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100 General Knowledge Quiz Questions For Entrance Exams PDF
100 General Knowledge Quiz Questions For Entrance Exams PDF
1. The speed of light with the rise in the temperature of the medium
2. Which from the following rivers does not originate in Indian Territory?
(1) Heat energy into electrical energy (2) Mechanical energy into electrical energy
12. Who among the following has been appointed as the new Captain of Indian Test
Cricket Team?
(1) Vivian Richards (2) Gary Kirsten (3) Kapil Dev (4) Allan Border
14. The mascot for the 34th National Games held in Jharkhand in 2008, is
16. The term, L.B.W. is associated with which of the following games?
19. Jaspal Rana is the name associated with which of the following games?
21. A person wants to contest election for the membership of Gram Panchayat, what
should be his age?
22. Who summons the joint sitting of the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha?
23. Which of the following is not a source of revenue to the village panchayat?
24. All electioneering campaigns during the time of elections are stopped.
(1) President (2) Prime Minister (3) Parliament (4) Chief Justice of India
26. The General Budget is presented in the parliament normally in the month of
(1) January (2) February (3) Marc (4) Last month of the year
27. Who is the signatory on the Indian currency notes in denomination of two rupees and
above?
(1) Commodities are available at competitive rates (2) Demand exceeds supply
(3) Supply exceeds demand (4) Supply and demand are equal
(1) Inflation (2) Deflation (3) Price stability (4) Social change
34. Which of the following order is given to the plantes of solar system on the basis of
their sizes?
(1) Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, Mercury (2) Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury, Earth
(3) Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn (4) Earth, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter
(1) the sun comes in between the moon and the earth
(2) the earth comes in the between the sun and the moon
(3) the moon comes in between the sun and the earth
(1) Soil wash (2) Soil erosion (3) Soil creep (4) Silting of soil
(1) Sandy soil (2) Clayey soil (3) Black soil (4) Alluvial soil
38. Bandipur Sanctuary is located in the State of
(1) Tamil Nadu (2) Uttar Pradesh (3) Karnataka (4) Madhya Pradesh
(1) Assam (2) Rajasthan (3) Madhya Pradesh (4) Jammu and Kashmir
(1) Aeroplane (2) Ship building (3) Iron and steel (4) Electric locomotives
41. Which of the following group of States is the largest producer of tea?
48. The General who gave the firing order at Jallianwala Bag was
(1) Rowlatt Act (2) Salt Law (3) Act of 1909 (4) Jallianwala Bagh Messacre
50. The Britishers come to India as traders and formed company named
52. Who gave the slogan "You give me blood, I promise you freedom"?
(1) Himachal Pradesh (2) Uttaranchal (3) Goa (4) Jammu and Kashmir
55. On selling three articles at the cost of four article, there will be profit of
56. By selling an article for Rs. 40, there is loss of 40%. By selling it for Rs. 80 there is
(1) Gain of 20% (2) Loss of 10% (3) Loss of 20% (4) Gain of 10%
57. A number consists of two digits whose sum is 8. If 8 is subtracted from the number,
the digits interchange their places. Thenumber is
58. A horse is tied to a peg hammered at one of the corner of a rectangular grass field of
40 m by 24 m by a rope 14 m long. Over how much area of the field can the horse graze?
59. The sides of a triangle are in the ratio 3 : 5 : 7 and its perimeter is 30 cm. The length
of the greatest side of the triangle in cm is
60. The radius of a right circular cone is 3 cm and its height is 4 cm. The curved surface
of the cone will be
(1) James Watt (2) James Prescott Joule (3) New Commen (4) Isaac Newton
(1) Thomas Alva Edison (2) Galileo (3) Alexander Graham Bell (4) G. Marconi
64. The fractions 7/11, 16/20, 21/22 when arranged in descending order is
65. If 10% of a number is subtracted from it, the result is 1800. The number is
69. Which amongst the following Abbreviations stands for organization related to Indian
space programme?
(1) Viral infection (2) Contaminated water (3) Bacterial infection (4) Hereditary causes
(1) Tartaric acid (2) Butyric acid (3) Lactic acid (4) Acetic acid
76. AIDS stands for
78. Persons with which blood group are called universal donors?
(1) Egg of silkworm (2) Pupa of silkworm (3) Larva of silkworm (4) Insect itself
80. Which amongst the following is the train introduced by Indian Railways bringing
travel by AC class within the reach of a common man?
(1) August Kranti (2) Jan Shatabd (3) Garib Rath (4) Sampark Kranti
81. Approximately how many stations are there on the Indian Railway Network?
(1) Ashok Chakra (2) Paramvir Chakra (3) Mahavir Chakra 4) Param Vishista
Chakra
(1) Mother Teresa (2) Rabindranath Tagore (3) Sorijini Naidu (4) C.V. Raman
(1) Ambika Soni (2) Kapil Sibbal (3) Renuka Chaudhary (4) Sushil Kumar Shinde
(1) Sunil Gavaskar (2) Dilip Vengasarkar (3) Kapil Dev (4) Chetan Chauhan
94. The assembly elections were held recently in two states namely
97. To work on mobile cell phone which of the following is/are required?
99. Which of the following keys of personal computer is not available in the key board of
traditional typewriters?
100. Which of the following words is not related to the functioning of Internet?
(1) Www (2) http (3) e-mail (4) All of the above
ANSWERS
1. (3) 2. (2) 3. (1) 4. (2) 5. (3) 6. (4) 7. (2) 8. (3) 9. (1) 10. (3)
11. (1) 12. (3) 13. (2) 14. (3) 15. (4) 16. (1) 17. (3) 18. (3) 19. (2) 20. (4)
21. (3) 22. (1) 23. (3) 24. (4) 25. (1) 26. (2) 27. (3) 28. (2) 29. (2) 30. (4)
31. (2) 32. (4) 33. (1) 34. (1) 35. (3) 36. (2) 37. (3) 38. (3) 39. (3) 40. (1)
41. (4) 42. (2) 43. (4) 44. (2) 45. (1) 46. (3) 47. (2) 48. (4) 49. (1) 50. (4)
51. (2) 52. (4) 53. (4) 54. (2) 55. (2) 56. (1) 57. (4) 58. (1) 59. (3) 60. (2)
61. (1) 62. (3) 63. (3) 64. (3) 65. (2) 66. (4) 67. (2) 68. (3) 69. (3) 70. (1)
71. (3) 72. (2) 73. (4) 74. (4) 75. (3) 76. (3) 77. (4) 78. (3) 79. (3) 80. (3)
81. (2) 82. (4) 83. (3) 84. (4) 85. (2) 86. (2) 87. (3) 88. (2) 89. (4) 90. (2)
91. (3) 92. (1) 93. (2) 94. (3) 95. (3) 96. (2) 97. (4) 98. (3) 99. (3) 100. (4)
Aptitude Questions - Time & Work Problems
1. If 20 men take 30 days to complete a job. In how many days can 25 men complete the
job?
2. Fifteen men take 10 days to complete a job working 12 hours a day. How many hours a
day
3. A piece of work can be done by 16 men in 8 days working 12 hours a day. How many
men are needed to complete another work, which is three times the first one, in 24 days
working 8 hours a day?
4. A can do a piece of work in 9 days. B can do the same in 12 days. In how many days
can the work be completed if A and B work together?
a.5 1/9 days b.5 1/4 days c.5 1/3 days d.5 1/7 days
5. A and B together can do a piece of work in 12 days and A alone can complete the work
in 18 days. How long will B alone take to complete the job?
6. Anil and Amit can complete a job in 12 days working together. Amit alone can
complete it in 16 days. Both of them worked together for 4 days and then Amit left. How
long will Anil take to complete the remaining work?
7. A and B can do a piece of work in 12 days, B and C can do it in 15 days and C and A
can do the same work in 20 days. How long would each take to complete the job?
9. A can do a work in 12 days. When he had worked for 3 days B joined him. If they
complete the work in 3 more days. In how many days can B alone can finish the work?
10. A and B together can do a piece of work in 14 2/5 days; B and C together can do the
same work in 12 days. After A worked for8 days, B for 12 days C takes up and finished it
alone in 6 days. In how many days will each of them do the work, working alone?
11. To do a certain work C alone takes twice as long as A and B together. A would take 3
times as long as B and C together. All three together complete the work in 5 days. How
long would each take separately?
12. 4 men or 5 women can construct a wall in 82 days. How long will it take 5 men and 4
women to do the same?
13. If 9 men and 12 boys can do a piece of work in 4 days and 4 men and 16 boys can do
the same piece of work in 6 days. How long will 6 men and 24 boys take to complete the
same work?
14. A certain number of men can do a work in 20 days. If there were 4 more men, the
work can be done in 5 days less. How many men were there initially?
15. X is 3 times as fast as Y and is able to complete the work in 40 days less than Y. Find
the time in which they can complete the work together?
a.5 5/31 days b.5 5/32 days c.5 5/33 days d.5 5/34 days
17. A alone can do a work in 12 days and B alone in 18 days. If C takes twice as long as
A and B together, how long will B and C together take to complete the same work?
18. A and B each working alone can do a work in 10 and 15 days respectively. They
started the work together but B left after sometime and A finished the remaining work in
5 days. After how many days from the start did B leave?
19. A contractor decided to complete the work in 40 days and employed 60 men at the
beginning and 40 men additionally after 10 days and got the work completed as per
schedule. If he had not employed the additional men, how many extra days would he
have needed to complete the work?
20. A group of 35 men is employed to complete some work in 48 days. After 33 days, 5
more men are employed and the work is finished 1 day ealier. If 5 more men were not
employed, how many more days would it have taken beyond the expected period?
21. A and B working separately can do a piece of work in 6 and 9 days respectively; they
work on alternate days starting with A on the first day. In how many days will the work
be done?
22. A and B working separately can do a piece of work in 6 and 12 days respectively.
They work on alternate days starting with Aon the first day. In how many days will the
work be completed?
a.13 1/4 days b.13 2/4 days c.13 3/4 days d.135/4 days
24. A and B working separately can do a piece of work in 20 and 24 days. They work on
alternate days starting with B on the first day. In how many days will the work be
completed?
a.21 5/6 days b.21 1/6 days c.21 4/5 days d. none of these
25. A, B and C can do a piece of work in 4, 5 and 7 days respectively. They got $415 for
the job. what is A's share?
26. A,B and C contract a work for $4500. A and B together complete 3/5th of the work
and then C takes over and finished the work. What is the amount received by C?
27. Wages for 40 women for 30 days are $21,600. How many men must work for 25 days
to earn $14,400 if the daily wages for a man are double that of a women?
28. A,B and C can together earn $1,620 in 9 days. A and C can earn $600 in 5 days where
as B and C in 7 days can earn $910. Find the daily earnings of C?
29. A can do a piece of work in 20 days and B in 30 days. A starts the work and worked
for 6 days. Then B completed the remaining part of the work. In how many days was the
work completed?
30. A can do a piece of work in 24 days and B in 48 days. B joins A after A had worked
alone for 6 days. In how many more days would the work get completed?
32) 25 men take 25 days to construct a wall 10 meter high. How many men would be
required to construct a similar wall which is 8meter high, if it is planned that the work
would be completed in 10 days?
33) 20 cows and 40 goats can be kept for 10 days for $460. What would be the cost of
keeping 50 cows and 30 goats for 12 days if the cost of keeping 5 goats is the same as
cost of keeping 1 cow?
34) A, B and C started the work and after completing 1/5th of the work C left. A and B
then worked for 20 days. C then took over from A and B and completed the remaining
portion of the work in 12 days. If C takes 40 days to complete the work, in how many
days would A alone or B alone complete the work if the efficiencies with which they
work is the same?
35) A boy is trying to cover a distance of 100 meters. He takes a jump forward and
covers 2m, but every time he jumps forward he also moves 1m backward. In all, how
many jumps would be required to cover the distance?
36) A piece of work can be completed by 10 men in certain number of days. If there were
2 men less it would have taken 3 more days to complete the work. In how many days can
24 men complete the same work?
37) A is 80 % more efficient than B who is 60% more efficient than C. A takes 40 days
less than B to complete a work. A starts the work and works for 25 days and then B takes
over. B then work for the next 30 days and then stops. In how much more time can C
complete the remaining work?
39) P and Q agreed to complete a job in 15 days for $6200. P can complete the same job
in 50 days and Q in 30 days. They had to take R to complete the work in time. Find R's
share in the money earned by them.
40) A and B complete a piece of work in 10 days. B and C in 12 days and C and A in 15
days. All the three of them started working and then B left after 4 days. C left 3 days after
that and then immediately B joined A again to complete the remaining work. In how
many days was the work completed?
1.How many languages and dialects are spoken by people all over the world?
A.6,000 B.9,000
C.4,000 D.1,000
A.Hindi B.French
C.English D.German
A.4,50,000 B.45,000
C.4,500 D.450
6.Which book has been printed in the maximum number of languages and these scripts?
8.The oldest printed work in the world, which dates back to AD 868 is:
A.270 cm, 300 cm, 252 kg. B.100 cm, 110 cm, 100 kg.
A.Tulsidas B.Kalidas
C.Shakuntala D.Savitri
13.The book ?Satyartha Prakash? was written by:
C.Tulsidas D.Kalidas
23.Euclid was:
A.Greek mathematician
B.Contributor to the use of deductive principles of logic as the basis of geometry
C.Propounded the geometrical theosems
D.All the statements are correct
24.Fa-hien was:
A.The first Buddhist pilgrim of China to visit India during the reign of Chandragupta
Vikramaditya
B.The discover of Puerto Rico and Jamaica
C.The first Buddhist pilgrim of India to visit China
D.None of these
25.Firdausi was:
C.Discovered that the movement of the pendulum produces a regular time measurement.
30.The American General who led the revolt against the British & declared American
independence was:
A.Discovered Greenland B.Traveled three China, India and other parts of Asia
32.Who landed on the mainland of South America for the First time?
A.Discovered Greenland
D.None of these
33.Who was first to sail sound the strait, reached the Philippines and named the Pacific
Ocean?
A.Sir James Clark B.Rear Admiral C.Sir John Ross D.All the above
C.Capt. R. E. Scott
D.All of these
D.None of these
A.Frank boreman, Bill Anders and Jim Lovell B.Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin
48.The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, awarded the Noble Prize in:
Answers
11. c12. a13. a14. c15. B 16. d17. c18. a19. b20. a
21. d22. a23. d24. a25. C 26. a27. d28. d29. a30. a
31. b32. b33. a34. c35. D 36. b37. a38. c39. c40. a
41. c42. b43. a44. b45. A 46. d47. a48. d49. b50. a
Multiple choices Quiz Questions about Human Body with Answers.
C.Kidneys D.Heart
C.To remove waste product from the body D.To help in digestion of food
16.A person of which of the following blood groups is called a universal donor?
A.Carbohydrates B.Fats
C.Proteins D.Vitamins
A.Vitamin B B.Vitamin C
C.Vitamin A D.Vitamin D
22.A person with which of the following blood groups can receive blood of any group?
Column I Column II
A.Beriberi 1. Vitamin A
B.Scurvy 2. Vitamin B
C.Rickets 3. Vitamin C
ABCD
(a) 3 2 1 4 (b) 2 1 3 4
(c) 2 3 4 1 (d) 2 3 1 4
C.Stomach D.Liver
Column I Column II
A.Cataract 1. Bones
B.Jaundice 2. Eyes
C.Diabetes 3. Liver
D.Arthritis 4. Pancreas
ABCD
(a) 2 3 4 1 (b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 1 3 4 2 (d) 3 2 4 1
3.Biopsy is done on
A.Tissues taken from a dead body B.Tissues taken form a living body
A.Pancreas B.Liver
A.Cholera B.Plague
C.Tetanus D.Diphtheria
A.Plague-rats B.Rabies-dog
C.Tapeworm-pig D.Poliomyelitis-monkey
Column I Column II
A.Air-borne 1. Tetanus
B.Water-borne 2. Tuberculosis
C.Contact 3. Cholera
D.Wound 4. Syphilis
ABCD
D.None of these
5.Enzymes help in
Answers
11. c12. a13. a14. b15. C 16. a17. c18. d19. a20. c
21. b22. b23. c24. a25. B 26. b27. b28. b29. b30. c
31. c32. b33. b34. b35. A 36. d37. b38. b39. b40. a
41. d42. c43. d44. b45. A 46. b47. d48. c49. b50. C
1. If 2x-y=4 then calculate 6x-3y=?
Answer: (b)
Answer: (b)
Answer: (a)
4. Pipe A can fill an empty tank in 20 minutes and Pipe B in 30 mins and Pipe C can
empty the same in 40 mins. If all of them work together, find the time taken to fill the
tank?
(a) 17 1/7 mins (b) 20 mins (c) 8 mins (d) none of these
Answer: (a)
5. Thirty men take 20 days to complete a job working 9 hours a day. How many hour a
day should 40 men work to complete the job?
Answer: (b)
Answer: (c)
7. A boat travels 20 kms upstream in 6 hours and 18 kms downstream in 4 hours. Find the
speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the water current?
(a) 1/2 kmph (b) 7/12 kmph (c) 5 kmph (d) none of these
Answer: (b)
8. A goat is tied to one corner of a square plot of side 12 meter by a rope 7 meter long.
Find the area it can graze?
(a) 38.5 sq.m (b) 155 sq.m (c) 144 sq.m (d) 19.25 sq.m
Answer: (a)
9. Mr. Sharma decided to walk down the escalator of a tube station. He found that if he
walks down 26 steps, he requires 30 seconds to reach the bottom. However, if he steps
down 34 stairs he would only require 18 seconds to get to the bottom. If the time is
measured from the moment the top step begins to descend to the time he steps off the last
step at the bottom, find out the height of the stair way in steps?
Answer: 46 steps.
10. The average age of 10 members of a committee is the same as it was 4 years ago,
because an old member has been replaced by ayoung member. Find how much younger is
the new member?
Answer: 40 years.
11. Three containers A, B and C have volumes a, b, and c respectively; and container A is
full of water while the other two are empty. If from container A water is poured into
container B which becomes 1/3 full, and into container C which becomes 1/2 full, how
much water is left in container A?
Answer: AE = 10.
13. In the given figure, PA and PB are tangents to the circle at A and B respectively and
the chord BC is parallel to tangent PA. If AC = 6 cm, and length of the tangent AP is 9
cm, then what is the length of the chord BC?
Answer: BC = 4 cm.
15. Three cards are drawn at random from an ordinary pack of cards. Find out the
probability that they will consist of a king, aqueen and an ace?
Answer: 64/2210.
16. A number of cats got together and decided to kill between them 999919 mice. Every
cat killed an equal number of mice. Each cat killed more mice than there were cats. How
many cats do you think were there?
Answer: 991.
Answer: x = e2 or e3.
18. The square of a two digit number is divided by half the number. After 36 is added to
the quotient, this sum is then divided by 2. The digits of the resulting number are the
same as those in the original number, but they are in reverse order. The ten's place of the
original number is equal to twice the difference between its digits. What is the number?
Answer: 46
19. Can you tender a one rupee note in such a manner that there shall be total 50 coins but
none of them would be 2 paise coins?
Answer: 45 one paisa coins, 2 five paise coins, 2 ten paise coins, and 1 twenty-five paise
coins.
20. A monkey starts climbing up a tree 20ft. tall. Each hour, it hops 3ft. and slips back
2ft. How much time would it take the monkey to reach the top?
Answer: 18 hours.
Answer: 9
22. A certain type of mixture is prepared by mixing brand A at Rs. 9/kg with brand B at
Rs. 4/kg. If the mixture is worth Rs. 7/kg, how many kgs. of brand A are needed to make
40 kgs. of the mixture?
23. A wizard named Nepo says "I am only three times my son's age. My father is 40
years more than twice my age. Together the three of us are a mere 1240 years old." How
old is Nepo?
24. One dog tells the other that there are two dogs in front of me. The other one also
shouts that he too had two behind him. How many are they?
Answer: Three.
25. A man ate 100 bananas in five days, each day eating 6 more than the previous day.
How many bananas did he eat on the first day?
Answer: Eight.
26. If it takes five minutes to boil one egg, how long will it take to boil four eggs?
28. Solve for x and y: 1/x - 1/y = 1/3, 1/x2 + 1/y2 = 5/9.
29. Daal is now being sold at Rs. 20/kg. During last month its rate was Rs. 16/kg. By how
much percent should a family reduce its consumption so as to keep the expenditure fixed?
Answer: 20%.
Answer: 10.
31. Can you find out what day of the week was January 12, 1979?
Answer: Friday.
32. A garrison of 3300 men has provisions for 32 days, when given at a rate of 850 grams
per head. At the end of 7 days are inforcement arrives and it was found that now the
provisions will last 8 days less, when given at the rate of 825 grams per head. How, many
more men can it feed?
33. From 5 different green balls, four different blue balls and three different red balls,
how many combinations of balls can be chosen taking at least one green and one blue
ball?
Answer: 3720.
34. Three pipes, A, B, & C are attached to a tank. A & B can fill it in 20 & 30 minutes
respectively while C can empty it in 15 minutes. If A, B & C are kept open successively
for 1 minute each, how soon will the tank be filled? Answer: 167 minutes.
35. A person walking 5/6 of his usual rate is 40 minutes late. What is his usual time?
Answer: C
Answer: B
Answer: B
(a) Central Railway (b) Northern Railway (c) Eastern Railway (d) Western Railway
Answer: C
Answer: C
6. A platform surrounded by rail lines from all the four sides, is called
(a) dock platform (b) passenger platform (c) island platform (d) goods platform
Answer: C
7. When was the nationalization of Indian Railways done?
Answer: B
Answer: B
Answer: D
Answer: A
11. Which is the following pairs of regional Railways and their headquarters not true?
Answer: B
12. Between which of the destinations the first Indian train was started?
Answer: B
13. When was the first train in Indian started?
Answer: C
Answer: D
Answer: D
Answer: C
17. What is the position of the Indian Railway in the world according to the length of rail
lines?
Answer: D
(a) Mumbai (V.T) (b) Guwahati (c) Gorakhpur (d) New Delhi
Answer: C
Answer: A
Answer: B
22. In which of the following cities, the first sub-way train was started?
Answer: C
(c) Both railway Board and Railway Ministry (d) None of these
Answer: A
(a) Mumbai (V.T) (b) Chennai (c) Secundrabad (d) Mumbai (Central)
Answer: C
25. The headquarters of Northern Railway is at
(a) New Delhi (b) Guwahati (c) Gorakhpur (d) Mumbai (V.T)
Answer: A
Answer: B
Answer: B
Answer: D
29. Where is the Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
Insttitue situated?
Answer: C
30. Metro Railway is functioning in which of the following Indian States?
(a) Gujarat (b) Maharashtra (c) West Bengal (d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: C
Answer: B
32. Where is the Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering Institute situated?
Answer: A
Answer: C
34. What is the position of the Indian Railway under the zonal system?
Answer: B
Answer: C
36. Where is the extreme north of India a railway station?
Answer: A
Answer: B
Answer: B
39. The manufacturing of steam engine in Chittranjan Locomotive Works was stopped in
Answer: C
40. The passenger bogies of the Indian Railways are manufactured at which of the
following places?
Answer: C
41. Indian Railways which is the largest of the Public Sector Enterprises, is divided in
how many regions?
Answer: B
42. Besides Mahrashtra, Karnataka and Goa, which of the following is the fourth State
for Konakan Railway Project?
(a) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Gujarat (d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: A
Answer: C
(a) 5th Nov 1951 (b) 14th Nov 1951 (c) 14th April 1951 (d) 16th August, 1951
Answer: A
Answer: B
(a) Indian Railway (b) Indian Shipyard (c) Airways (d) None of these
Answer: A
(a) Nov 1950 (b) Oct 1950 (c) Sep 1949 (d) Oct 1954
Answer: A
48. Where is the wheel and axle plant of Indian Railways situated?
Answer: C
49. When was the Jammu City appeared on the map of Indian Railway?
Answer: D
Answer: A
SBI CLERKS EXAM GENERAL AWARENESS QUESTIONS
Ans: Rand
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Ans: pull
Ans: 25%.
Ans: France
19. Which Counry is trying its currency Yuan to maintain its market value:
Ans: China
Ans: billiards
Ans: chromium
Ans: Kyrgyzstan
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SBI POs EXAM QUESTIONS General Awareness
(E) 96 crores
(A) Light (B) Sound (C) Electricity (D) Magnetism (E) None of these
6. Noise pollution is measured in the unit called_____
8. Who amongst the following is the author of the book Indomi-table Spirit??
(E) Infosys
(A) South Korea (B) China (C) Indonesia (D) Malaysia (E) None of these
(A) Music Director of Indian films (B) English author of Indian origin
15. Tata Steel recently acquired the Corus, a steel giant situated in_____
(E) Britain
16. Which of the following is the abbreviated name of the Organization/Agency working
in the field of Space Research?
(A) ISBN (B) ISRO (C) INTELSET (D) INTACH (E) None of these
17. Handshaking? in Networking parlance means
19. Alzheimeras disease is the ailment of which of the following organs/parts of the
human body ?
(E) Brain
20. Global warming is a matter of concern amongst the nations these days. Which of the
follo-wing countries is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the World ?
21. Which of the following books has been written by Bill Gates ?
25. Which of the following States/ parts of India is completely land locked having no
contact with sea ?
(A) more than the normal fare (B) less than the normal fare
(C) offered only to corporate clients (D) applicable to late night flights only
31. Who amongst the following is the Director of the film Water? which was in news ?
(A) Vidhu Vinod Chopra (B) Mrinal Sen (C) Gulzar (D) Mahesh Bhatt
32. The 10th plan period is up to_______
(A) 2007 (B) 2008 (C) 2009 (D) 2010 (E) None of these
35. Who amongst the following is the M.D./Chairman of one of the major Steel
Companies?
37. Which of the following awards is not given for excellence in the field of literature ?
(E) Maharashtra
39. Who amongst the following is the author of the book series named as Harry Potter?
40. Which of the following Satellites recently dedicated donation helps Direct to Home
Television Ser-vice in India?
41. Many times we read some news items about the West Bank? West Bank? is situated
at the western side of the river__________
42. Which of the following phenomenon is considered responsible for Global Warming?
44. Name of Jyoti Randhawa is asso-ciated with which of the following games ?
45. Which of the following Software Companies recently launched its education portal
Unlimited Potential? in India ?
49. Who amongst the following was India official candidate for the post of UNO
Secretary Gene- ral?
50. Mr. Gordon Brown has taken over as the Prime Minister of_______
(E) Britain
1. (C) 2. (C) 3. (E) 4. (A) 5. (B) 6. (E) 7. (B) 8. (A) 9. (C) 10. (E) 11. (E) 12. (B) 13. (C)
14. (C) 15. (E) 16. (B) 17. (A) 18. (B) 19. (E) 20. (B) 21. (B) 22. (B) 23. (C) 24. (E) 25.
(D) 26. (A) 27. (A) 28. (E) 29. (A) . 30. (B) 31. (E) 32. (A) 33. (A) 34. (E) 35. (A) 36.
(A) 37. (D) 38. (b) 39. (a) 40. (c) 41. (d) 42. (a) 43. (e) 44. (a) 45. (a) 46. (a) 47. (D) 48.
(b) 49. (C) 50. (E)
VIJAYA BANK PROBATIONARY OFFICERS
2. The Reserve Bank of India issues coins and notes of various denominations. At present
RBI does not issue coins of which of the following denominations?
3. The European Union has adopted which of the following as a common currency?
(A) Dollar (B) Dinar (C) Yen (D) Peso (E) Euro
4. Various Banks in the country have installed machines which disburse money to general
public. These machines are called
5. Which of the following namesis not associated with the insurance business in India ?
(A) Bajaj Allianz (B) LIC (C) GIC (D) Tata AIG (E) GE Money
6. Commodity Exchanges at various places in India are trading in many metals like gold,
silver, etc. Many times we read in newspapers that gold no more has mained the highest
trading option and has been replaced by a non-traditional metal known as
3. Debit Card
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
8. Many a time we see a term in newspapers IPO?. What is the full form of the same ?
9. Many a times we read in financial newspapers a term/name NMCEX. What is the full
form of the same ?
(C) National Multi Commodity Exchange (D) Net Marketable Commodity Exchange
11. Which of the following organizations/banks has done a commendable work in the
field of micro finance and was awarded Nobel Prize also in the past ?
12. Nobel Prizes are not given for the performance in the area of
13. In which of the following Hindi films has actor Shahrukh Khan played the role of a
Hockey Coach ?
14. Which of the following countries has not made any significant investment in India ?
(E) France
15. Which of the following is considered an informal method of getting credit/finance ?
16. Which amongst the following nations is not a member of the SAARC ?
17. Which of the following indexes is developed to measure life expectancy, level of
literacy, education and standard of living of people in a country ?
(E) BHEL
19. Which of the countries represent letter aE~CaE? in the category known as BRIC
countries ?
(E) China
20. Who amongst the following addresses the nation on the Independence Day from the
ramparts of the Red Fort, Delhi ?
21. Which of the following awards is given for excellence inthe field of sports ?
22. Which of the following does not represent the name of a bank working in India ?
(E) Axis
(E) Cricket
24. Which of the following deals between India and one major country was put on a hold
for some time as India is finding difficult to implement it ?
(A) 123 Pact with USA (B) Fifth generation fighter planedeal with Russia
(C) Heavy Water deal with Iran (D) Border talks with China
ANSWERS :
1. (D) 2. (B) 3. (E) 4. (B) 5. (E) 6. (D) 7. (D) 8. (E) 9. (C) 10. (B)
11. (A) 12. (D) 13. (B) 14. (C) 15. (C) 16. (E) 17. (C) 18. (B) 19. (E) 20. (D)
21. (B) 22. (C) 23. (E) 24. (A) 25. (D)
OBC PO EXAM SOLVED PAPER
GENERAL AWARENESS
1. Jayasuriya who decided to take retirement from Test Cricket is from which of the
following countries?
2. In order to give impetus to agri-culture which of the following states has launched
Contract Farming Scheme ?
3. Dola Banerjee who won a Gold Medal in an international games event in November
2007 is asso-ciated with :
4. Who amongst the following is the highest wicket taker in the history of Test cricket in
the world ?
6. Zhang Zilin who was adjudged as the Miss World 2007 is from which of the following
coun- tries ?
(E) China
9. Who amongst the following is the Chairperson of the 13th Finance Commission ?
12. Who amongst the following is the author of the book The Namesake?
13. Which of the following countries launched its first Lunar Orbiter Change "I? ?
14. Who amongst the following is ranked No. 1 Tennis players amongst the women
players ? (as per recent ranking)
16. Many a times we read in news-paper about the benefits of National Electronic, Funds
Trans-fer (NEFT) a delivery service launched by the bank. Why banks advocate for such
delivery channels?
1. It is a system in which no physical transfer takes place hence risk is very low.
2. In this system banks are not required to transfer any money actually to the account of
the customer. Only book adjustment is done. Hence actual fund is not needed.
3. This facility is available to anybody at any place. Even having a bank account is not at
all necessary.
17. The prestigious Indira Gandhi National Award for Peace Disar-mament and
Development2006 was conferred upon whom amongst the following ?
3. It will help poor to get easy loans at cheaper rates from the banks as higher CRR brings
more money for acti-vities of the social sector.
(A) 9th February (B) 9th January (C) 19th February (D) 19th March (E) 9th March
20. Which of the following is not a mode of foreign capital inflow to India ?
21. India-European Union Summit 2007 was organized in November 2007 at New Delhi.
Which of the following is true about the same ?
1. A landmark MOU was signed by both the parties which envisages that EU would help
India to achieve millennium Goals.
2. EU will plead India case of more subsidy to agro sector in WTO meets.
3. Both the parties reaffirmed their commitment tothe rule based multilateral trading
system.
(A) Only (1) is correct
23. The 53rd Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHO-GM) was organized
at which of the following places in November 2007?
24. As per the reports published in the news papers /magazines the overall credit (credit
by banks) grew by over Rs. 1,00,000 crores in 2005-06 and 2006-07. Which of the
following sectors was one single main contributor to this boom?
26. Which of the following organiza-tion/agencies has asked all the banks in India to
form customer service panels at branch levels ?
(C) Supreme Court of India (D) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
27. As we all know Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has taken some
corrective steps to restrict functioning of Partici-patory Notes (P-Notes) in Indian Stock
Markets. Why are P-Notes considered dangerous for the financial markets of a country?
1. This allows a foreign inves-tor to invest funds without knowing the history/finan-cial
health of a company. If Company fails foreign investors lose their money. Govt. of India
does not want this as this will bring a bad name to the country.
2. P-Notes allow foreign inves-tors to buy shares of blue chip companies without
following know Your Custo-mer (KYC) norms. Hence money invested here may not be
from avalid and legal source.
3. P-Notes are launched to arrange funds only for social schemes. Due to huge funds
available with NRI for investment they are sending it in bulk. Hence cost of such
investments is very high and it is not commercially viable for banks to accept such
investments.
28. The Banking Industry a few years back was badly in the grip of Non Performing
Assets (Bad loans) for which the RBI and banks took special measures. As per the latest
financial reports of the industry,what is the status of NPAs at present ?
1. There are no NPAs now asnot a single loan of Rs. 5 lakhs and above is given by the
bank without proper paperwork.
3. As the interest rates are very high banks are not providing loans to middle class and
poor general borrows. Hence NPAs in private and personal bank-ing area are zero where
as in industrial credit sector NPAs are still at the level of 22 per cent.
29. Which of the following car com-panies has launched a small cheaper car Nan ?
1. Each and every individual above the age of 21 years should have an employment
and/or independent source of income enough for him/her to sustain.
2. It is a concept which envi-sages that maximum people in India should have access to
banking services.
3. Banking services should be provided only to those who have a valid and legal source
of income as Govt. of India wants each and every per-son in the income tax net
irrespective of the level of their income.
31. As per the reports in the major financial newspapers India has urged China to
redressimba-lance in trade. What does it really mean ? It means
(A) India exports more items to China whereas China does not export much to India
(B) India is not able to export much to China whereas its import from China is of higher
value
(C) China and India are not at all trade partners. Hence there is no transaction between
the two countries
(D) As per WTO laws India is supposed to export food grains to China. But China has
not placed any order for the same in 2006-07. It has also refused to accept 200 lakh
tonnes of wheat exported to it by India.
33. As reported in some financial newspapers some banks in India (including major
banks) these days are not accepting US dollar transactions from Iranian buyers. Which of
the following is the major reason of banks not accep-ting such transactions from Iran ?
1. USA has put a ban on major iranian Banks hence Indian banks are also not accepting
transaction from Iran as they do not get return of the same from it.
2. Iran is facing a major Recession hence all Banks have stopped major transactions with
Iranian banks.
3. Iran has declared itself asan Islamic country and hence its banking is also Islamic
Banking. This is the reason owing to which most of the countries are not able to develop
financial ties with it.
34. As reported in some major financial news papers many times it is said that Other
Income? boosts the profit of a bank to a substantial level. What is this other income for a
bank ?(Pick up the option (s) which are the part (s) of this other income)
35. Amongst the BRIC nations the GDP of which of the following took a fast growth of
11A.5% in recent past?
(A) None (B) Brazil (C) Russia (D) India (E) China
36. Which of the following is the achievement/outcome of Mrs. Sonia Gandhi visit to
China in October 2007?
2. China has agreed to support India claim to have a permanent seat in UN Security
Council.
3. China agreed to stop all exports to Pakistan till it switches over to a democra-tically
elected government.
1. India has already instigated maximum number of cases against China under anti
dumping laws.
2. China is not a quality cons-cious country. Hence the products are not of good market
value.
3. China has maximum trade agreements with those countries whose activities are not
liked by India and some major countries of E.U. China is importing goods from them and
redirecting it to India.
38. India has a regional trade pact SAFTA. This pact is with mem-bers of which of the
following group of countries?
(E) SAARC
40. Which of the following schemes is launched specifically for helping Senior Citizens
to avail loan by mortgage of their resi-dential property?
41. Who amongst the following received the Nobel Prize 2007 for Medicine?
1. Martin Evans
2. Mario Capecchi
3. Oliver Smiths
43. The Gorkha Hill Council is in function in which of the follo-wing districts of West
Bengal (Since October 2007) ?
(E) Darjeeling
44. Prime Minister of India was on a visit to Russia in November 2007. Which of the
following is/are the outcome of his meeting with Russian Leaders ?
1. Both the countries signedan agreement for their joint space programme.
2. India signed a nuclear deal with Russia for construction of four new NuclearReac-tions
in Tamil Nadu.
3. India and Russia agreed to take a joint military action tostop insurgency problem in
some parts of India.
46. The Planning commission of India has established a National Fund to improve the
distribution of which of the following in the country ?
47. The US economy is in a bad shape these days as a slow down is noticed in it in recent
past. What will be its impact on Global economy? in general ?
3. Interest rates of short term loans in money market will shoot up sharply as demand for
short term rupee loan will shoot up.
1. RBI and Govt. were getting many complaints from the public about the misbeha-viour
of Recovery agents.
2. Govt. of India is paying much emphasis on provi-ding banking services to the poor
section of society. News about ill treatment by agents or suicides due to inability to
payback loans create a negative picture. RBI do not want this to hap-pen.
3. Despite banks efforts to recover loans many people still do not wish to repay their
loans intentionally. Recovery agents will help banks to get their money back by all
possible means.
49. The imports of which of the following items from India has been lesser than its
Exports of the same during 2007-08?
50. The Planning commission of India decided to fix the target growth of GDP during
11th Five year plan at 9%. What was the growth rate in 10th plan period ?
(A) 4% (B) 8%
(E) 6A.7%
Answers with Explanations:
8. (b) El-Nino is the nature Vicious Cycle caused due to deranged weather pattern, as
happed the giant El-Nino of 1997-98, killed about 2,100 people.
11. (D) NWDPRA (National Water- shed Development Project for Rainfed Area) was
launched in 1990-91 for 25 states and 2 UTs in the country for rainfed farming.
14. (d) With 6330 Points, Justine Henin is at the First Place.
15. (d) 16. (D) 17. (a) 18. (E) 19. (B)
20. (D) 21. (D) 22. (B) 23. (C) 24. (B)
25. (E) 26. (B) 27. (d) 28. (C) 29. (C)
30. (B) 31. (a) 32. (D) 33. (D) 34. (D)
35. (E) 36. (A) 37. (B) 38. (e) 39. (e)
40. (c) 41. (e) The Nobel Prize, 2007aE? in Medicine/or Physiology was awarded jointly
to Mario R. Capecchi (USA), Sir Martin J. Evans (UK) and Oliver Smiths (USA) i.e. ,
1/3 of the prize to each, announced on 8th Oct., 2007 at Karolinska Institute by the Nobel
Assembly.
42. (E) 43. (e) 44. (a) 45. (b) 46. (c)
General Awareness
Answer : (C)
2. The software company I-flex Solutions was originally a division of which famous
financial services company?
Ans : (A)
3. Which former advertising personality has recently been named the Undersecretary of
State for 'public diplomacy and public affairs' of the US in an exercise to rebrand the US
following the September 11 terrorist strikes?
Ans : (A)
4. Which premium international range of luggage was recently launched in India by Blow
Plast?
Ans : (D)
5. This year saw the launch of Yahoo!, Amazon. comand the famous launch of the
Orange mobile phone service in the UK. Which year was this?
Ans : (B)
6. Henry Ford revolutionized the car market with the first mass- produced car, the Ford
Model T. In which year was it launched?
Ans : (C)
7. Mr. Shiv Nadar is the Chairman of which of the following groups of companies?
Ans : (B)
Ans : (C)
9. It was the brand that made David Ogilvy famous. Which shirt brand's ads had the
famous man with an eye patch in the 1950s, which catapulted David Ogilvy to fame?
Ans : (C)
(B) Development of the baby takes place inside the test tube
Ans : (C)
Ans : (D)
13. The Fundamental Duties were incorporated in the Constitution of India by the "
Ans : (D)
Ans : (C)
Ans : (D)
Ans : (D)
18. In which one of the following states of India is it legal for a Hindu male and illegal
for a Muslim male to have more than one living wife?
Ans : (B)
(A) Lumbini (B) Kusinagara (C) Pavapuri (D) Magadha Ans : (B)
20. What was the main difference between the Indus Valley Civilization and Vedic
Civilization?
(A) Indus Valley Civilization was urban, while the Vedic Civilization was rural.
(B) "Pipal" tree was worshiped in Indus Valley Civilization, while "Burgad" tree was
worshiped in Vedic Civilization.
(C) The main emphasis in Indus Valley Civilization was on trade while in the Vedic Age
was on religion.
(D) Indus Valley Civilization believed in non-violence while Vedic Civilization had no
hard and fast rules about violence.
Ans : (A)
Ans : (C)
Ans : (A)
23. Which of the following seeds will normalize blood sugar level?
Ans : (D)
24. The point at which solid, liquid and gaseous forms of a substance co-exist is called"
Ans : (C)
25. Which among the following substances is used as a lubricant?
Ans : (C)
Ans : (D)
(A) Soil (B) Molten rock (C) Water (D) Flexible rock
Ans : (C)
28. The angle between the geographical meridian and magnetic meridian is called"
Ans : (B)
Ans : (B)
(A) Ruias (B) Ambanis (C) Goenkas (D) Kanorias Ans : (A)
31. One of the following liquor brands is not owned by United Breweries"
Ans : (D)
Ans : (D)
Ans : (C)
Ans : (D)
Ans : (B)
36. What is the currency of Portugal?
Ans : (A)
37. One of the following personalities is not associated with the Indian auto sector
Ans : (D)
38. One of the following companies is not in the area of air-conditioning & refrigeration
Ans : (C)
Ans : (B)
Ans : (A)
41. When was the generic domain name (Top Level Domain- TLD) .com introduced?
Ans : (B)
42. Who is the prime minister of Israel?
Ans : (B)
43. What was the significant about the purchase of a kilo of lychees on the French island
of Reunion, located in the Indian Ocean?
(A) They were the first lot of lychees exported from India.
(B) It was the first official purchase using the new currency Euro.
(C) It was done by to commemorate the release of the new France with Princess Diana's
image on it.
Ans : (B)
148. Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) and Stautory Liquidity Ratio (SLR ) are terms most
closely related to which of the following industries/markets
Ans : (B)
45. What is common to all of the following names - Eduardo Camano, Adolfo Rodriguez
Saa, Ramon Puerta and Fernando de la Rua?
Ans : (A)
46. The video games X box is a product of
Ans : (D)
47. It was acknowledged as the second-most dangerous computer virus in history, after
the Love Bug virus. Name this virus, which struck in 2001aE"
Ans : (B)
48. What does the letters XP stand for in the product Microsoft XP?
Ans : (C)
49. Which business and media tycoon won the elections to become Head of State in Italy
amidst widespread clouds of scandal?
Ans : (D)
Ans : (D)
51. Under what name is MTNL marketing its GSM based mobile telephony?
Ans : (B)
52. What is the name of the branded petrol with cleansing additives that is being
marketed by HPCL?
Ans : (A)
53. Under what name is MTNL marketing its CDMA based WiLL service in Mumbai
and Delhi?
Ans : (C)
54. To which business group did the Ambani is of Reliance Group sell their holding in
Larsen and Toubro?
Ans : (B)
55. Name the brand that was launched and promoted by a famous father-son duo
Ans : (C)
56. What is the sub brand of the new car that Toyota is launching in India?
(A) Accord (B) Jupiter (C) C Planet (D) Camry Ans : (D)
57. With which brand would you identify the famous advertising slogan 'Think
Different'?
Ans : (A)
Ans : (B)
59. What is the brand name of the range of shoes and apparel for children under the age
of five, that Reebok plans to introduce shortly?
Ans : (A)
60. Which multinational packaged food company has an equity stake in Britannia?
Ans : (A)
Ans : (D)
63. Which insurance company, launched recently in India, will be using Snoopy from the
cartoon series Peanuts in its advertising?
Ans : (C)
64. Which is the home country of the famous design firm Ikea?
Ans : (B)
65. 'One world. One family. One festival' - is the slogan used in advertising
(A) Chinese New year (B) Hong Kong's annual shopping festival
Ans : (C)
66. Which companies chips power more than 60% of the world's cell phones?
Ans : (D)
67. Who is the famous author of the book What they don't teach you at Harvard Business
School?
Ans : (B)
Ans : (D)
Ans : (A)
70. Which is the leading international audit firm that is facing serious charges on account
of lapse in accounting practices?
Ans : (C)
Ans : (A)
72. Who led the "Ocean to Sky" expedition that travelled along the Ganga (Ganges) river
to its source?
(A) Sir Edmund Hillary (B) Tenzing Norgay (C) Chris Bonington (D) Doug Scott
Ans : (A)
Ans : (C)
Ans : (D)
(D) International council for Approved Names and Numbers. Ans : (A)
76. "Connecting People," is the by line of which company
Ans : (D)
Ans : (A)
78. Who was Karl Marx's main collaborator on his famous works?
Ans : (C)
79. Which of the following foreign partner / collaborator pair is not Correct?
Ans : (D)
Ans : (C)
82. Which group of people have been involved in the terrorist activities and rampant
killing spree after the death of King Birendra in Nepal?
Ans : (B)
83. This company is the first to develop a new handheld computer series featuring a
combination of Intel components and Microsoft software?
Ans : (A)
84. Which of the following companies was forced to shut down its digital music service
because of music industry lawsuits for piracy?
Ans : (D)
85. Who was sued recently by BIAX for infringement of computer patents?
Ans : (C)
87. With which of the following companies has the Department of Posts and Telegraph of
India tied up to provide a comprehensive range of financial services?
Ans : (C)
88. Which cable network is to be the sole provider of sports information to MSN?
Ans : (A)
89. Who is the current Defense Secretary of the United States of America?
Ans : (B)
Ans : (B)
91. Which antibiotic can cure Anthrax, if detected at an early stage?
Ans : (D)
92. The farmers of _______________ were involved in violent protests against falling
rice prices and US-led globalization as symbolized by WTO?
Ans : (D)
93. Which of the following chemicals has been recently allowed by the Government of
India to be mixed with petrol?
Ans : (B)
94. Which of the year in which Md. Ghazni first invaded India?
Ans : (B)
Ans : (B)
96. "Be the first to know" is the baseline of which company?
Ans : (D)
97. Which advertising agency took over the agency Saatchi and Saatchi last year to
become one of the largest advertising firms in the world?
Ans : (B)
98. India's first private FM radio station Radio City opened in Bangalore recently. Which
company is the promoter behind this venture?
Ans : (C)
99. Which bathing soap advertises with the baseline, 'For total skincare since 1918' in
India?
Ans : (B)
100. The NewYork Mayor Rudolph Guiliani rejected a $10 mn donation offered by this
billionaire prince.
(A) Prince Awaleed Bin Talal of S.Arabia (B) Prince Ahmed Bin Tariq of S.Arabia
(C) Prince Md. Shah of Iran (D) Prince Khaleel Mohammed of Persia
Ans : (A)
101. Which one of the following partnership in the domestic insurance sector is in
Correct?
Ans : (C)
Ans : (C)
103. "Everything from cancer to heart attacks. Covered for 70 paise a day," is the
baseline of an advertisement by
(C) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance (D) OM Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance
Ans : (C)
104. Which Indian woman was recently included in the Fortune magazine's global list of
50 most powerful women in business?
Ans : (A)
105. As per the recent Global Competitiveness Report from the World Economic Forum,
which country replaced US as the most competitive economy in the world?
(D) All of these companies were recently targets of successful hostile takeover
Ans : (B)
107. What famous brand name is derived from a combination of two words, which mean
'dead' in French and 'one' in German?
Ans : (B)
108. Which is the longest running TV cartoon in history, first launched by Warner
Brothers in 1969 exclusively for television, and is now a popular fare on the Cartoon
Network?
(A) Scooby Doo (B) Tom and Jerry (C) Popeye (D) Johnny Bravo
Ans : (A)
109. Which company has recently launched a range of biscuits in India following its
takeover of Nutrine confectionery?
(A) Hindustan Lever (B) Marico (C) Parke Davis (D) Sara Lee
Ans : (D)
110. In the latest Forbes List of wealthiest Americans, 3 out of the top 4 richest men in
USA have made their wealth from one company. Which one?
Ans : (B)
Ans : (D)
Ans : (C)
114. In which year did Mahatma Gandhi launch The Dandi March?
Ans : (B)
Ans : (C)
116. In which year did Thomas Alva Edison invent the electric lamp?
Ans : (B)
Ans : (D)
118. Which is the first Asian country to host the Commonwealth Games?
Ans : (C)
(A) Michel Camdessus (B) John Wolfensohn (C) Emeka Anyaoku (D) Jose Maria
Ruda
Ans : (B)
Ans : (B)
121. Which advertising agency is behind the setting-up, in 1991, of MICA, India's first
college focussed on advertising and communications?
Ans : (A)
123. What is the title of the original BBC TV series on which the Hindi TV series,
Kamzor KadiKaun, based?
Ans : (D)
124. The loyalty program of which company is known as "First Citizen's Club"?
Ans : (A)
125. The following is the baseline found in the ad of which product "The man with the
smooth edge"
Ans : (A)
Ans : (A)
127. McDonald's, in an unrelated diversification, is planning to set up a chain of hotels.
Name the new brand.
Ans : (B)
128. Which company unsuccessfully launched a soap under the brand Protex in India?
Ans : (D)
Ans : (D)
130. Which famous CEO was featured in the endorsement ad for Microsoft XP with the
quote, "When I saw Windows XP in action, I was amazed. How did Microsoft get hold of
my wish list?"?
Ans : (C)
131. Which automobile major has made a debut in the Formula One racing circuit in
2002 with its team led by the drivers Allan McNish and Mike Salo?
Ans : (C)
133. What brand name was given, in 1924, by the Mayor of Tokyo when he released the
first watch produced by Shokosha Watch Company?
Ans : (B)
134. The advertisement of which product carried the baseline 'Mom said, "Always boil
the water". Moms are seldom wrong'"
Ans : (C)
135. Who has authored the latest business best-seller *Big Brands, Big Trouble?
Ans : (D)
136. Which company owns the famous cigarette brands Charminar and Charms?
Ans : (D)
138. Which of the following countries fought the first of the opium wars?
Ans : (C)
139. Nicolas Leonard Sadi Carnot, the noted French physicist is associated with what
branch of study?
Ans : (A)
Ans : (D)
CURRENT GENERAL KNOWLEDGE TODAY
1. If a word is typed that is not in Word dictionary, a ___ wavy underline appears below
the word.
Ans (A)
2. The _____ button on the quick access Toolbar allows you to cancel your recent
commands oractions.
Ans (D)
3. In Excel, any set of characters containing a letter , hyphen, or space is considered ___
Ans (B)
4. ________ Software allows users to perform calculations on rows and columns of data.
Ans (C)
5. A _________ represent approximately one billion memory locations.
Ans (C)
6. ______ cells involves creating a single cell by combining two or more selected cells.
Ans (B)
Ans (C)
8. When you quickly press and releaes the left mouse button twice , you are ____
Ans (C)
(A) cells (B) sheets (C) block lines (D) gridlines (E) None of these
Ans (D)
10. To delete an incorrect character in a document, __________ to erase to the right of
the insertion point.
(A) press the left mouse key (B) double-click the right mouse key
(C) press the BACKSPACE key (D) press the delete key
Ans (D)
Ans (D)
12. During the boot process, the ____________ looks for the system files.
AnS (B)
Answer: C
Answer: A
15. The unique signal, generated by a device, that tells the operating system that it is in
need of immediate attention is called an:
Answer: C
16. The operating system controls access to the processor by assigning a(n)
____________ to each task requiring the processor attention.
Answer: B
17. The blocks of code, included in the operating system, that software applications
interact with are known as:
Answer: A
Answer: C
B peripheral device.
C utility program.
A location in memory that maintains the contents of a document until it prints out.
B print job.
C program that coordinates the print jobs that are waiting to print.
D message sent from the printerto the operating system when a print job is completed.
Answer: C
Answer: D
B hold a program data or instructions in virtual memory when it canaE?t fit in RAM.
Answer: B
Answer: A
24. All of the following are TRUE of Safe Mode EXCEPT:
Answer: B
A configuration. B accessibility.
Answer: C
26. The combination of the operating system and the processor is referred to as the
computer
A CPU. B platform.
C BIOS. D CMOS.
Answer: B
A a non system floppy has been left in the floppy disk drive.
Answer: A
28. Which of the following is the correct sequence of actions that takes place during the
boot-up process?
B Activate BIOS ? Perform POST ?Load operating system ? Check configuration settings
Answer: B
29. All of the following are steps involved in the boot process EXCEPT:
Answer: D
30. The ____________, stored on a ROM chip, is responsible for loading the operating
system from its permanent location on the hard drive into RAM.
A BIOS B API
Answer: A
A RAM. B ROM.
Answer: C
33. The memory resident portion of the operating system is called the:
Answer: D
34. Which of the following does NOT occur during the power-on self-test (POST)?
Answer: A
35. All of the following are TRUE regarding virtual memory EXCEPT:
B the setting for the amount of hard drive space to allocate to virtual memory can be
manually changed.
C this temporary storage is called the swap file (or page file).
Answer: A
36. The operating system allows users to organize the computer contents in a hierarchical
structure of directories that include all of the following EXCEPT:
Answer: D
37. All of the following statements concerning windows are true EXCEPT:
Answer: A
38. All of the following statements concerning files are true EXCEPT:
A A file is a collection of related pieces of information stored together for easy reference.
Answer: C
39. Using Windows Explorer, a plus (+) sign in front of a folder indicates:
A an open folder. B the folder contains subfolders. C a text file. D. a graphics file.
Answer: B
40. In Windows XP, if you want to see the file size and modified dates of all files in a
folder, the best viewing option is the __________ view.
2. The amount of Blood comes out from ventricle, per minute iscalled?
(C) When rules of games are not followed (D) Over confidence
12. Name the first Indian woman We won the Gold Medal in asian games
25. The amount of calories required by an adult of average body weight per day is?
29. In test cricket, how many bouncers can be bowled in one over?
(A) Satisfies our hunger (B) Contains all nutritious elements of food
45. The Basal Metabolic Rate may vary from person to person but it is closely related to a
person amount of?
49. What is manufactured from the iron that we obtain from our diet?
Answers:
1C 2B 3C 4A 5C 6D 7B 8D 9B 10 C
11 V 12 D 13 C 14 A 15 C 16 C 17 B 18 A 19 C 20 A
21 B 22 B 23 B 24 D 25 C 26 D 27 D 28 C 29 B 30 D
31 B 32 A 33 A 34 C 35 C 36 A 37 B 38 B 39 D 40 B
41 B 42 B 43 D 44 D 45 B 46 C 47 A 48 D 49 B 50 C
PHYSICAL EDUCATION OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
10. The tread mills training is prescribed for the injured athlete for the purpose of
improving his/her
11. To which of the following chambers of the heart, is the aorta connected?
(A)Sartorius (B)Biceps
18. Which of the following game team consists of both men and women players?
(A) Frobel (B) E. L. Thorndike (C) Dr. Radhakrishnan (D) John Dewey
21. Which of the famous Hockey player has written the book Golden Hat trick?
24. How many entries are allowed per event in Athletics in Olympics?
30. In which country Indian women cricket team won the test series first time?
33. The life span of Red Blood corpuscles is not more than
(A) 120 days (B) 130 days (C) 140 days (D) 150 days
34. What is the resting stroke volume per beat of heart?
(A) Protein (B) Vitamin (C) Carbohydrates (D) All of the above
50. During a hockey match, if the ball is stuck in the Goalkeeper pads then game is
restarted
Answers:
1 C 2 C 3 B 4 A 5 D 6 A 7 D 8 D 9 D 10 D
11 A 12 D 13 A 14 D 15 A 16 C 17 C 18 C 19 B 20 B
21 C 22 C 23 D 24 B 25 B 26 A 27 A 28 A 29 C 30 D
31 D 32 A 33 A 34 C 35 C 36 B 37 B 38 D 39 C 40 C
41 A 42 D 43 D 44 C 45 B 46 B 47 D 48 A 49 D 50 A
GENERAL AWARENESS QUESTIONS FOR PSU RECRUITMENT
Ans. (1)
(1) l, 2, and 3
(2) 2 only
(3) 2 and 3
(4) l and 3
Ans. (3)
3. If the usual rule of calculation of time were applied for the extremes of Gujarat and
Ans. (4)
4. While the time in India is 4 pm, that corresponding time (approximate) in?
Ans. (2)
1. Lord Mountbatten was sent toIndia in place of Lord Wavell as the Governor General of
India in March 1947.
2. In July 1947, British Government passed the Act containing the main provisions of the
Mountbatten Plan. This is known as the Indian Independence Act.
(1) 1 only
(2) 2 only
Ans. (3)
6. The human immune deficiency virus (HIV) is a living entity because it can:
(1) move from one cell to another (2) disturb host cell respiration
Ans. (1)
7. Which of the following States is the first to have enacted a comprehensive legislation
to protect the girl child?
D. Andy Roddick 4. US
5. Spain
Code:
Ans. (3)
9. Select the correct sequence in the decreasing order of contribution to the forest-cover
of India:
12. Match List ( Dance Forms ) with List-II ( State ) and select the correct answer using
the codes given below the Lists:
B. Kuchipudi 2. Kerala
4. Orissa
5. Karnataka
Code:
ABC
(1) 2 3 4 (2) 5 3 2
(3) 2 3 1 (4) 5 4 2
Ans. (3)
13. Gross National Product of a country Is the sum of the market value of all the goods
and services produced in a year
(3) minus foreign aid (4) plus net Income from abroad
Ans. (4)
14. India had a plan holiday:
(1) after the China-India War of 1962 (2) after the drought of 1966
(3) after the liberation of Bangladesh in 1971 (4) after the India-Pakistan War in 1965
Ans. (2)
15. In the Constitution of India promotion of International peace and security is included
In the-
Ans. (2)
16. Consider the following statements related to the Prime Minister of India:
1. He signs the bills passed by the two Houses of the Parliament on behalf of the
President during his absence.
(1) 1, 2, and 3
(2) l and 2
(3) l and 3
(4) 2 and 3
Ans. (4)
17. Match List-I ( Place ) with List -II ( State ) and select the correct answer using the
codes given below the Lists:
A. Sriharikota 1. Karnataka
C. Hasan 3. Orissa
D. Chandipur 4. Kerala
5. Tamil Nadu
Code:
ABCD
(1) 1 3 5 4 (2) 2 4 1 3
(3) 1 4 5 3 (4) 2 3 1 4
Ans. (2)
18. Separation of the Judiciary from the executive in public service of the State is
enjoined by
Ans. (4)
Ans. (3)
20. The Chalukya King who defeated Harshavardhana on the banks of the Narmada was:
Ans. (1)
21. Who among the following Indian rulers was a contemporary of Akbar?
Ans. (1)
(1) 1 only
(2) 1 and 2
(3) 2 and 3
(4) 1, 2, and 3
Ans. (3)
23. Tissue culture is:
Ans. (1)
24. Match List-I ( Substance ) with List-II( Constituent ) and, select the correct answer
using the codes given below the Lists:
B. Glass 2. Phosphorus
5. Potassium chloride
Code:
ABCD
(1) 4 3 5 2 (2) 1 2 4 3
(3) 4 2 5 3 (4) 1 3 4 2
Ans. (4)
25. The six distinct schools of Indian philosophy Vedanta, Mimamsa, Sankhya, Yoga,
Nyaya,Valsesika became fully articulated during the:
(1) Vedic age (2) Gupta age (3) Kushana age (4) Mauryan age
Ans. (4)
26. Gautama Buddha attained pari- nirvana at:
Ans. (3)
1. Buddhaghosa 2. Nagarjuna
3. Vasumitra 4. Asvaghosa
Code:
(1) 2, 3, and 4
(2) 1, 2, and 3
(3) 1, 3, and 4
28. Match List-I ( Disease ) with List-II ( Nature of Disease ) and select the correct
answer using the codes given blow the Lists:
A. Filaria 1.Hereditary
B. Epilepsy 2. Waterborne
D. Mumps 4. Insect-Transmitted
Code:
ABCD
(1) 2 3 4 1 (2) 4 1 2 3
1. In India, the maximum part of electric energy is generated by the hydroelectric plants.
2. In India, the maximum part of electric energy is generated by the thermal power plants.
(1) 2 and 3
(2) l and 3
(3) 2 only
(4) 3 only
Ans. (1)
30. The layer of the atmosphere which makes radio communication possible is
Ans. (3)
Ans. (1)
32. Consider the following statements:
1. is an ad hoc committee.
(1) l and 2
(2) 1 and 3
(3) 2 only
33. The Fundamental Duties of the Indian citizens were laid down by which of the
following Amendments to the Constitution of India?
34. Match list-I ( Person ) with List-II ( Organization ) and select the correct answer
using the codes given below the Lists:
Code:
ABCD
(1) 4 1 2 3 (2) 2 3 4 1
(3) 4 3 2 1 (4) 2 1 4 3
Ans. (4)
35. Consider the following statement related to the 50th National Film Awards:
1. Aishwarya Rai got the Best Actress award for her role in the film Devdas.
2. Aparna Sen got the Best Director award for the film Mr. and Mrs. Iyer
3. Konkona Sen got the Best Actress award or her role in the film Mr. and Mrs.
Iyer
4. Sanjay Lela Bhansali got the Best Director award for the film Devdas.
1. In July 2003, East Bengal Club won the L.G Asean Cup football tournament
2. Sandip Nandy of East Bengal Club was adjudged the best goalkeeper of this
tournament.
3. Baichung Bhutia of East Bengal Club was the highest goal scorer of the tournament.
(1) 2 and 3
(2) 1 and 3
(3) l and 2
List-I List-II
A. Linux 1. Internet
C. C ++ 3. Microprocessor
5. Laser printer
Codes:
ABCD
(1) 2 1 5 3 (2) 4 3 2 1
(3) 2 3 5 1 (4) 4 1 2 3
Ans. (2)
(1) 2 and 3
(2) 1 and 2
(3) 2 and 3
(4) l and 3
Ans. (2)
39. Consider the following statements:
1. The President of India can promulgate an Ordinance at any time if he is satisfied that
circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate action.
(1) 1 only
(2) 2 only
Ans. (2)
Ans. (4)
41. Bhimbetka which was been conferred the status of World Heritage Site is situated in:
(3) International Monetary Fund (4) Economic and Social Council of the UNO
Ans. (3)
43. The autobiography Living History has been authored by
Ans. (3)
Ans. (4)
Ans. (4)
Ans. (4)
47. Consider the following statements:
1. Antrix is the commercial arm of ISRO for marketing Indian space capabilities.
(1) 1 only
(2) 2 only
Ans. (1)
(1) Copper
(2) Aluminum
(3) Iron
(4) Zinc
Ans. (2)
Ans. (1)
50. Match List-I ( Major Port ) with List-II ( State ) and select thecorrect answer using the
Code:
ABCD
(1) 4 1 2 3 (2) 2 3 4 1
(3) 4 3 2 1 (4) 2 1 4 3
Ans. (2)
GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Ans. (3)
Ans. (2)
3. Who of the following recognized that large quantity of energy is released as a result of
the fusion of hydrogen nuclei to form deuterium?
Ans. (3)
Ans. (4)
5. Which one of the following bacteria helps in improving the soil fertility?
1. In a person suffering from Myopia, the image of a distant object is formed behind the
retina.
(1) l only
(2) 2 only
Ans. (2)
7. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the
lists:
(Theory/Law/Principle) (Scientist)
A. Electromagnetism 1.Darwin
Codes:
(1) 1 4 3 2 (2) 2 3 4 1
(3) 1 3 4 2 (4) 2 4 3 1
Ans. (2)
8. Which one of the following is a vitamin?
Ans. (2)
9. Which one of the following varieties of coal is considered the best quality?
Ans. (1)
Ans. (3)
(1) 1 only
(2) 2 only
Ans. (3)
12. Through which one among the following materials does sound travel slowest?
Ans. (1)
Ans. (3)
(1) l only
(4) 1, 2 and 3
Ans. (1)
Ans. (2)
16. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below
thelists:
List-I List-II
17. The Phenomenon of total internal reflection is observed in which one of the
following?
Ans. (3)
Ans. (2)
19. Among the following elements, which one is not present in pure sugar?
Ans. (3)
20. Match List-I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the
List-I List-II
(Organization) (Headquarters)
A. UNESCO 1. Geneva
B. IMF 2. Paris
C. ILO 3. Vienna
(1) 2 1 4 3 (2) 2 4 1 3
21. By convention, who of the following is the Chairman of Press Council of India?
Ans. (3)
1. No money bill can be introduced in the Parliament without the recommendation ofthe
President of India.
2. The Prime Minister appoints Finance Commission for distribution of taxes between the
Union and the States.
Ans. (1)
Ans. (3)
24. In India, the power to increase the number Of judges in the Supreme Court lies with:
Ans. (4)
Ans. (2)
1. The Prune Minister of India is the ex-officio Chairman of the Planning Commission.
2. The Union Finance Minister Is the ex-officio Chairman of the Finance Commission.
(2) 2 only
Ans. (1)
2. The President of India can promulgate Ordinances at any time except where both
Houses of Parliament are in session.
(1) 1 only
(2) 2 Only
Ans. (3)
28. The maximum number of members that the Legislative Assembly of a State in India
can have is:
Ans. (3)
29. Bank rate is the rate at which the Reserve Bank of India provides loans to:
Ans. (2)
30. Who is empowered by the constitution of India to dissolve the Lok Sabha before
expiry of its term?
(1) The Prime Minister of India on the advice of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(3) The President of India on the advice of the Prime Minister of India
Ans. (3)
31. In which year was Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana launched?
Ans. (2)
Ans. (4)
33. With reference to the Union Government, which one of the following does undertake
the country -wide Economic Census?
Ans. (2)
Ans. (1)
35. With reference to Indian Freedom Struggle consider the following statements:
36. Who of the following was the first speaker of the Lok Sabha?
Ans. (2)
(1) Indian Councils Act, 1892 (2) Government of India Act, 1909
(3) Government of India Act, 1919 (4) Government of India Act, 1935
Ans. (3)
Ans. (2)
(1) 1, 2 and 3 (2) 2, 3 and 4 (3) 2 and 4 only (4) l and 3 only
Ans. (2)
Ans. (1)
Ans. (4)
44. The deficiency of which one of the following causes a disease called Pellagra?
Ans. (4)
45, Match List-I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the
lists:
List-I List-II
A. Filaria 1. Bacteria
B. Influenza 2. Fungus
C. Ringworm 3. Nematode
D. Typhoid 4. Virus
Codes:
(1) 1 2 4 3 (2) 1 4 2 3
(3) 3 2 4 1 (4) 3 4 2 1
Ans. (4)
46. From the evolutionary point of view, which one of the following is closer to man?
Ans. (1)
Ans. (1)
48. With reference to Indian freedom struggle which one among the following events
occurred earliest?
Ans. (2)
49. During India freedom struggle. which one of the following led to the first aE~All
India Hartal?
Ans. (4)
50 . The Non-Cooperation movement was called off as a result of agitation at which one
of the following places?
Ans. (3)
PRACTICE GENERAL STUDIES QUESTIONS
(1) 1 only
(2) 2 only
Ans. (4)
Ans. (2)
Ans. (2)
1. Ashvaghosha 2. Bhavabhuti
(2) 2, 3 and 4
(3) 1, 3, and 4
(4) 1, 2 and 4
Ans. (3)
5. Which one among the following types of forests exhibits highest bio-diversity?
Ans. (2)
Ans. (2)
Ans. (2)
9. Consider the following statements:
(1) 1 only
(2) 2 only
Ans. (2)
10. Who of the. following is the author of the book My Country, My Life
Ans. (3)
11. Which one of the following beaches is visited by Olive Ridley turtles annually for
mass nesting?
Ans. (2)
12. The administration of the English East India Company in India came to an end In:
Ans. (2)
13. Who of the following is not a sports person?
Ans. (1)
Ans. (2)
Ans. (2)
16. The Jarawa tribe lives in which one of the following States/Union Territories?
Ans. (3)
Ans. (2)
20. On which one of the following dates did Jawaharlal Nehru unfurl the tri-color
national flag on the banks of the Ravi as the clock struck the midnight?
Ans. (1)
Ans. (2)
(1) Marathas and Portuguese (2) The English and the French
(3) The English. and Portuguese (4) Marathas and the English
Ans. (2)
23. The author of Nildarpana was:
Ans. (1)
24. The first weekly Bengali newspaper Samachar Darpan was published by:
Ans. (3)
25. Who among the following Peshswas was popularly known as Nana-Saheb?
Ans. (3)
26. Who was responsible for the introduction of the Vernacular Press Act of 1878?
Ans. (2)
27. Alauddin Khalji captured the Delhi throne after securing fabulous wealth from:
Ans. (3)
28. Who of the following was a contemporary of Gautama Buddha?
Ans. (4)
30. When Babur Invaded India who was the ruler of Vijayanagara empire in South
India?
2 What is the minimum age prescribed in India for citizen to cast their vote ?
(a) V.K.R.V. Rao (b) Dadabhi Naoroji (c) R.C. Dutt (d) D.R. Gadgil
8 Cuscuta is a
10 Copper is refined by
12 Who was the first actress to be conferred with the honors of Padma Shree
13 What is the net profit percentage of SBI during the year 2007-08 ?
15 The union government has recently banned the export of which of the following
cereals?
16 Chine has hiked its defense expenditure by S. Per cent to raise it to $ 57.22 billion
17 Who has bagged the 53rd film fare awards for best actress
18 What slogan has been given by the UNESCO for the international year of languages
2008 ?
22 The government of India derives its single largest source of revenue from
23 Rath temple at Mahabalipuram were built in the reign of which Pallava ruler ?
25 Who has bagged the Indu Sharma Katha Samman for the year 2007 ?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
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16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
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General Awareness Sample Questions
(A)Australia (B)England
(A)India (B) U. K.
23. Who won the ASHES Cricket Test Series held in year 2009?
(A)Australia (B)England
27. Who won the men 100 m. final race at the recently held 2009 IAAF Athletics World
Championship in Berlin?
(C) Asafa Powell of Jamaica (D) Yang Yon Eun of South Korea
28. The Finance Minister has pro posed replacement of the Income Tax Act by?
(A) The Finance Act, 2008 (B) The Direct Tax Act
(C) The Indian Taxation Code (D) The Direct Taxes Code
(D) Indore
30. Which one of the following aptly describes the generalised shape of the continents?
Answers:
1-A, 2-B, 3-C, 4-D, 5-C, 6-B, 7-A, 8-D, 9-B, 10-B, 11-C, 12-A, 13-A, 14-D, 15-D, 16-B,
17-C, 18-A, 19-A, 20-B, 21-C, 22-C, 23-B, 4-C, 25-D, 26-D, 27-B, 28 -D, 29-B, 30-D,
31-C, 32-A, 33-B, 34-A
IAF GENERAL AWARENESS QUESTIONS
(b) India and China together account for more than 1/3rd of the worldaE?s population.
Ans. (d)
Ans. (a)
Ans. (c)
4. Which of the following statements regarding the natural vegetation of India are true?
Ans. (a)
Ans. (b)
Ans. (c)
Ans. (a)
Ans. (d)
Ans. (a)
11. Indian forests with conifers are largely distributed in the state of
Ans. (d)
13. India first launch vehicle SLV-3 was launched from SHAR center at
Ans. (c)
14. The Korba, the Super Thermal Power Station, which has become the largest in the
country, is located in
Ans. (b)
15. Among the marine fishes of Bombay, one of the common variety is
Ans. (a)
16. To which of the following types does the natural vegetation in the Western Ghats
belong?
Ans. (c)
Ans. (d)
18 The only state in India to have a common border with the state of Sikkim is
Ans. (c)
Ans. (c)
20. Which of the following is correctly matched?
Ans. (a)
Ans. (c)
Ans. (d)
23. Which one of the following was earlier known as the Lushai Hills District?
Ans. (d)
24. Which of the following is the largest district of Rajasthan?
Ans. (d)
25. Which of the following states has the maximum urban population?
Ans. (a)
Ans. (c)
Ans. (b)
28. In Rajasthan, rich deposits of marble mostly occur in the district of
Ans. (c)
29. The Terai areas of North India have over- abundance of surface water because of
(c) rivers with flat valleys spread water over large areas
Ans. (b)
30. I. R. S E" l B is
Ans. (c)
31. Obra, where a large thermal power station has been built, is in
Ans. (c)
32. Which of the following mountain ranges is spread over only one state in India?
Ans. (b)
(a) U.P., Rajasthan and Gujarat (b) U.R, M.P. and Bihar
(c) U.P., M.P. and Rajasthan (d) Maharashtra, UP. and Gujarat
Ans. (c)
Ans. (d)
35. India first Ladies Special suburban train was started by which of the following zones
of Indian Railways?
(e) Eastern
Ans. (c)
36. The most advanced launch vehicle in India incorporating cryo-engine technology is
going to be
Ans. (c)
(e) Karnataka
Ans. (d)
Ans. (d)
39. Consider the following two statements:
2. Some water supply projects in Kerala are assisted by the Dutch Government.
Ans. (c)
1. Marmugao 2. Ratnagiri
3. Quilon 4. Okha
Which of the following represents them in their logical order from north to south?
(a) l, 4, 2, 3 (b) 2, 4, 3, 1
(c) 3, 1, 4, 2 (d) 4, 2, 1, 3
Ans. (d)
SBI Clerk Exam Jan 2011 Model Paper
1. During the first of 2010-2011, which of the indirect tax registered the maximum
growth?
3) Service Tax I
1) 99%.
2) 51%
3) 49%
4) 1%
1) Ftoman Script
2) Devnagri Script
4) Sanskrit Script
6. ln Economic Times Corporate Excellence if Awards 2010, who has been declared
aEsBusiness Leader of the year?
8. Which of the following state became the first - state to introduce public service
Guarantee Act 2010?
9. The Goods and service Tax (GST) proposed - to be introduced in 2011 covers taxes
like-
11. Which of the following nation is not a part of TAPI Gas pipeline project?
1) Afghanistan 2) India
3) Pakistan 4) Turkmenistan
12. In which nation, the two day summit of Finance ministers of G-20 nations was held in
October 2010?
3) China Q 4) Canada
13. Government has formed a high level intra finance committee under the chairmanship
of-
3) C.Ftangrajan 4) Y.K.Alagh
14. Human Development Firepot 2010 classifies India in the Medium Human
Development category and places at a rank out of 169 countries. .
16. Which of the private telecom operator became the first to introduce 3G service in Q
the country? .
17. 17th ASEAN summit was concluded on October 30, 2010 in-
18. Which of the following markets are independently regulated by forward market
commissions?
20. As per the new guidelines issued by SEBI companies are required to list shares with
in how many days of the closure of the Initial Q public offers (IPOs)?
22. Who amongst the following is the author of the Book Decision Points?
A. Bobert Edwards, the British scientists pioneering Fie search with his late colleague
Patrick Steptoe led to the birth of , the worId first test tube baby in 1978.
24. The 8th Summit to the Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) was recently held at which ot
the following place?
4) Brussels 5)None
List-I
A. Sudha Singh
B. Pankaj Advani
C. Vikas Krishnan
List -ll
1. Boxing
2. Athletics
3. Billiards
ABC
1) 1 2 3
3) 3 1 2
ABC=
2) 2 3 1
4) 2 1 3
27. Which one of the following is not got recently Maharatna States
28. Which of the following monument of India has recently been inscribe-bed in the
UNESCO world heritage list?
30. Hari loss or other side detects on cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy is set to
become a thing of the past. Which of the following drugs, reduce the side effects by ;
75% on cancer patients, will be soon in the i Indian Market?
3)2-deoxy-d-fructose 4)3-deoxy-d-fructose
5)None
31. What is full form of AFSPA 1958 recently came into News
1) Armed forces Special powers Act 2) Air Forces Special powers Act
3) Anti Forces Special powers Act 4) Armed Forces Super powers Act
32. Which one of the personalities not awarded Jnanpith Awards Recently?
33. Which one of the following day declared as the international day for the Elimination
of violence against women by United Nations General Assembly?
1) 23, Nov 2) 24, Nov. 3) 25, Nov 4) 25, Nov 5) None of the above
34. The yeonpyeng Island is lies along the disputed maritime border of the
35. Aung san sue key who was freed from seven years under house arrest on November
13, 2010 leads which party in Z Myanmar?
36. The UNESCO (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization)
inscribes three Indian performing art form. in the representative list of the intangible
Cultural Heritage of Humanity. What are these?
1. Indian Economy grew by 8.9% during first half of the fiscal year 2010-11
3. The farm sector grew by 4.4%inthe second quarter of the fiscal year 2010-11. Which
is? Are correct?
1)1&3
2)2&3
3)1onIy
4)1, 2&3
40. Which of the following represent the correct order of the Total medal tally in the
common wealth Games 2010?
1) 17 2) 153 3) 34
4) 51 5) None of these
1) 28 2) 28.6 3) 149.94
55.1092/13*1512/21=?
Directions (Q.56 70): What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the
following number series questions?
56 3 5 9? 33 65
1) 18 2) 15 3) 17 4) 26 5) None
57. 34 ? 39 48 64 89
1) 32 2) 38 3) 37 4) 29 5) 35
60 ? 124 60 28 12 4
5) None of these
62. It 20% is reduced from the first number; it becomes three-fourth of the second
number. What is the respective ratio between first numbers to the second number??
5) None of these
5) None of these
65. A 310m long train running at 64 km speed crosses a bridge in 27 seconds. Find the
length of the bridge.
66. The cost of 6 note books and9 pens is Rs 204. What is the cost ot 14 note books and
21 pens?
67. Sum of time consecutive even numbers is 220. What is the second number in
descending order?
1) 40 2) 42 3) 48 4) 44 5) None of these
68. A man spends 30% ot his monthly salary on rent, 15% of his monthly salary on
provisions and 25% of his monthly salary on buying cloths. lf he saves Rs.1860, find his
annual salary.
69. The difference between 47%of a number and 78% of the same number is 5130. What
is 35% of that number?
Answers:
1)2 2)4 B)3 4)2 5)1 6)2 7)3 8)1 9)4 10)1 11)1 12)2 13)2 14)4 15)1 16)2 17)3 18)2 19)2
20)1 21)3 22)1 23)3 24)4 25)4 26)2 27)5 28)3 29)4 30)1 31)1 32)4 B3)3 34)2 35)1 36)2
3)4 38)4 39)3 40)1 41)4 42)5 43)2 44)4 45)3 46)4 47)1 48)3 49)1 50)2 51)2 52)5 53)4
54)1 55)4 58)3 57)5 58)1 59)4 60)2 61)3 62)) 63)4 64)3 65)4 66)2 67)5 68)3 69)4 70)1
ECONOMIC G.K. QUESTIONS
2. Name the telecom operator which has initiated the Braille Bill service in India.
a. Vodafone b. Reliance
c. Airtel d. Idea
3. NMDC has acquired the entire private land required for its proposed ` 15,000 crore
steel plant at
a. Jagdalpur b. Godda
c. Dumka d. Samastipur
4. The organization to sign an agreement with the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to
a. Maharashtra b. Karnataka
7. NMDC and Kobe Steel have signed a contract for acquiring stake in iron ore project in
8. Mahindra and Mahindra plans to acquire which Korean auto maker for an estimate
of$400-450 million?
a. Ssangyong b. Maruti
c. Hundai d. Ford
9. Name India largest and only telecom operator offering nationwide CDMA and GSM
mobile services.
10. Tradus.in has launched an online book store at TradusBooks. In, offering book
enthusiasts a wide assortment of titles, ease of shopping and free shipping of books
11. German carmaker Mercedes Benz launched a new version of its E-Class sedan priced
at
12. Name the Indian software services fi ram which has won a New York court ruling to
withhold taxes from a $70 million settlement payment to Britain-based Unpaid Systems
Ltd.
14. What is the amount that Super tech is planning to invest to build an integrated
15. Which firm is Malaysia's state investor that controls 95 per cent of Singapore
16. In tune with its ` 1,500-crore expansion plan, JK Paper signed an agreement with IT
product maker to introduce a new range of high-end digital printing papers in India.
its IPO?
18. ASUS Technology is aiming to capture at least market share in the Window mobile
a. 15 % b. 17.5 % c. 20 % d. 22%
degassing plant to the Rourkela Steel plant from Steel Authority of India (SAIL). The
deal is worth
20. HDFC Trustee Co Ltd acquired2.44 per cent stake in which textiles and apparels
a. Raymond b. Grasim
prompting the government to more than double the price of state administered natural gas
to
22. Lanco Infra tech reported a whopping 68 per cent jump in its profit after taxes, at `
194.7 crore for the quarter ended June 30. The company posted a profit after tax of
23. How many circles have been allotted to Vodafone for 3G Mobile services?
a. 9 b. 11
c. 14 d. 17
24. Which Indian industrialist has been found guilty in the Bhopal Gas tragedy?
26. Who has been appointed as the new chief financial officer (CFO) of Colgate
Palmolive?
27. According to CSO, India revised GDP growth rate for the fiscal year 2009-2010 is
28. CIL has joined hands with GAIL and RCF to set up a coal gasification project at
which place?
June quarter.
30. The Tata Group has become the country's wealthiest group, with a market value of
about
31. Jos Alukkas, a leading gold and diamond trader in the country, registered a total
32. Engineering firm Era Infra has bagged a highway project that involves four landing of
project is...
34. By which date has would India temporarily shut down BlackBerry services if New
35. The net profit of Bosch Ltd at the quarter ended on June 30, 2010 is
36. Niraj Cement Structural signed a contract with the Public Works Department of
38. AstraZeneca Plc. will pay$198 million to settle claims against its anti-psychotic drug
a. Seroquel b. Olanzapine
c. Clozapine d. Loxitane
39. Who has been appointed as the director on Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
40. The total number of registered subscribers at Tata Teleservices Ltd by the end of July
2010 was
a. 71 million b. 73 million
c. 75 million d. 79 million
41. Name the organization that has received an order for 1,000 buses, worth around $26
42. BHEL signed a contract worth 2,525 crore with Abhijeet Infra for setting up a 1,080
a. Jharkhand b. Uttaranchal
c. Bihar d. Chhattisgarh
43. Who has been appointed as the Officer Employee Director on the Board of Directors
of Andhra Bank?
44. India bulls Real Estate bought the National Textile Corporation's 8.3 acres of prime
a. 38% b. 36%
c. 35% d. 32%
46. Vascon Engineers has acquired 90 per cent of equity shares of GMP Technical
47. Name the mobile application store which will be offering Reliance Communications
a. Navteq b. GetJar
c. BlackBerry d. Google
50. Which sector amongst the following contributes the maximum to India GDP?
a. Shipping b. Services
c. Mining d. Manufacturing
Answers:
10. a. Ibibo Web Pvt Ltd 11. b. Rs 64.5 lakh 12. a. Mahindra Satyam
economic development?
c) VT Krishnamachari d) C Rajagopalachari
4. The aim of which of the Five Year Plans was to correct the disequilibrium in the
economy?
7. At which of the following places was the mining of coal started in 1774?
a) Chhindwara b) Dhanbad
c) Ranchi d) Raniganj
8. In which of the following years were the cocking coals and non-cocking coal mines in
India nationalized?
10. Minor ports like Kakinada, Machilipatnam, Bheemunipatnam and Krishnapatnam are
c) Maharashtra d) Karnataka
11. When, for the first time, did the Prime Minister of India announce the 20-point
Economic Programme?
a) 1973 b) 1974
c) 1975 d) 1976
12. Which of the following plans aimed at the removal of poverty and attainment of self-
reliance?
14. People belonging to what age group are eligible for training under TRYSEM scheme?
a) 18-35 b) 25-40
c) 18-50 d) 18-25
15. According to the census in 2001, which city in India has the largest population?
a) Kolkatta b) Mumbai
c) Delhi d) Chennai
Answers
15. Mumbai
2. India does not share its boundary with which of the following countries?
a) China b) Taiwan
c) Burma d) Bhutan
a) 90 b) 50 c) 40 d) 70
a) bajra b) wheat
c) mustard d) barley
5. Which one of the following is a rabi crop?
a) rice b) jowar
c) cotton d) peas
a) V Kurien b) MS Swaminathan
7. Who was the chief architect of Green Revolution that significantly improved the
Answers
1. Which one of the following was launched with the objective of helping the poor in
a) DPAP b) IRDP
c) TRYSEM d) DDP
a) FCI b) IDBI
c) NABARD d) ICAR
9. Which among the following treaties provided for a common currency for the member
11. With which of the following lies the basic regulatory authority for mutual funds and
stock markets?
12. With which aspect of commerce are Bulls and Bears associated?
15. In which of the following fields was the first co-operative movement in India
initiated?
1. TRYSEM 2. railways
13. a few sellers, many buyers 14. small and medium scale industries
2. In which year was the policy of population planning adopted by the government of
India?
a) 1947 b) 1956
c) 1952 d) 1962
3. Which of the following taxes is/are levied by the Union and collected and appropriated
by the states?
a) NAFTA b) SAPTA
c) EFTA d) GATT
5. In which year was the new liberalized industrial policy announced in India?
a) 1989 b) 1990
c) 1991 d) 1992
6. During which Five Year Plan was the annual growth rate of National Income the
lowest?
10. What is the value of goods and services produced in a country within a year called?
c) net national product at market prices d) gross national product at market prices
11. Which of the following deals with economic offences?
a) MISA b) NSA
c) TADA d) COFEPOSA
13. Which of the following programs meets the credit needs of poor women?
a) Net National Product at Market price b) Net National product at factor coast
c) net domestic product at market price d) net domestic product at factor cost
15. Which of the following programs aims at the promotion of savings among rural
women?
Answers
11. COFEPOSA
c) inflation d) deflation
3. Which one of the following is more effective in controlling prices in the long run?
c) marginal cost is equal to marginal revenue d) the firm is maximizing its profit
6. All revenues received, loans raised and money received in repayment of loans by the
d) all of these
a) The money value of final goods and services produced annually in the economy
a) rise in the price of the substitute b) fall in the price of the commodity
c) rise in the income of the consumer d) rise in the price of the commodity
11. Deflation is
d) the official rate of interest charged by the central bank of the country
a) the total output of goods and services produced by the countryaE?s economy
b) the total domestic and foreign output claimed by residents of the country
15. The Government of India acquired the ownership and control of major banks in 1969
c) Rs 60 crore d) Rs 80 crore
18. To get the Net National Product, we deduct what from the Gross National Product?
d) none of these
22. Which one of the following was set up during the Seventh Five Year Plan to help the
23. The launching of five year plans in India saw the introduction of
25. Which of the following taxes is levied and collected by the union, but assigned to the
states?
Answers
9. The money value of final goods and services produced annually in the economy
11. contraction in volume of money or credit that results in a decline of price level
12. the official rate of interest charged by the central bank of the country
13. Central Statistical Organization
14. the total domestic and foreign output claimed by residents of the country
2. Bank of Hindustan is the oldest bank in India. When did it start functioning?
3. The Bank of Calcutta, Bank of Bombay and Bank of Madras were merged in 1921 to
form
5. When was the Imperial Bank of India nationalized to form the State Bank of India?
a) 1947 b) 1949
c) 1951 d) 1955
6. The Reserve Bank of India was nationalized in?
7. What is a Bank which has capital and reserves of over Rs. 5lakhs called?
9. Which of the following has the sole right of issuing paper notes in India?
the Government as also with the task of making payments on their behalf?
14. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) is better known
as
15. Which sister organization of the World Bank provides long term loans at zero interest
18. Which sister organization of the World Bank helps private activity in developing
countries by financing projects with long-term capital in the form of equity and loans?
22. Euro is the currency of European Union. When did it come into being?
23. When did the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA) come into being?
5. 1955 6. 1948
a) Capitalist b) Socialistic
c) Mixed d) Federal
6. Which certification indicates a guarantee of quality for agricultural food products like
12. In terms of size what position does the Indian economy occupy in the world?
14. Which Five-Year Plan had adopted Removal of Poverty as its foremost objective?
15. During the financial year 2007- 08 India recorded a GDP growth of
a) Chemicals b) Textiles
24. Which of the following taxes is the largest source of revenue for the Government of
India?
Answers
1. 1992 2. Eleventh
5. Mixed 6. Agmark
25. Mumbai
1. The aim of which Five Year Plan was to correct the disequilibrium in the economy?
a) Apr 1, 1936 b) Jan 26, 1894 c) Aug 15, 1947 d) Apr 1, 1947
a) 10 b) 12 c) 13 d) 14
7. Who was the Prime Minister of India when nationalization ofbanks took place in
1969?
8. At which of the following places was the first hydroelectric power station
commissioned?
a) Chambal b) Damodar
c) Mandi d) Shivasamudram
9. Garland canal project envisages the conservation of water resources in the country
a) dams b) canals
11. In which of the following year was the mining of coal started in India?
13. On which river is the Pong Dam hydro electric power project built?
a) Jowar b) wheat
c) tobacco d) rice
15. Bakra Nangal is a joint project of Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan. On which river is
thisbuilt?
a) Yamuna b) Sindhu
c) Sutlej d) Ravi
a) Godavari b) Kaveri
c) Mahanadi d) Narmada
a) Alakananda b) Bhagirathi
c) Ganga d) Hooghly
21. Which state has the highest percentage of people living below the poverty line?
a) Mumbai b) Delhi
c) Kolkatta d) Chennai
23. Which Indian state has the lowest percentage of people living below the poverty line?
a) Punjab b) Gujarat
c) Karnataka d) Maharashtra
24. Which Indian state has the highest per capita income?
a) Kerala b) Karnataka
c) Assam d) Gujarat
Answers
5. 1900 6. 14
1. How many languages are there in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India?
(A) 16 (B) 18
(C) 20 (D) 22
Ans : (D)
Ans : (A)
3. In which year Advocate Welfare Fund Act was enacted by Parliament of India ?
Ans : (B)
4. In which one of the following cases it has been held that prohibition on sale of eggs
within municipal area of Rishikesh is not violative of Article 19(1)g of the Constitution ?
Ans : (B)
Ans : (C)
Ans : (D)
(D) Judicial review of action taken by Speaker under Article 105 of the Constitution
Ans : (C)
Ans : (A)
11. Jaya Bachchan V. Union of India, A.I.R. 2006 S.C. 2119 is related with
(A) Article 102(1)(a) of the Constitution (B) Article 109 of the Constitution
(C) Article 190 of the Constitution (D) Article 226 of the Constitution
Ans : (A)
12. Joint Meeting of both Houses of Parliament is chaired by
Ans : (C)
13. Who among the following was the Chairman of the Sixth Pay Commission ?
Ans : (B)
Ans : (C)
15. To which of the following companies, the Delhi High Court has ordered to remove its
Logo
Ans : (A)
16. The Article of the Indian Constitution which automatically become suspended on
Proclamation of Emergency is
(A) Article 14 (B) Article 19 (C) Article 21 (D) Article 32 Ans : (B)
17. Which State in India implemented the Panchayati Raj System first ?
Ans : (A)
18. In India, which institution holds ultimate authority to accept Five Year Plans
Ans : (B)
19. On whose recommendation the financial distribution between the Union and States
takes place ?
Ans : (A)
Ans : (B)
(C) Home Minister in the same way as the Judge of the High Court can be removed
Ans : (D)
Ans : (A)
24. How many times the emergency has been proclaimed in India on the ground of
internal disturbance ?
Ans : (A)
25. In which year financial emergency was proclaimed under Article 360 in India ?
Ans : (D)
26. Who appoints the Chairman of the State Public Service Commission in India ?
(B) The President of India in consultation with the Governor of the State
(D) Chairman of Union Public Service Commission in consultation with the Governor
Ans : (C)
27. By which Amendment of the Indian Constitution Sikkim was included as full-fledged
Ans : (B)
28. Under hich Article of the Constitution of India, Parliament may admit a new State in
Ans : (B)
29. Which of the following is not mentioned in Directive Principles of State policy under
(D) Free and compulsory education for children up to fourteen years of age
Ans : (D)
30. The Charter of the United Nations was signed at San- Francisco on
(C) January 26, 1946 (D) December 30, 1941 Ans : (A)
31. Where the head office of the United Nations is situated?
Ans : (C)
Ans : (D)
33. Which one of the following Article of United Nations Charters related to the
procedure of voting?
(A) Article 16 (B) Article 18 (C) Article 10 (D) None of the above
Ans : (B)
34. Which one of the following is not one of the principal organ of United Nations ?
Ans : (C)
(C) English and Urdu (D) English and French Ans : (D)
36. The Directive Principles of State Policy in the Constitution of India have been taken
Ans : (A)
37. P passport was cancelled by the authority without giving him any reasonable
(B) A writ of mandamus cannot be issued as the authority has no obligation to act fairly
(C) Since cancellation of passport is always done in interest of security of India, no one
Ans : (A)
38. The maximum period of continuation of emergency under Article 356 of the Indian
Constitution is
(A) 3 years (B) 6 months (C) 1 year (D) 2 years Ans : (A)
39. Which one of the following Schedule was added in the Constitution by the 73rd
Constitutional Amendment?
Ans : (C)
40. The procedure for the removal of Supreme Court Judge is given in
Ans : (A)
Constitution
Ans : (C)
Ans : (A)
43. Socialist and secular words were added in the Preamble of Indian Constitution by
Ans : (B)
44. Which one of the following Articles of Indian Constitution is not related to the
environmental protection?
Ans : (B)
Ans : (D)
Ans : (C)
48. Sarkaria Commission was set up for the review of relations between
(A) The Prime Minister and The President (B) Legislature and Executive
Ans : (D)
49. Under which Article of the Constitution the Inter-State Council is constituted?
Ans : (C)
50. By which Amendment of the Constitution the Service Tribunals were established?
Ans : (D)
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VIJAYA BANK PROBATIONARY OFFICERS
2. The Reserve Bank of India issues coins and notes of various denominations. At present
3. The European Union has adopted which of the following as a common currency ?
(A) Dollar (B) Dinar (C) Yen (D) Peso (E) Euro
4. Various Banks in the country have installed machines which disburse money to general
(E) GE Money
6. Commodity Exchanges at various places in India are trading in many metals like gold,
silver, etc. Many times we read in newspapers that gold no more has remained the highest
3. Debit Card
(A) Only 1 (B) Only 2 (C) Only 3 (D) Both 2 and 3 (E) All 1, 2 and 3
8. Many a time we see a term in newspapers IPO What is the full form of the same ?
(A) New Multi Capital Exchange (B) National Medium Commodity Exchange
(C) National Multi Commodity Exchange (D) Net Marketable Commodity Exchange
10. Many Banks these days are entering into business of offering loans against property.
This business of the banks can be categorized under which of the following heads of
banking?
11. Which of the following organizations/banks has done a commendable work in the
field of micro finance and was awarded Nobel Prize also in the past ?
12. Nobel Prizes are not given for the performance in the area of
(A) Literature (B) Physics (C) Chemistry (D) Music (E) Medical Science
13. In which of the following Hindi films has actor Shahrukh Khan played the role of a
Hockey Coach?
14. Which of the following countries has not made any significant investment in India ?
(E) France
16. Which amongst the following nations is not a member of the SAARC ?
(E) BHEL
19. Which of the countries represent letter C in the category known as BRIC countries ?
(E) China
20. Who amongst the following addresses the nation on the Independence Day from the
22. Which of the following does not represent the name of a bank working in India ?
(A) YES (B) HDFC (C) TATA (D) Kotak Mahindra (E) Axis
(A) Hockey (B) Football (C) Badminton (D) Tennis (E) Cricket
24. Which of the following deals between India and one major country was put on a hold
(A) 123 Pact with USA (B) Fifth generation fighter plane deal with Russia
(C) Heavy Water deal with Iran (D) Border talks with China
25. Which of the following is a type of tax levied by the Govt. on goods and services ?
1. (D) 2. (B) 3. (E) 4. (B) 5. (E) 6. (D) 7. (D) 8. (E) 9. (C) 10. (B)
11. (A) 12. (D) 13. (B) 14. (C) 15. (C) 16. (E) 17. (C) 18. (B) 19. (E) 20. (D)
21. (B) 22. (C) 23. (E) 24. (A) 25. (D)
1. The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) is compiled and released by which of the
Ans : (E)
2. Which of the following states launched a special scheme under which 10 kg of whole
wheat flour is sold at a fixed price of Rs. 139 through its select outlets?
Ans : (A)
3. Which of the following is the abbreviated name of the asset reconstruction company
Ans : (C)
4. Retail investors made Rs. 19 lakh crore in market rally, was the news in some major
financial newspapers recently. The term Retail investors, as used in this headline, means
Ans : (B)
5. Many times we read in newspapers that some bank(s) has/have to write off certain
amount given/advanced by them. In banking terminology, what does write off mean?
(A) Loans sanctioned on paper but bank has yet to make provision for the same so that
(B) Big a corporate loan for which bank has/have to take approval from RBI
(E) Those loans which can never become bad or uncollectable loans as they are given
Ans : (D)
6. Who amongst the following was the chairperson of the Working Group on Benchmark
Ans : (B)
Ans : (C)
8. As per the news published in various newspapers, Reliance Industries has submitted a
(E) USA
Ans : (E)
9. The new Foreign Trade Policy announced recently by the Govt. of India will be valid
up to
(A) 2014 (B) 2015 (C) 2016 (D) 2020 (E) None of these
Ans : (A)
10. The Committee on Financial Sector Assessment (CFSA) set up by the Reserve Bank
of India has also recommended several reforms in which of the following existing laws in
India?
Ans : (C)
Euro zones from various countries and India unexpectedly tumbled again in last two/three
1. It has raised fresh doubts about the reality of the economic recovery of aE~16 country
2. Euro has yet to establish its credibility as an acceptable currency. Countries still prefer
Ans : (B)
12. Which of the following governments has recently informed to its creditors that there
may be delays in repayment of loans, it has taken from various agencies/organizations all
(A) Dubai (B) Japan (C) Sri Lanka (D) Nepal (E) None of these
Ans : (A)
13. As per existing norms and policies of the RBI, Banks are required to advance how
(A) 30% (B) 35% (C) 40% (D) 25% (E) None of these
Ans : (C)
14. which of the following was the first Mutual Fund listed on the newly launched
(E) Tarapore
Ans : (C)
16. As per the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the economic conditions in India are not yet
suitable for full convertibility of Rupee. At present rupee is convertible at which of the
following accounts?
(A) Only 1 (B) Only 2 (C) Only 3 (D) Only 1 and 3 (E) None of these
Ans : (B)
17. As per the notification issued by the banks, the third party ATM usage will now be
restricted to certain withdrawals and limits only. What does it really mean?
1. The ATM card holders will not be able to withdraw from other banks ATMs under any
circumstances.
2. Customers of one bank may be able to withdraw only a limited amount from other
banks ATMs.
3. ATM card holders will have to pay a fee if they withdraw money from other banks
ATMs frequently.
Ans : (D)
18. Transport of goods by which of the following is free from levy of the Service Tax ?
Ans : (A)
19. As per the news published in major newspapers, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
raised Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) by 100 basis points to 25%. What was/were the
Ans : (C)
Ans : (D)
21. As we all know, the US $ was at a 15 months low against the basket of currencies till
recent past. Recently it reached a 14 years low against one of the major currencies.
(A) Yuan (B) Euro (C) Rupee (D) Yen (E) None of these
Ans : (D)
22. The rate of interest, banks charge to its main/major and prime customers is popularly
called as
Ans : (B)
23. Which of the following countries has launched OCEAN SAT-2, a satellite to provide
Ans : (D)
Ans : (C)
Development?
(A) World Bank (B) Asian Development Bank
Ans : (C)
26. Which of the following states is in the process of passing two amendments to its
municipality and panchayat raj acts to enable women to have 50% seats in all local self
government bodies ?
Ans : (C)
27. Which of the following states recently organized an open public court Jan Sunwai for
the first time to present a public audit of its Special Economic Zones ?
Ans : (C)
28. The National Stock Exchange recently launched Interest Rate Futures (IRF). IRF in
fact is
(D) Safest and fastest mode of trading at all the stock exchanges of India simultaneously
Ans : (B)
29. What is the full form of UNEP, a term frequently seen in newspapers ?
Ans : (E)
30. The Reserve Bank of India has directed all the banks to ensure that the names of their
customers, individuals or corporates, do not appear in any list published by the Security
Council Committee. This act/directive of the RBI is to ensure which of the following?
(A) To ensure that the bank loans/advances taken by the individuals/organizations are
(B) To ensure that money deposited in the bank has not come from unknown and
unauthorized sources
(C) To ensure that no one visits a foreign nation for any illegal activity by purchasing
(D) To ensure that Indians do not go to a nation where Indians are being targeted for
racial discrimination
Ans : (A)
31. As per the resolution passed in the Pittsburgh Summit of G-20, now more weightage
will be given to under-represented nations in the organizations like IMF etc. How much
(A) 5% (B) 7% (C) 10% (D) 15% (E) 17% Ans : (A)
32. As per the decision taken by the Govt. of India, all new players using spectrum band
for providing 3-G spectrum mobile service to its customers will have to pay a part of their
annual revenue as spectrum charges to the Govt. of India. What is that charge in terms of
percentage ?
Ans : (A)
33. Which of the following bodies/agencies recently passed a resolution asking all the
nations to sign the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) without any further delay ?
Ans : (B)
34. Which of the following is not considered as a parameter for defining the Below
35. Which of the following countries was successful in retaining ICC Champions Trophy
Ans : (B)
36. Which of the following countries has been adjudged as the largest exporter of cotton ?
(A) Poland (B) Russia (C) Ukraine (D) Germany (E) None of these
Ans : (D)
Ans : (E)
39. Which of the following countries has taken over as the Vice Chairman of the
(A) China (B) South Korea (C) North Korea (D) India
Ans : (B)
(A) New Delhi (B) Paris (C) Tokyo (D) New York (E) Rio de Janeiro
Ans : (E)
41. Which of the following countries has raised objection to India efforts to make a 608
km long road link through Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim
(A) China (B) Nepal (C) Myanmar (D) Bhutan (E) Afghanistan
Ans : (A)
42. India has recently signed a Nuclear Pact with which of the following countries which
insists on peaceful use of radioactive minerals (Such minerals are in plenty in that
country)?
Ans : (A)
43. India won Compaq Cup Cricket Final (Tri series) 2009 by defeating
Ans : (E)
44. Who amongst the following won the 76th National Billiards Championship held in
Sept. 2009 ?
Sept. 2009)
Ans : (A)
Ans : (E)
47. ASEAN recently signed an agreement called FTA with India. What is the full form of
FTA
Ans : (E)
48. CRY is the name of the organization which works for the welfare of
Ans : (B)
49. Which of the following is/are not called the types of Inflation?
3. Demand pull
Ans : (D)
Ans : (C)
PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK CLERK EXAM.
Ans : (E)
Ans : (E)
Ans : (E)
4. Market Information means
(A) Knowledge level of marketing staff (B) Information about marketing staff
Ans : (D)
Ans : (E)
(A) Buyer interest in the product being sold (B) Buyer fighting with the seller
(C) Buyer hesitation in buying the product (D) Buyer becoming a seller
Ans : (C)
7. Marketing is the function of
Ans : (E)
8. A DSA means
Ans : (B)
Ans : (D)
10. Marketing is
(C) A one-time act (D) required only when a new product is launched
Ans : (E)
Ans : (D)
13. Current Accounts can be freely opened by Find the incorrect answer.
(E) HUFs
Ans : (E)
(A) Cordial relation between buyer and seller (B) Good negotiation
(C) Persuasive communication (D) Good after sales service
Ans : (A)
Ans : (E)
Ans : (A)
(E) Advertisements
Ans : (E)
Ans : (B)
Ans : (E)
Ans : (C)
Ans : (E)
(B) All individuals earning more than Rs. 1, 00,000 per annum
Ans : (C)
24. Situation Analysis is useful for
Ans : (A)
25. Information that comes from an external source and fed into computer software is
called
Ans : (A)
(C) Neither Read nor Write (D) Both Read and Write
Ans : (D)
Ans : (A)
Ans : (C)
Ans : (B)
Ans : (B)
Ans : (A)
Ans : (B)
Ans : (C)
Ans : (C)
38. The most common method of entering text and numerical data into a computer
Ans : (D)
Ans : (D)
40. A collection of unprocessed items is
Ans : (B)
41.____________ is when the more power hungry components, such as the monitor and
Ans : (C)
42.______________ is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors.
Ans : (B)
Ans : (A)
44. Which of the following is the largest unit of storage ?
Ans : (D)
Ans : (B)
Ans : (C)
(C) Both Pictures and Text (D) Neither Pictures nor Text
Ans : (C)
48. Dumb terminals have terminals and
Ans : (C)
49. The portion of the CPU that coordinates the activities of all the other computer
components is the
Ans : (C)
50. A repair for a known software bug, usually available at no charge on the Internet, is
called a(n)
Ans : (B)
SOCIAL SCIENCE
1. What aspiration the doctrine of Lebensraum denotes in the foreign policy of Hitler ?
Ans : (D)
Ans : (C)
Ans : (A)
(A) All final goods and services (B) All intermediate and final goods
(C) All goods and services (D) All intermediate goods and services
Ans : (A)
Ans : (C)
Ans : (A)
Ans : (B)
(A) Crimean War, 1854 (B) The First Balkan War, 1912
(C) The battle of Sedan, 1870 (D) The battle of Sedova, 1866
Ans : (A)
9. Which African country got independence first ?
Ans : (B)
Ans : (D)
Ans : (B)
Ans : (D)
Ans : (D)
Ans : (C)
Author Novel
Ans : (C)
Ans : (C)
18. What was the real purpose behind the Berlin Conference of 1884-85?
Ans : (C)
19. How many industries are now reserved for public sector?
Ans : (D)
20. Which of the following is the highest mountain peak in India?
Ans : (A)
Ans : (B)
Ans : (C)
Ans : (C)
Ans : (C)
Ans : (D)
Ans : (C)
Ans : (B)
29. The struggle for democracy is centered round
Ans : (C)
30. What is literary percentage of Rural India, as per the census 2001 ?
Ans : (C)
31. For how many days budget proposals can be detained by Rajya Sabha ?
Ans : (D)
his/her novels ?
Ans : (D)
33. How many members UNO has at present ?
Ans : (A)
Ans : (A)