IBPS Clerks Test date : 27-11-2012

1) India recently signed an agreement with which of the following countries to end a long pending Border dispute ?

1) Pakistan

2) China

3) Bhutan

4) Myanmar

5) Bangladesh

Ans – 5

 

2) ‘ Financial inclusion ‘ is the latest powerful tool adopted by Reserve Bank of India, to fulfill the basic objective of

1) uplifting of population lying below the poverty line

2) Connecting every Indian to the Country’s Banking System

3) Ensuring bank finance to all the landless agriculturists

5) Inclusion of latest technology in Financial Sector of the Country

Ans – 2

 

3) The Prime Minister of India visited which of the following  ‘ Least Developed Countries ‘ in Indian sub – continent in May 2011 and agreed to provide US & 2 billion as financial aid to it ?

1) Afghanistan

2) Nepal

3) Pakistan

4) Myanmar

5) Sri Lanka

Ans – 1

 

4) Who among the following is the Union Minister of Agriculture at present ?

1) Sri A. k. Antony

2) Dr. Farooq Abdullah

3) Sri Jaipal S. Reddy

4) Sri Sharad Pawar

5) None of these

Ans – 4

 

5) Which of the following is the overall Literacy Rate of India ( Census 2011 ) ( Approximately ) ?

1) 68%

2) 70%

3) 74%

4) 78%

5) 82%

Ans – 3

 

6) Sri N . Ranga Swamy who took over as the Chief Minister of Pudhucherry after elections in 2011 belongs to which political parties ?

1) CPM

2) BJP

3) BSP

4) All India N. R. Congress

5) SSP

Ans – 4

 

7) NPA in banking terminology denotes

1) New Para Banking Assets

2) Net Profitable Assets

3) Net Performing Assets

4) Non – Performing Assets

5) New Pension Act

Ans – 4

 

8) Space Agency of which of the following countries put GSAT – 12, a Communication Satellite in the orbit recently ?

1) USA

2) France

3) China

4) India

5) Japan

Ans – 4

 

9) The top military bosses of which of the following nations recently resigned en mass to pave way for a Democratic Government in the nation ?

1) Turkey

2) Myanmar

3) Pakistan

4) Afghanistan

5) None of these

Ans – 1

 

10) India won the President’s Cup Volley Ball tournaments final  2011 by defeating

1) Turkey

2) Russia

3) Tunisia

4) Kazakhstan

5) Ukrain

Ans – 3

 

11) Which of the following Awards has been given to ‘ Gagan Narang ‘ in 2011 ?

1) Kirti Chakra

2) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

3) Bharat Ratna

4) Arjun Award

5) Sportsman of the year 2010

Ans – 2

 

12) What does the letter ‘ S ‘ denote in the term ‘ SEZ ‘  as seen frequently in the financial news papers ?

1) Small

2) Social

3) Secret

4) Secondary

5) Special

Ans – 5

 

13) Who has taken over as the new President of Singapore recently ?

1) Tony Tan

2) Yoshihiko Noda

3) Lamine Diack

4) Recep Tayyip Erdogan

5) None of these

Ans – 1

 

14) Which of the following is a programme launched by the Government of India aimed at providing good ‘ Health Services ‘ in rural areas ? ( Repeated in Aryavart Gramin Bank Officer Exam, Associate Banks of SBI Clerk ( Second Shift ) Exam )

1) ASHA

2) Mid Day Meal

3) Kutir Jyoti

4) Jeeven Arogya

5) Swabhiman

Ans – 1

 

15) What is the full form of  ‘ ILO ‘ , an agency of the United Nations ?

1) International Labour organisation

2) International Legal Organisation

3) Indian Labour Organisation

4) Indian Lawyer’s Organisation

5) Information & Legal Organisation

Ans – 1

 

16) Nirupama Rao is appointed as India’s  Ambassador to ( Repeated in Prathma Bank PO Exam )

1) Australia

2) UK

3) Russia

4) USA

5) China

Ans – 4

 

17) Which of the following days is observed as ‘ Teacher’s Day ‘ in India ?

1) 5th October

2) 5th November

3) 5th September

4) 15th November

5) 15th September

Ans – 3