HARYANA BANK OFFICER EXAM 2008 SOLVED PAPER

HARYANA GRAMA BANK OFFCER EXAM 2008

 

Haryana Gramin Bank: Solved Paper of Officers Exam : 2008

1. Food For Oil programme running in which of the following countries was in news recently?

(A) Kuwait

(B) Iran

(C) Iraq

(D) Lebanon

(E) None of these

2. The Supreme Court of India recently declared which of the following proclamations

unconstitutional?

(A) Formation of an enquiry commission to probe Volcker Reports

(B) Dissolution of Bihar Assembly

(C) Setting up another commission in place of Phukan Commission

(D) Setting up a commission headed by an eminent diplomat to investigate

recent Bomb Blast in Delhi

instead of allowing CBI to do the same

(E) None of these

3. Which of the following is true about the recent discussion on the tariff reduction formulae proposed at the WTO ?

(A) India accepted the formulae presented by South Africa as it more or less matches with the

formulae presented by it. South Africa was given the responsibility to find an amicably acceptable solution to the same

(B) India along with several others presented a formulae which was accepted by the USA but the EU refused to accept it

(C) USA, Australia and EU presented a formulae which is not acceptable to India

(D) India wishes to resign from the membership of the WTO as it is not ready sacrifice the interests of the agriculturists of India

(E) None of these

4. Which of the following European Countries was recently in news as violent riots broke out there ?

(A) Italy

(B) Germany

(C) Spain

(D) France

(E) None of these

5. Sunil Mittal is adjudged the Business Leader of the Year by which of the following news paper/magazines ?

(A) Businessworld

(B) Business India

(C) Economic Times

(D) Business Standard

(E) None of these

6. Thomas C. Schelling and Robert J. Aumann won the Nobel Prize-2005 for their contribution in the field of?

(A) Physics

(B) Economics

(C) Chemistry

(D) Literature

(E) None of these

7. India, recently decided to conduct a joint air exercise with which of the following countries?

(The exercise was in news recently as a group of people was not in favour of such joint ventures)

(A) Britain

(B) Sri Lanka

(C) China

(D) France

(E) USA

8. India wants that the UN Security Council must have at least

(A) 5 permanent members including India and China

(B) 7 permanent members including India and China

(C) 9 permanent members including India and China

(D) 11 permanent members including India and Pakistan

(E) 15 permanent members in both permanent and non-permanent category

9. Which of the following states was badly hit by a killer earthquake in October 2005 ?

(A) Himachal Pradesh

(B) Punjab

(C) Gujarat

(D) Haryana

(E) Jammu & Kashmir

10. R. K. Surati who won four Gold Medals in a Championship held in Pretoria recently is associated with which of the following games/sports ?

(A) Rifle Shooting

(B) Archery

(C) Power lifting

(D) 400 mt. Race

(E) None of these

11. Which of the following companies is not an IT/Software company ?

(A) Infosys

(B)Wipro

(C) NIIT

(D) Rolex

(E) All are IT/Software Companies

12. Which of the following is not a banking/finance related term ?

(A) NPA

(B) NAV

(C) Liquidity

(D) NAFTA

(E) IPO

13. Rahul Dravid was appointed the Captain of the Indian Cricket Team for one day series against which of the following ?

(1) Sri Lanka

(2) South Africa

(3) Australia

(A) Only (1)

(B) Only (2)

(C) Only (1) and (2)

(D) Only (3)

(E) (1), (2) and (3) all

14. Nalchik which was recently in news, is a city in

(A) Italy

(B) France

(C) Germany

(D) China

(E) Russia

15. Anju Bobby George won Gold Medal in 16th Asian Atheletics Meet held recently. The meet was organized in

(A) South Korea

(B) India

(C) China

(D) Pakistan

(E) None of these

16. Who amongst the following is the Chairman of the Central Information Commission (CIC) set up recently under the Right to Information Act ?

(A) Sam Pitroda

(B) M. S. Swaminathan

(C) Rakesh Mohan

(D) Wajahat Habibullah

(E) None of these

17. The 13th SAARC meet was held in

(A) Dhaka

(B) Kathmandu

(C) Islamabad

 (D) New Delhi

(E) None of these

18. Who amongst the following is the author of the book The Mathematical Theory of Black Holes ?

(The author is regarded a great astrophysicists of the modern times)

(A) Dr. C. V. Raman

(B) Dr. J. V. Narlikar

(C) Dr. S. Chandrashekhar

(D) Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha

(E) Dr. Vikram Sarabhai

19. Asian Junior Table Tennis Championship matches were played recently in

(A) China

(B) India

(C) South Korea

(D) Singapore

(E) None of these

20. Mr. Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri is the

(A) External Affairs Minister of Pakistan

(B) External Affairs Minister of Bangladesh

(C) Home Minister of Pakistan

(D) Home Minister of Bangladesh

(E) None of these

21. What is India s position in terms of the number of Internet users in the world ?

(A) 3rd

(B) 4th

(C) 5^th

 (D) 10th

(E) None of these

22. Which of the following countries had emerged as World s largest Cell phone maker? (As per the figures available upto April 2005)

(A) India

(B) USA

(C) Japan

(D) China

(E) None of these

23. Which of the following schemes is being implemented in rural areas which provides an assured employment of 100 days to a willing youth in India ?

(A) Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana (SGRY)

(B) National Rural Employment Programme (NREP)

(C) Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme

(D) Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY)

(E) None of these

24. Who amongst the following is the author of the book Doctor Zhivago ?

(A) Maxim Gorky

(B) Boris Pasternak

(C) Aldous Huxley

(D) George Eliot

(E) None of these

25. Who amongst the following is not a recipient of Bharat Ratna ?

(A) Pt. Ravishankar

(B) Lata Mangeshkar

 (C) Amitabh Bachchan

(D) Prof. Amartya Sen

(E) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

26. Justice Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal was the new Chief Justice of

(A) Allahabad High Court

(B) Mumbai High Court

(C) Delhi High Court

(D) Kolkata High Court

(E) Supreme Court of India

27. Ramon Magsaysay Awards are not given in which of the following categories ?

(A) Government Service

(B) Community Leadership

(C) Journalism

(D) Public Service

(E) Music

28. Harold Pinter, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature, is a citizen of

(A) China

(B) Britain

(C) USA

(D) Russia

(E) Canada

29. Which of the following countries is not the member of SAARC ?

(A) Bhutan

(B) Maldives

(C) Sri Lanka

 (D) Surinam

(E) All are members

30. Veselin Tapolev who became the World Champion recently, is associated with which of the following games/sports ?

(A) Chess

(B) Golf

(C) Snooker

(D) Badminton

(E) None of these

31. Which of the following is not an anti inflationary measure of the Government ?

(A) Strict fiscal discipline

(B) Rationalization of Excise Duties

(C) Strengthening Public Distribution System

(D) Issuing new currency notes/coins

(E) Rationalization of Import Duties

32. The headquarters of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is in

(A) Vienna

(B) Geneva

(C) New York

(D) Nebraska

(E) None of these

33. Kyat is the monetary unit of

(A) North Korea

(B) Israel

 (C) Indonesia

(D) Mongolia

(E) Myanmar

34. Which of the following is the full form of PPP ?

(A) Purchase Price and Power

(B) Producer Price and Power

(C) Poverty, Production and Purchases

(D) Purchasing Power Parity

(E) None of these

35. Which of the following universities of North-East states has now the status of a Central University?

(A) Manipur

(B) Shilong

(C) Guwahati

(D) Mizoram

(E) None of these

36. Who amongst the following is not a member of G-8 ?

(A) Australia

(B) Canada

(C) Japan

(D) France

(E) USA

37. Quartz , which is used in ornaments or in industries, is a crystal containing

(A) Silicon Dioxide

(B) Platinum Dioxide

 (C) Silver Chloride

(D) Fluoro Carbon

(E) None of these

38. A farmer engaged in Organic Farming will never use which of the following manures ?

(A) Compost

(B) Sewage Sludge

(C) Cow dung

(D) Urea

(E) None of these

39. Which of the following is a Cricket related term ?

(A) Push in

(B) Scissor Kick

(C) Hook

(D) Smash

(E) Dribble

40. Nirmal Verma who died recently was a famous

(A) Painter

(B) Classical singer

(C) Author

(D) Politician

(E) SocialWorker

41. Which of the following is not a Banking/Finance related term ?

(A) Current Account

(B) Pay Order

(C) Par Value

 (D) Short Position

(E) Infringement

42. Which of the following awards is given for excellence in the area of music ?

(A) Saraswati Samman

(B) Tansen Samman

(C) Vyas Samman

(D) Borlaugh Award

(E) None of these

43. Which of the following is a major jute producing state ?

(A) Uttar Pradesh

(B) Himachal Pradesh

(C) Karnataka

(D) Kerala

(E) West Bengal

44. The study of the origin of universe is known as

(A) Cosmology

(B) Chronology

(C) Geology

(D) Orography

(E) None of these

45. Radcliffe Line divides the borders of

(A) India-China

(B) China-Russia

(C) Russia-Afghanistan

(D) Pakistan-Afghanistan

 (E) India-Pakistan

46. Which of the following is the currency of Saudi Arabia ?

(A) Taka

(B) Rial

(C) Baht

(D) Ruble

(E) None of these

47. Which of the following is a book written by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam ?

(A)Wings of Fire

(B) The Transparent Mind

(C) A Brief History of Time

(D) Indian Modernity

(E) None of these

48. The RBI revised the Reverse Repo Rate recently by 25 basis points. The present rate is

(A) 4%

(B) 4.25%

(C) 5%

(D) 5.25%

(E) 6.00%

49. Which of the following is not a famous Tiger Reserve in India ?

(A) Sunderbans

(B) Kaziranga

(C) Sariska

(D) Kanha

(E) None of these

50. Subroto Cup is associated with which of the following games/sports ?

(A) Football

(B) Hockey

(C) Badminton

(D) Cricket

(E) None of these

Answers with Hints:

1. (E) 2. (B) 3. (B) 4. (B)

5. (C) Sunil Bharti Mittal is adjudged the Business Leader of the Award by the Economic Times

news paper in the year 2005.

6. (B) The Nobel Prize winners in Economics in the field of Game Theory Analysis in the year

2005 were Thomas C. Schelling and Robert J. Aumann (Jointly).

7. (C) 8. (C) 9. (E) 10. (C) 11. (D) 12. (D) 13. (E) 14. (E) 15. (A) 16. (D) 17. (A)18. (C) 19. (C) 20.

(E) 21. (C) 22. (D) 23. (E) 24. (B) 25. (C) 26. (E) 27. (E) 28. (B) 29. (D) 30. (A) 31. (D) 32. (B) 33.

(E) 34. (D) 35. (B) 36. (A) 37. (A)

38. (D) For Organic Farming, fertilizer s use is restricted like Urea, DAP, MOP etc. Only organic

sources conventional / FYM, Compost etc. and non-conventional organic sources like sewage,

Municipal Waste, Press mud, coir pith etc. are being used.

39. (C) 40. (C) 41. (D) 42. (B) 43. (E) 44. (A) 45. (E) 46. (B) 47. (A) 48. (E) 49. (B) 50. (A)

LIFE IN AIR FORCE

For Officers As an officer in the Indian Air Force, the sky is the limit for you. You start your career as a Flying Officer and can rise up to the rank of Air Marshal. The chosen one from the Flying Branch becomes the head of the family i.e. The Chief of Air Staff. To know the exact rank structure for commissioned officers read below.

Junior Level Officers
Flying Officer (Fg Offr): Taking off a career in Air Force, this is the first rank an officer wears after successful completion of the training. The officer is posted as a Squadron Pilot, or an Adjutant, or a Security Officer, or a Welfare Officer in any of the small Air Force stations and given charge of men and affairs.
Flight lieutenant (Flt Lt): Beginning the climb to the top, Flight Lieutenant is the next rung in the Indian Air Force Hierarchy. Equivalent to a Captain in Army and Lieutenant in Navy, a Flight Lieutenant takes on junior level supervisory responsibilities and is posted as a Pilot, or an Adjutant, or a Security Officer in any of the medium level Air Force Stations.
Executive Level Officers
Squadron Leader (Sqn Ldr): Taking on bigger responsibilities under his wings, the Squadron Leader undertakes many tasks. Equivalent to a Major in Army and Lt. Commander in Navy, the Squadron Leader is the operational in-charge of a squadron's role. He is a senior level supervisor and takes responsibilities as a Flight Commander, or a Senior Administrative Officer in medium level Air Force Stations, or an Asst. Provost Marshal, or a Commanding Officer of Airmen Selection Centres.
Wing Commander (Wg Cdr): Gearing up for the higher grounds the Wing Commander takes on additional responsibilities. He is equivalent to Lt. Col in Army and Commander in Navy and is posted as a Commanding Officer of Flying Squadrons, or Chief Administrative Officer of medium to large AF stations, or Commanding Officer of Liaison Units, or Staff Appointment at Air HQs/Command HQs
Group Captain: Taking charge of men and management, the Group Captain heads large Air Force Stations. Equivalent to Colonel in Army and Captain in Navy, he may command a medium-sized Air Force Station, or be Chief Operations Officer or a Chief Engineering Officer of a large Air Force Station or hold key Staff Appointments at the Air HQs/Command HQs.
Directorial Level Officers
Air Commodore: The chosen few make it to this position. An Air Commodore is equivalent to Brigadier and Commodore in Navy and is posted as an Air Officer commanding large AF Stations, or Staff Appointments (senior level) at Air HQs/Command HQs.
Air Vice Marshal: Only the daring few can climb this high in the Air Force Hierarchy. An Air Vice Marshal is equivalent to Major General in Army and Rear Admiral in Navy. He is responsible for taking strategic decisions and is posted as the Principal Staff Officer (PSO) at Command HQs or as Assistant Chief of Air Staff at Air HQ.
Air Marshal: Just one step below the top of the ladder, the Air Marshal commands a lot of power. He is equivalent to Lt. Gen. in Army and Vice Admiral in Navy. He is posted as the Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) at Command HQs, or as the PSO at Air HQs or Command HQs.
Chief
Air Chief Marshal: The top of the rung is for the best of the best from the flying branch. The Air Chief Marshal heads the Air Force family and is responsible for all strategic and tactical decisions, regarding the Indian Air Force in the times of peace and war.