Sunday, October 28, 2012

Uttaranchal Gramin Bank PO Exam 2012 - General Awareness

  1. As per Educational Development Index prepared by the Govt, which one of the following states is at the top in elementary education? - Kerala
  2. Which one of the following countries has suffered the most due to percentage change in currency value against Dollar since August 2011? - India
  3. According to World bank, which one of the following counties had been highest receiver of remittances from foreign nations in 2011? - India
  4. Who among the following has written the book "A Brush with Life" ? - Satish Gujral
  5. Expand the term CDR as used in banking sector? - Corporate Debt Restructuring
  6. Which of the following terms is used in Banking? - Liquidity
  7. As per the draft National Food Security Bill, who among the following would be enrolled as head of the family in the ration cards? - Head of the family
  8. Expand the term OECD as used in economic world - Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development
  9. Which one of the following is the objective of Insurance (Amendment) Bill? - 
  10. Which one of the following is 2nd largest source of global energy? - Renewable Energy
  11. Expand the term FATF a used in financial world - Financial Action Task Force
  12. Which one of the following is responsible for procurement, allocation and transportation of foodgrain to be given under Public Distribution Scheme? - FCI
  13. Which of the following countries is not a member of OPEC? - China
  14. With which one of the following products is "De Beers" associated? - Diamond
  15. What is an Open Market Operations? - It is buying and selling of govt bonds by a Central bank to inject or suck liquidity in the system
  16. Expand the term IPR as used in the field of World Trade - Intellectual Property Rights
  17. Which one of the following countries is most indebted country of Europe? - Greece
  18. Which one of the following decisions has been taken by Govt in respect of audit of rural schemes of the Govt? - All such schemes shall be audited by CAG 
  19. In which of the following countries, Antwerp Port, the second largest port in Europe is located ? - Belgium
  20. Which one of the following companies manufactures small truck's brand named as "Ace" ? - Tata Motors
  21. As per the Food Bill, how much quantity of foodgrain (in kg) per month shall be made available to household under "Priority" category? - 7 kg
  22. Which one of the following is plan period of 12th Five Year Plan? - 2012-17
  23. which one of the following foreign currencies constitute highest composition of Indian debt? - US Dollar
  24. With which one of the following countries, India has re-entered into 20 year old tax treaty to ensure more effective exchange of financial information? - Australia
  25. In which one of the following states is POSCO setting up a steel plant? - Orissa
  26. For which one of the following reasons, Govt has proposed rupee based trade with Africa? - These countries have low reserve of hard currencies
  27. Which of the following awards is given for excellence in the field of Cinema? - Dada Saheb Phalke Award
  28. At which one of the following rates Banks lend their surplus fund to RBI? - Reverse Repo Rate
  29. Which one of the following countries had recently joined WTO? - Russia
  30. As per the recent newspaper reports, which one of the following countries is at the top of the list of Most Developed Financial Markets in the world? - Hong Kong
  31. Which of the following terms is not used in the field of Physics? - Stock Value
  32. Which of the following organizations/Agencies has given a USD 200 million loan to Assam for improving water supply in the state? - World Bank
  33. In which of the following cities, Security Paper Mill is located? - Dewas (This paper is used for printing currency notes)
  34. Which of the following countries is the largest rice producing nation in the world? - China (India is in second place)
  35. Which of the following days is observed as United Nations Day? - Oct 24
  36. Which of the following countries has been elected a Non Permanent member of UN Security Council recently? - Pakistan
  37. Which one of the following is the largest wheat producing state in India? - 1st - UP, 2nd - Punjab, 3rd - Haryana
  38. In which one of the following states, "Mission Saffron" project has been launched by the Govt? - J & K
  39. Which of the following books is written by R K Narayan? - Malgudi Days
  40. Thomas J Sargent and Christopher A Sims are winners of Nobel Prize 2012 in which of the following areas? - Economics
  41. Abdel Rahim al-kib is the new Prime Minister of - Libya
  42. Julian Barnes was awarded Booker Prize for 2011 for his novel - The Sense of an Ending
  43. In which of the following countries, the United Nations Framework convention on climate change was organised in 2011? - South Africa
  44. Mohan Maharaj who has been awarded prestigious Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar award isa famous - Mathematician
  45. Which one of the following pairs of States is involved in Mullaperiyar dam issue? - Tamilnadu - Kerala
  46. Which of the following countries is not a member of G-8 ? - India
  47. As per newspaper reports, India is planning to make a railway line in Chabahar. This is a port in - Iran
  48. Satish Dhawan Space Center which was in news recently is located in - Sriharikota
  49. Which cups/trophies is associated with the game of Football? - FIFA Cup
  50. Which of the following terms is used in the game of Cricket? - Googly