General Awareness Paper Q:1 What is financial inclusion ?

(1) To provide a permanent employment to the unemployed (2) To provide a 100 days job to all those who are in need of a job (3) To provide banking services to all those living in remote areas (4) To ensure that all financial transactions amounting Rs. 5,000/- and above are done through banks. (5) To provide finances for all. Q: 2 Recently the term 3G was very much in news and even a conference on it was organized in India. What is the letter 'G' denotes in 3G ? (1) Grade (2) Group (3) Global (4) Guild (5) Generation Q: 3 Some major banks and financial institutions in various Western countries were to wind up their business and/ or declare themselves in financial problems during last few years. This trend is technically known as _ (1) Devaluation (2) Deformation (4) Political backdrop (5) Globalisation Q: 4 Which of the following International sports events was organized in Delhi in October 2010 in which several countries participated ? (1) Asian Games (2) World Cup Cricket Tournament (3) Asian Hockey Tournament (4) Commonwealth Games (5) None of these Q: 5 Exporters in India get insurance cover and risk cover from which of the following organizations? (1) SIOBI

(2) NABARD (3) ECGC (4) RBI (5) None of these Q: 6 Which of the following places in India does not have a Stock Exchange ? (1) Kolkata (2) Ahmedabad (3) Mumbai (4) Delhi (5) Udaipur Q.7 Hillary Clinton who was in India recently is the U.S. Secretary of-(1) Commerce (2) State (3) Treasury (4) Defence (5) None of these Q.8 If Indian Banking industry had demonstrated its resilience to external shocks in 2008-09, the credit goes to -(A) Policies of the RBI & the Govt. of India (C) Foreign aid/investments to Indian companies (1) Only (A) (2j Only (B) (3) Only (C) Q: 9 Tembhli village which was in news is in --(1) Bihar (2) Rajasthan (3) Orissa (4) West Bengal (5) Maharashtra Q:10 Rohan Bopanna who represented Indian in an international event is a---(1) Billiards Player (2) Golf Player (3) Chess Player (4) Table Tennis Player

(5) Lawn Tennis Player Q:11 AlBA Women's World Boxing Championship was organized in September 2010 in --(I) Rome (2) New Delhi (3) London (4) Vienna (5) Barbados Q: 12 Mr. A. K. Antony a Union Minister in the Indian Cabinet recently signed an agreement with South Korea. This means the agreement is for the Cooperation in the field of-(1) Agriculture (2) Rural Development (3) Defence (4) Steel & Iron (5) None of these Q: 13 Sir Mota Singh who was Knighte by the Queen Elizabeth II earlier this year is--(1) First Sikh Judge in UK (2) first Sikh Minister in UK (3) First Indian to become Vice Chancellor in Cambridge (4) First Indian to become Governor of a State in USA (5) None of these Q.14 'Ayodhya' which was in news recently is a place in--(1) Madhya Pradesh (2) Bihar (3) Rajasthan (4) Jharkhand (5) Uttar Pradesh Q.15 Which of the following is the name of a private sector Bank in India? (1) IDBI Bank (2) Axis Bank (3) Corporation Bank (4) UCO Bank

(5) All are Private Banks Q.16. The Govt. of India does no! provide any direct financial assistance to which of the following schemes? (1) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme (2) Rural Health Mission (3) Indira Aawas Yojana (4) Jeevan Sathi Yojana (5) Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana Q.17. What does the letter'S' denotes in 'AFSPA' ar abbreviation we very often see in newspapers? (1) Slow (2) Special (3) State (4) Solid (5) Sovereign Q.18. Which of the following terms is used in banking and finance? (1) Abiotic (2) Demand Deposit (3) Fat scales (4) A diabetic (5) Cathode Q.19. Which of the following is a food crop? (1) Maize (2) Cotton (3) Palm (4) Jute (5) Jatropha Q.20. Vedanta Alumina is a company operating in the area of ---(1) Shipping (2) Mining (3) Cement (4) Textiles (5) Banking

Q.21. Names of which of the following rates/ratios cannot be seen in financial newspapers? (1) Bank Rate (2) Repo Rate (3) Cash Reserve Ratio (4) Pulse Rate (5) Statutory Liquidity Ratio Q.22. An individual visiting UAE will have to make his/her payments in which of the following currencies? (1) Dirham (2) Taka (3) Baht (4) Peso (5) Dinar Q.23. Who, amongst the following is NOT a famous writer? (1) Sania Mirza (2) V. S. Naipaul (3) Chetan Bhagat (4) Khushwant Singh (5) Namita Gokhale Q.24. 'Peepli Live' is a film directed by --(I) Anusha Rizvi (2) Aamir Khan (3) Kiran Rao (4) David Dhawan (5) None of these Q.25. Which of the following is the Chemical name of the salt we use in our kitchen? (1) Calcium Carbonate (2) Calcium Chloride (3) Sodium Carbonate (4) Sodium Chloride (5) Ammonium Sulphate

Q.26. The judges of the Supreme Court of India now retire at the age of--(1) 58 years (2) 60 years (3) 62 years (4) 65 years (5) 68 years Q.27. Operation New Dawn is the beginning of stability in--(1) Afghanistan (2) Iran (3) Sudan (4) Sri Lanka (5) Iraq Q.28. Which of the following books' is written by Kiran Desai ? (1) A house for Mr. Biswas (2) 3 Mistakes of My Life (3) A Tale of Two Sisters (4) The Inheritance of Loss (5) Tale of Two Cities Q.29. Jimena Na";'arrete who was crowned Miss Universe 2010 is from --(I) Mexico (2) Venezuela (3) Brazil (4) New Zealand (5) Italy Q.30. India has an agreement with USA for producing energy in the form of--(1) Hydraulic (2) Thermal (3) Nuclear (4) Solar (5) All of these forms Q. 31 Which of the following is an economic term?

(1) Plaintiff (2) Bunker Blaster (3) Deflation (4) Lampoon (5) Zero Hour Q.32. Which of the following awards is given to sports persons in India? (1) Shantiswarup Bhatnagar Awards (2) Arjuna Award (3) Kalidas Samman (4) Saraswati Samman (5) None of these Q.33. Which of the following is the trophy/cup associated with the game of cricket? (1) Derby (2) Merdeka Cup (3) Santosh Trophy (4) Duleep Trophy (5) Durand Cup Q.34. Who amongst the following can take benefit of the Social Security Fund established by the Govt. ofIndia for unorganized workers? . (1) Primary school teacher (2) Employee of Sugar Factory (3) Textile Mazdoor (4) Rickshaw Puller (5) Clerk in a factory Q.35. Shushil Kumar who won a Gold Medal at an international event is a famous--(1) Wrestling champion (2) Golf player (3) Table Tennis Player (4) Weight lifter (5) None of these Q.36. In case a major war breaks out between two nations, which of the following

organizations/agencies will be seen in the battle field, in addition to the armies of the fighting parties? (1) WTO (2) Red Cross (3) CARE (4) OPEC (5) All of these Q.37. Which of the following is the abbreviated name associated with food security? (1) ASHA (2) PDS (3) WTO (4) OPEC (5) NPA Q.38. Which of the following is a good and rich source of vitamin 'C' ? (1) Milk (2) Radish (3) Mango (4) Lemon Juice (5) Banana Q.39. Who amongst the following Indian Prime Ministers was honoured Posthumously by the Govt. of Bangladesh for his/her contributions to the independence of the nation? (1) Rajiv Gandhi (2) Jawaharlal Nehru (3) Indira Gandhi (4) Lai Bahadur Shastri (5) None of these Q.40. Who amongst the following was never a Governor of the RBI? (1) Bimal Jalan (2) Y. V. Reddy (3) Arup Roy Choudhury (4) C. Rangarajan (5) D. Subbarao

Answer: (1) 3 (2) 5 (3) 3 (4) 10 (5) 5 (6) 5 (7) 4 (8) 1 (9) 5 (10) 5 (11) 5 (12) 3 (13) 1 (14) 5 (15) 2 (16) 1 (17) 2 (18) 2 (19) 4 (20) 2 (21) 4 (22) 1 (23) 1 (24) 1 (25) 4 (26) 4 (27) 1 (28) 4 (29) 1 (30) (31) 3 (32) 2 (33) 4 (34) 4 (35) 5 (36) 2 (37) 2 (38) 4 (39) 3 (40) 3 this paper is hosted by www.educationobserver.com for model examinations of compititive exams visit www.exams.educationobserver.com

General Awareness Paper Q.1 Which of the following carries out 'Open Market Operations? (1) Finance Ministry (2) External Affairs Ministry (4) Planning Commission (5) Ministry of Commerce Q. 2 Who among the folfowing Ministers will hold telecom portfolio in addition to his own portfolio till next reallotment? (1) Kamal Nath (2) Kapil Sibal (4) Mamta Banerjee (5) None of these Q. 3 Under provisions of which one of the following Acts, the RBI issues directives to the Banks in India? (1) RBI Act (2) Banking Regulation Act (3) Essential Commodities Act (4) RBI and Banking Regulation Act (5) None of these Q.4 On which one of the following 'Head of Expenses', the expenses of the Government of India are highest? (1) Food subsidy (2) Fertilizer subsidy (3) Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana (4) Maintenance of national highways (5) Oil subsidy Q.5 Which one of the following foreign agencies will assist the municipal agencies to improve quality of municipal schools through its School Excellence Programmes (SEP) ? (1) IMF (2) UNDP (3) UNICEF (4) ADB (5) None of these Q. 6 Which one of the following tools is used by RBI for selective credit control? (1) It advises banks to lend against certain commodities (2) It advises banks to recall the loans for advances against certain commodities (3) It advises banks to charge higher rate of interest for advance against certain commodities (4) It discourages certain kinds of lending by assigning higher risk weights to loans it deems undesirable (5) None of these Q.7 For which one of the following Loan Products 'teaser loans' are offered by Banks? (1) Education Loans (4) Retail Trade Loans (2) Commercial Loans (3) Loans against security of gold (5) Home Loans ,

Q. 8 The Commonwealth Games 2010 were held in Delhi from October 3 to 14, 2010. Who amongst the following picked up the Game's first gold medal? ' (1) Augustina Nwaokolo these (2) Ravinder Singh (3) Azhar Hussain (4) Carol Huynh (5) None of

Q.9 In which one of ihe following cities was the recent meet of G-20 Countries organised ? (1) Tokyo (2) Seoul (3) London (4) Beijing (5) Singapore

Q.10 As per recent newspaper reports, which one of the following countries (among the given) has highest literacy rate? (1) India (2) Sri Lanka (3) China (4) Vietnam (5) Bangladesh

Q.11 Which one of the following has decided to give guarantee for infra loans? . (1) IDBI (2) SBI (3) IIFCL (4) SIDBI (5) None of these

Q.12 In which one of the following States is the uranium project proposed to be set up ? (1) Manipur (2) Meghalaya (3) Orissa (4) Assam (5) Nagaland

Q.13 Amongst 169 countries on Human Development Index, which one of the following is India's rank? (1) 89 (2) 91 (3) 119 (4) 129 (5) 138 Q.14 What is 'Kaveri' ? (1) India's indigeneous aircraft engine (2) India's Low Cost laptop (3) India's Air to Air Missile (5) Unmanned Aircraft acquired from Israel Q.15 An increasing finished good stock as % to sales of a manufacturing Company indicates that(A) the market is getting competitive. (B) the quality of the goods is not upto the mark. (C) the production cost has increased. (D) the production has decreased. (1) Only (A) and (B) (2) Only (B) and (C) (4) Only (C) (5) Only (D) and (A) (3) Only (C) and (D)

Q. 16 Which one of the following has got RBI nod to issue pre-paid cards to its clients? (1) LIC (2) GIC (3) SIDBI (4) NABARD (5) None of these

Q.17 For which one of the following reasons is an amendment in Companies Bill 2009 proposed? (1) To provide more powers to Department of Company Affairs (2) To provide regulatory powers to Department of Company Affairs (3) To make Indian Accounting Standards applicable with effect from 1.4.2011 (4) To ensure smooth convergence of the Indian Accounting Standards with IFRS (5) None of these Q.18 As per recent newspaper reports, India's public debt rises 2.8 percent to Rs. 28 lakh crores. Which one of the following is the reason that has forced commercial banks 10 buy Government securities? (1) Lack of credit growth (2) Increase in credit growth (3) Raising of repo rate (4) Raising of reverse repo rate (5) None of these Q.19 In which one of the following States Sariska Tiger Reserve is located?

(1) M. P.

(2) U. P.

(3) Orissa

(4) Gujarat

(5) Rajasthan

Q.20 On which one of the following characters, Biometric security is based? (1) Finger prints and palm recognition only (2) Face recognition and voice recognition only (3) Hand writing and manual recognition only (4) Only(l) and (2) (5) All (1),(2) &(3) Q.21 Which one of the following may be the consequence of buying forex in the market by the RBI ? (1) It leads to inflation (2) It leads to control over inflation (3) It does not affect inflation (4) It results into deflation (5) None of these Q.22 Under provisions of which one of the following Acts, the Reserve Bank of india has the power to regulate, supervise and control the banking sector? (1) RBI Act (2) Banking Regulation Act (3) Negotiable Instrument Act (4) RBI and Banking Regulation Act (5) None of these Q.23 Who amongst the following is the author of the book "The God of Small Things" ? (1) Chetan Bhagat (2) V.S. Naipul (3) Namita Gokhale (4) Kiran Desai (5) Arundhati Roy Q. 24 Which one of the following has proposed $ 11 billion infrastructure debt fund? (1) NABARD (2) SBI (3) RBI (4) Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India (5) Planning Commission Q. 25 Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Suu Kyi is a _ (1) 42 years old politician (2) Bharat Ratna (3) Military General (4) Nobel Prize winner (5) None of these Q.26 Which one of the following factors influence working capital of a unit? (1) Seasonally of operations only (2) Production Policy only (3) Suppliers Term only (4) Only (1) and (2) (5) All (1), (2) & (3) Q.27 The G-20 Summit was held in which of the following places in October 2009 ? (1) Paris (2) Vienna (3) Tokyo (4) Pittsburgh (5) London Q.28 As per a newspaper report, only few countries are left to make Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), a universal treaty. Which of the following is one of them? (1) Japan (2) Indian (3) Italy (4) France (5) Russia Q. 29 Which TV channel has been in the news for its coverage of the Bin Laden crisis, especially for having carried all broadcasts of Osama Bin Laden to. audiences in West Asia? (1) Star Asia (2) BBC Asia (3) Al Jazeera (4) Khaleed Times (5) None of these Q.30 India will host the world Tiger Summit for the first time in 2010. The Summit will be organized in __ (1) Kolkata (2) Bharatpur (3) .Junagarh (4) Ranthambore (5) None of these Q.31 Under what name is MTNL marketing its GSM based mobile telephony? (1) Swarna (2) Dolphin (3) Speed (4) Vayu (5) None 0 f these

Q.32 Which of the following countries has been fully suspended from the Common wealth of Nations after its refusal to announce General Elections which have been due since long? (1) Pakistan (2) Nepal (3) Fiji (4) Sri Lanka (5) None of these Q.33 What is the name of the branded petrol with cleansing additives that is being marketed by HPCL? (1) Power (2) Premium (3) Speed (4) Clean X (5) None of these Q. 34 Under what name is MTNL marketing its CDMA based WiLL service in Mumbai and Delhi? (1) Dolphin (2) Swarna (3) Garuda (4) Seema (5) None of these Q.35 Which of the following countries agreed recently to discontinuar efuelling ships in the Indian Ocean for the NATO led coalition in Afghanistan? (1) Japan (2) Indonesia (3) Bangladesh (4) Pakistan (5) None of these Q.36 To which business group did the Ambanis of Reliance Group sell their holding in Larsen and Toubro? (1) RP Goenkas (2) A V Birla (3) Kanorias (4) Mittals (5) None of these Q.37 Name the brand that was launched and promoted by a famous father-son duo. (1) ICICI Credit cards (2) Parket Beta (3) Maruti Versa (4) All of these. (5) None of these Q.38 What is the sub brand of the new car that Toyota is launching in India? (1) Accord (2) Jupiter (3) C Planet (4) Camry (5) None of these Q.39 Who amongst the following is the winner of the Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace and Reconc iliation 2009 ? (1) Yukiya Amano (2) Aung San Suu Kyi (3) Bill Gates (4) Hillary Clinton (5) None of these Q.40 With which brand would you identify the famous advertising slogan 'Think Different'? (1) Apple (2) IBM (3) Wipro (4) HCL (5) None of these Q.41 Credit Rating .

(1) is used to rate the borrowers while giving advances. (2) is used to work out performance of the employees. (3) is used to calculate the number of excellent audit rated branches. (4) is NOT used in any Bank. (5) is necessary before giving promotion to employees Q.42 Who amongst the following is the recipient of the 'Dadasaheb Phalke Award - 2010'? (1) Javed Akhtar (2) Amitabh Bachchan (3) Guizar (4) Hema Malini (5) None of above Q.43 In Corporate Hedging, which one of the following types of risks can be covered? (1) Liquidity risk (2) Currency risk (3) Credit risk (4) Transaction risk (5) None of these Q.44 Bank of Rajasthan is now merged with which of the following banks? (1) AXIS Bank (2) IDBI Bank (3) ICICI Bank (4) HDFC Bank (5) None of these

Q.45 As per GDP figures on calendar year basis, according to World Bank, which one of the following economies will have highest GDP growth in the year 2011 ? (1) US (2) China (3) Japan (4) India (5) Brazil Q.46 In respect of infrastructure bonds is sued under provisions of Section 80 CCF of the Income Tax Act, what is the maximum amount (Rs. in thousands), upto which these bonds can be covered? (1) 30 (2) 20 (3) 40 (4) 5.0 (5) None of these Q.47 Which of the following is the full form of the abbreviation 'IFRS' as used in corporate / finance Sector ? (1) Indian Financial Reconciliation Standards (2) Interpretation and Formal Reporting System (3) International Financial Reporting Standards (4) International Financial Reporting System (5) None of these Q.48 As per the new guidelines issued by SEBI, companies are required to list shares within how many days of the closure of the Initial Public Offers (IPOs) ? (1) 60 days (2) 12 days (3) 30 days (4) 45 days (5) None of these Q.49 RTGS stands for ----(1) Real Time Gross Settlements (2) Reduced Time Gross Settlements (3) Relative Time Gross Settlements (4) Real Total Gross Securities (5) None of these Answer: (1)3 (2)2 (3) 1 (4) 1 (5) 5 (6) 1 (7)5 (8) 5 (9)2 (10)2 (11)3 (12)2 (13)3 (14)1(15)2 (16)1 (17)4 (18)4 (19)5 (20)5 (21)3 (22)4 (23)5 (24)5 (25)5 (26)2 (27)5 (28)4 (29)3 (30)3 (31)4 (32)2 (33)3 (34)1 (35)3 (36)1 (37)2 (38)3 (39)4 (40)2 (41)1 (42)1 (43)5 (44)2 (45)3 (46)2 (47)2 (48)3 (49)3

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1.As per the reports in the newspapers what has been the average growth of GDP during 10th plan period (2002-2007) ? (A) 9 % (B) 9.3 % (C) 8 % (D) 8.7 % (E) 7.6 % Ans (E) 2. Which of the following is/are not part(s) of the Union Budget 2008-09 presented in the Lok Sbha in February 2008 ? (1) Defence allocation is increased by 10% to reach more than Rs. 1,00,000 crore. (2) National Rural Guarantee Act is extended to all the rural districts. (3) Debt Waiver Scheme launched to help all farmers irrespective of their land holdings. (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2 (C) Both 1 & 2 (D) Only 3 (E) None of these Ans (D) 3. Which of the following States has been declared 2008 as the Year of Education ? (A) Haryana (B) Bihar (C) Gujarat (D) Uttar Pradesh (E) None of these Ans (A) 4. Who amongst the following is selected as the Banker of the year 2007 by the Business Standard ? (A) M.V.Kamath (B) K.C.Chakrabarty (C) Anil Khandelwal (D) O.P.Bhatt (E) None of these Ans (D) 5. Which of the following is /are not the constituent sector(s) of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of India ? (1) Agriculture & allied activities (2) Foreign Exchange Reserve (3) Industry (A) Only 1 (B) All 1,2 & 3 (C) Only 3 (D) Both 1 & 2 (E) Only 2 Ans (E) 6.What is H5N1 a term , which was very much in news recently ? (A) It is a category of Visa provided by the USA fOR STUDENTS. (B) It is the name of the virus which cause Bird flu

(C) It is the code name of Indias space Mission 2010. (D) It was the name of the military operation launched by Sri Lanka against LTTE. (E) None of these Ans (B) 7. Which of the following State Govts. launched a Rs. 40,000 crore Ganga Expressway Project ? (A) Bihar (B) Gujarat (C) Madhya Pradesh (D) West Bengal (E) Uttar Pradesh Ans (E) 8. Which of the following countries is going to elects its first 47 member parliament for the first time in the history of the country ? (A) Butan (B) Pakistan (C) Myanmar (D) Nepal (E) None of these Ans (A) 9. World Day for Water was observed on which of the following days ? (A) 22nd January (B) 22nd February (C) 22nd March (D) 22nd April (E) None of these Ans (C) 10. sunita Williams is the recipient of which of the following awards given away recently ? (A) Woman of the year 2007 (B) Padma Bhushan (C) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award (D) Pravasi India Award 2007 (E) None of these Ans (B) 11. The Fifth National Winter Games were organized in (A) Jaipur (B) Gulmarg (C) Hyderabad (D) Chennai (E) Delhi Ans(C) 12. Who amongst the following won the Mens single title of Australian Open Tennis 2008 ? (A) Novak Djokovic (B) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (C) Jonathan Erlich (D) Andy Ram

(E) None of these Ans (A) 13. Which of the following films won the best Film Award in 65th Golden Globe Awards ceremony ? (A) Away from her (B) Atonement (C) No Country for Old Men (D) Im Not there (E) None of these Ans (B) 14. Rahul Banerjee won which of the following Natioanl Senior Champioship held in January 2008 ? (A) Badminton (B) Chess (C) Archery (D) Golf (E) None of these Ans (C) 15. Who amongst the following is the author of the novel Without Dreams ? (A) Shahbano Bilgrami (B) Saeed Mirza (C) Javed Akhtar (D) Shabana Azmi (E) None of these Ans (A) 16. The of a system includes the programs or instructions. (A) Hardware (B) Icon (C) Information (D) Software (E) None of these Ans (D) 17.The copy command saves to(A) The Desktop (B) The Clipboard (C) Microsoft Word (D) Paste (E) None of these Ans (B) Another Set from PNB Exam General Awareness : Solved Paper 1. Nav Krishi is a programme by (1) Door Darshan (2) All India Radio

(3) NIC (4) ICRISAT (5) MANAGE 2. One Acre is equal to..hectare. (1) 0.0541 (2) 0.8032 (3) 0.1082 (4) 0.2514 (5) 0.4047 3. SRI technology is practiced for the cultivation of (1) Fruits (2) Vegetables (3) Flowers (4) Rice (5) Wheat 4. If the soil pH 9.2, then the soil is (1) Acidic (2) Neutral (3) Alkaline (4) Saline (5) Sodic 5. ..is used for the reclamation of acidic soil (1) Lime (2) Gypsum (3) Sulphur (4) Calcium Chloride (5) Ferrous Sulphate 6. 2008 is declared as International Year of (1) Rice (2) Wheat (3) Sugarcane (4) Potato (5) Apple 7. Golden revolution refers to the development of (1) Oilseeds (2) Pulses (3) Horticulture (4) Cereals (5) Fodder 8. The most important rabi pulse crop in India is (1) Chickpea (2) Soyabean (3) Pigeon pea (4) Green gram (5) Black gram 9. RFLP (Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism) is (1) Growth promoter (2) Molecular marker (3) Growth retardent

(4) Herbicide (5) Germicide 10. National Commission on Farmers was chaired by (1) Sri Som Pal (2) Sri Y.C. Nanda (3) Dr C. Rangarajan (4) Dr M.S. Swaminathan (5) Sri Sharad Pawar 11. Global Positioning Systems are useful for (1) Determining precise location (latitude and longitude) based on radio signal (2) Determining precise distance based on radio signal (3) Determining general pest system (4) Determining disease forecast (5) Determining area of farm 12. Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) recommends (1) Comfort Price (2) State Advised Price (3) Minimum Support Price (4) Minimum Export Price (5) Statutory Minimum Price 13. NPV (Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus) is (1) Pest (2) Pathogen (3) Bio pesticide (4) Bio fungicide (5) Bio control agent 14. National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation is known as (1) NIAM (2) NAFED (3) MARKFED (4) NACMF (5) NACOM 15. Which insect is known as farmers' enemy No.1? (1) Bollworm (2) Desert locust (3) Aphids (4) Stem borer (5) Fruit fly 16. Indian Institute of Forest management is located at (1) Chennai (2) Bhopal (3) Hissar (4) Dehradun (5) Imphal 17. In India forests account for about ..of land surface. (1) 11% (2) 22% (3) 33% (4) 14%

(5) 25% 18. VAM is an alternative to inorganic fertilizer. VAM is (1) Azospirillum (2) Mycorrhiza (3) Phosphate solubilising bacteria (4) Nitrogen fixing bacteria (5) Azotobacter 19. An example of Single Cell Protein is (1) agar agar (2) spirulina (3) rhizobium (4) acetobacter (5) salmonella 20. Major producer of mulberry silk in India (1) Karnataka (2) Jammu and Kashmir (3) Jharkhand (4) Assam (5) Himachal Pradesh 21. Bird flu affects (1) Cattle (2) Poultry (3) Sheep (4) Prawn (5) Silkworm 22. Minor irrigation scheme comprises several types of works with capacities to irrigate upto (1) 2000 acre (2) 2000 ha (3) 1000 ha (4) 1000 acre (5) 2500 ha 23. Ideal NPK ratio for Indian soils is (1) 8:4:2 (2) 4:2:1 (3) 9:5:3 (4) 2:1:0.5 (5) 10:4:2 24. Which of the following is a bio diesel plant? (1) Jatropha (2) Rose (3) Pepper (4) Noni (5) Teak 25. National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology is situated at (1) Nagpur (2) New Delhi (3) Mumbai (4) Kolkata

(5) Chennai Answer: 1. (1) 2. (5) 3. (4) 4. (3) 5. (1) 6. (4) 7. (3)8. (1) 9. (2) 10. (4) 11. (1) 12. (3) 13. (3) 14. (2) 15. (3) 16. (4) 17. (2) 18. (2) 19. (2) 20. (1) 21. (2) 22. (3) 23. (2) 24. (1) 25. (2) this paper is hosted by www.educationobserver.com for model examinations of competitive exams visit www.exams.educationobserver.com

1.Which of the following statement(s) reflects India's stand on new World Trade Organization's proposal on the issue of the subsidy to agro products ? (1) India would protect the interest of its poor farmers who can not bear the burden of the cost of the products if they have to sell them on cheaper rate. (2) Indian industry needs more flexibility as compared to the industry in developed countries. (3) WTO has set up a new committee under the chairmanship of Putin of Russia to look into the issue of subsidy and find out a solution to the problem acceptable to all the parties. (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2 (C) Only 3 (D) Both 1 & 2 (E) None of these Ans (A) 2.Which of the following statement(s) is / are true about the 11th five year plan of India ? (1) The highest priority is given to exports ,education and development of steel sector. (2) The plan aims at achieving the growth at 10 % level by the end of the plan. (3) The Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana is revived in such a way so that it can be achieve a growth nof 4 % for agriculture sector. (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2 (C) Only 3 (D) Both 1 & 2 (E) None of these Ans (D) 3.As per the figures released recently the Stock markets in emerging economies made handsome returns last year (2007-08). Which of the following stock markets amongst the BRIC nations registered highest increased (97 %) compared to its performance in 2006-07 ? (A) China (B) Brazil (C) Russia (D) India (E) None of these Ans (A) 4.Bayana which was in news recently is a place in (A) Uttar Pradseh (B) Madhya Pradseh (C) Bihar (D) Haryana (E) Rajasthan Ans (E) 5.Which of the following statement (s) is / are correct about the Indo-Russia Bilateral Defence Ties ? (1) Both the countries have decided to produce a fifth generation fighter aircraft and a multi role cargo plane. (2) India has agreed to launch Russian missiles from its base at Chandipur incase some other nation attacks on Russia (3) India and Russia were able to sort out differences over the utilization of Rupee debt fund which is of Rs. 8000 crore at present. (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2 (C) Only 3

(D) Both 1 & 3 only (E) None of these Ans(A) 6.India has recently decided to put a wire fence on the 76 km. long border in Dhudri district in Assam. The fence will separate India from (A) Nepal (B) China (C) Bangladesh (D) Myanmar (E) Pakistan Ans(C) 7.As we all know the Govt. of India is very keen about providing banking service to the people in rural and remote areas . However , banks feel that the cost of providing services in these areas for financial inclusion is quite high if services are offered through the "traditional branch channel ". What is / are the other alternative cost effective channel(s) to fulfill this aim of the Govt. of India ? (1) Putting biometric ATMs. (2) Introduce mobile banking. (3) Issue credit or debit cards (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2 (C) Only 3 (D) All 1, 2 & 3 (E) None of these Ans(B) 8.The Govt. of India recently issued a notification altering constituencies in 24 States and Union territories. This is done as per the provision of which of the following Acts? (A) Delimitation Act (B) Census Act (C) Parliament Act (D) State Reorganization Act (E) None of these Ans(A) 9.As we read very frequently in the newspaper fraudulent activities in financial world is still continuing despite various efforts made by various countries to prevent them. As an estimate by IMF, what is the probable amount derived from such illegal activities which is laundered through the world's formal financial systems every year? About (A) US$ 500 billion (B) US$ 800 billion (C) US$ 1000 billion (D) US$ 1250 billion (E) US$ 1500 billion Ans (A) 10.Indian Prime Minister during his visit the Arunachal Pradseh a few months back asserted that the State is India's Land of Rising Sun. Which of the following countries did not like his statement

and had raised some objection over his visit to Arunachal Pradseh which is very much a part of India? (A) Myanmar (B) China (C) Bangladseh (D) Bhutan (E) Nepal Ans(B) 11.Which of the following is the amount of insurance cover provided to the workers of the unorganized sector under Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana? (A) Rs. 10,000/(B) Rs. 20,000/(C) Rs. 30,000/(D) Rs. 40,000/(E) Rs. 50,000/Ans(C) 12.Which of the following is NOT one of the highlights Economic Survey presented in the Lok Sabha for the year 2007-08? (A) Economy has "moved to higher growth phase" (B) A trend of acceleration in domestic investment and saving rate is recorded. (C) Buoyant growth in Govt. revenue. (D) Indian Economy at market rate of exchange crossed 1 trillion US$ in current fiscal. (E) Net Foreign direct Investment increased by 350% . Ans(E) 13.Which of the following is / are correct about sub prime crisis which was in news recently? (1) It has reduced the flow of capital coming of Indian Stock Markets. (2) The sub prime crisis is the major financial crisis whose origin is in the Russia and Brazil.It has adversely affected the economy of Europe and USA. (3) The crisis started when some people started trading with false Share certificates of major blue chip US companies in the stock markets. (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2 (C) Only 3 (D) Both 1 & 2 (E) None of these Ans(D) 14.The Prime Minister Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) has a target to connect all habitations of which of the following levels with all weather roads by 2008-09? (A) 1000+ (B) 2000+ (C) 3000+ (D) 4000+ (E) None of these Ans(A) 15.As we all know the value of the Indian rupee has appreciated in the recent past . The value of the Rupee is direct dependent on which of the following? (A) Availability of commodities in the market. (B) VAT introduced by the Govt. on various commodities.

(C) Size of total Forex Reserve of India currently. (D) Capital flow in the market during a given period of time. (E) None of these Ans(A) 16.Which of the following banks has taken over the Centurion Bank of Punjab? (A) ICICI Bank (B) IDBI Bank (C) HDFC Bank (D) AXIS Bank (E) None of these Ans(B) 17.As per provision made in Bharat Nirman Programme the pace of creation of irrigation facilities is required to be raised from present level of 1.42 million hectare per year in such a way so that it can achieve the target level fixed for the same? (A) 1.50 million hectares / year (B) 1.75 million hectares / year (C) 2.00 million hectares / year (D) 2.25 million hectares / year (E) 2.50 million hectares / year Ans(D) 18.Inflation has become major area of concern in India these days. What measures do the Govt. of India / RBI normally take to control the same? (1) Fixation of Maximum Price of the Commodities (2) System of Dual prices. (3) Increased in supply of food grains. (4) Control on credit and liquidity in market. (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2 (C) Only 3 (D) Only 2, 3 & 4 (E) All 1, 2, 3 & 4 Ans(D) 19.How much Education Cess is being levied on all the taxes to support elementary education for the children of age group of 6-14 years under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)? (A) 0.50% (B) 0.75% (C) 1.00% (D) 1.50% (E) 2.00% Ans(E) 20.Which of the following is / are correct about various concessions given in the Union Budget for 2008-09? (1) Five years tax holidays for setting up hospitals in Tier II & Tier III regions for providing health care in rural areas. (2) Commodities tax transaction to be introduced. (3) Banking cash transaction tax withdrawn.

(A) Only 1 (B) Only 2 (C) Only 3 (D) Only 2 & 3 (E) All 1, 2 & 3 Ans : (E) 21.Which of the following statements reflects the aim(s) Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM)? (1) Give focused attention to integrated development of infrastructure in selected cities. (2) Provide basic services to the urban poors (3) Scale up civic amenities and provision of utilities in urban areas. (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2 (C) Only 3 (D) All 1, 2 & 3 (E) None of these Ans(D) 22.The Press Freedom Day is observed on which of the following days? (A) 1st May (B) 1st June (C) 3rd May (D) 3rd June (E) 10th June Ans(C) 23.As per the decision taken by the Govt. of India now the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act is extended to all the districts of India. This means : it will now be applicable to about (A) 200 districts (B) 300 districts (C) 400 districts (D) 500 districts (E) 600 districts Ans : (E) 24.As per the reports published by the Ministry of Finance recently the overseas borrowings by the Corporates and currency fluctuation has gone up by which of the following percentage points? About (A) 1% (B) 2% (C) 3% (D) 4% (E) 5% Ans(C) 25.The Govt. of India and Reserve Bank of India is planning to set up an autonomous "ATM corporation of India" in which various banks can get together for common ATM operations. If this happens how will we all be benefited by the same? (1) It will be a cost effective measure as each bank can share its operational cost with others. (2) Clients can withdrawn money from any ATM from any location. They are not required to go to their banks' ATM only.

(3) It will indirectly help the IT business also as India has a large pool of IT skilled manpower waiting for suitable placement. (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2 (C) Both 1 & 2 (D) All 1, 2 & 3 (E) None of these Ans(C) 26.As per the news published in various newspapers the Govt. of India has decided to create a Strategic Reserve of (A) Oil & Petroleum (B) Rasoi Gas (C) Food grains (D) Cement & Steel (E) None of these Ans : (C) 27.The Govt. of India had constituted a high level committee on financial sector reforms with Raghuram G.Rajan as its Chairman. Which of the following is / are the recommendations of the committee? (1) Liberalize the interest rate that banks/institution can charge to ensure credit for poors. (2) Create an office of the Ombudsman exclusively for financial sector. (3) Do not allow foreign investors in domestic stock markets. (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2 (C) Only 3 (D) Both 1 & 2 (E) None of these Ans(E) 28.Yves Leterme has taken over as the prime minister of (A) Newzealand (B) Belgium (C) Croatia (D) Portugal (E) None of these Ans(B) 29.The State Bank of India recently opened its 10000th branch in Puduvayal (Tamil Nadu). Only a bank in China has more branches than State Bank of India in the world. What is the name of that Chinese bank? (A) Shanghai Commercial Bank (B) Bank of China (C) China Banking Corporation (D) Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (E) None of these Ans(D) 30.Many a times we read about 'Globalization' and its impact on business practice in India. Which of the following is NOT one of the important parameters of 'Globalization'? (1) Reduction of trade barriers to permit free flow of goods and services amongst various nations.

(2) Developing an environment in which free flow of capital can take place. (3) Promoting local industry to cater to the needs of the consumers in Tier II and Tier III cities. The production from metros should be reserved only for exports. (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2 (C) Only 3 (D) All 1,2 & 3 (E) Both 2 & 3 Ans(D) 31.Many times we read a term CBS used in banking operation. What is the full form of the letter 'C' in the term 'CBS'? (A) Core (B) Credit (C) Continuous (D) Complete (E) None of these Ans(A) 32.As per news published in newspapers the Oil & Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) has purchased some oil assets in Latin American Countries along with one other major company of India . What is the name of that company? (A) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (B) Indian Oil Corporation (C) Reliance Industries Ltd. (D) National Mineral Development Corporation of India (E) None of these Ans(E) 33.India's First centre to monitor climate change was opened recently at (A) New Delhi (B) Chennai (C) Jaipur (D) Bangalore (E) Kolkata Ans(B) 34.Which of the following Acts was framed specially to deal more effectively with the problem of Non-Performing Assets in banking system? (A) SARFAESI ACT. (B) Banking Regulation Act. (C) Foreign Exchange Management Act. (D) Industrial Dispute Act. (E) None of these Ans (A) 35.Theshows all the websites and pages that you have visited over a period of time. (A) status bar (B) task bar (C) history list (D) tool bar (E) None of these Ans(C)

36.A proxy server is used for the which of the following? (A) To provide security against unauthorized users (B) To process client requests for web pages (C) To process client requests for database access (D) To provide TCP/IP (E) None of these Ans (A) 37.A repair for a known software bug,usually available at no charge on the internet, is called a(n) (A) version (B) Patch (C) Tutorial (D) FAQ (E) None of these Ans(B) 38.In the the portion lebelled http is the (A) host (B) domain name (C) protocol (D) top-level domain (E) None of these Ans : (C) 39.Which of the following organizations has recently given a US$ 600 million loan to Power Grid Corporation of India,a Govt. run organization? (A) Asian Development Bank (B) World Bank (C) International Monetary Fund (D) Bank of America (E) None of these Ans(B) 40.The ability to easily add additional users meAns : that a network is (A) Scalable (B) dedicated (C) Decentralized (D) Secure (E) None of these Ans (A) 41.In a database, a field is a (A) lable (B) table of information (C) group of related records (D) category of information (E) None of these Ans(C) 42.The number of pixels displayed on a screen is known as the screen (A) resolution (B) colour depth (C) refresh rate (D) viewing size (E) None of these Ans (A)

43.Wor processing , spreadsheet , and phoyo-editing are example of (A) application software (B) system software (C) operating system software (D) platform software (E) None of these Ans(A) 44.If you wish to extend the length of the network without having the signal degrade, you would use a (A) repeater (B) router (C) gateway (D) switch (E) None of these Ans (A) 45.Ais approximately a million bytes. (A) gigabyte (B) kilobyte (C) megabyte (D) terabyte (E) None of these Ans(C) 46.The time it takes a device to locate data and instructions and make them available to CPU is known as (A) clock speed (B) a processing cycle (C) CPU speed (D) access time (E) None of these Ans(D) 47.controls the way in which the computer system functions and provides a means : by which users are interact with the computer. (A) The platform (B) The operating system (C) Application software (D) The motherboard (E) None of these Ans(B) 48.meAns : that the data contained in a database is accurate and reliable. (A) Data redundancy (B) Data integrity (C) Data reliability (D) Data consistency (E) None of these Ans(B) 49.A(n) is aprivate corporate network,used exclusively by company employees. (A) Internet (B) local area network (C) peer-to-peer

(D) intranet (E) None of these Ans(B) 50.A characteristic of a file server is which of the following? (A) Manages file operations and is shared on a network (B) Manages file operations and is limited to one PC (C) Acts as fat client and is shared on a network (D) Acts as fat client and is limited to one PC (E) None of these Ans(A) this paper is hosted by www.educationobserver.com for model examinations of compititive exams visit www.exams.educationobserver.com

BANK EXAMS GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1. Among the following statements, which one is not a correct statement? 1) RBI circulates money with the permission of the state governments 2) RBI authorized the banks to open branches in North Eastern part of India with out its prior permission 3) RBI orders that 25 % of the new branches must be open in rural areas 4) RBI is having the sole authority to control bank operations in Co-operative banks 5) RBI is strict in the content of Bank Advertisements 2. As per RBI report banks disposed Rs.4.26 Lakh crores to farm sector, against the target of ........... lakh crore during 2010-2011? 1) 3.50 2) 5.23 3) 9.1 4) 6.5 5) 7.1 3. Banker's Committee on Rural Housing headed by ...........? 1) M.D.Malya 2) R.Sridhar 3) M.V.Nair 4) Alok Kumar Misra 5) Basant Seth 4. Monthly (some times daily) the amount deposited in the account. In the maturity period, the large amount got by the customer. The account is called ...........? 1) Savings 2) Fixed 3) Recurring 4) Corporate 5) Current 5. On 1 June 2011, Janani-Shishu Suraksha Karyakram ( JSSK) launched by the Central Government. Pick the correct option? 1) This Program started under the plank of Janani Suraksha Yojana ( JSY) 2) JSY centrally sponsored scheme aimed at reducing maternal and infant mortality rates and increasing institutional deliveries in below poverty line (BPL) families. 3) JSSK provides Free and Cashless Services to pregnant women in both Rural and Urban areas 4) JSY comes under the overall umbrella of National Rural Health Mission ( NHM) 2005 covers all pregnant women belonging to households below the poverty line, above 19 years of age and up to two live births. 5) All of above

6. The Union government agreed for the payment security mechanism for Solar power projects under JNNSM. It stands for ........... 1) Jawahar Lal Nehru National Solar Mean 2) Jawahar Lal Nehru National Solar Module 3) Jatiya Nehru National Sign Mission 4) Jawahar Nehru National Sign Mission 5) Jawahar Lal Nehru National Solar Mission 7. ........... became the first state to sign MOU with the World Bank for securing carbon credits for its 'Clean Development Mechanism' Project? 1) Andhra Pradesh 2) Himachal Pradesh 3) Haryana 4) Tamilnadu 5) Bihar 8. Committee/ Commission list is given. Pick the wrong one? 1) High Powered Task Force for the revamp of Defense Management-Naresh Chandra 2) Inter-ministerial task force to evolve a suitable mechanism for direct subsidies- Nandan Nilekani 3) Committee on Small Savings Fund- Usha Thorat 4) Long-term policy for the Indian Pharmaceutical Sector-Viswa Mohan Katoch 5) Trade and Economic Relations Committee (TERC) headed by Prime Minister of India 9. On 21 July 2011, Prahar missile test fired successfully from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Balasore in Odisha. It is a ........... missile? 1) Surface to Air 2) Air to Surface 3) Water to Water 4) Air to Air 5) Surface to Surface 10. Indo-foreign relations are given. Pick up wrong one? 1) India agrees with Nepal to export Election management 2) India agrees with Netherlands on Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility 3) Annual Indo 'China border trade restarted in Uttarakhand 4) India lifted anti-dumping duty on Gas from China and Japan 5) UK banned import of Indian fish 11. RBI has no control over ...........? 1) Public Sector Banks 2) Private Sector Banks 3) Self-Help Groups 4) Regional Rural Banks

5) Foreign Banks 12. India paid Rs. 700 cr as penalty to World Bank and other international agencies due to ........... 1) World bank hates India 2) prepayment of loans 3) delay in the payment of debts 4) delay in the execution of projects 5) asked the world bank to top up loans 13. Rajiv Awas Yojana phase I launched with Financial Assistance. It provides slum free houses to slum dwellers approximately in ........... cities across the country by the end of 12th five year plan 1) 100 2) 500 3) 250 4) 800 5) 1000 14. Recession means 1) where the sold goods are re purchased due to consumer demand 2) where the unsold goods are sold away due to more demand 3) where the unsold goods are accumulated due to lack of consumer demand 4) where the sold goods are banned not to sell 5) None 15. In the Newspapers we read the soft loans granted by World Bank to India. Few state governments and Central government give the soft loans to beneficiaries also. What is meant by soft loan? 1) Short period and more rate of Interest 2) Long Period and more rate of interest 3) Long period, more rate of Interest with grace periods 4) Long period, less rate of Interest with grace periods 5) Long period, more rate of Interest with no grace periods 16. The Union Government decisions are taken. Pick the correct one? 1) Rastriya Swasthya Bima Yozana now covers Beedi workers also 2) M.V.AMET Majesty is India's first cruise Liner 3) Free monthly season tickets for railway travel extended to Girls up to Graduation level 4) Union Government set a target of training 500 million skilled workers by 2022 5) All of above 17. ........... hosts UN convention on Biodiversity on October 1-19, 2012? 1) Geneva 2) Toranto 3) Hyderabad 4) Rome

5) Canberra 18. International Physics Olympiad held 10-18 July 2011 in ...........? 1) Rome 2) Geneva 3) New York 4) Bangkok 5) New Delhi 19. Indian Cosmetic doyenne ........... has been presented with a shield of Honour by the Oxford University? 1) Meera Kumari 2) Angela Perutiza 3) Anu Sisters 4) Shahnaz Husain 5) Madam Triloka rani 20. Pick the wrong abbreviation? 1) Line Commercial Vehicle - LCV 2) Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement - BASA 3) Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices - CACP 4) Self Help Group - SHG 5) Liquidity Adjustment Facility - LAF 21. Which among the following one is not the part of Priority Sector Lending as per the order of RBI on 5 May 2011? 1) Agriculture 2) Self help Groups 3) Non-banking Finance companies 4) Micro finance 5) Housing Sector 22. Which bank is not a Public Sector Bank? 1) Indian Overseas Bank 2) Punjab National Bank 3) Karur Vysya Bank 4) UCO Bank 5) Vijaya Bank 23. Revision of Scheme of Post-Metric Scholarships to students belonging to Scheduled Tribes announced. The revision of income-ceiling increased from Rs.1.45 lakh to Rs ........... lakh per annum 1) 4 2) 5 3) 2 4) 3 5) 3.5 24. Revision of amount of construction of Individual Household Latrine (IHHL)

from Rs.2200 ( rural area) , Rs.2700 ( Urban) to ...........? 1) 2500, 3000 1) 2800, 3100 3) 3200, 3700 4) 4000, 4100 5) None 25. National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) launched by Ministry Rural Development to bring the poorest of the poor above the poverty line by ensuring viable livelihood opportunities. The scheme launched in Banswara, ........... It is the redesigned scheme of Swarnjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana (SGSY) 1) Haryana 2 ) Uttarpradesh 3) Andhra Pradesh 4) Rajastan 5) Assam 26. Options relating to states are given. Pick the wrong one? 1) World's largest Solar project to come up in Dhule, Maharashtra (150 MW) 2) Floating Post Office likely to be set up in Dal Lake in Jammu 3) A street in Bangladesh named after Indira Gandhi, as she had the credit to get independence to their country 4) Andhra Pradesh is the first state with Israel to collaborate 5) None 27. NATGRID announced to share the information among the law enforcement agencies to mitigate the terrorism. Expand NATGRID? 1) National Intelligence Grid Department 2) National Guard Intelligence Grid 3) Ninth Intelligence Grid 4) National Intelligence Grid 5) None 28. The International Events are given. Pick the wrong one? 1) The first Arab woman is Suzzane Al Houby to scale Mount Everest 2) Japan reviews its total energy policy 3) Chashma nuclear reactor of China imported to Pakistan 4) Nepal started to bring the constitutional reforms 5) None 29 The prime lending agency in the world to help the developing countries? 1) IMF 2) IFC 3) AFD 4) USA 5) IDA 30. The Abbreviation list given. Pick the wrong one?

1) 2) 3) 4) 5)

OBE-Order of the British Empire PSLV- Polar Satellite Launching Vehicle CWD- Cash on Withdrawal POK-Pakistan Occupied Kashmir UPSC-Union People Service Commission

31. New appointments are given. Pick the wrong one? 1) New Home Secretary of India-Rajkumar Singh 2) Chief of the Integrated Defence Staff- Shekar sinha 3) Ranjan Mathai is the new Foreign Secretary 4) Nirupama Rao is the new ambassador of India in Russia 5) Chairman and MD of Central Bank of India-M.V.Tanksale 32. On whose birth day India celebrates Doctor day on 1 July every year? 1) Dr. Venugopal 2) Dr. Jagadish Chandra Bose 3) Dr. Nayudamma 4) Dr. Kedia Dinkar 5) Dr. B.C.Roy 33. 2000th ICC test held between India and ...........? 1) Australia 2) England 3) West Indies 4) Pakistan 5) Zimbabwe 34. Sports events are given. Pick wrong one? 1) National Institute of Sports (NIS) Patiala divides from Sports Authority of India (SAI). 2) Japan lifted the women's football World Cup by defeating USA in a dramatic final. 3) India won the Cricket Test series against West Indies with 1-0 4) Fernando Alonso of Portugal won the British Grand Prix 5) 2018 Ryder cup host by France ANSWERS: 1)1 2)1 3)2 4)3 5)5 6)5 7)2 8)3 9)5 10)4 11)3 12)4 13)3 14)3 15)4 16)5 17)3 18)4 19)4 20)1 21)3 22)3 23)3 24)3 25)4 26)5 27)4 28)5 29)5 30)5 31)4 32)5 33)2 34)4

BANK EXAMS GENERAL AWARENESS SAMPLE PAPER

1) This agency issued guidelines on distance marketing of products on 6 April 2011 to protect the interest of people who buy policies over phone or Internet. Identify the agency. a. SEBI b. IRDA c. TRAI d. DoT 2) In Indias first sale of rupee perpetual bonds by a non-finance company Rs 1500 crore ($332 million) was raised. Name the non-finance company. a. Tata Steel b. Pantallons Retail c. RIL d. Maruti Suzuki 3) Which of the following Indian cricket players took the highest number of wickets in the recently concluded ICC World Cup 2011 along with Pakistans Shahid Afridi? a. Yuvraj Singh b. Zaheer Khan c. Munaf Patel d. Harbhajan Singh 4) Union Sports Ministry on 6 April 2011 formed a committee to fine-tune the draft National Sports Development Bill. Who is heading the committee? a. Justice Mukul Mudgal b. Justice Tej Pratap Singh Mann c. Justice Gurdev Singh d. Justice Jaswant Singh Phogat 5) Name the cricketer who beat Michael Clarke by a comfortable 15-vote margin to bag the Allan Border Medal besides being named Australias ODI Player of the Year in Feb 2010? a. Shane Watson b. Simon Katich c. Mitchell Johnson d. Sachin Tendulkar 6) Record food grain production helped to reduce food inflation to a four month low for the week ending 26 March 2011. What was the inflation percentage for the week? a. 9.18% b. 9.25% c. 9.21% d. 9.36% 7) Praveen Kumar Tripathi took over as the Chief Secretary of which of the following governments on 4 April 2011? a. Delhi Government b. Haryana Government c. Uttar Pradesh Government d. Uttarakhand Government

8) The Union Government gifted a Kendriya Vidyalaya to a nondescript village Indrapura to which of the following Indian states? a. Bihar b. Odisha c. Rajasthan d. Madhya Pradesh 9) The Supreme Court on 5 April 2011 passed an order to lift iron export ban imposed by which of the following Indian states on 26 July 2010 and also ordered it to implement the new rules for regulating iron ore mining and transportation? a. Tamil Nadu b. Andhra Pradesh c. Karnataka d. Odisha 10) To enhance credit worthiness of economically weaker sections and LIG households, a Mortgage Risk Guarantee Fund was announced to be created under which of the following scheme or Yojana? a. Rajiv Awas Yojana b. Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana c. Indira Awas Yojana d. Mahatama Gandhi NREGA 11) Which agency issued guidelines on distance marketing of products on 6 April 2011 to protect the interest of people who buy policies over phone or Internet? a. SEBI b. IRDA c. TRAI d. DoT 12) Buyer's Credit was launched by the Commerce and Industry Minister, Anand Sharma, on 6 April 2011 to boost project exports from India. Under which of the following was Buyers Credit launched? a. National Export Insurance Account b. Export-Import Bank of India c. Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India d. Reserve Bank of India 13) Read the two statements mentioned with regard to the budgetary allocations for addressing environmental concerns. 1. The budget proposed that the solar lantern used in far-flung villages will attract no duty from 10 per cent charged earlier. 2. To provide green and clean transportation for the masses, National Mission for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles will be launched in the year 2011 in collaboration with all stakeholders. Which of them is true? a. Only 1 b. Only 2 c. Both 1 & 2 d. None of the above 14) 21 year old Marjan Kalhor is the first Iranian woman to have entered an Olympic event. She is a participant in the 2010 Winter Olympics that began in

Vancouver on 12 Feb 2010. Which sport is she associated with? a. Ski b. Shot put c. Cycling d. Bobsleigh 15) With his victory in the mens large hill ski jump on 20 Feb 2010 at the Vancouver Olympics, he became the first person to win four individual gold ski jumping medals. Name this sportsperson. a. Simon Ammann (Switzerland) b. Ahonen Janne (Finland) c. Alexander Nicholas (USA) d. Bardal Anders (Norway) 16) The Indian Government in April 2011 issued a notice to which of the following companies to terminate licences for Kerala, West Bengal and Assam for delay in roll- out of services in these three circles? a. Sistema Shyam Teleservices b. Tata Teleservices c. Reliance d. BSNL 17) Which Italian luxury sports car makers on 6 April 2011 announced its entry into the Indian market where it will sell its high-performance cars priced between Rs1.20 crore and Rs1.43 crore? a. Maserati b. Bentley c. Aston Martin d. Maybach 18) Who did HDFC Bank, the country's second-largest private sector lender appoint in March 2011 to head its investment banking division? a. Rakesh Singh b. Charul Madan c. Gaurav Khungar d. Atul Singh 19) Gangaur, a festival which marks the union of Lord Shiva and his consort, Goddess Parvati is celebrated for 18 days from the day after Holi in which of the following Indian states? a. Rajasthan b. Karnataka c. Tamil Nadu d. Uttaranchal 20) Read the following statements with regard to the allocation in the Educational sector as proposed by Union Budget 2011-12. 1. For Sarva Siksha Abhiyan the allocation was increased by 40 percent to 21000 crore rupees. 2. All institutions of higher learning will be connected through optical fibers by March 2012. 3. 500 crore rupees was proposed to be provided for national skill development fund. 4. For the needy scheduled castes ad scheduled tribe candidates studying in class-IX and Xth pre-matric scholarship scheme was proposed to be

introduced. Which of the above mentioned statements is not true? a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 & 4 d. 4 21) Scientists recently developed a computer that could be controlled by the power of thought. It would help people unable to speak or move. What is the name of the technology which they used to develop this kind of computer? a. electrocortiography b. symbian C++ c. java d. flash lite 22) Which of the following companies bought the Pringles brand from Procter & Gamble Co for $1.5 billion? a. Diamond Foods Inc b. PepsiCo's Frito-Lay c. Emerald Nuts d. Kettle Potato Chips 23) Online marketplace eBay India, in association with leading apparel brand Reebok auctioned a bat autographed by Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The proceeds of the auction will go to which of the following NGOs? a. Oxfem b. CRY c. All Bengal Womens Union d. UNEM 24) Which Indian hockey player was in April 2011 named captain of the Indian Hockey team the upcoming Sultan Azlan Shah Cup scheduled to be played in Malaysia from 5-15 May 2011? a. Arjun Halappa b. Rajpal Singh c. Bharat Kumar Chetri d. Mohd. Amir Khan 25) Under the Godfrey Phillips Zonal Bravery Awards given away by the former ruler of Jodhpur, Gaj Singh in Jaipur on 5 April 2011, which of the following NGOs was honoured with the Amodhini Award of Rs.1 lakh? a. Udyogini b. Charities Aid Foundation c. CRY d. Akhil Bharatiya Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram 26) The Basic Customs Duty exemption was proposed to be extended to which of the following sectors? a. art and antiquities for exhibition or display in private art galleries b. Cinematographic film, factory-built ambulances c. syringes and needles d. agricultural machinery 27) A massive Tsunami caused by a devastating earthquake of the 8.9 magnitude hit about 400 km north-east of Tokyo, capital of Japan. Where is the Pacific Tsunami Warning System headquartered? a. Hawai

b. Tokyo c. Manila d. Jakarta 28) Which of the following companies announced on 6 April 2011 that it won contract to provide broadband internet connectivity to Indian Railways through state-run RailTel Corp of India Ltd? a. DEL b. IBM c. Infosys d. HCL Infosystems 29) Which super luxury carmaker on 7 April 2011 unveiled Continental GT sedan in India? a. Ferrati b. Bentley c. Maybach d. Maserati 30) What amount of money was allocated for Bharat Nirman? a. 1000 crore b. 58000 crore c. 55438 crore d. 14362 crore 31) Who defeated Tamarine Tanasugarn on 15 Feb 2010 to retain the Pattaya Open title? a. Vera Zvonareva of Russia b. Sabine Lisicki of Germany, c. Ayumi Morita of Japan d. Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan 32) A massive Tsunami caused by a devastating earthquake of the 8.9 magnitude hit about 400 km north-east of Tokyo, capital of japan. What are the possible factors which can cause Tsunami? i)An Earthquake ii) A landslide iii) A volcanic eruption or explosion iv) Impact by a meteorite Please choose the right option a. i, ii, iii and iv b. i and ii only c. ii and iii only d. i and iv only 33) Which of the following Indian cricket is the most heavily insured player for the forthcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 4 T-20 tournament which begins on 8 April 2011? a. Sachin Tendulkar b. Yuvraj Singh c. M S Dhoni d. Virender Sehwag 34) The Union Budget for 2011-12 proposed lowering of qualifying age for tax relief for senior citizens from 65 years to _? a. 55

b. 58 c. 60 d. 62 35) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee proposed to increase the Income Tax Exemption Limit for individual tax payers from 1 lakh 60 to _? a. 1 lakh 80 thousand b. 1 lakh 90 thousand c. 2 lakh d. 2 lakh 20 thousand 36) Noted Social worker Anna Hazare on 5 April 2011 started his hunger strike at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to protest against the reported delay in bringing in which of the following bills to effectively deal with corruption? a. Lokpal Bill b. The Competition (Amendment) Bill c. The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Bill d. The Appropriation (No.3 ) Bill 37) Who became the world number one badminton player? a. Saina Nehwal b. Wang Xin c. Sania Mirza d. Wang Shixian 38) When is the National Youth Day observed? a. January 14 b. February 14 c. August 31 d. January 12 39) What is Tejas? a. Spacecraft b. Missile c. Submarine d. Light combat aircraft 40) Who is the Chairperson of the Central Board Film Certification? a. Sharmila Tagore b. Karan Johar c. Nafisa Ali d. Om Puri e. None of these 41) Ali Akbar Salehi is the foreign minister of a. Israel b. Iran c. Afghanistan d. Indonesia 42) Who is the new chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)? a. AP Singh b. Arun Shourie c. Sanjeev Tripathi d. BK Gupta 43) According to an extensive genetic study on modern humans, two conclusions were drawn out.

i) There is an enormous amount of diversity in the African hunter-gatherer populations. ii) The genetic diversity among 27 present-day African populations originated in southern Africa and progressed to northern Africa. Which of the above statements is/are correct? a. Both i and ii b. Neither I and ii c. Only i d. Only ii 44) Which one of the following Indian states recently released a Braille version of the RTI (Right to Information) Act and its rules for the benefit of visually challenged? a. Gujarat b. Bihar c. Haryana d. Madhya Pradesh 45) Roger Federer won his fourth Australian Open Tennis Championship and 16th Grand Slam on 31 Jan 2010. Who did he defeat in the final of the Australian Open 2010? a. Rafael Nadal b. Andy Murray c. Fred Perry d. Rod Laver 46) Which of the following Bollywood Actress won the Best Actress trophy at the 13th London Asian Film Festival for her performance in Onirs I AM? a. Nandita Das b. Juhi Chawla c. Tabu d. Konkona Sen Sharma 47) In tiger census 2010, i) Pugmarks were used as the only indicator of tiger numbers. ii) An advanced Scientific process was adopted which included video trapping and use of satellite data. Which of the above statements is/are incorrect? Choose the right option: a. Only i is incorrect b. Only ii is incorrect c. Both i and ii are incorrect d. Both i and ii are not incorrect 48) India defeated Pakistan by 29 runs in the semi finals of the ICC World Cup 2011 played at Mohali. Who was declared man of the match of the high powered game? a. Saeed Ajmal b. Sachin Tendulkar c. Munaf Patel d. Wahab Riaz 49) Which of the following bodies put off indefinitely the new rules governing unwanted telemarketing calls which were supposed to be implemented from 21 March 2011? a. Department of Telecommunication (DoT)

b. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) c. Indian Ministry of communication & Technology d. HRD Ministry 50) The Indian government in March 2011 conferred the Miniratna status on which of the following PSUs? a. National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) b. Air India Charters Ltd c. Cement Corporation of India d. HMT Machine Tools Ltd

Answers:
1) B 2) A 3) B 4) A 5) A 6) A 7) A 8) C 9) C 10) A 11) B 12) A 13) B 14) A 15) A 16) A 17) C 18) A 19) A 20) B 21) A 22) A 23) B 24) A 25) A 26) A 27) A 28) D 29) B 30) B 31) A 32) A 33) C 34) C 35) A 36) A 37) B 38) D 39) D 40) A 41) B 42) C 43) A 44) A 45) B 46) B 47) A 48) B 49) B 50) A

Bank of India Probationary Officers Exam

General Awareness Paper

1. The Business Correspondence Model being adopted by the banks provides Banking facilities to which of the following ? (A) Only Corporate borrowers (B) Only Weaker sections the society and people of small villages (C) Only those who are taking housing loans (D) All (A), (B) and (C) above (E) None of these Ans : (B) 2. The concept of Carbon Credit is associated with which of the following areas ? (A) Protection of environment (B) Women empowerment (C) Development of rural infrastructure (D) Development of coal mines (E) None of these Ans : (A) 3. As we all know Government is paying much attention to improve Public Distribution System (PDS) in our country. Which of the following have been the achievements of the PDS uptill now, owing to which Government wants to further improve it ? [Pick up correct statement(s).] 1. After implementing PDS in India, no famine was reported. PDS was always there to give people at least the bare minimum to survive. 2. A drought of 1987 was worst in this century but PDS played a vital role in overcoming the drought. 3. Now PDS is feeding the poorest of the poor in this country. (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2 (C) Only 3 (D) All 1, 2 and 3 are correct (E) None of these Ans : (B) 4. Global Micro Credit Summit-2011 will be organized in which of the following countries ? (A) Britain (B) South Africa (C) Spain (D) Italy

(E) None of these Ans : (C) 5. Many times we read about SHGs in financial newspapers. What is the full form of the term ? (A) Small Help Groups (B) Self Help Groups (C) Small Hope in Growths (D) Self Hope Groups (E) None of these Ans : (B) 6. Whenever newspapers talk about the performance of core industries, which of the following is not considered among them ? (A) Petroleum (B) Automobile (C) Mining (D) Steel (E) Cement Ans : (B) 7. Which of the following agencies/organizations in India maintains the Micro Finance Development and Equity Fund which was in news recently ? (A) Confederation of Industries in India (CII) (B) Indian Banks Association (IBA) (C) Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) (D) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) (E) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Ans : (D) 8. As per recent newspaper reports UK based Cairn Energy is in the process of selling its stake to which one of the following companies of Indian base ? (A) ONGC Videsh (B) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (C) Vedanta Resources (D) Posco India (E) None of these Ans : (C) 9. Which of the following bills presented in the Parliament will bring some changes in existing tax regime ? (A) Direct Taxes Code (DTC) Bill (B) Foreign Exchange Management Regulatory Bill (C) Companies Act Bill (D) Salaries and Perks for MPs Bill (E) Finance Bill 2010-11 Ans : (A)

10. Under Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS), the benefits are available to the people having minimum age of . (A) 50 years (B) 55 years (C) 65 years (D) 60 years (E) 70 years Ans : (C) 11. Mr. Katsuya Okada who was on a visit to India few months back is the Foreign Minister of (A) South Korea (B) Myanmar (C) Japan (D) Thailand (E) None of these Ans : (C) 12. Govt. of India has decided to review its Foreign Direct Investment Rules twice in a year. This will be done from (A) 2015 (B) 2012 (C) 2014 (D) 2011 (E) None of these Ans : (E) 13. Many times we read about Hawala transactions in newspapers. Hawala in India is prohibited under the provision of which of the following Acts ? (A) Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act (B) Banking Regulation Act (C) Financial action Task Force Act (D) Foreign Exchange Management Act (E) None of these Ans : (D) 14. India recently reviewed its trade relation policy with Russia. What are the main exports from India to Russia ? 1. Pharmaceuticals 2. Apparel and Clothing 3. Tea and Coffee (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2 (C) All 1, 2 and 3 (D) Only 2 and 3 (E) Only 1 and 2 Ans : (A) 15. As we all know DIPP is the nodal agency in the field of foreign investments

in India. What is the full form of DIPP ? (A) Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (B) Department of Industrial Procedures and Promotions (C) Directorate of Industrial Procedures and Promotions (D) Directorate of Industrial Policy and Publicity (E) None of these Ans : (A) 16. Israel and Palestinians open talks was the headline in some major newspapers. As we all know both the nations were not coming for the talks since 2008. Which of the following is the main dispute between these two nations ? (A) Membership of World Trade Organisation (B) Membership of G-20 (C) Selecting Syria, one of the major trade partners by Israel. Palestine is dead against it (D) Redefining the boundaries as a major glacier between them has erased the same (E) None of these Ans : (E) 17. Many times we read about the performance of Asian Markets in various financial newspapers. Which of the following is not included in Asian Market ? (A) Japan (B) China (C) Hong Kong (D) South Korea (E) Brazil Ans : (E) 18. As per the figures released by the World Bank, which of the following countries was the largest recipient of loans from the World Bank during 200910 ? (A) Bangladesh (B) Pakistan (C) Brazil (D) China (E) India Ans : (E) 19. Which of the following has been fixed as the target for fiscal deficit 201011 ? (In terms of percentage of GDP) (A) 3% (B) 35% (C) 4% (D) 5% (E) 55% Ans : (D)

20. As per news in various newspapers kfw Group released another instalment of its financial aid to India. kfw is an organization/bank based in (A) France (B) Japan (C) Italy (D) China (E) Germany Ans : (E) 21. Which of the following countries has become the main supplier of Defence goods to India and has replaced Russia ? (A) Canada (B) USA (C) Israel (D) France (E) None of these Ans : (C) 22. As per existing policy, new foreign investments in manufacturing of which of the following is not allowed ? (A) White cement (B) Plastic goods (C) Cigarette and Cigars (D) Polythene bags (E) Pesticides Ans : (C) 23. The Mixed Double of which of the following Lawn Tennis tournaments was won by Leander Paes along with Cara Black in 2010 ? (A) Wimbledon (B) US Open (C) Australia Open (D) Dubai Open (E) None of these Ans : (C) 24. Which of the following is not amongst the Prime Ministers new 15 point programme ? (A) Enhanced Credit Support for economic activities (B) Modernizing Madarsa Education (C) Improvement in condition of slums inhabited by minorities (D) Free train journey for unemployed youths (E) Rehabilitation of victims of communal riots Ans : (D) 25. The Summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation was held in June in which of the following places ? (A) Shanghai

(B) Moscow (C) Tashkent (D) Astana (E) None of these Ans : (C) 26. Indias political relations with its neighbouring countries are a critical part of its . (A) Industrial policy (B) Trade policy (C) Foreign policy (D) Development policy (E) None of these Ans : (C) 27. Which of the following organizations of Indian Origin is helping Sri Lanka in rehabilitation of its war widows ? (A) Khadi and Village Commission (B) SEWA (C) Action for Food Production (D) Adhar (E) Aasha Ans : (B) 28. Who amongst the following became the first Cricketer to take 800 wickets in Test Cricket ? (A) Kumar Sangakkara (B) Saqlain Mustaq (C) Anil Kumble (D) Muttiah Murlitharan (E) None of these Ans : (D) 29. Which of the following agencies/organizations has decided to make major changes for ULIPs ? (A) IRDA (B) RBI (C) AMFI (D) FRBI (E) None of these Ans : (A) 30. The 16th SAARC Summit was organized in Thimpu. The declaration of the Summit was named as (A) Towards Green and Happy South Asia (B) Silver Jubilee of SAARC (C) Let us meet again in Delhi (D) SAARC : The Future of South Asia (E) None of these

Ans : (B) 31. Which of the following is the name of the programme launched by the Govt. of India to help lonely women by providing vocational training to make them self dependent ? (A) Apnalaya (B) Prayas (C) Abhiyogyata (D) Swadhar (E) Swawlamban Ans : (D) 32. Which of the following terms is not used in the game of Cricket ? (A) Doosra (B) Century (C) Bouncer (D) Love (E) Ashes Ans : (D) 33. Which of the following countries won the Asia Cup Cricket Tournament 2010 held in Sri Lanka ? (A) Sri Lanka (B) India (C) Pakistan (D) Bangladesh (E) None of these Ans : (B) 34. Mr. James Alix Michael who was on a visit to India recently is the President of (A) Australia (B) New Zealand (C) Colombia (D) Seychelles (E) None of these Ans : (D) 35. Trupti Murgunde whose name was in news recently is a (A) Badminton player (B) Golf player (C) Lawn Tennis player (D) Table Tennis player (E) Cricket player Ans : (A) 36. Which of the following is not a financial term ? (A) Acid Test (B) Double Fault

(C) Gross Profit (D) Depreciation (E) Cash flow Ans : (A) 37. In the terms of economics, the recession occurring two times with a small gap in between is known as (A) Double Deflation (B) Deflation (C) Deep Recession (D) Double Dip Recession (E) None of these Ans : (A) 38. Saina Nehwal was in Paris recently to play in World Championship. She lost her match against whom amongst the following players ? (A) Le Chong Wei (B) Shixian Wang (C) Taufik Hidayut (D) Jung Eun (E) None of these Ans : (E) 39. Union Cabinet recently cleared 15000 crore Sukhoi deal. Sukhoi is (A) Battle tank (B) Fighter plane (C) Submarine (D) Radar system (E) None of these Ans : (B) 40. Who amongst the following is the recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award-2010 announced recently ? (A) Pankaj Adwani (B) Leander Paes (C) Sania Mirza (D) M. S. Dhoni (E) None of these Ans : (C) 41. Which of the following terms is not used in Economics ? (A) Balance of Payment (B) Call Money (C) National Debt (D) Elasticity of Demand (E) Boyles law Ans : (E) 42. Which of the following ministries /departments operates the Village Grain

Banks Schemes ? (A) Ministry of Tribal Welfare (B) Department of Food and Public Distribution (C) Department of Social Welfare (D) Ministry of Forest (E) None of these Ans : (B) 43. Which of the following countries recently conducted general election and became the first Parliamentary Democracy of Central Asia ? (A) Turkmenistan (B) Uzbekistan (C) Kyrgyzstan (D) Kazakhstan (E) None of these Ans : (C) 44. Which of the following books is written by Chetan Bhagat ? (A) The Golden Gate (B) Journey to Ithaca (C) Fore on the Mountain (D) The inheritance of Loss (E) 2 States : The Story of My Marriage Ans : (E) 45. Which of the following nations is the recent one to join Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) ? (A) Fiji (B) Cuba (C) Sri Lanka (D) Colombia (E) Egypt Ans : (A) 46. Hiroshima Day is observed on which of the following dates ? (A) 6th August (B) 16th August (C) 6th September (D) 16th September (E) 26th July Ans : (A) 47. Who amongst the following is the Chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of India at present ? (A) Prof. M. S. Swaminathan (B) Justice K. G. Balakrishnan (C) Justice A. R. Lakshmanan (D) Justice P. V. Reddi (E) None of these

Ans : (B) 48. Booker Prize is given in the field of (A) Literature (B) Social service (C) Films (D) Science (E) Sports Ans : (A) 49. Which of the following games/sports is not included in the list of Commonwealth Games 2010 ? (A) Table Tennis (B) Hockey (C) Weight lifting (D) Golf (E) Boxing Ans : (D) 50. Dronacharya Awards are given to a person associated with (A) Education (B) Social service (C) Journalism (D) Sports (E) Films Ans : (D)

General Awareness Paper for Bank PO

1.In a certain code language, 3a, 2b, 7c means Truth is Eternal; 7c, 9a, 8b, 3a means Enmity is not Eternal and 6a, 4d, 2b, 8b means Truth does not perish. Which of the following means enmity in that language? (a) 3a (b) 7c (c) 8b (d) 9a Ans (d) 2. In a certain code language, po ki top ma means Usha is playing cards; Kop ja ki ma means Asha is playing tennis; ki top sop ho means they are playing football; and po sur kop means cards and tennis. Which word in that language means Asha? (a) ja (b) ma (c) kop (d) top Ans (a) 3. A girl was born on September 6, 1970, which happened to be a Sunday. Her birthday has again fall on Sunday in (a) 1975 (b) 1976 (c) 1977 (d) 1981 Ans (d) 4. A long rope has to be cut to make 23 small pieces. If it is double folded to start with how many times does it need to be cut? (a) 9 (b) 23 (c) 11 (d) 12 Ans (c) 5. There are 19 hockey players in a club. On a particular day 14 were wearing the hockey shirts prescribed, while 11 were wearing the prescribed hockey pants. None of them was without either hockey pants or hockey shirts. How many were in complete hockey uniform? (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 9 (d) 7 Ans (b)

6. In a class room three fourth of the boys are above 160 cm in height and they are 18 in number. Also out of the total strength, the boys form only two third and the rest are girls.

The total number of girls in the class is (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 30 Ans (c) 7. A is east of B and west of C. H is South-West of C, B is South-East of X. which is farthest West? (a) C (b) A (c) X (d) B Ans (c) 8. A girl earns twice as much in December as in each of the other months. What part of her entire years earning does she earn in December? (a) 2/11 (b) 2/13 (c) 3/14 (d) 1/6 Ans (b) 9. One watch is 1 minute slow at 1 pm on Tuesday and 2 minutes fast at 1 pm on Thursday. When did it show the correct time? (a) 1.00 am on Wednesday (b) 5.00 am on Wednesday (c) 1.00 pm on Wednesday (d) 5.00 pm on Wednesday Ans (b) 10. Given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement. Mark (a) if only assumption I is implicit Mark (b) if only assumption II is implicit Mark (c) if either I or II is implicit Mark (d) if neither I or II is implicit Statement : Even with the increase in the number of sugar factories in India. We still continue to import sugar. Assumptions : I. The consumption of sugar per capita has increased in India. II. Many of the factories are not in a position to produce sugar to their fullest capacity. Ans (c) 11. Given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement. Mark (a) if only assumption I is implicit Mark (b) if only assumption II is implicit Mark (c) if either I or II is implicit Mark (d) if neither I or II is implicit Statement : I cannot contact you on phone from Karshik. Assumption : I. Telephone facility is not available at Karshik. II. Nowadays it is difficult to contact on phone.

Ans (b) 12. Given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement. Mark (a) if only assumption I is implicit Mark (b) if only assumption II is implicit Mark (c) if either I or II is implicit Mark (d) if neither I or II is implicit Statement : The government has decided to reduce the custom duty on computer peripherals. Assumptions : I. The domestic market price of computer peripherals may go up in near future. II. the domestic manufacturers may oppose the decision. Ans (A) 13. Given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement. Mark (a) if only assumption I is implicit Mark (b) if only assumption II is implicit Mark (c) if either I or II is implicit Mark (d) if neither I or II is implicit Statement : In Bombay, railway trains are indispensable for people in the suburbs to reach their places of work on time. Assumptions : I. Railway trains are the only mode of transport available in the suburbs of Bombay. II. Only railway trains run punctually. (a) (b) (c) (d) Ans (A) 14. Given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement. Mark (a) if only assumption I is implicit Mark (b) if only assumption II is implicit Mark (c) if either I or II is implicit Mark (d) if neither I or II is implicit Statement : The private bus services in the city has virtually collapsed because of the ongoing strike of its employees. Assumptions : I. Going on strikes has become the right of every employee. II. People no more require the services of private bus operators. 15. Given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement. Mark (a) if only assumption I is implicit Mark (b) if only assumption II is implicit Mark (c) if either I or II is implicit Mark (d) if neither I or II is implicit Statement : Detergents should be used. to clean clothes.

Assumptions : I. Detergents from more lather. II. Detergents help to dislodge grease and dirt. Ans (d) 16. Which letter when placed at the sign of interrogation shall complete the matrix? A D H FIM ?NR (a) P (b) N (c) K (d) O Ans (c) 17. Which letter when placed at the sign of interrogation shall complete the matrix? A M B N RCSD EUF? (a) T (a) F (c) V (d) R Ans (c) 18. Which number when placed at the sign of interrogation shall complete the matrix? 1 4 9? 1234 246? (a) 16 and 8 (b) 36 and 4 (c) 25 and 5 (d) 49 and 7 Ans (a) 19. Which number when placed at the sign of interrogation shall complete the matrix? 6 6 8 575 43? 120 126 320 (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 8 (d) 4 Ans (c) 20. In the following questions, there are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Read both the statements and give answer as: (a) If only conclusion I follows (b) If only conclusion II follows (c) If either I or II follows (d) If neither I nor II follows Statements: I. Many scooters are trucks.

II. All trucks are trains Conclusions: I. Some scooters are trains. II. No truck is a scooter. Ans (a) 21. In the following questions, there are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Read both the statements and give answer as:(a) If only conclusion I follows. (b) If only conclusion II follows. (c) If either I or II follows. (d) If neither I nor II follows. Statements: I. All cars are cats. II. All fans are cats. Conclusions: I. All cars are fans. II. Some fans are cars. Ans (d) 22. In the following questions, there are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Read both the statements and give answer as: (a) If only conclusion I follows. (b) If only conclusion II follows. (c) If either I or II follows. (d) If neither I nor II follows. Statements: I. All pilots are experts. II. All authors are pilots. Conclusions: I. All authors are experts. II. No expert in an author. Ans (a) 23. In the following questions, there are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Read both the statements and give answer as: (a) If only conclusion I follows. (b) If only conclusion II follows. (c) If either I or II follows. (d) If neither I nor II follows. Statements: I. Some doctors are institutes. II. Some crooks are institutes. Conclusions: I. All institutes are doctors. II. Some institutes are crooks. Ans (b)

24. The letter in the centre is to be used more than once while all other letters are to be used only once to form a meaningful word. The first letter of this meaningful word is the answer. If no such meaningful word can be made, then give X as the answer, and if more than one such meaningful words can be made, then give M as the answer. (a) L (b) E (c) X (d) M Ans (c) 25. If the positions of the fifth and the twelfth letters of the word GLORIFICATIONS are interchanged and likewise the positions of the fourth and fourteenth letters, the third and tenth letters, the second and eleventh letters, the first and thirteenth letters, are interchanged, then which of the following will be the twelfth letter from the right end? (a) T (b) O (C) R (d) 1 Ans (a)