CURRENT GENERAL AWARENESS 2008
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1. Who amongst the following is a recipient of V.V.Giri Memorial Award for the year 2008?
(a) K.P.Kannan
(b) Megha Patekar
(c) Depak Chawla
(d) B.B.Tondon
Ans (a)
2. Which of the following city is very recently renamed?
(a) Puducherry
(b) Kolkata
(c) Gaya
(d) Bangaluru
Ans (d)
3. Which of the following is not recognized by UNO as an International Year of 2008?
(a) Planet Earth
(b) Aids
(c) Potato
(d) Sanitation
Ans (b)
4. Who is the winner of Slaka Samman for the year 2008?
(a) Prabhash Joshi
(b) Nazma Hepthullah
(c) Ashok Chakradhar
(d) Rehman Rahi
Ans (a)
5. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards are given for the person who shown exemplary performance in the field of __________
(a) Sports
(b) Politics
(c) Science & Technology
(d) Literature
Ans (c)
6. What was the controversial issue for getting the confidence of Lok Sabha by the U.P.A. Government on 22nd July, 2008?
(a) Increase of prices
(b) Fall of Share Market
(c) Increase of inflation
(d) Nuclear Treaty with US
Ans (d)
7. Who amongst following is not named for one time Life time Achievement Awards on the occasion of 60th Anniversary of India’s Independence?
(a) Dilip Kumar
(b) Dev Anand
(c) Saroja Devi
(d) Tapan Sinha
Ans (b)
8. What is the estimated G.D.P. rate in 11th Five Year Plan?
(a) 8.8%
(b) 8.9%
(c) 9.0%
(d) 9.5%
Ans (c)
9. What is the range of Agni-3 Ballistic Missile which was launched by DRDA on 7th May, 2008?
(a) 1500
(b) 2000
(c) 3000
(d) 4500
Ans (c)
10. The agricultural growth rate in 2006-07 was -
(a) 1.75%
(b) 2.00%
(c) 2.6%
(d) 3.6%
Ans (c)
11. Who is the present Chief Minister of Bihar?
(a) R.L.Bhatia
(b) Rabri Devi
(c) Nitish Kumar
(d) Ram Vilash Paswan
Ans (c)
12. Who won the First Gold Medal in Beijing 2008 Olympic games For India in the individual category 10 metre rifle shooting ?
(a) Vijyendra Kumar
(b) Sushil Kumar
(c) Abhinav Bindra
(d) Anju Bobby George
Ans (c)
13. What was the major issue for the Left Parties (CPI and CPM) to withdraw support to UPA Government?
(a) To protect the secularism
(b) To protect the interest of the left parties
(c) Against the Nuclear Treaty with USA
(d)All the above
Ans (c)
14. Where was held the WTO (World Trade Organization) Ministerial Conference in July 2008 ?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Jakarta
(c) Beijing
(d) Jeneva
Ans (d)
15. Who is the chairman of U.P.A..?
(a) Sonia Gandhi
(b) Manmohan Singh
(c) Pranav Mukherjee
(d) Shivraj Patil
Ans (a)
16. What is the objective of eleventh Five Year plan (2007-12) ?
(a) Removal of Unemployment
(b) Inclusive growth
(c) Growth with social- justice
(d) Development of minorities
ANS (b)
17. Where will be held the first Youth Olympic Games in 2010 ?
(a) Beijing
(b) New Delhi
(c) Singapore
(d) London
Ans (c)
18. Where will be held the 30th Olympic Games in 2012 ?
(a) Beijing
(b) Kualalumpur
(c) Singapore
(d) London
Ans (d)
19. The name of Thaksin Shinawatra's is associated with which of the follwing countries ?
(a) USSR
(b) Kazakistan
(c) Thailand
(d) Soth Korea
Ans (c)
20. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘The Enchantress of Florence’ ?
(a) Benajir Bhutto
(b) Salman Rushdie
(c) Laxmi Sehgal
(d) L.K.Advani
Ans (b)
21. Who amongst the following is the recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award given away in August 2008 ?
(a) Sanjeev Singh
(b) Prabhjot Singh
(c) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
(d) Rahul Dravid
Ans (c)
22. Rafael Nadal who won Wimbledon Open 2008 Tennis Championship is a citizen of—
(a) Spain
(b) France
(c) Russia
(d) USA
Ans (a)
23. The Hiroshima Day was observed on which of the following days ?
(a) 6th August
(b) 14th November
(c) 19th September
(d) 2nd October
Ans (a)
24. Who amongst the following is NOT a recipient of the Dhyan Chand Award given away in August 2008 ?
(a) Sanjeeva Kumar Singh
(b) Mukh Bain Singh
(c) Hokam Singh
(d) Gyan Singh
Ans (a)
25. Who amongst the following is NOT a recipient of the Dronacharya Awards for the year 2007 given away in August 2008 ?
(a) Sanjeeva Kumar Singh
(b) GE Sridharan
(c) Jagdish Singh
(d) Prabhjot Singh
Ans (d)
General Awareness for forthcomming exams
General Awareness for forthcomming exams
Q1. Which of the folowing is NOT a recipient of Dhyan Chand Award 2008 announced in August 2008 ?
(a) Hukum Singh
(b)Gyan Singh
(c) Sanjeev Kumar Singh
(d)Mukh Bain Singh
Q2.The Banerjee Committee is related to the probe of which incident:
(a) Mumbai blasts
(b)Godhra incident
(c) Kandhar plane Hijack
(d)Parliament Attack
Q3. The company ‘Suzlon Energy’ is a leading player in the field of:
(a) Wind Energy
(b)Geothermal Energy
(c) Solar Energy
(d)Tidal Energy
Q4.The Southernmost point of India is:
(a) Kanyakumari
(b)Indira Point(Pygmalion Point)
(c) Cape of Good Hope
(d)None of the above
Q5.The country having the highest life expectancy in the world is:
(a) USA
(b)Germany
(c) Norway
(d)Japan
Q6. 49th Parallel is the boundary line between:
(a) India & Srilanka
(b)USA & Canada
(c) Australia & New Zealand
(d)North America & South America
Q7. Aswan Dam is built over river:
(a) Tigris
(b)Danube
(c) Nile
(d)Amazon
Q8. The 8th schedule of the Constitution gives:
(a) A list of 22 languages recognized by the Constitution
(b)Administration and control of Scheduled areas and Scheduled tribes.
(c) The list of States and Union territories
(d)Provisions regarding disqualifications on the ground of political defection
Q9.Who was the creator of the world’s first free email service’Hotmail’?
(a) Narayanmurthi
(b)Vinod Dham
(c) Sabeer Bhatia
(d)Azim Premji
Q10.What is the name of the world’s fastest computer?
(a) Blue Gene
(b)Road Runner
(c) Apple
(d)Gen-X Turbo
Q11.For which sport is the Wellington Cup given in India?
(a) Shooting
(b)Wrestling
(c) Rowing
(d)Swimming
Q12. In the Indian context the term ‘De-notified tribes’ refers to:
(a) Aboriginal tribes
(b)Nomadic tribes
(c) Tribes living in Himalayan region
(d)Tribes which were earlier classified as criminal tribes
Q13.The word ‘Hindu’ as a reference to the people of India(Hindu) was first used by:
(a) Arabs
(b)Greeks
(c) Roman
(d)Turks
Q14.Zero was invented by:
(a) Aryabhatta
(b)Varahamihira
(c) Bhaskaracharya
(d)Ramanujan
Q15.The only sanke that builds nest is:
(a) King Cobra
(b)Rattle Snake
(c) Saw-scaled Viper
(d)Krait
Q16.The concept of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) originated in :
(a) U.K.
(b)U.S.A.
(c) Australia
(d)Ireland
Q17.Which of the following animal stores water in its intestine?
(a) Kangaroo
(b)Zebra
(c) Camel
(d)Uromastix
Q18.Ashtapradhan was a council of ministers in the administration of:
(a) Asoka
(b)Chandragupta Vikramaditya
(c) Rana Pratap
(d)Shivaji
Q19. Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in:
(a) China
(b)Nepal
(c) Myanmar
(d)Bangladesh
Q20.The first president of the muslim league was:
(a) M.A.Jinnah
(b)Salimullah Khan
(c) Maulana Mohammad Ali
(d)Shaukat Ali
Q21.The largest producer of Mica in the world is:
(a) Russia
(b)U.S.A
(c) Germany
(d)India
Q22. The most abundant inert gas in the atmosphere is:
(a) Xenon
(b)Krypton
(c) Argon
(d)Helium
Q23. ‘Heavy water’ is used in:
(a) Car radiators
(b)Nuclear Reactor
(c) As a coolant in refrigerator
(d)for dry-cleaning purposes
Q24. The chemical compound used in Narco-test is:
(a) Sodium Hypochlorite
(b)LSD
(c) Sodium Pentothal
(d)None of these
Q25. Which of the following is used for the production of X-Rays?
(a) Alpha Rays
(b)Beta Rays
(c) Gamma Rays
(d)Cathode Rays
Answers:
1-c 2-b 3-a 4-b 5-d
6-b 7-c 8-a 9-c 10-b
11-c 12-d 13-a 14-b 15-c
16-b 17-c 18-d 19-c 20-b
21-d 22-c 23-b 24- c 25-d
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Bank Probationary officer Solved Paper
General Awareness
1. Miss Universe 2008 is—
(A) Riyo Mori
(B) Dayana Mendoza
(C) Lisa Lazarus
(D) Simaran Kaur Mundii
(E) None of these
2. Who among the following has awarded UNESCO / Guillermo Cano world press freedom award for 2008 ?
(A) Anna Politkovskaya
(B) Amira Hass
(C) Raul Rivero
(D) Lydia Cacho Rebeiro
(E) None of these
3. The present Governor of Bihar is—
(A) R.L.Bhatia
(B) R.S.Gavai
(C) Buta Singh
(D) S.S.Sidhu
(E) None of these
4. India test-fired Nuclear Capable Agni III on May 7, 2008 for—
(A) Fourth time
(B) Second time
(C) Third time
(D) Fifth time
(E) None of these
5. Tenth century coins have been found from the city of—
(A) Guwahati
(B) Bareily
(C) Khandwa
(D) Ranchi
(E) None of these
6. The cyclone which struck Myanmar in May 2008 was—
(A) Willy-willy
(B) Nargis
(C) Fanoos
(D) Nasim
(E) None of these
7. The number of children, who are deprived of basic healthcare in India, as per the report—state of the World’s Mothers—brought out by global humanitarian organization ‘save the children’ is—
(A) 60 million
(B) 50 million
(C) 67 million
(D) 55 million
(E) None of these
8. The country where the system of two Supreme Courts has been proposed is—
(A) Pakistan
(B) Nepal
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Bhutan
(E) None of these
9. Which of the following is not a member of the NATO ?
(A) Austria
(B) Poland
(C) Hungary
(D) Spain
(E) None of these
10. Who became Britain’s first Asian woman Lord Mayor ?
(A) Rekha Rani
(B) Anjula Sood
(C) Reshma Shah
(D) Kavita Sahni
(E) None of these
11. The newly elected President of Paragury is—
(A) Fernando De Silva
(B) Fernando Lugo
(C) Fernando Silvio
(D) Fernando Dominique
(E) None of these
12. Silvio Berlusconi was recently elected to the post of Prime Ministership of Italy. He belongs to—
(A) Italian Nationalist Party
(B) The Patriotic Alliance
(C) People’s Party of Italy
(D) People of Freedom Party
(E) None of these
13. PLA stands for—
(A) Party of Leninist Association
(B) People’s Liberation Army
(C) People for Liberal Alliance
(D) People for Left Alliance
(E) None of these
14. The number of African countries which attended the recently concluded India-Africa Forum Summit is—
(A) 14
(B) 15
(C) 16
(D) 17
(E) None of these
15. According to a recent survey which of India’s states has topped in rural electrification ?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Karnataka
(E) None of these
16. Simran Kaur Mundi has been chosen—
(A) Miss India Earth 2008
(B) Miss India Universe 2008
(C) Miss India World 2008
(D) None of the above
(E) None of these
17. Which one of the following won Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding for 2007 ?
(A) Olafur Ragnar
(B) Javed Akhtar
(C) Luiz Lula da Silva
(D) The Milinda and Gates Foundation
(E) None of these
18. The book ‘Unaccustommed Earth’ is written by—
(A) P. M. Nayyar
(B) Shobha De
(C) Jhumpi Lahiri
(D) None of these
(E) None of these
19. The 2008 Edition of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack–Crickets major annual reference work has named “The Leading Cricketer of the World for 2007”—
(A) Mc Grath
(B) Jacques Kallis
(C) Ricky Ponting
(D) Sachin Tendulkar
(E) None of these
20. India ranks …………… in foreign exchange forex reserve.
(A) Third
(B) Second
(C) Fifth
(D) Fourth
(E) None of these
21. Raghuram Rajan Committee is related to—
(A) Austerity in government expenditure
(B) Study of causes of rising prices
(C) Financial sector reforms
(D) Export-import balance
(E) None of these
22. The International Monetary Fund has estimated India’s contribution to World Gross Domestic Product in Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) terms for 2007 to—
(A) 4·6%
(B) 6·4%
(C) 7·1%
(D) 3·9%
(E) None of these
23. According to data released by the Ministry of Finance, currently the per capita debt on each of the roughly 110 crore Indians stands at—
(A) Rs. 71502
(B) Rs. 7218
(C) Rs. 10550
(D) Rs. 6103
(E) None of these
24. Which one of the three single cross improved hybrids of maize has not been developed and recommended for an All India level use by Chaudhry Charan Singh Haryana Agriculture University ?
(A) HPM–6
(B) HM–8
(C) HM–10
(D) HQPM–7
(E) None of these
25. US has decided to remove ………from its list of states sponsoring terrorism.
(A) Cuba
(B) Iraq
(C) North Korea
(D) Libya
(E) None of these
26. In the year 2006-07 India received Foreign Direct Investment Worth—
(A) $ 25 billion
(B) $ 24·5 billion
(C) $ 26·25 billion
(D) 20·5 billion
(E) None of these
27. For the first time, the T.V. Cameras and print cameramen were allowed to record proceedings of the Lok Adalats dispensing justice on—
(A) May 3, 2008
(B) May 5, 2008
(C) May 7, 2008
(D) May 4, 2008
(E) None of these
28. As a part of the partial solution to the world’s energy crisis, the scientists of which of the following countries are building a nuclear fusion laboratory designed to recreate the temperatures and pressure of an exploding star ?
(A) U.K.
(B) U.S.A.
(C) Australia
(D) France
(E) None of these
29. Recently, a fatal disease broke out in China infecting thousands of children and causing death of some of them. The disease was—
(A) Bird flu
(B) Filariasis
(C) Hand, mouth and foot disease
(D) Chicken pox
(E) None of these
30. Two Indian doctors from Kolhapur have achieved a path breaking success in the research of—
(A) Genetics
(B) Stem cell
(C) New protein structure
(D) Habit pattern of different people
(E) None of these
31. Apart from ISRO, three other agencies/institutions were also involved in the execution of PSLV-C9. Which of the following was not involved ?
(A) DRDO
(B) Antrix Corporation
(C) Cosmos International Germany
(D) University of Toronto, Canada
(E) None of these
32. The Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline, slated to begin in 2009 was conceptualised first in—
(A) 1991
(B) 1989
(C) 1985
(D) 1993
(E) None of these
33. In addition to Kolkata and Delhi, the Union Government plans to start Metro rail service in four more cities. Which of the following is not included in the plan ?
(A) Kochi
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Pune
(D) Chennai
(E) None of these
34. President Pratibha Patil recently visited Chile, Brazil and Mexico. During her trip, with which of the following countries did India sign an extradition treaty—
(A) Brazil
(B) Chile
(C) Mexico
(D) None of these
(E) None of these
35. The winner of the 2008 Wimbledon Open Tennis Tournament men's single title is -
(A) Roger Federer
(B) Andy Roddick
(C) Novak Djokovic
(D) Rafael Nadal
(E) None of these
Answers :
1. (B) 2. (D) 3. (A) 4. (C) 5. (C) 6. (B) 7. (C) 8. (A) 9. (A) 10. (B)
11. (B) 12. (D) 13. (B) 14. (A) 15. (C) 16. (B) 17. (A) 18. (C) 19. (B) 20. (D)
21. (C) 22. (A) 23. (B) 24. (A) 25. (C) 26. (B) 27. (A) 28. (A) 29. (C) 30. (B)
31. (A) 32. (B) 33. (C) 34. (A) 35. (D)
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SBI Clerk General Awareness Solved Paper
1. India has successfully test-fired its 150-250 km range Prithvi missile On May 23, 2008. Prithvi Missile is a —
(A) Surface to surface missile
(B) Surface to air missile
(C) Land to sea missile
(D) Air to air missile
2. Which of the following High Courts has recently quashed the merit list issued in 2006 and 2007 by the centre and the UPSC—
(A) Bhopal High Court
(B) Rajasthan High Court
(C) Madras High Court
(D) Guwahati High Court
3. Recently in May 2008 a assembly election was held in the India State of—
(A) Manipur
(B) Karnataka
(C) Himachal Pradesh
(D) None of the above
4. People’s Democratic Party emerged second largest party with 33·01% in elections held in—
(A) Bhutan
(B) Nepal
(C) Zimbabwe
(D) Italy
5. According to the World Conservation Union Report, the number of plant species in India listed as threatened is—
(A) 247 plant species
(B) 250 plant species
(C) 275 plant species
(D) 255 plant species
6. Which of the following states passed a Bill in March 2008, amending the Registration Act 1908 to prohibit foreigners from buying land in the state—
(A) Kerala
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Goa
(D) Maharashtra
7. The renowned science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke who died in Sri Lanka, originally hailed from—
(A) Australia
(B) Britain
(C) Finland
(D) U.S.A.
8. Who received Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmanent and Development for 2007—
(A) Bill Gates
(B) Nelson Mandela
(C) Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
(D) Arthur C. Clarke
9. World Press Freedom Day is observed on—
(A) May 3
(B) May 15
(C) May 25
(D) May 27
10. Which of the following Indian Political Leader has written the book "Jyoti Punj"?
(A) L.K.Adwani
(B) Sonia Gandhi
(C) Jaswant Singh
(D) Narendra Modi
11. India has successfully launched how many satellires simultaneously ?
(A) 8
(B) 10
(C) 7
(D) 4
12. Jules Verne is Europe’s—
(A) Space shuttle
(B) Missile shield system
(C) Biggest spacecraft
(D) Mission to Antarctica
13. India’s National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme has prepared the country’s first—
(A) Dirrohoea map
(B) Malarial map
(C) Bird flu map
(D) Cancer map
14. ‘The World Is What It Is’ is the biography of—
(A) V. S. Naipal
(B) Khushwant Singh
(C) Amrita Preetam
(D) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
15. According to a World Bank Report India got remittances in 2007 worth—
(A) $ 30 billion
(B) $ 35 billion
(C) $ 25 billion
(D) $ 27 billion
16. The Summit of OIC (Organization of Islamic Countries) was held in March in—
(A) Senegal
(B) Morocco
(C) Pakistan
(D) Indonesia
17. According to latest WHO report the number of estimated TB cases found every year in India is—
(A) 2·2 million
(B) 1·9 million
(C) 1·5 million
(D) 1·7 million
18. Tata purchased Jaguar and Rover from—
(A) Hyundai
(B) Maruti Suzuki
(C) Ford Motor
(D) None of the above
19. According to a survey, the country which has the highest number of internet users is—
(A) U.S.A.
(B) China
(C) Japan
(D) Germany
20. India won its first tri series against Australia in—
(A) Brisbane
(B) Melbourne
(C) Sydney
(D) Perth
21. According to Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (EAC) headed by C. Rangrajan the economic growth rate for 2008-09 will remain at—
(A) 8%
(B) 8·5%
(C) 9%
(D) 8·9%
22. The Pritzkar Architecture Prize has been won by—
(A) Bill Gates Foundation
(B) William Harvey
(C) Jea Nouvel
(D) None of the above
23. Which of the following cricket players has been banned for violating the player’s code of conduct by PCB ?
(A) Danish Kaneria
(B) Shoaib Malik
(C) Mohammad Yousuf
(D) Shoaib Akhtar
24. The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme has now been extended to all 604 districts of the country with a total budget outlay of—
(A) 18000 crore
(B) 16000 crore
(C) 15000 crore
(D) 14000 crore
25. Inflation which soared above 7% in the month of April is measured by—
(A) Consumer Price Index
(B) Retail Price Index
(C) Whole Sale Price Index
(D) Industrial Price Index
26. The winner of Bahrain Grand Prix is—
(A) Lewis Hamilton
(B) Kartikeyan
(C) Felipe Massa
(D) Robert Kubica
27. The winner of Miss India Earth 2008 is—
(A) Tanvi Vyas
(B) Suman Kaur
(C) Rashmi Sehgal
(D) Rani Sharma
28. In face of rising prices, Central Government has decided to set strategic Reserve of foodgrains over and above buffer stock. The limit of the reserve is—
(A) 10 million tonnes
(B) 7 million tonnes
(C) 6 million tonnes
(D) 5 million tonnes
29. Which of following newspapers/magazines won six Pulitzer prizes—
(A) The New York Times
(B) The Times Magazine
(C) The Washington Post
(D) The Guardian
30. ‘Leftism in India, 1917-1947’ is a book written by—
(A) S. R. Chaudhuri
(B) K. Kanwar
(C) R. Nagaswamy
(D) Sudipto Chatterjee
31. Recently President Pratibha Patil visited three countries. Which of the following was not the part of her trip—
(A) Argentina
(B) Chile
(C) Mexico
(D) Brazil
32. GJM stands for—
(A) General Justice Movement
(B) Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
(C) Gorkhaland Janshakti Morcha
(D) Gorkha Janjagriti Morcha
33. The elections of which of the following countries were marred by controversy—
(A) Italy
(B) Spain
(C) Zimbabwe
(D) Nepal
34. Supreme Court has upheld the law enacted in 2006 providing 27% for candidates belonging to—
(A) SCs
(B) STs
(C) OBC
(D) Minorities OBC
35. At which of the following places have the remains of early human history been found in excavation—
(A) Chittorgarh
(B) Bhavnagar
(C) Kolkata
(D) Karaikal
36. ‘Salwa Judum’ is—
(A) Terrorist organization
(B) A branch of naxalite
(C) Name of a police force
(D) An anti naxalite movement
37. When was Nepal declared a Secular Nation—
(A) in 2005
(B) in 2007
(C) in 2008
(D) in 2006
38. The Director General of UN Food and Agriculture Organisation of present is—
(A) Jacques Diouf
(B) Kundekeh K. Yumkella
(C) Jammel Al Hiyilan
(D) Michael Griffin
39. According to a research, stem cells from skin can treat—
(A) Alzhumer
(B) Schizophrenia
(C) Parkinson’s disease
(D) None of the above
40. Which of the following States Hs declared 2008 as the "year of Education" ?
(A) Bihar
(B) Haryana
(C) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Gujarat
Answers with Hints
1. (A) 2. (C) 3. (B) . 4. (A) 5. (A) 6. (C) 7. (B) 8. (C) 9. (A) 10. (D) 11. (B) 12. (C)
13. (B) India’s Vector Borne Disease Control Programme has prepared the country’s first malarial map identifying India’s 60 most malarial endemic districts that report over 50% of the country’s malaria’s cases.
14. (A) 15. (D) 16. (A) 17. (B) 18. (C) 19. (B) 20. (A) 21. (B)
22. (C) The Pritzkar Architecture Prize, considered to be equivalent of Nobel Prize for architecture has been won french architect Jea Nouvel for his creative experimentation in architecture.
23. (D) 24. (B) 25. (C) 26. (C) 27. (A) 28. (D)
29. (C) The Washington Post has won six Pulitzer Prizes, including Public service award for its reporting on conditions of U.S. War Veterans.
30. (A) 31. (A) 32. (B) 33. (C)
34. (C) The Supreme Court on April 10, 2008 upheld the law enacted in 2006 providing a quota of 27 per cent to the other Backward Classes in Central Educational Institutions.
35. (C)
36. (D) Salva Judam is an antinaxalite movement formed by group of people against attack from maxalites. The movement started from Dantewada district (Chhattisgarh).
37. (D) 38. (A) 39. (C) 40. (B)
SBI CLERK GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
AWARDS GENERAL AWRENESS FOR UPSC /BANK PO/BANK CLERK
1. Magsaysay Award for public service for the year 2007 is-
(a) Jovito R. Salonga
(b) Mahabir Pun
(c) Kim Sun Tai
(d) Tan xhiyang
Ans (c)
2. M.S. Swaminathan received
(a) Magsaysay award (b) Padma Vibhushan
(c) Padmabhushan award (d) all the above
Ans (d)
3. Arjuna Award was introduced in
(a) 1961 (b) 1969 (c) 1972 (d) 1995
Ans (a) Arjuna award is given to prominent sports persons in India.
4. Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2006 was awarded to -
(a) C. Subramaniam (b) Shabana Azmi
(c) Satish Dhawan (d) Word Health Organisation
Ans (b)
5. Name the film which won Best Picture Oscars Award at the 80th Annual Academy Awards in 2008-
(a) Mystic River (b) Cold Mountain
(c) No Country for Old Men
(d) Departed
Ans (c)
6. U-Tant award is given for:
(a) Contribution to east-west understanding
(b) Community leadership
(c) Social Service
(d) Journalism
Ans (c)
7. Who among the following has been awarded the Sydney peace Prize 2004 for her work in social campaigns and advocacy to non-violence?
(a) Medha Padkar (b) Vandana Shiva
(c) Arundharti Rai (d) Aparna Sen (e) None of these
Ans (c)
8. Which film has won best Feature Film Award in the 53rd National Film Award in the year 2007?
(a) Kaalpurush
(b) Rang De Basanti
(c) Fanna
(d) Don
Ans (a)
9. Doris Lessing , who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007, is from -
(a) Iraq
(b) Nigeria
(c) United Kingdom
(d) Libya
Ans (c)
10. Which of the following authors won the Booker Prize for the year 2007 ?
(a) Margaret Atwood
(b) Anne Enright
(c) Graham Swift
(d) Ian Mc EwanAns (b)
11. The Nobel Prize winners for Medicine in 2007 is / are -
(a) Mario Capecchi
(b) Martin Evans
(c) Oliver Smithies
(d) All of the above
Ans (b)
12. The Ramon Magsaysay Award winner Shanta Sinha known as
(a) a campaigner for urban sanitation
(b) an anti-child labour activist
(c) an organiser of rain-water harvesting schemes
(d) an activist for the welfare of poor rural women
Ans (b)
13. The first recipient of Kalinga Prize was
Ans : French physicist Louis de Broglie
14. Kalinga Prize, an International prize is awarded annually for the recognition of outstanding achievement in the interpretation and popularization of
Ans : Science
15. Nehru Award is instituted for
Ans : International understanding and peace
16. The scientist who was conferred with all the three national awards: Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan and Bharat Ratna
Ans : Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
17. The first recipient of Gandhi Peace Prize was
Ans : Dr. Julius N. Nyerera
18. In the following who was not a Miss World
(a) Yuktha Mookhey
(b) Aishwarya Rai
(c) Priyanka Chopra
(d) Sushmita Sen
Ans (d)
19. Oscar Award is associated with
Ans : Cinema
20. The winner of the Jnanapeetam award for the first time
Ans : G. Sankara Kurup
21. Booker prize is given to the field of
Ans : Fiction writing
22. The Nobel Prizes were established by-
Ans : Alfred Bernhard Nobel
23. The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in the year
Ans : 1901
24. The first winner of Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology is
Ans : Emil Adolph von Behring (Germany)
25.The first winner of Nobel Prize in Peace is
Ans : Jean Henri Dunant (Switzerland) & Frederic Passy (France)
26. The first winner of Nobel Prize in Literature is
Ans : Sully Prudhomme (France)
27. Nobel Prize award in Economics has been awarded from the year
Ans : 1969
28. The first winner of Nobel Prize in Economic Science is
Ans : Ragnar Frisch (Norway) & Jan Tinbergen (Netherlands)
29. The first winner of Nobel Prize in Chemistry is
Ans : Jacobus H. van't Hoff (Netherlands)
30. The first winner of Nobel Prize in Physics is
Ans : Wilhelm C. Roentgen (Germany)
31. The founder of Nobel Prizes, Alfred Nobel belongs the country
Ans : Sweden
32. Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar is given in which field
Ans : Environment
33. Who was the second winner of ‘Jnanapeetam Award’
Ans : Tharasankar Banerjee
34. Rabindranath Tagore was the Nobel prize winner for literature in 1913. Who received the award in 1914
(a) Rudyard Kipling
(c) Bernard Shaw
(c) Romain Rolland
(d) Nobody
Ans (D)
35. The winner of Nobel Prize for literature for 2007 is
Ans : Doris Lessing
36. The winner of Indira Gandhi Peace ,Integration and Disarmament Prize for 2007 is -
Ans : The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
37. Kalinga Prize is awarded by
(a) Indian Government
(b) Orissa Government
(c) SAARC
(d) UNESCO
Ans (d)
38. What is the highest peace time gallantry award in India
(a) Bharat ratna
(b) Param Vir Chakra
(c) Ashok Chakra
(d) Vir Chakra
Ans (c)
39. The highest science award in India
Ans ; S.S. Bhatnagar award
40.Phalke award is given to persons of which field
Ans : Film
41. Arjuna award is given for the excellence in
Ans : Sports
42. Who was the first Indian lady actress to receive the Padma Shri Award
Ans : Nargis Dutt
43. Dada Saheb Phalke award is for the contribution to
Ans : Cinema
44. Who was the first Ramon Magsaysay Award winner from India
Ans : Acharya Vinoba Bhave
45. The first woman to recipient of Bharat Ratna was
Ans : Indira Gandhi
BANK PO GENERAL AWARENESS SAMPLE PAPERS
1. The Sir C.V .Raman award for 2008 has been awarded to –
(A) M.Natarajan
(B) Sanjeev Ramchandra Inamdar
(C) Prof. G.Venkatraman
(D) Dr. Naresh Trehan
(E) None of these
Ans [A]
2. The 2007 FIFA Woman player of the year is –
(A) Birgit Prinz
(B) Christiane
(C) Marta
(D) Sania Mirza
(E) None of these
Ans [C]
3. The Mascot of the 2008 Olympic Games is-
(A) Fuwa
(B) Athena and Phevos
(C) Izz
(D) Cobi
(E) None of these
Ans [A]
4. Which among the following States would observe 2008 as the‘Year of Education’ ?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Haryana
(C) Bihar
(D) Karnataka
(E) Rajasthan
Ans [B]
5. Who has written “two lives” ?
(A) Vikram Seth
(B) Kiran Desai
(C) Arundhati Roy
(D) Khushwant Singh
(E) none of these
Ans [A]
6. Which of the following sites has been included in UNESCO’s list of the world ?
(A) Akbar’s tomb at Sikandara
(B) Gateway of India (Maharashtra)
(C) Bibi ka Maqbara
(D) Agra Fort
(E) None of these
Ans [D]
7. Rupees one lakh Nano Car has been unveiled in the 9th Auto Expo 2008 by –
(A) Bajaj Group
(B) Tata Group
(C) Maruti-Suzuki Group
(D) Mahindra & Mahindra Group
(E) None of these
Ans [B]
8. Which of the following banks has started the first biometric ATM in India ?
(A) Punjab National Bank
(B) State Bank Of India
(C) Bank Of Baroda
(D) Oriental Bank Of Commerce
(E) Central Bank Of India
Ans [A]
9. Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) for infrastructural development in rural areas , is set up and managed by-
(A) RBI
(B) SBI
(C) NABARD
(D) IMF
(E) SEBI
Ans [C]
10. Non-scheduled banks are :
(A) Banking companies other than those included in the second scheduled of the RBI
(B) Private sector banks
(C) Indigeneous banks
(D) Rural money lenders
(E) None of these
Ans [A]
11. In January 2008, RBI has decided to issue ….. denomination banknotes with inset letter ‘S’ in both numbering panels:
(A) Rs. 5
(B) Rs. 10
(C) Rs. 20
(D) Rs. 50
(E) None of these
Ans [B]
12. Which mutual fund has topped in assets Under Management (AUM):
(A) Reliance Mutual Fund
(B) ICICI Mutual Fund
(C) Standard Chartered Mutual Fund
(D) Tata Mutual Fund
(E) None of these
Ans [A]
13. What is the average debt burden per farmer household :
(A) Rs. 4,185
(B) Rs. 10,500
(C) Rs. 7,200
(D) Rs. 12,585
(E) Rs 15,345
Ans [D]
14. Housing Finance Companies are regulated by:
(A) NHB
(B)HUDCO
(C)RBI
(D) SEBI
(E) None of these
Ans [A]
15. The abbreviation GAPP stands for :
(A) General Accepted Accounting Policies
(B) General Accepted Accounting Practices
(C) General Accepted Accounting Principles
(D) General Accounts and Audit Procedures
(E) None of these
Ans [C]
16. Basic objective of Financial Management is :
(A) Maximising the profit
(B) Maximising the shareholder’s wealth
(C) Ensuring financial discipline in the organization
(D) Arrangement of funds
(E) None of these
Ans [B]
17. Who was the chief guest at the 2008 Republic Day Parade:
(A) Nicholas Sarkozy (France)
(B) Gordon Brown (UK)
(C) Angela Markel (Germany)
(D) Naveen Chandra Ram Gulam (Mauritius)
(E) None of these
Ans [A]
18. What is India’s HDI rank in the latest Human Development Report of 2007 ?
(A) 126
(B)127
(C)128
(D) 129
(E)130
Ans [C]
19. Which of the following is India’s largest power manufacturing company ?
(A) NTPC
(B) NHPC
(C) Tata power
(D) Reliance Energy
(E) None of these
Ans [A]
20. Which of the following country is not a member of the SAARC /
(A) Bangladesh
(B) Bhutan
(C) Maldives
(D) Myanmar
(E) India
Ans [D]
21. Who among the following is the author of the book “Death and After” ?
(A) V. R. Iyer
(B) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
(C) L. K. Advani
(D) Namita Gokhale
(E) Sonia Gandhi
Ans [A]
22. Which of the following States has emerged as the top State in terms of per capita income in 2007 ?
(A) Punjab
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Haryana
(E) West Bengal
Ans [D]
23. Which of the following organizations agencies has established a fund known as “Investor Protection Fund” ?
(A) SEBI
(B) NABARD
(C) AMFI
(D) BSE
(E) NSE
Ans [A]
24. Who among the following persons has been appointed as the new chairman of Indian Railway Board ?
(A) Rakesh Mohan
(B) K C Jena
(C) Ashen Prasad
(D) R R Singh
(E) None of these
Ans [B]
25. “Hand – in – Hand 2007” was a joint army exercise between :
(A) India and China
(B) India and US
(C) India and Japan
(D) India and Israel
(E) India and Pakistan
Ans [A]
CURRENT EVENTS WORLD MARCH 2008
Colombian Forces Kill Rebel Leader in Ecuador (March 1): Colombian troops cross into Ecuadorean territory and kill FARC's Raúl Reyes and 23 other rebels. In response, Venezuela and Ecuador break off diplomatic relations with Colombia and send troops to the Colombian border.
Fighting Between Israel and Hamas Continues (March 2): More than 100 Palestinians are killed in five days as members of Hamas and the Israeli military trade rocket fire. The violence intensifies after Hamas begins to launch longer-range rockets at Israel and as the fighting enters the West Bank. In response to the mounting civilian deaths, Palestinian prime minister Mahmoud Abbas suspends peace talks with Israel.
Putin's Choice for President Is Easily Elected (March 2): As expected, Dmitri A. Medvedev, a former aide to Russian president Vladimir Putin who has never held elected office, wins the presidential election in a landslide. Putin will remain in a position of power, serving as Medvedev's prime minister.
Security Council Imposes Third Round of Sanctions on Iran (March 3): Resolution, the third since December 2006, punishing Iran for refusing to stop uranium enrichment allows inspections of cargo leaving and entering Iran that officials suspect is carrying banned materials, expands monitoring of financial institutions, and bans the travel and freezes the assets of people and businesses involved in Iran's nuclear program.
Eight Students Killed at Jerusalem Seminary (March 6): A Palestinian gunman from East Jerusalem fires hundreds of rounds of automatic weapons fire at the Mercaz Harav yeshiva in Jerusalem, killing eight students. The attack is the most deadly on Israeli citizens in two years.
Pakistani Leaders Agree to Limit Musharraf's Power (March 9): The two political parties that dominated February's parliamentary elections, the Pakistan People's Party and the Pakistan Muslim League-N, agree that once the new Parliament is seated, they will reinstate the Supreme Court justices Musharraf ousted in late 2007 and pass legislation voiding the law that Musharraf passed legalizing the firings. The Supreme Court, once reinstated, could reverse the ruling that legitimized Musharraf's controversial reelection as president when he was still the military chief.
China Cracks Down on Protests by Monks in Tibet (March 10): Some 400 Buddhist monks participate in a protest march in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, to commemorate the failed uprising of 1959, that resulted in the Dalai Lama fleeing to India. (March 14): The protests, the largest in two decades, turn violent, with ethnic Tibetans reportedly attacking Chinese citizens and vandalizing public and private property. Chinese police use force to suppress the demonstrations. Tibetan leaders say that more than 100 Tibetans are killed, but Chinese officials say there are only 16 fatalities and deny that police had used lethal force. The demonstrations and violence spill into Gansu, Qinghai, and Sichuan Provinces in western China. Chinese officials accuse the Dalai Lama of masterminding the protests, a charge the spiritual leader denies.
Body of Iraqi Archbishop Is Found (March 13): Paulos Faraj Rahho, who led Mosul's Chaldean Catholic Church, had been kidnapped in February. His remains were recovered in Mosul.
Bush Acknowledges Toll of War on Anniversary of War (March 19): On the fifth anniversary of the U.S.-led war in Iraq, President Bush insists that the outcome will be worth the sacrifice, yet he admits the cost of war had exceeded expectations in money and loss of life. "Five years into this battle, there is an understandable debate over whether the war was worth fighting, whether the fight is worth winning, and whether we can win it," he said. "The answers are clear to me. Removing Saddam Hussein from power was the right decision, and this is a fight that America can and must win."
Taiwan Elects New President (March 22): Ma Ying-jeou, of the Nationalist Party, prevails over Frank Hsieh, of the Democratic Progressive Party, 58.4% to 41.6%. Ma favors closer ties to mainland China.
Pakistan Leader Nominates a Prime Minister (March 22): Asif Ali Zardari, leader of the Pakistan People's Party, selects Yousaf Raza Gilani, who served as speaker of Parliament in the 1990s under Benazir Bhutto, as prime minister. (March 24): On the same day that Parliament approves Gilani as prime minister, Gilani releases the Supreme Court justices that President Pervez Musharraf ousted and detained in late 2007. (March 31): Musharraf swears in the new cabinet, which is comprised of his political opponents.
U.S. Suffers 4,000th Death in Iraq (March 23): A roadside bomb in Baghdad kills four U.S. soldiers, bringing the death toll of American troops to 4,000. President Bush said of the losses, "I have vowed in the past, and I will vow so long as I'm president, to make sure that those lives were not lost in vain, that, in fact, there is an outcome that will merit the sacrifice."
Iraqi Troops Attack Militants in Basra (March 25): About 30,000 Iraqi troops and police, with air support from the U.S. and British military, attempt to oust Shiite militias, primarily the Mahdi Army led by radical cleric Moktada al-Sadr, that control Basra and its lucrative ports in southern Iraq. Sadr declared a cease-fire in August 2007, but has allowed his forces to fight in self defense. (March 29): The Mahdi Army maintains control over much of Basra, despite the assault by Iraqi troops. The operation, ordered by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, is criticized for being poorly planned and executed. Fighting spills into the Sadr city section of Baghdad. (March 31): After negotiations with Iraqi officials, Moktada al-Sadr orders his militia to end military action in exchange for amnesty for his supporters, the release from prison of his followers who have not been convicted of crimes, and the government's help in returning to their homes Sadrists who fled fighting. The compromise is seen as a defeat to Maliki, who is criticized for poorly organizing the invasion. In addition, more than 1,000 Iraqi soldiers and police officers either refused to participate in the operation or deserted their posts.
Zimbabwe Votes in Presidential Election (March 29): President Robert Mugabe, who has been in power since 1980, faces his toughest challenge yet from Morgan Tsvangirai, of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change. Zimbabwe has been in economic collapse since 1980, with an inflation rate of more than 100,000%.
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