Sunday 21 October 2012

Daily Dose-21.10.2012


Q1) Consider the following statement
1.Due to cotton price fluctuation last year the small and medium scale taxtile mills in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh were the worst affected.
2.Magic (Laundry brand) is the first product to have emerged from India as a part of the Global sustainable living plan.
3.HAL received the corporate citizen award for its community walfare plans and projects.
Correct statement is/are
(a)1 and 2                       (b)2 and 3
(c)All above                   (d)None of these

Q2) Consider the following statement.
1.The apache Hadoop software library is a framwork that allows for the distributed procesing of large data sets across clusters of computers using a simple programming model.
2.The government of India unveiled the free drug policy. Under this policy every citizen of the country will be provided free medicines is all Public Health Centres.
Correct statement is/are:
(a)Only 1
(b)Only 2
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)None of these

Q3) Consider the following statements regarding LHC
1.Raja Ramanna Centre for advance technology was the nodal agency from DAE for the ambitions large Hadron collider
2.CERN claimed to have spotted a sub atomic particle consistent with God particle
3.Indore base Indo-UK tool room played a major role in the development of Jacks on which 27km long LHC is positioned.
Correct statement is/are:
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(a)1 and 2
(b)2 and 3
(c)All above
(d)None of these

Q4) Consider the following statement regarding to domestic tourism
1.The number of domestic tourist visits to State's/UT's registered an increase of 13.8% over 2010 as compared to increased of 11.8% in 2010 over 2009.
2.The top four tourist visit (in millions) during 2011, were Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradeshm karnataka and Maharashtra.
Correct statement is/are
(a)Only 1                                 (b)Only 2
(c)Both 1 and 2                       (d)None of these

Q5) Consider the following statements
1.India is the second largest producer of fish in the world and also third in aquaculture production
2.The fisheries sector has grown at an average rate of about 6% over last five years
Correct statement is/are
(a)Only 1                                    (b)Only 2
(c)Both 1 and 2                          (d)None of these

Q6) The Obama administration declared Afghanistan the United States' newest "major non-NATO ally". Which was the first nation to gain the "major non-NATO ally" status?
(a) Pakistan            (b) Japan
(c) Egypt                 (d) Australia


Q7)  The government decided to levy on stand-alone Internet service providers (ISPs) a licence fee of 4 per cent of their (AGR). This is a huge jump from earlier notional licence fee of Re 1 only. What is AGR?
(a) Average Growth Rate
(b) Adjusted gross revenue
(c) Assumed Growth Rate
(d) Age Group Regionals

Q8)  Consider the following Sentences:-
1. Eight Indian companies have made the cut in the list of world's 500 largest companies compiled by Fortune magazine.
2. Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries is the first Indian private firm to make into the top 100 list.
The Correct sentence is/are
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) 1 and 2
(d None of the above


Q9) The world's tallest rail bridge in Jammu & Kashmir being constructed by Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL). The bridge is over -------- river.
(a) Sindh                             (b) Sutlej
(c) Tapti                              (d) Chenab


Q10) Consider the following sentences about Golden peacock Award:-
1. Golden Peacock Awards, instituted in 1993, are now regarded as holy grail of Corporate Excellence worldwide.
2. Justice P.N. Bhagwati, former Chief Justice of India and acting Chairman, UN Human Rights Committee, is the Chairman of the Golden Peacock Awards Committee.
3. Former Chief Justice of India P. N. Bhagwati gave away the national Golden Peacock Awards for Eco-Innovation, Environment Management and Occupational Health and Safety.
The Correct Sentence is/are:-
(a) 1 and 2                       (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3                       (d) 1, 2 and 3



Daily Dose-20.10.2012


Q1) Consider the following statement(s):-

1.India George Allencherry has received his biretta hat from Pope Benedict XVI. He is appointed cardinal during the consistory on February 18, 2012 at St. Peter's Basilica at Vatican.

2.Nik wallenda is set to follow in the footsteps of the legendary Charles Blondin by Crossing Niagra falls on a tightrope after Canadian authorities granted permission for the stunt to take place this summer.

3.India could be declared a polio free country in January, 2014.

Which of the above statement is/are correct

(a)1, 2 and 3                                       (b)1 and 2

(c)2 and 3                                            (d)None of these

Q2) Consider the following statement(s):-

1.Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) and the two other companies (Greater Dholera Infracon and Nano Works Developer Gujarat) have agreed to accept the Gujarat government's offer to buy larger tracts of land within the Dholera special investment Region (SIR)

2.Authorities of the Italian oil tanker Enrica Lexie have agreed to hand over two navy men who allegedly shot dead two Indian Fisher men on February 15, 2012 off the Kollam Coast.

Which of the above statement is/are not correct

(a)1 and 2                                  (b)Only 2

(c)Only 1                                   (d)None of these

Q3) Consider the following statement(s):-

1.Union cabinet has approved the setting up of a New Rail Coach Manufacturing Unit at Palakkod to build 400 coaches per annum at an estimated cost of 550 crore rupees.

2.Central Bank of India launched a special scheme 'Cent Vayushakti' to promote defence salary package. The scheme will provide high-end range of banking facilities to serving and retired Air Force personnel.

Which of the above statement is/are incorrect

(a)1 and 2                                        (b)Only 1

(c)Only 2                                         (d)None of these

Q4) Consider the following statement(s):-

1.National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) has launched by central government on 11 March 2011.

2.NCTC is a High Power body that works under NIA (National Investigating Agency)

Which of the above statement is/are incorrect

(a)1 and 2

(b)Only 1

(c)Only 2

(d)None of these

Q5) According to a report by real estate consultants cushman & wakefield, for the first time in six years Mumbai's Nariman point has been dropped from the list of top 10 global commercial rentals. Which position has now Mumbai slipped?

(a)11th

(b)15th

(c)16th

(d)20th

Q6) Which of the following is not a cold wind?
(a) Berg
(b) Papagayo
(c) Purga
(d) Bora

Q7) Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) Samoon - Persia
(b) Berg - North America
(c) Zonda - Argentina
(d) Norwester - New Zealand

Q8) Choose the incorrect pair
(a) Zonda - Warm and dry
(b) Marin - Warm wind
(c) Pampero - Cold Wind
(d) Solano - Cold and dry

Q9) Consider the following statements
1. Blizzard is violent and extremely cold wind
2. Hurricane is an intense tropical storm.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) None

Q10) Consider the following pairs
1. Chinook - North America
2. Bise - Cold Wind
3. Leveche - Morocco
4. Gibli - Japan
Which of the above pairs are correctly matched
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 2, 3 and 4