State Bank of India Clerk Exam, 2008 General Awareness : Solved Paper 9

1. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘Shame’?
(A) Chandar S. Sundaram
(B) Namita Gokhale
(C) Jaswindar Sanghara
(D) Anita Desai
(E) None of these
2. As per the reports published by the ‘Organization for Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD)’ has generated maximum new jobs in the past few years?
(A) China
(B) Russia
(C) India
(D) Brazil
(E) None of these
3. Mr. Digambar V. Kamat took over as which of the following in 2007?
(A) Governor of Goa
(B) Chief Minister of Goa
(C) Governor of Meghalaya
(D) Governor of Rajasthan
(E) None of these
4. Who amongst the following Indians was awarded King Charles II Medal by the UK in 2007?
(A) Dr. Manmohan Singh
(B) Smt. Sonia Gandhi
(C) Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
(D) Smt. Vasundhara Raje
(E) None of these
5. Miss Riyo Mori who was crowned as Miss Universe 2007 belongs to which of the following
countries?
(A) Japan
(B) U.S.A
(C) China
(D) Singapore
(E) South Korea
6. Which of the following countries has decided to build a road to the base camp of Mt.
Everest?
(A) India
(B) China
(C) Nepal
(D) Myanmar
(E) None of these
7. ‘Bharti-Airtel’, the largest mobile company of India joined the elite club of companies earning
profits of more than US $1 billion. What was the net profit of the Company in the year 2006-07?
About –
(A) Rs. 3500 crores
(B) Rs. 4000 crores
(C) Rs. 4250 cores
(D) Rs. 4450 crores
(E) Rs. 4500 crores
8. ‘SEBI’ bans some companies for their role in ‘F&O Scam’, was the news in some major
newspapers in 2007. What is the full form of ‘F&O’?
(A) Fair & Optimum
(B) Free & Operational
(C) Future & Operations
(D) Future & Options
(E) None of these
9. Which of the following African countries launched its communication satellite in 2007 for the
first time?
(A) Nigeria
(B) Kenya

(C) Zimbabwe

(D) Mauritius

(E) None of these

10. The President of Brazil was on a visit to India in 2007 where he signed several trade

agreements. Which of the following has been the major area of trade relations between the

two countries?

(A) Oil exploration

(B) Supply of agro products

(C) Production of nuclear fuel

(D) Import of electronic goods

(E) None of these

Answers:

1. (C) 2. (C) 3. (B) 4. (C) 5. (A)

6. (B) 7. (C) 8. (D) 9. (A) 10. (A)