General Knowledge & Current Affairs Questions and Answers

1. India has signed an agreement to procure Advanced Jet
Trainer (Hawk) from which of the following countries ?
 (a) USA
 (b) UK
 (c) France 
 (d) Russia
 Ans: ( b ) UK
  
2. The United States has granted the status of ?major
non-NATO ally? to which of the following countries recently ?
 (a) Pakistan
 (b) India
 (c) Afghanistan
 (d) Myanmar
 Ans: ( a ) Pakistan
  
3. Who among the following persons bought the sword of Tipu
Sultan in London and brought it back to India ?
 (a) Ratan Tata
 (b) Mukesh Ambani
 (c) Vijay Mallya
 (d) Aditya Birla
 Ans: ( c ) Vijay Mallya
  
4. Which of the following companies became India?s first
listed IT firm to have crossed $1 billion turnover ?
 (a) Satyam
 (b) HCL
 (c) Wipro
 (d) Infosys Technologies
 Ans: ( d ) Infosys Technologies
  
5. Who among the following women has become the highest
individual scorer in an innings in Tests ?
 (a) Mithali Raj
 (b) Kiran Baloch
 (c) Diana Eduljee
 (d) None of these
 Ans: ( b ) Kiran Baloch
  
6. Who is the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka ?
 (a) Chandrika Kumaratunga
 (b) Ranil Wickremesinghe
 (c) Mahinda Rajapakse
 (d) None of these
 Ans: ( c ) Mahinda Rajapakse
  
7. Hamas is a militant organization fighting against which
of the following countries ?
 (a) Sudan
 (b) Israel
 (c) Brazil 
 (d) Syria
 Ans: ( b ) Israel
  
8. Who among the following has become the first Indian to
score a triple century in Tests ?
 (a) Rahul Dravid
 (b) Sachin Tendulkar
 (c) V.V.S. Laxman
 (d) Virender Sehwag
 Ans: ( d ) Virender Sehwag
  
9. Who among the following has won the Femina Miss India
Universe 2004 title ?
 (a) Lakshmi Pandit
 (b) Sayali Bhagat
 (c) Tanushree Dutta
 (d) Jyoti Brahmin
 Ans: ( c ) Tanushree Dutta
  
10. The 9th South Asian Federation Games were held recently
in which of the following cities ?
 (a) Islamabad
 (b) Hyderabad
 (c) Kathmandu
 (d) Colombo
 Ans: ( a ) Islamabad
  
11. Which of the following parts of the poppy plant is used
for the extraction of opium ?
 (a) Capsules
 (b) Flowers
 (c) Leaves
 (d) Roots
 Ans: ( b ) Flowers
  
12. Who is the Chairman of the Twelfth Finance Commission ?
 (a) C. Rangarajan
 (b) N. N. Vohra
 (c) Bimal Jalan
 (d) Vijay Kelkar
 Ans: ( a ) C. Rangarajan
  
13. The first feature film (talkie) produced in India was
 (a) Hatimtai
 (b) Alamm Ara
 (c) Pundalik
 (d) Raja Harishchandra
 Ans: ( b ) Alamm Ara
  
14. During the Indian freedom struggle, ?The Deccan
Educational Society? was founded by
 (a) B.G. Tilak
 (b) Dadabhai Naoroji
 (c) G.K. Gokhale
 (d) M.G. Ranade
 Ans: ( d ) M.G. Ranade
  
15. A ?black hole? is a body in space which does not allow
any radiation to come out.   This property is due to its 
 (a) Very small size
 (b) Very large size
 (c) Very high density
 (d) Very low density 
 Ans: ( c ) Very high density
  
16. The ?Chilka Lake region? lies in between the deltas of 
 (a) Ganga and Mahanadi
 (b) Godavari and Krishna
 (c) Mahanadi and Godavari
 (d) Krishna and Kaveri
 Ans: ( c ) Mahanadi and Godavari
  
17. The 44th Amendment of the Indian Constitution withdrew
the Fundamental Right
 (a) To freedom of religion 
 (b) To constitutional remedies 
 (c) To property 
 (d) Against exploitation 
 Ans: ( c ) To property
  
18. The Legislative Council of a State in India can be
abolished or created by
 (a) The President of India in consultation with the Council
of Ministers of the State concerned 
 (b) The Legislative Assembly of the State concerned 
 (c) The Parliament at a joint sitting of both the Houses 
 (d) The Parliament, provided the State Legislative Assembly
passes a resolution to that effect 
 Ans: ( d ) The Parliament, provided the State Legislative
Assembly passes  a resolution to that effect
  
19. At which stage in its life cycle does the silk work
yield the fibre of commerce ?
 (a) Egg
 (b) Larva
 (c) Pupa
 (d) Imago
 Ans: ( c ) Pupa
  
20. Persons below the poverty line in India are classified
as such based on whether 
 (a) They are entitled to a minimum prescribed food basket
 (b) They get work for a prescribed minimum number of days
in a year 
 (c) They belong to agricultural labourer household and the
scheduled caste /tribe social group 
 (d) Their daily wages fall below the prescribed minimum wages 
 Ans: ( a ) They are entitled to a minimum prescribed food
basket
  
21. As per 1991 Census, which one of the following groups of
Union Territories had the highest literacy rate ?
 (a) Chandigarh and Dadra & Nagar Haveli
 (b) Delhi and Andaman & Nicobar Islands 
 (c) Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Pondicherry 
 (d) Pondicherry and Delhi 
 Ans: ( b ) Delhi and Andaman & Nicobar Islands
  
22. In order to win the Grand Slam in Tennis, a player must
win which one of the following groups of tournaments ?
 (a) Australian Open, Wimbeldon, French Open, U.S. Open
 (b) Wimbledon, French Open, U.S. Open, Swedish Open
 (c) Wimbledon, French Open, Paegas Czec Open, U.S. Open
 (d) Davis Cup, Wimbledon, French Open, Australian Open
 Ans: ( a ) Australian Open, Wimbeldon, French Open, U.S. Open
  
23. ?Abhinava Bharat?, a secret society of revolutionaries,
was organized by
 (a) Khudiram Bose
 (b) V.D. Savarkar
 (c) Prafulla Chaki
 (d) Bhagat Singh 
 Ans: ( b ) V.D. Savarkar
  
24. Endoscopy, a technique used to explore the stomach or
other inner parts of the body, is based on the phenomenon of 
 (a) Total internal reflection
 (b) Interference 
 (c) Diffraction 
 (d) Polarisation 
 Ans: ( a ) Total internal reflection
  
25. Which one of the following lakes forms and international
boundary between Tanzania and Uganda ?
 (a) Chad
 (b) Malawi
 (c) Victoria 
 (d) Zambezi
 Ans: ( c ) Victoria

2009 SOLVED SBI BANK CLERK NUMERICAL ABILITY EXAM PAPER Question paper

26. Water is filled in a cylindrical vessel in such a way that its volume doubles after every five minutes. If it takes 30 minutes for the vessel to be full, then the vessel will be one fourth full in

(a) 20 minute (b) 25 minutes

(c) 7 minutes 30 seconds (d) 10 minutes

27. If 10 cats can kill 10 rats in 10 minutes how long will it take 100 cats to kill 100 rats

(a) 1 minutes (b) 10 minute (c) 100 minutes (d) 10000 minutes

28. If 75 % of a number is added to 75, the result is the number itself, then the number is:

(a) 250 (b) 750 (c) 400 (d) 300

29. A school has enough food for 400 children for 12 days. How long will the food last if 80 more children join them?

(a) 6 days (b) 7 days (c) 10 days (d) 8 days

30. The sum of two consecutive numbers is 55, which is the largest number?

(a) 25 (b) 28 (c) 26 (d) 27

31. When a shop keeper sold 2/3 of an item, he got the cost price of the whole lot. What is the percentage of his profit?

(a) 33 1/8 % (b) 66 2/3 % (c) 25 % (d) 50 %

32. The perimeter of a rectangular field is 480 meters and the ratio between the length and breadth is 5:3. The area of the field is:

(a) 7,200m2 (b) 15,000m2 (c) 54,000m2 (d) 13,500m2

33. If you add 100 to a certain number, the result will be more than, if you multiply that number by 1000 what is that number?

(a) 1.5 (b) 1.0 (c) 2.5 (d) 2.0

34. A student has to secure 40 % marks to pass. He gets 150 marks and fails by 30 marks. What is the maximum marks?

(a) 400 (b) 500 (c) 475 (d) 450

35. The circumcentre of an obtuse triangle will always be in the

(a) Interior of the triangle

(b) Midpoint of the diameter

(c) Exterior of the triangle

(d) Midpoint of the side of the triangle

36. What is the degree measure of a semicircle?

(a) 360 (b) 90 (c) 270 (d) 180

37. Which among the following is the point of intersection of the medians of a triangle?

(a) Circumcentre (b) Centroid (c) Orthocenter (d) Incentre

38. The height of a cone and its base diameter are equal. If the base radius is 'r' what is its slant height?

(a) 3r (b) 4r (c) v5r (d) v3r

39. The radii of two spheres are in the ratio 2:3. What is the ratio of their surface areas?

(a) 4:9 (b) 2:3 (c) 8:27 (d) 4:6

40. What is the common ratio of the progression 3v2, 6, 6v2 ?

(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) v2 (d) v3

41. In class of 100 students 50 students passed in Mathematics and 70 passed in English, 5 students failed in both Mathematics and English. How many students passed in both the subjects?

(a) 25 (b) 30 (c) 50 (d) 45

42. Speed of a boat in still water is 9 km/hr. It goes 12 km down stream and comes back to the starting point in three hours.What is the speed of water in the stream?

(a) 3 km/hr (b) 4 km/hr (c) 4.5 km/hr (d) 5 km/hr

43. A student was asked to add 16 and subtract 10 from a number.He by mistake added 10 and subtracted 16. If his answer is 14 what is the correct answer?

(a) 20 (b) 26 (c) 30 (d) 32

44. Find the area of a right angled triangle whose hypotenuse is 10 cm and base 8 cm.

(a) 48 sq.cm (b) 34 sq.cm (c) 24 sq.cm (d) 42 sq.cm

45. Find the next term of the series: 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, ......

(a) 81 (b) 69 (c) 63 (d) 57

46. A number consists of 20 plus 20% of its value. The number is:

(a) 20 (b) 22 (c) 25 (d) 30

47. 20% of 5 + 5% of 20 =

(a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 6 (d) 21

48. The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock, when the time is 8.30

(a) 800 (b) 600 (c) 1050 (d) 750

49. Rs. 1581 is divided among A, B and C in the ratio 10 : 15 : 6. What is the share of B?

(a) 306 (b) 765 (c) 700 (d) 510

50. The sum of four consecutive counting numbers is 154. Find the smallest number:


(a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 38 (d) 31


Answers

1 A 11 B 21 C 31 D 41 A

2 B 12 A 22 B 32 D 42 A

3 A 13 D 23 A 33 B 43 B

4 B 14 D 24 C 34 D 44 C

5 C 15 A 25 B 35 C 45 A

6 B 16 C 26 A 36 D 46 C

7 C 17 D 27 B 37 B 47 B

8 D 18 A 28 D 38 C 48 D

9 C 19 C 29 C 39 C 49 B

10 B 20 B 30 B 40 C 50 B 

(Paper) State Bank of India Clerical Exam Model Qn paper

Paper : State Bank of India Clerical Exam Model Qn paper

1. Sum of smallest six digit no. and greatest five digit no. is:
a. 199999
b. 201110
c. 211110
d. 1099999
e. None of these
2. Value of 112 * 54. is :
a. 6700
b. 70000
c. 76500
d. 77200
e. None of these
3. 1399*1399
a. 1687401
b. 1901541
c. 1943211
d. 1957201
e. None of these
4. When a no. is multiplied by 13 product consist of all 5’s. The smallest such no. is
a. 41625
b. 42135
c. 42515
d. 42735
e. None of these
5. If n is –ve no. then which of the following is least.
a. 0
b. –n
c. 2n
d. n2
e. None of these
6. If -1<=x <=2 and 1<= y <= 3 then least value of 2y-3x is :
a. 0
b. -3
c. -4
d. -5
e. None of these
7. The least prime no. is :
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3
e. None of these
8. The sum of prime no.’s b/w 60 and 75 is:
a. 199
b. 201
c. 211
d. 272
e. None of these
9. Total no. of even prime no.’s is :
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. None
e. None of these
10. How many No’s B/w 400 and 600 begin with or end with digit 5.
a. 40
b. 100
c. 110
d. 120
e. None of these
11. The digit in unit’s place of product 81*82……..*89 is:
a. 0
b. 2
c. 6
d. 8
e. None of these
12. The sum of first 45 natural no’s is :
a. 1035
b. 1280
c. 2070
d. 2140
e. None of these
13. The unit’s digit in the product of 771 * 659 * 3 65 is :
a. 1
b. 2
c. 4
d. 6
e. None of these
14. Which no. is exactly divisible by 11
a. 235641
b. 245642
c. 315624
d. 415624
e. None of these
15. The largest natural no. which exactly divides the product of any 4 consecutive natural no’s is:
a. 6
b. 12
c. 24
d. 120
e. None of these
16. The diff. b/w squares of 2 consecutive odd integers is always divisible by:
a. 3
b. 6
c. 7
d. 8
e. None of these
17. The smallest no. to be added to 1000 so that 45 divides the sum exactly is :
a. 10
b. 20
c. 35
d. 80
e. None of these
18. The least no. which must be subtracted from 6709 to make it exactly divisible by 9 is :
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
e. None of these
19. Find the no. nearest to 99547 and exactly divisible by 687:
a. 98928
b. 99479
c. 99615
d. 100166
e. None of these
20. The least no. by which 72 must be multiplied in order to produce a multiple of 112 is
a. 6
b. 12
c. 14
d. 18
e. None of these
21. Which largest no. of 5 digits is divisible by 99:
a. 99909
b. 99981
c. 99990
d. 99999
e. None of these
22. A no. when divided by 114 leaves the remainder 21 if same no. is divided by 19 the remainder will be
a. 1
b. 2
c. 7
d. 21
e. None of these
23. The diff. b/w 2 no’s is 1365 when larger no. is divided by smaller the quotient is 6 and the remainder is 15. The smaller no. is :
a. 240
b. 270
c. 295
d. 360
e. None of these
24. The divisor is 10 times the quotient and 5 times the remainder if remainder is 46 then dividend is :
a. 4236
b. 4306
c. 4336
d. 5336
e. None of these
25. A four digit no. divisible by 7 becomes divisible by 3 when 10 is added to it the largest such no. is :
a. 9947
b. 9987
c. 9989
d. 9996
e. None of these
ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATION :
1) a
2) 1120000/16 = b
3) (1400-1)*(1400-1) = d
4) 555555/13 = d
5)c 6)c 7)c 8)d 9)b 10)c 11)a 12)a 13)c
14)d 15)c 16)d 17)a 18)c 19)c 20)c 21)c
22)d 23)b 24)d 25)b

Bank of Baroda Solved Question Paper

1) An athlete runs 200 metres race in 24 seconds.His speed (in km/hr) is

(1) 20 (2) 24

(3) 28.5 (4) 30

Ans (4)

2)A train passes two bridges of lengths 800 m and 400 m in 100 seconds and 60 seconds respectively The length of the train is

A 80m B.90m

C. 200 m 0. 150m

Ans (3)

3) Find the least multiple of 23, which when divided by’18, 21 and 24 leaves the remainder 7, 10 and 13 respectively

1 3013 2.3024

3. 3002 4. 3036

Ans 1

4)Find the greatest number of five digits which when divided by 3, 5, 8, 12 have 2 as remainder

1 99999 2.99958

3. 99960 4. 99962

Ans (4)

5. If 324 x 150= 54, 251 x 402 = 48 and 523 x 246= 120, then 651 x 345 =?

1. 120 2. 85

3. 144 4. 60

Ans (3)

6. Some equations are solved on the basis of certain system. Find out the correct answer for the unsolved equation on that basis.

If 12 x 7 =408 and 9 x 8 =207, then 13 x 7 =?

1. 190 2. 91

3. 901 4. 109

ans (4)

7. If NOIDA is written as STNIF, how MEERUT can be written in that code?

1. QIIVYX 2. RJJWZV

3. RJJWZY 4. RIIVYX

ans (3)
8. The sum of prime no.’s b/w 60 and 75 is:

a. 199

b. 201

c. 211

d. 272

e. None of these

9. Total no. of even prime no.’s is :

a. 0

b. 1

c. 2

d. None

e. None of these

e. None of these

10. How many No’s B/w 400 and 600 begin with or end with digit 5.

a. 40

b. 100

c. 110

d. 120

11. The digit in unit’s place of product 81*82……..*89 is:

a. 0

b. 2

c. 6

d. 8

e. None of these

12. The sum of first 45 natural no’s is :

a. 1035

b. 1280

c. 2070

d. 2140

e. None of these

Latest Current GK Questions March 2010 Multiple Choice objective Questions Quiz

1. Shiv Shankar menon was recently appointed NSA.What is Meaning of NSA

a.National Security Authority

b. national Security Adviser

c. national Stocks Advisor

d. national Stocks Authority

2.Current Chairman of public Accounts Commitee PAC is?

a Meira Kumar

b.jaswant Singh

c.Montek Singh Ahluwalia

d.Gopinath Munde

3.Who is the new Secratary general of NHRC.

a. K S Money

b. Lt. general V K Singh

c.Lt general Deepak kapoor

d. Ganesh Shankar pandey

4.MOH Farook is new governer of

a J&K

b. Jharkhand

c Maharashtra

d. Andra Pradesh

5. Who is Robert gates?

a. US Defence Secratary

b. US Trade Secretary

c. UK Trade Secretary

d. UK Defence Secratary

6.Reena kaushal is first Indian Women

a. to fly fighter Aircraft

b. To reach South Pole

c. Ambassador to US

d. Actress to be Nominated for OSCARS in Technical category

7. Times Person of year 2009 is ?

a. US president Obama

b. Ben S Bernake

c. Sonia gandhi

d. Manohan Singh

8. 97 th Indian Science Conference was held at ?

a. bangalore

b. Thiruvananthapuram

c. Bhubneshwar

d. Imphal

9. National Defence Day is on?

a.march 1

b. March 2

c.March 3

d. march 4

10 World Consumer rights Day is celebrated on ?

a.March 13

b. March 14

c. March 15

d. March 16

Answers:

1 b 2 d
3 a 4 b
5 a 6 b
7 b 8 b
9 c 10 c