Sakshi Education: Bank Probationary Officers Solved Paper

Bank Probationary Officers Solved Paper

General Awareness

1. Who among the following has been appointed as the Central Board of Direct

Taxes on May 01, 2008 ?

(a) Brajesh Mishra

(b) Rabender Singh Mathoda

(d) T. K. A. Nair

Ans: ( b ) Rabender Singh Mathoda

2. Who among the following is the new Chief Minister of Meghalaya ?

(a) S. M. Krishna

(b) Uma Bharti

(d) Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy

Ans: ( c ) Donkupar Roy

3. Who among the following has won the Miss Universe 2007 crown ?

(a) Riyo MORI

(b) Shandi Finnessey

(d) None of these

Ans: ( a ) Riyo MORI

4. A solemn ceremony to mark the 60th Anniversary of D-Day landings of the Allies troops during the Second World War, was held in

(a) Pearl Harbour

(b) Normandy

(d) Lisbon

Ans: ( b ) Normandy

5. Which of the following cricketers holds the world record of maximum number of sixes in Twenty 20 world cup cricket ?

(a) Yuvraj Singh

(b) Viv Richards (West Indies)

(d) Wasim Akram (Pakistan)

Ans: ( a ) Yuvraj Singh

6. Who among the following has been appointed the new Chief Justice of India ?

(a) Justice Rajendra Babu

(b) Justice V. N. Khare

(d) None of these

Ans: ( c ) Justice K.G.Balkrishnan

7. Who among the following sports persons got the honour of lighting the Olympic flame at the in New Delhi recently ?

(a) Leander Paes

(b) Abhinav Bindra

(d) K. M. Beenamol

Ans: ( a ) Leander Paes

8. Who among the following has been appointed new chairman of the National Knowledge Commission ?

(a) Ajit Singh

(b) K. C. Pant

(d) Sharad Pawar

Ans: ( c ) Sam Pitroda

9. Which of the following planets crossed the face of the sun (in transit) after 122 years ?

(a) Mars

(b) Venus

(d) Saturn

Ans: ( b ) Venus

10. Which of the following countries was admitted to the SAARC recently ?

(a) Nepal

(b) Myanmar

(d) Afghanistan

Ans: ( d ) Afghanistan

11. The world governing body of which of the following sports celebrated its 100 years in existence ?

(a) Football

(b) Hockey

(d) Cricket

Ans: ( a ) Football

12. Who among the following won the men’s singles title of the Australian Open Tennis Championship 2008 ?

(a) Guillermo Coria

(b) Roger Federer

(d) Novak Dokovic

Ans: ( d ) Novak Dokovic

13. Who is India’s first Woman Grand Master in Chess ?

(a) Aarthie Ramaswamy

(b) Koneru Humpy

(d) S. Vijayalakshmi

Ans: ( b ) Koneru Humpy

14. The age of a tree can be determined by

(a) Measuring its height

(b) Measuring its diameter

(d) Counting the annual growth rings of its stem

Ans: ( d ) Counting the annual growth rings of its stem

15. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

Mountains Continents

(a) The Rocky : North America

(b) The Andes : South America

(d) The Ural : Africa

Ans: ( d ) The Ural : Africa

16. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched ?

(a) Purna Swaraj Resolution : 1929

(b) Martyrdom of Sardar Bhagat Singh : 1931

(d) Simla Confeence : 1940

Ans: ( b ) Martyrdom of Sardar Bhagat Singh : 1931

17. The Lingaraja Temple built during the medieval period is at

(a) Bhubaneswar

(b) Khajuraho

(d) Mount Abu

Ans: ( a ) Bhubaneswar

18. Which one of the following is essentially a solo dance ?

(a) Kuchipudi

(b) Kathak

(d) Mohiniattam

Ans: ( d ) Mohiniattam

19. The deepest oceanic trench Mariana is located in -

(a) Atlantic Ocean

(b) Arctic Ocean

(d) Indian Ocean

Ans: ( c ) Pacific Ocean

20. Although fog consists of fine drops of water, we cannot see clearly through it because -

(a) The light rays undergo total internal reflection in the drops

(b) Fine drops of water in fog polarize the light

(d) The drops scatter most of the light

Ans: ( d ) The drops scatter most of the light

21. During the Mughal period, which one of the following were the first to come to India as traders ?

(a) Portuguese

(b) Dutch

(d) English

Ans: ( a ) Portuguese

22. Who among the following Delhi Sultans is known for introducing market control mechanism ?

(a) Iltutmish

(b) Balban

(d) Firoze Tughlaq

Ans: ( c ) Alauddin Khalji

23. Which one of the following mountain peaks of the Himalayas is NOT in India ?

(a) Annapurna

(b) Nanda Devi

(d) Kanchenjunga

Ans: ( a ) Annapurna

24. A rift valley is formed mainly due to

(a) The forces of tension in the earth?s crust

(b) The subsidence of the floor of a river valley

(d) The deepening of a valley by ice action

Ans: ( a ) The forces of tension in the earth?s crust

25. Who is the author of the book Superstar India? ?

(a) Arun Shourie

(b) Dominique Lapierre

(d) Salman Rushdie

Ans: ( c ) Shobha De

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1. In the absence of both the President and the Vice-President, who shall act as the President of India?

(a)Prime Minister

(b)Speaker of the Lok Sabha

(c)Chief Justice of India

(d)Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha

ANS (c)

2. Who among the following advocated Scientific Socialism?

(a) Robert

(b)Proudhon Pierre Joseph

(c)Karl Marx

(d)Saint Simon Henri Claude

ANS (c)

3. During the Mughal period, which one of the following trades were the first to come to India?

(a) Portuguese

(b) Dutch

(d) English

ANS (a)

4. Among the following States, which one sends the highest number of members to the Lok Sabha?

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Bihar

(d) Madhya Pradesh

ANS (ca)

5. With reference to the Indian Parliament, consider the following statements :

1. A member of the Lok Sabha cannot be arrested by the police under any case when the Parliament is in session.

2. Members of the Indian Parliament have the privilege of exemption from attendance as witnesses in the law courts.

Which of these statement is/are correct ?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

ANS (b)

6. Who among the following was appointed by Ashoka to administer justice in his empire?

(a) Shramana

(b) Uparika

(d) Kumaramaya

ANS (c)

7. Consider the following statement :

1. Jainism in ancient India condemned the varna system.

2. Jain religious literature was written in Ardhamgadhi.

3. Mahavira admitted women into the order of his follows.

Which if these statement is/are correct ?

(a) G. G. Agarkar

(b) M. G. Ranade

(d) G. H. Deshmukh

ANS (b)

8. Who among the following was the author of Rajtarangini, commonly regarded as the first genuine history of India written by an Indian?

(a) Banbhatta

(b) Ravikirti

(d) Kalhana

ANS (d)

9. Who among the following was the first economist to hold the office of Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs in the Union Finance Ministry?

(a) Dr. I.G. Patel

(b) Dr. Manmohan Singh

(d) Dr. M.S. Ahluwalia

ANS (a)

10.What does the abbreviation ATR stand for?

(a) Action Taken Result

(b) Actually True Report

(d) Action Taken Rejoinder

ANS (c)

11. Which of the following cities will host 2012 Olympics Games?

(a) Paris

(b) New York

(d) Madrid

ANS (c)

12. Why among the following was the founder of the Nyay Darshan, on of the six, major schools of ancient Indian philosophy?

(a) Patanjali

(b) Panini

(d) Gautam

ANS (d)

13. Which of the following companies has started a rural marketing network called “e-chaupal”?

(a) ITC

(b)Dabur

(d) Procter & Gamble

ANS (a)

14. Th e decision to from the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) was taken at :

(a) Rangoon

(b) Bangkok

(d) Tokyo

ANS (d)

15. Th e decision to from the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) was taken at :

(a) Rangoon

(b) Bangkok

(d) Tokyo

ANS (d)

16. Give the correct chronological sequence of the following :

1. Russian Revolution

2. American War of Independence

3. Spanish Revolution

4. The French Revolution

(a) 1 2 4 3

(b) 2 4 3 1

(d) 4 2 3 1

ANS (b)

17. Which of the following States has the highest female literacy rate, according to 2001Census?

(a) Mizoram

(b) Kerala

(d) Meghalaya

ANS (b)

18. Who among the following has been choosen the FDI Personality of the Year 2007 in Asia?

(a) P. Chidambaram

(b) Kamal Nath

(d) Kaushik Rai

ANS (b)

19. At which of the following places India’s fist Net Route Server has been set up?

(a) Mumbai

(b) Noida

(d) Hyderabad

ANS (c)

20. Which of the following Fortune 500 Indian companies has suffered loss for the first time in the first quarter of 2005-06?

(a) Indian Oil Corporation

(b) ONGC

(d) Bharat Petroleum Corporation

ANS (a)

21. Answers Correct Answer User Answer

(a) V.K. Duggal

(b) Jairam Ramesh

(d) Jagmohan

ANS (d)

22. Which one of the following is not a land-locked country?

(a) Afghanistan

(b ) Nepal

(d) Thailand

ANS (d)

23. Who invented polio vaccine (oral)?

(a) Albert Sabin

(b) Burkholder

(d) Jonas Salk

ANS (a)

24. Which one of the following processes is not related with chemical weathering?

(a) Exfoliation

(b) Carbonation

(d) Oxidation

ANS (a)

25. Mist is caused by :

(a) Dry ice

(b) Ice at low temperature

(d) Carbon-monoxide in solid form

ANS (c)

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1. Which of the following agencies plans to build a nationwide grid of supercomputers called I-Grid?(a) Simputer computers (b) C-DAC (c) NIIT(d) Infosys

2. Name the satellites launched by NASA to investigate the earth’s gravity?

(a) Dennis (b) Garfield (c) Tom and Jerry (d) Peanuts

3. The South Asian Travel and Tourism Exchange Conference was held at which of the following places?

(a) Chennai (b) Tokyo (c) Bangalore (d) Delhi

4. Name the newly launched entertainment robot of Sony:

(a) Alfa Roman (b) Multipla (c) Robio (d) Flatirm

5. Name the company planning to introduce Genetically Modified Mustard seeds in India?

(a) Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Corporation (b) Proagro (c) Bt. Must (d) None of these

6. The biggest textile fair of Asia known as Hemi textile was held in:

(a) Japan (b) India (c) Sri Lanka (d) Indonesia

7. Name the first Internet company to figure in annual fortune 500:

(a) Satyam (b) Arzoo (c) AOL (d) Infi

8. Name the first American President who modelled for Van Huesan Shirts:

(a) Jimmy Carter (b) Ronald Reagan (c) George Bush (d) William J. Clinton

9. Name the first bank to launch a card especially for doctors in India:

(a) Punjab National Bank (b) Dena Bank (c) State Bank of India(d) IOB

10. “Smooth as Silk” is a punchline used by _____ airline:

(a) Singapore (b) Thai (c) Quantas (d) Cathay Pacific

11. Who has authored the book ‘Beyond the Last Blue Mountain’?

(a) Swaraj Paul (b) Ajit Haksar (c) Anil Ambani (d) JRD Tata

12. Who among the following has founded the organization ‘World Economic Forum’?

(a) Klaus Schwab (b) William J. Clinton (c) Amartya Sen and Mehboob Haq (d) All of these

13. The new name of Jardine Matheson and Waffoong is:

(a) ANZ Grindley (b) Standard Chartered (c) Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (d) Vyasa Bank

14. Which home appliance company has introduced the concept of hire and purchase?

(a) Singer Sewing Machine (b) Usha home appliances (c) Inalsa (d) Bajaj home appliances

15. Name the Parle Brand that takes Britannia’s 50-50 biscuits:

(a) Monaco (b) Krack Jack (c) Parle-G (d) None of these

16. Name the trade organization founded by G.D. Birla and Purshottam Thakur in 1927:

(a) CII (b) PhdCC (c) Assoc ham (d) FICCI

17. Name the car brand of GM named after the founder of Detroit:

(a) Rolls Royce (b) Hamriza (c) Cadillac (d) None of the above

18. FiFi awards are given in_____industry:

(a) Film (b) Home Appliances (c) Automobiles (d) Perfumes

19. In which year the first insurance company ‘The Calcutta Insurance’ was established in India?

(a) 1758 (b) 1798 (c) 1768 (d) 1788

20. Name the Indo-US joint venture life insurance company which launched its operation in India in April 2001:

(a) ICICI Prudential (b) Bajaj Alliance (c) Max Life New York (d) All of the above

21. Through school quiz, Nestle company is promoting a brand known as:

(a) Bournvita (b) Maggie (c) Soyabisc (d) All of these

22. Which corporation now owns the brand Rolls Royce?

(a) GM (b) BMW (c) Daewoo(d) None of the above

23. ‘Transporting Goods, transforming lives’ is the adline of:

(a) Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. (b) Stock Holding Corporation of India (c) State Bank of India (d) Container Corporation of India

24. Which international company’s logo is made up of exactly 42 dots?

(a) Max (b) Sony (c) Videocon (d) Whirlpool

25. International Advertising film festival is organized annually at:

(a)Shanghai (b) Washington (c)Cannes(d) Paris

26. Name the official sponsor of French open tennis championship:

(a) Nike de Paris (b) Banque National de Paris (c) Adidas Paris (d) Richie inte d’ Paris

27. Which Indian city is known as the Manchester of South?

(a) Kochi (b) Coimbatore (c) Lonavala (d) Chennai

28. The Tatas take over charge of the Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. after acquiring______per cent stake in the telecom major for Rs 1439 crore:

(a) 46(b) 75(c) 25(d) 26

29. Which of the following State do not fall among the Cauvery Basin State?

(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Karnataka (c) Kerala (d) Maharashtra

30. The management control of Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd will be given to which of the following company?

(a) The Tatas (b) The Reliance Petroleum Ltd (c) The IOC (d) The Chatterjee Soros Group

31. India’s first ethanol blended fuel project was launched in:

(a) Pune (b) Miraj (c) Nasik (d) Bareilly

32. Which country is the largest importer of Indian marine products?

(a) Thailand (b) Indonesia (c) Russia (d) Japan

33. “Started a family, son attends University, loved ones falls ill, birth of a grand daughter” is the baseline used by____company:

(a) Life Insurance Corporation (b) General Insurance Corporation (c) Allianz Bajaj Life Insurance Corporation (d) Standard Chart Life Insurance Corporation

34. Name the first Indian woman to graduate from Harvard University:

(a) Dr Indira Nath (b) Naina Lal Kidwai (c) Parmeshwar Godrej (d) Sarojini Naidu

35. Asia week, the Hong Kong-based weekly which closed down was owned by:

(a) AOL Time Warner (b) Indiatimes.com (c) Express Group(d) None of the above

36. In which advertisement do you find ’software that powers the Internet’:

(a) Wipro (b) Oracle (c) Infosys (d) Sun Microsystems

37. Name the biggest tenant of New York World Trade Centre at the time of the 2001, September 11th attack:

(a) IMF (b) Morgan Stanley (c) IBRD (d) NASDAQ

38. Name the first country to ban the import, sale and manufacture of chewing gum:

(a) Hong Kong (b) Singapore (c) Netherlands(d) Thailand

39. Who among the following has founded the Heal the World foundation?

(a) Pt Ravi Shankar (b) Bhimsen Joshi (c) Madonna (d) Michael Jackson

40. Name the company which has the world’s largest retail outlet:

(a) Walmart (b) Harrods (c) Woolworth Corp (d) Louis Phillipe

41. Name the first country to have an electronic Parliament:

(a) Singapore (b) Thailand (c) Japan (d) Hong Kong

42. Name the first Indian singer to earn royalty for records:

(a) Asha Bhonsle (b) Lata Mangeshkar (c) R.D. Burman (d) Nadeem Shravan

43. In 1952 Morris Motors and Austin Motors merged and were renamed as:

(a) British Motor Corporation (b) General Motors (c) Austin Morris Motors (d) British Morris Motors

44. Ashok Leyland is owned by_____group:

(a) Hinduja (b) Ambani (c) Godrej (d) Tata

45. Name India’s first Euro 11 complete car:

(a) Matiz (b) Santro (c) Ambassador (d) Indica

46. ‘The man of substance’ is the promotional logo of which suiting shirting?

(a) Raymond (b) Graviera (c) Van Huesan (d) Louise Phillipe

47. Mohan Bagan football tournament is promoted by:

(a) Shaw Wallace (b) Mohan Meakens (c) McDowell (d) Seamars

48. ‘Bite the Bullet’ is a book written by:

(a) Ajit Haksar (b) K.R. Narayanan (c) Mukesh Ambani (d) both (a) and (c)

49. ‘Give Earth a Chance’ is the caption launched for:

(a) World Population Day 2002 (b) World Environment Day 2002 (c) World Environment Day 2001 (d) World Habitat Day 2002

50. ‘Ethics for the New Millennium’ is a book written by:

(a) Dalai Lama (b) Tiger Woods (c) Hillary Clinton (d) Andrew Miller

1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (b)

6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (b) 9. (c) 10. (a)

11.(d) 12. (a) 13. (c) 14. (a) 15. (b)

16. (d) 17. (c) 18. (d) 19. (b) 20. (c)

21. (b) 22. (a) 23. (a) 24. (b) 25. (c)

26. (b) 27. (b) 28. (c) 29. (d) 30. (d)

31. (b) 32. (d) 33. (c) 34. (b) 35. (a)

36. (b) 37. (b) 38. (b) 39. (d) 40. (a)

41. (a) 42. (b) 43. (a) 44. (a) 45. (d)

46. (b) 47. (c) 48. (a) 49. (b) 50. (a)

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