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GK Pack - 1 [Bank P.O. Related MCQs]GENERAL AWARENESS

1. Who amongst the following journalists is the recipient of the prestigious “Ramon

Magsaysay” for 2007? (a) Mark Tully (b) P.Sainath (c) Barkha Dutt (d) Prabhu Chawla (e) None of these

2. Mrs. Pratibha Patil has taken over as the

(a) 10th President of India (b) 11th President of India (c) 12th President of India (d) 13th President of India (e) 15th President of India

3. Which of the following organizations has taken the responsibility to raise about US$2

billion to build a Rail link from China to Singapore connecting eight nations? (a) ASEAN (b) SAARC (c) EU (d) NATO (e) None of these

4. The Government5 of India these days is paying much emphasis on Agricultural Sector.

Which is the contribution of Agri Sector in India’s GDP? Around… (a) 10% (b) 4% (c) 12% (d) 25% (e) 48%

5. India recently launched some Satellites in space. Normally the space rockets in India are

launched from which of the following places? (a) Ranchi (b) Sriharikota (c) Varanasi (d) Mumbai (e) Gulmarg

6. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Meeting was organized in September 2007 in

which of the following places?0 (a) Sydney (b) New York (c) Tokyo (d) Beijing (e) None of these

7. One of the main issues discussed in the 40th Ministerial Meeting of the ASEAN held in

August 2007 was (a) America’s over stay in Iraq (b) Presidential Election in Pakistan (c) Draft blue print of the ASEAN Charter (d) The 123 Agreement between India and USA (e) None of these

8. How many interwined rings are shown in the Olympic Flag used these days in the

games? (a) Five (b) Six (c) Seven (d) Three (e) None of these

9. Which of the following countries has agreed to a time schedule with the International

Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) so that IAEA can ensure that its uranium facilities are for peaceful use of the nuclear power? (a) Iran (b) Afghanistan (c) Bangladesh (d) Brazil (e) Britain

10. India’s grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand won the Rapid World Chess Championship by

defeating (a) Anatoy Karpov (b) Robert Fischer (c) Boris Spassky (d) Varily Smyslov

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(e) Levon Aronian 11. The President of India in one of her speeches in recent past emphasized that a new

Farm Policy is needed to make agriculture more productive. What, in her opinion are the areas which need our immediate attention? 1. Credit at low interest rate. 2. Enhancement of technical skills. 3. Free import of wheat and other food grains. (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (c) Only 3 (d) Both 1 and 2 (e) All 1, 2 and 3

12. The finals of the Asia Cup Hockey-2007 was played between

(a) India-Malaysia (b) Malaysia-Pakistan (c) Pakistan-India (d) South Korea-India (e) Hong Kong-South Korea

13. In response to India’s ‘Look East’ policy which of the following countries has launched

‘Look West’ policy? (both are complementary to each other) (a) Singapore (b) China (c) South Korea (d) Indonesia (e) Thailand

14. The Reserve Bank of India keeps on changing correcting various indicators/rates/ratios

applicable to the banking industry. What at present is the Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)? (a) 7% (b) 12% (c) 25% (d) 33% (e) None of these

15. India’s ‘Look East’ trade policy is designed to help particularly members of which of the

following group of nations? (a) SAARC (b) ASEAN (c) WTO (d) NATO (e) EU

16. Which of the following countries has signed a 22 Point Agreement with Madhesi People’s

Right Form (MPRF)? (a) China (b) Nepal (c) India (d) Bangladesh (e) Myanmar

17. Who amongst the following players was the Captain of India’s Twenty-20 World Cup

played recently? (a) Sachin Tendulkar (b) Rahul Dravid (c) Yuvraj Singh (d) Saurav Gauguly (e) M.S.Dhoni

18. At present Indian Rupee is

(a) partially convertible on current account (b) fully convertible on current account (c) partially convertible on capital account (d) fully convertible on capital account (e) fully convertible on current and capital account both

19. The government of India has decided to import which of the following commodities at

about Rs. 16 a kg. whereas it pays only Rs. 8.50 a kg. for the purchase of the same within the country for its Public Distribution System? (a) Wheat (b) Rice (c) Sugar (d) Sugarcane (e) None of these


20. ‘Brahmos’ is designed to be used by which of the following? (a) Indian Navy (b) Indian Army (c) Indian Air Force (d) Border Security Force (e) All of these

21. Which of the following agencies/organization is setting up India’s first Natural Resource

Data Centre in Kolkata? (a) RBI (b) SEBI (c) NABARD (d) SAARC (e) BARC

22. Mr. Abdullah Gul has taken over as which of the following?

(a) Prime Minister of Afghanistan (b) Prime Minister of Iraq (c) President of Iraq (d) President of Turkey (e) None of these

23. The Government of India has announced a Rs. 14,000 crore help package to exporters.

Why exporters need a help of such nature? (a) Rupee is appreciating sharply (b) Few consignments of exports were destroyed by terrorists (c) China has reduced its VAT rates hence its products have become cheaper for

importers (d) It was done to promote exports to SAARC member nations (e) None of these

24. The Finance Minister of India recently made a mention that Infrastructure Development in

India should be done on ‘PPP’ model only. What is the full form of ‘PPP’? (a) Purchasing Power Parity (b) Public Private Partnership (c) Purchase Produce Provide (d) People’s Programme and Priority (e) None of these

25. The Global Non-Violence Day was observed on which of the following days?

(a) 15th August (b) 14th November (c) 19th September (d) 2nd October (e) 30th January

26. The Government of India recently purchased RBI’s 59% stake in one of the major bank of

India in about Rs. 35531 crore. Which of the following is the name of that bank? (a) UTI Bank (AXIS Bank) (b) IDBI Bank (c) State Bank of India (d) ICICI Bank (e) None of these

27. Which of the following countries has agreed to release hundreds of millions of dollars of

frozen funds collected as tax to Palestine which if facing a severe cash/funds problem? (a) Syria (b) Israel (c) Jordan (d) Egypt (e) None of these

28. Immediately prior to Gordon Brown’s taking over as the Prime Minister of the UK who

was the Prime Minster there? (a) Mr. Valeric Amos (b) Mr. Vladimir Putin (c) Ms. Hillary Armstrong (d) Mr. David Cameron (e) Tony Blair

29. Which of the following organizations has provided a credit of US $600 million to India to

beef up its rural credit structure system? (a) World Bank (b) ADB (c) IMF (d) EU (e) None of these


30. India is known as one of the BRIC country. Which of the following is NOT one of the BRIC countries? (a) Brazil (b) Romania (c) China (d) Russia (e) All are BRIC countries

31. Which of the following nations will host the final of Afro Asia Cup 2008 (Cricket)?

(a) Kenya (b) South Africa (c) India (d) Pakistan (e) Sri Lanka

32. Late Chandra Shekhar who died in July 2007 was former

(a) President of India (b) Vice President of India (c) Speaker of the Lok Sabha (d) Prime Minister of India (e) Secretary General of UNO

33. Mr. Robert Zoellick has taken over as the

(a) President of the World Bank (b) Prime Minister of Turkey (c) President of Iraq (d) President of IMF (e) None of these

34. The National Housing Bank recently launched the ‘NHB RESIDEX’ the index of housing

prices. How this index will help Government/civic authorities? (Pick up statement which is NOT TRUE) 1. It will track the fluctuation in property markets. 2. Rationalization of stamp duty and other such taxes. 3. It will help banks in deciding the price of the property and to decide how much loan

should be given for the same to the public (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (c) Only 3 (d) Both 1 and 2 (e) All 1, 2 and 3

35. Leaders of the European Union have agreed to implement reform treaty which will help in

streamlining its (a) defunct constitution (b) agreement with UNO (c) pack with African Union (d) Currency Swap with YEN/Yuan and US$ (e) relations with Russia and other constituents of former USSR

36. The RBI recently released Macro economic and Monetary Developments. First Quarter

Review 2007-08. As per this review which of the following sectors showed a commendable growth and stood at about 12% lelvel? (a) Service (b) Industrial Sector (c) Social Sector (d) Banking Sector (e) None of these

37. As per the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act (FRBM) the fiscal deficit

should be brought to which of the following levels of the GDP by the year 2009? (a) 1% (b) 2% (c) 3% (d) 5% (e) 7%

38. The period of 11th Five Year Plan is

(a) 2005-2010 (b) 2006-2011 (c) 2007-2012 (d) 2008-2013 (e) None of these

39. Who amongst the following is the recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award given

away recently? (a) Geeta Rani (b) Jayanta Talukdar (c) Virendra Singh (d) Rahul Dravid (e) Manavjit Singh Sandhu


40. Who amongst the following has played the main/lead role in the film ‘Chak De India’?

(a) Abhishek Bachchan (b) Salman Khan (c) Aamir Khan (d) Shah Rukh Khan (e) None of these

41. The Government of India has decided to increase the export of cashew nut. Which of the

following is NOT a major cashew nut growing State? (a) Goa (b) Maharashtra (c) Kerala (d) Andhra Pradesh (e) Uttar Pradesh

42. ‘Sunny Days’ is a book written by

(a) Kapil Dev (b) Sachin Tendulkar (c) Ravi Shastri (d) Rahul Dravid (e) None of these

43. The sensitive index of which of the following stock exchanges in India recently touched

15000 marks and still going higher and higher? (a) Kolkata Stock Exchange (b) National Stock Exchange (c) Delhi Stock Exchange (d) Bombay Stock Exchange (e) None of these

44. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘Long Walk to Freedom’?

(a) Benazir Bhutto (b) Nelson Mandela (c) Laxmi Sehgal (d) Pervez Musharaff (e) None of these

45. ‘Ranji Trophy’ is associated with the game of

(a) Hockey (b) Football (c) Badminton (d) Cricket (e) Tennis

46. Which of the following awards is given for excellence in literary work?

(a) Bharat Ratna (b) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award (c) Dronacharya Award (d) Arjun Award (e) Pulitzer Prize

47. the RBI/Government of India shortlisted four organizations which will manage pension

funds. Which of the following is NOT one of these shortlisted companies? (a) State Bank of India (b) LIC of India (c) ICIC Bank (d) IDBI Capital (e) UTIAMC

48. Roger Federer who won US Open 2007 Tennis Championship is a citizen of

(a) Belgium (b) France (c) Russia (d) USA (e) Switzerland

49. Which of the followings awards is NOT a ‘Gallantry Award’?

(a) Mahavir Chakra (b) Vir Chakra (c) Vishista Sewa Medal (d) Ashok Chakra (e) Saraswati Samman

50. Which of the following is the main regulatory authority for insurance companies in India?

(a) RBI (b) SEBI (c) LIC (d) AMFI (e) IRDA


ANSWER KEYS

1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (a) 7. (c) 8. (a) 9. (a) 10. (a)

11. (d) 12. (d) 13. (b) 14. (c) 15. (b) 16. (b) 17. (e) 18. (c) 19. (a) 20. (b)

21. (a) 22. (d) 23. (a) 24. (a) 25. (d) 26. (c) 27. (b) 28. (e) 29. (a) 30. (b)

31. (b) 32. (d) 33. (a) 34. (e) 35. (a) 36. (b) 37. (c) 38. (c) 39. (e) 40. (d)

41. (e) 42. (e) 43. (d) 44. (b) 45. (d) 46. (e) 47. (c) 48. (e) 49. (e) 50. (e)


GK Pack - 2 [Bank PO Related MCQs (GENERAL AWARENESS)

1. Who amongst the following journalists is the recipient of the prestigious ”Ramon

Magsaysay” for 2007? (1) Mark Tully (2) P.Sainath (3) Barkha Dutt (4) Prabhu Chawla (5) None of these 2. Mrs. Pratibha Patil has taken over as the: (1) 10th President of India (2) 11th President of India (3) 12th President of India (4) 13th President of India (5) 15th President of India 3. Which of the following organizations has taken the responsibility to raise about

US$2 billion to build a Rail link from China to Singapore connecting eight nations? (1) ASEAN (2) SAARC (3) EU (4) NATO (5) None of these 4. The Government of India these days is paying much emphasis on Agricultural

Sector. What is the contribution of Agri Sector in India ‘s GDP? Around….. (1) 10% (2) 4% (3) 12% (4) 25% (5) 48% 5. India recently launched some Satellites in space. Normally the space rockets in

India are launched from which of the following places? (1) Ranchi (2) Sriharikota (3) Varanasi (4) Mumbai (5) Gulmarg 6. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Meeting was organized in September 2007

in which of the following places? (1) Sydney (2) New York (3) Tokyo (4) Beijing (5) None of these 7. One of the main issues discussed in the 40th Ministerial Meeting of the ASEAN

held in August 2007 was: (1) America’s over stay in Iraq (2) Presidential Election in Pakistan (3) Draft blue print of the ASEAN Charter (4) The 123 Agreement between India and USA (5) None of these

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8. How many interwined rings are shown in the Olympic Flag used these days in the games?

(1) Five (2) Six (3) Seven (4) Three (5) None of these 9. Which of the following countries has agreed to a time schedule with the

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) so that IAEA can ensure that its uranium facilities are for peaceful use of the nuclear power.

(1) Iran (2) Afghanistan (3) Bangladesh (4) Brazil (5) Britain 10. India’s grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand won the Rapid World Chess

Championship by defeating: (1) Anatoly Karpov (2) Robert Fischer (3) Borise Spassky (4) Varily Smyslov (5) Levon Arohian 11. The President of India in one of her speeches in recent past emphasized that a new

Farm Policy is needed to make agriculture more productive. What, in her opinion are the areas which need our immediate attention?

A. Credit at low interest rate. B. Enhancement of technical skills. C. Free import of wheat and other food grains (1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Only C (4) Both A and B (5) All A, B, and C 12. The finals of the Asia Cup Hockey-2007 was played between: (1) India-Malaysia (2) Malaysia- Pakistan (3) Pakistan - India (4) South Korea- India (5) Hong Kong- South Korea 13. In response to India’s ‘Look East’ policy which of the following countries has

launched’ Look West’ policy? (Both are complementary to each other) (1) Singapore (2) China (3) South Korea (4) Indonesia (5) Thailand 14. The Reserve Bank of India keeps on changing correcting various indicators/ rates/

ratios applicable to the banking industry. What at present is the Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)?

(1) 7% (2) 12% (3) 25% (4) 33%


(5) None of these 15. India’s ‘Look East’ trade policy is designed to help particularly members of which

of the following group of nations? (1) SAARC (2) ASEAN (3) WTO (4) NATO (5) EU 16. Which of the following countries has signed a 22 Point Agreement with Madhesi

People Right Forum (MPRF)? (1) China (2) Nepal (3) India (4) Bangladesh (5) Myanmar 17. Who amongst the following players was the Captain of India’s Twenty-20 World

Cup player recently? (1) Sachin Tendulkar (2) Rahul Dravid (3) Yuvraj Singh (4) Saurav Ganguly (5) M.S. Dhoni 18. At present Indian Ruppe is: (1) partially convertible on current account (2) fully convertible on current account (3) partially convertible on capital account (4) fully convertible on capital account (5) fully convertible on current and capital account both 19. The government of India has decided to import which of the following commodities

at about Rs. 16 akg. Whereas it pays only Rs. 8.50 a kg. for the purchase of the same within the country for its Public Distribution System?

(1) Wheat (2) Rice (3) Sugar (4) Sugarcane (5) None of these 20. ‘Brahmos’ is designed to be used by which of the following? (1) Indian Navy (2) Indian Army (3) Indian Air Force (4) Border Security Force (5) All of these 21. Which of the following agencies/ organization is setting up India’s first Natural

Resource Data Centre in Kolkata? (1) RBI (2) SEBI (3) NABARD (4) SAARC (5) BARC 22. Mr. Abdullah Gul has taken over as which of the following?


(1) Prime Minister of Afghanistan (2) Prime Minister of Iraq (3) President of Iraq (4) President of Turkey (5) None of these 23. The Government of India has announced a Rs. 14,000 crore help package to

exporters. Why exporters need to help of such nature? (1) Rupee is appreciating sharply (2) Few consignments of exports were destroyed by terrorists. (3) China has reduced its VAT rates hence its products have become cheaper for

importers (4) It was done to promote exports to SAARC member nations (5) None of these 24. The Finance Minister of India recently made a mention that Infrastructure

Development in India should be done on ‘PPP’ model only. What is the full form of ‘PPP’?

(1) Purchasing Power Parity (2) Public Private Partnership (3) Purchase Produce provide (4) People’s Programme and Priority (5) None of these 25. The Global Non- Violence Day was observed on which of the following day? (1) 15th August (2) 14th November (3) 19th September (4) 2nd October (5) 30th January 26. The Government of India recently purchased RBI’s 59% stake in one of the major

banks of India in about Rs. 35531 crore. Which of the following is the name of that bank?

(1) UTI Bank (AXIS Bank) (2) IDBI Bank (3) State Bank of India (4) ICICI Bank (5) None of these 27. Which of the following countries has agreed to release hundreds of millions of

dollars of frozen funds collected as tax to Palestine which is facing a severe cash/ funds problem?

(1) Syria (2) Israel (3) Jordan (4) Egypt (5) None of these 28. Immediately prior to Gordon Brown’s taking over the Prime Minister of the UK

who was the Prime Minister there? (1) Mr. Valeric Amos (2) Mr. Vladimir Putin (3) Ms. Hillary Armstrong (4) Mr. David Cameron (5) Tony Blair


29. Which of the following organizations has provided a credit to US $ 600 million to India to beef up its rural credit structure system?

(1) World Bank (2) ADB (3) IMF (4) EU (5) None of these 30. India is known as one of the BRIC country. Which of the following is NOT one of

the BRIC countries? (1) Brazil (2) Romania (3) China (4) Russia (5) All are BRIC countries 31. Which of the following nations will host the final of Afro Asia Cup 2008 (Cricket)? (1) Kenya (2) South Africa (3) India (4) Pakistan (5) Sir Lanka 32. Late Chandra Shekhar who died in July 2007 was former: (1) President of India (2) Vice President of India (3) Speaker of the Lok Sabha (4) Prime Minister of India (5) Secretary General of UNO 33. Mr. Robert Zoeelick has taken over as the: (1) President of the World Bank (2) Prime Minister of Turkey (3) President of Iraq (4) President of IMF (5) None of these 34. The National Housing Bank recently launched the ‘NHB RESIDEX’ the index of

housing prices. How this index will help Government/ civic authorities? (Pick up statement which is NOT TRUE

A. It will track the fluctuation in property markets B. Rationalization of stamp duty and other such taxes. C. It will help banks in deciding the price of the property and to decide how much

loan should be given for the same to the public. (1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Only C (4) Both A and B (5) All A, B and C 35. Leaders of the European Union have agreed to implement reform treaty which will

help in streamlining its: (1) defunct constitution (2) agreement with UNO (3) pack with African Union (4) Currency Swap with Yen/Tuan and US$ (5) relations with Russia and other constituents of former USSR


36. The RBI recently released Macro economic And Monetary Developments. First Quarter Review 2007-08. As per this review which of the following sectors showed a commendable growth and stood at bout 12% level?

(1) Service (2) Industrial Sector (3) Social Sector (4) Banking Sector (5) None of these 37. As per the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act (FRBM) the fiscal

deficit should be brought to which of the following levels of the GDP by the year 2009?

(1) 1% (2) 2% (3) 3% (4) 5% (5) 7% 38. The period for 11th Five year Plan is: (1) 2005-2010 (2) 2006-2011 (3) 2007-2012 (4) 2008-2013 (5) None of these 39. Who amongst the following is the recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

given away recently? (1) Geeta Rani (2) Jayanta Talukdar (3) Virendra Singh (4) Rahul Dravid (5) Manavjit Singh Sandhu 40. Who amongst the following has played the main/ lead role in the film ‘ Chak De

India’? (1) Abhishek Bachchan (2) Salman Khan (3) Aamir Khan (4) Shah Rukh Khan (5) None of these 41. The Government of India has decided to increase the export of cashew nut. Which

of the following is NOT a major cashew nut growing State? (1) Goa (2) Maharashtra (3) Kerala (4) Andhra Pradesh (5) Uttar Pradesh 42. ‘Sunny Days’ is a book written by: (1) Kapil Dev (2) Sachin Tendulkar (3) Ravi Shastri (4) Rahul Dravid (5) None of these 43. The sensitive index of which of the following stock exchanges in India recently

touched 15000 marks and still going higher and higher? (1) Kolkata Stock Exchange (2) National Stock Exchange (3) Delhi Stock Exchange (4) Bombay Stock Exchange


(5) None of these 44. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘Long Walk to Freedom’? (1) Benazir Bhutto (2) Nelson Mandela (3) Laxmi Sehgal (4) Pervez Musharaff (5) None of these 45. ‘Ranji Trophy’ is associated with the game of: (1) Hockey (2) Football (3) Badminton (4) Cricket (5) Tennis 46. Which of the following awards is given for excellence in literary work? (1) Bharat Ratna (2) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award (3) Dronacharya Award (4) Arjun Award (5) Pulitzer Prize 47. The RBI / Government of India short listed four organizations which will mange

pension funds. Which of the following is NOT one of these short listed companies? (1) State Bank of India (2) LIC of India (3) ICICI Bank (4) IDBI Capital (5) UTIAMC 48. Roger Federer who won US Open 2007 Tennis Championship is a citizen of : (1) Belgium (2) France (3) Russia (4) USA (5) Switzerland 49. Which of the following awards is NOT a ‘Gallantry Award”? (1) Mahavir Chakra (2) Vir Chakra (3) Vishista Sewa Medal (4) Ashok Chakra (5) Saraswati Samman 50. Which of the following is the main regulatory authority for insurance companies in

India? (1) RBI (2) SEBI (3) LIC (4) AMFI (5) IRDA


ANSWER KEYS

1. (2) 2. (3) 3. (1) 4. (2) 5. (2) 6. (1) 7. (3) 8. (1) 9. (1) 10. (1)

11. (4) 12. (4) 13. (2) 14. (3) 15. (2) 16. (2) 17. (5) 18. (3) 19. (1) 20. (2)

21. (1) 22. (4) 23. (1) 24. (1) 25. (4) 26. (3) 27. (2) 28. (5) 29. (1) 30. (2)

31. (2) 32. (4) 33. (1) 34. (5) 35. (1) 36. (2) 37. (3) 38. (3) 39. (5) 40. (4)

41. (5) 42. (5) 43. (4) 44. (2) 45. (4) 46. (5) 47. (3) 48. (5) 49. (5) 50. (5)


GK Pack - 3 [Bank P.O. Related MCQs] GENERAL AWARENESS

1. The first metal to be used by man was(a) Aluminium (b) Copper(c) Iron (d) Silver

2. The present base year for calculating wholesale price index number is(a) 1993-94 (b) 1991-92(c) 1961-62 (d) 1950-51

3. For respiration in deep sea, divers use mixture of(a) Oxygen and helium (b) Oxygen and hydrogen(c) Oxygen and carbon dioxide (d) Oxygen and nitrogen

4. Who committed the most daring murder of Six Curzen Wyllie in 1907 in a public meeting in London?(a) B.N.Dutta (b) M.L.Dhingra(c) Sardar Ajit Singh (d) S.C.Chatterjee

5. The Supreme Court consists of a Chief Justice and(a) 12 Judges (b) 15 Judges(c) 20 Judges (d) 25 Judges

6. The International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed on(a) 20th February (b) 21st February(c) 20th March (d) 21st March

7. ‘New Horizons spacecraft was launched by NASA to study which of the following planet?(a) Mars (b) Pluto(c) Jupiter (d) Mercury

8. Which of the following statements are true about ‘2011 Cricket World Cup’?1. India will host the 2011 World Cup Final.2. The two semi-final of the mega event will be held in Pakistan and Sri Lanka.3. The opening ceremony will be held in Bangladesh.4. UAE will host the matches which will be played between India and Pakistan.

(a) Only 1, 2 and 3 (b) Only 2, 3 and 4(c) Only 1, 3 and 4 (d) Only 1 and 4

9. Which of the following trophies is related with the game of ‘Football’?(a) Mumbai Gold Cup (b) Everest Cup(c) Merdeka Cup (d) V.C.C.Cup

10. On which date is Life Insurance Corporation of India complete its 50 years?(a) 5th July (b) 3rd August(c) 1st September (d) 15th September

11. The minimum temperature at which a combustible substance catches fire is called(a) Fireless temperature (b) Ignition temperature(c) Static temperature (d) Optimum temperature

12. The temple of Konark was built by Narasimha of the(a) Maratha Administration (b) Chola Administration(c) Gupta Administration (d) Vijaynagar Administration

13. Rigveda Samhita denotes one fourth of its hymns to(a) Rudra (b) Marut(c) Agni (d) Indra

14. Ahalyabai, the saintly queen of Maheshwar (Central India) belonged to which dynasty?(a) Scindhya dynasty (b) Peshwa dynasty(c) Hokar dynasty (d) Rajput dynasty

15. Which of the following is not a constitutional body?(a) Election Commission (b) Union Public Service Commission(c) Planning Commission (d) Finance Commission

16. ‘Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) has not yet been signed by(a) India (b) China(c) Canada (d) United Kingdom

17. Jadugoda mines are famous for(a) Iron ore (b) Mica deposits(c) Gold deposits (d) Uranium deposits

18. What is Value Added Tax (VAT)?(a) A single tax that replaces Stat Taxes Like surcharge, turnover tax, etc.(b) A simple, transparent, easy to pay tax imposed on consumers(c) A new initiative taken by the Government to increase the tax burden of high income

groups(d) A new tax to be imposed on the producers of capital goods.

19. what is the name of the World’s smallest republic which has an area of 21 sq. km?(a) Vetican City (b) Palermo(c) Namur (d) Nauru

20. On January 10, 2007 India crossed another milestone with the successful launch of PSLV-C7 which injected into orbit for the first time four satellites, Cartosat-2, SRE-1, Lapan-Tubsat and Pehuensat-1. Which one of them is an earth observation satellite?(a) Cartosat-2 (b) SRE-1(c) Lapan-Tubsat (d) Pehuensat-1

21. ONGC’s exploration team has struck natural gas in KG-DWN-98/2 recently, which could lead to the country’s biggest such find yet. The well’s potential is preliminarily estimated at(a) 500 billion cubic metres of the hydrocarbon(b) 600 billion cubic metres of the hydrocarbon(c) 700 billion cubic metres of the hydrocarbon(d) 800 billion cubic metres of the hydrocarbon

22. Which bank has launched India’s first loan disbursement card recently?(a) SBI (b) UTI(c) IDBI (d) ICICI

23. The approach paper for the 11th Five Year Plan of India was approved by National Development Council in its meeting held on(a) 7th November (b) 20th November(c) 9th December (d) 10th January

24. Who has been named ‘Businessman of the Year for 2006’ by Forbes Asia?(a) Nandan Nilekani (b) Mukesh Ambani(c) Vijay Mallya (d) Azim Premji

25. Who is the 37th Chief Justice of India?(a) Ram Jethmalani (b) Y.K.Sabharwal(c) Bijubhai Patnaik (d) K.G.Balkrishnan

26. ‘Diet’ is a joint session of the Parliament of which nation?(a) China (b) Japan(c) Vietnam (d) Germany

27. Who is the author of the book, ‘Amitabh-The Making of the Suprestar’?(a) Tushar Raheja (b) Vijay Singhvi(c) Susmita Das Gupta (d) Raj Kamal Jha

28. Ban Ki-Monn who took oath on 14th December as U.N. Secretary-General belonged to (a) South Africa (b) South Korea(c) Zimbabwe (d) Yugosalvia

29. The first woman in the world to successfully do a free fall para-jump over the South Pole from a height of 12,000 feet in a minus 33 degree Celsius temperature, is(a) Sheetal Mahajan (b) Manisha Lamba(c) Kangna Ranaut (d) Neha Ahuja

30. Paris is situated on the river(a) Danube (b) Seine(c) Tiber (d) Avon

ANSWER KEYS

1. (b)2. (a)3. (a)4. (b)5. (d)6. (d)

7. (b)8. (a)9. (c)10. (c)11. (b)12. (d)

13. (d)14. (c)15. (c)16. (a)17. (d)18. (a)

19. (d)20. (c)21. (b)22. (d)23. (c)24. (a)

25. (d)26. (b)27. (c)28. (b)29. (a)30. (b)

GK Pack - 4 [ Bank PO Related MCQs] ... GENERAL AWARENESS(Please use contemporary info for old-dated MCQs)

Computer Knowledge & General Awareness 1. As per the news available in the Financial newspapers PNB is planning to dilute

Government holdings in it, so that it can meet Basel-II norms and to provide funds for its expansion plans. As per this plan Government holdings in it would be reduced to the level of ………….

(a) 55% (b) 51% (c) 49% (d) 43% (e) None of these 2. How much amount PNB raised through ‘Tier-II Bonds’ planned in June 2007? (a) Rs. 2000 crores (b) Rs. 1500 crores (c) Rs. 1000 crores (d) Rs. 500 crores (e) None of these 3. Which of the following features usually applies to data in a data warehouse? (a) Data are often deleted (b) Most applications consists of transactions (c) Data are rarely deleted (d) Relatively few records are processed by applications (e) None of these 4. The Reserve Bank of India recently reviewed the Credit & Monetary Policy and

decided to hike CRR (cash Reserve Ratio) by 0.5% to make it 7%. What would be its impact on banks?

[Pick-up the correct statement (s)] 1. Banks will also raise their lending rates on housing / personal loans. 2. Banks will start reducing lending rates on various loans/ credits 3. Rates on deposits will come down. (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (c) Both 2 and 3 (d) All 1, 2 and 3 (e) None of these 5. Which of the following is a transaction ? (a) A group of SQL statements consisting of one read and one write operation (b) A group of SQL statements consisting only of ready operations. (c) A group of SQL statements defining a user-oriented task (d) A group of SQL statements consisting only of write operations. (e) None of these 6. As per the National Housing and Habitat Policy 2007, how much land in each city

should be reserved for housing for urban poors? (a) 1% (b) 5% to 7.5%

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(c) 9% (d) 10% to 12% (e) 15% to 25% 7. Which amongst the following organizations / agencies has set- up a panel to address

the grievances of investors in transmission of securities? (a) Reserve Bank of India (b) National Stock Exchange (c) Securities & Exchange Board of India (d) Association of mutual Funds in India (e) None of these 8. There are several security devices used to stop individuals from exploiting your

system. Which of the following is used in conjunction with a firewall? (a) Proxy server (b) Intrusion- detection system (c) Terminal server (d) Web server (e) None of these 9. Many times we read about the ‘Hybrid Loans’ a term used in financial/ banking

sectors. What does it mean? 1. A Hybrid loan is a mixture of various loan products some of which are given as

cash whereas others are given as the assistance in the form of consultancy, technical know- how, marking plans etc.

2. These loans are the loans given to a group of people for different needs but who share a joint responsibility to repay it. Most of them are small Self Help Groups (SHGs).

3. This is a loan scheme in which a fixed rate loan becomes a floating rate loan after a fixed number of years.

(a) Only 1 (b) Only 3 (c) Both 1 and 3 (d) All 1,2 and 3 (e) None of these 10. In India some new types of Firms / Companies are being established which arrange

and / or raise funds through public offerings for acquiring small companies in a particular sector or location. These Firms/ Companies are known as ……

(a) Special purpose Acquisition Companies (b) Special Economic Zones (c) Small and Medium Enterprises (d) Economic Cooperation and Development Companies (e) None of these 11. The interest rate at which banks borrow very short-term funds from another bank is

known as ….. (a) Call Rate (b) Repo Rate (c) Bank Rate (d) Reverse Repo Rate (e) None of these


12. The effect of the ROLLBACK command in a transaction is the following……… (a) Undo all changes to the database resulting from the execution of the

transaction (b) Undo the effects of the last UPDATE command (c) Restore the content of the database to its state at the end of the previous day (d) Make sure that all changes to the database are in effect (e) None of these 13. India’s Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) market was adjudged as world’s 8th largest

such market in 2006. How much amount was raised by the same in 2006? (a) Rs. 10000 crores (b) Rs. 20000 crores (c) Rs. 25000 crores (d) Rs. 30000 crores (e) Rs. 35000 crores 14. India’s Union tax revenues would be more than Rs. 5 trillion by 2010. Which of

the following taxes is not included in the same? (a) Corporate Tax (b) Sales Tax (c) Custom Duty (d) Service Tax (e) Income Tax 15. The Government of India is paying much attention towards farm sector these days,

as it is said by the experts, it has lost its growth momentum and has entered into a near crisis situation. What is/ are the reason(s) of such a poor and critical performance of Farm Sector?

[Pick – up correct statement (s)] (1) Inadequate productivity. (2) Low prices of the output (3) Lack of credit facilities at reasonable rates. (4) Non-availability of agricultural land as about 30% of the total land has lost its

fertility. (a) Both 1 and 2 (b) Only 2,3 and 4 (c) Only 3 and 4 (d) Only 3 and 4 (e) None of these 16. A client / server network …………… (a) has clients that provide functions such as application control and shared

computation. (b) uses client computers to provide copies of software to the server to allow server

processing. (c) provides a company with the capability to downsize from lager computer

systems and move away from legacy systems. (d) has server computers that perform all processing, clients are’ dumb’ input/

output devices only. (e) None of these.


17. The Prime Minister of India on his speech on Independence Day announced some new Schemes for various sectors of the society. Which of the following is NOT one of these Schemes /projects?

1. An allowance of Rs. 2,000 per month to all those unemployed youth who lost their parents/ siblings in terrorist activities.

2. Health insurance for the poor. 3. National old age pension scheme to be expended to cover more number of

people. (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (c) Only 3 (d) Both 1 and 2 (e) Only 2 and 3 18. An applet is ………. Document application program. (a) a static (b) a dynamic (c) an active (d) a passive (e) None of these 19. Which of the following agreements done by India with another nation(s) / world

entities is often referred as ‘123 Agreement’? (a) WTO Agreement done in Doha Convention. (b) Agreement with UNO to provide peace keeping force to various parts of the

world. (c) Nuclear Deal with USA. (d) Nuclear deal with Russia and Australia as a NATO Group of Suppliers of

Nuclear Technology / Spare Parts. (e) None of these 20. Digital signature cannot provide ………. for the message. (a) integrity (b) nonrepudiation (c) authentication (d) confidentiality (e) None of these 21. Which of the following Banks of Indian origin has launched “India SME toolkit”

alongwith IBM and IFC which will help small and medium enterprises to increase their productivity?

(a) IDBI Bank (b) SIDBI (c) Axis Bank (d) SBI (e) ICICI bank 22. The local antenna for satellite connections is called a ………… (a) modem (b) terminal (c) VSAT (d) DTA (e) None of these 23. Who amongst the following is the author of the book “India After Gandhi- the

History of the World’s Largest Democracy”?


(a) Ramchandra Guha (b) Rajmohan Gandhi (c) Dr. Manmohan Singh (d) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (e) None of these 24. What are the four basis connecting hardware devices? (a) Repeater, bridge, router and gateway (b) Repeater, bridge, router and dell c) Repeater, connector, router and gateway (d) Amplifier, bridge, router and gateway (e) None of these 25. Which type of processing speed measurement is used primarily with

supercomputers? (a) Flops (b) Fractions of second (c) Gigahertz (d) MIPS (e) None of these 26. The Government of India is planning to do away with dual support price

mechanism for sugarcane. Al present the statutory Minimum Price (SMP) is decided by the Union Government. The order price is decided by which of the following ?

(a) Mandi Samiti (b) All India Ganna Growers Association (c) National Commodities Exchange (d) State Governments of Sugarcane Growing States (e) None of these 27. This type of software is designed for users who want to customize the programs

they use. (a) Shareware (b) Open-source software (c) Freeware (d) Macros (e) None of these 28. The 11th Five Year Plan wishes to rise the existing 2% growth in agriculture and

allied activities to which of the following levels by the year 2012? (a) 8% (b) 6% (c) 5% (d) 4% (e) None of these 29. India recently signed a Bilateral Investment Protection Agreement (BIPA) with

Mexico. What are the major exports to India by Mexico? 1. Petroleum Chemicals 2. Crude Oil 3. Mediciens & Surgrical equipment (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (c) Both 1 & 2 (d) Only 3 (e) None of these


30. What is the term associated with the second part of an e-mail address? (a) Local address (b) Eight characters long (c) User name (d) Domain name (e) None of these 31. India won Future Cup Cricket Tournament held in July 2007 against which of the

following teams ? (India won by 2-1) (a) South Africa (b) England (c) New Zealand (d) Sri Lanka (e) None of these 32. A port that allows 8 bits at a time to be transmitted simultaneously is a (n) ……. (a) dedicated port (b) parallel port (c) SCSI port (d) USB port (e) None of these 33. Who amongst the following was awarded a Special Award of the Director- General

of the World Health Organization (WHO) for an outstanding contribution to Tobacco Control Programme?

(a) Jaya Bachchan (b) Rajnikanth (c) Maneka Gandhi (d) A.Ramadoss (e) None of these 34. In order for computers to communicate across a network, they must be connected

through a(n)……. (a) TCP/IP (b) Topology (c) Ethernet (d) Thin client (e) None of these 35. Which of the following Banks of Indian orign raised Rs. 20500 crores through its

IPO? (IPO was India’s biggest IPO till date) (a) HDFC Bank (b) State Bank of India (c) NABARD (d) ICICI Bank (e) None of these 36. As we all know banks are required to implement Basel Norms in near future,

wherein some measures are suggested to protect banks from certain types of risks. As defined by Basel Committee “the risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes or due to inefficiency of the staff” is known as which of the following risk(s)?

1. Market Risk 2. Credit Risk 3. Operational Risk (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (c) Only 3 (d) All 1, 2 and 3


(e) None of these 37. Which of the following countries is suffering from world’s highest level of

inflation? (a) Iraq (b) Zimbabwe (c) Ghana (d) Ethiopia (e) None of these 38. Who amongst the following Indian leaders in one of his/her recent speeches/

interviews to Press has said- “Every economically strong country has achieved its goals through industrialization and we (India) too should apply ourselves to this”?

(a) Dr. Manmohan Singh (b) Smt. Sonia Gandhi (c) Smt. Pratibha Patil (d) Shri Somnath Chatterjee (e) None of these 39. As reported in the financial newspapers some US Banks are caught in the credit

market upheaval have started refusing to lend money against ‘Sub-Prime’ credit portfolios. What type of loans are considered Sub-Prime?

[ Pick –up the correct statement (s)] 1. All loans taken as ‘no doc.’ Loans where no proof of income is provided to the

lender. 2. All loans taken as ‘low doc.’ Loans where give with just a little paper work. 3. All loans taken against a house/ property which is already mortgaged to some

other Bank /Financial Institute and the loan period for the same is not yet over. (a) Only 1 (b) Both 1 and 2 (c) Only 2 (d) Only 3 (e) All 1, 2 and 3 40. ‘UNIDO’ has been helping small and medium enterprises in the country since 1967.

what is the full name of ‘UNIDO’? (a) United India Development Organization (b) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (c) Urban India New Industrial Development Organization (d) Union of India’s Nuclear Infrastructural Development Operations (e) None of these 41. Who amongst the following was the Chairman of the Committee set-up on

“Inclusive Growth”? (a) Y.V. Reddy (b) Rakesh Mohan (c) Bimal Jalan (d) M.S. Swaminathan (e) C. Rangarajan 42. The Reserve Bank of India recently introduced some curbs on external Commercial

borrowing. This was done in order to do which of the following? 1. Control rapid appreciation of the rupee 2. Safeguard the interest of the importers.


3. Control the flow of foreign currency. (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (c) Only 3 (d) Both 1 and 2 (e) Both 1 and 3 43. India has decided to set-up an Investment Forum with which of the following group

of nations so that economic co-operation between the two can be increased? (a) League of Arab Nations (b) European Union (c) Sub-Saharan Countries (d) Latin American Countries (e) None of these 44. Which of the following represents the growth of Industrial production in India

during 2006-07? About…….. (a) 9% (b) 10% (c) 11% (d) 12% (e) 13% 45. Who amongst the following is not a Tennis Wimbledon 2007 tournament winner in

any category? (a) Venus Williams (b) Roger Federer (c) Cara Black (d) Arnaud Clement (e) Sania Mirza 46. Which of the following is not included in the list of new Seven Wonders of the

World? (a) Great Wall of China (b) Taj Mahal (c) Pyramid at Chichen Itza (d) Roman Colosseum (e) Statue of Liberty 47. Dr. Y.V. Reddy in one of his interviews to the press had sad that “Managing

Liquidity has become the most challenging task these days.” What does it really mean?

[Pick-up the correct statement(s)] 1. Because of very high level of inflation, almost touching double digits, cost of

funds has gone up substantially and banks are left with a very small amount of liquid funds at their ends.

2. We have to adopt such measures that optimum amount of funds always remain in circulation. High inflation and demand pressure should not upto a negative effect on it

3. Since more and more people want Loans/ Credit we should bring in more foreign funds (FIIs and FDIs) to meet the demand. As Indian Rupee is not fully convertible very few people are investing in India. Hence managing liquidity has become a tricky issue.

(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (c) Only 3 (d) Both 1 and 2 (e) None of these


48. Which of the following was/ were included in the Economic Policy Agenda of the

33rd G-8 Summit held in June 2007? 1. Globalization with human face. 2. Sustainable use of resources. 3. Create a separate forum for China, Brazil and India, as the growth pattern of

these nations is different from G-8 nations. (a) Only 3 (b) Only 2 (c) Only 1 (d) Both 1 and 2 (e) All 1, 2 and 3 49. As reported by UK based Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) the prices of the food

commodities in the world may remain high for few more months and may register an upward trend also in 2008-09. The report has given some reasons for the price boom. Which of the following reason(s) seems to be valid reason(s) for the same, as far as India is concerned?

1. Surging demand for food, foodstuff. 2. Low stocks of the commodities. 3. Unfavorable weather conditions. 4. Lack of land available for foodgrains and oilseed. (a) Only 1 (b) Only 1, 2 and 3 (c) All 1, 2, 3 and 4 (d) Only 4 and 2 (e) None of these 50. What is a specialized software program that allows input and output devices to

communicate with the rest of the computer system? (a) Utility driver (b) Utility program (c) Data compression utility (d) Device driver (e) None of these


ANSWER KEYS

1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (a)

11. (a) 12. (a) 13. (c) 14. (b) 15. (c) 16. (b) 17. (e) 18. (b) 19. (c) 20. (d)

21. (e) 22. (e) 23. (a) 24. (a) 25. (a) 26. (d) 27. (a) 28. (d) 29. (c) 30. (d)

31. (a) 32. (b) 33. (d) 34. (b) 35. (d) 36. (c) 37. (b) 38. (a) 39. (d) 40. (b)

41. (e) 42. (e) 43. (b) 44. (b) 45. (e) 46. (e) 47. (d) 48. (d) 49. (b) 50. (d)


GK Pack - 5 [Relevant for Bank PO Examination] (General Awareness)

1. Recently, the Mittal group acquired the steel company________. (1) Arcellor (2) Chorus (3) Posco (4) Jindal 2. Where is the headquarters of UNESCO located ? (1) Paris (2) Oslo (3) Rome (4) Istanbul 3. Which of the following locations is known for missile test?

(1) Chandiput (2) Pokharan (3) Shri Harikota (4) Sunderban

4. When the rate of interest is decreased to 12.5% p.a. from 13% there is a loss of Rs.

104 in the annual income. What is the principal? (1) Rs. 20800 (2) Rs. 21200 (3) Rs. 22400 (4) Rs. 23200 5. The Kalinga battle was fought near which of the following places ? (1) Barabati (2) Balasore (3) Dhouli (4) Udaygiri 6. Which least number when added to 2000 makes it exactly divisible by 19? (1) 7 (2) 11 (3) 14 (4) 17 7. Which kind of energy is there in a stretched rubber band? (1) Kinetic (2) Magnetic (3) Potential (4) Constant 8. Which of the following places is known for path figurine painting ? (1) Painting (2) Raghurajpur (3) Pipili (4) Jajpur

9. A car covers the 13

rd of its total distance at 60 kmph. next 13

rd at 30kmph and the

remaining distance at 10 kmph, then what is the average speed of the whole journey? (1) 33 kmph (2) 25 kmph (3) 20 kmph (4) 15 kmph 10. Who is the present captain of Indian National Hockey team? (1) Dhanraj Pillai (2) Probodh Tirki (3) Gaganjit Singh (4) Dilip Tirki

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11. Who built the famous Jagannath temple ? (1) Ashoka (2) Kharvel (3) Jajati Keshari (4) Chola Gangdev 12. What will be the compound interest on a sum of Rs. 6000 for 2 years at the rate of

12% per annum ? (1) Rs. 1526 (2) Rs. 1772 (3) Rs. 1886 (4) Rs. 2072 13. Indicating towards a picture Rita tells her daughter. ‘He is the only son of my

mother’s mother.” How is Rita related to that man? (1) Sister (2) Nephew / Niece (3) Aunt / Maternal mother (4) Mother 14. Hindustan Zinc plant is located at (1) Engule (2) Udaipur (3) Kakinanda (4) Vishakhapatnam 15. Which is the longest river of India ? (1) Godavari (2) Krishna (3) Sindhu (4) Ganges 16. At which of the following places was located an important village of old Kalinga? (1) Puri (2) Baripada (3) Tosali (4) Kyonjhar 17. Who was awarded first with Prime Minister prize for significant work in public

administration? (1) Y.V. Reddy (2) Bimal Jalan (3) N. Gopalaswamy (4) Rajiv Chawla 18. Which part of the body is affected by Pneumonia ? (1) Brain (2) Heart (3) Lungs (4) Kidney 19. The average weight of A,B and C is 70 kg but the average weight of A and B is 90

kg. What is the weight of C? (1) 30 kg. (2) 35 kg. (3) 40 kg. (4) 45 kg. 20. Which river originates from Orissa and merges with Godavari? (1) Brahmani (2) Rushikulya (3) Nagawali (4) Indravati 21. The Chilka lake is famous for


(1) White Whale (2) White Shark (3) White Dolphin (4) White Prawn 22. Light, radiowaves and X-rays are______ waves. (1) Electro magnetic (2) Nuclear (3) Magnetic resonance (4) Seismic 23. Which of the following is a red planet ? (1) Jupiter (2) Mars (3) Mercury (4) Sun 24. The ratio of A and B is 5:7. The value of A is 185, then B is equal to (1) 129 (2) 239 (3) 259 (4) 379 25. The headquarters of World Health Organization is located at (1) Geneva (2) Paris (3) Berlin (4) Washington 26. In Orissa, Mig is built at (1) Cuttak (2) Sambalpur (3) Berhampur (4) Sunaveda 27. Which of the following is the first college of Orissa? (1) Orissa Veterinary College (2) Revanshaw College (3) Wurla Engineering College (4) Government Arts College 28. Which of the following is a Hockey player? (1) Dilip Tirki (2) V.V.S. Lakshman (3) W.Bhutia (4) Pravin Thipse 29. The square root of 24649 is (1) 127 (2) 137 (3) 157 (4) 247 30. Which of the following is a chief kharif crop in Orissa ? (1) Jawar (2) Bajara (3) Rice (4) Wheat 31. Eager : interest : : Sharp : ? (1) Desire (2) Height (3) Smile (4) Intelligence 32. The ratio of 50 ml and 2 litres is (1) 1 : 20 (2) 1 : 25 (3) 1 : 40 (4) 1 : 80



33. Who wrote ‘My Experiments with Truth’? (1) Jawaharlal Nehru (2) Rabindranath Tagore (3) M.K. Gandhi (4) Jai Prakash Narayan 34. The deficiency of vitamin ‘C’ causes (1) Paralysis (2) Scurvey (3) T.B. (4) Jaundice 35. What will come in place of the question mark in the following number series? 16 ,21, 7, 13, 18, 6, 19, ?, ? (1) 22 and 6 (2) 24 and 8 (3) 22 and 8 (4) 24 and 6 36. If one side of a square is decreased by 5% its area decreases by (1) 6.75% (2) 9.75% (3) 12.50% (4) 25% 37. Which of the following states is the most densely covered by forests ? (1) Orissa (2) Madhya Pradesh (3) Assam (4) Arunachal Pradesh 38. Who among the following was awarded with Nodel Prize in Physics ? (1) J.C. Bose (2) Hargobind Khurana (3) S. Chandra Shekhar (4) Amartya Sen 39. The ‘ Gateway of India’ is situated in (1) Delhi (2) Mumbai (3) Chennai (4) Kolkata 40. Sultan Azlan Sah Hockey Tournament 2007 was won by (1) India (2) Pakistan (3) South Korea (4) Australia 41. Winter crop season is known in India as (1) Rabi (2) Winter (3) Kharif (4) Poddu

3 49 1 21 of ?7 10 7 7

+ + − =42.

(1) 15

(2) 12

(3) 13

(4) 121

43. Which Indian player has taken the highest number of wickets in Test Cricket ? (1) B.S. Bedi (2) Kapil Dev (3) Sri Nath (4) Anil Kumble 44. The population of a city is 70000. it increases at 10% in the first year and at 20%

in the following year. What will be the population after 2 years ? (1) 77000 (2) 84000 (3) 92400 (4) 104000 45. Which river flows in India through Tibbet ? (1) Ravi (2) Beas (3) Brahmaputra (4) Ganges 46. The decimal equivalent of 7 gm of a kilogram is (1) 0.7 (2) 0.07 (3) 0.007 (4) 0.0007 47. Hyderabad was earlier known as (1) Bhagyanagar (2) Nizamabad (3) Secunderabad (4) Golconda 48. Kullu Valley is situated in (1) Punjab (2) Himachal Pradesh (3) Kashmir (4) Uttarakhand 49. Muchkund power project is situated in the state of (1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Orissa (3) Gujarat (4) Karnataka 50. Which mountain range divides India into north and south ? (1) Nilgiris (2) Satpura (3) Vidhyas (4) Aravali 51. The telegraphic code was invented by (1) S.F.B. Morse (2) Arcwright (3) Thomas Addison (4) G.Marconi 52. In a sum of Rs. 11.70, the coins of one rupee, 50 paise and 5 paise and 5 paise are

in the ratio 3: 5 :7. Find the number of 50 paise coins. (1) 6 (2) 10 (3) 14 (4) 20 53. Which place is famous for Jain caves ? (1) Eilora (2) Khandgiri (3) Kapilash (4) Sarnath


54. The first successful synchronous satellite of India is (1) SLV (2) APPLE (3) ROHINI (4) INSAT 55. Find the missing number in the following matrix.

2 5 ? 10 5 50 5 4 20

(1) 10 (2) 15 (3) 20 (4) 25 56. Which of the following places is famous for thermal power plant ? (1) Hirakud (2) Manipal (3) Polavaram (4) Talcher 57. Indira Gandhi Zoological park is located in (1) Vishakhapatnam (2) Gyderabad (3) Puri (4) Bhubaneshwar 58. The universal blood donor is (1) Group ‘A’ (2) Group ‘B’ (3) Group ‘AB’ (4) Group ‘O’ 59. Which state is the biggest producer of cotton ? (1) Kerala (2) Karnataka (3) Andhra Pradesh (4) Maharashtra 60. The VIBGYOR spectrum is related to (1) Light (2) Sound (3) Motion (4) Energy 61. Who invented telephone ? (1) Graham Bell (2) K.G. Gillete (3) Wright brothers (4) E. Torricelli 62. A man sells an article for Rs. 3550 and loses 19%. The cost price of the article is (1) Rs. 4283 (2) Rs. 4350 (3) Rs. 4383 (4) Rs. 4450 63. The largest number which divides 411.752 and 1031 leaving remainder 8 in each

case, is (1) 8 (2) 11 (3) 21 (4) 31 64. The pilotless aircraft developed by DRDO whichis targeted, is


(1) Tejas (2) Vijay (3) Lakshya (4) Varun 65. The first Indian woman justice of Supreme Court of India is (1) Kiran Bedi (2) Brinda Karat (3) Fatima Bibi (4) Mohini Giri 66. The instrument used to measure the intensity of earthquake is (1) Dynamometer (2) Seismograph (3) Fathometer (4) Magnetometer

67. The LCM of 2 4 5 7, , ,3 9 6 12

and is

(1) 118

(2) 136

(3) 359

(4) 1403

68. The first train in India was inaugurated in (1) 1753 (2) 1784 (3) 1853 (4) 1857 69. The calculating machine was invented by (1) Pascal (2) Bill Gates (3) Issac Newton (4) Goodyear 70. A man travels for 4 hours. The half of the journey is covered by bus at 40 kmph

and the remaining at 30 kmph by scooter. What distance did he cover? (1) 17.5 km (2) 37.14 km (3) 137.14 km (4) 117.5 km 71. Who is the chairman of National Human Rights Commission in India? (1) S.Rajendra Babu (2) V.N. Kaul (3) U.S. Mishra (4) R.C. Lahouti 72. The urban population is most in (1) Tamil Nadu (2) West Bengal (3) Karnataka (4) Maharashtra 73. Who wrote ‘Abhigyan Shakuntalam’? (1) Charak (2) Harisen (3) Bann Bhatta (4) Kalidas 74. A man buys 8 mangoes for Rs. 9 and sells them at 9 mangoes for Rs. 8. his gain or

loss per cent is (1) 10.18% loss (2) 10.18% gain


(3) 20.98% loss (4) 20.98% gain 75. Which is understood best for conducting electricity? (1) Radiators (2) Conductors (3) Vectors (4) Regulators 76. The other name of evergreen forests is (1) Deciduous forests (2) Tropical forests (3) Alpine forests (4) None of these 77. 7, 8, 10, 13, 17, ? (1) 18 (2) 20 (3) 22 (4) 24 78. Lignite is found in abundance in (1) Orissa (2) Andhra Pradesh (3) Tamil Nadu (4) Karnataka 79. The western seacoast in India is known as (1) Coromandal (2) Malabar (3) Palk Strait (4) Konkan 80. The river called China’s sorrow is (1) Yang te (2) Hwang Ho (3) Three Gorges (4) Shinago

81. Fraction 32

is equivalent to what per cent?

(1) 55% (2) 75% (3) 150% (4) 175% 82. On January 26, 1950, India became (1) Independent (2) Democratic (3) Republic (4) Non-aligned 83. A car moves at 120 kmph, the distance covered by it in 15 minutes, is (1) 20 km (2) 30 km (3) 40 km (4) 50 km 84. Who invented the cholera vaccine? (1) Joseph Lister (2) Louis Pasteur (3) Edward Jenner (4) Roger Beacon 85. The smallest fraction in the following is

(1) 79

(2) 59


(3) 89

(4) 57

86. The two nuclear explosions took place in (1) Kutch (2) Andaman (3) Pokharan (4) Sunderban 87. In a group, the grandfather and his wife, father, mother, their three sons and their

wives and two daughters of each son are included. The number of women in the group is

(1) 11 (2) 13 (3) 15 (4) 17 88. A cricketer scored at an average of 52 runs in 8 matches. The average of first 5

matches was 50, the average of the last 3 matches is (1) 51.5 (2) 52.3 (3) 53.5 (4) 55.3 89. The missile fired from ground to air is (1) Agni (2) Trishul (3) Naag (4) Prithvi 90. The Railway Coach factory is situated in (1) Varanast (2) Kapurthala (3) Chittaranjan (4) Perambur 91. If a bus covers 135 km in 3 hours. The time taken to cover 200 km at the same

speed is (1) 3.22 hrs (2) 3.44 hrs (3) 4.22 hrs (4) 4.44 hrs 92. The vegetation has life. Who researched on it? (1) Hargobind Khurana (2) Hippocratus (3) Edward Jenner (4) J.C. Bose 93. Which is an ice fed river? (1) Ganges (2) Mahanadi (3) Tapti (4) Godavari 94. The largest among the following

(1) 719

(2) 1216

(3) 1117

(4) 1318

95. The Runn of Kutch is known for


(1) Lion (2) Tigers (3) Herbivores (4) Wild ass 96. The first commercial noncivilian aircraft is (1) Tejas (2) Saras (3) Indian (4) Volan 97. For contribution in the field of trade. Padma Bhushan, 2007 was awarded to (1) LN Mittal (2) S.B. Mittal (3) Ratan Tata (4) Azim Premji

98. The HCF of 12 9 84, and is10 8 64

(1) 182

(2) 380

(3) 3320

(4) 482

99. The first Indian to get Nobel Prize is (1) Rabindra Nath Tagore (2) C.V. Raman (3) J.C. Bose (4) Subhash Chandra Bose 100. Which latest satellite of INSAT series was launched in 2007? (1) INSAT – 2B (2) INSAT-2C (3) INSAT-3D (4) INSAT-4B 101. If difference between the ages of X and Y is 12 years and the ratio of their ages is 3

: 7, they what is the age of Y ? (1) 4 years (2) 7 years (3) 11 years (4) 21 years 102. 6.7 + 9(8-(2.6+1.5) + 12) = ? (1) 13.6 (2) 31.6 (3) 143.1 (4) 149.8 103. The highest prize in literature of Indian government is (1) Literature Prize (2) Lalit Kala Puraskar (3) Dada Saheb Phalke Puraskar (4) Jnanpith Puraskar 104. The area of a circle whose radius is 3.5 cm. is (1) 12.5 cm2 (2) 22.5 cm2

(2) 28.5 cm2 (4) 38.5 cm2 105. A sum of Rs. 6300 was lent at 5% rate of interest for 9 years. The simple interest will be

(1) Rs. 1840 (2) Rs. 1942


(3) Rs. 2742 (4) Rs. 2835 106. In the following the Belghar wild- life sanctuary is known for (1) Crocodile (2) Elephants (3) Tigers (4) None of these 107. International Gandhi Prize 2006 was given to (1) Kofi Annan (2) Desmond Tutu (3) Yohi Sasakava (4) Sunderial Bahuguna 108. The player of tournament of World Cup Cricket 2007 was (1) Graeme Smith (2) Muttaih Muralitharan (3) Rahul Dravid (4) Gelnn McGrath 109. If the compound interest on a certain sum for 2 years at the rate of 10% p.a. is Rs.

630, the sum is (1) Rs. 1000 (2) Rs. 2000 (3) Rs. 3000 (4) Rs. 4000 110. The largest gland in human body to secrete bile is (1) Gall bladder (2) Liver (3) Skin (4) Pancreas 111. The deepest lake of Asia is (1) Rengali (2) Pulicut (3) Chilka (4) Baikal 112. Chalk : Lime : : Coal : ? (1) Carbon (2) Fire (3) Oven (4) Chimney 113. Oriss is a chief producer of (1) Wheat (2) Cotton (3) Pulse (4) Jute 114. Which of the following is known for Bali journey? (1) Cuttak (2) Paradip (3) Gopalpur (4) Jajpur 115. In how many years will the simple interest on Rs. 6900 at the rate of 4% per annum

be Rs. 2484? (1) 4 years (2) 7 years (3) 9 years (4) 12 years 116. In Forbes list, the richest man in the world is (1) L.N. Mittal (2) Bill Gates


(3) Queen Elizabeth (4) George Bush 117. Jayadev belonged to (1) Kakinada (2) Machhalipatnam (3) Vijaywada (4) Puri 118. The study of heredity is called (1) Anatomy (2) Cytology (3) Psychology (4) Genetics 119. The last matches of Afro- Asian cricket championship were held in (1) India (2) Pakistan (3) South Africa (4) Kenya 120. Who is the first Indian spaceman? (1) Homi Bhabha (2) Rakesh Sharma (3) Kalpana Chawla (4) Sunita Williams 121. Which city hosted the Arab league conference? (1) Dubai (2) Muscat (3) Riyadh (4) Doha 122. If STORMY is coded as QVMTKA, then WINTER will be coded as (1) UGLRCO (2) UKLVCT (3) XKNVDT (4) XKLCVO 123. Barabat fort is situated at (1) Cuttak (2) Khurda (3) Warangal (4) Ahmedabad 124. The Commonwealth Games- 2010 will be held in (1) Colombo (2) Canberra (3) New Delhi (4) Dhaka 125. The dimensions of a rectangular hall are 5m x 4m x 3m. A window occupies an

area of 4m2 . Without window the area of walls is (1) 50m2 (2) 54m2

(3) 56m2 (4) 60m2

126. The nature of carbon dioxide is (1) Inflammable (2) Smellless (3) Yellowish (4) Sour 127. The largest store of bauxite has been found in the district of (1) Nellore (2) Engule (3) Vishakhapattnam (4) Tulcher



128. X starts for his office and walks 500m straight and turns left and walks 300m. he again turns left and walks 500m. he then turns right to walk 900m. How far is he from his office?

(1) 1000 m (2) 1000 m (3) 1200 m (4) 1300 m 129. Which of the following is a non-metallic element? (1) Mercury (2) Manganese (3) Carbon (4) Gold 130. In respect of territorial area, the state of Andhra Pradesh is placed at (1) Third (2) Fourth (3) Fifth (4) Sixth 131. The recently discovered earthlike planet has been named ______ by the European

scientists. (1) NW 581C (2) EU 581C (3) PL 581C (4) GL 581C 132. Karnam Malleswari is related to (1) Weightlifting (2) Wrestling (3) Shotput (4) Long jump

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133. 300 men can do a work in 16 days. To do of the work in 15 days the number of

men required is (1) 80 (2) 75 (3) 60 (4) 45 134. The south- west monsoon starts during (1) May- June (2) June- July (3) July – August (4) August- September 135. The chairman of the Planning Commission in India is (1) Dr. Manmohan Singh (2) Arjun Singh (3) P. Chidambaram (4) Pranab Mukherjee 136. Salarjung museum is located in (1) Hyderabad (2) Delhi (3) Kolkata (4) Ahmedabad 137. The chief foodgrain crop of Andhra Pradesh is (1) Ragi (2) Jowar (3) Wheat (4) Rice 138. If DEADLY is coded as GHDGOB, then MOTIVE will be coded as

(1) OQVKXG (2) NPUJWF (3) PRWLYH (4) QSXMZI 139. If A : B = 2 :1 and B :C = 6 : 5, then A : B : C =? (1) 2 : 6 : 5 (2) 2 : 7 : 5 (3) 4 :10 : 7 (4) 12 : 6 : 5 140. The state with lowest area is (1) Lakshadwip (2) Pudicherry (3) Goa (4) Delhi 141. 47 kmph is equivalent to (1) 10.03 m/s (2) 11.04 m/s (3) 13.05 m/s (4) 14.06 m/s 142. Rocket is launched from (1) Balasore (2) Sri Harikota (3) Trombay (4) Siachen 143. Who is the President of Afghanistan? (1) Pervez Musharraf (2) Hamid Karzai (3) M. Ahmedinejad (4) M. Abbaas 144. The first novelist of Orissa is (1) Faqir Mohan Senapti (2) Gopinath Mohanty (3) Anant Patnaik (4) Manoj Das 145. A trader marks his goods at 20% higher than the cost price and then allows a

discount of 10%. His gain per cent is (1) 8% (2) 10% (3) 12% (4) 14% 146. The outermost layer of earth’s atmosphere is (1) Troposphere (2) Lithosphere (3) Mesosphere (4) lonosphere 147. X, Y and Z can complete a work in 7, 14 and 28 days respectively. They together

can complete the work in (1) 4 days (2) 8 days (3) 12 days (4) 16 days 148. A 140m long train is moving at 70 kmph. It will cross a man running at 4 kmph in

the same direction of train in (1) 4.63 seconds (2) 5.63 seconds (3) 6.63 seconds (4) 7.63 seconds


149. 25m is what per cent of 7.5 km? (1) 33% (2) 3.3% (3) 0.33% (4) 0.03% 150. A tap can fill a tank in 8 minutes and an other tap can empty the tank in 16 minutes.

If both the taps are opened together, the tank will be filled in (1) 8 minutes (2) 16 minutes (3) 20 minutes (4) 24 minutes


ANSWER KEYS

1. (1) 2. (1) 3. (1) 4. (1) 5. (3) 6. (3) 7. (3) 8. (4) 9. (3) 10. (4) 11. (4) 12. (1) 13. (2) 14. (2) 15. (3) 16. (3) 17. (3) 18. (3) 19. (1) 20. (4) 21. (4) 22. (1) 23. (2) 24. (3) 25. (1) 26. (4) 27. (2) 28. (1) 29. (3) 30. (3)

31. (4) 32. (3) 33. (3) 34. (2) 35. (2) 36. (2) 37. (4) 38. (3) 39. (2) 40. (4) 41. (1) 42. (3) 43. (4) 44. (3) 45. (3) 46. (3) 47. (1) 48. (2) 49. (2) 50. (3) 51. (1) 52. (2) 53. (2) 54. (2) 55. (1) 56. (4) 57. (4) 58. (4) 59. (4) 60. (1)

61. (1) 62. (3) 63. (4) 64. (3) 65. (3) 66. (2) 67. (4) 68. (3) 69. (1) 70. (3) 71. (1) 72. (4) 73. (4) 74. (3) 75. (2) 76. (2) 77. (3) 78. (3) 79. (4) 80. (2) 81. (3) 82. (3) 83. (2) 84. (3) 85. (2) 86. (3) 87. (1) 88. (4) 89. (2) 90. (4)

91. (4) 92. (4) 93. (1) 94. (2) 95. (4) 96. (1) 97. (2) 98. (3) 99. (1) 100. (4) 101. (4) 102. (4) 103. (4) 104. (4) 105. (4) 106. (2) 107. (3) 108. (4) 109. (3) 110. (2) 111. (4) 112. (1) 113. (4) 114. (4) 115. (3) 116. (2) 117. (4) 118. (4) 119. (4) 120. (2)

121. (3) 122. (2) 123. (1) 124. (3) 125. (1) 126. (4) 127. (1) 128. (3) 129. (3) 130. (3) 131. (4) 132. (1) 133. (1) 134. (1) 135. (1) 136. (1) 137. (4) 138. (3) 139. (4) 140. (1) 141. (3) 142. (2) 143. (2) 144. (2) 145. (1) 146. (4) 147. (1) 148. (4) 149. (3) 150. (1)


GK Pack - 6 [Relevant for Bank PO Exams]

1. The success of Green Revolution depends on the availability of: (a) High Yielding Variety (HYV) of seed. (b) Adequate irrigation facilities (c) Chemical fertilizers and pesticides (d) All of these 2. Cheep money means (a) low rates of interest. (b) low level of saving. (c) low level of income. (d) low level of standard of living. 3. Under the rules of the IMR, each member is required to declare the par value of

its legal tender money in terms of the US dollars and (a) Silver. (b) Gold. (c) Pound Sterling. (d) Diamond. 4. The Government takes ‘Ways and means advances’ from (a) RBI. (b) IDBI. (c) SBI. (d) ICICI. 5. Kisan Credit Card Scheme was introduced in (a) 1991. (b) 1996. (c) 1998. (d) 2000. 6. Compared to the rich the poor save (a) a large part of their income. (b) an equal part of their income. (c) a smaller part of their income.(d) all of their incomes. 7. One of the main factors that led to rapid expansion of Indian exports is (a) imposition of import duties. (b) liberalization of the economy. (c) recession in other countries. (d) diversification of exports. 8. When too much money is chasing too few goods, the situation is (a) Deflation. (b) Inflation. (c) Recession. (d) Stagflation. 9. With which crop has Green Revolution been associated? (a) Rice (b) Wheat (c) Pulses (d) Sugarcane. 10. Who was the first Indian Governor-General of India ? (a) B.R. Ambedkar (b) C.Rajagopalachari (c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (d) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan 11. A candidate, to become a member of the Rajya Sabha, should not be less than

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(a) 21 years of age. (b) 25 years of age. (c) 30 years of age. (d) 32 years of age. 12. Which Constitutional Amendment gave precedence to the Directive Principles of

State Policy over Fundamental Rights? (a) 42nd (b) 44th (c) 52nd (d) 56th . 13. Nov. 26, 1949 is a significant day in the history of our constitution because (a) India took a pledge of complete independence on this day. (b) the Constitution was adopted on this day. (c) India became a Republic on the day. (d) the first amendment of the Constitution was passed on this day. 14. Which of the following expressions does not figure in the Preamble to the India

Constitutions? (a) Sovereign Democratic Republic (b) Socialist (c) Secular (d) Federal. 15. Which one of the following Presidents of India served for two terms? (a) S.Radhakrishnan (b) Rajendra Prasad (c) Zakir Hussain (d) V.V. Giri. 16. The maximum strength of the elected members of the House of the People (Lok

Sabha) is (a) 530. (b) 545. (c) 540. (d) 550. 17. How many readings does a non-Money Bill have in each House of the Parliament? (a) Two (b) Three (c) Four (d) One. 18. Money Bill can be introduced in the State Legislative Assembly with the prior

permission of the (a) Governor of the State. (b) Chief Minister of the State. (c) Speaker of Legislative Assembly. (d) Finance Minister of the State 19. The Prime Minister who was voted out of power by the Parliament was (a) Indira Gandhi. (b) Morarji Desai. (c) V.P. Singh. (d) Chandrashekhar. 20. The Union Parliament consists of (a) the President of India.


(b) the Council of States (Rajya Sabha). (c) the House of the People (Lok Sabha) (d) All of these. 21. The Indian National Congress had passed the famous resolution on “Non-

Cooperation” in 1920 as its session held at (a) Lucknow. (b) Delhi. (c) Bombay. (d) Calcutta. 22. Who is known as the ‘Grand Old Man of India’? (a) Dadabhai Naoroji (b) Gopal Krishan Gokhale (c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (d) Surendranath Banerjee. 23. Which of the following can be considered as the most useful and outstanding

reforms made by Lord Curzon, especially in respect of the people living in the undivided province of Punjab?

(a) Educational Reforms (b) Police Reforms (c) Industrial Reforms (d) Agricultural Reforms 24. Who among the following was sent as an Ambassasdor to the royal court of

Jahangir by James I, the then King of England? (a) John Hawkins (b) William Todd (c) Sir Thomas Roe (d) Sir Walter Raleigh. 25. ‘Dyarchy’ was introduced in the Government of India Act of (a) 1909. (b) 1919. (c) 1935. (d) None of these. 26. The transfer of Government from the ‘Company’ to the ‘Crown’ was pronounced

by Lord Canning (Nov. 1, 1858) at (a) Calcutta. (b) Delhi. (c) Patan. (d) Allahabad. 27. The India National Congress and the Muslim League came closer to each other in

1916 at (a) Lahore. (b) Amritsar. (c) Lucknow. (d) Haripura. 28. The first General-Secretary of the Indian National Congress was (a) Dadabhai Naoroji (b) A.O. Hume (c) Ferozeshah Mehta (d) Badruddin Tyabji. 29. Raja Rammohun Roy organized a historic agitation against the (a) caste system. (b) evil custom of sati. (c) degrading position of women in society (d) Practice of superfluous religious rituals.


30. “Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we

shall redeem our pledge…” This was stated on the night of Aug. 14, 1947 by

(a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. (b) C.Rajagopalachari. (c) Jawaharlal Nehru. (d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad. 31. The highest grade and best quality coal is (a) Lignite. (b) Peat. (c) Bituminous. (d) Anthracite. 32. The “Dark Continent” is (a) Africa. (b) South America. (c) Australia. (d) Asia. 33. Which one of the following is the wettest place in India? (a) Mahabaleshwar (b) Cherrapunji (c) Udhagamandalam (d) Mawsynram. 34. The approximate length of the coast-line of India is (a) 5,500 km. (b) 6,000 km. (c) 6,500 km. (d) 7,000 km. 35. The area with annual rainfall less than 50 cm in a year is (a) Meghalaya. (b) Leh in Kashmir. (c) Coromandel (d) Konkan coast. 36. Silent Valley of Kerala (a) is the only evergreen forest in India. (b) contains costly timber trees. (c) is a good picnic spot. (d) contains rare species of plants and animals. 37. The only sanctuary where Kashmir stag is found is (a) Kanha. (b) Dachigam. (c) Gir. (d) Mudumalai. 38. The Visvesvaraya Iron & Steel Ltd. is located at (a) Bangalore. (b) Bhadravati. (c) Mangalore. (d) Mysore. 39. Which dam of India is the highest? (a) Mettur (b) Rihand (c) Thein (d) Bhakra. 40. Of the gross cropped area in India, the foodgrains occupy


(a) more than 70 per cent. (b) 60 to 70 per cent. (c) 50 to 60 per cent. (d) less than 50 per cent. 41. Kaziranga National Park is famous for (a) Rhinoceros. (b) Tiger. (c) Lion. (d) Crocodile. 42. The colour of human skin is produced by (a) Haemoglobin. (b) Insulin. (c) Adrenaline. (d) Melanin. 43. Which one of the following is not transmitted via blood transfusion? (a) Hepatitis (b) Typhoid (c) HIV (d) Malaria 44. Which of the following is a fish? (a) Silverfish (b) Starfish (c) Dogfish (d) Cuttlefish 45. Which of the following instruments is used to measure humidity? (a) Kata Thermometer (b) Anemometer (c) Sling Psychrometer (d) Clinical Thermometer 46. The period of revolution of a geostationary satellite is (a) 24 hours (b) 30 days. (c) 365 days. (d) changing, continuously. 47. The type of mirrors used in the headlamp of cars is (a) parabolic concave (b) plane (c) spherical convex (d) cylindrical concave 48. Nuclear explosive devices were tested in India at (a) Sriharikota (b) Bangalore (c) Pokharan (d) Kanchipuram 49. The gradation and standardization of agricultural products are conducted through (a) Food Corporation of India. (b) Directorate of Marketing and Inspection. (c) Indian Standards Institution. (d) Central Statistical Organization. 50. The luster of the metals is because of (a) high density, due to closed packing of atoms. (b) high polish (c) reflection of light due to the presence of free electrons. (d) absorption of light due to the presence of cavities


51. Flat footed camels can walk easily in sandy deserts because (a) pressure on the sand is decreased by increasing the area of the surface in

contact. (b) pressure on the stand is increased by increasing the area of the surface in

contact. (c) pressure on the sand is decreased by decreasing the area of the surface in

contact. (d) pressure on the sand is increased by decreasing the area of the surface in

contact. 52. The reason for a swimming pool to appear less deep than the actual depth is (a) refraction. (b) light scattering. (c) reflection. (d) interference. 53. Alternating current is converted into direct current by a (a) transformer. (b) dynamo (c) oscillator. (d) rectifier. 54. German silver used for making utensils is an alloy of (a) copper, silver, nickel. (b) copper, zinc, nickel. (c) copper, zinc, aluminium (d) copper, nickel, aluminium. 55. Which one of the following is used to dissolve noble metals? (a) Nitric acid (b) Hydrochloric acid (c) Sulphuric acid (d) Aqua regia. 56. Gunpowder was invented by (a) Roger Bacon. (b) Colt. (c) C.V. Raman. (d) Dr. Gatting. 57. The purity of gold is expressed in carats. The purest form of gold is (a) 24 carats. (b) 99.6 carats. (c) 91.6 carats. (d) 22 carats. 58. Petroleum consists of a mixture of (a) Carbohydrates. (b) Carbonates. (c) Hydrocarbons. (d) Carbides. 59. For which invention is Otto Hahn famous? (a) Atom bomb. (b) Television (c) X-rays (d) Miner’s safety lamp. 60. Which one of the following is not a plant product? (a) Caffeine (b) Piperine (c) Nicotine (d) Saccharin.


61. Which of the statements is correct about India’s national income? (a) Percentage share of agriculture is higher than services (b) Percentage share of industry is higher than agriculture (c) Percentage share of services is higher than industry (d) Percentage share of services is higher than agriculture and industry put together. 62. Who among the following has been appointed as the eleventh President of the

World Bank for a five- year term with effect from July 1, 2007? (a) John Wolfensohn (b) Paul Wolfowiz (c) Robert Zoellick (d) David Morgan. 63. Who among the following has been awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for

2005? (a) Aparna Sen (b) Govind Nihalani (c) M.S. Sathyu (d) Shyam Benegal 64. Permanent Revenue Settlement of Bengal was introduced by (a) Lord Clive (b) Lord Hastings (c) Lord Wellesley (d) Lord Cornwallis 65. In which year was the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) founded? (a) 1967 (b) 1969 (c) 1970 (d) 1974. 66. Which of the following is not correctly matched? (a) Indonesia – Jakarta (b) Maldives –Male (c) North Korea- Seoul (d) Zimbabwe- Harare. 67. Which of the following is the largest parliamentary constituency in terms of area? (a) Barmer (Rajasthan) (b) Arunachal West (Arunachal Pradesh) (c) Ladakh (Jammu & Kashmir) (d) Uttarakhand East (Uttarakhand) 68. The first Commonwealth Games were held in the year 1930 at (a) London (the UK). (b) Sydney (Australia) (c) Hamilton (Canada). (d) Auckland (New Zealand). 69. The Nuclear Non- Proliferation Treaty came into force in (a) 1967 (b) 1970 (c) 1971 (d) 1974. 70. Which State of India has the largest percentage of poor? (a) Bihar (b) Chhatrisgarh (c) Orissa (d) Jharkhand 71. The island of Corsica is associated with


(a) Mussolini (b) Hitler (c) Napolean Bonaparte. (d) Winston Churchill. 72. The headquarters of Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is located in (a) Vienna. (b) Riyadh. (c) Kuwait City. (d) Abu Dhabi. 73. When are the 19th Commonwealth Games scheduled to be held in Delhi? (a) December, 2008 (b) November, 2009 (c) October, 2010 (d) February, 2011. 74. Jamini Roy distinguished himself in the field of (a) Badminton (b) Painting (c) Theatre (d) Sculpture. 75. What percentage of India population is below the official poverty line? (a) Below 30 per cent (b) 30 per cent to 35 per cent (c) Above 35 per cent but below 40 per cent (d) Between 40 per cent and 45 per cent.


ANSWER KEYS

1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (c) 6. (c) 7. (a) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (b) 11. (c) 12. (a) 13. (b) 14. (d) 15. (b)

16. (d) 17. (b) 18. (c) 19. (a) 20. (d) 21. (d) 22. (a) 23. (d) 24. (c) 25. (b) 26. (a) 27. (c) 28. (a) 29. (b) 30. (c)

31. (d) 32. (a) 33. (d) 34. (d) 35. (b) 36. (d) 37. (b) 38. (b) 39. (d) 40. (b) 41. (a) 42. (d) 43. (b) 44. (b) 45. (c)

46. (a) 47. (c) 48. (c) 49. (c) 50. (c) 51. (a) 52. (a) 53. (b) 54. (b) 55. (d) 56. (a) 57. (a) 58. (c) 59. (a) 60. (d)

61. (d) 62. (c) 63. (d) 64. (d) 65. (b) 66. (c) 67. (c) 68. (c) 69. (b) 70. (c) 71. (c) 72. (a) 73. (c) 74. (b) 75. (a)


GK Pack - 7 [Relevant for BANK PO Exams ( General Awareness)

1. Which novel has a nameless narrator? (a) Moby Dick (b) Anna Karenina (c) Invisible Man (d) The Grapes of Wrath 2. Samuel Beckett wrote - (a) Volpone (b) Mother Courage and Her Children (c) A Doll’s House (d) Endgame 3. Which one of the following author-book pairs is correctly matched? (a) Elfride Jelinek – The Pianist (b) J.M. Coetzee- Shame (c) Saul Bellow – Herzog (d) Salman Rushdie – Disgrace 4. The Plough and the ‘Stars’ was written by - (a) G.B. Shaw (b) Sean O’Casey (c) Lady Gregory (d) J.M. Synge 5. Willy Loman is a character in- (a) Waiting for Godot (b) A Doll’s House (c) The Cherry Orchard (d) The Death of a Salesman 6. John Evellyn and Samuel Pepys were the famous writers of - (a) Editorials (b) Letters (c) Essays (d) Diaries 7. The subtitle of Dryden’s Absalom and Achitophel is - (a) There was no subtitle (b) A Poem (c) A Satire (d) A satire on the True Blue Protestant Poets 8. Who of the following is not a periodical essayist? (a) Richard Steele (b) Lancelot Andrews (c) Joseph Addison (d) Jonathan Swift 9. “Did he who made the Lamb made thee” appears in- (a) ‘Introduction’ (b) ‘ The Tyger’ (c) ‘Chimney Sweeper’ (d) ‘London’ 10. Which of the following thinker- concept pairs is rightly matched? (a) I.A. Richards – Archetypal criticism (b) Northrop Frye-Practical criticism (c) Jacqes Devide – New Historicism (d) Stanley Fish – Reader Response 11. “Essays of Eila” are-

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(a) Economic disparity (b) Literary criticism (c) Political ideology (d) Personal impressions 12. Which of the following thinker – concept pairs is rightly matched? (a) Mamata – Vakrokti (b) Abhinava Gupta- Kavya Alankar (c) Bharata – Natya Shastra (d) Vaman – Dhwanyaloka 13. Choose the correct sequence of the following schools of criticism - (a) Deconstruction, New Criticism, Structuralism, Reader Response (b) Reader Response, Deconstruction, Structuralism, New Criticism (c) New Criticism, Structuralism, Deconstruction, Reader Response (d) Structuralism, New Criticism, Deconstruction, Reader Response 14. ‘Peripeteia’ means - (a) Tragic flaw (b) Recognition of error (c) Purgation of emotion (d) Reversal of fortune 15. ‘Gynocriticism’ focuses on - (a) Criticism of male writers by women writers (b) Criticism on women (c) Criticism by women (d) Women as writers 16. Samuel Butler’s Hudibras is modeled upon - (a) Don Quixote (b) Endymion (c) Annus Mirabilis (d) Pilgrim’s Progress 17. Who was the last of the Christian Humanists? (a) John Bunyan (b) Oliver Cromwell (c) John Milton (d) Richard Crashaw 18. The narrative of Raja Rao’s Kanthapura is based on- (a) The Ramayana (b) The Mahabharata (c) Puranas (d) Shastras 19. Which of the following author- book pairs is correctly matched? (a) Arundhati Roy Algebra of Infinite Justice (b) Shashi Tharoor - Trotter’s Name (c) C.L.R. James- The English Patient (d) David Madouf- The Cityof Djins 20. Who wrote ‘A tiger does not proclaim its tigretude’ ? (a) Derek Walcott (b) Soyinka (c) Achebe (d) Ngugi 21. ‘Jindiworobak’ movement relates to -

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(a) Caribbean literature (b) Canadian literature (c) Australian literature (d) New Zealand literature 22. The Montreal group of poets championed the cause of- (a) Modernist poetry (b) Imagist poetry (c) Symbolist poetry (d) Nature poetry 23. The figure of the ‘Abyssinian Maid’ appears in- (a) ‘Kubla Khan’ (b) ‘Frost at Midnight’ (c) ‘Dejection : an Ode’ (d) ‘Christabel’ 24. Coleridge’s statement that imagination “dissolves, diffuse, dissipates in order to

recreate” relates to - (a) secondary imagination (b) esemplastic imagination (c) fancy (d) primary imagination 25. Who among the following is a writer of historical romances? (a) Walter Savage (b) Walter Scott (c) Jane Austen (d) Emily Bronte 26. Which of the following sequences is correct? (a) Vanity Fair, Henry Esmond, Middlemarch, The Return of the Native (b) Henry Esmond, Vanity Fair, Middlemarch, The Return of the Native (c) Middlemarch, The Return of the Native, Vanity Fair, Henry Esmond (d) The Return of the Native, Middlemarch, Vanity Fair, Henry Esmond 27. Queen Victoria’s reign, after whom the Victorian period is named, spans- (a) 1833 – 1901 (b) 1837 – 1901 (c) 1840 – 1905 (d) 1843 – 1905 28. Pre- Raphaelite poetry is mainly concerned with - (a) narrative and style (b) narrative and nature (c) form and design (d) form and value 29. The concept of “mad woman in the attic” can be traced to- (a) The Tenant of Wildfell- Hall (b) Villette (c) Wuthering Heights (d) Jane Eyre 30. Who among the Victorians is called “the prophet of modern society” ? (a) Ruskin (b) Carlyle (c) Macaulay (d) Arnold 31. Who among the following is not a pilgrim in The Canterbury Tales? (a) The Haberdasher (b) The Tapyser (c) The Blacksmith (d) The Summoner

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32. Bosola is the executioner in - (a) The Spanish Tragedy (b) The Duchess of Malfi (c) The White Devil (d) The Jew of Malta 33. The mystery plays deal with - (a) The life of Christ (b) The New Testament (c) Psalms (d) Apocrypha 34. The Faerie Queene is based on - (a) Utopia (b) Tottel’s Miscellany (c) Morte d’ Arthur (d) Orlando Furioso 35. Choose the correct chronological sequence of the following plays- (a) King Lear, Othello, Macbeth, Hamlet (b) Othello, Macbeth, King Lear, Hamlet (c) Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth (d) Hamlet, King Lear, Othello, Macbeth 36. Pope’s ‘Essay on Criticism’ sums up the art of poetry as taught first by- (a) Aristotle (b) Horace (c) Longinus (d) Plato 37. Swift’s Tale of a Tub is a satire on - (a) Science and philosophy (b) Art and morality (c) Dogma and superstition (d) Fake morals and manners 38. Dr. Johnson started - (a) The Postman (b) The Spectator (c) The Rambler (d) The Tatler 39. Who among the following cautioned against the dangers of popular liberty? (a) Mary Wollstonecraft (b) Edmund Burke (c) Thomas Hobbes (d) John Locke 40. Which famous American classic opens with “Call me Ishmael”? (a) Rip Van Winkle (b) The Scarlet Letter (c) The Grapes of Wrath (d) Moby Dick 41. Allen Ginsberg’s Vision of America is inspired by - (a) Walt Whitman (b) Robert Frost (c) Ralph Waldo Emerson (d) Edgar A. Poe 42. Who among the following represents the Sri Lankan diaspora ? (a) M.G. Vassanji (b) Cyril Debydeen (c) Michael Ondaatje (d) Arnold H. Itwaru

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43. Out of Africa is a film adaptation of a work by - (a) Alice Walker (b) Margaret Lawrence (c) Margaret Atwood (d) Alice Munro 44. The Empire Writes Back was written by - (a) Bill Ashcroft, Helen Tiffin, Ngugi Wa Thinngo (b) Bill Ashcroft, Helen Tiffin, Stephen Slemon (c) Bill Ashcroft, Gareth Griffiths, Chinua Achebe (d) Bill Ashcroft, Helen Tiffin, Gareth Griffiths 45. The Theatre of Cruelty is associated with - (a) Stanislavosky (b) Grotovsky (c) Antonin Artand (d) Eugino Barba 46. A particle is - (a) A patchwork of words, sentences, passages (b) A satirical poem (c) A love song (d) A collection of lines from different poems 47. “Careless she is with artful Care/ Affecting to seem unaffected” is an example of - (a) Irony (b) Paradox (c) Simile (d) Metaphor 48. A metrical foot containing a stressed, followed by an unstressed, syllable is- (a) Anapaest (b) Iamb (c) Trochee (d) Dacty 1 49. The rhyme scheme of a Spenserian sonnet is - (a) abba, cbcb, cdcd, ee (b) abab, bccb, ccdd, ee (c) aabb, bcbc, ccdd, ee (d) abab, bcbc, cdcd, ee 50. Using the expression ‘Crown’ for the monarchy is an example of - (a) Metonymy (b) Synecdoche (c) Irony (d) Metaphor

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ANSWER KEYS

1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (d) 6. (d) 7. (b) 8. (d) 9. (c) 10. (d)

11. (d) 12. (c) 13. (b) 14. (d) 15. (d) 16. (a) 17. (a) 18. (c) 19. (a) 20. (c)

21. (a) 22. (a) 23. (a) 24. (d) 25. (b) 26. (a) 27. (b) 28. (c) 29. (c) 30. (d)

31. (b) 32. (b) 33. (b) 34. (c) 35. (c) 36. (c) 37. (c) 38. (c) 39. (b) 40. (a)

41. (a) 42. (c) 43. (b) 44. (c) 45. (b) 46. (a) 47. (b) 48. (c) 49. (d) 50. (a)

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GK Pack - 8 [MCQs Relevant for Bank PO Examinations] (General Awareness)

General Awareness 1. The Government of India has decided to allow many foreign banks to open their

branches in India. This step of the Government of India can be considered as a step in which of the following directions [Pick up correct statement(s)]?

1. Its commitment to ‘World Trade Organization (WTO). 2. To reform the financial sector. 3. Strictly monitoring the operations of foreign banks in India as uptill now many of

them were doing their business in disguised forms (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (c) All 1, 2 and 3 (d) Only 3 (e) Both 1 and 2 2. The Railway Budget 2007-08 documents presented in the Parliament say that

operating ratio of the Indian Railway in the year 2005-06 was 83.2 per cent whereas in the year 2006-07 it was recorded as 78.7 per cent. This change in the percentages indicates that-

(a) performance was very poor in the year 2005-06 as compared to its previous years

(b) performance in 2006-07 was better than the year in 2005-06 (c) Railways were required to expend 83% more on customer care in the year 2005-

06 and in the year 2006-07 this cost increased again by 5%. (d) performance of both the years was exactly the same as the percentages are

worked out on the profits and not on the incomes and are not the indicators of the financial performance

(e) None of these 3. Which of the following agreements/ accords is closely associated with the risk management in banks? (a) Doha Agreement (b) Basel Accord (c) Geneva Accord (d) Madrid Convention (e) None of these 4. The Tax GDP Ratio during 2007-08 is likely to be at which of the following points (As per budget estimates for 2007-08)? (a) 9% (b) 10% (c) 11% (d) 12% (e) 14% 5. As per the decision taken by the Government of India, ‘National bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) is empowered to regulate the Micro Finance Sector in India. What does it mean[Pick up the correct statement(s).]?

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1. No organization / bank other than NABARD can give loan to a micro finance unit in the country.

2. NABARD will frame the guidelines and policy so that Micro Finance Sector can get a proper boost up.

3. All those who wish to avail loan/ credit under this scheme have to contact NABARD first who in turn will refer them to some bank to avail loan/ advance/assistance.

(a) Only 1 (b) All 1, 2 and 3 (c) Only 3 (d) Both 1 and 2 (e) Only 2 6. The Government of India these days is giving much emphasis on ‘Financial

Inclusion’. Which of the following steps taken by banks cannot be called a part of this move of the Government of India?

(a) Allowing No Frill Accounts (b) Issuing Kisan Credit Cards (c) Allowing Mass Banking (d) Providing Micro Credit (e) Financing Infrastructural Projects 7. Which of the following departments/ organizations of the Government of India is

planning to launch a ‘full fledged bank’ in near future? (a) Army Welfare Board (b) Indian Postal Department (c) Employees Provident Fund Organization (d) Central Government Employees Welfare Organization (e) None of these 8. The Government of India is planning to provide equal rights to the women in

ownership of land and properties in India. For this Government will have to make amendments in which of the following schedules of the Indian Constitution?

(a) IVth Schedule (b) Vth Schedule (c) Xth Schedule (d) IXth Schedule (e) None of these 9. Which of the following is the name of a rating agency involved in the rating of

banks and financial institutes ? (a) UFBU (b) SEBI (c) GETF (d) FITCH (e) None of these 10. Which of the following organizations has launched a new project named as ‘Project

Big Green’ which entails new products and services for its clients so that they can reduce data centre energy consumption?

(a) Infosys (b) Wipro (c) Microsoft (d) TCS (e) IBM


11. Many countries want that India should make Rupee fully convertible. ‘Full convertibility’ of the Rupee would mean which of the following [Pick up correct statement(s).] ?

(a) It will ensure free inflow of foreign capital. (b) Confidence of international investors in India’s economy will go down. (c) India will not receive same amount of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) which is received at present. (a) All 1, 2 and 3 (b) Only 2 (c) Only 3 (d) Both 1 and 2 (e) Only 1 12. The Government of India is planning to introduce a ‘Reverse Mortgage Scheme’ to

help which of the following sections of the society? (a) Young Investors (b) Farmers (c) Women Employees of PSUs (d) Employees of unorganized sectors (e) Senior Citizens 13. China has imposed Anti Dumping Duty on some India based pharma companies.

These companies have to meet this harsh treatment from China as- (a) they were selling their products on a very high profit margin (b) the quality of their product was not as per the specification given by China (c) they were selling their products at a much lower cost than Chinese Companies

(d) these companies kept on supplying products to China despite a ban on such goods there

(e) None of these 14. Which of the following schemes is launched to provide Death and Disability

Insurance cover to rural landless people that enjoy no insurance cover at all at present?

(a) Janata Bima Yojana (b) Samanya Karmachari Bima Yojana (c) Aam Admi Bima Yojana (d) Kisan Bima Yojana (e) None of these 15. The Banks are asked by the Government of India to provide finance at which of the

following rates to the weaker sections of society engaged in gainful occupations under differential rate scheme?

(a) 2% (b) 3% (c) 3.5% (d) 5% (e) 4% 16. It is proposed in the Union Budget 2007-08 that a ‘Financial Inclusion’ fund should

be established. With whom would the fund be available? (a) Reserve Bank of India (b) Small Industries Development Bank (c) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development


(d) State Bank of India (e) None of these 17. Which of the following Acts help banks and financial institutes to recover their bad

loans from defaulters? (a) Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest (SARFAESI) Act (b) Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) (c) Banking Regulation Act (d) Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices (MRTP) Act (e) None of these 18. Many times we read a term ‘Real Time Gross Settlement’ (RTGS) used in banking

world. Which of the following statement (s) is not true about RTGS? 1. It is a fund transfer mechanism between two banks. 2. Settlement in this system takes place in ‘real time’ which means unless a

cheque/ draft is actually presented to the bank in physical form transfer is not possible.

3. This transaction is done everyday after banking hours so that all the cheques/ drafts received from a particular bank can be settled together in one go. (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Both 2 and 3 (e) All 1, 2 and 3 19. Who amongst the following has written the book ‘Agriculture Cannot Wait’? (a) M.S. Swaminathan (b) Montek Singh Ahluwalia (c) Sharad Pawar (d) K.N. Pai (e) None of these 20. James Gordon Brown has taken over as the Prime Minister of Britain recently.

Which of the following statement(s) is / are true about this change over? 1. Brown got maximum votes in the general election but many members of his

party (Labour Party) did not vote in his favour. 2. It is the first occasion when a changeover has taken place without a general

election in Britain. 3. At the time of the award of extension to Tony Blair it was decided that Gordon

will be the next Prime Minister after a period of 2 years. Blair wanted to come out of Iraq controversy before handing over the charge to Gordon.

(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (c) Only 3 (d) Both 1 and 2 (e) None of these 21. The 33rd Summit of G-8 took place in Germany. Which of the following was/ were

the main areas of focus of the Summit? 1. Growth and Responsibility 2. Friendship with Iraq & Iran 3. Climatic protection


(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (c) Only 3 (d) Only 1 and 2 (e) All 1, 2 and 3 22. Which of the following countries was not included in the list of 5 outreach

countries prepared by G-8 ? (a) Brazil (b) India (c) South Korea (d) China (e) Mexico 23. Chinua Achebe who won the Man Booker International Prize for Fiction-2007 is a

citizen of - (a) Mexico (b) Bolivia (c) Venezuela (d) Egypt (e) Nigeria 24. Which of the following days is observed as the ‘International day Against Drug

Abuse and Illicit Trafficking? (a) June 26 (b) July 26 (c) August 26 (d) May 26 (e) None of these 25. Who amongst the following was elected the ‘Secretary General of Commonwealth’

in the meeting of the Heads of the Commonwealth held in recent past? (a) Kamlesh Sharma (b) James Watson (c) Kavitha Narra (d) Shashi Tharoor (e) None of these 26. Who amongst the following has taken over as the President of Israel? (a) Mr. Paisley Ian (b) Mr. Mc Guinnes Martin (c) Mr. Shimon Peres (d) Mr. Salmond (e) None of these 27. Who amongst the following has won the US Open Golf Tournament 2007? (a) Angel Cabrera (b) Tiger Woods (c) Jim Furyk (d) Amanjvot Singh (e) None of these 28. Aung San Suu Kyi who is staying in a state of House Arrest for the last so many

years, is a citizen of - (a) Vietnam (b) Myanmar (c) Thalland (d) China (e) Nepal


29. Which of the following countries decided to provide only four hours electric supply to house- hold so that power can be provided to farmers who need it to irrigate their crops?

(a) Ethiopia (b) Bhutan (c) Pakistan (d) Nepal (e) Zimbabwe 30. Britain has decided to confer Knighthood upon whom amongst the following

authors? (a) Salman Rushdie (b) Stephen Hawkings (c) Amit Choudhary (d) V.S. Naipaul (e) None of these 31. Who amongst the following has become second player (man) to win the French

Open Tennis three times consecutively after his current victory this year? (a) Bijorn Borg (b) Roger Federer (c) Rafael Nadal (d) Arnaud Clement (e) None of these 32. Which of the following internationally accepted system of management of Foreign

Exchange is practiced in India by the RBI? (a) Free Floating Rate (b) Fixed Exchange Rate (c) Currency Board System (d) Managed Floating Exchange Rate (e) None of these 33. India alongwith which of the following countries made an agreement known as

‘Red Fort declaration 2007’? (a) China (b) Brazil (c) Pakistan (d) USA (e) Russia 34. Who amongst the following is not a Golfer? (a) Adam Scott (b) Vijay Singh (c) Ivo Karlovic (d) Kuke Donald (e) Emie Els 35. Which of the following is not a part of the plan drawn to help farmers and

agricultural sector in 11th Plan period? 1. Double the rate of growth of irrigated area. 2. Diversify into high value output such as fruits, flowers etc. 3. Give one time financial assistance of Rs. 15 lakhs to all the small farmers. (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Only 3 (e) All 1, 2 and 3


36. Which of the following is the correct definition of ‘STS-122’ a mission / plan which was in news in recent past ?

(a) It is the NASA’s Space mission planed in December 2007 (b) It is the UNO’s plan to fight spread of AIDS in India/ Africa (c) It is the action plan prepared by the US army to help Iraq in its rebuilding (d) It is the mission launched by the G-8 forum to fight climatic changes in years to come 37. Which of the following countries has rejected the proposal to provide freedom to

Kosovo as proposed by the European Union? (a) France (b) Russia (c) Germany (d) Italy (e) Britain 38. ‘Kyoto Protocol’ which was a topic of discussion in G-8 Summit is going to expire

in the year- (a) 2028 (b) 2015 (c) 2020 (d) 2025 (e) 2012 39. What is the average growth rate fixed for 11th Plan period? (a) 8% (b) 9% (c) 10% (d) 11% (e) None of these 40. A power plant being developed by India in close vicinity of ‘Neelam valley’ has

created a controversy between India and - (a) Bangladesh (b) Nepal (c) Myanmar (d) Pakistan (e) China 41. ‘E-Courts’ project launched by the President of India in July 2007 will help

judiciary to dispose of court cases in a fast manner. The three-phase plan is scheduled to be completed in the period of --

(a) 2 years (b) 3 years (c) 5 years (d) 7 years (e) 10 years 42. Which of the following organizations was awarded the ‘National Award for

Prevention of Pollution 2007’? (a) ONGC (Hazira Plant) (b) HPCL (Gujarat Unit) (c) Tarapore Atomic Power Plant (TAPP) (d) Reliance Petroleum (Jamnagar) (e) None of these


43. As per the 11th plan proposals, the centre’s funding in ‘Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan’ is changed from earlier 75% to-

(a) 33% (b) 40% (c) 50% (d) 55% (e) 60% 44. We frequently read in news-papers about Basel Norms to be implemented in the

Banking Industry. Besides this there is one more field/ area in which Basel Convention is in force. Which is this area/ field?

(a) Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste (b) Sale of Weapons of Mass Destruction (c) Sale of Nuclear technology for Peaceful usages (d) Control of AIDS and Malaria in African countries (e) None of these 45. Wellknown actor of Hindi films Shah Rukh Khan was honoured by the ‘Order of

the Arts and Literature Award’ of - (a) Germany (b) USA (c) France (d) Britain (e) Canada 46. Which of the following countries has decided to build the country’s first ’Nuclear

Power Plant’ likely to be in operation by 2020? (a) Nepal (b) Bhutan (c) Indonesia (d) Thailand (e) None of these 47. Nepal has decided to hold its General elections in which of the following months so

that consistency and stability can be achieved in the country? (a) September 2007 (b) November 2007 (c) December 2007 (d) February 2008 (e) None of these 48. Which of the following days is observed as ‘National Sports Day’ in India? (a) July 29 (b) August 29 (c) September 29 (d) October 29 (e) December 29 49. Umaru Yar Adua has become the new- (a) Prime Minister of Nigeria (b) President of Nigeria (c) Prime Minister of Tanzania (d) President of Tanzania (e) Deputy Secretary General of UNO 50. Which of the following States has launched a Rs. 6,000 crores ‘Sujalam Sufalam’

irrigation –cum-water supply project? (a) Gujarat (b) Uttar Pradesh


(c) Bihar (d) Tamil Nadu (e) None of these


ANSWER KEYS

1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (e) 6. (a) 7. (b) 8. (e) 9. (d) 10. (e)

11. (e) 12. (e) 13. (c) 14. (c) 15. (e) 16. (c) 17. (a) 18. (b) 19. (a) 20. (b)

21. (c) 22. (c) 23. (e) 24. (a) 25. (e) 26. (c) 27. (a) 28. (b) 29. (e) 30. (a)

31. (c) 32. (d) 33. (b) 34. (c) 35. (c) 36. (a) 37. (b) 38. (e) 39. (b) 40. (d)

41. (c) 42. (a) 43. (c) 44. (a) 45. (c) 46. (d) 47. (b) 48. (b) 49. (b) 50. (a)


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