SBI P.O. EXAM PREVIOUS REASONING SOLVED PAPER

Directions(Q. 1-5): In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between ‘Strong” arguments and ‘weak’ arguments insofar as they relate to the question. ‘strong’ arguments are those which are both important and directly related to the question. ‘Weak’ arguments are those which are of minor importance and also may not be directly related to the question or may be related to a trivial aspect of the question:

Instructions: Each question below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a ‘strong’ argument and which is a ‘weak’ argument. Give answer 1, if only argument I is ‘strong’; give answer 2, if only argument II is ‘strong’; give answer 3, if either I or II is ‘strong’; give answer 4, if neither I or II is ‘strong’; and give answer 5, if both I and II are ‘strong’.

1. Statement: Should post-poll alliances be allowed?

Arguments: I. Yes, it is the only way out of a hung parliament.

II. No, it is a fraud upon voters who have voted them as opposed groups.

2. Statement: Should the government invest in infrastructure?

Arguments: I. Yes, it is the backbone of the economy.

II. No, it would be assuming too big a role.

3. Statement: Should bomb disposal squads be given co-operation by the public?

Arguments: I. Yes, they are necessary to rescue peoples lives.

II. No, they are a nuisance to day-today life.

4. Statement: Should there be re-polling at stations where there has been booth-capturing?

Arguments: I. Yes, what else do you think?

II. No, it is a waste of resources.

5. Statement: Should the knowledge of computers be made essential for employment in offices?

Arguments: I. Yes, computers are state-of-the art devices.

II. No, works in office are yet to get fully computerized.

Directions (Q. 6-10.): an arrangement machine, when given an input line of words, rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is the illustration of the input and the steps of arrangement:

Input: Delhi police moved the high court in September.

Step I : court Delhi Police moved the high in September

Step II : court Delhi high Police moved the in September

Step III : court Delhi high in Police moved the September

Step IV : court Delhi high in moved Police the September

Step V : court Delhi high In moved Police September the

6. Input: The supreme Court ordered banning of professional donors.

What will be the 3rd step?

1. banning the Supreme Court ordered or professional donors.

2. banning Court donors the Supreme ordered of professional

3. banning donors the Supreme Court ordered of professional

4. banning Court the Supreme ordered of professional donors

5. None of these

7. Which will be the last step for the following input?

Input:Till now the country does not have policy

1. Step III. 2. Step IV. 3. Step V. 4. Step VI. 5. None of these.

8.Input: he will help to bring the forces together.

For the above input which step will be the following?

Bring forces he help will to the together

1.Step II. 2. Step III. 3. Step IV. 4. Step V. 5. None of these.

9.Below are given four inputs 1, 2, 3 and 4. Which of them will b arranged the fastest? If more than one input can be arranged in the same number of steps, your answer will be 5.

1. Fractionisation is the best method to stop wastage.

2. The assembly polls have been swept this year

3. Voluntary blood donation will have to be encouraged.

4. By the time operation is performed.

10. What will be the fourth step of the following input?

Input:

1. a he is no more communist now

2. a communist he is no more now

3. a communist he is more no now

4. There will be no fourth step.

5. None of these

Qs. 11-17. These questions are based on the following letter/number/symbol arrangement.

Study it carefully and answer the questions.

H T 6 # E 7 $ K I L % 3 P @ 2 A J ↑ R U 4 �� V D

11. How many such symbols are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by a vowel?

(1) None

(2) One

(3) Two

(4) Three

(5) More than three

12. Which element is fifth to the right of

thirteenth from the right end?

(1) F (2) ↑ (3) 1 (4) K (5) None of these

13. What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following series based on the above arrangement?

T#6 7K$ L3% ?

(1) @2A (2) A@2 (3) P2@ (4) 2P@ (5) None of these

14. Which element is third to the left of tenth from the left end?

(1) K (2) 3 (3) P (4) $ (5) None of these

15. How many such letters are there in the given arrangement each of which is immediately preceded by a symbol but not immediately followed by a number?

(1) None (2) One (3) Two (4) Three (5) More than three

16. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the given arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?

(1) KL$ (2) P23 (3) 2J@ (4) L3I (5) 4D��

17. If all the numbers are removed from the given arrangement which element will be ninth from the left end?

(1) % (2) L (3) P (4) I (5) None of these

Qs. 18-25. In each question below are four statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the four given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the four

statements disregarding commonly known facts. Give

answer:

(1) if only conclusion I follows.

(2) if only conclusion II follows.

(3) if either I or II follows.

(4) if neither I nor II follows.

(5) if both I and II follow.

Statements:

18. Some schools are Colleges.

Some Colleges are Universities.

All Universities are Institutes.

All Institutes are Classes.

Conclusions:

I. Some Colleges are Classes.

II. All Universities are Classes.

Statements:

19. Some umbrellas are raincoats.

All raincoats are shirts.

No shirt is a blazer.

Some blazers are suits.

Conclusions:

I. Some shirts are umbrellas.

II. Some suits are raincoats.

Statements:

20. Some computers are boards.

Some boards are chalks.

All chalks are bulbs.

No bulb is tube-light.

Conclusions:

I. Some bulbs are computers.

II. No chalk is a tubelight.

Statements:

21. All doors are floors.

Some floors are tiles.

All ties are paints.

Some paints are stones.

Conclusions:

I. Some floors are paints.

II. Some doors are tiles.

Statements:

22. Some leaves are petals.

Some petals are flowers.

All flowers are fruits.

Some fruits are nuts.

Conclusions:

I. Some nuts are flowers.

II. No nut is flower.

Statements:

23. All pictures are paintings.

All paintings are photographs.

Some photographs are designs.

Some designs are movies.

Conclusions:

I. Some paintings are designs.

II. Some photographs are movies.

Statements:

24. Some tablets are capsules.

All capsules are syrups.

Some syrups are medicines.

All medicines are powders.

Conclusions:

I. Some syrups are powders.

II. Some syrups are tablets.

Statements:

25. Some rooms are flats.

All flats are buildings.

Some buildings are bungalows.

All bungalows are apartments.

Conclusions:

I. Some flats are bungalows.

II. Some apartments are buildings.

Qs. 26-30. Study the following information carefully to answer these questions.

Ashwini, Priya, Sudha, Rani, Meeta, Geeta and Mukta are sitting around a circle facing the centre. Ashwini is third to the left of Mukta and to the immediate right of Rani. Priya is second to the left of Geeta who is not an immediate neighbour of Meeta.

26. Who is the immediate right of Priya?

(1) Meeta (2) Sudha (3) Mukta (4) Cannot be determined (5) None of these

27. Who is second to the left of Rani?

(1) Ashwini (2) Meeta (3) Priya (4) Sudha (5) None of these

28. Which of the following pairs of persons has the first person sitting to the immediate left of second person?

(1) Rani-Meeta (2) Ashwini-Geeta (3) Sudha-Priya (4) Geeta-Sudha (5) None of these

29. Which of the following groups has the first person sitting between the other two?

(1) Meeta-Ashwini-Geeta

(2) Sudha-Rani-Geeta

(3) Mukta-Priya-Rani

(4) Mukta-Priya-Sudha

(5) None of these

30. Which of the following is the correct position of Rani with respect of Mukta?

(I) Third to the right

(II) Third to the left

(III) Fourth to the left

(IV) Fourth to the right

(1) (I) only (2) (II) only (3) Both (I) and (II) (4) Both (II) and (IV)

(5) Both (I) and (III)

Qs. 31-37. In each of these questions a group of letters is given followed by four combinations of digits and symbols numbered (1), (2), (3) and (4). The letters are to be coded by the digits/symbols as per the scheme and conditions given below. Serial number of the combination that correctly represents the letter group is your answer. If none of the combinations is correct your answer is (5) i.e. ‘None of these’ .

LETTERS : T L F A R N I G H K E M D U

Digit/Symbol Code : 3 9 % $ 2 4 ★ 6 1 5 # @ 7 8

Conditions:

(i) If the first letter is a vowel and the last letter is a consonant both are to be coded as the code for vowel.

(ii) If the first as well as the last letter is a consonant both are to be coded as ©.

(iii) If the first letter is a consonant and the last letter is a vowel their codes are to be swapped.

31. GTAFKU

(1) 63$%58 (2) 63$%56 (3) 83$%58 (4) 83$%56

(5) None of these

32. EHMDRA

(1) #1@72$ (2) SL@72# (3) #1@72# (4) $1@72$

(5) None of these

33. ITDELM

(1) ★37#9@ (2) @37#9@ (3) ★37#9★ (4) @37#9★

(5) None of these

34. FHKERD

(1) %15#27 (2) ©15#2© (3) %15#2% (4) 715#2%

(5) None of these

35. AHERFU

(1)$1#2%$ (2)81#2%8 (3) 81#2%$ (4) $1%2#8

(5) None of these

36. NMTARI

(1) 4@3$2★ (2) ★@3$24 (3) ★@3$2★ (4) ©@3$2©

(5) None of these

37. HTKILF

(1) 135★9% (2) %35★9% (3) ©35★9© (4) 135★91

(5) None of these

Qs. 38-42. The symbols @, #, $, % and © are used with different meanings as follows:

‘A @ B’ means ‘A is smaller than B’.

‘A # B’ means ‘A is not smaller than B’.

‘A $ B’ means ‘A is neither smaller than nor greater

than B’.

‘A % B’ means ‘A is greater than B’.

‘A © B’ means ‘A is not greater than B’.

In each of the following questions assuming the given statements to be true, find out which of the two conclusions I and II given below them is/are definitely true. Give Answer:

(1) if only Conclusion I is true.

(2) if only Conclusion II is true.

(3) if either Conclusion I or Conclusion II is true.

(4) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II is true.

(5) if both Conclusions I and II are true.

Statements:

38. F # H, H % K, K $ R, R © M

Conclusions:

I. F % R

II. F # M

Statements:

39. L @ D, D © P, P # V, V % G

Conclusions:

I. P % L

II. G @ P

Statements:

40. E % W, W © Q, Q $ T T @ H

Conclusions:

I. H # W

II. H # E

Statements:

41. J © T, T @ H, H % I, I $ L

Conclusions:

I. L © H

II. J © I

Statements:

42. R @ Q, Q % P, P © V, V # M

Conclusions:

I. R @ P

II. R # P

Qs. 43-45. Study the following information carefully and answer these questions:

‘P × Q’ means ‘P is wife of Q’.

‘P ÷ Q’ means ‘P is father of Q’.

‘P + Q’ means ‘P is son of Q’.

‘P – Q’ means ‘P is sister of Q’.

43. In H + I ÷ L, how is L related to H?

(1) Brother (2) Sister (3) Cousin (4) Brother or Sister

(5) None of these

44. Which of the following represents ‘S is mother of T’?

(1) S × M ÷ H – T (2) S × M + H – T (3) M × S ÷ H – T

(4) M × S ÷ H + T (5) None of these

45. In J – F + R × B, how is R related to J?

(1) Father (2) Mother (3) Paternal Aunt (4) Cannot be determined

(5) None of these

Qs. 46-50. Study the following information carefully to answer these questions.

A, B, C, D, E, F & G are members of a sports club and have liking for different games viz Carrom, Table Tennis, Badminton, Bridge, Hockey, Football and Lawn Tennis but not necessary in the same order. Each one of them has a liking for different musical instrument viz.,Sitar, Guitar, Harmonium, Flute, Tabla, Banjo and Santoor not necessarily in the same order.

B likes Carrom and Banjo. E likes to play Bridge but not Harmonium or Tabla. The one which plays Hockey plays Sitar. F plays Guitar but not Table Tennis or Lawn Tennis. A plays Badminton and Flute. The one who plays Lawn Tennis does not play Tabla. C plays Harmonium and G plays Hockey.

46. Who plays Santoor?

(1) D (2) A (3) E (4) D or E (5) None of these

47. D plays which game?

(1) Table Tennis (2) Lawn Tennis (3) Foot Ball (4) Cannot be determined (5) None of these

48. Which of the following combinations of gameperson-musical instrument is definitely correct?

(1) Badminton—B—Flute

(2) Table Tennis—E—Santoor

(3) Lawn Tennis—D—Tabla

(4) Table Tennis—C—Tabla

(5) None of these

49. Who plays Football?

(1) C (2) D (3) G (4) F (5) None of these

50. Who plays Table Tennis?

(1) C (2) F (3) D (4) Cannot be determined (5) None of these

Qs. 51-60. Following are the criteria for selection of officers in an organisation.

The candidate must:

(i) have passed HSC examination in first class with at least 60% marks.

(ii) have passed graduation degree in any discipline with at least 55% marks.

(iii) have completed a certificate/diploma/degree course in Computer Science.

(iv) be not less than 21 years and not more than 30 years of age as on 1.7.2008.

If a candidate satisfies all the above-mentioned criteria except:

(a) at (ii) above but is a post-graduate, case may be referred to the Executive Director (ED).

(b) at (iii) above but has studied Computer Science as one of subjects of curriculum, case may be referred to the Vice President (VP).

In each of the questions below, information of one candidate is given. You have to take one of the following five decisions based on the information provided and the criteria and conditions given above. You are not to assume anything other than the information provided in each question. All these cases are given to you as on

1.7.2008. You have to indicate your decision by marking answers to each question as follows:

Mark answer

(1) if the case is to be referred to Executive Head.

(2) if the case is to be referred to Vice President.

(3) if the candidate is to be selected.

(4) if the information is inadequate to take a decision.

(5) if the candidate is not to be selected.

51. Ashutosh, is a Commerce graduate passed in first class with 67% marks. He had secured 73% marks in HSC. He has studied Computer Science as one of the subjects at HSC. His date of birth is 22.9.1982.

52. Rajni has passed BMS degree examination in second class with 58% marks and HSC in first class with 65% marks. She has completed a diploma in Computer Science. She has completed 25 years of age in November 2007.

53. Raj Grover has passed HSC exam in first class with 89% marks. Thereafter he did a 6 months certificate course in Computer Science and presently is pursuing final year of engineering degree examination. His date of birth is 28.12.1980.

54. Shamika Gupta is a Science graduate passed in 2006 with 47% at the age of 22 years. She had scored 64% marks in HSC. She has also passed M.Sc. with 58% marks. She has done a certificate course in computers.

55. Jasmine is a postgraduate in Computer Science passed in first class with 62% marks. She had scored 81% marks in HSC. Her date of birth is 17.6.1979.

56. Shyamala is a B.A. passed in first class with 63% marks. She had passed HSC examination in first class with 69% marks. She has also completed a certificate course in Computer Science with a ‘A’ grade. Her date of birth is 23.9.1984.

57. Anubhav Gokhale, is a B.Sc. with Computer Science passed in second class with 58% marks. He had passed HSC in first class with 76% marks. He has completed 25 years of age in December 2007.

58. Manish Chaudhary passed HSC examination in first class with 83% marks and B.Com. in second class with 57% marks. He has completed a computer certificate course very recently. His date of birth is 26.4.1982.

59. Harish Vora passed HSC examination in 2003 with 85% marks and B.Sc. Degree examination in 2006 with 69% marks. He has studied Computer Science as one of the subjects at B.Sc. His date of birth is 17.9.84.

60. Vandana Bhave is B.Com graduate passed in second class with 56% marks. She had passed HSC in second class with 59% marks. She has also completed a Computer diploma with 56% marks. Her date of birth is 11.5.1982.

ANSWERS:

1. (5) 2. (1) 3. (1). 4. (4) 5. (2) 6. (2) 7. (5) 8. (2) 9. (5) 10. (4)  11. (2) 12. (5) 13. (5) 14. (4) 15. (4) 16. (5) 17. (1) 18. (5) 19.(1) 20. (2) 21.(1) 22. (3) 23.(4) 24. (5) 25. (2) 26. (3) 27. (5) 28. (4) 29. (2) 30. (5) 31. (4) 32. (1) 33. (3) 34. (2) 35. (5) 36. (2) 37. (3) 38. (1) 39. (5) 40. (4)  41. (4) 42. (3) 43. (4) 44. (1) 45. (2) 46. (3) 47. (1) 48. (5) 49. (4) 50. (3)  51. (2) 52. (3) 53. (1) 54. (4) 55. (4) 56. (3) 57. (2) 58. (3) 59. (2) 60. (5)

EXPLANATORY ANSWERS:

1. 5; I is strong because a hung parliament must be got rid of for the benefit of the nation. II is also strong because elections carry the mandate of voters. If they are cheated, the very purpose of elections is lost.

2. 1; I is strong because economy can flourish only when its backbone is strong. II is weak because it does not cite any substantial reason. What does “too big a role mean”?

3. 1; I is strong because the security of people’s lives should be given utmost priority. II is not strong because something is being dismissed summarily as “nuisance” without going into its reasons.

4. 4; I is not strong because it is a stupid argument. In fact. No reason is being given at all. II is not strong because “wastage of resources” cannot be arrived at absolutely; it must be seen in a context.

5. 2; I is not strong: the reason for the desirability of something is not its ‘newness”, but its use. II is strong because it tells us that such a compulsion is not going to benefit us in any big way.

6-10: the logic of the machine is very simple. Words are arranged in the alphabetical order, one at a time.

6. 2 ;

7.5; See how the words will get arranged: Step I – country; Step II – does; Step III – have; Step IV – not; Step V – now; Step Vi – policy; Step VII – the. This would leave till automatically arranged. So Step VII would be the last step.

8.2; Input: he will help to bring the forces together

Step I : bring he will help to the forces together

Step II: bring forces he will help to the together

Step III: bring forces he help will to the together

9. 5; For (1): step I – best; II – method; III – stop. Three steps.

For (2): Step I – assembly; II – been; III – have; IV – polls. More than three steps. So leave it.

For (3)Step I – be; II blood: III – donation; IV – have. Again, more than three. So no use going further.

For (4): Step I – is; II – operation ; III – performed. And the sentence gets arranged.

Since both I and 4 are arranged in only three steps, we can’t determine the input exactly.

43. (4) H is son of I and I is father of L.

44. (1) S is wife of M; M is father of H and H is sister of Q.

45. (2) J is wife of F; F is son of R and R is wife of B.

Q 46.-50.

Members A B C D E F G

Game : Badm. Carrom Lawn T T.T. Bridge Foot B. Hockey

Instrument: Flute Banjo Harmo Tabla Santoor Guitar Sitar

46. (3) 47. (1) 48. (5) 49. (4) 50. (3)

IBPS GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR BANK EXAMS

1. Where did the representatives of 27 countries meet in November 2011 to evolve a consensus-based mechanism that will ensure stability and prosperity in the wartorn Afghanistan? 1) Kabul
2) Istanbul
3) Islamabad
4) New Delhi
5) New York

2. Nabam Tuki was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of which of the following states in November 2011?
1) Sikkim
2) Manipur
3) Meghalaya
4) Tripura
5) Arunachal Pradesh

3. Agriculture accounts for what per cent of India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
1) 16%
2) 28%
3) 56%
4) 32%
5) 25%

4. Michael Chilufya Sata has become the President of which of the following African countries?
1) Tanzania
2) Zambia
3) Malawi
4) Mozambique
5) Zimbabwe

5. The Union Cabinet has approved the Mines and Mineral Development and Regulation (MMDR) Bill, 2011. This bill provides for mining companies to keep aside what per cent of their net profits for a Mineral Development Fund to be used for the rehabilitation of project-affected people in the tribal areas of India?
1) 25%
2) 26%
3) 49%
4) 30%
5) 35%

6. Who is the Scientific Advisor to the Defence Minister and the Director-General of the Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO)?
1) V.G.Sekaran
2) Avinash Chander
3) V.K.Saraswat
4) Radhakrishna
5) Kasturi Rangan

7. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has been appointed as external auditor of which of the following organizations?
1) IAEA & WTO
2) WTO & UNESCO
3) UNICEF & UNESCO
4) IAEA & WIPO
5) None of these

8. Which of the following days is observed as The International Day of Non-Violence?
1) January 30
2) October 31
3) October 2
4) October 24
5) January 12

9. Anwar al-Awlaki, an influential leader of the al-Qaeda, was killed in a drone attack recently. In which country was he killed by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the USA?
1) Pakistan
2) Yemen
3) Saudi Arabia
4) USA
5) Afghanistan

10. Who has become the first woman jawan in the Indian Army?
1) Poonam Kaur
2) Dimple Singla
3) Shanti Tigga
4) Nandana Sen
5) None of these

11. The Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Hamid Karzai signed the Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) in New Delhi in October 2011. Hamid Karzai is the President of which of the following countries?
1) Syria
2) Oman
3) Pakistan
4) Afghanistan
5) Iran

12. Bhagwat Jha Azad passed away recently. He was the former Chief Minister of which of the following states?
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Bihar
4) Jammu & Kashmir
5) Uttarakhand

13. Saul Perlmutter, Adam Reiss and Brian Schmidt have jointly won the 2011 Nobel Prize in which of the following subjects?
1) Physics
2) Chemistry
3) Medicine
4) Literature
5) Economics

14. Global ratings firm Moody's Investors Service has downgraded which Indian bank's Bank Financial Strength Rating (BFSR), or Standalone rating, to 'D+' from 'C-' ?
1) SBI
 2) IOB
3) OBC
4) Canara Bank
5) Vijaya Bank

15. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Indian Council for Cultural Relations and the University of Lausanne to establish Rabindranath Tagore Chair on Indian Studies in October 2011. In which country is this university situated?
1) Denmark
2) Switzerland
3) Sweden
4) Norway
5) Netherlands

16. Who defended the double trap gold medal in the Shooting World Cup Finals in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates in October 2011?
1) Ronjan Sodhi
2) Hu Binyuan
3) Gagan Narang
4) Abhinav Bindra
5) None of these

17. Which of the following international agencies granted full membership to Palestine recently?
1) UNO
2) UNESCO
3) WTO
4) IMF
5) None of these

18. Renault will launch its compact car "Pulse" in India in 2012. To which country does this car maker belong?
1) USA
2) Germany
3) Italy
4) Japan
5) France

19. President Pratibha Patil visited Switzerland recently. Who is the President of Switzerland?
1) Micheline Calmy-Ray
2) Cristina Fernandez
3) Mary McAleese
4) Rosa Otunbayeva
5) None of these

20. Who became the first cricketers ever to be convicted for fixing a part of a match in November 2011?
1) Salman Butt & Salim Malik
2) Salman Butt & Mohammad Asif
3) Mohammad Asif & Salim Malik
4) Herschelle Gibbs & Salman Butt
5) None of these

21. Which of the following countries is not a member of BASIC?
1) China
2) India
3) Brazil
4) South Africa
5) Australia

22. Which of the following sports personalities were commissioned as Honorary Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army in November 2011?
1) Abhinav Bindra & Sachin Tendulkar
2) Viswanathan Anand & Gagan Narang
3) Abhinav Bindra & Gagan Narang
4) Mahendra Singh Dhoni & Vijender Singh
5) Mahendra Singh Dhoni & Abhinav Bindra

23. Who, at the age of 24, became the youngest Formula One driver to win back-to-back world championships in October 2011?
1) Sebastian Vettel (Germany)
2) Jenson Button (UK)
3) Fernando Alonso (Spain)
4) Mark Webber (Australia)
5) Lewis Hamilton (UK)

24. Who is the author of the book "Revolution 2020"?
1) Arundhati Roy
2) Amitav Ghosh
3) Chetan Bhagat
4) Sharmila Bose
5) None of these

25. Representatives from BASIC countries met in which of the following cities to seek consensus on climate change issues to pave the way for the Durban climate change conference at the end of this year?
1) Beijing
2) New Delhi
3) Mumbai
4) Shanghai
5) None of these

26. Identify the incorrect statement
1) The State Bank Group has 25,000 ATMs, out of which SBI alone has 20,087.
2) The State Bank Group now has 18,181 branches, out of which SBI alone has 13,500 plus branches.
3) SBI will add 10,000 ATMs annually for the next three years.
4) The 9,000th rural, semi-urban (RUSU) branch of the State Bank Group was opened at Sundargarh in Orissa recently.
5) H.S. Upendra Kamath assumed charge as Chairman of State Bank of India in April 2011.

27. Who has taken over as Chairman of the Indian Banks' Association (IBA) from April 1, 2011?
1) M.V. Nair
2) M.D. Mallya
3) K.R.Kamath
4) Alok Misra
5) None of these

28. Who has been elected as chairman of the executive board of the Indian School of Business (ISB)?
1) Anil Ambani
2) Rahul Bajaj
3) Sunil Mittal
4) Adi Godrej
5) N.R. Narayana Murthy

Answers
1) 2 2) 5 3) 1 4) 2 5) 2 6) 3 7) 4 8) 3 9) 2 10) 3 11) 4 12) 3 13) 1 14) 1 15) 2 16) 1 17) 2 18) 5 19) 1 20) 2 21) 5 22) 5 23) 1 24) 3 25) 1 26) 5 27) 2 28) 4

GENERAL AWARENESS MCQs

1.Michael D.Higgins replaced Mary McAleese as the President of which of the following countries?
1) Colombia
2) Ireland
3) Switzerland
4) Zimbabwe
5) Sweden
Answer: (2)

2.Who is the author of the book 'I was There-Memoirs of a Cricket Administrator'?
1) Ajit Wadekar
2)Chandu Borde
3) Jaywant Lele 
4) Kirti Azad
5) Sharad Pawar
Answer: (3)


3.Devinder Pal Singh became the Chairman and Managing Director of which of the following banks in November 2011?
1) BOB
2) IOB
3) OBC
4) Punjab & Sind Bank
5) Punjab National Bank
Answer: (4)

4.Irom Sharmila Chanu's fast entered 12th year in November 2011. She is demanding the repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 in which of the following states?
1) Manipur
2) Nagaland
3) Tripura
4) West Bengal
5) Jammu & Kashmir
Answer: (1)

5.Bhupen Hazarika, Dada Saheb Phalke award winner, passed away recently. He was a music legend from which of the following states?
1) Orissa
2) Assam
3) Bihar
4) Jharkhand
5) West Bengal
Answer: (2)

6.Which city hosted the G20 Summit in November 2011?
1) Beijing
2) Toronto
3)Cannes
4) London
5) Seoul
Answer: (3)

7.India signed an agreement to promote oil exploration in South China Sea with which of the following countries during its President Troung Tan Sang's visit to New Delhi in October 2011?
1) Myanmar
2) China
3) Cambodia
4) Vietnam
5) Thailand
Answer: (4)

8.India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle(PSLV-C18)put VesselSat in orbit recently. Which country has built this satellite that will help in locating ships?
1) France
2) Luxembourg
3) USA
4) Germany
5) Russia
Answer: (2)

9.Which of the following statements about the HDI is/are correct?
1)The Human Development Report (HDR) 2011, released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has ranked India at 134th among 187 countries in the Human Development Index (HDI).
2)Norway topped the list for the second consecutive year. Democratic Republic of the Congo is ranked the last.
3)The HDI is a comparative measure of life expectancy, literacy and standards of living for countries worldwide.
4)The index was developed in 1990 by economists Mahbub ul Haq (Pakistan) and Amartya Sen (India).
5) All the above statements are correct.
Answer: (5)

10.The Special Protection Group (SPG) is responsible for the protection of the Prime Minister of India. Who was appointed the new Director of the SPG in November 2011?
1) B.V.Wanchoo
2) K.Durga Prasad
3) S.Subramaniam
4) K.Aravind Rao
5) None of these
Answer: (2)

11.The President of Myanmar visited India recently. His name?
1) U Thein Sein
2) U Aye Myint
3) Than Shwe
4) U Thant
5) None of these
Answer: (1)

12.Which country will host the World Steel Conference in October 2012?
1) China
2) India
3) Japan
4) USA
5) Australia
Answer: (2)

13.The American computer scientist who created the C programming language passed away recently. His name?
1) Steve Jobs
2) Dennis Ritchie
3) Ken Thompson
4) Patrick Fischer
5) None of these
Answer: (2)

14.Two former Presidents were awarded the 2011 World Food Prize for their success in tackling chronic hunger in their countries. One is Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (Brazil) and the other is John Ag-yekum Kufuor. John Kufuor is the former President of which of the following African countries?
1) Sudan
2) Angola
3) Nigeria
4) Ghana
5) Ethiopia
Answer: (4)

15.Which team won the Durand Cup football tournament in October 2011? (It is the oldest football tournament in India)
1) Churchill Brothers
2) Prayag United
3) Mohun Bagan
4) Chirag United Kerala
5) None of these
Answer: (1)

16.Indian-American Bobby Jindal has been re-elected to a second term as the Governor of which of the following states in the USA?
1) Texas
2) Louisiana
3) Alaska
4) California
5) South Carolina
Answer: (2)

17.World Diabetes Day is observed every year on which of the following days?
1) October 31
2) November 19
3) November 21
4) November 14
5) November 9
Answer: (4)

18.Queen Elizabeth is the constitutional monarch of how many sovereign nations in the world?
1) 9
2) 16
3) 25
4) 8
5) 11
Answer: (2)

19.Which country has test -fired nuclear capable Hatf-7 or Babur cruise missile with a range of 700 km?
1) Afghanistan
2) Pakistan
3) Iran
4) Syria
5) Iraq
Answer: (2)

20.In the October 2011 Tunisian Constituent Assembly election, the first elections since the Tuni-sian Revolution, which party won 91 of the 217 assembly sea-ts, far more than any other party?
1) Ennahda
2) PDP
3) Ettakatol
4) Al Aridha
5) Congress for the Republic
Answer: (1)

21.November 11 is celebrated as the National Education Day. It commemorates the birthday of which of the following eminent personalities?
1) S.Radhakrishnan
2) C.V.Raman
3) B.C.Roy
4) A.P.J Abdul Kalam
5) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Answer: (5)

22.Which country has unveiled the world's biggest and heaviest gold coin, weighing 1,012 kilograms?
1) USA
2) UK
3) Qatar
4) Australia
5) Saudi Arabia
Answer: (4)

23.Which country has the world's largest uranium reserves (24% of the planet's known reserves)?
1) Australia
2) Russia
3) Namibia
4) Ukraine
5) Mongolia
Answer: (1)

24.According to the latest Forbes India 100 richest persons list who is the world's richest Indian with a net worth of $ 22.60 billion?
1) Mukesh Ambani
2) Lakshmi Mittal
3) Azim Premji
4) Shashi Ruia & Ravi Ruia
5) Savitri Jindal
Answer: (1)

25.Whose autobiography is titled "A Shot at History"?
1) Gagan Narang
2) Abhinav Bindra
3) Rahul Dravid
4) Manavjit Singh Sandhu
5) None of these
Answer: (2)

26.Megha Tropiques, the satellite that studies the patterns and dynamics of the monsoon was launched from Sriharikota in October 2011. It is a joint venture between India and which of the following countries?
1) Spain
2) Greece
3) France
4) Portugal
5) USA
Answer: (3)

27.Who was crowned the Miss World 2011 at the 61st edition of the Miss World pageant that was held in London in November 2011?
1) Ivian Sarcos (Venezuela)
2)Gwendoline Ruais (Philippines)
3) Amanda Perez (Puerto Rico)
4) Kanishtha Dhankhar (India)
5) None of these
Answer: (1)

28.Fed Cup is the premier team competition in women's tennis. Which country won the Fed Cup in November 2011?
1) Czech Republic
2) Russia
3) USA
4) Spain
5) Italy
Answer: (1)

29.Which of the following statements is not true with regard to Census 2011?
1)Census 2011 is the 15th Natio-nal Census since 1872 and the 7th after indePendence.
2)The population of India is 121.01 crores compared to the 2001 population of 102.87 crores. (An increase by 181 million)
3)Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state with 19.95 crores while Sikkim is the least populated state (6.07 lakhs)
4)India is now home to 17.5 percent of the world's population-compared to China which hosts 19.4 percent.
5)The literacy rate has increased from 64.83 percent in 2001 to 70.04 percent in 2011.
Answer: (5)
 

30. The Order of St. Andrew, Russia’s top medal was conferred on which of the following given personality recently?
1) Vladimir Putin 

2) Dmitry Medvedev 

3) Mikhail Gorbachev 

4) Boris Yeltsin

5) None 

Answer: (3)

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE MCQs

1. A passive threat to computer security is—
(1) Malicious Intent
(2) Sabotage
(3) Accident Errors
(4) Espionage Agents
(5) None of these

2. The Secure Electronic Transaction (SET) specification—
(1) is a notice, issued and verified by a certificate authority, that guarantees a user      or Web site is legitimate
(2) provides private-key encryption of all data that passes between a client and a      server
(3) allows users to choose an encryption scheme for the data that passes between      a client and a server
(4) uses a public-key encryption to secure credit-card transaction systems
(5) None of these

3. ……………allows wireless mobile devices to access the Internet and its services such as the Web and e-mail—
(1) TCP/IP
(2) Ethernet
(3)WAP
(4) Token ring
(5) None of these

4. 'DOS' floppy disk does not have—
(1) A Boot Record
(2) A File Allocation Table
(3) A Root Directory
(4) Virtual Memory
(5) BIOS

5. 'MICR' technology used for clearance of cheques by banks refers to—
(1) Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
(2) Magnetic Intelligence Character Recognition
(3) Magnetic Information Cable Recognition
(4) Magnetic Insurance Cases Recognition
(5) None of these

6. All the information collected during database development is stored in a—
(1) repository
(2) data warehouse
(3) RAD
(4) CASE
(5) None of these

7. The……………….component is used by the data analyst to create the queries that access the database.
(1) data extraction
(2) end-user query tool
(3) end-user presentation tool
(4) data store
(5) None of these

8. A (n)…………….allows network users to share a single copy of software, which resides on the network server.
(1) single-user license agreement
(2) network site license
(3) end-user license agreement
(4) business software license
(5) None of these

9. A polymorphic virus—
(1) modifies its program code each time it attaches itself to another program or file
(2) is a malicious-logic program that copies itself repeatedly in memory or on a disk drive until no memory or disk space remains
(3) a malicious-logic program that hides within or looks like a legitimate program
(4) infects a program file, but still reports the size and creation date of the original, uninfected program
(5) None of these

10. Microwave transmission is used in environments where installing physical transmission media is—
(1) difficult or impossible and where line-of-sight transmission is unavailable
(2) easy or promising and where line-of-sight transmission is unavailable
(3) difficult or impossible and where line-of-sight transmission is available
(4) easy or promising and where line-of-sight transmission is available
(5) None of these

11. Which is NOT a good Web security strategy?
(1) Restrict access to the Web server; keep a minimum number of ports open
(2) Limit the users who can load software, edit or add files.
(3) Add demo programs, so users can test system without accessing production data.
(4) Remove unnecessary compilers and interpreters.
(5) None of these

12. The altering of data so that it is not usable unless the changes are undone is—
(1) Biometrics
(2) Compression
(3) Encryption
(4) Ergonomics
(5) None of these

13. The word FIP stands for—
(1) File Translate Protocol
(2) File Transit Protocol
(3) File Typing Protocol
(4) File Transfer Protocol
(5) None of these

14. Voice mail—
(1) is the exchange of text messages and computer files transmitted via a communications network such as a local area network or the Internet
(2) permits users to converse in real time with each other via the computer while connected to the Internet
(3) functions much like an answering machine, allowing callers to leave a voice message for the called party
(4) involves using video and computer technology to conduct a meeting between participants at geographically separate locations
(5) None of these

15. A communication processor that connects dissimilar networks by providing the translation from one set of protocol to another is—
(1) Bridge
(2) Gateway
(3) Router
(4) Modem
(5) All of these

16. Which of the following is a general-purpose programming language, designed by Sun Microsystems, and well suited for use on the Web?
(1) VB Script
(2) Java Script
(3) CSS
(4) Java
(5) None of these

17. This.............tier processes HTTP protocol, scripting tasks, performs calculations, and provides access to data.
(1) Client
(2) Applications/Web server
(3) Enterprise server
(4) DBA
(5) None of these

18. RSA is—
(1) Symmetric Cryptosystem
(2) Asymmetric Cryptosystem
(3) Block Cypher
(4) Digital Signature
(5) None of these

19. A DVD-RAM is similar to a………………except it has storage capacities up to 5.2 GB.
(1) CD-R
(2) floppy disk
(3) CD-RW
(4) hard disk
(5) None of these

20. When you are selecting a mouse for a particular computer system, what is the most important consideration?
(1) The type of drivers that come with the mouse
(2) The length of the mouse cord
(3) The type of connector the mouse is equipped with
(4) The number of buttons the mouse has
(5) None of these

21. How is power supplied to a low-power USB device?
(1) Through a power cable
(2) From an external power supply
(3) Directly from the computer's power supply
(4) Through the USB cable
(5) None of these

22. All of the following are basic principles of net works,except—
(1) each computer must have a network card
(2) there must be communications media connecting the network hardware devices
(3) there must be at least one connecting device
(4) each computer must have software that supports the movement of information
(5) None of these

23. The………….data mining technique derives rules from real-world case examples.
(1) Rule discover
(2) Signal processing
(3) Neural nets
(4) Case-based reasoning
(5) None of these

24. …………….are used to identify a user who returns to a Website.
(1) Cookies
(2) Plug-ins
(3) Scripts
(4) ASPs
(5) None of these

25. Which one of the following objects is passed to a Java Bean when one of its properties is set via a JSP action?
(1) Servlet Request
(2) Http Servlet Request
(3) Servlet Response
(4) Http Servlet Response
(5) None of these

26. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ translates and executes program at run time line by line
1) Compiler
2) Interpreter
3) Linker
4) Loader
5) None

27. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is an OOP principle
1) Structured programming
2) Procedural programming
3) Inheritance
4) Linking
5) None

28. COBOL is widely used in _ _ _ _ _ _ _ applications
1) Commercial
2) Scientific
3) Space
4) Mathematical
5) None

29. RAM stands for
1) Random origin money
2) Random only memory
3) Read only memory
4) Random access memory
5) None

30. 1 Byte = ?
1) 8 bits
2) 4 bits
3) 2 bits
4) 9 bits
5) None

31. SMPS stands for
1) Switched mode power supply
2) Start mode power supply
3) Store mode power supply
4) Single mode power supply
5) None

32. The device used to carry digital data on analog lines is called as
1) Modem
2) Multiplexer
3) Modulator
4) Demodulator
5) None

33. VDU is also called
1) Screen
2) Monitor
3) Both 1 & 2
4) printer
5) None

34. BIOS stands for
1) Basic Input Output system
2) Binary Input output system
3) Basic Input Off system
4) all the above
5) None

35. Father of ‘C’ programming language
1) Dennis Ritchie
2) Prof Jhon Kemeny
3) Thomas Kurtz
4) Bill Gates
5) None

36. The 16 bit Microprocessor means that it has
1) 16 address lines
2) 16 Buses
3) 16 Data lines
4) 16 routes
5) None

37. Data going into the computer is called
1) Output
2) algorithm
3) Input
4) Calculations
5) flow chart

38. Which of the following refers to a small, single-site network?
1) LAN
2) DSL
3) RAM
4) USB
5) CPU

39. Microsoft Office is
1) Shareware
2)Public domain software
3) Open-sourse software
4) A vertical market application
5) An application suite

40. How many options does a BINARY choice offer
1) None
2) One
3) Two
4) it depends on the amount of memory on the computer
5) It depends on the speed of the computer’s processor

41. A collection of program that controls how your computer system runs and processes information is called
1) Operating System
2) Computer
3) Office
4) Compiler
5) Interpreter

42. Computer connected to a LAN (Local Area Network) can
1) run faster
2) go on line
3) share information and /or share peripheral equipment
4) E-mail
5) None

43. Information travels between components on the mother board through
1) Flash memory
2) CMOS
3) Bays
4) Buses
5) Peripherals

44. How are data organized in a spreadsheet?
1) Lines & spaces
2) Layers & Planes
3) Height & Width
4) Rows & Columns
5) None

45. The blinking symbol on the computer screen is called the
1) mouse
2) logo
3) hand
4) palm
5) cursor


ANSWERS :

1. (1) 2. (4) 3. (3) 4. (4) 5. (1) 6. (2) 7. (2) 8. (2) 9. (1) 10. (4) 11. (4) 12. (3) 13. (1) 14. (3) 15. (2) 16. (2) 17. (1) 18. (4) 19. (3) 20. (3) 21. (4) 22. (2) 23. (3) 24. (1) 25. (3) 26. (2) 27. (1) 28. (3) 29. (1) 30. (3) 31. (1) 32. (3) 33. (3) 34. (1) 35. (3) 36. (1) 37. (3) 38. (4) 39. (1) 40. (5) 41. (4) 42. (1) 43. (1) 44. (3) 45. (5)

Dena Bank Clerk Exam., 2011

English Language 

(Held on 6-3-2011) 

Directions– (Q. 1–15) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words / expressions are given in bold in the passage to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

"My God, it speaks" uttered the Emperor of Brazil and the receiver of the Telephone slipped from his hand and banged aground. At the other end Alexander Graham Bell was still on line.

This incident goes back to 1876 when at an exhibition in Philadelphia (USA), Alexander Graham Bell was giving a demonstration of his new invention. This strange instrument known as Telephone was to revolutionize life in the years to come.

Bell was born at Edinborough, Scotland. He was a teacher and, was dedicated to the noble cause of teaching the deaf and the dumb. Due to a severe illness, Bell was sent to Canada in 1870, where too he got engaged in helping the dumb-deaf to hear and speak. Thereafter, he shifted to the USA but continued with his work by opening a school for deaf and dumb.

Bell was fond of scientific inventions and was ever engaged in making some machines in his spare time. While at Boston, he tried to communicate through metal wire. His companion in this work was Watson. One day while experimenting with his instrument, Bell spoke to Watson standing at a distance. Watson was taken by a pleasant surprise as he had heard Bell clearly through his instrument. The instrument was a success and Bell patented it.

Graham Bell had some sterling qualities of head and heart. Apart from being an artist, he was a kind human being, ready to help the needy. He established an institution for the deaf and dumb children. He died in 1922 in Canada. The entire Northern America paid him a tribute by hanging up their telephones for awhile during his funeral.

1. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage as a quality of Graham Bell ?
(A) Lover of art
(B) Kind natured person
(C) Cooperative individual
(D) Curiosity
(E) All these are mentioned
Ans : (D)

2. The words uttered by the Emperor of Brazil suggest that he was extremely–
(A) angry
(B) insulted
(C) surprised
(D) agitated
(E) sad
Ans : (C)

3. Which of the following made Bell to invent telephone ?
(A) His activity of teaching
(B) His service to the deaf and dumb
(C) His keen interest in scientific inventions
(D) Encouragement received from Watson
(E) The request from Emperor of Brazil
Ans : (C)


4. What according to the passage was the contribution of invention of telephone ?
(A) Interaction between two persons at some distance was possible
(B) Rich people were able to communicate with others
(C) Graham Bell could converse with Watson regarding invention through telephone
(D) It revolutionized human life
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

5. Graham Bell made the telephone call of his invention to the Emperor from the city of –
(A) Edinborough
(B) Philadelphia
(C) Brazil
(D) Boston
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

6. The teaching activity undertaken by Bell was considered 'noble' particularly because–
(A) he was teaching the physically under-privileged persons
(B) there was nobody else in the field of education
(C) he was not accepting any salary for that job
(D) he was a very famous scientist of his times
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

7. The North Americans paid their last respects to Bell by–
(A) attending his funeral
(B) suspending telephone lines for some time during his funeral
(C) establishing an institution for the deaf and dumb children
(D) showing their readiness to help the poor and needy
(E) patenting his invention
Ans : (B)

8. Bell had gone to Canada in 1870 for–
(A) treating a patient who was seriously ill
(B) helping the deaf and dumb children to hear and speak
(C) undergoing medical treatment for himself
(D) devoting his full time to his invention
(E) giving demonstration of his invention
Ans : (C)

9. Bell establishing an institution for the deaf and dumb children shows that he was–
(A) an expert scientist
(B) a curious explorer
(C) a dedicated social worker
(D) genuinely emphatic towards the technology
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

Directions–(Q. 10–12) Choose the word or group of words which is MOST NEARLY THE SAME in meaning as the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

10. Dedicated
(A) Appointed
(B) Deployed
(C) Devoted
(D) Religious
(E) Noteworthy
Ans : (C)

11. Apart from
(A) In addition to
(B) At a long distance
(C) Separated from
(D) Inspite of
(E) As against
Ans : (C)

12. Revolutionize
(A) Affect adversely
(B) Develop gradually
(C) Illuminate completely
(D) Change drastically
(E) Emphasize favourably
Ans : (D)

Directions– (Q. 13–15) Choose the word which is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning of the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

13. Pleasant
(A) Admirable
(B) Disgusting
(C) Nice
(D) Indecent
(E) Unexpected
Ans : (B)

14. Strange
(A) Familiar
(B) Unseen
(C) Illfamed
(D) Novel
(E) Conservative
Ans : (A)

15. Continued
(A) Irregular
(B) Destroyed
(C) Reckoned
(D) Suspended
(E) Carried on
Ans : (D)

Directions– (Q. 16–30) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (E) i.e. 'No error'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

16. It was clear from the way (A) / they were behaving (B) / that they had been (C) / lost their senses. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)

17. A small piece (A) / of bread is (B) / better than (C) / having nothing to eat. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (E)

18. When he had been (A) / walked along the road (B) / a wild and ferocious dog (C) / hit him hard and knocked him down. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (A)

19. That boy possess (A) / three beautiful pens (B) / but he would not (C) / show them to anyone. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)

20. I am grateful to you (A) / and all your friends (B) / for Showing sympathy (C) / and kindness with me. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)

21. Though I had been (A) / his friend for quite a long time, (B) / I refused to help him (C) / because his ill nature. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)

22. Families are (A) / fortunate enough to own (B) / a house in the city (C) / are very few. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (E)

23. Ramesh has been both (A) / a dishonestly person (B) / and a gambler (C) / since his childhood. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)

24. Everyone of us know (A) / that he is not capable of (B) / remaining under water (C) / for such a long time. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (A)

25. He is the man (A) / who I know (B) / has helped my son (C) / in the final examination. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)

26. The number of employees (A) / reporting sick (B) / has reduced significantly (C) / because of the incentive. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (E)

27. Your television set (A) / is superior to (B) / our television set (C) / by all respects. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)

28. I have been (A) / living in Hyderabad (B) / at my uncle (C) / since my birth. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)

29. The leader was so shrewd (A) / that he could not deceive (B) / by the words of (C) / the sycophant courtiers. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)

30. The boy who was guilt for (A) / having broken the window glass (B) / came out (C) / with the truth. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (A)

Directions– (Q. 31–35) Rearrange the following sentences (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) in proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
1. He felt that his honest ways were responsible for the poverty and starvation of his family.
2. Sixteen miles away from Mysore, there is a dense forest.
3. He told them how his honesty was useless and asked if he should try an alternative.
4. They 1old him that they would prefer starving to dishonesty.
5. Once there lived a poor but honest woodcutter in the forest.
6. So he wanted to discuss his feeling with his wife and children.

31. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
Ans : (E)

32. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
Ans : (C)

33. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
Ans : (B)

34. Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST) sentence ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
Ans : (D)

35. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
Ans : (A)

Directions– (Q. 36–40) Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningful complete.

36. You must ensure the correctness of the information before…………….to conclusion.
(A) drawing
(B) enabling
(C) leaning
(D) jumping
(E) examining
Ans : (A)

37. The rocket…………….the target and did not cause any casualty.
(A) sensed
(B) reached
(C) missed
(D) exploded
(E) aimed
Ans : (C)

38. It is desirable to take…………….in any business if you want to make profit.
(A) advice
(B) risk
(C) loan
(D) recourse
(E) perseverance
Ans : (B)

39. They wasted all the money on purchase of some…………….items.
(A) excellent
(B) important
(C) significant
(D) quality
(E) trivial
Ans : (E)

40. When he found the wallet his face glowed but soon it faded as the wallet was…………….
(A) empty
(B) vacant
(C) recovered
(D) stolen
(E) expensive
Ans : (A)

Directions– (Q. 41–50) In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

Jamshedji Tata is ...(41)... to be the path-finder of modern industrial builders. He is known as the grandfather of the Indian industry for his acumen and enthusiasm. Nobody else could have ...(42)... of the new industries started by Jamshedji at that time when industrial ...(43)... and revolution was yet to come to India.

Jamshedji's father Nasarvanji Tata used to trade in jute with China and Britain. He started...(44) ...from India. Jamshedji started a cloth mill in Nagpur more than hundred years ago. At that time almost all the …(45)... used to come from Lancashire in England. What Jamshedji ...(46)... was praiseworthy.

Jamshedji ...(47)... very well that an industrial revolution can only be brought in the country by setting up iron and steel industry …(48). ..he did not live to see the industry he had in mind, he had done all...(49)... work. In fact, he laid the ground work for it. He had planned the entire steel city now known as Jamshedpur, complete with streets, roads, schools, parks, play grounds, temples, mosques, churches, etc. His...(50) ...was fulfilled by his sons, Sir Dorabji Tata and Sir Rattan Tata, when they started the Tata Iron & Steel Factory in 1907 just after three years of his death.

41. (A) rewarded
(B) agreed
(C) empowere?
(D) determined
(E) considered
Ans : (E)

42. (A) absolved
(B) thought
(C) ventured
(D) set
(E) planned
Ans : (B)

43. (A) imports
(B) acts
(C) machinery
(D) awakening
(E) factories
Ans : (D)

44. (A) export
(B) industries
(C) import
(D) trade
(E) dispatch
Ans : (A)

45. (A) goods
(B) imports
(C) cloth
(D) machines
(E) industries
Ans : (C)

46. (A) did
(B) dreamt
(C) agreed
(D) told
(E) meant
Ans : (A)

47. (A) felt
(B) advocated
(C) planned
(D) thought
(E) knew
Ans : (E)

48. (A) Because
(B) Although
(C) Surprisingly
(D) Luckily
(E) Even
Ans : (B)

49. (A) insignificant
(B) complete
(C) trivial
(D) preliminary
(E) external
Ans : (D)

50. (A) need
(B) task
(C) dream
(D) industry
(E) sentiment
Ans : (C)

IBPS GENERAL AWARENESS MCQs

1.  Which former Supreme Court judge has been appointed as the new Lokayukta of Karnataka to succeed Santosh Hegde?

a. Shivraj Patil

b. Shivaraj V Patil

c. H D Ramaswamy

d. Ram Krishna Hegde

2.  The Deutsche Bank has confirmed to appoint which of the following Indian investment bankers as its co-CEO?

a. Navin Chandra

b. Rahul Jain

c. Anshu Jain

d. Ravi Mallick

3.  India signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement with which country paving way for the possibility of exporting its atomic power plants recently?

a. North Korea

b. South Korea

c. China

d. Singapore

4.  Recently which country won the Copa America and was crowned South American champion for a record 15th time?

a. Brazil

b. Argentina

c. Paraguay

d. Uruguay

5.  Which of the following Indian swimmers has qualified for the 2012 London Olympics?

a. Vikas Mishra

b. Aditi Solanki

c. Sandeep Sejwal

d. Rajiv Ratan

6. Recently IAF has taken the initiative to take part in the "mother" of all air combat exercises, the Red Flag, which is conducted by ___.

a. Russia

b. France

c. Britain

d. USA

7. Government of India has recently notified which of the following chemicals as an explosive?

a. Ammonium chloride

b. Ammonium nitrate

c. Ammonium carbide

d. Calcium carbide

8.  Name the world's fourth largest car-maker who has decided to set up a three lakh cars-per-annum manufacturing plant in Sanand.

a. Ford

b. General Motors

c. Toyota Motors

d. Hyundai 

9.  The Central Board of Trustees, the apex decision-making body of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation, approved appointment of which bank as the custodian of securities of the EPFO?

a. RBS

b. HSBC

c. Standard Chartered

d. ABN Amro

10.  ___ got the top position in the latest FIFA Rankings.

a. Germany

b. Spain

c. Brazil

d. Uruguay

11. ‘Jiaolong’ was in news recently because it is ___.

a. A manned mission to  moon by China

b. A rehabilitation and  relief operation by Japan

c. China’s manned  submersible

d. None of the above

12. Which of the following personalities unveiled the Olympic countdown clock?

a. Gagan Narang and  Saina Nehwal

b. Abhinav Bindra and  Mary Kom

c. Rajyavardhan Singh  Rathore and Sushil Kumar

d. Abhinav Bindra and  Saina Nehwal

13. Gopal Subramaniam resigned from post of Solicitor-General of India. Name the senior advocate who has been appointed to take his place.

a. Rohinton Mistry

b. Fali S Nariman

c. Rohinton Nariman

d. Fiourdasji Sorabji

14. Concerned over the increasing pollution-level in Chandrapur, which of the following NGOs started a drive titled 'Green Ganesha' about pollution-free Ganesh Utsav?

a. Green-Hunt

b. Green-Eco

c. Eco-Ganesha

d. Eco-Pro

15. A joint venture between ___ has produced the LCV (light commercial vehicle), “Dost”.

a. Ashok Leyland &  Nissan Motors

b. Ashok Leyland & Renault

c. Tata Motors & Nissan  Motors

d. Mahindra & Mahindra &  Nissan Motors

16. Which sports person will be conferred with the honour of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awards for the year 2010?

a. Saina Nehwal

b. Mahendra Singh Dhoni

c. Gagan Narang

d. M C Mary Kom

17. Recently, a committee has been constituted by the National Statistical Commission to actively consider whether there is a need for any umbrella legislation to make administrative statistics more ef ective and is headed by ___.

a. Meghnad Desai

b. Rakesh Mohan

c. Jean Dreze

d. N R Madhava Menon 

18. Which of the following Indian women has found a place in the Time's list of daredevil wives?

a. Razia Sultana

b. Indira Gandhi

c. Rani Lakshmi Bai

d. Sonia Gandhi

19. Which among the following is the second woman chess player from India to win the grandmaster title at the Women's Grandmasters tournament in China?

a. Vijayalakshmi  Subbaraman

b. Koneru Hampi

c. Harika Dronavalli

d. Trupti Murugunde

20. The central government has sought a partnership in publicising of Bharat Nirman Programme with ___.

a. ONGC

b. Indian Railways

c. India Post

b. Doordarshan

21. Recently Indian President Pratibha Patil released a commemorative postage stamp on Rashtrapati Bhavan which marks the 80th Anniversary of the commissioning of the building. Which of the following Governor Generals of India was its first occupant?

a. Lord Amherst

b. Lord Irvin

c. Lord Reading

d. Lord Linlithgow

22. A 12-month ban on synthetic cannabis products has come into effect in New Zealand as they may harm health, including causing heart problems. Cannabis is used since ancient times for as ___.

a. An antibiotic drug

b. A catalyst drug

c. A mineral supplement

d. A recreational drug

23. Rebecca Rickwood won a global competition to find the best use of Microsoft's spreadsheet software, Excel 2007. She belongs to ___.

a. Canada

b. New Zealand

c. India

d. United Kingdom

24. Russian cosmonauts carried out a fraught six-and-a-half-hour space walk recently, releasing a student satellite which will send greetings to radio enthusiasts in 15 languages, as well as photos and pressure data, to commemorate which of the following cosmonauts?

a. Vyacheslov Zudov

b. Valetina Tereshkova

c. Yuri Gagarin

d. Boris Yegorov

25. The food giant Cargill in ___recalled 18,000 tons (16,330 tonnes) of turkey after a salmonella outbreak that killed one person and made dozens ill.

a. Mexico

b. United States of America

c. Denmark

d. United Kingdom

26. Which one of the following Indian companies has entered into collaboration with the Singapore Management University (SMU) for a new R&D facility for cloud-based IT solutions for cities worldwide?

a. Tata Consultancy Services

b. Wipro Technologies

c. Infosys

d. Mahindra Satyam

27. Actress Annette Charles, who played Cha Cha DiGregorio, in the hit movie Grease, died at the age of 63. She belonged to which country?

a. United Kingdom

b. United States of America

c. France

d. Greece

28. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs gave a major fillip to Maharatna SAIL by approving its proposal for revival of the Sindri fertiliser-manufacturing unit that belongs to ___.

a. Krishak Bharti  Cooperative Limited  (KRIBHCO)

b. Indian Farmers Fertiliser  Cooperative Limited  (IFFCO)

c. Tata Chemicals Limited  (TCL)

d. Fertiliser Cooperation of  India (FCIL)

29. Top Indian runner, Tintu Luka won the gold medal at Karlstad Grand Prix in Sweden in her first of the series of events planned as preparation for this month’s World Championships in South Korea. She was the runner-up in ___.

a. 200 m race

b. 400 m race

c. 800 m race

d. 1500 m race

30. Aaranyak, a wildlife research and bio-diversity conservation organisation based in ___ will assist authorities to undertake non-invasive genetics research on two critically endangered species — the Javan and the Sumatran rhinos.

a. Guwahati

b. Itanagar

c. Dispur

d. Tezpur

Ansewrs:

1.  b. Shivaraj V Patil

2. c. Anshu Jain

3. b. South Korea

4. d. Uruguay

5. c. Sandeep Sejwal

6. d. USA

7. b. Ammonium nitrate

8. a. Ford

9. c. Standard Chartered

10. b. Spain

11. c. China’s manned submersible

12. b. Abhinav Bindra and Mary Kom

13. c. Rohinton Nariman

14. d. Eco-Pro

15. a. Ashok Leyland & Nissan Motors

16. c. Gagan Narang

17. d. N R Madhava Menon

18. c. Rani Lakshmi Bai

19. c. Harika Dronavalli

20. b. Indian Railways

21. b. Lord Irvin

22. d. A recreational drug

23. d. United Kingdom

24. c. Yuri Gagarin

25. b. United States of America

26. a. Tata Consultancy Services

27. b. United States of America

28. d. Fertiliser Cooperation on of India (FCIL)

29. c. 800 m race

30. a. Guwahati

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1. As per the decision taken by the Govt. of India now the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act is extended to all the districts of India. This means it will now be applicable to about:
1. 200 districts
2. 300 districts
3. 400 districts
4. 500 districts
5. 626 districts

2. Which of the following is the amount of insurance cover provided to the workers of the unorganized sector under Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana ?
1. Rs. 10,000
2. Rs. 20,000
3. Rs. 30,000
4. Rs. 40,000
5. Rs. 50,000

3. Which of the following banks has taken over the Centurion Bank of Punjab ?
1. ICICI Bank
2. IDBI Bank
3. HDFC Bank
4. AXIS Bank
5. None of these


4. Unique Identification Authority of India will set up data base for:
1. Identity and biometrics details of Indian residents
2. Identity and biometrics details of Indian citizens
3. Identity and biometrics details of person’s residents in India or visiting India
4. All the above
5. None of these

5. The biggest Public Sector undertaking in the country is:
1. Iron and steel plants
2. Roadways
3. Railways
4. Airways
5. None of these

6. Which of the following is Horticulture Crop?
1. Paddy
2. Wheat
3. Mango
4. Bajara
5. None of these

7. Which of the following nation is considered the originator of the concept of Micro Finance?
1. India
2. Bangladesh
3. South Africa
4. USA
5. None of these

8. Very often we read in news papers about 3G or 3rd Generation technology. This is a set of standards used for which of the following purposes ?
1. To combat climatic changes
2. Production of Nuclear Energy
3. Film Production
4. Mobile Telecommunications
5. All of these

9. What is the full form of ‘ULIP’, the term which was in the news recently ?
1. Universal Life and Investment Plan
2. Unit Loan and Insurance Plan
3. Universal Loan and Investment Plan
4. Uniformly Loaded Investment Plan
5. Unit Linked Insurance Plan

10. The main function of I. M. F. is to:
1. Finance investment loans to developing countries
2. Act as a private sector lending arm of the World Bank
3. Help to solve balance of payment problems of member countries
4. Arrange international deposits from banks
5. None of these

11. The difference between visible exports and visible imports is defined as:
1. Balance of trade
2. Balance of payment
3. Balanced terms of trade
4. Gains from trade
5. All the above

12. Invisible Export means export:
1. Services
2. Prohibited goods
3. Unrecorded goods
4. Goods through smuggling
5. All the above

13. ‘Indira Gandhi Canal’ which is around 450 km long provide irrigation facility mainly to which of the following states ?
1. Punjab
2. Haryana
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Gujarat
5. Rajasthan

14. The rate of MAT has been increased from the present 15% to 18% with effect from April 2010. What is the full form of MAT?
1. Maximum Alternate Tax
2. Minimum Alternate Tax
3. Minimum Affordable Tax
4. Maximum Affordable Tax
5. None of these

15. RBI has asked banks to make a plan to provide banking services to all villages having a population upto 2000. This directive issued by the RBI will fall in which of the following categories ?
1. Plan for Financial Inclusion
2. Efforts to meet the targets of Priority Sector Lending
3. Extension of Relief Packages to the Farmers
4. Plan for opening more rural branches
5. None of these

16. Which of the following is not a part of the scheduled banking structure in India ?
1. Money Lenders
2. Public Sector Banks
3. Private Sector Banks
4. Regional Rural Banks
5. State Cooperative Banks

17. The rate of interest on Savings Bank Account is stipulated by–
1. The concerned bank
2. RBI
3. Indian Banks Association
4. Government of India
5. Banking Codes and Standards Board of India

18. Many times we read a term CBS used in banking operation. What is the full form of the letter ‘C’ in the term ‘CBS’ ?
1. Core
2. Credit
3. Continuous
4. Complete
5. None of these

19. In the year 2010, Commonwealth Games were organized in which of the following countries?
1. China
2. South Africa
3. Canada
4. Brazil
5. India

20. Which of the following metals is used for generation of nuclear Energy by most of the Nuclear Power Plants
1. Zinc
2. Platinum
3. Uranium
4. Nickel
5. None of these

21. Many a time we read a term ‘PPP’ in financial dailies/ magazines. What is the full form of the same as used in financial world ?
1. Public Per Capita Power
2. Per Capita Potential Purchases
3. Purchasing Power Parity
4. Present Purchasing Power
5. None of these

22. The recent press report indicates that one of the Economies of the world took over another Economy in GDP terms to gain nubmer Two, ranking at world level. Which one of the following country is that ?
1. Japan
2. China
3. Germany
4. Australia
5. India

23. Which of the following villagers received first lot of UID numbers ?
1. Vaijapur in Maharashtra
2. Bedkihal in Karnataka
3. Tembhli in Maharashtra
4. Navagam in Gujarat
5. None of these

24. The highest weight in the revised Wholesale Price Index, implemented from September 2010 is given to which of the following item ?
1. Fuel
2. Food items
3. Manufactured items
4. Primary Articles
5. All of these

25. Which one of the following is a driving force influencing the industrial growth of an economy?
1. Economic Factors only
2. Investment only
3. Innovation/Market Base only
4. Only 1 and 2
5. All 1, 2 and 3

26. What do you understand by Community Development programmes ?
1. Villages participation in the programme
2. A movement to promote better living for the whole community
3. A movement to promote better living for the whole community with the assistance of local Government
4. A movement designed to promote better living for the whole community with the active participation and on the initiative of the community
5. None of these

27. In which one of the following activities percentage share of cooperative sector is the highest ?
1. Agricultural Credit disbursement
2. Sugar production
3. Wheat procurement
4. Fertilizer distribution
5. Handlooms

28. What is a Panchayati Raj ?
1. It is a community development programme
2. It is a cooperative movement
3. It is a scheme of self governance
4. It is an exercise in decentralisation of administrative authority
5. It is an out dated system, not followed now

29. Which one of the following is the updated base 7for Wholesale Price Index (WPI) ?
1. 2002-2003
2. 2003-2004
3. 2004-2005
4. 2005-2006
5. 2006-2007

30. What is a Green Index ?
1. It measures nation’s wealth according to GNP per capita
2. It measures nation’s wealth according to GDP per captia
3. It measures nation’s wealth according to provisions of control on Green house gases
4. It measures nation’s wealth in terms of coverage of forest area
5. None of these

31. In which one of the following city, 2012 Olympics are proposed to be held ?
1. Frankfurt
2. London
3. Tokyo
4. Washington
5. Dubai

32. In which one of the following states, Rosa Power Plant is located ?
1. U.P.
2. M.P.
3. Orissa
4. Haryana
5. Punjab

33. Which one of the following is present Saving Bank Interest Rate (in percentage terms) ?
1. 3.0
2. 3.5
3. 4.0
4. 4.5
5. 5.0

34. For calculation of poverty line in rural area, which one of the following calories consumption per day per person has been stipulated by Planning Commission?
1. 2000
2. 2100
3. 2400
4. 2500
5. None of these

35. Who is Julian Assange ?
1. Founder, Google
2. Founder, Rediffmail
3. Nominee, Nobel Prize for Literature 2010
4. Founder, WikiLeaks
5. None of these

36. For which one of the following States, interloculators’ panel has been appointed by the Centre ?
1. Manipur
2. Arunachal Pradesh
3. Assanm
4. Nagaland (F) J&K
5. None of these

37. Expand the term BCBS.
1. Bank’s Committee on Banking Supervision
2. Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
3. Bank’s Commission on Banking Supervision
4. Basel Commission on Banking Supervision
5. None of these

38. By which one of the following years, Government proposes to introduce IFRS norms?
1. April 2011
2. October 2011
3. April 2012
4. October 2012
5. None of these

39. As per World Development Report 2009, if the poverty is measured by the international poverty line standard of below a dollar a day, approximately what per cent of people will be living in India below poverty line ?
1. 25.0
2. 27.5
3. 34.5
4. 58.5
5. 10.5

40. Who is Kaushik Basu ?
1. Dy. Governor, RBI
2. Member Planning Commission
3. Chairman, Prime Ministers’ Economic Advisory Council
4. Chief Economic Advisor
5. Secretary-General FICCI

41. In a Poverty Pyramid index, which one of the following segments of population face highest poverty risk ?
1. Formal wage employment
2. Informal Self Employment : Employers
3. Regular Informal Wage employment
4. Informal Self Employment own account
5. Casual Informal Wage Employment and domestic work

42. Which one of the following is a Self Employment Programme for Educated Unemployed Youth ?
1. Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana
2. Swaran Jayanti Sahakari Rozgar Yojana
3. National Social Assistance Programme
4. Swaran Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana
5. None of these

43. In which one of the following States, Sariska Tiger Reserve is located ?
1. M. P.
2. Gujarat
3. Rajasthan
4. West Bengal
5. Orissa

44. Who is Mohammed Yunus ?
1. Finance Minister, Bangladesh
2. Founder, Grameen Bank
3. Nobel Laureate for peace
4. Foreign Minister, Pakistan
5. Founder Micro Finance Institutions in India

45. Which one of the following is the primary source of energy in India ?
1. Hydel Power
2. Natural Gas
3. Coal
4. Naptha
5. Non-conventional energy

46. At which one of the following rate, the Central Bank lends to banks against government securities ?
1. Repo Rate
2. Reverse Repo Rate
3. Bank Rate
4. SLR
5. CRR

47. Which one of the following is not a member of BASIC ?
1. India
2. China
3. South Africa
4. Brazil
5. Indonesia

48. Which one of the following Corporate Groups has argued in Supreme Court that leaks of Radia Tapes has affected its reputation ?
1. RIL
2. Jindal Steels
3. Bajaj Group
4. Adani Group
5. Tata Group

49. Yuan currency belongs to which one of the following countries ?
1. Japan
2. Thailand
3. South Korea
4. China
5. Vietnam

50. Aung San Sau Kyi, Nobel Peace Prize Winner belongs to which one of the following countries?
1. China
2. North Korea
3. South Korea
4. Japan
5. Myanmar

ANSWERS:

1. (5) 2. (3) 3. (3) 4. (4) 5. (3) 6. (3) 7. (2) 8. (4) 9. (5) 10. (3)
11. (1) 12. (1) 13. (5) 14. (2) 15. (4) 16. (1) 17. (2) 18. (1) 19. (5) 20. (3)
21. (3) 22. (1) 23. (3) 24. (5) 25. (5) 26. (1) 27. (5) 28. (4) 29. (3) 30. (4)
31. (2) 32. (1) 33. (2) 34. (3) 35. (4) 36. (5) 37. (2) 38. (1) 39. (2) 40. (4)
41. (1) 42. (1) 43. (3) 44. (2) 45. (3) 46. (5) 47.(5) 48.(5) 49.(4) 50. (5)