Entertainment Awards 2015

DADA SAHEB PHALKE AWARD (MAY 2015)

Winner: Shashi Kapoor

The Dada Saheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in cinema. It is presented annually at the National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals, an organization set up by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

FILMFARE AWARDS (JANUARY 2015)

The 60th Filmfare Awards were held to honor the best films of 2014 from the Hindi-language film industry on the 31st of January, 2015 at the Yash Raj Studio in Mumbai.

Best Actor  (Male): Shahid Kapoor – Haider; Director- Vishal Bhardwaj

Best Actor  (Female): Kangana Ranaut – Queen; Director- Vikas Behl

Best Film: Queen *Director – Vikas Behl

Best Director: Vikas Bahl – Queen

Best Story: Rajat Kapoor - Ankhon Dekhi

Best Playback Singer (Male): Ankit Tiwari; Galliyan 

Best Playback Singer (Female): Kanika Kapoor; Baby doll (Ragini MMS 2)

NATIONAL FILM AWARDS (MARCH 2015)

The 62nd National Film Awards ceremony is an event during which the Directorate of Film Festivals presents its annual National Film Awards to honor the best films of 2014 in the Indian cinema. The awards were announced on March 24, 2015 and the ceremony was held on May 3, 2015.

Best Hindi Film: Queen; Director: Vikas Bahl

Best Feature Film: Court; Director: Chaitanya Tamhane

Best Actor: Vijay ,"Nanu Avanalla Avalu" (Kannada)

Best Actress: Kangana Ranaut, "Queen" (Hindi)

Best Popular Film: Mary Kom (Hindi); Director: Omung Kumar

Best Music Direction: Haider  (Hindi)

BAFTA AWARDS (FEBRUARY 2015)

The 68th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, were held on 8 February 2015 at the Royal Opera House in London, to honour the best British and international contributions to film in 2014
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Best Film: Boyhood
Leading Actress: Julianne Moore (Still Alice)
Leading Actor: Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything)
Director: Boyhood (Richard Linklater)
Outstanding British Film: The Theory of Everything

CANNES FILM FESTIVAL (MAY 2015)

Winner: Neeraj Ghaywan (Director)
The 68th annual Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 May 2015. Here are the winners from the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.
         
In a huge boost to Indian cinema, debutant director Neeraj Ghaywan’s Masaan won the prestigious critics prize in the Un Certain Regard category, which runs parallel to the competition for the main prize, Palme d’Or, at the 68th Cannes Film Festival

GRAMMY AWARDS (FEBRUARY 2015)
The 57th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 8, 2015, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

Record of the Year: Sam Smith – Stay With Me
Song of the Year: Stay With Me
Album of the Year: Morning Phase by Beck Hansen

GOLDEN KELA AWARD (MARCH 2015)

They were held in March 2015. And the Golden Kela Award goes to:

Worst Actor (Male): Arjun Kapoor for Gunday & Everything Else
Worst Actor (Female): Sonakshi Sinha for Action Jackson, Lingaa and Holiday
Worst Film: Humshakals
Worst Director: Prabhu Deva for Action Jackson

SBI & IBPS : Reasoning Questions Quiz - 10

Directions (1-10): In the following questions @, #, %,* and $ are used according to following meaning:

• 'D@Q' means, 'D is not smaller than Q.'
• 'D#Q' means, 'D is not greater than Q.'
• 'D%Q' means, 'D is neither greater than nor equal to Q.'
• 'D*Q' means, 'D is neither smaller nor greater than Q.'
• 'D$Q' means, 'D is neither smaller than nor equal to Q.'

Now in each of the following questions assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the conclusions I, II and III given below them is/are definitely true and give your answer accordingly.

Q.1. Statements: M%R, R#T, T*N

Conclusions: I. N*R
II. N$R
III. N$M

• (1) All are true.
•   (2) Only either I or II is true.
• (3) Only either I or II and III are true.
• (4) Only either I or III and II are true.
• (5) None of these

Ans: (3)

Q.2. Statements: J#N, K@N, T$K
Conclusions: I. J%T
II. T$N
III. N@J

• (1) None is true.
• (2) Only I and II are true.
• (3) Only II and III are true.
• (4) Only I and III are true.
• (5) All are true.

Ans: (5)

Q.3. Statements: B*D, D@H, H%F
Conclusions: I. B*F
II. B$F
III. D$F

• (1) None is true.
• (2) Only either I or II is true.
• (3) Only either I or II and III is true.
• (4) Only III is true.
• (5) All are true.

Ans: (1)

Q.4. Statements: T$K, K#R, R*M
Conclusions: I. M*K
II. M%T
III. M$K

• (1) All are true.
• (2) Only either I or III is true.
• (3) Only either I or II is true.
• (4) Only either II or III is true.
• (5) None of these

Ans: (2)

Q.5. Statements: V@M, A$M, R#V
Conclusions: I. R#A
II. V@A
III. R$M

• (1) Only I is true.
• (2) Only II is true.
• (3) Only III is true.
• (4) None is true.
• (5) All are true.

Ans: (4)

Q.6. Statements: L$E@G, E%F, R@F
Conclusions: I. R$G
II. L$G
III. G%F

• (1) All are true.
• (2) Only II is true.
• (3) Only III is true.
• (4) None is true.
• (5) Only I is true.

Ans: (1)

Q.7. Statements: S@T, Q$N, T*N, Q*O
Conclusions: I. S$N
II. N%O
III. N*O

• (1) None is true.
• (2) Either I or III is true.
•   (3) Only I is true.
• (4) Only II is true.
• (5) None of these

Ans: (4)

Q.8. Statements: H@J, J*K, L$K, K@M
Conclusions: I. K#M
II. L$J
III. H@K

• (1) Only II and III are true.
• (2) Only II is true.
• (3) Only III is true.
• (4) None is true.
• (5) None of these

Ans: (1)

Q.9. Statements: P#Q, Q*R, V*R, R@S
Conclusions: I. R%P
II. Q@S
III. S$Q

• (1) Only I is true.
• (2) Only I and II are true.
• (3) Only III is true.
• (4) None is true.
• (5) None of these

Ans: (5)

Q.10. Statements: P$M, M*N, N$O, Z@O
Conclusions: I. P*Z
II. M*O
III. N%P

• (1) All are true.
• (2) Only I and II are true.
• (3) Only III is true.
• (4) Only I is true.
• (5) None of these

Ans: (3)

SBI & IBPS : Math Questions Quiz - 10

Problem Based on Average

Q.1) The average of five numbers is 27. If one number is excluded, the average becomes 25. The excluded no. is?


Ans: 35

Q.2) The average of 50 numbers is 30. If two numbers, 35 and 40 are discarded, then average of the remaining is (approx.)? 

Ans: 29.68

Q.3) The average of 7 consecutive numbers is 20, then largest number is?

Ans: 23

Q.4) The average of non zero number and its square is 5 times the number. The number is? 

Ans: 9

Q.5) The average of 50 natural numbers is- 

Ans: 25.5

Q.6) Of the 4 numbers, whose average is 60, the first is one-fourth of the sum of the last three. The first number is- 

Ans: 48

Q.7) The average of score of cricketer for ten matches is 38.9 runs. If the average for the first six matches is 42, then find the average for the last four matches?

Ans: 34.25

Q.8) The average age of 36 students is 15 years. When teacher’s age is included to it, the average increased by 1.What is the teacher’s age? 

Ans: 52 years

Q.9) The average weight of 8 persons increases by 2.5 kg when a new person comes in place of one of them weighing 40 kg . What is the weight of new person?

Ans: 60 kg

Q.10) A batsman makes a score of 87 runs in the 17th inning and thus increases his average by 3 runs. Find his average after 17th inning. 

Ans: 39

SBI & IBPS : Computer Questions Quiz - 22

1. Machine language is also called __________.

• (1) Assembly Language
• (2) Binary Language
• (3) High Level Language
• (4) HTML Language
• (5) COBOL Language

Ans. (1) 

2. A truth table defines the _________of a logic function for all possible _________.

• (1) Input -- Outputs
• (2) Output – Inputs 
• (3) Process -- Inputs
• (4) Input – Processes
• (5) Output---Store

Ans. (1) 

3. A _________translates a high-level language (that is easy to understand for humans) into a language that the computer can understand.

• (1) Computer
• (2) Transistor
• (3) Compiler
• (4) Device
• (5) Decoder

Ans. (3) 

4. Today’s computers are based on the technology of ___________.

• (1) Punch cards
• (2) Vacuum tubes
• (3) Transistors
• (4) Resistors
• (5) CPU

Ans (3) 

5. To display a radio button on the web page, we use ___ tag.

• (1) INPUTBUTTON
• (2) INPUT
• (3) LABEL
• (4) RADIO
• (5) CHECKBOX

Ans (4) 

6. What is software add –ons?

• (1) ActiveX controls
• (2) OLE framework
• (3) Web Page
• (4) All
• (5) None of these

Ans. (1) 

7. When the user needs something to be done by the computer, he/she gives instructions in the form of _____ to computer ____.

• (1) Software, Hardware
• (2) Hardware, Software
• (3) System Software, Application Software
• (4) Graph, Monitor
• (5) Software, Peripheral

Ans. (3) 

8. _______ consists of cells arranged in rows & columns

• (1) Spreadsheets Software
• (2) Word processor
• (3) Presentation Software
• (4) Microsoft Paint Software
• (5) Microsoft Power point

Ans. (1) 

9. Which one is correct?

• (1) <BODY></BODY>
• (2) <body></body>
• (3) Both <BODY></BODY> and <body></body>
• (4) <BODY/>
• (5) <BREAK> <BREAK/>

Ans. (3) 

10. _____ was designed as a replacement for typewriter.

• (1) Spreadsheet Software
• (2) Word Processor Software
• (3) Presentation Software
• (4) Database Software
• (5) Internet Explorer

Ans. (2) 

SBI & IBPS : Reasoning Questions Quiz - 9

Q.In these questions relationship between different elements is shown in the statements. These statements are followed by two conclusions.

Mark answer.

1. If only conclusion I is true.
2. If only conclusion II is true.
3. If either conclusion I or II is true.
4. If neither conclusion I nor II is true.
5. If both conclusions I and II are true.

1 . Statements - E=N, U>S, C>S, C>K, N<S
    Conclusions- (I) U > E (II) C = N

Answer : 1

2. Statements - Y>Z, Y<A, P>A, L<Z
    Conclusions - (I) P = L (II) P > L

Answer : 2

3. Statements - T = A, T > C, H < C, W < A
    Conclusions - (I) T > W (II) T = W

Answer : 3

4. Statements - M=A, M<O, O<T, A>S
    Conclusions - (I) T > S (II) T = S

Answer : 4

5. Statements - G>O, L<O, I>C, G=I
    Conclusions - (I) G > C (II) G > L

Answer : 5

6. Statements - U>D, G>E, G>D, U>B
    Conclusions - (I) B > G (II) B = G

Answer : 4

7. Statements- A = B > C < D = E < F
    Conclusions- (I) F > B (II) B > D

Answer : 4

8. Statements- P > M > Q, Q > Z > N
    Conclusions- (I) M > Z (II) N < P

Answer : 5

9. Statements- X > Y, Y > Z, Z = V, V < W
    Conclusions- (I) Y = V (II) Y > V

Answer : 2

10. Statements- D > B, C > K, K < N, B < C, N < E
     Conclusions- (I) D > N (II) K > C

Answer : 4

SBI & IBPS : Math Questions Quiz - 9

Problem On Numbers

Q.1) A number is as much greater than 36 as is less than 86. Find the number? 

Ans: 61

Q.2) The sum it’s reciprocal and its number is 13/6. Find the number? 

Ans: 2/3 or 3/2

Q.3) If three numbers are added in pairs, the sums equal 10, 19, 21. Find the smallest numbers?

Ans: 4

Q.4) The sum of the squares of three consecutive odd numbers is 2531. Find the second largest numbers?

Ans: 29

Q.5) The average of four consecutive even numbers is 27. Find the largest numbers?

Ans: 30

Q.6) If the sum of a number and its square is 182, what is the number?

Ans: 13

Q.7) Three numbers are in the ratio 4:5:6 and their average is 25. The largest number is-

Ans: 30

Q.8) The sum of two numbers is 25 and difference is 13. Find their product.

Ans: 114

Q.9) The sum of three consecutive multiples of 3 is 72.what is the largest number?

Ans: 27

Q.10) 243 have been divided into three parts such that half of the first part, one third of the second part and one fourth of the third part are equal. The largest part is- 

Ans: 108

SBI & IBPS : Computer Questions Quiz - 21

1. MICR stands for ______.

• (1) Micro Ink Character Reader
• (2) Mono Ink Character Reader
• (3) Mobile Ink Character Reader
• (4) Magnetic Ink Character reader
• (5) None of above

Ans. (4) 

2. The smallest storage unit of memory is ____.

• (1) Byte
• (2) Kilobyte
• (3) Bit
• (4) Megabyte
• (5) None of above

Ans. (3) 

3. Virtual memory is ________.

• (1) RAM
• (2) Extend memory created on Hard disk used by CPU.
• (3) A backup storage
• (4) ROM
• (5) None of above

Ans. (2) 

4. Extension of MS-EXCEL file is ______.

• (1) .doc
• (2) .txt
• (3) .cvr
• (4) .xls or .xlsx
• (5) None of above

Ans. (4) 

5. The system software which controls the overall activities of a computer system is _____.

• (1) Database management system
• (2) Processor
• (3) Operating System
• (4) Image processing software
• (5) None of above

Ans. (3) 

6. Mobile computing is used for _________.

• (1) Transferring data from one computer to another
• (2) Transferring goods
• (3) Buying and selling product or services over internet through hand held devices
• (4) Mobile data transfer
• (5) None of above

Ans. (3)

7. To reload a fresh copy of web page that is previously visited, we need to do following activity ____.

• (1) Click on refresh button
• (2) Shift + Refresh button
• (3) Ctrl + Refresh button
• (4) Stop button
• (5) None of above

Ans. (2) 

8. URL stands for ______.

• (1) Uniform Resource Locator
• (2) Universal Resource Location
• (3) Unique Resource Location
• (4) Under Resource Location
• (5) None of above

Ans. (1) 

9. The process of studying consumer’s purchasing behavior to support marketing strategies, inventory management and pricing decision is called____.

• (1) Data manipulation
• (2) Data abstraction
• (3) Data mining
• (4) Database service
• (5) None of above

Ans. (3) 

10. A collection of sheets in MS-EXCEL is known as _______.

• (1) Work area
• (2) Workbook
• (3) Worksheet
• (4) File
• (5) None of above

Ans. (3) 

English Questions - 3

Directions (1-10): In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

After ten years of (1) inflation, prices have spiked 7.5% in the third week of July. This looks scary- after all. Indian had got used to prices crawling up by 2% in the last two years, and a 10- year average inflation rate of about 5%- but you shouldn’t worry. This burst of inflation is the result of three  factors that have come together unexpectedly, are unlikely to (2) for long and are unlikely to (3) up together again A (4) rise in global oil prices, a monsoon that arrived late and a spike in global metal prices. North Sea crude has crossed $42 per barrel, driven up by low petroleum (5) and soaring demand in the US as war production heats up. Oil markets are also spooked by the (6) of  Russian oil supplies falling on the back of the Yukos-Sibneft probe. There’s little that the government can do to (7) users from soaring oil prices-indeed, it shouldn’t, if it wants to (8) efficiency. Higher transport costs have pushed up rates of vegetables and fruits; farm produce could also get affected by rains that arrived too late for kharif sowing. China is (9) up steel and other metals from all over the world to (10) a construction boom ahead of the 2008 Olympics, making metal prices soar all over the world, and sparking inflation in India. 

1.

• (1) mere   
• (2) moderate 
• (3) retarding  
• (4) vehement  
• (5) dull 

Ans: (2)

2.

• (1) Obsitnate  
• (2) constitute  
• (3) persist  
• (4) repeat  
• (5)normalize  

 Ans: (3) 

3.

• (1) go   
• (2) scarmble  
• (3) mount  
• (4) yield  
• (5)crop 

Ans: (5)

4.

• (1) sustained  
• (2) suspicious  
• (3) horrifice  
• (4) erratic  
• (5) favourable 

Ans: (3)

5.

• (1) lists   
• (2) trades  
• (3) services   
• (4) inventories  
• (5) details 

Ans: (2)

6.

• (1) prospect  
• (2) progress  
• (3) view  
• (4) extent  
• (5) deposit 

Ans: (3)

7.

• (1) support   
• (2) ignore  
• (3) propel  
• (4) prolong  
• (5) insulate 

Ans: (5)

8.

• (1) position  
• (2) promote  
• (3) process  
• (4) pass  
• (5) form 

Ans: (2)

9.

• (1) hurrying  
• (2) passing  
• (3) paring  
• (4) gobbling   
• (5) throwing 

Ans: (4)

10.

• (1) keep   
• (2) make  
• (3) feed  
• (4) grow  
• (5) fight

Ans: (2)

Directions (11-15): Rearrange the following six sentences A, B, C, D, E and F in the the proper sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph, then answer the questions given below them. 

(A) It was further revived by a Boston publishing firm, and from that time Mother Goose continued grew in fame and interest till date. 

(B) The first collection of verses under her name was published in London in book form by John Newbery. 

(C) These were known long before they were designated as Mother Goose rhymes. 

(D) Some rhymes can be traced to popular ballads, folk songs and games, political satire, ancient proverbs, cries of street vendors, real or legendary events. 

(E) About twenty five years later the book  was reprinted in the United States in Worecester, Massachusetts. 

(F) In fact, until the eighteenth century Mother Goose did not have a name in print in English literature. 

11.Which of the following will be the LAST sentence? 

• (1).A
• (2).B
• (3).C
• (4).D
• (5).E

Ans: (1)

12.Which of the following will be the FOURTH sentence?

• (1).F
• (2).E
• (3).D
• (4).C
• (5).B

Ans: (5)

13.Which of the following will be the FIFTH sentence?

• (1).F
• (2).E
• (3).D
• (4).C
• (5).B

Ans: (2)

14.Which of the following will be the FIRST sentence?

• (1).A
• (2).B
• (3).C
• (4).D
• (5).E

Ans: (4)

15.Which of the following will be the SECOND sentence?

• (1).A
• (2).B
• (3).C
• (4).D
• (5).E

Ans: (3)

Current Affairs Questions - 3

1. The govt aims to train what number of people to become solar professionals over next three years to help solar product users access manpower for fixing snags easily?

• 1) 5,000 
• 2) 10,000
• 3) 20,000 
• 4) 25,000
• 5) 50,000

Ans: (5)

2. Who among the following was on 28 May appointed as the scientific advisor to the defence minister?

• 1) Avinash Chander 
• 2) GS Reddy 
• 3) RK Mathur 
• 4) VK Saraswat
• 5) None of these

Ans: (2)

3. Who among the following was on 28 May appointed as the new Director General of DRDO after a gap of several months?

• 1) Avinash Chander 
• 2) GS Reddy
• 3) S Christopher 
• 4) VK Saraswat
• 5) None of these

Ans: (3)

4. The central govt has come to rescue the country's largest public-private hydel project, Athena hydel project. The project is situated in which state?

• 1) Assam 
• 2) Arunachal Pradesh
• 3) Himachal Pradesh 
• 4) Sikkim
• 5) None of these

Ans: (4)

5. According to the UN FAO’s State of Food Security in the World 2015 report, the number of hungry people globally has declined from about one billion in 1990 to about ______today.

• 1) 875 million 
• 2) 795 million
• 3) 725 million 
• 4) 700 million
• 5) None of these

Ans: (2) 

6. During Narendra Modi's visit to Ulan Bator, recently, the Mongolian PM gifted ‘Kanthaka’ to his Indian counterpart. ‘Kanthaka’ is the name of a

• 1) dog 
• 2) cat
• 3) horse 
• 4) bull
• 5) None of these

Ans: (3) 

7. Which of the following states on 27 May decided to withdraw the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (Afspa) that was enforced in the state 18 years ago?

• 1) Manipur 
• 2) Assam
• 3) Jammu and Kashmir 
• 4) Tripura
• 5) None of these

Ans: (4)

8. The Railways will relaunch the premium trains service after making certain changes in the system from Jul. These trains will be called ________ trains.

• 1) Suvidha  
• 2) Priority
• 3) Vishisht 
• 4) Safari
• 5) None of these

Ans: (1)

9. According to the report, State of Food Security in the World 2015, released by the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization in Rome on 27 May, which country accounts for the highest estimated number of undernourished people in any single country as of now?

• 1) China 
• 2) India
• 3) Bangladesh 
• 4) Nepal
• 5) None of these

Ans: (2) 

10. The govt withdrew the proposal for setting up of the PDMA and shifting of regulation of G-Secs from RBI to Sebi from the Finance Bill. Here, what is full form of PDMA?

• 1) Public Debt Monitoring Agency 
• 2) Public Debt Management Agency
• 3) Public Debt Minimising Agency 
• 4) Public Debt Maintenance Agency
• 5) None of these 

Ans: (2)

30th May 2015 - Daily GK Update

1. RBI issues draft norms for mass transport pre-paid cards

• i. RBI has issued draft guidelines on mobility cards that will allow you to travel without cash in metros, buses and taxis carrying prepaid cards with value up to Rs. 2,000.
• ii. In a bid to boost prepaid payment instruments (PPIs) for commuting, RBI has introduced a new category of prepaid payment instruments that will be issued by the mass transit operators (such as metro or road transport).
• iii. The PPI- MTS (mass transit systems) will necessarily contain the Automated Fare Collection application related to the transit service and can be used at other merchants whose activities are allied to or are carried on within the premises of the transit system only,” RBI said in the draft circular, which will be open to comments and feedback.
• iv. With a minimum validity of six months from the issue date, the PPI- MTS will be reloadable with a balance limit of Rs. 2,000. No cash-out or refund will be permitted from these PPI, the central bank said.

2. Service Tax Rate @ 14% applicable from 1st June

• i. Finance Minister while presenting the Budget 2015  has increased the Service Tax Rate from 12.36% to flat 14%.
• ii. However, the date from which the new Service tax rate is applicable was not announced in the Budget. On 19th May, the Finance Ministry announced that the new Service Tax Rate @ 14% would be applicable from 1st June.
• iii. The rate of Service Tax for services provided before 1st June is 12.36% and for services provided after 1st June is 14%. 

3. India Outpaces China as GDP Rises by 7.5% in Q4

• i. The Indian economy expanded 7.3% in the year ended March, in line with the initial forecast and marginally higher than 6.9% recorded in the previous year, pointing to a soft recovery and strengthening the case for a rate cut on June 2 when Reserve Bank reviews monetary policy. 
• ii. The data released by India's statistics office on Friday showed gross domestic product (GDP) rose 7.5% in January-March 2015 compared with 6.7% —after a downward revision from 7.5% — in the October quarter, signalling a slight pickup. 
• iii. This comes as the US said that its GDP contracted 0.7% owing to shipping delays, dollar dominance and a harsh cold season. 
• iv.  The January-March growth is ahead of 7% recorded by China, in line with independent forecasts that India is set to take on the man tle of fastest-growing large economy in the current fiscal. China's economy expanded 7.4% in the 2014 calendar year. 

4. 7.8-magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan

• i. A powerful undersea earthquake south of Japan has shaken buildings in Tokyo.
• ii. The US Geological Survey said the 7.8-magnitude earthquake was centred 874km (543 miles) from the Japanese capital, at a depth of almost 700m.
• iii. It struck at 18:30 local time (11:30 GMT). Buildings in the capital swayed for almost a minute as the quake built in intensity.
• iv. Tokyo Electric Power Company said there were no abnormalities at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant following the quake. The runways at Tokyo's Narita airport were operating normally but the high-speed bullet train service between Tokyo and Osaka was halted due to a power outage.

5. Niti Aayog gets two new advisers; 10 new JS appointed

• i. Alok Kumar and Jitendra Kumar have been appointed as advisers in Niti Aayog for five years as part of a minor bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the government.
• ii. Alok is a 1993 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre while Jitendra (1987 batch) is Indian Forest Service officer of Uttarakhand cadre. 
• iii. Anna Roy has been appointed as Joint Secretary (JS) in the Department of Financial Services, an order issued by Department of Personnel and Training said. Roy, a 1992 batch officer of Indian Economic Service, will have tenure till October 31, 2017. She is working as a Director in the same department. 

6. Finance Minister inaugurated New Bank Note Paper Line unit in Hoshangabad, MP

• i. As part of Make in India, Finance Minister Arun Jaitely inaugurates Indigenous New Bank Note printing lines at Security Paper Mill in Hoshangabad. 
• ii. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurated the New Bank Note Paper Line of 6,000 metric tonnes capacity at Security Paper Mill, Hoshangabad in Madhya Pradesh.
• iii. The Bank Note Paper Line in Mysore with 12,000 Metric Tonnes capacity is expected to be commissioned by the year end. 
• iv. The government is expected to save foreign exchange worth 1,500 crore rupees by commissioning two new bank paper lines in Hoshangabad and Mysore for indigenously printing Indian currency.
• v. The production of the Bank Note paper from these two units will reduce the import considerably. This will also reduce possibility of diversion of the paper supplied by the foreign suppliers to the other destinations for the purpose of generating the fake currency.

7. Sepp Blatter Withstands Scandal and Criticism to Secure a Fifth Term

• i. Sepp Blatter began his fifth term as Fifa president in defiant mood, suggesting that he had survived a US-sponsored campaign to oust him, but admitted that world football’s governing body would have to work hard to repair relations with its sponsors.
• ii. Mr Blatter said he would have to repair relations with football’s biggest sponsors, including Visa and Coca-Cola, admitting that the storm of the past week had tarnished Fifa.
• iii. Fifa earned $1.6bn from sponsorship over the four-year cycle leading to the 2014 Brazil World Cup, 29 per cent of its total revenue.
• iv. He noted that the US had lost out to Qatar in the bidding to host the 2022 World Cup and said the US was the “number one sponsor” of Jordan, home of Prince Ali.

SBI & IBPS : Reasoning Questions Quiz - 8

1. Introducing a man woman said, that "he is the son of my mother's brother's father's son". Then how is woman related to that man?

• (1) Nephew 
• (2) Brother 
• (3) Son 
• (4) Cousin 
• (5) None of these

Ans: (5) 

2. Anand is son of Prema. Bhim is brother of Prema. Neha is daughter of Rashmi. Neha is sister of Bhim. How is Anand related to Rashmi ?

• (1) Son 
• (2) Grandfather 
• (3) Grandson 
• (4) Granddaughter 
• (5) None of these

Ans: (3) 

3. Golu is son of Bhola. Shim is daughter of Golu. Chintu is daughter of Dilip and Dilip is brother of Bhola. How is Chintu related to Shim?

• (1) Aunt 
• (2) Sister
• (3) Mother 
• (4) Mother-in-law 
• (5) None of these

Ans: (1)

4. Pointing to a photo Naveen said, "She is the daughter of only son of my grandfather". How is girl related to Naveen?

• (1) Sister 
• (2) Cousin 
• (3) Daughter 
• (4) Granddaughter 
• (5) None of these

Ans: (1) 

5. Z is mother of B but B is not the son of Z then how is B related to Z?

• (1) Brother 
• (2) Daughter 
• (3) Son 
• (4) Daughter in law 
• (5) None of these

Ans: (2) 

6. Pointing to Sudha Simon said, "Her mother's only daughter is my mother". How is Simon related to Sudha?

• (1) Brother 
• (2) Nephew 
• (3) Uncle 
• (4) Son 
• (5) None of these

Ans: (4)

7. A man said to a lady. "Sister of your mother's husband is my mother. How is man related to lady?

• (1) Cousin 
• (2) Son 
• (3) Nephew 
• (4) Brother 
• (5) None of these

Ans: (1) 

8. Pointing towards a girl Verma said, "She is the daughter of my mother's daughter". Then how is girl related to Verma?

• (1) Daughter 
• (2) Uncle 
• (3) Niece 
• (4) Nephew 
• (5) None of these

Ans: (3) 

9. Introducing a man woman said, that his father-in-law's father is my father-in-law. How the man related to the woman?

• (1) Son 
• (2) Son - in - law 
• (3) Mother 
• (4) Mother-in -law 
• (5) None of these

Ans: (2)

10. Pointing towards a man another man said, "He is the son of my father's sister". Then what is the relation between them?

• (1) Father - son 
• (2) Brother 
• (3) Cousin 
• (4) Uncle-Nephew
• (5) None of these

Ans: (3) 

SBI & IBPS : Math Questions Quiz - 8

Problem based on pipes and cisterns

Q.1) Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 20 and 30 minutes respectively. If both the pipes are used together, then how long it will take to fill the tank?

Ans: 12 minutes

Q.2) A water tank is two-fifth full. Pipe A can fill a tank in 10 minutes and pipe B can empty in 6 minutes. If both the pipes are open, how long will it take to empty or fill the tank completely?

Ans: 6 minutes

Q.3) Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 5 hours and 6 hours respectively. Pipe C can empty it in 12 hours. If all the three pipes are opened together, then the tank will be filled in.

Ans: 60/17  hours

Q.4) A leak in the bottom of a tank can empty the full tank in 6 hours. An inlet pipe fills water at the rate of 4 liters a minute. When the tank is full, the inlet is opened and due to the leak the tank is empty in 8 hours. The capacity of the tank (in liters) is-

Ans: 5760 liters

Q.5) A cistern can be filled in 9 hours but due to a leak at its bottom it takes 10 hours. If the cistern is full, then the time that the leak will take to make it empty will be?

Ans: 90 hours

Q.6) A and B can do a piece of work in 45 days and 40 days respectively. They began to do the work together but A leaves after some days and then B completed the remaining work in 23 days. The number of days after which A left the work was-

Ans: 9 days.

Q.7) 39 persons can repair a road in 12 days, working 5 hours a day. In how many days will 30 persons, working 6 hours a day, complete the work?

Ans: 13 days

Q.8) Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 12 min and 16 min respectively. Both are kept open for 'n' min and then B is closed and A fills the rest of the tank in 5 min. The time 'n' after which B was closed is-

Ans: 4 minutes

Q.9) Pipe A can fill a tank in 'a' hours. On account of a leak at the bottom of the tank it takes thrice as long to fill the tank. How long will the leaks at the bottom of the tank take to empty a full tank, when pipe A is kept closed?

Ans:  3a/2 hours

Q.10) One fill pipe ‘A’ is 3 times faster than second fill pipe ‘B’ and takes 32 minutes less than the fill pipe ‘B’. When will the cistern be full if both pipes are opened together?

Ans: 12 minutes

SBI & IBPS : Computer Questions Quiz - 20

1. Which part of the computer helps to store information ?

• (1) Disk drive
• (2) CPU
• (3) Monitor
• (4) Keyboard
• (5) None of these

Ans.(1) 

2. _____ helps create, manipulate and analyze data arranged in rows and columns?

• 1) Application Package
• 2) Word Processing Package
• 3) Outlining Package
• 4) Outline Processors
• 5) Spreadsheet Package

Ans.(5) 

3. You can use the tab key to ________.

• (1) Move a cursor across the screen
• (2) Indent a paragraph
• (3) Move the cursor down the screen
• (4) (1) and (2)
• (5) None of the above

Ans.(2) 

4. Input, output and processing devices grouped together represent a (n) ………

• (1) Mobile device
• (2) Information processing cycle
• (3) Circuit board
• (4) Computer system
• (5) None of the above

Ans. (4)

5. What is the shortcut key to Update Formula in a table?

• (1) Shift + F9
• (2) F9
• (3) Ctrl + F9
• (4) Alt + F9
• (5) None of these

Ans.(2) 

6. Various applications and documents are represented on the Windows desktop by ______.

• (1) Symbols
• (2) Labels
• (3) Graphs
• (4) Icons
• (5) None of these

Ans.(4) 

7. To see the document before the printout is taken, use.......

• 1) Insert Table
• 2) Paste
• 3) Format Painter
• 4) Cut
• 5) Print Preview

Ans.(5) 

8. What is the shortcut key for “Font” dialog box?

• (1) Ctrl + G
• (2) Ctrl + F
• (3) Ctrl + D
• (4) Ctrl + H
• (5) None of the above

Ans.(3) 

9. A register that keeps track of the next instruction to be executed is called a (n) _______.

• 1) Data Register
• 2) Instruction Register
• 3) Action Register
• 4) Program Counter
• 5) None of these

Ans.(2) 

10. What SQL command will allow you to change the table STUDENT to add the constraint named Grade Check that states that the values of the Grade column must be greater than 0?

• (1) ALTER TABLE STUDENT ALTER CONSTRAINT Grade Check (Grade > 0);
• (2) ALTER TABLE STUDENT ADD CONSTRAINT Grade Check (Grade > ‘O);
• (3) ALTER TABLE STUDENT ADD CONSTRAINT Grade Check CHECK (Grade> O);
• (4) ALTER TABLE STUDENT ADD CONSTRAINT Grade Check (Grade < 0);
• (5) None of these

Ans.(3) 

Reasoning Questions - 1

Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below. 

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and K are sitting around a circle facing the centre. B is fourth to the left of G, who is second to the right of C. F is fourth to the right of C and is second to the left of K. A is fourth to the right of K. D is not an immediate  neighbor of either K or B. H is third to the right of E. 

1. In which of the following combinations is the third person sitting  between the first and the second persons?

• 1) EKB     
• 2) CHB     
• 3) AGC 
• 4) FGD     
• 5) none of these 

Ans: (4)

2. Who is the fourth to the left of E? 

• 1) A     
• 2) C     
• 3) G 
• 4) Data inadequate    
• 5) none of these

Ans: (1)

3. Who is second to the right of K? 

• 1) C     
• 2) H     
• 3) F 
• 4) E     
• 5) Data inadequate

Ans: (2)

4. Who is the third to the right of H? 

• 1) A     
• 2) D     
• 3) G 
• 4) F     
• 5) none of these

Ans: (3)

5. Who is fourth to the right of D? 

• 1) K     
• 2) H     
• 3) E 
• 4) B     
• 5) none of these

Ans: (4)

Directions (6-11): In each of the questions/set of questions below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statements to be true even i f they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the two given conclusions logically follows from the information given in the statement. Give answer

6.Statement: 
Some tyres are ropes. 
Some ropes are tents. 
Some tents are walls. 
Some walls are building. 

Conclusions: 
I. Some buildings are ropes. 
II. Some walls are ropes. 
III. Some tents are tyres. 

• 1)  None follows   
• 2) only I follows   
• 3) Only II follows 
• 4) Only III follows   
• 5) Only I and II follow

Ans: (1)

7.Statement: 
Some beads are rings. 
Some rings are bangles. 
All bangles are cloths. 
All cloths are boxes. 

Conclusions: 
I. Some boxes are bangles. 
II. Some clothes are rings. 
III. Some bangles are beads. 

• 1)  None follows   
• 2) only I follows   
• 3) Only II follows 
• 4) Only III follows   
• 5) Only I and II follow

Ans: (5)

8.Statement: 
All chairs are fires.  
Some fires are winds. 
All winds are nets.  
Some nets are clocks. 

Conclusions: 
I. Some cloks are winds.
II. Some nets are fires. 
III. some winds are chairs. 

• 1)  None follows   
• 2) only I follows   
• 3) Only II follows 
• 4) Only III follows   
• 5) Only I and II follow

Ans: (3)

9.Statement: 
All desks are pillars. 
All pillars are circles. 
Some circles are sqares.  
Some sqares are rectangles. 

Conclusions: 
I. Some rectangles are pillars. 
II. Some circles are desks 
III. Some squares are desks. 

• 1)  None follows   
• 2) only I follows   
• 3) Only II follows 
• 4) Only III follows   
• 5) Only I and II follow

Ans: (3)

10.Statements: 
All sticks are hammers. 
No hammer is dress.
Some dresses are doors. 
Some doors are cots

Conclusions: 
I. Some cots are hammers. 
II. No cot is hammer. 
III. Some dresses are sticks 

• 1) Only I follows    
• 2) only II follows   
• 3) Only III follows 
• 4) Only either I or II follow  
• 5) Only either I or II and III follow

Ans: (4)

11.Statements: 
Some plates are knives. 
All knives are chains. 
Some chains are wheels. 
All Wheels are poles.

Conclusions: 
I. Some poles are chains. 
II. Some  wheels are knives. 
III. some chains are plates. 

• 1) Only I and II follow   
• 2) only I and III follow   
• 3) Only II and III follow
• 4) All I, II and III follow   
• 5) None of these 

Ans: (2)

Directions (12-15): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement.

Input : 51 pour 32 start now 23 46 house
Step I : 23 51 pour 32 start now 46 house
Step II : 23 start 51 pour 32 now 46 house
Step III : 23 start 32 51 pour now 46 house
Step IV : 23 start 32 pour 51 now 46 house
Step V : 23 start 32 pour 46 51 now house
Step VI : 23 start 32 pour 46 now 51 house
and step VI is the last step of the rearrangement.
As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.

12. Step II of an input is :18 task bear cold dish 81 63 31 How many more steps will be required to complete the rearrangement ?

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

Ans: (3)

13. Input: ‘72 59 37 go for picnic 24 journey’. How many steps will take to complete the rearrangement?

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

Ans: (4)

14. Input:’nice flower 34 12 costly height 41 56’ which of the following will be step III?

• (1) 12 nice 34 height flower costly 41 56
• (2) 12 nice 34 height 41 flower costly 56
• (3) 12 nice 34 flower costly height 41 56
• (4) 12 nice flower 34 costly height 41 56
• (5) None of these

Ans: (1)

15. Step II of an input is: ‘16 victory 19 36 53 store lake town’. Which of the following will be step V?

• (1) 16 victory 19 town store 36 53 lake
• (2) 16 victory 19 town 36 store 53 lake
• (3)16 victory 19 town 36 53 store lake
• (4) There will be no such step
• (5) None of these

Ans: (4)

English Questions - 2

Directions (1-5): Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them

(A)The group desired to enhance the learning experience in schools with an interactive digital medium that could be used within and outside the class room. 

(B)Then the teacher can act on the downloaded data rather than collect it from each and every student and thereby sae his time and effort.

(C)Edutor, decided the group of engineers, all alumni of the Indian Institute of technology, where they founded Edutor Technologies in August 2009.

(D)They can even take tests and submit the digitally using the same tablets and the teachers in turn can download the tests using the company’s cloud services.

(E)With this desire they created a solution that digitizes school texts books and other learning materials so that students no longer need to carry as many books to school and back as before, but can access their study material on their touch screen tablets. 

(F)A mechanic works on motors and an accountant has its computer. Likewise, if a student has to work on a machine or deice, what should it be called? 

1. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement? 

• 1) A   
• 2) B   
• 3) C   
• 4) D   
• 5) E

Ans: (1)

2. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?

• 1) A   
• 2) B   
• 3) C   
• 4) D   
• 5) F

Ans: (5)

3. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?

• 1) A
• 2) E   
• 3) F  
• 4) C   
• 5) B

Ans: (4)

4.Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?

• 1) A   
• 2) B   
• 3) C   
• 4) D   
• 5) E

Ans: (5)

5. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?

• 1) C  
• 2) E   
• 3) D   
• 4) B   
• 5) A

Ans: (3)

Directions (6-15): In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are oriented below the passage and against each, five words/phrases are suggested, one of which fits the blank approximately. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each cast.  

Fourteen centuries ago when the world was much younger, the ruler of all India, Rajah Balhait, was (6) about his people. A new game of dice, called nard, had (7) the imagination of his subjects. Teaching them that chance alone – a roll of the dice – guided the (8) of men. All who played this game of fortune lost their (9) in the virtues of courage, prudence, wisdom and hope. It bred a fatalism that was (10) the spirit of the kingdom. 

Rajah Balhait commissioned Sissa, an intelligent courtier, at his court, to find an answer to this (11). After much (12) the clever Sissa invented another game, chaturanga, the exact (13) of nard, in which the four elements of the Indian army were the key pieces. In the game these pieces – chariots, horses, elephants and foot soldiers – joined with a royal counseller to defend their kind and defeat the enemy. Forceful (14) was demanded of the players not luck. Chaturanga soon become more popular than nard, and the (15) to the kingdom was over. 

6.

• 1) concerned   
• 2) confident   
• 3) ignorant   
• 4) indifferent   
• 5) partisan  

Ans: (5)

7.

• 1) propelled   
• 2) enshrined   
• 3) captured   
• 4) activated   
• 5) enhanced 

Ans: (4)

8.

• 1) communities  
• 2) ways    
• 3) abnormalities   
• 4) destinies   
• 5) groups 

Ans: (1)

9.

• 1) bravado   
• 2) interest   
• 3) peace   
• 4) wealth   
• 5) faith 

Ans: (3)

10.

• 1) appalling   
• 2) crushing   
• 3) moistening   
• 4) promoting   
• 5) overwhelming 

Ans: (3)

11.

• 1) apprehension  
• 2) risk    
• 3) problem   
• 4) game   
• 5) destiny 

Ans: (5)

12.

• 1) deliberation  
• 2) absorption   
• 3) insight   
• 4) hesitation   
• 5) reluctance 

Ans: (2)

13.

• 1) nature   
• 2) equivalent   
• 3) picture   
• 4) opposite   
• 5) replica

Ans: (1)

14.

• 1) prediction  
• 2) concentration  
• 3) manipulation   
• 4) attack   
• 5) fortune  

Ans: (2)

15.

• 1) devastation  
• 2) anxiety   
• 3) impeachment   
• 4) nuisance   
• 5) threat

Ans: (2)

Current Affairs Questions - 2

1. Which of the following countries has the highest foreign exchange reserves (just shy of $4tn) in the world?

• 1) US 
• 2) Japan
• 3) India 
• 4) China
• 5) None of these 

Ans: (4)

2. Who among the following has been appointed as the new Chairman of the National Commission for Women (NCW)?

• 1) Lalitha Kumaramangalam 
• 2) Meenakshi Lekhi
• 3) Kishori Sinha 
• 4) Tamilisai Soundarrajan
• 5) None of these 

Ans: (1)

3. Richard Rahul Verma has been appointed as the new ambassador of which of the following countries to India recently?

• 1) US 
• 2) UK
• 3) France 
• 4) Italy
• 5) None of these

Ans: (1)

4. Mayon volcano, which erupted recently, is situated in which of the following countries? The 2,460-metre volcano is famed for its near-perfect cone and has a long history of deadly eruptions.

• 1) Philippines 
• 2) Thailand
• 3) Indonesia 
• 4) Malaysia
• 5) None of these

Ans: (1)

5. According to the HSBC Trade Forecast Report, India may become fifth largest exporter by 2030. What is India’s position in terms of export of goods by value at present?

• 1) 9th 
• 2) 11th
• 3) 13th 
• 4) 14th
• 5) None of these 

Ans: (4)

6. Name the Indian boxer who was denied Arjuna award this year and now he has won a court battle against govt to get the coveted sports award.

• 1) Sumit Sangwan 
• 2) Shiva Thapa
• 3) Manoj Kumar 
• 4) Vikas Krishan Yadav
• 5) None of these 

Ans: (3)

7. The BJP Govt wants to revamp the Rashtriya Mahila Kosh (RMK) and give it a fresh impetus. Which of the following statements is NOT correct with respect to RMK?

• 1) It was set up in 1993 under the Societies Registration Act for the socio-economic empowerment of women. 
• 2) Currently RMK provides loans to NGO-MFIs which further lend to self-help groups of women.
• 3) It extends micro-credit to women in the informal sector against collateral. 
• 4) The govt plans to take RMK to the women beneficiaries in the six lakh villages of the country.
• 5) None of these 

Ans: (3)

8. India is all set to get its first overseas port in the form of Chabahar port in which of the following countries? The Union Cabinet is expected to clear the long-delayed project soon.

• 1) Iraq 
• 2) Iran
• 3) Vietnam 
• 4) Sri Lanka
• 5) None of these 

Ans: (2)

9. The Central govt is working with states to initiate Nirbhaya Centres across the country. The Nirbhaya Centres will act as hubs for ________at district level.

• 1) improving sex ratio 
• 2) promoting women’s education
• 3) protecting women 
• 4) eliminating child marriage
• 5) None of these 

Ans: (3)

10. The book titled “At Home in India: The Muslim Saga” has been written by

• 1) Salman Khurshid 
• 2) MJ Akbar
• 3) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi 
• 4) Najma Heptulla
• 5) None of these 

Ans: (1)

11. Which of the following dates is celebrated every year in India as Engineer’s Day to commemorate the birthday of the legendary engineer Sir M Visvesvaraya?

• 1) 11 Sep
• 2) 15 Sep
• 3) 17 Sep
• 4) 19 Sep
• 5) None of these 

Ans: (2)

12. Google launched Android One-powered smartphones in India which is the first country to receive these devices. These devices are initially being offered by

• 1) Micromax 
• 2) Spice Mobiles
• 3) Karbonn 
• 4) All the above
• 5) Only 1) and 3)

Ans: (4)

Quantitative Questions -1

1. Tarun bought a T.V. with 20% discount on the labeled price. Had he bought it with 25% discount, he would have saved Rs. 500/-. At what price did he buy the T.V.?

• (a) Rs. 8, 000/- 
• (b) Rs. 7, 400/- 
• (c) Rs. 7, 500/- 
• (d) Rs. 8, 500/- 
• (e)none of these

Ans: (a)
Given  5% = 500
1% = 100
100% = 10000
Required price = 10000 * 80/100 = 8000

2. A garrison is provided with ration for 72 soldiers to last for 54 days. Find how long would the same amount of food last for 90 soldiers, if he individual ration is reduced by 10?

• (a) 54 days
• (b) 126 days
• (c) 48 days
• (d) 72 days
• (e)none of these

Ans: (c) 
Let required day = x
54 x 72 = 90 * x * 90/100
x = 48

3. A discount series of 10%, 20% and 40% is equal to a single discount of :

• (a) 70%
• (b) 43.20%
• (c) 56.80%
• (d) 50%
• (e)none of these

Ans: (c) 
Single discount from 1st two discount
= 10 + 20 – (10*20/100) = 28
So, final discount = 28 + 40 – (28*40/100)
= 56.8%

4. A fan in a shop is offered at a discount of 10%. It is sold during clearance sale at 6% discount over the already discounted price at Rs. 846/- . The original marked price of the fan is:

• (a) Rs. 850/-
• (b) Rs. 896/-
• (c) Rs. 900/-
• (d) Rs. 946/-
• (e)Rs. 1000/-

Ans: (e) 
SP before 6% discount = 846 * 100/94
So, original MP = 846 x 100/94 * 100/90 = 1000

5. Two vessels contain milk and water in the ratio 3 : 2 and 7 : 3. Find the ratio in which the contents of the two vessels have to be mixed to get a new mixture in which he ratio of milk and water is 2:1.

• (a) 4:1
• (b) 1:4
• (c) 2:1
• (d) 1:2
• (e)none of these

Ans: (d) 

1:2

6. The students in three classes are in the ratio 4 : 6 : 9. If 12 students are increased in each class, the ratio changes to 7 : 9 : 12. Then the total number of students in the three classes before the increase is:

• (a)100
• (b)114
• (c)95
• (d)76
• (e)none of these

Ans: (d) 
Since  3 = 12
1 = 4
(4+6+3) = 19 * 4 = 76

7. Of the adult population in a certain city, 45% of men and 25% of women are married. Assuming that no man marries more than one woman, and vice versa, the percentage of total population of adults who are married, is:

• (a) 31.1
• (b) 30
• (c) 33.33
• (d) 32.14
• (e)none of these

Ans: (d) 
Let no 9 men = x & total population be 100
Total women = (100-x)
Married man = 45x /100    … (i)
& married women = 25/100 (100-x)  … (ii)
From (i) & (ii)
x = 500/14
So, married man = 225 /14
Married woman = 225/14
Total married population = men + women = 450/14
Required % = (450/14)/100 *100 = 450/14% = 32.14%

8. A trader allows a trade discount of 20% and a cash discount of 25/4% on the marked price of the goods and gets a net gain 20% of the cost. By how much above the cost should the goods be marked for sale?

• (a) 60%
• (b) 70%
• (c) 40%
• (d) 50%
• (e)none of these

Ans: (a) 
Let CP = 100
Profit = 20%
S.P = 120
M.P = 120 * 100/80 * 100/(100-25/4) = 160

9. In an examination paper of five question, 5% of the conditions answered all of them and 5% answered none. Of the rest, 25% candidates answered only one question and 20% answered 4 questions. If 396 candidates answered either 2 questions or 3 questions, the number of candidates that appeared for the examination was:

• (a) 850
• (b) 900
• (c) 800
• (d) 1,000
• (e)none of these

Ans: (c) 
Let total no of candidates = 1000
So, 1000 – (50 +50+900*1/4+900*1/5) = 396
495 = 396
1000 = 396/495 * 1000 = 800

10. In a test, A scored 10% more than B and B scored 5% more than C. If  C scored 300 marks out of 400, then A’s marks are:

• (a) 350
• (b) 360
• (c) 310
• (d) 325
• (e)none of these

Ans: (b)  
Given, C's marks= 300
C's % marks = 300*100/400=75%
B 's% marks = 80%
A 's% marks =90%
A 's marks = 90% of 400
= 360

29th May 2015 - Daily GK Update

1. 90 Percent Of Global Chemical Weapons Stockpile 'Destroyed'

• i. Nobel peace prize winning organisation OPCW (Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) has achieved major milestone of destroying 90 per cent of the global chemical weapons stockpile. 
• ii. OPCW has mentioned that around 65,000 metric tonnes of declared chemical weapons, mostly from US and Russian arsenals of cold war era have been destroyed in a safe manner. 
• iii. It also includes total of 1,300 metric tonnes of chemical weapons removed from Syria in 2014. The remaining stockpile is underway in phase of destruction and is scheduled to be completed before the end of 2020 and 2023. The weapons stockpiles included caches containing chemicals needed to make deadly nerve agents like Sarin.
• iv. OPCW is an intergovernmental organisation, headquatered in Hague, Netherlands. The organisation promotes, administers and verifies the adherence to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction (CWC).

2. Bharti Airtel surges 6% after Vodafone stake sale 

• i. UK telecom major Vodafone has sold its 4.2% stake in Bharti Airtel Ltd to Bharti Enterprises (Holding) Pvt Ltd for $200 million.
• ii. In 2005, Vodafone had picked 10% stake in Bharti Airtel. Following its entry into the Indian market with its buyout of Huntchinson stake in Hutch Essar, Vodafone brought its stake in Bharati Airtel down to 5%.
• iii. Vodafone's decision to offload its stake in largest telecom operator in India, in terms of subscribers base, follows the new unified licence (UL) regime in Department of Telecommunication.
• iv. Vodafone's Indian unit, the country's No. 2 carrier, is Bharti Airtel's closest competitor in the market. 

3. Renowned scientist Selvin Christopher appointed as DG of DRDO

• i. Eminent scientist Dr. Selvin Christopher has been appointed as the Director General (DG) of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) along with the rank of a secretary. 
• ii. As a DG of DRDO, he will also severe as Secretary at Department of Defence Research and Development (DDR&D) for a period of 2 years from the date of taking over the charge.
• iii. Prior to this appointment, S Christopher was Director of DRDO’s Centre for Air-Borne Systems (CABS), Bengaluru. 
• iv. Presently, he is also Programme Director of Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) system. He was first pioneer first Indian scientist who had directed the manufacturing of India’s first indigenous AEW&C system.

4. Researchers Create First Single-Molecule Diode

• i. Led by Indian American scientist Latha Venkataraman, a team of researchers at Columbia Engineering have created an electronic diode the size of a single molecule that performs 50 times better than all prior diode designs.
• ii. Their findings — which could have real-world applications in regards to nanotechnology — were published on May 25 in the paper, “Single-Molecule Diodes with High On-Off Ratios through Environmental Control,” via the Nature Nanotechnology journal.
• iii. The idea of creating a single-molecule diode was suggested by Arieh Aviram and Mark Ratner who theorised in 1974 that a molecule could act as a rectifier, a one-way conductor of electric current.
• iv. She and her team are now working on understanding the fundamental physics behind their discovery and trying to increase the rectification ratios they observed, using new molecular systems.

5. India tops in World Hunger List with 194 Million People: UN Report

• i. India is home to the highest number of hungry people in the world, at 194 million, surpassing China, according to United Nations annual hunger report.
• ii. At the global level, the corresponding figure dropped to 795 million in 2014-15, from 1 billion in 1990-92, with East Asia led by China accounting for most of the reductions, UN body Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said in its report titled 'The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2015'.
• iii. India too saw a reduction between 1990 and 2015, it added. In 1990-92, those who were starved of food in India numbered 210.1 million, which came down to 194.6 million in 2014-15.
• iv. The overall analysis suggested that inclusive economic growth, agricultural investments and social protection, along with political stability, can eradicate hunger.

6. 23-year-old US-educated Yaduveer crowned ‘Maharaja of Mysuru’

• i. In a traditional ceremony, US-educated Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wodeyar, the adopted son of Pramoda Devi Wodeyar, is crowned as the titular head of the erstwhile Mysuru royal family. 
• ii. The coronation took place at Kalyana Mantap in Amba Vilas Palace in Mysuru at an auspicious hour this morning amid Vedic chants and slogans hailing the Mysuru royalty and the 23-year-old “King” as he ascended the silver throne ‘Bhadrasana’. 
• iii. Yaduveer, the 27th King of Wodeyar dynasty, will have to wait until Dasara to ascend the golden throne, when he will preside over the ‘khasa (private) durbar’, which is reminiscent of the bygone era. 
• iv. Pramoda Devi Wodeyar, widow of Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wodeyar, the last descendant of the Wodeyar dynasty, formally adopted Yaduveer Gopal Raj Urs in February, after which he was rechristened as Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wodeyar. 

7. PK Sinha appointed cabinet secretary by Narendra Modi 

• i. Power Secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha was appointed as the next Cabinet Secretary of the government. He will succeed Ajit Seth who has been holding the position for the last four years. 
• ii. Sinha, a 1977-batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, has been asked to take over as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in Cabinet Secretariat, an official release said. He will formally take over the new charge on June 13, it said. 
• iii. The Prime Minister has approved the appointment of Sinha as the next Cabinet Secretary with effect from June 13. Sinha has been serving as Power Secretary since July 2013. 
• iv. He has earlier served as the Shipping Secretary and has also held several other important positions in the Union Government and in his cadre state--Uttar Pradesh.

SBI & IBPS : Reasoning Questions Quiz - 7

1. Sheela is eighth to the right of Nikita who is twenty-one from right. Rahul is tenth to the left of Sheela and is 23rd from left. Then how many students are there in the row?

• (1) 42 
• (2) 45 
• (3) 48 
• (4) 50 
• (5) None of these

Ans: (2) 
23 + 22 = 45

2. Ram is eighth from left and he is fourth to the left of Shyam who is eighth from right. Then how many students in a row?

• (1) 12 
• (2) 21 
• (3) 24 
• (4) 20 
• (5) None of these

Ans: (5) 
4th place left means 3 person in between 
So, 8 + 3 + 8 = 19

3. Aman is twenty five from left. Simran is nineteenth from right and is sixth to the left of Aman. How many students are there in a row?

• (1) 40 
• (2) 36 
• (3) 34 
• (4) 38 
• (5) None of these

Ans: (5) 
25 + 19 = 44 - 7 = 37

4. Raveena is eighteenth from left and nineteenth from right in a row. How many students are there in the row?

• (1) 36 
• (2) 37 
• (3) 35 
• (4) 38 
• (5) None of these

Ans: (1) 
(18 + 19) - 1 = 36

5. Mona is twenty-fourth from left and is sixth to right of Rona who is thirty-three from right and Rona is just between Mona and Sona. Then what will be Sona's position from left?

• (1) 12 
• (2) 14 
• (3) 8 
• (4) 9 
• (5) None of these

Ans: (1) 

6. In a row of 50 students Ravi is fifteenth from left and Rahul is eighteenth from right. How many students are between them?

• (1) 17 
• (2) 16 
• (3) 7 
• (4) 8 
• (5) None of these

Ans: (1) 
50 - (18 + 15) = 17

7. Ram is seventh to the left of Shyam who is thirty-first from left in the row 50 students then what will be the Ram's position from right?

• (1) 27 
• (2) 26 
• (3) 29 
• (4) 28 
• (5) None of these

Ans: (1) 

8. In the row of 40 students Mahesh is twenty eight from left and Suresh is twenty fifth from right. If Dinesh is sitting just exactly in between them what will be Dinesh's position from left?

• (1) 24 
• (2) 22 
• (3) 28 
• (4) 23 
• (5) None of these

Ans: (2) 

9. Jai is twenty-first from left and Vijay is twenty fourth from right. When they interchange their position respectively, then Vijay becomes thirty-first from right end. Then what will be Jai's position from left after interchanging?

• (1) 25 
• (2) 26 
• (3) 27 
• (4) 28 
• (5) None of these

Ans: (4) 
21 + 31 - 1 = 51

21 + 24 = 45

51 - 45 = 6 (in between)

51 - 24 + 1 = 28 (from left)

10. Kavita remembers that her brother Danish's birthday falls after 20th may but before 28th may. While Ganesh remembers that Danish's birthday falls before 22nd may but after 12th may. On which date Danish's birthday falls?

• (1) 20th may 
• (2) 21st may 
• (3) 22nd may 
• (4) Cannot be determined 
• (5) None of these 

Ans: (2) 
According to Kavita = 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 

According to Ganesh = 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 29, 20, 21 Common date = 21