General Awareness Questions for Bank Exams - 3

General Awareness Questions for Bank Exams - 3

1.    What is 'Zero Hour'?
(a)    When the proposals of the opposition are considered
(b)    When matters of utmost importance are raised               
(c)    Interval between the morning and afternoon session
(d)    When a Money Bill is introduced in the Lok-Sabha

Ans: (b)

2.    When the Lok Sabha is dissolved, the Speaker continues in office till a new
(a)    Lok Sabha is formed
(b)    Speaker is appointed by the president
(c)    Speaker is elected when the new House meets      
(d)    Government is formed
Ans: (c)

3.    The first no confidence motion was moved in the Lok Sabha after independence in the year
(a)    1954
(b)    1960
(c)    1963     
(d)    1975

Ans: (c)

4.    The preamble includes all of the following except
(a)    Fraternity
(b)    Adult franchise      
(c)    Justice
(d)    Equality of status
Ans: (b)

5.    Free and compulsory education for children up to the age of 14 years has been envisaged in the Constitution under its Article No
(a)    14
(b)    19
(c)    32
(d)    21(A)     

Ans: (d)

6.    In the Constitution, there is a reference to the development of scientific temper, humanism and spirit of inquiry and reform, in the
(a)    Preamble
(b)    Fundamental right
(c)    Fundamental duties     
(d)    Directive principles

Ans: (c)

7.    The part of the Constitution that deals with the directive principle of state policy is part
(a)    II
(b)    III
(c)    IV     
(d)    V

Ans: (c)

8.    The Constitution confers special responsibility for the enforcement of fundamental rights on the
(a)    State legislature
(b)    President
(c)    Supreme Court     
(d)    Parliament

Ans: (c)

9.    When was Windows 8 released by Microsoft ?
(a)    October 26 2012     
(b)    January 1st 2012
(c)    August 10th 2012
(d)    March 23rd 2013

Ans: (a)

10.    Who is the first Indian Defence Minister to visit Saudi Arabia
(a)    A.K. Antony     
(b)    George Fernandez
(c)    V. R. Krishnayyar
(d)    Beldev

Ans: (a)

11.    Find out the wrongly spelt word
(a)    Moustache
(b)    hipcrasy     
(c)    omission
(d)    maitre

Ans: (b)

12.    'Chaos' means
(a)    Paradise
(b)    Complete disorder or confusion      
(c)    busy
(d)    solutide

Ans: (b)

13.    Few people knew the answer ?
(a)    didn't they
(b)    did they     
(c)    don't they
(d)    will they

Ans: (b)

14.    The children were warned --------
(a)     to commit the mistake
(b)    for committing the mistake
(c)    Against committing the mistake     
(d)    with committing the mistake

Ans: (c)

Direction (15-16) chose the word which is most opposite in meaning of the word printed in bold

15.    EMERGING
(a)    Satisfied
(b)    profiting
(c)    Modern
(d)    dull     

Ans: (D)

16.    REVERSE
(a)    Remove
(b)    destroy
(c)    motivate
(d)    establish     

Ans: (D)

Direction (17-18) choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning of the word/of words printed in bold
17.    CENTRED ON
(a)    Gets boost
(b)    revolves around
(c)    inspired from        
(d)    thrives on
Ans: (c)

18.    MITIGATE
(a)    Migrate
(b)    take off
(c)    out
(d)    reduce     

Ans: (D)

Direction (19 – 20) Fill the blank with the appropriate choice word

19.    The jailer saw------the prisoner's scheme
(a)    to
(b)    through     
(c)    about
(d)    into

Ans: (b)

20.    His company is greatly so sought ------
(a)    for
(b)    at
(c)    after     
(d)    out

Ans; (c)