Sample Paper
Here
are 15 General Awareness Questions for SBI clerk cum Assistant Exam 2012
1).
According to a report published on 2nd feb, 2012, the Western Ghats Ecology
Experts panel had slammed the Maharashtra Government for clearing the Andhra
Lake Wind Power project. The WGEEP had found that the project had caused the
substantial forest destruction and soil erosion. The Project is located near
which wildlife sanctuary ?
(a)
Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary
(b)
Mayani Bird Sanctuary
(c)
Sagareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
(d)
Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary
Note:
The WGEEP is headed by noted Ecologist Mr. Madhav Gadgil
2).
Recently ICANN had planned the second round of expansion of Internet Top Level
Domains? What is the full form of ICANN
(a)
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
(b)
Internet Corporation for Assigned Numbers and Names
(c)
Internet Committee for Assigned Numbers and Names
(d)
Internet Committee for Assigned Names and Numbers
3).
The Reserve bank of India (RBI) has decided to permit non-banks to set-up, own
and operate Automated Teller Machines to penetrate the growth of ATM’s in
India.Such ATM’s will be called as:
(a)
Black Level ATM’s
(b)
Universal ATM’s
(c)
White Level ATM’s
(d)
Any Where ATM’s
Note:
White level ATM’s will provide services to customers of all banks
4).
The Origination that is responsible for controlling and checking the content
that is displayed by TV Channels?
(a)
Central Board of Film Certification
(b)
Broadcasting Content Complaints Council
(c)
Indian TV Censorship Council
(d)
None of the Above
5).
International Women’s Day is celebrated every year on?
(a)
March 6
(b)
March 7
(c)
March 8
(d)
March 9
6).
Who among the following had taken over as the New President of Yemen ?
(a)
Abdul Kadir Bajamal
(b)
Ali Muhammad Mujawar
(c)
Ali Abdullah Saleh al-Hashidi
(d)
Abd-Rabbu Mansour Haldi
7).
World Forestry Day is celebrated every year on?
(a)
March 21
(b)
March 22
(c)
March 23
(d)
March 24
8).
Who among the following is appointed as the New CEO of Prasar Bharti ?
(a)
B S lalli
(b)
Jawhar Sircar
(c)
Shri A.K. Jain
(d)
Prof. S. K. Barua
9).
Who among the following is the author of the book “ In the Name of People” ?
(a)
Amish Tripathi
(b)
Brajanath Ratha
(c)
Chetan Bhagat
(d)
K. R Narayanan
10)
Who among the following had taken over as the New President of Maldives?
(a)
Md. Waheed Hassan
(b)
Md. NAsheed
(c)
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
(d)
None of the Above
11).
International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination is celebrated every
yaer on :
(a)
March 21
(b)
March 22
(c)
March 23
(d)
March 24
12).Who
among the following is the author of the book “ India After the Global Crisis”
?
(a)
Amish Tripathi
(b)
Shankar Acaharya
(c)
Chetan Bhagat
(d)
K. R Narayanan
13).
Who among the following is elected as the New President of Finland?
(a)
Sauli Niinistö
(b)
Tarja Halonen
(c)
Martti Ahtisaari
(d)
Waheed Hassan
14).
World TB Day is celebrated every year on ?
(a)
March 21
(b)
March 22
(c)
March 23
(d)
March 24
15).
Who among the following will succeed the Present Chief of Army Staff Mr V.K
Singh?
(a)
Lt. G Bikram Singh
(b)
Lt. G Avadesh Prakash
(c)
Lt. G KM Seth
(d)
None of the Above
Students
must go through these questions and remember them accordingly as some of them
may appear in the IBPS PO 2012 Question Paper.
1.)
On 10th February, 2012 DRDO had successfully test fired
(a)
Prithivi Missile
(b)
Agni Missile
(c)
Interceptor Missile
(d)
None of the Above
2).
Recently the Central Government of India had approved a policy that allows
Security Agencies to share data and information in both human readable and
machine readable formats
(a)
National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy
(b)
National Knowledge Network
(c)
National Data Sharing and Controlling Policy
(d)
None of the Above
3).
How many Telecom Licenses were recently cancelled by the Honorable Supreme
Court that were issued by former Telecom Minister A Raja
(a)
122 Licenses
(b)
123 Licenses
(c)
124 Licenses
(d)
125 Licenses
4).
C.R Sundarnati Committee is associated with
(a)
CWG Scam
(b)
Adarash Land Scam
(c)
Government Accounting Norms
(d)
None of the Above
5).
According to estimate by the Union Government, the Economic Growth Rate for the
2010-11 Financial year will be
(a)
8.4 %
(b)
9.4 %
(c)
8.6 %
(d)
9.6 %
6)
Who among the Following is the winner of the Vyas Samman 2012?
(a)
A A Manalvalan
(b)
Ramdrash Mishra
(c)
Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari
(d)
None of the Above
Answer:
7).
Who among the following is the winner of National Snooker Title ?
(a)
Kamal Chawla
(b)
Aditya Mehta
(c)
Pankaj Advani
(d)
None of the Above
8).
The winner of Duleep Trophy this year is:
(a)
North Zone
(b)
Central Zone
(c)
East Zone
(d)
West Zone
9).
Which Indian state had recently launched Food Fortification Programme:
(a)
Andhra Pradesh
(b)
West Bengal
(c)
Rajasthan
(d)
Gujarat
10).
According to the ASSOCHAM report, which Indian state had topped in Investment
Proposal for the year 2011?
(a)
Maharashtra
(b)
Andhra Pradesh
(c)
Karnataka
(d)
Gujarat
11).
The President of which among the following countries had resigned following
protests against his decision to sack a judge whom he accused of favoring the
opposition
(a)
Malaysia
(b)
Maldives
(c)
Myanmar
(d)
Indonesia
12).
Which company had recently won the multi-billion dollar deal to supply combat
planes to IAF is:
(a)
Dassault Rafale
(b)
Boeing Company
(c)
AI Mooney
(d)
Bombardier Aerospace
13).
The British singer who won the six awards at the 54th Grammy Awards is :
(a)
Jessie J
(b)
Tinie Tempah
(c)
Lily Allen
(d)
Adele
14).
Which country had recently launched three nuclear projects, including a fourth
generation ultra centrifuge capable of enriching the uranium faster than its
earlier models
(a)
Isreal
(b)
South Korea
(c)
Iran
(d)
Palestine
15).
Recently a former Indian Tennis Player is awarded Top International Olympic
Award for helping and encouraging disadvantaged girls to participate in
different sports ?
(a)
Ankita Bhambri
(b)
Tara Iyer
(c)
Manisha Malhotra
(d)
Isha Lakhani
16).
Who among the following is the Winner of the Laureaus World Sportsman of the
year 2012?
(a)
Michael Schumacher
(b)
Usain Bolt
(c)
Rafael Nadal
(d)
Novak Djokovic
17).
Which movie had bagged the Maximum BAFTA Awards in 2012 ?
(a)
The King’s Speech
(b)
The Artist
(c)
Hurt Locker
(d)
Slum dog Millionaire
18)
Which among the following African countries is the winner of the African Cup of
Nation (Football) is :
(a)
Zambia
(b)
Kenya
(c)
Ivory Coast
(d)
Ghana
19).
Who among the following is the winner of the Under-21 Squash World Cup this
year ?
(a)
USA
(b)
Egypt
(c)
India
(d)
Brazil
20).
Which among the following is the venue of the 84th Academy Awards 2012 ?
(a)
Hollywood and Highland Center
(b)
Kodak Theater
(c)
Shrine Auditorium
(d)
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
