Indian Geography Related QuestionPaper

Indian Geography Related QuestionPaper

1. The river which originates in the Gupta ganga hills of Orissa:

Ans. Baitarani

2. The river which originates Kulu hills near Rohtang pass:

Ans. Beas

3. The river which originates near the Chemayungdung glacier near mansarovar lake:

Ans. Brahmaputra

4. Which river originates near Lahul in Himachal Pradesh?

Ans. Chenab

5. The river which originates from thriambak hills:

Ans. Godavari

6. Which state has the largest mangrove forest area?

Ans. West Bengal

7. Which state has the second largest mangrove forest area?

Ans. Gujarat

8. Which state has the least forest area?

Ans. Punjab

9. Which state has the least percentage of forest area?

Ans. Punjab

10. The headquarters of the Forest Survey of India:

Ans. Dehra Dun

11. The only crator lake in India:

Ans. Lonar

12. In which state is Lonar lake?

Ans. Maharashtra

13. Nalsarovar lake is in the state of:

Ans. Gujarat

14. The saltiest lake in India:

Ans. Sambhar

15. In which state is Sambhar lake?

Ans. Rajastan

16. Kasiranga national park in Assam is famous for:

Ans. One horned Rhino

17. Keolodeo national park is in the state of:

Ans. Rajastan

18. In which state is Elephanta caves?

Ans. Maharashtra

19. Hampi in the state of Karnataka is famous for the remains of …………. Empire.

Ans. Vijayanagar

20. The Pattadakkal monuments are situated in the state of:

Ans. Karnataka

21. The largest bus terminals in Asia is at:

Ans. Chennai

22. The first rapid transit system in India was established at ………… in 1854.

Ans. Kolkata

23. The cheapest mode of transport in India:

Ans. Water transport

24. The headquarters of the Inland waterway Authority of India is:

Ans. Noida

25. National waterway-1 connects Allahabad and ……………?

Ans. Haldia

IBPS Bank POs - General Awareness Model Questions

IBPS Bank POs - General Awareness Model Questions

1. To maintain Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) up to 8 percent, FM declared to infuse Rs .... crores in the Public Sector Banks.
1) 10000 2) 5000 3) 7000 4) 9000 5) 6000

2. Wholesale Banking means ………..?
1) the customers should buy all the products like deposits and loans
2) Banks give the loans to wholesale shops only
3) Banking services between merchant banks and other financial institutions
4) Banking services between Reserve Bank of India and other banks in India.
5) Banking services between Government of India and other financial institutions

3. .…… granted $ 407 billion loan to India to boost up micro finance services in India.
1) IMF 2) World Bank 3) IDA 4) IFC 5) AFD

4. In union budget, the standard rate of Service tax put remain unchanged at ...?
1) 12% 2) 6 % 3) 7% 4) 10% 5) 9%

5. On 11 January 2011, Railway minister Mamata Benarjee laid down the foundation stone for AC container and Bogie
Manufacturing factory at ‘Budge Budge’ in.....
1) Maharashtra 2) Jammu 3) Chennai 4) Andhra Pradesh 5) West Bengal

6. ONGC details are given. Pick up wrong one.
1) ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation) was established in 1956.
2) Its head office in Deharadun, Uttarakhand. It has 1.7 billion tonne oil reserves in domestic and foreign fields.
3) It manufacture 77% Crude in India
4) It manufacture 81% of Natural Gas in India.
5) None

7. Indian Gold market for the consumption still growing ………….. percent as per the report of World Gold Council.
1) 55 2) 50 3) 80 4) 66 5) 100

8. Book related options are given. Pick up incorrect one.
1) Coasta Book Award received by Kishwar Desai
2) ‘Ignited Minds’ written by Prathibha Patil
3) ‘Wings of Fire’ written by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
4) The Zigzag Way written by Anita Desai
5) All of above

9. India and Bahamas signed TIEA agreement to bring the international standards of transparency for exchange of banking and ownership information to check tax evasion and money laundering. TIEA stands for …..?
1) Tax Information Exchange Arrangement
2) Tax Infusion Exchange Agreement
3) Tax Information Electronic Agreement
4) Tax Information Exchange Agreement
5) Toll Information Exchange Agreement

10. Tuticorin port Trust renamed after ……….?
1) Vallarpadam 2) Karunanidhi 3) Anna Dorai 4) M.G.Rama Chandran 5) Chidambaranar

11. Which among the following is not the Negotiable instrument?
1) Cheque
2) Demand Draft
3) Cash Deposit form
4) Bill of Exchange
5) Banker’s Cheque

12. In which country, State Bank of India initiates to open its overseas branch in March 2011?
1) Sri Lanka 2) Singapore 3) China 4) Qatar 5) Kenya

13. The Union Budget estimated that in the case of Direct taxes, the net revenue loss of Rs. 11,500 cr estimated due to proposal
of ..……
1) tax exemptions on personal incomes
2) tax incentives to attract the foreign funds
3) investment linked exemptions to the
investors in the production of fertilizers
4) weighted deductions to National universities
and laboratory funds
5) All of the above

14. Which country declared Rs. 2257 cr to assist India through its ODA to help cleaning of the Yamuna in Delhi, Crop diversification
in promotion in Himachal Pradesh and biodiversity in Tamilnadu?
1) USA 2) UK 3) Japan 4) Malaysia 5) Myanmar

15. How much percent of total power must be Solar power as per the order of the central government on 6 January 2011 by 2022?
1) 1.5 % 2) 5 % 3) 3% 4) 6 % 5) 10 %

16. Few tiger reserve parks list is given. Pick up wrong combination.
1) Kaziranga Tiger Reserve - Bihar 2) Nagarjunsagar - Srisailam Tiger Reserve - Andhra Pradesh
3) Manas Tiger Reserve - Assam 4) Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary - Karnataka
5) Parambikulam Tiger Reserve - Tamilnadu and Kerala

17. The state government related bits are given. Pick up wrong one.
1) Bihar got the tune of Rs. 3,468 cr from the center for the special plan under the Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF).
2) Tuticorin and Colombo will resume the passenger ship.
3) National Institute for Research and Development in Defence Shipbuilding (NIDESH) at Chaliyam in Kerala.
4) Kerala provides laptops and net books to school teachers at fair prices under the IT @ School project.
5) None

18. Who spots as second biggest economy (GDP registering $ 5.8 trillion) by crossing Japan’s GDP $ 5.47 trillion in 2010?
1) UK 2) Germany 3) China 4) France 5) Australia

19. India and ………….made Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)
1) UK 2) France 3) Australia 4) Japan 5) Myanmar

20. The Award List is given. Pick up correct one.
1) Pravasi Bharathiya Samman award 2011 conferred on Mano Selvanathan, the Srilankan industrialist
2) Order of Valour received by Mufti Anas Pshikhachev
3) Deepak Lalwani was conferred the Order of British Empire Honor
4) 36th Annual Cesar Award equivalent to Oscar got by Quentin Tarantino
5) All of above

Key: 1-5; 2-3; 3-2; 4-4; 5-5; 6-5; 7-4; 8-2; 9-4; 10-5; 11-3; 12-4; 13-5; 14-3; 15-3; 16-1; 17-5; 18-3; 19-4; 20-5.

 

IBPS - Bank PO General Awareness Model Question Paper

IBPS - Bank PO General Awareness Model Question Paper

Following are General Awareness Questions for IBPS Probationary Officers (PO) Examinations. IBPS has introduced 'Common Written Examinations' (CWE) for 19 nationalised PSU banks. These banks will short list the candidates for PO posts based on IBPS scores in CWE. Following are model questions for CWE for POs. These questions are also useful for other Banks PO exams such as SBI PO written test. The question paper has 40 questions for which key is also provided at the end of the questions. Try to find out the answers with out seeing answers.

1. As per the rule how much percent of priority sector loans must be given to Farming?
1) 18 2) 40 3) 20 4)15 5) 6

2. On 11 April 2011, Rander People's Co-operative Bank was punished with Rs.1 lakh penalty by RBI on the basis of violation of rules such as money laundering etc. It is in .............?
1) Maharastra 2) West Bengal 3) Bihar 4) Goa 5) Gujarat

3. The chief function of Reserve Bank of India includes ............?
1) Minting of Currency 2) Framing the monetary and credit policy
3) With the help of Circulation of money, maintaining price stability 4) Foreign Exchange matters
5) All of above

4. On 11 February 2011, Hamara Khaata Hamara Swabhimaan (Our Account Our Pride) scheme announced. Pick up wrong one?
1) This scheme named as Swabhimaan
2) Ministry of Finance and Indian Banks Association jointly launched this program
3) This scheme bring the basic banking services to all 73,000 unbanked villages with over 2,000 population by March 2012.
4) Under this scheme, it is proposed to open 5 Crore new rural bank accounts.
5) None

5. 'Bank Saathi' means ............?
1) Nearest bank 2) Business correspondent scheme
3) Nearest ATM 4) Account for friend 5) Scheme for wife and husband

6. To extend the modern banking products and services to the army personnel, which bank and army had tie-up. This is the first of its kind in India?
1) Andhra Bank 2) Syndicate Bank 3) HDFC 4) Bank of India 5) ICICI

7. On 16 Feb 2011, which bank declared to open its 6th branch in UK, showing its pose in 9 countries. It has also the subsidiary in UK.
1) Indian Bank 2) ICICI 3) SBI 4) Bank of India 5) Punjab National Bank

8. ASBA means ............?
1) Application Supported by Blocked Amount
2) Application Stop By Amount
3) Admission Stop By Amount
4) Admit Stop By Application
5) None

9. ............ is the director for Centre for Advanced Financial Research and Learning ( CAFRAL)?
1) C.Rangarajan 2) D.Subba Rao 3) Anand Sinha 4) Usha Thorat 5) Y.V.Reddy

10. First time in India National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) launched Core Banking Solutions with the co-operative banks in .......?
1) Punjab 2) Tamilnadu 3) Bihar 4) West Bengal 5) Goa

11. Which insurance company grabbed 20% share of the total market in Rastriya Swasthya Bhima Yozana (RSBY)?
1) L.I.C 2) G.I.C 3) N.I.C 4) U.I.C 5) None

12. On 21 February 2011, Reliance Industrial Limited ( RIL) sold away the sale of 30% stake in 23 blocks to the ........... for $ 7.2 billion?
1) Scotland Oil 2) Vodafone 3) London Oil 4) Llyod Insurance 5) British Petroleum

13. Indian Gold market for the consumption still growing ........ percent as per the report of World Gold Council
1) 55 2) 50 3) 80 4) 66 5) 100

14. To reflect the actual movement of prices at the micro-level, India started new Consumer Price Index (CPI) from 18 February 2011, having the base year at ....?
1) 2011 2) 2009 3) 2008 4) 2004 5) 2010

15. The central government in a report said that the wheat production area in Rabi season increased by ........... lakh hectares?
1) 8.5 2) 9.13 3) 5.26 4) 16 5) 10.46

16. Vivek Express will be introduced to mark 150th birthday of .... in 2013 by Indian Railways?
1) Tagore 2) Vivekananda 3) Income Tax Department 4) Ministry of Finance 5) Mother Teresa

17. From now, Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) will be calculated for every ..... years?
1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) 5

18. ........... ministry decided to issue bio metric PAN cards to taxpayers across the country to kill the nuisance of duplicate and fake cards
1) Commerce 2) Home 3) Finance 4) Labour 5) Surface Transport

19. Who among the following produce 81% of Natural Gas in India?
1) IOC 2) HP 3) ONGC 4) BPCL 5) None

20. Fringe benefits do not include ............?
1) Salary 2) Company Car 3) Petrol Allowance 4) Travel Allowance 5) All of above.

21. Planned expenditure excess over the income is called ............?
1) Deficit Financing 2) Scarce Financing 3) Float Financing 4) Meter Financing 5) None

22. The money avail at high rate of interest is called ............?
1) Near money 2) Hot money 3) Optional money 4) Fiat money 5) Dear money

23. Law commission recommends the age of boys and girls for marriage must be universalized to ............?
1) 21 2) 18 3) 25 4) 15 5) 30

24. From Apr 4, 2011 to May 10, 2011 the Assembly elections held in ...... states?
1) 5 2) 6 3) 10 4) 9 5) 7

25. India's first National Centre for Marine Biodiversity ( NCMB) at jamnagar in ...
1) Maharashtra 2) Bihar 3) West Bengal 4) Gujrat 5) Assom

26. Which state was allowed six iron ore mines to restart?
1. Goa 2. Tamilnadu 3. Odisha 4. West Bengal 5. Jammu

27. High powered Review Committee appointed comprises B.K.Chaturvedi and R.Narasimha to annul Antrix and ............ deal?
1) Reliance 2) ONGC 3) Devas 4) GOI 5) ISC

28. To report on Student and Teacher ratio, which committee was appointed by UGC?
1) Tarkunde 2) Kothari 3) N.J.Reddy 4) Tandon 5) J.A.K.Taren

29. India's surface to air missile is ............?
1) Pruthvi 2) Sagarika 3) Astra 4) Akash 5) Arihanth

30. The first Indian successful Communication Satellite is ............?
1) Aryabhatta 2) Bhaskara -I 3) EDUSAT 4) Resource SAT-I 5) INSAT-IA

31. After Chernobyl disaster in 1986, Scientists weighed Japan's Fukushima Daiichi plant damage signaling
level ............?
1) Seven 2) Six 3) Five 4) Ten 5) Three

32. From May 2011, ............ bans import of Ayurvedic medicines from India.?
1) European Union 2) USA 3) Japan 4) Pakistan 5) African Union

33. The summit venues are given. Pick up wrong one?
1) APEC-2010 in Japan and 2011 in USA
2) ASEAN-2010 in Vietnam and 2011 in Indonesia
3) NAM-2009 in Egypt and 2011 in Serbia
4) SAARC-2010 in Bhutan and 2011 in Maldives
5) None

34. 'Tapping Local Initiatives and Tackling Global Inertia' is the slogan of ............ Delhi Sustainable summit?
1) 14th 2) 15th 3) 6th 4) 8th 5) 11th

35. 'Shared Norms for a New Reality' is the slogan of ............?
1) APEC 2) ASEAN 3) SAARC 4) WEF 5) NATO

36. St. Andrew Award conferred on ...........?
1) Hari Kulakarni 2) Mithu Sen 3) Obama 4) Gorbachev 5) Man mohan singh

37. Who had given $ 5.2 million to the Harvard University to publish English Versions of originally composed in Indian languages?
1) Ratan Tata 2) Sreenarayan Guru 3) Narayan Murthy 4) Vijay Govindarajan 5) Larry Page

38. Abel Prize 2011(also called Mathematics Nobel) announced to USA mathematician. He is ...........?
1) John Williard Milnor 2) John T. Tate 3) Mikhail Gromov 4) John G. Thompson and Jacques Tits 5) S.R.Srinivasa Varadan

39. The abbreviation list is given. Pick up wrong one?
1) G.S.M. - Global System for Mobile Communications
2) C.D.M.A. - Code Division Multiple Access
3) G.P.R.S. - General Packet Radio Service
4) I.V.R.S.- Interactive Voice Response System
5) None

40. The abbreviations list is given. Pick up correct one?
1) A.T.M. - Automated Teller Machine 2) C.B.S. - Core Banking Solutions
3) I.P.O. - Initial public Offer 4) F.P.O. - Follow -on Public Offer
5) All of above


KEY: 1)1 2)5 3)5 4)5 5)2 6)5 7)5 8)1 9)4 10)1 11)3 12)5 13)4 14)5 15)5 16)2 17)1 18)3 19)3 20)1 21)1 22)5 23)2 24)1 25)4 26)3 27)3 28)5 29)4 30)5 31)1 32)1 33)5 34)5 35)4 36)4 37)3 38)1 39)5 40)5.

 

General Knowledge on Modern India

General Knowledge on Modern India

1. Who committed the first political murder in modern India?

(a)Chapekar Brothers

(b)Sher ali
(c)Bhagat Singh
(d)Uddham Singh

2. In which year Chapekar Brothers assassinated two unpopular Brotish officials at Pune?
(a)1885

(b)1897

(c)1931

(d)1913

3.Who organized Abhinav Bharat?
(a)Bhagat Singh
(b)Chandrasekhar Azad

(c)V.D Savarkar

(d)Prafulla Chakri

4.Who, along with Khuriram Bose, threw a bomb at a carriage believed to be carrying Kingsford, an unpopular judge at Mussafarpur?
(a)Chandrasekhar Azad
(b)Bhagat Singh
(c)Uddham Singh

(d)Prafulla Chakri

5.Ram Prasad Bismil was hanged in association with ……………. Conspiracy case.
(a)Alipore
(b)Lahore

(c)Kakori

(d)Delhi

6. ‘Mookanayak’ was started by:
(a)MG Ranade

(b)BR Ambedkar

(c)GG Agarkar
(d)Atmaram Pandurang

7. ‘Bombay Chronicle’ was started by:
(a)KT Telang
(b)Mahadev Desai

(c)Pheroz Shah Mehta

(d)MA Jinnah

8. The first news paper in India ‘Bengal Gazette’ was started by:
(a)Annie Besant
(b)AO Hume
(c)Hermen Gundert

(d)James Hickey

9. ‘Karm Yogi’ was started by:
(a)V.D Savarkar

(b)Aurobindo Ghosh

(c)Annie Besant
(d)Sarojini Naidu

10. ‘Janma Bhoomi’ was started by:

(a)Pattabhi Seetharamaiah

(b)Jawaharlal Nehru
(c)BG Tilak
(d)GS Iyer

11. Who was the governor general when the first telegraph line was established between Kolkata and Agra?
(a)Canning
(b)Dufferin

(c)Dalhousie

(d)William Bentick

12. Who was the governor general when the first railway line was established between Bombay and Thane?
(a)William Bentick
(b)Canning
(c)Dufferin

(d)Dalhousie

13. Name the Governor General who is called the ‘Maker of Modern India’:
(a)Canning
(b)William Bentick

(c)Dalhousie

(d)Curzon

14. Who was the governor general during the Sepoy Mutiny?

(a)Canning

(b)Dalhousie
(c)Dufferin
(d)Minto I

15. Who was the governor general when the Universities of Kolkata, Bombay and Madras were established?
(a)Curzon
(b)Hastings

(c)Canning

(d)Mayo

16. Aurobindo Ghosh was a leader from:
(a)Assam
(b)Punjab
(c)Tamil Nadu

(d)Bengal

17. C.R Das was a leader from:
(a)Uttar pradesh
(b)Punjab

(c)Bengal

(d)Maharashtra

18. Dadabhai Navroji was a leader from:

(a)Maharashtra

(b)Punjab
(c)Uttar Pradesh
(d)Bihar

19. K. Kamaraj was a leader from:
(a)Bengal

(b)Tamil Nadu

(c)Punjab
(d)Maharashtra

20. Vinoba Bhave was born in:
(a)Bengal

(b)Maharashtra

(c)Uttar Pradesh
(d)Gujarat

21. The author of ‘Sathyartha Prakash’:
(a)Vivekananda
(b)Raja Ram Mohan Roy

(c)Dayanand Saraswati

(d)Mahatma Gandhi

22. Which of the following is written by Jawaharlal Nehru?
(a)Discovery of India
(b)An autobiography
(c)Glimpses of World History

(d)All of these

23. The author of ‘Gitarahasya’:

24. Who wrote ‘Religion and Culture’?

(a)Vivekananda

(b)Aurobindo Ghosh
(c)Dayanand Saraswati
(d)Dr.S.Radhakrishnan

25. Who wrote ‘India in Transition’?

(a)MN Roy

(b)Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

(c)Bankin Chandra Chatterjee

(d)Prem Chand

General Knowledge on Ancient India

General Knowledge on Ancient India

1. Who has the opinion that the original home of Aryans was arctic region?

(a)BG Tilak

(b)Max Muller

(c)Morgan

(d)None of these

2. The first to propagate Aryan culture to South India:

(a)Agasthya

(b)Vasishta

(c)Viswamitra

(d)Kapila

3. Rig Veda contains ………….. hymns:

(a)549

(b)1028

(c)108

(d)250

4. The earliest Veda:

(a)Yajur

(b)Sama

(c)Rig

(d)Atharva

5. Which Veda is related to music?

(a)Rig

(b)Yajur

(c)Atharva

(d)Sama

6. Buddha delivered his first sermon at:

(a)Kushinagar

(b)Kapilavastu

(c)Bodh Gaya

(d)Saranath

7. Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana at:

(a)Kushinagara

(b)Uruvela

(c)Rishipatana

(d)Lumbini

8. Nalanda University was founded by:

(a)Harsha

(b)Asoka

(c)Kumaragupta

(d)Ajatasatru

9. The first Buddhist council was held at:

(a)Vaisali

(b)Pataliputra

(c)Rajagriha

(d)Vallabhi

10. The second Buddhist Council held in the year:

(a)483 BC

(b)383 BC

(c)283 BC

(d)100 BC

11. The Mauryan ruler who accepted Jainism:

(a)Chandragupta Maurya

(b)Bindusara

(c)Asoka

(d)Brihadratha

12. The first Jain Council was held at ……………. in Bihar:

(a)Vallabhi

(b)Rajagriha

(c)Pataliputra

(d)Kashmir

13. The second Jain Council was held at Vallabhi in Gujarat in the year:

(a)512 BC

(b)AD 512

(c)300 BC

(d)AD 300

14. The author of Kalpasutra:

(a)Mahavira

(b)Jamali

(c)Bhadrabahu

(d)Sthulabahu

15. The 23rd Thirthankara of Jainism:

(a)Rishabha

(b)Bhadrabahu

(c)Mahavira

(d)Parswanatha

16. The last Mauryan King who was assassinated by his general Pushyamitra Sunga?

(a)Kunala

(b)Susheema

(c)Samprathi

(d)Brihadratha

17. The centre of political activity in Northern India during 6th century AD:

(a)Avanti

(b)Kosala

(c)Gandhara

(d)Magadha

18. The script used in Asoka’s rock edicts in the north western part of the country:

(a)Brahmi

(b)Pictographic

(c)Devanagari

(d)Kharoshti

19. The Greek ambassador to the court of Chandragupta Maurya:

(a)Fashien

(b)Huen Tsang

(c)Megasthenes

(d)St.Thomas

20. The Greek General who was defeated by Chandragupta Maurya:

(a)Seleucus Nicator

(b)Alexander

(c)Prus

(d)None of these

21. The Greatest literary figure in the court of kanishka:

(a)Charaka

(b)Aswaghosha

(c)Banabhatta

(d)Susrutha

22. The first ever long inscriptions in Chaste Sanskrit was issued by:

(a)Kanishka

(b)Gondophernes

(c)Rudradaman

(d)Asoka

23. The only Indian ruler whose territory was extended up to Central Asia:

(a)Kadphises

(b)Gondophernes

(c)Kanishka

(d)Rudradaman

24. The second capital of kanishka:

(a)Ujjain

(b)Mathura

(c)Ayodhya

(d)Sagala

25. The home land of the kushans:

(a)Iran

(b)North central Asia

(c)Greece

(d)Tibet

Facts on Indian States

Facts on Indian States

1. Malinitan is famous as a/an:

Ans. Archaeological site

2. Namdafa wild life sanctuary is in:

a)Arunachal Pradesh

3. The state that has the largest area among the north East Indian States:

Ans. Arunachal Pradesh

4. The easternmost state in India:

Ans. Arunachal Pradesh

5. Some areas of Chhattisgarh was known as ………… in the ancient times.

Ans. Dakshina Kosala

6. Capital of Chhattisgarh:

Ans. Raipur

7. The first privatized river in India is……………

Ans. Sheonath

8. The first IAS officer who later became the chief minister of an Indian state is:

Ans. Ajith Jogi

9. The steel plant in Chhattisgarh is situated at:

Ans. Bhilai

10. The place in Karnataka where the ‘Mat’ of Sankaracharya is situated:

Ans. Sringeri

11. The headquarters of the Surya Kiran team:

Ans. Bidar

12. The headquarters of ISRO is:

Ans. Anthareeksh Bhavan

13. The only approved institution to make national flag of india is situated at:

Ans. Hubly

14. The Sanskrit village in Karnataka:

Ans. Mattur

15. Detroit of India:

Ans. Pithampur

16. The first newsprint factory in India:

Ans. Nepanagar

17. The capital of Sungas:

Ans. Vidisha

18. The chemical caused Bhopal Tragedy:

Ans. Methyl isocynate

19. The place in Madya Pradesh famous for Buddhist stupa:

Ans. Sanchi

20. Who inaugurated the Gateway of India?

Ans. Lord Reading

21. The king of England who was given Bombay as dowry:

Ans. Charles II

22. The Gateway of India was constructed to commemorate the visit of:

Ans. George V

General Knowledge Model Question Papers

1. A major Public Sector Bank raised interest rates on loans by 25 basis points–was news in some major financial newspapers recently. This means bank has raised interest by 25 basis points of–
(A) Savings Bank Interest Rate
(B) Base Lending Rate
(C) Repo Rates
(D) Present Rates on Deposits
(E) Discounted Rates of Interest
Ans : (B)

2. The Finance Minister of India in one of his press conferences said that inflationary pressure is likely to continue following recent increase in rates of some commodities in international markets. Which of the following commodities was he referring to as it gets frequent increase at international levels and disturbs our Home Economy substantially ?
(A) Gold and Silver
(B) Petroleum products
(C) Tea and Coffee
(D) Sugar
(E) Jute and Jute products
Ans : (B)

3. Immediately prior to change in the measure of Food Inflation, which of the following indexes was being used for measuring it?
(A) Wholesale Price Index
(B) Consumer Price Index
(C) Interest Rates offered by banks on deposits
(D) Sensex and Nifty
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)


4. What is the full form of 'FINO' a term we see frequently in financial newspapers ?
(A) Financial Investment Network and Operations
(B) Farmer's Investment in National Organisation
(C) Farmers Inclusion News and Operations
(D) Financial Inclusion Network and Operations
(E) None of these
Ans : (E)

5. Which of the following is / are commodity/ies on which subsidy is given to farmers / poor in India ?
1. Fertilizer
2. Kerosene
3. LPG
(A) Only1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Only 1 and 3
(E) All 1, 2 and 3
Ans : (E)

6. 'Bhagyam Oilfields' which were recently in news are located in which of the following states in India ?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Gujarat
(C) Assam
(D) Maharashtra
(E) Karnataka
Ans : (A)

7. The Finance Minister of India recently decided to review the position of 'Bad Debts' in priority sector. Which of the following is/are the reason(s) owing to which PM took this decision ?
1. Bad Debt in agriculture is still rising substantially every year despite special treatment to it.
2. Bad Debt in other areas of priority sector is almost nil now,
3. Govt. is planning to disburse another installment of Rs. 1,60,000 crore which will bring 'Bad Debts' almost at 'Nil level' and no special treatment will be needed in next fiscal year.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 and 2
(E) All 1, 2 and 3
Ans : (E)

8. Which amongst the following countries is not a member of the TAPI pipe line project, which was in news recently ?
(A) India
(B) Afghanistan
(C) Portugal
(D) Pakistan
(E) Turkmenistan
Ans : (C)

9. An agreement on Arms Reduction popularly known as 'START' is one of the major issues in the way of smooth relations between which of the following two countries ?
(A) India–Pakistan
(B) India–China
(C) China–Japan
(D) USA–Russia
(E) Russia–Iran
Ans : (D)

10. The International WWW Conference-2011 was organized in which of the following places in March 2011 ?
(A) London
(B) Paris
(C) Vienna
(D) Manila
(E) Hyderabad
Ans : (E)

11. Which of the following international agencies/ organizations had initiated an "International Convention for the 'Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance' , which came into effect recently ?
(A) World Health Organisation (WHO)
(B) International Court of Justice
(C) International Maritime Organisation
(D) International Atomic Energy Agency
(E) United Nations organization
Ans : (E)

12. 'BRIC' which was the Organisation of 4 nations namely Brazil, Russia, India and China has now become 'BRICS'. Which is the fifth nation included in it ?
(A) South Korea
(B) Sp Lanka
(C) Singapore
(D) Spain
(E) South Africa
Ans : (E)

13. The process of acquisition of agricultural land and its compensation to farmers recently came up as a major issue in which of the following states ? (It also created law and order problem in the State)
(A) Haryana
(B) Gujarat
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Rajasthan
(E) Punjab
Ans : (C)

14. What does the letter 'L' denote in term 'LAF' as referred every now and then in relation to monetary policy of the RBI ?
(A) Liquidity
(B) Liability
(C) Leveraged
(D) Longitudinal
(E) Linear
Ans : (A)

15. BP Pic which was in news recently is a major international company in field of–
(A) Heavy Machinery
(B) Oil exploration and processing
(C) Atomic Energy
(D) Information Technology
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

16. Who amongst the following has been appointed as the new coach of the Indian Cricket team for a period of two years ?
(A) Stuart Law
(B) Allan Border
(C) Gary Kirsten
(D) Duncan Fletcher
(E) Allan Donald
Ans : (D)

17. Why was Kanishtha Dhankhars name in news recently ?
(A) She was crowned Femina Miss India-2011
(B) She was adjudged Best Actress-2010 by Film Fare
(C) She is the new Capital of India's woman cricket team
(D) She is the new Dy. Minister Textile in place of Dayanidhi Maran
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

18. K. Balachander, who was awarded prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award-2010, is basically a/an–
(A) Actor
(B) Director
(C) Photographer
(D) Music Director
(E) Choreographer
Ans : (D)

19. Banks and other financial institutions in India are required to maintain a certain amount of liquid assets like cash, precious metals and other short term securities as a reserve all the time. In Banking World this is known as–
(A) CRR
(B) Fixed Asset
(C) SLR
(D) PLR
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

20. Which of the following Space agencies recently launched three satellites and placed them into Polar Sun Synchronous Orbit successfully?
(A) NASA
(B) ROSCOSMOS
(C) cnsa
(D) ISRO
(E) JAXA
Ans : (D)

21. As per the decision taken by the Govt. of India recently, "Bamboo is a liberated item now". What does it really mean ?
1. Bamboo, henceforth will be treated as a minor forest produce only.
2. Now villagers are free to sell bamboo in their community forest areas.
3. Gramsabha is given right to issue transport passes to legally transport the produce.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

22. Union Cabinet recently passed a Rs. 7000 crore project to clean-up which of the following rivers in India?
(A) Narmada
(B) Ravi
(C) Ganga
(D) Chambal
(E) Krishna
Ans : (C)

23. As per estimates of the Planning Commission of India the target growth rate of 12th Five Year Plan is set to–
(A) 7 to 8%
(B) 8.0% to 8.5%
(C) 9% to 9.5%
(D) 10 to 10.5%
(E) 11%
Ans : (E)

24. Goodluck Jonathan was recently reelected the President of–
(A) South Africa
(B) Nigeria
(C) Kosovo
(D) Haiti
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

25. Which of the following schemes is not launched by the Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India ?
(A) National Old Age Pension Scheme
(B) National Maternity Benefit Scheme
(C) National Family Benefit Scheme
(D) Mid-Day Meal Scheme
(E) All are launched by Ministry of Rural Development
Ans : (D)

26. Where you are likely to find an embedded operating system ?
(A) on a desktop operating system
(B) on a networked PC
(C) on a network server
(D) on a PDA
(E) on a mainframe
Ans : (D)

27. An online discussion group that allows direct 'live' communication is known as–
(A) Webcrawler
(B) chat group
(C) regional service provider
(D) hyperlink
(E) e-mail
Ans : (B)

28. Which of the following is a program that uses a variety of different approaches to identify and eliminate spam ?
(A) Directory search
(B) Anti-spam program
(C) Web server
(D) Web storefront creation package
(E) Virus
Ans : (B)

29. Connection or link to other documents or Web Pages that contain related information is called–
(A) dial-up
(B) electronic commerce
(C) hyperlink
(D) e-cash
(E) domain name
Ans : (C)

30. Which of the following is a programming language for creating special programs like
applets ?
(A) Java
(B) cable
(C) domain name
(D) Net
(E) COBOL
Ans : (A)

31. The system unit–
(A) coordinates input and output devices
(B) is the container that houses electronic components
(C) is a combination of hardware and software
(D) controls and manipulates data
(E) does the arithmetic operations
Ans : (C)

32. System software–
(A) allows the user to diagnose and troubleshoot the device
(B) is a programming language
(C) is part of a productivity suit
(D) is an optional form of software
(E) helps the computer manage internal resources
Ans : (E)

33. Computer and communication technologies, such as communication links to the Internet that provide help and understanding to the end user is known as–
(A) presentation file
(B) information technology
(C) program
(D) worksheet file
(E) FTP
Ans : (B)

34. Which of the following is contained on chips connected to the system board and is a holding area for data instructions and information ? (processed data waiting to be output to secondary storage)
(A) program
(B) mouse
(C) Internet
(D) memory
(E) modem
Ans : (D)

35. Microsoft's Messenger allows users to–
(A) to bypass a browser to surf the Web
(B) create a blog
(C) communicate via direct live communication
(D) identify and eliminate spam
(E) make graphic presentations
Ans : (C)

36. Portable computer, also known as laptop computer, weighing between 4 and 10 pounds is called–
(A) general-purpose application
(B) Internet
(C) scanner
(D) printer
(E) notebook computer
Ans : (E)

37. The main circuit-board of the system unit is the–
(A) computer program
(B) control unit
(C) motherboard
(D) RAM
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

38. Which of the following is billionth of a second ?
(A) Gigabyte
(B) Terabyte
(C) Nanosecond
(D) Microsecond
(E) Terasecond
Ans : (C)

39. Online Marketing is the function of which of the following ?
(A) Purchase Section
(B) Production Department
(C) I.T. Department
(D) Designs Section
(E) A collective function of all staff
Ans : (E)

40. Customisation is useful for–
(A) Designing customer specific products
(B) Call centers
(C) Publicity
(D) Motivating the staff
(E) Cold calls
Ans : (A)

41. The key challenge to market driven strategy is–
(A) Selling maximum products
(B) Employing maximum DSAs
(C) Delivering superior value to customers
(D) Being rigid to changes
(E) Adopting short term vision
Ans : (C)

42. Effective Selling skills depends on–
(A) Size of the sales teams
(B) Age of the sales teams
(C) Peerstrength
(D) Knowledge level of the sales team
(E) Educational level of the sales team
Ans : (C)

43. Generation of sales leads can be improved by–
(A) Being very talkative
(B) Increasing personal and professional contacts
(C) Being passive
(D) Engaging Recovery Agents
(E) Product designs
Ans : (B)

44. A Market Plan is–
(A) Performance Appraisal of marketing staff
(B) Company Prospectus
(C) Documented marketing strategies
(D) Business targets
(E) Call centre
Ans : (C)

45. Marketing channels mean–
(A) Delivery objects
(B) Sales targets
(C) Delivery outlets
(D) Delivery boys
(E) Sales teams
Ans : (C)

46. Social Marketing means–
(A) Share market prices
(B) Marketing by the entire society
(C) Internet Marketing
(D) Marketing for a social cause
(E) Society bye-laws
Ans : (D)

47. Service Marketing is the same as–
(A) Internet Marketing
(8) Telemarketing
(C) Internal Marketing
(D) Relationship Marketing
(E) Transaction Marketing
Ans : (D)

48. Market driven strategies include–
(A) Identifying problems
(8) Planning marketing tactics of peers
(C) Positioning the Organisation and its brands in the market place
(D) Internal marketing
(E) Selling old products
Ans : (C)

49. Innovation in marketing is same as–
(A) Motivation
(8) Perspiration
(C) Aspiration
(D) Creativity
(E) Teamwork
Ans : (D)

50. Personal Loans can be canvassed among–
(A) Salaried persons
(8) Pensioners
(C) Foreign Nationals
(D) NRI customers
(E) Non-customers
Ans : (A)