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IBPS PO Previous Questions

IBPS PO Exam Date : 17-06-2012


1.Which of the following was issue over which India decided to vote against Sri Lanka in the meeting of one of the UN governed bodies/agencies ?    (India & World)
a) Violations of human rights in Sri Lanka
b) Allowing china of human rights in Sri Lanka
c) Issue of subsidy on agricultural products in the meeting of the WTO
d) Allowing part of Sri Lanka to become an independent country governed by LTTE.
e) Sri Lanka ‘s claim to become a permanent member of UN security council.
Ans : A    

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE about political situation in Mali, where a military coup burst out recently  (International)
a) General elections were due there in March / April 2012 but did not take place
b) The Country was under the control of US army since last 18 months
c) Army of the country was not happy as Amadou Toure was made president without elections for the next five years
d) Coup broke out in Mali when Amadou Toure, the military chief got seriously injured in a bomb blast.
e) NATO and its associates had panned a coup there.
Ans: D    

3. In the summit of which if the following organizations/group of Nations it was declared that all members should enforce Budget discipline?   (conferences)
a) G-8

b) OPEC
c) European Union
d) SAARC
e) G-20
Ans : C    

4. A per newspaper reports, India is planning to use ‘SEU’ as fuel in its 700 MW nuclear reactors being developed in new plants. What is full form of ‘SEU’ as used here ?    (science & technology)
a) Safe Electrical Units

b) Small Electrical units
c) Slightly enriched Uranium
d) Sufficiently Enriched Units
e) Safely enriched uranium
Ans : C    

5. The Golden Jubilee of Afro-Asian Development organization was organized in which of the following places in March 2012 ?    (Conferences)
a) Dhaka

b) Tokya
c) Cairo
d) kualalumpur
e) New Delhi
Ans :E    

6. The present Foreign Trade policy of India will continue till    ( economy)
a) December 2012

b) march 2013
c) march 2014
d) June 2014
e) December 2014
Ans : C    

7. What was the reasons owing Enrica Lexie , an Italian ship was detained by the port Authorities in Kerala and was bought to Cochin port for inspection and search?    (India & world)
a) It was carrying in objectionable material
b) It was involved in sea piracy
c) It was detained as the crew killed two India fishermen
d) The ship started sailing without making payments of Iron ore it loaded
e) It was detained as it was dumping nuclear waste in deep sea.
Ans : C    

8. Which of the following agencies/ organizations recently gave ‘go-head’ verdict to India’s one of the most controversial project of Inter linking rivers?( some of the rivers international rivers )                                                                                                                                                                                             (India & World)
a) UN Food and Agriculture Organization
b) World Meteorological Organization
c) International Court of Justice
d) Central Water Commission
e) Supreme Court of India
Ans : E    

9. Who among the following was the captain of the Australian Team which played 4 Test matches against India in January 2012 and won all of them ?    (sports and games)
a) Ricky Pointing

b) Michael Clarke
c) Nathan Lyon
d) Stuart Clark
e) Andrew Symonds
Ans : B    

10. The committee on review of Small saving fund (NSSF) was headed by     (committees)
a) Dr.C.Rangarajan

b) Mr.U.K.sinha
c) Dr.Y.V.Reddy
d) Mrs,shyamala Gopinath
e) Dr. Usha thorat
Ans : D    

11. The 5th Asian Indoor Athletics Championship was organized in February 2012 in     (sports and games)
a) Bangladesh

b) India
c) Qatar
d) China
e) South Korea
Ans : D    

12. Who among the following was the chief Guest at the three -day Pravasi Bharatiya Divas held in January 2012?    (conference)
a) kamla Persad – Bissessar

b) Ram Baran Yadav
c) Lakshmi Mittal
d) Salman Rushdie
e) Benjamini Netanyahu
Ans : A    

13. As per revised RBI Guidelines, Provision on secured  portion of loan accounts classified as Doubtful assets for than one year and up to 3 (three) years is to be made at the rate of     (economy)
a) 15% b) 20% c) 40 % d) 25% d) 30%
Ans : E    

14. As per the provisions in the food Security Bill -2011, per month how much food grain should be given to each person of the target group?    (economy)
a) 5kg

b) 7 kg
c) 9kg
d) 10 kg
e) 20kg
Ans : B    

15. Which of the following states has launched ‘panch parmeswar Yojana’ Under which panshayats are allowed to use the fund for developing infrastructure and basic amenities in villages ?    (states)
a) UttarPradesh

b) Maharastra
c) Gujarat
d) Madhya Pradesh
e) Tamilnadu
Ans : D    

16. National table tennis championship was organized in January 2012 in     (sports and games)
a) Mumbai

b) Delhi
c) Hyderabad
d) Luknow
e) Jaipur
Ans : D     

17. Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Nirbasan’?   ( books in news)
a) Mahasweta devi

b) Taslima Nasreen
) Sunil Gangopadhyay
d) Vikram Seth
e) Kiran Desai
Ans : B    

18.Who maong the following Indian Lawn Tennis layer won a Doubles of Australian Open 2012 ?          (sports and games)
a) Mahesh Bhupati

b) Kamlesh Mehta
c) Leander paes
d) Sania Mirza
e) Achanta sarath kamal
Ans : C    

19.’Akula -11′class’K-152 Nepra ‘ was included in Indian Navy recently. These are     (Science & Technology)
a) Air crafts

b) Radar System
c) Submarines Missiles
d) Warships
e) Submarines
Ans : E    

20. Which of the following awards was conferred upon Late Mario De Miranda(Posthumously)in January 2012?    (Awards and Honours)
a) Padma Vibhushan

b) bharat Ratna
c) kalidas Samman
d) Saraswati Samman
e) Padmashri
Ans : A    

21. Which of the following schemes in launched to provide pension to people in unorganized sectors in India    ( national)
a) Swabhiman

b) Jeevan Dhara
c) Jeevan Kalyan
d) ASHA
e) Swavalamban
Ans : E

22. The 10th basic Ministerial Meeting on climate change was organized in February 2012 in     (conference)
a) Tokyo

b) Beijing
c) manila
d) Moscow
e) New Delhi
Ans : E    

23. Finance Ministry has asked the Reserve Bank of India to allow Common ATM’s taht will be owned and managed by non-banking entities hoping to cut transaction costs for banks, such ATM’a are known as        ( economy )
a) black Label ATM’s

b) Offsite ATM’s
c) On site ATM’s or red ATM’s
d) Third Party ATM’s
e) White label ATM’s
Ans : E    

24. Ranbir Kapoor was awarded Best Actor Award in 57th Film Fare function for his performance in              ( Awards and Honours)
a) No One Killed Jessica

b) Stanley Ka Dabba
c) 7 khoon Maaf
d) Rockstar
e) Zindagi na milendi Dobara
Ans : D   



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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