7/30/2019 Important General Knowledge for Bank Recruitment Test

1/5

Important General Knowledge for Bank Recruitment Test (Part 1)

1. The number one natural wonder of the world- Iguazu Waterfalls, Brazil2. The country which gives Bangladesh the maximum amount of loan is- Japan3. The headquarter of world tourism organization is in- Madrid, Spain4. 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 inMecidonia7. The largest island in the world isGreenland.8. Naiko Gas Company belongs to the country is- Canada9. February 21st was declared international mother language day byUnesco10.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 inNorth America13.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 inGermany.17.The largest Ocean of the world is p Pacific Ocean.18.International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is located inManila, Philippines.19.The industrial revolution was started inEngland20. 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 isExtradition.24.The country that is called the door of Europe is Vienna (Austria)25.Nelson Mandela was born in18 July 191826.Bangladesh workers safety initiative was declared byAlliance for workers safety in

Washington.

7/30/2019 Important General Knowledge for Bank Recruitment Test

2/5

27.Who is Edwared Snowden?A former official of central intelligence agency (CIA) wholeaked surveillance programme of the USA.

28.Name of newly elected party in BhutanPeoples Democratic Party (PDP)29.General Aung San, who was the father of Aung San Suu Kyi assassinated on19 July

1947.

30.Who is the Chief justice of India (CJI) at present? Justice P Sathasivam.31.President Mohamed Morsi was ousted on03 July 201332.Adly Mansour takes oath as interim President of Egypt on04 July 201333.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 on14 June 1928 in Argentina.36.Black teenager of America Trayvon Martin was killed byGeorge Zimmerman.37.The most innovative country according to the Global innovation Index (GII) is-

Switzerland.

38.Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on30 January 1948 By Nathuram Godse.39.British Foreign Minister at present isWilliam Hague.40.The major export partner country of Bangladesh isthe USA.41.At present number of offices of the central Bank countrywide is1042.Taka 10 polymer note was first introduced in Bangladesh 2000.43.The Euro introduced to world Financial market1 January 1999.44.The Chittagong Stock Exchange was established in199545.The apex body of the private sector business community in Bangladesh isFBCCI.46.The act adopted for prevention of use and transfer of money illegally is called Money

Laundering Prevention Act.

47.BIA stand forBangladesh Insurance Academy.48.The largest trading block in the world isWTO.49.A common form of inter bank short term borrowing iscall money50.CAMEL rating is a system thatassigns a numerical rating to a bank.51.SWIFT isA global fund transfer system.52.Import quotas tend to be associated withexpand domestic production and sales.

7/30/2019 Important General Knowledge for Bank Recruitment Test

3/5

53.The rate at which commercial banks borrow money from the central bank is calledbankrate.

54.Circuit breaker in a stock exchange works asan obstacle to excessive change in shareprice.

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 inDhaka.

57.Dhaka Carzon Hall was build in the year1904-05.58.The largest tribe in Bangladesh isChaqma.59.The length of Jamuna Bridge is4.8 km.60.The documentary film Stop Genocide related to independence war of Bangladesh was

directed byZahir Raihan.

61.The last Mughal Emperor wasBahadur 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 inSylhet.65.The Arabian Country first recognized Bangladesh as an independence country- Iraq.66.The largest island of Bangladesh isBhola.67.The current population growth rate in Bangladesh is -1.37%.68.The ancient name of Barisal isChandradeep.69.Bangladesh constitution was adopted on -16 December 1972.70.The name of highest gallantry award of Bangladesh isBir Shrestha.71.The governance structure of Bangladesh isparliamentary.72.The authority to issue an ordinance in Bangladesh isPresident.73.Bangabhanga was done is -1905.74.The source of the river karnaphuli isLushai Hills.75.The ratio of length and breadth of the national flag of Bangladesh is10:676.Newly formed unit of Bangladesh Police isSpecial Security and Protection Battalion (

BPBn)

7/30/2019 Important General Knowledge for Bank Recruitment Test

4/5

77.Newly elected Mayor of Gazipur City Corporation isProfessor 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 on1July 201383.Television actress Mita Noor committed suicide on01 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 isShahidul 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? -1.33lakh.

90.National Board of Revenue (NBR) assigned to collect in the FY 2013-14 is- 136090 croreTk.

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?- TaiburParvez.

94.FIFA confederation cup 2013 champion isBrazil.95.The Wimbledon Champion 2013 in the female category isMarion 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 onEngland

7/30/2019 Important General Knowledge for Bank Recruitment Test

5/5

98.2020 seventh ICC world cup T20 will be held onAustralia.99.2013 FIFA confederation cup championship will be held onBrazil100. 2013 South Asian Football (SAF) tournament will be held onKatmandu, Nepal