Tuesday, December 6, 2011

IBPS CWE Clerical 04/11/2011 General Awareness Questions

1. Headquarter of IAEA?-Vienna, Austria
2. LAF – Liqudity Adjustment Facility
3. Who can cancel demand draft ?
4. Who is the newly Honary lt. of Territorial Army – Abhnav bindra
5. What is Repo? – 7.5 Basis point
6. Who can deal in foreign exchanges
7. Foreign Minister of Pakistan – Hina Rabbani Khar
8. Who governs International Monetary Fund – Christine Lagarde
9. Rajya Sabha membr & renowned politician -
10. Which is not a Bank? –SEBI
11. Book not written by chetan bhagat?-
12. Who preside Rajya Sabha – Vice President
13. Lalkrishna Advani – Member of Loksabha
14. Foreign minister of China – Yang Jiechi
15. CRR & SLR – Cash Reserve Ration (6%) and Statutory Liquidity Ratio (24%)
16. Leonel Messi related to which famous game?-Football
17. Which of the following is a internation sport?- Polo
18. Who is president of italy?- Georgiano nepolitano
19. Largest producer of Rice?-China
20. How financial inclusion can be achieved?
21. President of Srilanka – Mahinda Rajapaksa
22. Largest producer of Jute?-Bangladesh
23. What is L in LCA tejas developed by HAL?-Light combact aircraft
24. India gave financial aid to which of its neighbour?-mozambic as other all option are developed countries
25. Trophy related to football?- Santosh Trophy
26. How financial inclusion can be achieved?
27. Wimbledon related to which game?-Lawn tennis
28. Who can cancel demand draft? – Issuer Bank
29. Which is not the function of bank? – Postal money order
30. Which is not a public sector company?
31. Which is the scheme launched by government?
32. Which country was affected badly by economic crisis? – Greece / USA
33. Where does atlantic ocean damage frequently?
34. Sodium chloride used daily – table salt
35. Author of book last man in tower – Arvind adiga
36. Bank can borrow overnight from RBI is called?
37. How was prime minister when nationalization of bank toke place – Indira Ghandi
38. Largest Milk producing country -India
39. Highest population country -China
40. New country just formed – South Sudan
41. Railway Minister – Dinesh trivedi
42. Currency of Iran – Iranian Rial
43. NBFC – Non Banking Financial Companies
44. AQB Average Quarterly Balance
45. FEMA – Foreign Exchange Management Act
46. CDSL – Central Depository Services (India) Limited
47. What does R stands for in MGNREGA? – Rural (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act)
48. Chief minister of West bengal – Mamata Banerjee
49. When the banks were nationalised who was the prime minister of india? – Indira Gandhi
50. which bank largest overseas branches - State Bank Of India
51. If a loan stops earning income then it is called? – Bad Loan
52. What is overdraft? – A deficit in a bank account caused by drawing more money than the account holds.
53. BRICS – Brazil, Russia, India,China and South Africa
54. If a person wants to open an account with his wife who will be able to operate it after his death then which account can be opened?
55. Who was the president of Nepal prior to Dr. Ram Baran Yadav? – Girija Prasad Koirala
56. Which element is used to produce nuclear energy?
57. Who represented india in general assembly of United Nationa? PM manmohansingh
58. which is not a country?-London
59. Who got 2011 Noble for Literature? – Thomas Transtromer
60. Question related to recurring deposit?
61. Vishav khad Divas- 26 oct
62. Bank can borrow overnight from rbi is called?-Repo rate
63. Who cannt open a current account?-all can open (Minor Cann’t)
64. Who can cancel demand draft?-nobody only cheque can be
65. Which is not the function of bank- postal money order
66. What is base rate?-below which bank cant lend
67. Which is not a public sector company?-Hindalco its Aditya birla group company
68. Which is the scheme launched by government ?
69. Which is the Health Scheme ? - Asha
70. Which country was affected badly by economic crisis?-USA
71. Where does atlantic ocean damage frequently?-USA all other options were related to pacific and indian ocean.
72. RRBs controlled by - NABARD
73. BCCI cricketer of 2011 - Sachin Tendulkar
74. What is current rate on saving acc- none of these as RBI left control on rate fixation 4% minimum which option was not avilable there
75. Permenent member of SCO-Shanghai Cooperation Organisation- China
76. Indian bank with Highest no. of foreing branches? SBI (157) and BOB (78 in Aug 2010)
77. Who is the MP from Amethi Lok Sabha constituency ? – Rahul Gandhi
78. Senior Citizen’s age - 75 years
79. Clean Bowled Associated with - Cricket

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

General Awareness Section of IBPS Clerk exam on 27th November 2011 in the morning shift:

1). With which sport is Sania Nehwal Associated ? - Badminton
2). With which sport is Ranji Trophy Related ? - Cricket
3). M.S Alhuwalia was recently preseted with which Award ? - Padmasree,Padmabushan..,Bharat
4). Which country is the largest producer of Jute? - Orissa
5). The 2016 summer Olympics are scheduled to held in which country? - Brazil
6). Which among the following countries is a member of G-8?
7). When is Ozone Day Celebrated ? - Sep 16th
8). Who has recently been appointed the PM of South Sudan ? - Omer Hassan al-Bashir
9). Who has recently been appointed the PM of Japan ? - Yoshihiko Noda
10). 2 questions are asked on "checques" ?
11). What is the meaning of Non-performing assets ? - NPA - A loan or lease that is not meeting its stated principal and interest payments.
12). It is mandatory for all banks to follow the rules of which Act? - KYC (Know Your Customer)
13). In BR act,what is the meaning of term "R" ? - Banking Regulation Act
14). The Ownerships of the bank is under… jointly owned by Gov tog India and RBI
15). Which of the following award in music is given by Government of Madhya Pradesh?
- Kalidas Sammam Award
16). One question is asked on Teesta dispute of INDIA and Bangladesh? West Bengal
17). NEFT and RTGS are---? They are Electronic Fund Transfer system
18). What is the full form of ETS in banking terms ? - EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME
19). One question is asked on Books and Authors ? book written by maxim gorky -- mother
20). Who is present Ex officio chairman ship in Rajya Sabha..?
21). Which state is the largest producer of Iron Ore in India ?
22). The major Objective of UNESCO is ? Education,science and culture..
23). Head Quarters of World Bank are Located at ? - Washoington DC
24). Which bank has the largest no of branches and ATM`s in India? - SBI
25). Which current India gave license to use for exporting the goods? - Yen,japan currency
26). What is the full form of NET in Banking terms ?
27 )indian Atomic scientist - Homi bhaba
28) central drug research Institute - Lucknow

IBPS CLERK 27-11-2011 EVENING SHIFT :

1. What is Repo Rate??
(a) It is the rate at which RBI gives loans to its prime customers.
(b) It is the rate at which RBI gives loans to poor people.
(c) It is the rate at which commercial banks borrows rupees from RBI.
(d) It is the rate at which RBI borrows rupees from Commercial banks. (e) None
2. N Rangaswamy is the new CM of Puducherry, he actually belongs to which party.?
(a) BSP (b) BJP (c) All India NR Congress. (d) AIADMK (e) UDF
3. Who is Union Agriculture Minister at present.
(a) Rajiv Kumar Shukla. (b) Sharad Pawar (c) Jairam Ramesh (d) Shashi Tharor
4. Define KYC in banking sector.
(a) Know Your Customer. b) Know Your Consumer. (c) Know Your Collapse.
5. Which is the Central Bank to the Government in India.
(a) SBI (b) RBI (c) ICICI (d) SEBI (e) None.
6. NPA stands for - Non Performing Asset.
7. Financial Inclusion means
(a) Including every Indian citizen financially.
b) Providing banking services to metropolitan areas.
(c) Special scheme for senior citizens.
(d) Special scheme for government employees. (e) None
8. India recently with which country sign land border dispute agreement.
(a) Nepal b) Bangladesh (c) Pakistan (d) China (e) None
9. Who is the new president of Singapore.
(a) Tony Tane (b) Robbert Zoellick (c) Domnique Strauss kan (d) Yoshihiko Noda
10. Bulls and Bears is related with
(a) Cricket (b) Football (c) Shares (d) Chess (e) None
11. Gagan Narang is recently honored with
(a) Sita Puraskar (b) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award. (c) Dronacharya Award
12. RTGS means
(a) Money transfer from one branch to another branch of the same Bank.
(b) Money transfer from one branch to another branch of the different Bank.
(c) Money transfer from one Country to another country.
(d) Does not transfer money. (e) None
13. Who is Dipika Kumari.
(a) Famous Archer. (b) Famous Swimmer. (c) Famous Cricketer.
(d) Famous Discuss Thrower. (e) None
14. Which award is given in cinema sector.
(a) Pritkzer Prize. (b) Dada Saheb Phalke award (c) Nehru Trophy
(d) Man Booker Prize. (e) None
15. In SEZ what does S stands for.
(a) Special (b) Simple (c) Stagnant (d) Stiff (e) None
16. Nationalized Banks are also called as
(a) Public Sector banks. (b) Private Sector banks. (c) Corporate banks. (d) MFI.
17. Where is the headquarter of International organization IAEA?
(a) Vienna (b) Washington DC (c) Russia. (d) England
18. Which Government scheme is related to Health Services.
(a) ASHA (b) Jeevan Arogya (c) Swabhimaan (d) SABLA
19. Which person is also called as a father of Green Revolution.
(a) Dr. MS Swaminanthan. (b) Dr. Ella Bhatt.
(c) Dr. Vijay Mallya. (d) Dr. Siddartha Mukherjee
20. Which country is NOT related with OPEC group.
(a) China (b) Kuwait (c) Iran (d) UAE
21. Nirumpama Rao is recently appointed as an Indian ambassador to__________
(a) UK (b) USA (c) Russia (d) UAE (e) Kuwait
22. Which credit rating company is recently in news.
(a) UNCTAD (b) UNDP
(c) Standard & Poor’s (d) IAEA (e) ADB
23. Teachers Day is celebrated on_____
(a) 5th of September. (b) 5th of November. (c) 5th of December. (d) 5th of August.
24. Currency of Iran is
(a) Real (b) Peso (c) Euro (d) Dollar (e) Lira25. Which one is a private sector bank.
(a) IDBI (b) Bank of Rajasthan (c) HDFC (d) SIDBI (e) None
26. ILO stands for (a) International Labour Organization.
27. Which one of the following is not related with Hockey. - Sultan Azlan Shah.

General Awareness Section of IBPS Clerk exam on 27th November 2011 in the morning shift:

1). With which sport is Sania Nehwal Associated ? - Badminton
2). With which sport is Ranji Trophy Related ? - Cricket
3). M.S Alhuwalia was recently preseted with which Award ? - Padmasree,Padmabushan..,Bharat
4). Which country is the largest producer of Jute? - Orissa
5). The 2016 summer Olympics are scheduled to held in which country? - Brazil
6). Which among the following countries is a member of G-8?
7). When is Ozone Day Celebrated ? - Sep 16th
8). Who has recently been appointed the PM of South Sudan ? - Omer Hassan al-Bashir
9). Who has recently been appointed the PM of Japan ? - Yoshihiko Noda
10). 2 questions are asked on "checques" ?
11). What is the meaning of Non-performing assets ? - NPA - A loan or lease that is not meeting its stated principal and interest payments.
12). It is mandatory for all banks to follow the rules of which Act? - KYC (Know Your Customer)
13). In BR act,what is the meaning of term "R" ? - Banking Regulation Act
14). The Ownerships of the bank is under… jointly owned by Gov tog India and RBI
15). Which of the following award in music is given by Government of Madhya Pradesh?
- Kalidas Sammam Award
16). One question is asked on Teesta dispute of INDIA and Bangladesh? West Bengal
17). NEFT and RTGS are---? They are Electronic Fund Transfer system
18). What is the full form of ETS in banking terms ? - EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME
19). One question is asked on Books and Authors ? book written by maxim gorky -- mother
20). Who is present Ex officio chairman ship in Rajya Sabha..?
21). Which state is the largest producer of Iron Ore in India ?
22). The major Objective of UNESCO is ? Education,science and culture..
23). Head Quarters of World Bank are Located at ? - Washoington DC
24). Which bank has the largest no of branches and ATM`s in India? - SBI
25). Which current India gave license to use for exporting the goods? - Yen,japan currency
26). What is the full form of NET in Banking terms ?
27 )indian Atomic scientist - Homi bhaba
28) central drug research Institute - Lucknow

Monday, August 8, 2011

General Awareness for Bank Clerks & POs

1. Which bank in April 2011 completed the acquisition of erstwhile Memon Co-operative Bank Ltd.,?
1) Bank of Baroda 2) Indian Bank 2) Union Bank 4) Canra Bank 5) Central Bank
2. Which bank in March 2011 unveiled its first Solar powered. Voice enable Biometric Rural ATM in Ludhiyana?
1) PNB 2) Union Bank of India 3) City Bank 4) Bank of Baroda 5) Indian Bank
3. According to data by the Income Tax Department. ____Income tax refunded to fiscal year 2010-11 to tax payers across the country?
1) Rs. 50000 2) Rs. 60000 3) Rs. 64000 4) Rs. 70000 5) Rs. 72000
4. Who among the following is appointed as the Chairman of Microsoft India?
1) Bhaskar Pramanik 2) Ravi Ahuja 3) Prabhat Kumar 4) Anil Garg 5) Anuj Shukla
5. ‘Swabhiman’ scheme launched is associated with
1) Rural Women Rights 2) Rural Old people Care
3) Rural Banking 4) Rural Food Security (5) None of these
6. Kolkata Metro has been declared as separate zone of Railways. Now the total number of Railway Zones has gone upto
1) 16 2) 17 3) 18 4) 19 (5) None of these
7. In order to mitigate cyclonic impact in India. India recently signed a pack with
1) IMF 2) World Bank 3) ADB (4) WTO 5) None of these
8. India recently finalized deal on the sharing of Teesta and Reni River water with
1) Myanmar 2) Bangladesh 3) Pakistan 4) Nepal (5) None of these
9. CSO in its advance estimates for the year 2010-11 puts country’s GDP (at factor cost) growth rate at
1) 8.0% 2) 8.2% 3) 8.4% 4) 8.6% (5) None of these
10. What is weightage of food beverages and tobacco item group in newly introduced All India Consumer Price Index?
1) 59.31% 2) 37.15% 3) 49.71% 4) 51.71% (5) None of these
11. The base year taken to newly introduced All India CPI. Rural CPI and Urban CIP is
1) 2004-05 2) 2006-07 3) 2009-10 4) 2010 (5) None of these
12. The Central government has raised allocation under Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLAD) scheme from Rs. 2 crore to
1) Rs. 3 crore 2) Rs. 4 crore 3) Rs. 5 crore 4) Rs. 6 crore (5) None of these
13. In an attempt to deal with the use of black money in elections in India, the maximum poll expenditure for parliamentary constituencies has been increased to___and to___for assembly constituencies.
1) Rs. 30 lakh, Rs. 12 lakh 2) Rs. 35 lakh, Rs. 14 lakh
3) Rs. 40 lakh, Rs. 16 lakh 4) Rs. 45 lakh, Rs. 18 lakh (5) None of these
14. As a part of the wildlife conservation efforts in Nepal and India, a new association by the name SAVE was launched recently. The objective of SAVE is to conserve
1) Vultures 2) Tigers 3) Parrots 4) Elephants (5) None of these
15. Salman Bashir is the foreign secretary of
1) India 2) Bangladesh 3) Pakistan 4) Afghanistan (5) None of these
16. The new Secretary General of SAARC is
1) Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed 2) Sheelkant Sharma
3) N.S. Naqvi (4) Nirmalanand (5) None of these
17. Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) are owned by
I. Their Sponsor Bank II. Government of the State where they are located. III. Union Government
1) I only 2) I and II only 3) II and III only 4) I, II and III (5) None of these
18. Which of the following bank has provided each withdrawal facility from Point of Sale (PoS) through debit card to its customers?
1) AXIS Bank 2) HDFC Bank 3) ICICI Bank 4) SBI (5) None of these
19. Which of the following document(s) is/are considered as officially valid document to satisfy KYC norms for opening a Bank account?
(A) Passport (B) PAN (C) Aadhar number issued by Unique Identification Authority of India.
1) Only (A) 2) Only(B) 3) Only (A) & (B) 4) All (A),(B) & (C)(5) None of these
20. As per the reports in some international financial newspapers which of the following countries lended more money to others than the World Bank.
1) USA 2) Russia 3) China 4) UK 5) Australia
21. Which of the following programmes is launched by the Govt. of India for school going children?
1) Bharat Nirman 2) ASHA 3) Mid Day Meals 4) Kutir Jyothi 5) Operation Flood
22. Which of the following is NOT a Govt. sponsored organization?
1) Small Industries Development Bank of India 2) NABARD
3) National Housing Bank 4) ICICI Bank 5) All are Govt. sponsored
23. Which of the following programmes is being implemented in all the districts of the country?
1) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan 2) Navodaya Vidhyalay
3) Ultra Mega Power Project 4) Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidythikaran Yojana 5) None
24. Fiscal Policy is concerned with which of the following?
1) Export and Import 2) Public Revenue and Expenditure 3) Issue of Currency
4) Population Control 5) Education for all
25. As per Union Budget 2011-12, for tax purposes person above 80 years of age will be categorized as
1) Old Citizen 2) Non Tax Payers 3) Senior Citizen 4) Super Senior Citizen 5) Special Tax Payers
26. Bharat Nirman Yojana is associated with the development of which of the following?
1) Urban Infrastructure 2) Rural Infrastructure 3) Bridges and roads 4) Information technology 5) None of these
27. Which of the following is the apex institution which handles refinance for agriculture and rural development in India?
1) RBI 2) SIDBI 3) NABARD 4) SEBI 5) None of these
28. Foreign Exchange Reserves of India are kept in the custody of which of the following?
1) International Bank for Reconstruction and development 2) International Monetary fund
3) Government Treasury 4) Reserve Bank of India 5) SBI
29. Which of the following services is NOT provided by the post offices in India?
1) Savings Bank Scheme 2) Retailing of Mutual Funds
3) Sale of Stamps 4) Issuance of Demand Drafts 5) Life Insurance cover
30. The Experts Group chaired by the Prime Minister’s Economic Advidsory Council Chairman, C. Rangarajan, favors mandatory entitlement of subsidized foodgrains to the ‘priority’ category, Priority category means:
1) Below the Poverty Line 2) Above the Poverty Line 3) Creamy Layer 4) None creamy layer 5) None of these
31. Which of the following is NOT a part of India’s Money Market?
1) Bill Market 2) Call Money Market 3) Banks 4) Mutual Funds 5) Indian Gold Council
32. NRI Day is observed on which of the following days?
1) 9th February 2) 9th January 3) 19th February 4) 19th March 5) 9th March
33. Which of the following is the Regulator of the credit rating agencies in India
1) RBI 2) SBI 3) SEBI 4) SIDBI 5) None of these
34. State Financial Corporations give assistance mainly to develop which of the following?
1) Small and medium scale industries 2) Agricultural sector 3) Cotton industry 4) Large scale industries 5) Coal mines
35. Which of the following terms is used in Banking?
1) Epieenter 2) Pascal’s Law 3) Currency 4) Centre of Gravity 5) Latitude
36. Teaser Rates are related to which of the following types of loans?
1) Home loans 2) Personal Loans 3) Auto Loans 4) Reverse Mortgage Loans 5) Crop Loans
37. Which of the following is the largest stock exchange of India?
1) Delhi 2) Ahmedabad 3) Mumbai 4) Kolkata 5) None of these
38. Saina Nehwal who was in news recently is associated with the game of__
1) Basket Ball 2) Tennis 3) Cricket 4) Chess 5) Badminton
39. Booker Prize is given for contribution in the field of
1) Politics 2) Sports 3) Literature 4) Cinema 5) None of these
40. EURO is the monetary unit of
1) Iran 2) Iraq 3) China 4) Italy 5) Japan
41. Which of the following possesses magnetic property
1) Chromium 2) Copper 3) Iron 4) Silver 5) Lead
42. Which of the following is NOT decided by the Reserve Bank of India
1) SLR 2) CRR 3) Bank Rate 4) Repo Rate 5) Inflation
43. Who amongst the following is a famous chess player of International repute?
1) Rajnikanth 2) Sania Mirza 3) Tiger Woods 4) Koneru Humpy 5) Yuvaraj Singh
44. Nobel Prize is NOT given in which of the following fields?
1) Physics 2) Chemistry 3) Medicine 4) Economics 5) Sports
45. Expand the term EEFC A/c
1) Exchange Earners’ Foreign Currency Accounts 2) Export Earners’ Foreign Currency Accounts
3) Exchange Earners’ Forward Contract Accounts 4) Export Earners’ Forward Contract Accounts
46. According to Economic Survey, which one of the following is the biggest global economic power in the world
1) China 2) USA 3) Japan 4) Britain 5) India
47. The Government has decided to amend the Banking Companies Act to give public sector banks, the Rights of Passage. What is a Rights of Passage?
1) The banks can raise equity capital through rights issue
2) The banks can seize the bypothecated goods 3) The banks can raise tier I capital 4) The banks can issue innovative Perpetual Bonds 5) None of these
48. Which one of the following organizations sets targets for various Ministries in India?
1) Department of Expenditure 2) Department of Economic Affairs
3) Department of Revenue 4) The Planning Commission 5) None of these
49. In the unique member issued by UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India), how many digits are there?
1) 9 2) 10 3) 11 4) 12 5) None of these
50. The Kumbha Mela takes place in which of the following cities in Maharashtra?
1) Solapur 2) Shirdi 3) Ratrangiri 4) Pandharpur 5) Nashik

Sunday, January 23, 2011

SBH CLERICLE 16-01-2011 MORNING SHIFT CURRENT AFFAIRS

SBH GENERAL AWARENESS, 16-01-2011, MORNING SHIFT
Q1) Hilary Clinton who was on India tour, is...
ans: US secretary of state

Q2) Which trophy is related to cricket?
Ans: Duleep trophy

Q3)Which is food crop?
Ans: maize

Q4)Retirement age of the judges increased to
Ans: 65 years

Q5) Shushil kumar is related to
Ans: Wrestling

Q6) Which of the following award is related to sport?
Ans: Arjuna Award

Q7)Which of the following game organised in delhi october 2010?
Ans: CWG 2010

Q8) In AFSPA word s stands for is
Ans: Special. AFSPA: Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act

Q9) In Western countries most of the banks closed because of
Ans: Global slow down, recession.

Q10)Which of the following has never being governer of india
Ans: Arup roy choudhary

Q11) As per monetry policy by RBI there is no change in...
ans: Pulse rate

Q12) Which of these term is a financial term
ans: deflation

Q13 Director of movie Peepli Live is
Ans: Anusha Rijvi

Q14 Salt chemical formula is...
ans: Sodium chloride

Q15 Which fruit contains vitamin C?
ans: lemon juice

Q16) Operation New Dawn is associated with
Ans: Iraq

Q17) Name of Kiran Desai novel is
ans: Inheritance of loss

Q18)Rohan Bopana related to which game?
ans: Lawn Tennis

Q19)Ayodhya issue is in which state
Ans: Uttar pradesh

Q20) there is no Stock exchange in?
Ans: Udiapur

Q21)exporters risk aid given by?
Ans: ECGC. Export Credit Guarantee Corporation

Q22) Tembhli village in
Ans: Maharashtra

Q23)3G…….g stands for?
Generation.
We asked this question in in our current affairs 2011

sections as well. Bingo

Q24) Mota Singh…..?
Ans: UK's first Sikh and Asian judge,

Q25) AIBA women's world boxing hosted by ?
Ans: Barbados

Q26)Jimena Navarrete Belongs to which Country ?
Ans: Mexico. she is Miss Universe 2010

Q27)who is not worked as RBI Governor ?
ans: Arup Roy choudhary

Q28) Which PM helped Bangladesh to get Freedom ?
ans: Indira Gandhi

Q29) UAE currency?
ans: Emirati dirham

Q30) SSF unorganised sector……?
Ans: Rikshaw pullers