IBPS Bank PO Clerical and Specialists Officers Previous Years General Awareness Questions with Answers

IBPS Bank PO Clerical and Specialists Officers Previous Years  General Awareness Questions with Answers

1.Which 3 eminent persons nominated by the government for as members of Rajya Sabha on April 26, 2012 ?
Ans:-1) Sachin Tendulkar

         2)Actress Rekha

         3)Industrialist Anu Aga

2. Which indian Bollywood actress passed away recently ?
Ans:- Achla Sachdev

3. Who won India Open badminton 2012 Men’s singles title ?
Ans:- Shon Wan Ho (South Korea)

4. Who won India Open badminton 2012 Women’s singles title ?
Ans:- Li Xuerui(China)

5. Who won 6 NTR National Literary Award ?
Ans:- Ashokamitran (Tamil writer)

6. Name of new web-enabled mobile Phone launched by Nokia ?
Ans:- Asha 202

7. Who win 28th Asian snooker title ?
Ans:- Aditya Mehta (defeated Pankaj Advani)

8. Who has been elected as New President of France ?
Ans:- Francois Hollande (defeating the incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy)

9. Who became the first batsman to hit five consecutive Twenty20 half-centuries ?
Ans:- Virender Sehwag (In IPL-5)

10. Who were awarded with Kalpana Chawla excellence award on 6 May 2012 ?
Ans:- Miss India World Vinya Mishra and actress Sushma Seth

11. Which indian discus thrower created a new national record bywinning the silver medal at the Altius Track Crew Throwdown meet in Maui Island, Hawaii ?
Ans:- Krishna Poonia (64.76 meters)

12. Who became the first-ever batsman to cross 2000 runs in the Indian Premier League ?
Ans:- Suresh Raina

13. Who has re-appointed as Attorney General of india ?
Ans:- Goolam E.Vahanvati

14. Which missile was successfully test-fired by pakistan on May 2012 ?
Ans:- Hatf III Ghaznavi missile (Range – 290 km)

15. What is HSRP ?
Ans:- High Security Registration number Plates

16. when was India’s first Parliament session held ?
Ans:- 13th May, 1952 ( On 13 may, 2012 Indian Parliament celebrate 60th anniversary)

17. When was the World red cross day celebrated ?
Ans:- May 8th (every year)

18. Who won Junior Hockey World Cup 2012 ?
Ans:- Malaysia (defeated Pakistan)

19. Which mobile manufacturer became Number One Mobile Company in the World ?
Ans:- Samsung (Korean mobile company)

20. Who is elected as new chairman of Atomic Energy Commission of India ?
Ans:- Dr.Ratan Kumar Sinha

21. Who has been elected New Chairman of the Standing Committee of Parliament on Personnel Public Grievances, Law and Justice ?
Ans:- Shantaram Naik

22. Which 2 Indian women Squash Players won the 16th Asian Team Squash Championship in Kuwait?
Ans:- Dipika Pallikal (ranked 14th) and Joshna Chinnappa (ranked 71st)

23. Name of The joint exercise carried out by the Army and the Indian Air Force in the desert of Rajasthan ?
Ans:- Operation Shoorveer

24. Who has been elected as Chair of the ADB’s( Asian Development Bank) Board of Governors, India ?
Ans:- Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee

25. Who was sworn in as Russian president for 3rd time ?
Ans:- Vladimir Putin

26. who has been selected as the brand ambassador of ‘Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan’ (a programme of the rural development ministry to spread awareness about sanitation and cleanliness in india) ?
Ans:- Vidya Balan

27. Who became the 1st player to win Barcelona title for 7 times?
Ans:- Rafael Nadal

28. Which English tean won 2012 FA Cup Final ?
Ans:- Chelsea (defeat Liverpool by 2-1)

29. Who has been conferred with his first American Honorary Doctorate by the Miami University ?
Ans:- A.R.Rahman

30. Which 3 northeastern Indian states will have its own high courts?
Ans:- Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya

31. Who won the Madrid Masters woman single’s title 2012 ?
Ans:- Serena Williams

32. Who won the men single’s Madrid Masters title 2012 ?
Ans:- Roger Federer

33. Who became World’s Oldest Women to climb the Mount Everest the world’s highest mountain peak ?
Ans:- Tamae Watanabe (73-year-old)

34. Who became the youngest Indian to win Asian Chess Championship 2012 ?
Ans:- Primarjan Negi (Negi is also the third Indian after Krishnan Sasikaran (2003), Surya Sekhar Ganguly (2009) and Pendyala Harikishna (2011) to win the Asian title.)

35. Who has been appointed as TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) chairman for a 3 year term ?
Ans:- Rahul Khullar

36. Who is sworn in as the 24th President of France ?
Ans:- Francois Hollande

37. Who is sworn in as the Prime Minister of France?
Ans:- Jean-Marc Ayrault

38. Which football club won the 2012 English Premier League Championship after 44 years ?
Ans:- Manchester city

39. Who won the Football Champions League 2012 ?
Ans:- Chelesa

40. where was held 38th G-8 summit recently(May -2012) ?
Ans:- Camp David, Maryland (USA)

41. Who sworn in as the 19th Governor of Rajasthan ?
Ans:- Margaret Alva

42. Who won the men’s Rome Masters (Italian Open ) 2012 for a record 6th time?
Ans:- Rafael Nadal (Spain)

43. Who won the women’s Rome Masters 2012 (Italian Open) for 2nd time?
Ans:- Maria Sharapova (russia)

44. Who won the Men’s doubles Rome Masters 2012 title?
Ans:- Marcel Garnollers and Marc Lopez

45. Who won the Women’s doubles Rome Masters 2012 title?
Ans:- Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci

46. Name of the bollywood movie, which has figured in the TIME magazine’s 10 greatest movies of the millenium ?
Ans:- Devdas (directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali)

47. Who is set to be India’s next football coach ?
Ans:- Wim Koevermans (former Dutch central defender)

48. Which indigenously built Missile was test- fired by india, at Chandipur, Odisha on 24 May 2012 ?
Ans:- Akash missile

49. Who won Indian Premier League Season 5 (IPL 2012) ?
Ans:- Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated the Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

50. Who won won the Man of the Tournament award in IPL 2012 ?
Ans:- Sunil Naraine (KKR)

51. Who won Orange Cap(highest run getter) of IPL-2012 ?
Ans:- Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers Banglore) – 733 runs

52. Who Won Purple Cap (highest wicket- taker) of IPL 2012 ?
Ans:- Morne Morkel (Delhi Daredevils) – 25 wickets ( for IPL-2012 Awards List – Click Here)

53. Who won the Chennai Open 2012 Squash title ?
Ans:- Joshna Chinappa

54. Who won FIDE World Chess Championship 2012 title for the record fifth time ?
Ans:- Vishwanathan Anand (defeated Boris Gelfand-isreal)

55. Who became the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Myanmar after 25 years ?
Ans:- Dr.Manmohan Singh

56. Who won the 66th Santosh Trophy?
Ans:- Services team against Tamil Nadu

57. What is current economic growth rate of india in the January-March quarter of 2011-12 ?
Ans:- 5.3 percent (The figure is lowest in the past 9 years.)

58. Who assumed the charge as the 25th Chief of the Indian Army ?
Ans:- General Bikram Singh (He succeeded General V K Singh.)

59. As per Latest India state of forest Report 2011, Which indian state has the maximum forest cover area in Country ?
Ans:- Madhya Pradesh

60. 2012 summer olympic games is of which Olympiad ?
Ans:- 30th (XXX) Olympiad


61. India conducted its first underground nuclear test ?
Ans. Rajasthan

62. Which of the following states in India is the largest in area?

Ans. Madhya Pradesh

63. A large sized nitrogenous plant based on the gas supplied through Hazira-Bijapur-Jagdishpur pipeline is being set up at ?

Ans. Hazira

64. Fazilka-Abohar region is noted for ?

Ans.prosperous cotton textile industry

65. In which industry is sal wood used mostly?

Ans. Railway sleepers

66. Which of the following is the principal reason for the concentration of heavy industries in the South Bihar region?
Ans. Availability of raw materials in the region

67. Out of the following, India earns the maximum foreign exchange from the export of ?

Ans. Handicrafts

68. Kandla, situated on the Gulf of Kachchh, is well known for which of the following?

Ans. Export processing zone

69. The main centre of diamond cutting industry in India is ?
Ans.Jaipur


70. The Himalayan region inspite of having raw material for paper and pulp industry could not develop so far. Which of the following is the most important factor for this?

Ans. Poor means of transport in the region


71. As per the latest figures available, out of the total sugar production in India, Maharashtra contributes about ______
Ans. 23%

72. Where is the Hindustan Shipyard located?

Ans. Vishakhapatnam

73. The ‘satellite freight city’ is being developed near which of the following cities?

Ans. Gurgaon

74. Which of the following states accounts for the largest share of industrial production and capital investment?

Ans.Maharashtra

75. Consider the following statements:

The Rourkela steel plant obtains

1. hydel power from the Hirakud dam

2. coking coal from Jharia coalfields

3. iron ore from Baba Budon hills

Of these statements, the correct ones are:

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 1 and3

(c) 2 and 3

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans. (c)

76. A group of tourists is interested in visiting some beaches in India. Which of the following groups of cities would you suggest?

A. Calcutta, Bangalore, Baroda

B. Ahmedabad, Ranchi, Hyderabad

C. Bombay, Goa, Madras

(a) Only A

(b) Only B

(c) Only C

(d) Both A and B

(e) Both A and C

Ans. (c)

77. Which of the following cities is situated on the bank of river Saryu ?

Ans.Ayodhya

78. Railway rolling stock is not manufactured at _____

Ans.Ahmedabad

79. Of the following cities, which one is situated along the banks of river Sabarmati?

Ans. Ahmedabad

80 .Which industry in India was worst affected be cause of the partition?
Ans.Jute and Cotton

81. Which of the following cities is known as ‘Pink City’?
Ans.Jaipur

82. Indian Standard Time is the time at which of the following longitudes East of Greenwich?

Ans. 82 .5 °

83. Which of the following places is not associated with India’s space programme?

Ans. Trombay


84. Garo and Khasi tribes are mainly found in ___

Ans.Meghalaya

85. In terms of the area of the countries, India ranks in the world.

Ans.7th

86. Which is the most urbanized state in India?

Ans:Maharashtra

87. In addition to the entire Union Territory of Delhi, the National Capital Region covers parts of the states of

Ans. Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh

88. ‘Ghotul’, a tribal youth dormitory is found among the

Ans. M of Madhya Pradesh

89. Which one of the following organizations is responsible for production of topographical sheets?

Ans.Survey of India (501)

90. In terms of area, which of the following is the smallest state in India?

Ans.Sikkim

91. India’s oldest planetarium is located at

Ans. Calcutta

92. Consider the following satellites put into orbit by India

1. Bhaskara

2. INSAT-1 B

3. Rohini

4. APPLE

Ans. 2 and 4

93. What is SLV-3?

Ans. India’s space launching vehicle

94. Which one of the following is the most important reason for the establishment of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre at Thumba?

Ans.The sea is near to the place in the East, West and South directions.

95. The first submarine built by India is

Ans. INS Shalki

96. The satellite Aryabhatta was built at

Ans.Bangalore

97. In which of the following regions is ‘Dandakaranya’ located?

Ans.Orissa, MR and Andhra Pradesh

98. Onge tribe is mainly settled in which of the following States / Union Territories?
Ans.Meghalaya

99. Which of the following places is not associated with the launching of the space satellites?

Ans.Hassan

100. INSAT – 2B was launched from

Ans. Kourou

101.RBI, in its annual policy for 2011-12, has estimated the wholesale price inflation at about which among the following fractions by March 2012?
(A)5%
(B)6%( Ans)
(C)8%
(D)9%


102. Who amongst the following was India’s official candidate for the post of UNO’s Secretary General ?
(A) Mr. Shyam Saran
(B) Dr. C. Rangarajan
(C) Mr. Shashi Tharoor (Ans)
(D) Mr. Vijay Nambiar
(E) None of these


103. In India Census is done after a gap of every____________
(A) Five years
(B) Seven years
(C) Eight years
(D) Ten years(Ans)
(E) Fifteen years

104. Which of the following phenomenon is considered responsible for ‘Global Warming’?
(A) Greenhouse Gas Effect(Ans)
(B) Fox Fire
(C) Dry Farming
(D) Radioactivity
(E) None of these


105.Which of the following Satellites recently dedicated tonation helps Direct to Home Television Service in India ?
(A) Matsat
(B) Edusat
(C) Insat–4b(Ans)
(D) Insat–IB
(E) None of these


106. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently raised the interest rate on savings bank deposits and the repo rate by 50 basis points (bps). In this context, consider the following:
1. CASA Ratio
2. Net Interest Margin
Which among the above of the commercial banks would be affected by the above step taken by the Reserve Bank of India ?
(A)Only 1
(B)Only 2
(C)Both 1 & 2(Ans)
(D)Neither 1 nor 2


107.The purchase of shares and bonds of Indian companies by Foreign Institutional Investors is called ?
(A)FDI
(B)Portfolio Investment
(C)NRI Investment
(D)Foreign Indirect Investment (Ans)



108. In which year, the World Bank revised the common international poverty line to $1.25 at the 2005 purchasing power parity ?
(A)2006
(B)2007
(C)2008(Ans)
(D)2009

109.As per the recent estimates, India’s overall food grain production is expected to be 241.56 million tonnes, which is highest ever. Which among the following shares the maximum quantity in this ?
(A)Rice(Ans)
(B)Wheat
(C)Coarse cereals
(D)Maize


110. Recently RBI governor D Subbarao has pointed out that “recent global macro economic developments pose some risks to domestic growth.” What does he refer to by using the term “domestic growth”?
(A)Per Capita Income
(B)Gross Domestic Product(Ans)
(C)Net National product
(D)Net National Product per capita



111. Lending rates are expected to rise further in the coming months because the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to ………………….. Which among the following would fill the space correctly ?
(A)Increase policy rates (Ans)
(B)Decrease Policy Rates
(C)Conduct Open Market Operations
(D)Conduct Repo Auctions



112 .Recently we read in the newspapers that in the country , there are undoubtedly, negative risks to the fiscal deficit target of 4.6 per cent for 2011-12. Which among the following does not poses such risk to the fiscal deficit targets ?
(A)The higher Fuels, Food and Fertilizers prices
(B)Burden of Subsidy
(C)Low collection of Tax Revenue
(D)Lower external commercial borrowings(Ans)



113.What was the initial growth target of the Eleventh Plan (2007-08 to 2011-12) on an average a year ?
(A)7%
(B)8%
(C)9%(Ans)
(D)10%


114.In the first four years of the Eleventh Plan, Indian economy expanded by which among the following fractions?
(A)8.15%(Ans)
(B)8.30%
(C)8.45%
(D)8.65%


115. OPEC is a group of countries which are_______
(A) exporting oil(Ans)
(B) producting cotton
(C) rich and developed
(D) developing and poor
(E) nuclear powers


116.Recently we read in the newspapers that World Bank has now endorsed a longstanding proposal that governments should impose a carbon levy. What is Carbon Levy ?
(A)It’s a tax levied on jet and shipping fuel to finance climate change mitigation
(B)It’s a tax levied on carbon fuel(Ans)
(C)It’s a tax levied on production of fossil fuel and coal
(D)It’s a tax levied on production of coal only


117. Sandhyarani Devi Wangkhem, was a winner of a Silver Medal in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou , China . In which sports she won this medal ?
(A)Shooting
(B)Taekwando
(C)Squash
(D)Wushu(Ans)

118. Who is the VC and CEO of HDFC bank ?
Ans:Keki Mistry

119.Which bank has entered into pact with SBI Mutual Fund ?
Ans:Indian Bank

120.ASBA (application Supported by Blocked Amounts) is a term used in which of the following sectors ?
(a) Aviation
(b) Real Estate
(c)Insurance
(d) Capital Markets(Ans)


121.Which of the following started production at India’s largest naphtha cracker project recently  ?
(a) ONGC
(b) Essar Oil
(c )Indian Oil(Ans)
(d) Reliance Industries Ltd


122.Which of the following is/are correctly matched after RBI’s ‘Third Quarter Review of Monetary Policy 2010-11’ on January 26, 2011 ?
I. Repo rate – 6.5%
II. Reserve Repo rate – 5.5%
III. Cash Reserve Ratio – 6%
(a) I only
(b) I and II only
(c) II and III only
(d) I, II and III(Ans)


123.The union finance Ministry raised the tax collection target for
2010-11 to _________ recently.
(a) Rs 782000 crore(Ans)
(b) Rs 834000 crore
(c ) Rs 871000 crore
(d) Rs 902000 crore


124. Which of the following became the first oil & Gas Company to find shale gas deposits in India recently ?
(a) Reliance Industries Ltd.
(b) Carin India                                                                                                   (c) Essar Oil
(d) ONGC(Ans)


125 . Who among the following has been recently appointed as chairman of Central
Board of Direct Taxes?
(A)Prakash Chandra(Ans)
(B)Sudhir Chandra
(C)Satyanand Mishra
(D)Sri Kumar


126. According to the state-wise cotton crop data released by the Agriculture Ministry for 2010-11 on 25 July 2011 which variety of cotton emerged as the largest cotton crop in all the major cotton producing states?
a. V-797
b. RS2013
c. Digvijay
d. Bt cotton(Ans)


127.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in a bid to tame inflationary pressure hiked the short-term indicative policy rate (repo rate) by 50 basis points on 26 July 2011. The repo rate currently stands at what percentage?
a. 7%
b. 7.5%
c. 8%(Ans)
d. 8.5%
Answer: (c) 8%

128.The Union government on 26 July 2011 announced restoration of the popular duty entitlement pass book (DEPB) scheme for export of cotton. Which of the following is/are not true with regard to the following?
1. Restoration of the popular duty entitlement pass book (DEPB) scheme was announced for export of cotton with retrospective effect from 1 April 2011 and on cotton yarn from 1 October 2010.
2. Cotton yarn had been placed under Open General Licence for exports from 1 October 2011.
3. Exports of cotton were dis-incentivised by virtue of export tax, following a sharp rise in prices in January 2011.
4. Restrictions continue to remain on export of cotton, that is, 65 lakh bales this year.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2(Ans)
c. Both 1 & 2
d. Only 4


129.Who among the following had written the books “Reintegrating India with the
World Economy’ and ‘Understanding Reforms’.?
(A)C Rangrajan
(B)Amartya Sen
(C)Suresh Tendulkar(Ans)
(D)C K Prahalad


130. As per the recent Data released by the Central Statistical Organization, what is India ’s Percapita income in 2010-11 ?
(A)Rs. 54835(Ans)
(B)Rs. 52165
(C)Rs. 56115
(D)Rs. 50143


131. Who won the women’s Kabaddi World Cup championship?
Ans:India

132. Who is expected to visit India with export of gas and investment on agenda?
Ans:Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani

133 .Who has been elected as Russian President ?
Ans:Vladimir Putin

134. Which 4 financial institutions have agreed to form country’s first $2 billion (about Rs.10,000 crore) Infrastructure Development Fund to finance infrastructure projects in India?
Ans:Bank of Baroda, ICICI Bank, LIC and Citi Financial

135 Who has been appointed as MD of Hyundai Motor India Ltd.?
Ans:Bo Shin Seo

136. Which Chinese Electric company has started office in India?
Ans:Shangai Electric

137. Which university conferred honoris causa(as honorary academic degree) during its 12th convocation to the finance minister Pranab Mukherjee ?
Ans:Assam University

138. Which India’s leading commodity exchange would be listed on the BSE making it India’s first exchange to be listed?
Ans:Multi Commodity Exchange

139. Which western India university will start the Institute of International Studies?
Ans:M S University

140. HSBC will sell its general insurance for US $914 million to which 2 companies?
Ans:AXA Group and QBE Insurance Group

141. Against which team India will play one-off Twenty20 International cricket on March 30th 2012 to commemorate the 150 years of settlement of Indians in that country ?
Ans:South Africa

142. Who retained his title of being the world’s richest Indian in Forbes magazine’s annual list of the world’s richest people ?
Ans:Mukesh Ambani

143. Name the music director – king of soft melodies who passed away recently ?
Ans:Ravi Shankar Sharma

144 .Who has been appointed as head coach of the Pakistan cricket team ?
Ans:Dav Whatmore

145. Name the bank that has entered into a partnership with Remit2home to offer Sri Lankans to transfer money back home ?
Ans:Nations Trust Bank

146. Where is Kerala a film city is to be built ?
Ans:Varikkassery Mana at Ottapalam

147. Who will be appointed as CEO of L&T ?
Ans:K Venkataraman

148. Who is appointed as ISI chief of Pakistan Government ?
Ans:Lt. Gen. Zaheerul Islam

149. Which Indian NGO has been chosen for America’s first Innovation Award for the Empowerment of Women and Girls, for training and organising wastepickers and eliminating child labour from recycling?
Ans:Chintan

150. What is the reduced CRR of scheduled banks as revised by RBI at 75 basis points ?
Ans:4.75%

151. At what value did Euro zone finance ministers release 2nd bailout package for debt-hit Greece ?
Ans:$46.9 billion

152. Where was the International Financial Hub inaugurated in India recently ?
Ans:New Town, Kolkata

153. What is the extended number of days for advance reservation of Indian railway tickets ?
Ans:120

154. Which state has recorded an increase in foodgrains production that touched 50.22 lakh tonnes during Kharif 2011 season ?
Ans:Haryana

155. Expand – NBFC
Ans:Non-Banking Finance Companies

156.Who is appointed as Wipro’s banking head ?
Ans:Rajan Ko

157.What is the population of India ?

(A) 98 crores

(B) More than 2 billion

(C) More than 1 billion(Ans)

(D) Less than 96 crores

(E) 96 crores

158.Thermostat is an instrument used to"

(A) measure flow of current

(B) measure intensity of voltage

(C) regulate temperature(Ans)

(D) regulate velocity of sound

(E) None of these

159.Wimbledon Trophy is associated with"

(A) Football

(B) Cricket

(C) Hockey

(D) Basketball

(E) Lawn Tennis(Ans)

160.GNP stands for

(A) Gross National Product(Ans)

(B) Group Net Product

(C) Grand Nuclear Process

(D) Group Networking Process

(E) None of these

161.’Acoustics' is the science of the study of"

(A) Light

(B) Sound(Ans)

(C) Electricity

(D) Magnetism

(E) None of these

162.Noise pollution is measured in the unit called"

(A) micron

(B) nautical miles

(C) ohms

(D) ampere

(E) decibel(Ans)

163. 'Heavy Water' is used in which of the following types of indus-tries ?

(A) Sugar

(B) Nuclear Power(Ans)

(C) Textile

(D) Coal

(E) None of these

164.Who amongst the following is the author of the book 'Indomitable Spirit'?

(A) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

(A) Indomitable Spirit is a book authored by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam the ex-President of India. The book brings together the values, thoughts and ideas of President Kalam as reflected in his speeches and addresses. Interspersed with interesting ancedotes and observations, indomitable Spirit represents the quintessential A.P.J. Abdul Kalam"the man, the scientist, the teacher and the President.

(B) Dr. Manmohan Singh

(C) Justice K. G. Balakrishna

(D) Mr. Natwar Singh

(E) None of these

165.Which of the following is not the name of popular IT/Software Company ?

(A) Wipro

(B) Mastek

(C) Toyota (Ans)

(D) IBM

(E) Infosys

166. 'Yen' is the currency of"

(A) South Korea

(B) China

(C) Indonesia(Ans)

(D) Malaysia

(E) None of these

167. Baichung Bhutia whose name was in news is a well known"

(A) Music Director of Indian films

(B) English author of Indian origin

(C) Journalist

(D) Politician

(E) Sports Personality(Ans)

168. 'Richter Scale' is used to measure which of the following ?

(A) Intensity of Tsunami Waves

(B) Intensity of Earthquake(Ans)

(C) Density of salt in Sea water

(D) Flow of electric current

(E) None of these

169. Which of the following best explains 'e-governance' ?

(A) Improving the functioning of government

(B) Teaching government emp-loyees the basics of computing

(C) Delivery of public services through internet(Ans)

(D) Framing of cyber-laws of chatting on internet

(E) Convergence of e-mail and video-conferencing

170. CAS is associated with which of the following ?

(A) Legal System Reforms

(B) Piped gas line

(C) Cable T.V.(Ans)

(D) Mobile phone regulation

(E) None of these

171. Tata Steel recently acquired the Corus, a steel giant situated in"

(A) South Africa

(B) Ukraine

(C) Australia

(D) Italy

(E) Britain(Ans)

172. Which of the following is the abbreviated name of the Organi-zation/Agency working in the field of Space Research ?

(A) ISBN

(B) ISRO(Ans)

(C) INTELSET

(D) INTACH

(E) None of these

173. 'Handshaking' in Networking parlance means"

(A) Connecting computers to a hub(Ans)

(B) distributed Networks

(C) having same operating system on different computers

(D) sending e-mail

(E) None of these

174. VAT stands for"

(A) Value And Tax

(B) Value Added Tax(Ans)

(C) Virtual Action Tasks

(D) Virtual Assessment Tech-nique

(E) None of these

175. Alzheimer'sdiseaseistheailment of which of the following organs /parts of the human body ?

(A) Kidney

(B) Heart

(C) Liver

(D) Stomach

(E) Brain(Ans)

176. Global warming is a matter of concern amongst the nations these days. Which of the follo-wing countries is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the World ?

(A) U.S.A.

(B) China(Ans)

(C) India

(D) Britain

(E) None of these

177. Which of the following books has been written by Bill Gates ?

(A) Microsoft Secrets

(B) The Road Ahead(Ans)

(C) The Elephant Paradigm

(D) e-commerce

(E) None of these

178. Which of the following is the name of the social network service run by the Google on the internet ?

(A) Online Space

(B) Orkut(Ans)

(C) Net-Space

(D) Wikipedia

(E) None of these

179. Which of the following states is a relatively new addition ?

(A) Goa

(B) Delhi

(C) Uttarakhand(Ans)

(D) Himachal Pradesh

(E) Bihar

180. DOT stands for"

(A) Disc Operating Therapy

(B) Department of Telephones

(C) Directorate of Technology

(D) Damage on Time

(E) None of these(Ans)

Dot stands for Department of Telecommunications

181. Which of the following States/ parts of India is completely land locked having no contact with sea ?

(A) Karnataka

(B) Orissa

(C) Maharashtra

(D) North-East(Ans)

(E) None of these

182. TRAI regulates the functioning of which of the following services ?

(A) Telecom(Ans)

(B) Trade

(C) Port

(D) Transport

(E) None of these

183. At present for the ATMs in India, the most commonly used network communication mode is"

(A) Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT)(Ans)

(B) General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)

(C) Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)

(D) Dial-in Connection

(E) None of these

184. Which of the following is not a foreign bank operating in India ?

(A) DBS Bank Ltd.

(B) Sonali Bank

(C) J. P. Morgan Chase Bank

(D) Shinhan Bank

(E) All are Foreign Banks(Ans)

185. Who is the author of the book 'Future Shock' ?

(A) Alvin Toffler(Ans)

(B) Tom Peters

(C) Napoleon Hill

(D) Kenneth Blanchard

(E) None of these

186.Apex fares are"

(A) more than the normal fare

(B) less than the normal fare(Ans)

(C) offered only to corporate clients

(D) applicable to late night flights only

(E) applicable to international flights only

187.Who amongst the following is the Director of the film 'Water' which was in news ?

(A) Vidhu Vinod Chopra

(B) Mrinal Sen

(C) Gulzar

(D) Mahesh Bhatt

(E) None of these(Ans)

188.The 10th plan period is upto"

(A) 2007 (Ans)

(B) 2008

(C) 2009

(D) 2010

(E) None of these

189.OPEC is a group of countries which are"

(A) exporting oil(Ans)

(B) producting cotton

(C) rich and developed

(D) developing and poor

(E) nuclear powers

190.Intel Company mainly produces"

(A) Hard disks

(B) VCDs

(C) Monitors

(D) Software

(E) None of these(Ans)

192.Who amongst the following is the M.D./Chairman of one of the major Steel Companies ?

(A) Shri L. N. Mittal (Ans)

(B) Shri K. K. Birla

(C) Shri Vijaypat Singhania

(D) Shri Mukesh Ambani

(E) Shri Anil Agarwal

193.Who is the President of Nasscom ?

(A) Kiran Karnik (Ans)

(B) Narayana Murthy

(C) Pramod Desai

(D) Devang Mehta

(E) None of these

194.Which of the following awards is not given for excellence in the field of literature ?

(A) Booker Prize

(B) Nobel Prize

(C) Pulitzer Price

(D) Arjun Award(Ans)

(E) Bharatiya Gnanpith Award

195. 'Singur' which was in news is a place in"

(A) Orissa

(B) West Bengal (Ans)

(C) Jharkhand

(D) Bihar

(E) Maharashtra

196.Who amongst the following is the author of the book series named as 'Harry Potter' ?

(A) J. K. Rowling (Ans)

(B) Lindsay Lohan

(C) Julia Roberts

(D) Sandra Bullock

(E) None of these

197.Which of the following Satellites recentlydedicatedtonation helps Direct to Home Television Ser-vice in India ?

(A) Matsat

(B) Edusat

(C) Insat"4b (Ans)

(D) Insat"IB

(E) None of these

198. Many a times we read some news items about the 'West Bank'. 'West Bank' is situated at the western side of the river"

(A) Mississippi

(B) Amazon

(C) Nile

(D) Jordan (Ans)

(E) None of these

199.Which of the following phenomenon is considered responsible for 'Global Warming' ?

(A) Greenhouse Gas Effect (Ans)

(B) Fox Fire

(C) Dry Farming

(D) Radioactivity

(E) None of these

200.Which of the following instruments is not issued by a bank ?

(A) Demand Draft

(B) Pay Order

(C) Debit Card

(D) Credit Card

(E) National Saving Certificate (Ans)

201.Name of Jyoti Randhawa is associated with which of the following games ?

(A) Golf (Ans)

(B) Badminton

(C) Hockey

(D) Chess

(E) None of these

202.Which of the following Software Companies recently launched its education portal 'Unlimited Potential' in India ?

(A) Microsoft  (Ans)

(B) Infosys

(C) Wipro

(D) TCS

(E) None of these

203.Polly Umrigar who died was a well known"

(A) Cricketer (Ans)

(B) Tennis Player

(C) Golfer

(D) Chess Player

(E) Hockey Player

204. In India Census is done after a gap of every"

(A) Five years

(B) Seven years

(C) Eight years

(D) Ten years (Ans)

(E) Fifteen years

205.Prof. Muhammad Yunus the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize 2006 is the exponent of which of the following concepts in the field of banking ?

(A) Core Banking

(B) Micro Credit (Ans)

(C) Retail Banking

(D) Real Time Gross Settlement

(E) Internet Banking

206.Who amongst the following was India's official candidate for the post of UNO's Secretary General ?

(A) Mr. Shyam Saran

(B) Dr. C. Rangarajan

(C) Mr. Shashi Tharoor (Ans)

(D) Mr. Vijay Nambiar

(E) None of these

207.Mr. Gordon Brown has taken over as the Prime Minister of"

(A) Italy

(B) Canada

(C) France

(D) South Africa

(E) Britain (Ans)

         

208. What is the percentage of geographical area of India in the world area ?

(a) 2.3% (Ans)

(b) 3.2%

(c) 4%

(d) 5%

209. India built remote sensing satellite Bhaskara II was put into space with the help of ?

(a) an intercosmos rocket from a soviet cosmodrome (Ans)

(b) an SLV-3 rocket from Thumba

(c) an Ariana from French Guiana

(d) None of the above

210. Which one of the following is known as the Pearl City ?

(a) Cochin

(b) Tuticorin (Ans)

(c) Masulipatnam

(d) Rameshwaram

211. In which of the following places is India’s second satellite launching station being developed?

(a) Sriharikota

(b) Trombay

(c) Hyderabad

(d) Vishakhapatnam

(e) Balasore(Ans)

212. The highest number of tribal population in Tamil Nadu is

(a) Todas (Ans)

(b) Irulas

(c) Kodas

(d) Malayalis

213. Kukis belong to which state ?

(a) Nagaland

(b) Tripura

(c) Manipur(Ans)

(d) Arunachal Pradesh

(e) Mizoram

214. Which one of the following pairs is not correct ?

(a) Sriharikota – India’s satellite launching centre

(b) Bangalore – India’s space application centre

(c) Thumba – India’s first earth satellite station (Ans)

(d) SLV-3 – India’s four stage rocket

215. In Mizoram, the settlement pattern is mostly of ‘linear type’ along the ridges because

(a) the ridges are cooler than the valleys

(b) the valleys are densely forested

(c) the valleys are cooler than the ridges (Ans)

(d) accessibility is easier on the ridge tops

216 . The first district in India to have telephones in all its villages is

(a) Dakshina Kannada (Ans)

(b) Nellore

(c) Gurdaspur

(d) Ahmednagar

217.The city of Surat is situated on the bank of the river

(a) Krishna

(b) Kaveri

(c) Tapti (Ans)

(d) Godavari

218. What does Yugoslavia mean ?

a. The land of the rising sun

b. The land of the midnight sun

c. The land of the Southern Slavs(Ans)

d. The land of Yahoos

219. Which state of USA was once part of Russia ?

a. Alaska(Ans)

b. Louisiana

c. Florida

d. California

220. What did the Greeks call the present day Amu River in Iran ?

a. Indus

b. Ganges

c. Jhelum

d. Oxus(Ans)

221. Which of these is not a metal ?

a. Gold

b. Diamond(Ans)

c. Silver

d. Copper

222 . Who won Wimbledon Men’s Singles Championship in 2011?

a. Rafael Nadal

b. Andy Roddick

c. Roger Federer

d. Novak Djokovic(Ans)

223. Who won the Olympic Gold Medal for hockey in 1980 Moscow Olympics?

a. India(Ans)

b. UK

c. USA

d. USSR

224. What name was taken by Cardinal Joseph Sarto when he became pope?

a. John XXIII

b. Paul VI

c. Benedict XVI

d. Pius X(Ans)

225. How many metres is one mile ?

a. 1000

b. 100

c. 1609.344(Ans)

d. 1705.212

226. What are vertebrates that live both under water and on land called ?

a. Amphibians(Ans)

b. Cats

c. Grasshoppers

d. Frogs

227. Who is the first President of the United States of America ?

a. George Washington(Ans)

b. Thomas Jefferson

c. James Monroe

d. John Adams

228. Who was born on August 15, 1769 ?

a. Winston Churchill

b. Queen Victoria

c. Napoleon Bonaparte(Ans)

d. George V

229. Which city was previously known as Salisbury ?

a. London

b. Paris

c. Harare(Ans)

d. New York

230. Who is the author of “The Namesake” ?

a. Jhumpa Lahiri(Ans)

b. Tennessee Williams

c. Ian Fleming

d. Salman Rushdie

231. What is the number of squares on a chess board ?

a. 72

b. 64(Ans)

c. 32

d. 48

232. Which city was the summer capital of India during British Rule?

a. Nainital

b. Darjeeling

c. Simla(Ans)

d. Ooty

233. The name of which city was changed to Petrograd and Leningrad ?

a. Moscow

b. Tashkent

c. Kiev

d. St. Petersburg(Ans)

234. Which film is in Aramaic and Latin ?

a. The Ten Commandments

b. Ben-Hur

c. Apocalypto

d. The Passion of the Christ(Ans)

235. Which of the following books is not part of Pentateuch ?

a. Genesis

b. Numbers

c. Ruth(Ans)

d. Exodus

236. Which of the following countries is landlocked ?

a. Brazil

b. Cuba

c. Bolivia(Ans)

d. Colombia

237. Which language is written in five scripts ?

a. Hindi

b. Urdu

c. Konkani(Ans)

d. Telugu

238. Which British monarch in 20th century was not crowned ?

a. George V

b. Edward VIII(Ans)

c. George VI

d. William IV

239. Who was told “Beware the Ides of March.”?

a. Julius Caesar(Ans)

b. Augustus Caesar

c. Mark Antony

d. Cleopatra

240. Which country’s postal stamps have the name Helvetia?

a. Finland

b. Iceland

c. Switzerland(Ans)

d. Swaziland

241. Yen is the currency of which country ?

a. Japan(Ans)

b. China

c. Nepal

d. Bhutan

242. Which is the national flower of Australia ?

a. Red Rose

b. Lotus

c. Tulip

d. Golden Wattle(Ans)

243. Literacy in India according to 2011 census:

(A) 74.06 %

(B) 75.06%(Ans)

(C)76.08%

(D)77.01%

244. Name of the director of the film ” The dirty picture” which got thumbs up from film critics recently:

(A) Ekta kapoor

(B) Abhinav Kashyap

(C) Gurvinder Singh

(D) Milan Luthria(Ans)

245.Besides USA and France, India has a Civil Nuclear Deal with

a) Britain

b) Russia(Ans)

c) Germany

d) Australia

246.Name the gene found by the neuroscientists, which could help in creating and altering memory.

a) Mpas 4

b) Npas 4(Ans)

c) Npas 3

d) Mpas 2

247.Which of the following is NOT a missile developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) ?

a) Shaurya

b) Pinaka(Ans)

c) Brahmos

d) Agni

248.Who is crowned Miss India Earth 2012 ?

A) Prachi mishra(Ans)

B) Vanya mishra

C)Rochelle maria rao

D)Erica fernandez

249. Highest divident paying company

a. TCS

b. Reliance Mobile

c. ITC

d. None of these(Ans)

Answer is ONGC

250. Recently RBI changed repo rate in % :

a. 7.75%

b. 7.5%

c.8%(Ans)

d.8.5%

251.Pradeep Saurabh bagged the prestigious International Indu Sharma Katha Samman-2012 for his novel…………..

a) Teesari Aankh

b) Teesri Tali(Ans)

c) Teesri Manjil

d) Teesri Tasveer

252. The Union cabinet of India on 22 December 2011 approved __ percent share for minorities within the 27% OBC quota in jobs and university seats.

a) 4.5(Ans)

b) 5.6

c) 3.4

d) 5

253.According to latest World Tourism Organization figures, which country is the   most popular tourist destination with 78.95 million tourist arrivals ?

(1)USA  

(2)France(Ans)

(3)China  

(4)Spain

(5)Non of these

254.Who is the present President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) ?

(1)N. Chandrasekaran

(2)B. Muthuraman(Ans)

(3)Kris Gopalakrishnan

(4)N.R. Narayana Murty

(5)Non of these

255.Which company has been declared “The 5th Maharatna Company “ ?

(1)NMDC 

(2)CIL(Ans)

(3)BHEL  

(4)GAIL

(5)MTNL

256.Which tennis player won his 7th straight Monte Carlo Masters title in April 2011 ?

(1)David Ferrer

(2)Roger Federer

(3)Rafael Nadal (Ans)

(4)Novak Djokovic

(5)Non of these

  

257.Which bank has entered into an agreement with Deutsche Bank to buy its credit  card business in India ?

(1)ICICI Bank 

(2)Axis Bank

(3)Yes Bank  

(4)HDFC

(5)Induslnd Bank (Ans)

        

258.Who smashed a world record 15 sixes in a one day international cricket match  in  April 2011 ?

(1)Chris Gayle 

(2)Shane Waston(Ans)

(3)Virender Sehwag

(4)Brendon McCullum

(5)Non of these

        

259.According to the World Tourism Organization figures released in April 2011,  what is India’s rank with regard to the number of tourist arrivals ?

(1)35 

(2)47 (Ans)

(3)52

(4)11 

(5) Non of these         

        

260.Who is the president Chairman of the Indian Banks Association (IBA) ?

(1)M.V. Nair

(2)Ramnath Pradeep

(3)M.D. Mallya (Ans)

(4)K.R. Kamath

(5)Prateep Chaudhari

        

261.Which programme is aimed at the development of infrastructure service in cities ?

(1)NREGP 

(2)JNNURM(Ans)

(3)VAMBAY 

(4)PURA

(5)IAY

        

262.Who is the author of the book ‘Wide Angle’?

1)Richard Hadlee

(2)Adam Gilchrist

(3)Anil Kumble (Ans)

(4)Shane Warne

(5)Imran Khan

        

263.The 2012 ICC is World Twenty20 cricket championship is to be held in which of the following countries ?

(1)India  

(2)West Indies

(3)Bangladesh 

(4)Sri Lanka(Ans)

(5)England

264.Which of the following books was written by Margaret Atwood, the Booker    Prize Winner ?

(1)The Sea of Poppies 

(2)Shame

(3)The Blind Assassin(Ans)

(4)Shalimar, the Clown

(5)An Area  of Darkness

        

265.Who is the chairman of the Nalanda Mentor Group, that is related to the following Nalanda University ?

(1)M.S. Swaminathan

(2)Amartya sen(Ans)

(3)Prof. Yash Pal

(4)V. Ramakrishnan

(5)V. Radhakrishnan 

                                                                                                                                                                  

266.India is yet to sign a civil nuclear agreement with which of the following  countries ?

(1)USA  

(2)Russia

(3)France  

(4)Mongolia

(5)South Korea (Ans)

267.The Justice B.K. Somasekhara Commission  of Inquiry is related to which of the  following states ?

(1)Orissa  

(2)Karnataka(Ans)

(3)Assam  

(4)Maharashtra

(5)Andhra Pradesh 

        

268.Which of the following prizes/awards is given for progress in regulation ?

(1)Kalinga Prize 

(2)Prizker Prize

(3)Templeton Prize (Ans)

(4)Magsaysay Award

(5)Non of these

        

269.Identify the mismatched pair

S.No	Book	Author
1	The Catcher in the Rye	J.D Salinger
2	If God was a Banker	Ravi Subramanian
3	The Eighth Ring	K.M. Mathew
4	Asian Drama	Amartya Sen
5	Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance	Barack Obama

Answer : 4

270.April 24 is celebration in India as

(1)National Public Sector Day

(2)National Panchayat Raj Day(Ans)

(3)National Statistics Day

(4)National Sports Day

(5)Non of these

        

271.Which of the following companies manufacture Blackberry smart phones ?

(1)Samsung 

(2)Motorola

(3)Onida  

(4)Nokia

(5)Non of these (Ans)