IBPS Banking Awarness for Clerical

1. Who among the following never discharged the duties as the Governor of  Reserve Bank of India?
1) Man Mohan Singh
2) M. Narasimham
3) P.Chidambaram
4) R. N. Malhotra
5) Dr. Bimal Jalan

2. On 5th October 2012, World Bank agreed to provide loan of $ 500 million to India for?
1) Infrastructure projects in the Southern Part of Western Ghats.
2) Upliftment of poor people residing in Andaman Nicobar Islands.
3) Repairing the old dams in the Coastal parts of Karnataka.
4) Providing the water to the region of Bhundelkand.
5) Secondary Education Project named Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA).

3. On 16th October 2012, an Indian-American Banker Vikram Pandit resigned as the CEO of ?
1) BNP Paribas Group
2) ICICI Group
3) Axis Group
4) Federal Bank Group
5) Citi Group

4. Citi Bank headquarters is at ?
1) Mexico City
2) Paris
3) New York
4) Tokyo
5) Tel Aviv

5. In the minting of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 paper currency, RBI uses OVI. OVI means?
1) Oval Variation lnk
2) One Variation Ink
3) Optically Value Ink
4) Optically Variable Ink
5) None

6. Alvin Roth and Lloyd Shapley were conferred with Noble Prize 2012 in the field of?
1) Economics
2) Physics
3) Medicine
4) Chemistry
5) Peace

7. Days list given. Pick the incorrect one.
1) International Day of the Older Persons - 1 October
2) World Habitat Day - First Monday of October every year
3) UN International Day for National Disaster Reduction - 13 October
4) World White Cane Day (Guiding the Blind) - 16 October
5) International Day for the Eradication of Poverty -17 October

8. List of Bird sanctuaries in India given. The wrong combination is?
1) Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary -Rajastan
2) Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary - Kerala
3) Kolleru Lake Bird Sanctuary - Andrha Pradesh
4) Vedanthankal Lake Bird Sanctuary - Tamilnadu
5) Jayakwadi Bird Sanctuary - Maharashtra



9. National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) details are given. Pick the wrong one.
1) NMDC head office is in Hyderabad
2) It is the single largest iron ore producer and exporter of India
3) It has only mechanized diamond mine in the country at Panna, Madhya Pradesh
4) It has been categorized by the Department of Public Enterprises as 'MahaRatna'
5) None

10. Which two Tennis Players were banned by the AITA (All Indian Tennis Association) for two years?
1) Leander Paes and Vishnu Vardhan
2) Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi
3) Mahesh Bhupati and Rohan Bopanna
4) Leander Paes and Sania Mirza
5) Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza

11. Which bank was imposed Penalty of Rs. 55 Lakh by RBI on 11th October 2012, for contravention of directions and instructions issued on KYC norms?
1) Bank of Baroda
2)State Bank of Hyderabad
3) ING Vysya Bank
4) Oriental Bank of Commerce
5)Union Bank of India

12. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) established on?
1) 12 July 1981
2) 12 July 1992
3) 12 July 2002
4) 12 July 1982
5) 12 July 2001

13. Which bank was under the obligation for facilitating credit flow for promotion and development of agriculture, small-scale industries, cottage and village industries, handicrafts and other rural crafts?
1) SBI
2) NHB
3) NABARD
4) HDFC
5) IDBI

14. Which bank also called Agriculture Apex Development Bank?
1) RBI 

2) Co-operative Bank
3) NABARD
4) SBI
5) None

15. NABFINS means?
1) NBFC Financial Services Limited
2) NABARD Financial Securities Limited
3) NABARD Financial Services Loan
4) NABARD Financial Services Limited
5) None

16. Statements relating to states given. Pick the wrong combination.
1) Haryana declared to launch Livestock Mission
2) Odisha establishes Hardware Technology Incubation Laboratory at Bhubaneswar
3) Emerging Kerala 2012 hosted by Kochi town in Kerala
4) Haryana is the first state to launch Rs. 1 per KG rice scheme
5) Goa former CM Digambar Kamat was indicted in illegal mining scam

17. Which among the following books not written by Kuldeep Nayar?
1) Between the lines
2) Without Fear: The Life and Trial of Bhagat Singh
3) Truth, Love and a Little Malice
4) The Judgment: Inside story of the emergency in India
5) Beyond the Lines

18. CENVAT means?
1) Central Value Average Tax
2) Central Value Added Tag
3) Central Value Added Tax
4) Central Value Age Tax
5) None

19. The recent appointments/ elected personalities list given. Pick the correct statement.
1) Gurung Bimal Gurung - Gorkhaland Territorial Administration
2) Anil Kumble - Chairman of ICC's Cricket Committee
3) Praveen Mahajan - Chair Person of Central Board of Excise and Customs
4) Hugo Chavez has been re-elected as the President of Venezuela
5) All of above

20. Expand OECD?
1) Organization for Economic Coalition and Development
2) Orientation for Economic Cooperation and Development
3) Organization for Eco Cooperation and Development
4) Organization for Economic Cooperation and Duality
5) Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

21. Between 16-19 October 2012, 4th OECD World Forum on statistics, knowledge and policy hosted by?
1) Bangalore
2) New Delhi
3) Pune
4) Hyderabad
5) Jaipur

22. Letter of Credit means?
1) Letter of the bank giving to Customer that his Loan was granted.
2) Letter from a bank, guaranteeing that a buyer's payment to a seller will be received on time and for the correct amount.
3) Letter to the Public Sector Banks by Reserve Bank of India telling that they got credit from RBI.
4) Letter from the government to RBI to provide temporary loan to it.
5) None

23. Foreign banks operating in India must give ..... percent of Net Bank Credit (NBC) to Export Credit.
1) 12
2) 25
3) 15
4) 50
5) 18

24. Expand SARFAESI.
1) Securitisation and Realisation of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest
2) Suitable and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest
3) Stock and Reconstruction of Financial Areas and Enforcement of Security Interest
4) Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Equipment of Security Interest
5) Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest

25. Central Bank of USA is ....
1) Bank of America
2) Citi Bank
3) Federal Reserve
4) Reserve Bank of USA
5) Obama Bank

26. Aam Admi Bima Yozana (AABY) announced on 2nd October 2008, provides the insurance if the bread winner in the family dies or disabled in the rural area. Who administers this scheme?
1) LIC
2) State Governments
3) UNO
4) ASHA
5) WHO

27. List of Awards given. Find out the wrong combination.
1) Yuri Milner Fundamental Physics Prize - Ashok Sen
2) Nayudamma Award - Anji Reddy
3) Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle - Dr.R.K.Pachauri
4) Karen Harvey Prize 2012 - Dibyendu Nandi
5) Lifetime Achievement Award by the Rockfeller Foundation - Ratan Tata

28. Which Committee has recommended deregulation of the sugar sector, by giving freedom to mills to sell sugar in the open market on 12th October 2012?
1) Subhir Gokaran
2) Chaturvedi
3) C.Rangarajan
4) Vijay.C.Kelkar
5) None

29. In the Global Hunger Index, India's rank is?
1) 60
2) 62
3) 58
4) 65
5) 70

30. 'Bijli - Paani Satyagraha' is the protest launched by?
1) Anna Hajare
2) Arvind Kejriwal
3) Vandana Siva
4) Prashanth Bhushan
5) Swami Vivekananda

Recruitment of Clerks 2012-13 at TMB

   Become familiar with the Recruitment of Clerks 2012-13 at TMB.

Learn more about the Recruitment of Clerks at TMB.

Opening date for Registering Online E-application: Nov 28, 2012.

Closing date for Registering Online E-application: Dec 20, 2012.

Note: Create a user id in our job portal (here) first, then submit your resume and then finally Apply Online.

Any application submitted without registering online by e-Application will not be considered.

Qualification:

A Graduate (Arts, Commerce & Science) other than Engineering category with minimum of 50% marks or a Post Graduate, from a recognized University in regular college course with knowledge in Computer Operations.
[OR]
An Engineering Graduate with 55% marks from a recognized University in regular college course with knowledge in Computer Operations.

Note: Graduation from Open University and Correspondence courses are not eligible.

Age:

Maximum: For Graduates: 24 years and for Post Graduates 26 years as on Sep 30, 2012.

Relaxation for MBC / BC will be 2 years. Relaxation for SC / ST / Physically Handicapped will be 5 years.

Cut Off Date of Birth for Under Graduates:

• For General: Date of Birth on or after - Oct. 01, 1988
• For MBC / BC: Date of Birth on or after - Oct. 01, 1986
• For SC / ST / PH: Date of Birth on or after - Oct. 01, 1983

Cut Off Date of Birth for Post Graduates:

• For General: Date of Birth on or after - Oct. 01, 1986
• For MBC / BC: Date of Birth on or after - Oct. 01, 1984
• For SC / ST / PH: Date of Birth on or after - Oct. 01, 1981

Fee:

Candidates will have to pay a fee of Rs. 300.00 (Rs. 150.00 for SC / ST Candidates) by way of crossed demand draft drawn in favour of Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Ltd. Payable at Thoothukudi / Tuticorin or Tirunelveli.

Procedure for selection:

The candidates should appear for an ONLINE Objective Type Examination to be held at Chennai, Madurai, Salem, Tirunelveli, Trichy and Thoothukudi centres. The date, Time and Venue of Online Test will be communicated to the eligible candidates individually by post. The Online Examination will be of objective type. After evaluation, on the basis of the Online Test, candidates will be short listed for a personal interview in the order of merit.

Training / Probationary Period:

Selected candidates will be placed at a Branch / Office of the Bank anywhere in India on Probation for a period of one year. They will be fixed in the following pay scale with applicable DA.
7200-400/3-8400-500/3-9900-600/4-12300-700/7-17200-1300/1-18500-800/2-20100
The emoluments during the period of probation will be Basic Pay of Rs. 8000/- plus applicable DA (At present Rs. 6,120/-) etc. The total emoluments at present approximately is Rs. 15,000/- per month.

The selected candidates will be posted anywhere in INDIA.

Any application submitted without registering in online e-Application will not be considered.

The candidate SHOULD submit a hard copy of the application which is printed after online registration and it should be accompanied with a demand draft of Rs. 300.00 (Rs. 150.00 for SC / ST Candidates) drawn in favour of Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Ltd. payable at Thoothukudi / Tuticorin or Tirunelveli.

The application should be signed by the applicant.

One recent passport size color photograph to be affixed in Hard Copy of e-Application.

The said hard copy of the e-Application along with the demand draft should reach us within 5 days from the date of Online eApplication registration but not later than Dec 25, 2012.

General Conditions & Instructions:

• Candidates are advised to adhere to the eligibility conditions given strictly. Any information found to be wrong or any candidate found ineligible at any stage of the process or later will result in disqualification of the candidate.
• Any handwritten correction in eApplication will not be accepted. All such eApplications will not be considered.
• Take a Laser Print Out of the Online eApplication Form for Submission in A4 Size Sheet Only.
• Print two copies of this eApplication Form on A4 Size Sheet Only, one to be sent to us and the other for your reference.
• After Registration of Online eApplication, a soft copy of your eApplication Form can be sent to your email address with registration number by clicking on appropriate button immediately after completion of eApplication Registration Process.
• In case printing facility is presently not available, you may print this eApplication from your email.
• Write your "Application Serial Number" and your Full Name at the back of the demand draft / pay order.
• Affix a Recent Color Photograph (Size: 2" x 2" ONLY) in the space provided. Do not use stapler pins.
• Sign the application form.

For future use, kindly keep 2 identical copies of the passport size color photograph at your end as affixed in the application form.

Disclaimer:

Please note that in case of non-submission of the hard copy of the eApplication or eApplication with incorrect / incomplete particulars or eApplication received without the relative examination fee, and not received within the stipulated date are liable to be rejected. No further correspondence will be entertained in this regard.

The correctness of all the data in the application is the sole responsibility of the candidate. Furnishing inaccurate details will result in summary disqualification of the candidate.

Further, the Bank reserves the right to reject any application without assigning any reason and Bank's decision in the matter of eligibility, conduct of examination; interview and selection would be final. No correspondence in this regard will be entertained by the Bank which may please be noted. The Bank reserves the right to eliminate the ineligible candidates at any point of time, before, during, or after the online test / interview / selection. The Decision of the Bank is final.

E-mail will be sent to the candidates with their registration number after filing the e-application.

The cover containing hard copy of the application along with the demand draft / pay order should be super scribed as "Application for Recruitment of Clerks 2012-13" and should reach us within 5 days from the date of online e-application filing but not later than Dec 25, 2012 to:

The General Manager,
Human Resources Development Department,
Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Ltd.
Head Office, # 57, V. E. Road,
Thoothukudi 628 002.

Please note, the last date for Online e-Application Filing is Dec 20, 2012 and the Hard Copy of the said e-Application along with the demand draft / pay order should reach us within 5 days from the date of online e-application filing but not later than Dec 25, 2012. Eligible applicants will be communicated individually by post / email with details about the online test / interview to be attended. The bank will not entertain any correspondence / emails / phone calls in regards to this recruitment process whatsoever. The decision of the bank in the selection of the candidates at every stage is final.

How to Apply for this Job Online:

• First you need to register on our servers and get a user id with password.
• After registering, login with the user id and password as selected by you. You must login with your user id and password to apply for this job.
• After login, you need to upload your complete resume on the server (if you have already uploaded your resume, skip this step).
• Once the complete resume is updated on the server, please visit this page again and you will see the option "Click Here to Apply for this job online". If you still do not see this link, you can try to re-load / re-fresh this page from the server. Please remember this option will be accessible only after you login with your user id and password.

IBPS COMMON WRITTEN EXAM PREVIOUS SOLVED SAMPLE PAPER

1. In what ratio should wheat at Rs. 4.5 per kg be mixed with another variety at Rs. 5.25 per kg so that the mixture be worth of rs. 5 per kg?

a. 1:2                     b. 2:1                           c. 1:3                            d. 3:1

2. The average minimum temperature for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday was 4 deg, that for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday was 5.5 deg, If the temperature on Monday was 2.6 deg what was the temperature on Thursday?

a. 4.1deg                b. 12.1 deg                   c. 7.1 deg                    d. 11.1 deg

3. A bag contains 5ps coins, 10ps coins and 20ps coins in the ratio of 3:2:1. if their total value is Rs. 11 what is the number of 5ps coins?

a. 50                      b. 60                            c. 120                          d. 200

4. A rectangular tank is 4m long, 3m wide and 1.5 m high and is filled with water upto 0.6m. How many stones of 15cmx10cmx8cm are to be dropped to take the water to the top of the tank?

a. 9000                  b. 1000                        c. 10000                      d. 900

5. A bag contains 8 red, 7 green and 5 blue balls. What is the maximum number of balls to be drawn to ensure that atleast one ball of each colour is drawn?

a. 9                                    b. 11                            c. 16                            d. 14

6. In an exam, 5% applicants were ineligible and 85% of eligible belonged to A category. If 4275 eligible belong to other categories, how many applied?

a.  30000               b. 35000                      c. 20000                      d. 40000

7. Due to a 30% fall in price sales in a shop rise by 20%. What is the effect on income?

a. +16%                 b. –16%                      c. –15%                       d. +20%

8. The population of town was 24000. If males increase by 6% and females by 9%, it becomes 25620. Number of males and females are

a. 18000,6000       b.19000,5000              c.16000,8000              d.20000,4000

9. A thief steals a car at 2 am and drives it at 60 kmph. The theft is discovered at 2.30 am and the police chases him at 70 kmph. When the thief will be caught?

a. 6.30                   b. 5.30                         c. 7.30                         d. 8.30

10. The expense of carpeting a room thrice as long as it is broad is Rs. 1102.5 at Rs.7.5 per sq. m. Find the length of the room

a. 7m                      b. 14m                         c. 28m                          d. 21m

11. A man walks 30m towards South, turns right walks 30m and walks 20m to left. Again he turns left and goes 30m. How far is he from his starting point?

a. 20m                    b. 50m                         c. 30m                          d. 80m

12. 49, 121, 225, 361, ___

a. 400                    b. 441                          c. 481                          d. 529

(16-21) The letters A, B, C, D, E, F and G not in order stand for seven consecutive integers from 1 to 10. D is 3 less than A. B is the middle term. F is as much less than B as C is greater than D. G is greater than F.

13. The fifth integer is

a. A                        b. C                             c. D                              d. E

14. A is as much greater than F as which integer is less than G?

a. B                        b. C                             c. D                             d. E

15. If A=7 the sum of E and G is

a. 8                                    b. 10                            c. 12                            d. 14

16. A-F =

a. 1                                    b. 2                              c. 3                              d. 4

17. If T is as much greater than C as C is greater than E and T=A+E. Then D=

a. 5                                    b. 4                              c. 3                              d. 2

18. The greatest possible C is how much greater than the lowest possible D?

a. 3                                    b. 4                              c. 5                              d. 6

19. No boy is a toy. Some toys are not joys.

a. All boys are joys b. Some boys are joys

c. No joy is a boy               d. None

20. If P is to the South of Q, R is to the east of Q then what direction is P with respect to R?

a. NE                     b. NW                         c. SE                            d. SW

21. If @ means triple of, # means double of and ^ means half of then value of @#^@^5 + @#@^2 is

a. 39.5                   b. 40.5                         c. 39.74                       d. none

Model Question paper for bank Exam

These 25 questions specially prepared from experts in bank exams,so try to answer them and check your answers from below bright options,this is the model paper which have similar questions of bank exams like ibps,sbi,syndicate bank,Indian bank etc

1. How many number s are there between 200 and 300 in which 9 occurs only once?

a. 19                      b. 20                c.21                             d. 18

2. An amount of Rs.417 is divided among A, B, C and D such that A gets Rs.13 more than B, B gets Rs.9 more than C and C gets Rs.6 more than D. A’s share is

a. 121                    b. 116              c. 120                          d.124

3. Manju took Rs. 20000 at 5% SI for 2 years and invested it at 4% CI for same period. Find her gain/loss.

a. Rs. 368 gain       b. Rs.423 gain  c. Rs. 368 loss                        d. Rs. 200 gain

4. A spends 1/4^th of his leisure on reading books, 2.3^rd of the remaining on watching TV. If he spends 2 hrs on watching TV what is the total time of her leisure?

a. 6 hrs                  b. 8 hrs             c. 2 hrs                         d. 4 hrs

5. A plant reproduces at the rate of 25% every 12 min. In approximately what time will it triple itself?

a. 90 min                b. 60 min         c. 40 min                      d. 75 min

6. What strength of 20 ml acid should be added to 10 ml of 50% acid to get an average strength of 20% acid?

a. 0.5%                 b. 5%               c. 50%                         d. 5.5%

7. A dishonest shopkeeper uses 800 gm weight instead of 1ks and mixes 20% impurities to wheat. Find his gain %.

a. 30                      b. 40                c. 50                            d. 60

8. If the price of sugar increases by 30% by what percentage the consumption be reduced to make the expenditure same?

a. 25                      B. 20                C. 23                           d. 16 2/3

9. A man invests Rs. 4400 in stock at 110 and sells when the stock rises to 119. What is profit?

a. 396                    b. 380              c. 360                          d. 340

10. A boat is rowed down the river at 10 kmph and up the river at 2 kmph. What is the speed of the current?

a. 8 kmph               b. 6 kmph         c. 3.5 kmph                  d. 4 kmph

11. A camp has provisions to last for 6 days for 224 cadets. How many cadets must be sent away for the provisions to last for 7 days?

a. 192                    b. 32                c. 48                            d. 96

12. In a race the speeds of A and B are in ratio of 3:4. A takes 30 min more than B to reach the target. Time taken by A to reach target is

a. 1 hr                    b. 90 min          c. 2 hrs                                    d. 2.5 hrs

13. A father’s age is 4 times the age of his elder son and 5 times the age of his younger son. When the elder son lived to three times his present age, then father’s age will exceed his younger son’s age by 3 yrs. What is the age of the fsther?

a. 40 yrs                 b. 32 yrs           c. 30 yrs                       d. None

14. Two pipes can fill a tank in 4 hr and 5 hr respectively. If they are turned on alternatively for 1 hr each, the tank will be filled in

a. 4 hr. 24 min       b. 4 hrs             c. 4.5 hrs                      d. 5 hrs

15. If a train running at 72 kmph crosses a tree in 7 s its length is

a. 150 m                 b. 135 m          c. 140 m                      d. 126 m

16. In an apartment exactly 1/3^rd of flats have two bedrooms and exactly 1/7^th of flats have three bedrooms. How many flats could be there?

a. 42                      b. 50                c. 56                d. 57

17. The sum of n different positive integers is less than 100. What is the maximum possible value of n?

a. 10                      b. 11                c. 12                d. 13

18. How many lead ball each of radius 1 cm can make a sphere of radius 8 cm?

a. 64                      b. 128              c. 256              d. 512

19. A class of 356 votes has to choose the president. With 5 candidates seeking office, what is the least number of votes a successful candidate could receive to win?

a. 71                      b. 72                c. 89                d. 179

20. 1, 4, 2, 8, 6, 24, 22, 88, ___

a. 352                    b. 78                c. 84                d. 86

(21-23) A solid cube is painted black on two of its opposite faces and green on two adjacent faces. It is then cut into 125 equal pieces.

21. How many pieces will have no paint?

a. 59                      b. 64                c. 77                d. none

22. How many pieces will have only one face painted?

a. 36                      b. 48                c. 56                d. None

23. How many pieces will have two faces painted with different colours?

a. 24                      b. 22                c. 18                d. none

24. In a chess tournament each of the six players will play every other player exactly once. How many matches will be played?

a. 8                                    b. 15                c. 30                d. 36

25. A clock is placed such that at 12 noon its minute hand points towards Northeast. In which direction will its hour hand point at 1:30 pm?

a. North                 b. South           c. West                        d. East