Savings Bank Account

36.Which of the following Acts controls banking activities in India?
1)Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
2)Banking Regulation Act, 1949
3)State Bank of India Act, 1955
4)NABARD Act, 1981
5)None of these

37.Which of the following banks has reappointed Shikha Sharma as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer for a further period of three years with effect from June 1, 2012 to May 31, 2015?
1) ICICI
2) IndusInd
3) Axis
4) ING Vysya
5) Karur Vysya

ANSWERS:


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


Monday, July 2, 2012

Spain sinks Italy 4-0 for Euro title


Spain rediscovered their magic on July 01 to beat ailing Italy 4-0 in the Euro 2012 final and with it became the first nation to win three big football titles in a row.
David Silva (14th), Jordi Alba (41st), Fernando Torres (84th) and Juan Mata (88th) were on target as Barcelona midfielders Xavi and Andres Iniesta pulled the strings in midfield in their usual commanding style after some slightly below-par performances earlier in the tournament.
Spain became the first team to get a big event hat-trick following titles at Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup with the biggest winning margin in a final, are the first to win back-to-back Euro titles and matched Germany’s record three continental titles, the first being in 1964.
Italy, who had held Spain 1-1 in their opening group match and made a surprise run to the final with a 2-1 victory over Germany in the semis, failed to end a 44-year drought since their only Euro trophy in 1968.

Saturday, June 30, 2012

GENERAL AWARENESS MCQs FOR BANK EXAMS

1.  According to World Bank’s report titled ‘Global Economic Prospects 2012′, the
     Indian economy will grow by _________ in current FY 2012-13.
 
     a) 7.4 per cent
     b) 7.3 per cent
     c) 7.2 per cent
     d) 6.9 per cent
     e) None of the above

2.  The rank of India in 2012 Global Peace Index (GPI) is:
     a) 142
     b) 138
     c) 137
     d) 134
     e) None of the above
3.  Which bank start first “talking” Automated Teller Machine (ATM) for visually
     impaired in India?
     a) HDFC Bank
     b) ICICI Bank
     c) Union Bank of India
     d) State Bank of India
     e) Punjab National Bank
4.  A High Level Steering Committee (HLSC) chaired by KC Chakrabarty was
     constituted by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on August 3, 2011 for the review of
      a) Lead Bank Scheme
      b) Credit Guarantee Scheme
      c) National Small Savings Fund Schemes
      d) the priority sector lending classification
      e)  Supervisory Processes for Commercial Banks
5.  The Reserve Bank of India provides Export Credit Refinance (ECR) facility to
     scheduled banks (excluding RRBs) at which of following rates?

     a) Bank Rate
     b) Marginal Standing Facility Rate
     c) Reverse Repo Rate
     d) Repo Rate under LAF
     e) None of the above

6.  The minimum amount of availment under Export Credit Refinance (ECR) facility is
     a) Rs one lakh
     b) Rs Two lakh
     c) Rs Three lakh
     d) Rs Five Lakh
     e) None of the above
7.  The factor(s) examined under ‘CAMELS’, an International Bank Rating
      System is/are:
      1. Liquidity
      2. Asset quality
      3. Capital adequacy
      4. Sensitivity to Market Risk
         
      a) 1, 2 and 3 only
      b) 2, 3 and 4 only
      c) 1, 2 and 4 only
      d) 1, 3 and 4 only
      e) All 1, 2, 3 and 4
8. In which districts of Haryana, the construction of the second campus of All India
    Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS-II) began recently?
      a) Hisar
      b) Jhajjar
      c) Rohtak
      d) Sonepat
      e) Faridabad
9.  Name the company which has launched a new line of Tablet PCs under the
     codename ‘Surface’ recently?
     a) Dell
     b) Compaq
     c) Apple
     d) Toshiba
     e) Microsoft
10. The Communications and Information Technology ministry has announced to switch
       websites of all government organisations from existing Internet Protocol (IP), IPv4
       to new IPv6 by December 2012. Consider the following statement about IPv6:
      1. The IPv6 improves on the addressing capacities of IPv4 by using 128 bits instead
          of 32 bits, thereby practically making available an almost infinite pool of IP
          addresses.
      2. An escalating demand for IP addresses in the wireless domain acted as the driving
          force behind the development of the large address space offered by the IPv6
      3. IPv6 addresses are denoted by four groups of hexadecimal quartets separated by
          colons in between them.
      4. The IPv6 networks are denoted by Classless Inter Domain Routing (CIDR) notation.
      Which of the above statements is/are correct?
      a) 1, 2 and 3
      b) 1, 3 and 4
      c) 1, 2 and 4
      d) 2, 3 and 4
      e) All 1, 2, 3 and 4
11. The theme(s) of Earth Summit 2012 also known as RIO+20 was/were:
      1. A green economy in the context of poverty eradication and sustainable development
      2. An institutional framework for sustainable development
      3. Collaborate, Innovate, Act – Delivering the Green Economy
   
      a) Only 1     b) Only 2     c) Only 3     d) 1 and 2 only     e) All 1, 2 and 3
12. Antonis Samaras was sworn in as new prime minister of
     a) Greek
     b) Egypt
     c) Yemen
     d) Mexico
     e) Syria

13.  ‘JIMEX 12′ is codename of first Bi-lateral maritime exercise between
      a) India and Mexico
      b) India and Japan
      c) Japan and Mexico
      d) Jordan and Mexico
      e) None of the above

14. The 2012 UEFA European Championship is currently being co-hosted by
      a) Germany and Poland
      b) Switzerland and Austria
      c) Poland and Ukraine
      d) Belgium and the Netherlands
      e) None of the above
15. Who beat Tamilnadu in final to lift 66th Santosh Trophy recently?
      a) Orissa
      b) Kerla
      c) Karnatka
      d) West Bengal
      e) Services
16. Who has been awarded the prestigious Karen Harvey Prize for 2012 by the
      American Astronomical Society (AAS)?
      a) Dibyendu Nandi
      b) Soumyajit Dey
      c) Brian Welsch
      d) Laurent Gizon
      e) Harry Warren
17. Who among the following persons has won the Anuvrat Ahimsa (non-violence)
      International Peace Award for the year 2012?
      a) Dalai Lama
      b) Aung San Suu Kyi
      c) Katsuya Kodama
      d) Thomas Clough Daffern
      e) None of the above
18. The Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) is operated under the joint
      responsibility of Central Government and State/Union Territory Governments.
      The Centeral Government  will be responsible for which of the following jobs/
      duties under TPDS?
      1. Identifying the eligible Below Poverty Line (BPL) families
      2. Lifting and distributing the allocated foodgrains within the States/UTs
      3. Procurement, allocation and transportation of foodgrains upto the designated depots of FCI
      4. Supervising the distribution of allocated foodgrains to eligible card holders through Fair Price
          Shops
      a) Only 3
      b) 3 and 4 only
      c) 1 and 3 only
      d) 2 and 3 only
      e) 2, 3 and 4 only
19. In which of the following religions, a marriage ceremonies is known as ‘Anand Karaj’
     (blissful event)?
     a) Hindu-Dharma
     b) Buddha-Dharma
     c) Jain-Dharma
     d) Sikh-Dharma
     e) None of the above
20. Where is world’s largest space center ‘Baikonur’ situated?
      a) USA
      b) China
      c) Russia
      d) Kyrgyzstan
      e) Kazakhstan
 21.  The 2011-12 fourth quarter growth has been estimated at 
     a) 6.5 per cent
     b) 5.9 per cent
     c) 5.3 per cent
     d) 6.7 per cent
     e) None of the above

22.  Based on the methodologies suggested by Tendulkar Committee, a person in
     rural areas is NOT said to be poor if he consume more than
     a) Rs.22.42 per daily
     b) Rs.25.65 per daily
     c) Rs.27.65 per daily
     d) Rs.28.65 per daily
     e) None of the above
23.  The threshold limit for tax collection at source (TCS) on cash purchase of jewellery
     has been raised from the present Rs 2 Lakh to

     a) Rs 4 lakh
     b) Rs 5 lakh
     c) Rs 6 lakh
     d) Rs 7 lakh 
     e) None of the above
24.  The stock position of food grains (rice and wheat) in the Central Pool as on 1.5.2012
     was _____________.
     a) 674.16 lakh tons
     b) 687.42 lakh tons
     c) 765.23 lakh tons
     d) 711.17 lakh tons
     e) None of the above
25.  Consider the following statements about GAAR:
      1. The General Anti Avoidance Rule (GAAR) was proposed in mid-March as part of the
          budget for fiscal 2013.
      2. GAAR aims to target tax evaders, partly by stopping Indian companies and investors
          from routing investments through Mauritius or other tax havens for the sole purpose
          of avoiding taxes.
      3. GAAR will be rollout in the next financial year that begins in April 2013
      Which of the above statements is/are correct?
      a) 1 and 2 only
      b) 2 and 3 only
      c) 1 and 4 only
      d) All 1, 2 and 3
      e) None of the above
26.  To curb black money, India has recently been signed its tenth Tax Information
     Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with the Government of ___________.

     a) Austria
     b) Bermuda
     c) Bahrain
     d) Bahamas
     e) Argentina  
27.  Which of the following countries will host the Third Nuclear Security Summit in 2014?
     a) France
     b) Germany
     c) Britain
     d) Ireland
     e) Netherland
 
28.  Four-day Vajra Corps exercise ‘Ashwamedh’ concluded recently. Vajra Corps are the
     defenders of 

      a) Assam border
      b) Punjab border
      c) Sikkim border
      d) Rajasthan border
      e) Jammu & Kashmir border

29.  Which is the code name of the anti-Maoist operation launched in Latehar district of
     Jharkhand recently?
     a) Operation COBRA
     b) Operation CACTUS
     c) Operation PRAKARAM
     d) Operation OCTOPUS
     e) None of the above
30. Consider the following statement in concern to the criteria used for the finalization
      of items included in Item basket for the new series of Index of Industrial Production
      (IIP) having base year 2004-05.

      1. The product/items which contributed 0.20% or more to total value of production
          at 2-digit industry of NIC-2004 were considered for inclusion in the Item basket.
      2. The items with single unit supplying data were excluded from Item basket.
      3. New items that had entered the market with significant market share driven by
          technological advancement, changed taste and preference of the consumer, improved
          standard of living, etc, were included.
      4. The essential products like tea, coffee, salt and sugar were included.
      Which of the above statements is/are correct?
      a) 1, 2 and 3
      b) 1, 3 and 4
      c) 1, 2 and 4
      d) 2, 3 and 4
      e) All 1, 2, 3 and 4
31. The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) estimate for a given month is always
      released within ______ from that month.

      a) four weeks
      b) five weeks
      c) six weeks
      d) eight weeks
      e) None of the above
32. The present general Index of Industrial Production (IIP) compiled in India has
      in its scope
      1. Mining Sector
      2. Manufacturing Sector
      3. Oil and Gas Sector
      4. Electricity Sector
      5. Construction Sector
      a) 1, 2 and 3 only
      b) 1, 2 and 4 only
      c) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only
      d) 1, 2, 3 and 5 only
      e) All 1, 2 , 3, 4 and 5
33. Which state became the first in country to impose a complete ban on the
      consumption and sale of gutkha and paan masala?
      a) Bihar
      b) Kerala
      c) Haryana
      d) Uttar Pradesh
      e) Madhya Pradesh
34. Indian TV talk show ‘Satyamev Jayate’ is aired simultaneously on
      a) Star Plus and Doordarshan
      b) Star One and Doordarshan
      c) Star One and Sahara One
      d) Colors Channel and Star Plus
      e) None of the above
35. Name the cup/trophy won by China after defeating South Korea in final held in
      May 2012?
      a) Uber Cup Badminton 2012
      b) Thomas Cup Badminton 2012
      c) World cup Badminton 2012
      d) Davis Cup Tennis 2012
      e) Azlan Shah Cup Hockey 2012
36. Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) was started by the Rural Development
      Ministry in 2011 from 

      a) Goa
      b) Assam
      c) Kerala
      d) Odisha
      e) Tripura
37. Who won the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee trophy recently?
      a) Sukanaya Roy
      b) Nabeel Rahman
      c) Arvind Mahankali
      d) Snigdha Nandipati
      e) Nicholas Rushlow
38. Which of the following countries is/are official permanent member of Shanghai
      Cooperation Organisation (SCO)?

      1. India
      2. Mongolia
      3. Uzbekistan
      4. Kyrgyzstan
      a) 1 and 2 only
      b) 3 and 4 only
      c) 1 and 3 only
      d) 1, 3 and 4 only   
      e) All 1, 2 ,3 and 4
39. Which scale is used to measure the intensity of tornadoes?
      a) pH Scale
      b) Richter Scale
      c) Celsius Scale
      d) Fujita Scale
      e) Beaufort Scale  
40. How many cities are covered in The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal
      Mission (JNNURM)?
      a) 43
      b) 57
      c) 82
      d) 75
      e) 63

Friday, June 22, 2012

GENERAL AWARENESS QUESTIONS FOR BANK EXAMS


1. Which one of the following statements regarding Vladimir Putin in incorrect?
(A) He is the leader of the United Russia Party.
(B) took the oath as the President of Russia on 7 May 2012.
(C) He had served as the President of Russia for two consecutive terms from 2000 to 2008.
(D) He is known as the father of modern Russia.
Answer: He is known as the father of modern Russia

2. Francois Hollande is elected as the President of which of the following nation?
(A) France
(B) Portugal
(C) Greece
(D) Poland
Answer: France

3. Which of the following group of nations has decided to hold consultations on South Asia and the Asia-Pacific region later this year?
(A) U.S., Russia and China
(B) U.S., Russia and India
(C) U.S., India and China
(D) U.S., Japan and China
Answer: U.S., India and China

4. The Teesta treaty has becomes a bone of contention between India and……………...?
(A) Pakistan
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Nepal
(D) China
Answer: Bangladesh

5. Kumbum is a monastery found in which of the country?
(A) India
(B) China
(C) Thailand
(D) Japan
Answer: China

6. The President of which of the following country has recently supported same-sex marriage?
(A) The Netherlands
(B) U.S.A.
(C) Canada
(D) Vatican City
Answer: U.S.A.

7. India said the report biased titled “One Planet” on Asia Pacific region. The report was released by which of the following UN body–
(A) UNESCO
(B) UNSC
(C) UNDP
(D) UNCTAD
Answer: UNDP

8. The Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf is found at–
(A) Antarctica region
(D) Arctic region
(C) Extra-polar region
(D) Himalayan region
Answer: Antarctica region

9. Consider the following statements–
1. invited Indian companies to participate in the exploration.
2. Puntaland is a territory of European continent.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(A) only 1
(B) only 2
(C) None of them
(D) Both of them
Answer: only 1

10. Which one of the following is not a nuclear site of Iran?
(A) Qom
(B) Natanz
(C) Bushehr
(D) Abadan
Answer: Abadan

11. Recently a team of Indian scientists have achieved a breakthrough in the search for new anti-malarial compounds of natural origin to combat different strains of the parasites responsible for the dreaded disease. The project is funded by which one of the followings?
(A) Department of Biotechnology
(B) Department of Science and Technology
(C) World Health Organisation
(D) UNESCO
Answer: Department of Biotechnology

12. The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) banned the use of live animals in dissection and other experiments in educational and research institutions. The ban is based on which one of the followings?
(A) The prevention of cruelty to Animals Act 1960.
(B) The prevention of cruelty to animals act 1970
(C) The prevention of cruelty to animals act 1980
(D) The Prevention of cruelty to animals act 1990
Answer: The prevention of cruelty to Animals Act 1960

13. A 600 MW solar power park, touted as Asia's first and largest, was dedicated to the nationat which one of the following place?
(A) Badmer, Rajasthan
(B) Patan, Gujarat
(C) Anand, Gujarat
(D) Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
Answer: Patan, Gujarat

14. The two-member Adarsh Judicial Commission set up to probe into the scam-tainted Adarsh Housing Society submitted its interim report to the state Government on 13 April 2012? By which of the following governments was the committee set up?
(A) Maharashtra Government
(B) Union Government
(C) Gujarat Government
(D) Andhra Pradesh Government
Answer: Maharashtra Government

15. Who among the following leaders was re-elected General Secretary of CPI (M) for the third consecutive term at the party's 20th Congress, which took place at Kozhikode?
(A) Brinda Karat
(B) Prakash Karat
(C) Sitaram Yechury
(D) AB Bardhan
Answer: Prakash Karat

16. Consider the following statements–
1. A High-Level Expert Group (HLEG) chaired by Srinath Reddy was mandated to develop a framework for providing easily accessible and affordable health care to all Indians.
2. The HLEG was appointed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 & 2
(D) None of the above
Answer: Only 1

17. Consider the following statements–
1. Today India is the largest producer of movies in the world.
2. The National Film Development Corporation of India plans to launch the National Film Heritage Mission with a view to conserving blockbuster movies of the past 100 years of Indian cinema.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 & 2
(D) None of the above
Answer: Both 1 & 2

18. Which of the following district of Bihar has achieved highest record paddy and potato production?
(A) Nawada
(B) Nalanda
(C) Saharasa
(D) Saran
Answer: Nalanda

19. The Centre on 2nd April has rewarded.........................States for performing well in executing rural drinking water schemes during 2011-12?
(A) Six
(B) Seven
(C) Eight
(D) Nine
Answer: Eight

20. Which one of the following will be the longest tunnel of India being constructed in J&K?
(A) Banihal tunnel
(B) Rohtang tunnel
(C) Chenani-Nashri tunnel
(D) None of them
Answer: Chenani-Nashri tunnel 


21. As per a report by Security and Defence Agenda (SDA) and McAfee on 6 May 2012, India ranked………………in affected cyber crimes?
(A) 4th
(B) 5th
(C) 6th
(D) 7th
Answer: 6th

22. Pranahita-Chevella irrigation project was signed between which two states?
(A) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
(B) Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra
(C) MP and Maharashtra
(D) Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
Answer: Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra

23. Which of the following job guarantee scheme was expanded on 9th May to include 30 works in agriculture, watershed, livestock, fisheries, flood management and irrigation?
(A) MNREGA
(B) NRLM
(C) SSGRY
(D) PRY
Answer: MNREGA

24. A centre dedicated to the life and works of Rabindranath Tagoreis being proposed to be established at–
(A) London
(B) Washington
(C) Edinburgh
(D) Tokyo
Answer: Edinburgh

25. The………………..alone have been empowered to decide on the priority of work to be taken up under MNREGA:
(A) Gram Panchayat
(B) Gram Sabha
(C) DRDA
(D) State government
Answer: Gram Panchayat

26. The UN General Assembly started observing the World Environment Day in 1972 to
1. raise public awareness about the need of better environment.
2. to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment
Choose the right option–
(A) Both 1and 2 are correct.
(B) Only 1 is correct.
(C) Only 2 is correct.
(D) Neither 1 nor 2 is correct.
Answer: Both 1and 2 are correct

27. Scientists at the Tomato Genome Consortium (TGC) successfully sequenced the genomes of which of the following vegetables?
(A) Tomato
(B) Onion
(C) Brinjal
(D) Potato
Answer: Tomato

28. One of the Asia-Pacific nations has agreed to hold its first ever maritime exercises with India. The nation is–
(A) Vietnam
(B) U.S.A
(C) Australia
(D) Japan
Answer: U.S.A.

29. A report titled “Living Planet Report 2012” was released on 15 May 2012 by which one of the following international body–
(A) UNEP
(B) WWF
(C) IUCN
(D) IPCC
Answer: IPCC

30. Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was after a long wait allowed visiting any nation. First of all she has visited–
(A) Thailand
(B) Vietnam
(C) India
(D) China
Answer: Thailand

31. The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, received the Templeton Prize on 14 May 2012 for his role in promoting links between spirituality and science. The prize money of the award is–
(A) 1.7 million dollar
(B) 2.2 million dollar
(C) 2.7 million dollar
(D) 2.2 million dollar
Answer: 1.7 million dollar

32. Muktinath Temple, a pilgrimage destination for Hindus is situated at which of the following nation?
(A) India
(B) Nepal
(C) Trinidad & Tobago
(D) Malaysia
Answer: India

33. Which of the following country on 9th May has passed a law to encourage a multiparty political system in the country?
(A) Jordan
(B) Qatar
(C) Russia
(D) India
Answer: Jordan

34. Pakistan successfully test-fired Hatf III missile on 10 May 2012. Another name of the missile is–
(A) Babar
(B) Ghaznavi
(C) Gouri
(D) Shahin
Answer: Ghaznavi

35. Consider the following statements–
1. About 50 people on board were killed in a Superjet 100 aircraft crash about 40 miles (64 km) south of Jakarta on 9 May 2012.
2. The Superjet 100 aircraft, Russia's first all-new passenger jet since the fall of the Soviet Union went missing on 9 May 2012.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(A) Only 1
(B) only2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) None of them
Answer: Only 1


36. Veteran actor of Bengali cinema Soumitra Chatterjee was honoured with one of the following award–
(A) Dadasaheb Phalke Award
(B) Dadasaheb Phalke Ratna Award
(C) Lifetime Achievement Award
(D) Sahitya Academy Award
Answer: Dadasaheb Phalke Award

37. According to the 66th round of National Sample Survey (NSS) carried out between July 2009 and June 2010, about…………….of India's rural population lives on less than Rs 35 a day–
(A) 60%
(B) 62%
(C) 66%
(D) 69%
Answer: 66%

38. Which of the following Indian actress has been chosen as the brand ambassador for sanitation programme?
(A) Kareena Kapoor
(B) Vidya Balan
(C) Aishwarya Rai
(D) Hema Malini
Answer: Vidya Balan

39. Recently which of the following body has directed to the Central government to eliminate Haj Subsidy?
(A) Law Commission of India
(B) Supreme court of India
(C) Ministry of Minority Affairs
(D) PMO
Answer: Supreme court of India

40. Yesteryear actress Sushma Seth has been recently awarded by–
(A) Dada Saheb Phalke Award
(B) Jgyanpith Award
(C) Kalpana Chawla Award
(D) Best Jury Award at National Film Festival
Answer: Kalpana Chawla Award
  

41. Among the following sentences about the suggestions made by Parliamentary panel, pick out the wrong one:
(A) It has recently suggested to the government to build capabilities to face any challenge.
(B) It has suggested allocating funds towards the modernization of Indian army.
(C) It also underscored the need to fast-track procurement of ammunition for the Army considering that the situation is critical.
(D) It has suggested to restart India’s IGMDP.
Answer: It has suggested to restart India’s IGMDP

42. Who among the following leaders was re-elected General Secretary of the CPI (M) for the third consecutive term at the party's 20th Congress, which took place at Kozhikode?
(A) Brinda Karat
(B) Prakash Karat
(C) Sitaram Yechury
(D) (A) (B) Bardhan
Answer: Prakash Karat

43. The Union Cabinet, on April 26, 2012 decided to retain the voting rights in the private sector banks at 10 percent and felt it could be raised progressively to
(A) 26 percent
(B) 11 percent
(C) 33 percent
(D) 42 percent
Answer: 26 percent

44. ISRO recently gave clearance for using which frequency band from satellite for internet on trains?
(A) C Band
(B) KU band
(C) S Band
(D) 3G Spectrum
Answer: KU band

45. Who is appointed Governor of Rajasthan on 12th May 2012?
(A) Shivraj Singh
(B) Aruna Roy
(C) Margaret Alwa
(D) Prabha Singh
Answer: Margaret Alwa

46. Mother's day is celebrated on–
(A) 13 May
(B) 8 May
(C) 8 April
(D) 14 November
Answer: 13 May

47. The multi-disciplinary steering committee of the Union Sports Ministry approved National coaching camps and exposure trips for the Olympic-bound wrestlers, Name the place where the camp was set up?
(A) Chandigadh
(B) Bhiwani
(C) Patiala
(D) Sonepat
Answer: Sonepat

48. A new naval base, INS Dweeprakshak, of the Indian Navy has been commissioned at–
(A) A&N Islands
(B) Lakshadweep
(C) Visakhapatnam
(D) Kochi
Answer: Lakshadweep

49. The Supreme Court on 2nd May ordered the release of merchant navy ship Enrica Lexie which was seized at Kerala. The ship belongs to–
(A) Italy
(B) France
(C) Singapore
(D) Thailand
Answer: Italy

50. A report title “Premature baby deaths in India” was released on May 2 by which one of the following body?
(A) WHO
(B) UNESCO
(C) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(D) None of the above
Answer: None of the above