Thursday, 29 March 2012

General awareness- 2012 Practice Test 35 FOR IBPS PO EXAM


1. Which of the following countries recently decided to lift ban on Foreign News, Websites, etc. as a reforms measure?
a) Bangladesh b) Nepal c) China d) Pakistan e) Myanmar


2. Who among the following is the first recipient of the Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award presented in September 2011?
a) Asha Bhosle b) Lata Mangeshkar c) Sonu Nigam d) Kailash Kher e) Anu Malik


3. Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi was associated with which of the following games
a) Banminton b) Cricket c) Football d) Hockey e) Lawn Tennis


4. Ms Helle Thorning Schmidt has become the first woman Prime Minister of …
a) New Zealand b) Malaysia c) Denmark d) Brazil e) None of these


5. Which county is not included among BRICS?
a) USA b) Brazil c) China d) South Africa e) India


6. Sri B C Khanduri has become the Chief Minister of which of the following States for the second term?
a) Orissa b) Himachal Pradesh c) Jharkhand d) Uttarakhand e) Chhattisgarh


7. First share market in India was established in which of the following cities?
a) Kanpur b) Chennai c) Jaipur d) Mumbai e) None of these


8. Which of the following is NOT decided by the Finance Minister while presenting Union Budget every year?
a) Rate of Income Tax b) Expenditure on Defence Services
c) Relief packages to various sections of the society d) Repo & Reverse Repo
e) Revenue expected from various sources



9. Which of the following is one the core functions of the Reserve Bank of India?
a) To act as Tax collector of the Govt of India b) Work as Banker to the Banks
c) Help in finalization of the Union Budget d) Participate in annual meetings of the various financial institutes world wide e) None of these


10. Which of the following tools is used frequently by the RBI to control credit and monetary situations of the markets in the country?
a) Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) b) Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS)
c) Balance of Trade d) Forward Rate Agreements e) Electronic Clearing Service


11. The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) launched with a corpus of Rs. 1000 crore will help which of the following groups of society ?
a) Bank Employees b) Central & State Government Employees
c) Workers of the unorganized sector d) War widows e) Women employees engaged in textile industry


12. What is the full form of the term 'PDS' which is a channel of distribution of foodgrains and other essentials to poor people on subsidized rates?
a) Public Distribution System b) Potential Development System
c) Profitable Distribution Source d) Public Development Syndication
e) Public Distribution Stores


13. India and Afghanistan recently signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement. Who among the following signed on it for Afghanistan during his visit to New Delhi?
a) President of Afghanistan b) Vice President of Afghanistan
c) Foreign Minister of Afghanistan d) Finance Minister of Afghanistan
e) None of these


14. Mr Makhdoom Amin Fahim, who was on a state visit to India is the Commerce Minister of ………….
a) Bangladesh b) Pakistan c) Afghanistan d) Nepal e) Myanmar


15. Which of the following terms is used in the field of finance and banking?
a) Metabolism b) Genetic process c) Centrifugal force d) Debt instrument
e) Experimental Error


16. Who among the following Indian Leaders was in New York in September 2011 to address UN General Assembly?
a) Mrs Sonia Gandhi b) Dr Manmohan Singh c) Mr Pranab Mukherjee
d) Ms Meira Kumar e) None of these


17. Who among the following is the Chief Minister of Gujarat at present ?
a) Sri Arun Jaitley b) Sri Praful Patel c) Sri L K Advani d) Sri Narendra Modi
d) None of these


18. The 12th plan papers are sent to 'NDC' for approval - was the news in various newspapers recently. This means the plan was sent to ….
a) New Democratic Council b) National Development Council
c) New Democratic Committee d) National Democratic Council
e) New Departmental Committee


19. India recently signed a Tax treaty with 'Uruguay'. This is a country in ….
a) South America b) South Africa c) South East Asia d) Gulf e) Europe


20. Which of the following is not a member of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) ?
a) Italy b) Germany c) USA d) France e) India


21. Which of the following countries launched its first Space Laboratory Module named 'Tiangong-I' recently?
a) South Korea b) North Korea c) China d) Japan e) Italy


22. India recently signed a significant Border Pact with which of the following SAARC countries?
a) Myanmar b) Nepal c) China d) Pakistan e) Bangladesh


23. Northern Rashidpur Field, where a huge stock of gas is found, is a place in
a) Pakistan b) Nepal c) Bangladesh d) Sri Lanka e) India



24. Women of which of the following countries got voting rights in General Elections for the first time?
a) China b) Bangladesh c) Pakistan d) Nepal e) Saudi Arabia


25. Which of the following is the currency of Myanmar?
a) Dinar b) Kyat c) Pesso d) Euro e) Dollar

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