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General Awareness sample Question Paper 2008

1.Who amongst the following is the Head of the RBI at present?
1) Mr. K V. Kamath
2) Dr. Y.V. Reddy
3) Mr. Y.R. Narayanamurthy
4) Mr. O.P. Bhatt
5) None of these

2.India has different categories of Commercial banks. Which of the following is not
one such category?
1) Private Banks
2) Commodity Banks
3) Nationalised Banks
4) Co-operative Banks
5) Foreign Banks

3.The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) recently imposed a restriction
on money flow in equity through P-Notes. What is the full form of P-Notes ?
1) Permanent Notes
2) Purchase Notes
3) Participatory Notes
4) Private Notes
5) None of these

4.Who amongst the following was the Captain of the Indian cricket team which won the
Twenty20 World Cup2007 ?
1) Yuvraj Singh
2) M.S. Dhoni
3) Rahul Dravid
4) Sourav Ganguly
5) None of these

5.The money which Government of India spends on the development of infrastructure in
country comes from which of the following sources? [pick. up the correct
statement(s)]
A) Loan from World Bank/ ADB, etc.
B) Taxes collected from the people.
C) Loan from the RBI.
1) Only A
2) Only B
3) Only C
4) Both A & B
5) All A, B & C

6.Which of the following organisations / agencies has established a fund known as
Investor Protection Fund ?
1) SEBI
2) NABARD
3) Bombay Stock Exchange
4) Ministry,.\of Health
5) None of these

7.Which of the following departments of the Government of India is helping banks in
disbursement of rural credit by the banks?
1) Railways
2) State Road Transports
3) Posts & Telegraph
4) Ministry of Health
5) None of these

8.Which of the following types of banks are allowed to operate foreign currency
accounts ?
A) Foreign Banks
B) Regional Rural Banks
C) Nationalised Banks
1) Only A
2) Only B
3) Only C
4) All A, B & C
5) None of these

9.Majority of rural people still prefer to go to which of the following for their
credit needs?
1) Money lenders
2) Foreign banks
3) NABARD
4) RBI
5) All of these

10.Which of the following countries does not play international cricket?
1) Russia
2) England
3) South Africa
4) Pakistan
5) India

11.Which of the following countries in the world is the biggest consumer of gold?
1) USA
2) Bangladesh
3) Russia
4) India
5) None of these

12.Many times we read in financial newspapers about FII . What is the full form of
FII ?
1) Final Investment in India
2) Foreign Investment in India
3) Formal Investment in India
4) Fair Institutional Investment
5) Foreign Institutional Investment

13.The financial markets of which of the following countries were badly affected by
sub prime crisis ?
1) Russia
2) Brazil
3) UK
4) USA
5) None of these

14.One of the former Prime Ministers of which of the following countries was detained
in house arrest for a short period after his/her return from a long exile?
1) Germany
2) France
3) Pakistan
4) Brazil
5) None of these

15.Which of the following countries is facing problem of strike by the workers of the
transport, electricity and gas companies as the present Government of the country
has decided to end the pension to these workers?
1) USA
2) France
3) China
4) Nepal
5) None of these

16.Benazir Bhutto is associated with which of the following political parties?
1) Muslim League
2) Pakistan Peoples Party
3) Pakistan National Congress
4) Islamic Movement of Pakistan
5) None of these

17.Who amongst the following is the Secretary-General of UNO?
1) Al Gore
2) Shashi Tharoor
3) Gordon Brown
4) Hugo Chavez
5) None of these

18.Manmohan Singh called George Bush to explain the difficulties he is having in
implementing agreements related with which of the following with USA?
l}Supply of Sugar
2) Civilian Nuclear Cooperation
3) Purchase Fighter Planes
4) Purchase of Gas/Petroleum
5) None of these

19.Which of the following countries recently decided to launch a military action in
Northern Iraq where many Kurdish PKK fighters are based and they are killing
people from that country ?
1) India
2) Afghanistan
3) Pakistan
4) Bangladesh
5) Turkey

20.The Orange Coalition Government was formed once again in which of the following
countries?
1) Russia
2) Ukraine
3) France
4) Germany
5) None of these

21.As reported in papers the UN World Food Programmes stopped distributing food in
Mogadishu town after its local head was abducted by the government soldiers of the
country. Mogadishu is the capital town of
1) Tanzania
2) Turkey
3) Cuba
4) Libya
5) Somalia

22.Who amongst the following leaders from USA visited Israel and Palestinian West
Bank so that a solution to the Israel and Palestinian problem can be worked out?
1) George Bush
2) Al Gore
3) Bill Clinton
4) Condoleezza Rice
5) None of these

23.Which of the following countries is not elected by the UN General Assembly on the
non-permanent seats of the UN Security Council w.e.f. January 2008 ?
1) Libya
2) Vietnam
3) Croatia
4) Costa Rica
5) Pakistan

24.Which of the following countries is not happy with the USA s � decision to award a
Congressional Medal to Dalai Lama of Tibet?
1) India
2) Pakistan
3) Nepal
4) Myanmar
5) China

25.Justine Henin won the Womens Singles US Open Tennis Championship 2007 after
defeating
1) Svetlana Kuznetsova
2) Sania Mirza
3) Dinara Safina
4) Mathalie Dechy
5) None of these

26.India won the ONGC Nehru Cup Football Tournament 2007 by beating
1) Syria
2) Pakistan
3) Britain
4) France
5) None of these

27.Who amongst the following is selected for Basava Award (2006-07) by the Karnataka
Government?
1) Manmohan Singh
2) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
3) Sonia Gandhi
4) Pratibha Patil
5) None of these

28.Shinzo Abe who was on a visit to India in recent past is the
1) Prime Minister of South Korea
2) Prime Minister of North Korea
3) Prime Minister of Japan
4) President of South Korea
5) None of these

29.Abdullah Guls name was in news recently as he has taken over as the President of
1) Turkey
2) Sudan
3) Afghanistan
4) Pakistan
5) None of these

30.Hem Dutta who was honoured with the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhawana
Award 2007 is a famous
1) author
2) social activist
3) player
4) film producer
5) scientist

31.Asafa Powell who created a new world record in 100 metres race is a citizen of
1) Jamaica
2) South Africa
3) India
4) USA
5) South Korea

32.The World Athletics Championship 2007 was organised in
1) Beijing
2) New Delhi
3) Osaka
4) Dhaka
5) London

33.Who amongst the following got third position in long jump event of the Bayer
International Athletics Meet held in Germany in 2007 ?
1) Shiny Wilson
2) Anju Bobby George
3) Neha Sanwal
4) Prajakta Sawant
5) None of these

34.As per the recent agreement between India and one other country the Indian Rupee
can be easily swapped with
1) Taka
2) Riel
3) Kyat
4) Yen
5) Rubble

35.The Government of India put a ban on export of which of the following commodities
at the price below the price of the same in domestic market?
1) Steel
2) Chemical Fertiliser
3) Pharma products
4) Electronic goods
5) None of these

36.India s Foreign Exchange Reserves declined sharply in recent past. What was the
main reason for the same?
1) Heavy demand of the same by foreign tourists
2) Import of wheat from Pakistan & South Korea
3) Appreciation of Rupee Value
4) Instability in coalition government in Centre
5) None of these

37.Which of the following is a public sector unit ?
1) TCS
2) ICICI Bank
3) TESCO
4) BHEL
5) All of these

38.Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Meet was organised in September 2007 in
1) New Delhi
2) Beijing
3) Tokyo
4) London
5) Sydney

39.Who amongst the following was the Captain of the Indian hockey team who won Asia
Cup 2007 held in Chennai ?
1) Baichung Bhutia
2) Dilip Tirkey
3) Pankaj Advani
4) Manavjit Singh Sandhu
5) None of these

40.India launched which of the following satellites in September 2007?
1) EDUSAT
2) METSAT
3) CROSAT-IIB
4) INSAT-4CR
5) None of these

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Dena Bank P.O. Examination (held on April 28, 2006)

1. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
1 Fish
2) Horse
3) Dog
4) Lamb
5) Whale
Ans : (4) All the others are regular creatures, this is the young one.

2. What should come next in the following letter series?
B B C B C D B C D E B C D E F B C D E F G B C D E F G
1) H
2) B
3) C
4) D
5) None of these
Ans : (1) In each section starting from ‘B’, B/BC/BCD etc, the next letter is added, hence H after G.

3. If it is possible to make only one meaningful English word with the third, the fourth, the eighth and the twelfth letters of the word BREAKTHROUGH, which of the following will be the second letter of that word? If no such word can be made, give ‘N’ as the answer and if more than one such word can be made, give ‘M’ as the answer.
1) R
2) E
3) A
4) M
5) N
Ans : (4) NEAR, HARE and RHEA.


4. In a certain code, SOLE is written as ‘$54#’ and DIME is written as ‘3%7#’. How is MODES written in that code?
1) 75#3$
2) 753#$
3) 753%$
4) 75%3$
5) None of these
Ans : (2)

5. The positions of the first and the fifth digits in the number 94861723 are interchanged. Similarly the positions of the second and the sixth digits are interchanged and so on. Which of the following will be the third digit from the right end after the rearrangement?
1) 4
2) 8
3) 7
4) 1
5) None of these
Ans : (1)

6. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
1) Leaf
2) Fruit
3) Sand
4) Rock
5) Brass
Ans : (5) Others occur in natural form, brass is an alloy of zinc and copper hence man-made.

7. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
1) 91
2) 84
3) 114
4) 98
5) 105
Ans : (3) All the others are divisible by ‘7’.

8. Each of the consonants in the word TIED is changed to the next letter of the English alphabet and each of the vowels is changed to the previous letter in the English alphabet. How many meaningful English words can be made with the new set of letters using each letter only once in each word?
1) None
2) One
3) Two
4) Three
5) More than three
Ans : (1) UHDE. No regular word can be made although ‘HUED’ is a derivation.

9. Pointing to a girl, Mohan said “her mother is the only child of my grandfather”. How is Mohan related to that girl?
1) Brother
2) Cousin
3) Uncle
4) Data Inadequate
5) None of these
Ans : (1)

10. In a certain code PRACTISE is written as DRHSQSBD. How is COMPLETE written in that code?
1) DSDKBNLO
2) DSDKDPNQ
3) FUFMBNLO
4) DPNQDSDK
5) None of these
Ans : (2)

11. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word FRIGHTEN, each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?
1) None
2) One
3) Two
4) Three
5) More than three
Ans : (4) IN, GH and EI

12. How many such letters are there in the word CREATION each of which is as far away from the beginning in the word as when they are arranged alphabetically?
1) None
2) One
3) Two
4) Three
5) More than three
Ans : (2)

13. The consonants in the word CREATION are first arranged alphabetically followed by the vowels arranged alphabetically. Which of the following will be the third letter to the right of the sixth letter from the right end?
1) T
2) I
3) E
4) O
5) None of these
Ans : (3)

14. ‘Horse’ is related to ‘Stable’ in the same way as ‘Dog’ is related to:
1) Shed
2) Kennel
3) House
4) Pen
5) None of these
Ans : (2)

15. ‘Picture’ is related to ‘See’ in the same way as ‘Food’ is related to:
1) Cook
2) Watch
3) Eat
4) Heat
5) None of these
Ans : (3)

Q. 16-23. Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below:
R P A 5 N % T 7 B 4 # J E $ M 2 1 D * I 8 H 3 U @ 9 F W 6 © K

16. How many such consonants are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately followed by a vowel but not immediately preceded by a number?
1) None
2) One
3) Two
4) Three
5) More than three
Ans : (3) P and J

17. How many such consonants are there in the above arrangement, each of which is either immediately preceded by a vowel or immediately followed by a symbol but not both?
1) None
2) One
3) Two
4) Three
5) More than three
Ans : (3) N and D

18. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
1) M 1 $
2) W F ©
3) U 9 3
4) D I 1
5) 5 % A
Ans : (2)

19. Which of the following is exactly between 4 and I in the above arrangement?
1) M
2) $
3) 2
4) 1
5) None of these
Ans : (1)

20. How many such symbols are there in the above arrangement, each of which is not immediately followed by a number but immediately preceded by a consonant?
1) None
2) One
3) Two
4) Three
5) More than three
Ans : (3)

21. Which of the following is the fourth to the right of the seventeenth from the right end in the above arrangement?
1) #
2) *
3) D
4) J
5) None of these
Ans : (2)

22. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following series based on the above arrangement?
A % 7 4 E M 1 I H
1) UF6
2) U9W
3) UF©
4) 39W
5) None of these
Ans : (1)

23. Which of the following is the seventh to the left of the fifteenth from the left end in the above arrangement?
1) H
2) B
3) I
4) 7
5) None of these
Ans : (4)

Questions on Banking and Marketing

1. A prospect means

a] any customer who walks into the bank
b] an employee of the bank
c] a customer who is likely to be interested in bank’s product or service
d] a depositor of the bank’
e] a borrower of the bank

2. A lead means
a] a prospect who is more likely to avail of the Bank’s product
b] a political leader
c] a religious leader
d] a bank chairman
e] None of these

3. Innovation means
a] Compensation
b] inspiration
c] additional perquisites
d] implementing new ideas or new methods
e] None of these

4. A Call means
a] calling on friends
b] calling on bank employees
c] calling on prospective customers
d] to make telephone calls
e] calling on relatives

5. The Traditional Marketing style involves
a] Telemarketing
b] Digital Marketing
c] Indirect Marketing
d] Direct Marketing
e] All of these

6. Modern Method of Marketing include
a] Publicity on the net
b] Advertisement on the net
c] Soliciting business through e-mails
d] Tele marketing
e] All of these

7. A true marketing requires
a] Command and other mindset
b] Control Mindset
c] Passive mindset
d] Active mindset
e] None of these

8. Which of the following sentences is true?
a] Marketing is not required in a Buyers’ Market
b] Marketing is not required in a Sellers’s market
c] Marketing is not required due to competition
d] Marketing is not required due to liberalization
e] Marketing is not required due to globalisation

9. For effective marketing the salesmen should have which of these qualities?
a] Creativity
b] Team spirit
c] Motivation
d] Effective communication skills
e] All of these

10. Market information means
a] Knowledge of shops and bazaars
b] Knowledge of shopping malls
c] Knowledge of customer profile and product mix
d] knowledge of various languages
e] None of these

11. Market Research is needed for
a] checking the market area
b] checking the right product to be sold
c] making proper marketing decisions
d] deciding right time to sell
e] All of these

12. Which of the following statement is true
a] Marketing makes the company to go into loss due to higher expenses
b] Marketing is not required in profit making companies
c] Marketing sharpens the minds of the employees
d] Marketing is a time bound seasonal function
e] Marketing is a waste of time

13. Marketing plan helps in
a] better lead generation
b] better systems
c] better results
d] improved balance sheet
e] better customer service

14. If Marketing is done effectively which of the following is not required?
a] Advertisement
b] Publicity
c] Market Research
d] Market Segmentation
e] None of these

15. Motivation means
a] Inspiring employees to perform better
b] Better communication skills
c] Sales Coaching
d] Market Research
e] None of these

16. In a Selling Process in today’s world?
a] Only standard products are sold
b] No customization required
c] the seller need not have product knowledge
d] the seller should aim at customer satisfaction
e] only quantum of sales matters

17. Find the true statement
a] Marketing is a waste of the employees’ time
b] Marketing is not required in India due to its vast population
c] Marketing involves additional work
d] Marketing involves team work
e] Marketing is not required today due to IT advancement

18. A Target market is
a] entire country
b] entire city
c] entire globe
d] that which consists of customers who need the identified product
e] all of these

19. Sales forecasting involves
a] Sales Planning
b] Sales Pricing
c] Distribution Channels
d] Consumer tastes
e] All of these

20. Which of the following product is being sold under the brand name ZODIAC
a] Shirts
b] Ties
c] Both A and B
d] Liberty

21. SWIFT – cars are being manufactured by
a] DCM
b] Maruti
c] Premier Automobiles
d] Hyundai

22. With you all the way is the slogan of
a] Vodafone
b] SBI
c] ICICI
d] Raymonds

23. Which company used the slogan “The complete Man”
a] DCM
b] GRASIM
c] RAYMONDS
d] VIMAL

24. Which brand uses the slogan “Made for each other” for its cigarettes?
a] Cavenders
b] Four Square
c] Red & White
d] Wills

25. Cross Selling means
a] Identifying customer needs
b] matching the products to customer needs
c] convincing the customers of product benefits
d] responding to questions and objections of customers
e] all of these

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