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Monday, May 9, 2016

REASONING QUIZ 20 FOR SBI CLERK & PO –MIX TOPICS


REASONING QUIZ 20 FOR SBI CLERK & PO –MIX TOPICS
Directions (1-3): Study the following questions carefully and answer the questions given below:
Y 4 8 A @ D F 3 # R N 1 M © W P § J 2 E 5 Z * 6 Q B 7 $ H U 9 I K
1. Which of the following is seventh to the right of nineteenth from the right end of the above arrangement?
(1) 3
(2) D
 (3) Z
(4) @
(5) #

2 . Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which of the following  does not belong to that group?
(1) RMA
(2) JWE
(3) 562
(4) $9B
(5) D#A

3. How many such consonants are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately preceded by a symbol and immediately followed by a letter?
(1) None
(2) One
(3) Three
(4)Two
(5) More than three

Directions (4-7): In the following questions, the symbols @, $, %, # and © are used with the following meanings
‘A @ B’ means ‘A is not smaller than B’.
‘A $ B’ means ‘A is not greater than B’.
‘A % B’ means ‘A is neither smaller than nor equal to B’.
‘A # B’ means ‘A is neither greater than nor equal to B’.
‘A © B’ means ‘A is neither smaller than nor greater than B’.
In each of the following questions assuming the given statements to be true, find out which of the two conclusions I and II given below them is/are definitely true. Give answer—
1] If only conclusion I is true.
2] If only conclusion II is true.
3] If either conclusion I or conclusion II is true.
4] If neither conclusion I nor conclusion II is true.
5] If both conclusions I and II are true.

4. Statements: P $ Q, R @ S, S # P,
Conclusions: I. Q % R
                       II.   P % R

5. Statements: A @ B, C $ A, B % D
Conclusions: I. B © C
                      II. D # A

6. Statements: G @ H, E % F, F # G,
 Conclusions: I. H # F
                       II.  E % G

7. Statements: K $ L, J © K, L % M
   Conclusions: I. L © J
                         II. L % J

Directions (8-10): In each question below are two/three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II.  You have to take the two/three given statements to be true even if they seen to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts. Give answer-
1) if only conclusion I follows
2) if only conclusion II follows
3) if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows
4) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
5) if both conclusion I and conclusion II follow

8.    Statements:  Some chairs are Tables
 Some belts are chairs.
   Conclusions:   I. No Table is a belt.
                          II. All belts being Tables is a possibility.

9. Statements:     All coins are bags.
   All sheets are coins
   No pen is a bag.
    Conclusions:     I. Some coins being pens is a possibility.
                               II. At least some bags are sheets.

10.  Statements:  No moon is a planet
                               Some stars are planet.
   Conclusions: I. No moon is a star.
                      II. All stars are moons.


ANSWER  KEY
1.3, 2.1, 3.5, 4.4, 5.2, 6.4, 7.3, 8.2, 9.2, 10.4,


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REASONING TEST-19 FOR SBI PO & CLERK BASED ON PUZZLE

REASONING TEST-19 FOR SBI PO & CLERK BASED ON PUZZLE

Directions (1-5):
There are six girls from six different states UP, Bihar, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi, Paschim Banga, Staying in 3 different hostels of Delhi University. Two girls in each hostel are roommates. Every girl reads one of the following newspapers , The Times of India, The Asian Age, The Hindustan Times, The Pioneer, The Hindu, The Indian Express. Neha stays in PG women’s hostel. She is from Bihar. She does not read the Asian Age and The Hindustan Times. Priya from UP,  reads The Indian Express. She do not stays with Pooja. Reena stays with a girl from Rajasthan. The Asian Age is read by a girl in Meghdoot hostel. Manisha is not from Haryana and Pashim Banga and she read The Pioneer. A girl from Geetanjali hostel reads The Hindu. Rinki is neither from Delhi nor from Pashim Banga. The Hindustan Time and The Indian Express do not come in PG women’s hostel. Girls from UP and Haryana stay together. The pioneer comes to PG women’s hostel. The girl who reads the Indian Express resides at Meghdoot.

1. Who stays in Geetanjali?
a. Reena and Pooja  
b. Rinki and Pooja    
c.Reena and Neha    
d. Neha and Rinki                 
e. None

2. Who reads The Times of India ?
a. Rinki                                   
b. Neha                                  
c. Pooja                      
d. Manisha                
e. None

3. Who reads Hindustan Times?
a. Pooja                                 
b. Manisha                
c. Rinki                                   
d. Reena                    
e. none

4. Who belong to Delhi?
a. Reena                                 
b. Manisha                
c. Pooja                      
d. Neha                                  
e. none

5. Which combination is correct?
a. Priya- UP- PG                                            
b. Rinki- Bihar-Meghdoot
c.   Pooja- Rajasthan-Geetanjali                  
d. Reena- Pashim Banga- PG                       
e. none of these

Directions (6-10)
There are five pieces of lost luggage lined up in a row for customs inspection. They weight 5,10,15,20 and 25 pounds (not necessarily) in that order. The items to be identified are a trunk, a box, a crate, a suitcase and a carton and the nationalities of the owners are American, Belgium, German, Swedish and Indian not necessarily in that order.
The 5th item (i.e. fifth in a row) weights 10 pounds.
The Swedish luggage has another piece of luggage on both sides of it.
The Indian Traveler owns the items weighting 15 pounds
The traveler who owns the item weighting 5 pounds (which happens to be the second item in the row) has lost a box.
The American owns the item in the middle, which weighs 20 pounds.
The German does not own the carton, which weights less than all but one of the other items.
The item on the extreme left is the heaviest end is a trunk.

6. Which of the following can be derived from the statements?
a. The Swede owns the first                        
b. Swede owns the fifth item
c.  Swede owns the 2nd item                      
d. Swede owns the 1st or 2nd  item

7. What does the Belgium own?
a. A 25-pound trunk
b. A 25 pound box                
c. A 25 pound                        
d. A 10 pound carton

8. Which of the following is false?
a. The Indian’s missing luggage is lighter than the German’s
b. The combined weight of the 5 pound item and the American’s item is equal to the weight of Belgium’s Item
c. The Indian’s missing luggage weights more than the Swede’s
d. The American’s luggage weights more than the Belgian’s

9. Which of the following is true?
a. The 1st item is owned by Swede
b. The 10 pound item B owned by Belgian
c. The trunk is owned by Indian
d. The box is owned by German

10. Which of the following additional pieces of information would if true, facilitate the identification of the piece of luggage that weight 15 and 20 pounds respectively?
1. The crate weights more than the Suitcase
2. The crate is twice as heavy as the carton
3. The combined weight of the box and carton equals the weight of the suitcase.
a. 1 only                                 
b. 1 and 2 only                      
c. 1 and 3 only                      
d. all of them individually

ANSWERS:
1.A, 2.B, 3.A, 4.B, 5.C, 6.B, 7.D, 8.B, 9.B, 10.A,



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Saturday, May 7, 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 7 MAY 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 7 MAY 2016
(Daily News India)
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1. SEVEN INDIAN SHUTTLERS QUALIFY FOR RIO OLYMPICS
i. Seven Indian shuttlers have booked their berth for the upcoming Rio Olympics, scheduled in August.
ii. The list of players is given below:
a.    Two female singles players such as Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu,
b.   A male singles' player  Kidambi Srikanth,
c.    women's doubles pairing of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa
d.   Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddyin male doubles team.

2. CORPORTION BANK GETS MSME AWARD
i. Corporation Bank has been given ‘excellence award on empowering MSMEs’ .
ii. The award is given by the Federation of Industry, Trade and Services.
iii. The bank had achieved the regulatory target of 7 per cent of annual net bank credit under micro enterprises for 2015-16.
Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises: Kalraj Misra

3. WILFUL DEFAULTERS OWE RS 66,000 CR TO GOVT BANKS
i. The Minister of state for Finance Jayant Sinha has stated that there were 7,686 wilful defaulters owing Rs 66,190 crore to state-owned banks as of December 2015.
ii. The number of wilful defaulters of Public sector banks rose from 5,554 to 7,686 in three years.
iii. They owes amount more than doubled to from last year to Rs 66,190 crore from Rs 27,749 crore.

4. IREDA MAY BE CONVERTED INTO A GREEN BANK
i. The state run Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency can be converted into a Green Bank.
ii. It may br converted to enable its access funding from overseas banks.
iii. IREDA is created to work with the private sector to increase investment in clean energy and bring clean energy financing into the mainstream.
iv. The green bank could offer lower interest charges than traditional banks .
v. It will also tap into international capital to finance solar and wind projects to help India power its cities and rural communities.

5. INDIAN PARASHAR KULKARNI WINS 2016 COMMONWEALTH SHORT STORY PRIZE FOR ASIA REGION
i. Indian Parashar Kulkarni won the Commonwealth Short Story Prize for 2016 for the Asia region.
ii. The is given for his politically grounded unpublished short fiction 'Cow and Company'.
iii. The story 'Cow and Company' narrates the story of four men in search of a cow.


CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1) WHICH COUNTRY WILL BE GOING TO HOST RIO OLYMPICS 2016?
a. Brazil
b.Spain
c. Japan
d. Russia

2) HOW MANY INDIAN SHUTTLERS  HAVE QUALIFIED FOR RIO OLYMPICS?
a. 6
b.8
c. 7
d.9

3) WHICH BANK HAS RECEIVED MSME AWARD?
a. SBI
b.PNB
c.BOI
d. CORP BANK

4) HOW MUCH AMOUNT OF GOVERNMENT BANKS OWED BY WILFUL DEFAULTERS?
a. 55600cr
b.66000cr
c. 66190cr
d. none of these

5) WHO IS THE WRITER OF SHORT STORY ‘NIROPORADH GHUM’?
a. Sumon Rehman  b.  Ali Afzhar  c. Saquib Kamal  d. None of these

6)  HOW MANY INDIANS ARE SHORTLISTED FOR COMMONWEALTH 2016 SHORT STORY PRIZE?
a. 7
b.8
c. 6
d.5

7. WHO HAS TRANSLATED BANGLADESHI SHORT STORY BOOK ‘NIROPORADH GHUM’?
a. Anubhav sinha
b. Arunava Sinha 
c. Vinayak Karma    
d. Chetan Bhagat

8. WHO IS THE CHAIRPERSON OF JUDGING PANEL OF FO COMMONWEALTH 2016 SHORT STORY PRIZE?
a. Mathew Joshep
b. Gillian  Slovo
c. Robert  Hyde
d. None of these

ANSWERS:
1. A     2.C      3.D      4.B      5.C      6.D      7.B      8.B



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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 6 MAY 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 6 MAY 2016
(Daily News India)
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1. VICE ADMIRAL SUNIL LANBA APPOINTED AS CHIEF OF THE NAVAL STAFF
i. Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba, presently Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief  Western Naval Command, was appointed as the next Chief of the Naval Staff.
ii. He will succeed present Navy Chief Admiral Robin K. Dhowan, who will superannuate from the post on 31 May 2016.

2. KUMAR RAJESH CHANDRA APPOINTED CHIEF OF BUREAU OF CIVIL AVIATION SECURITY
i. Senior IPS officer Kumar Rajesh Chandra was appointed as the Chief of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security.
ii. He will replace IPS officer G S Malhi.
iii. G.S Malhi had completed his tenure  in November 2012.
iv. The post was lying vacant since then.
v. The appointment for the post was delayed due to claims from officers of both Indian Administrative Service and Indian Police Service to the coveted post.
vi. Bureau of Civil Aviation Security is a regulatory authority for civil aviation security.
vii. The main responsibility of BCAS is to lay down standards and measures in respect of security of civil flights at international and domestic airports in India.

3. RADHA BINOD BARMAN TOOK OVER AS CHAIRPERSON OF NATIONAL STATISTICAL COMMISSION
i. Renowned statistician Dr Radha Binod Barman took over as the part-time Chairperson in the National Statistical Commission.
ii. Professor Rahul Mukherjee, Dr Rajiv Mehta ,Professor S. Mahendra Dev and Dr Manoj Panda also took over as other part-time members of the commission.
iii. National Statistical Commission is an advisory body on all statistical matters, set up to enhance public trust in official statistics.

4. AGRICULTURE PROJECT HARITA-PRIYA OF ANDHRA PRADESH WINS WSIS 2016 PRIZE
i. The agriculture project Harita-Priya of Andhra Pradesh won the World Summit on the Information Society  2016 prize in e-Agriculture category.
ii. Harita-Priya stands for Harmonized Information of Agriculture, Revenue and Irrigation for a Transformation Agenda - Precision Technology for Agriculture.
iii. It meant to collect very specific climate data from farms and give farmers personalised information through SMS
iv. The data is used to create advisories and alerts on irrigation schedules and pests and plant diseases.

5. UNION CABINET APPROVES INDIA-UAE CURRENCY SWAP AGREEMENT
i. The Union Cabinet has given its ex-post facto approval for the Memorandum of Understanding between Reserve Bank of India  and Central Bank of United Arab Emirates  on co-operation concerning currency swap agreement.
ii. The Agreement was signed in February 2016 during the official state visit of Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan to India.
iii. The MoU will help to further strengthen the close economic cooperation and relationship between India and UAE.
iv. A currency swap involves exchange of principal and interest in one currency for the same in another currency.
 CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1. WHO IS APPOINTED ASTHE NEW CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF?
a. Arun Prakash     
b. Sureesh Mehta              
c. Sunil lanba
d. R.k dhawan

2. WHO IS THE PRESENT ARMY GENERAL?
a. General Dalbir Singh Suhag
b. R.K Dhawan
c. Pran Nath Thapard.
d. none of these

3. WHO IS THE PRESENT CABINET MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT OF INDIA?
a. Vayalar Ravi
b. Praful Patel
c. Ashok Gajapathi Raju
d. Rajiv Pratap Rudy

4. HOW MANY PART-TIME MEMBERS ARE APPOINTED IN  NATIONAL  STATISTICAL COMMISSION ?
a. 4
b.8
c.6
d.5

5. WHO IS THE PRESENT CHAIRPERSON OF NATIONAL STATISTICAL COMMISSION?
a. G.S Malhi
b. Radha Binod Barman
c. Rajesh Chandra
d. None of these

6. WHO WINS WSIS PRIZE 2016?
a. Harita-priya
b. Uday yojna
c. Atal pension yojna
d. PMJDY

7. HARITA-PRIYA PROJECT WINS AWARD FOR_
a. E-Banking
b. E-Commerce
c. E-Agriculture
d. None of these

ANSWERS:
                     1. C     2. A     3. C     4. B     5. B     6. A     7. C



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