IMPORTANT IT ACRONYM

D
DAC—Digital-To-Analog Converter
DAC—Discretionary Access Control
DAO—Data Access Objects
DAO—Disk-At-Once
DAP—Directory Access Protocol
DARPA—Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DAT—Digital Audio Tape
DB—Database
DBA—Database Administrator
DBCS—Double Byte Character Set
DBMS—Database Management System
DCC—Direct Client-to-Client
DCCP—Datagram Congestion Control Protocol
DCCA—Debian Common Core Alliance
DCL—Data Control Language
DCMI—Dublin Core Metadata Initiative
DCOM—Distributed Component Object Model
DD—Double Density
DDE—Dynamic Data Exchange
DDL—Data Definition Language
DDoS—Distributed Denial of Service
DDR—Double Data Rate
DEC—Digital Equipment Corporation
DES—Data Encryption Standard
dev—development
DFA—Deterministic Finite Automaton
DFD—Data Flow Diagram
DFS—Depth-First Search
DFS—Distributed File System
DGD—Dworkin's Game Driver
DHCP—Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DHTML—Dynamic Hypertext Markup Language
DIF—Data Integrity Field
DIMM—Dual Inline Memory Module
DIN—Deutsches Institut für Normung
DIP—Dual In-line Package
DIVX—Digital Video Express
DKIM—Domain Keys Identified Mail
DL—Download
DLL—Dynamic Link Library
DLNA—Digital Living Network Alliance
DLP—Digital Light Processing
DMA—Direct Memory Access
DMCA—Digital Millennium Copyright Act
DMI—Direct Media Interface
DML—Data Manipulation Language
DML—Definitive Media Library
DMR—Dennis M. Ritchie
DN—Distinguished Name
DND—Drag-and-Drop
DNS—Domain Name System
DOCSIS—Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification
DOM—Document Object Model
DoS—Denial of Service
DOS—Disk Operating System
DP—Dot Pitch
DPC—Deferred Procedure Call
DPI—Deep Packet Inspection
DPI—Dots Per Inch
DPMI—DOS Protected Mode Interface
DPMS—Display Power Management Signaling
DRAM—Dynamic Random Access Memory
DR-DOS—Digital Research - Disk Operating System
DRI—Direct Rendering Infrastructure
DRM—Digital Rights Management
DRM—Direct Rendering Manager
DSDL—Document Schema Definition Languages
DSDM—Dynamic Systems Development Method
DSL—Digital Subscriber Line
DSL—Domain-Specific Language
DSLAM—Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer
DSN—Database Source Name
DSN—Data Set Name
DSP—Digital Signal Processor
DSSSL—Document Style Semantics and Specification Language
DTD—Document Type Definition
DTE—Data Terminal Equipment
DTP—Desktop Publishing
DTR—Data Terminal Ready
DVD—Digital Versatile Disc
DVD—Digital Video Disc
DVD-R—DVD-Recordable
DVD-ROM—DVD-Read Only Memory
DVD-RW—DVD-Rewritable
DVI—Digital Visual Interface
DVR—Digital Video Recorder
E
EAI—Enterprise Application Integration
EAP—Extensible Authentication Protocol
EBCDIC—Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
EBML—Extensible Binary Meta Language
ECC—Elliptic Curve Cryptography
ECMA—European Computer Manufacturers Association
ECN—Explicit Congestion Notification
ECOS—Embedded Configurable Operating System
ECRS—Expense and Cost Recovery System
EDA—Electronic Design Automation
EDI—Electronic Data Interchange
EDO—Extended Data Out
EDSAC—Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator
EDVAC—Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer
EEPROM—Electronically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
EFF—Electronic Frontier Foundation
EFI—Extensible Firmware Interface
EFM—Eight-to-Fourteen Modulation
EGA—Enhanced Graphics Array
EGP—Exterior Gateway Protocol
eID—electronic ID card
EIDE—Enhanced IDE
EIGRP—Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
EISA—Extended Industry Standard Architecture
ELF—Extremely Low Frequency
ELF—Executable and Linkable Format
ELM—ELectronic Mail
EMACS—Editor MACroS
EMS—Expanded Memory Specification
ENIAC—Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer
EOF—End of File
EOL—End of Life
EOL—End of Line
EOM—End Of Message
EPIC—Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing
EPROM—Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
ERP—Enterprise Resource Planning
ESB—Enterprise service bus
ESCON—Enterprise Systems Connection
ESD—Electrostatic Discharge
ETL—Extract, Transform, Load
ESR—Eric Steven Raymond
EUC—Extended Unix Code
EULA—End User License Agreement
EWMH—Extended Window Manager Hints
EXT—EXTended file system

IMPORTANT ACRONYM (F)

FAO - Food & Agriculture Organisation
FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions
FATF - Financial Action Task Force
FBT - Fringe Benefit Tax
FC - Financial Conglomerate
FCAs - Foreign Currency Assets
FCCB - Foreign Currency Convertible Bond
FCI - Food Corporation of India
FCNR(B) - Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Banks)
FDI - Foreign Direct Investment
FED - Foreign Exchange Department
FEDAI - Foreign Exchange Dealers’ Association of India
FEMA - Foreign Exchange Management Act
FI - Financial Institutions
FICCI - Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
FIEO - Federation of Indian Export Organisation
FIIs - Foreign Institutional Investors
FIPB - Foreign Investment Promotion Board
FITL - Funded Interest Term Loan
FIU-IND - Financial Intelligence Unit-India
FLCCs - Financial Literacy and Credit Counseling Centres
FMCG - Fast Moving Consumer Goods
FMD - Financial Markets Department
FOF - Flow of Funds
FPS - Focus Product Scheme
FRBM - Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management
FRBs - Floating Rate Bonds
FRL - Full Reservoir Level
FRLs - Fiscal Responsibility Legislations
FSB - Financial Stability Board
FSF - Financial Stability Forum

Important Acronym of IT (A)

AAT—Average Access Time
AA—Anti-Aliasing
AAA—Authentication Authorization, Accounting
AABB—Axis Aligned Bounding Box
AAC—Advanced Audio Coding
AAL—ATM Adaptation Layer
AALC—ATM Adaptation Layer Connection
AARP—AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol
ABCL—Actor-Based Concurrent Language
ABI—Application Binary Interface
ABM—Asynchronous Balanced Mode
ABR—Area Border Router
ABR—Auto Baud-Rate detection
ABR—Available Bitrate
ABR—Average Bitrate
AC—Acoustic Coupler
AC—Alternating Current
ACD—Automatic Call Distributor
ACE—Advanced Computing Environment
ACID—Atomicity Consistency Isolation Durability
ACK—ACKnowledgement
ACK—Amsterdam Compiler Kit
ACL—Access Control List
ACL—Active Current Loop
ACM—Association for Computing Machinery
ALUA—Asymmetric Logic Unit Access
ACME—Automated Classification of Medical Entities
ACP—Airline Control Program
ACPI—Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
ACR—Allowed Cell Rate
ACR—Attenuation to Crosstalk Ratio
AD—Active Directory
AD—Administrative Domain
ADC—Analog-to-Digital Converter
ADC—Apple Display Connector
ADB—Apple Desktop Bus
ADCCP—Advanced Data Communications Control Procedures
ADO—ActiveX Data Objects
ADSL—Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
ADT—Abstract Data Type
AE—Adaptive Equalizer
AES—Advanced Encryption Standard
AF—Anisotropic Filtering
AFP—Apple Filing Protocol
AGP—Accelerated Graphics Port
AH—Active Hub
AI—Artificial Intelligence
AIX—Advanced Interactive eXecutive
Ajax—Asynchronous JavaScript and XML
AL—Active Link
AL—Access List
ALAC—Apple Lossless Audio Codec
ALGOL—Algorithmic Language
ALSA—Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
ALU—Arithmetic and Logical Unit
AM—Access Method
AM—Active Matrix
AMOLED—Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode
AM—Active Monitor
AM—Allied Mastercomputer
AM—Amplitude Modulation
AMD—Advanced Micro Devices
AMQP—Advanced Message Queuing Protocol
AMR—Audio Modem Riser
ANN—Artificial Neural Network
ANSI—American National Standards Institute
ANT—Another Neat Tool
AoE—ATA over Ethernet
AOP—Aspect-Oriented Programming
APCI—Application-Layer Protocol Control Information
API—Application Programming Interface
APIC—Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller
APIPA—Automatic Private IP Addressing
APL—A Programming Language
APR—Apache Portable Runtime
ARC—Adaptive Replacement Cache
ARC—Advanced RISC Computing
ARIN—American Registry for Internet Numbers
ARM—Advanced RISC Machines
AROS—AROS Research Operating System
ARP—Address Resolution Protocol
ARPA—Address and Routing Parameter Area
ARPA—Advanced Research Projects Agency
ARPANET—Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
AS—Access Server
ASCII—American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASG—Abstract Semantic Graph
ASIC—Application-Specific Integrated Circuit
ASIMO—Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility
ASLR—Address Space Layout Randomization
ASM—Algorithmic State Machine
ASMP—Asymmetric Multiprocessing
ASN.1—Abstract Syntax Notation 1
ASP—Active Server Pages
ASP—Application Service Provider
ASR—Asynchronous Signal Routine
AST—Abstract Syntax Tree
ASSP—Application-Specific Standard Product
AT—Advanced Technology
AT—Access Time
AT—Active Terminator
ATA—Advanced Technology Attachment
ATAG—Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines
ATAPI—Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface
ATM—Asynchronous Transfer Mode
AVC—Advanced Video Coding
AVI—Audio Video Interleaved
AWK—Aho Weinberger Kernighan
AWT—Abstract Window Toolkit 

Important Committees

1. Palekar Tribunal:-Journalists’ Pay reforms
2. U.C. Banerjee Commission:- Enquiry into Godhra carnage (railways)
3. Sarkaria Commission: Centre-State relations
4. Srikrishna Commission: 1992 Bombay riots (Srikishna also headed the Committee to look into the Lawyer-
violence of the Madras HC in 2009 and presently heads the committee to look into Separate Telangana)
5. Thakkar Commission: Indira Gandhi assassination case
6. Phukan Commission & Saharya Committee: Tehelka tapes
7. Malimath Commission: Criminal Justice
8. Upendra Commission: Inquiry on rape and murder Thangjam Manorama Devi
9. Malhotra Committee: Insurance Reforms
10. Janaki Ram Committee: Security scam
11. Ajay Vikram Singh Committee: Faster promotions in army
12. Rajinder Sachar Committee {1}: Companies and MRPT Act
13. Rajindar Sachar Committee {2}: Report on the social, economic and educational status of the Muslims of
India
14. Jyoti Basu Committee: Report on Octroi abolition
15 Balwant Rai Mehta Committee:Recommendations on decentralization system
16. Sawant Committee: Enquiry on corruption, charges against ministers & Anna Hazare
17. Chelliah Committee: Eradicating black money
18. Kothari Commission: Educational reforms
19. Wanchoo Committee: Tax enquiry
20. Bhanu Pratap Singh Committee: Agriculture
21. Aggarwal Committee: Nepotism in granting petrol pump, LPG connections
22. Rangarajan Committee: Reforms in private sector
23. Naresh Chandra Committee: Corporate governance
24. Chakravarti Committee: Banking sector reforms
25. Rekhi Committee: Structure of indirect taxation
26. G.V.Ramakrishna Committee: Disinvestment in PSU shares
27. Kelkar Committee: First committee on backward castes
28. P.C.Hotha Committee: Restructuring of civil services
29. Justice B.N.Kirpal Committee: 1st chairman National Forest Commission
30. Godbole Committee :Enron Power Project
31. J.C.Kumarappa Committee: Congress agrarian Reforms Committee
32. Swaminathan Committee: Population policy
33. Rangarajan Committee: Statistics
34. Wardha Committee: Inquiry on murder of Graham Staines
35. N.N. Vohra Committee: Criminalization of politics
36. Kelkar Committee {2}: Direct-Indirect Taxes
37. Alagh Committee: Civil Service Examinations
38. Abid Hussain Committee: Recommendations on Small scale industries
39. Narasimham Committee: Banking sector reforms
40. Chelliah Committee:Tax reforms
41. Mashelkar Committee: National Auto Fuel Policy
42. Boothalingam Committee : Recommendations on integrated wages, income and price policy
43. Omkar Goswami Committee: Industrial sickness
44. Yashpal Committee: Review of School Education system
45. Ram Nandan Prasad Committee: Constitution of creamy layers among Backward Castes
46. Kelkar Committee{3} :Enquiry on Kargil defense deals.
47. M.M. Punchhi Commission: Centre-State Relations [note- this committee has been set up recently- after
the sad demise of Justice (Retd.) Sarkaria]
48. Thorat Committee: Caste-based discrimination against students in AIIMS
49. R.K.Raghavan Committee: Ragging in colleges
51. James Lyngdoh Committee- Student politics and student-body elections in colleges.
52. E.M.S. Nachiappan Committee: Reforms in the higher judiciary
53. Soli Sorabjee Committee: Police Reforms [it was constituted after the Judgement of the Supreme Court in
Parkash Singh vs Union of India (2006)
54. Ganguli Committee: Review of health facilty planning and healthcare engineering and management
55. Percy Mistry Committee: Making Mumbai an IFC (International Financial Centre)
56. K.T. Thomas Committee- to look into ways of enhancing the effectives of the Prevention of Damage to
Public Property Act
57. Fali S. Nariman Committee- Accountability and damages with regard to destruction of public property
58. Satwant Reddy Committee- review of laws relating to registration of pharmaceutical drugs and clinical
trials
59. Raghuram C. Rajan Committee- financial sector reforms
60. Shah Commission (1966)- reorganisation of States
61. Tarkunde Committee- composition of the Election Commission and other electoral reforms
62. Dinesh Goswami Committee- electoral reforms
63. G.V.K. Rao Committee (1985) – set up by the planning commission in 1985, to look into the
Administrative Arrangement for Rural Development and poverty Alleviation Programmes.
64. Butler Committee: Relation between Indian states & paramount power (the Queen of Britain)
65. Hurtog Committee: Growth of British India education-its effects
66. Muddiman Committee: Working of Diarchy as in Montague Chelmsford reforms

Important Inventors & their Inventions (Inventors name in alphabetical order-A)

1. Bruno Abakanowicz, (1852–1900) Poland– Integraph, spirograph
2. Vitaly Abalakov, (1906–1986), Russia – camming devices, Abalakov thread (or V-thread) gearless ice climbing anchor
3. Hovannes Adamian, (1879–1932), Armenia/Russia – tricolor principle of the color television
4. Robert Adler, (1913–2007), Austria/United States – wireless remote control (with Eugene Polley)
5. Anatoly Alexandrov, (1903–1994), Russia – anti-mine demagnetising of ships, naval nuclear reactors (including one for the first nuclear icebreaker)
6. Alexandre Alexeieff, (1901–1982) Russia/France – pinscreen animation (with his wife Claire Parker)
7. Rostislav Alexeyev, (1916–1980), Russia – ekranoplan
8. Zhores Alferov, (1930), Russia – heterotransistor, continuous-wave-operating diode laser (together with Dmitri Garbuzov)
9. Genrich Altshuller, (1926–1998), Russia – TRIZ ("The Theory of Solving Inventor's Problems")
10. Hermann Anschütz-Kaempfe, (1872–1931), Germany – Gyrocompass
11. Mary Anderson, (1866–1953), United States – windshield wiper blade
12. Vasily Andreyev, (1861–1918), Russia – standard balalaika
13. Oleg Antonov, (1906–1984), Russia – An-series aircraft, including A-40 winged tank and An-124 (the largest serial cargo, later modified to world's largest fixed-wing aircraft An-225)
14. Nicolas Appert, (1749–1841), France – canning (airtight food preservation)
15. Archimedes, (c. 287–212 BC), Greece – Archimedes' screw
16. Ami Argand, (1750–1803), France – Argand lamp
17. Edwin Howard Armstrong, (1890–1954), U.S. – FM radio
18. William George Armstrong, (1810–1900), UK – hydraulic accumulator
19. Neil Arnott, (1788–1874), UK – waterbed
20. Lev Artsimovich, (1909–1973), Russia – tokamak
21. Joseph Aspdin, (1788–1855), UK – Portland cement
22. John Vincent Atanasoff, (1903–1995), Bulgaria/U.S. – modern digital computer

26 TIPS FOR MANAGING STRESS

1. Always take time for yourself, at least 30 minutes per day.
2. Be aware of your own stress meter: Know when to step back and cool down.
3. Concentrate on controlling your own situation, without controlling
everybody else.
4. Daily exercise will burn off the stress chemicals.
5. Eat lots of fresh fruit, veggies, bread and water, give your body the best for it to perform at its best.
6. Forgive others, don't hold grudges and be tolerant -- not everyone is as capable as you.
7. Gain perspective on things, how important is the issue?
8. Hugs, kisses and laughter: Have fun and don't be afraid to share your feelings with others.
9. Identify stressors and plan to deal with them better next time.
10. Judge your own performance realistically; don't set goals out of your own reach.
11. Keep a positive attitude, your outlook will influence outcomes and the way others treat you.
12. Limit alcohol, drugs and other stimulants, they affect your perception and behaviour.
13. Manage money well, seek advice and save at least 10 per cent of what you earn.
14. No is a word you need to learn to use without feeling guilty.
15. Outdoor activities by yourself, or with friends and family, can be a great way to relax.
16. Play your favourite music rather than watching television.
17. Quit smoking: It is stressing your body daily, not to mention killing you too.
18. Relationships: Nurture and enjoy them, learn to listen more and talk less.
19. Sleep well, with a firm mattress and a supportive pillow; don't overheat yourself and allow plenty of ventilation.
20. Treat yourself once a week with a massage, dinner out, the movies: Moderation is the key.
21. Understand things from the other person's point of view.
22. Verify information from the source before exploding.
23. Worry less, it really does not get things completed better or quicker.
24. Xpress: Make a regular retreat to your favourite space, make holidays part of your yearly plan and budget.
25. Yearly goal setting: Plan what you want to achieve based on your priorities in your career, relationships,etc.
26. Zest for life: Each day is a gift, smile and be thankful that you are a part of the bigger picture.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION - NATIONALIZED BANKS

1.The oldest Joint Stock Bank of India -- Allahabad Bank
2. The bank founded by Freedom Fighter Dr. Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya -- Andhra Bank
3. First bank to open a branch outside India -- Bank of India, London, 1946
4. The first bank to be given an ISO 9002 certificate for one of its branches -- Canara Bank
5. The Postal Dept has issued a commemorative stamp in the name of this bank celebrating 100 years in 2011
-- Central Bank of India
6. First Indian Bank to be wholly owned by Indians -- Central Bank of India
7. The bank formed on the efforts of Lala Lajpat Rai -- Punjab National Bank
8. The only merger of nationalized banks took place between -- Punjab National Bank and New Bank of India
in 1993
9. The bank whose brand equity is "Pygmy Deposit Scheme" -- Syndicate Bank
10. The bank which was conceived by Shri GD Birla -- UCO Bank
11. The bank which was inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi in 1919 -- Union Bank of India
12. The largest among nationalized banks -- Punjab National Bank
13. The bank established in the year 1913 as Bank of Mysore Ltd. at the instance of the banking committee
headed by the great Engineer - Statesman, Late Dr. Sir M.Visvesvaraya -- State Bank of Mysore

Main Points of Food Security Bill 2013:

1. The food security bill approved is directed towards giving the right to food to around 67 per cent of India's 120-crore population (including 75% rural and 50% urban).

2. While families in the poorest of the poor will continue to get 35 kg of grains per month.

3. Rice will be made available at 3 Rupees per Kg.

4. Wheat will cost 2 rupees a kg and cereal will be sold for 1 Rupees per kg.

5. The Food Security programme will be the biggest in the world with the government spending estimated at Rs. 1,25,000 crore annually on supply of about 62 million tonnes of rice, wheat and coarse cereals to 67 percent of the population.

6. About 2.43 crore poorest of the poor families covered under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) scheme under PDS (Public Distribution System) would continue to get 35 kg of food grains per family per month but with legal entitlement.

7. In Union Budget 2013-14, Rs 10,000 crore set aside for incremental cost for National Food Security Bill.

8. The scheme will be linked to the Aadhar scheme which provides every citizen with a unique identification number that's linked to a database that includes the biometrics of all card-holders.

9. C Rangarajan is the head of the committee for examination of the Food Security Bill.

10. NOTE: Chhattisgarh the first state to pass legislation on food security. The state legislative assembly passed the Food Security Bill 2012 that confers legal rights to the beneficiaries to receive food grains and food items at highly subsidized prices.

Foreign Ministers Of India since Independence And Chief Election Commissioners of India

Foreign Ministers Of India since Independence

Jawaharlal Nehru— 2 September 1946 to 27 May 1964
Gulzarilal Nanda— 27 May 1964 to 9 June 1964
Lal Bahadur Shastri —9 June 1964 to 17 July 1964
Sardar Swaran Singh— 18 July 1964 to 14 November 1966
M. C. Chagla—14 November 1966 to 5 September 1967
Indira Gandhi—6 September 1967 to 13 February 1969
Dinesh Singh—14 February 1969 to 27 June 1970
Sardar Swaran Singh—27 June 1970 to 10 October 1974
Yashwantrao Chavan—10 October 1974 to 24 March 1977
Atal Bihari Vajpayee—26 March 1977 to 28 July 1979
Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra—28 July 1979 to 13 January 1980
P. V. Narasimha Rao—14 January 1980 to 19 July 1984
Indira Gandhi—19 July 1984 to 31 October 1984(facebook/cnaonweb)
Rajiv Gandhi—31 October 1984 to 24 September 1985
Bali Ram Bhagat—25 September 1985 to 12 May 1986
P. Shiv Shankar—12 May 1986 to 22 October 1986
N. D. Tiwari—22 October 1986 to 25 July 1987
Rajiv Gandhi —25 July 1987 to 25 June 1988
P. V. Narasimha Rao—25 June 1988 to 2 December 1989
V. P. Singh—2 December 1989 to 5 December 1989
I. K. Gujral—5 December 1989 to 10 November 1990
Vidya Charan Shukla—21 November 1990 to 20 February 1991
Madhavsinh Solanki—21 June 1991 to 31 March 1992
P. V. Narasimha Rao—31 March 1992 to 18 January 1993
Dinesh Singh—18 January 1993 to 10 February 1995
Pranab Mukherjee—10 February 1995 to 16 May 1996
Sikander Bakht—21 May 1996 to 1 June 1996
I. K. Gujral—1 June 1996 to 18 March 1998
Atal Bihari Vajpayee—19 March 1998 to 5 December 1998(facebook/cnaonweb)
Jaswant Singh—5 December 1998 to 23 June 2002
Yashwant Sinha—1 July 2002 to 22 May 2004
K. Natwar Singh—22 May 2004 to 6 November 2005
Manmohan Singh—6 November 2005 to 24 October 2006
Pranab Mukherjee—24 October 2006 to 22 May 2009(facebook/cnaonweb)
S. M. Krishna—22 May 2009 to 26 October 2012
Salman Khurshid—28 October 2012 Incumbent
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Chief Election Commissioners of India

1 Sukumar Sen—21 March 1950 to19 December 1958
2 Kalyan Sundaram—20 December 1958 to 30 September 1967
3 S. P. Sen Verma—1 October 1967 to 30 September 1972
4 Nagendra Singh—1 October 1972 to 6 February 1973
5 T. Swaminathan—7 February 1973 to 17 June 1977
6 S. L. Shakdhar—18 June 1977 to 17 June 1982
7 R. K. Trivedi—18 June 1982 to 31 December 1985
8 R. V. S. Peri Sastri—1 January 1986 to 25 November 1990
9 V. S. Ramadevi—26 November 1990 to 11 December 1990
10 T. N. Seshan— 12 December1990 to 11 December 1996
11 M. S. Gill— 12 December— 1996 to 13 June 2001(FACEBOOK/CNAONWEB)
12 J. M. Lyngdoh—14 June 2001 to 7 February 2004
12 T. S. Krishnamurthy—8 February 2004 to 15 May 2005
13 B. B. Tandon—16 May 2005 to 29 June 2006(FACEBOOK/CNAONWEB)
14 N. Gopalaswami—30 June 2006 to 20 April 2009
15 Navin Chawla—21 April 2009 to 29 July 2010(FACEBOOK/CNAONWEB)
16 S. Y. Quraishi—30 July 2010 to 10 June 2012
17 V. S. Sampath—10 June 2012 to incumbent

Did you know..??

* VIRUS - Vital Information Resource UnderSeized.

* 3G -3rd Generation.

* GSM - Global System for Mobile Communication.

* CDMA - Code Divison Multiple Access.

* UMTS - Universal MobileTelecommunication System.

* SIM - Subscriber Identity Module .

* AVI = Audio Video Interleave

* RTS = Real Time Streaming

* SIS = Symbian OS Installer File

* AMR = Adaptive Multi-Rate Codec

* JAD = Java Application Descriptor

* JAR = Java Archive

* JAD = Java Application Descriptor

* 3GPP = 3rd Generation Partnership Project

* 3GP = 3rd Generation Project

* MP3 = MPEG player lll

* MP4 = MPEG-4 video file

*AAC = Advanced Audio Coding

* GIF= Graphic InterchangeableFormat

* JPEG = Joint Photographic Expert Group

* BMP = Bitmap

* SWF = Shock Wave Flash

* WMV = Windows Media Video

* WMA = Windows Media Audio

* WAV = Waveform Audio

* PNG = Portable Network Graphics

* DOC = Document (MicrosoftCorporation)

* PDF = Portable Document Format

* M3G = Mobile 3D Graphics

* M4A = MPEG-4 Audio File

* NTH = Nokia Theme (series 40)

* THM = Themes (Sony Ericsson)

* MMF = Synthetic Music Mobile Application File

* NRT = Nokia Ringtone

* XMF = Extensible Music File

* WBMP = Wireless Bitmap Image

* DVX = DivX Video

* HTML = Hyper Text Markup Language

* WML = Wireless Markup Language

* CD -Compact Disk.

* DVD - Digital Versatile Disk.

*CRT - Cathode Ray Tube.

* DAT - Digital Audio Tape.

* DOS - Disk Operating System.

* GUI -Graphical User Interface.

* HTTP - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol.

* IP - Internet Protocol.

* ISP - Internet Service Provider.

* TCP - Transmission Control Protocol.

* UPS - UninterruptiblePower Supply.

* HSDPA - High Speed Downlink PacketAccess.

* EDGE - Enhanced Data Rate for GSM[GlobalSystem for Mobile Communication] Evolution.

* VHF - Very High Frequency.

* UHF - Ultra High Frequency.

* GPRS - General PacketRadio Service.

* WAP - Wireless ApplicationProtocol.

* TCP - Transmission ControlProtocol.

* ARPANET - Advanced ResearchProjectAgency Network.

* IBM - International Business Machines.

* HP - Hewlett Packard.

*AM/FM - Amplitude/ Frequency Modulation.

* WLAN - Wireless Local Area Network

UN organizations and Financial organizations

Food and Agriculture Organization Director-General - José Graziano da Silva, Brazil (2012–present)

International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General - Yukiya Amano, Japan (2009–present)

International Civil Aviation Organization President of the Council - Roberto Kobeh Gonzalez, Mexico (2006–present)

 Secretary-General - Raymond Benjamin, France (2009–present)

International Labour Organization Director-General - Guy Ryder, UK (2012–present)

United Nations Secretary-General - Ban Ki Moon, South Korea (2007–present),

President of the General Assembly - Vuk Jeremic, Serbia (2012–2013),

John William Ashe, Antigua and Barbuda (2013-2014)

Security Council members - China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United States

 (permanent members);
Azerbaijan, Guatemala, Morocco, Pakistan, Togo (elected for 2012–2013); Argentina, Australia, Republic of Korea, Luxembourg, Rwanda (elected for 2013–2014)

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director - Anthony Lake, United States (2010–present)

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Director-General - Irina Bokova, Bulgaria (2009–present)

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights High Commissioner Navanethem Pillay, South Africa (2008–present)

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) High Commissioner - António Guterres, Portugal (2005–present)

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Director-general - Kandeh Yumkella, Sierra Leone (2005–present)

World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director - Josette Sheeran, United States (2007–present)(data by facebook/cnaonweb)

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General - Margaret Chan, China (acting) (2007–present)

World Meteorological Organization (WMO) President - Alexander Bedritsky, Russia (2003–present)

Secretary-General - Michel Jarraud, France (2004–present)

World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Secretary-General - Taleb Rifai, Jordan (2010–present)

 African Development Bank - President - Donald Kaberuka, Rwanda (2005–present)

Asian Development Bank - President - Takehiko nakao, Japan (2013–present)

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development President - Suma Chakrabarti, India (2012–present)

Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) President - Luis Alberto Moreno, Colombia (2005–present)

International Monetary Fund Managing Director - Christine Lagarde, France (2011–present)data by facebook/
cnaonweb)

Islamic Development Bank (IDB) President - Ahmad Mohamed Ali, Saudi Arabia (1975–present)

World Bank President - Jim Yong Kim, Korea (2012-present)

Computer abbreviations for Bank exams

ACE: Access Control Entry

ADSL: Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line

AGP: Accelerated Graphics PortAI: Artificial Intelligence

ALGOL: Algorithmic Language

ALU: Arithmetic Logic Unit

ANSI: American National Standards Institute

API: Application Program Interface

APIPA: Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing

APT: Automatically Programmed Tooling

ARP: Address Resolution Protocol

ARPANET: Advanced Research Projects Agency Network

ASCII: American Standard Code For Information Interchange

ASF: Advanced Streaming Format

ASP: Active Server Pages

ATAPI: Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface

ATM: Asynchronous Transfer Mode

AUI: Attachment Unit Interface

AVI: Audio Video Interleave

BASIC: Beginner`s All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code

BCD: Binary Coded Decimal

BDPS:: Business Data Processing Systems

BHTML: Broadcast Hyper Text Markup Language

BIOS: Basic Input Output System

BIU: Bus Interface Unit

BMP: Bitmap

BPS: Bytes Per Seconds

C-DAC: Centre For Development Of Advanced Computing

CAD: Computer Aided Design

CADD: Computer Added Drafting And Design

CAI: Computer Aided Instructuion

CAM: Computer Aided Manufacturing

CAR: Control Address Register

CASE: Computer Aided Software Engineering

CCIS: Common Channel Interoffice Signaling

CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate

CD: Compact Disc

CD RW: Compact Disc ReWritable

CDMA: Code Division Multiple Access

CDROM: Compact Disc Read Only Memory

CFG: Control Flow Graph

CGI: Common Gateway Interface

CGM: Computer Graphics Metafile

CIDR: Classless InterDomain Routing

CIM: Computer Integrated Manufacture

CISC: Complex Instruction Set Computers

CIX: Commercial Internet Exchange

CLR: Common Language Runtime

CMOS: Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor

CMS: Content Management System

CMYK: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Key (Black)

COBOL: Common Business Oriented Language

CORBA: Common Object Request Broker Architecture

CPI: Clock Cycle Per Instruction

CPU: Central Processing Unit

CRC: Cyclic Redundancy Check

CRM: Customer Relationship Management

CROM: Control Read Only Memory

CRT: Cathode Ray Tube

CUI: Character User Interface

DAC: Digital To Analog Converter

DAO: Data Access Objects

DARPANET: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Network

DBA: Data Base Administrator

DBMS: Data Base Management System

DCA: Defence Communication Agency

DCL: Data Control Language

DCOM: Distributed Component Object Model

DCP: Data Communication Processor

DDL: Data Definition Language

DDOS: Distributed Denial Of Service

DDP: Distributed Data Processing

DFD: Data Flow Diagram

DFS: Distributed File System

DHCP: Dynamic Host Control Protocol

DHTML: Dynamics Hyper Text Markup Language

DLC: Data Link Control

DLL: Dynamic Link Library

DMA: Direct Memory Access

DML: Data Manipulation Language

DMTF: Distributed Management Test Force

DNA: Distributed Internet Architecture

DNS: Domain Name System (Server)

DOM: Document Object Model

DOS: Disk Operating System, Denial Of Service

DPI: Dots Per Inch

DRAM: Dynamic Random Access Memory

DSL: Digital Subscriber Line

DSN: Digital Subscriber Network

DTD: Document Type Definition

DVD: Digital Versatile Disc

E: Electronic

EAROM: Electrically Alterable Read Only Memory

EBCDIC: Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code

EDC: Electronic Digital Computer

EDCDIC: Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code

EEPROM: Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory

EFS: Encrypted File System

EJB: Enterprise Java Beans

ENIAC: Electronics Numerical Integrator And Calculator

EPROM: Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory

EROM: Erasable Read Only Memory

ERP: Enterprise Resource Planning

EULA: End User License Agreement

FAT: File Allocation Table

FDD: Floppy Disk Drive

FDDI: Fiber Distributed Data Interface

FDMA: Frequency Division Multiple Access

FIFO: First In First Out

FLOPS: Floating Point Operations Per Second

FO: Fiber Optics

FORTRAN: Formula Translation

FPS: Frames Per Second

FRAM: Ferro Electric Random Access Memory

FTP: File Transfer Protocol

GB: Giga Bytes

GIF: Graphic Interchange Format

GIGO: Garbage In Garbage Out

GML: General Markup Language

GPL: General Public License

GUI: Graphical User Interface

HDD: Hard Disk Drive

HFS: Hierarchical File System

HP: Hewlett Packard

HPC: High Performance Computing

HPFS: High Performance File System

HSR: Horizontal Scan Rate

HTML: Hyper Text Markup Language

HTTP: Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

IO: Input Output

IBM: International Business Machines

IC: Integrated Circuit

ICMP: Internet Control Message Protocol

ICS: Reduce Instruction Set Computer

ICT: Information And Communication Technology

IDE: Integrated Development Environment

IE: Internet Explorer

IGMP: Internet Group Management Protocol

IL: Intermediate Language

IOP: InputOutput Processor

IP: Internet Protocol

IPX: Internetworked Packet Exchange

IRAM: Integration Ram

IRC: Internet Relay Chat

IRDA: Infrared Data Association

IRQ: Interrupt Request

ISAPI: Internet Server Application Program Interface

ISDN: Integrated Services Digital Network

ISO: International Standard Organization

ISP: Internet Service Provider

ISR: Interrupt Service Routine

IT: Information Technology

ITPL: Information Technology Park Limited (India)

JCL: Job Control Language

JDBC: Java Data Base Connectivity

JHTML: Java Within Hyper Text Markup Language

JPEG: Joint Photographic Experts Group

JSP: Java Server Pages

KB: Kilo Bytes

KBPS: Kilo Bytes Per Second

L2TP: Layer Two Tunneling Protocol

LAN: Local Area Network

LCD: Liquid Crystal Display

LDAP: Light Weight Directory Access Control

LIFO: Last In First Out

LIPS: Logical Interfaces Per Second

LOC: Lines Of Code

LSI: Large Scale Integration

LSP: Layered Service Provider

MAC: Media Access Control

MAN: Metropolitan Area Network

MAU: MultiStation Access Unit

MB: Mega Bytes

MBONE: Multicast Backbone

MBPS: Mega Bytes Per Second

MBR: Master Boot Record

MCP: Microsoft Certified Professional

MCS: Multicast Server

MDI: Multiple Document Interface

MDS: Microcomputer Development System

MFC: Microsoft Foundation Classes

MFT: Master File Table

MG: Mega Bytes

MICR: MagneticInk Characters Reader

MIDI: Musical Instrument Digital Interface

MIMD: Multiple Instruction Multiple Data

MIME: Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions

MIPS: Millions Of Instructions Per Second

MISD: Multiple Instruction Single Data

MODEM: Modulator And Demodulator

MP3: Motion Pictures Experts Group Layer 3

MPEG: Motion Pictures Experts Group

MS: Microsoft

MSDN: Microsoft Developer Network

MSIIS: Microsoft Internet Information Server

MSIL: Microsoft Intermediate Language

MSMQ: Microsoft Message Queue

MSN: Microsoft Network

MSRAP: Microsoft Remote Administration Protocol

MSRPC: Microsoft Remote Procedure Call

MTS: Microsoft Transaction Server

MTU: Maximum Transmission Unit

MUDS: MultiUser Dungeons

NAS: Network Attached Storage

NASSCOM: National Association Of Software & Service Companies

NCP: Network Control Protocol

NDIS: Network Driver Interface Specification

NDRO: Nondestructive Read Out

NETBEUI: Netbios Enhanced User Interface

NIC: National Informatics Centre,

NIIT: National Institute Of Information Technology

NNTP: Network News Transfer Protocol

NSFNET: National Science Foundation Network

NTFS: New Technology File System

NTP: Network Time Protocol

OCR: Optical Character Readers

ODBC: Open Data Base Connectivity

OLE: Object Linking And Embedding

OMR: Optical Mark Reader

ONE: Open Network Architecture

OOA: Object Orient Analysis

OOAD: Object Oriented Analysis And Design

OOP: Object Oriented Programming

OOPS: Object Oriented Programming System

OPEN GL: Open Graphics Library

OS: Operating System

OSI: Open System Interconnection

PC: Personal Computer

PCI: Peripheral Component Interconnect

PCMCIA: Personal Computer Memory Card International Association

PDA: Personal Digital Assistant

PDF: Portable Document Format

PDL: Page Description Language

PDU: Protocol Data Unit

PIC: Programming Interrupt Control

PILOT: Programmed Inquiry Learning Or Teaching

PLA: Programmable Logic Array

PLC: Programmable Logic Controller

PNG: Portable Network Graphics

PNP: Plug And Play

PPP: Peer To Peer Protocol

PPTP: Point To Point Tunneling Protocol

PROM: Programmable Read Only Memory

PS: Post Script

RADSL: RateAdaptive Digital Subscribes Line

RAID: Redundant Array Of Independent Disks

RAM: Random Access Memory

RAMDAC: Random Access Memory Digital To Analog Converter

RAS: Remote Access Network

RD RAM: Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory

RDBMS: Relational Data Base Management System

RDO: Remote Data Objects

RDP: Remote Desktop Protocol

RFC: Request For Comments

RGB: Red Green Blue

RICS: Reduced Instruction Set Computer

RIP: Raster Image Processor

RISC: Reduced Instruction Set Computer

ROM: Read Only Memory

RPC: Remote Procedure Call

RTC: Real Time Clock

RTF: Rich Text Format

RTOS: Real Time Operating System

SACK: Selective Acknowledgements

SAM: Security Access Manager

SAP: Service Access Point, Systems Applications Products

SCMP: Software Configuration Management Plan

SD RAM: Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory

SDD: Software Design Description

SDK: Software Development Kit

SDL: Storage Definition Language

SDN: Integrated Service Digital Network

SDRAM: Static Dynamic Random Access Memory

SDSL: Symmetric Digital Subscribes Line

SG RAM: Synchronous Graphics Random Access Memory

SGML: Standard Generalized Markup Language

SIM: Subscriber Identification Module

SIMD: Single Instruction Multiple Data

SISD: Single Instruction Single Data

SIU: Serial Interface Unit

SMP: Symmetric MultiProcess

SMS: Short Message Service

SMTP: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

SNA: System Network Architecture

SNAP: Sub Network Access Protocol

SNMP: Simple Network Management Protocol

SNOBOL: String Oriented Symbolic Language

SOAP: Simple Object Access Protocol

SPX: Sequenced Packet Exchange

SQA: Statistical Quality Assurance

SQL: Structured Query Language

SRAM: Static Random Access Memory

SRS: Software Requirements Specification

STP: Shielded Twisted Pair

SVVP: Software Verification And Validation Plan

SW: Software

TAPI: Telephony Application Program Interface

TB: Tera Bytes

TCP: Transmission Control Protocol

TCPIP: Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol

TDI: Transport Data Interface

TDMA: Time Division Multiple Access

TPM: Transactions Processing Monitor

TSR: Terminate And Stay Residents

UDD: User Datagram Protocol

UDP: User Datagram Protocol

UI: User Interface

UML: Unified Modelling Language

UNC: Universal Naming Convention

UNIX: Uniplexed Information And Computer Systems

URL: Universal Resource Locator

USB: Universal Serial Bus

USRT: Universal Synchronous Receiver Transmitted

UTP: Unshielded Twisted Pair

VAN: Virtual Area Network

VAST: Very Small Aperture Terminal

VB: Visual Basic

VC++: Visual C++

VCD: Video Compact Disc

VDL: View Definition Language

VGA: Video Graphics Array

VHS: Video Home System

VLIW: Very Long Instruction Words

VLSI: Very Large Scale Integrated Circuits

VPN: Virtual Private Network

VRAM: Video Random Access Memory

VRML: Virtual Reality Modelling Language

VS: Visual Studio

VSNL: Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited

VVR: Software Validation And Validation Report

VXD: Virtual Device Driver

W3C: World Wide Web Consortium

WAIS: Wide Area Information Servers

WAN: Wide Area Network

WAP: Wireless Application Protocol

WBEM: WebBase Enterprise Management

WDM: Wave Division Multiplexing

WHQL: Windows Hardware Quality Lab

WINDOWS ME: Windows Millennium Edition

WINDOWS NT: Windows New Technology

WINDOWS XP: Windows Experienced

WINS: Windows Internet Name Service

WMI: Windows Management Instrumentation

WML: Wireless Markup Language

WORM: Write Once Read Many

WSH: Windows Script Host

WWW: World Wide Web

WYSIWYG: What You See Is What You Get

XHTML: Extensible Hyper Text Markup Language

XML: Extensible Markup Language

XSL: Extensible Style Sheet Langauge

List Of Presidents Of The United States

President                                Date of                               Date of                         End date of
                                                    birth                              inauguration                  presidency
1 George Washington       February22,1732                  April 30, 1789              March 4, 1797

2 John Adams                  October30,1735                      March 4, 1797               March 4, 1801

3 Thomas Jefferson           April 13,1743                        March 4, 1801             March 4, 1809

4 James  Madison               March 16,1751                    March 4, 1809              March 4, 1817

5 James  Monroe                April 28,1758                        March 4, 1817              March 4, 1825

6 John Quincy Adams         July 11,1767                        March 4, 1825             March 4, 1829

7 Andrew Jackson                 March 15,1767                   March 4, 1829             March 4, 1837

8 Martin Van Buren                 December 5, 1782             March 4, 1837             March 4, 1841

9 William Henry Harrison        February 9, 1773               March 4, 1841             April 4, 1841

10 John Tyler                            March 29,1790                   April 4, 1841                 March 4, 1845

11 James K. Polk                      November 2, 1795              March 4, 1845             March 4, 1849

12 Zachary Taylor                    November 24, 1784            March 4, 1849             July 9, 1850

13 Millard Fillmore                   January 7,1800                   July 9, 1850                 March 4, 1853

14 Franklin Pierce                    November 23, 1804             March 4, 1853             March 4, 1857

15 James Buchanan                 April 23,1791                      March 4, 1857             March 4, 1861

16 Abraham Lincoln                  February 12, 1809             March 4, 1861              April 15, 1865

17 Andrew Johnson                  December 29, 1808           April 15, 1865                March 4, 1869

18 Ulysses S. Grant                     April 27, 1822                  March 4, 1869                March 4, 1877

19 Rutherford B. Hayes              October 4, 1822                March 4, 1877               March 4, 1881

20 James A. Garfield                  November 19, 1831          March 4, 1881               September 19, 1881

21 Chester A. Arthur                    October 5, 1829               September 19, 1881       March 4, 1885

22 Grover Cleveland                     March 18, 1837                March 4, 1885               March 4, 1889

23 Benjamin Harrison                   August 20, 1833              March 4, 1889               March 4, 1893

24 Grover Cleveland                      March 18, 1837                March 4, 1893               March 4, 1897

25 William McKinley                     January 29, 1843              March 4, 1897             September 14, 1901

26 Theodore Roosevelt                 October 27, 1858             September 14, 1901        March 4, 1909

27 William Howard Taft                September 15, 1857        March 4, 1909                 March 4, 1913

28 Woodrow Wilson                       December 28, 1856        March 4, 1913                March 4, 1921

29 Warren G. Harding                    November 2, 1865          March 4, 1921                August 2, 1923

30 Calvin Coolidge                            July 4,1872                  August 2, 1923                March 4, 1929

31 Herbert Hoover                             August 10, 1874          March 4, 1929                 March 4, 1933

32 Franklin D. Roosevelt                   January 30, 1882       March 4, 1933                  April 12, 1945

33 Harry S. Truman                            May 8, 1884               April 12, 1945                  January 20, 1953

34 Dwight D. Eisenhower                  October 14, 1890       January 20, 1953            January 20, 1961
days

35 John F. Kennedy                            May 29, 1917              January 20, 1961           November 22, 1963

36 Lyndon B. Johnson                       August 27,1908           November 22, 1963        January 20, 1969

37 Richard Nixon                                January 9, 1913          January 20, 1969             August 9, 1974

38 Gerald Ford                                    July 14,1913                 August 9, 1974                January 20, 1977

39 Jimmy Carter                                October 1, 1924            January 20, 1977            January 20, 1981

40 Ronald Reagan                              February 6, 1911          January 20, 1981            January 20, 1989

41 George H. W. Bush                       June 12,1924                 January 20, 1989            January 20, 1993

42 Bill Clinton                                     August 19,1946             January 20, 1993            January 20, 2001

43 George W. Bush                             July 6, 1946                  January 20, 2001            January 20, 2009

44 Barack Obama                              August 4, 1961              January 20, 2009               Incumbent          

IMPORTANT ABBREVIATIONS

Important Abbreviations— Banking (in alphabetical order—F)

F/G— Father and Guardian
F10— Form 10
FABL— Faysal Bank Limited
FABM— First Allied Bank Modaraba
FB— Forward Booking
FB— Funds Book
FBCH— First Banking Corporation Holdings
FBCH— Future Bank Corp Holdings
FBE— Fédération Bancaire de l'union Européenne
FBN— First Bank of Nigeria
FBO— Federal Business Opportunities
FBR— Federated Banking of Rochester
FBT— Farmers Bank & Trust Company
FC— Fitness Certificate
FC— Forward Contract
FCB— Freeport City Bank
FCMB— First City Monument Bank
FCNR— Foreign Currency Non-Resident
FD— Fixed Deposit (data by facebook/cnaonweb
FD— Flexi Deposit
FDI— Foreign Direct Investment
FDR— Fixed deposit receipt
FFA— framework financing agreement
FFRLC— Fully Funded Revolving Letter of Credit
FGIC— Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
FHLB— Federal Home Loan Bank
FI— financial institution(data by facebook/cnaonweb
FI— Financial Intermediary
FIAR— Financial Improvement Audit Readiness
FIAU— Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit
FIDO— Financial Institution Domestic Operations
FIMB— First Interstate Merchant Bank Nigeria, Limited
FIT— Funds in Transit (data by facebook/cnaonweb
FNB— First National Bank
FNBO— First National Bank of Omaha
FNC— First National City Bank of New York
FNCB— First National City Bank (data by facebook/cnaonweb
FNF— Fidelity National Financial
FO— Foreign Office
FOBC— Foreign Outward Bills for Collection
ForS— Former or Survivor
FPA— Fixed Permanent Allowance
FRC—Final Rectification Certificate
FRF— French Franc(data by facebook/cnaonweb
FRS— Federal Reserve System
FS— Financial Service
FSB— Farmers State Bank
FSB— Federal Savings Bank
FSB— Financial Stability Board
FSLIC— Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
FT— Funds Transfer (data by facebook/cnaonweb
FWBL— First Women Bank Limited
FX— Foreign Exchange
FY— Financial Year
FY— fiscal year

General Awareness for Bank Exams

Arvind Kejriwal: Arvind Kejriwal, the convener of the newly launched Aam Aadmi Party is in news as he sworn
in as the seventh Chief Minister of Delhi on 28 December 2013 at a function in Ramlila Maidan. Lieutenant
Governor Najeeb Jung administered the oath of office and secrecy to Kejriwal. He has sworn in as the
youngest Chief Minister of Delhi. He is of 45 years in age.
.

Farooq Sheikh: Veteran Bollywood actor Farooq Sheikh died on 28 December 2013 due to heart attack in
Dubai. He died at the age of 65. He is survived by wife Rupa and daughters Shaista and Sanaa.
He was best known for roles in films like Garam Hawa (1973), Shatranj Ke Khiladi (1977), Noorie (1979),
Chashme Baddoor (1981), Umrao Jaan (1981), Bazaar (1982) and Kissi Se Na Kehna (1983). He won 2010
National Film Award for best supporting actor in Lahore (a sports film).
.

Dr. Karunesh Ganguly and Dr. Hardeep Singh: These two Indian Americans are among 102 scientists who
received the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers.
The awards were given by President Barack Obama on 23 December 2013.
.

Sidharth Birla: Sidharth Birla, Chairman of Xpro India Limited is in news as he took the charge as the
President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) on 21 December 2013.
Sidharth Birla succeeded the HSBC India Country Head Naina Lal Kidwai.
About FICCI: FICCI is the largest and oldest apex business organization in India and established in 1927.
.

Mikhail Kalashnikov: Mikhail Kalashnikov, who invented the AK47 weapon died at the age of 94 due to ill-
health recently, in Izhevsk, Udmurtia province of Russian Republic.
Kalashnikov worked as weapon designer for the Soviet Union’s Red Army during World War II. He designed the
AK47 (Avtomat Kalashnikov), which was officially accepted by the Soviet in 1947.
.

South Sudan: The place is in news recently as India evacuated all its employees from the strife torn South
Sudan. It has also shut down all its oilfields amid escalating violence in the country. The 11 employees
deputed by ONGC Videsh Ltd. at the Greater Nile Oil Project and Block 5A in Sudan working on 40000 barrels
per day have been airlifted.
.

Tyler Armstrong: Tyler Armstrong is in news as on 27 December 2013 he became the youngest person to
reach the summit of Aconcagua, the highest mountain of America. The nine year old boy of United States
climbed the mountain in the Argentine Andes with his father and Tibetan Sherpa, Lhawang Dhondup.

GENERAL AWARENESS FOR M.B.A

Q.1. G 20 Was Established In Which Year?
.
A. 1987
B. 1992
C. 1996
D. 1999
.
Ans-D
.
2. Bashar Al Assad Is The President Of
.
A. Syria
B. Uganda
C. Mali
D. Indonesia
.
Ans-A
.
3. Unasur Is A Regional Association Of
.
A. Asia
B. Europe
C. Oceania
D. South America
.
Ans-D
.
4. Who Is The Chairperson Of Lic
.
A. Susobhan Sarkar
B. D K Mehrotra
C. S.K. Roy
D. Subir Raha
.
Ans-C
.
5. Laho Is A Dance Of Which State
.
A. Manipur
B. Meghalaya
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Tripura
.
Ans- B
.
6. Who Of The Following Is The Deputy Chairman Of Rajya Sabha
.
A. Karia Munda
B. S. K. Sheriff
C. Najma Heptullah
D. P.J.Kurien
.
Ans-D
.
7. Interpol Is Headquarterd At
.
A. London
B. Geneva
C. Lyons
D. Montreal
.
Ans-C
.
8. Who Of The Following Is The Ceo Of International Cricket Council
.
A. Haroon Lorgat
B. Dave Richardson
C. Allan Donald
D. Ehsaan Mani
.
Ans-B

9. 119th Constitutional Amendment Bill Is Related To Land Boundary Agreement With
.
A. Bangladesh
B. China
C. Pakistan
D. Sri Lanka
.
Ans-A

10. Which Of The Following Is A British Overseas Territory At The Southern End Of Iberian Peninsula

A. Florida
B. Wells
C. Derthy
D. Gibraltar
.
Ans-D
.
11. World Athletics Championship In 2013 Was Held At
.
A. Madrid
B. Moscow
C. London
D. Kingston
.
Ans-B
.
12. Which Country Got The First Rank In Human Development Index (Hdi) 2013
.
A. Switzerland
B. Norway
C. Fiji
D. Sierra Leone
.
Ans-B
.
13. Eln Is A Separatist Group Of
.
A. Mongolia
B. Sweden
C. Colombia
D. United States
.
Ans-C

14. Budapest The Capital Of Hungary Is On The Bank Of Which River
.
A. Danube
B. Tiber
C. Thames
D. Nile
.
Ans-A
.
15. Who Of The Following Is The Chairman Of Nasscom
.
A. Pramod Bhasin
B. Venu Srinivasan
C. Phaneesh Murthy
D. Krishna Kumar Natrajan
.
Ans-D
.
16. Central Drug Research Institute Is Located At
.
A. Mumbai
B. Pune
C. Lucknow
D. Nagpur
.
Ans-C
.
17. Olympics In 2020 Will Be Held At
.
A. Tokyo
B. Madrid
C. Istanbul
D. Hanoi
.
Ans-A
.
18. Who Has Been Elected As New President Of International Olympic Committee
.
A. Sergei Bubka
B. Thomas Bach
C. Seroi Lenov
D. Juan Antanio Samaranch
.
Ans-B
.
19. Which Article Is Related To Special Status To Jammu And Kashmir
.
A. Article 343
B. Article 358
C. Article 370
D. Article 384
.
Ans-C
.
20. Who Is The Chairperson Of National Green Tribunal
A. Lokeshwar Singh Panta
B. R.A. Mehta
C. Harish Dhawan
D. Swatantra Kumar
.
Ans-D

FIRST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD

- First Country in World to abolish Slavery : Spain
- First Country in World to abolish Death Penalty : Venezuela
- First Country in World to legalize Same-Sex marriage : Netherlands
- First Country in World to issue Paper Currency : China (by Song Dynasty)
- First Country in World to issue Postal Stamp : Britain (the stamp name is "Penny Black")
- First Country in World to develop Hydro-electricity : Norway
- First Country in World to let Right to Vote for Women :
Newzealand
- First Country in World to introduce VAT(Value Added tax) : France in 1954
- First Country in World to impose Carbon Tax : Finland in 1990
- First Country in World to be Democratic : Athens of Greece
- First Country in World to experience Industrial Revolution : Britain
- First Country in World to have an official National Flag : Denmark (soit has oldest Flag)
- First Country in World to launch 3G Technology :Japan
- First Country in World to initiate Family Planning Policy : India
- First Country in World to initiate Railways : Britain
- First Country in World to launch artificial Satellite into Earth's
orbit : USSR or Soviet Russia in 1957(Satellite's name is Sputnik-1)

International Sports organizations & their Heads

1. Asian Football Confederation (AFC)—President - Zhang Jilong, China (2011–present)
2. Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) — President - Issa Hayatou, Cameroon (1988–present)
3. Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) —President -
Alfredo Hawit, Honduras (2011–present)
4. Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL) —President - Nicolas Leoz, Paraguay (1986–present)
5. Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) —President - Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, Russian Federation (1995–
present)
6. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) — President - Sepp Blatter, Switzerland (1998–
present)
7. International Cricket Council (ICC) — President - Alan Isaac, New Zealand (2012–present)
8. International Olympic Committee (IOC) —President - Thomas Bach
9. International Paralympic Committee (IPC) —President - Philip Craven, United Kingdom (2001–present)
10. International Rugby Board (IRB) —President - Syd Millar, Ireland (2003–present)
11. Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) — President - Reynald Temarii, Tahiti (2004–present)
12. Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) —President - Michel Platini, France (2007–present)

IMPORTANT WOMEN IN BANKING SECTOR

Chanda Kochchar - CEO, ICICI
Arundhati Bhattacharya - CMD, SBI
Naina Lal Kidwai - GM & country head, HSBC
Usha Ananthasubramanian - CEO, Bharatiya Mahila Bank
Shikha Sharma - CEO, Axis Bank
Kalpana Morparia - CEO, JP Morgan
Vishaka Mulye - MD & CEO, ICICI Ventures
Vijayalakshmi Iyer - CMD, Bank Of India
Shubhalakshi Panse - CMD, Allahabad Bank
Archana Bhargav - CMD, United Bank of India
Chitra Ramakrishna - CMD, NSE
Renu Sood Karnad - MD, HDFC
Ranjana Kumar - 1st Indian woman CMD of Public Sector Bank
Tarjani Vakil - 1st woman to head a financial inst (EXIM in 1996)
Kaku Nakhate - President & country head- India- Bank of America