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SSC Sub Inspector GK & General Awareness Solved Papers

2013-04-28T20:26:00.001+05:30

Staff Selection Commission - Sub-Inspectors in DP, CAPFs & CISF

General Knowledge & General Awareness

(Held on August 2012)

1. Demand for labour is–
(A) Composite demand (B) Competitive demand
(C) Derived demand (D) Joint demand
Ans: (C)

2. In India, National Income estimates are prepared by–
(A) National Development Council (B) Central Statistical Organisation
(C) National Sample Survey Oraganisation (D) Planning Commission
Ans: (B)

3. Who among the following were members of the Swaraj Party ?
1. Motilal Nehru
2. Sardar Patel
3. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
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Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant Exam. 2010 Solved Paper

2012-09-10T12:32:00.003+05:30

Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant Exam. 2010 Solved Paper

(Exam Held On 25-7-2010)

1. Jatak stories are written in ancient …… language.
(A) Sanskrit
(B) Brahmi
(C) Greek
(D) Pali
Ans : (D)

2. Who among the following is the Head of Indian Republic ?
(A) Prime Minister
(B) President
(C) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(D) Vice-President
Ans : (B)

3. On which of the following dates was the Indian Constitution approved by the Constituent Assembly ?
(A) November 26, 1949
(B) January 26, 1950
(C) August 15, 1947
(D) January 30, 1948
Ans : (A)

4. Which countries take part in Commonwealth games ?
(A) All the countries of the world
(B) The countries which had been under British rule
(C) Countries of Asian-Pacific region
(D) Developing nations
Ans : (B)

5. Vishwanathan Anand is associated with which of the following games ?
(A) Snooker
(B) Billiards
(C) Chess
(D) Ice-Hockey
Ans : (C)

Bihar Public Service Commission Management Exam Solved Paper

2012-07-21T14:34:00.001+05:30

1. The proper system for education is:
(a) The present examination-system
(b) The examination-system with books
(c) Semester system
(d) Objective question paper
Ans. (c)

2. Hypothesis can not be stated in:
(a) Null and question form terms
(b) Declarative terms
(c) General terms.
(d) Directional terms
Ans. (c)
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Bank of Baroda PO Exam., 2011 Solved Paper : English Language

2012-07-07T20:10:00.000+05:30

English Language

(Exam Held on 13-3-2011)

Directions—(Q. 1–5) Rearrange the following seven sentences (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(1) But seriously, how much would you pay to know what thoughts are swimming around in someone else’s head ?
(2) In most fictional movies thus, the idea of reading minds – of seeing the private intentions of another, and the possibility of intervening in those plans – has always been highly attractive.
(3) Such fantastical questions have long been the bread and butter of fiction.
(4) Today, more than four centuries since the phrase, ‘A penny for your thoughts?’ was first recorded, inflationary accounting makes that ancient penny worth more than $ 40.
(5) The going rate for a ‘thought’ – a probe into the thinking of another – was once quite a bargain.
(6) And if you could really know their truthfulness how much more would you pay ?
(7) Even with the sliding value of the dollar, this still seems quite a bargain.

1. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) 6 (B) 4
(C) 3 (D) 7
(E) 1
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RAS/RTS EXAM GK SOLVED PAPER 2010

2012-06-24T18:34:00.000+05:30

1. 1 Fourth buddhist council held in Kashmir under emperor:
A. Ashoka
B. Kala Ashok
C. Kanishka
D. Ajatshatru
Ans: C
Tip: Fourth Buddhist Council was held in the Sarvastivada tradition, said to have been convened by the Kushan emperor Kanishka, in 78 AD at Jalandhar or in Kashmir.
2. Which place is situated between valley of Ghagghar and its tributaries:
A. Aalamgirpur
B. Lothal
C. Mohan Jodaro
D. Banawali
Ans: D
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Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank Office Assistant Exam., 2012 : General English

2012-06-04T19:01:00.000+05:30

General English

(Exam Held on 4-3-2012)

Directions—(Q. 1 to 10) In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage, against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

Once upon a time there was a river. He was …(1)… unfriendly. The river lived alone, and refused to share his water with any fish, plant or animal. Thus his life went on, sadly and filled with loneliness, for many centuries.

One day, a little girl with a fish bowl came to the bank of this river. In the bowl lived Scamp, her favourite little fish. The girl was about to …(2)… to another country, and she wouldn’t be able to take Scamp with her. So she had decided to give Scamp his freedom.

When Scamp …(3)… into the river, he immediately felt the river’s loneliness. He tried talking to the river, but the river asked him to go away. Scamp was a very happy little fish, and he wasn’t going to give up so …(4)…. He spoke to the river again, swam here and there, and finally he started jumping in and …(5)… of the water. The river felt tickled by all the jumping and splashing and …(6)… laughing. After a while, this put the river in such a good mood that he started talking to Scamp. Almost without knowing it, by the end of that day, Scamp and the river and become very good friends.

The river spent that night …(7)… about how much fun it was to have friends, and how much he had missed not having them. He asked himself why he had never had them, but he couldn’t remember. The next morning, Scamp …(8)… the river with a few playful splashes and that was when the river remembered why he had decided to be such an unfriendly river. He remembered that he didn’t like being tickled. He remembered perfectly how he had told everyone to scoot and that he wasn’t going to …(9)… up with all that tickling.

Union Bank of India P.O. Exam, 2010 : General Awareness Solved Paper

2012-05-09T21:54:00.000+05:30

Union Bank of India Probationary Officers Exam., 2010

(Held on 9-1-2011)

General Awareness : Solved Paper

1. The eleventh ‘five year plan’ of India is for the five years ranging from—
(A) 2009–2014
(B) 2008–2013
(C) 2007–2012
(D) 2006–2011
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

2. DSCR indicates the ability of a company to—
(A) Meet its current liabilities
(B) Service its shareholders
(C) Meet its long term debt obligations
(D) Raise further capital
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

3. An IPO is—
(A) Initial price offered by a private limited company to its shareholders
(B) An offer by an unlisted company for sale of its shares for the first time to the public
(C) Used to increase the share capital of an unlisted company
(D) A book building process
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
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Allahabad Bank Clerk (Second Shift) Exam, 2011 : General English Solved Paper

2012-04-27T21:49:00.002+05:30

Allahabad Bank Clerk (Second Shift) Exam., 2011

(Held on 8-5-2011)

General English : Solved Paper

Directions—(Q. 1–12) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words are printed in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions.

Long ago, the country of Gandhara was ruled by a just and good king Vidyadhara. His subjects were very happy, but as the king grew older, everyone grew more and more worried because the king did not have any children who could take over the kingdom after him. The king was an avid gardener. He spent a lot of time tending to his garden, planting the finest flowers, fruit trees and vegetables. One day, after he finished working in his garden, he proclaimed, ‘I will distribute some seeds to all the children in the kingdom. The one who grows the biggest, healthiest plant within three months will become the prince or the princess.’

The next day there was a long queue of anxious parents and children outside the palace. Everyone was eager to get a seed and grow the best plant. Pingala, a poor farmer’s son, was among the children. Like the king, he too was fond of gardening and grew beautiful plants in his backyard. He took the seed from the king and planted it in a pot with great care. Some weeks passed and he plied it with water and manure, but the plant did not appear. Pingala tried changing the soil and transferred the seed to another pot, but even by the end of three months, nothing appeared.

At last the day came when all the children had to go to the king to show the plant they had grown. They went walking to the palace dressed in their best, holding beautiful plants in their hands. Only Pingala stood sadly, watching them go by. Pingala’s father had watched his son working hard with the seed and felt sorry for him. ‘Why don’t you go to the king with your empty pot ?’ he suggested. ‘At least he will know you tried your best.’ So Pingala too wore his best suit and joined the others outside the palace, holding his empty pot in his hand and ignoring the laughter around him. Soon the king arrived and began his inspection. The pots held flowers of different shades, beautiful and healthy, but the king did not look happy. At the end of the queue stood Pingala, and when the king reached him, he stopped in surprise.

‘My son, why have you come with an empty pot ? Could you not grow anything ?’ Pingala looked down and said, ‘Forgive me, your highness. I tried my best, I gave it the best soil and manure I had, but the plant would

not grow.’

Now the king’s face broke into a smile. He enveloped Pingala in his arms and announced, ‘This boy truly deserves to be crowned the prince ! I had given everyone roasted seeds, which would never grow. I wanted to see which child was the most honest one, and would admit he or she would not be able to grow anything. Only this young boy told the truth. I am sure he will rule this kingdom one day with truth and honesty.’

And indeed that was what happened. When the king grew old and died, Pingala, who had learnt everything from him, came to the throne and ruled Gandhara justly for many years.

1. Why did the king distribute seeds to all children in his kingdom ?

(A) It was part of one of the rituals of the kingdom

(B) He wanted to see who could grow the tallest plant

(D) He wanted to inculcate the hobby of gardening among the children of his kingdom

(E) None of these

Ans : (E)

2. Why was Pingala holding an empty pot in his hands ?

(1) He could not grow the seed the king gave him.

(2) His plant did not survive after the second month.

(3) He wanted to be different from the other children.

(A) Only (1)

(B) Only (2)

(D) Only (1) and (2)

(E) Only (1) and (3)

Ans : (A)

Allahabad Bank Clerk (Second Shift) Exam, 2011 : Computer Knowledge Solved Paper

2012-04-27T21:47:00.001+05:30

Allahabad Bank Clerk (Second Shift) Exam., 2011
(Held on 8-5-2011)
Computer Knowledge : Solved Paper

1. Information on a computer is stored as what ?

(A) Analog data

(B) Digital data

(D) Watts data

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

2. C, BASIC, COBOL and Java are examples of ……… languages.

(A) low-level

(B) computer

(D) high-level

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

Chhattisgarh Gramin Bank Officers Exam, 2012 : General English Solved Paper

2012-04-23T17:49:00.000+05:30

Chhattisgarh Gramin Bank Officers Exam., 2012
(Held on 22-1-2012)
General English : Solved Paper

Directions—(Q. 1–10) In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words/phrases are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

“India lives in its villages,” said Mahatma Gandhi. Literally and from the social, economic and political …(1)…, the statement is …(2)… even today. Around 65% of the State’s population is living in rural areas. People in rural areas should have the same …(3)… of life as is …(4)… by people living in sub-urban and urban areas. Further, there are cascading …(5)… of poverty, unemployment, poor and inadequate infrastructure in rural areas on urban centres causing slums and …(6)… social and economic tensions manifesting in economic deprivation and urban poverty. Hence Rural Development, which is concerned …(7)… economic growth and social justice, improvement in the living standard of the rural people by providing adequate and quality social services and minimum basic needs, …(8)… essential. The present strategy of rural development mainly …(9)… on poverty alleviation, better livelihood opportunities, provision of basic amenities and infrastructure facilities …(10)… innovative programmes of wage and self-employment.

1. (A) controversies
(B) issues
(C) strata
(D) perspectives
(E) nuance
Ans: (D)

2. (A) truth
(B) valid
(C) major
(D) alive
(E) placid
Ans: (B)

3. (A) desire
(B) access
(C) quality
(D) span
(E) method
Ans: (C)

4. (A) asked
(B) gained
(C) administered
(D) enjoyed
(E) relaxed
Ans: (D)

Chhattisgarh Gramin Bank Officers Exam, 2012 : General Knowledge Solved Paper

2012-04-23T17:47:00.001+05:30

Chhattisgarh Gramin Bank Officers Exam., 2012
(Held on 22-1-2012)
General Knowledge : Solved Paper

1. Which of the following is one of the core functions of the Reserve Bank of India ?
(A) To act as Tax collector of the Govt. of India
(B) Work as Banker to the Banks
(C) Help in finalization of the Union Budget
(D) Participate in annual meetings of the various financial institutes world wide
(E) None of these
Ans: (B)

2. Which of the following tools is used frequently by the RBI to control credit and monetary situations of the markets in the country ?
(A) Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)
(B) Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS)
(C) Balance of Trade
(D) Forward Rate Agreements
(E) Electronic Clearing Service
Ans: (A)

3. The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) launched with a corpus of Rs. 1000 crore will help which of the following groups of society ?
(A) Bank Employees
(B) Central and State Government Employees
(C) Workers of the unorganized sectors
(D) War widows
(E) Women employees engaged in textile industry
Ans: (C)

4. What is the full form of the term ‘PDS’ which is a channel of distribution of foodgrains and other essentials to poor people on subsidized rates ?
(A) Public Distribution System
(B) Potential Development System
(C) Profitable Distribution Source
(D) Public Development Syndication
(E) Public Distribution Stores
Ans: (A)

Uttaranchal Gramin Bank Office Assistant Exam, 2011 : General Knowledge Solved Paper

2012-04-23T17:45:00.004+05:30

Uttaranchal Gramin Bank Office Assistant Exam., 2011
(Held on 10-4-2011)
General Knowledge : Solved Paper

1. Which one of the following acts was passed recently to undo the “historic injustice done to tribals and other forest dwellers in India”?
(A) Forest Rights Act
(B) Right to Education Act
(C) Human Rights Act
(D) Civil Rights Act
(E) Forestry Development Act
Ans: (A)

2. Who is Dr. Subir Gokarn ?
(A) Chairman, SEBI
(B) Chairman, SBI
(C) Dy. Governor, RBI
(D) Member, Planning Commission
(E) None of these
Ans: (C)

3. With which one of the following companies, the Cairn India has signed a deal ?
(A) ONGC
(B) Devon Energy
(C) Imperial Oil
(D) Vedenta
(E) Hindustan Petroleum
Ans: (D)

4. Who is Dr. Narendra Jadhav ?
(A) Chief Statistician, GOI
(B) Chief Economist, GOI
(C) Member, Planning Commission of India
(D) Economic Advisor to Govt. of India
(E) None of these
Ans: (C)

INTELLIGENCE BUREAU ACIO EXAM SOLVED PAPER

2012-04-11T00:07:00.000+05:30

INTELLIGENCE BUREAU ACIO EXAM SOLVED PAPER

( EXAM HELD ON: 10-07-2011)

How many languages and dialects are spoken by people all over the world?
1. 6,000
2. 9,000
3. 4,000
4. 1,000
Approximately, how many people speak Chinese language?
1. 1 billion
2. 1 million
3. 1 lakh
4. 1 thousand

SSC DELHI EXAM GENERAL AWARENESS SOLVED PAPER

2012-04-11T00:02:00.000+05:30

1. Which of the following is the winner of Miss Universe 2008
(A) Riyo Mori
(B) Zhang Zilin
(C) Dayana Mendoza
(D) Simaran Kaur Mundi

2. The President of India can nominate to the Rajya Sabha :
(A) 6 members
(B) 9 members
(C) 12 members
(D) 15 members

SSC (CPO) Sub-Inspectors Exam, 2011 : English Solved Paper

2012-04-04T22:40:00.002+05:30

S.S.C. (C.P.O.) Sub-Inspectors Exam., 2011

(Held on 28-8-2011)

English Comprehension : Solved Paper

Directions—(Q. 1–5) In these questions, some of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and blacken the rectangle (●) corresponding to the appropriate letter (A, B, C). If a sentence is free from errors, blacken the rectangle corresponding to (D) in the Answer Sheet.

1. The political candidate talked (A) / as if she has already been elected (B) / to the presidency. (C) No Error. (D)
Ans : (B)

2. The way to increase the production of the food (A) / is to bring more land (B) / under cultivation. (C) No Error. (D)
Ans : (A)

3. The girls watched intently (A) / as the model applied her make-up (B) / with a practiced hand. (C) No Error. (D)
Ans : (C)

सामान्य ज्ञान प्रश्न (General Knowledge Questions) PDF File

2012-04-04T15:09:00.000+05:30

सामान्य ज्ञान प्रश्नोत्तरी
(General Knowledge Questions)
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सामान्य ज्ञान 2012 के प्रश्न और उत्तर (Hindi GK Quizzes)

2012-04-03T21:55:00.002+05:30

सामान्य ज्ञान ऑनलाइन प्रैक्टिस टेस्ट

1. भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक का एक मुख्य कार्य निम्नलिखित में से कौनसा है?
(A) भारत की विदेश व्यापार नीति तय करना
(B) केंद्रीय बज़ट तैयार कर संसद में पेश करना
(C) भारत सरकार के बैंकर का कार्य करना
(D) शेयर बाजारों पर कम्पनियों की लिस्टिंग की अनुमति देना
(E) विश्व बैंक और IMF आदि में भारत के प्रतिनिधि की नियुक्ति
उत्तर : (C)

2. भारत के दौरे पर आये हमीद कर्जाइ...................हैं।
(A) अफगानिस्तान के प्रधानमंत्री
(B) अफगानिस्तान के राष्ट्रपति
(C) बंगलादेश के प्रधानमंत्री
(D) बंगलादेश के राष्ट्रपति
(E) इनमें से कोई नहीं
उत्तर : (B)

Uttaranchal Gramin Bank Clerk Exam, 2012 : General English Solved Paper

2012-04-03T21:48:00.001+05:30

Uttaranchal Gramin Bank Clerk Exam., 2012

(Held on 12-2-2012)

General English : Solved Paper

Directions—Q. (1-10) : In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage, against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

Once, a teacher was travelling (1) with a few of his followers. While they were travelling, they happened to pass by a lake. They stopped there and the teacher told one of his disciples, ‘‘I am thirsty. Please get me some water from that lake there.’’

The obedient disciple walked up to the lake. When he reached there, he (2) that some people were washing clothes in the lake water and, right at that moment, a bullock cart was crossing through the lake. As a (3), the water had become very muddy and turbid. The disciple though, ‘‘How can I give this muddy water to my teacher!’’ So he came back and told the teacher, ‘‘The water in there is very muddy. I don't think it is fit to drink. So I did not bring it to you. Should I ask those people to (4) their activities so that I can bring clean water for you?’’ The teacher did not reply. He simply smiled and said that he would like to rest for a little while before (5) the journey.

After about half an hour, the teacher asked the same disciple to go back to the lake and get him some water to drink. The disciple obediently went back to the lake. This time he (6) that the lake had absolutely clear water in it. The mud had settled down and the water above it looked fit to be had. So he collected some water in a pot and (7) it to the teacher.

Malwa Gramin Bank Officers Exam, 2012 : General Knowledge Solved Paper

2012-03-26T09:51:00.001+05:30

Malwa Gramin Bank Officers Exam., 2012
(Held on 8-1-2012)
General Knowledge : Solved Paper

1. Which of the following is one of the major functions of the RBI ?
(A) Maintain India Investment Fund created by the Govt. of India
(B) Act as custodian of the foreign exchange reserves of the country
(C) Appoint (CEOs) of the foreign banks in India
(D) Appoint Finance Secretary to the Govt. of India
(E) Decide exchange rates of currencies like Yen, Yuan and Dollars
Ans : (B)

2. Who among the following is a regulator of financial/banking institutes / organizations in India ?
(A) Indian Bureau of Standards
(B) Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
(C) Central Bureau of Investigation
(D) Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
(E) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Ans : (E)

Aryavart Gramin Bank Clerk Exam, 2011 : General English Solved Paper

2012-03-16T13:19:00.000+05:30

Aryavart Gramin Bank Clerk Exam., 2011

(Held on 20-11-2011)

General English : Solved Paper

Directions-(Q. 1-10) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

Once upon a time, there was a stork that lived by catching fish from a particular tank. As the years went by, the stork grew older and weaker and its ability to catch fish diminished. At times it would even starve. The stork knew that it had to do something to survive.

Malwa Gramin Bank Office Assistant Exam, 2011 : English Language

2012-02-25T19:47:00.001+05:30

Malwa Gramin Bank Office Assistant Exam., 2011

(Held on 18-12-2011)

General English : Solved Paper

Directions– (Q. 1-10) In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

In the modem times, few Indians stay put for a lifetime. They move from town to city and from city to suburb. They complete high school from a different state and ...(1)...college in a different one. They hop from a job in a particular region to a better job elsewhere. With each move, they make new friends, who become part of their ...(2)... lives at that time. For many of them, the summer is a special ...(3)... for new friendships. Today millions of Indians holiday abroad, and they go not only with an intent to see new ...(4)... but ...(5)... with the ...(6)... of meeting new people. No one really expects a casual ...(7)... to produce a close friend. But ...( 8) ...the beginning of a ...(9)... association is ...(10)…..

1. (A) like

(B) go

(D) study

(E) attend

Ans : (E)

2. (A) usual

(B) daily

(D) main

(E) society

Ans : (B)

NATIONAL DEFENCE ACADEMY EXAM., 2010

2012-02-23T21:34:00.001+05:30

NATIONAL DEFENCE ACADEMY EXAM., 2010

(Held on 18-4-2009)

General Studies (Based on Memory)

1.   Which one of the following pairs does not have the same dimen-sion ?
(A)   Potential energy and kinetic energy
(B)   Density and specific gravity
(C)   Focal length and height
(D)   Gravitational    force    and frictional force
2.   Which   one   of   the   following graphs     represents     uniform motion ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

DELHI UNIVERSITY B.ED. ENTRANCE EXAM., 2009

2012-02-23T21:28:00.001+05:30

DELHI UNIVERSITY B.ED. ENTRANCE EXAM., 2009

(Held on 23-05-2009) Based on Memory

Part–I

General Awareness

Section ‘A’

(For Science Students only)

1. In fog, we are not able to see objects at a distance, although fog contains fine drops of water suspended in air and water is transparent. This is because—

(A) the light rays suffer total internal reflection

(B) most of the light is absorbed by the fog

(D) fog affects our vision adver-sely

2. Which of the following state-ments regarding the consequen-ces of the movement of the earth is not correct ?

(A) The rotation of the earth causes variation in the duration of day and night

(B) The revolution of the earth around the sun is the cause of the change of seasons

(D) The rotation of the earth affects the movement of wind and ocean currents

UTTAR PRADESH G.I.C. FOR LECTURER EXAM., 2009 – Geography and General Studies (Bases on Memory)

2012-02-23T21:20:00.000+05:30

UTTAR PRADESH G.I.C. FOR LECTURER EXAM., 2009

Geography and General Studies (Bases on Memory)

Part-I

Geography

1.   “Geography must serve the cause of human welfare.” This standpoint is represented by—
(A)   The ecological school
(B)   The locational school
(C)   The traditional school
(D)   The radical school
2.   Which one of the following is related to the origin of folded mountains ?
(A)   Accreting Plate Margin
(B)   Consuming Plate Margin
(C)   Conservative Plate Margin
(D)   Intra-Plate area

Prathama Gramin Bank Officers Exam, 2011 : GK Solved Paper

2012-02-08T08:28:00.001+05:30

Prathama Gramin Bank Officers Exam., 2011

(Held on 25-9-2011)

General Knowledge : Solved Paper

1. Who amongst the following is a Classic Russian author and had written famous book ‘Anna Karenina’ ?

(A) Anton Chekhov
(B) Leo Tolstoy
(C) Maxim Gorky
(D) Vladimir Nabokav
(E) Boris Pasternak
Ans : (B)

2. What is the full form of the letter ‘D’ in the abbreviation ‘MPLADS’ which was recently in news ?
(A) Damaging
(B) Decorating
(C) Development
(D) Dealing
(E) Delimitation
Ans : (C)

3. The World Bank has given a US $ 1 billion loan to clean which of the following rivers in India ?
(A) Narmada
(B) Krishna
(C) Ganga
(D) Jhelum
(E) Beas
Ans : (C)

4. India is a member of which of the following group of countries ?
(A) OPEC
(B) NATO
(C) European Union
(D) Least Developed countries
(E) BRICS
Ans : (E)

5. Prime Minister of India was recently on a visit to Ethiopia and Tanzania. This means he visited two—
(A) European countries
(B) African countries
(C) Asian countries
(D) American countries
(E) Middle East countries
Ans : (B)

6. The 34th National Games were organized in which of the following States ?
(A) Bihar
(B) Assam
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Gujarat
(E) Jharkhand
Ans : (E)

7. Who among the following has taken over as Union Minister of Railways ?
(A) Dinesh Trivedi
(B) Lalu Prasad Yadav
(C) Kamal Nath
(D) Sharad Pawar
(E) Anand Sharma
Ans : (A)

8. India recently decided to provide US $ 500 million to which of the following nations in its neighbourhood to help it in its redevelopment projects as the country is trying to come up after a long civil war and control of UN peace keeping forces ?
(A) Bangladesh
(B) Pakistan
(C) Afghanistan
(D) Nepal
(E) Bhutan
Ans : (C)

9. As per the amendments made in the Right to Education Act, now free-education will be available to the children upto Standard—
(A) 4th
(B) 6th
(C) 8th
(D) 10th
(E) 12th
Ans : (D)

10. Which of the following State Govts. signed a historical pact on Gorkhaland Administration a few months back ?
(A) Uttarakhand
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) West Bengal
(D) Assam
(E) Manipur
Ans : (C)

11. NATO recently attacked and bombarded which of the following countries as it wanted to control violence between the Govt. of that country and a group of protestors ?
(A) Russia
(B) Iran
(C) Pakistan
(D) Bangladesh
(E) Libya
Ans : (E)

12. India’s population is approximately—
(A) 1 billion
(B) 1•5 billion
(C) 1•75 billion
(D) 1•21 billion
(E) 1•6 billion
Ans : (D)

13. Who amongst the following is the Speaker of the Lok Sabha at present ?
(A) Ambika Soni
(B) Meira Kumar
(C) Pranab Mukherjee
(D) Sushma Swaraj
(E) Sonia Gandhi
Ans : (B)

14. India recently resumed Foreign Ministerial level talks with which of the following countries which was suspended sometimes back due to deadlock on certain crucial issues ?
(A) USA
(B) Bangladesh
(C) China
(D) Pakistan
(E) Sri Lanka
Ans : (D)

15. Which of the following was the issue which was discussed in a specially convened session of the Parliament on August 27, 2011 ?
(A) Land Acquisition Amendment Bill
(B) Constitutional Reforms Bill
(C) Women’s Reservation Bill
(D) Anti Commercial Violence Bill
(E) Lok Pal Bill after its redrafting
Ans : (E)

16. ‘Dhanush’ is an indigenously developed by India—
(A) Missile
(B) Sub-marine
(C) Patton tank
(D) Fighter plane
(E) Passenger aircraft
Ans : (A)

17. Islam Karimov who was on a visit to India is the President of—
(A) Iraq
(B) Iran
(C) Ethiopia
(D) Tanzania
(E) Uzbekistan
Ans : (E)

18. Which of the following is the name of a missile developed by India ?
(A) Dhruva
(B) USHA
(C) Vivian
(D) Trishul
(E) PADMA
Ans : (D)

19. Who among the following is not a Cricket Player ?
(A) Ashish Nehra
(B) James Anderson
(C) Shivnarine Chanderpaul
(D) Jade Dernbach
(E) Vishwanathan Anand
Ans : (E)

20. The 11th Five Year Plan will be over in—
(A) December 2011
(B) January 2012
(C) March 2012
(D) December 2012
(E) March 2013
Ans : (C)

21. Who amongst the following is a well known name in the field of Banking in India ?
(A) H. R. Bharadwaj
(B) S. Y. Qureshi
(C) Yusuf Pathan
(D) D. Subbarao
(E) Ashok Gehlot
Ans : (D)

22. Who among the following is not a Chief Minister of a State at present ?
(A) Tarun Gogoi
(B) Ghulam Nabi Azad
(C) N. Rangaswamy
(D) Raman Singh
(E) Arjun Munda
Ans : (B)

23. Mamta Banerjee belongs to which political party ?
(A) Congress
(B) CPM (I)
(C) BJP
(D) Trinamool Congress
(E) BSP
Ans : (D)

24. Who among the following was given Lifetime Achievement Award in 12th IIFA Awards Ceremony held in Toronto in June 2011 ?
(A) Asha Bhonsle
(B) Lata Mangeshkar
(C) Amitabh Bachchan
(D) Rajesh Khanna
(E) Hema Malini
Ans : (A)

25. Asian Cup Women’s Boxing Tournament was organized in May 2011 in—
(A) Japan
(B) China
(C) South Korea
(D) India
(E) Malaysia
Ans : (B)

26. Which of the following States won the National Hockey Championship 2011 ?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Haryana
(C) Punjab
(D) Maharashtra
(E) Kerala
Ans : (B)

27. Which of the following is an ore of a metal ?
(A) Bauxite
(B) Lime Stone
(C) Sulphur
(D) Menthol
(E) Camphor
Ans : (A)

28. The 43rd Jnanpith Award was given to whom among the following ?
(A) S. L. Bhyrappa
(B) Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari
(C) O. N. V. Kurup
(D) Javed Akhtar
(E) Malti Joshi
Ans : (C)

29. Who among the following is a famous Chess Player ?
(A) Koneru Humpy
(B) Pargat Singh
(C) Baichung Bhutia
(D) Ajit Pal Singh
(E) Ishant Sharma
Ans : (A)

30. Which of the following is the full form of ‘CBS’ as used in banking system ?
(A) Corporate Business Strategies
(B) Core Banking Solution
(C) Common Banking Strategies
(D) Common Business Strategies
(E) Corporate Banking Solution
Ans : (B)

31. Which of the following is the name of a Private Sector Bank in India ?
(A) Dena Bank
(B) Syndicate Bank
(C) IDBI Bank
(D) Corporation Bank
(E) South Indian Bank
Ans : (E)

32. Which of the following terms is used in the field of Banking and Finance ?
(A) Accrued interest
(B) Assimilation
(C) Deviance
(D) Diffusion
(E) Stagnant population
Ans : (A)

33. Which of the following is not a Public Sector Unit ?
(A) Mishra Dhatu Nigam
(B) Hindalco Industries
(C) Bharat Bhari Udyog Nigam
(D) Container Corporation of India
(E) Hindustan Organic Chemicals
Ans : (E)

34. Which of the following terms is used in the game of Cricket ?
(A) Back hand
(B) Volley
(C) Follow on
(D) Jockey
(E) Deuce
Ans : (C)

35. Which of the following books is written by Arundhati Roy ?
(A) The God of Small Things
(B) A House for Mr. Biswas
(C) The Glass Palace
(D) The Namesake
(E) A Fine Balance
Ans : (A)

36. Which of the following is grown as a Spice used in daily cooking and also to be used as a quick remedy of many common ailments ?
(A) Marigold
(B) Turmeric
(C) Jatropha
(D) Cactus
(E) Fern
Ans : (B)

37. Which of the following prizes / awards is given by the Govt. of India ?
(A) Kalinga Award
(B) Pulitzer Prize
(C) Padma Bhushan
(D) Jamanalal Bajaj Award
(E) Saraswati Samman
Ans : (D)

38. Which of the following is grown as a vegetable ?
(A) Groundnut
(B) Cotton seed
(C) Custard apple
(D) Radish
(E) Castor
Ans : (D)

39. Which of the following cups/trophies is associated with the game of Hockey ?
(A) Irani Cup
(B) Duleep Trophy
(C) Rovers Cup
(D) Agha Khan Cup
(E) Ranji Trophy
Ans : (D)

40. ‘Kathakali’ is a form of dance drama originated in—
(A) Kerala
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Orissa
(D) Uttar Pradesh
(E) Manipur
Ans : (A)

41. Who among the following was a famous Scientist of Indian origin and was awarded Nobel Prize during his life time ?
(A) C. V. Raman
(B) Meghnad Saha
(C) Jagdish Chandra Basu
(D) Birbal Sahni
(E) Homi Bhabha
Ans : (A)

42. Which of the following agencies/organizations is closely associated with the functioning of the banking and finance companies in India ?
(A) UNESCO
(B) WTO
(C) SEBI
(D) UGC
(E) CBFC
Ans : (C)

43. Which of the following is not a member of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) ?
(A) Pakistan
(B) Afghanistan
(C) Nepal
(D) Bhutan
(E) Japan
Ans : (E)

44. Which of the following is called the upper House of the Parliament in India ?
(A) The Lok Sabha
(B) Office of the President of India
(C) The Union Cabinet
(D) Office of the Prime Minister of India
(E) The Rajya Sabha
Ans : (E)

45. What is the full form of ‘KYC’ as used in banking world ?
(A) Keep Your Credibility
(B) Know Your Credibility
(C) Know Your Clients
(D) Keep Your Customer
(E) Know Your Customer
Ans : (E)

46. Which of the following is the name of a bank having offices and branches in India ?
(A) Kotak Mahindra
(B) NCL
(C) Wipro
(D) DLF
(E) GAIL
Ans : (A)

47. Which of the following is a software and allied services company functioning in India ?
(A) NTPC
(B) SAIL
(C) AXIS
(D) Infosys
(E) Ambuja
Ans : (D)

48. What is full form of ‘NGO’ a term we listen very often these days ?
(A) National Growth and Opportunities
(B) Non-Governmental Organisation
(C) New Growth & Organisation
(D) Not Growing Organisation
(E) Net Growing Options
Ans : (B)

49. Nirupama Rao is appointed new Ambassador of India to—
(A) Germany
(B) France
(C) Russia
(D) USA
(E) China
Ans : (D)

50. Financial Inclusion does not include which of the following ?
(A) Having a bank account
(B) Micro credit during emergency
(C) Free registration of business enterprises
(D) Access to all kinds of commercial/personal loans
(E) Access to credit/debit cards
Ans : (C)