GD Topics

1.A Unipolar World spells disaster for underdeveloped countries like India.
2. Is Globalization Really Necessary?
3. What shall we do about our ever-increasing Population?
4. Corruption is the price we pay for Democracy.
5. Foreign Television Channels are destroying our culture.
6. What India needs is a Dictatorship.
7. With media publishing and telecasting trivia, censorship is the need of the hour.
8. Kaun Banega Krorepati is less about knowledge but more about money and personality.
9. Beauty contests degrade womanhood
10.The rise of regional blocs threatens independent nations like India
11.Six billion and one bronze!
12. Is dependence on computers a good thing?
13. Should the public sector be privatized?
14. China and India are similar nations with contrasting ways
15.Is India a Soft Nation?
16.Value based politics is the need of the hour
17.Religion should not be mixed with politics
18.How to deal with high oil prices
19.Our cricketers are not to blame for match fixing
20.Why cant we be world players in industry as we are in software?
21. Multinational corporations: Are they devils in disguise?
22. Should there be limits on artistic freedom (the controversy on Fire).
23. Should there be private universities?
24. Does banning fashion shows and New Year parties save our culture?
25.Are Big Dams Necessary?
26.Films are corrupting the Indian Youth
27.A Gandhian State selling liquor is an anomaly
28.Bride burning and dowry may look bad, but are an integral part of India.
29.Our Culture is Decaying
30.We are not serious about saving Wildlife/Environment
31.The education system needs serious reforms
32.The impact of MTV on our psyche
33.Showing Violence and Crimes should not be allowed in films and on television.
34.Let us legalise gambling Management Topics:
35.Is management an art or a science?
36.The Rush for MBA is really a rush for big money
37.Ethics in Business are just a passing fashion
38.The objective of Management is to maximise profits
39.Do professional managers have a chance in our family run businesses?
40.The Internet is an exercise in hype
41.Is an MBA necessary to succeed in life?
42.Family owned business vs professionally run businesses
43.Smaller businesses and start-ups have more scope for professional growth.
44.Dot com or doubt com?

Previous Years Aptitude Questions from Reliance

1. Fox belongs to family of?
a) Wolf b) tiger c) Cat
2. Accident : Carefulness : : Disease : ?
a) Doctor b) medicine c) Sanitation
3. In one party there are wife and husband and their two sons with their
wives and each son have 4 children. How many are there in the party?
4. 4 ½ yard cloth costs 90 cents; what is the cost of 2 ½ yard cloth?
5. Ans. for one proverb: Don’t do that is impossible.
6. 10 boxes of apple weigh 400 pounds. Each empty box weighs 4 pounds. What is the weight of total apples?
7. Husbands are ---------- shorter than wives.
a) Never b) Usually c) Rarely d) Always e) Frequently f)Seldom
8. Fathers are -------------- wiser than sons.
a) Never b) Usually c) Rarely d) Always e) Frequently f)Seldom
9. Mothers are --------------older than their daughters.
a) Never b) Usually c) Rarely d) Always e) Frequently f) Seldom
10. Which number is odd one the series.
0 1 3 6 10 15 21 28 34
11. CONSTITUTIONAL write the word by inter changing 1st with 2nd , 3rd with 4th and 5th with 6th etc.
12. Opposite of Love --------- Hate.
13. Opposite of Hope --------- Despair.
14. Opposite of Honour --------- Disgrace.
15. Opposite of Love --------- Extravagant
16. Circle : Sphere : : Square : ?
a) cube b) hexagone c) triangle
17. Light : Candela : : Temp : Thermometer
18. Quite : Noise : : Sunlight : Darkness
19. Find out the odd word.
a) Shear b) Bend c) Shave d) Chop
20. Find out the odd word.
a) Good b) Red c) Walk d) Thick
21. Meaning of proverb : 1st bird catches warm fire.
22. All birds have -------------
a) Nest b) Wings c) Bill

23. All club members r republicans. Smith is not republican.
He is a club member is :
a) True b) False c) Un defined
24. 20” pipe is cut into 2 pieces . 2/3rd of it’s more than the other. Then what is
the length of smaller one?
25. Ans. For one proverb: Subordinates enjoy when their bosses r not
present.
26. Meaning of: “Dinner is judged by desserts”.
27. Moon :Earth : : Earth : ?
a) Sun b) Universe c) Star d) Jupiter
28. Trees always have
a) Leaves b) Branches c) Roots
29. Dinner always contains
a) Table b)Plates c)Food d) Hunger
30. 31`. 32. 3 Proverbs
33. 34. 35. Two statements true or false
36. 37. 38. Alphabets game
39. 40. 41. 42. 43. Simple calculations like 3 pencils cost is 30paise 10 pencils cost ?
Spl. Note: Don’t waste much time for alphabet game.



1. love----------- hate (opposite)
2. graceful---------awkward(opp)
3. honour---------disgrace
4. 1,4,9,25,36------------ans 108 (which is not perfect square)
5. 5 cents------3 pencils,then 50 cents-----------30 pencils
6. hypothetical means not firm meaning of sentences.
7. 14, 25, 36, 47, 59, 69 ans 59
8. temperature is measured ----------thermometer
9. quit: sound::darkness:sunlight
10. square:sphere ::cicle:sphere
11. plane:line:: line:point
12. 4.5 yard----90 cents then 2.5------ 50cents
13. all birds donot have------------ nest
14. one qu is related to cloth shrinkage ans 33 inch
15. series: l,m, n,o,p,q,r,s,t ans- n
16. a phrase child burnts by milk------------
17. one related to bridge prop------ans until u obstacle
18. pudding (ans food related)
19. phares mice plays when cat is away(find its ans by its meaning)
20. phares---early birds catches warms(its meaning is its ans)
21. one ques is related to family members whose ans is 12
22. 24 inches srinks to 20, then 36inches---------30
23. 1/4 sec run 6 feet, then in 10 sec –what ans 240
24. mother is always older than daughter
25. father is usually wiser than son
26. men are rarely shorter than wife
27. carefulness:accident::desease: doctor
28. meal should always involve ans food
29. how people recognize person ans characterstic
30. rotation: whirlpool::flying:wings
31. moon:earth:: earth :sun
32. never ----always(opp)
33. fox-----wolf
34. economical-----extravagent(opp)
35. electicity :candle::automobile :carriage
36. one ques how many no followed by n ans is 4
37. compromise------------
38. good,wall, red, thick ans is red
39. constitutional change the postion of first letter to sec, similarely third to fourth ,u will get ocsnitutitnola what is the twelthe letter ans is o
40. ordinary:exellent::few:many
41. thare are two ques which demands ans in cents ans is 120and 50 cents
42. why silver is more costlier than iron ans is rare
43. loyal :::: treacherous(opp)

44. 1,3,6,10,15,21,28,----- ans 36(series)
45. 2 parts of cream is made from 3 parts of milk then how much cream is made by 15 parts of milk ans-10
46. one ques demands ans in pounds ans is 360pounds
47. person away thinking -------conservative
48. A B Q PR S T -----A Q S Q L M ans –A
49. 2 , 5, 4, 3, 9, 0, 5, 9 WHICH LETTER COMES 2ND TIME FIRST ans 5
50. series (two series are there) missing term
4,2,5,3,6,4,7,5,--,6,9. ans---8
51. which of the following is thw exact mirror emage to the word
ans—OTTO
52 two statements are joined by ans—conjuction
53 series 1,3,9,27,81…….find the wrong no
54 last question has ans ….8
55 13,24,35,46, ans57

GD Topics from various areas

1.US war on iraq-justified or not.
2. Role of UN in peacekeeping.
3. Position of Women in India compared to other nations. 4. Environment Management.
5. Is China better than India in software?
6.Should SONIA gandhi be made the PM
7. BPOs in INDIA 8. Govt contribution to IT
9. Will punch lines rule the Advt
10. premarital sex
11. is china a threat to Indian industry 12. india or west , which is the land of opportunities
13. water resources should be nationalised
14."BALANCE BETWEEN PROFESSIONALISM AND FAMILY"
15. Effect of cinema on Youth
16. Education in India compared to Foreign nations
17. Is it necessary to ban COCOCOLA in India.
18. What is the effect of movies on youth.(is it goodor bad)
19. Are studies more benifitial in India or in Abroad.
20."UN's peace activities" and "America's war onIraq".
21."Environment-Whose Responisibility".
22.Is China a threat to the indian software industry.
23.Role of UN in Peace keeping
24.War on Iraq 25.About Hockey being the primary game in India.
26.Can america occupy iraq
27.Cricket shud be banned or not.
28.IS CHINA A THREAT TO INDIA
29.Present state of Indian Cricket team.
30.Love marriage/Arranged marriage.
31.Advantages of Co-education.
32.How to deal with international terrorism.
33..Should we pursue our policy of dialogue with Pakistan?
34.Is peace and non-violence outdated concepts?
35. Managerial skills learnt in the classroom can never match those learnt from experience
36. Democracy is hampering India progress
37. MBA in India is highly overrated.
38. Religion is a private affair and should be of no concern for the state
39. Decreasing defense expenditure and increasing social expenditure is the need of the hour
40. Reserving seats for women in Panchayat has not only been a farce but has distracted from developing a more genuine voice of women.
41. Have the nuclear tests of 1998 benefited or harmed India?
42. Voters, not, political parties are responsible for the criminalization of politics.
43. The voters are required to be well informed and educated about their candidates so that they can elect the right aspirant by their own assessment.
44. India should go for the presidential form of democracy.
45.The Wheel is Turning Round and Round
46.If I was the Finance Minister/Prime Minister
47.There is no right way to do a wrong thing
48.Group Task: How can we have Mount Everest in India?
49. Do Beauty and Brains Go Together?
50. When I woke up in the morning I saw…
51.A ship docked in harbor cannot face the storms
52.Up the Down Staircase
53.Just as we have smoke free zones, we should have child free zones
54.Marriage is a social trap

Latest GD Topics

1. Public sector is more a hindrance than help to promote socialism.
2. Economic betterment of the poorer nations is as important as disarmament to ensure lasting world peace.
3. From public sector to privatization as in the U.K. , is the right answer for India's instant economic breakthrough.
4. The doctrine of "limited nuclear war" is anvil-convinced, ill- logical, irrational and extremely dangerous concept.
5. Some simple but effective electoral reforms will enable us to retain the present parliamentary system and ensure the preservation of democracy in India.
6.We must have only two national parties to contest parliamentary elections and regional parties should not be allowed to contest for the same.
7.We can increase our food production not only to match our population explosion but also for export provided we adopt modern, mechanized farming methods with large size land holdings.
8.Nuclear war cannot be won and should not be fought.
9.Private enterprise and not public sector will contribute to faster and higher economic growth in India.
10.Inflation is inevitable in our developing country.
11.The policy of reservation is a legacy of the British and it has done more harm than good.
12.Do you think MBAs are useful in the manufacturing production department?
13.For a marketing post graduate, without prior work experience working in a big marketing firm is a disadvantage when compared with working in a small firm. Discuss.
14.Consumerism is destroying the social fabric of Indian culture.
15.Free market is a prerequisite for growth.
16.Cricket as a national obsession is a detriment to other sports.
17.To develop India has to empower women.
18.Formulate the government's health policy to control the spread of AIDS.
19.Advertising is a waste of resources.
20.Privatization will lead to less corruption.
21.State is the biggest violator of human rights.
22.There can never be a classless society.
23.Beauty pageants are a marketing gimmick.
24.Voting rights to illiterates in India is illogical because it is widely misused.
25.Joint family is a blessing in disguise.
26.Higher education should be made possible only for those who can pay for it.
27.The weaker sex is the weakness of the stronger sex. 28.Women cannot successfully combine both career and home.
29.Women are good managers.
30.Executive should be allowed to form unions.
31.Effect of liberalization on poverty.
32.Indians perform better as individuals rather than in groups. 33.Business and ethics go hand in hand, or do they?
34.Developing countries should spend more on development than on defense.
35.Political parties have outlived their utility.
36.Is Swadeshi relevant for India today?
37.Money is required to earn more money.
38.Foreign trade is necessary for any country to survive .
39.Presidential Vs Parliamentary form of government of India.
40.Technology: The Ism' Of The New Millennium?
41.Religion And Politics Should Not Mix
42.TRIPS Controversy And The Patent Act Amendment
43.Export Stagnation: Causes And Cures 44.Excessive Depiction Of Sex And Violence In Films
45.Classical Music Heritage And The Growing Pop- Culture 46.Decentralisation & The Panchayati Raj Institutions
47.Should India Sign The CTBT
48.State Interventions In Market Kind Or Mixed Economy
49.Science Is A Boon Or Bane
50.Is Swapping Terrorists For Hostages An Encouragement For Plane-Hijackers? 51.India and the political dynasties: The Nehru Family context
52.Nice Guys Finish Last
53.All Work And No Play Makes Jack A Dull Boy
54.Individual Freedom And Civil Society
55.Conventionalism And Modernity: The Ever going Debate
56.Should There Be A Restriction On Permissiveness Being propagated by The MTV Culture And Foreign Media?
57.Marxism And Its Future All Over The World
58.The Growing Menace Of Casteism And Regionalism
59.Presidential Form Of Government Is Needed In India 60.Bullet For Bullet: Is It The Right Policy?
61.Capitation Fees Should Be Abolished
62.Arranged Marriages Are Better Than The Love-Marriages
63.Brain-Drain Has To Be Stopped
64.Business And Ethics Can't / Don't Go Together
65.Are women As good as Men Or Inferior?
66.Nothing Succeeds Like Success
67.The Malthusian Economic Prophecy Is No Longer Relevant
68.Secessionism In The North-East: Who's To Blame? 69.Should India Break Diplomatic Ties With Pakistan?
70.Age and Youth: Experience And Young Talent
71.`East Is East & West Is Where All The Action Is': Mark Twain
72.Freedom Of _Expression And The State Authority.
73.Capital Punishment Should Be Abolished
74.Tuitions Should Be Banned
75.India Needs Gujral Doctrine For Better International Relations
76.Doctors' Accountability To Improve Health-Care
77.Universal Disarmament Is A Must
78.Indian Cricket Team Shouldn't Be Allowed To Play Abroad

Methanol from Wood Chips to produce power

The new direct methanol fuel cell battery P3B - the catridge weighing 7kg, can generate 120 W electric power from green methanol made from wood chips

Mechanical related Shortforms

Here is the mixture of all companies and other data. In a short time I ll separate them to the respective posts.

ADA - Aeronautical Development Agency
EADS - European Aeronautic Defence & Space Company
LCA - Light Combat Aircraft
MAIT - Manufacturer's Association for IT
IEC - International Electrtechnical Cooperation
NPCIL - Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited
CAB - Cotton Advisory Board
IETF - International Engineering and Technology Fair
SUV - Sports Utility Vehicle
UNIDO - United Nations Industrial Development Organisation
NLDC - National Load Despatch Centre
CFL - Compact Fluorescent Lamps
AIFI - Association of Indian Forging Industry
ISS - International Space Station
IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency
DRDO - Defence Research and Development Organization
ICTs - Information and Communication Technologies
ATF - Aviation Turbine Fuel
LRO - Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
LCROSS - Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite
FMRI - Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
CSIR - Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
BATL - Brahmos Aerospace Thiruvananthapuram Limited
BTG - Boiler Turbine Generator
CIL - Coal India Limited
SPIC - Southern Petrochemicals Industries Corporation
SIMA - Southern India Mills Association
ONGC - Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
MRPL - Manglore Refinery and Petrochemical Limited
IOCL - Indian Oil Corporation Limited
BPCL - Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
HPCL - Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
NTPC - National Thermal Power Corporation
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
ASTM - American Society for Testing and Materials
BIS - Bureau of Indian Standards
SAE - Society of Automotive Engineering
HPAS- Hydraulic Power Assisted Steering
EPAS- Electric Power Assisted Steering
EHPAS- Electro - Hydraulic Power Assisted Steering
LRAD - Long Range Acoustic Device
LEV — Low Emission Vehicle.
TLEV — Transitional Low Emission Vehicle.
ULEV — Ultra Low Emission Vehicle.
ZEV — Zero Emission Vehicle.
CI — Cylinder Injection.
GVWR — Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.
VECI - Vehicle Emission Control Information
LDDT — Light Duty Diesel Truck
ISC - Idle Speed Control Valve
MHDE — Medium Heavy Duty Engine.
PC — Passenger Car.
SFI — Sequential Multiport Fuel Injection.
IAC - Idle Air Control Valve
CONV - Conventional Systems
PCV - Positive Crankcase Ventilation
MDT — Medium Duty Truck
LVW — Loaded Vehicle Weight
LHDE — Light Heavy Duty Engine
HHDDE — Heavy Heavy Duty Diesel Engine.
MHDE — Medium Heavy Duty Diesel Engine.
LDT — Light Duty Truck
LDV — Light Duty Vehicle
IVHM - Integrated Vehicle Health Monitoring
WU-TWC - warm up- three way catalytic converter
ALVW — Adjusted Loaded Vehicle Weight
EGR - Exhaust Gas Recirculation
MIL - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
PCM - Powertrain Control Module
PERT - Probablistic Evaluation Review Techniques
CPM - Critical Path Method
CFPP - Cold Filter Plugging Point
PPR - Product Process Resource
PLM - Product Lifecycle Management
PTC - Parametric Technology Corporation
CAPS - Centre for Advanced Purchasing Studies
OEM - Original Equipped Manufacturing parts
RIS - Resorvoir Induced Seismicity
TMR - Triple Modular Reduntant
SUV - Small Utility Vehicle
MEP - Modular Efficient Program
DGS&D - Directorate General of Supplies & Disposals (The central purchase and quantity assurance organisation of the Union GOvernment of India)

Campus Recruitment of Reliance Energy - 2009

Eligibility Criteria 10(60%) 12th (60%) CPI (6)
Branches allowed - Civil, Mechanical, Electronics, Electrical, Production
Selection procedure: Written test (45 mins)
GD (a panel of 10)
Interview (10- 15 mins)

Written test Questions (MCQs)
1. Which process imparts hardening
2.Kaplan turbine is which type of turbine
3. Coefficient of Performance(COP) of refrigerator and COP of heat are related
4. Laminar flow depends on
5. Topping Cycle efficiency and bottoming cycle efficiency are
6. Flow through pipe is maximum and minimum at
7. Classify turbines on the basis of heads(low, medium, high)
8. In Gas turbine which cycle is used
9. A numerical on velocity diagram
10.Find work done given nozzle angle and some other parameters
11.Which type of force acts in flange coupling and bolt when subjected to some situation (given in the prob)
12. A numerical where carnot cycle efficiency is given and higher temperature is given and asked to find the lower temperature
13.Torque and diameter are given and asked to find out shear stress
14.Blade angle, runner diameter, no. of revolutions given , Find absolute velocity
15.In a heat exchanger water will be hot and cold in outer or ineer shell - something like that
16.If wire insulation thickness varies what happens to conduction and convection
17.Relation between modulus of elasticity, bulk modulus and poision ratio.
18.How many inversions are possible with slider crank mechanisms
19.Corollis component of acceleration exists in which of the following mechanism
20.Data is given for discharge, power and something else and asked for which turbine it is suitable
21.How boiler are classified as primary, secondary on the basis of economizer, superheating, reheating etc
22.Al, Fe, water - in these how the thermal conductivity varies
23.There is a matching
Gas Turbine Brayton Cycle
Steam Power Plant Rankine cycle
two stroke engine marine cycle

24.Among the following which type of material is suitable for the Hot die Casting - Options :Ti, ......
25.When nut and bolt are tightened which forces will generate on bolt and tube

GD Topic
Child is the father of a man
Terrorism has no religion
Rational of Indian space adventure like Chandrayan

Interview Questions
1.They are asking about the Projects done
2.Questions are related to Steam Turbine, Francis Turbine, Reaction Turbine
3.What is penstock
4.How you design a blade for any turbine
5.Velocity diagrams of moving blade and stationary blade
6.Basic difference between Francis and Kaplan turbine