PSC, RRB, Bank PO Question Bank

1. What is bebop?

a) Cinema b) Music c) Drama d) Sport

2. Saint Thomas Becket was famous as Archbishop of………..
a) London b) Newyork c) Canterbury d) Paris

3. Who made famous Gettysburg address?
a) Shakespeare b) Lincoln c) Bush d)Julius Caesar

4. Which town was well known as acropolis?
a) Paris b) London c) Athens d) Cairo

5. Which country is land locked among the following?
a) India b) China c) America d) Afghanistan

6. Which country was also called as Albion?
a) Spain b) Portugal c) America d) Great Britain

7. Albrecht Durer was famous as ………….
a) Poet b) Painter c) Singer d) Scientist

8. Which branch of modern Maths means the resolution in Arabic?
 a) Calculus b) Geometry c) Algebra d) Fuzzy

9. Alhambra is historic city in …….
a) France b) Italy c) Spain d)China

10. Boston Tea Party (1773) was part of ……..
a) French Revolution b) American Revolution c) Russian Revolution d) Spanish Revolution

11. Andorra is country in……
a) Europe b) Asia c) Africa d) Australia

12. Which continent is famous as the white continent?
a) Africa b) Asia c) North America d) Antarctica

13. Which continent has a coastline of 17,968 kms?
a) Asia b) Africa c) Australia d) Antarctica

14. Which famous scientist and Mathematician lived between 287-212 BC?
a) Euclid b) Archimedes c) Bhaskaracharya d) Aryabhatta

15. Who founded Lyceum?
a) Socrates b) Plato c) Aristotle d) Aesop

16. Robert Jarvik is credited with the invention of
a) TV b) Camera c) Artificial heart d) Mobile phone

17. ‘Courage is grace under pressure’ who made this famous remark?
a) Homer b) G.B. Shaw c) Shakespeare d) Ernest Hemingway

18. Who was the famous Buddhist emperor who won the battle of Kalinga?
a) Kanishka b) Asoka c) Bindusara d) Chandragupta II

19. Where is the Great Barrier Reef?
a) Australia b) Africa c) Asia d) Antarctica

20. Which famous descendent of Tawerlane founded the mogul (Mughal) empire?
a) Akber b) Babur c) Jahangir d) Shajahan

21. Who was the founder of ancient city Babylon?
a) Zeus b) Nimrod c) Alexander the great

22. Which Spanish adventure discovered Panama?
a) Columbus b) Balboa c) Ferdinand d) Cabot

23. Which country controls Bermuda?
a) UK b) Australia c) China d) America

24. Big Bang Theory Explains…..
a) Evolution of man b) Origin of Universe c) Origin of Sound d) Origin of Computers

25. Which disease was known as ‘Black Death’?
a) TB b) Tetanus c) AIDS d) Plague

Answers
1. b) 2. C) 3. b) 4. C) 5. d) 6. d) 7. b) 8. C) 9.c) 10.b)
11.a) 12.d) 13.d) 14.b) 15.c) 16.c) 17.d) 18.b) 19.a) 20.b)
21.b) 22.b) 23.a) 24.b) 25.d)

Pattern 1


1. A does a work in 10 days and B does the same work in 15 days. In how many days they together will do the same work? (RRB, 2003)
a) 5 days b)6 days c)8 days d)9 days

2. A man can do a job in 15 days. His father takes 20 days and his son finishes it in 25 days. How long will they take to complete the job if they all work together?(Hotel Management, 2008)
a) Less than 6 days b) Exactly 6 days c) Approximately 6.4 days d) More than 10 days

3. A and B can do a piece of work in 8 days, B and C can do the same work in 12 days. A,B and C together can finish it in 6 days. A and C together will do it in: (RRB, 2007)
a) 4 days b)6 days c)8 days d)12 days

4. A works twice as fast as B. If B can complete a work 12 days independently, the number of days in which A and B can together finish the work is: (Asst. Grade 1997)
a) 4 days b)6 days c)8 days d)18 days

5. A is 50% efficient as B. C does half of the work done by A and B together. If C Alone can does the work in 40 days, then A,B and C can do the work in: (RRB, 2004)
a) 13 1/3 days b) 15 days c) 20 days d) 30 days

Ans: 1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (a)

Note: Main logic behind these problems is,

1. If A can do a piece of work in n days then A’s 1 day’s work = (1/n).
Example: If A can do a piece of work in 10 days then A’s one day’s work = (1/10).

2. If A’s one day’s work = 1/n, then A can finish the work in n days.
Example: If A’s one day’s work = 1/10, then A can finish the work in 10 days.

3. If A is thrice as good a workman as B, then :
Ratio of work done by A and B = 3 : 1.
Ratio of times taken by A and B to finish a work = 1 : 3.

Pattern 2

1. Sachin is younger than Rahul by 4 years. If their ages are in the respective ratio of 7 : 9 how old is sachin? (Bank PO, 2008)
a) 16 years b) 18 years c) 28 years d) Cannot be determined e) None of these

2. A man is 24 years older than his son. In two years, his age will be twice the age of his son. The present age of the son is: (RRB, 2007)
a) 14 years b) 18 years c) 20 years d) 22 years

3. Father is aged three times more than his son Ronit. After 8 years he would be two and a half times of Ronit’s age. After further 8 years, how many times would he be of Ronit’s age? (CBI, 2004)
a) 2 times b) 2 ½ times c) 2 ¾ times d) 3 times

4. A father said to his son, “I was as old as you are at present at the time of your birth”. If the father’s age is 38 years now, the son’s age 5 years back was: (Assist Grade, 2003)
a) 14 years b) 19 years c) 33 years d) 38 years

5. A person was asked to state his age in years. His reply was “Take my age three years hence, multiply it by 3 and then subtract three times my age three years ago and you will know how old I am.” What was age of that person? (SSC, 2004)
a) 18 years b) 20 years c) 24 years d) 32 years

Ans: 1. (e) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (a)

1. Permanent settlement of Bengal was introduced by Lord Cornwallis in the year
a) 1793
b) 1784
c) 1773
d) 1799
Ans: a

2. Which among the following places is known for rock-cut temples, monolithic figures, shore temple and Ratha temples?
a) Madurai
b) Mamallapuram
c) Khajuraho
d) Halebid
Ans:b

3. Which among the following is an example of concurrent list?
a) Banking
b) Land Revenue
c) Public order
d) Police
Ans:d

4. The central Drug Research Institute of India is located in
a) Bangalore
b) Chennai
c) Lucknow
d) Delhi
Ans:c

5. The term ‘Caddie’ is associated with
a) Billiadrs
b) Golf
c) Boxing
d) None of these
Ans:b

6. In a nuclear reactor the material used for absorbing neutrons is
a) Zinc
b) Radium
c) Lead
d) Cadmium
Ans:d

7. Which among the following news paper is published from Moscow?
a) Pravada
b) Merdeka
c) Dawn
d) People’s Daily
Ans:a

8. The book ‘Half a Life’ written by
a) Pearl Buck
b) V.S.Naipaul
c) Edwared Gibbon
d) Manju Kapoor
Ans:b

9. Who was the Defense Minister of India during the India-China war of 1962?
a) Gulzarilal Nanda
b) Jagjivan Ram
c) V.K.Krishna Menon
d) None of them
Ans:c
10. What is the medical term used for the sleeplessness?
a) Hallucination
b) Insomnia
c) Somnambulism
d) None of these
Ans:b

11. Which one of the following is an example of sedimentary rocks?
a) Loess
b) Basalt
c) Granite
d) Gabbro
Ans:a

12. What does ECS in banking transactions stand for?
a) Electronic Clearing Service
b) Exchange Clearing Service
c) Excess Credit Supervisor
d) Extra Cash Service
Ans:a

13. The Ad line ‘Connecting People’ is linked with
a) Sony Ericson
b) Motorola
c) Nokia
d) Airtel
Ans:c

14. Vulcanization of rubber is carried out by adding
a) Sulphur
b) Carbon
c) Phosphorus
d) None of these
Ans:a

15. Who were the aboriginal natives of Orrissa?
a) Todas
b) Mundas
c) Nagas
d) Santhals
Ans:d

16. Which is known as ‘Land of Golden Fleece’?
a) Scotland
b) Australia
c) Norway
d) Canada
Ans:b

17. Which is the basic functional and structural unit of the nervous system?
a) Spinal cord
b) Hormones
c) Neuron
d) None of these
Ans:c

18. Who is considered as the custodian of public purse in India?
a) Comptroller and Auditor General
b) Finance Minister
c) Finance Secretary
d) Attornery General
Ans:a

19. The next Olympic Games will be held in 2012 in
a) Beijing
b) London
c) Newyork
d) None of these
Ans:b

20. Setting of plaster of paris involves which among the following processes?
a) Dehydration Process
b) Reduction Process
c) Oxidation Process
d) None of these
Ans:c

1 . Which is the Largest Airport of the World?


Ans:The King Fahd International Airport in Damman, Saudi Arabia. It takesup some 780 square kilometers - an area larger than many cities.

Ans:Blue Whale



7 . Which is the Largest Bird?
Ans:White Sea-Baltic Canal, Belomorsk to Povenets, Russia. 227km


19 . Which are the Most populous Cities of the world (population and density)?


23 . Which dam is the Largest Dam of the world?

Ans:Titicaca

35 . Which is world's Deepest Canyon?


38 . Which is the Largest Mosque of World?

Ans:Masjid al-Haram, Mecca, 356,800 m

39 . Which is the Largest Mosque of Asia?

Jama Masjid Old Delhi , India

40 . Which is the Largest Mountain Range on Earth?

Ans:The Andes , South America

41 . Which is the Largest Museum in the world?

Ans:American Museum of Natural History

42 . Which is the Largest Minaret in the world?

Ans:Hassan II Mosque , Morocco

43 . Which is Largest Ocean of the world?

Ans:Pacific Ocean 155557000 km

44 . Which is the Deepest Ocean on Earth?

Ans:Pacific Ocean, Marianna Trench

45 . Which is the tallest brick minaret?

Ans:Qutub Minar , Delhi , India

46 . Which is the Largest Building by Volume?

Ans:Boeing Plant Everett, Washington, USA Floor Area 398,000

47 . Which is the Biggest Palace?

Ans:Vatican Rome

48 . Which is the World's Biggest Presidential Residence?

Ans: Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi India

49 . Which is the Biggest Parliament?

Ans:Palace of the Parliament, Buccarest , Romania

50 . Which is the World's largest mall?

Ans:South China Mall, Dongguan, China, floor area 890,000 m

51 . Which is the largest National Park of World?

Ans:Northeast Greenland National Park , 972000 square kilometres

52 . Which is the Largest Palace in the world?

Ans:Imperial Palace Beijing (China) 178 acres

53 . Which is the Largest Peninsula on Earth?

Ans:Arabian Peninsula

54 . Which is the largest plateau?

Ans:Tibetan Plateu , 3500 by 1500 kilometers

55 . Which is the Longest Platform in the World?

Ans:Kharagpur, India , 1072 metres

56 . Which is the largest platform?

Ans:Grand Central Terminal, (Ely. Sta­tion)New York (USA)

57 . Which is the Longest River? Ans:Nile , 6,650 kilometers

58 . Which is the Longest River Dam?

Ans:Hirakund dam on Mahanadi River in Orissa , India. 25.8 km

59 . Which is the Largest Dam on river?

Ans:Yangtze River in China

60 . Which is the Largest Sea on Earth?

Ans:South China Sea , 1,148,500 square miles

61 . Which is the largest Stadium by capacity?

Ans:Rungrado May Day Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea, 150000

63 . Which is the Tallest Statue of the world?

Ans:Spring Temple Buddha, Lushan, Henan, China, 128 m

64 . Which is the Largest Sea Bird?

Ans:Albatross

65 . Which is the Largest Hindu Temple Complex?

Ans:Angkor Wat, Cambodia

66 . Which is the Oldest Theatre of the world?

Ans:Teatro Olimpico, Italy

67 . Which is the tallest tower by pinnacle height?

Ans:CN Tower, Toronto, Canada

68 . Which is the longest wall?

Ans:Great Wall of China , 6,400 km

69 . Which is the widest waterfall of the world?

Ans:Khone Falls, 10.8 kilometers, Mekong River, bet. Laos and Cambodia

70 . Which is the Largest River System on Earth ?

Ans:Amazon River, Its drainage basin is almost 2.4 million square miles

71 . Which is the Lowest Waterfall?

Ans:Dead Sea

72 . Which is the Longest Epic?

Ans:Mahabharta

73 . Which is the Hottest Place on the Earth?

Ans:El Azizia , Libiya

74 . Which is the Coldest Place on Earth?

Ans:ANTARCTICA

75 . Which is the Deepest Earth Depression?

Ans:located in the basin of the Bentley Subglacial Trench. At -2,555 meters

76 . Which is the Wettest Place on Earth?

Ans:Cherrapunji, India, yearly rainfall average stands at 11,430 mm

77 . Which is the Highest Motorable Road?

Ans:Nubra, Leh Ladakh India18380 ft

78 . Which is the Highest Village?

Andean Chilie

79 . Which is the Largest Volcano of the world?

Ans:Mauna Loa , Hawaii

80 . Which is the Largest Democracy of the world?