STATE BANK LEARNING CENTRE, RAIPUR

OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS (General Awareness JULY 2011) 1 Net profit of SBI for the quarter ended June 2011 was. A ` 1284 crore B ` 1484 crore C ` 1684 crore D ` 1884 crore Eight Indian companies have made the cut in the list of world's 500 largest companies compiled by Fortune magazine, with Indian Oil finding a place in the top 100. The rank of Indian Oil in this list is........................... A 98 B 134 C 271 D 291 As per Government notification, all branches of SBICI Bank, wholly-owned subsidiary of SBI, have started functioning as branches of State Bank of India from July 29, 2011. SBICI has . Branches. A 2 B 5 C 8 D 12 The first credit card company in India to migrate to the high security EMV (Euro Pay, MasterCard & Visa) platform for a majority of its new customers and cards is. A City Bank Cards B ICICI Bank Cards C BOB Cards D SBI Cards Salaried individuals with a taxable income of less than ` 5.00 Lacs will not have to file income-tax returns in the current assessment year. The interest income from a savings bank account should not exceed ...for this exemption to be applied. A ` 2,500/B ` 5,000/C ` 7,500/D ` 10,000/The Reserve Bank of India has recently hiked The REPO RATE (the interest rate at which the RBI injects liquidity into the banking system) and The REVERSE REPO RATE (the interest that banks earn on surplus liquidity parked with the RBI) to...................... respectively A 7.5% & 6.5% B 8% & 7% C 8.5% & 7.5% D 9% & 8% A term-loan for an infrastructure project will be classified as NPA if the project fails to commence commercial operations within .from the original date of commencement. A 6 Months B 12 Months C 18 Months D 24 Months Name the head of Panel that is formed to suggest steps to prevent Benami transactions. A G. Ramaswamy B K J Udeshi C M Damodaran D Shyamala Gopinath

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S&P cuts long-term rating to . from AAA on concerns of the US govts budget deficit and rising debt burden. A AAA+ B AAA C AA+ D AA According to the Weekly Statistical Bulletin released by the Reserve Bank of India, the country's foreign exchange reserves on July 29, 2011 is. A $309.090 billion B $319.090 billion C $329.090 billion D $349.090 billion Name the head of high-profile committee, established by the Reserve Bank of India, on bank customer service that has said in its report that every bank should offer a basic account which permits a minimum number of transactions, without penalty for non-maintenance of a minimum balance. A G. Ramaswamy B K J Udeshi C Shyamala Gopinath D M Damodaran New Chief Minister of Karnataka is . A Sadananda Gowda B Santosh Hegde C Jagadish Shettar D BS Yeddyurappa Winner of Wimbledon 2011 Women's Final is A Novak Dkokovic B Novak Djokovic C Maria Sherapova D Petra Kvitova Development Funds allocated to MPs has been increased from `2 Crore to .. A ` 3 Crore B ` 4 Crore C ` 5 Crore D ` 6 Crore Name the person who is recently appointed as the Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC). A Pradeep Kumar B Ashok Chawla C K Balachander D Prakash Bakshi Name the person who has been chosen for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2010 A Gagan Narang B Ravinder Singh C Jwala Gutta D Saina Nehwal Name the first woman foreign minister of Pakistan who visited India recently. A Samina Khalid Ghurki B Hina Rabbani Khar C Firdous Ashiq Awan D Zil-e-Huma Name the Chief Justice Sikkim high court who recently resigned due to charges of corruption and judicial misconduct. A GB Pathak B Soumitra Sen C YK Sabharwal D PD Dinakaran World Hepatitis Day is observed on with the theme This is hepatitis A 25 July B 26 July C 27 July D 28 July

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Name the former Indian Prime Minister who was honoured posthumously with the highest Bangladesh award- the Bangladesh Swadhinata Sammanona A Indira Gandhi B Rajiv Gandhi C Morarji Desai D Lal Bahadur Shastri Name the Public sector Bank that has entered into an agreement with SBI Mutual Fund to sell its products. A Union Bank of India B Dena Bank C Indian Bank D Allahabad Bank Name the Trinamool Congress MP who has been recently appointed as Railway Minister in cabinet reshuffle 2011. A Dinesh Trivedi B Kabir Suman C Jairam Ramesh D Somendra Nath Mitra Name the person who has been recently appointed as Rural Development Minister in cabinet reshuffle 2011. A Dinesh Trivedi B Kabir Suman C Jairam Ramesh D Somendra Nath Mitra Name the country that has been included as 193rd member of United Nations. A North Sudan B South Sudan C Montenegro D Timor-Leste Name the first nationalized bank that has launched a cheque depositing machine that will read that MICR code on cheques and deliver receipt. Indian Overseas bank Union Bank of India A B Oriental bank of Commerce Punjab National Pank C D World Population day is observed on.. A 9th July B 11th July C 14th July D 15th July Name the US Secretary of State who recently visited India. A Novak Djokovic B Lewis Hamilton C Yingluck Shinawatra D Hillary Clinton Indias External Debt as on 31/03/2011 was A US$ 205.9 billion B US$ 305.9 billion C US$ 405.9 billion D US$ 505.9 billion The top tourists destination state in the country is.. A Andhra Pradesh B Uttar Pradesh C Tamil Nadu D Rajasthan As per the New Mining Bill, approved by the Group of Ministers headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, the coal companies will have to share .of their profits with the local population. A 10% B 16% C 20% D 26% Eight Indian companies have made the cut in the list of world's 500 largest companies compiled by Fortune magazine. The rank of State Bank of India is.. 3

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A 191 B 291 C 391 D 491 Public sector banks have requested to the Reserve Bank of India to extend the deadline for moving towards the system of technology-based identification of NPAs. The deadline was scheduled to expire on........................... A September 30, 2011 B December 31, 2011 C March 31, 2012 D June 30, 2012 Supreme Court in its judgment held that ban imposed by centre on non-iodised salt is unconstitutional. What is added in sea salt that it becomes iodized sea salt? A Calcium Iodide B Sodium Chloride C Potassium Permanganate D Potassium Iodide Uruguay won the Copa Amrica by defeating . A Paraguay B Argentina C Brazil D Uruguay Name the BJP leader and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister who is elected as Chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on Goods and Services Tax. A C P Thakur B Nitish Kumar C Sushil Kumar Modi D Ashwani Kumar Choubey Name the former Haryana Chief Minister who died recently with a massive heart attack in Hisar A Bansi Lal B Om Prakash Chautala C Bhupinder Singh Hooda D Bhajan Lal Name the spiritual leader who has recently celebrated his 76th Birthday. A Dalai Lama B Sri Sri Ravi Shankar C Brahma Kumaris D Sri Sathya Sai Baba According to World Steel Association, Indias position in steel production in 2010 was A 3 B 4 C 5 D 6 The Credit Information Bureau India Ltd will now allow companies to access their Company Information Report for a fee of. A `1,000/B `1,500/C `2,000/D `2,500/The Reserve Bank of India in its Monetary Policy Statement for 2011-12 had directed banks to cap their investments in the liquid schemes of mutual funds at . of their net worth A 5 percent B 10 percent C 15 percent D 20 percent

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(General Awareness JULY 2011) Answer B A A D D B D A C B D A D C A Q No 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Answer A B D D A C A C B A B D B A D Q No 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Q No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Answer B A D A C D A B D B

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