Tuesday 12 June 2012

Complete IBPS PO General Awareness Questions and Answers-2011-12





1). Which of the following countries recently conferred its Highest State Honour on Late Mrs. Indira Gandhi for her contribution to its "Liberation War" ?

 -Bangladesh


2). Which of the following statements in true ?

-Banks can accept both time and demand deposits from public.


3). Interest Payable on savings bank account is

 -Regulated by RBI


4). Which among the following is the correct statement ?

(1) State Bank of India is the sole authority to issue and manage currency in India.

(2) A Nationalised Bank in the sole authority to issue and manage currency in India

(3) A Cooperative bank is the sole authority to issue and manage currency in India.

(4) RBI is the sole authority to issue and manage currency in India.

(5) None of the above.


5). The Home Minister of India was recently on a visit to Bangladesh where both the countries signed a Coordinated Border Management Plan (CBMP).What are the major points of this agreement ?

-The plan will help in resolving the long pending border dispute with the two countries.
-India will assure that no BSF Jawan will open fire on the people crossing the borders unless there is attack on them.


6. The Government of India has recently decided to raise the price of oil products like diesel, petrol and cooking gas .However, some taxes on these products were reduced or scrapped all together.What were these taxes that were reduced or scrapped ?

(A) Customs Duty
(B) VAT
(C) Excise Duty

(1) Only (A) 

(2) Both (A) and (B)

(3) Both (A) and (C)

(4) Both (B) and (C)

(5) All (A), (B) and (C)


7). The President of India was recently on a visit to South Korea and Mongolia. During her visit some agreements were signed by both the countries.Which of the following was a common area on which India signed agreements with both Korea and Mongolia ?

-Peaceful use of Nuclear Energy.


8). Iran recently threatened that it will stop supply of oil to India, if the Payment issued is not sorted out quickly? What is the problem in payment to Iran ?

(A) The Oil supplied by Iran is of Sub-Standard quality.Hence India suspended the supply and stopped the payment.
(B) Indian Banks have stopped the transfer of money to Iran as UN has imposed sanctions on Iran.
(C) India is bound to purchase oil only from the OPEC members. Iran has abandoned the membership of OPEC, which has created a problem in payments.

(1) Only (A)

(2) Only (B)

(3) Only (C)

(4) All (A), (B) and (C)

(5) None of the above


9). Accounts are allowed to be operated by Cheques in respect of

-Saving bank accounts and current bank accounts.


10). Yingluck Shinawatra has won recently elections to become the first woman Prime Minister of

-Thailand


11). Which of the following is the correct statement ?

-Normally no interest is paid on Current Deposit Accounts

12). The Lokayukta of which of the following states had submitted a report on illegal mining of Iron ore in the state.

 -Karnataka

13). The Usual deposit accounts of banks are:

-Current accounts,Savings banks accounts and term deposit accounts


14). Fixed Deposits and recurring deposits are

-Repayable after an agreed period.


15). Almost all the major economies of the world have reacted sharply on the issue of USA's ceiling limit on its debt.Why was the issue so important for other nations, which otherwise was an internal matter of USA ?

(A) The Senate's decision on the issue might have caused the US Dollar to weaken further or get strengthened in international markets.
(B) Weakling of Dollar might have pushed up Euro and other major currencies up  and some European countries which were already in trouble would have faced a new crises.
(C) Debit Limit was directly related to Liquidity position of banks in USA.

(1) Only (A)

(2) Only (B)

(3) Only (A) and (B) both

(4) Only (B) and (C) both

(5) All (A), (B) and (C)


16). Which of the following is not a millennium goal set by the UNO ?

-Combat terrorism and bring people in main stream of society


17). Financial Inclusion means provision of

-Financial services namely, Payment remittances, savings, loan and insurance at affordable cost to persons not yet given the same.


18). Which of the following statements containing the results of the India's recent census is not correct ?

(1) Kerala has about 94 % Literacy, the highest in India

(2) The sex ratio in India is 940.

(3) Male Literacy is lower than female literacy is the seven most developed states

(4) Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state in India.

(5) The population of India has increased by 181million during the Decade 2011-2011


19). Which of the following is said to be cross selling by banks ?

 Sale of Insurance Policy to a depositor


20). Angela Merkel was recently in India to receive Jawahar Lal Nehru Award for International Understanding for the year 2009. Which has been her contribution in the international politics which made her the best  choice for the award.

 -She initiated health care reforms in Germany and solved problems related to 'future energy development'
-She payed a crucial role in negotiation of the 'Treaty of Lisbon' and 'Berlin Declaration

21). Japan won the women's football cup 2011 by defeating

USA

22). Which of the following state's become the first state in the country to Launch RBI's e-payment system for commercial tax payers.

Karnataka

23). When a bank returns a cheque unpaid it is called

Dishonour of the cheque


24). Mortgage is a

 Security on immovable property for a loan given by a bank


25). The world's highest rail bridge is being constructed in the state of Jammu and Kashmir will be on which of the following rivers.

Chenab


26). Which of the following films was not directed by Director Mani Kaul who died recently

(1) 3 Idiots

(2) Ghashiram Kotwal

(3) Uski Roti

(4) Duvidha

(5)Ashad ka Ek Din


27). The President of which of the following countries is accused of violation of "Wars Powers Act" of his country when he decided to attack Libya with other NATO countries in June 2011 ?

USA

28). Which of the following schemes is launched by the government of India  to provide an identity to all its resident citizens and also in identifying people who are poorest , often the last to stand up to ask for their share in government schemes and lack identity?

Aadhar card scheme


29). Which of the following types of accounts are known as Demat Accounts

Accounts in which shares of various companies are traded in electronic form

30). Who among the following won the Wimbledon Men's Finals 2011 which was also his first Wimbledon title ?
Novak Djokovic


31).Who is the Chairman of the Committee constituted by RBI to study the issues and concerns of the Micro Finance Institutions (MFI) Sector

 Y.H. Malegam

32). Upper limit prescribed for RTGS Transaction is
No upper limit is prescribed


33). Distribution of Insurance products and insurance policies by banks as corporate agents is known as

Banacassurance


34). In order to attract more foreign exchange, the government of India decided to allow foreign investment in LLP firms.What is the full form of LPP ?

 Limited Liability Partnership


35). NEFT means

National Electronic Funds Transfer System


36). Who among the following has been elected as a director on Board of Bank of America- the first Non-American on the board of one of the largest financial institutions in the world

 Mukesh Ambani


37). When the rate of Inflation increases

 Purchasing power of money remains unaffected


38). POSCO is in the process of establishing its plants in India.What does the letter 'P' denote in the name POSCO ?

 Pohang


39). Who amongst the following as become the Chief Minister of a state in India third time consecutively ?

Tarun Gagoi

40). Who among the following is the winner of the Man Booker International Prize-2011 ?
 Philip Roth


41). Interest on savings bank accounts in now calculated by banks on

Daily Product basis

42). The Third International Conference of the Trade Unions was organized in June 2011 in

 Paris


43). A Centralized database with online connectivity to branches, Internet as well as ATM network which has been adopted by almost all the major banks of our country is known as

 Mobile Banking


44). The Government of India recently decided to lift four years old ban on export of wheat.What was the reason for the same ?

India has a bumper crop of wheat in the last two years.Hence it has excess stock of wheat

45). Which of the following is not considered a money market instrument ?

 Shares and Bonds


46). With a view to facilitate the Payment of Balance in the deposit account to the person named by the depositor without any hassles in the event of the account holder, the following facility was introduced by the bank accounts in our country

 Nomination

47). The Government of which of the following states has agreed to give captive mines of iron ores to all the companies who are willing to establish plants there ?

 Orissa

48). 'Gorkhaland Council' which was recently in news is a body to set up for administration of which of the following districts ?

 Darjeeling


49). Banks in our country normally publicise that additional interest rate is allowed on retail domestic term deposits of

 Senior Citizens


50) Largest Shareholder (In percentage Shareholding) of Nationalised bank is

 Government of India

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