SBI Clerk Exam 2008 - General Awareness - Part 1

1. Oscar Awards are given for the excellence in the field of -
films  Literature  Sports  Politics  Status
 

2. Which of the following is not a food crop ?
Wheat  Barley  Maize  Gram  Cotton
 

3. Union Budget always presented first in -
The Loksabha  The Rajyasabha  Joint session of Parliament  Meeting of the Union cabinet  The State Assemblies
 

4. The Government of India has earmarked about Rs. 70,000 crore in Union Budget to help which of the following sections of the society ?
Children who are bonded labour  Persons working in hazardous industries  Farmers  People living below poverty line  None of these
 

5. Jose Louise has taken over as the prime minister of -
France  Argentina  Spain  New zealand  Italy
 

6. The conference of Economic/ Finance Ministers of ASEAN was held recently in
Jakarta  Bali  New Delhi  Tokyo  Islamabad
 

7. Which of the following International forums/ organizations has made a decision of not to go for reckless lending ?
G-7  G-8  SAARC  World Bank  IMF
 

8. Mahmood Ahmadinejad who was in India on an official visit recently is the -
Prime Minister of Iraq  President of Iran  Prime Minister of Iran  President of Iraq  None of these
 

9. India recently started "Maitree Express" to which of the following destinations ?
Islamabad  Karanchi  Dhaka  Kathmandu  None of these
 

10. The first ever General elction took place in which of the following countries in Indian sub-continent ?
Bhutan   China   Pakistan  Bangladesh   Sri Lanka
 

11. . As per the latest figures published in the newspapers the growth of economy in India for the fiscal year ended March 2008 has been at which of the following levels ? About -
6 %  6.5 %  7%  7.5 %  9 %
 

12. Name of B.S.Yeddyurappa was recently in news as he has taken over as the -
Governor of Karnataka  Chief Minister of Karnataka  Governor of Andhra Pradesh  Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh  None of these
 

13. The Govt. of India Planning to put up a bill in the parliament to ensure free and compulsory education for all those who are of the age of -
3 Years  5 Years  6-14 Years  12-20 Years  Upto 21 Years
 

14. "World No Tobacco Day" is observed on which of the following days ?
Ist May  10th May  21st May  31 st May  1st June
 

15. Late Vijay Tendulkar who died recently was a famous -
Social Work  Politician  Sportsman  Play Wright  None of these
 

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