Union bank of India–General Awareness Sample Paper 2 | Union Bank of India PO Exam –General Awareness Solved Paper 2

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GENERAL AWARENESS :

Union Bank of India General Awareness Solved paper 1 continuation………

24. ‘Barclays’ is planning to set up Private Bank of India was the news in some major financial newspapers recently. Barclays is a company based in………
(A) Britain
(B) France
(C) Germany
(D) Italy
(E) Hong Kong

25. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘Unaccustomed Earth’ ?
(A) Meera Nair
(B) Jhumpa Lahiri
(C) Dalai Lama
(D) Salman Rushdie
(E) None of these

26. Which of the following is/are correct about the ‘Operational Risk’ as used in the field of banking ?

1. Risk of loss due to inadequate or failed internal process.
2. Risk of loss due to natural calamities.
3. Loss occurred due to noncompliance of legal procedures.

(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these

27. Naresh Goyal who was honoured by ‘Man of the Year Award’ is closely associated with which of the following businesses ?
(A) Banking
(B) Textile industry
(C) Aviation
(D) Film production
(E) None of these

28. Who amongst the following Indians was selected as the ‘Man of the Series’ in the series India played with South Africa in April 2008 ?
(A) Harbhajan Singh
(B) Sourav Ganguly
(C) Anil Kumble
(D) M. S. Dhoni
(E) None of these

29. As per the news reports which of the following countries is going to celebrate 2009 as ‘Year of India’ in that country ?
(A) USA
(B) Britain
(C) France
(D) Japan
(E) Russia

30. Which of the following India based organization (NGO) has been approached by the Govt. of Afghanistan and the World Bank to launch a micro credit programme there ?
(A) Bandhan
(B) SEWA
(C) Arunodaya
(D) ASA
(E) None of these

31. The military government of which of the following countries has announced that general elections in that country will be held in the year 2010 ?
(A) Israel
(B) Uganda
(C) Ethiopia
(D) Myanmar
(E) None of these

32. As per the news published in various newspapers ‘SEPA’ has come into force throughout European Union’s 27 Member countries. What is the full form the ‘SEPA’ ?
(A) SAARC and European Provinces Association
(B) South Europe Province Area
(C) Single Euro Payments Area
(D) Senegal and Ecuador Protection Act
(E) None of these

33. Which of the following countries will organize women’s and men’s championship Trophy Hockey-2009 ?
(A) England
(B) India
(C) Australia
(D) China
(E) None of these

34. Anand Pawar of India won the “Austrian Open Men’s singles Trophy 2008”, the matches for which were organized in Vienna. The trophy is associated with the game of ………
(A) Tennis
(B) Badminton
(C) Table Tennis
(D) Golf
(E) None of these

35. India’s first National Defence University is being established in ………
(A) Gurgaon
(B) Hissar
(C) Panipat
(D) Ambala
(E) Jalandhar

36. Under the immunization programme Govt. of India is providing vaccination to prevent some vaccine preventable diseases. Which of the following is not one of them ?
(A) Tuberculosis
(B) Diphtheria
(C) Tetanus
(D) Plague
(E) Measles

37. Which of the following schemes is designed and launched to improve the living standards of urban poors ?

1. Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA)
2. Janani Suraksha Yojana
3. Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana (VAMBAY)

(A)  Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these

38. Which of the following is not a social sector programme of the Govt. of India ?
(A) Mid Day Meal scheme
(B) Sarva Siksha Abhiyan
(C) National Rural Health Mission
(D) Integrated Child Development Services
(E) Look East Policy

39. Rahul Dravid recently made a record of earning 10000 runs in test cricket. He made this record while playing against which of the following countries ?
(A) New Zealand
(B) England
(C) Australia
(D) South Africa
(E) Bangladesh

40. Tiger Woods, who won the Arnold Palmer International Golf Tournament, is from which country ?
(A) Australia
(B) Canada
(C) England
(D) New Zealand
(E) U.S.A.

41. Who amongst the following is adjudged as the “WTA Tour Player of the Year” award for 2008 ?
(A) Serena Williams
(B) Justine Henin
(C) Ana Ivanovic
(D) Svetlana Kuznetsova
(E) None of these

42. Manipur State won the 16th Senior National Women’s Football championship held in March 2008 by defeating which of the following teams ?
(A) Orissa
(B) West Bengal
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Maharashtra
(E) Karnataka

43. Which of the following books is written by Aung San Suu kyi ?
(A) The Power and the glory
(B) My childhood Days
(C) Against the grain
(D) Living History
(E) Freedom from fear

44. Tsegaye Kebede who won the men’s title of the Paris Marathon-2008 is from which of the following countries ?
(A) Kenya
(B) Ethiopia
(C) Uganda
(D) Russia
(E) None of these

45. India is largest tea producing country in the world. It is grown in which of the following states mainly ?
(A) Punjab
(B) Haryana
(C) Bihar
(D) Orissa
(E) Assam

46. Which of the following cannot be called as a Rubber producing state ?
(A) Kerala
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Karnataka
(E) All are rubber producing states

47. Which of the following cups/trophies is not associated with the game of Hockey ?
(A) Nehru Trophy
(B) Agha Khan Cup
(C) Bombay Gold Cup
(D) Dhyan Chand Trophy
(E) Duleep Trophy

48. Nobel Prizes are not given for contribution in the field of………
(A) Economics
(B) Literature
(C) Physics
(D) Chemistry
(E) Music

49. Which of the following prizes is given by UNESCO ?
(A) Magsaysay Award
(B) Kalinga Prize
(C) Pulitzer Prize
(D) Booker Prize
(E) None of these

50. Who has written the famous book ‘The Enchantress of Florence’ ?
(A) Kiran Desai
(B) Shobha De
(C) Arundhati Roy
(D) Anita Desai
(E) Salman Rushdie

Answers from 24 to 50 are given below:

24. (A) 25. (B) 26. (A) 27. (C) 28. (A) 29. (E)
30. (A) 31. (D) 32. (C) 33. (C) 34. (B) 35. (A) 36. (D)
37. (C) This scheme was started on December 2, 2001. It is operated on the pattern of Indira Avas Yojana meant for rural areas.
38. (E) 39. (D) 40. (E) 41. (E) 42. (A)

43. (E) 44. (B) 45. (E) 46. (B) 47. (E)
48. (E) 49. (B) 50. (E)

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