General knowledge Questions

1 At present the salary of President of India is – (a) Rs. 50,000
(b) Rs. 75,000
(c) Rs. 85,000
(d) Rs. 1,00,000

2 What is the minimum age prescribed in India for citizen to cast their vote ?
(a) 18 years (b) 21 years (c) 16 years (d) 20 years
3 Who decides whether a bill is a money bill or not ?
(a) President (b) Prime minister
(c) Finance Minister (d) Speaker of the lok sabha
4 The World Press Freedom Day is observed on
(a)12TH December (b) 03RD May
(c) 15TH September (d) 01ST December
5 Who was the last viceroy of India ?
(a) Lord linlithgow (b) Lord Mountbatten
(c) Lord Wavell (d) Clement Attlee
6 The world trade organization was formed in
(a) 1991 (b) 1995
(c) 1997 (d) 1999
7 Who had estimated national income in India first
(a) V.K.R.V. Rao (b) Dadabhi Naoroji
(c) R.C. Dutt (d) D.R. Gadgil
8 Cuscuta is a
(a) Partial stem parasite (b) Complete stem parasite
(c) Partial root parasite (d) Complete root parasite
9 The function unit of the kidney is
(a) Neuron (b) Glomerolus
(c) Nephron (d) Ureter
10 Copper is refined by
(a) Roasting (b) Oxidation
(c) Electrolysis (d) Zone refining
11 The important unit of a microprocessor is
(a) ALU (b) Array of registers
(c) Control unit (d) All of these
12 Who was the first actress to be conferred with the honors of Padma Shree
(a) Kanan Davi (b) Devika Rani
(c) Sulochana (d) Nargis Dutt
13 What is the net profit percentage of SBI during the year 2007-08 ?
(a) 26.5 % (b) 30.25 %
(c) 34.34 % (d) 48.18 %
14 The union cabinet has decided to increases the number of judges in the supreme court including the chief justice from 26 to
(a) 27 (b) 28
(c) 30 (d) 31
15 The union government has recently banned the export of which of the following cereals ?
(a) Rice (b) Wheat
(c) Maize (d) None of these
16 Chine has hiked its defense expenditure by ……. Per cent to raise it to $ 57.22 billion
(a) 17.6 (b) 18.5
(c) 20.2 (d) 22.5
17 Who has bagged the 53rd filmfare awards for best actress
(a) Aishwarya Rai (b) Preity Zinta
(c) Rani Mukherjee (d) Kareena Kapoor
18 What slogan has been given by the UNESCO for the international year of languages 2008 ?
(a) Revive lost Language (b) Language matter
(c) Language unit US (d) Language our lifelines
19 What is the name of the latest book by Jhunpa Lahiri
(a) Namesake (b) Unaccustomed earth
(c) Unpredictable earth (d) Reconcilation

20 What is the Name of Delhi’s Cricket Team for IPL cricket Tournament
(a) Dare Devils (b) Knight Riders
(c) a & b (d) none of these
21 A rear view mirror for driving is
(a) plain (b) concave
(c) convex (d) none
22 The government of India derives its single largest source of revenue from
(a) Direct Tax (b) Customer Duties
(c) Deficit Financing (d) Union Excise Duties
23 Rath temple at Mahabalipuram were built in the reign of which Pallava ruler ?
(a) Mahendraverman 1 (b) Narsinghavarman 1
(c) a & b (d) none
24 The staple food of the vedic Aryan was
(a) barley & rice (b) milk & its product
(c) rice & pulses (d) none of these
25 Who has bagged the Indu Sharma Katha Samman for the year 2007 ?
(a) Mahasweta Devi (b) Nirupama Subramaniam
(c) Nasira Sharma (d) Nilanjana Bose
ANSWER KEY
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
d a d b b b c b b c d d d d a
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
a b b b b c d a b c
General Awareness 2009 (Economic and Banking)
1. Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2007 has replaced—
(A) VAT
(B) MRTPC
(C) Securities Contracts (Regulation) Bill, 2005
(D) Electricity Act, 2003

2. A bill has been introduced in the Parliament to raise SBI authorised capital from Rs. 20 crore to—
(A) Rs. 50 crore (B) Rs. 1000 crore
(C) Rs. 2000 crore (D) Rs. 5000 crore

3. The total Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) during 2008-09 has been targeted at—
(A) $ 25 billion (B) $ 35 billion
(C) $ 45 billion (D) $ 50 billion

4. National Electricity Policy envisages elimination of power shortage by 2012 through addition of …… during 10th and 11th plan periods.
(A) 50000 MW
(B) 75000 MW
(C) 100000 MW
(D) 125000 MW

5. ‘Priyadarshini Project’ is related to—
(A) Empowerment of Rural women
(B) Survival of Girl Child
(C) Free Education to all girls
(D) None of the above

6. ‘Pratibha Kiran Yojana’ is a new scheme to promote higher education among girls introduced by—
(A) Karnataka
(B) Bihar
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Uttar Pradesh

7. To which service, the government has notified Service Tax Refund Scheme for exporter ?
(A) Port services
(B) Railway service
(C) Road service
(D) All of these

8. ‘Laadli Laxmi Yojana’ has been launched by………government for supporting girls of all religion and caste upto their marriage.
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Gujarat

9. The Contract of Expressway Project in Uttar Pradesh has been awarded to—
(A) JP Associates
(B) JM Infra
(C) Jointly to (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above

10. 13th ASEAN Summit was held between November 18 to 22, 2007 in—
(A) Thailand
(B) Malaysia
(C) Singapore
(D) Philippines

11. ‘Innovation Lab’ has been launched by—
(A) Tata Consultancy Services
(B) Infosys Tech
(C) Reliance Industries
(D) Anil’s Reliance Communications

12. Dr. Ganesh Natrajan has been appointed Chairman (2008-09) for—
(A) CII (B) NASSCOM
(C) FICCI (D) SEBI

13. Which country was honoured at China International Travel Mart 2007 with Best Participating and Excellent Advertisement Awards ?
(A) Singapore (B) Thailand
(C) India (D) Nepal

14. APEC group leaders have decided to take up new membership issue after a few years and as a result India and other ten countries have to wait for APEC membership till—
(A) 2009 (B) 2010
(C) 2011 (D) 2012

15. Government has extended Mid Day Meal Scheme to cover the students upto class—
(A) 6th (B) 7th
(C) 8th (D) 10th

16. Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. has been renamed as—
(A) Reliance Sanchar Nigam Ltd.
(B) Tata Sanchar Nigam Ltd.
(C) Tata Communication Ltd.
(D) Bharti Communication Ltd.

17. Government is going to merge Annapurna Scheme with—
(A) Mid Day Meal Scheme
(B) National Old Age Pension Scheme
(C) National Food for Work Programme
(D) Antyodaya Anna Yojana

18. For attaining 9% growth rate during 11th plan (2007-2012), investment level has been estimated to be—
(A) 34•8% of GDP (B) 32•4% of GDP
(C) 30•9% of GDP (D) 36•7% of GDP

19. Government adopted the new funding pattern (Centre State Share) for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan as—
(A) 50 : 50 (B) 55 : 45
(C) 60 : 40 (D) 65 : 35

20. National Food Security Mission targets to increase the production of wheat, rice and pulses in next four years to—
(A) 10, 8 and 2 million tonne respectively
(B) 8, 10 and 2 million tonne respectively
(C) 8, 12 and 2 million tonne respectively
(D) 8, 10 and 4 million tonne respectively

21. The most densely populated country in South Asia is—
(A) Bangladesh (B) India
(C) Maldives (D) Sri Lanka

22. Revenue Deficit as a per cent of GDP in Budget 2009-10 has been estimated at—
(A) 1•0% (B) 4•0%
(C) 4•4% (D) 4•8%

23. Which country among the following gets the highest HDI ranking in Human Development Report 2007 ?
(A) Iceland (B) USA
(C) United Kingdom (D) Japan

24. ‘Aam Admi Bima Yojana’ is an insurance scheme for rural landless households introduced by—
(A) National Insurance Co.
(B) Life Insurance Co.
(C) UTI
(D) ICICI Life Prudential Co.

25. NOAPS has been renamed as Indira Gandhi Old Age Pension Scheme with its extended scope. Now this scheme will include all old age persons—
(A) Living below poverty line
(B) Above 60 years age
(C) Above 65 years age
(D) Both (A) and (C)

Answers
1. (B) 2. (D) 3. (B) 4. (C) 5. (A) 6. (C) 7. (D) 8. (B) 9. (A) 10. (C)
11. (A) 12. (B) 13. (C) 14. (B) 15. (C) 16. (C) 17. (B) 18. (D) 19. (D) 20. (B)
21. (C) 22. (D) 23. (A) 24. (B) 25. (D)


Bank PO General Awareness on August 2009
1. In India, national income is estimated by .
(a) Planning Commission (b) Indian Statistical Institute
(c) Central Statistical Organization (d) National Sample Survey Organization
2. Given below are two statements .
Assertion (a) : Powers for conducting elections to the Parliament and State Legislatures in a free and
fair manner have been given to an independent body i.e. the Election Commission.
Reason (R) : Powers of removal of Election Commissioners is with the executive.
In the context of above, which one of the following is correct?
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.

3. Which one of the following motions can the Council of Ministers in India move?
(a) No Confidence Motion (b) Confidence Motion
(c) Adjournment Motion (d) Censure Motion
4. Hindu Rate of growth refers to the rate of growth of .
(a) GDP (b) Population
(c) Foodgrains (d) Per capita income

5. Which one of the following is the time limit for the ratification of an emergency period by the Parliament?
(a) 14 days (b) 1 month
(c) 3 months (d) 6 months
6. As per recommendations of the Twelfth Finance Commission, percentage share of States of the
shareable central taxes is?
(a) 28.5 (b) 29.5
(c) 30.5 (d) 32.4

7. The annual growth rate of the Indian Economy at 1999-2000 prices during 2005-2006 has been estimated between .
(a) 5 to 6 per cent (b) 7 to 8 per cent
(c) 6 to 7 per cent (d) 8 to 9 per cent

8. Which one of the following is not an objective of fiscal policy of Indian Government?
(a) Full employment (b) Regulation of inter-State trade
(c) Price stability (d) Equitable distribution of wealth and income.

9. How many times has Financial Emergency been declared in India so far?
(a) 5 times (b) 4 times
(c) Once (d) Never

10. Which one of the following on the Consolidated Fund of India?
(a) Salary and allowances of the President of India.
(b) Salary and allowances of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
(c) Salary and allowances of the Justices of the Supreme Court of India.
(d) Salary and allowances of the Vice President of India.