Test your General Awareness, Current affairs

General Awareness

1. Which is the first Indian Bank to get approval to start
normal banking operation in China?
(1) Indian Bank
(2) Punjab National Bank
(3) Corporation Bank
(4) State Bank of India
(5) Bank of Baroda

2. Who has been appointed as the Chief Minister of Puducherry.
1. V. Vaithilingam
2. Jyoti Basu
3. Kamlesh Sharma
4. Ashok kelkar
5. J.S. Sidhu

3. Who among the following won the 2008 Noble Prize of Peace?
1. Paul Krugman
2. Martin Chalfie
3. George Bush
4. Makoto Kobayashi
5. Martti Ahtisaari

4. Who among the following was elected president of Maldives in the first ever democratic presidential election in the Country?
1. Maumoom Abdul Gayoom
2. Mohammad Anni Nasheed
3. Noor Ghulam Ahmad
4. Mohammad Nasir
5. None of these

5. Baglihar Hydro electric Power project is associated with which state ?
Maharastra
2. Mizoram
3. Assam
Karnataka
None of these

6. 10th Osian Cinefan Festival took place in
1. New Delhi
2. Mumbai
3. Agra
4. Pune
5. Jaipur

7. Sasan Power Project is associated with
1. Anil Ambani
2. Mukesh Ambani
3. Ratan Tata
4. Aditya Birla
5. Nandan Nielkani

8. which of the following country is not a member of G-8?
1. Britain
2. Germany
3. United State
4. Italy
5. All are member of G-8

9. Durand Cup is associated with which game
1. Hockey
2. Badminton
3. Football
4. Cricket
5. Tennis

10. On November 4, Government of India has decided to give the status of National River to
1. Kosi
2. Ganga
3. Yamuna
4. Chenab
5. Jhelum

11. Barack Obama is recently elected as
1. 42nd President of US
2. 43rd president of US
3. 44th President of US
4. 45th Prime Minister of US
5. None of these are correct

12. Recently held Davis Cup won by
1. India
2. Argentina
3. Spain
4. France
5. Germany

13. Why was Jerry Yang in the NEWS recently?
1. He has been appointed as new secretary General of SAARC
2. He is the recently elected president of Maldives.
3. He has won Booker prize recently.
4. He has quit as Yahoo CEO.
5. He is the youngest man to cross British Channel.

14. The second Summit of BIMSTEC took place in
1. Tokyo
2. New Delhi
3. Colombo
4. Hyderabad
5. Jaipur

15. Midnight Children is associated with
1. Arundati Roy
2. Aravind Adiga
3. Salman Rushdie
4. Adam Gilchrist
5. None of these

16. Athletes of the year won by
1. Usain Bolt
2. Yelena Isinbayeva
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Paul Vaulter
5. all of these

17. Singapore Open Golf won by
1. Tiger Wood
2. Jeev Milkha Singh
3. Alberto Contador
4. Chetan Anand
5.None of these

18. Which of the Following Countries are the members of IBSA?
1. India, Britain, Somalia and Australia
2. Indonesia, Britain and South Africa
3. India Brazil and South America
4. India, Brazil and South Africa
5. Indonesia, Britain and South Africa

19. National Consumer Right Day is observed on
1. 24 september
2. 8 september
3. 24 December
4. 8 December
5. 8 March

20. The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency is
1. Baan ki Moon
2. Robert E. Zoelock
3. Mohamed El Baderi
4. Mohammad Anni Ansaari
5. Dalai Lama

Answers
1. 3.
2.1
3. 5
4. 2
5.5
6.1
7. 1
8.
9.3
10.2
11.3
12. 3
13.4
14.2
15.3
16.3
17.2
18.4
19.3
20. 3

True of False

1. Chlorophyll contains Mg.
2. Light reaction takes place in Stroma
3. IGFRI is located in Jhansi.
4. Carotene and Xanthophyll are together called Carotenoids.
5. Krantz type chloroplast lack PS 11
6. American ballworm is Helicoverpa armigera
7. Bemisia tabaci is Cotton white fly
8. White Bud of maize is due to deficiency of Mo.
9. Nabam is a sodium containing fungicide
10. Zineb is a Zinc containing fungicides

Answers

T
F
T
T
T
T
T
F, Zinc
T
10.T

Agriculture Officer Exam Model Paper

Model questions for agriculture officer Exams

1. Lemma + Palea together known as
Panicle
Plumule
Hull
Seed
None of these

2. Miracle Rice in India is
I R 8
T. N 1
Jaya
Padma
Basmati

3. ‘Square’ is the appearance of flower bud in
a. Cotton
b. Okra
c. papaya
d. Custard apple
e. Pine apple

4. The ratio of crop yield to the amount of water depleted by the crop in the process of evapo transpiration is
a. Consumptive Use of water
b. Water Use efficiency
c. Irrigation efficiency
d. all of these
e. None of these

5. Number of agroclimatic zones in India
a. 10
b. 12
c.15
d. 20
e. 11

6. Term ‘Vernalisation’ given by
1. Arnon and Stout
2. Lysenco
3.Stephen Hales
4. Mendel
5. None of these




7. Tax to GDP ratio in India in year 2007-08 is
a. 12
b.19
c.28
d.38
e.49

8. Which one of the following minerals is least weatherable in soil?
a. Olivine
b. Quartz
c.Calcite
d. biotite
e. Lime

9. Peat soils are generally
Black, heavy & acidic
Black, light & basic
Red Light & acidic
Black, heavy & neutral
Red, Heavy and neutral

10. The state Leading in groundnut production is
Gujrat
Rajasthan
Andhra Pradesh
Maharastra
Punjab

11. Tran genetic Plains are found in
Punjab Haryana and shiwalik region
MP and some parts of Rajasthan
Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and hilly areas of U.P.
Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh
E. None of these

12. The word Pulse is derived from
Latin
Greek
French
German
Hindi

13. Nucleic acid Phytin Contains element
P
Ca
Mg
Na
K

14. NABARD was started in the year
1968
1974
1978
1982
1989

15.white Grub is the pest of
a. groundnut
b. Sugarcane
c. Rice
d. Mustard
e.wheat

16. which one of the following is the mercurial chemical
a.thiram
b. oxanthins
c. carboxins
d.chloranil
e. all are non mercurials.

17. Phyllody of seasamum is
a. Bacterial disease
b. Fungal disease
c. Mycoplasma disease
d. deficiency disease
e.Nematode disease

18. Mosaic streak of wheat is a
a. Bacterial disease
b. Fungal disease
c. Mycoplasma disease
d. Viral disease
e. Nematode disease

19. Greening disease of citrus is
a. Bacterial disease
b. Fungal disease
c. Mycoplasma disease
d. Viral disease
e. Nematode disease


20.Cnaphalocrosis medindis is also known as
a. White Leaf hopper
b. Paddy Leaf hopper
c. Rice Gall midge
d. Rice Gundhi Bug
e. Rice Army worm

Answers
1. c 2. c 3. a 4. b 5. e
6. 2 7.a 8. b 9.a 10.c
11.a 12.c 13.a 14.d 15.a
16.e 17.c 18.d 19.a 20. b

The World Bank has barred India's Satyam Computer from doing business with it for eight years on the charges of data theft.

Bhaichung Bhutia was chosen the All India Football Federation's Player of the Year.

Bimal Jalan wrote the book"Future of India".

The revolutionary novel"Bandhi jeevan" was written by Sachindra sanyal.

‘Naked In The Wind’ by Brinda Charry has won the Critics Choice Award at the inaugural Indiaplaza Golden Quill Book Awards. ‘If God Was A Banker’ by Ravi Subramanian won the Readers Choice Award.

The OPEC oil cartel agreed to a record output cut of two million barrels a day, the Saudi Arabian oil minister said while non-member producers also ready to slash 600,000 barrels. This is done to check the prices of oil that are at very low levels.

GDP is a measure of the total economic activity in a country. This includes the income of foreign firms in the country, income that may be remitted to the firm’s own country.

GNI is the total income earned by the citizens of a country, regardless of where that money was made.

NNI is simply GNI adjusted for depreciation of the capital resources of a country through wear and tear and damage.

Thus: NNI = GNI – depreciation.

some points for Agriculture officer exam

Export variety of Mango- Alphanso

Seedless variety of Grape- Thompson

Pusa Nanha is a dwarf variety of Papaya

Thornless variety of Rose - Chitra

World's First high yield dwarf export quality aromatic rice- Pusa Basmati 1

First rice dwarf variety introduced in India- IR 8.

First hybrid in the World- ICPH-8(Pigeon Pea)

Wonder cane with recovery approximately 10%- CoC671

Ammendment for acidic soil is Lime.

Ammendment used for Saline soil is Gypsum.

Human Right Day is celebrated on !0th of December.

North Korea has been removed by the USA from its terrorist blacklist recently.

New Governor of Bihar is R L Bhatia.

India have pulled out of their planned cricket tour of Pakistan in the wake of November's terror attacks in Mumbai.
Morgan Stanley loses $2.37 billion in Q4.Morgan Stanley shares fell 7.6 percent in premarket trade.
3G spectrum to be introduced in 29 cities of AP: BSNL
The Government plans to introduce a biometric passport system by 2010, external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee has informed the Upper House of the Parliament.
"We have decided to introduce biometric passport system. We intend to complete the entire process by 2010," he responded during the Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha. This would help check human trafficking he added.

Annual average rainfall of India is 120 cm.
Global mean rainfall is 99 cm.
New Scheme “Yashoda” launched:
With the inspiration of Yashoda in Mahabharata who cared and brought up lord Krishna, the Central Government with the help of Norway (Norway India Partnership Initiative (NIPI)) has launched “Yashoda Scheme” at Sambalpur for the first time in country. NIPI would contribute Rs.1.5 core for Orissa for implementation of the scheme. The Scheme was launched in the country after the success of 'Janani Surakshya Yojana with an objective to bring a change in the post natal care. NIPI Director and former union Health Secretary P K Hota informed about the scheme. Under the schemes the ''Yoshodas'' would be recruited to look after the ''Bal Krishnas'' on a monthly honorium of Rs 3000. Yashodas'' would stay in hospitals for 48 hours and take care of the new born children. The 'Yashodas' would also look after the mothers of the new born children. Jharsuguda and Angul will be covered under the scheme very shortly.

Try answering these questions, answers will be published later.

Indian Overseas bank PO -- General awareness questions
1.Which of the following is not a major highlight of the Union Budget 2008-09 ?
1. A target of Rs. 2•80 lakhs crore is fixed for providing credit to agriculture sector.
2. Limit of the Banking Cash Transaction Tax is raised from present 1% to 1•5%.
3. PAN requirement is not mandatory for financial transactions. Other Ids are also acceptable.

(A) Only 1(B) Only 2(C) Only 3(D) Both 2 and 3(E) All 1, 2 and 3

2. As per the news in major financial newspapers a ‘Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana’ is launched in Delhi and Haryana States for members of unorganized sectors. Under the scheme each family is likely to get the benefit of Rs.………

(A) 15,000(B) 20,000(C) 25,000(D) 30,000(E) 50,000

3. As proposed in the Union Budget 2008-09 a ‘Risk Capital Fund’ is set up by the Govt. of India. Who amongst the following will maintain and operate that fund ?

(A) NABARD(B) SIDBI(C) ECGC(D) RBI(E) None of these

4. As per the Economic Survey 2007-08 presented in the Lok Sabha in February 2008, what has been the percentage growth in Bank credit ? About—(A) 10%(B) 15%(C) 18%(D) 21%(E) 26%8. As per the budget of the Indian Railways for 2008-09 the operating ratio of the railways has—

(A) Improved only by 0•5%(B) Decreased by 0•5%(C) Remained at the same level on which it was in 2007-08(D) Reached at the level of 81%(E) Reduced to the level of 63% which was the level of 2000-01
5. The government of India has launched a new scheme for the ‘Girl Child’. What is the name of the scheme ?

(A) Raj Lakshmi(B) Rani Bitia(C) Dhan Lakshmi(D) Aanandita(E) None of these

6. The President of India recently signed the much-awaited notification for the implementation of the suggestions made by the ‘Delimitation Commission’.What will be the effect of this notification ?

(A) Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies will be redefined(B) Candidates from SC/ST categories will get all benefits for another 15 years’ time(C) The boundaries of the National Capital, New Delhi will be extended further(D) Operations of the Cooperative Banks and Societies will not be limited to the state of their origin. They will also be like Public Sector Banks(E) None of these

7. As per the new policy the number of Judges in the Supreme Court would be now—

(A) 21(B) 25(C) 26(D) 30(E) 31

8. As per the reports published in the newspapers the banks, particularly public sector banks are tying up with various rating agencies for providing a qualitative assessment of the credit needs of the borrowers. Which amongst the following is/are such credit rating agencies in India ?1. CARE2. CRISIL3. ULIP(A) Only 1(B) Only 2(C) 1 and 2 only(D) Only 3(E) All 1, 2 and 3

9. As per the newspaper reports the RBI is planning to introduce ‘Plastic Currency Notes’. What is/are the benefits of ‘Plastic Notes’ ?
1. Their Shelf life will be longer.2. It will replace plastic money or credit, debit cards which are giving birth to many fraudulent practices.3. Printing will be cheaper.

(A) Only 3(B) Only 2(C) Only 1(D) All 1, 2 and 3(E) None of these

10. Who amongst the following was the Captain of the Indian cricket team which registered its victory in tri-series ODI matches against Australia played in March 2008 ?
(A) M.S. Dhoni(B) Anil Kumble(C) Rahul Dravid(D) Saurav Ganguly(E) Sachin Tendulkar

11. Mr. Nicolas Sarkozy who was the chief guest during the Republic Day Function 2008 is the—

(A) President of Brazil(B) Prime Minister of Brazil(C) President of France(D) Prime Minister of France(E) Foreign Secretary of USA

12. Who amongst the following has taken over as the President of Serbia after the General elections held there in February 2008 ?
A) Boris Tadic(B) Tomislav Nicolic(C) Samak Sundaravej(D) Novak Djokovic(E) None of these

13.Indra K. Nooyi who was elected as the Chairperson of the US-India Business Council is the CEO of which of the following Companies ?

(A) Pepsi Co.(B) Infosys(C) Tata Consultancy Services(D) NIIT(E) None of these

14. Maria Sharapova won the Australian Open 2008 Women’s singles by defeating—

(A) Shahar Peer(B) Kateryna Bondarenko(C) Sania Mirza(D) Victoria Azarenka(E) Ana Ivanovic

15. Saina Nehwal won the Seniors’ Championship match of which of the following games held in Goa in January 2008 ?

(A) Golf(B) Tennis(C) Table tennis(D) Archery(E) Badminton

16. As per the news published in some newspapers magazines two PSUs National Thermal Power Corporation and Coal India Ltd. are going to float a joint venture ‘SPV’. What is the full form of ‘SPV’ ?

(A) Small Power Venture(B) Special Purpose Vehicle(C) Special Power Venture(D) Small Purpose Vehicle(E) None of these

17. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) recently agreed to allow foreign direct investment in the field of mobile television services. Upto what extent FDI is allowed in this field ?

(A) 50%(B) 60%(C) 64%(D) 70%(E) 74%

18. As per the performance assessment data released by the Economic Advisory Council (EAC) in January 2008. Which of the following sectors registered a growth of 3•6 per cent ?

(A) Agriculture Sector(B) Banking Sector(C) Tourism Sector(D) Aviation Services Sector(E) None of these29. Which of the following is the name of very violent and serious types of winds which bring lot of disaster ?(A) Trade winds(B) Hurricane(C) Cirrus(D) Stratus(E) None of these

19. The Global Employment Trends Report 2008 published by the International Labour Organization has indicated that there may be increase in global unemployment. What according to them is/are the major reasons of this possibility ?

1. Turmoil in Credit Markets all over the world.2. Rise in oil prices in international market.3. Civil unrest in some under and undeveloped nations.

(A) Only 1(B) Only 2(C) Only 3(D) Only 1 and 2(E) None of these

20. The Technology Mission on Cotton was launched during Xth plan. The scheme was designed to get increase in production of cotton by which of the following levels by the end of the plan ?

(A) 100 lakh bales(B) 150 lakh bales(C) 175 lakh bales(D) 200 lakh bales(E) None of these

21. A National Development Fund was created by the Government of India a few years ago. What was the purpose of the fund ?

1. Boost investment in social sector projects to promote education, healthcare andemployment.2. Capital investments in selected profitable PSEs to yield adequate returns.3. To fund revision in pay structure of Central Government employees.
(A) Only 1(B) Only 2(C) Only 3(D) Both 1 and 2(E) None of these38. Olympic 2008 are scheduled to be held in—(A) Paris(B) Tokyo(C) London(D) Moscow(E) None of these

22. The general elections took place in which of the following countries in March 2008 ?

(A) Iran(B) Iraq(C) Afghanistan(D) Myanmar(E) Sri Lanka

23. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘Economic Nightmare of India’ ?

(A) Morarji Desai(B) K. Rajeshwar Rao(C) Charan Singh(D) Jyoti Basu(E) None of these

24. As per the targets for 11th plan educated unemployment is to be reduced to which of the following levels ?
(A) 5%(B) 6%(C) 7%(D) 8%(E) 9%

25. ‘Long Walk’ to Freedom’ is a book written by—

(A) Sonia Gandhi(B) L. K. Advani(C) Nelson Mandela(D) Benazir Bhutto(E) Nawaz Sheriff

25. India recently signed a pact with which of the following countries on solving the problems of Indian labour in that country ?

(A) Iran(B) UAE(C) Malaysia(D) Kuwait(E) None of these

26. Which of the following countries is trying to launch a Satellite to study the sun ?

(A) USA(B) India(C) Russia(D) China(E) None of these

27. Jang Hyun Jong who was adjudged as the ‘Asian Hockey Player of the year’ is from—

(A) China(B) Singapore(C) South Korea(D) India(E) None of these

28. Who amongst the following is the winner of Padma Vibhushan Awards given away recently ?

(A) Rahul Gandhi(B) Priya Dutt(C) Vinod Dua(D) Ratan Tata(E) None of these

29. Which of the following films was adjudged ‘Best Film’ in 14th Star Screen Awards given away in January 2008 ?

(A) Om Shanti Om(B) Guru(C) Taare Zameen Par(D) Jab We Met(E) Chak De India

30. A meeting of the European Leaders was held in January 2008 at which of the following places to discuss ‘Global Economic Turmoil’ ?

(A) London(B) New Delhi(C) New York(D) Tokyo(E) Milan

31. Castro Sibling is the new President of—

(A) Romania(B) Cuba(C) Israel(D) Venezuela(E) None of these

32. Kosovo declared itself independent from which of the following countries ?

(A) Ukraine(B) Croatia(C) Serbia(D) Russia(E) None of these

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that up to 60,000 people in Zimbabwe could become infected with cholera if the epidemic is not checked.
The WHO said the number of cases in the country is rising because of a lack of safe drinking water and medical facilities.At least 589 people have been killed by cholera and there are almost 14,000 known cases of the disease.
well let us discuss some basics of Agriculture Revolution
White Revolution is Concerned with milk production
Round Revolution is concerned with Potato.
Yellow Revolution is concerned with edible Oils and Crude oils production.
Blue Revolution is concerned with Fishes.
Pink revolution is concerned with marine Products(sea products)
Black Revolution is concerned with Petroleum products
Grey revolution - Fertilizer Revoltion
silver revolution - poultry birds
Golden Revolution is concerned with Horticultural Crops.
Loamy soil is considered best for agriculture practises.

The Govt of India has approved a prposed amendment in the IMF's articles of agreement that will increase India's quota in the multilateral funding agency. with the proposed ammendment, India's quota in IMF in term of Special draawing rights reserve asset will go up from 1.91 percent to 2.44 percent.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been named as the ICC One Day Player of the year.

National Housing Bank has acquired 12.5% stake in Mahindra and Mahindra Financial Services Limited.