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Quantitative Aptitude Questions for SBI PO Main 2015

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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)

English Questions for SBI PO Main Exam 2015

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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.'

20 June 2015 - Daily GK Update

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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.

19 June 2015 - Daily GK Update

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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.

Reasoning Questions for RBI Assistant 2015

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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)

18th June 2015 - Daily GK Update

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1. Charles Correa, face of contemporary architecture in India passes away

i. India’s greatest contemporary architect Charles Correa passed away in Mumbai following a brief illness. He was 84.
ii. He was Chief Architect for Navi Mumbai along with Shirish Patel and Pravina Mehta from 1970–75.
iii. He also had served as first Chairman of the National Commission on Urbanization and was appointed by then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1985.He is founder of Mumbai’s Urban Design Research Institute (established in 1984) dedicated to protect the environment and improve lives of urban communities.
iv. He had been awarded the Padma Shri (1972), Padma Vibhushan (2006) by Government of India. He was also awarded Royal Gold Medal for Architecture (1984) by the Royal Institute of British Architects, 7th Aga Khan Award for Architecture (1998), Praemium Imperiale of Japan.

2. BSNL to set up 40,000 wi-fi hot spots India

i. State owned telecommunications giant Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has announced to set up 40,000 Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) hot spots across the country.
ii. This project will come in lines with new digital architecture which is part of Union Government’s flagship Digital India Programme. The 40,000 wi-fi hot spots project will be entailed with an investment of about 6,000 crore rupees. The project is likely to be completed by 2018.
iii. It was announced by Union Minister of Communications & IT Ravi Shankar Prasad after launching the Wi-Fi facility at Taj Mahal in Agra, Uttar Pradesh.
iv. BSNL has installed the Wi-Fi facility at the premises of Taj Mahal as part of the Union Government’s plan to provide free internet services at major tourist places across country.

3. ASCI launches mobile app to curb misleading advertisements

i. In a bid to address misleading advertisements, the Advertising Standard Council of India (ASCI) launched its consumer complaint mobile application – ASCIonline, to provide consumer complaint services on a mobile app besides providing the facility online.
ii. Talking about the initiative, Narendra Ambwani, ASCI chairman said, “One of the goals of ASCI is to provide convenient access for lodging complaint and hence this launch of mobile app."
iii. Lodge complaints by simply providing advertisement details and objection. Users can also attach the files like image or video or YouTube link of that advertisement.
iv. Status of complaints and complaint tracking also made simple and user-friendly.

4. Archana Ramasundaram out of CBI, appointed Director of NCRB

i. Senior IPS officer Archana Ramasundaram has been moved out of the CBI and appointed as Director, National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
ii. Ramasundaram, a 1980 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Tamil Nadu cadre, was appointed as Additional Director in CBI in February last year amid controversy.She was not assigned any work on the direction of the Supreme Court, which is hearing a writ petition against her appointment.
iii. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved lateral shift of Ramasundaram from the post of Additional Director, CBI to hold Director General or equivalent level post at the Centre.
iv. Ramasundaram's appointment last year had generated quite a controversy as the CBI locked horns with Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) and Home Ministry over the choice.

5. Govt okays 16 FDI proposals worth Rs. 6,751 cr.

i. The government on Wednesday approved 16 foreign investment proposals, including those of Torrent Pharmaceuticals and Star India Private Limited, amounting to Rs. 6,750.86 crore.
ii. The proposals were cleared during the FIPB meeting held on May 28
iii. Broadcaster Star India Private Limited has been given approval for further issuance and transfer of shares to its foreign collaborator and acquisition of another Indian company engaged in broadcasting sector on a slump sale basis.
iv. Syngene International has been allowed to raise foreign investment to 44 per cent from 10 per cent by initial public offering of equity shares to FIIs, FPIs and NRIs.

6. Election Commission suspends recognition of PA Sangma-led National People’s Party

i. Election Commission of India (ECI) has suspended recognition of the PA Sangma-led National People’s Party (NPP) which was a recognized state party in Meghalaya.
ii. The recognition of NPP was suspended under para 16A of the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968 after the party failed to file the election expenditure statement incurred in 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
iii. At present NPP has one Lok Sabha member- PA Sangma from Tura constituency from Meghalaya. It also has 4 members in Rajasthan Legislative assembly and 2 in Meghalaya Legislative assembly.

7. Book titled Modi - Incredible emergence of a star in Chinese language written by Tarun Vijay

i. A book on Prime Minister Narendra Modi titled Modi –Incredible emergence of a star written in Chinese language by Tarun Vijay
ii. The book was published in July 2014 by Sichuan University’s South Asia Study Centre.
iii. The book is a biography based on the life and economic vision of Narendra Modi.

Computer Questions for RBI Assistant & SBI PO

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Q.1 A series of instructions that tells a computer what to do and how to do is called ____.

(1) Program
(2) Command
(3) User response
(4) Processor
(5) None of these

Ans. (1)

Q. 2 Facsimile Transmission Machine is popularly known as _______.

(1) ATM
(2) Scanner
(3) Fax Machine
(4) Format Machine
(5) Printer

Ans. (3)

Q. 3 Graphics for word processor _______.

(1) Peripheral
(2) Clip art
(3) Highlight
(4) Bookmark
(5) Table

Ans. (2)

Q. 4 Arithmetic Operations -

(1) Involve matching one data item to another to determine if the first item
is greater than, equal to, or less than the other item
(2) Sort data items according to standard, predefined criteria in ascending or descending order
(3) Use conditions with operators such as AND, OR and NOT
(4) Include addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
(5) None of these

Ans. (4)

Q. 5 Circuits that provide a communication path between two or more devices of a digital computer system is ____.

(1) Car
(2) Bus
(3) Truck
(4) wire
(5) All the above

Ans. (2)

Q. 6 Universal Product Code (UPC) is a -

(1) Scanner
(2) Hardware Equipment
(3) Antivirus
(4) Graphics Adapter
(5) Barcode system

Ans. (5)

Q.7 Which of the following refers to the fastest, biggest and most expensive computers?

(1) Personal computers
(2) Super computers
(3) Laptops
(4) Note books
(5) Palmtop

Ans. (2)

Q.8 Thesaurus option is available in ___ menu.

(1) Page layout
(2) References
(3) Review
(4) View
(5) Layout

Ans. (3)

Q.9 Which of the following is the function of operating system?

(1) Memory Management
(2) Access to I/O devices
(3) Controlled Access to files
(4) All the above
(5) None of these

Ans. (4)

Q. 10. The easiest way to select text is to left click the mouse and _____.

(1) Hold the Shift key
(2) Hold the Ctrl key
(3) Move the mouse
(4) Drag Over the words you want to highlight
(5) Hold the tab key

Ans. (4)

Q. 11. By default, on which page the header or the footer is printed?

(1) On first page
(2) On alternate page
(3) On every page
(4) On last page
(5) None of the above

Ans. (3)

Q. 12. Which menu in MSWord can be used to change character size and typeface?

(1) View
(2) Tools
(3) Format
(4) Data
(5) Edit

Ans. (3)

Q. 13. Which key should be pressed to start a new paragraph in MS-Word?

(1) Down Cursor Key
(2) Enter Key
(3) Shift + Enter
(4) Ctrl + Enter
(5) Alt + Enter

Ans. (2)

Q. 14. Which of these toolbars allows changing of Fonts and their sizes?

(1) Standard
(2) Formatting
(3) Print Preview
(4) Status Bar
(5) Title Bar

Ans. (2)

Q. 15. Which bar is usually located below that Title Bar that provides categorized options?

(1) Menu bar
(2) Status Bar
(3) Tool bar
(4) Scroll bar
(5) None of these

Ans. (1)

Q. 16. Which option in File pull-down menu is used to close a file in MSWord?

(1) New
(2) Quit
(3) Close
(4) Exit
(5) Out

Ans. (3)

Q. 17. What is the function of Ctrl + B in Ms-Word?

(1) It converts selected text into the next larger size of the same font
(2) It adds a line break to the document
(3) It makes the selected text bold
(4) It applies Italic formatting the selected text
(5) None of these

Ans. (3)

Q. 18. A collection of related information sorted and dealt with as a unit is -

(1) Disk
(2) Data
(3) File
(4) Floppy
(5) None of these

Ans. (3)

Q. 19. In MS-Word shortcut SHIFT+DELETE is used to _______.

(1) Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin
(2) Copy the selected item
(3) Rename the selected item
(4) Create a shortcut to the selected item
(5) None of these

Ans. (1)

Q. 20. What is the extension of files created in Ms-Word 97- 2003?

(1) dot
(2) doc
(3) dok
(4) Txt
(5) Dotx

Ans. (2)

Current Affairs Questions for SBI PO & RBI Assistant

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SBI PO 2015

Current Affairs Questions for SBI PO & RBI Assistant

Q1. By what percent FDI inflows into the services sector grew in 2014-15?

A. 81%
B. 65%
C. 30%
D. 46%

ANSWER: D

Q2. What is the present ranking of India in test ranking after draw against Bangladesh?

A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Fourth

ANSWER: D

Q3. What is the objective of launching a digital Employment Exchange for Industries (EEX) portal eex.dcmsme.gov.in, by the Union Government on 15th June’15?

A. Connect industries globally
B. Connect employers and job seekers
C. Connect government and industries together
D. All of these

ANSWER: B

Q4. Which country has signed motor vehicles pact with Bhutan, Bangladesh and Nepal on 15th June’15?

A. China
B. United States
C. India
D. Pakistan

ANSWER: C

Q5. As announced on 15th June’15, name the country that will test reusable launch vehicle next month as this technology can significantly bring down the cost of launching satellites?

A. Canada
B. China
C. Japan
D. India

ANSWER: D

Q6. Name the mobile app launched on 15th June’15 for android devices (developed by ISRO) that will provide live view of a physical, real world environment?

A. Saakar
B. Antariksh
C. Spacedroid
D. SpaceApp

ANSWER: A

Q7. Name the spacecraft that woke up after seven months in hibernation on the surface of Comet 67P?

A. Philae
B. Rosetta
C. Rosemary
D. PlusCraft

ANSWER: A

Q8. Name the types of trains that will be run with dynamic fares by Railway Ministry from July to address the rush during peak travel seasons?

A. Tatkal Trains
B. Suvidha Trains
C. JanManas Trains
D. Peak Trains

ANSWER: B

Q9. Name the Indian bowler has reached a landmark climbing to ninth in the all-time highest Test wicket-takers?

A. Bhomesh Kumar
B. R Ashwin
C. Harbhajan Singh
D. Mohammad Sami

ANSWER: C

Q10. Name the former governor of Himachal Pradesh who passed away on 14th June 2015?

A. Mahabir Prasad
B. Sheila Kaul
C. Sudhakarrao Naik
D. V S Ramadevi

ANSWER: B

Q11. What edition of anniversary of the Magna Carta was observed on 15th June’15?

A. 1000
B. 500
C. 800
D. 750

ANSWER: C

Q12. Name the Indian company that bagged the multi-year aero-components manufacture and supply contract with European consortium Airbus at the ongoing Paris Air Show on 15th June’15?

A. TATA
B. L & T
C. Mahindra
D. Ashoka Leyland

ANSWER: C

Q13. Name the competitive exam that will be re-conducted as per the order by Supreme Court on 15th June’15?

A. All India Pre-Medical Test 2015
B. UP-PCS 2015
C. IIT-JEE 2015
D. CAT 2014

ANSWER: A

Q14. What is the percentage of gross non-performing assets (gross NPA) for public-sector banks as on 31st Mar’15?

A. 3%
B. 5.17%
C. 8%
D. 9.3%

ANSWER: B

Q15. Name the Joint-Military Exercise that started between the armies of India and UK at Salisbury Plains Training Area, UK on 13th June’15?

A. Maitri 2015
B. Yudhabhyas 2015
C. Parigaami 2015
D. Ajeya Warrior 2015

ANSWER: D

Q16. Name the bird nominated as United Kingdom’s first-ever national bird in a poll conducted in the country that concluded during June 2015?

A. Sparrow
B. Robin
C. Barn Owl
D. Blackbird

ANSWER: B

Q17. Which company has announced its decision to buy the stake of minority shareholders in Cairn India on 13th June’15?

A. Vedanta
B. Singreni Mines
C. L&T
D. Ingersoll Rand

ANSWER: A

Q18. Name the editor of the book ‘Education of Muslims: An Islamic Perspective of Knowledge and Education – Indian Context’?

A. Sirajuddin Qureshi
B. J S Rajput
C. B S Chopra
D. Manpreet Tomar

ANSWER: B

Q19. Who has taken over as Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises in the M/o Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises on 15th June’15?

A. Sanjay Prasad
B. Rahul Bhatnagar
C. Ameising Luikham
D. Kapil Dev Tripathi

ANSWER: C

Q20. Mount Sinabung volcano which is being active once again during June 2015 and has been active since 2010 after being dormant for more than 400 years. In which country is the volcano located?

A. China
B. Japan
C. Indonesia
D. Australia

ANSWER: C

Q21. Name the candidate who became the first 100% blind officer in Indian Foreign Service?

A. NL Beno Zephine
B. Abhijit Cahakarvorthy
C. P Ulagnathan
D. B K Vishnupriya

ANSWER: A

Q22. Name the author of the book based on Prime Minister Narendra Modi titled Modi –Incredible emergence of a star written in Chinese language?

A. Ramesh Kumar
B. Arundhati Roy
C. Chetan Bhagat
D. Tarun Vijay

ANSWER: D

Q23. Name the state that will become first in India to impose street light tax on residents of the state?

A. Delhi
B. Gujarat
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Karnataka

ANSWER: C

Q24. What trade target has been set by India and Poland at the fourth session of the bilateral Joint Commission on Economic Cooperation held in Warsaw on 15th June’15?

A. USD 50 billion
B. USD 15 billion
C. USD 5 billion
D. USD 500 billion

ANSWER: C

Q25. On 16th June’15 which historical monument becomes wi-fi hotspot zone created by BSNL?

A. Gateway of India
B. India Gate
C. Humayun Tomb
D. Taj Mahal

ANSWER: D

Q26. Which organization has set up a Micro Air Vehicle Aerodynamics Research Tunnel (MART), first of its kind, in India?

A. CSIR
B. ISRO
C. DRDO
D. BARC

ANSWER: A

Important Banking Awareness Questions for RBI Assistant

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Important Banking Awareness Questions for RBI Assistant

Q.1. International Seafarers Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) is in ________.

Ans: Britain

Q.2. Recently Matt Prior has announced his retirement. He is a _______.

Ans: cricketer

Q.3. Recently Vedanta Ltd. announced to absorb which of the following oil firms?

Ans: Cairn India

Q.4. According to the global financial services major, Citigroup's report India's GDP growth is likely to revive to___________ in 2015.

Ans: 7.9 percent

Q.5. Recently creator of world famous Rock Garden ______ passed away.

Ans: Nek Chand

Q.6. Who won gold in 85kg category of the Free Style event in Asian Cadet Wrestling Championship?

Ans: Arun Kumar

Q7. Recently Indian-origin US Surgeon __________ received the Pride of the Community Award by

Ans: Vivek Murthy

Q.8. Who has topped the list of top-50 Highest Rated CEOs in 2015 by career website Glassdoor?

Ans: Larry Page

Q.9. Recently a mobile app named Payzapp has been launched by which bank?

Ans: HDFC Bank

Q.10. Recently Indian para-athlete ________ has been selected as one of the Queen's Young Leaders Award winners from across all the Commonwealth Nations.

Ans: Devika Malik

Q.11. Recently China lowered its full-year GDP growth forecast to ______from the previous estimate of 7.1 percent.

Ans: 7 percent

Q.12. Recently _______ has become the sixth-largest mining company in the world in terms of market capitalization.

Ans: Coal India Limited

Q.13. Recently ADB announced to give _________ loan assistance to the West Bengal Government for developing the 231-km long North-South corridor in the State.

Ans: 3,200 crore rupees

Q.14. Recently how many agreements were signed at the 3rd China-South Asia Expo?

Ans: 300

Q.15. According to Paris-based think tank OECD which economy showed the "strongest growth" in the first quarter of 2015?

Ans: India

Q.16. Recently Sheila Kaul passed away. She was the former Governor of which state?

Ans: Himachal Pradesh

Q.17. Who took over as India's new Cabinet Secretary?

Ans: Pradeep Kumar Sinha

Q.18. Recently how many people have been selected for Sangeet Akademi Fellowships-2014?

Ans: 4

Q.19. Recently FDI inflows into the services sector grew to __________ in 2014-15.

Ans: 3.2 billion dollars

Q.20. Recently which Indian cricketer has attained ninth place in the all-time highest Test wicket-taker's list?

Ans: Harbhajan Singh

Q.21. Name the England's bowler who has been honoured by Queen Elizabeth II with Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE)?

Ans: James Anderson

Q.22. Recently who has been appointed as Director of Indian Statistical Institute (ISI)?

Ans: Prof Sanghmitra Bandyopadhayay

Q.23. As per recently released report by British Petroleum (BP) Energy Company which of the following has become the world’s largest oil producer in 2014?

Ans: United States

Q.24. Recently who has been re-elected the President of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TCA)?

Ans: N. Srinivasan

Q.25. Recently _____chief executive Dick Costolo announced to resign from his post.

Ans: Twitter

Q.26. Recently with which of the following All India Football Federation (AIFF) signed an agreement to participate closely in the development of Football?

Ans: Sports Authority of India

Q.27. Recently ________ gave permission to Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) to invest in regulated chit funds in India.

Ans: RBI

Q.28. Recently which country has decided to end its local currency?

Ans: Zimbabwe

Q.29. Recently Chandu Mhatre passed away. He was a _________.

Ans: photojournalist

English Questions based on fill in the Blanks for RBI Assistant

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English Questions based on fill in the Blanks for RBI Assistant

1. The bonded-labourers are at the -----------of the contractors because ----------they protest, their families will never be provided any work.

1. Vigil, one
2. Cost, when
3.Mercy, if
4. Threat, where
5. Charge, had

Ans: (3)

2. If ------------an inch of fat from abdomen is reduced, the risk of a heart attack or paralysis ---------by 20%.

1. Also, garners
2. But, trims
3. When, faces
4. Even, reduces
5. Ever, traces

Ans: (4)

3. The city is reeling under scorching heat coupled with acute ----------of water and power cuts that has -----------normal life out of gear.

1. Normalcy, launched
2. Rarity, chased
3. Scarcity, thrown
4. Plenty, created
5. Vivacity, shunned

Ans: (3)

4. The overuse of water not only washes away ------------nutrients but also increases the moisture-----------, resulting in roots and stems developing fungus and consequently bringing down production.

1. Essential, content
2. Severe, content
3. Require, content
4. Subordinate, content
5. Serious, content

Ans: (1)

5. -------------- specialist doctors have good accommodation facilities in far-flung areas, they won't prefer to --------there.

1. Till, belong
2.Unless, go
3. Except, rush
4. Until, reaches
5. However, force

Ans: (2)

6. In absence of any other road -------------to cross the river, the bridge has been taking all the load that includes large number of trucks that--------- heavy cargo.

1.Alternative, convey
2.Alternative, hoist
3.Alternative, conduct
4.Alternative, halt
5. Alternative, carry

Ans: (5)

7. The need of the hour is to form separate car lanes so that the traffic ----------on streets is ----------and pollution also reduces.

1.Congestion, stayed
2. Congestion, avoided
3.Congestion, shaken
4.Congestion, left
5. Congestion, permitted

Ans: (2)

8. Ever since animals were -------------from circus, performers have been ------------their lives in stunts.

1.Banned, dodging
2.Banned, plunging
3.Banned, dying
4.Banned, risking
5. Banned, meeting

Ans: (4)

9. Excessive sweating because of hot and ---------weather can lead to imbalance of electrolytes in the body, which -----------in maintaining good health.

1. Oppress, help
2. Stern, help
3. Upheaval, help
4. Change, help
5. Humid, help

Ans: (5)

10. Unwillingness among the public to ------------change has also been one of the reasons the plastic bags -----------to be used.

1. Waive, raise
2. Retrieve, last
3. Accept, continue
4. Secure, pursue
5. Receive, advance

Ans: (3)

Important English Vocabulary Words for RBI Assistant Exam

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1. PETTISH (ADJECTIVE): very angry; in a bad mood

Synonyms: annoyed, vexed
Antonyms: cheerful, pleasant

Example Sentence:

"For the last month or six weeks he has scarcely spoken to me but in the unmistakable

language of a pettish anger.

2. LAMBASTE (VERB): punish, beat

Synonyms: assail, berate
Antonyms: applaud, praise

Example Sentence:

Evening after evening, Hiro and his teammates were lambasted for their failures and shortcomings.

3. STAUNCH (ADJECTIVE): resolute, dependable

Synonyms: ardent, reliable
Antonyms: disloyal, untrustworthy

Example Sentence:

During the presidential campaign of Barack Obama, Senator Ted Kerry was his staunch supporter.

4. BOMBINATE (VERB): make droning sound

Synonyms: reverberate, hum
Antonyms: silence

Example Sentence:

Sometimes, my computer bombinates very late at night, stops for a bit of rest, then resumes its hum at the early hours of the morning.

5. MIASMA (NOUN): effluvium

Synonyms: fumes, odor
Antonyms: perfume, sweetness

Example Sentence:

These days, we sit for hours in Bangalore's heavy traffic and inhale a miasma of toxic gases; I think this is worse than smoking a cigarette.

6. EGALITARIAN (ADJECTIVE): equal

Synonyms: democratic, equitable
Antonyms: unequal, partial

Example Sentence:

People often lose interest in egalitarian measures when such measures do not directly benefit them.

7. STYMIE (VERB): frustrate, hinder

Synonyms: impede, obstruct
Antonyms: support, forward

Example Sentence:

In my effort to become successful in my career, I was stymied by my boss who always took credit for all the good things and put the blame on me for mistakes.

8. QUANDARY (NOUN): delicate situation

Synonyms: dilemma, impasse
Antonyms: good fortunate, solution

Example Sentence:

The school administration was in a quandary over the needful size of an "open-air playground."

9. MALAISE (NOUN): depression, sickness

Synonyms: despair, anxiety
Antonyms: pleasure, calmness

Example Sentence:

When she woke up, she felt malaise and dizziness that would not go away.

10. SUPERCILIOUS (ADJECTIVE) : arrogant, stuck-up

Synonyms: bossy, egotistic
Antonyms: humble, modest

Example Sentence:

The supercilious salesman treated the couple like peasants until they opened the suitcase filled with the dollar bills.

11. RUDIMENTARY (ADJECTIVE): basic, fundamental

Synonyms: elemental, primitive
Antonyms: complex, difficult

Example Sentence:

The primitive tribe's tools were so rudimentary that they looked like rocks rather than tools.

12. STRICTURE (NOUN): censure

Synonyms: blame, criticism
Antonyms: compliment, praise

Example Sentence:

Despite the strictures of living in a small apartment, we really enjoyed the time we spent in New York City.

13. DISPORT (NOUN): form of entertainment

Synonyms: play, amusement
Antonyms: boredom

Example Sentence:

At that season the males assemble, in numbers varying from twelve to twenty, on certain trees, and there disport themselves, so as to display their magnificent plumes in presence of the females.

14. PERMEATE (VERB): filter, spread throughout

Synonyms: imbue, infuse
Antonyms: dehydrate, dry

Example Sentence:

During the monsoons the stinky smell from the garbage dump permeates the whole atmosphere.

15. ANTITHESIS (NOUN): exact opposite

Synonyms: contradictory, converse
Antonyms: same, similarity

Example Sentence:

My sister is the antithesis of my brother - my sister is cheerful and enthusiastic while my brother is serious and disciplined.

16. VITRIOLIC (ADJECTIVE): bitter

Synonyms: antagonistic, caustic
Antonyms: kind, nice

Example Sentence:

The debate between the two was heated and vitriolic and thus they attracted the attention of everyone in the park.

17. DESPONDENT (ADJECTIVE): depressed

Synonyms: dejected, morose
Antonyms: cheerful, happy

Example Sentence:

After losing his job in recent cuts, the man was despondent for several months.

18. ARTFUL (ADJECTIVE): skillful; cunning

Synonyms: adroit, shrewd
Antonyms: clumsy, inept

Example Sentence:

The builder has been very artful about the basis on which he has bypassed the building

regulations.

19. INSUPERABLE (ADJECTIVE): impassable

Synonyms: insurmountable, impossible
Antonyms: ignore, neglect

Example Sentence:

Charles is a foolish dreamer who comes up with insuperable plans that he never achieves.

20. COMPENDIUM (NOUN) : abridgment

Synonyms: abstract, brief
Antonyms: lengthy, wordy

Example Sentence:

A yearbook often contains the compendium of interesting and fun stories about the members of the graduating class.

21. IRASCIBLE (ADJECTIVE): crabby

Synonyms: cranky, feisty
Antonyms: pleasant, cheerful

Example Sentence:

He was a little quick tempered and irascible and people were apt to think him cross and crabbed, but he had a kind heart.

22. CONSTRUE (VERB): deduce; explain

Synonyms: define, translate
Antonyms: misunderstand, confuse

Example Sentence:

The law has always been construed as permitting the behaviour for which the neighbour has been arrested.

23. ACRID (ADJECTIVE): bitter, sour to taste

Synonyms: pungent, stinging
Antonyms: savoury, delicious

Example Sentence:

Long after the forest fire had been put out, I could sense the acrid sting of smoke in my nostrils.

24. CONVIVIAL (ADJECTIVE): fun-loving

Synonyms: cheerful, jovial
Antonyms: gloomy, sad

Example Sentence:

In a convivial gathering, the people present enjoy eating, drinking, talking and being in each other's company.

25. CHARLATAN (NOUN): swindler

Synonyms: cheat, fraud
Antonyms: honesty, fairness

Example Sentence:

The man was selling a spray to effortlessly and permanently repair the scratches in the paint on cars; but he was just a charlatan.

26. DERIDE (VERB): make fun of; insult

Synonyms: disdain, taunt
Antonyms: admire, respect

Example Sentence:

The sports columnists have derided the local football team, which has not won any match in years.

27. DELUGE (NOUN): downpour, flood of something

Synonyms: avalanche, inundation

Example Sentence:

When the city traffic police announced reward for photographs of vehicles crossing red lights, it was deluged by tens of thousands of such photos coming in every day.

28. VIRULENT (ADJECTIVE): poisonous, lethal

Synonyms: deadly, fatal
Antonyms: harmless, healthful

Example Sentence:

The virulent disease quickly swept through the community leaving a lot of people

extremely ill and the local hospitals unable to keep up with their needs.

29. CHEAPSKATE (NOUN): miser

Synonyms: scrooge, penny pincher
Antonyms: spendthrift

Example Sentence:

A cheapskate who lived like a pauper, she was reputedly the wealthiest woman in America at the time of her death

30. CIRCUMSCRIBE (VERB) : mark off, delimit

Synonyms: delineate, restrain
Antonyms: aid, allow

Example Sentence:

A fence of barbed wire and the presence of security guards circumscribed the movement of prisoners.

Easy Process of solving Comprehension in English

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Easy Process of solving Comprehension in English

In many Competitive Exams like SBI PO & Clerk, IBPS PO & Clerk, RBI Assistant and others, you will find many questions from Comprehension in English section which is easy to solve and secure more marks. Some easy process is given to solve English Comprehension that is

SYSTEMATIC APPROACH FOR ENGLISH COMPREHENSION:

Solving English Reading Comprehension has become an inevitable part of almost every competitive examination. The question that lingers in every aspirant’s mind is “How to improve Reading comprehension?”

Students are habituated to solve simple and direct passages in their school days, but when it comes to competitive exams, the task becomes difficult. Unable to understand the vocabulary (meaning of words) and concept of the passage, students become dull and uninterested in this section.

Comprehension tests ascertain your ability to understand the passage and remember its main points. Questions on the passage are mostly fact-based. In some cases, the candidates are asked to draw inferences from what is stated or implied in the passage. Such passages are difficult and need a lot of practice.

So, here are some Reading Comprehension strategies to get more marks.

First we know what are the parameters which you need to have to solve reading comprehension quickly.

1. READING ABILITY
2. UNDERSTANDING OF CONTENTS
3. SPEED
4. ABILITY TO DRAW INFERENCES AND CONCLUSIONS.

Don’t worry if you stuck with above words don’t worry because we have some proper methods to attempt Comprehension.

METHOD OF ATTEMPTING:

There are many methods to solve comprehension but We are giving two methods you can use both methods separately or together.

METHOD 1: SEPARATION METHOD
METHOD 2: KEYWORD METHOD

METHOD 1: SEPARATION METHOD:

Each and every passage has only these contents inside itself which we need to find and know because if we are able to find these contents than we shall know about of plot from where most of answers and conclusion will be draw. So while reading the passage try to draw these contents from Passage.

1. Background
2. Claim
3. Supporting Reasons
4. Conclusion or Extension

1. BACKGROUND /INTRODUCTION: - In this contents basically writer intent to give just brief of introduction and past history of concerned topic of Passage. Like its origin and history .It may draw only question like title of passage and need to give more emphasize on background because questions does not come from background. Just read to have an idea of topic.

2. CLAIM : This is most important part in which writer will describe what he want to convey to readers and What is issue for which he is writing this passage? It is a classification, a purpose or an elaboration of the topic; Writer will provide full details of this passages back bone body in this section. It is most important because half of the questions will come only from that section. So read & understand carefully on facts based given in Passage. Question regarding the intention behind the passage only comes from that passage.

3. SUPPORTING REASONS: Whatever writer is claiming in passage he will give supporting reasons in this that section means what is need of passage and what is need of that information which writer want to convey. It is very important to read it carefully.

4. CONCLUSION: - After discussion about claim and its reasons writer will give or draw final inference and it can give you brief of your all passage and question also comes from conclusion.

POINTS TO REMEMBER FOR PASSAGE:

1. READ passage in above given manner as early as u can.
2. READ Question and give answer yourself without seeing Options than try to match your answer with given options.
3. Eliminate regression, i.e., going back to the lines you have just read. This is out of habit developed over years of wrong or half-hearted reading.
4. Once start reading don’t take break before completing it otherwise u can waste time.

METHOD 2: KEYWORD METHOD:

In this you need to consider following points:

1. Before reading passage just read questions and every question will have one keyword just note down it on a Rough paper and read these keywords twice so that u can have idea while reading passage.
2. Start reading with keeping in mind your keywords by this way u will get a plot area for each and every keyword.
3. Once you finish your passage than you can have idea about your plot for keywords by which you can answer the questions.
4. In this method you can also use above method and can segregate passage in form which h one is important to read which one is not.

TIPS TO IMPROVE COMPREHENSION SOLVING ABILITY:-

1. Read newspapers and magazines at least 1 hour day and develop habit of reading if problem with newspaper that just take interesting Books of English version like champak and other comics.
2. Give yourself an environment of English; converse in English with your friends and peers.
3. Develop a sense of urgency while reading the passage.
4. Practice at least one typical passage under test conditions every day. Give yourself five minutes to read a Small passage and ten to fifteen minutes in case of a long passage.
5. Have a clear and logical thought process. Do not clutter your brain with unnecessary and irrelevant Thoughts and details.

Math Questions based on Pipe and Cisterns for RBI Assistant

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In many Competitive Exams like SBI PO & Clerk, IBPS PO & Clerk and RBI Assistant, you will find many questions based on Pipe and Cisterns from Math section. Some important questions are given below. Hope, it will be helpfull for your Exam.

Nature of Pipe

Inlet: A pipe connected with a tank or reservoir for filling is called as inlet

Outlet: A pipe connected with a tank and used for empties it is called outlet.

Concept:

If a pipe can fill a tank in x hours, then the part filled in 1 hour = 1 / x

If a pipe can fill a tank in x hours and another pipe can empty the full tank in y hours, then the net part filled in 1 hour, when both the pipes are opened:

(1/x-1/y)

Time taken to fill the tank, when both the pipes are opened:

(x×y / y-x)

If a pipe can fill a tank in x hours and another fill the same tank in y hours, then the net part filled in 1 hr, when both pipes are opened:

(1/x+1/y)

So time to fill the tank will be:

[x×y/(x+y)]

If a pipe fills a tank in x hrs and another fills the same tank in y hrs, but a third empties the full tank in z hrs and all of them are opened together, the net part filled in 1 hr:

(1/x+1/y-1/z)

So time taken to fill the tank:

xyz/(yz+xz-xy)

Math Questions based on Pipe and Cisterns for RBI Assistant

1). Three taps A,B and C together can fill an empty tank in 4 hours, After 1hour , C is closed and the tank is filled in 6 more hours. Find the time in which C alone can fill the empty tank?

A) 18 hour
B) 10 hour
C) 12 hour
D) 15 hour
E) None of these.

Ans: (E)

2) Pipe A can fill the tank in half the time in which Pipe B can fill the same tank. If both the pipes are open simultaneously .it takes 8 hour to fill the tank .In how many hours can A alone fill the tank?

A) 12 hour
B) 10 hour
C) 8 hour
D) 15 hour
E) None of these

Ans: (A)

3) 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

Ans: (A)

4) 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) 36 min
B) 20 min
C) 25 min
D) 16 min
E) None of these.

Ans: (D)

5) 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) 15 hour
B) 25 hour
C) 20 hour
D) 30 hour
E) None of these

Ans: (C)

6) Two pipe p1 and p2 can fill a tank in 40 minutes and 60 minutes respectively, both the taps are opened and after 10 minutes P1 was shut. In how much more time would the tank would be fill ?

A) 35 minutes
B) 45 minutes
C) 40 minutes
D) 50 minutes
E) None of these.

Ans: (A)

7) Three taps A,B and C can fill a tank in 20,30 and 40 minutes respectively. All the taps are opened simultaneously and after 5 minutes tap A was closed and then after 6 minutes tab B was closed .At the moment a leak developed which can empty the full tank in 60 minutes. What is the total time taken for the completely full?

A) 44 minutes
B) 25 minutes
C) 35 minutes
D) 24 minutes
E) None of these

Ans: (D)

8) 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) Filled in 20 hr
B) Empty in 15 hr
C) Empty in 20 hr
D) Filled in 15 hr
E) None of these

Ans: (B)

9) Three taps P,Q and R can individually fill a cistern in 7, 14 and 21 hours respectively .Tap P is opened first for 1 hour and then Tap P is closed and Tap Q is opened for 1hour, tap Q is then closed and Tap R is then opened for 1 hour after which Tap R is closed and Tap P opened again. This Process is continued till the tank is full. In how much time will the tank be completely full ?

A) 11 hour
B) 12 hour
C) 13 hour
D) 14 hour
E) None of these.

Ans: (A)

10) There are three taps A,B, and C. A takes thrice as much time as B and C together to fill the tank . B takes twice as much time as A and C to fill the tank. In how much time can the Tap C fill the tank individually, if they would require 10 hours to fill the tank, When opened simultaneously ?

A) 14 hour
B) 25 hour
C) 15 hour
D) 20 hour
E) None of these.

Ans: (E)

English Questions based on Noun

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Noun is the important part of English. For good knowledge in English, noun act main role. In many exams like SBI PO & Clerk, IBPS PO & Clerk and RBI Assistant etc you will find many questions from noun in English section.

About Noun

What is noun?

Noun is a word used to name a person, place or thing.

For example:

Rama was an epic king.

Noun:

Words are divided into different kinds or classes according to the work they do in a sentence. These kinds or classes are known as Parts of Speech. They are eight in number:

1. Noun
2. Pronoun
3. Verb
4. Adjective
5. Adverb
6. Preposition
7. Conjunction
8. Interjection.

Kinds of Noun:

1. Common Noun

A common noun is a name given in common to every person or thing of the same class or kind. For example;

I write with a pen.

The student asked me a few questions.

2. Proper Noun

A proper noun is the name of a particular person or place.

For example:

Ramu is a wise fellow.

Patna lacks basic civic amenities.

Rule: Proper nouns are always written with a capital letter at the beginning.

Incorrect: Earlier the capital of india was in calcutta.

Correct: Earlier the capital of India was in Calcutta.

Rule: Proper nouns are sometimes used as common nouns.

Incorrect: LK Advani is today regarded as Sardar

Patel of India.

Correct: LK Advani is today regarded as the Sardar Patel of India.

Rule: In this case proper nouns are always preceded by articles.

She is a Lata Mangeshkar.

Kalidas is the Shakespeare of India.

3. Collective Noun

A Collective noun is the name of a group of persons or things. For example army, committee, crowd, fleet, flock, herd, jury, mob, parliament, team.

Rule: A collective noun usually takes a singular verb and is substituted by a singular pronoun.

Incorrect: The jury were unanimous in their opinion.

Correct: The jury was unanimous in its opinion.

Rule: A collective noun takes a plural verb and is substituted by a plural pronoun when the individuals of which it is composed are thought of net behaving as a single unit

Incorrect: The jury was divided in its opinions.

Correct: The jury were divided in their opinions.

4. Abstract Noun

An abstract noun is usually the name of a quality, action or state considered apart from the object ( which is usually a common noun and often qualified by an adjective) to which it belongs. For example:

Innocence is integral to a child.

Love knows no bound.

5. Material Noun

A material noun is the name of a material ( matter from which a thing is made). For example:

Cotton is the source of natural fibre.

Milk constitutes a nutritious food.

Rule: A material noun does not take an article (a, an, the) before it.

Incorrect: The tobacco is a cash crop.

Correct: Tobacco is a cash crop.

Rule: It takes articles when treated as common nouns.

Incorrect: They offered me glass of water.

Correct: They offered me a glass of water.

Numbers

Numbers are of two kinds-

(1) Singular Number

(2) Plural Number

Generally while changing singular noun to plural we add s, es in the end.

For example

cow-cows

chair-chairs

school-schools

Mango-Mangoes

On the surface some nouns appear to be singular but in meaning they are treated as plural.

For example,

cattle, clergy, people, children, police, poultry

Incorrect: The peasantry has always stood as rockstars for the development of a country.

Correct: The peasantry have always stood as rockstars for the development of a country.

Some nouns look like plural but are always used as singular. For example,

Subjects - Mathematics, economics, physics, ethics, politics, classics.

Rule: When these subjects denote qualities or property, they are used in plural sense. For example,

Incorrect: His mathematics is weak.

Correct: His mathematics are weak.

Diseases - Rickets, AIDS, diabetes, mumps, measles. Some other nouns - News, gallows, summons, innings.

Some nouns are plural in form and in meaning, normally they are instruments or dress articles which have two parts and make a kind of pair. Do not use a/an before these nouns.

For example,

Spectacles, tongs, scissors, pincers, bellows, trousers, drawers, breaches, pants, knickers, pantaloons.

Certain other nouns - caves, riches (valuables), alms, funds, proceeds (profit), annals (record).

Incorrect : I bought a trousers yesterday.

Correct :I bought a pair of trousers yesterday.

Some nouns are always singular and used as singular only. For example Poetry, information, machinery, dust, furniture, dirt, traffic, money, music. Some nouns have one meaning in singular form and another in plural.

English Questions based on Noun

1. When he returned (a)/ from America, he informed me (b)/ that he had come here (c)/ to do urgent work. (d)/ No error (e)

Ans: (e) No error

2. I do my best (a)/ but I don’t understand (b)/ why I do not get expected (c)/ marks in the examination. (d)/ No error (e)

Ans: (e) No error

3. The pretty woman (a)/ sitting in the car (b)/ is the daughter of one of (c)/ the headman of the village. (d)/ No error (e)

Ans: (d) Replace “headman” with “headmen”

4. You will not be (a)/ allowed to go (b)/ anywhere else to (c)/ play outdoor games. (d)/ No error (e)

Ans: (e) No error

5. The beautiful surrounding (a)/ of the palace (b)/ attracted a large number of (c)/ tourists coming from abroad. (d)/ No error (e)

Ans: (a) Replace “surrounding” with “surroundings”

6. He did not know (a)/ that the headquarter (b)/ of the army (c)/ was in Delhi. (d)/ No error (e)

Ans: (b) Replace “headquarter” with “headquarters”

7. Liberalisation of economy (a)/ has given birth to (b)/ many uncommon (c)/ phenomenon in the society.(d)/ No error (e)

Ans: (d) Replace “phenomenon” with “phenomena”

8. Thousand of young (a)/ protesters were standing (b)/ at Jantar Mantar and (c)/ supporting Anna Hazare. (d)/ No error (e)

Ans: (a) Replace “thousand” with “thousands”

9. It is very difficult (a)/ to chase (b)/ a huge score in the (c)/ fourth inning. (d)/ No error (e)

Ans: (d) Replace “inning” with “innings”

10. He gave me (a)/ a five-rupees note (b)/ and asked me to get (c)/ him a few cigarettes. (d)/ No error (e)

Ans: (b) Replace “rupees” with “rupee”