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This PDF contains question bank of 630+ questions

which were asked in the recent IBPS Clerk CWE III


Exam 2014.

15 Questions Asked in IBPS Clerk III 2013


Exam Morning Shift.
1. According to census 2011 which is low density state ?
2. Rajya sabha member's minimum age?
3. Author of The lowland
4. British october 2013 award given to which bollywood actress?
5. Very senior citizen prsn age?
6. yash chopra memorible award 1st given to whom?

7. Cheraw dance
8. Chairman of Election commision of India
9. Deepak luthia related to which sport?
10. WHO where it is located?
11.World food day?
12.EMI full form?
13. CASA.
14. NABARD

15 Questions on GK asked in the IBPS Clerk III common


Written Exam 2013

1. KGS Aranmula International Airport Ltd is developing India's first private airport at
Aranmula, Pathanamthitta district
2. National Commision of Women-->Mrs. Mamta Sharma, former MLA of Bundi
district, Rajasthan
3. Dr. C. Rangarajan is the current Chairman of the PMEAC
4. MetLife India Insurance Co. Pvt. Ltd, and Punjab National Bank today announced
the launch of Met Group Life; a Group Life insurance cover specially designed for the
account holders of Punjab National Bank
5. Participatory Notes-->Financial instruments used by investors or hedge funds that
are not registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India to invest in
Indian securities
6. fund for women bank--> Rs. 1000 Cr
7. Bahrain: Capital--> Manama, Currency-->Bahraini dinar
8. MSME --> Micro Small & Medium Enterprises
9. International Labour Organization (ILO) headquarters--> Geneva in Switzerland
10. Magnus Carlsen from Norway becomes New Winner of world chess
championship beating Viswanathan Anand

11. PIN --> Personal Identification Number --> secret number that is used to access
bank accounts thru ATM or mobile banking
12. Insider trading --> trading of a public company's stock or other securities (such
as bonds or stock options) by individuals with access to non-public information
about the company
13. Jason Day --> Australian professional golfer
14. International Day of the Elderly --> 1st October
15. BSBDA Limits:
-->Aggregate of all credits less than equal to 1 lac in a year
-->Aggregrate of all withdrawls and transfers less than equal to 10,000 in a month
-->Account balance at any point of time less than equal to 50,000
-->No limit on number of deposits in a month
-->Maximum 4 withdrawls in a month including ATM withdrawls

15 Questions from IBPS Clerk III asked in 15th


December Morning shift.
1. venue of Sachin last ODI
2. author of Satanic versus
3. purpose of KYC
4. benefit of KYC
5. which is the fastest & safest mode if you want to transfer funds in huge amount.
6. Qs on kissan credit card
7. what is EFT in NEFT
8. full form of EDI
9. Find public sec banks from given options
10. new name of prime lending rate
11. total No. of medals won by India in London olympics 2012
12. Qs on financial inclusion

13. who is Tessy thomas


14. Qs on banking ombudsman
15. who controls Cobra post and Tehelka??

110 Questions with answers from IBPS


Clerk exam
Q1. Who was chosen as the 12th President of Pakistan, elections for which were
held on 30 July 2013?
Mamnoon Hussain

Q2. Who was chosen for the 21st Rajiv Gandhi National Sadabhavna Award for year
2013, which is given for contribution towards promotion of communal harmony and
peace?
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, the Sarod maestro

Q3. What is the name given to a newly announced scheme under which a free
mobile handset will be provided to one member of every rural household who has
completed 100 days of work under MGNREGA?
Bharat Mobile Scheme (Under this scheme the handset will be provided preferably
to a woman member of family. A brief of this proposed scheme was made by the
union govt. on 30 July 2013. The provided handset will be non- transferable as it will
later also be used in customized transfer of benefits under the direct transfer
scheme of the central govt.)

Q4. US Senate on 29 July 2013 approved the choice of James Comey as the next
Director of FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation). Comey will take whose place, who
has been at this post since 2001?
Robert Mueller

Q5. Which private bank became first commercial bank to announce a hike in deposit
rates in view of RBIs move to tighten liquidity in the market?

YES Bank (YES Bank on 31 July 2013 hiked deposit rates by 0.25% to 0.50%. The
bank also hiked the base rate by 0.25% to 10.75%. This hike came into effect on 1
August 2013)

Q6. Who took over as the new Foreign Secretary of India on 1 August 2013?
Sujatha Singh, She replaced Ranjan Mathai who retired on 31 July 2013.

Q7. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), on 1 August 2013,


approved the proposal for sale of 10% government stake in Indian Oil Corporation
(IOC). This stake sale is likely to fetch around Rs. 3,840 crore to the exchequer at
the current market price. What is Union Govt.s disinvestment target through the
stake sale of public sector undertakings in the current financial year (2013-14)?
Rs. 40,000 crore

Q8. Union Govt. relaxed the norms for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the multibrand retail on 1 August 2013 with a view to attract more investments and
transparency in the sector. What are the major norms which were relaxed?
Multi-brand retailers like Walmart are now required to source 30% of their products
from the small and medium enterprises of India only at the time of starting the
business Now state governments will have the right to grant permission to open a
multi- brand retail store in cities of their states
(Earlier 53 urban centers with a minimum population of 1 million were made eligible
for opening-up of multibrand retail stores) Now the norm of 50% investment in the back-end infrastructure
for the retailers will be applicable, only during the first tranche of investments
(within three years) of up to 100 million dollars

Q9. Union Health Ministry on 1 August 2013 revoked its earlier suspension on a drug
named Pioglitazone used to treat diabetes. What was the main reason for revoking
this suspension within a month?
Doctors said that this drug was best suited for Indian patients

Q10. What is the name of a breast cancer drug of the British drug major
GlaxoSmithKline Pharma, patent for which was revoked by the Intellectual Property
Appellate Board (IPAB) of India?
Tykerb

Q11. United States expressed its disappointment over Russias decision to give
temporary asylum to Edward
Snowden, the ex-CIA contractor who had leaked National Security Agencys secret
telephone and Internet surveillance programme. What is the duration of the
temporary asylum offered to Snowden by Russia?
1 year

Q12. Who will be the new US ambassador to the United Nations (UN), after the
appointment was confirmed by the United States Senate on 1 August 2013?
Samantha Power

Q13. What is the name of the former world champion shot putter from Belarus who
was stripped of his 4 World Championship medals by International Amateur Athletics
Federation (IAAF) for doping?
Andrei Mikhnevich

Q14. Union Govt. on 2 August 2013 gave its approval for setting up of a fund to help
six PSUs, to make them compliant with the 10% minimum public holding norm of
market regulator SEBI. What is the name assigned of this fund?
Special National Investment Fund (SNIF). Six sick PSUs which will be covered under
this proposed fund are - HMT, ITI, Scooters India Limited, Andrew Yule, Fertilizer and
Chemical Limited (Travancore) and Hindustan Photo Films Limited

Q15. Union Govt. on 2 August 2013 unveiled the long awaited Unified License norms
for the telecom sector. What are the main features of this new norm?
The new norm provides for delinking of spectrum from operational permits and
allows companies to offer services using any technology. Telecom companies would

be allowed to offer mobile and fixed-line services using any technology. They can
also provide Internet TV services. It allows companies to offer intra and
inter-circle roaming, but bars operations from acquiring subscribers in areas where
they dont own a license
The licenses acquired under this new norm will be valid for 20 years, and will be
renewable for another ten years Telecom companies will have to pay a license fee of
eight per cent of annual revenues from telecom services. All telecom companies will
have to migrate to the new licensing regime upon expiry of their current permits

Q16. Who was awarded 22nd Saraswati Samman of K.K. Birla Foundation on 2
August 2013?
Sugathakumari, the Malayalam poetess (She was given this prestigious award for
her collection of poems in Malayalam entitled Manalezhuthu

Q17. Which union territory of the country celebrated its 60th Liberation Day on 2
August 2013?
Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Q18. Who was appointed as the first woman Managing Director (MD) of State Bank
of India (SBI) on 3 August 2013?
Arundhati Bhattacharya

Q19. Who took over as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Central Bank
of India recently?
Rajeev Rishi

Q20. Indian girls created history by winning countrys first ever bronze medal in the
junior women hockey
World Cup in the seventh edition of the cup held in Germany. India defeated which
team on 4 August 2013 to win the bronze medal?
England

Q21. Hasan Rouhani took oath as the new President of Iran on 4 August 2013. He
replaced Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. What was special about his swearing-in
ceremony?
It was the first time since Irans 1979 Islamic Revolution that foreign dignitaries
attended the swearing-in ceremony of an Iranian president

Q22. Russia and China flagged off their regular anti-terrorist war games in Russias
Urals region from 3 August 2013. This joint military drill was seen by many defence
experts as preparations for a local military conflict in Central Asia. What was the
name given to this drill?
Peace Mission 2013

Q23. China is establishing a 4,411-metre- high airport in the Tibetan area of its
southwestern Sichuan province, which will become the worlds highest civilian
airport when put into operation later this year. What is the name of this airport?
Daocheng Yading airport

Q24. What is the name of a breast cancer drug of Roche Holding AG, patent for
which was partly revoked in India recently?
Herceptin

Q25. Households belonging to which community are the largest spenders on


average as disclosed in the data from the National Sample Survey Offices (NSSOs)
8th quinquennial survey on employment during the 12 months up to June 2010?
Sikh

Q26. The union govt. on 5 August 2013 reduced the customs duty on imports of rice
bran and rice bran oil cake to nil with effect from 1 October 2013. What was the
import duty on this commodity till now?
15%

Q27. Union Govt. on 5 August 2013 shelved the plans for disinvestment of its stake
in BHEL due to BHELs low share price, decreased capital expenditure and less
demand for power-sector equipment. What was the proposed target of selling govt.
stake in BHEL?
5%

Q28. The first arrest for default in paying which tax was made recently after union
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram made applicable provisions of CrPC (criminal
procedure code) to arrest such offenders?
Service Tax

Q29. How many embassies and consulates of the United States were closed till 10
August 2013 due to threat of a major al-Qaida attack?
19

Q30. Who became the first Indian bowler since Anil Kumble to top the ICC ODI
Bowlers Rankings, which were released by the ICC on 4 August 2013?
Ravindra Jadeja (Jadeja's career-best rating of 733 has him tied for the pinnacle
spot with West Indies spinner Sunil Narine. Kumble had claimed the No.1 position
back in 1996 in these rankings)

Q31. Who will be the new Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), as
announced by the Finance Ministry on 6 August 2013?
Raghuram Rajan, who is at present the Chief Economic Advisor to the Govt. of
India

Q32. What is the name of the Gujarat village which came into limelight after
discovery of prominent artifacts including gold-beads dating to the Harappan era?
Khirsara

Q33. Who has recently agreed to purchase The Washington Post and other
newspapers for $250 million? Jeff Bezos , founder of Amazon.com

Q34. Telecommunication major Vodafone has recently launched a unique money


transfer and payment service M-Pesa in Bihar and Jharkhand where banking
network and financial penetration is inadequate, particularly in rural areas. Which
bank is the banking partner of Vodafone in this service?
ICICI Bank

Q35. Union Govt. on 7 August 2013 introduced the much-anticipated National Food
Security Bill, 2013, which proposes to give the countrys three- fourth population the
right to highly- subsidised food. Who moved this bill in the Lok Sabha?
Union Food Minister K.V. Thomas

Q36. Which body is the regulator of commodity derivatives markets in India, which
would be given more teeth to ensure that National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL) settles
the Rs 5,600-crore dues to investors, as announced by the Union Govt. on 7 August
2013?
Forward Markets Commission FMC

Q37. A modern and sophisticated breast milk bank, which is touted as the first such
bank in the public sector was opened on 7 August 2013. This newly established
breast milk bank is situated in which city?
Kolkata

Q38. Indian Parliament on 8 August 2013 passed the Companies Bill, 2012, which
replaced the 58-year old legislation with radical changes. What is the name of the
old bill which was replaced by this legislation?
Companies Act, 1956

Q39. Union Cabinet on 8 August 2013 gave approval to Bharatiya Mahila Bank,
which will be Indias first womens bank. With an initial capital of Rs. 1,000 crore,

this bank would provide dedicated financial services to women in general and
women self-help groups (SHGs). Which was worlds first womens bank? Pakistans
First Women Bank (FWB), which was established in 1989

Q40. Union Power Ministry is believed to have shelved the plan to set up the Rs
20,000-crore ultra mega power project (UMPP) in Chhattisgarh as the coal blocks for
the proposed project fall under dense forest area and could rake-up the
environment issue. This UMPP was proposed to be established at which
place of Chhattisgarh?
Sarguja

Q41. What is the name of the spacecraft which will undertake NASAs next mission
to Mars in November 2013?
MAVEN - Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution

Q42. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently transferred its surplus profit to
the government for the year ended June 2013, which is the highest amount to be
transferred by the RBI to the government, except year 2007. How much amount
was transferred as surplus profit to the govt.?
Rs. 33,010 crore

Q43. An inter-ministerial committee constituted to suggest steps to contain the


rising current account deficit (CAD) has suggested higher taxes for non- essential
imports with a view to curbing inward shipments and containing the current account
deficit CAD. These suggestions form part of the recommendations made by the
committee set up by Finance Minister P Chidambaram. Who is the Chairman of this
committee?
- Rajat Bhargava , Joint Secretary (Budget Division)

Q44. On 9 August 2013 who became the first Indian badminton player since Prakash
Padukone to reach singles semi- finals of World Championships?
P.V. Sindhu

Q45. The Union Cabinet on 8 August 2013 approved the proposal for establishing a
new media wing that will address the communication and dissemination
requirements of the government on social media. What is the proposed name of this
new wing which will be established at a cost of Rs. 22.5 crore?
Bureau of New and Concurrent Media (The proposal for establishment of this new
wing was drawn on the basis of the experience of its pilot program on the social
media platforms such as Youtube, Facebook and Twitter)

Q46. The proposal for export of how much additional amount of wheat was
approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 8 August 2013?
2 million tonnes

Q47. India on 10 August 2013 achieved a major milestone in nuclear capability by


activating the atomic reactor on-board an indigenous nuclear submarine and
achieving nuclear criticality, thus paving the way for its operational deployment by
the Indian Navy. Which indigenous nuclear submarine is this?
INS

Q48. Which five countries presently possess nuclear-powered submarines?


The U.S., Russia, the U.K., France and China

Q49. With effect from 15 August 2013, eight cities in India will have visa-on- arrival
facility for tourists visiting India. Which are the four cities which have been
extended this facility recently by the Union Govt.?
Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram

Q50. Which former US President was one among the 16 recipients of the Presidential
Medal of Freedom for the year 2013, which were announced on 8 August 2013?
Bill Clinton

Q51. On 10 August 2013 South Korea and the United States announced holding of a
joint-military exercise later this month. The South Korea-US Combined Forces
Command (CFC) will conduct this joint military exercise from 19 August to 30 August
2013. What is the name given to this joint exercise?
Ulchi Freedom Guardian

Q52. Indias largest IT exporter Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on 10 August, 2013
announced setting up of a software development centre in Madhya Pradesh, for
which the Madhya Pradesh Govt. has allotted an SEZ (Special Economic Zone) to
TCS. In which city will this development centre come up?
Indore

Q53. During August 2013 Maharashtra became the first state of the country to
disburse employees salary through Aadhaar-linked bank accounts. Employees of
which department of Maharashtra Govt. were disbursed their salaries through
Aadhaar mode?
Information Technology (IT) Department

Q54. Who won the mens singles title at the World Badminton Championships held
at Guangzhou?
Lin Dan of China

Q55. India on 12 August, 2013 launched its first indigenous aircraft carrier, thus
making an entry into a select club of countries capable of designing and building a
carrier of this size andcapability. What is the name of this aircraft carrier?
INS Vikrant

Q56. India on 12 August, 2013 successfully test-fired nuclear weapons capable


surface-to-surface ballistic
missile, Prithvi-II for its full range from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur,
Odisha. The indigenously- developed missile was picked up randomly from the
production lot and launched by the personnel of the Strategic Force Command (SFC)

from ITR's Launch Complex-III as part of routine user training. What is the full range
of this missile?
350 km

Q57. Olympics 100 m champion Usain Bolt on 11 August, 2013 reclaimed his sprint
gold medal at the World Athletics Championships when he won the gold medal at
the ongoing IAAF World Athletics Championships at Moscow. What was the time
clocked by him?
9.77 seconds

Q58. The Steel Authority of India (SAIL) on 10 August, 2013 commissioned the
largest blast furnace in India named Durga. This huge furnace has a volume of
4,060 cu. Meters and it costed SAIL almost Rs. 1,600 crore. At which unit of SAIL is
this furnace installed?
Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), Odisha

Q59. On 13 August, 2013 Shooter Ronjan Sodhi was chosen for the Rajiv Gandhi
Khel Ratna Award, the highest honour for a sportsperson in India. Sodhi is
associated with which discipline of shooting?
Double Trap Shooting (He won two silver medals at the 2010 Commonwealth
Games and a gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games. In 2011, he became the first
Indian shooter to successfully defend a World Cup title. He is the 7th shooter to
receive this prestigious award. Other six shooters to have conferred with this award
are - Abhinav Bindra (2001-02), Anjali Bhagwat (2002-03), Lt Col Rajyavardhan
Singh Rahore (2004-05), Manavjit Sandhu (2006-07), Gagan Narang (2010-11) and
Vijay Kumar (2011-12)

Q60. Indias first Cyber Forensic Laboratory (CFL) was inaugurated on 11 August,
2013. This CFL has been established at which High Court of India?
Tripura High Court at Agartala

Q61. In a huge setback to the Indian Navy, INS Sindhurakshak, a conventional


submarine exploded after a fire on board and sank early on 14 August, 2013 in

which 18 personnel, including three officers, may have been killed. INS
Sindhurakshak was Indias mainstay kilo- class submarine and was the most modern
submarine of the Indian Navy. This accident took place at which place?
Naval Dockyard at Colaba in Mumbai

Q62. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 14 August, 2013 cut down the amount of
foreign exchange an Indian may use to invest or spend abroad from the current
annual limit of $2,00,000 to
$75,000 (This means Indian citizens would not be able to take out more than
$75,000 in a year by way of travel or investment. In addition to this RBI imposed a
restriction on Indians from making an investment in a property
abroad. These measures were announced in a bid to check the drain on foreign
exchange reserves in the country)

Q63. The Finance Ministry on 14 August, 2013 announced that public sector
insurance company LIC can increase its investments in companies up to 25% under
special circumstances. What is the present investment limit of LIC in companies?
20%

Q64. Recently which company became the most valuable company of the Aditya
Birla group by overtaking cement company UltraTech?
Idea Cellular

Q65. In the recently released Academic Ranking of 500 World Universities (ARWU)
for 2013 only one Indian institute features in the list. Which institute is this?
Indian Institute of Science (IIS), Bangalore

Q66. Subrata Kumar was nominated for the Prime Ministers Shram Ratna Award for
year 2012 as announced by the union govt. on 14 August, 2013 on the eve of the
Independence Day. He is associated
with which company?

Tata Steel Limited, Jamshedpur (Shram Ratna is the highest honour in India given
to workers employed in any private or public enterprise or departmental
undertaking employing 500 or more workers. A cash award of Rs. 2 lakh and a
citation is given under Shram Ratna. In addition to this 8 employees of different
departments were conferred with the Shram Bhushan Award, 20 with Shram Veer or
Shram Veerangana and 41 with the Shram Shri or Shram Devi awards. Shram
Bhushan carries a cash prize of Rs. 1 lakh while Shram Veer or Shram Veerangana
and Shram Shri or Shram Devi carry a cash prize of Rs. 60,000 and Rs. 40,000
respectively)

Q67. Which public sector bank recently sought Rs 1,800-crore capital infusion from
the Centre through allotment of preferential shares? - Bank of Baroda (BoB)
Union govt. currently, has a stake of 55.4% in BOB

Q68.The Rashtriya Uchattar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) has proposed to put a ceiling
on the number of colleges to be affiliated to any university. What is this proposed
ceiling?
200

Q69. A Dronacharya Award winner and the coach of former Indian cricket captain
Kapil Dev passed away on 16 August, 2013 at Mohali. Apart from Kapil Dev, he
helped shaping the careers of cricketers such as Yograj Singh, Ashok Malhotra,
Chetan Sharma and Harbhajan Singh. What was the name of this famous
cricket coach?
Desh Prem Azad

Q70. State Bank of India (SBI) on 17 August, 2013 achieved another milestone by
opening its branch.
15,000th (The 15,000th Branch of the SBI was inaugurated by Union Finance
Minister P. Chidambaram at Tamil Nadus Sooranam)

Q71. What is the name of a proposed commission that will look into removing
ambiguity and establishing a stable and non-adversarial tax administration in the

country and establishment of which was approved by the union govt. recently? Tax Administration Reform Commission TARC

Q72. Faster: 100 ways to improve your digital life is the name of 15th book written
by a Stanford educated 28-year old ethical hacker, which was released recently.
What is the name of this author?
Ankit Fadia

Q73. Who was appointed as the new Director-General of the Central Reserve Police
Force (CRPF) on 17 August, 2013?
Dilip Trivedi

Q74. A citizenship bill passed recently by the Parliament has brought about major
changes in Indias citizenship provisions. From now on any person who is or had
been a citizen of Pakistan and Bangladesh would not be eligible for registration as
an overseas Indian card holder. What is the name of this bill passed by the
Parliament during August 2013?
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2011

Q75. Recently the Union Cabinet gave its approval for establishment of the
International Centre for Drinking Water Quality (ICDWQ). ICDWQ will be set up to
undertake research on problems pertaining to water quality including arsenic and
fluoride contamination. This proposed centre will be established at
Kolkata

Q76. What is the name of the proposed nodal agency for offshore wind projects in
the country that will soon be constituted under the aegis of Ministry of New and
Renewable Energy? - National Offshore Wind Energy Authority
NOWA

Q77. Who recently took over as the new Ambassador and Permanent

Representative of India to the UN


Conference on Disarmament at Geneva?
D. Bala Venkatesh Varma

Q78. Who was appointed as the new Chairperson of the National School of Drama
(NSD) Society on 19 August, 2013?
Ratan Thiyam

Q79. Cheraman Financial Services Limited (CFSL), which became the first Islamic
financial services company to be launched in India, started its operations in which
Indian state recently?
Kerala

Q80. My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions, which was published recently
by Rupa, is a new book written by
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the former President

Q81.Which state on 20 August, 2013 became the first to launch the food security
scheme for its citizens?
Delhi

Q82. The Reserve Bank of India had directed two Non-Banking Financial Companies
(NBFCs), to stop allowing the use of its premises / branches to accept deposits from
public by their associate unincorporated bodies. Which two NBFCs are these?
Muthoot Fincorp Ltd. (MFCL)and Manappuram Finance Ltd. (MAFIL)

Q83. On 21 August, 2013 the social- networking giant Facebook announced joining
hands with six other technology companies (Nokia, Samsung, Ericsson, Opera,
MediaTek and Qualcomm) to launch a new global initiative to make Internet access
affordable for people across the globe. What is the name given to this initiative?

Internet.org

Q84. Nishi Vasudevas name came to news when she was selected by the Public
Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) to head a Navratna category PSU and thus is on
the way to become the first- ever woman to head a Navratna PSU. She is expected
to take over as the Chairman and Managing Director of which PSU in March, 2014?
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd HPCL

Q85. Which private sector bank claimed to have opened its 500th branch during
August, 2013?
Yes Bank

Q86. On 21 August, 2013 insurance regulator IRDA (Insurance Regulatory and


Development Authority) imposed a hefty fine of Rs. 3.1 crore on which private
sector life insurance company?
Bajaj Allianz

Q87. 89-year old Robert Mugabe was sworn in as the President of Zimbabwe on 22
August, 2013. Mugabe won a landslide victory in the 31 July elections with 61% of
the presidential votes. What is the name of his political party?
Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF)

Q88. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 23 August, 2013 announced imposition of a
total of Rs. 6.50 crore monetary penalty on six public sector banks for violation of
rules relating to know your customer and anti-money laundering. Which 6 public
sector banks are these?
Allahabad Bank

Q89. Who was appointed as the new Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of Vijaya
Bank, as announced on 23 August, 2013?
V Kannan

Q90. How many government hospital beds per person were available in India as on
1 January, 2013, according to the estimates disclosed by Union Health Minister
Ghulam Nabi Azad on 23 August, 2013 in the Lok Sabha?
879

Q91. As per information furnished by Insurance Regulatory and Development


Authority (IRDA), what was the life insurance penetration rate in India in the year
2012?
3.17%

Q92. Which state became the only state of India to have increased its forest cover
in the past two decades, as announced recently by the state govt.?
Sikkim

Q93. Which IIM of the country recently launched a first-of-its-kind management


development programme on Islamic Banking and Finance?
IIM, Kashipur

Q94. The Lok Sabha on 26 August, 2013 passed the ambitious National Food
Security Bill, 2013 that seeks to provide highly subsidised food grains to the poor.
This bill proposes to legally entitle 67% of the population (including 75 per cent
rural and 50 per cent urban) to get subsidised grains under which category
of food distribution system?
- Targeted Public Distribution System TPDS

Q95. How many Additional Solicitors General (ASGs) were appointed in the Supreme
Court on 26 August, 2013?
Three (These three newly appointed ASGs are - L. Nageswara Rao, Santosh Kumar
Bagaria and K.V. Viswanathan and their tenure will be for three years.)

Q96. A committee constituted by the Corporate Affairs Ministry to look into ways to
improve the country's overall business climate is ready to submit its report to the
Union Govt. Who is heading this 25-member committee?
M. Damodaran, Former SEBI Chairman

Q97. What is the name of the first vehicle rolled-out by luxury car maker MercedesBenz India from its Chakan plant near Pune in Maharashtra, which is the worlds first
of this type to be manufactured out of the USA?
- GL-Class

Q98. Who is heading the seven- member Tax Administration Reform Commission
(TARC), which was
constituted by the Union Govt. on 26 August, 2013 to have a comprehensive review
of existing tax laws and suggest a stable tax administration?
Parthasarathy Shome

Q99. What is the name of a new typhoid vaccine launched by Bharat Biotech
International Ltd on 26 August 2013, which provides longer immunity and efficacy
against typhoid?
- Typbar TCV

Q100.The Indian Rupee fell sharply on 28 August, 2013 to hit a record low of 68.80
to the dollar. This was its biggest single- day percentage fall since how many years?
18 years

Q101.It was recently reported in some sections of media that a 1,750 MW nuclear
power plant is being established, which will be the largest nuclear power plant in
the world till date. This plant is reportedly being established in which country?
China

Q102. During 2011-12, which state replaced Maharashtra to become the state with
the largest number of HIV patients in India?
Andhra Pradesh

Q103. The population of which BRICS nation crossed 200 million mark recently?
Brazil

Q104. Raghunath Panigrahi, who passed away during August, 2013, was associated
with which field?
Classical Singing

Q105. Who was selected as the next Chairman & Managing Director of PSU major
ONGC by Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) as announced on 30 August,
2013?
D.K. Sarraf

Q106.What is the name of Indias first defence satellite which was launched on 30
August, 2013 (IST) from Kourou spaceport in French Guiana?
GSAT-7 (This satellite was successfully launched by European space consortium
Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket.)

Q107. Which mutual fund company recently launched an auto premium payment
system in collaboration with
Life Insurance Corporation to enable its mutual fund investors to pay their insurance
premium?
LIC Nomura Mutual Fund

Q108. Which two new members were appointed to the Joint Parliamentary
Committee (JPC) on the 2G scam on 29 August, 2013 by the Union Govt., a move

which was opposed by the BJP?


P. Bhattacharya and Ashok S. Ganguly

Q109. Union Govt. is very soon going to sell 100% of its stake in 6 airports of the
country to private parties. Which 6 airports are these?
Chennai, Lucknow, Jodhpur, Guwahati, Ahmedabad and Kolkata

Q110. Who was elected as the President of International Olympic Committee?


- Thomas

40 GK Questions live from IBPS Clerk


Exam III
Q1. What do you understand by R in the word RTGS?
Q2. Bull and Bear is used in?
Q3. Which country doesnt belong to SAARC?
Q4. Which is one our national animal?
Q5. Who has taken additional charge in Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and
Pension?
Q6. In MGNREGA, What do you understand by A?
Q7. UIDAI Stands for?
Q8. Who is the author of the book A view from the outside?
Q9. Which river is considered as the National River in India?
Q10. What is the currency of Bangladesh?
Q11. Jwala Gutta related to which sport?
Q12. Who is the present Governors of Andhra Pradesh?
Q13. Dronacharya Award Winner 2012Q14. Arjun Award 2012 has given to-

Q15. Short term lending rate of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)Q16. Who got the Arjun Award 2012 in squash?
Q17. Which of the following country involve in BRICS?
Q18. Minister of commerce and industryQ19. Which is a Union Territory in India?
Q20. Which award is given in science and tech.?
Q21. Which of the following is a NATO member?
Q22. Who is the governor of Assam?
Q23. What does O mean in the word OECD ?
Q24. Full form of KYCQ25. Do does G mean in 2GQ26. What is the Minimum denomination of coin at present in India?
Q27. Credit card is a
Q28. Who was the Myanmar Leader recently visited India?
Q29. Who issue symbol of political party?
Q30. Who is the 44th President of USA?
Q31. What is the full form of HUF?
Q32. IRDA is related to?
Q33. Income Tax comes under?
Q34. Book written By Satish Gujral?
Q35. For which account interest is not paid?
Q36. Question on RTI?
Q37. Book Written By Kalidas
Q38. Cricket related term
Q39. One question on surface to surface missile?
Q40. One Question on Savings account.

25 GK Quetsions asked in 23rd December


2012 IBPS Exam
Q1. What is the currency of Brazil?
Q2. Lady Gaga is a popular Q3. What is the Capital of Arunachal Pradesh?
Q4. Who is Ricky Ponting?
Q5. Who is the Health Minister of India?
Q6. Who is the Chairman of SEBI?
Q7. What is the Abbreviation of ATM?
Q8. In India, November 14 is celebrated as?
Q9. Who won the Arjun Award for Snooker?
Q10. Who is the Chairman of Comptroller and Auditors General (CAG) ?
Q11. Who get the Padma Shri award for Billiard?
Q12. What is the National Bird of India?
Q13. Rajiv Awas Yojana is for city with population of ?
Q14. How many countries are member of SAARC?
Q15. What are the documents you need to open a bank account?
Q16. What is the currency of France?
Q17. What is the currency of USA?
Q18. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan related to? Answer: Education
Q19. Which Indian States/ U.T. has the highest sex ratio?
20. Which of the following is not an Union Territory ?
Q21. What is called Interest on Interest?
Q22. Highest GDP Growth country?
Q23. What is the function of banking order and banking board
Q24. One Question on saving account.

Q25. One Question on Demat account.

17 GK Questions from 29th December, 2012


IBPS Exam
Q1. Governor of Rajasthan ?
Q2. Who win mens single in us open in 2012 ?
Q3. who win mens single in Wimbledon in 2012 ?
Q4. November 2012, Which India player scored 200 individual run in a test match?
Q5. Who among the following is not a tennis player ?
Q6. Which one is not a place name ?
Q7. Who won the Arjuna Award for the year 2012 in Judo?
Q8. Which country won the first gold medal in the London 2012 Olympics?
Q9. Which is paper less banking?
Q10. Present Prime Minister of Canada?
Q11. Present governor of Chhattisgarh?
Q12. Which is not the financial instrument?
Q13. I k Gujral who recently died was famous Q14. Call money comes under which market
Q15. Foreign minister of Pakistan?
Q16. Term related to lawn tennis?
Q17. Phnom Penh is capital of?

20 GK Questions from 29th December, 2012


IBPS Exam
Q1. Amjad Ali khan related which field?
Q2. Highest building name?
Q3. Ajanta cave in Q4. Jawaharlal Nehru birthday-

Q5. Present Test ranking no 1 team?


Q6. Who among the following is related to shastriya sangeet?
Q7. Which of the following rate not change on daily basis?
Q8. What is the maximum member limit in Self help group?
Q9. Which is diamond city?
Q10. Which is elevator company?
Q11. Mysore is famous for?
Q12. Who is the governor of Goa?
Q13. What is the largest stock exchange of the world?
Q14. Indian currency?
Q15. Leo Tolstoy book name?
Q16. Maximum cattle population?
Q17. Head Quarter of International Labour Organization (ILO)?
Q18. Banking ombudsmanQ19. One Question from YuviQ20. One Question on Hindi language-.

35 Questions on GK from IBPS Clerk Exam


2013
1. Full form of NEFT National Electronic Fund Transfer
2. Current Bank Rate: 8.75%
3. Tesi thomas is associated with Missile
4. Sachin Tendulkar played last one day at Dhaka
5. New name of a/c launch by RBI BSBDA
6. PLR is replaced Base rate
7. Martha Dodrey Work for Polio
8. Bankasurance by banking Chanel

9. Swarn Jayanti Rojgar Yojna is for Gramin vikas mantralay


10. What is the name of card for farmer kisan credit card
11. Name the wife of the PM of India: Gursharan Kaur
12. RBI Provide loans to bank is called? Repo Rate
13. Loan cant be provided below which rate: Base Rate
14. India won how many medals in London Olympic Games 2012 6 (4 Bronze & 2
Silver)
15. If RBI reduces CRR, what happens: Credit Supply increases, loans get cheaper.
16. Banks Calculate interest on basis of what time and capital?
17. Largest Tea exporter in World? Sri Lanka
18. Which organization deals with complaints of Consumers?
19. Author of Satanic Verses Salman Rushdie
20. Which of the following contains 11 digit alphanumeric codes? IFSC code
21. Name the scheme to include every people under banking system Financial
Inclusion
22. IIFA 2013 Award best film - Barfi
23. Venue of Olympic 2020 - Tokyo
24. Yerevon is the capital of Armenian
25. One question related to Banking Ombudsman?
26. Full form of EDC Electronic Data Capture Machine
27. Name of the leader , whose statue was inaugurated by Manmohan
Singh in Gujarat? Sardar Vallabbhai Patel
28. What is CTS: Cheque Truncation System
29. Which of the following software used in Banking System? Core banking
software
30. One question related to: i. Bharat Nirman
ii. DICGC/ MICR

iii. KYC
iv. Credit Pulling
v. MSME
vi. Saving Account.
31. KYC norms issued by RBI ( to stop money laundering activities).
32. 9 digit code written on Cheque is known as MICR code
33. Who controls Cobra Post and Tehelka?
34. Current Base Rate? 9.80 10.25%
35. Full form of: BSBDA Basic Saving Bank Deposit Account.

25 GK Questions on indian banks from IBPS


Clerk Exam
1. Brazil currency Real 2. ECS full form Electronic Clearing System
3. Indira Gandhi peace prize 2012 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
4. Devdas book written by - Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay
5. Tatason tied up with which to promote Indian airlines Singapore airlines.
6. Which Indian film representing in 2014 in Oscar The Good Road
7. 60th national awards best film Paan Singh Tomar
8. Largest coffe exporting state: Karnataka
9. Mc-x chairman: Satyananda Mishra former Chief Information Commissioner (CIC)
10. One question on self help group?
11. The rate at which bank cannot lend money % of sponserd bank state govt and
central govt
12. Banks which are nationalized in second schedule act are known as : Scheduled
Commercial Banks'.
13. Human rights day-10 Dec.
14. The time limit for resolution of customer complaints in banks has been reduced
from 12 days to- 7 days.

15. .MNREGA- no. of days-100days


16. . IFSC Alphanumeric code how many digits-11 digit
17. Enterprise where investment in plant and machinery does not exceed 25 lakhmicro enterprise
18. Credit information agency-Cibil
19. Rupay card launched by- NPCI
20. Central bank of India-RBI
21. To increase liquidly -Repo rate must be decreased
22. Best foreign language film at the 86th academy awards- Armour
23. One Qs related to CASA RATIO?
24. Noble peace prize 2013 -OPCW
25. Upto one lakh insurance in banks done by-DICGC

100 GK Questions from IBPS Clerk exam


1. Man Booker Prize 2013 - Eleanor Catton (for The Luminaries)
2. Man Booker International Prize - Lydia Davis
3. Asia Pacific International Award - Dr. Mujeeb Athar
4. Cecil B Demile Award - Woody Allen
5. Champion for Global Change Award 2013 -Malala Yousafzai
6. First Mahathir Award for Global Peace - Nelson Mandela
7. German Whistleblower Prize 2013 - Edward Snowden
8. Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival- Sacro GRA (Italy)
9. Grand Prize at Cuba's International Radio and Telivision Festival - Baraksat
(Lebanese Documentary)
10. IMPAC Dublin Literary Award - Kevin Barry
1. Human rights day- 10 Dec.
2. Ghoomar dance belongs to which state- Rajasthan
3. Largest rice producing state in India- West Bengal

4. Riga is the capital of which country- Latvia


5. How many countries in European union- 28
6. Full form of ATM- Automated Teller Machine
7. Uber cup related with- Badminton
8. At present which country has a female president- South Korea
9. Chatrapati Shivaji international airport is located in-Maharashtra
10. Which element is used in pencil?
11. Head Quarter of WHO- Geneva
12. Daniel Day-Lewis won best actor award in 85th academy award played as the
role of- Abraham Lincoln
13. Cabinet minister on Agriculture- Sharad Pawar
14. Risk Cover is used in - Hedging Fund
15. Question from Gilt edge fund?
16. Foreign Bank invest in priority sector via - RBI
17. Kimberley process certificate scheme- diamond
18. Imagining India-idea of a renewed nation- author name Nandan Nilekani
19. Baht is the Currency of - Thailand
20. Who is the first person to be listed to start the census operation every timePresident
21. Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojna (JGSY) program is implemented by- Village
Panchayat
22. Prime minister of Japan, Shinjo Abe advocated an economy policy known asAbenomics
23. About Inflation?
24. Bankassurance- Bank & Insurance related products
25. What do u mean by CRR- Cash Reserve Ratio
26. Attorney general of India appointed by: President

27. 28th member of EU Croatia


28. Who is Raghuram Rajan - RBI Governor
29. Financial task action force HQ - Paris
30. SAARC secretariat Ahmad Saleem
31. SAARC head office- Nepal (Kathamandu)
32. Who won the mahathir peace prize Nelson Mandela
33. What does a banking ombudsman do Listen the complaints of the customer
related to Banking issues.
34. Nirbhaya allocation in budget 1000
35. Max amount transaction in RTGS No Limit
36. CEO of World economic forum klaus schwab
37. Turning point authour APJ Abdul kalam
38. India helped which country in its Election process?
39. Scheme in Maoist areas Roshini
40. Food security bill:67 percent to get food thru which ? TPDS
41. SHEKEL currency of which country ? Israel
42. FIMMDA stands for - Fixed Income Money Market Dealers Association
43. Blue Revolution Meant for What? Fisheries
44. Bharat Chetri Related to which sport? Hockey
45. Kathakali is folk dance of ---? Kerala46. P Sathasivam is in news? he is - CJI of India
47. Commercial paper is issued by Corporate
48. About CSR corporate social responsibility.
49. GAAR is applicable from - 1st April 2016
50. Treasury bills, Certificate of deposits, commercial papers traded in which market
- Money market
51. PAKISTAN PM - NAWAZ SHARIF

52. Sarajevo is the capital of - BOSNIA


53. HDI Index of Rank of India 136
54. Nishi Vasudeva is the chairman of HPCL
55. Who purchased the business of Royal bank of Scotland - Ratnakar Bank
56. PPF Max amount in a financial Year 100000
57. E-Choupal is from Which Organization ITC
58. Foreign trade policy implemented by -Ministry of Commerce, Industry
59. UNCTAD HQ- Geneva
60. Highest award in Sport (India) - Rajiv Khel Ratna
61. FCNR Account - Opend by NRI and IPO's
62. Father of Nuclear Programme - Homi JBABA
63. Best Feature film in 60th IIFA Awards - Pan singh Thomar
64. Committee on Below Poverty line Tendulkar Committee
65. Anoop Sridhar is a Famous for- BADMINTON
66. Sea of Pappies is Written by- AMITAV GHOSH
67. EFT means Electronic Funds Transfer
68. Banks didnt allow loans Beyond BASE RATE
69. For participating in President election minimum age is 35 Years
70. Fiscal Deficit in 2012-13 is 5.2%
71. SEBI Chairman U K SINHA
72. PMAEC chairman C Rangarajan
73. Telecom regulator TRAI
74. Palk Starit line India & Sri Lanka
75. Sardar Sarovar Dam is built on which river-Narmada
1). which country adopted panchashila principles for domestic politics?
(2) nepolean of India

(3) doctrine of lapse


(4) country having oldest population in the world
(5) which country is the biggest importer of the world
(6) which one is related to economic term- plaintiff, deflation etc.
(7) February 12th 2013 which country reserve 30 seats for women- Kuwait, suadi
Arabia, UAE etc.
(8) regarding japan tremor that cause the earth axis to alter by how many inch.
(9) former advisor of GOI kaushal basu an economist appointment as what in one
the international institutions.
(10) about tabacco/ciggarette % cut in 2013-14 budget
(11) in whose time did regional development reach the highest peak in medieval
period- Ashoka, Aurangzeb, shah jahan etc.
(12) full form of ASCII.

30 GK Questions from IBPS Clerk exam 15th


December, 2013 exam
1.UNKOWN MAN OF INDIA:NIRAD C CHOUDARI
2.NATINAL GIRL DAY:JAN 24
3.ONE SPORTS WORD
4.KUDAMKULAM PROJECT IN :TAMIL NADU
5.ICC T20 BY SACHIN:1
6.ECS CLG IS CREDIT PUSH FACILITY
7.RTGS IS REAL TIME PROCESS
8.TRANSFER FROM ONE A/C TO OTHER:NEFT
9.DICGC GIVE SECURITY TO INDIVIDUAL DEPOSITORS/FIRMS
10.BSBDA FOR WEAKER SETION
11.compensasation for credit card holders who complained in banking
ombudsman :max 1 lakh
12.rbi governor head quarter:mumbai

13.cheque giving person refered as drawer of the chq


14.dd above 20000/- made by a/c payee crossing chq
15.ridf:rural industrial development fund
16.alice munro belongs to canada
17.clean note policy:should be kept in strong room safely
18.common wealth games 2014:glasgow
19.unido head qtr:vienna,austria
20.3 idiots director:rajkumar hirani
21.nippon language belongs to japan
22.reverse repo need:for liquidity management
23.scheme issued for minorities
24.one qtn related to rbi
25.Which country will be hosting next Commonwealth summit in 2015?- Malta
26. Kundankulum Nuclear power plant in which state?- Tamil Nadu
27. Pit Spot term is related to which game?- Racing
28. Full form of RIDF?- Rural Infrastructure Development Fund
29. Noble Prize 2013 for literature winner Alice Munro belongs to which country?Canada
30. Nippon language belongs to which country?- Japan
31. what is the logo of WWF ?

40 plus GK Questions on and from IBPS Clerk


Exam
1) Who is the author of the book 'The Lowland'?- Jhumpa Lahiri
2) Full form of BSBDA : Minimum balance for opening BSBDA? Basic Savings Bank
Deposit Account, Zero balance
3) In which year, BSBDA came into effect with the compliance of guidelines by RBI?
August 22 , 2012

4) Which type of accounts are converted into BSBDA? No frill accounts are
converted into BSBDA.
5) World Food Day?- October 16
6) Which organization is called the lender of last resort in India? Reserve Bank of
India
7) Bankers bank in India? Reserve Bank of India The headquarter of WHO is
situated in which place?
Geneva, Switzerland
9) When WHO was established?
7 April, 1948
10) What is financial inclusion? Financial inclusion or inclusive financing is the
delivery of financial services at affordable costs to sections of disadvantaged and
low-income segments of society.
11) What is micro finance? Microfinance is a source of financial services for
entrepreneurs and small businesses lacking access to banking and related services.
12) How many approximate Micro Finance Institute in India? 149
13) Which apex body regulates money market in India? Reserve bank of India
14) Who is the chief Election commissioner of India? V.S. Sampath
15) According to census 2011, which state has lowest population density? Arunachal
Pradesh
16) From which state, bamboo dance is associated? Mizoram
17) Minimum age to be a member in Rajya Sabha : 30 years
18) Minimum age to be a member in Lok Sabha : 25 years
19) Which Indian actress won the House Of Commons in London? Kareena Kapoor
20) To whom Yash Chopra Memorial Award is given this year? Lata Mangeshkar
21) What is CASA? Current Account & Saving Account
22) CASA is related with which field? Banking field.
23) NEFT is stands for_____. National Electronic Fund Transfer
24) What is the minimum and maximum limit for NEFT? NO limit.

25) What is currency swap? A swap that involves the exchange of principal and
interest in one currency for the same in another currency.
26) What is a Debenture? A debenture is a document that either creates a debt or
acknowledges it, and it is a debt without collateral.
27) What is Bancassurance? Bancassurance means selling insurance product
through banks.
28) What is the minimum age of very senior citizen, according to income tax act? 80
years.
29) Which is the least populous state in India?- Sikkim
30) Question related to priority sector?
31) What is the age criterion for Very senior citizen?- above 80 years
32) Which state in India has lowest population density?- Arunachal Pradesh
33. What is the minimum age for a person to become a member of Rajya Sabha?30 Years
34.Which Indian bollywood actress was honored in Engalnd House of Commons
recently?- Kareena Kapoor
35. Who is the chief election commissioner?- V S Sampath
36. What is the age criterion for Very senior citizen?- above 80 years
37. Who is the author of the book 'The Lowland'?- Jhumpa Lahiri

35 GK Questions from IBPS Clerk


Exam
1. Chairman of 14 finance commission
2. IFSC full Form -- Indian Financial System Code
3. In BRICS, B stands for -- Brazil
4. Ghoomar Dance related to which state -- Rajasthan
5. One Question related to RTGS
6. Who Control Future Commodity Market
7. ECB full form External Commercial Borrowing

8. One Question related to Check


9. Lagaan Movie Director -- Ashutosh Gowarikar
10. A Brief History of Time Stephen Hawking
11. Panji is situated on which River Mandovi River
12. One Question on CTS
13. World Chess Championship held at -- Chennai(India)
1. Chairman of 14 finance commission -- Y V Reddy
2. IFSC full Form -- Indian Financial System Code
3. In BRICS, B stands for -- Brazil
4. Ghoomar Dance related to which state -- Rajasthan
5. One Question related to RTGS
6. Who Control Future Commodity Market host country of Commonwealth games
2015????
1. When is World Water Day observed? - March 22
2. Expand NPA. - Non Performing Asset
3. The book titled Joseph Anton: A Memoir has been authored by - Salman Rushdie
4. The headquarters of WHO are located in - Switzerland (Geneva)
5. The Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is - Nandan
Nielkani
6. Electronic Clearing Scheme operates under the aegis of- RBI
7. Gravity, a 2013 science fiction thriller, has been directed by - Alfonso Cuarn
8. The unclear, oiled currencies are called - Mutilated Notes
9. A bank is receiving more CASA deposits, what does it mean? - More demand
liability on bank
10. Who won Barclays ATP world tour finals defeating world no.1 Rafael Nadal? Novak Djokovic
11. Which country is going to host common wealth summit in 2015? -Malta
12. RBI adjust the credit expansion through which of the following? - Repo Rate

13. Which of the following is the financial market for the buying and selling of longterm debt- or equity-backed securities? - Capital Market
14. Money Market comprise- Treasury bills, commercial paper, bankers'
acceptances, deposits, certificates of deposit, bills of exchange, repurchase
agreements
15. Kempegowda airport is the new name given to which airport in India?
Bengaluru International Airport
16. Who is Francois Hollande? - President of France

17. Expand ALM in context of Banks. Asset Liability Management


18. Who is the author of novel The Casual Vacancy? JK Rowling
19. Where was the 23rd CHOGM held? Colombo, Sri Lanka
20. IFSC Code consists of how many digits? -11
1. World Diabetes Day -- 14 November
2. How many digits in MICR code on cheque -- 9 Digits
3. Full form of SLR -- Statutory Liquidity ratio
4. Bhart Ratna Awarded to which indian singer -- Lata Mangeshkar in 2001
5. Recently who scored double century in ODI -- Rohit Sharma
6. Nagarjuna Dam in which State -- Andhra Pradesh
7. Indira Gandhi National Integration Award -- MS Swaminathan
8. Indian Grand Prix Winner -- Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
9. 23rd CHOGM Summit held in -- Colombo, Sri Lanka
10. Miss Universe 2013 -- Mara Gabriela Isler from Venezuela
11. Casual Vacancy Writer -- J. K. Rowling
12. Largest Exporter Country of Gold
13. One Question about Women Pension Scheme
14. One Question on Micro Loans
15. Kissan Credit Card

16. One Question on Demand Deposi

35 GK Questions from IBPS Clerk III


Exam
1. Which country hosted the 23rd CHOGM summit 2013?- Sri Lanka in Colombo
2. World Diabetes day?- 14 November
3. Who was the Miss Universe 2013?- Mara Gabriela Isler from Venezuela
4. Full form SLR?- Statutory Liquidity ratio
5. Name the Indian who scored double century against Australia recently?- Rohit
Sharma
6. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is located in which state?- Andhra Pradesh
7. Who won Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration 2013?- M.S. Swaminathan
8. Name the play bank singer who gotBharat Ratna?- Lata mangeskar in 2001
9. Indian gran pix winner 2013?- Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
10. Women pension scheme is named after?
11. Magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) in cheque has how manycharacter?- 9
12. Micro loans related one question
13. One question related to Kisan credit card
14. One question related to demand deposit
15. Who is the author of Casual Vacancy?- J.K Rowling
16. Largest Exporter Country of Gold?
17. Sergey Bubka is related with which sports?- Pole Vault
18. At which place Indian Grand Prix was held?- Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
19. Largest Producing Country for Coffee?
20. Which organization working for welfare of women?
21. ATM operated by non banking entities?- White Label ATM
22. NSAP is related with which leader?

23. Question related to Sec 46 Banking Regulation Act


24. Which product improves credit flow in agriculture?
25. EMI goes on?
26. Converting physical share into electronic form?
27. Which of the following is not a negotiable instrument?
28. A banknote of which portionis missing or which is composed of more than two
pieces is known as?
29. NPCI 24x7 related?
30. Vodafone and ICICI launched unique mobile transfer called?
31. Banking Companies (Nomination) Rule 1985 related question
32. SKOPJE is a birthplace of which famous personality?- Mother Teresa
33. Cheque truncation means ?
34. Purchasing a commodity or security in one market for immediate sale in another
market is known as?
35. Whole sale banking is not intended to the need of .....

37 GK Questions from IBPS Clerk III Exam


1.

Full form of NEFT National Electronic Fund Transfer

2.

Current Bank Rate: 8.75%

3.

Tesi thomas is associated with Missile

4.

Sachin Tendulkar played last one day at Dhaka

5.

New name of a/c launch by RBI BSBDA

6.

PLR is replaced Base rate

7.

Martha Dodrey Work for Polio

8.

Bankasurance by banking Chanel

9.

Swarn Jayanti Rojgar Yojna is for Gramin vikas mantralay

10. What is the name of card for farmer kisan credit card
11. Name the wife of the PM of India: Gursharan Kaur

12. RBI Provide loans to bank is called? Repo Rate


13. Loan cant be provided below which rate: Base Rate
14. India won how many medals in London Olympic Games 2012 6 (4 Bronze & 2
Silver)
15. If RBI reduces CRR, what happens: Credit Supply increases, loans get cheaper.
16. Banks Calculate interest on basis of what time and capital?
17. Largest Tea exporter in World? Sri Lanka
18. Which organization deals with complaints of Consumers? 19. Author of Satanic Verses Salman Rushdie
20. Which of the following contains 11 digit alphanumeric codes? IFSC code
21. Name the scheme to include every people under banking system Financial
Inclusion
22. IIFA 2013 Award best film Barfi
23. Venue of Olympic 2020 Tokyo
24. Yerevon is the capital of Armenian
25. One question related to Banking Ombudsman?
26. Full form of EDC Electronic Data Capture Machine
27. Name of the leader , whose statue was inaugurated by Manmohan Singh in
Gujarat? Sardar Vallabbhai Patel
28. What is CTS: Cheque Truncation System
29. Which of the following software used in Banking System? Core banking
software
30. One question related to:
i. Bharat Nirman
ii. DICGC/ MICR
iii. KYC
iv. Credit Pulling

v. MSME
vi. Saving Account.
31. KYC norms issued by RBI ( to stop money laundering activities).
32. 9 digit code written on Cheque is known as MICR code
33. Who controls Cobra Post and Tehelka?
34. Current Base Rate? 9.80 10.25%
35. Full form of: BSBDA Basic Saving Bank Deposit Account.
36. Insurance when Bank failure/canceled license100000/ a/c
37. Swarozgar Yojana comes under which department Ministry of Rural
Development
1. Which bollywood actor won the Pride of Nation Award recently?- John Abraham
2. Who is the author of the book " My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions"?A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
3. Who was recently appointed as President and CEO of i-Gate corporation?- Ashok
Vemuri
4. Which among the following bank has Head Quarters at Delhi?-Oriental Bank of
Commerce
5. Rajiv Gandhi Aviation University will be set up at?Rae Baereli.
6. Recently Asian Development Bank reduced Indias GDP to?- 4.7%
1) Which of the following movie nominated for Oscar award?
2) Who among the following is chairman FMC (Forward Markets Commission)?
3) What is the name of food grain scheme of himanchal pradesh?
4) Which of the following is the GAAR implementation date?
5) What is the name of new PM of iran ?
6) Who among the following is the new chairman of SBI?
7) Who among the following is the new chairman of AADHAR?
8.)Fullform of NOFHC??
9) Indiss place in global competitive list by WEF?

10) Which of the following is the population growth rate (2001-2011)?


11) One question related with MSF.
12) Graphic biography on of whom released by amar chitra kotha -Dhyan Chand
13) Bank rate
14) Raghuram Rajan book name.-- Fault lines
15) Which of the following Bank open 15000 branches.
16) Which of the following country in BRICS?
17) Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award.
18) One question related to INS VIKRANT.
19) Pullea Gopichand related to which game?
20) Maharashtra state launches 'Manodhairya' scheme for whom? For rape victims
21) What is the Maximum limit in prority sector by public sec? 40 %
22) According to MSMED Act 2006,maximum limit in services is 5 crore .what is
minimum limit for medium enterprises?
23) First women chief information commissioner
24) Sundarban located in which state - West Bengal
25) Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards(From India).-The Good
road
1.konar temple belongs to which God?Sun
2.PAN card full formPermanent account number
3.Paan Singh thomar movie director -Tigmanshu Dhulia
4.Open market Commoditys where controlled by?
5.In fy 2013-14 Rs.1000 crores where allotted to which bank?a
a. Public sector woman bank
b. private sector woman bank
c. Comercial woman bank
d. cooperative woman bank

6.IFSC 11 digit code refers bank branch code


7. one question on bsbda
8. one question on crr
9.DGFT(Director General of foreign Trade) controls 10. icici peoples choice award was given to whom-M.S.Dhoni
11. If a cheque is dishonored then it is returned to whom?
12. The book Romancing with life is written on whom-Devanand
13. Who Declare Credit Policy?
14. ECGC?
15. ATM
16.myaamar ka pahle naam kya tha,
17. dicgc 4 what,ans-insurance,
18. micro investment in plant-25 lakh,
19. paan singh tomer film director,
20. ifsc code represent,
21. neft limit,
22. ifsc
23. fundemental right,
24. konark temple,
25. rbi keeps important records indirectly asking about hq-mumbai

33 GK Questions from IBPS clerk exam


1. What is SLR ?
2. Who is Okram Ibobi Singh : CM of Manipur
3. Author of " God of Small things " : Arundhati Rai
4. One lengthy question on DICGC ?
5. M-Pesa Scheme launched by which Co. : Vodafone

6. One question on Core Banking ?


7. CMD of SBI ?Arundathi battacharya
8. Hindi Diwas day : 14th Sept
9. Which two countries will observe year 2014 as " Year of friendly Exchanges "? :
India & China
10. Tejpal Chief of which Co. ? : Tehalka
11. Movie directed by Ayan Mukherjee? : Right option was " Wake Up Sid "
12. Bharat Ratna to CN Rao for ?
13. One question on fiscal deficit ?
14. One question on Banking Codes ?
15. Validity of Cheque and Draft ?
16.India and which country will celebrate 2014 as Year of Friendly Exchanges?China
17. What is the minimum limit of RTGS transactions?- Rs. 2 Lakh
18. Sachin Tendulkar was given guard of honour by which country during his 200th
Test recently?- West Indies
19. Hindi Diwas is celebrated on?- 14 September
20. Who is Okram Ibobi Singh?- Chief Miniter of Manipur
21. Literature highest award?
22. Banking regulation act?
23. Nrega named after: Mahatma Gandhi
24. Banking inclusion scheme:
25. India Tourism tagline: Incredible India
26. Jungle book written by? Rudyard Kipling
27. What is the limit for Micro credit?
28. Name the card which have 11 digit code other than IFSC code?
29. PIN full form? Personal Identification Number

30. Opcw head quarters: Netherland (The Hague)


31. Hiroshima day: 6th Aug.
32. Philipphines disaster name: Haiyan
33. Child & women empower minister: Krishna Tirath

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