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(Paper) BSNL Junior Accounts Officers (JAO) 2009 Sample Question Paper

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BSNL Junior Accounts Officers 2009 Sample Question Paper

1. What is Double Entry Book Keeping System?

2. What is the purpose of preparation of Final Accounts?

3. Journalise the following transaction :
(a) Depreciation on machinery Rs. 5,000.
(b) Salary paid to employees Rs. 6,000.

4. Find net profit ratio from the following :
Gross profit : Rs.1,50,000
Salaries paid : Rs.10,000
Tax paid : Rs. 10,000
Dividend paid : Rs. 20,000
Depreciation : Rs. 10,000
Sales for the year : Rs. 2,00,000


6. What is Budget? Explain the types of budget.

7. Write short notes on :
(a) Error of Principle.
(b) Error of Omission.
(c) Error of Commission.

8. The summarized balance sheets of ABC Limited as on 31.12.2007 and 31.12.2008 are given below :


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CALENDAR FOR EXAMINATIONS - 2010

S.No. NAME OF EXAMINATION DATE OF NOTIFICATION LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF EXAM DURATION OF EXAM.
1 COMBINED MEDICAL SERVICES EXAM, 2010 05.09.2009 05.10.2009 (MONDAY) 17.01.2010
(SUNDAY)
1 DAY
2 C.D.S. EXAM.(I), 2010 26.09.2009 26.10.2009 (MONDAY) 14.02.2010
(SUNDAY)
1 DAY
3 N.D.A. & N.A. EXAM.(I), 2010 17.10.2009 16.11.2009 (MONDAY) 18.04.2010
(SUNDAY)
1 DAY
4 CIVIL SERVICES (PREL.) EXAM., 2010 02.01.2010 01.02.2010 (MONDAY) 23.05.2010
(SUNDAY)
1 DAY
5 ENGINEERING SERVICES EXAMINATION, 2010 30.01.2010 02.03.2010 (TUESDAY) 26.06.2010 (SATURDAY) 3 DAYS
6 INDIAN FOREST SERVICE EXAM, 2010 20.02.2010 22.03.2010 (MONDAY) 10.07.2010 (SATURDAY) 10 DAYS
7 N.D.A. & N.A. EXAM.(II), 2010 20.03.2010 19.04.2010 (MONDAY) 22.08.2010
(SUNDAY)
1 DAY
8 C.D.S. EXAM.(II), 2010 17.04.2010 17.05.2010 (MONDAY) 19.09.2010
(SUNDAY)
1 DAY
9 CENTRAL POLICE FORCES (AC) EXAM., 2010 15.05.2010 14.06.2010 (MONDAY) 24.10.2010
(SUNDAY)
1 DAY
10 CIVIL SERVICES (MAIN) EXAM., 2010 29.10.2010
(FRIDAY)
21 DAYS
11 I.E.S./I.S.S. EXAM., 2010 05.06.2010 05.07.2010 (MONDAY) 04.12.2010 (SATURDAY) 3 DAYS
12 GEOLOGISTS' EXAM., 2010 12.06.2010 12.07.2010 (MONDAY) 04.12.2010 (SATURDAY) 3 DAYS
13 S.O./STENO (GD-B/GD-I) LTD. DEPTTL. COMPETITIVE EXAM. 26.06.2010 23.08.2010 (MONDAY) 26.12.2010
(SUNDAY)
4 DAYS

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(Paper) BANK OF BARODA PO EXAM SOLVED QUESTION PAPER

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BANK OF BARODA PO EXAM SOLVED QUESTION PAPER

Bank of Baroda Probationary Officers Exam., 2008
(Held on 5-10-2008)
General Socio-Economic & Banking Awareness: Solved Paper

1. RBI’s open market operation transactions are carried out with a view to regulate—
(A) Liquidity in the economy
(B) Prices of essential commodities
(C) Inflation
(D) Borrowing power of the banks
(E) All the above

2. When more than one banks are allowing credit facilities to one party in coordination
with each other under a formal arrangement, the arrangement is generally known as—
(A) Participation
(B) Consortium
(C) Syndication
(D) Multiple banking
(E) None of these

3. Open market operations, one of the measures taken by RBI in order to control credit
expansion in the economy means —
(A) Sale or purchase of Govt. securities
(B) Issuance of different types of bonds
(C) Auction of gold
(D) To make available direct finance to borrowers
(E) None of these

4. The bank rate means—
(A) Rate of interest charged by commercial banks from borrowers
(B) Rate of interest at which commercial banks discounted bills of their borrowers
(C) Rate of interest allowed by commercial banks on their deposits
(D) Rate at which RBI purchases or rediscounts bills of exchange of commercial banks
(E) None of these

5. What is an Indian Depository Receipt ?
(A) A deposit account with a Public Sector Bank
(B) A depository account with any of Depositories in India
(C) An instrument in the form of depository receipt created by an Indian depository against underlying equity shares of the issuing company
(D) An instrument in the form of deposit receipt issued by Indian depositories
(E) None of these

6. An instrument that derives its value from a specified underlying (currency, gold, stocks etc.) is known as—
(A) Derivative
(B) Securitisation Receipts
(C) Hedge Fund
(D) Factoring
(E) Venture Capital Funding

7. Fiscal deficit is—
(A) total income less Govt. borrowing
(B) total payments less total receipts
(C) total payments less capital receipts
(D) total expenditure less total receipts excluding borrowing
(E) None of these

8. In the Capital Market, the term arbitrage is used with reference to—
(A) purchase of securities to cover the sale
(B) sale of securities to reduce the loss on purchase
(C) simultaneous purchase and sale of securities to make profits from price
(D) variation in different markets
(E) Any of the above

9. Reverse repo means—
(A) Injecting liquidity by the Central Bank of a country through purchase of Govt. securities
(B) Absorption of liquidity from the market by sale of Govt. securities
(C) Balancing liquidity with a view to enhancing economic growth rate
(D) Improving the position of availability of the securities in the market
(E) Any of the above

10. The stance of RBI monetary policy is—
(A) inflation control with adequate liquidity for growth
(B) improving credit quality of the Banks
(C) strengthening credit delivery mechanism
(D) supporting investment demand in the economy
(E) Any of the above

11. Currency Swap is an instrument to manage—
(A) Currency risk
(B) interest rate risk
(C) currency and interest rate risk
(D) cash flows in different currencies
(E) All of the above

12. ‘Sub-prime’ refers to—
(A) lending done by banks at rates below PLR
(B) funds raised by the banks at sub-Libor rates
(C) Group of banks which are not rated as prime banks as per Banker’s Almanac
(D) lending done by financing institutions including banks to customers not meeting with normally required credit appraisal standards
(E) All of the above

13. Euro Bond is an instrument—
(A) issued in the European market
(B) issued in Euro Currency
(C) issued in a country other than the country of the currency of the Bond
(D) All of the above
(E) None of these

14. Money Laundering normally involves—
(A) placement of funds
(B) layering of funds
(C) integration of funds
(D) All of (A), (B) and (C)
(E) None of (A), (B) and (C)

15. The IMF and the World Bank were conceived as institutions to—
(A) strengthen international economic co-operation and to help create a more stable and prosperous global economy
(B) IMF promotes international monetary cooperation
(C) The World Bank promotes long term economic development and poverty reduction
(D) All of (A), (B) and (C)
(E) None of (A), (B) and (C)

16. Capital Market Regulator is—
(A) RBI
(B) IRDA
(C) NSE
(D) BSE
(E) SEBI

17. In the term BRIC, R stands for—
(A) Romania
(B) Rajithan
(C) Russia
(D) Regulation
(E) None of these

18. FDI refers to—
(A) Fixed Deposit Interest
(B) Fixed Deposit Investment
(C) Foreign Direct Investment
(D) Future Derivative Investment
(E) None of these

19. What is Call Money ?
(A) Money borrowed or lent for a day or over night
(B) Money borrowed for more than one day but upto 3 days
(C) Money borrowed for more than one day but upto 7 days
(D) Money borrowed for more than one day but upto 14 days
(E) None of these

20. Which is the first Indian company to be listed in NASDAQ ?
(A) Reliance
(B) TCS
(C) HCL
(D) Infosys
(E) None of these

21. Which of the following is the Regulator of the credit rating agencies in India ?
(A) RBI
(B) SBI
(C) SIDBI
(D) SEBI
(E) None of these

22. Who is Brand Endorsing Personality of Bank of Baroda ?
(A) Juhi Chawla
(B) Kiran Bedi
(C) Amitabh Bachchan
(D) Kapil Dev
(E) None of these

23. The branding line of Bank of Baroda is—
(A) International Bank of India
(B) India’s International Bank
(C) India’s Multinational Bank
(D) World’s local Bank
(E) None of these

24. The logo of Bank of Baroda is known as—
(A) Sun of Bank of Baroda
(B) Baroda Sun
(C) Bank of Baroda’s Rays
(D) Sunlight of Bank of Baroda
(E) None of these

25. Which of the following statements(s) is/are True about the exports of China which is a close competitor of India ?
(i) China’s economic success is basically on the fact that it exports cheaper goods to rich
nations like the USA, etc.
(ii) In the year 2007 China’s exports became almost 40% of its GDP.
(iii) When compared to India China’s share in the World Exports is more than 30%
whereas India’s share is mere 6% of the global exports.
(A) Only (i)
(B) Only (ii)
(C) Both (i) and (ii)
(D) All (i), (ii) and (iii)
(E) None of these

26. One of the major challenges banking industry is facing these days is money laundering. Which of the following acts/norms are launched by the banks to prevent money laundering in general ?
(A) Know Your Customer Norms
(B) Banking Regulation Act
(C) Negotiable Instrument Act
(D) Narcotics and Psychotropic Substance Act
(E) None of these

27. Lot of Banks in India these days are offering M-Banking Facility to their customers. What is the full form of ‘M’ in ‘M-Banking’ ?
(A) Money
(B) Marginal
(C) Message
(D) Mutual Fund
(E) Mobile Phone

28. Which of the following is/are true about the ‘Sub-Prime Crisis’ ? (The term was very much in news recently.)
(i) It is a mortgage crisis referring to credit default by the borrowers.
(ii) Sub-Prime borrowers were those borrowers who were rated low and were high risk
borrowers.
(iii) This crisis originated because of negligence in credit rating of the borrowers.
(A) Only (i)
(B) Only (ii)
(C) Only (iii)
(D) All (i), (ii) and (iii)
(E) None of these

29. Which of the following is not the part of the structure of the Financial System in India ?
(A) Industrial Finance
(B) Agricultural Finance
(C) Government Finance
(D) Development Finance
(E) Personal Finance

30. Which of the following is not the part of the scheduled banking structure in India ?
(A) Money Lenders
(B) Public Sector Banks
(C) Private Sector Banks
(D) Regional Rural Banks
(E) State Co-operative Banks

31. As we all know Govt. of India collects tax revenue on various activities in the country. Which of the following is a part of the tax revenue of the Govt. ?
(i) Tax on Income
(ii) Tax on Expenditure
(iii) Tax on Property or Capital Asset
(iv) Tax on Goods and Services
(A) Both (i) and (iii) only
(B) Both (ii) and (iv) only
(C) All (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(D) Only (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(E) None of these

32. We very frequently read about Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in newspapers. These SEZs were established with which of the following objectives ?
(i) To attract foreign investment directly.
(ii) To protect domestic market from direct competition from multinationals.
(iii) To provide more capital to agricultural and allied activities.
(A) Only (i)
(B) Only (ii)
(C) Only (iii)
(D) All (i), (ii) and (iii)
(E) None of these

33. Which of the following groups of countries has almost 50% share in global emission of carbon every year ?
(A) US, China, India, South Africa
(B) India, China, Russia, Britain
(C) South Africa, Nepal, Myanmar
(D) US, Russia, China & India
(E) None of these

34. Which of the following correctly describes the concept of ‘Nuclear Bank’ floated by International Atomic Energy Agency ?
(i) It is a nuclear fuel bank to be shared by all the nations jointly.
(ii) It is a facility to help nations in enrichment of uranium.
(iii) It is an agency which will keep a close vigil on the nuclear programme of all the
nations.
(A) Only (i)
(B) Only (ii)
(C) Both (i) and (iii) only
(D) Only (iii)
(E) Both (i) and (ii) only

35. Many times we read about Future Trading in newspapers. What is ‘Future Trading’ ?
(i) It is nothing but a trade between any two stock exchanges wherein it is decided to
purchase the stocks of each other on a fixed price throughout the year.
(ii) It is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an underlying asset in the future
at a predetermined price.
(iii) It is an agreement between stock exchanges that they will not trade the stocks of each
other under any circumstances in future or for a given period of time.
(A) Only (i)
(B) Only (ii)
(C) Only (iii)
(D) All (i), (ii) and (iii)
(E) None of these

36. Inflation in India is measured on which of the following indexes/indicators ?
(A) Cost of Living Index (COLI)
(B) Consumer Price Index (CPI)
(C) Gross Domestic Product
(D) Wholesale Price Index (WPI)
(E) None of these

37. As per the reports published in the newspapers a section of society staged a demonstration at the venue of the G-8 Summit recently. What was/were the issues towards which these demonstrators were trying to draw the attention of G-8 leaders ?
(i) Food shortage which has taken 50 million people in its grip.
(ii) Inflation which has gone up substantially across the Globe.
(iii) USA’s consistent presence in Iraq.
(A) Only (i)
(B) Only (ii)
(C) Only (iii)
(D) Both (i) and (ii) only
(E) None of these

38. Hillary Clinton formally suspended her campaign to ensure election of who amongst the following for the next President of USA ?
(A) George Bush
(B) Barack Obama
(C) John McCain
(D) Bill Clinton
(E) None of these

39. Hugo Chavez whose name was recently in news is the—
(A) President of Congo
(B) Prime Minister of Uganda
(C) President of Venezuela
(D) Prime Minister of Brazil
(E) None of these

40. The Govt. of India has raised the amount of the Loan Waiver to the farmers by 20%. Now the amount is nearly—
(A) Rs. 60,000 crore
(B) Rs. 65,000 crore
(C) Rs. 72,000 crore
(D) Rs. 76,000 crore
(E) Rs. 80,000 crore

41. Delimitation Commission has made a recommendation that next Census should be Panchayat-wise. When is the next Census due ?
(A) 2010
(B) 2011
(C) 2012
(D) 2013
(E) 2015

42. The World Health Organisation has urged that advertisements of which of the following should be banned to protect youth from bad effects of the same ?
(A) Tobacco
(B) Alcoholic drinks
(C) Junk Food
(D) Soft drinks with chemical preservatives
(E) None of these

43. Which of the following countries has allocated a huge amount of US $ 10 billion to provide relief to its earthquake victims ?
(A) Japan
(B) South Korea
(C) China
(D) South Africa
(E) None of these


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GAZETTE DATE : 30.12.2009

LAST DATE : 03.02.2010

CATEGORY Nos : 444/2009 & 445/2009

PART-I – DIRECT RECRUITMENT-CATEGORY NO 444/2009

  1. Name of the firm/Department : Local Self Government Department.
  2. Name of post : Assistant Engineer/Assistant Town Planning Officer
  3. Scale of pay : Rs.11070 – 18450/-
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(Paper) BSNL Junior Accounts Officers (JAO) 2009 Sample Question Paper (Schedule) CALENDAR for EXAMINATIONS - 2010 (Test Paper) Model Test Series :

(Paper) BSNL Junior Accounts Officers (JAO) 2009 Sample Question Paper

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 05:50 AM PST

BSNL Junior Accounts Officers 2009 Sample Question Paper

1. What is Double Entry Book Keeping System?

2. What is the purpose of preparation of Final Accounts?

3. Journalise the following transaction :
(a) Depreciation on machinery Rs. 5,000.
(b) Salary paid to employees Rs. 6,000.

4. Find net profit ratio from the following :
Gross profit : Rs.1,50,000
Salaries paid : Rs.10,000
Tax paid : Rs. 10,000
Dividend paid : Rs. 20,000
Depreciation : Rs. 10,000
Sales for the year : Rs. 2,00,000

5. From the following balance sheets, prepare a schedule of changes in working capital.

Balance Sheets

Liabilities
2007
2008
Assets
2007
2008
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
Share capital 1,00,000 1,50,000 Fixed Assets 75,000 1,50,000
Reserves & Surplus 50,000 60,000 Stock 25,000 40,000
Current Liabilities 20,000 40,000 Debtors 50,000 50,000
Other liabilities 10,000 5,000 Cash in hand 10,000 10,000
- - Cash at bank 20,000 5,000
Total 1,80,000 2,55,000 Total 1,80,000 2,55,000

6. What is Budget? Explain the types of budget.

7. Write short notes on :
(a) Error of Principle.
(b) Error of Omission.
(c) Error of Commission.

8. The summarized balance sheets of ABC Limited as on 31.12.2007 and 31.12.2008 are given below :

Balance Sheets (Rs. in thousands)

Liabilities
2007
2008
Assets
2007
2008
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
Share capital 400 400 Fixed Assets 400 320
Reserves 300 310 Investment 100 80
P & L a/c 60 66 Stock 300 200

Creditors 100 66 Debtors 100 400
Provision for taxation 75 10 Investment 100 80
Bank Loan 148 Bank 35
Total 935 1,000 Total 935 1,000

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(Schedule) CALENDAR for EXAMINATIONS - 2010

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Union Public Service Commission

CALENDAR FOR EXAMINATIONS - 2010

S.No. NAME OF EXAMINATION DATE OF NOTIFICATION LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF EXAM DURATION OF EXAM.
1 COMBINED MEDICAL SERVICES EXAM, 2010 05.09.2009 05.10.2009 (MONDAY) 17.01.2010
(SUNDAY)
1 DAY
2 C.D.S. EXAM.(I), 2010 26.09.2009 26.10.2009 (MONDAY) 14.02.2010
(SUNDAY)
1 DAY
3 N.D.A. & N.A. EXAM.(I), 2010 17.10.2009 16.11.2009 (MONDAY) 18.04.2010
(SUNDAY)
1 DAY
4 CIVIL SERVICES (PREL.) EXAM., 2010 02.01.2010 01.02.2010 (MONDAY) 23.05.2010
(SUNDAY)
1 DAY
5 ENGINEERING SERVICES EXAMINATION, 2010 30.01.2010 02.03.2010 (TUESDAY) 26.06.2010 (SATURDAY) 3 DAYS
6 INDIAN FOREST SERVICE EXAM, 2010 20.02.2010 22.03.2010 (MONDAY) 10.07.2010 (SATURDAY) 10 DAYS
7 N.D.A. & N.A. EXAM.(II), 2010 20.03.2010 19.04.2010 (MONDAY) 22.08.2010
(SUNDAY)
1 DAY
8 C.D.S. EXAM.(II), 2010 17.04.2010 17.05.2010 (MONDAY) 19.09.2010
(SUNDAY)
1 DAY
9 CENTRAL POLICE FORCES (AC) EXAM., 2010 15.05.2010 14.06.2010 (MONDAY) 24.10.2010
(SUNDAY)
1 DAY
10 CIVIL SERVICES (MAIN) EXAM., 2010 29.10.2010
(FRIDAY)
21 DAYS
11 I.E.S./I.S.S. EXAM., 2010 05.06.2010 05.07.2010 (MONDAY) 04.12.2010 (SATURDAY) 3 DAYS
12 GEOLOGISTS' EXAM., 2010 12.06.2010 12.07.2010 (MONDAY) 04.12.2010 (SATURDAY) 3 DAYS
13 S.O./STENO (GD-B/GD-I) LTD. DEPTTL. COMPETITIVE EXAM. 26.06.2010 23.08.2010 (MONDAY) 26.12.2010
(SUNDAY)
4 DAYS

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(Paper) BANK OF BARODA PO EXAM SOLVED QUESTION PAPER

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BANK OF BARODA PO EXAM SOLVED QUESTION PAPER

Bank of Baroda Probationary Officers Exam., 2008
(Held on 5-10-2008)
General Socio-Economic & Banking Awareness: Solved Paper

1. RBI’s open market operation transactions are carried out with a view to regulate—
(A) Liquidity in the economy
(B) Prices of essential commodities
(C) Inflation
(D) Borrowing power of the banks
(E) All the above

2. When more than one banks are allowing credit facilities to one party in coordination
with each other under a formal arrangement, the arrangement is generally known as—
(A) Participation
(B) Consortium
(C) Syndication
(D) Multiple banking
(E) None of these

3. Open market operations, one of the measures taken by RBI in order to control credit
expansion in the economy means —
(A) Sale or purchase of Govt. securities
(B) Issuance of different types of bonds
(C) Auction of gold
(D) To make available direct finance to borrowers
(E) None of these

4. The bank rate means—
(A) Rate of interest charged by commercial banks from borrowers
(B) Rate of interest at which commercial banks discounted bills of their borrowers
(C) Rate of interest allowed by commercial banks on their deposits
(D) Rate at which RBI purchases or rediscounts bills of exchange of commercial banks
(E) None of these

5. What is an Indian Depository Receipt ?
(A) A deposit account with a Public Sector Bank
(B) A depository account with any of Depositories in India
(C) An instrument in the form of depository receipt created by an Indian depository against underlying equity shares of the issuing company
(D) An instrument in the form of deposit receipt issued by Indian depositories
(E) None of these

6. An instrument that derives its value from a specified underlying (currency, gold, stocks etc.) is known as—
(A) Derivative
(B) Securitisation Receipts
(C) Hedge Fund
(D) Factoring
(E) Venture Capital Funding

7. Fiscal deficit is—
(A) total income less Govt. borrowing
(B) total payments less total receipts
(C) total payments less capital receipts
(D) total expenditure less total receipts excluding borrowing
(E) None of these

8. In the Capital Market, the term arbitrage is used with reference to—
(A) purchase of securities to cover the sale
(B) sale of securities to reduce the loss on purchase
(C) simultaneous purchase and sale of securities to make profits from price
(D) variation in different markets
(E) Any of the above

9. Reverse repo means—
(A) Injecting liquidity by the Central Bank of a country through purchase of Govt. securities
(B) Absorption of liquidity from the market by sale of Govt. securities
(C) Balancing liquidity with a view to enhancing economic growth rate
(D) Improving the position of availability of the securities in the market
(E) Any of the above

10. The stance of RBI monetary policy is—
(A) inflation control with adequate liquidity for growth
(B) improving credit quality of the Banks
(C) strengthening credit delivery mechanism
(D) supporting investment demand in the economy
(E) Any of the above

11. Currency Swap is an instrument to manage—
(A) Currency risk
(B) interest rate risk
(C) currency and interest rate risk
(D) cash flows in different currencies
(E) All of the above

12. ‘Sub-prime’ refers to—
(A) lending done by banks at rates below PLR
(B) funds raised by the banks at sub-Libor rates
(C) Group of banks which are not rated as prime banks as per Banker’s Almanac
(D) lending done by financing institutions including banks to customers not meeting with normally required credit appraisal standards
(E) All of the above

13. Euro Bond is an instrument—
(A) issued in the European market
(B) issued in Euro Currency
(C) issued in a country other than the country of the currency of the Bond
(D) All of the above
(E) None of these

14. Money Laundering normally involves—
(A) placement of funds
(B) layering of funds
(C) integration of funds
(D) All of (A), (B) and (C)
(E) None of (A), (B) and (C)

15. The IMF and the World Bank were conceived as institutions to—
(A) strengthen international economic co-operation and to help create a more stable and prosperous global economy
(B) IMF promotes international monetary cooperation
(C) The World Bank promotes long term economic development and poverty reduction
(D) All of (A), (B) and (C)
(E) None of (A), (B) and (C)

16. Capital Market Regulator is—
(A) RBI
(B) IRDA
(C) NSE
(D) BSE
(E) SEBI

17. In the term BRIC, R stands for—
(A) Romania
(B) Rajithan
(C) Russia
(D) Regulation
(E) None of these

18. FDI refers to—
(A) Fixed Deposit Interest
(B) Fixed Deposit Investment
(C) Foreign Direct Investment
(D) Future Derivative Investment
(E) None of these

19. What is Call Money ?
(A) Money borrowed or lent for a day or over night
(B) Money borrowed for more than one day but upto 3 days
(C) Money borrowed for more than one day but upto 7 days
(D) Money borrowed for more than one day but upto 14 days
(E) None of these

20. Which is the first Indian company to be listed in NASDAQ ?
(A) Reliance
(B) TCS
(C) HCL
(D) Infosys
(E) None of these

21. Which of the following is the Regulator of the credit rating agencies in India ?
(A) RBI
(B) SBI
(C) SIDBI
(D) SEBI
(E) None of these

22. Who is Brand Endorsing Personality of Bank of Baroda ?
(A) Juhi Chawla
(B) Kiran Bedi
(C) Amitabh Bachchan
(D) Kapil Dev
(E) None of these

23. The branding line of Bank of Baroda is—
(A) International Bank of India
(B) India’s International Bank
(C) India’s Multinational Bank
(D) World’s local Bank
(E) None of these

24. The logo of Bank of Baroda is known as—
(A) Sun of Bank of Baroda
(B) Baroda Sun
(C) Bank of Baroda’s Rays
(D) Sunlight of Bank of Baroda
(E) None of these

25. Which of the following statements(s) is/are True about the exports of China which is a close competitor of India ?
(i) China’s economic success is basically on the fact that it exports cheaper goods to rich
nations like the USA, etc.
(ii) In the year 2007 China’s exports became almost 40% of its GDP.
(iii) When compared to India China’s share in the World Exports is more than 30%
whereas India’s share is mere 6% of the global exports.
(A) Only (i)
(B) Only (ii)
(C) Both (i) and (ii)
(D) All (i), (ii) and (iii)
(E) None of these

26. One of the major challenges banking industry is facing these days is money laundering. Which of the following acts/norms are launched by the banks to prevent money laundering in general ?
(A) Know Your Customer Norms
(B) Banking Regulation Act
(C) Negotiable Instrument Act
(D) Narcotics and Psychotropic Substance Act
(E) None of these

27. Lot of Banks in India these days are offering M-Banking Facility to their customers. What is the full form of ‘M’ in ‘M-Banking’ ?
(A) Money
(B) Marginal
(C) Message
(D) Mutual Fund
(E) Mobile Phone

28. Which of the following is/are true about the ‘Sub-Prime Crisis’ ? (The term was very much in news recently.)
(i) It is a mortgage crisis referring to credit default by the borrowers.
(ii) Sub-Prime borrowers were those borrowers who were rated low and were high risk
borrowers.
(iii) This crisis originated because of negligence in credit rating of the borrowers.
(A) Only (i)
(B) Only (ii)
(C) Only (iii)
(D) All (i), (ii) and (iii)
(E) None of these

29. Which of the following is not the part of the structure of the Financial System in India ?
(A) Industrial Finance
(B) Agricultural Finance
(C) Government Finance
(D) Development Finance
(E) Personal Finance

30. Which of the following is not the part of the scheduled banking structure in India ?
(A) Money Lenders
(B) Public Sector Banks
(C) Private Sector Banks
(D) Regional Rural Banks
(E) State Co-operative Banks

31. As we all know Govt. of India collects tax revenue on various activities in the country. Which of the following is a part of the tax revenue of the Govt. ?
(i) Tax on Income
(ii) Tax on Expenditure
(iii) Tax on Property or Capital Asset
(iv) Tax on Goods and Services
(A) Both (i) and (iii) only
(B) Both (ii) and (iv) only
(C) All (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(D) Only (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(E) None of these

32. We very frequently read about Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in newspapers. These SEZs were established with which of the following objectives ?
(i) To attract foreign investment directly.
(ii) To protect domestic market from direct competition from multinationals.
(iii) To provide more capital to agricultural and allied activities.
(A) Only (i)
(B) Only (ii)
(C) Only (iii)
(D) All (i), (ii) and (iii)
(E) None of these

33. Which of the following groups of countries has almost 50% share in global emission of carbon every year ?
(A) US, China, India, South Africa
(B) India, China, Russia, Britain
(C) South Africa, Nepal, Myanmar
(D) US, Russia, China & India
(E) None of these

34. Which of the following correctly describes the concept of ‘Nuclear Bank’ floated by International Atomic Energy Agency ?
(i) It is a nuclear fuel bank to be shared by all the nations jointly.
(ii) It is a facility to help nations in enrichment of uranium.
(iii) It is an agency which will keep a close vigil on the nuclear programme of all the
nations.
(A) Only (i)
(B) Only (ii)
(C) Both (i) and (iii) only
(D) Only (iii)
(E) Both (i) and (ii) only

35. Many times we read about Future Trading in newspapers. What is ‘Future Trading’ ?
(i) It is nothing but a trade between any two stock exchanges wherein it is decided to
purchase the stocks of each other on a fixed price throughout the year.
(ii) It is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an underlying asset in the future
at a predetermined price.
(iii) It is an agreement between stock exchanges that they will not trade the stocks of each
other under any circumstances in future or for a given period of time.
(A) Only (i)
(B) Only (ii)
(C) Only (iii)
(D) All (i), (ii) and (iii)
(E) None of these

36. Inflation in India is measured on which of the following indexes/indicators ?
(A) Cost of Living Index (COLI)
(B) Consumer Price Index (CPI)
(C) Gross Domestic Product
(D) Wholesale Price Index (WPI)
(E) None of these

37. As per the reports published in the newspapers a section of society staged a demonstration at the venue of the G-8 Summit recently. What was/were the issues towards which these demonstrators were trying to draw the attention of G-8 leaders ?
(i) Food shortage which has taken 50 million people in its grip.
(ii) Inflation which has gone up substantially across the Globe.
(iii) USA’s consistent presence in Iraq.
(A) Only (i)
(B) Only (ii)
(C) Only (iii)
(D) Both (i) and (ii) only
(E) None of these

38. Hillary Clinton formally suspended her campaign to ensure election of who amongst the following for the next President of USA ?
(A) George Bush
(B) Barack Obama
(C) John McCain
(D) Bill Clinton
(E) None of these

39. Hugo Chavez whose name was recently in news is the—
(A) President of Congo
(B) Prime Minister of Uganda
(C) President of Venezuela
(D) Prime Minister of Brazil
(E) None of these

40. The Govt. of India has raised the amount of the Loan Waiver to the farmers by 20%. Now the amount is nearly—
(A) Rs. 60,000 crore
(B) Rs. 65,000 crore
(C) Rs. 72,000 crore
(D) Rs. 76,000 crore
(E) Rs. 80,000 crore

41. Delimitation Commission has made a recommendation that next Census should be Panchayat-wise. When is the next Census due ?
(A) 2010
(B) 2011
(C) 2012
(D) 2013
(E) 2015

42. The World Health Organisation has urged that advertisements of which of the following should be banned to protect youth from bad effects of the same ?
(A) Tobacco
(B) Alcoholic drinks
(C) Junk Food
(D) Soft drinks with chemical preservatives
(E) None of these

43. Which of the following countries has allocated a huge amount of US $ 10 billion to provide relief to its earthquake victims ?
(A) Japan
(B) South Korea
(C) China
(D) South Africa
(E) None of these

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Kerala Public Service Commission recruits Assistant Engineers

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 12:19 AM PST


Kerala Public Service Commission recruits Assistant Engineers

GAZETTE DATE : 30.12.2009

LAST DATE : 03.02.2010

CATEGORY Nos : 444/2009 & 445/2009

PART-I – DIRECT RECRUITMENT-CATEGORY NO 444/2009

  1. Name of the firm/Department : Local Self Government Department.
  2. Name of post : Assistant Engineer/Assistant Town Planning Officer
  3. Scale of pay : Rs.11070 – 18450/-
  4. No. of vacancies : 82 (Eighty two)

PART –II – BY TRANSFER -CATEGORY NO 445/2009

  1. Name of Post : Assistant Engineer/Assistant Town Planning Officer
  2. Name of the firm/Department : Local Self Government Department
  3. Scale of Pay : 11070 – 18450/-
  4. Number of Vacancies : 9 (Nine)

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(JOB) Vacancies in GAIL for Engineers-Jan 2010

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 11:58 PM PST

Vacancies in GAIL for Engineers – Jan 2010

GAIL is looking for professionals for the following post :

  1. Senior Engineer (Electrical/ Mechanical/ Instrumentation) in E-2 Grade
    • Pay Scale : 20600- Rs. 46500/-
    • Age : 35 years
    • Qualification : Full time Graduate Degree in Mechanical/ Electrical/ Instrumentation Engineering
    • Fee : Rs. 200/- in the form of DD of State Bank of India in favour of GAIL Gas Limited payable at Nodia. SC/ST/PH candidates are exempted.

Apply Online : Candidates will be required to apply Online through Gail Website from 1000 Hrs on 07/01/2010 to 11/02/2010.

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IMPORTANCE OF HYDERABAD

1. hyderabad is the capital city of Andhra pradesh.
2.many historical places like charminar, birla mandir, salar-jung museum, golkonda fort, etc reside in hyderabad,
3.hyderabad has been recently called as second silicon city of India,
4.hyderabad has been considered as one of the A1 cities,
5.the head of the south central railways, secunderabad is located in hyderabad,

B.TECH.(CCC) (OR) REGULAR EXAMINATION NOTIFICATION FOR 1999 to 2004 BATCHESDEC2009



SCHOOL OF CONTINUING AND DISTANCE EDUCATION
JNTU, KUKATPALLY, HYDERABAD 500 085                                                             REGULAR  EXAMINATIONS DECEMBER- 2009


B.TECH.(CCC) I YEAR (Up to 99 & 2001 to 2004 Admitted Batches)                                REVISED TIME TABLE                                                TIMINGS: 9.30 AM TO 12.30 PM
S.No.
Day/Date
Civil Engineering
Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Electronics & Communication Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering
1
Monday
18-01-2010
S 201 - Mathematics I
S 201 - Mathematics I
S 201 - Mathematics I
S 201 - Mathematics I
S 201 - Mathematics I
2
Wednesday
20-01-2010
S 202 - Mathematics II
S 202 - Mathematics II
S 202 - Mathematics II
S 202 - Mathematics  II
S 202 - Mathematics II
3
Friday
22-01-2010
S 203 - Applied Physics (Part A) & Engineering Chemistry (Part B)
S 203 - Applied Physics (Part A) & Engineering Chemistry (Part B)
S 203 - Applied Physics (Part A) & Engineering Chemistry (Part B)
S 203 - Applied Physics (Part A) & Engineering Chemistry (Part B)
S 203 - Applied Physics (Part A) & Engineering Chemistry (Part B)
4
Monday
25-01-2010
E 301 - Computer Programming & Numerical Methods
E 301 - Computer Programming & Numerical Methods
E 301 - Computer Programming & Numerical Methods
E 301 - Computer Programming & Numerical Methods
CS 401 - Discrete Structures &Automata Theory
5
Thursday
28-01-2010
E 303 - Mechanics of Solids
EE 401 - Electronics Devices & Circuits(common with ECE)
ME 401 - Thermal Engineering
EC 401 - Electronics Devices Circuits(common with EEE)
E 320 - Data Structures & Algorithms Analysis
6
Saturday
30-01-2010
H 101 - Economics, Accountancy & Management
E 307 - Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulic Machinery
E 305 - Metallurgy & Material Science
E 309 - Electrical Tech (Part A ) & Mechanical Technology (Part B)
E 321 - Computer Organization & Microprocessor Interfacing

B.TECH.(CCC) II YEAR ( Up to 99 & 2001 to 2004 Admitted Batches)             REVISED TIME TABLE                                TIMINGS: 9.30 AM TO 12.30 PM
S.No.
Day/Date
Civil Engineering
Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Electronics & Communication Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering
1
Tuesday
19-01-2010
CE 401 - Surveying
EE 403 - Electrical Circuits

ME 402 - Kinematics of Machinery

E 403 - Networks, signals and systems
. E 324 - Networks, Signals and Systems
2
Thursday
21-01-2010

E 403 - Engineering Geology & Concrete Technology

EE 404 - Electro Mechanics

ME 403 - Production Engineering.
E 318 - Control System Engineering
H 101 - Economics, Accountancy & Management Science
3
Saturday
23-01-2010
CE 405 - Structural Analysis
EE 316 - Electronic Circuits (common with ECE)
E 312 - Advanced Strength of Materials
EC 405 - Electronic Circuits (Common with EEE)
E 325 - I.C. Application and Switching Theory
4
Wednesday
27-01-2010
E 310 - Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulic Machinery
EE 406 - Electrical Measurements
E 314 - Fluid Mechanics & Machinery
EC 408 - E.M. Waves, Lines and Antennas,
CS 404 - Data processing and Databases
5
Friday
29-01-2010
CE 406 - Transportation Engineering
E 317 – Switching Circuits & Logic Design (Common with ECE)
H 102 - Economics and Accountancy
EC 407 - Switching Circuits & Logic Design (common with EEE)
E 326 - Systems Programming and Operating Systems
6
Monday
01-02-2010
E 311 - Electrical Technology (Part A ) Mechanical Technology (Part B)
EE 407 - Electromagnetic Fields
E 315 - Industrial Electronics
EC 409 - Communication Theory and Systems
CS 406 - Programming Languages and Object Oriented programming


Date:07-01-2010                                                                                                                                                                                                 CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS

SCHOOL OF CONTINUING AND DISTANCE EDUCATIONJNTUH, KUKATPALLY, HYDERABAD 500 085                                                              
REGULAR EXAMINATIONS DECEMBER- 2009


B.TECH. (CCC) III Year (Up to 99 & 2001 to 2004 Admitted Batches)                              REVISED TIME TABLE        TIMINGS: 2.00 PM TO 5.00 PM

S.No.
Day/Date
Civil Engineering
Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Electronics & Communication Engineering

Computer Science Engineering

1
Monday
18-01-2010
CE 407-Environmental Engineering

EE 408 - Power Systems

ME 405 - Dynamics of Machinery

H 103 - Economics Accountancy & Management
CS 409 Computer Graphics and Animation
2
Wednesday
20-01-2010
CE 408 - Surface Water Hydrology
EE 409 - Control Systems
ME 406 - Mechanical Engineering Design - I.
E 410 Microprocessor and Inter Facing Techniques
CS 410 Software Engineering
3
Friday
22-01-2010
CE 409 - Geo-technical Engineering
EE 410 - Microprocessor & Its Applications
ME 407 - Heat and Mass Transfer

EC 412 Microwave Engineering & Communication

CS 411 Artificial Intelligence and Expert System

4
Monday
25-01-2010
CE 411 - Structural Engineering
EE 411 - Power Electronics
ME 409 - Metrology and Machine Tools
EC 414 Electronic Measurements & Instrumentation
CS 412 Advanced Computer Architecture
5
Thursday
28-01-2010
CE 501 - Transportation Planning and Design.
EE 501 - Optimization Techniques
ME 501 Automobile Engineering
EC 501 - T V and Radar Engineering
CS 413 Language Processors
6
Saturday
30-01-2010
CE 502 - Ground Water Hydrology
EE 502 - Power Station Practice
ME 502 Non Conventional Sources of Energy/Refrigeration &Air Conditioning
EC 502 - Digital Signal Processing
CS 414 Data Communication and Computer Networks

B.TECH. (CCC) IV Year (Up to 99 & 2001 to 2004 Admitted Batches)                               TIME TABLE    TIMINGS: 2.00 PM TO 5.00 PM
S.No

Day/Date
Civil Engineering.
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Electronics & Communication Engineering
Computer Science &
Engineering
1
Tuesday
19-01-2010
CE 412 - Planning & Design of Building
EE 414 - Power System Operation & Control
ME 411 - Instrumentation
EC 416 Computer Organization & Operating Systems
CS417 Visual Programming
Techniques (VB,VC++,PB)
2
Thursday
21-01-2010
CE 413 - Water Resources Engineering
H 103 - Economics, Accountancy & Management
ME 413 - Mechanical Engineering Design - II
EC 418 - Advanced Communications
CS501 Advanced Computer
Networking with JAVA Pro.
3
Saturday
23-01-2010
CE 414 - Limit State Design & Prestressed Concrete
E 415 - I. C. Analysis Design & Applications (Common with ECE)
ME 503 Elective – III
Production Planning & Control
EC 415 – I. C. Analysis, Design & Applications
(Common with EEE)
CS502 Neutral Networks
4
Wednesday
27-01-2010
CE 503 - Soil Dynamics & Machine Foundation
EE 503 - ‘C’ Language & Data Structures (Common with ECE)
ME 504 Elective – IV
Power Plant Engineering
EC 503 - ‘C’ Language & Data Structures (Common with EEE)
CS503Distributed Databases
& Object Oriented Database
5
Friday
29-01-2010
CE 504 - Ground Improvement Tech.
EE 504 - Computer Methods in Power Systems
ME 414 - Operation Research
(Common with ECE)
EC 504 - Operation Research (Common with Mech.) Data Commun. & Computer Network
CS504 Advanced Operating
System
6
08-02-2010 to
15-02-2010

CE 601 - Project Work Viva-Voce

EE 601 - Project Work Viva-Voce

ME 601 - Project Work Viva-Voce

EC 601 - Project Work Viva-Voce

CS600 Project Work Viva-Voce

Note: Candidates can collect their Hall Tickets from the Principals of the Examination Centers one day before the commencement of the Examinations by producing their Identity Cards. The Candidates appearing for Project Viva-voce Examination have to submit the Project-work Thesis along with internal marks (given by the internal guide) to the    Head of the departments of the college concerned at where the Project proposals were approved and the candidates are advised to obtain the exact date of the Viva-Voce Examination.


Date:07-02-2010