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.