Haryana Gramin Bank Officer Solved 2008 Paper

1. Which of the following European Countries was recently in news as violent riots broke out there ?
(A) Italy
(B) Germany
(C) Spain
(D) France
(E) None of these
Ans : B

2. India wants that the UN Security Council must have at least
(A) 5 permanent members including India and China
(B) 7 permanent members including India and China
(C) 9 permanent members including India and China
(D) 11 permanent members including India and Pakistan
(E) 15 permanent members in both permanent and non-permanent category
Ans : C

3. R. K. Surati who won four Gold Medals in a Championship held in Pretoria recently is associated with which of the following games/sports ?
(A) Rifle Shooting
(B) Archery
(C) Power lifting
(D) 400 mt. Race
(E) None of these
Ans : C

4. Rahul Dravid was appointed the Captain of the Indian Cricket Team for one day series against which of the following ?
(1) Sri Lanka
(2) South Africa
(3) Australia
(A) Only (1)
(B) Only (2)
(C) Only (1) and (2)
(D) Only (3)
(E) (1), (2) and (3) all
Ans : E

5. The 13th SAARC meet was held in
(A) Dhaka
(B) Kathmandu
(C) Islamabad
(D) New Delhi
(E) None of these
Ans : A

6. Mr. Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri is the
(A) External Affairs Minister of Pakistan
(B) External Affairs Minister of Bangladesh
(C) Home Minister of Pakistan
(D) Home Minister of Bangladesh
(E) None of these
Ans : E

7. Which of the following schemes is being implemented in rural areas which provides an assured employment of 100 days to a willing youth in India ?
(A) Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana (SGRY)
(B) National Rural Employment Programme (NREP)
(C) Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme
(D) Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY)
(E) None of these
Ans : E

8. Ramon Magsaysay Awards are not given in which of the following categories ?
(A) Government Service
(B) Community Leadership
(C) Journalism
(D) Public Service
(E) Music
Ans : E

9. Which of the following is not an anti inflationary measure of the Government ?
(A) Strict fiscal discipline
(B) Rationalization of Excise Duties
(C) Strengthening Public Distribution System
(D) Issuing new currency notes/coins
(E) Rationalization of Import Duties
Ans : D

10. Which of the following is the full form of PPP?
(A) Purchase Price and Power
(B) Producer Price and Power
(C) Poverty, Production and Purchases
(D) Purchasing Power Parity
(E) None of these
Ans : D

11. Quartz, which is used in ornaments or in industries, is a crystal containing
(A) Silicon Dioxide
(B) Platinum Dioxide
(C) Silver Chloride
(D) Fluoro Carbon
(E) None of these
Ans : A

12. Nirmal Verma who died recently was a famous
(A) Painter
(B) Classical singer
(C) Author
(D) Politician
(E) Social Worker
Ans : C

13. The study of the origin of universe is known as
(A) Cosmology
(B) Chronology
(C) Geology
(D) Orography
(E) None of these
Ans : A

14. The RBI revised the Reverse Repo Rate recently by 25 basis points. The present rate is
(A) 4%
(B) 4¢25%
(C) 5%
(D) 5¢25%
(E) 6¢00%
Ans : E

15. Subroto Cup is associated with which of the following games/sports ?
(A) Football
(B) Hockey
(C) Badminton
(D) Cricket
Ans : A