General knowledge MCQ Solved Paper for SBI PO

1. In India we do not see a currency note of
A. Rs. 10,000
B. Rs. 1,000
C. Rs. 500
D. Rs. 50
Answer : A

2. The first woman President of Indian National congress was?
A. Sarojini Naidu
B. Kamala Devi Chattopadhyaya
C. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
D. Annie Besant
Answer : D

3. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim was on 5 June 2015 sworn in as the first woman president of which country?
A. Sudan
B. Maldives
C. Mauritius
D. Greece
Answer : C

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

5. 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

6. Who was recently appointed as the new chairman of National Safety Council?
A. Apurvi Chandela
B. Ajay Shankar
C. Arun Kumar Jha
D. Satish Reddy
Answer : D

7. Who was recently appointed as the new director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thumba?
A. S Ramakrishna Rao
B. B Annadurai
C. M Ayagappan
D. K Sivan
Answer : D

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

9. 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

10. Which of the following is a very popular name in the field of literature ?
A. Shahrukh Khan
B. Abhishek Bachchan
C. Sania Mirza
D. Chetan Bhagat
Answer : D

11. British Crown assumed sovereignty over India from the East India Company in the year?
A. 1857
B. 1858
C. 1859
D. 1860
Answer : B

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

13. Which angiosperm is vesselless?
A. Trochodendro
B. Hydrilla
C. Wheat
D. Maize
Answer : A

14. Who was recently appointed as Managing Director (MD) of Indias home appliances maker Whirlpool?
A. Sunil Sood
B. Vijay Mayaram
C. Anirudh Khelkar
D. Sunil DSouza
Answer : D

15. Mr. Nicolas Sarkozy is the present President of
A. Italy
B. Germany
C. France
D. Russia
Answer : C

16. Jayalalithaa recently sworn in as the Chief Minister of which state?
A. Kerala
B. Karnataka
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer : D

17. 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

18. The 38th Summit of G-8 is being organised in which of the following countries in May 2012?
A. Canada
B. Germany
C. China
D. USA
Answer : D

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

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

21. United States (US) in a landmark decision has recently removed which country from its list of State Sponsor of Terrorism?
A. Syria
B. Uruguay
C. Iraq
D. Cuba
Answer : D

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

23. Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by the Governor General -
A. Lord Dalhousie
B. Lord Cornowallis
C. Lord William Bentinck
D. Lord Wellesly
Answer : A

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

25. Dasaradhi Rangacharya who passed away recently was a legendary writer in which language?
A. Kannada
B. Telugu
C. Marathi
D. Bengali
Answer : B