(Paper) SBI Clerk 1st SITTING EXAM Paper - 2011 "Held On 16-01-2011"

::GENERAL AWARENESS::

1. The Government 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
(3) Indira Aawas Yojana
(4) Jeevan Sathi Yojana
(5) Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana

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

(1) Kolkata
(2) Ahmedabad
(3) Mturibal
(4) Delhi
(5) Udaipur

3. AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championship was organised in September 2010 in

(1) Rome
(2) New Delhi
(3) London
(4) Vienna
(5) Barbados

4. Which of the following International sports events was organised 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

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

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

(1) first Sikh Judge in United Kingdom (UK)
(2) first Sikh Minister in United Kingodm (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

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

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 Government of India
(B)Strength of Indian Business Houses
(C) Foreign aid/investments to Indian companies

(1) Only (A)
(2) Only (B)
(3) Only (C)
(4) All (A), (B) and (C)
(5) None of these

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

(1) Slow
(2) Special
(3) State
(4) Solid
(5) Sovereign

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) Rural Development
(3) Defence
(4) Steel and Iron
(5) None of these

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

(1) Grade
(2) Group
(3) Global
(4) Guild
(5) Generation

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 Z’ 5,000 and above are done through banks.
(5) To provide finances for all

13. Tembhli village which was in news Is in

(1) Bihar
(2) Rajasthan
(3) Orissa
(4) West Bengal
(5) Maharashtra

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

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

(1) SIDBI
(2) NABARD
(3) ECGC
(4) RBI
(5) None of these

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

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

(1) Madhya Pradesh
(2) Bihar
(3) Rajasthan
(4) Jharkhand
(5) Uttar Pradesh

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

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

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

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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

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

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

(1) Biznal Jalan
(2) Y. V. Reddy
(3) Arup Roy Choudhury
(4) C. Rangarajan
(5) D. Subbarao

24. Who amongst the following can take benefit of the Social Security Fund established by the Government of India for unorganised workers?

(1) Primary school teacher
(2) Employee of Sugar Factory
(3) Textile Mazdoor
(4) Rickshaw Puller
(5) Clerk in a factory

25. Jimena Navarrete who was crowned Miss Universe 2010 is from

(1) Mexico
(2) Venezuela
(3) Brazil
(4) New Zealand
(5) Italy

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

27. ‘Peepli Live’ is a film directed by

(1) Anusha Rizvi
(2) Aamir Khan
(3) Kiran Rao
(4) David Dhawan
(5) None of these

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

(1) WTO
(2) Red Cross
(3) CARE
(4) OPEC
(5) All of these

29. Who amongst the following is NOT a famous writer?

(1) Sania Mirza
(2) V. S. Naipaul
(3) Chetan Bhagat
(4) Khushwant Singh
(5) Namita Gokhale

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

31. Which of the following is a food crop?

(1) Maize
(2) Cotton
(3) Palm
(4) Jute
(5) Jatropha

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

(1) Shipping
(2) Mining
(3) Cement
(4) Textiles
(5) Banking

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

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

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

(1) ASHA
(2) PDS
(3) WTO
(4) OPEC
(5) NPA

36. Which of the following is an economic term?

(1) Plaintiff
(2) Bunker Blaster
(3) Deflation
(4) Lampoon
(5) Zero Hour

37. Operation New Dawn is the beginning of stability in

(1) Afghanistan
(2) Iran
(3) Sudan
(4) Sri Lanka
(5) Iraq

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

(1) Shantiswarup Bhatnagar Awards
(2) Arjuna Award
(3) Kalidas Samman
(4) Saraswati Sarnman
(5) None of these

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

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

(1) Rajiv Gandhi
(2) Jawaharlal Nehru
(3) Indira Gandhi
(4) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(5) None of these

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