Bank PO General Knowledge Test

1.The term “Ashes” is related with which sport?

(a) Hockey

(b) Cricket

(c) Football

(d) Golf

2.World Red Cross day is celebrated on

(a) May 8

(b) April 7

(c) June 5

(d) March 6

3.The world’s longest ruling Head of the Government was from

(a) Japan

(b) New Zealand

(c) Cuba

(d) Zimbabwe

4.White phosphorus is kept under

(a) Alcohol

(b) Petrol

(c) Water

(d) ammonia

5.Who composed the music for India’s National Anthem?

(a) Rabindranath Tagore

(b) Ram Singh

(c) Bankim Chatterjee

(d) A.R.Rehamaan

6.Which instrument is used to measure the strength of an electric current?

(a) Hydrometer

(b) Galvanometer

(c) Manometer

(d) Ammeter

7.Who among the following was responsible for the partition of Bengal in 1905

(a) Lord Lytton

(b) Lord Minto

(c) Lord Lyon

(d) Lord Curzon

8.Who is the author of the book “Two Lives”?

(a) Vikram Seth

(b) Amitabh Ghosh

(c) Salman Rushdie

(d) A.P.Saxena

9.Who was selected the ICC Cricketer of the Year 2007?

(a) Matthew Hayden

(b) Ricky Ponting

(c) Sachin Tendulkar

(d) Graham Smith

10.Who among the following is the winner of the US Open Men’s Single Tennis Championship?

(a) Rafael Nadal

(b) Andre Agassi

(c) Roger Federer

(d) Michail Elgin

11.Bandipur is famous for

(a) Museum

(b) Waterfall

(c) Palaces

(d) Wildlife Sanctuary

12.Who was the Prime Minister of the UK when India

(a) Lord Mountbatten

(b) Lord Minto

(c) Lord Attlee

(d) Winston Churchill

13.“Gresham’s Law” in Economics is related to

(a) Supply and consumption

(b) Supply and demand

(c) Distribution of goods

(d) ) Circulation of Currency

14.Urine of diabetes patient contains more than average quantity of which of the following

(a) Urea

(b) Sugar

(c) lactic acid

(d) Uric acid

15.The 2008 Olympic Games will be held at

(a) Sydney

(b) Beijing

(c) Tokyo

(d) Lon Angles

16.The capital of Syria is

(a) Damascus

(b) Suva

(c) Bamako

(d) Hanoi

17.The first Grand Slam Tennis tournament of the year is

(a) US open

(b) French open

(c) Australian open

(d) Wimbledon

18.When did India won Hockey Gold medal in Olympics last?

(a) 1996

(b) 1984

(c) 1988

(d) 1980

19.Steffi Graf was famous player of which sport

(a) Tennis

(b) Hockey

(c) Chess

(d) Athletics

20.Which one of the following is used in welding industry?

(a) Ether

(b) Ethanol

(c) Methanol

(d) Acetylene

21.The normal temperature of human body in Kelvin scale is

(a) 310

(b) 300

(c) 305

(d) 290

22.Who elects the speaker of Lok Sabha?

(a) Prime minister

(b) President

(c) Member of Lok Sabha

(d) People

23.Who was selected Man of the series in the 2007 ICC Twenty 20 world cup?

(a) Yuvraj Singh

(b) MS Dhoni

(c) Shahid Afridi

(d) Misba Ul Hak

24.Which country hosted the 2007 ICC world Cup Cricket Tournament ?

(a) West Indies

(b) South Africa

(c) Australia

(d) England

25.Which of the following won women’s single Wimbledon 2007 ?

(a) Maria Sarapora

(b) Serena Williams

(c) Sania Mirza

(d) Venus Williams

Answers

1. (b)Cricket

2. (a)May 8

3. (c) Cuba

4. (a) Alcohol

5. (b) Ram Singh

6. (d) Ammeter

7. (d) Lord Curzon

8. (a) Vikram Seth

9. (b) Ricky Ponting

10. (a) Rafael Nadal

11. (d) Wildlife Sanctuary

12. (c) Lord Attlee

13. (d) Circulation of Currency

14. (b) Sugar

15. (b)Beijing

16. (a) Damascus

17.(c )Australian open

18.(d) 1980

19.(a) Tennis

20.(d) Acetylene

21.(a) 310

22.(c ) Member of Lok Sabha

23.(c ) Shahid Afridi

24.(a) West Indies

25.(d) Venus Williams