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IBPS Clerk 2018 – Main Examination, conducted in online Mode, has: a duration of 160 minutes, 4 Sections, a total of 190 questions, a Maximum score of 200 marks, The 4 Sections are timed: General/Financial Awareness, General English, Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, Quantitative Aptitude. The section wise details are as shown below.

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S.No Sections No. of Questions Maximum marks Time allocate
1 General/Financial Awareness 50 50 35 minutes
2 General English 40 40 35 minutes
3 Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude 50 60 45 minutes
4 Quantitative Aptitude 50 50 45 minutes
Total 190 200 160 minutes

The IBPS Clerk General Awareness/Financial Awareness, section has a total of 50 questions, Maximum marks of 50 and a duration of 35 minutes. Below mentioned are the different categories of expected questions in the Main Exam of IBPS Clerk General Awareness Section.

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S.No. Topics
1 Banking Awareness
2 Financial Awareness
3 Govt. Schemes and Policies
4 Current Affairs
5 Static Awareness

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1. Which one of the following banks can be included in the Scheduled Commercial Banking System of India?
    A. Regional Rural Banks B. Private Sector Banks C. Foreign Banks in India D. All of the above E. None of the given options is true
Answer: D
2. Which of the following Public Sector Bank’s emblem figures a dog and the words ‘faithful friendly’ in it?
    A. Punjab National Bank B. Syndicate Bank C. Oriental Bank of India D. State Bank of India E. Central Bank of India
Answer: D
3. In India, the first bank of limited liabilities managed by Indians and founded in 1881 was-
    A. Hindustan Commercial Bank B. Oudh Commercial Bank C. Punjab National Bank D. Punjab and Sind Bank E. National Bank of India
Answer: B
4. How many banks were first nationalized?
    A. 10 B. 12 C. 14 D. 16 E. 24
Answer: C
5. When was the seconds phase of nationalization done?
    A. 1969 B. 1968 C. 1985 D. 1980 E. 1973
Answer: D
1. On July 6, 2005 a new department, named in Reserve Bank of India was constituted for surveillance on financial markets.
    A. Financial share Market Department B. Financial Market Department C. Financial Capital Market Department D. Financial Trade Market Department E. None of these
Answer: B
2. Which denomination note was the first paper currency issued by RBI in January 1938?
    A. Rs. 2 B. Rs. 5 C. Rs. 10 D. Rs. 100 E. Rs. 1000
Answer: B
3.What is ‘NIKKEI’?
    A. Share Price Index of Tokyo Share Market B. Name of Japanese Central Bank C. Japanese name of Country’s Planning Commission D. Foreign Exchange Market of Japan E. None of these
Answer: A
4 Rupee coins are the legal tender in India under the provisions of-
    A. Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 B. Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 C. Banking regulation Act, 1949 D. Indian Coinage Act, 1906 E. None of the above
Answer: D
5.RBI implemented the Basel-III recommendations in India-
    A. 01.01.2013 B. 31.03.2013 C. 01.04.2013 D. 30.09.2013 E. None of these
Answer: C
1. UJALA scheme is related to?
    A. LED Bulbs distribution B. Solar Panel distribution C. LPG cylinder distribution D. None of the above
Answer: A
2. Pradhan Mantri Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana was launched in the year?
    A. 2012 B. 2013 C. 2014 D. 2015
Answer: C
3. Which of the following fact is/are true regarding Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan?
    A. It began on April 14 from Mhow in Madhya Pradesh. B. It aims to improve rural livelihoods. C. It aims to increase ‘social harmony’. D. All of the above
Answer: D
4. National RURBAN Mission is also known as?
    A. Deen Dayal Rurban Mission (DDRM) B. Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM) C. Veer Savarkar Rurban Mission (VSRM) D. None of the above
Answer: B
5. What is the full form of AMRUT?
    A. Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation B. Additional Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation C. Atal Mission for Recycle and Urban Transformation D. None of the above
Answer: A
1. TOn which date, the first-ever International Day of Sign Languages (IDSL-2018) was observed recently?
    A. September 24 B. September 25 C. September 23 D. September 26
Answer: C
2. Which IIT has developed a community supported supply of purified drinking water project in Bengal District?
    A. IIT Kharagpur B. IIT Bombay C. IIT Madras D. IIT Kanpur
Answer: A
3. What is the purpose of Justice Amitava Roy committee constituted by Supreme Court recently?
    A. Reforms in Tax Laws of India B. Prison Reforms C. Police and Public Order Reforms D. Executive-Legislative Relations reforms
Answer: B
4. What is the India’s rank for investment in health care and education, according to the first-ever scientific study by Seattle-based Institute of Healt
    A. 168th B. 178th C. 188th D. 158th
Answer: D
5. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) & Red Cross have recently signed pact to support humanitarian efforts in which of the following countries?
    A. Yemen B. Myanmar C. Congo D. All of the above
Answer: D
1. Who wrote the best-selling book The Road Ahead?
    A. Bill Clinton B. I.K. Gujral C. Bill Gates D. T.N. Seshan E. Brack Obama
Answer: C
2. Who was the first Hindi writer to receive Jnanpith Award?
    A. Mahadevi Verma B. Sumitranandan Pant C. Dr. Ramdhari Singh Dinkar D. S.H. Vatsyayan E. Babudas Sharma
Answer: B
3. What is “Vishva Mohini”?
    A. Name of India’s Beauty Queen B. The tittle given to Lata Mangeshkar for her contribution to music C. An Indian ship D. A famous book on Indian dances E. Hindi name of "Miss World"
Answer: C
4. The pass located in Himachal Pradesh is
    A. Shipkila B. Zojila C. Nathula D. Jelepla E. None of these
Answer: A
5. The book titled ‘The Indian War of Independence’ was written by
    A. Krishna Verma B. Madame Cama C. B. G. Tilak D. V. D. Savarkar E. Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: D

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