RRB previous papers Solved papers GK

RRB previous papers Solved papers GK
based on RRB Kolkata (Commercial Apprentice) Exam 2009

1. Find the odd-one out?
(A)Desk
(B) Chair
(C)Table
(D) Computer

2. Which royal dynasty did Mahavir belong to?
(A) Lichchhivi
(B) Kapilvastu
(C) Shatruk Kshatriya
(D) Satwahan

3. Which of the following Governor General started postage stamp in India?
(A) Lord Auckland
(B) Lord William Bentinck
(C) Lord Daihousie
(D) Lord Canning
4. Who is known as father of Economics?
(A) Adam Smith
(B) Prof. Dantewala
(C) Prof. Marshall
(D) Prof. .J. K. Mehta
5. The headquarters of NABARD is situated at ?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Mumbai
(C) Chennai
(D) Jaipur

6. Which of the following states has the longest boarder line?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Orissa
(D) Tamilnadu

7. A.T.M. stands for?
(A) Automatic Teller Machine
(B) Automated Teller Machine
(C) Automatic Tally Machine
(D) Automated Tally Mechanism
8. Kalinga award is given by?
(A) UNICEF
(B) UNESCO
(C) World Bank
(D) World Trade Organisation

9. Which of the following is used as an anesthetic?
(A) Chlorine
(B) Helium
(C) Nitrus Oxide
(D) Carbon dioxide

10. Which of the following is chemically Vitamin C?
(A) Tartaric Acid
(B) Acetic Acid
(C) Ascorbic Acid
(D) Sulphuric Acid

11. Hemoglobin containing iron is?”
(A)Antibody
(B) Nucleic Acid
(C)Protein
(D) Hormone

12. The only Indian Governor General was?
(A) Rajendra Prasad
(B) C. Rajgopalachari
(C) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
(D) Pattabhi Sitaramaiya

13. From when ˜Rashtriya GraminRozgar Yojna is being run
throughout the country?
(A) 1/4/2007
(B) 2/10/2007
(C) 1/4/2008
(D) 14/11/2007

14.. ˜Bharat Nirman Karyakram was launched keeping in view the following?
(A) During 2008-09 10 million extra jobs
(B) During 2005-09 10 million extra irrigation
(C) During 11th plan 1 lakh km road in villages
(D) During 11th plan IT park in all districts

15. Who among the following won a Gold Medal in Olympic 2008?
(A) Milkha Singh
(B) Abhinav Bindra
(C) Pankaj Adwani
(D) Sania Mirza


16.. Mansarovar lake is located in?
(A)Nepal
(B) India
(C)Tibet
(D) Bhutan

17. Next Commonwealth games will be played in?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Karanchi
(C)Seol
(D) Melbourne

18. Which of the following is a National Capital ?
(A) New York
(B) Washington
(C) Washington DC
(D) California

19. In India Panchayati Raj System was introduced in the year?
(A)1959AD
(B) 1960AD
(C)1956AD
(D) 1952 AD


20. which of the following is not an immediate neighbour of India?
(A) Myanmar
(B) China
(C)Bhutan
(D) Iran

21. How many members can the President of India nominate to Rajya Sabha?
(A) 15
(B) 14
(C) 12
(D) 21
22.Which of the following plan resulted in India's independence?
(A) Cripps Mission
(B) Wavell Plan
(C) MountbattenPlan
(D) None of these

23. ELISA is a
(A) Fat Precipitation Test
(B) Immunological Test
(C) Osteomalacia Test
(D) None of these

24. The main source of Direct Foreign Investment in India is?
(A)USA
(B) China
(C) South Korea
(D) Mauritius

25. Histology is a study of?
(A)Blood
(B) Tissues
(C)Cells
(D) Protein

26. Plague is a disease caused by?
(A) Cattle flea
(B) Dog flea
(C) Rat flea
(D) None of these

27. The famous Gayatri Mantra is found in which of the following Vedas?
(A) Rigveda
(B) Samveda
(C) Yajurveda
(D) Atharvaveda

28. Which is the rate of Heart beats of a child during birth?
(A) 120 times
(B) 140 times
(C) 90 times
(D) 130 times

29. Which of the following is the hottest planet?
(A) Mars
(B) Mercury
(C) Earth
(D) Venus

30. What is the main basis of the dividing the atmospheric layers?
(A) Air pressure
(B) Composition
(C) Temperature
(D) Density
31, The speed at which the monitor accepts data is called ?
(A) Bandwidth
(B) Interlacing
(C) Response time
(0) Scanning

32. From 2009 the two new members of NATO are?
(A) Austria and Greece
(B) Bulgaria and Turkey
(C) Crotia and Albania
(D) Romania and Poland

33. In Beijing Olympics, the winner of gold medal in football (for men)was?
(A) Argentina
(B) Belgium
(C)Brazil
(D) Nigeria

34. In the General Election, 2009 the Lok Sabha seats won by the Congress are?
(A) 204 seats
(8) 206 seats
(C) 203 seats
(D) None of these

35. Which one of the following Slates of India has been recently awarded UN OSCAR by the United Nations Secretary General for the best Human Development report?
(A) Chattisgarh
(B) Gujarat
(C)Kerala
(D) Sikkim

36. Who among the following was chosen ˜Business Leader of the Year in ˜The Economic Times Award, 2007
(A) K. V. Kamath
(B) Sunil Bharti Mittal
(C) Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani
(0) Anil Dhirubhai Ambani

37. Which of the following cricketers has experience of hitting 8 sixes in an over in an international cricket match?
(A) Rohit Sharma
(B) M. S. Dhoni
(C) Yuvaraj Singh
(D) Gautam Gambhir

38. Which of the following states has the highest female literacy rate according to 2001 census?
(A) Mizoram
(B) Kerala
(C) Tamilnadu
(D) Meghalaya

39. The capital of the Pallavas was?
(A)Arcot
(B) Kanchi
(C)Malkhed
(D) Banavasi

40. The back surface of mirrors are coated with a thin layer of?
(A) Mercury
(B) Silver
(C) Red oxide
(D) Silver nitrate

41. Gidda is a folk dance from which state of India?
(A) Punjab
(B) Haryana
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Uttarakhand

42. India's first mobile court was inaugurated in?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Haryana
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Rajasthan

43. The Sun Feast Open, 2007 was won by?
(A) Vania King
(B)Mariya Koryttseva
(C) Sania Mirza
(D)Maria Kirilenko

44. In which state is the Kanger Ghati National Park situated ?
(A) Himachal Pradesh
(B) Bihar
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Chhattisgarh

45. Go back to the Vedas was the motto of?
(A) Swami Vivekananda
(B) Raja Rammohan Roy
(C) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(D) Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

46. Venus Williams won Wimbledon,2008 women's singles title by defeating?
(A) Ana Ivanovic
(B)Elena Dementieva
(C) Justice Henin
(D)Serena Williams

47. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, as approved by the Union Cabinet, will be set up at?
(A) Amethi
(B) Jais
(C) Jagdishpur
(D) Rae Bareli

48. In Uttar Pradesh, the artificial rubber factory is situated at?
(A)Bareilly
(B) Ghaziabad
(C) Modinagar
(D) Gorakhpur

49. Nathu La was reopened in 2006 for trans border trade between India and
(A) Bangladesh
(B) China
(C)Bhutan
(D) Nepal
50. The term ˜Plastic Money applies to?
(A) Bank draft made of plastic coated paper
(B) Currency notes printed on plastic coated paper
(C) Currency notes impregnated with plastic thread
(D) Credit Cards mainly issued by the banks

1:D
2:C
3:C
4:A
5:B
6:A
7:B
8:B
9:C
10:C
11:C
12:B
13:C
14:C
15:B
16:C
17:A
18:C
19:D
20:D
21:C
22:C
23:B
24:D
25:B
26:C
27:A
28:D
29:D
30:C
31:A
32:C
33:A
34:D
35:A
36:C
37:C
38:B
39:B
40:D
41:A
42:D
43:D
44:D
45:C
46:D
47:D
48::C
49::B
50:D

Solved Paper Previous paper Memory based General Awareness STATE BANK OF INDIA CLERKS EXAMINATION 2009

Solved Paper Previous paper Memory based General Awareness STATE BANK OF INDIA CLERKS EXAMINATION 2009
Questions and Answers are Memory based

You Can Use this paper as model paper For Coming Clerical Exams OF SBI Allahabad Bank PNB Uttar Bihar gramin bank and other Clerical level Exams

1.Which of the following is a very well known name in the field of

Banking in India?

(A) Ms. Meira Kumar

(B) Ms. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

(C) Mr. Arun Jaitley

(D) Dr. D. Subbarao

(E) All of above

2. Which of the following is the currency of Spain ?

(A)Dollar

(B) Pound

(C)Yen

(D) Krona

(E) Euro

3. FIFA is an organization working in the field of?

(A) Banking

(B) Textiles

(C) Power Generation

(D) Social Service

(E) Sports

4. ‘Azlan  Shah Cup’is associated with ?

(A) Cricket

(B) Hockey

(C) Badminton

(D) Table Tennis

(E) Golf

5. What is the full form of NFSM ,an initiative of the National Development Council of India?

(A) New Food Security Mechanism

(B) National Food Security Management

(C) National Farmer’s Service Manch

(D) New Fastest Space Missile

(E) None of these

6. Financial year in Banks is period between?

(A) January to December

(B) May to June

(C) April to March

(D) January to April

(E) None of these

7. The cooperative movement in which of the following fields has achieved a great visible success in India?

(A) Milk production

(B) Banking sector

(C) Textile sector

(D) Cotton production

(E) None of these

8. The Reserve Bank of India does not print currency notes of the denomination of Rs. ?

(A) 20

(B) 50

(C) 3000

(D) 1000

(E) 500

9. Which of the following is considered as the financial capital of India?

(A) New Delhi

(B) Kolkata

(C) Bangalore

(D) Ahmedabad

(E) Mumbai

10. Olympic Games are Organized after a gap ?

(A) Two years

(B) Three years

(C) Four years

(D) Five years

(E) Six years

11. Who amongst the  following is the author of the book  “India and Global Financial Crisis Managing Money and finance”?

(A) Dr. Bimal Jalan

(B) Dr. C. Rangarajan

(C) Dr. Manmohan Singh

(D) Mr. Pranab Mukherjee

(E) Dr. V. V. Reddy

12. Who amongst the following is the winner of the prestigious ‘Dada saheb Phalke Award’ given in April 2009?

(A) Manoj Kumar

(B) Rajesh Khanna

(C) Amitabh Bachchan

(D) JayaBachchan

(E) Jitendra

13. India recently finalized its National Solar Mission. The mission envisages an installed solar energy generation capacity of about…. By 2030

(A) 5000 MW

(B) 10000 MW

(C) 15000 MW

(D) 20000 MW

(E) 1000000 MW

14. As per the news published in major newspapers / magazines four Central Public Sector Under takings, NTPC, NHPC, PGCIL and DVC signed an agreement for a joint venture. All these four PSUs are working in which of the following areas/sectors?

(A) Textile Sector

(B) Power Sector

(C) Coal Sector

(D) Transport Sector

(E) Telecom Sector

15. Which of the following countries wanted to come back again as an active member of the Organisation of American States after its expulsion from there several years back?

(A) Cuba

(B) Brazil

(C) Argentina

(D) Turkey

(E) None of these

16. Who amongst the following was the first elected President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal?

(A) Mr. Ram Baran Yadav

(B) Mr. B.P. Koirala

(C) Mr. Madhav Kumar Nepal

(D) Mr. Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’

(E) None of these

17. As per news in major newspapers Sri Lankan Govt. has offered conditional Amnesty to which of the following groups with a view to end internal conflict in the country going on since last several years?

(A) Association of Civilians Trapped in War Area

(B) Janmukti Morcha

(C) Naxalite Group of Sri Lanka

(D) Madhesi Janadhikar Forum

(E) LTTE

18. As per the reports the Indo-Pak Trade reached at about which of

the following levels during 2008-09 ?

(A) Rs. 200 crores

(B) Rs. 300 crores

(C) Rs. 400 crores

(D) Rs. 500 crores

(E) Rs. 600 crores

19. Which of the following States is amongst the top five power selling States in India?

(A) Meghalaya

(B) Chhattisgarh

(C) Maharashtra

(D) Kerala

(E) Rajasthan

20. India and Russia recently signed an agreement so that India can get a supply of Uranium fuel from Russia. Uranium is used in which of the following sectors?

(A) Pharma Sector

(B) Transport Sector

(C) Agro Industry

(D) Telecom Sector

(E) Energy Sector

21. The Govt. of India recently decided to finalize a big defence deal of Rs. 45000 crore for which finally five contenders are shortlisted. This deal is to purchase—

(A) Fighter jets

(B) Radar system

(C) Spy rockets

(D) Baffle tanks

(E) Warships

22. Who amongst the following is not a Padma Awards Winner of

2009  (given in 2009)?

(A) Dr. G. Madhavan Nair

(B) Mr. Sundarlal Bahuguna

(C) Mr. Abhinav Bindra

(D) Ms. Aruna Sairam

(E) Mr. Manoj Kumar

23. As per the news in all major newspapers, the African National Congress (ANC) got an over whelming victory in the general elections held recently in?

(A) Ghana

(B) Uganda

(C) South Africa

(D) Kenya

(E)None of these

24. After a long cold war of several decades Taiwan recently signed an agreement to expand air links and accept main land investment with which of the following countries in its neighbourhood ?

(A) India

(B) China

(C) Malaysia

(D) Indonesia

(E) Japan

25. As per the news in major news papers Iran has agreed to welcome talks with world powers after a deadlock of several months. Which of the following is the major issue over which Iran has a difference with the most of the world powers? Its—

(A) Nuclear Programme

(B) Dispute with Iraq on several oil fields

(C) Views on subsidy on agro products in the meetings of the WTO

(D) Claim to have permanent seat in UN Security Council

(E) None of these

26. Union Govt. provides subsidy on which of the following commodities in India?

1.         Fertilizers

2.         Seeds

3.         Tractors

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C) Only 3

(D) Only 2 and 3

(E) None of these

27. World famous Tennis Star Rafael Nadal is from which of the following countries?

(A) USA

(B) Spain

(C) Germany

(D) Italy

(E) France

28. Which of the following is/are the major objectives of the Union Budget 2009-10 presented by Sri Pranab Mukherjee?

1 Faster and more inclusivegrowth.

2.         Equitable development.

3.         Improve the delivery mechanism.

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C) Only 3

(D) All 1,2 and 3

(E) None of these

29. As per the budget 2009-10, the Govt. has made an allocation of Rs. 1542 crores to purchase the shares held by the RBI in which of the following organizations?

(A) National Bank for Agricul ture and Rural Development

(NABARD)

(B) State Bank of India (SBI)

(C) Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India (ECGC)

(D) Life Insurance Corporation of India

(E) All of  above

30. Which of the following apex body and regulators has asked banks to swap customer related information so that the frauds and defaults may be prevented in future?

(A) Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)

(B) Indian Bank’s Association (IBA)

(C) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

(D) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

(E) None of these

31. The SBI has signed an agreement with which of the following agencies to obtain a guarantee cover to its loans to Micro and Small Enterprises?

(A) Export Credit Guarantee Corporation

(B) Credit Guarantee Trust

(C)Small Industrial Development Bank of India

(D) Securities and Exchange Board of India

(E)None of these

32.. Which of the following is the short form of the name of the Indian Space Shuffle which puts various satellites into orbit ?

(A)RISAT

(B) PSLV

(C) ANUSAT

(D) ISRO

(E) INTESSAT

33.. ‘Astra’ which was in news in recent is the name of a newly developed

(A) Air to Air Missile

(B) Baffle Tank

(C) Spy Rocket

(D) Submarine

(E) Air to surface missile

34. The telecom industry of which of the following countries made a world record by adding about 16 million new subscribers in just one month (March 2009)?

(A) China

(B) Iran

(C) India

(D) South Africa

(E) None of these

35. The President of India recently signed three key trade agreements with a country whose Prime Minister is Mr. J. L. R. Zapatero belongs to which of the following countries?

(A) Spain

(B) Mexico

(C) Italy

(D) Greece

(E) Ghana

36. Who amongst the following has taken over as the New Chief

Election Commissioner (CEC) of India recently?

(A) Mr. Ashwani Kumar

(B) Mr. N. Gopalaswami

(C) Mr. V. S. Sampath

(D) Mr. Naveen Chawla

(E) None of these

37. Which of the following is the Reverse Repo Rate at present?

(A)3%

(B) 4%

(C)5%

(D) 5.5%

(E) None of these

38. Which of the following is true about the exports from India

during March 2009?

1. Exports went down by 33% percent in terms of US dollars during the period.

2. It was the highest drop in exports in more than a decade.

3. This drop was because Indian Tea has lost its demand inthe global market.

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C) Only 1 and 2

(D) All 1,2 and3

(E)       None of these

39. As per the reports of the National Saving Institute (NSI) which of the following has shown an improvement in last few months by registering a 10% growth in it across the country?

(A) Bank Deposits

(B) Investments in commodity exchanges

(C) Investments in infrastructure bonds

(D) Small savings

(E) None of these

40. The President of Maldives was awarded the Anna Lindh Prize 2009 for his efforts in which of the following areas?

Efforts to

1. Combat climatic changes

2. Bringing democracy in country in a peaceful manner

3. Save his country from financial crisis

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C) Only 3

(D) Only 1 and 2

(E) All1,2 and 3

Answers:

1          D

2          E

3          E

4          B

5          E

6          C

7          A

8          C

9          E

10        C

11        E

12        A

13        E

14        B

15        A

16        A

17        E

18        C

19        B

20        E

21        A

22        E

23        C

24        B

25        A

26        A

27        B

28        D

29        A

30        D

31        B

32        B

33        A

34        C

35        A

36        D

37        E

38        D

39        D

40        D

Solved MCQ Quiz on constitution of india

Solved MCQ Quiz on constitution of india
Quiz on Indian Constitution
India PoliticaL GK Solved Question Bank MCQ


Tick the correct choice amongst the following:

1. The gap between the two consecutive sessions of the Parliament can not be more than
(a) four months
(b) five months
(c) Six months
(d) eight months
Ans. (c)

2. The President’s rule in states can continue for
(a) two months
(b) six months
(c) one year
(d) Any length of time
Ans. (c)

3. During the question hour, the question is given to
(a) The Speaker
(b) The Deputy Speaker
(c) The Secretary General of the house
(d) all of the above
Ans. (c)


4. How many members are there in the Estimate Committee of the Lok Sabha? ‘
(a) 10
(b) 20
(c) 30
(d) 40
Ans. (c)

5. How many types of emergencies are provided in the Indian Constitution?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 0
Ans. (a)


6. The dead lock over a bill is resolved when
(a) The bill is passed again in the Lok Sabha
(b) The decision of the Lok Sabha is final
(c) The President may call a joint sitting of the two houses to decide the matter
(d) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha may call a joint sitting of the houses to decide the matter
Ans. (c)


7. The President has the emergency powers such as
(a) Emergency caused by a war or external aggression
(b) Emergency caused by the break down of constitutional machinery in a state
(c) Financial emergency
(d) All the above powers
Ans. (d)


8. The collective responsibility means
(a) The whole cabinet discusses and formulates the policies of the government
(b) The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha
(c) The members of the Council of Ministers are individually responsible to the Lok Sabha
(d) All of the above are true
Ans. (d)



9. The three financial powers of the President are
(a) Appoints the finance commissioner
(b) He appoints the planning commissioner
(c) He considers certain financial bills reserved by the state government
(d) He causes the budget to be laid before the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
Ans. (a)


10. The Electoral College that elects the Vice President of India consists of
(a) Members of both the houses of parliament
(b) Members of legislative assembly of all the states
(c) Members of legislative assembly of the union territories
(d) None of the above members
Ans. (a)



11. “The Agency of Machinery through which the state realizes its objective” is
(a) Constitution
(b) Nation
(c) Government
(d) Parliament
Ans. (c)

12. Which of the following do not have a unicameral legislature?
(a) China
(b) America
(c) Portugal
(d) Denmark
Ans. (b)


13. Which of the following organs of the government is the custodian of the national purse?
(a) The Judiciary
(b) The Executive
(c) The legislature
(d) All of these
Ans. (b)


14. The House of Lords is the highest court of appeal in
(a) USA
(b) France
(c) S. Africa
(d) Britain
Ans. (d)



15. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(a) Under Article 352, the first proclamation of emergency was made on October 26,
1962
(b) The second proclamation of emergency order Article 352 was issued on December
31, 1971
(c) The third proclamation of emergency was issued on June 25, 1975
(d) None of the above
Ans. (d)


16. Who had the longest term of Vice-Presidentship in India?
(a) Dr. S. Radha Krishnan
(b) Shri G.S. Pathal
(c) Shri B.D. Jatti
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)


17. Who had the longest term of Presidentship in India?
(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(b) Dr. Zail Singh
(c) Shri V.V. Gin
(d) Shri N.S. Reddy
Ans. (a)


18. The Ex-officio chairman of the Planning Commission of India is
(a) President
(b) Vice President
(c) Prime Minister
(d) Minister for Planning
Ans. (c)


19. Which one of the following issues ordinances when the Parliament is not in session?
(a) Speaker
(b) Prime Minister
(c) President
(d) Union Cabinet
Ans. (c)


20. The President nominates twelve members of the Rajya Sabha on the basis of
(a) Their performance as office bearers of cultural societies
(b) Their role played in political setup of the country
(c) The recommendation made by the Vice- President
(d) Their distinction in the field of science, art, literature and social service
Ans. (d)