Frequently asked questions of Static Awareness in IBPS Exams

Q1. Who wrote the best-selling book The Road Ahead?
(a) Bill Clinton
(b) I. K. Gujral
(c) Bill Gates
(d) T. N. Seshan
(e) Brack Obama

Q2. Who was the first Hindi writer to receive Jnanpith Award? 
(a) Mahadevi Verma 
(b) Sumitranandan Pant 
(c) Dr. Ramdhari Singh Dinkar 
(d) S.H. Vatsyayan
(e) Babudas Sharma


Q3. What is “Vishva Mohini”?  
(a) Name of India’s Beauty Queen 
(b) The tittle given to Lata Mangeshkar for her contribution to music 
(c) An Indian ship 
(d) A famous book on Indian dances 
(e) Hindi name of “Miss World”


Q4. The pass located in Himachal Pradesh is  
(a) Shipkila 
(b) Zojila 
(c) Nathula 
(d) Jelepla 
(e) None of these


Q5. The book titled ‘The Indian War of Independence’ was written by
(a) Krishna Verma
(b) Madame Cama
(c) B. G. Tilak
(d) V. D. Savarkar
(e) Jawaharlal Nehru


Q6. Sir C. V. Raman was awarded Nobel Prize for his work on:
(a) Light Scattering
(b) Radio activity
(c) Cryogenics
(d) Sonometer
(e) Nuclear Fission


Q7. Kanchenjunga is __________ highest mountain in the world.
(a) Second
(b) Third 
(c) Fourth
(d) Fifth
(e) Seventh

Q8. Which of the following is an open market operation of the RBI?  
(a) Buying and selling of shares 
(b) Trading in securities 
(c) Transaction in gold 
(d) Lending to commercial banks 
(e) None of these


Q9. The number of non-permanent members of the Security Council is  
(a) 5
(b) 8
(c) 10
(d) 12
(e) 15


Q10. Who is considered the father of Sahatara (Sitar)?  
(a) Mian Tansen 
(b) Baiju Bawara 
(c) Amir Khusro 
(d) Bade Ghulam Ali Khan 
(e) None of these


Q11. Which Bank was merged in the Punjab National Bank in February, 2003?  
(a) Catholic Syrian Bank Ltd.
(b) Nainital Bank Ltd.
(c) Bharat Bank
(d) Madurai social justice 
(e) Nedungadi Bank Ltd. 

Q12. Which of the following is the headquarters of the World Bank? 
(a) The Hague 
(b) Washington 
(c) Paris 
(d) London  
(e) Vienna

Q13. The type of note issue system followed in India is: 
(a) Maximum fiduciary system  
(b) Minimum reserve system 
(c) Proportional fiduciary system
(d) Fixed fiduciary system 
(e) None of these


Q14. Under which Act/Policy was the BIFR established? 
(a) Industrial Policy of 1980 
(b) Companies Act 
(c) Sick Industrial Companies Act
(d) MRTP Act  
(e) None of these


Q15.The Headquarters of the International Monetary Fund is located at  
(a) Paris 
(b) Vienna 
(c) Washington D.C.
(d) Geneva 
(e) Brussels