Free Online Practice Test for Bank Clerical Exam

1). Name the former FIFA President who has lost his appeal against a six-year ban for ethics
violations.
a) Gianni Infantino
b) Issa Hayatou
c) Jules Rimet
d) Sepp Blatter
e) Stanley Rous
Answer: d)

2). The 5th Goods and Services Tax(GST) Council Meet was held in which city _______.
a) Mumbai
b) Kolkata
c) New Delhi
d) Chennai
e) Bengaluru
Answer: c)

3). Who has been appointed as CEO and Director of Airtel DTH?
a) Sunil Taldar
b) Ved Prakash
c) Rajesh Tripathi
d) M.S. Rao
e) Shashi Arora
Answer: a)

4). State Bank of India(SBI) announced that it will sell government-minted "Indian Gold Coin". Which facts of the announcement are true?
A. MMTC will will tie-up with SBI to relase the coin
B. It is India's first ever sovereign gold offering
C. The coin is available in denominations of 10, 15 and 25gm bar.
a) Only a
b) Both a and b
c) both b and c
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
Answer: a)

5). In which city was Ex-President of Cuba, Fidel Castro buried?
a) Havana
b) Baracoa
c) Moron
d) Puerto Padre
e) Santiago
Answer: e)

6). Science and Technology Minister Dr Harsh  Vardhan made a statement in the Lok Sabha regarding organising India International Science Festival, IISF-2016. The festival is being held in which among the following cities?
a) Mumbai
b) Bengaluru
c) New Delhi
d) Chennai
e) Hyderabad
Answer: c)

7). Govt asks banks to install additional 10 lakh POS to promote digital transaction terminals by March, next year in order to promote digital transactions across the country. What is the full form of POS?
a) Price of Service
b) Postal Station
c) Point of scale
d) Public Service Machines
e) None of these
Answer: c)

8). Dr BR Ambedkar's birth anniversary to be observed as 'Water Day' across the India. The day will be observed to mark Ambedkar’s contribution in water resource management of the country. When is the Dr BR Ambedkar’s birth anniversary observed?
a) April 14th
b) July 14th
c) March 15th
d) June 15th
e) August 16th
Answer: a)

9). University Grants Commission, UGC, has asked all universities and colleges across the country to launch a month-long campaign to create awareness about cashless transactions. Who among the following is the present chairman of UGC?
a) Mukul Singh
b) Ved Prakash
c) Mahendra Bhoopati
d) Vikarm Anthoney
e) None of these
Answer: b)

10). The Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee has announced that the state would be setting up a special panel to stop child trafficking. The panel is chaired by whom?
a) Partha Chatterjee
b) Mukesh Chatterjee
c) Satish Chattrjee
d) Anand Chatterjee
e) Mahesh Chatterjee
Answer: a)

11). Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) launched e-commerce platform to promote khadi. KVIC is headquartered at
a) New Delhi
b) Chennai
c) Hyderabad
d) Lucknow
e) Mumbai
Answer: e)

12). Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister launched AP Purse mobile app featuring 13 mobile banking and 10 mobile wallet options, in Vijayawada. Who is the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh?
a) Devendra Fadnavis
b) K Chandra Shekar Rao
c) N Chadrababu Naidu
d) Siddaramaiah
e) None of these
Answer: c)

13). Which state government to appoint 1000 Banking correspondents in unbanked gram panchyats?
a) Maharashtra
b) Odisha
c) Karnataka
d) Gujarat
e) Haryana
Answer: b)

14). Manohar Lal Khattar has given administrative approval for implementation of the Rs 50-crore National Hydrology Project to be set up in the state with 100 per cent assistance from the Centre. He is the Chief Minister of which State?
a) Jharkhand
b) Uttarakhand
c) Bihar
d) Haryana
e) Mizoram
Answer: d)

15). Which country has the highest achieving students in international education rankings, with its teenagers coming top in tests in maths, reading and science in the Programme for International Student Assessment, Pisa rankings, run by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, (OECD)?
a) Estonia
b) Japan
c) Vietnam
d) Finland
e) Singapore
Answer: e)

16). Which among the following countries is going to establish a Center of Excellence in Information Technology at Egypt's oldest and most prestigious Al-Azhar University?
a) India
b) China
c) Pakistan
d) Sweden
e) Portugal
Answer: a)

17). Which among the following banks has been adjudged ‘Best Bank for SME Lending’ by The Associate Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham)?
a) Indian Bank
b) Andhra Bank
c) Bank of Baroda
d) Vijaya Bank
e) Bank of India
Answer: d)

18). Name the life insurance provider that has launched two micro insurance products, Jeevan Suraksha and Credit Suraksha.
a) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
b) Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance
c) HDFC Life
d) Exide Life Insurance
e) IDBI Federal Life Insurance
Answer: c)

19). The World Economic Forum (WEF) has named Hindi language ranked ________ most powerful languages on the planet.
a) 9th
b) 7th
c) 8th
d) 10th
e) 5th
Answer: d)

20). Name the Indian Actor who named as 'Kids' Ikon of the Year' at Nickelodeon's Kids Choice Awards.
a) Salman Khan
b) Shahrukh Khan
c) Amitabh Bachan
d) Akshay Kkumar
e) Amir Khan
Answer: b)

21). Supreme Court judge Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar will be the next Chief Justice of India (CJI). He is the ________ Chief Justice of India.
a) 42nd
b) 43rd
c) 44th
d) 45th
e) 46th
Answer: c)

22). The 12 day annual bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy KONKAN 16 began on December 5, 2016 at
a) Triruvantapuram
b) Mangaluru
c) Kochi
d) Mumbai
e) Surat
Answer: d)

23). Political satirist and founder editor of Thuglak magazine, SrinivasaIyer Ramaswamy popularly known as Cho Ramaswamy passed away. He belongs to which state of India?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Telangana
d) Kerala
e) Karnataka
Answer: a)

24). Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurates 4th Bi-Annual Photo Exhibition in which among the following Indian cities?
a) Mumbai
b) Vadodara
c) Ahmadabad
d) Kolkata
e) New Delhi
Answer: e)

25). Name the Chief Executive Officer of Prasar Bharati who inaugurated Prasar Bharati archives sales counter at Akashwani Bhawan in New Delhi.
a) Ajay Trivedi
b) Subramanyam Pandey
c) S C Panda
d) Siddhardh Chatuvedi
e) Vikram Malhotra
Answer: c)

26). Government has decided to waive service tax on debit and credit card transactions up to ______ rupees to promote digital transactions.
a) 1500
b) 2000
c) 2500
d) 3000
e) None of these
Answer: b)

27). Name the mobile application that is launched by Indian army that facilitates route guidance on a Google map to any chosen service facility.
a) Veterans Outreach
b) Sainik Bal
c) Suraksha Jaruri
d) Route Guidance
e) None of these
Answer: a)

28). The India-UK Conference on Ease of Doing Business has been jointly inaugurated by Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry of India and British High Commissioner Dominic Asquith in New Delhi. Name the Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry of India.
a) Girish Shankar
b) Ramesh Abhishek
c) Amitabh Kanth
d) Abishek Verma
e) None of these
Answer: b)

29). The 5th India-Arab Partnership Conference, with an objective to enhance the economic relations between India and Arab countries, will be in which among the following cities from 14th of this month.
a) Kuwait City
b) Dhoa
c) Tripoli
d) Riyadh
e) Muscat
Answer: e)

30). Arunachal Pradesh State Co-operative Apex Bank on 7 December 2016 launched Mobile Banking Service named SIMsePaY. The service was launched in collaboration with which among the following private sector banks?
a) ICICI Bank
b) Yes Bank
c) Axis Bank
d) HDFC Bank
e) None of these
Answer: b)

31). After the fifth bi-monthly monetary policy review by Reserve Bank of India the Marginal Standing facility Rate was set at
a) 6.25%
b) 5.75%
c) 6.75%
d) 4%
e) 20.75%
Answer: c)

32). Who takes charge as Goalkeeping Coach of India Under-21 hockey team?
a) PR Sreejesh
b) Ajay Kumar
c) Mithili Chandran
d) Mrunali Raj
e) None of these
Answer: a)

33). Who was appointed as U.S. envoy to China by Trump?
a) Terry Branstad
b) Bill Walker
c) Doug Ducey
d) Asa Hutchinson
e) None of these
Answer: a)

34). Which among the following banks has bagged the ‘Best MSME Bank Award (private sector) 2016’ instituted by Assocham?
a) Andhra Bank
b) Bank of Maharashtra
c) Karnataka Bank
d) Vijaya Bank
e) Syndicate Bank
Answer: c)

35). Michael Jordan has been named the highestpaid athlete of all time by Forbes, with $1.7 billion in earnings. He plays which among the following sports?
a) Volley Ball
b) Foot Ball
c) Basket Ball
d) Tennis
e) Cricket
Answer: c)

36). International Anti-Corruption day was observed on
a) 9th December
b) 9th October
c) 10th December
d) 10th October
e) 9th November
Answer: a)

37). Name the former US Astronaut and the first American to orbit Earth died.
a) John Glenn
b) Gus Grissom
c) Buzz Aldrin
d) Scott Kelly
e) None of these
Answer: a)

38).In a further move to take the Indian Railways at an advanced level, Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, Minister of Railways launched website of National Rail Plan, 2030. Name the website.
a) www.railnational.in
b) www.plan2030.gov.in
c) www.nationalrailplan.in
d) www.nationalrail2030.gov.in
e) None of these
Answer: c)

39). Where was the 28th edition of state Information Ministers Conference held?
a) Bengaluru
b) Jamshedpur
c) Mumbai
d) New Delhi
e) Vadodara
Answer: d)

40). Manohar Parrikar and the United States Secretary of Defence have finalised India’s designation as Major Defence Partner of the United states in the India-US joint statement. Who is the current United States Secretary of Defence?
a) Ashton Carter
b) John Kerry
c) Satly Jewell
d) Alester Cook
e) None of these
Answer: a)

41). According to the World Power Language Index  (PLI) released by World Economic Forum (WEF), what will be the rank of Hindi in the Most Powerful Language list in 2050?
a) Tenth
b) Ninth
c) Eighth
d) Seventh
e) Sixth
Answer: b)

42). Which among the following banks has informed BSE that the Board of Directors of the Bank has approved the appointment of Ms. VeenaMankar as the Non-Executive Chairperson of the Board?
a) Bank of Baroda
b) State Bank of Hyderabad
c) Karnataka Bank
d) Andhra Bank
e) IDFC Bank
Answer: e)

43). The state government of Kerala launches HarithaKeralam Mission to create new developments by the optimum utilization of the natural resources. Who is the Chief Minister of Kerala?
a) Panner Selvam
b) Pinarayi Vijayan
c) K Chandra Shekar Rao
d) Siddiramaianh
e) N Chandra Babu Naidu
Answer: b)

44). The Serendipity Arts Festival (SAF) is scheduled to be held from 16 December to 23 December 2016 in which among the following Indian cities?
a) New Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Hyderabad
d) Goa
e) Chennai
Answer: d)

45). Which among the following High Court has ruled that the practice of triple talaq (Talaq-e-bidat) among Muslims is unconstitutional and violates the rights of women enshrined in constitution?
a) Allahabad High Court
b) Mumbai High Court
c) Madras High Court
d) Delhi High Court
e) Manipur High Court
Answer: a)

46). Human Right Day is observed on December 10th every year. What is the slogan for the year 2016?
a) Our Rights Our Freedom
b) Standup for someone’s rights today
c) My voice counts
d) Every day is Human Rights Day
e) None of these
Answer: b)

47). The Committee on Digital Payments constituted by the Finance Ministry, to review existing payment systems in the country and recommend appropriate measures for encouraging Digital Payments, submitted its report on 09 December 2016. Who was the Chairman of the committee?
a) Ashok Lavasa
b) D B Shekatkar
c) Indrajeet Sarkar
d) Ratan P Wattla
e) None of these
Answer: d)

48). Union IT Minister launched Digidhan Abhiyan, to enable every citizen, small traders and merchants to adopt digital payments in their everyday financial transactions. Who among the following is the Union IT Minister of India?
a) Venkaiah Naidu
b) Ravishankar Prasad
c) Nirmala Sitaraman
d) Smriti Irani
e) None of these
Answer: b)

49). Seeking to fight corruption with the active participation of people, which State Government has launched two mobile applications which can be used to upload information regarding graft?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Kerala
c) Karnataka
d) Andhra Pradesh
e) Telangana
Answer: b)

50). What is India’s rank in the recently released Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2016?
a) 6th
b) 9th
c) 11th
d) 8th
e) 7th
Answer: e)