(Paper) SBI Clerk Recruitment Exam Paper Held on 3rd June 2012 (General Awareness)
(Paper) SBI Clerk Recruitment Exam Paper Held on 3rd June 2012 (General Awareness)
1. Which of the following countries has agreed to accept the payment of export of oil and petroleum products to India, in rupee terms instead of dollar or any other currency?
(a) Kuwait
(b) UAE
(c) Iran
(d) Iraq
(e) Libya
2. As per the news paper reports Govt. of India has finally agreed to purchase advanced MRMRs for its naval forces. What are these MRMRs?
(a) Aircrafts
(b) Warships
(c) Submarines
(d) Radar Systems
(e) Rocket Launchers
3. Which of the following agencies/organizations decided to cancel 122 Licenses of 2G Spectrum issued by the Govt. of India to various companies and asked the Govt. to do the process afresh?
(a) Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG)
(b) Supreme Court of India
(c) Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)
(d) Conference of Indian Industry (CII)
(e) Reserve Bank of India
4. Who among the following is the Prime Minister of a country at present and has also won the Presidential Elections held in March 2012? (He had been president of the country twice in the past. This will be his third term as president. He will join office in July 2012).
(a) Mohammed Waheed Hassan (Maldives)
(b) Add – Rabba Mansour Hadi (Yeman)
(c) Daniel Ortega (Nicaragua)
(d) Vladimir Putin (Russia)
(e) None of these
5. Which of the following countries approved a new constitution of the country in a referendum through secret voting held in February 2012?
(a) Libya
(b) Iraq
(c) Iran
(d) UAE
(e) Syria
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6. Which of the following has signed a ‘Non-Aggression Pact’ with Sudan?
(a) Uganda
(b) Kenya
(c) Ethiopia
(d) South Africa
(e) South Sudan
7. General Clients of various banks in India can made a complaint to which of the following offices, on the issues related to deficiency in services which do not get resolved at banks’ level?
(a) Comptroller and Auditor General of India
(b) Attorney General of India
(c) Ombudsman
(d) Indian Audit Bureau
(e) Indian Bank’s Association
8. The sensitive index of National Stock Exchange of India is popularly known as _______
(a) SENSEX
(b) CRIS
(c) CSE
(d) MCX
(e) Nifty
9. Which of the following Indians was conferred the prestigious “National Medal of Arts and Humanities”, awarded by US President in February 2012?
(a) Syria
(b) Sudan
(c) Iran
(d) Libya
(e) Egypt
10. Who among the following Indian was conferred the prestigious “National Medal of Arts and Humanities”, awarded by US President in February 2012?
(a) Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia
(b) Ms. Meria Kumar
(c) Dr. Amariyan Sen
(d) Dr. D Subbarao
(e) Shri N.R. Narayan Murthy
11. The proceeds from disinvestment of various public sector undertakings are channelized into_____
(a) Technology Upgradation Fund
(b) Venture Capital Fund (NABARD)
(c) Rural Innovation Fund (NABARD)
(d) Portfolio Risk Fund (SIDBI)
(e) National Investment Fund
12. ‘World Day for Water’ is observed on which of the following dates?
(a) 22nd August
(b) 22nd July
(c) 22nd October
(d) 22nd March
(e) 22nd April
13. As per new data released recently what was GDP’s real growth rate? (approximately)
(a) 7%
(b) 8%
(c) 9%
(d) 10%
(e) 15%
14. Meryl Streep who was awarded one of the Oscar Awards 2012, is a famous ______
(a) Film Director
(b) Actress
(c) Song writer
(d) Screen play writer
(e) Costume Designer
15. Which of the following counties has announced to freeze its Nuclear Programme so that it can avail food aid from US and other countries?
(a) North Korea
(b) South Korea
(c) Iran
(d) India
(e) Pakistan
16. Which of the following organizations has agreed to give a financial and of US $ 4.3 billion to India to help it in eliminating poverty?
(a) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
(b) World Bank
(c) Bank of Tokyo & HSBC Jointly
(d) Asian Development Bank (ADB)
(e) IMF & ADB Jointly
17. What is the Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) at present?
(a) 20%
(b) 22%
(c) 25%
(d) 24%
(e) None of these
18. Which of the following is one of the major functions of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)?
(a) Provide loans to State Govt. for developing rural infrastructure
(b) Preparing Monetary & Credit Policy of India
(c) Deciding Bank Rate
(d) Providing Credit to Small Industrial Units
(e) Monitoring and Controlling functions of the Stock exchanges in India
19. India conducted a joint naval coast guard exercise Sahyog-Kaijin-XI with _______
(a) China
(b) Myanmar
(c) Thailand
(d) Japan
(e) Bangladesh
20. Which of the following teams won the Africa Cup Football Championship Final held in February 2012?
(a) Kenya
(b) Zambia
(c) South Africa
(d) Ivory Coast
(e) Ghana
21. Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland recently won an international sports/games Championship. She is a famous_______
(a) Chess player
(b) Golf player
(c) Lawn Tennis player
(d) Table Tennis player
(e) Badminton player
22. Which of the following films was adjudged ‘Best picture’ in 84th “Oscar Award” function held in February 2012?
(a) The Help
(b) The Iron Lady
(c) The Artist
(d) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
(e) Midnight in Paris
23. What does the letter S denote in the abbreviation ‘SEBI’ which is the same of a regular in financial sector in India?
(a) Small
(b) State
(c) Special
(d) Statutory
(e) Securities
24. Mr. Sauli Niinisto is the present President of ________
(a) Yemen
(b) Maldives
(c) China
(d) Finland
(e) S. Korea
25. A tax levied on the values that eh added to goods and services by the producers at various stages of production and distribution is called ______
(a) Excise duty
(b) Value Added Tax
(c) Goods & Service Tax
(d) Surcharge
(e) Income Tax
26. Which of the following combinations of authors and the books written by her/him is NOT correct?
(a) A tale of Two Gardens – Octavio Paz
(b) A suitable Boy – Vikram Seth
(c) Area of Darkness – V. S. Naipaul
(d) Malguid Days – R. K. Narayan
(e) A house for Mr. Biswas - Kiran Desai
27. Which of the following terms is used in the game of cricket?
(a) Punch
(b) Deuce
(c) Trump
(d) Leg Bye
(e) Dribble
28. Which of the following cups/trophies is NOT associated with the game of Lawn Tennis?
(a) Davis Cup
(b) Merdeka Cup
(c) Wimbledon
(d) ATP Open
(e) Dubai open
29. Which of the following terms is used in the field of Banking & Finance?
(a) Double Fault
(b) Hit Wicket
(c) Atomic Number
(d) Dividend
(e) Grand Slam
30. Which of the following is the currency used in South Korea?
(a) Euro
(b) Krone
(c) Dinar
(d) Pound
(e) Won
31. Which of the following awards by the Govt. of Madhya Pradesh for excellence in the field of classical Music?
(a) Tansen Award
(b) Saraswati Samman
(c) Mangla Prasad Paritoshik
(d) Arjun Awards
(e) Dronacharya Award
32. Who among the following is a famous Cricket player and represent his country in international matches?
(a) Kane Williamson
(b) Jbe Kruger
(c) Marcel Siem
(d) Saurav Ghosal
(e) Rahul Aware
33. Which of the following is NOT a name of a newspaper published in India?
(a) Danik Jagran
(b) The Statesman
(c) The Tribune
(d) Rajasthan Patrika
(e) South Zone
34. Which of the following cities in India is known as Electronic city of India?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Kolkata
(c) Bangalore
(d) Hyderabad
(e) New Delhi
35. Mr. Yang Jiechi who was on a visit to India in March 2012 is the ________
(a) Home Minister of Japan
(b) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
(c) Kalinga Award
(d) Sarswati Samman
(e) Kabeer Samman
36. Which of the following awards is given by the Govt. of India?
(a) Kalidas Samman
(b) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
(c) Kalinga Award
(d) Sarswati Samman
(e) Kabeer Samman
37. Which of the following terms is NOT used in the field of Biology?
(a) DNA
(b) RNA
(c) GST
(d) Osmosis
(e) Homeostatis
38. Which of the following places in India is famous for its woolen carpets?
(a) Satara
(b) Bhadohi
(c) Nagpur
(d) Ambala
(e) Bhagalpur
39. The second Green Revolution planned for North Eastern states is based on production of which of the following crops?
(a) Paddy
(b) Wheat
(c) Banana
(d) Pulses
(e) Vegetables
40. Which of the following schemes was launched by the Govt. of India of school Children?
(a) Mid Day Meal
(b) MGNREGA
(c) RAY
(d) Look East
(e) Swavlamban
