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1 ANDHRA BANK PO'S SOLVED PAPER ( ) General Awareness 1. The Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation Meeting was organi-zed in September 2007 in which of the following places? (A) Sydney (B) New York (C) Tokyo (D) Beijing 2. One of the main issues discussed in the 40th Ministerial Meeting of the ASEAN held in August, 2007 was" (A) America's over stay in Iraq (B) Presidential Election in Pakistan (C) Draft blue print of the ASEAN Charter (D) The 123 Agreement between India and USA 3. Mrs. Pratibha Patil has taken over as the" (A) 10th President of India (B) 11th President of India (C) 12th President of India (D) 13th President of India (E) 15th President of India 4. The President of India in one of her speeches in recent past emphasized that a new Farm Policy is needed to make agri-culture more productive. What, in her opinion are the areas which need our immediate attention? (1) Credit at low interest rate (2) Enhancement of technical skills (3) Free import of wheat and other food grains (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2 (C) Only 3 (D) Both 1 & 2(E) All 1, 2 & 3 5. Who amongst the following jour-nalists is the recipient of the "Prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2007? (A) Mark Tully (B) P. Sainath (C) Barkha Dutt

2 (D) Prabhu Chawla 6. How many intertwined rings are shown in the Olympic Flag used these days in the games? (A) Five (B) Six (C) Seven (D) Three 7. India's grandmaster Vishwana-than Anand won the Rapid World Chess Championship by defeating" (A) Anatoly Karpov (B) Robert Fischer (C) Boris Spassky (D) Varily Smysloy (E) Levon Aronian 8. The finals of the Asia Cup Hockey"2007 was played bet-ween" (A) India"Malaysia (B) Malaysia"Pakistan (C) Pakistan"India (D) South Korea"India (E) Hong Kong"South Korea 9. India recently launched some Satellites in space. Normally the space rockets in India are launched from which of the following places? (A) Ranchi (B) Sriharikota (C) Varanasi (D) Mumbai (E) Gulmarg 10. Which of the following countries has agreed to a time schedule with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) so that IAEA can ensure that its ura-nium facilities are for peaceful use of the nuclear power? (A) Iran (B) Afghanistan (C) Bangladesh (D) Brazil

3 (E) Britain 11. Which of the following organi-zations has taken the responsi-bility to raise about US $ 2 billion to build a Rail link from China to Singapore connecting eight nations? (A) ASEAN (B) SAARC (C) EU (D) NATO 12. The Govt. of India these days is paying much emphasis on Agri-cultural Sector. What is the contribution of Agri Sector in India's GDP? Around" (A) 10% (B) 4% (C) 12% (D) 25% (E) 48% 13. Which of the following countries has signed a 22 Point Agreement with Madhesi People's Right Forum (MPRF)? (A) China (B) Nepal (C) India (D) Bangladesh (E) Myanmar 14. Mr. Abdullah Gul has taken over as which of the following? (A) Prime Minister of Afghanistan (B) Prime Minister of Iraq (C) President of Iraq (D) President of Turkey 15. At present Indian Rupee is" (A) partially convertible on cur-rent account (B) fully convertible on current account (C) partially convertible on capital account (D) fully convertible on capital account (E) fully convertible on current and capital account both

4 16. The Government of India has decided to import which of the following commodities at about Rs. 16 a kg. whereas it pays only Rs a kg. for the purchase of the same within the country for its Public Distri-bution System? (A) Wheat (B) Rice (C) Sugar (D) Sugarcane 17. The Finance Minister of India recently made a mention that Infrastructure Development in India should be done on 'PPP' model only. What is the full form of 'PPP'? (A) Purchasing Power Parity (B) Public Private Partnership (C) Purchase Produce Provide (D) People's Programme and Priority 18. The Reserve Bank of India keeps on changing correcting various indicators/rates/ratios applic-able to the banking industry. What at present is the Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)? (A) 7% (B) 12% (C) 25% (D) 33% 19. Which of the following agencies/ organizations is setting up India's first Natural Resource Data Centre in Kolkata? (A) RBI (B) SEBI (C) NABARD (D) SAARC (E) BARC 20. The Govt. of India has announ-ced a Rs. 14,000 crore help pac-kage to exporters. Why exporters need a help of such nature? (A) Rupee is appreciating sharply (B) Few consignments of expor-ts were destroyed by terrorists (C) China has reduced its VAT rates hence its products have become cheaper for importers (D) It was done to promote exports to SAARC member nations

5 21. India's 'Look East' trade policy is designed to help particularly members of which of the follow-ing group of nations? (A) SAARC (B) ASEAN (C) WTO (D) NATO (E) EU 22. In response to India's 'Look East' policy which of the following countries has launched 'Look West' policy? (Both are comple-mentary to each other) (A) Singapore (B) China (C) South Korea (D) Indonesia (E) Thailand 23. 'Brahmos' is designed to be used by which of the following? (A) Indian Navy (B) Indian Army (C) Indian Air Force (D) Border Security Force (E) All of these 24. Who amongst the following pla-yers was the Captain of India's Twenty"20 World Cup played recently? (A) Sachin Tendulkar (B) Rahul Dravid (C) Yuvraj Singh (D) Saurav Ganguly (E) M.S. Dhoni 25. Which of the following nations will host the final of Afro Asia Cup 2008 (Cricket)? (A) Kenya (B) South Africa (C) India (D) Pakistan (E) Sri Lanka 26. Late Chandra Shekhar who died in July 2007 was former" (A) President of India

6 (B) Vice President of India (C) Speaker of the Lok Sabha (D) Prime Minister of India (E) Secretary-General of UNO 27. Which of the following organi-zations has provided a credit of US $ 600 million to India to beef up its rural credit structure system? (A) World Bank (B) ADB (C) IMF (D) EU 28. Which of the following countries has agreed to release hundreds of millions of dollars of frozen funds collected as tax to Palestine which is facing a severe cash/ funds problem? (A) Syria (B) Israel (C) Jordan (D) Egypt 29. Leaders of the European Union have agreed to implement reform treaty which will help in streamlining its" (A) defunct constitution (B) agreement with UNO (C) pack with African Union (D) Currency Swap with Yen/ Yuan and US $ (E) relations with Russia and other constituents of former USSR 30. Immediately prior to Gordon Brown's taking over as the Prime Minister of the UK who was the Prime Minister there? (A) Mr. Valeric Amos (B) Mr. Vladimir Putin (C) Ms. Hilary Armstrong (D) Mr. David Cameron (E) Tony Blair 31. Mr. Robert Zoellick has taken over as the" (A) President of the World Bank (B) Prime Minister of Turkey

7 (C) President of Iraq (D) President of IMF 32. India is known as one of the BRIC country. Which of the following is not one of the BRIC countries? (A) Brazil (B) Romania (C) China (D) Russia (E) All are BRIC countries 33. The Govt. of India recently purchased RBI's 59% stake in one of the major banks of India in about Rs crore. Which of the following is the name of that bank? (A) UTI Bank (AXIS Bank) (B) IDBI Bank (C) State Bank of India (D) ICICI Bank 34. The Global Non-Violence Day was observed on which of the following days? (A) 15th August (B) 14th November (C) 19th September (D) 2nd October (E) 30th January 35. The RBI recently released Macro economic and Monetary Deve-lopments : First Quarter Review As per this review which of the following sectors showed a commendable growth and stood at about 12% level? (A) Service (B) Industrial Sector (C) Social Sector (D) Banking Sector 36. The National Housing Bank recently launched the 'NHB RESIDEX' the index of housing prices. How this index will help Govt./civic authorities? (Pick up statement which is not true) 1. It will track the fluctuation in property markets 2. Rationalization of stamp duty and other such taxes

8 3. It will help banks in deciding the price of the property and to decide how much loan should be given for the same to the public" (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2 (C) Only 3 (D) Both 1 and 2 (E) All 1, 2 and Which of the following is the main regulatory authority for insurance companies in India? (A) RBI (B) SEBI (C) LIC (D) AMFI (E) IRDA 38. The sensitive index of which of the following stock exchanges in India recently touched marks and still going higher and higher? (A) Kolkata Stock Exchange (B) National Stock Exchange (C) Delhi Stock Exchange (D) Bombay Stock Exchange 39. As per the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act (FRBM) the fiscal deficit should brought to which of the follow-ing levels of the GDP by the year 2009? (A) 1% (B) 2% (C) 3% (D) 5% (E) 7% 40. The RBI/Govt. of India short-listed four organizations who will manage pension funds. Which of the following is not one of these shortlisted companies? (A) State Bank of India (B) LIC of India (C) ICICI Bank (D) IDBI Capital (E) UTIAMC 41. Which of the following awards is given for excellence in literary work?

9 (A) Bharat Ratna (B) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award (C) Dronacharya Award (D) Arjun Award (E) Pulitzer Prize 42. The period for 11th Five Year Plan is" (A) 2005"2010 (B) 2006"2011 (C) 2007"2012 (D) 2008" Which of the following awards is not a 'Gallantry Award'? (A) Mahavir Chakra (B) Vir Chakra (C) Vishista Sewa Medal (D) Ashok Chakra (E) Saraswati Samman 44. 'Ranji Trophy' is associated with the game of" (A) Hockey (B) Football (C) Badminton (D) Cricket (E) Tennis 45. Who amongst the following has played the main/lead role in the film 'Chak De India'? (A) Abhishek Bachchan (B) Salman Khan (C) Aamir Khan (D) Shah Rukh Khan 46. Who amongst the following is the author of the book 'Long Walk to Freedom'? (A) Benajir Bhutto (B) Nelson Mandela (C) Laxmi Sehgal (D) Pervez Musharraf 47. 'Sunny Days' is a book written by" (A) Kapil Dev

10 (B) Sachin Tendulkar (C) Ravi Shastri (D) Rahul Dravid 48. The Govt. of India has decided to increase the export of Cashew nut. Which of the following is not a major cashew nut grow-ing State? (A) Goa (B) Maharashtra (C) Kerala (D) Andhra Pradesh (E) Uttar Pradesh 49. Who amongst the following is the recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award given away recently? (A) Geeta Rani (B) Jayanta Talukdar (C) Virendra Singh (D) Rahul Dravid (E) Manavjit Singh Sandhu 50. Roger Federer who won US Open 2007 Tennis Championship is a citizen of" (A) Belgium (B) France (C) Russia (D) USA (E) Switzerland Answers with Explanations : 1. (A) 2. (C) 3. (D) 4. (D) 5. (B) 6. (A) 7. (E) Vishwanathan Anand won his tenth Grenke leasing World Rapid Chess title after defeating Armenia's Levon Aronian in a cautiously"played final in Maiz, Germany 8. (D) 9. (B) 10. (A) 11. (A) 12. (D) 13. (B) 14. (D) 15. (B) 16. (A) 17. (B) 18. (C) 19. (C) 20. (A) 21. (B) 22. (E) 23. (B) 24. (E) 25. (A) 26. (D) 27. (A) 28. (B) 29. (A) 30. (E) 31. (A) 32. (B) 33. (C) 34. (D) 35. (B) 36. (B) 37. (E) 38. (D) 39. (B) 40. (C) 41. (E) 42. (C) 43. (E) 44. (D) 45. (D) 46. (B) 47. (E) 48. (E) 49. (E) 50. (E)

11 Paper : Andhra Bank Special Officers Solved Paper (General Awareness) 1. What is the population of India?(A) 98 crores (B) More than 2 billion (C) More than 1 billion (D) Less than 96 crores (E) 96 crores 2. Thermostat is an instrument used to" (A) measure flow of current (B) measure intensity of voltage (C) regulate temperature (D) regulate velocity of sound 3. Wimbledon Trophy is associated with" (A) Football (B) Cricket (C) Hockey (D) Basketball (E) Lawn Tennis 4. GNP stands for" (A) Gross National Product (B) Group Net Product (C) Grand Nuclear Process (D) Group Networking Process 5. 'Acoustics' is the science of the study of" (A) Light (B) Sound (C) Electricity (D) Magnetism 6. Noise pollution is measured in the unit called" (A) micron (B) nautical miles (C) ohms (D) ampere (E) decibel

12 7. 'Heavy Water' is used in which of the following types of indus-tries? (A) Sugar (B) Nuclear Power (C) Textile (D) Coal 8. Who amongst the following is the author of the book 'Indomi-table Spirit'? (A) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (B) Dr. Manmohan Singh (C) Justice K. G. Balakrishna (D) Mr. Natwar Singh 9. Which of the following is not the name of popular IT/Software Company? (A) Wipro (B) Mastek (C) Toyota (D) IBM (E) Infosys 10. 'Yen' is the currency of" (A) South Korea (B) China (C) Indonesia (D) Malaysia 11. Baichung Bhutia whose name was in news is a well known" (A) Music Director of Indian films (B) English author of Indian origin (C) Journalist (D) Politician (E) Sports Personality 12. 'Richter Scale' is used to measure which of the following? (A) Intensity of Tsunami Waves (B) Intensity of Earthquake (C) Density of salt in Sea water (D) Flow of electric current

13 13. Which of the following best explains 'e-governance'? (A) Improving the functioning of government (B) Teaching government emp-loyees the basics of computing (C) Delivery of public services through internet (D) Framing of cyber-laws of chatting on internet (E) Convergence of and video-conferencing 14. CAS is associated with which of the following? (A) Legal System Reforms (B) Piped gas line (C) Cable T.V. (D) Mobile phone regulation 15. Tata Steel recently acquired the Corus, a steel giant situated in" (A) South Africa (B) Ukraine (C) Australia (D) Italy (E) Britain 16. Which of the following is the abbreviated name of the Organi-zation/Agency working in the field of Space Research? (A) ISBN (B) ISRO (C) INTELSET (D) INTACH 17. 'Handshaking' in Networking parlance means" (A) connecting computers to a hub (B) distributed Networks (C) having same operating system on different computers (D) sending 18. VAT stands for" (A) Value And Tax (B) Value Added Tax (C) Virtual Action Tasks

14 (D) Virtual Assessment Tech-nique 19. Alzheimer'sdiseaseistheailment of which of the following organs /parts of the human body? (A) Kidney (B) Heart (C) Liver (D) Stomach (E) Brain 20. Global warming is a matter of concern amongst the nations these days. Which of the follo-wing countries is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the World? (A) U.S.A. (B) China (C) India (D) Britain 21. Which of the following books has been written by Bill Gates? (A) Microsoft Secrets (B) The Road Ahead (C) The Elephant Paradigm (D) e-commerce 22. Which of the following is the name of the social network service run by the Google on the internet? (A) Online Space (B) Orkut (C) Net-Space (D) Wikipedia 23. Which of the following states is a relatively new addition? (A) Goa (B) Delhi (C) Uttarakhand (D) Himachal Pradesh (E) Bihar 24. DOT stands for" (A) Disc Operating Therapy (B) Department of Telephones

15 (C) Directorate of Technology (D) Damage on Time 25. Which of the following States/ parts of India is completely land locked having no contact with sea? (A) Karnataka (B) Orissa (C) Maharashtra (D) North-East 26. TRAI regulates the functioning of which of the following servi-ces? (A) Telecom (B) Trade (C) Port (D) Transport 27. At present for the ATMs in India, the most commonly used net-work communication mode is" (A) Very Small Aperture Termi-nal (VSAT) (B) General Packet Radio Ser-vice (GPRS) (C) Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) (D) Dial-in Connection 28. Which of the following is not a foreign bank operating in India? (A) DBS Bank Ltd. (B) Sonali Bank (C) J. P. Morgan Chase Bank (D) Shinhan Bank (E) All are Foreign Banks 29. Who is the author of the book 'Future Shock'? (A) Alvin Toffler (B) Tom Peters (C) Napoleon Hill (D) Kenneth Blanchard 30. Apex fares are"

16 (A) more than the normal fare (B) less than the normal fare (C) offered only to corporate clients (D) applicable to late night flights only (E) applicable to international flights only 31. Who amongst the following is the Director of the film 'Water' which was in news? (A) Vidhu Vinod Chopra (B) Mrinal Sen (C) Gulzar (D) Mahesh Bhatt 32. The 10th plan period is upto" (A) 2007 (B) 2008 (C) 2009 (D) OPEC is a group of countries which are" (A) exporting oil (B) producting cotton (C) rich and developed (D) developing and poor (E) nuclear powers 34. Intel Company mainly pro-duces" (A) Hard disks (B) VCDs (C) Monitors (D) Software 35. Who amongst the following is the M.D./Chairman of one of the major Steel Companies? (A) Shri L. N. Mittal (B) Shri K. K. Birla (C) Shri Vijaypat Singhania (D) Shri Mukesh Ambani (E) Shri Anil Agarwal

17 36. Who is the President of Nass-com? (A) Kiran Karnik (B) Narayana Murthy (C) Pramod Desai (D) Devang Mehta 37. Which of the following awards is not given for excellence in the field of literature? (A) Booker Prize (B) Nobel Prize (C) Pulitzer Price (D) Arjun Award (E) Bharatiya Gnanpith Award 38. 'Singur' which was in news is a place in" (A) Orissa (B) West Bengal (C) Jharkhand (D) Bihar (E) Maharashtra 39. Who amongst the following is the author of the book series named as 'Harry Potter'? (A) J. K. Rowling (B) Lindsay Lohan (C) Julia Roberts (D) Sandra Bullock 40. Which of the following Satellites recentlydedicatedtonation helps Direct to Home Television Ser-vice in India? (A) Matsat (B) Edusat (C) Insat"4b (D) Insat"IB 41. Many a times we read some news items about the 'West Bank'. 'West Bank' is situated at the western side of the river" (A) Mississippi (B) Amazon (C) Nile

18 (D) Jordan 42. Which of the following pheno-menon is considered responsible for 'Global Warming'? (A) Greenhouse Gas Effect (B) Fox Fire (C) Dry Farming (D) Radioactivity 43. Which of the following instru-ments is not issued by a bank? (A) Demand Draft (B) Pay Order (C) Debit Card (D) Credit Card (E) National Saving Certificate 44. Name of Jyoti Randhawa is asso-ciated with which of the follo-wing games? (A) Golf (B) Badminton (C) Hockey (D) Chess 45. Which of the following Software Companies recently launched its education portal 'Unlimited Potential' in India? (A) Microsoft (B) Infosys (C) Wipro (D) TCS 46. Polly Umrigar who died was a well known" (A) Cricketer (B) Tennis Player (C) Golfer (D) Chess Player (E) Hockey Player 47. In India Census is done after a gap of every" (A) Five years

19 (B) Seven years (C) Eight years (D) Ten years (E) Fifteen years 48. Prof. Muhammad Yunus the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize 2006 is the exponent of which of the following concepts in the field of banking? (A) Core Banking (B) Micro Credit (C) Retail Banking (D) Real Time Gross Settlement (E) Internet Banking 49. Who amongst the following was India's official candidate for the post of UNO's Secretary Gene- ral? (A) Mr. Shyam Saran (B) Dr. C. Rangarajan (C) Mr. Shashi Tharoor (D) Mr. Vijay Nambiar 50. Mr. Gordon Brown has taken over as the Prime Minister of" (A) Italy (B) Canada (C) France (D) South Africa (E) Britain Answers with Explanation:- 1. (C) 2. (C) 3. (E) 4. (A) 5. (B) 6. (E) 7. (B) 8. (A) Indomitable Spirit is a book authored by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam the ex-president of India. The book brings together the values, thoughts and ideas of President Kalam as reflected in his speeches and addresses. Interspersed with interesting ancedotes and observations, indomitable Spirit represents the quintessential A.P.J. Abdul Kalam"the man, the scientist, the teacher and the President. 9. (C) 10. (E)

20 11. (E) Baichung Bhutia is a football player from India. He is known by his fans as the torchbearer of Indian football in the inter-national arena. He is currently captain of Indian team and plays for Mohan Bagan. 12. (B) 13. (C) 14. (C) A Conditional Access System (CAS) is a system by which ele-ctronic transmission of digital Media, especially satellite televi-sion signals through cable is limited to subscribed clients. This is called conditional access. The signal is encrypted and is unav-ailable for unauthorised recep-tion. A set-top box containing a conditional access Module is required in the customer premi-ses to receive and decrypt the signal. CAS is now becoming a significant concern for Major companies in the DVB-H Market because broadcasters are looking to control the digital signals that they will be broadcasting. 15. (E) 16. (B) 17. (A) Handshaking is a network-ing process when two computers establish a connection. An example of a handshake is when your modern dialup's to a com-puter network and agrees on baud rate, error correction and compression protocols. Handshaking usually occurs when packets of data are exchanged between two computers. 18. (B) 19. (E) 20. (B) 21. (B) The Road Ahead, a book written by Bill Gates, Nathan Myhrvold and Peter Rinearson, andpublishedinnovember 1995, summarized the implications of the personal computing revolu-tion and described a future profoundly changed by the arri-val of a global interactive net-work. 22. (B) Orkut is an internet social network service run by Google and named after its creator, Google employee Orkut Buyuk-kokten. It claims to be designed to help user meet new friends and maintain existing relation-ships.similar to facebook, friend-ster and my space. Orkut was launched in January 2004 by the search company Google. In October 2006, Orkut stated to have 37 million account and 1 3 million daily visitors. As of August 2007, the service claimed 67 million users.23. (C) 24. (E) Dot stands for Department of Telecommunications. 25. (D) 26. (A) The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of India or TRAI (established 1997) is the independent regulator establis-hed by the Government of India to regulate the telecommunica-tions business in India. 27. (A) 28. (E)

21 29. (A) Future Shock is a book written by the Sociologist and Futurologist Alvin Toffler in The book is actually an extension of an article of the same name that Toffler wrote for the February 1970 issue of play-boy. The book has sold over 6 million copies and has been widely translated. A documen-tary film based on the book was released in 1972 with Orson Welles as on screen. 30. (B) 31. (E) Water 2005, is an Academy Award-nominated Canadian film directed and written by Deepa Mehta. It is set in 1938 and explores the lives of widows at an ashram in Vanarasi, India. The film is also the third part of a linked trilogy by Mehta, prece-ded by fire (1996) and Earth (1998). 32. (A) 33. (A) 34. (E) Intel Company mainly pro-duces Microprocessor, Flash memory, Motherboard Chipsets, Network Interface card, Blue-tooth Chipsets etc. 35. (A) 36. (A) 37. (D) 38. (b) 39. (a) 40. (c) 41. (d) The West Bank, also known as 'Judea and Samaria' is a landlocked territory on the West Bank of the Jordon River in the middle east. Since 1967 most of the West Bank has been under Israeli occupation. 42. (a) 43. (e) 44. (a) 45. (a) 46. (a) 47. (D) 48. (b) Muhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi banker and econo-mist. He previously was a profe-ssor of Economics and is famous for his successful application of Microcredit. The extension of small loans. These loans are given to entrepreneurs too poor to qualify for traditional bank loans. Yunus is also the founder of Grameen Bank. In 2006 Yunus and the bank were jointly awar-ded the Nobel Peace Prize. 49. (C) 50. (E) James Gordon Brown is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. He took office on June 27, 2007, three days after becoming leader of the Labour Party.

2007 Andhra Bank PO Examination GENERAL AWARENESS

2007 Andhra Bank PO Examination GENERAL AWARENESS 1. Who amongst the following journalists is the recipient of the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay for 2007? (a) Mark Tully (b) P.Sainath (c) Barkha Dutt (d)