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SBI Probationary Officers Exam Papers | SBI PO General Awareness Exam Paper I

State Bank Of India Examination Paper
Probationary Officer Exam
General Awareness Solved Questions

State Bank Of India PO Exam I Genera Awareness I General Awareness Questions For Competitive Examinations I Bank PO General Awareness Questions I Banking Exam Questions I Bank PO Solved Papers I Bank PO Model Question Papers I
1. What is the population of India ?

  • 98 crores
  • More than 2 billion
  • More than 1 billion
  • Less than 96 crores
  • 96 crores
2. Thermostat is an instrument used to-----------
  • measure flow of current
  • measure intensity of voltage
  • regulate temperature
  • regulate velocity of sound
  • None of these
3. Wimbledon Trophy is associated with-----------
  • Football 
  • Cricket
  • Hockey 
  • Basketball
  • Lawn Tennis
4. GNP stands for--------
  • Gross National Product
  • Group Net Product
  • Grand Nuclear Process
  • Group Networking Process
  • None of these
5. ‘Acoustics’ is the science of the study of-------
  • Light
  • Sound
  • Electricity
  • Magnetism
  • None of these
6. Noise pollution is measured in the unit called-------
  • micron
  • nautical miles
  • ohms
  • ampere
  • decibel
7. ‘Heavy Water’ is used in which of the following types of industries ?
  • Sugar
  • Nuclear Power
  • Textile
  • Coal
  • None of these
8. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘Indomitable Spirit’?
  • Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
  • Dr. Manmohan Singh
  • Justice K. G. Balakrishna
  • Mr. Natwar Singh
  • None of these
9. Which of the following is not the name of popular IT/Software Company ?
  • Wipro
  • Mastek
  • Toyota
  • IBM
  • Infosys
10. ‘Yen’ is the currency of------
  • South Korea
  • China
  • Indonesia
  • Malaysia
  • None of these
11. Baichung Bhutia whose name was in news is a well known------
  • Music Director of Indian films
  • English author of Indian origin
  • Journalist
  • Politician
  • Sports Personality
12. ‘Richter Scale’ is used to measure which of the following ?
  • Intensity of Tsunami Waves
  • Intensity of Earthquake
  • Density of salt in Sea water
  • Flow of electric current
  • None of these
13. Which of the following best explains ‘e-governance’?
  • Improving the functioning of government
  • Teaching government employees the basics of computing
  • Delivery of public services through internet
  • Framing of cyber-laws of chatting on internet
  • Convergence of e-mail and video-conferencing
14. CAS is associated with which of the following ?
  • Legal System Reforms
  • Piped gas line
  • Cable T.V.
  • Mobile phone regulation
  • None of these
15. Tata Steel recently acquired the Corus, a steel giant situated in-------
  • South Africa
  • Ukraine
  • Australia
  • Italy
  • Britain
16. Which of the following is the abbreviated name of the Organization/Agency working in the field of Space Research ?
  • ISBN
  • ISRO
  • INTELSET
  • INTACH
  • None of these
17. ‘Handshaking’ in Networking parlance means
  • connecting computers to a hub
  • distributed Networks
  • having same operating system on different computers
  • sending e-mail
  • None of these
18. VAT stands for
  • Value And Tax
  • Value Added Tax
  • Virtual Action Tasks
  • Virtual Assessment Technique
  • None of these
19. Alzheimer’s disease is the ailment of which of the following organs /parts of the human body ?
  • Kidney
  • Heart
  • Liver
  • Stomach
  • Brain
20. Global warming is a matter of concern amongst the nations these days. Which of the following countries is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the World ?
  • U.S.A.
  • China
  • India
  • Britain
  • None of these
21. Which of the following books has been written by Bill Gates ?
  • Microsoft Secrets
  • The Road Ahead
  • The Elephant Paradigm
  • e-commerce
  • None of these
22. Which of the following is the name of the social network service run by the Google on the internet ?
  • Online Space
  • Orkut
  • Net-Space
  • Wikipedia
  • None of these
23. Which of the following states is a relatively new addition ?
  • Goa
  • Delhi
  • Uttarakhand
  • Himachal Pradesh
  • Bihar
24. DOT stands for---------
  • Disc Operating Therapy
  • Department of Telephones
  • Directorate of Technology
  • Damage on Time
  • None of these
25. Which of the following States/ parts of India is completely land locked having no contact with sea ?
  • Karnataka
  • Orissa
  • Maharashtra
  • North-East
  • None of these
26. TRAI regulates the functioning of which of the following services ?
  • Telecom 
  • Trade
  • Port 
  • Transport
  • None of these
27. At present for the ATMs in India, the most commonly used net-work communication mode is-------
  • Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT)
  • General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
  • Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
  • Dial-in Connection
  • None of these
28. Which of the following is not a foreign bank operating in India ?
  • DBS Bank Ltd.
  • Sonali Bank
  • J. P. Morgan Chase Bank
  • Shinhan Bank
  • All are Foreign Banks
29. Who is the author of the book ‘Future Shock’ ?
  • Alvin Toffler
  • Tom Peters
  • Napoleon Hill
  • Kenneth Blanchard
  • None of these
30. Apex fares are---------
  • more than the normal fare
  • less than the normal fare
  • offered only to corporate clients
  • applicable to late night flights only
  • applicable to international flights only
31. Who amongst the following is the Director of the film ‘Water’ which was in news ?
  1. Vidhu Vinod Chopra
  2. Mrinal Sen
  3. Gulzar
  4. Mahesh Bhatt
  5. None of these
32. The 10th plan period is upto------
  • 2007 
  • 2008
  • 2009 
  • 2010
  • None of these
33. OPEC is a group of countries which are--------
  • exporting oil
  • producting cotton
  • rich and developed
  • developing and poor
  • nuclear powers
34. Intel Company mainly produces--------
  • Hard disks
  • VCDs
  • Monitors
  • Software
  • None of these
35. Who amongst the following is the M.D./Chairman of one of the major Steel Companies ?
  • Shri L. N. Mittal
  • Shri K. K. Birla
  • Shri Vijaypat Singhania
  • Shri Mukesh Ambani
  • Shri Anil Agarwal
36. Who is the President of Nasscom?
  • Kiran Karnik
  • Narayana Murthy
  • Pramod Desai
  • Devang Mehta
  • None of these
37. Which of the following awards is not given for excellence in the field of literature ?
  • Booker Prize
  • Nobel Prize
  • Pulitzer Price
  • Arjun Award
  • Bharatiya Gnanpith Award
38. ‘Singur’ which was in news is a place in-------
  • Orissa
  • West Bengal
  • Jharkhand
  • Bihar
  • Maharashtra
39. Who amongst the following is the author of the book series named as ‘Harry Potter’ ?
  • J. K. Rowling
  • Lindsay Lohan
  • Julia Roberts
  • Sandra Bullock
  • None of these
40. Which of the following Satellites recently dedicated to nation helps Direct to Home Television Service in India ?
  • Matsat
  • Edusat
  • Insat–4B
  • Insat–IB
  • None of these
41. Many a times we read some news items about the ‘West Bank’. ‘West Bank’ is situated at the western side of the river--------
  • Mississippi
  • Amazon
  • Nile
  • Jordan
  • None of these
42. Which of the following phenomenon is considered responsible for ‘Global Warming’ ?
  • Greenhouse Gas Effect
  • Fox Fire
  • Dry Farming
  • Radioactivity
  • None of these
43. Which of the following instruments is not issued by a bank ?
  • Demand Draft
  • Pay Order
  • Debit Card
  • Credit Card
  • National Saving Certificate
44. Name of Jyoti Randhawa is associated with which of the following games ?
  • Golf
  • Badminton
  • Hockey
  • Chess
  • None of these
45. Which of the following Software Companies recently launched its education portal ‘Unlimited Potential’ in India ?
  • Microsoft 
  • Infosys
  • Wipro 
  • TCS
  • None of these
46. Polly Umrigar who died was a well known----------
  • Cricketer
  • Tennis Player
  • Golfer
  • Chess Player
  • Hockey Player
47. In India Census is done after a gap of every-------
  • Five years
  • Seven years
  • Eight years
  • Ten years
  • Fifteen years
48. 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
49. Who amongst the following was India’s official candidate for the post of UNO’s Secretary General ?
  • Mr. Shyam Saran
  • Dr. C. Rangarajan
  • Mr. Shashi Tharoor
  • Mr. Vijay Nambiar
  • None of these
50. Mr. Gordon Brown has taken over as the Prime Minister of---------
  • Italy
  • Canada
  • France
  • South Africa
  • Britain

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