General Awareness Practice Question for Upcoming IBPS Clerk Examination
1. The most common measure of estimating inflation in India is
A) CPI
B) WCPI
C) WPI
D) GDP
E) None of these.
2. The head ofwhich of the following agencies/organizations in the banking industry or financial sector is designated as Governor?
A) Securities and Exchange board of India
B) All public sector banks
C) Life insurance Corporation of India
D) All stock exchange of India.
E) Reserve Bank of India
3. Which one is the first bank from India ,has opened its branch in China ?
A) Allahabad Bank
B) Corporation Bank
C) PNB
D) SBI
E) BOB
4. Neil Armstrong who died recently was famous for
A) First person to stay in space
B) First person to land on moon
C) Winning gold medal in cycling
D) First person to land on Mars
E) First person to travel in space
5. Who is the chairman ofPrime Minister’s Economic advisory council ( PMEAC) ?
A) D. subbarao
B) V.S. sampath
C) K.G. Balkrisnan
D) Finance minister of India
E) C. Rangrajan
6. Which of the following terms is used in the field of finance and banking
A) Mouse
B) Genes
C) BT cotton
D) Bill discounting
E) discount
7.'Ringgit' is currency of __________ .
A) Malaysia
B) Srilanka
C) Indonesia
D) Bhutan
E) China
8. Foreign direct investment ( FDI) ceiling in the telecom sector is
A) 74 %
B) 67 %
C) 29 %
D) 33 %
E) 51 %
9. London Olympics 2012 in which India gave a bestever haul of six medals. What is the rank of India in the medal standing ?
A) 49th
B) 50th
C) 48th
D) 52nd
E) 61st
10. Who has been appointed as new chief justice of India ?
A) Mr. Justice D.K. Jain
B) Mr. Aftab Alam
C) Mr. Altamas kabir
D) Mr. Balbir Singh Chauhan
E) Mr. R.M. Lodha
11. What does the letter F denotes in “NBFC” ,a term seen very frequently in banking world these days ?
A) Functional
B) Federal
C) Fiscal
D) Formal
E) None of these
12. Which of the following is a nationalized bank ?
A) YES bank
B) Dena Bank
C) Krur vysya bank
D) ICICI
E) AXIS bank
13. Name the player who won ICC cricketer of the year award 2012
A) Virat Kohli
B) Aliaster cook
C) Hasim Amla
D) Kumar sangkara
E) Sachin Tendulkar
14. ‘Shanti SwaroopBhatnagar ‘ prize is given in the ___________ field.
A) Literature
B) Science and technology
C) Film
D) Music
E) None of these
15. Expand the term ‘MAT’
A) Minimum Add-on Tax
B) Maximum Add-on Tax
C) Minimum Alternate Tax
D) Maximum Alternate Tax
E) None of these
16. Name the first bank to have been started solely with Indian capital
A) BOB
B) Allahabad Bank
C) IDBI
D) PNB
E) Uco Bank
17. Name the person who has been appointed as new president of World bank .
A) Jim carrey
B) Jim Yong Kim
C)Robert Zoellick
D)Paul Wolfowitz
E)magna cum laude
18. The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh Launched AADHAAR enabled service delivery from __________.
A) Bihar
B) New Delhi
C) Rajsthan
D) Karnatka
E) Odissa
19. What is meant by financial inclusion ?
A) Making available banking service at an affordable cost.
B) Opening any type of account without introduction
C) Opening saving accounts in rural areas without any deposit
D) Distributing wages through bank accounts
E) Distributing wages through rural branches
20. ‘Asha’ is a scheme of the government of India operated in the area of__________.
A) Irrigation
B) Health and family welfare
C) Housing in rural areas
D) Solar energy
E) SEZ
21. The banks are required to maintain a certain ratio of their cash in hand to totalassets. This is called
A) Statutory Bank Ratio
B) Liquidity Adequacy Ratio
C) Statutory Liquid Ratio
D) Current Reserve Ratio
E) Central Liquid Reserve
22. 'Manesar' which was recently in news ,isa manufacturing unit of ___________.
A) Maruti Suzuki
B) Hero Moto Corp
C) Hyundai
D) Tata Nano
E) Honda
23. With which of the following sportsFernando Alonso is associated ?
A) Cycling
B) Golf
C) Boxing
D) Formula one Racing
E) None of these
24. NameIndia’s First National security advisor , who died recently.
A) Kailash Pati mishra
B) Indr kumar gujral
C) Brajesh Mishra
D) A. D. Singh
E) None of these
25. Author of “ The Rivered Earth “ is
A) Arun Maira
B) Vikram Seth
C) Chetan Bhagat
D) Salman khurshid
E) T. N . srinivas
26. Which of the following is the largest mutual fund organization in India ?
A) ICICI mutual fund
B) UTI
C) IDBI mutual fund
D) SBI mutual fund
E) None of these
27. ’Decibel’ unit is used to measure
A) Intesity of sound
B) Intensity of Noise
C) Speed of tide
D) Light energy
E) Intensity of earthquake
28. The INS sindhurakshak is a
A) Offshore Patrol Vessel
B) Submarine
C) Destroyer
D) Frigate
E) Missile
29. According to RBI monetary policy review on October 30,2012, CRR is
A) 4.25
B) 4.75
C) 4.50
D) 4.15
E) 4.00
30. Which one of the following is the capital of Australia
A) Adelaide
B) Sydney
C) Canberra
D) Perth
E) Brisben
31. The securities and Exchange Board Of India was establishedby Government of India in_______.
A) 1988
B) 1977
C) 1983
D) 1976
E) 1990
32. Name the first Kerosene free state of India
A) Keral
B) TamilNadu
C) Assam
D) Punjab
E) New Delhi
33. ’ International Anti-corruption Day ‘ is observed on
A) July 11
B) December 9
C) March 8
D) December 1
E) October 21
34. Members of the Rajya sabha are elected for a period of _________.
A) 2 years
B) 5 years
C) 6 years
D) 4 years
E) 3 years
35. Prithvi –ii , the surface to surface missile was tested from
A) Chandipur
B) Sri Harikota
C) Pokhran
D) Kalpakkam
E) None of these
36. Which of the following game is not included in Olympic?
A) Football
B) Hockey
C) Golf
D) Table Tennis
E) Lawn Tennis
37. Name the Indian actor who worked in the movie ‘ Life Of Pie’
A) Imran Khan
B) Irfan Khan
C) Anil Kapoor
D) Farhaan Akhtar
E) None of these
38. With which of the following country India hasrecently signed relaxed VISA policy?
A) Srilanka
B) Afganistan
C) Bhutan
D) Myanmar
E) Pakistan
39. Recently India won Nehru cup , in the final Indiadefeated .
A) Maldives
B) Afganistan
C) Pakistan
D) Australia
E) Srilanka
40.We very frequently read about Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in newspapers. These SEZs were established with which of the following objectives?
A. To attract foreign investment directly
B. To protect domestic market from direct competition from multinationals
C. To provide more capital to agricultural and allied activities
A) Only A
B) Only B
C) Only C
D) All A,B and C
E) None of these.
A) CPI
B) WCPI
C) WPI
D) GDP
E) None of these.
2. The head ofwhich of the following agencies/organizations in the banking industry or financial sector is designated as Governor?
A) Securities and Exchange board of India
B) All public sector banks
C) Life insurance Corporation of India
D) All stock exchange of India.
E) Reserve Bank of India
3. Which one is the first bank from India ,has opened its branch in China ?
A) Allahabad Bank
B) Corporation Bank
C) PNB
D) SBI
E) BOB
4. Neil Armstrong who died recently was famous for
A) First person to stay in space
B) First person to land on moon
C) Winning gold medal in cycling
D) First person to land on Mars
E) First person to travel in space
5. Who is the chairman ofPrime Minister’s Economic advisory council ( PMEAC) ?
A) D. subbarao
B) V.S. sampath
C) K.G. Balkrisnan
D) Finance minister of India
E) C. Rangrajan
6. Which of the following terms is used in the field of finance and banking
A) Mouse
B) Genes
C) BT cotton
D) Bill discounting
E) discount
7.'Ringgit' is currency of __________ .
A) Malaysia
B) Srilanka
C) Indonesia
D) Bhutan
E) China
8. Foreign direct investment ( FDI) ceiling in the telecom sector is
A) 74 %
B) 67 %
C) 29 %
D) 33 %
E) 51 %
9. London Olympics 2012 in which India gave a bestever haul of six medals. What is the rank of India in the medal standing ?
A) 49th
B) 50th
C) 48th
D) 52nd
E) 61st
10. Who has been appointed as new chief justice of India ?
A) Mr. Justice D.K. Jain
B) Mr. Aftab Alam
C) Mr. Altamas kabir
D) Mr. Balbir Singh Chauhan
E) Mr. R.M. Lodha
11. What does the letter F denotes in “NBFC” ,a term seen very frequently in banking world these days ?
A) Functional
B) Federal
C) Fiscal
D) Formal
E) None of these
12. Which of the following is a nationalized bank ?
A) YES bank
B) Dena Bank
C) Krur vysya bank
D) ICICI
E) AXIS bank
13. Name the player who won ICC cricketer of the year award 2012
A) Virat Kohli
B) Aliaster cook
C) Hasim Amla
D) Kumar sangkara
E) Sachin Tendulkar
14. ‘Shanti SwaroopBhatnagar ‘ prize is given in the ___________ field.
A) Literature
B) Science and technology
C) Film
D) Music
E) None of these
15. Expand the term ‘MAT’
A) Minimum Add-on Tax
B) Maximum Add-on Tax
C) Minimum Alternate Tax
D) Maximum Alternate Tax
E) None of these
16. Name the first bank to have been started solely with Indian capital
A) BOB
B) Allahabad Bank
C) IDBI
D) PNB
E) Uco Bank
17. Name the person who has been appointed as new president of World bank .
A) Jim carrey
B) Jim Yong Kim
C)Robert Zoellick
D)Paul Wolfowitz
E)magna cum laude
18. The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh Launched AADHAAR enabled service delivery from __________.
A) Bihar
B) New Delhi
C) Rajsthan
D) Karnatka
E) Odissa
19. What is meant by financial inclusion ?
A) Making available banking service at an affordable cost.
B) Opening any type of account without introduction
C) Opening saving accounts in rural areas without any deposit
D) Distributing wages through bank accounts
E) Distributing wages through rural branches
20. ‘Asha’ is a scheme of the government of India operated in the area of__________.
A) Irrigation
B) Health and family welfare
C) Housing in rural areas
D) Solar energy
E) SEZ
21. The banks are required to maintain a certain ratio of their cash in hand to totalassets. This is called
A) Statutory Bank Ratio
B) Liquidity Adequacy Ratio
C) Statutory Liquid Ratio
D) Current Reserve Ratio
E) Central Liquid Reserve
22. 'Manesar' which was recently in news ,isa manufacturing unit of ___________.
A) Maruti Suzuki
B) Hero Moto Corp
C) Hyundai
D) Tata Nano
E) Honda
23. With which of the following sportsFernando Alonso is associated ?
A) Cycling
B) Golf
C) Boxing
D) Formula one Racing
E) None of these
24. NameIndia’s First National security advisor , who died recently.
A) Kailash Pati mishra
B) Indr kumar gujral
C) Brajesh Mishra
D) A. D. Singh
E) None of these
25. Author of “ The Rivered Earth “ is
A) Arun Maira
B) Vikram Seth
C) Chetan Bhagat
D) Salman khurshid
E) T. N . srinivas
26. Which of the following is the largest mutual fund organization in India ?
A) ICICI mutual fund
B) UTI
C) IDBI mutual fund
D) SBI mutual fund
E) None of these
27. ’Decibel’ unit is used to measure
A) Intesity of sound
B) Intensity of Noise
C) Speed of tide
D) Light energy
E) Intensity of earthquake
28. The INS sindhurakshak is a
A) Offshore Patrol Vessel
B) Submarine
C) Destroyer
D) Frigate
E) Missile
29. According to RBI monetary policy review on October 30,2012, CRR is
A) 4.25
B) 4.75
C) 4.50
D) 4.15
E) 4.00
30. Which one of the following is the capital of Australia
A) Adelaide
B) Sydney
C) Canberra
D) Perth
E) Brisben
31. The securities and Exchange Board Of India was establishedby Government of India in_______.
A) 1988
B) 1977
C) 1983
D) 1976
E) 1990
32. Name the first Kerosene free state of India
A) Keral
B) TamilNadu
C) Assam
D) Punjab
E) New Delhi
33. ’ International Anti-corruption Day ‘ is observed on
A) July 11
B) December 9
C) March 8
D) December 1
E) October 21
34. Members of the Rajya sabha are elected for a period of _________.
A) 2 years
B) 5 years
C) 6 years
D) 4 years
E) 3 years
35. Prithvi –ii , the surface to surface missile was tested from
A) Chandipur
B) Sri Harikota
C) Pokhran
D) Kalpakkam
E) None of these
36. Which of the following game is not included in Olympic?
A) Football
B) Hockey
C) Golf
D) Table Tennis
E) Lawn Tennis
37. Name the Indian actor who worked in the movie ‘ Life Of Pie’
A) Imran Khan
B) Irfan Khan
C) Anil Kapoor
D) Farhaan Akhtar
E) None of these
38. With which of the following country India hasrecently signed relaxed VISA policy?
A) Srilanka
B) Afganistan
C) Bhutan
D) Myanmar
E) Pakistan
39. Recently India won Nehru cup , in the final Indiadefeated .
A) Maldives
B) Afganistan
C) Pakistan
D) Australia
E) Srilanka
40.We very frequently read about Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in newspapers. These SEZs were established with which of the following objectives?
A. To attract foreign investment directly
B. To protect domestic market from direct competition from multinationals
C. To provide more capital to agricultural and allied activities
A) Only A
B) Only B
C) Only C
D) All A,B and C
E) None of these.
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