SBI Associate Clerk

Exam Paper (General Awareness)

Exam held On 16.01.2011

Q.1. The Govt. of India does not provide any direct financial assistance to which of the following schemes ?

(1) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme

(2) Rural Health Mission (2) Indira Aawas Yojana

(4) Jeevan Sathi Yojana

(5) Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana

Q.2. Which of the following places in India does not have a Stock Exchange ?

(1) Kolkata

(2) Ahmedabad

(3) Mumbai

(4) Delhi

(5) Udaipur

Q.3. AIBA women’s World Boxing Championship was organized in September 2010 in –

(1) Rome

(2) New Delhi

(3) London

(4) Vienna

(5) Barbados

Q.4. Which of the following International sports events was organized in Delhi in October 2010 in which several countries participated ?

(1) Asian Games

(2) World Cup Cricket Tournament

(3) Asian Hockey Tournament

(4) Commonwealth Games

(5) None of these

Q.5. Some major banks and financial institutions in various Western countries were to wind up their business and/or declare themselves in financial problems during last few years. This trend is technically known as ___

(1) Devaluation

(2) Deformation

(3) Global Slowdown

(4) political backdrop

(5) Globalisation

Q.6. Sir Mota Singh who was Knighted by the Queen Elizabeth II earlier this year is __

(1) first Sikh Judge in UK

(2) first Sikh Minister in UK

(3) first Indian to become Vice Chancellor in Cambridge

(4) first Indian to become Governor of a State in USA

(5) None of these

Q.7. Rohan Bopanna who represented Indian in an international event is a ____

(1) Billiards Player

(2) Golf Player

(3) Chess Player

(4) Table Tennis Player

(5) Lawn Tennis Player

Q.8. If Indian Banking industry had demonstrated its resilience to external shocks in 2008-09, the credit goes to ___

(A) Policies of the RBI & the Govt. of India

(B) Strength of Indian Business Houses

(C) Foreign aid/investment to Indian companies

(1) Only (A)

(2) Only (B)

(3) Only (C)

(4) All (A), (B) & (C)

(5) None of these

Q.9. What does the letter ‘S’ denotes in ‘AFSPA’ an abbreviation we very often see in newspapers ?

(1) Slow

(2) Special

(3) State

(4) Solid

(5) Sovereign

Q.10. Mr. A. K. Antony a Union Minister in the Indian Cabinet recently signed an agreement with South Korea. This means the agreement is for the Cooperation in the field of ___

(1)Agriculture

(2) Group

(3) Defence

(4) Steel & Iron

(5) None of these

Q.11. Recently the term 3G was very much in news and even a conference on it was organized in India. What is the letter ‘G’ denotes in 3G ?

(1) Grade

(2) Group

(3) Global

(4) Guild

(5) Generation

Q.12. What is financial inclusion ?

(1) To provide a permanent employment to the unemployed

(2) To provide a 100 days job to all those who are in need of a job

(3) To provide banking services to all those living in remote areas

(4) To ensure that all financial transactions amounting Rs 5,000/- and above are done through banks.

(5) To provide finances for all

Q.13. Tembhli village which was in news in ____

(1) Bihar

(2) Rajasthan

(3) Orissa

(4) West Bengal

(5) Maharashtra

Q.14. Hillary Clinton who was in India recently is the U.S. Secretary of _____

(1) Commerce

(2) State

(3) Treasury

(4) Defence

(5) None of these

Q.15. Exporters in India get insurance cover and risk cover from which of the following organizations ?

(1) SIDBI

(2) NABARD

(3) ECGC

(4) RBI

(5) None of these

Q.16. which of the following is the name of a private sector Bank in India ?

(1) IDBI Bank

(2) Axis Bank

(3) Corporation Bank

(4) UCO Bank

(5) All are Private Banks

Q.17. ‘Ayodhya’ which was in news recently is a place in _____

(1) Madhya Pradesh

(2) Bihar

(3) Rajasthan

(4) Jharkhand

(5) Uttar Pradesh

Q.18. The judges of the Supreme Court of India now retire at the age of ____

(1) 58 years

(2) 60 years

(3) 62 years

(4) 65 years

(5) 68 years

Q.19. Which of the following is the trophy/cup associated with the game of cricket ?

(1) Derby

(2) Merdeka Cup

(3) Santosh Trophy

(4) Duleep Trophy

(5) Durand Cup

Q.20. Which of the following is a good and rich source of vitamin ‘C’ ?

(1) Milk

(2) Radish

(3) Mango

(4) Lemon Juice

(5) Banana

Q.21. Which of the following books is written by Kiran Desai ?

(1) A house for Mr. Biswas

(2) 3 Mistakes of My Life

(3) A Tale of Two Sisters

(4) The Inheritance of Loss

(5) Tale of Two Cities

Q.22. Which of the following is the Chemical name of the salt we use in our kitchen ?

(1) Calcium Carbonate

(2) Calcium Chloride

(3) Sodium Carbonate

(4) Sodium Chloride

(5) Ammonium Sulphate

Q.23. Who amongst the following was never a Governor of the RBI ?

(1) Bimal Jalan

(2) Y. V. Reddy

(3) Arup Roy Choudhury

(4) C. Rangarajan

(5) D. Subbarao

Q.24. Who amongst the following can take benefit of the Social Security Fund established by the Govt. of India for unorganized workers ?

(1) Primary school teacher

(2) Employee of Sugar Factory

(3) Textile Mazdoor

(4) Rickshaw Puller

(5) Clerk in a Factory

Q.25. Jimena Navarrete who was crowed Miss Universe 2010 is from ?

(1) Mexica

(2) Venezuela

(3) Brazil

(4) New Zealand

(5) Italy

Q.26. India has an agreement with USA for producing energy in the form of –

(1) Hydraulic

(2) Thermal

(3) Nuclear

(4) Solar

(5) All of these forms

Q.27. ‘Peepli Live’ is a film directed by –

(1) Anusha Rizvi

(2) Aamir Khan

(3) Kiran Rao

(4) David Dhawan

(5) None of these

Q.28. In case a major war breaks out between two nations, which of the following organizations/agencies will be seen in the battle field, in addition the armies of the fighting parties ?

(1) WTO

(2) Red Cross

(3) CARE

(4) OPES

(5) All of these

Q.29. Who amongst the following in NOT a famous writer ?

(1) Sania Mirza

(2) V. S. Naipaul

(3) Chetan Bhagat

(4) Khushwant Singh

(5) Namita Gokhale

Q.30. An individual visiting UAE will have to make his/her payments in which of the following currencies ?

(1) Dirham

(2) Taka

(3) Baht

(4) Peso

(5) Dinar

Q.31. Which of the following is food crop ?

(1) Maize

(2) Cotton

(3) Palm

(4) Jute

(5) Jatropha

Q.32. Vedanta Alumina is a company operating in the area of –

(1) Shipping

(2) Mining

(3) Cement

(4) Textiles

(5) Banking

Q.33. Names of which of the following rates/ratios cannot be seen in financial newspapers ?

(1) Bank Rate

(2) Repo Rate

(3) Cash Reserve Ratio

(4) Pulse Rate

(5) Statutory Liquidity Ratio

Q.34. Which of the following terms is used in banking and finance ?

(1) Abiotic

(2) Demand Deposit

(3) Fat scales

(4) A diabetic

(5) Cathode

Q.35. Which of the following is the abbreviated names associated with food security ?

(1) ASHA

(2) PDS

(3) WTO

(4) OPEC

(5) NPA

Q.36. Which of the following is an economic term ?

(1) Plaintiff

(2) Bunker Blaster

(3) Deflation

(4) Lampoon

(5) Zero Hour

Q.37. Operation New Dawn is the beginning of stability in –

(1) Afghanistan

(2) Iran

(3) Sudan

(4) Sri Lanka

(5) Iraq

Q.38. Which of the following awards is given to sports persons in India ?

(1) Shantiswarup Bhatnagar Awards

(2) Arjuna Awards

(3) Kalidas Samman

(4) SAraswati SAmman

(5) None of these

Q.39. Shushil Kumar who won a Gold Medal at an international event is a famous –

(1) Wrestling champion

(2) Golf player

(3) Table Tennis Player

(4) Weight Lifter

(5) None of these

Q.40. Who amongst the following Indian Prime Ministers was honoured Posthumously by the Govt. of Bangladesh for his/her contributions to the independence of the nation ?

(1) Rajiv Gandhi

(2) Jawaharlal Nehru

(3) Indra Gandhi

(4) Lal Bahadur Shastri

(5) None of these