BANK PO QUESTION
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GENERAL AWARENESS
1. The Sir C.V .Raman award for 2008 has been awarded to –
(A) M.Natarajan
(B) Sanjeev Ramchandra Inamdar
(C) Prof. G.Venkatraman
(D) Dr. Naresh Trehan
(E) None of these
Ans [A]
2. The 2007 FIFA Woman player of the year is –
(A) Birgit Prinz
(B) Christiane
(C) Marta
(D) Sania Mirza
(E) None of these
Ans [C]
3. The Mascot of the 2008 Olympic Games is-
(A) Fuwa
(B) Athena and Phevos
(C) Izz
(D) Cobi
(E) None of these
Ans [A]
4. Which among the following States would observe 2008 as the‘Year of Education’ ?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Haryana
(C) Bihar
(D) Karnataka
(E) Rajasthan
Ans [B]
5. Who has written “two lives” ?
(A) Vikram Seth
(B) Kiran Desai
(C) Arundhati Roy
(D) Khushwant Singh
(E) none of these
Ans [A]
6. Which of the following sites has been included in UNESCO’s list of the world ?
(A) Akbar’s tomb at Sikandara
(B) Gateway of India (Maharashtra)
(C) Bibi ka Maqbara
(D) Agra Fort
(E) None of these
Ans [D]
7. Rupees one lakh Nano Car has been unveiled in the 9th Auto Expo 2008 by –
(A) Bajaj Group
(B) Tata Group
(C) Maruti-Suzuki Group
(D) Mahindra & Mahindra Group
(E) None of these
Ans [B]
8. Which of the following banks has started the first biometric ATM in India ?
(A) Punjab National Bank
(B) State Bank Of India
(C) Bank Of Baroda
(D) Oriental Bank Of Commerce
(E) Central Bank Of India
Ans [A]
9. Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) for infrastructural development in rural areas , is set up and managed by-
(A) RBI
(B) SBI
(C) NABARD
(D) IMF
(E) SEBI
Ans [C]
10. Non-scheduled banks are :
(A) Banking companies other than those included in the second scheduled of the RBI
(B) Private sector banks
(C) Indigeneous banks
(D) Rural money lenders
(E) None of these
Ans [A]
11. In January 2008, RBI has decided to issue ….. denomination banknotes with inset letter ‘S’ in both numbering panels:
(A) Rs. 5
(B) Rs. 10
(C) Rs. 20
(D) Rs. 50
(E) None of these
Ans [B]
12. Which mutual fund has topped in assets Under Management (AUM):
(A) Reliance Mutual Fund
(B) ICICI Mutual Fund
(C) Standard Chartered Mutual Fund
(D) Tata Mutual Fund
(E) None of these
Ans [A]
13. What is the average debt burden per farmer household :
(A) Rs. 4,185
(B) Rs. 10,500
(C) Rs. 7,200
(D) Rs. 12,585
(E) Rs 15,345
Ans [D]
14. Housing Finance Companies are regulated by:
(A) NHB
(B)HUDCO
(C)RBI
(D) SEBI
(E) None of these
Ans [A]
15. The abbreviation GAPP stands for :
(A) General Accepted Accounting Policies
(B) General Accepted Accounting Practices
(C) General Accepted Accounting Principles
(D) General Accounts and Audit Procedures
(E) None of these
Ans [C]
16. Basic objective of Financial Management is :
(A) Maximising the profit
(B) Maximising the shareholder’s wealth
(C) Ensuring financial discipline in the organization
(D) Arrangement of funds
(E) None of these
Ans [B]
17. Who was the chief guest at the 2008 Republic Day Parade:
(A) Nicholas Sarkozy (France)
(B) Gordon Brown (UK)
(C) Angela Markel (Germany)
(D) Naveen Chandra Ram Gulam (Mauritius)
(E) None of these
Ans [A]
18. What is India’s HDI rank in the latest Human Development Report of 2007 ?
(A) 126
(B)127
(C)128
(D) 129
(E)130
Ans [C]
19. Which of the following is India’s largest power manufacturing company ?
(A) NTPC
(B) NHPC
(C) Tata power
(D) Reliance Energy
(E) None of these
Ans [A]
20. Which of the following country is not a member of the SAARC /
(A) Bangladesh
(B) Bhutan
(C) Maldives
(D) Myanmar
(E) India
Ans [D]
21. Who among the following is the author of the book “Death and After” ?
(A) V. R. Iyer
(B) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
(C) L. K. Advani
(D) Namita Gokhale
(E) Sonia Gandhi
Ans [A]
22. Which of the following States has emerged as the top State in terms of per capita income in 2007 ?
(A) Punjab
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Haryana
(E) West Bengal
Ans [D]
23. Which of the following organizations agencies has established a fund known as “Investor Protection Fund” ?
(A) SEBI
(B) NABARD
(C) AMFI
(D) BSE
(E) NSE
Ans [A]
24. Who among the following persons has been appointed as the new chairman of Indian Railway Board ?
(A) Rakesh Mohan
(B) K C Jena
(C) Ashen Prasad
(D) R R Singh
(E) None of these
Ans [B]
25. “Hand – in – Hand 2007” was a joint army exercise between :
(A) India and China
(B) India and US
(C) India and Japan
(D) India and Israel
(E) India and Pakistan
Ans [A]
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