Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Examination IBPS Clerk General Awareness Questions

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Examination

 IBPS Clerk General Awareness Questions

1. The largest bank in India is ..........?

• ICICI bank
• Syndicate Bank
• Union bank of India
• Bank of India
• State Bank of India

2. State bank of India head office is in ..........?

• New Delhi
• Kolkata
• Chennai
• Mumbai
• Hyderabad

3. Mumbai has the head offices of many Financial Institutes. Which of the following bank/ institute/ PSU do not have the head office in Mumbai?

• SEBI
• RBI
• Bank of Baroda
• Bank of India
• IDBI

4. Bank of Baroda, Andhra Bank and L&G(U.K) established 'M/S India Invest'. M/S India Invest is a ..........?

• Real Estate Company
• Insurance Company
• Foreign Exchange Office
• Stock Exchange
• Savings Plan

5. Insurance Company 'Met Life' has headquarters in ..........?

• Canada
• Japan
• England
• U.S.A
• Australia

6. Australia based IAG (Insurance Australia Group) and .......... had tie up to do General Insurance business?

• SBI
• LIC
• UTI
• Reliance Industries
• Rcom

7. SBI is the largest public sector bank. Which is the second largest public sector bank crossed having of 5,000 branches?

• Bank of India
• Bank of Baroda
• ICICI 
• Punjab National Bank
• Union Bank of India

8. Punjab National Bank and .......... had tie up together to have Core Banking Solutions (CBS) linking of its Regional Rural Banks (RRB)?

• NABARD
• SBI
• IDBI
• UTI
• SBI DHFI

9. NABARD ( National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development) established JLG to extract the productive capability from rural population?

• Junior Link Group
• Join Life Group
• Joint Line Gauge
• Joint Liability Group
• None

10. Joint Liability Groups replicate the ..........?

• Sole Help Group
• Sole Help Grain
• Stone Help Group
• Second Help Group
• Self Help Group

11. Self Help Groups will be provided with 7 % rate of interest on par with .......... as decided by central government recently?

• Vehicle Loan
• Business Loan
• Home Loan
• Agriculture Loan
• All of above

12. Agriculture Loans are called Regulated Loans. Which Deposit is Regulated Deposit other than NRI account?

• Savings Account
• Fixed Deposit
• Current Account
• Recurring Account
• Joint Account

13. Savings Deposits cannot be opened/operated by ..........?

• Public Sector Banks
• Co-operative Banks
• Foreign Banks
• Non-Banking Finance Companies
• Private Sector Banks

14. Non-Banking Companies list given. Pick up wrong one?

• Sri Ram Finance
• Mutthoot Finance
• Manappuram Finance
• ICICI Bank
• Margadarsi Finance

15. ICICI is the ..........private bank in India?

• Second largest
• Third largest
• Sixth largest
• Largest
• Tenth largest

16. Largest borrower in India is ..........?

• Reserve Bank of India
• Government of India
• State bank of India
• Uttar Pradesh
• None

17. Government of India declares Minimum Support Price (MSP) for many goods/products every year. Which of the following commodities do not cover MSP in principle?

• Paddy
• Bank Products
• Wheat
• Gram
• Millets

18. Bank products do not cover ..........?

• Deposit
• Judicial Stamps
• Loans
• Credit Cards
• All of above

19. Judicial Stamps and Postal Stamps are printed in Indian Security press Nasik. Nasik is in ..........?

• Andhra Pradesh
• West Bengal
• Odisha
• Tamilnadu
• Maharastra

20. Maharastra based bank, Bank of Maharastra celebrated .......... celebrations in 2010. Its head office is in Pune?

• Silver
• Gold
• Platinum
• Centenary
• Diamond

21. Platinum Celebrations of .......... celebrated On that eve, One rupee coin minted?

• Reserve Bank of India
• State Bank of India
• Central Bank of India
• Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
• None

22. Reserve Bank of India established Credit Guarantee Corporation of India ( CGCI) in 1971 to encourage more flow of banks credit to ..........?

• Big industries 
• Self Help Groups
• Small business firms
• Co-operative banks
• Software industries

23. Small business and poor families approach ..........to take small amounts of loans?

• Foreign banks
• Public Sector banks
• Private Sector banks
• Micro-Finance Companies
• Rating Agencies

24. Micro-Finance companies Bill passed by ..........to control nuisance of micro-finance
companies?

• Karnataka
• Maharastra
• Andhra Pradesh
• West Bengal
• Odisha

25. Andhra Pradesh head office bank is ..........?

• State bank of Hyderabad
• Syndicate bank
• Union bank of India
• HDFC
• United Bank of India

26. The term not related to banking is ..........?

• Crossing
• NPA
• Priority Sector Lending
• On Line banking
• Call option

27. Term not related to Stock Market is ..........?

• DEMAT
• Bad Delivery
• Badala
• Bid and Offer
• Basel

28. Term not related to Economics?

• Diminishing Marginal Utility
• Demand and Supply
• National Income
• Consumer Surplus
• Law of Motion

29. Which term not related to Banking Technology?

• NEFT
• RTGS
• BOUNCE
• SWIFT
• ATM

30. Which is not a currency of any country in the world?

• Dolla
• Lira
• Brussels
• Pound
• Yuan

31. Which is not a subsidiary/Associate/agency of any bank in India?

• SBH
• ICICI Lombard
• NABARD
• SBI Life
• All of above

32. 113th Constitutional amendment related to ..........?

• Change the state name of Orissa to Odisha
• Right to Education
• Voter's eligibility age reduced from 21 years to 18 years
• Establishment of GST council
• Making Election commission as multiple body

33. Coal India recently got the status of ..........?

• Navarathna
• Mini-Ratna
• Maharatna
• Veerratna
• None

34. As per the 2011 census, the lowest population state is ..........?

• Sikkim
• Goa
• Manipur
• Meghalaya
• Assom

35. First time Lokpal Bill introduced in parliament in ..........?

• 1)1968
• 2)1971
• 3)1951
• 2001
• 2011

36. New war ship 'Trikhand' introduced in Indian Navy. It is manufactured and imported from ..........?

• USA
• France
• Australia
• Russia
• Japan

37. 'Scotia Prince' is the boat run between ..........after 30 years?

• India and China
• India and Australia
• India and Myanmar
• India and Sri Lanka
• India and Russia

38. Expand PURA?

• Urban Areas in Rural Areas
• Universal Amenities in Rural Areas
• Urban Amenities in Roll Areas
• Urban Areians in Rural Areas
• Urban Amenities in Rural Areas

39. Co-ordinated Boarder Management plan is the agreement between India and..........?

• Pakistan
• Bhutan
• Bangladesh
• Nepal
• Sri Lanka

40. Which city celebrated 372 years entry on 22nd August 2011?

• Hyderabad
• Mumbai
• Chennai
• Bengaluru
• Mumbai

41. West Bengal name changed to ..........?

• Purva Banga
• Uttama Banga
• Pachima Banga
• Eleve Banga
• Tagore Banga

42. 99th Science congress summit will be held in ..........?

• Tamilnadu
• Delhi
• Rajasthan
• Odisha
• Goa

43. In BRICS summit, 'S' stands for..........?

• Somalia
• South Korea
• Sri Lanka
• South Africa
• Swaziland

44. 2012 Pravasa Bharatiya Summit venue is ..........?

• Jodhpur
• Jaipur
• Lucknow
• Chennai
• Bellary

45. Which IPS officer crossed palk strait on 25 march 2011?

• Aruna Bahuguna
• Rajiv Verma
• Rajiv Trivedi
• Madam Straint
• None of above

46. .......... was appointed as chief of Change Management Team by UNO?

• Anitha Kapur
• Jeevan Reddy
• Atul Khare
• Y.V.Reddy
• H S Puri

47. Coasta First Naval Award 2010 got by ..........?

• Red Cross Society
• Asha Bhonsle
• Kiswar Desai
• Manoj Pandey
• Diwakar Prem