Tuesday, October 12, 2010

BANK EXAMS GENERAL AWARENESS QUESTIONS

1. As per the recent reports published in
newspapers/magazines, India ranks at a lower
level in Hunger Index. The Hunger Index is
measured on which of the following
indicators?
1. Child Malnutrition
2. Rate of Child Mortality `
3. Rate of Literacy
4. No. of people who are calories deficient

(A) Only l and 2
(B) Only 2 and 3
(C) Only l, 2 and 4
(D) All l, 2, 3 and 4
(E) None of these

2. Who amongst me following economists gave
the concept of ‘economies of scale`, which
says ‘many goods and services can be
produced more cheaply in long series’ ?

(A) Edward C. Prescott
(B) Amartya Sen
(C) Gary S. Becker
(D) Edmund S. Phelps
(E) Paul Krugman

3. As per the recent report which of the
following countries emerged as India‘s top
trading partner during 2008-09 ?

(A) Russia (B) Brazil
(C) USA (D) China
(E) None of these

4. In its mid term` review of the economy the
Reserve Bank of India pegged the country’s
economic growth for fiscal year 2008-09 at
which of the following levels ?

(A) 6% (B) 6.5%
(C) 7% (D) 7.7%
(E) 8.7%
5. Which of the following countries has elected
Joe Biden as its Vice President in its general
elections held in November 2008

(A) Britain (B) Canada
(C) Australia (D) USA
(E) None of these

6. Very often we read in news-papers/magazines
about ‘Sovereign Wealth Funds’. Which of
the following is/are the correct description of
the same
l. These are the funds or the reserves of a
government or central bank of a country
which are invested further to earn
profitable returns,
2. These are the funds, which were
accumulated by some people over the
years but were not put ih active
circulation as they retain them as Black
Money for several years.
3. The funds which are created to be used as
relief funds or bailouts packages are
known as sovereign funds.

(A) Both 2 and 3 only (B) Only 2
(C) Only 3 (D) Only l
(E) None of these

7. The Govt. of India has decided to declare
which of the following rivers a National
River ?

(A) Brahrnaputra (B) Yamuna
(C) Ganga (D) Kaveri
(E) None of these

8. Very often we read about Special Economic
Zones (SEZs) in news-papers. What was the
purpose of promoting SEZs in India
1. They are established to promote exports.
2. They are established to attract invest-
ments from foreign countries.
3. They are established to help poorest of
the poors in India as the activities of
these zones are reserved only for poors
and those living below poverty line.

(A) Only l (B) Only 2
(C) Only 3 (D) Both l and 2 only
(E) None of these

9. The Asian Cooperation Dialogue Conference
of 31 nations was organized in October 2008
in-

(A) New Delhi
(B) Seoul (S. Korea)
(C) Beijing (China)
(D) Dhaka (Bangladesh)
(E) Astana (Kazakhastan)

10. The White Tiger is a book written by-

(A) Amitav Ghosh (B) Arundhati Roy
(C) V. S. Naipaul (D) Kiran Desai
(E) Aravind Adiga

11. The Ratio of the Cash Reserves that the banks
are required to keep with RBI is known as-

(A) Liquidity Ratio
(B) SLR
(C) CRR
(D) Net Demand & Time Liability
(E) None of these

l2. A Rs. 35000 crore JSW Steel Plant was
inaugurated in November 2008 in—

(A) Kota (B) Nandigrarn
(C) Pune (D) Iamshedpur
(E) Salboni

13. The Govt. of India in order to provide some
relief to the exporters announced a relief
package of Rs.~

(A) 1000 Crores (B) 2500 Crores
(C) 4000 Crores (D) 5000 Crores
(E) 7000 Crores

14. Which of the following awards! honours was
conferred upon Pt. Bhimsen Joshi recently

(A) Man of the year
(B) Kala Shikhar Samman `
(C) Dada Saheb Phalke Award
(D) Kalidas Samman
(E) Bharat Ratna

15. Which of the following Space Craft was
launched recently to prepare a 3 dimensional
Atlas of the lunar surface and also for
chemical mapping of entire lunar surface ?

(A) PSLV-II (B) Chandrayan II
(C) Chandrayan III (D) Chandrayan-I
(E) None of these

l6. As per new revised rules now Foreign Direct
Investment in Insurance sector is possible
upto the limit of—

(A) 26% (B) 40%
(C) 49% (D) 70%
(E) None of these

17. Who amongst the following players recently
became the first ever Indian to win a World
Championship in Badminton ?

(A) P. Gopichand
(B) Saina Nehwal
(C) Aparna Popat
(D) Nandu M. Natekar
(E) None of these

18. Which of the following countries got
Wanchuck as its fifth King recently

(A) Bhutan (B) Nepal
(C) Japan (D) Spain
(E) None of these

19. As per the news reports members of the
SAARC agreed to establish a ’SAARC Food
Bank’ to ensure food security for members in
case of any emergency. Which of the follo-
wing nations agreed to provide maximum
quantity of food for the bank
(lt will provide 1,53,200 tonnes)

(A) India (B) Pakistan
(C) Bhutan (D) Nepal
(E) Sri Lanka

20. The availability of Cash and other cash like
marketable instruments that are useful in
purchases and investments are commonly
known as-

(A) Cash crunch (B) Liquidity
(C) Credit (D) Marketability
(E) None of these

21. India recently signed an agreement with
which of the following countries so that they
are allowed to deal smoothly with the
problem of fishermen who cross International
Maritime Boundary Line

(A) Bangladesh (B) Sri Lanka
(C) Pakistan (D) Myanmar
(E) None of these

22. The World Development Report 2009 was
released recently. Who publishes the World
Development Report every year?

(A) Asian Development Bank
(B) World Bank
(C) International Monetary Fund
(D) United Nations Organizations
(E) None of these

23. The 3rd IBSA Summit took place in New
Delhi in October 2008. Which of the
following statements about the same is/are
correct
l. Leaders agreed to set a trilateral trade
target of US$ 25 million by 2015.
2. Leaders adopted a 50 point Delhi Summit
Declaration which has their views on
global governance.
3. IBSA agreed to provide its membership
to China and Russia from 2011

(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All l, 2 & 3
(E) None of these

24. As per newspaper reports India’s Trade gap is
showing a negative growth since last few
months ‘Trade Gap` means what

(A) Gap between total GDP and total
consumption
(B) Gap between total Imports and total
Exports
(C) Gap between available liquidity and
expected demand in next five months
(D) Gap between budgeted revenue
collection and actual collection of the
same
(E) None of these

25. Mr. Kgalema Motlanthe who was on a visit to
India in October 2008 is the—

(A) President of South Africa
(B) Prime Minister of South Africa
(C) President of Kenya
(D) Prime Minister of Kenya
(E) Deputy Director General of UNO

26. As per the reports published in newspapers
India allowed to open Cross—LOC Trade after
a gap of about 60 years. Which of the
following routes was thrown open for the
same

(A) Srinagar-Muzaffarabad
(B) Kolkata-Dhaka
(C) Varanasi-Kathmandu
(D) [mphal-Yangon
(E) None of these

27. Who amongst the following scored his 40th
century in the Test cricket while playing
against Australia in Nagpur in November
2008

(A) Sachin Tendulkar (B) Anil Kumble
(C) M. S. Dhoni (D) Harbhajan Singh
(E) None of these

28. Mr. Mohammed Anni Nasheed‘s name was in
news in recent past as he has taken over as
President of-

(A) Bangladesh (B) Maldives
(C) Malaysia (D) Indonesia
(E) None of these

29. The financial turmoil all over the world in
recent past has also put some effect on Indian
economy. What measures RBI had taken to
improve the situation ?
l. SLR has been reduced by one percentage
points and at present is 24%
2. An advance of Rs. 25,000 crore provided
to banks! financial institutions under the
Agricultural debt waiver and Debt Relief
Schemes.
3. RBI allowed banks to raise their capital
by issuing Investment Bonds. Almost all
big banks have issued such bond in
recent past.

(A) Only l (B) Only 2
(C) Only 3 (D) All l, 2 & 3
(E) Only l & 2 both

30. Shivraj Chauhan has taken over as the Chief
Minister of-

(A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Rajasthan
(C) Bihar (D) Chhattisgarh
(E) Delhi

31. ‘Jnanpith Award’ is given for excellence in
the field of-

(A) Music (B) Literature
(C) Sports (D) Films
(E) Social Services

32. Who amongst the following recently
announced his Retirement from the cricket
world

(A) Sachin Tendulkar (B) M. S. Dhoni
(C) Harbhajan Singh (D) Rahul Dravid
(E) None of these

33. The second ‘BIMSTEC Summit’ was organized in November 2008 in–

(A) Dhaka
(B) Kathmandu
(C) Thimpu
(D) New Delhi
(E) None of these

34. The Govt. of India recently signed an
agreement with Malaysia to facilitate
employment of workers between the two
countries. Which of the following was/were
the reason(s) owing to which both the nations
decided to make an agreement for the same ?
1. Malaysia is an important destination for
Indian workers as Malaysia has almost
1.5 lakh Indian workers.
2. Most of the Indians are employed with
the plantation and construction sectors
where they were not getting a fair
treatment.
3. In the last few years there was a strong
opposition to employ Indians as the
unemployment rate in Malaysia is almost
30%

(A) Only l
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 & 2 only
(E) None of these

35. Besides USA and France, India has also a
Civil Nuclear Deal with-

(A) Britain (B) Russia
(C) Germany (D) Canada
(E) Australia

36. Which of the following countries signed an
agreement with Russia so that, the country
did not attack on it in future and Russia also
did not do the same ?

(A) Georgia (B) Croatia
(C) Slovakia (D) Tajikistan
(E) Mangolia

37. The third Commonwealth Youth Games were
organized in October 2008 in-

(A) Chandigarh (B) Bangalore
(C) Pune (D) Lucknow
(E) Jaipur

38. Miss Karla Paula Henry won which of the
following titles when she participated in an
event in November 2008 in Philippines

(A) Miss Earth
(B) Miss World
(C) Miss Universe
(D) Miss Asia Pacific
(E) None of these _

39. Who amongst the following is the author of
the book ‘Development as Freedom’ ?

(A) Amartya Sen (B) C. Rangarajan
(C) Y, V. Reddy (D) Bimal Jalan
(E) None of these

40. Who amongst the following cine star of India
became the first upon whom Malaysian title
‘Datuk’ was conferred recently?

(A) Amitabh Bachchan
(B) Akshay Khanna
(C) Salman Khan
(D) Shah Rukh Khan
(E) None of these

41, Mr. Stephen Harper whose name was in news
recently is the-

(A) President of New Zealand
(B) President of Australia
(C) President of Sweden
(D) President of Canada
(E) None of these

42. Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas is observed on
which of the following days

(A) 9th March (B) 9th February
(C) 9th January (D) 19th February
(E) 19th January

43. Gold Mines in India are located mainly in-

(A) Kolar (B) Raniganj
(C) Jadugoda (D) Veeranam
(E) None of these

44. Which of the following two programmes are
the parts of thc National Social Assistance
programme of the Govt. of India’?
l. Indira Awas Yojana & Pradhan Mantri
Gram Sadak Yojana .
2. National Food for Work & Mid day Meal
Scheme
3. . National Old Age pension scheme &
National Family Benefit Scheme

(A) Only 1 (B) Only 2
(C) Only 3 (D) Either 1 or 2
(E) None of these

45. Which of the following programmes was
launched to tackle special problems faced by
those areas, which are affected by drought
conditions frequently ?
1. Desert Development Programme
2. Drought Prone Areas Programme
3. Watershed Development Programme

(A) Only 1 (B) Only 2
(C) Only 3 (D) Both l & 2
(E) All 1, 2 & 3

46. Ms. Kiran Desai is the author of which of the
following books ? -

(A) God of small things
(B) The inheritance of loss ‘
(C) Midnighfs children
(D) A House for Mr. Biswas
(E) None of these •

47. Which of the following is the duration of the
present Five—Year Plan ?

(A) 2008-12 (B) 2009-13
(C) 2007-12 (D) 2006-11
(E) None of these _

48. Which of the following Ministries was Mr.
Shivraj Patil looking after immediately prior
to his resignation from the cabinet ‘?

(A) Foreign Affairs
(B) Home Affairs
(C) Rural Development .
(D) Agriculture
(E) None of these

49. Which of the following schemes launched by
the Govt. of India provides a guaranteed 100
days employment to rural employment seekers
in India ‘?

(A) Bharat Nirman
(B) Swarnjayanti Grameen Rozgar Yojana
(C) National Rural Employment Guarantee
Act
(D) National Food for Work Programme
(E) None of these •

50. ‘Satyam’ which was in news recently was
operating in which of the following areas ?

(A) Textile (B) Mining
(C) Pharma (D) Automobiles
(E) None of these

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CURRENT AFFAIRS PREPARATION PLAN

“Current Affairs” and “General Knowledge” cover many topics like from economy to sports or education to politics, or even technology to automobiles. In every second some issues are happening around the world in these sectors, and to accumulate the excerpt of some highlighted news, and memorize it is a good plan to prepare current affairs and GK.

Some Important Tips to Follow:

Read Newspapers regularly

We all know that “Old is Gold”, same thing applies here too. We need to make a habit of reading newspapers regularly. I’ll suggest you to read more than one newspaper. It will be better if you read one newspaper of your mother language, and other of English. Some useful newspapers are “The Times of India”, “The Hindu”, “The Telegraph” etc. You need to start this habit at least 6 months before the actual exam that will help you to get access to all the important events of that period of time.

You need to keep an eye on what’s happening around you in your country and world as well. Trust me guys, you will surely find it interesting after several days. We all know that staying updated is always a good idea, as it will stand you apart from the rest.

Read Magazines thoroughly

This is another great option to prepare the subject we are talking about. There are many leading magazines that focus on current affairs and General Knowledge. You need to buy it from your local magazine seller, and start reading it thoroughly. These magazines beautifully categorize the articles with its genres to make it interesting to read on. Some of the useful magazines are Pratiyogita Darpan andManorma.

Try to read some business magazines and sports magazines too along with a general magazine. This will increase your chances of cracking the competitive exams with ease. Some useful business magazines areBusiness Today, Business Line etc.

Follow News Channels

You will need to follow news channels at least once a day. Now most of the leading news channels are active for 24*7. You need to pick up a suitable time for yourself to watch any favorite news channel of yours. You can watch ABP News, NDTV, Times Now, ET Now, Zee News etc. Try to go through all the breaking and highlighted news, and make it a habit.

I know that watching news channels for long will bore you, so I’ll suggest you to allocate only 30 minutes for it in a whole day. All the leading ones shows the glimpses of all important events of the day quite frequently, so 30 minutes will be enough for you to boost up your current affairs and GK knowledge.

Maintain a Diary

My teacher used to tell me that whenever you learn something try to write it down in your diary, as it will help you to memorize it in a better manner. He is so right, as this method helped me a lot to score good marks in every exam that I appeared for. As I already mentioned before that a lot of events are occurring in the country and around the world, so it is easily understandable that it is not easy to remember everything. It’s always a superb idea to maintain a diary of current events.

You need to update this diary on a daily basis with all the events that you consider as important ones. This diary will become quite useful for the revision part, as it will provide you information about all the important events at a place. You should keep revising the diary frequently, as it will help you to memorize important names, dates, awards etc.

Channelize your Preparation Accordingly

All the competitive exams are not same, as all of them have different pattern, even when it comes to the same topic as ‘Current Affairs’ or ‘GK’. For example for civil services exam, you need to give importance on events of National value. On the other scenario, in matter of bank job exam, the focus should be on the news on banking sectors, and economic and business news.

Thus I’ll suggest you to prepare as per the exams you are appearing for, as channelizing your preparation according to the pattern of the exam will accelerate your chance of getting selected.

Use Internet Resources

Google, YouTube and Wikipedia are my favorite teachers’; one of my friends told me this once. This is quite true indeed, so you should use all the available online resources to study current affairs and GK for exams. For example this blog is all about “Current Affairs”, so you can check this blog regularly by subscribing to us (check the sidebar for subscription options). You can actively take part some forums that are focusing on current events. The good part is you can follow the websites of all leadingnewspapers online if you don’t have enough time to read newspapers.

Use Social Networking Sites for Good

Believe me or not you can surely use social networking sites to your benefits. Especially to prepare current affairs and General knowledge Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and StumbleUpon may help you a lot. You can join some Facebook pages, or follow some twitter accounts that are related to current affairs. You can join our Facebook Page too for this matter, or connect with me at LinkedIn or circle me in Google Plus for all the information on recent happenings to boost up your General Knowledgeability.

Give Priority to your Strength

We usually find difficulties when we try to learn everything at once. In that process basically we study a lot, but remember a little. We need to first select our strength areas for our preparation. Try to givepriority to your strength areas. It may be Sports, economy, Government Affairs or technology. Suppose you are applying for Bank exams, then you should prepare industry related news. Along with that you may pick any 2-3 areas of your strength like sports or technology. You need to prepare these sections to the utmost level. I can assure you that these strategies will help you to score much better in Current Affairs section.

Participate in Online Quizzes

You should participate in some free quizzes that are available online to evaluate yourself. For this matter you can easily access our “Quiz Section”. This will give you proper idea whether you are ready for the big exam day or not. As an added factor it will also provide you confidence i.e. very much essential. You can download Monthly-wise current affairs questions from Here.