Thursday, July 30, 2015

Banking Pathway 2015: Daily Wordlist

1. Spatial (Adj):- pertaining to or involving or having the nature of space.
Synonyms: spacial
Uses: the first dimension to concentrate on is the spatial one

2. Realm (N):- a domain in which something is dominant.
Synonyms: kingdom, land
Uses: the rise of the realm of cotton in the south.
Trick:  realm (re + alm ) alm means king like almpanah in hindi (region of alm = kingdom)

3. Expatriate (N):- a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country.
Synonyms: exile, expat
Uses: The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions.
Trick:  read EXPATRIATE as EX-PATRIOT, now no more a patriot, as the person withdrew from his native land and settled somewhere else.

4. Adulterate (V):- corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones.
Synonyms: debase, dilute, load, stretch.
Uses: If you want to adulterate your alcoholic drink, you should add some water to it.
TRick: Sharma ji hum thoda bewafa kya huye aap to Adulterate (Badchalan) hi ho gaye:)

5. Vanquish (V):- come out better in a competition, race, or conflict.
Synonyms: beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce
Uses: In the movies, the superheroes usually vanquish the villains.
Trick: sounds like vanish..by vanishing u can be better than anyone in a competition!!

6. Condescending (Adj):- The Latin prefix con- means "with," and the Latin word for descend means "down," so the word condescending probably developed to describe someone who looked down on others.
Synonyms: arch, patronising, patronizing
Uses: It's usually intended to make people feel bad about not knowing or having something, and it very often works.

7. chicanery (N):- the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them).
Synonyms: chicane, guile, trickery, wile
Uses: You can smell the chicanery from a dishonest politician like Lalu And Mulayam.
Trick: chicanery sounds like shikari who uses means of deception to trick animals into his traps.

8. Abrade (V):- rub hard or scrub
Synonyms: abrase, corrade, rub down, rub off, scour
Uses: Soaps are also prepared in which large proportions of fine sharp sand, or of powdered pumice, are incorporated, and these substances, by their abrading action, powerfully assist the detergent influence of the soap on hands much begrimed by manufacturing operations.'
Trick: If you have VIM LIQUID then you don't have to abrade much your oily pots :))

9. Retreat (N):- the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)
Uses: the disorderly retreat of Pakistani troops in Kargil war.
TRick: retreat=suppose if someone asks for re(again) treat....you will avoid him.move back from from him ie withdraw

10. Propitiate (V):- to make pleased or less angry by giving or saying something desired.
Synonyms: appease
Uses: After Tom Cruise forgot his wife’s birthday, he tried to propitiate the situation by purchasing her the pearl necklace she always wanted :)
Trick: If you forgot flowers on your Girl Friend's birthday, you can still propitiate her by sending a bouquet the next day.

Night Class: General Awareness Quiz

1. During Narendra Modi's visit to Ulan Bator, recently, the Mongolian PM gifted ‘Kanthaka’ to his Indian counterpart. ‘Kanthaka’ is the name of a
1) dog 
2) cat
3) horse 
4) bull
5) None of these

2. Which of the following states on 27 May decided to withdraw the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (Afspa) that was enforced in the state 18 years ago?
1) Manipur 
2) Assam
3) Jammu and Kashmir 
4) Tripura
5) None of these

3. According to the report, State of Food Security in the World 2015, released by the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization in Rome on 27 May, which country accounts for the highest estimated number of undernourished people in any single country as of now?
1) China 
2) India
3) Bangladesh 
4) Nepal
5) None of these

4. The central govt has come to rescue the country's largest public-private hydel project, Athena hydel project. The project is situated in which state?
1) Assam 
2) Arunachal Pradesh
3) Himachal Pradesh 
4) Sikkim
5) None of these

5. According to the UN FAO’s State of Food Security in the World 2015 report, the number of hungry people globally has declined from about one billion in 1990 to about ______today.
1) 875 million 
2) 795 million
3) 725 million 
4) 700 million
5) None of these

6. The govt aims to train what number of people to become solar professionals over next three years to help solar product users access manpower for fixing snags easily?
1) 5,000 
2) 10,000
3) 20,000 
4) 25,000
5) 50,000

7. The govt withdrew the proposal for setting up of the PDMA and shifting of regulation of G-Secs from RBI to Sebi from the Finance Bill. Here, what is full form of PDMA?
1) Public Debt Monitoring Agency 
2) Public Debt Management Agency
3) Public Debt Minimising Agency 
4) Public Debt Maintenance Agency
5) None of these

8. The Railways will relaunch the premium trains service after making certain changes in the system from Jul. These trains will be called ________ trains.
1) Suvidha 
2) Priority
3) Vishisht 
4) Safari
5) None of these

9. Who among the following was on 28 May appointed as the new Director General of DRDO after a gap of several months?
1) Avinash Chander 
2) GS Reddy
3) S Christopher 
4) VK Saraswat
5) None of these

10. Who among the following was on 28 May appointed as the scientific advisor to the defence minister?
1) Avinash Chander 
2) GS Reddy
3) RK Mathur 
4) VK Saraswat
5) None of these


ANSWERS
1. 3) horse
2. 4) Tripura
3. 2) India
4. 4) Sikkim
5. 2) 795 million
6. 5) 50,000
7. 2) Public Debt Management Agency
8. 1) Suvidha
9. 3) S Christopher
10. 2) GS Reddy


Night Class: Quant Quiz

1. Find remainder of (7^99)/6
1) 2 
2) 1 
3) 4 
4) 3 
5) None of these

2. What is the greatest number of 4 digits that when divided by any of the numbers 6, 9, 12, 17 leaves a remainder of 2?
1) 9792 
2) 9982 
3) 9794 
4) 9906 
5) None of these

3. In a fraction, numerator is increased by 20% and the denominator is diminished by 30%. The new fraction obtained is 2/3. The original fraction is:
1) 7/18
2) 5/9
3) 6/11
4) 3/5
5) None of these

4. Find a single discount equivalent to a discount series of 25%, 20%, 10%-
1) 23% 
2) 46% 
3) 48% 
4) 55% 
5) 50%

5. By selling pen for ` 81, a shopkeeper gain 35%. At what price should he sell the pen to gain 20% on the cost price?
1) Rs. 72 
2) Rs. 66 
3) Rs. 92 
4) Rs. 76 
5) None of these

Answers
1. 2

2. 3
LCM of 6, 9, 12, 17 = 612
Greatest Number of 4 digit divisible by 612 is 9792, to get remainder 2 number should be = 9792 + 2 = 9794

3. 1

4. 2

5. 1


Night Class: English Quiz

Directions: 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.

We today revel in the idea that we are living in a world of science and science can work wonders for us. It is evident that science has revolutionised modern life. What our forefathers, half a century ago, could not even dream of, we have that on our beck and call. Electricity is a wonder and what it is doing would have appeared to be a fairy tale for our forefathers. A button is pressed, the room gets flooded with light; the fan moves, the A.C. Cools or warms the room, water is boiled or cooled even is frozen, eatables can be preserved for days. Human suffering has greatly been alleviated. Science has investigated into disease and found startling cures for them. Artificial limbs can be fitted into the disabled bodies, even kidneys, and hearts are being performed.


Machinery has eliminated human labour and made life more mechanical and less arduous. Means of communication- The fax, The E-mail, The mobile smart phones are really wonderful means given to us by science. The atomic energy it put to use for peaceful purpose can work wonders. We have begun to feel that life wirthout the modern scientific gadgets is impossible.

True, that all this has happened and we fell beholden to science and the scientists. But there is the other side of the picture too. Man has become a slave to the machines. Human labour has been minimised but that has led to a more luxurious living and lens of physical activity. Mankind has begun suffering from such elements which our hard-working fore-fathers never knew of, More and more use of machines has led to large scale unemployment. We are unnecessarily using chemicals for agriculture. The pesticides and germicides used in saving the crops are sending out such alarming signals as demolishing and dismantling the ozone layer which was protecting the earth from the evil effects of the Sun rays. The worlds is getting exposed to the situations of great alarms and dangers. GMOs are good for some crops and not so for others. Wild varieties can not be allowed to go extinct. The atomic energy is being used for destructive purposes and the nuclear explosions are causing radiations which are fatal for mankind. Can we ever forget what happened to Nagasaki and Hiroshima in Japan during the World War II ? Do we want to live under such further threats of large-scale devastation and destruction?

Therefore, what is necessary is that we may use science as our slave-take the utmost advantage from it but should not permit it to become our master. We have to keep the 'genie' under our control, use it for the good of mankind; cure disease with its helps explore treasures of this earth through it; communicate with one-another at the quickest pace but keep its dangerous uses under check.

Let science remain our 'slave' and not allow it to become our master. Let science like alladin's 'genie' remain in Alladin's controlling power not to overpower and be a menace to mankind........

1. Which of the following is nearest to the central idea of the given passage?
1) Science is a boon but can be a bane.
2) Science is a bane but can be a boon.
3) Science is a great tool but should be handled cautiously.
4) Science's ultimately going to enslave us.
5) Science cannot be trusted and thus should not be.

2. According to the passage, what our forefathers could not dream of, half century ago?
1) Electricity 
2) Light 
3) A.C. 
4) Transplant 
5) None of these

3. According to the passage why wild varieties can not be allowed to go extinct?
1) GMOs are good for same crops.
2) GMOs are bad for same crops.
3) World is getting exposed to the situation of great alarms.
4) Atomic energy is being used for destructive purposes.
5) Radiations are fatal for mankind.

4. According to the passage, which of the following is an unwanted side effect of man becoming slave to the machinery?
1) Human labour has been minimised. 
2) More luxurious living.
3) less physical activity 
4) suffering from new ailments
5) large scale unemployment.

5. Which of the following has been referred as 'genie' in the passage?
1) Science 
2) Mankind 
3) Earth 
4) Alladin 
5) World war II

Direction: Choose the word/group of words which is MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the word/ group of words printed in bold as used in the passage-

6. Eatables
1) Frozen foods 
2) Junk Food 
3) Packaged Food 
4) Food items 
5) Healthy Food

7. Startling
1) Amazing 
2) Obvious 
3) New 
4) Alternate 
5) Classical

8. Eliminated
1) Rejected 
2) Accepted 
3) Embraced 
4) Ended 
5) Encouraged

Direction: Choose the word/group of words which is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning of the word/group of words printed in bold as used in the passage-

9. Destruction
1) Construction 
2) Obstruction 
3) Concentration 
4) Devastation 
5) Deprivation

10.Modern
1) Classical 
2) Traditional
3) Contemporary
4) Arcane
5) Catchy



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


Night Class: Reasoning Quiz

Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Ten persons are sitting in two parallel rows containing five person each, in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In first row Sapna, Sumit, Shushil, Sonia and Seema are seated and all of them are facing South. In second row, Sunita, Sujata, Surjeet, Suraj and Sanjeet are seated and all of them are facing North. Therefore in the given seating arrangement, each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row.

Suraj sits third to the left of Sunita. Sapna faces immediate neighbour of Suraj. Shushil sits second to the right of Sapna. Only one person sits between Sunit and Sonia. Sujata and Sanjeet are immediate neighbours. Sanjeet does not face Sapna and Sumit.

1. How many persons are seated between Sumit and Seema?
1) None 
2) One 
3) Two
4) Three 
5) Cannot be determined

2. Who amongst the following faces Sonia?
1) Sunita 
2) Sujata 
3) Surjeet 
4) Suraj 
5) Sanjeet

3. Which of the following is true regarding Sujata?
1) Sunita and Surjeet are immediate neighbours of Sujata
2) Sujata sits at one of the extreme ends of the line.
3) Seema is an immediate neighbour of the person facing Sujata.
4) Suraj sits on the immediate left of Sujata
5) None of these

4. Who amongst the following are sitting exactly in the middle of the rows?
1) Sapana, Sanjeet 
2) Sonia, Suraj 
3) Sonia, Sunita 
4) Sunita, Shushil 
5) Sapna, Surjata

5. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
1) Shushil 
2) Sonia 
3) Surjeet 
4) Seema 
5) Sunita




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


Gate Way To CGL Mains : English Quiz

Direction (1-10):  Pick out the word which is correctly spelt.
1.(a) Inferior
(b)Infirior
(c) Inferier
(d) Infurior

2.(a) Immorttal
(b) Imortal
(c) Imorttal
(d) Immortal 

3.(a) Calandar
(b) Calender
(c) Celander
(d) Calendar 

4.(a) Hymn
(b) Himen
(c) Hymmen
(d) Hymin

5.(a) Lottery
(b) Lottary
(c) Lautery
(d) Lauttery 

6.(a) Beneficial  
(b) Bethrough 
(c) Betrey   
(d) Beyonde 

7.(a) Calander    
(b) Calculator 
(c) Classiffication 
(d) Colorie 

8.(a) Diphident 
(b) Differes  
(c) Digest 
(d) Diorid  

9.(a) Fartile    
(b) Fastivous 
(c) Fightor     
(d) Figure
  
10.(a) Gracefull   
(b) Governer   
(c) Gorrilla    
(d) Gossip  

Answers:-
1.a
2.d
3.d
4.a
5.a
6.a
7.b
8.c
9.d
10.d

GATEWAY TO CGL MAINS 2015 : Advanced Quant Quiz

























Answers and Solution:

GATEWAY TO CGL MAINS 2015 : GENERAL SCIENCE QUIZ

1. ‘Archaeopteryx’ is a connecting link between which of the following classes of animal ?
(A) Amphibia and Aves
(B) Reptilia and Aves
(C) Reptilia and Mammalia
(D) Aves and Mammalia

2. Pearl is mainly constituted of—
(A) Calcium oxalate
(B) Calcium sulphate
(C) Calcium carbonate
(D) Calcium oxide

3. Which one of the following changes occur when salt is added in the water ?
(A) Boiling point is increased and freezing point is decreased
(B) Boiling point is decreased and freezing point is increased
(C) Both boiling point and freezing point are decreased
(D) Both boiling point and freezing point are increased

4. When a person enters in a dark room from strong light area, he is not able to see clearly for some time. Later he gradually begins to see things. This is because—
(A) Changes in the size of pupil
(B) Changes in the diameter and focal length of lens
(C) Bleaching and reformation of Rhodopsins
(D) Eyes become familiar with darkness in course of time

5. Mammoth is the ancestor of—
(A) Dog
(B) Horse
(C) Camel
(D) Elephant

6. Most stable Ecosystem is
(A) Forest
(B) Grassland
(C) Desert
(D) Marine

7. Which tree is called the ‘Flame of the Forest in Rajasthan’ ?
(A) Khejri
(B) Neem
(C) Palas
(D) Paras Peepul

8. National Water Development Agency was established in the year—
(A) 1969
(B) 1982
(C) 1980
(D) 1990

9. Place where the ‘Jal Durg’ (fort erected in water) is located—
(A) Ajmer
(B) Amber
(C) Siwana
(D) Gagron

10. Baxa Tiger Project is located in which state of India ?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Gujarat
(D) West Bengal

ANSWERS KEY:
1- (B)
2- (C)
3- (A)
4- (D)
5- (D)
6- (D)
7- (C)
8- (B)
9- (D)
10- (D)

Gate Way To CGL Mains : English Quiz

Directions: (1–5) : In these questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the word given in bold. 
1.  BESIEGED
(a) Encircled
(b) Skirted
(c) Troubled
(d) Destroyed

2.  GERMANE
(a) Cruel
(b) Relevant
(c) Canny
(d) Smart

3.  CATALOGUE
(a) Menu
(b) Record
(c) List
(d) Pamphlet
4.  SAGACITY
(a) Morality
(b) Wisdom
(c) Sanity
(d) Uprightness

5.  SALACITY
(a) Recession
(b) Indecency
(c) Depression
(d) Bliss

Directions: (6–10) : In these questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the word given in bold.
6.  DESPAIR
(a) Belief
(b) Trust
(c) Hope
(d) Faith

7.  IN TOTO
(a) Bluntly
(b) Partially
(c) Entirely
(d) Strongly

8.  PROTEAN
(a) Amateur
(b) Catholic
(c) Unchanging 
(d) Rapid

9.  PREDILECTION
(a) Acceptance
(b) Attraction
(c) Dislike
(d) Choice

10. ADMONISH
(a) Condemn
(b) Bless
(c) Praise
(d) Congratulate

Answers:-
1.a
2.b
3.c
4.b
5.b
6.c
7.b
8.c
9.c
10.c