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i need General Awareness qustions for preparing my IOB PO exams..

Answer / satish n

For General awareness questions, please refer Manorama
series of General Knowledge books, but it takes much time
for you as it contains all the events specific to entire
year.

For quick glance on this, you can refer Wikipedia site on
the topic 'Current Events'.

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i need General Awareness qustions for preparing my IOB PO exams..

Answer / samyuktha

Indian Overseas Bank P.O. Exam., 2009

English Language : Solved Paper
Directions—(Q. 1–15) Read the following passage carefully
and answer the questions given below it.
Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate
them while answering some of the
questions.
Goldman Sachs predicted that crude oil price would hit $200
and just as it appeared that alternative
renewable energy had a chance of becoming an economically
viable option, the international price of
oil fell by over 70%. After hitting the all-time high of
$147 a barrel, a month ago, crude oil fell to less
than $40 a barrel. What explains this sharp decline in the
international price of oil? There has not been
any major new discovery of a hitherto unknown source of oil
or gas. The short answer is that the
demand does not have to fall by a very sizeable quantity for
the price of crude to respond as it did. In
the short run, the price elasticity of demand for crude oil
is very low. Conversely, in the short run, even
a relatively big change in the price of oil does not
immediately lower consumption. It takes months, or
years, of high oil price to inculcate habits of energy
conservation. World crude oil price had remained
at over $60 a barrel for most of 2005-2007 without making
any major dent in demand.
The long answer is more complex. The economic slowdown in
the US, Europe and Asia along with
dollar depreciation and commodity speculation have all had
some role in the downward descent in the
international price of oil. In recent years, the supply of
oil has been rising but not enough to catch up
with the rising demand, resulting in an almost vertical
escalation in its price. The number of crude oil
futures and options contracts have also increased manifold
which has led to significant speculation in
the oil market. In comparison, the role of the Organization
of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
in fixing crude price has considerably weakened. OPEC is
often accused of operating as a cartel
restricting output thus keeping prices artificially high. It
did succeed in setting the price of crude during
the 1970s and the first half of the 80s. But, with increased
futures trading and contracts, the control of
crude pricing has moved from OPEC to banks and markets that
deal with futures trading and contracts.
It is true that most oil exporting regions of the world have
remained politically unstable fuelling
speculation over the price of crude. But there is little
evidence that the geopolitical uncertainties in west
Asia have improved to weaken the price of oil. Threatened by
the downward slide of oil price, OPEC
has, in fact, announced its decision to curtail output.
However most oil importers will heave a sigh of relief as
they find their oil import bills decline except
for those who bought options to import oil at prices higher
than market prices. Exporting nations, on
the other hand, will see their economic prosperity slip.
Relatively low price of crude is also bad news
for investments in alternative renewable energy that cannot
compete with cheaper and non-renewable
sources of energy.
1. Why are oil importing countries relieved ?
(A) Price of crude reached $ 147 not $ 200 as was predicted
(B) Discovery of oil reserves within their own territories
(C) Demand for crude has fallen sharply
(D) There is no need for them to invest huge amounts of
money in alternative sources of energy
(E) None of these
Ans : (E)
2. Which of the following factors is responsible for rise in
speculation in crude oil markets ?
1. OPEC has not been able to restrict the oil output and
control prices
2. The supply of oil has been rising to match demand
3. Existence of large number of oil futures and oil contracts
(A) Only 1
(B) Both 1 & 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1, 2 & 3
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
3. What does the phrase “the price elasticity of demand for
crude oil is very low” imply ?
(A) When the price rises the demand for crude oil falls
immediately
(B) A small change in demand will result in a sharp change
in the price of crude
(C) Within a short span of time the price of crude oil has
fluctuated sharply
(D) Speculation in oil does not have much of an impact on
its price
(E) None of these
Ans : (E)
4. Which of the following is/are TRUE in the context of the
passage ?
1. The decline in oil prices has benefited all countries
2. Renewable energy sources are costlier than non-renewable ones
3. Lack of availability of alternative renewable energy
resulted in rise in demand for crude
(A) Only 2
(B) Both 1 & 2
(C) Both 2 & 3
(D) Only 3
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
5. What has been the impact of the drop in oil prices ?
(A) Exploration for natural gas resources has risen
(B) The dollar has fallen sharply
(C) OPEC has decided to restrict its production of oil
(D) Economic depression in oil importing countries
(E) Drastic fall in demand for crude oil
Ans : (C)
6. What led to alternative energy sources being considered
economically feasible ?
(A) The price of oil rose by 70 per cent while renewable
energy sources are cheap
(B) Exorbitant crude oil prices made alternative energy
sources an attractive option
(C) Expert predictions that the price of oil would
alternately escalate and plunge sharply
(D) Evidence that no new sources of oil and gas are available
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
7. What does the author want to convey by citing the
statistic of 2005-2007 ?
(A) The prices of crude were rising gradually so people were
not alarmed
(B) The dollar was a strong currency during that period
(C) Many people turned to alternative renewable energy
sources because of high oil prices
(D) If the price of oil is high for a short time it does not
necessarily result in a drop in consumption
(E) People did not control their demand for fuel then which
created the current economic slowdown
Ans : (D)
8. Which of the following factors is not responsible for the
current drop in oil prices ?
(A) Economic crisis in America, European and Asian nations
(B) Speculation in oil markets
(C) Weakening of the dollar
(D) Political stability in oil exporting countries
(E) All the above are not responsible for the current drop
in oil prices
Ans : (E)
9. Which of the following is NOT TRUE in the context of the
passage ?
1. OPEC was established in 1970 to protect the interests of
oil importing countries
2. When demand for oil exceeds supply there is a sharp rise
in price
3. Today futures trading markets set the oil prices to a
large extent
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 3
(C) Both 1 & 3
(D) Only 2
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
10. Which of the following is the function of OPEC ?
(A) Controlling speculation in oil
(B) Ensuring profits are equally distributed to all its members
(C) Monitoring inflation in oil prices and taking necessary
steps to lower it
(D) Guaranteeing political instability in oil exporting
countries does not impact output
(E) Determining prices of crude oil
Ans : (E)
Directions—(Q. 11–13) Choose the word which is most similar
in meaning to the word printed in bold
as used in the passage.
11. INCULCATE
(A) Modify
(B) Construct
(C) Initiate
(D) Fix
(E) Instill
Ans : (D)
12. FUELLING
(A) Incentive
(B) Supplying
(C) Stimulating
(D) Irritating
(E) Restoring
Ans : (C)
13. DENT
(A) Reduction
(B) Break
(C) Tear
(D) Breach
(E) Split
Ans : (A)
Directions—(Q. 14–15) Choose the word which is most opposite
in meaning to the word printed in
bold as used in the passage.
14. CONVERSELY
(A) Compatibly
(B) Similarly
(C) Likely
(D) Aligning
(E) Resembling
Ans : (B)
15. WEAKEN
(A) Powerful
(B) Nourish
(C) Intense
(D) Boost
(E) Energise
Ans : (D)
Directions—(Q. 16–20) Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and
(D) given below each sentence should
replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make
it grammatically correct ? If the sentence is
correct as it is given and no correction is required, mark
(E) as the answer.
16. We have hired an advertising agency to prepare a
campaign to encourage people votes.
(A) People from voting
(B) Voting for people
(C) People to vote
(D) Votes by people
(E) No correction required
Ans : (C)
17. During the training programme the new recruits will be
briefed about how their role in the new
organisation.
(A) What their roles
(B) About their role
(C) For its roles
(D) Which are their role
(E) No correction required
Ans : (B)
18. The equipment is in such poor condition that we have no
alternative to buy new ones.
(A) Many alternative like
(B) Any alternative except
(C) No other alternative
(D) No alternative but
(E) No correction required
Ans : (D)
19. Since the deadline has been changed from next week to
this Thursday you should give this work
priority.
(A) Be given this work priority
(B) Not give priority this work
(C) Prioritised this work
(D) Priority this work
(E) No correction required
Ans : (E)
20. After the success of our project we have been receiving
more requests than we do not have the
resources to handle them.
(A) Many requests but
(B) Most of the requests
(C) More requests that
(D) Too many requests
(E) No correction required
Ans : (A)
Directions—(Q. 21–25) In each question below, a sentence
with four words printed in bold type is
given. These are lettered as (A), (B), (C) and (D).One of
these four words printed in bold may be either
wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the
sentence. Find out the word which is wrongly spelt
or inappropriate, if any. The letter of that word is your
answer. If all the words printed in bold are
correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the
sentence, mark (E) i.e., ‘All correct’ as your
answer.
21. The document (A) he gave me was long and complicated (B)
and I struggled (C) to understand (D)
it. All correct (E)
Ans : (E)
22. We shall have to await (A) and see if these measures (B)
are sufficient (C) to address (D) the
problem. All correct (E)
Ans : (A)
23. They are negotiating (A) to try and reach (B) an
agreement which will beneficial (C) everyone
concerned. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (C)
24. The company has decided (A) to allott (B) a substantial
(C) portion (D) of its profits to research and
development. All correct (E)
Ans : (B)
25. It remains (A) to be seen whether (B) these reforms (C)
will be acceptable (D) by the Board. All
correct (E)
Ans : (D)
Directions—(Q. 26–30) Rearrange the following five sentences
(1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) in the proper
sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the
questions given below them.
(1) For instance, if we measure the room temperature
continuously and plot its graph with time on Xaxis
and temperature on the Y-axis,we get a continuous waveform,
which is an analog signal. Analog is
always continuous.
(2) The absence or presence of something can be used to plot
a digital signal.
(3) An analog signal is a continuously varying signal,
similar to a sinusoidal waveform.
(4) Any signal can be classified into one of the two types :
analog and digital.
(5) In contrast, a digital signal takes the form of
pulses,where we have something or nothing.
26. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence
after rearrangement ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
Ans : (D)
27. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence
after rearrangement ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
Ans : (B)
28. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence
after rearrangement ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
Ans : (E)
29. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence
after rearrangement ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
Ans : (A)
30. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence
after rearrangement ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
Ans : (C)
Directions—(Q. 31–40) Read each sentence to find out whether
there is any grammatical error or
idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one
part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the
answer. If there is no error, the answer is (E) (Ignore
errors of punctuation, if any.)
31. He has taken care to (A) / compliance with the norms (B)
/ so he expects the proposal (C) / to be
approved without delay. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)
32. Under the terms of the new deal (A) / the channel can
broadcast (B) / the next cricket tournament to
be (C) / played among India and Australia. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)
33. Our equipment gets damage (A) / very often in summer (B)
/ because there are (C) / frequent power
cuts. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (A)
34. We have received many (A) / of the letters from
customers (B) / asking us to extend (C) / the
deadline to repay their loans. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)
35. Since I had lived there (A) / for many years the
villagers (B) / were very comfortable talked (C) / to
me about their problems. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)
36. We have been under (A) / a lot of pressure to (B) / open
fifty new stores (C) / by the ending of the
year. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)
37. The government has (A) / launched many creative schemes
(B) / to make banking services (C) /
available to everyone. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (E)
38. The company is in debt (A) / and has been unable (B) /
to pay their employees’ salaries (C) / for the
past six months. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)
39. This is turned out to be (A) / one of our most
successful projects (B) / and we have made quite (C) /
a large profit from it. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (A)
40. A non banking financial company is a (A) / financial
institution similarly to a bank (B) / but it
cannot issue (C) / cheque books to customers. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)
Directions—(Q. 41–50) In the following passage there are
blanks, each of which has been numbered.
These numbers are printed below the passage and against
each, five words are suggested, one of which
fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word
in each case.
On October 2, 1983 the Grameen Bank Project …(41)… the
Grameen Bank. We invited the Finance
Minister to be the Chief Guest at our …(42)… ceremony. But
when the Ministry came to …(43)… that
the ceremony would take place in a remote district, they
said it would not be an …(44)… place to
launch a Bank and that the ceremony should be …(45)… in
Dhaka so that all the top Government
Officials could …(46)… We stood firm and …(47)… to them that
we did not work in urban areas so it
made no …(48)… to have the ceremony in a city …(49)… we had
no borrowers. We had the ceremony
in a big open field with the Finance Minister present as
Chief Guest. For all of us who had worked so
hard to …(50)… this it was a dream come true.
41. (A) reorganised
(B) merged
(C) named
(D) converted
(E) became
Ans : (E)
42. (A) opening
(B) closing
(C) dedicated
(D) inaugurate
(E) induction
Ans : (A)
43. (A) reveal
(B) know
(C) aware
(D) inform
(E) acquaint
Ans : (B)
44. (A) excellent
(B) available
(C) inauspicious
(D) appropriate
(E) obvious
Ans : (D)
45. (A) invited
(B) assembled
(C) done
(D) shifted
(E) held
Ans : (E)
46. (A) present
(B) accompany
(C) attend
(D) involve
(E) entertain
Ans : (C)
47. (A) apologised
(B) told
(C) explained
(D) denied
(E) refused
Ans : (C)
48. (A) difference
(B) sense
(C) difficulty
(D) meaning
(E) point
Ans : (B)
49. (A) where
(B) while
(C) that
(D) however
(E) which
Ans : (A)
50. (A) obey
(B) achieve
(C) discover
(D) built
(E) perform
Ans : (B)

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