Dear Aspirants,
As you Know, the “ SBI Clerk Mains Examination 2021-2022” was conducted across the country on 1st October 2021. Affairscloud Team has provided the complete set of General Awareness Questions asked in the SBI Clerk Mains Examination 2021-2022 in the post below. We hope Aspirants have performed well in the exam.
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October 1 2021 – Shift I
GA Questions asked in Shift I 50Q : 50Q Collected – 44Q Covered – Level: Hard
Current Affairs – 37 Q
- Covered – 32 Q
- Not Covered – 5 Q (9Q, 16Q, 31Q, 48Q, 49Q)
Static Banking – 3 Q
- Covered – 3 Q
Current Static Banking & Finance – 1 Q
- Covered – 1 Q
Current Static GK – 8 Q
- Covered – 7 Q
- Not Covered – 1 Q (22Q)
Static GK – 1 Q
- Covered – 1 Q
GA Questions asked in SBI Clerk Mains Exam 2021 – Shift I
1. ‘CREDAI’ is an Indian organization related to which field? Real Estate (CREDAI – Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India)
Content- https://affairscloud.com/credai-ippb-ink-pact-to-open-bank-accounts-for-construction-workers/
App Quiz- 14 Feb – Q11
2. Identify the bank that launched – ‘Merchant Stack’, a digital banking service for entrepreneurs. ICICI Bank
Content- https://affairscloud.com/icici-bank-launched-digital-banking-service-for-merchants-merchant-stack/
App Quiz- 30 April – Q10
3. ‘Recurve’ is a popular term related to which sport? Archery
Content- https://affairscloud.com/overview-of-the-world-archery-youth-championships-2021-held-in-wroclaw-poland/
App Quiz- 18 Aug – Q20
4. Identify the term that was newly added to ‘Faster, Higher, Stronger’ – the motto of the Olympic Games in 2021. Together (Motto: Faster, Higher, Stronger – Together)
Content- https://affairscloud.com/highlights-of-tokyo-2020-summer-olympics/
App Quiz- 23 July – Q17
5. What does ‘P’ represent in ‘TOPS’ – a sports promotion scheme by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports? Podium (Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS))
Content- https://affairscloud.com/current-affairs-15-june-2021/
App Quiz- 15 June – Q4
6. Which State is the Official sponsor of the Indian National Hockey Team? Odisha
Content- https://affairscloud.com/current-affairs-25-august-2021
App Quiz- August 25 2021 – Q19
7. ‘Ganymede’, the largest moon in our Solar System, is a natural satellite of which planet? Jupiter
App Quiz- June 27 2021 – Q28
8. Name the space mission that is set to be launched by NASA (in Oct’21) to probe Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids. ‘Lucy’ mission
Content- https://affairscloud.com/current-affairs-13-may-2021/
9. Which bank sponsored $100 million to ‘Ola Electric’ for constructing the World’s largest electric two-wheeler factory in Tamil Nadu? Bank of Baroda
10. Which Indian e-learning company was listed in the TIME Magazine’s first-ever list ‘TIME 100 Most Influential Companies’? Byju’s
Content- https://affairscloud.com/jio-platforms-byjus-in-times-first-list-of-100-most-influential-firms/
App Quiz- 30 June – Q13
11. RBI announced a penalty of ________ per ATM in-case Cash-out for more than 10 hours in a month. Rs 10,000
Content- https://affairscloud.com/rbi-introduced-scheme-to-penalise-banks-for-cash-out-in-atms/
App Quiz- 13 Aug – Q10
12. Companies operating in India should spend at least 2% of their average net profits in the last ___ years. 3 years
Content- https://affairscloud.com/current-affairs-28-may-2021/
App Quiz- 28 May – Q18
13. The Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) allowed the customers of failed/stressed banks to withdraw upto Rs 5 lakhs of their deposit under the moratorium period, this amount equals to _____ of the total deposits held with banks. 50.9%
Content- https://affairscloud.com/cabinet-approval-on-july-28-2021/
14. What is the maximum overdraft facility available for bank accounts opened under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana? Rs. 10,000
Content- https://affairscloud.com/pradhan-mantri-jan-dhan-yojana-completes-7th-anniversary/
App Quiz- 17 Aug – Q1
15. Which organization awards the ‘Equator Prize’? UNDP
Content- https://affairscloud.com/two-indian-organisations-won-undp-equator-prize-2021/
App Quiz- July 18 & 19 – Q14
16. Which state has received the highest RIDF fund from NABARD? Odisha
17. Name the organization that is responsible for implementing interest subvention schemes for the MSME sector? SIDBI
Content- https://affairscloud.com/govt-approves-changes-in-interest-subvention-scheme-to-give-fillip-to-the-msme-sector/
https://affairscloud.com/sidbi-signed-mou-with-government-of-ap-to-develop-msme-ecosystem-in-ap/
18. Fragrance & Flavour Development Centre (FFDC) comes under the administrative control of which Ministry? Ministry of MSME
Content- https://affairscloud.com/harsh-vardhan-launches-csir-floriculture-mission/
19. When is the World Red Cross & Red Crescent Day annually observed? 8th May
Content- https://affairscloud.com/world-red-cross-and-red-crescent-day-2021-may-8/
App Quiz- May 9 & 10 2021 – Q15
20. What was India’s rank in the ‘2020 Global Hunger Index’? 94th
Content- https://affairscloud.com/india-ranked-94-out-of-107-countries-in-global-hunger-index-2020-worldwide-hunger-is-at-moderate-level/
App Quiz- https://affairscloud.com/current-affairs-quiz-18-19-october-2020/ -Q11
21. Which is the 1st Indian State to announce ‘Gender Budget’? Andhra Pradesh
Content- https://affairscloud.com/ap-became-the-first-state-to-incorporate-gender-budget-in-its-annual-budget-2021-2022/
App Quiz- March 10 2021 – Q21
22. Which of the following is NOT a FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) Company? Zomato
23. Industrialist ‘Shiv Nadar’ is related to which organization? HCL
Content- https://affairscloud.com/current-affairs-24-july-2021/
App Quiz- July 24 2021 – Q16
24. What is the height of the World’s highest motorable pass – ‘Umling LA Pass’ that was built by BRO in Ladakh? 19,300 feet
Content- https://affairscloud.com/current-affairs-6-august-2021/
App Quiz- 6 Aug – Q3
25. NIRVIK Scheme or Niryat Rin Vikas Yojana is related to which sector? Exports
Content- https://affairscloud.com/90th-union-budget-2020-2021-complete-overview/
26. Which organization launched ‘AI for All’ in partnership with CBSE to provide basic knowledge of AI to all the citizens? Intel
Content- https://affairscloud.com/current-affairs-1-2-august-2021/
App Quiz- 1 & 2 Aug – Q3
27. 5 PSB merged with? 13
Content- https://affairscloud.com/10-public-sector-banks-merged-into-four-large-entities-nirmala-sitharaman/
28. After winning Bronze in the Tokyo Olympics, PV Sindhu became the 1st Woman & 2nd Indian to win 2 Olympic medals. Who was the 1st Indian to win 2 Olympic medals? Sushil Kumar
Content- https://affairscloud.com/part-i-overview-of-ongoing-tokyo-2020-summer-olympics/
29. When did Kailash Satyarthi receive the Nobel Peace Prize? 2014
Content- https://affairscloud.com/current-affairs-19-20-september-2021/
30. How many States & UTs were ranked at the highest grade (Grade I ++) for 2019-20 in the Performance Grading Index (PGI) released by the Ministry of Education? 5
Content- https://affairscloud.com/tn-punjab-kerala-a-n-islands-chandigarh-perform-better-in-school-education-pgi-2019-20/
App Quiz- 8 June – Q1
31. Name the airline company that was launched by stock market investor ‘Rakesh Jhunjhunwala’. Akasa
Content- Not covered, Added in August 2021 Excluded – Row no 45
AC View: Will be more careful in coming days and assure you that we wont miss these kind of news in future.
32. Where is the traditional ‘Hemis Festival’ annually celebrated? Ladakh
Content- https://affairscloud.com/current-affairs-27-28-june-2021/
App Quiz- June 27&28 2021 – Q5
33. In May 2021, N Rangaswamy became the Chief Minister of Puducherry for the ____ time. 4th
Content- https://affairscloud.com/mk-stalin-becomes-tamil-nadu-cm-n-rangasamy-becomes-cm-of-puducherry-for-4th-time/
App Quiz- 8 May – Q11
34. What was the Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) in Indian Higher Education, as per the AISHE Report for 2019-20 released by the Ministry of Education? 27.1%
Content- https://affairscloud.com/education-minister-releases-all-india-survey-on-higher-education-2019-20-report
35. What does ‘A’ represent in the ‘DEAF’ Scheme of the RBI? Depositor Education and Awareness Fund Scheme (DEAF Scheme)
Content- https://affairscloud.com/current-affairs-8-july-2021/
https://affairscloud.com/rs-24356-crore-of-unclaimed-deposit-lying-with-scbs-performance-based-challenge-fund-of-rs-8000-cr-recommended-to-states/
36. Name the Organization that released the AI tool – ‘SUPACE’. Supreme Court
Content- https://affairscloud.com/supace-ai-driven-research-portal-of-supreme-court-of-india/
App Quiz- 8 April – Q16
37. 2020’s Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to ___________. UN World Food Programme
Content- https://affairscloud.com/nobel-prize-winners-2020/
App Quiz- 10 Oct 2020 – Q15
38. Which is the 1st Indian City to provide 24*7 drinking water supply? Puri
Content- https://affairscloud.com/puri-became-indias-1st-city-to-provide-24×7-drinking-tap-water-through-sujal-project/
App Quiz- July 28 2021 – Q19
39. In July 2021, Magma Fincorp was renamed into _________________. Poonawalla Fincorp
Content- https://affairscloud.com/max-bupa-health-insurance-rebranded-as-niva-bupa/
App Quiz- 24 July – Q12
40. Central government is planning to disinvest its _____ shares held in ITC Ltd. 7.93%
Content- https://affairscloud.com/current-affairs-11-december-2020/
41. Where is RBI’s Bank Note Press located? Dewas, Madhya Pradesh
Content- https://affairscloud.com/security-printing-and-minting-corporation-of-india-limited/
42. Which of the following is a Pension Fund (PF) offered by the Government? All Three (General PF, Public PF, Employee PF)
Content- https://affairscloud.com/govt-retained-the-gpf-interest-rate-unchanged-at-7-1-for-q1-fy22/
43. Which of the following insurance companies is NOT owned by the Government? Navi General Insurance
Content- https://affairscloud.com/current-affairs-23-june-2021/
44. Who is the Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM)? Bibek Debroy
Content- https://affairscloud.com/current-affairs-13-august-2021/
45. Which of the following Act defines the term ‘Shares’? Companies Act, 2013
Content- https://affairscloud.com/companies-amendment-bill-2020/
46. Central Government revised the MSME guidelines to include Wholesale & Retail trades, which will be now considered for _________________ Priority Sector Lending (PSL)
Content- https://affairscloud.com/current-affairs-3-july-2021/
App Quiz- 3 July – Q7
47. Chemical Scientist Ramesh Raliya invented the World’s 1st Nano Urea, which was officially introduced to market by _____________ IFFCO
Content- https://affairscloud.com/iffco-introduces-worlds-first-nano-urea/
App Quiz- 1 June – Q3
48. Identify the organization that announced the purchase of 43.3% stake in Tejas Network. Tata Sons
49. Which Country created the new world record for the World’s fastest Internet speed at 319 Terabytes per second (Tbps)? Japan
Content- Not Covered, Added in July 2021 Excluded – Row no. 798
AC View: Will be more careful in coming days and assure you that we wont miss these kind of news in future.
50. What was the duration considered for preparing the ‘Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS)’- Annual Report? July, 2019 – June, 2020
Content- https://affairscloud.com/women-unemployment-rate-falls-to-4-2-in-2019-20-from-5-1-in-2018-19-plfs-2019-20/
App Quiz- 31 July – Q5
October 1 2021 – Shift II
GA Questions asked in Shift II 50Q : 50Q Collected – 38Q Covered – Level: HARD+
Current Affairs – 40Q
- Covered – 32 Q
- Not Covered – 8 Q (8Q, 13Q, 17Q, 19Q, 26Q, 33Q, 42Q, 43Q)
- Note: Most of the Questions from Last 1+ year itself.
Static Banking – 4 Q
- Covered – 1 Q
- Not Covered – 3 Q (6Q, 11Q, 34Q)
Current Static Banking & Finance – 1 Q
- Covered – 1 Q
Current Static GK – 1 Q
- Covered – 1 Q
Static GK – 4
- Covered – 3 Q
- Not Covered – 1 Q (23Q)
GA Questions asked in SBI Clerk Mains Exam 2021 – Shift II
1. What is the maximum corpus allocated for the ‘Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)’ scheme? Rs. 1 lakh crore
Content- https://affairscloud.com/cabinet-approvals-on-july-8-2021/
App Quiz- 10 July – Q3
2. What is the Full form of ‘LLP’? Limited Liability Partnership
Content- https://affairscloud.com/cabinet-approval-on-july-28-2021/
App Quiz- 30 July – Q1
3. Which of the following points is wrong with respect to “e-RUPI”?
I. e-RUPI is a contactless digital payment voucher developed by RBI
II. Instead of transferring direct money, an SMS String or QR code will be used in e-RUPI as payment voucher
III. There is no need for Internet banking facility for using this payment solution
ANS- I. e-RUPI is a contactless digital payment voucher developed by RBI
Content- https://affairscloud.com/pm-narendra-modi-launched-e-voucher-digital-payment-solution-e-rupi/
App Quiz- 4 Aug – Q2
4. Payal Kapadiya won the Oeil d’or (Golden Eye) award for best documentary at ____________ Cannes Film Festival
Content- https://affairscloud.com/overview-of-74th-cannes-film-festival-2021/
App Quiz- 20 July – Q7
5. Who is the Chief Statistician of India (CSI)? GP Samanta
Content- https://affairscloud.com/current-affairs-13-march-2021/
App Quiz- 13 March – Q20
6. Which of the following is not a Public Sector Bank (PSB)? IndusInd Bank
7. Who is the MD & CEO of ICICI Bank? Sandeep Bakshi
Content- https://affairscloud.com/current-affairs-26-august-2021/
App Quiz- 26 August – Q16
8. What is the minimum weight of a Javelin? 800 gm
9. The FAME II Scheme was launched by the government to provide support to EV for replacing the traditional ICE vehicles. What does ‘C’ stand for in ICE? Internal Combustion Engine
Content- https://affairscloud.com/halting-new-oil-gas-coalfields-key-to-achieving-net-zero-emissions-by-2050-iea-report/
10. Who was named as the ‘Sportswoman of the Year’ in the 2021 Laureus World Sports Award? Naomi Osaka
Content- https://affairscloud.com/winners-of-22nd-laureus-world-sports-awards-2021/
App Quiz- 9 & 10 May – Q8
11. Which of the following Companies is not listed in the Stock Exchange? LIC
12. What is the latitude of the Tropic of Cancer? 23.5° North
Content- https://affairscloud.com/international-day-of-the-tropics-2021-29-june/
13. Which University partnered with Maruti Suzuki to train youth in automobile retailing? Savitribai Phule Pune University
Content- Not covered, added in July 2021 Excluded news Row. No 1299
AC View: In recent days we can able to see a number of news had come for skill development of youths so we decided to add only government organization MoU and rest in Excluded news.
14. Who won Gold in the Men’s 100 m event in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics? Lamont Marcell Jacobs
Content- https://affairscloud.com/part-i-overview-of-ongoing-tokyo-2020-summer-olympics/
App Quiz- 4 Aug – Q20
15. What is the FRP fixed by the Central government for Sugarcane? Rs. 290/quintal
Content- https://affairscloud.com/cabinet-approvals-on-august-25-2021/
App Quiz- 27 Aug – Q4
16. Narinder Batra was appointed as the President of which organisation? International Hockey Federation
Content- https://affairscloud.com/current-affairs-25-may-2021/
App Quiz- 25 May – Q11
17. Which company issued the highest number of cards as of November 2020? Rupay
18. Which is the country of origin of the person who owns ‘Vistara’ Airlines? India
Content- https://affairscloud.com/current-affairs-29-september-2021/
19. In 2006, Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank jointly received Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts on Poverty alleviation through _________ initiative. Micro-credit
20. How many different pension plans are available under Atal Pension Yojana? 5 plans (Rs 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000 & 5000)
Content- https://affairscloud.com/atal-pension-yojana-completed-5-yrs-on-may-9-2020-with-2-23-crore-enrolment/
21. Thomas Bach, the President of the International Olympic Committee, is a former Olympic Gold medalist from which sport? Fencing
Content- https://affairscloud.com/current-affairs-12-march-2021/
22. What is the maximum FDI allowed in the Oil & Refinery sector? 49%
Content- https://affairscloud.com/central-govt-allowed-100-fdi-in-oil-psus-with-in-principle-nod-for-strategic-divestment/
23. Where is the headquarters of the United Nations University? Tokyo, Japan
24. Which is the World’s 2nd largest Tea producing country? India
Content- https://affairscloud.com/fao-names-4-asian-tea-cultivation-sites-as-globally-important-agricultural-heritage-systems/
25. Who authored the book ‘The Argumentative Indian’? Amartya Sen
Content- https://affairscloud.com/current-affairs-12-june-2021/
App Quiz- 12 June – Q23
26. Which country has the highest Renewable water resource? Brazil
27. What is the duration of PLI schemes announced by the Central government? 5 years
Content- https://affairscloud.com/cabinet-approvals-on-feb-24-2021/
28. What is the score range for a state to be categorized as ‘Performer’ in the Sustainable Development Goal Index of NITI Aayog? score 50 to 64
Content- https://affairscloud.com/niti-aayog-released-sdgs-india-index-2020-21-kerala-retains-1st-spot/
29. When did India’s 1st IFSC Unit become Operational? 2015
Content- https://affairscloud.com/sebi-revised-ifsc-guidelines-2015-eligibility-shareholding-limit-for-clearing-corp-at-ifsc/
30. How many Farmer Producer Organizations (FPO) are proposed to be created by the Central government in the 2020 Union Budget? 10,000 FPOs
Content- https://affairscloud.com/goi-launches-new-scheme-formation-and-promotion-of-10-000-new-fpos/
31. Identify the organization that launched” Savdhan Rahein, Safe Rahein” – a public awareness campaign on financial frauds. Bajaj Finserv
Content- https://affairscloud.com/current-affairs-9-10-may-2021/
App Quiz- 9 & 10 May – Q7
32. Who is the present Secretary of State of the United States of America? Antony Blinken
Content- https://affairscloud.com/overview-of-us-secretary-antony-blinkens-visit-to-india/
App Quiz- 1 August – Q5
33. Government proposed to implement ______ model, after the success of the Indian Hockey team in the Tokyo Olympics. Odisha
34. Which Insurance company won’t give term insurance?
35. Which is India’s 1st fully electrified Railway Zone? West Central Railways
Content- https://affairscloud.com/current-affairs-9-april-2021/
App Quiz- 9 April – Q8
36. Which country is the top contributor for FDI in India in FY21? Singapore
Content- https://affairscloud.com/india-records-highest-ever-fdi-inflow-of-81-72-billion-in-fy21/
App Quiz- 26 May – Q10
37. When was the General Insurance business in India Nationalized? 1972
Content- https://affairscloud.com/cabinet-approved-amendment-in-gibna-to-privatise-1-general-insurance-company/
App Quiz- 31 July – Q4
38. Brisbane is set to host the 2032 Olympic games, thereby becoming the ___ city in Australia to host an Olympic game. 3rd
Content- https://affairscloud.com/current-affairs-23-july-2021/
39. Which organisation received a USD 250 million loan from International Finance Corporation (IFC) towards India’s target to provide ‘Housing for All’? HDFC
Content- https://affairscloud.com/ifc-lends-250-million-to-hdfc-ltd-to-boost-green-housing-finance-in-india/
App Quiz- 27 July – Q7
40. China developed the World’s fastest Maglev ________ Train
Content- https://affairscloud.com/current-affairs-22-july-2021/
App Quiz- 22 July – Q17
41. Which of the following schemes by UGC is related to e-learning? SWAYAM
Content- https://affairscloud.com/8th-brics-education-ministers-meeting-2021-held-virtually-chaired-by-mos-sanjay-dhotre/
42. Which Company retained its title sponsorship for ‘New York City Marathon’ till 2029? Tata Consultancy Services
43. Goa Carnival is annually held in which month? February
44. _______________________ is National Mission for Financial Inclusion to ensure access to financial services, namely, Banking/ Savings & Deposit Accounts, Remittance, Credit, Insurance, Pension in an affordable manner. Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)
Content- https://affairscloud.com/pradhan-mantri-jan-dhan-yojana-completes-7th-anniversary/
App Quiz- 17 Aug – Q1
45. “Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea” movie belongs to which language? Malayalam
Content- https://affairscloud.com/overview-of-67th-national-film-awards-for-the-year-2019/
App Quiz- 25 June – Q11
46. Men’s Badminton Gold Medalist in the 2020 Olympic games, ‘Viktor Axelsen’ belongs to which country? Denmark
Content- https://affairscloud.com/part-ii-overview-of-ongoing-tokyo-2020-summer-olympics/
47. What is the land size (in hectares) for a farmer to be categorised as a small farmer? upto 2.0 hectares
Content- https://affairscloud.com/2nd-anniversary-of-pradhan-mantri-kisan-samman-nidhi-pm-kisan/
48. Which country recently signed an MoU with India for enhancing cooperation in the field of Mineral resource? Argentina
Content- https://affairscloud.com/cabinet-approvals-on-june-2-2021/
App Quiz- 4 June – Q3
49. Name the mobile app launched by the Central Government for the ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ Scheme. Mera Ration app
Content- https://affairscloud.com/department-of-food-public-distribution-launches-mera-ration-mobile-app-under-onorc-plan/
App Quiz- 14 & 15 March – Q17
50. Startups with capital over USD 1 billion are called as ___________. Unicorn
Content- https://affairscloud.com/goi-launches-samridh-programme-to-support-300-it-startups/