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5th July 2015 - Daily GK Update

5th July 2015 - Daily GK Update

1. C D Balaji took charge as Director of the Aeronautical Development Agency

i. Commodore C D Balaji (Retd) on 3 July 2015 took charge as the Director of the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) and Programme Director of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA).
ii. He succeeded P S Subramanyam, Distinguished Scientist, who superannuated on 30 June 2015.
iii. Prior to this appointment, Balaji, an outsatnding scientists, was Project Director of the LCA’s naval version. He was commissioned into the Indian Navy's engineering branch in September 1978 and since then, he has specialised in the Naval Aviation Arm.
iv. He served as an Air Engineer Officer of INAS 310 (Alize aircraft) for about 3 years embarking the Aircraft Carrier Vikrant. He joined ADA on deputation in 2002 to work on the development of a naval version of the light fighter. In December 2006, he left the Navy and fully moved to ADA.
v. Based in Bengaluru, ADA is the premier multi-agency body spearheading the development of combat aircraft for the Air Force and the Navy- among them is the LCA and the proposed Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft AMCA.

2. President of India receives first copy of book 'Uniki'

i. The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee received the first copy of the book 'Uniki' in Hyderabad today (July 3, 2015). The book has been written by Shri Ch Vidyasagar Rao, Governor of Maharashtra. The President received the book from Shri K Chandrashekar Rao, Chief Minister of Telangana who formally released it.
ii. Speaking on the occasion, the President appealed to the people of both the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to work in close harmony, so as to ensure sustainable development and betterment of the people of the country and help it earn its rightful place in the comity of nations. He said that we all belong to India.
iii. He stated that we need to remember that we can choose our friends but cannot choose our neighbours. Therefore, it is us for decide whether we should live in harmony and peace with our neighbours.
iv. He stated that the title, 'Uniki', which means Existence, evokes a philosophical view of the issues and events that have been written about in this book.

3. Guinness Book Recognises Madhya Pradesh’s World Record in Washing Hands

i. The Guinness Book of World Records has recognised a record created in Madhya Pradesh on ‘World Hand washing Day’ in 2014.
ii. The mega hand washing event was held on 15 October 2014 to create awareness about hygiene by washing hands with soap.
iii. It was organised in all the 51 districts of Madhya Pradesh in over 13 thousand places. In it more than 12 lakh 78 thousand students had washed their hand simultaneously.
iv. This record broke the earlier the world record which was jointly held by Argentina, Peru and Mexico. The joint record in three countries was created on October 14, 2011 in which 7,40,870 people had washed their hands simultaneously at different locations.

4. BSNL rolls out pre-paid card linked mobile wallet

i. BSNL launched a pre-paid card linked mobile wallet service on Friday which allows customers to transfer cash, pay for services as well as withdraw cash of up to Rs 1 lakh.
ii. The wallet service, Speed Pay, allows a customer to load money even if he does not have a bank account. The money loaded in the wallet can be transferred to an account and even withdrawn at branches or at BSNL outlets.
iii. Loading money into a mobile wallet from a bank account is an option. BSNL customers who don't have bank accounts can also load money at any BSNL retail outlet and ask the retailer to recharge their mobile wallet account and pay for various services.
iv. There will be one-per cent transaction charge if money from the wallet is transferred to other bank accounts or a there is cash withdrawal.

5. 4 Indian-Americans honoured with Great Immigrants award 2015 in United States

i. Four Indian-Americans have been honoured with prestigious Great Immigrants, The Pride of America award 2015. They are among 38 distinguished personalities from more than 30 countries around the world who have been honoured with this year’s award.
ii. The award is given by New York-based Carnegie Corporation on the occasion of Independence Day of United States i.e. 4th July.

Preet Bharara: US Attorney, Southern District of New York.

Rakesh Khurana: Dean of Harvard College and Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership and Development.

Madhulika Sikka: Vice President and Executive Editor of .Mic.

Abraham Verghese: Physician, Professor and Author.

6. Solar Impulse completes epic flight to Hawaii

i. Solar Impulse, the aeroplane that is powered only by the sun, has landed in Hawaii after making a historic 7,200km flight across the Pacific from Japan.
ii. The distance covered and the time spent in the air - 118 hours - are records for manned, solar-powered flight. The duration is also an absolute record for a solo, un-refuelled journey.
iii. Mr Borschberg's time betters that of the American adventurer Steve Fossett who spent 76 hours aloft in a single-seater jet in 2006.
iv. Solar Impulse's slow speed, light weight and 72m wingspan put significant constraints on the type of weather the vehicle can handle, and that first sortie was aborted after just one day in the air because of a fast developing cold front ahead of it.

7. Former CJI Y K Sabharwal passes away

i. Former Chief Justice of India Y K Sabharwal passed away here last evening. 73-year-old Justice Sabharwal is survived by two sons Chetan and Nitin. The cremation will take place today.
ii. Justice Sabharwal was CJI from November 1, 2005 to January 13, 2007.
iii. He was elevated as an additional judge of the Delhi High Court in 1986 and became its permanent judge in April 1987.
iv. From Delhi High Court, he went to Bombay High Court as chief justice before being appointed as a judge of the SC on January 28, 2001.
v. Justice Sabharwal delivered several important judgements including the verdict in January 2006, that held the dissolution of Bihar Assembly as illegal and unconstitutional.

Banking GK Updates

4th July 2015 - Daily GK Update

4th July 2015 - Daily GK Update

1. Indian-American professor R Paul Singh named for 2015 World Agriculture Prize laureate

i. R Paul Singh, Indian-American professor has been selected for 2015 World Agriculture Prize laureate.
ii. The award was announced at the annual Global Confederation for Higher Education Associations for Agriculture and Life Sciences (GCHERA) conference held at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Lebanon.
iii. Singh is known for niche research areas of agricultural sector such as freezing preservation, energy conservation, post-harvest technology and mass transfer in food processing.
iv. He had earned a bachelor’s degree in agricultural engineering form Punjab Agricultural University. He had completed his doctorate from Michigan State University, US.

2. Nationwide Mobile Number Portability goes live

i. The countrywide Mobile Number Portability (MNP) has become a reality today. This means mobile subscribers can now keep their existing mobile phone numbers even while shifting between states and circles.
ii. The move lays the first stone for the government's 'One nation, One number' plan and is sure to benefit millions of people across the country.
iii. Earlier, the deadline to rollout full MNP was May 2, 2015. This was, however, extended by two months after the Cellular Operators Association of India asked for an extension from the telecom department.
iv. With about 3 million intra-circle MNP requests every month, more than 157 million subscribers have ported to other operators as of April, according to Trai data.

3. Airbus to build military choppers in India with Mahindra

i. Europe's Airbus Group and India's Mahindra Group have struck a deal to build helicopters jointly as they bid to win an expected wave of orders from the country's armed forces, the companies said in a statement on Friday.
ii. The two groups will form a joint venture in the coming months, aiming to become the first private manufacturer of helicopters in India, the statement said. It did not say how much the two will invest.
iii. India is in the midst of a huge upgrade of its armed forces — analysts forecast it will spend $250 billion over the next decade — and Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to encourage more indigenous manufacturing to end India's position as the world's largest arms importer.
iv. Airbus Helicopters, part of Airbus Group, is joining forces with Mahindra after talking to several Indian companies that are investing hundreds of millions of dollars to capitalise on the government's push to build arms at home.

4. SBI launches initiative to speed up home loan applications

i. Country's largest lender State Bank of India today launched an initiative to provide doorstep services and expedite home loans application process.
ii. The initiative known as 'Project Tatkal' will help get the loan within 10 days after receipt of application form and relevant supporting documents, the bank said in a release.
iii. The implementation will be done at large centres with sizable home loan business.
iv. The bank has also recently introduced an online customer acquisition solution (OCAS) for instant e-approval of home loan applications.

5. Govt releases socio-economic and caste census for better policy-making

i. The socio-economic and caste census (SECC) 2011 on Friday painted a grim picture of rural India, indicating that one out of three families living in villages is landless and depends on manual labour for livelihood.
ii. The SECC 2011, also the first paperless census conducted on hand-held electronic devices by the government, said 23.52% rural families have no literate adult above 25 years, suggesting a poor state of education among rural masses.
iii. The census, carried out in 640 districts under the aegis of the rural development ministry, was released jointly by finance minister Arun Jaitley and rural development minister Chaudhary Birendra Singh.
iv. According to the census, there are a total number of 24.39 crore households in the country, of which 17.91 crore live in villages. Of these, 10.69 crore households are considered as deprived.

6. Indian-American teacher Darshan Jain receives US Presidential Award

i. Darshan Jain, an Indian-American teacher has been selected for prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
ii. He was named for the award by President Barack Obama along with 107 Mathematics and Science teachers across US. All of them were chosen for shaping America’s success through their passion for Math and Science.
iii. Presently Darshan Jain is director of mathematics at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois. Previously, he had taught mathematics at this institute for eight years.
iv. US Presidential Award is awarded annually to outstanding science and mathematics teachers from across US from K-12 (kindergarten through 12th grades). The award carries monetary prize of US 10000 dollars.

7. Union Government launches web portal for issuing green clearance Category B projects

i. Union Government has launched a web portal for online submission of applications for environment clearance by State Environment Impact Assessment Authorities (SEIAA) for Category B projects.
ii. It was launched by Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar in New Delhi on the occasion of Digital India Week. Soon after the launch of the web portal, nineteen states instantly have joined it.
iii. The environment clearance web portal raises the levels of transparency and accountability as the clearances will be monitored and carried out effectively on a real time basis. It will also help to reduce pendency for maintaining the rigours of Environment Clearance process.
iv. It should be noted that applications for Environment Clearances under Category ‘B’ projects under EIA notification, 2006 comes under State government for approval purpose.

English English Quiz

English Comprehension Questions for LIC ADO 2015 Exam

Here is English Comprehension Questions for the upcoming LIC ADO Examination 2015. If ypu are going to appear the upcoming LIC ADO 2015 Examinations, then prepare this English Passage.

English Comprehension Questions for LIC ADO 2015 Exam

Directions (Q.1-10): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them.

As financial markets worldwide tumbled over concerns that Greece would default on its debt to the troika comprising the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund, the people of Greece were being presented with a Hobson’s choice by its government led by the leftist party platform, Syriza. In the midst of intense negotiations with representatives of the troika over rolling over debt payments, the Syriza government sought to extend the deadline for payments in order to allow it to put the conditionalities of the troika for a bailout extension to a referendum vote. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has denied that this referendum, scheduled for July 5, is on whether or not to continue within the eurozone; he says it is only on the acceptance of the troika’s demands. But with the troika unrelenting on the June 30 deadline for repayment of debts to the IMF, and Greece being in no position to pay, the referendum could more or less be on remaining in the eurozone. This presents a difficult choice for the people of Greece. After all, the Syriza was voted to power in January 2015 precisely on the promise of halting the programme of austerity imposed by creditors that has resulted in a drastic contraction of Greece’s economy and increase in unemployment. Yet, the mandate was also for negotiations to remain within the eurozone as Greek voters had realised that the Grexit would mean too much pain (at least in the near term) due to capital flight, a run on the banks and other troubles in returning to the drachma as currency. Over the past five months, Syriza representatives, true to their mandate, have sought to alter Greece’s terms of engagement with its creditors, seeking debt relief that would allow fiscal expansionary policies to spur the economy. Yet, the troika’s response has been to stonewall the proposals and instead push Greece to further the austerity measures it has pursued following the first major bailout in 2010 and another in 2012. The troika’s reasoning is simple: tolerating a Greek default would amount to sending signals to other creditor-nations about similar leniency. Instead, the troika has merely offered a five-month extension of Greece’s bailout programme with fresh funds but with persisting austerity conditions. With barely a concession to the Greek position, there remains a wide gap between the Greek people’s expectations and the EU recommendations. With Greece already having to impose capital controls and bank holidays to avoid further capital flight — measures that were supposed to be taken in the event of an exit from the EU — it begs the question whether the Grexit is inevitable.

Source The Hindu, Delhi Edition, 1st July

1. Choose an appropriate title for the passage.

1) The woes of Greece

2) Greek economic crisis

3) Greece debt crisis

4) Greece, the weak link in the Eurozone.

5) None of these

2. Which of the following can be true according to the passage?

A) Syriza was voted to power in January 2015 precisely on the promise of halting the programme of austerity imposed by creditors.

B) Alexis Tsipras has denied that this referendum, scheduled for July 5, is on whether or not to continue within the Eurozone.

C) The troika’s reasoning is simple: tolerating a Greek default would amount to sending signals to other creditor-nations about similar leniency.

1) A and B

2) A and C

3) B and C

4) All A, B and C

5) None of these.

3. Why Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has denied the referendum?

1) because this presents a difficult choice for the people of Greece.

2) because it is only on the acceptance of the troika’s demands.

3) because seeking debt relief that would allow fiscal expansionary policies to spur the economy.

4) because the austerity measures it has pursued following the first major bailout in 2010 and another in 2012.

5) None of these.

4. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A) Syriza. In the midst of intense negotiations with representatives of the troika over rolling over debt payments.

B) Over the past twelve months, Syriza representatives, true to their mandate, have sought to alter Greece’s terms of engagement with its creditors.

C) Over the past five months, Syriza representatives, true to their mandate, have sought to alter Greece’s terms of engagement with its creditors.

1) Only B

2) Only A

3) A and B

4) B and C

5) All A, B and C

5. What does the Idiom ‘Hobson’s choice’ as used in the passage mean?

1) have different choices

2) have only one choice.

3) No choice at all.

4) have many choices

5) None of these.

Directions (Q. 6- 8): Choose the word/group of words which is most similar in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in the passage.

6. INEVITABLE

1) avoidable

2) uncertain

3) evadable

4) ineluctable

5) None of these

7. DRASTIC

1) forbearing

2) indulgent

3) austere

4) clement

5) None of these.

8. TUMBLE

1) ascend

2) boost

3) orderliness

4) collapse

5) None of these.

Directions (Q. 9- 10): Choose the word/group of words which is most opposite in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in the passage.

9. SPUR

1) boost

2) encouragement

3) incitation

4) provocation

5) None of these.

10. UNRELENTING

1) adamant

2) implacable

3) acquiescent

4) obstinate

5) None of these.

Answers..

1. (1)
2. (4)
3. (2)
4. (1)
5. (3)
6. (4)
7. (3)
8. (4)
9. (5)
10. (3)

Quantitative Aptitude

Time & Work and Pipe & Cistern Questions for RRB, RBI, IBPS Exams 2015

Quantitative Questions On (Time & Work and Pipe & Cistern) for RRB, RBI, IBPS Exams 2015

Here is a list of Quantitative Aptitude Questions based in Time & work and Pipe & Cistern for upcoming RRB, RBI, IBPS and LIC ADO exams.

1. A can do a work in 50 days and B in 40 days . They work together for 10 days and then A leaves and B have to finish the work alone. How long will B take to finish it??
(a) 11 days
(b) 18 days
(c) 22 days
(d) 26 days
(e) None of these

2. 30 men, working 4 hrs a day can do a piece of work in 10 days. Find the number of days in which 45 men working 8 hrs a day can do twice the work. Assume that 2 men of the first group do as much work in 2 hrs as 4 men of the second group do in 1 hr.
(a) 6(1/3) days
(b) 6(2/3) days
(c) 5(3/6) days
(d) 3(1/6) days
(e) None of these

3. A alone would take 27 hrs more to complete the job than if both A and B would together. If B worked alone, he took 3 hrs more to complete the job than A and B worked together. What time, would they take if both A and B worked together?
(a) 8 hours
(b) 10 hours
(c) 9 hours
(d) 6 hours
(e) None of these

4. A and B together can do a piece of work in 12 days which B and C together will do in 16 days. After A has been working on it for 5 days, and B for 7 days, C finishes it in 13 days. In how many days A,B and C alone will do the work ?
(a) 16, 48 and 26 days respectively
(b) 16, 48 and 24 days respectively
(c) 26, 48 and 24 days respectively
(d) 16, 46 and 24 days respectively
(e) None of these

5. Two women Ganga and Jamuna, working separately can mow a field in 8 and 12 hours respectively. If they work for an hour alternately, Ganga beginning at 9 am, when will the mowing be finished?
(a) 9:30 PM
(b) 8:30 PM
(c) 6:00 AM
(d) 7:00 PM
(e) None of these

6. A, B and C together can do a work in 12 days. A alone can do the work in 36 days and B alone can do the same work in 54 days. Find in what time C alone can do that work?
(a) 9 days
(b) 18 days
(c) 24 days
(d) 27 days
(e) None of these

7. A, B and C together can do a work in 4 days. A alone can do the work in 12 days B alone can do the same work in 18 days. Find in what time C alone can do the same work alone?
(a) 9 days
(b) 18 days
(c) 27 days
(d) 8 days
(e) None of these

8. A can complete a work in 35 days and B can do the same work in 28 days. If A after doing 10 days, leaves the work , find in how many days B will do the remaining work?
(a) 15 days
(b) 10 days
(c) 27 days
(d) 24 days
(e) None of these

9. A can complete a work in 24 days and B can complete the same work in 18 days. If A after doing 4 days leaves the work find in how many days B will complete the remaining work?
(a) 11 days
(b) 15 days
(c) 12 days
(d) 10 days
(e) None of these

10. A and B together can do a piece of work in 6 days, B alone could do it in 8 days. Supposing B works at it for 5 days, in how many days A alone could finish the remaining work?
(a) 9 days
(b) 8 days
(c) 24 days
(d) 12 days
(e) None of these

11. A and B can do a piece of work in 20 days and 30 days. both starts the work together for some time,but B leaves the job 5 days before the work is completed. Find the time in which work is completed.
(a) 7 days
(b) 12 days
(c) 14 days
(d) 16 days
(e) None of these

12. Two pipes A & B can fill a tank in 36 hours and 45 hours respectively. If both the pipes are open simultaneously. How much times will be taken to fill the tank?
(a)20 hour
(b)25 hour
(c)15 hour
(d)30 hour
(e)None of these

13. If A & B two pipes can fill a tank in 10 hour, when A pipe can fill a tank in 6 hour alone ,then in how much time will be taken to fill/empty the tank when pipe B open alone ?
(a) Empty in 15 hr
(b) Filled in 20 hr
(c) Empty in 20 hr
(d) Filled in 15 hr
(e) None of these

14. Pipe A and B can fill a tank in 10 hour and 12 hour respectively but pipe C can empty the same tank in 15 hour, In how much time it will take fill the tank when the three pipes are opened together?
(a) 8.5 hour
(b) 10 hour
(c) 12 hour
(d) 15 hour
(e) None of these

15. Two pipes A & B fill an empty tank in 40 minutes and 60 minutes respectively, If both pipes are open simultaneously after how much time should A be closed so that tank is filled in 36 minutes?
(a) 16 min
(b) 20 min
(c) 25 min
(d) 30 min
(e) None of these.

Answers :-
1. c
2. b
3. c
4. b
5. e
6. d
7. a
8. e
9. b
10. a
11. c
12. a
13. a
14. a
15. a

Explanation :

1. (c) 22 days
Let the total work be 200 work
Efficiency of
A = 200/50 = 4 work/day
B = 200/40 = 5 work/day
A+B’s efficiency = 9/day
A+B’s 10 days work = 9*10 = 90
Remaining work = 200-90 = 110
Time taken by B alone to finish the remaining wrk = 110/5 = 22days

2. (b) 6(2/3) days
M1D1H1/E1W2 = M2D2H2/E2W1 (From MDH Rule)
Efficinecy of first grp : 2nd grp = 2*2 :4*1 = 1:1
Now, D2 = M1D1H1E1W2 / M2H2E2W1
D2 = 30*4*10*1*2 / 45*8*1*1
D2 = 20/3 = 6(2/3) days

3. (c) 9 Hours
Let A+B together takes X hours
A will take X+27 hrs
B will take X+3 hrs
Let the total work be (X+27)(X+3)
Efficiency of A= X+3
B = X+27
Total efficiency = 2X+30
Time working together = (X+27)(X+3) / 2X+30 = X
X^2 +30X + 81 = 2X^2 + 30X
or, X^2 = 81 or X= 9 hrs (neglecting –Ve time )

4. (b) 16, 48 and 24 days respectively
Let the total work be 48
Efficiency of
A+B = 4/day…… (i)
B+C = 3/day……..(ii)
Now, A works for 5 days, B works for 7 days and C works for 13 days and completes the total work of 48.
This can be rewritten as
A+B for 5 days + B+C for 2 days + C for 11 days completes the total work of 48
Now, A+B’s 5 days work = 20
B+C’s 2 days work = 6
Therefore, 20+6+ C’s 11 days work = 48
C’s 11 days work = 48-26 = 22
C’s efficiency = 2/day.. (iii)
From (i),(ii),(iii)
C’s efficiency = 2
B’s Efficiency = 1
A’s efficiency = 3
Time taken by
A= 16 days, B= 48 days, and C= 24 days

5. (e) None of these (6:30PM)
Let the total work be 24
Efficiency of Ganga = 24/8 = 3/hr
Efficiency of Jamuna= 24/12 = 2/hr
They work alternately starting from Ganga
First 2 hrs work = 3+2 = 5
First 8 hrs work = 20
Remaining = 24-20 = 4
9th hr work to be done by Ganga = 3
Remaining work = 4-3 = 1 to be done by Jamuna in 1/2 hr.
Total time = 8+1+(1/2) hrs = 9.5 hrs or 9 Hr 30 minutes
So work will be completed by 9AM + 9 hrs 30 minutes = 18 hrs 30 minutes or 6:30 PM

6. (d) 27 Days
Let the total work be 108 (Common Multiple of 12,36 and 54)
Efficiency of A+B+C =108/12= 9,
of A alone = 108/36 = 3 and
of B alone = 108/54 = 2
Therefore of C alone = 9-(3+2) = 4
Time taken by C = 108/4 = 27 days

7. (a) 9 Days
Let the total work be 36 ( Can take any value Preferably Common Multiple )
Efficiency of
A+B+C = 36/4 = 9
A alone= 36/12 = 3
B alone = 36/18 = 2
C alone = A+B+C- (A+B) = 9-(3+2) = 4
Time taken by C alone = 36/4 = 9 days

8. (e) None of these (20 days)
Let the total work be 140
Efficiency of A = 4
Efficiency of B = 5
A works for 10 days = 4*10 = 40
Remaining work = 140-40 = 100 to be done by B
B will do it in 100/5 = 20 days

9. (b) 15 days
Let the total work be 72
Efficiency of A = 3 and Of B = 4
A’s 4 days work = 3*4 = 12 remaining work = 72 -12 = 60
Work completed by B in 60/4 = 15 days

10. (a) 9 days
Let the total work be 24
Efficiency of A+B = 4
Efficiency of B = 3
Efficiency of A = 1 as A+B = 4 and B= 3
Work done by B in 5 day = 3*5 = 15
Remaining work = 24-15 = 9
Remaining work to be done by A in 9/1 = 9 days

11. (c) 14 days
Let the total work be 60
Efficiency of A = 3 and of B = 2
Efficiency of A+B = 3+2 = 5
Suppose B never left the work then if the time taken remains same then work done by B in those 5 days will be added to original work.
Therefore, Now, works become = 60 + B’s 5 days work = 60+10 = 70
Time taken = 70/5 = 14 days

Other way :- B leaves the work 5 days before means A did work alone for that 5 days
Work Done by A in that 5 day = 5/20 = 1/4
Remaining work = 3/4
To complete the work together A+B would have taken 1/ (1/20+ 1/30) = 600/50 = 12 days
3/4th of the work together will be completed in 12*3/4 = 9 days
Total time = 5+9 = 14 days

12. (a) Required Time = 1/(1/45+1/36)= 20 hour

13. (a) 1/6+ 1/B= 1/10
So B = -60/4 =-15
So b will empty the tank in 15 hour

14. (a) Total Time = 1/(1/10 + 1/12-1/15)= 8.5 hour

15. (a) Pipe B will work for 36 min.
in 36 min he will fill the part of tank = 36/60 =3/5 part
Remain part = 2/5
it will filled by A in minutes = 2/5*40 = 16 min
So Tap A should be closed after 16 minutes to fill the tank in 36 minutes.

Reasoning Reasoning Quiz

Top 11 Reasoning Quiz For Banking RBI, RRB, IBPS Exams

If you are going to appear the upcoming banking exams, like IBPS PO, RBI Assistant, RRB PO/ Clerk then here is a list of most important 11 Reasoning Quiz for banking exams.

Top 11 Reasoning Quiz For Banking Exams 2015

Directions (Q. 1 – 6): Study the following information carefully and answer the question that follows:

Five professionals A, B, C, D and E are practicing their professions in five different cities viz. Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Jaipur, but not necessarily in the same order. Each has a different profession viz. Lawyer, Counselor, Doctor, Pharmacist and Engineer but not necessarily in the same order. Each professionals have one week off viz, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday but not necessarily in the same order.
A) One who is engineer is practicing in Bengaluru.
B) Three person among them i.e. the one whose week off is Friday and the one who is working in Hyderabad are working in a government firm. But the other two i.e. the one whose week off is Thursday and the one who is counselor are working in a private firm.
C) The one who is counselor not C.
D) D is lawyer and working in a private firm.
E) B is not living in Hyderabad but working in a government firm.
F) The one who has Friday off and the person who is working in Chennai are not friend but both are practicing in a government firm.
G) The one who has Wednesday off is a counselor.
H) A has Monday off.
I) B and pharmacist professional are friend.

1. Who has Thursday off ?
1) C
2) A
3) D
4) E
5) None of these

2. Who among the following is working in Chennai ?
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
5) Can't be determined

3. Who has Friday off ?
1) One who is engineer
2) One who is Pharmacist
3) One who is doctor
4) Can't be determined
5) None of these

4. One who is counselor lives in –––
1) Hyderabad
2) Bangalore
3) Chennai
4) Jaipur
5) Can't be determined

5. Which of the following statement is correct ?
1) A has Friday week off
2) Councillor has Tuesday week off
3) D lives in Hyderabad
4) E is pharmacist
5) None of these

6. Which of the following statement is not necessarily correct ?
1) A is a doctor
2) C has Tuesday off
3) D has Thursday week off
4) E lives in Mumbai
5) None of these

Directions (Q. 7 – 11): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions that follows :

P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are eight enclosures in the zoo. Eight animals viz. Lion, Panther, Bison, Bear, Deer, Leopard, Tiger and Monkey are housed in each enclosure but not necessarily in the same order. All the enclosures are around a circular chamber but the lock of each enclosure is in the outward direction with respect to the circular chamber.

Enclosures T and V are not in neighbor position. Bear is housed in enclosure V. There are two enclosures between the enclosures in which Panther and Bison are housed. The enclosure in which bison is enclosed placed second to the left of enclosure P. There are two enclosures between V and the enclosure in which monkey is housed. W and S are immediate neighbors of each other. The enclosure in which leopard is housed, is on the immediate right of the enclosure in which tiger is enclosed.

Leopard and deer are not housed in enclosure U. U is not an immediate neighbor of the enclosure in which monkey is enclosed.

The enclosure in which leopard is housed cannot placed with the enclosure in which lion is housed. Enclosure T is second to the left of the enclosure in which panther is housed. Neither monkey nor panther is housed in R. S and Q are not at neighbor position. Q in which bison is not housed placed on the immediate left of enclosure U. There is only one enclosure placed between Q and the enclosure in which monkey is housed and that enclosure can never be P. There is only one enclosure placed between those two enclosures in which tiger and monkey are housed.

7. Which of the following animal is housed in enclosure U ?
1) Bear
2) Lion
3) Bison
4) Leopard
5) Can't be determined

8. Tiger is housed in which of the following enclosures ?
1) T
2) V
3) Q
4) S
5) None of these

9. Which of the following pairs of enclosures and animals is definitely true ?
1) V – Tiger
2) R – Leopard
3) Q – Lion
4) W – Panther
5) None of these

10. How many enclosures are placed between S and W when counted in clockwise direction from W ?
1) Six
2) Three
3) Four
4) Five
5) None

11. Which of the following is the position of enclosure P with respect to the enclosure in which deer is housed ?
1) Third to the right
2) Fourth to the left
3) Third to the left
4) Second to the right
5) None of these

Answers

1. 3
2. 1
3. 1
4. 5
5. 5
6. 4

7. 2
8. 5
9. 4
10. 1
11. 2

Current Affairs

Sure Shot English Question For RBI Assistant Exam 2015

Here is Sure Shot English Question For RBI Assistant Exam 2015. You will get such type of English questions in IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk and other Baning exam also.

Directions (Q. 1-10): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful.

The strength of a personal history lies in human detail. The effortless, if understated, descriptions of an elite in a mode of (1) will leave you reeling: judicial (2) where (3) like Justices Bhagwati and Chandrachud caved in (4), the pathetic (5) of almost all Congress politicians, the zeal of civil servants like Navin Chawla who, while being personally (6), fed Sanjay Gandhi’s most destructive institutional tendencies. LK Advani recently said that there had been no (7) for the Emergency. He was stating a deep truth. Not only have very few of the participants admitted their mistake, but, (8) a large number of them, there was also no mistake. They (9) slipped into whatever role the state assigned them, and slipped out when circumstances changed. This is, in part, because social networks (10) all differences of principle.

1.
1) accomplice
2) complicity
3) ignorance
4) innocence
5) absolve

2.
1) mendacious
2) mendicant
3) mendaciousness
4) truthfulness
5) tenaciousness

3.
1) disvalue
2) demerit
3) lowland
4) eminences
5) paucity

4.
1) atrocity
2) atrociousness
3) atrociously
4) horridness
5) repugnant

5.
1) feebleness
2) invigorate
3) enfeeblement
4) attenuate
5) desiccate

6.
1) gracious
2) uncongenial
3) courteousness
4) discourteous
5) churlishness

7.
1) censure
2) repudiation
3) apology
4) indictment
5) defiance

8.
1) on
2) in
3) with
4) by
5) for

9.
1) tiresomely
2) tediously
3) effortlessly
4) banally
5) tedium

10.
1) elapse
2) surmount
3) surmountable
4) transcended
5) transgress

DIRECTIONS (Q. 11-15): In each one of the following sentences, there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence, there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks .n the sentence in the same sequence to make it, meaningfully complete.

11. He advised his son not doing anything which is against his conscience.
1) never to do
2) not done
3) to not doing
4) no doing of
5) No correction required

12. Even after talking the matter for hours we could not arrive at a decision.
1) talking to
2) talking over
3) talked about
4) talk through
5) No correction required

13. Every employee is entitled to those beneﬁts from the late regulations.
1) underneath the later
2) below the latest
3) within the lately
4) under the latest
5) No correction required

14.Recently there has been suddenly increased the price of oil.
1) suddenly increasing
2) sudden increase from
3) a sudden increase in
4) increased suddenly
5) No correction required

15.That company is our rival since it provides similar services to ours in a lowest rate.
1) with lowest of rate
2) in low rates
3) for as lower rates
4) at lower rates
5) No correction required

Answers..

1. (2)
2. (3)
3. (4)
4. (3)
5. (3)
6. (1)
7. (3)
8. (5)
9. (3)
10. (4)
11. (1)
12. (2)
13. (4)
14. (3)
15. (4)

Data Interpretation

Possible Data Interpretation & Probability Questions for RBI Assistant 2015

Possible Data interpretation & probability Questions for RBI Assistant 2015

Since RBI Assistant exam is coming soon, so here is a Possible Data interpretation & probability Questions for RBI Assistant 2015. Solve this questions for practice

Question (1-4) Study the bar-chart and pie-chart carefully to answer the given questions.
Working male and female population (in lakh) in various cities

1. What is the difference between the number of working females in Bangalore and the number of working males in Chennai?
A) 12.5 lakh
B) 11 lakh
C) 10 lakh
D) 12 lakh
E) 15 lakh

2. In which city is the income per working person the minimum?
A) Delhi
B) Jaipur
C) Bangalore
D) Chennai
E) Mumbai

3.What is the sum of the average working male and average working female population of the given six cities (calculate approximate value)?
A) 63.35 lakh
B) 53.75 lakh
C) 51.48 lakh
D) 49.96 lakh
E) 65.51 lakh

4.The number of working females in Mumbai is what percent of the number of working males in Bangalore?
A) 95%
B) 110%
C) 125%
D) 132%
E) None of these

For Question (5-7) A three-digit number is formed with the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 at random.

5. What is probability that number formed is divisible by 2?
A) 29/60
B) 23/60
C) 2/5
D) 3/5
E) None of these

6. What is probability that number formed is not divisible by 2?
A) 21/60
B) 3/5
C) 2/5
D) 3/9
E) None of these.

7.What is probability that number formed is divisible by 5 ?
A) 1/5
B) 2/5
C) 3/5
D) 4/5
E) None of these

8. In a class, there are 15 boys and 10 girls. Three students are selected at random. The probability that 1 girl and 2 boys are selected, is
A) 10/13
B) 1/2
C) 21/46
D) 11/23
E) None of these.

9 .From a pack of 52 cards, two cards are drawn together at random. What is the probability of both the cards being kings?
A) 331/221
B) 13/221
C) 33/221
D) 1/221
E) None of these.

10. Two dice are tossed. The probability that the total score is a prime number is
A) 1/2
B) 5/12
C) 1/6
D) 7/9
E) None of these.

Answer & Explanation :

1. C
2. B
3. B
4. E
5. C
6. B
7. A
8. C
9. D
10. B

Hints For Ques. (5-10)

5. (C) From the given digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 numbers formed is n(S) = 5P3= 60
For divisibility with 2, even number or 0 should appear at unit place, here 2, 4 are even numbers and can occupy unit place in 2! ways, Rest 2 place can be filled in 4P2 ways
n(E) = 4P2*2 =12*2=24
Required Probability = 24/60 =2/5

6. (B)Probability that not divisible by 2 = 1- Probability that divisible by 2 =1-2/5 =3/5

7. (A) A number ends with 5, 0 then the number will be divisible by 5
Here only 5 is present, end place will be fixed by 5 so,
n(E)= 4P2
n(S)= 5P3
Required probability = 4P2/5P3= 1/5

8.(C) Required Probability = (10C1*15C2)/ 25C3 = 21/46

9. (D) Required probability =4C2/52C2 =1/221

10.(B) 15/36 =5/12

Banking Quantitative Aptitude

Quantitative Aptitude Questions for SBI PO Main 2015

1.In an election between two candidates, one got 52% of total valid votes. 25% of the total votes were invalid. The total number of votes were 8400. How many valid votes did the other person get?

(1) 3276
(2) 3196
(3) 3024
(4) Cannot be determined
(5) None of these

2.A man rows to a place 48 km distant and come back in 14 hours. He finds that he can row 4 km with the stream in the same time as 3 km against the stream. The rate of the stream is:

(1)1kmph
(2)1.5kmph
(3)2kmph
(4)2.5kmph
(5)2.6kmph

3.A man takes twice as long to row a distance against the stream as to row the same distance in favour of the stream. The ratio of the speed of the boat (in still water) and the stream is:

(1)3:1
(2)2:1
(3)1:2
(4)3:2
(5) none of these

4.A fort has provisions for 60 days. If after 15 days 500 men strengthen them and the food lasts 40 days longer, how many men are there in the fort?

(1)3500
(2)4000
(3)6000
(4)8000
(5)None of these

Directions (5-7) In each of the following questions What will come in place of ____ in the following questions
5. 6 ,3 ,3 ,4.5 ,9 , ?

(1)22.5
(2)25
(3)30
(4)32.5
(5) 27

6.9 , 28 ,65 , 126 , ?

(1)234
(2)230
(3)217
(4)216
(5) 220

7. 1 ,5 , 3 , 9 , 5, 13 ,7 , 17,11, 21 ,?

(1)13
(2)23
(3)19
(4)23
(5) none of these

Directions (8-12): Study the given information carefully
A basket contains 6 blue, 2 red, 4 green and 3 yellow balls.

8.If 2 balls are picked at random, what is the probability that either both are green or both are yellow?

(1) 2/5
(2) 3/35
(3) 1/3
(4) 3/91
(5) None of these

9.If 5 balls are picked at random, what is the probability that at least one is blue?

(1) 137/143
(2) 9/91
(3) 18/455
(4) 2/5
(5) None of these

10.If 2 balls are picked at random, what is the probability that both are blue?

(1) 1/5
(2) 8/91
(3) 2/15
(4) 2/27
(5) None of these

11.If 4 balls are picked at random, what is the probability that 2 are red and 2 are green?

(1) 4/15
(2) 5/27
(3) 1/3
(4) 2/455
(5) None of these

12.If 3 balls are picked at random, what is the probability that none is yellow?

(1) 3/455
(2) 1/5
(3) 44/91
(4) 4/5
(5) None of these

Direction(13-15):Find the approximate value
13.9837+315 X 6-77 X 13+10% of 1500

(1)10600
(2)10850
(3)11200
(4)10700
(5)11000

14.12 X 13+105% of 993 +879/18 +15

(1)1150
(2)1170
(3)1185
(4)1200
(5) 1215

15.12833 + 133 % of 1655 -7/5 of 3533

(1)9000
(2)10000
(3)10500
(4)11000
(5) 9500

Answer :

1) 3
2) 1
3) 1
4) 2
5) 1
6) 3
7) 1
8) 2
9) 1
10) 5
11) 4
12) 3
13. 2
14. 4
15. 2

Hints:

1. valid votes got by other person = 8400 *36/100 =3024

2. let Speed of man = x and speed of stream = y
48/(x+y) + 48/(x-y) = 14
4/(x+y) = 3/(x-y)
on solving, y = 1km/hr

3.let Speed of Boat = x and speed of stream = y
So distance is same,
so 2/(x+y)= 1/(x-y)
on solving x= 3y
x:y = 3:1

4. let total person was x
x*45= (x+500)*40
on solcing x= 4000
5. 22.5
6. 217
7. 13
8. probability either both at green or either both are yellow = (4c2+3c2)/(15c2) = 9/105 =3/35
9. 1- 9c5/15c5 =137/143
10. 6c2/15c2 = 1/7
11. 2c2*4c2/15c4 =2/445
12. 12c3/15c3 = 44/91
13. option 2(approx)
14. option 4(approx)

15. option 2(approx)

Banking English

English Questions for SBI PO Main Exam 2015

English Questions for SBI Main Exam 2015

Here i an English quiz questions which is very important for the SBI Main 2015 Examination.

Directions (Q. 1-10): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful.

Gandhiji once said, “I would say that if the village perishes, India will perish too. India will be (1) more India. Her own mission in the world will get (2). The (3) of the village is possible only when it is no more (4). Industrialization on a mass scale will (5) lead to passive or active exploitation of the villagers as the problem (6) competition and marketing come in. Therefore, we have to (7) on the village being self contained, manufacturing mainly for use. Provided this character of the village industry is (8) there would be no objection to villagers using even the modern machines and tools that they can make and (9) to use. Only, they (10) not be used as a means of exploitation of others.”

1.
1) certainly
2) scarcely
3)much
4) no
5) any

1. (4)

2.
1) lost
2) extension
3) elevated
4) flourished
5) jeopardy

2. (1)

3.
1) rehabilitation
2) pruning
3) revival
4) devastation
5) atonement

3. (3)

4.
1) Denuded
2) exploited
3) contaminated
4) populated
5) ruined

4. (2)

5.
1) passionately
2) surprisingly
3) scarcely
4) never
5) necessarily

5. (5)

6.
1) forming
2) enhancing
3) between
4) of
5) with

6. (4)

7.
1) concentrate
2) ponder
3) imagine
4) ensure
5) decide

7. (1)

8.
1) regained
2) neglected
3) maintained
4) thwarted
5) abolished

8. (3)

9.
1) prepare
2) afford
3) hesitate
4) propose
5) plan

9. (2)

10.
1) can
2) could
3) need
4) would
5) should

10. (5)

Directions: (11- 15) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

11. My secretary is so 1)/ careful of her work that 2)/ none has so far found 3)/ any error in her work. 4)/ No error 5)

11. (2) Replace 'of ' with 'in'.

12. Our conclusion is that 1)/ between Vinayak and 2)/ Lobo, Vinayak is 3)/ the most honest. 4)/ No error 5)

12. (4) There is a comparison between two persons so it should be 'more honest' in place of most honest'.

13. The new project group 1)/ would first look into the tender conditions 2)/ of both basic and value-added 3)/ services before submit its bid. 4)/ No error 5)

13. (4) It should be 'submitting' because after preposition the verb generally takes V+ ing. Here 'before' is a preposition hence 'submit' should be 'submitting.'

14. I would have committed 1)/ the same mistake of signing 2)/ the sale deed if my agent 3)/ would not have forewarned me. 4)/ No error 5)

14. (4) Replace 'would not have' with 'had not.'

15. The team leaders encourages 1)/ the participants who have 2)/ difficulty in performing 3)/ the assigned task. 4)/ No error 5)

15. (1) 'team leaders encourages' should be replaced with 'team leaders encourage.'

GK Updates

20 June 2015 - Daily GK Update

China launched world’s first electric passenger aircraft BX1E.

i)China launched the world’s first electric passenger aircraft named BX1E that could be used in pilot training, tourism, meteorology and rescue operations.
ii)The aircraft was designed together by Shenyang Aerospace University and Liaoning General Aviation Academy located in the northeastern Liaoning Province of China.

Sushma Swaraj leaves for New York for International Yoga Day event

i)External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today left for New York where she is going to participate in the International Yoga Day event being organised by the Indian Mission at the United Nations.
ii)She will represent India next week in Nepal at a global donors' conference aimed at raising funds for the earthquake-hit country(Nominated by PM Shri Narendra Modi).

Serbia edge Brazil in final to clinch Fifa U-20 World Cup title.

i) Serbia pulled off a historic 2-1 win in extra time to beat heavily favoured Brazil in the final of the Fifa Under-20 World Cup in Auckland on Saturday.
ii) Serbia, playing in the FIFA U-20 World Cup for the first time as an independent nation, will leave as its champions.Auckland's North Harbour Stadium. Nemanja Maksimovic's decisive, 118th-minute goal settled the final 2-1 in favour of the delirious Serbians, and left five-time champions Brazil to settle for silver.

Haryana launches Village Mentoring Project(VMP) to uplift villagers.

i)The Haryana Government today launched a Village Mentoring Project (VMP) to improve healthcare and education of the villagers with a special emphasis on girl child.
ii) The project would create awareness among the villagers about various issues including educating girl child, health, financial matters etc

Brightest Galaxy in Early Universe named after Cristiano Ronaldo as CR7

i)Scientists in third week of June 2015 named a newly discovered galaxy after Portuguese football player Cristiano Ronaldo. The galaxy was labeled as CR7 (COSMOS Redshift 7).
ii)CR7 is three times brighter than the brightest distant galaxy known till now, called Himiko. This brightest galaxy was discovered in the early universe that contains the first generation of stars. For this discovery, they used ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT).

PM to launch 3 flagship schemes for urban revamp on June 25.

i) The three big ticket projects — Smart Cities Mission, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and the Housing for All, now named as Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), are worth Rs. four lakh crore.
ii)It marks a red-letter day in the history of urban development in the country with the simultaneous launch of AMRUT, PMAY and Smart Cities Mission.
iii) The Prime Minister will also release operational guidelines for the three urban missions besides unveiling logos and tag lines, according to a senior Urban Development Ministry official.

Nikesh Arora appointed SoftBank President

i)India-born former Google executive Nikesh Arora has been appointed the President of Japan’s telecommunications giant SoftBank Corp that paid the “rising star” a whopping US$135 million for the financial year 2014.
ii)Arora, 47, who earlier held the vice president’s post, was appointed company president and chief operating officer at a general meeting of shareholders here yesterday.

India Unlimited’ to boost synergies between Indian and Swedish entrepreneurs.

i)India Unlimited ∞ - a platform for connecting India and Sweden in every field where both stand to gain.
ii)Seeking synergies between Swedish and Indian entrepreneurship, Indian mission in Sweden has launched ‘India Unlimited’ platform.
iii)The aim of the platform ‘India Unlimited’ is promoting Brand India in Sweden and Brand Sweden in India.

State Government initiative to make Arunachal an organic state.

i) In a bid to make Arunachal Pradesh a hundred per cent organic state, the State government decided to launch “State Soil Health Mission”.The programme aims at proper documentation of soil health and preparation of soil map.
ii)Arunachal Pradesh government which is among the top five states for devolution of powers to Panchayati Raj, has initiated steps to strengthen the urban local self-governance to enhance revenue base of urban local bodies.

GK Updates

19 June 2015 - Daily GK Update

19 June 2015 - Daily GK update:

India set for World Yoga Day on 21 June 2015.

i) International day of yoga is also called as the world yoga day. United Nations General Assembly has declared 21st of June as an International Yoga Day on 11th of December in 2014.Launching a particular date of practicing yoga all across the world and celebrating as yoga day was initiated by the Indian Prime Minister to the United Nations General Assembly.
ii) Official name of this day is UN International Yoga Day and also called as Yoga Day. It is a worldwide event celebrated by the people of all countries through practicing yoga, meditation, debates, meetings, discussions, variety of cultural performances, etc.World Yoga Day or International Day of Yoga would be celebrated by the people throughout the world first time on 21st of June in 2015, at Sunday.

SBI launches online forex platform

i)State Bank of India (SBI), the country’s largest bank, has launched SBI eforex, an Internet-based platform that enables customers to book their foreign exchange transactions online.
ii) This smart platform facilitates the customers of the bank to obtain forex rates without having to physically visit the branch.
iii) SBI eforex is an innovative platform incorporating robust security features and is designed to be user-friendly, fast and convenient. It is a highly flexible product offering the facility to the customers to customise and set their own limits for deal size, daily transaction limits etc. Details of all deals done are made available to the users on a real-time basis.
iv) Under the forex segment, SBI had recently launched 'Fx Out' which enables sending of foreign currency remittances from any its branches in India.

Gandhi medals to mark his 33 years of freedom struggle

i) Now among the various Gandhi souvenirs and memorabilia that has been sold and collected for over the past half a century, will be added a set of limited-edition medallions highlighting milestones in his 33 years (1914-1947) of freedom struggle.
ii) Alok Goyal, a Kolkata-based numismatic dealer, has created a series of medals on Father of the Nation. So far, he has marketed five such medals beginning with Gandhi’s return to India from South Africa in 1914.
iii) The sixth in the series to will hit the market on June 20 to commemorate 75 years of Netaji's last meeting with Gandhiji before leaving India in early 1941. Each of the series will have just 500 medals and are being sold at Rs. 1,000 a piece.The next two in the series would be on Gandhi-led civil disobedience movement and the movement against untouchablility.
iv)Goyal-designed Gandhi medals were being manufactured a private German mint. He earlier had marketed commemorative coins with divine icon of Lord Venkateswara, in association with a Lichenstein company Coin Invest Trust and under a license from the Republic of Palau.

China and Australia formally sign free trade agreement

i)China and Australia have signed a trade agreement that is set to increase market access for Australian beef and wine exporters while boosting Chinese carmakers and electronics producers who wish to sell their goods to Australians.
ii) One flashpoint is the inclusion of an investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) clause, which grants foreign companies the right to sue governments for breaching commitments in such agreements.The Australian union movement has also raised concerns about the access to be granted to Chinese citizens under labour market provisions.
iii) The Australian prime minister, Tony Abbott, said the agreement would give each nation “unprecedented access to each other’s markets” and pointed to the reduction in tariffs imposed on trade.
“It removes barriers to Australian agricultural exports across a range of products, including beef, dairy, lamb, wine, horticulture and seafood,”

India offers Tanzania expertise in natural gas sector

i) India on Friday offered its expertise to Tanzania in development of its potentially rich natural gas sector and decided to extend e-tourist visa to people of the African nation even as the two countries signed eight MoUs to expand engagements in diverse areas.During extensive talks Prime Minister Narendra Modi had with Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, both the countries also decided to establish a Joint Working Group to strengthen cooperation in counter terrorism.
ii)The MoUs signed included a loan agreement between Exim Bank and Tanzanian government on a line of credit for $ 268.35 million for extension of a pipeline project and cooperation in the field of hydrology, tourism and agriculture.India is the largest trading partner of Tanzania in Africa with bilateral trade in 2013-14 being more than $4 billion.

Union Government launched weather alert service NOWCAST

i) Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh launched a weather alert service named NOWCAST.NOWCAST will be used to send SMS alerts on extreme weather data like hailstorm, thunderstorm and squall originated by India Meteorological Department (IMD) to over one crore farmers whose mobile numbers are registered on government’s mKisan portal.Further, the mKisan portal will send warning SMSs to farmers located in affected district/blocks. These warnings will help the farmers to take precautionary measures as needed and feasible.
ii)The SMS will be sent in English, Hindi and regional languages as per farmers’ request.This technological break-through is a collaborative effort between mKisan Portal developed by DAC, weather technologies adopted by IMD and GIS Portal of NIC.
iii)Radha Mohan Singh also launched Insurance Web-Portals for Farmers (www.farmer.gov.in/insurance) that will enable farmers to insure their crops under three schemes.
iv)Prevailing provisions under which farmers can insure their crops are

National Agriculture Insurance Scheme (NAIS)
Modified National Insurance Scheme (MNAIS)
Weather based Crop Insurance Scheme (WBCIS)
Besides, Coconut Palm Insurance Scheme (CPIS) also is applicable in some parts of the country.

Aakar Patel appointed as Executive Director of Amnesty International India

i) Journalist and writer Aakar Patel appointed as Executive Director of Amnesty International (AI) India. He will head AI India’s operations and its efforts to end human rights abuses in India and worldwide.Patel as the organization’s chief political advisor, strategist and spokesperson will give direction to its goal of being an independent, effective, and deep-rooted organization in India.
ii) Patel’s previous work include
India: Low Trust Society (2015)
Rights and Wrongs, a report on the 2002 Gujarat riots which he co-authored
Worked as a columnist with publications in India and Pakistan
Television and radio work as an independent expertiii) In a country-wide campaign, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is organising yoga sessions for India Inc on Sunday (June 21), the International Day of Yoga. Thousands of representatives of industry, including CEOs, employees and family members, are rolling out their yoga mats to participate in the event.

Banking RBI Assistant Reasoning Reasoning Quiz

Reasoning Questions for RBI Assistant 2015

Reasoning Questions for RBI Assistant 2015

Directions (1-5): Study the following information and answer the given questions. A word and number arrangement machine, when given an input line of words, rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and the steps of rearrangement.

Input: 96 gain 63 forest 38 78 deep house

Step I: deep 96 gain 63 forest 38 78 house
Step II: deep 38 96 gain 63 forest 78 house
Step III: deep 38 forest gain 96 63 78 house
Step IV: deep 38 forest 63 gain 96 78 house
Step V: deep 38 forest 63 gain 78 96 house
Step VI: deep 38 forest 63 gain 78 house 96 and Step VI is the last step of the rearrangement of the above input. As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.

1.Input: train 59 47 25 over burden 63 sky.

Which of the following steps will be the last one?

(1) VI
(2) V
(3) IV
(4) VII
(5) None of these

Ans: (1)

2.Input: service 46 58 96 over there desk 15

Which of the following will be step VI?

(1) desk 15 over service 46 58 96 there
(2) desk 15 over 46 service there 58 96
(3) desk 15 over 46 service there 58 96
(4) desk 15 over 46 service 58 96 there
(5) There will be no such step

Ans: (5)

3.Step II of an input is:

below 12 93 house floor 69 57 task

Which of the following will definitely be the input?

(1) 93 house 69 57 below task floor 12
(2) 93 house below 69 57 task floor 12
(3) 93 house floor 69 57 task below 12
(4) Cannot be determined
(5) None of these

Ans: (4)

4.Step III of an input is :

art 24 day 83 71 54 star power

Which of the following steps will be the last one?

(1) V
(2) VIII
(3) IX
(4) VII
(5) None of these

Ans: (4)

5.Step II of an input is :

cold 17 wave 69 never desk 52 43

How many more steps will be required to complete the rearrangement?

(1) Six
(2) Five
(3) Four
(4)Three
(5)None of these

Ans: (3)

Directions (6-9): Each question consists of three statements followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. Consider the statements to be true even if they are in variance with the commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow from the given statements using all the “three” statements together.

6.Statements:

a. All letters are words.

b. Some words are cubes.

c. Some cubes are cuboids.

Conclusions:

I. Some cuboids are words.

II. Some cubes are letters.

III All letters are cuboids.

IV. Some letters are not cuboids.

(1) All follows.
(2) None follows.
(3) Only I, II and III follows.
(4) Only IV follows.
(5) Only either III or IV follows.

Ans: (5)

7.Statements:

a. No eyes are ears.

b. All ears are drums.

c. All drums are sound.

Conclusions:

I.All eyes are sound.

II.Some drums are not eyes.

III.Some eyes are not sound.

IV.Some drums are sound.

(1) All follows.
(2) Only II and IV follows.
(3) Only II, III and IV follows.
(4) Only either I or III follows
(5) Only II, IV and either I or III follow.

Ans: (5)

8.Statements:

a. Some pillows are covers.

b. No covers are sheets.

c. No sheets are beds.

Conclusions:

I. No covers are beds.

II. Some pillows are not sheets.

III Some sheets are not pillows.

IV. Some pillows are not beds.

(1) Only either II or III follows.
(2) Only II follows.
(3) Only I, II and III follows.
(4) None follows
(5) None of these

Ans: (2)

9.Statements:

a.No blacks are greens.

b.All yellows are reds.

c.Some reds are not blacks.

Conclusions:

I.Some yellows are not blacks.

II. Some greens are not blacks.

III Some blacks are not yellows.

IV. Some greens are blacks.

(1) All follows.
(2) Only II follows.
(3) Only II and IV follows.
(4) None follows
(5) None of these.

Ans: (2)

Directions (10-14): Study the following information carefully to answer the questions below:

Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing the center. ‘D’ is between ‘A’ and ‘E’ only. ‘F’ is second to the left of ‘E’. ‘B’ is between ‘C’ and ‘G’ only. ‘F’ is between ‘G’ and ‘H’ only.

10.Who is fourth to the right of ‘B’?

(1) H
(2) D
(3) A
(4) F
(5) None of these

Ans: (5)

11.In which of the following pairs, second person is to the immediate left of the first person?

(1) ‘H,E’
(2) ‘D,A’
(3) ‘B,G’
(4) ‘B,C’
(5) None of these

Ans: (4)

12.Which of the following is definitely true?

(1) D is second to the left of H.
(2) A is second to the right of E.
(3) C is to the immediate right of B.
(4) E is to the immediate left of C.
(5) None of the above.

Ans: (2)

13.Who is the immediate left of ‘A’?

(1) D
(2) A
(3) F
(4) H
(5) None of these

Ans: (1)

14.Who is third to the right of ‘G’?

(1) E
(2) A
(3) C
(4) D
(5) None of these

Ans: (1)

15.In a certain code language ‘ROAD’ is written as ‘URDG’. How is swan written in that code?

(1) UXDQ
(2) VZCQ
(3) VZCP
(4) VZDQ
(5) Cannot be determined.

Ans: (4)

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