SBI CLERKS EXAM GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs

1. Saina Nehwal won the Indonesian Open Super Series Premier tournament in Jakarta in June 2012. This is her third Indonesian Open badminton title in four years. Which of the following players did she defeat in the final?
1) Shixian Wang
2) Sayaka Sato
3) Wang Yihan
4) Ji Hyun Sung
5) Li Xuerui

2. Alex Paul Menon was abducted on April 21, 2012 by the Maoists and was released after 13 days. He is the district collector of which of the following districts in Chhattisgarh?
1) Balod
2) Narayanpur
3) Bilaspur
4) Sukma
5) Dantewada

3. Panch Parameshwar Yojana was launched in which of the following states recently for overall development of villages?
1) Bihar
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Jharkhand
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Himachal Pradesh

4. Which cricket team has won the Ranji Trophy for 2011-12?
1) Rajasthan
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Baroda
4) Mumbai
5) Karnataka

5. With which game is B.C.Roy Trophy associated?
1) Hockey
2) Football
3) Cricket
4) Tennis
5) Billiards

6. Who was elected as the Chairman of the Indian Banks' Association (IBA) in June 2012?
1) J.P.Dua
2) Ajay Kumar
3) Alok Misra
4) M.Narendra
5) Pratip Chaudhary

7. Amalraj and Poulomi Ghatak are the national champions in men's and women's sections respecti-vely in which of the following sports?
1) Billiards
2) Table Tennis
3) Badminton
4) Lawn Tennis
5) Chess

8. Which of the following leaders was associated with the Velvet Revolution?
1) Lech Walesa
2) Nelson Mandela
3) Vaclav Havel
4) Joseph Stalin
5) Helmet Kohl

9. Ajit Singh, the Union Civil Aviation Minister, belongs to which of the following political parties?
1) Samajwadi Party
2) Bahujan Samaj Party
3) Trinamool Congress
4) Rashtriya Lok Dal
5) Biju Janata Dal

10. Who is the author of the book 'Non-Stop India'?
1) Mark Tully
2) Chetan Bhagat
3) Julian Barnes
4) Philip Roth
5) None of these




11. The United Nations Organisation (UNO) has declared 2012 as International Year of?
1) Mathematics
2) Chemistry
3) Banks
4) Cooperatives
5) Water

12. Expand the term FSDC?
1) Financial Security and Development Council
2) Financial Stability and Development Council
3) Fiscal Stability and Development Committee
4) Financial Stability and Development Commission
5) Fiscal Stability and Development Council

13. India is a member of which of the following groups of countries?
1) OPEC
2) APEC
3) ASEAN
4) NATO
5) BIMSTEC

14. Which of the following terms is used in the game of Cricket?
1) Back Hand
2) Volley
3) Deuce
4) Follow on
5) Jockey

15. 'Dhanush' is a?
1) Nuclear submarine
2) Nuclear capable aircraft
3) Nuclear capable missile
4) Surface ship
5) Nuclear reactor

16. 'Bulava', also known as SS-NX-30, is a submarine-launched ballistic missile of which of the following countries?
1) China
 2) Russia
3) Iran
4) North Korea
5) South Korea

17. Expand the term CCEA?
1) Cabinet Council on Economic Affairs
2) Cabinet Council on External Affairs
3) Cabinet Committee on External Agencies
4) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
5) None of these

18. Who is the President of the European Parliament?
1) Jerzy Buzek (Poland)
2) Martin Schulz (Germany)
3) Alexander Alvaro (Germany)
4) Isabelle Durant (Belgium)
5) None of these

19. Ma Ying-jeou was re-elected the President of which of the following countries in 2012?
1) South Korea
2) North Korea
3) Taiwan
4) Myanmar
5) Vietnam

20. Jerry Yang quit which of the following companies in 2012?
1) Google
 2) Apple
3) You tube
4) Yahoo
5) Facebook

21. Which three former Soviet republics have introduced Common Economic Space (CES) in 2012?
1) Russia, Ukraine& Armenia
2) Russia, Belarus& Kazakhstan
3) Ukraine, Belarus& Moldova
4) Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan& Uzbekistan
5) None of these

22. Which of the following states has declared 2012 as 'Year of Youth' to properly harness young talent?
1) Punjab
2) Gujarat
3) Karnataka
4) Haryana
5) Andhra Pradesh

23. Which agency/institution has launched a micro ATM that would enable beneficiaries like MGNREGA workers with Aadhar to withdraw money near their doors through core banking system?
1) RBI
2) IBA
3) SEBI
4) SBI
5) UIDAI

24. 'When Loss is Gain' is a book set in contemporary India and in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan. Which Indian diplomat has written this book?
1) Nirupama Rao
2) Pavan K.Varma
3) Ranjan Mathai
4) Shiv Shankar Menon
5) Meera Shankar

25. Which state has launched a website known as 'Civil Conseq-uences of Crime' that will provide details of those convic-ted in criminal cases? (Criminals would be deprived of certain benefits provided to the citizens)
1) Gujarat
2) Kerala
3) Bihar
4) Maharashtra
5) Tamil Nadu

26. Narendra Singh is the Chairman and Managing Director of which of the following nationalized banks?
1) Bank of Baroda
2) Bank of Maharashtra
3) Indian Bank
4) Syndicate Bank
5) Indian Overseas Bank

27. The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) is the name of a regional bloc of Latin American and Caribbean nations. It consists of 33 countries in the Americas. Its inaugural Summit was held recently in which of the following cities?
1) Caracas (Venezuela)
2) Santiago (Chile)
3) Havana (Cuba)
4) San Jose (Costa Rica)
5) Bogotá (Colombia)

28. The Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission (FSLRC) has been constituted to rewrite and harmonize financial sector legislations, rules and regula-tions. Who is its Chairman?
1) D.Swarup
2) P.J.Nayak
3) Jayanth Varma
4) B.N.Sri Krishna
5) M.Govinda Rao

29. The value of all final goods and services produced in a country in a given year is known as?
1) PPP
2) BOP
3) GDP
4) CSO
5) None of these

30. Which of the following statements about the Indian economy is not correct?
1) Indian economy is one of the fastest growing economies in the world.
2) Economic growth rate for 2011-12 is 6.5 per cent.
3) India is one of the global leaders in software and business process outsourcing.
4) The World Bank has said that the Indian economy would grow by 6.9 per cent in fiscal 2012-13.
5) The primary sector's contrib-ution to Indian economy is 27%.

31. Which of the following progra-mmes is implemented in all the districts of India for providing employment for 100 days in a financial year to those willing to do manual jobs in rural areas?
1) NRHM
2) PMGSY
3) SGSY
4) MGNREGA
5) Bharat Nirman

32. India and Vietnam are engaged in which of the following activities in the South China Sea?
1) Mineral exploration 2) Fishing
3) Oil exploration
4) Disposal of nuclear waste
5) None of these

33. Which of the following financial institutions was established in 1990 to promote micro, small and medium-scale enterprises in India?
1) EXIM Bank
2) IDBI Bank
3) NABARD
4) SIDBI
5) ICICI Bank

34. Which of the following is not a core industry?
1) Coal
2) Crude oil
3) Steel
4) Cement
5) Gems

35. Which of the following agencies/ organizations compiles Index of Industrial Production (IIP)?
1) RBI
2) Planning Commission
3) Central Statistics Office
4) NDC
5) None of these

36. Kamla Persad Bissessar, the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, visited her native village Bhelupur, Buxar district in January 2012. In which state is Bhelupur located?
1) Haryana
2) Bihar
3) Punjab
4) West Bengal
5) None of these

37. Dassault Rafale has bagged India's biggest defense deal for supplying 126 Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMR-CA) for the Indian Air Force. To which country does this company belong? (The deal is worth $10.2 Billion)
1) Spain
2) France
3) Belgium
4) Russia
5) Czech Republic

38. The theme of which of the following Summits in 2012 was "The Great Transformation: Shaping New Models?
1) BRICS
2) G8
3) G20
4) WEF
5) ASEAN

39. Which city hosted the European Union Leaders' Summit in January 2012?
1) Brussels
2) London
3) Berlin
4) Rome
5) Paris

40. Who was given the Ernst& Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for 2011?
1) Rahul Bhatia
2) B.S.Ajaikumar
3) Vivek Chaand Sehgal
4) T.K.Kurien
5) None of these


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