IBPS Bank of Baroda Clerical Exam Social Economics & Banking Solved Paper 2011

Q1:- The Experts Group chaired by the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council chairman, C Rangarajan, Favours mandatory entitlement of subsidised food grains to the ‘priority’ category. Priority category means

  1. Below the Poverty Line
  2. Above the Poverty Line
  3. Creamy Layer
  4. Non-Creamy Layer
  5. None of these

Q2:- Which of the following is NOT a part of India’s Money Market?

  1. Bill Market
  2. Call Money Market
  3. Banks
  4. Mutual Funds
  5. Indian Gold Council

Q3:- NRI Day is observed on which of the following days ?

  1. 9th February
  2. 9th January
  3. 19th February
  4. 19th March
  5. 9th March

Q4:- Which of the following is the regulator of the credit rating agencies in India?

  1. RBI
  2. SBI
  3. SEBI
  4. IBA
  5. NABARD

Q5:-Bank rate is decided by which of the following ?

  1. RBI
  2. of India
  3. SEBI
  4. IBA
  5. NABARD

Q6:- FDI refers to

  1. Fixed Deposit Interest
  2. Fixed Deposit Investment
  3. Foreign Direct Investment
  4. Future Derivative Investment
  5. None of these

Q7:- State Financial Corporation give assistance mainly to develop which of the following?

  1. Small-and-medium scale industries
  2. Agriculture sector
  3. Cotton industry
  4. Large-scale industries
  5. Coal mines

Q8:- Which of the following terms is used in Banking?

  1. Epicenter
  2. Pascal’s Law
  3. Currency
  4. Centre of Gravity
  5. Latitude

Q9:- Several Public Sector organization like ONGC, SAIL and NTPC have received ‘Scope Award’. The awards is given for which of the following?

  1. For earning the highest profit amongst all PSUs
  2. For creating the maximum number of jobs in a year
  3. For donating the maximum amount in Pradhan Mantri Rahat in a year
  4. For cutting down expenditure by 50%
  5. For best corporate governance

Q10:- As we all knows, some new initiatives were introduced in the area of Fiscal Management by the Government of India. Which of the following Acts was passed a few years back to keep a check on the fiscal indiscipline on macroeconomic parameters?

  1. FRBMA
  2. FERA
  3. FEMA
  4. Public Debt Act
  5. Banking Regulation Act

Q11:- Teaser Rates are related to which of the following types of Loans?

  1. Home Loans
  2. Personal Loans
  3. Auto Loans
  4. Reverse Mortgage Loans
  5. Crop Loans

Q12:- The Green revolution in India was the outcome of the efforts of who amongst the following?

  1. MS Swaminathan
  2. C Rangaranjan
  3. KV Kamath
  4. Rakesh Mohan
  5. None of these
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Q13:- Which of the following meetings took place in Davos in January 2011?

  1. World Trade Organization
  2. World Economics Forum
  3. G 8
  4. G 20
  5. BRIC Summit

Q14:-Which of the following documents is/are considered as officially valid document to satisfy KYC norms for opening a Bank accounts?

  1. Passport
  2. Pan
  3. Aadhar number issued by Unique Identification Authority of India

Select the correct answer :-

  1. Only A
  2. Only B
  3. Only A & B
  4. All, A, B & C
  5. Only B & C

Q15:- As per the reports in some international financial newspapers, which of the following countries lended more money to others than the World Bank?

  1. USA
  2. Russia
  3. China
  4. UK
  5. Australia

Q16:- According to the recent Economics Survey 2010-11 tabled in the Lok Sabha, economic growth in the next fiscal has been projected at which of the following levels?

  1. 8%
  2. 9%
  3. 5%
  4. 7%
  5. None of these

Q17:- Which of the following programmers is launched by the Govt. of the India for School-going children?

  1. Bharat Nirman
  2. ASHA
  3. Midday Meal
  4. Kutir Jyoti
  5. Operation Flood

Q18:- Which of the following is NOT a Govt. – sponsored organization?

  1. Small Industries Development Bank of India
  2. NABARD
  3. National Housing Bank
  4. ICICI Bank
  5. All are Govt. sponsored

Q19:- Which of the following programmes is being implemented all the districts of the country?

  1. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
  2. Navodaya Vidyalaya
  3. Ultra Mega Power Project
  4. Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidhyuitkaran Yojna
  5. None of these

Q20:- Fiscal Policy is concerned with which of the following?

  1. Export and Import
  2. Public Revenue and Expenditure
  3. Issue of Currency Population Control
  4. Population Cantrol
  5. Education for all

Q21:- As per the Union Budget 2011-12 for tax purposes person above 80 years of age will be categorized as

  1. Old citizen
  2. Non-Tax Payers
  3. Senior Citizen
  4. Super Senior Citizen
  5. Special Tax Payers

Q22:- Bharat Nirman Yojana is associated with the development of which of the following ?

  1. Urban infrastructure
  2. Rural Infrastructure
  3. Bridge and roads
  4. Information technology
  5. None of these

Q23:- Which of the following is the apex institution that handles refinance for agriculture and rural development in India?

  1. RBI
  2. SIDBI
  3. NABARD
  4. SEBI
  5. None of these
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Q24:- Foreign Exchange Reserves of India are kept in the custody of which of the following?

  1. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  2. International Monetary Fund
  3. Government Treasury
  4. Reserve Bank of India
  5. State Bank of India

Q25:- Which of the following services is NOT provided by the post office in India?

  1. Saving Bank Scheme
  2. Retailing of Mutual Funds
  3. Sale of stamps
  4. Issuance of Demand Drafts
  5. Life insurance cover

Q26:- What provide expansion capability for a computer system?

  1. Sockets
  2. Slots
  3. Bytes
  4. Bays
  5. None of these

Q27:- A(n)_________ allows sharing of a broadband Internet connection.

  1. Hub
  2. Adapter
  3. Router
  4. Switch
  5. Plug

Q28:- The clock rate of a processor is measured in_____________

  1. Milliseconds
  2. Micro hertz
  3. Megabytes or gigabytes
  4. Megabytes or gigahertz
  5. Bluetooth

Q29:- A computer virus normally attaches itself data and programs that humans can understand into a form the computer can process?

  1. Backdoor Program
  2. Target Program
  3. Trojan horse
  4. Host Program
  5. Bluetooth

Q30:- Which of the following devices translate data and program known as

  1. Backdoor program
  2. Target program
  3. Trojan horse
  4. Host program
  5. Bluetooth

Q31:- The amount of time required by a storage device to retrieve data and program is its______

  1. Retrieval speed
  2. Capacity
  3. Memory
  4. Storage
  5. Access speed

Q32:- A 32 bit-word computer can access ________ bytes at a time.

  1. 4
  2. 8
  3. 16
  4. 32
  5. 30

Q33:- A megabytes is actually equal to____ kilobytes.

  1. 100
  2. 1000
  3. 1024
  4. 1024 x 1024
  5. None of these

Q34:- The Main memory of a computer must be large enough to contain to contain the active parts of _____

  1. The operating system
  2. The applications
  3. Inputs/output storage & working storage
  4. All of these
  5. None of these

Q35:- Which of the following types of memory improve processing by acting as a temporary high-speed holding area between the memory and the CPU ?

  1. RAM
  2. ROM
  3. Cache memory
  4. Flash memory
  5. EPROM

Q36:- The smallest unit a digital system is

  1. Bytes
  2. Kilobyte
  3. Word
  4. Character
  5. Bit

Q37:- The computer’s processor of which of the following parts?

  1. CPU and Main Memory
  2. Hard Disk and Floppy Drive
  3. Main Memory and Storage
  4. Operating System and Applications
  5. Control Unit and ALU

Q38:- _______ ports connect special types of music instrument to sound cards.

  1. BUS
  2. CPU
  3. UB
  4. MIDI
  5. MINI
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Q39:- A software which you can use to create a budget is called

  1. Word processing software
  2. Graphics software
  3. Utility software
  4. Spreadsheet software
  5. None of these

Q40:- The mouse_________ usually appears in the shape of an arrow.

  1. Indicator
  2. Marker
  3. Meter
  4. Painter
  5. None of these

Q41:- If a processor has a word size of 32 bits , compared to a processor with a word size of 16 bits, it can process _________ at a time.

  1. Thrice as much
  2. Half as much
  3. A fourth as much
  4. The same amount
  5. Twice as much

Q42:- The most common storage device for the personal computer is

  1. Floppy disk
  2. USB thumb drivce
  3. Zip disk
  4. Hard disk drive
  5. Pen drive

Q43:- Which device uses a hand-held operating system?

  1. APDA
  2. A personal computer
  3. A laptop
  4. A mainframe
  5. None of these

Q44:- Numbers and formulae entered in a cell are called

  1. Labels
  2. Numeric entries
  3. Intersection
  4. Text
  5. Fillers

Q45:- What is software ?

  1. A type of computer code
  2. A computer language
  3. A set of instruction for your computer
  4. A cover for the computer
  5. None of these

Q46:- Thick, rigid metal platters that are capable of storing and retrieving information at a high rate of speed are know as

  1. Hard disks
  2. Soft disks
  3. Flash memory
  4. SAN
  5. None of these

Q47:- What is Window Explorer?

  1. A web browser
  2. A personal computer
  3. A network
  4. A file manager
  5. A drive

Q48:- _____ is most popular activity

  1. Art
  2. Shopping
  3. Searching
  4. Entertainment
  5. Communication

Q49:- Computer process binary numbers, which are composed of _________

  1. 1s and 2s
  2. 2s and 4s
  3. 1s and 10s
  4. 2s and 3s
  5. 0s and 1s

Q50:- A DVD is an example of a (1) ________

  1. Hard disk
  2. Optical disc
  3. Solid-state storage device
  4. Output device
  5. None of these