Important General Knowledge for Bank Recruitment Test (Part 1)
1. The number one natural wonder of
the world- Iguazu Waterfalls, Brazil
2. The country which gives
Bangladesh the maximum amount of loan is- Japan
3. The headquarter of world tourism
organization is in- Madrid, Spain
4. The Geneva Convention deals with-
conduct of war.
5. The book ‘Glimpses of World
History’ was written by- Jawaharlar Nehru.
6. Mother Teresa was born in – Mecidonia
7. The largest island in the world
is – Greenland.
8. Naiko Gas Company belongs to the
country is- Canada
9. February 21st was declared
international mother language day by – Unesco
10. The city is called ‘The City of
Flowering Trees’- Harare.
11. For which historical event the year of
1789 is renowned- French revolution.
12. Naigra falls is located in – North
America
13. The American General who led the
revolt against the British and declared American independence was- George
Washington.
14. The country that accounts for
nearly one third of the total teak production of the world is- Myanmar.
15. The name of statesman who
received Noble prize for literary work is- Churchill.
16. Albert Einstein was born in – Germany.
17. The largest Ocean of the world is p
Pacific Ocean.
18. International Rice Research
Institute (IRRI) is located in – Manila, Philippines.
19. The industrial revolution was started in – England
20. ‘NASAKA’ is the border force of
– Myanmar.
21. Golan Heights is a cause of
discord between- Syria and Israel.
22. Name of the country, which has
largest rainforest- Brazil.
23. Transfer of foreign fugitive to
his home country is – Extradition.
24. The country that is called ‘the
door of Europe’ is – Vienna (Austria)
25. Nelson Mandela was born in – 18
July 1918
26. Bangladesh workers safety
initiative was declared by – Alliance for workers safety in
Washington.
27. Who is Edwared Snowden? – A
former official of central intelligence agency (CIA) who leaked surveillance
programme of the USA.
28. Name of newly elected party in
Bhutan – Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
29. General Aung San, who was the father of
Aung San Suu Kyi assassinated on
– 19 July 1947.
30. Who is the Chief justice of
India (CJI) at present? Justice P Sathasivam.
31. President Mohamed Morsi was
ousted on – 03 July 2013
32. Adly Mansour takes oath as
interim President of Egypt on – 04 July 2013
33. Malala Yousafzai delivered her
speech at the UN on- 12 July 2013.
34. Who is the interim Prime
Minister of Egypt- Hazem el Beblawi.
35. Che Guevara was born on – 14
June 1928 in Argentina.
36. Black teenager of America
Trayvon Martin was killed by – George Zimmerman.
37. The most innovative country
according to the Global innovation Index (GII) is- Switzerland.
38. Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated
on – 30 January 1948 By Nathuram Godse.
39. British Foreign Minister at
present is – William Hague.
40. The major export partner country
of Bangladesh is – the USA
41. At present number of offices of
the central Bank countrywide is – 10
42. Taka 10 polymer note was first
introduced in Bangladesh 2000.
43. The Euro introduced to world
Financial market – 1 January 1999.
44. The Chittagong Stock Exchange
was established in – 1995
45. The apex body of the private
sector business community in Bangladesh is – FBCCI.
46. The act adopted for prevention
of use and transfer of money illegally is called
– Money Laundering
Prevention Act.
47. BIA stand for – Bangladesh
Insurance Academy.
48. The largest trading block in the
world is – WTO.
49. A common form of inter bank
short term borrowing is – call money
50. CAMEL rating is a system that – assigns
a numerical rating to a bank.
51. SWIFT is – A
global fund transfer system.
52. Import quotas tend to be
associated with – expand domestic production and sales.
53. The rate at which commercial
banks borrow money from the central bank is called
– bank rate.
54. Circuit breaker in a stock
exchange works as – an obstacle to excessive change in share
price.
55. In Islamic Banking the customer
are consider as- partners to profit sharing.
56. The headquarter of Center on
Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) is in – Dhaka.
57. Dhaka Carzon Hall was build in
the year – 1904-05.
58. The largest tribe in Bangladesh
is – Chaqma.
59. The length of Jamuna Bridge is – 4.8
km.
60. The documentary film ‘Stop
Genocide’ related to independence war of Bangladesh was directed by – Zahir
Raihan.
61. The last Mughal Emperor was – Bahadur
Shah.
62. Who compiled and edited the
documents of liberation war of Bangladesh
– Hasan Hafizur
Rahman.
63. Introduction of the book ‘ Song
Offerings’ of Rabindranath Tagore is written by –
W.B. Yeats.
64. Most of the Manipuri ethnic
group people of Bangladesh live in – Sylhet.
65. The Arabian Country first
recognized Bangladesh as an independence country- Iraq. 66. The largest island
of Bangladesh is – Bhola.
67. The current population growth
rate in Bangladesh is -1.37%.
68. The ancient name of Barisal is – Chandradeep.
69. Bangladesh constitution was
adopted on -16 December 1972.
70. The name of highest gallantry
award of Bangladesh is – Bir Shrestha.
71. The governance structure of
Bangladesh is – parliamentary.
72. The authority to issue an
ordinance in Bangladesh is – President.
73. Banga – bhanga was
done is -1905.
74. The source of the river
karnaphuli is – Lushai Hills.
75. The ratio of length and breadth
of the national flag of Bangladesh is – 10:6
76. Newly formed unit of Bangladesh
Police is – Special Security and Protection Battalion ( BPBn)
77. Newly elected Mayor of Gazipur
City Corporation is – Professor M.A.Mannan.
78. Which Bangladeshi ship tilted
recently at the Andaman sea near Thailand? – MV hope.
79. Who is the
Chairman of Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) at present?- Mohammad Badiuzzaman.
80. Bangladesh post Office
inaugurated ATM service of Postal Cash Card on -06 July 2013.
81. The most corrupted sectors
according to the report released by Transparency International Bangladesh are-
Political parties and Police.
82. University of Dhaka celebrated
its 92nd founding anniversary on – 1July 2013
83. Television actress Mita Noor
committed suicide on – 01 July 2013.
84. Nobel Laureate Dr. Muhammad
Yunus has been featured as 11th among the most influential business thinker of
the world by- The Wall Street Journal.
85. Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh
is – Shahidul Haque.
86. Generalized System of Preference
(GSP) for Bangladesh by the USA was suspended on -27 June 2013
87. Remittance recorded by the
country in the last FY 2012-12 was- 14.46 billion $
88. Who is the Director General of
Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the south Asia Department?- Juan Miranda.
89. How many girl students will
receive stipends from education trust fund in this year? -1.33 lakh.
90. National Board of Revenue (NBR)
assigned to collect in the FY 2013-14 is- 136090 crore Tk.
91. Mobile jamuna limited (MJL)
forms joint venture in- Myanmar.
92. Who became new member of Olympic
committee of Asia (OCA)?- Mahfuz Akhter Kiron.
93. Who was adjudged the best player
in 33rd national Cricket championship?- Taibur Parvez.
94. FIFA confederation cup 2013
champion is – Brazil.
95. The Wimbledon Champion 2013 in
the female category is – Marion Bartoli
( France)
96. The Wimbledon Champion 2013 in
the male category is- Andre Marey (United Kingdom)
97. 2017 first ICC world test
championship will be held on – England
98. 2020 seventh ICC world cup T20
will be held on – Australia.
99. 2013 FIFA confederation cup
championship will be held on – Brazil
100. 2013 South Asian Football (SAF)
tournament will be held on – Katmandu, Nepal