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General Awareness / General Knowledge - Study Material, Practice Exercises and General Awareness (including banking / financial awareness) Tests

(1) Study Material  for General Awareness

(Study Material has been Sub-divided into three categories  viz Current Topics, Traditional GK, and Financial Awareness )

 

(A) Current Topics :.

Latest Data :

• Exercise on Latest Policy Rates in India (updated on 18/05/2013)

• Exercise on Latest Who's Who of Financial Sector (updated on 23/05/2013)

Latest Prize / Award Winners : 

• Latest Noble Prizes winners 2012
• Winners of Oscar Awards 2013

• Winners of Padma Awards - 2013 - Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri

• Winners of National Film Awards 2013

• Winners of Arjun Awards 2012

• Winners of Dronacharya Awards since inception

• Winners of Bharat Ratan Awards since inception

• Winners of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratan Awards since inception

• Latest International Award / Prizes winners
• Latest National / Indian Awards / Prizes winners
• Latest Award / Trophies in Sports Winners

 

Descriptive Type Current Affairs of National & International Importance

• NAM

• BRICS

Present Who's Who of Indian Government & Major Officials

• Who is President of India at present ?
• Who is present Prime Minister of India and Who are Ministers in Council of Ministers?
• Who are present Chiefs of Armed Forces ?

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(B)   Traditional General Knowledge / General Awareness - Free Study Material  for Competition Exams

(Major Topics are listed below.  Links to Articles relating to such topics are given within such topics)

• Abbreviations and Full Forms
• Well Known Books and Their Authors
• Award winning Indian Artists / Authors and field of their excellence
• Award / Prizes - Details regarding history, field for which given etc
• Union of India - Overview, Major Features , National Symbols
• Religions
• Geography of India - Mountains, Rivers, Towns, Tourist Places, Industrial Towns etc.
• Indian Culture, Literature, festivals, medical systems, traditions etc
• Indian Constitution - Major Features and Constitutional Amendments
• Economy of India
• History of India - Ancient, Medieval and Modern;
• Indian Space Programme & Technology Developments
• General Science - Day to Day Use of Physics, Chemistry, Biology
• Sports - Trophies / Clubs, Terms associated with games, Major Sporting Events etc
• UNO
• World - Geography and other facts
• World History
• Our Earth and Planets
• Interesting Facts and Miscellaneous GK Topics

 

(C) Financial Awareness Study Material :

• What is Basel III Accord ? Basel 3 Norms. Basel II vs Basel III
• What is RTGS ? Define RTGS ? What is difference between RTGS and NEFT ? - Everything about RTGS
• What is  CRR, SLR, Bank Rate, Repo, Reverse Repo, Marginal Standing Facility etc ?
• Base Rate vs. BPLR - Benchmark Prime Lending Rate

 

 

(B)   EXERCISES  ON  GENERAL AWARENESS

( Sub-divided into Four categories viz. - Current Data, Current Awareness,  Traditional GK, Financial Awareness)

 

(a) Exercises on Current Data :  For All Levels

• Exercise on Current Data -  Exercise No. 001 (Topic : Who's Who of Financial Sector)
• Exercise on  Current Data -     Exercise No.  002  (Topic  :  Current Policy Rates etc.)

 

(2) Current Affairs / Current General Knowledge - Q & A Format:

• Current Affairs April 2013 - Q & A Format

• Current Affairs March 2013 - Q & A Format

Current Affairs February 2013 - Q & A Format

• Current Affairs January 2013 - Q & A Format

• Current Affairs 2012-Q & A Format

 

(c) Tests on General Awareness : Traditional GK :

• General Awareness Exercise No 211

• General Awareness Exercise No 212

• General Awareness Exercise No 213

• General Awareness Exercise No 214

• General Awareness Exercise No 215

• General Awareness Exercise No 216

• Exercise on Traditional GK - Exercise No. 301 (Classical Dances of India)
• Exercise on Traditional GK - Exercise No. 401 (Folk Dances of India)
• Exercise on Traditional GK - Exercise No. 402 (Folk Dances of India)

 

(d) Tests on Financial Awareness : (Exercises From 501 onwards;  and  601 onwards)

• Financial Awareness Exercise No. 501
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