Model Test Paper for BPO - 5

Model Test Paper for Bank PO Set-5

Choose the correct answer:

1.     The purest form of water is

        (1)  Rain-water             (2)  Aerated-water

        (3)  River-water            (4)  Spring water

2.     Who followed Neil Armstrong to place foot on the moon?

        (1)  Alan Shepard         (2)  Rakesh Sharma

        (3)  Edwin Aldrin         (4)  V. Komarov

       

3.     The separatist Aceh rebels are active in

        (1)  North Korea           (2)  Myanmar

        (3)  Cambodia              (4)  Indonesia

4.     In the Rajya Sabha, the States have been provided

        (1)  Equal representation

        (2)  Representation on the basis of population

        (3)  Representation on the basis of population and size

        (4)  Representation on the basis of size

       

5.     X-rays comprise of

        (1)  Electrons only

        (2)  Protons only

        (3)  Neutrons only

        (4)  Electromagnetic radiations

6.     Match the following:

              Column I          Column II

        a.   Prithvi         (i)   Anti-tank missile

        b.   Nag            (ii)  Surface-to-air missile

        c.   Akash         (iii) Surface-to-surface missile

        d.   Pinaka         (iv) Multi-barrel rocket launcher

        Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

        (1)  a(ii), b(i), c(iii), d(iv)     (2)     a(i), b(ii), c(iv), d(iii)

        (3)  a(iii), b(i), c(ii), d(iv)     (4)     a(iv), b(iii), c(ii), d(i)

7.     Who is the Secretary-General of Lok Sabha?

        (1)  G.C. Malhotra        (2)  A.K. Aggarwal

        (3)  P.D.T. Achary        (4)  T.K. Viswanathan

8.     In India nearly 60% of total milk production is contributed by the milk of

        (1)  Cow                       (2)  Sheep

        (3)  Buffalo                  (4)  Goat

9.     In which country ‘Dogs’ were once worshipped as ‘Gods’?

        (1)  Egypt                     (2)  Greece

        (3)  Italy                       (4)  Mongolia

10.   The highest Court of Justice in Britain is the

        (1)  House of Commons

        (2)  House of Lords

        (3)  Supreme Court

        (4)  Bar Council

       

11.   The International Criminal Court is situated in

        (1)  Rome                     (2)  The Hague

        (3)  Brussels                  (4)  Geneva

       

12.   The language spoken predominantly in Quebec is

        (1)  English                   (2)  French

        (3)  Arabic                    (4)  Spanish

       

13.   Who is called the Bard-of-Avon?

        (1)  John Milton            (2)  Chaucer

        (3)  Shakespeare           (4)  Tennyson

       

14.   What is a corporate tax?

        (1)  Tax levied on Municipal corporations

        (2)  Tax levied on individuals

        (3)  Tax levied on imported goods

        (4)  Tax levied on the profits of limited companies

15.   Who is known as the ‘Father of Geometry’?

        (1)  Kepler                    (2)  Euclid

        (3)  Pythagoras             (4)  Newton

       

16.   Which river carries maximum quantity of water in the world?

        (1)  Nile                        (2)  Amazon

        (3)  Thames                   (4)  Mississippi-Misouri

       

17.   Vasco de Gama was a

        (1)  Australian navigator     (2)     Portuguese explorer

        (3)  British explorer             (4)     French navigator

       

18.   What are the two types of output devices in a computer?

        (1)  Monitor and printer

        (2)  Keyboard and mouse

        (3)  Storage disks (floppy, CD)

        (4)  Windows 2000, Windows NT

19.   Which of the following places was not engaged in the Indo-Pak conflict in Kargil?

        (1)  Doda                      (2)  Drass

        (3)  Tiger Hills              (4)  Mushkoh Valley

20.   Who is the Managing Director of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)?

        (1)  E. Sreedharan

        (2)  Tejinder Khanna

        (3)  Mangu Singh

        (4)  Dr. M.S. Swaminathan

       

ANSWER: Model Test Paper for Bank PO Set-5

1.         (1)        2.         (3)        3.         (4)        4.         (2)        5.         (4)

6.         (3)        7.         (4)        8.         (3)        9.         (1)        10.       (2)

11.       (2)        12.       (2)        13.       (3)        14.       (2)        15.       (2)

16.       (2)        17.       (2)        18.       (3)        19.       (1)        20.       (3)

HINTS: Model Test Paper for Bank PO Set-5

2. Hint: The most exciting event in the history of space exploration was landing of Man on the Moon on July 20, 1969. US astronaut, Neil Armstrong, was the first person to land on the Moon in the space flight Apollo-II. The spacecraft Apollo carried three astronauts, Neil Armstrong, Aldrin and Michael Collins. The three astronauts returned safely to the earth. Neil Armstrong died in 2012 in USA.

4. Hint: Rajya Sabha is the second (upper) chamber of Indian Parliament. It is an indirectly elected chamber. It’s maximum strength is 250. The members of Rajya Sabha are elected by the members of Vidhan Sabhas (MLA’s) of the States of India on the basis of their respective population. 12 members of Rajya Sabha are nominated by the President of India.

10. Hint: The House of Lords is the upper house of British Parliament. It is the weakest second chamber in the world but in one respect it enjoys unique powers and that is in the realm of justice. The Seven Law Lords of the House of Lords constitute the highest Court of Justice in Britain. The lower, the popular and the most powerful house of British Parliament are the House of Commons akin to Indian Lok Sabha.

11. Hint: The International Criminal Court was set up in 2002. Rome is the capital of Italy. The Hague is also the seat of International Court of Justice in The Netherlands (Holland). It is an organ of the UNO. Geneva in Switzerland is the Headquarters of many important and famous international organisations such as WHO, WTO, ILO etc. Brussels is the capital of Belgium and Headquarters of NATO and European Union (EU).

12. Hint: Quebec is a province of Canada. A section of people in Quebec are demanding secession from Canada.

13. Hint: Shakespeare is the greatest poet and dramatist of English literature. Chaucer is called the first English poet. He is famous for his work ‘Canterbury Tales’. John Milton is the second most outstanding poet of English literature. He was blind but he has become immortal by his works such as ‘Paradise Lost’, ‘Paradise Regained’, ‘Samson Agonistes’. Tennyson is the most famous poet-laureate of Victorian Age. His works are ‘The Princess’, ‘Maud’, ‘In Memoriam’, ‘Idylls of the King’.

15. Hint: Euclid lived in ancient Greece. Pythagoras was also a Greek mathematician famous for his Pythagoras theorem. Kepler was a German astronomer and mystic, famous for his laws of planetary motion. Newton, the most outstanding English scientist, is known for his laws of gravitation. His famous work is ‘Principia’.

16. Hint: Amazon River is the second longest river in the world after the Nile. It flows in South America. Thames River is in England. London is situated on the river Thames. Mississippi-Missouri is the longest river of USA in North America.

17. Hint: Vasco de Gama, the world-renowned Portuguese navigator discovered the sea-route to India from Europe in 1498 by reaching Calicut in Kerala (Malabar Coast) undertaking the voyage around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa.

20. Hint: Tejinder Khanna is the Lt. Governor of Delhi. Som Mittal is the former Chairman, NASSCOM. Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, eminent agriculture scientist of India, is the Chairman, National Commission for Farmers. E. Sreedharan is the chief architect of DMR. He is now retired.

Model Test Paper for BPO - 4

Model Test Paper for Bank PO Set-4

Choose the correct answer:

1.     Which country is the third most populous country in the world?

        (1) Indonesia                 (2)  Brazil

        (3) Russia                      (4)  USA

       

2.     Which is the smallest independent country in the world?

        (1) Palau                        (2)  Seychelles

        (3) Vatican                    (4)  Malta

       

3.     The Parliament of USA is known as

        (1) Federal Assembly    (2)  Diet

        (3) Knesset                    (4)  Congress

       

4.     The Land of Thousand Elephants is

        (1) Laos                         (2)  Myanmar

        (3) Thailand                  (4)  Malaysia

5.     When Quit India Movement was launched by Ghandhiji?

        (1) 1940                        (2)  1941

        (3) 1942                        (4)  1943

       

6.     Who said, “Our sweetest songs are those that tell the saddest thoughts”?

        (1) John Keats               (2)  P.B. Shelley

        (3) Byron                      (4)  T.S. Elliot

       

7.     ‘By God’s Decree’ is the autobiography of

        (1) Sunil Gavaskar        (2)  Arundhati Roy

        (3) U Thant                   (4)  Kapil Dev

       

8.     Who is the author of ‘Asian Drama’?

        (1) Chester Bowles       (2)  Jawahar Lal Nehru

        (3) Gunnar Myrdal        (4)  Clement Atlee

       

9.     Tulsidas flourished during the reign of

        (1) Babar                       (2)  Akbar

        (3) Shahjahan                (4)  Humayun

       

10.   Which country in the world is the largest producer of natural rubber?

        (1) Indonesia                 (2)  Thailand

        (3) Vietnam                   (4)  Malaysia

       

11.   Mount Abu is situated in which State of India?

        (1) Himachal Pradesh   (2)  Gujarat

        (3) Rajasthan                 (4)  Madhya Pradesh

       

12.   When the Battle of Plassey was fought?

        (1) 1752                        (2)  1753

        (3) 1755                        (4)  1757

       

13.   Who was the first recipient of Jnanpith Award?

        (1) Ramdhari Singh Dinkar

        (2) Raghupati Sahai ‘Firaq’ Gorakhpuri

        (3) Ashapoorna Devi

        (4) G. Shankara Kurup

       

14.   Who was Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)?

        (1) A painter                 (2)  A sculptor

        (3) A singer                   (4)  A writer

       

15.   ‘Rajtarangini’ is written by

        (1) Sushruta                  (2)  Kalhana

        (3) Panini                      (4)  Banabhatta

       

16.   Who designed the city of Chandigarh?

        (1) Epstein                    (2)  Beethoven

        (3) Le Corbusier            (4)  Lutyens

       

17.   Who was the First Field Marshal of Indian Army?

        (1) Gen. K.M. Cariappa

        (2) Gen. S.H.F.J. Manekshaw

        (3) Gen Thimayya

        (4) Gen. Jagjit Singh Arora

       

18.   “Let a hundred flowers bloom and let a thousand schools of thought contend” is the saying of

        (1) Lenin                       (2)  Gandhi

        (3) Nehru                      (4)  Mao

       

19.   Which of the following Indian States is broadly as large as the Europeon nation– Austria?

        (1) Kerala                     (2)  West Bengal

        (3) Orissa                      (4)  Karnataka

       

20.   The birthday of which of the following is observed as the Teacher’s Day?

        (1) Dr. Zakir Hussain

        (2) Aurobindo Ghosh

        (3) Swami Vivekanand

        (4) S. Radhakrishnan

       

ANSWER: Model Test Paper for Bank PO Set-4

1.         (4)        2.         (3)        3.         (4)        4.         (1)        5.         (3)

6.         (2)        7.         (4)        8.         (3)        9.         (2)        10.       (1)

11.       (3)        12.       (4)        13.       (4)        14.       (1)        15.       (2)

16.       (3)        17.       (2)        18.       (4)        19.       (1)        20.       (4)

HINTS: Model Test Paper for Bank PO Set-4

1. Hint: The most populous country in the world is China followed by India. USA has a population of more than 30 crore people.

2. Hint: Vatican City is within the city of Rome, Italy. It has an area of 44 hectares and a population of about 1000. It is the seat of Pope– the Head of Roman Catholic Church in the world.

3. Hint: The American Congress has two houses– the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Parliament of Japan is called Diet while the Parliament of Israel is called Knesset.

4. Hint: Laos is located in South-East Asia. It’s capital is Vientiane. Myanmar is the new name of Burma. Thailand is called the Land of White Elephants. It’s former name was Siam.

5. Hint: The Quit India Movement was the last great mass movement launched by Gandhiji against the British colonial rulers. Immediately, the British Government arrested Gandhiji and other leaders of Congress. Thereupon, the movement took a violent turn and shook the foundations of British rule in India.

6. Hint: This saying occurs in Shelley’s famous poem ‘To a Skylark’.

7. Hint: Sunil Gavaskar, one of the greatest opening batsmen of the world, is the author of the book ‘Sunny Days’. Arundhati Roy, the Booker Prize winner, is the author of the novel ‘The God of Small Things’ and ‘The Greater Common Good’ U Thant was the Secretary-General of UNO– the first Asian to occupy this august post.

8. Hint: Gunnar Myrdal, a great friend of India and developing world, is a world famous Swedish economist. J.L. Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India and a prolific writer as well. His famous works are ‘Discovery of India’ and ‘Glimpses of World History’. And Clement Atlee, leader of the Labour Party in Britain, was the Prime Minister of Britain at the time of India’s independence.

9. Hint: Tulsidas is the greatest poet of Hindi literature. His great work is ‘Ramacharitamanas’. Akbar ruled India from 1556 A.D. to 1605 A.D. He was the greatest of the Moghul Emperors and an ardent advocate of communal harmony and Hindu-Muslim amity.

10. Hint: Malaysia and Thailand are also major producers of natural rubber in the world.

11. Hint: Mount Abu is a famous hill and tourist resort. It is famous for Dilwara temples– one of the best specimens of Jain architecture in India.

12. Hint: The Battle of Plassey is one of the most momentous battles of Indian history. In this battle, the British defeated the Nawab of Bengal by treachery. It laid the foundation of British rule in India. Plassey is in Bengal.

13. Hint: Firaq Gorakhpuri got this award in 1969 for his work in Urdu poetry ‘Gul-e-Naghma’. Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, an outstanding poet of modern Hindi literature, received it in 1972 for his work ‘Urvashi’. Ashapoorna Devi was the first woman to get this coveted award in 1976 for her novel ‘Prathama Pratishruti’ in Bengali language.

14. Hint: He belonged to Spain and is the founder of Cubism.

15. Hint: Kalhana was a famous poet-historian of Kashmir. Sushruta was a great ancient Indian surgeon. Panini was the founder of Sanskrit grammar and the author of ‘Asthadhyayi’. Banabhatta was the court poet of Harshvardhan and the author of the two famous books in Sanskrit–‘Kadambari’ and ‘Harshcharita’.

16. Hint: Epstein was a famous British sculptor. Beethoven was one of the most famous musicians and composers of world fame. He belonged to Germany. And Lutyens was the man who designed New Delhi– the City of Gardens as he conceived it.

17. Hint: F.M. Manekshaw, popularly known as ‘Sam’, was the architect of India’s victory over Pakistan in 1971 in Bangladesh war. Gen. K.M. Cariappa was the first Indian C-in-C of Indian Army and the second Field Marshal of India. Gen. Thimayya was a great general of Indian army and Gen. Jagjit Singh Arora was an outstanding strategist who was responsible for the ignominious defeat and surrender of Pak forces in Bangladesh and its ultimate liberation from the tyrannical rule of Pakistan.

18. Hint: Mao-tse-tung, the architect of the Communist Revolution in China, is associated with many sayings. Lenin was the founder of Soviet Union and the father of Bolshevik Revolution (Communist Revolution) in Russia.

19. Hint: The capital of Austria is Vienna.

20. Hint: S. Radhakrishnan was a great scholar-philosopher of India. He was Professor of Philosophy in Oxford University. He was also the first Vice-President of India and became the second President of the Republic of India. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan was a prolific writer. One of his outstanding books is ‘The Hindu View of Life’. Dr. Zakir Hussain was a great educationist– he was the first President of India who died in office. Swami Vivekanand, one of the greatest sons of India, was the great exponent of Vedantic philosophy and founder of Ramkrishna Mission.  Aurobindo Ghosh was the famous philosopher–revolutionary of India. He arrived in Pondicherry in 1910 and set up an Ashram there which later on developed a township known as Auroville. He is the author of many books such as ‘Life Divine’, ‘Essays on Gita’, ‘Savitri’.

Model Test Paper for BPO - 3

Model Test Paper for Bank PO Set-3

Choose the correct answer:

1.     Beirut is the capital of

        (1)  Syria                       (2)  Jordan

        (3)  Lebanon                 (4)  Libya

         

2.     Bishkek is the capital of

        (1)  Krygyzstan            (2)  Uzbekistan

        (3)  Kazakhstan            (4)  Turkmenistan

3.     Hawa Mahal is in

        (1)  Jaipur                     (2)  Jodhpur

        (3)  Ajmer                     (4)  Udaipur

       

4.     The book ‘Three Musketeers’ was written by

        (1)  Henry Fielding       (2)  Alexander Dumas

        (3)  Henry Miller          (4)  Samuel Butler

       

5.     World Vegetarian Day is observed on

        (1)  September 16         (2)  October 9

        (3)  May 8                     (4)  October 1

         

6.     Where is National Institute of Nutrition?

        (1)  Pune                       (2)  Ahmedabad

        (3)  Hyderabad             (4)  Chennai

       

7.     Who was the founder of Ramakrishna Mission?

        (1)  Swami Vivekanand

        (2)  Raja Rammohun Roy

        (3)  Swami Dayanand

        (4)  Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

       

8.     Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra is associated with

        (1)  Kathak

        (2)  Kathakali

        (3)  Kuchipudi

        (4)  Odissi

         

9.     Jhaveri Sisters are proficient in

        (1)  Kathak                   (2)  Odissi

        (3)  Garba                     (4)  Manipuri

       

10.   Which bank has launched a new health cover scheme under the name of ‘Arogya Shree’?

        (1)  PNB                       (2)  SBI

        (3)  Andhra Bank         (4)  OBC

11.   The newspaper ‘Dawn’ is published from

        (1)  Lahore                    (2)  Hyderabad

        (3)  Lucknow                (4)  Karachi

       

12.   Kimberley is famous for

        (1)  Gold mining

        (2)  Copper mining

        (3)  Diamond mining

        (4)  Silver mining

       

13.   Ethiopia was formerly known as

        (1)  Somalia

        (2)  Abyssinia

        (3)  British East Africa

        (4)  Ivory Coast

       

14.   Golf player Vijay Singh represents

        (1)  Canada

        (2)  Fiji

        (3)  Mauritius

        (4)  Trinidad and Tobago

15.   Lepchas are tribal people found in

        (1)  Assam

        (2)  Sikkim

        (3)  Arunachal Pradesh

        (4)  Himachal Pradesh

       

16.   Jabalpur is situated on the river

        (1)  Narmada                (2)  Tapti (Tapi)

        (3)  Son                         (4)  Mahanadi

       

17.   Thien Dam is built on which river?

        (1)  Ravi                       (2)  Beas

        (3)  Sutlej                      (4)  Jhelum

       

18.   Where is the Institute of Ayurvedic Studies and Research situated?

        (1)  Lucknow                (2)  Varanasi

        (3)  Chennai                  (4)  Jamnagar

       

19.   Mark the incorrect pair

        (1)  Netaji– Subhash Chandra Bose

        (2)  Frontier Gandhi– Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

        (3)  Deshbandhu– C.R. Dass

        (4)  Deenbandhu– C.F. Andrews.

       

20.   The official residence of the Prime Minister of Britain is

        (1)  10, Downing Street     

        (2)  Elysee Palace

        (3)  Pentagon

        (4)  White House

       

ANSWER: Model Test Paper for Bank PO Set-3

1.         (3)        2.         (1)        3.         (1)        4.         (2)        5.         (4)

6.         (3)        7.         (1)        8.         (4)        9.         (4)        10.       (1)

11.       (4)        12.       (3)        13.       (2)        14.       (2)        15.       (2)

16.       (1)        17.       (1)        18.       (4)        19.       (2)        20.       (1)

HINTS: Model Test Paper for Bank PO Set-3

1. Hint: The capitals of Syria, Jordan and Libya are Damascus, Amman and Tripoli respectively.

2. Hint: Tashkent, Astana and Ashgabat are the capitals of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan respectively. All the countries were parts of the former Soviet Union (USSR).

3. Hint: Hawa Mahal, built in the 18th century, is the landmark of the Pink City.

4. Hint: Henry Fielding was the author of Tom Jones, Henry Miller wrote ‘Tropic of Cancer’ and Samuel Butler is famous for his work ‘The Way of All Flesh’

5. Hint: September 16, October 9 and May 8 are observed as World Ozone Day, World Post Day and World Red Cross Day respectively.

6. Hint: National Institute of Occupational Health is located at Ahmedabad, National Institute of Virology is situated at Pune and Tuberculosis Research Centre is in Chennai.

7. Hint: Brahma Samaj and Arya Samaj were founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Swami Dayanand respectively. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, the great Indian social reformer and educationist from Bengal, is famous for his pioneering work in the field of primary education especially for women and his crusade for widow remarriage.

8. Hint: Odissi is one of the most prominent classical dances of India. It developed in Odisha during the 2nd century BC. Kathakali is the most elaborately defined dance form of Kerala. It is essentially a male dance with masks. Kathak is the most popular classical dance of Northern India. Kuchipudi is the renowned dance of Andhra Pradesh.

9. Hint: Manipuri style of dance is related to Vaishnavism– mostly related to Krishna Leela. Garba is a very famous folk dance of Gujarat.

11. Hint: The Dawn is one of the most popular and respected daily newspapers of Pakistan. It is published in English language.

12. Hint: Kimberley is in South Africa. South Africa is the largest producer of gold and diamonds in the world.

13. Hint: The capital of Ethiopia is Addis Ababa and the name of its currency is Birr. All the countries are in Africa.

15. Hint: They are tribal people of Tibetan origin and followers of Tibetan Buddhism.

16. Hint: Narmada is a long river mainly flowing in Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. It flows westwards forming an estuary.

17. Hint: A 147 metre high dam is built at Thien village across the famous river about 25 km upstream of Madhopur head works in Punjab. It will irrigate 8 lakh hectares of land and generate 133 MW power.

18. Hint: Jamnagar is in Gujarat. India’s biggest oil refinery in private sector is set up there by Reliance Petro-chemicals.

19. Hint: Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan, the great nationalist leader of undivided India. He was honoured with Bharat Ratna Award in 1987– the highest civilian award of India given to a foreigner for the first time. He was a citizen of Pakistan.

20. Hint: 10, Downing Street is in London. Elysee Palace in Paris is the official residence of the French President. Pentagon is the headquarters of American (USA) Defence Department and White House is the official residence of US President– both are situated in Washington, the capital of USA.