BANK PO GENERAL AWARENESS QUESTIONS IBPS Sample Papers
BANK PO GENERAL AWARENESS QUESTIONS 1. Which of the following Is / are the easy way(s) to handle infla tion in the economy? (A) Increase the money supply In the economy. (B) Curb the money supply in the economy, (C) Increase the credit inflow in the economy. (D) Curb the credit inflow In the economy. (a) Only (A) and (C) (b) Only (B) and (D) (c) Only (A) (d) None of these 2. Which of the following is the full form of G In G-Sec". the term wc see every then and now in banking/finance related operations? (a) Good (b) Global (c) Guaranteed (d) Government 3. The Centre, in February 2010, decided to garner Rs. crore in 2010-11 from the sale of its equity in public sector undertakings(psus) against Rs.25,000 crore in the current fiscal. (a) 10,000 (b) 20,000 (c) 30,000 (d) 40,000 4. Presenting the second budget of her current term in the Lok Sabha on February 24, 2010, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee announced a. Five new series of train services b. 28 pairs of passenger trains c. 17 suburban trains Select the correct answer using the codes given below: (a) Only c (b) Both a and b (c) Only b (d) All of the above 5. Which of the following international airports was ranked the fourth best airport in the world at the Airport Council International's Annual Airport Service Quality Awards in February 2010? (a) Indira Gandhi International Airport (b) Beijing National Airport (c) Manhattan County Airport (d) Heathrow Airport, London 6. According to product life cycle theory, the profit is maximum in : (a) Developed Stage (b) Early stage (c) Matured Stage (d) Declined Stage 7. What is the full form of USB as used in computer related activities? (a) Universal Security Block (b) Ultra Serial Block (c) United Service Block (d) Universal Serial Bus 8. Whenever we have to give space between the two words while typing on a PC we have to press a key known as (a) Back space (b) Shift (c) Control (d) Space Bar 9. What is the full form of the term LIBOR as used in financial/banking sectors? (a) Local Indian Bank Offered Rate (b) London- India Bureau of Regulations (c) Liberal International Bank Official Ratio (d) London Inter Bank Offered Rate 10. Israeli forces, on June 5, 2011, opened fire on Palestinian and Syrian protesters marking the anniversary of the Six Day War. (a) 1949 (b) 1956 (c) 1962 (d) 1967 http://www.pappulal.com/practice-papers/index.html Page 2 of 5
11. Renowned Rudra Veena exponent Ustad passed away in New Delhi on June 14, 2011. (a) MuzaffarAli (b) Imtiaz Sheikh (c) Asad AJi Khan (d) DawoodMirza 12. The New York Times, in June 2011, broke with its 160-year history when it appointed, for the first time ever, a woman Executive Editor,. (a) Alicia Clarke (b) Susi Chang (c) Jill Abramson (d) Natasha Clayton 13. Reusable optical storage will typically have the acronym. (a) CD (b) DVD (c) ROM (d) RW 14. Direct Marketing is necessary for (a) Having a focussed approach to marketing (b) Boosting sales (c) Better customer contacts (d) All of the above 15. Which one of the following will be the first High Court in India, to implement the concept of 'ecourts? (a) Delhi (b) Arunachal Pradesh (c) Chennai (d) Kolkata 16. World Trade Organisation (WTO)s ministerial meeting was organised in which of the following cities recently? (a) Geneva (b) Washington (c) Paris (d) Port of Spain 17. Which one of the following states has sought a package of Rs. 500 crores ($ 100 million) for its Rural Poverty Reduction Programme? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Arunachal Pradesh (d) Karri ataka 18. The Government of India has recently announced its Foreign Trade Policy? This announcement is made by which of the following ministry/agency? (a) Reserve Bank of India (b) EXIM Bank (c) Ministry of External Affairs (d) Ministry of Commerce and Industries 19. Very often we read about the Doha Ministerial Conference 2001 in reference to WTO negotiations* What were the major Issues over which nations were of different opinions? (A) Providing subsidy to agriculture. (B) Export of patented drugs/medicines by developed nations. (C) Restriction on natural movement of people from one nation to other (a) Only A (b) Only B (c) Only C (d) Both A and C 20. Most of the commonly available personal computers/laptops have a keyboard popularly known as (a) QWERTY (b) QOLTY (c) ALTER (d) UCLIF 21. According to US Department of Agriculture, which one of the following countries in the world is the largest producer of dairy products? (a) India (b) USA (c) China (d) Norway 22. Yen is the currency of (a) China (b) France (c) Britain (d) Japan 23. Which of the following countries Is NOT a member of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)? (a) Maldives (b) Pakistan (c) Sri Lanka (d) Nepal 24. Uranium is used for the generation off /production of (a) Power (b) Cement (c) Iron and Steel (d) Paper http://www.pappulal.com/practice-papers/index.html Page 3 of 5
25. On which date in 2010 did the Ministries of Health and Family Welfare and Railways sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for developing health care infrastructure along the railway network across the country? (a) February 3 (b) February 5 (c) February 11 (d) February 19 26. The West Zone, on February 6, 2010, successfully chased the imposing target of 536 in the final against South Zone in Hyderabad a World record for a victorious chase in First Class cricket. Earlier, this record was held by the Central Province of. (a) South Africa (b) Australia (c) Sri Lanka (d) Pakistan 27. Petronet LNG, the nation's largest LNG importer, in June 2011, signed a preliminary agreement with Gazprom of for buying up to 2.5 million tonnes a year of LNG. (a) Iran (b) China (c) Russia (d) Venezuela 28. The abbreviation ISP stands for- (a) International Spy Project (b) Indian Social Planning (c) Initial Service Provider (d) Internet Service Provider 29. The Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention, meeting in Geneva, on 2011, decided to list endosulfan under annex III to the Convention. (a) June 24 (b) June 21 (c) June 29 (d) June 14 30. Most of the commonly used personal computers/laptops do not have a command key known as: (a) Turnover (b) Shift (c) Alter (d) Delete 31. Selling skills are judged by (a) Number of goods sold (b) Amount of profit earned (c) Number of customers converted (d) All of the above 32. The President of the Palestine recently emphasised that his country will not resume peace talks until Israel fully halts settlement building in the (a) West Bank (b) Haifa (c) Gaza (d) Tel-Aviv-Yafo 33. Which one of the following is/are implication(s) of large inflow of foreign exchange into the country? (A) It makes monetary management difficult for RBI. (B) It creates money supply, asset bubbles and inflation (C) It weakens the competitiveness of Indian exports (a) Only (A) (b) Only (B) (c) Only (C) (d) All A, B and C 34. Which one of the following is the target fixed for fiscal deficit in the year 2010-2011? (a) 3.5 % (b) 4.0% (c) 5.5 % (d) 5.0 % 35. Which of the following is the first cricketer to score 17000 runs in One Day International matches? (a) Rahul Dravid (b) Stephen Fleming (c) Ricky Ponting (d) Sachin Tendulkar 36. In the sport of Football, which of the following term is used? (a) Caddi (b) Cut back (c) Mid-on (d) None of these 37. The Government of India has launched a scheme for the Girl Child". What is the name of the scheme? (a) Raj Lakshmi (b) Rani Bitia (c) Dhan Lakshmi (d) Aanandlta 38. As per the reports published In various journals and newspapers* the 'small borrowers' In rural areas still prefer to take informal route for their credit needs. Which of the following Is the "in* forma! route" of credit in financial sector? (a) Credit cards (b) Loan against gold from financial Institute (c) Debit cards (d) Money lender http://www.pappulal.com/practice-papers/index.html Page 4 of 5
39. The instrument measuring currents of small magnitude is called- (a) Electrometer (b) Galvanometer (c) Manometer (d) Micrometer 40. Headquarters of the United Nations Organization Is located in (a) New York (b) Tokyo (c) London (d) Katmandu ANSWERS BANK PO GENERAL AWARENESS QUESTIONS 1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (d) 4. (d) 5. (a) 6. (a) 7. (d) 8. (d) 9. (d) 10. (d) 11. (c) 12. (c) 13. (d) 14. (d) 15. (a) 16. (a) 17. (a) 18. (d) 19. (a) 20. (a) 21. (a) 22. (d) 23. (d) 24. (a) 25. (b) 26. (c) 27. (c) 28. (d) 29. (a) 30. (a) 31. (d) 32. (a) 33. (d) 34. (c) 35. (d) 36. (d) 37. (c) 38. (d) 39. (b) 40. (a) http://www.pappulal.com/practice-papers/index.html Page 5 of 5