Wednesday, April 23, 2014

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs FOR SBI P.O. EXAM

1. Which of the following banks launched a financing scheme for women fashion boutique owners known as Boutique Financing on April 15, 2014?
1) Allahabad Bank
2) Bank of India
3) ICICI Bank
4) Bharatiya Mahila Bank
5) State Bank of India

2. Which of the following films won the best popular film providing wholesome entertainment at the 61st National Film Awards announced on April 16, 2014?
1) Chennai Express
2) Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
3) Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
4) Aashiqui-2
5) Raanjhanaa

3. Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the Nobel-winning Colombian author, passed away on April 17, 2014. Which one of the following books was not written by him?
1) One Hundred Years of Solitude
2) The Autumn of the Patriarch
3) Love in the Time of Cholera
4) Of Love and Other Demons
5) My Name is Red

4. Who took over as the 22nd Chief of Indian Navy on April 17, 2014?
1) Satish Soni
2) Sunil Lamba
3) Shekhar Sinha
4) Robin K. Dhowan
5) None of these

5. Abdelaziz Bouteflika won a fourth term as the President of which of the following African countries in April 2014?
1) Nigeria
2) Sudan
3) Somalia
4) Ethiopia
5) Algeria

6. In January 2014, which one of the following banks became the first Indian private sector bank to open a branch in China?
1) ICICI Bank
2) HDFC Bank
3) Axis Bank
4) Yes Bank
5) Kotak Mahindra Bank

7. Which public sector bank named Shikhar Dhawan, a cricketer, as its brand ambassador in March 2014?
1) Corporation Bank
2) Vijaya Bank
3) Indian Overseas Bank
4) Canara Bank
5) Punjab National Bank

8. The Reserve Bank of India has extended the deadline to exchange pre-2005 currency notes till?
1) September 30, 2014
2) December 31, 2014
3) March 31, 2015
4) October 31, 2014
5) January 1, 2015

9. Julius Baer Group is a private banking group based in which of the following European countries?
1) France
2) Switzerland
3) Norway
4) Denmark
5) Germany

10. The offspring of an elephant, walrus or a whale is called?
1) Cub
2) Colt
3) Calf
4) Kid
5) Hatchling

11. The currency of Bulgaria is?
1) Zloty
2) Forint
3) Krona
4) Lev
5) Dollar

12. Indira Point, the southernmost point of India, is situated in?
1) Kerala
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Lakshadweep
4) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
5) Puducherry

13. Which of the following is the capital of Estonia?
1) Tallinn
2) Pristina
3) Riga
4) Valletta
5) Libreville

14. Which of the following countries is not a member of BIMSTEC?
1) Bhutan
2) India
3) Myanmar
4) Thailand
5) China

15. "Sachin, Born to Bat: The Journey of Cricket's Ultimate Centurion" is written by?
1) Khalid A-H Ansari
2) Ayaz Memon
3) Harsha Bhogle
4) Boria Majumdar
5) Vijay Lokapally

16. In which of the following countries is coconut triangle situated?
1) Mauritius
2) Maldives
3) Sri Lanka
4) India
5) Malaysia

17. The Red River is situated in?
1) China
2) Myanmar
3) Japan
4) Vietnam
5) North Korea

18. Identify the mismatched pair?
1) NSDL-National Securities Depository Limited
2) OBE-Order of the British Empire
3) BIFR - Bureau for Industrial and Financial Rehabilitation
4) SLR - Statutory Liquidity Ratio
5) CCEA - Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs

19. World Thrift Day is observed every year on?
1) September 30
2) July 31
3) November 30
4) October 31
5) August 31

20. Which Part of the Indian constitution is associated with the provisions of citizenship?
1) Part I
2) Part II
3) Part III
4) Part IV
5) Part V

21. Which scheme was launched to provide pension to people in unorganized sectors?
1) Swabhiman
2) Swadhar
3) Jeevan Dhara
4) Jeevan Kalyan
5) None of these

22. ATMs that are owned and managed by non banking entities are called?
1) Offsite ATMs
2) Red ATMs
3) Black Label ATMs
4) White Label ATMs
5) Third Party ATMs

23. World Bank helps countries with loans for the purpose of?
1) Stimulating private investment
2) Tackling foreign exchange crises
3) Reconstruction and development
4) Meeting deficits in government budget
5) None of these

24. As part of the India Food Banking Network (IFBN) the first Food Bank was launched in?
1) Hyderabad
2) Delhi
3) Kanpur
4) Amethi
5) Bangalore

25. The Global Hunger Index (GHI) was first published in?
1) 2005
2) 2006
3) 1995
4) 1996
5) 2000

26. Which of the following is/are the indicators for Global Hunger Index?
1) Undernourishment
2) Underweight children
3) Child mortality rate
4) Both 1 and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3

27. Byssinosis, also called 'Brown lung disease', is common in the workers of?
1) Ceramic industry
2) Rubber industry
3) Textile industry
4) Iron and steel industry
5) None of these

28. Democratic decentralization refers to?
1) Parliamentary Government
2) Federal Government
3) Democratic Government
4) Local Government
5) None

29. Which one of the following countries is not a member of OPEC?
1) Algeria
2) Nigeria
3) Venezuela
4) Ecuador
5) Brazil

30. Which of the following ensures grass root democracy in India?
1) Inter State Council
2) Planning Commission
3) Finance Commission
4) National Integration Council
5) Panchayati Raj

31. The Gilgit Lotus Sutra Manuscripts are related to?
1) Buddhism
2) Jainism
3) Hinduism
4) Judaism
5) Zoroastrianism

32. List of women winners of Nobel Prizes is given. Who among the following did not win the Nobel Prize for Literature?
1) Alice Munro
2) Herta Mueller
3) Doris Lessing
4) Toni Morrison
5) Aung San Suu Kyi

33. List of Authors and Books is given below. Identify the mismatched pair?
1) Jim Crace - Harvest
2) Eleanor Catton-The Luminaries
3) Ruth Ozeki - A Tale for the Time Being
4) Colm Toibin - The Testament of Mary
5) Jhumpa Lahiri - We Need New Names

34. The goals of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) include?
1) Disaster relief
2) Poverty relief
3) Socioeconomic development
4) Both 1 and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3

35. Which was the first film to win the Filmfare Best Movie Award in 1954?
1) Do Bigha Zamin
2) Boot Polish
3) Alam Ara
4) Mother India
5) Daag

36. Who is the author of the novel 'The Godfather'?
1) Gunter Grass
2) Erich Seagal
3) Mario Puzo
4) Francis Ford Coppola
5) V.S. Naipaul

37. What is the unit of frequency?
1) Newton
2) Radian
3) Pascal
4) Hertz
5) Volt

38. Jamshedpur is located on the river?
1) Damodar
2) Subarnarekha
3) Chambal
4) Mahanadi
5) Gomti

39. Who was the first Muslim to be elected as President of the Indian National Congress?
1) Aga Khan
2) Syed Ahmad Khan
3) Badruddin Tyabji
4) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
5) None of these

40. The exhaustion of soil fertility is the result of?
1) Cover cropping
2) Inter cropping
3) Double cropping
4) Crop rotation
5) Over cropping