Monday, November 28, 2011

khari-khoti

जब आप हताश हो तो सर पे हाथ रख के बैठने से अच्छा है की कुछ काम कर ले...............

Friday, November 25, 2011

ADVANCED REASONING TEST ONE FOR IBPS 27/11/2011 CWE

1. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word GUARDIAN each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet ? (1) None (2) One(3) Two          (4) Three(5) More than three
2. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ?(
1) 19     (2) 17     (3) 23    (4) 29   (5) 27
3. How many meaningful English words can be made with the letters TEBI using each letter only once in each word ?
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1) None (2) One(3) Two (4) Three(5) More than three
4. In a certain code LONG is written as 5123 and GEAR is written as 3748. How is LANE written in that code ?(
1) 5427 (2) 5247(3) 5847(4) 5237(5) None of these
5. ‘BD’ is related to ‘EG’ and ‘MO’ is related to ‘PR’ in the same way as ‘FH’ is related to ……….(
1) JM (2) IL(3) JL (4) IK(5) None of these
6. How many such digits are there in the number 58674139 each of which is as far away from the beginning of the number as when the digits within the number are rearranged in descending order ?(
1) None (2) One      (3) Two(4) Three(5) More than three
7. In a certain code BREAKDOWN is written as BFSCJMVNC. How is ORGANISED written in that code ?(
1) PSHBMCDRH(2) BHSPMCDRH(3) BHSPOCDRH(4) BHSPNHRDC (5) None of these
8. In a certain code language ‘pik da pa’ means ‘where are you’; ‘da na ja’ means ‘you may come’ and ‘na ka sa’ means ‘he may go’, which of the following means ‘come’ in that code language ?(
1) da         (2) ja     (3) na    (4) Cannot be determined(5) None of these

9. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ?(1) Copper(2) Iron(3) Aluminium(4) Zinc(5) Steel
10. What should come next in the following number series ? 9 8 9 8 7 9 8 7 6 9 8 7 6 5 9 8 7 6 5 4 9 8 7 6 5
(1) 3 (2) 4(3) 2 (4) 1(5) None of these
Qs. 11-17. These questions are based on the following letter/number/symbol arrangement. Study it carefully and answer the questions. H T 6 # E 7 $ K I L % 3 P @ 2 A J ↑ R U 4 �� V D
11. How many such symbols are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by a vowel? (1) None(2) One(3) Two(4) Three(5) More than three
12. Which element is fifth to the right of thirteenth from the right end? (1) F (2) ↑ (3) 1 (4) K (5) None of these
13. What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following series based on the above arrangement?
T#6 7K$ L3% ? (1) @2A (2) A@2 (3) P2@ (4) 2P@ (5) None of these
14. Which element is third to the left of tenth from the left end? (1) K (2) 3 (3) P (4) $ (5) None of these
15. How many such letters are there in the given arrangement each of which is immediately preceded by a symbol but not immediately followed by a number?(1) None (2) One (3) Two (4) Three (5) More than three
16. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the given arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group? (1) KL$ (2) P23 (3) 2J@ (4) L3I (5) 4D
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17. If all the numbers are removed from the given arrangement which element will be ninth from the left end?
(1) % (2) L (3) P (4) I (5) None of these

Qs. 18-25. In each question below are four statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the four given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the four statements disregarding commonly known facts. Give answer: (1) if only conclusion I follows. (2) if only conclusion II follows. (3) if either I or II follows. (4) if neither I nor II follows. (5) if both I and II follow.
18. Statements: Some schools are Colleges. Some Colleges are Universities. All Universities are Institutes.
All Institutes are Classes.
Conclusions: I. Some Colleges are Classes. II. All Universities are Classes.
19. Statements: Some umbrellas are raincoats. All raincoats are shirts. No shirt is a blazer. Some blazers are suits.

Conclusions: I. Some shirts are umbrellas. II. Some suits are raincoats.
20.Statements: Some computers are boards. Some boards are chalks. All chalks are bulbs. No bulb is tube-light.
Conclusions: I. Some bulbs are computers. II. No chalk is a tube light.

21.Statements: All doors are floors. Some floors are tiles. All ties are paints. Some paints are stones.
Conclusions:     I. Some floors are paints. II. Some doors are tiles.
22. Statements: Some leaves are petals. Some petals are flowers. All flowers are fruits. Some fruits are nuts.
Conclusions:     I. Some nuts are flowers. II. No nut is flower.
23. Statements: All pictures are paintings. All paintings are photographs. Some photographs are designs. Some designs are movies.
Conclusions:     I. Some paintings are designs.   II. Some photographs are movies.
24. Statements: Some tablets are capsules. All capsules are syrups. Some syrups are medicines. All medicines are powders.
Conclusions:     I. Some syrups are powders.     II. Some syrups are tablets.
25. Statements: Some rooms are flats. All flats are buildings. Some buildings are bungalows. All bungalows are apartments.
Conclusions:     I. Some flats are bungalows.      II. Some apartments are buildings.

Qs. 26-30. Study the following information carefully to answer these questions.
ALISHA, PRITYLATA, ARCHANA, RITU, MINA, GITU and MANISHA are sitting around a circle facing the centre. ALISHA is third to the left of MANISHA and to the immediate right of RITU. PRITYLATA is second to the left of GITU who is not an immediate neighbour of MINA.
26. Who is the immediate right of PRITYLATA? (1) MINA (2) ARCHANA (3) MANISHA (4) Cannot be determined (5) None of these
27. Who is second to the left of RITU? (1) ALISHA (2) MINA (3) PRITYLATA (4) ARCHANA (5) None of these
28. Which of the following pairs of persons has the first person sitting to the immediate left of second person?
(1) RITU-MINA (2) ALISHA-GITU (3) ARCHANA-PRITYLATA (4) GITU-ARCHANA (5) None of these
29. Which of the following groups has the first person sitting between the other two? (1) MINA-ALISHA-GITU(2) ARCHANA-RITU-GITU(3) MANISHA-PRITYLATA-RITU(4) MANISHA-PRITYLATA-ARCHANA(5) None of these
30. Which of the following is the correct position of RITU with respect of MANISHA? (I) Third to the right (II) Third to the left(III) Fourth to the left(IV) Fourth to the right
(1) (I) only (2) (II) only (3) Both (I) and (II) (4) Both (II) and (IV) (5) Both (I) and (III) 

Qs. 31-37. In each of these questions a group of letters is given followed by four combinations of digits and symbols numbered (1), (2), (3) and (4). The letters are to be coded by the digits/symbols as per the scheme and conditions given below. Serial number of the combination that correctly represents the letter group is your answer. If none of the combinations is correct your answer is (5) i.e. ‘None of these’ .
LETTERS :                   T  L  F   A  R  N  I  G  H  K  E  M   D U
Digit/Symbol Code :     3  9  %  $  2  4 
  6  1   5  #  @   7  8
Conditions:
(i) If the first letter is a vowel and the last letter is a consonant both are to be coded as the code for vowel.
(ii) If the first as well as the last letter is a consonant both are to be coded as ©.
(iii) If the first letter is a consonant and the last letter is a vowel their codes are to be swapped.
31. GTAFKU (1) 63$%58 (2) 63$%56 (3) 83$%58 (4) 83$%56(5) None of these
32. EHMDRA (1) #1@72$ (2) SL@72# (3) #1@72# (4) $1@72$(5) None of these
33. ITDELM (1)
37#9@ (2) @37#9@ (3) 37#9 (4) @37#9(5) None of these
34. FHKERD (1) %15#27 (2) ©15#2© (3) %15#2% (4) 715#2%(5) None of these
35. AHERFU (1)$1#2%$ (2)81#2%8 (3) 81#2%$ (4) $1%2#8(5) None of these
36. NMTARI (1) 4@3$2
(2) @3$24 (3) @3$2 (4) ©@3$2©(5) None of these
37. HTKILF (1) 135
9% (2) %359% (3) ©359© (4) 13591(5) None of these

Qs. 38-42. The symbols @, #, $, % and © are used with different meanings as follows:
‘A @ B’ means ‘A is smaller than B’.
‘A # B’ means ‘A is not smaller than B’.
‘A $ B’ means ‘A is neither smaller than nor greater than B’.
‘A % B’ means ‘A is greater than B’.
‘A © B’ means ‘A is not greater than B’.

In each of the following questions assuming the given statements to be true, find out which of the two conclusions I and II given below them is/are definitely true. Give Answer:
(1) if only Conclusion I is true. (2) if only Conclusion II is true. (3) if either Conclusion I or Conclusion II is true. (4) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II is true. (5) if both Conclusions I and II are true.
38. Statements: F # H, H % K, K $ R, R © M Conclusions: I. F % RII. F # M
39. Statements: L @ D, D © P, P # V, V % G Conclusions: I. P % L II. G @ P
40. Statements: E % W, W © Q, Q $ T T @ H Conclusions: I. H # W II. H # E
41.Statements:  J © T, T @ H, H % I, I $ L Conclusions: I. L © H II. J © I
42. Statements: R @ Q, Q % P, P © V, V # M Conclusions: I. R @ P II. R # P

Qs. 43-45. Study the following information carefully and answer these questions:
‘P × Q’ means ‘P is wife of Q’.
‘P ÷ Q’ means ‘P is father of Q’.
‘P + Q’ means ‘P is son of Q’.
‘P – Q’ means ‘P is sister of Q’.
43. In H + I ÷ L, how is L related to H? (1) Brother (2) Sister (3) Cousin (4) Brother or Sister (5) None of these
44. Which of the following represents ‘S is mother of T’? (1) S × M ÷ H – T (2) S × M + H – T (3) M × S ÷ H – T (4) M × S ÷ H + T (5) None of these
45. In J – F + R × B, how is R related to J? (1) Father (2) Mother (3) Paternal Aunt (4) Cannot be determined(5) None of these

Qs. 46-50. Study the following information carefully to answer these questions.
AMBEY, BILLO, CHIKU, DEEPAK, EAKTA, FATIMA & GITA are members of a sports club and have liking for different games viz Carrom, Table Tennis, Badminton, Bridge, Hockey, Football and Lawn Tennis but not necessary in the same order. Each one of them has a liking for different musical instrument viz.,Sitar, Guitar, Harmonium, Flute, Tabla, Banjo and Santoor not necessarily in the same order.
BILLO likes Carrom and Banjo. EAKTA likes to play Bridge but not Harmonium or Tabla. The one which plays Hockey plays Sitar. FATIMA plays Guitar but not Table Tennis or Lawn Tennis. AMBEY plays Badminton and Flute. The one who plays Lawn Tennis does not play Tabla. CHIKU plays Harmonium and GITA plays Hockey.
46. Who plays Santoor? (1) DEEPAK (2) AMBEY (3) EAKTA (4) DEEPAK or EAKTA (5) None of these
47. DEEPAK plays which game? (1) Table Tennis (2) Lawn Tennis (3) Foot Ball (4) Cannot be determined (5) None of these
48. Which of the following combinations of gameperson-musical instrument is definitely correct?
(1) Badminton—BILLO—Flute (2) Table Tennis—EAKTA—Santoor (3) Lawn Tennis—DEEPAK—Tabla (4) Table Tennis—CHIKU—Tabla (5) None of these
49. Who plays Football? (1) CHIKU (2) DEEPAK (3) GITA (4) FATIMA (5) None of these
50. Who plays Table Tennis? (1) CHIKU (2) FATIMA (3) DEEPAK (4) Cannot be determined (5) None of these

ANSWER: 1. (4)  2. (5) All the rest are prime numbers. 3. (2) B I T E 4. (1)  5. (4)  6. (3)  7. (2)  8. (2)  9. (5) All the rest are pure metals. 10. (2) 98 987 9876 98765 987654 98765 4              11. (2) 12. (5) 13. (5) 14. (4) 15. (4) 16. (5) 17. (1) 18. (5) 19.(1) 20. (2)21.(1) 22. (3) 23.(4) 24. (5) 25. (2) 26. (3) 27. (5) 28. (4) 29. (2) 30. (5)31. (4) 32. (1) 33. (3) 34. (2) 35. (5) 36. (2) 37. (3) 38. (1) 39. (5) 40. (4) 41. (4) 42. (3) 43. (4) 44. (1) 45. (2) 46. (3) 47. (1) 48. (5) 49. (4) 50. (3)

Monday, November 21, 2011

SBI PO RESULT IS DECLARED

  RESULT OF THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION (PHASE-I) HELD ON 24-07-2011{  RECRUITMENT OF PROBATIONARY OFFICERS IN STATE BANK OF INDIA (ADVT. NO. CRPD/PO/2011-12/01)} IS DECLARED TO KNOW YOUR RESULT CLICK HERE SBI PO RESULT

Saturday, November 19, 2011

GENERAL AWARENESS QUESTIONS FOR IBPS CLERK CWE 2011

1. Where did the representatives of 27 countries meet in November 2011 to evolve a consensus-based mechanism that will ensure stability and prosperity in the wartorn Afghanistan? 1) Kabul 2) Istanbul  3) Islamabad  4) New Delhi 5) New York

 2. Nabam Tuki was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of which of the following states in November 2011?
 1) Sikkim 2) Manipur 3) Meghalaya 4) Tripura 5) Arunachal Pradesh

 3. Agriculture accounts for what per cent of India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP)? 1) 16% 2) 28% 3) 56%  4) 32% 5) 25%

 4. Michael Chilufya Sata has become the President of which of the following African countries?
 1) Tanzania 2) Zambia 3) Malawi 4) Mozambique 5) Zimbabwe

 5. The Union Cabinet has approved the Mines and Mineral Development and Regulation (MMDR) Bill, 2011. This bill provides for mining companies to keep aside what per cent of their net profits for a Mineral Development Fund to be used for the rehabilitation of project-affected people in the tribal areas of India?
 1) 25% 2) 26% 3) 49% 4) 30% 5) 35%

 6. Who is the Scientific Advisor to the Defence Minister and the Director-General of the Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO)? 1) V.G.Sekaran 2) Avinash Chander 3) V.K.Saraswat 4) Radhakrishna
 5) Kasturi Rangan

 7. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has been appointed as external auditor of which of the following organizations? 1) IAEA & WTO  2) WTO & UNESCO  3) UNICEF & UNESCO 4) IAEA & WIPO
 5) None of these

 8. Which of the following days is observed as The International Day of Non-Violence? 1) January 30 2) October 31 3) October 2 4) October 24 5) January 12

 9. Anwar al-Awlaki, an influential leader of the al-Qaeda, was killed in a drone attack recently. In which country was he killed by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the USA? 1) Pakistan 2) Yemen 3) Saudi Arabia 4) USA 5) Afghanistan

 10. Who has become the first woman jawan in the Indian Army? 1) Poonam Kaur 2) Dimple Singla 3) Shanti Tigga 4) Nandana Sen 5) None of these

11.The President of Myanmar visited India recently. His name?  1) U Thein Sein 2) U Aye Myint 3) Than Shwe 4) U Thant 5) None of these

12.Which country will host the World Steel Conference in October 2012?  1) China  2) India 3) Japan  4) USA 5) Australia

13.The American computer scientist who created the C programming language passed away recently. His name?
 1) Steve Jobs 2) Dennis Ritchie 3) Ken Thompson 4) Patrick Fischer 5) None of these

14.Two former Presidents were awarded the 2011 World Food Prize for their success in tackling chronic hunger in their countries. One is Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (Brazil) and the other is John Ag-yekum Kufuor. John Kufuor is the former President of which of the following African countries?
 1) Sudan  2) Angola  3) Nigeria  4) Ghana 5) Ethiopia

15.Which team won the Durand Cup football tournament in October 2011? (It is the oldest football tournament in India)  1) Churchill Brothers 2) Prayag United 3) Mohun Bagan 4) Chirag United Kerala 5) None of these

16.Indian-American Bobby Jindal has been re-elected to a second term as the Governor of which of the following states in the USA?  1) Texas 2) Louisiana 3) Alaska  4) California 5) South Carolina

17.World Diabetes Day is observed every year on which of the following days?  1) October 31 2) November 19 3) November 21 4) November 14  5) November 9

18.Queen Elizabeth is the constitutional monarch of how many sovereign nations in the world?  1) 9  2) 16  3) 25  4) 8  5) 11

19.Which country has test -fired nuclear capable Hatf-7 or Babur cruise missile with a range of 700 km?
 1) Afghanistan 2) Pakistan 3) Iran  4) Syria 5) Iraq

20.In the October 2011 Tunisian Constituent Assembly election, the first elections since the Tuni-sian Revolution, which party won 91 of the 217 assembly sea-ts, far more than any other party?  1) Ennahda  2) PDP 3) Ettakatol  4) Al Aridha 5) Congress for the Republic

21. Many a time we read a term ‘PPP’ in financial dailies/ magazines. What is the full form of the same as used in financial world ? 1. Public Per Capita Power 2. Per Capita Potential Purchases 3. Purchasing Power Parity 4. Present Purchasing Power 5. None of these

 22. The recent press report indicates that one of the Economies of the world took over another Economy in GDP terms to gain nubmer Two, ranking at world level. Which one of the following country is that ?
 1. Japan 2. China 3. Germany 4. Australia 5. India

 23. Which of the following villagers received first lot of UID numbers ? 1. Vaijapur in Maharashtra 2. Bedkihal in Karnataka 3. Tembhli in Maharashtra 4. Navagam in Gujarat 5. None of these

 24. The highest weight in the revised Wholesale Price Index, implemented from September 2010 is given to which of the following item ? 1. Fuel 2. Food items 3. Manufactured items 4. Primary Articles 5. All of these

 25. Which one of the following is a driving force influencing the industrial growth of an economy?
 1. Economic Factors only 2. Investment only 3. Innovation/Market Base only 4. Only 1 and 2 5. All 1, 2 and 3

 26. What do you understand by Community Development programmes ?
 1. Villages participation in the programme
 2. A movement to promote better living for the whole community
 3. A movement to promote better living for the whole community with the assistance of local Government
 4. A movement designed to promote better living for the whole community with the active participation and on the initiative of the community 5. None of these

 27. In which one of the following activities percentage share of cooperative sector is the highest ?
 1. Agricultural Credit disbursement 2. Sugar production 3. Wheat procurement 4. Fertilizer distribution 5. Handlooms

 28. What is a Panchayati Raj ? 1. It is a community development programme 2. It is a cooperative movement 3. It is a scheme of self governance
 4. It is an exercise in decentralisation of administrative authority 5. It is an out dated system, not followed now

 29. Which one of the following is the updated base 7for Wholesale Price Index (WPI) ?
 1. 2002-2003 2. 2003-2004 3. 2004-2005 4. 2005-2006 5. 2006-2007

 30. What is a Green Index ?
 1. It measures nation’s wealth according to GNP per capita
 2. It measures nation’s wealth according to GDP per captia
 3. It measures nation’s wealth according to provisions of control on Green house gases
 4. It measures nation’s wealth in terms of coverage of forest area 5. None of these

ANSWER:- 1) 2 2) 5 3) 1 4) 2 5) 2 6) 3 7) 4 8) 3 9) 2 10) 3 11: (1) 12: (2) 13: (2) 14: (4) 15: (1) 16: (2) 17: (4) 18: (2) 19: (2) 20: (1) 21. (3) 22. (1) 23. (3) 24. (5) 25. (5) 26. (1) 27. (5) 28. (4) 29. (3) 30. (4)

General Awareness Questions set:- cwe 01 for IBPS 2011 clerk CWE


1.Michael D.Higgins replaced Mary McAleese as the President of which of the following countries?
 1) Colombia 2) Ireland 3) Switzerland 4) Zimbabwe 5) Sweden

2.Who is the author of the book 'I was There-Memoirs of a Cricket Administrator'?
 1) Ajit Wadekar  2)Chandu Borde 3) Jaywant Lele 4) Kirti Azad 5) Sharad Pawar

3.Devinder Pal Singh became the Chairman and Managing Director of which of the following banks in November 2011?  1) BOB  2) IOB  3) OBC 4) Punjab & Sind Bank 5) Punjab National Bank

4.Irom Sharmila Chanu's fast entered 12th year in November 2011. She is demanding the repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 in which of the following states?  1) Manipur  2) Nagaland 3) Tripura 4) West Bengal 5) Jammu & Kashmir

5.Bhupen Hazarika, Dada Saheb Phalke award winner, passed away recently. He was a music legend from which of the following states?  1) Orissa 2) Assam 3) Bihar  4) Jharkhand 5) West Bengal

6.Which city hosted the G20 Summit in November 2011?  1) Beijing  2) Toronto 3)Cannes  4) London 5) Seoul

7.India signed an agreement to promote oil exploration in South China Sea with which of the following countries during its President Troung Tan Sang's visit to New Delhi in October 2011?  1) Myanmar  2) China 3) Cambodia 4) Vietnam 5) Thailand

8.India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle(PSLV-C18)put VesselSat in orbit recently. Which country has built this satellite that will help in locating ships?  1) France  2) Luxembourg 3) USA  4) Germany 5) Russia

9.Which of the following statements about the HDI is/are correct?
 1)The Human Development Report (HDR) 2011, released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has ranked India at 134th among 187 countries in the Human Development Index (HDI).
 2)Norway topped the list for the second consecutive year. Democratic Republic of the Congo is ranked the last.
 3)The HDI is a comparative measure of life expectancy, literacy and standards of living for countries worldwide.
 4)The index was developed in 1990 by economists Mahbub ul Haq (Pakistan) and Amartya Sen (India).
 5) All the above statements are correct.

10.The Special Protection Group (SPG) is responsible for the protection of the Prime Minister of India. Who was appointed the new Director of the SPG in November 2011?  1) B.V.Wanchoo 2) K.Durga Prasad 3) S.Subramaniam 4) K.Aravind Rao 5) None of these

11. The difference between visible exports and visible imports is defined as:
 1. Balance of trade 2. Balance of payment 3. Balanced terms of trade 4. Gains from trade 5. All the above

 12. Invisible Export means export: 1. Services 2. Prohibited goods 3. Unrecorded goods 4. Goods through smuggling 5. All the above

 13. ‘Indira Gandhi Canal’ which is around 450 km long provide irrigation facility mainly to which of the following states ? 1. Punjab 2. Haryana 3. Madhya Pradesh 4. Gujarat 5. Rajasthan

 14. The rate of MAT has been increased from the present 15% to 18% with effect from April 2010. What is the full form of MAT? 1. Maximum Alternate Tax 2. Minimum Alternate Tax 3. Minimum Affordable Tax 4. Maximum Affordable Tax 5. None of these

 15. RBI has asked banks to make a plan to provide banking services to all villages having a population upto 2000. This directive issued by the RBI will fall in which of the following categories ?
 1. Plan for Financial Inclusion 2. Efforts to meet the targets of Priority Sector Lending 3. Extension of Relief Packages to the Farmers 4. Plan for opening more rural branches 5. None of these

 16. Which of the following is not a part of the scheduled banking structure in India ?
 1. Money Lenders 2. Public Sector Banks 3. Private Sector Banks 4. Regional Rural Banks 5. State Cooperative Banks

 17. The rate of interest on Savings Bank Account is stipulated by–
 1. The concerned bank 2. RBI 3. Indian Banks Association 4. Government of India 5. Banking Codes and Standards Board of India

 18. Many times we read a term CBS used in banking operation. What is the full form of the letter ‘C’ in the term ‘CBS’ ? 1. Core 2. Credit 3. Continuous 4. Complete 5. None of these

 19. In the year 2010, Commonwealth Games were organized in which of the following countries?
 1. China 2. South Africa 3. Canada 4. Brazil 5. India

 20. Which of the following metals is used for generation of nuclear Energy by most of the Nuclear Power Plants  1. Zinc 2. Platinum 3. Uranium 4. Nickel 5. None of these

 21. Which of the following countries is not a member of BASIC? 1) China 2) India 3) Brazil 4) South Africa 5) Australia

 22. Which of the following sports personalities were commissioned as Honorary Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army in November 2011? 1) Abhinav Bindra & Sachin Tendulkar 2) Viswanathan Anand & Gagan Narang 3) Abhinav Bindra & Gagan Narang 4) Mahendra Singh Dhoni & Vijender Singh 5) Mahendra Singh Dhoni & Abhinav Bindra

 23. Who, at the age of 24, became the youngest Formula One driver to win back-to-back world championships in October 2011? 1) Sebastian Vettel (Germany) 2) Jenson Button (UK) 3) Fernando Alonso (Spain) 4) Mark Webber (Australia) 5) Lewis Hamilton (UK)

 24. Who is the author of the book "Revolution 2020"? 1) Arundhati Roy 2) Amitav Ghosh 3) Chetan Bhagat 4) Sharmila Bose 5) None of these

 25. Representatives from BASIC countries met in which of the following cities to seek consensus on climate change issues to pave the way for the Durban climate change conference at the end of this year?
 1) Beijing 2) New Delhi 3) Mumbai 4) Shanghai 5) None of these

 26. Identify the incorrect statement
 1) The State Bank Group has 25,000 ATMs, out of which SBI alone has 20,087.
 2) The State Bank Group now has 18,181 branches, out of which SBI alone has 13,500 plus branches.
 3) SBI will add 10,000 ATMs annually for the next three years.
 4) The 9,000th rural, semi-urban (RUSU) branch of the State Bank Group was opened at Sundargarh in Orissa recently.
 5) H.S. Upendra Kamath assumed charge as Chairman of State Bank of India in April 2011.

 27. Who has taken over as Chairman of the Indian Banks' Association (IBA) from April 1, 2011?
 1) M.V. Nair 2) M.D. Mallya 3) K.R.Kamath 4) Alok Misra 5) None of these

 28. Who has been elected as chairman of the executive board of the Indian School of Business (ISB)? 1) Anil Ambani 2) Rahul Bajaj 3) Sunil Mittal 4) Adi Godrej 5) N.R. Narayana Murthy

29.Which of the following statements is not true with regard to Census 2011?
1)Census 2011 is the 15th Natio-nal Census since 1872 and the 7th after indePendence.
2)The population of India is 121.01 crores compared to the 2001 population of 102.87 crores. (An increase by 181 million)
3)Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state with 19.95 crores while Sikkim is the least populated state (6.07 lakhs)
4)India is now home to 17.5 percent of the world's population-compared to China which hosts 19.4 percent.
5)The literacy rate has increased from 64.83 percent in 2001 to 70.04 percent in 2011.

30. The Order of St. Andrew, Russia’s top medal was conferred on which of the following given personality recently?1) Vladimir Putin 2) Dmitry Medvedev 3) Mikhail Gorbachev 4) Boris Yeltsin5) None


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VOCAB For IBPS CLERK CWE

1.odious = despicable, hateful  2.onerous = burdensome  3.opprobrious = abusive, disgraceful  4.ordain = appoint  5.ossify = harden  6.ostensible = apparent, seeming  7.ostentatious = pretentious, showy  8.overweening = arrogant, forward  9.pacifist = one who opposes all violence  10.paean = a song of praise  11.palaver = babble, nonsense  12.pall = to become dull or weary  13.palliate = to make less serious, ease  14.pallid = pale, sallow, lacking color or liveliness 15.palpable = touchable, obvious, real  16.paltry = scarce, pitifully small or worthless  17.panache = flamboyance, flair 18.pandemic = spread over a whole area or country  19.panegyric = praise  20.panoply = full suit of armor  21.paragon = model of excellence or perfection  22.pariah = outcast  23.parley = conference, discussion  24.parry = avert, ward off, reflect  25.partisan = supporter  26.pathos = emotion, feeling of sadness  27.patrician = aristocrat  28.patrimony = inheritance or heritage derived from one's father  29.peccadillo = a minor fault  30.pedagogue = dull, formal teacher 31.pedant = a person who is too interested in formal rules and small unimportant details  32.pejorative = insulting, having bad connotations  33.pellucid = transparent, easily understood  34.penance = voluntary suffering to repent for a wrong  35.penchant = inclination  36.penitent = repentant  37.pensive = sad  38.perdition = damnation, complete ruin 39.peremptory = dictatorial  40.perennial = enduring, lasting  41.perfidious = treacherous ( of a person )  42.perfunctory = careless, done in a routine way  43.peripatetic = moving from place to place  44.pernicious = destructive  45.pert = flippant, bold  46.pertinacious = persevering  47.pertinent = Relevant, applicable  48.philistine = barbarian, narrow-minded person  49.phlegmatic = sluggish, someone who is calm  50.pillory = punish by ridicule