CAT-5 for Banking exams and other public service

1. Recently constituted National Integration Council (NIC) will be headed by-
a) Manmohan Singh
b) Sonia Ghandi
c) Vijay Kelkar
d) Pratibha Patil

2.  As per the World Economic Outlook report (2010) by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), growth projections forIndian economy for 2010 and 2011 at-
a) 8.5% and 8.75%
b) 8.75% and 8.5%
c) 8.75% and 9%
d) 8.5% and 9%

April 1-14 current affairs

                                 NATIONAL UPDATES

India, Australia sign agreement to boost education ties
Despite the attacks on its student community in Australia, HRD minister Kapil Sibel signed an agreement to boost educational cooperation In view of strengthening the bilateral relationship. New Delhi wants to take the “relationship forward” with Canberra.
The aim of the ministerial statement is to strengthen what is already a solid partnership with the Indian government and open up more avenues to share expertise in the education arena.
An India-Australia Education Council comprising experts from both countries will now be set up. The relations between India and Australia had soured following several attacks on Indian students Down Under. A travel advisory had also been issued to Indian students coming to
Australia.

15th National Census 2011, a Biometric census, exercise kicks off

• It is the 15th national census since 1872.
• Census in taken once in ten years
• President Pratibha Patil became the first person to participate in the decennial exercise.
• 11-month exercise will enumerate the country's 1.2 billion population
• It has over 25 lakh enumerators working to capture the socio-economic and cultural profile of
• Indians, will also seek information for the creation of the first-ever National Population Register (NPR).
• NPR would also take the photographs and fingerprints of all persons over 15 years to create biometric national database.
• The Census operation will cost around Rs 2,209 crore
• The creation of NPR is set to cost about Rs 3,539.24 crore.
• India will be the first democratic nation having got fingerprinted
• For the first time, information about the ownership of mobile phones, computers, internet, and availability of treated and untreated drinking-water facility will be recorded.
• Entire exercise would be completed by March 5, 2011Results in mid-2011
• It is worth noting that first and last caste based census was taken in 1931
  
  
  
  

Current Affairs Test - 3

1.What is the slogan of census 2011 of India?
a) Our census Our future
b) Our census Our fortune
c) Our Future Our census
d) None of these

2. Who has recently received Phalke Ratna award?
a) Dev Anand
b) Sharukh Khan
c) Amitabh Bachchan
d) None of these