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Thursday, October 27, 2011

IBPS GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs

1. What is financial inclusion ?
(1) To provide a permanent employment to the unemployed
(2) To provide a 100 days job to all those who are in need of a job
(3) To provide banking services to all those living in remote areas
(4) To ensure that all financial transactions amounting Rs. 5,000/- and above are done through banks.
(5) To provide finances for all.

2. Recently the term 3G was very much in news and even a conference on it was organized in India. What is the letter 'G' denotes in 3G ?
(1) Grade
(2) Group
(3) Global
(4) Guild
(5) Generation

 3. Some major banks and financial institutions in various Western countries were to wind up their business and/ or declare themselves in financial problems during last few years. This trend is technically known as _
(1) Devaluation
(2) Deformation
(4) Political backdrop
(5) Globalisation

 4. Which of the following International sports events was organized in Delhi in October 2010 in which several countries participated ?
(1) Asian Games
(2) World Cup Cricket Tournament
(3) Asian Hockey Tournament
(4) Commonwealth Games
(5) None of these

 5. Exporters in India get insurance cover and risk cover from which of the following organizations?
(1) SIOBI
(2) NABARD
(3) ECGC
(4) RBI
(5) None of these

6. Which of the following places in India does not have a Stock Exchange ?
(1) Kolkata
(2) Ahmedabad
(3) Mumbai
(4) Delhi
(5) Udaipur


7. Hillary Clinton who was in India recently is the U.S. Secretary of--
(1) Commerce
(2) State
(3) Treasury
(4) Defence
(5) None of these

8. If Indian Banking industry had demonstrated its resilience to external shocks in 2008-09, the credit goes to --
(A) Policies of the RBI & the Govt. of India
(C) Foreign aid/investments to Indian companies
(1) Only (A)
(2) Only (B)
(3) Only (C)

9. Tembhli village which was in news is in ---
(1) Bihar
(2) Rajasthan
(3) Orissa
(4) West Bengal
(5) Maharashtra


10. Rohan Bopanna who represented Indian in an international event is a----
(1) Billiards Player
(2) Golf Player
(3) Chess Player
(4) Table Tennis Player
(5) Lawn Tennis Player

11. AlBA Women's World Boxing Championship was organized in September 2010 in ---
(I) Rome
(2) New Delhi
(3) London
(4) Vienna
(5) Barbados

12. Mr. A. K. Antony a Union Minister in the Indian Cabinet recently signed an agreement with South Korea. This means the agreement is for the Cooperation in the field of--
(1) Agriculture
(2) Rural Development
(3) Defence
(4) Steel & Iron
(5) None of these

 13. Sir Mota Singh who was Knighte by the Queen Elizabeth II earlier this year is---
(1) First Sikh Judge in UK
(2) first Sikh Minister in UK
(3) First Indian to become Vice Chancellor in Cambridge
(4) First Indian to become Governor of a State in USA
(5) None of these

14. 'Ayodhya' which was in news recently is a place in---
(1) Madhya Pradesh
(2) Bihar
(3) Rajasthan
(4) Jharkhand
(5) Uttar Pradesh

15. Which of the following is the name of a private sector Bank in India?
(1) IDBI Bank
(2) Axis Bank
(3) Corporation Bank
(4) UCO Bank
(5) All are Private Banks

16. The Govt. of India does no! provide any direct financial assistance to which of the following schemes?
(1) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme
(2) Rural Health Mission
(3) Indira Aawas Yojana
(4) Jeevan Sathi Yojana
(5) Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana

17. What does the letter'S' denotes in 'AFSPA' ar abbreviation we very often see in newspapers?
(1) Slow
(2) Special
(3) State
(4) Solid
(5) Sovereign

18. Which of the following terms is used in banking and finance?
(1) Abiotic
(2) Demand Deposit
(3) Fat scales
(4) A diabetic
(5) Cathode

19. Which of the following is a food crop?
(1) Maize
(2) Cotton
(3) Palm
(4) Jute
(5) Jatropha

20. Vedanta Alumina is a company operating in the area of ----
(1) Shipping
(2) Mining
(3) Cement
(4) Textiles
(5) Banking

21. Names of which of the following rates/ratios cannot be seen in financial newspapers?
(1) Bank Rate
(2) Repo Rate
(3) Cash Reserve Ratio
(4) Pulse Rate
(5) Statutory Liquidity Ratio

22. An individual visiting UAE will have to make his/her payments in which of the following currencies?
(1) Dirham
(2) Taka
(3) Baht
(4) Peso
(5) Dinar

23. Who, amongst the following is NOT a famous writer?
(1) Sania Mirza
(2) V. S. Naipaul
(3) Chetan Bhagat
(4) Khushwant Singh
(5) Namita Gokhale

24. 'Peepli Live' is a film directed by ---
(I) Anusha Rizvi
(2) Aamir Khan
(3) Kiran Rao
(4) David Dhawan
(5) None of these

25. Which of the following is the Chemical name of the salt we use in our kitchen?
(1) Calcium Carbonate
(2) Calcium Chloride
(3) Sodium Carbonate
(4) Sodium Chloride
(5) Ammonium Sulphate

26. The judges of the Supreme Court of India now retire at the age of---
(1) 58 years
(2) 60 years
(3) 62 years
(4) 65 years
(5) 68 years

27. Operation New Dawn is the beginning of stability in---
(1) Afghanistan
(2) Iran
(3) Sudan
(4) Sri Lanka
(5) Iraq

28. Which of the following books' is written by Kiran Desai ?
(1) A house for Mr. Biswas
(2) 3 Mistakes of My Life
(3) A Tale of Two Sisters
(4) The Inheritance of Loss
(5) Tale of Two Cities

29. Jimena Na";'arrete who was crowned Miss Universe 2010 is from ---
(I) Mexico
(2) Venezuela
(3) Brazil
(4) New Zealand
(5) Italy

30. India has an agreement with USA for producing energy in the form of---
(1) Hydraulic
(2) Thermal
(3) Nuclear
(4) Solar
(5) All of these forms

 31 Which of the following is an economic term?
(1) Plaintiff
(2) Bunker Blaster
(3) Deflation
(4) Lampoon
(5) Zero Hour

32. Which of the following awards is given to sports persons in India?
(1) Shantiswarup Bhatnagar Awards
(2) Arjuna Award
(3) Kalidas Samman
(4) Saraswati Samman
(5) None of these

33. Which of the following is the trophy/cup associated with the game of cricket?
(1) Derby
(2) Merdeka Cup
(3) Santosh Trophy
(4) Duleep Trophy
(5) Durand Cup

34. Who amongst the following can take benefit of the Social Security Fund established by the
Govt. ofIndia for unorganized workers? .
(1) Primary school teacher
(2) Employee of Sugar Factory
(3) Textile Mazdoor
(4) Rickshaw Puller
(5) Clerk in a factory

35. Shushil Kumar who won a Gold Medal at an international event is a famous---
(1) Wrestling champion
(2) Golf player
(3) Table Tennis Player
(4) Weight lifter
(5) None of these

36. In case a major war breaks out between two nations, which of the following organizations/agencies will be seen in the battle field, in addition to the armies of the fighting parties?
(1) WTO
(2) Red Cross
(3) CARE
(4) OPEC
(5) All of these

37. Which of the following is the abbreviated name associated with food security?
(1) ASHA
(2) PDS
(3) WTO
(4) OPEC
(5) NPA

38. Which of the following is a good and rich source of vitamin 'C' ?
(1) Milk
(2) Radish
(3) Mango
(4) Lemon Juice
(5) Banana

39. Who amongst the following Indian Prime Ministers was honoured Posthumously by the Govt.
of Bangladesh for his/her contributions to the independence of the nation?
(1) Rajiv Gandhi
(2) Jawaharlal Nehru
(3) Indira Gandhi
(4) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(5) None of these

40. Who amongst the following was never a Governor of the RBI?
(1) Bimal Jalan
(2) Y. V. Reddy
(3) Arup Roy Choudhury
(4) C. Rangarajan
(5) D. Subbarao

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

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