SBI Probationary Officer's Model papers 2008

1. Which of the following was the reason owing to which public unrest broke out in Pakistan and an emergency was declared a few months back ?
[1] A sudden death of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto
[2] Announcement of general election
[3] Appointment of a new army of chief in place of Gen. Pervez Musharraf who was very popular leader there.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1,2,& 3
(E) None of these
Ans (B)
2. India Brazil and South Africa made a forum in 2003 which is playing a very significant role in dealing with the issue of common interest of all three in general and their foreign policies in particular. What is the name of that forum? (the second summit of the forum was organized in October 2007 in Pretoria)
(A) SAGU
(B) BRIC
(C) G-20
(D) IBSA
(E) None of these
Ans (D)
3. Read the following three statements carefully and answer the question asked immediately after that-
[1] Hu Jintao has been elected the general secretary of the ruling CPC for the second term till 2012.
[2] Vice President of the country Zeng Quinghing was removed from the powerful central committee of the party.
[3] Country is now likely to proceed on a new agenda of progress and development as Jintao is a man of modern and scientific outlook.
(A) South Korea
(B) North Korea
(C) Singapore
(D) China
(E) Thailand
Ans (D)
4.The mid term review of the monetary and credit policy of the RBI (for 2007-08) took place in January 2008. Which of the following is True about the same ?
[1] CRR hiked by 0.5 per cent to make it 7.5 per cent w.e.f. 10th February , 2008
[2] GDP growth outlook at 8.5 per cent for 2007-08
[3] Call and put options are now allowed in imports and exports.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 2 & 3
(E) None of these
Ans (A)
5. An Internetional organization with Robert B.Zoellick as its president sanctioned a loan of US$ 944 million to India so that it can strengthen its rural finance system, vocational training and improve its water management projects . Which of the following is the name of that organization ?
(A) International Monetary Fund
(B) Asian Development Bank
(C) UNESCO
(D) World Bank
(E) None of these
Ans (D)
6. As per the news which appeared in some newspapers/magazines the police with the help of some NGO’s rescued some children who had been forced in child labour illegally. Such children are protected under which of the following acts in India ?
[1] Juvenile Justice Act
[2] Child Lsabour Act
[3] Immmoral Trafficking Act
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1,2,& 3
(E) None of these
Ans (B)

7. The number of Navaratna companies in India is now –
(A) 11
B) 12
(C) 13
(D) 14
(E) 15
Ans (C)
8. Who received the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award for 2008 ?
(A) Rafael Nadal
(B) Roger Federer
(C) Mahesh Bhupati
(D) Pat Cash
(E) None of these
Ans (B)
9. The seventeenth Saraswati Samman 2007 was presented to –
(A) Naiyer Mashud
(B) R.K.Saxena
(C) Suchitra Goswami
(D) Rehman Rahi
(E) None of these
Ans (A)
10. The UN has declared 2008 as the International Year of :
(A) Planet Earth , Potato and Sanitation
(B) Earth , Water and Clean Air
(C) Rice , Earth and Sanitation
(D) Liberty , Peace and Justice
(E) None of these
Ans (A)
11. Name the landing warship dedicated to the nation on January 4,2008 ?
(A) INS Kadamba
(B) INS Vajna
(C) INS Shardul
(D) INS Kiran
(E) None of these
Ans (C)
12. The 20th Nato summit 2008 was held between 2-4 April ,2008 at –
(A) London
(B) Bucharest
(C) Peris
(D) Abuja
(E) None of these
Ans (B)
13. Who among the following persons is chairman of Competition Commission of India ?
(A) Ashint Rahane
(B) Arvind Padhi
(C) Vinod K Dhal
(D) S K Mall
(E) N K Singh
Ans (C)
14. The winner of Malaysian Open 2008 (of golf) is –
(A) Jyoti Randhawa
(B) Arjun Atwal
(C) Tiger Woods
(D) Sania Mirza
(E) None of these
Ans (B)
15. 15th SAARC Summit is scheduled to be held in July – August 2008. The change venue of the summit is-
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) India
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Maldives
(E)None of these
Ans (A)
16. The new chairman of SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) is-
(A) M.Damodaran
(B) C.B.Bhave
(C) Venugopal Dhoot
(D) Sam Pitroda
(E) Sunil K Munjal
Ans (B)
17. In 2008-09 budget proposals ,income tax exemption limit for women has been hiked to-
(A) Rs. 1,65,000
(B) Rs. 1,75,000
(C) Rs. 1,80,000
(D) Rs. 1,85,000
(E) Rs. 1,95,000
Ans (C)
18. The new president of FICCI is-
(A) K.C.Raina
(B) V.P.Shetty
(C) Rajiv Chandrashekhar
(D) Som Mittal
(E)None of these
Ans (C)
19. Defence allocation in budget 2008-09 has been proposed at Rs. 1,05,600 crore which shows a growth of …… % over the past year.
(A) 10.3%
(B) 14.2%
(C) 16.3%
(D) 17.2%
(E) None of these
Ans (B)
20. Who amongst the following was adjudged as Pantaloons Femina Miss India World 2008?
(A) Parvathy Omanakuttan
(B) Simran Kaur Mundi
(C) Harshita Saxena
(D) Pooja Chitgopekar
(E) Amruta Pataki
Ans (A)
21. Who amongst the following is not one of the Nobel Prize Winners in 2007 ?
(A) Ms. Doris Lessing
(B) Albert Fert
(C) Roger B. Myerson
(D) Al Gore
(E) Yulia Sindzeyena
Ans (E)
22. As reported in the newspapers Aung San Suu Kyi has agreed to cooperate with the military ruler of her country. She is a citizen of-
(A) Nepal
(B) Myanmar
(C) Brazil
(D) Indonesia
(E) Hong Kong
Ans (B)
23. Dinar is the currency of which of the following countries ?
(A) Sudan
(B) Myanmar
(C) Afghanistan
(D) Pakistan
(E) None of these
Ans (E) Algeria ,Kuwait ,Iraq etc
24. The fouth Military World Games -2007 were organized in which of the following places in India ?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Hyderabad
(C)Jaipur
(D) Bangaluru
(E) Cochin
Ans (B)
25. The UN Climate change conference 2007 was organized in which of the following place ?
(A) Manila
(B) London
(C) Brusseels
(D) Lisbon
(E) Bali
Ans (E)