General Awareness for IBPS

Which the following two countries had signed strategic partnership agreement on 27 June 2012? (a) India and Pakistan

(b) Pakistan and Norway (c) (d) Afghanistan and Norway Afghanistan and United States of America

Answer: (c)

Which Country Chaired the seventh G20 Summit on 18 and 19 June 2012? (a) (b) (c) (d) United States of America Mexico South Africa Netherlands

Answer: (b)

________________ became the president of Egypt on 24 June 2012? (a) (b) (c) (d) Pranab Mukherjee Barak Obama Mohommed Moorsi Yusuf Raja Gilani

Answer: (c) Mohommed Moorsi

____________emerged as the largest trading partner of___________in the first quarter of 2012-13? (a) India, Dubai (b) India, USA (c) India, UK (d) India, Iran Answer: (a) India, Dubai

Which one of the following High Courts on 28 May 2012 scrapped the Union Government's 4.5 per-cent quota for minorities, carved out of the 27 per cent reservation for the other backward classes (OBCs)? a. b. c. Andhra Pradesh High Court Allahabad High Court Karnataka High Court

d. Patna High Court

Answer: a

The DRDO test-fired indigenously built Akash' missile from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur on 28 May 2012. What kind of missile Akash is? a. b. c. d. Surface-to-air missile Air-to-surface missile Surface-to-surface missile Water-to-surface missile

Answer: a

The Union Cabinet on 31 May 2012 approved the National Telecom Policy (NTP) 2012. Which of the following facts are not related to the National Telecom Policy? 1. 2. 3. 4. a. b. c. d. The policy also allows national number portability but with no visible timelines NTP 2012 expects to take India's presently 39% rural teledensity to 70% in the next 5 years The new policy will make roaming free of any charge Spectrum pricing falls under the purview of new telecom policy Only 1 1 &4 2&3 Only 4

Answer: (d)

9. Army Chief General V.K. Singh, who led over the one-million-strong Indian Army for the past 26 months, retired on 20 May 2012. Figure out which one of the following fact is not correct about General V.K. Singh? 1. 2. 3. 4. a. b. c. d. He became the Chief of Staff of the Army on 31 March 2010 He was commissioned into the Rajput regiment on 14 June 1970 He was the first Army Chief who moved to The Supreme Court of India against the Union Government He raised the issue of shortages and deficiencies in the Army 1 2 3 All the facts are correct

Answer: d

Brahmeshwar Singh alias Mukhiyaji,' the head of a dreaded private militia of upper caste landowners in Bihar, was shot dead on 1 June 2012. Name the group he was head of? a. b. c. MCC Ranvir Sena Peoples War Group

d.

CPI( Maoist)

Answer: b

India decided how many athletes to send in London Olympics 2012? a. 57 b. 81 c. 62 d. 75 Answer: (b)

Who is the Indian flag bearer in London Olympics 2012? a. Susil Kumar b. Vijender Singh c. Abhinav Bindra d. Leander Paes Answer: (a)

According to which international organisations report, India is listed among the top five countries across the world where a large number of children dies due to diseases like pneumonia and diarrhoea ? a. b. c. d. UNICEF WHO World Bank NHRC

Answer: (a)

Name the Indian human rights activists who were honoured with the International Peace Award given by the Gandhi Foundation at the House of Lords.? a. b. c. d. Binayak Sen & Bulu Imam Medha Patkar & Abahay Amte Anna Hazare & Kiran Bedi Arvind Kejariwal & Aruna Roy

Answer: (a)

The Supreme Court of India on 11 June 2012 upheld which one of the following high courts ruling to quash 4.5 per cent sub quota for minorities in central educational institutions?

a. b. c. d.

Allahabad High Court Karnataka High Court Delhi High Court Andhra Pradesh High Court

Answer: (d)

Name the BEML chairman and MD, who was suspended by the Union defence Ministry on 11 June 2012 to ensure fair investigation into the Tatra truck deal and other cases ? a. b. c. d. G Madhavan Nair Surendra Khanna VRS Natarajan Amit Barua

Answer: (c)

The Hyderabad bench of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) set aside the appointment of V. Dinesh Reddy as Director General of Police of Andhra Pradesh. What was the ground of Reddys removal as the state DGP? a. b. c. d. Seniority Corruption misconduct none of the above

Answer: (a)

Which one of the following ministeries decided to defer its plan to digitalise cable TV services in metros by four months as they were found not to be ready for it? a. b. c. d. Union Finance Ministry Union Home Ministry Union Science Ministry Union Information & Technology Ministry

Answer: (d)

Name the person who was served the Enforcement Directorate notice to question him on charges of money laundering ? a. b. c. Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy A Raja Suresh Kalmadi

d. Virbhadra Singh Answer: (a)

The Pakistan government on 28 June 2012, released Indian prisoner Surjeet Singh after he served life imprisonment in Pakistani Prison. Who is the other Indian citizen who has been languishing in Pakistani prison and was denied liberty by the Pakistani authorities on 26 June 2012? a. b. c. d. Sarabjeet Singh Swarnjeet Singh Sarvajeet Singh Amarjeet Singh

Answer: (a)

Union Minister Virbhadra Singh resigned on 26 July 2012 in the wake of a Himachal Pradesh court framing corruption charges against him. Which one of the following facts about Virbhadra Singh is not true? 1. 2. 3. 4. a. b. c. d. He was the Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises He first became the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh in April 1983 He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Mandi constituency Before joining Congress he was the member of BJP Only 4 Only 2 Only 1 Only 3

Answer: (a)

34. Name the person who was appointed the new Commissioner of Delhi Police by the Union Home Ministry on 28 June 2012 ? a. b. c. d. BK Gupta Neeraj Kumar Surendra Singh CP Vergese

Answer: (b)

36. Who Indian player won Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold title in Bangkok 2012? a.Madhumita Bisht b. Saniya nehwal c. Jwala Gupta d. Aparna Popat Answer. (b)

Which one of the following is correct: Rafael Nadal defeated _______ to win his seventh French Open Singles Title. a. Mats Wilander b. Roy Emerson c. Serbian Novak Djokovic d. Roland Garros Answer. (c)

38. Which one of the following won French Open 2012? a. Maria Sharapova b. Petra Kvitova c. Venus Williams d. Sara Errani Answer. (a)

39. Which one of the following is correct? Maria Sharapova defeated _______ to win French Open 2012 a. Kim Clijsters b. Agnieszka Radwanska c. Venus Williams d. Sara Errani Answer. (d)

40. Consider the following: Who won the in Asian junior wrestling championship 2012? a. Indu Chaudhary b. Sakshi Malik c. Both A and B d. None of the Above Answer. (c)

Which one of the following signed as Brand Ambassador of Kalyan Jewellers? a. Kajol b. Katrina Kaif c. Amitabh Bachchan d. Diya Mirza Answer: (c)

42. Which one of the following launched first educational tablet PC? a. Alphabetics Computer b. HP c. IBM d. Apple Answer: (a)

Which Hindi news channel acquired English News channel NewsX? a. Aaj Tak b. Good Morning India c. India News d. Information TV Answer: (d) Information TV

Which one of the following launched Purview 808? a. Nokia b. BlackBerry c. Motorola d. Samsung Answer. (a) Nokia

47. which of the following is correct? Nokia Pureview 808 is a ___________ a. b. c. d. Featured Phone Smart Phone Both A and B None of the above

Answer. (b) Smart Phone

48. which one of the following decided to buy London Metal Exchange? a. Tokyo Stoke Exchange b. Hong Kong Stock Exchange c. Toronto Stoke Exchange d. Korea Exchange

Answer. (b) Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Who was the first company in India who had mass-production and sell more than a million cars? a. Maruti Suzuki b. Honda Ltd c. Hyundai Ltd d. Ford Ltd Answer. (a)

52. which one of the following appointed as Brand Ambassador of Nepal Cricket Association? a) Rahul Dravid b) Sachin Tendulkar c) Mahendra Singh Dhoni d) Virat Kohli Answer. (c)

53. Which one of the following is the maker of BlackBerry? a) HP b) RIM c) AIM d) Apple Answer. (b)

54. Consider the following two Statements: I. BlackBerry is a Featured phone. II. BlackBerry was developed and designed by Apple. Which of the following answer is correct? a) I is correct b) II is correct c) Both I) and II are correct d) Both I) and II are incorrect Answer. (d)

55. Consider the following Statment? a) BlackBerry- Featured Phone

b) Motorola MOTO Q8 Featured Phone c) BlackBerry- Smartphone d) Motorola MOTO Q8- Smartphone Which two of the following is correct? a) b) c) d) A and B B and C C and D D and A

Answer. (c)

56. which one of the following is the current Nasscom President? a. Bijoy Ghosh b. Som Mittal c. Anil Ambani d. Krishnakumar Natarajan Answer. (b)

57. Consider the following two Statements: I. Som Mittal is the Nasscom president II. He is assigned as Nassom president till 2014. Which of the following answer is correct? a) I is correct b) II is correct c) Both I) and II are correct d) Both I) and II are incorrect Answer. (c)

58. What is the full form of Nasscom? a. National Association of services and software companies b. National Association of Software and Service Companies c. national Association of Safety and services d. National Association of Services and Safety Answer. (b)

59. Who is the owner of Kingfisher Airlines? a. Vijay Mallays b. Goyal c. Siddhanta Sharma

d. Harsha Viji Answer. (a)

60. Which Airlines Launched Daily Flights to Dubai from Delhi and Mumbai in 2012? a. Indigo b. Spice jet c. Kingfisher Airlines d. Go Answer. (b)

61.Which one of the following is Spice jet CEO? a. Vijay Mallays b. Neil Mills c. Kalanithi Maran d. Neil Raymond Answer. (b)

62. Identify the false fact about The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) 2012 (a) The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) 2012 concluded in Beijing on 7 June 2012 (b) The member states of the SCO adopted 100 agreements on the concluding day of the summit. (c) Leaders and officials from the four SCO observer countries of Mongolia, Iran, Pakistan and India were also present at the summit. (d) Chinese President Hu Jintao offered a 10 billion U.S. dollars loan to the SCO which will be used be used to promote the development of SCO members Answer: (b)

63. A US drone strike in northwest Pakistan killed al-Qaida's second-in-command -------------? (a) Ayman al-Zawahiri

(b) Abu Yahya al-Libi (c) (d) Hasan Qayid Osama Bin Laden

Answer: (b)

64. A Boeing MD83 aircraft crashed on 3 June 2012. All 153 people on board were killed in the worst air disaster of the country in nearly past two decades. Identify the place. (a) (b) Lagos, the largest Nigerian city Antonis Samara Naha Airport, Japan

(c) (d)

Verona, Italy, Cricklewood Aerodrome, North London

Answer: (a)

65. A countrys pro-democracy leader -------------carried out her first trip outside the country since 1988. a. b. c. Yusuf Raja Gilani Aung Saan Suu Kyi Husain Haqqani

d. P. Chidambaram Answer: (c)

66. Which missile did Pakistan successfully test-fire on 5 June 2012? (a) Hatf-VII (Babur) cruise missile

(b) Agni VI (air drone) (c) (d) Alacrn missile Velvet Glove

Answer: (a)

67. Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav on 29 May 2012 removed from his post, (a) Khil Raj Regmi (b) Parmanand Jha (c) Baburam Bhattarai (d) Purna Kumari Subedi Answer: (c)

68. In what location did a powerful 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit, killing at least 16 people and injuring 350 on 30 May 2012 (a) Northeastern Italy (b) Pakistan (c) Bali (d) Sikkim Answer: (a)

69. A Boeing MD83 aircraft crashed on 3 June 2012. All 153 people on board were killed in the worst air disaster of the country in nearly past two decades. Identify the place. (a) Lagos, the largest Nigerian city Antonis Samara (b) Naha Airport, Japan

(c) Verona, Italy, (d) Cricklewood Aerodrome, North London Answer: (a)

70. The United Nations Human Rights Council on 1 June 2012 approved an investigation into the mass killing of civilians at .. and condemned Syria for the massacre. (identify the place out of the names) a. Gilani b. Houla c. Haqqani d. Chidambaram Answer: (c)

71. Which two countries on 31 May 2012 inked a Tax Information Exchange Agreement to promote economic cooperation and joint investment between the two countries. (a) India and Bahrain (b) India and Singapore (c) India and China (d) India and South Korea Answer: (a)

72. Which the following two countries have had talks in Siachen that were held at the Ministry of Defence, Rawalpindi on 11 12 June 2012. (a) India and Pakistan

(b) Afghanistan and India (c) (d) India and United States of America India and Israel

Answer: (a)

73._______________ US defence secretary arrived India on a two-day visit in June, 2012 ? (a) (b) (c) (d) Barak Obama Antonis Samara Mohommed Moorsi Leon Panetta

Answer: (d) Leon Panetta

74. Who was held responsible by the Pakistan judicial commission for not being fair to his country while serving as an envoy to

the United States of America and also Held him responsible for memo seeking help to stave off a feared coup in that country. a. Yusuf Raja Gilani b. Antonis Samara c. Husain Haqqani d. P. Chidambaram Answer: (c)

75. Identify the false date of the World Anti-child Labour Day which is observed across the globe to highlight the need to protect the rights of the child. (a) 6 January (b) 15 August (c) 25 November (d) 12 June Answer. (d)

76. Which of the following two countries have decided to make serious efforts for amicable solution to Siachen issue. (a) India and Pakistan (b) India and Russia (c) India and South Korea (d) India and Afghanistan Answer: (a)

77. Renowned Assamese Poet Hiren Bhattacharyya, who was fondly called Hiru-da by his admirers, passed away on 4 July 2012. Which facts about the concerned person is/are not true? 1. He was well known as Prem aru Rodalir Kobi (Poet of Love and Sunshine) in the Assamese literature 2. He had received the Sahitya Academy Award in 1992 3. Lora Dhemali (1991) and Akon Dhemali (1991) were two of his most famous collections of children writingincluding Shyam Benegal's Nishant, Ankur, Kalyug and Bhumika 4. He was born in West Bengal a. b. c. d. Only 1 Only4 2&3 Only 2

Answer: (b)

78. Identify the person with the help of the following clues.

1. 2. 3. 4. a. b. c. d.

He was appointed the new Controller General of Accounts (CGA) of India Earlier he served as Principal Chief Controller of Accounts in the Central Board of Direct Taxes He is a 1979-batch Indian Civil Accounts Service officer He is known for his initiatives in the area of development of an effective financial management information system Jawahar Thakur J. H. Patel Rahul Khullar Sudheesh Bhattacharya

Answer: (a)

79. Name the person who was appointed the Director of the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) on 2 July 2012. a. b. c. d. Amar Pradhan M Balachandran Anup Sankar Bhattacharya Shankar Sharan

Answer: (c)

80. National Crime Record Bureau released the statistics for crime in year 2011. Consider the following statements and state which of the following facts are wrong referring to the NCRB statistics: i) Rape with 24206 cases in 2011, emerged as the biggest crime in India in India. ii) Nearly 14027 farm suicide cases were reported in 2011 Choose the right option: a) b) c) d) Both i and ii are correct. Only i is correct. Only ii is correct. Neither i nor ii is correct.

Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct

81. The Union Government of India on 4 July 2012 unveiled the 5.4 billion dollar free drug policy. Consider the following statements: i)Under the new policy, every citizen of the country will be provided free medicines in all public health centres spread across the country ii) The policy will remain effective over the next five years Choose the right option: a) b) c) Both i and ii are correct. Only i is correct. Only ii is correct.

d)

Neither i nor ii is correct.

Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct

82. As per the latest data released by the commerce and industry ministry on 29 May 2012, the eight core sectors registered a higher growth rate in May 2012? What was the percentage growth recorded? a. b. c. d. 3.8 per cent 4.3 per cent 5 per cent 6.1 per cent

Answer: (a)

83. According to the latest foreign trade data released by the Union Commerce Ministry, on 2 Jun e 2012, Indias exports slipped by what per cent to 25.68 billion dollar in May 2012? a. b. c. d. 3.25% 4.16% 4.71% 5.22%

Answer: (b)

84. As per the latest data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA), India's fiscal deficit during the April-May, the first two months of the fiscal year 2012-13 stood at 27 per cent of the budget estimates? What was the deficit figure? a. b. c. d. 1.75 lakh crore rupees 2.12 lakh crore rupees 1.41 lakh crore rupees 2.75 lakh crore rupees

Answer: (c)

85. Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on 10 July 2012 permitted which of the following bourses to operate as a full-fledged stock exchange thereby ending nearly four-year-long wait of the bourse? (a). Ahmadabad Stock Exchange (ASE) (b). Calcutta Stock Exchange (CSE) (c). National Stock Exchange (NSE) (d). MCX-SX Answer: (d)

86. Indias direct tax collections registered what per cent increase in the first quarter of the fiscal year 2012 -13? (a) 47.16% (b) 41.22% (c) 45% (d) 43.33% Answer: (a)

87. Which two of the following credit cards HDFC launched for Doctors? a. Superia & Platinum b. Platinum & Titanium c. Titanium & Gold d. Gold & Superia Answer. (a)

89. Which one of the following is correct? TATA AIG Life Insurance turned in to ___________ a. TATA AIP Life b. TATA AIA Life c. TATA AIT Life d. TATA TIA Life Answer. (b)

90. What was the following is correct? The full form of TATA AIG Life was _____________ . a. Tata Australian International Group b. Tata America International Group c. Tata American International Grouping d. Tata American International Group Answer. (d)

91. Consider the statement Apple paid 60 million dollar to Shenzhen Proview Technology to settle _______. Which one of the following is correct? a. Legal Dispute b. Business Dispute c. Personal Dispute

d. Financial Dispute Answer. (a)

92. Consider the Statement: Adani Kandla Bulk Terminal Pvt. Ltd. signed an agreement with _____________. Which one of the following is correct? a. Kandla Bulk Terminal b. Adani Bulk Terminal c. Kandla Port Trust d. Adani Port Trust Answer. (c)

93. Consider the Statement: _____________ launched famous Triangular Swiss Chocolate Brand Toblerone. a. b. c. d. Cadbury Nestle Ferrero Callebaut

Answer. (a)

94. Which two of the following shared Under-19 Asia Cup 2012? a. India & Pakistan b. India & Nepal c. Malaysia & Pakistan d. Pakistan & Nepal Answer. (a)

95. Where Under-19 Asia Cup 2012 was played? a. Malaysia b. Kuala Lampur c. Lahore d. Kathmandu Answer. (b)

96. Consider the Statement: Three _____ athletes were suspended from London Olympics 2012. a. Indian

b. American c. Russian d. England Answer. (c)

97. Which one of the following discarded Arsenal Contract Offer in 2012? a. Van Persie b. Mickelson c. Kerwin d. Samir Nasri Answer. (a)

98. Which one of the following won Euro Cup Football Championship 2012? a. Denmark b. Germany c. Italy d. Spain Answer. (d)

99. Which two companies listed in top 100 of Fortunes World magazine 2012? a. State Bank of India & Indian Oil b. Hindustan Petroleum & State Bank of India c. Reliance Industries & Hindustan Petroleum d. Indian Oil & Reliance Industries Answer. (d)

100. Consider the statement: FaceBook introduced _________ to allow developers to translate the names and descriptions into other languages. Which one of the following is correct? a. App Center b. App Dashboard c. App xpress d. App Translator Answer. (b)

101. Which one of the following is appointed as the Joint Managing director of AirIndia? a Arvind Jadav

b. Sunil Arora c. Rohit Nandan d. Nasir Ali Answer. (d)

102. In which year Air India and Indian Airlines merged? a. 2008 b 2007 c. 2006 d. 2005 Answer. (a)

103. Which one of the following launched Apparel and Fashion xPress for Oracle Retail? a. Mahindra Satyam b. Tech Mahindra c. MphasiS Corporation d. Larsen & Toubro Answer.(a)

104. which one of the following division was introduced in London Olympics 2012? a. SAC ad hoc b. CAS ad hoc c. PAC ad hoc d. CBS ad hoc Answer. (b)

105. Consider the statement: __________ titled book was released on Indian hockey Olympians. Which one of the following is correct? a. Report of Indian Hockey Olympians b. Synopsis of Indian Olympians c. Profiles of Indian Hockey Olympians d. Hockey Olympians Biography Answer. (c)

106. Which one of the following beat Andy Murray to claim Wimbledon Open Championship Gentlemens Singles Final 2012? a. Pete Sampras b. Mikhail Youzhny

c. Djokovic d. Roger Federer Answer. (d)

107. Which one of the following beat Agnieszka Radwanskato claim Wimbledon Womens Singles Final 2012? a. Petra Kvitov b. Serena Williams c. Venus Williams d. Victoria Azarenka Answer. (b)

108. Which one of the following has a world record of 555 dismissals? a. Jeff Dujon b. Rodney William Marsh c. Mark Boucher d. Adam Gilchrist Answer. (c)

109. American Actor passed away on 8 July 2012. He was 95 years old. He took his last breath at Cedars -Sinai Medical Center. He won the Oscar Award for his role in the film named Marty in the year 1955 (a) George Clooney

(b) Ernest Borgnine (c) (d) Jim Carrey Bee Gees

Answer: (b) Ernest Borgnine

110. Which two countries signed three key bilateral agreements and a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 11 July 2012, New Delhi. (a) (b) (c) (d) India and Afghanistan India and Peru India and Singapore India and Mozambique

Answer: (c) India and Singapore

111. World Population Day is celebrated on which day? It aims to make aware people about the increasing population in the country. a. 27 March

b. c. d.

11 July 10 February 25 December

Answer: (b)

112. Which of the following statement/statements is/are not true in relation to Derek Mitchell on 11 July 2012,who assumed the charge as the first US Ambassador to Myanmar (a) Derek Mitchell on 11 July 2012 assumed the charge as the first US Ambassador to Myanmar in the past 22 year (b) Prior to his current assignment, Mitchell served as President Bushs special envoy to Myanmar. (c) The decision marked a strong indication of US support to the political reforms being unfolded in Myanmar. (d) Prompted by the series of political reforms in the country, the US Government in January 2012 had announced to restore diplomatic relation with Myanmar. Answer: (c)

113. Where was the international donors meeting that pledged $16 billion contribution for development aid to Afghanistan until 2015, held on 8 July 2012? a) United States b) India c) Tokyo d) Maldives Answer: (c) Tokyo

114. Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav on 29 May 2012 removed from his post, (a) Khil Raj Regmi (b) Parmanand Jha (c) Baburam Bhattarai (d) Purna Kumari Subedi Answer: (c)

115. In what location did a powerful 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit, killing at least 16 people and injuring 350 on 30 May 2012 (a) Northeastern Italy (b) Pakistan (c) Bali (d) Sikkim Answer: (a)

116. A Boeing MD83 aircraft crashed on 3 June 2012. All 153 people on board were killed in the worst air disaster of the country in nearly past two decades. Identify the place. (a) Lagos, the largest Nigerian city Antonis Samara (b) Naha Airport, Japan (c) Verona, Italy, (d) Cricklewood Aerodrome, North London Answer: (a)

117. The United Nations Human Rights Council on 1 June 2012 approved an investigation into the mass killing of civilians at .. and condemned Syria for the massacre. (identify the place out of the names) a. Gilani b. Houla c. Haqqani d. Chidambaram Answer: (c)

118. Which two countries on 31 May 2012 inked a Tax Information Exchange Agreement to promote economic cooperation and joint investment between the two countries. (a) India and Bahrain (b) India and Singapore (c) India and China (d) India and South Korea Answer: (a)

119. Which one of the following Indian IT company started its exclusive delivery centre for Aerospace and Defence in Toulouse in France? (a) (b) (c) (d) Wipro Mahidra Satyam TCS HCL

Answer: (b)

120. Which one of the following Indian industrialists was chosen for the leadership award of the India-U.S. bilateral trade promotion organisation U.S. India Business Council? (a) Azim Premjee (b) Shiv Nadar (c) Anand Mahindra

(d) Ratan Tata Answer: (c)