NABARD Bank Solved 2008 Paper

1. As reported in the newspapers Aung San Suu Kyi has agreed to cooperate with the military ruler of her country. She is a citizen of—
(A) Nepal
(B) Myanmar
(C) Brazil
(D) Indonesia
(E) Hong Kong
Ans : B

2. About 20,000 students demonstrated against plans to President Hugo Chavez to change the constitution of the country. Chavez is the President of—
(A) Sudan
(B) Congo
(C) Venezuela
(D) Poland
(E) None of these
Ans : C

3. Who amongst the following was adjudged as Miss Earth-Air 2007 ?
(A) Pooja Chitgopekar
(B) Pooja Gupta
(C) Amruta Patki
(D) Sarah Jane Dias
(E) None of these
Ans : A

4. Which of the following is the name of Tata’s small car launched recently ?
(A) Micro
(B) Sapna
(C) Nano
(D) Lakhtakia
(E) None of these
Ans : C

5. As we all see every now and then many countries are in the race of launching space shuttles or rockets or satellites. What exactly are the benefits of space programmes which otherwise are very costly affairs for the countries ?
1. It is nothing but a fun to have a visit to space. It has no real benefit as such.
2. Humanity can be served/benefited by getting data on weather, disaster alerts and/or resource centre connected through satellites.
3. Since earth is no longer a place to live we have to find out a place where in the next few years we can shift and survive. Such programmes help us in all this.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 and 2
(E) None of these
Ans : B

6. The 47th Open National Athletic Championship 2007 was organized in which of the following places ?
(A) Jamshedpur
(B) New Delhi
(C) Lucknow
(D) Bangalore
(E) None of these
Ans : A

7. Who amongst the following Indian leaders became the second World Leader to receive the British Royal Society’s prestigious King Charles II Medal ?
(Given in October 2007)
(A) Dr. Manmohan Singh
(B) Mrs. Sonia Gandhi
(C) Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
(D) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan
(E) None of these
Ans : C

8. The UN has revealed that the emergency phase is now over in Chernobyl where a disastrous accident had taken place in 1986. The affected people there will now be treated as normal and not as victims. What had happened in Chernobyl in 1986 ?
(A) A train accident in which about 1000 people had died
(B) A bomb blast in which around 500 people died and 5000 were injured
(C) A nuclear plant exploded and the entire city became a radioactive zone
(D) A powerful earthquake rocked the entire city leaving thousands dead and several thousands injured
(E) None of these
Ans : C

9. India ranks 128 in the recently published Human Development Index (HDI). The index measures, which of the following to decide the rank of a country ?
1. Life expectancy
2. Literacy and Education
3. Forex reserves as a percentage of total GDP
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
Ans : C

10. The newly elected President of which of the following countries took over the charge from her husband who was the President of the country immediately prior to the general presidential elections there ?
(A) Pakistan
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) Romania
(D) Peru
(E) Argentina
Ans : E

11. The Govt. of India is making special efforts to help the farmer community in the country as they are in distress and demand special attention from all of us.
Which of the following is correct in this regard ?
1. Govt. of India has announced a substantial hike in minimum support price of wheat for Rabi season.
2. A relief package is announced for the Sugar Industry.
3. All farmers are being given a cash assistance of Rs. 5 lakhs to make them comfortable financially.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Only 3
(E) None of these
Ans : C

12. An International Organization with Robert B. Zoellick as its President sanctioned a loan of US$ 944 million to India so that it can strengthen its rural finance system, vocational training and improve its water management projects. Which of the following is the name of that organization?
(A) International Monetary Fund
(B) Asian Development Bank
(C) UNESCO
(D) World Bank
(E) None of these
Ans : D

13. Which of the following was the reason owing to which public unrest broke out in Pakistan and an Emergency was declared a few months back ?
1. Sudden death of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
2. Announcement of General Elections.
3. Appointment of a new Chief of Army in place of Gen. Pervez Musharraf who was very popular leader there.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these
Ans : B

14. As per the news which appeared in some newspapers/magazines the police with the help of some NGOs rescued some children who had been forced in child labour illegally. Such children are protected under which of the following acts in India ?
1. Juvenile Justice Act.
2. Child Labour Act.
3. Immoral Trafficking Act.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these
Ans : B

15. Which of the following taxes is collected by the Govt. on sale of goods and services in the country ?
(A) NAT
(B) GET
(C) SAT
(D) VAT
(E) None of these
Ans : D

Punjab National Bank Solved 2009 Paper

1. Which part is the “brain” of the computer?
A. CPU
B. Monitor
C. RAM
D. ROM
Ans : A

2. For seeing the output, you use
A. Monitor
B. Keyboard
C. Mouse
D. Scanner
Ans : A

3. Marketing in banks is defined as
A. Banking Regulation Act
B. Reserve Bank of India Act
C. Companies Act
D. None of these
Ans : D

4. The blinking point which shows your position in the text is called
A. Blinker
B. Cursor
C. Causer
D. Pointer
Ans : B

5. ATM means
A. Any Time Marketing
B. Any Time Money
C. Any Time Machine
D. Automated Teller Machine
Ans : D

6. Effective communication skills are not required in marketing if
A. Demand exceeds supply
B. Supply exceeds demand
C. Buyer is illiterate
D. Seller is illiterate
Ans : A

7. Information on a computer is stored as
A. Analog data
B. Digital data
C. Modem data
D. Watts data
Ans : B

8. Sending an e-mail is same as
A. Writing a letter
B. Drawing a picture
C. Talking on phone
D. Sending a package
Ans : A

9. Some thing which has easily-understood instructions is said to be
A. Information
B. Word processing
C. User friendly
D. Icon
Ans : C

10. Which type of memory is closely related to processor?
A. Main memory
B. Secondary memory
C. Disk memory
D. Tape memory
Ans : A

11. A presentation means
A. Display of products
B. Explaining the utility of products
C. A gift
D. Display of communication skills
Ans : B

12. Relationship Marketing is useful for
A. Trade between relatives
B. Trade between sister concerns
C. Cross-selling of products
D. Preparing a list of relatives
Ans : A

13. Which of the following will translate images of text, drawing, and photos into digital form?
A. Digitizer
B. Modem
C. Scanner
D. Keyboard
Ans : C

14. Negotiation skills help in
A. Arriving at a consensus
B. Breaking the ice
C. Carry marketing further
D. Mutual win-win result of bargaining
Ans : D

15. Which device is used to access your computer by other computer or for talk over phone?
A. RAM
B. CD ROM Drive
C. Modem
D. Hard drive
Ans : C

Punjab National Bank Solved 2009 Paper

1. For seeing the output, you use -
A. Monitor
B. Keyboard
C. Mouse
D. Scanner
Ans : A

2. Which of the following commands is used to select the whole document?
A. Ctrl + A
B. Alt + F5
C. Shift + S
D. None of these
Ans : A

3. On which button does help menu exist?
A. End
B. Start
C. Turn off
D. Restart
Ans : B

4. For selecting or highlighting, which of the following is generally used?
A. Icon
B. Keyboard
C. Mouse
D. Floppy disk
Ans : C

5. Where are program and data kept while the processor is using them?
A. Main memory
B. Secondary memory
C. Disk memory
D. Program memory
Ans : A

6. Good Public Relations indicate -
A. Improved Marketing skills
B. Improved Brand Image
C. Improved Customer Service
D. All of these
Ans : D

7. For creating a document, you use …………………command at File Menu.
A. New
B. Open
C. Document
D. Type
Ans : A

8. One of the following is not required for effective marketing. Find the same.
A. Motivation
B. Empathy
C. Communication skills
D. Sympathy
Ans : D

9. A ‘lead’ means -
A. A buyer
B. A seller
C. A company intending to sell its product
D. A prospective buyer
Ans : D

10. ‘Benchmark’ means -
A. Products line up on bench
B. Salesmen sitting on a bench
C. Set standards
D. Marks on a bench
Ans : C

11. The computer is made of which of the following hardware equipments?
A. Monitor, CPU, Keyboard, Mouse, Software and Network
B. Monitor, CPU, Keyboard, Mouse, Programme and Network
C. Monitor, CPU, Keyboard, Mouse, Printer and Modem
D. None of these
Ans : A

12. A market plan is -
A. Company’s prospectus
B. Same as Memorandum of association
C. A document for marketing strategies
D. Business goals
Ans : C

13. Networking helps in marking Marketing function -
A. A difficult task
B. A laborious task
C. An easy task
D. Networking has nothing to do Marketing
Ans : C

14. CDs are of which shape?
A. Square
B. Rectangular
C. Round
D. Hexagonal
Ans : C

15. Which part is the “brain” of the computer?
A. CPU
B. Monitor
C. RAM
D. ROM
Ans : A

SBI Associate Bank Solved 2008 Paper

1. India’s Foreign Exchange Reserve declined sharply in recent past. What was the main reason for the same?
A. Heavy demand of the same by foreign tourists
B. Import of wheat from Pakistan and S. korea
C. Appreciation of Rupee Value
D. None of these
Ans: (C)

2. Manmohan Singh called George Bush to explain the difficulties he is having in implementing agreements related with which of the following with USA?
A. Supply of Sugar
B. Civilian Nuclear Cooperation
C. Purchase of gas / petroleum
D. None of these
Ans: (B)

3. Which of the following countries is not happy with the USA’s decision to award a Congressional Medal to Dalal Lama of Tibet?
A. India
B. Pakistan
C. Nepal
D. China
Ans: (D)

4. 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’?
A. Permanent Notes
B. Purchase Notes
C. Participatory Notes
D. Private Notes
Ans: (C)

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.
A. Only A
B. Only B
C. Only C
D. All A, B and C
Ans: (D)

6. Which of the following types of Banks are allowed to operate foreign currency accounts?
(A) Foreign Banks
(B) Regional Rural Banks
(C) Nationalized Banks
A. Only A
B. Only B
C. Only C
D. None of these
Ans: (C)

7. 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?
A. Chemical Fertilizer
B. Steel
C. Electronic Goods
D. None of these
Ans: (D)

8. Which of the following organizations/agencies has established a fund known as “Investor protection fund”?
A. Bombay Stock Exchange
B. SEBI
C. NABARD r
D. AMFI
Ans: (C)

9. Hem Dutta who was honoured by the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhawana Award 2007 is a famous-
A. Social activist
B. Author
C. Player
D. Film producer
Ans: (A)

10. Which of the following countries is facing a 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
B. France
C. China
D. Nepal
Ans: (B)

11. Microsoft Office is –
A. Shareware
B. Public-domain software
C. A vertical market application
D. An application suite
Ans: (D)

12. How many options does a binary choice offer?
A. It depends on the amount of memory in the computer
B. Two
C. One
D. None
Ans: (B)


13. Target Market is –
A. Entire country
B. Entire city
C. Entire globe
D. That which consist of customers who need the identified product
Ans: (D)

14. Which of the following refers to a small, single-site network?
A. LAN
B. DSL
C. RAM
D. USB
Ans: (A)

15. When cutting and pasting, the item cut is temporarily stored in –
A. Hard Device
B. ROM
C. Diskette
D. Clipboard
Ans: (D)

IAS Solved 2010 Paper

1. Other than Jatropha curcas, why is Pongamia pinnata also considered a good option for the production of bio – diesel in India?
1. Pongamia Pinnata grows naturally in most of the arid regions of India.
2. The seeds of Pongamia pinnata are rich in lipid content of which nearly half isoleic acid.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

2. Which features of some species of blue – green algae helps promote them as bio – fertilizers?
(a) They convert atmospheric methane into ammonia which the crop plants can absorb readily.
(b) They induce the crop plants to produce the enzymes which help convert atmospheric nitrogen to nitrates.
(c) They have the mechanism to convert atmospheric nitrogen into a form that the crop plants can absorb readily.
(d) They induce the roots of the crop plants to absorb the soil nitrates in larger quantities.
Ans: (c)

3. The United Nations Framework Conventions on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an international treaty drawn at :
(a) United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, Stockholm, 1972.
(b) UN conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, 1992.
(c) World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, 2002.
(d) UN Climate Change Conference Copenhagen, 2009.
Ans: (b)

4. After Quit India Movement, C. Rajagopalachari issued a pamphletentitled “The Way Out”.
Which one of the following was a proposal in this pamphlet?
(a) The establishment of a “War Advisory Council” composed of representatives of British India and the Indian States.
(b) Reconstitution of the Central Executive Council in such a way that all its members, except the Governor General and the Commander – in – Chief should be Indian leaders.
(c) Fresh elections to the Central and Provincial Legislatures to be held at the end of 1945 and the Constitution making body to be convened as soon as possible.
(d) A solution for the constitutional deadlock.
Ans: (d)

5. Four resolutions were passed at the famous Calcutta session of Indian National Congress in 1906. The question of either retention OR of rejection of these four resolutions became the cause of a split in Congress at the next Congress session held in Surat in 1907. Which one of the following was not one of those resolutions?
(a) Annulment of partition of Bengal
(b) Boycott
(c) National education
(d) Swadeshi
Ans: (a)

6. In India, the interest rate on savings account in all the nationalized commercial banks is fixed by
(a) Union Ministry of Finance
(b) Union Finance Commission
(c) Indian Banks’ Association
(d) None of the above.
Ans: (d)

7. As regards the use of international food safety standards as reference point for the dispute settlements, which one of the following does WTO collaborate with?
(a) Codex Alimentarius Commission.
(b) International Federation of Standards Users.
(c) International Organization for Standardization.
(d) World Standards Cooperation.
Ans: (a)

8. Stiglitz Commission established by the President of the United Nations General Assembly was in the international news. The commission was supposed to deal with
(a) The challenges posed by the impending global climate change and prepare a road map.
(b) The workings of the global financial systems and to explore ways and means to secure a more sustainable global order.
(c) Global terrorism and prepare a global action plan for the mitigation of terrorism.
(d) Expansion of the United Nations Security Council in the present global scenario.
Ans: (b)

9. With reference to BRIC countries, consider the following statements:
1. At present, China’s GDP is more than the combined GDP of all the three other countries.
2. China’s population is more than the combined population of any two other countries.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

10. Which one of the following is not related to United Nations?
(a) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency.
(b) International Finance Corporation.
(c) International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes.
(d) Bank for International Settlements.
Ans: (d)

11. A person X has four notes of Rupee 1, 2 , 5 and 10 denomination. The number of different sums of money she can form from them is
(a) 16
(b) 15
(c) 12
(d) 8
Ans: (b)

12. Consider the following:
1. Oxides of Hydrogen. 2. Oxides of Nitrogen.
3. Oxides of Sulphus.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (c)

13. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles produce one of the following as “exhaust”.
(a) NH3
(b) CH4
(c) H2O
(d) H2O2
Ans: (c)

14. India – based Neutrino Observatory is included by the Planning Commission as a mega science project under the 11th Five Year Plan. In this context, consider the following statements:
1. Neutrinos are chargeless elementary particles that travel close to the speed of light.
2. Neutrinos are created in nuclear reactions of beta decay.
3. Neutrinos have a negligible, but non zero mass.
4. Trillions of Neutrinos pass through human body every second.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans: (d)

15. Which among the following do / does not belong / belongs to the GSM family of wireless technologies?
(a) EDGE
(b) LTE
(c) DSL
(d) Both EDGE and LTE
Ans: (c)

Railway Recruitment Board Bhubaneshwar Solved 2009 Paper

1. Battle of Kalinga was fought at which of the following places ?
(A) Udaigiri
(B) Dhauli
(C) Balasore
(D) Barabaki
Ans : (B)

2. The first division of Congress took place in—
(A) Surat
(B) Kolkata
(C) Allahabad
(D) Chennai
Ans : (A)

3. I want to see the Principal …… I have something to tell him urgently.
(A) so
(B) for
(C) since
(D) and
Ans : (C)

4. Ellora caves in Maharashtra were built during the rule of which of the following dynasties ?
(A) Rashtrakoot
(B) Pallav
(C) Pala
(D) Chola
Ans : (A)

5. The difference between 28% and 42% of a number is 210. What is 59% of this number ?
(A) 900
(B) 420
(C) 885
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)

6. When sun-light passes through a glass prism, which of the following colours refracts the most ?
(A) Blue
(B) Red
(C) Orange
(D) Green
Ans : (A)

7. Digits of first place and third place are interchanged of the numbers 349, 483, 766, 598, 674 and then the new numbers are arranged in ascending order. Which would be the fourth number ?
(A) 483
(B) 766
(C) 674
(D) 598
Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 8) Choose the word/phrase which is most opposite in meaning to the word ?
8. Rabid
(A) Mad
(B) Normal
(C) Furious
(D) Fanatical
Ans : (B)

9. A labourer was engaged for 25 days on the condition that for every day, he works, he will be paid Rs. 2 and for every day, he is absent he will be fined 50p. If he receives only Rs. 37•50, find the no. of days he was absent—
(A) 5
(B) 6
(C) 7
(D) 4
Ans : (A)

10. A labourer was engaged for 25 days on the condition that for every day, he works, he will be paid Rs. 2 and for every day, he is absent he will be fined 50p. If he receives only Rs. 37•50, find the no. of days he was absent—
(A) 5
(B) 6
(C) 7
(D) 4
Ans : (A)

11. The area of a rhombus with diagonals 12 cm and 20 cm is ……… sq cm.
(A) 120
(B) 12
(C) 20
(D) 240
Ans : (A)

12. What is the meaning of beckoned ?
(A) Summon by sign or gesture
(B) Did not signal
(C) Did not call
(D) Invite
Ans : (A)

13. What is the meaning of beckoned ?
(A) Summon by sign or gesture
(B) Did not signal
(C) Did not call
(D) Invite
Ans : (A)

14. Area of a parallelogram whose base is 9 cm and height 4 cm is ……… sq cm.
(A) 9
(B) 4
(C) 36
(D) 13
Ans : (C)

15. 561204 ×58 = ? ×55555
(A) 606
(B) 646
(C) 586
(D) 716
Ans : (C)