Andhra Bank Probationary Officer’s Exam, 2008 - General Awareness Online Test - Part 2

11. The former President of which of the following countries has taken over as the Prime Minister of
the nation in May 2008 ?
Venezuela  Russia  Uganda  Tanzania  None of these
 

12. Which of the following companies of Indian origin has been placed amongst the World's seven Best Firms in Financial Sector ?
IDBI Bank  HDFC Bank  Bajaj Capitals  ICICI Bank  None of these
 

13. Michel Sleiman has taken over as the president of-
Lebanon  Cuba  Yemen  Zambia  Turkey
 

14. Which of the following is/are true about the "Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana" to be launched in the near future ?
(1) This scheme is to develop those villages where SC/ST population is in prominence
(2) About 70,000 villages are identified for the same
(3) A special fund of Rs.7,000 Crore is setup for the scheme
Only 1  only 2  Only 3  All 1, 2 & 3  None of these
 

15. Which of the following countries had decided to come out of the membership of OPEC ?
Iran  Indonesia  Kuwait  Saudi Arabia  None of these
 

16. Many Banks have adopted / launched "Core Banking Solution (CBS)" .Core Banking Solution is-
a marketing strategy adopted by the Banks  a new type of ATM useful for rural population  a delivery channel for quick and fast delivery  a new product launched to help senior citizens only as they are not able to visit branches / ATMs  None of these
 

17. As per the figures released recently, the rate of growth of agriculture during 2007-08 has been at the level of approximately-
2.5 %  3 %  4.5 %  5 %  6.33 %
 

18. The import of which of the following has raised the Current Account Deficit of India by about 77%?
Oil  Gas  Sugar  Foodgrain  None of these
 

19. The National e-Governance plan was launched by the Govt. of India in the year 2006 with which of the following intentions/objectives?
(1) To provide qualitative service of Govt. business to the citizens of India
(2) To promote IT sector in India so that trained IT personnel do not go out of the country for jobs
(3) To keep a vigil on the business transaction of Indian population to avoid illegal transactions
Only 1  Only 2  Only 3  All 1, 2 & 3  None of these
 

20. As per the figure released recently what was the per capita income at Current Price in the year 2007-08 in India? About-
Rs. 20,000/-  Rs. 25,000/-  Rs. 23,000/-  Rs. 33,000/-  Rs. 48,000/-
 

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