SBI GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs

1. Meles Zenawi passed away on August 20, 2012. He was the Prime Minister of which of the following African countries from 1995 until his death in 2012?
1) Somalia
2) Ethiopia
3) Eritrea
4) Djibouti
5) Sudan

2. Which Chinese woman shooter won the first gold medal of the London Olympics on July 28, 2012?
1) Yi Siling
2) Yu Dan
3) Ye Shiwen
4) Wang Mingjuan
5) Li Xuerui

3. What is the full form of BIFR?
1) Board for Investigation and Formal Reconstruction
2) Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction
3) Bureau for Industrial and Financial Rehabilitation
4) Board for Institutional Finance and Rehabilitation
5) None of these

4. The National Security Guard (NSG) is primarily utilized for counter-terrorism activities. It operates under the Ministry of?
1) Defense
2) Home Affairs
3) External Affairs
4) Parliamentary Affairs
5) None of these

5. Who was ranked the most powerful woman in the world for the second year in a row by Forbes magazine on August 23, 2012?
1) Angela Merkel (Germany)
2) Hillary Clinton (USA)
3) Dilma Rousseff (Brazil)
4) Melinda Gates (USA)
5) Jill Abramson (USA)

6. Who among the following never functioned as a judge of the Inte-rnational Court of Justice (ICJ)?
1) Sir Benegal Rau
2) Dr. Nagendra Singh
3) Justice R.S.Pathak
4) Justice Dalveer Bhandari
5) Justice Y.V.Chandrachud

7. Joe Dawes has been appointed as the bowling coach of the Indian cricket team. To which country does he belong?
1) England
2) Australia
3) West Indies
4) South Africa
5) New Zealand

8. Who became the new President of the European Bank for Recon-struction and Development (EBR D) on July3, 2012?
1) Suma Chakrabarti
2) Thomas Mirow
3) Anshu Jain
4) Meera Sanyal
5) Horst Kohler

9. 'Target 3 Billion' is a book that highlights the issues prevailing in rural India and suggests measures to improve standards of living. It is co-authored by Srijan Pal Singh and?
1) Jairam Ramesh
2) Aruna Roy
3) Abdul Kalam
4) P.Sainath
5) Pranab Mukherjee

10. Which country won the 2012 Thomas Cup badminton championship in May 2012?
1) China
2) South Korea
3) Indonesia
4) Malaysia
5) Japan

Indian Bank Specialist Officers Recruitment

 

Indian Bank invites ONLINE Application from India citizen who have taken Common Written Examination(CWE) for Specialist Officers conducted by Institute of Banking Personnel Selection(IBPS), Mumbai on 11.03.2012 and have valid score card issued by IBPS and meet the eligibility criteria.

1. Legal Officer : 25 Posts
2. Computer Officer (IT Officer) : 10 Posts
3. Rural Development Officer/Asst Manager (Agri) : 151 Posts
4. Rajbhasha Adhikari/Hindi Officer/Asst Manager (OL) : 29 Posts

Age: Candidates age should be below 32 Years for Legal officer , Computer Officer (IT Officer) Recruitment Posts . And Who is Candidate are going to apply for all other remaining post then your age should be below 30 years as on 1 December 2011 .

Selection process: Candidates will be selected on IBPS CWE Score card and Personal interview base .

How To Apply: Eligible candidate mus apply Online through INDIAN BANK- IBPS website link provided below before 5th September 2012.

 

Important Dates:

Date of Commencement of Application: 22/08/2012
Date of Closure: 05/09/2012
Start Date for Fee deposit:22/08/2012
Last Date for Fee deposit: 05/09/2012
Last Date for Reprint: 20/09/2012

 

For Job Notification http://www.saptagirigrameenabank.in/pdfs/rec_spl_2012.pdf

 

For apply ONLINE Visit: http://ibpsreg.sifyitest.com/indsoaug12/

KARNATAKA BANK CLERKS RECRUITMENT FOR 1000 POSTS

Karnataka Bank has invited a recruitment application for the post of Clerk 2012. There is 1000 vacancy for clerk is available.

Total No. of Post: 1000

Eligibility:

Age should Below of 28 Years
Age Relaxation is 5 Years for SC/ST
Candidate must be graduate with a minimum of 50% marks. Knowledge of Computer Operation and Knowledge of Hindi is Necessary.

In IBPS CWE of Clerical Cadre canidates score should be 24 or more than that in all 5 Papers of Examination.

Application Fee:

For General/OBC Fee is Rs 100.
For SC/ST Fee is Rs 20.

Selection will be done on the basis of Total Weighted Standard Score and Personal Interview.

Important Dates:

Starting Date of Online Registration is 21-8-2012
Closing Date of Online Registration is 2-9-2012
Last Date of Reprint is 17-9-2012
Payment of Application Fee from 21-8-2012 to 2-9-2012

Clerical Recruitment 2012-13 - Advertisement  Click here

Recruitment of Clerks  - Apply Online  Click here

Vijaya Bank Probationary Clerks Recruitment

Vijaya Bank, a leading listed Public Sector Bank, having Head Office in Bangalore, with all India representation, invites Online applications from young & Dynamic Candidates who have qualified in the Common Written Examination (CWE) for Clerks conducted by IBPS in 2011 and holding a valid score card issued by IBPS, for recruitment for the posts of Probationary Clerks.

Probationary Clerks : 800 posts in various States of India

 Pay Scale : Rs. 7200 - 19300

Age : 18-28  years

Qualification : Graduate in any discipline and IBPS CWE score 138 & above for General candidates and 113 & above for SC/ST/OBC/PWD

Application fee : Rs.100/- (Rs.20/- for SC/ST) should be  paid by directly in any of the Vijaya Bank Branches by payment challan only.

How to Apply :  Apply Online at Vijaya Bank Website  from 16/08/2012 to 05/09/2012 only.


For more Details visit http://vijayabank.com/vijaya/vijaya/internet-en/menus/announcements/RecruNoticeMainPage.html 

Bank of Maharashtra Chartered Accountant Recruitment

Bank of  Maharashtra
(A Govt. of India Undertaking)
HRD Department, Lokmangal, 1051,
Shivajinagar, Pune - 411005

Chartered Accountant Recruitment - 2012

Bank of Maharashtra invites invites Online applications, for  Specialists Officers in the following Disciplines : 

Chartered Accountant : 30 posts (UR-16,OBC-8,SC-4,ST-2)

 Age : 25-35 years  

Application Fee : Rs. 300/- (Rs.50/- for reserve category)  to be paid in the CBS branches of Bank of Maharashtra by a Challan  or by Online payment through NEFT only.

How to Apply : Apply online at Bank of Maharashtra website from 06/08/2012 to 21/08/2012 only. 

Please visit  http://www.bankofmaharashtra.in/downdocs/Chartered-Accountant-Recruitment-2012-notification.pdf  for details and payment challan and visit http://www.bankofmaharashtra.in/recruitment.asp to apply online.

Punjab National Bank Recruitment of Specialist Officers

Human Resources Development Division Head Office, 7, Bhikaiji Cama Place, New Delhi -110607

Punjab National Bank invites online applications from indian citizens for the following posts

1. Senior Manager (Law) : 01 Post

2. Manager (Credit) : 600 Posts

3. Manager (Security) : 18 Posts

4. Officer (Librarian) : 01 Post

5. Fire Officers : 11 Posts

6. Officer(Printing Technologist) : 01 Post

7. Officer (Data Analyst) : 02 Posts

8. Officer (IT) : 35 Posts

9. Officer (HRD) :20 Posts

10. Hindi Officers : 51 Posts

Last Date for Online Apply 17.08.2012 Opening Date for Online Registration : 01/08/2012 Tentative Date of Written Examination 14.10.2012

Application Fee :

For post codes 01- 07 For SC/ST/PC category candidates : Rs 50/- per candidate (only intimation charges) For General/OBC/EXSM category candidates : Rs 400/- per candidate

 For post codes 08 - 10 For SC/ST/PC category candidates : Rs 20/- per candidate (only intimation charges) For General/OBC/EXSM category candidates : Rs 100/- per candidateFor more details , please visit https://www.pnbindia.in/En/ui/Recruitment.aspx

Recruitment to Clerical Cadre in Associate Banks of SBI

State Bank of India(SBI) clerk recruitment has been announced.Though the posts are in SBI associate banks, they are still a part of the State bank group.State Bank of India is India`s largest public sector bank with administrative office in Mumbai.As part of the 2012 recruitment project, the 5 associate banks have come together to fill clerical leval posts.


Clerks : 7740 posts

breakup of vacancies

• State bank of Bikaner & Jaipur (SBBJ) - 1400
• State bank of Hyderabad (SBH) – 1880
• State bank of Mysore (SBM) - 800
• State bank of Travancore (SBT) - 2500
• State bank of Patiala (SBP) – 1160

Important Dates:

On-line Registration of Applications From : 30.07.2012
Last Date for Registration of Online Applications : 13.08.2012
Payment of Fees - Offline : 01.08.2012 to 17.08.2012
Payment of Fees - Online : 30.07.2012 to 13.08.2012
Dates of Written Examination : 07.10.2012 and 14.10.2012
Bank may conduct written test on more than two dates, if need be.

Educational Qualification (as on 01.08.2012):
i) Minimum 12th Standard (10 + 2) pass or equivalent qualification with a minimum of aggregate 60% marks (55% for SC/ ST/ PWD/ XS). OR
ii) A degree (Graduation level) from a recognised university.

Age: (As on 01.08.2012):
 Minimum Age : 18 years ; Maximum Age: 28 years (as on 01.08.2012). Candidates born not earlier than 02.08.1984 and not later than 01.08.1994, both days inclusive are only eligible to apply.

Selection procedure:

As part of the SBI associate bank`s recruitment process Written test & Interview are to be conducted.The written test consists only of Objective type questions under the sections,

General awareness, General english, Quantitative aptitude, Reasoning & Marketing aptitude/ Computer Knowledge.

While the bank shall decide qualifying marks, registrants must pass in each section.For every wrong answer – 0.25 would be reduced as negative mark

For the purpose of holding interviews, candidates will be shortlisted in the ratio of 1:3 based on the minimum score fixed.

• Click here to download Detailed Advertisement-English
• Click here to download Detailed Advertisement-Hindi

• On-line Registration of Application : 30.07.2012 to 13.08.2012
• Payment of Fees – Offline (at SBI Branches) : 01.08.2012 to 17.08.2012
• Payment of Fees – Online : 30.07.2012 to 13.08.2012

Union bank of India specialist officers Recruitment

Union bank of India has announced to recruiting specialist officers.

Positions Vacant:  

Although there are 598 seats to be filled, scale I grade postings are,

* Asst. manager (technical) – 41 posts
* Personnel officer – 9 posts
* Rajbhasha adhikari – 18 posts
* Rural development officer – 100 posts

Dates:

Submit online applications from 2012 July 17 to 2012 July 31

Written exam (for higher scales) on 2012 Oct 07

Eligibility conditions:

For scale I posts,

• The agelimit is min. 21 & max.35 yrs, as on Dec 1, 2011
• Educational qualifications are similar to those mentioned by IBPS for specialist CWE registrations
• Certificate in computer awareness & office automation is reqd. (not necessary for those who have studied computers in UG/PG level)
• Candidate should have appeared for the IBPS common exam & posses a valid score card.

Since there is no minimum TWS score specified for these posts, all qualifiers become eligible to apply.

Selection process:

For certain scale II posts, written test could be conducted but scale I applicants will be shortlisted for a group discussion or psychometric test that will be followed by personal interviews.

Psychometric test, if arranged would be an online test containing questions about few scenarios.Your answers will help the bank to asses your qualities such as leadership & team building.Those securing the minimum marks will qualify for the next stage.

While GD & Interviews carry 50 marks each, the pass percentage is fixed at 50% (45% for sc/st/obc/ pwd)
  

Applications:

Interested candidates must visit any branch of union bank of India to pay Rs.100 (gen/obc) or Rs.20 (others).This amount should be paid only in cash before July 31 using the challan attached with the notification.

Login using IBPS register no. & password to fill in all the details asked.Remember to confirm them again before hitting submit.
          The Union bank of India`s specialist officer recruitment advertisement can be downloaded from their website

Bank of India Specialist officers Recruitment

Bank of India (BOI)
(A Public Sector Undertaking)
Star House, Plot C-5, “G” Block, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai

Bank of India (BoI) , India's International Bank,invites applications for recruitment  of Specialist Officers in Scale-I and II for the candidates who have valid score card of Common Written Examination (CWE)  conducted by IBPS in 2011   for  Specialist Posts :

1. Marketing Officer : 21 posts, Age : 21-30 years, Pay Scale : Rs.14500-25700
2. Law Officer : 12 posts, Age : 21-35 years, Pay Scale : Rs.Rs. 19400-28100 
3. Information Technology Officer : 11 posts, Age : 21-30 years, Pay Scale : Rs.14500-25700 
4. Information Technology Officer : 05 posts, Age : 21-35 years, Pay Scale : Rs. 19400-28100 
5. Technical Officer (Appraisal) : 15 posts, Age : 21-30 years, Pay Scale : Rs.14500-25700 
6. HR/ IR Officer : 35 posts, Age : 21-30 years, Pay Scale : Rs.14500-25700 
7. Rajbhasha Adhikari (Official Language Officer) : 25 posts, Age : 21-30 years, Pay Scale : Rs.14500-25700
8. Agriculture Field Officer : 38 posts, Age : 21-30 years, Pay Scale : Rs.14500-25700

Application Fee : The application fees Rs.100/- (Rs.20/- for SC/  ST/ PWD/ Ex-SM candidates) to be paid in any Bank of India branch with the help of payment challan only. Please take Transaction no. after payment.

How to Apply : Apply Online at Bank of India website from 04/07/2012 to 15/07/2012. Eligible candidates are advised to apply 'ONLINE' at the Bank of India Website only. Please keep the printout of the submitted application form to be shown at the time of interview.

 For more information and apply Online, please visit http://www.bankofindia.co.in/career.aspx 

Oriental bank of Commerce P.O & Agriculture Officers Recruitment

Oriental bank of Commerce (OBC)  will start its recruitment process for filling up Probationary Officers (PO), Agriculture officers under specialist cadre.

Vacancies:

1) Probationary officer – 325 posts 
2) Agriculture officer – 100 posts

Eligibility Conditions:

Scale I officer (PO)

• min.21 yrs & max. 30 yrs of age as on July 1, 2011
• Should be a graduate
• Total score in IBPS exam (TWS): 120 with 24 in each section (Gen) & 105 with 21 section-wise (others)

Agriculture officer (Specialist)

• Aged between 21-30 yrs, as on Dec 1, 2011
• Must have degree in agriculture or related subjects
• To have cleared IBPS specialist officer exam with TWS score of 112 (gen) & 104 (sc/st/obc/pwd)

Candidates holding scorecards of PO & sp.officer CWE & looking to apply for both posts can do so by submitting individual applications.

How to apply:

Rs.100 (Gen/OBC) or Rs.20 (others) should be paid as application fee through any branch of Oriental bank of commerce OR from any other bank using NEFT between 10 to 28.07.2012 only


On successful payment, logon to www.obcindia.co.in, visit the online registration page to fill required details & hit submit.

Important Dates:

Register online from July 10 to 28, 2012
Date of interview will be intimated to shortlisted applicants


The detailed OBC PO recruitment notification 2012 available on Website