(Paper) SBI Clerk EXAM Paper - 2011 (GENERAL AWARENESS)
(Paper) SBI Clerk EXAM Paper - 2011
::GENERAL AWARENESS::
1. Hillary Clinton who was in India recently is the U.S. Secretary of:
A. Commerce
B. State
C. Treasury
D. Defence
E. None of these
2. If Indian Banking industry had demonstrated its resilience to external shocks in 2008-09, the credit goes to:
1. Policies of the RBI & the Govt. of India
2. Strength of Indian Business Houses
3. Foreign aid/investments to Indian companies
A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. Only 3
D. All 1, 2 & 3
E. None of these
3. Tembhli village which was in news is in:
A. Bihar
B. Rajasthan
C. Orissa
D. West Bengal
E. Maharashtra
4. Rohan Bopanna who represented Indian in an international event is a:
A. Billiards Player
B. Golf Player
C. Chess Player
D. Table Tennis Player
E. Lawn Tennis Player
5. AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championship was organized in September 2010 in:
A. Rome
B. New Delhi
C. London
D. Vienna
E. Barbados
6. 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:
A. Agriculture
B. Rural Development
C. Defence
D. Steel & Iron
E. None of these
7. What is financial inclusion?
A. To provide a permanent employment to the unemployed
B. To provide a 100 days job to all those who are in need of a job
C. To provide banking services to all those living in remote areas
D. To ensure that all financial transactions amounting 5,000/- and above are
done through banks.
E. To provide finances for all
8. 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?
A. Grade
B. Group
C. Global
D. Guild
E. Generation
9. 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:
A. Devaluation
B. Deformation
C. Global Slowdown
D. Political’ backdrop
E. Globalisation
10. Which of the following international sports events was organized in Delhi in October 2010 in which several countries participated?
A. Asian Games
B. World Cup Cricket Tournment
C. Asian Hockey Tournament
D. Commonwalth Games
E. None of these
11. Exporters in India get insurance cover and risk cover from which of the following organizations?
A. SIDBI
B. NABARD
C. ECGC
D. RBI
E. None of these
12. Which of the following places in India does not have a Stock Exchange?
A. Kolkata
B. Ahmedabad
C. Mutnbai
D. Delhi
E. Udaipur
13. Sir Mota Singh who was Knighted by the Queen Elizabeth II earlier this year is:
A. first Sikh Judge in UK
B. first Sikh Minister in UK
C. first Indian to become Vice Chancellor in Cambridge
D, first Indian to become Governor of a State in USA
E. None of these
14. ‘Ayodhya’ which was in news recently is a place in:
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Bihar
C. Rajasthan
D. Jharkhand
E. Uttar Pradesh
15. Which of the following is the name of a private sector Bank in India?
A. IDBI Bank
B. Axis Bank
C. Corporation Bank
D. UCO Bank
E. All are Private Banks
16. The Govt. of India does not provide any direct financial assistance to which of the following schemes?
A Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme
B. Rural Health Mission
C. Indra Aawas Yojana
D. Jeevan Sathi Yojana
E. Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana
17. What does the letter ‘St denotes in ‘AFSPA’ an abbreviation we very often see in newspapers?
A. Slow
B. Special
C. State
D. Solid
E. Sovereign
18. Which of the following terms is used in banking and finance?
A. Abiotic
B. Demand Deposit
C. Fat scales
D. A diabetic
E. Cathode
19. Which of the following is a food crop?
A. Maize
B. Cotton
C. Palm
D. Jute
E. Jatropha
20. Vedanta Alumina is a company operating in the area of:
A Shipping
B. Mining
C. Cement
D. Taxtiles
E. Baniking
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21. Names of which of the following rates/ratios cannot be seen in financial newspapers?
A Bank Rate
B. Repo Rate
C. Cash Reserve Ratio
D. Pulse Rate
E. Statutory Liquidity Ratio
22. An individual visting UAE will have to make his/her payments in which of the following currencies?
A. Dirham
B. Taka
C. Baht
D. Peso
E. Dinar
23. Who amongst the following is NOT a famous writer?
A. Sania Mirza
B. V.S. Nacipaul
C. Chetan Bhagat
D. Khushwant Singh
E. Namita Gokhale
24. ‘Peepli Live’ is a film directed by:
A. Anusha Rizvi
B. Aamir Khan
C. Kiran Rao
D. David Dhawan
E. None of these
25. Which of the following is the Chemical name of the salt we use in our kitchen?
A. Calcium Carbonate
B. Calcium Chloride
C. Sodium Carbonate
D. Sodium Chloride
E. Ammonium Sulphate
26. The judges of the Supreme Court of India now retire at the age of:
A 58 years
B. 60 years
C. 62 years
D. 65 years
E. 68 years
27. Operation New Dawn is the beginning of stability in:
A. Afghanistan
B. Iran
C. Sudan
D. Sri Lanka
E. Iraq
28. Which of the following books is written by Kiran Desai?
A. A house for Mr. Biswas
B. 3 Mistakes of My Life
C. A Tale of Two Sisters
D. The Inhertance of Loss
E. Tale of Two Cities
29. Jimena Navarrete who was crowned Miss Universe 2010 is from:
A Hydraulic
B. Thermal
C. Nuclear
D. Solar
E. All of these forms
30. India has an agreement with USA for producing energy in the form of:
A Hydraulic
B. Thermal
C. Nuclear
D. Solar
E. All of these forms
31. Which of the following is an economic term?
A. Plaintiff
B. Bunker Blaster
C. Deflation
D. Lampoon
E. Zero Hour
32. Which of the following awards is given to sports persons in India?
A. Shantiswarup Bhatnagar Awards
B. Arjuna Award
C. Kalidas Samman
D. Saraswati Samman
E. None of these
33. Which of the following is the trophy/cup associated with the game of cricket?
A. Derby
B. Merdeka Cup
C. Santosh Trophy
D. Duleep Trophy
E. Durana Cup
34. Who amongst the following can take benefit of the Social Security Fund established by the Govt. of India for unorganized workers?
A. Primary school teacher
B. Employee of Sugar Factor
C. Taxtile Mazdoor
D. Rickshaw Puller
E. Clerk in a factory
35. Shushil Kumar who won a Gold Medal at an international event is a famous:
A Wrestling champion
B. Golf player
C. Table Tennis Player
D. Weight lifter
E. None of these
36. In case a major war breaks out between two nations, which of the following organization/ agencies will be seen in the battle field, in addition to the armies of the fighting parties?
A. WTO
B. Red Cross
C. CARE
D. OPEC
E. NPA
37. Which of the following is the abbreviated name asssociated with food security?
A. ASHA
B. PDS
C. WTO
D. OPEC
E. NPA
38. Which of the following is a good and rich source of vitamin ‘C’?
A Milk
B. Radish
C. Mango
D. Lemon Juice
E. Banana
39. 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 ?
A. Rajeev Gandhi
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Indira Gandhi
D. Lal Bahadur Shastri
E. None of these
40. Who amongst the following was never a Governor of the RBI?
A. Bimal Jalan
B. Y.V. Reddy
C. Arup Roy Choudhury
D. C. Rangarajan
E. D. Subbarao
