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Friday, January 28, 2011

GK QUIZ

1.      India has emerged in d world as__most powerful nation?
1)3rd
2)2nd
3)4th
4)1st
2.      India's rank in Global Competitiveness Report
1) 51st
2) 52nd
3) 53th
4)20th
3.      Youth festival 2011 Organized in January 2011 at-
1)Goa
2)Udaipur
3)Bhubaneshbar
4)Hyderabad
4.      Which Country Stands 1st in Human Development Index of 169 Nations in Human Develpmnt Report 2010?(INDIA 119th)
1)Norway
2)Australia
3)U.S.
5.      Present President of BCCI?
1)Sharad Pawar
2)N. Srinivasan
3)Chirayu Amin
4)Shashank Manohar
6.      Which among d following is a riverine (Inland River) port?
A)Chennai
B)Kandla
C)Kolkata
D)Tuticorin
7.      'All Pakistan Muslim League' is d new Political party launched by
1) Pervez Musharaf
2) Benazir Bhutto
8.      Dr. Nelson Mandela is the ___foreign national to receive India's most desired award,Bharat Ratna?
A)1st
B)2nd
C)3rd
D)4rd
9.      Which of the following country has offered uranium, oil, gas prospect for India
1)      Zambia
2)      Australia
3)      USA
4)      UK
10.  Pipavav in Gujarat is best known for which among d following India's 1st?
1)Private port
2)Greenfield refinery
3)Ship breaking yard
11.  Industralist of decade?
1)Laxmi Mittal
2)Ratan Tata
3)Mukesh Ambani
4)Anil Ambani
5)Rahul Bajaj
12.  Ringgit is the currency of?
a)Iran
b)Iraq
c)Malaysia
d)Austria
13.  Who is the new Chief Information Commissioner of India?
a)Vidhya Stokes
b)Satyanand Mishra
c)R K Singhvi
d)S Y Quereshi
14.  Which country will host the next International Renewable Energy Conference?
a) UAE
b) India
c) China
d) South Korea
15.  Kalinga Cup is associated with which sport?
a)Hockey
b)Football
c)Cricket
d)Volleyball
16.  Convenient Action:Gujarat's Response to Challenges of Climate Change is d book written by?
a)V Naipaul
b)Narendra Modi
c)Vinay Modi
17.  Which city of India will host d 12th edition of South Asian Games (SAF Games) in 2012?
1)Delhi
2Shimla
3)mumbai
4)chennai
18.  Which Film directed by Aamir Khan is nominated for Oscars from India
1)Taare Zameen Par
2)Lagan
3)Ghajni
4)Peepli Live
19.  Which country has no rivers in d world?
1) Saudi Arabia(Ans)
2) Estonia
3) Cuba
4)Laos
20.  Pravasi Bhartiya Divas is celebrated on which of d following day?
1) Dec 9
2) Jan 9
3) Jan 21
4) Oct 11
21.  In which sport is the 'Conn Smythe Trophy' awarded?
1)  Ice hockey
2) Hockey
3) Billiards
4) Golf
22.  Which of the private telecom operator became the first to introduce 3G Services in the Country?
1)  Docomo
2)  Reliance
3)  Airtel
4)  Vodafone

Answers :-
1.      (1)  2. (1)  3. (2)  4. (1)  5. (4)  6. (3) 7. (1)  8. (2)   9. (1) 10. (1) 11. (2) 12. (3) 13. (2)     14. (1) 15. (2) 16. (2) 17. (1) 18. (1)  19. (1) 20. (2) 21. (1) 22. (1)

MARKETING QUESTIONS

1.      7 P's of marketing consists of( 1st 4 P's r important )
Product
Price
Place
Promotion
People
Process
Physical evidence
2.      Guerilla Marketing?
Unconventional marketing intended to get maximum results from minimal resources is nothing but Guerilla Marketing.
3.      Relationship marketing means?
a)selling to relatives
b)Selling by relatives
c)After sales service
d)Cross selling
e) All of these
ANS=c
4.      Market survey means?
a)Market research
b)Market plan
c)Market strategies
d)Market monitering
e)all of above
ANS=a
5.      Public relation is?
a)Part of customer service
b)Part of marketing
c)Part of image building
d)All of d above
ANS=d
6.      If Marketing is done effectively whch of d following is not required?
a)Advt
b)Publicity
c)Market Research
d)Segmentation
e)all required (ans)
7.      Marketing in Banks is required for?
a)Getting new customers
b)Retaining existing customers
c)Lending
d)Accepting of deposits
e)All (ans)
8.      Marketing is successful when?
a)Demand exceeds supply
b)Salesman r effectively trained
c)Supply exceeds demand(ans)
d)None of these
9.      Bank of Mathura offers 1% higher interest on fixed diposite to senior citizens.It is__ pricing
A)Promotional
B)Psychological
C)Segmental
ANS=C
10.  __has advantage of being high in selectivity,low cost,immediacy,& interactive capabilities?
a)Direct Mail
b)Outdoor
c)Online(ANS)
d)Radio
11.  What are the effects of advertising on society?
a)Employment
b)Increase in standard of living
c)Educational
d)All of the above
ANS=d
12.  D act of obtaining desired object from someone by offering something in return is called?
A)Transaction
B)Exchange
C)Relationship
D)Love
ANS=B
13.  Bench Marketing?
A comparison of the business processes with competitors and improving prevailing ones is called bench marketing
14.  Costs that do not vary with production or sales levels are called?
a)fixed costs
b)variable costs
c)standard costs
d)independent
ANS=a
15.  Which business strategy seems to be good for long run?
a)Increase sales
b)Give more profit
c)Increase price
d)increase profit margin
ANS=a
16.  Increase in sales result?
a)Increase in Profit
b)Increase in competition
c)Increase in fraud
d)None of d Above
e)All of d Above
ANS=a

List of Padma Awards - 2011

Padma Awards, the country’s highest civilian awards, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The awards are given in all disciplines/ fields of activities, viz. art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc. ‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service; ‘Padma Bhushan’ for distinguished service of high order and ‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any field. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year.
This year President has approved 128 awards, including one duo case (‘#’counted as one) and 12 in the category of (*)Foreigners/ NRIs/ PIOs/ Posthumous. These comprise 13 Padma Vibhushan, 31 Padma Bhushan and 84 Padma Shri Awards. There are 31 ladies among the awardees.
List of Padma Vibhusan awardees:

Sl.No.
Name
Discipline
State / Domicile
1.
Dr. (Smt.) Kapila Vatsyayan
Art - Art Administration and Promotion.
Delhi
2.
Mrs. Homai Vyarawalla
Art - Photography
Gujarat
3.
Shri A Nageshwara Rao
Art- Cinema
Andhra Pradesh
4.
Shri Parasaran Kesava Iyengar
Public Affairs
Delhi
5.
Dr. Akhlaq-ur-Rehman Kidwai
Public Affairs
Delhi
6.
Shri Vijay Kelkar
Public Affairs
Delhi
7.
Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Public Affairs
Delhi
8.
Shri Palle Rama Rao
Science and Engineering
Andhra Pradesh
9.
Shri Azim Premji
Trade and Industry
Karnataka
10.
Shri Brajesh Mishra
Civil Services
Madhya Pradesh
11.
Prof. (Dr.) Ottaplakkal Neelakandan Velu Kurup
Literature and Education
Kerala
12.
Dr. Sitakant Mahapatra
Literature and Education
Orissa
13.
Late Shri L. C. Jain
Public Affairs
Delhi *


List of Padma Bhusan awardees:

Sl.No.
Name
Discipline
State / Domicile
1.
Shri Satyadev Dubey
Art - Theatre
Maharashtra
2.
Shri Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Hashmi alias Khayyam
Art - Cinema - Music
Maharashtra
3.
Shri Shashi Kapoor
Art - Cinema
Maharashtra
4.
Shri Krishen Khanna
Art - Painting
Haryana
5.
Shri Madavur Vasudevan Nair
Art - Dance - Kathakali
Kerala
6.
Ms. Waheeda Rehman
Art - Cinema
Maharashtra
7.
Shri Rudrapatna Krishna Shastry Srikantan
Art - Music-Vocal
Karnataka
8.
Ms. Arpita Singh
Art - Painting
Delhi
9.
Dr. Sripathi Panditharadhyula Balasubrahmanyam
Art - Playback Singing, Music Direction & acting
Tamil Nadu
10.
Shri C.V. Chandrasekhar
Art - Classical Dance-Bharatanatyam
Tamil Nadu
11.
Shri Dwijen Mukherjee
Art
West Bengal
12.
Smt. Rajashree Birla
Social work
Maharashtra
13.
Mrs. Shobhana Ranade
Social work
Maharashtra
14.
Dr. Suryanarayanan Ramachandran
Science and Engineering 
Tamil Nadu
15.
Shri S.(Kris) Gopalakrishnan
Trade and Industry
Karnataka
16.
Shri Yogesh Chander Deveshwar
Trade and Industry
West Bengal
17.
Ms. Chanda Kochhar
Trade and Industry
Maharashtra
18.
Dr. K. Anji Reddy
Trade and Industry- Pharmacy
Andhra Pradesh
19.
Shri Analjit Singh
Trade and Industry
Delhi
20.
Shri Rajendra Singh Pawar
Trade and Industry
Haryana
21.
Dr. Gunapati Venkata Krishna Reddy
Trade and Industry
Andhra Pradesh
22.
Shri Ajai Chowdhary
Trade and Industry
Delhi
23.
Shri Surendra Singh
Civil Services
Delhi
24.
Shri M. N .Buch
Civil Services
Madhya Pradesh
25.
Shri Shyam Saran
Civil Services
Delhi
26.
Shri Thayil Jacob Sony George
Literature and Education
Karnataka
27.
Dr. Ramdas Madhava Pai
Literature and Education
Karnataka
28.
Shri Sankha Ghosh
Literature and Education
West Bengal
29.
Late Shri K. Raghavan Thirumulpad
Medicine - Ayurveda.
Kerala*
30.
Late Dr. Keki Byramjee Grant
Medicine - Cardiology
Maharashtra *
31.
Late Shri Dashrath Patel
Art
Gujarat *


List of Padma Shri awardees:

Sl.No.
Name
Discipline
State / Domicile
1.
Ms. Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry
Art - Theatre
Chandigarh
2.
Shri Makar Dhwaja Darogha
Art- Chhau Dance
Jharkhand
3.
Shri Shaji Neelakantan Karun
Art - Film Direction
Kerala
4.
Shri Girish Kasaravalli
Art - Film making
Karnataka
5.
Ms. Tabassum Hashmi Khan alias Tabu
Art - Cinema
Maharashtra
6.
Shri Jivya Soma Mase
Art - Warli Painting
Maharashtra
7.
Guru (Ms.) M.K. Saroja
Art - Dance- Bharatnatyam
Tamil Nadu
8.
Shri Jayaram Subramaniam
Art - Cinema
Tamil Nadu
9.
Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty
Art - Music-Indian Classical Vocal
West Bengal
10.
Smt. Mahasundari Devi
Art - Mithilia/ Madhubani Painting.
Bihar
11.
Shri Gajam Govardhana
Art - Handloom Weaving
Andhra Pradesh
12.
Ms. Sunayana Hazarilal
Art - Dance - Kathak
Maharashtra
13.
Shri S.R. Janakiraman
Art - Carnatic Vocal Music
Tamil Nadu
14.
Shri Peruvanam Kuttan Marar
Art - Chenda Melam- Drum concert
Kerala
15.
Smt. Kalamandalam Kshemavathy Pavithran
Art - Dance - Mohiniattam
Kerala
16.
Shri Dadi Dorab Pudumjee
Art - Puppetry
Delhi
17.
Shri Khangembam Mangi Singh
Art - Traditional Music of Manipur (Pena)
Manipur
18.
Shri Prahlad Singh Tipaniya
Art - Folk Music
Madhya Pradesh
19.
Smt. Usha Uthup
Art - Music.
West Bengal
20.
Smt. Kajol
Art- Cinema
Maharashtra
21.
Shri Irfan Khan
Art- Cinema
Maharashtra
22.
Shri Mamraj Agrawal
Social work
West Bengal
23.
Shri Jockin Arputham
Social work
Maharashtra
24.
Ms. Nomita Chandy
Social work
Karnataka
25.
Ms. Sheela Patel
Social work
Maharashtra
26.
Ms. Anita Reddy
Social work
Karnataka
27.
Shri Kanubhai Hasmukhbhai Tailor
Social work
Gujarat
28.
Shri Anant Darshan Shankar
Public Affairs
Karnataka
29.
Prof. M. Annamalai
Science and Engineering
Karnataka
30.
Dr. Mahesh Haribhai Mehta
Science and Engineering - Agricultural Science
Gujarat
31.
Shri Coimbatore Narayana Rao Raghavendran
Science and Engineering
Tamil Nadu
32.
Dr. (Mrs.) Suman Sahai
Science and Engineering
Delhi
33.
Prof.(Dr.) E.A. Siddiq
Science and Engineering - Agricultural Science
Andhra Pradesh
34.
Shri Gopalan Nair Shankar
Science and Engineering - Architecture
Kerala
35.
Shri Mecca Rafeeque Ahmed
Trade and Industry
Tamil Nadu
36.
Shri Kailasam Raghavendra Rao
Trade and Industry
Tamil Nadu
37.
Shri Narayan Singh Bhati
Civil Services
Andhra Pradesh
38.
Shri P K Sen
Civil Services
Bihar
39.
Ms. Shital Mahajan
Sports - Adventure Sports- Para Jumping
Maharashtra
40.
Ms. Nameirakpam Kunjarani Devi
Sports - Weightlifting
Manipur
41.
Shri Sushil Kumar
Sports - Wrestling
Delhi
42.
Shri Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman
Sports - Cricket
Andhra Pradesh
43.
Shri Gagan Narang
Sports - Shooting
Andhra Pradesh
44.
Smt. Krishna Poonia
Sports - Discus Throw
Rajasthan
45.
Shri Harbhajan Singh
Sports - Mountaineering
Punjab
46.
Dr. Pukhraj Bafna
Medicine - Padeatrics
Chhattisgarh
47.
Prof. Mansoor Hasan
Medicine- Cardiology
Uttar Pradesh
48.
Dr. Shyama Prasad Mandal
Medicine - Orthopaedic
Delhi
49.
Prof. (Dr.) Sivapatham Vittal
Medicine - Endocrinology
Tamil Nadu
50.
Prof. (Dr.) Madanur Ahmed Ali
Medicine - Gastroenterology
Tamil Nadu
51.
Dr. Indira Hinduja
Medicine - Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Maharashtra
52.
Dr. Jose Chacko Periappuram
Medicine - Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.
Kerala
53.
Prof. (Dr.) A. Marthanda Pillai
Medicine - Neurosurgery
Kerala
54.
Shri Mahim Bora
Literature and Education
Assam
55.
Prof. (Dr.) Pullella Srirama Chandrudu
Literature and Education- Sanskrit
Andhra Pradesh
56.
Dr. Pravin Darji
Literature and Education
Gujarat
57.
Dr. Chandra Prakash Deval
Literature and Education
Rajasthan
58.
Shri Balraj Komal
Literature and Education
Delhi
59.
Mrs. Rajni Kumar
Literature and Education
Delhi
60.
Dr. Devanooru Mahadeva
Literature and Education
Karnataka
61.
Shri Barun Mazumder
Literature and Education
West Bengal
62.
Dr. Avvai Natarajan
Literature and Education
Tamil Nadu
63.
Shri Bhalchandra Nemade
Literature and Education
Himachal Pradesh
64.
Prof. Riyaz Punjabi
Literature and Education
Jammu and Kashmir
65.
Prof. Koneru Ramakrishna Rao
Literature and Education
Andhra Pradesh
66.
Ms. Buangi Sailo
Literature and Education
Mizoram
67.
Prof. Devi Dutt Sharma
Literature and Education
Uttarakhand
68.
Shri Nilamber Dev Sharma
Literature and Education
Jammu and Kashmir
69.
Ms. Urvashi Butalia #
Literature and Education
Delhi
70.
Ms. Ritu Menon #
Literature and Education
Delhi
71.
Prof. Krishna Kumar
Literature and Education
Delhi
72.
Shri Deviprasad Dwivedi
Literature and Education
Uttar Pradesh
73.
Ms. Mamang Dai
Literature and Education
Arunachal Pradesh
74.
Dr. Om Prakash Agrawal
Others - Heritage Conservation
Uttar Pradesh
75.
Prof. Madhukar Keshav Dhavalikar
Others - Archeology
Maharashtra
76.
Ms. Shanti Teresa Lakra
Others-Nursing
Andaman & Nicobar
77.
Smt. Gulshan Nanda
Others - Handicrafts promotion
Delhi
78.
Dr. Azad Moopen
Social work
UAE *
79.
Prof. Upendra Baxi
Public Affairs -Legal Affairs
United Kingdom *
80.
Dr. Mani Lal Bhaumik
Science and Engineering
USA *
81.
Dr. Subra Suresh
Science and Engineering
USA *
82.
Prof. Karl Harrington Potter
Literature and Education
USA *
83.
Prof. Martha Chen
Social work
USA *
84.
Shri Satpal Khattar
Trade and Industry
Singapore *
85.
Shri Granville Austin
Literature and Education
USA *