General Knowledge Question Bank for Central Bank & United Bank of India

General Knowledge Question Bank for Central Bank & United Bank of India
(To be held on 23/11/2008 & 21/12/2008)

Books & Writer
The Search for Al-Qaeda - Bruce RiedelStuffed and Served : What lies behind the world food crisis - Raj Patel
The Duel: Pakistan on the flight path of American power - Tariq Ali
The Immigrant - Manju KapurEast of the Sun - Julia GregsonThe Zoya factor - Anuja ChauhanA Blue Hand - The beats in India - Deborah Baker
India on Television: How satellite news channels have changed the way we think and act - Nalin Mehta

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The amount of bailout package announced by the US govt for AIG (America International Group) - $85 bn ( borrowing from US Fedral Reserves )
The veteran cricketer who has been decorated with the rank of honorary Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army - Kapil DevAccording to Transparency International , the least corrupt country in the world - Denmark- Most Corrupt - Somalia (Rank 180)-India's Position - 85th
World Tourism Day is observed on - 27 september
One of the largest US banks which has collapsed under the weight of its enormous bad debts on the motgage market - Washington Mutual
The legendary Hollywood actor who died on Sep 26 - Paul Newman
The third manned spacecraft which was launched by China on Sep 25 - Shenzhou
GDP growth dips to 7.9 % in first quarterIndia's GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth dipped to 7.9 % in the first quarter this fiscal from 9.2 per cent in the same quarter of 2007, mainly owing to slippages in manufacturing and other sectors in the wake of inflationary pressure and high interest rates.
While the growth in the manufacturing sector almost halved to 5.6 per cent during Apr-Jun this fiscal from 10.9 per cent in the same quarter of 2007-08.
The growth in electricity, gas and water also slumped to 2.6 per cent from 7.9 per cent.The farm sector also eased, through moderately , to three per cent from a high base of 4.4 per cent.It was the construction sector with a growth of 11.4 per cent as compared to 7.7 per cent in the previos fiscal that stemmed a furthur fall in the GDP growth.
300% pay hike for President, Vice President and Governor of India
A meeting of the Cabinet Commitee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, approved the proposal to increase their monthly emolouments .
The emoluments for the President have been raised from Rs. 50,000 to Rs 1.5 lakh , for the Vice President from Rs. 40,000 to Rs 1.25 lakh and for the Governors from Rs. 36,000 to Rs. 1.10 lakh
The CCEA also rationalised post-retirement benefits to the former Presidents. the former Vice-Presidents and there spouses.