Current Who’s Who :2010

Current Who’s Who :2010

UNION GOVERNMENT

Ms. Pratibha Devisingh Patil : President (From July 25, 2007)

Mohammad Hamid Ansari : Vice-President

UNION COUNCIL OF MINISTERS

CABINET MINISTERS

Dr. Manmohan Singh : Prime Minister and also in-charge of Ministers/Departmenters

not specifically allocated to the charge of any Minister Viz. : (i) Ministry of

Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; (ii) Ministry of Planning; (iii)

Department of Atomic Energy; (iv) Department of Space and ; (v) Ministry of

Culture

Mr. Pranab Mukherjee : Finance

Mr. Shared Pawar : Agriculture; Food and Civil Supplies; Consumer Affairs and

Public Distribution

Mr. A.K. Antony : Defence

Mr. P. Chaidambaram : Home Affairs

Ms. Mamata Banerjee : Railways

Mr. S.M. Krishna : External Affairs

Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad : Health and Family

Mr. Sushil Kumar Shinde : Power

Mr. M. Veerappa Moily : Law and Justice

Mr. S. Jaipal Reddy : Urban Development

Mr. Kamal Nath : Road Transport and Highways

Mr. Vayalar Ravi : Overseas Indian Affairs

Mr. Murli Deora : Petroleum and Natural Gas

Mr. Kapil Sibal : Human Resource Development

Ms. Ambika Soni : Information and Broadcasting

Mr. B.K. Handique : Mines; Development of North Eastern Region

Mr. Anand Sharma : Commerce and Industry

Mr. Virbhadra Singh : Steel

Mr. Vilasrao Deshmukh : Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises

Mr. C.P. Joshi : Rural Development and Panchayati Raj

Kumari Selja : Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation; Tourism

Mr. Subodh kant Sahay : Food Processing Industries

Dr. M.S. Gill : Youth Affairs and Sports

Mr. G.K. Vasan : Shipping

Mr. Dayanidhi Maran : Textiles

Dr. Farooq Abdullah : New and Renewable Energy

Mr. Mallikarjun Kharge : Labour and Employment

Mr. Pawan K. Bansal : Parliamentary Affairs; Water Resources Development

Mr. Mukul Wasnik : Social Justice and Empowerment

Mr. Kantilal Bhuria : Tribal Affairs

Mr. M.K. Azhagiri : Chemicals and Fertilizers

Mr. A. Raja : Communication and Information Technology

MINISTER OF STATES (Independent Charge)

Mr. Praful Patel : Civil Aviation

Mr. Prithviraj Chavan : Science and Technology, Earth Sciences; Prime Minister’s

Office

Mr. Sriprakash Jaiswal : Coal; Statistics and Programme Implementation

Mr. Salman Khursheed : Corporate Affairs and Minority Affairs

Mr. Dinsha J Patel : Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

Ms. Krishna Tirath : Women and Child Development

Mr. Jairam Ramesh : Environment and Forests

MINISTERS OF STATE

Mr. Srikant Jena : Chemicals and Fertilizers

Mr. E. Ahmed : Railways

Mr. Mullappally Ramachandran : Home Affairs

Mr. V. Narayansaamy : Planning and Parliamentary Affairs

Mr. Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia : Commerce and Industry

Ms. D. Purandeswari : Human Resource Development

Mr. K.H. Muniyappa : Railways

Mr. Ajay Maken : Home Affairs

Ms. Panabaka Lakshmi : Textiles

Mr. Namo Narain Meena : Finance

Mr. M.M. Pallam Raju : Defense

Mr. Saugata Ray : Urban Development

Mr. Jitin Prasada : Petroleum and Natural Gas

Mr. S.S. Palanimanickam : Finance

Mr. A. Sai Prathap : Steel

Ms. Preneet Kaur : External Affairs

Mr. Gurdas Kamat : Communications and Information Technology

Mr. Harish Rawat : Labour and Employment

Prof. K.V. Thomas : Agriculture; Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

Mr. Bharatisinh Solanki : Power

Mr. Mahadev S. Khandela : Road Transport and Highways

Mr. Dinesh Trivedi : Health and Family Welfare

Mr. Sisir Adhikari : Rural Development

Mr. Sultan Ahmed : Tourism

Mr. Mukul Roy : Shipping

Mr. Mohan Jatua : Information and Broadcasting

Mr. D. Napoleon : Social Justice and Empowerment

Dr. S. Jagathrakshakan : Information and Broadcasting

Mr. S. Gandhiselvan : Health and Family Welfare

Mr. Tusharbhai Chaudhary : Tribal Affairs

Mr. Sachin Pilot : Communication and Information Technology

Mr. Arun Yadav : Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises

Mr. Pratik Prakashbapu Patil : Youth Affairs and Sports

Mr. R.P.N. Singh : Road Transport and Highways

Mr. Sashi Tharoor : External Affairs

Mr. Vincent Pala : Water Resources

Mr. Pradeep Jain : Rural Development

Mr. Agatha Sangma : Rural Development

HEAD OF IMPORTANT OFFICES INDIA:

CHIEF OF ARMED FORCES

Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces : President Pratibha Devisingh Patil

Chief of the Army Staff : General V.K.Sinh (From April 1, 2010)

Chief of the Air Staff : Air Chief Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik (May 31, 2009)

Chief of the Naval Staff : Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma (August 31, 2009)

Commander-in-Chief Strategic Forces : Vice-Admiral Vijay Shankar

Chief of Integrated Defence Staff : Vice Admiral Raman Puri

CONSTITUTIONAL & OTHERS

Rajya Sabha, Chairman : Md. Hamid Ansari

Rajya Sabha, Deputy chairman : Mr. K. Rahman Khan

Speaker of Lok Sabha : Ms. Meira Kumar

Leader of Opposition (Lok Sabha) : Mr. Lal Krishna Advani

Chairperson of Congress Parliamentary Party : Ms. Sonia Gandhi

Leader of Opposition (Rajya Sabha) : Mr. Arun Jaitely

Chief Election Commissioner : Mr. Navin Chawla

Comptroller and Auditor-General of India : Mr. Vinod Rai

Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha : Mr. Charanjit Singh Atwal

Election Commissioner : Mr. S Y Quaraishi

Election Commissioner : Mr. VS Sampath

Secretary General, Rajya Sabha : Mr. Vivek Kumar Agnihotri

Lok Sabha, Secretary General : Mr. P D T Achary

OFFICERS OF UNION GOVERNMENT

Cabinet Secretary : Mr. K.M. Chandrasekhar

Principal Secretary to Prime Minister : Mr. T K A Nair

National Security Adviser and Special adviser to PM (Internal Security) : Mr. M

K Naryanan

Deputy National Security Adviser : Mr. Vijay Nambiar

Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister and Secretary, Defence Research and

Development Organisation (DRDO) : Mr. V K Saraswat (September 1, 2009)

Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government : Dr. R Chidambaram

Foreign Secretary : Ms. Nirupama Rao

Home Secretary : Mr. Gopal Krishna Pillai (June 30, 2009)

Defence Secretary : Mr. Vijay Singh

Finance Secretary : Mr. Ashok Chawla

Information and Broadcasting Secretary : Mr. Surendra Arora

Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister : Mr. C Rangarajan

Registrar-General of India and Census Commissioner : Mr. D K Sikri

Chief Vigilance Commissioner : Mr. Pratyush Sinha

Principal Information Officer, Government of India : Mr. Saheb Singh

JUDICIARY

Chief Justice of India (From January 14, 2007) : Mr. Justice KG Balakrishnan

Attorney General of India : Mr. Goolam Essaji Vahanvati (June 8, 2009)

Chairman Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) : Mr. Justice Ashok Agarwal

Solicitor-General of India : Mr. Gopal Subramaniam (June 15, 2009)

Additional Solicitor General of India : Indira Jaisingh (June 30, 2009) First

Woman to hold post

HEAD OF COMMISSIONS

Chairman, Planning Commission : Dr. Manmohan Singh

Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission : Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia

Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy :

Mr. Anil Kakodhar

Chairman, Space Commission and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) : Mr. G

Madhavan Nair

Chairman, 18th Law Commission : Mr. Justice A. R. Lakshamanan

Chairman, National Consumer Protection Commission : Mr. Jutice M B Shah

Chairman, National Commission on Labour : Mr. Ravindra Verma

Chairman, National Commission for Backward Classes : Justice S RAtnavel Pandian

Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes : Mr. Kunwar Singh

Chairman, MRTPC : Justice C N Nayar

Chairman, National Commission for Farmers : Dr. M.S. Swaminathan

Chairperson, National Commissioner for Women : Ms. Girija Vyas

President, National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission : Mr. Justice D P

Wadhwa

Chairman, National Commission on Educational Institutions for Minorities : Mr. M

S A Siddiqui

Chairman, National Human Rights Commission : Mr. Justice S Rajendra Badu

Chairman, Telecom Commission : Mr. Anil Kumar

Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India : JS Sharma (May 14, 2009)

Chairman, National Forest Commission : Mr. B.N. Kirpal

Chairman, Central Water Commission : Mr. R Jeyasheelan

Chairman, Sixth Pay Commission : Mr. B N Srikrishna

Chairman, National Knowledge Commission : Mr. Sam Pitroda

HEADS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ORGANISATIONS

Director, General, National Investigation Agency (NIA) : Mr. Radha Vinod Raju

(January 15, 2009)

Director, Intelligence Bureau (IB) : Mr. Rajiv Mathur (January 1, 2009)

Director, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) : Mr. Ashwini Kumar (July 31,

2008)

Director, Research And Analysis Wing (RAW) : Mr. KC Verma (January 31, 2009)

Director-General, Border Security Force (BSF) : Mr. Raman Srivastava (July 31,

2009)

Director-General, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) : Mrs. Niraj Ranjan

Das (November 17, 2008)

Director-General, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) : Mr. Vikram Srivastava

Director-General, Coast Guard : Vice Admiral anil Chopra

Director-General, Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) : Lt. General Avtar Singh

Director-General, Railway Protection Force (RPF) : Mr. Ranjit Sinha

Director-General, Border Roads Organisation : Lt. General A.K. Nanda

Director-General, National Security Guards (NSG) : Mr. NPS Aulakh

Director-General, Defence Intelligence Service : Lt Gen, Avtar Singh

Director-General, Rashriya Rifles : Lt. Gen. Satish Nambiar

Director, Police Research and Development Bureau : Mr. N C Joshi

Director, Institute of Defence Studies and Analysed (IDSA) : Mr. N S Sisodia

Director-General, National Cadet Core (NCC) : Lt. Gen. MC Bhandari

Director, Enforcement Directorate : Mr. R N Das

Director General, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) : Mr. Gopal Sharma

HEADS OF SCIENTIFIC ORGANISATIONS

Director, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) : Mr. S Banerjee

Chairman, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) : Mr. S K Sharma

Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) : Dr. Vishwa Mohan

Katoch

Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) : Dr. Mangal

Rai

Director General, Council of Scietific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and

chairman, Indian National Science Academy : Dr. Samir Kumar Brahmachari

HEADS OF PUBLIC SECTOR UNITS

Chairman, Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) : Mr. Sushil Kumar Roongta

Chairman, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) : Mr. Sarthak Behuria

Chairman and Managing Director, ONGC : Mr. R S Sharma

Chairman, Central Electricity Authority : Mr. D V Khera

Chairman and Managing Director, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) : Mr.

Kuldeep Goel

Chairman, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) : Mr. R S P Sinha

Chairman, Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) : Mr. Subodh Bhargava

Director General, Maruti Udyog Limited : Mr. S Nakanashi

Chairman and Managing Director, GAIL (India) : Mr. BC Tripathi (August 1, 2009)

Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Food Corporation of India (FCI) : Mr. Deepak

Kumar Panwar (November 6, 2008)

Chairman and Managing Director, Indian Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) :

Mr. M S Manchanda

Managing Director, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) : Mr. E Sridharan

Chairman, Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) : Mr. Ajay Shankar

Chairman, National Highway Authority of India : Mr. Pradeep Kumar

Chairman, HUDCO : Mr. K L Dhingra

Chairman and Managing Director, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) : Mr.

RS Sharma (May 1, 2008)

Chairman and Managing Director, National Aviation Company of India Ltd. (NACIL)

: Mr. Arvind jadhav (May 1, 2009)

Chairman and Managing Director, BHEL : Mr. B Prasada Rao

Chairman and Managing Director, Oil India : Mr. N M Borah

HEADS OF BANKS AND COMMERCIAL ORGANISATIONS

Governor, Reserve bank of India (RBI) : Mr. Duvvuri Subbaroa

Chairperson, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) : Mr. SSN Moorthy (January 31,

2009)

Chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) : Mr. CB Bhave (February

14, 2008)

Chairman, Central Board of Excise and customs : Mr. V Sridhar (July 31, 2009)

Director General, Indian, Institute of Foreign Trade : Mr. Prabir Sengupta

Chairman, NABARD : Mr. Y S P Thorat

Chairman, State Bank of Indian (SBI) : Mr. O.P. Bhatt

President, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) : Mr.

Harsh Pati Singhania

Chairman, Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) : Mr. T S Vijayan

President, Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) : Mr. Venu srinivasan (March

31, 2009)

President, NASSCOM : Mr. Som Mittal

Chairman, NASSCOM : Mr. Pramod Bhasin (April 2, 2009)

President, ASSOCHAM : Mr. Sajjan Jindal

President, IFFCO : Mr. Surendra Kumar Jakhar

President, State Trading Corporation (STC) : Mr. Arvind Pandalai

President, National Manufacturing competitiveness Council : Mr. V Krishnamurthy

President, Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECGC) of India : Mr. P K Das

Chairman, South Asian Federation of Accountants : Mr. Ashok Chandok

Chairman, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority : Mr. J Harinarajan

Chairman, IDBI : Mr. V P Shetty

HEADS OF BOARDS & COUNCILS

Chairperson, Central Social Welfare Board : Ms. Rajni Patil

Chairman, Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) : Mr. D N Tripathi

Chairman, ICSSR : Mr. Andre Beteille

Chairperson, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

: Mr. Ishar Judge Ahluwalia

President, ICCR : Dr. Karan Singh (Resigned)

Vice-Chancellor, IGNOU : Mr. V N Rajasekharan Pillai

Prof. Krishan Kumar : Director, NCERT

Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) : Mr. V Rajagopalan

Chairman, Central Social Welfare Board : Ms. Prema Cariappa (June 16, 2008)

Chairman, Railway Board : Mr. S S Khurana

Chairman, National Shipping Board : Mr. V.K. Khanna

Chairman, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) : Dr. Amrita Patel

Chairman, Company Law Board : Mr. Justice Ajay Kumar Banerji

Chairman, 13th Finance Commission : Mr. Vijay L Kelkar

HEADS OF ORGANISATION : ARTS & FILMS

Chairman, Sahitya Akademi : Mr. Sunil Gangopadhyay

Chairman, Sangeet Natak Akademi : Mr. Ram Niwas Mirdha

Chairman, National Film Development Corporation : Mr. Om Puri (April 2008)

Chairperson, Central Board of Film Certification : Ms. Shramili Tagore

Chairperson, Children’s Film Society of India : Ms. Nandita Das (July 31, 2009)

President, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) : Mrs. Kapila

Vatsyayan

Chairman, Lalit Kala Akademi : Mr. Ashok Bajpai

Director, Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) : Mr. Tripurari Sharan

Director General, Doordarshan : Mr. Naveen Kumar

Director General, AIR : Mr. T R Malakar

HEADS OF SPORTS ORGANISATIONS

President, Indian Olympic Association : Mr. Suresh Kalmadi (Since 1996)

President, All India Sports Council : Mr. Vijay Kumar Malhotra

President, BCCI : Mr. Shashank Manohar

President, Sports Authority of India : Mr. V K Mittal

Director General, SAI : Mr. Shyam Chatterjee

President, All India Football Federation : Mr. Praful Patel (October 20, 2009)

President, Indian Wrestling Federation : Mr. M S Malik

President, Fencing Federation of India : Mr. Arvind Khanna

President, Badminton Association of India : Mr. VK Verma (since 1998)

President, Tennis Association of India : Mr. yashwant Sinha (since 2000)

President, Table Tennis Association of India : Mr. Ajay Chautala (since 2001)

President, Archery Association of India : Mr. VK Malhotra (Since 1972)

HEADS OF PRESS INSTITUTIONS

Chairman, Press Council of India : Mr. Justice G N Ray

Director Press Institute of India : Mr. Ajit Bhattacharjea

Chairman, United News of India : Mr. Ravindra Kumar

President, Indian Newspapers Society : Mr. T Venkattraman Reddy (September 24,

2009)

Chairman, Press Trust of India : Mr. Vijay Kumar Chopra (August 27, 2009)

Chairperson, Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) : Mr. Subroto Chattopadhyaya

(September 2009)

Register General of Newspapers in India : Mr. P B Roy

Chairman, Copyright Board : Mr. S Ramaiya

HEADS OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations : Mr. Hardeep Singh Puri

(April 2009)

India’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to WTO : Mr. K M Chandrasekhar

Chairman, University Grant Commission (UGC) : Mr. Sukhdeo Thorat

Chairman, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) : Mr. Vinit Joshi

Chairman, All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) : Mr. Damodar Acharya

Chairman, UPSC : Mr. DP Agarwal

Chairman, SSC : Mr. NK Raghupathy

Director General of Archaeological Survey of India : Mr. Anshu Vaish

S.S.C. Combined Graduate Level (Pre.) Exam. 2010

S.S.C. Combined Graduate Level (Pre.) Exam. 2010

General Awareness

1. Which of the following is not considered

as National

Debt ?

(A) National Savings Certificates

(B) Long-term Government Bonds

(C) Insurance Policies

(D) Provident Fund

Ans : (C)

2. The main determinant of real wage is—

(A) Extra earning

(B) Nature of work

(C) Promotion prospect

(D) Purchasing power of money

Ans : (D)

3. The birthrate measures the number of births during a year per—

(A) 100 population

(B) 1000 population

(C) 10000 population

(D) 100000 population

Ans : (B)

4. Which of the following is not included

in the National

Income ?

(A) Imputed rent of owneroccupied houses

(B) Government expenditure on making new bridges

(C) Winning a lottery

(D) Commission paid to an agent for sale of house

Ans : (C)

5. Personal disposable income is—

(A) Always equal to personal income

(B) Always more than personal income

(C) Equal to personal income minus indirect taxes

(D) Equal to personal income minus direct taxes

Ans : (D)

6. Who prepared the first estimate of National Income for the country ?

(A) Central Statistical Organisation

(B) National Income Committee

(C) Dadabhai Naoroji

(D) National Sample Survey Organisation

Ans : (C)

7. A Bill referred to a ‘Joint Sitting’ of the two Houses of the

Parliament is required to be passed by—

(A) A simple majority of the members present

(B) Absolute majority of the total membership

(C) 2/3rd majority of the members present

(D) 3/4th majority of the members present

Ans : (A)

8. Who is the constitutional head of the Government of India ?

(A) President

(B) Prime Minister

(C) Chief Justice of India

(D) Attorney General

Ans : (A)

9. Who certifies a Bill to be a Money Bill in India ?

(A) Finance Minister

(B) President

(C) Speaker of the Lok Sabha

(D) Prime Minister

Ans : (C)

10. By which Amendment were ‘Fundamental Duties’ added to the

Constitution ?

(A) 40th Amendment

(B) 42nd Amendment

(C) 44th Amendment

(D) 45th Amendment

Ans : (B)

11. The Vice-President of India is elected by—

(A) The members of the Parliament

(B) The members of the Rajya Sabha

(C) The elected members of the Parliament

(D) The members of the Parliament and State Legislatures

Ans : (A)

12. When was the comprehensive reorganisation of Indian States completed in

accordance with the recommendations of States Reorganisation Commission ?

(A) 1953

(B) 1956

(C) 1960

(D) 1966

Ans : (B)

13. When Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated, who said, "None will believe

that a man like this in body and soul ever walked on this earth" ?

(A) Bertrand Russell

(B) Leo Tolstoy

(C) Albert Einstein

(D) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

Ans : (C)

14. Who built the ‘Tower of Victory’ (Vijay Stambha) in the Chittor Fort ?

(A) Rana Sanga

(B) Rana Ratan Singh

(C) Rana Hamir Deva

(D) Rana Kumbha

Ans : (D)

15. In violation of the Salt Laws, Gandhiji started a movement called—

(A) Non-Cooperation Movement

(B) Swadeshi Movement

(C) Civil Disobedience Movement

(D) None of the above

Ans : (C)

16. In which of the following wars, were the French completely defeated by

the English ?

(A) Battle of Wandiwash

(B) Battle of Buxar

(C) Battle of Plassey

(D) Battle of Adyar

Ans : (A)

17. The Cabinet Mission came to India in—

(A) 1943

(B) 1944

(C) 1945

(D) 1946

Ans : (D)

18. The first to come and the last to leave India were—

(A) The Portuguese

(B) The French

(C) The English

(D) The Dutch

Ans : (A)

19. IR 20 and Ratna are two important varieties of—

(A) Wheat

(B) Bajra

(C) Jowar

(D) Paddy

Ans : (D)

20. The Trans-Siberian Railway (9438 km) connects…...........… in the

West to …........… in the East.

(A) Moscow, Tashkent

(B) St. Petersburg, Omsk

(C) Moscow, Irkutsk

(D) St. Petersburg, Vladivostok

Ans : (D)

21. Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Udan Academy is located at—

(A) Secunderabad

(B) Rae Bareilly

(C) Jodhpur

(D) Delhi

Ans : (B)

22. Which one of the following rivers of Peninsular India does not join

Arabian Sea ?

(A) Periyar

(B) Cauvery

(C) Narmada

(D) Tapti

Ans : (B)

23. Which one of the following correctly describes AGNI ?

(A) A fighter plane

(B) A versatile tank

(C) A long-range missile

(D) A long-range gun

Ans : (C)

24. Instrument used for measuring area on maps is called—

(A) Planimeter

(B) Eidograph

(C) Pantograph

(D) Opisometer

Ans : (A)

25. If the blood group of one parent is AB and that of the other O, the

possible blood group of their child would be—

(A) A or B

(B) A or B or O

(C) A or AB or O

(D) A or B or AB or O

Ans : (A)

26. How many bones are there in the human body ?

(A) 187

(B) 287

(C) 206

(D) 306

Ans : (C)

27. Dinosaurs were—

(A) Mammals that became extinct

(B) Large herbivorous creatures which gave rise to hippopotamus species

(C) Egg-laying mammals

(D) Reptiles that became extinct

Ans : (D)

28. Sweat glands in mammals are primarily concerned with—

(A) Removal of excess salts

(B) Excretion of nitrogenous wastes

(C) Thermoregulation

(D) Sex-attraction

Ans : (C)

29. The vitamin that helps to prevent infections in the human body is—

(A) Vitamin A

(B) Vitamin B

(C) Vitamin C

(D) Vitamin D

Ans : (A)

30. The normal RBC count in adult male is—

(A) 5•5 million

(B) 5•0 million

(C) 4•5 million

(D) 4•0 million

Ans : (B)

31. A storm is predicted if atmospheric pressure—

(A) Rises suddenly

(B) Rises gradually

(C) Falls suddenly

(D) Falls gradually

Ans : (C)

32. The gas which turns into liquid at the lowest temperature among the

following is—

(A) Hydrogen

(B) Oxygen

(C) Helium

(D) Nitrogen

Ans : (A)

33. An egg sinks in soft water but floats in a concentrated solution of salt

because—

(A) Egg absorbs salt from the solution and expands

(B) Albumin dissolves in salt solution and egg becomes lighter

(C) The density of salt solution exceeds the density of eggs

(D) Water has high surface tension

Ans : (C)

34. What should a person on a freely rotating turn table do to decrease his

(angular) speed ?

(A) Bring his hands together

(B) Raise his hands up

(C) Spread his hands outwards

(D) Sit down with raised hands

Ans : (C)

35. Gunpowder consists of a mixture of—

(A) Sand and TNT

(B) TNT and charcoal

(C) Nitre, sulphur and charcoal

(D) Sulphur, sand and charcoal

Ans : (C)

36. Which of the following is the sweetest sugar ?

(A) Sucrose

(B) Glucose

(C) Fructose

(D) Maltose

Ans : (C)

37. In nuclear reactors, graphite is used as a/an—

(A) Fuel

(B) Lubricant

(C) Moderator

(D) Insulator

Ans : (C)

38. Which of the following celestial bodies contains abundant quantities of

helium-3, a potential source of energy ?

(A) Earth

(B) Moon

(C) Venus

(D) Saturn

Ans : (D)

39. Which of the following International Tennis Tournaments is held on grass

court ?

(A) US Open

(B) French Open

(C) Wimbledon

(D) Australian Open

Ans : (C)

40. What is the name of the writer of Indian origin whose novel, The

Inheritance of Loss has bagged Man Booker Prize ?

(A) Vikram Seth

(B) Kiran Desai

(C) Salman Rushdie

(D) V. S. Naipaul

Ans : (B)

41. Which country from the following is a permanent member of the UN

Security Council ?

(A) Switzerland

(B) People’s Republic of China

(C) Japan

(D) Ukraine

Ans : (B)

42. The Loktak Lake on which a hydroelectric project was constructed is

situated in the State of—

(A) Madhya Pradesh

(B) Manipur

(C) Meghalaya

(D) Himachal Pradesh

Ans : (B)

43. What is the motto incorporated under our National Emblem ?

(A) Satyam Shivam

(B) Satyam Shivam Sundaram

(C) Satyameva Jayate

(D) Jai Hind

Ans : (C)

44. The H5N1 virus which causes bird flu was first discovered in—

(A) 1991

(B) 1995

(C) 1997

(D) 2001

Ans : (C)

45. The Southern tip of India is—

(A) Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari)

(B) Point Calimere

(C) Indira Point in Nicobar Islands

(D) Kovalam in Thiruvananthapuram

Ans : (A)

46. According to a resolution adopted by the United Nations General

Assembly, ‘International Day of Peace’ is observed every year on—

(A) September 1

(B) September 14

(C) September 21

(D) September 30

Ans : (C)

47. Where was the last Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit held

?

(A) Sydney

(B) Auckland

(C) New York

(D) Beijing

Ans : (A)

48. According to the UN Convention on the rights of children, which of the

following is not a

right ?

(A) Safe drinking water

(B) Adequate standard of living

(C) Education

(D) Marriage

Ans : (D)

49. Who is the author of Ageless Body, Timeless Mind ?

(A) V. S. Naipaul

(B) Deepak Chopra

(C) Dom Moraes

(D) Tony Kusher

Ans : (B)

50. Which cricketer holds the record for scoring highest number of runs in a

test match innings ?

(A) Gary Sobers

(B) Vivian Richards

(C) Sunil Gavaskar

(D) Brian Lara

Ans : (D)

Banking and Marketing Aptitude Exam Paper

Banking and Marketing Aptitude Exam Paper

1. A prospect means

a) any customer who walks into the bank

b) an employee of the bank

c) a customer who is likely to be interested in bank’s product or service

d) a depositor of the bank’

e) a borrower of the bank

2. A lead means

a) a prospect who is more likely to avail of the Bank’s product

b) a political leader

c) a religious leader

d) a bank chairman

e) None of these

3. Innovation means

a) Compensation

b) inspiration

c) additional perquisites

d) implementing new ideas or new methods

e) None of these

4. A Call means

a) calling on friends

b) calling on bank employees

c) calling on prospective customers

d) to make telephone calls

e) calling on relatives

5. The Traditional Marketing style involves

a) Telemarketing

b) Digital Marketing

c) Indirect Marketing

d) Direct Marketing

e) All of these

6. Modern Method of Marketing include

a) Publicity on the net

b) Advertisement on the net

c) Soliciting business through e-mails

d) Tele marketing

e) All of these

7. A true marketing requires

a) Command and other mindset

b) Control Mindset

c) Passive mindset

d) Active mindset

e) None of these

8. Which of the following sentences is true?

a) Marketing is not required in a Buyers’ Market

b) Marketing is not required in a Sellers’s market

c) Marketing is not required due to competition

d) Marketing is not required due to liberalization

e) Marketing is not required due to globalisation

9. For effective marketing the salesmen should have which of these qualities?

a) Creativity

b) Team spirit

c) Motivation

d) Effective communication skills

e) All of these

10. Market information means

a) Knowledge of shops and bazaars

b) Knowledge of shopping malls

c) Knowledge of customer profile and product mix

d) knowledge of various languages

e) None of these

11. Market Research is needed for

a) checking the market area

b) checking the right product to be sold

c) making proper marketing decisions

d) deciding right time to sell

e) All of these

12. Which of the following statement is true

a) Marketing makes the company to go into loss due to higher expenses

b) Marketing is not required in profit making companies

c) Marketing sharpens the minds of the employees

d) Marketing is a time bound seasonal function

e) Marketing is a waste of time

13. Marketing plan helps in

a) better lead generation

b) better systems

c) better results

d) improved balance sheet

e) better customer service

14. If Marketing is done effectively which of the following is not required?

a) Advertisement

b) Publicity

c) Market Research

d) Market Segmentation

e) None of these

15. Motivation means

a) Inspiring employees to perform better

b) Better communication skills

c) Sales Coaching

d) Market Research

e) None of these

16. In a Selling Process in today’s world?

a) Only standard products are sold

b) No customization required

c) the seller need not have product knowledge

d) the seller should aim at customer satisfaction

e) only quantum of sales matters

17. Find the true statement

a) Marketing is a waste of the employees’ time

b) Marketing is not required in India due to its vast population

c) Marketing involves additional work

d) Marketing involves team work

e) Marketing is not required today due to IT advancement

18. A Target market is

a) entire country

b) entire city

c) entire globe

d) that which consists of customers who need the identified product

e) all of these

19. Sales forecasting involves

a) Sales Planning

b) Sales Pricing

c) Distribution Channels

d) Consumer tastes

e) All of these

20. Which of the following product is being sold under the brand name ZODIAC

a) Shirts

b) Ties

c) Both A and B

d) Liberty

21. SWIFT - cars are being manufactured by

a) DCM

b) Maruti

c) Premier Automobiles

d) Hyundai

22. With you all the way is the slogan of

a) Vodafone

b) SBI

c) ICICI

d) Raymonds

23. Which company used the slogan "The complete Man"

a) DCM

b) GRASIM

c) RAYMONDS

d) VIMAL

24. Which brand uses the slogan "Made for each other" for its cigarettes?

a) Cavenders

b) Four Square

c) Red & White

d) Wills

25. Cross Selling means

a) Identifying customer needs

b) matching the products to customer needs

c) convincing the customers of product benefits

d) responding to questions and objections of customers

e) all of these

ANSWERS

1 (c) 2

(a) 3 (d) 4 ( c) 5 (d)

6 (e) 7 (d)

8 (b) 9 (e) 10 (c)

11 (e) 12 (c)

13 (c) 14 (b) 15 (a)

16 (d) 17 (d)

18 (d) 19 (e) 20 (c)

21 (b) 22 (b)

23 (c) 24 (d) 25 (e)