Spring Batch- Creating Job Repository,Job Launcher Configuration - With Out DB

<batch:job id="simpleJob"
job-repository="jobRepository" restartable="true" abstract="true">
<batch:listeners/>
</batch:job>


<!-- Repository and Launcher -->
<bean id="jobLauncher"
class="org.springframework.batch.core.launch.support.SimpleJobLauncher">
<property name="jobRepository" ref="jobRepository" />
</bean>

<!-- Job Repository configuration this is important and must -->
<bean id="jobRepository"
    class="org.springframework.batch.core.repository.support.MapJobRepositoryFactoryBean">
    <property name="transactionManager" ref="transactionManager" />
</bean>



<bean id="transactionManager"
class="org.springframework.batch.support.transaction.ResourcelessTransactionManager">
</bean>

</beans>

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Spring Batch- Creating Job Repository,Job Launcher Configuration - With DB

In this post we will discuss job repository configuration.
If you application data source(schema) is different from spring batch data source you need to create two data sources one for application and the other for spring batch

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
xmlns:aop="http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop" xmlns:tx="http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx"
xmlns:p="http://www.springframework.org/schema/p" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xmlns:util="http://www.springframework.org/schema/util" xmlns:batch="http://www.springframework.org/schema/batch"
xsi:schemaLocation="
http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans.xsd
http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop/spring-aop.xsd
http://www.springframework.org/schema/util http://www.springframework.org/schema/util/spring-util.xsd
http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx/spring-tx.xsd
http://www.springframework.org/schema/batch http://www.springframework.org/schema/batch/spring-batch.xsd"
default-lazy-init="true">


<!-- ************************************************************************************************************** -->
<!-- * To work with Spring Batch We need a job repository, this job repository
is used to store the spring batch job meta meta data information such as
who is launched the job with which parameters job got launched etc etc following
Configuration explains the job repository configuration -->
<!-- ************************************************************************************************************** -->

<batch:job id="simpleJob" incrementer="jobIncrementor"
job-repository="jobRepository" restartable="true" abstract="true">
<batch:listeners>
<batch:listener ref="listener"></batch:listener>
</batch:listeners>
</batch:job>


<bean id="listener" class="com.springbatchdemo.parallel.JobProcessTimeListener" />
//Below configuration for job incrementor
<!--<bean id="jobIncrementor" class="com.springbatchdemo.incrementor.JobIncrementor" />-->

<!-- Repository and Launcher -->
<bean id="jobLauncher"
class="org.springframework.batch.core.launch.support.SimpleJobLauncher">
<property name="jobRepository" ref="jobRepository" />
</bean>

<!-- Job Repository configuration this is important and must -->
<batch:job-repository id="jobRepository"
data-source="jdbc.dataSource" transaction-manager="batch.transactionManager"
max-varchar-length="2500" />
<bean id="transactionManager"
class="org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.DataSourceTransactionManager">
<property name="dataSource" ref="jdbc.dataSource" />
</bean>
<bean id="batch.transactionManager"
class="org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.DataSourceTransactionManager">
<property name="dataSource" ref="jdbc.dataSource" />
</bean>

<!-- ********************************************************************************************************** -->
<!-- Data Source Configuration -->
<!-- ********************************************************************************************************** -->
<bean id="jdbc.dataSource" class="com.ibm.db2.jcc.DB2SimpleDataSource">
<property name="driverType" value="4" />
<property name="serverName" value="${jdbc.host}" />
<property name="portNumber" value="${jdbc.port}" />
<property name="databaseName" value="${jdbc.dbName}" />
<property name="currentSchema" value="DB SCHEMA" />
<property name="user" value="${jdbc.userName}" />
<property name="password" value="${jdbc.password}" />
<property name="resultSetHoldability" value="1" />
<property name="clientApplicationInformation" value="Test" />
<property name="clientProgramName" value="Test :SpringBatch" />
<property name="clientUser" value="XXX" />
</bean>

<!-- Jdbc Template Configuration -->
<bean id="jdbc.template" class="org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate">
<property name="dataSource" ref="jdbc.dataSource" />
</bean>


</beans>

The values in bold can be used for db tracking

12:59 PM - By Manu 0

Spring Batch Tutorial

Spring batch is a very interesting frame work , In this post we will discuss various examples on  spring batch.

All the example discussed in the post based on spring batch version 2.X

Spring batch framework internally provides 6 spring batch tables , to start working with with spring batch we need to create following tables.

BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION

BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION_CONTEXT

BATCH_JOB_INSTANCE

BATCH_JOB_PARAMS

BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION

BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION_CONTEXT

Spring  batch uses these tables to store job related meta data information, such as 

1)When Particular job got triggered

2)who triggered the job.

3)When the job got triggerd.

4)How much time job took to complete.

5)How many records processed during the job process.

6) what is the status of the job (Completed,Failed ..) etc.

We can work with Spring batch without database also .

1) Creating Job repository,Job launcher in spring batch-- To work with spring batch It is mandatory to create Job repository whether it may be resource less(with out db) with DB.

a) Creating  Job Repository: Please refer below link to create a Job repository
     Click here
b) Creating bob Repository : With Resource less Transaction manager
Without DB Configuration

6:48 PM - By Manu 0

Advanced Java(J2EE) Interview Questions

Hi Friends In this post we would like to share you commonly asked J2EE interview questions.


Q)What is Servlet
Servlet is server side component, a servlet is small plug gable extension to the server and servlets are used to extend the functionality of the java-enabled server. Servlets are durable objects means that they remain in memory specially instructed to be destroyed. Servlets will be loaded in the Address space of web server.
->Servlet are loaded 3 ways
 1) When the web sever starts
 2) You can set this in the configuration file
 3) Through an administration interface.

Q) What is Temporary Servlet?
 When we sent a request to access a JSP, servlet container internally creates a 'servlet' & executes it. This servlet is called as 'Temporary servlet'. In general this servlet will be deleted immediately to create & execute a servlet base on a JSP we can use following command.
Java weblogic.jspc—keepgenerated *.jsp

Q) What is the difference between Server and Container?
A) A server provides many services to the clients, A server may contain one or more containers such as ejb containers,servlet/jsp container. Here a container holds a set of objects.

Q)What is  Servlet Container
The servlet container is a part of a Web server (or) Application server that provides the network services over which requests and responses are sent, decodes MIME-based requests, and formats MIME-based responses.
1) A servlet container also contains and manages servlets through their lifecycle.
2) A servlet container can be built into a host Web server, or installed as an add-on component to a Web Server via that server‘s native extension API.
3)All servlet containers must support HTTP as a protocol for requests and responses, but additional request/response-based protocols such as HTTPS (HTTP over SSL) may be supported.

Q) Generally Servlets are used for complete HTML generation. If you want to generate partial HTML's that include some static text as well as some dynamic text, what method do you use?
Using 'RequestDispather.include(―xx.html‖) in the servlet code we can mix the partial static HTML Directory page.
Ex: - RequestDispatcher rd=ServletContext.getRequestDispatcher(―xx.html‖);
rd.include(request,response);

Q) Can you explain Servlet Life cycle
Life Cycle sates: new born state, ready state, running state, Idle/wait and dead
Below are the life cycle methods of servlet.
Public void init (ServletConfig config) throws ServletException
public void service (ServletRequest req, ServletResponse res) throws ServletException, IOException
public void destroy ()
a) The Web server when loading the servlet calls the init method once. (The init method typically establishes database
connections.)
b)Any request from client is handled initially by the service () method before delegating to the doXxx () methods in the
case of HttpServlet. If u put ―Private‖ modifier for the service() it will give compile time error.
c) When your application is stopped (or) Servlet Container shuts down, your Servlet's destroy () method will be called.
This allows you to free any resources you may have got hold of in your Servlet's init () method, this will call only once.
ServletException :Signals that some error occurred during the processing of the request and the container should
take appropriate measures to clean up the request.
IOException : Signals that Servlet is unable to handle requests either temporarily or permanently.

Q) Why there is no constructor in servlet?
 A servlet is just like an applet in the respect that it has an init() method that acts as a constructor, an initialization code you need to run should e place in the init(), since it get called when the servlet is first loaded.

Q) Can we use the constructor, instead of init(), to initialize servlet?
 Yes, of course you can use. There‘s nothing to stop you. But you shouldn‘t. The original reason for init() was that ancient versions of Java couldn‘t dynamically invoke constructors with arguments, so there was no way to give the constructur a ServletConfig. That no longer applies, but servlet containers still will only call your no-arg constructor. So you won‘t have access to a ServletConfig or ServletContext.

Q) Can we leave init() method empty and insted can we write initilization code inside servlet's constructor?
 No, because the container passes the ServletConfig object to the servlet only when it calls the init method. So ServletConfig will not be accessible in the constructor.

Q) Explain ServletConfig Interface & ServletContex Interfaces
ServletConfig :  ServletConfig object is used to obtain configuration data when it is loaded. There can be multiple ServletConfig objects in a single web application.
This object defines how a servlet is to be configured is passed to a servlet in its init method. Most servlet containers provide a way to configure a servlet at run-time (usually through flat file) and set up its initial parameters. The container, in turn, passes these parameters to the servlet via the ServetConfig.
Ex:-
<web-app>
<servlet>
<servlet-name>TestServlet</servlet-name>
<servlet-class>TestServlet</servlet-class>
<init-param>
<param-name>driverclassname</param-name>
<param-value>sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>dburl</param-name>
<param-value>jdbc:odbc:MySQLODBC</param-value>
</init-param>
</servlet>
</web-app>
--------------------------------------
public void init()
{
ServletConfig config = getServletConfig();
String driverClassName = config.getInitParameter("driverclassname");
String dbURL = config.getInitParameter("dburl");
Class.forName(driverClassName);
dbConnection = DriverManager.getConnection(dbURL,username,password);
}

ServletContext:  ServletContext is also called application object. ServletContext is used to obtain information about environment on which a servlet is running.
There is one instance object of the ServletContext interface associated with each Web application deployed into a container. In cases where the container is distributed over many virtual machines, a Web application will have an instance of the ServletContext for each JVM.
Servlet Context is a grouping under which related servlets run. They can share data, URL namespace, and other resources. There can be multiple contexts in a single servlet container.

Q) How to add application scope in Servlets?
 In Servlets Application is nothing but ServletContext Scope.
ServletContext appContext = servletConfig.getServletContext();
appContext.setAttribute(paramName, req.getParameter(paramName));
appContext.getAttribute(paramName);

Q) Diff between HttpSeassion & Stateful Session bean? Why can't HttpSessionn be used instead of of Session bean?
 HttpSession is used to maintain the state of a client in webservers, which are based on Http protocol. Where as
Stateful Session bean is a type of bean, which can also maintain the state of the client in Application servers, based on RMI-IIOP.

Q) Can we store objects in a session?
session.setAttribute("productIdsInCart",productIdsInCart);
session.removeAttribute("productIdsInCart");

Q) Are Servlets multithread?(This is most important question)
Yes, the servlet container allocates a thread for each new request for a single servlet. Each thread of your servlet runs as if a single user were accessing using it alone, but u can use static variable to store and present information that is common to all threads, like a hit counter for instance.

Q) what is Session Tracking ?
Session tracking is the capability of the server to maintain the single client sequential list.

Q) what us Servlet chaining?
Is a technique in which two are more servlets cooperating in servicing a single client sequential request, where one servlet output is piped to the next servlet output. The are 2 ways
(i) Servlet Aliasing (ii) HttpRequest
Servlet Aliasing : allow you to setup a single alias name for a comma delimited list of servlets. To make a servlet chain open your browser and give the alias name in URL.
HttpRequest: construct a URL string and append a comma delimited list of servlets to the end.

Q)What is  HttpTunnelling
Is a method used to reading and writing serializes objects using a http connection. You are creating a sub protocol inside http protocol that is tunneling inside another protocol.

Q) Diff GET & POST (This is most important question)
* GET & POST are used to process request and response of a client.
* GET method is the part of URL, we send less amount of data through GET. The amount of information limited is 240-255 characters (or 1kb in length).
*Using POST we can send large amount of data through hidden fields.
* Get is to get the posted html data, POST is to post the html data.

Q) Diff Http & Generic Servlet (This is most important question)
* HttpServlet class extends Generic servlet , so Generic servlet is parent and HttpServlet is child.
* Generic is from javax.servlet package, HttpServlet is from javax.servlet.Http package.
* Http implements all Http protocols, Generic servlet will implements all networking protocol
* Http is stateless protocol, which mean each request is independent of previous one, In generic we cannot maintain the state of next page only main state of current page.
* A protocol is said to be stateless if it has n memory of prior connection.
* Http servlet extra functionality is capable of retrieving Http header information.
*Http servlet can override doGet(), doDelete(), doGet(), doPost(), doTrace(), generic servlet will override Service() method only.

Q)What are all various types of Session tracking Techniques
Below are the various session tracking techniques in servlets
(i) URL Rewriting
(ii) Hidden form Field
(iii) Persistence Cookies
(iv) Session Tracking API
(v) User Authorization

URL RewritingURL rewriting is a technique in which the requested URL is modified with the session id.
URL rewriting is another way to support anonymous session tracking. With URL rewriting, every local URL the user might click on is dynamically modified, or rewritten, to include extra information.
http://server:port/servlet/Rewritten?sessionid=123 added parameter

Hidden form Field
Hidden form fields are HTML input type that are not displayed when read by the browser. They are sent back to the server when the form that contains them is submitted. You include hidden form fields with HTML like this:
<FORM ACTION="/servlet/TrainFinder" METHOD="POST">
<INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME="trainNumeber" VALUE="94040">
<INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME="station" VALUE="expert">
</FORM>
In a sense, hidden form fields define constant variables for a form. To a servlet receiving a submitted form, there is no difference between a hidden field and a visible field.

Persistence Cookie
A cookie is a bit of information sent by a web server to a browser that can later be read back from that browser.
When a browser receives a cookie, it saves the cookie and thereafter sends the cookie back to the server each time it accesses a page on that server, subject to certain rules. Because a cookie's value can uniquely identify a client, cookies are often used for session tracking. Because cookies are sent using HTTP headers, they should be added to the response before you send any content. Browsers are only required to accept 20 cookies per site, 300 total per user, and they can limit each cookie's size to 4096 bytes.

Session Tracking API
In Java the javax.servlet.http.HttpSession API handles many of the details of session tracking. It allows a  session object to be created for each user session, then allows for values to be stored and retrieved for each session.
A session object is created through the HttpServletRequest using the getSession() method:
HttpSession session = request.getSession(true);
This will return the session for this user or create one if one does not already exist. Values can be stored for a user session using the HttpSession method putValue():
session.putValue("valueName", valueObject);
Session objects can be retrieved using getValue(String name), while a array of all value names can be retrieved using getValueNames().
Values can also be removed using removeValue(String valueName)

User Authorization
Servers can be set up to restrict access to HTML pages (and servlets). The user is required to enter a user name and password. Once they are verified the client re-sends the authorisation with requests for documents to that site in the http header.
Servlets can use the username authorisation sent with request to keep track of user data. For example, a hashtable can  be set up to contain all the data for a particular user. When a user makes another request the user name can be used to add new items to their cart using the hashtable.

5:34 PM - By Manu 0

Core Java Interview Questions

Hello friends In this post we would like to share most of the frequently asked java interview questions.These interview questions are sufficient to clear interview :)
These interview questions are really helpful for the people who are having  2,3 and 4+ Years exp in Java
In this FAQS we will cover all the concepts  , we tried to cover almost all the concepts in Java

Q) Explain  Oops concepts?

  Oops : Object oriented programming system
     Following are the important oops concepts
     1) Abstraction
     2) Encapsulation
     3) Ploymorphism
     4) Inheritance

Abstraction :  
Nothing but representing the essential futures without including background details.

Encapsulation:
Wrapping of data and function into a single unit called encapsulation, the single unit formed is called object.
 Ex:- all java programs.
(Or)
Nothing but restricting data, like the variables declared under private of a particular class are accessed only in that class and cannot access in any other the class. Or Hiding the information from others is called as Encapsulation.
Or
Encapsulation is the mechanism that binds together code and data it manipulates and keeps both safe from outside interference and misuse.

Ploymorphism:
Ability to take more than one form, in java we achieve this using Method Overloading (compile time polymorphism),

Method overriding (runtime polymorphism)
Ex:  calculateSum(int x,int y), calculateSum(int x, int y,int z)
If observe above calculateSum() is having polymorphic nature,  two methods are having same method name but with different parameters one with two and one with three, the same method will return sum of two numbers or sum of three numbers depending upon the parameters passed

Inheritance:
Is the process by which one object acquires the properties of another object.
The advantages of inheritance are
Reusability of code and accessibility of variables and methods of the super class by subclasses(Please note this is very important point in interview).

For example refer --

Q)What is class and Object , how to create Object for a class?
Class - class is a blue print of an object
Object- instance of class.
Object Creation:
Hello h= new Hello();
In the above statement Hello is the class name , h is  reference variable for Hello class and new is the key word which is responsible for creation object for class Hello and Hello() is the constructor. 

Q) What is Constructor?
Constructor
The automatic initialization is performed through the constructor
a) Constructor has same name has class name.
b) Constructor has no return type not even void. We can pass the parameters to the constructor.
c) this()  is used to invoke a constructor of the same class.
d) Super () is used to invoke a super class constructor.
e)Constructor is called immediately after the object is created before the new operator completes.

Note: this and super are the keywords

1) Constructor can use the access modifiers public, protected, private or have no access modifier
2) Constructor can not use the modifiers abstract, static, final, native, synchronized or strictfp
3) Constructor can be overloaded, we cannot override.
4) You cannot use this () and Super() in the same constructor.

Ex programme:
Class A(
A(){
System.out.println("hi");
}}
Class B extends A {
B(){
System.out.println("India");
}}
Class print {
Public static void main (String args []){
B b = new B();
}
Output is : hi India

Q) Differences between constructors and methods
Differences between constructors and methods explained in below table
If method is having same name as class name and having void return type , then it is not a constructor, its a just method.

Q) Where Objects,Methods and Variables are created ?
Object is constructed either on a memory heap or on a stack.
Memory heap
Generally the objects are created using the new keyword. Some heap memory is allocated to this newly created object. This memory remains allocated throughout the life cycle of the object. When the object is no more referred,the memory allocated to the object is eligible to be back on the heap.
Stack
During method calls, objects are created for method arguments and method variables. These objects are created on stack.

Q) Explaing System.out.println()?
System: is the final  class of java.lang package.
Out: is an instance variable of java.lang.System class.
println(): is a methd of java.io.printWriter.Which is used to print to console.

We will discuss more about final and instance varibale in coming questions.

9:16 PM - By Manu 0

The Mauryan Dynasty

Mauryan empire

Chandragupta Maurya History (322 – 297 BC):

• With the help of Chanakya, known as Kautilya or Vishnugupta, he overthrew the Nandas & established the rule of the Maurya dynasty.

• Chandragupta is called Sandrocottus by the Greek scholars.

• Seleucus Necater was one of the generals of Alexander and after his death, had succeeded in gaining control of most of the Asiatic provinces.

• Chandragupta defeated him in 305 BC and was compelled to yield parts of Afghanistan to Chandragupta. There was also a marriage alliance between the two families.

• Built a vast empire, which included not only good portions of Bihar and Bengal, but also western and north western India and the Deccan.

• This account is given by Megasthenes (A Greek ambassador sent by Seleucus to the court of Chandragupta Maurya) in his book Indica. We also get the details from the Arthashastra of Kautilya.

• Chandragupta adopted Jainism and went to Sravanabelagola (near Mysore) with Bhadrabahu, where he died by slow starvation.

• Vishakhadatta wrote a drama Mudrarakshasa (describing Chandragupta’s enemy) & Debi Chandraguptam in sixth century AD.

History of Bindusara (297 – 273 BC):

• Called Amitraghat by Greek writers.

• Chandragupta was succeeded by his son Bindusara in 297 BC. He is said to have conquered ‘the land between the 2 seas’, i.e., the Arabian Sea & Bay of Bengal. At the time of his death, almost the entire subcontinent came under the Mauryan rule. Greek Ambassador, Deimachos visited his court.

• History of Ashoka (269 – 232 BC):

• Ashoka was appointed the Viceroy of Taxila and Ujjain by his father, Bindusara. He was at Ujjain when Bindusara, died. His formal coronation was delayed for four years, suggesting a disputed succession. A Buddhist literature says that he came to throne after killing his 99 brothers.

• Regarded as one of the greatest kings of all times. He was the first ruler to maintain direct contact with people through his inscription.

• In his inscriptions following languages have been used:

• Brahmi, Kharoshthi, Armaic and Greek. (James Princep first deciphered the inscriptions).

• Ashoka became the Buddhist under Upagupta.

Extent of Empire: His Empire covered the whole territory from Hindukush to Bengal & extended over Afghanistan, Baluchistan & whole of India with the exception of a small area in the farthest south. Kashmir and Valleys of Nepal were also included, first empire to do so.

Ashoka after Kalinga War

The Kalinga War History: (261 BC, mentioned in XIII rock edict). It changed his attitude towards life. Ashoka became a Buddhist after that.

Aspects of Ashoka’s Reign:

• Ashok’s empire was divided into provinces with a viceroy in each province. He established Dhramshalas, hospitals and Sarais throughout his kingdom.

• He appointed Dharma Mahapatras to propagate dharma among various social groups including women.

• He organized a network of missionaries to preach the doctrine both in his kingdom and beyond. He sent them to Ceylon, Burma (sent his son Mahindra & daughter Sanghamitra to Ceylon) and other south-east Asian regions, notably Thailand.

• Ashoka is called ‘Buddhashakya & Ashok’ in Maski edict and ‘Dharmasoka’ in Sarnath inscription. He was also known as ‘Devanampiya’- beloved of the gods, and ‘Piyadassi’- of pleasing appearance.

Significance of Mauryan Rule:

• The emblem of the Indian Republic has been adopted from the 4 – lion capital of the Ashokan pillar at Sarnath.

• Gurukuls & Buddhist monasteries developed with royal patronage. Universities of Taxila & Banaras are the gifts of this era.

• Kautilya’s Arthashastra, Bhadrabahu’s Kalpa Sutra, Buddhist texts like the Katha Vatthu & Jain texts such as Bhagwati Sutra, Acharanga Sutra and Dasavakalik comprise some of the important literature of this era.

Causes of the fall of Mauryan Empire:

• Ashoka’s patronage of Buddhism and his anti-sacrificial attitude is said to have affected the income of the Brahmins. So they developed antipathy against Ashoka.

• Revenue from agrarian areas was not sufficient to maintain such a vast empire as booty from war was negligible.

• Successors of Ashoka were too weak to keep together such a large centralized empire.

• The last Mauryan king Brihadratha was killed by Pushyamitra Shunga (Commander in Chief) in 185 BC, who started the Shunga dynasty in Magadha.

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The Magadha Empire

Period of Magadha Empire : 6th Century – 4th Century BC.

Extent of Magadha Empire : Magadha embraced the former districts of Patna, Gaya & parts of Shahabad & grew to be the leading state of the time.

Haryanka Dynasty : Originally founded in 566 BC by the grandfather of Bimbisara, but actual foundation by Bimbisara.

King Bimbisara of Magadha (544 BC – 492 BC):

• Contemporary of Buddha.

• He conquered Anga (E.Bihar) to gain control over trade route with the southern states.

• His capital was Rajgir (Girivraja). He strengthened his position by matrimonial alliance with the ruling families of Kosala, Vaishali, and Madra (3 wives).

• His capital was surrounded by 5 hills, the openings in which were closed by stone walls on all sides. This made Rajgir impregnable.

Ajatshatru History (492 BC – 460 BC):

• Son of Bimbisara killed his father & seized the throne.

• Annexed Vaishali and Kosala (annexed Vaishali with the help of a war engine, which was used to throw stones like catapults. Also possessed a chariot to which a mace was attached, thus facilitating mass killings). Kosala was ruled by Prasenajit at that time.

• Buddha died during his reign; arranged the first Buddhist Council.

History of Udayin (460 – 444 BC): He founded the new capital at Pataliputra, situated at the confluence of the Ganga & Son.

Shishunaga Dynasty :

• Founded by a minister Shishunaga. He was succeeded by Kalasoka (II Buddhist council). Dynasty lasted for two generations only.

• Greatest achievement was the destruction of power of Avanti.

Nanda Dynasty:

• It is considered first of the non-Kshatriya dynasties.

• Founder was Mahapadma Nanda. He added Kalinga to his empire. He claimed to be the ekarat, the sole sovereign who destroyed all the other ruling princes.

• Alexander attacked India in their reign. Dhana Nanda was there at that time.

• Nandas were fabulously rich & enormously powerful. Maintained 200,000 infantry, 60,000 cavalry & 6,000 war elephants. This is supposed to have checked Alexander’s army from advancing towards Magadha.

10:15 AM - By yatra 0

SSC CGL - General Awareness -2

1.Which of the following is not considered as National Debt ?

(A) National Savings Certificates
(B) Long-term Government Bonds
(C) Insurance Policies
(D) Provident Fund
Ans : (C)
2. The main determinant of real wage is—
(A) Extra earning
(B) Nature of work
(C) Promotion prospect
(D) Purchasing power of money
Ans : (D)
3. The birthrate measures the number of births during a year per—
(A) 100 population
(B) 1000 population
(C) 10000 population
(D) 100000 population
Ans : (B)
4. Which of the following is not included in the National Income ?
(A) Imputed rent of owneroccupied houses
(B) Government expenditure on making new bridges
(C) Winning a lottery
(D) Commission paid to an agent for sale of house
Ans : (C)
5. Personal disposable income is—
(A) Always equal to personal income
(B) Always more than personal income
(C) Equal to personal income minus indirect taxes
(D) Equal to personal income minus direct taxes
Ans : (D)
6. Who prepared the first estimate of National Income for the country ?
(A) Central Statistical Organisation
(B) National Income Committee
(C) Dadabhai Naoroji
(D) National Sample Survey Organisation
Ans : (C)
7. A Bill referred to a ‘Joint Sitting’ of the two Houses of the Parliament is required to be passed by—
(A) A simple majority of the members present
(B) Absolute majority of the total membership
(C) 2/3rd majority of the members present
(D) 3/4th majority of the members present
Ans : (A)
8. Who is the constitutional head of the Government of India ?
(A) President
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Chief Justice of India
(D) Attorney General
Ans : (A)
9. Who certifies a Bill to be a Money Bill in India ?
(A) Finance Minister
(B) President
(C) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(D) Prime Minister
Ans : (C)
10. By which Amendment were ‘Fundamental Duties’ added to the Constitution ?
(A) 40th Amendment
(B) 42nd Amendment
(C) 44th Amendment
(D) 45th Amendment
Ans : (B)
11. The Vice-President of India is elected by—
(A) The members of the Parliament
(B) The members of the Rajya Sabha
(C) The elected members of the Parliament
(D) The members of the Parliament and State Legislatures
Ans : (A)
12. When was the comprehensive reorganisation of Indian States completed in accordance with the recommendations of States Reorganisation Commission ?
(A) 1953
(B) 1956
(C) 1960
(D) 1966
Ans : (B)
13. When Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated, who said, “None will believe that a man like this in body and soul ever walked on this earth” ?
(A) Bertrand Russell
(B) Leo Tolstoy
(C) Albert Einstein
(D) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Ans : (C)
14. Who built the ‘Tower of Victory’ (Vijay Stambha) in the Chittor Fort ?
(A) Rana Sanga
(B) Rana Ratan Singh
(C) Rana Hamir Deva
(D) Rana Kumbha
Ans : (D)
15. In violation of the Salt Laws, Gandhiji started a movement called—
(A) Non-Cooperation Movement
(B) Swadeshi Movement
(C) Civil Disobedience Movement
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)
16. In which of the following wars, were the French completely defeated by the English ?
(A) Battle of Wandiwash
(B) Battle of Buxar
(C) Battle of Plassey
(D) Battle of Adyar
Ans : (A)
17. The Cabinet Mission came to India in—
(A) 1943
(B) 1944
(C) 1945
(D) 1946
Ans : (D)
18. The first to come and the last to leave India were—
(A) The Portuguese
(B) The French
(C) The English
(D) The Dutch
Ans : (A)
19. IR 20 and Ratna are two important varieties of—
(A) Wheat
(B) Bajra
(C) Jowar
(D) Paddy
Ans : (D)
20. The Trans-Siberian Railway (9438 km) connects…………..… in the West to ………..… in the East.
(A) Moscow, Tashkent
(B) St. Petersburg, Omsk
(C) Moscow, Irkutsk
(D) St. Petersburg, Vladivostok
Ans : (D)
21. Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Udan Academy is located at—
(A) Secunderabad
(B) Rae Bareilly
(C) Jodhpur
(D) Delhi
Ans : (B)
22. Which one of the following rivers of Peninsular India does not join Arabian Sea ?
(A) Periyar
(B) Cauvery
(C) Narmada
(D) Tapti
Ans : (B)
23. Which one of the following correctly describes AGNI ?
(A) A fighter plane
(B) A versatile tank
(C) A long-range missile
(D) A long-range gun
Ans : (C)
24. Instrument used for measuring area on maps is called—
(A) Planimeter
(B) Eidograph
(C) Pantograph
(D) Opisometer
Ans : (A)
25. If the blood group of one parent is AB and that of the other O, the possible blood group of their child would be—
(A) A or B
(B) A or B or O
(C) A or AB or O
(D) A or B or AB or O
Ans : (A)
26. How many bones are there in the human body ?
(A) 187
(B) 287
(C) 206
(D) 306
Ans : (C)
27. Dinosaurs were—
(A) Mammals that became extinct
(B) Large herbivorous creatures which gave rise to hippopotamus species
(C) Egg-laying mammals
(D) Reptiles that became extinct
Ans : (D)
28. Sweat glands in mammals are primarily concerned with—
(A) Removal of excess salts
(B) Excretion of nitrogenous wastes
(C) Thermoregulation
(D) Sex-attraction
Ans : (C)
29. The vitamin that helps to prevent infections in the human body is—
(A) Vitamin A
(B) Vitamin B
(C) Vitamin C
(D) Vitamin D
Ans : (A)
30. The normal RBC count in adult male is—
(A) 5•5 million
(B) 5•0 million
(C) 4•5 million
(D) 4•0 million
Ans : (B)
31. A storm is predicted if atmospheric pressure—
(A) Rises suddenly
(B) Rises gradually
(C) Falls suddenly
(D) Falls gradually
Ans : (C)
32. The gas which turns into liquid at the lowest temperature among the following is—
(A) Hydrogen
(B) Oxygen
(C) Helium
(D) Nitrogen
Ans : (A)
33. An egg sinks in soft water but floats in a concentrated solution of salt because—
(A) Egg absorbs salt from the solution and expands
(B) Albumin dissolves in salt solution and egg becomes lighter
(C) The density of salt solution exceeds the density of eggs
(D) Water has high surface tension
Ans : (C)
34. What should a person on a freely rotating turn table do to decrease his (angular) speed ?
(A) Bring his hands together
(B) Raise his hands up
(C) Spread his hands outwards
(D) Sit down with raised hands
Ans : (C)
35. Gunpowder consists of a mixture of—
(A) Sand and TNT
(B) TNT and charcoal
(C) Nitre, sulphur and charcoal
(D) Sulphur, sand and charcoal
Ans : (C)
36. Which of the following is the sweetest sugar ?
(A) Sucrose
(B) Glucose
(C) Fructose
(D) Maltose
Ans : (C)
37. In nuclear reactors, graphite is used as a/an—
(A) Fuel
(B) Lubricant
(C) Moderator
(D) Insulator
Ans : (C)
38. Which of the following celestial bodies contains abundant quantities of helium-3, a potential source of energy ?
(A) Earth
(B) Moon
(C) Venus
(D) Saturn
Ans : (D)
39. Which of the following International Tennis Tournaments is held on grass court ?
(A) US Open
(B) French Open
(C) Wimbledon
(D) Australian Open
Ans : (C)
40. What is the name of the writer of Indian origin whose novel, The Inheritance of Loss has bagged Man Booker Prize ?
(A) Vikram Seth
(B) Kiran Desai
(C) Salman Rushdie
(D) V. S. Naipaul
Ans : (B)
41. Which country from the following is a permanent member of the UN Security Council ?
(A) Switzerland
(B) People’s Republic of China
(C) Japan
(D) Ukraine
Ans : (B)
42. The Loktak Lake on which a hydroelectric project was constructed is situated in the State of—
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Manipur
(C) Meghalaya
(D) Himachal Pradesh
Ans : (B)
43. What is the motto incorporated under our National Emblem ?
(A) Satyam Shivam
(B) Satyam Shivam Sundaram
(C) Satyameva Jayate
(D) Jai Hind
Ans : (C)
44. The H5N1 virus which causes bird flu was first discovered in—
(A) 1991
(B) 1995
(C) 1997
(D) 2001
Ans : (C)
45. The Southern tip of India is—
(A) Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari)
(B) Point Calimere
(C) Indira Point in Nicobar Islands
(D) Kovalam in Thiruvananthapuram
Ans : (A)
46. According to a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, ‘International Day of Peace’ is observed every year on—
(A) September 1
(B) September 14
(C) September 21
(D) September 30
Ans : (C)
47. Where was the last Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit held ?
(A) Sydney
(B) Auckland
(C) New York
(D) Beijing
Ans : (A)
48. According to the UN Convention on the rights of children, which of the following is not a right ?
(A) Safe drinking water
(B) Adequate standard of living
(C) Education
(D) Marriage
Ans : (D)
49. Who is the author of Ageless Body, Timeless Mind ?
(A) V. S. Naipaul
(B) Deepak Chopra
(C) Dom Moraes
(D) Tony Kusher
Ans : (B)
50. Which cricketer holds the record for scoring highest number of runs in a test match innings ?
(A) Gary Sobers
(B) Vivian Richards
(C) Sunil Gavaskar
(D) Brian Lara
Ans : (D)

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SSC CGL - General Awareness -1

1. The common tree species in Nilgiri Hills is:
(A)Sal
(B)Pine
(C)Eucalyptus
(D)Teak
Answer: Eucalyptus.
2. Which of the following statements on Railway Budget 2011-12 is correct?
(A)There would be a 10% increase in fares for long distance train travel both by AC  and NONAC classes
(B)There would be 15% increase in freight rates on all goods other than food grains
(C)There would be 15% increase in passenger fares for all classes for long distance
and freights
(D)There would be no increase in fares for both suburban and long distance travel
Answer: D
3. The nuclear reactors which were damaged heavily due to strong Earthquake-cum-Tsunami that hit Japan on March 11, 2011 causing radiation leakage at:
(A)Fukushima
(B)Tokyo
(C)Kyoto
(D)None of them
Answer: Fukushima
4. First Indian Prime Minister to visit Siachen was ?
(A)Rajiv Gandhi
(B)Inder Kumar Gujaral
(C)Mammohan Singh
(D)None of them
Answer: Manmohan Singh
5. Which of the following books has been written by Kishwar Desai?
(A)The Red Devil
(B)Witness the night
(C)Tonight this Savage Rite
(D)Earth and Ashes
Answer: Witness the Night.
6. Which of the following folk / tribal dances is associated with Karnataka?
(A)Yakshagana
(B)Jatra
(C)Veedhi
(D)Jhora
Answer: Yakshagana
7. Who of the following received the Sangeet Natak Academi’s Ustad Bismillah Khan Puraskar for 2009 in theatre?
(A)Omkar Shrikant Dadarkar
(B)Ragini chander sarkar
(C)Abanti Chakraborty and Sukracharjya Rabha
(D)K Nellai Maniknandan
Answer: Abanti Chakraborty and Sukracharjya Rabha
8. Which of the following country did not win any of the FIFA cup in 2002, 2006 and 2010?
(A)Brazil
(B)Argentina
(C)Spain
(D)South Africa
Answer: South Africa
9. Who invented vaccination for small pox?
(A)Sir Frederick Grant Banting
(B)Sir Alexander Fleming
(C)Edward Jenner
(D)Loius Pasteur
Answer: Edward Jenner
10. Who was the first Indian to become the member of British parliament?
(A)Bankim Chandra Chaterjee
(B)W C Banerjee
(C)Dadabhai Naoroji
(D)None of the above
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
11. The purchase of shares and bonds of Indian companies by Foreign Institutional Investors is called?
(A)FDI
(B)Portfolio Investment
(C)NRI Investment
(D)Foreign Indirect Investment
Answer: Investment in securities, funds, by FII is Foreign Indirect Investment
12. BT Seed is associated with which among the following?
(A)Rice
(B)Wheat
(C)Cotton
(D)Oil Seeds
Answer: Cotton
13. The headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency is in ?
(A)Geneva
(B)Paris
(C)Vienna
(D)Washington
Answer: Vienna
14. In the Budget estimates of 2011-12, an allocation of Rs. 400 Crore has been made to bring in second green revolution in East in the rice based cropping system of ____?
(A)Assam and West Bengal
(B)Assam, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar & Jharkhand
(C)Assam, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar
(D)Assam, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand , Eastern Uttar Pradesh and
Chhattisgarh
Answer: Assam, West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand, Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Chattisgarh.
15. In the Budget 2011-12, presented by the Finance Minister on 28.2.2011, the income tax limit for senior citizens has been increased to ?
(A)Rs. 2.50 Lakh
(B)Rs. 2.60 Lakh
(C)Rs. 2.80 Lakh
(D)Rs. 3.00 Lakh
Answer: Rs. 2.50 Lakh. Above 80, its 5 Lakh
16. If the Anglo Indian community does not get adequate representation in the Lok Sabha, two members of the community can be nominated by:
(A)Prime Minister
(B)President
(C)Speaker
(D)President in consultation with Parliament
Answer: President
17. For the election of President of India, a citizen should have completed the age of___?
(A)25 Years
(B)35 Years
(C)30 Years
(D)18 Years
Answer: 35 Years
18. Who said: “Good citizen makes a good state and bad citizen makes a bad state”?
(A)Plato
(B)Aristotle
(C)Rousseau
(D)Laski
Answer: Aristotle
19. Member of parliament will lose his membership if he is continuously absent from sessions for
(A)45 days
(B)60 days
(C)90 days
(D)365 days
Answer: 60 Days
20. In Indian , Residuary Powers are vested in ___?
(A)Union Government
(B)State Government
(C)Both Union and State Government
(D)Local Government
Answer: Union Government
21. Mention the place where Buddha attained enlightment?
(A)Sarnath
(B)Bodhgaya
(C)Kapilvastu
(D)Rajgriha
Answer: Bodhgaya
22. Coronation of Shivaji took place in which year?
(A)1627
(B)1674
(C)1680
(D)1670
Answer: 6 June 1674
23. The system of Dyarchy was introduced in ___?
(A)1909
(B)1919
(C)1935
(D)1945
Answer: 1919, Government of India Act 1919 had introduced the system of Dyarchy to govern the provinces of British India.
24. The editor of Young India and Harijan was ____?
(A)Nehru
(B)Ambedkar
(C)Mahatma Gandhi
(D)Subhash Chandra Bose
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
25. Who of the following attended all the three round table conferences?
(A)B R Ambedkar
(B)M M Malviya
(C)Vallabh Bhai Patel
(D)Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: B R Ambedkar.
26. Which is the largest living bird on Earth?
(A)Emu
(B)Ostrich
(C)Albatross
(D)Siberian Crane
Answer: Ostrich
27. Rihand Dam project provides irrigation to ____?
(A)Gujarat & Maharastra
(B)Odisha and West Bengal
(C)Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
(D)Kerala and Karnataka
Answer: C
28. The Headquarters of MCF (Master Control Facility) is
(A)Hyderabad
(B)Thumba
(C)Sri Harikota
(D)Hassan
Answer: Hassan , Now Bhopal also.
29. Which is the longest irrigation canal in India?
(A)Sir hind Canal
(B)Yamuna Canal
(C)Indira Gandhi Canal
(D)East Kosi Canal
Answer: Indira Gandhi Canal
30. Which one of the following minerals is found in Monazite Sand?
(A)Potassium
(B)Uranium
(C)Thorium
(D)Sodium
Answer: Thorium
31. Which plant is called ‘Herbal Indian Doctor” ?
(A)Amla
(B)Neem
(C)Tulsi
(D)Mango
Answer: Amla
32. In Coriander, useful parts are?
(A)Roots and leaves
(B)leaves and flowers
(C)leaves and dried fruits
(D)flowers and dried fruits
Answer: leaves and dried fruits
33. The pH of Human Blood is ___?
(A)7.2
(B)7.8
(C)6.6
(D)7.4
Answer: 7.4
34. Which among the following is the largest endocrine gland of country?
(A)Thyroid
(B)Parathyroid
(C)Adrenal
(D)Pituitary
Answer: Thyroid
35. Which amongst the following is the largest mammal?
(A)Elephant
(B)Whale
(C)Dinosaur
(D)Rhinoceros
Answer: Whale (Blue Whale).
36. Which part becomes modified as the tusk of elephant?
(A)Canine
(B)Premolar
(C)Second Incisor
(D)Molar
Answer: second upper incisors
37. Optical fibres are based upon the phenomenon of which of the following?
(A)Interference
(B)Dispersion
(C)Diffraction
(D)Total Internal Reflection
Answer: Total Internal Reflection
38. Now a days, Yellow lamps are frequently used as street lights. Which among the following gases, is used in these lamps?
(A)Sodium
(B)Neon
(C)Hydrogen
(D)Nitrogen
Answer: Sodium
39. Mirage is an example of ____?
(A)Refraction of light
(B)Total Internal Reflection of Light
(C)Refraction and Total Internal Reflection of Light
(D)Dispersion of Light
Answer: Refraction and Total Internal Reflection of Light
40. The phenomenon of light associated with the appearance of blue color of sky is?
(A)Interference
(B)Reflection
(C)Refraction
(D)Scattering
Answer: Scattering
41. In which of the following areas, spreadsheet software is more useful?
(A)Psychology
(B)Publishing
(C)Statistics
(D)Message sending
Answer: Statistics
42. A Groupware is a
(A)Hardware
(B)Software
(C)Network
(D)Firmware
Answer: Groupware is collaborative software . Correct option B
43. Lens is made up of ___?
(A)Pyrex Glass
(B)Flint Glass
(C)Ordinary Glass
(D)Cobalt Glass
Answer: Flint glass
44. The element which is used for vulcanizing rubber is?
(A)Sulfur
(B)Bromine
(C)Silicon
(D)Phosphorus
Answer: Sulfur
45. Which of the following is responsible for extra strength of Pyrex glass?
(A)Potassium carbonate
(B)Lead Oxide
(C)Borax
(D)Ferric Oxide
Answer: Borax
46. The Noble Gas used for the treatment of cancer is ___?
(A)Helium
(B)Argon
(C)Krypton
(D)Radon
Answer: Radon, in radiation therapy,
47. Vasundhara Summit was held in __?
(A)USA
(B)UK
(C)Brazil
(D)Australia
Answer: Brazil, Rio De Janeiro
48. Loktak is a ____?
(A)Valley
(B)Lake
(C)River
(D)Mountain Range
Answer: Lake, in Manipur
49. Which city receives the highest cosmic radiation amongst the following>
(A)Chennai
(B)Mumbai
(C)Kolkata
(D)Delhi
Answer: New Delhi.

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General Awareness questions asked in various SSC CGL Examinations - part 4

• Till now how many zonal cultural centers have been set up by the Government of India?

A:  Seven

•  Recently the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued draft guidelines to limit the exposure of banks to their group companies. What is the exposure limit if the single group entity is a regulated financial services company?

A:  10 per cent of paid-up capital and reserves of a bank

•  What is the target of disinvestment process of PSUs in the current fiscal year?

A:  Rs.30,000 crore

•  In which state, the upcoming Flouride Mitigation Center will be set by the government ?

A:  Gujarat

•  Before it was transferred to Agriculture Insurance Company of India Ltd, the National Agricultural Insurance Scheme was being implemented by which company?

A:  General Insurance Corporation of India

•  As per the latest data, which is the nearest figure to the average population of India per bank branch?

A:  13,000

•  Public Distribution System (PDS) is operated under the responsibility of the:

A:  Both Central Government and State Governments

• Which agricultural commodity of India gives largest in terms of export value? 

A:  Basmati Rice

•  Arrange the following in the descending order of the largest agricultural imports of India: 

         1. Pulses            2. Wood and Wood Products          3. Edible Vegtable Oils
A:  3-2-1

•  Consider the following Statements: 

1. Indicative Planning is a feature of 'Mixed Economy'.
2. Perspective Planning is used by socialist countries where each and every aspect of planning is controlled by the State.

• Which of the above Statement(s) is/are correct?

A:  Only 1

•  Which Price Indices of India is considered for measuring 'Headline Inflation'? 

A:  WPI

•  Consider the following Statements: 

      1. Core Inflation is essentially demand driven.
      2. Core Inflation includes items that face volatile price movement.

• Which of the following Statement(s) given above is/are correct? 

A:  Only 1

•  Consider the following Statements regarding the Office of Economic Advisor (OEA): 

1. It is attached to the Ministry of Finance.
2. The weekly compilation and Publication of Wholesale Price Indices (WPI) is done by the Office of Economic Advisor.

• Which of the Statement(s) given above is/are correct? 

A:  Only 2

•  Which among the following is the oldest Public Sector Bank of India? 

       Punjab National Bank, Imperial Bank of India, Allahabad Bank, Central Bank of India
A:  Allahabad Bank

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General Awareness questions asked in various SSC CGL Examinations - part 3

• The concept of 'Universal Banking' was implemented in India on the recommendations of:

A:  R.H.Khan Committee

•  The term 'Garibi Hatao' was associated with which 5 year plan?

A:  5th five year plan

•  From which country did India borrow the concept of Five year plans ?

A:  Russia

•  P.C.Haldar was recently making news for being appointed as interlocutor by the government to remove bottlenecks on the road to a dialogue in which issue in India?

A:  Assam Peace Talks

•  At present there are how many Nationlised Banks in India?

A:  26

•  Recently which government has launched 'Kerosene-free' scheme? 

A:  Delhi

•  Quadruple amputee Philippe Croizon swam between islands in the icy Bering Strait to cross from America to Asia in the final part of a quest to link all continents. He hails from-

A:  France

•  Cricket has been a competitive sport only once at the Olympics in which  year?

A:  1900

•  Meles Zenawi, who recently passed away was the Prime Minister of-

A:  Ethiopia

•  Which state government is launching the B2B (business-to-business) portal to boost the growth of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)? 

A:  Uttar Pradesh

•  What is the name of the indigenously built second pollution control vessel of the Indian Coast Guard? 

A:  Samudra Paheredar

•  Who has been appointed as the new U.N.- Arab League envoy to Syria replacing Kofi Annan? 

A:  Lakhdar Brahimi

•  Where is the head-quarter of the Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) is located? 

A:  New Delhi

•  Who is recently reappointed as RBI deputy governor till 2014?

A:  Dr.K.C.Chakrabarty 

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General Awareness questions asked in various SSC CGL Examinations - part 2

•  The Bretton Woods system, introduced in 1945, eventually broke down in- 

A:  1971

•  Who is the new Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?

A:  P.J. Kurien

•  What is the present FDI cap in insurance sector in India?

A:  26 per cent

•  Recently Khandelwal committee report is in news. It deals with- 

A:  Banking sector human resource management

• Which country will become 157^th member of the WTO? 

A:  Vanuatu

• Recently in which country 'National Outreach Conference on Global Nuclear Disarmament' was held? 

A:  India

•  Presently how much cultivable area in the country is using biofertilisers?

A:  3 per cent

•  In which state, Nun peak is located?

A:  Jammu and Kashmir

•  Consider the following Statements regarding Non-Banking Finance Institutions(NBFCs):

1. NBFCs can also engage in Micro-Finance Activities.
2. Housing-finance companies form a distinct sub-group of the NBFCs.
3. The deposit insurance facility of the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation is not available for NBFC depositors.

• Which among the above Statement(s) is/are not correct?

A:  None of them
 Which Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) is the 'fifth' company which has been accorded the 'Maharatna' status?
A:  Coal India Limited (CIL)

• Which among the following are the wholly/partly owned subsidiaries of the Reserve Bank of India(RBI)?

1. Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC)
2. National Housing Bank (NHB)
3. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
4. Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBNMPL)
A:  All of them

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General Awareness questions asked in various SSC CGL Examinations - part 1

• At which location, the proposed Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology will be established? 

A:  Ranchi

•  Recently which mass media giant has been allowed to invest Rs.1,000 crore FDI to expand its operations in India?

A:  Walt Disney

• Which will be launched as 100^th mission of ISRO?

A:  PSLV C - 21

•  Which country has recently unveiled upgraded Fateh missile?

A:  Iran

•  After diclofenac, which veterinary painkiller has been identified as another threat to vultures in India? 

A:  Aceclofenac

•  Recently which Indian banks have been allowed to operate in Pakistan?

A:  State Bank of India (SBI) and Bank of India (BoI)

•  Who has been recently appointed as new chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)?

A:  Poonam Kishore Saxena

• Which among the following are the 'Credit-Rating Agencies' of India?

       1) CRISIL                    2) CARE                  3) ICRA                 4) ONICRA
A:  All of them

•  Consider the following Statements regarding 'Take-Out Financing':

      1. It is for infrastructure projects which have long gestation period.
      2. It helps to prevent any possible asset-liability mismatch.
Which of the above Statement(s) is/are correct?
A:  Both 1 and 2

•  Recently UNDP and Indian Institute of Advance Study (IIAS) have signed the MoU to set up an international centre for human development at-

A:  Shimla

•  Recently the High Level Committee on External Commercial Borrowings permitted FIIs to invest up to _____ in rupee bonds within the overall corporate bond limit of $45 billion.

A:  $5 billion

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