General knowledge MCQ Solved Paper for IBPS Clerk

1. NIN (National Institute of Nutrition) Central Office is located at?
A. Hyderabad
B. Mumbai
C. Bengaluru
D. Kolkata
Answer : A

2. Which club recently won record 4th Europa League trophy?
A. Sevilla
B. Chelsea
C. Tottanham
D. Liverpool
Answer : A

3. J. P. Rajkhowa was recently sworn in as the Governor of which state?
A. Mizoram
B. Sikkim
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Assam
Answer : C

4. Name the documentary based on music maestro AR Rahman's life which was screened at the White House recently?
A. Salam Rahman
B. Music with life
C. Jai Ho
D. With Music 24X7
Answer : C

5. Indian and which country on 6 June 2015 signed a historic land boundary agreement settling a 41 year old boundary dispute?
A. Bhutan
B. Nepal
C. Bangladesh
D. China
Answer : C

6. IRCTC stands for :
A. Indian Railway Catering & Travel Corporation
B. Indian Railway Cargo & Travel Corporation
C. Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation
D. Indian Railway Cleaning & Tourism Corporation
Answer : C

7. Cactus is referred to as
A. Mesophyte
B. Hydrophyte
C. Epiphyte
D. Xerophyte
Answer : D

8. National Consumer day observed every year on _____?
A. 24th January
B. 10th November
C. 24th December
D. 21st December
Answer : C

9. Who among the following is a famous cartoonist ?
A. Barkha Dutt
B. Saeed Naqvi
C. Prabhu Chawla
D. R. K. Laxman
Answer : D

10. Which of the following is not a noble gas?
A. Hydrogen
B. Helium
C. Neon
D. Argon
Answer : A

11. Which of the following is a major Tea producing state in India ?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Bihar
C. Chhattisgarh
D. Assam
Answer : D

12. Who among the following is not a member of the newly-constituted advisory panel by BCCI to guide the board in all matters related to the game?
A. Rahul Dravid
B. Sachin Tendulkar
C. Sourav Ganguly
D. VVS Laxman
Answer : A

13. Which of the following is an organic rock?
A. Coal
B. Marble
C. Slate
D. Granite
Answer : A

14. Which of the following schemes/programmes is launched to develop rural infrastrucrure in India?
A. MG National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
B. Bharat Nirman
C. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
D. Total Sanitation Campaign
Answer : B

15. Which bank on 29 May 2015 launched an online customer acquisition solution through which one can apply for home, car, education and personal loans online?
A. HDFC
B. ICICI
C. SBI
D. Punjab National Bank
Answer : C

16. Who is a famous author of Indian origin and writes in English ?
A. Shobha De
B. M. S. Dhoni
C. Shahid Kapoor
D. Shreya Ghosal
Answer : A

17. Which of the following resources is renewable one?
A. Coal
B. Uranium
C. Natural Gas
D. Timber
Answer : D

18. The forest in Sunderban is called
A. Scrub Jungle
B. Tandra
C. Mangrove
D. Deciduous Foresrs
Answer : C

19. Alastair Cook has recently surpassed whose record to become England's leading Test run scorer?
A. Graham Gooch
B. Nasser Hussain
C. Chris Lewis
D. Andrew Strauss
Answer : A

20. The process of improving the quality of rubber by heating it with sulphur is called?
A. Vulcanization
B. Acceleration
C. Galvinization
D. Sulphonation
Answer : A

21. Who was the first child born after operative procedure?
A. Pasteur
B. Huxley
C. William
D. Caesar
Answer : D

22. Which of the following books is written by V. S. Naipaul ?
A. My Story
B. My Life
C. Sunny Days
D. A House for Mr. Bishwas
Answer : D

23. Which of the following is not an agricultural product ?
A. Tea
B. Jowar
C. Urad
D. Calcium
Answer : D

24. Who was recently appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of state-run National Fertilizers Ltd (NFL)?
A. Manoj Mishra
B. Raj Kumar
C. Aman Kumar Sigh
D. Pradeep Kumar Sinha
Answer : A

25. Who was the chairman of the Panel on Net neutrality that submitted its report recently?
A. A K Bhargava
B. P D T Achary
C. Syed Ibrahim
D. T S R Suramanian
Answer : A

26. Which of the following is not a renewable resource?
A. Thorium
B. Geothermal heat
C. Tidal power
D. Radiant energy
Answer : A

27. Who recently won the CEAT Indian Cricketer of the Year award?
A. Murali Vijay
B. Ajinkya Rahane
C. Virat Kohli
D. Shikhar Dhawan
Answer : B

28. Who among the following is the winner of Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 2011 ?
A. Bob Dylan
B. Hank Williams
C. Janathan Dee
D. Jennifer Egan
Answer : D

29. Islamabad is the capital of
A. Pakistan
B. Bangladesh
C. Iraq
D. Iran
Answer : A

30. Who among the following is the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Union Cabinet at present ?
A. Shri S. M. Krishna
B. Shri P. Chidambaram
C. Shri Pranab Mukherjee
D. Shri Kamal Nath
Answer : A

31. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A. Hevea Tree Brazil
B. Sumatra Storm Malaysia
C. Kajan River Borneo
D. Dekke Toba fish Brazil
Answer : D

32. Which of the following terms is used in the field of Economics ?
A. Atomic Number
B. Lenzs Law
C. Conservation of Energy
D. Devaluation
Answer : D

33. Myrmecology is study of?
A. Insects
B. Ants
C. Crustaceans
D. Arthropods
Answer : B

34. How many neck canal cells are found in the archegonium of a fern?
A. One
B. Two
C. Four
D. Three
Answer : A

35. Which is not a member of OPEC ?
A. Libya
B. Iraq
C. Pakistan
D. Iran
Answer : C

36. Which of the following days is observed as World Population Day every year?
A. 11th March
B. 11th July
C. 11th August
D. 10th January
Answer : B

37. Which of the following is a Union Territory ?
A. Assam
B. Meghalaya
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Pudduchery
Answer : D

38. Bhangra is very famous in this state-
A. Hariyana
B. Utter Pradesh
C. Rajasthan
D. Punjab
Answer : D

39. Who is the President of USA at present ?
A. Hillary Clinton
B. Barack Obama
C. George W. Bush
D. Bill Clinton
Answer : B

40. In which year Bharat Ratna was instituted?
A. 1954
B. 1956
C. 1959
D. 1951
Answer : A

41. Which of the following is not a member of BRICS ?
A. Brazil
B. Russia
C. Iran
D. China
Answer : C

42. Which of the following is the host city of Olympic 2012 ?
A. Dhaka
B. Moscow
C. Paris
D. London
Answer : D

43. Which club on 6 June 2015 won the UEFA Champions League title?
A. Real Madrid
B. Barcelona
C. Juventus
D. Bayern
Answer : B

44. That the Rig-Vedic ary aha were a pastoral people Is borne out by the fact that
A. There are many references to the cow in the Rig Veda
B. Most of the wars were fought for the sake of cows
C. Gifts made to priests were usually cows and not land
D. All of the above
Answer : D

45. Who among the following has written the famous book "Malgudi Days"?
A. V.S. Naipaul
B. Deepak Chopra
C. R.K. Narayan
D. Rabindranath Tagore
Answer : C

46. Which of the following books is written by Vikram Seth ?
A. The Golden Gate
B. A Peep into the Past
C. Between the Lines
D. City of Joy
Answer : A

47. Which of the following is the currency of China ?
A. Yen
B. Taka
C. Dollar
D. Yuan
Answer : D

48. Likud Party is a political organization in?
A. Israel
B. Germany
C. France
D. Belgium
Answer : A

49. Mauritius recently designated Ameenah Gurib-Fakim as its first woman president. Mauritius is a country in which continent?
A. South America
B. Asia
C. Africa
D. Europe
Answer : C

50. Which of the following is a gas ?
A. Methane
B. Sodium
C. Lead
D. Phosphorous
Answer : A