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Dear Readers,
Bankers Adda in collaboration with Career Power brings to you Competition Power (February Edition). The reason why this collaboration is
so important and a landmark event as both BA and Career Power has had a long and extremely successful association with students
appearing for competitive exams.

This magazine includes various initiatives that cover various aspects of Banking and SSC exams in an exhaustive manner.
Keeping in mind the upcoming exams, we have covered Current Affairs for not only the month of December but also for the month of
November under the name Current Affairs Zinger. To make learning easy for the students we have also introduced another initiative by
the name "NEWS MAKER OF THE MONTH" which covers all the important people, appointments, awards, etc that have made news.

Having covered the GK and CA portion in an exhaustive manner, we have also given equal importance and focus to all the other aspects of
the exams, be it Covering each aspect of the various subjects (like reasoning, english, quant, computers) right from building the student's
concepts to helping him practice a few topics.or be it Interview Preparation or Guidance and boosting the confidence of students. We Have
It All Covered!!!

Along with this we have also included Mock Papers on IPPB SCALE 1 OFFICER MAINS, RRB PO MAINS MEMORY BASED MOCK, RBI
ASSISTANT MAINS, NIACL AO MAINS, IBPS PO MAINS REASONING PRACTICE SET & SSC LDC(CHSL) following the respective exam
pattern for practice for our readers, so that they can increase their speed and accuracy. This edition of Magazine also includes a new series
named Twisted Oneswhich will have questions with higher difficulty level.

Basically this magazine is a one stop place for all those preparing for government sector competitive exams. Within few months of its
launch, it has become quite popular among the students, who love to refer to it for their exams.

We believe that each and every student has the hidden potential to reach the unattainable heights, and it is our responsibility to provide
them with a platform that hones their skills enabling them to overcome each and every challenge that comes their way while appearing for
these exams.

Having said this I would like to give special thanks to the specialized mentors of Bankers Adda and Career Power team for providing us with
the needed support and making this magazine a success.

Good Luck And God Bless

Team Competition Power !!

WHATS THERE?
Motivational Artilces | 4
Success Story | 8 NEWSMAKERS OF THE MONTH | 5-7
Handy Notes & Quizzes : CURRENT AFFAIRS | 9-28
India In News | State In News | News From The Banking Sector News
- Simple & Compound Interest | 29
Related To Indian Economy | Business News | Agreement | Mou Signed
- Coordinate Geometry | 31
Committees In News | Ranks And Reports | Pm Visits | New
- Analogy | 33 Appointments | Obituaries | Awards | Defence | Sports News & more
- Subject and Verb Agreement Rules | 36
- Database Management System | 38
- Banking : BSBDA | 39
MOCK PAPERS & PRACTICE SETS | 71-137
- Battles Fought In India | 40 SSC CHSL 10+2 (LDC) PRACTICE SET 65
GK Hindu Review : December | 41 IPPB SCALE 1 MAINS : PRACTICE SET 74
Current Affairs Zinger : November | 48 RRB PO MAINS MEMORY BASED HELD ON 11TH DEC. 96
RBI ASSISTANT MAINS PRACTICE SET 105
Twisted Ones | 55-62
NIACL AO MAINS PRACTICE SET 118
IBPS PO Mains Memory Based: Reasoning Practice Set - 134

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Motivational : "A Strategy Breaker But Also A Eye Opener"

purpose is clear and destination is known, then you know how
to reach. Some will reach on time and some will face delays. But
once you enter this
journey, you have to
make way for
yourself. Even the
decimal points plays
an important role and
you all know it very
well. Being a mod and
the part of that journey, I can co-relate myself to you. But
IBPS PO Mains result left many students wondering that What Is
SUCCESS is not guaranteed.
Next? Well, every year the level of examination is going to be
tougher and number of aspirants will definitely increase. With all
I walk a lonely road
these thoughts, not only my chances seem slim but my future
The only one that I have ever known
too look dark. Its good to be optimistic but at one point of time,
Don't know where it goes
one has to be realistic. Being Indians, we are too casual to act.
We need a hard slap on our face to achieve something really
good. History has a lot of stories that will shake you hard and
hard enough to wake you up. But again, we Indians are too lazy
to find it out.

What went wrong?

Were you alone in the crossfire?
Can you afford to lose an year?

Well, you all know the answers very well. Be it comment section
or facebook, I have seen students expecting. They expect
Pattern, they expect Cut-offs, they expect it to be like last year,
but IBPS always come up with a new plan and that too an
exceptional one.
We cannot
ignore the fact
that IBPS is not
only playing with
the pattern but But it's only me, and I walk alone
also with the
timing of result. I walk this empty street
It was pointed On the boulevard of broken dreams
out by a student in the disqus but we noticed the same. Just a
day or two before the Finale, it is publishing the result of exams.
Where the city sleeps
Well, it is obvious that the result will be published but why a day And I'm the only one, and I walk alone
before the exams? So the indication is clear, even if it is a co- I walk alone, I walk alone
incidence. Prepare yourself for mental battle as well.
All The Very Best
One thing is clear that it is not going to be A Journey, but The
Journey. Every journey has a purpose and a destination. If your

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News Makers of the month DECEMBER 2016

5th Bi-Monthly Policy Announced By Rbi
RBI governor Urjit Patel kept short-term (REPO) lending rate
unchanged. RBI also
lowered its forecast
for Indias gross
domestic product
(GDP) growth to 7.1%
for this fiscal & stated
that demonetisation
would lead to a short-term disruption in economic activity.
The Patel-led six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)
unanimously decided to keep the benchmark repo rate
unchanged at 6.25%. It has has withdrawn the
incremental cash reserve ratio (CRR) of 100%.
Key Points from the 5th Bi-monthly monetary policy
statement
RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.25%, reverse repo at
5.75%.
RBI leaves cash reserve ratio (CRR) unchanged at 4%.
It cuts growth forecast to 7.1%, from 7.6% for this fiscal.
It keeps the inflation target at 5% for March 2017.
Foreign exchange reserve rose to all-time high of $364
billion on 2 December.
Virat Kohli is the man of the series for his 655 runs in this
series. Also, India end 2016 as the number one ranked team
in the world Karun Nair is the man of the match for his
excellent triple ton.
Some records which were created in the series:
Indian test captain Virat Kohli set a new record by
remaining undefeated for 18 consecutive tests. The
previous record of 17 is under former captain Kapil Devs
captaincy between 1985-1987.
Virat Kohli became the first Indian captain to register
three double centuries in a calendar year.
Indias 759/7 in the Chennai test is also the highest-ever
team score in test.
Alastair Cook is the tenth batsman to complete 11,000
runs in tests.
Lokesh Rahul is the ninth batsman and the second Indian
after Mohammad Azharuddin to be dismissed on 199.
Karun Nair became the only third batsman to convert his
maiden century into triple behind Sir Gary Sobers (365)
and Bob Simpson (311).
Nair is only the fourth player to score a triple behind Sir
Don Bradman, Michael Clarke and Brendon McCullum
coming in at no. 5. No other batsmen coming lower than
5 has ever scored a triple.

India defeated England by 4-0 to win the CHAK DE INDIA: India won the Junior
Anthony De Mello trophy 2016 Mens Hockey World Cup 2016

Ravindra Jadejas 7/48 in the second innings against England Indian team scripted a new chapter in hockey history by
on the last day helped India to defeat England by an innings regaining the
and 75-run in Junior Mens
Chennai to Hockey World
clinch Anthony Cup after a gap of
De Mello 15 years,
series 4-0. defeating
Jadeja took 10 Belgium 2-1 in
wickets in the the final at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium in Lucknow.
match & this India achieved another first as this was the first time that a
was his first 10-wicket haul in a Test. host nation has won the Cup in 11 editions. Gurjant Singh and
With this, India have now been unbeaten in 18 Tests and this Simranjeet Singh scored for India. For Belgium, this was their
is a new record for the team. second biggest defeat of the year, after losing to Argentina 0-
1 in the Rio Olympics final.

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Key Winners in the World Cup: which puts focus on the Heart of Asia countries and
Up and Coming Player of the tournament: Timm supporting countries and organizations working together to
Herzbruch of Germany comprehensively address the menace of terrorism. Issues of
Goalkeeper of the tournament: Loic van Doren of terrorism took centre stage at the event.
Belgium
Top scorer of the tournament: Edward Horler of England Major Issues which were discussed in the Conference
with 8 goals Countering terrorism to create stability and security in
Player of the tournament: Enrique Gonzalez de Castejon Afghanistan.
from Spain Providing Afghanistan connectivity to strengthen
economic activities.
ISRO Successfully Launched PSLV C-36 Development, which is essential for the progress of
Afghanistan.
PSLV-C36 is the thirty eighth flight of ISRO's Polar Satellite
Major Highlights of the Conference
Launch Vehicle (PSLV) placed
It jointly inaugurated by the President of Afghanistan
the 1235 kg RESOURCESAT-
Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and Prime Minister of India
2A into an 817 kms polar Sun Narendra Modi.
Synchronous Orbit (SSO). It was attended by Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharifs
PSLV-C36 was launched from foreign affairs advisor Sartaj Aziz.
the First Launch Pad (FLP) at It concluded with a strong declaration calling for concerted
Satish Dhawan Space Centre regional and international cooperation to ensure elimination
SHAR, Sriharikota. In this of terrorism as well as dismantling of terrorist sanctuaries
flight, the 'XL' version of and safe havens in region.
PSLV with six solid strap-on
Amritsar Declaration was adopted in the Conference
motors was used.
The Amritsar Declaration, issued after the 6th ministerial
PSLV is the ISRO's versatile
'Heart of Asia conference - Istanbul Process on Afghanistan'
launch vehicle for launching
in this Punjab city near India's border with Pakistan,
multiple satellites in polar SSOs, Low Earth Orbits (LEO) as
"recognises terrorism as the biggest threat to peace" and
well as Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) and sub GTO.
demanded "immediate end to all forms of terrorism".
With 36 successful launches, PSLV has emerged as the
workhorse launch vehicle of ISRO and is offered for launching
Citing the declaration, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who
satellites for international customers.
chaired the meeting in the absence of ailing External Affairs
Minister Sushma Swaraj, said: "We remain concerned by high
6th Heart of Asia Summit held in level of violence in Afghanistan caused by Taliban, terrorist
Amritsar groups including Al Qaeda, Daesh (Islamic State) and its
affiliates."

"We strongly call for concerted regional and international

cooperation to ensure elimination of terrorism, including
dismantling of terrorist safe havens in the Heart of Asia
region, as well as disrupting all financial and logistical support
for terrorism."

Note: It was attended by delegations from practically every

6th Ministerial Conference of the Heart of Asia-Istanbul
participating country, supporting countries and international
Process on Afghanistan was held in Amritsar on 3-4
organizations45 in all. It also saw the presence and
December. The conference adopted the Amritsar Declaration

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participation of guest countries Austria, Bulgaria, Latvia and List of the winners of Star Screen Awards 2016
Uzbekistan. Best Film Pink
Best Actor Amitabh Bachchan for Pink
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and "Amma" Best Actress Alia Bhatt for Udta Punjab
to millions, Jayalalithaa passed away Best Supporting Actor Rishi Kapoor for Kapoor and
Sons
Best Supporting Actress Shabana Azmi for Neerja
Best Actor Sushant Singh Rajput for MS
(Critics' choice) Dhoni: The Untold Story
Best Actress Swara Bhaskar for Nil Battey
(Critics' choice) Sannata
Best Actor Varun Dhawan for Dishoom
(in a comic role)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Jayaraman passed Best Director Ram Madhvani for Neerja
away at a Chennai hospital on 5th December 2016. The 68- Best Playback Singer Amit Mishra for Bulleya, Ae Dil
year old AIADMK supremo breathed her last at 11:30 PM at (Male) Hai Mushkil
the Apollo Hospital. She had suffered a massive cardiac
Best Cinematography Anay Goswamy for Fitoor
arrest. Jayalalithaa was admitted to the hospital on
September 22, 2016 following complaints of fever and Best Playback Singer Palak Muchhal for Kaun Tujhe,
(Female) MS Dhoni: The Untold Story
dehydration, but she never fully recovered. Jayalalithaa's
body was taken to her Poes Garden residence before being Best Lyrics Amitabh Bhattacharya, Ae Dil
taken to Rajaji Hall, where people can pay their last respects Hai Mushkil
to the departed soul. Best Newcomer (Female) Disha Patani for MS Dhoni: The
Untold Story
Tamil Nadu government has announced a seven-day State
Mourning from 06th December 2016. During the period, the
national flag on all government buildings will be flown at half-
mast. No official entertainment will also be held during this
period, The government has also declared a three-day
holiday for all educational institutions in the state. The
neighbouring union territory of Puducherry has also
announced a holiday for all government offices and
educational institutions as a mark of respect to Jayalalithaa.

Star Screen Awards 2016 Declared

The 23rd edition of the annual film awards show, Star Screen
Awards, was held at Mumbai. Shoojit Sircar's critically-
acclaimed Pink bagged as many as four awards, including for
the Best Film. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan received the
Best Actor award for the film, Aditya Bannerji got the Best
Editing award and Ritesh Shah got the Best Dialogue award
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Success Story: From an Aspirant to PO in BOB

Hello Friends, I used to read many success stories of others and 7. LIC AAO 2016 (Out)
Finally !! now I am writing my own and I am feeling very excited and 8. SBI Clerk Pre 2016 (Out)
emotional too in sharing one mine. I am Jitendra known as Edward 9. SBI PO Mains 2016 (Out) Due to unexpected pattern of exam,
Snowden on Disqus and I am from Abu, Rajasthan. Ive done BCA was totally shocked with exam pattern.
and then MBA in HR. 10. RBI Grade B Phase 2 (Out)
11. IBPS RRB OA Pre 2016 (Out)
So let me start from my MBA placement time. I did my Masters
These are the exams which I cleared:
from Parul University, Vadodara (Guj) and I got placed in one of the 1. IBPS Clerk Pre 2015 (Cleared)
MNC (IT Staffing Industry) company in Vadodara, Gujarat in Jan, 2. SBI PO Pre 2016 (Cleared)
2012 (During 4th Sem) with absolutely handsome package for a 3. RBI Grade B Phase 1 (Cleared with handsome score)
fresher. I started off on 6th Feb and bought my favorite bike TVS 4. BOM PO 2016 (Awaiting result)
Apache RTR 160 within 6 months on my own. My parents were so 5. BOB PO 2016 (Cleared and got final Selection)
happy and I was enjoying my work-life. 6. IBPS RRB PO Pre 2016 (Cleared)
7. IBPS PO Pre 2016 (Cleared)
But then in August, 2012 I came to know about IBPS and other bank 8. IBPS Clerk Pre 2016 (Cleared)
exams, so I thought let me give a shot and try my luck, I started 9. RRB NTPC Stage 1 (Cleared)
10. IBPS PO Mains 2016 (Cleared)
filling-up the forms and giving exams, without any preparation
(biggest mistake of my life). Anyways, I was just checking whether
You know what friends, I always thought that these bank exams are
my luck is bright or not and got proved myself wrong by not getting
not my cup of tea but I decided that I will write each and every bank
any exams cleared. It went for 2 and half year, then my mom and
and insurance exams to gain more n more experience of these
dad asked me to leave that private job and focus on my bank
exams and will learn about time management, strategy making and
exams. I too gave a thought on it and I put my papers in Nov 2014
its execution. By the time, it took me one and half year to plan my
and resigned.
own strategies to crack the exams and clear cutoffs.

After leaving my job and leaving my beautiful friend circle in

In last 7-8 months, I got a strong grip on GA. I was never
Vadodara, I came back to my home town Abu. I dont know why I
comfortable with math in my life, but I had to deal with it so I made
was unable to concentrate on exams and was getting frustrated
a strategy. I decided not to go for score in Math section. I decided to
because I was sitting idle and not doing anything. Believe me
just clear the cutoff of math section and score in others so that my
friends, after leaving a job and sitting idle is the worst things that
overall score wont get affected.
can happen with any individual. I was directionless but anyhow, In
Sept 2015, I went to Jaipur for Bank classes and there I took training
So guys, I just want to request to you that never lose the hope,
for 3-4 months. In that period, I came to know the actual picture of
never quit... We are in such a cut-throat competition that we have
mine and I got to know I have to work very hard to crack these
to keep patience to fight and crack the exams. I would like to thank
exams. In that time, fortunately I met a best friend of my life, the
this BA platform (Especially Prashant Sir) and some good friends like
Bankers Adda (BA). Believe me guys, I wasnt aware about the
Chandani, RajKumaran, Invictus, Munshi Ji, S.Chand, Eklavya, Naina
strategies to clear exams, clear cut-offs, time management etc, but
1, Charu, Bonhomie and many other friends who used to conduct
after going through this training and with the help of BA I got to
quizzes.
know everything about competitive exams. I started following
each and every quizzes and posts on BA on daily basis. Initially I
Thanks to all members of this small virtual oblivion and all the very
was a silent reader but then I understood that if I have to get
best to you
knowledge and share knowledge, I have to make an ID and start
doing conversation with other students on disqus platform.
So again a common saying Dont lose hope is the moral of the
story
These are the exams in which I appeared and got out:
1. SBI PO Pre 2015 (Out) Without Preparation
Regards,
2. IBPS PO Pre 2015 (Out)
3. IBPS Clerk Mains (Out)
4. NABARD Assistant 2015 (Out) Jitendra (Edward Snowden)
5. UIIC Asst 2015 (Out) -- Without Preparation
6. SIDBI Asst 2015 (Out)

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INDIA IN NEWS
India-Nepal Folk Crafts Festival kicks off in Kathmandu
The five-day India-Nepal Folk Crafts Festival (INCF-2016) begins
in Kathmandu, Nepal to promote cultural exchanges between
the two countries. The Main aim of the festival to promote
crafts based bilateral relations and enhance cultural exchanges
between the artisans of India and Nepal.
NTPC, Nalco to set up 2,400 Mw power plant in Odisha
National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Ltd and National
Aluminium Company (Nalco) have jointly agreed to set up a coal-
based power project, having a production capacity of 2,400 Mw,
in Odisha's Dhenkanal district. It signed an MoU with Nalco to
form a joint venture company that will develop a coal-based
power plant in Gajmara.
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill passed in Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha passed the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill 2016
in Lok Sabha, which replaces the Persons with Disabilities (Equal
Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act
1995. The number of categories of differently-abled has been
increased from seven to twentyone.
e-Tourist visa extended to citizens of 161 countries
Government of India extended the e-Tourist Visa facility to
citizens of 161 countries. Further, the number of foreign tourist
arrivals on e-Tourist Visa from January to November this year
has grown 168.5% over the same period last year.
India becomes worlds 4th largest defence spender
India has outshone Russia, France, Japan and Saudi Arabia in the
defence budget and has become worlds 4th largest defence
spender. With an expenditure of over 3 lakh crores in 2016,
India is now behind the US, China and the UK.
Pranab Mukherjee launches Kailash Satyarthis 100 Million for
100 Million campaign
st
On his 81 Birthday, Pranab Mukherjee has launched a
campaign to end child labour, child slavery and violence against
children. He launched the '100 Million for 100 Million Campaign'
organised by The Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation.
Channel DigiShala Launched to Educate Rural India about
Cashless Transaction
Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology
(MeitY), Ravi Shankar Prasad, launched a TV channel named
DigiShala to promote cashless transaction in rural areas. Apart
from the channel, the government also initiated Digi Dhan
Abhiyan to achieve the objective of educating, enabling and
informing citizens about cashless economy. DigiShala is a free-
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to-air channel which is telecasted nationally on DD free-DTH
service having a viewership of two crore across the country.
Minister of Railways inaugurates Website of National Rail Plan,
2030
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu has launched a
website of National Rail Plan, 2030 (NRP-2030) at Rail Bhawan,
New Delhi, to develop the Indian Railways in terms of service in
travelling and freight across the country. The website is
http://www.nationalrailplan.in.
Mahila E-haat ties up with India Post, SBI
The Women and Child Development Ministry has tied up with
India Post and SBI. This will offer more payment options to
buyers and simplify shipping of products bought from "Mahila E-
haat", an online marketing platform for women entrepreneurs.
India to train Qatar police to host FIFA World Cup 2022
India will train Qatar police for handling the security during the
FIFA World Cup 2022 scheduled to be held in that country. The
training arrangement was agreed upon during a meeting
between Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin
Khalifa Al Thani and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New
Delhi.
BHEL commissions first unit of Pulichintala hydel project
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has commissioned the first
unit of the 4x30 MW Pulichintala hydroelectric project in
Telangana, Andhra Pradesh. The project is being set up by TS
Genco on river Krishna.
National anthem must be played in theatres before movies,
orders Supreme Court
The Supreme Court (SC), made it mandatory for cinema halls to
play the National anthem before the screening of a film in
theatres across the country. A Bench of Justices Dipak Misra and
Amitava Roy said that People must show respect to the
national anthem and the national flag and pay respect to the
anthem.
India's first bicycle highway inaugurated in UP
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has inaugurated
Indias first and Asias longest bicycle highway between Agra and
Etawah in UP. A rally of 90 cyclists from five countries and across
India followed the inauguration ceremony at the Lion Safari in
Etawah.
Government approves 6 new SEZs for IT, biotech
The Government of India has approved 6 proposals from four
developers to set up a new special economic zones (SEZs) IT and
biotechnology across Telangana, Haryana and Karnataka. The
four developers are Vaxenic India, EON Kharadi Infrastructure,
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GAR Corporation and KRC Infrastructure.
Akodara in Gujarat becomes Indias first Digital Village
Akodara village in Sabarkantha district of Gujarat recently has
earned the title of becoming the 1st digital village in India. The
village, which sustains a total population of 1191 people, uses
various cashless systems for payments of goods and services.
Transgender or third gender option now in railway reservation
forms
The Indian Railways and Indian Railways Catering and Tourism
Corporation (IRCTC) have included transgender as the third
gender in the gender option along with male and female in the
railway ticket reservation and cancellation forms. The decision
stands for both offline and online booking.
Culture ministry releases coins to mark 500th anniversary of
Hindu saint
Shri Narendra Kumar Sinha, Secretary, Ministry of Culture has
released a Commemorative Non-Circulation Coin of Rs.500 and a
Circulation Coin of Rs.10, to mark a year-long celebration of
500th Anniversary of Shri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhus
Coming to Vrindavan.
Government approves new 62 Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the
Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi on November 23, 2016,
gave approval for opening of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in
each of the 62 uncovered districts for which an amount of
Rs.2,871 crore has been allocated.
Portugal PM Antnio Costa to be chief guest at 14th Pravasi
Bharatiya Divas
Antnio Costa, the Indian-origin prime minister of the Republic
of Portugal will be the chief guest at the 14th Pravasi Bharatiya
Divas (PBD) Convention to be held in January.
Switzerland to Share Information on Indians Holding Swiss
Bank Accounts From 2018
In a big step towards fighting black money stashed overseas,
Switzerland has agreed to automatic sharing of information with
India on Swiss bank accounts of Indians as of September-2018
and onwards. The Joint Declaration was inked by Chairman of
Central Board of Direct Taxes Sushil Chandra and Deputy Chief
of Mission of Swiss Embassy in India, Gilles Roduit.
STATES IN NEWS
Priyanka Chopra becomes Assam tourism brand ambassador
BJP led Assam government has roped in Bollywood actress,
Priyanka Chopra as the brand ambassador of state tourism. She
will promote brand entity of "Awesome Assam". Chopra will visit
Assam on December 24 and address international tour
operators meet.
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PM launches major skill development projects in Kanpur
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid foundation of the first-ever
Indian Institute of Skills of the country at Kanpur in Uttar
Pradesh. The institute is aimed at making youth more
employable and self-reliant.
Manipur Chief Minister inaugurates two new districts amid
Naga protests
Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh has inaugurated two
new districts Pherzawl and Noney. Pherzawl carved out of
Churachandpur the district, and Noney from Tamenglong district
in Manipur.Now, the total number of the district is 11.
Himachal: First Cyber crime police station opens in Shimla
In Himachal Pradesh, the first Cyber Crime Police Station has
been opened at state police headquarter in Shimla. Chief
Minister Virbhadra Singh inaugurated this Police Station through
video conferencing from his office. The main objective of this
police station is to deal with increasing crime based on misuse of
information technology by the High tech criminals.
Himachal Pradesh becomes sixth in India to attain 100%
Aadhaar saturation
Himachal Pradesh has achieved 100 percent Aadhar saturation
on the basis of population of year 2015. With this, Himachal
Pradesh has become the sixth State/UT in the Country. Earlier,
Delhi, Telangana, Haryana, Punjab and Chandigarh have
achieved this milestone.
Odisha: Govt sets target for construction of 1000 km concrete
road
Odisha government has decided to construct more 2,000
kilometre of cement concrete roads under the Gopabandhu
Gramin Yojana in rural areas by March 2017. Chief Minister
Naveen Patnaik issued this direction while chairing a review
meeting on the progress of concrete road construction works in
rural areas at the State Secretariat in Bhubaneswar.
Andhra Pradesh records 5% more growth than all India rate
Andhra Pradesh has registered 5 % more growth in comparison
to all India growth rate, this was revealed at a meeting held with
Principal Secretaries, Secretaries and Heads of various
departments at the Velagapudi Secretariat.
Kochi to get Indias first transgender school
Sahaj International School in Kochi in will be the first residential
transgender school in the country. The school will initially
accommodate 10 transgender children, who will study under the
National Open School system.
Gujarat proposes tougher liquor law, 10-years maximum jail
term
Gujarat government has approved an ordinance proposing
stringent action against bootleggers, tipplers and unscrupulous
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officials who help criminals escape raids on liquor dens in the
dry state. It increased the penalty as well as jail term for those
involved in the purchase, sale and transportation of liquor.
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan Inaugurated 3rd edition of Kochi-
Muziris Biennale festival
Keralas Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has inaugurated the
third edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB) in Parade
Ground, Fort Kochi. Titled Forming in the pupil of an eye, the
three-month long festival will witness participation from 97
artists from thirty-one countries across the world.
Gujarat to have Wagah-like border viewing point
The ever-popular border viewing point of the Wagah border
will soon be recreated in Gujarats Banaskantha district at
Nadabet near Suigam, a village near the India-Pakistan border.
Goa can have only one official language Now
Goa CM Laxmikant Parsekar clarified that the state could have
only one official language "Konkani". Konkani has played a major
role in giving Goa its identity. Parekar asserted Marathi was also
given equal weightage.
CM Mehbooba Mufti flags off first children special train in
valley
Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti has
flagged off the first-of-its-kind train at Banihal that en routes
from Quazigund, Anantnag, Awantipur, Srinagar, Budgam,
Sopore and Baramula.
21st International Film Festival of Kerala held
The 21st International Film Festival of Kerala held in
Thiruvananthapuram. It opened with Navid Mahmoudi's
directorial debut 'Raftan,' which narrates the story of a couple
attempting to migrate from Iran to Europe.
Kerala launches mobile apps to fight corruption
Seeking to fight corruption with the active participation of
people, Kerala government has launched two mobile
applications which can be used to upload information regarding
graft. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan launched the applications -
'ArisingKerala' and 'Whistle Now. From these apps, people can
upload videos and audios related to corruption around them.
Old 500 valid for purchasing stamp papers in UP till Dec 15
Uttar Pradesh's Inspector General of Registration Anil Kumar
announced that the state government has allowed the use of old
500 currency notes for purchasing stamp papers until
December 15.
Himachal Pradesh becomes 18th State to join UDAY
Himachal Pradesh has become the 18th State to join UDAY, a
central scheme for revival of debt stressed power distribution
companies, availing a net benefit of about 823 crore. Ujwal
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DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) is the financial turnaround
and revival package for electricity distribution companies of
India (DISCOMs).
Haritha Keralam Mission launched by Kerala
Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan has launched Haritha
Keralam Mission in Thiruvananthapuram. On the eve of the
launch of the Haritha Keralam mission, Mr. Vijayan indicated the
huge challenge the government faces in implementing this
programme with its focus on sanitation, water conservation,
environmental protection and promotion of agriculture.
Hailakhandi first in Assam to pay tea workers via bank account
Hailakandi has become the first district in Assam to pay wages to
tea garden workers through individual bank accounts before the
December 15, 2016 deadline set by the state government for
cashless transactions to the plantation workers.
Himachal Pradesh Raj Bhawan adopts cashless system after
PMs appeal
Raj Bhawan of Himachal Pradesh has adopted the cashless
system for all kind of payments. Governor Acharya Devvrat has
directed Raj Bhawans official in Shimla to use a cashless system
or cheque in all kinds of payments.
Naveen Patnaik inaugurates Tata Steels 55,000 TPA ferro-
chrome plant in Gopalpur
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurates the 55,000-
tonne per annum (TPA) Odisha ferro-chrome plant set up by
Tata Steel at a cost of Rs 542 crore in its Gopalpur Industrial Park
in Ganjam district. It is the first plant in India to use briquetting
method of chrome ore fine agglomeration.
Jharkhand adopts new bill to curb job racket
Jharkhand government has introduced a strict law against
placement agencies to rein in those involved in exploiting people
on the pretext of giving employment outside the state. The
government has framed Jharkhand Nizi Niyozan Abhikaran and
Gharelu Kamgar (viniyam) vidheyak 2016 (Jharkhand private
employment agency and domestic employee bill) for this.
Tribals celebrate Wangala harvest festival in Meghalaya
Garo tribals People of Meghalaya celebrated the harvest festival
of Wangala to marks the end of a period of toil for farmers
wanting a good output from their fields. Wangala harvest
festival celebrated in Meghalaya.
Andhra Pradesh CM launches Water Distribution Monitoring
Portal
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, N Chandrababu Naidu has
launched the Smart Water Distribution Monitoring web portal,
which will enable the people to track the status of drinking
water in the nearby water tanks. The Water Distribution
Monitoring portal can be accessed from the website ourvmc.org.
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BANKS IN NEWS
RBI lowers charges on debit card payments to promote digital
transactions
RBI has asked banks and prepaid payment instrument issuing
entities not to levy any charges for transactions upto 1000
rupees that are settled using Immediate Payment Service, USSD
based *99# and Unified Payment Interface systems. RBI has
advised banks to cap the Merchant Discount Rates for debit card
transactions upto 1000 rupees at 0.25 percent of the transaction
value. For transactions between 1000 and 2000 rupees, the
merchant charges shall be capped at 0.5 percent of the
transaction value.
YES Bank, Ola tie up to provide cash at your doorstep
YES Bank, Indias fifth largest private sector bank has partnered
with Ola, one of the popular mobile apps for transportation, to
provide cash-on-demand at customers doorstep. Customers will
be able to use the Ola app to book a cab and opt for cash at
their doorsteps that will be enabled using Point-of-Sale (PoS)
machines powered by YES Bank.
State Bank MobiCash Mobile Wallet launched
Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Arun Jaitley and
Minister of State for Communications (Independent charge) and
Minster of State for Railways Manoj Sinha has jointly launched
State Bank MobiCash Mobile Wallet, a product by SBI and BSNL.
India signs Grant Agreement with IBRD for additional financing
of MSMEs Project
India has signed a Grant Agreement of USD 5.19 million with
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
for Additional Financing for Financing Energy Efficiency at
MSMEs Project- Programmatic Framework for Energy Efficiency.
Ruchi Soya to provide banking assistance to farmers
Edible oil firm Ruchi Soya Industries in association with State
Bank of India (SBI) launched an initiative to provide banking
assistance to farmers. Under the initiative Kisan Kalyan Ayojan,
the company will help farmers to open bank accounts, procure
the produce directly from farmers at the right price and ensure
farmers get their payment immediately through internet
banking.
Award for regional rural bank
The Dharwad-headquartered Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank
has bagged two awards for inclusive insurance from Skoch
Group for 2016. The bank bagged the awards in life insurance
and micro insurance sectors under the order of merit category.
Yes Bank partners with Grofers to home deliver cash
Yes Bank has tied-up with grocery delivery startup Grofers to
deliver up to 2,000 cash to customers when they order grocery
worth minimum 1,000 online. Grofers delivery executives will
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carry Yes Bank PoS machines that users can swipe to get cash.
Two Banks of Abu Dhabi to Merge as the Biggest Bank in Gulf
Nation
Stockholders of the National Bank of Abu Dhabi and First Gulf
Bank approved to merge into the biggest bank of all Gulf
Countries with an asset of $ 178 billion. After the merger, the
combined company will be named as NBAD.
Karnataka Bank gets award
Karnataka Bank Ltd has bagged the Best MSME Bank Award
(private sector) 2016 instituted by Assocham. Union Minister of
State for MSME Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary handed over
the award.
RXIL gets RBI nod for 1st trade receivables exchange platform
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has authorised the Receivables
Exchange of India (RXIL), promoted by SIDBI and NSE, to launch
the country's first trade receivables exchange platform for
MSMEs, buyers and financiers.
Reserve Bank of India leaves repo rate unchanged at 6.25%
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has kept its key policy rate, the Repo
Rate (RR), at 6.25 %. This was the second meeting of the
Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) since its formation two
months ago. It was the second monetary review of Urjit Patel.
Airtel Payments Bank to offer talk-time on new savings account
Airtel Payments Bank, the first payments bank in India introduce
that any customer opening a savings account with it will get one
minute of talk time on his/her Airtel mobile for every rupee
deposited.
RBI defers Aadhaar-enabled devices
RBI(Reserve Bank of India) defers mandatory implementation of
Aadhaar-enabled PoS (Point of Sale) devices till June 30,2017.
The RBI said banks, authorised card payment networks and
white-label ATM operators have time till June 30, 2017, for
deployment of Aadhaar-enabled devices.
RBL Bank launches Aadhaar-based disbursement of micro loans
Private sector RBL Bank has launched Aadhaar Payment Bridge
System (APBS) for small ticket micro-finance loan
disbursements. According to bank Head Rajeev Ahuja, it is the
first bank to launch the APBS on its platform and the intent is to
meet the government's target on digital banking.
Airtel Payments Bank starts pilot services in Rajasthan
Airtel Payments Bank Ltd, a subsidiary of the countrys largest
telecom operator Bharti Airtel, has rolled out a pilot of its
banking services in Rajasthan. The banking service is aimed at
testing systems and processes before a full-scale pan-Indian is
launched. The customers will get a personal accidental insurance
of Rs. 1 lakh with every savings account.
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RBL Bank ties up with Bajaj finance for co-branded credit cards
Private sector lender RBL Bank has tied up with non-banking
finance company Bajaj Finance, to launch a series of co-branded
credit cards for Indian customers. The first of these credit cards
is proposed to be launched in the fourth quarter of FY17.
Utkarsh Micro Finance gets final nod to set up Small Finance
Bank
Varanasi-based micro-finance institution, Utkarsh Micro Finance
has received the final license from the Reserve Bank of India
(RBI) to start operations as Small Finance Bank (SFB).
South Indian Bank launches contactless debit card
Kerala based South Indian Bank has launched contactless debit
card which is based on Near Field Communication (NFC)
technology. Customers can also use this card as contact chip
card.
Sharia banking: RBI proposes Islamic window in banks
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed the opening of
Islamic window in conventional banks for gradual
introduction of Sharia-compliant or interest-free banking in the
country.
Siby Sebastian appointed as CEO of SBM Bank (Mauritius),
India
State Bank of Mauritius (SBM) Group has appointed Siby
Sebastian as Chief Executive for its India operations. The SBM
Group operates four branches in Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad
and Ramachandrapuram. State Bank of Mauritius, is a bank in
Mauritius.
Telangana Gov joins hand with IDFC bank introduces Coupon
for Cashless Purchase
Telangana government has joined hands with Mumbai based
IDFC Bank to enable cashless transactions and to solve the
change problem. IDFC Bank Ltd. is an Indian banking company
with headquarters in Mumbai.
ECONOMY NEWS
EPFO lowers interest rate on EPF to 8.65 percent for FY17
Employee's Provident Fund Organization EPFO decided to lower
the interest on EPF deposits for the current fiscal to 8.65%, from
8.8% provided in 2015-16, for its over four crore subscribers.
E-commerce firms like Flipkart and Snapdeal to deduct TCS
under GST
As per the new GST law, E-commerce giants Flipkart and
Snapdeal will have to deduct 2% TCS (Tax Collected at Source)
while making payments to their suppliers and deposited TCS
amount with the government. The new model GST law provides
for 1% TCS and 1% tax levied on inter-state movement of goods.
It will not apply to aggregators like Ola,Uber etc.
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India's foreign exchange reserves down by USD 887.2 mn to
USD 362.987 bn
India's foreign exchange reserves declined by 887.2 million
dollars to 362.987 billion dollars in the week ended 9th
December. A RBI press release has informed that foreign
currency assets, a major part of the overall reserves fell by 873
million dollars to 339.258 billion dollars.
November WPI inflation at 3.15%
Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation for November 2016
came in at a five-month low of 3.15 %, lower than 3.39 % in the
october month. The Wholesale Price Index or WPI is "the price
of a representative basket of wholesale goods".
NITI Aayog to provide Rs 5 lakh per district
To encourage each district in the country to take the digitization
route without fear, the National Institution for Transforming
India (NITI) Aayog will be immediately transferring Rs.5 lakh to
each district as seed money to kick start this drive.
India projected to grow 7.6 per cent in 2017: UN report
"India's economy is projected to sustain a 7.6 per cent growth
rate in both fiscal years 2016-17 and 2017-18," according to the
year-end update of the flagship report Economic and Social
Survey for Asia and the Pacific 2016 of the United Nations
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
(ESCAP).
BUSINESS NEWS
Micromax, Uber join hands to offer integrated experience
Mobile phone brand Micromax Informatics, and taxi-hailing
service Uber announced a partnership that will help Micromax
customers book an Uber ride on their phones without having to
download application. Through the partnership, Micromax aims
to push nearly 100 million devices that offer an integrated
experience with Uber over the next three years.
Microsoft launches solutions for SMEs
Microsoft has introduced business solutions from its partner
ecosystem to meet the business needs of small and medium
businesses across Kerala. Built by Microsofts ISV partners
Smarter SMB and IDOS, these solutions address key areas like
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Finance &
Accounting and enhancing organisational efficiency. These
solutions will run on Microsoft cloud and will be available at very
low cost.
India recieves $300 billion FDI
India has recieved over 300 billion US dollar Foreign Direct
Investment (FDI) milestone between April 2000 and September
2016. Thirty three per cent of the FDI came through the
Mauritius route. India has received 101.76 billion US dollar from
Mauritius between April 2000 and September 2016, according to
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data compiled by the Department of Industrial Policy and
Promotion (DIPP).
KIOCL gets listed on NSE
The opening bell ceremony for the listing of KIOCL (Kudremukh
Iron Ore Company Limited) share on the National Stock
Exchange (NSE) was held in Mumbai to commemorate the
commencement of trading on the NSE platform.
Facebook pumps $40,000 into Indian fashion start-up CoutLoot
CoutLoot, an end-to-end fashion re-commerce platform, has
been selected for Facebook's developer-focused "FbStart"
programme, receiving access to $40,000 worth of credits and
services from the social networking giant.
Google parent Alphabet named company of the year by
Fortune
Google parent Company Alphabet has been named the company
of the year by Fortune magazine in its annual Blue Ribbon
ranking. The list recognises the "best of the best" organisations
that have appeared on four or more Fortune lists in 2016 like
Fortune 500 and Most Admired Companies.
AGREEMENTS/MOU SIGNED
India, Tajikistan decide to strengthen cooperation to address
issue of terrorism; Sign four agreements
India and Tajikistan have signed four agreements in areas
including on double taxation avoidance, money laundering and
counter-terrorism.
Union Cabinet approves agreement between India and
Tajikistan for avoidance of double taxation
Union Cabinet has approved the protocol for amending the
agreement between India and Tajikistan for avoidance of double
taxation. Moreover, the agreement also aims at the prevention
of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income.
ISRO signs deal for first privately built satellite
Indian Space Research Organisation has signed an agreement
with a consortium of six companies to deliver India's first
industry-built satellite by late 2017. The agreement was signed
between M Annadurai, Director of ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC)
and the consortium lead Alpha Design Technologies P Ltd.
EU, Cuba sign first agreement on political cooperation
European Union (EU) has signed a deal with Cuba on political
dialogue and cooperation, with Cuba being the only Latin
American country to lack such an agreement earlier. The deal
covers issues like trade, human rights and immigration.
OPEC, non-OPEC Agree to Cut Oil Output to Boost Oil Prices
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
and non-OPEC Russia, reached a mutual agreement on their first
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deal since 2001, to jointly restrict oil production to control the
excess global availability of the oil and thus boost oil prices.
Uttar Pradesh and Tata Trust Ties to Strengthen Public
Distribution System
Uttar Pradesh Government has tied up with Tata Trusts to
acquire digital platforms to strengthen the public distribution
system (PDS) in the state. As per the Agreement, Tata Trusts has
installed electronic Point of Sale devices (ePOS) in various urban
region shops of Lucknow, to ensure operation of an Aadhaar-
enabled Public Distribution System (AePDS) at a fair price.
India, Vietnam ink nuclear cooperation pact, three other
agreements
In a significant development, India and Vietnam have signed a
civil nuclear cooperation agreement, with Prime Minister
Narendra Modi asserting that it will further strengthen the
comprehensive strategic partnership between the two
countries.
The two countries also signed three other agreements to
enhance aviation links, to jointly work in the area of energy
efficiency and promotion of parliamentary cooperation.
IOC, BPCL, HPCL join hands to set up India's biggest oil refinery
Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum Corporation and
Hindustan Petroleum Corp have signed a pact to build India's
biggest oil refinery at a cost of $30 billion on the west coast. The
IOC will hold a 50 % stake in the project while BPCL and HPCL
will have 25 % each.
MMTC to tie-up with SBI to sell govt minted 'Indian Gold Coin'
Indias largest public sector trading body MMTC (Metals and
Minerals Trading goldCorporation) has tied-up with the State
Bank of India (SBI) to sell government-minted Indian Gold
Coin(24 Karat) which will be available in denominations of 5gm,
10gm and 20 gm bar.
KPMG and Microsoft partner to help grow Indias digital
transformation
KPMG in India and Microsoft India have established a strategic
IOT Advisory partnership. This will enable them to combine their
advanced technologies, industry insights, and creative thinking
to accelerate the digital transformation of large and mid-market
Indian enterprises.
India, Qatar ink pacts on Visas, Cyberspace, Investments
India and Qatar has signed four agreements on visas, cyberspace
and investments following delegation-level talks led by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi and his Qatari counterpart Sheikh
Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani on key issues of energy,
trade and security. Modi and the Qatari Prime Minister, who is
in New Delhi on his first visit, discussed enhancing cooperation
in defence and security, in particular in cyber-security and
agreed on joint action to tackle money laundering and terrorist
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financing. The two sides inked five pacts including in the field of
visas, cyberspace and investments.
Bajaj Allianz General Insurance and Canara Bank tie-up
Public sector bank Canara Bank has signed a corporate agency
agreement Bajaj Allianz General Insurance for the distribution of
Bajaj Allianzs general insurance products through its branches.
As per the agreement, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance will offer
its leading general insurance plans to the customers of Canara
Bank.
India, Cyprus ink new tax pact to replace 2 decade-old treaty
India and Cyprus has signed a new double tax avoidance pact
under which capital gains tax will be levied on sale of shares on
investments made after April 1, 2017, bringing the island nation
at par with Mauritius in terms of tax treatment.
COMMITTEES
Bengal forms anti-child trafficking panel
The Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee has
announced that the state would be setting up a special panel to
stop child trafficking. Chaired by Parliamentary Affairs minister
Partha Chatterjee, the committees would constitute a Chief
Secretary, Home Secretary, DGP and officers and members of
the opposition parties, Congress and CPI (M).
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board sets up two advisory panels
Putting in place the operational framework for insolvency and
bankruptcy law, IBBI is being assisted by two advisory panels
with inputs on various aspects, including on service providers
and corporate liquidation. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of
India has set up 2 advisory panels. Advisory committee on
service providers consists of 9 members, the panel is lead by
educationist Mohandas Pai Corporate insolvency and liquidation
panel is chaired by noted banker Uday Kotak.
Andhra pradesh CM Chandrababu to head central committee
to promote e-payments
NITI Aayog, under the banner of the Union Government,
constituted a 13-member committee to promote cashless
economy. The committee will be headed by Andhra Pradesh CM
Chandrababu Naidu. The Committee will identify the best global
practices for implementing an economy primarily based on
digital payment.
IAMAI sets up committee to work on fighting online piracy
Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has constituted
a committee to fight against the problem of online piracy and
develop suitable business standards and best practices for the
digital entertainment industry. Ajit Mohan of Hotstar will be the
chairman of the committee while it will be co-chaired by Uday
Sodhi of SET India and Salil Kapoor of HOOQ.
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Centre forms committee to push cashless transactions
The Government has constituted a new committee to form a
strategy to expedite the process of transforming India into a
cashless economy. The committee will be headed by Niti Aayog
CEO Amitabh Kant. It has been tasked with identifying various
bottlenecks affecting access of digital payments.
NEW APPOINTMENTS
Justice J S Khehar appointed as Chief Justice of India
Justice J S Khehar has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of
India after President Pranab Mukherjees approval. Khehar, who
led the five-judge constitution bench in the Supreme Court
which had struck down the controversial NJAC Act for the
appointment of judges, will replace Justice TS Thakur as the top
judge.
Lt Gen Bipin Rawat to be next Indian Army chief; B.S Dhanoa to
be IAF chief
The Vice Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Bipin Rawat will be the
new Chief of Army Staff, while Air Marshal BS Dhanoa, the next
Chief of Air Staff. They will take charge in the afternoon of 31st
of this month. Lt. Gen Rawat will replace General Dalbir Singh.
Air Marshal Dhanoa, will replace Chief of Air Staff Air Chief
Marshal Arup Raha.
Rajiv Jain named next Director of IB, AK Dhasmana to head
RAW
Jharkhand cadre IPS officer Rajiv Jain was appointed as the new
chief of Intelligence Bureau (IB) while Anil Dhasmana will head
external intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW).
Both the officers will have a tenure of two years.
Rahil Ansari appointed as Audi India head
Audi, the German luxury car manufacturer, has appointed Rahil
Ansari as the Head of Audi India, effective from February 1,
2017. He replaces Joe King, whose tenure ended.
Nigeria's Amina Mohammed confirmed as new UN deputy
Secretary-General
New United Nations Secretary -General Antonio Guterres has
announced Nigerias Environment minister, Amina Mohammed
as his Deputy Secretary-General (DSG). Guterres also announced
the appointment of two other women into high-profile positions
at the UN. Ms.Maria Viotti of Brazil and Ms. Kyung-wha Kang of
the Republic of South Korea as Special advisor on policy, a new
role he intends to create.
Indian-American woman elected as Mayor of Californian city
For the first time an Indian-American woman, Savita
Vaidhyanathan has been elected as the new Mayor of the key
Californian city of Cupertino, globally known for its Apple
headquarters.
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Govt appoints Sunil Arora as IICA Director General
Former Information and Broadcasting Secretary Sunil Arora has
been appointed as the Director General and Chief Executive
Officer of the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, a think tank
that comes under the Corporate Affairs Ministry.
VG Kannan appointed CEO of Indian Banks Association
V G Kannan has taken charge as Chief Executive of the Indian
Banks Association (IBA). He succeeds M V Tanksal.
VK Sharma appointed LIC chief for 5 years
Government has appointed VK Sharma as the chairman of state-
owned Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) for 5 years. Managing
Director at LIC, VK Sharma was already acting as chairman since
September 2016.
Googles Pulkit Trivedi joins Facebook India as new Industry
Director
Googles former Head of Industry, e-commerce Pulkit Trivedi
was appointed as Industry Director for e-commerce, retail, travel
and financial services verticals of Facebook. He has worked in
Google, Intel, Microsoft, IBM and HCL.
Priyanka appointed UNICEF Global Goodwill Ambassador
Priyanka Chopra has been announced as the UNICEF Global
Goodwill Ambassador to promote child rights at the UNICEF
70th anniversary event. She was presented as the ambassador
by former footballer David Beckham and actress Millie Bobby
Brown.
Antonio Guterres sworn in as UN Secretary-General
Antonio Guterres, a former Portuguese Prime Minister, was
sworn in as the 9th United Nation Secretary-General, succeeding
Ban Ki-moon as the chief of the 71-year old world body.
Lt Gen Naveed Mukhtar appointed new ISI chief
Lt. Gen. Naveed Mukhtar has been appointed as the new
Director General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). He
replaces Lt. Gen. Rizwan Akhtar who has been appointed as
president of the National Defence University (NDU) in
Islamabad.
Cyrus Mistry removed as director of Tata Industries
Cyrus Mistry has been removed as director of Tata industries.
Mistry, who was earlier removed from the post of chairman of
Tata Industries, was removed as director after an Extraordinary
General Meeting or EGM.
Praful Patel appointed as AFC senior VP
All India Football Federation President Praful Patel has been
appointed as a Senior Vice-President of Asian Football
Confederation. Under Patel's tutelage, India won the rights to
host the Fifa U-17 World Cup India 2017 and hosted the AFC U-
16 Championship in September 2016.
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Paolo Gentiloni named as Italy's new Prime Minister
Paolo Gentiloni has been named as Italy's new Prime Minister
following reformist leader Matteo Renzi's resignation in the
wake of a crushing referendum defeat.
New Zealand elects Bill English as new Prime Minister
New Zealands ruling National Party appointed the experienced
Bill English as the countrys new prime minister taken office
after the resignation of his popular predecessor John Key. State
Services Minister Paula Bennett was named as deputy prime
minister.
Rajendar Kumar Appointed New CBDT Member
Senior Indian Revenue Service officer Rajendra Kumar has been
appointed as the new Member of the Central Board of Direct
Taxes (CBDT), the policy making body for the Income Tax
Department.
Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent to step down
Muhtar Kent has announced that he will step down as the CEO
of Coca-Cola in May 2017 and will be succeeded by company
President and COO James Robert B. Quincey. Muhtar Kent, who
has been CEO since 2008, will continue as Chairman.
Vistaar appoints ex-Sebi chief C B Bhave as non-executive
Chairman
Vistaar Financial Services, an MSME-focused financing firm has
appointed former Sebi chief C B Bhave as non-executive
Chairman and Independent Director.
IDFC Bank appoints Veena Mankar as Non-Executive
Chairperson
The board of directors of IDFC Bank has approved the
appointment of Veena Mankar as Non-Executive Chairperson.
The appointment is subject to approval by the Reserve Bank of
India.
Justice JS Khehar to be next Chief Justice of India
Supreme Court judge Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar will be the
next Chief Justice of India (CJI). His name has been
recommended by Chief Justice of India TS Thakur. Justice Jagdish
Singh Khehar, who led the five-judge constitution bench in the
Supreme Court, was recommended as the 44th Chief Justice of
India.
France PM Manuel Valls resigns and declares presidential
candidacy
France PM, Manuel Valls, has resigned from Prime minister shaft
and to declare himself a candidate for the presidency. Manuel
Carlos Valls Galfetti is a French politician elected as the Prime
Minister of France from 31 March 2014 till 6 December 2016.
Airtel appoints Sunil Taldar as CEO, Director of Digital TV arm
Telecom operator Bharti Airtel has announced top level changes
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by appointing Sunil Taldar as CEO & Director of its DTH arm
Airtel Digital TV and moving incumbent Shashi Arora as MD &
CEO of Airtel Payments Bank. He takes over from Shashi Arora
who, after a stint of around five years as CEO & Director, has
moved as MD & CEO, Airtel Payments Bank.
Mian Saqib Nisar appointed next Chief Justice of Pakistan
Justice Mian Saqib Nisar will take charge as chief justice of the
apex court,Pakistan on December 31. Justice Nisar will replace
Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali, who is set to retire on December
30. He will be the 25th Chief Justice of Pakistan.
Shavkat Mirziyoyev elected Uzbekistan President
Uzbekistan's Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev became the
country's second president after winning 88.61% vote in the first
presidential election since the death of the authoritarian leader
and President Islam Karimov.
O Panneerselvam sworn in as new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
After the demise of AIADMK supremo & Tamil Nadu Chief
Minister J Jayalalithaa at the Apollo Hospital, her loyalist O
Panneerselvam has been sworn in as Chief Minister at a sombre
ceremony at the Raj Bhawan along with all the ministers in the
erstwhile Jayalalithaa Cabinet.
Crown prince Maha Vajiralongkorn becomes Thailand's new
king
Thailand named its crown prince Maha Vajiralongkorn as its new
king, after the passing of King Bhumibol Adulyadei.
New Zealand PM John Key resigns
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has announced his
resignation. John Phillip Key is the 38th Prime Minister of New
Zealand, in office since 2008.
Chitra Ramkrishna Quits NSE, J Ravichandran Interim Chief
Chitra Ramkrishna unexpectedly quit as chief executive officer of
National Stock Exchange (NSE) , ending her 24-year career at the
countrys largest bourse that she helped found. J Ravichandran,
group president, will be in charge till the board appoints a new
CEO.
Susan Kiefel become Australias first woman highest ranking
judge
A former law firm receptionist Susan Kiefel has been appointed
as Australias first woman Chief Justice of Australia by Prime
Minister Malcolm Turnbull. She will replace Justice Robert
French. She became the first woman judge of the Supreme Court
of Queensland state in 1993.
M. M. Kutty appointed Delhi Chief Secretary
Senior IAS officer M. M. Kutty has been appointed the Delhi
Chief Secretary. He replaced K. K. Sharma, who was transferred
to the Union HRD Ministry as officer on special duty.
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Lt Gen AK Bhat appointed new DGMO
Lt Gen A K Bhatt has been appointed as the countrys new
Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) and will be in
charge of all army operations including on the LoC which has
seen heightened tension.
Mariamma Koshy is new Hockey India President
Former Hockey player Mariamma Koshy took charge of Hockey
India as its president with immediate effect. Hockey India,
during its 41st Hockey India Executive Board meet, announced
that Koshy will head the national body.
Pakistan Appoints Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa as Army Chief of
Staff
Lt. Gen Qamar Bajwa has been appointed as the chief of
Pakistan Army by the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. He will
replace Gen Raheel Sharif. Lt Gen Zubair Hayat also appointed
as the next chairman of the joint chiefs of staff committee.
Donald Trump picks Indian-American Nikki Haley as UN envoy
US President-elect Donald Trump has chosen South Carolina's
Indian-American Governor Nikki Haley as US ambassador to the
United Nations (UN). Haley will be the first woman to join
Trump's administration. She would replace Samantha Power as
the next US Ambassador to the UN.
Government appoints new NHAI Chairman
The government has appointed Yudhvir Singh Malik as the
Chairman of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). The
outgoing chairman Raghav Chandra has been moved to the
National Commission for Scheduled Tribes as secretary.
Zydus Cadila CMD Pankaj Patel becomes new FICCI president
Pankaj R Patel, chairman & managing director of Cadila
Healthcare Ltd (Zydus Cadila) has been elected as the new
President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce &
Industry (FICCI) for the year 2017. Patel will take over from
Harshavardhan Neotia.
Jagdish Singh Khehar appointed Executive Chairman of
National Legal Services Authority
The Government of India (GOI) has appointed Justice Jagdish
Singh Khehar, as the new Executive Chairman of the National
Legal Services Authority (NALSA). He succeeds Justice Anil R.
Dave.
Catholic Syrian Bank to appoint CVR Rajendran as MD & CEO
Reserve Bank of India has granted approval for appointment of
C.V.R. Rajendran as the Managing Director & CEO of Catholic
Syrian Bank for a period of three years from the date of his
taking charge.
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OBITUARIES
Creator of Heimlich maneuver, Dr Henry Heimlich, died at 96.
The surgeon who created the life-saving Heimlich maneuver for
choking victims has died at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati due to
heart attack. He was 96 year's old.
Former Planning Commission member Saumitra Chaudhuri
passed away
Former Planning Commission member Saumitra Chaudhuri
passed away in Sir Ganga Ram hospital on 18th December. He
was suffering from lung cancer.
Bewitched, Titanic actor Bernard Fox dies at 89
Bernard Fox died of heart failure at Valley Presbyterian Hospital
in Van Nuys, California. He is best known for his roles on the ABC
series Bewitched and James Cameron's Oscar-winning picture
Titanic.
Legendary jockey and Shergar Derby winner died
Walter Swinburn, one of the most renowned jockeys of his
generation and rider of the Shergar, passed away following a
prolonged illness. He was 55 and was famously known for
winning the Epsom Derby horserace three times in his career.
John Glenn, first American in orbit, dies at 95
Former NASA astronaut and Democratic US Senator from Ohio ,
John Glenn, has passed away at the age of 95. He died at the
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus,
Ohio. He was the first American to orbit the Earth.
Former international hockey umpire Phulel Singh Sujlana
passed away
Former international hockey umpire and veteran administrator,
Phulel Singh Sujlana, passed away due to old age. He was
officiating first at the international level as an umpire at the
1978 Asian Games in Bangkok.
Marathi litterateur Anand Yadav passes away
Noted Marathi author and Sahitya Akademi awardee Anand
Yadav died in Pune. He was 80. His autobiography 'Zombi' had
won Sahitya Akademi award in 1991.
Cubas former President Fidel Castro passes away
Cubas former president and leader of the Communist revolution
Fidel Castro passed away due to old age. He was 90. He was
commander in chief of the 1959 Cuban revolution.
Co-creator of MiG-29 Ivan Mikoyan dies aged 89
Ivan Mikoyan, Russian aircraft designer and one of the minds
behind the MiG-29 fighter jet has died, aged 89. He was a lead
engineer at MiG Aircraft Corporation's design bureau, founded
by his uncle Artyom Mikoyan.
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Senior journalist Dileep Padgaonkar passes away
Noted journalist and former Editor-in-Chief of the Times of
India, Dilip Padgaonkar passed away following a heart attack
and multi-organ failure. He was 72.
Acclaimed physicist and ex-ISRO chief Prof MGK Menon dies at
88
Acclaimed physicist and ex-Chairman of the Indian Space
Research Organisation (ISRO), Prof MGK Menon passed away at
the age of 88. He was a recipient of the Padma Vibhushan.
Renowned Hindi & Bhojpuri writer Dr. Viveki Rai passed away
Dr Viveki Rai, the renowned Hindi and Bhojpuri litterateur, died
in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. He was 92. His works mainly depict
rural life of India.
Irish novelist William Trevor dies aged 88
Irish novelist and playwright William Trevor has passed away at
the age of 88. Trevor won the Whitbread Prize thrice and was
nominated five times for the Booker Prize.
Ex-Governor of Madhya Pradesh Ram Naresh Yadav dies
Ram Naresh Yadav, former Governor of Madhya Pradesh, passed
away at the age of 89 at a hospital in Lucknow after a prolonged
illness.
Worlds first heart transplant doctor passes away
Renowned heart surgeon Denton Cooley, who performed the
world`s first artificial heart transplant in the United States, has
passed away at the age of 96 in Houston, Texas.
AWARDS
Puerto Rico's Stephanie Del Valle crowned Miss World 2016
Puerto Rico's 19-year-old Stephanie Del Valle has been crowned
as the Miss World 2016 at an event held in Maryland, US. India's
Priyadarshini Chatterjee also reached the top 20.
City corporation to receive Digital India Silver Award
The Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation in Tamil Nadu has
been selected for Digital India Award instituted by Ministry of
Electronics and Information Technology. The corporation will
receive the Digital India Silver Award in the category of "Most
Innovative Citizen Engagement".
Radhika Menon awarded IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery
at Sea
Captain Radhika Menon was bestowed with the 2016
International Maritime Organization (IMO) Award for
Exceptional Bravery at Sea at IMO Headquarters in London,
United Kingdom.
Award for regional rural bank
The Dharwad-headquartered Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank
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has bagged two awards for inclusive insurance from Skoch
Group for 2016. The bank bagged the awards in life insurance
and micro insurance sectors under the order of merit category.
BEML conferred CEPM Fellowship Award
BEML Ltd, a defence public sector undertaking, has been
conferred with CEPM Fellowship Award-2016. The company
bagged the award for its recognition and commitment in
transforming and driving organisational capabilities through
human-centric approach.
ICFA presents 'Global Agriculture Leadership Award 2016' to
Ratan Tata
Indian Council of Food and Agriculture (ICFA) has presented
'Global Agriculture Leadership Award 2016' to Tata Sons interim
Chairman Ratan Tata in Mumbai. According to ICFA, the
Leadership Awards jury conferred on Tata the 'Lifetime
Achievements Award 2016' for his transformational role in
scaling Tata Group as the globally admired group.
Onirs documentary on Down Syndrome wins international
award
Director Onirs documentary, Raising the Bar has won the Award
Of Recognition at Australian film festival. The documentary is
based on children who have Down syndrome. The filmmaker
won at the Hollywood Independent Documentary Awards.
Cristiano Ronaldo voted best footballer in the world for 4th
time
Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo beat rival Lionel Messi to
win the prestigious Ballon d'Or award for the fourth time.
Ronaldo also took home Ballon d'Or prize in 2013 and 2014, and
FIFA award in 2008 while still playing for Manchester United.
BEML bags CII National Quality Award
Bharat Earth Movers Limited Ltd (BEML) has bagged the CII
National Quality 2016 Award. The award has been jointly
instituted by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) and
Export-Import Bank (EXIM).
Vijaya Bank bags SME award
Vijaya Bank has been adjudged Best Bank for SME Lending by
The Associate Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India
(Assocham).The award was received by Kishore Sansi, Managing
Director & CEO of the bank under Best SME Lending category
for public sector banks.
Shah Rukh Khan named Kids' Ikon of the Year
Indian famous Actor Shah Rukh Khan named 'Kids' Ikon of the
Year' at Nickelodeon's Kids Choice Awards. Actor Salman Khan
won the Best Actor award for his film 'Sultan', while Deepika
Padukone was named Best Actress for historical romance film
'Bajirao Mastani'. Meanwhile, actors Varun Dhawan and Alia
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Bhatt were named Nickelodeon 'Kamaal Ki Jodi' of the year.
Flipkart's Binny Bansal, Sachin Bansal named Asians of the Year
Flipkart founders Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal have been
jointly named "Asian of the Year 2016" by the Singapore-based
newspaper The Straits Times. The "Asian of the Year 2016"
award recognises entrepreneurs operating at the frontiers of
technology's interface with business.
Hindi poet Leeladhar Jagoori to get Gangadhar National Award
Eminent Hindi poet Leeladhar Jagoori would be honoured with
the prestigious Gangadhar National Award for the year 2015.
The prestigious award was instituted by Sambalpur University in
1989. Jagoori will be the 25th recipient of the award.
Kolkata gets best cities award for tackling climate change
Kolkata, along with 10 other cities from across the globe, has
been honoured with the best cities of 2016 award in recognition
of its programme on solid waste management. Kolkata, the only
Indian city to win the honour, received the award during the C40
Mayors Summit held in Mexico.
Usain Bolt wins a record sixth 'Athlete of the Year' award
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won the International Association
of Athletics Federations' award for male athlete of the year for a
record sixth time .
UAE-based Indian wins International Children's Peace Prize
Kehkashan Basu a 16-year-old Indian girl based in the UAE has
won this year's International Children's Peace Prize for her fight
for climate justice combating environmental degradation. She
was presented the award by Nobel peace laureate Muhammad
Yunus at The Hague.
Katy Perry honoured with humanitarian award at UNICEF event
Singer Katy Perry was honoured with the 'Audrey Hepburn
Humanitarian Award' for her work as UNICEF Goodwill
Ambassador at a UNICEF event in New York. Katheryn Elizabeth
Hudson, known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American
singer and songwriter.
Aissel Technologies bags Karnataka startup award
Hubballi-based Aissel Technologies has been chosen winner in
the Startup Karnataka Top Tech 25 Awards 2016. Aissel
Technologies is an enterprise cloud software company based in
Hubballi.
Amitabh Bachchan Starrer Pink To Be Screened at UN
Headquarters on Special Invitation
Pink, the Amitabh Bachchan starrer Bollywood film, has been
invited by the Movses Abelian, Assistant Secretary-General of
the United Nations for a special screening at its headquarters in
New York, USA. Directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury and
written by Ritesh Shah, the film- a modern Indian courtroom
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drama - highlights the issue of gender violence.
Mary Kom to Receive 'Legends Award' from International
Boxing Association
Celebrated Indian boxer M C Mary Kom is all set to add another
honour to her glittering career when she receives the 'Legends
Award' from the International Boxing Association (AIBA) on its
70th anniversary on December 20.
UNESCO Salon Competition: Toonz wins award for 'Magical
Piano'
'Magical Piano', a short film by the Toonz Media Group has won
an award at the prestigious UNESCO Salon Youth Video
Competition 2016.
Indian journalist gets an International Press Freedom Award
Indian Journalist Malini Subramaniam has been conferred with
the International Press Freedom Award for her reporting from
Chhattisgarh's Naxal-infested Bastar area. She is one of the four
journalists felicitated for their commitment to a free press.
Akshaya Mukul wins Shakti Bhatt prize
Senior journalist Akshaya Mukul has been awarded the Shakti
Bhatt First Book Prize for his book "Gita Press and the Making of
Hindu India".
Infosys Science Foundation Announces the Six Winners of the
Infosys Prize 2016
The Infosys Science Foundation (ISF) has announced the winners
of the Infosys Prize 2016 in the categories of Engineering and
Computer Science, Humanities, Life Sciences, Mathematical
Sciences, Physical Sciences and Social Sciences.
Winners are:
Prof. Kaivan Munshi for Social Sciences
Prof. Sunit Amrith for Humanities
Dr. Gagandeep Kang for Life Sciences
Prof. Akshay Venkatesh for Mathematical Sciences
Dr. Anil Bhardwaj for Physical Sciences
Prof. V. Kumaran for Engineering and Computer Science
Al Nahyan conferred with prestigious Mother Teresa
International Award
Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan was awarded the
prestigious Mother Teresa International Award by the Mumbai-
based NGO Harmony Foundation. Shaikh Abdullah, UAE Minister
of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, was conferred
with the award for his contribution in promoting peace and
stability in the West Asia.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar gets International peace prize
Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was honoured with an
International peace prize for his efforts in ensuring world peace.
The 'Dr Nagendra Singh International Peace Award' was given to
him by Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
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Tata Consultancy Services and Vedanta wins ACES awards
Two leading Indian companies, Tata Consultancy Services and
Vedanta have been awarded for their leadership in
sustainability, corporate social responsibility, eco-consciousness
and community care at the third annual Asia Corporate
Excellence and Sustainability Awards (ACES). TATA Consultancy
Services (TCS) was named Industry Champions in the Leadership
category. Indias Vedanta Limited was named Top Companies
to Work For in Asia.
Thai Princess Sirindhorn to be conferred first 'World Sanskrit
Award'
Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, Princess of Thailand, was conferred
with the first World Sanskrit Award. She was honoured for her
exemplary contribution for the promotion of Sanskrit language
for the year 2015. On the other hand, American linguist and
Indologist Professor George Cardona was also honoured with
the award for the year 2016.
DEFENCE NEWS
Seventh Edition of bilateral Exercise EKUVERIN commences in
Maldives
Seventh edition of Exercise 'EKUVERIN' started at Kadhdhoo,
Laamu Atoll, Maldives. The Exercise is a 14 day platoon level
joint military exercise between the Indian Army & the Maldives
National Defence Force conducted on a yearly basis.
Indian Army launches app to reach out to veterans
Indian Army has launched a mobile application 'Veterans
Outreach App', The app was launched by Army chief General
Dalbir Singh Suhag. The app facilitates route guidance on a
Google map to any chosen service facility. A link has also been
provided to a 'Pension Calculator' on the website of Principal
Controller of Defence Accounts (Pension) called 'Suvigya' which
enables a veteran to check his/her pension entitlement.
Pakistan successfully test-fires cruise missile
Pakistan has successfully test-fired an enhanced version of an
indigenously-designed cruise missile that can hit targets at
700km with all kinds of warheads, bringing many Indian cities
within its range.
Indo-Russian Bilateral Naval Exercise Indra Navy- 2016 held
The 9th edition of Indra Navy exercise between Indian Navy and
Russian Navy held in the Bay of Bengal. The main aim of this
exercise is to enhance the interoperability between the two
navies and develop the common understanding of maritime
security operations.
India becomes US's 'Major Defence Partner'
India and the United States vowed to expand the bilateral
defence cooperation. Outgoing American defence secretary
Ashton Carter met his counterpart Manohar Parrikar in New
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Delhi for the record breaking seventh time. He termed New
Delhi as a "major defence partner".
India to train Vietnams Sukhoi fighter pilots
In order to further boost its growing defence ties with Vietnam,
India has agreed to train the southeast nations Sukhoi-30
fighter pilots. The agreement regarding the same was signed
during bilateral discussions between Defence Minister Manohar
Parrikar and his Vietnamese counterpart, General Ngo Xuan Lich,
in New Delhi.
$750-million deal for 145 artillery guns
India has signed a $750 million government-to-government deal
for 145 M-777 Ultra-Light Howitzers with the US. The deal was
signed under the US Foreign Military Sales programme. The deal
signed after years of negotiations is the first major artillery deal
signed by India after Bofors scandal of the late 1980s.
Upgraded Jaguar DARIN III aircraft receives IOC
The upgraded Jaguar DARIN III twin-seat aircraft received the
Initial Operation Clearance (IOC). IOC is a significant milestone
for Indias military aviation sector.
Manohar Parrikar commissions destroyer INS Chennai
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on 21st November
commissioned INS Chennai, the third indigenously designed
guided missile destroyer in the Kolkata class. With an overall
length of 164 meters and displacement of over 7,500 tonnes,
INS Chennai is one of the largest destroyers in the Indian
Navys fleet. The ship is armed with supersonic surface-to-
surface BrahMos missiles and Barak-8 long range surface-to-air
missiles.
India test fires Agni-I ballistic missile from Odisha coast
India has successfully test-fired indigenously built nuclear-
capable Agni-I ballistic missile from Odisha coast.The
intermediate range missile is capable of hitting a target 700 kms
away. It is designed to carry a payload of more than one tonne.
RANKS & REPORTS
India tops Asia's innovation chart Index
India has Topped the Asia's innovation chart Index. The Silicon
Valley of the east, Bengaluru, which is 5th largest hub at global
level, saw most of the innovations in 2016 including opening of 3
new centres between March and October 2016, apart from
setting up of startup accelerator by Apple.
PM Modi 9th most powerful person: Forbes
Prime Minister Modi was ranked 9th on the Forbes list of 74 of
the World's Most Powerful People. The list has been topped by
Russian President Vladimir Putin for a fourth straight year and
had US President-elect Donald Trump in the second place.
Barack Obama is at 48th spot.
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Priyanka Chopra beats DiCaprio, JLaw on IMDbs most popular
celebs list
Priyanka Chopra has now made it up to the list of IMDbs most
popular celebrities list. Standing at number 55, Priyanka is
ahead of Hollywoods big names like Jennifer Aniston, Emma
Watson, Leonardo Di Caprio, Johnny Depp, Scarlett Johansson
and others. Number one on the list is Sofia Boutella, the badass
assassin from Kingsman: The Secret Service.
Sushma Swaraj, Vineet Nayar in FP's Global Thinkers 2016 list
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and philanthropist
couple Anupama and Vineet Nayar are among the Indians who
have been named in the Global Thinkers of 2016 List compiled
by the Foreign Policy magazine. Swaraj was named in the
'Decision-makers' category along with the Democratic nominee
for US President Hillary Clinton, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-
Moon, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US Attorney
General Loretta Lynch among others.
TIME magazine named US President-elect Donald Trump as
Person of the Year 2016
The TIME magazine has named US President-elect Donald Trump
as Person of the Year 2016 and called him the President of the
'Divided States of America'.
Zuckerberg named America's Richest Entrepreneur under 40
Facebook's Co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, with a net
worth of $50 billion, has topped Forbes' list of America's Richest
Entrepreneurs Under 40 years of age of the year 2016.
Zuckerberg is followed by another Facebook Co-founder Dustin
Moskovitz and Uber Co-founder Garrett Camp.
Vivek Ramaswamy, Apoorva Mehta included in Forbes' under
40 rich list
Two Indian-origin men have figured in Forbes magazine's second
annual list of wealthiest entrepreneurs under the age of 40
which is topped by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. Vivek
Ramaswamy, a successful biotech entrepreneur has been ranked
24th on 'America's Richest Entrepreneurs Under 40 2016' while
Apoorva Mehta stands at 31st spot.
Hindi language in the top 10 most powerful languages
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has named Hindi language
ranked 10th in the top 10 most powerful languages on the
planet. The list features English as the most powerful language
followed by Mandarin. The WEF further forecasted the list for
2050, with Hindi climbing one spot to ninth.
PM Narendra Modi wins Time's Person of the Year online
readers poll
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has won the online reader's poll
for TIME Person of the Year. PM Modi beat other world leaders,
artists and politicians, as the most influential figure in 2016.
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Universal Studios Hollywood named World's Best Attraction
Universal Studios Hollywood has been named the Best
Attraction in the World by ticket selling site 'AttractionTix'.
Warner Brothers Studio Tour was voted the best attraction in
the UK while Magic Kingdom Park in Walt Disney World Resort
was named the Best Family Attraction.
Elon Musk named most admired leader in technology
Tesla and SpaceX Founder Elon Musk has been named the most
admired leader in the technology space, in a survey conducted
by VC firm First Round Capital involving over 700 startup
founders. Amazon's Jeff Bezos emerged as the second most
admired technology leader, followed by Facebook's Mark
Zuckerberg and Apple's Steve Jobs.
Delhi Airport world's 22nd most connected airport
The Indira Gandhi International Airport(IGT) in New Delhi is the
22nd most connected airport in the world, according to air travel
intelligence company OAG. Mumbai Airport has been ranked
28th, while OAG's 2016 Megahubs Index has been topped by
Chicago Airport in the United States.
4 India-born CEOs on Fortune's Businessperson of the Year list
4 leading India-born CEOs, including Microsofts Satya Nadella
and Mastercards Ajay Banga, who delivered big in taking their
companies ahead, have featured in Fortunes Businessperson of
the Year list topped by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.
Nadella has been ranked 5th among 50 global corporate heads
by Fortune Magazine in its annual Businessperson of the Year
compilation, followed by CEO of Milwaukee-based maker of
water heaters A O Smith, Ajita Rajendra on the 34th spot, HDFC
Banks Managing Director Aditya Puri on the 36th position and
Banga on 40th.
India Ranked 102nd on Enabling Cross Border Trade: WEF
According to the Global Enabling Trade Report 2016 of World
Economic Forum (WEF), India has improved its ranking by four
places to 102nd position among 136 economies in terms of
enabling cross border trade, with Singapore leading the list.
Bapu's Charkha among 100 'Most Influential Photos of All
Time'
A 1946 picture of Mahatma Gandhi with his Charkha (spinning
wheel) in the foreground is among the 100 most influential
images of all time, according to a compilation by Time magazine
of images that changed the world.
Delhi has overtaken Mumbai to become India's economic
capital: Oxford Economics study
According to data released by Oxford Economics, Mumbai is at
number 31 among 50 top metropolitan economic entities
globally in 2015, while Delhi is at 30. The Delhi extended urban
agglomeration (EUA) had a Gross domestic product (GDP) at
Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) of $370 billion.
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ISRO launches PSLV-C36 carrying remote sensing satellite
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched
Polar Satellite launch Vehicle (PSLV C36) Resource Sat-2A from
the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
The satellite is intended to continue the remote sensing data
services to global users.
ISRO will launch 83 satellites in january 2017
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch 83
satellites, 80 of them being foreign, in one go in January next
year(2017). 80 satellites weighing 500 kg belong to five foreign
countries-Israel, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Switzerland and the
U.S. It will be the first of its kind mission in the ISROs space
history.The three Indian satellites are Cartosat-2 series weighing
730 kg as primary payload, INS-IA and INS-1B, totally weighing
30 kg.
Harvard researchers create worlds smallest radio reciever
Harvard researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of
Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have built the worlds
smallest radio receiver, made out of atomic scale defects in pink
diamonds.
World's first cloned goat with Cashmere wool born in China
The world's first cloned goat bearing superfine Cashmere wool
was born in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
The goat will be raised in a base for animal husbandry research
conducted by experts from agricultural universities and
academies in Inner Mongolia and southwest China's Yunnan
Province.
China launches advanced weather satellite Fengyun-4
China has launched the first of its new generation weather
satellites Fengyun-4. The New technology on the satellite will
improve the accuracy of weather forecasts. It was Chinas First
second-generation weather satellites launched as well as the
countrys first quantitative remote-sensing satellite in the
geostationary orbit.
Japan launches space junk collector to clear tonnes of clutter
Japans space agency, JAXA has successfully launched a
spacecraft for the International Space Station, carrying a large
magnetic space junk collector to divert the space junk toward
Earths atmosphere. JAXA designed the space junk collector
with the help of a fishnet company.
China launches Tianlian I-04 satellite
China has successfully launched the Tianlian I-04 satellite from
the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in Sichuan province of
Southwest China. This data satellite was launched on a Long
March-3C carrier rocket.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Paris opens 'world's largest non-permanent indoor ice rink'
A 2,700-square-meter skating space, which is being considered
the world's largest non-permanent indoor ice rink, recently
opened at the Grand Palais in Paris. The rink was inaugurated by
a show featuring skating stunts and acrobatics as part of the
'Grand Palais des Glaces' festival.
World Bank declares pause to protect Indus Waters Treaty
World Bank Group (WBG) has halted the two concurrent
processes initiated by India and Pakistan under the Indus Water
Treaty. The Bank initiated this move in order to protect the
treaty.
5th Edition of India-Arab partnership conference held in
Muscat, Oman
The 5th India-Arab Partnership Conference was held on 14-15
December 2016 in Muscat, Oman. The theme of the conference:
Partnership towards innovation and cooperation in IT.
New Zealand, Australia most searched by Indian travellers in
2016
New Zealand was the most searched country by Indian travellers
in 2016, with travel searches increasing by 52% this year when
compared to 2015, according to a new Skyscanner survey.
Australia, the second most searched destination, recorded an
increase of 47% in searches when compared to 2015. Malaysia
and the UK witnessed a 28% and 15% increase in travel
searches.
Rio Gets UNESCO World Heritage Status
The Marvelous City or Rio de Janeiro officially has entered into
the UNs list of world heritage sites. The UN cultural body,
UNESCO given this status to Rio to highlighted the
extraordinary fusion of man-made and natural beauty.
World's longest rail tunnel opens in Switzerland
The famed Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT), connecting Zurich to
Lugano, was opened on 11 December 2016. The 57-kilometre
GBT has been built at the cost of $11.8 billion in nearly 17 years.
The GBT has surpassed Japan's 53.9-kilometre Seikan tunnel as
the world's longest train tunnel.
Donald Trump names General Motors CEO to his advisory
panel
US President-elect Donald Trump has named General Motors
CEO Mary Barra to his economic and job-creation panel. The
panel, set to meet for the first time in February, consists of CEOs
from JPMorgan Chase, Walt Disney, Boeing, and other
companies.
India becomes an Associate Member of CERN
India on 21st November became an Associate Member of the
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European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN), the world's
largest nuclear and particle physics laboratory. CERN's Director
General said that India's membership will open opportunities for
Indian industries to participate directly in CERN projects. As a
member nation, CERN requires India to make an annual
contribution of approx Rs. 77 crore.
Viola Desmond first Canadian woman on banknote
A black civil rights leader who led a struggle against anti-black
segregation and racism in Canada in the 1940s will be the first
Canadian woman to figure on a banknote. Viola Desmond will
appear on the Canadian $10 bill - replacing the nation's first
prime minister John A Macdonald who will be moved to a higher
bill - when new banknotes go into circulation in 2018.
Pak-China start direct rail and freight service
China and Pakistan have launched a direct rail and sea freight
service with the first cargo train departing from Chinas
southwestern Yunnan province. The service was launched with
the first cargo train loaded with 500 tonnes of commodities left
Kunming, the capital of Yunnan, an inland province in south-
west China departed for Karachi, state-run Xinhua.
Obama awards prez medals to Gates, Ellen DeGeneres, Tom
Hanks
Basketball star Michael Jordan, actor Robert De Niro and music
legend Bruce Springsteen were among the 21 people honoured
with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. During a ceremony at
the White House President Barack Obama gave out the awards
the nations highest civilian honour for his last time to a diverse
group of sports stars, scientists, artists and philanthropists.
Pakistan Lifts Undeclared Ban on Import of Ginned Cotton from
India
Pakistan has removed an undeclared ban on import of ginned
cotton from India. The Department of Plant Protection (DPP) of
the Ministry of National Food Security and Research had banned
the cotton imports from India through Wagah and Karachi port
as the shipments did not fulfil Phyto- sanitary conditions.
SUMMITS, FESTIVALS & Other
Events
PIFF to be held from Jan 12
The 15th Pune International Film Festival will be held from
January 12 to 19. Around 250 films in different categories will be
screened at the festival, which is a collaboration between
Maharashtra government and Pune Film Foundation.
Prez Mukherjee to inaugurate 1st ever International Gita
Mahotsav
President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the first ever
International Gita Mahotsav in Kurukshetra, Haryana. The
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President also laid the foundation stone of Krishna circuit. The
Mahotsav will set a world record with the recitation of
Ashtadash Shaloki Gita by as many as 18 thousand students at
one go.
First India China Think-Tanks Forum held in New Delhi
The First India-China Think-Tanks Forum concluded in New
Delhi. The two-day forum was jointly organized by the Institute
of Chinese Studies, the Indian Council of World Affairs, and the
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. The forum was based on
the theme Towards a Closer India-China Developmental
Partnership.
India-UK Conference on Ease of Doing Business inaugurated in
Delhi
The India-UK Conference on Ease of Doing Business jointly
inaugurated by Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry,
Ramesh Abhishek and British High Commissioner Dominic
Asquith in New Delhi. It acts as an opportunity to enhance the
strategic bilateral partnership between the two countries to the
next level.
Heart of Asia' conference has kicked off in Amritsar
The sixth 'Heart of Asia' ministerial conference has kicked off in
Amritsar, Punjab to discuss peace, cooperation and economic
development in Afghanistan. Delegates from nearly 40
countries will participate in the conference organised on the
theme 'Addressing Challenges, Achieving Prosperity'. The main
conference has been inaugurated jointly by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi and Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani. Finance
Minister Arun Jaitley has lead the Indian delegation in place of
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who is unwell.
13th World Robot Olympiad held in India for the First Time
The 13th World Robot Olympiad held in India for the first time
ever. It was organised jointly by NCSM under the aegis of
Ministry of Culture and India STEM Foundation (ISF) at the India
Expo Mart, Greater Noida.
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
Courts of India-Past to Present released
The book titled Courts of India- Past to Present released
recently. Its purpose is to introduce the complexities of the
Indian Judiciary to common public in a simple manner.
Sachin Tendulkar's autobiography "Playing it my way" named
Book of the Year
The autobiography of Indias batting legend Sachin Tendulkar
Playing it my way has won the prestigious Crossword Book of
the Year Award in the Autobiography category. The book is
penned by renowned cricket historian and Tendulkars close
friend Boria Majumdar.
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Conflicts of Interest: My Journey through India's Green
Movement released
The book titled Conflicts of Interest: My Journey through India's
Green Movement released. It is acquired by Penguin India &
authored by Sunita Narain.
Dipa Karmakars biography to be co-authored by her coach
Bishweshwar Nandi
Bishweshwar Nandi, coach of Dipa Karmakar who made India
proud at the Rio Olympics with her performance in the field of
gymnastics will co-author her memoir titled: Dipa Karmakar:
The Small Wonder.
Harry Potter tops Amazon's best-selling books of 2016
Amazon, which started as an online book retailer, has
announced Harry Potter and the Cursed Child as the best-selling
book of 2016. The playscript by JK Rowling, Jack Thorne and
John Tiffany, was also named this year's 'Most Wished For' and
'Most Gifted' book.
Ravindra Kumar, First IAS Officer To Scale Mt Everest Pens
Motivational Book
The book titled "Many Everests" An Inspiring Journey of
Transforming Dream into Reality is penned by Ravindra Kumar.
Ravindra Kumar has written a motivational book for students,
which was released by the Cabinet Secretary.
Death Under the Deodars released
The popular writer, storyteller Ruskin Bond came out with a new
book. He came out with the brand new collection of stories
titled Death under the Deodars: The Adventures of Miss Ripley
Bean.
IMPORTANT DAYS
International Human Solidarity Day 20 December
The United Nations' (UN) International Human Solidarity Day is
annually held on December 20 to celebrate unity in diversity. It
also aims to remind people on the importance of solidarity in
working towards eradicating poverty.
Nation pays tribute to bravehearts of 1971 Indo-Pak war on
Vijay Diwas
The nation paid tributes to the bravehearts on 16 December
2016 who laid down their lives during 1971 India-Pakistan war
on the occasion of Vijay Diwas which is observed on 16
December of every year .
Ambedkar's birth anniversary to be observed as 'Water Day'
Dr BR Ambedkar's birth anniversary to be observed as 'Water
Day' on 14 April across the India. The day will be observed to
mark Ambedkars contribution in water resource management
of the country.
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B R Ambedkar's death anniversary: 6 December
The Nation is remembering the architect of the Indian
Constitution and Bharat Ratna Dr B R Ambedkar on his 60th
death anniversary. Dr Ambedkar died on this day in 1956. Since
then, Mahaparinirvan Diwas is observed every year to pay him
tributes.
International Mountain Day observed
The International Mountain Day 2016 observed on 11 December
with the theme Mountain Cultures: Celebrating diversity and
strengthening identity.
Human Rights Day observed
The Human Rights Day was observed 10 December. The day
aims at promoting and raising awareness of the two Covenants
of Human Rights Day.
International Anti-Corruption Day observed
International Anti-Corruption Day 2016 was observed on 9
December with the theme United against corruption for
development, peace and security.
World Soil Day: 5 December
The World Soil Day is observed on 5 December annually. The
theme for this year is Soils and pulses, a symbiosis for life. The
theme for the 2016 WSD focuses on the positive contributions
of pulses to soil properties, such as fixing the atmosphere
nitrogen and improving its biodiversity, fertility and structure.
International Volunteer Day: 5 December
The International Volunteer Day (IVD) is observed across the
world on 5 December every year. This year theme is " Global
Applause give volunteers a hand". This year's theme
recognises the volunteers worldwide and their efforts in making
peace and sustainable development a reality.
4 December: Navy Day in India
45th Navy Day was observed on 4 December 2016 in India. The
Day is celebrated to rejoice the splendor, achievements and role
of the naval force of India. On the occasion, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi along with President Pranab Mukherjee
extended greetings to all members of the Indian Navy and highly
praised their dedication to protect the maritime interests of
nation.
International Day of Persons with Disabilities is being observed
International Day of Persons with Disabilities being observed on
03rd December 2016. Disability Day is a day that has been
promoted by the United Nations since 1992. The theme of
World Disability Day for 2016 is: Achieving 17 Goals for the
Future We Want.
World Aids Day: 1st December
World AIDS Day is observed across the world on 1 December
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annually. The theme for 2016 World Aids Day is Hands Up for
HIV Prevention. The day is observed to raise awareness to the
Aids pandemic caused by the spread of the HIV infection.
National Milk Day observed
National Milk Day was observed on 26 November observed
across India to mark 95th birth anniversary of Dr Verghese
Kurien, the Father of the White Revolution.
Constitution day: 26th November
The Constitution Day of India is being observed on 26th
November to spread awareness of Indian Constitution. On this
day in 1949, constitution of India was adopted and came into
force on January 26, 1950 marking the beginning of a new era in
the history of free India.
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against
Women: 25 November
The 2016 International Day for the Elimination of Violence
against Women is observed across the world on 25 November
annually. The theme for this year is Orange the World - raise
funds to end violence against women.
SPORTS NEWS
Karun Nair scores triple century in test, 2nd Indian to do so.
Karun Nair became the second Indian to score a triple ton in Test
cricket as the smashed unbeaten 303 runs off just 381 balls and
powered India to their highest ever team total in Tests.
Atletico de Kolkata wins 2016 Hero Indian Super League
beating Kerala Blasters 5-4
After a final that tasted like porridge, Atletico de Kolkata (ATK)
regained the Indian Super League (ISL) title by beating Kerala
Blasters. ATK won by 5-4 against kerala blaster. It has finally
ended and Atletico de Kolkata are the ones that have come out
on top against all odds.
Andy Murray wins record 3rd BBC Sports Personality of the
Year
After claiming his second Wimbledon title and maiden ATP
World Tour Finals crown, Britain's world number one Andy
Murray won a record third BBC Sports Personality of the Year
award.
Vijender Singh retains WBO-Asia Pacific Super title
Indian boxing star Vijender Singh knocked out former world
Francis Cheka to retain WBO-Asia Pacific Super Middleweight
title. Vijender took less than 10 minutes to beat Tanzanian boxer
to defend his title at the packed Thyagraj Stadium in New Delhi
last night.
Smriti Mandhana named in ICC Womens Team of the Year
India batswoman Smriti Mandhana has been named in the ICC
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Womens Team of the Year 2016, the International Cricket
Council (ICC) announced. The womens team of the year, which
will be captained by West Indies Stafanie Taylor, has been
added to the list of awards to acknowledge and appreciate
outstanding performances of womens cricketers.
PV Sindhu wins Most Improved Player award
Rio Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu has won the Badminton
World Federation (BWF) 2016 Most Improved Player of the Year
award at the Players in Dubai. Pusarla Venkata Sindhu is an
Indian professional badminton player.
Andy Murray, Angelique Kerber named ITF players of the year
Briton Andy Murray and Germany's Angelique Kerber were
named ITF World Champions. Murray won Wimbledon in July
and retained his crown in Rio de Janeiro in August. Kerber won
the Australian and U.S. Open titles as well as an Olympic silver
medal in Rio.
Peter Gilchrist wins the Long Up title of 2016 IBSF World
Billiards
Peter Gilchrist of Singapore defeated Sourav Kothari to win the
2016 IBSF World Billiards Long Up title. The event was held in
Bengaluru, India.
Goalie who died in plane crash named Brazil's player of year
Chapecoense goalkeeper Danilo, who died in the Colombian
plane crash, has been posthumously named as Brazils player of
the year. Danilo's mother, Ilaides Padilha, collected the award
on his behalf at a ceremony in Rio de Janeiro.
Pankaj Advani beats Peter Gilchrist in final to win his 11th
World Billiards Championship
Ace Indian Cueist Pankaj Advani has won his 11th World Billiards
(150-Up format) Championships title by beating Peter Gilchrist
of Singapore in the summit clash in Bengaluru.
Virat Kohli Becomes First Indian Captain To Score Three Double
Centuries
Virat Kohli became the first Indian to score three double
hundreds in a year, playing against England. His first-ever Test
double century came against West Indies this year, followed by
another against New Zealand.
Civil Engineer Iqbal Sayed becomes first Indian to medal at Mr
Olympia
Mumbai's Iqbal Sayed, who works as a civil engineer with
Reliance Infrastructure and Mumbai Metro, became the first
Indian to win a medal at the Mr Olympia event, after securing a
silver medal in the event.
L&T bags contract to convert Sardar Patel Stadium to worlds
biggest cricket stadium
Larsen & Turbo (L&T) has bagged a contract from the Gujarat
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Cricket Association to make Sardar Patel Cricket Stadium of
Gujarat the worlds biggest cricket stadium in terms of seating
capacity. Sardar Patel Cricket Stadium is situated in Motera,
Ahmadabad in Gujarat.
Michael Jordan highest-paid athlete of all time: Forbes
Former basketball player Michael Jordan has been named the
highest-paid athlete of all time by Forbes, with $1.7 billion in
earnings. His cumulative salary over 15 seasons is $93 million,
with Nike paying him over $100 million for the Jordan brand this
year.
IAS officer wins gold in Para-Badminton Championships
IAS officer Suhas LY struck gold in the Asian Para-Badminton
Championships that was held in Beijing by defeating Indonesian
player Harry Susanto in straight sets by 21-4 and 21-11. Suhas,
who is posted as the Azamgarh district magistrate, got a
wildcard entry to the championships and ensured his seat in the
finals by winning six consecutive matches.
Chapecoense awarded Copa Sudamericana in posthumous
tribute
Brazilian football club Chapecoense have been awarded the
Copa Sudamericana title by the CONMEBOL, the South American
football association, after 19 members of the team were killed in
the Colombia plane crash.
Mukesh Kumar makes history in Golf Asia Tour
Indian Golfer Mukesh Kumar became the oldest golfer to win an
Asian Tour title at Delhi Golf Club (DGC) after winning the
Panasonic Open India. The 51-year-old Mukesh, who has won
123 PGTI titles, scored two-under 70 in the final round which
made his total to 10-under 206 to claim the trophy.
Nico Rosberg announces shocking retirement after World title
win
German Formula 1 racing driver Nico Rosberg announced his
retirement from Formula One, just five days after he grabbed his
first-ever F1 World Champion title in the seasons final race at
Abu Dhabi.
India womens team beat Pakistan by 17 runs to win Asia Cup
India womens cricket team won the Asia Cup T20 after beating
arch-rivals Pakistan in the final of the regional tournament by 17
runs.
Sachin 3rd Indian boxer to win gold at Youth World C'ship
Sachin Singh became only the third Indian boxer to win a gold
medal at the Youth World Championships after registering a 5-0
unanimous win over Cuba's Jorge Grinan in St. Petersburg,
Russia. The 16-year-old boxer, who fought in the 46-49 kg
weight category, will be given 1 lakh as a reward for his
performance at the championship.
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PV Sindhu jumps 2 places in latest Badminton World
Federation rankings
Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu jumped two places to achieve
her career-best ranking of seven in the latest Badminton World
Federation (BWF) World Ranking, while Saina Nehwal is also
back in the top 10.
LeBron named Sports Ilustrated's Sportsperson of the Year
2016
Basketball player LeBron James has been chosen as the Sports
Illustrated's Sportsperson of the Year, becoming the second
athlete ever to win the award twice.
Magnus Carlsen wins 2016 World Chess Championship
Magnus Carlsen has won the 2016 World Chess Championship in
New York City, USA. Carlsen defeated Sergey Karjakin to retain
the World Chess Champion title. Its the third time that Carlsen
has won the championship.
Argentina defeats Croatia to win 2016 Davis Cup
Argentina defeated Croatia to win their first ever maiden Davis
Cup tennis title in Zagreb, Croatia. Del Potro and Federico
Delbonis are played a remarkable play to win the title.
PV Sindhu loses Hong Kong Open Super Series final
In Badminton, Rio Olympics silver medallist PV Sindhu has lost in
the Final of the Hong Kong Open Super Series tournament. She
lost to fourth seed Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei, in straight
games, 15-21, 17-21. This was Ying's fifth victory over Sindhu.
Aditi Ashok wins inaugural Qatar Ladies Open
Indian golfer Aditi Ashok has won the inaugural Qatar Ladies
Open in Doha. With this, she recorded her second straight
victory on the Ladies European Tour.
Australias former women teams captain Karen Rolton
inducted into the ICCs Hall of Fame
Australias former womens captain Karen Rolton has been
inducted into the ICCs Hall of Fame at a ceremony during the
dinner break on the opening Karen Roltonday of the third
day/night Test between Australia and South Africa.
Bhullar wins Indonesia Open, Jeev Milkha Singh tied-second
Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar has won the $300,000 BANK BRI-
JCB Indonesia Open for the second time in his career. Two-time
Asian Tour number one Jeev Milkha Singh finished tied-second
in the tournament, which was his best result since 2012.
Andy Murray defeats Novak Djokovic, ends 2016 as World
No. 1
Britain's Andy Murray clinched the 2016 ATP World Tour Finals
title, after defeating Serbia's Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-4 in the final
in London. With the win, Murray ended the 2016 season as the
world number 1.
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Sindhu wins maiden Super Series Premier title
Olympic silver medalist P.V. Sindhu clinched her maiden Super
Series Premier title after edging out Sun Yu of China in the finals
of the USD 700,000 China Open badminton tournament in
Fuzhou, China.
SCHEMES/APPS/PROGRAMME
LAUNCHED
Pradhanmantri Grameen Awas Yojna to provide 3 crore
affordable housing units across country
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched Pradhanmantri
Grameen Awas Yojna, an ambitious housing scheme meant for
rural poor in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. Designed entirely for the rural
masses, the ambitious scheme aims to provide affordable
houses to all those living below the poverty line by the year
2022. In addition, the prime minister distributed allotment
letters to 50 beneficiaries of the scheme, which aims to provide
about 3 crore new housing units countrywide.
Swasthya Raksha Programme launched by AYUSH Ministry
The Union AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani,
Siddha and Homoeopathy) Ministry has launched Swasthya
Raksha Programme to promote health and health education in
villages. The programme was initiated through Central Council
for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Central Council for
Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH), Central Council for Research
in Unani Medicine (CCRUM) and Central Council for Research in
Siddha (CCRS).
Piyush Goyal to launch GARV-II app to ensure power access to
all
To ensure transparency in the implementation of rural
electrification programme, the Power Ministry will launch a new
app, GARV-II, to provide real-time data of all six lakh villages of
the country. Under this facility, village-wise; habitation-wise
base line data on household electrification for all states provided
by them has been incorporated.
Rajasthan launches Amma canteen-type meal scheme
Rajasthan government has launched a subsidised meal scheme
Annapurna Rasoi'. As per the scheme, the poor and the needy
will get breakfast for Rs 5 and lunch or dinner for Rs 8. The
scheme will be in 12 cities initially and introduced across the
state later. Initially, the scheme has been launched in Jaipur,
Jodhpur, Kota, Ajmer, Bikaner, Udaipur, Bharatpur, Baran,
Banswara, Dungarpur, Pratapgarh and Jhalawar.
App launched to protect breastfeeding, monitor violations of
the IMS Act
A mobile app to protect breastfeeding was jointly launched by
Jual Oram, Union Minister of Tribal Affairs, A.V. Swamy, Member
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of Parliament, and Arun Kumar Panda, Additional Secretary,
Health and Family Welfare and Mission Director, NHM,
Government of India. The first of its kind app on breastfeeding
protection called 'Stanpan Suraksha,' developed by
Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India (BPNI), has a baby
food promotion reporting mechanism.
MISCELLANEOUS
The Lifeline Express to get two more coaches for cancer
treatment
The worlds first hospital train, Lifeline Express is all set to get
two additional coaches for cancer treatment. Railway Minister
Suresh Prabhu along with Health Minister JP Nadda will be
inaugurating the new additions.
World's oldest water sample found to be 2 billion years old
University of Toronto scientists have discovered the oldest water
sample dating back to about two billion years, more than 500
million years more ancient than the previous oldest samples.
The water pool was found at a depth of nearly 3 kilometres in a
Canadian mine.
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill passed in Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha has passed the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Bill 2016 in Lok Sabha which replaces the Persons with
Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full
Participation) Act 1995. The number of categories of differently-
abled has been increased from seven to twenty-one.
'Brexit' makes it to Oxford English Dictionary
Brexit is among 1,500 new words added to the Oxford English
Dictionary this week. It's defined as "the (proposed) withdrawal
of the United Kingdom from the European Union, and the
political process associated with it."
19-metre-high wave sets world record: UN
A 19-metre-high wave in the North Atlantic Ocean has set a
world record for being the highest-ever measured by a buoy, the
United Nations World Meteorological Organization said.
Google launches personal safety app 'Trusted Contacts'
Google has launched a new personal safety app called 'Trusted
Contacts' that lets users share their location with trusted people
in everyday situations and emergencies. This app works even
without the internet or when a user is unable to reach the
phone.
Internet population in India to touch 600 mn by 2020
India internet user is expected to almost double to 600 million
users by 2020 from approximately 343 million users currently
according to an The Associate Chambers of Commerce of India
(ASSOCHAM)- Deloitte joint study.
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La La Land named best film by New York Film Critics Circle
Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling starrer romantic drama La La
Land has been chosen as the best film of 2016 by the New York
Film Critics Circle. The film, directed by Damien Chazelle, is
widely tipped to be an Oscar frontrunner. Manchester won the
best actor award for Casey Affleck, Barry Jenkins was recognised
as the best director for Moonlight & the best actress trophy
went to Isabelle Huppert for her work in both Elle and Things to
Come.
Indian contestant Srinidhi Shetty wins Miss Supranational
India's representative Srinidhi Shetty has been crowned Miss
Supranational 2016, an international beauty pageant. This marks
the second time that India has won the pageant following the
win by Asha Bhat in 2014.
Spanish city changes name for third time in a decade
A Spanish city has changed its name for the third time in a
decade, renaming itself Palma from Palma de Mallorca. The
regional government voted for the name change, claiming the
"de Mallorca" tag to be a leftover from Spains centralist past.
Emirates launches world's shortest service on largest plane
Emirates launched the world's shortest scheduled service on an
Airbus A380, flying it from Dubai to Doha within 80 minutes. The
378-kilometre route is the shortest on which an Airbus A380, the
world's largest passenger aircraft, is used.
Nihonium becomes Asia's 1st Periodic Table element discovery
Chemistrys highest gatekeepers have accepted the newly
proposed names for elements 113(Nihonium), 115(Moscovium),
117( Tennessine) and 118(Oganesson). Periodic Table element
with atomic number 113, Nihonium (Nh) has become the first
ever element to be discovered by an Asian country after it was
officially revealed by the International Union of Pure and
Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).
UNESCO includes Yoga in Intangible Cultural Heritage list
Yoga, Indias one of the ancient practices to keep oneself
healthy, has been inscribed on UNESCOs Representative List as
the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The declaration
describing Yoga as a Human Treasure got unanimous support of
the 24 members of the Committee.
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Handy Notes Mathematics: Simple & Compound Interest

Principal: The money borrowed or lent out for certain period Then,
is called the principal or the Sum. Amount = ( ) ( ) ( ).
Interest: - Extra money paid for using other money is called
vi) Difference between Compound Interest & Simple
interest.
interest Concept
Simple Interest (S.I.):- If the interest on a sum borrowed for
a) For Two years
certain period is reckoned uniformly, then it is called simple
interest. ( )
Let Principal = P, Rate = r % per annum (p.a.), and Time = t b) For Three Year
years then ( )
( )
( ) vii) For Two year ratio of Compound Interest to Simple
interest
Compound Interest:
When compound interest is applied, interest is paid on both
the original principal and on earned interest.
Practice set
So for One year Simple interest and Compound interest
1. The simple interest accrued on an amount of Rs. 40,000
both are equal.
at the end of three years is Rs. 12,000. What would be
the compound interest accrued on the same amount at
So Amount at the end of 1st year (or Period) will become the
the same rate for 2 years?
principal for the 2nd year (or Period) and Amount at the end
(1) Rs. 8600 (2) Rs. 9250 (3) Rs. 7800
of 2nd year (or Period) becomes the Principal of 3rd year.
(4) Rs. 8400 (5) None of these
2. The compound interest accrued on an amount of Rs.
Amount = Principal + Interest
22,000 at the end of two years is Rs. 5,596.8. What
A= P ( ) would be the simple interest accrued on the same
A= Amount, P= Principal, r = Rate %, n = no. of years. amount al the same rate in the same period?
So Compound Interest * ( ) + (1) Rs.5.420 (2) Rs.5,360 (3) Rs.5,280
(4) Rs.5,140 (5) None of these
C.I. = P *( ) + 3. What will be the compound interest accrued on an
Some Important Condition:- amount of Rs. 10000 at the rate of 20 p.c.p.a. in one
i) When interest is compounded annually, years if the interest is compounded half yearly?
Amount = ( ) (1) Rs. 4400 (2) Rs. 4600 (3) Rs. 2100
(4) Rs. 4680 (5) None of these
ii) When interest is compounded half yearly,
4. Kamal invest money in three different scheme for 6
Amount = ( ) yr,8yr & 12 yr at the rate of 10%,12% and 15% per
annum at completion of each scheme he get same
iii) When interest is compounded Quarterly,
interest, what is ratio between their sum.
Amount = ( ) (1) 6:3:2 (2) 24:15:8 (3)1:2:3
(4) 5:2:3 (5) 7:2:1
iv) When interest is compounded annually but time is in
5. of my capital is invested at 3 percent, at 6 percent and
fraction, say 3 year
remainder at 12 percent if my annual income is Rs 25 ,
Amount = ( ) ( ) find the capital.
(1) Rs 500 (2) Rs 600 (3) Rs 450
v) When Rates are different for different years, say r1%, r2%, (4) Rs 450 (5) None of these
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6. A lent 600 to B for 2 years and 150 to C for 4 years and

received altogether from both Rs 90 as interest ,find the 12A + 6A + 12A = 25
rate of interest ,simple interest being calculated. 30A = 25
(1) 4 % (2) 5% (3) 6% 600A = 500
(4) 10% (5) None of these 6. (2) Let rate = R %
7. On Rs 4500 invested at simple interest rate 12 % per
annum, Rs 1200 is obtained as interest in certain years .
In order to earn Rs 1800 as interest on Rs 5400 in same 180R = 900
number of years , what should be the rate of interest. R = 5%
(1) 14% (2)15% (3)18% 7. (2) 1200 = 4500 12
(4)16% (5) None of these T=
8. If the rate of interest rises from 6.5 % to 8% ,a mans
1800 =
annual income increase by Rs 4050.Find the capital
R = 15%
(1) Rs270000 (2) Rs 370000 (3) Rs 300000
8. (1) According to question
(4) Rs 380000 (5) None of these
1.5 % = 4050
9. If X is the simple interest on Y and Y is simple interest on
100% = 4050
Z , the rate % and time being the same in both cases
= 2,70,000
,what is the relation between X , Y and Z
(1) =Y (2) = XZ (3) = XY 9. (2) X =
(4) XYZ = 1 (5) None of these Y=
10. The difference between compound interest and simple From Above Equation
interest on a certain sum of money at 10 % per annum
for two years is Rs 2.50 . Find the sum .
(1) Rs 350 (2) Rs 275 (3) Rs 250
10. (3) Difference =
(4) Rs 325 (5) None of these
2.50 =
Solution P = 250
1. (4) S.I for 1 year = 4000
P = 40,000 & S.I for 1 year = 4000
So, R= 10 %
Rate of interest for C.I = 21 %
Required C.I = 21% of 40,000 = 8400
2. (3) A = ( )

=( )
R = 12 %
S.I = = 5280
3. (3) For yearly
R = 10% , T = 2 years
Rate for C.I = 21 %
Required C.I = 21 % of 10,000 = 2100
4. (2) : :

24 :15 : 8
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Handy Notes Advance Mathematics: Coordinate Geometry

1. Find the area (in square unit) of triangle made from equations x 15. If points A (4, 3) and B(x, 5) are on the circle with centre O (2,
= 4, y = 3 and 3x + 4y = 12 are? 3) find the value of x.
(a) 12 (b) 10 (a) 8 (b) 6
(c) 6 (d) 8 (c) 4 (d) 2
2. Find the radius of circumcircle of triangle which is formed by x- 16. On which axis do the points lie?
axis, y-axis and 4x +3y= 12? R (4, 0)
(a) 2.5 unit (b) 3 unit (a) XY axis (b) X axis
(c) 5.4 unit (d) 5 unit (c) Y axis (d) None of these
3. If distance between two points (0, 5) and (x, 0) is 13 unit. Find 17. Find the co-ordinates of the point which divides the line
the value of x? segment joining the points (6, 3) and (4, 5) in the ratio 3 : 2
(a) 10 (b) 10 internally.
(c) 12 (d) 12 (a) 0, (b)
4. Find the area of triangle formed by equation 5x +7y = 35, x=0
(c) (d)
and x axis?
(a) 17.5 sq. unit (b) 18.5 sq. unit 18. Determine the ratio in which the line 3x + y 9 = 0 divides the
(c) 19.5 sq. unit (d) sq. unit line segment joining the points A (1, 3) B (2, 7).
5. Find the area of trapezium formed by x-axis, y-axis, 3x + 4y = 12 (a) (b)
and 6x + 8y = 60 sq. unit? (c) (d)
(a) 31.5 sq. unit (b) 48 sq. unit
19. If the points A (6, 1), B (8, 2), C (9, 4) and D (P, 3) are the
(c) 19.5 sq. unit (d) 37.5 sq. unit
vertices of a parallelogram, taken in order, find the value of P.
6. Find the area of triangle formed by 2x 3y + 6 = 0 and Co-
ordinate axes? (a) (b)
(a) sq. unit (b) sq. unit (c) (d)
20. Find the co-ordinates of the centroid of a whose vertices are
(c) 3 sq. unit (d) sq. unit (0,6) (8, 12) and (8, 0).
7. The length of the line segment formed by the intercepted parts (a) (b)
of two axes of the st. line is
(a) 16 unit (b) 17 unit (c) (d)
(c) 14 unit (d) 15 unit Solution :
8. Find the distance between point (0, 0), x= 3 and y = 4? 1. (c); Given
(a) 4 unit (b) 3 unit
(c) 2 unit (d) 5 unit
9. Find the circumradius of triangle formed by line 3x + 4y = 12
and co-ordinate axis?
(a) 2 (b) 6
(c) (d)
10. Find the x-intercept of line 5x +6y = 30 ?
(a) 6 unit (b) 15 unit
(c) 4 unit (d) 5 unit
11. Line 2x 3y = 6 cuts the y-axis at point? Area of triangle OAB = unit2
(a) ( ) (b) ( ) 2. (a); Given
(c) (d) ( )
12. If x = k is a linear equation and k is constant, then graph of this
equation is?
(a) parallel to x-axis (b) line cuts both axis ( ) ( )
(c) line makes positive angle on x-axis ( ) ( )
Radius =2.5unit
(d) line parallel to y-axis
3. (d); PQ = 13
13. Find the distance between the points P (6, 7) and Q(1, 5)
(a) 18 (b) 12 ( ) ( )
(c) 13 (d) 14
14. Find the value of x, if the distance between the point (x, 1)
and (3, 2) is 5. 4. (a); Given
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( ) ( ) unit
unit
10. (a); Given
X=0

unit
11. (b); Given
Area=
5. (c); Given ( )

( )
12. (d); Line parallel to y-axis.
13. (c); PQ = ( ) ( )

14. (d); ( ) ( )
( )

15. (d); Since o is the center & OA & OB are radius of circle i.e.
OA = OB
Area of trapezium (ABCD) [ ]
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
( ) ( )
5. (c)
16. (b); It lies on the x axis.
17. (a); Let R (x, y) be required points then,
( )

18. (b); Let the line segment

joining A(1, 3), B(2, 7) in the ratio K : 1 at point C then, the
coordinate of C are
unit ( )
But C lies on 3x +y 9 = 0, therefore
3( ) ( )

7. (b);
Hence the required ratio is 3 : 4 internally
19. (d); We know that diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each
other so co-ordinate of the midpoint of diagonal AC are same
of the co-ordinate of the mid point of diagonal BD.
AB = ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
unit
( ) ( )
8. (d); Let O (0, 0), A (3, 0), B (0, 4)
( ) ( ) unit
P=7
9. (d);
20. (a); We know that coordinate of centroid of triangle
( )
( )
Co-ordinate of centroid of triangle ( )
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Handy Notes Reasoning : Analogy

Analogy means correspondence or similarity. This word has (1) Maldives : Football (2) Japan : Sumo
been derived from two words Ana means Relation and (3) USA : Baseball (4) U.K. : Cricket
Logy means Information. It shows a comparison to show a (5) Korea : Starcraft (6) Indonesia : Badminton
similarity between two things. The similarity shows different (7) China : Table tennis (8) Sri Lanka : Volleyball
relation such as unit, country, work, etc.
There are some common relationships which are given below (G) Individual and group :
as: Example: Goods : Stock
Type 1 A lot of goods called as stock.
(A) Country and capital relationship: This relationships shows Some more examples are given below :
st nd
that 1 object is country and 2 shows its capital. (1) Bees : Swarm (2) Sheep : Flock
For example: China : Beijing : : India : New Delhi (3) Flowers : Bouquet (4) Robbers : Gang
(1) France : Paris (2) Sri Lanka : Colombo (5) Musicians : Band (6) Ministers : Council
(3) Australia : Canberra (4) Austria : Vienna (7) Soldiers : Army (8) Grapes : Bunch
(5) Canada : Ottawa (6) Italy : Rome
(7) Pakistan : Islamabad (8) Cuba : Havana (H) Animal and its young one :
Example: Cow : Calf
(B) State and capital: Calf is the young one of cow.
For Example: Rajasthan : Jaipur. Some more example are given below:
Rajasthan is a state and its capital is Jaipur. Some more (1) Duck : Ducklings (2) Bear : Cub
examples are given below : (3) Frog : Tadpole (4) Man : Child
(1) Tamilnadu : Chennai (2) Assam : Dispur (5) Cat : Kitten (6) Sheep : Lamb
(3) Bihar : Patna (4) Gujrat : Ahmedabad (7) Deer : Fawn (8) Butterfly : Caterpillar
(5) Meghalaya : Shillong (6) West bengal : Kolkata
(7) Sikkim : Gangtok (8) U.P : Lucknow (I) Individual/Thing and class :
Example: Man : mammal
(C) Country and currency: Man belongs to the class of mammal.
Example: India : Rupee Some more examples are given below:-
India is related to rupee as its currency. (1) Snake : Reptile (2) Whale : Mammal
Some more examples are given below : (3) Rat : Rodent (4) Table : Furniture
(1) Korea : Won (2) USA : Dollar (5) Ostrich : Bird (6) Butterfly : Insect
(3) China : Renminbi (4) Tazakistan : Somoni (7) Pen : Stationery (8) Cup : Crockery
(5) UK : British Pound (6) France : Euro
(7) Nepal : Nepanse rupee (8) Germany : Euro (J) Animal/Thing and sound:
(1) Coins : Jingle (2) Money : Gibber
(D) Country and name of parliament: (3) Snake : Hiss (4) Elephant : Trumpet
Example: USA : Senate (5) Hen : Cackle (6) Rain : Patter
The country USA is related to senate as its parliament (Majilis). (7) Mice : Squeak (8) Drum : Beat
(1) Libya : Council of deputies (2) Malaysia : Dewan negas
(3) Iron : Majilis (4) Japan : Diet (K) Male and Female:
(5) Nepal : Rashtriya Panchayat (6) Russia : Duma (1) Monk : Nun (2) Wizard : Witch
(7) Taiwan : Yuan (3) Stags : Does (4) Master : Mistress
(8) Bangladesh : Jatia Pralianes (5) Colt : Filly (6) Drume : Bee
(7) Bachelor : Spinster (8) Lord : Lady
(E) Instrument and measurements and units :
(1) Barometer : Atmospheric pressure (L) Individual and dwelling place :
(2) Hygrometer : Humidity (3) Lactometer : Purity of milk Example: Bee : Hire
(4) Viscometer : Viscosity of liquid A bee lives in a hire.
(5) Cordigram : Movement of heart beat Some more examples are given below:-
(6) Frequency : Hertz (1) Lion : Den (2) Bird : Nest
(7) Force : Newton (8) Time : Second (3) Horse : Stable (4) King : Palace
(F) Country and its national games : (5) Soldiers : Barracks (6) Spider : Web
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(M) Games and place of playing:
Tennis : Court
Tennis is played in a court.
(1) Wrestling : Arena
(3) Badminton : Court
(5) Clothes : Wardrobe
(7) Birds : Aviary
(N) Worker and working place :
Example: Teacher : School.
Some more examples are given below :
(a) Servant : House
(c) Worker : Factory
(e) Warrior : Battlefield
(g) Umpire : Pitch
(O) Study and topic :
Example: Pedology : Soil.
Some more examples are given below:
(1) Pathology : Diseases
(3) Ornithology : Birds
(5) Botany : Plants
(7) Taxonomy : Classification
(P) Product and material:
Example: Jewellery : Gold
Jewellery is made of Gold.
Some more examples are given below.
(1) Rubber : Latex
(3) Fabric : Yarn
(5) Jaggery : Sugarcane
(7) Limestone : Cement
(8) Clothes of fabrics : Cotton
(2) Cricket : Pitch
(4) Race : Track
(6) Medicine : Dispensary
(8) Animals : Zoo
(b) Clerk : Office
(d) Mechanic : Garage
(f) Gambler : Casino
(h) Doctor : Hospital
(2) Seismology : Earthquake
(4) Mycology : Fungi
(6) Cardiology : Heart
(8) Physiology : Human body
(2) Lumber : Furniture
(4) Paper : Pulp
(6) Metal : Ore
(3) Tuberculosis : Air (4) Rabies : Animal Bite
(5) Influenza : Droplet infaction (6) Malaria : Mosquito
(7) Beet Tapeworm : Beef consumption
(8) Eye worm : Deerfly
Type : 2 Alphabet Analogy
Alphabet Analogy: It is second type of Analogy where one
alphabetical letter or Word related to another word
or letter this relationship must be establishment to third given
word. For example :
(1) ACE : GIK : : RTV : XZB
ACE is related to GIK in these two word the letters increase with
six digit same as it is RTV change into XZB after
increment of 6 letters.
In Alphabet analogy the change between two words having
there rules which are:-
(a) Increment and decrement in place value.
(b) Opposite alphabets.
(c) Cross-coded (coded)
1. Increment and decrement in place value :
Place value is defined as the numerical value of alphabet in
alphabetical order. For example K is 11. Some
example are given below.
(a) BE : GJ : : HK : MP
st
1 Letters BE is increased with five place value and change in
GJ. Same according this rule HK after increment of 5 result will
be MP.
(b) PMJ : NKH : : YUS : WSQ
(Decrement with 2 place value)
2. Opposite alphabets: The total alphabetical series letters
are 26, Break there in two half part.
Then,

(Q) Word and synonym :

Example: Inception : Beginning.
Both words are used for starting or source.
Some more examples are given below:-
(1) Paradox : Juxta position (2) Vigorous : Active
(3) Proliferate : Generate (4) Blame : Censure
(5) Adulation : Applause (6) Diligent : Attentive
(7) Counsel : Advice (8) Bravery : Fortitude

(R) Word and Antonym :

Example: Absolve : Accuse
(1) Accord : Disagreement (2) Bleak : Pleasant
Opposite Letters
(3) Consent : Disagree (4) Cease : Begin
AZad
(5) Efface : Maintain (6) Impute : Support
BOY
(7) Jejune : Exciting (8) Judicious : Foolish
CraX
Dew
(S) Disease and Causative Agent:
FUll
Example: Cholera : Contaminated by food and water.
Grand Trank
Some more example are given below:-
High School
(1) Typhoid Fever : Food (2) Tetanus : Injured surface
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Ex.:- LEAP : OVZK : : CELLO : XVOOL Ans. (a); House is lented on rent. Similarly, capital earns
In LEAP every alphabet change with their opposite alphabet then interest.
it change as OVZK. For CELLO the result 2. NUMBER : UNBMRE : : GHOST : ?
will be XVOOL. (a) HOGST (b) HOGTS
(a) DOWN : MDLW : : TYPE : VKBG (c) HGSOT (d) HGOST
(b) RELATION : IVOZGRLM : : CABINET : XZRMVG Ans. (c); Two adjacent letters are interchanged.
3. CROSS-CODED (Coded) : CROSS-CODED is a term where
given word is change with crossed form. It is a combined or
of increment, decrement and opposite letters.
For example :- JUMBLE : FQYNU : : BONUSR Similarly,

(a)
3. 18 : 30 : : 36 : ?
(Cross-coding with opposite letter) (a) 64 (b) 66
(b) JUST : SHJI : : BITE : ATIX (c) 54 (d) 62
(Opposite letters with increment of two place value) Ans. (b); 18 2 = 36 and 36 6 = 30.
Therefore,
36 2 = 72 and 72 6 = 66
4. France : Paris : : Italy : ?
(a) Austria (b) Havana
(c) Rome (d) Bolivia
Ans. (c); Rome is the capital of Italy.
Some more example of alphabet analogy with relationship to 5. West Bengal : Kolkata : : Rajasthan : ?
their place value. (a) Jaipur (b) Lucknow
(1) AYBZ : CWDX : : EUFV : GSHT (c) Dispur (d) Chennai
(2) HLZ : 10 : : FIR : 11 Ans. (a); Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan.
Type : Number Analogy 6. 9 : 28 : : 56 : ?
Number analogy is another type of analogy. A number related to (a) 3 (b) 18
a given number in the same manner as third (c) 112 (d) 169
number pairs to another number. There are defined as mainly Ans. (c); 9 3 + 1 = 28
two types which are:- 56 3 + 1 = 169
1. Choosing a number related to a given number in the same 7. IJ : LM : : PQ : ?
manner as the two numbers of another given pair are (a) TU (b) VW
related to each others. (c) ST (d) US
2. Choosing a number set similar to a given number set. Ans. (c);
For example :-
(i) 11 : 111 : : 13 : 157
2
11 is related to 111 as (11 10) = 111 8. Writer : Pen : : Black smith : ?
and 13 is related to 154 as (132 12) = 157 (a) Chisel (b) Saw
(ii) A numerical set (40, 20, 10) is related to (32, 16, 8) as every (c) Hammer (d) Spade
upcoming digit is just half of previous digit. Ans. (c); Pen main instrument for writer
In numerical analogy the number follow different types of logic. Hammer main instrument for Blacksmith
It can be square, cube, mathematical operation 9. 30 : 16 : : 102 : ?
(multiplication, division etc.), sum of all numbers etc. (a) 49 (b) 52
Note :- Always remember the logic between two number and (c) 61 (d) 98
objects must be follow any format or syntre. They have to be Ans. (b);
follow any mathematical operation and logic definitely.
10. Milk : Butter : : ? : ?
Directions (1-10): Solved Examples
(a) Banana : Fruit (b) Wood : Paper
1. House : Rent : : Capital : ?
(c) Chilly : Spice (d) Juice : Health
(a) Interest (b) Investment
Ans. (b); Butter is made from milk.
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Handy Notes English : Subject and Verb Agreement Rules
General Rule
The verb must agree with its subject in number and person
Rule-1 When two subjects are joined by AND the verb is
plural
Ex.-My friend and his father are in India.
Rule-2 When two singular nouns joined by AND refer to the
same person or thing, the verb is singular.
Ex.-The secretary and treasurer has been arrested.
The district magistrate and collector is on leave today.
Rule-3 Article THE is used only once when the two nouns
refer to the same person or thing. If the two nouns refer to
different persons or things, article THE is used before each
noun. In such cases, the verb will be in the plural form.
Ex.-The secretary and the president have been given warm
welcome.
Rule-4 If two different singular nouns express one idea, the
verb should be in the singular form.
Ex.-Bread and milk is good for Breakfast.
Rice and curry is my favorite dish.
This is the long and the short of the matter.
Rule-5 When two singular subjects are practically
synonymous the verb should be in the singular form.
Ex.-The law and order situation in the state is under control.
His power and influence is on the decline.
Power and position has no charm for my friend.
Peace and Prosperity is the need to the day.
Rule-6 If two singular subjects combined by AND are
preceded by each or every, the verb should be in the
singular.
Ex.-Every boy and girl was present in the class Yesterday.
Every man and every woman has the right to express his or her
view.
Rule-7 When the subjects joined by (Either-or), (Neither-nor)
are of different persons, the verb will agree in person and
number with the noun nearest to it. Also, the plural subject
must be placed nearest to the verb.
Ex.-Either Radha or Rani has done this mischief.
Neither Mohini nor Raghini is beautiful.
Either the CM or the Cabinet Ministers are responsible for this
problem.
Neither you nor he is to take up this task.
Either you or I am responsible for this mistake.
Rule-8 If connectives like with, together with, as well as,
accompanied by etc. are used to combine two subjects the
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verb agrees with the subject mentioned first.
Ex.-The president of India together with his personal secretaries
is invited to this function.
The actress, along with her manager and some friend, is
attending the function.
Mr. Michael, accompanied by his wife and children is arriving
tonight by train.
Rule-9 When Not only-but also is used to combine two
subjects, the verb agrees with the subject closest to it.
Ex.-Not only Hari, but also his brothers were arrested.
Rule-10 Use of None/No.
None can take either a singular or a plural verb depending on
the noun which follows it.
Structure [None + of the + (non-count noun) + singular verb]
Ex.-None of the counterfeit money has been found .
Structure [None + of the + (plural count. noun) + plural verb]
Ex.-None of the students have finished the exam yet.
No can take either a singular or plural verb depending on the
noun which follows it.
Structure : [No + Singular Noun + Singular Verb ]
ex- No employee has received the salary.
Structure : [No + plural Noun + plural Verb ]
Ex.- No examples are relevant to this case.
Rule-11 Many words indicating a number of people or
animals are singular.
The following nouns are usually singular.
(If the individual members are acting separately, they are plural
and take plural verb.)
[Congress, Family, Group, Committee, Class, Organisation, Team,
Army, Club, Crowd, Government, Jury, Minority, Public]
Ex.-The family was happy at the news.
The family were fighting over inheritance.
Our team is certain to win the match.
The committee have arrived by different trains.
The crowd was wild with excitement.
Rule-12 Majority can be singular or plural. If it is alone it is
usually singular, if it is followed by a plural noun, it is usually
plural.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Majority by itself is singular but when
majority refers to a set of people it is plural.
e.g. A majority is always right.
e.g. A majority of students are right.
Rule-13 The number/A number
The number is singular: The number of acres destroyed by
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wildfires has increased dramatically over the past several years.
A number is plural: A number of students are standing outside
the office.
Rule-14 Collective nouns indicating time, money and
measurements used as a whole are Singular and take a singular
verb.
Twenty five rupees is not such a big amount for him
Two miles is too much for this man to run.
Rule-15 when a lot of, a great deal of, plenty of, most
of and some of refer to number, a plural verb is used.
Ex.-A lot of people were present in the party.
Some of the students were absent.
But, if these expressions refer to an amount, the verb is in the
singular number.
Ex.-A lot of work has to be completed before we go.
A great deal of work has been finished.
Rule-16 When the percentage or a part of something is
mentioned with plural meaning the plural verb is used.
Ex.-30 % of Indian women are literate.
Three-quarters of the food has been eaten.
(Here the reference is to the food as a whole)
Rule-17 Barracks, Headquarters, Whereabouts, Alms etc.
take a singular verb, as well as plural verb.
Ex.-The headquarters of the UNO is/are New York.
Rule-18 In sports, while referring to the players, the name of
the country is followed by plural verb.
Ex.-England have won the World Cup.
Rule-19 When the word ENEMY is used in the sense Armed
forces of a nation with which ones country is at war, we have
to use the plural verb.
The enemy were forced to Retreat.
Rule-20 Use of Lay and Lie
The verb Lay is transitive and is always followed by an object .
The verb Lie is intransitive and cannot have an object.
(Lay Laid Laid)
Ex.-Lay the child on the bed.
I laid the book on the table.
There is a problem with the balance sheet.
Here are the papers you requested.
Rule 22 : Titles of books, movies, novels, etc. are treated as
singular and take a singular verb.
The Burbs is a movie starring Tom Hanks.
Rule 23: When gerunds are used as the subject of a
sentence, they take the singular verb form of the verb; but,
when they are linked by and, they take the plural form.
Standing in the water was a bad idea.
Swimming in the ocean and playing drums are my hobbies.
Rule 24 :If two infinitives are separated by and, they take
the plural form of the verb.
To walk and to chew gum require great skill.
Rule 25: Dont get confused by the words that come
between the subject and verb; they do not affect agreement.
Ex- The dog, who is chewing on my jeans, is usually very good.
Rule 26: Inverted Sentences
Usually in a sentence the subject always precedes the verb, but
sometimes they can reverse this order, so that the verb comes
before the subject.
Incorrect: Through the Golden Eagle Bridge passes thousands of
vehicles every day.
In the above sentence, the singular verb passes is not referring
to the singular Golden Eagle Bridge but to the plural thousands
of vehicles. Hence, the correct verb will be the plural pass.
Correct: Through the Golden Eagle Bridge pass thousands of
vehicles every day.
27. Final Rule Remember, only the subject affects the verb!

(Lie Lay Lain)

Let me lie here.
He lay under that tree.
Rule 21. When sentences start with there or here, the
subject will always be placed after the verb, so care needs to
be taken to identify it correctly.
Examples:
There are four hurdles to jump.
There is a high hurdle to jump.
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Handy Notes Computer : Database Management System
DBMS is the acronym of Data Base Management System. DBMS
is a collection of interrelated data and a set of programs to
access this data in a convenient and efficient way. It controls the
organization, storage, retrieval, security and integrity of data in a
database.
Types of Database Model: Network Database Model,
Hierarchical Database model, Relational Database Model and
Object-Oriented Database Model.
Architecture of DBMS-The generalized architecture of DBMS is
called ANSI/ SPARC model. The architecture is divided into three
levels:
External view or user view/View Level- It is the highest
level of data abstraction. This includes only those portions
of database of concern to a user or Application program.
Each user has a different external view and it is described by
means of a scheme called external schema.
Conceptual view/Logical Level- All the database entities
and the relationship among them are included. One
conceptual view represents the entire database called
conceptual schema.
Internal view/Physical Level- It is the lowest level of
abstraction, closest to the physical storage method. It
describes how the data is stored, what is the structure of
data storage and the method of accessing these data. It is
represented by internal schema.
Data model: A data model is a plan for building a database. The
model represents data conceptually, the way the user sees it,
rather than how computers store it. Data models focus on
required data elements and associations.
Entity Relationship Model
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Relational Model
Entity: A thing (animate or inanimate) of independent physical
or conceptual existence and distinguishable. In the University
database context, an individual student, faculty member, a class
room, are entities.
Attributes: Each entity is described by a set of attributes/
properties.
SQL (Structured Query Language) is a database computer
language designed for the retrieval and management of data in
relational database.
Constrains: In SQL, we have the following constraints-
NOT NULL - Indicates that a column cannot store NULL value
UNIQUE - Ensures that each row for a column must have a
unique value
CHECK - Ensures that the value in a column meets a specific
condition
DEFAULT - Specifies a default value for a column
Primary Key uniquely identifies a record in a table.
A candidate key is a single field or the least combination of
fields that uniquely identifies each record in the table.
A foreign key is generally a primary key from one table that
appears as a field in another.
DDL: Data Definition Language is used for specifying the
database schema. It contains commands to create tables, alter
the structure, delete tables or rename tables. E.g. Create
DML: Data Manipulation Language is used for accessing and
manipulating data in a database. E.g. Select, Update
DCL: Data Control Language is used for granting and revoking
user access on a database.
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Handy Notes Banking : BSBDA
From August 2012, banks have now been advised to offer a
'Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account' to all their customers,
which will offer minimum common facilities. Banks are
required to convert all their existing 'no-frills' accounts into
'Basic Savings Bank Deposit Accounts'.
The aim of introducing 'Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account'
is very much part of the efforts of RBI for furthering Financial
Inclusion objectives.
Important Points related to BSBDA
An individual is eligible to have only one 'Basic Savings
Bank Deposit Account' in one bank.
Holders of 'Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account' will not
be eligible for opening any other savings account in that
bank. But the holder of BSBDA, can have Term/Fixed
Deposit, Recurring Deposit etc., accounts in the bank.
'Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account' is a normal banking
service available to all customers, through all the banks
branches.
BSBDA can also be opened with simplified KYC norms.
However, if BSBDA is opened on the basis of Simplified
KYC, the accounts would additionally be treated as
BSBDA-SMALL account and would be subject to the
conditions.
The services available free in the 'Basic Savings Bank
Deposit Account will include deposit and withdrawal of
cash; receipt / credit of money through electronic
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payment channels or by means of deposit / collection of
cheques at bank branches as well as ATMs.
There is no requirement for any initial deposit for
opening a BSBDA.
In BSBDA, banks are required to provide free of charge
minimum four withdrawals, through ATMs and other
mode including RTGS/ NEFT/ Clearing/ Branch cash
withdrawal/ transfer/ internet debits/ standing
instructions /EMI etc. It is left to the banks to either offer
free or charge for additional withdrawal.
BSBDA-Small Accounts would be subject to the following
conditions:
Total credits in such accounts should not exceed one lakh
rupees in a year.
Maximum balance in the account should not exceed fifty
thousand rupees at any time
The total of debits by way of cash withdrawals and
transfers will not exceed ten thousand rupees in a month
Foreign remittances can not be credited to Small
Accounts without completing normal KYC formalities
Small accounts are valid for a period of 12 months initially
which may be extended by another 12 months if the person
provides proof of having applied for an Officially Valid
Document.
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Handy Notes GS : Battles Fought In India
Important battles fought in India
Battle of Tarain (First) (1191)-This battle was fought at Tarain
near Thaneswar. Prithviraj of Chauhan
Dynasty defeated the Mohammad of Ghori
Second Battle of Tarain (1192)-It was fought at same Tarain
battlefield as in the first Tarain battle. This was fought
by Mohammad Ghori against Prithvi Raj Chauhan. This time Prithvi
Raj was defeated.
Battle of Khanwa (17-March-1527)--Rajputs under Rana of
Mewar Rana Sanga, were defeated by Babur of Ferghana. Rana
Sanga was brutally wounded in the battlefield.
Battle of chausa (7-June-1539)
Sher shah defeated the mughals, but Humayun, the king escaped by
crossing over the river.
Battle of Kanauj or Billgram (17-May-1540)
Sher shah won against Humayun. Occupied only Agra city.
Battle of Panipat (5-November-1556)
Hem Chandra Vikramaditya (Hemu) was defeated by Mughals
under Akbar.
Battle of Haldighati (1576)
This was started between Akbar & Rana of Mewar Pratap. Mughals
won. But Rana did not accept Mughal sovereignty.
First Carnatic War (174548)
This war was fought by British & French armies. French occupied
Madras, later returned it to British.
Second Carnatic War (174954)
French army under the of Duplex fought with British & British won.
In 1755 they made a provisional treaty.
Third Carnatic War (175663)
In 1758 French occupied Fort Saint David. But defeated at
Wandiwasi (1760). Britishers won.
Battle of Plassey (June-1757)
British Army under the command of Rober Clive fought with Bengal
Nawab Siraz-ud-daula & British won & Mir Jafar was made Nawab.
Siraz-ud-daula was hanged.
Battle of Buxar (1764)
British army under the command of Major Manri defeated the
combined army of Mir Kasim nawab of Bengal, Shuja-ud-daulah
nawab of Awadh, Sha Alam, Mughal emperor.
History of Important battles & wars in India
Battle of Hydaspes (326 B.C) The Paurava king Porus was
defeated by Alexander the Great.But the valour of Porus impressed
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Alexander & he returned his kingdom to him.
Battle of Kalinga (261 B.C) Ashoka defeated Kalinga king. After
this war Ashoka embraced Buddhism & preached it during the rest
of his life.
Battle of Chhandwar (1194 A.D)-Mohammed Ghori defeated
Jayachandra of Kannauj.
First Battle of Panipat (1526 A.D)Babur (Mughal Dynasty)
defeated Ibrahim Lodhi.
Battle of Talikota (1564- 65 AD) Alliance between Bijapur, Bidar,
Ahmednagar & Golkonda under Hussain Nizam Shah defeated Ram
Raja of Vijayanagar Empire.
First Anglo-Mysore War (17671769) Between the Sultanate of
Mysore & the East India Company. British were defeated.
First Anglo-Maratha War (17751782 A.D)- Fought between the
British East India Company & Maratha Empire in India.Maratha
defeated English forces ended with Treaty of Salbai.All the
territories occupied by the British after the treaty of Purandar were
given back to the Marathas.
Second Anglo-Mysore War (1780 A.D) Alliance between Haider
Ali, the Nizam & the Marathas was formed. They defeated the
English.Hyder Ali became the master of Carnatic.
Third Anglo-Mysore War (1790- 92 A.D)Fought between the
English & Tipu Sultan (Son of Hyder Ali). Tipu Sultan was compelled
to sign the Treaty of Seringapatam.
Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1799 A.D) The British forces (Under
Arthur Wellesley) defeated & killed Tipu Sultan.
Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803-1805 A.D)Fought between
English & the Marathas.British defeated Marathas & annexed
Tanjore, Surat & Carnatic.
Third Anglo-Maratha War (18171818 A.D)- Fought between
English (Governor General Hastings) & the Marathas.British
defeated Marathas.Formal end of the
Maratha empire
First Anglo-Burmese War (18241826) Fought between English East
India Company & Burma.Ended in a British East India Company
victory.
First Anglo-Afghan war (1839-42 A.D)- British defeated Afghan ruler
Dost Mohammad.
Battle of Cheelianwala (1849 A.D) English East India Company
under Lord Hugh Gough defeated the Sikhs (under Sher Singh).
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THE HINDU REVIEW : DECEMBER 2016
1. World AIDS Day is observed across the world on 1st
December annually. The theme for 2016 World Aids Day is
Hands Up for HIV Prevention.
2. The autobiography of Indias batting legend Sachin
Tendulkar Playing it my way has won the prestigious
Crossword Book of the Year Award in the Autobiography
category. It is penned by renowned cricket historian and
Tendulkars close friend Boria Majumdar.
3. NITI Aayog constituted a 13-member committee to promote
cashless economy. The committee will be headed by Andhra
Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu.
4. Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik inaugurates the 55,000-tonne
per annum (TPA) Odisha ferro-chrome plant set up by Tata
Steel at a cost of Rs 542 crore in its Gopalpur Industrial Park
in Ganjam district.
5. Supreme Court made it mandatory for cinema halls to play
the National anthem before the screening of a film in
theatres across the country.
6. Raj Bhawan of Himachal Pradesh has adopted the cashless
system for all kind of payments. Governor Acharya Devvrat
has directed Raj Bhawans official in Shimla to use a cashless
system or cheque in all kinds of payments.
7. Federal Bank has tied up with Spice Digital for cash
management services through the banks e-collection
facility.
8. Union Government has approved inclusion of 15 new castes
and modification of 13 other castes in the Central List of
Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
9. Union Cabinet has approved Rs 2,000 Cr development
package for one-time settlement of 36,384 displaced
families from Pakistan occupied areas of Jammu and
Kashmir and Chhamb.
10. Union Cabinet has approved the Mumbai Urban Transport
Project Phase-III estimated to cost Rs 10,947 crores on
completion.
11. Central Statistical Office announced that Indias Gross
Domestic Product accelerated to 7.3 % in the second
quarter (July-September) of the 2016-17 financial year from
a provisional 7.1 % expansion in the previous quarter. On
the other hand, the Gross Value Added (GVA) increased to
7.1 percent.
12. Yoga, Indias one of the ancient practices to keep oneself
healthy, has been inscribed on UNESCOs Representative
List as the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
13. All-India Football Federation has won the Asian Football
Council's Developing Member Association of the Year Award
in Abu Dhabi.
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14. Chemistrys highest gatekeepers have accepted the newly
proposed names for elements 113(Nihonium), 115
(Moscovium), 117 (Tennessine) and 118 (Oganesson).
Periodic Table elements with atomic number 113, Nihonium
(Nh) has become the first ever element to be discovered by
an Asian country after it was officially revealed by the
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).
15. Union HRD Minister launches 'Vittiya Saksharata Abhiyan' to
use the network of Centrally-run educational institutions for
propagating the benefits of digital mode of payment in
wake of the governments demonetisation move.
16. China and Pakistan have launched a direct rail and sea
freight service with the first cargo train departing from
Chinas southwestern Yunnan province.
17. Singer Katy Perry was honoured with the 'Audrey Hepburn
Humanitarian Award' for her work as UNICEF Goodwill
Ambassador.
18. Amid the Centre's push for the digital transaction, Dhasai
village in Thane district has become the first "cashless
village" in Maharashtra.
19. Magnus Carlsen won the 2016 World Chess Championship
in New York City, USA. Carlsen defeated Sergey Karjakin to
retain the World Chess Champion title.
20. Emirates launched the world's shortest scheduled service on
an Airbus A380, flying it from Dubai to Doha within 80
minutes.
21. International Day of Persons with Disabilities being
observed on 03rd December 2016. The theme of World
Disability Day for 2016 is: Achieving 17 Goals for the Future
We Want.
22. RBI defers mandatory implementation of Aadhar-enabled
PoS (Point of Sale) devices till June 30,2017.
23. Airtel Payments Bank, the first payments bank in India
introduce that any customer opening a savings account with
it will get one minute of talk time on his/her Airtel mobile
for every rupee deposited.
24. Edible oil firm Ruchi Soya Industries in association with
State Bank of India (SBI) launched an initiative to provide
banking assistance to farmers. Under the initiative Kisan
Kalyan Ayojan, the company will help farmers to open bank
accounts, procure the produce directly from farmers at the
right price and ensure farmers get their payment
immediately through internet banking.
25. A 16-year-old Indian girl based in the UAE has won this
year's International Children's Peace Prize for her fight for
climate justice and combating environmental degradation.
26. The Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi is the
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22nd most connected airport in the world, according to air
travel intelligence company OAG. OAG's 2016 Megahubs
Index has been topped by Chicago Airport in the United
States.
27. Basketball player LeBron James has been chosen as the
Sports Illustrated's Sportsperson of the Year, becoming the
second athlete ever to win the award twice.
28. Spanish city has changed its name for the third time in a
decade, renaming itself Palma from Palma de Mallorca.
29. Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won the International
Association of Athletics Federations' award for male athlete
of the year for a record sixth time.
30. Kolkata, along with 10 other cities from across the globe,
has been honoured with the best cities of 2016 award in
recognition of its programme on solid waste management.
31. Ramkrishna unexpectedly quit as chief executive officer of
National Stock Exchange (NSE), ending her 24-year career.
32. Hailakandi has become the first district in Assam to pay
wages to tea garden workers through individual bank
accounts.
33. India will train Qatar police for handling the security during
the FIFA World Cup 2022 scheduled to be held in that
country.
34. India and Qatar has signed four agreements on visas,
cyberspace and investments. It was signed between Prime
Minister of India Narendra Modi and his Qatari counterpart
Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani.
35. India's representative Srinidhi Shetty has been crowned
Miss Supranational 2016, an international beauty pageant.
36. Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling starrer romantic drama La La
Land has been chosen as the best film of 2016 by the New
York Film Critics Circle. Manchester won the best actor
award for Casey Affleck & Barry Jenkins was recognised as
the best director for Moonlight & best actress trophy went
to Isabelle Huppert for Elle and Things to Come.
37. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended his greetings
to all members of the Indian Navy and their families on the
th
occasion of Navy Day which was observed on 4 December.
38. Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu jumped two places to
achieve her career-best ranking of seven in the latest BWF
World Ranking, while Saina Nehwal is also back in the top
10.
39. Tesla and SpaceX Founder Elon Musk has been named the
most admired leader in the technology space.
40. The sixth 'Heart of Asia' ministerial conference has kicked
off in Amritsar, Punjab to discuss peace, cooperation and
economic development in Afghanistan. The theme is
'Addressing Challenges, Achieving Prosperity'.
41. India womens cricket team won the Asia Cup T20 after
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beating arch-rivals Pakistan in the final of the regional
tournament by 17 runs.
42. US President-elect Donald Trump has named General
Motors CEO Mary Barra to his economic and job-creation
panel.
43. Universal Studios Hollywood has been named the Best
Attraction in the World by ticket selling site 'AttractionTix'.
Warner Brothers Studio Tour was voted the best attraction
in the UK while Magic Kingdom Park in Walt Disney World
Resort was named the Best Family Attraction.
44. The International Volunteer Day (IVD) is observed across the
world on 5 December every year. This year theme is "
Global Applause give volunteers a hand".
45. The World Soil Day 2016 is observed on 5 December
annually. The theme for this year is Soils and pulses, a
symbiosis for life.
46. Tasmania-based Women's Legal Service in collaboration
with TRS Law Offices (India) has launched a website
(www.Girlsgottaknow.In) for women in the country to
educate them about their legal rights.
47. In order to mop up extra liquidity from the system in view of
demonetisation, government and the Reserve Bank sharply
raised the Market Stabilisation Scheme (MSS) ceiling to Rs 6
lakh crore from Rs 30,000 crore.
48. All India Football Federation President Praful Patel has been
appointed as a Senior Vice-President of Asian Football
Confederation.
49. Thailand named its crown prince Maha Vajiralongkorn as its
new king after the passing of King Bhumibol Adulyadei.
50. Indian Golfer Mukesh Kumar became the oldest golfer to
win an Asian Tour title after winning the Panasonic Open
India.
51. Flipkart founders Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal have been
jointly named "Asian of the Year 2016" by Singapore-based
newspaper The Straits Times.
52. KPMG in India and Microsoft India have established a
strategic IoT Advisory partnership. This will enable them to
combine their advanced technologies, industry insights, and
creative thinking to accelerate the digital transformation of
large and mid-market Indian enterprises.
53. Telecom operator Bharti Airtel, announced top level
changes by appointing Sunil Taldar as CEO & Director of its
DTH arm Airtel Digital TV and moving incumbent Shashi
Arora as MD & CEO of Airtel Payments Bank.
54. E-commerce major Amazon has launched its global startup
program 'Launchpad' in India, an online portal featuring
over 400 products from different startups including 25
Indian startups.
55. Driven by increased 4G and 3G penetration, India's internet
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population is likely to increase from current 343 million
users to 600 million by 2020, according to a study by The
Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India
(Assocham) and Deloitte.
56. Former international hockey umpire and veteran
administrator, Phulel Singh Sujlana, passed away due to old
age.
57. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Jayaraman passed
away at a Chennai hospital on 05th December 2016. The 68-
year old AIADMK supremo breathed her last at the Apollo
Hospital.
58. After the demise of AIADMK supremo & Tamil Nadu Chief
Minister J Jayalalithaa, her loyalist O Panneerselvam has
been sworn in as Chief Minister at a sombre ceremony at
the Raj Bhawan along with all the ministers in the erstwhile
Jayalalithaa Cabinet.
59. To encourage each district in the country to take the
digitization route without fear, the National Institution for
Transforming India (NITI) Aayog will be immediately
transferring Rs.5 lakh each district as seed money to kick
start this drive.
60. Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee has
announced that the state would be setting up a special
panel to stop child trafficking which is to be chaired by
Parliamentary Affairs minister Partha Chatterjee.
61. AirAsia has announced the appointment of Amar Abrol as its
Managing Director in addition to his role as Chief Executive
Officer (CEO).
62. President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the first ever
International Gita Mahotsav in Kurukshetra, Haryana.
63. Bernard Cazeneuve, currently French interior minister, will
replace Manuel Valls as the country's new prime minister.
64. Independent candidate and pro-European Alexander Van
der Bellen has won the Austria's re-run presidential election
with around 53.5% votes.
65. Uzbekistan's Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev became the
country's second president after winning 88.61% vote in the
first presidential election since the death of the
authoritarian leader and President Islam Karimov.
66. Senior IAS officer B.S. Bhullar has been appointed the Chief
of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
67. Indias largest public sector trading body MMTC(Metals and
Minerals Trading gold Corporation) tie-up with the State
Bank of India (SBI) to sell government-minted Indian Gold
Coin(24 Karat)which will be available in denominations of
5gm, 10gm and 20 gm bar.
68. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched
PSLV C36 Resource Sat-2A from the Satish Dhawan Space
Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
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69. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has kept its key policy rate, the
Repo Rate (RR), at 6.25 %. It has lowered the growth
forecast by 0.5% to 7.1% for 2016-17.
70. RBI has withdrawn the incremental cash reserve ratio (CRR)
of 100%.
71. World Economic Forum (WEF) has named Hindi language
ranked 10th in the top 10 most powerful languages on the
planet. The list features English as the most powerful
language followed by Mandarin.
72. Reserve Bank of India has authorised the Receivables
Exchange of India (RXIL), promoted by Sidbi and NSE, to
launch the country's first trade receivables exchange
platform for MSMEs, buyers and financiers.
73. Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum Corporation and
Hindustan Petroleum Corp have signed a pact to build
India's biggest oil refinery at a cost of $30 billion on the
west coast in Maharashtra. IOC will hold a 50 % stake in the
project while BPCL and HPCL will have 25 % each.
74. Women and Child Development Ministry has tied up with
India Post and SBI. This will offer more payment options to
buyers and simplify shipping of products bought from
"Mahila E-haat", an online marketing platform for women
entrepreneurs.
75. The worlds first hospital train, Lifeline Express is all set to
get two additional coaches for cancer treatment.
76. Dr BR Ambedkar's birth anniversary to be observed as
'Water Day' across the country on 14 April, will be observed
as Water Day across India.
77. Corporation Bank has bagged the Best MSME Bank Award
2016 instituted by Assocham.
78. Vijaya Bank has been adjudged Best Bank for SME Lending
award by Assocham.
79. In order to further boost its growing defence ties with
Vietnam, India has agreed to train the southeast nations
Sukhoi-30 fighter pilots.
80. Bharat Earth Movers Limited Ltd (BEML) has bagged the CII
National Quality 2016 Award.
81. Singapore has the highest achieving students in
international education rankings, with its teenagers coming
top in tests in maths, reading and science.
82. The Russian-Indian- Indra NAVY-2016 naval exercise will be
held in this December. It will be held in the city of
Visakhapatnam and in the Bay of Bengal.
83. The annual bilateral maritime exercise Konkan 16 between
the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy (British Navy) started in
Mumbai, Maharashtra.
84. Multimedia artist Helen Marten won the Turner Prize, which
is Britains top award for contemporary art. It is the 2nd
prize in a month for Marten, who also won the inaugural
Hepworth Prize.
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85. Political satirist and founder editor of Thuglak magazine,
Srinivasa Iyer Ramaswamy is popularly known as Cho
Ramaswamy passed away due to cardiac arrest in a
Chennai.
86. The TIME magazine has named US President-elect Donald
Trump as Person of the Year 2016 and called him the
President of the 'Divided States of America'. Modi won the
online readers' poll conducted by Time magazine for Person
of the Year 2016, the second time he emerged winner of the
reader's choice poll.
87. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has selected Iowa
Governor Terry Branstad as his incoming government's
ambassador to China.
88. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
(Nabard) will extend support aggregating about Rs. 120
crore to banks for deployment of two Point-of-Sale (PoS)
devices per village in one lakh villages having a population
of up to 10,000.
89. Cabinet approves MoU with Afghanistan on cooperation in
peaceful uses of outer space
90. Cabinet approves MoU with United Kingdom UK to support
ease of doing business in India
91. India and United Kingdom (UK) MoU for cooperation in field
of Intellectual Property approved.
92. Cabinet approves Indo-Thai agreement on narcotics control.
93. The Serendipity Arts Festival (SAF) is scheduled to be held in
Goa. The festival will see a stellar line-up of 33 global artists,
who will display their work at the eight-day inspiration-
packed festival.
94. Senior judge of the Supreme Court Justice Mian Saqib Nisar
was appointed as the next Chief Justice of Pakistan.
95. Karnataka Bank Ltd has bagged the Best MSME Bank Award
(private sector) 2016 instituted by Assocham.
96. Microsoft has introduced business solutions from its partner
ecosystem to meet the business needs of small and medium
businesses across Kerala.
97. Board of directors of IDFC Bank has approved the
appointment of Veena Mankar as Non-Executive
Chairperson.
98. Ghana's main opposition leader Nana Akufo-Addo has won
the country's presidential election with an absolute
majority.
99. Amazon, which started as an online book retailer, has
announced Harry Potter and the Cursed Child as the best-
selling book of 2016. The playscript by JK Rowling, Jack
Thorne and John Tiffany, was also named this year's 'Most
Wished For' and 'Most Gifted' book.
100.India and the United States vowed to expand the bilateral
defence cooperation. Outgoing American defence secretary
Ashton Carter termed New Delhi as a "major defence
partner".
101.Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan has launched Haritha
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Keralam Mission in Thiruvananthapuram to develop the
Indian Railways in terms of service in travelling and freight
across the country.
102.Stockholders of the National Bank of Abu Dhabi and First
Gulf Bank approved to merge into the biggest bank of all
Gulf Countries with an asset of $ 178 billion. After the
merger the combined company will be named as NBAD.
103.Pakistan has removed an undeclared ban on import of
ginned cotton from India.
104.In order to enhance cooperation in education sector
between India and Egypt, Center has decided to set up a
center of Excellence in Information Technology at the Al-
Azhar University which is the oldest and most prestigious
the University of Egypt.
105.Vistaar Financial Services, an MSME-focused financing firm,
has appointed former Sebi chief C B Bhave as non-executive
Chairman and Independent Director.
106.Captain of the senior National Mens Hockey Team and one
of the finest hockey goal-PR Sreejeshkeeper in the world, PR
Sreejesh has been roped in as the Goalkeeping Mentor of
the India Under-21 Hockey Team.
107.Young Indian racer Jehan Daruvala has been signed by
Formula 3's top team Carlin for the 2017 FIA F3 European
Championship.
108.Former NASA astronaut and Democratic US Senator from
Ohio , John Glenn, has passed away at the age of 95.
109.The Human Rights Day is observed across the world on 10
December every year.
110.India and Vietnam have signed a civil nuclear cooperation
agreement. The two countries also signed three other
agreements to enhance aviation links, to jointly work in
the area of energy efficiency and promotion of
parliamentary cooperation.
111.Kerala government has launched two mobile applications
which can be used to upload information regarding graft.
The applications launched ae=re - 'ArisingKerala' and
'Whistle Now .
112.Indian filmmaker Onir's documentary, 'Raising The Bar' has
won the 'Award of Recognition' at the 'Hollywood
International Independent Documentary Awards'.
113.The 21st International Film Festival of Kerala began in
Thiruvananthapuram.
114.Muhtar Kent has announced that he will step down as the
CEO of Coca-Cola in May 2017 and will be succeeded by
company President and COO James Quincey.
115.Japan has successfully launched a rocket named H-2B
carrying the unmanned cargo spaceship Kounotori 6 to
deliver supplies for astronauts living in the International
Space Station (ISS).
116.Peter Gilchrist of Singapore defeated Sourav Kothari to win
the 2016 IBSF World Billiards Long Up title.
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117.Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology
(MeitY), Ravi Shankar Prasad, launched a TV channel named
DigiShala to promote cashless transaction in rural areas.
The government also initiated Digi Dhan Abhiyan to
achieve the objective of educating, enabling and informing
citizens about the cashless economy.
118.Larsen & Turbo (L&T) has bagged a contract from the
Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) to make Sardar Patel
Cricket Stadium of Gujarat the worlds biggest cricket
stadium in terms of seating capacity.
119.The India-UK Conference on Ease of Doing Business
concluded in New Delhi. This act as an opportunity to
enhance the strategic bilateral partnership between the two
nations to the next level.
120.The 28th State Information Ministers Conference (SIMCON),
2016, was organised by the Ministry of Information &
Broadcasting at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
121.A black civil rights leader who led a struggle against anti-
black segregation and racism in Canada in the 1940s will be
the first Canadian woman to figure on a banknote. Viola
Desmond will appear on the Canadian $10 bill - replacing
the nation's first prime minister John A Macdonald.
122.Senior Indian Revenue Service officer Rajendra Kumar has
been appointed as the new Member of the Central Board of
Direct Taxes (CBDT), the policy making body for the Income
Tax Department.
123.The committee formed by Finance Ministry to boost Digital
Payment system in India that was headed by Shri. Ratan P.
Watal submitted its report to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
124.Rajasthan High Court cancelled the Rajasthan Special
Backward Classes (SBC) reservation Act 2015 that allowed
for 5% quota to Gujjars and five other communities of the
state.
125.Mumbai's Iqbal Sayed, who works as a civil engineer with
Reliance Infrastructure and Mumbai Metro, became the
first Indian to win a medal at the Mr Olympia event, after
securing a silver medal in the event.
126.Virat Kohli became the first Indian to score three double
hundreds in a year, playing against England.
127.President Pranab Mukherjee has launched a campaign, to
end child labour, child slavery and violence against children.
He launched the '100 Million for 100 Million Campaign'
organised by The Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation.
128.CM Mehbooba Mufti flags off first children special train in
valley. It was flagged off at Banihal that en routes from
Quazigund, Anantnag, Awantipur, Srinagar, Budgam, Sopore
and Baramula.
129.Rajasthan government has recently launched a mobile App
named LeZgo that provides the latest information about
tourist attractions in Ajmer and Pushkar.
130.Uttar Pradesh Government has tied up with Tata Trusts to
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acquire digital platforms to strengthen the public
distribution system (PDS) in the state.
131.Paolo Gentiloni has been named as Italy's new Prime
Minister following reformist leader Matteo Renzi's
resignation in the wake of a crushing referendum defeat.
132.Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has
constituted a committee to fight against the problem of
online piracy and develop suitable business standards and
best practices for the digital entertainment industry. Ajit
Mohan of Hotstar will be the chairman of the committee.
133.The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
(OPEC) and non-OPEC Russia reached a mutual agreement
on their first deal since 2001, to jointly restrict oil
production to control the excess global availability of the oil
and thus boost oil prices.
134.Cyrus Mistry removed as director of Tata Industries at the
Tata Industries Extraordinary General Meeting.
135.The worlds longest tunnel, Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT) in
Switzerland was opened for regular rail services.
136.China has launched the first of its new generation weather
satellites Fengyun-4. The New technology on the satellite
will improve the accuracy of weather forecasts.
137.Bishweshwar Nandi, coach of Dipa Karmakar who made
India proud at the Rio Olympics with her performance in the
field of gymnastics will co-author her memoir titled: Dipa
Karmakar: The Small Wonder.
138.India and Indonesia have signed three agreements during
the visit of Indonesian President Joko Widodo. MoU on
Youth and Sports Cooperation, on Standardization
Cooperation between the Bureau of Indian Standards and
the National Standardization Agency of Indonesia & Joint
Communiqu on the Voluntary International Cooperation to
Combat Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) Fishing
and to promote Sustainable Fisheries Governance was
signed between the Union Government and the
Government of Indonesia.
139.Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister for Road Transport,
Highways and Shipping laid the foundation stones for 17
road projects on 11 December 2016 during two functions
held at Jiribam and Imphal.
140.Antonio Guterres, a former Portuguese Prime Minister, was
sworn in as the ninth UN Secretary-General succeeding Ban
Ki-moon as the chief of the 71-year old world body.
141.EU has signed a deal with Cuba on political dialogue and
cooperation, with Cuba being the only Latin American
country to lack such an agreement earlier.
142.Punjab government has launched country's first amphibious
bus project at the Harike wetland near Amritsar.
143.Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani won his 11th World Billiards
(150-Up format) Championships title by beating Peter
Gilchrist of Singapore in the summit clash in Bengaluru.
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144.Two Indian-origin men have figured in Forbes magazine's
second annual list of wealthiest entrepreneurs under the
age of 40 which is topped by Facebook founder Mark
Zuckerberg. Vivek Ramaswamy, a successful biotech
entrepreneur has been ranked 24th on 'America's Richest
Entrepreneurs Under 40 2016' list & Apoorva Mehta stands
at 31st spot with a 360 million dollars net worth.
145.Lt. Gen. Naveed Mukhtar has been appointed as the new
Director-General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). He
replaces Lt. Gen. Rizwan Akhtar.
146.Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo beat rival Lionel
Messi to win the prestigious Ballon d'Or award for the
fourth time.
147.Asian Development Bank lowered India's growth forecast
for this year from 7.4 % to 7 % due to a slight slowdown in
the economy following the central government's
demonetisation move.
148.Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Hyderabad has
achieved carbon neutral status. It is the first in the Asia-
Pacific region in the 5-15 million passengers per annum
category to attain this status.
149.Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has signed an
agreement with a consortium of six companies to deliver
India's first industry-built satellite by late 2017.
150.The 9th edition of Indra Navy exercise between Indian Navy
and Russian Navy held in the Bay of Bengal. The main aim of
this exercise is to enhance the interoperability between the
two navies and develop the common understanding of
maritime security operations.
151.Ousted Tata Sons Chairman Cyrus Mistry removed as the
Director of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) after 93.11%
shareholders voted in favour of Mistry's removal.
152.Briton Andy Murray and Germany's Angelique Kerber were
named ITF World Champions.
153.A biopic of Madonna titled Blond Ambition has been named
the most admired unproduced film script currently in the
Hollywood system. It is Written by Elyse Hollander.
154.Keralas Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has inaugurated the
third edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB) at an
inaugural event in Parade Ground, Fort Kochi.
155.External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and philanthropist
couple Anupama and Vineet Nayar are among the Indians
who have been named in the Global Thinkers of 2016 List
compiled by the Foreign Policy magazine.
156.The ever-popular border viewing point of the Wagah
border will soon be recreated in Gujarats Banaskantha
district.
157.Rio Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu has won the
Badminton World Federation (BWF) 2016 Most Improved
Player of the Year award at the Players in Dubai.
158.The book titled "Many Everest" An Inspiring Journey of
Transforming Dream into Reality is penned by Ravindra
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Kumar.
159.Googles former Head of Industry, e-commerce Pulkit
Trivedi was appointed as Industry Director for e-commerce,
retail, travel and financial services verticals of Facebook.
160.Malaysia has installed its 15th king, Sultan Muhammad V, in
a ceremony marked by honour guards and Islamic prayers in
the national palace in Kuala Lumpur.
161.India has signed a Grant Agreement of USD 5.19 million with
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(IBRD) for Additional Financing for Financing Energy
Efficiency at MSMEs Project- Programmatic Framework for
Energy Efficiency.
162.Walter Swinburn, one of the most renowned jockeys of his
generation and rider of the Shergar, passed away on 12
December 2016 following a prolonged illness.
163.Prime minister Narendra Modi has ranked 9th on the Forbes
list of 74 of the World's Most Powerful People. The list has
topped by Russian President Vladimir Putin for a fourth
straight year.
164.'Brexit' and 'Grexit' (hypothetical withdrawal of Greece from
the EU) are among the 1,500 new words and phrases added
to the Oxford English Dictionary this week.
165.A Gujarat-born activist, Jayaben Desai who led a campaign
against low pay for women workers at a UK factory in the
1970s has made it the BBCs most influential women of the
past 70 years list.
166.Paytm has announced a program to increase the digital
inclusion in the country where in it is calling upon
consumers and merchants across India to teach others on
how to use Paytm to pay and accept money.
167.'Mahabharata', B R Chopra's famed teleserial, is set to be
broadcast in its radio avatar on the All India Radio (AIR).
168.The Marvelous City or Rio de Janeiro officially has entered
into the UNs list of world heritage sites.
169.The Government has announced to launch a 'Lucky Graahak
Yojana' and 'Digi Dhan Yojana' to encourage digital
payments.Schemes will begin from 25th Dec till April 14,
2017. 7,000 weekly awards and a maximum award of Rs
50,000 each for merchants will be awarded under Digi Dhan
Vyapari Yojna.
170.Union Cabinet approved the protocol for amending the
agreement between India and Tajikistan for the avoidance
of double taxation.
171.The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF)
has announced that Russia will not host the 2017 Bobsleigh
and Skeleton World Championships.
172.India will contribute $500,000 to the UN Central Emergency
Response Fund (CERF) for the year 2016-17 announced by
Indian diplomat Anjani Kumar a counsellor at Indias UN
Mission at the pledging session held at UN.
173.Labour Minister of Qatar, Issa bin Saad al-Jafali al-Nuaimi
formally announced the end of its controversial kafala
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system, which was the biggest ever labour reform in Qatar.
Kafala System is a system used to monitor migrant laborers,
working primarily in the construction and domestic sectors
of Qatar and other gulf countries.
174.V G Kannan has taken charge as Chief Executive of the
Indian Banks Association (IBA). He succeeds M V Tanksale.
175.The World Bank Group has halted the two concurrent
processes initiated by India and Pakistan under the Indus
Water Treaty.
176.A ban was imposed by the National Green Tribunal on the
procurement, sale and use of glass powder coated manja
and other dangerous strings for flying kites.
177.The book titled Courts of India Past to Present released
by the Supreme Court of India. It was authored by the
Editorial Board comprises members of both the Bench and
the Bar.
178.The Government of India informed that it has extended the
e-Tourist Visa facility to citizens of 161 countries. Further,
the number of foreign tourist arrivals on e-Tourist Visa from
January to November this year has grown 168.5% over the
same period last year.
179.The Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation for
November 2016 came in at a five-month low of 3.15 %,
lower than 3.39 % in the October month.
180.Bernard Fox died of heart failure at Valley Presbyterian
Hospital in Van Nuys, California. He is best known for his
roles on the ABC series Bewitched and James Cameron's
Oscar-winning picture Titanic.
181.Pakistan has successfully test-fired an enhanced version of
an indigenously-designed cruise missile Babur, that can hit
targets at 700km with all kinds of warheads, bringing many
Indian cities within its range.
182.For the first time, an Indian-American woman Savita
Vaidhyanathan has been elected as the new Mayor of the
key Californian city of Cupertino, globally known for its
Apple headquarters.
183.Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani has been
ranked 38 on the World's Most Powerful People list for
2016 by Forbes. Russian President Vladimir Putin has
topped the list for the fourth consecutive year.
184.The Seventh edition of Exercise EKUVERIN will be held in
December 2016 at Kadhdhoo, Laamu Atoll, Maldives. The
Exercise is a 14-day platoon level joint military exercise
between the Indian Army & the Maldives National Defence
Force conducted on a yearly basis.
185.India batswoman Smriti Mandhana has been named in the
ICC Womens Team of the Year 2016, the International
Cricket Council (ICC) announced.
186.India has Topped the Asia's innovation chart Index. The
Silicon Valley of the east, Bengaluru, which is 5th largest
hub at the global level, saw most of the innovations in 2016.
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187.The 5th India-Arab Partnership Conference was held in
Muscat, Oman. The theme of the conference: Partnership
towards innovation and cooperation in IT.
188.Indian Council of Food and Agriculture (ICFA) has presented
'Global Agriculture Leadership Award 2016' to Tata Sons
interim Chairman Ratan Tata in Mumbai.
189.New United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio
Guterres has announced Nigerias Environment minister,
Amina Mohammed as his Deputy Secretary-General (DSG).
Ms. Maria Viotti of Brazil (Chef de Cabinet) and Ms.
Kyung-wha Kang of the Republic of Korea as Special
advisor(UN) on policy.
190.Rajasthan government has launched a subsidised meal
scheme Annapurna Rasoi'. As per the scheme, the poor
and the needy will get breakfast for Rs 5 and lunch or dinner
for Rs 8.
191.The 15th Pune International Film Festival will be held from
January 12 to 19. Around 250 films in different categories
will be screened at the festival. The festival director Jabbar
Patel said the theme for this year's festival is Environment.
192.The Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation in Tamil Nadu
has been selected for Digital India Award instituted by
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
193.National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) and NTPC
Limited have signed a MoU to set up a 2400 MW power
plant at Gajmara in Dhenkanal district of Odisha and supply
captive power for expansion plans of Nalco at Angul and
also Greenfield project at Kamakhyanagar in Dhenkanal
district.
194.India's foreign exchange reserves declined by 887.2 million
dollars to 362.987 billion dollars in the week ended 9th
December.
195.The Dharwad-headquartered Karnataka Vikas Grameena
Bank has bagged two awards for inclusive insurance from
Skoch Group for 2016. ii. The bank bagged the awards in life
insurance and micro insurance sectors under the order of
merit category.
196.The Lok Sabha has passed the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities Bill 2016 in Lok Sabha which replaces the
Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of
Rights and Full Participation) Act 1995. The number of
categories of differently-abled has been increased from
seven to twenty-one so that the Divyangs could get the
benefits of various schemes at the Centre and State level.
197.The state-owned BHEL has bagged a major order from
Indian Railways for the supply of IGBT-based traction
converters. Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has bagged a
major order for supply of 118 sets of IGBT-based traction
converters for 3 Phase 6,000 HP electric locomotives.
198.BEML Ltd, a defence public sector undertaking, has been
conferred with CEPM Fellowship Award-2016.
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1ST TO 10TH NOVEMBER
1. Name the person, who is a former head of EU humanitarian
affairs and vice-president of the European commission, has
been appointed chief executive of the World Bank?
2. In which of the following cities the 47th International Film
Festival of India (IFFI) 2016 held?
3. Which country has won the Mens Hockey Asian Champions
Trophy by beating arch-rivals Pakistan 3-2 in the final in
Malaysia?
4. Name the person, who is Spain's acting prime minister and
leader of its center-right Popular Party, was re-elected after
winning a parliamentary vote?
5. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 31st October 2016 paid
rich tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his 141st birth
anniversary. The day is being celebrated as.....................?
6. What has been chosen as the theme for Vigilance
Awareness Week 2016 which was observed in October
2016?
7. Name the states that has topped the all-India ranking in
State-wise Ease of Doing Business rankings released by
Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman?
8. Name the player, who became world number 1 bowler in
ICC women,s rankings?
9. Which state has launched paddy cultivation in Aranmula
Puncha near Cochin?
10. Ace Indian tennis star ______ will end the season as world's
top doubles Tennis player for the second straight year.
11. Which state is the top State in the implementation of
agricultural reforms and offers the best environment for
doing agri-business, according to an assessment by the Niti
Aayog?
12. Which state government has been observed November 1 as
No Tobacco Day in an effort to discourage tobacco use in
the state.
13. Centre government has released first instalment of special
assistance of 1,093 crore rupees for repair and permanent
restoration of damaged public buildings including schools,
colleges,hospitals and other critical public infrastructure in
which state?
14. Who is currently the President of Palestine?
15. Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has now made it
mandatory for the public sector banks to report to it all such
matters involving funds over .......?
16. Who is the presently the Prime Minister of Canada?
17. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated
Chhattisgarh's _______ foundation day celebrations in Naya
Raipur recently.
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18. Name the Twitter's India head, who helped popularise the
adoption of the micro-blogging website among government
departments to respond to citizen queries, has quit the
company.
19. Which state has become the third Open Defecation Free
(ODF) state in the country?
20. State-run NHPC has announced commission of a 50 MW
wind power project in which state?
21. Who remains the most valued Indian athlete in 2016?
22. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the _______ in
Chhattisgarh that would provide solar powered irrigation
pumps to farmers at a subsidized price.
23. Name the person, who took over as Chairman of the Central
Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) recently?
24. Which bank has launched a credit facility against home
loans for salaried customers. The Home Overdraft facility
will enable a salaried customer to seek loans up to Rs. 1
crore for personal needs against his/her property?
25. Name the player, who was selected 11th in the fourth
Round of the NBA D-League Draft held in New York?
26. Name the player, who has won the 2016 Mexican Grand
Prix?
27. In a bid to boost ties with India, which country has
announced 19 grants worth $6,30,000 dollars for several
projects in the field of education, science, sports, arts and
culture?
28. Who has been appointed as a brand ambassador for
Swachh Rail Mission?
29. The Indian Railways has set a target to achieve 100 per cent
de-carbonisation, with 90 per cent electrification in next
_______ years.
30. Which state became first state to launched cyber police
stations in all districts?
31. Name the Mobile wallet company, which has announced
that it has partnered Indian Railway Catering and Tourism
Corporation (IRCTC) to power e-cash payments for tatkal
bookings?
32. Name the person, who is Chairman and Managing Director
of Madras Fertilizers Ltd, has taken over additional charge
of Chairman and Managing Director of The Fertilisers And
Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT)?
33. The joint military training exercise _____________ will be
conducted between India and Bangladesh at Tangail, Dhaka,
Bangladesh from 05 to 18 November 2016.
34. Who has won the mens singles title of 2016 Bahrain
International Challenge badminton tournament?
35. Who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India
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to the Republic of Lebanon by Ministry of External Affairs
(MEA)?
36. Which company has signed an agreement with the human
resource development ministry to create more job
opportunities for Indian students?
37. Who will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award
at the upcoming 47th International Film Festival of India in
Goa?
38. The First World Tsunami Awareness Day is being observed
on 05th November, 2016 across the world. The theme for
the year is.........?
39. Which state government has signed an MoU with the
Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) for setting up of
four more centres in the State?
40. _______ Women's hockey team have lifted the Asian
Champions Trophy 2016 in Singapore.
41. Which public sector bank has signed a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) with the Indian Army on defence
salary package?
42. Who has been appointed as Executive Director by Reserve
Bank following G Mahalingam's taking voluntary retirement
from the central bank?

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1. Kristalina Georgieva 16. Justin Trudeau 32. Bindeshwar Pathak
2. Goa 17. 16th 33. Sampriti-2016
3. India 18. Rishi Jaitly 34. Pratul Joshi
4. Mariano Rajoy 19. Kerala 35. Sanjiv Arora
5. National Unity Day 20. Rajasthan 36. LinkedIn
6. Public participation in promoting 21. Mahendra Singh Dhoni 37. Kwon Taek
integrity and eradicating Corruption 22. Saur Sujala Yojana 38. Effective Education and Evacuation
7. Andhra Pradesh & Telangana 23. Sushil Chandra Drills
8. Jhulan Goswami 24. ICICI Bank 39. Odisha
9. Kerala 25. Palpreet Singh 40. India
10. Sania Mirza 26. Lewis Hamilton 41. Corporation Bank
11. Maharashtra 27. Australia 42. M Rajeshwar Rao
12. Punjab 28. Bindeshwar Pathak
13. Jammu and Kashmir 29. Five
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11th TO 20th NOVEMBER
1. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum's
Week started at Lima in which among the following
countries?
2. Name the Indian golfer, who became the first Indian woman
to win a Ladies European Tour title by clinching the Hero
Women's Indian Open at Gurugram?
3. The World Diabetes Day is observed across the world on
14th November. The theme for this year (2016) is.........?
4. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved how
much amount under loan program for Egypt to restore
investor confidence and help revive an economy battered
by years of political turmoil?
5. Which country will host the 2018 Invictus Games for
wounded military personnel?
6. Who won the 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix F1 championship
recently?
7. Which private sector bank has received Reserve Bank of
India (RBI)'s permission to open its first international branch
recently at the Dubai International Financial Centre?
8. Private sector lender YES Bank has appointed __________
as Group President and Head of Global Indian Banking.
9. The India-China Joint Training Exercise "Hand in Hand 2016"
held in?
10. Which country will preside the eighth edition of the
Conference of Parties (COP) to WHO Framework Convention
on Tobacco Control (FCTC) which will be held in
Switzerland's Geneva in 2018?
11. Name the person, who has named as Business Person of the
Year, 2016 by Fortune magazine.
12. Which Indian company has joined hands with General
Electric Ventures, Microsoft Ventures and others to set up a
new technology incubator in Israel?
13. Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has launched
__________ medical facilities for its beneficiaries of Delhi.
14. Which Indian city has been termed as the country's breast
cancer capital, with cases at a record high of 40 per lakh of
population?
15. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set up a task force under
Deputy Governor_________ to oversee the recalibration of
ATM machines after the country introduced new banknotes
to replace old 500 rupee and 1,000 rupee notes.
16. India and Israel has inked two agreements in the field of
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agreements were signed following delegation level talks
between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Israeli
President _______ in New Delhi.
17. Name the player, who has won National Women Premier
Chess Championship in New Delhi recently?
18. Which state became the first state to start India's first
Cherry Blossom Festival, which is widely celebrated in
Japan?
19. Which country has announced two financial projects worth
95 million US dollars for India, as part of its efforts to
continue the global transition to zero-and-low carbon
energy sources?
20. Name the Indian-origin man from South Africa who was
recently awarded the Global Citizen Award for his
innovative and visionary contribution to the global
community. He is the founder of the Gift of the Givers
Foundation.
21. Name the Chinese actor, who has received the little gold
statuette, an honorary Oscar 2016 for his decades of work
in films?
22. The Government has hiked the MSP of wheat by 100 rupees
per quintal and pulses by up to 550 rupees a quintal to
boost the output of these rabi crops and check prices
recently. MSP stands for?
23. Who has appointed as Chairman of Tata Global Beverages?
24. Which country announced national rollout of an online
programme for pre-schoolers to learn foreign languages,
including Hindi, from next year onwards?
25. Name the Indian-origin Sikh, who became UKs first-ever
ethnic minority judge and the first to sit on the English
Bench wearing a turban instead of a horse-hair wig, has
died?
26. Government has launched revamped Aadhaar toll-free
helpline number _________ to help citizens to get quick
access to information about Aadhaar.
27. Name the country, which has inked 2 agreements with India
in the field of water resources management and agriculture
recently?
28. The government has announced that it will present the
Union Budget for 2017-18 on __________ and the budget
session may begin in January.
29. Which bank has launched the first set of newly issued 500
rupee notes in their Bhopal branch?
30. According to the World Meteorological Organization
(WMO), which year was the warmest year on record
globally?
31. Which organisation and the Government of India signed a
$500 million loan to build a 9.8 km long road bridge across
the Ganges River?
32. Which states has launched a key programme to provide free
electricity connection to about 50 lakh households above
the poverty line?
33. Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar kicked off another resolve
of his saat nischay (seven resolves) programme with the
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project to provide a power connection to every household
by ...............?
34. Which state has became the first state in the country to
adopt the Fly Ash Utilization Policy?
35. President Pranab Mukherjee has inaugurated the India
International Trade Fair which will see participation of over
150 companies from 27 countries. This years edition of the
mega trade fair with theme is..............?
36. Name the sprinter, who was barred from representing the
country in the Rio Olympics at the last minute for failing a
dope test, has been slapped an eight-year ban by the
National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA).
37. Q37. Which country has launched a bid at the Security
Council to impose an arms embargo on South Sudan
following UN warnings that the war-torn country could
descend into genocide?
38. Which state became the first state to adopt a resolution
welcoming the demonetization of high-value currency
notes?
39. Which state has launched the Jhelum-Tawi Flood Recovery
project, for which World Bank has funded an amount of US
$250 million (Rs. 1,600 crore)?
40. Which Day is observed globally on the third Thursday of
November every year?
41. In which state, A team of women commandos has been
inducted for the first time in CRPF to counter Naxal
insurgency?
42. Name the country, which has signed an executive order
removing from the International Criminal Courts founding
treaty.
43. Who is the author of the 'The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad'?
44. Q44. Debbie Hockley has been elected as president of
_________ Cricket, becoming the first woman to hold that
role in the 122-year history of the sports national governing
body.
45. The merger between Bharti Airtel Ltd and Robi Axiata Ltd
was completed to create the second largest telecom
company in which country?
46. Which state govt recently launched a programme named
Har Ghar Bijli Lagataar to provide free electricity
connection to about 50 lakh households above the poverty
line?
47. The Defence Research and Development Organisation
(DRDO) successfully tested its unmanned combat aerial
vehicle recently which is named
48. The deadline set by the RBI for banks to clean up their
balance sheets is
49. Over 20 countries signed the framework agreement of the
International Solar Alliance (ISA) at Marrakech, in Morocco
recently. The ISA is headquartered in-
50. South Indian Bank has received Reserve Bank of India
approval to open a representative office in Dubai. Where is
the headquartered of South Indian Bank?
51. Name the Indian businessman who has been ranked 36th in
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the US magazine Fortune's top 50 business persons list for 58. ________ has been named international word of the year
2016? by Oxford Dictionaries.
52. Which bank's Karnataka, AP-Telangana (KAT) Zone 59. Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius Anirood
organised an online Light up a Smile Campaign to bring Jugnauth has inaugurated an AYUR Herbarium project
smiles on the faces of more than 150 children residing at in..........?
the SOS Children Village at Bengaluru. 60. RBI has granted approval for appointment of ___________
53. Which Bank has launched a loan product to support and as the Managing Director & CEO of Catholic Syrian Bank for
promote start-ups at its 98th Foundation Day recently? a period of three years from the date of his taking charge.
54. Times Internet, the digital arm of The Times of India group 61. Name the person, who has been appointed as National
appointed former Twitter India head _________ as the chief Security Adviser (NSA) by US President-elect Donald Trump?
executive officer (CEO) of Times Global Partners. 62. India and ____________ have signed three Bilateral
55. Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar has inaugurated projects Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) in order to have a
worth Rs 6 crore at his adopted village of Puttamrajuvari smooth tax regime between the two and reduce litigation
Kandriga near Gudur, 110 km from Tirupati in which state? arising out of transfer pricing issues.
56. Name the former Governor Lieutenant General (Retd.) of 63. Who was conferred this years Sumitra Charat Ram Award
Jammu and Kashmir, who passed away after brief illness for lifetime achievement in the field of Indian classical music
recently? recently?
57. Which company has launched Internet of Things (IoT) 64. Who has been appointed as head coach of the Mumbai
services venture named UNLIMIT in association with Cisco Indians franchise?
Jasper?
Answers: 22. Minimum Support Price 44. New Zealand
1. Peru 23. Harish Bhat 45. Bangladesh
2. Aditi Ashok 24. Australia 46. Bihar
3. Eyes on Diabetes 25. Mota Singh 47. Rustom-2
4. $12 billion 26. 1947 48. March 2017
5. Australia 27. Israel 49. Gurugram, India
6. Lewis Hamilton 28. February 01, 2016 50. Thrissur, Kerala
7. Federal Bank 29. State Bank of India 51. Aditya Puri
8. Amresh Acharya 30. 2016 52. Bank of Baroda
9. Pune 31. Asian Development Bank (ADB) 53. Union Bank of India
10. India 32. Bihar 54. Rishi Jaitly
11. Mark Zuckerberg 33. 2018 55. Andhra Pradesh
12. Tata Group 34. Maharashtra 56. Srinivas Kumar Sinha
13. Kahin Bhi-Kabhi Bhi 35. Digital India 57. Reliance Group
14. Thiruvananthapuram 36. Dharambir Singh 58. Post-truth
15. S S Mundra 37. USA 59. Goa
16. Reuven Rivlin 38. Chhatisgarh 60. CVR Rajendran
17. Padmini Rout 39. Jammu and Kashmir 61. Michael Flynn
18. Meghalaya 40. The World Philosophy Day 62. UK
19. USA 41. Jharkhand 63. Pt Hari Prasad Chourasia
20. Imtiaz Sooliman 42. Russia 64. Mahela Jayawardene
21. Jackie Chan 43. Twinkle Khanna
3. India with which country has signed a new double tax
21st TO 30th NOVEMBER avoidance pact under which capital gains tax will be levied
1. World Toilet Day is being observed on 19 November every on sale of shares on investments made after April 1, 2017.
year with an aim to motivate millions across the world on 4. Name the player, who has became the first bowler ever to
issues of sanitation. The theme for 2016 World Toilet Day complete 50 wickets in two consecutive calendar years?
is...............? 5. United Nations Universal Childrens Day was established in
2. Who has been re-elected to the US House of 1954 and is celebrated on November _________ each year
Representatives for a 3rd consecutive term in a close to promote international togetherness, awareness among
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6. In Which among the following cities Bollywood theme Parks
has opened with fanfare, fireworks, dance, music and
simulator 4D shows based on hit Hindi-language movies?
7. Name the player, who has clinched her/his maiden Super
Series Premier title after edging out Sun Yu of China in the
finals of the USD 700,000 China Open badminton
tournament in Fuzhou, China.
8. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched Pradhanmantri
Grameen Awas Yojna, an ambitious housing scheme meant
for rural poor in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. Designed entirely for
the rural masses, the ambitious scheme aims to provide
affordable houses to all those living below the poverty line
by the year............?
9. Who has clinched the 2016 ATP World Tour Finals title, after
defeating Serbia's Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-4 in the final?
10. Who has honoured with an international peace prize for his
efforts in ensuring world peace?
11. The SBM Group has appointed Siby Sebastian as Chief
Executive for its India operations. The SBM bank is based in?
12. Which space agency successfully launched highly advanced
geostationary weather satellite Geostationary Operational
Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-R)?
13. India has become an Associate Member State of the
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) which
is located in?
14. Gaganjeet Bhullar has won the $300,000 BANK BRI-JCB
Indonesia Open for the second time in his career. Gaganjeet
Bhullar is associated to which sport?
15. Name the Information and Broadcasting Minister, who has
inaugurated a multimedia exhibition on the theme of
Aazadi 70 Saal, Yaad Karo Kurbani to commemorate 70
years of Indias Independence and its depiction through
films?
16. Name the former governor of Madhya Pradesh, who has
passed away recently?
17. Who has won the 2016 International Maritime Organization
(IMO) Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea at IMO
Headquarter?
18. Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who was awarded the
prestigious Mother Teresa International Award by the
Mumbai-based NGO Harmony Foundation recently, is a
minister in-
19. India has successfully test-fired indigenously built nuclear-
capable Agni-I ballistic missile from Odisha coast. The
missiles have a strike range of-
20. India and ___________ has signed a Joint Declaration in
New Delhi for implementation of Automatic Exchange of
Information between two countries in respect of accounts
of Indians held abroad.
21. Name the acclaimed physicist and ex-ISRO chief Professor,
who had played a prominent role in the development of
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science and technology in the country over the last five
decades has passed away recently?
22. Who has been elected as the new President of the
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry
(FICCI) for the year 2017?
23. Name the Veteran carnatic musician, who had passed away
in Chennai recently?
24. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
(NABARD) has sanctioned how much amount to rural areas
to enable district cooperative banks to pass the money to
primary agri-societies?
25. The 10-day-festival Sangai Festival 2016 was held recently
in which of the following states?
26. Who has honoured with Centenary Award for Indian Film
Personality of the year at the 47th International Film
Festival of India (IFFI) held in Goa?
27. In a big step towards fighting black money stashed overseas,
Switzerland has agreed to automatic sharing of information
with India on Swiss bank accounts of Indians as of _______
and onwards.
28. Name the renowned Hindi and Bhojpuri litterateur, who has
passed away in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh?
29. Maha Chakri Sirindhorn has conferred with the first World
Sanskrit Award for her exemplary contribution for the
promotion of Sanskrit language for the year 2015. Maha
Chakri Sirindhorn is the present princess of which among
the following countries?
30. Airtel Payments Bank Ltd (Airtel Bank), a subsidiary of the
countrys largest telecom operator Bharti Airtel, has rolled
out a pilot of its banking services in ____________?
31. Which of the following banks have entered into a corporate
social responsibility (CSR) commitment with the National
Highways Authority of India (NHAI) under its Adopt a Green
Highway programme?
32. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister has formally launched the
Smart Water Distribution Monitoring web interface
through which people can check the status of drinking
water in the water tanks nearby Andhra Pradesh. Who is the
present Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh?
33. President-elect Donald Trump has picked South Carolina
Governor _______ to be the US ambassador to the United
Nations.
34. The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, in
association with the North Eastern States and West Bengal
has organised the International Tourism Mart in
____________?
35. Who has appointed as the Chairman of National Highways
Authority of India (NHAI)?
36. State-run power equipment maker BHEL has commissioned
a 93 MW steam turbine-based captive power plant (CPP) at
Hazira in _________ for Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL).
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37. Which among the following Motor Companies has launched
an automobile post sales and service smartphone app called
IRIDE?
38. Name the Indian-origin prime minister of the Republic of
Portugal, who will be the chief guest at the 14th Pravasi
Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention to be held in January,
2017?
39. Who has been conferred with the International Press
Freedom Award for reporting from Chhattisgarh's Naxal-
infested Bastar area?
40. The _________ World Robot Olympiad will be organised
jointly by NCSM under the aegis of Ministry of Culture and
India STEM Foundation (ISF) from 25 November to 27
November 2016 at the India Expo Mart, Greater Noida,
India.
41. The Colombian Government signed a revised peace
agreement with the country's largest rebel movement,
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) making a
second attempt within months to end a half century of
hostilities. Who is the present President of Colombia?
42. Which of the following banks has announced a partnership
with Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) to
digitise payment of bus tickets for its customers?
43. Which country has launched the Tianlian I-04 satellite from
the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre?
44. In the wake of demonetisation, bank deposits with the
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have reached a record high of
____ beating the earlier record of Rs. 1.7 trillion in May
2009.
45. In order to absorb the surge in liquidity in banking system
following demonetisation of high value notes, the Reserve
Bank introduced an incremental Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) of
100 per cent for the fortnight which began from 26th
November 2016. Currently it is at how much per cent?
46. Which among the following states has announced that the
state government has allowed the use of old Rs500 currency
notes for purchasing stamp papers until December 15,
2016?
47. Which state has introduced a strict law against placement
agencies to rein in those involved in exploiting people on
the pretext of giving employment outside the state?
48. Assam's picturesque hill station Haflong will host the three-
day _____________ next month when tourists can indulge
in a number of adventure sports like trekking, hiking,
angling and satiate their taste buds by gulping one of the
best traditional brews of the region.
49. Which among the following countries was the most
searched country by Indian travellers in 2016, with travel
searches increasing by 52% this year when compared to
2015, according to a new Skyscanner survey?
50. Name the Cubas former president, Who has passed away
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recently?
51. The Government has constituted a new committee to form
a strategy to expedite the process of transforming India into
a cashless economy. The committee will be headed by
______________.
52. Name the Bank, which has launched contactless debit card
which is based on Near Field Communication (NFC)
technology?
53. Celebrated Indian boxer _______ is all set to add another
honour to her glittering career when she/he receives the
'Legends Award' from the International Boxing Association
(AIBA) on its 70th anniversary on December 20, 2016?
54. Which among the Public sector banks has signed a
corporate agency agreement with Bajaj Allianz General
Insurance for the distribution of Bajaj Allianzs general
insurance products through its branches?
55. Q55. Who has been appointed as president of Hockey India
with immediate effect?
56. Q56. __________ and Indian Railways Catering and Tourism
Corporation (IRCTC) have included transgender as the third
gender in the gender option along with male and female in
the railway ticket reservation and cancellation forms.
57. The Indian Railways will soon introduce a system on its
trains to reduce train accidents. The system is named
58. Which country has lifted their first Davis Cup (Davis Cup,
Tennis 2016) in a 3-2 victory over hosts Croatia in the final?
59. Q59. Indian Navys seventh landing craft utility (LCU) L-57
was launched by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Ltd (GRSE) recently in-
60. Name the noted Marathi author and Sahitya Akademi
awardee, who passed away recently in Pune?
61. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has set up 2
advisory panels. Advisory committee on service providers
consists of 9 members, the panel is lead by educationist
_________ Corporate insolvency and liquidation panel is
chaired by noted banker ___________.
62. Who has won the inaugural Qatar Ladies Open in Doha?
63. Q63. Which among the following cities has overtaken
Mumbai to become India's economic capital according to
the economic entities globally in 2015?
64. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has flagged off the
_____________ train between Gorakhpur and Delhi's Anand
Vihar terminus from Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh.
65. Name the Indian online transportation network company,
which has tied up with lenders like State Bank of India (SBI)
and Punjab National Bank (PNB) to set up mobile ATM in the
cab to help people withdraw cash easily?
66. Which among the following Indian Film has been invited by
the Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations for a
special screening at its headquarters in New York, USA?
67. Who has been appointed as the chief of Pakistan Army by
the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif?
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68. Banking major HSBC has rolled out UPI solution for vegetables or anything else at the press of a button on their
corporates in India. UPI stands for......? mobile?
69. Utkarsh Micro Finance has received the final license from 74. Who has been named Australia's first female High Court
the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to start operations as Small chief justice ending 113 years of men leading the nation's
Finance Bank (SFB). Utkarsh Micro Finance based in- highest court?
75. Who among the following won the 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand
70. ______ a short film by the Toonz Media Group has won an
award at the prestigious UNESCO Salon Youth Video Prix F1 championship?
Competition 2016. 76. The upper house of which of the following countries
71. As per the new GST law, E-commerce giants Flipkart and rejected the ambitious BBIN Motor Vehicles Agreement
Snapdeal will have to deduct how much per cent TCS (Tax (MVA) recently?
Collected at Source) while making payments to their 77. Who will be head a committee of Chief Ministers to suggest
suppliers and deposited TCS amount with the government? measures to reduce hardships caused to the common man
72. Which bank has tied up with non-banking finance company by demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes by the Modi
Bajaj Finance, to launch a series of co-branded credit cards government?
for Indian customers? 78. __________ village in Sabarkantha district of Gujarat
73. Which among the following states is likely to become the recently has earned the title of becoming the 1st digital
first state in India to go cashless from December 31, 2016 as village in India.
people will be able to buy perishables such as fish, meat,
31. Yes Bank 63. New Delhi
Answers: 32. N Chandrababu Naidu 64. Humsafar
1. Toilets and Jobs 33. Nikki Haley 65. Ola cabs
2. Ami Bera 34. Manipur, Imphal 66. Pink
3. Cyprus 35. Yudhvir Singh Malik 67. Gen Qamar Bajwa
4. Ravichandran Ashwin 36. Gujarat 68. Unified Payments Interface
5. November 20th 37. TVS Motor 69. Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
6. Dubai, UAE 38. Antonio Costa 70. Magical Piano
7. PV Sindhu 39. Malini Subramaniam 71. 2 per cent
8. 2022 40. 13th 72. RBL Bank
9. Andy Murray 41. Juan Manual Santos 73. Goa
10. Sri Sri Ravishankar 42. YES Bank 74. Susan Kiefel
11. Mauritius 43. China 75. Lewis Hamilton
12. NASA 44. Rs 4.3 trillion 76. Bhutan
13. Geneva 45. 4.00 per cent 77. Chandrababu Naidu
14. Golf 46. Uttar Pradesh 78. Answer. Akodara
15. M Venkaiah Naidu 47. Jharkhand
16. Ram Naresh Yadav 48. Judima Festival
17. Captain Radhika Menon 49. New Zealand
18. UAE 50. Fidel Castro
19. 700 km 51. Amitabh Kant
20. Switzerland 52. South Indian Bank
21. MGK Menon 53. M C Mary Kom
22. Pankaj R Patel 54. Canara Bank
23. M Balamuralikrishna 55. Mariamma Koshy
24. Rs 21,000 crore 56. Indian Railways
25. Manipur 57. Tri-Netra
26. SP Bala Subrahmanyam 58. Argentina
27. September 2018 59. Kolkata
28. Dr Viveki Rai 60. Anand Yadav
29. Thailand 61. Mohandas Pai, Uday Kotak
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Twisted Ones for Banking Exams: Reasoning
1. Statement: Anti-cancer drugs in the state of Bihar are
being sold at a price higher than MRP.
Which of the following courses of action should be taken
against the drug seller?
(a) License of all drug sellers in the city should be
cancelled.
(b) Such sellers should be fined and a warning in this
regard should be given.
(c) All the sellers should be put behind bars.
(d) The government should sell the anti-cancer drugs as
its own stores.
(e) None of the above
Directions (2-3): Study the following information carefully
and answer the questions given below:
Statement: The countrys largest lender State Bank of India
has cut its home loan rate to 9.4% with effect from April 1
from 9.5%.
2. Which of the following will be a necessary effect of the
cut in the interest rate by SBI?
(a) The amount of retail loans will come down.
(b) The customer base of SBI will increase.
(c) Others banks will also cut down their home loan rates.
(d) The profit of SBI will increase.
(e) The NPA of the SBI will increase with the distribution
of retail loans.
3. Which of the following can be inferred from the given
information? (An inference is something that is not
directly stated but can be inferred from the given
information.)
(a) Home loans will become cheaper.
(b) Interest rate on other savings products will come
down.
(c) More people in the country will have their own
homes.
(d) Economic growth in the country will increase.
(e) None of the above
4. Statement: In a bid to secure airports the civil aviation
ministry has decided to cut down the number of airport
entry passes (AEPs) being provided to the staff of Union
Ministers and MPs.
Which of the following can be inferred from the given
information?
(a) No follower of any minister will be issued pass at the
airport.
(b) The airport will be less crowded.
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(c) Ministers and MPs will be to travel alone at the
airports
(d) The sale of visitor tickets will be stopped at all the
airports.
(e) Airport security will be strengthened.
5. Statement: The government has decided to develop 25
regional airports in the country.
Which of the following will be an effect of the steps
taken by the Government of India?
(a) Regional connectivity in the country will be boost up.
(b) Air travel for the common man will become cheaper.
(c) Infrastructure development will be boost up in the
country.
(d) Jobs in the aviation sector will increase.
(e) None of the above
6. Statement: Government-run Air India has launched a
limited-period super sale scheme, offering customers all-
inclusive ticket prices starting as low as Rs. 1,499 on its
domestic network.
Which of the following will not be an effect of this
scheme?
(a) More people will able to travel by flight with the
launch of this scheme.
(b) Other airlines will come down.
(c) Air-Indias profit will come down.
(d) Fewer seats will be left vacant in Air India with the
launch of this scheme.
(e) None of the above
7. Statement: In its first bi-monthly policy review, RBI has
decided to cut the repo rate by 25 basis points and take
measures to ease the liquidity constraints in the banking
system.
Which of the following negates the above steps taken by
the RBI?
(a) Loans and EMI will become cheaper for retail loans.
(b) Banks will pay higher interest rate of FD and RD.
(c) Banks will have to deposit more money with the RBI.
(d) Rupee will strengthen against other currencies.
(e) None of the above
8. Statement: To keep railway premises and trains free
from dirt and filth, Railways has introduced clean train
scheme (CTS) at major stations of East Central Railway
(ECR).
Which of the following will be a fallout of the above
statement?
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(a) Travellers will find neat and clean coaches while
travelling.
(b) Only a few stations under ECR will be neat and clean.
(c) People can find clean and tidy platforms falling under
the jurisdiction of ECR.
(d) Only Premium trains and Rajdhani will be benefited
from this scheme.
(e) Only (b) and (d)
Directions (9-10): Study the following information carefully
and answer the questions given below:
Statement: The government has proposed that ATMs should
not be replenished with cash after 8 PM in cities, and private
cash transportation agencies must collect cash from the
banks in the first half of the day for replenishing ATMs.
9. Which of the following may be a probable reason(s) for
the above step taken by the government?
(a) Robbery of cash from ATM at night
(b) Not enough guards deployed to keep ATM safe
(c) Customers not feeling safe at night while withdrawing
money from ATM
(d) ATM companies not following safety measures and
guidelines issued by the RBI
(e) Only (a) and (d)
10. Statement: Indian Railway has decided to lay 2800 km
broad-gauge track in the new financial year.
Which of the following will not be an effect of the above
statement?
(a) New areas will be connected on the map of the Indian
Railways.
(b) Employment opportunity may be generated.
(c) Only (a) and (d)
(d) Railways will receive income in the long term from
the newly commissioned routes.
(e) None of the above
11. Statement: People are investing their money in Post
Office fixed deposits (FDs) and recurring deposits (RDs)
instead of bank FDs and RDs.
Which of the following may be the probable causes for
the people doing so?
(A) Bank deposits are not considered safe and secure.
(B) Bank allows low interest rates on FD and RD in
comparison to Post Office.
(C) Most of the people are not associated with banking
system in India.
(D) Post Offices are widely available in comparison to
banks.
(a) Only (A), (C) and (D) (b) Only (A), (B) and (C)
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(c) Only (B), (C) and (D) (d) Only (D) and (C)
(e) None of the above
12. Statement: Google has received Indias permission to
start testing Project Loon, under which the company will
beam the internet from balloons in the sky, in an effort
to provide affordable internet access.
Which of the following can be inferred from the given
information? (An inference is something that is not
directly stated but can be inferred from the given
information).
(a) Project Loon will boost up the internet activities in
rural areas.
(b) The privacy of the end user of Internet will be lost.
(c) The project will give an opportunity to watch our
country and capture sensitive information, making India
more vulnerable.
(d) The company will be able to save lots of money
through this project.
(e) None of the above
13. Statement: The Central Government of Country X has
decided to prune the number of Centrally sponsored
schemes to 30 from 50, a move that will allow it to
allocate bigger sums to core of the core schemes and
deflect criticism that it has neglected some critical areas.
Which of the following statements would strengthen the
decision taken by Country X?
(a) The government of Country X is not able to properly
manage the funds which have been allocated to its
states.
(b) The government of Country X found that lots of
projects are not benefiting the poor people.
(c) The main focus of the government of Country X
should be on social protection and social inclusion which
require more funds.
(d) The main focus of the government of Country X is on
eradicating poverty and strengthening the education
system in the country.
(e) The decision will help the states of Country X to spend
more on social security programmes.
14. Statement: The Government of India has decided to
lower the interest rate on small savings schemes offered
by the Post Office and on PPF account offered by the
banks and the Post Office.
Which of the following may not be a probable reason(s)
for lowering the interest rate on small savings schemes?
(A) Banks are not able to fully pass the cut by the RBI to
consumers by lowering interest rates on loans in equal
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(B) Most people move towards small savings schemes
offered by the Post Office and banks instead of
depositing in bank FD, which offers lower rate of interest.
(C) Depositors want higher return in a short span of time.
(D) Depositors have lost interest in savings schemes
offered by the banks.
(E) Banks have to generally provide lending to people
while Post Office does not offer any lending facility.
(a) Only (B), (C) and (D) (b) Only (B) and (C)
(c) Only (A) and (D) (d) Only (C) and (E)
(e) Only (A), (C) and (D)
15. Statement: Solar power tariff in India touched a record
low of Rs. 4.63 per unit, accelerating Indias $ 160-billion
clean energy drive and casting a shadow on fossil fuel
plants that pollute air and sometime charge a higher
rate.
Which of the following can be inferred from the given
information? (An inference is something that is not
directly stated but can be inferred from the given
information).
(a) Lot of private companies are investing in solar power
projects in India.
(b) The government is focusing on clean energy.
(c) The level of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) in India is rising.
(d) The government is providing for setting up solar
power plants.
(e) None of the above
Solutions
1. (b); A course of action should be moderate and effective.
2. (b);Choice (c) is also an effect but not necessary. (d) will
be a long-drawn effect.
3. (a); If the interest rate on home loan goes down, lesser
EMI will have to be paid. Thus home loans will become
cheaper.
4. (b); There will be a reduction in the rush created by a
number of unnecessary attendants.
5. (a); Clearly, regional airport will lead to regional
connectivity.
6. (c); We cant say definitely that the Profit of the Air-India
will come down; it may or may not be as volume of
passengers will increase with the decrease in the fare.
7. (b); If the repo rate goes down, loan rates will go down.
In turn, deposit rates will also go down. Thus, 2 negate
the given statement.
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8. (e); Choice (b) is fallout because only a few stations
under ECR will be neat and clean Choice (d) is fallout
because only Premium trains and Rajdhani trains.
9. (e); Choice (a) is the actual reason and (d) the technical
reason.
10. (e); All the above are probable effects.
11. (c); Bank deposits are considered safe. So point (a) will be
ruled out. Yes its true that most of the people are not
associated with banking in India, and only Post Offices
are available for performing transaction. Points B, C and
D are valid.
12. (a); As the rural areas lack the basic infrastructure, so this
project will be helpful in boosting Internet activities in
rural areas. It cant be said definitely that privacy of the
Internet users will be lost and sensitive data of our
countries will be shared will other countries. So point (b)
and (c) are ruled out. Point (d) cant be said with
certainty.
13. (c); Option (a) will be a probable reason for cutting
Centrally sponsored schemes. Nothing has been
mentioned in the statement about the description of the
project. So option (b) is not valid. The main focus of the
government of country A is on social security of people,
so option (c) will strengthen the above statement.
14. (d); If people are moving away from bank FDs, balance
will be struck by lowering interest rate on small savings
schemes. Hence (A), (B) and (D) are probable reasons. (C)
and (E) are not probable reasons.
15. (b); Clearly, it can be inferred from option.
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Twisted Ones for Banking Exams: Quant

1. Ten years ago, the ages of the members of a joint family of (d) 18 (e) 20
eight people added up to 230 yr. Three years later, one 9. A man borrows Rs. 20,000 at 10% compound interest. At
member died at the age of 59 yr and a child was born during the end of every year he pays Rs. 2000 as part of
the same year. After another three years, one more repayment. How much does he still owe after three such
member died, again at 60 and a child was born during the installments?
same year. The current average age of this eight-member (a) Rs.24000 (b) Rs.15000 (c) Rs.20000
joint family is nearest to (d) Rs.10000 (e) Rs.16000
(a) 22 yr (b) 21 yr (c) 25 yr 10. A and B are partners of a business. A contribute 1/4 of the
(d) 24 yr (e) 23 yr capital for 15 months and B received 2/3 of the profit. For
2. When you reverse the digits of the number 24, the number how long B's money was used?
increases by 18. How many other two digit numbers (a) 12 months (b) 10 months (c) 14 months
increase by 18 when their digits are reversed? (d) 16 months (e) 18 months
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 11. A train is traveling at 48 kmph. It crosses another train
(d) 8 (e) 10 having half of its length, traveling in opposite direction at 42
3. A shop stores x kg of rice. The first customer buys half this kmph, in 12 seconds. It also passes a railway platform in 45
amount plus half a kg of rice. The second customer buys half seconds. What is the length of the platform?
the remaining amount plus half a kg of rice. Then the third (a) 500 m (b) 360 m (c) 480 m
customer also buys half the remaining amount plus half a kg (d) 400 m (e) 450 m
of rice. Thereafter, no rice is left in the shop. What is the 12. The ratio of the age of a man and his wife is 4:3. At the time
value of x? of marriage the ratio was 5:3 and After 4 years this ratio will
(a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 12 become 9:7. How many years ago were they married?
(d) 14 (e) 18 (a) 8 years (b) 10 years (c) 11 years
4. The sum of the areas of two circles which touch each other (d) 12 years (e) None of these
externally is 153. If the sum of their radii is 15, find the
ratio of the larger to the smaller radius Directions (13-15): In these questions, a question is given
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 followed by information in three statements. You are to
(d) 5 (e) 6 consider the information in all the three statements and decide
5. The remainder, when ( ) is divided by 19, is the information in which of the statements is not necessarily
(a) 4 (b) 15 (c) 0 required to answer the question and therefore can be dispensed
(d) 18 (e) None of these with. Indicate your answer accordingly.
6. The current of a stream runs at the rate of 2 km per hr. A 13. What is Mayanks present age?
motor boat goes 10 km upstream and back again to the I. 4 yr hence the ratio between Mayanks age and his sons
starting point in 55 min. Find the speed of the motor boat in age will be 13 : 11.
still water? II. Ratio of present age of Mayank to that of his mother is 5 : 7.
(a) 22 km/hr (b) 12 km/hr (c) 20 km/hr III. Mayanks present age is double the age of his son.
(d) 16 km/hr (e) None of these (a) Only II (b) Only III (c) Either I or II
7. There are two buildings P and Q. If 15 persons are sent from (d) Either II or III (e) None of these
P to Q, then the number of persons in each building is the 14. What is the monthly income of Lavanya?
same. If 20 persons are sent from Q to P, then the number I. Lavanya spends 75% of her income on various items and
of persons in P is double the number of persons in Q. How saves the remaining amount.
many persons are there in building P? II. Monthly saving of Lavanya is Rs. 7500
(a) 80 (b) 140 (c) 120 III. Out of the total money spent by Lavanya in a month, one-
(d) 90 (e) 100 fifth is spent on food and remaining amount of Rs. 18000 on
8. If daily wages of a man is double to that of a woman, how other items.
many men should work for 25 days to earn Rs.14400? Given (a) Only II (b) Only III (c) Either II and III
that wages for 40 women for 30 days are Rs.21600. (d) Data is insufficient (e) None of these
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2 2
I. Cost price of the Smart Watch is Rs. 5000. r1 + r2 + 2r1r2 = 225
II. Selling price after offering 5% discount on the labeled price 2r1r2 = 72
is Rs. 6080. r1r2 = 36
III. Profit earned would have been 28% if not discount was If r1 and r2 are roots of equation
2
offered. then, r -15r + 36 = 0
2
(a) Only I (b) Only II (c) II and III r -12r - 3r + 36 = 0 => (r -12)(r - 3) = 0
(d) I and III (e) I and II r = 12, 3
Therefore,
Solutions 5. (c); is always divisible by a + b when n is odd.
1. (d); Total age of eight people 10 yr ago = 230 yr is always divisible by 27 + 30 = 57.
Total age of eight people 7 yr ago As 57 is a multiple of 19, is divisible by 19.
= 230 + 8 3 59 + 0 = 195 We get a remainder of 0.
Total age of eight people 4 yr ago 6. (a); Sol. Let the speed of the boat in still water =x km/hr
= 195 + 3 8 60 + 0 = 159 Speed of the current = 2 km/hr
Current total age of eight people Then, speed downstream =(x+2) km/hr
= 159 + 4 8 = 191 yr speed upstream =( x2) km/hr
Average age = = 24 yr (approximately). Total time taken to travel 10 km upstream and back = 55
2. (b); Let the number be (10x + y), so when the digits of minutes =55/60 hour = 11/12 hour
number 4
are reversed the number becomes (10y + x).
According the question, (10y + x) (10x + y) = 18 x = 22 or 2/11
9 (y x) = 18 Since x cannot be negative, x = 22
yx=2 i.e., speed of the boat in still water = 22 km/hru
So, the possible pairs of (x, y) are S7. (c); Let the number of persons in building P = p
(1, 3), (2, 4), (3, 5), (4, 6), (5, 7), (6, 8), and (7, 9). and the number of persons in building Q = q
But we want the number other than 24. Thus, there are 6 If 15 persons are sent from P to Q,
possible numbers, i.e., 13, 35, 46, 57, 68, 79. then the number of persons in each building is the same
So, total number of possible numbers are 6. => p-15 = q+15
3. (b); Quantity of rice left after first transaction => p - q = 30 ----(Equation 1)
= ( ) If 20 persons are sent from Q to P,
Quantity of rice left after second transaction then the number of persons in P is double the number of
=( ) ( ) persons in Q
=> 2(q - 20) = (p + 20)
Quantity of rice left after third transaction
=> 2q - 40 = p + 20
( ) ( ) => 2q - p = 60 ----(Equation 2)
Given, (Equation 1) + (Equation 2)=> q = 90
4. (a); Let the radii be r1 and r2 From Equation 1, p = 30 + q = 30 + 90 = 120
i.e., Building P has 120 persons
8. (c); Wages of 1 woman for 1 day =
Wages of 1 man for 1 day =
Wages of 1 man for 25 days =
Number of men =

2 2
9. (c); Amount after 3 years on Rs.20000 at 10% compound
r1 + r2 = 153
2 2
r1 + r2 = 153 .....(i) interest = ( ) ( )
r1 + r2 = 15 ....(ii) (1)
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Hence Rs.2000 and its compound interest for 2 years (i.e., x=8
amount on 2000 after 2 year) need to be reduced from (1) Present age of the man =4x=48=32
Similarly, he paid Rs.2000 after 2nd year. Present age of his wife =3x=38=24
Hence Rs.2000 and and its compound interest for 1 year Assume that they got married before t years. Then,
(i.e., amount on 2000 after 1 year) need to be reduced from (32t):(24t)=5:3
(1) 3(32t)=5(24t)
Similarly, he paid Rs.2000 after 3rd year. 963t=1205t
Hence this Rs.2000 also need to be reduced from (1) 2t=24
Hence, remaining amount t=24/2=12
13. (a); From statements I and III,
( ) ( )
Suppose, the present age of Mayanks son = x yr
( ) ( ) Present age of Mayanks = 2x yr
After 4 yr,
i.e., he still owes Rs.20000 even after three installment x = 8/9
10. (b); Sol. B received 2/3 of the profit. Required answer can be find with the help of it.
Then A received remaining 1/3 of the profit. Here, Statement II is not necessary.
=> A : B =1/3:2/3=1:2 14. (c); From statements I and II,
Let the total capital =x If the monthly income of Lavanya is Rs. X then
Then A's capital =x/4
Rs. 30000
B's capital =xx/4=3x/4
From statements I and III,
Assume B's money was used for b months
Then A:B =
Rs. 30000

Income can be determined from Either I and II or I and III
15 : 3b=1 : 2
15. (d); Suppose labeled price of Smart Watch be Rs. x
5 : b=1 : 2
From statements II,
52=1b
b=10 Rs. 6400
11. (d); Sol. Speed of train1 = 48 kmph So, we can find the answer without statements I and III also
Let the length of train1 = 2x meter
Speed of train2 = 42 kmph
Length of train 2 = x meter (because it is half of train1's
length)
Distance = 2x + x = 3x
Relative speed= 48+42 = 90 kmph = 9010/36 m/s = 25 m/s
Time = 12 s
Distance/time = speed => 3x/12 = 25
=> x = 2512/3 = 100 meter
Length of the first train = 2x = 200 meter
Time taken to cross the platform= 45 s
Speed of train1 = 48 kmph = 480/36 = 40/3 m/s
Distance = 200 + y where y is the length of the platform
=> 200 + y = 4540/3 = 600
=> y = 400 meter
12. (d); Let the present age of the man and his wife be 4x and 3x
respectively.
After 4 years this ratio will become 9:7
(4x+4):(3x+4)=9:7
7(4x+4)=9(3x+4)
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Twisted Ones for Banking Exams: English Language

Directions (1-5): Rearrange the following FIVE sentences (A), B. Nearly three million students now study outside their
(B), (C), (D), (E) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful home countries a 57% increase in the last decade.
paragraph; then answer the questions given below them. C. Tsinghua and Peking universities together recently
A. Is the international scholarly pecking order about to be surpassed Berkeley as the top sources of students who
overturned? go on to earn American PhDs.
B. They have been unsurpassed since World War II in the D. Foreign students now dominate many US doctoral
sheer volume and excellence of the scholarship and programs, accounting for 64% of PhDs in computer
innovation that they generate. science, for example.
C. They are building new universities, improving existing E. Faculty are on the move, too.
ones, competing hard for the best students, and recruiting 7. And major institutions such as New York University and
US-trained PhDs to return home to work in university and the University of Nottingham are creating branch
industry labs. campuses in the Middle East and Asia.
D. For decades, research universities in the United States 6. Which of the following will be the FIRST sentence after
have been universally acknowledged as the worlds leaders in rearrangement?
science and engineering. (a) B (b) C (c) D
E. But there are growing signs that the rest of the world is (d) E (e) A
gaining ground fast. 7. Which of the following will be the SECOND sentence
1. Which of the following will be the FIRST sentence after after rearrangement?
rearrangement? (a) A (b) B (c) C
(a) B (b) C (c) D (d) D (e) E
(d) E (e) A 8. Which of the following will be the THIRD sentence after
2. Which of the following will be the SECOND sentence rearrangement?
after rearrangement? (a) B (b) C (c) D
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) E (e) A
(d) D (e) E 9. Which of the following will be the FIFTH sentence after
3. Which of the following will be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
rearrangement? (a) A (b) B (c) C
(a) B (b) C (c) D (d) D (e) E
(d) E (e) A 10. Which of the following will be the fourth sentence after
4. Which of the following will be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?
rearrangement? (a) B (b) C (c) D
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) E (e) A
(d) D (e) E Directions (11-15): In the given paragraph the first and last
5. Which of the following will be the Fourth sentence after sentence is given, Rearrange the following five sentences (A),
rearrangement? (B), (C), (D), (E) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful
(a) B (b) C (c) D paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(d) E (e) A 1. The expansion of knowledge is not a zero-sum game.
Directions (6-10): In the given paragraph the first and last A. Indeed, the economic benefits of a global academic
sentence is given, Rearrange the following five sentences (A), culture are significant.
(B), (C), (D), (E) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful B. On the contrary, it enhances what America knows and
paragraph; then answer the questions given below them. can accomplish.
1. There is no question that the academic enterprise has C. More PhD production and burgeoning research in China,
become increasingly global, particularly in the sciences. for instance, doesnt take away from Americas store of
A. Half of the worlds top physicists no longer work in their learning.
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innovation by US entrepreneurs or those from other 2. (b); The correct order of the sentences of the given
countries. paragraph will be DBECA
E. Because knowledge is a public good, intellectual gains by 3. (d); The correct order of the sentences of the given
one country often benefit others. paragraph will be DBECA
7. Just as free trade benefits both consumers and the most 4. (a); The correct order of the sentences of the given
efficient producers, global academic competition has
paragraph will be DBECA
enormously positive consequences for individuals,
universities, and countries. 5. (b); The correct order of the sentences of the given
11. Which of the following will be the FIRST sentence after paragraph will be DBECA
rearrangement? 6. (a); The correct order of the sentences of the given
(a) B (b) C (c) D paragraph will be 1BDCEA7
(d) E (e) A 7. (d); The correct order of the sentences of the given
12. Which of the following will be the SECOND sentence paragraph will be 1BDCEA7
after rearrangement? 8. (b); The correct order of the sentences of the given
(a) A (b) B (c) C paragraph will be 1BDCEA7
(d) D (e) E 9. (a); The correct order of the sentences of the given
13. Which of the following will be the THIRD sentence after paragraph will be 1BDCEA7
rearrangement? 10. (d); The correct order of the sentences of the given
(a) B (b) C (c) D paragraph will be 1BDCEA7
(d) E (e) A 11. (b); The correct order of the sentences of the given
14. Which of the following will be the FIFTH sentence after paragraph will be 1CBEDA7
rearrangement? 12. (b); The correct order of the sentences of the given
(a) A (b) B (c) C paragraph will be 1CBEDA7
(d) D (e) A 13. (d); The correct order of the sentences of the given
15. Which of the following will be the FOURTH sentence paragraph will be 1CBEDA7
after rearrangement? 14. (a); The correct order of the sentences of the given
(a) B (b) C (c) D paragraph will be 1CBEDA7
(d) E (e) A 15. (c); The correct order of the sentences of the given
Solutions paragraph will be 1CBEDA7
1. (c); Sol. The correct order of the sentences of the given
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SSC CHSL 10+2 (LDC) PRACTICE SET

REASONING

Directions (1-4): Find the odd word/letters/ number from the number 4 will be at the bottom, then which number will be
given alternatives. at the top ?
1. (a) Constraint (b) Annoyance
(c) Impotence (d) Debility
2. (a) Decree (b) Commandment
(c) Entreaty (d) Fiat
3. (a) 636 (b) 749 (a) 3 (b) 5
(c) 525 (d) 418 (c) 6 (d) none of these
4. (a) PSKH (b) BTYG Directions (12-15): Select the related letters/ word/ number
(c) LCKX (d) DNWM from the given alternatives.
5. If A = 2, CAT = 48 then AGE = ? 12. Nerd : ? Happy : : Loath
(a) 34 (b) 26 (a) Sin (b) Dunce
(c) 39 (d) 36 (c) Transgress (d) Jeer
Directions (6-7): Select the missing number from the given 13. Scoff : Flout :: Eulogy : ?
responses. (a) Squib (b) Apotheosis
6. (c) Idol (d) Encomium
4 2 3 2 14. 24:16 :: 52 : ?
2 1 1 3 (a) 18 (b) 20
1 3 ? 1 (c) 16 (d) 14
6 9 8 5 15. BZ : AY :: LN : ?
(a) 2 (b) 3 (a) NO (b) MM
(c) 5 (d) 4 (c) MO (d) OM
7. 16. Which set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in
the given letters series shall complete it?
c_bbb_ _ abbbb _ abbbb
(a) aabc (b) abcc
(a) 7 (b) 11 (c) abac (d) bacb
(c) 10 (d) 9 Directions (17-18): A series is given with one/two term missing.
8. Rohit started from point X and traveled forward 6 km. up to Choose the correct alternative from the given options that will
point Y then turned toward left and traveled 4 km. up to complete the series.
point Z then turned right and traveled 5 km. up to point A 17. 320,325, ? , 335, 340
and then turned toward right and traveled 4 km. up to point (a) 440 (b) 410
B. what is the distance between point B and X? (c) 330 (d) 360
(a) 5 (b) 11 18. Y, W, T, P, K, E, X, ?, -,
(c) 6 (d) 10 (a) G, H (b) P, G
9. Find out the set of number amongst the four sets of (c) R, G (d) S, R
numbers given in the alternatives which is similar to the set 19. If sign '-' means '+' sign '+' means '-', sign 'x' means and
given in question sign '' means 'x' then simplify-
Given set (8, 48, 96) 7-8x56+4
(a) (5, 30, 56) (b) (8, 40, 80) (a) 3 (b) 12
(c) (6, 36, 70) (d) (5, 30, 60) (c) 12 (d) 48/5
th
10. Which one of the following responses would be a 20. If 30 January 2013 was Thursday, what was the day on 2nd
meaningful order of the given words? March 2013?
1. Actor and Actress 2. Shooting (a) Tuesday (b) Thursday
3. Script 4. Film (c) Saturday (d) Sunday
5. Producer and Director 21. From the given alternate words, select the one which
(a) 3, 5, 1, 2, 4 (b) 4, 5, 2, 3, 1 cannot be formed using the letters of the given word?
(c) 1, 5, 3, 2, 4 (d) 5, 1, 2, 3, 4 EXAMINATION
11. Two positions of a cube are shown below. When the (a) EXAMINE (b) NATION

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(c) NOTE (d) TONE

22. From the given answer figures, select the figure in which the
question figure is hidden/embedded
Question figure

Answer figure

Answer figure

25. In the following question, a word is represented by only one

set of number as given in any one of the alternative. The set
of number given in the alternatives are represented by two
23. Which of the following figure is the correct mirror image of
classes of alphabets as in two matrices given below. The
the given figure?
columns and rows Matrix - I are numbered from 0 to 4 and
Question figure
that of Matrix - II are numbered from 5 to 8. A letter from
these Matrix is to be represented first by its row and then
by its column, e.g. 'T' can be represented by 12. 21, 43 etc.
and 'R' can be represented by 55, 66, 77 etc. What is the
Answer figure code of 'WALK'?
Matrix I Matrix II

24. What will be the water image of the question figure.

Question figure

(a) 34, 56, 77, 68 (b) 44, 65, 76, 75

(c) 47, 56, 67, 57 (d) 42, 78, 85, 72

General Knowledge

26. In a free economy, inequalities of income are mainly due (a) 1959 (b) 1965
to? (c) 1976 (d) 1957
(a) Free competition 31. Which one of the following chemicals is used in Beauty
(b) Private property and inheritance Parlours for hair-setting ?
(c) Differences in the marginal productivity of labour (a) Sulphur based (b) Phosphorus based
(d) Private property only (c) Silicon based (d) Iron based
27. Who is the author of the book 'Forbidden Verses'? 32. What among following is used to produce artificial rain ?
(a) Salman RushDie (b) Abu Nuwas (a) copper oxide (b) carbon monoxide
(c) Ms. Taslima Nasrin (d) D.H. Lawrence (c) silver iodide (d) silver nitrat
28. The UPSC members remain in office 33. The substances that are composed of two or more different
(a) For a period of five years or until they attain 60 years elements in fixed proportion by mass are called ___
whichever is earlier (a) compound (b) mixture
(b) For a period of four years or attain 65 years of age (c) element (d) None of these
whichever is earlier 34. Transferring the clear liquid into another container using a
(c) For a period of six years or till they attain 65 years of age glass rod is called _______
whichever is earlier (a) sedimentation (b) decantation
(d) For a period of six years or till they attain 63 years of age (c) condensation (d) filtration
whichever is earlier 35. The term PVC used in the plastic industry stands for
29. Which Constitutional Article defines the Panchayat Raj? (a) Polyvinyl chloride (b) Polyvinyl corborate
(a) 243 (b) 243A (c)Phosphor vanadiu chloride (d) PhosPhavinyl chloride
(c) 357 (d) 360 36. Study of tissue is called
30. In India the first television programme was broadcasted in (a) Biology (b) Histology
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(c) Cytology (d) Entomology (b) equal to average cost

37. The popular drug Acetyl Salicyclic Acid is commonly (c) greater than the average cost
known by which among the following names? (d) less than the average cost
(a) Paracetamol (b) Aspirin 44. Net Investment is equal to
(c) Salsalate (d) Wintergreen (a) gross total of all types of physical capital assets
38. Vermiform appendix present in our body indicates our (b) gross total of all capital assets minus wear and tear
ancestors were (c) stock of plants, machines and equipments
(a) Herbivors (b) Carnivores (d) None of these
(c) Insectivores (d) Sanguivores 45. Who among the following is NOT an Indian woman archer?
39. Which one among the following hormones stimulates the (a) Deepika kumara (b) Laxmirani Majhi
plant cells to grow in a manner such that the plant appears (c) Bombayla Devi (d) Laishram Sarita Devi
to be bent towards light? 46. A real gas can act as an ideal gas in
(a) cytokinin (b) Auxin (a) high pressure and low temperature
(c) Gibberellin (d) Abcisic Acid (b) low pressure and high temperature
40. The Federal System with strong centre has been (c) high pressure and high temperature
borrowed by the Indian Constitution from (d) low pressure and low temperature
(a) United States of America (b) Canada 47. Find the incorrect match among the following :
(c) United Kingdom (d) France (a) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan Aligarh Muslim University
41. A firm practicing price discrimination will be (b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Ambedkar University
(a) charging different prices for different qualities of a (c) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Jawaharlal Nehru University
product (d) Madan Mohan Malviya Banaras Hindu University
(b) buying in the cheapest and selling in the dearest markets 48. Who was the renowned Jain Acharya, who was greatly
(c) charging different prices in different markets for a honored by Akbar?
product (a) Chandraprabha Suri (b) Hiravijaya Suri
(d) buying at cheap price from firms selling in bulk at a (c) Pushpadanta (d) Yasobhadra
distance 49. Nation Youth Day is celebrated on which date?
42. Supply creates its own demand. This statement is related to (a) January 12 (b) January 26
(a) Professor JB Say (b) John Robinson (c) January 20 (d) January 25
(c) Adam Smith (d) JS Mill 50. Where is the Worlds first wildlife sanctuary for white tigers
43. When Average Cost Production (ACP) falls, marginal cost of inaugrated?
production must be (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Karnataka
(a) rising (c) West Bengal (d) Uttar Pradesh

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE
2
51. On dividing a number by 13, we get 1 as remainder. If the (c) sin (d) cos
quotient is divided by 5, we get 3 as a remainder. If this 56. The angles of depression of two ships from the top of the
number is divided by 65, what will be the remainder? light house are 45 and 30 towards east. If the ships are
(a) 40 (b) 18 100 m. apart, then the height of the light house is-
(c) 28 (d) 16 (a) m (b) m

52. 2 + is equal to- (c) 50 ( )m (d) 50 ( )m
(a) 1 (b) 57. The ratio of an interior angle to the exterior angle of a
(c) (d) 0 regular polygon is 7:2. The number of sides of the polygon
53. The number of boys and girls in the college are in the ratio 3 is-
: 2. If 20% of the boys and 25% of the girls are adults, then (a) 6 (b) 9
the percentage of the students who are minor- (c) 7 (d) 8
(a) 82.5% (b) 76% 58. ABC is a triangle and DE is drawn parallel to BC cutting other
(c) 67.5% (d) 78% sides of D and E. If AB = 3.6 cm. AC = 2.4 cm and AD = 2.1 cm
0 0 0 0
54. The value of (sin 76 cos 16 cos 76 sin 16 ) is - then AE is equal to

(a) (b) (a) 1.4 cm (b) 1.8 cm.
(c) 0% (d) 1 (c) 1.2 cm. (d) 1.05 cm
2 2
55. (1 sin ) tan is equal to - 59. If the triangles ABC and DEF, A is equal to E, both are
equal to 40 , AB : ED = AC : EF and F is 65 , then angle B is-
2 0 0
(a) cos (b) tan 0 0
(a) 35 (b) 65
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0 0
(c) 75 (d) 85 (a) 28 years (b) 31 years
60. In a right angled ABC, right angled at A. if AD BC such
(c) 32 years (d) None of these
that AD = p. If BC = a, CA = b and AB = c, then
2 2 2 70. P can complete a work in 12 days working 8 hours a day. Q
(a) (b) p = b +c
can complete the same work in 8 days working 10 hours a
2 2 2
(c) (d) p = b c day. If both P and Q work together. working 8 hours a day.
61. X sells a TV to Y at the gain of 10% and Y sells it to Z at a loss in how many days can they complete the work?
of 10% if Z pays Rs. 9900 to Y. then the cost price of the TV (a) 5 (b) 5
for X is
(c) 6 (d) 6
(a) Rs. 9900 (b) Rs. 10000
(c) Rs. 11000 (d) None of these 71. An aeroplane covers a certain distance at a speed of 240
62. Rs. 7500 is borrowed at compound interest at the rate of 2% kmph in 5 hours. To cover the same distance in 1 hours, it
for the first year, 4% for the second year and 5% for the most travel at a speed of:
third year. The amount paid after 3 years will be (a) 300 kmph (b) 360 kmph
(a) Rs. 8432 (b) Rs. 8520.20 (c) 600 kmph (d) 720 kmph
(C) Rs. 8235 (d) Rs. 8353.80 72. The perimeter of an isosceles, right-angled triangle is 2p
63. The sum of radius of the base of a solid cylinder and the unit. The area of the same triangle is:
height of the cylinder is 15 cm. If the total surface area of (a) ( ) sq. unit (b) ( ) sq. unit
2
the cylinder is 660 cm then find the volume of the cylinder (c) ( ) sq. unit (d) ( ) sq. unit
3 3
(a) 1232 cm (b) 1296 cm 73. An article is sold at a certain price. By selling it at 2/3 of the
3
(c) 1256 cm (d) None of these price one loses 10% the gain percent selling price is
x y z
64. If 2 = 4 = 8 and then the value of x is (a) 33 % (b) 35%
(a) (b) (c) 40% (d) 20%
(c) (d) None of these Directions (74-75): The pie chart given here shows various
3 2 2 3 2 2 expenses of a publishes in the production and sale of a book.
65. Find the HCF of (4x +3x y 9xy +2y ) and (x +xy-2y )
Study the chart and answer these questions based on it.
(a) (x-2y) (b) (x-y) Miscellaneous
(c) (x+2y) (x-y) (d) (x-2y) (x-y) 4%
66. If all the edges of a rectangular prism are doubled and its Binding
shape is left unchanged, then its volume becomes Charges 19%
(a) 2 times (b) 3 times
(c) 4 times (d) 8 times
67. A train 270 m long is moving at a speed of 25 km/hr. How Advertisemen Printing 35%
much time it will take to cross a man coming from the t 18%
opposite direction at a speed of 2 km/hr. in
(a) 28 sec. (b) 24 sec
(c) 32 sec (d) 36 sec. Royalty 15% Paper Cost
2 10%
68. Find the values of k for which 9x + kx + 1 = 0 has both equal
roots.
74. Miscellaneous expenses are what percent of paper cost?
(a) 6 (b) 4
(a) 30% (b) 40%
(c) 3 (d) 2
(c) 20% (d) None of these
69. A family consists of two grandparents, two parents and
75. If the printing cost is Rs. 17500 then 'Royalty' paid is
three children. The average age of the grandparents is 67
(a) Rs. 7500 (b) Rs. 3500
years, that of the parents is 35 years and that of the
(c) Rs. 5500 (d) Rs. 6700
children is 6 years. What is the average age of the family?

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Directions (76-78): In these questions, four alternatives are (a) outdated (b)exemplary
given for the idiom/phrase given in bold in the sentence. Choose (c)nonsense (d)superficial
the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the 77. He doesnt waste time now, he means business.
idiom/phrase given in bold. (a)Start a business (b)Become busy
76. The directors ideas for the development of the company (c)to be serious (d)to absorb in studies
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(a) kneel down to pray (b) kneel down to great find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be
(c) kneel down to kiss (d) kneel down to pick up a thing in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the
Directions (79-80): In these questions, out of the four answer. If there is no error, the answer is (D). (Ignore errors of
alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning Punctuation, if any.)
of the word given in bold. 90. I never considered him to be a person who would go back
79. Caterwaul on his promise and then do not even apologise.
(a)Serve (b)Howl (a)I never considered him to be a person
(c)Scribble (d)Coax (b)who would go back on his promise and then
80. Writhe (c)do not even apologise.
(a)squirm (b)garland (d)No improvement
(c)denigrate (d)linger 91. Few people would support his proposal. Would they?
Directions (81-82): In these questions, out of the four (a)Few people would (b)Support his proposal
alternatives choose the word opposite in meaning to the word (c)Would they? (d)No error
given in bold. 92. Raju along with his family goes for morning walk every day
81. Taciturn in the nearby park.
(a) reticent (b) loquacious (a) Raju along with his family
(c) uncommunicative (d) reserved (b)goes for morning walk
82. Revile (c)every day in the nearby park.
(a) execrate (b) rail (d)No error
(c) slander (d) laud Directions (93-95): In these questions, a sentence or a part of
Directions (83-85): In the following questions, out of the four sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the
alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the
given words/sentence. correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your
83. Willful and persistent resistance to lawful authority answer is (D).
(a)contumacy (b)insolence 93. The French soon got used to live in the country.
(c)supercilious (d)obstinacy (a)Were used to live (b)Got used to living
84. Rescue of a wrecked ship or cargo (c)Had used to live (d)No improvement
(a)salvage (b)forfeit 94. By law, a qualified physician can only presribe medicine,
(c)yacht (d)shred protecting the public.
85. One who conceals his identity as a writer under an assumed (a) By law, a qualified physician can only prescribe medicine,
pen-name protecting the public
(a) pompous (b) plagiarist (b)By law, only a qualified physician can prescribe medicine,
(c) pseudonym (d) philistine protecting the public
Directions (86): In these questions, four words are given out of (c)In order to protect the public, by law a qualified
which only one is correctly spelt. Find that correctly spelt word physician only can prescribe medicine
86. (a) Canine (b) Cricketcism (d)In order to protect the public, by law, only a qualified
(c) Demcratec (d) Critecesm physician can prescribe medicine
Directions (87-89): In these questions, sentences are given with 95. In no field of history has the search for logical explanation
blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four been so diligent so much as the study of the decline and fall
alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct of the Roman Empire.
alternative out of the four alternatives. (a) much as (b) as in
87. I will be leaving for Delhi tonight and ________ to return by (c) for (d) due to
this weekend. Directions (96-100): Read the passages carefully and choose the
(a)plan (b)going best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
(c)likely (d)making While the economys revival is still a work in progress, higher
88. We are witnessing a cottage industry that is__________ on food prices, especially of pulses, are affecting nutritional intake
poverty, mostly. across India. The government is counting on a good monsoon
(a)leading (b)deteriorating season to spur growth and cool down the prices of essential
(c)thriving (d)improving food items. Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das said on
89. The statue was so ___________ that people stared at it in Thursday that the governments move to raise the minimum
horror. support price for pulses is expected to help push up their output
(a)exquisite (b)beatific and thereby contain food inflation. While a good monsoon
(c)cumbersome (d)grotesque would increase output, it does not necessarily mean that food
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between 2005-06 and 2008-09 were normal or above normal, pulses, thanks to the Minimum Support Price regime.
yet the retail cost of pulses rose at an alarming pace in three of 3. Since the Centre may not have the resources to procure dal
the four years. The Centre has already undertaken some on the same scale as wheat and paddy, it needs to think
measures to deal with the current uptick in dal prices: creating a beyond the usual template.
buffer stock, imposing stock limits, and offering tur dal at Rs. 120 (a) Only (1) (b) Only (2)
a kg through mobile vans. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is (c) Only (1) and (3) (d) None of the above
signing a pact with Mozambique to double pulses imports from 99. Why it is worrying portent for a country where per capita
that country. More dal diplomacy is under way to scale up the pulse intake has already fallen by more than a third over the
approximately 5 million tonnes of pulses India procures from 46 past 55 years.?
countries. (a)because there are structural problems in boosting output
But imports cannot be a sustainable solution. Farm policy (b) Farmers, for instance, prefer to sow wheat and paddy
mandarins need to wake up to the reality that demand for instead of pulses
pulses is rising even in parts of the world where it hasnt been a (c)because pulses are highly enriched with protein and its a
staple diet. Another warning came from the Food and basic food item of India
Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, which has (d) price of pulse is increasing day by day
incidentally designated 2016 as the year of pulses to highlight 100. Choose the word which is most similar in meaning to
their importance in curbing malnutrition. As population mandarins as used in the passage.
increases and incomes rise, pushing up demand for high-protein (a) ardent (b) fervid
foods like pulses, the weaker sections may be forced to simply (c) functionary (d) donnish
cut back on consumption. This is a worrying portent for a
country where per capita pulse intake has already fallen by more Solutions:
than a third over the past 55 years. There are structural 1. Ans.(b)
problems in boosting output. Farmers, for instance, prefer to Except (b) all others are same in the meaning.
sow wheat and paddy instead of pulses, thanks to the Minimum 2. Ans.(c)
Support Price regime. Since the Centre may not have the Except (c) all others are same in the meaning.
resources to procure dal on the same scale as wheat and paddy, 3. Ans.(d)
it needs to think beyond the usual template. Now that it has Sol. 636
2
allowed 100 per cent FDI in food processing, dismantling the 6 = 36
Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee laws that cripple free 749
2
trade for farmers could pave the way for them to deal directly 7 = 36
with large traders and retailers, thereby creating the assured 525
2
market they need and bringing down consumer costs by getting 5 = 25
rid of the myriad intermediaries. 418
2
Refer to THE HINDU JULY 8,2016 4 = 16 (18)
96. According to the passage, Why import of pulses is not the 4. Ans.(c)
sustainable solution ? Sol.
(a)because the main solution is to increase the production
inside the country then to import from other countries.
(b)because importing will not help in increasing the GDP of
the country
(c)because India is a big country and its difficult to serve this
huge population
(d)None of the above
97. What could be the suitable title of the above passage?
(a)Mission PULSES K is not the opposite letter of L.
(b)Increasing price of Indian basic food 5. Ans.(b)
(c)Fixing the pulses deficit Sol. A = 1 2 = 2
(d)None of the above C = 3 2 =6, A = 1 2 = 2, T = 20 2 = 40
98. Which of the following statements are NOT TRUE according CAT = 6 + 2 + 40 = 48
to the given passage? AGE
1. While a good monsoon would increase output, it mean that A = 1 2 = 2, G = 7 2 = 14, E = 5 2 =10
food prices will come down, especially those of pulses. AGE = 2 + 14 +10 =26
2. There are structural problems in boosting output. Farmers, 6. Ans.(a)
for instance, prefer to sow wheat and paddy instead of Sol. (4+2) 1 = 6 1 = 6
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?= =2 Sol. 7 - 8 x 5 6 4 = 7 + 8 5 x 6 4
(2+3) 1 = 5 1 = 5 = 7 + 8/ 5x6-4
7. Ans.(b) = 7 + 48/5 4
Sol. (4+3+2) + 3 = 9+3=5 =3+
(3+2+1) + 3 = 6+3=9 20. Ans.(d)
th
(1+5+2) + 3 = 8+3 =11 Sol. 30 January, 2013 was Thursday.
th th th th
8. Ans.(b) So, 6 , 13 , 20 and 27 February were all Thursday.
Sol. 28 Feb Friday
1 March-Saturday
2 March-Sunday
21. Ans.(a)
Sol. EXAMINE cannot be formed from the given the words.
22. Ans.(c)
9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Option (c) is embedded in question figure.
Sol. (8, 48, 96)
23. Ans.(a)
8 6 = 48
Sol.
48 2 = 96
(5, 30, 60)
5 6 = 30
30 2 = 60
10. Ans.(a) 24. Ans.(c)
Sol. 3. Script Sol.
5. Producer and Director
1. Actor and Actress
2. Shooting
4. Film
11. Ans.(a)
12. Ans.(b)
Sol. As Happy is related to Loath in the same way Nerd
is related to Dunce. 25. Ans.(b)
13. Ans.(d) Sol. WALK ----- 44, 65, 76, 75
Sol. As Scoff is related to Flout in the same way Eulogy is 26. (b) 27. (b)
related to Encomium. 28. (c) 29. (a)
14. Ans.(b) 30. (a) 31. (a)
Sol. 24 32. (c) 33. (a)
(2x4) x 2 = 16 34. (b) 35. (a)
52 36. (b) 37. (b)
(5x2) x 2 = 10 x 2 = 20 38. (a) 39. (b)
15. Ans.(c) 40. (b) 41. (c)
Sol. 42. (a) 43. (d)
44. (b) 45. (d)
46. (b) 47. (b)
48. (b) 49. (a)
50. (a)
51. Ans.(a)
Sol. x = 13a+1
16. Ans.(b) a = 5b +3
Sol. c a b bbb / c a b bbb / c a b bbb x = 65b + 40
17. Ans.(c) Remainder = 40
Sol. 320 + 5, 325 + 5, 330+5, 335+5, 340+5 52. Ans.(d)
18. Ans.(b) Sol. 2 - - +
Sol. Y W T P K 2 - - 3 + 2 =0
E X P G 53. Ans.(d)
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Total number of minor

=
D = 180 - 65 40 = 75
0 0 0 0
= 2.4x + 1.5 x
B = 75
0
= 3.9 x
60. Ans.(a)
Req. % = x 100 = 78% Sol.
54. Ans.(b)
0 0 0 0
Sol. sin 76 cos16 cos 76 . sin16
0 0 0
= sin (76 - 16 ) = sin60 =
55. Ans.(c)

Sol. (1-sin ) tan = cos =sin
2 2 2 2

56. Ans.(d)
Sol. Area of ABC =
and area ABC =
ap = bc
a p =b c
2 2 2 2

p (b +c ) = b c
2 2 2 2 2

61. Ans.(b)
In BAC, tan 45 =
0 Sol. Let CP of TV for x be Rs. a
CP for y =
In BAD, tan30 =
0

CP for z =
, h +100 =
= 9900
h= ( ) m.
a = Rs. 10000
57. Ans.(b) 62. Ans.(d)
Sol. Let the number of sides be x Sol. Req. sum
( )
= 7500 ( )( )( )
2n 4 = 14 = Rs. 8353.8
n=9 63. Ans.(a)
58. Ans.(a) Sol. h + r = 15 cm
Sol. 2 r (h +r) = 2 r x 15 = 660
r= cm.
h = 8 cm
2 3
r h= 1232cm
64. Ans.(a)
x y z
Sol. 2 = 4 = 8
2 =2 =2
x 2y 3z

x = 2y = 3z
AB= 3.6 cm.
AC = 2.4 cm.
AD = 2.1 cm.
AE = = 1.4cm.

59. Ans.(c)
7 = 16x, x =
Sol.
65. Ans.(c)
3 2 2 3
Sol. (4x +3x y 9xy +2y )
3 2 2 2 2 3
= 4x 4x y + 7 x y 7xy 2xy + 2y
2 2
= 4x (x-y) + 7xy (x-y) -2y (x-y)
2 2
= (x-y) (4x + 7xy - 2y )
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= (x-y) (x+2y) (4x - y) 77. (c)

2 2
And x + xy 2y 78. (a)
2 2 2
= x + xy y y = (x+y) (x-y) + y (x-y) 79. (b) Coax- Persuade, Woo
= (x-y) (x+2y) i. Scribble- write or draw something carelessly or hurriedly
HCF = (x-y) (x+2y) 80. (b) Writhe- squirm
66. Ans.(d) i. Garland- wreathe of flowers,
Sol. V = whl ii. Denigrate- diminish, disparage, slander
According to question iii. Linger- stay for a long time (to be slow)
V = 2w x 2h x 2l = 8whl 81. (b) Tacitum-always silent. ; Loquacious-talkative
67. Ans.(d) 82. (d) Revile-to use abusive language; laud-praise
Sol. Relative speed of train 83. (a) Insolence- rude and disrespectful behavior
= 25 + 2 = 27 km/hr. = m/sec. i. Supercilious- arrogant, haughty, conceited, disdainful
= 7.5 m/sec. 84. (a) Forfeit- something that is lost or given up as
punishment or because of a rule or law
Req. time = sec.
i. Yacht- A large boat that is used for racing or pleasure
68. Ans.(a) ii. Shred-A completely ruined condition
Sol. + = -K/9, . =1/9 and = 85. (c)
From both equations, 86. (a) canine-relating to or resembling a dog
= 36 87. (a)
= 6 88. (c) Thriving- flourishing
69. Ans.(b) 89. (d)
Sol. the average age of family 90. (c) Remove do
= 91. (d) No error
= years 92. (b) Use article a before morning walk (a morning walk)
93. (b) Subject + got used to + Ving form
70. Ans.(a)
94. (d)
Sol. Ps 1 hour work = 95. (b)
Qs 1 hour work = 96. (a)
97. (c)
Both one day work = st
98. (a) Refer to 1 paragraph While a good monsoon would
One day work when done 8 hours increase output, it does not necessarily mean that food
Daily = prices will come down, especially those of pulses.
= days 99. (c)
100. (c) mandarins- the standard literary and official form of
71. Ans.(d)
Chinese ;functionary- a person who works for a
Sol. Distance = 240 5= 1200 km.
government or political party
Req. speed = = 720 km/hr
72. Ans.(a)
Sol. area of the same triangle is:( ) sq. unit
73. Ans.(b)
Sol. Let the CP be Rs. 100
SP = Rs. 90
Original SP = 90 135
Gain = 35
Gain % 35%
74. Ans.(b)
Sol.
75. Ans.(a)
Sol. 35% = 17500
1% =
15% = 500 15
= Rs.7500
76. (c)

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IPPB SCALE 1 MAINS : PRACTICE SET

REASONING ABILITY

Directions (1-5): These questions are based on the following more than a story of a corrupt President being stripped of
information. her powers by a righteous legislature. The exit of Brazils
In a horse racing each of the six Jockeys M, N, O, P, Q and R is first woman President brings the 13-year rule of the left-
riding a different horse namely- Tiger, Tuffy, Vicky, Jacky, Rockey leaning Workers Party to an end. The charge levelled
and Tommy but not necessarily in the same order. Each of the against her is that she used illegal bookkeeping manoeuvres
six gamblers Ravi, Ritesh, Raman, Rakesh, Rahul and Rohan bet to hide a growing deficit.
on exactly one among the given horses. These horses made to Which of the following assumption(s) is/are implicit from
participated exactly in one race among Endurance race, Harness the given statement?
race, Flat race and Hunt race and finished the race in the top I. There were numerous marches in cities with very large
three positions only. No two of them got the same position in turnouts protesting her government.
the same type of racing. II. The charges of her impeachment were a result of political
Only Tiger participates in Endurance race and its jockey is P. Only and economic maneuvering as opposed to corruption.
rd
Rocky finished the race at the 3 position. Raman bets on the III. Ms Rousseff cooked the books to improve the poor
horse which participates in Harness race, but did not finish the conditions of under dimensional Brazil, its welfare schemes
rd
race at the 3 position. Rakesh bets on the horse, whose jokey is for public housing, sanitation and education.
st nd
R and finished the race either at the 1 or at the 2 position. (a) All of the above (b) Only II (c) Only II and III
Vickys jockey is M and participates in flat race. Tuffy finished (d) None of the above (e) Only I and III
st
the race at the 1 position but its jockey is neither N nor Q. Directions (712): Study the following information and answer
Among the given horses only two horses participate in Harness the questions that follow:
race, neither of whose jockey is N. Tuffy, Tiger and the horse Eight animals Baloo, Bagheera, Raksha, Akela, Mowgli, Shere
whose jockey is R finished the race at the same position. N Khan, Louie and Kaa are get together for important meeting
nd
finished the race at the 2 position. Rahul bets on a horse which which is led by Shere Khan and they are sitting in a circular
nd
finished the race at the 2 position, but its jockey is not N. Ravi shape for the meeting but they are not facing towards each
bets on Tommy, which participates with Jacky in the same race. other. All the eight animals have single issue i.e. they get panic
Rohan does not bet on Tiger. from some most dangerous hunters namely Gabbar, Samsher,
1. Which of the following statements is/are true? Malkhan and Bhukkad and each hunter is responsible for panic
(i) Tommy participates in Hunt race. of two animals, but not necessarily in the same order. These
(ii) Ritesh bets on Tiger. animals are from different parts of jungle, viz. Badapura,
st
(iii) Tommy finished the race in the 1 position. Basrehar, Bhartana,Chakkarnagar, Mahewa, Saifai, Takha and
(a) Only (i) (b) All the three (c) Only (ii) Jaswantnagar. No two animals who are victim of same hunter
(d) Only (i) and (ii) (e) None of these are sitting adjacent to each other except those who are victim of
st
2. Which jockey finished the race at the 1 position in Harness Malkhan. Animals, who are victim of Bhukkad, are sitting
race? opposite to each other. Akela is neither from Jaswantnagar nor
(a) M (b) N (c) O from Bhartana. Animal who is from Takha is sitting on the
(d) R (e)None of these immediate right to the animal who is from Jaswantnagar.
3. Who bets on Jacky? Raksha, who is from Chakkarnagar, is victim of Gabbar. Raksha
(a) Raman (b) Rahul (c) Rakesh is sitting on the immediate right of Shere Khan, who is victim of
(d) Cannot be determined (e) Ritesh Malkhan. Shere Khan is not from Bhartana. Bagheera, who is
4. Who among the following Gambler bets on the Horse Tuffy? from Basrehar, is neither victim of Bhukkad nor of Gabbar or
(a)Rahul (b) Raman (c) Ritesh Samsher. Bagheera is sitting opposite to Mowgli. Only Baloo,
(d)Rohan (e) None of these who is from Saifai is sitting between Mowgli, who is from Takha
5. Which of the following combination is incorrect? and the animal who is from Mahewa. Both the animals who are
nd
(a) M- Vicky- Flat- Rahul- 2 victim of Samhser are sitting adjacent to animal who is victim of
rd
(b) Q- Rockey- Harness- Rohan- 3 Bhukkad.
nd
(c) R- Jacky- Hunt- Rakesh- 2 7. Who among the following is from Badapura?
nd
(d) N- Tommy- Hunt- Ravi- 2 (a)Louie (b) Shere Khan (c) Kaa
(e) None of these (d) Cant say (e) None of these
6. Statement: The fall of Dilma Rousseff from being one of the 8. Kaa belongs to which part of Jungle?
most popular politicians to an impeached leader is much (a) Jaswantnagar (b) Mahewa (c) Bharthana

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(d) Cant say (e) None of these 14. Statements No room is house.
9. Who among the following animals are victim of Bhukkad? No house is building. Some buildings are huts.
(a) Baloo and Bagheera (b) Baloo and Raksha Conclusions
(c) Louie and Kaa (d) Data inadequate I. Some rooms are not houses
(e) None of these II. Atleast some huts are houses.
10. Who among the following animal belongs to Jawantnagar if III. All huts being buildings is possibility.
all of the animal are arranged in the alphabetical order in (a) Only III (b) Only I (c) Only II
clockwise starting from Baloo? (d) I and III (e) All follow
(a) kaa (b) Raksha (c) both (a) & (b) 15. Statements: Some shirts are pants.
(d) Can't Say (e) None of these No tie is a pant. Some ties are shoes.
11. Which of the following statements is false? Conclusions: I. Atleast some shoes are not pants.
(a) The animal from Saifai is sitting opposite to the animal II. Some ties are not shirts
from Badapura . III. Some ties are pants.
(b) The animal from Basrehar is sitting opposite to the IV. Some pant are not tie.
animal from Takha. (a) Only II (b) Only III and II (c) I and II
(c) Kaa and Louie are sitting opposite to each other. (d) All of these (e) None of these
(d) Bagheera and Louie are sitting opposite to each other. 16. Statements: All chalks are pens.
(e) None of these All pens are stands No stand is notebook
12. Statement: The National Health Accounts data for 2013-14 Some notebooks are books.
present fresh evidence that India continues to have a non- Conclusions: I. No chalk is notebook
serious approach to the provision of universal health II. All pens are not notebooks
coverage to all its citizens. Indias health system is one of III. All books being Pens is a possibility.
the most privatized in the world, poorly regulated and IV. Some pens are books.
accessible only to those with income levels well above the (a) Only I and II (b) Only III (c) Only III and IV
average. (d) Only II and III (e) None of these
Which of the following courses of action should be taken by 17. Statements: All computers are machines.
the government to make reliable changes in this poorly All machines are printers. Some printers are keys.
regulated health system? No key is board.
I. Raising government expenditure on health, in conjunction Conclusion: I. All keys being machines is a possibility
with the states, should be a considerable change in this II. Some boards being printer is a possibility.
system. III. All printers are machines.
II. The government should shrink their responsibility to IV. At least some boards are computers.
provide free and easily accessible health care to poor and (a) None follows (b) Only I and II
middle classes. (c) Only II (d) Only III or IV
III. The government should make more allocations on public (e) None of the above
health system and make it accessible to the deserving 18. Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave hard hitting remarks at
people. G20 summit in china One nation in South Asia is spreading
(a) All of the above (b) All except I (c) All except II terror in the region. The growing forces of violence and
(d) All except III (e) None of the above terror pose a fundamental challenge. There are some
Directions (1317): In each of the question below is given three nations that use it as an instrument of state policy. India has
or four statements followed by three or four conclusions. You a policy of zero tolerance to terrorism. Because anything
have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem less than that is not enough, Mr. Modi said. For us a
to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the terrorist is a terrorist."
conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions Which of the following statement can be inferred from
logically does not follow from the given statements disregarding above sentences?
commonly known facts. (I) India had agonized a lot from terrorist attack.
13. Statements: Some book are pens (II) The country which is indicated by PM Modi will take
Some pens are desks. Some desks are racks. strong action against terrorism.
Conclusions: I. Some racks are not pens (III) Govt. of India is too much concern about terrorist
II. Some desks being books is a possibility. activity and cannot indulge terrorism.
III. All racks can be desks. (a) Only I (b) Only III (c) II and III
(a) Only I (b) Only II (d) Only I and III (e) None of these
(c) All follows except III (d) None follows Directions (19-23): Study the following information carefully and
(e) All follows answer the given questions.

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A word and number arrangement machine when given an input kidnapped hundreds of men, women and children, including
line of words and numbers rearranges them following a some western tourists. In 2011 Boko Haram a car bomb
particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of exploded in a UN office in the capital, Abuja, killing 21
input and rearrangement. people. The armys attempt to fight Boko Haram has not
Input : 22 8 erunets 12 erutely erusker 18 erutify erusque been successful. The countrys armed forces are short of
26 14 erutism money. Some officers and soldiers are corrupt and
Step I : erunets 22 12 erutely erusker 18 32 erutify erusque sympathise with Boko Haram.
26 14 erutism Which of the following substantiates barbarism of Boko
Step II : erusker erunets 22 erutely 18 erutify 32 72 erusque Haram?
26 14 erutism (I) Presence of more than 10000 members in Boko Haram
Step III: erusque erusker erunets 22 erutely 18 32 72 98 group to establish Islamic states.
erutify 26 erutism (II) Killing and kidnapping of more than 5000 civilians
Step IV: erutely erusque erusker erunets 22 erutify 32 72 98 including men, women and children since 2009.
162 26 erutism (III) Brutal attack at UN office in form of car bomb attack in
Step V : erutify erutely erusque erusker erunets 26 32 72 98 capital Abuja results in death of 21 people.
162 242 erutism (a) Only II (b) Only I and II (c) Only III
Step VI: erutism erutify erutely erusque erusker erunets 32 (d) Only II and III (e) None of these
72 98 162 242 338 Directions (25-29): These questions are based on the following
Step VI is the last step of the above arrangement. information.
As per the rules followed in the steps given above, find out in Six friends Robin, Robert, Rihana, Russell, Ryan and Rachel are
each of the following questions the appropriate step for the living in United States and working in different magazine groups
given input. viz; Readers digest, Redbook, Real Simple, Rolling Stone,
Input: 8 10 unroffs 2 unroots 12 unrobed unrolls 6 unrobes Reminisce and Reason. They plan to get together at company for
19. Which step number would be the following output? some official work. The owner of the companies allotted a
unrobes 2 unrobed 12 10 unroffs 8 unroots unrolls different cabin among 1 to 6 to each of these six persons. Each
(a) Step IV (b) Step V (c) Step VI of the above mentioned magazines was released in a different
(d) Step VII (e) There will be no such step years among 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2008 and 2009.
20. Which of the following would be fifth to the left of second The magazine in which Rihana works was released in 2001.
to the right position from the right end in Step IV for the He works in an odd numbered cabin.
above input? Robert works in cabin 2. Readers digest was released
(a) 4 (b) unrobed (c) 8 immediately after Redbook.
(d) 10 (e) None of these Ryan works in cabin 1. The magazine in which Rachel works
21. How many elements (words or numbers) are there between was released immediate after the Reason was released and
unrolls and 18 as they appear in the last step of the he works in cabin 6.
output? Rihana and Russell do not work in Readers digest, Reminisce
(a) One (b) Three (c) Four or Reason Magazine. Rolling Stone was released in 2008.
(d) Five (e) Seven Real Simple was released recently and Robin works in it in an
22. Which of the following represents the position of 18 in the even numbered cabin.
fourth step? Neither the employee of Reason nor Reminisce is allotted
(a) Eighth from the left (b) Sixth from the left cabin 2.
(c) Third from the right (d) Sixth from the right 25. Who among the following person works in Reminisce?
(e) Both (a) and (c) (a) Robert (b) Ryan (c) Rachel
23. In the last step of the rearrangement, 18 is related to (d) None of these (e) Russell
unroffs and 32 is related to unrolls in a certain way. 26. In which year was the magazine Reason released?
Which of the following would 8 be related to, following the (a) 2002 (b) 1998 (c) 1997
same pattern? (d) 2001 (e) None of these
(a) unrobed (b) unrobes (c) unroots 27. In which cabin Russell works?
(d) cant be determined (e) None of these (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 3
24. Boko Haram is an Islamic terrorist movement that operates (d) Cannot be determined (e) 2
out of north-eastern Nigeria. There are up to 10 000 28. Which of the following combination is correct?
members of the group, which wants to establish an Islamic (a) Ryan- 1- Reason- 2008
state in Nigeria. The organization has been active since (b) Rachel- 4- Reminisce-1998
2009, killing more than 5000 civilians, mainly in Nigerias (c) Rihana-5- Rolling Stone- 2008
Northern provinces. In the last five years Boko Haram have (d) Robert-2-Readers digest- 2002

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(e) Russell- 3- Rolling Stone- 2008
29. Who among the following friend works in Cabin 5?
(a) Robert (b) Rihana (c) Russell
(d) Ryan (e) Cant be determined
Direction (30-31):
India bagged a total of two medals, one silver and one bronze
from 117 athletes in Olympics. Badminton player PV Sindhu won
historic silver medal in womens singles badminton event. On
the other hand, Wrestler Sakshi Malik secured a bronze in the 58
kg category to become India's first female wrestler to win an
Olympic medal. And Dipa Karmakar from India was able to
qualify one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition for the
first time since 1964. Despite the fact that these all
sportswomen belonged from families with low income, still they
managed to gather all their confidence and achieve what they
aspire to be. This empowerment of women by encouraging
them to participate in sports has opened up many new and
exciting avenues for them in the world of sports.
30. Which of the following statement negates about the fact of
empowerment of women?
(I) It was matter of proud for India that Indian women
bagged two medals in Summer Olympics.
(II) Despite of giving all possible facilities Indian women
athletes was unable to won even a single gold medal.
(III) Sindhu, Sakshi and Dipa creates sensation and
generates a ray of hope among other Indian women
athletes to build their career and make their country proud.
(a) Only I (b) Only II and III (c) Only II
(d)Only I and III (e) None of these
31. Which of the following can be assumed from the above
statement?
(I) There was lack of practice or poor management which
results no medal by Indian men athletes.
(II) For next Olympics Indian govt. will form a task force and
apply extra effort to win more medals.
(III) Since 1964 Indian gymnast was not get proper training,
support and facilities from Indian Government.
(a) Only I (b) Only III (c) Only II and III
(d) Only II (e) All of these
Directions (32-36): Study the following information carefully and
answer the given questions.
Mohan, Mohit, Mukul and Mayank are four college students
who meet in a train and then become friends. All of them belong
to different cities, ie Mathura, Mandi, Meerut and Mhow, but
not necessarily in the same order. Also they are going to visit
different destinations viz; Manali, Mussoorie, Mount-Abu and
Munnar but not necessarily in the same order. They are studying
in different cities of india, ie Mumbai, Mangalore, Mysore and
Marigaon, but not necessarily in the same order. They have
different berth number in the train from 1 to 4. The one who is
th
going to Manali got the 4 number berth But he is not Mohit.
st
The one who is going to Munnar got the 1 number berth. The
rd
one who belongs to Mandi got the 3 number berth, while the
nd
one who is studying in Mumbai got the 2 number berth.
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Mohan and Mohit are studying neither in Mumbai not in
Mangalore. They are neither going to Mussoorie nor to Mount-
Abu. They neither belong to Mhow nor to Mandi. The one who is
studying in Mysore does not belong to Meerut. The one who
belongs to Mandi is not Mayank. The one who is studying in
Mangalore does not go to Mussoorie .
32. In which of the following cities Mohan is going?
(a) Manali (b) Mount-Abu (c) Munnar
(d) Mussoorie (e) Data inadequate
33. Which of the following combinations is definitely true in
respect of the given information?
(a) Mohit Mount-Abu 2 (b) Mukul Manali 4
(c) Mayank Mussoorie 3 (d) Mohan Munnar 1
(e) None is true
34. Mohit belongs to which of the following city?
(a) Mathura (b) Meerut (c) Mhow
(d) Cant be determined (e) None of these
35. Who got the second number berth in the train?
(a) Mohit (b) Mukul (c) Mohan
(d) Mayank (e) Cant be determined
36. Which of the following information is not true regarding
Mukul?
(a) Mukul got 3rd number berth
(b) Mukul belongs to Mathura.
(c) Mukul is going to Mount-Abu.
(d) Mukul is studying in Mangalore.
(e) None of these
37. Secondary school graduates in Japan score significantly
higher on tests of science and mathematics than do
students at the same level in the United States. Some
educational reformers in the United States attribute this
difference to the more rigid and rigorous Japanese
secondary school programme, which emphasizes required
courses, long hours of study and homework, and
memorization to a far greater degree than do American
schools.
Which of the following, if true, would most seriously
weaken the conclusion drawn by the above passage?
(a) The Japanese elementary school programme is far less
rigid and structured than the elementary school
programmes in most United States schools.
(b) Many Japanese parents and educators decry the
Japanese educational system, saying that it stifles
independent thinking on the part of students.
(c) United States schools, in which creativity and flexible
student schedules are emphasized, usually produce
students with science and maths scores equal to those of
the best Japanese students.
(d) On an average, Japanese students score lower than
United States students on tests of logical thinking, language
arts, and communications skills.
(e) A higher percentage of American students go for higher
education than in Japan.
Directions (3842): Each of the following below consists of a
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question and three statements numbered I, II and III given below
it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the
statement are sufficient to answer the question.
38. How many daughters does P have?
I. B and D are sisters of M.
II. Ms father T is husband of P.
III. Out of the three children whom T has, only one is a boy.
(a) I and III
(b) All I, II and III are required to answer the question
(c) II and III
(d) Question cant be answered even with all I, II and III
(e) I and II
39. Who among P, Q, R, S, T and U each having a different
height, is the tallest?
I. Q is taller than P, but shorter than T.
II. Only two of them are shorter than R.
III. S is taller than only U.
(a) I and II (b) I and III (c) II and III
(d) All I, II and III are required to answer the question
(e) All I, II and III are not sufficient to answer the question.
40. Towards which direction is House J from House W?
I. House R is to the West of House W and to the North of
House T.
II. House Z is to the East of House J and to the South of House
T.
III. III. House M is to the North-East of House J and North of
House Z.
(a) Only III (b) II and III
(c) All I, II and III are required to answer the question
(d) Question cant be answered even with all I, II and III
(e) None of the above
41. On which day of the work starting from Monday did Mayank
visit Chennai?
I. Mayank took leave on Wednesday.
II. Mayank visited Chennai the day after his mothers visit to
his house.
III. Mayanks mother visited Mayanks house neither on
Monday nor or Thursday.
(a) II and III (b) I and II (c) I and III
(d) All I, II and III are required to answer the question.
(e) Question cant be answered even with I, II and III.
42. How many male and females are there in the company Y?
I. In the company there are 158 persons. There are more
females than males.
II. Only 1/11 of the females wear formals, while 1/7 of the
males wear formals.
(a) Only I (b) Only II (c) Either I or II
(d) Neither I nor II (e) Both I and II
43. Foreign-made electronics products gained popularity in the
United States during the 1970s primarily because of their
low cost. In recent years, changes in the exchange rates of
currencies have increased the prices of imported electronic
products relative to those produced in the United States.
However, sales of imported electronics products have not
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declined in recent years.
Which of the following, if true, would best explain why sales
of imported electronics products remain high?
(a) Trade ministries in foreign nations have pursued policies
that prevented prices of electronics products from rising
even faster.
(b) The cost of manufacturing electronics products abroad is
still lower than it is in the United States.
(c) A coming shortage in consumer credit in the United
States is expected to depress sales of imported products
during the next two years.
(d) American consumers now perceive the quality of
imports as being high enough to justify the increased prices.
(e) United States manufacturers have tried to convince
Americans to buy United States-made products for patriotic
reasons.
Direction (44-48): Read the given information carefully and
answer the given questions.
Ten critics are sitting in a News channel for the discussion on the
GST bill which has recently passed in the parliament. They are
sitting in two parallel rows containing five people each in such a
way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons.
In row 1 A, B,C, D and E are seated and all of them are facing
North and in row 2 P, Q, R, S and T, are seated and are facing
south, but not necessarily in the same order. Each person also
likes different present leaders, namely Kejriwal, Modi, Mayawati
,Mulayam, Rahul, Sonia, Rajnath, Sushma, Nitish and Amit Shah
(not necessarily in the same order).
E sits exactly in the centre of the row and faces the one who
likes Mayawati. Only one person sits between S and the one
who likes Mayawati . S faces one of the immediate neighbours
of the one who likes Rahul. Only two people sit between B and
the one who likes Rahul. B faces the one who likes Sushma
swaraj. P faces one of the immediate neighbours of C. P does
not like Sushma. D is an immediate neighbour of C. The one who
likes Rajnath is not an immediate neighbour of C. T is not an
immediate neighbour of P and faces the one who likes Kejriwal.
R faces the one who likes Nitish. The one who likes Amit Shah
faces north. P does not face the one who likes Amit Shah. The
one who likes Mulayam sits on the immediate right of the
person who likes Sonia. S does not like Mulayam.
44. Which of the following pairs facing each other represent the
people sitting third to person who sit at the extreme ends of
two rows?
(a) S, D (b) Q, D (c) P, E
(d) Q, A (e) R, A
45. If the position of the persons sitting at the corners are
interchanged with the person facing them then who sits
third to the next of D ?
(a) A (b) P (c) C
(d) R (e) Q
46. Who amongst the following is the immediate neighbour of
the one who faces C, who is the immediate neighbor of one
who likes Amit Shah?
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(a) The one who likes Rahul (c) The ratio of readers to copies is the same for Poets and
(b) The one who likes Sushma Poetry as for the weekly news magazine.
(c) B (d) The number of readers of the weekly news magazine is
(d) The one who likes Mayawati similar to the number of readers of Poets and Poetry.
(e) T (e) Most of the readers enjoy sharing copies of their
47. Which of the following leader does B like when all persons favourite magazines with friends and family members.
of the both rows are arranged in the alphabetical order 50. New problems require new solutions. And new problems
starting from left side of row 2 to right side of row 1? arise with new populations and new technologies. The
(a) Mulayam (b) Mayawati (c) Rahul solutions of these problems require new institutions as well
(d) Sonia (e) Nitish as new political, economic, and social mechanisms. Yet,
48. Who amongst the following sits second to the left of P? institutions and political and economic arrangements grow
(a) S (b) R (c) T slowly and die slowly. Because old institutions die slowly,
(d) B (e) Q new institutions should be given every chance of success.
49. In an extensive study of reading habits of magazine readers, The above passage makes which of the following
it was found that an average of four to five people actually assumptions?
read each copy of the most popular weekly news magazine. (a) New institutions are needed because old institutions
On this basis, we estimate that the 12,000 copies of Poets are inefficient.
and Poetry that are sold each month are actually read by (b) New institutions are created in order to solve existing
48,000 to 60,000 people. problems.
The argument above makes which of the following (c) As old institutions are phased out, new ones take their
assumptions? place.
(a) Individual magazine readers generally enjoy more than (d) If there were no growth, old institutions would die
one type of magazine. more slowly.
(b) Most of the readers of Poets and Poetry subscribe to (e) Socio-technological change requires new forms of
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Directions (51-55): In each of the following number series one of passenger train.
the numbers is wrong and does not follow the pattern of the (a) 3 : 1 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 1 : 3
series. Choose the wrong number in the given option. (d) 2 : 1 (e) None of these
51. 2401, 1616, 1225, 1029, 931, 882 57. A man can row 30 km upstream and 44 km downstream in
(a) 882 (b) 1225 (c) 931 10 hrs. Also, he can row 40 km upstream and 55 km
(d) 1616 (e) None of these downstream in 13 hrs. Find the rate of the current and the
52. 13, 20, 39, 77, 145, 248 speed of the man in still water.
(a) 20 (b) 39 (c) 145 (a) 2 km/hr,9 km/hr (b)3 km/hr, 8 km/hr
(d) 77 (e) None of these (c)5 km/hr, 6 km/hr (d)2 km/hr, 11 km/hr
53. 5679 5560 5322 4965 4489 3895 (e)None of these
(a) 3895 (b) 5322 (c) 5560 58. In an examination the percentage of students qualified to
(d) 5679 (e) 4965 the number of students appeared from school A is 55%. In
54. 9050 5675 3476 2147 1418 1075 school B the number of students appeared is 15% more
(a) 9050 (b) 2147 (c) 3476 than the students appeared from school A and the number
(d) 1075 (e) 5675 of students qualified from school B is more than
55. 840 1112 1322 1478 1588 1670 the students qualified from school A. What is the
(a) 840 (b) 1322 (c) 1588 percentage of students qualified to the number of students
(d) 1670 (e) 1112 appeared from school B ?
56. A goods train and a passenger train are running on parallel (a) 80% (b) 85% (c) 75%
tracks in the same direction. The driver of the goods train (d) 90% (e) None of these
observes that the passenger train coming from behind 59. Four vessels of equal sizes contain mixture of spirit and
overtakes and crosses his train completely in 40 seconds. water. The concentration of spirit in 4 vessels are 60%, 70%,
Whereas a passenger on the passenger train marks that he 75% and 80% respectively. If all the four mixtures are mixed,
crosses the goods train in 30 seconds. If the speeds of the find in the resultant mixture the ratio of spirit to water.
good train and passenger train be in the ratio of 1 : 2, find (a) 57 : 13 (b) 23 : 57 (c) 57 : 23
the ratio of the length of goods train to the length of (d) None of these (e) Cant be determined

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60. What sum of money at compound interest will amount to less while selling to his customer. What is his net profit
Rs. 5305.53 in 3 years, if the rate of interest is 1% for the percentage, when he sells at CP ?
first year, 2% for the second year and 3% for the third year ? (a) (b) (c) 20%
(a) Rs. 5000 (b) Rs. 5200 (c) Rs. 5130 (d) 21% (e) None of these
(d) Rs. 4910 (e) None of these 68. In the command hospital Lucknow the sum of the ages of all
61. Kareena and Shahid start from Kurla and Worli towards the 29 people i.e., physicians, surgeons and nurses is 696. If
Worli and Kurla respectively, at the same time. After they the age of each physician, each surgeon and each nurse be 1
meet at Shanatakruz on the way from Kurla to Worli, year, 6 years and 3 years more, then the average age of the
Kareena reduces her speed by 33.33% and returns back to whole staff would have been 3 years more. If the number of
Kurla and Shahid increases his speed by 33.33% and returns surgeon is a square root of a two digit number which is also
back to Worli. If Kareena takes 2 hours for the entire a perfect cube, then the number of nurses in the hospital is :
journey, what is the time taken by Shahid for the entire (a) 12 (b) 15 (c) 16
journey ? (d) 9 (e) None of these
(a) 96 min (b) 84 min (c) 168 min
69. The length of room is times its breadth. The cost of
(d) Cant be determined (e) None of these
62. A speaks truth in 60% cases and B speaks truth in 80% cases. carpeting it at Rs. 150 per sqmetres is Rs. 14400 and the
The probability that they will say the same thing while cost of white washing the four walls at Rs. 5 per sqmetre is
describing a single event is : Rs. 625. Find the length, breadth and height of the room.
(a) 0.36 (b) 0.56 (c) 0.48 (a) (b)
(d) 0.20 (e) None of these (c) (d) Data inadequate
63. Pipe A can fill the tank in 4 hours, while pipe B can fill it in 6
(e)none of these
hours working separately. Pipe C can empty whole the tank
in 4 hours. He opened the pipe A and B simultaneously to fill 70. If 2 kg of metal, of which is zinc and the rest is copper, be
the empty tank. He wanted to adjust his alarm so that he mixed with 3 kg of metal, of which is zinc and the rest is
could open the pipe C when it was half-filled, but he copper, what is the ratio of zinc to copper in the mixture ?
mistakenely adjusted his alarm at a time when his tank (a) 13 : 42 (b) 17 : 43
th
would be 3/4 filled. What is the time difference between (c) 19 : 43 (d) 15 : 42
both the cases, to fill the tank fully : (e) None of these
(a) 48 min. (b) 54 min. (c) 30 min. 71. Ajay calculates his profit percentage on the selling price
(d) None of these (e) Cant be determined whereas Vijay calculates his profit on the cost price. They
64. C is twice efficient as A. B takes thrice as many days as C. A find that the difference of their profits is Rs. 130. If the
takes 12 days to finish the work alone. If they work in pairs selling price of both of them are the same, and Ajay gets
(i.e., AB, BC, CA) starting with AB on the first day then BC on 15% profit and Vijay gets 10% profit, then find their selling
the second day and AC on the third day and so on, then how price.
many days are required to finish the work ? (a) Rs. 220 (b) Rs. 2200 (c) Rs. 2300
(a) days (b) 4.5 days (c) days (d) Rs. 230 (e) None of these
(d) 8 days (e) None of these 72. The simple interest accrued on an amount of Rs. 15500 at
65. A milkman mixes 10% water in pure milk but he is not the end of 3 years is Rs. 5580. What would be the
content with it so he again mixes 10% more water in the compound interest accrued on the same amount at the
previous mixture. What is the profit percentage of milkman same rate in the same period ?
if he sells it at cost price : (a) Rs. 6726.348 (b) Rs. 6276.384 (c) Rs. 6267.834
(a) 11.11% (b) 20% (c) 21% (d) Rs. 6627.438 (e) None of these
(d) 12.1% (e) None of these 73. Raman took a loan of Rs. 15000 from Laxman. He was
66. A and B are two partners and they have invested Rs. 54,000 agreed that for the first three years rate of interest charged
and Rs. 90,000 in a business. After one year A received Rs. would be at 8% Simple Interest per annum and at 10%
1800 as his share of profit out of total profit of Rs. 3600 Compound Interest (compounded, annually) from the
including his certain commission on total profit since he is a fourth year onwards. Ram did not pay anything until the
working partner and rest profit is received by B. What is the end of the fifth year. How much would he repay if he clears
commission of A as a percentage of the total profit ? the entire amount, only at the end of fifth year ? (inRs.)
(a) 20% (b) 10% (c) 5% (a) Rs. 22506 (b) Rs. 22105 (c) Rs. 22900
(d) 25% (e) None of these (d) Rs. 22500 (e) Rs. 22450
67. A retailer cheats both to his whole-seller and his customer 74. A circus tent is cylindrical up to a height of 3 m and conical
by 10% by his faulty balance i.e., he actually weighs 10% above it. If its diameter is 105m and the slant height of the
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required to make the tent is (take ) (d) A and either B or C (e) Only A.
(a) 11385 m
2
(b) 10395 m
2
(c) 9900 80. What are the speeds of two trains?
(d) 990 (d) 2400 A. Two trains of lengths 100 m and 80 m respectively run on
75. The height of the room is 40% of its semi-perimeter. It cost parallel tracks.
Rs. 260 to paper the walls of the room with paper 50 cm B. When running in the same direction the faster train passes
wide at the rate of Rs. 2 per meter. There is an area of 15 the slower one in 18 seconds.
for doors and windows which is not used for papering C. When running in opposite directions, they pass each other
the wall. The height of the room is: in 9 seconds.
(a) 2.6m (b) 3.9m (c) 4m (a) A and C together (b) A and B together
(d) 4.2m (e) 5.6 m (c) A, B and C together (d) B and C together
Directions (76-80): The following questions are accopanied by (e) Question cant be answered even after using all the
three statements (A) or (I), (B) or (II), and (C) or (III). You have to information
determine which statement(s) is/are sufficient/necessary to Directions (81-85): Study the following information carefully and
answer the questions. answer the questions that follow:
76. To find the temperature on Monday which of the following In an organisation there are a total of 1400 technical and
information is sufficient? non-technical staff members. Each of the staff members of the
A. The average temperature for Monday, Tuesday and organization prefer tea or coffee or milk. of the total
Wednesday was 38 C. number of staff members are non technical. Out of the technical
B. The average temperature for Tuesday, Wednesday and staff, the number of male members to the number of female
Thursday was 43 C. members is in the ratio of 11 : 6.
C. The temperature on Tuesday and Thursday was 45 C each. Out of the males in the technical staff, 14% prefer only tea,
(a) Only A and B are sufficient 32% prefer only coffee, 28% prefer only milk, 8% prefer only tea
(b) Only B and C are sufficient and coffee, 8% prefer only milk and coffee, 6% prefer only tea
(c) A and either B or C are sufficient and milk and the remaining staff prefers all the three.
(d) C and either A or B are sufficient Out of the females in the technical staff, 24% prefer only
(e) All the three together are sufficient tea, 12% prefer only coffee, 38% prefer only milk, 6% prefer only
77. If the length of a rectangle is decreased by 15%and width is tea and milk, 4% prefer only tea and coffee, 10% prefer only
increased by 20%, find the changein area in terms of coffee and milk and the remaining staff members prefer all the
magnitude. three.
A. Breadth of the rectangle is 16 cm. Out of the non-technical staff, the ratio of the number of
B. Length of the rectangle is 25 cm. males to the number of female is 7 : 4. Out of the males in the
C. Area of the rectangle is 400 cm2. non-technical staff members 32% prefer tea only, 16% prefer
(a) Only C (b) Only A and B together only coffee, 24% prefer only milk, 10% prefer only tea and milk,
(c) Any two of them (d) Any one of them 6% prefer only tea and coffee, 4% prefer only coffee and milk
(e) None of these and the remaining staff member prefer all the three.
78. What is the staff strength of Company X? Out of the females in the non-technical staff 12% prefer
I. Male and female employees are in the ratio of 2 : 3 only tea, 36% prefer only coffee, 34% prefer only milk, 4% prefer
respectively. only tea and milk, 8% prefer only tea and coffee, 4% prefer only
II. Of the officer employees 80% are males. coffee and milk and the remaining staff member prefer all the
III. Total number of officers is 132. three.
(a) I and III only (b) II and either III or I only 81. How many males in the technical staff prefer either tea or
(c) All I, II and III (d) Any two of the three coffee.
(e) Question cannot be answered even with the information (a) 396 (b) 306 (c) 369
in all the three statements (d) 336 (e) None of these
79. What is the cost price of an article? 82. What is the ratio of the number of male members who
A. After allowing a discount of 15% on marked price the prefer tea to the number of female member who prefer
shopkeeper charges Rs 1020 for it. coffee ?
B. If he had not allowed any discount, he would have had a (a) 37 : 94 (b) 93 : 49 (c) 95 : 57
profit of %. (d) 23 : 19 (e) None of these
C. If he had allowed only 10% discount on marked price, he 83. What is the difference between the number of males in the
technical staff who prefer milk and the number of females
would have had profit.
in the non-technical staff who prefer milk ?
(a) Any two of them (b) Only A and B together (a) 253 (b) 88 (c) 160
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84. The number of females in non-technical staff members who Noida 3 : 7 : 8

prefer coffee is what approximate percent of the number of Lucknow 12 : 11 : 13
females in the technical staff who prefer milk ? Delhi 5 : 9 : 10
(a) 45.33% (b) 33.33% (c) 66.66% Kanpur 12 : 13 : 19
(d) 55.55% (e) 77.77% Hyderabad 7 : 14 : 17
85. What is the ratio of the number of males in the non- Patna 5 : 12 : 7
technical staff who prefer only one of the three drinks to 86. What is the average number of order placed for all the
the number of females in the technical staff who prefer only three courses together at per centre ?
one of the three drinks ? (a) 3200 (b) 3600 (c) 3750
(a) 53 : 97 (b) 43 : 19 (c) 42 : 37 (d) 3950 (e) None of these
(d) 72 : 35 (e) None of these 87. What is the ratio between number of order placed for
Directions (86-90): Study the following pie-chart and table classroom course at centre Noida, Lucknow and Delhi
carefully to answer the questions given below : together to the number of order placed for test series at
Percentage distribution of order placed by students for three centre Kanpur, Hyderabad and Patna together ?
courses classroom course, Online course, Test Series at six (a) 111 : 271 (b) 271 : 111 (c) 272 : 121
centres. (d) 121 : 272 (e) None of these
88. Find the difference between the number of order placed for
online course at centre Noida and Lucknow together and
number of order placed for test series at centre Delhi and
Kanpur together ?
(a) 1886 (b) 1766 (c) 1806
(d) 1906 (e) None of these
89. The number of order placed for online course at centre
Hyderabad is what approximate percentage of the number
of order placed for test series at centre Kanpur ?
(a) 62.45% (b) 68.96% (c) 69.45%
(d) 70.68% (e) 73.68%
Ratio of number of order for course class 90. What is the measure of the angle corresponding to the
room course, online course and test series number of all the order place at centre Kanpur ?
at six centres (a) 68.4 (b) 79.2 (c) 64.8
Centre Ratio (d) 72.9 (e) None of these
Directions (91-95): Study the following table carefully and answer the given questions.
% of students passed with
School Students Boys : Girls Hosteller : Day school Pass : Fail distinction (among students who
passed)
GIC Deonia 1200 14 : 11 18 : 7 3 : 1 48%
Mission school 1400 13 : 15 17 : 11 5 : 2 35%
LPS 1600 27 : 5 5 : 3 2 : 3 45%
KVS 1250 17 : 8 13 : 12 7 : 3 34%
Navodaya 1525 35 : 26 14 : 11 4 : 1 44%
Army school 1300 9 : 4 8 : 17 8 : 5 32%
DPS 1150 17 : 29 19 : 4 16 : 7 20%
91. The number of day scholor students from school KVS and Navodaya and Army school together are boys ?
Mission school together is what percent of the total number (approximate)
of students from same school ? (Rounded off to two digits (a) 65% (b) 63% (c) 76%
after the decimal) (d) 59% (e) 71%
(a) 32.8% (b) 38.26% (c) 40.60% 94. What is the difference between the number of students
(d) 43.39% (e) 35.42% who passed with distinction in Mission school and Army
92. Approximate, by what percent is the number of students school ?
who failed in DPS less than the number of students who (a) 76 (b) 94 (c) 108
passed in the same school ? (d) 52 (e) 65
(a) 56% (b) 42% (c) 50% 95. What is the total number of students, who passed with
(d) 62% (e) 68% distinction in GIC Deoria, Army school and DPS together ?
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(d) 898 (e) 906
Directions (96-100): Study the following bar-graph and table
carefully and answer the question that follow.
Sale of Toothpastes from 2012 to 2016 in the town.
Year Total Sales (in Units)
2012 12,000
2013 13,600
2014 14,200
2015 14,800
2016 15,400
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directions (101-108): Read the following passage carefully and
answer the questions given below it.
Of each of the great leaders, it is said by his followers, long
after he is gone, he made us do it. If leadership is the art of
persuading your people to follow you bidding, without their
realising your involvement, the archetype of its practice is N.R.
Narayana Murthy, the Chairman and managing director of the
Rs. 143.81 crore Infosys Technologies (Infosys). For, the 52-year-
old CEO of the globalised software corporation-which he
founded with six friends, and a combined capital of Rs. 10,000,
in 1981 and which now occupies the front ranks of the countrys
most admired corporations, leads with the subtlest of weapons :
personal example.
Infosys ranks only 578th among the countrys listed
companies, and sixth in the software sector, in terms of its
turnover. But it is setting new standards for India Inc, through its
practices of inter alia awarding stock options to its employees,
putting the value of its intellectual assets and its brands on its
balance sheet, and conforming to the disclosure standards of
the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the US. Behind
all this is the stubborn personal subscription of its CEO to the
underlying causes of wealth-creation, people-power and
transparency. What were choices earlier are compulsions now,
asserts Murthy.
In fact, the mirror images of Murthy, the Man, can be found
all over Infosys, his company, His egalitarianism-which finds
expression in such habits as using the same table and chair as
anyone else in the organisation-is practiced firmly when it
comes to charting a course for the companys future: everyone
has a voice. We have no hierarchy just for the sake of control.
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96. What is the number of toothpaste sold by Pepsodent and
Colgate in 2013 and 2014 together ?
(a) 8296 (b) 8494 (c) 8692
(d) 8898 (e) None of these
97. Sale of Dant Kanti was highest in which year ?
(a) 2013 (b) 2014 (c) 2015
(d) 2016 (e) 2012
98. What is the ratio of the total number of toothpaste sold by
Pepsodent and Colgate in 2013 to the total number of
toothpaste sold by Colgate and Dant Kanti in 2015 ?
(a) 278 : 333 (b) 311 : 399 (c) 416 : 515
(d) 476 : 555 (e) None of these
99. What is the percentage increase in the total sales of the
given three products from 2015 to 2016 ? (Rounded off to
two decimal points)
(a) 0.87% (b) 1.57% (c) 2.37%
(d) 3.17% (e) 4.07%
100. In how many years is the number of Colgate sold more than
2000 units ?
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2
(d) 3 (e) None of these
Brimming with the conviction that customer satisfaction is
the key to success, Murthy has built a fleet-footed human
resource management system that treats employees as
customers, using the resources of the organisation to meet their
professional and personal needs. His instruments are not just-
top-of-the-market salaries, but also operational empowerment
as well as every facility that an employee need to focus on the
job.
Just what methods does Murthy use to ensure that his DNA
is replicated in his company ? Not for him is the classical
leadership genre-transactional or transformational, situational
or visionary. His chosen style, instead, is to lead by example,
ensuring that the CEOs actions set the template for all
Infoscions.
Murthy believes that the betterment of man can be brought
about the creation of wealth, legally and ethically. The
personal example that he has set enabled his company to mirror
those beliefs, tying his own rewards, and measuring his value to
the company, to his ability to create wealth, and erecting
systems for the companys wealth to be shared by is people.
Sums up Nandan Nilekani, 41, deputy managing director,
Infosys: this is the future model of the corporation. Run an
excellent company, and let the market increase its value to
create wealth. Although Murthy is one of the prime
beneficiaries of the philosophy-his 10 percent stake in Infosys is
worth Rs. 130 crore today-in his book, the leader leads not by
grabbling the booty but by teaching others to take what they
deserve. Thats why, the Infosys balance sheet, the value of
Murtys intellectual capital is nowhere near the top, on the
rationale, that the CEO, at 52, is worth far less to his company
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than, say, a bright young programmer of 26. To spread the cutting off avenues of growth that others may seize? As Infosys
companys wealth, Murthy had instituted stock options-the first approaches the 21st century it is obvious that Murthys
to do so in the country-for employees, creating 300 millionaires leadership will have to set ever-improving role models for his
already. By 2000, he wants the number to climb to 1000. ever-learning company. After all, men grow old, companies
To act as beacon for his version of the learning organisation, shouldnt.
Murthy not only spends an hour a day trawling the Internet to 101. One of the ways in which Infosys spreads the companys
learn about new technological developments in his field, he also wealth among its employees:
makes an many luncheon appointments as he can with technical (a) by awarding stock options
people and academicians- dons from the Indian Institutes of (b) by giving extravagant bonus at the end of each year
Technology for instance-systematically plumbing their depths (c) Both a & b above (d) Only a
for an understanding of new developments in infotech. Murthys (e) None of the above
objective is not just to stay abreast of the state-of-the-art, but 102. According to the passage:
also to find a way to use that knowledge for the company. (a) at Infosys, control is exerted through a system of
Following Murthys example, Infosys has set up a hierarchy
technology advancement unit, whose mandate is to track, (b) at Infosys, control is not exerted through a system of
evaluate, and assimilate new techniques and methodologies. In hierarchy
fact, Murthy views learning not just as amassing data, but as a (c) hierarchy does not have pride of place in Infosys
process that enables him to use the lessens from failure to (d) popular opinion is the most respected voice in Infosys
achieve success. This self-corrective loop is what he (e) None of the above
demonstrates through his leadership during a crisis. 103. Murthy believes in:
In 1995, for example, Infosys lost Rs. 15 crore account-then (a) betterment of man through learning
20 percent of its revenues-when the $69 billion GE yanked its (b) betterment of man through ethical creation of wealth
business from it. Instead of recriminations, Murthy activated (c) betterment of man through experimentation
Infosyss machinery to understand why the business was taken (d) training people and creating leaders
away and to leverage the learning for getting new clients (e) None of these
instead. Feeling determined instead of guilty, his employees 104. The example of the Rs. 15 crore account highlights
went on to sign up high profile customers like the $20 billion (a) Murthys ability to see his company through a crisis
Xerox, the $7 billion Levis Strauss, and the $14 billion Nynex. (b) Murthys ability to turn failure into success
You must have a multi-dimensional view of paradigms, (c) Murthys potential to handle a crisis
says the multi-tasking leader. The objective is obvious: ensure (d) Murthys ability to forth his viewpoints
that Infosys perspective on its business and the world comes (e) None of the above
from as many vantage points as possible so that corporate 105. According to Murthy, learning is:
strategy can be synthesized not from a narrow vision, but from a (a) the essence of an employee
wide angle lens. In fact Murthy still regrets that, in its initial (b) the art of amassing data
years, Infosys didnt distill a multi-pronged understanding of the (c) a process that helps him to learn from failure
environment into its strategies, which forced it onto an (d) the acquisition of knowledge
incremental path that led revenues to snake up from Rs. 0.02 (e) All of these
crore in the first 10 years. 106. According to the passage:
It was after looking around itself instead of focusing on its (a) Infosys without working backward
initial business of banking software, that Infosys managed to (b) Infosys succeeded because it worked could not have
accelerate. Today the company operates with stretch targets succeeded backwards
setting distant goals and working backwards to get to them. The (c) Working backwards contributed to Infosys success
crucial pillar on which Murthy bases his ethical leadership is (d) Working backwards is a hallmark of Infosys functioning
openness. Transparency, he reckons, is the clearest signal that today
one has nothing to hide. The personal manifestations of that are (e) None of these
inter alia the practice of always giving complete information 107. Openness at Infosys includes:
whenever any employee, customer, or investor asks for it: the (a) the payment of taxes
loudly proclaimed insistence that every Infoscion pay taxes and (b) giving complete information
file returns, and a perpetually open office into which anyone can (c) sharing secrets
walk. (d) both a and b above
But even as he tries to lead Infosys into cloning his own (e) None of the above
approach to enterprise, is Murthy choosing the best future for 108. It is evident from the passage that:
it? If Infosys grows with the same lack of ambition, the same (a) Infosys will have to devise new strategies to meet the
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(b) Infosys will stagnate if it does not become aggressive
(c) Infosys may have to become more aggressive in order
to retain its market
(d) Infosys will make things stricter for ecommerce
platform
(e) None of the above
Directions (109-116): Read the passage carefully and answer the
questions given below it.
Indias growing economy, booming businesses and expanding
middle class are often commented upon, but are these really the
criteria by which we should be judging our progress? Shouldnt a
country truly be able to call itself a leading nation only when it
has an enlightened attitude towards its art and cultural heritage
as well as its economic development? Unless there is a drastic
change in approach towards the future of our museums, we are
at the risk of turning India into a Potemkin Village, whereby a
cultural vacuum lurks behind a glossy facade of development.
Indeed, there is no shortage of glitzy shopping malls filled with
relics of economic power, but when it comes to spaces of true
integrity, we in India fall embarrassingly short. By maintaining
the status quo, we will lose not only priceless art works but also
the wide range of cultural activity that such objects encourage
and inspire.
From major institutions in the capital to smaller museums
around the country, the idea of preservation, presentation and
curating are well below international standards and seem
instead to belong to another century, when it was merely
enough to put objects in cabinets, with no further thought to
how to bring them to life. Museum staff are under-qualified,
uninterested and few in number. Acquisition budgets are either
nonexistent or paralysed by red tape, and visitor numbers are
not even worthy of comment. The contemporary art scene may
appear vibrant, but the influx of new commercial galleries is only
further propping up the facade. Without major contemporary
exhibitions in non-commercial institutions, we do not have the
necessary means to attribute academic meaning to current
artistic outputs. Our rich past and endlessly fascinating present
should make us a world leader in cultural production this is
simply not the case.
By comparison, museums in the West have become the
lifeblood of cities. Often referred to as the churches of the 21st
century, such places are charged, dynamic and teeming with
people. Serious academic research coexists with fun and
educational days-out for the familythe study of the past
corresponding with a celebration of the cultural present. The
British Museum in London, for example, attracts nearly 6 million
visitors a year (many of them Indian), whereas the National
Museum in Delhi is one of the few places in the city where one
can actually escape the crowds. The effect of our failing
museums is immediately tangible, as art works are deteriorating
through a lack of care and attention, and also philosophicalin
the sense that the study of art can instil a feeling of context,
pride and intellectual inquiry in the nation. Rather than
encouraging us to take an interest in art and antiques, the
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current system inhibits private collectors and dealers through
endless red tape and archaic laws which dictate that complex
registrations and forms be filled each time anything above 100
years old is bought, transferred or even transported. Without
becoming a plausible place for the art trade to operate, and thus
without a community of specialists, enthusiasts and
professionals, the art world in India will lack the grassroots
foundations it needs to progress. Whilst the current state of
affairs is being increasingly acknowledged, relatively few
initiatives have been proposed to tackle the problem. These
currently focus around staff development and consultancy
through tie-ins with international bodies like the British Museum
and the Art Institute of Chicago. The impetus for such schemes is
commendable, but how much do these partner institutions
really understand the unique challenges of Indias government
infrastructure? It is perhaps time we looked beyond the state
and further towards the private sector for the future of our
museumsfollowing the example of the Dr Bhau Daji Lad
Museum in Mumbai, which rescued itself through its partnership
with the Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation. By combining the financial
support of larger corporations with the passion, knowledge and
networks of private individuals and foundations, these various
entities have the unique potential to set up new museums and
develop them into dynamic, engaging and sustainable spaces. In
other words, if the Government wont wake up to the
responsibility and benefit of reforming our museums, then
perhaps it is time to leverage the power of Indias liberalised
free-market capitalism (which one normally associates with
industry and technology) to help the country grow culturally, as
well as economically. The hope being that such initiatives will
kickstart a new era of interest in the artsinspiring, educating
and enriching the country along the way. At the least, such
initiatives will act to preserve the art and heritage of our past
until the state system wakes up.
109. Which of the following does not reflect the actual position
of museums in the western countries?
(a) Museums are often referred to as the churches of the
21st century.
(b) These have become the life blood of cities.
(c) Serious academic research coexists with fun for the
family.
(d) The British Museum in London attracts about six million
visitors per year.
(e) In museums there is a deserted look on weekend days.
110. What problems do private collectors and dealers have to
face while buying, transferring and transporting art and
antiques?
(A) The problem of red tape and archaic laws compel them
to complete the long formalities whenever art or antiques
are bought, transferred and transported.
(B) Whenever anything above 100 years old is bought or
transferred complex registrations and forms are required
to be filled.
(C) Private collectors and dealers have to bribe the
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(a) Only (A) (b) Both (A) and (B)
(c) Only (B) (d) Only (C) (e) Both (B) and (C)
111. Which of the following is definitely true regarding the
current state of affairs of museums?
(a) People agree that the present situation is grim.
(b) No initiative has been proposed to tackle the problem.
(c) No effort is being made for staff development.
(d) British Museum and Art Institute Chicago have refused
India governments plea for help.
(e) None of these
Q112. The writer has mentioned a Potemkin Village. Which of
the following seem(s) to be the characteristics of a
Potemkin Village?
(A) A Potemkin Village is one where a lot of emphasis is
laid on the the development of art and culture.
(B) It is a village where there is cultural vacuum.
(C) It is the village where all the signs of a developed city
can be seen.
(a) Only (A) (b) Only (B) (c) Only (C)
(d) Either (A) or (B) (e) Both (A) and (C)
113. According to the writer, which of the following is the
criteria for judging the progress of a country?
(A) Growing economy, booming business and expanding
middle class
(B) Scientific development, availability of health facilities
and the living standard of the people of the country
(C) Enlightened attitude towards art and cultural heritage
as well as its economic development
(a) Only (A) (b) Only (B) (c) Only (C)
(d) Both (B) and (A) (e) None of these
114. In the writers opinion, which of the following is correct
about the art scenario in India?
(A) The contemporary art scenario appears vibrant.
(B) There is lack of major contemporary exhibitions in non-
commercial institutions.
(C) Though rich past and fascinating present can make us a
world leader in cultural production, it is actually not so.
(a) Only (A) and (B) (b) Only (B) and (C)
(c) Only (A) and (C) (d) All (A), (B) and (C)
(e) None of these
115. What do you mean by status quo used in the passage?
(a) The state of affairs that exists at a particular time
(b) Efficiency of a state to tackle its problems
(c) The status of a state in respect to other states
(d) Maintaining high standard of ethics by the state
government employees
(e) None of these
116. Which of the following can be the most appropriate title
for the given passage?
(a) Economy vs Art and Culture
(b) Future of Art and Culture
(c) Indian Museums vis-a-vis Foreign Museums
(d) Contemporary Art vs Antiques
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(e) Shopping Malls vs Museums
Directions ( 117-121) : In each of the following questions a short
passage is given with one of the lines in the passage missing and
represented by a blank. Select the best out of the five answer
choices given, to make the passage complete and coherent.
117. After the East Asia crisis, the World Bank conducted a
study on the underlying reasons for the crisis. It was found
that at least a major part of the fundamental responsibility
was on banks, which had understated their non performing
accounts by as much as 47%. Since this was a study and
not an investigation.. Nevertheless, the Basel
committee on supervision did take cognizance, and issued
circulars and directives not only on supervision, but also on
Internal Functional Management. It will be remembered by
those interested that Basel committee had also acted
expeditiously after the Barring Bank's failure, to separate
treasury and lending operations from the decision making
processes. Bank failures are nothing new in the world,
although we in India have been insulated g from such
traumas for more than two decades.
(a) The findings were not taken note of
(b) The findings were not taken seriously
(c) The findings were not legally binding on any one
(d) The fallout from this revelation was only taken note of
(e) The fallout from this revelation was seriously taken
118. Whether the Government is right in bailing out a private
sector bank is an issue that is decided more than by the
long term social security policy of the Government ,than by
economic reasons alone.. Nevertheless, in a
situation of scarcity of resources, bailing out somebody
means the denial of resources to others. The irony of it is
that in performing its duties of proper governance to the
larger society through the process of bailing out,
Government excuses the lack of corporate governance in
banks.
(a) Economists world over learnt it hard way during the
Great depression
(b) This is elementary principle of economics taught in
schools
(c) Reasons are not limited to these two but extend to
debts, liquidity & credit ratings issues
(d) It was unexpected and came like a bolt from the blue
(e) Particularly true for the Asian countries like India and
China
119. But no depreciation is allowed on Live Stock i.e. Horses
.Although the horses are in the nature of fixed assets in the
hands of the owner, no depreciation is allowed under
Income Tax Act. Instead when the animal dies or becomes
permanently useless the entire value of the horse can be
written off as revenue loss in the year in which it dies or
becomes permanently useless. When the gross income
exceeds the total expenditure, it results in net profit which
will be taxable at usual rates of tax applicable to the
person. .. Although the live stock is in the
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nature of fixed assets of the owners buy them, maintain Direction (122-126): Select the phrase/connector from the given
them, train them, and participate in races and Sell them or three options which can be used to form a single sentence from
send them away to studs when they are useless. the two sentences given below, implying the same meaning as
(a) But when the gross income is less than the expenditure, expressed in the statement sentences.
then results in loss 122. RBI is concerned about the risk of investing in mutual
(b) But when the gross income is higher than the funds. RBI is likely to ask banks to reduce their investments
expenditure, then results in loss in mutual funds.
(c) But when the gross income is equal to expenditure then (A) At the risk of investing
result is loss (B) To reduce investments .
(d) But when the gross income is there loss is the result (C) Concern for the risk .
(e) But when the gross income is increasing then result is (a) Only (A) (b) Only (B) (c) Only (C)
becoming evident (d) Only (A) and (B) (e) None of these
120. Aggregation of risks is somewhat quite new to banks in 123. Twelve million youth enter the Indian work force every
India. While some banks have started thinking in that line year. Eighty per cent of these youth are unskilled.
by trying to put integrated limits framework and integrated (A) While eighty per cent
risk policies as well as using CBS solutions for technological (B) Since twelve million .
integration, the effort required is beyond such (C) Of the twelve million .
requirement. Risk aggregation would mean aggregating (a) Only (A) (b) Only (C) (c) Only (A) and (C)
the individual risk measures to decide most appropriate (d) All (A), (B) and (C) (e) None of these
assets class that would contain the risk to the desired level 124. Food inflation is touching twenty per cent. The
dictated by the risk appetite .Capital allocation (about how government will have to tighten monetary policy to
much) would be based on such strategies.. prevent further rise.
(a) Most banks are yet to conceptualize the same in their (A) Although food inflation is
processes (B) With the tightening of monetary .
(b) Most banks have already integrated it in their (C) Given that food inflation .
functioning; it is working over the years satisfactorily. (a) Only (A) (b) Only (B) (c) Only (C)
(c) Which would in long run prove to be the growth (d) Only (A) and (B) (e) None of these
impeding 125. The government has decided to install renewable energy
(d) Of risk aggregation which is really a new concept to devices at prominent sites. Citizens will be more aware of
Indian banks their benefits.
(e) On expected lines of the regulation conditions laid (A) The governments decision ..
down in the manual of the bank (B) Deciding to instal .
121. However, it is possible that the non -resident entity may (C) By making citizens .
have a business connection with the resident Indian entity. (a) Only (A) (b) Only (A) and (B)
In such a case, the resident Indian entity could be treated (c) Only (B) (d) Only (C) (e) None of these
as Permanent Establishment of the nonresident entity. 126. The companys sales were low at the beginning of the year.
During the last decade or so, India has seen a Its sales have picked up in the past few months.
steady growth of outsourcing of business processes by non (A) Though the companys sales were low
residents or foreign companies to IT -enabled entities in (B) Despite low sales at .
India. Such entities are either branches or associated (C) However the companys sales have picked .
enterprises of the foreign enterprise or an independent (a) Only (A) (b) Only (A) and (B)
India enterprise. The nonresident entity or foreign (c) All (A), (B) and (C) (d) Only (B) and (C)
company will be liable to tax in India only if the IT -enabled (e) None of these
BPO unit in India constitutes its Permanent Establishment. Directions (127-131): Five statements are given below, labelled
(a) The tax treatment of the Permanent Establishment in a, b, c, d and e. Among these, four statements are in logical
such a case is under consideration order and form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given
(b) How would the profit would be shared is not decided options, choose the option that does not fit into the theme of
yet? the passage.
(c) A lengthy and cumber some process requiring a lot of 127. (a) The reference was to China, a country that has been
application of mind and revenue principles is ahead for the courting Pakistan for several years through a number of
tax department of India means including assistance in its nuclear programme.
(d) A new trend is seen in last decade. (b) After the Uri attacks, Pakistans special Kashmir envoy
(e) Indian companies have a lot on stake as competition Mushahid Hussain Syed declared that the US was a waning
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allies.
(c) The most important concern relates to the possible
conflict in Pakistan between votaries of economic
development and supporters of militancy.
(d) This corridorwhich includes road, rail and port
infrastructureis expected to allow China to avoid the
vulnerable Indian Ocean route currently used to transport
oil from the Gulf.
(e) Of late, there has been much talk of the China-Pakistan
Economic Corridor (CPEC) that stretches from the
autonomous region of Xinjiang to the Gwadar port.
128. (a) India recently ratified the Paris Agreement, assuring it
a seat at the 55/55 table
(b) ratification by at least 55 countries and accounting for
at least 55% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions was
required for the agreement to come into force
(c) where countries will negotiate the mechanisms and
provisions under the agreement.
(d) With the ratification, India has demonstrated
leadership in climate negotiations but left some with
concerns about signing an agreement without realizing its
full implications.
(e) There are certain targets India wants to achieve and to
achieve that there is a need to allocate mitigating burden
among states and also prioritize adaptation efforts.
129. (a) Corporate Social Responsibility has entered India's legal
corridors.
(b) Given the need for proper legal help for a diverse
section of society even the PM, in his address at the Bar
Council's centenary celebrations earlier this year, urged
lawyers to take on more pro bono cases.
(c) Top law firms and lawyers are doing pro bono so that
they can give back to society.
(d) In India, traditionally, pro bono legal work was carried
out by lawyers who had dedicated themselves to helping
society.
(e) There are a number of socially aware and generous
souls who are increasingly lending their expertise for pro
bono work.
130. (a) A look at the historical data on forecasts made by the
IMF in its World Economic Outlook (WEO) reports seems to
suggest that optimism bias may be the bigger culprit.
(b) The large negative forecast errors in the recession years
skewed the historical averages.
(c) Over the past few years, the growth forecasts made by
the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have displayed one
consistent pattern
(d) the forecasts are rosy at the start of the year, then
revised downwards towards the end of the year, and the
actual estimates of real growth turn out to be even lower.
(e) Has predicting the fate of the global economy become
more difficult in a volatile post-crisis world, or does the
IMF suffer from an inherent optimism bias?
131. (a) India has 13 of the 20 most polluted cities in the world,
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according to the World Health Organization.
(b) The government should redouble its efforts to combat
climate change, which will naturally slash not just
greenhouse-gas emissions but particulates as well.
(c) Every year, more than half a million people are
estimated to die prematurely because of air pollution.
(d) While air quality tends to worsen around this time of
year as millions of Indians light firecrackers to celebrate
the Diwali festival, the problem isnt limited by season or
geography.
(e) This week, air pollution in New Delhi has been truly off
the charts: Tiny particulates, which are especially deadly,
topped 999 micrograms per cubic meter40 times what is
considered safe and beyond what the scale was designed
to measure.
Directions (132-135): In each of the following questions five
options are given, of which one word is most nearly the same or
opposite in meaning to the given word in the question. Find the
correct option having either same or opposite meaning.
132. SAVANT
(a) Glutton (b) Postulant (c) Shrink
(d) Pluck (e) Itinerant
133. CORPULENT
(a) Lean (b) Gaunt (c) Emaciated
(d) Obese (e) Nobble
134. EMBEZZLE
(a) Misappropriate (b) Balance (c) Remunerate
(d) Clear (e) Perfection
135. SALUBRIOUS
(a) Unhealthy (b) Tarnished (c) Resourceful
(d) Essential (e) Adulteration
Directions (136-140): In the following passage there are blanks,
each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed
below the passage and against each five words are suggested,
one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the
appropriate word in each case.
It will integrate the Indian market, promote economic efficiency
by taxing final consumption rather than intermediate goods,
encourage (136) compliance and create a new architecture for
cooperative federalism.
There were two underlying assumptions for a truly successful
GST. The new indirect tax would be levied at a single rate (with a
few exceptions) so as to reduce (137) based on rent-seeking
behaviour. And the tax rate would be low so as to minimize the
(138) character of such indirect taxes, including the ones that
GST is replacing. India seems to be drifting away from the goal of
a single, moderate GST rate.
The news coming from the meeting of the GST council last week
is thus far from encouraging. It seems that India is moving to a
(139) of rates, with a cess thrown in for good measure. And it is
likely that India is going to end up with a relatively high GST rate.
This is in stark contrast to the idea of a flawless GST that was
proposed in the December 2009 report of a task force headed
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12% rate recommended by the Thirteenth Finance Commission. 10. (b)

The (140) in the GST council was expected. It was always unlikely 11. (d)
that the complex federal bargaining would be over in three days. 12. (c); It is not practically feasible to provide free health facility
There are many months of negotiations ahead. to all poor and middle classes. So, II is not an effective
136. (a) inadvertent (b) impulsive (c) instinctive course of action. Whereas raising expenditure in
(d) spontaneous (e) voluntary conjunction with the states and providing more allocations
137. (a) distortions (b) perversion (c) chastisements on public health system will be an effective course of action.
(d) castigations (e) delinquency Direction (13-17):
138. (a) burgeoning (b) neoteric (c) accretive 13. (a);
(d) proliferating (e) regressive
139. (a) paucity (b) multiplicity (c) uniformity
(d) deluges (e) conformity 14. (c);
140. (a) predicament (b) stalemate (c) progression
(d) impasses (e) breakthrough

Solutions:
15. (b);
Direction (1-5):
JOCKEY HORSE RACE GAMBLER POSITION
TYPE
nd
M Vicky Flat Rahul 2
nd 16. (c);
N Tommy Hunt Ravi 2
st
O Tuffy Harness Raman 1
st
P Tiger Endurance Ritesh 1
rd
Q Rockey Harness Rohan 3
st
R Jacky Hunt Rakesh 1
1. (d)
2. (c) 17. (d);
3. (c)
4. (b)
5. (c)
6. (d); From the statement, it is nothing mentioned anywhere
that there were marches protesting her government. So, I is
not implicit. It is clear that the charges of her impeachment
were a result of illegal bookkeeping manoeuvres to hide a
growing deficit of the country. So, II and III are not implicit.
18. (d) Only I and III can be inferred from above sentences.
Direction (7-11):
Tone of above sentence and statement of Indian PM clearly
indicates that India had suffered a pain of terrorist attack.
IInd one may be an assumption or course of action but it
cannot be inferred that indicated country will take stern
action. From the statement of PM that India has a policy of
zero tolerance it can clearly inferred that India is too much
concern and cannot tolerate terrorism.
Direction (19-23):
The machine rearranges one number and one word in each step.
Words are arranged in alphabetical order from right to left
whereas numbers are arranged in an order of half of the square
of the number starting from the smallest number and the
th
number arrangement takes place from the 7 position.
Input: 8 10 unroffs 2 unroots 12 unrobed unrolls 6 unrobes
Step I : unrobed 8 10 unroffs unroots 2 12 unrolls 6 unrobes
Step II : unrobes unrobed 8 10 unroffs 2 72 unroots unrolls 6
7. (b) Step III: unroffs unrobes unrobed 8 10 2 72 18 unroots unrolls
8. (d) Step IV : unrolls unroffs unrobes unrobed 10 2 72 18 32
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Step V : unroots unrolls unroffs unrobes unrobed 2 72 18 32 36. (b)

50 37. -(c); The passage claims that the critical difference between
19. (e) the Maths and science scores of Japanese and American
20. (b) children is the discipline of the Japanese educational
21. (d) system. (c) directly contradicts this claim. It says, in
22. (e) essence, that this cannot be the proper casual explanation
23. (b) because American students, in highly flexible environments,
24. (d) Only II and III substantiate barbarism of Boko Haram. Ist actually outscore the Japanese students in their rigid
statement is only talking about number of members in the environments.
group. It is not talking about any violence or violent activity. Direction (38-42):
Statement II and III shows the cruelty of Boko Haram in 38. (b); All I, II and III are required to answer the question.
which fact of killing and kidnapping of person is mentioned. P is the mother of B, D and M.
Direction (25-29): B and D are daughters.
PERSON CABIN GAME YEAR OF 39. (d); From I, T> Q >P
RELEASE From II, _ > _> _>R>_>_
Ryan 1 Reason 1997 From III, _>_>_>_>S>U
Rachel 6 Reminisce 1998 From all the three statements T>Q>P>R>S>U
Rihana 3/5 Redbook 2001 Hence, T is the tallest among them.
Robert 2 Readers digest 2002 40. (e); From I,
Russell 3/5 Rolling Stone 2008
Robin 4 Real Simple 2009
25. (c)
26. (c)
27. (d) From II,
28. (d)
29. (e)
30. (c); Only II statement negates the fact of empowerment of
women. I and III statement support the fact of
empowerment .These both statement praises the Indian
women athlete. But despite of a sensational performance of
Sakshi and Sindhu, IInd statement is talking of only negative From I and II, J is to the South-West of W.
part of game.
31. (e); All three statements can be assumed as there may be
possibility that lack of practice is reason behind failure of
Indian women athletes. And obviously after a wonderful
performance by two women athletes, Indian govt. will try to
give full support to Indian athletes to win more medal in
upcoming Olympics for India. As it is mentioned, generally
athletes belongs from low income family and there may be
possibility that Indian gymnast were not getting all facilities 41. (e); From all the three statements Mayanks mother can
or support from Indian Govt. visit his home on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday or
Direction (32-36): Sunday. So (e) is the correct option.
Friends Belongs To Going to Studying in Berth 42. (e); From I and II- there are only two ways of expressing the
Number number 158 as the sum of a multiple of 7 and a multiple of
Mohan Mathura/ Manali Mysore/ 4 11.
Meerut Marigaon 147+11= 158
Mohit Mathura/ Munnar Mysore/ 1 70 + 88 = 158
Meerut Marigaon Since there are more females than males, the number of
Mukul Mandi Mount-Abu Mangalore 3 males must be 70 while the number of females 88.
Mayank Mhow Mussoorie Mumbai 2 43. (d); Ordinarily, one would expect higher prices to result in
32. (a) less demand for a product. yet, according to the passage, in
33. (e) the face of higher prices for imported electronics, demand
34. (d) has not weakened. (d) gives correct explanation. (b) can be
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some consumers to prefer imports over domestically 56. Ans.(a)

produced items; but the argument doesnt just claim that Sol. Let the length of passenger train is P, speed and length
there has been weakening in the demand for imports than of goods train is G,speed
might be expected, but no weakening at all.
Direction (44-48):
G = 30 .(i)

G + P = 40v .(ii)

G+P
44. (e)
45. (d) G+P=
46. (d) P=
47. (a)
48. (a)
49. (c); This argument, in fact, a kind of generalization. It
assumes that what is true of one magazine is true of other 57. Ans.(b)
magazines as well. (c) points out that the argument is Sol. .(i)
implicitly committed to this idea. (ii)
50. (e); New technologies and populations represent problems Go through option checking
related to socio-technological changes and require new km/h
mechanisms. The other alternatives are incorrect 3 km/h
assumptions.so option (e) is the correct assumption. 58. Ans.(a)
51. Ans.(d) Sol. Let the number of students appeared in A is 100
Sol.
2401-784=1617 not 1616
52. Ans.(d)
Sol. Required
= 80%
59. Ans.(c)
Sol. Let the volume of each vessels is 100

53. Ans.(a)
Sol.
Ratio =

60. Ans.(a)
Sol. 5305.53 ( )( )( )
4489 119 5 P = 5000 Rs.
= 4489 595 61. Ans.(b)
= 3894 Sol.
54. Ans.(c)
Sol.

Let the time taken by Kareena for the journey Kurla to

Shantakruz is and time taken by Shahid for the journey Worli
to Shantakruz is
= 5675 133
= 5675 2197 = 3478
55. Ans.(d)
Sol. ( ) ( ) ( ) min.
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Total time
= 84 min. 68. Ans.(d)
62. Ans.(b) Sol. Avg. 29 = 696
Sol. A speaks truth probability Avg. = 24
New total age = 27 29 = 783
A speaks lie probability
Number of Surgeon = 8
B speaks truth probability Physician + Nurse = 29 8 = 21
B speaks lie probability Let Nurse =
( )
Required probability
= 0.56
63. Ans.(b)
Sol.
69. Ans.(a)
Sol. L = B

In first case time required fill the tank ( )

= 1.2 + 3 = 4.2 hour 70. Ans.(b)
In second case the required to fill the tank = Sol. Total zinc kg
= 1.8 + 1.5 Total copper kg
= 3.3 hour Required ratio = 17 : 43
Difference min. 71. Ans.(b)
64. Ans.(c) Sol. Let the selling price is SP
Sol. Let the cost price of Ajay is A and vijay is V
0.15SP 0.1 A = 130
0.15SP 0.1 = 130
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
( ) SP = 130
days SP = 130
65. Ans.(c) SP = 2200
Sol. Let there is 100 ml milk and cost price is 1 rs./ml. 72. Ans.(b)
After Ist mixing total mixture = 100 + 10 = 110 ml. Sol.
After IInd mixing total mixture = 110 + 11 = 121 ml.
Profit =
Required C.I. [( ) ]
66. Ans.(a)
Sol. If the ratio of their share is profit excluding commission 73. Ans.(a)
Sol. At the three years amount will be
= 6 : 10 = 18600 Rs.
=3:5 Now, after three years C.I. annually
So amount = ( ) = 22506 Rs.
74. Ans.(a)
Sol.

Commission = 1800 3 360

= 1800 1080= 720
%= = 20%
67. Ans.(b)
Sol.

% profit
radius of cone
=
Slant height of cone = 63 m

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curved surface area of cone = ( ) Sol. Number of male members who prefer tea

= 372
radius of cylinder = m Number of female members who prefer coffee
height = 3 m (given)
curved surface are of cylinder = = 196
The required ratio
Total curved area of structure = 93 : 49
Curved area of cone + curved area of cylinder = 10395 + 990 83. Ans.(e)
Sol. Number of male in technical who prefer milk =
Total area of canvas = 11385 m2
75. Ans.(c)
Sol. Let the length, breadth and height be then, Number of female in non-technical who prefer milk
( )
Area of four walls ( ) ( ) = 88
Req. area of paper pasting ( ) area of wall Difference
= 165
length of paper
( )
84. Ans.(d)
130 Sol. Number of female in non-technical who prefer coffee
( ) 4
76. Ans.(e) = 100
Sol. A) M + T + W = 38 3 = 114 Number of female in the technical staff who prefer milk
B) T +W + Th = 43 3 = 129
C) T = Th = 45 = 180
All the three together are sufficient Required percent
77. Ans.(c) 85. Ans.(c)
Sol. Let the length of rectangle is and width is Sol. Required ratio
Length becomes = 0.85
86. Ans.(b)
Width becomes = 1.2
A) = 16 cm Sol. Required Average
B) = 25 cm 87. Ans.(d)
C) = 400 cm Sol. Required
Any two of them are required 88. Ans.(c)
78. Ans.(e) Sol. Required difference
Sol. We can not find because there is no information regarding = 1806
strength of non-officer employees. 89. Ans.(e)
79. Ans.(d)
Sol. Let the marked price is M and cost price is C. Sol. Required ratio =
A) 0.85 M = 1020 = 73.68%
M = 1200 90. Ans.(b)
B) M = Sol. Required angle
C) 0.9 M C = 79.2
A and either B or C. 91. Ans.(d)
80. Ans.(c)
Sol. Required percent
Sol. B)
( )

C)
= 43.39%
92. Ans.(a)
From B & C
Sol. Required percent
m/sec
m/s.
81. Ans.(a) = 56.25%
Sol. = 93. Ans.(e)
Sol. Total number of boys in LPS, Navodaya and Army school
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= 3125 alia awarding stock options to its employees explains that

Required percent option A is the right answer choice.
102. (b); The line from paragraph 3,We have no hierarchy just for
=
the sake of control explains that control in Infosys is not
exerted through a system of hierarchy. Option B is thus the
94. Ans.(b) right choice
Sol. Number of students who passed with distinction in Mission 103. (b); The line from paragraph 6,Murthy believes that the
school betterment of man can be brought about the creation of
Number of students who passed with distinction in Army wealth, legally and ethically explains that Murthy believes in
school the betterment of man through ethical creation of wealth.
Option B is thus the right answer choice.
Difference
104. (d); The example of the Rs. 15 crore account highlights options
= 94
A, B and C. this is evident from paragraph 9 of the passage.
95. Ans.(c)
Hence, Option D is the right answer choice.
Sol. Required sum = 105. (c); The line from paragraph 9,Murthy activated Infosyss
machinery to understand why the business was taken away
= 848 and to leverage the learning for getting new clients instead
96. Ans.(b) explains that according to Murthy, learning is a process that
Sol. Total helps him to learn from failure. Option C is thus the right
answer choice
106. Ans (d): The line from paragraph 11, Today the company
operates with stretch targets setting distant goals and
= 8494 working backwards to get to them explains that working
97. Ans.(d) backwards is a hallmark of Infosys' functioning today. Option
Sol. D is thus the right choice
Year Sale 107. Ans (d); The line from paragraph 11,The personal
2012 1320 manifestations of that are inter alia the practice of always
2013 2312 giving complete information whenever any employee,
2014 1704 customer, or investor asks for it: the loudly proclaimed
2015 2072 insistence that every Infoscion pay taxes and file returns, and
2016 2464 (maximum) a perpetually open office into which anyone can walk
98. Ans.(d) explains that option D is the right answer choice
Sol. Total number of toothpaste sold by Pepsodent and Colgate 108. (a); The line from the last paragraph,As Infosys approaches
the 21st century it is obvious that Murthys leadership will
in 2013 =
have to set ever-improving role models for his ever-learning
company. After all, men grow old, companies shouldnt
= 3808
explains that option A is the right answer choice.
Sold by Colgate and Dant Kanti in 2015 109. (e); Option (e) is not mentioned anywhere in the paragraph of
the passage. So, option (e) is the correct answer.
= 4440 110. (c); The passage says that Rather than encouraging us to take
Ratio an interest in art and antiques, the current system inhibits
99. Ans.(b) private collectors and dealers through endless red tape and
archaic laws which dictate that complex registrations and
Sol. Total sale of three product in 2015
forms be filled each time anything above 100 years old is
= bought, transferred or even transported. This makes
statement (B) correct.
Total sale of three product in 2016 = 111. (a); People agree that the present situation is grim.
112. (b); The passage says Unless there is a drastic change in
Required percent approach towards the future of our museums, we are at the
= 1.57% risk of turning India into a Potemkin Village, whereby a
100. Ans.(d) cultural vacuum lurks behind a glossy facade of
Sol. 2012 1560 development. So, statement (B) is true.
2013 1632 113. (c); The passage says By combining the financial support of
2014 2130 larger corporations with the passion, knowledge and networks
2015 2368 of private individuals and foundations, these various entities
2016 2156 have the unique potential to set up new museums and
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At the least, such initiatives will act to preserve the art and
heritage of our past until the state system wakes up. So,
statement (C) is correct.
114. (d); The second paragraph of the passage says The
contemporary art scene may appear vibrant, but the influx of
new commercial galleries is only further propping up the
facade. Without major contemporary exhibitions in non-
commercial institutions, we do not have the necessary means
to attribute academic meaning to current artistic outputs. Our
rich past and endlessly fascinating present should make us a
world leader in cultural production this is simply not the
case. Thus, all the statements are correct.
115. (a); Status quo means the state of affairs that existed at a
particular time. Thus, option (a) is correct.
116. (c); Indian Museums vis-a-vis Foreign Museums is the most
appropriate title for the given passage
117. (d) As a study report is not a legal document it is not binding
on anyone. Sentence represents study in a lighter vein so it
must not be taken seriously but as the study is done there
must be some purpose of it and results at least is taken note
of. This logic brings to the option (d) which is correct part to
complete the incomplete sentence of passage.
118. (a) Only option (a) seems to be logical for the context. As
subsequent part of passage shows how it was a problem to
bail out one and to deny other the same resources. Option (d)
and (e) are out of place.
119. (a) It is only logical option other options do not follow any
logic. If income is less than expenditure is less than income
than there is definitely a loss.
120. (a) As the passage says that risk aggregation is new at the
beginning of passage it can be inferred that most banks are
yet to conceptualize it in their processes. Hence option (a) is
correct. Option (c) is farfetched conclusion. Option (d) is
repetition of what is being stated in passage earlier. So it can
not be the answer.
121. (a) Passage is about nonresident Indian entity and its tax
deduction. Other options are not in the context of passage as
they talk about the things which are not given or can be
inferred from the passage.
S122. (b)
123. (b)
124. (c)
125. (e)
126. (e)
127. (c); Only option (c) is the one that does not fit into the theme
of the paragraph as it is talking about the number of caveats
this model is subjected to while the other sentences are not
pointing to that but are actually trying to figure out the reason
for the corridor and what corridor is about.
128. (e); Is the one that does not fit into the theme of the
paragraph as it is talking about the goals that are set by India
while the other statements are indicating about the
agreement of the Paris and the ramifications in the
agreement.
129. (e); Statement (a) mentions about the term corporate social
responsibility which is slowly creeping and becoming a part of
Indias business era. The term pro bono means, for the public
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good, pro bono means a case is taken up for free or the rates
are deeply discounted. Statements (c) and (d) mentions about
the legal system and pro bono work .statement (e)is not
about the legal system.
130. (b); Option (b) is the one that doesnt fit into the theme of the
paragraph.
131. (b); Sentences (a),(c),(d) and (e) are talking about the air
pollution and the effects of air pollution and its current
scenario while the 5th option is providing us with the solution
to the problem.
132. (b); Savant is a French word commonly used in English. It is a
common noun that means a highly learned person, a high
scholar, a polyglot, etc.
Postulant is a common noun. It means beginner,
greenhorn, an immature, inexperienced person. Thus a
postulant cannot fit into a team of experienced professionals.
So, the right answer to this question is postulant , which is an
antonym of savant. No other word can be a synonym or
antonym of savant.
133. (d); Corpulent is a formal word that describes a fat person.
Obese means having excessive body weight caused by the
accumulation of fat; extremely fat. So, the right answer to this
question is obese, which is an antonym of corpulent. No other
word can be a synonym or antonym of Corpulent.
134. (a); When a person embezzles, it usually means that he is
stealing money from his employer.
Misappropriate- dishonestly or unfairly take (something,
especially money, belonging to another) for one's own use.
So, the right answer to this question is misappropriate, which
is an synonym of embezzles. No other word can be a synonym
or antonym of Embezzles.
135. (a); Salubrious is a fancy way to describe something thats
good for you or is generally favorable to mind or body, but it
need not be limited to describing healthy foods or liquids. So,
unhealthy is the word which is opposite in meaning to it.
136. (e) 137. (a) 138. (e)
139. (b) 140. (b)
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Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully to Conclusions: (a) Some paisa are fund.
answer the given question. (b) All white being salary is a possibility.
Twelve people are sitting in two parallel rows containing six (c) At least some paisa are trajory.
people each, in such a way that there is an equal distance (d) All white can be Paisa.
between adjacent persons. In row-1 A, B, C, D, E and F are (e) Some funds are white.
seated and all of them are facing south. In row-2 P, Q, R, S, T 8. If A is brother of K and K is married to J. F is the mother of J
and U are seated and all of them are facing north. Therefore, in and Y is the only child of K. Then how is A related to Y?
the given seating arrangement each member seated in a row (a) Father (b) Brother-in-law (c) Uncle
faces another member of the other row. U sits third to right of (d) Cant be determined (e) Brother
S. S faces F and F does not sit at any of the extreme ends of the 9. Kapil has twelve years of typing experience behind him;
line. D sits third to right of C. R faces C. The one facing E sits therefore, if you are looking for an efficient typist to enter
third to right of P. B and P do not sit at the extreme ends of the your data into the new system, you need look no further.
line. T is not an immediate neighbour of U and A is not an The speaker assumes that:
immediate neighbor of C. (a) Twelve years of practice ensures typing efficiency.
1. Who amongst the following represent the people sitting at (b) The type of typing required for the new system is
extreme ends of the rows? identical to what Kapil has been doing.
(a) RF (b) TA (c) DR (c) Kapils job profile is the best that the new employer is
(d) CQ (e) SA going to get.
2. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and thus (d) Kapil is an outstandingly fast and accurate typist.
form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that (e) Kapil will fit well into the new office.
group? Directions (10-14): Each of the questions given below consists of
(a) BT (b) AQ (c) CS a question and two statements numbered I and II. You have to
(d) FP (e) DR decide whether the data provided in the statements are
3. Who amongst the following faces D? sufficient to answer the question.
(a) T (b) P (c) Q (a) If statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question, but
(d) R (e) None of these statement II by itself is not sufficient to answer the
4. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and thus question.
form a group, which is the one that does not belong to that (b) If statement IIby itself is sufficient to answer the question,
group? but statement I alone is not sufficient to answer the
(a) D (b) S (c) U question.
(d) T (e) A (c) If statement either I or IIis sufficient to answer the question.
5. How many persons are sitting between R and T? (d) If both the statements Iand IItaken together are not
(a) One (b) Two (c) Three sufficient to answer the question.
(d) Four (e) None of these (e) If both the statements Iand IItaken together are sufficient to
6. Men start walking towards East from Point A. Before taking answer the question.
a right turn he moves 5 meter. Now he moves 4 meter and 10. There are six persons P, Q, R, S, T and U sitting around a
then after taking a right turn he moves 2 meter and circular table. Who is on the immediate right of T?
reaches point D. then in which direction point A with I. Only U is sitting between T and P.
respect to point D? II. P is third to the right of S.
(a) South (b) North-West (c) South-East 11. What is the code for 'book' in a code language?
(d) North (e) None of these I. In that language `pik tik rik'means 'I like reading' and 'mik
Directions (7): This question consists of four statements nek bek fek' means 'this book is interesting'.
followed by five conclusions. Consider the given statements to II. In the same language 'pik tik mik rik'means 'I like reading
be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly book' and mik juk pan means 'you read book'.
known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of 12. Who is Kavita's sister?
the given conclusions does not logically follow from the given I. Sapna is the granddaughter of Amit, who is the father of
statements using all statements together. Kavita's father.
7. Statements: All salary are funds. II. The name of Kavita's sister starts with the letter 'S'.
Some funds are trajory 13. Which of the following month does Pooja birthday?
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but before October. (d) All of the above is true

II. Her mother remembers that her birthday is after May
but before September. And birthday on that month which
hasmore than 30 days.
14. What is the rank of Sohan in a class of 12 students?
I. Mahesh is fourth from the top. Sagar is fourth rank below
Mahesh. Sohan is immediate neighbour of Sagar.
II. Riti is second from the top and Harish is sixth from the
bottom. Meena is immediate right of Riti. Sagar is fifth right
of Meena.
15. Most of the private companies have decided against
awarding annual increase in the salaries of their employees
for the previous year due to current economic situations.
Which of the following assumptions is/are implicit in the
statement?
(I) Majority of the employees may leave their job to protest
against the decision.
(II) These companies may announce hike in salaries next
year.
(a) Only I (b) Only II (c) Both I and II
(d) Either I or II (e) Neither I nor II
Directions (16-20): Study the following information carefully to
answer the given question.
Seven different boxes namely P, Q, R, S, T, U, V having different
no. of articles in it placed one above the other. No. Of articles is
2, 6,9,11,15,16,20. The following information is given below.
There are two boxes between S and the box in which there is 11
articles. Two boxes are placed between P and the box in which
there is 9 articles. There are only three boxes between T and
the box which have 9 articles .S is placed below P. U is
immediately below the box which has 15 articles. P doesn't
have 15 articles. Only one box is there between Q and V . There
are two boxes between the boxes having 15 and 6 articles. S lies
above the box having 11 articles. The difference between no of
articles in boxes S and and just above S is greater than 10. The
number of articles in the box which is just above V is less than
the no. of articles in V .Q does not have 6 number of articles..
16. How many boxes is/are there between S and U?
(a) One (b) Two (c) Three
(d) Four (e) None
17. How many articles are there in box S?
(a) 11 (b) 15 (c) 20
(d) 16 (e) Cant be determined.
18. Find the pair of articles and boxes which is not correct?
(a) Q-16 (b) U-11 (c) P-2
(d) V-6 (e) None of these
19. Which of the following condition is correct regarding the
box which contains 2 articles with respect to T?
(a) There are only one box between the box T and the box
which contains 20 articles.
(b) Box T is immediately above the box which contains 2
articles.
(c) Box which contains 2 articles is immediately above box
T.
(e) None of the above is true.
20. Box P contains how many articles?
(a) 15 (b) 16 (c) 6
(d) 11 (e) None of these.
Direction (21-25): In each of the questions below are given four
statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II & III.
You have to take the given statements to be true even if they
seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all
the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions
logically follows from the given statements disregarding
commonly known facts.
(a) If only conclusion II is true
(b) If only conclusion I is true
(c) If both conclusion I and II are true
(d) If either conclusion I or II is true
(e) If neither conclusion I nor II is true
21. Statements: Some roses are jasmines.
Some jasmines are lilies. All lilies are marigolds.
All marigolds are sunflowers.
Conclusions: I. All lilies are sunflowers.
II. Some jasmines are marigolds.
22. Statements: Some flats are houses.
Some houses are bungalows.
No bungalow is hotel.
All hotels are restaurants.
Conclusions: I. No bungalow is restaurant.
II. Some houses are hotels.
23. Statements: All papayas are fruit.
No fruit are orange. Some orange are honey
Conclusions: I. Some honey are not fruit.
II. No papaya are orange.
24. Statements: Some flats are houses.
Some houses are bungalows.
No bungalow is hotel. All hotels are restaurants.
Conclusions: I.Some houses are not hotels.
II.Some houses are not restaurants.
25. Statements: Some roses are jasmines.
Some jasmines are lilies. All lilies are marigolds.
All marigolds are sunflowers.
Conclusions: I.Some sunflowers are jasmines.
II.No marigolds are roses.
26. How Many such pairs of letters are there in the word
FUNCTION, each of which have as many letters between
them in the word as they have between them in the English
alphabet?
(a) None (b) One (c) Two
(d) Three (e) More than three
27. Statement: Reinforcing its commitment to green initiatives,
railways will explore its future course of action to prevent
pollution. Issues related to environment like solid waste
management, pollution control, water management and
energy management will be discussed at a workshop on
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solutions. Patna and Delhi. The one who belongs to Chandigarh works
Which of the following points will strengthenthe decision only with G in department HR. The one who belongs to Jaipur
taken by the Railways? does not work in the same department with either E or G. A
I. Introduction of bio-fuel and solar energy in train operation. does not works in Marketing department. A belongs to Ranchi.
II. Installation of rain water harvesting facilities at major D and F are work in the same department. F does not belong to
stations. Kolkata. The one who belongs to Delhi does not work in
III. Waste water recycling plant is also being planned in which Marketing department.
recycled water will be used for washing and horticulture 31. In which department A, D and F work?
purpose. (a)Cannot be determines
IV. Initiatives such as LED light fittings to reduce power (b) Production (c) Marketing
consumption and use of five percent bio-diesel in diesel (d) HR (e)None of these
locos. 32. Who belongs to Patna?
V. Introduction of water audit to assess consumption and (a) B (b) A (c) C
wastage at major stations. (d) D (e) None of these
(a) All of these (b) All except I 33. In which of the following city does E belong?
(c) All except I and V (d) All except V (e) None of these (a) Ranchi (b)Delhi (c) Mumbai
28. Statement: The government is set to overhaul annual (d)Jaipur (e)None of these
targets for public sector lenders, ending a focus on size that 34. Which of the following combination is right?
has long encouraged banks to inflate their loans and (a)A HR : Chandigarh (b)G Production: Jaipur
deposits at the year-end to hit growth objectives. Banking (c)F HR : Delhi (d)D Production: Kolkata
and government sources said that the new targets, to be (e)None of these
discussed at meeting with top state bank officials, would 35. C works in which department?
focus on efficiency, with objectives set around return on (a)Production (b) Marketing
assets, or return on equity, and controlling bad debts. (c)HR (d)Cannot be determined
Which of the following points can be inferredfrom the (e)None of these
given information? (An inference is something that is not Directions (36-40): Study the given information carefully to
directly stated but can be inferred from the given answer the given question.
information.) A, B, C, D, E, F and G are seven cars which are running on tracks
(a) Loans and deposits of the banks will go up. and travelling and covering different distance but not
(b) Some short term loans will be discouraged by the banks. necessarily in the same order. Each car has different colours i.e.
(c) Credit ratings of the banks will be boosted up. Red, Orange, Green, Black, Yellow, White and Blue but not
(d) Financial stability of the banks will be lost. necessarily in the same order.
(e) All can be inferred. Car A is in odd number ranking and is not 3rd lowest in covering
st nd rd th
29. From word OUTSHINE with the help of 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 and distance. Car which is of yellow colour is immediate more than
th
7 letter make meaningful English word and answer that in covering distance than Car A. There are only two cars
what is the third letter in a new word. If more than one between car A and the one which is of green colour in covering
word is possible then give answer Z and if no word is distance. The Car which is of orange colour is in odd number
possible then give answer X. ranking but greater than Car D in travelling. D is covering third
(a) T (b) X (c) U lowest distance. Third lowest car in travelling covers a distance
(d) Z (e) N of 1218km.Only three cars are between car C and the one
30. Out of five persons A, O, M, E and P. M is younger than A which is of orange colour. The one which is of green colour is
and O but older than E. A is older than O and E. P is not the immediate more than in covering distance than car C. E covers a
youngest. Then which person is the Youngest? distance of 1456 km. The car which is of red colour is immediate
(a) O (b) E (c) P more than in covering distance than car which is of blue colour.
(d) A (e) None of these Car G is in odd number ranking. Only one car is in between car B
Directions (31-35): Study the following information carefully to and E. Car B covers more distance than car E. Neither car C nor
answer the given questions A is of black colour. Car E is not of green colour.
Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G are belongs to three 36. Car A is of which colour?
different departments Production, Marketing and HR with at (a) White (b) Blue (c) Green
least 2 of them in any of these department. Each of them (d) Orange (e) Red
belongs to different cities i.e. Patna, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Delhi, 37. Which of the following combinations is true with respect to
Jaipur, Ranchi and, Mumbai. the given arrangement?
B works in Marketing department with E. E belongs to Mumbai. (a) WhiteC (b) Orange - F (c) Blue - G
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38. Which car is second highest in covering distance? (a) More than G. (b) 1520 km (c) 1368 km
(a) B (b) Car which is of red colour (d) Less than 1456km (e) None of these
(c) Car which is of blue colour 40. What is the colour of Car F?
(d) D (e) F (a) White (b) Blue (c) Green
39. If B+E cover a distance of 3216km, then what is the (d) Orange (e) Red
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41. In a mixture of 40 litre, the ratio of milk and water is 4 : 1. If Sep 220 35% 350 ___
some quantity of mixture taken out and then 4 litre of milk 46. If total no. of books published in May by both companies
and 4 litre of water is added to the mixture then the ratio of are 1625, while total books distributed by both are 766,
milk and water become 8 : 3. Find the quantity of mixture then find difference between no. of books published by
which was taken out initially ? company A and Company B in may.
(a) 10 litre (b) 15 litre (c) 12 litre (a)250 (b) 275 (c) 225
(d) 18 litre (e) None of these (d) 300 (e) None of these
42. If the present age of A is twice the present age of B. 18 47. The no. of Books distributed by company A in January are
years ago age of C is half the age of B six years hence. If the approximately what percent of no. of books distributed by
average of the present age of A, B and C is 42 years. Find the company B in July?
age of A 9 years hence? (a)65% (b) 70% (c) 75%
(a) 69 years (b) 70 years (c) 73 years (d) 73% (e) 80%
(d) 77 years (e) None of these 48. If book distributed by company B in January are 2 less than
43. A boat takes 6 min more to cover 21 km downstream when double of books distributed by company A in the same
the river flowing at the speed of km/hr then the time month. Then find the total no. of books published by
taken to cover the same distance downstream when the company B in January.
river flowing at the rate of ( ) km/hr. find the value of (a)625 (b) 650 (c) 600
if the speed of boat in still water is 12 km/hr ? (d) 700 (e) None of these
(a) 1.5 (b) 2 (c) 2.5 49. If no. of books distributed by company B in November
(d) 1 (e) 3 are less than book distributed by same company in
44. There are 36 tickets numbered from 1 to 36. If two tickets September, while total books published in November are
are drawn at random without replacement one by one than 400, then what percent of books published in November by
find the probability that both tickets have a number which is company B are distributed?
multiple of 5 ? (a)25.5% (b) 26.5% (c) 27.5%
(a) (b) (c) (d) data inadequate (e) None of these
(d) (e) None of these 50. Find the total no. of books distributed in March by both
45. A certain sum was put on simple interest at 20% per annum companies together?
for 2 years. Then the amount received after 2 years put on (a) 157 (b) 187 (c) 167
compound interest 12% per annum for 2 more years. If the (d) 177 (e) None of these
amount received at the end of 4 years is 43904 Rs. Then find Directions (51-55): In each of these questions a number series is
the amount invested at starting ? given. In each series only one number is wrong. Find out the
(a) 20,000 Rs. (b) 25,000 Rs. (c) 30,000 Rs. wrong number.
(d) 40,000 Rs. (e) None of these 51. 4, 10, 23, 43, 70, 108, 145
Directions (46-50): The following table shows the no. of books (a) 10 (b) 145 (c) 43
published and percentage of book distributed among them for 2 (d) 70 (e) 108
companies A and B in different months. 52. 8, 5, 7, 10, 21, 53.5, 161.50
Books % Books % (a) 5 (b) 10 (c) 7
published distributed published distributed (d) 21 (e) 53.5
by by 53. 5, 8, 13, 40, 161, 806, 4837
Company Company (a) 161 (b) 40 (c) 13
A B (d) 8 (e) 806
Jan 450 32% ___ 44% 54. 6, 14, 78, 294, 842, 1806, 3534
March 260 45% 250 24% (a) 294 b) 842 (c) 78
May ___ 38% ___ 60% (d) 14 (e) 3534
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(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 192 500

(d) 24 (e) 3072 405
Directions (56-60): Given below is the pie chart showing the 400 315
distribution of no. of students of a school who are involved in 5 285
different games. The table shows the ratio of boys to girls 300 245
among them. Study them carefully and answer the following 180
200
questions.
Total no. of students = 1800 100
Swimm
ing 0
12% A B C D E
Tennis Distance travelled (in km)
25%
Cricket
13% 6
5
Footba 4
Hockey ll
30% 20% 3
2
1
Game Boys : Girls
Football 5 : 4 0
Hockey 7 : 3 A B C D E
Tennis 2 : 3 Time taken (in hrs)
Swimming 3 : 5
Cricket 2 : 1 61. If the average of the speed of train A on Monday and
Tuesday is 75 km/hr, while the time of travelling is same on
56. The number of girls in swimming are what percent of the both the days, then find the total distance travelled by train
number of girls in Tennis ? A on Tuesday.
(a) 45% (b) 60% (c) 65% (a) 290 km (b) 240 km (c) 280 km
(d) 50% (e) None of these (d) 250 km (e) None of these
57. What is the sum of the number of boys in cricket and 62. What is the ratio of speed of train B to speed of train D on
number of boys in Hockey ? Monday ?
(a) 534 (b) 532 (c) 525 (a) 4 : 5 (b) 3 : 4 (c) 2 : 3
(d) 540 (e) None of these (d) 3 : 5 (e) None of these
58. What is the ratio of number of boys in football to number of 63. The speed of the slowest train is what percent of the speed
girls in Tennis and swimming together? of fastest train on monday?
(a) 50 : 81 (b) 45 : 79 (c) 40 : 83 (a) 48% (b) 54% (c) 60%
(d) 40 : 81 (e) None of these (d) 64% (e) 70%
59. Total no. of girls in all 5 games together is approximately 64. If the speed of train B is decreased by 25% on Tuesday, and
what percent of the total number of students ? of train A increases by 20% on Tuesday. Then speed of train
(a) 48% (b) 40% (c) 45% B on Tuesday what percent of speed of train A on Tuesday ?
(d) 35% (e) 55% (a) 62% (b) 64% (c) 68%
60. Find the different between number of boys in Swimming to (d) 66% (e) 70%
that in Football.
65. If distance travelled by train D is increased by 11 on
(a) 144 (b) 124 (c) 114
(d) 122 (e) None of these Tuesday, while the time of travelling of train D on Tuesday is
Directions (61-65): The first line graph shows the total distance 4 hrs, then find the speed of train D on Tuesday.
travelled by 5 different trains on Monday, while the second (a) 72 km/hr (b) 90 km/hr (c) 112.5 km/hr
graph shows the corresponding time taken to cover that (d) 100 km/hr (e) None of these
distance. 66. A man bought a mobile and a laptop for Rs. 78000. He sold
the mobile at a gain of 25% and the laptop at a loss of 15%,
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mobile. at the rate of Rs. 16 per kg.

(a) Rs. 39000 (b) Rs. 34000 (c) Rs. 30000 (a) 2 : 1 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 4 : 1
(d) Rs. 38000 (e) Rs. 32000 (d) 1 : 4 (e) None of these
67. A and B started a business with the investments in the ratio 75. If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 20% and the
of 5 : 3 respectively. After 6 months from the start of the denominator is increased by 25%, the fraction obtained is .
business, C joined them and the respective ratio between What was the original fraction?
the investments of B and C was 2 : 3. If the annual profit
(a) (b) (c)
earned by them was Rs. 12300, what was the difference
between Bs share and Cs share in the profit ? (d) Can't be determined (e) None of these
(a) Rs. 900 (b) Rs. 800 (c) Rs. 600 Directions (76-80): Equation number I and II are given. You have
(d) Rs. 400 (e) Rs. 700 to solve both the questions and answer.
68. A group of 30 men, working 4 hours a day can do a piece of 76. I. II.
work in 10 days. Find the number of days in which another (a) x < y (b) x > y
group of 45 men working 8 hrs a day can do twice the work. (c) x y (d) x y
Assume that 2 men of the first group do as much work in 2 (e) Relationship between x and y cannot be established
hours as 4 men of the second group do in 1 hr. 77. I. II.
(a) x < y (b) x > y
(a) days (b) days (c) days
(c) x y (d) x y
(d) days (e) None of these (e) Relationship between x and y cannot be established
69. Manish borrowed some money at the rate of 7 per cent per 78. I. II.
annum for the first three years, 9 per cent per annum for (a) (b) (c)
the next six years and 10 per cent per annum for the period (d) Relationship between and cannot be established
beyond nine years. If the total interest paid by him at the (e)
end of fifteen years is Rs 4050, how much money did he 79. I. =0 II.
borrow?( if simple interest be reckoned) (a) (b) (c)
(a) Rs 2800 (b) Rs 3600 (c) Rs 3000 (d) Relationship between and cannot be established
(d) Rs 3500 (e) None of these (e)
70. The average marks of 100 students were found to be 40. 80. I. II.
Later on it was discovered that a score of 53 was misread as (a) x > y (b) x y (c) x < y
83. Found the correct average corresponding to the correct (d) Relationship between x and y cannot be established
score. (e) x y
(a) 38.7 (b) 39 (c) 39.7
(d) 41 (e) None of these Solutions:
71. A circus tent is cylindrical up to a height of 3 m and conical Directions (1-5):
above it. If its diameter is 105m and the slant height of the 1. (b)
conical part is 63 m, then the total area of the canvas
required to make the tent is (take )
2 2 2
(a) 11385 m (b) 10395 m (c) 9900 m
2
(d) 990 m (e) None of these
2. (e)
72. A man buys pulse for Rs. 4800. He sells th of it at a profit of 3. (a)
25%. At what per cent gain should he sell remaining th so 4. (b)
as to make an overall profit of 19% on the whole 5. (b)
transaction? 6. (b)
(a) 15% (b) 18% (c) 21%
(d) 12% (e) none of these
73. The different between the simple and the compound
interest compounded every six months at the rate of 10 per
cent per annum at the end of two years is Rs. 124.05. What 7. (d)
is the sum?
(a) Rs. 10000 (b) Rs. 60000 (c) Rs. 12000
(d) Rs. 8000 (e) None of these
74. The ratio of the quantities of sugar, in which sugar costing
Rs. 20 per kg. and Rs. 15 per kg. should be mixed so that
here will be neither loss nor gain on selling the mixed sugar
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8. (c) 20. (e)

Direction (21-25):
21. (c)

9. (a); All that the speaker implies is that Kapil is efficient

because he has twelve years of practice, and so option (a) is
correct. (b) is eliminated because the word identical is not
mentioned in the paragraph. (c) is eliminated because we 22. (e)
are talking about typing not the whole job profile. (d) is
eliminated as nothing is mentioned about Kapils speed and
accuracy and we cannot assume efficiency as speed and
accuracy. Similarly (e) cannot be the answer as nothing is 23. (c)
implied about fitting into the office.

Directions (10-14):
10. (d)
From I and II- 24. (b)

25. (b)
11. (b); From II- Book = mik
12. (d); From I and II-

26. (c)
13. (d); Pooja birthday on either July or August month. 27. (d); All the points in the options promote green initiatives
14. (e); From I and II- except auditing of water consumption as it is an
examination of system records and equipment that may be
used to identify, quantify and verify how much water passes
through the system and where it goes.
15. (e); Since, nothing is being mentioned in the paragraph
28. (b); Short-term loans refer to the loans scheduled to be
about the employees leaving their jobs or company
repaid in less than a year. When your business does not
announcing pay hikes next year. SO, neither of the two
qualify for a line of credit from a bank, you might still have
statements are implicit.
success in obtaining money from them in the form of a one-
Direction (16-20):
time, short-term loan (less than a year) to finance your
16. (b)
temporary working capital needs.
Boxes Articles 29. (b);
T 16 30. (b); P > A > O > M > E
P 2
V 6 Directions (31-35):
S 20 31. (b)
Q 9 Persons Department City
R 15 A Production Ranchi
U 11 B Marketing Patna
17. (c) C HR Chandigarh
18. (a) D Production Kolkata
19. (b)
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E Marketing Mumbai 47. (d); Required percentage

F Production Jaipur
48. (b); Book distributed by company B = * +
G HR Delhi
32. (a)
books published by company B
33. (c)
34. (d) 49. (d); Since data is not sufficient to calculate the required
35. (c) value.
Directions (36-40): 50. (d);
36. (d) 51. (e);

37. (a)
38. (e) not 108
39. (b) 52. (c)
40. (c)
not 7
41. (b); Milk litre
53. (d)
Water litre
not 8
54. (b);
not 842
55. (a); 1, 2, 4, 8, 16
litres. 3 1 = 3 not 4
42. (a); Sol. A years 56. (d); Girls in Swimming
B years
Girls in tennis
( ) ( )
Required percentage
C=
( ) 57. (a); No. of boys in cricket =
Given
No. of boys in Hockey =

58. (d); Required ratio

years
59. (c); Required percentage
Required age
45%
= 69 years 60. (e); Required difference
43. (b); Sol. 61. (c); Speed on Monday = km/hr
Speed on Tuesday = ( )
= 80 km/hr
Required speed = 2 km/hours Distance travelled on Tuesday = 80 3.5 = 280 km
44. (d); Required probability = 62. (a); Required average
45. (b); Let amount = 1000 Rs.
After 2 years, amount = 1.4 1000 63. (b); Required percentage
= 1400 Rs. 64. (b); Required percentage =
Further after two years, amount = ( ) 65. (c); Distance travelled on Tuesday km
= 1756.16 Speed = km/hr
1756.16 43904 Rs.
66. (a); C. P of mobile = x
1 C. P of laptop = 78000
Required amount = 1000 25 = 25000 Rs. x ( )
46. (b); ( )
x = 39000
67. (a); A : B = 5 : 3 = 10 : 6
required difference B:C=2:3=6:9
A : B : C = 10 : 6 : 9

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Ratio for 1 month ( ) ( ) ( )

Then, [ ( ) ] * +

Required difference Solving the above equation, we get x = Rs. 8000.

74. (d)
68. (b); Let the first group is man can do x unit in one hour and
second groups man can do y unit in one hour
2x2=4y1
x=y
2 30 4 10 = 45 8 t
t= . Required Ratio = 1 : 4
69. (c); Let the borrowed sum is S 75. (e); Let original fraction

Rs.
70. (c); Average of 100 students = 40 76. (e);
Total = 40 100 = 4000
Error = 83 53 = 30 (high)
So correct average
77. (e);
71. (a).

78. (d);

79. (b);

80. (e); = 4

radius of cone
Slant height of cone = 63 m
curved surface area of cone = ( )

radius of cylinder = m
height = 3 m (given)
curved surface are of cylinder =

Total curved area of structure

Curved area of cone + curved area of cylinder = 10395 +
990
2
Total area of canvas = 11385 m
72. (a); Let total unit = 50

73. (d); Let the sum be Rs. x.

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RBI ASSISTANT MAINS PRACTICE SET

REASONING ABILITY

Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully to 6. Statements: All juice are milk.
answer the given questions. All milk are tea. Some tea are coffees.
Eight friends Aarohi, Ankita, Latika, Kanika, Heera, Bhumi, Some coffees are curd.
Sarita and Geeta are sitting around a circular table facing the Conclusions: I. some tea are juice.
centre but not necessarily in the same order. Each of them likes II. Some curd are tea. III. Some coffee are milk.
a different movie Ajay, Ghayal, Ziddi, Gadar, Rocky, Ghatak, (a) Only I follow (b) Only I & II follow
Indian and Border. (c) Only I & III follow (d) All I, II & III follow
There are two persons between those two girls who like Ajay (e) None of these
and Ghayal when counted clockwise from the person who likes 7. Statements: Some spoon are table.
Ghayal and neither of them sits opposite to Aarohi. Latika and Some table are plate. Some table are cup.
Sarita are immediate neighbours and neither of them likes No cup is bowl.
Border nor Ghayal. Conclusions: I. Some plate are cup.
Aarohi, who likes Indian, sits second to the right of the girl who II. No plate is cup. III. No bowl is table.
likes Border. Ankita and Heera neither like Zarjeer nor sit (a) None follows (b) Only I follow
adjacent to Aarohi. Heera, who likes Ghayal, sits second to the (c) Only II follows (d) Only III follows
left of Sarita, who likes Gadar. Latika does not like Ajay. The (e) Only either I or II follows
immediate neighbour of Heera faces Latika, who sits third to 8. Statements: Some trees are roots.
the left of the one who likes Indian. Bhumi does not like Border. Some roots are branches. All branches are flowers.
Both Kanika and Geeta do not like Ajay and Ziddi. Ankita likes All flowers are stems.
Ghatak while Kanika likes Rocky. Ankita is not an immediate Conclusions: I. All branches are stems.
neighbour of Aarohi. II. Some roots are flowers. III. Some roots are stems.
1. Which of the following statements is/are true about Heera? (a) All follow (b) Only I follow
(a) She likes Ghayal. (c) Only II & III follow (d) Only I & II follow
(b) She is sitting opposite Geeta. (e) None of these
(c) She is not an immediate neighbour of Latika. 9. Statements: Some knife are pin.
(d) None is true (e) All are true Some pin are needle. No needle is lock.
2. Which of the following is the favourite movie of Bhumi? All locks are threads.
(a) Ghayal (b) Ajay (c) Zarjeer Conclusions: I. No needle is thread.
(d) None of these (e) Cant be determined II. Some pin are locks. III. Some threads are locks.
3. Who among the following sits exactly between Sarita and (a) Only I follow (b) Only III follows
Geeta , when counted clockwise from Geeta ? (c) Only II & III follow (d) None follows
(a) Ankita (b) Bhumi (c) Latika (e) None of these
(d) Kanika (e) None of these 10. Statements: Some state are district.
4. Ziddi is the favourite movie of which of the following No district is town. All towns are village.
persons? Some village are colony.
(a) Heera (b) Latika (c) Bhumi Conclusions: I. No district is village.
(d) Sarita (e) Cant be determined II. Some state are colony. III. Some towns are colony.
5. Four of the following ve are alike in a certain way based (a) Only I follow (b) Only II follows
on the given arrangement and thus form a group. Which of (c) Only III follows (d) None follows
the following does not belong to that group? (e) None of these
(a) Aarohi Indian (b) Geeta Ziddi Directions (11-15): Study the following information to answer
(c) Heera Rocky (d) Sarita Ghatak the given question.
(e) Ankita Ghayal Five Women Mitali, Madhuri, Anshika, Ambika and Tripti are
Directions (6-10): In each of the questions below are given four married to Doctor, Naval Officer, Lawyer, Sales Manager and
statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II & III. Engineer. The ladies are Accountant, Teacher and Doctor by
You have to take the given statements to be true even if they Profession, while two are Housewives.
seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all (i) One husband and Wife have the same profession.
the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions (ii) Mitali and Madhuri are neither Housewives nor they are
logically follows from the given statements disregarding married to Doctor or Lawyer.
commonly known facts. (iii) Ambika and Tripti are neither Teacher nor an Accountant

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and their Husbands are neither the Engineer nor are in a M = N means M is the father of N.
Navy. M N means M is the mother of N.
(iv) The Sales Manager is not Mitalis or Anshikas husband. His M N means M is the brother of N.
Wife is an Accountant. M N means M is the son of N.
(v) Tripti is not a Doctor M $ N means M is the daughter of N.
(Vi) Anshika is not a Teacher and the Teachers husband is a M @ N means M is the husband of N.
Naval officer. 19. Which of the following means L is the paternal uncle of F?
11. Who among the following is engaged in Doctors Profession (a) L M + N P @ Q J T =F
with her husband? (b) L M + N P @ Q J T = F
(a) Ambika (b) Tripti (c) Mitali (c) F M + N P @ Q J T = L
(d) Anshika (e) None of these (d) L + M + N P @ Q J T = F
12. Which of the following pair is the correct match of husband (e) None of these
wife? 20. How is K related to N according to the given sequence?
(a) Naval Officer, Madhuri (b) Sales Manager, Mitali H N G + P T R @K
(c) Lawyer, Ambika (d) Engineer, Anshika (a) Cant say (b) Grandfather
(e) None of the above (c) Grandmother (d) Great-grandmother
13. Who among the followings are Housewives? (e) None of these
(a) Anshika, Tripti (b) Ambika, Anshika Directions (21-25): In the following questions, the symbols $, %,
(c) Mitali, Tripti (d) Anshika, Mitali @, and are used with the following meaning as illustrated
(e) None of these below.
14. Who is the wife of Engineer? P%Q means P is neither greater than nor smaller than Q
(a) Teacher (b) Accountant (c) House Wife P$Q means P is neither smaller than nor equal to Q
(d) Doctor (e) Cannot be determined PQ means P is neither greater than nor equal to Q
15. Naval Officer is the husband of which lady? PQ means P is not greater then Q
(a) Madhuri (b) Tripti (c) Anshika P@Q means P is not smaller than Q
(d) Mitali (e) Ambika Now in each of the following questions assuming the given
Directions (1617): Study the following information carefully statements to be true, find which of the three conclusions I, II
and answer the question given below: and III given below them is/are definitely true and given your
In a certain code, the symbols for 0 (zero) is # for 1 is $. There answer accordingly.
are no other symbols for all other numbers greater than one. 21. Statements: VK, K@B, B$M
The numbers greater than 1 are to be written only by using the Conclusions: I. VB II. MK III. MV
two symbols given above. The value of the symbol for 1 doubles (a) None is true (b) Only I is true (c) Only II is true
itself every time it shifts one place to the left. Study the (d) Only III is true (e) Only II and III are true
following examples: 22. Statements: DR, R%F, F$T
0 is written as # Conclusions: I. F%D II. F$D III. TR
1 is written as $ (a) Only I is true (b) Only II is true
2 is written as $# (c) Only III is true (d) Only either I or II is true
3 is written as $$ (e) Only either I or II and III are true
4 is written as $## and so on. 23. Statements: N@D, DK, K$A
16. Which of the following numbers will be represented by Conclusions: I. K@N II. AD III. N$A
$##$#$$? (a) None is true (b) Only I is true (c) I and II are true
(a) 52 (b) 75 (c) 74 (d) I and III are true (e) All are true
(d) 71 (e) None of these 24. Statements : K@T, T$N, NR
17. Which of the following will represent 39? Conclusions: I. R$K II. NK III. K$N
(a) $##$$$ (b) #$$#$$ (c) $$$##$ (a) None of true (b) Only I is true (c) Only II is true
(d) $###$$ (e) None of these (d) Only III is true (e) All are true.
18. Pointing to woman in the photograph, a man said, Her 25. Statements: W%K, KF, D$F
brother is the only son of my wifes father. How is the Conclusions: I. D$K II. D$W III. F@W
woman in the photograph related to the man? (a) Only I and III are true (b) Only I and II are true
(a) Wife (b) Sister (c) Sister-in-law (c) Only II and III are true (d) All, I, II and III are true
(d) Either (a) or (c) (e) None of these (e) None of above
Directions (1920): Read the following information carefully Directions (26-30): Study the following information carefully
and answer the question given below it. and answer the questions given below:
M + N means M is the sister of N. i. There are five racers M, N,O, P and Q are running in five

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tracks. II. '842' means 'drinking is harmful'.

ii. The person in track III got first place. Directions (36-40): Study the following information carefully
iii. O is ahead of Q but behind M, who is behind N in the race. and answer the questions which follow.
iv. Track wise,N is not near to P and O. Near the Juhu Choupati There were 5 different stalls of Pao
v. P and O have two persons between them in the race. Bhaji, Bhelpuri, Panipuri, Aloo chat and Popcorn in a row and all
vi. Q is the right of N in the track. of them have different colours Red, Pink, Yellow, blue and
vii. The person who got third place is running in track IV. Green. The rates are also different of all the five stalls. Stall of
26. Who got last place in the race? Bhelpuri is third to the left of the stall whose charges are
(a) M (b) Q (c) N (d) P (e) O second highest. There is only one stall between Blue coloured
27. Who among the following is running on track number V? stall and the stall whose charges are fourth highest. Stall of
(a) M (b) Q (c) N (d) P (e) O Panipuri is not of Green coloured. Charge of Aloo chat is second
28. Who is immediate ahead of O in the track? lowest. Stall of Popcorn is third to the right of red coloured stall,
(a) M (b) Q (c) N (d) P (e) O which is not of Panipuri or Bhelpuri. The stall who charges the
29. Who among the following is running on track number I? least amount is in the middle of the row but it is not of Bhelpuri
(a) M (b)Q (c)N (d) P (e) O or Panipuri. Stall of Pao Bhaji is of pink colour. The Yellow
30. Who got third place in the race? coloured stall is fourth to the left of the stall who charges the
(a) M (b) Q (c)N (d) P (e) O highest amount.
Directions (31-35): Each of the questions below consists of a 36. Which stall charges the second highest amount?
question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. (a) Pao Bhaji (b) Panipuri (c) Aloo chat
You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements (d) Popcorn (e) Cannot be determined
are sufficient to answer the question. 37. Stall of Aloo chat is located in between stall of ______.
(a) If statements I alone is sufficient to answer the question, (a) Panipuri and Popcorn (b) Pao Bhaji and Panipuri
but statement II alone is not sufficient to answer the (c) Bhelpuri and Pao Bhaji (d) Popcorn and Pao Bhaji
question. (e) Popcorn and Bhelpuri
(b) If statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question, but 38. How many stalls are there between a green coloured stall
statement I alone is not sufficient to answer the question. and the stall whose charges the second highest amount?
(c) If statement either I or II is sufficient to answer the (a) One (b) Two (c) Three
question. (d) None (e) Cannot be determined
(d) If both the statements I and II taken together are not 9. Which of the following statement/s is/are true on the basis
sufficient to answer the questions. of given information?
(e) If both the statements I and II taken together are sufficient (I) Stall of Panipuri is pink colored and charges the second
to answer the questions. lowest
31. The last Sunday of July, 2014 fell on which date? (II) Stall of Aloo chat is red colored and charges the fourth
th
I. The first Sunday of that month fell on 5 . lowest
II. The last day of that month was Friday. (III) Stall of Popcorn is green colored and charges the highest
32. How many children are there between A and B in a row of amount
children? (IV) Stall of Bhelpuri is yellow colored and charges the least
I. A is fifteenth from the left in the row. amount
II. B is exactly in the middle and there are ten children (V) There are only two stalls between the Yellow and Blue
towards his right. colored stalls
33. How is K related to L? (a) I and III both (b) III and V both (c) II and IV both
I. X is brother of L and Y is sister of L. (d) II and III both (e) None of the above
II. L's mother is married to K's husband who has one son 40. Which of the following statement is true?
and two daughters. (a) Stall of Popcorn is immediate to the left of Blue
Q34. Who is to the immediate right of P among five persons P, coloured stall
Q, R, S and T facing North ? (b) Stall of Pao Bhaji is in the middle of the line and is near
I. R is third to the left of Q and P is second to the right of R. the Stalls of Aloo chat and Bhelpuri.
II. Q is to the immediate left of T who is second to the right (c) Stall of Aloo chat is not near to Stall of Panipuri and is a
of P. red coloured stall
35. In a certain code, '64' means 'stop drinking' and '32' means (d) There is only 1 stall between Red and Green colured
'harmful habit'. What do '2' and '3' mean respectively in stall
that code? (e) None of the above
I. '637' means 'stop bad habit'.

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QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE
41. The income of P is 20% more than Q and that of R is 10% length of the train?
less than the sum of incomes of P and Q. If the income of R (a) 210 m (b) 100 m (c) 110 m
is Rs. 990 per month, then find the income of Q. (d) 330 m (e) None of these
(a) Rs. 900 (b) Rs. 600 (c) Rs. 700 51. If the total compound interest earned after 2 years at the
(d) Rs. 500 (e) None of these rate of 12% per annum is Rs. 228.96, then the principal
42. In a certain year, the population of a certain town was 9000. amount is
If the next year the population of males increases by 5% and (a) Rs. 1,200 (b) Rs. 1,100 (c) Rs. 1,000
that of the females by 8% and the total population increases (d) Rs. 900 (e) None of these
to 9600, then what was the ratio of population of males and 52. A and B can do a piece of work in 30 days while B and C do
females in that given year? the same work in 24 days and C and A in 20 days. They work
(a) 4 : 5 (b) 5 : 4 (c) 2 : 3 for 10 days after that B and C left. How many days more A
(d) Data inadequate (e) None of these take to finish the work?
43. A man sells an article at a profit of 20%. If he had bought at (a) 15 days (b) 18 days (c) 14 days
10% less and sold it for Rs 30 less he would have gained (d) 12 days (e) None of these
25%. Find the C.P. of article? 53. The diameter of a coin is 1 cm. If four of these coins be
(a) Rs. 400 (b) Rs. 500 (c) Rs. 600 placed on a table so that the rim of each touches that of the
(d) Rs. 550 (e) None of these other two. Find the approximate area of the unoccupied
44. In a rare coin collection, there is one gold for every three space between them.
non-gold coins. 10 more gold coins are added to the (a) 0.215 sq. cm. (b) 0.515 sq. cm. (c) 0.313 sq. cm.
collection and the ratio of gold coins to non-gold coins (d) 0.111 sq. cm. (e) None of these
would be 1 : 2. Based on the information, the total number 54. Out of 6 gentlemen and 4 ladies a committee of 5 is to be
of coins in the collection now becomes formed. In how many ways can this be done so as to include
(a) 90 (b) 80 (c) 60 at least one lady in each committee?
(d) 50 (e) None of these (a) 245 (b) 246 (c) 320
45. The average age of 12 players of a team is 25 years. If the (d) 400 (e) None of these
captains age is included, the average age increases by 1 55. An urn contains 9 red, 7 white and 4 black balls. If two balls
years. The age of the captain is are drawn of random, then the probability that one is white
(a) 25 years (b) 38 years (c) 36 years and other one is red-
(d) 26 years (e) None of these (a) (b) (c)
46. The simple interest on a certain sum for 8 months at 4% per
(d) (e) None of these
annum is Rs. 129 less than the simple interest on the same
sum for 15 months at 5% per annum. The sum is Directions (56 65): What should come in place of question
(a) Rs. 2580 (b) Rs. 2400 (c) Rs. 2529 mark (?) in the following questions?
(d) Rs. 3600 (e) None of these 56.
47. If 378 coins consists of rupee, 50-paise and 25-paise coins (a) 65.4 (b) 8.4 (c) 70.4
whose values are in the ratio of 13 : 11 : 7, the number of (d) 4.4 (e) None of these
50-paise coins will be 57. 45% of 760 = ?
(a) 132 (b) 128 (c) 136 (a) 1170 (b) 1810 (c) 1510
(d) 133 (e) None of these (d) 1710 (e) None of these
48. The cost of type 1 rice is Rs. 15 per kg and type 2 rice is Rs. 58.
20 per kg. If both type 1 and type 2 are mixed in the ratio of (a) 126.87 (b) 108.67 (c) 116.77
2 : 3, then the price per kg of the mixed variety of rice is (d) 131.57 (e) None of these
(a) Rs. 18.00 (b) Rs. 18.50 (c) Rs. 19.00 59.
(d) Rs. 19.50 (e) None of these (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
49. A starts business with a capital of Rs. 1200. B and C join with (d) 2 (e) 1
some investment after 3 and 6 months respectively. If at the 60. ( )
end of a year the profit is divided in the ratio 2 : 3: 5 (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
respectively. What is Bs investment in the business? (d) 4 (e) 5
(a) Rs. 1800 (b) Rs. 2400 (c) Rs. 3600 61.
(d) Rs. 6000 (e) None of these (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 7
50. A train passes by a man standing on the platform in 7 (d) 9 (e) 11
second and passes by the platform completely in 28 62. ( )
seconds. If the length of the platform is 330 m, what is the

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(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 Direction (71-75): Study the following table which shows the
(d) 6 (e) None of these number of students appeared and passed in different streams in
63. ( ) a university and answer the questions given below it.
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 8
(d) 7 (e) None of these
64.
(a) (b) (c)
(d) (e) None of these
65. 71. By approximately what percent of total passed students in
(a) 4.2 (b) 6.8 (c) 4.9 Medical are more than those who failed in Engineering over
(d) 5.6 (e) None of these the years ?
Directions (66-70): The following bar graph shows the total runs (a) 35% (b) 31% (c) 32%
scored by 6 batsmen in the 3 formats of cricket in a year. Study (d) 285 (e) 29%
it carefully and answer the following questions: 72. What is the average number of students who appeared in
the Management exam ?
(a) 420 (b) 528 (c) 425
(d) 428 (e) None of these
73. What percent (approximate) of students passed in
commerce exam ?
(a) 82% (b) 85% (c) 88%
(d) 81% (e) 86%
74. What is the difference between total number of appearing
students in Engineering and those who passed the
Commerce exam ?
(a) 5142 (b) 5241 (c) 5124
(d) 5140 (e) None of these
75. If passed students in commerce in 2011, the number of girls
66. Find the difference between runs scored by the highest run is 250 more than boys. What is the number of boys who
scorer in ODI matches and the runs scored by lowest run passed the commerce exams in 2011 ?
scorer in the same format. (a) 420 (b) 418 (c) 413
(a) 775 (b) 725 (c) 625 (d) 415 (e) None of these
(d) 675 (e) None of these Directions (76-80) : What should come in place of question mark
67. What is the ratio of runs scored by Kohli in ODI matches to (?) in the following number series?
the runs scored by Raina in T-20 matches ? 76. 5, 6, 10, 19, 35, 60, ?
(a) 50 : 31 (b) 51 : 31 (c) 53 : 31 (a) 96 (b) 94 (c) 98
(d) 45 : 31 (e) None of these (d) 92 (e) 99
68. Find the average runs scored in test matches by each 77. 57, 61, 59, 59, 61, ?
batsman. (approximate) (a) 55 (b) 36 (c) 57
(a) 775 (b) 785 (c) 780 (d) 35 (e) 49
(d) 790 (e) 795 78. 4, 9, 24, 69, 204, ?
69. Which batsman scored highest runs in all formats of the (a) 607 (b) 608 (c) 604
game together ? (d) 606 (e) 609
(a) Jadeja (b) Rahane (c) Dhoni 79. 18, 9, 9, 13.5, 27, ?
(d) Kohli (e) Rohit (a) 65 (b) 54.25 (c) 63.5
70. If Rohit played a total of 45 ODI matches while Jadeja played (d) 67.5 (e) 62.5
only 20 ODI matches in the year, then find the difference 80. 27, 33, 45, 63, 87, ?
between their batting average. (assume that both of them (a) 117 (b) 113 (c) 115
got out in each match they played) (d) 119 (e) 129
(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
(d) 4 (e) 5
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Directions (Q81-88): Read the following passage carefully and have been printed in bold to help you locate them while
answer the questions given below it. Certain words and phrases answering some of the questions.
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Let us turn back to inquire whether sending our capital abroad, and
consenting to be taxed to pay emigration fares to get rid of the
women and men who are left without employment in
consequence, is all that capitalism can do when our employers,
who act for out capitalists in industry affairs, and are more or less
capitalists themselves in the earlier stages of capitalistic
development, find that they can sell no more of their goods at a
profit, or indeed at all, in their own country.
Cleary they cannot send abroad the capital they have already
invested, because it has all been eaten up by the works leaving in
its place factories and railways and mines and the like; and these
cannot be packed into a ships hold and sent to Africa. It is only the
freshly saved capital than can be sent out of the country. This, as
we have seen, does go abroad in heaps of finished product. But the
British land held by him on long lease, must, when once he has sold
all the goods at home that his British customers can afford to buy,
either shut up his works until the customers have worn out their
stock of what they have bought, which would bankrupt him (for
the landlord will not wait), or else sell his superfluous good
somewhere else; that is, he must send them abroad. Now it is not
easy to send them to civilized countries, because they practise
protection, which means that they impose heavy taxes on foreign
goods. Uncivilized countries, without protection, and inhabited by
natives to whom gaudy calicoes and cheap showy brassware are
dazzling and delightful novelties, are the best places to make for at
first.
But trader requires a settled government to put down the habit of
plundering strangers. This is not a habit of simple tribes, who are
often friendly and honest. It is what civilized men do where there is
no law to restrain them. Until quite recent times it was extremely
dangerous to be wrecked on our coasts, as wrecking, which meant
plundering wrecked ships and refraining from any officious efforts
to save the lives of their crews was a well-established business in
many places on our shores. The Chinese still remember some
astonishing outbursts of looting perpetrated by English ladies of
high position, at moments when trading was suspended and
priceless works of art were to be had for the grabbing. When
trading with aborigines begins with the visit of a single ship, the
cannons and cutlasses carried may be quite sufficient to overawe
the natives if they are troublesome. The real difficulty begins when
so many ships come that a little trading station of white men grows
up and attracts the white never-do-wells and violent roughs who
are always being squeezed out of civilization by the pressure of law
and order. It is these riff-raff who turn the place into a sort of hell
in which sooner or later missionaries and murdered and traders
plundered. Their home governments are appealed to put a stop to
this. A gunboat is sent out and inquiry made. The report after the
inquiry is that there is nothing to be done but set up a civilized
empire. And the civilized taxpayer plays the bill without getting a
farthing of the profits. Of course the business does not stop there.
The riff-raff who have created the emergency move out just
beyond the boundary of the annexed territory, and are as great a
nuisance as ever to the traders when they have exhausted the
purchasing power of the included natives and push on after fresh
customers. Again they call on their home government to civilize a
further area; and so bit by bit the civilized empire grows at the
expense of the home taxpayers, without any intention or approval
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on their own country, their own rulers, and their own religious
faith; they find that the centre of their beloved realm has shifted to
the other hemisphere. That is how we in the British Islands have
found our centre moved from London to the Suez Canal, and are
now in the position that out of every hundred of our fellow-
subjects, in whose defence we are expected to shed the last drop
of our blood, only 11 are whites or even Christians. In our
bewilderment some of us declare that the Empire is a burden and a
blunder, whilst others glory in it as triumph. You and I need not
argue with them just now, our point for the moment being that,
whether blunder or glory. The British Empire was quite
unintentional. What should have been undertaken only as most
carefully considered political development has been a series of
commercial adventures thrust on us by capitalists forced by their
own system to cater to foreign customers before their own
countrys need were one-tenth satisfied
81. It may be inferred that the passage was written:
(a)When Britain was still a colonial power
(b)When the author was in a bad mood
(c)When the author was working in the foreign service of
Britain
(d)When the author country was overrun by the British
(e) None of these
82. According to the author, the habit of plundering the
strangers:
(a) Is usually not found in simple tribes but civilized people
(b) Is usually found in the barbaric tribes of the uncivilized
nations
(c) Is a habit limited only to English ladies of high position
(d) Is a usual habit with all white-skinned people
(e) None of these
83. Which of the following does not come under the aegis of
capital already invested?
(i) Construction of factories (ii) Development of a mine
(iii) Trade of finished products
(a) Both (i) and (iii) (b) Both (ii) and (iii)
(c ) Only (i) (d) Only (iii) (e) All of the above
84. Which of the following may be called the main complaint
of the author?
(a) The race of people he belongs to are looters and
plunderers
(b) The capitalists are taking over the entire world
(c) It is a way of life for English ladies to loot and plunder
(d) The English taxpayer has to pay for the upkeep of
territories he did not want
(e) None of these.
85. Why do capitalistic traders prefer the uncivilized countries
to the civilized one?
(a) Because they find it easier to rule them
(b) Because civilized countries would make them pay
protection duties
(c) Because civilized countries would make their own
goods.
(d) Because uncivilized countries like the cheap and gaudy
goods of bad quality all capitalists produce.
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(e) None of these.
86. The word officious, in the context of the passage, means:
(a)Meddling (b)Official (c)Rude
(d)Oafish (e) Self-effacing
87. According to the author, to main reason why capitalist go
abroad to sell their good is:
(i) That they want to civilize the underdeveloped countries
of the world by giving them their goods
(ii) That they have to have new places to sell their surplus
goods somewhere in new markets
(iii) That they actually want to rule new lands and selling
goods in an excuse
(a) Only (i) (b) both (ii) an (iii)
(c) Only (iii) (d) Both (ii) and (i)
(e)None of the above
Directions (88): Choose the word/group of words which is
MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to the word/ group of words
printed in bold as used in the passage.
88. PLUNDERING
(a) Depredate (b) Consecrate (c) devastate
(d) rapacious (e) maraud
Directions (89-95): Read the following passage carefully and
answer the questions given below it. Certain words and phrases
have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering
some of the questions.
The membrane-bound nucleous is the most prominent
feature of the eukaryotic cell. Schleiden and Schwann, when
setting forth the cell doctrine in the 1830s, considered that it had a
central role in growth and development. Their belief has been fully
supported even though they had only vague notions as to what
that role might be, and how the role was to be expressed is some
cellular action. The membraneless nuclear area of the prokaryotic
cell, with its tangle of fine threads, in now known to play a similar
role.
Some cells, like the sieve tubes of vascular plants and the red
blood cells of mammals, do not possess nuclei during the greater
part of their existence, although they had nuclei when in a less
differentiated state. Such cells can no longer divide and their life
span is limited. Other cells are regularly multinucleate. Some, like
the cells of striated muscles of the latex vessels of higher plants,
become so through cell fusion. Some like the unicellular protozoan
paramecium, are normally binucleate, one of the nuclei serving as
a source of hereditary information for the next generation, the
other governing the day-to-day metabolic activities of the cell. Still
other organisms, such as some fungi, are multinucleate because
cross walls, dividing the mycelium into specific cells, and it would
appear that this is the most efficient and most economical manner
of partitioning living substance into manageable units. This point of
view is given credence not only by the prevalence of uninucleate
cells but because for each kind of cell there is a ratio maintained
between the volume of the nucleus and that of the cytoplasm. If
we think of the nucleus as the control centre of the cell, this would
suggest that for a given kind of cell performing a given kind of
work, one nucleus can take care of a specific volume of cytoplasm
and keep it in functioning order. In items of material and energy,
this must mean providing the kind of information needed to keep
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the flow of material and energy moving at the correct rate and in
the proper channels. With the multitude of enzymes in the cell,
material and energy can of course be channeled in a multitude of
ways; it is the function of some information molecules to make
channels of use more preferred than other at any given time. How
this regulatory control is exercised is not entirely clear.
The nucleus is generally a rounded body. In plant cells,
however where the centre of the cell is often occupied by a large
vacuole, the nucleus may be pushed against the cell wall, causing it
to assume a lens shape. In some white blood cells such as
polymorphonucleated leukocytes, and in cells of the spinning gland
of some insects and spider, the nucleus is very much lobed. The
reason for this is not clear, but it may relate to the fact that for
given volume of nucleus, a lobate form provides much greater
surface area for nucleur- cytoplasmic exchange, possibly affecting
both the rate and the amount of metabolic reactions. The nucleus,
whatever its shape, is segregated from the cytoplasm by a double
membrane, the unclear envelope, with the two membranes
separated from each other by a perinuclear space of varying width.
The envelope is absent only during the time of cell division, and
then just for a brief period. The outer membrane is often
continuous with the membranes of the endoplasmic reticulum, a
possible retention of an earlier relationship, since the envelope, at
least in part, is formed at the end cell division by coalescing
fragments of the endoplasmic reticulum. The cytoplasmic side of
the nucleus is frequently coated with ribosomes, another fact that
stresses the similarity and relation of the nuclear envelope to the
endoplasmic reticulum. The inner membrane seems to possess a
crystalline layer where it abuts the nucleoplasm, but its function
remains to be determined.
Everything that passes between the cytoplasm and the
nucleus in the eukaryotic cell must transverse the nuclear
envelope. This includes some fairly large molecules as well as
bodies such as ribosomes, which measure about 25 mm in
diameter. Some passageway is, therefore, obviously necessary
since there is no indication of dissolution of the nuclear envelope in
order to make such movement possible. The nuclear pores appear
to be reasonable candidates for such passageways. In plant cells
these are irregularly, rather sparsely distributed over the surface of
the nucleus, but in the amphibian oocyte, for example, the pores
are numerous, regularly arranged, and octagonal and are formed
by the fusion of the outer and inner membrane.
89. Which of the following kinds of cell never have a nuclei?
(i)Sieve Tubes
(ii)Red bloods cells of mammals
(iii)Prokaryotic Cells
(a) Only (i) (b) Both (i) and (iii)
(c) Both (ii) and (iii) (d) only (iii) (e) None of these
90. According to the first paragraph, the contention of
Schleiden and Schwann that the nucleus is the most
important part of the cell has :
(a) been proved to be true
(b) has been true so far but false in the case of the
prokaryotic cell
(c) is only partially true
(d) has been proved to be completely false
(e) None of these
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91. It may be inferred from the passage that the vast majority (d) feast, circulation (e) commotion, quiet
of cells are: 99. The conspirators met in order to plot a(n)
(a) Multinucleate (b) Binucleate (c) Uninucleate against the oppressive governance of Julius
(d) Anunucleate (e) None of these Caesar.
92. What is definitely a function of the nuclei of the normally (a) clandestine, revolt (b) wickedly, invocation
binucleate cell? (c) craftily, referendum (d) wittily, ban
(a) To arrange for the growth and nourishment of the cell. (e) aggressively, crime
(b) To hold hereditary information for the next generation 100. Although the food in the hostel mess was barely
(c) To make up the basic physical structure of the organism .., after six months, the residents of the hostel
(d) To fight the various foreign diseases attacking to body had become .. to it.
(e) None of these (a) edible, immune (b) edible, inured
93. The function of the crystalline layer of the inner membrane (c) palatable, immune(d) palatable, inured
of nucleus is: (e) affordable, attuned
(i) generation of nourishment of the cell Directions (101-105): Rearrange the following six sentences A,
(ii) holding in transversal of the nuclear envelope B, C, D, E, F and G in the proper sequence to form a meaningful
(iii) helping in transversal of the nuclear envelope paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(a) Only (i) (b) Both (ii) and (iii) A. Only the opening moves have been made on the Brexit
(c) only (ii) (d) only (i) (e)None of these chessboard but judging by the reaction from spectators,
94. Why according to the passage, is the the UK is inexorably heading towards checkmate by the
polymorphonucleated leukocyte probably lobed? EU.
(a) Because it is quite convoluted in its functions B. The post-Brexit fall of nearly 19% in the pound and
(b) Because it is the red blood cell which is the most forecasts of another 10% decline have been spun as
important cell in the body evidence of a weak position.
(c) Because it provides greater area for metabolism C. However, focusing on the gyrations of the pound is akin to
reactions looking at the clock in a chess game.
(d) Because it provides greater strength to the spider web D. Moreover, it detracts from focusing on the board and
due to greater area coming up with a winning strategy.
(e) None of these E. The Bremoaners have seized on the less than sterling
95. Why, according to the passage, are fungi multinucleate? performance of the British pound as proof that the
(i) Because they need more food to survive armageddon they predicted is not going to be long in
(ii) Because they frequently lack walls dividing the coming.
mycelium F. The recent wild swings have added to the sense of unease
(iii) Because they mycelium is area wise much bigger than and have led to calls for Prime Minister Theresa May and
other cells her government to sue for an honourable draw.
(a) Only (i) (b) Both (ii) and (iii) G. Screaming that it is running down is factually correct but
(c) Only (ii) (d) Both (i) and (ii) (e) None of these completely useless.
Directions (96-100): The Following questions have two blanks, 101. Which sentence should be the FOURTH in the paragraph?
each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose (a) F (b) B (c) C (d) G (e) E
the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the 102. Which sentence should be the SEVENTH (LAST) in the
sentence as a whole. paragraph?
96. The equipments that were being used in the survey were (a) C (b) B (c) F (d) G (e) D
.. , and because of the below-zero temperature, 103. Which sentence should be the FIRST in the paragraph?
it was feared they would freeze and . (a) A (b) F (c) E (d) D (e) C
(a) icy, capsize (b) frosty, shide (c) fragile, shatter 104. Which sentence should be the FIFTH in the paragraph?
(d) frozen, dehydrate (e) useless, capsize (a) B (b) F (c) G (d) D (e) C
97. The young boys .. attempts to explain to his 105. Which sentence should be the THIRD in the paragraph?
girlfriend why he had failed to show for their movie date (a) A (b) B (c) C (d) F (e) E
did little to ease her . feelings. Directions (106-110): Five statements are given below labeled
(a) impassioned, disconsolate (b) veracious, vacuous (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e). Of these 4 statements form a coherent
(c) unbelievable, gluttonous (d) chronic, vicarious paragraph/ passage. From the given options, choose the option
(e) immeasurable, vacuous that doesnt fit the sequence.
98. There was a all about the palace, and the 106. (a). Drivers chew some intoxicant, smoke, use pills and
concerned the security guards. consume special drinks mainly to drive more, sleepless and
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(b). A recent survey has found that truck and other vehicle
drivers working overtime use intoxicants and suffer from
health problems including sleeplessness and stress.
(c). Around 27% of the drivers surveyed admitted that they
consumed alcohol while driving, another 10% said they
chewed tobacco and 26% smoked beedi, the survey in the
states revealed.
(d). The survey was conducted as part of a project by the
Institute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE) and Centre for
Disease Control and Prevention of the US.
(e). The survey was conducted across states including
Rajasthan Maharashtra and the NCR.
107. (a) The book Knowing Christ Today by Dallas Willard
deals with the disastrous effects of divorcing the teachings
of Jesus Christ and his people from the domain of human
knowledge.
(b) Its aim is to reposition the substantial teachings of
Christianity (Mere Christianity) as a body of knowledge
in the contemporary world.
(c) It is Dr. Willards hope that this book will put those who
practice Christian discipleship in a different and much
stronger position, and that it will be helpful for all areas of
education, but especially for Christian schools, colleges
and universities.
(d) In the process it explains what knowledge is, as
compared to belief, commitment and profession.
(e) It further clarifies the difference it makes whether or
not an area of thought and practice is regarded as an area
of knowledge.
108. (a). The Dare to Lead conference was attended by more
than150 women executives spanning across various
industries and touched upon issues pertaining to the
challenges faced by women in the corporate world.
(b). An Executive Debani Ghosh said that women have to
stop putting themselves down; no one else can banish
their insecurities for them.
(c). Be confident in your competence that you dont need
to play the gender card anymore, equality can only be
demanded if women themselves stop expecting any
special treatment.
(d). From the shop-flower to board room women have
proven that they are skilled.
(e). The challenge lies in acknowledging this and giving
them their place under the sun.
109. (a)Writers do not always express in direct words what they
want to say; they depend on the common sense of the
reader to be able to form total impression of whole
writing.
(b)In a comprehension exercise you may be asked all types
of questions designed to test your knowledge of the
passage.
(c)You may be asked to give the facts and inter-pretation
of these facts.
(d)You may be asked to express the meaning of word or
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phrase as it is used in the passage.
(e)You may also be asked to find out the theme and tone
of the passage.
110. (a)It is tough to find another sports person who holds so
many records, Given that cricket is a sport driven by
numbers.
(b)He has made his fans fall in love with numbers because
he kept clocking them one after the other, with each figure
seeming more incredible.
(c) I remember the time when he suffered the tennis
elbow; it was a big concern for us as he had missed many
matches.
(d) 100 hundreds in international cricket, 15,847 test runs,
first to score a double hundred in ODIs, most runs in World
Cup the list goes on and on for him
(e) This should make for a good KBC question. How many
records does Sachin Tendulkar hold?
Directions (111-115): A part of the sentence is underlined
below are given alternatives to thee underlined part at (a), (b),
(c) and (d) which may improve the sentence choose the correct
alternative and mark your answer in the answer sheet. In case
no improvement is needed, our answer is (e).
111. If he was to decide to go to college,one would recommend
that he plan to go to IIM Ahmedabad.
(a) If he were to decide to go to college,one would
recommend that he plan to go to IIM Ahmedabad.
(b) Had he decided to go to college,one would recommend
that plan to go to IIM Ahmedabad.
(c) In the event that he decides to go to college,one would
recommend that plan to go to IIM Ahmedabad.
(d) Had he decided to go to college,one would recommend
that he go to IIM Ahmedabad.
(e) No improvement
112. When one reads the Hindi literature of the twentieth
century,you find a striking contrast between the writings
of Munshi Premchand and later day writers of popular
Hindi fiction.
(a) When you read the Hindi literature of the twentieth
century,one finds a striking contrast between the writings
of Munshi Premchand and later day writers of popular
Hindi fiction.
(b) When one reads the Hindi literature of the twentieth
century,he finds a striking contrast between the writings of
Munshi Premchand and later day writers of popular Hindi
fiction.
(c) If one reads the Hindi literature of the twentieth
century,you find a striking contrast between the writings
of Munshi Premchand and later day writers of popular
Hindi fiction.
(d) When one reads the Hindi literature of the twentieth
century,one finds a striking contrast between the writings
of Munshi Premchand and later day writers of popular
Hindi fiction.
(e) No improvement
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113. When one travels by Air Lahara,you often find that the left unchecked. In fact, a lot of the species which will be able to
prices are high and that the journey experience is survive are the ones we consider pests like insects and weeds.
extremely poor. 116. (a) difference (b) similarity (c) argument
(a) When you travel by Air Lahara,one often finds that the (d) relationship (e) alliance
prices are high and that the journey experience is 117. (a) means (b) triggers (c) responses
extremely poor. (d) threats (e) stimulus
(b) As you travel by Air Lahara,you often find that the 118. (a) continue (b) halt (c) cease
prices are high and that the journey experience is (d) terminate (e) discontinue
extremely poor. 119. (a) threatened (b) pursued (c) unprecedented
(c) If you travel by Air Lahara,you often find that the prices (d) record (e) debated
are high and that the journey experience is extremely 120. (a) forecast (b) chance (c) pattern
poor. (d) occasion (e) imagination
(d) When one travels by Air Lahara,the one often finds that
the price is higher and that the journey experience is SOLUTIONS:
extremely poor. 1. (e)
(e)No improvement
114. Because of his tennis elbow injury, Limba Ram has not and
possibly never will be able to pick up the bat again.
(a) Because of his tennis elbow injury, Limba Ram has not
and possibly will never be able to pick up the bat again.
(b)Because of his tennis elbow injury, Limba Ram has not
been and possibly never would be able to pick up the bat
again.
(c)Because of his tennis elbow injury, Limba Ram has not
been able to and possibly never will be able to pick up the
bat again. 2. (b)
(d)Because of his tennis elbow injury, Limba Ram has not 3. (c)
and if possible be never able to pick up the bat again. 4. (b)
(e)No improvement 5. (a)
115. Had he realized how close he was to failing, he would not 6. (a)
have gone to the party.
(a) If he would have realized how close he was to failing,
he would not have gone to the party.
(b) Had he had realized how close he was to failing, he
would not have gone to the party.
(c) When he realized how close he was to failing, he did 7. (e)
not go to the party.
(d) If he would realize how close he was to failing, he
should not have gone to the party.
(e) No improvement
Directions (116-120): In the following passage there are blanks,
each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed
8. (a)
below the passage and against each five words are suggested,
one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the
appropriate word in each case.
The worlds climate has always changed and species have
evolved accordingly to survive it. The surprising fact about the
(116) between evolution and global warming is that it is not
linear. Rising temperatures alone are not (117) of evolution. 9. (b)
Evolution is also the result of seasonal changes. As the
environment changes those species which dont adapt (118) to
exist. But the sheer pace of manmade climate change today is
(119). Bad things are happening and by one (120) global 10. (d)
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11. (a)
Sol. Ambika is a Doctor and married to Doctor 23. (a) ( ) ( )
( )

12. (d); Engineer is married to Anshika 24. (d) ( )

13. (a); Anshika and Tripti are Housewives ( ) ( )
14. (c); Wife of the Engineer is a Housewife
15. (d);Mitali is married to the Naval officer.
16. (b)
6 5 4 3 2 1 0
$ # # $ # $ $
26 *1 + 25 *0 +24 *0 + 23 *1 + 22 *0 + 21 *1 + 20 *1
= 64 + 8 + 2 + 1 25. (b) ( )
= 75 ( ) ( )
17. (a)

26.Ans.(b)
= 100111 Race I II III IV V
= $##$$$ Person P N M O Q
18. (d)
Track I II III IV V
Person N Q P M O
27. (e)
28. (a)
19. (b) 29. (c)
30. (a)
31. (c) From statement I, if the first Sunday was on 5th of July, then
the last Sunday will be on 26th of July From statement II, If the
last day i.e. 31th is Friday, then 26th July was last Sunday. Hence
either statement I or statement II alone is sufficient to answer
20. (c) the question
32. (e) Using both statements, there are 21 children in the row. B
is 11th from the left and A is 15th from the left. So there are
three children between A and B.
33. (b) First statement is not sufficient to find the answer. From
second statement we can say that K is mother of L.
34. (c) From first statement, the order is R _ P Q. Hence Q is to
21. (c) ( ) ( )
the immediate right of P. From second statement, the order is
( )
P Q T. Hence Q is to the immediate right of P. Hence either
statement I or statement II alone is sufficient to answer the
question
35. (c) From statement I, 3 is common between 32 and 637.
Hence 3 means habit and 2 means harmful. From
statement II, 4 is common between 64 and 842. So 4
22. Ans.(e) ( ) ( ) means drinking and 2 means harmful. Thus 3 means habit.
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Hence either statement I or statement II alone is sufficient to 53. (a); Area of unoccupied space = Area of square with side equal
answer the question. to diameter Area of circle
36. (b)
Colour Yellow red pink blue green = 0.215 cm
Stalls bhelpuri Aalo Pao Panipuri Popcorn 54. (b); Required number of ways
chat bhaji
3rd 4th 5th 2nd 1st
highest highest highest highest highest
37. (c) 55. (c); Required probability
38. (d) 56. (d);
39. (b)
57. (d);
40. (c)
58. (c);
41. (d) Let income of Q = x
59. (a);
then Ps income = 1.2x
Or, ? = 3
and Rs income = 0.9 (x+1.2x)
60. (d);
ATQ,
0.9(x+1.2x) = 990
x = Rs. 500 61. (b);
42. (a) M + F = 9000 Or, ?
And 1.05 M + 1.08 F = 9600 62. (c);
On solving, number of males = 4000 and females = 5000
Required ratio = 4 : 5 63. (b); ( )
43. (a); Let the C.P. be Rs x Or, ? = 6
ATQ,
64. (a); ? = (4 2 + 1) + ( )
New C.P. = 0.9x and S.P. = 1.2x 30
( ) 65. (e); ? = 10 88.2 + 84 = 5.8
66. (b); Required difference = 1375 650 = 725
On solving, C.P., x = Rs 400
67. (b); Required ratio
44. (a); Let the number of gold and non-gold coins be x and 3x
respectively 68. (c); Required average
ATQ, 69. (d); Total runs scored by Kohli is highet i.e. = 3025 runs
70. (a); Required difference
x = 20 2
Required number of total coins = 20 + 320 + 10= 90 71. (b); Required percentage
45. (b); Required age of captain = 25 + 13 1= 38 years
46. (d); 75p 32p = 129 12 100 72. (d); Average
or, p = Rs 3600 73. (c); % of passed students =
47. (a); 74. (a); Required difference
Or, 75. (e); No. of passed students =
Number of 50 paise coins 76. (a); Pattern is
77. (c); This is mix series
48. (a); Price per kg of mixture
49. (b); Ratio of capital, 120012 : B 9 : C 6 = 2 : 3 : 5
78. (e); Pattern is
On solving B =Rs 2400 79. (d); Pattern is
80. (a); Pattern is
50. (c);
81. (a); The author talks about the British empire and how they
Or, L = 110 m captured the foreign territories. This reveals that the passage
51. (d); ( ) of P = 228.96 was still when Britain was still a colonial power. Option (a) is
P = Rs 900 the right choice
82. (a); According to the passage, the people of the tribes are
52. (b); Work done by A, B and C together in 10 days
usually friendly and the habit of plundering the strangers is not
( ) found among them. Option (a) is thus the right answer choice.
Remaining work 83. (d); According to the passage, the trade of finished products
involved the investement of fresh capital and the capital
Work done by A in 1 day
already invested could not be used for the purpose. Hence,
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84. (d); The author states that the civilised English taxpayers had 99. (a); Clandestine means kept secret or done secretively,
to pay for the taxes, they did not choose to pay for, to upkeep especially because illicit.
the territories. This makes option (d) the right choice. 100. (d); Palatable means (of food or drink) pleasant to taste.
85. (b); The author states that the trade in uncivilized countries is For questions (Q101-105): The correct sequence is AEBFCGD.
safer as the people are made to pay heavy taxes on the goods 101. (a) 102. (e) 103. (a) 104. (e) 105. (b)
being imported. Option (b) is thus the right choice 106. (a); The para is about the survey conducted on heavy vehicle
86. (a); Refer to the lines: Until quite recent times it was drivers who work overtime and consume intoxicants.
extremely dangerous to be wrecked on our coasts, as Statement (a) talks about drivers who drink and drive fast.
wrecking, which meant plundering wrecked ships and While rest statements talk about survey conducted on heavy
refraining from any officious efforts to save the lives of their vehicle drivers, hence statement (a) is the odd one out.
crews was a well-established business in many places on our 107. (c); The para is based on the content of the book called
shores. The word officious actually does not mean official. It knowing Christ today by Dallas Willard. Statement (a),
means to meddle, in other words, to intrude into a certain (b),(d) mentions about content of the book but statement(c)
matter. Generally a negative word and used to highlight mentions Dr. Williams percept for the book.
intrusiveness, here it stands of lack of any action, or 108. (a); Statement (a) describes about the conference held on
interference in a matter where presence was required. Hence, women empowerment. While statement (b), (c) and (d)
in the given context it means meddling. mentions opinion of a women executive Debani Ghosh. The
87. (c); The author states that the main reason why the capitalists correct order is (b,c,d,e).
go abroad besides selling their goods is so that they can 109. (a)
overpower the territory and rule the new land 110. (c); Statement (b) describes how the sportsperson made
88. (b); Plundering means steal (goods), typically using force and incredible record and made his fans fall in love numbers.
in a time of disorder hence Consecrate is the word most Statement (a) is also interconnected as it talks about the
opposite in meaning. numbers sports person who holds so many records while
89. (e); The line from the paragraph 2,Some cells, like the sieve statement (c) talks about the sportspersons injury, it is to be
tubes of vascular plants and the red blood cells of mammals, noted that other remaining statements also are talking about
do not possess nuclei during the greater part of their his accomplishments hence option (c) is the correct choice.
existence, although they had nuclei when in a less 111. (a); Option (a) is the best way of expressing the idea.
differentiated state explains that option (e) is the right choice 112. (b); The improper use of pronoun one and you is corrected
90. (a); The line Their belief has been fully supported explains in option (b)
that the contention of Schleiden and Schwann that the 113. (c); Option (c) is the best way of expressing the idea.
nucleus is the most important part of the cell has been proved 114. (c); The omission of the past participle been is corrected in
to be true. Hence, the right answer choice is option (a). choice (c)
91. (c); The line, This point of view is given credence not only by 115. (e); There is no need for improvement in the original sentence.
the prevalence of uninucleate cells, explains that the majority 116. (d) 117. (b) 118. (c) 119. (c) 120. (a)
of the cells are uninucleate. Option (c) is thus the right choice.
92. (b); The line.binucleate, one of the nuclei serving as a source
of hereditary information for the next generation suggests
that option (b) is the right answer.
93. (e); No reference has been made to the function performed by
the crystalline layer of the inner membrane of the nucleus.
Hence, option (e) is the right choice for the given question.
94. (c); The line, The reason for this is not clear, but it may relate
to the fact that for given volume of nucleus, a lobate form
provides much greater surface area for nucleur- cytoplasmic
exchange, possibly affecting both the rate and the amount of
metabolic reactions explains that option (c) is the right choice
95. (c); The line from paragraph 2, some fungi, are multinucleate
because cross walls, dividing the mycelium into specific cells,
and it would appear that this is the most efficient and most
economical manner of partitioning living substance into
manageable units explains that option (c) is the right answer
choice.
96. (c); fragile means (of an object) easily broken or damaged.
97. (a); impassioned means filled with or showing great emotion.
Disconsolate means very unhappy and unable to be
comforted.
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NIACL AO MAINS PRACTICE SET
REASONING ABILITY
Directions (1-5): Study the following information given below
and answer the given questions.
Nine people U, V, W, X, Y, Z, L, M and N stay in a building, but
not necessarily in the same order. The building has nine floors
and only one person stays on one floor. All of them own one car
each, and each car is of a different colour, ie blue, grey, white,
black, yellow, green, red, orange and pink, but not necessarily in
the same order. The ground floor is numbered 1, the floor
above it is numbered 2, and so on, and the topmost floor is
numbered 9.
M owns a black-coloured car and stayed on an even-numbered
floor. U stays on any even-numbered floor below the floor on
which M stays. The one who owns an orange-coloured car stays
on the fourth floor. Y stays on the second floor and owns a
white-coloured car.The one who owns a pink-coloured car stays
on the third floor.U does not own a green coloured car.There
are two floors between the floors on which the people owning
the red and the black-coloured car stay. W owns a grey-
coloured car. There are three floors between the floors on
which W and L stay. X stays on a floor immediately above Ns
floor. There is one floor between the floors on which Z and L
stay. Z does not own the pink coloured car. The one who owns
the blue car stays on the topmost floor. Z does not stay on the
ground floor.
1. Who amongst the following owns the green-coloured car?
(a) X (b) N (c) L
(d) Z (e) None of these
2. Who amongst the following stays on the topmost floor?
(a) Z (b) L (c) X
(d) W (e) None of these
3. U owns a car of which of the following colours?
(a) Orange (b) Pink (c) Yellow
(d) Blue (e) None of these
4. Who stays on the floor which is exactly between the floor
on which M stays and the floor on which U stays?
(a) V (b) L (c) W
(d) Z (e) None of these
5. How many floors are there between the floor on which N
stays and the floor on which W stays?
(a) One (b) Two (c) None
(d) Three (e) More than three
6. Statement: "A rare opportunity to be a professional while
you are at home." An advertisement for computer
literate housewives by a computer company.
Assumptions: I. Some housewives simultaneously desire
to become professional.
II. Computer industry is growing at a fast pace.
III. It is possible to be a professional as well as a housewife.
(a) Only I and II are implicit
(b) Only II and III are implicit (c) Only I and III are implicit
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(d) Only II is implicit (e) None of these
7. Statement: Everybody loves reading adventure stories.
Assumptions: I. Adventure stories are the only reading
material.
II. Nobody loves reading any other material.
III. All are literate.
(a) None is implicit (b) Only I and II are implicit
(c) All are implicit (d) Only II and III are implicit
(e) None of these
Directions (8-12): Study the following information carefully and
answer the questions given below:
Eight persons P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting around a
circular table facing the centre. They belong to different States
of India, viz Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, West
Bengal, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, but not
necessarily in the same order. They also read three different
magazines Competition power, Banking Chronicle and
Banking & you. At least two persons read one magazine and not
more than three persons read one magazine.
Only S and T read Competition power and S sits third to the
right of T. P is from Rajasthan and reads Banking Chronicle and
sits on the immediate right of T. U is from West Bengal and
reads Banking & you. W reads the same magazine as V. V is
third to the left of U. Q sits opposite the person who is from
Uttar Pradesh. R sits exactly opposite to the person who
belongs to Maharashtra. The persons who belong to Haryana
and Madhya Pradesh read Banking Chronicle. V is from Uttar
Pradesh. Q is from Madhya Pradesh. The persons who read
Banking Chronicle do not sits adjacent to each other. The one
who is from Punjab does not read Banking Chronicle or
Competition power. W is not from Haryana.
8. Who among the following is from Chhattisgarh?
(a) The one who reads Banking & you (b) S
(c) The one who reads Banking Chronicle (d) T
(e) None of these
9. Which of the following groups read Banking & you
magazine?
(a) U, V,W (b) R, V, W (c) Q, R,W
(d) V, U, R (e) None of these
10. T belongs to which of the following States?
(a) Haryana (b) Chhattisgarh (c) Maharashtra
(d) Punjab (e) None of these
11. Which of the following combinations is true?
(a) V Banking Chronicle Uttar Pradesh
(b) R Banking & you Chhattisgarh
(c) S Competition power Maharashtra
(d) All is true (e) None of these
12. Which of the following statements is/are true?
(a) V is from Uttar Pradesh and reads Banking Chronicle.
(b) R is from Haryana and reads Banking Chronicle.
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(d) W belongs to Chhattisgarh and reads Competition
power.
(e) None of these
Directions (13-17): Each question consists of two/three
statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II.
Consider the given statements to be true even if they seem to
be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the
conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion
logically follow from the given statements using all statements
together.
Mark your answer as,
(a) If only conclusion I follows
(b) If only conclusion II follows
(c) If either conclusion I or conclusion II follows
(d) If neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
(e) If both conclusion I and conclusion II follow
(13-14)
Statements: Some classes are syllabus
All colleges are syllabus All exams are classes
13. Conclusions: I. Some classes are not colleges is a possibility
II. Some syllabus are exams
14. Conclusions: I. No exams is college is a possibility
II. All exams are syllabus
(15-16):
Statements: No water is bottle
All minerals are bottles Some liquid are waters
15. Conclusions: I. Some bottles are liquid is definitely true
II. No minerals is water
16. Conclusions: I. Some liquid are not minerals
II. All bottles being a part of liquid is a possibility
17. Statements: No tea is a coffee
All coffees are chocolates Some Hot are chocolates
Conclusions: I. At least some coffees are Hot
II. Some chocolates are not teas
Directions (18-19): In each question below is given a statement
followed by some courses of action. You have to assume
everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the
information given in the statement, decide which of the
suggested courses of action logically follow (s) for pursuing.
18. Statement: There is a considerable increase in the number
of persons affected by water-borne diseases during
monsoon period.
Courses of action: I. The question should be raised to find
the number of persons affected by water-borne diseases
during monsoon period.
II. The Government should disseminate adequate
information regarding the pure drinking water to people.
III. All the hospitals in the city should be equipped properly
for the treatment of patients during monsoon period.
(a) All follow (b) Only I and II follow
(c) Only II and III follow (d) Only I and III follow
(e) None follows
19. Statement: Some strains of mosquito have become
resistant to chloroquine the widely used medicine for
malaria patients.
Courses of action: I. Selling of chloroquine should be
stopped.
II. Researchers should develop a new medicine for patients
affected by such mosquitoes.
III. All the patients who are suffering from malaria should
be checked for identification of causal mosquito.
(a) None follows (b) Only I and III follow
(c) All follow (d) Only II and III follow
(e) None of these
Directions (20-24): Read the following passage carefully and
answer the questions given below it
(i) There is a family of six members M, N, O, P, Q & R.
(ii) There are two married couples in the family and the family
members represent three generations.
(iii) Each member has a distinct choice of colour amongst
Green, Yellow, Black, Red, White & Pink.
(iv) No lady members like either green or White.
(v) O, who likes Black Colour, is the daughter in law of Q.
(vi) N is the brother of R and son of P and likes Pink.
(vii) M is the grandmother of R and R does not like Red.
(viii) The husband has a choice for green colour, his wife
likes Yellow.
20. Which of the following is true about R?
(a) Brother of N (b) Sister of N
(c) Either sister or Brother of N
(d) Daughter of O (e) None of the above
21. Which of the following is one of the married couples?
(a) OP (b) PM (c) MO
(d) Cannot Determined (e) None of the above
22. How many male members are there in the family?
(a) Two (b) Three (c) Four
(d) Cannot Determined (e) None of the above
23. Which of the following is the colour combination of one of
the couples?
(a) Yellow-Red (b) Green Black (c) Red Yellow
(d) Yellow Green (e) None of these
24. Which of the following is the colour preference of M?
(a) Red (b) Yellow
(c) Either Yellow or Red (d) Cannot be Determined
(e) None of the above
Directions (2529): 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: xenon 63 century 51 88 69 glow goal 81 hearing
Step I: century xenon 63 51 69 glow goal 81 hearing 88
Step II: glow century xenon 63 51 69 goal hearing 88 81
Step III: goal glow century xenon 63 51 hearing 88 81 69
Step IV: hearing goal glow century xenon 51 88 81 69 63
Step V: xenon hearing goal glow century 88 81 69 63 51
And step V is the last step of the arrangement. As per the
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following questions the appropriate step for the input given
below;
Input: 41 do recover 21 49 muffin contra little 29 Alpha 53 44
25. How many steps would be needed to complete the
arrangement?
(a) IV (b) V (c) VI
(d) VII (e) None of these
26. Which Step number would be the following output?
little do contra Alpha recover21 muffin 29 53 49 44 41
(a) III (b) II (c) VII
(d) IV (e) There will be no such step
27. Which of the following would be the step I?
(a) Alpha 41 contra recover21 muffin little 49 29 53 44
(b) Alpha contra 21 recover41 muffin little 29 53 44 49
(c) Alpha 41 do recover21 44 muffin contra little 49 53 29
(d) Alpha 41 do recover44 21 contra little 29 49 53
(e) None of these
28. In step V, which of the following word/number would be on
th
the 6 position (from the right)?
(a) 44 (b) 21 (c) 49
(d) recover (e) Alpha
29. Which of the following would be the final arrangement?
(a) recover muffin little do contra Alpha 53 44 49 41 29 21
(b) recover muffin little do contra Alpha 53 21 44 41 29 49
(c) recover muffin little do contra Alpha 53 49 44 21 29 41
(d) recover muffin little do contra Alpha 53 49 44 41 29 21
(e) None of these
Directions (3032): In each question below is given a statement
followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. An assumption
is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to
consider the statement and the following assumptions and
decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.
Give answer
(a) If only assumption I is implicit
(b) If only assumption II is implicit
(c) If either assumption I or assumption II is implicit
(d) If neither assumption I nor assumption II is implicit
(e) If both assumption I and II are implicit
30. Statement: You are expected to be frank and objective
while writing your self-appraisal report. An instruction for
writing self-appraisal report.
Assumption: I. Unless cautioned, people may tend to be
little shy and less objective while writing their self-appraisal
report.
II. Every self-appraisal report helps the person in his further
development.
31. Statement: The higher echelon of any organization are
expected to be models of observational learning and
should not be considered as merely sources of reward and
punishments.
Assumption: I. Employees are likely to be sensitive enough
to learn by observing the behavior of their bosses.
II. Normally bosses are considered as sources of reward
and punishment.
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32. Statement: But, out of A, B, C and D products, you buy B
which alone is based on the international technology. A
shopkeeper tells a customer.
Assumption: I. The customers normally accept the
recommendation of the shopkeeper.
II.Use of international technology is supposed to ensure
better quality standards.
Directions (33-37): Study the following information carefully
and answer the questions given below:
Seven Persons H, I, J, K, L, M and N are employees of Adobe
system pvt. Ltd. working in different department viz. IT,
Software, Mechanical, Civil, Computer, Electrical and Geo
science but not necessarily in the same order. They have mobile
phone of different brands viz. Apple, Samsung, Lenovo,
Micromax, Intex, Lava and Xaiomi but not necessarily in the
same order. Each one uses different language for
communication viz. Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Marathi,
Punjabi and Bangla but not necessarily in the same order.
J is working in Software department and he does not use Tamil
or Marathi for communication and he does not have Apple or
Intex mobile phone. Ks language is Punjabi and he is working in
IT department and has Micromax mobile phone. N is working in
Geo science and his language is Hindi and he doesnt have
Samsung phone. L is not working in Computer department and
M has Intex mobile phone. Lava and Lenovo are being used by L
and H. L and M are not working in Mechanical and none of
them uses Marathi language and L has neither Apple nor
Samsung mobile phone. I is working in Civil department and has
Xaiomi brand phone and his language is Telugu. The one who is
working in Electrical department uses Bangla language and
doesnt have Apple brand phone.
33. Which language is used by J for his communication?
(a) Telugu (b) Hindi (c) Bangla
(d) Kannada (e) None of these
34. Who works in Mechanical department?
(a) H (b) L (c) M
(d) L or M (e) None of these
35. Which of the following combination is correct?
(a) Marathi- I Civil- Xaiomi
(b) Tamil- M Computer - Intex
(c) Marathi- I Mechanical- Samsung
(d) Punjabi- K - Electrical - Lenovo
(e) None of these.
36. Who among the following Person has Lava brand mobile
phone?
(a) H (b) M (c) L
(d) K (e) cant be determined.
37. Who among the following Person has Lenovo mobile
phone?
(a) H (b) M (c) L
(d) K (e) cant be determined.
Directions (38-42): Each of the questions below consists of a
question and two statements numbered I and II given below it.
You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements
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are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements (a) If only argument I is strong.
and give answer. (b) If only argument II is strong.
(a) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the (c) If either I or II is strong.
question, while the data in statement II alone are not (d) If neither I nor II is strong.
sufficient to answer the question. (e) If both I and II are strong.
(b) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the 43. Statement: Should Anti-piracy Bill be brought in the
question, while the data in statement I alone are not Parliament?
sufficient to answer the question. Arguments: I. Yes, This will help the film industry to fight
(c) If the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone against piracy as a result of which the industry will be
are sufficient to answer the question. financially strong.
(d) If the data in both statements I and II together are not sufficient II. No, We have already provisions such as Copyright laws
to answer the question. etc to fight against piracy.
(e) If the data in both statements I and II together are necessary 44. Statement: Should Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) be entitled
to answer the question. to dual citizenship?
38. There are six persons A, B, C, D, E and F sitting around a table. Arguments: I. Yes, This will bolster the intimacy of the NRIs
Who is on the immediate right of E? with the Indian soil.
I. Only F is sitting between E and A. II. No, The move will not be fruitful for all NRIs because
II. A is third to the right of D. there is lack of provisions for dual citizenship in many
39. What is the shortest distance between two points `M' countries.
and `N? 45. Statement: Should reputed private driver training schools
I. M is 15 km North from another point ' P', which is to the be allowed to issue driving licenses?
East of N at a distance of 22 km. Arguments: I. Yes, This will enable more and more people
II. Point 'X' is to the West of N' at a distance of 5.6 km and to to get driving licenses.
the North of 'M' at a distance of 6.5 km. II. No, This will increase the congestion of the vehicles on
40. Who is Kamla's sister? the road and will result in traffic jams too.
I. Sapna is the granddaughter of Amit, who is the father of Directions (4650): Study the following information carefully
Kamla's father. and answer the questions which follow
II. The name of Kamla's sister starts with the letter 'S'. In a certain code language, 'some novel is easy' is coded as '79
Q41. Who among the five friends Rajat, Kabir, Ritesh, Vikrant and 93 47 52', 'reading passage is tough' is coded as '49 53 74 93',
Basuki is the youngest? 'words and grammar both are tough' is coded as '57 75 74 95 45
I. Basuki is older than three of them but Rajat is younger than 92', 'both passage are easy' is coded as '45 79 57 53' and 'these
Ritesh. are some grammar' is coded as '57 47 59 95'.
II. Kabir is older than Vikrant and Basuki. 46. What is the code for 'grammar and reading'?
42. What is the code for 'story' in a code language? (a) 49 95 45 (b) 75 49 95 (c) 92 95 49
I. In that language `pik tik rik'means 'I like reading' and (d) 92 45 49 (e) Cannot be determined
'mik nek bek fek' means 'this story is interesting'. 47. What can be the code for 'passage was tough'?
II. In the same language 'pik tik mik rik'means 'I like reading (a) 74 56 53 (b) 92 57 53 (c) 53 74 59
story' and mik juk pan means 'you read story'. (d) 75 53 54 (e) Cannot be determined
Directions (43-45): In making decisions about important 48. Code '45' stands for _______________.
questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between (a) words (b) both (c) are
strong arguments and weak arguments in so far as they (d) and (e) Cannot be determined
relate to the question. Strong arguments are those which are 49. What can be the code for 'this is Novel'?
both important and directly related to the question. Weak (a) 59 93 52 (b) 92 59 93 (c) 47 59 51
arguments are those which are of minor importance and also (d) 52 72 93 (e) Cannot be determined
may not be directly related to the question or may be related to 50. What is the code for tough is passage?
a trivial aspect of the question. (a) 74 93 53 (b) 53 47 93 (c) 95 79 45
Each question below is followed by two arguments numbered I (d) 93 7457 (e) Cant say
and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a strong
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Direction (51-55): Study the following graph carefully and (d) 108 (e) 96
answer accordingly. Directions (56-60) : Study the following information carefully to
Number of students participated in different events. answer the questions.
In a comparative study of population of six districts-
Kurukshetra, Karnal, Panipat, Rohtak, Sonipat and Ambala the
following were observed.
Female population of Kurukshetra is 120% of the male
population of Panipat and 90% of the female population of
Rohtak.
Male population of Karnal is 125% of the male population of
Rohtak and times of the male population of Sonipat. Male
and female populations of Rohtak are in the ratio of 13 : 12
respectively.
Male population of Kurukshetra is th of the total population
of that district which is 198000.
51. Total number of students participated in Cricket and Female population of Panipat is 110% of the female population
Volleyball together from school A is what percent of the of Kurukshetra and 75% of the male population of Ambala.
total number of students participated in these two games Male and female populations of Sonipat are in the ratio of 7 : 8
together from school C? respectively.
(a) (b) (c) Female population of Karnal is 150% of the male population of
Kurukshetra.
(d) (e)
Female population of Ambala is equal to the male population of
52. If the number of students participated in each game in Rohtak.
school D is increased by 15% and the number of students 56. Female population of Panipat is approximately what per
participated each game in school B is decreased by 5%, cent of its total population?
then what will be the difference between number of (a) 46 (b) 52 (c) 53
students in school D and B. (d) 48 (e) 57
(a) 54 (b) 218 (c) 356 57. What is the average male population of districts Karnal ,
(d) 224 (e) 205 Panipat and Rohtak?
53. If out of the students participated in Basketball from (a) 127500 (b) 126200 (c) 114600
schools B, D and E, 40%, 35% and 45% respectively got (d) 122800 (e) 133500
selected for state level competition, what was the total 58. What is the total population of Ambala?
number of students get selected for state level competition (a) 268200 (b) 248600 (c) 282800
from these three schools together. (d) 288400 (e) 276800
(a) 346 (b) 241 (c) 292 59. What is the respective ratio between male and female
(d) 284 (e) 268 population of Karnal?
54. Total number of students participated in Volleyball from all (a) 33 : 28 (b) 11 : 9 (c) 66 : 53
schools together is approximately What percent of the (d) 65 : 54 (e) 13 : 11
total number of students participated in Basketball from all 60. If 85% of the female population of Sonipat is literate, how
schools together? many females in the Sonipat illiterate?
(a) 84% (b) 74% (c) 72% (a) 15600 (b) 16400 (c) 18600
(d) 79% (e) 70% (d) 15200 (e) 14800
55. From school A,, out of the students participated in Cricket, Directions (61-65): Find the wrong number in the series:
40% got selected for state level competition, out of which 61. 549, 566, 601, 651, 719
25% further got selected for National level competition. (a) 549 (b) 566 (c) 601
From school E, out of the students playing Cricket, 45% got (d) 651 (e) 719
selected for state level competition, out of which two-third 62. 157, 172, 127, 204, 97
for the got selected for National level competition. What is (a) 157 (b) 172 (c) 127
the total number of students participated in Cricket from (d) 204 (e) 97
these two schools who got selected for national level 63. 32, 18, 10.8, 6.48, 3.888
competition? (a) 32 (b) 18 (c) 10.8
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64. 42, 45, 93, 282, 1131, 5652 vehicle.

(a) 45 (b) 93 (c) 282 (a) 29.33 m/s (b) 59.33 m/s (c) 58.66 m/s
(d) 1131 (e) 5652 (d) 70 m/s (e) 35 m/s
65. 0, 4, 18, 54, 100, 180 75. The circumference of a wheel of train is m. It makes 14
(a) 0 (b) 18 (c) 54 rotations in 6seconds. Find the speed of the train.
(d) 100 (e) 180 (a) 52.8 kmph (b) 53.6 kmph (c) 48.6 kmph
66. A trader marked his goods at 20% above the cost price. He (d) 45 kmph (e) 54 kmph
sold half of the stock at marked price. One quarter at a 76. A certain sum amount to Rs. 5832 in 2 yr at 8% per annum
discount of 20% on marked price and rest at a discount of compound interest, the sum is
40% on marked price, then his gain is (a) Rs. 5000 (b) Rs. 5200 (c) Rs. 5280
(a) 2.5 % (b) 2.2 % (c) 2 % (d) Rs. 5400 (e) None of these
(d) 1.9 % (e) None of these 77. A and B can together finish a work in 30 days. They worked
67. A person invests money in 3 different schemes for 6 years, together for 20 days, then B left. After another 20 days, A
10 years and 12 years at 10%, 12% and 15% simple interest finished the remaining work. In how many days can A alone
respectively. At the completion of each scheme, he gets the finish the job?
same interest. The ratio of his investments is (a) 50 (b) 60 (c) 48
(a) 2:3:5 (b) 2:5:6 (c) 6:5:2 (d) 54 (e) None of these
(d) 6:5:3 (e) None of these 78. Average age of 6 sons of a family is 8 yr. Average age of
68. 4 men and 3 women finish a job in 6 days, and 5 men and 7 sons together with their parents is 22 yr. If the father is
women can do the same job in 4 days. How long will 1 man older than the mother by 8 yr, the age of mother (in yr) is
and 1 woman take to do the work? (a) 44 (b) 52 (c) 60
(a) 22( ) days (b) 25( ) days (c) 5( ) days (d) 68 (e) None of these
(d) 12( ) days (e) None of these 79. If 378 coins consist of Rs. 1, 50 paise and 25 paise coins,
whose values are in the ratio of 13 : 11 : 7, the number of
69. A can do a piece of work in 20 days. He works at it for 5
50 paise coins will be
days and then B finishes it in 10 more days. In how many
(a) 132 (b) 128 (c) 136
days will A and B together finish the work?
(d) 133 (e) None of these
(a) 8 days (b) 10 days (c) 12 days
80. A retailer buy 40 pens at the marked price of 36 pens from
(d) 6 days (e) 16 days
st a wholesaler. If he sells these pens giving a discount of 1%
70. The average of 8 nos is 20 .The average of 1 two nos is
th what is the profit per cent?
15.5 & that of next three nos is 21 .If the 6 number be
(a) 9% (b) 10% (c)
less than the seventh &eighth number by 4 & 7
(d) 11% (e) None of these
respectively, then find eight number.
81. A and B enter into a partnership by making investments in
(a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 25
the ratio 1 : 2, 5% of the total profit goes to charity. If Bs
(d) 18 (e) 13
share is Rs. 760, then total profit is
71. In a class the average age of 40 students is 15 years .If 10
(a) Rs. 1200 (b) Rs. 1800 (c) Rs. 2400
new students include then the average age of students
(d) Rs. 1560 (e) None of these
increase by 0.2 ,find the average age (in years) of new
82. If 60% of As income is equal to 75% of Bs income, then Bs
students.
income is equal to % of As income. The value of is
(a) 16yr (b) 20 (c) 17
(a) 70 (b) 60 (c) 80
(d) 19 (e) 18
(d) 90 (e) None of these
72. The S.I on certain sum of money for 15 months at rate of
83. A man sells two tables at the same price. On one he makes
7.5% per annum exceed the S.I on same sum at 12.5% per
a profit of 10% and on the other he suffers a loss of 10%.
annum for 8 months by Rs 3250 find sum(in Rs)?
His loss per cent on the whole transaction is
(a) 160000 (b) 20000 (c) 170000
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2
(d) 18000 (e) 312000
(d) 5 (e) None of these
73. There are two leakages in the bottom of a cistern. Both
84. The simple interest on a certain sum for 8 months at 4%
together empty the cistern in 12 hours. If the first leakage
per annum is Rs. 129 less than the simple interest on the
alone empties it in 30 hours, then in how many hours will
same sum for 15 months at 5% per annum. The sum is
the second leakage alone empty it?
(a) Rs. 2580 (b) Rs. 2400 (c) Rs. 2529
(a) 20 hours (b) 25 hours (c) 30 hours
(d) Rs. 3600 (e) None of these
(d)15 hours (e) 12 hours
85. number of men can finish a piece of work in 30 days. If
74. The diameter of a wheel of a vehicle is 56 cm. It completes
there were 6 men more, the work could be finished in 10
1000 rotations in 1 minute. Find the speed (in m/s) of the
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(d) 15 (e) None of these version of magazine is highest as compared to the total
Directions (86-90): What should come in place of question mark revenue from online version and printed version of
(?) in the following questions? magazine together?
86. 3 3 (27) 11.25 + 75% of 45 = ?
3 7 2
(a) March (b) April (c) May
(a) 131 (b) 132 (c) 133 (d) June (e) None of these
(d) 134 (e) 135 93. Find the difference (in rupees) between the revenue from
87. 144% of 185 44% of 85 = 200 + ? the state having highest revenue (from both online and
(a) 37 (b) 33 (c) 29 printed version) and the revenue from the state having
(d) 23 (e) 27 lowest revenue in the month of May.
2 2
88. (17.35) (8.85) = 200 + ? (a) 1.4 lakh (b) 0.24 lakh (c) 1.6 lakh
(a) 13.7 (b) 17.7 (c) 19.7 (d) 16 lakh (e) None of these
(d) 22.7 (e) 1 94. Total revenue generated from Haryana, Delhi and U.P. in
89. of 1 = ? + 1335 April from the printed version is approximately what
percent of the total revenue generated from Gujarat and
(a) 15 (b) 35 (c) 55
Rajasthan in the same month from printed version and
(d) 65 (e) 75
online version of Magazine ?
90. of of of 8568 = ? (a) 84% (b) 83% (c) 82%
(a) 12310 (b) 12155 (c) 12265 (d) 81% (e) 80%
(d) 12450 (e) 12255 95. Find the average total revenue (revenue from printed
Directions (91-95): The following table shows the revenue version + revenue from online version) from Rajasthan,
generated from sales of amonthly magazine from January to over the months.
June 2016, in 5 different states (PV Printed version, OV (a) 3,96,800 (b) 3,96,600 (c) 3,96,500
Online version) (The revenue given in the table is in rupees (d) 3,29,000 (e) None of these
thousands) Direction (96-100): In each of these questions, two equations
(1) and (II) are given. You have to solve both the equations and
give answer.
(a) If x > y (b) If x y
(c) If x < y (d) If x y
(e) If x = y or relationship between x and y cannot be
established.
91. What is the ratio between the revenue generated from the 96. I. x2 3481 = 0 II. 3y2 =
printed version of magazine in Haryana in all the months to 97. I. 20x2 67x + 56 = 0 II. 56y2 67y + 20 = 0
the revenue generated from online version of magazine in
98. I. x2 = 14641 II. y =
the same state in all months together ?
(a) 435 : 458 (b) 458 : 435 (c) 482 : 481 99. I. x2 + 42 = 13x II. y =
(d) 435 : 457 (e) None of these 100.I. 15x2 46x + 35 = 0 II. 4y2 15y + 14 = 0

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Directions (101-107): Read the following passage carefully and
answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases
have been printed in bold to help you locate them while
answering some of the questions.
The modern world requires us to repose trust in many
anonymous institutions. We strap ourselves in a flying tin can
with two hundred other people not because we know the pilot
but because we believe that airline travel is safe. Our trust in
these institutions depends on two factors : skills and ethics. We
expect that the people who run these institutions know what
they are doing, that they build and operate machines that work
as they are supposed to and that they are looking out for our
welfare even though we are strangers.
When one of these factors is weak or absent, trust breaks
down and we either pay a high price in safety- as in the Bhopal
tragedy -or a large welfare premium such as the elaborate
security measures at airports. Trust-deficient environments
work in the favour of the rich and powerful, who can command
premium treatment and afford welfare premiums. Poor people
can command neither; which is why air travel is safer than train
travel, which in turn is safer than walking by the road side.
Every modern society depends on the trust in the skills and
ethics of a variety of institutions such as schools and colleges,
hospital and markets. If we stopped believing in the expertise
of our teachers, doctors and engineers, we will stop being a
modern society.
As the Institution among institutions, it is the duty of the
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obligations. The Indian state has failed in its regulatory role.
Consequently, we cannot trust our schools to turn out good
graduates, we cannot ensure that our colleges turn out well
trained engineers and we cannot guarantee that our engineers
will turn out to be good products.
Last year, I was invited to speak at an undergraduate
research conference. Most of the participants in this conference
were students at the best engineering colleges in the State. One
student who was driving me back and forth recounted a story
about the previous years final exam. One of his papers had a
question from a leading textbook to which the textbooks
answer was wrong. The student was in a dilemma : should he
write the (wrong) answer as given in the textbook or should he
write the right answer using his own analytical skills. He decided
to do the latter and received a zero on that question. Clearly, as
the student had suspected, the examiners were looking at the
textbook answer while correcting the examination papers
instead of verifying its correctness.
The behaviour of these examiners is a breakdown of
institutional morals, with consequences for the skills acquired
by students. I say institutional morals, for the failure of these
examiners is not a personal failure. At the same conference I
met a whole range of college teachers, all of whom were
drafted as examiners at some time or the other. Without
exception, they were dedicated individuals who cared about the
education and welfare of their students. However, when put in
the institutional role of evaluating an anonymous individual,
they fail in fulfilling their responsibilities. When some of our
best colleges are run in this fashion, is it any wonder that we
turn out unskilled engineers and scientists ? If, as we are led to
expect, there is a vast increase in education at all levels and the
regulatory regime is as weak as it is currently, isnt it likely that
the trust deficit is only going to increase ?
We are all aware of the consequences of ignoring
corruption at all levels of society. While institutional failures in
governance are obvious, I think the real problem lies deeper, in
the failure of every day institutions that are quite apart from
institutions that impinge on our lives only on rare occasions. It
is true that our lives are made more miserable by government
officials demanding bribes for all sorts of things, but what about
the everyday lying and cheating and breaking of rules with
people who are strangers ?
Let me give you an example that many of us have
experienced. I prefer buying my fruits and vegetables from
roadside vendors rather than chain stores. To the vendor, I am
probably an ideal customer, since I do not bargain and I do not
take hours choosing the best pieces, instead, letting the vendor
do the selecting. The market near my house is quite busy; as a
result, most vendors are selling their wares to strangers. It takes
a while before a particular vendor realises that I am a repeat
customer. In such a situation trust is crucial. I have a simple rule
: if a vendor palms off a bad piece whose defects are obvious, I
never go back to that person again. It is amazing how often that
happens.
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In my opinion, the failure of institutional ethics is as much
about these little abuses of trust as anything else. Everyday
thievery is like roadside trash; if you let it accumulate the whole
neighbourhood stinks.
101. What is the meaning of the phrase palms off as used in
the passage ?
(a)steals from (b)hides away from
(c)buys quickly (d)acquires a good price for
(e)passes on by deception
102. Why, according to the author, do people repose trust in
Institutions they do not know ?
(a) The marketing strategies adopted by these institutions
make them trustworthy in the eyes of the public.
(b) Many other people before them have done the same
thing thus they feel safe.
(c) People learn from the experiences of their richer
counterparts who have availed of the services of these
institutions.
(d) They believe that these institutions have the requisite
knowledge and will act only in favour of the general public.
(e) These institutions charge a very high price for the
services they provide which leads people to trust them.
103. Why, according to the author, is the behaviour of
examiners a breakdown of institutional morals ?
(a) As the institution encourages examiners to give as little
marks to students as possible.
(b) As the institution is responsible for not encouraging
examiners to venture outside the rote process.
(c) As the examiners are told to discourage students from
being creative by the institution.
(d) As the institution fails to pro-vide adequate
compensation to these hardworking examiners.
(e) As the institution does not have information regarding
right answers with it.
104. Which of the following is possibly the most appropriate
title for the passage ?
(a) Modifications in Institutional Ethics
(b) Little Deceptions Add to Larger Trust-Deficit
(c) India -A Country Without Ethics
(d) Failure of the Government
(e) College -As an Institution
105. Which of the following is NOT TRUE in the context of the
passage ?
(A) Despite being aware of the fact that clients will not
return, fruit and vegetable vendors sell bad goods.
(B) Examiners are devoted to their jobs.
(C) Examiners deliberately mark correct answers as
incorrect ones.
(a) Only (A) and (C) (b) Only (B) (c) Only (A)
(d) Only (B) and (C) (e) Only (C)
106. What, according to the author, happens when there is a
breakdown of trust ?
(A) Less affluent people have to compromise on quality.
(B) Our wellbeing is compromised.
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(C) We pay a higher price for services.
(a) Only (A) (b) Only (A) and (C)
(c) Only (B) and (C) (d) Only (B)
(e) All (A), (B) and (C)
Directions (107): Choose the word/group of words which is
most similar in meaning to the work/group of words printed in
bold as used in the passage.
107. PREMIUM
(a) monetary (b) extra (c) biased
(d) finest (e) demarcated
Directions (108-115): Read the passage carefully and answer
the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases are given in
bold to help you locate them while answering some of the
questions.
The interim unclear accord between Iran and the international
community announced after tense negotiations in Geneva is
historic for two reasons. The deal promises to end Irans
prolonged nuclear confrontation with the world, strengthen the
global non-proliferation regime and reduce the dangers of war
in the Middle East. Second, emerging from secret talks between
Washington and Tehran over the last many months, the deal
lays the foundation for a long overdue rapprochement between
America and Iran.
As it creates possibilities for new geopolitical equations in a
very critical region, the nuclear agreement has already stirred a
big backlash in the United States and the Middle East hardliners
and ideologues in America and Iran will accuse their
governments of giving away too many concessions. Some of the
predictable hostility is rooted in the demonization of each other
over many decades. But a close look at the terms of what is
being called the first step nuclear agreement suggests
sensible give and take that would instill mutual confidence and
facilitate talks for a final resolution of the nuclear dispute. For
its part, Iran has agreed to freeze some of the sensitive
activities of its nuclear programme and roll back others. Iran is
now open to unprecedented international inspections to verify
its commitments under the accord. The international
community, in turn, has given modest relief from he massive
sanctions regime that has been constructed in recent years
against Iran. To be sure, the terms of the deal are reversible in
practice. The deal, however, opens the door to a
comprehensive settlement which would ensure that Irans
nuclear programme remains peaceful, in return for an end to
the international economic blockade against Tehran.
Time is of the essence for Irans President Hassan Rouhani, who
is acutely aware that the present window of political
opportunity at home to negotiate with the US will not last too
long. President Barack Obama is under fire from Israel and the
Gulf Arab states, especially Saudi Arabia, who fear that a US-
Iran dtente will make them vulnerable to Tehrans rising
regional clout. Meanwhile, the US Congress threatens to
undermine the deal by pushing for more sanctions against Iran.
As Obama and Rouhani move forward in a political minefield,
India has a major opportunity to raise its diplomatic profile in
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the region, where it has so much at stake. Delhi which has
welcomed the nuclear deal, must step up its engagement with
all the major players in the region, for the Middle East will not
be the same as the prospects for Irans reconciliation with
America improve.
108. What has Iran agreed to do as per the recent nuclear
agreement? Give your answer in the context of the given
passage.
(a) Iran has agreed to dismantle all its nuclear arsenals.
(b) Iran has agreed to freeze some of the sensitive
activities of its nuclear programme.
(c) Iran has denied to get its commitments under the
accord inspected by international inspectors.
(d) Iran has agreed to discontinue all its nuclear
programmes.
(e) None of these
109. What is/are the importance of the nuclear deal between
Iran and the international community?
(a) The deal lays the foundation for a long overdue
friendship between Iran and America.
(b) The deal will help reduce the dangers of war in the
Middle East.
(c) The deal promises to end Irans prolonged nuclear
confrontation with the world.
(d) It creates possibilities for a new geopolitical equation in
a very critical region.
(e) All the above
110. Find the correct statement(s) on the basis of the given
passage.
(A) In lieu of Irans nuclear agreement, he international
community has given some relief from certain sanctions
against Iran.
(B) In practice, the terms of the deal are irreversible.
(C) The international community has rejected the request of
Iran to continue its nuclear programme even for peaceful
purposes.
(a) Only (A) (b) Only (B) (c) Only (C)
(d) Both (B) and (C) (e) Both (A) and (B)
111. What is the reason of Saudi Arabias fear?
(a) Increasing regional clout of Tehran
(b) As per the recent agreement Iran would not be in a
position to help Saudi Arabia when in need.
(c) The regular threats received from the USA
(d) US Congress has threatened Saudi Arabia to impose
sanctions if it does not abide by the diktat of the US.
(e) All the above
112. How has India taken the interim nuclear accord announced
between Iran and the international community?
(a) India thinks that the recent accord will weaken Tehran
and all its neighbouring countries will make it a soft target.
(b) India has welcomed the nuclear deal because this will
provide an opportunity to step up its engagement in the
Middle East.
(c) India takes the announcement of nuclear accord as a
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big opportunity to raise its diplomatic profile in Iran. below the passage and against each, five words are suggested,
(d) Only a) and b) (e) Only b) and c) one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the
Directions (113-114) : Choose the word/group of words which appropriate word in each case.
is MOST SIMILAR in meaning of the word/group of words It is a pity that we do not have good books on insurance written
printed in bold as used in the passage. by Indian authors (121) to the steady growth of literature on
113. Instill the subject in other countries especially, the U.S.A. whose
(a) steal (b) stimulate (c) initiate insurance laws and (122) are very much similar to those of our
(d) infuse (e) incite country. And students studying in our colleges and the millions
114. Blockade of insurance employees appearing for various insurance
(a) lump (b) barrier (c) union examinations have to depend(123) on books written by foreign
(d) outburst (e) stroke authors. As these books mainly deal with the problems of
Directions (115): Choose the word/group of words which is insurance industry of foreign countries, the (124) of the
MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to the word/group of words insurance scene in India and the various legal (125) and
printed in bold as used in the passage. insurance procedures remains very weak. To (126) the
115. Rapprochement insurance employees and the college students who have opted
(a) friendship (b) conflict (c) battle for (127) courses in insurance with different aspects of theory
(d) trade (e) enmity and practice of insurance we should have good
Directions (116-120) : Rearrange the following five sentences and (128) textbooks. The book under review written by V.M.R.
(A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) in the proper sequence to form a Nair himself an experienced and (129)expert on insurance law
meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given based on leading Indian cases will be found very useful by
below. students of insurance sector as a (130) guide to the principles of
(A) Bank under a contract of guarantee is bound to honour its insurance.
guarantee and its obligation to pay is primary and 121. (a) paving (b) corresponding
independent of the underlying contract between is given (c) following (d) emphasize (e) correcting
and the beneficiary. 122. (a) process (b) product (c) notes
(B) Guarantee issued by banks mainly are financial guarantee, (d) currency (e) procedures
performance guarantee, deferred payment guarantees and 123. (a) slightly (b) upon (c) still
statutory guarantees. (d) at (e) until
(C) A bank guarantee is a contract by which the bank 124. (a)prove (b) search (c) application
guarantees a certain sum to a person/entity on the (d) understanding (e) acknowledge
customer failing to fulfill any contractual or legal obligation 125. (a) law (b) aspects (c) experts
to the said person/entity. (d) books (e) loop
(D) The only exception for a bank not to make payment under 126. (a) equip (b) arm (c) decorate
a guarantee is when a fraud exists, which must be proved (d) promote (e) load
beyond doubt, or special equity is in favour of the debtor. 127. (a) optional (b) expensive (c) tough
(E) This has been settled by the various decisions of the (d) deep (e) specialized
Courts. 128. (a) authentic (b) voluminous (c) many
116. Which of the following would be the FIRST sentence after (d) prompt (e) shining
rearrangement? 129. (a) consulting (b) qualified (c) rich
(a) A (b) B (c) D (d) E (e) C (d) merchant (e) tired
117. Which of the following would be the SECONDsentence 130. (a) learned (b) powerful (c) ready
after rearrangement? (d) comprehensive (e) prescribed
(a) C (b) A (c) B (d) D (e) E Directions (131-140) : Read each sentence to find out whether
118. Which of the following would be the THIRDsentence after there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if
rearrangement? any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that
(a) A (b) E (c) D (d) C (e) E part is the answer. If there is No error, the answer is e).
119. Which of the following would be the FOURTHsentence (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
after rearrangement? 131. (1) There is a growing buzz that Vahanvati is /(2) seeking a
(a) B (b) D (c) C (d) E (e) A suitable diplomatic assignment in abroad /(3) or a berth in
120. Which of the following would be the LAST(FIFTH)sentence /(4) the RajyaSabha in good time. /(5) No error
after rearrangement? 132. (1) The Indian Space Research Organisation mission to /(2)
(a) E (b) D (c) A (d) B (e) C the mysterious red planet is an ambitious attempt /(3) to
Directions (121-130): In the following passage there are blanks, demonstrate its technological capability /(4) to conduct a
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133. (1) The most remarkable thing about the recent cyclone, appreciation.
Phailin, /(2) which striked Gopalpur in Odisha on October (a) Withheld their applause (b) Withhold their applause
12/(3) and caused widespread destruction in the coastal (c) Held their applauding (d) Hold their applaud
areas, /(4) was the minimal loss of human lives. /(5) No (e) No correction required
error Directions (146-150): In each of the following sentences there
134. (1) The growing number of clashes between officers and are certain blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five
Jawans indicates /(2) a serious crisis in the Indian Army /(3) option can be used to fill up the blank in the sentence in the
which has resulted from the prolong apathy /(4) of the same sequence to make it meaningfully complete.
military and political leadership. /(5) No error 146. Transparency in the appointments of judges would
135. (1) China and Japan are locked in /(2) an acrimonious ________ judicial disposals and restore ________ in the
dispute over a group of small islands /(3) in East China Sea rule of law.
known as /(4) Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China. /(5) (a)expedite, credibility (b)energise, autonomy
No error (c)empower, faith (d)maintain, awareness
136. Even today there are (1)/ several million people (2)/ who (e)supervise, speed
do not have (3)/ access of banking services (4)/ No error (5) 147. The Supreme Court has always gone out to ________ the
137. In financial matters (a)/it is important to (b)/get ________ of the citizens of the country.
disinterested advice(c)/ or no advice (d) /No error (e) (a) govern, issues (b) deliver, justice
138. Ramesh doubts when (1)/ he will be ready (2)/ for the (c) stretch, rights (d) derive, hope
presentation (3)/ in time (4)/ No error (5) (e) uphold, interests
139. Sugar-sweetened drinks does not (1)/ pose any particular 148. ________ of poverty from a nation that is set to become
health risk, and (2)/ are not a unique risk factor (3)/ for the fastest growing economy in the world is by no
obesity or heart disease. (4)/ No error (5) ________ easy.
140. Many believe that (a)/ nothing could have (b)/ avoided the (a) Dealing, effect (b) Management, concern
war (c)/ between America and Iraq. (d)/. No error (e) (c) Eradication, means (d) Uprooting, method
Directions (141-145): Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) (e) Capturing, task
given below should replace the phrase given is bold in the 149. This approach would ________ the problem of corruption
following sentence to make the sentence grammatically to be ________ in a holistic manner.
meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and no (a) drive, controlled (b) enable, tackled
correction is required, mark (e) as the answer. (c) contain, settled (d) manage, defined
141. Take into account the suggestions of the panel, a revised (e) negotiate, sorted
draft report is being placed in the public domain. 150. It is time to ________ our strength and weaknesses to
(a) Taken into account (b) Taking an account ________ new horizons.
(c) Taking into account (d) Accounting for (a) allocate, define (b) consider, think
(e) No correction required (c) justify, assemble (d) assess, seek (e) evaluate, avail
142. The claim that their employees are highly committing and
disciplined. Solutions:
(a) Have been highly committing 1. (d)
(b) Are highly committed Floor Person Colour of car
(c) Have high commitments 9 V Blue
(d) Have been high committed 8 M Black
(e) No correction required 7 Z Green
143. Before accepting a new assignment, ensured that you 6 U Yellow
complete all your earlier assignments. 5 L Red
(a) Ensure that you complete 4 X Orange
(b) Ensure that you completed
3 N Pink
(c) Surely you can complete
2 Y White
(d) Ensure that you are completing
(e) No correction required 1 W Grey
144. I am fully convinced of the integrity of my colleagues. 2. (e)
(a) Full convincing of (b) Fully convincing about 3. (c)
(c) Fully convincing of (d) Full in convincing of 4. (d)
(e) No correction required 5. (a)
145. The spectators were spellbound at the thrilling sight and at 6. (c); Clearly, a company would highlight only that feature in
the end, they could not held their applause in its advertisement which people crave for and which it can
make possible. So, both I and III are implicit. Nothing can be

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deduced about the growth of computer industry. So, II is

not implicit.
7. (a); The statement mentions that adventure stories are
liked by everybody. This does not mean that there is no
other reading material or nobody loves reading any other
material. So, neither I nor II is implicit. Besides, everybody 18. (c); Any aspect of health has two factors to tackle with
in the statement stands for all literate people and not for prevention and treatment. Prevention includes creating
all people. So, III is also not implicit. awareness among people, and treatment includes
8. (b); providing adequate medical facilities. So, both II and III
follow.
19. (d); Clearly, chloroquine can still be used to get rid of the
non-resistant varieties, and new medicines developed for
the resistant varieties. The patients can then be treated
accordingly by performing tests for the causal mosquito.
So, only II and III, follow.
20. (a)
Members Colours
M (-) Yellow
N (+) Pink
O (-) Black
P (+) Red
9. (a) Q (+) Green
10. (c) R (+) White
11. (e)
12. (b)
13. (a)

21. (a)
22. (c)
S14.Ans.(a) 23. (d)
24. (b)
25. (c); Logic: - The machine rearranges numbers and words in
each step. Words are arranged in alphabetical order to the
left side whereas numbers are arranged in descending
order to the right side.
Input: 41 do recover 21 49 muffin contra little 29 Alpha 53 44
Step I: alpha 41 do recover 21 49 muffin contra little 29 44 53
15. (b) Step II: contra alpha 41 do recover 21 muffin little 29 44 53 49
Step III: do contra alpha 41 recover 21 muffin little 29 53 49 44
Step IV: little do contra alpha recover 21 muffin 29 53 49 44 41
Step V: muffin little do contra alpha recover 21 53 49 44 41 29
Step VI: recover muffin little do contra alpha 53 49 44 41 29 21
26. (d);
16. (e) 27. (e)
28. (b)
29. (d)
30. (a); Only assumption I is implicit in the statement. The
instruction was issued assuming that people tend to be
little shy and less objective while writing their self appraisal
17. (b)
report if not so instructed. Assumption II is not properly
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31. (e); Both assumption I and II are implicit in the statement. If 45. (d); I is weak because it is not desirable. Moreover, is
employees do not learn by observing the behaviour of their falsely assumes that govt authorities cant cope with the
bosses the statement would not have made. Again, it has demand of driving sciences. II is weak because it is not
been highlighted that bosses should not be considered as logical. It wrongly assumes that such a move will lead to a
merely sources of reward and punishment. It implies that spurt in the number of vehicles.
bosses are generally considered as sources of reward and 46. (e);
punishment. Hence, assumption II is implicit. Is 93
32. (e); Both assumptions I and II are implicit in the statement. Novel 52
If customers do not accept or follow the suggestion of the Tough 74
shopkeeper, the latter has not made such a statement. Both 45
Again, the shopkeeper rendered his view assuming that
Easy 79
customer will consider his view.
Therefore assumption I is implicit. The statement clearly Passage 53
indicates that international technology ensures better Some 47
quality. grammar 95
33. (d) Reading 49
Person Department Language Mobile Brand Words/and 75/92
H Mechanical Marathi Lava/Lenovo are 57
I Civil Telugu Xaiomi
These 59
J Software Kannada Samsung
47. (a)
K IT Punjabi Micromax
48. (b)
L Electrical Bangla Lava/Lenovo 49. (d)
M Computer Tamil Intex 50. (a)
N Geo Science Hindi Apple 51. (c); Students participated in Cricket and Volleyball together
34. (a) from school A
35. (b) = 220 + 140
36. (e)
= 360
37. (e)
Students participated in these two games from C
38. (d); Data in both the statements I and II together are not
sufficient to answer the questions. = 200 + 320
39. (c); Data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone = 520
are sufficient to answer the question. Required percentage
40. (d)
From I :
52. (e); Total number of students in D = 740
After increase, number of students
Total number of students in B
After decrease, number of students
Difference = 205
53. (c); Total number of students participated in Basketball
From II: We do not get any useful information. Thus from I from B, D and E
and II together still we do not know who is Kamlas sister.
Note that we do not know whether Sapna is sister or cousin
of Kamla.
41. (d); From I and II: - Still we do not know who is the
youngest. 54. (d); Total number of students participated in Volleyball
42. (b) ; From II. We get code for story is mik. from all school together
43. (a); Only I is strong. II is not strong because we do not know
whether the existing provisions are sufficient or not. = 1060
44. (a); I is not strong because intimacy of NRIs with Indian soil
Total number of students participated in Basketball
will be helpful for Indian economy. II is a weak argument
because a move cant be restricted only because the move
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Required percentage Percent profit =

55. (a) 67. (e); (610%)of A = (10 12%) of B = (12 15%) of C
School Qualified for Qualified for (A, B, C are the investments)
State level National Level 0.6 A = 1.2 B = 1.8 C
A(220) 88 22 A:B:C: = 6:3:2
E (280) 126 84 68. (a); Let mens 1 day work
Number of students who selected for National level Let womens 1 day work
competition (i)
56. (e); Required %
..(ii)
By solving eqn. (i) and (ii)
57. (a); Required Average
= 127500 Required days
58. (d); Total population of Ambala =
69. (a); In 5 days work done by A
59. (d); Respective Ratio Remaining work
Let work done by B = days
60. (a); No. of illiterate female= =15600
61. (c); 549 + 17 1 = 566
566 + 17 2 = 600, not 601
600 + 17 3 = 651 Required days days
651 + 17 4 = 719
70. (c); The sum of last three nos
62. (d); 157 + 15 1 = 172
172 15 3 = 127 ( ) *( ) +
127 + 15 5 = 202, not 204
202 15 7 = 97 = 65
th
63. (a); 30 0.6 = 18, not 32 0.6 Let 6 No.
th
18 0.6 = 10.8 7 No.
th
10.8 0.6 = 6.48 8 No.
6.48 ( ) ( )
64. (e); 42 1 + 3 = 45
45 2 + 3 = 93 th
8 No. = 18 + 7 = 25
93 3 + 3 = 282
71. (a); Let average age of new students yr.
282 4 + 3 = 1131
1131 5 + 3 =5658, not 5652
3 2
65. (c); 1 1 = 0
3 2
2 2 =4
3 2
3 3 = 18
3 2 yr.
4 4 = 48, not 54
3 2 72. (e); Let sum
5 5 = 100
3 2
6 6 = 180
66. (c); Let total number of goods = 100
With CP of each good = Rs. 1
Total CP = Rs. 100
SP for half of the goods =
SP for th of the goods = 73. (a); Required time

SP for th of the goods =

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83. (b); Loss percent ( ) (-ve sign

hours indicates loss)
74. (a); Distance travelled by wheel 84. (d);
cm
m
Speed m/sec 85. (c); ( )( )
75. (a); Speed m/sec
km/hrs
kmph. 86. (e)
76. (a); Required sum Rs. Sol. ( )
77. (b)
Sol. (i)
and = 135
87. Ans.(c)
..(ii) Sol.
From eqn.(i)and eqn.(ii)
88. Ans.(d)
Sol. ( )( )
( ) ( )
days
78. (c); Sum of ages of mother and father 89. (d); Sol.

Father + mother ..(i)

90. (b);
father = mother + 8 (ii)
From (i)and (ii) 91. (e); Required ratio
Fathers age = 68 years 92. (c); Percent revenue from online version in January
Mothers age = 60 years
79. (a); Let No. of Rs. 1 coin ( )

Let No. of 50 paisa coin In February = 46.96%

Let No. of 25 paisa coin In March = 41.37%
In April = 37.46%
Required No. of coins In May = 54.12%
80. (b); Let marked price of each pen Rs. In June = 53.44%
Cost price = 36 Rs. 93. (a); Highest revenue in May is from U.P.
Selling price thousand
Lowest revenue in May is from Haryana
Profit thousands
Profit% Difference thousand = 140,000
= 1.4 lakh
81. (a); Ratio of their profit = 1 : 2
94. (d); Required percentage
As share
(Approximate)

Total profit when charity not counted 95. (d); Required average 3,29,000
96. (e)
Total profit
No relationship can be established.
82. (c);
97. (a);

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137. (5); No error

99. (b);
100. Ans. (c)
101. (e); Phrase palm something off means to tell somebody
that something is better than it is, especially in order to
sell it.
102. (d); They believe that these institutions have the requisite
knowledge and will act only in favour of the general
public.
103. (b); As the institution is responsible for not encouraging
examiners to venture outside the rote process.
104. (b); Little Deceptions Add to Larger Trust-Deficit.
105. (a); Examiners are not devoted to their jobs.
106. (e); Refer to second paragraph of the passage.
107. (b); Premium means very high; of high quality; extra. So,
extra is the correct word which is similar in meaning to it.
108. (b)
109. (e)
110. (a)
111. (a)
112. (b)
113. (d)
114. (b)
115. (e)
116. (e); The proper sequence of sentences to make a
meaningful paragraph will be CBAED.
117. (c); The proper sequence of sentences to make a
meaningful paragraph will be CBAED.
118. (a); The proper sequence of sentences to make a
meaningful paragraph will be CBAED.
119. (d); The proper sequence of sentences to make a
meaningful paragraph will be CBAED.
120. (b); The proper sequence of sentences to make a
meaningful paragraph will be CBAED.
121. (b)
122. (e)
123. (c)
124. (c)
125. (b)
126. (a)
127. (e)
128. (a)
129. (b)
130. (d)
131. (2); Delete in
132. (1); Replace organisation with organisation s
133. (2); Replace stricked with struck
134. (3); Replace prolong with prolonged
135. (3); Place the before East
136. (4); Use to in place of of. Usually access to is used.
138. (1); Use if in place of when.
139. (1); Sugar-sweetened drinks do not is correct use as
plural subject is followed by plural verb.
140. (3); Substitute averted for avoided. Avoid means
refrain from doing something with avert means to
prevent something unpleasant
141. (c); Replace Take into account with Taking into account
142. (b); Replace are highly committing with are highly
committed
143. (a); Replace ensured that you complete all with ensure
that you complete
144. (e); No correction required.
145. (b); Replace held their applause with withhold their
applause
146. (a); expedite, credibility is the correct use.
Expedite means make (an action or process) happen
sooner or be accomplished more quickly.
Credibility means the quality of being trusted and
believed in.
147. (e); uphold, interests is the correct use.
Upholds means confirm or support.
148. (c); Eradication, means is the correct use.
Eradication means the complete destruction of
something.
149. (b); enable, tackled is the correct use.
Enable means give (someone) the authority or means to
do something; make it possible for.
Tackled means make determined efforts to deal with (a
problem or difficult task).
150. (d); assess, seek is the correct use.
Assess means evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or
quality of.
Seek means attempt to find (something).

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IBPS PO MAINS MEMORY BASED: REASONING PRACTICE SET

1. Twenty percent of all energy consumed in the country is seated and are facing south, but not necessarily in the same
consumed by home appliances. If appliances that are twice order.
as energy-efficient as those currently available are There are four persons sits to the right of R. Rs daughter is
manufactured, this figure will eventually be reduced to immediate neighbour of the one, who faces R. There are one
about ten percent. person sits between Rs son and Rs daughter. Q is married to F.
The argument above requires which of the following Rs son-in-law sits third to the left of the one, who faces the
assumptions? person, who is immediate left of As brother. Two persons sit
(a) Home-appliance usage would not increase along with the between S and T. Rs brother sits second to the right of Rs sister.
energy efficiency of the appliances. S does not sit one of the extreme ends. A is brother-in-law of B.
(b) It would not be expensive to manufacture home As father sits second to the right of As brother. E is married to
appliances that are energy-efficient. S. only one person sits between As brother and Rs mother. Rs
(c) Home-appliance manufacturers now have the technology son-in-law does not sit one of the extreme ends. As sister-in-law
to produce appliances that are twice as energy-efficient as faces S. As sister-in-law sits third to the left of Rs daughter. P
those currently available. faces E, who sits one of the extreme left end. B sits third to the
(d) The cost of energy to the consumer would rise with right of E. Q sits immediate right of the person, who faces Rs
increases in the energy efficiency of home appliances. wife. Rs mother sits third to the left of the one, who faces the
(e) None of these one, who sits immediate right of Rs son-in-law. Rs brother-in-
Direction (2-6): Study the following information carefully and law sits fourth to the left of Rs wife. C sits diagonally opposite to
answer the questions which follow the one, who is immediate right of U. A is son-in-law of D.
In a certain code language, some statements are coded as 7. Who sits immediate left of the one, who is sister-in-law of
follow: A?
'give solution for problem' is coded as '*N8 #R3 %M7 @E4' (a) B (b) Cs brother (c) Qs brother
'pure fruit sell plants' is coded as '@T5 %E4 *L4 #S6' (d) Es brother-in-law (e) Q
'pet sensed ghostly farm' is coded as '#M4 *D6 @Y7 %T3' 8. Who is grandmother of B?
'spa guards picked flake' is coded as ' %D6 @S6 #E5 *A3'. (a) T (b) Ds mother-in-law
2. Which of the following will be the code for fruit picked (c) Person sits one of the extreme left end.
teach game? (d) Es mother-in-law (e) All are true
(a) @T5 %D5 #H4 *E4 (b) @T5 %D6 @H5 *E4 9. Who sits second to the left of the one, who faces the
(c) @T5 #H4 *E4 %D6 (d) @T5 #H5 *E4 %D6 person, who sits second to the left of P?
(e) @T5 #H4 *E4 %D6 (a) Rs brother (b) Q (c) None are true
3. What will be the code for ghostly? (d) A (e) Ss husband
(a) #Y6 (b) @Y7 (c) %D7 10. Who is the niece of P?
(d) *E4 (e) %D6 (a) B (b) Ts son (c) Qs wife
4. Which of the following will be the code for pure water spa (d) Qs sister-in-law (e) Q
tune? 11. If P related to As sister-in-law in the same way as Q related
(a) *A3 %E4 @R5 *E4 (b) @R5 *E3 %A4 #E4 to Rs daughter. Which of the following is U related to,
(c) %A4 #E4 @R4 *E4 (d) %E4 @R4 #E4 *A3 following the same pattern?
(e) *A3 %E4 @R5 #E4 (a) Rs brother (b) Cs brother (c) F
5. If solution farm grain seem is coded as *N8 %M4 @N5 (d) A (e) None of these
#M4. Then what is code for plants means grain seem? Direction (12-13): Each question consists of some conclusion
(a) #S6 *S5 %M4 #N5 (b) %A4 #E4 @R4 *E4 followed by five statements. Consider the given conclusion to be
(c) @N5 #S6 *S5 %M4 (d) *S5 %M4 #N5 @S6 true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known
(e) None of these facts. Read the conclusions and then decide from which
6. What will be the code for problem good? statement, the conclusion can be possible.
(a) #Y6 #D4 (b) %M7 @D4 (c) @M7 %D4 12. Conclusion: No toxic is injection.
(d) %S7 @D4 (e) @D4 %D6 Some injection are glucose.
Direction (7-11): Read the given information carefully and Statement: (a) All toxic are tablet
answer the given questions. No tablet is glucose Some glucose are medicine
Twelve friends are sitting in two parallel rows containing six All medicine are injection
people each in such a way that there is equal distance between (b) Some toxic are tablet All tablet are injection
adjacent persons. In row 1 A, B, C, D, E and F are seated and all Some injection are glucose All glucose are medicine
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Some glucose are injection. All glucose are medicine.
(d) Some injection are toxic All injection are tablet
Some toxic are glucose All glucose are medicine
(e) Some medicine are toxic Some toxic are injection
Some injection are tablet All tablet are glucose
13. Conclusion: Some clock are watch.
Some wheel are buses.
Statement: (a)All watch are clocks.
Some clocks are tyres. Some tyres are wheels.
Some wheels are buses.
(b)Some watch are wheel All wheel are tyre
Some tyre are buses All buses are clock
(c) Some buses are tyre Some tyre are clock
All clock are watch Some watch are wheel
(d)All tyre are buses Some buses are wheel
Some wheel are clock No clock is watch
(e) Some buses are watch Some watch are tyre
Some tyre are clock Some clock are wheel
14. Statement:- By asking five prominent hospitals in the
national capital to deposit nearly Rs. 600 crore to
compensate for their failure to treat poor patients, the Delhi
government has drawn attention to the social obligation of
healthcare providers in the corporate sector as well as the
need for timely enforcement of applicable regulations.
According to the Delhi government, trusts and registered
societies to which public land was allotted to establish
hospitals were required to earmark a percentage of their
medical facilities and services for indigent patients.
Assumptions: I. This strengthens the case for private
hospitals to dedicate a part of their services to those who
cannot afford treatment.
II. Social responsibility of hospitals must be monitored and
central government should ensure compliance by the
corporate hospitals.
III. There is a great need for the government to monitor and
enforce health services so that the poor who cannot
afford modern health facilities that are extremely costly- are
able to be benefited.
(a) All are implicit (b) Only III is implicit
(c) Only I and III are implicit (d) Only I and II are implicit
(e) None is implicit
15. The ancient Nubians inhabited an area in which typhus
occurs, yet surprisingly few of their skeletons show the usual
evidence of this disease. The skeletons do show deposits of
tetracycline, an antibiotic produced by a bacterium common
in Nubian soil. This bacterium can flourish on the dried grain
used for making two staples of Nubian diet, beer and bread.
Thus, tetracycline in their food probably explains the low
incidence of typhus among ancient Nubians.
Which of the following is an assumption can be drawn from
the passage?
I. Infectious diseases other than typhus to which the ancient
Nubians were exposed are unaffected by tetracycline.
II. Tetracycline is not rendered ineffective as an antibiotic by
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exposure to the process involved in making bread and beer.
III. Typhus cannot be transmitted by ingesting bread or beer
contaminated with the infectious agents of this disease.
IV. Bread and beer were the only items in the diet of the
ancients Nubians which could have contained tetracycline.
V. Typhus is generally fatal.
(a) Only II follows (b) Only III & V follow
(c) Only III follows (d) Only II,III,IV and V follow
(e) None of these
16. It is not often that professional footballers retire from
internationals at the peak of their game. When the 29-year-
old Lionel Messi, widely reckoned to be the most skilled
footballer today, announced after the 2016 Copa America
Final against Chile that he would not wear the Argentinian
shirt again, he took everyone by surprise. It is not clear if he
has made the retirement call in the heat of the moment. It
came after Messi failed, yet again, to win a major title with
the Argentinian team; he also missed a crucial penalty in the
shootout against Chile after efficient but goal-less play in
regulation and extra time. In fact, Messis overall
international record with Argentina has been good, if not
spectacular. With him, the team has reached the finals of
four important tournaments: the World Cup in 2014 and the
Copa America in 2007, 2015 and 2016.
According to the given question, you have to decide which
of the statement is/are strong on the basis of the given
passage:-
After defeating in Copa America Final, Should Messi
continues his international career for two years more?
I. Yes, because it is the only way he can prove himself to
the world as a challenging person.
II. No, It is his personal decision to play no more for
Argentina and as a player he gave a lot of contribution to his
nation. So we should respect his decision.
III. No, because Messis record as a player of Barcelona is
quite better than as a player of Argentina. So he should
focus on one side rather than playing for both of them.
(a)Only II & III are strong (b) Only I & III are strong
(c) Only II is strong (d) Only III is strong
(e) None is strong
Direction (17-21): Read the given information carefully and
answer the given questions.
Ten people G, H, I, J, K, L, W, X, Y and Z live in a building with four
floors. Each floor has 3 flats - flat 1, flat 2, and flat 3 in the same
order from left to right. Ground floor is numbered floor 1 and
top most floor is floor 4. Each flat is built in such a way that Flat 1
of floor 2 is just above Flat 1 of floor 1 and so on.
The two flats in which no one lives are on even numbered floor
and in even numbered flat. G does not live on even numbered
floor and even numbered flat. W lives in the flat just above H.
The flat between K and X is vacant and K lives in one of the flat
above X. L lives in an odd numbered flat which is in the left of X.
Z and Y lives on the same floor and no one else is living with
them on that floor. G lives on a floor and flat just above Ws floor
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and flat. I live on one of the floor on which one flat is vacant. Z No person can attend the meeting after L. M attends the
and I both lives in the flat which is numbered 1. meeting in the month which has less than 31 days. S and U
nd
17. Who is living just above X? attends meeting after M on date 22 of different months, while
(a) K (b) G (c) J J & k attends before M and K attends after J in the same month.
(d) Z (e) No one V does not attend the meeting in the month in which either S
18. Which of the following statement is true about G? attends or L attends.
(a) G lives on an even numbered flat 25. How many people attends meeting between S and L?
(b) K is the immediate neighbour of G (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
(c) G lives on a floor on which one flat is vacant (d) 4 (e) None of these
(d) None is true 26. Four of the following follow a same pattern find the one
(e) G and W lives on the same floor which does not follow?
19. Which of the following lives on the ground floor? (a) J March (b) S - 13 (c) U October
(a) G (b) I (c) L (d)U 22 (e)T November
(d) W (e) Both (a) & (c) 27. Who attends meeting in November?
20. Which of the following does not belong to a certain group? (a) T,L (b) M,T (c) S,T
(a) J (b) L (c) W (d) S,U (e) None of these
(d) H (e) Y 28. Who attends meeting immediately after M?
21. Who is living in flat 1 on floor 4? (a) U (b) S (c) V
(a) Z (b) Y (c) No one (d) T (e) L
(d) G (e) W 29. S attends meeting in the month of?
Directions (22-24): Each question consists of four statements (a) June (b) October (c) November
followed by five conclusions. Consider the given statements to (d) March (e) None of these
be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly 30. Targeted Delivery of Government subsidies and benefits to
known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of ensure that they reach the poor and the deserving. What
the given conclusions does not logically follow from the given would be the cause of above government budget?
statements using all statements together and mark that (a) Some portion is still untouched from new subsidies and
conclusion as your answer. other scheme.
22. Statements: All chairs are table (b) Some urban sector can get subsidy scheme profit.
Some table are Books All Books are Pen. (c) DBT ensures related information about the poor people
No Pen is a Copy. for subsidies.
Conclusions: (a) Some table are not copy. (d) The transparency and clearance will be increased.
(b) All table being Pen is a possibility. (e) None of these
(c) At least some Copy are Pen.
(d) All Books are not copy. (e) Some pen are books Solutions:
23. Statements: Some pencils are kites. 1. (a); This argument is based on the assumption that if the
Some kites are desks. All desks are cup. appliances become more efficient, then more homes would
All cup are tea. not be tempted to increase their utility/consumption in the
Conclusions: (a) All tea are cup is a possibility. household.
(b) Some cup are definitely pencils
(c) Some tea are desks. Direction (2-6):
(d)Some cup are kites. 2. (d); @T5 #H5 *E4 %D6
(e) Some pencil can be desks 3. (b); @Y7
24. Statements: Some boards are paper. 4. (e); *A3 %E4 @R5 #E4
All clips are papers. Some papers are Lanes. 5. (c); @N5 #S6 *S5 %M4
All lanes are roads. 6. (b); %M7 @D4
Conclusions: (a) Some roads can be boards
(b) Some lanes are papers (c) Some boards are clip Direction (7-11):
(d) All roads are clips (e) Some roads are paper 7. (c);
Direction (25-29): Read the given information carefully and
answer the given questions.
J, K, L, M, S, T, U and V are eight employees of an organization
and they will attend a meeting in the four months (March, June,
th
October & November). The meeting held in each month on 13
nd
and 22 date. Only two meetings held in a month.

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Messi can prove himself by all other ways also. Argument III
is also a weak Statement because there is a comparison
between the position of Messi as a player of Argentina and
the position of Messi as a player of Barcelona club.
Direction (17-21):
17. (e);
18. (b)
8. (e) 19. (c)
9. (e) 20. (b)
10. (d) 21. (a)
11. (b) Directions (22-24):
Direction (12-13): 22. (c)
12. (c)

S23. Ans.(b)
13. (a)

S24. Ans.(d)
14. (c); Such strict actions of Delhi government made private
hospitals to serve their services to poor people. So I is
implicit. But nothing is mentioned about central government
in the statement II also it is a course of action, So, II is not
implicit.
According to statement Delhi Govt. wanted to provide Direction (25-29):
medical facilities for indigent patients. So we can assume S25. Ans.(c)
that there is need for the govt. to monitor and enforce
health services to the needy person.
15. (a); Statement II is a valid assumption as tetracycline is
produced by a bacterium which is found in Nubian soil and
the bacterium can develop on the grain which is used in
making bread & beer.so tetracycline is formed through the
process of making of bread & beer. Statement I is not valid
because nothing is said in the passage about the disease
other than typhus. Statement III is also not valid because
Typhus is a disease and the statement talks about the
contamination of a disease by another disease which is
wrong in the context of this passage. Statement IV & V is
invalid as No information is given in the passage that bread
& beer were their only items in the diet and also about 26. (b)
Typhus is fatal. 27. (a)
16. (c); Only II is strong argument because it clearly explains the 28. (b)
freedom which is given to a person to take decisions about 29. (a)
his life. So it gives a valid reason. Argument I is a weak 30. (a); Govt. promulgate about subsidies and benefits to give
statement because of the only word used in the statement. benefit to untouched portion of our Population.

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