Andhra Bank General Awareness Paper 2007

1. What is the population of India ? (A) 98 crores (B) More than 2 billion (C) More than 1 billion ( ) !ess than 9" crores (#) 9" crores 2. $her%ostat is an instru%ent used to& (A) %easure flo' of current (B) %easure intensit( of )olta*e (C) re*ulate te%perature ( ) re*ulate )elocit( of sound (#) +one of these ,. Wi%bledon $roph( is associated 'ith& (A) -ootball (B) Cric.et (C) /oc.e( ( ) Bas.etball (#) !a'n $ennis 0. 1+2 stands for& (A) 1ross +ational 2roduct (B) 1roup +et 2roduct (C) 1rand +uclear 2rocess ( ) 1roup +et'or.in* 2rocess (#) +one of these 3. 4Acoustics5 is the science of the stud( of& (A) !i*ht (B) 6ound (C) #lectricit( ( ) Ma*netis% (#) +one of these ". +oise pollution is %easured in the unit called& (A) %icron (B) nautical %iles (C) oh%s ( ) a%pere (#) decibel 7. 4/ea)( Water5 is used in 'hich of the follo'in* t(pes of indus8tries ? (A) 6u*ar (B) +uclear 2o'er (C) $e9tile ( ) Coal (#) +one of these 8. Who a%on*st the follo'in* is the author of the boo. 4Indo%i8table 6pirit5? (A) r. A.2.:. Abdul ;ala% (B) r. Man%ohan 6in*h (C) :ustice ;. 1. Bala.rishna ( ) Mr. +at'ar 6in*h (#) +one of these 9. Which of the follo'in* is not the na%e of popular I$<6oft'are Co%pan( ? (A) Wipro (B) Maste. (C) $o(ota ( ) IBM (#) Infos(s

1=. 4>en5 is the currenc( of& (A) 6outh ;orea (B) China (C) Indonesia ( ) Mala(sia (#) +one of these 11. Baichun* Bhutia 'hose na%e 'as in ne's is a 'ell .no'n& (A) Music irector of Indian fil%s (B) #n*lish author of Indian ori*in (C) :ournalist ( ) 2olitician (#) 6ports 2ersonalit( 12. 4?ichter 6cale5 is used to %easure 'hich of the follo'in* ? (A) Intensit( of $suna%i Wa)es (B) Intensit( of #arth@ua.e (C) ensit( of salt in 6ea 'ater ( ) -lo' of electric current (#) +one of these 1,. Which of the follo'in* best e9plains 4e8*o)ernance5? (A) I%pro)in* the functionin* of *o)ern%ent (B) $eachin* *o)ern%ent e%p8lo(ees the basics of co%putin* (C) eli)er( of public ser)ices throu*h internet ( ) -ra%in* of c(ber8la's of chattin* on internet (#) Con)er*ence of e8%ail and )ideo8conferencin* 10. CA6 is associated 'ith 'hich of the follo'in* ? (A) !e*al 6(ste% ?efor%s (B) 2iped *as line (C) Cable $.A. ( ) Mobile phone re*ulation (#) +one of these 13. $ata 6teel recentl( ac@uired the CorusB a steel *iant situated in& (A) 6outh Africa (B) C.raine (C) Australia ( ) Ital( (#) Britain 1". Which of the follo'in* is the abbre)iated na%e of the Dr*ani8Eation<A*enc( 'or.in* in the field of 6pace ?esearch ? (A) I6B+ (B) I6?D (C) I+$#!6#$ ( ) I+$AC/ (#) +one of these 17. 4/andsha.in*5 in +et'or.in* parlance %eans& (A) connectin* co%puters to a hub (B) distributed +et'or.s (C) ha)in* sa%e operatin* s(ste% on different co%puters ( ) sendin* e8%ail (#) +one of these

18. AA$ stands for& (A) Aalue And $a9 (B) Aalue Added $a9 (C) Airtual Action $as.s ( ) Airtual Assess%ent $ech8ni@ue (#) +one of these 19. AlEhei%er5s diseaseistheail%ent of 'hich of the follo'in* or*ans <parts of the hu%an bod( ? (A) ;idne( (B) /eart (C) !i)er ( ) 6to%ach (#) Brain 2=. 1lobal 'ar%in* is a %atter of concern a%on*st the nations these da(s. Which of the follo8'in* countries is the lar*est e%itter of *reenhouse *ases in the World ? (A) C.6.A. (B) China (C) India ( ) Britain (#) +one of these 21. Which of the follo'in* boo.s has been 'ritten b( Bill 1ates ? (A) Microsoft 6ecrets (B) $he ?oad Ahead (C) $he #lephant 2aradi*% ( ) e8co%%erce (#) +one of these

22. Which of the follo'in* is the na%e of the social net'or. ser)ice run b( the 1oo*le on the internet ? (A) Dnline 6pace (B) Dr.ut (C) +et86pace ( ) Wi.ipedia (#) +one of these 2,. Which of the follo'in* states is a relati)el( ne' addition ? (A) 1oa (B) elhi (C) Cttara.hand ( ) /i%achal 2radesh (#) Bihar 20. D$ stands for& (A) isc Dperatin* $herap( (B) epart%ent of $elephones (C) irectorate of $echnolo*( ( ) a%a*e on $i%e (#) +one of these 23. Which of the follo'in* 6tates< parts of India is co%pletel( land loc.ed ha)in* no contact 'ith sea ? (A) ;arnata.a (B) Drissa (C) Maharashtra ( ) +orth8#ast (#) +one of these

2". $?AI re*ulates the functionin* of 'hich of the follo'in* ser)i8ces ? (A) $eleco% (B) $rade (C) 2ort ( ) $ransport (#) +one of these 27. At present for the A$Ms in IndiaB the %ost co%%onl( used net8'or. co%%unication %ode is& (A) Aer( 6%all Aperture $er%i8nal (A6A$) (B) 1eneral 2ac.et ?adio 6er8)ice (12?6) (C) Code i)ision Multiple Access (C MA) ( ) ial8in Connection (#) +one of these 28. Which of the follo'in* is not a forei*n ban. operatin* in India ? (A) B6 Ban. !td. (B) 6onali Ban. (C) :. 2. Mor*an Chase Ban. ( ) 6hinhan Ban. (#) All are -orei*n Ban.s 29. Who is the author of the boo. 4-uture 6hoc.5 ? (A) Al)in $offler (B) $o% 2eters (C) +apoleon /ill ( ) ;enneth Blanchard (#) +one of these ,=. Ape9 fares are& (A) %ore than the nor%al fare (B) less than the nor%al fare (C) offered onl( to corporate clients ( ) applicable to late ni*ht fli*hts onl( (#) applicable to international fli*hts onl( ,1. Who a%on*st the follo'in* is the irector of the fil% 4Water5 'hich 'as in ne's ? (A) Aidhu Ainod Chopra (B) Mrinal 6en (C) 1ulEar ( ) Mahesh Bhatt (#) +one of these ,2. $he 1=th plan period is upto& (A) 2==7 (B) 2==8 (C) 2==9 ( ) 2=1= (#) +one of these ,,. D2#C is a *roup of countries 'hich are& (A) e9portin* oil (B) productin* cotton (C) rich and de)eloped ( ) de)elopin* and poor (#) nuclear po'ers ,0. Intel Co%pan( %ainl( pro8duces& (A) /ard dis.s (B) AC s (C) Monitors ( ) 6oft'are (#) +one of these

,3. Who a%on*st the follo'in* is the M. .<Chair%an of one of the %aFor 6teel Co%panies ? (A) 6hri !. +. Mittal (B) 6hri ;. ;. Birla (C) 6hri AiFa(pat 6in*hania ( ) 6hri Mu.esh A%bani (#) 6hri Anil A*ar'al ,". Who is the 2resident of +ass8co%? (A) ;iran ;arni. (B) +ara(ana Murth( (C) 2ra%od esai ( ) e)an* Mehta (#) +one of these ,7. Which of the follo'in* a'ards is not *i)en for e9cellence in the field of literature ? (A) Boo.er 2riEe (B) +obel 2riEe (C) 2ulitEer 2rice ( ) ArFun A'ard (#) Bharati(a 1nanpith A'ard ,8. 46in*ur5 'hich 'as in ne's is a place in& (A) Drissa (B) West Ben*al (C) :har.hand ( ) Bihar (#) Maharashtra ,9. Who a%on*st the follo'in* is the author of the boo. series na%ed as 4/arr( 2otter5 ? (A) :. ;. ?o'lin* (B) !indsa( !ohan (C) :ulia ?oberts ( ) 6andra Bulloc. (#) +one of these 0=. Which of the follo'in* 6atellites recentl(dedicatedtonation helps irect to /o%e $ele)ision 6er8)ice in India ? (A) Matsat (B) #dusat (C) InsatG0b ( ) InsatGIB (#) +one of these 01. Man( a ti%es 'e read so%e ne's ite%s about the 4West Ban.5. 4West Ban.5 is situated at the 'estern side of the ri)er& (A) Mississippi (B) A%aEon (C) +ile ( ) :ordan (#) +one of these

02. Which of the follo'in* pheno8%enon is considered responsible for 41lobal War%in*5 ? (A) 1reenhouse 1as #ffect (B) -o9 -ire (C) r( -ar%in* ( ) ?adioacti)it( (#) +one of these 0,. Which of the follo'in* instru8%ents is not issued b( a ban. ? (A) e%and raft (B) 2a( Drder (C) ebit Card ( ) Credit Card (#) +ational 6a)in* Certificate 00. +a%e of :(oti ?andha'a is asso8ciated 'ith 'hich of the follo8'in* *a%es ? (A) 1olf (B) Bad%inton (C) /oc.e( ( ) Chess (#) +one of these 03. Which of the follo'in* 6oft'are Co%panies recentl( launched its education portal 4Cnli%ited 2otential5 in India ? (A) Microsoft (B) Infos(s (C) Wipro ( ) $C6 (#) +one of these 0". 2oll( C%ri*ar 'ho died 'as a 'ell .no'n& (A) Cric.eter (B) $ennis 2la(er (C) 1olfer ( ) Chess 2la(er (#) /oc.e( 2la(er 07. In India Census is done after a *ap of e)er(& (A) -i)e (ears (B) 6e)en (ears (C) #i*ht (ears ( ) $en (ears (#) -ifteen (ears 08. 2rof. Muha%%ad >unus the recipient of the +obel 2eace 2riEe 2==" is the e9ponent of 'hich of the follo'in* concepts in the field of ban.in* ? (A) Core Ban.in* (B) Micro Credit (C) ?etail Ban.in* ( ) ?eal $i%e 1ross 6ettle%ent (#) Internet Ban.in* 09. Who a%on*st the follo'in* 'as India5s official candidate for the post of C+D5s 6ecretar( 1ene8 ral ? (A) Mr. 6h(a% 6aran (B) r. C. ?an*araFan (C) Mr. 6hashi $haroor ( ) Mr. AiFa( +a%biar (#) +one of these

3=. Mr. 1ordon Bro'n has ta.en o)er as the 2ri%e Minister of& (A) Ital( (B) Canada (C) -rance ( ) 6outh Africa (#) Britain Answers with explanations : 1. (C) 2. (C) ,. (#) 0. (A) 3. (B) ". (#) 7. (B) 8. (A) Indo%itable 6pirit is a boo. authored b( r. A.2.:. Abdul ;ala% the e982resident of India. $he boo. brin*s to*ether the )aluesB thou*hts and ideas of 2resident ;ala% as reflected in his speeches and addresses. Interspersed 'ith interestin* ancedotes and obser)ationsB indo%itable 6pirit represents the @uintessential A.2.:. Abdul ;ala%&the %anB the scientistB the teacher and the 2resident. 9. (C) 1=. (#) 11. (#) Baichun* Bhutia is a football pla(er fro% India. /e is .no'n b( his fans as the torchbearer of Indian football in the inter8national arena. /e is currentl( captain of Indian tea% and pla(s for Mohan Ba*an. 12. (B) 1,. (C) 10. (C) A Conditional Access 6(ste% (CA6) is a s(ste% b( 'hich ele8 ctronic trans%ission of di*ital MediaB especiall( satellite tele)i8sion si*nals throu*h cable is li%ited to subscribed clients. $his is called conditional access. $he si*nal is encr(pted and is una)8ailable for unauthorised recep8tion. A set8top bo9 containin* a conditional access Module is re@uired in the custo%er pre%i8ses to recei)e and decr(pt the si*nal. CA6 is no' beco%in* a si*nificant concern for MaFor co%panies in the AB8/ Mar.et because broadcasters are loo.in* to control the di*ital si*nals that the( 'ill be broadcastin*. 13. (#) 1". (B) 17. (A) /andsha.in* is a net'or.8in* process 'hen t'o co%puters establish a connection. An e9a%ple of a handsha.e is 'hen (our %odern dialup5s to a co%8puter net'or. and a*rees on baud rateB error correction and co%pression protocols. /and8sha.in* usuall( occurs 'hen pac.ets of data are e9chan*ed bet'een t'o co%puters. 18. (B) 19. (#) 2=. (B) 21. (B) $he ?oad AheadB a boo. 'ritten b( Bill 1atesB +athan M(hr)old and 2eter ?inearsonB and2ublishedin+o)e%ber 1993B su%%ariEed the i%plications of the personal co%putin* re)olu8tion and described a future profoundl( chan*ed b( the arri8)al of a *lobal interacti)e net8'or.. 22. (B) Dr.ut is an internet social net'or. ser)ice run b( 1oo*le and na%ed after its creatorB 1oo*le e%plo(ee Dr.ut Bu(u.8.o.ten. It clai%s to be desi*ned to help user %eet ne' friends and %aintain e9istin* relation8ships.6i%ilar to faceboo.B friend8ster and %( space. Dr.ut 'as launched in :anuar( 2==0 b( the search co%pan( 1oo*le. In Dcto8ber 2=="B Dr.ut stated to ha)e ,7 %illion account and 1H, %illion dail( )isitors. As of Au*ust 2==7B the ser)ice clai%ed "7 %illion users.2,. (C) 20. (#) ot stands for epart%ent of $eleco%%unications. 23. ( )

2". (A) $he $eleco%%unications ?e*ulator( Authorit( of India or $?AI (established 1997) is the independent re*ulator establis8hed b( the 1o)ern%ent of India to re*ulate the teleco%%unica8tions business in India. 27. (A) 28. (#) 29. (A) -uture 6hoc. is a boo. 'ritten b( the 6ociolo*ist and -uturolo*ist Al)in $offler in 197=. $he boo. is actuall( an e9tension of an article of the sa%e na%e that $offler 'rote for the -ebruar( 197= issue of pla(8bo(. $he boo. has sold o)er " %illion copies and has been 'idel( translated. A docu%en8tar( fil% based on the boo. 'as released in 1972 'ith Drson Welles as on screen. ,=. (B) ,1. (#) Water 2==3B is an Acade%( A'ard8no%inated Canadian fil% directed and 'ritten b( eepa Mehta. It is set in 19,8 and e9plores the li)es of 'ido's at an ashra% in AanarasiB India. $he fil% is also the third part of a lin.ed trilo*( b( MehtaB prece8ded b( fire (199") and #arth (1998). ,2. (A) ,,. (A) ,0. (#) Intel Co%pan( %ainl( produces MicroprocessorB -lash %e%or(B Motherboard ChipsetsB +et'or. Interface cardB Blue8tooth Chipsets etc. ,3. (A) ,". (A) ,7. ( ) ,8. (b) ,9. (a) 0=. (c) 01. (d) $he West Ban.B also .no'n as 4:udea and 6a%aria5 is a landloc.ed territor( on the West Ban. of the :ordon?i)er in the %iddle east. 6ince 19"7 %ost of the West Ban. has been under Israeli occupation.02. (a) 0,. (e) 00. (a) 03. (a) 0". (a) 07. ( ) 08. (b) Muha%%ad >unus is a Ban*ladeshi ban.er and econo8%ist. /e pre)iousl( 'as a professor of #cono%ics and is fa%ous for his successful application of Microcredit. $he e9tension of s%all loans. $hese loans are *i)en to entrepreneurs too poor to @ualif( for traditional ban. loans. >unus is also the founder of 1ra%een Ban.. In 2==" >unus and the ban. 'ere Fointl( a'ar8ded the +obel 2eace 2riEe.

49. (C) 50. (E) James Gordon Brown is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and orthern !re"and. #e too$ offi%e on J&ne '() '00() three da*s after +e%oming "eader of the ,a+o&r Part*