State Bank Of India Probationary Officers
General Awareness Model Questions
- Ballistic Missile
- Surface to air missile
- Land to sea missile
- Air to air missile
- Bhopal High Court
- Rajasthan High Court
- Madras High Court
- Guwahati High Court
- Strategic Association for Restructuring Trade
- Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
- System Tracking and Reprocessing Team
- None of the above
4. People’s Democratic Party emerged second largest party with 33·01% in elections held in—
- Bhutan
- Nepal
- Zimbabwe
- Italy
5. According to the World Conservation Union Report, the number of plant species in India listed as threatened is—
- 247 plant species
- 250 plant species
- 275 plant species
- 255 plant species
6. Which of the following states passed a Bill in March 2008, amending the Registration Act 1908 to prohibit foreigners from buying land in the state—
- Kerala
- Andhra Pradesh
- Goa
- Maharashtra
7. The renowned scientist John Wheeler who died in April 2008, was originally hailed from—
- Australia
- U.S.A.
- Finland
- Britain
8. Who received Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmanent and Development for 2007—
- Bill Gates
- Nelson Mandela
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Arthur C. Clarke
9. The 2008 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize awarded to —
- Lydia Cacho Ribeiro
- Anna Politkovskaya
- May Chidiac
- U Win Tin
10. Which of the following Indian players has not completed 10,000 runs in Test cricket—
- Rahul Dravid
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Sunil Gavaskar
- Virendra Sehwag
11. On March 26, 2008, NASA’s space shuttle which returned safely to Earth after completing 16 day mission to International Space Station was—
- Discovery
- Endeavour
- Columbia
- None of the above
12. Jules Verne is Europe’s—
- Space shuttle
- Missile shield system
- Biggest spacecraft
- Mission to Antarctica
13. India’s National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme has prepared the country’s first—
- Dirrohoea map
- Malarial map
- Bird flu map
- Cancer map
14. ‘The World Is What It Is’ is the biography of—
- V. S. Naipal
- Khushwant Singh
- Amrita Preetam
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
15. According to a World Bank Report India got remittances in 2007 worth—
- $ 30 billion
- $ 35 billion
- $ 25 billion
- $ 27 billion
16. The Summit of NATO (NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY) was held in April in—
- Romania
- Morocco
- Pakistan
- Indonesia
17. According to latest WHO report the number of estimated TB cases found every year in India is—
- 2·2 million
- 1·9 million
- 1·5 million
- 1·7 million
18. Tata purchased Jaguar and Rover from—
- Hyundai
- Maruti Suzuki
- Ford Motor
- None of the above
19. According to a survey, the country which has the highest number of internet users is—
- U.S.A.
- China
- Japan
- Germany
20. Which country has won the Women's Asia Cup Cricket 2008 which was held in Colombo in the month of May 2008 ?
- Brisbane
- Melbourne
- Sydney
- Perth
21. According to Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (EAC) headed by C. Rangrajan the economic growth rate for 2008-09 will remain at—
- 8%
- 8·5%
- 9%
- 8·9%
22. The Pritzkar Architecture Prize has been won by—
- Bill Gates Foundation
- William Harvey
- Jea Nouvel
- None of the above
23. Which of the following cricket players has been banned for violating the player’s code of conduct by PCB ?
- Danish Kaneria
- Shoaib Malik
- Mohammad Yousuf
- Shoaib Akhtar
24. The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme has now been extended to all 604 districts of the country with a total budget outlay of—
- 18000 crore
- 16000 crore
- 15000 crore
- 14000 crore
25. Inflation which soared above 7% in the month of April is measured by—
- Consumer Price Index
- Retail Price Index
- Whole Sale Price Index
- Industrial Price Index
26. The winner of Bahrain Grand Prix is—
- Lewis Hamilton
- Kartikeyan
- Felipe Massa
- Robert Kubica
27. The winner of Miss India Earth 2008 is—
- Tanvi Vyas
- Suman Kaur
- Rashmi Sehgal
- Rani Sharma
28. In face of rising prices, Central Government has decided to set strategic Reserve of foodgrains over and above buffer stock. The limit of the reserve is—
- 10 million tonnes
- 7 million tonnes
- 6 million tonnes
- 5 million tonnes
29. Which of following newspapers/magazines won six Pulitzer prizes—
- The New York Times
- The Times Magazine
- The Washington Post
- The Guardian
30. ‘Leftism in India, 1917-1947’ is a book written by—
- S. R. Chaudhuri
- K. Kanwar
- R. Nagaswamy
- Sudipto Chatterjee
31. Recently President Pratibha Patil visited three countries. Which of the following was not the part of her trip—
- Argentina
- Chile
- Mexico
- Brazil
32. GJM stands for—
- General Justice Movement
- Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
- Gorkhaland Janshakti Morcha
- Gorkha Janjagriti Morcha
33. The elections of which of the following countries were marred by controversy—
- Italy
- Spain
- Zimbabwe
- Nepal
34. Supreme Court has upheld the law enacted in 2006 providing 27% for candidates belonging to—
- SCs
- STs
- OBC
- Minorities OBC
35. At which of the following places have the remains of early human history been found in excavation—
- Chittorgarh
- Bhavnagar
- Kolkata
- Karaikal
36. ‘Salwa Judum’ is—
- Terrorist organization
- A branch of naxalite
- Name of a police force
- An anti naxalite movement
37. When was Nepal declared a Secular Nation—
- in 2005
- in 2007
- in 2008
- in 2006
38. The Director General of UN Food and Agriculture Organization of present is—
- Jacques Diouf
- Kundekeh K. Yumkella
- Jammel Al Hiyilan
- Michael Griffin
39. According to a research, stem cells from skin can treat—
- Alzhumer
- Schizophrenia
- Parkinson’s disease
- None of the above
40. When did the Olympic torch relay begin ?
- in 1950
- in 1952
- in 1953
- in 1963