General Knowledge for SSC Exam

1.Malavath Purna who has become the youngest girl to scale Mt. Everest belongs to which state?
A.Tamil Nadu
B.Andhra Pradesh
C.Telangana
D.Kerala

2.Which of the following company has acquired Myntra.com?
A. OLX
B. Jabong
C. Amazon
D. Flipkart

3.Which of the following was recently sworn-in as the chief minister of his state for a record Fifth Time?
A. Pawan chamling
B. Naveen Patnaik
C. Nabam Tuki
D. TR Zeliang

4.Which country won the Thomas cup badminton tournament held in New Delhi recently?
A. Japan
B. Malaysia
C. South Korea
D. China

5.Who is the new Attorney General of India?
A. Rajiv Mathur
B. Mohan Parsaran
C. Ranjit kumar
D. Mukul Rohtagi

6.Who is the new President and CEO of nokia?
A. Satya Nadella
B. Munesh Makhija
C. Rajeev Suri
D. Vishal Sikka

7.Matteo Ranzi sworn in as the youngest prime minister of?
A. Ireland
B. Italy
C. Switzerland
D. Brazil

8.Who is the new President of Ukraine?
A. Jacob Zuma
B. Dilma Rousseff
C. Andrej Kiska
D. Petro Poroshenko

9.26th APEC summit in November to be held in
A. Manila
B. Bali
C. Beijing
D. Lima

10.The new External Affair Minister of India is
A. Arun Jaitley
B. Sushma Swaraj
C. Jual Oram
D. Smriti Irani

11.Who won the French open men’s singles tennis title on June 8, 2014?
A. Novak Djokovic
B. Andy Murray
C. Rafael Nadal
D. Roger Federer

12.The Finance Minister of Singapore visited India in June 2014.Name him?
A. Gho Chok Tong
B. Erlan Abdyldaev
C. Nabil Elaraby
D. John Kerry

13.Who was appointed as the National Security Adviser (NSA) on 30th May 2014?
A. H C Meena
B. Ajit kumar Doval
C. Arun Kumar Gupta
D. Amitabh Kant

14.Nabam Tuki was sworn in as the eight chief minister of which state for the second consecutive term on May 18, 2104
A. Manipur
B. Nagaland
C. Mizoram
D. Arunachal Pradesh

15.Gopinath Munde died in a road accident in New Delhi on June 3; 2014.He was the union minister of
A. Rural Development
B. Tribal affairs
C. Social Justice and empowerment
D. Railways

16.Little eye Labs company which is the first acquisition of Facebook in India is based on which city
(a) Bangalore
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Delhi
(d) Chennai

17.Who has set the record of becoming the youngest person to trek to the South Pole
(a) Bobby Baker
(b) John Simkin
(c) Lewis Clarke
(d) Grant Stockdale

18.Aruna Bahuguna first woman to be appointed as chief of
(a) National Policy Academy
(b) National Science Academy
(c) National Defence Academy
(d) None of the above

19.Newly appointed CEO of Microsoft Satya Nadella was born in the city of
(a) Delhi
(b) Mumbai
(c) Bangalore 

(d) Hyderabad

20.Which state becomes the first in India to ban smokeless tobacco
(a) Bihar
(b) Goa
(c) Kerala
(d) Assam

Answer

1.  c

2.  d

3.  a

4.  a

5.  d

6.  c

7.  b

8.  d

9.  c

10. b

11. c

12. a

13. b

14. d

15. a

16. a

17. c

18. a

19. d

20. a

 

Data Interpretation for SSC Exam

Data interpretation 

For Ques.(1-5).Study the following graph carefully and answer the questions given below it.

Percentage distribution of total employees in different companies.

Total No. of Employees = 16000

Total No. of Female Employees= 8000

1. What is the number of male employees in company B?

A) 1840 

B) 1440 

C) 1220 

D) 1360 

E) None of these

2.What is the difference between the number of male employees and number of female employees in company A?

A) 300 

B) 360 

C) 350 

D) 320 

E) None of these

3. The total number of female employees in company C is approximately what percent of the total number of employees in company B?

A) 26 

B) 29 

C) 21 

D) 16 

E) 12

4. What is the difference between the total number of female employees in company F and total number of female employees in company E?

A) 1080 

B) 1020 

C) 1040 

D) 1050 

E) None of these.

5. The total number of female employees in company A is what percent of the total number of female employees in company D?

A) 240 

B) 210 

C) 225 

D) 262 

E) None of these

Ques (6-10)Study the following graph carefully and answer the questions given below it.

Income and expenditure of two companies (in lakh Rs.)

6. If in 2007 the profit percent of company A is 18% and profit percent of company B is 20%, what is the difference between the expenditure of company B and income of company A?

A) Rs. 12 lakh 

B) Rs. 10 lakh 

C) Rs. 5 lakh 

D) Rs. 15 lakh 

E)None of these

7. If in 2008 profit percent of company A and company B are 20%, what is the respective ratio between the income of company A and expenditure of company B?

A) 28 : 25 

B) 21 : 28 

C) 23 : 25 

D) 24 : 29 

E) None of these

8. If in 2005 the income of company A and company B are equal, what is the profit percent earned by company A in the same year ?

A) 12 

B) 15 

C) 18 

D) 20 

E) None of these

9. If in 2010 the expenditure of company A and company B are equal, what is the profit percent earned by company B in the same year?

A) 8(3/8)

B) 6(1/8)

C) 20 

D) 12 

E) None of these

10. If in 2009 the profit percent of company A and company B are equal, what was the income of company A in the same year?

A) Rs. 25 lakh 

B) Rs. 20 lakh 

C) Rs. 15 lakh

D) Rs. 12 lakh 

E) Can’t be determined.

Answers :

1. B (1440)
2. D(320)
3. A (Aprrox. 26%)
4. C (1040)
5. E (135)
6. C (5 Lakh)
7. A
8. D
9. E
10. E

Banking Awareness

1. A money deposited at a bank cannot be withdrawn for a present fixed period of time is known as a ……………..
A.Term Deposit
B.Checking Accounts
C.Savings Bank Deposit
D.No Frills Account
E.Current Deposits

2. A worldwide financial messaging network which exchanges messages between banks and financial institutions is known as-
A.CHAPS
B.SWIFT
C.NEFT
D.SFMS
E.CHIPS

3. The Term Smart Money refers to ……………….
A.Foreign currency
B.Internet banking
C.US Dollars
D.Traveller’s cheques
E. Credit cards

4. Which of the following is not a ‘Money Market Instrument’?
A.Treasury Bills
B.Commercial Paper
C.Certificate of Deposit
D.Equity Shares
E.None of these

5. Which of the following is the retail banking product?
A.Home Loans
B.Working Capital Finance
C.Corporate term loans
D.Infrastructure Financing
E. Export Credit

6. Technological Advancement in the recent times has given a new dimension to banks, mainly to which one of the following aspects?
A.New Age Financial derivatives
B.Service Delivery Mechanism
C.Any Banking
D.Any type Banking
E.Multilevel Marketing

7. When there is a difference between all receipts and expenditure of the Government of India, both capital and revenue , it is called …..
A.Revenue Deficit
B.Budgetary Deficit
C.Zero Budgeting
D.Trade Gap
E.Balance of payment problem

8. Which of the following is not a function of the Reserve Bank of India ?
A.Fiscal Policy Functions
B.Exchange Control Functions
C.Insurrance,Exchange and destruction of currency notes
D.Monetary Authority Functions
E.Supervisory and control Functions

9. Which of the following is NOT required for opening a bank account?
A.Identity Proof
B.Address Proof
C.Recent Photographs
D.Domicile Certificate
E.None of these

10. With reference to a cheque which of the following is the ‘drawee bank;?
A.The bank that collects the cheque
B.The payee’s bank
C.The endorsee’s bank
D.The endorser’s bank
E.The bank upon which the cheque is drawn

11. In which of the following fund transfer mechanisms, can funds be moved from one bank to another and where the transaction is settled without being bunched with any other transaction?
A.RTGS
B.NEFT
C.TT
D.EFT
E.MT

12. Banking Ombudsman Scheme is applicable to the business of
A.All scheduled commercial banks excluding RRBs
B.All scheduled commercial banks including RRBs
C.Only Public Sector banks
D.All Banking Companies
E.All scheduled banks except private banks

13. Nationalization of banks aimed at all of the following except-
A.Provision of adequate credit for agriculture, SME & exports
B.Removal of control by a few capitalists
C.Provision of credit to big industries only
D.Access of banking to masses
E.Encouragement of a new class of entrepreneurs

14. Base Rate is the rate below which no Bank can allow their lending to anyone. Who sets up this ‘Base Rate’ for Banks?
A.Individual Banks Board
B.Ministry of Commerce
C.Ministry of Finance
D.RBI
E.Interest Rate Commission of India

15. What is a debit card?
A.It is a card issued by a Rating Agency
B.It is a card which can be used for withdrawing cash or making payment even in the absence of any balance in the account
C.It is a card which can be used for withdrawing cash or making payment if there is balance in the account.
D.It is a card which carries prepaid balance
E.It is a card which can be used for making STD calls.

16. Bank advances of a Bank are called :
A.Bad debt
B.Book debt
C.Non Performing Asset
D.Out of order accounts
E.Overdrawn accounts

17. Axis Bank is a ………..
A.Public Sector Bank
B.Private Sector Bank
C.Co-operative Bank
D.Foreign Bank
E.Gramin Bank

18. By increasing repo rate, the economy may observe the following effects :
A.Rate of interest on loans and advances will be costlier
B.Industrial output would be affected to an extent
C.Banks will increase rate of interest on deposits
D.Industry houses may borrow money from foreign countries
E.All of these

19. Increased interest rates, as is existing in the economy at present will …………
A.Lead to higher GDP growth
B.Lead to lower GDP growth
C.Mean higher cost of raw materials
D.Mean lower cost of raw materials
E.Mean higher wage bill

20. Financial Ministry has asked the Reserve Bank of India to allow common ATM’s that will be owned and managed by non-banking entities hoping to cut transaction costs for banks. Such ATM’s are known as…………..
A.Black Label ATM’s
B.Offsite ATM’s
C.On site ATM’s or red ATM’s
D.Third Party ATM’s
E.White label ATM’s

Answer
1. a
2. b
3. e
4. d
5. a
6. b
7. a
8. a
9. d
10.e
11. a
12. b
13. c
14. d
15. c
16. c
17. b
18. a
19. c
20. e