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Important abberviations for banking,,,, 1. NABARD - National Bank for Agricultural & Rural Development 2. RTGS - Real Time Gross Settlement 3. NEFT - National Electronic Fund Transfer 4. NAV - Net Asset Value 5. NPA - Non Performing Asset 6. ASBA - Account Supported by Blocked Amount 7. BIFR - Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction 8. CAMELS - Capital Adequacy, Asset Quality, Management Earnings, Liquidity, Systems & Controls 9. BCSBI - Banking Codes & Standard Board of India 10. BIS – Bank for International Settlement 11. BCBS – Basel Committee on Banking Supervision 12. BOP - Balance of Payment 13. BOT - Balance of Trade 14. BPLR – Benchmark Prime Lending Rate 15. CCIL – Clearing Corporation of India Ltd. 16. CIBIL - Credit Information Bureau of India Ltd. 17. CRISIL - Credit Rating Information Services of India Ltd. 18. CBLO - Collateralised Borrowing & Lending Obligation 19. CPI - Consumer Price Index 2

Q. Which Asian Archery team won Gold and a Bronze Medal in Asian Archery Grand Prix held on March 12, 2013? 1 Bangladesh 2 China 3 Pakistan 4 India Ans: 4 Q. The finals of the Uber Cup 2014 and Thomas Cup 2014 are to be held at - 1 New Delhi 2 Kolkata 3 Bengaluru 4 Chennai Ans: 1 Q. What is the distance of running in a marathon race? 1 26 miles 105 yards 2 26 miles 385 yards 3 26 miles 405 yards 4 26 miles Ans: 2 Q. Who recently created 15 sixes record in ODI series? 1 Shane Watson 2 M.S.Dhoni 3 Herschelle Gibbs 4 Xavier Marshall Ans: 1 Q. Australia won Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament 2013 for the - 1 Sixth Time 2 Fifth Time 3 Seventh Time 4 Fourth Time Ans: 3 Q. Who was the first Bangladeshi Cricketer score double century in test cricket? 1 Mohammad Ashraful 2 Mashrafe Mortaza 3 Nasir Hossain 4 Mushfiqur Rahim Ans: 4 Q. Name the renowned soccer player who on 9 December, 2012 set the record for

1. Father of Astronomy : Copernicus 2. Economics : Adam Smith 3. Biology : Aristotle 4. Chemistry : Antoine Lavoisier 5. Geometry : Euclid 6. History : Herodotus 7. Genetics : G.J. Mendel 8. Botany : Theophrastus 9. Classical mechanics : IsaacNewton 10. Computer : Charles Babbage 11. Comedy : Aristophanes 12. English poetry : GeoffreyChaucer 13. Homeopathy : Heinemann 14. Indian Green Revolution : M.S.Swaminathan 15. India's Communication Revolution : Sam Pitroda 16. Medicine : Hippocrates 17. Modern physics : GalileoGalilei 18. Nuclear physics : Ernest Rutherford 19. Nuclear science : Marie Curie , Pierre Curie 20. Pentium Chip : Vinod Dham 21. Periodic table : Dmitri Mendeleev 22. Political science : NiccolòMachiavelli 23. Quantum mechanics : Max Planck 24. Relativity : Albert Einstein 25. Robotics : Al-Jazari 26. Thermodynamics : Sadi Carnot 27. Zoology : Aristotle

Q1. After Hindi, which is the second most spoken language in India ? (A) Tamil (B) Marathi (C) Telugu (D) Bengali Q2. In terms of area, which is the largest country ? (A) Russia (B) Canada (C) China (D) United States of America Q3. Who was the first woman to receive the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award ? (A) Indira Gandhi (B) Mother Teresa (C) Aruna Asaf Ali (D) M.S.Subbulakshmi Q4. Which is the only element whose atoms have no neutron ? (A) Helium (B) Oxygen (C) Nitogen (D) Hydrogen Q5. Challenger Deep, a part of Mariana Trench and the deepest point in the oceans, named after British ship Challenger II which first surveyed it in 1951, is located in which ocean ? (A) Indian Ocean (B) Pacific Ocean (C) Atlantic Ocean (D) Antarctic Ocean Q6. In 1922, Chittarajnan Das and Motilal Nehru founded which political party ? (A) Forward Block (B) Swaraj Party (C) Swatantra Party (D) Ghadar Party Q7. According to Hindu mythology, wh

Q1. In 1970, who became the first recipient of the Dadasaheb tPhalke Award ? (A) Devika Rani Rtatoerich (B) Prithviraj Kapoor (C) B.N.Sirkar (D) Pankaj Mullick Q2. Bomakai and Sambalpuri saris are native of which state ? (A) Orissa (B) Madhya Pradesh (C) Maharashtra (D) West Bengal Q3. `Akbarnama', a biographical account of Mughal ruler Akbar, was authored by ? (A) Faizi (B) Birbal (C) Abul Fazl (D) Abdul Rahim Khan-i- khana Q4. Which among the following is not a mammal ? (A) Bat (B) Shark (C) Dolphin (D) Blue Whale Q5. Which city is known as the `Big Apple' ? (A) Paris (B) Tokyo (C) Shanghai (D) New York Q6. Who was the first Indian to win All England Open Badminton Championships Singles title ? (A) Prakash Nath (B) Prakash Padukone (C) Nandu M. Natekar (D) Pullela Gopichand Q7. On which river is Bhakra Nangal Dam, the highest gravity dam in world, is constructed ? (A) Chenab (B) Jhelum (C) Ravi (D) Sutlej Q8. Apart from De

CURRENT AFFAIRS : 24th July 2013. 1. India has been ranked third in the Global Consumer Confidence Index according to latest survey by the Nielsen. 2. Afghanistan's first and only female governor and a humanitarian worker from the Kachin minority in Myanmar, Habiba Sarabi, is among this year's recipients of the Ramon Magsaysay Award. 3. Ford Motor Company joined the Voluntary India Greenhouse Gas Reporting Programme in India on23 July 2013. Voluntary reporting enables a complete transparency in terms of the carbon dioxide emissions. 4. Former Prime Minister and senior leader of CPN-UML Madhav Kumar Nepal is scheduled to arrive for a five-day official visit to India on Wednesday. 5. Russian pole vault queen and double Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva has announced that she would be retiring after her home World Athletics Championships, which would take place in Moscow in August. 6. A Mumbai court framed charges against actor Salm

1. Today is 106th birth anniversary of fearless revolutionary and freedom fighter Chandrashekhar Azad. 2. Poverty ratio in the country has declined to 21.9 per cent in 2011-12 from 37.2 per cent in 2004-05. 3. India and China are holding the third meeting on border affairs in New Delhi today. 4. Aditya Birla Group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla has resigned from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) board to avoid any conflict of interest as one of his group firm is in the race for a new banking licence, a company spokesperson said Tuesday. 5. India and Nigeria on 22 July 2013 signed an agreement in Abuja to locate sites for solar power plants in Niger state. 6. Arvind Sharma, the Chairman and CEO of Leo Burnett, India subcontinent was re- electedas the President of Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI). 7. C.P. Srivastava, who was conferred with the Padma Vibhushan in 2009 and the Padma Bhushan in 1972, died on 22 July 2013 in Genoa,

1. Who is the Indian Ambassador to USA? Ans) Ms Nirupama Rao 2. Who will be the next Foreign Secretary of India? Ans) Ms Sujatha Singh 3. Who is the new Home Secretary? Ans) Mr Anil Goswami 4. Who is the new CM of Karnataka? Ans) Mr Siddaramiah 5. Who is Chairperson of National Women Commission? Ans) Ms Mamta Sharma 6. Who is the new chairman of DRDO ? Ans) Mr Avinash Chander 7. Who is the new CM of Meghalaya? Ans) Mr Mukul Sangma 8. Who is the Chief Vigilance Commissioner? Ans) Mr Pradeep Kumar 9. Who is chairman of Press Council of India? Ans) Justice Markandeya Katju 10. Who is the new Railway Minister? Ans) Mr Mallikarjun Kharge 11. Who is the Chief Election Commissioner? Ans) Mr Syed Nasim Ahmed Zaidi 12. Who is the new chairman of IndianBanks Association? Ans) Mr K R Kamath 13. Who is the new CAG? Ans) Mr Shashi Kant Sharma 14. Who is the new Defence Secretary? Ans) Mr R K Mathur 15. Who has been given additional charge of

1. A country ruled by two country – Condominium 2. A dramatic performance – Masque 3. A lady's purse – Reticule 4. A man of odd habits – Eccentric 5. A man who dances to the tunes of his wife – Henpecked 6. A nation engaged in war – Belligerent 7. A person behind time – Antiquated 8. A person who wishes to throw his establishment – Anarchist 9. A place of good climate – Sanatorium 10. A place of washing dishes adjoining kitchen – Scullery

{1} National Development Council (NDC) {2} Planning Commission {3} National Integration Council {4} National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) {5} National Commission for Population Control {6} National Disaster Mangement Authority (NDMA) {7} Council of scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) {8} Department of Space (DoS) {9} Department of Atomic Energy {10} Indian Board of Wild Life {11} Nuclear Command Authority.

1. ALM- Asset Liability Management 2. CCEA – Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs 3. CECA - Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement 4. CEPA – Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement 5. DTAA – Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement 6. ECBs - External Commercial Borrowings 7. EEFC - Exchange Earner's Foreign Currency 8. GIRO - Government Internal Revenue Order 9. FIPB – Foreign Investment Promotion board 10. FSLRC – Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission 11. GAAR - General anti avoidance rule 12. GDR – Global Depository Receipts 13. GSLV - Geo- Synchronous Launch Vehicle 14. IFSC- Indian Financial System Code 15. LAF – Liquidity Adjustment Facility 16. MSF-Marginal Standing Facility 17. NCTC - National Counter- Terrorism Centre 18. NEFT - National Electronic Funds Transfer 19. SWIFT- Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication 20. TIEA – Tax Information exchange Agreement

Multiple Choice 1. The earth emits terrestrial radiation a) only at night b) all the time c) only during winter d) only over the continents 2. If an imbalance occurs between incoming and outgoing energy at the earth's surface a) minimum temperatures occur b) maximum temperatures occur c) temperatures either increase or decrease d) temperatures remain steady 3. Why do atmospheric temperatures decrease with height in the troposphere? a) air at higher levels is too thin b) atmosphere is heated by the ground c) solar radiation is weaker at higher levels d) atmospheric path length is too long 4. Earth is closest to the sun during a) No. hemisphere summer b) No. hemisphere winter c) So. hemisphere winter d) No. hemisphere autumn e) So. hemisphere autumn 5. Most of the solar energy absorbed by planet earth and its atmosphere is absorbed by a) atmospheric gases b) clouds c) atmospheric dust d) the earth's surface 6. T

'Goal' is the autobiography of which Indian sportsman ? A) Wilson Jones B) Dhyan Chand C) K.D. Singh Babu D) Chunni Goswami Ans : B

. In 1893, who revived Ganesh Chaturthi annual festival in the form of a public festival and gave it a distinct political face ? (A) Jyotirao Phule (B) Gopal Hari Deshmukh (C) Gopal Krishna Gokhle (D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak Answer : D Q2. The Union Territory of Puducherry (old name - Pondicherry) falls under the jurisdiction of which High Court ? (A) Madras High Court (B) Kerala High Court (C) Andhra Pradesh High Court (D) Karnataka High Court Answer : A Q3. Which was the first Indian company to list on the Nasdaq in 1999 ? (A) Wipro (B) Infosys (C) Satyam Computers (D) Tech Mahindra Answer : B Q4. 'Land of Thunderbolt' is the nickname of which Asian country ? (A) Nepal (B) Bhutan (C) Thailand (D) Myanmar Answer : B Q5. Which among the following is not a bacterial disease ? (A) Cholera (B) Leprosy (C) Typhoid (D) Influenza Answer : D Q6. Which Ocean's greatest depth is in the Puerto Rico Trench ? (A) Indian Ocean (B) Arct

An altimeter or an altitude meter is an instrument used to measure the altitude of an object above a fixed level.

*1-7-13: Final priority list *2-7-13: mutual primary (within & out) *3-7-13: mutual high schl( WU & OU) *8 to 11-7-13: Request Primary (WU) *10 to 13-7-13: Reqst High schl (WU) *15 to 25-7-13: Reqst Primary ( OU ) *22-7-13 to END : Reqst HS (OU) *Note: Vacant posts as on 30-6-13.

ಶಾಲಾ ಶೈಕ್ಷಣಿಕ ವರ್ಷ ಪ್ರಾರಂಭವಾಗಿದೆ. ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಬದುಕು ಮತ್ತೆ ಹಿಂದಿನಂತೆ ಶಾಲೆ, ಪಾಠ, ಓದು-ಬರಹ, ಟ್ಯೂಷನ್, ಹೋಂವರ್ಕ್ನತ್ತ ವಾಲತೊಡಗಿದೆ. ಆದರೆ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಭವಿಷ್ಯ ಅರಳಿಸುವ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರನ್ನು ಯಾರೂ ಗಂಭೀರವಾಗಿ ಪರಿಗಣಿಸುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ. ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರ ಕುರಿತ ನಮ್ಮ ನಿರ್ಲಕ್ಷ್ಯದಿಂದಾಗಿ, ಅವರ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚಾದರೂ, ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆ ನಿಜವಾದ ತಂದೆ, ತಾಯಿ, ಗುರುವಾಗಿ ಮಾರ್ಗದರ್ಶನ ನೀಡುವಂಥ ಉತ್ತಮ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರು ವರ್ಷದಿಂದ ವರ್ಷಕ್ಕೆ ಕ್ಷೀಣಿಸುತ್ತಲೇ ಇದ್ದಾರೆ. ಒಂದು ಕ್ಷಣ ಕಣ್ಣು ಮುಚ್ಚಿ ನಮ್ಮ ಬಾಲ್ಯದ ಅಥವಾ ಅದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಹಿಂದಿನ ದಿನಗಳ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರನ್ನು ನೆನೆಸಿಕೊಂಡರೆ ಮನಸ್ಸು ಪುಳಕಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ. ಅಂದು ಯಾವುದೇ ಸೌಲಭ್ಯಗಳಿಲ್ಲದೆ, ಗುಡಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಶಾಲೆ, ಸೂಕ್ತ ಸಂಬಳ- ಸೌಕರ್ಯಗಳು ಇಲ್ಲದಿದ್ದರೂ ಗ್ರಾಮದವರು ನೀಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಕಾಳು ಕಡ್ಡಿಗಳಿಂದಲೇ ಸಂತೃಪ್ತರಾಗಿ, ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಬದುಕನ್ನು ಹಸನುಗೊಳಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಅಧ್ಯಾಪಕರು, ಗ್ರಾಮದ ಹಿರಿಯರಿಗೂ ಮಾರ್ಗದರ್ಶನ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು. ಅವರ ನಡೆ-ನುಡಿ ಒಂದೇ ಆಗಿತ್ತಲ್ಲದೆ ಸ್ವಾರ್ಥಕ್ಕೆ ಆಸೆ ಪಡದೆ, ಪ್ರಚಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಹಂಬಲಿಸದೆ ಬದುಕಿದ ರೀತಿಗೆ ಸರ್ವರೂ ವಿನಮ್ರರಾಗಿ ಅವರಿಗೆ ನೀಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಗೌರವ ಕಣ್ಣಮುಂದೆ ಸಾಗಿ ಹೋಗುತ್ತವೆ. ಆ ಮೇಷ್ಟ್ರುಗಳು ತಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಗ್ರಾಮಕ್ಕೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣಕ್ಕೆ ಅರ್ಪಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು. ಬಡ ಮಕ್ಕಳನ್ನು ತಮ್ಮ

26. Which of the following Vedangas contains the Srautra, the Grihya and the Dharma Sutras? (a) Nirukta (b) Shiksha (c) Chhandas (d) Kalpa 27. In the Vedic society, the term used to denote a group of families was (a) Gotra (b) Jana (c) Vish (d) Grama 28. The tax which the kings used to collect from the people in the Vedic period was called (a) Kara 1 (b) Varman (c) Bali (d) Vidatha 29. In Rig Vedic period, the most important functionary after the king was (a) Purohita (b) Senani (c) Law Officer (d) Tax Collector 30. The Puranas are……. in number. (a) 18 (b) 25 (c) 52 (d) 108 31. 'The world is God and God is my soul' is the philosophy contained in the (a) Vedas (b) Puranas (c) Brahamanas (d) Upanishads 32. The religion of early Vedic Aryans was primarily one of (C.D.S.1995) (a) Worship of nature and bhakti (b) Bhakti (c) Image worship and yajnas (d) Yajnas and worship of nature 33. Which one of the following is the earliest sch

1. The Indus Valley Civilization was discovered in (a) 1902 (c) 1922 (b) 1912 (d) 1932 2. The spread of the Harappa civilization is coterminous with the (a) Irrigation facilities (b) Soil fertility (c) Wheat producing zone (d) Availability of raw materials and minerals 3. Traces of which of the following has not been found in the Indus Civilization? (a) Barley (b) Sesamum (c) Mustard (d) Sugarcane 4. The Lothal civilization was known for (a) Art and architecture (b) Agriculture (c) Trade and commerce (d) Drainage system 5. The tools and weapons of Harappan civilization were mostly made of (I.F.S. 1990) (a) Stone only (b) Stone and copper (c) Copper, bronze and iron (d) Copper, tin and bronze 6. Mohenjodaro is also known as (a) Mound of the Great (b) Mound of the Survivors (c) Mound of the Living (d) Mound of the Dead 7. Rice cultivation is associated with the Harappan site of (a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro (c) Kalibangan (d) Lothal 8. T

1. The tennis player who announced retirement recently is: a. Roger Federer b. Justine Henin c. Rafael Nadal d. Mahesh Bhupati e. None of these Answer: b 2. Entero virus 71 (EV 71) is responsible for: a. Japane se enceph alitis b. The new form of bird flue c. Skin infectio n d. Hand- foot- mouth disease e. None of these Answer: d 3. According to a latest report, since 1990, India has cut its overall child mortality rate by: a. 34% b. 30% c. 32% d. 36% e. None of these Answer: a 4. India test-fired Nuclear Capable Agni III on May 7, 2008 for: a. Fourth time b. Second time c. Third time d. Fifth time e. None of these Answer: c 5. Tenth century coins have been found from the city of: a. Guwaha ti b. Bareily c. Khandw a d. Ranchi e. None of these Answer: c 6. The cyclone which struck Myanmar in May 2008 was: a. Willy- willy b. Nargis c. Fanoos d. Nasim e. None of these Answer: b 7. The number of ch