How To Prepare For IBPS Bank Clerk Exam 2011

How to prepare for IBPS Clerk Exam

IBPS clerical exam will be conduct on 27th of November 2011. Almost you have 3 months of time to have the preparation for ibps clerk exam 2011. When you compare with ibps po’s exam, it will be very easy, but quick maths need while writing the clerical exam, it depends only on basic mathematics. So concentrate only to solve the problems in quick methods.

Skills required to crack IBPS Clerk Exam 2011

1. Speed Maths (Multiplications)

2. Logical thinking

3. Basics of Computer

4. Basics of English Grammar

5. Short tricks in Aptitude

6. Thinking power in different ways (Directions)

7. General Knowledge (medium)

8. Vocabulary

IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern 2011 for Banks

IBPS BANK CLERK EXAM PATTERN 2011

So many graduates and under graduates are waiting for the clerical posts in banks, For them, really its a great opportunity to have the simple pattern, which consist of only 5 sections which are very simple, when you know the basics of aptitude, reasoning, computers and English, but general awareness depends on your knowledge on India and world. This is the time to prepare clerical exam, not only 10th/intermediate students applying this post, the main competition will be from graduate students, so you (10/12th students) need to prepare seriously. Let see the exam pattern of clerical exam, which has the totally 5 sections, included main sections like reasoning, numerical ability, computer knowledge, general awareness and english language. And also added negative marks for wrong answers.
 
Total sections: 5

Total questions:250

Total marks:250

Time: 150 minutes

5 sections for clerical exam 2011

1.Reasoning———-    50 marks (50 questions)

2.English language——50 marks (50 questions)

3.Numerical ability—-50 marks (50 questions)

4.General awareness—50 marks  (50 questions)

5.Computer knowledge–50 marks(50 questions)

Negative marks:

For each correct answer, awarded to you 1 mark

For wrong answer 1/4(0.25) of mark will be reduce from final score

IBPS PO & Clerical Exam Sample Question Papers

PO Exam Sample Question Papers

State Bank of India PO Sample Question Paper
UCO Bank Probationary Exam Sample Question Paper
Andhara Bank Probationary Officers Exam Sample Question Paper

Clerical Exam Sample Question Papers

Union Bank of India Bank Clerical Sample Question Paper All Sections

Common Bank Clerk Exam by IBPS 2011 - Common written examination (CWE)

IBPS announces schedule for Common written examination [CWE] for Recruitment in clerical cadre in 19 public sector banks.

A Common Written Examination (CWE) will be conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) as a pre-requisite for selection of personnel for Clerical cadre posts in the Public Sector Banks mentioned below.

Participating banks:
Allahabad Bank Indian, Overseas Bank, Andhra Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Bank of Baroda, Punjab National Bank, Bank of India, Punjab & Sind Bank, Bank of Maharashtra, Syndicate Bank, Canara Bank, UCO Bank, Central Bank of India, Union Bank of India, Corporation Bank, United Bank of India, Dena Bank, Vijaya Bank, Indian Bank

Important Dates:
Online Application: 25.08.2011 to 24.09.2011
Written test: 27.11.2011

Educational Qualification:
As on 01.08.2011:
A pass with 60% marks in the aggregate in Matriculation/SSC (old pattern)/SSLC/10th
std. Examination of 10+2+3 pattern or equivalent. For SC/ST/OBC/PWD/EXSM
candidates a pass in the aggregate in Matriculation/SSC (old pattern)/SSLC/10th std.
Examination of 10+2+3 pattern or equivalent

OR

A pass with 50% marks in HSC examination of 10+2 (10+2+3 pattern) /11th Std. of
(11+1+3) pattern or Intermediate/Pre-University or any equivalent examination/Diploma
in Banking recognized by Central/State Government or U.T. administration. For
SC/ST/OBC/PWD/EXSM candidates a pass in HSC examination of 10+2 (10+2+3
pattern) /11th Std. of (11+1+3) pattern or Intermediate/Pre-University or any equivalent
examination/Diploma in Banking recognized by Central/State Government or U.T.
administration

OR

Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification
recognized as such by the Central Government.

Age limit:
As on 01.08.2011, Minimum: 18 Years Maximum: 28 Years

Selection Procedure:
There will be a written test for selection process. It will consist of following papers:
Test of Reasoning, Test of English Language, Test of Numerical Ability, Test of General Awareness with special reference to Banking Industry, Test of Computer Knowledge

Cotoff Score and CWE Score Card:
Each candidate will have to secure a minimum standardized score in each of the tests to qualify in the written examination and to be considered for vacancies in the participating banks.

IBPS will print the Score Cards for each of the qualifying candidates only and will send the same by Registered/ Speed post to each candidate at the correspondence address specified in his/ her online application.

Validity of cwe score card:
Score Cards issued by IBPS will be valid for one year from the date of issue of the Score Card. Candidates can appear in subsequent examination(s) to enhance their scores if they so desire.

Application Fee:
Rs. 50/- for SC/ST/PWD/EXSM candidates.
Rs.350/- for all others

Procedure to Apply:
Candidates can apply online only from 25.08.2011 to 24.09.2011 in the IBPS website http://www.ibps.in/

Website:
Visit the bank website for complete advertisement at http://ibps.in/career_pdf/CWE-Clerk.pdf

IBPS MOCK TEST-IBPS MODEL PAPERS

For Online IBPS Mock Test please go through the below links...

Online Aptitude Test 1

Online Aptitude Test 2

Online Aptitude Test 3

Online Aptitude Test 4

Online Aptitude Test 5

Online Reasoning Test 1

Online Profit & Loss Test 1

IBPS BANK EXAM 2011 PREPARATION TIPS

IBPS BANK EXAM 2011 PREPARATION TIPS

Ibps bank exam 2011 for PO’s, will be conduct on 18th of September, while writing the exam, you need to follow some tips and tricks. Many students are not getting the jobs in banks, because of section cut-off. Some students, good at aptitude but not in English, then he will be rejected from the short list, so for you need to prepare for all sections, then only its possible to get your dream job in 19 banks. And also don't attempt all questions in any section, which affects your final score and as well as time waste. If you attempt all questions in any section, the other sections time will be waste and negative marks also considerable, so be careful while writing the exam.

Tips to follow for ibps bank exam 2011

1. Use shortcut tricks while  answering the questions.

2. Try to reduce using of formulas.

3. Don’t attempt all questions in any section.

4. If you don’t know the answer for particular problem, simply leave it to save the time.

5. In English section,answer the questions fastly(ex: in particular question he asked synomyn for the word,by seeing the 4 options,1 option will be blink in your mind, finalised it and tick that answer, really you don't know the answer for that question, then by thinking about it, will be waste of your time and it will not possible to get the answer by thinking in english section)

6. Reasoning section will be take more time, so try to answer for some(for qualifying) questions only in this section.

7. Don’t start your exam with aptitude and reasoning sections

8. Time splitting for each section

General awareness:            15 min

Computer knowledge:        15 min

English:                               25 min

Reasoning:                          45 min

Quantitative aptitude:          50 min

IBPS CWE PREVIOUS SOLVED QUESTION PAPERS

IBPS COMMON WRITTEN EXAM PREVIOUS SOLVED SAMPLE PAPER:

1) In what ratio should wheat at Rs. 4.5 per kg be mixed with another variety at Rs. 5.25 per kg so that the mixture be worth of rs. 5 per kg?

a. 1:2                     b. 2:1                           c. 1:3                            d. 3:1

2) The average minimum temperature for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday was 4 deg, that for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday was 5.5 deg, If the temperature on Monday was 2.6 deg what was the temperature on Thursday?

a. 4.1deg                b. 12.1 deg                   c. 7.1 deg                    d. 11.1 deg

3) A bag contains 5ps coins, 10ps coins and 20ps coins in the ratio of 3:2:1. if their total value is Rs. 11 what is the number of 5ps coins?

a. 50                      b. 60                            c. 120                          d. 200

4) A rectangular tank is 4m long, 3m wide and 1.5 m high and is filled with water upto 0.6m. How many stones of 15cmx10cmx8cm are to be dropped to take the water to the top of the tank?

a. 9000                  b. 1000                        c. 10000                      d. 900

5) A bag contains 8 red, 7 green and 5 blue balls. What is the maximum number of balls to be drawn to ensure that atleast one ball of each colour is drawn?

a. 9                                    b. 11                            c. 16                            d. 14

6) In an exam, 5% applicants were ineligible and 85% of eligible belonged to A category. If 4275 eligible belong to other categories, how many applied?

a.  30000               b. 35000                      c. 20000                      d. 40000

7) Due to a 30% fall in price sales in a shop rise by 20%. What is the effect on income?

a. +16%                 b. –16%                      c. –15%                       d. +20%

8) The population of town was 24000. If males increase by 6% and females by 9%, it becomes 25620. Number of males and females are

a. 18000,6000       b.19000,5000              c.16000,8000              d.20000,4000

9) A thief steals a car at 2 am and drives it at 60 kmph. The theft is discovered at 2.30 am and the police chases him at 70 kmph. When the thief will be caught?

a. 6.30                   b. 5.30                         c. 7.30                         d. 8.30

10) The expense of carpeting a room thrice as long as it is broad is Rs. 1102.5 at Rs.7.5 per sq. m. Find the length of the room

a. 7m                      b. 14m                         c. 28m                          d. 21m

11) A man walks 30m towards South, turns right walks 30m and walks 20m to left. Again he turns left and goes 30m. How far is he from his starting point?

a. 20m                    b. 50m                         c. 30m                          d. 80m



12) 49, 121, 225, 361, ___

a. 400                    b. 441                          c. 481                          d. 529

(13-18) The letters A, B, C, D, E, F and G not in order stand for seven consecutive integers from 1 to 10. D is 3 less than A. B is the middle term. F is as much less than B as C is greater than D. G is greater than F.

13) The fifth integer is

a. A                        b. C                             c. D                              d. E

14) A is as much greater than F as which integer is less than G?

a. B                        b. C                             c. D                             d. E

15) If A=7 the sum of E and G is

a. 8                                    b. 10                            c. 12                            d. 14

16) A-F =

a. 1                                    b. 2                              c. 3                              d. 4

17) If T is as much greater than C as C is greater than E and T=A+E. Then D=

a. 5                                    b. 4                              c. 3                              d. 2

18) The greatest possible C is how much greater than the lowest possible D?

a. 3                                    b. 4                              c. 5                              d. 6

19) No boy is a toy. Some toys are not joys.

a. All boys are joys b. Some boys are joys

c. No joy is a boy               d. None

20) If P is to the South of Q, R is to the east of Q then what direction is P with respect to R?

a. NE                     b. NW                         c. SE                            d. SW

21) If @ means triple of, # means double of and ^ means half of then value of @#^@^5 + @#@^2 is

a. 39.5                   b. 40.5                         c. 39.74                       d. none


Ans: 1) a 2) c 3) b 4) a 5) c 6) b 7) b 8) a 9) b 10) d 11) b 12) d) 13) b 14) c 15) b 16) d 17) a 18) c 19) d 20) d 21) b

BANKING RELATED ECONOMICS QUESTIONS

1. Q.  What is a Balance Sheet of a company?

Ans.   Balance sheet : It is a statement of accounts, generally of a business concern,prepared at the end of a year,showing debits and credits under broad heads, to find out the profit and loss position.

2. Q.  What is a Banker’s Cheque?

Ans. Banker's Cheque : A cheque by one bank on another.

3. Q.  What is meant by Bank Rate?

Ans.   Bank Rate : It is the rate of interest charged by the Reserve Bank of India for lending money to commercial banks.

4. Q.  What is ‘Black Money’?

Ans.   Black Money : It means unaccounted money.

5. Q.  Define Bear in stock exchanges:

Ans.   Bear : A speculator in the stock market who believes that prices will go down.

6. Q.  What is a ‘bearer’ in the context of cheques?

Ans.   Bearer : This term on cheques and bills denotes that any person holding the same has the same right in respect of it, as the person who issued it.

7. Q.  What is a Bonus in the context of shares of companies?

Ans.   Bonus : It is in addition to normal payment of dividend to shareholders by a company, or an extra gratuity paid to workers by the employer.

8. Q.  What is a Budget?

Ans. Budget : An estimate of expected revenues and expenditure for a given period,usually a year, item by item.

9. Q. What is meant by Budget deficit?

Ans.   Budget deficit : When the expenditure of the government exceeds the revenue, the balance between the two is the budget deficit.

10. Q. What do you understand by the term ‘Bulls’ in the context of stock market?

Ans. Bulls : Speculators in the stock markets who buy goods, in some cases without money to pay with, anticipating that prices will go up.

11. Q.          What is a Buyer’s Market situation?

Ans.   Buyer's Market : An area in which the supply of certain goods exceeds the demands so that purchases can drive hard bargains.

12.Q. What is a carat?

Ans. Carat : Measure or weight for precious stones. 24 carat gold is the purest gold, thus 22 carat gold means a piece of gold in which 22 parts of pure gold and 2 parts of an alloy, usually copper.

13. Q. What is a cartel in the context of business?

Ans.   Cartel : It is a combination of business, generally in the same trade formed with a view to controlling price and enjoying monopoly.

14. Q. What is call money?

Ans.   Call money : Loan made for a very short period in the finance market mostly among banks. It carries rate of interest depending on the demand/supply position from time to time.

15. Q. What is a commercial bank?

Ans. Commercial Banks : Financial institutions that create credit accept deposits, give loans and perform other financial functions. They create credit by creation deposits on the basis of their cash reserve ratio.

16. Q. What is meant by deflation?

Ans. Deflation : It is a state in monetary market when money in circulation has decreased and is characterised by low prices, unemployment,etc.

17. Q. What is depreciation?

Ans.   Depreciation : Reduction in the value of a fixed assets due to wear and tear.

18. Q. What is devaluation of currency?

Ans. Devaluation : Official reduction in the foreign value of domestic currency. It is done to encourage the country's exports and discourage imports.

19. Q. What is dumping?

Ans.   Dumping : Sale of a commodity at different prices in different markets, lower price being charged in a market where demand is relatively elastic.

20. Q.  What do you understand by the term ‘Exchange rate’?

Ans. Exchange Rate : The rate at which central banks will exchange one country's currency for another.

IBPS PO Common Written Examination 2011 - General Awareness

IBPS PO Common Written Examination

GENERAL AWARENESS

1. Which period is called the 'banking swadeshi' period when many Indians established many banks?
1)1870-1940
2)1910-1947
3)1906-1911
4)1947-1991
5)1942-1947
Ans: 3

2. The banks established in Swadeshi period are ............?
1) Bank of India
2) Corporation bank
3) Indian Bank
4) Bank of Baroda
5) All of the above
Ans: 5

3. In which part of India, many banks are established, which is called the 'Cradle of Indian Banking System'?
1) Northern Assam
2) Southern Tamilnadu
3) Eastern Rajasthan
4) Southern Karnataka
5) Western Maharastra
Ans: 4

4. The most banks in India failed between ............ Not less than 100 banks failed due to various reasons?
1) 1923-1928
2) 1953-1958
3) 1923-1948
4) 1903-1928
5) 1913-1918
Ans: 5

5. Which party issued a paper by name 'Stray thoughts on Bank Nationalization' signaling the nationalization of banks in India?
1) Communist Party of India
2) Janatha Party
3) Congress Party
4) Republican Party
5) National Conference
Ans: 3

6. Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertaking) Bill passed in ...............paving way to the nationalization of banks in India?
1) 1974
2) 1969
3) 1975
4) 1981
5) 1961
Ans: 2

7. Who said the nationalization of banks is the 'masterstroke of political sagacity'?
1) Indira Gandhi
2) Raj Narayan
3) Jayaprakash Narayan
4) Jawahar Lal Nehru
5) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Ans: 3

8. How many banks were nationalized in 1969?
1) 18
2) 6
3) 14
4) 20
5) 5
Ans: 3

9. Which bank was not nationalized in 1969?
1) Allahabad Bank
2) Bank of Baroda
3) State Bank of India
4) Bank of India
5) Bank of Maharastra
Ans: 3

10. How many banks were nationalized as a  second dose in 1980?
1) 4
2) 9
3) 6
4) 18
5) 12
Ans: 3

11. Bad debts mean ............?
1) amounts owed to a company that are going to be paid
2) amounts owed to a company that are not going to be paid
3) amounts owed to a company that are going to be paid within 2 years
4) amounts owed to a company that are not going to be paid within 8 years
5) None
Ans: 2

12. GST council (Goods and Services Taxes Council) in the Constitution 115th Amendment Bill headed by ............ to make recommendations the taxes to be levied, goods to be exempted, GST rate etc?
1) Prime Minister
2) Finance Minister
3) Commerce Minister
4) Revenue Minister
5) Finance Secretary
Ans: 2

13. The current limit of External borrowings is $ 20 billion. This Current limit is now raised to $ ............ billion?
1) 21
2) 40
3) 70
4) 60
5) 30
Ans: 5

14. ............is not the provision of the National Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation & Resettlement Bill?
1) In the given area, least 80% of the population must agree to acquisition of land by the government.
2) Land owners to be compensated with twice the registered or stamp value of the land in urban areas and six times in rural areas.
3) Single law has the provisions of Acquisition of land and rehabilitation
4) The government can appoint middle man to have talks with the local population to decrease the compensation
5) Compensation reflects the market rates
Ans: 4

15. Food Security Bill proposed by National Advisory Council (NAC) proposes 90% ration in Rural Areas and ............% ration in Urban Areas. (National Advisory Council headed by Sonia Gandhi)
1) 50
2) 70
3) 100
4) 90
5) 25
Ans: 1

16. The Union government decisions are given. Pick the correct one?
1) National Legal Aid and Reforms commiscommission coming soon
2) Supreme Court ordered the return of 156 hectares of land to farmers in Uttar Pradesh, allocated to construct posh buildings.
3) The postal department issues postal stamps on President of India's house Rastrapathi Bhavan
4) Five PIO ( Person of India Origin) universities will be set up in the future.
5) All of above
Ans: 5

17. Project 'Surakhya' an Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) introduced by ............?
1) Odisha
2) Chattisgarh
3) Arunachal Pradesh
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Goa
Ans: 1

18. 'Nanhe Haath Kalam Ke Saath' ( tiny hands with pen) phase II announced against the social evil of Child Labour by ............?
1) Karnataka
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Rajasthan
5) Goa
Ans: 4

19. SAARC Interior Ministers conference was recently held in ............?
1) Sri Lanka
2) India
3) Afganistan
4) Bhutan
5) Nepal
Ans: 4

20. Mahatma Gandhi led .............listed in the top ten of the most influential protests in the world as mentioned by 'Time magazine'?
1) Non-cooperation Movement
2) Swadeshi Movement
3) Salt Satyagraha
4) Quit India Movement
5) Champaran Satyagraha
Ans: 3

21. A person who expects share prices in general to decline and who is likely to indulge in SHORT SALES is called ............?
1) Bear
2) Bull
3) Dog
4) Duck
5) Lame Duck
Ans: 1

22. ............ was re elected as the UN Secretary General?
1) Irina Bocova
2) Robert Zollick
3) Ban Ki-moon
4) Hillay Clinton
5) Christine Legarde
Ans: 3

23. Meghdoot awards conferred by ............?
1) Air India
2) Department of Water Resources
3) Postal Department
4) Department of Communications
5) Supreme Court
Ans: 3

24. 'Areva' a French company belongs to following sector?
1) Nuclear
2) Toy
3) Auto makers
4) Mobiles
5) Book
Ans: 1

25. In the list of nationalized banks, which bank was merged with Punjab National Bank in 1993?
1) Bank of India
2) Bank of Baroda
3) Andhra Bank
4) New Bank of India
5) Central Bank of India
Ans: 4

26. ............was the prime minister of India during the nationalization of banks in 1969 and in 1980?
1) Jawahar Lal Nehru
2) Lal Bahadur Sastri
3) Indira Gandhi
4) Morarji Desaii
5) P.V.Narasimha Rao
Ans: 3

27. Who among the following is not the present Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India?
1) K.C.Chakravarthy
2) Subhir Gokarn
3) Y.Malegam
4) Anand Sinha
5) H. R.khan
Ans: 3

28. On 3 August 2011, ........... panel submitted its report to Reserve Bank of India on 'customer service in banks'
1) Rangarajan
2) Malegam
3) Subba Rao
4) H.R.Khan
5) Damodaran
Ans: 5

29. ............firmly tell many rules and regulations relating to Non-Performing Assets?
1) Banking Regulation Act 1949
2) Foreign Exchange Management Act 1999
3) SEBI Act 1992
4) Indian Contract Act 1872
5) Negotiable instrument act 1881
Ans: 1

30. On 30 June 2011 ............liberalized FDI norms by allowing the Indian companies to pay in the form of Equity in to the foreign suppliers instead of payment in the form of foreign exchange?
1) SEBI
2) Ministry of Finance
3) Ministry of Commerce
4) FDA
5) RBI
Ans: 5

31. ............tied up with Met Life to enter in to insurance business recently?
1) Andhra Bank
2) Union Bank of India
3) Corporation bank
4) Allahabad Bank
5) Punjab National Bank
Ans: 5

32. ............started, the saga of Liberlization of banks as a prime minister?
1) Indira Gandhi
2) Nehru
3) Lal Bahadur Sastri
4) P.V.Narasimha Rao
5) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Ans: 4

33. Which committee suggested the banking reforms?
1) Kalia
2) Deepak Mohanty
3) Narasimham
4) Syamala Gopinath
5) Goparia
Ans: 3

34. The decade 1990-2000 is the era of Techsavvy private banks. Which are established during this period?
1) Global Trust Bank
2) UTI bank
3) ICICI
4) HDFC
5) All of above
Ans: 5

35. Global Trust Bank was merged with ........?
1) HDFC
2) Oriental Bank of Commerce
3) State Bank of India
4) Syndicate Bank
5) IDBI
Ans: 2

36. ............was merged with HDFC bank?
1) Bank of Rajasthan
2) Global Trust Bank
3) Centurion Bank
4) Bank of Bombay
5) Imperial Bank of India
Ans: 3

37. ............has offered to India a loan of Rs.6,800 crore for building 24,000 km of all weather roads in the rural seven economically poor and hilly areas States
1) IMF
2) IFC
3) World Bank
4) IDA
5) ADB
Ans: 3

38. India's first indigenous payment gateway is ............?
1) India Expenditure
2) India Payment
3) India Challan
4) India Pay
5) India Rupee
Ans: 4

39. ............opened a Lockless branch at Shani Shingnapur (Maharastra) respecting the local customs?
1) State Bank of India
2) Bank of Maharastra
3) Union Bank of India 4) ICICI
5) UCO bank
Ans: 5

40. ............and Life Insurance Corporation of India( LIC) tie up to launch Credit-Card services to the customers and employees of LIC?
1) Axis Bank
2) ICICI
3) State Bank of India
4) HDFC
5) Kotak Mahendra Bank
Ans: 1

41. Tehri Hydro Development Corporation got $ 648 million from ............?
1) IMF
2) IDA
3) ADB
4) AFD
5) IBRD
Ans: 5

42. On 10 August 2011, in which state National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) proposed to give huge loans in the endosulfan-hit areas?
1) Odisha
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) West Bengal
5) Kerala
Ans: 5

43. The best alternative banking service to branch banking to be the part of Financial Inclusion?
1) Establishment of small branches
2) Setup ATMs
3) Issuing of ATM cards
4) Giving Credit Cards
5) Mobile banking
Ans: 5

44. Giving focused attention to integrated development of infrastructure in selected cities is the main theme of ............scheme?
1) PURA
2) JNNURM
3) MGNREGA
4) IAY
5) RAY
Ans: 2

45. ...........became first state to sign an agreement on Emission Reduction Purchase with the World Bank to curb the carbon emissions?
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Himachal Pradesh
3) Haryana
4) Goa
5) Maharashtra
Ans: 2

46. MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region is the familiar for ............ industry?
1) Toy
2) Leather
3) Petroleum
4) Cotton
5) Fruits
Ans: 3

47. The Award list given. Pick the correct one?
1) 12th IIFA (International Indian Film Academy) top awards announced in Toranto
2) Life Achievement Award got by Asha Bhonsle
3) Best film award got by Dabangg
4) Best Actor Award got by Shahrukh Khan
5) All of above
Ans: 5

48. Guido Mantega used the word 'Currency War' referring ............?
1) India
2) China
3) New Zeland
4) Russia
5) USA
Ans: 2

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SBI Associate Bank PO Exam 2011 Solved Paper

SBI Associate Bank PO Exam 2011 Solved Paper

GENERAL AWARENESS

(EXAM HELD ON:  07-08-2011)

1. The International World Wide Web Conference 2011 was held at
a) Italy
b) Manila
c) Geneva
d) Newyork
e) Hyderabad
Ans: e

2.Which of the following countries is NOT associated with the proposed TAPI gas pipeline?
a) India
b) Pakistan
c) Portugal
d) Afghanistan
e) Turkmenistan
Ans: c

3. Bhagyam oilfields are located in which of following states?
a) Rajasthan
b) Gujarat
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Maharashtra
e) Karanatka
Ans: a

4. The Central Government has approved Rs 7000 crore Project to clean which of the following rivers?
a) Narmada
b) Ganga
c) Mahanadi
d) Kaveri
e) Godavari
Ans: b

5. Recently a controversy rages over new land acquisition policy in which of following states?
a) Maharashtra
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Gujarat
d) Madhya Pradesh
e) West Begal
Ans: b

6.BP Plc, a well known company is engaged in which one of the following as its major operations?
a) Nuclear Power Generation
b) Oil and Gas Exploration
c) Wind power generation
d) Steel production
e) Coal production
Ans: b

7. As per statement given by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in medias, the main cause of
increased inflation rate is the recent hike in prices of ______.
a) daily commodities
b) petroleum products--ans
c) infrastructure materials
d) imported goods
e) None of the above
Ans:b

8. The System Software is used to
a) diagonose and troubleshooting the attached device
b) create graphics images
c) draw the picture on paper
d) manage the available internal resources
e) None of these
Ans: a

9. One billionth of a second is
a) gigabyte
b) nanosecond
c) terabyte
d) megabyte
e) None of these
Ans: b

10. A technology used to create, store, exchange and utilize information in its various forms including business data, conversations, still images, motion pictures and multimedia presentations is called
a) website
b) information technology
c) internet chat
d) networking
e) None of these
Ans: b

11. A program which is used find spam data in the computer and capable to distroy is called
a) firewall
b) anti-spam program
c) adware remover
d) pop-up blocker
e) None of these
Ans: b

12. A chip placed on the electronic circuit board inside a system unit that hold temporarliy piece of information/data is called (containing the data being displayed on output device)
a) modem
b) scanner
c) memory
d) hard disk
e) None of these
Ans: c

13. A graphic or piece of text that links to another piece of information in a web page is
a) meta-tag
b) page connection
c) domain name
d) hyperlink
e) None of these
Ans: d

14. Which of the following computer programming languages is used to write applet programs which
can be integrate into a webpage?
a) Which of the following computer programming languages is used to write applet programs which
can be integrate into a webpage?
a) Java
b) PERL
c) C++
d) Pascal
e) FORTRAN
b) PERL
c) C++
d) Pascal
e) FORTRAN
Ans: a

15. Embedded operating systems are used in
a) desktop computers
b) mainframe computers
c) PDAs
d) network server computer
e) None of these
Ans: c

16. . A Web or part of a Web site, or part of an online service that provides a venue for communities of
users with a common interest to communicate in real time is called
a) user forum
b) blog
c) discussion forum
d) chat-group
e) None of these
Ans: d

17. The main electronic circuit board in the system unit is called
a) Circuit plate
b) Chassis
c) Motherboard
d) Processor
e) None of these
Ans: c

18. The System Unit consists of
a) all electronic components of the computer used to process data
b) all hardware and software
c) application programs
d) Mouse and keyboard
e) None of these
Ans: a

19. A portable computer called Laptop, having a weight about 1.4 to 4.5 kg is also known as
a) Desktop PC
b) Mainframe Computer
c) Personal Computer
d) Micro Computer
e) Notebook computer
Ans: e

20. if Reserve Bank of India hikes interest rates by 25 basis points in its monetary policy, then a commercial bank would like to increase it’s interest rates on loans by 25 basis points of
a) Prime Lending Rate
b) Repo rate
c) Base rate
d) Saving account interest rate
e) None of these
Ans: c

21. Which one of the following pairs of countries is associated with nuclear arms control treaty START?
a) US-China
b) China-Iran
c) US-Russia
d) US – Japan
e) None of these
Ans: c

22. The International World Wide Web Conference 2011 was held at …..
a) Italy
b) Manila
c) Geneva
d) Newyork
e) Hyderabad
Ans: e

23. Which of the following schemes is NOT launched by Ministry of Rural Development?
a) National Family Benefit Scheme
b) National Old Age Pension Scheme
c) Nationall Maternity Benefit Scheme
d) Mid Day Meal scheme
e) All the above are launched by Ministry of Rural Development
Ans: e

24. Who among the followings has been appointed as coach of Indian cricket team for next two years?
a) Gary Kirsten
b) John Buchanan
c) Andy Flower
d) Duncan Fletcher
e) None of the above
Ans: d
25. What does the letter ‘L’ stands for in the term LAF commonly used in financial/economic news?
a) Liquidity
b) Least
c) Liabilities
d) Longitudinal
e) Linear
Ans: a

26. FINO, a term used by media in financial newspapers and tv news channels is stands for
a) Financial Information Network & Operations
b) Financial Inclusion News & Operations
c) Financial Inclusion Network & Operations
d) Fast Information Network & Operations
e) None of the above
Ans: c

27. Why Kanishtha Dhankar recently was in news?
a) She is new Femina Miss India World 2011
b) She is new coach of Women’s Hockey team
c) She has won gold medal in Asian Games 2010
d) She has won Miss World 2011 crown
e) None of these
Ans: a

28. Goodluck Jonathan has been re-elected as President of _________.
a) Sudan
b) South Korea
c) Lebanon
d) Nigeria
e) Ghana
Ans: d

29. The Planning Commission has set GDP growth target for 12th Plan (2012-17) at _______.
a) 7.5 – 8.0 per cent
b) 8.0 – 8.5 per cent
c) 9 – 9.5 per cent
d) 9.5 – 10.0 per cent
e) None of the above
Ans: c

30. The International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, has been adopted by which of the following international agencies/organisation?
a) World Health Organisation (WHO)
b) International Maritime Organization
c) International Labour Organization
d) United Nations (UN)
e) International Atomic Energy Agency
Ans: d

31. The amount of liquid assets, such as cash, precious metals or other short-term securities, that a
financial institution or bank must maintain in its reserves is called
a) CRR
b) Bank Deposits
c) Fixed Assets
d) SLR
e) None of these
Ans: d

32. Before launching the new indices to measure food inflation, earlier it is measured on the basis of
a) Wholesale Price Index
b) Consumer Price Index
c) Nifty Index
c) BSE & NSE index
e) None of these
Ans: a

33. Which of the following space agencies has recently placed three satellites Resourcesat,
Youthsat, and X-SAT successfully in the Earth orbit?
a) NASA
b) ROSCOSMOS
c) CNSA
d) ISRO
e) None of these
Ans: d

34. K Balachander who recently won Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2010 is a famous
a) Cinematographer
b) Director
c) Musician
d) Dancer
e) Writer
Ans: b

35. Which of the following countries has joined the BRIC group of nations to change it’s name as
BRICS?
a) Sudan
b) Singapore
b) South Korea
d) Srilanka
e) South Africa
Ans: e

Computer Based Questions For Bank PO Exam

Computer Based Questions For Bank PO Exam


1. All of the following are examples of real security and privacy risks EXCEPT:
A. hackers.
B. spam.
C. viruses.
D. identity theft.
Answer: B

2. A process known as ____________ is used by large retailers to study trends.
A. data mining
B. data selection
C. POS
D. data conversion
Answer: A

3. ____________terminals (formerly known as cash registers) are often connected to complex inventory and sales computer systems.
A. Data
B. Point-of-sale (POS)
C. Sales
D. Query
Answer: B

4. A(n) ____________ system is a small, wireless handheld computer that scans an item’s tag and pulls up the current price (and any special offers) as you shop.
A. PSS
B. POS
C. inventory
D. data mining
Answer: A

5. The ability to recover and read deleted or damaged files from a criminal’s computer is an example of a law enforcement specialty called:
A. robotics.
B. simulation.
C. computer forensics.
D. animation.
Answer: C

6. Which of the following is NOT one of the four major data processing functions of a computer?
A. gathering data
B. processing data into information
C. analyzing the data or information
D. storing the data or information
Answer: C

7. ____________ tags, when placed on an animal, can be used to record and track in a database all of the animal’s movements.
A. POS
B. RFID
C. PPS
D. GPS
Answer: B

8. Surgeons can perform delicate operations by manipulating devices through computers instead of manually. This technology is known as:
A. robotics.
B. computer forensics.
C. simulation.
D. forecasting.
Answer: A

9. Technology no longer protected by copyright, available to everyone, is considered to be:
A. proprietary.
B. open.
C. experimental.
D. in the public domain.
Answer: A

10. ____________ is the study of molecules and structures whose size ranges from 1 to 100 nanometers.
A. Nanoscience
B. Microelectrodes
C. Computer forensics
D. Artificial intelligence
Answer: A

11. ____________ is the science that attempts to produce machines that display the same type of intelligence that humans do.
A. Nanoscience
B. Nanotechnology
C. Simulation
D. Artificial intelligence (AI)
Answer: D

12. ____________ is data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful fashion.
A. A process
B. Software
C. Storage
D. Information
Answer: D

13. The name for the way that computers manipulate data into information is called:
A. programming.
B. processing.
C. storing.
D. organizing.
Answer: B

14. Computers gather data, which means that they allow users to ____________ data.
A. present
B. input
C. output
D. store
Answer: B

15. After a picture has been taken with a digital camera and processed appropriately, the actual print of the picture is considered:
A. data.
B. output.
C. input.
D. the process.
Answer: B


16. Computers use the ____________ language to process data.
A. processing
B. kilobyte
C. binary
D. representational
Answer: C

17. Computers process data into information by working exclusively with:
A. multimedia.
B. words.
C. characters.
D. numbers.
Answer: D

18. In the binary language each letter of the alphabet, each number and each special character is made up of a unique combination of:
A. eight bytes.
B. eight kilobytes.
C. eight characters.
D. eight bits.
Answer: D

19. The term bit is short for:
A. megabyte.
B. binary language.
C. binary digit.
D. binary number.
Answer: C


20. A string of eight 0s and 1s is called a:
A. megabyte.
B. byte.
C. kilobyte.
D. gigabyte.
Answer: B

21. A ____________ is approximately one billion bytes.
A. kilobyte
B. bit
C. gigabyte
D. megabyte
Answer: C

22. A ____________ is approximately a million bytes.
A. gigabyte
B. kilobyte
C. megabyte
D. terabyte
Answer: C

23. ____________ is any part of the computer that you can physically touch.
A. Hardware
B. A device
C. A peripheral
D. An application
Answer: A


24. The components that process data are located in the:
A. input devices.
B. output devices.
C. system unit.
D. storage component.
Answer: C

25. All of the following are examples of input devices EXCEPT a:
A. scanner.
B. mouse.
C. keyboard.
D. printer.
Answer: D

26. Which of the following is an example of an input device?
A. scanner
B. speaker
C. CD
D. printer
Answer: A

27. All of the following are examples of storage devices EXCEPT:
A. hard disk drives.
B. printers.
C. floppy disk drives.
D. CD drives.
Answer: B

28. The ____________, also called the “brains” of the computer, is responsible for processing data.
A. motherboard
B. memory
C. RAM
D. central processing unit (CPU)
Answer: D


29. The CPU and memory are located on the:
A. expansion board.
B. motherboard.
C. storage device.
D. output device.
Answer: B

30. Word processing, spreadsheet, and photo-editing are examples of:
A. application software.
B. system software.
C. operating system software.
D. platform software.
Answer: A

31. ____________ is a set of computer programs used on a computer to help perform tasks.
A. An instruction
B. Software
C. Memory
D. A processor
Answer: B

32. System software is the set of programs that enables your computer’s hardware devices and ____________ software to work together.
A. management
B. processing
C. utility
D. application
Answer: D

33. The PC (personal computer) and the Apple Macintosh are examples of two different:
A. platforms.
B. applications.
C. programs.
D. storage devices.
Answer: A

34. Apple Macintoshes (Macs) and PCs use different ____________ to process data and different operating systems.
A. languages
B. methods
C. CPUs
D. storage devices
Answer: C

35. Servers are computers that provide resources to other computers connected to a:
A. network.
B. mainframe.
C. supercomputer.
D. client.
Answer: A

36. Smaller and less expensive PC-based servers are replacing ____________ in many businesses.
A. supercomputers
B. clients
C. laptops
D. mainframes
Answer: D


37. ____________ are specially designed computers that perform complex calculations extremely rapidly.
A. Servers
B. Supercomputers
C. Laptops
D. Mainframes
Answer: B

38. DSL is an example of a(n) ____________ connection.
A. network
B. wireless
C. slow
D. broadband
Answer: D

39. The difference between people with access to computers and the Internet and those without this access is known as the:
A. digital divide.
B. Internet divide.
C. Web divide.
D. broadband divide.
Answer: A

40. ____________ is the science revolving around the use of nanostructures to build devices on an extremely small scale.
A. Nanotechnology
B. Micro-technology
C. Computer forensics
D. Artificial intelligence
Answer: A

41. Which of the following is the correct order of the four major functions of a computer?
A. Process à Output à Input à Storage
B. Input à Outputà Process à Storage
C. Process à Storage à Input à Output
D. Input à Process à Output à Storage
Answer: D

42. ____________ bits equal one byte.
A. Eight
B. Two
C. One thousand
D. One million
Answer: A

43. The binary language consists of ____________ digit(s).
A. 8
B. 2
C. 1,000
D. 1
Answer: B

44. A byte can hold one ____________ of data.
A. bit
B. binary digit
C. character
D. kilobyte
Answer: C

45. ____________ controls the way in which the computer system functions and provides a means by which users can interact with the computer.
A. The platform
B. The operating system
C. Application software
D. The motherboard
Answer: B

46. The operating system is the most common type of ____________ software.
A. communication
B. application
C. system
D. word-processing software
Answer: C

47. ____________ are specially designed computer chips that reside inside other devices, such as your car or your electronic thermostat.
A. Servers
B. Embedded computers
C. Robotic computers
D. Mainframes
Answer: B

48. The steps and tasks needed to process data, such as responses to questions or clicking an icon, are called:
A. instructions.
B. the operating system.
C. application software.
D. the system unit.
Answer: A

49. The two broad categories of software are:
A. word processing and spreadsheet.
B. transaction and application.
C. Windows and Mac OS.
D. system and application.
Answer: D

50. The metal or plastic case that holds all the physical parts of the computer is the:
A. system unit.
B. CPU.
C. mainframe.
D. platform.
Answer: A


Fill in the Blank:

51. Between PCs and Macs, the ____________ is the platform of choice for graphic design and animation.
Answer: Mac

52. The ____________ is the program that manages the hardware of the computer system, including the CPU, memory, storage devices, and input/output devices.
Answer: operating system

53. The type of operating system software you use depends on your computer’s ____________.
Answer: platform

54. ____________software helps you carry out tasks, such as typing a document or creating a spreadsheet.
Answer: Application

55. ____________are the fastest and most expensive computers.
Answer: Supercomputers

56. A ____________ is approximately 1,000 bytes.
Answer: kilobyte

57. Input devices are used to provide the steps and tasks the computer needs to process data, and these steps and tasks are called ____________.
Answer: instructions

58. A computer gathers data, processes it, outputs the data or information, and ____________ the data or information.
Answer: stores

59. The binary language consists of two digits: ____________ and ____________.
Answer: 0 and 1

60. A string of ____________ 0s and 1s is called a byte.
Answer: eight (8)

61. The devices you use to enter data into a computer system are known as ____________ devices.
Answer: input

62. The devices on a computer system that let you see the processed information are known as ____________ devices.
Answer: output

63. ____________ is the set of computer instructions or programs that enables the hardware to perform different tasks.
Answer: Software

64. When you connect to the ____________, your computer is communicating with a server at your Internet service provider (ISP).
Answer: Internet

65. ____________ are computers that excel at executing many different computer programs at the same time.
Answer: Mainframes

66. ____________is the application of computer systems and techniques to gather legal evidence.
Answer: Computer forensics

67. ____________ is the science that attempts to create machines that will emulate the human thought process.
Answer: Artificial intelligence (AI)

68. Macintosh computers use the Macintosh operating system (Mac OS), whereas PCs generally run ____________ as an operating system.
Answer: Microsoft Windows

69. A process known as ____________ tracks trends and allows retailers to respond to consumer buying patterns.
Answer: data mining

70. Hard disk drives and CD drives are examples of ____________ devices.
Answer: storage

71. You would use ____________ software to create spreadsheets, type documents, and edit photos.
Answer: application

72. ____________ are computers that support hundreds or thousands of users simultaneously.
Answer: Mainframes

73. ____________ is the term given to the act of stealing someone’s identity and ruining their credit rating.
Answer: Identity theft

74. Surgeons are using ____________ to guide robots to perform delicate surgery.
Answer: computers

75. Patient ____________ are life-sized mannequins that have a pulse and a heartbeat and respond to procedures just like humans.
Answer: simulators


True and False

76. Currently, the performance of tasks by robots is based on preprogrammed algorithms.
Answer: True

77. Data can be a number, a word, a picture, or a sound.
Answer: True

78. Strictly defined, a computer is a data processing device.
Answer: True

79. The discrepancy between the “haves” and “have-nots” with regard to computer technology is commonly referred to as the digital society.
Answer: False (digital divide)

80. One of the benefits of becoming computer fluent is being a savvy computer user and consumer and knowing how to avoid viruses, the programs that pose threats to computer security.
Answer: True

81. Trend-spotting programs, developed for business, have been used to predict criminal activity.
Answer: True

82. Employers do not have the right to monitor e-mail and network traffic on employee systems used at work.
Answer: False

83. Clicking on an icon with the mouse is a form of giving an instruction to the computer.
Answer: True

84. Output devices store instructions or data that the CPU processes.
Answer: False (memory)

85. The CPU and memory are located on a special circuit board in the system unit called the motherboard.
Answer: True

86. Nanostructures represent the smallest human-made structures that can be built.
Answer: True


87. The main difference between a supercomputer and a mainframe is that supercomputers are designed to execute a few programs as quickly as possible, whereas mainframes are designed to handle many programs running at the same time (but at a slower pace).
Answer: True

88. Being computer fluent means that you should be able to build a computer yourself.
Answer: False

89. Embedded computers are self-contained computer devices that have their own programming and do not receive input.
Answer: True

90. A Web browser is a special device that is installed in your computer that allows it to communicate with other devices on a network.
Answer: False (network adapter)

91. With a wireless network, it is easier to relocate devices.
Answer: True

92. The most common type of memory that the computer uses to process data is ROM.
Answer: False (RAM)

Matching:
93. Match the following terms with their approximate size:
I. kilobyte A. one million bytes
II. byte B. eight bits
III. gigabyte C. one thousand bytes
IV. megabyte D. one billion bytes
V. terabyte E. one trillion bytes
Answer: C, B, D, A, E

94. Match the following terms with their meanings:
I. printer A. storage device
II. scanner B. output device
III. RAM C. input device
IV. CPU D. a type of memory
V. CD drive E. processor
Answer: B, C, D, E, A

95. Match the following terms with their meanings:
I. mainframe A. the most expensive computers that perform complex calculations extremely rapidly
II. supercomputer B. a computer that provides resources to other computers connected to a network
III. embedded computer C. a large, expensive computer that supports hundreds or thousands of users simultaneously
IV. PDA D. a self-contained computer device that usually performs preprogrammed functions such as temperature control
V. server E. a small mobile computing device
Answer: C, A, D, E, B

96. Match the following terms with their meanings:
I. software A. transforming data into information
II. hardware B. data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful fashion
III. operating system C. any part of the computer that you can physically touch
IV. processing D. a set of computer programs that enables hardware to perform different tasks
V. information E. the most common type of system software, it controls the way in which the computer system functions
Answer: D, C, E, A, B

97. Match the following terms with their meanings:
I. system software A. the set of programs that enables computer hardware devices and application software to work together
II. application software B. the kind of operating system software you will use depends on this
III. platform C. operating system software generally used on PCs
IV. Microsoft Windows D. a set of programs used to accomplish a specific task
V. Mac OS E. operating system software used on the Apple Macintosh
Answer: A, D, B, C, E

98. Match the following terms with their meanings:
I. data A. the main circuit board in the system unit
II. memory B. the representation of a fact or idea (unprocessed information)
III. output C. processed data or information
IV. storage D. holds instructions or data that the CPU processes
V. motherboard E. data or information that can be accessed again
Answer: B, D, C, E, A

99. Match the following terms with their meanings:
I. bit A. the science revolving around the use of nanostructures to build devices on an extremely small scale
II. binary language B. the case that contains the system components
III. instructions C. consists of 0s and 1s
IV. system unit D. short for binary digit
V. nanotechnology E. steps and tasks necessary to process data into usable information
Answer: D, C, E, B, A


100. Match the following fields to the related computer technology:
I. medicine A. Internet research and virtual tours
II. business B. data mining
III. law enforcement C. robotics and simulation
IV. education D. computer forensics
V. archeology E. digital recreations of ruins
Answer: C, B, D, A, E