Bihar Kshetriya Gramin Bank Officers Exam, April 2012

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Bihar Kshetriya Gramin Bank Officers Exam, April 2012

1. Which of the following countries recently signed a ‘Ceasefire agreement’ with ‘Karens’?

a) China

b) Liya

c) Myanmar

d) Nepal

e) Egypt

2. Which of the following countries has recently decided to fix the term of the President of the

country for 7 year?

a) Iraq

b) Myanmar

c) Mepal

d) Libya

e) Turkey

3. India recently decided to purchase fighter planes from France. Which of the following is the

name of these planes?

a) Rafale

b) Boeing

c) MiG-35

d) Lockhead Martin

e) Cassadion

4. India now declared free from which of the diseases after a long battle against it?

a) AIDS

b) TB

c) Cancer

d) Polio

e) All of the these

5. India recently decided to give US $ 1.5 million to which of the following countries to

establish Vivekananda Chair in one of its Universities?

a) France

b) Britain

c) Russia

d) Italy

e) USA

6. Which of the following countries is likely to join European Union in the near future?

a) Malta

b) Croatia

c) Hungary

d) Kenya

e) South Africa

7. Which of the following schemes is launched by the Govt. of India to develop various

facilities in rural areas?

a) IRDP

b) NHRM

c) PPP

d) Operation Flood

e) None of these

8. Indian coastguard conducted a joint exercise named ‘Sahyog-Kaijin-XI’ with which of the

following countries?

a) Myanmar

b) Russia

c) China

d) Sri Lanka

e) Japan

9. Who among the following won the Thailand Golf Championship held in December 2011?

a) Lee Westwood

b) Charl Schwartzel

c) Alvaro Quiros

d) Paul Lawrie

e) Peter Hanson

10. India wants a ‘CEPA’ with Thailand-was the news in major newspapers. What is the full

form of CEPA’ as used here?

a) Complete Economic Preference Agreement

b) Cultural Economic Partnership Accord

c) Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement

d) Cooperation and Economic Partnership Accord

e) Complete Economic Partnership and Assistance

11. European Union recently decided to enforce European Stability Mechanism (ESM) w.e.f.

July 2012. ESM is a system to achieve/safeguarda)

Financial stability

b) Political stability

c) Free access to oil reserves in UAE and Kuwait

d) Interest of all the members in case of attack by Iran or any other country

12. Kovvada Nuclear Power Plant which was recently in news is being set up ina)

Karnataka

b) Andhra Pradesh

c) Chhattisgarh

d) Uttarakhand

e) Odisha

13. Mullaperiyar Dam is built on which of the following rivers?

a) Tungbhadra

b) Cauvery

c) Krishna

d) Periyar

e) Mahanadi

14. Which of the following countries is not a member of the Organization of Petroleum

Exporting Countries (OPEC)?

a) Nigeria

b) Iran

c) Iraq

d) Algeria

e) Bangladesh

15. Which of the following books is written by Steve Waugh?

a) Out of My Comfort Zone: The Autobiography

b) My Life

c) Wings of Fire

d) Long Walk to Freedom

e) Revolutionary Wealth

16. Which of the following organization/agencies recently issued elaborate guidelines

pertaining to the creation of new category of Non Banking Finance Companies (NBFC)-

Micro Finance Industries?

a) AMFI

b) SIDBI

c) SEBI

d) NABARD

e) RBI

17. Which of the following organization/agencies coordinates the operations of rural credit

institutions in India?

a) Reserve Bank of India

b) Securities and Exchange Board of India

c) India Bank Association

d) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

18. Google isa)

Virus Programme

b) Search engine

c) Website

d) Hardware

e) None of these

19. Which of the following is not a function of the Reserve Bank of India?

a) Issuer of currency

b) Foreign exchange Management

c) Bankeres to Banks

d) Listing companies for trading in stock Exchange

e) Bankers and Debt Managers to Govt.

20. Which of the following organization issued Initial Public Offer (IPO) Norms for Life

Insurance Companies?

a) CRISIl

b) SEBI

c) RBI

d) AMFI

e) IRDA

21. Which of the following states is at the top in the Child Rights Index, complied in India for

the first time?

a) Maharashtra

b) Kerela

c) Gujurat

d) Tamil Nadu

e) Rajasthan

22. Which of the following countries won Davis Cup Tennis Tournament 2011?

a) Australia

b) Argentina

c) Germany

d) France

e) Spain

23. Which of the following metals used in Nuclear Power Plant will be imported from

Australia?

a) Plutonium

b) Uranium

c) Thorium

d) Curium

e) Zirconium

24. Standard and Poor, better known as S&P, is a/thea)

Financial Market intelligence agency

b) Central Bank of USA

c) Large multinational bank

d) Body set up by the United Nations Organisation

e) Intelligence wing of the World Bank

25. Thomas J. Sargent and Chrishtopher A. Sims are the two recipients of Nobel prize 2011 in

the field ofa)

Physics

b) Economics

c) Chemistry

d) Literature

e) Medicine

26. The home of who among the following in named as Malagudi Home?

a) Satyajit Ray

b) Shivram Karanth

c) R.K. Narayan

d) M.G. Ramachandran

e) H.D. Deve Gowda

27. Shanti Swarup Bhatnaghar Awards are given for exemplary work in the field ofa)

Sports

b) Journalism

c) Literature

d) Social Service

e) Science and Technology

28. Which of the following states has become first in India to have a ‘Carbon Inventory’ giving

its total carbon emission from various sectors?

a) Himachal Pradesh

b) Maharashtra

c) Gujurat

d) Kerela

e) Tamil Nadu

29. As per newspaper reports how much FDI is allowed in pension sector?

a) 15%

b) 33%

c) 41%

d) 51%

e) None of these

30. ‘Agha Khan Cup’ is associated with the game ofa)

Football

b) Hockey

c) Badminton

d) Cricket

e) Horse Racing

31. What does the letter ‘C’ denote in the UNICEF well known organization at global level?

a) Credit

b) Children

c) Control

d) Cooperation

e) Crisis

32. Which of the following is India’ most advanced long range missile capable of carrying

nuclear warheads?

a) Khukri

b) Basant

c) Agni-IV

d) Vijayant-III

e) Sindhudurg-II

33. Who among the following was one of the recipients of the Padmashri award in 2012?

a) Anup Jalota

b) Shabana Aazmi

c) Aruna Irani

d) Leander Paes

e) Vidya Balan

34. Dr. Monmohan Singh unveild the foundation stone of National Institute of Technology in

which of the following places in Manipur?

a) Bishnupur

b) Thoubal

c) Imphal

d) Senapati

e) Ukhrul

35. Mario Monti has taken over as the Prime Minister of –

a) Greece

b) New Zealand

c) Russia

d) Italy

e) None of these

36. Arab countries recently decided to impose Sanctions on which of the following countries as

it has failed to check violence on its land?

a) Egypt

b) Kuwait

c) Syria

d) Lebanon

e) Iran

37. Kangaroos won the last and final match to win series-was the news in some news papers

some times. This means which country won the match and the series?

a) Egypt

b) Kuwait

c) Syria

d) Lebanon

e) Iran

38. ‘Calorimeter’ is an instrument used to measurea)

Electric current

b) Heat

c) Velocity of sound

d) Altitude

e) Atmospheric pressure

39. Which of the following countries is not a member of newly formed Eurasian Union?

a) Russia

b) Belarus

c) Kazakhstan

d) Croatia

e) All are members of Eurasian

40. Govt. of India recently decided to allow more FDI in retail. This means which of the

following companies will be benefited by this decision?

a) Wal Mart

b) Hindalco

c) Infoysys

d) Air India

e) Glaxo Smithkline Pharma

41. Which of the following states has decided to launch Right to Play Act in the state to

promote sportsmanship in its children and youth?

a) Delhi

b) Uttar Pradesh

c) Haryana

d) Maharashtra

e) Gujurat

42. Dharma’ where an all weather port is developed, is in which of the following states?

a) West Bengal

b) Odisha

c) Gujurat

d) Maharashtra

e) Tamil Nadu

43. Miss Ivian Sarcos who was crowned Miss World 2011 is from which of the following

countries?

a) Russia

b) France

c) Brazil

d) Venezuela

e) Italy

44. Who among the following has written the novel’ Mandra’ which was awarded prestigious

‘Saraswati Samman’ recently?

a) S.L. Bhyrappa

b) Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari

c) Nirmal Verma

d) Shilal Shukla

e) Arun Sadhu

45. Which of the following countries is on its way to becoming a full-fledged member of the

World Trade Organization (WTO)?

a) India

b) Brazil

c) USA

d) Russia

e) Australia

46. Who among the following is one of the Deputy Governors of the RBI?

a) Shri U.K. Sinha

b) Shri Subir Gokaram

c) Dr. M.S. Ahluwalia

d) Shri Ranajan Mathai

e) None of these

47. The Govt. of India recently signed a peace pact with United People’s Democratic Solidarity

(UPDS). The pact will bring peace in which of the following staes?

a) Bihar

b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Assam

d) Jharkhand

e) Maharashtra

48. Which of the following terms is associated with the game of Lawn Tennis?

a) Heave

b) Volley

c) Spikers

d) Hoops

e) Pitch

49. As per newspaper reports what percent of Govt. stake will be disinvested in Rashtriya Ispat

Nigam Ltd.?

a) 5%

b) 7.5%

c) 10%

d) 12%

e) None of these

50. ASHA is a part of which of the following schemes launched by the Govt. of India?

a) Operation Black Board

b) Mid Day Meal Scheme

c) National old Age Pension Scheme

d) National Rural Health Mission

e) Bharat Nirman