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 ?
General Awareness,Marketing & Computer Held on 28.04.2015
1. Every year March 20 is celebrated as what day ?
World Sparrow Day
International Women's Day
World Cuckoo Day
International Child Day
International Mother's Day
2. Invisible Export means export of–
Services
Prohibited goods
Restricted goods
Goods as per OGL list
Other than those given as options
3. One of the famous Indian Sportsperson released his/her autobiography–'Playing to Win' in November 2012. Name the sports-person correctly–
Saina Nehwal
Mary Kom
Yuvraj Singh
Sachin Tendulkar
Sushil Kumar
4. The NRIs while investing in the equity of a company cannot buy more than prescribed percentage of the paid up capital of that company .What is the prescribed percentage ?
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
5. Government as part of the recapitalization plan, infused capital in State Bank of India recently. Indicate the approximate capital infusion–
Rs. 500 cr.
Rs. 1000 cr.
Rs. 1,500 cr.
Rs. 2,000 cr.
Rs. 3,000 cr.
6. Prof. Muhammad Yunus, the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize 2006 is the exponent of which of the following concepts in the field of banking ?
Core Banking
Micro Credit
Retail Banking
Real Time Gross Settlement
Internet Banking
7. Banks in India are required to maintain a portion of their demand and time liabilities with the Reserve Bank of India. This portion is called–
Statutory Liquidity Ratio
Cash Reserve Ratio
Bank Deposit
Reverse Repo
Government Securities
8. The European Union has adopted which of the following as a common currency ?
Dollar
Dinar
Yen
Euro
Peso
9. Who is the Captain of Australian Cricket Team, which currently (March 2013) visited India ?
Michael Clarke
Shane Watson
Shane Warne
Michael Hussey
Ricky Ponting
10. Who is the author of the book 'Women of Vision' ?
Ravinder Singh
Preeti Shenoy
Amish Tripathi
Durjoy Dutta
Alam Srinivas
11. Which of the following term is associated with the game of Cricket ?
Bouncer
Love
Goal
Mid Court
Collision
12. The Holidays for the Banks are declared as per–
Reserve Bank Act
Banking Regulation Act
Negotiable Instruments Act
Securities and Exchange Board of India Act
Companies Act
13. In banking business, when the borrowers avail a Term Loan, initially they are given a repayment holiday and this is referred as–
Subsidy
Interest Water
Re-phasing
Interest concession
Moratorium
l4. One of IT Company from India has become the first Indian Company to trade on NYSE Euro-next London and Paris markets from February 2013 onwards. Which is this company ?
Wipro Infotech Ltd.
L&T Infotech
HCL Technologies LTD.
Infosys Technologies Limited
Polaris Financial Technology Ltd.
l5. Banking Ombudsman is appointed by–
Government of India
State Governments
RBI
ECGC
Exim Bank
l6. BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange), the oldest stock exchange in Asia has joined hands with one more International index in February 2013. This association has resulted in change of name of BSE index. What is the change of name effected ?
Dow Jones BSE Index
NASDAQ BSE Index
S&P BSE Index
Euronext BSE Index
Other than those given as options
17. Interest on Savings deposit now-a-days is–
Fixed by RBI
Fixed by the respective Banks
Fixed by the Depositors
Fixed as per the contract between Bank and the Consumer Court
Not pay by the Bank
18. The customers' by opening and investing in the Tax Saver Deposit Account Scheme in a bank would get benefit under–
Sales Tax
Customs Duty
Excise Duty
Professional Tax
Income Tax
19. Pre-shipment finance is provided by the banks only to–
Credit Card Holders
Students aspiring for further studies
Brokers in equity market
Village Artisans
Exporters
20. A non-performing asset is–
Money at call and short notice
An asset that ceases to generate income
Cash balance in till
Cash balance with RBI
Balance with other banks
21. Interest below which a bank is not expected to lend to customers is known as–
Deposit Rate
Base Rate
Prime Lending Rate
Bank Rate
Discount Rate
22. Government usually classifies its expenditure in term of planned and non-planned expenditure. Identify, which is the correct definition of Planned expenditure ?
It represents the expenditure of all the State Governments
It represents the total expenditure of the Central Government
It is the expenditure which is spent through centrally sponsored programmes and flagship schemes of Government
It represents the expenditure incurred on Defence
Other than those given as options
23. Which of the following organization is made specifically responsible for empowering Micro, Small and Medium enterprises in India ?
NABARD
RBI
SIDBI
ECGC
SEBI
24. The Union Budget for 2013-14 proposed by the Finance Minister on February 28, 2013 announced introduction of new variety of bonds by the Government. What is the name of these bonds ?
Deep discount bonds
Zero Coupon bonds
Bullet Bonds
Inflation Indexed Bonds
Inflation Variable Bonds
25. RBI has released its guidelines for entry of new banks in the private sector in the month of February 2013. One of the norms is at least a prescribed percentage of branches of new bank should be set in unbanked rural centres with a population of upto 9,999 people. What is the percentage of such branches prescribed in the norms?
10%
15%
18%
25%
Other than those given as options
26. A joystick is primarily used to/for–
Control sound on the screen
Computer gaming
Enter text
Draw pictures
Print text
27. The CPU comprises of Control, Memory and …………….. units.
Microprocessor
Arithmetic/Logic
Output
ROM
Input
28. Which of the following uses a handheld operating system ?
A super computer
A personal computer
A laptop
A mainframe
A PDA
29. To display the contents of a folder in Windows Explorer you should–
click on it
collapse it
name it
give it a password
rename it
30. 'C' in CPU denotes–
Central
Common
Convenient
Computer
Circuitry
31. …………….. is the most important/powerful computer in a typical network.
Desktop
Network Client
Network server
Network station
Network switch
32. Which is not a storage device ?
A CD
A DVD
A Floppy disk
A Printer
A Hard disk
33. Which bf the following refers to the rectangular area for displaying information and running programs ?
Desktop
Dialog box
Menu
Window
Icon
34. …………….. devices convert human-understandable data and programs into a form that the computer can process.
Printing
Output
Solid state
Monitor
Input
35. The software that is used to create text-based documents are referred to as–
DBMS
suites
spreadsheets
presentation software
word Processors
36. …………….. is a Windows utility program that locates and eliminates unnecessary fragments and rearranges files and unused-disk space to optimize operations.
Backup
Disk Cleanup
Disk Defragmenter
Restore
Disk Restorer
37. Which of the following refers to too much electricity and may cause a voltage surge?
Anomaly
Shock
Spike
Virus
Splash
38. A (n) …………….. appearing on a web page opens another document when clicked.
anchor
URL
hyperlink
reference
heading
39. A successful marketing Person requires one of the following qualities–
Empathy
Sympathy
Insistence
Aggressiveness
Pride
40. Market segmentation can be resorted to by dividing the target group as per–
Income levels of customers
Age of the employees
Needs of the sales persons
Marketing skills of the employees
Size of the Organization
41. Innovation in marketing is same as–
Abbreviation
Communication
Creativity
Aspiration
Research work
42. Effective Selling Skills depends on–
Number of languages known to the DSA
Data on marketing staff
Information regarding IT market
Knowledge of related market
Ability to talk fast
43. A Direct Selling Agent (DSA) is required to be adept in–
Surrogate marketing
Training Skills
Communication skills
Market Research
OTC Marketing
44. Leads can be best sourced from–
Foreign customers
Yellow pages
Dictionary
List of vendors
Local supply chains
45. Value added services means–
Low cost products
High cost products
At par services
Additional services for the same cost
Giving Discounts
46. Post-sales activities includes–
Sales presentation
Customer Feedback
Customer identification
Customer apathy
Product design
47. The target market for Debit Cards is–
All existing account-holders
All agriculturists
All DSAs
All vendors
All outsourced agents
48. The Competitive position of a company can be improved by–
1. Every year March 20 is celebrated as what day ?
World Sparrow Day
International Women’s Day
World Cuckoo Day
International Child Day
International Mother’s Day
2. Invisible Export means export of–
Services
Prohibited goods
Restricted goods
Goods as per OGL list
Other than those given as options
3. One of the famous Indian Sportsperson released his/her autobiography–’Playing to Win’ in November 2012. Name the sports-person correctly–
Saina Nehwal
Mary Kom
Yuvraj Singh
Sachin Tendulkar
Sushil Kumar
4. The NRIs while investing in the equity of a company cannot buy more than prescribed percentage of the paid up capital of that company .What is the prescribed percentage ?
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
5. Government as part of the recapitalization plan, infused capital in State Bank of India recently. Indicate the approximate capital infusion–
Rs. 500 cr.
Rs. 1000 cr.
Rs. 1,500 cr.
Rs. 2,000 cr.
Rs. 3,000 cr.
6. Prof. Muhammad Yunus, the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize 2006 is the exponent of which of the following concepts in the field of banking ?
Core Banking
Micro Credit
Retail Banking
Real Time Gross Settlement
Internet Banking
7. Banks in India are required to maintain a portion of their demand and time liabilities with the Reserve Bank of India. This portion is called–
Statutory Liquidity Ratio
Cash Reserve Ratio
Bank Deposit
Reverse Repo
Government Securities
8. The European Union has adopted which of the following as a common currency ?
Dollar
Dinar
Yen
Euro
Peso
9. Who is the Captain of Australian Cricket Team, which currently (March 2013) visited India ?
Michael Clarke
Shane Watson
Shane Warne
Michael Hussey
Ricky Ponting
10. Who is the author of the book ‘Women of Vision’ ?
Ravinder Singh
Preeti Shenoy
Amish Tripathi
Durjoy Dutta
Alam Srinivas
11. Which of the following term is associated with the game of Cricket ?
Bouncer
Love
Goal
Mid Court
Collision
12. The Holidays for the Banks are declared as per–
Reserve Bank Act
Banking Regulation Act
Negotiable Instruments Act
Securities and Exchange Board of India Act
Companies Act
13. In banking business, when the borrowers avail a Term Loan, initially they are given a repayment holiday and this is referred as–
Subsidy
Interest Water
Re-phasing
Interest concession
Moratorium
14. One of IT Company from India has become the first Indian Company to trade on NYSE Euronext London and Paris markets from February 2013 onwards. Which is this company ?
Wipro Infotech Ltd.
L&T Infotech
HCL Technologies LTD.
Infosys Technologies Limited
Polaris Financial Technology Ltd.
15. Banking Ombudsman is appointed by–
Government of India
State Governments
RBI
ECGC
Exim Bank
16. BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange), the oldest stock exchange in Asia has joined hands with one more International index in February 2013. This association has resulted in change of name of BSE index. What is the change of name effected ?
Dow Jones BSE Index
NASDAQ BSE Index
S&P BSE Index
Euronext BSE Index
Other than those given as options
17. Interest on Savings deposit now-a-days is–
Fixed by RBI
Fixed by the respective Banks
Fixed by the Depositors
Fixed as per the contract between Bank and the Consumer Court
Not pay by the Bank
18. The customers’ by opening and investing in the Tax Saver Deposit Account Scheme in a bank would get benefit under–
Sales Tax
Customs Duty
Excise Duty
Professional Tax
Income Tax
19. Preshipment finance is provided by the banks only to–
Credit Card Holders
Students aspiring for further studies
Brokers in equity market
Village Artisans
Exporters
20. A non-performing asset is–
Money at call and short notice
An asset that ceases to generate income
Cash balance in till
Cash balance with RBI
Balance with other banks
21. Interest below which a bank is not expected to lend to customers is known as–
Deposit Rate
Base Rate
Prime Lending Rate
Bank Rate
Discount Rate
22. Government usually classifies its expenditure in term of planned and non-planned expenditure. Identify, which is the correct definition of Planned expenditure ?
It represents the expenditure of all the State Governments
It represents the total expenditure of the Central Government
It is the expenditure which is spent through centrally sponsored programmes and flagship schemes of Government
It represents the expenditure incurred on Defence
Other than those given as options
23. Which of the following organization is made specifically responsible for empowering Micro, Small and Medium enterprises in India ?
NABARD
RBI
SIDBI
ECGC
SEBI
24. The Union Budget for 2013-14 proposed by the Finance Minister on February 28, 2013 announced introduction of new variety of bonds by the Government. What is the name of these bonds ?
Deep discount bonds
Zero Coupon bonds
Bullet Bonds
Inflation Indexed Bonds
Inflation Variable Bonds
25. RBI has released its guidelines for entry of new banks in the private sector in the month of February 2013. One of the norms is at least a prescribed percentage of branches of new bank should be set in unbanked rural centers with a population of upto 9,999 people. What is the percentage of such branches prescribed in the norms?
10%
15%
18%
25%
Other than those given as options
26. A joystick is primarily used to/for–
Control sound on the screen
Computer gaming
Enter text
Draw pictures
Print text
27. The CPU comprises of Control, Memory and …………….. units.
Microprocessor
Arithmetic/Logic
Output
ROM
Input
28. Which of the following uses a handheld operating system ?
A super computer
A personal computer
A laptop
A mainframe
A PDA
29. To display the contents of a folder in Windows Explorer you should–
click on it
collapse it
name it
give it a password
rename it
30. ‘C’ in CPU denotes–
Central
Common
Convenient
Computer
Circuitry
31. …………….. is the most important/powerful computer in a typical network.
Desktop
Network Client
Network server
Network station
Network switch
32. Which is not a storage device ?
A CD
A DVD
A Floppy disk
A Printer
A Hard disk
33. Which bf the following refers to the rectangular area for displaying information and running programs ?
Desktop
Dialog box
Menu
Window
Icon
34. …………….. devices convert human-understandable data and programs into a form that the computer can process.
Printing
Output
Solid state
Monitor
Input
35. The software that is used to create text-based documents are referred to as–
DBMS
suites
spreadsheets
presentation software
word Processors
36. …………….. is a Windows utility program that locates and eliminates unnecessary fragments and rearranges files and unused-disk space to optimize operations.
Backup
Disk Cleanup
Disk Defragmenter
Restore
Disk Restorer
37. Which of the following refers to too much electricity and may cause a voltage surge?
Anomaly
Shock
Spike
Virus
Splash
38. A (n) …………….. appearing on a web page opens another document when clicked.
anchor
URL
hyperlink
reference
heading
39. A successful marketing Person requires one of the following qualities–
Empathy
Sympathy
Insistence
Aggressiveness
Pride
40. Market segmentation can be resorted to by dividing the target group as per–
Income levels of customers
Age of the employees
Needs of the sales persons
Marketing skills of the employees
Size of the Organization
41. Innovation in marketing is same as–
Abbreviation
Communication
Creativity
Aspiration
Research work
42. Effective Selling Skills depends on–
Number of languages known to the DSA
Data on marketing staff
Information regarding IT market
Knowledge of related market
Ability to talk fast
43. A Direct Selling Agent (DSA) is required to be adept in–
Surrogate marketing
Training Skills
Communication skills
Market Research
OTC Marketing
44. Leads can be best sourced from–
Foreign customers
Yellow pages
Dictionary
List of vendors
Local supply chains
45. Value added services means–
Low cost products
High cost products
At par services
Additional services for the same cost
Giving Discounts
46. Post-sales activities includes–
Sales presentation
Customer Feedback
Customer identification
Customer apathy
Product design
47. The target market for Debit Cards is–
All existing account-holders
All agriculturists
All DSAs
All vendors
All outsourced agents
48. The Competitive position of a company can be improved by–