Solved Paper: SBI PO Exam- 2013

Solved Paper: SBI PO Exam- 2013
General Awareness, Marketing and Computer
(Held on 28-4-2013)
1. Every year March 20 is celebrated as what day ?
(A) World Sparrow Day
(B) International Women’s Day
(C) World Cuckoo Day
(D) International Child Day
(E) International Mother’s Day
Ans : (A)
2. Invisible Export means export of–
(A) Services
(B) Prohibited goods
(C) Restricted goods
(D) Goods as per OGL list
(E) Other than those given as options
Ans : (A)
3. One of the famous Indian Sportsperson released his/her autobiography–’Playing to Win’ in November 2012. Name the sports-person correctly–
(A) Saina Nehwal
(B) Mary Kom
(C) Yuvraj Singh
(D) Sachin Tendulkar
(E) Sushil Kumar
Ans : (A)
4. The NRIs while investing in the equity of a company cannot buy more than prescribed percentage of the paid up capital of that company .What is the prescribed percentage ?
(A) 2%
(B) 3%
(C) 4%
(D) 5%
(E) 6%
Ans : (D)
5. Government as part of the recapitalisation plan, infused capital in State Bank of India recently. Indicate the approximate capital infusion–
(A) Rs. 500 cr.
(B) Rs. 1000 cr.
(C) Rs. 1,500 cr.
(D) Rs. 2,000 cr.
(E) Rs. 3,000 cr.
Ans : (E)
6. 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 ?
(A) Core Banking
(B) Micro Credit
(C) Retail Banking
(D) Real Time Gross Settlement
(E) Internet Banking
Ans : (B)
7. Banks in India are required to maintain a portion of their demand and time liabilities with the Reserve Bank of India. This portion is called–
(A) Statutory Liquidity Ratio
(B) Cash Reserve Ratio
(C) Bank Deposit
(D) Reverse Repo
(E) Government Securities
Ans : (B)
8. The European Union has adopted which of the following as a common currency ?
(A) Dollar
(B) Dinar
(C) Yen
(D) Euro
(E) Peso
Ans : (D)
9. Who is the Captain of Australian Cricket Team, which currently (March 2013) visited India ?
(A) Michael Clarke
(B) Shane Watson
(C) Shane Warne
(D) Michael Hussey
(E) Ricky Ponting
Ans : (A)
10. Who is the author of the book ‘Women of Vision’ ?
(A) Ravinder Singh
(B) Preeti Shenoy
(C) Amish Tripathi
(D) Durjoy Dutta
(E) Alam Srinivas
Ans : (E)
11. Which of the following term is associated with the game of Cricket ?
(A) Bouncer
(B) Love
(C) Goal
(D) Mid Court
(E) Collision
Ans : (A)
12. The Holidays for the Banks are declared as per–
(A) Reserve Bank Act
(B) Banking Regulation Act
(C) Negotiable Instruments Act
(D) Securities and Exchange Board of India Act
(E) Companies Act
Ans : (C)
13. In banking business, when the borrowers avail a Term Loan, initially they are given a repayment holiday and this is referred as–
(A) Subsidy
(B) Interest Water
(C) Re-phasing
(D) Interest concession
(E) Moratorium
Ans : (E)
l4. One of IT Company from India has become the first Indian Company to trade on NYSE Euronext London and Paris markets from February 2013 onwards. Which is this company ?
(A) Wipro Infotech Ltd.
(B) L&T Infotech
(C) HCL Technologies LTD.
(D) Infosys Technologies Limited
(E) Polaris Financial Technology Ltd.
Ans : (D)
l5. Banking Ombudsman is appointed by–
(A) Government of India
(B) State Governments
(C) RBI
(D) ECGC
(E) Exim Bank
Ans : (C)
l6. BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange), the oldest stock exchange in Asia has joined hands with one more International index in February 2013. This association has resulted in change of name of BSE index. What is the change of name effected ?
(A) Dow Jones BSE Index
(B) NASDAQ BSE Index
(C) S&P BSE Index
(D) Euronext BSE Index
(E) Other than those given as options
Ans : (C)
17. Interest on Savings deposit now-a-days is–
(A) Fixed by RBI
(B) Fixed by the respective Banks
(C) Fixed by the Depositors
(D) Fixed as per the contract between Bank and the Consumer Court
(E) Not pay by the Bank
Ans : (B)
18. The customers’ by opening and investing in the Tax Saver Deposit Account Scheme in a bank would get benefit under–
(A) Sales Tax
(B) Customs Duty
(C) Excise Duty
(D) Professional Tax
(E) Income Tax
Ans : (E)
19. Pre-shipment finance is provided by the banks only to–
(A) Credit Card Holders
(B) Students aspiring for further studies
(C) Brokers in equity market
(D) Village Artisans
(E) Exporters
Ans : (E)
20. A non-performing asset is–
(A) Money at call and short notice
(B) An asset that ceases to generate income
(C) Cash balance in till
(D) Cash balance with RBI
(E) Balance with other banks
Ans : (B)
21. Interest below which a bank is not expected to lend to customers is known as–
(A) Deposit Rate
(B) Base Rate
(C) Prime Lending Rate
(D) Bank Rate
(E) Discount Rate
Ans : (B)
22. Government usually classifies its expenditure in term of planned and non-planned expenditure. Identify, which is the correct definition of Planned expenditure ?
(A) It represents the expenditure of all the State Governments
(B) It represents the total expenditure of the Central Government
(C) It is the expenditure which is spent through centrally sponsored programmes and flagship schemes of Government
(D) It represents the expenditure incurred on Defence
(E) Other than those given as options
Ans : (E)
23. Which of the following organization is made specifically responsible for empowering Micro, Small and Medium enterprises in India ?
(A) NABARD
(B) RBI
(C) SIDBI
(D) ECGC
(E) SEBI
Ans : (C)
24. The Union Budget for 2013-14 proposed by the Finance Minister on February 28, 2013 announced introduction of new variety of bonds by the Government. What is the name of these bonds ?
(A) Deep discount bonds
(B) Zero Coupon bonds
(C) Bullet Bonds
(D) Inflation Indexed Bonds
(E) Inflation Variable Bonds
Ans : (D)
25. RBI has released its guidelines for entry of new banks in the private sector in the month of February 2013. One of the norms is at least a prescribed percentage of branches of new bank should be set in unbanked rural centres with a population of upto 9,999 people. What is the percentage of such branches prescribed in the norms?
(A) 10%
(B) 15%
(C) 18%
(D) 25%
(E) Other than those given as options
Ans : (D)
26. A joystick is primarily used to/for–
(A) Control sound on the screen
(B) Computer gaming
(C) Enter text
(D) Draw pictures
(E) Print text
Ans : (B)
27. The CPU comprises of Control, Memory and …………….. units.
(A) Microprocessor
(B) Arithmetic/Logic
(C) Output
(D) ROM
(E) Input
Ans : (B)
28. Which of the following uses a handheld operating system ?
(A) A super computer
(B) A personal computer
(C) A laptop
(D) A mainframe
(E) A PDA
Ans : (E)
29. To display the contents of a folder in Windows Explorer you should–
(A) click on it
(B) collapse it
(C) name it
(D) give it a password
(E) rename it
Ans : (A)
30. ‘C’ in CPU denotes–
(A) Central
(B) Common
(C) Convenient
(D) Computer
(E) Circuitry
Ans : (A)
31. …………….. is the most important/powerful computer in a typical network.
(A) Desktop
(B) Network Client
(C) Network server
(D) Network station
(E) Network switch
Ans : (C)
32. Which is not a storage device ?
(A) A CD
(B) A DVD
(C) A Floppy disk
(D) A Printer
(E) A Hard disk
Ans : (D)
33. Which bf the following refers to the rectangular area for displaying information and running programs ?
(A) Desktop
(B) Dialog box
(C) Menu
(D) Window
(E) Icon
Ans : (B)
34. …………….. devices convert human-understandable data and programs into a form that the computer can process.
(A) Printing
(B) Output
(C) Solid state
(D) Monitor
(E) Input
Ans : (E)
35. The software that is used to create text-based documents are referred to as–
(A) DBMS
(B) suites
(C) spreadsheets
(D) presentation software
(E) word Processors
Ans: (E)
36. …………….. is a Windows utility program that locates and eliminates unnecessary fragments and rearranges files and unused-disk space to optimize operations.
(A) Backup
(B) Disk Cleanup
(C) Disk Defragmenter
(D) Restore
(E) Disk Restorer
Ans: (C)
37. Which of the following refers to too much electricity and may cause a voltage surge?
(A) Anomaly
(B) Shock
(C) Spike
(D) Virus
(E) Splash
Ans: (C)
38. A (n) …………….. appearing on a web page opens another document when clicked.
(A) anchor
(B) URL
(C) hyperlink
(D) reference
(E) heading
Ans: (C)
39. A successful marketing Person requires one of the following qualities–
(A) Empathy
(B) Sympathy
(C) Insistence
(D) Aggressiveness
(E) Pride
Ans: (B)
40. Market segmentation can be resorted to by dividing the target group as per–
(A) Income levels of customers
(B) Age of the employees
(C) Needs of the sales persons
(D) Marketing skills of the employees
(E) Size of the Organisation
Ans: (A)
41. Innovation in marketing is same as–
(A) Abbreviation
(B) Communication
(C) Creativity
(D) Aspiration
(E) Research work
Ans: (E)
42. Effective Selling Skills depends on–
(A) Number of languages known to the DSA
(B) Data on marketing staff
(C) Information regarding IT market
(D) Knowledge of related market
(E) Ability to talk fast
Ans: (D)
43. A Direct Selling Agent (DSA) is required to be adept in–
(A) Surrogate marketing
(B) Training Skills
(C) Communication skills
(D) Market Research
(E) OTC Marketing
Ans: (C)
44. Leads can be best sourced from–
(A) Foreign customers
(B) Yellow pages
(C) Dictionary
(D) List of vendors
(E) Local supply chains
Ans: (B)
45. Value added services means–
(A) Low cost products
(B) High cost products
(C) At par services
(D) Additional services for the same cost
(E) Giving Discounts
Ans: (D)
46. Post-sales activities includes–
(A) Sales presentation
(B) Customer Feedback
(C) Customer indentification
(D) Customer apathy
(E) Product design
Ans: (B)
47. The target market for Debit Cards is–
(A) All existing account-holders
(B) All agriculturists
(C) All DSAs
(D) All vendors
(E) All outsourced agents
Ans: (A)
48. The Competitive position of a company can be improved by–
(A) increasing the selling price
(B) reducing the margin
(C) ignoring competitors
(D) increasing the cost price
(E) understanding and fulfilling customers’ needs
Ans: (E)
49. A good Brand can be built up by way of–
(A) Customer grievances
(B) Break-down of IT support
(C) Old age
(D) Large number of products
(E) Consistent offering of good services
Ans: (E)
50. The ‘USP’ of a product denotes–
(A) Usefulness of the product
(B) Drawback of a product
(C) Main functions
(D) Number of allied products available
(E) High selling features of a product
Ans: (E)

SSC EXAM QUESTION

*-:-SSC Exam 2013 में पूछे गये क्वेश्चन-
Answer-:-
● रबड़ के उत्पादन में भारत का विश्व में कौन-
सा स्थान है
— चौथा
● रबड़ की प्रति हेक्टेयर उत्पादक में भारत
का विश्व में
कौन-सा स्थान है— पहला
● हरित क्रांति से किस फसल के उत्पादन में
सबसे अधिक
वृद्धि हुई— गेहूँ
● अंगूर की प्रति हेक्टेयर उपज में भारत
का विश्व में कौन-
सा स्थान है— पहला
● मोटे अनाज के अंतर्गत कौन-सी फसलें
आती हैं— बाजरा,
ज्वार, रागी, मक्का तथा जौ
● कृषि के अंतर्गत ट्रैक्टर्स के उपयोग
की दृष्टि से भारत
का विश्व में कौन-सा स्थान है— चौथा
● काली चाय का विश्व में सबसे बड़ा उत्पादक
और
उपभोक्ता देश कौन-सा है— भारत
● भारत का विश्व दुग्ध उत्पादन में कौन-
सा स्थान है—
पहला
● कुल पशुओं की संख्या की दृष्टि से विश्व में
भारत
का कौन-सा स्थान है— दूसरा
● कुल पशुओं की संख्या की दृष्टि से विश्व में
कौन-सा देश
पहले स्थान पर है— ब्राजील
● अंडों के उत्पादन में भारत का विश्व में कौन-
सा स्थान है
— तीसरा
● विश्व का सबसे बड़ा चमड़ा उत्पादक देश
कौन-सा है—
भारत
● ‘ऑपरेशन फ्लड’ कार्यक्रम कब शुरू
किया गया— 1970
● ‘ऑपरेशन फ्लड’ कार्यक्रम किसके उत्पादन
में बढ़ोतरी से
संबंधित है— दूध
● ‘ऑपरेशन फ्लड’ कार्यक्रम के सूत्रधार कौन
थे— डॉ.
वर्गीज कूरियन
● विश्व में समुद्री मत्स्य उत्पादन में भारत
का कौन-
सा स्थान है— छठा
● विश्व में अंतर्देशीय मत्स्य उत्पादन में भारत
का कौन-
सा स्थान है— दूसरा
● मोती देने वाली मछलियाँ कहाँ पकड़ी जाती हैं
— मन्नार
की खाड़ी
● सर्वाधिक समुद्री मछलियाँ किस राज्य में
पकड़ी जाती हैं
— गुजरात
● ताजे पानी की सर्वाधिक मछलियाँ किस राज्य
में
पकड़ी जाती है— पश्चिम बंगाल
● कुल मछली उत्पादन में कौन-सा राज्य पहले
स्थान पर है
— पश्चिम बंगाल
● श्वेत क्रांति किससे संबंधित है— दूग्ध
उत्पादन से
● पीली क्रांति किससे संबंधित है— तिलहन
उत्पादन se.....

IMPORTANT DAYS

IMPORTANT DAYS

January 1 Global Family Day, Army Medical Corps Establishment Day
January 6 World War Orphans Day
January 9 NRI Day or Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas
January 10 World Laughter Day
January 11 Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri
January 12 National Youth Day or Birthday of Swami Vivekananda
January 15 National Army Day
January 23 Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s Birth Anniversary
January 24 National Girl Child Day of India
January 25 national Tourism Day, National Voters Day
January 26 Republic Day of India, International Customs duty day
January 27 International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 28 Data Protection Day,Birth Anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai
January 30 National Martyr’s Day or Sarvodaya Day,World Leprosy Eradication Day
February 2 World Wetlands Day
February 4 World Cancer Day, national Day of Srilanka, Facebook day
2nd Sunday of February World Marriage Day
February 6 International Day against Female Genital Mutilation
February 11 World Day of the Sick
February 12 Darwin Day
February 13 World Radio Day, National womens day or Sarojini Naydu’s Birthday
February 14 Valantine’s Day
February 20 World Day of Social Justice
February 21 International Mother Language Day
February 22 World Scout Day, World Thinking day
February 23 World Peace and Understanding Day
February 24 Central Excise Day
February 28 National Science Day
March 3 National Defence Day
March 4 National Safety Day,World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation, National Security Day
March 8 International Womens’ Day
March 13 World Rotaract Day
March 14 World Pie day
2nd Monday of March Commonwealth Day
2nd Thursday of March World Kidney Day
March 15 World Consumer Rights Day, World Disabled Day, World Contact Day
March 16 National Vaccination Day
March 18 National Ordinance Factories Day
March 20 World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People,International Day of Happiness, World sparrow day
March 21 World Forestry Day, International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, World Poetry Day, World Down Syndrome day, World Puppetry day
3rd Friday of March World Sleep Day
March 22 World Water Day
March 23 World Meteorological Day, Pakistan Day(Youm-e-pakistan)
March 24 World TB Day, International Day for Achievers
March 25 International Day of Remembrance – Victims of Slavery and Transatlantic Slave Trade
March 26 World Purple day(epilepsy awareness day)
March 27 World Drama Day or World Theater Day
April 1 Orissa Day, April fool’s day
April 2 World Autism Awareness Day
April 4 International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
April 5 National Maritime Day
April 7 World Health Day
April 8 World Romani Day
April 12 World Aviation & Cosmonauts Day
April 13 Jallianwallah Bagh Massacre Day
April 14 B.R.Ambedkar Remembrance Day
April 15 World day of Silence, Day of Dialogue
April 17 World Haemophilia Day
April 18 World Heritage Day
April 21 World Creativity and Innovation Day, National Secrataries day, National Civil Services Day
April 22 World Earth Day
April 23 World Book and Copyright Day, World English Language Day
April 24 World Lab Animals Day
April 25 World Malaria Day, Italy Liberation Day
April 26 World Intellectual Property Day
April 28 International Worker’s Memorial Day, World day for Safety and Health at work
April 29 World Dance Day
April 30 International Jazz Day
May 01 World Labour Day or May Day or Workers Day, Maharashtra Day
May 03 Press Freedom Day(Intl.), International Sun Day, World Asthma Day, International Energy Day
May 04 Coal Miners Day(Intl.), International Firefighters’ Day
1st Sunday of May World Laughter Day
May 05 World Athletics Day, World Midwives Day
May 06 World No Diet Day
May 08 World Red Cross Day or Red Crescent Day, Remembrance and Reconciliation for Lost Lives of Second World War
May 09 World Thalassaemia Day
2nd sunday of May World Mother Day
May 10 International Migratory Bird Day
May 11 National technology day
May 12 International Nurses Day
May 13 International Criminal Court Day
May 15 International Day of the Families
May 17 World Tele-communication and Information Society Day, Wold AIDS Vaccination day,World Hypertension Day, International day against Homophobia and Transphobia
May 18 World Museum Day
May 20 World Meteorology Day
May 21 National Anti Terrorism Day, National Day for Cultural Development
May 22 International Day for Biological Diversity
May 24 Commonwealth Day
May 25 World Missing Childrens day
May 29 International Day of Peacekeepers
May 31 World Anti Tobacco Day
June 1 Global Day of Parents
June 4 World Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
June 5 World Environment Day
June 8 World Brain Tumor Day, World Oceans Day
June 12 World Day Against Child Labor
June 14 World Blood Donor Day
June 15 World elder abuse awareness day
3rd Sunday of June World Father’s Day
June 16 International Integration Day
June 18 International Picnic Day
June 20 World Refugee Day
June 21 World Music Day
June 23 International Olympic Day, United Nations Public Service Day, International Widows Day
June 26 International Day against Drug abuse and Illicit Trafficking, International Day in support of Victims of torture
July 1 International Joke Day, world Doctor’s Day
July 2 World Sports Journalists Day, World UFO day
1st Saturday of July International Day of Cooperatives
July 04 America Indipendence Day
July 06 World Zoonoses Day
JUly 07 World Chocolate Day
July 11 World Population Day
July 12 International Malala Day
July 18 International Nelson Mandela Day
July 26 Kargil Vijay Diwas or Kargil Memorial Day or Kargil Victory Day
July 28 World Nature Conservation Day, World Hepatitis Day
July 29 International Tiger Day
First Sunday in August International Friendship Day
August 6 Hiroshima Day, Anti Nuclear Day
August 8 World Senior Citizen Day
August 9 Nagasaki Day, International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, Quit India Day
August 12 International Youth Day
August 13 International Left Handers Day
August 14 Pakistan’s Indipendence Day
August 15 India’s Independence Day, International Mourning Day
August 19 World Humanitarian Day, World Photography Day
August 20 National Sadbhavna Divas or Birthday of Rajiv gandhi, World Mosquito Day, Indain Akshay Urja Diwas or day
August 21 National Senior Citizen Day
August 23 International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
August 29 National Sports Day or Dhyanchand’s Birthday
August 30 International day of the victims of enforced Disappearances
September 2 World Coconut Day
September 5 National Teacher’s Day or Dr. Radhakrishanan’s Birth Day, Sanskrit Day
September 7 World Forgiveness Day
September 8 World Literacy Day
September 10 World Anti-Suicide Day
September 14 Hindi Diwas or Hindi Day, World First Aid Day
September 15 International Day of Democracy, International Engineer’s Day
September 16 World Ozone Day
September 20 RPF Foundation day
September 21 World Peace Day or International day for Peace and Non-violence (UN), World Alzheimer’s Day
September 22 World Cancer Free Day or Rose Day
September 23 International Day of the Deaf
September 26 World Contraception Day, european day of languages
September 27 World Tourism Day
September 28 World Rabies Day
September 29 World Heart Day
1st Monday of October World Habitat Day
October 1 World Vegetarian Day, International Day of the older/Elderly
October 2 Gandhi Jayanti, International Day of Non-Violence
October 3 World Nature Day
October 4 World Animal Day
October 5 World Teacher’s Day
October 6 World Wildlife Day
October 8 Indian Air Force Day
October 9 World Postal or Post-office Day
October 10 World Mental Health Day, National Post-office Day
October 11 International Day of the Girl Child
2nd Thursday of October World Sight Day
October 12 World Arthritis Day
October 13 International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
October 14 World Standards Day
October 15 Global Hand Washing Day, International Day of Rural Women, World White Cane Safety Day
October 16 World Food Day
October 17 International Poverty Day for it’s Eradication
October 20 World Osteoporosis Day,World Statistics Day, National Solidarity day
October 24 UN Day, World Development Information Day, World Polio Day
October 27 World day for Audio Visual Heritage
October 28 International Animation Day
October 31 World Savings Day or wold Thrift day, Halloween Day
November 1 World Vegan Day
November 6 International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
November 7 Infant Protection Day, World Cancer Awareness Day
November 8 World Radiology Day
November 9 World Legal Service Day
November 10 World Science day for Peace and Development, Public Transport Day
November 11 National Education Day
November 12 World Pneumonia Day, Public Service Broadcasting Day
November 13 World Kindness Day
November 14 Children’s Day(India), World Diabetes Day
November 16 International Day for Endurance or Tolerance
November 17 International Students Day, Gurunanak Dev’s Birth Anniversary, National eplilepsy day
November 19 World Toilet Day, International Men’s Day, National Integration Day
November 20 Universal Children’s Day
3rd Sunday of November World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
3rd Thursday of November World Philosophy Day
November 21 World Fisheries Day, World Hello Day, World Television Day
November 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, World Non-Veg day
November 26 National Law Day or National constitution Day
November 30 National Flag Day
December 1 World AIDS Day
December 2 World Computer Literacy Day, International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
December 3 International Day of People with Disability or World Disability Day
December 4 Indian Navy Day
December 5 International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
December 7 International Civil Aviation Day, Indian Armed Force Flag Day
December 9 The International Anti-Corruption Day
December 10 World Human Rights Day,International Children’s Day of Broadcasting
December 11 International Mountain Day, UNICEF Day
December 14 National Energy Conservation Day(India)
December 16 Vijay Diwas
December 18 International Migrants Day, National Minority Rights Day
December 19 Goa’s Libration Day
December 20 International Human Solidarity Day
December 23 National Farmer’s Day or Kisan Diwas
December 25 Christmas Day

Important Awards and Their Fields

Important Awards and Their Fields
1. Oscar	Film
2. Dada sahib phalke	Film
3. Grammy	Music
4. Pulitzer	Journalism and Literature
5. Arjun	Sports
6. Bowelay	Agriculture
7. Kalinga	Science
8. Dhanwantri	Medical science
9. Bhatnagar	Science
10. Nobel prize	Peace, Literature, Economics, Physics, Chemistry, Medical science
11. Abel	Maths
12. Merlin	Magic
13. Bharat ratna	Art, Science, Public services, Sports
14. Vyas samman	Literature
15. Bihari award	Literature
16. Saraswati samman	Literature
17. Man booker	Literature
18. Vachspati samman	Sanskrit literature