SBI Clerk Previous Year Question Paper on General Awareness - SBI Clerk 2009 (8.11.2009)

SBI Clerk Previous Year Question Paper

SBI Clerk Recruitment Exam 2009 (8-11-2009)

Solved Question paper on General Awareness

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1.Many times we read in financial newspapers/magazines about Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs). SIPs are an investment option also operated in the mode of
(1)Mutual Funds
(2)Small Savings Schemes in Post Office
(3)National Pension Fund
(4)National Saving Certificates
(5)None of these
2.Which of the following banks has created a network of 15000 branches and still growing ?
(1)State Bank of India
(2)ICICI Bank
(3)Punjab National Bank
(4)Axis Bank
(5)None of these
3.Which of the following is NOT associated with the operations of Defence Forces in India ?
(l)Sukhoi-30 (2)MIG-29
(3) Tejas
(4) SARAS
(5) Astra
4.The Democratic Party of which of the following countries through its manifesto for the coming gen- eral elections has called for a child allowance, higher unemployment benefits, lower road tolls, and a radical shake up of the system that gives civil servants a huge influence over politicians ?
(l)USA
(2) China
(3) France
(4) Japan
(5) India
5.Which of the following was put into orbit by the ISRO for the first time in the microwave band ?
(1) Edusat
(2)TECSAR
(3) PSLV
(4)ANUSAT
(5) RITSAT
6.Who amongst the following has suggested to the banks in India to give details of fund transfers to customers via SMS/E-mails ?
(1)Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
(2)India Banks* Association (IBA)
(3)Indian Institute of Banking and Finance
(4)Securities and Exchange Board of India
(5)None of these
7.Which of the following new schemes is launched to make India Slum free in next five year's time?
(1)Rahul Gandhi Slum Re-Devel- opment Scheme
(2)Indira AwasYojana
(3)Jawaharlal Nehru Awas Yoja- na
(4)National Slum Re-Develop- ment Scheme
(5)Rajiv Awas Yojana
8.As per the new guidelines, which of the following taxes is/are now abolished ?
(A) Wealth Tax
(B) Fringe Benefit Tax
(C) Commodity Transaction Tax
(1)Only A
(2)Only B
(3)OnlyC
(4)All A. B and C
(5)Only B and C
9.Which of the following in India added a record 16 million new customers in a month's time re- cently ?
(1)Banking Industry
(2)FM Radio Channels
(3)Telecom Industry
(4)Photo fixed Voters Identity Cards
(5)None of these
10.As per the Union Budget 2009- 10 a National level Authority is set up for cleaning which of the following rivers ?
(1) Chambal (2) Narmada
(3) Cauvery (4) Ganga
(5)Godavari
11.Which of the following is/are the highlights of the Union Budget 2009-10 presented by Mr. Pranab Mukherjee ?
(A)Allocation for rural jobs under NREGS hiked by 144% to make it Rs. 39100 crore for the year.
(B)Target for Farm Credit set at Rs. 3.25,000 crores, which is an increase of Rs. 38,000 crores.
(C)Hike in rates of Income Tax at all the levels/all the slabs by 10%.
(1)Only A
(2)Only B
(3)Only A and B
(4)All A, B and C
(5)None of these
12.A new Foreign Bank Sarasin & Co. has launched its operations in India recently. This is a bank based in
(1) USA
(2) Switzerland
(3) France
(4) Germany
(5)None of these
13. India has a plan to achieve a tar- get of 200,000 MW power gen- eration through which of the fol- lowing modes by the year 2050 ?
(1)Solar only
(2)Thermal only
(3)Nuclear only
(4)Hydro only
(5)All of these
14. Which of the following awards was given to Dr. G Madhavan Nair recently ?
(1)Man of the year
(2)Bharat Ratna
(3)Businessman of the year
(4)Best Public Servant of the - year
(5)None of these
15. The President of which of the following countries got an opportunity to interact with an American president after a gap of almost fifty years recently at an interna- tional summit ?
(l)Cuba
(2) Brazil
(3) Russia
(4) Austria
(5) Belgium
16.Which of the following two coun- tries are now ready to cooperate with each other and extend their trade ties after a long gap of about six decades ?
(1)Japan-USA
(2)India - Bangladesh
(3)Japan - Sri Lanka
(4)China-Taiwan
(5)None of these
17.Which of the following political parties got an overwhelming majority in recent general elec- tion of South Africa ?
(1)The Democratic Forum of Af- rica
(2)The Labour Party of Africa
(3)The African National Congress
(4)The National Democratic Alli- ance of Africa
(5)None of these
18.Which of the following facilities is located in Russia's Angarsk at Siberia and remains in news very often Russia's
(1)Uranium enrichment plant
(2)Space Research Centre
(3)Spying Agency KGB's Head- quarters
(4)Biggest naval base
(5)None of these
19.Russia decided to boost its mili- tary ties with which of its neigh- bouring countries and is plan- ning to have at least 25 joint manoeuvres and war games in the current year ?
(1)India
(2)China
(3)Poland
(4)Slovakia Republic
(5)None of these
20.Which of the following awards is given to Pt. Jasraj recently ?
(1)Kalidas Samman
(2)Saraswati Samman
(3)PadmaBhushan
(4)Bharat Ratna
(5)None of these
21.The Leftist Coalition made up of the Social Democratic Alliance and the Left Green Movement got a good victory in the recently
held general elections in
(1) Nepal
(2) Iceland
(3)Macedonia
(4) Mexico
(5)North Korea
22.Yongbyon Nuclear complex is the nuclear facility of which of the following nations and was in news recently ?
(1)Bangladesh
(2)Nepal
(3)North Korea
(4)South Korea
(5)None of these
23.Which of the following is Statu- tory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) at present ?
(1) 10%
(2) 15%
(3) 20%
(4) 24%
(5) 33%
24.Which of the following is most preferred cross border trade point between India and Pakistan as the maximum transaction takes place from there ?
(1)Bikaner (2) GangaNagar
(3) Wagah
(4) Mujaffarabad
(5)None of these
25.Which of the following is NOT amongst the top five purchaser of energy sold by other states in India ?
(1)Andhra Pradesh
(2)West Bengal
(3)Kamataka
(4)Maharashtra
(5)Tamil Nadu
26.China has decided to boost up its trade ties with which of the following poor Himalayan coun- tries by extending its aid by 50% ?
(1)Bangladesh
(2)Nepal
(3)Myanmar
(4)Pakistan
(5)Afghanistan
27.How much amount Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MS- MEs) got from Government of India as a relief package recent- ly?
(1)Rs. 5,000 crore
(2)Rs. 6,000 crore
(3)Rs. 8,000 crore
(4)Rs. 9,000 crore
(5)Rs. 12,000 crore
28.Which of the following is a chem- ical fertilizer ?
(1)Zinc oxide
(2)Silver chloride
(3)Naptha
(4)Calcium carbonate
(5)Murate of Potash (MOP)
29.Which of the following is the book written by Vikram Seth ?
(1)The Sea
(2)Magic Seeds
(3)My Life
(4)Two Lives
(5)Namesake
30.Constitutional Amendments 73 and 74 are associated with ..
(1)Creation of the post of Ombudsman in banks
(2)Right to Information Act
(3)Panchayat Raj Institutions
(4)Pay and Perks to the Presi- dent of India
(5)None of these
31. Wimbledon Trophy is associat- ed with the game of .
(1)Lawn Tennis
(2)Cricket
(3)Chess
(4)Golf
(5)Hockey
32.Which of the following countries occupies the top position in the Human Development Report 2009, released by the United Nations Development Pro- gramme (UNDP) ?
(1) Norway
(2) Australia
(3) Iceland
(4) Japan
(5) America
33.The short term loans given to the farmers are the loans given normally for a period of
(1)three months
(2)six months
(3)nine months
(4)one year
(5)fifteen months
34.The famous "123 Agreement" is closely associated with
(1)subsidy to agricultural products
(2)import of pharma products
(3)purchase of aircrafts from France
(4)Nuclear Energy
(5)None of these
35.Which of the following is the big- gest programme launched for school children has been very successful
(1)AntyodayaYojana
(2)Food for Work
(3)Mid Day Meal
(4)ASHA
(5)None of these
36. Davis Cup'is associated with the game of .
(1)Cricket
(2)Hockey
(3)Lawn Tennis
(4)Football
(5)None of these
37.Which of the following State Gov- ernments launched Jawahar Knowledge Centres to train rural youth ?
(1)Delhi
(2)Kamataka
(3)Andhra Pradesh
(4)Tamil Nadu
(5)None of these
38.India started its five year planning with effect from the year
(1) 1955
(2) 1951
(3) 1960
(4) 1965
(5) 1948
39.The Head of the Reserve Bank of India is designated as the
(1)Chief Executive Officer
(2)Managing Director
(3)Chief Banking Officer
(4)Dy. Governor
(5)Governor
40.Which of the following normally grown in hilly areas on mountain slope as it is not a crop of plains ?
(l) Tea
(2) Wheat
(3) Banana
(4) Roses
(5) All of these

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