sbi clerk written_exam 2012 with ans

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d)A Brush with Life e)Best and the Brightest15.Sri Jatin Das , who was awarded Padma Bhushan in January 2012,is a famous

a)Painter b)Cine Actor c)Film director d)Sportsman e)Social Worker 16.The economy in which there is a mixture of public sector and private sector both, iscalled..

a)Closed economy b)Mixed economy c)Open economy d)Free Trade economye)Public economy17.Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to give a loan of US$ 500 million to India toconstruct which of the following?

a)Roads in naxal-hit-areas b)Railway track in North-Eastern statesc)Railway phataks at unmanned crossings d)Six bridges over river kali, which is

known as Sorrow of Bihar e)School buildings in villages of Odisha18.Robert Rock of England recently won an International sports event held in Abu Dhabi. Heis a well known

a)Golf player b)Badminton player c)Lawn tennis player d)Table tennis player e)Chess player 19.Which of the following teams won the Ranji Trophy final played in January 2012?

a)Tamil Nadu b)Punjab c)Maharashtra d)Rajasthan e)Haryana20.As per the new estimate, what is per capita income in India? (per annum)

a)Rs.30,000 b)Rs.40,000 c)More than Rs.50,000 but less than Rs.58,000d)Rs.60,000 e)More than Rs.75,000 but less than Rs.1 Lac

21.The Reserve Bank of India does NOT decide the ..a)Rate of Repo and Reverse Repo b)Marginal Standing Facility Ratesc)Bank Rate d)Rate of Dearness Allowance to Govt.employeese)Statutory Liquidity Ratio

22.What does the letter P denote in the term PAN as used in financial transactions?a)Primary b)Partial c)Permanent d)Provisional e)Public

23.Daniel Ortega is the present president of .a)Norway b)Nicaragua c)Thailan d)Belarus e)None of these

24.Which of the following films was adjudged the Best Film at the 57 th Filmfare AwardFunction held in January 2012?

a)Dirty Picture b)Rockstar c)Stanley Ka Dhaba d)DON 2 e)Zindagi naMilegi Dobara

25. Which of the following nations has said that it will block Strait of Hormuz, if preventedfrom sale of oil and petroleum to other countries?

a)Iraq b)Kuwait c)Oman d)Saudi Arabia e)Iran26.Thomas Cup is associated with the game of .

a)Golf b)Cricket c)Badminton d)Football e)Lawn Tennis27.MCX is the index of which of the following stock exchanges of India?a)National Stock Exchange b)Bombay Stock Exchange c)Delhi Stock Exchange

d)Kolkata Stock Exchange e)Multi Commodity Stock Exchange28.Ma Ying-jeou is the president of .

a)Thailand b)Hong Kong c)Taiwan d)Myanmar e)Fiji29.Which of the following is the currency used in Brazil?

a)Dollar b)Euro c)Real d)Pesso e)Franc30.Which of the following will be the venue of the World Athletic Championship to beorganized in 2017 ?

a)Tokyo b)Paris c)New York d)London e)Mumbai

31.Which of the following terms is used in Botany?a)Recession b)Dumping c)Barter System d)Cartel e)Biennial


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32. Nirmal Gram Purasakr is an incentive to promote.a)good attendance in schools b)total sanitation in villages c)free and compulsory

education d)awareness towards women empowerment33.Which of the following is NOT a financial institute/agency?

a)IRDA b)BCCI c)FPSB d)SEBI e)CAG

34.Which of the following books has been written by Chetan Bhagat?a)A General and His Army b)A Possible India c)Bitter Sweetd)China Passage e)Revolution 2020

35.Which of the following is NOT a famous cricket ground/stadium for internationalmatches?

a)Eden Gardens b)Green Park c)Wankhede Stadium d)Chepauk Stadiume)Jantar Mantar Ground

36.Which of the following combinations of players and the games they play is NOT correct?a)VVS Laxman-Cricket b)Saina Nehwal-Badminton c)Sania Mirza-Golf d)Abhinav Bindra-Shooting e)Vishwanathan Anand-Chess

37.Which of the following awards is given for exemplary contribution in the area of scienceand technology?

a)Arjun Award b)Kalidas Samman c)Dronacharya Award d)Dada Saheb PhalkeAward e)Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award38.Which of the following terms is NOT used in banking/finance?

a)Public debt b)Plasma c)Joint venture d)Net demand & Time Liabilitye)Treasury Bill

39.Who among the following was awarded Sahitya Akademi Award for the year 2011?a)Anand Kumar b)Srilal Shukla c)Mrinal Pandey d)Su. Venkatesane)Vasudevan Nair

40.Victoria Azarenka won the Australian Open Womens Single Tennis Tournament 2012 bydefeating

a)Maria Sharapova b)Vera Zvonareva c)Svetlana Kuznetsova d)Bethanie Mattek Sands e)Sania Mirza

ANSWERS--9201221.D 2.E 3.D 4.1 5.B 6.A 7.B 8.A 9.C 10.C

11.D 12.B 13.A 14.D 15.A 16.B 17.B 18.A 19.D 20.C

21.D 22.C 23.B 24.A 25.E 26.C 27.E 28.C 29.C 30.D

31.E 32.B 33.B 34.E 35.E 36.C 37.E 38.B 39.D 40.A

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General Awareness (General) - XV

1.Which of the following agencies/organizations has put economic sanctions on Syria ?1. OPEC2. NATO3. World Bank 4. European UnionAns : 3

2. Who among the following was elected unanimously as the Secretary General of the UNOfor the second term ?

1. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf 2. Nelson Madela3. Hillary Rs.Clinton4. Ban Ki-moonAns : 4

3. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has decided to begin New Round of Negotiations with which of the following nations as it is not satisfied with the previousrounds of discussions ?1. Iraq2. India

3. Japan4. IranAns : 4

4. As decided by UNESCO the International Literacy Day is observed on which of thefollowing days every year ?1. 8 th September 2. 18 th March3. 28 th March4. 18 th September Ans : 1

5. As per decision taken by the European Union and IMF, which of the following countries


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will receive a fresh assistance of 100 billion Euro by the year 2014 ?1. Italy2. Greece3. Portugal4. Spain

Ans : 4

6. Kovvada a town in Andhra Pradesh was innews recently as1. A nuclear plant is being developed there2. Maruti has decided to build a small car plant there3. RBI is going to establish a New Note Printing Press there4. An earthquake hit the town in which lot of people diedAns : 1

7. Which of the following is Indias new rating index developed by Ministry ofFinance ?1. CECA2. CRISIL3. SENSEX4. TIEAAns : 2

8. Very often we read terms Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) in news papers/magazinesthese days. PAT is related to which of the following fields ?1. Energy Efficiency2. Indira Awas Yojana3. Mid Day Meal Scheme4. Bharat NirmanAns : 1

9. Which of the following organizations/agencies has decided to establish a NationalInnovation Foundation (NIF) to encourage early stage innovations in India ?1. University Grants Commission2. Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)3. Department of Science & Technology, Government of India4. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)Ans : 3

10. Which of the following countries is trying to get membership of European Union ?1. Myanmar 2. Brazil3. Croatia4. ItalyAns : 3

11. The General Elections took place in which of the following countries in January 2012 inwhich Muslim Brotherhood Party won with crushing majority ?1. Lebanon2. Libya

3. Syria4. Egypt


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Ans : 4

12. Web-based complaints redressal system SCORES is launched by which of the followingorganizations/agencies ?1. Ministry of Corporate Affairs

2. SEBI3. RBI4. State Bank of IndiaAns : 2

13. Which of the following countries has decided to free political prisoners and pardon themas a measure to adopt democratic reforms ?1. Myanmar 2. Bangladesh3. Mali4. AfghanistanAns : 1

14. which of the following books is written by Satish Gujral ?1. A General and His Army2. A Bend in the River 3. A Secular Agenda4. A Brush with LifeAns : 4

15. Sri Jatin Das who was awarded Padma Bhushan in January 2012, is a famous1. Painter 2. Cine Actor 3. Film Director 4. SportsmanAns : 1

16. The economy in which there is a mixture of public sector and private sector both, is called---1. Closed economy2. Mixed economy3. Open economy

4. Free trade economyAns : 2

17. Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to give a loan of $500 million to India toconstruct which of the following ?1. Roads in Naxal-hit areas2. Railway track in North Eastern States3. Railway phataks at unmanned crossings4. Six bridges over river Kali which is known as Sorrow of BiharAns : 2

18. Robert Rock of England recently won an international sports event held in Abu Dhabi. Heis a well known


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1. Golf player 2. Badminton player 3. Lawn Tennis player 4. Table Tennis player Ans : 1

19. Which of the following teams won the Ranji Trophy Final played in January 2012 ?1. Tamil Nadu2. Punjab3. Maharashtra4. RajasthanAns : 4

20. As per new estimate what is per capital income in India ?1. Rs.30,0002. Rs.40,0003. More than Rs.50,000 but less than Rs.58,0004. Rs.60,000Ans : 3

21. The Reserve Bank of India does not decide the1. Rate of Repo and Reserve Repo2. Marginal Standing Facility Rates3. Bank Rate4. Rate of Dearness Allowance to Govt. EmployeesAns : 4

22. What does the letter P denote in the term PAN as used in Financial transactions ?1. Primary2. Partial3. Permanent4. ProvisionalAns : 3

23. Daniel Ortega is the present President of 1. Norway2. Nicaragua

3. Thailand4. BelarusAns : 2

24. Which of the following films was adjudged Best Film at the 57 th Filmfare AwardFunction held in January 2012 ?1. Dirty Picture2. Rock Star 3. Stanley Ka Dabba4. Zindagi Na Milegi DobaraAns : 4

25. Which of the following nations has said that it will block Strait of Hormuz if prevented


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from sale of oil and petroleum to other countries ?1. Iraq2. Kuwait3. Oman4. Iran

Ans : 4

26. Thomas Cup is associated with the game of 1. Golf 2. Cricket3. Badminton4. FootballAns : 3

27. MCX is the index of which of the following stock exchanges of India ?1. National Stock Exchange2. Bombay Stock Exchange3. Delhi Stock Exchange4. Multi Commodity Stock ExchangeAns : 4

28. Ma Ying-jeou is the present President of 1. Thailand2. Hong Kong3. Taiwan4. Myanmar Ans : 3

29. Which of the following is the currency used in Brazil ?1. Dollar 2. Euro3. Real4. PessoAns : 3

30. Which of the following will be the venue of the World Athletic Championship to beorganized in 2017 ?

1. Tokyo2. Paris3. New York 4. LondonAns : 4

31. Which of the following terms is used in Botany ?1. Recession2. Dumping3. Barter System4. Biennial

Ans : 4


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32. Nirmal Gram Puraskar is an incentive to promote ?1. Good attendance in Schools2. Total Sanitation in Villages3. Free and Compulsory Education4. Awareness towards Women Empowerment

Ans : 2

33. Which of the following is not a Financial Institute/Agency ?1. IRDA2. BCCI3. FPSB4. SEBIAns : 2

34. Which of the following books is written by Chetan Bhagat ?1. a General and His Army2. A Possible India3. Bitter Sweet4. Revolution 2020Ans : 4

35. Which of the following is not a famous cricket ground/stadium for internationalmatches ?1. Eden Gardens2. Green Park 3. Wankhede Stadium4. Chepauk StadiumAns : 3

36. Which of the following combinations of players and the games they play is not correct ?1. V.V.S. Laxman-Cricket2. Saina Nehwal-Badminton3. Sania Mirza-Golf 4. Abhinav Bindra-ShootingAns : 3

37. Which of the following awards is given for exemplary contribution in the area of Science& Technology ?1. Arjuna Award2. Kalidas Samman3. Dronacharya Award4. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar AwardAns : 4

38. Which of the following terms is not used in banking/finance ?1. Public Debt2. Plasma

3. Joint Venture4. Net Demand & Time Liability


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Ans : 2

39. Who among the following was awarded Sahitya Akademi Award for the year 2011 ?1. Anand Kumar 2. Srilal Shukla

3. Mrinal Pandey4. S.VenkatesanAns : 4

40. Victoria Azarenka won Australian Open Womens Singles Tennis Tournament 2012 bydefeating ?1. Maria Sharapova2. Vera Zvonareva3. Svetlana Kuznetsova4. Bethanie Mattek SandsAns : 1

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