Computer/Marketing Questions for Bank Clerk Exams

01. The Primarily take(s) care of the behind-the-scenes details and manage(s) the hardware ?

• 1) operating system
• 2) application software
• 3) peripheral devices
• 4) hard disk
• 5) none of these

02. A _____ is a professionally designed “empty” document that can be adapted to the user’s needs ?

• 1) file
• 2) guide
• 3) template
• 4) user guide file
• 5) None of these

03. Main significance (s) of Modern concept of Marketing is/are ?

• 1) Helpful in Product Development
• 2) More Social Satisfaction
• 3) Importance to National Economy
• 4) All of the above
• 5) None of these

04. All the businesses are giving due importance to Rural Marketing because ?

• 1) 70% of over people live in rural areas
• 2) Rural people are rich
• 3) Rural people avail modern facilities
• 4) Government control
• 5) None of these

05. Why we are motivating Exports ?

• 1) For faster Economic development
• 2) Due to the concept of Globalization
• 3) We have surplus products
• 4) We have surplus products
• 4) We have surplus manpower
• 5) none of these

06. Social System concept was propounded by ?

• 1) Peter F. Drucker
• 2) Robinson
• 3) Prof. M.C. Nair
• 4) William J.Stanton
• 5) None of these

07. distribution of Goods and services concert was propounded by ?

• 1) F.E. Clark
• 2) William J.Stanton
• 3) Robinson
• 4) Prof.M.C.Nair
• 5) None of these

08. The hardware device commonly referred to as the “brain” of the computer is the ______ ?

• 1) RAM chip
• 2) data input
• 3) CPU
• 4) secondary storage
• 5) None of these

09. A group of 8 bits is known as a ______ ?

• 1) byte
• 2) kilobyte
• 3) binary digit
• 4) megabit
• 5) none of these

10. What is the intersection of a column and a row on a worksheet called ?

• 1) Column
• 2) Value
• 3) Address
• 4) Cell
• 5) Non of these

Bank Clerk Exams Computer/Marketing Questions

1.If a user needs information instantly available to the CPU ,it should be stored ___________ ?

• 1) on a CD
• 2) in secondary storage
• 3) in the CPU
• 4) in RAM
• 5) None of these

02. Click ________ check box of transition in a slide group of an animation tab if you want to move a slide automatically after stipulated time ?

• 1) Transition timer
• 2) Automatically after
• 3) Transition after
• 4) Automatic timer
• 5) None of these

03. Acid-test of a brand is ?

• 1) brand preference
• 2) brand awareness
• 3) brand acceptability
• 4) brand locality
• 5) brand equity

04. In a relational database, this is a data structure that organizes the information a bout a single topic into row and columns ?

• 1) Block
• 2) Record
• 3) Tuple
• 4) Table
• 5) Command line interaface

05. A Computer check the … of user names and passwords for a match before granting access ?

• 1) Website
• 2) network
• 3) data base
• 4) flaming
• 5) None of these

06. When a file contains instructions that can be carried out by the computer, it is often called a(n)_______ file.

• 1) data
• 2) information
• 3) executable
• 4) application
• 5) None of these

07. A dosktop computer is also known as a _________ ?

• 1) Palm Pilot
• 2) PC
• 3) Laptop
• 4) mainframe
• 5) None of these

08. What is the storage area for email messages called ?

• 1) A folder
• 2) A directory
• 3) A mailbox
• 4) The hard disk
• 5) None of these

09. Documents converted to _________ can be published to the Web ?

• 1) a.doc file
• 2) http
• 3) machine language
• 4) HTML
• 5) None of these

10. The two major categories of software include ?

• 1) operating system and utility
• 2) personal productivity and system
• 3) system and application
• 4) system and utility
• 5) None of these

Orienta Bank of Commerce PO Solved General Awareness Exam Paper 2008 Cont.

Oriental Bank of Commerce PO Solved General Awareness Exam Paper 2008 Cont.

The Oriental Bank of Commerce conducted an exam in 2008 to shortlist prospective candidates for the position of Probationary Officers. This is the question paper was for the General Awareness and was given in 2008. You can download this solved question paper here.

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General Awareness

1. Jayasuriya who decided to take retirement from Test Cricket is from which of the following countries?
(A) Pakistan
(B) India
(C) West Indies
(D) South Africa
(E) Sri Lanka

2. In order to give impetus to agri-culture which of the following states has launched Contract Farming Scheme?
(A) Jammu and Kashmir
(B) Orissa
(C) West Bengal
(D) Haryana
(E) None of these

3. Dola Banerjee who won a Gold Medal in an international games event in November 2007 is associated with:
(A) Archery
(B) Badminton
(C) Table tennis
(D) Swimming
(E) None of these

4. Who amongst the following is the highest wicket taker in the history of Test cricket in the world ?
(A) R. Hadlee
(B) Kapil Dev
(C) Anil Kumble
(D) Shane Warne
(E) Mutthiah Muralidharan

5. Late Benzair Bhutto was associated with which of the following political parties?
(A) Muslim League
(B) Pakistan National Congress
(C) Pakistan People’s Party
(D) National Forum of Pakistan
(E) None of these

6. Zhang Zilin who was adjudged as the Miss World 2007 is from which of the following countries?
(A) South Africa
(B) Russia
(C) South Korea
(D) Vietnam
(E) China

7. Which of the following is not considered as a green House Gas ?
(A) Methane
(B) Carbon dioxide
(C) Nitrous oxide
(D) Oxygen
(E) All these are not green house gases

8. Which of the following terms is not a financial term ?
(A) Investment
(B) El Nino effect
(C) Core banking Solution
(D) RTGs
(E) All are financial terms

9. Who amongst the following is the Chairperson of the 13th Finance Commission?
(A) Dr. C. Rangarajan
(B) Dr. Bimal Jalan
(C) Dr. Rakesh Mohan
(D) Dr. Vijay Kelkar
(E) None of these

10. The Green revolution in India was the outcome of the efforts of who amongst the following?
(A) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan
(B) Dr. C. Rangarajan
(C) Mr.K. V. Kamath
(D) Dr. Rakesh Mohan
(E) None of these

11. Which of the following is a project to develop watersheds in India ?
(A) DRDO
(B) CARE
(C) Avard
(D) NWDPRA
(E) None of these

12. Who amongst the following is the author of the book a ‘The Namesake’?
(A) Salman Rushdie
(B) Steve Waugh
(C) Monica Ali
(D) V. S. Naipaul
(E) Jhumpa Lahiri

13. Which of the following countries launched its first ‘Lunar Orbiter’ a Change?
(A) India
(B) South Korea
(C) China
(D) France
(E) None of these

14. Who amongst the following is ranked No.1 Tennis players amongst the women players ? (as per recent ranking)
(A) Maria Sharapova
(B) Ana Ivanovic
(C) Sania Mirza
(D) Justine Henin
(E) None of these

15. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has selected which of the following pairs for its prestigious a ‘Life Time Achievement Award given away recently?
(A) Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan
(B) Rajesh Khanna and Dilip Kumar
(C) Asha Bhosle and Lata Mangeshkar
(D) Lata Mangeshkar and Dilip Kumar
(E) None of these

16. Many a times we read in news-paper about the benefits of National Electronic, Funds Trans-fer (NEFT) a delivery service launched by the bank. Why banks advocate for such delivery channels?
1. It is a system in which no physical transfer takes place hence risk is very low.
2. In this system banks are not required to transfer any money actually to the account of the customer. Only
book adjustment is done. Hence actual fund is not needed.
3. This facility is available to anybody at any place. Even having a bank account is not at all necessary.
(A) Only (1) is correct
(B) Only (2) is correct
(C) Only (3) is correct
(D) Both (1) and (2) are correct
(E) All (1), (2) and (3) are correct

17. The prestigious Indira Gandhi National Award for Peace Disar-mament and Development 2006 was conferred upon whom amongst the following?
(A) Prof. Wangari Maathai
(B) Mr. Phillips Talbot
(C) Mr. Damilo Turk
(D) Ms. Doris Lessing
(E) None of these

18. As reported in the newspapers China has asked its banks to put 12·5% money instead of earlier 12% as CRR. This correction in CRR is made for the seventh time in last one year. Why did China have to take this step again and again and so frequently ?
1. It will put a curb on lending of the money by the banks.
2. It will help Govt. of China to tame the rate of inflation.
3. It will help poor to get easy loans at cheaper rates from the banks as higher CRR brings more money for
acti-vities of the social sector.
(A) Only (1) is correct
(B) Only (2) is correct
(C) All (1), (2) and (3) are correct
(D) Only (3) is correct
(E) Both (1) and (2) are correct

19. NRI Day is observed on which of the following days?
(A) 9th February
(B) 9th January
(C) 19th February
(D) 19th March
(E) 9th March

20. Which of the following isnot a mode of foreign capital inflow to India ?
(A) FDI
(B) FII
(C) NRI Accounts
(D) No Frills Accounts
(E) All these are valid for foreign capital inflow

21. India-European Union Summit 2007 was organized in November 2007 at New Delhi. Which of the following is true about the same ?
1. A landmark MOU was signed by both the parties which envisages that EU would help India to achieve millennium Goals.
2. EU will plead India’s case of more subsidy to agro sector in WTO meets.
3. Both the parties reaffirmed their commitment to the rule based multilateral trading system.
(A) Only (1) is correct
(B) Only (2) is correct
(C) Only (3) is correct
(D) Both (1) and (3) are correct
(E) All (1), (2) and (3) are correct

22. Mr. Kevin Rudd is the new:
(A) President of Australia
(B) Prime Minister of Australia
(C) President of Argentina
(D) Prime Minister of Argentina
(E) Secretary General of UNO

23. The 53rd Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHO-GM) was organized at which of the following places in November 2007 ?
(A) Kampala
(B) London
(C) New Delhi
(D) Perth
(E) None of these

24. As per the reports published in the news papers/magazines the overall credit (credit by banks) grew by over Rs. 1,00,000 crores in 2005-06 and 2006-07. Which of the following sectors was one single main contributor to this boom ?
(A) Housing and real estate sector
(B) Agriculture sector
(C) Business loans to doctors and account professionals
(D) Manufacturing Sector
(E) None of these

25. Many times we see banks advertise Anywhere Banking : Any-time Banking. Which of the following products/facilities launched by banks make it possible for the customers to avail banking services 24 hours all seven days ?
1. ATM
2. Internet Banking
3. Universal Cheque book facility
(A) Only (1)
(B) Only (2)
(C) Both (1) and (2)
(D) Only (3)
(E) All (1), (2) and (3)

26. Which of the following organiza-tion/agencies has asked all the banks in India to form customer service panels at branch levels ?
(A) Indian Bank’s Association
(B) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
(C) Supreme Court of India
(D) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
(E) None of these

27. As we all know Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has taken some corrective steps to restrict functioning of Partici-patory Notes (P-Notes) in Indian Stock Markets. Why are P-Notes considered dangerous for the financial markets of a country ?
1. This allows a foreign inves-tor to invest funds without knowing the history/finan-cial health of a company.
If Company fails foreign investors lose their money. Govt. of India does not want this as this will bring a bad name to the country.
2. P-Notes allow foreign inves-tors to buy shares of blue chip companies without following know Your Customer (KYC) norms. Hence money invested here may not be from a valid and legal source.
3. P-Notes are launched to arrange funds only for social schemes. Due to huge funds available with NRI for investment they are sending it in bulk. Hence cost of such investments is very high and it is not commercially viable for banks to accept such investments.
(A) Only (1) is correct
(B) Only (2) is correct
(C) Only (3) is correct
(D) Both (1) and (2) are correct
(E) None of these

28. The Banking Industry a few years back was badly in the grip of Non Performing Assets (Bad loans) for which the RBI and banks took special measures. As per the latest financial reports of the industry, what is the status of NPAs at present ?
1. There are no NPAs now as not a single loan of Rs. 5 lakhs and above is given by the bank without proper paperwork.
2. As reported of 2006-07 the NPAs have declined.
3. As the interest rates are very high banks are not providing loans to middle class and poor general borrows. Hence NPAs in private and personal bank-ing area are a zero where as in industrial credit sector NPAs are still at the level of 22 per cent.
(A) Only (1) is correct
(B) Only (2) is correct
(C) Both (1) and (2) are correct
(D) Only (3) is correct
(E) None of these

29. Which of the following car com-panies has launched a small cheaper car a Nano?
(A) Maruti Suzuki Udhyog Ltd.
(B) Hyundai Motor India Ltd.
(C) Tata Motors Ltd.
(D) Hindustan Motors Ltd.
(E) None of these

30. The Govt. of India in general and the Banks in particular are very much after the a Financial Inclusion a goal which both of them wish to achieve as early as possible. What is the actual meaning of a Financial Inclusion?
1. Each and every individual above the age of 21 years should have an employ-ment and/or independent source of income enough for him/her to sustain.
2. It is a concept which envi-sages that maximum people in India should have access to banking services.
3. Banking services should be provided only to those who have a valid and legal source of income as Govt. of India wants each and every per-son in the income tax net irrespective of the level of their income.
(A) Only (1) is true
(B) Only (2) is true
(C) Only (3) is true
(D) Both (1), (2), (3) are true
(E) None of these

31. As per the reports in the major financial newspapers India has urged China to redress imbalance in trade. What does it really mean ? It means
(A) India exports more items to China whereas China does not export much to India
(B) India is not able to export much to China whereas its import from China is of higher value
(C) China and India are not at all trade partners. Hence there is no transaction between the two countries
(D) As per WTO laws India is supposed to export food grains to China. But China has not placed any order for the same in 2006-07. It has also refused to accept 200 lakh tonnes of wheat exported to it by India.
(E) None of these

32. As reported in the newspapers the collection of Direct Taxes which includes IT, FBT, STT and BCTT grew by about 50% during the current fiscal year. Which of the following is the name of the tax levied on a cash withdrawal or deposit from/to a bank?
(A) IT (B) FBT
(C) STT (D) BCTT
(E) None of these

33. As reported in some financial newspapers some banks in India (including major banks) these days are not accepting US dollar transactions from Iranian buyers. Which of the following is the major reason of banks not accep-ting such transactions from Iran ?
1. USA has put a ban on major iranian Banks hence Indian banks are also not accepting transaction from Iran as they do not get return of the same from it.
2. Iran is facing a major Reces-sion hence all Banks have stopped major transactions with Iranian banks.
3. Iran has declared itself as an Islamic country and hence its banking is also Islamic Banking. This is the reason owing to which most of the countries are not able to develop financial ties with it.
(A) Only (1)
(B) Only (2)
(C) Only (3)
(D) Both (1) and (2)
(E) All (1), (2) and (3)

34. As reported in some major financial news papers many times it is said that a Other Income boosts the profit of a bank to a substantial level. What is this other income for a bank ? (Pick up the option (s) which are the part (s) of this other income)
1. Commission for selling insurance policies.
2. Fee for providing various services (like ATM/Extra cheque etc.)
3. Interest on advances and loans.
(A) Only (1)
(B) Only (2)
(C) Both (1) and (2)
(D) Only (3)
(E) All (1), (2) and (3)

35. Amongst the BRIC nations the GDP of which of the following took a fast growth of 11·5% in recent past ?
(A) None (B) Brazil
(C) Russia (D) India
(E) China

36. Which of the following is the achievement/outcome of Mrs. Sonia Gandhi visit to China in October 2007 ?
1. A working group is estab-lished to prepare a frame-work for the settlement of boundary issue.
2. China has agreed to support India’s claim to have a permanent seat in UN Security Council.
3. China agreed to stop all exports to Pakistan till it switches over to a democra-tically elected government.
(A) Only (1)
(B) Only (2)
(C) Only (3)
(D) Both (1), (2) and (3)
(E) None of these

37. As reported time and again and in the media most of the Indian Industrialists are against a regional trade pact with China. Why China is not a preferred partner in trade and business activities in India?
1. India has already instigated maximum number of cases against China under anti dumping laws.
2. China is not a quality cons-cious country. Hence the products are not of good market value.
3. China has maximum trade agreements with those countries whose activities are not liked by India and some major countries of E.U. China is importing goods from them and redirecting it to India.
(A) Only (1)
(B) Only (2)
(C) Only (3)
(D) All (1), (2) and (3)
(E) None of these

38. India has a regional trade pact SAFTA. This pact is with mem-bers of which of the following group of countries ?
(A) IBSA (B) EU
(C) OPEC (D) BRIC
(E) SAARC

39. As reported in some news-papers/magazines some banks have decided to install Biometric ATMs so that fraudulent with-drawals can be prevented. Bio-metric ATMs will be able to do so as it also check ?
1. Signatures of the card holdes.
2. Finger prints of the card holders.
3. Skin colour of the card holders.
(A) Only (1)
(B) Only (2)
(C) Only (3)
(D) Both (1) and (3)
(E) All (1), (2) and (3)

40. Which of the following schemes is launched specifically for helping Senior Citizens to avail loan by mortgage of their residential property ?
(A) English mortgage scheme
(B) Senior Capital Loan scheme
(C) Reverse Mortgage Loan scheme
(D) DEMAT Account Scheme
(E) None of these

41. Who amongst the following received the Nobel Prize 2007 for Medicine ?
1. Martin Evans
2. Mario Capecchi
3. Oliver Smiths
(A) Only (1)
(B) Only (2)
(C) Only (3)
(D) Both (1) and (3)
(E) All (1), (2) and (3) jointly

42. A summit of which of the follo-wing two countries took place for the first time recently which is being considered a big leap in the direction of diffusing conflict between them from last 50 years ?
(A) China Russia
(B) Vietnam USA
(C) China Pakistan
(D) Russia USA
(E) South Korea North Korea

43. The Gorkha Hill Council is in function in which of the follo-wing districts of West Bengal (Since October 2007)?
(A) Midnapore
(B) Birbhum
(C) Nadia
(D) Howrah
(E) Darjeeling

44. Prime Minister of India was on a visit to Russia in November 2007. Which of the following is/are the outcome of his meeting with Russian Leaders ?
1. Both the countries signed an agreement for their joint space programme.
2. India signed a nuclear deal with Russia for construction of four new Nuclear Reac-tions in Tamil Nadu.
3. India and Russia agreed to take a joint military action to stop insurgency problem in some parts of India.
(A) Only (1)
(B) Only (2)
(C) Both (1) and (2)
(D) Only (3)
(E) All (1), (2) and (3)

45. The Govt. of India has decided to take a major stake in Sakhalin IV and Sakhalin V oil fields. Both these oil fields are situated in which of the following countries ?
(A) Brazil
(B) Russia
(C) China
(D) Saudi Arabia
(E) None of these

46. The Planning commission of India has established a National Fund to improve the distribution of which of the following in the country ?
(A) Electricity
(B) Cooking gas
(C) Food grains through public distribution system
(D) Fresh currency notes
(E) None of these

47. The US economy is in a bad shape these days as a slow down is noticed in it in recent past. What will be its impact on a Global economy in general ?
1. Dollar will be depreciated.
2. Export from European mar-kets will gain strength.
3. Interest rates of short term loans in money market will shoot up sharply as demand for short term rupee loan will shoot up.
(A) Only (1)
(B) Only (2)
(C) Both (1) and (2)
(D) Only (3)
(E) All (1), (2) and (3)

48. As published in the newspapes the RBI has issued certain guide-lines to be followed by the Recovery Agents appointed by the banks. In addition to this the Indian Bank Association (IBA) has to formulate a special training course for them. Why RBI and IBA has to come into picture for such an issue which is the res-ponsibility of the banks?
1. RBI and Govt. were getting many complaints from the public about the misbeha-viour of Recovery agents.
2. Govt. of India is paying much emphasis on provi-ding banking services to the poor section of society. News about ill treatment by agents or suicides due to inability to payback loans create a negative picture. RBI do not want this to hap-pen.
3. Despite banks efforts to recover loans many people still do not wish to repay their loans intentionally. Recovery agents will help banks to get their money back by all possible means.
(A) Only (1)
(B) Only (2)
(C) Both (1) and (2)
(D) Only (3)
(E) All (1), (2) and (3)

49. The imports of which of the following items from Indiahas been lesser than its Exports of the same during 2007-08 ?
(A) Oil (B) Chemicals
(C) Steel (D) Tea
(E) None of these

50. The Planning commission of India decided to fix the target growth of GDP during 11th Five year plan at 9%. What was the growth rate in 10th plan period ?
(A) 4% (B) 8%
(C) 5·5% (D) 7·6%
(E) 6·7%

Answers with Explanations:

1. (E) 2. (D) 3.  (a) 4. (e) 5. (c) 6.  (e) 7. (d) 8. (b) El-Nino is the nature Vicious Cycle caused due to deranged weather pattern, as happed the giant El-Nino of 1997-98, killed about 2,100 people. 9. (d) 10. (a)  11. (D) NWDPRA (National Watershed Development Project for Rainfed Area) was launched in 1990-91 for 25 states and 2 UTs in the country for rainfed farming. 12. (e) 13. (c) 14. (d) With 6330 Points, Justine Henin is at the First Place. 15. (d) 16. (D) 17. (a) 18. (E) 19. (B) 20. (D) 21. (D) 22. (B) 23. (C) 24. (B) 25. (E) 26. (B) 27. (d) 28. (C) 29. (C) 30. (B) 31. (a) 32. (D) 33. (D) 34. (D) 35. (E) 36. (A) 37. (B) 38. (e) 39. (e) 40. (c) 41. (e) The Nobel Prize, 2007 in Medicine/or Physiology was awarded jointly to Mario R. Capecchi (USA), Sir Martin J. Evans (UK) and Oliver Smiths (USA) i.e., 1/3 of the prize to each, announced on 8th Oct., 2007 at Karolinska Institute by the Nobel Assembly. 42. (E) 43. (e) 44. (a) 45. (b) 46. (c) 47. (e) 48. (A) 49. (D) 50. (B) In 10th Plan (2002-07), NDC (National Development Council) envisaged an average growth rate of 8%.

State Bank of India PO solved General Awareness & Computer Knowledge paper 2008

State Bank of India PO solved General Awareness & Computer Knowledge paper 2008

State bank of India conducted an exam in year 2008 to shortlist prospective candidates for the position of probationary officer. This is the question paper here.

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 State Bank of India po solved exam paper 2008

1.Which of the following statement(s) reflects India’s stand on new World Trade Organization’s
proposal on the issue of the subsidy to agro products ?(1) India would protect the interest of its poor farmers who can not bear the burden of the cost of the
products if they have to sell them on cheaper rate.
(2) Indian industry needs more flexibility as compared to the industry in developed countries.
(3) WTO has set up a new committee under the chairmanship of Putin of Russia to look into the issue
of subsidy and find out a solution to the problem acceptable to all the parties.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 & 2
(E) None of these
Ans (A)
2.Which of the following statement(s) is / are true about the 11th five year plan of India ?(1) The highest priority is given to exports ,education and development of steel sector.
(2) The plan aims at achieving the growth at 10 % level by the end of the plan.
(3) The Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana is revived in such a way so that it can be achieve a growth nof 4
% for agriculture sector.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 & 2
(E) None of these
Ans (D)
3.As per the figures released recently the Stock markets in emerging economies made handsome
returns last year (2007-08). Which of the following stock markets amongst the BRIC nations registered
highest increased (97 %) compared to its performance in 2006-07 ?(A) China
(B) Brazil
(C) Russia
(D) India
(E) None of these
Ans (A)
4.Bayana which was in news recently is a place in—(A) Uttar Pradseh
(B) Madhya Pradseh
(C) Bihar
(D) Haryana
(E) Rajasthan
Ans (E)
5.Which of the following statement (s) is / are correct about the Indo-Russia Bilateral Defence Ties ?(1) Both the countries have decided to produce a fifth generation fighter aircraft and a multi role cargo
plane.
(2) India has agreed to launch Russian missiles from its base at Chandipur incase some other nation
attacks on Russia
(3) India and Russia were able to sort out differences over the utilization of Rupee debt fund which is
of Rs. 8000 crore at present.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 & 3 only
(E) None of these
Ans(A)
6.India has recently decided to put a wire fence on the 76 km. long border in Dhudri district in Assam.The fence will separate India from—
(A) Nepal
(B) China
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Myanmar
(E) Pakistan
Ans(C)
7.As we all know the Govt. of India is very keen about providing banking service to the people in rural
and remote areas . However , banks feel that the cost of providing services in these areas for financial
inclusion is quite high if services are offered through the “traditional branch channel “. What is / are the
other alternative cost effective channel(s) to fulfill this aim of the Govt. of India ?(1) Putting biometric ATMs.
(2) Introduce mobile banking.
(3) Issue credit or debit cards
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1, 2 & 3
(E) None of these
Ans(B)
8.The Govt. of India recently issued a notification altering constituencies in 24 States and Union
territories. This is done as per the provision of which of the following Acts?(A) Delimitation Act
(B) Census Act
(C) Parliament Act
(D) State Reorganization Act
(E) None of these
Ans(A)
9.As we read very frequently in the newspaper fraudulent activities in financial world is still
continuing despite various efforts made by various countries to prevent them. As an estimate by IMF,
what is the probable amount derived from such illegal activities which is laundered through the world’s
formal financial systems every year? About –(A) US$ 500 billion
(B) US$ 800 billion
(C) US$ 1000 billion
(D) US$ 1250 billion
(E) US$ 1500 billion
Ans (A)
10.Indian Prime Minister during his visit the Arunachal Pradseh a few months back asserted that the
State is India’s Land of Rising Sun. Which of the following countries did not like his statement and had
raised some objection over his visit to Arunachal Pradseh which is very much a part of India?(A) Myanmar
(B) China
(C) Bangladseh
(D) Bhutan
(E) Nepal
Ans(B)
11.Which of the following is the amount of insurance cover provided to the workers of the
unorganized sector under Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana?(A) Rs. 10,000/-
(B) Rs. 20,000/-
(C) Rs. 30,000/-
(D) Rs. 40,000/-
(E) Rs. 50,000/-
Ans(C)
12.Which of the following is NOT one of the highlights Economic Survey presented in the Lok Sabha
for the year 2007-08?(A) Economy has “moved to higher growth phase”
(B) A trend of acceleration in domestic investment and saving rate is recorded.
(C) Buoyant growth in Govt. revenue.
(D) Indian Economy at market rate of exchange crossed 1 trillion US$ in current fiscal.
(E) Net Foreign direct Investment increased by 350% .
Ans(E)
13.Which of the following is / are correct about sub prime crisis which was in news recently?(1) It has reduced the flow of capital coming of Indian Stock Markets.
(2) The sub prime crisis is the major financial crisis whose origin is in the Russia and Brazil.It has
adversely affected the economy of Europe and USA.
(3) The crisis started when some people started trading with false Share certificates of major blue chip
US companies in the stock markets.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 & 2
(E) None of these
Ans(D)
14.The Prime Minister Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) has a target to connect all habitations of which
of the following levels with all weather roads by 2008-09?(A) 1000+
(B) 2000+
(C) 3000+
(D) 4000+
(E) None of these
Ans(A)
15.As we all know the value of the Indian rupee has appreciated in the recent past . The value of the
Rupee is direct dependent on which of the following?(A) Availability of commodities in the market.
(B) VAT introduced by the Govt. on various commodities.
(C) Size of total Forex Reserve of India currently.
(D) Capital flow in the market during a given period of time.
(E) None of these
Ans(A)
16.Which of the following banks has taken over the Centurion Bank of Punjab?(A) ICICI Bank
(B) IDBI Bank
(C) HDFC Bank
(D) AXIS Bank
(E) None of these
Ans(B)
17.As per provision made in Bharat Nirman Programme the pace of creation of irrigation facilities is
required to be raised from present level of 1.42 million hectare per year in such a way so that it can
achieve the target level fixed for the same?(A) 1.50 million hectares / year
(B) 1.75 million hectares / year
(C) 2.00 million hectares / year
(D) 2.25 million hectares / year
(E) 2.50 million hectares / year
Ans(D)
18.Inflation has become major area of concern in India these days. What measures do the Govt. of
India / RBI normally take to control the same?(1) Fixation of Maximum Price of the Commodities
(2) System of Dual prices.
(3) Increased in supply of food grains.
(4) Control on credit and liquidity in market.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Only 2, 3 & 4
(E) All 1, 2, 3 & 4
Ans(D)
19.How much Education Cess is being levied on all the taxes to support elementary education for the
children of age group of 6-14 years under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)?(A) 0.50%
(B) 0.75%
(C) 1.00%
(D) 1.50%
(E)  2.00%
Ans(E)
20.Which of the following is / are correct about various concessions given in the Union Budget for
2008-09?(1) Five years tax holidays for setting up hospitals in Tier II & Tier III regions for providing health care
in rural areas.
(2) Commodities tax transaction to be introduced.
(3) Banking cash transaction tax withdrawn.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Only 2 & 3
(E) All 1, 2 & 3
Ans : (E)
21.Which of the following statements reflects the aim(s) Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal
Mission (JNNURM)?(1) Give focused attention to integrated development of infrastructure in selected cities.
(2) Provide basic services to the urban poors
(3) Scale up civic amenities and provision of utilities in urban areas.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1, 2 & 3
(E) None of these
Ans(D)
22.The Press Freedom Day is observed on which of the following days?(A) 1st May
(B) 1st June
(C) 3rd May
(D) 3rd June
(E) 10th June
Ans(C)
23.As per the decision taken by the Govt. of India now the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
is extended to all the districts of India. This means : it will now be applicable to about—(A) 200 districts
(B) 300 districts
(C) 400 districts
(D) 500 districts
(E) 600 districts
Ans : (E)
24.As per the reports published by the Ministry of Finance recently the overseas borrowings by the
Corporates and currency fluctuation has gone up by which of the following percentage points? About—(A) 1%
(B) 2%
(C) 3%
(D) 4%
(E) 5%
Ans(C)
25.The Govt. of India and Reserve Bank of India is planning to set up an autonomous “ATM
corporation of India” in which various banks can get together for common ATM operations. If this
happens how will we all be benefited by the same?(1) It will be a cost effective measure as each bank can share its operational cost with others.
(2) Clients can withdrawn money from any ATM from any location. They are not required to go to their
banks’ ATM only.
(3) It will indirectly help the IT business also as India has a large pool of IT skilled manpower waiting
for suitable placement.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 & 2
(D) All 1, 2 & 3
(E) None of these
Ans(C)
26.As per the news published in various newspapers the Govt. of India has decided to create a
Strategic Reserve of—(A) Oil & Petroleum
(B) Rasoi Gas
(C) Food grains
(D) Cement & Steel
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
27.The Govt. of India had constituted a high level committee on financial sector reforms with
Raghuram G.Rajan as its Chairman. Which of the following is / are the recommendations of the
committee?(1) Liberalize the interest rate that banks/institution can charge to ensure credit for poors.
(2) Create an office of the Ombudsman exclusively for financial sector.
(3) Do not allow foreign investors in domestic stock markets.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 & 2
(E) None of these
Ans(E)
28.Yves Leterme has taken over as the prime minister of—(A) Newzealand
(B) Belgium
(C) Croatia
(D) Portugal
(E) None of these
Ans(B)
29.The State Bank of India recently opened its 10000th branch in Puduvayal (Tamil Nadu). Only a
bank in China has more branches than State Bank of India in the world. What is the name of that
Chinese bank?(A) Shanghai Commercial Bank
(B) Bank of China
(C) China Banking Corporation
(D) Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
(E) None of these
Ans(D)
30.Many a times we read about ‘Globalization’ and its impact on business practice in India. Which of
the following is NOT one of the important parameters of ‘Globalization’?(1) Reduction of trade barriers to permit free flow of goods and services amongst various nations.
(2) Developing an environment in which free flow of capital can take place.
(3) Promoting local industry to cater to the needs of the consumers in Tier II and Tier III cities. The
production from metros should be reserved only for exports.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1,2 & 3
(E) Both 2 & 3
Ans(D)
31.Many times we read a term CBS used in banking operation. What is the full form of the letter ‘C’ in
the term ‘CBS’?(A) Core
(B) Credit
(C) Continuous
(D) Complete
(E) None of these
Ans(A)
32.As per news published in newspapers the Oil & Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) has purchased
some oil assets in Latin American Countries along with one other major company of India . What is the
name of that company?(A) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation
(B) Indian Oil Corporation
(C) Reliance Industries Ltd.
(D) National Mineral Development Corporation of India
(E) None of these
Ans(E)
33.India’s First centre to monitor climate change was opened recently at—(A) New Delhi
(B) Chennai
(C) Jaipur
(D) Bangalore
(E) Kolkata
Ans(B)
34.Which of the following Acts was framed specially to deal more effectively with the problem of
Non-Performing Assets in banking system?(A) SARFAESI ACT.
(B) Banking Regulation Act.
(C) Foreign Exchange Management Act.
(D) Industrial Dispute Act.
(E) None of these
Ans (A)
35.The————shows all the websites and pages that you have visited over a period of time.(A) status bar
(B) task bar
(C) history list
(D) tool bar
(E) None of these
Ans(C)
36.A proxy server is used for the which of the following?(A) To provide security against unauthorized users
(B) To process client requests for web pages
(C) To process client requests for database access
(D) To provide TCP/IP
(E) None of these
Ans (A)
37.A repair for a known software bug,usually available at no charge on the internet, is called a(n)—(A) version
(B) Patch
(C) Tutorial
(D) FAQ
(E) None of these
Ans(B)
38.In the  the portion lebelled http is the—(A) host
(B) domain name
(C) protocol
(D) top-level domain
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
39.Which of the following organizations has recently given a US$ 600 million loan to Power Grid
Corporation of India,a Govt. run organization?(A) Asian Development Bank
(B) World Bank
(C) International Monetary Fund
(D) Bank of America
(E) None of these
Ans(B)
40.The ability to easily add additional users meAns : that a network is—(A) Scalable
(B) dedicated
(C) Decentralized
(D) Secure
(E) None of these
Ans (A)
41.In a database, a field is a—(A) lable
(B) table of information
(C) group of related records
(D) category of information
(E) None of these
Ans(C)
42.The number of pixels displayed on a screen is known as the screen—(A) resolution
(B) colour depth
(C) refresh rate
(D) viewing size
(E) None of these
Ans (A)
43.Wor processing , spreadsheet , and phoyo-editing are example of—(A) application software
(B) system software
(C) operating system software
(D) platform software
(E) None of these
Ans(A)
44.If you wish to extend the length of the network without having the signal degrade, you would use a
—(A) repeater
(B) router
(C) gateway
(D) switch
(E) None of these
Ans (A)
45.A————is approximately a million bytes.(A) gigabyte
(B) kilobyte
(C) megabyte
(D) terabyte
(E) None of these
Ans(C)
46.The time it takes a device to locate data and instructions and make them available to CPU is known
as—(A) clock speed
(B) a processing cycle
(C) CPU speed
(D) access time
(E) None of these
Ans(D)
47.——————controls the way in which the computer system functions and provides a means : by
which users are interact with the computer.(A) The platform
(B) The operating system
(C) Application software
(D) The motherboard
(E) None of these
Ans(B)
48.——————meAns : that the data contained in a database is accurate and reliable.(A) Data redundancy
(B) Data integrity
(C) Data reliability
(D) Data consistency
(E) None of these
Ans(B)
49.A(n) —————— is aprivate corporate network,used exclusively by company employees.(A) Internet
(B) local area network
(C) peer-to-peer
(D) intranet
(E) None of these
Ans(B)
50.A characteristic of a file server is which of the following?(A) Manages file operations and is shared on a network
(B) Manages file operations and is limited to one PC
(C) Acts as fat client and is shared on a network
(D) Acts as fat client and is limited to one PC
(E) None of these
Ans(A)

Canara Bank PO Solved General Knowledge Exam Paper 2009

Canara Bank conducted an exam in 2009 to shortlist prospective candidates for the position of Provisional Officer.This question paper was for the General Knowledge and was given in 2009. You can download this solved question paper here.

Download Canara Bank PO Solved General Knowledge Exam Paper 2009 here. 

Canara Bank PO Paper 2009 (General Knowledge)

1. As per the recent reports published in newspapers/magazines, India ranks at a lower level in Hunger Index. The Hunger Index is measured on which of the following indicators?

1. Child Malnutrition
2. Rate of Child Mortality
3. Rate of Literacy
4. No. of people who are calories deficient

(A) Only 1 and 2
(B) Only 2 and 3
(C) Only 1,2 and 4
(D) AliI, 2,3 and 4
(E) None of these

2. Who amongst the following economists gave the concept of ‘economies of scale’,which says ‘many goods and services can be produced more cheaply in long series’?(A) Edward C. Prescott
(B) Amartya Sen
(C) Gary S. Becker
(D) Edmund S. Phelps
(E) Paul Krugman

3. As per the recent report which of the following countries emerged as India’s top trading partner during 2008-09?
(A) Russia
(B) Brazil
(C) USA
(D) China
(E) None ofthese

4. In its mid term review of the economy the Reserve Bank of India pegged the country’s economic growth for fiscal year 2008-09 at which of the following levels?(A) 6%
(B) 6.5%
(C) 7%
(D) 7.7%
(E) 8.7%

5. Which of the following countries has elected Joe Biden as its Vice President in its general elections held in November 2008?(A) Britain
(B) Canada
(C) Australia
(D) USA
(E) None of these

6. Very often we read in newspapers/magazines about ‘Sovereign Wealth Funds’.Which of the following is/are the correct description of the same?

1. These are the funds or the reserves of a government or central bank of a country which are invested further to earn profitable returns.
2. These are the funds, which were accumulated by some/ people over the years buf were not put in active circulation as they retain them as Black Money for several years.
3. The funds which are created to be used as relief funds or bailouts packages are known as sovereign funds.

(A) Both 2 and 3 only
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Only 1
(E) None of these

7. The Govt. of India has decided to declare which of the following rivers a National River?
(A) Brahmaputra
(B) Yamuna
(C) Ganga
(D) Kaveri
(E) None of these

8. Very often we read about Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in news-papers. What was the purpose of promoting SEZs in India?

a. They are established to pro-mote exports.
b. They are established to attract investments from foreign countries.
c. They are established to help poorest of the poors in India as the activities of these zones are reserved only for poors and those living below poverty line.

(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only3
(D) Both 1 and 2 only
(E) None of these

9. The Asian Cooperation Dialogue Conference of 31 nations was organized in October 2008 in-(A) New Delhi
(B) Seoul(S.Korea)
(C) Beijing(China)
(D) Dhaka(Bangladesh)
(E) Astana(Kazakhastan)

10. The White Tiger is a book written by-
(A) Arnitav Ghosh
(B) Arundhati Roy
(C) V.S.Naipaul
(D) Kiran Desai
(E) Aravind Adiga

11. The Ratio of the Cash Reserves that the banks are required to keep with RBI is known as-
(A) Liquidity Ratio
(B) SLR
(C) CRR
(D) Net Demand & Time Liability
(E) None of these

12. A Rs.35000 crore JSW Steel Plant was inaugurated in November 2008 in-
(A) Kota
(B) Nandigram
(C) Pune
(D) Jamshedpur
(E) Salboni

13. The Govt. of India in order to provide some relief to the exporters announced a relief package ofRs.-(A) 1000 crores
(B) 2500 crores
(C) 4000 crores
(D) 5000 crores
(E) 7000 crores

14. Which of the following awards/honours was conferred upon Pt.Bhimsen Joshi recently?
(A) Man of the year
(B) Kala Shikhar Samman
(C) Dada Saheb Phalke Award
(D) Kalidas Samman
(E) Bharat Ratna

15. Which of the following Space Craft was launched recently to prepare a 3 dimensional Atlas of the lunar surface and also for chemical mapping of entire lunar surface?
(A) PSLV-II
(B) Chandrayan II
(C) Chandrayan III
(D) Chandrayan-I
(E) None of these

16. As per new revised rules now Foreign Direct Investment in Insurance sector is possible upto the limit of-A) 26%
(B) 40%
(C) 49%
(D) 70%
(E) None of these

17. Who amongst the following players recently became the first ever Indian to win a World Championship in Badminton?(A) P.Gopichand
(B) Saina Nehwal
(C) Aparna Popat
(D) Nandu M.Natekar
(E) None of these

18. Which of the following countries got Wan chuck as its fifth King recently?
(A) Bhp.tan
(B) Nepal
(C) Japan
(D) Spain
(E) None of these

19. As per the news reports members of the SAARC agreed to establish a’SAARC Food Bank’ to ensure food security for members in case of any emergency.Which of the following nations agreed to provide maximum quantity of food for the bank?
(It will provide 1,53,200 tonnes) PDI August/2009/316(A) India
(B) Bhutan
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Pakistan
(E) None of these

20. The availability of Cash and other cash like marketable instruments that are useful in purchases and investments are commonly known as-(A) Cash crunch
(B) Liquidity
(C) Credit
(D) Marketability
(E) None of these

21. India recently signed an agreement with which of the following countries so that they are allowed to deal smoothly with the problem of fishermen who cross International Maritime Boundary Line?(A) Bangladesh
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) Pakistan
(D) Myanmar
(E) None of these

22. The World Development Report 2009 was released recently.Who publishes the World Development Report every year?(A) Asian Development Bank
(B) World Bank
(C) International Monetary Fund
(D) United Nations Organizations
(E) None of these

23. The 3rd IBSA Summit took place in New Delhi in October 2008.Which of the following statements about the same is/are correct?

1. Leaders agreed to set a trilateral trade target of US$ 25 million by 2015.
2. Leaders adopted a 50 point Delhi Summit Declaration which has their views on global governance.
3. IBSA agreed to provide its membership to China and Russia from 2011

(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1,2&3
(E) None of these

24. As per newspaper reports India’s Trade gap is showing a negative growth since last few months ‘Trade Gap’ means what?(A) Gap between total GDP and total consumption
(B) Gap between total Imports and total Exports
(C) Gap between available liquidity and expected demand in next five months
(D) Gap between budgeted revenue collection and actual collection of the same
(E) None of these

25. Mr. Kgalema Motlanthe who was on a visit to India in October 2008 is the-(A) President of South Africa
(B) Prime Minister of South Africa
(C) President of Kenya
(D) Prime Minister of Kenya
(E) Deputy Director General of UNO

26. As per the reports published in newspapers India allowed to open Cross-LaC Trade after a gap of about 60 years.Which of the following routes was thrown open for the same?(A) Srinagar-Muzaffarabad
(B) Kolkata-Dhaka
(C) Varanasi-Kathmandu
(D) Imphal-Yangon
(E) None of these

27. Who amongst the following scored his 40th century in the Test cricket while playing against Australia in Nagpur in November 2008?(A) Sachin Tendulkar
(B) Ani! Kumble
(C) M. S. Dhoni
(D) Harbhajan Singh
(E) None of these

28. Mr. Mohammed Anni Nasheed’s name was in news in recent past as he has taken over as President of-(A) Bangladesh
(B) Maldives
(C) Malaysia
(D) Indonesia
(E) None of these

29. The financial turmoil all over the world in recent past has also put some effect on Indian economy.What measures RBI had taken to improve the situation?

1. SLR has been reduced by one percentage points and at present is 24%
2. An advance of Rs.25,000 crore provided to banks/financial institutions under the Agricultural debt waiver and Debt Relief Schemes.
3. RBI allowed banks to raise their capital by issuing Investment Bonds. Almost all big banks have issued such bond in recent past.

(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1,2&3
(E) Only 1&2both

30. Shivraj Chauhan has taken over as the Chief Minister of-
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Bihar
(D) Chhattisgarh (E) Delhi

31. ‘Jnanpith Award’ is given for excellence in the field of-
(A) Music
(B) Literature
(C) Sports
(D) Films
(E) Social Services

32. Who amongst the following recently announced his Retirement from the cricket world?
(A) Sachin Tendulkar
(B) M.S.Dhoni
(C) Harbhajan Singh
(D) Rahul Dravid
(E) None of these

33. The second ‘BIMSTEC Summit’ was organized in November 2008 in-
(A) Dhaka
(B) Kathmandu
(C) Thirnpu
(D) New Delhi
(E) None of these

34. The Govt.of India recently signed an agreement with Malaysia to facilitate employment of workers between the two countries. Which of the following was/were the reason(s) owing to which both the nations decided to make an agreement for the same?

1. Malaysia is an important destination for Indian workers as Malaysia has almost 1.5 lakh Indian workers.
2. Most of the Indians are employed with the plantation and construction sectors where they were not getting a fair treatment.
3. In the last few years there was a strong opposition to employ Indians as the unemployment rate in Malaysia is almost 30%

(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1&2only
(E) None of these

35. Besides USA and France,India has also a Civil Nuclear Deal with-
(A) Britain
(B) Russia
(C) Germany
(D) Canada
(E) Australia

36. Which of the following countries signed an agreement with Russia so that, the country did not attack on it in future and Russia also did not do the same?(A) Georgia
(B) Croatia
(C) Slovakia
(D) Tajikistan
(E) Mangolia

37. The third Commonwealth Youth Games were organized in October 2008 in-
(A) Chandigarh
(B) Bangalore
(C) Pune
(D) Lucknow
(E) Jaipur

38. Miss Karla Paula Henry won which of the following titles ‘when she participated in an event in November 2008 in Philippines?
(A) Miss Earth
(B) Miss World
(C) Miss Universe
(D) Miss Asia Pacific
(E) None of these

39. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘Development as Freedom’?
(A) Arnartya Sen
(B) C.Rangarajan
(C) Y.V.Reddy
(D) Bimal Jalan
(E) None of these

40. Who amongst the following cine star of India became the first upon whom Malaysian title ‘Datuk’was conferred recently?(A) Arnitabh Bachchan
(B) Akshay Khanna
(C) Salman Khan
(D) Shah Rukh Khan
(E) None of these

41. Mr.Stephen Harper whose name was in news recently is the-(A) President of New Zealand
(B) President of Australia
(C) President of Sweden
(D) President of Canada
(E) None of these

42. Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas is observed on which of the following days?(A) 9th March
(B) 9th February
(C) 9th January
(D) 19th February
(E) 19th January

43. Gold Mines in India are located mainly in-
(A) Kolar
(B) Raniganj
(C) Jadugoda
(D) Veeranam
(E) None of these

44. Ms.Kiran Desai is the author of which of the following books ?
(A) God of small things
(B) The inheritance of loss
(C) Midnight’s children
(D) A House for Mr. Biswas
(E) None of these

45. Which of the following is the duration of the present Five-Year Plan ?
(A) 2008-12
(B) 2009-13
(C) 2007-12
(D) 2006-11
(E) None of these

46. Which of the following Ministries was Mr.Shivraj Patil looking after immediately prior to his resignation from the cabinet?
(A) Foreign Affairs
(B) Home Affairs
(C) Rural Development
(D) Agriculture
(E) None of these

47. Which of the following schemes launched by the Govt. of India provides a guaranteed 100 days employment to rural employment seekers in India?(A) Bharat Nirman
(B) Swarnjayanti Grameen Rozgar Yojana
(C) National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(D) National Food for Work Programme
(E) None of these

48. ‘Satyam’which was in news recently was operating in which of the following areas?(A) Textile
(B) Mining
(C) Pharma
(D) Automobiles
(E) None of these

Answers :
1. (C) 2. (E) 3. (D) 4. (D) 5. (D) 6. (D) 7. (C) 8. (D) 9. (E) 10. (E) 11. (C) 12. (E) 13. (D) 14. (E) 15. (D) 16. (C) 17. (B) 18. (A) 19. (A) 20. (B) 21. (B) 22. (B) 23. (B) 24. (B) 25. (A) 26. (A) 27. (A) 28. (B) 29. (A) 30. (A) 31. (B) 32. (E) 33. (D) 34. (D) 35. (B) 36. (A) 37. (C) 38. (A) 39. (A) 40. (D) 41. (D) 42. (C) 43. (A) 44. (C) 45. (E) 46. (B) 47. (C) 48. (B) 49. (C) 50. (E)