General Knowledge & Awareness - 1407 -Bank Clerical, PO & SSC Recruitment

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE & AWARENESS – CLERICAL AND RECRUITMENT EXAMS

·       What is Buccal Cavity also known as ? (Mouth, Larynx, Trachea, Oesophagus)

Mouth

·       Which low-fare domestic airlines is set to buy 72 Airbus aircrafts worth $7.2 billion? (Spice, Indigo, Airjet, Kingfisher )

AirJet

·       In which country has its president called for a national dialogue for sweeping reforms aimed at transforming the political landscape ?

Syria

·       Syria is in which continent ? (Asia, Europe, Africa)

Asia

·       M.F. Hussain died recently. What is his full name ?

Maqbool Fida

·       Where did M.F. Hussain live after being exiled from India ?

Qatar

·       Because of what, does a liquid drop take spherical shape ?

Because of Surface Tension

·       Two elements were recently added to Periodic table. What are their element numbers ?

114 & 116 – Names are ununquadium & ununhexium

·       Which website recently wanted itself to be accredited as UNESCO world heritage site. (Google / Wikipedia / Ask / Yahoo / Gmail / Facebook )

Wikipedia

·       According to UN, the second disease to be eliminated worldwide after smallpox is __

Rinderpest

·       Which famous architect designed St. Pauls’ Cathedral in London ?

Christopher Wen

·       “Born This Way” is a best selling album and has sold more than 1.1 million copies in last 6 years. Its artist is __

Lady Gaga

·       Viceroy and Governor General at the time of birth of Mahatma Gandhi

Richard Southwell Bourke

·       Playstation belongs to _______

SONY

·       XBOX belongs to ______

Microsoft

·       What is the full name of Swami Baba Ramdev ?

Ram Krishna Yadav

General Knowledge UN Agencies

Name of Agency	Estd. In	Headquarters	Purpose
International Labour Organization (ILO)	1919	Geneva	To improve conditions and living standard of workers.
International Monetary Fund (IMF)	1945	Washington D.C.	Promotes international monetary cooperation.
Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)	1945	Rome	To improve living condition of rural population.
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)	1945	Washington D.C.	Development of economic of members by facilitating investment of capitals by providing loans.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	1946	Paris	To Promote collaboration among nations through education, science and culture.
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)	1946	New York	To promote children’s welfare all over the world.
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)	1947	Montreal	Promotes safety of international aviation.
Universal Postal Union (UPU)	1947	Berne	Improve various postal services in the world.
International Tele-communication Union (ITU)	1947	Geneva	Sets international regulations for radio telegraph, telephone and space radio communications.
World Health Organization (WHO)	1948	Geneva	Attainment of highest possible level of heath by all people.
United Nations Relief and Work for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)	1949	New York	Provides basic amenities and education for the victims of Arab-Israel War.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)	1950	Geneva	To provide protection to refugees.
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)	1950	Geneva	Promote international exchange of weather reports.
International Finance Corporation (IFC)	1956	Washington D.C.	Promotes economic development by encouraging private enterprise in its member countries.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)	1957	Vienna	To promote peaceful uses of atomic energy.
Inter Government maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO)	1958	London	Promotes co-operation on technical matters of maritime safety, navigation and encourages anti-pollution measures.
International Development Association (IDA)	1960	Washington D.C.	An affiliate of the World Bank, aims to help under-developed countries raise living standards.
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)	1964	Geneva	Promotes international trade to accelerate economic growth of developing countries.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)	1965	New York	Help developing countries increase the wealth producing capabilities o their natural and human resources.
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)	1965	New York	Provides training and research to help facilitate UN objectives of world peace and security and of economic and social progress.
United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA)	1967	New York	For formulating population policies.
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)	1967	Geneva	Sets international regulations for radio, telegraph, and telephone and space radio communication.
United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA)	1967	New York	Studying population dynamics, collecting population data, formulating and evolving population policies, family planning and related programmes
United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP)	1972	Nairobi	Promotes international co-operation in human environment.
International Fund for Agricultural Development	1977	Rome	For financing agricultural projects in the world to raise the economic growth.
World Trade Organization (WTO)	1995	Geneva	Setting rules for world trade to reduce tariffs.

Decision Making Problems - Example

Since you have already gone through the Introduction to what actually the section of Decision Making is about in the Introduction Part. I assume here that you are now ready to proceed with an example.

Those who have missed the introduction can check it out here or search in the archive (in previous two three posts you should find it). CHECK HERE FOR INTRODUCTION.

Directions – For getting selected as the HOD of the electrical deptt of an engg college, the management of the college has put up the following requirements.

I.                 Must hold a degree of Electrical Engg with minimum 60% marks in graduation

II.               Must have a Master’s degree relating to any of these 4 fields – Heavy Electricals, Generation, Transmission & Distribution Systems, Control System or Automation.

III.              Should not be less than 30 years of age and not greater than 50 years as on 20^th Sept 2011.

IV.             Should have work experience of 4 years as Professor in an Engg College

However,

a.     If a candidate does not fulfil condition IV, but has teaching experience as Assistant Professor in an Engg College for 10 years, you should recommend his name to DEAN.

b.     If a candidate does not fulfil condition II, but has Ph.D in any electronics subject, you should recommend the case to both the DEAN & HOD of Electronics Deptt.

Now Give your answer as

1. If you are going to select a candidate

2. If you are going to reject him.

3. If you are recommending to only DEAN

4. If you are recommending to DEAN & HOD of electronics together.

5. If you still cannot decide due to insufficient Data.

Question 1- Surinder Singh has been working as Professor for the last 10 years and has a master’s degree in heavy Electricals. He secured 75% in his grad in Electrical Engg. He was born in the year 1975.

Question 2 – Rakesh Yadav was born in the year 1970 and has passed his graduation with 63% in electrical engg and secured 50% in master’s in Control systems. He has also done his Ph.D in Electronics. He has worked as Professor in KK Engg college for the last 6 ½ years.

Question 3 – Moon Inder Singh has worked in the same institute as Assistant Professor for the last 12 years. He has passed his mechanical engg with 80% marks. Has done his Masters & Ph.D both in Automation. Born in year 1973.

Question 4 – Rajveer Dhillon has passed his electrical engg with 69% & Masters in Generation, Transmission & Distribution. He is 37 years. 10 years Working Experience is as Assistant Proffesor in Goyal Engg College.

Question 5 – Geetika Mukherjee has worked as 5 years in Engg College as Professor and has done her Ph.D in Electronics. Her Age is 35 years and she has done electrical engg from IIT Delhi.

Question 6 – Shalini has been working in the same institute for the last 5 years as Professor and want to be elevated as HOD. So she has also applied as she has completed her Ph.D in Electronics subject last year. She has also passed her bachelor of Engg in electricals in First Division. Her Age is 38 years.

Now tell in each of these four questions what decision you will take and mark the appropriate option as indicated in Instructions.

You can mention ur answers in Comments form & answers will be published tomorrow with explanatory solution

World Geography Tallest Smallest Largest Higest Type

LARGEST LONGEST HIGHEST SMALLEST TYPE INFORMATION

Longest river	Ganges
The longest tributary river of India	Yamuna
The longest river of the south	Godavari
Highest mountain peak	Godwin Austin (k2)
Largest lake (Fresh water)	Wular lake (Kashmir)
Highest Dam	Bhakra Dam (Punjab)
Largest Mosque	Jama Masjid, Delhi
Longest Road	Grand Trunk Road
State with longest coastline	Gujarat
Largest Railway Route	From Jammu to Kanya Kumari
Longest Tunnel	Jawahar tunnel (Jammu & Kashmir)
Longest national highway	NH-7which runs from Varanasi to Kanyakumari
Longest Dam	Hirakod Dam (Orissa)
Longest River Bridge	Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna
Longest populated city	Mumbai (1.60 crore)
Largest Museum	National Museum, Kolkata
Largest Delta	Sunderban Delta, W. Bengal
Largest Dome	Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur (Karnataka)
Largest Zoo	Zoological Gardens, Alipur, Kolkata
Largest man-made Lake	Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam)
Largest Desert	Thar (Rajasthan)
Highest Tower	Pitampura Tower, Delhi
Smallest State (Area)	Goa
Smallest State (Population)	Sikkim
Highest Waterfall	Gersoppa waterfall (Karnataka)
Longest Electric railway line	From Delhi to Kolkata via Patna
Densest populated State	West Bengal
Largest cave temple	Kailash temple, Ellora (Maharashtra)
Largest animal Fair	Sonepur (Bihar)
Highest Gateway	Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri (Agra)
Biggest Hotel	Oberal –Sharaton (Mumbai)
Largest State (Area)	Rajasthan
Largest State (Population)	Uttar Pradesh
Place of heaviest rainfall	Mausinram (Meghalaya)
Largest corridor	Rameshwaram temple corridor (Tamil Nadu)
Largest cantilever span bride	Howrah Bridge (Kolkata)
Largest forest state	M.P.
Highest straight gravity Dam	Bhakra Dam
Longest Railway Platform	Kharagpur (W. Bengal)
Largest Stadium	Salt lake (Yuva Bhaeti), Kolkata
Largest Port	Mumbai
Highest Lake	Devatal (Garhwal)
Largest Lake (Saline water)	Chika lake, Orissa
Highest Award	Bharat Ratna
Highest Gallantry Award	Paramveer Chakra
Largest Gurudwara	Golden Temple, Amritsar
Deepest river valley	Bhagirathi & Alaknanda
State with longest coastline of South India	Andhra Pradesh
Longest river which forms estuary	Narmada
Largest Church	Saint Cathedral (Goa)
Longest Beach	Marina Beach, Chennai
Highest Battle field	Siachin Glacier
Highest Airport	Len (Laddakh)
Largest river island	Majuli (Brahmaputra river, Assam)
Largest Planetarium	Birla Planetarium (Kolkata)