Sachin Tendulkar will be given an Order of Australia, Prime Minister Julia Gillard revealed

Julia Gillard revealed today.
The Prime Minister revealed the rare honour during a visit to New Delhi, where she met with children in a slum playing cricket.

“This is a very special honour, very rarely awarded to someone who is not an Australian citizen or an Australian national,” Ms Gillard said.

“(It is) a very special recognition of such a great batsman.”

Tendulkar will receive an AM, making him a member of the Order of Australia.

Sachin Tendulkar and Steve Waugh watch then Prime Minister John Howard toss the coin first day of Third Test at SCG in 200. Picture: Phil Hillyard Source: Herald Sun

Independent MP Rob Oakeshott was quick to question the decision, posting on Twitter: "Does anyone have a problem with Aust. honours being handed out to citizens of other nations?I'm probably on a limb,but I do ..."
The batting legend was not present as he is currently in South Africa playing in the Champions League Twenty20 tournament. He will receive his award later from Arts Minister Simon Crean.

“Cricket is of course a great bond between Australia and India. We are both cricket-mad nations,” Ms Gillard said.

However, the PM refused to have a bat or a bowl herself.

“I wasn’t tempted to showcase my skills … because I don’t really have any skills, so that would be a problem,” she said.

FCI PRACTICE PAPER

FCI general awareness questions to practice ,General awareness/current affairs previously asked in different examinations in ssc upsc etc,

1. Which Indian filmstars was recently conferred Honorary Doctorate by Bedfordshire University, (U.K.) ?

(A) Amitabh Bachhan

(B) Shah Rukh Khan

(C) Om Puri

(D) Amir Khan

Ans : (B)

2. Williams Sisters won the U.S. Open Women’s Doubles Title 2009 after defeating in the final—

(A) Leizal Herber and Cara Blank

(B) Kim Clijsters and Anna Kournikova

(C) Coroline Wozniacki and Dinara Safina

(D) Nathalie Deshy and Sania Mirza

Ans : (A)

3. Which one of the following is a military alliance ?

(A) ASEAN

(B) SAARC

(C) NATO

(D) NAFTA

Ans : (C)

4. The recipient of the 42nd Jnan Peeth Award is—

(A) Manohar Shastri

(B) Harish Pandya

(C) Satya Vrat Shastri

(D) K. Kamal Kumar

Ans : (C)

5. World Development Report is an annual publication of—

(A) UNICEF

(B) UNDP

(C) WTO

(D) World Bank

Ans : (D)

6. Which one of the following is correct ?

Player — Sport

(A) Jeev Milkha Singh —Tennis

(B) Jhulan Goswami —Cricket

(C) Baichung Bhutia —Hockey

(D) Pankaj Advani —Badminton

Ans : (B)

7. Which one of the following industrialists was declared ‘The  Business Person of the year 2008’ by the Times of India Survey ?

(A) Anil Ambani

(B) Rahul Bajaj

(C) Ratan Tata

(D) Gautam Adani

Ans : (C)

8. Naina Devi peak forms a part of—

(A) Himalayan range located in Sikkim

(B) Himalayan range located in Kumaon region

(C) Himalayan range located in Nepal

(D) Himalayan range located in Jammu & Kashmir

Ans : (B)

9. The aim of the ISRO’s OCEANS AT-2 satellite is—

(A) To provide ocean scientists knowledge about mineral resources  under the sea

(B) To aid fishermen in identifying fishing zones

(C) To aid weathermen to forecast cyclones and weather conditions

(D) All the above

Ans : (D)

10. Who amongst the following is not the recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award ?

(A) Vijendra Singh

(B) Sushil Kumar

(C) M. C. Marykom

(D) Abhinav Bindra

Ans : (D)

11. Nilgiri, Himgiri and ‘Beas’ are—

(A) Aircraft Carrier ships

(B) Frigates

(C) Nuclear submarines

(D) Oil tankers of ONGC

Ans : (B)

12. The age of a tree can be calculated by—

(A) Number of branches

(B) Its height

(C) Girth of its trunk

(D) Number of its annual rings

Ans : (D)

13. Which one of the statements below explains the external  economies of scale ?

(A) Starting a computer firm in a Techno Park to avail the expertise

(B) Expanding firms employing specialist accountants, lawyers and  managers

(C) A manufacturer spreading the research and development cost over the output

(D) A major supermarket gaining bulk discounts on direct purchase

Ans : (C)

14. Which one of the following types of unemployment is common in Indian agriculture ?

(A) Frictional

(B) Structural

(C) Disguised

(D) Seasonal

Ans : (D)

15. A rolling plan refers to a plan which—

(A) Does not change its targets every year

(B) Changes its allocations every year

(C) Changes its allocations and targets every year

(D) Changes only its targets every year

Ans : (C)

16. An instrument of qualitative credit control in India is—

(A) Open market operations

(B) Credit rationing

(C) Change in reserve ratio

(D) Bank rate policy

Ans : (B)

17. Laissez-faire is a feature of—

(A) Socialism

(B) Communism

(C) Capitalism

(D) Mixed Economy

Ans : (C)

18. Which one of the following is not a source of the tax revenue in  Indian States ?

(A) Land Revenue

(B) Motor Vehicle Tax

(C) Entertainment Tax

(D) Corporate Tax

Ans : (D)

19. CSO has changed its base year for National Income estimation.

The new base year is—

(A) 1990-91

(B) 1993-94

(C) 1994-95

(D) 1995-96

Ans : (B)

20. Which is the biggest enterprise of the Government of India ?

(A) Postal and Telegraph

(B) Railways

(C) Banking

(D) Shipping

Ans : (B)

21. In which type of competition does Marginal Revenue Curve  coincide with Average Revenue Curve ?

(A) Monopoly

(B) Imperfect Competition

(C) Perfect Competition

(D) Monopolistic Competition

Ans : (C)

22. According to J. A. Schumpeter, entrepreneurs are entitled to  enjoy the profit for their……… activities.

(A) Innovative

(B) Risk taking

(C) Risk averting

(D) Hard work

Ans : (A)

23. Demonstration effect means—

(A) Effect of advertisement

(B) Imitating effect of consumption

(C) Effect of entertainment

(D) Effect of an experiment

Ans : (B)

24. Homogeneous product is a feature of—

(A) Imperfect market

(B) Monopoly

(C) Oligopoly

(D) Perfect market

Ans : (D)

25. Which part of the Indian Constitution declares the Ideals of  Welfare State ?

(A) Fundamental Rights

(B) Fundamental Duties

(C) Preamble

(D) Directive Principles of State Policy

Ans : (D)

26. Who said, “Parliamentary System provides a daily as well as a  periodic assessment of the Government” ?

(A) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

(B) Shri B. N. Rao

(C) Shri Jawahar Lal Nehru

(D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Ans : (A)

27. The legal advisor to the State Government is known as—

(A) Advocate-General

(B) Attorney-General

(C) Solicitor-General

(D) State Public Prosecutor

Ans : (A)

28. The maximum duration of Zero Hour in Lok Sabha is—

(A) 30 minutes

(B) One hour

(C) Two hours

(D) Unspecified

Ans : (B)

29. Which agency acts as co-ordinator between Union Government,Planning Commission and State Governments ?

(A) National Integration Council

(B) Finance Commission

(C) National Development Council

(D) Inter-State Council

Ans : (C)

30. When will demand become a grant ?

(A) When a demand is proposed

(B) After the discussion on demand is over

(C) After the demand is granted

(D) When the Budget Session is closed

Ans : (C)

31. What makes the Judiciary the guardian of the Constitution ?

(A) Independence

(B) Service Conditions

(C) Salary

(D) Judicial Review

Ans : (D)

32. What is the name of Judicial organ of UNO ?

(A) Supreme Court

(B) Court of International Justice

(C) Judicial Forum

(D) International Court of Justice

Ans : (D)

33. The Election disputes regarding the Election of President and Vice-President can be heard by—

(A) Parliament

(B) Central Election Commission

(C) Supreme Court

(D) Attorney-General of India

Ans : (C)

34. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee suggested that the structure of Panchayati Raj should consist of—

(A) The village, the block and the district levels

(B) The mandal and the district levels

(C) The village, the district and the State levels

(D) The village, the mandal, the district and the State levels

Ans : (A)

35. Which of the following has banned ‘floor crossing’ by the members elected on a party ticket to the legislature ?

(A) 52nd Constitution Amendment

(B) Representation of People Act

(C) National Security Act

(D) Maintenance of Internal Security Act

Ans : (A)

36. The expression ‘Creamy Layer’ used in the judgement of the Supreme Court relating to the case regarding reservations refers to—

(A) Those sections of society which pay Income-tax

(B) Those sections of socially and educationally backward classes of the society that are economically advanced

(C) Those sections of the society that are considered advanced according to Karpuri Thakur formula

(D) All sections of upper castes of the society

Ans : (B)

37. When was the Panchtantra written ?

(A) Maurya Period

(B) Kanishka Period

(C) Gupta Period

(D) Harsha Period

Ans : (C)

38. Which one among the following is regarded as the ‘Magna Carta’of Indian education ?

(A) Wood’s Despatch

(B) Hunter’s Commission

(C) Sadler Commission

(D) Wardha Scheme

Ans : (A)

39. The battle of Mahabharata is believed to have been fought at Kurukshetra for—

(A) 14 days

(B) 16 days

(C) 18 days

(D) 20 days

Ans : (C)

40. The Mukteswara Temple is located at—

(A) Puri

(B) Belur

(C) Konark

(D) Bhubaneswar

Ans : (D)

41. Which king of the Gupta Dynasty was called the ‘Napoleon of India’ ?

(A) Samudragupta

(B) Chandragupta Vikramaditya

(C) Sri Gupta

(D) Chandragupta-I

Ans : (A)

42. Between which two rulers was the First Battle of Panipat fought ?

(A) Akbar and Bahlol Lodi

(B) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi

(C) Bairam Khan and Sikandar Lodi

(D) Shah Jahan and Daulat Khan Lodi

Ans : (B)

43. Who is the author of Ain-i-Akbari ?

(A) Abul Fazal

(B) Abdus Samad

(C) Bairam Khan

(D) Raja Todarmal

Ans : (A)

44. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists—

List-I — List-II

(A) Peshwas 1. Nagpur

(B) Gaekwads 2. Pune

(C) Bhonsles 3. Indore

(D) Holkers 4. Baroda

Codes :

(A) (B) (C) (D)

(A) 2 4 1 3

(B) 1 3 2 4

(C) 2 4 3 1

(D) 4 3 2 1

Ans : (A)

45. Which reformer from Maharashtra was known as Lokhitavadi ?

(A) Pandit Ramabai

(B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

(C) M. G. Ranade

(D) Gopal Hari Deshmukh

Ans : (D)

46. ‘Din-e-Ilahi’ of Akbar was not a success because—

(A) After Akbar, it was not patronized

(B) The Muslims did not accept other religious practices

(C) It was not suitably projected to the masses

(D) All the above

Ans : (D)

47. Who was the author of the book ‘My Experiments with Truth’ ?

(A) Aurobindo Ghosh

(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(C) M. K. Gandhi

(D) Vinoba Bhave

Ans : (C)

48. Give the correct chronological order of the following events—

1. Formation of Muslim League

2. Formation of All India Untouchability League

3. Formation of All India Trade Union Congress

4. Formation of Indian National Congress

(A) 2, 4, 1, 3

(B) 3, 4, 1, 2

(C) 4, 3, 1, 2

(D) 4, 1, 3, 2

Ans : (D)

49. 80% of the coal in India comes from—

(A) Jharia and Raniganj

(B) Kantapalli and Singareni

(C) Singrauli and Korba

(D) Neyveli

Ans : (A)

50. Dry zone agriculture in India contributes nearly 40% of the total—

(A) Commercial crops

(B) Fodder crops

(C) Food crops

(D) Plantation products

Ans : (D)

51. Who was the first Indian woman to scale the Mount Everest ?

(A) Bachhendri Pal

(B) Phew Dorajee

(C) Onn Saang Su Kayi

(D) Yoko Ono

Ans : (A)

52. Name of S. Chandrashekhar is associated with which of the

following subjects ?

(A) Cosmology

(B) Chemistry

(C) Fluid Mechanics

(D) Astrophysics

Ans : (D)

53. Who was the only Indian woman to be elected as the President of

U.N. General Assembly ?

(A) Vijayalakshmi Pandit

(B) V. K. Krishna Menon

(C) Jawaharlal Nehru

(D) Rajeshwar Dayal

Ans : (A)

54. ‘RAF’ is the abbreviated form of which of the following ?

(A) Ready Action Force

(B) Rapid Action Force

(C) Reverse Action Force

(D) Repeat Action Force

Ans : (B)

55. Tehri dam is built on which of the following rivers ?

(A) Ganga

(B) Brahmputra

(C) Bhagirathi

(D) Yamuna

Ans : (C)

56. Who lost the AFC (Asian Football Confederation Final, 2008 to India) ?

(A) Myanmar

(B) Sri Lanka

(C) Pakistan

(D) Tajikistan

Ans : (D)

57. After the terrorist attack of 26th November, 2008 in Mumbai, who was appointed as the Home Minister of India ?

(A) Sh. Shivraj Patil

(B) Sh. Pranab Mukherjee

(C) Sh. P. Chidambaram

(D) Sh. A.K. Anthony

Ans : (C)

58. Name the winner of the Sanjay Chopra National Award for Bravery 2008—

(A) Saumika Mishra

(B) Santosh Sen

(C) Amit Kumar

(D) Pappu

Ans : (A)

59. The concept of the Directive Principles of State Policy was borrowed by our Constitution from the Constitution of—

(A) U.S.A.

(B) Canada

(C) U.S.S.R.

(D) Ireland

Ans : (D)

60. The three medals that IndiAns won in the Beijing Olympics were in—

(A) Shooting, Boxing and Wrestling

(B) Shooting, Boxing and Archery

(C) Shooting, Wrestling and Tennis

(D) Shooting, Boxing and Hockey

Ans : (A)

61 There is no provision in the Constitution for the impeachment of the—

(A) Chief Justice of India

(B) Chief Justice of a High Court

(C) Governor

(D) Vice President

Ans : (C)

62. The train service—‘Thar Express’ between India and Pakistan, originates in India from—

(A) Jaisalmer

(B) Jodhpur

(C) Bikaner

(D) Barmer

Ans : (D)

63. Garba is a dance form of—

(A) Gujarat

(B) Rajasthan

(C) Orissa

(D) Assam

Ans : (A)

64. Who is named as the Flying Sikh of India ?

(A) Mohinder Singh

(B) Ajit Pal Singh

(C) Joginder Singh

(D) Milkha Singh

Ans : (D)

65. Fundamental Rights are not given to—

(A) Bankrupt persons

(B) Aliens

(C) Persons suffering from incurable disease

(D) Political sufferers

Ans : (B)

66. Which of the following, according to Mahatma Gandhi, is the strongest force in the world ?

(A) Non-violence of the brave

(B) Non-violence of the weak

(C) Non-violence of the coward

(D) Non-violence of the downtrodden

Ans : (A)

67. What is the tenure of the Prime Minister of India ?

(A) Conterminous with the tenure of the Lok Sabha

(B) Conterminous with the tenure of the President

(C) As long as he enjoys the support of a majority in the Lok Sabha

(D) Five years

Ans : (C)

68. Consent of the people meAns consent of—

(A) A few people

(B) All people

(C) Majority of the people

(D) Leader of the people

Ans : (C)

69. Which of the following is not a Panchayati Raj Institution ?

(A) Gram Sabha

(B) Gram Panchayat

(C) Gram Cooperative Society

(D) Nyaya Panchayat

Ans : (C)

70. Match the following—Union Territory

(A) Puducherry

(B) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

(C) Lakshadweep

(D) Daman and Diu

Jurisdiction (High Court)

1. Kerala

2. Bombay

3. Madras

4. Calcutta

(A) (B) (C) (D)

(A) 3 4 1 2

(B) 1 3 4 2

(C) 1 2 3 4

(D) 1 4 3 2

Ans : (A)

71. Which of the following is true regarding ‘No Confidence Motion’in the Parliament ?

1. There is no mention of it in the Constitution.

2. A period of six months must lapse between the introduction of one ‘No Confidence Motion’ and another.

3. Atleast 100 persons must support such a motion before it is introduced in the House.

4. It can be introduced in the Lok Sabha only.

(A) 2 and 4

(B) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(C) 1, 2 and 3

(D) 1 and 4

Ans : (D)

72. The toxicity of which of the following heavy metals leads toliver cirrhosis ?

(A) Copper

(B) Lead

(C) Mercury

(D) Zinc

Ans : (A)

73. Cell or tissue death within a living body is called as—

(A) Neutrophilia

(B) Nephrosis

(C) Necrosis

(D) Neoplasia

Ans : (A)

74. Typhoid is caused by—

(A) Pseudomonas sp.

(B) Staphylococcus

(C) Bacillus

(D) Salmonella typhi

Ans : (D)

75 Besides carbohydrates, a major source of energy in our food is constituted by—

(A) Proteins

(B) Fats

(C) Minerals

(D) Vitamins

Ans : (B)

76. The process of removing calcium and magnesium from hard water is  known as—

(A) Sedimentation

(B) Filtration

(C) Flocculation

(D) Water softening

Ans : (D)

77. Leprosy bacillus was discovered by—

(A) Koch

(B) HAnsen

(C) Fleming

(D) Harvey

Ans : (B)

78. Who, of the following, was awarded ‘Ashok Chakra’ on 26th January, 2009 ?

1. Hemant Karkare

2. M. C. Sharma

3. Gajendra Singh

4. Vijay Salaskar

(A) 1 and 2

(B) 1, 2 and 4

(C) 1, 2 and 3

(D) All the above

Ans : (D)

79. The British introduced the railways in India in order to—

(A) Promote heavy industries in India

(B) Facilitate British commerce and administrative control

(C) Move foodstuff in case of famine

(D) Enable IndiAns to move freely within the country

Ans : (B)

80. Which religious reformer of Western India was known as ‘Lokhitwadi’ ?

(A) Gopal Hari Deshmukh

(B) R. G. Bhandarkar

(C) Mahadev Govind Ranade

(D) B. G. Tilak

Ans : (A)

81. In which of the following states was President’s Rule imposed during the month of January, 2009 ?

(A) Uttarakhand

(B) Meghalaya

(C) Mizoram

(D) Jharkhand

Ans : (D)

82. In which state was the Nalanda University located in India ?

(A) Bengal

(B) Bihar

(C) Orissa

(D) Uttar Pradesh

Ans : (B)

83. Which of the following are correctly matched ?

Persons—Events

1. Sultan Mahmud—Sack of Somnath

2. Muhammad Ghori—Conquest of Sindh

3. Alauddin Khilji—Revolt in Bengal

4. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq—Changiz Khan’s invasion

(A) 1 and 3

(B) 2 only

(C) 1 only

(D) 2 and 4

Ans : ()

84. Where did Babar die ?

(A) Agra

(B) Kabul

(C) Lahore

(D) Delhi

Ans : (A)

85. A situation where we have people whose level of income is not sufficient to meet the minimum consumption expenditure is considered as—

(A) Absolute Poverty

(B) Relative Poverty

(C) Urban Poverty

(D) Rural Poverty

Ans : (A)

86. India is called a mixed economy because of the existence of—

1. Public Sector

2. Private Sector

3. Joint Sector

4. Cooperative Sector

(A) 1, 4

(B) 1, 2

(C) 3, 4

(D) 2, 4

Ans : (B)

87. Which is the largest state of India, populationwise, according to 2001 census ?

(A) Maharashtra

(B) Bihar

(C) Uttar Pradesh

(D) West Bengal

Ans : (C)

88. Revealed Preference Theory was propounded by—

(A) Adam Smith

(B) Marshall

(C) P. A. Samuelson

(D) J. S. Mill

Ans : (C)

89. An exceptional demand curve is one that moves—

(A) Upward to the right

(B) Downward to the right

(C) Horizontally

(D) Vertically

Ans : (A)

90. Who has been appointed the Governor of RBI after the retirement  of Shri Y. V. Reddy ?

(A) Dr. Indra Rangarajan

(B) Dr. Dilip Sanghvi

(C) Dr. Vijay L. Kelkar

(D) Shri D. Subbarao

Ans : (D)

91. In Economics the terms ‘Utility’ and ‘Usefulness’ have—

(A) Same meaning

(B) Different meaning

(C) Opposite meaning

(D) None of the above

Ans : (B)

92. Among the following the celestial body farthest from the Earthis—

(A) Saturn

(B) Uranus

(C) Neptune

(D) Pluto

Ans : (D)

93. The instrument used to see the distant objects on the Earth is—

(A) Terrestrial telescope

(B) Astronomical telescope

(C) Compound microscope

(D) Simple microscope

Ans : (A)

94. The fuse in our domestic electric circuit melts when there is a high rise in—

(A) Inductance

(B) Current

(C) Resistance

(D) Capacitance

Ans : (B)

95. It is difficult to cook rice—

(A) At the top of a mountain

(B) At the sea level

(C) Under a mine

(D) Same anywhere

Ans : (A)

96. X-rays were discovered by—

(A) Becquerel

(B) Roentgen

(C) Marie Curie

(D) Van Lue

Ans : (B)

97. The National Chemical Laboratory (India) is located in—

(A) Mumbai

(B) Bengaluru

(C) Hyderabad

(D) Pune

Ans : (D)

98. The chemicals released by one species of animals in order to attract the other members of the same species are—

(A) Hormones

(B) Nucleic acids

(C) Pheromones

(D) Steroids

Ans : (C)

99. Match the source in Column B with the product of Column A.Column A (Product)

(A) Formic acid

(B) Citric acid

(C) Tartaric acid

Column B (Source)

1. Lemon

2. Tamarind

3. Ants

(A) (B) (C)

(A) 3 2 1

(B) 3 1 2

(C) 2 3 1

(D) 2 1 3

Ans : (B)

100. An emulsifier is an agent which—

(A) Stabilises an emulsion

(B) Aids the flocculation of an emulsion

(C) Accelerates the dispersion

(D) Homogenises an emulsion

Ans : (A)

101“ Sensex” is related to

BSE-Anwer

NSE

RBI

SEBI

102 It is an index comprising of share price of companies. Who among following was the longest serving Arab Leader ?

King Abdullah

Muammar Gaddafi-AnwerHe ruled Libya for 42 Years.

Hosni Mubarak

Bashar-al-Assad

103 MS Dhoni is the _______ captain of Indian Cricket Team

41th

35th-Anwer

31th

34th

104 Wal-Mart in India is associated with

Big Bazaar

Spencer's Retail

Easy Day Stores-Anwer

Spur Retail

Bharti Enrerprises & Wal-Mart created a joint venture to run retail business in India. Wal-Mart provides only backend operation support to the business while Bharti looks after fron-end & Management operations

105 Name of the Nokia’s mobile phone operating system

Android

Windows

Symbian-Anwer

JAVA

Symbian is Nokia's own developed mobile phone OS

106 Which was the India’s first scheduled airline ?

Air India

Tata Airlines-Anwer

Air Birla

Indian Airlines

107 JRD TATA formed Tata Airlines in the year 1932, was initially used to carry mails from Karachi to Bombay. In the year 1946 , it was renamed as "Air India".Later, in the year 1948 , the airlines was forcefully acquired 

by Government of India as flag carrier.Which political party does Sri Ajit Singh represents ?

Rashtriya Lok Dal-Anwer

Samta Party

Samajwadi Party

Jan Lok Dal

108 “Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act” provides employment guarantee for how many days per year

120

100-Anwer

180

90

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is an Indian job guarantee scheme, enacted by legislation on August 25, 2005. The scheme provides a legal guarantee for one hundred days of 

employment in every financial year to adult members of any rural household

109 What is the current FDI upper cap in telecom in India ?

51%-Anwer

74%

49%

No Cap

110 Who among following ordered “Jallian Wala Bagh Massacre” ?

Lord Mountbatten

John Simon

Reginald Dyer-Anwer

N.D.K MacEven

Various Abbreviations in News in 2012

Various Abbreviations in News in 2012

1. NCTC -     National Counter-Terrorism Centre
2. GAAR -     General anti avoidance rule
3. TCS -       Tax Collection at Source
4. DTAA –     Double Taxation AvoidanceAgreement

5. TIEA –      Tax Information exchange Agreement
6 . EFSF –     European Financial Stability Facility
7. NPS –       New Pension Scheme
8. MMRCA –  Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft
9. DRDO -     Defence Research and Development Organisation
10.GSLV -    Geo-Synchronous Launch Vehicle
11.ISRO -     Indian Space Research Organisation
12.EEFC -    Exchange Earner's Foreign Currency
13 .NDMA –  National Disaster Management Authority
14 . BRICS –  Brazil, Russia, India, Chinaand South Africa
15. BASIC –  Brazil, South Africa, India and China
16. PPP –     Public Private Partnership and Purchasing Power parity
17. MTCR –   Missile Technology ControlRegim
18 . NSG –    Nuclear Suppliers Group
19 . IAEA –   International Atomic Energy Agency
20. CEPA –    Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
21. CECA -   Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement
22. FIPB –     Foreign Investment Promotion board
23. PSLV –     Polar Satellite Launch vehicle
24. ICBM –     Inter-continental Ballistic missile
25 . CCEA –  Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
26. IDF –       Infrastructure Debt Fund
27. CRIS –    Comparative Rating Index for Sovereign
28. GRAIL –  Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory
29. NCHER – National Commission for Higher Education and Research
30. NCHRH - National Commission for Human Resources for Health
31 . FII –       Foreign Institutional Investor
32 . DII –       Domestic Institutional Investor
33. GST –     Goods and Services Tax
34. DTC –     Direct Tax Code
35 MPLADS – MP Local Area Development Scheme
36 .FCNRA – Foreign Currency Non Resident account
37. MFI -      Micro Finance Institutions
38. MFDC –   Micro Finance Development Council
39. TRAI -   Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
40. CIC -      Central Information Commission
41 .BCCI -    Board of Control for Cricketin India
42. SAARC - South-Asian Association for Regional Co-operation
43.ASEAN –  Association of South EastAsian Nation
44 .TAPI -    Turkmenistan-Aghanistan-Pakistan-India
45 .NLD  -    National League for Democracy
46. MSF –     Marginal Standing Facility
47 .MIRV -    Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle
48 .ECBs -    External Commercial Borrowings
49. NHRC -   National Human Rights Commission
50. NEFT -   National Electronic Funds Transfer
51 .RTGS -   Real Time Gross Settlement
52. NIA -      National Investigation Agency
53. S&P -      Standard and Poor’s

Instrumentation Engineering (IN) Syllabus for gate-2013

                  Instrumentation Engineering (IN)

Linear Algebra: Matrix Algebra, Systems of linear equations, Eigen values and eigen vectors.

Calculus: Mean value theorems, Theorems of integral calculus, Evaluation of definite and improper integrals, Partial Derivatives, Maxima and minima, Multiple integrals, Fourier series. Vector identities, Directional derivatives, Line, Surface and Volume integrals, Stokes, Gauss and Green’s theorems.

Differential equations: First order equation (linear and nonlinear), Higher order linear differential equations with constant coefficients, Method of variation of parameters, Cauchy’s and Euler’s equations, Initial and boundary value problems, Partial Differential Equations and variable separable method.

Complex variables: Analytic functions, Cauchy’s integral theorem and integral formula, Taylor’s and Laurent’ series, Residue theorem, solution integrals.

Probability and Statistics: Sampling theorems, Conditional probability, Mean, median, mode and standard deviation, Random variables, Discrete and continuous distributions, Poisson,Normal and Binomial distribution, Correlation and regression analysis.

Numerical Methods: Solutions of non-linear algebraic equations, single and multi-step methods for differential equations.

Transform Theory: Fourier transform,Laplace transform, Z-transform.

INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERING

Basics of Circuits and Measurement Systems:Kirchoff’s laws, mesh and nodal Analysis. Circuit theorems. One-port and two-port Network Functions. Static and dynamic characteristics of Measurement Systems.Error and uncertainty analysis.Statistical analysis of data and curve fitting.

Transducers, Mechanical Measurement and Industrial Instrumentation: Resistive, Capacitive, Inductive and piezoelectric transducers and their signal conditioning. Measurement of displacement, velocity and acceleration (translational and rotational), force, torque, vibration and shock.Measurement of pressure, flow, temperature and liquid level.Measurement of pH, conductivity, viscosity and humidity.

Analog Electronics: Characteristics of diode, BJT, JFET and MOSFET. Diode circuits. Transistors at low and high frequencies, Amplifiers, single and multi-stage. Feedback amplifiers. Operational amplifiers, characteristics and circuit configurations. Instrumentation amplifier. Precision rectifier. V-to-I and I-to-V converter. Op-Amp based active filters. Oscillators and signal generators.
Digital Electronics: Combinational logic circuits, minimization of Boolean functions. IC families, TTL, MOS and CMOS. Arithmetic circuits. Comparators, Schmitt trigger, timers and mono-stable multi-vibrator. Sequential circuits, flip-flops, counters, shift registers. Multiplexer, S/H circuit.Analog-to-Digital and Digital-to-Analog converters.Basics of number system.Microprocessor applications, memory and input-output interfacing. Microcontrollers.

Signals, Systems and Communications: Periodic and aperiodic signals. Impulse response, transfer function and frequency response of first- and second order systems. Convolution, correlation and characteristics of linear time invariant systems.Discrete time system, impulse and frequency response. Pulse transfer function. IIR and FIR filters. Amplitude and frequency modulation and demodulation.Sampling theorem, pulse code modulation.Frequency and time division multiplexing. Amplitude shift keying, frequency shift keying and pulse shift keying for digital modulation.
Electrical and Electronic Measurements: Bridges and potentiometers, measurement of R,L and C. Measurements of voltage, current, power, power factor and energy. A.C & D.C current probes. Extension of instrument ranges. Q-meter and waveform analyzer. Digital voltmeter and multi-meter. Time, phase and frequency measurements. Cathode ray oscilloscope. Serial and parallel communication. Shielding and grounding.

Control Systems and Process Control: Feedback principles. Signal flow graphs. Transient Response, steady-state-errors. Routh and Nyquist criteria. Bode plot, root loci. Time delay systems. Phase and gain margin. State space representation of systems. Mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic system components. Synchro pair, servo and step motors. On-off, cascade, P, P-I, P-I-D, feed forward and derivative controller, Fuzzy controllers.

Analytical, Optical and Biomedical Instrumentation: Mass spectrometry. UV, visible and IR spectrometry. X-ray and nuclear radiation measurements. Optical sources and detectors, LED, laser, Photo-diode, photo-resistor and their characteristics. Interferometers, applications in metrology. Basics of fiber optics. Biomedical instruments, EEG, ECG and EMG. Clinical measurements. Ultrasonic transducers and Ultrasonography. Principles of Computer Assisted Tomography.

THE HINDU- Instrumentation engineering in demand

     Instrumentation engineering in demand

ACCORDING TO The Hindu :Instrumentation engineering is a multi-disciplinary stream and covers varied subjects. Photo:K.R. Deepak

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Nature of work of an instrumentation engineer ranges from designing, developing, installing, managing equipments that are used to monitor and control machinery, finds Sumit Bhattacharjee

Just imagine a world without instruments. It would be like traversing into a time that probably goes even beyond the Stone Age. Man has always been fascinated towards instruments and the quest to invent and innovate on new instruments has pushed mankind beyond barriers to an age where instruments have become a part and parcel of the life. Today, we find instruments at home and at workplace, and this was possible only because of the science instrumentation.

In scientific terms, instrumentation is defined as the art and science of measurement and control of process variables within a production, or manufacturing area. The science has further opened up the realm of instrumentation engineering.

The discipline of instrumentation engineering branched out of the streams of electrical and electronic engineering some time in the early part of 1970s. “It is a multi-disciplinary stream and covers subjects from various branches such as chemical, mechanical, electrical, electronics and computers,” says Prof. A. Bhujanga Rao, from the department of Instrumentation Engineering, Andhra University.

The professor adds that instrumentation engineering is a specialised branch of electrical and electronic engineering and it deals with measurement, control and automation of processes.

Scope

Almost all process and manufacturing industry such as steel, oil, petrochemical, power and defence production will have a separate instrumentation department, which is manned and managed by instrumentation engineers. “Automation is the buzz word in process industry, and automation is the core job of instrumentation engineers. Hence, the demand for instrumentation will always be there,” says the professor.

The growth in the avionics, aeronautical and space science sectors has also increased the scope for instrumentation engineers. Instrumentation engineers can also fit in both software and hardware sectors.

Apart from covering core subjects such as system dynamics, industrial instrumentation and process control, analytical and bio-medical instrumentation and robotics, the students deal with software and hardware topics such as microprocessor and micro controller based instrumentation, VLSI and embedded system designs, computer architecture and organisation and computer control of processes. Computer languages such as ‘C' and Fortran are also part of the curriculum. This makes an instrumentation engineer fit for both the hardware and the software industry. Moreover, since instrumentation engineers are presumed to be good in physics, the logical ability is expected to be on the higher side, which is a basic quality needed to excel in the software industry.

The demand is so high that every student finds at least two jobs waiting in the wings, by the time he or she completes her course, says Dr. Bhujanga Rao.

Nature of work of an instrumentation engineer ranges from designing, developing, installing, managing equipments that are used to monitor and control machinery and processes.

“Though there is a demand for instrumentation engineers from the software sector, we prefer the core area, as that is where we can showcase our creativity and knowledge,” says Srinivas a third-year student.

The shift towards core sector is not only due to the opportunity to showcase ones creative talent and knowledge, but also because of the long term stability and quick growth. Bio-medical is another area that is fast catching up and there is huge requirement for instrumentation professionals.

Instrumentation engineering that made its way as an exclusive engineering discipline in the early part of 1970s was earlier known as M.Sc. Tech Instrumentation in many of the colleges. It was then a three-year PG course. Even today, it is referred to by different names by various colleges. While some call it as B. Tech- electronics and instrumentation, a few name it as B. Tech – control and instrumentation. Whatever, be the name, the curriculum is the same.

New image guided instrumentation for DePuy Synthes Spine’s leading spine systems

DePuy Synthes Spine announced new image guided instrumentation for two of its leading spine systems and has entered into a new partnership agreement with Brainlab, enabling both companies to offer integrated surgical navigation and imaging solutions.
The announcement was made here at the North American Spine Society (NASS) 27^th annual meeting, where the company is featuring its broad portfolio of minimally invasive and traditional spinal surgery solutions.

“We believe the use of our instrumentation with Brainlab’s imaging and navigation solutions will be highly attractive to customers globally,” said Namal Nawana, Worldwide President, DePuy Synthes Spine. “This partnership is the latest example of how our new company is providing procedural solutions that deliver benefits to patients, physicians, providers, payers and policy makers.”
At NASS, DePuy Synthes Spine is featuring newly developed image guided instrumentation for its VIPER^® 2 Pedicle Screw Fixation System for minimally invasive surgery and EXPEDIUM^® Spine System for open surgical procedures. The new instrumentation, which includes awls, probes, taps, screw inserters and Jamshidi needles, has been integrated with Brainlab’s computer software. Additional image guided and surgical navigation systems are expected over the next several months.

“The partnership with DePuy Synthes Spine will allow us to integrate our technology seamlessly in surgical procedures and therefore provide an unmatched product offering to our combined customers,” said Stefan Vilsmeier, CEO and President of Brainlab.
Brainlab develops, manufactures and markets software-driven medical technology that supports targeted, less-invasive treatment.

About DePuy Synthes Spine:-
DePuy Synthes Spine has one of the largest and most diverse portfolios of products and services in spinal care and is a global leader in traditional and minimally invasive spine treatment. The company offers procedural solutions for the full spectrum of spinal disorders including adult and adolescent deformity, spinal stenosis, trauma and degenerative disc disease. DePuy Synthes Spine is part of DePuy Synthes Companies of Johnson & Johnson, the largest provider of orthopaedic and neurological solutions in the world. For more information visit, www.depuysynthes.com.

Instrumentation / Calibration Engineer

Recruiter

Huxley Associates

Posted

02 November 2012

Ref

HA-12305202

Contact

Jack Madley

Location

South Wales

Sector

Engineering

Contract Type

Permanent

Hours

Full Time

Salary

£25000 - £32000 per annum + bonus, package, pension

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Further information

Huxley associates are recruiting for an Instrumentation Engineer for theirSouth Walesbased clients. As a global market leader in the automotive industry, they are looking to double headcount on site having secured new contracts that will secure projects over a 10 year period.

Reporting to the head of engineering, the role will involve working with test rigs to ensure that the correct electronic controllers are selected.

Skills and experience required:

Instrumentation knowledge
Knowledge of sensors
Calibration
Test rig experience
Automotive / Aerospace / Process engineering experience

It is highly desirable for candidates to have an Instrumentation or Electronics academic background to HND / Degree level.

This opportunity also has a strong benefits package that includes pension, bonus scheme, and further training.

If you are interested in this vacancy, please apply with a copy of your CV.

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