SBI Associate Bank Solved 2008 Paper

1. As reported in papers the UN World Food Programmes stooped distributing food in Mogadishu town after its local head was abducted by the government soldiers of the country. Mogadishu is the capital town of –
A. Tanzania
B. Turkey
C. Cuba
D. Somalia
Ans: (D)

2. Who amongst the following is selected for Basava Award 2006-07 by the Karnataka Government?
A. Manmohan Singh
B. APJ Abdul Kalam r
C. Sonia Gandhi
D. Pratibha Patil
Ans: (B)

3.Justine Henin won the women’s singles US open Tennis championship 2007after defeating?
A. Svetlana Kurnetsova
B. Sania Mirza
C. Dinara Safina
D. None of these r
Ans: (D)

4. Majority of rural people still prefer to go to which of the following for their credit needs?
A. Money Lenders
B. Foreign Banks
C. NABARD
D. RBI
Ans: (A)

5. Which of the following countries is NOT elected by the UN General assembly on the non-permanent seats of the UN Security Council with effevt from January 2008?
A. Libya
B. Croatia
C. Costa Rica
D. Pakistan r
Ans: (D)

6. 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?
A. George Bush
B. Al Gore
C. Bill Clinton
D. None of these
Ans: (A)

7. Many times we read in financial newspapers about FII. What is the full form of FII?
A. Final Investment in India
B. Foreign Investment in India
C. Formal Investment in India
D. Foreign Institutional Investment
Ans: (D)

8. India won the ONGC Nehru Cup Football Tournament 2007 by beating-
A. Syria
B. Pakistan
C. Britain
D. France
Ans: (A)

9. The financial markets of which of the following countries were badly affected by sub prime crisis?
A. Russia
B. Brazil
C. UK
D. USA
Ans: (D)

10. Who amongst the following got third position in long jump event of the Bayer International Athletics meet held in Germany in 2007?
A. Shiny Wilson
B. Anju Bobby George
C. Neha Sainwal
D. None of these
Ans: (B)

11. The blinking symbol on the computer screen is called the –
A. Mouse
B. Logo
C. Hand
D. Cursor
Ans: (D)

12. A collection of programs that controls how your computer system runs and processes information is called –
A. Operating system
B. Computer
C. Office
D. Interpreter
Ans: (B)

13. Marketing Plan help in –
A. Better lead generation
B. Better systems
C. Better results
D. Better customer service
Ans: (D)

14. One megabyte equals approximately
A. 1000 bits
B. 1000 bytes
C. 1 million bytes
D. None of these
Ans: (C)

15. Market Research is needed for –
A. Deciding the market area
B. Deciding the right product to be sold
C. Deciding the right time to sell
D. All of these
Ans: (D)

Andhra Bank Solved 2008 Paper

1. The Russian President visited China in May 2008 and signed a deal for the security of which of the following?
(A) Global Energy
(B) China Sea
(C) Intellectual Property Rights of the Chinese Scientists
(D) Nuclear installation in China
Ans: (D)

2. Who amongst the following is the author of "Animal People" which was adjudged as the Best Book of the Year?
(A) V.S.Naipaul
(B) Indra Sinha
(C) William Darlymple
(D) Bill Clinton
Ans: (B)

3. Which of the following term related with the game of Cricket ?
(A) Grand Slam
(B) Half Nelson
(C) Ashes
(D) Screen
Ans: (C)

4. World's largest oil reserves (about 2/3rd) are located in ____
(A) Russia
(B) Middle East
(C) Africa
(D) Europe
Ans: (B)

5. Who amongst the following is the Chairperson of the Children's Film Society?
(A) Kareena Kapoor
(B) Jaya Bachchan
(C) Shabana Azmi
(D) None of these
Ans: (D)

6. Who amongst the following is the author of the book "Toward a Hunger Free World" ?
(A) A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
(B) Ashok Lahiri
(C) Amartya Sen
(D) M.S.Swaminathan
Ans: (D)

7. The duration of which of the following Policies / Schemes is from 2004-2009 ?
(A) Foreign Trade Policy
(B) 11th Five Year Plan
(C) 10th Five Year Plan
(D) National Rural Guarantee Act
Ans: (A)

8. Banking Sector will fall under which of the following sectors?
(A) Agriculture Sector
(B) Service Sector
(C) Manufacturing
(D) Industrial Sector
Ans: (B)

9. India recently signed a Bilateral Investment Promotion Agreement (BIPA) with which of the following countries ?
(A) China
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Nepal
(D) Myanmar
Ans: (D)

10. Daiichi Sanyo which has taken a major stake in India's Pharma company Ranbaxy is a firm based in ____
(A) China
(B) South Korea
(C) Japan
(D) USA
Ans: (C)

11.Which of the following is the total amount Government of India has earmarked for Agriculture Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme 2008 ?
(A) Rs.10,000 Crore
(B) Rs.25,000 Crore
(C) Rs.45,000 Crore
(D) Rs.72,000 Crore
Ans (D)

12. Who amongst the following is included in the list of "Biggest Brains in Business"?
(A) L. N. Mittal
(B) Anil Ambani
(C) Kumar Mangalam Birla
(D) Mukesh Ambani
Ans: (A)

13. Ana Ivanovic won the "French Open Women's Singles" of Lawn Tennis after defeating _______
(A) Katrina Srebtnik
(B) Dinara Safina
(C) Virginia Ruano Pascual
(D) Victoria Azarenka
Ans: (B)

14. The National e- Governance plan was launched by the Govt. of India in the year 2006 with which of the following intentions/objectives ?
(1) To provide qualitative service of Govt. business to the citizens of India
(2) To promote IT sector in India so that trained IT personnel do not go out of the country for jobs
(3) To keep a vigil on the business transaction of Indian population to avoid illegal transactions
(A) Only 1
(B) only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1,2 & 3
Ans (A)

15. As per the figures released recently, the rate of growth of agriculture during 2007-08 has been at the level of approximately ______
(A) 2.5 %
(B) 3 %
(C) 4.5 %
(D) 5 %
Ans (C)

Indian Overseas Bank PO Solved 2009 Paper

1. What is the maximum stake the Govt. of India has in any public sector bank at present ?
(A) 40%
(B) 49%
(C) 50%
(D) 64%
(E) 74%
Ans : E

2. As proposed in the Union Budget 2008-09 a ‘Risk Capital Fund’ is set up by the Govt. of India. Who amongst the following will maintain and operate that fund ?
(A) NABARD
(B) SIDBI
(C) ECGC
(D) RBI
(E) None of these
Ans : B

3. As per the budget of the Indian Railways for 2008-09 the operating ratio of the railways has—
(A) Improved only by 0•5%
(B) Decreased by 0•5%
(C) Remained at the same level on which it was in 2007-08
(D) Reached at the level of 81%
(E) Reduced to the level of 63% which was the level of 2000-01
Ans : D

4. As per the newspaper reports the RBI is planning to introduce ‘Plastic Currency Notes’. What is/are the benefits of ‘Plastic Notes’ ?
1. Their Shelf life will be longer.
2. It will replace plastic money or credit, debit cards which are giving birth to many fraudulent practices.
3. Printing will be cheaper.
(A) Only 3
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 1
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these
Ans : C

5. The Planning Commission of India has set up a 12 member committee on financial sector reforms. Who is the Chairman of the Committee ?
(A) Janki Raman
(B) Raghuram Rajan
(C) Rakesh Mohan
(D) K. V. Kamath
(E) None of these
Ans : B

6. Who amongst the following was the Captain of the Indian cricket team which registered its victory in tri-series ODI matches against Australia played in March 2008 ?
(A) M.S. Dhoni
(B) Anil Kumble
(C) Rahul Dravid
(D) Saurav Ganguly
(E) Sachin Tendulkar
Ans : A

7. Maria Sharapova won the Australian Open 2008 Women’s singles by defeating—
(A) Shahar Peer
(B) Kateryna Bondarenko
(C) Sania Mirza
(D) Victoria Azarenka
(E) Ana Ivanovic
Ans : E

8. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) recently agreed to allow foreign direct investment in the field of mobile television services. Upto what extent FDI is allowed in this field ?
(A) 50%
(B) 60%
(C) 64%
(D) 70%
(E) 74%
Ans : E

9. Many economists, bankers and researchers in India often advocate that banks should equip themselves for new challenges. These challenges are in which of the following shapes/forms ?
1. As Indian economy is getting increasingly integrated with the rest of the world the demand of the Corporate banking is likely to change in terms of size, composition of services and also the quality.
2. The growing foreign trade in India will have to be financed by the local banks.
3. Foreigners are habitual of the comforts provided by the technology. India has to do a lot in this reference.
(A) Only 1 is correct
(B) Only 2 is correct
(C) Only 3 is correct
(D) All 1, 2 and 3 are correct
(E) None of these
Ans : A

10. Which of the following is not a banking/finance related term ?
(A) Credit wrap
(B) EMI
(C) Held to Maturity
(D) Exposure limit
(E) Diffusion
Ans : E

11. A National Development Fund was created by the Government of India a few years ago. What was the purpose of the fund ?
1. Boost investment in social sector projects to promote education, healthcare and
employment.
2. Capital investments in selected profitable PSEs to yield adequate returns.
3. To fund revision in pay structure of Central Government employees.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 and 2
(E) None of these
Ans : A

12. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘Economic Nightmare of India’ ?
(A) Morarji Desai
(B) K. Rajeshwar Rao
(C) Charan Singh
(D) Jyoti Basu
(E) None of these
Ans : C

13. India recently signed a pact with which of the following countries on solving the problems of Indian labour in that country ?
(A) Iran
(B) UAE
(C) Malaysia
(D) Kuwait
(E) None of these
Ans : D

14. Which of the following films was adjudged ‘Best Film’ in 14th Star Screen Awards given away in January 2008 ?
(A) Om Shanti Om
(B) Guru
(C) Taare Zameen Par
(D) Jab We Met
(E) Chak De India
Ans : E

15. Kosovo declared itself independent from which of the following countries ?
(A) Ukraine
(B) Croatia
(C) Serbia
(D) Russia
(E) None of these
Ans : E

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