IMPORTANT GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR BANK RECRUITMENT TEST (PART 1)

01. The number one natural wonder of the world- Iguazu Waterfalls, Brazil 02. The country which gives Bangladesh the maximum amount of loan isJapan 03. The headquarter of world tourism organization is in- Madrid, Spain 04. The Geneva Convention deals with- conduct of war. 05. The book ‘Glimpses of World History’ was written by Jawaharlar Nehru. 06. Mother Teresa was born in – Mecidonia 07. The largest island in the world is – Greenland. 08. Naiko Gas Company belongs to the country is- Canada 09. Naigra falls is located in – North America 10. The American General who led the revolt against the British and declared American independence was- George Washington. 11. The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of the world is- Myanmar. 12. The name of statesman who received Noble prize for literary work is- Churchill. 13. Albert Einstein was born in – Germany. 14. The largest Ocean of the world is - Pacific Ocean. 15. International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is located in – Manila, Philippines. 16. The industrial revolution was started in – England 17. ‘NASAKA’ is the border force of – Myanmar. 18. Golan Heights is a cause of discord between- Syria and Israel. 19. Name of the country, which has largest rainforest- Brazil. 20. Transfer of foreign fugitive to his home country is – Extradition. 21. The country that is called ‘the door of Europe’ is –Vienna (Austria) 22. Nelson Mandela was born in – 18 July 1918 23. Bangladesh workers safety initiative was declared by – Alliance for workers safety in Washington. 24. Who is Edwared Snowden? – A former official of central intelligence agency (CIA) who leaked surveillance programme of the USA. 25. Name of newly elected party in Bhutan –Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)

26. General Aung San, who was the father of Aung San Suu Kyi assassinated on – 19 July 1947. 27. Who is the Chief justice of India (CJI) at present? Justice P. Sathasivam. 28. President Mohamed Morsi was ousted on – 03 July 2013 29. Adly Mansour takes oath as interim President of Egypt on – 04 July 2013 30. Malala Yousafzai delivered her speech at the UN on- 12 July 2013. 31. Who is the interim Prime Minister of Egypt- Hazem elBeblawi. 32. Che Guevara was born on – 14 June 1928 in Argentina. 33. Black teenager of America Trayvon Martin was killed by – George Zimmerman. 34. The most innovative country according to the Global innovation Index (GII) is- Switzerland. 35. Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on – 30 January 1948 By Nathuram Godse. 36. British Foreign Minister at present is – William Hague. 37. The major export partner country of Bangladesh is – the USA. 38. At present number of offices of the central Bank countrywide is – 10 39. Taka 10 polymer note was first introduced in Bangladesh 2000. 40. The Euro introduced to world Financial market – 1 January 1999. 41. The Chittagong Stock Exchange was established in – 1995 42. The apex body of the private sector business community in Bangladesh is –FBCCI 43. The act adopted for prevention of use and transfer of money illegally is called – Money Laundering Prevention Act. 44. BIA stand for – Bangladesh Insurance Academy. 45. The largest trading block in the world is – EU. 46. A common form of interbank short term borrowing is – call money 47. CAMEL rating is a system that – assigns a numerical rating to a bank. 48. SWIFT is – A global fund transfer system. 49. Import quotas tend to be associated with – expand domestic production and sales. 50. The rate at which commercial banks borrow money from the central bank is called – bank rate.

51. Circuit breaker in a stock exchange works as – an obstacle to excessive change in share price. 52. In Islamic Banking the customer are consider as- partners to profit sharing. 53. The head-quarter of Center on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) is in – Dhaka. 54. Dhaka Carzon Hall was built in the year – 1904-05. 55. The largest tribe in Bangladesh is – Chaqma. 56. The length of Jamuna Bridge is – 4.8 km. 57. The documentary film ‘Stop Genocide’ related to independence war of Bangladesh was directed by – Zahir Raihan. 58. The last Mughal Emperor was – Bahadur Shah. 59. Who compiled and edited the documents of liberation war of Bangladesh – Hasan Hafizur Rahman. 60. Introduction of the book ‘Song Offerings’ of Rabindranath Tagore is written by – W.B. Yeats. 61. Most of the Manipuri ethnic group people of Bangladesh live in – Sylhet. 62. The Arabian Country first recognized Bangladesh as an independence country- Iraq. 63. The largest island of Bangladesh is – Bhola. 64. The current population growth rate in Bangladesh is -1.37%. 65. The ancient name of Barisal is –Chandradeep. 66. Bangladesh constitution was adopted on -16 December 1972. 67. The name of highest gallantry award of Bangladesh is – Bir Shrestha. 68. The governance structure of Bangladesh is – parliamentary. 69. The authority to issue an ordinance in Bangladesh is – President. 70. Banga –bhanga was done is -1905. 71. The source of the river karnaphuli is –Lushai Hills. 72. The ratio of length and breadth of the national flag of Bangladesh is –10:6 73. Newly formed unit of Bangladesh Police is – Special Security and Protection Battalion (BPBn) 74. Newly elected Mayor of Gazipur City Corporation is – Professor M.A.Mannan. 75. Which Bangladeshi ship tilted recently at the Andaman Sea near Thailand? –MV hope.

76. Who is the Chairman of Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) at present? Mohammad Badiuzzaman. 77. Bangladesh post Office inaugurated ATM service of Postal Cash Card on -06 July 2013. 78. The most corrupted sectors according to the report released by Transparency International Bangladesh are- Political parties and Police. 79. University of Dhaka celebrated its 92nd founding anniversary on – 1July 2013 80. Television actress Mita Noor committed suicide on – 01 July 2013. 81. Nobel Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus has been featured as 11th among the most influential business thinker of the world by- The Wall Street Journal. 82. Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh is – Shahidul Haque. 83. Generalized System of Preference (GSP) for Bangladesh by the USA was suspended on -27 June 2013 84. Who is the Director General of Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the south Asia Department? - Juan Miranda. 85. How many girl students will receive stipends from education trust fund in this year? -1.33 lakh. 86. Mobile jamuna limited (MJL) forms joint venture in- Myanmar. 87. Who became new member of Olympic committee of Asia (OCA)? - Mahfuz Akhter Kiron. 88. Who was adjudged the best player in 33rd national Cricket championship? Taibur Parvez. 89. FIFA confederation cup 2013 champion is – Brazil. 90. The Wimbledon Champion 2013 in the female category is – Marion Bartoli (France) 91. The Wimbledon Champion 2013 in the male category is- Andre Marey (United Kingdom) 92. 2017 first ICC world test championship will be held on – England 93. 2020 seventh ICC world cup T20 will be held on –Australia. 94. 2013 FIFA confederation cup championship will be held on – Brazil 95. 2013 South Asian Football (SAF) tournament will be held on - Katmandu, Nepal. 96. The headquarter of CIRDAP is in – Dhaka 97. The first parliamentary election of Bangladesh was held in -1973 98. Bangladesh Bank was established in -1971 99. Dhaka division consists of – 17 districts 100. Bangladesh got the membership of the United Nations is in- 1974

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BASIC Bank started its operation in -1989 The last independent Sultan of Bangal – Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah. The Chittagong hill tracts peace accord was signed in -1997 The Portuguese arrived at Chittagong and received trade permit for the first time in -1498 Time difference of Bangladesh with ‘Greenwich mean time’ is = +6 hours. The highest gallant award in Bangladesh – Birsheshtho The only foreigner who got the title Birprotik – W.A.S. Oderland The value added Tax introduced in Bangladesh in – 1 july 1991 The constitution of Bangladesh has been amended -15 times. Bengal was first partitioned in -1905 The river which divides Bangladesh and Myanmar – the Naf The president of the National Assembly of Bangladesh – Speaker The first finance minister of Bangladesh – Tajuddin Ahmed. The T20 BPL Tournament 2012 matches were played -33 The present governor of Bangladesh Bank is –Dr. Atiur Rahman. The largest importer of Bangladeshi product is – USA The Mujibnagar Government was formed on – April 10,1971 NAEM stands for – National Academy for Educational Management. The largest Division in Bangladesh is – Chittagong. Architect of National Parliament Bhaban was – Lui Kan. Number of reserved seats for women in the National parliament of Bangladesh is – 50 The movie ‘Pather Panchali’ was directed by – Satyajit Roy. Number of districts in Bangladesh have border with India -30 In terms of land area, the largest island in Bangladesh – Bhola. The country introduced the concept of SAARC – Bangladesh The first paper mill established in Bangladesh is –Karnaphuli paper mills. The current name of the former ministry of establishment of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh – Ministry of Public Administration. Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) is located in – Gazipur The recently celebrated new Bangla year is -1420 In terms of land area, the largest district of Bangladesh is – Rangamati During the Liberation War, Bangladesh was divided into -11 sectors The first African country to recognize Bangladesh as an independent country – Senegal

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139. 140. The first Bangladeshi woman who climbed Mount Everest is–Nisat MOzumdar. 141. The acronym BARD stands for – Bangladesh Academy for Rural

country is – Poland. Bay of Bengal is in – Indian Ocean. The head of the government of Bangladesh is – Prime Minister. The designer of our national flag – Kamrul Hasan. Highest single contribution to GDP in Bangladesh comes from the sector – Agriculture. Articles of the constitution of Bangladesh remain under suspension during the period of emergency are – 36, 37, 38,39,40,42 First captain in the test cricket of Bangladesh is – Naimur Rahman

Development. 142. The current population growth rage in Bangladesh is – 1.37% 143. The source of the river Karnaphuli is – Lushai Hills. 144. The ratio of length and breadth of the nationalflag of Bangladesh is – 5:3
145. Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) is a company of – Petrobangla. 146. Number of female persons who were awarded the title ‘Bir Protik’ 147. 148. 149. 150. 151. 152. 153.

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154. 155. 156. 157. 158. 159. 160. An institution was created due to language movement named – Bangla Academy. 161. Bangladesh government at first took its oath in the district of – Meherpur. 162. The spelling of Dacca changed to Dhaka in the year of -1988.

their contribution in the liberation war of Bangladesh – 2 The subject which is more focused in the national anthem of Bangladesh is – Natural Beauty of Bangladesh. The national game of Bangladesh is – Kabaddi. The first museum in Bangladesh is – Varendra Museum. SAARC Agricultural Information centre is located in – Dhaka The historic ‘Paharpur’ is situated in – Naogaon. The river padma enters Bangladesh through – Chapai NababGonj. Three Bangali people have won Nobel prizes so far. The areas in which the prizes were acquired are – Literature, Economics and Peace. 21st February was the same date of – 8th Falgun. The national tree of Bangladesh is – Mango tree. The sector that consumed the most natural gas in Bangladesh is – Power. The first sea shore gas field in Bangladesh is – Sangu The architect of Mishuk – Hamiduzzaman Khan Cellular telephone starts in Bangladesh at – 8 August 1993.

163. Bangladesh Folk Art Museum is located in – Sonargaon. 164. The largest land port of Bangladesh is – Benapole. 165. Most northern point of Bangladesh is – Bangla Bandha. st 166. National Agricultural Day of Bangladesh – 1 Agrahayan. 167. The designer of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam Complex – Mazharul Islam 168. The first prime minister of temporary government of Bangladesh-Tajuddin Ahmed. 169. The ‘Uttara Gano Bhaban’ is situate in – Natore. 170. The Mughal emperor visited Dhaka is – Humayun. 171. The national flag of independence Bangladesh was hosted on–2 March 1971 172. The number of districts in Rajshahi Division is -8 173. First community radio of Bangladesh is – Radio Padma. 174. The famous Bangladeshi player Mr. Siddiqur Rahman plays – Golf st 175. The organization declared 21 February as the international Mother Language 176. 177.

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Day is – UNESCO. The Mosque of Binot Bibi is located at – Dhaka Head office of World Health Organization (WHO) - Switzerland. Micronesia is a – Small Island situated in the Oceana area. The regulations related to intellectual property is known as – TRIPS. The language with the most native speaker Is – Mandarin Chinese. The first woman to win the Nobel Prize on Economics – Elinor Ostrom. The last member of SAARC is – Afghanistan. The smallest country in the world is – Vatican City. The capital of Bhutan is – Thimpu. First woman Prime Minister in the world – Shreemavo Bandarnaike. The name Tom Daschle relate to – Politics. Niagra Falls is locate in – North America Plato was a citizen of – Greece The present president of International Cricket Council is – Alan Isaac MOU stands for – Memorandum of Understanding. World Literacy day is observed on – 8th September. Wimbledon cup is associated with the game of – Lawn Tennis

193. The current president of the Syrian National Council (SNC) is – Abdel Basset Sieda. 194. The newly elected French president Francois Hollande belongs to – Socialist Party. 195. The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of the world is – Myanmar.

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Present name of country Syam – Thailand The city of flowering trees – Harare The land of the midnight sun – Norway. Durban is the city of – South Africa The currency of Japan – Yen

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The number of members in the SAARC – 8 ADB head quarter is located in – Manila The watchdog of international trade – WTO Reuters is a – News agency The birth place of Hitler – Austria The writer of the book ‘Mother’- Maxim Gorky Plato was a citizen of –Greece The largest ocean of the world – Pacific The deepest lake in the world – Lake Baikal The largest planet in the solar system – Jupitar First atom bomb was dropped – 1945 The national game of USA – Baseball The biggest island of the world –Greenland. The former name of the Srilanka – Ceylon Writer of ‘A Passage to India’ – E.M. Forster. SAARC was launched in -1985 Ramon Magsaysay award is named after the former president of Philippines. Albert Einstein was born in –Germany. Suva is the capital of – Fiji Fourth estate means – the press Combodia was earlier known as – Kampuchea ‘Boston Tea Party’ is associated with the –American Independence. World’s longest tunnel is in – Japan. The currency of Indonesia – Rupiah. Writer of ‘Glimpses of World’ – Jawaharlal Nehru. The capital city of United Arab Emirates is – Abu Dhabi. The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is in – Katmundu. NATO is – A military organization. The largest continent of the world – Asia The host country of next football world cup is 2014 – Brazil The first Arab woman to conquer the Everest – Suzane Al Habib

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The head quarter of the Arab League is in – Cairo, Egypt The father of ‘Green Revolution’ – Norman Borlogue. Hong kong became the part of China in -1997. The world Human Rights Day – December 10. The father of science fiction – Jules Verne Greenland belongs to – Denmark The current Prime Minister of Australia is – Julia Gillard. The largest desert in the world is – Shahara. The ‘Gurkhas’ are the original inhabitants of – Nepal The place known as the roof of the world is – Tibbet The author of the book ‘The Time Machine’ is – H.G. Wells. The second largest country in the world in area – Canada Rickshaw was first introduced in – Japan NATO stands for – North Atlantic Treaty Organization The world Trade Organization (WTO) established in -1995 The headquarter of the World Bank is in – Washington DC The smallest country in Asia in population – Maldives. The meaning of SAFTA is – South Asian Free Trade Area The meaning of SAPTA is – SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangement
The first female head of the state in the Muslim world – Megawati Sukarnoputri.

The world’s largest diamond producing country is – Botswana. Submarine cable is the term used in – Information Technology. Andaman Island belongs to – India
The number of the member states of the UN Security Council having veto power is -5

Louvre Museum is in – France. Congress is the name of the parliament of the country –USA. Amnesty International was Established in – London, in 1961 Kofi Annan was the General Secretary of the United Nations - 7th The country to adopt the Euro as its currency –Estonia. The headquarter of IMF is in – Washington DC. Transparency International is based in – Barlin The winner of the 2012 Asia Cup cricket is – Pakistan.

264. Amazon River is situated in – South America. 265. OPEC is associated with the international trading of – Oil 266. ‘Democracy is a government of the people, by the people, for the people’ the statement is attributed to – Abraham Lincoln. 267. UN convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women was signed in year -1979 268. ‘Puscus Award’ is related to the game of – Football. 269. The capital of India is – New Delhi 270. The headquarter of UN Women is located at – New York 271. The Sahara desert is located in the continent of – Africa. 272. The nation gave woman the right to vote first – Newzealand. 273. The city is called ‘The City of Flowering Trees’- Harare. 274.

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