SBI Probationary Officers General Awareness Questions
1. Which of the following Departments of the Govt. of India is helping banks in disbursement of rural credit by the bank ?
Railways
State Road Transpots
Post and Telegraph
Ministry of Health
None of these
2.Which of the following organization/agencies has established a fund known as "investor production fund" ?
SEBI
NABARD
Bombay stock exchange
AMFI
(E)None of these
3.Who amongst the following is the Head of the RBI at present ?
Mr. M.V.Kamath
Mr. Y.V.Reddy
Mr. N.R.Narayanmurthy
Mr.O.P.Bhatt
(E)None of these
4. Majority of rural people still prefer to go to which of the following for their credit needs ?
Money lenders
Foreign Bankers
NABARD
RBI
None of these
5. india has different categories of commercial banks.Which of the following is NOT one such categories ?
Private Banks
Commodities Banks
Nationalized Banks
Cooperative Banks
Foreign Banks
6.Which of the following types of Banks are allowed to operate foreign currency accounts ? 1.Foreign Banks 2.Regional Rural Banks 3.Nationalized Banks
Only1
Only 2
Only 3
All 1,2and 3
None of these
7. Which of the following countries does not play International Cricket ?
Russia
England
South Africa
Pakistan
India
8. The money which Govt. of India spends on the development of infrastructure in country comes from the which of the following sources ? Choose up the correct Statement(s) 1.Loan from World Bank/ADB etc 2.Taxws collected from the people 3.Loan from the RBI
Only 1
Only 2
Only 3
Both 1 and 2
All 1,2 and 3
9. The Securities and Exchange Board Of India (SEBI) recently imposed a restriction on money flow in equity through ‘P Notes'. What is the full form of ‘P Notes' ?
Permanent Notes
Perchase Notes
Participatory-Notes
Private Notes
None of these
10. Who amongst the following was the captain of the India cricket team who won the Twenty-20 World Cup-2007 ?
Yuvraj Singh
M.S.Dhoni
Rahul Dravid
Saurav Ganguly
None of these
11. Many times we read in financial news paper about 'FII'.What is the full form of 'FII'?
Final Investment in India
Foreign Investment in India
Formal Investment in India
Fair Institutional Investment
Foreign Institutional Investment
12. Benazir Bhutto Is associated with which of the following parties
Muslim League
Pakistan Peoples Party
Pakistan National Congress
Islamic Movement of Pakistan
None of these
13. One of the former prime ministers of which of the following countries was detained in house arrest for a short period after his/her returns from a long exile ?
Germany
France
Pakistan
Brazil
None of these
14. Who amongst the following leaders from USA visited Isarael and Palestinian West Bank so that a solution to the Isarael and palestinian problem can be worked out ?
George Bush
Al Gore
Bill Clinton
Condeleeza Rice
None of these
15. Justine Henin Won the women's singles US Open Tennis Championship-2007 After defeating -
Swetlana Kuznetsova
Sania Mirza
Dinara Safina
Mathalie Dechy
None of these
16. As reported in papers the UN World Food Programmes stopped distributing food in Mogadishu Town after its local head was abducted by the Govt. soldiers of the country.Mogadishu is the capital town of-
Tanzania
Turkey
Cuba
Libya
Somalia
17. The financial markets of the which of the following countries were badly affected by sub-prime crisis ?
Russia
Brazil
UK
USA
(E)None of these
18. which of the following countries in the world is the biggest consumer of gold ?
USA
Bangladesh
Russia
India
None of these
19. which of the following countries is NOT happy with the USA's decision to award a congressional Medal to Dalai Lama of Tibet ?
India
Pakistan
Nepal
Myanmar
China
20. which of the following countries recently decided to launch a military action in Northern Iraq where many Kurdish PKK fighters are based and they are killed people from that country ?
India
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Turkey
21. Dr. Mnamohan SAingh called George Bush to explain the difficulties he is having in implementing agreements related with which of the following with USA ?
Suply of sugar
Civilian nuclear Co-operation
Purchase of fighter planes
Purchase of Gas / Petroleum
None of these
22. which of the following countries is facing a problem of strike by the workers of the transport ,electricity and gas companies as the present govt. of the country has decided to end the pension to these workerss ?
USA
France
China
Nepal
None of these
23. Who amongst the following is the Secretary General Of UNO ?
Al Gore
Shashi Tharoor
Gordon Drown
Hugo Chavez
None of these
24. The “Orange Coalition Govt" was formed once again in which of the following countries ?
Russia
Ukraine
France
Germany
None of these
25. which of the following countries is NOT elected by the the UN general assembly on the non-payment seats of UN security council w.e.f. January 2008 ?
Libya
Vietnam
Croatia
Costa Rica
Pakistan
26. The Govt. of India put a ban on export of which of the following commodities at the price below the price of the same in domestic market ?
Steel
Chemical Fertilizer
Pharma Products
Electronic Goods
None of these
27. India Launched which of the following Satellites in September 2007 ?
EDUSAT
MATSAT
CROSAT-IIB
INSAT-4CR
None of these
28. As per the recent agreement between India and one of other country the iNdia Rupee can be easily swapped with -
Tak
Rial
Kyat
Yen
Rubbel
29. India won the ONGC Cup Football Tournament 2007 by beating-
Syria
Pakistan
Britain
France
None of these
30. Abdullah Gul's name was in news recently as he he has taken over as the president of -
Turkey
Sudan
Afghanistan
Pakistan
None of these
31. Hem Dutta who was honored by the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhawana Award 2007 is famous-
Author
Social Activist
Player
Film Producer
Scientist
32. Who amongst the following is selected for Basawa Award (2006-07) by the Karnataka Government ?
Dr. Manmohan Singh
A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
Sonia Gandhi
Pratibha Patil
None of these
33. Asia Pacific Economic Business meet was organized in September 2007 in - New Delhi
Beijing
Tokyo
London
Sydney
34. The World Athletics Championship-2007 was organized in -
Beijing
New Delhi
Osaka
Dhaka
London
35. Who amongst the following was the captain of the Indian Hockey Team who won Asia Cup 2007 held in Chennai ?
Baichung Bhutia
Dilip Tirkey
Pnkaj Adwani
Manavjeet Singh Sandhu
None of these
36. Which of the following is a Public Sector Unit ?
TCS
ICICI Bank
TESCO
BHEL
All of these
37. India's foreign exchange reserve declined sharply in recent past.What was the main reason for the same ?
Heavy demand of the same by foreign tourists
Import of Wheat from Pakistan and S.Korea
Appreciation of Rupee Value
Instability in coalition Govt. in centre
None of these
38. Sinzo Abe who was on visit to India in recent past is the -
Prime Minister of South Korea
Prime Minister of North Korea
Prime Minister of Japan
President of South Korea
None of these
39. Asafa Powel who created a new world record in 100 metres race is a citizen of -
Jamaica
South Africa
India
USA
south Korea
40. Who amongst the following got third position in long Jump event of the Bayer International Athletics held in Germany in 2007 ?
State Bank Of India Probationary Officers Exam-2010
General Awareness / Marketing / Computer Held on 18.04.2014
1. What is the full form of ‘NBFC’ as used in the Financial Sector ?
New Banking Finance Company
National Banking & Finance Corporation
New Business Finance & Credit
Non Business Fund Company
None of these
2. 100% concession has been given for travelling in the Indian Railways for patients of ...
AIDS
Cancer
Swine Flu
T. B.
None of these
3. Many a times, we read about Special Drawing Right (SDR) in newspapers. As per its definition, SDR is a monetary unit of the reserve assets of which of the following organizations / agencies?
World Bank
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Asian Development Bank
Reserve Bank of India
None of these
4. Which of the following is/are the highlights of the Union Budget 2010-11 ?
(A) Number of new steps taken to simplify the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) regime.
(B) Rs. 16,500 crore provided to ensure that the Public Sector Banks are able to attain a minimum 8% capital (Tier I) by March 2010.
(C) More than Rs. 1,74,000 crore provided for the development of the infrastructure in the country.
Only A
Only B
Only C
All A, B & C
None of these
5. In how many Routes special tourist trains called ‘Bharat Birth’ is to start?
19
16
17
18
None of these
6. As per the newspaper reports, the Govt. of India made an auction of the Third Generation Spectrum (3G) recently. Which of the following ministries was actively involved in the process a
Ministry of Heavy Industries
Ministry of Science & Technology
Ministry of Commerce
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
None of these
7. As per the recent announcement, the Govt. of India will provide an amount of Rs.48,000 crore to develop Rural Infrastructure in the country. This planned development is being undertaken under which of the following schemes ?
Bharat Nirman
Indira Aawas Yojana
Backward Region Grant Fund
Drought Mitigation Fund
None of these
8. Ladies special trains to be renamed with the Name of ...
Bharat Bhoomi Specials
Sonia Gandhi Specials
Matri Bhoomi Specials
Rajiv Gandhi Specials
None of these
9. How much funds has been allocated to the Unique Identification Authority of India?
Rs 1,500 Crore
Rs 1,900 Crore
Rs 1,600 Crore
Rs 1,800 Crore
None of these
10. What is the rate of Income Tax for incomes above Rs 1.6 lakh upto Rs 5 lakh?
1%
2%
15%
20%
None of these
11. Recently, India took part in “Nuclear New Build 20 Conference” organized in -
New Delhi
London
Paris
Hong Kong
None of these
12. What is the reduction in Service Charges on e-tickets?
Sleeper Class Rs. 20 & AC Class Rs.
Sleeper Class Rs. & AC Class Rs. 20
Sleeper Class Rs. 30 & AC Class Rs. 20
Sleeper Class Rs. 20 & AC Class Rs. 30
None of these
13. As we know, with the launch of Nano by Tatas, India has become favorite Small Car Destination of the world. Other than India, which of the following countries is also a popular destination of small cars ?
Britain
France
Germany
Thailand
None of these
14. Imports from China in the Year of 2008-09 in Rs...
0,000 Crore
40,000 Crore
47,605 Crore
151,000 Crore
None of these
15. How many new teams have been added in IPL 20?
2
1
4
7
None of these
16. Which countries have recently faced Tsunami Waves?
Japan & Chile
Sallie & Korea
China & Thailand
Japan & China
None of these
17. North Korea and USA decided to resume their peace talks after a gap of several months. Both the countries have a dispute over which of the following issues ?
Bailout package offered by USA
Membership of ASEAN to North Korea
Nuclear programme of North Korea
Soaring relations of China with North Korea
None of these
18. Who amongst the following was the Chairperson of the 3th Finance Commission which submitted its report to the President of India recently ?
Mr. M. V. Kamath
Dr. C. Rangarajan
Dr. D. Subbarao
Dr. Rakesh Mohan
Dr. Vijay Kelkar
19. As per the news published in various newspapers, the RBI is considering the grant of licence to some new companies, particularly NBFCs to act as full-fledged banks. Which of the following will be considered NBFC ?
NABARD
Life Insurance Corporation of India
Reliance Capital
SEBI
None of these
20. Who has scored the highest individual ODI Score?
Saeed Anwar (Pak)
Charls Coventry (Zim)
Sachin Tendulkar (IND)
Ricky Pointing (Aus)
None of these
21. What is an ‘intranet’
Internal internet used to transfer information internally
Internal internet used to transfer information to the outside company
Internal network designed to serve the internal informational needs of a single organization
Internal network designed to transfer the information between two organizations
None of these
22. Which of the following groups of cricket teams was declared joint winner of the Col. C K Naidu Trophy for 2009 ?
Tamil Nadu & Gujarat
Maharashtra & Kerala
Punjab & Delhi
West Bengal & Maharashtra
None of these
23. Kaiane Aldorino who was crowned Miss World 2009 is from which of the following countries?
Germany
Russia
Austria
Belgium
Gibraltar
24. Which of the following teams won the Davis Cup Tennis Finals 2009 ?
Germany
Spain
Russia
France
None of these
25. Who amongst the following is the recipient of the “CNN-IBN Indian of the Year” Award for 2009?
Ratan Tata
A.R.Rahman
Manmohan Singh
Sachin Tendulkar
None of these
26. The deficit reduction plan of which of the following countries was reviewed recently in the meeting of the Finance Ministers of the European Union ?
Germany
Romania
Brazil
Hungary
Greece
27. The database administrator’s function in an organization is —
(1) To be responsible for the more technical aspects of managing the information contained in organizational databases
To be responsible for the executive level aspects of decisions regarding the information management
To show the relationship among entity classes in a data warehouse
To define which data mining tools must be used to extract data
None of these
28. Every device on the Internet has a unique______ address (also called an “Internet address”) that identifies it in the same way that a street address identifies the location of a house.
DH
DA
IP
IA
None of these
29. To send another station a message, the main thing a user has to know is
how the network works
the other station’s address
whether the network is packet-switched or circuit-switched
whether this is a voice or data network
None of these
30. In a client/ server model, a client program -
asks for information
provides information and files
serves software files to other computers
distributes data files to other computers
None of these
31. Control in design of an information system is used to —
inspect the system and check that it is buiit as per specifications
ensure that the system processes data as it was designed to and that the results are reliable
ensure privacy of data processed by it
protect data from accidental or intentional loss
None of these
32. Each of the following is a true statement except—
on-line systems continually update the master file
in on-line processing, the user enters transactions into a device that is directly connected to the computer system
batch processing is still used today in older systems or in some systems with massive volumes of transactions
information in batch systems will always be up-to-date”
None of these
33. A set of interrelated components that collect, process, store, and distribute information to support decision making and control in an organization best defines -
communications technology
a network
an information system
hardware
None of these
34.A is a computer connected to two networks.
link
server
gateway
bridge way
None of these
35. When you save a presentation,
all slides in a presentation are saved in the same file
two files are created; one for graphics and one for content
a file is created for each slide
a file is created for each animation or graphic
None of these
36. In a customer database, a customer’s surname would be keyed into a —
row
text field
record
computed field
None of these
37. Who is the new Prime Minister of Hungry ?
Victor Orban
Gorden Bajnai
Jeno Fock
Ference Gyurcsany
None of these
38. Storing same data in many places is called
iteration
concurrency
redundancy
enumeration
None of these
39. Which of the following is the first step in the ‘transaction processing cycle’, which captures business data through various modes such as optical scanning or at an electronic commerce website ?
Document and report generation
Database maintenance
Transaction processing
Data Entry
None of these
40. CRM (Customer Relationship Management) is—
Apre-sales activity
A tool for lead generation
An ongoing daily activity
The task of a DSA
All of the above
41. Who is the new Prime Minister of Denmark ?
Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Lars Looke Rasmussen
Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
Poul Hartling
None of these
42. Who is the Author of the book “My China Diary”
Kanwal Sibal
Salman Haider
J.N. Dixit
Natwar Singh
None of these
43. One of the following is not involved in the Growth Strategies of a Company -
Horizontal integration
Vertical integration
Diversification
Intensification
None of these
44. A successful “Blue Ocean Strategy” requires -
Effective communication
Innovative skills
Motivation
All of the above
None of these
45. Programs from the same developer , sold bundled together , that provide better integration and share common features , toolbars and menus are known as ....
software suites
integrated software packages
software processing packages
personal information managers
none of these
46. A data warehouse is which of the following ?
Can be updated by the end users
Contains numerous naming conventions and formats
Organized around important subject areas
Contains only current data
None of these
47. __________ servers store and manages files for network users.
Authentication
Main
Web
File
None of these
48. One of the following is not included in the 7 P’s of Marketing. Find the same
Computer Awareness Solved Paper
(Exam held on 18-09-2011)
Q.1.Computer uses the………number system to store data and perform calculations.
binary
octal
decimal
hexadecimal
None of these
Q.2.A disk's content that is recorded at the time of manufacture and that cannot be changed or erased by the user is–
Memory-only
Write-only
Once-only
Run-only
Read-only
Q.3.Which of the following can be used to select the entire document ?
CTRL+A
ALT+F5
SHIFT+A
CTRL+K
CTRL+H
Q.4. ……….are 'attempts by individuals to obtain confidential information from you by falsifying their identity.
Phishing
Computer viruses
Spyware scams
Viruses
None of the above
Q.5.Part number, part description, and number of parts ordered are examples of–
control
output
processing
feedback
input
Q.6.A Web site's main page is called its–
Home Page
Browser Page
Search Page
Bookmark
None of these
Q.7.The simultaneous processing of two or more programs by multiple processors is–
multiprogramming
multitasking
time-sharing
multiprocessing
None of these
Q.8.Codes consisting of lines of varying widths or lengths that are computer-readable are known as–
an ASCII code
a magnetic tape
an OCR scanner
a bar code
None of these
Q.9.To instruct Word to fit the width of a column to the contents of a table automatically, click the button and then point to Auto Fit Contents.
Fit to Form
Format
Auto size
Contents
Auto Fit
Q.10.Why is it unethical to share copyrighted files with your friends ?
It is not unethical, because it is legal.
It is unethical because the files are being given for free.
Sharing copyrighted files without permission breaks copyright laws.
It is not unethical because the files are being given for free.
It is not unethical-anyone can access a computer
Q.11.Reusable optical storage will typica1ly have the acronym–
CO
DVD
ROM
RW
ROS
Q.12.The most common type of storage devices are–
persistent
optical
magnetic
flash
steel
Q.13.A device that connects to a network without the use of cables is said to be–
distributed
free
centralized
open source
None of these
Q.14.A person who used his or her expertise to gain access to other people's computers to get information illegally or do damage is a–
hacker
analyst
instant messenger
programmer
spammer
Q.15.To access properties of an object, the mouse technique to use is–
dragging
dropping
right-clicking
shift-clicking
None of these
Q.16.To change selected text to all capital letters, click the change case button, then click–
UPPERCASE
UPPER ALL
CAPS LOCK
Lock Upper
Large Size
Q.17.The basic unit of a worksheet into which you enter data in Excel is called a–
tab
cell
box
range
None of these
Q.18.You can keep your personal files / folders in–
My folder
My Documents
My Files
My Text
None of these
Q.19.In Word you can force a page break–
By positioning your cursor at the appropriate place and pressing the F1 key
By positioning your cursor at the appropriate place and pressing Ctrl+Enter
By using the Insert/Section Break
By changing the font size of your document
None of these
Q.20.A DVD is an example of a(n) –
hard disk
optical disc
output device
solid-state storage device
None of these
Q.21.The default view in Excel is……….view.
Work
Auto
Normal
Roman
None of these
Q.22.The process of transferring files from a computer on the Internet to your computer is called–
downloading
uploading
FTP
JPEC
downsizing
Q.23. ……….is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors.
Tracking
Formatting
Crashing
Allotting
None of these
Q.24.Help Menu is available at which button ?
End
Start
Turnoff
Restart
Reboot
Q.25. The contents of……….are lost when the computer turns off.
storage
input
output
memory
None of these
Q.26.When you save to this, your data will remain intact even when the computer is turned off–
RAM
Motherboard
Secondary storage device
Primary storage device
None of these
Q.27.A central computer that holds collections of data and programs for many PCs, workstations, and other computers is a(n) –
supercomputer
minicomputer
laptop
server
None of these
Q.28.The……….folder retains copies of messages that you have started but are not yet ready to send.
Drafts
Outbox
Address Book
Sent Items
Inbox
Q.29.Grouping and processing all of a firm's transactions at one time is called–
a database management system
batch processing
a real-time system
an on-line system
None of these
Q.30.The……….enables you to simultaneously keep multiple Web pages open in one browser window.
tab box
pop-up helper
tab row
address bar
Esc key
Q.31.Which ports connect special types of music instruments to sound cards ?
BUS
CPU
USB
MIDI
MINI
Q.32.You can……….a search by providing more information the search engine can use to select a smaller, more useful set of results.
refine
expand
load
query
slowdown
Q.33.What is the permanent memory built into your computer called ?
RAM
Floppy
CPU
CO-ROM
ROM
Q.34.What displays the contents of the active cell in Excel ?
Name box
Row Headings
Formula bar
Task pane
None of these
Q.35.The piece of hardware that converts your computer's digital signal to an analog signal that can travel over telephone lines is called
red wire
blue cord
tower
modem
None of these
Q.36.Video processors consist of……….and………., which store and process images.
CPU and VGA
CPU and memory
VGA and memory
VGI and DVI
None of these
Q.37.If you want to connect to your own computer through the Internet from another location, you can use–
e-mail
FTP
instant message
Telnet
None of these
Q.38.To reload a Web page, press the……….button.
Redo
Reload
Restore
Ctrl
Refresh
Q.39.This first step in the transaction processing cycle captures business data through various modes such as optical scanning or at an electronic commerce website–
Document and report generation
Database maintenance
Transaction processing startup
Data Entry
None of these
Q.40.A(n) ……….is a special visual and audio effect applied in Power-point to text or content.
animation
flash
wipe
dissolve
None of these
Q.41.When the pointer is positioned on a……….it is shaped like a hand.
grammar error
Formatting error
Screen Tip
Spelling error
hyperlink
Q.42.Personal computers can be connected together to form a–
server
supercomputer
network
enterprise
None of these
Q.43.A……….is the term used when a search engine returns a Web page that matches the search criteria.
blog
hit
link
view
success
Q.44. ……….are words that a programming language has set aside for its own use.
Control words
Control structures
Reserved words
Reserved keys
None of these
Q.45.Mobile Commerce is best described as–
The use of Kiosks in marketing
Transporting products
Buying and selling goods/services through wireless handheld devices
Using notebook PC's in marketing
None of the above
Q.46.Which of, the following is a storage device that uses rigid, permanently installed magnetic disks to store data/information–
floppy diskette
hard disk
permanent disk
optical disk
None of these
Q.47.The computer abbreviation KB usually means–
Key Block
Kernel Boot
Key Byte
Kit Bit
Kilo Byte
Q.48.What is the process of copying software programs from secondary storage media to the hard disk called?
Configuration
Download
Storage
Upload
Installation
Q.49.In Excel……….allows users to bring together copies of work-books that other users have worked on independently.
Copying
Merging
Pasting
Compiling
None of these
Q.50.Which of the following are advantages of CD-ROM as a storage media?
CD-ROM is an inexpensive way to store large, amount of data and information
CD-ROM disks retrieve data and information more quickly than magnetic disks do
CD-ROMs make less errors than magnetic media
All of the above
None of these
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