SBI Associate Banks Probationary Officers Exam., 2011

General Awareness, Marketing and Computers

(Exam Held on 7-8-2011)

1. A major Public Sector Bank raised interest rates on loans by 25 basis points–was news in some major financial newspapers recently. This means bank has raised interest by 25 basis points of–
(A) Savings Bank Interest Rate
(B) Base Lending Rate
(C) Repo Rates
(D) Present Rates on Deposits
(E) Discounted Rates of Interest
Ans : (B)

2. The Finance Minister of India in one of his press conferences said that inflationary pressure is likely to continue following recent increase in rates of some commodities in international markets. Which of the following commodities was he referring to as it gets frequent increase at international levels and disturbs our Home Economy substantially ?
(A) Gold and Silver
(B) Petroleum products
(C) Tea and Coffee
(D) Sugar
(E) Jute and Jute products
Ans : (B)

3. Immediately prior to change in the measure of Food Inflation, which of the following indexes was being used for measuring it?
(A) Wholesale Price Index
(B) Consumer Price Index
(C) Interest Rates offered by banks on deposits
(D) Sensex and Nifty
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)


4. What is the full form of 'FINO' a term we see frequently in financial newspapers ?
(A) Financial Investment Network and Operations
(B) Farmer's Investment in National Organisation
(C) Farmers Inclusion News and Operations
(D) Financial Inclusion Network and Operations
(E) None of these
Ans : (E)

5. Which of the following is / are commodity/ies on which subsidy is given to farmers / poor in India ?
1. Fertilizer
2. Kerosene
3. LPG
(A) Only1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Only 1 and 3
(E) All 1, 2 and 3
Ans : (E)

6. 'Bhagyam Oilfields' which were recently in news are located in which of the following states in India ?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Gujarat
(C) Assam
(D) Maharashtra
(E) Karnataka
Ans : (A)

7. The Finance Minister of India recently decided to review the position of 'Bad Debts' in priority sector. Which of the following is/are the reason(s) owing to which PM took this decision ?
1. Bad Debt in agriculture is still rising substantially every year despite special treatment to it.
2. Bad Debt in other areas of priority sector is almost nil now,
3. Govt. is planning to disburse another installment of Rs. 1,60,000 crore which will bring 'Bad Debts' almost at 'Nil level' and no special treatment will be needed in next fiscal year.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 and 2
(E) All 1, 2 and 3
Ans : (E)

8. Which amongst the following countries is not a member of the TAPI pipe line project, which was in news recently ?
(A) India
(B) Afghanistan
(C) Portugal
(D) Pakistan
(E) Turkmenistan
Ans : (C)

9. An agreement on Arms Reduction popularly known as 'START' is one of the major issues in the way of smooth relations between which of the following two countries ?
(A) India–Pakistan
(B) India–China
(C) China–Japan
(D) USA–Russia
(E) Russia–Iran
Ans : (D)

10. The International WWW Conference-2011 was organized in which of the following places in March 2011 ?
(A) London
(B) Paris
(C) Vienna
(D) Manila
(E) Hyderabad
Ans : (E)

11. Which of the following international agencies/ organizations had initiated an "International Convention for the 'Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance' , which came into effect recently ?
(A) World Health Organisation (WHO)
(B) International Court of Justice
(C) International Maritime Organisation
(D) International Atomic Energy Agency
(E) United Nations organization
Ans : (E)

12. 'BRIC' which was the Organisation of 4 nations namely Brazil, Russia, India and China has now become 'BRICS'. Which is the fifth nation included in it ?
(A) South Korea
(B) Sp Lanka
(C) Singapore
(D) Spain
(E) South Africa
Ans : (E)

13. The process of acquisition of agricultural land and its compensation to farmers recently came up as a major issue in which of the following states ? (It also created law and order problem in the State)
(A) Haryana
(B) Gujarat
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Rajasthan
(E) Punjab
Ans : (C)

14. What does the letter 'L' denote in term 'LAF' as referred every now and then in relation to monetary policy of the RBI ?
(A) Liquidity
(B) Liability
(C) Leveraged
(D) Longitudinal
(E) Linear
Ans : (A)

15. BP Pic which was in news recently is a major international company in field of–
(A) Heavy Machinery
(B) Oil exploration and processing
(C) Atomic Energy
(D) Information Technology
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

16. Who amongst the following has been appointed as the new coach of the Indian Cricket team for a period of two years ?
(A) Stuart Law
(B) Allan Border
(C) Gary Kirsten
(D) Duncan Fletcher
(E) Allan Donald
Ans : (D)

17. Why was Kanishtha Dhankhars name in news recently ?
(A) She was crowned Femina Miss India-2011
(B) She was adjudged Best Actress-2010 by Film Fare
(C) She is the new Capital of India's woman cricket team
(D) She is the new Dy. Minister Textile in place of Dayanidhi Maran
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

18. K. Balachander, who was awarded prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award-2010, is basically a/an–
(A) Actor
(B) Director
(C) Photographer
(D) Music Director
(E) Choreographer
Ans : (D)

19. Banks and other financial institutions in India are required to maintain a certain amount of liquid assets like cash, precious metals and other short term securities as a reserve all the time. In Banking World this is known as–
(A) CRR
(B) Fixed Asset
(C) SLR
(D) PLR
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

20. Which of the following Space agencies recently launched three satellites and placed them into Polar Sun Synchronous Orbit successfully?
(A) NASA
(B) ROSCOSMOS
(C) cnsa
(D) ISRO
(E) JAXA
Ans : (D)

21. As per the decision taken by the Govt. of India recently, "Bamboo is a liberated item now". What does it really mean ?
1. Bamboo, henceforth will be treated as a minor forest produce only.
2. Now villagers are free to sell bamboo in their community forest areas.
3. Gramsabha is given right to issue transport passes to legally transport the produce.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

22. Union Cabinet recently passed a Rs. 7000 crore project to clean-up which of the following rivers in India?
(A) Narmada
(B) Ravi
(C) Ganga
(D) Chambal
(E) Krishna
Ans : (C)

23. As per estimates of the Planning Commission of India the target growth rate of 12th Five Year Plan is set to–
(A) 7 to 8%
(B) 8.0% to 8.5%
(C) 9% to 9.5%
(D) 10 to 10.5%
(E) 11%
Ans : (E)

24. Goodluck Jonathan was recently reelected the President of–
(A) South Africa
(B) Nigeria
(C) Kosovo
(D) Haiti
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

25. Which of the following schemes is not launched by the Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India ?
(A) National Old Age Pension Scheme
(B) National Maternity Benefit Scheme
(C) National Family Benefit Scheme
(D) Mid-Day Meal Scheme
(E) All are launched by Ministry of Rural Development
Ans : (D)

26. Where you are likely to find an embedded operating system ?
(A) on a desktop operating system
(B) on a networked PC
(C) on a network server
(D) on a PDA
(E) on a mainframe
Ans : (D)

27. An online discussion group that allows direct 'live' communication is known as–
(A) Webcrawler
(B) chat group
(C) regional service provider
(D) hyperlink
(E) e-mail
Ans : (B)

28. Which of the following is a program that uses a variety of different approaches to identify and eliminate spam ?
(A) Directory search
(B) Anti-spam program
(C) Web server
(D) Web storefront creation package
(E) Virus
Ans : (B)

29. Connection or link to other documents or Web Pages that contain related information is called–
(A) dial-up
(B) electronic commerce
(C) hyperlink
(D) e-cash
(E) domain name
Ans : (C)

30. Which of the following is a programming language for creating special programs like
applets ?
(A) Java
(B) cable
(C) domain name
(D) Net
(E) COBOL
Ans : (A)

31. The system unit–
(A) coordinates input and output devices
(B) is the container that houses electronic components
(C) is a combination of hardware and software
(D) controls and manipulates data
(E) does the arithmetic operations
Ans : (C)

32. System software–
(A) allows the user to diagnose and troubleshoot the device
(B) is a programming language
(C) is part of a productivity suit
(D) is an optional form of software
(E) helps the computer manage internal resources
Ans : (E)

33. Computer and communication technologies, such as communication links to the Internet that provide help and understanding to the end user is known as–
(A) presentation file
(B) information technology
(C) program
(D) worksheet file
(E) FTP
Ans : (B)

34. Which of the following is contained on chips connected to the system board and is a holding area for data instructions and information ? (processed data waiting to be output to secondary storage)
(A) program
(B) mouse
(C) Internet
(D) memory
(E) modem
Ans : (D)

35. Microsoft's Messenger allows users to–
(A) to bypass a browser to surf the Web
(B) create a blog
(C) communicate via direct live communication
(D) identify and eliminate spam
(E) make graphic presentations
Ans : (C)

36. Portable computer, also known as laptop computer, weighing between 4 and 10 pounds is called–
(A) general-purpose application
(B) Internet
(C) scanner
(D) printer
(E) notebook computer
Ans : (E)

37. The main circuit-board of the system unit is the–
(A) computer program
(B) control unit
(C) motherboard
(D) RAM
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

38. Which of the following is billionth of a second ?
(A) Gigabyte
(B) Terabyte
(C) Nanosecond
(D) Microsecond
(E) Terasecond
Ans : (C)

39. Online Marketing is the function of which of the following ?
(A) Purchase Section
(B) Production Department
(C) I.T. Department
(D) Designs Section
(E) A collective function of all staff
Ans : (E)

40. Customisation is useful for–
(A) Designing customer specific products
(B) Call centers
(C) Publicity
(D) Motivating the staff
(E) Cold calls
Ans : (A)

41. The key challenge to market driven strategy is–
(A) Selling maximum products
(B) Employing maximum DSAs
(C) Delivering superior value to customers
(D) Being rigid to changes
(E) Adopting short term vision
Ans : (C)

42. Effective Selling skills depends on–
(A) Size of the sales teams
(B) Age of the sales teams
(C) Peerstrength
(D) Knowledge level of the sales team
(E) Educational level of the sales team
Ans : (C)

43. Generation of sales leads can be improved by–
(A) Being very talkative
(B) Increasing personal and professional contacts
(C) Being passive
(D) Engaging Recovery Agents
(E) Product designs
Ans : (B)

44. A Market Plan is–
(A) Performance Appraisal of marketing staff
(B) Company Prospectus
(C) Documented marketing strategies
(D) Business targets
(E) Call centre
Ans : (C)

45. Marketing channels mean–
(A) Delivery objects
(B) Sales targets
(C) Delivery outlets
(D) Delivery boys
(E) Sales teams
Ans : (C)

46. Social Marketing means–
(A) Share market prices
(B) Marketing by the entire society
(C) Internet Marketing
(D) Marketing for a social cause
(E) Society bye-laws
Ans : (D)

47. Service Marketing is the same as–
(A) Internet Marketing
(8) Telemarketing
(C) Internal Marketing
(D) Relationship Marketing
(E) Transaction Marketing
Ans : (D)

48. Market driven strategies include–
(A) Identifying problems
(8) Planning marketing tactics of peers
(C) Positioning the Organisation and its brands in the market place
(D) Internal marketing
(E) Selling old products
Ans : (C)

49. Innovation in marketing is same as–
(A) Motivation
(8) Perspiration
(C) Aspiration
(D) Creativity
(E) Teamwork
Ans : (D)

50. Personal Loans can be canvassed among–
(A) Salaried persons
(8) Pensioners
(C) Foreign Nationals
(D) NRI customers
(E) Non-customers
Ans : (A)

GENERAL AWARENESS MODEL QUESTIONS

1. 1. According to the new draft of guidelines released by RBI for licensing of new bank in the private sector, what will be the minimum capital requirement for a wholly owned, non-operative holding company be allowed to open a bank in India?
     a) Rs 300 crore
     b) Rs 500 crore
     c) Rs 700 crore
     d) Rs 400 crore
     e) None of the above
2.  2.The Mid-Quarter review of Monetary Policy of RBI took place on September 16, 2011. Which of the following is true about the same?
     A) Benchmark Repo Rate hiked by 25 basis points (bps) to 8.25%
     B) The modal base rate of banks rose to 10.75 % in August from 10.25 % in July.
     C) Liquidity has remained in deficit, consistent with the stance of monetary policy.
      a)  Only (A)      b) Only (B)      c) Only(C)    d) Both (A) & (B)     e) All (A), (B) &(C)
3.  3.Recently, India took over the Presidency of which of the following Intergovernmental Group of countries after a gap of 28 years?
     a) G-8
     b) G-20
     c) G-24
     d) D-8
     e) None of these
4. 4.  What is the name of China’s maiden unmanned space lab which successfully putr into orbit by the Chinese space agency CNSA in September 2011?
     a) Shenzhou
     b) Chengdu
     c) Dong Feng
     d) Tiangong
     e) None of the above
5.  5.In the wake of the 57 rail accidents witnessed this year, the Railway Ministry has set up a high-level safety review committee to look into the signalling systems, rolling stock, fixed structures and other safety measures in the rail research establishments. Who is appointed as head of this committee?
     a) Sanjay Dhande
     b) Anil Kakodkar
     c) E. Sreedharan
     d) N. Vedachalam
     e) G.P. Srivastava
6.  6. Which of the following countries has granted its women citizens the right to vote and contest in elections for the first time in history?
     a) Iran
     b) Tajikistan
     c) Afghanistan
     d) Uzbekistan
     e) Saudi Arabia
7. 7. Which of the following Indian States recently announced the launch of  project named ‘Project Panther’ which envisaged on the lines of ‘Project Tiger’ in its protected wildlife sanctuaries?
     a) Rajasthan
     b) Uttar Pradesh
     c) Andhra Pradesh
     d) Madhya Pradesh
     e) Maharashtra
8. 8.  Dr Anil Kakodkar Committee constituted by the government in October 2009 to suggest measures for making all the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) world class institutions had submitted its report to Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal in May 2011.Which of the following recommendations is NOT true in this context?
     A) The tuition fees of IITs should be between Rs 3-3.5 lakh per year per student.
     B) IITs should raise the money to run undergraduate courses entirely through tuition fees
          and not depend on grants.
     C) Scale up PhD students from less than 1000 PhD graduates per year today to 10,000
          PhD graduates by 2020-25 from about 20 IITs.
     a) Only (A)     b) only (B)        c) Only (C)       d) Both (B) & (C)        e) Both (A) & (B)
9.  9. Chandrasekhar Kambar has recently been chosen for 46th Jnanpith Award for the year 2010. He is renowned
     a) Hindi author
     b) Malayalam poet
     c) Kannada author
     d) Bengali writer
     e) None of the above
10. 10. Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri became the new Chief Minister of which of following Indian States?
      a) Uttranchal   
      b) Jharkhand
      c) Karanatka
      d) Uttarakhand
      e) Maharashtra
11.11. Supreme Court, the apex court in India at present has a sanctioned strength of _______ judges including the Chief Justice of India.   
      a) 26
      b) 27
      c) 29
      d) 30
      e) 31
12. 12. The finals of the first Asian Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy played in September 2011 in Ordos, China was won by
      a) China
      b) India
      c) Pakistan
      d) Malaysia
      d) South Korea
13.13. Why was Justice Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla recently in news?
      a) He has taken over as the Chief Justice of the J&K High Court
      b) He has taken over as the Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court.
      c) He has become a judge in the Supreme Court of India
      d) He is the new chairperson of Gujarat State Human Rights Commission
      e) None of the above
14. 14. ‘Google+’, a new social networking service launched by Google Inc. on June 28, 2011 is a combination of
      a) Google News and Google Orkut
      b) Google Orkut and Google GMail
      c) Google Profiles and Google Buzz
      d) Google Wallet and Google Buzz
      d) None of the above
15. 15. Which of the following is NOT of the same category?
      a) IDEA
      b) AIRTEL
      c) TATA
      d) BSNL
     e) AIRCEL

16. 16. What is the full form of IMEI, a unique serial number which identifies the mobile1 handset?
      a) Internet Mobile Equipment Identity
      b) International Manufacturing Entity Identity
      c) International Mobile Equipment Identity
      d) International Mobile Encrypted Identity
      e) None of the above
17. 17. The 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Wangari Maathai who died on Sept. 25, 2011, belonged to
      a) Japan   
      b) Kenya
      c) South Korea
      d) North Korea
      e) Malaysia
18. 18. Loan for fish rearing is covered under Priority Sector as _________ advances.
      a) Direct Agriculture
      b) Indirect Agriculture
      c) Self Employment Scheme
      d) Allied to Indirect Agriculture
      e) None of these
19. 19. Which one of the following is NOT an example of indirect tax?
      a) Sale tax
      b) Excise duty
      c) Custom duty
      d) Service tax
      e) Expenditure tax
20.20. Small service providers whose turnover is less than ________per annum are exempt from service tax in India.
      a) Rs 4 lakhs
      b) Rs 6 lakhs
      c) Rs 8 lakhs
      d) Rs 10 lakhs
      e) None of these

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)