SBI Clerk Recruitment 2009

General Knowledge: (Solved Paper)

1. Which of the following places was known as a centre of learning in ancient India?
(1) Nalanda
(2) Ujjain
(3) Allahabad
(4) None of these
Answer: (1)

2. The process of transfer of heat by matter but without actual movement of the particles themselves is Called?
(1) Conduction
(2) Convection
(3) Radiation
(4) None of these
Answer: (1)

3. Only zero and one are used for operating
(1) Calculator
(2) Computer
(3) Abacus
(4) Typewriter
Answer: (2)

4. Transistor is
(1) Semi-conductor
(2) Inductor
(3) Modulator
(4) Demodulator
Answer: (1)

5. Computer cannot
(1) Send message
(2) Abstract thought
(3) Read files
(4) Play music
Answer: (2)

6. Which of the following is not a carbohydrate?
(1) Wax
(2) Starch
(3) Sucrose
(4) Maltose
Answer: (1)

7. Deficiency of which vitamin causes night blindness?
(1) Vitamin B
(2) Vitamin C
(3) Vitamin A
(4) Vitamin E
Answer: (3)

8. Which of the following is the vaccine for tuberculosis?
(1) OPT
(2) BCG
(3) Salk vaccine
(4) Rubella vaccine
Answer: (2)

9. Horns, nails and hair are
(1) Soluble fats
(2) Insoluble carbohydrates
(3) Keratin proteins
(4) Complex lipids
Answer: (3)

10. Who conducts the State Assembly Elections?
(1) Chief Justice of the High Court concerned
(2) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
(3) Chief Election Commissioner
(4) Governor of the State concerned
Answer: (3)

11. Which is an ore of aluminium?
(1) Chromite
(2) Cuprite
(3) Bauxite
(4) Siderite
Answer: (3)

12. Kalidas was
(1) A poet during the Gupta period.
(2) A dramatist during Harshvardhana’s reign.
(3) An astronomer during Gupta period.
(4) None of these
Answer: (1)

13. Which mirror is used as a rear view mirror in vehicles?
(1) Plain
(2) Convex
(3) Concave
(4) Spherical
Answer: (2)

14. The compilation Meri Ekyawan Kavitayen is by
(1) A.B. Vajpayee
(2) Harivansh Rai Bachchan
(3) Dharam Vir Bharti
(4) Shiv Mangal Singh Suman
Answer: (1)

15. ‘Equinox’ means
(1) Days are longer than nights.
(2) Days and nights are equal.
(3) Days are shorter than nights
(4) None of these
Answer: (2)

16. Who was known as “Nightingale of India”?
(1) Vijaylaxmi Pandit
(2) Sarojini Naidu
(3) Suraiya
(4) None of these
Answer: (2)

17. Gaya is associated with Lord Buddha, where he
(1) was born
(2) attained enlightenment
(3) died
(4) delivered his first sermon
Answer: (2)

18. Chemical change does not take place in
(1) souring of milk into curd
(2) rusting of iron in atmosphere
(3) burning of magnesium ribbon in air
(4) emitting of light by a red hot platinum wire
Answer: (4)

19. Who is the highest wicket-taker in Indian Cricket team?
(1) Javagal Srinath
(2) Anil Kumble
(3) Maninder Singh
(4) Kapil Dev
Answer: (2)

20. Which country leads in production of aluminium and aluminium goods?
(1) Australia
(2) The US
(3) Russia
(4) Japan
Answer: (2)

21. The Nathu La Pass, which has increased Indian trade with a neighbour, lies between India and which country?
(1) Pakistan
(2) Bhutan
(3) Nepal
(4) China
(5) Tibet
Answer: (4)

22. The Banking Codes and Standards Boards has been formed to provide fair treatment to:
(1) Employees’ Unions
(2) Member Banks
(3) Officers
(4) SBI
(5) Customers
Answer: (5)

23. In India, the CRR at present is approximately:
(1) Less than 5%
(2) 10% to 15%
(3) 5% to 10%
(4) 20%
(5) 35%
Answer: (2)

24. The present salary of an MP is (Rs per month)
(1) 2,500
(2) 5,000
(3) 7,500
(4) 15,000
(5) 16,000
Answer: (5)

25. Which river was recently found to be the longest?
(1) Amazon
(2) Nile
(3) Mississippi
(4) Ganga
(5) Yangtze Kiang
Answer: (1)

26. The highest Indian mountain-peak is:
(1) Mt Everest
(2) Nanga Parbat
(3) Dhaulagiri
(4) Godwin Austin
(5) Annapurna
Answer: (2)

27. Basel II norms will lead to:
(1) Capital A/c convertibility
(2) Better Stock Exchanges
(3) Better CRR
(4) Increased savings
(5) None of these
Answer: (1)

28. Rice is which kind of crop?
(1) Rabi
(2) Evergreen
(3) Kharif
(4) Inter-seasonal
(5) Monsoon
Answer: (5)

29. ‘Jog falls’ are in:
(1) Kerala
(2) J & K
(3) U.P.
(4) Uttaranchal
(5) Karnataka
Answer: (5)

30. The capitals of the new States Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Uttaranchal are:
(1) Raipur, Ranchi, Dehradun
(2) Ranchi, Patna, Nainital
(3) Raniganj, Patna, Dehradun
(4) Patna, Raipur, Nainital
(5) None of the above
Answer: (1)

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