DAILY GK UPDATE: 30th SEPTEMBER 2012

1. India's heaviest satellite GSAT-10 successfully launched
The advanced communication satellite GSAT-10 of India was successfully launched on board Ariane-5 rocket from European spaceport in French Guiana. The rocket placed GSAT-10 in the elliptical Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) within 30 minutes and 45 seconds of its launch from the French station just after injecting the European co-passenger ASTRA-2F in the orbit.
2. Altamas Kabir sworn-in as 39th Chief Justice of India
Justice Altamas Kabir sworn-in as the New chief justice of India by President Pranab Mukherjee. He took over the office from Justice Sarosh Homi Kapadia, who retired after serving the Supreme Court for two and a half year. 64 year old Altamas Kabir will be in the office for a period of 9 months.
3. Kelkar panel favours subsidy elimination
Kelkar Committee set up by the Government to suggest measures for fiscal consolidation has recommended phased elimination of subsidies.
The Committee report, which has been uploaded by the Union Finance Ministry on its website for informed debate, suggests elimination of subsidies in diesel, Kerosene, cooking gas, petrol and foodgrains supplied through ration shops to deal with the deteriorating fiscal situation.
4. Parthasarathi Shome panel likely to submit final report to Finance Ministry
Parthasarathi Shome panel, looking into the taxation issues relating to General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR) is likely to submit its final report to Finance Minister P Chidambaram tomorrow.
5. Centre proposes to set up BRVA for flood management
Centre proposed to set up Brahmaputra River Valley Authority (BRVA) in place of the Brahmaputra Board to deal with water management, flood and related issues in the north-east. Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi told this while speaking to newspersons in Guwahati. Gogoi said that as per proposal, the Union Water Resources Minister would Chair the body and all chief ministers of the north eastern States would be Vice-Chairperson.
6. Delhi Half Marathon: Edwin and Yimen win men and women’s race respectively
Edwin Kipyego from Kenya and Yimer Wude from Ethiopia won the men and women's race in the fifth edition of the Delhi Half Marathon today. While Edwin took 1 hour and 55 seconds to finish his 21kmsrace, Yimer completed hers in 1 hour 12 minutes.
8. Mars Curiosity Rover found the evidence of waist-deep flowing stream on the Planet
Scientists at NASA announced that the Mars Curiosity Rover has discovered stream bed gravel, which hints towards the presence of waist-deep water on the surface of Mars in the past.
9. India thrash Pakistan to keep World Cup hopes alive
 India to a convincing eight-wicket win over Pakistan in the Super Eight game and keep their semifinals hope alive in the Twenty20 World Cup at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday.
10. USD 11.2 bn FII inflows expected in second half of fiscal: CMIE
FII inflows are expected to get stronger in the second half of this fiscal at USD 11.2 billion, Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) said in its monthly review.
Iraq targets $500 bn in energy-related investment
11. Iraq will invest around $500 billion in energy and linked industries
Iraq will invest around $500 billion in energy and linked industries with the help of the private sector by 2030, generating around $6 trillion in revenues, the Deputy Prime Minister for Energy said on Sunday. 

DAILY GK UPDATE: 29th SEPTEMBER 2012

1. Jaideep Sarkar appointed as the new envoy to Israel
Jaideep Sarkar today appointed as the New Indian Ambassador to Israel.
NOTE:- The IITian and diplomat, is a private secretary to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and a joint secretary of external affairs ministry, has replaced Navtej Sarna, the former ministry spokesperson.
2. Decision to allow FDI in retail trade has improved market sentiments and made the rupee stronger:RBI
India's decision to allow 51 per cent FDI in multi-brand retail has improved the market sentiment and helped the rupee  to rebound. Reserve Bank Deputy Governor Anand Sinha said this  in Beijing  today.
3. Chief Justice of India S.H. Kapadia retired
Chief Justice of India Sarosh Homi Kapadia, retired from the post after serving the Supreme Court for two and a half years.
NOTE:- Justice Kapadia, who turned up to be 65 years in age sworn in as the thirty-eighth CJI. While holding the office as a judge for a period of 22 years, Justice Kapadia never took a leave.
4. Former Navy Chief Nirmal Verma appointed as Indian envoy to Canada
Nirmal Verma, the former navy chief  appointed as India’s high commissioner to Canada. His appointment to the post happened on the recommendation of the PMO to the president, who cleared his name for the vacancy.
5. Central Bank of India launches slew of credit and debit cards
 Central Bank of India launched a slew of cards in both debit and credit categories on the MasterCard platform apart from other innovative banking solutions.
The city-based state-run lender had introduced credit cards to the country way back in 1980.
6. Dalmia Cement Bharat acquired Meghalaya based Adhunik Cement
Meghalaya based Adhunik Cement is acquired by the Dalmia Cement Bharat for Rs 560 crore. The Adhunik Cement have a control over 10 percent of the market shares in the North-East, with an annual capacity of 1.5 million tonnes.
7.Karnataka has released Cauvery water to Tamilnadu in accordance with the Apex Court order. Chief Minister Jagadish Shetter said that the state had to abide by Court order and hence has released water despite the distress.
8. DoT fixes upper limit of penalty on telcos at Rs 50 cr
The DoT has said the upper limit of penalty for violation of guidelines by telecom companies will be Rs 50 crore in the new licensing regime, while regulator TRAI's recommendation was Rs 10 crore.
9. NMDC to set up 250 MW power plant, in talks with NTPC, SAIL
State-owned iron ore miner NMDC has planned to set up a 250 MW coal-based power plant and is in talks with NTPC and SAIL for a joint venture.
10. SEBI issued draft norms on safety net for IPO investors
SEBI today issued draft norms on safety net for IPO investors.
Important Points of the Norms are:-

• Retail investors in an initial share sale will have to be compensated if the shares fall sharply within three months of listing, capital market regulator SEBI proposed.
• According to the proposal, the so-called safety netprovision would trigger in cases where the prices of the shares fall by more than 20% from the issue price.
• Promoters would also have to compensate investors if the volume-weighted average market price of the shares drop 20 % more than the benchmark indices -- BSE-500 or S&P CNX 500 - within three months of listing.

11.Obama blocks Chinese firm’s business deal
US President Barack Obama has blocked a Chinese-led group from purchasing several wind farms near a US naval station, saying the acquisition threatened the country's national security.
12.Centre plans to provide jobs to nearly 7,000 youth from J&K
Centre plans to provide jobs to nearly 7,000 youth from Jammu and Kashmir during the current fiscal under the 'Himayat' scheme, a job-oriented skill development project launched last year.

Computer Quiz

1. which of the following memories must be refreshed many times per second?

a. Static RAM      b. Dynamic RAM    c. EPROM    d. ROM

 2. RAM stands for

a. Random origin money    b. Random only memory

c. Read only memory     d. Random access memory

3. Which of the following memory medium is not used as main memory system?

a. Magnetic core    b. Semiconductor     c. Magnetic tape

d. Both semiconductor and magnetic tape

4. Which of the following is used as a primary storage device?

a. Magnetic drum    b. PROM   c. Floppy disk   d. All of these

5. Which of the following memories not needs refresh?

a. SRAM   b. DRAM   c. ROM   d. All of above

6. Which statement is valid?

a. 1KB = 1024 bytes                b. 1 MB=2048 bytes

c. 1 MB = 10000 kilobytes     d. 1 KB = 100 bytes

7. A name or number used to identify a storage location devices?

a. A byte   b. A record   c. An address   d. All of above

 8. Which of the following is not a primary storage device?

a. Magnetic tape        b. Magnetic disk   

c. Optical disk            d. None of above

 9. The two kinds of main memory are:

A) Primary and secondary    B) Random and sequential 
C) ROM and RAM    D) All of above

10. High density double sided floppy disks could store _____ of data

A) 1.40 MB     B) 1.44 GB    C) 1.40 GB    D) 1.44 MB 

Answer

1-b   2-d      3-d     4-c  5-a      6-a    7-c      8-a     9-c    10-d

General Studies Quiz

1. Anaemia is caused in man due to the deficiency of —
(A) folic acid (B) vitamin A (C) vitamin B12 (D) none


2. Blood does not coagulate inside the body due to the presence of —
(A) haemoglobin  (B) heparin (C) fibrin (D) plasma


3. An atom bomb is based on the principle of —
(A) Chemical reaction (B) Chain reaction in the form of fission (C) Nuclear fusion (D) None

4. A plant cell differs from an animal cell in the absence of —
(A) mitochondria (B) centrioles (C) ribosomes (D) endoplasmic reticulum

5. A Vitamin, the absence of which leads to sterility in both males and females is —
(A) Vitamin K (B) Vitamin C or ascorbic acid (C) Vitamin D or calciferol (D) Vitamin E or tocopherol

6. The penetrating power is maximum in —
(A) a-rays (B) b-rays (C) g-rays (D) cathode rays


7. Antibiotics are drugs used for the cure of —
(A) Bacterial diseases (B) Cancer (C) Malaria (D) Nervous disorders

8. Which of the following rays carry no charge ?
(A) Cathode rays (B) X-rays (C) a-rays (D) Positive rays

9. Blood pressure is dependent on —
(A) systolic force (B) cardiac output (C) peripheral resistance (D) all of these

10. Which of the following substances undergoes chemical change on heating ?
(A) Sodium chloride (B) Silica (C) Lead nitrate (D) Platinum wire

Answer
1. (A) 2. (B) 3. (B) 4. (B) 5. (D) 6. (A) 7. (A) 8. (B) 9. (D) 10. (C)

English Quiz

Directions (1-10): In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

Our company has set up a foundation which is (1) to spreading literacy. To (2) this cause the foundation has a project called ‘A Library for Every School’ through (3) the foundation donated books mainly to government school libraries so that children have easy (4) to books on a variety of subjects. In my (5) as Chairperson of the Foundation I travel (6) to rural areas. All this travelling has (7) me to understand what children want to read in different parts of the country.(8) my travels I frequently stay in the houses of people I meet as(9) there are no hotels in small towns and villages that I visit. In India a guest is always treated well; an old Sanskrit saying is ‘Atithi Devo Bhava’ (10) that God comes in the form of a guest.
1.(1) dedicated (2) responsible (3) trying (4) catered (5) involved
2.(1) awaken (2) further (3) aim (4) contribute (5) perform
3.(1) those (2) which   (3) whom (4) where (5) these
4.(1) opportunity(2) admission (3) purchase (4) access (5) contact
5.(1) feeling (2) decision (3) role (4) knowledge (5) order
6.(1) extensively(2) somehow (3) extremely (4) hastily (5) sometime
7.(1) ensured (2) provided (3) enabled (4) deprived (5) made
8.(1) During (2) Since (3) From (4) Through (5) Besides
9.(1) while (2) usually (3) neither (4) often (5) either
10.(1) threatens(2) meaning (3) fearing (4) imply (5) naturally

ANSWER
QUE	ANS	QUE	ANS
1	1	6	1
2	3	7	3
3	2	8	1
4	4	9	2
5	3	10	2

Reasoning Quiz

1.Among L, M, N, O, P, Q, and R. R is taller than only L. O is shorter than only P. M is taller than N but shorter than Q whereas Q is only shorter than O and P If each of them has a different height, who among them will be the third from top when they are arranged in descending order of their height?
(1) N         (2) L (3) O          (4) U        (5) None of these
2.Nitish walked 20 metres towards North, took a left turn and walked 30 metres and again took a left turn and walked 20 metres and stopped walking. Towards which direction was he facing when he stopped walking ?
(1) West      (2) South (3) South-East (4) Cannot be determined (5) None of these

3.Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ?
(1) B D       (2) C E (3) G I       (4) F H (5) NL

4.If it is possible to form a number with the first, the fourth and the seventh digits of the number 4671358, which is the perfect square of a two-digit odd number, which of the following will be the digit in the tenth place of that two-digit odd number? If no such number can be formed, give ‘O’ as the answer and if more than one such number can be made, give ‘X’ as the answer—
(1) 2          (2) 9 (3) 3   (4) O (5) X

5.Among A, B, C, D and E, B is younger than only D and C is older than only E. A is not the oldest. Who among them is the oldest?
(1) D          (2) C (3) A            (4) Data inadequate (5) None of these

6.In a certain code ‘49746’ is written as ‘$AD$F’ and ‘8127’ is written as ‘HB#D’. How is ‘9864’
written in that code ?
(1) H A F $    (2) A F H $ (3) A D F $      (4) B H F $ (5) None of these

7.If ‘P’ denotes ‘÷’, ‘J, denotes ‘–’, ‘S’ denotes ‘×’ and ‘K’ denotes ‘+’, then—
20 J 16 S 8 P 4 K 6 = ?
(1) 18         (2) – 6 (3) – 12         (4) – 18 (5) None of these

8.Pointing to a boy, Anita said “He is the only grandson of my grandfather”. How is the boy related to Anita?
(1) Brother   (2) Cousin (3) Uncle        (4) Data inadequate (5) None of these

9.How many such pairs of letters are there in the word TERMINATE each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?
(1) None      (2) One (3) Two          (4) Three (5) More than three

10.If it is possible to make only one meaningful English word with the second, the fifth, the sixth and the tenth letters of the word STREAMLINE, which of the following will be the third letter of that word? If no such word can be made, give ‘X’ as the answer and if more than one such word can be made, give ‘Y’ as the answer—
(1) E         (2) A (3) M            (4) X (5) Y

ANSWER
QUE	ANS	QUE	ANS
1	5	6	5
2	2	7	2
3	5	8	1
4	2	9	3
5	1	10	5

Catholic Syrian Bank Result(Delhi,Hyderabad,Banglore) out

Catholic Syrian Bank has declared Final Result of Delhi,Hyderabad and Bangalore.

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SBI Specialist Officer Jobs

State Bank of India invites on-line applications from Indian citizens for appointment in following Specialist Cadre Officers posts in State Bank Group. Candidates are requested to apply on-line
between 08.10.2012 and 28.10.2012 through Bank’s website

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Quant Quiz

1.The average of 10 numbers is 7. If each number is multiplied by  12, then the average of the new set of numbers is
(1) 7             (2) 19        (3) 82        (4) 84    (5) None of These

2.The average age of  30 students is  9  years. If  the age of their  teacher  is included,  it becomes 10 years. The age of the teacher is
(1) 27 years            (2) 31 years    (3) 35 years    (4) 40 years    (5) None of These
3.The average of 5 numbers is 7. When three new numbers are added, the average of these eight is 8. 5. The average of the three new numbers is
(1) 11             (2) 7.75    (3) 8.5         (4) 7        (5) None of These
4.Out of four numbers, the average of the first three is 16 and that of the last three is 15. If the last number is 18, the first number is
(1) 20             (2) 21        (3) 23         (4) 25        (5) None of These
5.The average age of a family of 6 members is 22 years. If the age of the youngest member be 7 years, the average age of the family at the birth of the youngest member was.
(1) 15 years            (2) 17 years    (3) 17.5 years    (4) 18 years    (5) None of these
6.The average of four consecutive even numbers is 27. The largest of these numbers is
(1) 36             (2) 32        (3) 30         (4) 28        (5) None of These
7.The average weight of 9 bananas is increased by 20 g if one of them weighing 120 g is replaced by another. The weight of the new banana is-
(1) 180 g             (2) 200 g    (3) 300 g     (4) 360 g    (5) None of These
8.The average salary of a group of 28 is Rs 3500/- if salary of one man is added then average increases to 3550/-. What is the salary of this one person?
(1) Rs 5100            (2) Rs 4950    (3) Rs 5000    (4) Rs 5500    (5) None of these
9.The average age of 30 children in a class is 9 years. If the teacher’s age is added, the average age becomes 10 years. What is the teacher’s age, in years?
(1) 25 yrs.            (2) 30 yrs.    (3) 35 yrs.    (4) 40 yrs.    (5) None of these
10.The average of four positive integers is 59. The highest integer is 83 and the lowest integer is 29. The difference between the remaining two integers is 28. Which of the following integers is the higher of the remaining two integers?
(1) 48            (2) 76    (3) 39    (4) Cannot be determined    (5) None of these

Answer
1-4, 2-4, 3-1, 4-2, 5-4, 6-3, 7-3, 8-2, 9-4, 10-2

Computer Quiz

1.A(n) _________ is a small group of computers and peripherals linked together in a small geographic area.
(1) MAN (2) PLN (3) CAN (4) LAN
2.The _________enables your computer to connect to other computers.
(1) video card (2) soud card (3) network interface card(NIC) (4) controller card (5) None of these

3.What menu is selected to save or save as ?
(1) Tools  (2) File (3) Format (4) Edit (5) None of these

4.To make the number pad act as directional arrows you press the _______ key.
(1) nun lock (2) caps lock (3) arrow lock (4) shift (5) None of these

5.In the binary language each letter of the alphabe t, each number and each special character is made up of a unique combination of :
(1) eight bytes (2) eight kilobytes (3) eight characters (4) eight bits (5) None of these

6.To access a mainframe or supercomputer, users often use a :
(1) terminal (2) node (3) desktop (4) handheld (5) None of these

7.The central processing unit (CPU) :
(1) contains the electronic circuits that cause processing to occur (2) make the information resulting from processing available for use (3) allows data, programs, commands, and user responses to be enterd into a computer (4) consists of electronic components that store data (5) None of these

8.____ is when the computer is turned on and the operating system is loading.
(1) Booting (2) Flashing (3) Tracking (4) Taping (5) None of these

9.A_____ includes the file name and possobly a directory or folder.
(1) file information packet (2) file button (3) file directory (4) file specification (5) None of these

10.A(n) __________ is text that you want printed at the bottom of the page.
(1) header (2) endnote (3) footnote (4) footer (5) Non of these

Answer
1-4, 2-3, 3-2, 4-1, 5-4, 6-3, 7-1, 8-1, 9-3, 10-4

English Quiz

Direction(1-10) : In the following passage some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.
Bollywood is the informal term (1) used for the Hindi-language film industry (2) in Mumbai, india. The term is (3) incorrectly used to refer to the (4) of Indian cinema; it is only a (5) of the Indian film industry. Bollywood is the (6) film producer in India  and one of the largest (7) of film production in the (8). The name is a portrmanteau of Bombay (the (9) name for Mumbai) and Hollowood, the (10) of the American film industry.


1. (1) Ultimately  (2) Popularly (3) Singularly (4) Deliberately
2. (1) Constructed (2) Accommodated (3) Based          (4) Dedicated
3. (1) Often   (2) Regulary (3) Intermittently (4) Less
4. (1) Whole (2) All           (3) Full           (4) Collection 
5. (1) Fraction     (2) Little           (3) Simple         (4) Part
6. (1) Active (2) Largest          (3) Fastest (4)Negligible
7. (1) Grounds (2) Theatres (3) Studios         (4) Center
8. (1) World (2) Land         (3) Area         (4) State
9. (1) Early (2) Local         (3) Former (4) Political 
10. (1) Area (2) Focus         (3) Symbol (4) Head

ANSWER
QUE	ANS	QUE	ANS
1	2	6	2
2	3	7	4
3	1	8	1
4	1	9	3
5	4	10	3

General Studies Quiz

1. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched—
Line Countries
(1) Durand Line — Pakistan and Afghanistan
(2) Maginot Line — France and Germany
(3) 38th Parallel — Russia and Finland
(4) Radcliffe — India and Pakistan
2. The atmospheric layer reflecting radio waves is called ?
(1) Ozonosphere (2) Ionosphere (3) Statosphere (4) Mesosphere

3. The deepest surface depression on the earth is—
(1) Kurile Trench (2) Mariana Trench (3) Tonga-Kermadec Trench 
(4) Benfley Subglacial Trench

4. Shale is metamorphosed into which of the following rock ?
(1) Graphite (2) Gneiss (3) Marble (4) Slate

5. A metal is exposed to the atmosphere for sometime. It becomes coated with green carbonate the metal must be—
(1) Silver (2) Copper (3) Aluminium (4) Zinc

6. Where are the hot deserts generally found ?
(1) On the eastern margins of the tropics (2) On the western margins of the tropics
(3) Nearer the Equator (4) In the middle of the continents

7. Why are winters more severe in Southern Hemisphere that in Northern Hemisphere ?
(1) Earth is titled towards the sun in the Northern Hemisphere
(2) Northern Hemisphere receives more sunlight
(3) Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere
(4) Southern Hemisphere is less in habited

8. On which of the following dates is your shadow at noon the smallest.
(1) December 25 (2) March 21 (3) June 22 (4) February 14

9. Ozone layer in atmosphere—
(1) Produces rain (2) Produces pollution
(3) Provides safty to life on earth from ultraviolet radiation
(4) Produces oxygen in the atmosphere

10. Which of the following atmospheric layers is responsible for the deflection of radio-waves?
(1) Troposphere (2) Stratosphere (3) Mesosphere (4) Ionosphere

ANSWER
QUE	ANS	QUE	ANS
1	3	6	2
2	2	7	2
3	2	8	1
4	4	9	3
5	2	10	3