GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs FOR BANK EXAMS

1.  The account holder under Jan Dhan Yojana, get how much life insurance cover, if the account open before 26 January, 2015?
1) Rs.5,000                                  

2) Rs.10,000                                

3) Rs.80,000
4) Rs.70,000                    

5) Rs.30,000

2.   Who host the Federation Cup in 2015?
1) Goa                              

2) Kerala                          

3) Jammu and Kashmir
4) West Bengal                

5) None

3.  The RBI has allowed banks to provide loans to exporters with tenures of up to how many years?

1) 5 years                        

2) 6 years                        

3) 8 years            

4) 10 years                      

5) 12 years

4.    The SLR comprises investments in which of the following ?

1) gold                             

2) cash                

3) Govt. securities

4) all the above                           

5) None of these

5.    How much investment in India has China pledged for the next 5 years?

1) 35 Billion USD                        

2) 27 Billion USD

3) 40 Billion USD                        

4) 20 Billion USD            

5) 50 Billion USD

6.    Which of the following is the most imp component of the liabilities of commercial banks?

1) Time Deposits                         

2) Demand Deposits

3) Inter-bank liabilities                 

4) Other borrowings                    

5) All of the above

7.    Which country would be the partner nation for the Delhi International Book Fair 2016?

1) Australia                                  

2) Scotland

3) Ukraine                                               

4) China                          

5) USA

8.    Where is Satpura mountain located?

1) Madhya Pardesh                    

2) Rajasthan

3) Jharkhand                               

4) Maharashtra               

5) None of these

9.    Which of the following institutions provide long term institutional credit to medium and large scale industries? 
1. SIDBI                           

2. EXIM Bank 

3. IIBI                               

4. IFCI Ltd.                                  

5. None of these

10.  Which committee submitted proposals on the establishment of new capital of Andhra Pradesh?

1) Prathyusha Sinha       

2) Kamalanathan

3) Sivaramakrishnan

4) Justice Krishna                       

5) None

11.  In the Union Budget 2014-15, Investment limit in PPF raised to ___.

(1) Rs 1.5 lakh from 1 lakh                                 

(2) Rs Rs 1.5 lakh from 2 lakh

(3) Rs 2  lakh from 1.5 lakh                                

(4) Rs 2.5 lakh from 2 lakh

(5) None of the above

12.  What is the currency of Colombia?
1) Colon                           

2) Sucre               

3) Euro
4) Peso                             

5) Franc

13.  The Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account (BSBDA) holders will be allowed a maximum of how many withdrawals in a month?
1) Ten                               

2) Two                                          

3) Three   

4) Four                             

5) Five

14.  Which of the following economic concept is categorised on the basis of Current Account or Capital Account or both?
1) Balance of payment
2) Value of the foodgrain stock of a country
3) Gross National Product (GNP)
4) Gross National Income (GNI)
5) Total collection of Direct Taxes in a year

15.  How much amount was allocated for Rural Housing Scheme in the Union Budget 2014-15?

(1) Rs 4000 Crore            

(2) Rs 8000 Crore            

(3) Rs 7000 Crore

(4) Rs 100 Crore              

(5) Rs 500 Crore

Answers:

Qs	Ans	Qs	Ans	Qs	Ans
1	5	6	1	11	1
2	3	7	4	12	4
3	4	8	1	13	4
4	4	9	1	14	1
5	4	10	3	15	2

Manipur State Cooperative Bank Ltd Recruitment of Sr. Account Assistant

Applications are invited for the following posts on contract basis:

Sr. Account Assistant: 18 Posts Qualification: Higher educational qualification, if any, Master degree in Economics/ Commerce/ Statistics/ Agriculture/ Computer Science or MBA/ Charter Accountant/ Cost Accountancy from any recognised university.  How to Apply: The completed application in the prescribed format along with all relevant documents should reach the Managing Director, Manipur State Cooperative Bank Ltd. Last Date: 24-Oct-2014 For more details, please visit: http://manipur.gov.in /wp-content/uploads/2014/10/employment-notice.pdf

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) Recruitment of Research Associate & Hindi Translator

Applications are invited for the following posts.

Research Associate: 04 Posts Qualification: Post Graduation in Psychology/ Education or Management with specialization in HR with minimum 55% marks from recognized universities/ institutes. Hindi Translator: 02 Posts Qualification: Masters degree of a recognised university in Hindi with English as a compulsory or elective subject or as medium of examination at the degree level or Masters degree of a recognised university in English with Hindi as compulsory or elective subject or as a medium of examination at degree level. How to Apply: Candidates can apply online only. Important Dates: Opening date of online registration 02-Oct-2014 Closing date of online registration 16-Oct-2014 Download of Call letter for Examination After 25-Oct-2014 Online Examination (Tentative date): 01-Nov-2014 Declaration of result status of examination: 03-Nov-2014 Conduct of Interview: second week of November 2014 For more details, please visit: http://www.ibps.in /career_pdf/RA_OCT_2014.pdf

RBI Assistant Exam General Awareness Solved Questions (Exam Held On: 26-09-2014 Morning Shift)

1. Total imports done in 2013-14 ? - $616.7 billion

2. Total exports done in 2013-14 ? - $442.4 billion

3. Pound sterling is the currency of which country - United Kingdom

4. PM Modi is which PM of India? 15th PM

5. Which Lok Sabha election was held recently? - 16th

6. Netherlands Capital? - Amsterdam

7. India wins how many gold in CWG? 15

8. NASSCOM chairman? R. Chandrashekaran

9. Best film (hindi) in Nationals? - Jolly LLB

10. GDP for 2014-15 by IMF? - 5.4%

11. India's first motion picture? - Raja Harishchandra

12. India's first newspaper? - Bengal Gazette

13. One question from whole price index.

14. Total women population in the world as per census? -

15. Press council of India formed in which year? - 1978

16. Indira Awas Yojna which year formed? - 1996

17. Which of following country is not a male dominated country? - USA

18. Currency of UK ? - Pound Sterling

19. Minister of Railways ? - Sadananda Gowda

20. One question on China's development index.

21. Newly granted license for which two banks ? - IDFC and Bandhan

22. Who among the following is not a RBI deputy governors ?

23. World Heart day? - 29 September

24. Current Foreign Exchange reserve of India? - 319,390 million $ US 

25. WTO head quarters? - Geneva

26. When did India become member of WTO? - 1995

27. RBI formed in which Year? - 1935

28. Any Time Milk by which company? - Amul

29. India's first Postal Savings Office ATM located in which city? - Chennai

30 .First newspaper of india-bengal gazette

RBI Assistant Exam General Awareness Solved Questions (Exam Held On: 26-09-2014 Evening Shift)

1. Tibor full form - Tokyo Interbank Offered Rate

2. Japan's dance - Odori and Mai

3. Current CRR - 4% 

4. How much interest paid by rbi on deposit of CRR? Zero

5. Prime minister of UK - David Cameroon

6. Newly elected deputy governor - S.S. Mundra

7. RBI proposed for 5th deputy governor by post - Chief Operating Officer

8. One question was from world bank (option given ..not part of wb)

9. One question from tag line of bank

10. Which is not nationalised bank from option

11., No question from budget

12. Shadow banking committee headed by - T. Vijay Bhaskar

13. Overhead is related which sport - Netball

14. Who is lady election commission officer? V.S. Ramadevi

15. FDI in Public sector bank? - 20%

16. Summer 2016 games held in? Rio De Janeiro

IBPS RRB Exam (Office Assistant) General Awareness Questions (Exam Held on: 17-09-2014)

1.    What is current CRR Rate - 4%

2.    How much % SLR cut down in monetary policy - 0.5%

3.    Minimum paid-up capital for payment banks – Rs 100 Crore

4.    Which organisation gives loan to landless farmer- NABARD

5.    BRICS bank head office will be located in which country- Shangai, China

6.    “Strictly Personal, Manmohan and Gursharan” a book is written by- Daman Singh

7.    In India economic condition are measured after - 5 yrs

8.    Governor of U.P – Ram Naik

9.    Lab To Land is a initiative of which Ministry -  Ministry of Rural Development

10.  Who is Tony Abott – Prime Minister of Australia

11.  Who is the minister of Ministry of Home Affairs - Rajnath Singh

12.  Who is Civil aviation Minister - Ashok Gajapati Raju

13.  Which state ban wearing dhoti in parliament- Tamil Nadu

14.  Which state has large number of tigers- Karnataka

Note: Tiger census: In the latest census, Karnataka has overtaken Madhya Pradesh, as the state with the most tigers. 

15.  What is the age limit for voting right- 18 years

16.  ISIS is active in which state – Iraq

17.  Mars Orbiter Mission, informally called - Mangalyaan

18.  What is HAL Dhruv -  It is a utility helicopter developed and manufactured by India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.

19.  Rainfall density is highest in which state- Cherrapunji, Meghalaya

20.  Who is the head of UNESCO - Irina Bokova

21.  Ban Ki -moon is the Secretary-General  of – UN

22.  Which country is helping India for Ganga rejuvenation – Japan

23.  According to Union budget 2014-15, Agricultural university will open in which state – Andhra Pradesh & Rajasthan

24.  Gandhi Nagar is the capital of which state- Gujarat

25.  Nalanda university is located in which state –Bihrar

26.  Telangan’s state brand ambassador- Sania Mirza

27.  Human Development index 2014 topped by which country -  Norway

28.  Capital of Maldives- Malé

29.  Bangkok is the capital of which country- Thailand

30.  Jitu Rai is associated with - Shooting

31.  What is the rank of India in CWG 2014 games medal tally– Fifth

32.  Parupalli Kashyap is related to with which game - Badminton

33.  K. Sanjita chanu belongs from which state - Manipur

34.  Tiger wood is related with which game- Golf

35.  Novok Djokovic is related to which game - Tennis

36.  Roger Feredar is related to which game – Tennis

37.  Which country tops medal tally in CWE 2014 games – England

38.  Which country finished 2^nd rank in medal tally in CWE 2014 games -Australia

39.  Union Cabinet approved the Juvenile Justice Bill, 2014, age limit for juvenile to be carried in court for heinous crime is - The bill will treat minors above the age of 16 as adults, who are accused of heinous crimes like rape and murder.

40.  HUCK term related to which game- Ultimate Frisbee

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE PRACTICE MCQs FOR ALL BANK EXAMS

1. Which of the following condition is used to transmit two packets over a medium at the same time?
1) Contention
2) Collision
3) Synchronous
3) Asynchronous
5) None of the above

2. Which of the following is not an option of the spelling dialog box?
1) Ignore
2) Ignore all
3) Edit
4) Change
5) Select

3. Four bits are used for packet sequence numbering in a sliding window protocol used in a computer network. What is the maximum window size?
1) 4
2) 8
3) 16
4) 15
5) 32

4. A message with replies on a newsgroup is often called a _____
1) post
2) list
3) thread
4) comment
5) format

5. Which of the following network is used to connect a number of computers to each other by cables in a single location?
1) WAN
2) LAN
3) GAN
4) PAN
5) MAN

6. News servers utilize _____ to distribute documents to readers.
1) NNTP
2) NEWS
3) HTTP
4) FTP
5) HTML

7. The Software which contains rows and columns is called ___
1) Database
2) Drawing
3) Word processing
4) Spreadsheet
5) All the above

8. Addresses separate the user name from the ISP using the ____ symbol.
1) &
2) @
3) %
4) *
5) $

9. The ___ layer provides a well defined service interface to the network layer, determining how the bits of the physical layer are grouped into frames
a) Data Link
b) Physical
c) Network
d) Session
e) MAC

10. The spelling tool is placed on ___ toolbar
1) Standard
2) Formatting
3) Drawing
4) Reviewing
5) Viewing

11. The maximum size of the window in a Sliding Window Protocol is _____
1) 2m + 1
2) 2m
3) 2(m-1)
4) 2m*1
5) 2m - 1

12. A name in the ____ name space is a sequence of characters without structure
1) address
2) oman
3) flat
4) Both a and b
5) location

13. Which of the following is not a valid Zoom percentage in Excel?
1) 10
2) 100
3) 300
4) 500
5) 750

14. Distance Vector Routing is a ____ routing algorithm; it consists of a data structure called a ____
1) Static, routing table
2) Dynamic, look-up table
3) Dynamic, routing table
4) Static, look-up table
5) dynamic, less table

15. What is the short cut key to replace a data with another in sheet?
1) Ctrl + R
2) Ctrl + Shift + R
3) Ctrl + H
4) Ctrl + F
5) Ctrl + V

16. The ___ protocol is based on end-toend delivery.
1) SCTP
2) TCP
3) SMTP
4) SCTP
5) HTTP

17. If you need to change the typeface of a document, which menu will you choose?
1) Edit
2) View
3) Tools
4) File
5) Format

18. What is the size of Network bits & Host bits of Class A of IP address?
1) Network bits 7, Host bits 24
2) Network bits 8, Host bits 24
3) Network bits 7, Host bits 23
4) Network bits 8, Host bits 23
5) Network bits 4, Host bits 25

19. ____ is a uniform naming scheme for locating resources on the web.
1) URI
2) HTTP
3) WEBNAME
4) RESOURCENAME
5) URL

20. The options like Relationship, SQL Server etc. are found in ___
1) External data tab
2) Database tools tab
3) Create tab
4) Home tab
5) Format tab

21. A Database Language Concerned with the Definition of the Whole Database Structure and Schema is ____
1) DCL
2) DML
3) DDL
4) DCO
5) DDI

22. A ____ Enables You To View Data From A Table Based On A Specific Criterion
1) Form
2) Query
3) Macro
4) Report
5) Bug

23. A____ normal form normalization will be needed where all attributes in relation tuple are not functionally dependent only on the key attribute.
1) First
2) Second
3) Third
4) Fourth
5) Fifth

24. An outstanding functionality of SQL is its support for automatic ____ to the target data.
1) programming
2) functioning
3) navigation
4) notification
5) none of these

25. The hardware component used to control the operation of a computer system is:
1) Ram
2) Processor
3) Keyboard
4) Hard disk
5) Monitor

26. Which output device is suited to presenting information that is likely to change very frequently?
1) Sound card
2) Monitor
3) Plotter
4) Printer
5) COM

27. Which is the most difficult environmentally to dispose of?
1) Floppy drives
2) Hard drives
3) Power supplies
4) CRTs
5) System boards

28. Which type of system hoard is the MOST likely candidate for processor upgrading if you want maximum performance and future compatibility?
1) ML
2) PCI
3) ISA
4) EISA
5) ISO

29. Which of the following is a type of preventative maintenance used on a hard drive?
1) Disk check diagnostics
2) Head alignment diagnostics
3) Initializing
4) Uninstalling programs
5) None of the above

30. How many IRQs does a chain of USB devices require?
1) 1
2) 2
3) 3
4) 4
5) 5

31. Which of the following addressing modes, facilitates access to an operand whose location is defined relative to the beginning of the data structure in which it appears?
1) ascending
2) sorting
3) index
4) indirect
5) direct

32. Which command will be used with vi editor to replace text from cursor to right?
1) r
2) R
3) s
4) S
5) Q

33. Which of the following is not a filter?
1) cat
2) grep
3) wc
4) sort
5) None of the above

34. Which of the following commands is used to view your file 24 lines at a time?
1) pg
2) cat
3) //p
4) /p
5) ///p

35. The rise time of a pulse waveform is the time required for the voltage to rise:
1) from zero to its rms value
2) from zero to its peak value
3) from 10% of the peak value to 70.7% of the peak value
4) from 10% of the peak value to 90% of the peak value
5) from 10% of the peak value to 80% of the peak value

36. Holes are the minority carriers in which type of semiconductor?
1) Extrinsic
2) Intrinsic
3) n-type
4) p-type
5) m-type

37. While working with MS-DOS, which command is used to restore files that were backed up using the BACKUP command?
1) COPY
2) DISKCOPY
3) RESTORE
4) STORE
5) DELETE

38. Which of the following commands will take you directly to the root directory no matter what subdirectory you are currently in?
1) CD \root
2) CD\
3) CD\..
4) CD..
5) CD\\..

39. Batch files contain a group of MSDOS commands that are run in successive order. What filename extension identifies batch files?
1) COM
2) BAT
3) EXE
4) SYS
5) DOC

40. The _____ command allows you to modify the default prompt to provide other information
1) prompt
2) windows
3) cursor
4) click
5) double click

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

Union Bank of India Recruitment of Various Posts

Applications are invited for the following posts.

Dealer (Specialized Segment): 03 Posts Qualifications: Post Graduation degree in Finance/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Commerce from a university/ institution/ board recognised by Govt. of India/ approved by Govt. Regulatory Bodies. Or MBA/ PGDBM in Finance from a university/ institution/ board recognised by Govt. of India/ approved by Govt. Regulatory Bodies. And Literacy in Computer Operations and Word processing/ computing skills. Dealer (Specialized Segment): 07 Posts Qualifications: Post Graduation degree in Finance/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Commerce from a university/ institution/ board recognised by Govt. of India/ approved by Govt. Regulatory Bodies. Or MBA/ PGDBM in Finance from a university/ institution/ board recognized by Govt. of India/ approved by Govt. Regulatory Bodies. And Literacy in Computer Operations and Word processing/ computing skills. Equity Research Analyst (General Segment): 01 Post Qualifications: MA in Economics or MBA in finance from a university/ institution/ Board recognised by Govt. of India/ approved by Govt. Regulatory Bodies. The Applicant having PhD degree in Economics from a university/ institution/ board recognised by Govt. of India/ approved by Govt. Regulatory Bodies & CAIIB will be given preference. How to Apply: Candidates can apply online only.  Last Date: 23-Sept-2014 For more details, please visit: http://www.unionbankofindia.co.in /pdf/UBRPA201415EnglishWebsite.pdf

State Bank of India (SBI) Recruitment of Specialist Cadre Officers

State Bank of India invites on-line applications for appointment in following Specialist Cadre Officers posts in State Bank Group.

Chief Manager (Economist): 01 Post Manager (Economist): 01 Post Deputy Manager (Economist): 01 Post Qualification: Postgraduate degree in Economics. Assistant General Manager (Risk Analyst): 01 Post Qualifications: Postgraduate degree in Statistics Or MBA/ MMS/ PGDBA/ PGPM/ PGDBM (The course should be of 2 years full time duration. Courses completed through correspondence/ part-time are not eligible. The institute should be recognised/ approved by Govt., Govt. bodies/ AICTE). Chief Manager (Risk Analyst): 01 Post Qualifications: Postgraduate degree in Statistics OR MBA/ MMS/ PGDBA/ PGPM/ PGDBM (The course should be of 2 years full time duration. Course completed through correspondence/ part-time are not eligible. The institute should be recognised/ approved by Govt., Govt. bodies AICTE). Chief Manager (Company Secretary): 01 Post Qualification: Graduate with minimum 65%marks and Associate Membership of Institute of Company Secretaries of India. Permanent Part Time Medical Officer-I: 46 Posts Qualification: MBBS degree from a recognised university. How to Apply: Candidates can apply online only. Last Date: 25-Sept-2014 For more details, please visit: https://www.sbi.co.in /webfiles/uploads/files/1409927501019_SBI_SCO_ENGLISH_ADVERTISEMENT.pdf