Nov 6 2011

IBPS Clerk Exam held on 27-11-2011

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Oct 8 2011

Online registration for IBPS Supplementary Examination for PO’s Probationary Officers/Management Trainees

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection

COMMON WRITTEN EXAMINATION [CWE] or RECRUITMENT OF PROBATIONARY OFFICERS/ MANAGEMENT TRAINEES IN 19 PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS

Supplementary Examination to be held on 13.11.2011

Email: common@ibpsorg.org Website: http://www.ibps.in

IBPS conducted the Common Written Examination for recruitment of Probationary Officers/Management Trainees in 19 PSBs on 18.09.2011. Inspite of clear instructions through the mediaand personal messages, some candidates approached the venue authorities at various centres/venues of examination without the requisite documents viz.:

(i) Call letter with photograph affixed thereon

(ii) Original fee payment receipt (NEFT receipt/e-receipt)

(iii) Original photo-identity proof

(iv) Photocopy of photo-identity proof

Such candidates were disallowed to appear for the examination.

Since this was the first Common Written Examination held, in terms of the powers contained in IBPS General Instructions and as a one-time measure IBPS has decided to conduct a Supplementary Examination ONLY FOR such candidates on 13.11.2011.

EXAMINATION CENTERS

(i) The written examination will be conducted in venues across select centres in India. The list of Supplementary Written Examination centres is available in Annexure I.

(ii) IBPS reserves the right to allot the candidate to a Centre of examination other than the one originally opted for by the candidate.

(iii) No request for change of centre for Written Examination shall be entertained.

(iv) IBPS, however, reserves the right to cancel any of the Examination Centres and/ or add some other Centres, depending upon the response, administrative feasibility, etc.

(v) Candidate will appear in the written examination from a Examination Centre at his/her own risks and expenses and IBPS will not be responsible for any inconvenience, injury or losses etc. of any nature.

HOW TO REGISTER FOR SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION

Candidates need not pay any application fees/intimation charges for the Supplementary Examination.Candidates have to necessarily register their intent online only from 05.10.2011 to 12.10.2011 and no other mode of indicating willingness to partcipate in the Supplementary Examination will be accepted. Such candidates however are also advised to note that, notwithstanding registration of intent for their participation, IBPS reserves the right to call candidates for the Supplementary Examination based on the data available with IBPS.

Filling in the Online Intent Form

Please note that all the particulars mentioned in the online application including Roll Number (as printed on the call letter sent originally), Registration Number (as printed on the call letter sent originally), Name of the Candidate (as printed on the call letter sent originally) etc. will be considered as final and no modifications will be allowed. Candidates are hence requested to fill in the online application form with the utmost care and no correspondence regarding change of details will be entertained.

(1) Candidates are first required to go to the IBPS’s website http://www.ibps.in and click on the Home Page to open the link “Supplementary Common Written Examination for POs/MTs”

(2) Candidate is now ready to register Online by clicking on the option “CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR SUPPLEMENTARY CWE- PROBATIONARY OFFICER/ MANAGEMENT TRAINEES SEPTEMBER 2011” to open up the On-Line Form.

(3) Candidates should carefully fill in the details in the On-Line Form at the appropriate places very carefully and click on the “SUBMIT” button at the end of the On-Line Form. Before pressing the “SUBMIT” button, candidates are advised to verify every particular filled in the application.

(4) After submission, an acknowledgment will be given for online registration i.e. an email/ sms intimation will be sent to the candidate’s email ID/ Mobile Number originally specified in their online application form. If candidates do not receive the email and sms intimations at the email ID/ Mobile number specified by them, they may consider that their intent to appear for the Supplementary Written Examination has not been successfully registered.

(5) Request for change/correction in any particulars in the Online Form shall not be entertained under any circumstances IBPS will not be responsible for any consequences arising out of furnishing of incorrect and incomplete details in the application or omission to provide the required details in the application form. (6) Please note that the above procedure is the only valid procedure for registering. No other mode of application or incomplete steps would be accepted and such applications would be rejected.

(7) Any information submitted by an applicant in his/ her application will bind the candidate personally and if found to be false shall be liable for prosecution apart from consequences in civil law as may be deemed requisite.

CALL LETTERS FOR SUPPLEMENTARY WRITTEN EXAMINATION

The date of the Supplementary Written Examination has been tentatively fixed for 13.11.2011 (Sunday). However, the date of Examination shall be intimated in the Call Letter along with the Centre/Venue address.

All such candidates who have registered their willingness to be considered for the

Supplementary Written Examination should download their call letter from the IBPS’s website http://www.ibps.in by entering his / her details registration Number and Password/Date of Birth, after 01.11.2011. No hard copy of the call letter/ Information Handout will be sent by post.

Candidates have to bring their call letter for Supplementary Examination along with Original Fee Payment Receipt (e-receipt/ NEFT payment Receipt) obtained by the candidate while remitting fees for the Common Written Examination held on 18.09.2011 and their photo identity proof in original as well as a photocopy while attending the written examination.

Identity Verification While appearing for the Supplementary Examination candidates must bring the call letter for Supplementary Examination along with the Original Fee Payment Receipt (e-receipt/ NEFT payment Receipt) obtained by the candidate while remitting fees for the Common Written Examination held on 18.09.2011 and their photo identity proof (such as PAN Card/ Passport/ Driver’s Licence/ Voter’s Card/ Bank Passbook with photograph/ Photo identity proof issued by a Gazzetted Officer/ People’s Representative along with a photograph/ Identity Cards issued by colleges affiliated to recognised universities) in original and a photocopy. The candidate’s identity will be verified with respect to his/her details on the call letter and in the Attendance List. If identity of the candidate is in doubt the candidate may not be allowed to

appear for the Written Examination.

Note: Candidates have to submit Original Fee Payment Receipt (e-receipt/ NEFT payment Receipt) obtained by the candidate while remitting fees for the Common Written Examination held on 18.09.2011 and photocopy of the photo identity proof along with Call Letter meant for Supplementary examination without which they will not be allowed to appear for the examination. Candidates are advised to remain in touch with IBPS website for any information which may be put for further guidance.

Decision of the IBPS in respect of all matters pertaining to this examination would be final and binding on all candidates.

Start date for Online Registration 05.10.2011

Last date for Online Registration 12.10.2011

Download of Call letter for Supplementary Written Examination After 01.11.2011

Supplementary Written Examination 13.11.2011

Candidates are once again advised that they will be required to produce all the requisite documents mentioned above at the venue of examination.

Mumbai 30.09.2011 (IBPS)

Annexure I

SUPPLEMENTARY WRITTEN EXAMINATION CENTERS

The Supplementary Written Examination will be held at the following centers and the address of the venue will be advised in the call letters. Candidates will be allotted to a centre of examination: State /UT Opted for at the time of Online Application Centre where candidate will be allotted for the Supplementary Written Exam

Andaman & Nicobar – Port Blair
Andhra Pradesh – Hyderabad
Arunachal Pradesh-Guwahati
Assam-Guwahati
Manipur-Guwahati
Meghalaya-Guwahati
Mizoram-Guwahati
Nagaland-Guwahati
Tripura-Guwahati
Guwahati-Guwahati
Bihar – Patna
Chattisgarh- Raipur
Goa – Panaji
Dadra & Nagar Haveli -Ahmedabad
Daman & Diu- Ahmedabad
Gujarat-Ahmedabad
Chandigarh- Chandigarh
Haryana-Chandigarh
Punjab-Chandigarh
Himachal Pradesh – Shimla
Jammu & Kashmir – Jammu
Jharkhand – Ranchi
Karnataka – Bangaluru
Kerala – Thiruvananthapuram
Lakshwadweep – Kavarrati
Madhya Pradesh – Bhopal
Maharashtra – Mumbai
New Delhi – New Delhi
Orissa – Bhubaneshwar
Puducherry – Puducherry
Rajasthan – Jaipur
Sikkim – Siliguri
Tamilnadu – Chennai
Uttar Pradesh – Lucknow
Uttarakhand – Dehradun
West Bengal – Kolkata

Oct 5 2011

IBPS conducted the Supplementary Examination for Probationary Officers/ Management Trainees

Registration for IBPS Supplementary Examination for recruitment of Probationary Officers/ Management Trainees

http://ibpsreg.sifyitest.com/ibpsposuploct11/login.php
IBPS conducted the Common Written Examination for recruitment of Probationary Officers/ Management Trainees in 19 PSBs on 18.09.2011. Inspite of clear instructions through the media and personal messages, some candidates approached the venue authorities at various centres/ venues of examination without the requisite documents viz.

(i) Call letter with photograph affixed thereon

(ii) Original fee payment receipt (NEFT receipt/e-receipt)

(iii) Original photo-identity proof

(iv) Photocopy of photo-identity proof

Such candidates were disallowed to appear for the examination. Since this was the first Common Written Examination held, in terms of the powers contained in IBPS General Instructions and as a one-time measure IBPS has decided to conduct a Supplementary Examination for such candidates on 13.11.2011 at select centres, details of which will be available on our website.

Such candidates may register their intent of participating in the Supplementary Examination by visiting IBPS website www.ibps.in from 05.10.2011 to 12.10.2011 and provide their credentials. Only those who register their intent will be considered for the Supplementary Examination. Such candidates are, however advised’ to note that, notwithstanding registration of intent for their participation, IBPS reserves the right to call candidates for the Supplementary Examination based on the data available with IBPS. Such candidates will also be required to produce all requisite documents mentioned above at venues.

Mumbai, 30.09.2011

Oct 4 2011

latest international current affairs in September 2011

latest international current affairs questions with answers in September 2011

Q.71. Former Australia batsman ‘Stuart Law has been appointed
the new Coach of __ m _
National Cricket Team. (1) Pakistan
(2) Sri Lanka
(3) Bangladesh
(4) India
(5) None ofthese
Q,72. What does the letter’S’ denotes in the term ‘SHG’ as used in banking world?
(1) Superior (2) Small
(3) Short (4) Self
(5) None ofthese
Q.73. Who is the founder of facebook?
(I) Sergey Brin
(2) Mark Zuckerberg (3) Jimmy Wales
(4) JulianAssange (5) None ofthese
Q, 7 4. What does the letter ‘F’ denotes in term IFRS?
(1) Famous (2) Financial
(3) Final (4) Formal
(5) Functional
Q.75. Bharatstudent is a m __ m website.
(1) Social Networking (2) Educational
(3) Hybrid
(4) Commercial (5) None ofthese
Q~76. If you go to England, you have
to make all payments in m _
(1) Rupee (2) Pound
(3) Dinar (4) Taka
(5) None ofthese
(1) First (2) Second
(3) Third (4) Fourth
(5) None of these
Q.84. Which of the following IS NOT a food crop?
(1) Wheat (2) Paddy
(3) Jute (4) Bajra
(5) Maize
Q.85. Which of the following sports ‘Rishika Sunkara’ is associated?
(1) Tennis (2) Badminton (3) Swimming (4)Boxing
(5) None ofthese
Q.86. With which one of the
following, Kajol is associated?
(1) Painting
(2) Dance
(3) Film Industry (4) Fine Arts
(5) Sports
Q.87. Rahul Dravid has completed——- years in Test Cricket.
(1)10 (2)15
(3)20 (4)25
(5) None ofthese
Q.88. Which book was written by Rabindra Nath Tagore?
(I) Adhe Adhure.
(2) Lolita
(3) Gitanjali
(4) India wins Freedom (5) None of these
Q.77. Who is the third youngest Indian Cricketer to take 100 wickets in Test Cricket?
(1) Ishant Sharma (2) Harbhajan Singh (3) Zaheer Khan
(4) S. Sreesanth
(5) None of these
Q.78. With which of the following games, Somdav Devvaraman is associated?
( I ) Badminton (2) Boxing
(3) Shooting (4) Tennis
(5) Athletics
Q.79. Anaka Alankamony has clinched gold medal in the Asian Junior U-19 Squash Championship in __ m __ •
(1) Aqaba
(2)P,etra
(3) Amman
(4) Wadi Musa
(5) None ofthese
Q.80. Who is Dr. M.S. Ahluwalia?
(1 ) Former Finance Secretary (2)Revenue Secretary (3)Commerce Secretary (4)Deputy Chairman, Planning
Commission
(5)None of these
Q.81. Who is the president of Kyrgyzstan?
(1) Laura Chinchilla (2) Quentin Bryce (3) Roza Otunbaeva (4) Nita Barrow
(5) None ofthese

Q.82. Who is Dr. SubirGokarn? (I) Commerce Minister (2) Tourism Minister
(3) Chairman, StateBankoflndia (4 ) Rural Development Minister (5)Deputy Governor, RBI

Q.I02. What is the full form of VAT?
(I) Value And Tax
(2) Value Added Tax
(3) Virtual Action Task
(4) VntualAssessmentTochnique (5) None of these
Q.I03. John Key is the Prime Minister
of ———–.
(I) England (2) Finland
(3) Netherland (4)NewZealand (5) None of these
Q.I04. The headquarters of the Asian Development Bank is located at (I) Bangkok
(2) Singapore
(3) Kuala Lumpur (4) Manila
(5) None ofthese
Q.I05. Filipe Jacinto Nyusi who recently visited India is ——. (I )llifm::Minis1frofMazarrDcp;: (2 ) Defence MinisterofMalaysia (3)Defence Minister of
Myanmar
(4)Defence Minister of Malawi
(5)Noneofthese
Q.I06. What is the full form of GNP? (I) Group Net Product
(2) Gross National Product (3) Grand Nuclear Process
(4) Group Networking Process (5) Grand National Product
Q.I07. As per International Cricket Council’s Executive Board, how many teams will take part in ICC Cricket World Cup 20 15?
(I) to (2) 12
(3) 14 (4) 16
(5) None of these
Q.I08. In which year, Planning Commission was established in India?
(I) 1950 (2) 1951
(3)1952 (4)1953
(5) None ofthese

Q.I09.New Foreign Secretary of India is ———.
(1) Ranjan Mathai
(2) Ranjan Malik
(3) Gaurav Vishal
(4) Rohit Sharma
(5) None of these

Q.110.AmitavGhosh, who was recently innews, is a famous ———–.
(1) Politician (2) Scientist (3) Economist (4) Novelist (5) None of these
Q.111.New Home Secretary of India
IS ———.
(1) Gopal Krishna Pillai (2)A. P. Singh
(3) Gurudas Kamat (4) Raj Kumar Singh (5) None ofthese

Q.1l2.17th SAARC Summit will be held in m_m on 10-11 November 2011.
(1) Maldives (2) Myanmar (3) Mongolia (4) Malaysia (5) None of these

Q.l13.Basant Nayak who recently passed away was a scion of which among the following industries?
(1) Bangia Film Industry (2) Oriya Film Industry (3) Tamil Film Industry (4) Telugu Film Industry (5) None of these
Q.114. Where is Makran located? (1) Arabian Sea
(2) Indian Ocean
(3) Bay of Bengal
(4) Mediterranean Sea (5) None ofthese

Q.llS.Harun Rashid Khan assumed charge as Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India for a period of ——– years.
(1) Two (2) Three
(3) Four (4) Five
(5) None ofthese

Q.I f 6. Who is the new Secretary of Parliamentary Affairs in India?
(1) Raj Khurana (2) Sanjay Gupta
(3) S. Chandrasekharan (4) Vijay Kumar
(5) None of these

Q.l’ Who is the first Indian to be elected as the Chainnan of Codex AlimentariusCommission?
( I ) Rajat Gupta
(2) GeorgeDavid
(3) Sanjay Dave
(4) Vinod Khosla
(5) None ofthese

Q.l:~. Which State Government has decided to introduce a separate budget for agriculture from the next financial year?
,(1) Punjab
(2) Uttar Pradesh (3) Bihar
(4) Chhattisgarh (5) None of these
Q.1 : 9. Who is the new Defence Secretary ofIndia?
(1) Shekhar Agarwal
(2) Shashi Kant Sharma (3)PradeepKumar
(4) Nirupama Rao
(5) None ofthese

Q.120.Manas National Park IS situated in ——–.
(I) Andhra Pradesh
(2) Arunachal Pradesh
(3) Assam
(4) New Delhi (5) None ofthese

.1 Who was conferred the Degree of Doctor of Literature by the National University of Education Planning and Administration?
(1) Gita Gopinath
(2) C. Ratnam
(3) Amartya Sen
(4) Radha Charan Gupta (5) None of these
Q.122. What is the full form of’IDF’? (I) International Debt Fund (2) International Discount Fund (3) IntematiooalDebenture&Fmd (4) IntematiooalDevelqxn:mFuOO (5) None ofthese
Q.l B Recently Mani Kaul has passed away. Who was he?
(1) Film Maker (2) Actor (3)Economist (4)Physician (5) None of these

Q.124. Government of India will setup – tourism parks in the country on the pattern of Sentosa theme fiark of Singapore.
(1) 10 (2) 15
(3)20 (4)25
(5) None ofthese

Q.12S.Who won the Men’s Doubles title at 20 II Wimbledon Championships?
(1) Mike Btyan and Daniel Nestor (2) ROOert~aOOHOOaTecaI (3) Bob Btyan and Mike Btyan

ANSWERS

Q.71.(3)	Q.72.(4)	Q.73.(2)	Q.74.(2)	Q.7S.(1)	Q.76.(2)	Q.77.(1)	Q.78.(4).	Q.79.(3)
Q.80.(4)	Q.81.(3)	Q.82.(5)	Q.83.(3)	Q.84.(3)	Q.85.(1)	Q.86.(3)	Q.87.(2)	Q.88.(3)
Q.89.(4)	Q.90.(4)	Q.91.(3)	Q.92.(3)	Q.93.(4)	Q.94.(3)	Q.95.(2)	Q.96.(4)	Q.97.(4)
Q.98.(1)	Q.99.(2)	Q.lOO.(3)	Q.IOl.(4) Q.I02.(2)		Q.I03.(4)	Q. 1 04.(4)	Q.I05.(l)	Q.I06.(2)
Q.I07.(3)	Q.I08.(1) Q.I09.(1)		Q.ll0.(4) Q.lll.(4)		Q.112.(1)	Q.113.(2)	Q.114.(1)	Q. 11 5.(2)
Q.116.(3)	Q.117.(3) Q.118.(4)		Q.119.(2) Q.120.(3)		Q.121.(3)	Q.122.(1)	Q.123.(1)	Q.124.(3)
Q.125.(3)

Oct 3 2011

September 2011 Current Affairs with Question & Answers

September 2011 Current Affairs with Question & Answers

Q.l. Who has been re-elected the UN secretary-general for a second term?
(I) KofiAnnan
(2) Boutros Ghali
(3) Dominique Strauss Kahn
(4) Ban Ki-moon
(5) None of these

Q.2. What is the Repo Rate at present?
(1)7.25%
(2)7.0%
(3)6.75%
(4) 8.0%
(5) None of these
Q.3. Nassir Abdulaziz AI-Nasser has been elected president of the —– session of the UN General Assembly.
(I) 62th
(2) 64th
(3) 66th
(4) 68th
(5) None of these
Q.4. Which of the following schemes is launched to develop infrastructure in rural areas in India?

(I) Jawaharlal Nehru Rojgar Yojana
(2)Rajiv Gandhi Udyami
Mitra Yojana
(3) Saakshar Bharat Yojana (4) AkshatYojana
(5) BharatNirman
Q.5. Jose Graziano da Silva will be the ——- Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation.
(I) Fourth (2) Sixth
(3) Eighth (4) Tenth
(5) None ofthese

Q.6. Which of the following acts is specially enacted to help banks to deal with bad loans?
(I) Negotiable InstrumentAct (2) Banking Regulation Act (3) Offshore Banking Act
(4) Companies Act (5)SARFAESIAct
Q.7. Who has been elected the first woman Managing Director of International Monetary Fund?
(I) Christine Lagarde
(2) Ruth Kelly
(3)CristinaDia
(4) Melissa Park
(5) None of these
Q.8. Which of the following organizations is created specially for providing credit to small and medium enterprises in India?
(I)NABARD
(2)SIDBI
(3) ECGC
(4)AMFI
(5) None of these
Q.9. Who has been appointed the new Chairman and Managing Director of Central Bank of India?

(I) M. V.Tanksale (2) S. Sridhar
(3) Rarnnath Pradeep (4) Jag Mohan Garg (5) None ofthese

Q.I0. Who amongst the following is a famous author?
(I) Medha Patkar
(2)A.R. Rahman
(3) Kiran Desai (4)AzimPremji
(5) None ofthese

Q.ll. Who has taken over as the new Chairman, Railway Board and ex-officio Principal Secretary to the Government ofIndia?

(I) Vivek Sahai (2) N. M. Kamble

(3) Mukul Saran Mathur (4) Vinay Mittal
(5) None of these

Q.12. A second Green Revolution is being planned to improve the production of agro commodities specially in which of the following regions ofIndia?
(I) Orissa
(2) North Eastern Region (3) Bundelkhand Region
(4) DesertAreas of Rajasthan (5) None of these

Q.13. Who has been appointed the new Chief Vigilance Commis -sioner ofIndia?

(l)P.J. Thomas
(2) P. Chidambaram (3) Pradeep Kumar (4) Sushma Swaraj (5) None ofthese

Q.14. What is the full form of’NBFC’ as used in financial sector?

(I)New Banking Finance Corporation

(2)Non Banking Finance ~y

(3) New Business Formation Company

(4) Net Banking & Finance Cooperative
(5) None of these
Q.47. Former Union Minister and senior —— leader Chaturanan Mishra has passed away.
Q.15. Who will be the Thailand’s first woman prime minister?
(1) Yulia Tymoshenko
(2) Yingluck Shinawatra
(3) Ruby Dhalla
(4) Alina Kabaeva
(5) None ofthese
Q.16. Davis Cup is associated with the game of ———.
(1) Badminton (2) Cricket
(3) Lawn Tennis( 4) Horse Race (5) Polo
Q.17. India’s ace magician ———-received the International Merlin Award 2011.
(l)P.C. Sorcar(Junior)
(2) Upendra Thakur
(3) Gopinath Muthukad (4) Ashok Bhandari
(5) None of these
Q.18. Which of the following terms is NOT used in the field of Banking/Finance?
(1) Goods & Service
(2) Refund
(3) Tax Deducted at Source
(4) FundamentalDutiesofacitizen (5) Relief to exporters
Q.19. Sunil Mitta1 and————have been selected for Business Leader for the World 2011 Award.
(1) Dominic Barton (2) Venu Srinivasan (3) Alexander Johan (4) MukeshAmbani ( 5) None of these
Q.20. Which of the following terms is used in the game of Hockey? (1) Silly Point (2) Booster
(3) Revoke (4) Grand Slam
(5) Penalty Stroke
Q.21. Spiritual guru ———- is the first Indian to receive the Crans Montana ForumAward.
(1) Baba Ramdev
(2) Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

(3) Shri Yogendra
(4) Swami Sivananda (5) None ofthese
Q.22. What does the letter ‘V’ denotes in the term ‘VAT’ as used in banking world?
(1) Valuable (2) Various
(3) Vendor (4) Very
(5) Value
Q.23. Wimbledon Championships 2011 was the —— edition of the Championships, Wimbledon.
(l) 125th (2) 135th
(3) 145th (4) 155th
(5) None ofthese
Q.24. ‘Pele’, the veteran Football player, belongs to which of the following countries?
(1) Argentina (2) Mexico
(3) Chile (4) Brazil
(5) None ofthese
Q.25. Mumbai-born writer ——–has bagged the Betty Trask Award and the Desmond Elliot Prize.
( 1) Anita Desai (2) SmitaAgarwal (3)AnjaliJoseph (4)AjitCour
(5) None of these
Q.26. With which one of the following games, Azlan Shah Cup is associated?
(l) Lawn Tennis
(2) Football
(3) Badminton
(4) Hockey
(5) ~one ofthese
Q.27. Who has been honored with the 17th Indu Sharma Katha Samman 20 11 ?
(1) Barkha Dutt (2)VikasKumarJha
(3) Rajdeep Sardesai
(4) Udayan MukheIjee
(5) None ofthese
Q.28. ‘Business Correspondent’ model is launched to help customer of which of the following industries?
(1) Hotel (2) Telecom
(3) Banking (4) Airlines
(5) None ofthese
Q.29. Who has been awarded the 2011 Young Victorian of the Year award?
(1) Peter Varghese
(2) Akshay Venkatesh (3) Rhys Williams (4)AmitMenghani
( 5) None of these
Q.30. Which of the following is a scheme launched by the banks specially to help farmers?
(1) Kisan Credit Card Scheme (2) National Health Mission (3) Mid Day Meal
(4) ASHA
(5) None ofthese
Q.31. Telangana ideologue ———-—— has passed away.
(1) K .Chandrasekhara Rao
(2) Dr. Kothapalli Jayashankar (3) N. JanardhanReddy
(4) K. Jana Reddy
( 5) None of these
Q.32. Which of the following services is not provided by the banks?
(1) Insurance Policy (2) Demand Draft (3) Money Transfer (4) Term Deposit
(5) Sale ofInfrastructure Bond
Q.33. Eminent ——— Professor Suresh D. Tendulkar has passed away.
(1) Economist
(2) Scientist
(3) Journalist
(4) Social Activist (5)None of these

Q.3.4. With which one of the following sports ‘AC Milan’ club is associated?
(1) Tennis (2) Football (3) Golf (4) Cricket (5) None ofthese
Q.35.John Waite who passed away recently, was a famous ———
(I) Boxer (2) Golfer
(3) Cricketer (4) Footballer (5) None ofthese
Q.36. A small vendor wants some financial assistance for the higher education of his son. Which loan he can avail from the bank?
(I) Personal Loan (2) Education Loan
(3) Reverse Mortgage Loan (4) Teaser Rate Loan
(5) None ofthese
Q.37.Senior Congress leader and
former ___ m __ minister A.
Sujanapal has passed away. (I) Kerala
(2) Karnataka
(3) Uttar Pradesh
(4) West Bengal
(5) None of these
Q.38. Who is Ms. Meira Kumar?
(I) DeputyChainnan,RajyaSabha (2) Speaker, Lok Sabha
(3) Chmman, Woom. Oxnrnmoo. (4) Revenue Secretary
(5) None of these
Q.39. Cinematographer has passed away.
(I) R.D Rajasekhar (2) S. Gopala Reddy (3) Ravi K. Chandran
(4) Prabhakar N. Niklankar (5) None of these
Q.40. Which of the following is a Private Bank functioning in India?
(I)IDBIBank

(3) Bank ofBaroda
(4) Central Bank of India (5) None of these
Q.41.Noted ——– Anwar Farrukhabadi has passed away.
(I)Actor
(2) Cinematographer (3) Poet
(4) Film producer (5) None of these
Q.42. Who is Mr. Kamal Nath?
(I) Urban Development Minister, Govt. ofIndia
(2)Rural Development Minister, Govt. ofIndia
(3) Minister for National Highway, Govt. of India
(4)Minister for Public Distribution, Govt. ofIndia
(5) None of these
Q.43.Former Indian _u_u_u goalkeeper Manilal Ghatak has passed away.
(I) Hockey (2) Netball
(3) Football (4) Water Polo
(5) None of these
Q.44. Which scheme is NOT launched by the Govt. ofIndia? (I)MGNREGA
(2) Swajaldhara Yojana (3) BharatNirman
(4) Kutir Jyoti
(5) JivanAsha
Q.45. Daulatram Saran who passed away recently, was a famous —
(I) Mathematicians (2) Journalist
(3) Economist
(4) Politician
(5) None ofthese
Q.46. Which one of the following countries is not a member of SAARC?
(I) Nepal (2) Pakistan
(3) Iran (4) Bangladesh

(I)BSP (2)BJP
(3) Congress (4) CPI
(5) None ofthese
Q.48. With which one of the following games Sania Mirza is associated?
(I) Football (2) Golf
(3) Billiard (4) LawnTennis
(5) None ofthese
Q.49. Who is the Foreign Minister of UAE?
(1) Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed
Al Nahyan
(2) Hosni Mubarak (3) Omar al-Bashir (4) Sheikh Fahim
( 5) None of these
Q.50. Who is Mr. S.M. Krishna?
(I) Foreign Secretary, Govt. of India
(2) Foreign Minister, Govt. of India
(3) Home Secretary, Govt. of India
(4) Minister of State for Tourism, Govt. ofIndia
(5) None of these
Q.51. In which of the following countries, Los Alamos Nuclear Laboratory is located?
(I) USA (2) India
(3)Japan (4)China
(5) None ofthese
Q.52. Which one of the following is not a banking term?
(I) Flow of Credit
(2) Fixed Rates
(3) Floating Rates
(4) Gold Loan
(5) Absolute Pressure
Q.53. Who is new coach of Indian Men’s Hockey Team?
(1) Jose Brasa
(2) Harendra Singh
(3) Michael Jack Nobbs
(4) Rajpal Singh
(5) None ofthese

Q.54. Diego Maradona, the famous football player, belongs to which one of the following countries?

(1) Brazil (3) France (5) Germany

Q.55 .. Eminent Hindi litterateur —–———- has been honored with the Hindi Academy Shalaka Samman.

(1) Alok Kumar

(2) Arvind Kumar

(3) Ashish Kumar

(4) Amit Kumar

(5) None ofthese

Q.56. What is the full form of term PAC?

(1) PublicAccounts Committee (2) Parliamentary Accounts

Committee

(3) Parliamentary Accounts Commission

(4) PublicAccounts Commission (5) None ofthese

Q.57. Eminent ———- short story writer and Sahitya Akademi Award winner Saurav Kumar Chaliha has passed away.

(1) Assamese (2) Bengali (3)Punjabi (4) Gujarati (5) None ofthese

Q.58. With which one of the following games, Vijender Kumar is associated?

(1) Shooting (2) Badminton (3) Boxing

(4) Wrestling

(5) None ofthese

Q.59. Northern ——– Golfer Rory McIlroy got his first Major Title in 111 th U.S. Open.

(1)Netherland (2)Finland

(3) Ireland (4) England (5) None ofthese

Q.60. Which of the following is NOT a currency?

(1) Dollar (3) Won

(5) Tora

Q.61. Shah Rukh Khan won Best Actor award at the 12th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards

ceremony organised in ___ m

(1) Toronto (2) Vancouver

(3) Ontario (4) Ottawa

(5) None ofthese

Q.62. Who is Dr. C. Rangarajan?

(1) Chairman, Prime Minister’s Economic Advisor

(2) Chairman, National

Advisory Council

(3) Deputy Governor, RBI (4) Executive Director, RBI (5) None of these

Q.63. Who won the women’s singles title’ at Indonesia Open Super Series 20 II ?

(1) Saina Nehwal (2) Wang Yihan

(3) Shao Chieh Cheng (4) WongMewChoo (5) None ofthese

Q.64. Which of the following is NOT the name of an International Organisation/ agency?

(1)ADB (2) UNO

(3)DCB (4)WTO

(5) World Bank
Q.65. Red Bull’s Formula One World champion Sebastian Vettel of ——– on 26 June 2011 won the European Grand Prix.

(1) Russia (2) Gernlany

(3) China (4) India

(5) Noneofthese

Q.66. Who amongst the following is NOT a famous cricket player? (1) M.S. Dhoni

(2) v.V.S. Laxman

(3) Sachin Tendulkar

(4) Rahul Gandhi

(5) Yuvraj Singh

Q.67. Who won the women’s singles title at 2011 Wimbledon Championships?

(1) Maria Sharapova (2) PetraKvitova

(3) Martina Navratilova (4) Anne Jones

(5) None ofthese

Q.68. Shimla is the capital city of which ofthe following States?

(1) Punjab

(2) Haryana

(3) Andhra Pradesh (4) Tamil Nadu

(5) Himachal Pradesh

Q.69. Who won the men’s singles title at 2011 Wimbledon Championships?

(1) Roger Federer

(2) Rafael Nadal

(3) Andy Roddick

(4) Novak Djokovic

(5) None of these

Q.70. Name of the Ms. Chanda Kochhar is associated with —.

(I) Banking (2) Politics

(3) Literature (4) Films (5) Sports

ANSWERS

Q.l.(4)	Q.2.(4)	Q.3.(3)	Q.4.(5)	Q.5.(3)	Q.6.(5)	Q.7.(1)	Q.8.(2)	Q.9.(1).	Q.IO.(3)
Q.ll.(4) Q.12.(2)		Q.13.(3)	Q.14.(2)	Q.15.(2)	Q.16.(3)	Q.17.(3)	Q.18.(4)	Q.19.(1)	Q.20.(5)
Q.21.(2) Q.22.(5)		Q.23.(l)	Q.24.(4)	Q.25.(3)	Q.26.(4)	Q.27.(2)	Q.28.(3)	Q.29.(4)	Q.30.(1)
Q.31.(2) Q.32.(5)		Q.33.(1)	Q.34.(2)	Q.35.(3)	Q.36.(2)	Q.37.(1)	Q.38.(2)	Q.39.(4)	Q.40.(2)
Q.41.(3) Q.42.(1)		Q.43.(3)	Q.44.(2)	Q.45.(4)	Q.46.(3)	Q.47.(4)	Q.48.(4)	Q.49.(1)	Q.50.(2)
Q.51.(1) Q.52.(5)		Q.53.(3)	Q.54.(4)	Q.55.(2)	Q.56.(1)	Q.57.(1)	Q.58.(3)	Q.59.(3)	Q.60.(5)
Q.61.(1) Q.62.(1)		Q.63.(2)	Q.64.(3)	Q.65.(2)	Q.66.(4)	Q.67.(2)	Q.68.(5)	Q.69.(4)	Q.70.(1)

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General Awareness (Solved) – Andhra Bank Probationary Officer’s Exam

Andhra Bank Probationary Officer’s Exam., 2008 : General Awareness (Solved)

Andhra Bank Probationary Officer’s Exam., 2008

General Awareness :Solved Paper

(Held on 14-09-2008)

1. Who amongst the following does not belong to political party which is normally referred as left front?

(A) Prakash Karat

(B) A. B. Bardhan

(D) T. J. Chandrachoodan

(E) M. Veerappa Moily

Ans (E)

Hint : M.Veerappa Moily is a congress leader.

2. Sujat and Balsara villages were in news recently as breach in main Narmada Canal

made them flooded. Both these villages are in which of the following States?

(A) Maharashtra

(B) Madhya Pradesh

(D) Rajasthan

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

3. As per the estimates given by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) the Indian

Economy will grow at which of the following rates in 2008 ?

(A) 7%

(B) 7.5%

(D) 8.5%

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the recommendations of the committee setup on

Financial Sector Reforms under the Chairmanship of Raghuram G.Rajan ?

(1) Give more freedoms to banks to setup branches and ATMS anywhere

(2) Setup an office of financial ombudsmen

(3) All deposits taking institutions should be free from the supervision of the RBI

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(D) All 1, 2 & 3

(E) Only 2 & 3

Ans : (A)

5. The Govt. of which of the following States has formed a Fisherman Debt Commission

and a moratorium has been placed on proceedings relating to all debts incurred by poor

fisherman from banks and cooperatives?

(A) West Bengal

(B) Keral

(D) Karnataka

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

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6. Federal Reserves is the Central Bank of—

(A) Britain

(B) U.S.A.

(D) Canada

(E) China

Ans : (B)

7. Which of the following was the issue over which one section of the UPA withdrew its

support and Union Govt. headed by Dr. Man Mohan Singh was required to prove its

majority in the Lok Sabha ?

(1) Inflation, which was on a rise consistently for some time

(2) Reservations of Gurjarrs in Govt. jobs

(3) Nuclear deal with USA

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(D) Both 1 & 2

(E) Only 2 & 3

Ans : (C)

8. As a gesture to promote denuclearization and also to end nuclear arms programme the

cooling tower of a nuclear complex situated in “Youngbyon” was demolished recently.

This nuclear complex is in which of the following countries?

(A) South Korea

(B) Iran

(D) North Korea

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

9. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) keeps on modifying various rates / ratios to keep the

flow of liquidity in the market in a balanced situation. Which of the following

rates/ratios/indexes is NOT directly controlled by the RBI?

(A) Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)

(B) Bank Rate

(D) Reserve Repo Rate

(E) Wholesale Price Index (WPI)

Ans : (E)

10. China has signed an agreement with which of the following countries, which will help

both the parties to make the East China Sea “a sea of peace, co-operation and

friendship”?

(A) North Korea

(B) South Korea

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(D) Russia

(E) All of these

Ans : (C)

11. The former President of which of the following countries has taken over as the Prime

Minister of the nation in May 2008 ?

(A) Venezuela

(B) Russia

(D) Tanzania

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

12. Which of the following companies of Indian origin has been placed amongst the

World’s seven Best Firms in Financial Sector ?

(A) IDBI Bank

(B) HDFC Bank

(D) ICICI Bank

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

13. Michel Sleiman has taken over as the president of—

(A) Lebanon

(B) Cuba

(D) Zambia

(E) Turkey

Ans : (A)

14. Which of the following is/are true about the “Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana”

to be launched in the near future ?

(1) This scheme is to develop those villages where SC/ST population is in prominence

(2) About 70,000 villages are identified for the same

(3) A special fund of Rs.7,000 Crore is setup for the scheme

(A) Only 1

(B) only 2

(D) All 1, 2 & 3

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

15. Which of the following countries had decided to come out of the membership of

OPEC ?

(A) Iran

(B) Indonesia

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(D) Saudi Arabia

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

16. Many Banks have adopted / launched “Core Banking Solution (CBS)” .Core Banking

Solution is—

(A) a marketing strategy adopted by the Banks

(B) a new type of ATM useful for rural population

(D) a new product launched to help senior citizens only as they are not able to visit

branches / ATMs frequently

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

17. 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 %

(D) 5 %

(E) 6.33 %

Ans : (C)

18. The import of which of the following has raised the Current Account Deficit of India

by about 77 %?

(A) Oil

(B) Gas

(D) Foodgrain

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

19. 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

(D) All 1, 2 & 3

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

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20. As per the figure released recently what was the per capita income at Current Price in

the year 2007-08 in India? About—

(A) Rs. 20,000/-

(B) Rs. 25,000/-

(D) Rs. 33,000/-

(E) Rs. 48,000/-

Ans : (D)

21. Ana Ivanovic won the “French Open Women’s Singles” of Lawn Tennis after

defeating—

(A) Katrina Srebtnik

(B) Dinara Safina

(D) Victoria Azarenka

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

22. The World Environment Day is celebrated on which of the following days?

(A) 5th October

(B) 5th August

(D) 5th June

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

23. Who amongst the following is included in the list of “Biggest Brains in Business”?

(A) L. N. Mittal

(B) Anil Ambani

(D) Mukesh Ambani

(E) Ratan Tata

Ans : (A)

24. Which of the following cannot be called as a value Added service offered by a Bank?

(A) Special accounts for poor sections of the society

(B) Accident insurance cover

(D) Free cheque book

(E) All are value Added services

Ans : (D)

25. 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

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(D) Rs.72,000 Crore

(E) Rs.83,000 Crore

Ans : (D)

26. Which of the following States of India was recognized as the Best e- Governed State

in 2007 ?

(A) Jammu & Kashmir

(B) Tamil Nadu

(D) Goa

(E) Delhi

Ans : (E)

27. Daiichi Sanyo which has taken a major stake in India’s Pharma company Ranbaxy is

a firm based in—

(A) China

(B) South Korea

(D) Japan

(E) USA

Ans : (D)

28. Which of the following airlines became the first Indian Based Airlines to operate

flight to China?

(A) Indian

(B) Air India

(D) Jet Airways

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

29. Which of the following meets / summit was organized in Damascus in March 2008 ?

(A) Arab League Summit

(B) G-8 Summit

(D) Meeting of trade Minister of WTO members

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

30. India recently signed a Bilateral Investment Promotion Agreement (BIPA) with

which of the following countries ?

(A) China

(B) Bangladesh

(D) Bhutan

(E) Myanmar

Ans : (E)

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31. Opening the Saving Bank Account of a minor girl will be called as which of the

following in Banking terminology ?

(A) Retail Banking

(B) Merchant Banking

(D) Social Banking

(E) Corporate Banking

Ans : (A)

32. Which of the following terms NOT used in Banking Sector?

(A) SLR

(B) NPA

(D) Fixed

(E) PURA

Ans : (E)

33. Banking Sector will fall under which of the following sectors?

(A) Agriculture Sector

(B) Service Sector

(D) Industrial Sector

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

34. An account in which trading of shares in their electronic form is done is known as—

(A) Demat Account

(B) NRI Account

(D) Current Account

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

35. Which of the following is NOT a measure of the Risk Management in Banks ?

(A) CRR

(B) RTGS

(D) Deposit Insurance

(E) All are the measures of risk management

Ans : (B)

36. The foreign Direct Investment this year in India reached to the level of about US $

3.74 billion. In comparison to last years investment the increase is About _______

(A) 50 %

(B) 100%

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(D) 200 %

(E) 250 %

Ans : (C)

37. The duration of which of the following Policies / Schemes is from 2004–2009 ?

(A) Foreign Trade Policy

(B) 11th Five Year Plan

(D) National Rural Guarantee Act

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

38. Which of the following test is conducted to know if a sportsman has taken any

performance enhancing drugs ?

(A) EEG

(B) Narco Test

(D) Mind mapping

(E) DOPE tEST

Ans : (E)

39. Who amongst the following is the recipient of the IIFA Awards 2008 as Best Actress?

(A) Shamita Shetty

(B) Rani Mukherjee

(D) Konkana Sen

(E) Kareena Kapoor

Ans : (E)

40. Who amongst the following is the author of the book “Toward a Hunger Free World”

(A) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

(B) Ashok Lahiri

(D) M. S. Swaminathan

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

41. Which of the following awards is given in the field of cinema?

(A) Kalidas Samman

(B) Dronacharya Award

(D) Kalinga Award

(E) Dada Sahab Phalke Award

Ans : (E)

42. Sudan recently cut its ralations with which of the following countries following an

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attack on Khartoum by a Darfur Rebel Group ?

(A) Chad

(B) Uganda

(D) Lebanon

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

43. Who amongst the following is the Chairperson of the Children’s Film Society?

(A) Kareena Kapoor

(B) Jaya Bachchan

(D) Sridevi

(E) None of these

Ans : (E)

Hint : Nafisa Ali

44. Which of the following is the abbreviated name of an autonomous organization under

Ministry of Rural Development ?

(A) NIMI

(B) IGNOU

(D) NPCIL

(E) ICRP

Ans : (C)

45. World’s largest oil reserves (about 2/3rd) are located in—

(A) Russia

(B) Middle East

(D) Europe

(E) Canada

Ans : (B)

46. 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

(D) Bill Clinton

(E) John Banville

Ans : (B)

47. What is India’s rating in the “Doing Business Report” prepared by the World Bank ?

(A) 55th

(B) 80th

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(D) 120th

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

Hint : According to 2008 India’s rating in the “Doing Business Report” prepared by the

World Bank was 120th but to 2009 India’s rating in the “Doing Business Report”

prepared by the World Bank is 122nd position.

48. Which of the following term related with the game of Cricket ?

(A) Grand Slam

(B) Half Nelson

(D) Screen

(E) Love

Ans : (C)

49. 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

(D) Nuclear installation in China

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

50. Which of the following Programmes / Schemes of the Govt. of India is NOT directly

related with agriculture activities ?

(A) Drought Prone Areas Programmes (DPAP)

(B) Promotion of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

(D) ANNAPURNA

(E) Desert Development Programme (DDP)

Ans : (D)

Sep 17 2011

State Bank of India Clerk Exam., General English : Solved Paper

State Bank of India Clerk Exam.,General English : Solved Paper

Directions—(Q. 1–10) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions

given below it. Certain words are printed in bold to help you to locate them while

answering some of the questions.

There was a girl who sang beautifully at the temple every morning. The music master

used to happily recall, “One day when I went into the woods to pluck flowers, I found

this baby under a pipal tree.” He picked her up carefully, raised her lovingly as if she

was his daughter and taught her to sing before she spoke her first word.

The music master grew old and didn’t see too well. The girl tended to him caringly. Many

people including young men travelled from far and wide to hear her sing. This made the

music master’s heart quake with fear. “You will choose one of them as your husband.

What is to become of me ?” The girl replied, “I shall not be apart from you.” But on a full

moon night during the harvest festival, the master’s chief disciple touched his feet

reverently and said, “Master grant me your permission for your daughter has agreed to

marry me.” The master’s tears flowed freely, “She has chosen well. Go and fetch her, let

me hear you sing the first of many melodies that you will sing together.” The two began

to sing in harmony. But the song was interrupted by the arrival of the royal messenger.

“Your daughter is very fortunate-the king has sent for her,” the messenger said. At the

palace the Queen summoned the girl to her and said, ”I place upon you the honour of

making sure my daughter is never unhappy at her husband’s home.” There wasn’t a single

tear in the girl’s eyes but she thought of the master and her heart was heavy.

That very night the princess began her journey to Kambhoj. The princess’s royal chariot

led the procession and the girl’s palanquin followed close behind carrying trunks of silks,

jewellry and precious stones. It was covered with a velvet sheet and had soldiers on both

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sides. As the procession passed, the master and his disciple Kumarsen stood still by the

wayside. A collective sigh escaped the crowd gathered there wishing that the princess

wouldn’t feel homesick in her faraway home.

1. Which of the following can be said about the girl ?

(1) She was brought up by her father as her mother had died when she was a baby.

(2) She was a talented singer who had learnt to sing at an early age.

(3) She was only allowed to sing with the master’s permission.

(A) Only (1)

(B) Both (1) and (2)

(D) All (1), (2) and (3)

(E) None of these

2. What was the girl’s reaction to leaving home ?

(A) She was honoured to be serving the princess

(B) Sadness at leaving the master.

(D) She was thrilled to be living in luxury

(E) None of these

3. What task was entrusted to the girl by the Queen ?

(A) Seeing that her daughter reached Kambhoj safely

(B) Entertaining the princess on her journey to Kambhoj

(D) Ensuring the princess’ happiness

(E) None of these

4. What was the master’s reaction to the girl’s decision to marry his disciple ?

(A) He was upset and cried

(B) He promised to give his permission if the couple sang well together

(D) He was pleased with her choice of husband

(E) None of these

5. Which of the following is not true in the context of the passage ?

(1) The girl was leaving the master and going to Kambhoj once she was married.

(2) The king sent for the girl because she was a good singer.

(3) The master did not let the girl study any other subject except music.

(A) Only (1)

(B) Both (1) and (2)

(D) Both (1) and (3)

(E) None of these

6. Why was the princess going on a journey ?

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(1) She was going to her prospective husband’s home to get engaged.

(2) Her parents wanted her to visit the kingdom of which she would be the future queen.

(3) To take expensive gifts for the rulers of the Kambhoj who were well known to her

parents.

(A) None

(B) Only (2)

(D) Both (1) and (2)

(E) Both (2) and (3)

7. Why was the master afraid ?

(A) He felt the princess would treat the young girl unkindly

(B) He would be all alone after the girl’s marriage

(D) He was slowly going blind.

(E) None of these

Directions—(Q. 8–9) Choose the word which is MOST NEARLY the SAME in

MEANING as the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

68. fortunate

(A) rich

(B) liked

(D) successful

(E) lucky

9. raised

(A) nurtured

(B) lifted

(D) built

(E) high

10. Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word Collective as

used in the passage—

(A) alone

(B) separately

(D) partial

(E) single

Directions—(Q. 11–15) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it.

The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer.

If there is no error, the answer is (E). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

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11. In present the (A)/ prices of food grains (B)/ are high all (C)/ over the world. (D) No

error (E)

12. Majority of the banks (A)/ today uses technology (B)/ to reach out to those (C)/living

in rural areas. (D) No error (E)

13. I will give (A)/ you the advance (B)/ if you repay it as (C)/ soon as possibly. (D) No

error (E)

14. Though he is very (A)/ wealthy and powerful (B)/ he has any (C)/ concern for the

poor. (D) No error (E)

15. Mala has the (A)/ ability t o handle (B)/ many tasks at (C)/ the same time. (D) No

error (E)

Directions—(Q. 16–20) Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below should

replace the phrases given in bold in the following sentences to make the sentence

grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and No correction

is required, mark (E) as the answer.

16. Finding himself in financial difficulty, he came forward me for help and advice—

(A) came across

(B) is come upto

(D) comes with

(E) No correction required

17. Deepak having been over eighteen years of age, is entitled to vote—

(A) has been of

(B) being over

(D) who is been

(E) No correction required

18. The magazine that we subscribe to is published monthly—

(A) which is subscribed

(B) we are subscribed

(D) whichever we subscribe

(E) No correction required

19. Among of his many good qualities, that I remember is his honesty—

(A) All of his

(B) Some of the

(D) One of his

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(E) No correction required

20. Many of our clients have deposit of this foreign bank—

(A) have deposits in

(B) had deposited

(D) have deposited

(E) No correction required

Directions—(Q. 21–25) Rearrange the following six sentences (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and

(6) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions

given below them.

(1) The sailor was told it was placed there as warning signal to sailors to warn them of the

danger.

(2) He returned to the spot a few years later as captain of his own ship.

(3) The ship was at sea for many days and finally anchored near the coastline.

(4) The night was stormy and without a warning signal his ship was wrecked on that very

rock.

(5) One of the sailors on board saw a bell tied to a dangerous submerged rock.

(6) As a joke the sailor decided to steal the bell and hide it despite being informed of this.

21. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement ?

(A) (1)

(B) (2)

(D) (4)

(E) (5)

22. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement ?

(A) (1)

(B) (2)

(D) (4)

(E) (5)

23. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement ?

(A) (1)

(B) (2)

(D) (4)

(E) (5)

24. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement ?

(A) (1)

(B) (2)

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(D) (4)

(E) (5)

25. Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST) sentence after rearrangement ?

(A) (1)

(B) (2)

(D) (4)

(E) (5)

Directions—(Q. 26–30) In each question below a sentence with four words printed in

bold type is given. These are lettered as (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these four words

printed in bold may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the

sentence. Find out the word, which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate, if any. The letter of

that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and also

appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (E) i.e. ‘All Correct’ as your answer.

26. We have incurred (A) an expense (B) of over fifty thousands (C) this year alone.

(D) All correct (E)

27. World Earth Day is celeberated (A) as a means (B) to make people aware (C) about

the environment. (D) All correct (E)

28. The key issue (A) discused (B) at the meeting was how to resolve (C) the food crisis.

(D) All correct (E)

29. He deserves (A) some recognition (B) for working diligently (C) for the passed (D)

five years. All correct (E)

30. There are many employment (A) opportunities (B) for fresh graduates (C) in the

market (D) today. All correct (E)

Directions—(Q. 31–40) In the following passage there are blanks each of which has

been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five

words are suggested one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate

word in each case.

I had …(31)… to become a multipurpose manager. I took three steps to accomplish this.

First, I took very …(32)… part in professional associations. I …(33)… the National

President of the Indian Society for Training and Development–one of the …(34)…

organizations for HR professionals. This helped me to grow professionally. My

communication skills …(35)…. It also taught me …(36)… to conduct meetings in an

effective manner. My job …(37)… me to different parts of the country and I …(38)…

believe that …(39)… provided me with an education. I also wrote a lot. Newspaper

editors often approached me with …(40)… to write articles for their publications.

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31. (A) achieved

(B) aim

(D) dreamed

(E) wanted

32. (A) selected

(B) active

(D) often

(E) joint

33. (A) elected

(B) voted

(D) applied

(E) decided

34. (A) respected

(B) status

(D) aged

(E) common

35. (A) lacked

(B) grown

(D) improved

(E) earned

36. (A) that

(B) why

(D) never

(E) anyhow

37. (A) saw

(B) showed

(D) discovered

(E) took

38. (A) quiet

(B) firmly

(D) first

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(E) not

39. (A) travelling

(B) journey

(D) migrating

(E) shift

40. (A) wish

(B) offer

(D) requests

(E) commands

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Answers with Explanations

1. (C) 2. (B) 3. (D) 4. (E) 5. (B)

6. (A) 7. (B) 8. (E) 9. (B) 10. (A)

11. (A) Write ‘At’ in place of ‘In’.

12. (B) Write ‘use’.

13. (D) Write ‘possible’.

14. (C) Write ‘no’ in place of ‘any’.

15. (E) 16. (C) 17. (E) 18. (E) 19. (D)

20. (A) 21. (C) 22. (E) 23. (A) 24. (D)

25. (B)

26. (C) Write change ‘thousands’ to ‘thousand’.

27. (A) Write ‘celebrated’.

28. (B) Write ‘discussed’.

29. (D) Write ‘past’.

30. (E) 31. (E) 32. (B) 33. (C) 34. (A)

35. (D) 36. (C) 37. (E) 38. (B) 39. (A)

40. (D)

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Directions—(Q. 1–15) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions

given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them while

answering some of the questions.

Over the past few decades, many Asian nations transformed from poverty into global

competitors. From 2003 to 2007, Asian economies expanded at an average annual rate of

8•1%, triple that of advanced economies. Over the same period, inflation in Asia

averaged only about 3•5%. But Asia could be facing turbulent economic times. In May,

the average inflation rate throughout the region reached nearly 7%, led by spikes in oil

and food prices. In India, inflation jumped to an 11•6% annual rate in June, according to

the latest government figures, the highest in 13 years.

Policymakers and central bankers are forced to raise interest rates and limit credit to get

inflation under control. But these same measures suppress the investment and

consumption that generates growth. The combination of slowing growth and soaring

inflation makes economic policy-making tricky. Inflation stirs up the middle classes

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because it can quickly erase years of hardwon personal gains. Inflation is cruel to the

poor, because families have to spend a larger share of their meagre incomes on

necessities. In the Philippines, farmers, unable to afford fuel for tractors, use water

buffaloes to plough their fields.

But to avoid unrest, leaders cannot blindly adopt rigid anti-inflation measures. Voters

won’t hesitate to remove from office any politician who doesn’t deliver the goods. So

they cannot overreact to the inflation threat and scale down economic growth in the

process. Developing nations need to grow quickly to create jobs and increase incomes for

their large populations. With prices soaring, doing nothing is not an option. Most central

banks in Asia have started raising interest rates. The Reserve Bank of India increased its

benchmark rate twice last month to a six year high of 8•5%.

The challenge is especially difficult because currently, inflation is not of domestic origin.

Prices are being driven higher by a global surge in oil and food prices, which individual

governments can do little to control. Of course, inflation is not just a problem in Asia.

World Bank President Robert Zoellick called rising food and oil prices a man-made

‘catastrophe’ that could quickly reverse the gains made in overcoming poverty over the

past seven years. For now, though, there is more talk than action on the international

front, so Asian governments are on their own.

Even though inflation throughout the region is likely to continue to rise in coming

months, no one is expecting an economic calamity. According to the Asian Development

Bank Asian countries have large hard currency reserves and relatively healthy banks, and

so are far better prepared to absorb external shocks than they were during the region’s

last recession ten years ago. Asian policymakers have learned their lessons and are more

alert.

1. Which of the following can be said about Asian economies during the period from

2003- 2007 ?

1. Though inflation was rising at the time politicians did not pay much attention.

2. Many of the poor countries were able to compete internationally.

3. The growth rate of Asian countries was facilitated by growth in advanced countries.

(A) All 1, 2, and 3

(B) Only 1

(D) Both 1 and 2

(E) None of these

2. Which of the following is not an anti-inflation measure being used by Asian countries

1. Increase in benchmark interest rate by a central bank.

2. Checks on lending.

3. Subsidising fuel for farmers.

(A) Only 3

(B) Both 1 and 2

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(D) Only 2

(E) None of these

3. What makes it difficult for Asian countries to control inflation ?

(A) Restrictions by organizations like the Asian Development Bank

(B) Governments are indecisive and adopt counterproductive measures

(D) Countries have never faced a financial crisis

(E) Economic growth rate cannot occur in the absence of inflation

4. Why are experts not very concerned about the impact of inflation on Asian economies

1. Asian countries have not maintained substantial hard currency reserves.

2. The condition of Asian banks is currently both stable and strong.

3. The Asian Development Bank will bail them out of any trouble.

(A) Only 1

(B) Both 1 and 3

(D) Only 2

(E) None of these

5. What is the author’s advice to politicians regarding the handling of inflation ?

(A) They should focus on preventing agitations among their citizens not implementing

antiinflation measures

(B) They ought to implement anti-inflation measures even at the cost of losing office

on its own

(D) Countries should handle the problem independently and not collectively

(E) None of these

6. What could the impact of stringent inflation measures be ?

(A) Increased consumption as families spend a larger part of their income on essential

goods

(B) Politicians may be voted out of power

(D) Oil prices within the country remain stable despite high global prices

(E) None of these

7. Why is high economic growth necessary for developing countries ?

(A) To catch up with the growth rate of the advanced countries

(B) To sustain their economies despite the ill effects of inflation

(D) To create employment opportunities for citizens

(E) None of these

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8. Why has inflation been referred to as a ‘catastrophe’ ?

(A) Prices of essential commodities are unaffordable for all

(B) Our past efforts to reduce poverty will be nullified

(D) It has divided countries rather than ensuring co-operation among them

(E) None of these

9. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage ?

1. Growth rate in advanced countries was low so the effects of inflation were not felt.

2. Closing the economy to global markets will reduce inflation.

3. India has been the most severely affected by inflation.

(A) None

(B) Only 1

(D) Both 2 and 3

(E) All 1, 2 and 3

10. Which of the following factors was responsible for inflation in India ?

(A) Reserve Bank India raising the interest rates very frequently

(B) High population growth

(D) Reckless competition with China

(E) None of these

Directions—(Q. 11–13) Choose the word which is most similar in meaning to the word

printed in bold as used in the passage.

11. stirs

(A) trembles

(B) moves

(D) inspires

(E) agitates

12. scale

(A) descent

(B) climb

(D) cut

(E) measure

13. origin

(A) ancestry

(B) source

(D) down

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(E) heritage

Directions—(Q. 14–15) Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning to the

word printed in bold as used in the passage.

14. turbulent

(A) quiet

(B) rest

(D) stormy

(E) lawful

15. gains

(A) decreases

(B) fails

(D) frauds

(E) losses

Directions—(Q. 16–20) Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below should

replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentences to make the sentence

grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No

correction is required’, mark (E) as the answer.

16. The main objective of the workshop has made children aware of Western classical

music.

(A) will make children aware

(B) is to make children aware

(D) awareness of children

(E) No correction required

17. Afraid of missing her train and was late for the meeting, Sunita arrived an hour early

at the station.

(A) but later for

(B) and been late to

(D) and being late for

(E) No correction required

18. As a famous historian he has travelled around the world giving lectures on rare

subjects.

(A) rarely to subjects

(B) of rare subject

(D) in subjects rarely

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(E) No correction required

19. The stadium wherever the opening ceremony will be held next month, is equipped

with the latest facilities.

(A) in the opening ceremony

(B) which the ceremony will open

(D) that the opening ceremony

(E) No correction required

20. There will be a trend of unseasonal rainfall in April, in recent years.

(A) There has been

(B) It has been

(D) It may have been

(E) No correction required

Directions—(Q. 21–25) In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces.

Below each five pairs of words have been denoted by letters (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E).

Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same

sequence to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

21. A committee has been…………..to…………..the transformation of the city into an

international finance centre.

(A) constituted, convert

(B) appointed, oversee

(D) inducted, change

(E) inaugurated, determine

22. Keeping in mind the…………..to develop the sector the government has…………..

solicited foreign investment.

(A) importance, never

(B) proposal, forcibly

(D) view, discretely

(E) need, actively

23. In his speech he vowed to…………..the four billion unbanked individuals across the

world into the…………..of financial inclusion.

(A) represent, sphere

(B) target, area

(D) engage, achievement

(E) convince, era

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24. Although he puts in…………..of overtime and takes few holidays,

he…………..cannot support his family.

(A) sufficient, however

(B) lot, besides

(D) plenty, still

(E) frequency, yet

25. They have been…………..on incentives to…………..these practices are implemented

at grass root level.

(A) relying, ensure

(B) improving, secure

(D) debating, necessitate

(E) focusing, display

Directions—(Q. 26–30) Rearrange the following six sentences (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and

(6) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions

given below them—

1. It was a cycling race launched in 1903, by Henri Desgrange, a magazine editor in

Paris.

2. The Tour de France is a test of human endurance.

3. His idea worked and the magazine boomed.

4. His aim was to boost the circulation of his magazine.

5. He wanted to achieve this by covering every stage of the three week long, 3,500

kilometre long cycling race.

6. Till today the race remains more popular than he could ever have dreamed.

26. Which of the following should be the first sentence after rearrangement ?

(A) 1

(B) 2

(D) 4

(E) 5

27. Which of the following should be the second sentence after rearrangement ?

(A) 1

(B) 2

(D) 4

(E) 5

28. Which of the following should be the third sentence after rearrangement ?

(A) 1

(B) 2

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(D) 4

(E) 5

29. Which of the following should be the fifth sentence after rearrangement ?

(A) 1

(B) 2

(D) 4

(E) 6

30. Which of the following should be the sixth (Last) sentence after rearrangement ?

(A) 2

(B) 3

(D) 5

(E) 6

Directions—(Q. 31–40) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical

error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The

letters of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (E). (Ignore errors of

punctuation, if any.)

31. On account of the week (A) / long strike the factory (B) / was forced to close and (C)

/ next month’s shipment will delay. (D) No error. (E)

32. Since the US economy experiences (A) / a recession many Asian countries (B) / are

likely to have (C) / reduced growth rates this year. (D) No error. (E)

33. Oil is now so expensive that (A) / India will have to cut subsidies (B) / instead face

running out (C) / of funds to import oil. (D) No error. (E)

34. It is unlikely that you will (A) / find a more qualified and experience (B) / candidate

than Mr. Prasad (C) / for the post of President. (D) No error. (E)

35. On account of the rising (A) / costs many people are (B) / finding it difficult (C) / to

feed their families. (D) No error. (E)

36. By marketing agriculture (A) / products well, we (B) / can ensure that (C) / farmers

make a good profit. (D) No error. (E)

37. The promotion means (A) /that you may be (B) / post in Chennai (C) / from next

month. (D) No error. (E)

38. This project is (A) / too big to (B) / undertake successfully at (C) / such short of

notice. (D) No error. (E)

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39. When our company was (A) / faced financial difficulties (B) / the training budget was

40. Conservationists believe that (A)/better management of national parks (B)/is the only

way to save (C)/India’s tiger population from extinction. (D) No error. (E)

Directions—(Q. 41–50) In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has

been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five

words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate

word in each case.

In July 2008, one of the most inspiring leaders of our times, will …(41)… his ninetieth

birthday. Nelson Mandela retired from politics in 1999, but he has remained …(42)…,

continuing his work through the Nelson Mandela Foundation. The foundation has

launched an Aids awareness campaign, 46664, named …(43)… Mandela’s prison

number. He has also set up a scholarship programme whose …(44)… was to promote

leadership among young Africans.

During the 1990s, …(45)… I worked with Mr. Mandela on his autobiography “Long

Walk to Freedom”, I …(46)… his leadership first hand. During his election campaign we

were on board a plane discussing his book. Twenty minutes …(47)… to landing the

engine failed. Many began to panic. The only thing that …(48)… them was looking at

Mandela, who was reading his paper as if he was a passenger on a morning train to work.

The plane landed safely and when we got into the car taking us to the hotel he …(49)…

to me, “I was terrified on the plane !” As a leader he realized he was a model for others

and this gave him the strength to …(50)… over his own fear.

41. (A) tribute

(B) remember

(D) celebrate

(E) rejoice

42. (A) resigned

(B) active

(D) participant

(E) reserved

43. (A) by

(B) with

(D) as

(E) thereafter

44. (A) wish

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(B) pursuit

(D) plot

(E) aim

45. (A) when

(B) that

(D) later

(E) alongside

46. (A) felt

(B) acquainted

(D) underwent

(E) learned

47. (A) before

(B) sooner

(D) prior

(E) advance

48. (A) calmed

(B) soothing

(D) restraint

(E) discipline

49. (A) speaks

(B) confided

(D) entrusted

(E) assured

50. (A) success

(B) overcame

(D) victory

(E) triumph

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Answers :

1. (E) 2. (C) 3. (C) 4. (D) 5. (C)

6. (B) 7. (B) 8. (B) 9. (D) 10. (C)

11. (E) 12. (D) 13. (B) 14. (A) 15. (E)

16. (B) 17. (D) 18. (E) 19. (C) 20. (A)

21. (B) 22. (E) 23. (B) 24. (D) 25. (A)

26. (B) 27. (A) 28. (D) 29. (C) 30. (E)

31. (D) 32. (A) 33. (C) 34. (B) 35. (E)

36. (A) 37. (C) 38. (C) 39. (B) 40. (E)

41. (D) 42. (B) 43. (C) 44. (E) 45. (A)

46. (C) 47. (D) 48. (A) 49. (B) 50. (E)

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