IBPS PO Exam Date : 18-09-2012
1) Which of the following countries recently conferred its Highest State Honour on Late Mrs. Indira Gandhi for her contribution in its ‘Liberation War’ ?
1) South Sudan
2) Bangladesh
3) Bhutan
4) Slovakia
5) Croatia
Ans) 2
2) The Govt. of India recently decided to raise the price of oil products like, diesel, petrol and cooking gas. However, some taxes on these products were reduced or scrapped all together. What were these taxes which were reduced or scrapped ?
1) Custom Duty
2) VAT
3) Excise Duty
Ans) Both 2 & 3
3) The President of India was recently on a visit to South Korea and Mangolia. During her visit some agreements were signed by both the countries. Which of the following was a common area on which India signed agreements with South Korea and Mongolia both ?
1) Peaceful use of Nuclear energy
2) Export of edible oil to South Korea and Mongolia
3) Providing technical help to become self sufficient in production of food grains
4) Willingness of both the countries to support India’s bid to have permanent seat in UN Security Council
Ans) 1
4) The Home Minister of India was recently on a visit to Bangladesh where both the countries signed a Coordinated Border Management Plan ( CBMP ). What are major points of this agreement ?
1) The plan will help in resolving long pending border dispute between both the nations
2) The head court of the people living in enclaves on the border will be completed within next six month’s time
3) India assured that no BSF Jawan will open fire on the people crossing the borders unless there is an attack on them
Ans) Both 1 & 3
5) Yingluck Shinawatra has won recently held elections to become the first woman Prime Minister of ——–
1) Myanmar
2) South Korea
3) North Korea
4) Thailand
5) China
Ans) 4
6) Iran recently threatened to stop supply of oil to India if the payment issue is not sorted out quickly. What is the problem in payment to Iran ? ( R )
1) The oil supplied to India is of substandard quality. Hence India suspended the supply and stopped the payment
2) Indian banks have stopped transfer of money to Iran as UN has imposed sanctions on Iran
3) India is bound to purchase only from OPEC which has created a problem in payment
Ans) 2
7) The Lokayukta of which of the following States had submitted a report on illegal mining of iron ore in the State ?
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Karnataka
4) Odisha
5) None of these
Ans ) 3
8) Angela Merkel was recently in India to receive Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding for the year 2009. What has been her contribution in the International politics which made her the ‘Best Choice’ for the award ?
1) She played a major role in restarting negotiations between Russia and USA on ‘ STAR ‘ .
2) She initiated ‘ Health Care Reforms ‘ in Germany and solved problems related to ‘ future energy development ‘ .
3) She played a crucial role in negotiation of the ‘ Treaty of Lisbon ‘ and Berlin declaration .
Ans – 3
9) Japan won the Women’s Football World Cup 2011 by defeating —-
1) England
2) Germany
3) Argentina
4) USA
5) China
Ans – 4
10) The world’s highest ‘ Rail Bridge ‘ is being constructed in the State of Jammu & Kashmir. This bridge will be on which of the following rivers ?
1) Jhelum
2) Chenab
3) Indus
4) Ravi
5) None of these
Ans – 2
11) Who amongst the following won the Wimbledon Men’s Finals 2011 which was also his first Wimbledon Title ?
1) Rafael Nadal
2) Novak Djokovic
3) Robert Bruce
4) Lleyton Hewitt
5) None of these
Ans – 2
12) NEFT means——-
1) National Electronic Funds Transfer system
2) Negotiated Efficient Fund Transfer System
3) National Efficient Fund Transfer Solution
4) Non Effective Fund Transfer system
5) Negotiated Electronic Fund Transfer system
Ans – 1
13) Who among the following has been appointed as a director on board of Bank of America —-the first non – American on the board of the one of the largest financial institutions in the world ?
1) Azim Premji
2) Ratan Tata
3) Mukesh Ambani
4) K. V. Kamath
5) Chanda Kocher
Ans – 3
14) The President of which of the following countries has been accused of violation of ‘ War Powers Act ‘ of his country when he decided to attack Libya with other NATO countries in June 2011.
1) USA
2) France
3) Germany
4) Spain
5) Italy
Ans – 1
15) In order to attract more foreign exchange, the Govt. of India decided to allow foreign investment in LLP firms. What is full form of LLP as used in this reference ?
1) Local Labour promotion
2) Low Labour Projects
3) Limited Loan parnership
4) Longer Liability partnership
5) Limited Liability partnership
Ans – 5
16) The Third International Conference of the Trade Unions was organized in June 2011 in —
1) Vienna
2) Moscow
3) London
4) Paris
5) Berlin
Ans – 4
17) POSCO is in the process of establishing plants in India. What does the letter ‘ P ‘ denote in the name POSCO ?
1) Popular
2) Pallin
3) Pohang
4) Paradeep
5) Petersburg
Ans – 3
18) ‘ Gorkhaland Council ‘ which was recently in news is a body set up for administration of which of the following districts ?
1) Siliguri
2) Bagdogra
3) Malda
4) Darjeeling
5) Gangtok
Ans – 4
19) Who among the following is the winner of the Man Booker Prize – 2011 ?
1) Andrea Levy
2) Nicola Barker
3) Tom McCarthy
4) Linda Grant
5) Philip Roth
20) The Govt. of which of the following States has agreed to give captive mines of iron ores to all the companies who are willing to establish plants there ?
1) West Bengal
2) Orissa
3) Jharkhand
4) Bihar
5) Karnataka
Ans – 5
21) The Govt. of India recently decided to lift four years old ban on export of wheat. What was the reason for the same ?
1) India had a bumper crop of wheat in last two years. Hence it has excess stock of wheat.
2) As per the Food Secutity Act India is bound to provide 10 million tones of Wheat to World Food Grain stock every year. India defaulted last year. This year it does not want to be one.
3) As advised by the Supreme Court of India, the money received from export should be used to pay subsidy to the farmers.
Ans – 1
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