IBPS GENERAL AWARENESS SOLVED QUESTIONS

1. Which of the following statements about CHOGM 2011 is/are true?
1) The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2011, commonly known as CHOGM 2011, was held in Perth, Australia in October 2011.
2) The 22nd Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations was chaired by Julia Gillard, the Prime Minister of Australia.
3) Hamid Ansari, the Vice President, represented India at the Summit.
4) Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper had threatened to boycott the 2013 CHOGM, to be held in Sri Lanka, if allegations of human rights abuses against the country's Tamil minority were not investigated.
5) All the statements are correct.

2. Muammar Qadhafi was killed in October 2011 in his hometown Sirte. He was the former leader of which of the following countries?
1) Tunisia
2) Egypt
3) Syria
4) Libya
5) Yemen

3. The Election Commission has disqualified Umlesh Yadav, an MLA from Uttar Pradesh, from contesting again for three years for suppressing expenditure (the amount spent for issuing the advertisements) in her election accounts. She is the first political victim of the paid news phenomenon. She was elected from which of the following political parties?
1) Rashtriya Janata Dal
2) Samajwadi Party
3) Rashtriya Parivartan Dal
4) Bharatiya Janata Party
5) Bahujan Samaj Party

4. Alain Juppe visited India in October 2011. He is the Minister for Foreign Affairs of which of the following countries?
1) Germany
2) Italy
3) United Kingdom
4) France
5) Spain

5. M.K.Mani has been honoured with the 40th Dhanvantari Award. In which of the following fields is this prestigious award given annually?
1) Print Journalism
2) Cinema
3) Architecture
4) Medical Science
 5) Literature

6. The South India's first metro rail service was started in which of the following cities in October 2011?
1) Chennai
2) Bangalore
3) Hyderabad
4) Cochin
5) None of these

7. Who is the Chairman of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC)?
1) Bimal Jalan
2) Suresh Tendulkar
3) C.Rangarajan
4) Y.V.Reddy
5) Montek Singh Ahluwalia

8. Shakti-2011 is a joint army exercise between India and which of the following countries? (It was conducted in Uttarakhand in October 2011)
1) Sri Lanka
2) France
3) USA
4) China
5) Philippines

9. Who won the National Chess title in Aurangabad in October 2011?
1) Abhijeet Gupta
2) Deepan Chakkravarthy
3) S.P.Sethuraman
4) M.R.Venkatesh
5) Vidit Gujarathi

10. Who has been honoured with the Presidential Citizens Medal by U.S. President Barack Obama for her courage in overcoming and speaking out against domestic abuse in the Indian-American community?
1) Kavya Lahiri
2) Vijaya Emani
3) Kalpana Sen
4) Anuradha Sen
5) None of these

11. Which English cricketer is the author of the book 'The Breaks are off-My Autobiography'?
1) Kevin Pietersen
2) Graeme Swann
3) Alastair Cook
4) Ian Bell
5) Andrew Strauss

12. Who made history by winning the inaugural Formula One Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida in October 2011?
1) Sebastian Vettel
2) Jenson Button
3) Fernando Alonso
4) Mark Webber
5) Michael Schumacher

13. Who was re-appointed the Commonwealth Secretary- General for four more years in October 2011?
1) Don McKinnon
2) Arnold Smith
3) Kamalesh Sharma
4) Shridath Ramphal
5) None

14. Who received "The Hindu Lite-rary Prize for Best Fiction 2011" for his/her debut novel "The Sly Company of People Who Care" in October 2011?
1) N.S.Madhavan
2) Rahul Bhattacharya
3) Amitav Ghosh
4) Anuradha Roy
5) None

15. Who is the author of the book 'The TCS Story…and Beyond'?
1) Ratan Tata
2) N.Chandrasekaran
3) S.Ramadorai
4) N.R.Narayana Murty
5) Nandan Nilekani

16. The National Development Council (NDC) meeting was held in New Delhi recently. Who is the Chairman of the NDC?
1) Manmohan Singh
2) P.Chidambaram
3) Pranab Mukherjee
4) Sonia Gandhi
5) Montek Singh Ahluwalia

17. Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck visited India recently. He is the king of which of the following countries?
1) Nepal
2) Mauritius
3) Thailand
4) Bhutan
5) None of these

18. New Zealand won the Rugby World Cup in October 2011 after defeating which of the following countries in the final held in Auckland, New Zealand?
1) USA
2) UK
3) Canada
4) Australia
5) France

19. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is one of the three recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2011. She is the President of which of the following countries?
1) Yemen
2) Liberia
3) Rwanda
4) Sudan
5) Kenya

20. Who is considered as the father of the white revolution in India?
1) M.S.Swaminathan
2) H.G. Khorana
3) U.R.Rao
4) Verghese Kurien
5) None

21. Which of the following terms is used in the game of hockey?
1) Deuce
2) Penalty Corner
3) LBW
4) No Ball
5) Back Hand

22. Which city hosted the 5th IBSA Summit in October 2011?
1) Cape Town
2) Durban
3) Pretoria
4) Johannesburg
5) Bloemfontein

23. Who among the following leaders did not attend the IBSA Summit in October 2011?
1) Dilma Rousseff
2) Jacob Zuma
3) Manmohan Singh
4) Dmitri Medvedev
5) None of these

24. Who among as following has been elected the President of Kyrgyzstan? (He is the present Prime Minister)
1) Adakhan Madumarov
2) Kamchibek Tashiyev
3) Almazbek Atambayev
4) Nursultan Nazarbayev
5) None of these

25. Who was presented the Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration 2010 for his yeoman service in promoting and preserving the spirit of national integration on October 31, 2011, the death anniversary of Indira Gandhi?
1) Vijay Darda
2) Mohan Dharia
3) Jaipal Reddy
4) Pranab Mukherjee
5) A.K.Antony

26. Who headed the Committee on direct transfer of subsidies on Kerosene, LPG and Fertilizers to the beneficiaries?
1) Manmohan Singh
2) Pranab Mukherjee
3) C.Rangarajan
4) Nandan Nilekani
5) Montek Singh Ahluwalia

27. Which of the following programmes launched by the Government of India aims at enhancing the Livelihood security of the people in rural areas by guaranteeing hundred days of employment in a financial year to a rural household?
1) JNNURM
2) ASHA
3) Kutir Jyoyhi
4) Bharat Nirman
5) MGNREGS

28. Which of the following is the period of the first Five Year Plan in India?
1) 1950-55
2) 1947-52
3) 1951-56
4) 1948-53
5) None of these

29. What is the name of the scheme that was launched by the Government of India for adolescent girls in November 2010?
1) ASHA
2) Swabhiman
3) Swawalamban
4) SABALA
5) Aadhar

30. PIIGS is an acronym for nations of which of the following continents?
1) Asia
2) Africa
3) Europe
4)South America
5) North America

31. Who among the following has never worked as RBI Governor?
1) C.Rangarajan
2) Bimal Jalan
3) Manmohan Singh
4) L.K.Jha
5) Yashwant Sinha

32. Which bank has taken over the Centurion Bank of Punjab?
1) ICICI Bank
2) HDFC Bank
3) IDBI Bank
4) AXIS Bank
5) OBC

33. Which country is considered as the pioneer of Micro Finance?
1) India
 2) Pakistan
3) Bangladesh
4) Sri Lanka
5) China

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