BANK PO GENERAL AWARENESS

1. In the absence of both the President and the Vice-President, who shall act as the
President of India?
(a)Prime Minister
(b)Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(c)Chief Justice of India
(d)Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha
ANS (c)
2. Who among the following advocated Scientific Socialism?
(a) Robert
(b)Proudhon Pierre Joseph
(c)Karl Marx
(d)Saint Simon Henri Claude
ANS (c)
3. During the Mughal period, which one of the following trades were the first to come to
India?
(a) Portuguese
(b) Dutch
(c) Danish
(d) English
ANS (a)
4. Among the following States, which one sends the highest number of members to the Lok
Sabha?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Karnataka
(d) Madhya Pradesh
ANS (ca)
5. With reference to the Indian Parliament, consider the following statements :
1. A member of the Lok Sabha cannot be arrested by the police under any case when the
Parliament is in session.
2. Members of the Indian Parliament have the privilege of exemption from attendance as
witnesses in the law courts.
Which of these statement is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
ANS (b)
6. Who among the following was appointed by Ashoka to administer justice in his empire?
(a) Shramana
(b) Uparika
(c) Rajuka
(d) Kumaramaya
ANS (c)
7. Consider the following statement :
1. Jainism in ancient India condemned the varna system.
2. Jain religious literature was written in Ardhamgadhi.
3. Mahavira admitted women into the order of his follows.
Which if these statement is/are correct ?
(a) G. G. Agarkar
(b) M. G. Ranade
(c) R. G. Bhandarkar
(d) G. H. Deshmukh
ANS (b)
8. Who among the following was the author of Rajtarangini, commonly regarded as the first
genuine history of India written by an Indian?
(a) Banbhatta
(b) Ravikirti
(c) Pushpananda
(d) Kalhana
ANS (d)
9. Who among the following was the first economist to hold the office of Secretary,
Department of Economic Affairs in the Union Finance Ministry?
(a) Dr. I.G. Patel
(b) Dr. Manmohan Singh
(c) Rakesh Mohan
(d) Dr. M.S. Ahluwalia
ANS (a)
10.What does the abbreviation ATR stand for?
(a) Action Taken Result
(b) Actually True Report
(c) Action Taken Report
(d) Action Taken Rejoinder
ANS (c)
11. Which of the following cities will host 2012 Olympics Games?
(a) Paris
(b) New York
(c) London
(d) Madrid
ANS (c)
12. Why among the following was the founder of the Nyay Darshan, on of the six, major
schools of ancient Indian philosophy?
(a) Patanjali
(b) Panini
(c) Kapil
(d) Gautam
ANS (d)
13. Which of the following companies has started a rural marketing network called "e-
chaupal"?
(a) ITC
(b)Dabur
(c) Hindustan Lever
(d) Procter & Gamble
ANS (a)
14. Th e decision to from the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) was taken at :
(a) Rangoon
(b) Bangkok
(c) Kuala Lumpur
(d) Tokyo
ANS (d)
15. Th e decision to from the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) was taken at :
(a) Rangoon
(b) Bangkok
(c) Kuala Lumpur
(d) Tokyo
ANS (d)
16. Give the correct chronological sequence of the following :
1. Russian Revolution
2. American War of Independence
3. Spanish Revolution
4. The French Revolution
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 2 4 3 1
(c) 2 1 4 3
(d) 4 2 3 1
ANS (b)
17. Which of the following States has the highest female literacy rate, according to 2001
Census?
(a) Mizoram
(b) Kerala
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Meghalaya
ANS (b)
18. Who among the following has been choosen the FDI Personality of the Year 2007 in
Asia?
(a) P. Chidambaram
(b) Kamal Nath
(c) Ratish Nayaar
(d) Kaushik Rai
ANS (b)
19. At which of the following places India's fist Net Route Server has been set up?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Noida
(c) Chennai
(d) Hyderabad
ANS (c)
20. Which of the following Fortune 500 Indian companies has suffered loss for the first time
in the first quarter of 2005-06? (a) Indian Oil Corporation
(b) ONGC
(c) Reliance Industries
(d) Bharat Petroleum Corporation
ANS (a)
21. Answers Correct Answer User Answer
(a) V.K. Duggal
(b) Jairam Ramesh
(c) Dr. I.G. Patel
(d) Jagmohan
ANS (d)
22. Which one of the following is not a land-locked country?
(a) Afghanistan
(b ) Nepal
(c) Bhutan
(d) Thailand
ANS (d)
23. Who invented polio vaccine (oral)?
(a) Albert Sabin
(b) Burkholder
(c) Luise Pasture
(d) Jonas Salk
ANS (a)
24. Which one of the following processes is not related with chemical weathering?
(a) Exfoliation
(b) Carbonation
(c) Hydration
(d) Oxidation
ANS (a)
25. Mist is caused by :
(a) Dry ice
(b) Ice at low temperature
(c) Water vapours at low temperature
(d) Carbon-monoxide in solid form
ANS (c)
BANK PO GENERAL AWARENESS
1. Which country has made a law on Climate change ?
(A) Australia
(B) Japan
(C) Britain
(D) Russia
(E) None of these
Ans (C)
2. Which of the following states has highest population of Christians in India ?
(A) Goa
(B) Nagaland
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Kerala
(E) Maharashtra
Ans (D)
3. Hindi day is observed on –
(A) March 20
(B) September 14
(C) June 15
(D) December 19
(E) April 28
Ans (B)
4. At which place India’s first Jawaharlal Nehru Co-operative University would be set
up ?
(A) Pune
(B) Nagpur
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Noida
(E) Patna
Ans (A)
5. Nathula Pass is located in the State :
(A) Nagaland
(B) Sikkim
(C)West Bengal
(D) Assam
(E) Tripura
Ans (B)
6. THE 2007 Durand Cup has been won by –
(A) Mohan Bagan
(B) Mahindra United
(C) Churchill Brothers
(D) Central Railways
(E) None of these
Ans (C)
7. Who amongst the following has been named as the Forbes Asia Businessman of the
year 2007 ?
(A) K.V.Kamath
(B) Ratan Tata
(C) Nandan Nilekani
(D) Ajim Premji
(E) None of these
Ans (A)
8. Konkan Railway is building world’s tallest railways bridge in which of the following
states ?
(A) Punjab
(B) Jammu & Kashmir
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Kerala
(E) None of these
Ans (B)
9. The biggest city in the world in area is :
(A) New York
(B) Mount Isa
(C) Tokyo
(D) Peris
(E) Mumbai
Ans (B)
10. World Investment Report is an annual publication of :
(A) UNCTAD
(B) WTO
(C) World Bank
(D)IMF
(E) ADB
Ans (A)
11. Which of the following countries has the maximum amount of external debt ?
(A) USA
(B) Brazil
(C)Mexico
(D) Japan
(E) Russia
Ans (A)
12. Lee Myung Bak is the president of –
(A) China
(B) South Korea
(C) North Korea
(D) Malaysia
(E) None of these
Ans (B)
13. The author the book “ My Country My Life” is-
(A) Sonia Gandhi
(B) L.K.Advani
(C) Jaswant Singh
(D) Pervez Musharraf
(E) None of these
Ans (B)
14. Who has been won the Chameli Devi Jain Award for the year 2007 ?
(A) Nagma
(B) Shweta Singh
(C) Rupashree Nanda
(D) Nalini Singh
(E) None of these
Ans (C)
15. Who has been won Commonwealth Writers Prize 2008 ?
(A) Kiran Desai
(B) Shweta Singh
(C) Rupashree Nanda
(D) Indra Sinha
(E) None of these
Ans (D)
16. What is the full form of the term “PIARC” ?
(A) Permanent International Association of Road Congress
(B) Permanent Indian Association of Road Congress
(C) Permanent International Accident of Road Congress
(D) Permanent International Association of Rapid Congress
(E) None of these
Ans (A)
17. What is the percentage of the African countries in the earth areas ?
(A) 28%
(B) 18%
(C) 20%
(D) 25%
(E) 35%
Ans (C)
18. International women’s day is celebrated every year on –
(A) January 26
(B) March 8
(C) August 26
(D) December 8
(E) None of these
Ans (B)
19. Gary Kirsten signed a two year contract with BCCI to coach the Indian Cricket team,
belongs to :
(A) South Africa
(B) England
(C) West Indies
(D) Australia
(E) New Zealand
Ans (A)
20. Capital formation in an economy depends on :
(A) Total income
(B) Total savings
(C) Total demand
(D) Total Production
(E) None of these
Ans (D)
21. The National Old age Pension Scheme has now been extended to cover the entire
BPL people above---------- of age
(A) 55 years
(B) 60 years
(C) 62 years
(D) 65 years
(E) None of these
Ans (D)
22. According to the Union Finance Minister , by which year will India become middle
income nation ?
(A) 2015
(B) 2025
(C) 2030
(D) 2032
(E) 2040
Ans (B)
23. Who has been conferred to Miss India World 2008 ?
(A) Simran Kaur Mundi
(B) Tanvi Vyas
(C) Parvathy Omanakuttan
(D) Pooja Chitgopekar
(E) None of these
Ans (C)
24. The 20th Interpol Asian Regional Conference was held in March 2008 at _
(A) India
(B) Hong Kong
(C) Kuala Lumpur
(D) Moscow
(E) None of these
Ans (B)
25. Who is the new Chief Minister of Nagaland ?
(A) Manik Sarkar
(B) Neiphiu Rio
(C) Donkupar Roy
(D) Lapang
(E) None of these
Ans (B)

BANK PO GENERAL ENGLISH

Direction (Questions 1 to 5): Pick out word with the Opposite meaning.
1. Though his view is correct his behavior was impertinent
(a) healthy
(b) respectful
(c) inadequate
(d) smooth
(e) impressive
Ans (b)

2. The commission took two years to sift through the massive collection of documents.
(a) meager
(b) heavy
(c) light
(d) short
(e) ugly
Ans (c)

3. The Minister's speech precipitated the matter.

(a) aggravate
(b) create
(c) defer
(d) push
(e) pull
Ans (c)

4. The chairman rebuked the accounts officer.

(a) received
(b) awarded
(c) invited
(d) strengthened
(e) praised
Ans (b)

5. The manager is quite tactful and handles the workers union very effectively.
(a) disciplined
(b) naive
(c) strict
(d) loose
(e) relaxed
Ans (b)

Direction (Questions 6 to 10): Pick out the word synonymous with the one in the sentence
given below.
6. After the dismal show the caption resigned his job.
(a) poor
(b) sorrowful
(c) minimum
(d) short
(e) miser
Ans (a)

7. The boy gave a graphic account of the theft.

(a) picture
(b) drawing
(c) vivid
(d) broad
(e) vague
Ans (c)

8. The soldier displayed exceptional courage and saved the members of his platoon.
(a) avoidable
(b) unusual
(c) strange
(d) abnormal
(e) new
Ans (b)

9. The police officer found that the documents recovered were fabricated.
(a) prepared
(b) forged
(c) genuine
(d) historical
(e) constricted
Ans (b)

10. In spite of their efforts, they could not make much headway.
(a) progress
(b) thinking
(c) efforts
(d) starts
(e) results
Ans (a)

Fill up to blanks in the following Questions from 11 to 18 picking out from the choices.
11. Mahesh _____ me coming to his table, he smiled and ___ me a chair
(a) looked, gave
(b) welcomed, took
(c) saw, offered
(d) found, signaled
(e) met, sat
Ans (c)

12. The counter Clerk was very busy and ____ not pay any ___ to Sohan's request.
(a) did, attention
(b) had, cash
(c) could, respect
(d) can, help
(e) Certainly, acceptance
Ans (a)

13. We are ___ to have him ____ here to make this function a great success
(a) happy, arrive
(b) wonderful, again
(c) sure, come
(d) pleased, over
(e) proud, leave
Ans (d)

14. Satyam ___ another feather ___ his cap by his performance in one day match.
(a) created, by
(b) took, in
(c) captured, from
(d) kept, in
(e) added, to
Ans (e)

15. The state Govt. staff ___ threatened to launch an indefinite strike from next month to ___
their demands.
(a) have, press
(b) did, get
(c) were, meet
(d) nearly, fulfill
(e) has, press
Ans (a)

16. The speech ___ with subtle threats has resulted in ___ tension.
(a) full, escalating
(b) started, reduced
(c) followed, continuous
(d) replete, increased
(e) forced, dissolving
Ans (d)

17. By long queues and bad weather the voters__ their way to the polling stations ___ a lot.
(a) undaunted, made
(b) making, suffered
(c) encouraged, prepared
(d) going, dropped
(e) satisfied, turned
Ans (b)

18. The CM ____ the house that ____ action would be taken against all those involved in
corruption.
(a) instructed, preventive
(b) called, stick
(c) assured, stringent
(d) reiterated, strictly
(e) informed, constructive
Ans (c)

Direction (Questions 19 to 25):In each of the following questions , a part of sentence is given
with underline. Below each sentence, four choices numbered (a), (b), (c), (d) are given which
can substitute the part of the sentence printed with underline. Find out the choice which can
correctly substitute that part of the sentence. The number of that choice is the answer. If 'No
correction needed' is your answer, the choice is (e).
19. He has received no other message than an urgent telegram asking him to rush village
soon.
(a) asked him to rush his village
(b) asking him to have to his village
(c) asking him to rush to his village
(d) asking him rushing at his village
(e) No correction required
Ans (a)

20. We must take it granted that Anju will not come for today's function.
(a) take it for granted
(b) taking it granted
(c) took it as granted
(d) have it granted
(e) Non correction required
Ans (a)

21. I earnestly believes that you will visit our relatives during your trip to Mumbai.
(a) had hardly believe that
(b) sincerely believe
(c) certainly believing that
(d) could not believe
(e) No correction required
Ans (b)

22. The train will leave at 8.30 pm, we have been ready by 7.30 pm so that we can reach
the station in time
(a) were
(b) must be
(c) are
(d) should have
(e) No correction required
Ans (b)

23. Binita unnecessarily picked up a quarrel with Sanjay and left the party.
(a) has picked up
(b) picked on
(c) picked
(d) picking up
(e) No correction required
Ans (e)

24. Raja has the guts to rise from the occasion and come out successfully.
(a) in rising from
(b) to raise with
(c) to rise against
(d) to rise to
(e) No correction required
Ans (d)

25. I need not offer any explanation, my behaviour is speaking itself.

(a) will speak to itself
(b) speaks for itself
(c) has been speaking
(d) speaks about itself
(e) No correction required
Ans (b)

SBI BANK CLERK REASONING

SOLVED PAPER

1.Study each of the following table and choose the alternative which can best replace
the question mark (?)
1 2 3 2 10 12
2 5 12 10 16 13
1 2 1 ? 10 24
(a) 5 (b) 11 (c) 13 (d) 8
Ans (c)
2. Study each of the following table and choose the alternative which can best
replace the question mark (?)
3 8 10 2 ? 1
6 56 90 2 20 0
(a) 0 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 7
Ans (c)
3.In the following question one term in the number series is wrong. Find out the
wrong term.
11, 5, 20, 12, 40, 26, 74, 54
(a) 5 (b) 20 (c) 40 (d) 26
Ans (c)
4. In the following question one term in the number series is wrong. Find out the
wrong term.
8, 14, 26, 48, 98, 194, 386
(a) 14 (b) 48 (c) 98 (d) 194
Ans (b)
5. Calculate value of each word by the following formula:
Consonants = (2 × Position of the letter in alphabet) - 1
Vowels = (3 × Position in alphabet) + 1
CHANGE
(a) 77 (b) 79 (c) 83 (d) 80
Ans (d)
6. Calculate value of each word by the following formula:
Consonants = (2 × Position of the letter in alphabet) - 1
Vowels = (3 × Position in alphabet) + 1
FLUTE
(a) 153 (b) 157 (c) 151 (d) 149
Ans (a)
7. Calculate value of each word by the following formula:
Consonants = (2 × Position of the letter in alphabet) - 1
Vowels = (3 × Position in alphabet) + 1
BREAD
(a) 67 (b) 62 (c) 59 (d) 65
Ans (d)
8. 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)
9. 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)
10. 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)
11. 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)
12. 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)
13. 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)
14. ‘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)
15. A girl earns twice as much in December as in each of the other months. What
part of her entire year’s earning does she earn in December?
(a) 2/11 (b) 2/13 (c) 3/14 (d) 1/6
Ans (b)
16. 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
Directions (Question 17 to 22) :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
17.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)
18.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)
19.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)
20. 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.
Ans (a)
21. 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.
Ans (b)
22. Statement : Detergents should be used. to clean clothes.
Assumptions : I. Detergents from more lather.
II. Detergents help to dislodge grease and dirt.
Ans (d)
23. Which letter when placed at the sign of interrogation shall complete the matrix?
ADH
FIM
?NR
(a) P (b) N (c) K (c) O
Ans (c)
24. Which letter when placed at the sign of interrogation shall complete the matrix?
AMBN
RCSD
EUF?
(a) T (b) F (c) V (d) R
Ans (c)
25. Which number when placed at the sign of interrogation shall complete the
matrix?
149?
1234
246?
(a) 16 and 8 (b) 36 and 4 (c) 25 and 5 (d) 49 and 7
Ans (a)
26. Which number when placed at the sign of interrogation shall complete the
matrix?
668
575
43?
120 126 320
(a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 8 (d) 4
Ans (c)
27. 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)
28. 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)
29. 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)
30.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)

BANK CLERK NUMERICAL ABILITY

1. Minimum number that should be added to 23087 to make it completely divisible by 8
is ......
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
Ans (a)
2. The angles ABC are 5x0, 7x0 and 6x0 respectively. What is the measure of the Ð BCA?
(a) 500 (b) 600 (c) 700 (d) cannot decide
Ans (c)
3. 390× 1000 × 201 × 34 = ?
(a) 895 (b) 1540 (c) 1620 (d) 1780
Ans (c)
4. Ratio of costs of a table and a chair is 5:3 . If the tables cost Rs. 500 more than the cost of
chair's, what is the chair's cost?
(a) Rs. 1250 (b) Rs. 1750 (c) Rs. 1450 (d) Rs. 750
Ans (d)
5. 1646 − 13 × 18 + 249 = ? + 875
(a) 786 (b) 687 (c) 2486 (d) 2356
Ans (a)
6. A number when divided by 5 leaves the remainder 3. What is the remainder when the
square of the same number is divided by 5?
(A) 9 (b) 3 (c) 0 (d) 4
Ans (d)
7. 12% 650 + ? % of 400 = 110
(a) 25 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) 80%
Ans (c)
8. train 'A' crosses a 160 m standing train 'B' in 15 sec and a standing person in 9 sec. What
is its speed?
(a) 96 km/hr (b) 72 km/hr (c) 84 km/hr (d) 92 km/hr
Ans (a)
9. The type of matrix
√2 0 0
0 √3 0
0 0 √2
is?
(a) Scalar (b) Unit (c) Diagonal (d) Transpose
Ans (c)
10. The value of log 10000 is
(a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 5 (d) 6
Ans (a)
11. The sum of all numbers between 800 and 1100 which are divisible by 79 is
(a) 2846 (b) 2844 (c) 3844 (d) 3584
Ans (b)
12. The difference between the squares of any two consecutive integers is equal to
(a) Product of two numbers (b) Sum of two numbers
(c) Difference of two numbers (d) An even number
Ans (b)
13. 74 is divided into two parts so that 5 times one part and 11 times the others part are
together equal to 454. Then the parts are
(a) 14,60 (b) 60,14 (c) 30,44 (d) 20,34
Ans (b)
14. If 4 workers can make 42 toys in 6 days, how many toys can 12 workers make in 3 days?
(a) 63 (b) 28 (c) 252 (d) 7
Ans (a)
15. The price of 349 coconuts are Rs 2094. What will be the price of 26 dozens of coconuts?
(a) Rs 1662 (b) Rs 1562 (c) Rs 2062 (d) Rs 1872
Ans (d)
16. The area of a rectangular field is 10 times of its length. If the breadth of the field is 10m,
what is its length?
(a) 40m (b) 25m (c) 20m (d) data inadequate
Ans (d)
16. The salary of an employee was reduced by 40% first and then was increased by 50%.
How much percent did he lose?
(a) 15% (b) 20% (c) 10% (d) 12%
Ans (c)
17. If 9 men & 15 women can do a piece of work in 25 days, then 39 men and 10 women will
complete the same work in
(a) 7 days (b) 6 days (c) 5 days (d) 4 days
Ans (c)
18. One person took a loan of Rs. 5000 for 3 yrs on simple interest. After three years he paid
back Rs. 6200 including the principal and the interest accrued. Calculate the rate of interest.
(a) 6% (b) 7% (c) 8% (d) 7.5%
Ans (c)
19. The smallest number which when added to the number 1154 makes it a perfect square is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
Ans (b)
20. The present age of Ramesh is ¼ of his father's age. After 4 years, the sum of their ages
will be 68. What is the present age of Ramesh?
(a) 10 yrs (b) 15 yrs (c) 16 yrs (d) 12 yrs
Ans (b)
21. Sheet metal required to make a hollow cone of height 24 cm and radius 7 cm is
(a) 407 cm2 (b) 250 cm2 (c) 704 cm2 (d) 400 cm2
Ans (c)
22. If 42 men can do a work in 15 days, how many men are required to complete it in 21
days?
(a) 24 (b) 36 (c) 30 (d) none of these
Ans (a)
23. Average marks in Maths in a class of 40 students is 45. Average of all the 30 boys is 50.
Then the average marks obtained by the girls is
(a) 30 (b) 35 (c) 25 (d) none of these
Ans (a)
24. The largest angle of a quadrilateral is two times the smallest angle. If the angles form a
series (a, a+d, a+2d, a+3d), the other two angles would be
(a) 600, 1200 (b) 800, 1000 (c) 900, 1000 (d) 700, 900
Ans (b)
25. A mixture of 20 kg of spirit and water contains 10% water. How much water must be
added to this mixture to raise the percentage of water to 25%
(a) 4 kg (b) 5 kg (c) 8 kg (d) 30 kg
Ans (a)
26. A shopkeeper bought locks at the rate of 8 locks for Rs. 34 and sold them at 12 locks for
Rs. 57. The number of locks he should sell to have a profit of Rs. 900 is
(a) 1400 (b) 1600 (c) 1800 (d) 2000
Ans (c)
27. A person travels equal distance with speed of 3 km/hr; 4 km/hr and 5 km/hr. and takes a
total time of 47 minutes. The total distance (in km) is
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
Ans (a)
28. The perimeter of a circular and another square field are equal. Find the area in sq.m of
the circular field if the area of the square field is 484 sq.m.
(a) 888 (b) 770 (c) 616 (d) None of these
Ans (c)
29. If the compound interest on a certain sum for 2 yrs at 10% annum is Rs. 2100, the simple
interest on it at the same rate for 2 yrs will be.
(a) Rs. 1700 (b) Rs. 1800 (c) Rs. 1900 (d) Rs. 2000
Ans (d)
30. The diagonal of a square A is x + y. The diagonal of a square 'B' with twice the area of A
is
(a) 2(x + y) (b) x + 2y (c) √2 (x + y) (d) 2x + 4y
Ans (c)
31. If 10x+3y : 5n+2y = 9:5, then x : y is
(a) 3:5 (b) 5:3 (c) 2:5 (d) 1:2
Ans (a)
32. A conical tent of radius 12m and height 16m is to be made. Find its cost if canvas is Rs.
10 per m2
(a) Rs 7543 (b) Rs 7445 (c) Rs 7342 (d) 7600
Ans (a)
33. 1, 5, 14, 30, ?, 91
(a) 45 (b) 55 (c) 46 (d) 60
Ans (b)
34. 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 10, ?, 13
(a) 7 (b) 11 (c) 14 (d) 12
Ans (c)
35. 2, 6, 30, 60, 130, ?
(a) 210 (b) 216 (c) 200 (d) 160
Ans (a)

SBI BANK CLERK NUMERICAL ABILITY

1. A clock shows the time as 6 a.m. If the minute hand gains 2 minutes every hour, how
many minutes will the clock gain by 9 p.m.?

(a) 30 minutes

(b) 25 minutes

(c) 28 minutes

(d) 34 minutes

2. Find the right number, from the given options, at the place marked by the question mark:
2, 4, 8, 32, 256, ?

(a) 4096

(b) 8192

(c) 512

(d) 1024

3. Find the number missing at question mark:

10, 11, 23, 39, 64, ?, 149

(a) 100

(b) 103

(c) 78

(d) 128
4. A super fast bus of KSRTC starting from 'Trivandrum' and reaches 'Attingal' in 45 minutes
with an average speed of 40 km/hr. If the speed is increased by 10 km/hr how much time it
will take to cover the same distance?

(a) 34 minutes (b) 36 minutes (c) 38 minutes (d) 40 minutes

5. The difference between 6 times and 8 times of a figure is 14. What is the figure?

(a) 12 (b) 9 (c) 7 (d) 6

6. If 92y = 36 what is 9y?

(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 9 (d) 18

7. One fourth percent of 180 is:

(a) 4.5 (b) 0.45 (c) 0.045 (d) 45

8. A candidate appearing for an examination has to secure 40% marks to pass paper I. But
he secured only 40 marks and failed by 20 marks. What is the maximum mark for paper I?

(a) 100 (b) 200 (c) 180 (d) 150

9. Find the missing number 32, 52, 74, 112, 135 ...............

(a) 16 (b) 15 (c) 17 (d) 14

10. If 250 is increased to 300, what is the percentage increase?

(a) 16.67 (b) 20 (c) 23 (d) 17

11. The ratio of 9 seconds to 10 hours is .............

(a) 1:40 (b) 1:4000 (c) 9:10 (d) 1:400

12. A person lost 10% when he sold goods at Rs.153. For how much should he sell them to
gain 20%?

(a) 204 (b) 250 (c) 240 (d) 210

13. What will be xy if 7862xy is to be divisible by 125?

(a) 25 (b) 00 (c) 75 (d) 50

14. A train of 100 meters long is running at the speed of 36 km per hour. In what time it
passes a bridge of 80 meters long?

(a) 30 seconds (b) 36 seconds (c) 20 seconds (d) 18 seconds

15. If two-third of a bucket is filled in one minute then the time taken to fill the bucket
completely will be .......
(a) 90 seconds (b) 70 seconds (c) 60 seconds (d) 100 seconds

16. If a quarter kilogram costs Rs. 60 then how much will cost for 150 grams?

(a) Rs. 30 (b) Rs. 24 (c) Rs. 36 (d) Rs. 40

17. If 3 men or 6 boys can do a piece of work in 20 days then how many days with 6 men
and 8 boys take to do the same work?

(a) 5 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 6

18. Find the sum of first 100 natural numbers

(a) 5050 (b) 5005 (c) 9900 (d) 9050

19. Two poles of height 6 meters and 11 meters stand on a plane ground. If the distance
between their feet is 12 meters then find the difference in the distance between their tops:

(a) 12m (b) 5m (c) 13m (d) 11m

20. How many balls of radius 4 cm can be made from a solid sphere of lead of radius 8 cm?

(a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 2

21. The solution to x2 +6x+9 = 0 is ........

(a) x1 = + 3, x2 = -3 (b) x1 = 3, x2 = 3

(c) x1 = -3, x2 = -3 (d) No solution

22. What is the chance of getting a 2 or 4 in rolling a die?

(a) 2/3 (b) 1/6 (c) 1/3 (d) 1/2

23. At what rate of simple interest per annum an amount will be doubled in 10 years?

(a) 10% (b) 7.5% (c) 16% (d) 15%

24. Five times an unknown number is 5 less than 50. The unknown number

(a) 10 (b) 11 (c) 9 (d) 5

25. The acute angle between the hour hand and minute hand of a clock at 4 PM

(a) 900 (b) 1200 (c) 1500 (d) 2400

26. Water is filled in a cylindrical vessel in such a way that its volume doubles after every five
minutes. If it takes 30 minutes for the vessel to be full, then the vessel will be one fourth full
in

(a) 20 minute (b) 25 minutes

(c) 7 minutes 30 seconds (d) 10 minutes

27. If 10 cats can kill 10 rats in 10 minutes how long will it take 100 cats to kill 100 rats

(a) 1 minutes (b) 10 minute (c) 100 minutes (d) 10000 minutes

28. If 75 % of a number is added to 75, the result is the number itself, then the number is:

(a) 250 (b) 750 (c) 400 (d) 300

29. A school has enough food for 400 children for 12 days. How long will the food last if 80
more children join them?

(a) 6 days (b) 7 days (c) 10 days (d) 8 days

30. The sum of two consecutive numbers is 55, which is the largest number?

(a) 25 (b) 28 (c) 26 (d) 27

31. When a shop keeper sold 2/3 of an item, he got the cost price of the whole lot. What is
the percentage of his profit?

(a) 33 1/8 % (b) 66 2/3 % (c) 25 % (d) 50 %

32. The perimeter of a rectangular field is 480 meters and the ratio between the length and
breadth is 5:3. The area of the field is:

(a) 7,200m2 (b) 15,000m2 (c) 54,000m2 (d) 13,500m2

33. If you add 100 to a certain number, the result will be more than, if you multiply that
number by 1000 what is that number?

(a) 1.5 (b) 1.0 (c) 2.5 (d) 2.0

34. A student has to secure 40 % marks to pass. He gets 150 marks and fails by 30 marks.
What is the maximum marks?

(a) 400 (b) 500 (c) 475 (d) 450

35. The circumcentre of an obtuse triangle will always be in the

(a) Interior of the triangle

(b) Midpoint of the diameter

(c) Exterior of the triangle

(d) Midpoint of the side of the triangle

36. What is the degree measure of a semicircle?

(a) 360 (b) 90 (c) 270 (d) 180

37. Which among the following is the point of intersection of the medians of a triangle?
(a) Circumcentre (b) Centroid (c) Orthocenter (d) Incentre

38. The height of a cone and its base diameter are equal. If the base radius is 'r' what is its
slant height?

(a) 3r (b) 4r (c) √5r (d) √3r

39. The radii of two spheres are in the ratio 2:3. What is the ratio of their surface areas?

(a) 4:9 (b) 2:3 (c) 8:27 (d) 4:6

40. What is the common ratio of the progression 3√2, 6, 6√2 ?

(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) √2 (d) √3

41. In class of 100 students 50 students passed in Mathematics and 70 passed in English, 5
students failed in both Mathematics and English. How many students passed in both the
subjects?

(a) 25 (b) 30 (c) 50 (d) 45

42. Speed of a boat in still water is 9 km/hr. It goes 12 km down stream and comes back to
the starting point in three hours.What is the speed of water in the stream?

(a) 3 km/hr (b) 4 km/hr (c) 4.5 km/hr (d) 5 km/hr

43. A student was asked to add 16 and subtract 10 from a number.He by mistake added 10
and subtracted 16. If his answer is 14 what is the correct answer?

(a) 20 (b) 26 (c) 30 (d) 32

44. Find the area of a right angled triangle whose hypotenuse is 10 cm and base 8 cm.

(a) 48 sq.cm (b) 34 sq.cm (c) 24 sq.cm (d) 42 sq.cm

45. Find the next term of the series: 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, ......

(a) 81 (b) 69 (c) 63 (d) 57

46. A number consists of 20 plus 20% of its value. The number is:

(a) 20 (b) 22 (c) 25 (d) 30

47. 20% of 5 + 5% of 20 =

(a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 6 (d) 21

48. The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock, when the time is 8.30

(a) 800 (b) 600 (c) 1050 (d) 750

49. Rs. 1581 is divided among A, B and C in the ratio 10 : 15 : 6. What is the share of B?
(a) 306 (b) 765 (c) 700 (d) 510

50. The sum of four consecutive counting numbers is 154. Find the smallest number:

(a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 38 (d) 31

Answers
1 A 11 B 21 C 31 D 41 A

2 B 12 A 22 B 32 D 42 A

3 A 13 D 23 A 33 B 43 B

4 B 14 D 24 C 34 D 44 C

5 C 15 A 25 B 35 C 45 A

6 B 16 C 26 A 36 D 46 C

7 C 17 D 27 B 37 B 47 B

8 D 18 A 28 D 38 C 48 D

9 C 19 C 29 C 39 C 49 B

10 B 20 B 30 B 40 C 50 B
1. The International Day for Elimination of Racial
Discrimination is observed on:
(1) 20th February (2) 20th March
(3) 25th May (4) 21st February
(5) 21st March
2. In 2006 Mahesh Bhupathi completed his Career
Grand Slam as he won the fourth Grand Slam mixed
doubles title. Which of the following is the open mixed
doubles title he won in January 2006?
(1) Australian Open (2) US Open
(3) French Open (4) Wimbledon
(5) None of these
3. The World Economic Forum Meet was organized in
January 2006 in Davos. Which of the following two
countries were in the spotlight in the meet?
(1) Brazil and Russia (2) Russia and China
(3) China and Brazil (4) India and China
(5) India and Brazil
4. Who amongst the following is going to establish a
fund of Rs 1000 crores for financing the food processing
industry?
(1) State Bank of India (2) SIDBI
(3) ECGC (4) NABARD
(5) None of these
5. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to
withdraw its nominee directors from the boards of which of
the following types of banks?
(1) Co-operative Banks (2) Nationalized Banks
(3) Private Sector Banks (4) Foreign Banks
(5) None of these
6. Some countries/organizations recently decided to
suspend any help/aid to Palestine. Which of the following
is/are the reason(s) for the same?
(A) It is because Hamas got victory in general elections
held in Palestine.
(B) UN has imposed sanctions on Palestine as it has
violated norms of the IAEA on nuclear policy.
(C) It is openly supporting Iran’s nuclear programme
whereas USA is dead against it.
(1) (A) and (C) both (2) Only (B)
(3) Only (C) (4) (A) and (B) both
(5) Only (A)
7. Sonia Gandhi is the Member of the Lok Sabha from
which of the following seats?
(1) Allahabad (2) Lucknow
(3) Sultanpur (4) Amethi
(5) None of these
8. As announced in the Budget 2006-07 the Crop loan
Credit to the farmers will be given at the rate of 7% upto a
loan limit of:
(1) Rs 1 lakh (2) Rs 2 lakhs
(3) Rs 3 lakhs (4) Rs 4 lakhs
(5) Rs 5 lakhs
9. ‘New Horizons’ space craft which was launched by
the NASA is launched to study which of the following
planets?
(1) Mars (2) Saturn
(3) Jupiter (4) pluto
(5) Mercury
10. As per the estimates released by the agencies Per
Capita Income of average Indian in 2005-06 (at 1999-2000
prices) was approximately:
(1) Rs 15,000 (2) Rs 18,000
(3) Rs 20,000 (4) Rs 22,000
(5) Rs 25,000
11. Which of the following years was adjudged as the
‘Hottest Year of the Century’ as per the report prepared by
the NASA?
(1) 2003 (2) 2004
(3) 2005 (4) 2000
(5) None of these
12. As per a survey conducted by an agency what was
India’s rank in the field of Internet usage in 2005?
(1) 2nd (2) 3rd
(3) 4th (4) 8th
(5) 10th
13. Which of the following correctly describes what
‘The Sultan’s Elephant’ is?
(1) It is the name of the new film directed and produced
by Maniratnam.
(2) It is a street theatre performance which took place in
London recently.
(3) It is a comedy serial being telecast on DD Metro
these days.
(4) It is a novel written by Khushwant Singh
(5) None of these
14. Naushad who died recently was a famous:
(1) Politician (2) Social worker
(3) Sports personality (4) Music Director
(5) Painter
15. The 6th International Indian Film Academy
Awards function was organized in which of the following
350 NOVEMBER 2006 THE COMPETITION MASTER
OBJECTIVE-TYPE QUESTIONS

GENERAL AWARENESS
Questions asked in various Bank P.O. Examinations held in last 12
months
places?
(1) Dubai (2) Bangalore
(3) Panaji (4) Moscow
(5) Amsterdam
16. Which of the following banks was adjudged best in
‘Corporate Governance’ and was given Golden Peacock
Award, 2005, for the same?
(1) Bank of India (2) Punjab National Bank
(3) ICICI Bank (4) State Bank of India
(5) None of these
17. The 6th African Union Summit was held in January
2006 in Khartoum. Where is this place Khartoum? It is in:
(1) Ghana (2) South Africa
(3) Angola (4) Chad
(5) Sudan
18. Which amongst the following is one of the books by
Bill Gates?
(1) Business @ The Speed of Thought
(2) The Google Story (3) Net and Internet
(4) The World is Flat (5) None of these
19. Which of the following countries has developed a
low cost anti-rabies vaccine, which is also the world’s first
combination rabies vaccine?
(1) China (2) India
(3) Britain (4) USA
(5) None of these
20. Aung San Suu Kyi who was awarded the Olaf Palm
Prize recently is a citizen of:
(1) Singapore (2) China
(3) Taiwan (4) Myanmar
(5) Nepal
21. The XXI Winter Olympics will be held in 2010 at:
(1) Tokyo (2) Minsk
(3) Rome (4) Vancouver
(5) Bangkok
22. Which of the following organizations has created
an ‘Investor Protection Fund’, which is funded by fines and
penalties collected by the organization itself from various
clients?
(1) SEBI (2) RBI
(3) IRDA (4) AMFI
(5) None of these
23. To tackle the widespread rural unemployment the
Union Budget 2006-07 has approximately earmarked an
amount of Rs:
(1) 10000 crores (2) 12500 crores
(3) 14300 crores (4) 16700 crores
(5) 20000 crores
24. Earlier it was thought safe to allow each financial
institution to carry out only one type of financial service. But
now banks are selling shares, insurance companies can sell
banking services. These new financial conglomerates are
colloquially referred to as:
(1) Multinationals
(2)Financial supermarkets
(3) Market regulators
(4) Brand Promoters
(5) None of these
25. Which of the following is the purpose owing to
which banks have created Investment Fluctuation Reserves
(IFR)? This will help them in managing:
(1) Interest rate risk
(2) CRR
(3) SLR
(4) Foreign Currency Accounts
(5) None of these
26. As per the guidelines issued by the SEBI the
Permanent Account Number (PAN) is a must for which of
the following?
(1) Demat Accounts
(2) All Saving Banks Accounts
(3) All Housing Loan Accounts
(4) All Current Accounts
(5) None of these
27. Many times we read a term ‘Free Market’ in
newspapers. What does it mean? [Pick up the correct
statement(s)]:
(A) It is a market where pricing is driven by the laws of
supply and demand.
(B) In free market things are available without restraints
of the government.
(C) In such markets goods are free from extraneous
influences such as tariff or quotas.
(1) Only (A) (2) Only (B)
(3) Only (C) (4) (A) and (B) both
(5) (A), (B) and (C) all
28. Which of the following correctly describes what is
e-Bharat?
(1) It is a comprehensive governance programme for
rural India launched by the Government of India.
(2) It is the new service launched by the MTNL which
will provide cheap mobile connection to rural
Indians.
(3) It is a newly launched internet service launched by
the Tatas providing cheap connections to rural
people.
(4) It is a call center service launched by the ITC to help
farmers.
(5) None of these
29. Corporation Bank is also a distributor of the
Mutual Fund products. For this the bank has an agreement
with which of the following organizations?
(1) Bajaj Allianz (2) DSP Merrill Lynch
(3) HDFC Mututal Fund (4) SBI Mutual Fund
(5) None of these
30. Which of the following was the reason owing to
which Thaksin Shinawtra, the Thai Prime Minister has to
resign even after his victory in recent general elections?
(A) He got very marginal victory in General Elections
(B) Main opposition parties boycotted the poll hence
they are not ready to accept the results of the
election.
(C) He was found guilty of manipulating results of the
elections in his favour
351 NOVEMBER 2006 THE COMPETITION MASTER
OBJECTIVE-TYPE QUESTIONS
(1) Only (A) (2) Only (B)
(3) Only (C) (4) (B) and (C) both
(5) None of these
31. In which of the following countries, women voted
for the first time after they were given equal political rights
in 2005?
(1) UAE (2) Kuwait
(3) Sudan (4) Uganda
(5) None of these
32. Which of the following countries has decided to
close all its small coal mines by 2007 as the safety of the
workers is very poor in those mines?
(1) India (2) Bangladesh
(3) China (4) South Africa
(5) None of these
33. John Kenneth Galbraith who died recently was a
famous:
(1) Cine Artist (2) Sports Personality
(3) Economist (4) Sociologist
(5) Creative Writer
34. As per the decision taken by the RBI the Know Your
Customer Norms will now be applicable also for which of
the following organizations?
(1) NBFC
(2) Insurance Companies
(3) Stock Brokers
(4) Builders and Property Dealers
(5) None of these
35. Dabhol Power Plant which was in news recently is
located in which of the following States?
(1) Delhi (2) Karnataka
(3) M.P. (4) Maharashtra
(5) U.P.
36. Which of the following banks started banking
operations in China in August 2006?
(1) State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur
(2) Bank of India
(3) State Bank of India
(4) Indian Overseas Bank
(5) Corporation Bank
37. Charles Taylor who was charged with crime
against humanity in the international war crime tribunal
was the president of:
(1) Uganda (2) Chad
(3) Liberia (4) Congo
(5) None of these
38. Four Asian nations (including India) will host the
World Cup Cricket tournament to be held in:
(1) 2007 (2) 2008
(3) 2009 (4) 2010
(5) 2011
39. The Union Budget 2006 has made a provision of
Rs 1,700 crore by way of interest subsidy for crop loan on the
outstanding of 2006. What is the rate of interest subsidy?
(1) 0.5% (2) 0.75%
(3) 1.00% (4) 1.5%
(5) 2%
40. Banks have started opening ‘No Frill’ accounts
recently. These accounts are to help which of the following
sections of customers?
(1) Weaker section of society
(2) High Value Customers
(3) Studetns
(4) Loan seekers who were not able to repay their loans
taken earlier
(5) None of these
41. Which of the following statement(s) about Union
Budget 2006-07 is/are TRUE?
(A) Tax proposed on profits of cooperative banks.
(B) ATM services provided by third parties to banks to
be taxed.
(C) Service tax proposed on issue of pay order, demand
draft, cheque, letter of credit, etc.
(1) Only (A) (2) Only (B)
(3) Only (C) (4) (A) and (B) both
(5) (A) and (C) both
42. As per the Union Budget 2006 Corpus of Rural
Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) has been
increased to Rs:
(1) 5000 crores (2) 7000 crores
(3) 7500 crores (4) 8000 crores
(5) 10000 crores
43. As per reports published in the newspapers Visa
and Master Cards want banks to Pursue EMV Technology
Standards. What is the full form of EMV Standards?
(1) Europay MasterCard Visa Standard
(2) European Multiple Volume Standard
(3) English MasterCard Visa Standard
(4) Electronic Multiple Variety Standard
(5) None of these
44. Now the limit on Foreign Institutional Investment
in Government Securities is increased upto US $:
(1) 1 billion (2) 1.5 billion
(3) 1.75 billion (4) 2 billion
(5) 2.25 billion
45. As per the reports published in the news papers
Public Sector Banks were able to recover Non Performing
Assets of Rs 20,000 crores. Which of the following has been
the major contributor in this recovery?
(1) Compromise Schemes
(2) Lok Adalats
(3) Debt Recovery Tribunals
(4) Asset Reconstruction Companies
(5) None of these
46. Samresh Jung who was recently in news is
associated with which of the following games?
(1) Pistol Shooting (2) Swimming
(3) 100 metre Race (4) Weight Lifting
(5) None of these
47. Indian Government is in favour of Mergers and
Acquisitions in banks. Which of the following can not be
considered a direct benefit of merger and acquisition?
(1) Most efficient and trained staff
(2) Increased market share
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(3) Multiple and additional locations
(4) Opportunity to have a large customer base
(5) All of these
48. For which of the following reasons RBI has raised
cap on exports credit interest rates?
(1) It has been revised in sync with foreign currency
deposits
(2) It has been revised in line with global rates
(3) It has been revised in consonance with WTO
commitments
(4) It has been revised keeping in view the international
export credit pricing
(5) None of these
49. Which of the following is the objective for
amendment to the Indian Postal Act 1898?
(1) Courier Companies shall be monitored by Postal
Department
(2) It will enlarge the role of courier companies in
distribution of postal products
(3) All documents weighing less than 300 gms will have
to go to post and cannot be couriered
(4) All documents weighing less than 500 gms will have
to go to post and cannot be couriered
(5) None of these
50. For which of the following Banks, cabinet has given
approval to write off accumulated losses amounting
Rs 278.44 crore?
(1) UCO
(2) United Bank of India
(3) Indian Bank
(4) Oriental Bank of Commerce
(5) None of these
51. Expand the term LIBOR.
(1) London Inter-Bank Operational Rate
(2) London Inter-Bank Offsite Rate
(3) London Inter-Bank Onsite Rate
(4) London Inter-Bank Offered Rate
(5) None of these
52. Which of the following was the present Reverse
Repo Rate as on June 9, 2006?
(1) 5.00 (2) 5.75
(3) 6.00 (4) 6.50
(5) None of these
53. Which of the following banks got permission in
March 2006 to open a representative office at Shenzhen
(China)?
(1) Punjab National Bank (2) Allahabad Bank
(3) Bank of Baroda (4) Bank of India
(5) None of these
54. Who amongst the following is the author of the
book ‘God’s Little Soldier’?
(1) Kiran Nagarkar (2) Amitabh Ghosh
(3) Khushwant Singh (4) Anita Desai
(5) Kuldeep Nayyar
55. The first India-EU Business Conference on energy
was held in:
(1) New Delhi (2) London
(3) Paris (4) Berlin
(5) None of these
56. Which of the following Cups/Trophies is NOT
associated with the game of Hockey?
(1) Surjeet Singh Cup (2) Irani Trophy
(3) Federation Cup (4) Cuppuswamy Cup
(5) Scindia Gold Cup
57. Which of the following programmes is being
implemented by the National Bank for Agriculture and
Rural Development (NABARD)?
(1) Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana (PMRY)
(2) Swarnjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana (SGSY)
(3) District Rural Industrial Project (DRIP)
(4) Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP)
(5) None of these
58. Which of the following ministerial portfolio is
being held by Mr Kamal Nath?
(1) Communication
(2) Commerce and Industry
(3) Banking
(4) Rural development
(5) Agriculture
59. Tata Group in association with which of the
following banks has launched ‘Tata Credit Card’?
(1) Bank of India (2) State Bank of India
(3) Central Bank of India (4) Bank of Baroda
(5) None of these
60. Nirmal Gram Panchayat (NGP) Award is given for
which of the following causes?
(1) Promoting rural health
(2) Promoting education in rural areas
(3) Promoting sanitation in rural areas
(4) Promoting use of computers in rural areas
(5) None of these
61. Which of the following State governments decided
to scrap Stamp Duty on government securities after a
meeting with the bankers?
(1) Delhi (2) Karnataka
(3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Maharashtra
(5) None of these
62. Which of the following Public Sector Banks has
decided to acquire Bharat Overseas Bank?
(1) PNB (2) IOB
(3) BOB (4) Syndicate Bank
(5) None of these
63. In which of the following cities comprehensive
‘Fleet Taxi Scheme’ is being introduced?
(1) Bangalore (2) Chennai
(3) Delhi (4) Mumbai
(5) Kochi
64. For which of the following banks, “Protected
Disclosure” scheme is being introduced?
(1) Public Sector Banks
(2) Co-operative Banks
(3) Private Banks
(4) Foreign Bank
(5) None of these
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65. Who amongst the following is the Prime Minister
of Nepal after the King Gyanendra decided to reinstate the
Parliament?
(1) Sher Bahadur Deuba
(2) Krishna Prasad Sitaula
(3) Girija Prasad Koirala
(4) Krishna Prasad Bhattarai
(5) None of these
66. Thierry Henry who was adjudged as the
‘Footballer of the Year 2005’ is a citizen of:
(1) Germany (2) France
(3) Italy (4) Brazil
(5) USA
67. Which of the following countries won the Thomas
Cup Badminton title 2006 held recently?
(1) China (2) Denmark
(3) Japan (4) Bangladesh
(5) North Korea
68. Which of the following banks launched India’s first
food and agriculture private equity fund?
(1) Robo Bank (2) Citibank
(3) HSBC (4) SBI
(5) None of these
69. Which amongst the following organizations has
tied up with 12 commercial banks to set up small enterprises
financial corporations?
(1) ECGC (2) SIDBI
(3) NABARD (4) UTI Bank
(5) None of these
70. Which of the following countries got the status of
10th largest Importer and Exporter of commercial services?
(According to World Trade Report)
(1) China (2) North Korea
(3) India (4) Egypt
(5) None of these
71. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards are given for
excellence in which of the following fields?
(1) Sports
(2) Science and Technology
(3) Literature
(4) Social Science
(5) Journalism
72. Ms Angela Markel who was in news recently is the:
(1) Chancellor of Germany
(2) Foreign Minister of France
(3) Foreign Secretary of USA
(4) Prime Minister of Denmark
(5) None of these
73. ‘NASA’ is the space research organization of:
(1) Russia (2) UK
(3) USA (4) China
(5) Germany
74. Evo Morales is:
(1) President of Bolivia
(2) Prime Minister of Bolivia
(3) President of Chad
(4) Prime Minister of Chad
(5) None of these
75. Who amongst the following is the author of the
book ‘Speed Post’?
(1) Shashi Deshpande (2) Anita Desai
(3) Shobha De (4) Maneka Gandhi
(5) None of these
76. ‘Swati Ghate’ who won the National
Championship is associated with which of the following
games?
(1) Chess (2) Badminton
(3) Golf (4) Athletics
(5) None of these
77. Which of the following instruments is used to
regulate temperature to a particular level?
(1) Telemeter (2) Voltameter
(3) Thermostat (4) Periscope
(5) None of these
78. ‘Arcelor’ which was in news recently is a major
firm making:
(1) Cement (2) Paper
(3) Electronic Gadgets (4) Drugs
(5) Steel
79. ‘International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit
Trafficking’ is observed on:
(1) 10th June (2) 26th June
(3) 26th July (4) 10th July
(5) None of these
80. Samurai Bonds are offered in which of the
following countries?
(1) South Korea (2) North Korea
(3) Japan (4) Singapore
(5) China
81. The head office of the Asian Development Bank
(ADB) is in:
(1) Manila (2) Jakarta
(3) Honolulu (4) Nairobi
(5) Tokyo
82. Kyoto Protocol which took effect in February 2005
is related to which of the following issues?
(1) Subsidy to Agriculture (2) Cloning
(3) Global Warming
(4) Enrichment of Uranium (5) None of these
83. Who amongst the following is the author of the
book The Heart of India?
(1) Meera Syal (2) Gita Mehra
(3) Ruskin Bond (4) Mark Tully
(5) None of these
84. Sometimes some natural calamities bring some
opportunities for the people of different nations to come
together and work for the cause of humanity. Which of the
following was one such incidence/calamity which helped
people of Pakistan to associate themselves with the people
of India and vice versa? (Incident took place in 2005).
(1) Heavy rains and flood in Mumbai
(2) Tsunami in Asian countries
(3) Severe earthquake in parts of J&K
(4) Bomb blast in tube rail in London
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(5) None of these
85. As evident from the performance of India on
economic front during 2005-06 it can be very well concluded
that India did excellent in all sectors except one which is:
(1) Banking sector (2) Industrial sector
(3) Service sector (4) Agriculture sector
(5) None of these
86. The ‘Economist’ weekly published from USA titled
who amongst the following as the ‘Biotech Queen of India’?
(1) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw (2) Tina Ambani
(3) Kanan Bhatt (4) Naina Lal Kidwai
(5) None of these
87. Which of the following cities has become the 2nd
Indian city with Metro Railway Service?
(1) Mumbai (2) Bangalore
(3) Ahmedabad (4) Delhi
(5) Kolkata
88. Immediately prior to Rajnath Singh who amongst
the following was the President of BJP?
(1) L.K. Advani (2) Uma Bharati
(3) Pramod Mahajan (4) Atal Behari Vajpayee
(5) None of these
89. Scientists in which of the following countries were
successful in creation of Human Embryo by the process of
cloning?
(1) Japan (2) South Korea
(3) Britain (4) Germany
(5) Sweden
90. Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi served as Chief
Ministers of Bihar for how many years uninterruptedly
before Nitish Kumar took over as the Chief Minister?
(1) 7 years (2) 9 years
(3) 12 years (4) 15 years
(5) 22 years
91. Which of the following is the full form of the term
MPLADS?
(1) Madhya Pradesh Lead Area Development Scheme
(2) Member of Parliament’s Local Area Development
Scheme
(3) Madhya Pradesh Local Area Development Scheme
(4) Member of Parliament Leading Area Demonstration
Scheme
(5) None of these
92. Which of the following is the youngest member of
the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation?
(1) Bhutan (2) Bangladesh
(3) Nepal (4) Sri Lanka
(5) Afghanistan
93. Which of the following States will not get any
benefit from the Sardar Sarovar Dam directly?
(1) Madhya Pradesh (2) Gujarat
(3) Maharashtra (4) Rajasthan
(5) Chattisgarh
94. Which of the following SAARC countries got a
Parliament after a long gap of 30 years?
(1) Nepal (2) Bhutan
(3) Maldives (4) Afghanistan
(5) None of these
95. Sri Lankan Government is holding peace talks
with which of the following groups of people?
(1) Naxalites (2) Maoists
(3) GNLF (4) DGHC
(5) LTTE
96. Which of the following is the full form of PURA?
(1) Perfect Urban Rural Association
(2) Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas
(3) Preferential and Uniform Re-enforcement Act
(4) Programme on Urban Rural Association
(5) None of these
97. The 93rd Session of the Indian Science Congress
was organized in:
(1) Kolkata (2) Chennai
(3) Jaipur (4) New Delhi
(5) Hyderabad
98. Which of the following is the trade agreement
among SAARC member countries which came into effect
from January 2006?
(1) SCUBA (2) SAFTA
(3) ASEAN (4) ASSOCHAM
(5) None of these
99. Which of the following Brands was placed at the
top of the Fifth Brand Equity Survey of India for 2005?
(1) Lux (2) Dettol
(3) Colgate (4) Bata
(5) None of these
100. Which of the following Stock Exchanges has
completed 213 years of its existence? The Exchange has
recently sold part of its holdings to public.
(1) New York Stock Exchange
(2) London Stock Exchange
(3) Tokyo Stock Exchange
(4) Bombay Stock Exchange
(5) None of these
101. India’s first Natural Disaster Information System
was recently launched at:
(1) Mumbai (2) Bangalore
(3) Chennai (4) Port Blair
(5) Kolkata
102. In the opinion of Prof Amartya Sen the
development in which of the following areas could make a
‘dramatic’ difference in rural India?
(A) Health System
(B) Education
(C) Marketing of Agro Products
(1) Only (A) (2) Only (B)
(3) (A) and (B) both (4) Only (C)
(5) None of these
103. Which of the following branches is called the
study of Sound?
(1) Aetiology (2) Anatomy
(3) Astrophysics (4) Acoustics
(5) None of these
104. Which of the following is/are NOT one of the
objectives of International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
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(A) To ensure exchange rate stability.
(B) To ensure Balanced International Trade
(C) To replace World Trade Organisation in years to
come
(1) Only (A) (2) Only (B)
(3) Only (C) (4) (A) and (B) both
(5) (A) and (C) both
105. Which of the following is the major contributor
for 24 hour banking?
(1) Credit Card (2) ATM
(3) Mobile banks (4) Networked Branches
(5) Any City Banking
106. Which of the following is NOT a member of the
G-8?
(1) Russia (2) Canada
(3) Italy (4) Japan
(5) Sweden
107. In India, Tanks are a popular method of irrigation
in:
(1) Eastern States (2) South India
(3) North-East States (4) Western India
(5) None of these
108. Which of the following package is best suited for
preparing “Presentations”?
(1) Excel (2) Unix
(3) Windows (4) Word
(5) Power-Point
109. Which of the following films was adjudged the
‘Best Motion Picture of the Year’ in the Oscar Awards
Ceremony 2006?
(1) Walk the Line (2) The Constant Gardener
(3) Memories of the Geisha (4) Crash
(5) None of these
110. What is the name for the process that is used to
convert a sense of instructions, or program, written in a
high-level language into instructions (or a program) that can
be run on a computer?
(1) Assembling (2) Compiling
(3) Translating (4) Uploading
(5) None of these
111. _____means the altering of computer system
software to achieve a task for which it was not originally
designed.
(1) Pegging (2) Hacking
(3) Trekking (4) Breaking
(5) All of these
112. Authentication can be provided by
adding_____to a message.
(1) Sign (2) Manual Signature
(3) Digital Signature (4) Initials
(5) None of these
113. What is the name for a webpage address?
(1) Directory (2) Domain
(3) Extension (4) Protocol
(5) URL
114. The ability of an OS to run more than one
application at a time is called:
(1) multitasking
(2) object-oriented programming
(3) multi-user computing
(4) time-sharing
(5) None of these
115. A leased line can transmit:
(1) Only Data (2) Only Voice
(3) Only Video (4) Only Text
(5) All the above
116. The word ‘FTP’ stands for:
(1) File Translate Protocol (2) File Transit Protocol
(3) File Typing Protocol (4) File Transfer Protocol
(5) None of these
117. What characteristic of read-only memory (ROM)
makes it useful?
(1) ROM information can be easily updated
(2) Data in ROM is nonvolatile, that is, it remains there
even without electrical power
(3) ROM provides very large amounts of inexpensive
data storage
(4) ROM chips are easily swapped between different
brands of computers
(5) None of these
118. A computer cannot “boot” if it does not have the:
(1) Compiler (2) Loader
(3) Operating System (4) Assembler
(5) None of these
119. Example of non-numeric data is:
(1) Employee address (2) Examination score
(3) Bank balance (4) All of the above
(5) None of these
ANSWERS
1. (5) 2. (1) 3. (4) 4 (4) 5. (3)
6. (5) 7. (4) 8. (3) 9. (4) 10. (3)
11. (3) 12. (3) 13. (2) 14. (4) 15. (5)
16. (2) 17. (5) 18. (1) 19. (2) 20. (4)
21. (4) 22. (1) 23. (1) 24. (2) 25. (1)
26. (1) 27. (5) 28. (1) 29. (2) 30. (2)
31. (2) 32. (3) 33. (3) 34. (1) 35. (4)
36. (3) 37. (3) 38. (5) 39. (5) 40. (1)
41. (3) 42. (4) 43. (1) 44. (4) 45. (4)
46. (1) 47. (1) 48. (2) 49. (3) 50. (2)
51. (4) 52. (2) 53. (2) 54. (1) 55. (1)
56. (2) 57. (2) 58. (2) 59. (2) 60. (3)
61. (4) 62 (2) 63. (4) 64. (3) & (4)
65. (3) 66. (2) 67. (1) 68. (1) 69. (2)
70. (3) 71. (2) 72. (1) 73. (3) 74. (1)
75. (3) 76. (1) 77. (3) 78. (5) 79. (2)
80. (3) 81. (1) 82. (3) 83. (4) 84. (3)
85. (4) 86. (1) 87. (4) 88. (1) 89. (2)
90. (4) 91. (2) 92. (5) 93. (4) 94. (4)
95. (5) 96. (2) 97. (5) 98. (2) 99. (3)
100. (1) 101. (2) 102. (3) 103. (4) 104. (3)
105. (2) 106. (5) 107. (2) 108. (5) 109. (4)
110. (2) 111. (2) 112. (3) 113. (5) 114. (1)
115. (5) 116. (4) 117. (2) 118. (3) 119. (1)
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