IBPS PO EXAM - GENERAL AWARENESS SOLVED PAPER (EXAM HELD ON: 17-06-2012)

1.Which of the following was issue over which India decided to vote against Sri Lanka in the meeting of one of the UN governed bodies/agencies ?   
a) Violations of human rights in Sri Lanka
b) Allowing china of human rights in Sri Lanka
c) Issue of subsidy on agricultural products in the meeting of the WTO
d) Allowing part of Sri Lanka to become an independent country governed by LTTE.
e) Sri Lanka ‘s claim to become a permanent member of UN security council.
Ans : A  

  

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE about political situation in Mali, where a military coup burst out recently 
a) General elections were due there in March / April 2012 but did not take place
b) The Country was under the control of US army since last 18 months
c) Army of the country was not happy as Amadou Toure was made president without elections for the next five years
d) Coup broke out in Mali when Amadou Toure, the military chief got seriously injured in a bomb blast.
e) NATO and its associates had panned a coup there.
Ans: D   

3. In the summit of which if the following organizations/group of Nations it was declared that all members should enforce Budget discipline?  
a) G-8

b) OPEC

c) European Union

d) SAARC

e) G-20
Ans : C   

4. A per newspaper reports, India is planning to use ‘SEU’ as fuel in its 700 MW nuclear reactors being developed in new plants. What is full form of ‘SEU’ as used here ?    (science & technology)
a) Safe Electrical Units

b) Small Electrical units

c) Slightly enriched Uranium

d) Sufficiently Enriched Units

e) Safely enriched uranium
Ans : C    

5. The Golden Jubilee of Afro-Asian Development organization was organized in which of the following places in March 2012 ?   
a) Dhaka

b) Tokya

c) Cairo

d) kualalumpur

e) New Delhi
Ans :E  

  

6. The present Foreign Trade policy of India will continue till   
a) December 2012

b) march 2013

c) march 2014

d) June 2014

e) December 2014
Ans : C  

  

7. What was the reasons owing Enrica Lexie , an Italian ship was detained by the port Authorities in Kerala and was bought to Cochin port for inspection and search?  

a) It was carrying in objectionable material
b) It was involved in sea piracy
c) It was detained as the crew killed two India fishermen
d) The ship started sailing without making payments of Iron ore it loaded
e) It was detained as it was dumping nuclear waste in deep sea.
Ans : C   

8. Which of the following agencies/ organizations recently gave ‘go-head’ verdict to India’s one of the most controversial project of Inter linking rivers?( some of the rivers international rivers )                                                                                                                                                                                             
a) UN Food and Agriculture Organization
b) World Meteorological Organization
c) International Court of Justice
d) Central Water Commission
e) Supreme Court of India
Ans : E 

   

9. Who among the following was the captain of the Australian Team which played 4 Test matches against India in January 2012 and won all of them ?    (sports and games)
a) Ricky Pointing

b) Michael Clarke

c) Nathan Lyon

d) Stuart Clark

e) Andrew Symonds
Ans : B 

   

10. The committee on review of Small saving fund (NSSF) was headed by   
a) Dr.C.Rangarajan

b) Mr.U.K.sinha

c) Dr.Y.V.Reddy

d) Mrs,shyamala Gopinath

e) Dr. Usha thorat
Ans : D  

  

11. The 5th Asian Indoor Athletics Championship was organized in February 2012 in 
a) Bangladesh

b) India

c) Qatar

d) China

e) South Korea
Ans : D

    

12. Who among the following was the chief Guest at the three -day Pravasi Bharatiya Divas held in January 2012?   
a) kamla Persad – Bissessar

b) Ram Baran Yadav

c) Lakshmi Mittal

d) Salman Rushdie

e) Benjamini Netanyahu
Ans : A  

  

13. As per revised RBI Guidelines, Provision on secured  portion of loan accounts classified as Doubtful assets for than one year and up to 3 (three) years is to be made at the rate of     (economy)
a) 15%

 b) 20% 

c) 40 % 

d) 25% 

e) 30%
Ans : E    

14. As per the provisions in the food Security Bill -2011, per month how much food grain should be given to each person of the target group?   
a) 5kg

b) 7 kg

c) 9kg

d) 10 kg

e) 20kg
Ans : B    

15. Which of the following states has launched ‘panch parmeswar Yojana’ Under which panshayats are allowed to use the fund for developing infrastructure and basic amenities in villages ?  
a) UttarPradesh

b) Maharastra

c) Gujarat

d) Madhya Pradesh

e) Tamilnadu
Ans : D

    

16. National table tennis championship was organized in January 2012 in   
a) Mumbai

b) Delhi

c) Hyderabad

d) Luknow

e) Jaipur
Ans : D    

17. Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Nirbasan’?
a) Mahasweta devi

b) Taslima Nasreen

c) Sunil Gangopadhyay

d) Vikram Seth

e) Kiran Desai
Ans : B 

   

18.Who maong the following Indian Lawn Tennis layer won a Doubles of Australian Open 2012 ?          
a) Mahesh Bhupati

b) Kamlesh Mehta

c) Leander paes

d) Sania Mirza

e) Achanta sarath kamal
Ans : C   

19.’Akula -11′class’K-152 Nepra ‘ was included in Indian Navy recently. These are   
a) Air crafts

b) Radar System

c) Submarines Missiles

d) Warships

e) Submarines
Ans : E    

20. Which of the following awards was conferred upon Late Mario De Miranda(Posthumously)in January 2012?   
a) Padma Vibhushan

b) bharat Ratna

c) kalidas Samman

d) Saraswati Samman

e) Padmashri
Ans : A  

  

21. Which of the following schemes in launched to provide pension to people in unorganized sectors in India    
a) Swabhiman

b) Jeevan Dhara

c) Jeevan Kalyan

d) ASHA

e) Swavalamban
Ans : E

22. The 10th basic Ministerial Meeting on climate change was organized in February 2012 in     
a) Tokyo

b) Beijing

c) manila

d) Moscow

e) New Delhi
Ans : E 

   

23. Finance Ministry has asked the Reserve Bank of India to allow Common ATM’s taht will be owned and managed by non-banking entities hoping to cut transaction costs for banks, such ATM’a are known as  
a) black Label ATM’s

b) Offsite ATM’s

c) On site ATM’s or red ATM’s

d) Third Party ATM’s

e) White label ATM’s
Ans : E    

24. Ranbir Kapoor was awarded Best Actor Award in 57th Film Fare function for his performance in?            
a) No One Killed Jessica

b) Stanley Ka Dabba

c) 7 khoon Maaf

d) Rockstar

e) Zindagi na milendi Dobara
Ans : D