Allahabad Bank PO Examination : some questions based upon memory

1. Which Organisation has bought 200 tones of gold from IMF : RBI
2. After the financial crisis, which of the following crisis has affected the world : Dubai crisis.
3. With which profession Balraj puri is associated with : Journalism
4. A querstion about Basel II norms
5. A Book by V.S Naipaul : Half a Life
6. Who is Chief Justice of India : K.G. Balakrishnan
7. In which field Dada sahib phalke awards are given: films
8. Where is Dadaab camp : They are refugee camps in Kenya
9. Derby is a term used in which of the following the sport: Please note if it was Derby County then it is related to English football club , otherwise Horse race, However there are Bike derby, Fishing Derby also
10. Where was held East Asia Summit : It was held in Thailand after many postponements.
11. What is ECS : Electronic Clearing system
12. Which state started E-shakti yojana : Bihar (I recently wrote a note in my updates)
13. A question about Food and Agriculture Organisation , the question is not clear , However if they asked about it, it is a specialized agency of UN
14. Which Genetically modified crop in news : Of course it is Bt Brinjal. However please note that if the question asked about first Bt crop then it was BtCotton.
15. Which anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi celebrated : 140th & its worth noting that NREGA was Named as MNREGA on this occasion.
16. H5N1 is a – Bird Flu , If the querstion asked about H1N1 then it is swine flu
17. There was a question on India and china concerned over Payment Imbalance, the verbatim of question is not clear, if you have please leave comment.
18. India is getting Barak anti missile defence from which country : Please note that India is cooperating with israel for extended-range Barak ship defense system
19. India is concerned about instability in which of the following countries : Afganistan and pakistan are the answers if both were given under one option
20. Recently India signed a climate pact with : It was Indo China Cliamte Pact
21. One question regarding GDP growth in India was there .
22. Asked full form of TPF– Trade policy Forum.
23. Who is the new chairman of ISRO : K Radhakrsihna
24. Which country is Largest Steel Producer in the world : China
25. In which state are located Maximum Sugar mills : Uttar Pradesh
26. Mohammad Nasheed is president of which country : Maldives
27. A question about Mullaperiyar dam : Its in kerala being built on Periyar River
28. One question regarding National Skill development : Please note if the question was about National Skill Development Coordination Board then it is under Planning Commission and if asked about National Skill Development Corporation , then its under Ministry of Finance.
29. One question about award of Nobel prize: it is 10 million Swedish krona
30. One question was regarding Carbon Credit : Please note if the question was on certified Emission Reductions then answer is one metric tonne of CO2 emissions.
31. Orissa proposess the new name of state : Odisha
32. Player not Associated with Lawn Tennis: One option in this question was Anand Pawar and he plays Badminton.
33. Full form of POS : Point of sale
34. Who is Present EU President : Herman Van Rompuy
35. In which stream Ramakrihna venkatraman got nobel prize in : Answer is Chemistry
36. RBI has kept Emergency Fund facility for which of the following banks : Please note that Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recommended the setting up of an emergency fund to help urban cooperative banks (UCBs) tide over liquidity problems
37. How many Runs completed by Sachin to create history in ODI : 17000 runs
38. Which scheme has been launched for pregnant and Lacting women : answer option is Indira Gandhi Matritava Sahayog Yojana.
39. In which field are given Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar awards : Science & Technology
40. A question about Social Audit : It is related to NREGA and if asked where was conducted recently then answer is Rajasthan
41. A question about CAMPA was there (Compensatory Afforestation Management and Planning Authority) question is not clear.
42. Question about Sudhir Gokhran : Recently he was appointed as 4th Deputy Governor of RBI.
43. A question about tax abolished: Fridge Benefit Tax & commodity transaction tax were abolished in budget 2009.
44. A question on banking terminolgy
45. A Economics terminology : Handedness was in options which is related to being right handed or left handed.
46. A question about terms related to hockey : Centre Forward is related to Football, they are attackers at nearest to opposing teams goals.
47. A question on FTA(Free Trade Agreement) : options were definitions
48. A question about UNIFEM : it is United Nations Development Fund for Women and its South Asian office is in New Delhi
49. Which country had opposed Manmohan singh to visit Arunachal Pradesh : The answer is China
50. Which of the following is not a government undertaking : correct option was ICICI bank
51. A question about title in Tennis – If the option was Grandmaster then it is related to Chess, memory and Martial arts so it was the correct option.
52. Which of the following is not a plant crop : all options are plant products (options have not been sent , the question seems to be lifted from Civil services 2008 Pre paper)
53. Which of the following is not a river : The options are not clear. If it is Ural then please note Ural is a mountain as well a River which flows through Russia and Khazhakhatan. If you remember all options please leave ur comment.
54. A question regarding Climate change terminilogy : correct option was Basel norms and all of you must know this
55. Winner of Champions trophy : 2009 winner is Australia .
56. Who is Winner of man booker prize 2009 : Hillary Mantel , 2008 winner is Arvind Adiga
57. A question about Zine El Abidine Ben Ali : he is president of Tunisia since 1987

I Hope all of you who appeared in this examination must have done very well.