Syndicate Bank PO Exam Solved Paper 10 October 2004 : General Awareness

Q.1:- In which of the following States Intiniki Deepam Scheme has been started?

  1. Andhra Pradesh
  2. Tamil Nadu
  3. Kerala
  4. Karnataka
  5. None of the above

Q.2:- Which among the following is related to Article 356 of Indian Constitution?

  1. Fundamental Rights To Education
  2. Special States of Jammu & Kashmir
  3. Appointment of Governors in the States
  4. Implementation of President’s rule in any State 

Q.3:- Which among the following States was in news recently due to Governors recommendation of President’s rule in a State but later it was taken back?

  1. Mizoram
  2. Arunachal Pradesh
  3. Kerala
  4. Uttar Pradesh
  5. None of these

Q.4:- India has committed to control the disease HIV/AIDS. This was disclosed in the Summit of Asia Pacific Summit on HIV/AIDS. This summit was held at?

  1. India
  2. South Korea
  3. North Korea
  4. China
  5. None of these 

Q.5:-Some new countries has joined European Union recently with this European Union has become a strong economic power. Which of the following statements is/are NOT TRUE regarding this ?

  1. The number of member of European Union is 65
  2. European Union is now a large free trade area, whose economy has reached to US 11 dollar trillion
  3. Some East European Countries has rejected the plan to join E.U.

Choose the correct option

  1. Only 1
  2. Only 2
  3. Only 2 & 3
  4. Only 3
  5. Only 1 & 3

Q.6:- World Populations Day is celebrated on

  1. 11th August
  2. 11th June
  3. 11th July
  4. 11th May
  5. None of the above

Q.7:- UPA Government is planning to implement Value Added Tax (VAT). It will be implemented from

  1. January 1, 2005
  2. March 1, 2004
  3. April 1, 2005
  4. April 1, 2006
  5. None of these

Q.8:- Recently Foreign Minister K. Natwar Singh has demanded that there should be at least four members in Security Council. Which among the following countries has not been named by him?

  1. India
  2. Germany
  3. Brazil
  4. South Africa
  5. Pakistan

Q.9:- Which among the following is the author of the recently published book “Rajmata Gayatri Devi: Enduring Grace”?

  1. Devraj Singh
  2. Dharmendra Kumar
  3. Priyanandan Rangasit
  4. Khushwant Singh
  5. None of the above

Q.10:- Foreign Minister K. Natwar Singh was in Islamabad recently. Which among the following statements is/are TRUE regarding this?

  1. He was there to participate in SAARC Summit
  2. He was there as a messenger of president APJ Abdul Kalam to meet Pakistani President Pervej Musharraf.
  3. On the invitation of Pakistani Foreign Minister he was there
  4. He was there to inaugurate the new office of Indian High Commission
  5. None of the above

Q.11:- According to the statement  by the Finance Minister recently the GDP growth rate for this fiscal will be at

  1. 5-6 %
  2. 5-8%
  3. 6-7%
  4. 5-9%
  5. 9-10%

Q.12:- Dronacharya Award is given to

  1. Tennis player at junior level
  2. For the best performance by the player in duration of 1 year
  3. For the best performance on international level by a player
  4. Best performance by a cricket player at junior level
  5. None of these

 Q.13:- Which of the following subjects were not included in WTO Agricultural Meet, which was held in Jeneva in 2004?

  1. Discount in Import duty
  2. Cut in Agriculture support
  3. Phasing out of Export items
  4. Institution of a panel headed by India, on the Patent Law drafted by WTO
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Choose the correct option

  1. Only A
  2. Only 2 & 4
  3. Only 3
  4. Only 4
  5. Only 3 & 4

Q.14:- Which among the following Business Group has taken as the L&T’s Cement department Altra Tech Samco Ltd.?

  1. Aditya Birla Group
  2. Tata Group
  3. K Group
  4. K Birla Group
  5. None of the above

Q.15:- According to a recent NCAER report, which city has the highest number of rich families

  1. Mumbai
  2. Kolkata
  3. Jaipur
  4. Delhi
  5. Bangalore

Q.16:- In which of the following states was in news because a large number of children died due to dehydration

  1. Bihar
  2. Madhya Pradesh
  3. West Bengal
  4. Andhra Pradesh
  5. Maharashtra

Q.17:- Guodhra, which was in news recently is

  1. A city in Madhya Pradesh
  2. A place in Gujarat where an incident took place in
  3. A city in Bihar where storage of natural gas has been found
  4. A place in Gujarat where the headquarters of Western Railways is Being Transferred
  5. None of these

Q.18:- Which among the following nations did not take part in the recently held DSD four nations hockey tournament

  1. India
  2. France
  3. Germany
  4. Britain
  5. Italy

 Q.19:- According to the recently given decision by the Union Government the minimum age for recruitment in Army will be

  1. 16 years
  2. 16 ½ years
  3. 18 years
  4. 17 ½ years
  5. 19 years

Q.20:- For which of the following commodities a Board is being constituted by the Union Government

  1. Petroleum and Natural Gas
  2. Iron and Steel
  3. Sugar
  4. Agricultural products
  5. Tea

Q.21:- India is on the way of economic reforms. Which of the following is not a profit making?

  1. Increased financial elasticity in every sectors of society
  2. Loss in transaction cost
  3. Grip on market by strong institutions
  4. Effective Monetary Policy
  5. Strong and competitive Banking institutions

Q.22:- India is the largest producing country of

  1. Milk
  2. Soyabean
  3. Meat
  4. Green vegetables
  5. Fish

Q.23:- Which amongst the following statements is not correct about the recently formed “National Advisory Council”?

  1. The Indian Prime Minister will be the chief of the council
  2. The council has been formed to monitor the Common Minimum Progamme of UPA Government
  3. The first meeting of Council was held on 17th July 2004

Choose the correct option

  1. Only A
  2. Only B
  3. Only C
  4. Only A & D
  5. Only B & C

Q.24:- Who among the following is the author of the recently published book “The Hungry Tide”?

  1. B Ramkrishna
  2. Kiran Bedi
  3. Shyam Sharan
  4. N Seshan
  5. Amitabh Ghosh

 Q.25:- When companies release their public issue s the word ‘underrighers’ is illustrated. What does the word ‘underrighers’ mean?

  1. This is the name of the firm which prepares draft for advertisement
  2. These are the bankers of companies which sells application papers
  3. These are the firms or bank which confirms selling of stocks
  4. These are the legal advisers of companies
  5. None of the above

Q.26:- Recently Pilani investments of 265 Crores was in headlines of Newspapers. Which of the following statements is/are TRUE regarding this?

  1. A software and IT park is being developed here
  2. This is a project being started by Tata and Birla Group
  3. This is a name of Birla’s Group holdings
  4. All of the above
  5. None of the above
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Q.27:- Which among the following statements is/are regarding the Rail Budget 2004?

  1. Some ‘Sampark Kranti Express’ trains will be started shortly
  2. Clothes for the trains will be provided by Khadi Bhandar
  3. Distance more than 500km will have only reserved coaches

Choose the correction option

  1. Only 1
  2. Only 2
  3. Only 3
  4. Only 1 & 3
  5. Only 2 & 3

Q.28:- Which among the following was criticized by many regarding Union Budget 2004-05?

  1. Transaction tax on trade
  2. Increase in FDI cap
  3. Saving scheme for senior citizens

Choose the correct option

  1. Only 1
  2. Only 2
  3. Only 2 & 3
  4. Only 1 & 2
  5. Only 1 & 3

Q.29:- The Kelakar committee formed by the Union Government is related to

  1. Tax reforms
  2. Implementation of VAT
  3. Increase in Education Subsidy
  4. New pay structure for Bank Employees
  5. None of the above

Q.30:- Which among the following terms is not related to Banking or Finance?

  1. Debenture
  2. Equity
  3. Zero coupon
  4. Par value
  5. Giga byte

 Q.31:- Recently in which state Capital APJ Abdul Kalam addressed the MLA’s of that on the subject of rural development and Science Technology?

  1. Tamil Nadu
  2. Delhi
  3. Andhra Pradesh
  4. Punjab
  5. None of the above

Q.32:- On which of the following issues some MLA’s of Haryana resigned recently?

  1. On staying the subsidy for Agriculturalist on fertilizers and seeds
  2. On the controversial decision of Punjab government on the division of river
  3. Free power supply to agriculturalist and cut in urban areas
  4. All of the above
  5. None of the these

Q.33:- Reserve bank of India is in the process to provide compensation for Bhopal Gas victims. It has been directed by

  1. Office of Indian Prime Minister
  2. President of India
  3. Supreme Court of India
  4. High Court of Madhya Pradesh
  5. None of the above

Q.34:- Who among the following has been honored with the ‘Padma Vibhushan’ Puraskar  recently?

  1. Rahul Dravid
  2. Anupam Kher
  3. Sachin Tendulkar
  4. Gulzar
  5. None of the above

Q.35:- UPA’s Government policy talks about Direct Funding. Which among the following is being considered about it?

  1. Poor mills of National Textiles Corporations
  2. Working Sugar Mills on old technology
  3. Cooperative Banks running in loss
  4. For Gram Panchayats
  5. None of the above

Q36:- Which of the following banks are going to be merged in near future, according to the recent reports of Newspapers?

  1. UTI & HDFC Banks
  2. UTI & IDBI Banks
  3. IDBI & HDFC Banks
  4. ICICI & IDBI Banks
  5. None of the above

 Q.37:- Which of the following foreign bank has been allowed by UTI to purchase the share of 14.6% in private sector?

  1. Bank of America
  2. BNP
  3. Citi Bank
  4. HSBC
  5. Bank of Tokyo

Q.38:- How much amount is being provided by Indian Government for Handloom, Coir, Silk, Pottery etc. production?

  1. Rs 50 crores
  2. Rs 100 crores
  3. Rs 200 crores
  4. Rs 500 crores
  5. None of the above
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Q.39:- India’s rank in Human Development(HDI) report is

  1. 120
  2. 123
  3. 127
  4. 132
  5. None of the above

Q.40:- ‘Kumbhakolam’ is in which State, which was recently in news?

  1. Kerala
  2. Andhra Pradesh
  3. Orissa
  4. Tamil Nadu
  5. Uttar Pradesh

Q.41:- Ahmed Qurie, which was recently in news is

  1. President of Palestine
  2. President of Iran
  3. Prime Minister of Israel
  4. Prime Minister of Syria

Q.42:- Recently, ‘Road tax was implemented on petrol and diesel by NDA Government. What is the present situation?

  1. According to the Union Budget 2004-05, this tax will be levied on all central tax and it will be transferred in education field
  2. The tax on petrol and diesel was taken back from 1st July 2004
  3. UPA Government has decided to continue it but the rate has been revised to 0.5 %
  4. The scheme will continue
  5. None of these

Q.43:- ‘Antyodya Yojna’ was started to provide food grains for the poor people. First it was for the 1.5 crore families, now it has been extended to

  1. 2 crore
  2. 5 crore
  3. 3 crore
  4. 5 crore
  5. 5 crore

Q.44:- How much amount the UPA government has a target to collect with disinvestment for the year 2004-05?

  1. Rs 2000 crore
  2. Rs 2500 crore
  3. Rs 3000 crore
  4. Rs 4000 crore
  5. None of these

Q.45:- How much amount has been allotted by the Planning Commission for Interim Budget of NDA Government?

  1. Rs 8000 crores
  2. Rs 10000 crores
  3. Rs 15000 crores
  4. Rs 18000 crores
  5. Rs 20000 crores

Q.46:- Ms. Sonia Gandhi has been honored with the “Star of Asia” by Business Week magazine with two other Indians. They are

  1. Kumar Mangalam Birla and Ratan Tata
  2. Rattan Tata and P. Chidambaram
  3. Manmohan Singh Kiran Karnik
  4. Kirnak Karnik and Ratan Tata

 Q.47:- Theodor Zagarakis, who was adjudged the “Player of Euro-2004 Football Cup Tournament”. Was captain of

  1. Greece
  2. Portugal
  3. Brazil
  4. Britain
  5. None of these

Q.48:- Costas Karamanalis was appointed recently as Prime Minister of

  1. Macedonia
  2. Haiti
  3. Russia
  4. Greece
  5. None of these

 Q.49:- We came through the term “WMD” regularly from newspapers. It is related to

  1. Palestine problem
  2. Iraq War
  3. Indo-Pak war
  4. Sri Lankan Crisis
  5. None of these

Q.50:- Which among the following is the India’s stand on sending troops to Iraq?

  1. India is ready to send troops to Iraq. If it gets formal request from America and Britain
  2. India is not in favour of sending troops to Iraq
  3. India is ready to send troops to Iraq on the request of UN Security Council
  4. India is ready to send troops it the new government of Iraq requests for this
  5. None of the above