Saturday, April 29, 2017

Best of Luck for SBI PO - Pre - 2017

Today is the First Day of SBI PO Prelims 2017 examination. 
Yes! Many aspirants have been waiting for this exam as it will bring them a step closer to their dream.
Bank Job Updates wish all the students appearing in today and onward day's examination Good Luck.

Don't think much. Now leave all stresses aside and attempt the examination with confidence and a fresh mind.

The only person who shall shape your future is you. Don’t let the pressure get a hold of you, stand strong with focus and calmness. You are certain to succeed. All the best!

Friday, April 28, 2017

GK Quiz - Banking Knowledge - Static

Q1. The panchatantra was written during the
(a) Later Vedic period
(b) Mughal period
(c) Maurya period
(d) Post Gupta period
(e) Sultanate Period

Q2. Who coined the name of optical fibre?  
(a) Samuel Cohen 
(b) Narinder Kapany 
(c) Percy L. Spencer 
(d) T.H. Maimah  
(e) Arthur Leonard Schawlow.

Q3. Which among the following institutions is not related to United Nations?
(a) Universal Postal Union (UPU)
(b) International Finance Commission (IFC)
(c) World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)
(d) International Confederation of Free Trade Union (ICFTU)
(e) World Bank Group (WBG)

Q4. National Science Day is celebrated every year on  
(a) February 20 
(b) February 25
(c) April 5
(d) February 28  
(e) April 25

Q5. The author of the famous Indian book of astrology ‘Panchasiddhantika’ is - 
(a) Varamihir
(b) Bhaskar
(c) Aryabhatta
(d) Brahma Gupta
(e) Bhagvan Das Mittal

Q6. Godwin Austen is a/an  
(a) Inventor of Telescope
(b) Geologist
(c) Glacier
(d) Pass
(e) Scientist

Q7. The author of the book “The Gin Drinkers” is
(a) Arundhati Roy
(b) Anita Desai
(c) Sagarika Ghose
(d) Shoba De
(e) Khushwant Singh

Q8. What is the name of the famous folk drama of Bhils? 
(a) Gavari
(b) Swang
(c) Tamasha
(d) Rammat
(e) None of these

Q9. Which one of the following plans is also known as ‘Gadgil Yojana’?
(a) Third Five Year Plan
(b) Fourth Five Year Plan
(c) Fifth Five Year Plan
(d) Sixth Five Year Plan
(e) None of these

Q10. Where is the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade Located?  
(a) New Delhi
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Mumbai
(d) Ahmedabad
(e) Banglore






Answers: 
  1. d
  2. b
  3. d
  4. d
  5. a
  6. c
  7. c
  8. a
  9. a
  10. a







Monday, April 24, 2017

NIACL Assistant 2016-17 - Exam Review - (First Day - 23-04-2017)

EXAM PATTERN:

Lets start with the topics and the level of the exam first. 
English :- Easy: 30 Questions
i) Reading Comprehension – 10 Questions – Easy –(A traveler and its journey)ii) Cloze Test – 10  Questions –  Easy
iii) Error Detection – 10  Questions – Easy
Quantitative Aptitude :-  (Moderate): 35 Questions
i) Number Series – 5 Questions – Easy
1. 7,10,15,24,?
2. 6,11,21,38,64,?
3. 17,36,74,131,?,302
4. 8,4,4,6,?,30
5. 3,4,10,33,136,?
ii) Simplification (Approximation) –10 Questions –  Easy

iii) Data Interpretation  – 5 Questions – Easy
iv) Rest Miscellaneous Questions – 15 Questions (Easy): (Profit Loss, Average, Boats & Stream, CI/SI, Time & Work, Average, Ratio & Proportion, Percentage, Partnership, etc.)
Reasoning :- (Easy): 35 Questions
i) Puzzle: Linear Seating  –5 Questions
ii) Puzzle: Square Puzzle (In and Out – corner people facing out, center IN) – 5 Questions – Easy 
iii) Puzzle: Arrangement Based  –5 Questions (Different People Different Cities)
iv) Syllogism –
 5 Questions
v) Coding- decoding – 1 Question

vi) Miscellaneous – 4 Questions (3 Direction and 1 Blood Relation)
viii) Alphanumeric – 10 Questions
Good Attempt Target= 70+
Reasoning = 25+
Quant = 25+
English = 20+





Friday, April 21, 2017

GK Quiz - Banking Awareness


1) DICGC stands for _______
A. Demand Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation
B. Demand Insured and Current Guarantee Corporation
C. Deposit Insured and Credit Guarantee Corporation
D. Detailed Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation
E. Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation


2) Which of the following is insured by the DICGC?
A. Commercial Banks
B. Foreign Banks in India
C. Local Area Banks
D. Regional Rural Banks
E. All of these

3) Which of the following Co-Operative Bank is insured by the DICGC?
A. State cooperative Banks
B. Central cooperative Banks
C. Urban cooperative Banks
D. Primary cooperative banks
E. All of these

4) Which of the following is not insured by the DICGC?
A. State cooperative Banks
B. Central cooperative Banks
C. Urban cooperative Banks
D. Primary cooperative societies
E. Primary cooperative banks

5)Which of the following State/UT is not covered by the deposit insurance system of DICGC?
A. Meghalaya
B. Chandigarh
C. Dadra and Nagar Haveli
D. Lakshadweep
E. All of these

6) In the event of a bank failure, which of the following protects bank deposits that are payable in India? A. RBI
B. GOI
C. IRDAI
D. DICGC
E. None of these

7) Which of the following deposits is insured by DICGC?
A. Fixed Deposit
B. Savings
C. Current
D. RD
E. All of these


8) Which of the following deposits is not insured by DICGC?
A. Deposits of foreign Governments
B. Deposits of Central/State Governments
C. Inter-bank deposits
D. All of these
E. None of these


9) Which of the following not insured any amount due on account of any deposit received outside India? A. RBI
B. GOI
C. IRDAI
D. DICGC
E. None of these

10) DICGC not insured any amount, which has been specifically exempted by the corporation with the previous approval of ________ A. RBI
B. GOI
C. IRDAI
D. DICGC
E. None of these





Answers:
  1. E
  2. E
  3. E
  4. D
  5. E
  6. D
  7. E
  8. D
  9. D
  10. A

Sunday, April 16, 2017

GK Quiz


1. Which of the following is the central bank of Bolivia?
A. Bolivia Monetary Authority
B. Bolivia Federal Bank
C. Reserve Bank of Bolivia
D. State Bank of Bolivia
E. Central Bank of Bolivia


2. Which of the following is the central bank of Botswana?
A. Botswana Monetary Authority
B. Botswana Federal Bank
C. Reserve Bank of Botswana
D. State Bank of Botswana
E. Bank of Botswana

3. Which of the following is the central bank of Bulgaria?
A. Royal Monetary Authority of Bulgaria
B. Bulgaria Federal Bank
C. Reserve Bank of Bulgaria
D. People’s Bank of Bulgaria
E. Bulgarian National Bank
 

4. Which of the following is the central bank of Netherlands?
A. Royal Monetary Authority of Netherlands
B. Netherlands Federal Bank
C. Reserve Bank of Netherlands
D. Netherlands National Bank
E. Netherlands Bank


5. Which of the following is the central bank of Kyrgyzstan?
A. Monetary Authority of Kyrgyzstan
B. Kyrgyzstan National Bank
C. Reserve Bank of Kyrgyzstan
D. National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic
E. Bank of Kyrgyzstan




Answer & Explanation


1. E. Central Bank of Bolivia

Bolivia – Central Bank of Bolivia 

2) E. Bank of Botswana

Botswana – Bank of Botswana. 

3) E. Bulgarian National Bank

Bulgaria – Bulgarian National Bank 

4) E. Netherlands Bank

Netherlands – Netherlands Bank.

Saturday, April 15, 2017

GK Quiz - Current Affairs

Q1)-Which country has become the new member of South Asia Sub-regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) program?
Bhutan
Pakistan
Iran
Myanmar
Ans.- D


Q2)-Gilbert Baker, the LGBT rainbow flag creator has passed away. He hailed from which country?
France
Germany
Cuba
United States
Ans.- D


Q3)-Truecaller has partnered with which bank to launch its UPI-based mobile payment service “Truecaller Pay”?
HDFC
ICICI
SBI
Axis Bank
Ans.- B


Q4)-Who has been declared the Man of the Series in the 2017 Border Gavaskar Trophy?
Ravichandran Ashwin
Ajinkya Rahane
Ravindra Jadeja
Murali Vijay
Ans.- C


Q5)-Who has been chosen for the Glenfiddich’s Emerging Artist of the Year 2017?
Sitaram Swain
Sunil Sethi
Peter Nagy
Feroz Gujral
Ans.- A


Q6)-Arun Sarma, who passed away recently, was the renowned personality of which field?
Law
Science
Sports
Literary
Ans.- D


Q7)-Who has been bestowed with the Hari Om Ashram Alembic Research Award for 2016?
Neena Srivastava
Rakesh Kumar
P Sundaresan
S Rajasekaran
Ans.- A


Q8)-What is the theme of the first-ever Houston India Conference-2017?
Make in India - The Inside Story
Make in India - The Inside Culture
Make in India - The Inside revolution
Make in India - The Inside Strategy
Ans.- A


Q9)-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy is associated with which sports?
Wushu
Badminton
chess
Hockey
Ans.- B


Q10)-Who has become the new Whole Time Member (WTM) of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI)?
A Unnikrishnan
Amardeep Singh Bhatia
Navrang Saini
Ajay Tyagi
Ans.- C





Friday, April 14, 2017

GK Quiz - Current Affairs

Q1)-What is the current repo rate as per first bi-monthly monetary policy review for 2017-18 of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
6.0%
6.25%
6.5%
7.0%
Ans.- B


Q2)-International Day of Sports for Development and Peace is observed on
April 7
April 6
April 5
April 1
Ans.- B


Q3)-India ranks _____ among 41 surveyed countries in bribery and corrupt practices in businesses.
9 th
10 th
11 th
12 th
Ans.- A


Q4)-The 2017 National Tuberculosis summit has started in which state?
Himachal Pradesh
Assam
Andhra Pradesh
None of these
Ans.- A


Q5)-India and _____ country have inked defence deals worth over $2 billion for advanced medium-range surface-to-air missile (MRSAM) systems.
Japan
Russia
Israel
None of these
Ans.- C


Q6)-Who has won gold medal at the Thailand International Tournament in the 49- kilogram category held in Bangkok.
Shyam Kumar
Sukumar Rao
Shivraj Patel
None of these
Ans.- A


Q7)-US based National Basketball Association (NBA) has launched its first basketball school in which part of India?
New Delhi
Hyderabad
Mumbai
Kolkatta
Ans.- C


Q8)-Dave Smith has been appointed as the Indian Coach of Race Walking.He belongs to which country?
Russia
Australia
USA
None of these
Ans.- B


Q9)-Malala Yousafzai to become youngest United Nations Messenger of Peace.She belongs to which country?
Pakistan
India
Iran
Bangladesh
Ans.- A


Q10)-Which state government has launched “Deendayal Rasoi Yojana” ?
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Assam
Punjab
Ans.- A