Allahabad Bank Exam Sample and previous Paper  2011  General Awareness PO 1. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Meeting was organized in September 2007 in which of the following places ? (A) Sydney (B) New York (C) Tokyo (D) Beijing (E) None of these 2. One of the main issues discussed in the 40th Ministerial Meeting of the ASEAN held in August, 2007 was— (A) America's over stay in Iraq (B) Presidential Election in Pakistan (C) Draft blue print of the ASEAN Charter (D) The 123 Agreement between India and USA (E) None of these 3. Mrs. Pratibha Patil has taken over as the— (A) 10th President of India (B) 11th President of India (C) 12th President of India (D) 13th President of India (E) 15th President of India 4. The President of India in one of her speeches in recent past emphasized that a new Farm Policy is needed to make agriculture more productive. What, in her opinion are the areas which need our immediate attention ? (1) Credit at low interest rate (2) Enhancement of technical skills (3) Free import of wheat and other food grains (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2 (C) Only 3 (D) Both 1 & 2 (E) All 1, 2 & 3 5. Who amongst the following journalists is the recipient of the "Prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award" for 2007 ? (A) Mark Tully (B) P. Sainath (C) Barkha Dutt (D) Prabhu Chawla (E) None of these 6. How many intertwined rings are shown in the Olympic Flag used these days in the games ? (A) Five (B) Six (C) Seven (D) Three (E) None of these 7. India's grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand won the Rapid World Chess Championship by defeating— (A) Anatoly Karpov (B) Robert Fischer (C) Boris Spassky (D) Varily Smysloy (E) Levon Aronian 8. The finals of the Asia Cup Hockey–2007 was played between— (A) India–Malaysia (B) Malaysia–Pakistan (C) Pakistan–India (D) South Korea–India (E) Hong Kong–South Korea 9. India recently launched some Satellites in space. Normally the space rockets in India are launched from which of the following places ? (A) Ranchi (B) Sriharikota (C) Varanasi (D) Mumbai (E) Gulmarg 10. Which of the following countries has agreed to a time schedule with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) so that IAEA can ensure that its uranium facilities are for peaceful use of the nuclear power ? (A) Iran (B) Afghanistan (C) Bangladesh (D) Brazil (E) Britain 11. Which of the following organizations has taken the responsibility to raise about US $ 2 billion to build a Rail link from China to Singapore connecting eight nations ? (A) ASEAN (B) SAARC (C) EU (D) NATO (E) None of these 12. The Govt. of India these days is paying much emphasis on Agricultural Sector. What is the contribution of Agri Sector in India's GDP ? Around— (A) 10% (B) 4% (C) 12% (D) 25% (E) 48% 13. Which of the following countries has signed a 22 Point Agreement with Madhesi People's Right Forum (MPRF) ? (A) China (B) Nepal (C) India (D) Bangladesh (E) Myanmar 14. Mr. Abdullah Gul has taken over as which of the following ? (A) Prime Minister of Afghanistan (B) Prime Minister of Iraq (C) President of Iraq (D) President of Turkey (E) None of these 15. At present Indian Rupee is— (A) partially convertible on current account (B) fully convertible on current account (C) partially convertible on capital account (D) fully convertible on capital account (E) fully convertible on current and capital account both 16. The Government of India has decided to import which of the following commodities at about Rs. 16 a kg. whereas it pays only Rs. 8.50 a kg. for the purchase of the same within the country or its Public Distri-bution System ? (A) Wheat (B) Rice (C) Sugar (D) Sugarcane (E) None of these 17. The Finance Minister of India recently made a mention that Infrastructure Development in India should be done on 'PPP' model only. What is the full form of 'PPP' ? (A) Purchasing Power Parity (B) Public Private Partnership (C) Purchase Produce Provide (D) People's Programme and Priority (E) None of these 18. The Reserve Bank of India keeps on changing correcting various indicators/rates/ratios applicable to the banking industry. What at present is the Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) ? (A) 7% (B) 12% (C) 25% (D) 33% (E) None of these 19. Which of the following agencies/organizations is setting up India's first Natural Resource Data Centre in Kolkata ? (A) RBI (B) SEBI (C) NABARD (D) SAARC (E) BARC 20. The Govt. of India has announced a Rs. 14,000 crore help package to exporters. Why exporters need a help of such nature ? (A) Rupee is appreciating sharply (B) Few consignments of exports were destroyed by terrorists (C) China has reduced its VAT rates hence its products have become cheaper for importers (D) It was done to promote exports to SAARC member nations (E) None of these 21. India's 'Look East' trade policy is designed to help particularly members of which of the following group of nations ? (A) SAARC (B) ASEAN (C) WTO (D) NATO (E) EU 22. In response to India's 'Look East' policy which of the following countries has launched 'Look West' policy ? (Both are complementary to each other) (A) Singapore (B) China (C) South Korea (D) Indonesia (E) Thailand Answers : 1. (A) 2. (C) 3. (D) 4. (D) 5. (B) 6. (A) 7. (E) 8.(D) 9. (B) 10. (A) 11. (A) 12. (D) 13. (B) 14. (D) 15. (B) 16. (A) 17. (B) 18. (C) 19. (C) 20. (A) 21. (B) 22. (E) 23. (B) 24. (E) 25. (A) 26. (D) 27. (A) 28. (B) 29. (A) 30. (E) 31. (A) 32. (B) 33. (C) 34. (D) 35. (B) 36. (B) 37. (E) 38. (D) 39. (B) 40. (C) 41. (E) 42. (C) 43. (E) 44. (D) 45. (D) 46. (B) 47. (E) 48. (E) 49. (E) 50. (E) ================================================================ 1. India test-fired Agni III on— (A) May 15, 2008 (B) May 17, 2008 (C) May 20, 2008 (D) May 7, 2008 2. Which one of the following countries is not included in the elite club which India joined after its successful test firing of Agni III— (A) Russia (B) U.S.A. (C) U.K. (D) France 3. M. Natrajan is— (A) Scientific Advisor to the Defence Minister (B) Chief Controller and Programme Director of Agni Missile System (C) Scientific Advisor to the Prime Minister (D) None of the above 4. Currently which one of the following organizations is celebrating its golden jubilee (year) ? (A) ISRO (B) CBI (C) DRDO (D) NASSCOM 5. India and Malaysia held their joint naval exercise at— (A) Andman island (B) Nicobar island (C) Lumut Answers 1. (D) 2. (C) 3. (A) 4. (C) 5. (C) FOR MORE DETAILS sarkari naukri Andhra Bank PO Results 2011 Andhra Bank PO Results 2011 Andhra Bank Probationary Officers Results 2011